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Vol. xxx vii
A WEEKLY FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.
July ^, 1900
No. 27
CONTENTS
Editorial:
Current Events 835
The Regeneration of China 836
Hiram Jubilee Commencement 837
Our Burden Bearer 838
Editor's Easy Chair 839
Original Contributions:
Alexander Campbell and the Operation
of the Holy Spirit.— W. A. Oldham 840
Our Colleges— II.— N. J. Aylsworth 841
Harvey W. Everest. — J. Fraise Richard.. 842
After Thirty Years. — Josie Galley Brown.842
Correspondence:
English Topics 847
Among Our English Churches 848
Paris and the Exposition — IV 849
New York Letter 850
China Letter 850
Texas Letter 851
B. B. Tyler's Letter 852
Family Circle:
The Mother's Room (poem) 855
Their Experiment 855
The Temple of Music 856
A Wonderful Organization 857
The Prayer-Meeting 857
Care of Table Linens 858
Laborers as Investors 858
Miscellaneous:
Our Budget 844
Personal Mention 846
Notes and News 853
Evangelistic 854
With the Children 859
Sunday-school 860
Christian Endeavor 861
Literature 861
Announcements 862
Marriages and Obituaries 863
Book Notes 864
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No. 27.
CURRENT EVENTS.
The posse comitatus, called out to assist
the police department in the preservation of
order during the strike in this city, has now
passed into history. At first only a portion
of the posse was retired, but when the dis-
charge of companies began it did not stop
until the entire force had been mustered out
of service. The boycott against the Tran-
sit Company's cars by the unions of the
city continues, and in consequence the cars
in north and south St. Louis are but slimly
patronized. There was talk last week of
an organization of manufacturers effected
for the purpose of closing down their
factories until the boycott on the Transit
Company had been declared off, but it is not
probable that such an unwise measure will
be carried into effect. It would only extend
and deepen the spirit of antagonism toward
organized capital.
As the street car strike in St. Louis may
be said to have practically passed, it may be
well to sum up in a few words the different
steps in this unfortunate episode in our
city's history. In the first place, a strike of
such dimensions wjs made possible by the
street car trust, which in turn was made
possible by the action of our Municipal As-
sembly and of our governor. In the second
place, the strike itself was unwise in that
it included in its demands some things which
were unreasonable. No union has the moral
or legal right to dictate to the managers of
any business who shall and who shall not be
employed. In the third place, the strike
fell under unwise management. There was
a time when the strikers could have settled
their differences with the company with
credit and profit to themselves. Their lead-
ers from abroad prevented such settlement.
In the fourth place, the acts of violence
which were committed in most cases, at
least not by the strikers themselves, but by
their sympathizers, caused public sentiment
to be turned against them and made it nec-
essary to call out additional force to pre-
serve order. It ought to be clear now to
the strikers themselves that it would have
been far better for them to have stated
their grievances to the St. Louis public, and
appealed to the sense of justice and fairness
of the people who are interested in them,
instead of putting themselves under the
control of outside parties whose interest in
them is purely professional. It ought to be
equally clear to the managers of the Tran-
sit Company that it pays to have a little
more consideration for the welfare of the
men who render their company service, and
to show them such consideration and kind-
ness as will convince them that the company
has a higher interest in them than the dol-
lars and cents they may make out of them.
The amount of loss to the company, to the
strikers, to the city of St. Louis and to busi-
ness is almost incalculable, and is sufficiently
appalling to make sensible people consider
whether there is not a better method of set-
tling difficulties between employers and em-
ployees.
Admiral Seymour arrived at Tien Tsin,
June 28th, having lost 62 of his men, being
killed, and 312 wounded- Knowing that
he was endeavoring to return to Tien Tsin a
relief column was sent out and he was
rescued. He had been fighting continuously
for fifteen days, and during the last ten
days on quarter rations. After relieving
Admiral Seymour the column continued on
toward Pekin, from which city no reliable
news has been received since the uprising
of the Boxers. The news in relation to the
foreign ministers in Pekin, are still conflict-
ing and the facts unknown at this writing.
Whether alive or dead, prisoners or protect-
ed, is the great question about which the
world is now most anxious for knowledge.
From 16,000 to 20,000 troops are now
reported in the field and others landing.
The reports of the massacre of Christians
in the inland continue alarming and at the
present blockade on news it may be many
days yet before the facts are known.
Official word has at last been received
from Pekin by way of St. Petersburg and
London that the foreign ministers were safe
on the 25th of June. Word from Admiral
Kempff on the 19th of June says that the
ministers were given twenty-four hours to
leave Pekin, but refused, and are still there.
While there is some relief to the various
powers represented in these reports, they
are very incomplete and unsatisfactory.
Pekin is still enshrouded in mystery. No-
body outside of her walls seems to know
what is actually transpiring within, or what
is the real attitude of the Chinese Govern-
ment toward the powers. In the absence of
an open declaration of war the powers have
not yet decided that a state of war with
China exists. However, this view of the
situation is not causing them to spare any
pains or to relax any effort to relieve their
various citizens whose lives are imperiled by
the uprising against foreigners in China.
More than 16,000 troops are now ashore at
Taku, Tien Tsin has been relieved and an-
other relief column is now approaching Pe-
kin. Li Hung Chang has been prevented
from going to Pekin for political reasons,
but he still claims to believe that the gov-
ernment at Pekin is not contemplating a war
with the world, and he has attempted to
defeat the uprising against foreigners in his
province by ordering more than 100 of the
leaders beheaded. In other parts of China,
especially the Shan-Tung province, the Boxer
movement is spreading and the lives of mis-
sionaries are endangered. Much missionary
property has been destroyed and foreigners
are fleeing for their lives. The Boxers are
said to be approaching Shanghai and are
threatening the missions, missionaries and
foreigners of that city. Thus far the pow-
ers have acted harmoniously in their effort
to protect their ministers and missionaries,
but how long these friendly relations may
be continued is quite problematical. It is
to be hoped, however, that nothing will
transpire to disrupt this harmony until order
has been restored, all lives in jeopardy res-
cued and satisfactory reparation made by
China for all the damages sustained by the
interested nations.
The Chinese Minister, Wu, at Washington
has sought to persuade the administration
not to send American troops to China for the
present, but the President has informed him
that as long as the lives and property of
American citizens are imperiled this govern-
ment cannot wait on developments, but
mu3t take prompt measures to protect its
citizens. The public sentiment of the coun-
try will sustain the President in this decis-
ion. It will be time enough to wait on Chi-
nese diplomacy when the lives of our mis-
sionaries, our ministers and other citizens in
China are under the protection of the Ameri-
can flag. The appointment of Gen. Adna R.
Chaffee to proceed to China to take com-
mand of the American forces operating
there, and the ordering of additional troops
sent there, both from Manila and from this
country, is further proof of the determina-
tion of the government to afford ample pro-
tection to the lives and property of its citi-
zens in China.
On last Saturday afternoon a most disas-
trous conflagration occurred at the Hoboken
Piers, New York, in which three "ocean
greyhounds" were totally destroyed, many
lives lost and much other property destroyed.
At this writing the number of lives lost
is supposed to be about 200; but it is feared
that the number may be far greater. The
loss to property, it is thought, will ap-
proximate $20,000,000. The North German
Lloyd 'Steamship Company's loss is said to
be $10,000,000. The names of the steamers
burned are the Bremen, Main and Saale.
These were practically new vessels and
among the finest afloat. Besides the burn-
ing of these three steamships the North Ger-
man Lloyd Company sustained a heavy loss
in the destruction of its piers at Hoboken.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
Another famous steamship, the big Kaiser
Wilheim der Grosse, came near being de-
stroyed. She caught on fire but was dragged
away by tugs and the fire extinguished after
considerable damage had been done. The
fire started in some bales of cotton on the
wharf and spread so rapidly that the crews
and visitors on the vessels named were
largely prevented from escaping and are
known to be lost. Even those leaping into
the river had but little chance of escape.
As the Saale was pulled away from its pier
by tugs, many persons c ,uld be seen at the
port holes pleading for help and struggling
for their lives until the sinking ship and
rising tide brought an end to their misery.
It is feared that this holocaust will prove to
be one of the worst in the history of New
York fires. The steamships Main and Saale
had been chartered by the Christian En-
deavor Society to carry 300 of its members
to London, but it is supposed that none of
the Endeavorers were on board, as the ves-
sels were not scheduled to sail until July 3.
The Main was burned to the water's edge at
its pier. The Bremen was beached on the
Jersey flats. The Saale drifted downstream
a flaming furnace. None of the vessels
were insured. Later estimates do not place
the property damages as high as at first
thought, but the number of lives lost is still
unknown.
The Democrats of Illinois held their con-
vention at Springfield last week, adopted a
platform endorsing the Chicago platform "in
letter and in spirit," declared against trusts
and imperialism, expressed sympathy with
the Boers, declared in favor of election of
United States senators by direct vote of the
people, and nominated a state ticket. The
nominee for governor is Samuel Alschuler,
of Aurora, a man who has served in the
State Legislature, and who has made a repu-
tation for his official integrity and for his
uncompromising opposition to all manner of
official dishonesty and corruption. The Chi-
cago Herald congratulates the people of
Illinois on the fact that this year the two
leading parties have two able and honest
men as their candidates for governor —
Richard Yates and Samuel Alscuhler — and
that no matter how the election goes, the
state is sure to have an honest and capable
administration. This is in gratifying con-
trast with tickets which have been previ-
ously put out by both parties in Illinois, and
indicates progress in the right direction. A
noteworthy feature of this convention was
the selection for delegates at large to the
Kansas City Convention of two men who
were gold Democrats during the last cam-
paign. Whether this means that these men
have modified their views on the monetary
question, or whether the Illinois Democracy
has taken this opportunity of expressing its
dissent to the plan of reaffirming the finan-
cial plank of the Chicago platform at Kan-
sas City, we are not able to say.
sas City, Mo. The Democratic Convention
will hold its sessions in the Convention
Hall, just completed, and the Silver Repub-
lican Convention will hold its sessions in
Auditorium Theatre. Owing to the different
method used by each party in the appoint-
ment of delegates it is thought that the
delegates of the Silver Republican Conven-
tion will outnumber those of the Democratic
Convention. Of course it is a foregone con-
clusion that William Jennings Bryan will be
the nominee of the two conventions. The
only question in the Democratic Convention,
at present writing, seems to be whether
Bryan should be nominated before or after
the adoption of their platform. That the
Chicago platform will be reaffirmed in
the Democratic Convention is certain, but
whether it shall be incorporated word for
word or only in a comprehensive way, has
not yet been determined. It is now thought
that the Silver Republicans will not insist
absolutely on the nomination of Mr. Towne
a; Bryan's running mate, but will insist on
a man strictly loyal to the Chicago plat-
form; but who this man will be cannot yet
be Joretold. Among the names most promi-
nent for second place on the Democratic
ticket, at this writing, are those of Mr.
Hill, Mr. Sulzer, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Shively,
but a stampede of sentiment toward either
one of these men has not yet appeared. If
Mr. Bryan has any preference in the matter,
or any other man in view, he has not yet
taken the public into his confidence That
trusts, bimetallism and imperialism will be
the leading issues of the Democratic plat-
form is now clearly evident, but as to their
order, in the matter of their importance,
no one seems able to predict. Neither can
this be determined wholly by the conven-
tion. They will find their relative positions
as the campaign develops. It is said that
Mr. Bryan will be invited to address the
convention. Kansas City is as ready for the
two conventions as she can be but the indi-
cations now are that she will be over-
whelmed with visitors.
On the day of our National Independence
two political parties, the Democratic and
the Silver Republican, will begin the ses-
sions of their national conventions in Kan-
On the morning of June 30th, the navy
department at Washington, received word
that our famous battle-ship, the Oregon,
which had been ordered from Manila to
Taku had gone on the rocks in the Gulf of
Pe-Chi-li, about 150 miles east of Taku and
was badly damaged. The rock on which she
stranded is known as pinnacle rock. The dis-
patch states that the rockf penetrated the
ship's side above double-bottom, and that
there were several small holes made in the
bottom of the ship. A boat was sent to her
relief from Chee-Foo. There was no loss of
life and it is thought that there is some
chance of saving the ship. The point" where
the Oregon grounded is fifty miles west
northwest of Che-Foo. The officials of the
navy hydrographers office say there is a
great rise and fall of the tide at this point,
about ten feet, and that it is possible that
the Oregon may be floated without assist-
ance. But Captain Wilde's statement of
the injury sustained is too brief to enable
the authorities at Washington to form a
definite idea as to the prospects of saving
the ship. Much will also depend upon the
weather, but unfortunately this is the sea-
son of storms in Chinese waters. Should
the vessel be lost, the accident will be a
matter of great regret to all the people of
the United States because of her remarka-
ble history in connection with our late war
with Spain. The Oregon is one of our cost-
liest and most heavily armored battle-
ships and the loss of such a vessel at such a
time might mean more than the loss of her
cost. We have other vessels of her class in
our navy and others nearing completion and
still others in the course of construction,
and yet the loss of such a vessel as the
Oregon1, tried and true as she was known to
be, would be a loss that would be both felt
and regretted. It is to be hoped, however,
that she can be saved.
THE
OF
REGENERATION
CHINA.
Events in the "Flowery Kingdom" of late
have been of transcendent importance. They
have attracted the attention of the whole
civilized world. While there is a great deal
of mystery attaching to certain questions
at this writing, such as the fate of the Re-
lief Column under Admiral Seymour, which
left Tien Tsin two weeks ago for Pekin, and
the fate of the Foreign Legations and mis-
sionaries in Pekin, enough is known to indi-
cate that we are perhaps at the beginning
of the end of the old order of things in
China. It is known that the regular Chinese
troops are fighting with the "Boxers" against
the allied international forces, and that
property has been destroyed and blood has
been shed and life taken at Tien Tsin and
Taku. There is great fear that worse news
will soon come from Pekin. There is little
doubt that the Empress Dowager is in sym-
pathy with the "Boxers" in their insane op-
position to foreigners and foreign innova-
tions.
At this time the nations of Europe, to-
gether with the United States, are hurrying
their forces forward to China to protect the
lives and property of their citizens who are
sojourning in that country as diplomats,
missionaries or tradesmen. It is reported
that there is an agreement among the dif-
ferent nations now co-operating in China so
far as preserving the lives of foreigners,
protecting property and restoring order.
After that other questions more delicate
will be raised, about which there may be
difference of opinion, but evidently the first
thing to do is that which has been agreed
upon.
Our readers who have kept up with the
modern history of China will remember that
very important reforms were begun a few
years ago under the reign of the Emperor,
who was favorable to missionaries and to
Western ideas and improvements. The Em-
press Dowager, a very strong but unprinci-
pled woman, who by sheer force of her per-
sonality has risen from obscurity to be the
ruler of 400,000,000 people, deposed the
Emperor, made him a prisoner in the palace
and put a stop to all the reforms that had
been set in motion. Not only so. but the
July 5, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
837
lives of those men who were active in insti-
tuting these reforms were in jeopardy from
this bloodthirsty Queen. It was in their
behalf that Timothy Richards made his plea
before the present outbreak occurred, both
at the Ecumenical Conference at New York
and later before the State Department at
Washington. What he feared is now taking
place.
What does it all mean? In our judgment it
means that the seeds of revolution are
springing up in China. It seems that the
old order of things is passing away. Some
things have to get worse in order to get
better. Chinese civilization as represented
by the present ruler is a menace to the
world's peace and progress. It has become
intolerable. The nations will be compelled
either to partition China out among them-
selves and govern it or else declare a
united suzerainty over China, put the Em-
peror on the throne, depose the Empress
Dowager and rule the country in that way
until it has reached the position where it
can govern itself. At any rate, what is
certain is that life and property of foreign-
ers must be made secure in China. This
done, the Christian religion, with other co-
operative agencies of civilization, will do
the rest.
Those who are able to recognize the hand
of God in human history will not fail to see
the significance of the events now tran-
spiring in China. Those who are dull of
vision will not understand their meaning.
Some of the daily papers are asking wheth-
er it is admissible or right to force a Chris-
tian civilization upon China. A recent car-
toon in one of the great dailies represents
the nations as forcing the Christian re-
ligion upon that ancient empire. But this
is to misunderstand the whole situation.
The Christian religion is not propagated by
force, but it is the province of human gov-
ernment to protect life and property and to
insure citizens their right of civil and re-
ligious liberty. Chinese come to this coun-
try, erect their joss houses and carry on
their ancestral worship without let or hin-
drance. Americans and others must enjoy
the same rights in China. The civilized
nations of the earth will see that they do.
It is within their province to enforce this
respect for the rights of their citizens any-
where. When this is accomplished, then
Christ and Confucius will contend for the
mastery in China, and Christ will win.
No nation has a right to fence itself in
from the world's light and civilization and
become a stench in the nostrils of the world.
It must advance with the progress of the
race or go down. There is no escape from
this law. It was under its operation that
the Canaanitish tribes were driven out of
Palestine to make way for people which
contained the seeds of a higher and truer
civilization. We need not be amazed, there-
fore, at what we see going on in China.
God is carrying forward his great purpose
in the world. Sometimes the red plowshare
of war must break up the soil and prepare
it for the seeds of a better civilization. If
China will not peacefully yield, as Japan
did, to the higher ideals of Christian civili-
zation, upon her must fall the consequences.
Jesus Christ must rule over China. His
kingdom is to be a universal kingdom.
This includes China. The nation that resists
light and knowledge brings disaster upon
itself. This is what the Chinese Govern-
ment is doing at present. But God will
overrule this for the good even of China.
What we see now in China is perhaps the
beginning of the political and religious re-
generation of that ancient empire.
HIRAM JUBILEE COMMENCE-
MENT.
The editor has been on Hiram Hill. It
was the occasion of Hiram's Jubilee Com-
mencement. It was a great occasion for
Hiram — a Red Letter day in its history. It
was good to be there. Hiram's friends, new
and old, were there. It was a goodly com-
pany of elect men and women. Hiram has
completed a half century of history, includ-
ing the period of the Western Reserve Ec-
lectic Institute, with this commencement.
In anticipation of this event, about a year
and a half ago President Zollars conceived
the idea of a popular endowment of the in-
stitution. The plan was to enlist the inter-
est of the brotherhood in college endow-
ment in general and the endowment of Hiram
in particular. Our papers were freely used,
stereopticon lectures, illustrating Hiram
scenery, Hiram men, and public men in gen-
eral among us, were employed, and President
Zollars, aided by two or three others, has
given his time largely to the working out of
this scheme. His plan was to secure a pop-
ular subscription first and then secure some
larger donations. Tais reversed the usual
method, but it worked, because of the man
behind the plan. There were three $25,000
donations, five or six of $10,000, more of
$5,000, and so on down the gamut. The
total sum up to date announced by President
Zollars was $225,000. After this some
"back counties" were heard from, which,
with a telegram from an old Hiram student,
from the Philadelphia convention, pledging
$2,500, raised the total to $230,000. The
people cheered, and the great audience rose
and sung,
"Praise God, from whom all blessiags flow!"
Thursday forenoon was occupied in secur-
ing additional subscriptions to the endow-
ment fund, before the foregoing announce-
ment was made. A special effort to raise
a $50,000 memorial fund, in memory of
Prof. Arthur C. Pierson, who had died a few
days ago, and whose vacant chair, draped in
mourning, occupied a conspicuous place on
the platform, met with good success. It is
to be raised by the students and alumni of
the college. The strong hold which Hiram
College has on the students is seen in the
leading part they have taken in its endow-
ment. The afternoon of Thursday was oc-
cupied by addresses from the editors of the
Christian Standard and the Christian-
Evangelist, by the conferring of degrees
on the graduating class, with appropriate
addresses by the class professors and Presi-
dent, and a poem by Mrs. Jessie Brown
Pounds. The graduating class numbered
48, in all courses, and was a fine-looking
body of young ladies and gentlemen. Bro.
Lord's address had the double merit of being
popular in style and adapted to the occasion;
the words of the professors to the graduates
were timely and wise; those of Prtsident
Zollars came out of a great heart of love;
the poem of Mrs. Pounds — our poet laureate
-was exquisite, touching the heart, quicken-
ing memory and brightening hope. The
singing by the young ladies' glee club was
a delightful feature of the occasion.
Evidently Hiram is not neglecting to culti-
vate the musical talent of its students. It
was a great day for Hiram College. But
there was another day to follow.
Friday forenoon was devoted to the West-
ern Reserve Eclectic Institute. Prof. Hins-
dale read an historical paper on the origin
and early history of the institute which
later grew into Hiram College. It is hardly
necessary to say that this was an able pa-
per. Prof. Hinsdale, now of Michigan Uni-
versity, was a student of the Eclectic Insti-
tute, a companion of Garfield, and succeed-
ed him as head of the institution, which he
served many years. His memories of the
place, and of the men and women who
wrought there, in the early days, are very
vivid, and are deeply engraven on his heart.
As he sketched those early days of strug-
gle, and characterized the men and women
who are associated with early Hiram life,
the Professor's voice often grew husky with
emotion and his eyes misty with tears.
Those who suppose him incapable of deep
and tender emotion do not know him.
Among the other speakers whom Prof. Hins-
dale, as master of ceremonies, called out
were Harrison Jones, Lathrop Cooley, Elder
Ross; Judge White, of Cleveland; T. D.
Truedsley, superintendent of schools, of
Youngstown; J. H. Lockwood, of Cleveland;
Bro. Teachout, of Cleveland; Amzi At water,
of Bloomington, Ind., aTid others, whose
names we do not now recall. Mrs. Hinsdale
read a memorial paper. Seldom have we
enjoyed an occasion more than this. In that
one session we seem to have lived through
the entire history of Hiram, and we feel
that we have a pretty clear understanding
of the Hiram spirit and Hiram men. The
widow of A. S. Hayden, the first president
of the institution, sat on the platform, a
living link connecting the past and the pres-
ent. How much these fifty years of service
have done for the world— who can tell?
In the cool of the morning, our hostess,
Mrs. Prof. Wakefield, drove us about Hiram
Hill, pointing out the homes of the profes-
sors, the Garfield House, Tiffany Hall, and
other historic spots, and indicating the
splendid panoramic views of farms
meadows, forests, valleys, and the distant
purple hills, which are visible from Hiram
heights. Round about here Mormonism had
its origin and early struggles. Within
sight are the scenes of the early labors of
Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith and other
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Mormon leaders. Here at our feet is
Mahoning Valley, and we are reminded of
the Baptist Association which adopted the
principles of the Reformation. What a
restful spot this seems to be! Hiram Hill
is crowned with graceful trees — walnut,
beech, chestnut, maple and elm — and in the
center stands the main college building,
which is the old building enlarged and im-
proved, containing the room in which Gar-
field taught yet intact; and near it, further
south, is the new Y. M. C. A. building, a
splendid structure with a beautiful college
chapel. These, with the large tabernacle
and the dormitories, three in number, make
up the college buildings. If one wished to
retire from the noise and strife of city life,
and yet live among cultivated people, Hiram
would seem to offer superior attractions.
It is more than two miles to the nearest
railroad station. The spirit of quiet rest-
fulness is there, and the air from orchard
and meadow is pure and bracing. Hiram
has a future. Its permanence is assured.
With the beginning of its second half
century it enters upon a new era.
things he would like to say to his brethren
if health permit.
But here we pause. Let correspondents
who wish to reach us personally, address us
here. All matter for the paper should, of
course, be sent directly to the office as here-
tofore.
Edgewood-on-the-Lake, Macatawa, Mich.
These lines are hastily jotted down at
Macatawa Park, which we have just
reached by a night's ride across Lake Erie
to Detroit and a day's ride across Michigan,
with several hours' lay over at Grand
Rapids. This closes up a series of engage-
ments running through several weeks, in-
volving much travel and absence from
home. It was quite like coming home to
come here. Edgewood-on-the-lake was
open and ready to receive us, for Mrs. G.
had arrived a few days before. The trees
on the quiet hills are as green as ever. The
wren is singing the same sweet, old notes
as it twitters about the cottage. The
lake is as blue as in years gone by, and its
wavelets to-day make the same restful lul-
laby to which we have listened and under
whose soothing influence we have mused for
a decade of summers. There are no "strikes"
here except those which fishermen get when
casting for black bass. No furnaces belch
out black volumes of smoke here to mar the
beauty of the scenery or to darken the blue
skies. No roar of city traffic drowns the
songs of the birds or the whisper of the
leaves. Here let us rest a little while and
store up vital energy for other tasks. We
do not know yet who are here, except G. W.
Muckley who, with his wife, called at our
cottage last night. He has just joined his
family here. Also the families of W. F.
Richardson and G. H. Combs are here.
The Muckley's and Combs occupy the
Haley cottage — "Old Kaintuck." J. Z.
Tyler and family will not be here this sum-
mer. We called at their beautiful home in
Cleveland on our way here from Hiram, and
greatly enjoyed a few hours with him and
his lovely family. Our readers will be
pleased to know that for the past three or
four w^eks Bro. Tyler has made marked im-
provement, and they will join us in the
prayer that he may be restored to health
again. His heart is full of true and tender
Dour of prayer*
OUR BURDEN-BEARER.
(Psalm 55; Matt. 11:28-30.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Jaly 11.]
Central Truth: God does not desire his chil-
dren to carry burdens which embitter life, but
asks us to cast them upon him — the soul's true
rest. .
It is proof that the Scriptures are written
out of the experiences of human life as well
as by the inspiration of the Spirit that they
are so well adapted to our human condition.
One of the great facts of human experience
is that life is full of burdens. These bur-
dens are the result of sin, or of disappoint-
ment, or of the falsity of friends, or of the
persecution and oppression of our enemies.
The ordinary ills of life, such as sickness,
bereavement, losses, often constitute bur-
dens which are hard to bear.
It is in recognition of this fact that the
Scriptures point out to us the great Burden-
bearer, who is both willing and able to carry
our burdens for us. In the psalm cited
above there are suggested both a false and
true method of escaping our burdens. When
the psalmist had uttered his complaint be-
fore the Lord concerning the oppression of
the wicked he exclaimed:
"Oh that I had the wings of a dove!
Then would I fly away and be at rest.
Lo, then would I wander far off,
I would lodge in the wilderness.
I would haste me to a shelter
From the stormy wind and tempest."
But we do not escape our burdens by fly-
ing away into a wilderness. No "wings of
a dove" can carry us far enough to escape,
completely, the burdtns of life. The psalm-
ist himself came to know the truth of this
by experience, for he afterwards cried out:
"As for me, I will call on God;
And the Lord shall save me.
Evening and morning and at noonday will I
complain and moan;
And he shall hear my voice."
This brings the psalmist to the true and
only effective method of escaping from the
burdens of life:
"Cast thy burdens on the Lord, and he shall
sustain thee;
He shall never suffer the righteous to be
moved."
Many another believer since the days of
the psalmist has realized the truth of this
statement. When all other means of relief
from burdens which have seemed intolerable
have failed they have cast them upon the
Lord and he has sustained them.
In what way may we cast our burden upon
the Lord? In the first place, many of those
things which constitute a burden disappear
when we bring them into the presence of
the Lord, even as the specters of the night
disappear with the rising of the sun. All
imaginary ills and afflictions vanish when
we bring them into the light of His pres-
ence. All those burdens which come of our
pride, our vain ambitions, our inordinate
desires, weigh nothing when we put them in
the scales of the divine judgment.
But there are burdens that are actually
unavoidable — the difficult duties and the
inevitable adversities of life. How may we
cast these upon the Lord? By seeking
strength from Him with which to bear them.
By asking for patience with which to endure
them. When Paul asked that he might be
relieved of a certain affliction, the request
was not granted in the way he had expect-
ed, but grace was given with which to bear
it. And this, he learned, was better for him.
What matters it to us whether the burden
be taken away or whether we be given
strength to bear it? Perhaps the latter is
the better for us! Who can say but that
this is the very reason why burdens are laid
upon us, that we may seek for added strength
from God?
How well the New Testament harmonizes
with the Old on this subject i« seen in the
quotation cited above, where Jesus says in
words of inimitable tenderness: "Come unto
me all ye that labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you and learn of me, for I am meek
and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest
unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and
my burden is light."
These words appeal to us more strongly
than those of the Old Testament be:ause the
Word has now become flesh and is dwelling
among us, sharing our human experiences,
feeling the pressure of our burdens and
knowing the bitterness of our sorrow. It is
out of these experiences that He utters this
invitation which has been a balm to so
many burdened and sin- wounded hearts
through all the succeeding centuries. It is
apparent from these words of Jesus that
the great burdens of life are those which
weigh on the soul. To all who are sin-sick,
weary of sin's wages and longing for rest
for their souls He extends His sweet invita-
tion and offers the blessed promise: "I will
give you rest."
Is not this what we all desire? Are we
not heart- weary with sin and its butfetings?
Do we not long for a truer and better life
than we have ever lived? Do not our souls
long to be bathed "in seas of heavenly rest ?"
The truth which Christ would teach us is that
we are not compelled to wait until another
world for that rest, but that we may find it
here, even now, by coming to Him and taking
His yoke upon us, adopting His plan o' life
and learning of Him. The yoke is not an
instrument of torture, or even a symbol of
subjugation. It is a device for enabling
oxen to draw their burden more easily.
Christ's yoke is a means of lightening our
burdens by teaching us how to bear them.
0, that we might all come to Jesus that He
might teach us the secret of peace and hap-
piness! That we might bring all our bur-
dens to Him and learn of Him how to bear
them without weariness! Let not this meet-
ing close to-night without a resolve in each
July 5, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
8*9
heart to learn of Christ the secret of rest
and peace.
PRAYER.
0, Thou gracious Lord and Master, who
art the world's great Burden- bearer, we
thank Thee that Thou didst stoop down from
heaven to share our sorrows, our burdens,
to teach us how to live that we may enjoy
re3t unto our souls. We thank Thee that
Thou art a refuge from sin and from all the
carking cares and bitter burdens of life.
May all our hearts respond to Thy gracious
invitation and come unto Thee that we may
take Thy yoke, learn of Thee and find that
rest for which our souls long — rest here and
forevermore! For Thy name's sake. Amen!
striking sunset scenes we have ever wit-
nessed over Lake Michigan. It was as if
Nature had planned for the departure of the
god of day on a scale of magnificence befit-
ting his dignity and glory.
editor's easy Cbair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
It seems good to be back once more on the
old sandhills of Macatawa, which Nature's
forces have reared here by the lake-shore
through the centuries of the past, and
crowned with great trees of many varieties.
It is good to come back to the many-hued,
many-voiced and many-mooded lake Michi-
gan, which, in calm and storm, is a never-
failing object of interest. It is good, too,
to look again upon the quiet waters of
Macatawa Bay or Black Lake, nestling be-
side Lake Michigan like a child smiling in
the embrace of its mother. We can never
look upon this combination of landscape and
waterscape, thread the winding paths
through forests primeval, which crowd this
tongue of land between the lakes, and
breathe the invigorating air coming over the
water, without feeling that the good God,
who has provided so many things for man's
welfare and happiness, must have prepared
this place as a resting-spot for weary work-
ers, and a refuge from the heat and noise
of city life. We prize the place all the
more because we accept it as a gift from
Him who careth for us, and who has so gen-
erously provided for our human wants. But
if it be a gift from the hand of God, then it
ought to be used to His glory and made to
serve His cause and kingdom.
Speaking of the many-voiced Lake Michi-
gan, the gentle lullaby of a few days ago
has changed this morning to a resounding
anthem. Was it the tumultuous waves beat-
ing upon the shore of rocky Patmos that
gave to John that splendid phrase — "The
voice of many waters?" All night a stiff
breeze has prevailed from the south, and
this morning the beach is resounding to the
white breakers that beat upon its sands. It
is this change of mood and music that pre-
vents monotony, and makes the old Lake an
object of unceasing interest. Last evening
the sun went down between two pillars of
clouds which made a great gateway for his
departure. Up through this gateway the
rays of the descending sun shot clear to the
zenith, widening out like an inverted pyra-
mid with its apex on the horizon. The
contrast between the golden color of the
clouds shot through with the rays of the
sun, and the dark somber hue of those out-
side the path of light, made one of the most
These paragraphs are penciled in our lit-
tle study, the latest addition to Edgewood-
on-the-Lake. It has stood here on the
summit of the hill overlooking Lake Michi-
gan through the stormy wintry months,
often covered, no doubt, with snow and ice,
still, lonely and untenanted. Our favorite
window on the southwest looks out upon a
scene very different from that which is pre-
sented to our vision from the window at
which we sit in our office in St. Louis. That
presents to us a scene of bicycles, carriages,
automobiles, and, on days of special inter-
est, military and civic parades with floating
banners and sounds of martial music; but
this window in our Macatawa study gives
us a view of Lake Michigan, stretching far
away to the western and southwestern hori-
zon, sometimes smiling in placid serenity,
and sometimes, as to-day, presenting a scene
of tumultuous grandeur, as the "white-
maned coursers of the deep" — to use a
Homeric phrase— chase each other shore-
ward. Sometimes the smoke of a passing
steamer, and often in the afternoon and
evening, especially on quiet days, the little
puffing steam launches, with ever and anon
a white sail in the distance, add to the
variety and picturesqueness of the scene.
The difference to the ear is quite as great as
to the eye. It is the difference between
noise and music. The roar and din of a
great city are trying on the nerves, but
there is a restfulness about the music of
these waters that seems a very balm for
weary and exhausted nerves. There is an-
other difference in which the whole body is
interested; it is that of temperature. The
atmosphere to-day and habitually is cool,
invigorating, a sort of tonic for mind and
body. We have known days in St. Louis
when it was not so. Even here it gets
warm in the sunshine, but a shade and
breeze always bring relief.
The population of Macatawa is now rap-
idly increasing. In addition to those we
mentioned last week we have met with Bro.
B. A. Jenkins, who, with his family and his
mother, is quartered on the lake front in
the Bellamy Cottage. Bro. Jenkins has ac-
cepted a call to the Richmond Street Church,
in Buffalo, N. Y., and begins his work there
next Lord's day, but will spend part of his
summer here with his family. The Thomp-
sons, Youngs and Mrs. F. E. Udell, of St.
Louis, have arrived, also Bro. T. S. Ridge
and family and Bro. and Sister W. J. Hal-
leck, of Kansas City. Bro. and Sister
Bowman, of Chicago, are occupying the
Tyler cottage, "Ole Virginny," and we are
expecting Bro. T. P. Haley and wife, of Kan
sis City, and Bro. F. G. Tyrrell and family,
of Chicago, in a few days. The latter will
occupy the cottage erected by the late Bro.
Everest. There are many improvements in
progress at the Park, especially on individ
ual cottages. A new dock at the Macatawa
landing is one of the public improvements
which is appreciated, and the new sanitary
regulations which are being carried out
have already removed the only objection
that we ever heard urged against the place.
Religious services for the season begin next
Lord's day at the Auditorium in the after-
noon, and on the beach in the evening, as
heretofore. Fishing, this season, is re-
ported to be perhaps batter than ever before.
We have seen some fine strings brought in.
The Muckley family passed our cottage a
day or two since with a string of ninety
perch which they had pulled out in a few
hours' fishing in Lake Michigan. Muckley
"gets there," whether after fish or church
extension funds. Among the catches this
year have been several muskalonges. These
are all duly reported in the "Macatawa Bay
Resorter," a new daily which is published at
Holland for the benefit of the resorters, and,
incidentally, of course, of the publishers.
It is comforting to know that, despite the
disappointment about halls in Kansas City,
and the uncertainty growing out of that
disappointment as to where the convention
would be held, for a good while, there
is a wide interest already felt in that com-
ing convention. It is due to the Kansas
City people to say that it was through no
fault on their part that the Convention
H.ill, which they had expected to secure, was
not secured in time. There was an unfor-
tunate proviso attached to the motion locat-
ing the next convention in Kansas City,
which related to railroai rates, and before
the railroads could be heard from satisfac-
torily, the owners of the Hall let it to other
parties, after waiting a due time for a
definite decision from our board. But there
are plenty of large churches in Kansas
City. One of these will answer for the
business sessions, and of evenings and on
Lord's day the program will have to be
duplicated in different places and the audi-
ences divided. This will have advantages aa
well as some disadvantages, and we will
make the best of it. Get ready for a great
convention in Kansas City.
Edgewood-on-the-Lake, Macatawa, Mich.
Rev. W. S. Danley, D. D., in a recent
number of the Cumberland Presbyterian,
strongly urges the necessity of pressing
Christianity into politics. Here are some
of his utterances:
When bad men wish to fleece and eat the state
as a tender lamb, they become very anxious about
the best interests of the church, and urge all men
to see that religion is kept out of politics. There
are religious duties every good man owes his
country, and one is to keep evil men out of office,
and to see that only good measures prevail.
We claim that Christianity is the best religion
extant, but if it cannot be applied to business and
politics it is worthless and should be replaced by
another more practical religion.
Church and state must pot be united, but the
church must influence men in their business, and
in their social and political life. It is said poli-
tics is bad, that it is a dirty pool and church men
should not dabole in it. But by politics our coun-
try is governed, and therefore good men must pu-
rify the p^ol of politics. Politics must be. made,
good or we are all lost.
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July 5, 1900
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL AND
THE OPERATION OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT— II.
W. A. OLDHAM.
In my last paper I gave two statements
of the proposition debated between Mr.
Campbell and Mr. Rice. Here is the first:
"In conversion and sanctification the Spirit
of God operates only through the Word."
To this add the phrase "of truth," and you
have the second. The first was the one dis-
cussed, the las the one agreed upon. I sup-
posed the one agreed upon was the one dis-
cussed, and was readiDg that when I stated
the second. When I stated the first I was
reading the proposition as it is given at the
beginning of Mr. Campbell's first speech. I
did not notice the discrepancy until I saw
Bro. Garrison's comment upon the latter
proposition. "Only through the Word"
means only through the "Oracles of God,"
commonly known as the Bible. This, in
Mr. Campbell's phraseology, means the writ-
ten Word of God. "Word," "Word of truth,"
or simply "the truth," are in his usage sim-
ply synonymous and identical expressions.
This is shown by the substitution of the
proposition debated for the one agreed upon
without a shadow of protest from Mr. Rice,
and by the use of "Word of truth," "the
Word" and "truth" indiscriminately. Log-
ical fairness requires but this denial of Bro.
Garrison's: "Bro. C seems to have used
both phrases, but in deciding on the final
form was no doubt influenced by the con-
sideration just stated." That consideration
was: "The truth, or the Word of truth, is a
much broader phrase than the written Word"
While it is true that truth is broader than
Word of truth, and the latter than written
Word, in Mr. Campbell's usage the phrases
were identical in meaning. This I think
Bro. G. will admit if he has the debate be-
fore him. I shall, however, proceed to show
that such is the case, and incidentally to
show in a word, or a sentence or two, what
Mr. Campbell's position on this important
question was.
I think I understand the force of language,
and no man used clearer, or was at more
pains to be understood on this question, than
Mr. Campbell. I will not admit that I am
stating only my belief. I state his position
in Mr. Campbell's own words. In the Har-
binger of 1858, page 233, occurs this lan-
guage: "The modus operandi of the Holy
Spirit upon the human soul is not an item of
revelation. We know that he works only
through the written or spoken oracles of
God. On this platform we have been build-
ing for more than five and thirty years."
This is Mr. Campbell's own comment on his
position, and the meaning of "the Word of
truth." I quote from the Harbinger of 1858,
page 290: "We believe the Word and the
Spirit, and the Spirit and the Word are in-
separable in the work of illumination, re-
generation, sanctification and the ultimate
and eternal salvation of man." This occurs
in a denial that he or Dr. Richardson held
otherwise. This is Mr. Campbell's position,
and I for one most heartily concur. There
may be "Word-alone" people, but I have
never known one. None of our preachers,
so far as known to me, denies that the Spirit
is a person, none of them suppose that he
is dead, or gone on a journey, or is asleep.
Speaking of the power of the Holy Spirit
Mr. Campbell uses thi* language in the de-
bate, page 621: "Unfortunately, however,
this power is never displayed to our convic-
tion at the time, nor ever so displayed after
the event as to become an object of percep-
tion, much less of sensible demonstration."
The perception here spoken of is inner per-
ception, as is shown by the phrase "much
less of sensible demonstration." But inner
perception in the phraseology of the present
day is consciousness. In this Bro. Camp-
bell agrees with Dr. Hodge: "The opera-
tions of the Spirit do not reveal themselves
in the consciousness otherwise than by their
effects. We know that men are born of the
Spirit, that the Spirit dwells in the people
of God and continually influences their
thoughts, feelings and actions, but we know
this only from the teaching of the Bible,
not because we are conscious of his opera-
tions." This is a clear statement on the
part of Dr. Hodge that the indwelling Spirit
is a matter of faith, not a matter of knowl-
edge. We believe the Spirit dwells in us,
but we do not know it. I am using belief
and knowledge in the strict sense. This
also agrees with Mr. Campbell as this quo-
tation shows: "No living man has ever
been heard of, and none can now be found,
possessed of a single conception of Chris-
tianity, or of one spiritual thought, feeling,
or emotion where the Bible or some tradi-
tion of it has not been before him. There-
fore, the Spirit of God, now the SPIRIT of
the WORD, is the origin of all spiritual
words and conceptions."
Now, however, to the debate proper, to
show what Mr. Campbell held: "Did I not
distinctly affirm that the Spirit of God
operates in conversion and sanctification only
through the truth? This I solemnly affirm as
my belief. This he denies. He maintains
another proposition, viz., that the Spirit of
God operates in conversion and sanctification,
not only through the truth, but sometimes
without it." That truth here is not truth in
general the following quotation will show:
"The question is, whether God converts men
to Christ, or sanctifies Christians, without the
truth of the Bible" (pp. 640-1). "All the mo-
tives, arguments and persuasions of the
Holy Spirit are found in the record. He
uses no other in the work of conversion, or
in the work of sanctification. 'Sanctify them
through thy truth.' 'The law of the Lord is
perfect, converting the soul.' So far as
moral influence is concerned there is none
besides, none beyond, this" (p. 644). This
statement is repeated in the second speech.
I quote Mr. Campbell's own comment on the
meaning of the proposition: "The proposi-
tion before us is: 'In conversion and sancti-
fication the Spirit of God operates only
through the Word of truth,' or always
through the Word of truth. The proper
difference between us is the difference be-
tween sometimes and always. Mr. Rice ad-
mits it sometimes so operates, but not al-
ways; sometimes operating without the
Word of truth." Could any language b*
more explicit? Word and Spirit never sep-
arated, Spirit and Word never separated!
Bro. Campbell virtually says that the Spirit
limits his operations to the Word of truth
in conversion asd sanctification. Mr. Camp-
bell does not so limit, but the Spirit limits
himself, an important distinction, as we all
believe in the omnipotence of the Spirit.
Moreover, Mr. Rice says that the infidel ar-
gues just as Mr. Campbell does, accounting
for all religious matters on natural grounds,
a reproach brought against the writer on
the same grounds in a controversy in the
Standard a few years since. Mr. Rice
charges Mr. Campbell with limiting the
Spirit to the Word. So those of his way of
thinking are now charged, but it is not from
the Presbyterians that the charge comes.
The quotations, in foregoing, italics and cap-
italizations are in the original.
This passage shows the fact that Mr.
Campbell was abreast of this age as well as
his own: "His love is poured into our
hearts, says Paul, by the Holy Spirit that is
given to us.' The old theory is that we
cannot love God until the Holy Spirit sheds
that love abroad in our hearts, i. e., by di-
rect impact creates that love for God. This
is a misinterpretation as Farrar, Alford,
Schaff, Tholuc, Meyer and Campbell teach.
Campbell was led to the proper interpreta-
tion by the inductive method. It is God's
love for us, not our love for him which is
shed abroad in our hearts. "The love of
God is all enveloped in it (the Word), and
that is the great secret of its charm — the
mystery of its power-to save. . . . Now
love is a matter of intelligence — a matter
that is to be told, heard, believed and re-
ceived by faith! The power of God to sal-
vation (the gospel) is the persuasive power
of infinite and eternal love, and not the
compulsive and subduing power of any force
superadded to it. The promise of eternal
life is itself a power of mighty magnitude.
So are all the promises that enter into the
Christian hope. These are mighty impulses,
when understood and believed, upon the
veracity and faithfulness of God." In the
light of this ponder this promise: "He that
believeth and is baptized shall be saved."
That simple assurance has brought peace to
thousands of hearts that had been taught to
look for some mysterious illumination rath-
er than to the "Word of truth."
"X. Whatever influence is ascribed to the
Word of God in the sacred Scriptures is also
ascribed to the Spirit of God. Or in other
words, what the Spirit of God is at one
time and in one place said to do is at some
other time and in some other place as-
cribed to the Word of God. Hence I argue
that they do not operate separately, but
in all cases conjointly. We shall give
an induction of a number of cases in
exemplification of the fact. Are we said
to be enlightened by the Spirit of God? We
are told in another place: 'The comnaudtnent
of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes!'
Again: 'The entrance of thy Word giveth
light, and maketh the simple wise.' Are we
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said to be converted by the Spirit of God?
We hear the prophet David say: 'The law of
the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.'
Are we said to be sanctified through the
Spirit of God? We hear our Lord praying
to his Father: 'Sanctify them through thy
truth; thy Word is truth.' Are we said to
be quickened by the Spirit of God? The
same is ascribed to the Word of God. David
says: 'Thy Word, 0 Lord, hath quickened
me' — 'Stay me with thy precepts, thy stat-
utes quicken me.' This is one of the strong-
est expressions. . . . Paul in one con-
text says: 'Be filled with the Spirit;' and
when again speaking on the same subject,
in another, says: 'Let the Word of Christ
dwell in you richly.' In both cases the pre-
cepts are to be fulfilled in the same way —
'teaching and admonishing one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, mak-
ing melody in jour hearts to the Lord.'
Again, Paul says he has sanctified the church
and cleansed it with a bath of water and
the Word. In another instance he says he
hath saved us 'with the washing of regen-
eration and the renewal of the Holy Spirit.
(Notice carefully.) Are we said to be 'born
of the Spirit?' We are also said to be 'born
again, or regenerated by the Word of God' "
(p. 720-1).
"XI. My eleventh argument is deduced
from the important fact that resisting the
Word of God and resisting the Spirit of God
are shown to be the same thing, by very clear
and explicit testimonies," etc., etc. Resist-
ing the Spirit of God is not, then, resisting
some impulse supposed to be the direct work
of the Spirit.
"It should not, therefore, be thought
strange that the Word of God and the
Spirit of God are sometimes represented as
equi-potent — as equivalent. Indeed, in all
those passages that represent the Word of
God and the Spirit of God as being the causes
of the same effects, this equivalency ia
clearly implied. Hence, while Peter says:
'By the Word of God the heavens were of
old,' Job says: 'By his Spirit has he garnished
the heavens.' "
Thus, as the king of day mounts to his
throne, dissipates the black battalions of
night and scatters the mists of the morn-
ing, the epoch-making mind of Alexander
Campbell mounted above the mists and fog
and darkness which gathered during the
great apostasy.
In the Harbinger of 1834 are seven arti-
cles from the pen of Bro. Campbell which
are full and explicit on this point. I am
satisfied that many of our preachers have
never seen them. They were written eight
years before the editor of the Christian-
Evangelist was born, but are rich and full
and clear and worthy of reproduction. If
the patience of the editor will admit I shall
present another paper from them.
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The Birth of the Intellect, and
Faith.
N. J. AYLSWORTH.
Some of the best things in the world are
dangerous. Fire is dangerous. The rise of
the passion of love in the youth is danger-
ous. It may mean home, which is our earthly
type of heaven; but it may mean vice,
whose steps lay hold on death. Unrequited
love may mean suicide. With the disap •
pointed girl it may mean wasting disease
and lingering death.
The rise of the intellect is dangerous. It
means reconstruction, and reconstruction
may miscarry. We have seen that the child-
life hangs on faith. The child's mental fur-
niture has been derived from the unsupport-
ed statements of others. He ha9 not asked
for more and would not have attended to it
if it had been offered.
In anc ent Babylon there were hanging
gardens— beautiful flowers and shrubs, the
singing of birds, a hanging paradise — all
suspended by a cable. The child-life is such
a garden. The heart is bowered in love,
hopes blossom all around, iar aloft shines
the sweet Christian heaven; and it all hangs
on "mamma said so." It swings secure in
every breeze on that cable, a hanging para-
dise. Beautiful vision! Happy childhood!
Thy day can never return. The intellect
rises and says: "That cable will not do — I
must cut it." "But my heart is in it."
Your heart must make shift as it can; the
cable must be cut. "But father and moth-
er trusted in it; why cannot I?" Fathers
and mothers may be mistaken. Your reas-
ons? "But if I cannot find any and you
cut this cable, all will fall down in ruin and
I shall be undone." So let it be, then.
Who does not know that this is a perilous
hour? How many men now living have
not felt the snapping of the strands of that
cable with a shudder; but they snapped and
paradise fell, or — ?
Faust, Goethe's masterpiece, has been re-
garded as a mirror of our age. Mephistoph-
eles visits Faust and proposes to take him
on a pilgrimage of discovery if he will com-
mit himself completely to his guidance.
Mephistopheles is a wonder-worker, but cold,
unfeeling, unmoral, a "denier" of the heart.
It all ends in black sin and piteous tragedy.
Mephistopheles is supposed to represent the
human intellect; the discoverer, the wonder-
worker, but cold, unfeeling, unmoral, the
denier of the heart, and to him who commits
himself solely to its leading, what befalls?
A tragedy? Was that Goethe's lesson? So it
has been thought. James Ru3sell Lowell
says: "Faust gives us the natural history of
the human intellect, Mephistopheles being
merely the projected impersonation of that
skepticism which is the invariable result of
a purely intellectual culture." But Mephis-
topheles is the devil in this tragedy, as Sa-
tan is in the Book of Job. Is it true, then,
that the birth of the intellect may be the
coming of an enemy into life? True or not
true, it must come, or we must close our
colleges. Faust was studying when this
spirit came to him.
Is this reasoning merely academic? Start-
lingly clear as these things seem to be, are
they merely speculative and somehow not
true to fact?
I went to college at the age of seventeen.
The president and all or nearly all the pro-
fessors were Christian men. Not one un-
christian or unsettling remark was made by
any of them during my entire course. The
student body was largely religious and many
of them were preparing for the ministry.
One of these was my roommate. If there
was a skeptic in the entire school I did not
know him. We had chapel exercises and
were required to attend religious services
every Sunday. But when I left college my
faith hung in the balances. I had become a
Christian in boyhood under the influence of
one of the most saintly mothers; but now I
was at sea. My faith was like a castle
hanging in midair without support; and
for two years after leaving college I was a
skeptic in mind and a Christian in heart. I
#an never forget those years; the abyss at
my feet, the singing of birds aloft dying
in the distance. I did not tell my saintly
mother, for I knew it would hurt her and
she could not help me. I did not tell my
father, for I knew that my troubles had nev-
er been his. I did not tell my friends, for I
knew they would not understand and would
unjustly condemn. I was alone — alone with
night, alone with my dying faith, which it
seemed I must soon lay away with tears for-
ever. 0, what a funeral! How many will
not reach to me the hand from editorial
chairs, from pulpits, and above all from
that large number who have stumbled never
to rise and say: "You have told my secret?"
Without a strong religious nature I should
have been lost. I felt into the darkness
like one blind. At last I bought books and
ate them as John ate the book in his vision.
Strand by strand the breach in the cable on
which hung my paradise was made good by
reason's tough fibre — Heaven came nearer
and I was saved.
How did all this happen? Simply through
the rise of the intellect. Had I not studied
metaphysics and logic and grappled with
Sir William Hamilton? In higher mathe-
matics could I not know for myself, even
correct a mistake in the text-book or catch a
professor tripping? Had I not read some of
the masterpieces of the ancient civilizations
with their flavor of paganism and dipped in-
to some of the popular works of modern sci-
ence with their suggestions of the newer
skepticism? Had I not begun to feel the
fury of thought and the wild daring of dis-
covery for myself? Questions which had
come to me in earlier youth, but had been
dismissed as beyond my depth, now came to
stay and demand answer. The answer was
not at hand; and that was skepticism. And
all this was at a Christian college, though
not one of our own. Why did I not go to
the professors with my troubles? Well, I
did not; and perhaps your boy may not.
There were various reasons. I was very
busy and my skepticism was inchoate and
indefinite. The seeds of mischief were there,
but the crop had not been grown. When I
had time I would face these questions and
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July 5, 19C0
perhaps all would be right. I was preoccu-
pied and not ready to ask those questions
that soon grew terrible. That they were
terrible was my salvation. As I write an-
other case rises vividly before me. A bright
boy — a Christian home — a college A one of
the religious peoples — skepticism. Thirty
years have passed and he is still a skeptic,
though the conditions favorable to conver-
sion have been the best. There are many
such cases. There is danger! danger!!
danger! ! ! in the birth of the intellect. If
your boy be a dolt he will not have these
troubles; but if not, beware!
There is one further thing that must not
be overlooked. The higher infidelity of to-
day is inclined to be silent. Agnosticism is
not positive, but negative. It does not claim
to know that Christianity is not true; it
simply does not know that it is. To be an
agnostic is to say: "I don't know;" and
there are many good reasons why the
doubter should not publish his doubts.
George goes to college a bright, happy
Christian; he comes back silent. You say
he is "reserved." He chances to see his
sweet sister kneeling, and in serene trust
uttering her prayer to heaven ; and he turns
away with a moistened eye and says to him-
self: "God forbid that I should ever jostle
that!" He goes to church, he is reverent.
Is not a man reverent at his mother's grave?
He gives, he works for the church, he is one
with you, t'Ut to some of your remarks he is
strangely silent. Is he a hypocrite? He is
a mourner. May not a man plant flowers
on his mother's grave and be sincere? And
may he not be silent to spare innocent faith?
May he not spare others the wound that has
slain him? There is no more pathetic pic-
ture than that of these silent men. Weep,
parents, for you have done this thing! From
Chri tian homes they are coming, coming,
and marching ten thousand strong — bright
youths — into agnosticism. We are educa-
ting a generation of agnostics. The laws
of the human mind cannot be mocked, and
we are putting a scorpion to our breast.
The stars fought against Sisera in their
courses, and he fell. The laws of God will
fight against us if we ignore them. What
shall be done? What?
HARVEY W. EVEREST.
J. FRAISE RICHARD.
I have read with peculiar interest the
short but just tribute paid by W. G. Wag-
goner in a recent issue of the , Christian-
Evangelist to the late Brother Everest.
It was my pleasure in the winter of 1883 4
to spend some two months at the home of
Bro. Everest. It was during the closing
year of his presidency of Butler University
at Irvington. I had an opportunity to know
him quite intimately in his home and literary
life. Several things impressed me:
1. His home life was an ideal one.
Courtesy and kindness reigned supreme to-
ward all, members of his family or visitors.
The proprieties which characterize the Chris-
tian gentleman and parent were punctilious-
ly heeded. The religious element was
strong. Recognition of an overruling,
loving and helpful Father was constant.
Reliance upon divine aid in daily work,
secular or religious, was cardinal. A su-
preme faith in the stability of God's govern-
ment of the universe and in the immuta-
bility of his promises as contained in his
written word was ever manifest.
2. While a profound teacher, he was
likewise teachable. During the time allud-
ed to, his Divine Demonstration was passing
through the press. He submitted to me for
criticism much of his revised proof mater-
ial. Most of the suggestions offered were
cheerfully accepted. One instance, a case
of mere pleasantry, was an exception. In
the line of argument he employed the word
"drawback." I do not recollect the exact
verbiage, but it was something like this:
"This concession is a drawback to the force
of the argument." I said to him: "Bro.
Everest, is not the . word 'drawback' too
material and commonplace a term to be
employed in an argument of such a char-
acter?" "What would you suggest in the
premises?" was his quick response. To
intensify my objection, I intimated that
another term, which then had special sig-
nificance because of its use in dressing
circles, would be very appropriate. It was
the word "pullback." He laughed hea rtily,
but was not disposed to accept the substi-
tute.
At the time referred to President Everest
had some difficulty with the members of his
senior class. They failed to understand
him, and gave some sort of demonstration
that wounded his feelings intensely. I ob-
served at the breakfast table for a number
days that his eyes were red, indicative of
trouble and loss of sleep. Finally he said
to me one morning: "Brother Richard, you
have probably noticed for some time that I
have been suffering mentally and physically.
The difficulty originates in the senior class.
As I came into chapel some time ago they
hissed me. lam at a loss to know what
were best to do. It has worried me ex-
ceedingly. What would you do in the mat-
ter?"
"Brother Everest," said I, "it is possible
that it is too late now to reach the real diffi-
culty in the matter; and if the true remedy
were suggested, I fear you would hardly be
disposed to adopt it."
His reply indicated great surprise that
any one would think for a moment that he
would not accept a suggestion that would
?ssist in solving the difficulty. In response
I suggested: "First, Brother Everest, you
are a grand man, kind, sympathetic, watch-
ful, intelligent and devoted to the best in-
terests of your students. You are misun-
derstood and misjudged by them. Their
conduct originated in th's misunderstanding
and n:t from any desire to wound your feel-
ings intentionally. It is a protest against
that theory of school management which
fixes an impassable gulf between the teacher
and the taught, the governor and the gov-
erned. The difficulty is a necessary out-
growth of human nature which has been
touched by the principles ot true republica-
nism. It exists everywhere."
"But what is the remedy?" he inquired.
"The remedy," suggested I, "is a destruction
of this gulf. Mingle with your students
freely outside of classes and chapel exer-
cises and let them realize that you are one
of their number in the occupations and
sports of student life. When class time or
chapel exerci-es arrive, let it be understood
then that the relationship is changed and
that you are presiding officer and they
are members of the audience. If you
will do this as General Garfield did in both
his school and army work, you will encoun-
ter no difficulty in the matter of wise and
efficient government."
3. Though intensely sober, he had a re-
serve fund of humor in his make up. On
several occasions at the tea table he referred
to the royalty to be received on his book.
Said he: "Now if one million copies of this
book are sold, my royalty at nine cents a
copy will amount to $90,000." Of course,
this was his humorous way of putting the
matter. Tt would be a blessing to the world
as well as to the author and publishers if
oiie million copies were sold.
Bro. Everest was a close student, an om-
nivorous reader. He violated, it must be
confessed, some fundamental health princi-
ples. He failed to realize the recuperative
value of rest after the eating of a hearty
meal. In consequence his health was not up
to the standard, and he departed this world
too soon for its good.
Fayette, Ohio, June 22, 1900.
AFTER THIRTY-THREE YEARS.
JOSIE GALLEY BROWN.
Rummaging among some old papers a
few days ago, I catne across a manuscript
on gilt-edge note paper, in a chirography so
minute as to be read only with difficulty and
marked "Valedictory, Pleasant Hill Semin-
ary, June 27, 1867." I opened it and began
reading: "Kind Friends, another year has
cycled round since we last met you here.
It has brought many changes to you, to us,
to all." What a flood of memories poured
in upon me at the sight of the old, daintily
written address, with its prim penmanship
and its "Young-Ladies'-Seminary" style of
diction. Its "dearest classmates," "dear
and honored teachers." "ties that time can-
not sever," "pathways that may never
cross in this life, but which will lead us all
to the same haven at last," "days in the far
distant future when we shall live over
again in imagination all these scenes," "the
last time we shall meet in these halls," and
finally ending up with "a last, sad farewell."
How vividly the whole scene comes back
to me — the crowded chapel, the faces of
visiting parents and friends, iringling with
the familiar fa?es of the village and farm
people who have come to witness the one
important event of the year for the com-
munity. The "Bethany boys." at once our
admiration, our bane and our dread, the
long stage with the seniors grouped at one
end and the whole bevy of juniors and
freshmen at the other, the little jealousies
about front seats, covertly alluded to by
Prof. McKeever in his inimitable sarcasm:
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843
"Be sure to let all the pretty girls sit in the
front row." There come back to me the
forms of the dear girls clad in their airy,
dainty, white dresses, the flutter of fans
and ribbons and laces, the hum of voices
and the sea of fa,ces at which we dared
take only frightened glances. Of the senior
class the paper says: "One is from the
broad prairies of the West, some from the
crowded city, others from the green hills of
of a country home, and one is from the dis-
tant, sunny South." Can it be possible that
I cannot recall the names of them all ? Let
me try. There was Mary Netterville, of
Mississippi. As I recall her, a girl of strong
character, a good student with sound judg-
ment, adapting herself to life in the North
at a period near the close of the Civil War,
arousing no antagonism, though true to her
Southern instincts and convictions; Joe
Kellar, of Maryland, more hot-headed as to
politics, and yet a friend of all; Ida Flanner,
the aristocrat of the class because she lived
in the city (this was our estimate, not hers);
Flora Murphy, of Illinois, who wore curls
and got her lessons; Ora Burkett, whom I
loved best of all, dignified, stately, lady-
like and sweet-spirited. Dear girl, she is
the only one of the class whom I have met
since that June, and then only for a brief
hour. There were Maggie Everett, Sadie
Belton and Lettie Linton. There were twelve
or thirteen of us, but these are all the
names I can now recall.
There were tears of real schoolgirl sor-
row that day. The two or three years at
the seminary had been to some of us a very
important period in our lives. Our degree
stood to us for a deal of both work and
money. This was the first commencement
since the death of our beloved professor, T.
C. McKeever, and every reference to him
brought a flood of tears. His widow and
children and his father and mother were
present and came in for a share of our
sympathy. I think, on the whole, it was a
rather doleful day.
Among those with whom I roomed at dif-
rerent times were Lizzie Guttery Galley,
Lottie Streator (both long ago dead), Josie
Parker, Franc Preston, Cassie Stevens, Lide
Layton, the last from Canada. What fun
we had quarreling over our respective
states and countries. I recall a remark
something like this: "If you don't like the
United States and the Yankees, you can
just go back where you came from. We
didn't ask you to come over here!" New
York, Michigan and Pennsylvania had their
tilts, about names principally. I remember
arguing long and ardently over the respec-
tive merils of the names "spider" and
"skillet" as applied to a certain cooking
utensil, and of the heat with which
Pennsylvania resented the laughter of
Michigan when the former had called a bag
a "poke. '
I wonder how many of the girls live to
recall the pranks we played. I have a very
vivid recollection of a journey across the
fields one rainy evening, shortly before com-
mencement, in quest of a square meal at a
little country house, probably a half mile
away. How we slipped out of our rooms,
after the monitor had made her rounds about
dusk, and took our way across the pasture
field, not thinking of the cross bull until we
were more than half way to the farther
side and it was better policy to go on than
to turn back; of the swamp we waded
rather than take to the public road where
we feared the farm negroes more than the
horned creatures of the field; of our dismay
when the farmer's wife refused to get
supper for us on the plea that she had noth-
ing in the house which would be acceptable
to us; how the bacon and sour bread which
she finally produced were hurriedly swal-
lowed as we saw the darkness growing
deeper and the rain pouring still faster,
while visions of the fearsome things which
might happen on our way home took away
all the bravery with which we started out
to "do something to remember." I see the
trail of wetness we left on the stairs as we
stole in at the awful hour of nine oclock,
soaked to the skin with the rain overhead
and the tall meadow grass which reached to
our waists. What wonder Michigan was
sick all night and the rest of us "scared to
death" for fear we should be held account-
able for her death. There are recollections
of sundry suppers at late hours, concocted
of all things surreptitiously obtained from
the table by concerted action or begged
from the darkies. Once it was float flavored
with too much lemon and eaten out of the
washbowl. Float has never tasted good
since to some of us.
The fat hen, which was drawn up by a
string at the back window made a royal
meal. The girls who wrung her neck are
both long dead while* she who cooked her
lives to tell the tale.
The Bethany girls — where are they?
Fannie Richardson, Bessie Campbell, Lulu
Loos, Madcap Polly Allen and her sister
Nettie, the Welch girls from Michigan,
Maggie Oliver, Maggie Everett, Sadie
Daugherty, Lillie Mendal, Josie Welles, Nin
Hoblitzell, Cinnie Smith, the Brenneman
girls, the Bastian girls, Lizzie Perrin, Miss
McKee, Franc Cool and a hunered others.
Of the teachers who were connected with
the school from 1864 to 1867, the principal
was A. C. McKeever, who died after a short
illness during the summer of 1866. The
news of his death came as a great shock to
the friends of the school. We who were
about to return to complete our studies
were fearful that his death would be the
death of the school, and so it proved in the
end, though its doors were kept open for
some years with varying success. Then
there were Miss Kate McVey, Miss Alice
McVey, Miss Marlatt, Miss Ella Bell, and
the music teachers, Prof. Bigger, and Miss
Alleman; while Misa Elizabeth MacFadden
had charge of the painting class. Prof.
Bigger was almost totally blind, yet he knew
every pupil as readily as though possessed
of all his senses. I tested the accuracy of
his memory of voices on meeting him after
a period of seven years by simply pronounc-
ing his name, when he sprang to his feet
and called me by name without a moment's
hesitation.
No* doubt many of both teachers and
pupils still live who were connected with
this, the first school for young ladies
founded by the Disciples of Christ. It was
founded by Jane McKeever, a sister of
Alexander Campbell. Following the ex-
ample of the founder of Bethany College
she located it in a rural district twelve
miles west of Washington, Pa., and one mile
from the hamlet of West Middleton. How
long it was under her management I do not
know, but at the time of which I write it
had passed into the control of her son.
After his death she had nominal control for
a year or two, when it passed into other
hands and finally into oblivion.
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Missouri Bible-school Notes.
Starr, Clark County, where W. H. Hobbs is
doing such good work, and where the Bible school
has been revived, sends us an offering that more
than meets their apportionment for the year end-
ing May 31st, 1900, this being the first offering to
this great work, and for which I thank my Bro.
Carrick. The church is now in the school and it
may be that by faithful teaching they be glad-
dened by seeing the school in the^church.
Good work is being done at Berea, Shelby, the
Bible-school continuing "evergreen" for the first
time in its history, while the superintendent, W.
L. Peoples, hopes to see it continue so for all
time to come, and that is just what should be.
A. B. Elliott is laboring for the brethren and has
always been a Bible-school man, and none rejoiced
more than he at the giving of the friends to our
work. This is the home of the father of our
worthy Marion County superintendent, B. F.
Glahn, and among the first to our help was Chris
Glahn and "Big" Billy Peoples, and A. B. Ray,
with others quick to follow. This is another
school making its first offering to our work, so
that the new year opens up very encouragingly
indeed. This school was to observe Children's
Day for the first time also, hence their growing
in grace and good works, all of which gladdens
the minister of God and the people.
The Fifth, St. Louis, will introduce the Home
Department this summer or early fall, and what-
ever W. F. Hamann takes in hand goes at the
Fifth, so the work will be a success and you will
hear from it later.
At the California convention Lexington made
its usual pledge of $40, paying the first quarter
then and there, and Miss Mattie Bandon says it is
the way it is to be done the entire year, and if
you feel like imitating such workers, with E. J.
Fenstenmacher in the lead, yon can join any day.
J. H. Wood in his quiet way does much for the
Christ in Shelby County this year, preaching every
Sunday afternoon, while seeing to it that every
one of his schools gives to our work, and you are
not surprised to hear that the work grows right
along. Of course, it's do-nothings that die and
kill, too.
R. B. Havener, Windsor, takes the Southwest
district, while John Giddens, Richland, takes the
South Central, and M. H. Wood will move into the
Southeast, so that our year begins with good men
in each of the southern di tricts, and we hope to
do for them this year as last. M. H. Wood is anx-
ious to see the new house at Ava, county seat of
Douglas, well under way, then he will try in his
earnest way to take Southeast Missouri with the
army of faithful men in that region.
Now comes James A. Gordon and Marshall de-
ermined to introduce the Home Department, and
hope to introduce the same in the homes of all
their pupils and in the homes of many having no
pupils in the school, and if this is the go that I am
sure it will be under such as the superintendent
and B. T. Wharton we will have a report for you
at the Sedalia convention that will do your hearts
good. See?
Auxvasse does best of all, pledging $10, just
double last year, and paying in full at the time.
Who will happify all by doing the same, or next
best, by paying up the quarters promptly, begin-
ning with July. H. F. Davis.
Commercial Bldg., St. Louis.
844
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
Our Budget.
— The spirit of independence is deepening.
— Christianity and patriotism are congenial
spirits.
— The doctrine of the Fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of man is but dimly seen as yet.
— People talk much about God's great love for
the world, but like Peter, it is hard for them to
realize that that love includes all men.
— Up to the present the weather has been very
comfortable, but the last few days have been un-
comfortably warm. We trust that they are not
indicative of a long, hot summer.
— Dr. W. T. Moore, of Columbia, will attend the
Chautauqua at White Cloud, Kan., and deliver six
lectures and preach two sermons. He will be
there from July 6th to the 16th, after which he
will spend a season at Macatawa, Mich.
— Until July 23 — and this time limit is abso-
lute— we will send the cloth-bound edition of
"On the Rock," by D. R. Dungan, for 75 cents.
This edition is handsomely bound and printed and
contains 358 pages. It has always sold for $1.50,
but for this limited time we will send it postpaid
for only seventy-five cents.
— We regret to have been led into making an
announcement concering an alleged bequest of
$500,000 to Drake University by the unauthorized
statement of a Des Moines paper. The matter
was corrected by Gen. Drake at the time, but the
correction did not reach us until after we had
made the announcement last week. Mr. Drake
has probably remembered the institution in his
will, but the amount of the bequest was purely a
matter of speculation with the paper.
— Prof. C. W. Robbins has been at the head of
Central Business College, Sedalia, Mo., for
more than eighteen years. It is one of the most
thorough and successful business colleges in the
West and aatriculates annually over 400 students.
Prof. Robbins has prepared and published what he
calls the Rapid Calculator. This is a nicely bound
book of 284 pages and is a manual in its helpful-
ness to the business man. Every short method
in figures is presented, and at least twice as much
work can be done in business calculations by those
who understand these methods as without them.
— In all the literature of the Disciples of
Christ no book has had a wider reading than
Dungan's "On the Rock." Nevertheless, there
are doubtless thousands of Disciples who do not
possess the book. Until July 23 we will send the
cloth-bound edition, which regularly sells for
$1.50, on receipt of 75 cents.
— The excursion down the river to Montesano
given on last Thursday in the interest of the Or-
phans' Home was a fine success. The day was
ideal, the crowd large — over 2,000 — the boat ride
delightful and the people sociable. Among the
amusements provided were "A Trip to Paris,"
Chalk Talks and Landscape Painting, and some
enjoyable vocal and instrumental band music. The
chalk talk or free-hand character sketches by
Rev. M. L. Sornborger, of this city, were particu-
larly fine. Bro. S. is the brother whom we men-
tioned last week as having recently come to us
from the U B. Church. We are sure that any
church would not only enjoy one of Bro. S.'s Chalk
Talk lectures, but be profited by it. His address
is 1007 Chestnut St. The day passed off pleasantly;
nothing happened to mar the pleasure of the
crowd. We do not yet know the profits , but they
will evidently be large. The commingling of the
brethren from all of our churches was one of the
fine features of the trip.
— "On the Rock," cloth-bound, (regular $1.50
edition) for 75 cents. See offer on page 2.
— M. McFarland, pastor of the church in Colum-
bus, Kan., says that they have raised the money
and purchased a parsonage, eight rooms, with four
lots, and that he is now installed in the new
preacher's home. They have also taken collec-
tions as follows: India Relief Fund, $22.50; Chil-
dren's Day, $25. Also an offering for Home Mis-
sions.
— The editorial this week on the Hiram Jubilee
Commencement was sent for the Easy_ Chair de-
partment of our last issue, but did not reach us
until we had gone to press. The editor says he
started it in time to have reached this office in
time to appear, but for some to us unknown cause
it was delayed somewhere en route.
— The church at Lyons, Miss., was greatly
damaged by a storm this summer and they ask
help to have it repaired. They expect H. H.
Utterback to hold a meeting for them as soon
as the house is put in shape. Any assistance
sent to these brethren should be sent to Nancy T.
Howard.
— The indifference of the people toward the
rights of the public has been an open door for
corruption in politics and wrongs in the industrial
world, and until this indifference has changed to
watchfulness many of the conditions of which we
complain will remain. The rights of the public
are as sacred as the rights of an individual and
ought to be as sacredly conserved and protected
in the laws of the land. Tnis indifference toward
public rights has led the assistant editor of this
paper to prepare a small treatise on that subject
entitled "Public and Private Rights," of which see
advertisement in another part of this paper. The
book is expected to be ready for mailing by the
last of the present week.
— Chautauqua, New York, will be more at-
tractive than ever this summer. Not only have
improvements been made, but not in its unique
history have more and better intellectual attrac-
tions been offered to its guests. During the past
twenty-five years over 260,000 students and 50,-
000 graduates have taken advantage of the
Chautauqua reading courses and the area of its
influence now embraces every state and territory
in the Union. More than 60 Chautauqua assem-
blies are now held in 31 different states with an
aggregate annual attendance of more than a half
million people. This year the assembly expects
a season of unequaled interest, attendance and
profit, as its program embraces a rare selection of
talent in its various summer departments.
— On the 19th day of May the governor of
Missouri issued a proclamation calling upon the
people of Missouri to contribute liberally for the
relief of the famine sufferers in India, and a num-
ber of St. Louis preachers have since endorsed the
proclamation and are giving personal attention to
the matter. Missouri is a great and rich state
and ought not be behind her sister states in this
work of relief and of humanity. It is said that
one dollar will save one person's life until the
crop comes in October, and at this rate Mis-
souri can save a great many lives. This state
has already sent one ship load of 5,000 tons bur-
den and is now making ready another. Should
any prefer sending through this commission, of
which Rev. William J. Pyle, 6501 Marquette Ave.,
this city, is secretary, the way is open. Or money
may be sent direct to A. McLean or F. M. Rains,
Cincinnati, Ohio. The money sent to our foreign
board will be distributed to the famine sufferers
through our missionaries in India. But money or
goods sent through this commission should be sent
to Geo. A. Baker, president Continental National
Bank, St. Louis, Mo., which will be faithfully for-
warded and distributed.
"Durability is
Better Than Show*
t?
The wealth of the multi-m.iUiona.ires is
not equal to good health. Riches without
health aie a curse, and yet the rich, the
middle classes and the poor alike have, in
Hood's Sarsa.parilla, a 'valuable assistant
in getting and maintaining perfect health.
tityezDjsappoirits
— The seventh annual reunion of the churches
of Christ of the counties of Henderson, Hancock,
Warren and McDonough was held at the Old Bed-
ford Church, near Blandinsville, Thursday, June
28. Bro. D. E. Hughes, of Monmouth, delivered
an address at 11 A. m., and Bro. Buckner, of
Macomb, and Bro. Burton, of La Harpe, delivered
addresses in the afternoon. Also short speeches
by many. L. F. Davis is now the pastor of this
historic congregation.
— H. C. Clark reports the work in Kingman
Kan., in a flourishing condition. School raised
$16 for Foreign Missions. Two boys pulled weeds
at 15 cents per day to earn a doller each to get
the silver jubilee button. The pastor of the
church, S. S. McGill, is highly commended for his
wise sermons and Christian life. He preached the
memorial sermon to the great delight of the King-
man citizens. The Endeavor Society of the
church is doing well. This church has sent out
three men to preach Christ. Their names are J.
Lockhart, E. M. Haile and H. C. Clark. We
are glad to hear of such active fruit- bearing
churches.
— James N Crutcher, pastor of the church in
Paris, Tex., of our new book on Christian Science
says:
"Christian Science Dissected" tou :hes the spot.
It is a vigorous, heroic dose, but then an emer-
gency existing creates the necessity for such
treatment of this species of delirium.
— Dr. B. B. Tyler is now in Worcester, Mass.
This will be his address until July 23rd. Con-
cerning his visit in New England he says:
My work among our little churches in New
England is most delightful. I have visited Spring-
field, Everett, Boston and Brockton, in Massa-
chusetts. Small congregations in each of these
places — but good. Have visited the church in
Danbury. It is one of the best and strongest
congregations in the brotherhood. New England
is a good field. It is worthy of the serious at-
tention of the Disciples of Christ.
— In speaking of the street car strike and
riots in this city the New York Observer con-
cludes a short editorial on the subject with the
following sensible bit of advice to all employers
and employees:
Now that peace has been measurably secured
it will be well for both employers and employed to
consider how such outbreaks may be prevented
in the future, and to that end to study the method
of settling disputes by conciliation and arbitration
adopted by nearly all the trades in Great Britain.
All the testimony goes to show that the system is
satisfactory to both wage-earners and employers
and has served to greatly diminish strikes, and
there is no reason to doubt that its application
here would have the same beneficent result.
We are surprised that such a reasonable meas-
ure for the settlement of industrial troubles does
not meet with greater favor in America. If men
will not adopt such remedies of their own accord,
then the laws of the land should see that they do.
It is not right to jeopardize the interests of an
entire city to gratify the stubbornness of men
on either side of controversies of this character.
July 5, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
845
— The receipts for the foreign work for the
week ending June 28 were $6,787.89. Gain over
that of last year, $318.57.
— In announcing the resignation of J. H.
Crutcher, of Troy, Mo., last week, by some ac-
cident we got it Paris, Mo. We regret the mis-
take, but hope that no harm has been done. Bro.
Briney, of Paris, has no idea of resigning. It is
Bro. J. H. Crutcher, of Troy, who has resigned
and the church at that point desires correspond-
ence with a suitable man for that field; address
J. H. Henry, Troy, Mo.
— While the Fourth of July is usually made a
gala day, and should be, it is also a day for re-
flection, meditation and moral conclusions. No
matter what progress we have made, remember
that we are not perfect, not out of danger. There
are many dangers, but none greater than those
that come of sudden wealth, of great riches, of
material prosperity. There is danger of the god
of this world blinding our eyes to the encroach-
ments of sin. As we enter upon the new century
"man, not money; character, not the dollar;
liberty, not oppression," should more and more
characterize our civilization. Unless we keep
these things to the front as a nation we shall lose
our independence and finally our existence.
— Entering as we are upon another presidential
campaign there are many reasons why during
such a season that larger measures of the Holy
Spirit are needed. Men differ on their ideas of
government and without proper caotion and self-
control these differences may easily become
animosities. This is wrong; men may differ hon-
estly in politics as well as in religion. The things
to guard against at such a time are (1) the dan-
ger of hard feelings toward a fellowman; (2) the
danger of the partisan spirit; the people of one
party are as anxious for good government and
good times as those of another; (3) the danger of
party blindness. Beware of party politicians.
Try to look at issues from the moral standpoint.
Try to see men as God sees them. Try to talk
and vote as Jesus would have, you talk and vote.
And above all things inform yoursel: on the issues
of the times.
— Alexander Campbell Hopkins died at his
home in Parkland, Louisville, Ky., Sunday, June
10, 1900, at 10:40 P. M. He was 56 years of age
and leaves a mother, a wife and four children.
Bro. Hopkins was recently professor of Mathe-
matics in Christian University at Canton, Mo.
Later he was. engaged in Sunday School Chautau-
qua work. He was a noted [singer and compos-
er and his death comes as a great loss to the
Christian Church.
— A very unique and quiet affair took place in
the Hyde Park Church of Christ, Chicago, Thurs-
day evening, June 28, at eight o'clock, in the mar-
riage of Dr. Hiram Van Kirk to Miss Augusta
Smalsiig. Tha only witnesses of the union were
Mrs. Smalstig, mother of the bride, Dr. E. S.
Ames, of Butler College, and Mr. Henry Lloyd, of
Chicago. The ceremony was performed by Errett
Gates, pastor of the Hyde Park Church. The
couple went immediately from the church to the
depot, where they took a train for Philadelphia.
Mr. Van Kirk will supply the pulpit of the Central
Church there f or a few weeks and tben will go to
Berkeley, Cal., where he will take charge of the
Berkeley Bible Seminary, of which he has been
elected dean.
Excursions to Denver.
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo are in-
cluded in the ' territory to which homeseekers' ex-
cursion tickets will be sold by the Iowa Central
Railway on the first and third Tuesdays in May,
June, July, August. Only one fare plus two dol-
lars for the round trip. Ask coupon ticket agents
as to territory to which tickets are Bold, dates of
sale, limit and other information, or address Geo.
S. Batty, G. P. & T. A., Marshalltown, Iowa.
pesronal ]MentiorK
J. M. Harris reports Children's Day exercises
and offering at Clay Center, Kan.
W. R. Burbridge is now preaching for the
church at Grinnell, Kan., and is pleased with the
outlook.
E. D. Jones, of Petersburg, Ky., reports an
offering of $20.50 for Home Missions by the
church of that city.
S. A. Ennefer preached the memorial sermon
and will deliver the Fourth- of -July oration for the
people of London Mills, Illinois.
Wm. H. Knotts, of Zionsville, Ind., has ace pted
a call to preach for the church at Litchfield, Minn.,
and will oegin work there at once.
C. R. Neel, of the First Church of Christ,
Rochester, N. Y., will attend the summer school
at Harvard University, beginning July 5.
C. C. Wate reports apportionment raised on
Children's Day at Sharon, Pa. The church will
repair its house of worship this summer.
Rosalie Sill, of Riggs, O., a name familiar to
our readers as a frequent contributor to our Fam-
ily Circle, died at her home June 13th. A suita-
ble obituary will appear soon.
A. A. Hopkins, eldest son of the assistant
editor, and Miss Minnie Hogens, of this city, were
married Wednesday, June 20th, 1900. The assist-
ant editoi officiating in the ceremony.
Samuel B. Letson, of Montesano, Washington,
has recently published two new songs entitled
"Dear Mother at the Door" and "Calm, True,
Trusting." The first song is accompanied with
sheet music.
A. C. McClure & Co., Chicago, has published a
book for J. Breckenridge Ellis, of Plattsburg, Mo.,
entitled "Dread and Fear of Kings." Price, $1.25.
Any book from the pen of Bro. Ellis is instructive
and in attractive style.
George W. Sweeney and wife, who have been
sojourning in Chicago for the past few years, will
spend the summer and fall on the Pacific Coast at
their old home, Oakland, California. They will
return to Chic*go late in the fall.
B. C. Stephens, of Marceline, Mo., wishes it un-
derstood that he is available for service by the
churches wherever he might be able to do good.
Churches needing a pastor or a protracted meet-
ing should remember his address and write for
terms.
Dr. Albert Buxton, of Texas, is on a short trip
to Mexico En route he filled an appointment on
the program of the Educational Convention in El
Paso. In reporting his address toe El Paso Her-
ald says: "It was generally conceded to be the
most eloquent talk of the day."
. W. R. Jinnett, of Atlanta. 111., has been quite
busy of late delivering special addresses. On
May 31st he delivered the Decoration Day ad-
dress at his home town, on June the 7th the com-
mencement address at Bunker Hill Military Aca-
demy and on June 17th the memorial address for
the Odd Fellows of Waynesville.
W. H. Kern and wife of DuQuoin, 111., were re-
cently surprised by the presence of the church en
masse at their home. The occasion was their 15th
wedding anniversary. Presents, a "Water Troft"
and glasses of beautiful cut glass. Bro. Kern is
to deliver the Fourth- of -July oration for the citi-
zens of Johnson City this week.
G. L. Cook, for one year assistant pastor of the
First Christian Church of this city, has accepted
a call to preach for the church at Geneva, 0., and
will begin work there July 15. Bro. Cook has
made a wide c irele of friends in this city, and
these together with the church for which with its
pastor he has labored, and his chief, F. 0. Fannon,
will regret his departure from the city.
Charles H. Plattenburg, son of Geo. Platten-
burg, of Dover, Mo., now pastor of the church at
Uniontown, Pa., in company of M. M. Cochran,
wife, son and daughter, on July 4, will leave New
York for Antwerp by the steamer Kensington.
Seven years ago, when he took this church, it was
a mission. Now it has 500 members and the
largest hearing in the city. Has organized two
missions and provided them with neat chapels.
The church has raised for current expenses for
the year $5,000, and paid within the last three
months $300 for foreign and other missions. The
S. S. numbers 250, and its regular contributions
" I would like to express my gratitude
for the benefit received from your won-
derful medicine, ' Favorite Prescrip-
tion, ' " writes Mrs. H. C. Anderson, of
South Britain, New Haven Co., Conn.,
(Box 33). "During- the first month of
pregnancy I could not keep anything
on my stomach. Was so sick that I
had to go to bed and stay for weeks. I
tried different doctors, but with little
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gan to take your ' Favorite Prescrip-
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My baby weighed over eight pounds.
I was only in hard labor about one
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eighth day. I never had the doctor
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that I was sick a very short time. I
think Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
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FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION
MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONG,
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has reached as high as $23.78 on a Lord's day.
As an expressed appreciation of his work the
church has given him two months' vacation and
paying his traveling expenses to Europe and back.
CHANGES.
John Williams from Chicago, 111 , to Whiting,
la.
D. J. Mayes from Thompson to Centralia, Mo.
J. M. Dunning from Pleasant Grove to Nicholas,
Cal.
G. T. Bush from Windsor, Mo., to Taylor, Tex.
J. O. Davis from San Jose to Hollister, Cal.
M. L. Anthony from Elkhart, 111., to Altamont,
Mo.
William D. Rice from Memphis, Tenn., to Mam-
moth Cave, Ky.
Charles E. Dunlap, Hancock to Nashville, Mo.
D. W. Connor from Canon City, Colo., to Marys-
ville, Mo.
Churches of Kansas — Heed!
It is but a few weeks till the Kansas hosts
gather at Ottawa in annual convention. What
report will our state workers bring us? Doubt-
less it will be the story of faithful service on their
part, but what will it show for the churches?
Will the work done be paid for or will there be a
deficit to report?
The answers to these questions is in our hands.
The state boards and their representatives are
our servants doing for us the work Christ has
committed to our care. Surely^we ought to pro-
vide necessary means.
If you have not paid your apportionments to
state-work, fail not to do so before August 1st,
that when we meet at Ottawa there may be no
debt to mar the rejoicing of that occasion.
Robert E. Rosenstein.
Manhattan, Kan., June 27, 1900.
846
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
Marshall O. Waggoner.
The picture on our first page this week is that
of a man who was converted from infidelity to a
living faith in Christ and in whose conversion the
gramiphone is said to have been partly instru-
mental. The name of the man is Marshall 0.
Waggoner, of Toledo, Ohio.
"Mr. Waggoner was born at Norwalk, Ohio,
October 8, 1826. On his mother's and grand-
mother's side he is of the family of Bigelows who
settled early in New England and so a relative of
the great divine — Russell Bigelow. Mr. Waggon-
er was, from early life a constant reader, and
soon turned from the faith of his ancestors and
became an unequivocal materialistic infidel. He
especially read everything within his reach upon
the question of a future life, both for and against
the Christian faith. He succeeded in largely
obliterating the impressions, and wholly the faith,
of his devout grandmother from his own mind and
heart. For many years he has been known widely
as a gifted lawyer in Toledo, Ohio, and a writer of
vigor and boldness for the different and leading
free-thought and infidel periodicals of our country.
Through wide research and extensive acquaintance
both in this country and in Europe he amassed
power with which to combat Christianity."
The death of his wife in April, 1898, however,
seems to have marked the beginning of a new life
in Mr. Waggoner's career. Serious reflections,
prayer, religious hymns, Bible reading, communion
with God and conversion followed, so that to-day
he rejoices with others in the hope of immortality
in Christ. So radical was bis conversion that he
destroyed his infidel library by fire on the night of
November 19, 1898, in the furnace of the Me-
morial United Brethren Church, of Toledo, of
which he had become a member. Mr. Waggoner
is a reader of the Chbistian-Evangelist and has
expressed a very high appreciation of our plea and
our people, and it is by his consent that we have
his picture for our readers. The news of his con-
version was loud y heralded throughout the United
States in the secular papers because of his infidel
views and espesially because of the fact that he
used a gramiphone on the night of his conversion
in reproducing certain hymns and Scriptures. Mr.
Waggoner is a man of vigorous intellect and capa-
ble of doing much for the cause h s once sought to
destroy.
National Conventions, Kansas
City.
ANNOUNCEMEMENTS .
Plice and time. The National Missionary Con-
ventions will be held with the churches at Kansas
City, October 12th to 18th, 1900.
Railroad Rates. After much correspondence
with the railroads, rates have finally been secured
for our convention at Kansas City as follows:
The rate will be one fare plus $2.00 from the
Central asd Western Associations for the round
trip. In the Western Association, any distance
less than 200 miles, the rate is one and one-third (
fares for the round trip on the certificate plan.
Application has been made to the Eastern and
Southern Associations for reduced rates.
Entertainment. The entertainment of the
delegates of the convention will be as at the
Jubilee Convention at Cincinnati. The brethren
at Kansas City will secure homes among the
people for the delegates at as low rates as possi-
ble, and the delegates are to pay for their own
entertainment. Special rates will be secured if
possible at the various hotels. At a later date
the Kansas City committee will ask for the names
of all those who expect to attend the convention
in order that they may provide for their enter-
tainment.
Programs. The programs are in course of
preparation. They will be strong, helpful and
attractive in every way. Not being able to secure
the great convention hall in Kansas City it will
be necessary for the convention to meet in sec-
tions. The programs will be arranged according-
ly.
It is expected that there will be a great gather-
ing of the brethren at Kansas City. The Kansas
City churches are going to do everything in their
power to entertain the convention and to insure
its success. We hope that every one will begin
now to plan to attend the great convention of
1900 at Kansas City in October next.
Benj. L. Smith, Cor. Sec. A. C. M. S.
A. McLean, Cor. Sec. P. C. M. S.
What History Will Record.
History will record that the General Conference
of the M. E. Church, which met at Chicago in May
of the year 1900, A. D., for deliberation on the
affairs of the church, turned out to be chiefly a
trial of Wm. McKinley for immoral conduct in
permitting the extention of the liquor power and
for nullification of the law of Congress against- the
saloon in the army.
His acquittal is more damaging than his escape
by the skin of his teeth when the circumstances
are taken into account.
It is like the trial of a minister for immorality.
It is hard to tell which will hurt him most, convic-
tion or acquittal.
The position of the men who try the case is the
important fact. Lincoln's story of the hog-thief
who was tried by a jury, every one of whom had
helped to eat the stolen hogs, comes to mind.
J. S. Hughes.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
847
Correspondence*
English Topics.
THE RELIGION OF LORD R03ERTS.
It would not be right, as the American people
are generously interested in all that concerns the
the Mother Country, to pass by the wonderful
causes of the prosperity and popularity of Lord
Roberts. This idol-hero of the nation is a pro-
foundly religious man. He u characterized by
the humble and childlike spirit which distinguished
Hedley Vicars, Havelock and Gordon. When
Lord Roberts comes home to England from the
war he will, of course, as soon as possible, go to
his beloved retreat in Ireland. Like French,
Clery and several others of the ablest generals at
the front, he is an Irishman. But he will at times
be dwelling in London, and then he will on Sun-
days invariably repair for worship to a very
humble little sanctuary altogether unknown to
most people and attended by a mere handful of
good people. I refer to Gower Street Chapel.
This is a little phce belonging to the denomina-
tion called Strict Baptists, with whom by choice
and conviction Lord Roberts casts in his lot. He
is not a man of mere fashion, caring for public
opinion, but is altogether an independent in-
dividualist. I am at present spending a little
time daily in reading his great book, in two
volumes, published by him four years ago, en-
titled "Forty-one Years in India." This remark-
able military autobiography is much more fas-
cinating than either fiction or fairy tale. It tells
the story of the appalling Indian Mutiny as it
never was to'd before; and it takes us through
the Afghan War under the guidance of an eye-
witness and a genius. But what is most delight-
ful is the revelation given of the character of the
greatest soldier of the age.
OUR HUMAN HERO.
I will quote at length a page from this work in
which Lord Roberts displays his own human dis-
position aod shows that the mau, who has never
known anything but victory wherever he has met
an enemy, is no monster of blood and iron. Some
people who are Carlylean worshipers of ruthless
force adulate an ideal mixture of Cromwell and
Bismarck. "Bobs" is not that half savage, half
religious type, nor has he any affinity with the
pious bat cruel and Canaanitish Krugerism which
has made the name of Dutchman or Boer smack
of the inferno in the nostrils of all the Bantu
blacks of South Africa. Lord Roberts was born
in India. He was the son of General Sir Abraham
Roberts, a grand old loader who was in active
service in India till he was considerably past 70
years of age. Coming to England as a lad for his
education, young Roberts returned to the East as
a youth to enter the Indian Army. Soon after he
landed the mutiny broke out and he plunged into
stirring adventures as a young officer. Here is
what he says about one of the early episodes of
his experience: "One very painful circumstance
stamped itself upon my memory. I was obliged
to b- present at a flogging parade. It was the
only one, I am glad to say, I have ever had to
attend, although the barbarous and degrading
custom of flogging was not done away till about
thirty years later. A few years before I joined
the service, the number of lashes which might be
given was limited to fifty, but even then, under
this restriction, the sight was a horrible one to
witness. The parade to which I refer was ordered
for the punishment of two men who had been sen-
tenced to fifty lashe ■ each for selling their kits,
and to a certain term of imprisonment in addition.
They were fine, handsome young artillerymen and
it was hateful to see them thus treated, for it
was productive of harm rather than good, for it
tended to destroy the men's self-respect, and to
make them completely reckless. In this instance,
no sooner had the two men been released from
prison than they committed the same offence
again. They were a second time tried by court-
martial and sentenced as before. How I longed
to have the power to remit the fifty lashes, for
I felt that selling their kits on this occasion was
their way of showing their resentment of the
ignominious treatment they had received, and of
proving that flogging was powerless to prevent
their repeating the offence. A parade was
ordered as on the previous occasion. One man
was s 'ripped to the waist and tied to ths wheel of
a gun. T;e finding and sentence of the court-
martial were read out — a trumpeter standing ready
the while to inflict the punishment — when the
commanding officer, Major Robert Waller, instead
of ordering him to begin, to the iutense relief of
I believe every officer present, addressed the
prisoners, telliog them of his distress at finding
two soldiers belonging to bis troop brought up for
corporal punishment twice in a little more than
six weeks, and adding that, however little they
deserved such leniency, if they would promise not
to commit the same offence again and to behave
better for the future, he would remit the flogging
part of the sentence. If the pri- oners were not
happy I was; but the clemency was evidently ap-
preciated by them, for they promised and kept
their word. I did not lose sight of these two men
for some yes»rs and was always glad to learn that
their conduct was uniformly satisfactory and that
they had been good, steady soldiers. Many a
preacher might use this incident as illustrative of
the power of forgiveness when punishment would
avail nothing, but would simply harden the heart
of the sinner.
RELIGION IN SCOTLAND.
After the great May meetings in London come
some great June assemblies in Scotland. Chris-
tianity is still the dominant force in the north of
Britain. Bonnie Scotland is to-day the strongest
citadel in the world of the Protestant faith, as it
has been ever since the Reformation. But there
is this drawback even there to Christian progress,
that sectism is a religious fetish, and the average
Scot is read .• to die for his own denomination and
to draw the theological sword and cut off at any
instant the ears of whole regiments of heretical
Malchuses, the abhorred heretics being simply all
the human race opposed to his own sacred shib-
boleth. The sturdy Scottish temperament is at
once a glory and a trouble to the nation. It
renders the people invincible, but it also stagnates
sentiment and crystallizes opinion into implacable
bigotry. If the American Board could help us to
plant a mission in Scotland it would be difficult at
first to make headway, on account of the stub-
bornness of the Scotch type of Presbyterianism;
but when once rooted it would stand with
adamantine strength a»d would tecome a magni-
ficent development. There are signs of giving
way on the part of the old sects in the north.
The yearning for unity has now inspired the
hearts of multitudes of members of two great
Scotch communions to seek for some mode of
amalgamation. The Free Church and the United
Presbyterians are inclining to a corporate and
organic union of their forces, and each body has
in its synod voted in favor of the proposed coali-
tion. The majorities thus voting were very large.
Should this projected reunion be consummated the
result will constitute a splendid and powerful
precedent wh ch must inevitably give a strong im-
petus to the unsectarian movement.
THE PREACHING OP EVOLUTION.
We cannot expect to secure advantages without
corresponding disadvantages. I have just spoken
of the promising tendency to Christian unity in
Scotland. But there is something else at the
same time proceeding. There is a loosening of
the safe old standards and a drifting from the old
orthodoxy, which has its perils, and which, if it
should go too far and too fast, may carry away
some of the essential moorings without which a
nation must slide into national atheism, as France
has done and as Germany may do. The address
of the moderator of the Free Church Assembly of
Scotland, delivered at the General Assembly, is a
startling manifesto in favor of the most advanced
scientific thought. I have enjoyed Dr. Walter
Ross Taylor's address in my reading of its eloquent
and intellectual paragraphs, but at the same time
I am just conservative enough, while I think I am
fairly radical, to regret that so authoritative a
representative leader in Britain should have com-
mitted himself to the standpoint he has assumed.
I maintain to-day as I have ventured in my own
humble individual capacity as a student to main-
tain for years, that with regard to the vexed and
abstruse problems of philosophic science in rela-
tion to human origins, mundane genesis and cosmic
developments, the Christian preacher is bound to
be really agnostic. We cannot safely accept a
single conclusion as proved by scientists which is
purely hypothetical. We should be open to
evidence and should accept whatever is actually
demonstrated, knowing that the Bible can very
well take care of itself without our clumsy apolo-
getics. If the missing link should actually be
discovered we would not run away from it as
from a bogey, nor would we bury it out of our
sight, if any higher critical data are substan-
tiated by real testimony I should be ashamed of
myself or any man who would hesitate to bow to
fact. But Dr. Ross coolly and grandiloquently
takes it for granted that the great evolution doc-
trine is incontrovertible. He then goes on to
chide evolutionists in a gentle spirit for confusing
the method with the cause. He reckons the
Darwinian theory the great nineteenth-century
discovery. He is a sincere evolutionist; but his
fine sermon betrays that he is not at all com-
fortable. He will not bj. He might have waited
with his broad, open mind, whi<-h is highly to be
commended. He should not have committed the
Free Church to the theory which is plausible and
specious, indeed, but is t-hadowy, nebulous and un-
substantial for want of the very testimony needed
to show that it is the divine method. A Scotchman
above all men ought to know the value of the
favorite verdict of Scotchmen: "Not proven."
W. Durban.
43 Park Road, Soutt Tottenham, London, June
7, 1900
Change in Food
WORKS WONDERS IN HEALTH.
It is worth knowing that a change in food can
cure dyspepsia. "I deem it my duty to let you
know how Grape-Nuts f >od has cured me of indi-
gestion.
"I had been troubled with it for years, until
last year my doctor recommended Grape-Nuts
food to be used every morning. I followed in-
structions and now I am entirely well .
"The whole family like Grape-Nuts. We use
four packages a week. You are welcome to use
this testimonial as you see fit. I am willing to
give any information to any one who desires to see
or write me regarding Grape-Nuts." Respectfully,
Mrs. C. H. Lowe, 681 Parker St., Roxbury, Mass.
The reason Mrs. Lowe was helped by the use of
Grape Nuts food is that the food is predicted
by natural processes and therefore does not tax
the stomach as the food she had been using; it
also contains the elements required for building
up the nervous system. If that part of the human
body is in perfect working order, there can be no
dyspepsia, for nervous energy represents the
steam that drives the engine.
When the nervous system is run down, the ma-
chinery of the body works badly. Grape-Nuts
food can be used by small children as well as
adults. It is perfecly cooked and ready for in-
stant use.
848
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
Among Our English Churches.
Three causes, at least, have operated in render-
ing our work in England less effective than it might
otherwise have been. The first, which need
hardly be mentioned, and which operates to hinder
the work of all the free churches, is the Establish-
ment. This signifies far more than an American
at first surmises. It includes not only the fact
that the Church of England is a state church, and
therefore supported by public funds, while other
communions must not only support themselves but
aid in its maintenance; but it brings in its train
a series of petty annoyances and discriminations
under which Nonconformists rest to the immense
retarding of their labor. The only churches in
England are those of tne Establishment; all other
religious meeting-places are only chapels. It
is, therefore, the cause of no small astonish-
ment to an Englishman to observe the
legend "Church of Christ" on one of our buildings,
as on the front of the prominently located church
in Southampton. Whether his astonishmet passes
into indignation when he learns we belong to the
Nonconformist ranks will probably depend on his
relation to the state church.
The second factor in our problem is the Ameri-
can character of our movement, which g ives it the
air of a missionary propaganda on a soil which all
English people naturally regard as the basis, not
the goal, of missionary work. It might be possi-
ble for them to conceive of Buddhist or Moham-
med?dan missions in England, which they would
be likely to regard with indifferent tolerance as
quite harmless, and perhaps not devoid of amus-
ing features. But Christian missions to England!
And this well-nigh the twentieth century, with the
labors of Augustine and his Christianizing monks
some thirteen centuries in the past! Such refiec
tions give the average Britain something of a
shock as|he sees a people with predominently Ameri-
can characteristics and supported by American
missionary funds, laboring to convert him to views
varying but slightly, as it seems at first glance,
from the British Christian teachings of centur-
ies. Yet such is the case. These dozen or fifteen
churches were nearly all founded by Americans. H.
S.Earl, the earliest of our workers on English soil,
founded the church at Southampton in 1875,
and afterwards preached for the chuich at Ches-
ter, and begun the work at Cheltenham. W. T.
Moore, the most conspicuous figure for many
years, began the work at Southport in 1878,
Liverpool in 1880 and London a little later.
Birkenhead was organized by J. M. Van Horn in
1887, who later preached at Chester; Chester
itself was opened as a field in 1876 by M. D. Todd,
who built the church at Liverpool later on. F.
W. Troy started the church in Gloucester while
preaching for Cheltenham and was for a time
pastor at Liverpool. And what shall I say more,
for time would fail me to speak of the work of
J. J. Haley at Birkenhead, Richardson and J. H.
Garrison at Southport, John A. Brooks and W. A.
Poster, now followed by Earl M. Todd at West
London Tabernacle, A. Martin and J. H. Bicknell,
the present pastor at Liverpool, Mark A. Collins
now at Chester, and Leslie W. Morgan who is just
entering fully upon his work at Southampton. All
these were Americans, and it is not strange that
the movement as a whole is regarded as partaking
of that national oharacter. It is not to be sup-
posed that a thing is taboo in England because it
is American. On the contrary there is a very
warm welcome to Americans and American
ideas. Our speakers are eagerly listened to, and
our books read with interest when they are
worthy. But that is quite different from import
ing a religious movement from abroad, for on
religious matters th > Englishman is likely to think
he is fairly we:l furnished. Then, too, it may be
doubted whether our people in England have been
more successful then we in places in the States
in avoiding the impression of a somewhat nervous
and intolerant view of the gospel. It is not al-
ways easy to be firm in advocacy of the truth,
and yet, so to speak, in a spirit of love as shall
disarm that prejudice which is quick to rise
against all appearance of exclusiveness and bigotry.
No people so much as those who advocate a return
to "the simplicity that is in Christ" need to prove
themselves possessed of the largest view and the
broadest sympathy, coupled with these factors;
there must be recognized the financial limitations
which have been imposed on our work, owing to
the inability of the Foreign Society to make larger
appropriations to this field and the very moderate
resources of most of our people in England. What
has been done thus far is owing almost wholly to
the help from the States, ably supplemented by
the generous gifts of Timothy Coop, of Southport,
and later, by his like-minded and devoted sons,
Joseph and Frank, who have backed nearly every
enterprise our people in England have undertaken.
But even these funds do not furnish forth ade-
quately such a campaign as we need to organize
there. The result is that our church buildings
are not what we need, and frequently their loca-
tion is far from favorable. This is true in Lon-
don, where the force that is being exerted at the
West London Tabernacle would be far more effec-
tive in another place. The church at Chester is ad-
mirably located,but it is a iron structure which peo-
ple are quite likely to describe as ";he tin church."
At Birkenhead we have only a schoolroom, and
at Liverpool the church though well located is but
small. In Southport and Southampton alone are
favorable location and adequacy of structure
found. What we have in these and other places
has been made possible by the Coops, but a great
movement needs ampler resources than two or
three even of the most generous men can supply.
This limitation has also hampered our work in
other ways. The men who preach for our church-
es have all made sacrifices so to do. This is
true, not only of the Americans there, who could
find more remunerative fields in the States, but of
our Eoglish preachers as well Bro. Durban, who
like Brearley, of Birkenhead, and Johnson, of
Southport, came out of Spurgeon's college of
preachers, was the pastor of a leading Baptist
Church in Chester, where he first met Bro. Moore
and became interested in our work. He left his
people just after the completion of one of the
handsomest church structures in that cathedral
city to accept the small pastorate at Hornsey
Tabernacle, London, to which work he adds his
duties on the Christian Commonwealth. Similar
statements might be made regarding others of our
English leaders, like Spring, of Gloucester, and
Rapkio, of Margate. So that it will be seen that
this field requires the sacrifices of the foreign
missionary work in addition to its peculiar diffi-
culties, which are found neither in America or
the Orient.
A third feature of our work there, which is
scarcely short of an obstacle, is the presence of
the "English Brethren," whose churches far ex-
ceed ours in numbers and resources. These
brethren are the outgrowth of our movement in its
earliest phase, while the Christian Baptist was
running its course; and apparently there are not
a few among them who are ye' unadvised that
this preliminary publication has been discontinued.
Holding fast to the declaration made by Mr.
Campbell they, as it seems to us, occupy practi-
cally the position he did at the beginning of his
career, and from which such advances were made
by him and his coworkers later. The English
brethren theoretically discard the pastorate,
though in reality they possess it. Instru-
mental music was for a long time barred from
their assemblies but is now admitted. Missionary
societies are condemned by them, though they
have an association whose purpose is similar.
These points, therefore, need not divide their
congregations from ours. But on the more vital
question of the Lord's Supper they maintain a
closeness of administration which strictly debars
all who are not immersed believers, and the same
view is taken of the right to contribute to
the support of the church, no offerings being
received save from members. The relations
between these churches and our own have not
been cordial, and though the very features men- .
tioned have prevented them from becoming an ag-
gressive force in England, still the tacit relation-
ship supposed by the community to exist between
us and them, as well as their open denunciation
of 'jut work as "American" and unscriptural, has
had weight in depressing our influence. Yet it
must be said that many of the old brethren are
earnest and godly men and sincere lovers of truth.
During the lectureships, especially at Birkenhead,
Chester and Southport, many of them were present
and co-operated heartily in the work, cordially en-
dorsing every utterance upon the character of
early Christianity and hailing the work as a
much-needed contribution toward clearing the
pathway of a united church. And conversation
with some of their leaders revealed the fact that
they would welcome warmer relations with us and
that the hope of absolute unity might not be with-
out foundation.
If I have seemed to take much space in chron-
icling the hindrances to our work in England, it is
not because I take other than a hopeful view of
its outcome. I am only concerned to emphasize the
sacrifices by which it has come to its present pro-
poi tions and the heroic efforts which are put forth
by our workers to maintain it and increase from
year to year its effectiveness. And we aregrowir.g.
Though all the churches are burdened with debts
they are rising to the enterprise of enlargement.
At the recent church anniversary in Southampton,
Bro. Morgan put before his people the necessity
of removing the church debt and becoming en-
tirely self-supporting. These two watchwords he
has nailed to the masthead, and we may believe
they will be realized. The churches at Chester
and Birkenhead are already preparing to build,
and with added facilities their influence will be
multiplied. In most cases our men are honored
and welcomed in all interdenominational work.
The Christian Commonwealth reaches a large
circle of people outside our churches. Brearley,
of Birkenhead, is the leader of the temperance
movement in that city. Johnson, of Southport, is
the secretary and leading spirit in the Free
Church Council of the place, and the Sunday-
school of that church is recognized as the best in
the local association, and while our membership
in the different churches is not rich nor influential
as commonly reckoned, it is earnest and faithful,
capable of great things as experience and growth
mature, nor are our churches insular and indiffer-
ent to each other. They have meetings of the
association as frequently as practicable, the
preachers exchange pulpits and evangelistic
meetings on occasion. They also unite in such
concerted efforts as the gospel meetings of Bros.
Romig and Hanna last year, which resulted in no
little good, and in the lectureships which have
just closed, and which have afforded some of us
the happy opportunity of seeing the situation and
knowing our English churches more intimately.
Herbert L. Willett.
London, June S.
When you need medicine you should get the
best that money can buy, and experience proves
this to be Hood's Sarsaparilla.
July 5, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
849
Paris and the Exposition— IV.
A MEDITATION IN THE LOUVRE.
It is natural for one to think of Paris this year
as primarily the city of the Exposition, but I love
much more to think of it #s the city in which
dwells the Louvre. Superlatives are always dan-
gerous, especially when applied within the realm
of art, but probably the majority will accept the
statement that the Louvre is the greatest art gal-
lery in the world. To be sure, there are no exact
units of measurement by which to weigh one col-
lection of pictures and statue 3 over against an-
other and get a mathematically correct result, but
this is not altogether a disadvantage. If it re-
moves the possibility of proving this superlative
proposition, it also deprives any critic of the
means of disproving it, and the whole thing falls
back again on the judgment and feeling of the
individual. To me the Louvre is the greatest art
gallery in the world.
The L ~uvre is a satisfying collection because it
contains, not only a large number of the master-
pieces which are universally recognized as great,
but many really lovable masterpieces. The dis-
tinction is clear, I think, between those products
of artistic genius which demand and receive ad-
miration by reason of the vigor of their concep-
tion and the perfection of their execution, and
those which, in some subtle manner, take hold
upon the affections of the beholder and make
themselves loved. To take a pair of illustrations
from the Vatican gillery, one admires the Laocoon
without restraint or limit and it would be folly to
call it other than a stupendous masterpiece,
but it arouses no such feeling of warm personal
attachment as does .the Apollo Belvidere, which
stands near it. Or again, to cite pictures instead
of statuary, Michaelangelo's frescoes in the Sis-
tine Chapel at Rome impress one almost painfully
with their majesty, their depth of tragic signifi-
cance half veiled in mystery, and the vastness of
the genius which they embody; but Fra Angelico's
frescoes in the Convent of San Marco at Florence
warm the heart and win an almost personal affec-
tion. If the Sistine Chapel should be burned, I
would feel that the world had sustained a great
loss; if the Convent of San Marco should be
burned, I would feel that I had sustained a great
loss.
If pictures a nd statues have souls — and for pur-
poses of sympathetic appreciation we must as-
sume that they have —then we may say that some
are as the souls of the great men whom we ad-
mire, and some are as the souls of our friends
whom we love. We do not all have the same
friends ,and we cannot all love the same pictures.
There are canons of artistic judgment according
to which we can give or withhold our approval, so
that the verdict of all well-instructed beholders
will be practically unanimous. But affection,
whether toward people or pictures, is a purely per-
sonal matter, not to be regulated by universal
rules. The vast and teeming canvases of the
Venetian and Veronese masters are, some of
them, worthy of all admiration. But no constel-
lation of approving stars in the catalogue can
force from me more than the coldest admission that
Paul of Verona's Feast at Cana ia an excellent
piece of painting. It is excellent, very, but it is no
special friend of mine. And in the Salon Carre
of the Louvre I tiptoe in silent and unenthusias-
tis awe past Titan's grand Entombment, to spend
a few minutes of cheerful companionship with
Holbein's Erasmus, with which I am on terms of
the most friendly intimacy.
The chief delight of the Louvre, to me, is not
that it has so many masterpieces, but that it has
so many with which I have been able to make
friends. I was unfortunate enough to encounter
an American once in the Vatican who insisted on
appraising everything. One would have thought
he was a tax-collector. It was not so bad when
we were looking through the Pope's jubilee pres-
ents from the various sovereigns, for many of
these derive their chief interest from their intrin-
sic value; but when he began to speculate as to
how much the Daughter of Niobe would bring in
the market if she wasn't so frightfully mutilated,
and estimated that it would probably take more
than a million dollars cash to buy the Laocoon, I
fled. If he had put his price-mark on the Apollo,
I would have done some deed of violence upon
him, of which I would probably be sorry by this
time. But he would have deserved it. One does
not like to see his friends put upon the auction-
block in that coldblooded way, even if they are
marble friends. Any one who subjects the Venus
de Milo to such treatment in my presence is here-
by warned that I shall not hold myself responsible
for the consequences, for the Venus is chief
among my f amo : s friends in the Louvre.
To my mind the only thing inadequate about
this piece of Greek marble is its name. Undoubt-
edly it was meant by the sculptor of twenty-four
centuries ago to represent Venus, probably as
holding in her had the golden apple which Paris
had awarded to her as the prize of beauty. But
she represents much more than those feminine
charms, accompanied by ethical irregularities
which were personified in the Venus of Greek
mythology. She embodies all that is noblest and
most divine in womanhood. The dignity of bear-
ing, the modest innocence, the majestic sweetness
of that smile which lingers dimly in the corners
of the mouth, while the eyes are grave, the ab-
sence of all coquettishnees and all consciousness
of her own beauty, the mysterious air of medita-
tion on deep things — these are some of the charms
and characteristics of my friend, the Venus de
Milo.
I have said that she appears not conscious of
her own beauty; perhaps it would be better to
say not proud of it, not attempting to make capi-
tal out of it, but recognizing and wondering about
it. We will assume that the left hand holding
an apple, fourd near the statue, belonged origin-
ally to the Venus, and that the moment repre-
sented is the moment after the golden apple has
been awarded to her as the fairest of gods and
mortals. Toe more remarkable, then, is the mod-
esty of her bearing. Perhaps it is an object-les-
son in the gentle art — and there is no art more
difficult — of gracefully receiving compliments and
favors. Any blunderer can give gifts and pay
compliments in a reasonably acceptable manner,
if he have only a kindly disposition and be not by
nature totally a fool. But to receive them with a
gratitude which shall not be a cringing plea for
more, a dignity which shall not be frigid or un-
grateful, and withal an unassumed modesty — what
loftiness of character, what fineness of nature
does this demand. It is mere blessed to give than
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wings broken — but the life of the figure is still
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the draperies one can feel the rush of the wind
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weariness of battle in that figure, no evidence of
struggle, no suggestion of the agonizing hours
when the fortune of war hung trembling In the
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850
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
New York Letter.
The tenth annual report of the "Free Lectures
to the People" under the auspices of the school
board for the boroughs of Manhattan and the
Bronx has just been published and is interesting
as an educational document, because it represents
the largest free lecture course in the world, and
also because it sets forth a unique feature of
adult education. Series of lectures were delivered
at 51 different places in the city and a total of
1,871 lectures were delivered, 1,314 of which were
illustrated by stereopticon, 102 by experiments
and 455 without illustration of any kind. The
range of the subject-matter of this course is wide
and varied, and as a consequence it appeals to all
sorts and conditions of men. Dr. Lupziger, the
supervisor, says in his report: "The lecture course
gives to the adult a new hope. It gives to the
poor people larger visions and loftier ideals, and
puts them in touch with noble souls. It has
brought beauty into many a humble home and has
contributed thus to the happiness of thousands."
What New York is doing in this respect many
other city schools may do also, and in this way
extend something of the school privileges to the
adult population of the community. It has been
my happy lot to lecture on this course for the past
four years, and I know something of it j excellent
work by personal experience. The same methods
of illustration, viz., the stereopticon and experi-
ment might be used to a limited extent in
religious instruction also with fine results.
* *
The drift of several so-called religious journals
is plainly indicated by two prominent periodicals
of New York with which I have had more or less
to do in the past, and therefore know something
of their spirit and aim. I refer to the Outlook
and Independent, both of which, religiously speak-
ing, have declined. Both of these papers were
launched ministers of the gospel and won their
first successes and their reputation on the patron-
age of their religious constituency of all denomina-
tions more or less. For years their tone was
distinctively religious, much space beiDg given
to religious matters. But in the latter years
secularism has taken full possession, and though
each of these editorial forces are presided over by
a preacher of the gospel, they give precious little
space to things religious. They have given them-
selves over to the advocacy of most everything
secular. Politics, sociology, education, current
literature, morality and general worldliness make
up the pages of these formerly great religious
papers. Some two years agi the Outlook dropped
their religious department, and a few weeks since
the Independent followed suit. Is it not time that
Christian men should awake to the fact that these
and other papers have turned away from their
high and holy ideals? They are not any longer
religious journals. It certainly is a great pity
that such able and reliable advocates of the cause
of Christ should forsake their distinctive religious
advocacy of the pa9t and go into the scramble of
the world for secular gain.
* *
*
President Hadley at Yale yesterday preached
the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class
though himself not a minister. His text was:
"Followers of them who through faith and patience
inherit the promises." The kernel of the dis-
course, the best thing he said, was: "Remember
that however much you may be able to dazzle the
multitude, or lead the multitude, the respect of
your own conscience is under God the one endur-
ing possession. In patience, in the profoundest
sense of the word, shall you possess your own
souls." So much is being said about colleges, and
especially about the great Eastern institutions of
learning, that perhaps a word to young people,
thinking at this season of entering college in the
fall, is not out of the way. By all means go to
the small country college or the college supported
by the Church of Christ if possible. Much of the
talk about the superiority of Yale, Harvard, etc.,
over the smaller colleges is all nonsense. There is
more in the name of such schools than in the
superior work done in them. They are finely
equipped, but they do not do better or more thor-
ough work than hundreds of smaller colleges do
in the same branches. Besides, the extravagance
of living and the temptations to evil are much
greater in the great colleges. It is to be hoped
that men of means will adequately endow our
good schools, such as Kentucky University, Drake,
Hiram, Eureka, Milligan, etal., and make them the
power for good they ought to be. The next ad-
vanced step we should take is in the direction
of college endowment, that our schools may be
thoroughly equipped.
*'
The last quarterly meeting of the New York
district of the C. W. B. M. was held at the 169th
St. Church afternoon and eve of June 14th. All
the ministers present made addresses and Mrs.
Rummell was re-elected president and Mrs. Kramer
was re elected secretary for the coming year. B.
Q. Denham will take a vacation through August
and J. M. Philputt will take two months' vacation,
July and August. Bros. Harlan and Keevil have
not reported their plans for the resting season.
The work at the 169th St. Church keeps up re-
markably well considering the hot weaiher. Both
Sunday-schools and the church services are quite
well attended. But in the course of ten days
many of our regulars will be out of the city.
Some will go to Europe, some to Colorado, some to
Sing Sing on the Hudson, some to the Catskills,
some into Pennsylvania, some into New England
and others to the seaside, and so we will be
much scattered abroad. So it is with many other
congregations. But let us go everywhere preach-
ing the word. S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Ave.
China Letter.
The Middle Kingdom is not only a pretty, artis-
tic garden of towers, lakes and minarets; it is a
mighty empire. It possesses all the variety of a
nation's life. Above all of its art, literature and
ethics, sin stands out as the comprehensive sum-
mary of its social, industrial and political state.
*'
Heathenism is the blight of the human race.
In this non-Christian colossus of ancient learning
and venerated superstitions a new life is in embryo.
The vital germ of the gospel seed has not yet re-
ceived its distinctive form. It is safe to say the
Christianization of China is yet in its rudimentary
condition. In th ? eighteen provinces four hun-
dred millions of people are in the throes of immi-
nent revolution. Whether the upheaval will be
peaceful or otherwise, it is not easy to forecast.
* *
The political horizon is very dark. Intrigue
and murder lurk within the Imperial Palace. The
deposed emperor is reported to be dying. The
new puppet heir-apparent is a mere nonentity in
the hands of the wily Empress Dowager. It is
unfortunate, too, just at this time that the Ger-
mans Bhould be provoking so much hostility in the
north of China. Kiaschon is the open port in the
north for German trade and industries. Recently
it has been the scene of much turbulent action.
We trust the sons of the Fatherland will give a
good representation of what Christian civilization
can and will do for China.
* *
*
F.E.Meigs is doubtless by this time at home.
He should have audience everywhere. He can
present the needs and claims of China with wis-
dom and grace. He is one of "the big four," viz.,
Wharton, Smith, Williams and Meigs, who were
sent from a great work at home to a greater work
abroad. The Christian girls' school is looking for
the return of Miss Emma Lyon.
* .*
James Ware and family are at Hiram, Ohio.
James Ware is one of the busiest missionaries in
China. Has been nearly twenty years in China.
His daughters, Lillie and Grace, enter Hiram Uni-
versity. It would be a splendid endowment if the
sons and daughters of all our foreign missionaries
could be enabled to ensure a university training
in some one of our great educational institutions.
Our children cannot best develop in a heathen en-
vironment. They are the children of the West
and should enjoy its privileges. This is a great
mission field problem. Solution is invited.
W. Remfey Hunt.
Chu Cheo, Central China.
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851
Texas Letter.
STATE MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Our state convention this year at Paris, June
11-15, was a success. Death in my congregation
kept me away, but this is the report of those who
attended. The women led off well, and while I
have no figures from them it is the verdict of all
that their work is growing rapidly, and all debts
paid. The old officers were re-elected and a
strong stride forward is their aim for the coming
year.
By the time the men were ready for their work
about 450 delegates, full of enthusiasm and hope,
were on the ground and the program was carried
out with much zeal and harmony.
The reports from the field have never been
better, and that of B. B. Sanders, corresponding
secretary, was exceptionally good. He was em-
ployed 365 d"ys, p eached 422 sermons, visited 68
places, held 14 meetings, baptized 202, received
60 by letter and 41 from other sources, making a
grand total of 303 additions. He organized two
Ladies' Aid Societies, reorganized three churches
and three Sunday-schools, located 10 preachers,
ordained one, wrote 2,494 letters and contributed
35 articles to the Courier. Where is there a better
report than this? God bless Bro. Sanders.
And his financial showing is just as good. He
raised in the field in cash and pledges, $1,856.65.
For various other purposes, $2,068.65, making a
total of $3,925.30. He not only paid his own
salary, but turned Into the treasury in cash and
pledges, $485.25.
Summing up the work of all the evangelists we
have the following figures: Days, 2541; places,
393; sermons, 2808; bapMsms, 746; letter, 559;
otherwise, 302; total 1,607; churches organized,
14; Snnday-schools, 16; Endeavor Societies, 11; C.
W. B. M., 1; Aid Societies, 5; churches reorganized
7; Sunday schools, 3; preachers located, 10; or-
dained, 1; cash and pledges, $9,027.75; for local
purposes, $4,338.25; making a grand total of
$13,366.00.
Before passing judgment on this work I wish
the reader to know that we have only about 30,-
000 people engaged in it. There are perhaps that
many more in the state, but like the Jews and
Samaritans, we have no dealings with each other.
They are generally known as "Antis." He should
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over a territory as large as half a dozen of our
largest states.
The old board consisting of Anson Rainey, G. D.
Smith, M. M. Davis, T. E. Shirley and C. W. Gib-
son, was continued, and J. C. Mason was added to
it. Since then the board has re-elected B. B.
Sanders as Cor. Secy., and he thereby becomes a
member also. At this meeting A. J. Bush and
Sam Smith were elected as gen iral evangelists, and
several others were located in different districts.
J. B. Hoston was continued at Galveston, J. C.
Dickson at Tyler, E. C. Boynton at Huntsville, T.
H. Patterson at Beaumont and Prank Lanehart at
Bowie.
One of the best features of the work is that the
number of contributing churches is rapidly in-
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last year th' re were 77, but we now have 158.
But only about $2,500 was pledged at the conven-
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J. N. Crutcher, aided by his new wife and good
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B. B. Tyler's Letter.
I am stirred up by a letter written to me by a
large-hearted, successful Christian business man.
It is well to hear from men now and again who
are not in the ministry. It would do us good to
hear from such persons frequently. The pulpit
ought to consult the pew. The people should be
encouraged to speak to the preachers. The latter
will show their good sense by listening respect-
fully to the former. How do the matters In
which preachers are especially interested appear
to business men? Having put the question in this
way let us listen to them when they speak.
This good man says: "What we want is
qualified, consecrated leaders." Emphasize the
last word. Print it in large letters. Leaders
are wanted. This is the opinion of this Christian
gentleman. Do you doubt the correctness of this
opinion? Any cause, to succeed must have
leaders. Our congregations are miniature
democratic republics — but leadership is needed,
nevertheless. On the larger theater the same
need exists. Lbaders, not lords, are needed.
The difference is obvious.
But to lead one must go before. The leader
does not sit in a comfortable office and issue
orders. A lord may do this, but not a leader.
Paul required Timothy to lead, not drive. "Be
an example," he said. He himself was a leader.
"Follow me," was his word, "even as I follow
Christ." Whatever the leader would have the
people do he must himself do first. To aspire to
leadership is to aspire to a difficult position.
Lordship is not difficult; leadership is.
In the Christian life "consecrated" leaders are
needed — men who will go before "in word, In
manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity." As
are the leaders, so will be the people.
Another quotation from the letter of this busi-
ness man is as follows: "We must consolidate
and endow our colleges." He sees that the
churches are dependent on our institutions of
learning for leaders. For this reason our colleges
ought to be adequately endowed. The educational
problem is the problem before the Disciples of
Christ at the present time. There is now no
other question equal to it in importance. How
can the brethren be brought to see this? That
some see it is an encouraging fact; that many
fail to see it is discouraging. The leaders in all
the reformations of ths church were educated
men. Luther, Calvin, Knox, Wesley, Campbell
were men of college and university training.
Where would the Disciples be to-day, and what,
but for the educational work of Alexander Camp-
bell? The founding of Bethany College was the
wisest thing that he did. The value of this in-
stitution to the current effort to call the people
back to New Testament Christianity cannot be
estimated. Honor be to the men who in any
capacity are serving the cause; but let us give
especial honor to those who, with an apostolic
zeal, are attempting to stir us up on the educa-
tional problem. Do you see how the question
presents itself to this man of affairs? He is wise.
Half educated men have done good work. Men
without a college training are turning souls to the
Lord. Some of our most valuable men were
destitute of a college training. If they rendered
valuable service without an education, much more
valuable would have been their work if they
could have had the discipline of a regular college
curriculum. And the trend of this present time
indicates that educated men in the ministry will
be in greater demand in the future than they
have been in the past, than they are now, where-
fore "we must consolidate and endow our
colleges."
One more quotation: "I tell you, I do have the
highest admiration for our preachers who work
so cheaply, and many times without reward at all
(here below). It is this consecration that has
caused our success in a large measure."
Since I have been going among our churches I
have had revelations!
I had no conception, when I was in a comfort-
able pastorate, of the experiences of men with
whom I have become acquainted since the be-
ginning of my itinerancy. There are sacrifices
made on the home field equal to any sacrifices of
which I have heard on the foreign field. If our
young men are not in dead earnest the signs are
misleading. So far as money is concerned they
would do better to serve as mechanics or farm
hands. I stand in their presence with uncovered
head. Their names do not appear in our papers.
It is probable that you never heard of them. I
know them. I have been in their pulpits and in
their homes. We wax eloquent over the work of
"the fathers," and it is well for us so to do; but
there was no more self-denial and heroism on their
part than is now shown by their sons and grand-
sons. There is not an extravagant syllable in
this statement. These sentences are written
under a self-restraint. My admiration for "the
fathers," is great and so also is my admiration for
the good men who are now filling the pastoral
office among us. They are worthy sons of noble
Bires. There are, no doubt, selfish men in our
ministry. There are men in the Christian ministry
for what they can make out of it. Of this I am
fully persuaded; but they are, believe me, the ex-
ception. It is seldom that I meet them.
"It is this consecration that has caused our
success in a large measure," says my correspond-
ent— and in this he is correct.
But is it right that so large a part of the self-
denial and consecratiou should be left to the
preachers? Ought not every member of the
church to practice self-denial and be an example
of intelligent consecration in the work of Chris-
tianizing the world? I am glad to believe that
there is among the Disciples of Christ an in-
creasing sense of stewardship. Business men
more and more are conducting their business on
Christian principles and are using their means to
aid their fellowmen with a steadily increasing
liberality. Systematic giving is thought of and
practiced more than it was a few years ago. In
a recent letter I called attention to results in the
New York church — the congregation for which B.
Q. Denham preaches.
Not long ago I had the privilege of looking
over a business man's account, and this is what I
found: Beginning with 1897 and Including 1899
his gross earnings were $69:870.42. This was
$5,374.65 a year. During these thirteen years he
contributed to the work of our Lord $11,458.97 —
an average of $881.45 per year. This he was
able to do by using system in his offerings to the
work of the Master. The number of persons
among us who are using their means in this way
increases year by year. I can tell you of men
and women who give all except enough to furnish
them with plain food and chtap clothing, and this
they do for Christ's sake. It is a good thing to
go among the brethren and learn what they are
doing and discover the spirit by which they are
animated.
B. B. T.
A Union Meeting.
Mention of a union meeting held Sunday, June
3, In a tent in a grove six miles east of Ladoga,
Montgomery County, I d., should be made in your
paper. The Ladoga, Roachdale, New Ross,
Jamestown, North Salem, New Maysville, Foun-
tain, Bether, and Barnard Churches were repres-
ented. Preachers present — C. C. Smith, Cincin-
nati, 0.; T. J. Legg, Logansport; W. T. Brooks,
L. E. Murry, H. C. Patterson, W. H. Alford,
Henry Ashley, A. W. Conner and L. T. Van
Cleave. Prof. W. E. M. Hackleman furnished
Bong books and the music.
The day was damp and cool, but a good-sized
and very orderly and attentive crowd was present.
The sermons of the morning were by T. J. Legg
and H. C. Patterson, followed by the communion,
presided over by W. T. Brooks.
Following intermission for dinner came the ad-
dress of the day on Missions by C. C. Smith, of
the Home Society. This was a most happy and
effective appeal for a deeper missionary spirit
and a larger liberality on the part of our brother-
hood in carrying on this great work. T. J. Legg
followed w.th an appeal for a mission offering.
Over $100 was soon given in cash and pledge.
This was a splendid crowning of the day's work,
as many good brethren present had hitherto felt
no obligation resting on them in this vital work
of the church. The seed sown in that address
will bear much precious fruit in the oncoming
years.
The brethren everywhere should plan such
gatherings. The latent energy in the Chris-
tian Church is wonderful, such gatherings will
make it wonderfully active and produce wonders.
It was decided to make this meeting an annual
one on first Sunday in July.
As one born out of due time, the writer was
called to make a fifteen-minute address on "Tem-
perance." The goodness and patience of the audi-
ence was fully demonstrated by their attentive re-
ception of a few scattering shot into the political
hive where the saloon lives and thrives.
The Christian brotherhood has a great heart.
Touch it in the spirit of the Master and streaxs
of liberality that will make the desert glad wi;l
flow forth. I love thy kingdom Lord.
L. T. Van Cleave.
Interested Ladies.
WORKING in a good cause.
"In the institution where I am employed as
nurse (The Home for Aged Women) we find many
ladies suffering from gastric trouble caused by
coffee.
"My own .personal experience is that since a
child I have been a moderate drinker of coffee but
most of the latter years have suffered from acidity
of the stomach, sluggish liver and nervousness.
"I finally gave up coffee entirely, about three
years ago, using hot water in its place. Of course,
after removing the cause the symptoms disap-
peared, but I seemed to need a beverage more
strengthening than' hot water, as my occupation
of nurse required considerable exertion. I began
to look about for a suitable breakfast beverage
and undertook the preparation of one by brown-
ing some wheat berries and using that as coffee,
but the result was far from satisfactory. Finally
I came across Postum Food Coffee, on a visit to
my home in Roselle, N. J., and found it exactly
fitted the case.
"I have been using it regularly and introduced
it to our institution. When it was first served it
was not satisfactory, but I looked into the matter
and insisted on having it boiled fully fifteen min-
utes after the actual boiling had started, not
counting the time it was on the stove before boil-
ing began. The next time it appeared you would
not know it was the same article, it was so much
improved. Several of the patients decided to use
it to the ex-lusion of coffee and I found that its
use reduced the number of cases of indigestion.
The result has been very gratifying, and for two
years now, Postum Food Coffee has been in use
at the Home.
"Mrs. Matilda Seaver and Miss Anna Merrill are
desirous that their names be used to help forward
the good cause. My mother has been greatly
helped by the discontinuance of coffee. She was
formerly subject to cramps, but they have entirely
disappeared since she has abandoned coffee and
taken up Postum Food Coffee. Respectfully,"
Miss E. Stryker, Elizabeth, N. J.
July 5, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
853
J^otes and JSews*
Disciples' June Meeting.
The June meeting of the Disciples of Western
New York was held with the church at East Aurora
June 8-10. Opening sermon by Rev. C. M. Kried-
ler, of North Tonawanda, on "The Exaltation of
Christ" — spiritual and uplifting. Address, follow-
ing forenoon, on "The Sunday-school," by Rev. M.
L. Jenney, pastor Thompson St. Church, Buffalo,
and by Rev. Jay A. Egbert, pastor Forest Avenue
Church, Buffalo, on "Christian Endeavor" — both
able, logical, suggestive, and followed by lively
discussions. Afternoon — C. W. B. M. Session —
fine paper by Mrs. J. P. Lichtenberger; discussion
of general topics led by Mrs. George H. Dunston,
full of interest; inspiring address on "India" by
Miss Mary Graybiel, returned missionary; and
solo by Miss E^a Biddle, of Buffalo, which she was
asked to repeat o a the following evening. Same
evening, a rousing discourse on "State Work," by
Rev. P. W. Norton, of Niagara Palls. Lord's day
morning, a grand sermon on First Principles, by
J. P. Lichtenberger, pastor Jefferson St. Church,
Buffalo, of which an aged hearer was heard to say:
"It carried me clear back to my first experiences."
That's what we all continually need — to be carried
clear back, even back to Jerusalem. Afternoon —
communion service conducted by Rev. Anson G.
Chester, of Buffalo, assisted by Rev. G. L. Whar-
ton, returned missionary from India, and Rev. Jay
A. Egbert; service largely attended. Evening —
an Endeavor service, in charge of Rev. R . C. Lut-
ton, pastor North Lancaster Church, followed by
address on "The Famine in India" by Rev. G. L.
Wharton. Delegates most hospitably entertained
by families in East Aurora, and supplied with two
substantial meals a day in the basement of the
Opera House, where the sessions were held. The
meeting throughout was full of interest and its
influence must be for good.
Buffalo. Anson G. Chester.
The School of Pastoral Helpers —
Some Questions Answered.
Since it has been announced that this school
will open September 18, in Cincinnati, Ohio, we
have been asked several questions and some of
them more than once. We have chosen this way
of answering them.
Our first announcement is printed and ready to
send to those who apply.
"Will this school prepare one for the mission
field?" The primary purpose of the school is to
train young women of good education and deep
interest in the Master's kingdom to become effi-
cient helpers to the pastors in the cities and larger
towns. Those well fitted for this work would no
doubt be in some measure fitted to serve him any-
where.
Will the number of students be limited?" Yes,
we think this necessary lest we might not be able
to do justice to those who come, in the way of
practical work.
"Will there be a conference held on this line of
work at the Kansas City Convention?" Yes, we
hope for a large, enthusiastic one.
"Do you believe that many of our churches will
be willing to employ an assistant to the pastor?"
Yes, just as soon as they know how much it will
add to the success of their work. Besides, we are
hopeful that some will enter the school who de-
sire to become efficient workers and yet do not
expect to depend upon it for a living.
"Who furnishes the money to carry on the
school?" We expect those interested in saving
the cities to do this and believe in them sufficiently
to guarantee the payment of all bills.
"How long is the course of training?" As ar-
ranged at present it is but one session from Sep-
tember 18, 1900, to May 13, 1901.
For farther information address
A. M. Harvuot.
617 Richmond St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Illinois Notes.
Our State Jubilee Convention will be held at
Bloomington, October 2, 3, 4, and the prospect for
a great gathering is fine. There is reason to hope
for a one- fare rate from both railway associations,
and this will add much to the attendance.
The district conventions are good, and many
county conventions have added to the general in-
terest.
Nine months of our missionary service makes
the following showing: Men employed, 28; days'
service, 1,160; meetings held, 35; sermons de-
livered, 1,142; conversions, 457; other additions,
291; churches contributing, 158; amount contrib-
uted, $1,733.06.
Our missionary year closes July 31, and unless
churches and preachers send their gifts soon it
will be too late as our books, close with the year.
There is more work before us, but we cannot do it
without the co-operation of our brethren. Any
church will give to state missions if it is asked to
doit. It is your cause, brethren, and we are your
servants. Why not put us in position to do a
large service?
Our missions are doing well because we hold on
to them until they are housed and have regular
preaching. This is slower than we could wish, but
it is better than to open new fields and then let
them go to ruin from lack of attention. Our
work is thorough. J. Fred Jones, Sec.
Stanford.
"Decision Day" in Englewood
Sunday-school.
Our school started out this year to observe the
last Lord's day of each quarter as Decision Day.
On the first of these days — March 25th — there
were eight conversions from the school. Since then
four of the children have made the good confes-
sion, and on last Lord's day (Decision Day) six more
of the boys and girls went forward ; three each at
the morning church service and at the school
session — our pastor, Bro. Kindred, extending the
invitation and taking the confessions at both
services. Numbered among these child-converts
are the son (in his 12th year) and daughter (in
her 11th year) of the writer, whereat we do
greatly rejoice. The naturalness with which they
reached their decision to take this step is refresh-
ing to contemplate. Without either of them ever
having been even asked by father or mother —
much less urged — to unite with the church, they
each on the evening of last Decision Day made
known to us their desire to confess the Savior
when the next Decision Day should come. During
the intervening three months we frequently con-
versed with them regarding their determination
and made it the subject of prayer and Scripture
reading with them. Not once did they falter in
their resolve, but moved steadily forward to the
consummation of their faith in the Son of God,
the confession of his name before witnesses and
their baptism into him. Englewood Sunday-school
can say out of its experience: "Blessed be Decision
Day!" W. P. Keeler.
Chicago, June 26, 1900.
New Railroad to San Francisco.
Announcement is made of the opening for pas-
senger business of the newly completed extension
of the Santa Fe Route to San Franciseo, opening
for freight business having been made several
weeks ago. The fact marks an event of no little
national importance, as a new transcontinental
line thus enters the field of business between the
great California port and the East, so long mo-
nopolized by the one railroad, to which heretofore
San Erancisco and the other cities of central Cali-
fornia have been restricted. A distinct benefit to
trade and travel may confidently be expected to
result in the form of better freight and passenger
transportation, which commonly follows railway
competition for public patronage. By this step,
also, the Santa Fe Road has materially added to
its source of revenue. It is the only railroad with
track and trains under one ownership and manage-
ment all the way from Chicago to San Francisco,
as heretofore it has enjoyed that distinction be-
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The advantages resulting from such undivided re-
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of policy and prompt through service, which in a
system of the high standing of the Santa Fe signi-
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The route is rich in attractions for the tourist.
All the way from eastern Colorado to the Califor-
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mountain top, averaging as high above sea level
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petrified forests, prehistoric ruins, Indian Pueblos,
the Yosemite and the Grand Canon of the Colora-
do River in Arizona are some of the features,
certainly a striking list for those who are ignor-
ant of the extraorninary interest of travel through
the southwestern portion of our country. Also
an independent route is thus established through
San Francisco to Hawaii, the Philippines and the
Orient, on the freight traffic with which the Santa
Fe has already secured a strong hold, and now
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5,1900
evangelistic*
ALABAMA.
Birmingham. — Five added at the First Church
here laat week.— 0. P. Spiegel.
INDIANA.
Staunton, June 25. — T. J. Legg is assisting us
in a meeting here. Five added to date. Three
were added to the church at Cayuga last night. —
L. V. Barbre.
NEBRASKA.
Dewees?, June 25. — Two additions by letter at
Ox Bow yesterday. Good prospects for more
soon. All departments of the work moving along
nicely.— E. W. Yocum.
TENNESSEE.
Chattanooga, Jane 23. — Recently I assisted E.
V. Spicer in a meeting at Selma, Ala. Meeting
closed with 10 additions. Bro. S. is held in high
esteem by the Selma Church. Four additions to
the Walnut Street Church in the last four weeks.
— M. D. Clubb.
CALIFORNIA.
Riverside, June 26. — Five additions yesterday,
three the previous Lord's day; four by letter, two
by confession, one by statement, and one from the
Methodists. At a reception given to our fifty-two
new members a birthday offering was made for
the India famine sufferers; result, $25.00. Our
second year's work with this congregation opens
with bright prospects. — A. B. Houze.
MISSOURI.
Nevada, June 25. — Two confessions at Hume
yesterday. — S. Magee.
Glasgow, June 26. — One added by letter at
Glasgow last Sunday. Myself and wife would like
to engage for a few evangelistic meetings for the
summer and fall. We do not require a stipulated
salary. I preach, she sings; we both do hand-to-
hand work. My address will now be Salisbury,
Mo.— K. W. White.
IOWA.
Estherville, June 25. — Glad to report two ad-
ditions yesterday; one by letter and one confes-
sion.— H. M. Gregory.
Prairie City Church. — On June 17th there was
one baptism, and on the 10th one addition by
letter. This makes seven additions since we
came first of April. Children's Day was observed
here yesterday, 24th. The collection was a little
over $9. This is not large, but good for a begin-
ning. We shall reorganize the Auxiliary this
week. — C. E. Wells.
KANSAS.
Elk City, June 25. — Three more additions here
yesterday. — S. W Nay.
Augusta, June 22. — June 17th I baptized two
at Latham, Kan. We had a fine hearing. Bro.
Fanchier had a few new names for the Christian-
Evangelist.— C. W. Yard.
Atchison* June 24. — Another confession of the
Christ at morning worship yesterday. Have bap-
tized the past three Sunday evenings. Church
house just newly painted and otherwise improved.
Begin soon to raise another $500 on mortgage
debt. Spirituality of the church unexcelled. —
Walter Scott Priest.
ILLINOIS.
Williamsville, June 25. — Two additions by obe-
dience at the morning service yesterday. — W. W.
Weedon.
Kankakee, June 25. — Had glorious meetings
yesterday, two confessions, making seven added
recently. — W. D. Deweese, Pastor.
Galesburg, June 25. — Please report two added
here yesterday. 18 since last report. — C. H.
White.
Lynnville, June 25. — A young physician took
membership with us yesterday. The work pros-
pers.— A. R. ADAMS.
London Mills, June 22. — There have been four
additions to the church at London Mills that have
not been reported. One by statement and three
by baptism. One of them an old man of 75 years.
One by statement at Herron, 111. — S. A. Ennefer.
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The Iron Mountain Shortens its
Time to Texas.
Train No. 51 now leaves St. Louis 2:21 p. m.,
daily, shortens the time by several hours from St.
Louis to Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio,
Houston and Galveston. Through Pullman Buf-
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from St. Louis to San Antonio, and reclining chair
car service to Dallas and Fort Worth. A de-
lightful feature of this train is the daylight ride
along the Mississippi and through the beautiful
Arcadia Valley. Time of other trains remaini
the same excepting train No. 57 for Delta, Colum-
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8:00 A. M.
To the Rockies and Beyond
via Missouri Pacific and . Rock Island Route. A
new through sleeping car line will be operated
between St. Louis and Denver over the above lines
on and after June first. This is the shortest and
quickest through sleeping car line between these
points, leaving St. Louis 9:00 a. m., daily, and are
riving Denver 11:00 next morning.
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July 5, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
855
The "Mother's Room."
I'm awfully sorry for poor Jack Roe;
He's the boy that lives with his aunt, you know;
And he says his house is filled with gloom
Because it has got no "mother's room."
I tell you what, it is fine enough
To talk of "boudoirs" and such fancy stuff,
But the room of rooms that seem best to me,
The room where I'd rather be,
Is mother's room, where a fellow can rest,
And talk of the things his heart loves best.
What if I do get dirt about,
And sometimes startle my aunt with a shout?
Its in mother's room, and, if she don't mind,
To the hints of others I'm always blind.
May be I lose my things— what then?
In mothers room I find them again.
And I never denied that I litter the floor
With marbles and tops and many things more ;
But I tell you, for boys with a tired head,
It is jolly to rest it on mother's bed.
Now poor Jack Roe, when he visits me,
I take him to mother's room, you see,
Because it's the nicest place to go
When a fellow's spirits are getting low;
And mother, she's always kind and sweet,
And there's always a smile poor Jack to greet,
And somehow the sunbeams seem to glow
More brightly in mother's room, I know,
Tnan anywhere else, and you'll never find gloom ■
Or any old shadow in mother's room.
— Harper's Youny People.
Their Experiment.
BY L. T. RIGHTSELL.
"Can you not see your way to do it,
Charles? It is my heart's desire that you
make the attempt. I believe that your
Christian vows require that you should deal
with these poor men differently from the
customary way. Pray consider the matter."
Charles El wood heard the request of his
wife with a somewhat perturbed spirit. Not
that he was vexed, for he loved her and al-
ways asked her counsel in business matters,
but he doubted the wisdom of what she now
proposed. He said: "Mary, I have not for-
gotten my Christian obligations; I want to
fulfill them as perfectly as I can, but if I
fail to look to my own interests how am I
to hold up, and how can I bear to see my
own family brought to need through my im-
prudence?'
"There are only we two," said Mary, "and
I would rather come to want than to close
my heart to the claims of charity. But I
hardly believe we will come to want by your
doing this. God will not forsake us for a
good deed."
Charles smiled. He was a practical man
of business and looked at all things from a
business standpoint. He did not doubt God's
care for his own, yet he was a firm believer
in works as well as faith. Through his
wife's influence he had become a Christian,
and he gave her credit for unlimited good-
ness of heart, but he imagined he possessed
the advantage in respect of business judg-
ment. He was owner and business manager
of an iron foundry in West Virginia, and
had obtained what he no # possessed by his
own unaided efforts, having worked up from
the bottom. He was not now wealthy, as
compared with many others, but he owned
and operated a plant where something near
a hundred men were employed. He under-
stood all the minutiae of the work and fan-
cied he also understood the management of
his men. Unlike most other operators, he
regarded them as human creatures, and nev-
er held himself aloof in any spirit of false
pride. There had be^n much serious trouble
in other places between capital and labor,
but none had ever arisen between him and
his men. To-day he had spoken to his wife
of the stringency of the times and announced
his purpose of cutting the wages of his em-
ployees. He regretted the step and feared
somewhat the results, but he trusted that
he would be able to make them comprehend.
In answer to his wife's queetions he he had
admitted that the step he contemplated was
not yet an absolute necessity, but he regard-
ed it as a matter of prudence; it would be-
come a matter of necessity in time, and it
was better to take time by the forelock.
Mary earnestly entreated him to recon-
sider his determination and to endeavor to
hold out awhile longer. She was willing
to cut down their own living expenses to
the lowest possible figure, if he would try
to maintain the present scale of wages, so
as to assure to the employees the means
which every one of them so sorely needed.
Charles Elwood and his wife were not liv-
ing in luxury. Their dwelling was only a
cottage far out from the fashionable part
of the town, and they had no elegant furni-
ture and no retinue of servants. The oper
atives certainly had no cause for envy as
they contemplated their manner of living.
Charles believed that he and his wife should
not be expected to deny themselves to the
extent that they ran the risk of losing all.
But since his wife was so decided in her
opinion that he should not at present make
a reduction of wages, he yielded and prom-
ised that it should not be done.
This decision he announced to Carl Saxe,
his foreman, the next morning, with the re-
quest that he should make it known to his
men. Carl gladly received this permission,
and at the same time thanked Mr. Elwood
for himself. "It will be a very welcome
piece of news to the men," he said; "many
of them were becoming very uneasy."
"The uneasiness is on my side, now," said
Mr. Elwood; "I am afraid, Carl, that my de-
cision may have to be reversed at any time.
I can trust you and I can tell you now that
the future looks rather gloomy."
Carl left him and in a little while the
sound of cheering was heard from the sheds.
In his heart Mr. Elwood was glad that he
had the power to give at least temporary
joy to others.
It was a time of great uncertainty in the
industrial world. Everywhere the wages of
working men were being reduced, or still
worse, factories were being closed. Mr.
Elwood held out as long as he could, but
one day, a few months after his conversa-
tion with his wife, he again called Carl
Saxe to him, and requested him to assemble
the men in the smelting shed. He had kept
Carl, as well as his wife, in his confidence
Results Make
Reputation.
Singer Machines, either lock-stitch or
chain-stitch, are the successful result of
long experience and constant improve-
ments in the endeavor to make nothing
but the best sewing-machines for family
use. The accomplishment of this result
requires six of the largest, best-equipped
factories in the world, and the best in-
ventive talent of the age. Twelve
thousand workmen are employed in these
factories. Experience counts with The
Singer Manufacturing Company.
The average term of employment among
these workmen exceeds a decade.
Sold on instalments.
Old machines taken in exchange.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.,
" Sewing-Machine Makers for the World."
all the time, and now he had decided to ap-
peal to the reason and good sense of his
workmen.
Facing them as they stood expectantly
before him, he stated in a plain way the
condition of affairs and said in conclusion:
"Now, I have refrained from cutting wages
up to this time because I sincerely desired
the welfare of you all. But I find I can no
longer carry on the business as matters now
stand. There are two courses, one of which
I must take; either I must reduce wages or
shut down the works. Which shall it be?
I leave it for you to decide."
There was a short consultation, so short
that Mr. Elwood was led to believe that the
matter had been canvassed before, and then
Carl Saxe stepped forward as spokesman
and said: "The men say that they will stand
by you, Mr. Elwood. They ask that you
will do the best you can by them and allow
the work to go on." Mr. Elwood did the
best he could for them. It was now the be-
ginning of November, and he knew there
was suffering and hardship in store for
many of them. His wife went every day
with food, clothing and medicine to the
poor homes of some of the workmen. Oc-
casionally she heard a word of bitterness
and complaint from some overworked, un-
derfed and poorly clad woman. Mrs. Elwood
was troubled, but not conscience- striken by
such expressions, and felt that they were
due to an unreason caused by physical suf-
fering. She was conscious of having done
her best to aleviate this suffering and on
that account her spirit was less troubled.
As the holidays approached and the sever-
ity of the winter increased, the condition of
things here and in other parts of the coun-
try grew worse. Mr. Elwood was aware of
the fact that at least two or three of his
men belonged to the disaffected class known
as anarchists and did not doubt that they
were using their bad influence with the oth-
ers, though he hoped that their influence
was small. But as the days went by he was
sure he could detect a change for the worse.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
Occasionally he would comelupon^roups of
the men discussing with] suppressed voices
something they evidently ^did; not^wish him
to hear. When he approached j'the 'groups
quickly dissolved, the men going their sep-
arate ways. He fancied that there [was less
freedom than formerly, that their Jbearing
toward him was becoming more land more
constrained. One day ^he j mentioned the
matter to Carl, but even he seemed disin-
clined to be confidential, and' would not dis-
cuss the matter.
It was the day before Christmas. The
news from other places where]there were
many disturbances and the suspicious aspect
of affairs at home had preyed upon^the mind
of Mr. Elwood and he felt that the approach-
ing holiday season was to be the most un-
happy of his life. He was not at all sur-
prised when Carl came to him late in the
afternoon and said: "Mr. Elwood, I believe
it is the intention of the men to send a com-
mittee to wait on you this evening." He
said nothing more and Mr. Elwood asked
nothing by way of explanation. He felt
that inquiry was useless.
At his home that evening he and his wife
were sitting alone, both in a despondent
frame of mind, feeling that they had been
misunderstood and that their effort to prac-
tice the Golden Rule had resulted in a fail-
ure. But both were brave. They did not
intend to evade any issue that might arise
and so they sat talking, sad but tranquil till
nine o'clock. At that hour the tread of
many feet was heard approaching the house
and soon a knock rosounded upon the door.
Mr. Elwood arose and openened it and was
confronted by Carl, who said quietly: "Mr.
Elwood, the men are here and have a little
matter to trouble you with." Mrs. Elwood
was by her husband's side and she said pleas-
antly: "Have them come right inhere, Carl,
they are all welcome.''
"No," said Carl, "I presume they would
rather not trouble you in that way, as there
are so many; but there is a matter we have
been keeping secret for a time, sir; no
doubt you have noticed it and thought
strange. Well, you know we are poor, and
the outlook just now is dark, but if you will
accept it we wish to present you a slight
token of our esteem and appreciation. Here
is our Christmas present, sir."
Mr. Elwood in a dazed sort of a way took
the package that was handed to him. His
surprise was so great that he could scarcely
realize what he was doing as he undid the
package and held up to view a handsome
overcoat. For a little while he could say
nothing; it all flashed through his mind —
the explanation of the reserved bearing of
the men and their secret conversations
which they were so careful not to have him
overhear. He had imagined that they were
all becoming disaffected and that they were
even meditating some evil deed. When he
could command his voice he told them in a
few simple words of his great thankfulness
and great appreciation of their gift. With
hearty cheers they responded to his expres-
sions of kindly feeling for them, and then
one by one they came and shook the hands
of himself and his wife.
When the men had gone the two sat again
by the fireside, but with feelings entirely
different from those that had possessed them
a little while before. Anxiety and trouble
had vanished and within their hearts was the
deepest gratitude to the God whom they
had endeavored to serve by benefiting his
creatures.
Kingston, N. C.
The Temple of Music.
The Temple of Music designed by Esen-
wein & Johnson, of Buffalo, for the Pan-
American Exposition, will cover a plot of
ground 150 feet square, and will be located
on the northwest corner of the Esplanade
and the Court of Fountains. The exterior
of this handsome building will be treated
architecturally after the style of the Span-
ish Renaissance. It will be octagonal in
shape, with octangle pavilions at each cor-
ner. The main entrance will be through the
pavilion on the corner of the Esplanade and
Court of Fountains. Each of the facades
of the main building will have a richly orna-
mented colonnade. Between the columns
will be large window openings and orna-
mental panels, each bearing a portrait bust
of some musical composer. The cornice,
frieze and balustrade of the main building
will be designed in a florid adaption of the
Spanish Renaissance, and the balustrade
will carry tablets bearing the names of
noted musicians and composers. On the cor-
ners above the pavilions will be groups of
statuary representing music, dancing, etc.
The chief feature of the drum of the
dome will be star-shaped windows resembling
those seen in the ancient Spanish mission
buildings. These windows will light the
interior of the auditorium. The dome and
the roofs of the pavilions will be richly
gilded. Gold and brilliant coloring will be
freely used in all the exterior decoration.
The crown of the dome will be 136 feet
above the grade of the Court of Fountains,
and the Temple and its pavilions will form a
very attractive part of the lands .ape
scheme of the entire group of Exposition
buildings.
The auditorium, which will seat 1,200
persons, will be a few steps up from the
grade of the building, and in addition the
restaurants and balconies will give a further
seating accommodation for 1,600 people.
The other pavilions, in addition to the one
used for the main entrance, will be occupied
by the stage and for a fully equipped restau-
rant, with the necessary kitchen adjuncts,
serving rooms, etc. The auditorium is only
a few steps below the floor grade of the
restaurant, and the partition between the
restaurant and auditorium will be glazed, so
that people seated at the tables can over-
look the audience and enjoy the concert or
entertainment at the same time. The flat-
domed roof of the auditorium will be sup-
ported by eight massive piers. Between the
piers will be large arches opening into the
galleries, to the main entrance and leading
to the stage. Over each of the eight large
arches will be a cartouch bearing an inscrip-
tion indicating one of the grand divisions of
Music Oratorio, Grand Opera, Symphonic
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Stomach Troubles
arise from many causes and often with-
out any apparent reason. The stomach
is a delicate and wonderfully important
machine in the human factory, and needs
the greatest care. The one cure that
never fails in all stomach ailments, and
that should be employed at the first
symptom of digestive derangement is
— The olden time remedy
discovered by an old Swiss-German
physician and in use over 100 years,
though not extensively advertised. It
regulates and strengthens the digestive
organs while it purifies the blood and
invigorates the system. It seldom fails
to cure all diseases caused by impov-
erished or impure blood or from dis-
ordered stomach.
No Drug=Store Medicine; is sold
only by regular Vitalizer agents.
Persons living where there are no
agents for Dr. Peter's Blood Vitalizer
can, by sending $2.00, obtain twelve 35-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
857
Music, Lyric Music, etc. The lighting will
be through the star-shaped windows previ-
ously mentioned, passing through eight ceil-
ing lights, each having 320 square feet of
glass. The front of the galleries will be
decorated with a frieze of singing cherubs.
An elaborate and complete system of heat-
ing and ventilating will be adopted for this
building. Numerous and commodious en-
trances and exits will te provided, so that
absolute safety to visitors will be assured
The interior as well as the exterior of the
Temple of Music will be treated with a view
to securing the best architectural effects.
In the Temple of Music will be erected
one of the largest and finest organs in the
United States. It will be an exceedingly
beautiful and complete instrument, with all
the latest improvements in organ building.
It will have four manuals , and about fifty
speaking stops, and will be voiced on three
different wind pressures. The action will be
the most complete style of tubular pneu-
matic. The mechanical contrivances and
combinations will be most complete and in-
clude many varieties not hitherto used. Of
the four manuals, the great organ will have
14 stops, two 16-foofc stops, six 8-foot stops,
three 4-foot stops, one 2-foot stop, a twelfth
and a four-rank mixture.
The swell organ will have fourteen stops,
one 16-foot stop, nine 8-foot stops, three 4-
foot stops and a three-rank mixture.
The choir organ will have eleven stops,
one 16-foot stop, seven 8-foot stops, two 4-
foot stops and one 2-foot stop.
The sole organ will have three 8-foot
stops and one 4-foot stop.
The pedal organ will have ten stops, one
32-foot stop, five 16-foot stops, one 10-foot
stop and three 8-foot stops.
There will be a number of couplers, pedal
movements and adjustable combinations of
the most modern type. The case will be of
Gothic design, to harmonize with the archi-
tecture and decorations of St. Louis Church,
Buffalo, for which the organ is intended
after it has served its purpose at the Expo-
sition. An interesting fact in connection
with this instrument is that it will be built
in the city of Buffalo. The contract has
been awarded to Emmons, Howard & Son,
the well-known organ building firm, now of
Westfield, Mass., but who have arranged to
begin work in their new factory at Buffalo,
and hence the organ which will be seen at
the Exposition will be the first large organ
manufactured in the city of Buffalo. •
A Wonderful Organization.
Very few people realize the magnitude
and scope of the Sunday-school work of this
country and Canada. Through its various
organizations over thirteen and a half mil-
lions of people are reached with the Word
of God. The International Convention,
whose field covers the United States, Canada
and Mexico, is the most comprehensive re-
ligious organization in the world, including
as it does all denominations who work har-
moniously together to save the children of
the land. This association also has a work-
er io Japan. The work in the International
Convention is carried on by two great com-
mittees, one the International Lesson Commit-
tee which select the Sunday-school lessons for
the whole world and the International Ex-
ecutive Committee (of which B. F. Jacobs,
Atwood Bldg., Chicago, 111., is chairman),
which has in charge the convention and
field work, and all other general work. All
but six states, territories and provinces are
now organized into state or provincial asso-
ciations, having in charge the Sunday-school
work of their own state or province. Many
states now have every county organized.
The township organization is the one that
reaches the individual schools, and comes in
personal touch with the workers in these
s:hools. Each township, county, state or
province holds one or more conventions an-
nually, aggregating many thousands in a
year. The Sunday-school work, through the
individual schools and the various organiza-
tions, is doing more for the cause of right-
eousness and good citizenship in our land
than all other agencies combined.
The Prayer- Meeting.
A DISCIPLE.
The sanctuary of prayer is the sweet re-
treat of the Christian from the cares and
anxieties of the day. Here he is privileged
to hold communion with his Heavenly Father
and to bear up before the throne of grace
the interests and burdens of the church.
The true object before the prayer-meeting
is, not only to receive strength and blessing
to ourselves, but to remember in love and
tender solicitude the church that is absent,
whether in sickness, in labors or in way-
wardness. Would that each one could be
taught to feel when Wednesday night comes
that it is their privilege, if not necessarily
occupied, to hasten away to the house of
prayer, to pray for that part of the church
that is busily engaged with the labors of
life, that they may have strength, fortitude
and fidelity from heaven. Then they who
might be necessarily absent would be blessed
when they remembered that while they
waited and labored a part of the church was
on its knees for them.
How constant the "faithful few" should
be in prayer, because there are times when
the entire interest and destiny of the church
centers in their hearts. One time Christ
took three men and withdrew to a hidden
retreat in Gethsemane for prayer. They
went there to bear on their hearts the great
interests of the kingdom. This work fell to
Christ and three men. But the three, fail-
ing to appreciate the deep import of the
hour, slept! And the entire burden rested
on the breaking heart of the Master. It
seemed greater than he could bear. The
destiny of the race hung in the balance.
But he was constant and bore the burden
for them and us. So, often yet the good of
the church falls upon a few. Sometimes
there is only one noble heart who sees and
appreciates. And the great blessing of such
a life is the being used of the Lord to bear,
as he bore, the heavy cross.
And it is a sweet thought that comes to
us while at prayer for the church that we
are privileged to remember one another,
even as Christ, our Mediator, pleads for us
the mercy of God.
Steamers to Macatawa Park and
Holland, Michigan.
Daily Service, June 5th.
Steamers leave Holland daily 8:00 P.M.
" " Chicago " ... 7:00A.M.
Summer Schedule, June[29,to September 2, inclusive.
Leave Holland, daily 8:00P.M.
" Holland, Friday, Saturday (special) 6:30 A.M.
" Holland, Sunday (epee'al) 2:00 P.M.
Leave Chicago, daily(except Pri. Sat. Sun.)8:00 P.M.
" Chicago, Pri. and Sat. 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
" Chicago, Sunday.. 9:00 A.M. and 11:30 P.M.
After September 3, Steamers will leave Chicago,
daily 7 P.M.
Steamers arrive in Chicago in the morning in time
for all trains west and south. Tickets sold at all
stations, on Pere Marquette and O.K. & I. Railways.
For further particulars or information apply to Chi-
cago Office or General Office in Holland, Michigan.
Chicago and St, Louis
Via Springfleid
CHANGE OF ROUTE OF
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
The Illinois Central's Ohicago-St. Louis line, ov=r
which the Daylight Special and the Diamond Special
trains are run, has been changed be' ween Clint< n
and East St. Louis, the new line now being from
Clinton via Springfield and Litchfield instead of via
Decatur and Pana as formerly. Thin is brought about
by the recent acquisition by the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company of a portion of the St. Louis, Peoria &
Northern Railway . It gives * o the ' ' Central' ' a first-
class through line over its own track? for the entire
distance between Chicago and St. Louis, reduces the
distance by six miles and brings Springfield, the
thriving State Capital of Illinois, on to a through
main line. From Chicago to Clinton the line continues
to be via Oilman, Gibson and Farmer City. On this
line the "Daylight Special" has been newly and ele-
gantly equipped, and has had added to t two new
features of radical interest, namely, a
BUFFET-LIBRARY SMOKING CAR AND
A COMPLETE DINING CAR.
The Buffet-Library- Smoking Car has comfortable
lounging chairs , a convenient and well-stocked buf-
fet, a well selected library of the currect books of
the day and files of the leading monthly and weekly
periodicals, and a desk supplied with stationery and
other facilities for writing. The dining car has a ca-
pacity of thirty at a sitting and takes the place of the
Compartment- Cafe, and the Pullman- Buffet features
previously maintained on this train. It is open for
meals (served a la carte) during the entire run be-
tween St. Louis and Chicago.
lew Local Line Between
St. Louis and Freeport
A through coach is now run between St. Louis and
Freeport on local trains leaving St. Louis and leaving
Freeport, in the morning. This is a first-class line
for such points in Northern Illinois as Bloomington,
El Paso. LaJSalle, Mendota, Forreston and Freeport;
and, as good connection is made by this through car
at Freeport with the Central's through Limited
trains to and from the west, it is also a first-class line
for Galena, Dubuque and local points west in Iowa.
Connection is also made north bound with trains for
Munroe, Dodgeville and Madison, Wisconsin.
Full particulars concerning the above can be had
of any agent of the Illinois Central and connecting
lines.
A. H. HANSON, G. P. A., Chicago.
B. & O. S-W.
TO THE
POPULAR
SUMMER RESORTS,
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK,
DEER PARK,
and OAKLAND, on the
CREST OF THE ALLE6HANIES
BEST LINE
—TO-
ATLANTIC CITY
AND THE
EASTERN
SEA COAST RESORTS.
For rates, time of trains, Sleeping Car Space, etc.,
call on any Agent B. & O. B-W., or address
o. p. Mccarty,
General Passenger Agt.,
G. B. WARFEI,, Cincinnati, Ohio
Asst. Gen'l Pass. Ag't, St. Louis, Mo.
858
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
Care of Table Linens.
BY KENTUCKIENNE.
There is nothing that adds more to the
attractiveness of a home than a table set
with snowy white linens and pretty, dainty
china and glassware. It does not take
wealth to create refinement in a home, but
it does take industry and an innate artistic
love for the beautiful. A flower garden
with blooming roses does not appeal to some
housekeepers' taste to supply the table, and
yet, it would only take a few moments to
gather them and place them upon the table.
It is a laudable ambition to wish to orna-
ment and decorate one's home, and when we
see a housewife combine the useful and
beautiful we know she is a beneficent home-
maker, for such things reform the children
in a family. It is a great saving of table
linens and the larger cloths to have the
smaller pieces such as carving cloths, tea
tray pieces, center squares and doylies . They
not only ornament, but save wear and tear
of the larger cloths, and also save the laun-
dry bill, which is quite an item.
It soon wears out a cloth to have it laun-
dered often, and these small pieces preserve
it and save it from stains, such as fruit,
coffee, etc. They can be made very simply
of butcher's linen and neatly hemstitched, or
a little embroidery, and they can be washed
out every few days at home by putting them
in a bowl of warm rainwater and add a lit-
tle Pearline to cleanse them, and rinse in
warm water and iron them on the wrong side
while damp, and they will look as fresh and
as new as possible.
It is a great saving all around to use them
every day. By washing them yourself you
need not have so many changes, and it will
protect and keep your handsome damask
linen table cloth clean twice as long, and I
overlook mine every morning to see if there
is any fruit stains, and if so I pour boiling
water through the stain and -remove it.
The fad of putting roseleaves between
the table linens, towels, napkins and bed
linens is a dainty idea; it gives them a deli-
cate fragrance, and one can gather a quan-
tity at home if they have roses.
Laborers as Investors.
During the present discussion of the enor-
mous dividends paid by the Standard Oil
Company, the Carnegie Steel Company, and
other great corporations, a defender of such
a state of things argued that the laboring
man has no ground for complaint that his
share of the profits is too small, since he in-
vests nothing in the business. He takes no
risks. He simply sells his labor at the low-
est market price and is entitled to nothing
more.
This may be true partially of the most
unskilled labor, the man who can wheel a
barrow of bricks just as readily as he can
wheel a barrow of ore; or who, if he loses
his job on the railroad track, can swing his
pick just as well in the mines.
But all skilled labor does make an invest-
ment in the business in which it is engaged,
and the skill of the artisan is just as essen-
tial in carrying on a manufacturing business
as are the dollars of the capitalist.
Burlington
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
859
Dowgate Snuff.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
I have been asked to give a sample'pro-
gram of the Advance Society. Here is one :
The children meet on Friday evening after
school or after supper. The secretary calls
the roll and each member, when called, re-
cites the quotation learned that week; if
the society meets two times a month, the
member recites both quotations, always
giving the author. The president asks the
secretary to read the minutes of the last
meeting. After they are approved, the
president asks all who have kept the five
resolutions since last meeting to hold up
their hands. If any one has failed the
secretary makes note of the fact, to state
it in the minutes. After these prelimin-
aries, the one who has been selected reader
for the evening reads a chapter out of a
book which all have previously approved.
No book should be taken which any one
member has read, unless that member is
perfectly willing to hear it a second time.
The book might be. Tom Sawyer, or Helen's
Babies, or Jack and Jill, or our page in the
Christian Evangelist, or anything you
please. If thought best there may be two
or three readers, to rest each other up, or
the members may take turn about, or you
may get some grown-up person who reads
"real nice" to read for you, or you needn't
have any reading at all. In short, you
have met to have a good time, and you
don't have to do anything but meet, have
roll call as described and learn who has
kept the resolutions and have the minutes
read; but songs and speeches and essays are
good. Mr. C. Dickens says:
If the confession that I have often
traveled from my lodging on Sundays
should give offense to those who never
travel on Sundays, they will be satisfied (I
hope) by my adding that the journeys in
question were made to churches. It is my
first experiment and I have come to the
region of Whittington in an omnibus. So
many bells are ringing when I stand un-
decided on a street corner that every sheep
in the ecclesiastical fold might be a bell-
wether. My indecision is divided between
four great churches, all within sight and
sound. I don't see as many as four people
going at once, though I see four churches
clamoring for people. I choose my church
and go to the great entrance in the tower.
A rope comes through the roof of the
moldy tower and a man pulls it and clashes
the bell; awhitey-brown man, whose clothes
were once black, a man with flue on him,
cobweb. I peep into the dim church; about
twenty people are waiting to begin. I open
the door of a family pew and shut myself
in; if I could occupy twenty family pews I
might have them. The clerk looks at me as
who should say: "You have done it now!"
Organ plays; choir, two girls. I wonder
within myself what will happen when we
are required to sing. There is a pale heap
of books in the corner of my pew that be-
longed, in 1754, to the Dowgate family.
And who were they? Perhaps a young
Dowgate in the flush of youthful hope had
at that rickety altar married; and perhaps
it had not turned out in the long run as
great a success as he expected?
The opening of the service recalls my
wandering thoughts. I then find, to my
astonishment, that I am taking a strong
kind of invisible snuff to my nose. I wink,
sneeze and cough. The clerk sneezes; the
clergyman winks; all our little party wink,
sneeze and cough. The snuff is made of the
deeay of matting, wood and earth, and of
something else — the decay of dead citizens
in the vaults below. Not only do we cough
and sneeze dead citizens all through the
service, but dead citizens have got into the
very bellows of the organ, and half cocked
the same. We stamp onr feet to warm them
and dead citizens arise in heavy clouds. In
this first experience I was so nauseated by
too much snuff made of the Dowgate family
and other families and branches, that I gave
but little heed to our dull manner of
ambling through the service; to the clerk's
encouraging us to try a note or two; to the
choir's enjoying a shrill duet with no idea
of time or tune; to the whitey-brown man's
manner of shutting up the minister in the
pulpit, and being very particular with the
lock of the door, as if he were a dangerous
animal.
Another Sunday. After being rung for
by conflicting bells, like a leg of mutton, I
select a smaller church than the first. As
a congregation we are 14 strong, not
counting an exhausted charity school of
four boys and and two girls. We are so
quiet in our dullness that three boys who
have got away into a corner, give us a start
like crackers whenever they snigger. An aunt
and her nephew are much disturbed by the
sniggering boys. . The nephew is himself a
boy and the sniggerers tempt him with
secular thoughts of marbles and string, by
secretly offering such commodities to his
distant contemplation. The nephew for a
while resists, but presently becomes a back-
slider and in dumb show defies the snigger-
ers to heave a marble in his direction.
Herein he is detected by his aunt and I per-
ceive that worthy relative to poke him in
the side with the hooked handle of an
ancient umbrella. The nephew revenges
himself by holding his breath and terrifying
his kinswoman with the dread belief that
he has made up his mind to burst. Regard-
less of whispers and shakes, he swells and
becomes discolored, until the aunt can bear
it no longer, but leads him out with no visi-
ble neck and with his eyes going before him
like a prawn's. This causes the sniggerers
to regard flight as an eligible move, and I
know which will go first because of the
overdevout attention he suddenly pays the
clergyman. In a little while this hypocrite
with a face expressive of having until now
forgotten a religious appointment elsewhere,
is gone. Number two with an elaborate
demonstration of hushing his footsteps, gets
out in the same way. Number, three getting
safely to the door, there turns reckless,
bangs it opens and flies out with a whoop!
that vibrates to the top of the tower above
us. The clergyman only glances up, as
having an idea that somebody has said
amen in the wrong place, then continues hie
steady jog-trot like a farmer's wife going
to market. His drowsy cadance soon lulls
three old women to sleep and two lovers sit
looking at each other so happy that I
mind when I turned of eighteen went with
my Angelica to a church on account of a
shower, and when I said to my Angelica:
"Let the blessed event, Angelica, occur at
no alter but this!" and when my Angelica
consented that it should occur at no other —
which it certainly never .did, for it never
occurred anywhere. And 0, Angelica,
what has become of you this present Sun-
day morning, when I can't attend to the
sermon? And more difficult question than
that, What has become of me as I was when
I sat by your side?
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5. 1900
Sunday - School*
W. F. RICHARDSON.
THE GENTILE WOMAN'S
FAITH.
After the discourse of Jesus in Capernaum in
which he called himself the Bread of Life, we are
told that many of those who had been following
him turned away, unable to receive the high truths
he brought to replace their low and unworthy
conceptions of the kingdom of heaven. In sadness
Jesus asked the Twelve: "Will ye also go away?"
Simon Peter, ever ready to lead his comrades in
confession, answered: "Lord, to whom shall we go?
Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we
have believed and know that thou art the Holy
One of God." Blessed trust, which held the souls
of the chosen ones steady through the storm of
doubt that surged about the person of this myste-
rious Man of Nazareth!
Encouraged by the defection in the ranks of
Jesus' followers, the Pharisees and scribes, who
had come from Jerusalem to oppose his growing
power, found opportunity of caviling in the neg-
lect on the part of the Master and his disciples to
observ one of the rigid customs of the formalists
in Judaism. Careless as they were concerning
purity of heart and holiness of life, the Pharisees
and scribes were punctilions in the extreme in ob-
serving all the various washings enjoined ty their
customs and traditions. The hands must be washed
before every meal, and only in a certain way. To
pour water over the hands in any other fashion
than the one specifically enjoined, was to make the
act a sin rather than a meritorious deed. Jesus
boldly ignored this custom and sat down with his
disciples without paying any attention to this for-
mality. To him no washing was of value except
aa there was uncleanness to be removed, and the
heart needed far more the purifying tears of re-
pentance than did the hands the formal applica-
tion of water. To the captious question: "Why
do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the
elders?" Jesus made the stinging reply: "Why do
ye also transgress the commandment of God be-
cause of your tradition?" The discourse that fol-
lowed served to advertise t3 the whole nation the
revolutionary nature of the truth he came to pro-
claim. All the subtle refinements they had heaped
upon the Word of God served but to hide from the
people its true meaning and to afford a way of
escape from its holy and beneficent obligations.
To lay the emphasis of life upon its external cere-
monies rather than upon its spiritual principles
was to misunderstand and misapply the whole rev-
elation God had given to man. Not what went
into the stomach, in the form of food, determined
character, but what was in the heart, our thoughts,
our emotions, our purposes — these marked us as
good or evil. And the outflowings of these in
speech and conduct became the true index of one's
standing before God.
This discourse aroused such violent animosity
on the part of the public teachers at whom it was
aimed that Jesus found it needful to leave Galilee
for a season; and he turned his steps toward the
borders of Tyre and Sidon, on the west of Galilee,
his first entry into distinctively heathen territory.
Phoenicia was inhabited by a people akin to the
ancient Canaanites, whose base idolatry had sunk-
en them to depths below the level of the surround-
ing nations. It might seem strange that Jesus
would hope to find any place of resting among a
people so alien to the Jewish nation and religion;
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him who came in the name of Jehovah. Such a
home he found, but the name of his host is not re-
vealed. It may have been some dweller in this
land who had heard the Master preach and wit-
nessed some of his miracles while passing through
Galilee. Here Jesus would have hidden himself
from the public and found that rest which he so
sadly needed. But Mark tells us that "he could
not be hid." No, the Christ could never hide him-
self. His blessed light could not be quenched,
even by the clouds of human doubt, and the mur-
ky fog of sin. Nor has the world yet been able to
hide his glory so that it should not shine out on
the path of men. Christ cannot be hidden in hu-
man history, even though it be written by such
sceptics as Hume and Gibbon. His footsteps are
heard through every century. Neither can he be
hidden in our hearts, if we are his disciples. If
the Rose of Sharon is blooming in the garden of
our souls its perfume will fill all the atmosphere
in which we move. If we can keep our religion
to ourselves we have a religion that is not worth
keeping. A church that is satisfied with its own
salvation is itself unsaved. For such a church
God has no use, the world no respect and the devil
no fear.
We are told of but one incident of his ministry
among these alien people. A Greek or Gentile
woman of Canaanitish or Syrophcenician blood
came to him beseeching mercy for her daughter
who was afflicted with a demon. Matthew tells us
that at first Jesus made no answer, and that the
disciples requested him to send her away when
she followed and persisted in her plea. Seem.ng
to share in their feeling of unworthiness, the Mas-
ter turned to her and said: "I was not sent but
unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Had
the woman's faith been other than it was, strong
and implicit, this saying would have discouraged
her and perhaps pi evented further petition. But
in that event Jesus would not have given the ap-
parent rebuff, for we cannot for a moment be-
lieve that he ever intended to turn her away
unblessed. This would be to give the lie to all
his ministry of mercy. His purpose was to draw
forth such expression of her faith as should be an
object-lesson to his disciples, and should fully jus-
tify to Isreal the healing of a heathen. To his
declaration, therefore, the poor woman responded
by falling at his feet in the attitude of worship
and crying out: "Lord, help me!" She had some
idea of Jesus' claims to be the Messiah, it is like-
ly, since at the first, according to Matthew, she
addressed him as the Son of David. Then there
fell from Jesus' lips what seems like the only
heartless expression to whichhe ever gave utter-
ance: "Let the children first be filled; for it is
not meet to take the children's bread and cast it
to trie dogs." Had these words expressed the
real feeling of Jesus he would have given a seri-
ous blow to the respect and affection with which
the human race has ever regarded him. To look
on any needy creature as no more worthy than a
dog of the streets would be to advertise one's
innate ignorance and selfishness. But we now
know that Jesus said- this to prove to his disciples
the marvelous faith of this despised heathen
woman. Had her faith been like the bruised reed
rather than like the mighty oak he would not
have subjected it to this test, that would have
surely broken it. The smoking flax he would not
have quenched; but the strong, clear flame of such
faith as hers could not be quenched by even so
harsh a reply as that he gave her.
Nobly did her faith rise to the occasion. Boldly
did she turn the figure used to refuse a favor, as
she thought, into the service of her petition: "Yea,
Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the
children's crumbs." I know I am not of the chos-
en people. I am conscious of my own unworthi-
ness to share in the first gifts of mercy. But you
have long been feeding the children of Israel with
the loaves of divine bounty. So many of their
afflicted have you loosed from the bonds of suffer-
ing that you may surely now vouchsafe to even a
heathen dog, as we are called by the Jews, this
single act of mercy. Let me, poor unworthy me,
have this crumb of grace for my unfortunate
child!
The lesson is complete. Henceforth the disci-
ples of Jesus can point to this marvelous expres-
sion of faith as evidence that the great heathen
world is not wholly unready for the gospel. Their
narrowness and bigotry are sufficiently rebuked
for the present. Jesus gives glad utterance to
the words of grace that have been pressing for
expression every moment since this widow's first
appeal fell on his ears. He now answers her
prayer with the gracious words: "0, woman, great
is thy faith; be it done unto thee even as thou
wilt." He also said: "For this saying go thy way;
the devil is gone out of thy daughter." And with
the same unquestioning confidence that had moved
her to come and ask, and to stay and plead, she
at once turns away and hastens home, fully as-
sured that the word of the Master will prove true,
and she will find her dear child well again. 0,
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would our petitions find ready answer at the hands
of the dear Lord, who waits to bless, and tenderly
invites us to ask.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
861
Christian Gndeavon
By Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR JULY 15.
HOW MISSION WORK WILL
GAIN SUCCESS.
(Acts 1:6-14.)
This ambiguously worded topic is open to vari-
ous interpretations. If it means, How will mission
work be successful? we may reply —
Missions will gain success first, by being true
to the spirit of our Lord Christ. If we go to the
ends of the earth with his gentle, kindly spirit,
we shall win men and women for his kingdom. If,
however, we go with any arrogance, hardness or
intolearance toward the heathen and toward their
view of things we shall drive them, as the Phari-
sees drove men, from the kingdom of God. It is
gentleness and winning good humor which, next to
valor, men admire. It is the life that is suspended
on the cross of self-forgetfulness that draws all
men into it.
Again, in mission work, to gain success we
must plunge in in earnest, as we do after success
in other business. The men who win in the com-
mercial world are those who go in to w'n. We
must throw our souls — and our pocketbooks — into
the balance, organize thoroughly and otherwise
employ earnest business methods.
Yet again, success will follow only after pa-
tience. "Witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem,"
then wider, "in all Judea," then wider still, "to
the uttermost parts of the earth." What a world
of patient endeavor is wrapped up in these short
utterances; what day*? and years, yea, even cen-
turies of toil and waiting! Not in a few short
months shall the great successes of missions be
accomplished. Carey toiled many years without
a convert; Judson, too; Morrison, too. The rec-
ords of missions have been one long story of un-
remitting toil and patient waiting for fruits. Why,
then, should we be discouraged when additions do
not quickly come to our church, or our C. E. So-
ciety, or our miision? Go ye forth with weeping,
bearing precious seed, and we shall doubtless
come again rejoicing.
But if we decide that our subject means, How
does mission work bring success to the general
efforts for Christianity? we open up the large
theme of the reaction of missions upon the church
at home.
Every one is acquainted with instances of such
reaction, instances in which a church has invested
in the distant work only to double or treble its
returns at home. When Dr. Noble was called to
his church in Chicago, years ago, he found it many
thoasands of dollars in debt. When the day for
the foreign offering came round he astonished his
people by giving them a week's notice that he
wanted $500 for Foreign Missions. They were
too astonished to remonstrate. When the Sunday
came the offering, mueh to the surprise of all,
was $800; and in a few years' time the heavy
mortgage was lifted and the church was giving
ten thousand a year for missions. Such, in a
smaller way, is the record of many another con-
gregation. The church that is liberal towards
missions is successful in its own affairs.
It was when the little company of disciples at
Jerusalem began to obey the mandate, witness in
all the world — nay, when the church was com-
pelled by scattering persecution to obey that
mandate- -it was then that its own numbers went
far beyond the 120 or even the three thousand.
There is that scattereth and yet increaseth; there
is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tend-
eth to poverty.
Anti-missionary churches are anti success
churches. Anti-ism and failure go hand in hand.
Th9y are sisters both, and they both are hard-
shells. They go as fast as snaih and are as good
companions as snappingturtles. The Baptists
divided about equally years ago on missions. To-
day the Missionary Baptists have grown to a
gigantic religious body, while the anti-m'ssionaries
or Hardshells, are scarce as birds of paradise.
Literature
JULY MAGAZINES.
The July Woman's Home Companion has many
attractions that stamp it as one of the finest
issues of the year. In this number begins what
promises to be one of the leading novels of the
fall, "The Plutocrats," by Francis Lynde, a love
story of a decidedly original type. The leading
article discusses "Paris Memories of Franklin and
Lafayette," in which Edward Page Gaston refers
to the greatest international event of the Exposi-
tion, the unveiling of the statute of Lafayette on
on the Fourth of July. The article is full of
color and finely illustrated.
In the July Atlantic ex-President Cleveland
concludes his argument for The Independence of
the Executive with a striking account of his own
long and bitter struggle with Congress, which
arose from the famous Tenure of Office Act, and
resulted in a vindication of Pres. Cleveland's
position and the repeal of the act itself.
The July number of Frank Leslie's popular
Monthly is appropriately patriotic, in grouping to-
gether the Hon. John Quincy Adam's illustrated
article u*>on "The Birthplace of the American
Flag," Hezekiah Butterworth's inspiring "Flag
Song," specially revised and extended for this
publication, and a fine poem by Theodora Peck,
entitled "A Dream of the Flag."
The timeliness of the July Century is due in
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Eight full-page drawings by Castaigne illustrate
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 5, 1900
Hnnouncements*
Bethany Assembly Program.
BETHANY PARE, IND., JULY 19 to AUGUST 13.
(CONCLUDED.)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1.
9:00 a. m. Lecture: "Pastoral Theology," Dr.
JabezHall, Irvlngton.
10:00 a. m. "Character Sketches ot the Pioneers,"
H. R. Pritchard, Indianapolis.
11:00 a. m. "The Prison Reform Movement in
Indiana," Amos Butler, Secretary State Board of
Charities.
2:00 P. m. Annual meeting of stockholders of
Bethany Assembly and election of six directors.
3:15 p.m. Lecture: "Church History," Prof. C.
B. Coleman.
3:30 p. M. Address: "The New Patriotism," F. G.
Tyrrell, Chicago
'7:30 p.m. Address: "The Jubilee Aftermath for
Church Extension," George W. Muckley, Secre-
tary, Kansas City.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2.
9:00 a. m. ecture: ''Pastoral Theology," Dr.
Jabez Hall, Irvington.
10:00 a. M Address: "Ministerial Relief," G- M.
Anderson, Indianapolis.
11:00 a. m. Address: "Science and the Bible," J.
B. Briney, Paris, Mo.
3:15 p. M. Lecture: "Church History," Prof. C. B.
Coleman.
4:00 p m. Address: "Our Country and Our Plea,"
J. O. Rose, Lebanon.
7:30 p.m. Address: "Home, Sweet Home, Mis-
sions," Benjamin L. Smith, Cincinnati
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3.
9:00 a. m. Lecture: "Pastoral Theology," Dr.
Jabez Hall. Irvington.
10:00 a. m. Address: "History of Ministerial Edu-
cation Among the Disciples," Allen B. Philputt,
Indianapolis.
10:30 a. m. Address: "Contributions of Christian
Endeavor to Education," C. R. Hudson, Franklin.
11:00 a.m. Address: "Why Churches Should Con-
tribute to Our Schools," Robert Sellers, Irvington;
"William Mullendore, Franklin.
2:00 p.m. Lecture: "Church History," Prof. C.
B. Coleman.
3:00 p.m. Address: "Modern Science and Relig-
ion," Prof. H. L. Bruner, Irvington.
3:30p.m. Address: "Relation of College of Arts
to Other Departments," Mrs. A. A. Forest, Irving-
ton.
4:00 p.m. Address: "The College and Alumni,"
B. F. Daily, Greenfield; Prof. W. D. Howe, Irving-
ton; Hugh Th. Miller, Columbus.
6:30 p.m. College songs.
7:30p.m. Stereop'.icon lecture: "The Saloon as
Seen Through a Camera," Dr. H. C. Helt, Indianap-
olis.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4.
9:00 a. M. Lecture: "Pastoral Theology," Dr.
Jabez Hall, Irvington.
4:00 P. m. Teachers' meeting (in C. W. B. M.
cottage) .
7:00 P. m. Grand concert, Rushville Christian
Sunday-school orchestra, Rushville.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5.
9:00 a.m. Bible-school, John Q. Thomas, super-
intendent, Rushville.
10:30 a. m. Sermon, J. A. Lord, Cincinnati, O.
2:30 P. m. CommuDion service.
7:00 p. m. Song and praise service.
7:30 p. M. Sermon, W. J. Russell, Rushville.
MONDAY, AUGUST 6.
9:00 a.m. New Testament Studies, Prof. B. A.
Jenkins, Indianapolis.
10:00 a.m. President's address, J. H. MacNeill,
Muncie.
11:00 a.m. Appointment of committees. Report
of Sunday-school Evangelist: T. J. Legp, Logans-
port.
3:15 P. M. "Feed My Lambs," Mrs. Allen Davis,
Greensburg.
4:00 p. M. "How to Make the School Interesting,"
Prof. Robt. J. Aley, Bloomington.
7:00 p.m. Praise and song service.
7:30 p. m. "Advantages of Bible Study," A. J.
Frank, Columbus.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7.
9:00 a.m. New Testament Studies, Prof. B. A.
Jenkins, Indianapolis.
10:00 a. m. "The Home Department— How It
Works," Prof. John Terman, Franklin.
11:00 a. m Address, Miss Josepha Franklin,
Damoh, India
2:00 p. m. Meeting of State Sunday-school Board.
3:15 p. m. "Children's Days, Home and Foreign-
How to Make Them a Success," Mrs. Ella Stroup,
Shelbyvilla.
4:00 P m. Address: "The Sunday-school and
Spiritual Power," Hunter McDonald
8:00 P. M. "The Art of Teaching," Prof. I. A.
McDonald, Angola.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8.
9:00 A. M. New Testament Studies, Prof. B. A.
Jenkins.
10:00 a. m. Reports of Committees on Nomina-
tions, Finances, State of the Work, Officers and
Teachers.
New Work Coming Year— Missionary Spirit, Dis-
trict and State Co-operation.
11:45 a.m. Adjournment of Sunday-school con-
vention.
2:30 P. m. Song and praise servlcp.
2:45 P. M. Reports of State C. E. officers and
appointment ot committees.
3 15 p. M. Address- "Christian Endeavor as a
Force in Evangelism," Charles S. Medbury, Angola.
4:00 p. m. Address, Miss Ella Applegate, Knights-
town.
Sunday School Supplies
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10 copies, per quarter, $ .20; per year, $ .75
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A Lesson Magazine for the Junior Classes. The
Scripture Text is printed in full, but an interest-
ing Lesson Story takes the place of the usual
explanatory notes.
TERMS— Single copy, per quarter, 5 cents;
ten copies or more to one address, 2 1-2 cents
each per quarter.
THE SCHOLAR'S QUARTERLY.
A Lesson Magazine for the Senior Classes. This
Quarterly contains every help needed by the
senior classes. Its popularity is shown by its
Immense circulation.
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THE BIBLE STUDENT.
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Notes, Helpful Readings, Practical Lessons.
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leaves in a set. Price per set — one quarter —
reduced to 75 cents.
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Pictures, 13 cards in set, one for each Sunday in
quarter. Price reduced to 2 1-2 cents per set.
Monthly.
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Merry Rhymes and Jingles, Beautiful Pictures
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tinted paper, and no pains or expense is spared
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TERMS— Weekly, in clubs of not less than ten
copies to one address, 30 cents a copy per year.,
or 8 cents per quarter.
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A Large niastrated ^Weekly Magazine, devoted
to the welfare and work of Our Young People,
giving special attention to the Sunday-school
and Young People's Society of Christian En-
deavor. It contains wood-cuts and biographical
sketches of prominent workers, Notes on the
Sunday-school Lessons, and Endeavor Prayer-
meeting Topics for each week, Outlines of
Work, etc. This Magazine has called forth more
commendatory notices than any other periodical
ever issued by our people. The Sunday-school
pupil or teacher who has this publication will
need no other lesson help, and will be able tc
keep fully "abreast of the times" in the Sunda*'
school arid Y. P. S. C. E. work.
TERMS— One copy, per year, 75 cents; in
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cents each. Send for Sample.
CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, St. Louis. Mo.
7:3) P. M. Symposium on "The Pledge:" "Its
Preamble," May Simmons, Indianapolis; "Its
Promises," Ned Cotton, Connersville; "Their Per-
formance," L. H. Graham, Worthington.
8:00 p. M. Address: "Chistianity's Call to Youth,"
F. D. Power, Washington, D. C.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9.
9:00 A. M Symposium: "How Christian Endeav-
or Helps." 1, The Pastor, L. E Sellers; 2. The
Evangelist, C. H DeVoe; 3. The Church, A. L.
Piatt; 4. The Sunday-school, T. J. Legg.
9:30 a.m. "The Christian Endeavor Pessimist,"
V. W. Blair. "The Christian Endeavor Optimist,"
E. W. Clark.
10:15 a. M. "Other People's Business," John E.
Pounds, Cleveland, O.
11:00 A. m. Address: S. M. Bernard, Louisville,
Ky.
2-30 p.m. New Testament Studies, Prof . Burris
A. Jenkins.
3:15 p.m. Junior Work, conducted by Miss Kate
Whistler, Evansville.
7:00 p. M. Song service.
7:15 P. M. Christian Endeavor Evolution: 1.
"The Quiet Hour and What It Does," Helen Wilson,
Brownstown. 2. "The Tenth Legion— How It
Works," Fannie Kidd, Brazil. 3. "Macedonian
Phalanx— Its Importance," Carrie Ashbrooke, In-
dianapolis.
8:00 p. M. Address: Wallace Tharp, Crawdsfords-
vllle.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10.
9:00 a. M. "How ""hristian Endeavor Can Be
Helped." 1. By the Pastor, James Small 2. By
the Older Members, L. L. Carpenter. 3. By the Edi-
tors, S. M. Bernard. 4. By the Endeavorers, G.
W. Hemry. 5. By the Business Man, J. B. Sidener.
10:15 a.m. Address: "India," Miss Adelaide Gail
Frost.
11:00 a.m. New Testament Studies, Prof. B. A.
Jenkins.
2 00 p. m. Intermediate work, conducted by M.
L. Pierce, Indianapolis.
3:00 P. m Reports of committees.
3:30 p. m. Awarding of medal and banner.
H3:45 p. m. "The Ienft'aceable Record," H. C. Ken-
drick, Logansport.
7:00 p.m. Song service
7-8 i p.m. Address: "Christian Citizenship," M.
W. Harklns, Anderson.
Awarding of banner given for the largest per
cent, of increase in membership.
Awarding of $55 gold medal, given to the society
that sends the most delegates the farthest distance.
The distance traveled will be multiplied by the
number of delegates present and the medal given
for the largest product. Every C. E Society in
Indiana should compete for this. Junior acd Inter-
mediate Societies are eligible.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11.
9:15 a.m. New Testament Studies, Prof.'B. A.
Jenkins. fc-
4:30 P. m. Teachers' meeting (at C. E. Hall).
7:00 P. M. Entertainment to be announced later.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12.
8:00 a. m. Praise meeting.
9 00 a.m. Bible-school, Horace Elstun, superin-
tendent, Indianapolis.
10:30 a.m. Sermon, John E. Pounds, Cleveland,
O.
2:30 p.m. Communion service.
7:15 p. m. Christian Endeavor services, conduct-
ed by Josephine L. Canfield, Indianapolis.
MONDAY, AUGUST 13.
8:00 a. m. Prayer and Thanksgiving service.
Farewells.
Adjournment.
L. L. Carpenter.
TTa6as7i. Tnd.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING,
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stock-
holders of the Standard Adding Machine Company
will be held at the office of the Company. 903 Aubert
Ave., St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday. July 31st. 1900, at
9 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of voting upon the
proposition: To increase the Capital Stock of the
Company from $150,000 to $200,000.
By order of the Board of Directors.
F. M. CALL, I
A. H. DUNCAN, |
R. R. HUTCHISON. ^Directors.
JOHNQ. McCANNE,
F. X. CRAFT.
July 5, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS1
863
JYFarriages.
LINDLEY— TOLIVER.— Sunday afternoon at
my residence, 943 CliDton \ve., Carthage, Mo., I
united in marriage Mr. J. E. Lindley and Miss E.
G. Toliver, of Dadeville, Mo. Bro. and Sister
Lindley will make their future home in Dadeville,
where the groom is engaged in business. — Elder
S. J. Vance.
SHAFFER— WOODRING. -Married, at the par-
sonage May 17, A. B. Shaffer and G. E. Good-
ring, of Elk City, Kan.; S. W. Nay officiating.
WALLER— HARBIT. -In Paris, Mo , June 20,
1900, C. H. Strawn officiating, Mr. James H. Wal-
ler to Mrs. M. Elizabeth Harbit, both of Monroe
County, Mo.
WHELCHEL— HANCOCK— Walter W. Whel-
chel and Ethyl T. Hancock, both of Elk City, Kan.,
were united in marriage at the home of the bride,
June 19; S. W. Nay officiating.
Obituaries,
ATWATER.
We gave a good picture of our deceased brother,
John Milton Atwater, on our first page, recently.
He was a pure, clean man, who loved truth, loved
God, loved men, served his generation with nntir-
ing labors, as the following record will show, and
has gone to the reward of the righteous.
John Milton Atwater was born at Mantua, Ohio,
June 3, 1837, and was baptized upon profession
of faith at the age of 12 or 13 years. He entered
the Eclectic Institute, Hiram, O., December, 1851,
a year after the school was first opened; began
teaching at Solon, 0 , winter of 1854-5. He
preaded his first sermon at Hiram, fall of 1859;
taught as a student at Hiram (Eclectic) 1858 61;
entered Oberlin Collese, 1861, and graduated under
the presidency of Charles G. Finney, 1863. He
was married to Harriet U. Smith at Oberlin, Oct.
1, 1863; was pastor at Wellington, 0., 1863-4;
pursued the theological course at Oberlin, 1864-6,
and while doing so, preached for Lorain County,
(0.,) churches, Camden, Henrietta and Eaton. He
was principal of Eclectic College (Hiram) 1866 7.
When the school was changed to Hiram College be
was chosen professor of Latin and Greek, 1867 8,
under the presidency of Dr. S. E. Shepherd. On
the resignation of President Shepherd John M.
Atwater was chosen president and served two
years, 1368-70, when he resigned and accepted
the professorship of Latin and Greek at Alliance
College, 0., 1870-71. Turning now more to the
ministry, he was pastor of the Disciple Church at
Syracuse, N. Y., 1871-2. Passing on into New
England he served as pastor of the church at
Worcester, Mass., 1872 6. It was while he was
preaching at this place that his father, Eld. Dar-
win Atwater, died May 1873, at Mantua, 0. He
and his brother, 0. C. Atwater, also at the time
preaching in New England, with the greatest effort
barely reached Ohio in time for the funeral at the
old home and church. After the Philadelphia
Centennial he again turned his face to the West;
was pastor at Wauseon, 0., 1876-8; pastor at
Springfield, 111, 1878-9; pastor at Cleveland,
Franklin Circle Church, 1879-84. Here, for the
benefit of his own Sunday-school and a few others
he published the "Multum in Parvo'' lesson leaf,
which was regarded as a great help by teachers.
In the second year of his pastorate he went to
Hiram and look President B. A. Hinsdale's place
in the college while he spent several weeks (in
fall of 1880) campaigning for Garfield, with great
success. He was substitute for the absent pastor,
Josepn King, at Allegheny, Pa., spring of 1884 to
the fall of the same year; was pastor at Ada, 0.
(seat of the Normal School), 1885-7, and spent a
part of the time with the church at Lima, 0.
Here, at Ada, he began publishing The One Prin-
ciple, a monthly pamphlet, which was intended to
emphasize the importance of the union of all
Christians upon Christ. This he continued from
July 1886 to July 1887. R* was next chosen
(Sept. 1887) head of the Normal Department and
Professor of Didactics in Garfield University,
Wichita, Kan., under the presidency of H. W.
Everest. The university was a fine success till its
finances failed. His wife died at Wichita, Sept.
9, 1887. He preached in several Kansas churches
1888 to '90. Was professor of Latin, Eureka
College, 111., 1891-2. He was married to Miss
Anna Robison, June, 1892. While about to enter
upon his second ye»r at Eureka he was chosen
president of Oskaloosa College, Iowa. Here
he and his efficient wife, who greatly endeared
herself to Iowa people, did hard and successful
work, 1892 to 1897. He was next elected presi-
dent of Central Christian College, Albany, Mo.
The failure of his healch soon after reaching his
new field practically terminated his life labors
and caused his resignation at the close of the
college year. He preached only occasionally after
that where h i and his wife happened to be stay-
ing— at Winston, N. C, at Bedford, 0., Cleve-
land, both at the Euclid Avenue and Franklin
Circle Churches. He died January 17, 1900,
among the people of his pastorate of 1884.
DAVIS.
William A. Davis was bom Sept. 16, 1827, and
died June 4, 1900, aged 72 years. 8 months and 9
days. He was married June 15, 1848, to the
faithful companion who is left to mourn his de-
parture. He united with the cRurch about thirty
years ago, since which he had enjoyed an active and
blessed fellowship with Christ. Bro. Davis had
been an elder in the church at Ash, Mo., ever
since the organization of that congregation. He
leaves feven sons and three daughters — all grown
— to lament the loss of a devoted father. His
funeral, attended by a large concourse of his
friends and neighbors and an only brother, was
conducted by the writer. C. H. Strawn.
Paris, Mo.
GINGRICH.
Will Gingrich, one of our best young men in
the church here, was drowned in the Neosho
River June 6. Our Sunday-school was having a
picnic, and Will with another young r>-an had gone
in bathing, and while in midstream Bro. Will was
suddenly taken with cramps and was drowned be-
fore help could reach him. He was 19 years old
and was loved and respected by all who knew him.
The sorrowing family have the sympathy of the
entire community. Services were conducted by
the writer June 8, the A. 0. U. W. assisting.
W. T. Adams.
Chanute, Kan.
ICE.
Mrs. Lou Paulsell Ice departed this life May
11, 1900, at Lawrence, Kan. On Aug. 2, 1898,
the writer went to Downey, Cal., to perform the
marriage ceremony for Miss Paulsell and Bro.
Alva E. Ice. At that time Bro. Ice was pastor of
the Christian Church of Downey. Immediately
after their marriage Bro. and Sister Ice, amidst
the congratulations of a host of friends and well-
wishers, left Do*ney, the home of Sister Ice from
her early childhood, and still the home of her
sisters, who are so well known in the community
and so much beloved for their work's sake. The
body, accompanied by Bro. Ice, was brought back
to Downey for burial. The entire community was
profoundly moved with sympathy for those so
suddenly and so sadly bereaved. They sorrow
not even as others who have no hope, for they
believe that Jesus died and rose asain, and that
them that sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
They comfort one another with these words.
F. M. Dowling.
Pasadena, Cal.
MOORE.
Bro. Jacob Moore, one of the oldest settlers in
Cedar County, Iowa, died at his home, near Bennett,
May 8, 1900. He was born in Roanoke County, Vir-
ginia, Dec. 10, 1819 At the age of four years he
moved with his parents to Greene County, Indiana.
Thislwas his home for many years. It was here he
married Miss Rebecca Sparks Dec. 8, 1842. Five
children were born t o them two of whom survive
with the mother, widowed after nearly sixty year3
of married life. Jacob Moore entered the land on
which he lived until his death Oct. 13, 1852. He
moved his family to it in 1855 and the widow still
clings to the old home. He received the deed di-
rect from the United States Government, and it
eemains in his name to this day. No lien or mort-
gage was ever recorded against it, a fact in which
the owner took much pride. He had a horror of
debt of any kind, and in this he had the full sym-
pathy and hearty co-operation of his wife. They
made it a rule to do without what they could not
pay for at the time. Roth Bro. Moore and his
wife united with the Christian Church in early
life and were always earnest and consistent mem-
bers, maintaining a spotless reputation and hon-
ored by all who knew them for unswerving integ-
rity. Careful and prudent in all his dealings, in-
dustrious, patient and far-seeing, he accumulated
quite a large estate, sufficient to provide the wid-
ow with a bountiful suppor ■■ ss long as she lives
and to leave the children well provided for. While
careful and economical in financial matters, he
was generous to the church and our colleges. He
was a friend and helper of Os'kaloosa College and
sent his son there. It was the writer's privilege,
two years ago, to visit the home in the interest of
Drake University. It required no coaxing to se-
cure his aid. A plain statement of the condition
of affairs was enough. He was happy in his bene-
factions. The long and peaceful life of himself
and companion is a beautiful commentary on the
power of the Christian religion to tless a home
and through it bless the community and the state.
The son lives in Idaho and the daughter, Mrs. God-
dard, in Davenport, Iowa. C.
MAJOR.
Bro. Henry A.Major, a near relative, of the
writer, was born in Lafayette County, Mo., Oct.
26, 1858 He was baptized early in life by Bro.
C. A. Hedrick; studied for the ministry, in which
occupation he grew to be most highly esteemed
for his ability and consecration. For many years
he has labored faithfully among the churches of
Texas, attending the lectureships and state con-
ventions, from which he will be sadly mipstd in
the future. His remains were tak-n from Brown-
wood to Bowif, Tex., and on May 12 were laid to
rest in 'he beautiful cemetery waere he had once
been pastor, and reside the father of bis devoted
wife. Bro. Henry was the son of Capt. W. Boon
Major, who did valuable service in the Mexican
War, and also in that of the Confederacy, and
who now lives near Miami, Mo. May God comfort
the hearts that mourn, and be e-pecially near
to the lonely wife and three bright little children.
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.'' "I
go to prepare a place for you "
Mrs. 0. B. Ambrose.
Fort Worth, Tex., May 25, 1900.
PINGREY.
Near Yates Center May 18,Bro. Luta Pingrey wa3
killed while assisting a neighbor in raising a barn.
I baptized him duiicg the meeting I held here last
Dec. He was 28 years old and an excellent young
man. Father, mother, brothers and sisters and a
host of friends are left to mourn his sudden
taking away. Services were csnducted by the
writer, assisted by Senator Lamb, May 20.
Chanute, Kan. W. T. Adams.
PALMER.
Sister Mamie E. Palmer died in Birmingham,
Ala., April 16, 1900. She was the daughter of
Dr. Thomas J. Palmer. Aprd 14. 1870, she was
born at Greenville, Ala. She finished her school-
ing at Midway, Ky., and since November, 1889.
has been a regular teacher in the public schools of
Birmingham. Sister Mamie was a devout mem-
ber of the Christian Church. She was loved by
all who knew her, both in and ou*; of the church.
Our consolation from the Scriptures is that she
was thoroughly prepared to meet God.
0. P. Spiegel.
Birmingham, Ala.
SCALES.
Sarah Caroline Scales was born Sept. 18, 1849,
at Bunker Hill, 111.; died at her home in Salisbury,
Mo., May 21, 1900, at 2:20 a. m., aged 50 years,
eight months and three days. She was married
to Irving Scales on Sept 27, 1868, near her birth-
place, and arrived in Salisbury, Mo., on Nov. 1 of
the same year. Here sue spent the remainder of
her useful life. She was the mother of six chil-
dren, four of whom preceded her to 1 he spirit-
world. A son about grown and a daughter of
about 14 years and her tu^band live to mourn her
departure. Early in life she was baptized and-
continued a faithful Christian until death.
Glasgow, Mo. • K. W. White.
WILLSON.
Pythagoras Willson died March 1, 1900. at the
home of his daughter, Sarah Gholz, at Roscoe,
Minn., after a brief illness of seven hours, and his
remains were laid in Evergreen Cemetery at Con-
cord; Rev. Vandola officiating. Deceased was
born in Ohio, Sept. 21, 1820. His parents moved
with him to Illinois, and afterwards to Dubuque
County, Iowa, where he was married to Elizabeth
Hageard, March 28, 1844, who, with two daugh-
ters and a son, remain to mourn their loss. De-
ceased had been a member of the Christian Church
since the year 1843. He was a highly respected
ciizen and a kind and loving husband and father,
and his loss will be deeply felt by all those that
knew him. James Haggard.
Concord, Minn.
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No. 28.
CURRENT EVENTS.
The National Convention of the Prohibi
tion party, recently held in Chicago, placed
in nomination for President the Hon. John
G. Woolley, of Chicago, and for Vice-Presi-
dent, the Hon. H. B. Metcalf, of Rhode Is-
land. President McKinley was severely con-
demned for his attitude on the "army can-
teen" question. Mr. Woolley was nominated
on the first ballot. The convention is said
to have been the largest and the most en-
thusiastic ever held by the party, and the
delegates were universally hopeful of large
gains in the coming election. They have
placed a strong and popular man at the head
of their ticket, and are prepared to make a
vigorous campaign. Concerning Mr. Wool-
ley's running mate the Chicago Record sa'ys:
Henry B. Metcalf was born in Boston in 1829,
and was educated in the public schools of that
city. His home is in Pawtucket, R. I., whe'e he is
president of the Providence County Savings Bank.
He has been a candiiate for governor of his state
on the Prohibition ticket several times, and was
formerly a Republican state senator. He is presi-
dent of the board of trustees of Tufts College,
Rhode Island. He has a wife and only son.
There is no reason, therefore, why the
Prohibition party should not poll the largest
vote in its history.
The cloud of darkness and desperation
which has so long surrounded Pekin, China,
has not lifted nor broken. Enough informa-
tion has leaked out, however, to know that
events of the most tragic character have
been transpiring within her gates during
the last month. Not only is it now certain
that the German Minister, Baron von Ket-
teler, has been killed, but it is generally be-
lieved that a similar fate has overtaken all
of the ministers, the missionaries, the for-
eigners and thousands of native Christians.
The legations are probably all destroyed and
a large part of the city reported burned.
Some time during the month of June Prince
Tuan, the leader of the Boxers' anti-foreign
movement, usurped the throne of China,
caused the Emperor and the Empress Dow-
ager to seek death at their own bands by
drinking poison, and began his awful work
of exterminating ioreigners. A large army
was placed at his command within and with-
out the walls of Pekin, and since that time
it has been impossible to succor those im-
prisoned there or even to learn of their fate.
Edicts of extermination of foreigners were
sent to other cities by this usurper and
murderer, and while the uprising is extend-
ing, it is not believed that Southern China
will recognize his authority. In the mean-
time the battle at Tien Tsin continues, with
unknown re3ult3 other than the inability of
the powers with their present forces to
more than defend themselves until greatly
re-enforced. The situation on the whole is
of the most alarming and distressing char-
acter.
It will be remembered by our readers that
the Christian-Evangelist called attention
to the impending danger to our ministers, to
our missionaries and to the native Christian
population of China before this outbreak
occurred, in connection with a comment
upon a letter from Mr. Timothy Richards,
whose chief mission to this country and to
the Ecumenical Conference was to arouse the
American people to the real situation there.
We have refused to take the optimistic view
that many of the London and Washington
dispatches have taken of this outbreak in
China. It has seemed to us from the very
beginning the opening up of a new chapter
in China's history, but an opening that was
to be accompanied with revolution and an
appalling loss of life. The gravity of the
situation is intensified by the fact that the
present dictator, Prince Tuan, while having
a certain legal claim to the throne, being a
son of the late Emperor, Hien Feng, is an
avowed enemy to all foreigners and foreign
innovations. To allow his revolution to suc-
ceed and to permit him to rule the destiny
of China would be to undo all the work of
Christian civilization that has been wrought
in China during the present century. It is
evident that the nations of Europe, together
with the United States, have a most difficult
problem to deal with, and it remains to be
seen whether they will deal with it in a
spirit of magnanimity and of justice. Let
us hope that the Anglo-Saxon nations at
least will stand together in demanding that
whatever is done be done for the good of
China and of Christian civilization, and free
from the motive of territorial aggrandize-
ment. Our government has already signi-
fied its willingness to bear its part in restor-
ing order in China and protecting the lives
and property of its citizens, and its opposi-
tion to any territorial division.
Notwithstanding a fight in the committee
room over the silver plank in the national
platform of the Demoaratic party at Kansas
City last week, the end was unity and the
convention harmonious in its conclusions.
William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, and
Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, were placed
in nomination for President and Vice-Presi-
dent on the first ballot for each office.
David B. Hill was placed in nomination by
New York and doubtless could have secured
the nomination, but he refused to accept it
and the convention unaminously turned to
Stevenson. The Silver Republicans followed
this action of the Democratic Convention
and notwithstanding their previous declara-
tions for Towne, accepted Stevenson and
placed him in nomination with Bryan on
their ticket. It is now thought that Towne
will withdraw from the Populist party and
allow them to substitute the name of
Stevenson, so that Bryan and Stevenson will
head three of the national tickets in the
coming election, the Democratic, the Silver
Republican and the Populist. The fight
over the silver plank in the Democratic
resolutions committee was whether the
ratio statement of 16 to 1 should be in-
corporated and carried by two votes. The
vote stood 26 for and 24 against the ratio
statement. The concurrent admission of
the committee, however, that the primary
plank of the platform and issue of the
campaign is "Imperialism" pleased every-
body and brought about the harmony of the
convention. The platform is both explicit
and strong- from a Democratic view-point
and seems to be satisfactory to almost the
entire body of the party East, West, North
and South. The harmonious issue of the
convention will greatly strengthen the
party in the present campaign.
The National Democratic Convention
which met in Kansas City last week accom-
plished 'what was expected of it in the unan-
imous nomination of W. J. Bryan for Presi-
dent. It was not known until the gathering
of the convention who would be the running
mate of the distinguished Nebraskan. Sev-
eral names had been mentioned, but least
prominent among these was the one nomi-
nated, Adlai Steve son, of Illinois. Mr.
Stevenson, it will be remembered, was Vice-
President with Mr. Cleveland. The chief
discussion was not concerning the candi-
dates, but concerning the platform, and this
discussion was not on the floor of the con-
vention, but in the committee room. The
point at issue was whether to simply reaf-
firm the Chicago platform, including its
financial plank, or to specifically reaffirm that
plank, including the free coinage of s lver
at the ratio of 16 to 1. A majority of the
delegates were in favor of a si T.ple reaffirm-
ation of the Chicago platform, but Mr.
Bryan held out for a distinct declaration of
the identical proposition which constituted
the issue in the campaign of 1896. No
amount of testimony as to the number of
votes it would cost him to redeclare this
issue swerved him a hair's breadth, and his
steadfastness brought the convention to his
position, and the financial theory of the
Chicago platform was especially reaffirmed.
The other planks in the platform referred to
are "imperialism," "private monopolies" or
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July 12, 1900
"trusts," "government by injunction," a dec-
laration in favor of the Nicaragua Canal
and the repeal of the Hay-Pauncef ote treaty,
an amendment to the constitution providing
for the election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people and direct legisla-
tion wherever practicable. The opponents
of the 16-to-l plank were placated by mak-
ing "imperialism" the "paramount issue."
There were the usual scenes of enthusiasm
enacted in connection with the platform and
the candidates. Senator Hill, representing
New York and the East, pledged the support
of the Democrats of that section to the
Kansas City platform and ticket. The new
convention hall in Kansas City in which the
convention was held received many tributes
of praise for its acoustic properties and
other excellencies, and the people of Kansas
City were extolled for their hosp tality.
On the 2nd day of July articles of agree-
ment between the St. Louis Transit Co. and
their ex-employee3 were signed, thus bring-
ing to an end their long and costly contro-
versy. The settlement was effected by di-
rect agreement and came in the nature of a
happy surprise to everybody. The parties
principally instrumental in getting the offi-
cials of the company and those of the strik-
ers together were Rev. Dr. Boyd, pastor of
the Second Baptist Church, of this city, and
Attorney Faulk. The agreement was signed
late on Monday evening and ratified by the
strikers on Tuesday afternoon. That the
agreement was a fair one to each party in
the controversy is generally agreed, and
confirmed by the absence of any serious
complaining or undue boasting by either
party. The agreement includes all that was
claimed by the men as to pay and hours of
service in the March contract and an agree-
ment on the part of the company to employ
all its men hereafter needed from the strik-
ers not guilty of disorderly and unlawful
conduct during the strike until all such of
their number shall have been re-employed.
As soon as the agreement was signed by the
president of the Transit Co. and the chair-
man of the grievance committee the strike
was declared off, the boycot on the com-
pany's cars lifted and the city put to rest
as to safety and convenience of travel.
This has closed one of the most bitter indus-
trial upheavals in the history of the city, and
it is to be hoped that this costly lesson will
not be without its wholesome effect upon
both employers and employees.
Since reporting the settlement of the
strike we regret to announce, as we go to
press, that the agreement is declared void
and the strike renewed. The men claim that
the Transit Co. has not lived up to the agree-
ment made in the re-employment of the men
and refuse to return to work under the
agreement. The Transit Co., upon the other
hand, claims that it has not broken the con-
tract, and so the breach is as great as before
the settlement. The strike does not affect
the running of the cars, but will, as before,
be continued in the form of a boycott upon
the company. The action of the men in de-
claring the strike on again has been upheld
by a committee of the Central Trades Union
and the unions will renew their allegiance
to the strikers and the war go on to its bit-
ter end.
Every fresh cable dispatch from China
only adds to the gravity of the situation in
that country. It now appears that a revo-
lution has occurred at Pekin, that Prince
Tuan has deposed the Dowager Empress and
her step-son, Kwang Su, and has assumed
the role of dictator. It is he who has been
waging war against the foreigners and op-
posing the allied forces of the nations which
have been seeking to relieve the ministers
at Pekin. There is at this writing scarcely
a shred of hope that the foreign popula-
tion in Pekin, including the foreign minis-
ters, are alive, and even if alive at present,
it i? almost hoping against hop9 that they
can survive until the allied armies can reach
Pekin. Jealousy among the European na-
tions adds materially to the difficulty of the
situation. Japan has a lage army ready to
advance at once to the relief of the minis-
ters, but Russia, which, no doubt, has sinis-
ter motives in China, objects to this prepon-
derance of Japanese military force in China,
and Germany, it is said, sustains Russia in
this objection. This intrusion of selfish
motives when the lives of hundreds, not to
say thousands, of foreigners are at stake, is
disgraceful in the highest degree to the na-
tions which manifest it It is no time to
think of territorial conquests when the lives
of our ministers and their families, of our
missionories, of women and innocent chil-
dren, are hanging as it were on a thread.
Every consideration of honor and of hu-
manity should prompt the Christian nations
whose citizens are in China to concentrate at
the earliest possible moment a sufficient force,
no matter from what nation, to go to the
rescue of their iT periled citizens in Pekin
and Tien Tsin. When this is done it will be
time enough to consider the future of China.
The following paragraph from an article
in the Columbia Herald on "The Rights of
the Audience" may well be studied by
preachers. Though not written for their
distinctive benefit it deals with vital ele-
ments in successful oratory:
The audience has the right to hiss and the
right to hear. It also has to right to hear some-
thing. The obligation upon the speaker is greater
than upon the writer. The reading audience may
lay aside the book or magazine or newspaper or
may skim or skip that which it does not care to
read. The hearing audience must hear all. Only
between acts can it go our. The speaker wrongs
his audience when he serves up cheap and ill-pre-
pared food. He wrongs himself as well. The
first requisite — indeed the only requisite — for suc-
cessful public speaking is to have something really
worth saying. With that once possessed all else
is comparatively easy. The gift of the gab brines
laziness as its companion. AH preachers, orators,
publi 3 speakers of every kind are apt to rely too
much upon the inspiration of the moment and the
looseness and limberness of their tongues. Prep-
aration is overlooked. But even the goods-box
orator needs to think in advance. The white heat
of public discussion will bring out illustrations,
smiles, arguments, buried in memory's vault. Yet,
unless they had previously been stored there, no
matter what the heat, they would not be forthcom-
ing. Nor can the speaker look down upon any audi-
ence. Listening is the highest compliment one
man can pay another. To have several at one
time listen is an accumulated compliment. Sim-
ple courtesy would demand in return something
worth hearing.
THE VALUE OF MOTIVE IN
THE TEACHING OF JESUS.
There is nothing more characteristic in
the teaching of Jesus than His method of
tracing all action back to its source in the
huma • heart. The teachers of His day
looked upon the surface, at what was open
and manifest, but He, on the contrary,
probed into the secret motives of the heart,
and found there the source of all actions,
good and bad. The righteousness of the
scribes and Pharisees was largely a matter
of external forms and ceremonies and
punctiliousness and scrupulosity in the
observance of traditions and customs, but
Jesus told His disciples that unless their
righteousnss3 exceeded the righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees they should in no-
wise enter into the kingdom of God. By
that He meant that their righteousness
should consist in purity of hearr, in right
motives and purposes; in other words, in a
righteous character.
According to the teaching of Jesus sin is
a thing of the heart. He who hates his
brother is a murderer, and he who looks
upon a woman to lust after her is an
adulterer. It does not require the formal
disobedience in either case to make one a
murderer or an adulterer. This is the chief
distinction between divine and human law.
The latter must deal with overt acts; the
former deals with the motives and purposes
of the heart. Not that human law does not
seek to know the motives which prompt a
crime, as for instance the taking of human
life, in order to determine the proper degree
of punishment, but it does not and in the
nature of things cannot call that crime
which exists only in thought, desire or
purpose. It must wait on overt acts. But
God knows the heart as no human judge or
jury can know it, and He is able to trace
sin to its hiding-place in the heart, where it
really and potentially exists before it mani-
fests itself by any outward act.
So far have human law and the sense of
justice been affected by Christ's method of
tracing crime to its source that no one
thinks of regarding that man as a murderer
who kills his fellowman by accident; that is,
without any purpose in his heart so to do.
On the contrary, all men of right feeling
could but entertain the deepest sympathy
with the one who should be so unfortunate
as to take the life of his fellowman un-
wittingly or without any intention of so
doing. On the other hand, whoever de-
liberately plans and purposes to take the
life of his fellowman but fails in his purpose
for any reason, is justly regarded as a
murderer at heart, although human law
would not treat him as a murderer. In the
sight of God, however, where motive counts
for character, he is a murderer and will be
treated as such.
If this be true in reference to sin, it is
equally true in reference to acts of right-
eousness or of obedience. Nothing is
clearer from the teaching of Jesus than
that it is not the deed in itself that counts,
but the motive whi;h prompts it. He that
gives a cup of cold water in charity to a
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disciple because he is a disciple, will have
greater reward in heaven than he who
builds a church edifice or endows a college
to atone for the sinful method by which he
secured his wealth or for the purpose of
self-glorification. It is on this principle
that the poor widow, whom Jesus saw cast
her mite into the treasury, gave more than
all the wealthy donors. If God knows a
man to be a murderer or an adulterer, who
has not committed the outward acts corres-
ponding to these sins, but who has the pur-
pose so to do in his heart, so He knows one
to be an obedient; believer who loves Christ
and who purposes in his heart to obey Him
in all His commandments, even before he
has had opportunity for manifesting his
purpose by any outward acts. Because the
Disciples of Christ have ever insisted on the
importance of obedience to every command
of our Lord and have emphasized the value
of baptism as an act of surrender to Christ,
in which believers secure the assurance of
remission of sins, it is sometimes asked by
our critics, What is to be the destiny of one
who, having purposed in his heart as a true
believer to obey Christ in the ordinance of
baptism is suddenly taken away before
there is opportunity of so doing? Iq the
light of the principle above stated the ques-
tion is easily answered. God accepts the
purpose of the loving, loyal heart as obedi-
ence in the absence of any opportunity to
give it an outward expression. Any one
who Icould doubt this for a moment has
never understood Christ and His most
characteristic teaching.
On the other hand, a thousand baptisms
will avail nothing to any one whose heart is
not right in tie sight of God. It is by the
same principle that we are able to form a
conclusion as to the moral status of those
who, believing in Christ, earnestly desiring
to obey all his comm indments, err in their
interpretation of some of them, but who, to
the best of their ability, follow their Lord
in all His requirements. Any one who
knows Christ would esteem the condition of
such persons to be infinitely more acceptable
in the sight of God than that of one who
had a perfect knowledge of His command-
ments and who had outwardly conformed
to them, and who yet, in his heart, made
only a partial surrender of his life to Christ.
We must make the world understand that
we who plead for the utmost loyalty to
Christ and who emphasize the value of
every ordinance and every commandment
wh ch He has given, also recognize and
teach the supreme value of the heart with
its motives and purposes in all matters of
religion. If we fail to put the emphasis
where Christ put it, on the motives and
purposes of the heart, to that extent we fail
in our aim to restore the Christianity of
Christ.
As in the case of dealing with crime
human courts of justice mu3t wait on out-
ward acts, so in dealing with believers,
churches which are only human in their
judgment must wait for overt acts — the
open confession of Christ with the mouth
and baptism as conditions of church mem-
bership. This is one reason why, no doubt,
the command to be baptized is associated
with faith in a condition of membership in
Christ's church. It is an outward, open and
formal submission to Jesus as Lord. It is
faith and penitence externalized, so that
men can recognize them and act according-
ly. It is not wise, therefore, to treat
lightly an ordinance that his such deep and
solemn significance any more than it is wise
to lose sight of the distinction which Jesus
Himself makes between the inner and. essen-
tial conditions of character and the out-
ward and formal manifestation of these
inner conditions. To maintain a proper
equipoise between the inner and vital, and
the outward and formal, is a mark of a true
church of Christ.
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.
Our first page and several columns of our
paper, this week, are devoted to Christian
College, an institution of high grade for
young ladies, located at Columbia, Missouri.
This school has an honorable past. A large
number of the cultivated Christian wives
and mothers in Missouri and in other states
have received their education and their
Christian impulse at Christian College.
The institution, in the first place, is fa-
vored in its location. Columbia is one of
the older and wealthier towns of the state,
and being the seat of the State University,
as well as of Stephens College, a school for
young ladie3 under the auspices of the Bap-
tists, and of Christian College, there is
naturally an atmosphere of culture about
the place which is stimulating to the stu-
dents who gather there. Christian College
is situated in an almost ideal campus, cov-
ered with forest trees, far enough from the
business part of the town to be quiet, and
has that homelike air which is so attractive
to students coming from their own homes for
residence during their student life.
Honorable as the record of this institution
has been in the past, it has within the last two
years under its present managers taken on new
life and entered upon a wider career of use-
fulness. The enterprising principals— Mrs.
W. T. Moore and Mrs. L. W. St. Clair— have
erected a magnificent building which in com-
modsousness and completeness of equipment,
and in adaption to the ends for which it was
erected, compares favorable with the build-
ings of older and richly endowed institutions
in the East. They have proceeded in this
enterprise on the supposition that the
people of Missouri and of the West desire
for their daughters as good educational ad-
vantages and as good accommodations as
can be found in the East, and they have
aimed to supply this demand, not only by
the erection of a building splendidly adapted
to the needs of such a school, but by so en
larging and improving the courses of study,
and the faculty of teachers as to make the
institution high grade in every respect.
The school is so articulated with the State
University of Missouri that those receiving
degrees from it, or completing courses of
study within it, are given full credit for
same on entering the university to pursue
any postgraduate work.
This noteworthy advance of one of our
institutions in the state deserves the special
emphasis which we give to it in our columns
this week, and should enlist the patronage
and co-operation of the friends of female
education throughout the West. Speaking
from personal observation, we cannot speak
too highly of the mental and moral disci
pline which are enforced in the institution
and of the religious influence which pervades
it as an atmosphere. The Christian women
who are at )t3 head possess very superior
qualification, both in the way of manage-
ment and in the way of infusing their own
spirit in the students. We can most heartily
and conscientiously commend the school to
parents who wish their daughters to have,
not a mere smattering of learning, but gen-
uine and thorough mental culture under
moral and religious influence, and safe-
guards of the highest character.
Rour of prayer*
MY DUTY TO THE PRAYER-
MEETING.
. (Heb. 3:12 14; 4:2; 10:25.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, July 18.]
Central Truth: Christianity is a social re-
ligion and involv is the assembly of Christians
and mutual help one to another.
A prominent and essential feature of
Christianity is that it binds the followers of
Christ together in bonds of mutual love and
strength. Its teaching is that each one is
to look, not after his own things only, but
also upon the things of others. Every mem-
ber is to study how he may help every other
member, and so the church is to edify itself
in love. This is only saying that love is the
keynote of Christ's religion, and love in-
volves the spirit of mutual helpfulness.
One of the most successful methods of
helping each other which the experience of
the church has found is to come together
in stated meetings for the purpose of pray-
ing together and of exhorting one another.
If each member had to exhort all the other
members by visiting them at their homes
daily, or even weekly, it would involve a
great sacrifice of time and perhaps no little
inconvenience to the persons visited as well
as to the visitors. A better way is for the
members to assemble at some appointed
' place where they may fulfill this injunction
of exhorting one another. This duty, of
course, is not to be limited to such meetings,
but an assembly of Christians is a special
opportunity, and to assemble with other
Christians becomes, therefore, a special duty.
The established meeting of the church
which best enables us to fulfill this obliga-
tion of mutual exhortation is our midweek
prayer-meeting. This is its supreme object.
Its service is of a social character and all
have opportunity of participating. One of
the first signs, perhaps, of a decrease in
spiritual interest or the waning of faith is
to be found in the tendency to neglect this
meeting. Hence the author of the Hebrew
letter exhorts Christians to "take heed,
brethren, lest haply there shall be in any
one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in fall-
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ing away from the living God: but exhort
one another day by day, so long as it is
called to-day; lest any one of you be hard-
ened by the deceitfulness of sin." There is
a close connection in this writer's mind be-
tween "an evil heart of unbelief" and this
failure to "exhort one another," a duty
which is best fulfilled in the prayer-meeting.
The same writer in the second passage
cited above, speaking of the history of
Israel and comparing the religious condition
of his brethren with that of their Jewish
fathers, says: "For, indeed, we have had
good tidings preached unto us, even as also
they; but the Word of hearing did not profit
them because they were not united by faith
with them that heard." The reason given
here why the people of Israel who perished
in the wilderness were not profited by the
gospel of promise which they heard is that
"they were not united by faith with them
that heard." Those careless hearers of the
Word were not united withthe obedient hear-
ers by living, active faith; hence the disaster
which overtook them. The weaker members
of a church would often receive strength
from the stronger members if they would
attend the stated meetings of the church,
and particularly the prayer-meeting, which
they are most given to neglecting.
In his further exhortation to the Hebrew
Christians to hold fast to the confession of
their hope that it waver not, he adds: "And
let us consider one another to provoke unto
love and good works; not forsaking the as-
sembling of ourselves together as the cus-
tom of some is, but exhorting one another;
and so much the more as ye see the day
drawing nigh." Here again the duty of ex-
hortation is enjoined and is coupled with
the duty of assembling together for that
purpose. No doubt there was a tendency
among the Hebrew believers to neglect the
meetings of the church, and this was one
cause of their failure to make progress in
Christian knowledge, for which they are re-
buked in another chapter. Unfortunately,
the custom of forsaking the assembly of the
saints is all too prevalent in our day. Many
excuse themselves from this duty on ac-
count of the weather, or weariness from
their daily toil, or for social engagements,
but the consequences are as certain now as
they were at the time this chapter was writ-
ten— waning of faith and spiritual declen-.
sion.
The verse following the one quoted above,
urging the duty of assembling, gives the fol-
lowing reason: "For if we sin willfully after
that we have received the knowledge of the
truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice
for sins, but a certain fearful expectation
of judgment and a fierceness of fire which
shall devour the adversaries." This, of
course, is the doom of the apostate from the
faith, but the writer here, as in the former
quotation, sees a close connection between
neglecting the meetings of the church and
apostasy from the faith. It is no doubt true
that most cases of permanent apostasy have
had their beginnings in neglecting to use
the means of grace within our -reach, prom-
inent among which is the prayer-meeting.
Our duty to the prayer-meeting is not
only to attend it, but to go prepared to add
something to the interest of the meeting by
the spirit of earnestness and devotion which
we carry with us, and by participating in
such way as we are able. As a rule it may
be said that the destiny of any church is in
the hands of those who are its regular at-
tendants at the prayer-meeting; hence the
larger the regular attendance the higher
the spiritual tone of the church and the bet-
ter its outlook for future triumphs.
PRAYER.
0, Thou who hears and answers prayer,
our loving Father in heaven, we thank Thee
fcr the privilege of calling upon Thy name,
and we thank Thee for the prayer-meeting
in which we come together to pray for and
to exhort one another. We thank Thee for
the bond of Christian love which draws
Christians together and which enables them
to exhort one another and to serve one an-
other. If we have been neglectful of meet-
ing with our brethren and sisters in the
midweek prayer-meeting, help us to realize
our loss and the loss of others by this neg-
lect, of duty and to seek to be more faithful
in the future. Increase, we pray Thee, the
spirit of devotion in all our hearts, so that
our meetings together here on earth may be
but a foretaste of that great gathering of
redeemed ones in heaven. For Christ's
sake. Amen!
rifices for the establishment of this nation?
Let us hope that some concerted action
among our leading statesmen may lead to a
wiser and more profitable observance of our
great national anniversary.
editor's easy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
Each successive Fourth of July deepens
the conviction in our mind that a day which
might be, and which ought to be, highly
useful in inculcating a pure and enlightened
form of Christian patriotism, and in dissem-
inating information concerning the history
of our country and the nature of our insti-
tutions, is practically wasted, or worse than
wasted, even, in idle dissipation or "excur-
sions," which seem to have no particular
object but to benefit the railroads or steam-
boat lines. No doubt the old-fashioned
Fourth of July celebration, with its spread-
eagle oratory, is susceptible of improve-
ment. But even that seems to us far pref-
erable to the present method of observing
or rather nonobserving our national birth-
day. Perhaps it was a revolt against the
old-fashioned celebration that has resulted
in no celebration, and that in the natural
course of evolution we shall come to a ra-
tional and sensible method of celebrating so
great an event as the birth of the greatest
republic on earth. Especially at a time like
the present, when so many grave problems
confront the nation, does it seem important
that the people should devote the day to a
thoughtful study of our national duty and
destiny. What better time could be found
for impressing upon the people the vital im-
portance of honesty in official life, of main-
taining the purity of the ballot-box, of ob-
serving and enforcing laws enacted for the
public welfare, of selecting men of high
moral character to represent us, not only in
the larger, but in the smaller offices in state
and city and county, and of keeping alive
in the hearts of the people that love of lib-
erty which led our fathers to make such sac-
Speaking of national perils, an article in
the June number of the North American
Review, by W. J. Bryan, sounds a needed
warning against the danger of commercial-
ism in American politics. One who is ac-
customed to looking at even political prob-
lems from the moral point of view can
hardly fail to be impressed with the undue
prominence given to commercial questions
in current speeches and articles dealing
with these problems. Mr. Bryan is entirely
right in his warning, but he errs in sup-
posing that the danger of commercialism is
limited to one party. On the contrary, it
seems to us that the greed for gain is en-
tirely nonpartisan, and seeks refuge and
the lever of power in all parties. Gov.
Roosevelt, in his speech at the reunion of
the Rough Riders in Oklahoma City, uttered
a sentiment which we hope will have great
emphasis in all parties during the coming
campaign: "No nation, no matter how
glorious its record, can exist unless it
practices — practices, mind you, not merely
preaches — civic honesty, civic decency, civic
rightesusness. No nation can permanently
prosper unless the Decalogue and the Golden
Rule are its guide in public as in private
life. Don't get into that most foolish of
attitude of admiring mere smartness, un-
accompanied by moral purpose." He en-
forces this truth by relating an incident in
his ranch life in the West where a cowboy
in his employ out of supposed loyalty to his
employer, branded a neighbor's unbranded
steer with his employer's brand. Mr.
Roosevelt sent him home, telling him that
"a man who would steal for him would steal
from him." It is this rigid idea of honesty
that is needed just now more than ever in
all our public affairs in the cities, in state
and nation. It is righteousness and not
wealth that exalteth a nation.
One of the most delightful little books
we have read for some time is that by Dr.
Francis Edward Clark entitled "A Great
Secret."' It contains chapters on "The
Secret of Health," "The Secret of Beauty."
"The Secret of Happiness," "The Secret of
Friend-making," "The Secret of Common
Sense," The Secret of Success," "What is it
to Practice the Presence of God?" In a
prefatory note the author explains that his
object in the little book is "to present some
of the less obvious and less understood re-
sults of communion with God." It breathes
a spirit of peace, of restfulness, of quiet
trust in and communion with Goi, well ad-
apted to these turbulent times. It is a call
to closer fellowship with God. It is an
appeal for more godly, living presented in a
a most winsome way, without any cant or
pietistic platitudes. Young and old alike
will relish it if they know anything of that
feeling described by Jesus as "hungering
and thirsting after righteousness." The
feverish fretfulness of the lives of many
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professed Christians is a constant hindrance,
not only to their own happiness, but to the
progress of Christianity. We need to find
the secret ^f peace, and we can only find it
by doing what this little book urges us to
do, and teaches us how to do — "practicing the
presence of God" — a phrase which Dr.
Clark quotes from Jeremy Taylor. We
should be glad to know that many of our
readers, during the summer season, have
read this little book of Dr. Clark, which can
be read through in a single evening, and
especially that they are learning to "practice
the presence of Cod."
On one of the unfrequented paths which
wind through Macatawa woods we found
the other day what seemed to be a tiny
bluebird's egg. On taking it up, however,
we found it was a mere shell, as the little
birdling which erstwhile dwelt therein had
found his wings and had flown. As we held
the frail shell in our hand, the lines from
Dr. Holmes' "Nautilus" came to our mind:
"Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low vaulted past!
Let each new temple, nobler than the last,
Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,
Till thou at leDgth art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting
sea."
What enlargement of life and joy and
opportunity has come to- this little birdling,
which burst its narrow prison- walls and is
flying to-day in the free air, under the blue
sky, singing its sweet notes with its fellows
among the branches of the trees! Is there
not in this fact a suggestion of our own
enlarged future? Is it not in keeping with
analogy, with Scripture, and certainly in
harmony with the deepest aspiratiors of
our souls, that we shall pass out of our
present house of clay by the process which
men call death into a larger liberty, into a
more glorious life and into the wider activ-
ities and more blessed fellowships of the
spiritual world? As the wings of the
embryonic bird, while it was yet in its shell,
were a prophecy of the enlarged liberty
and life which it is now enjoying, so are
not these desires and capacities of the
soul, which the earth cannot satisfy, t:;e
prophecy of that larger life and liberty
which are promised to us in the revelation
of God?
To-day has been a succession of rain-
storms at Macatawa, as was the night pre-
cede g. The lake never looks more majestic
than when a dark strom-cloud is advancing
over it like an army with banners. Lashed
into fury by the wings of the tempest, its
foam-crested billows run before the wind as
heralds of the coming storm. How majes-
tically the clouds move, and what sublimity
in the deep-toned thunder as it reverberates
over the face of the deep! How the trees
along the shore bend before the blast, and
how the rain pours down, subduing the
waves, beating upon the sand and roaring
upon our cottage roof! These are the works
of God, and the soul feels awed in the pres-
ence of these displays of power. To-mor-
row, perchance, the sun will shine again,
the blue sky will smile all the brighter,
the birds will sing and nature will join
us in observing the Lord's day. The hot
days of the past week have sent us a num-
ber of recruits for our Christian colony,
including C. C. Rowlison and wife, of the
Third Church, Indianapolis, P. G. Tyrrell, of
Chicago. J. S. Hughes and family, H. S.
Earl and one of his sons are also in their
cottages. Prof. Graham Taylor's family is
here and he was with us and conducted our
beech meeting last Lord's day evening.
Edgewood-on-the-Lake, July 7, 1900.
Questions and Hnswers.
Why cannot the church and Sunday-school
do the work that the societies and organizations
are trying to do, of training the young and
saving the fallen; or are the professed followers
of Christ neglecting their duty along the line
of work which gives rise to the different socie-
ties and organizations which are seemingly
taking the place of church work in some
places? W. Harry Barron.
Mine La Motte, Mo.
We are not certain as to what "societies
and organizations" are referred to in this
question, but presumably those having a re-
ligious aim and work, as they only are en-
gaged in "training the young and, saving
the fallen." If such organizations as, for
instance, the Y. P. S. C. E. and missionary
societies are meant, our reply is that these
are not to be considered as something sepa-
rate and apart from the church, but meth-
ods of work which the church has adopted
to accomplish the end in view, just as the
Sunday-school itself is another one of those
methods of work. No one of these auxilia-
ries should be regarded as taking the place
of the church, but as an organization with-
in the church, working in harmony with its
spirit and aim, and with its approval. It is
easy to overdo the matter of organizations,
and to have more machinery than is neces-
sary for the work. In religious matters,
just as in mechanics, the simpler the ma-
chinery the better, provided it accomplishes
the work.
Is it true, as the Dunkards claim, that the
Greek Church has always practiced and still
practices trine immersion?
H. C. Shropshire.
Brentwood, Gal.
The claim, we believe, is true. It is cer-
tain that the Greek Church has always prac-
ticed immersion, and does to-day, even in
the case of infants.
1. Was Saul of Tarsus an inspired and
chosen apostle of Christ before he was a Chris-
tian?
2. Was he a Christian before Ananias im-
mersed him?
3. Was Saul a member of the body of
Christ before he was an apostle?
4. Was he a member of that body before
Ananias immersed him?
5. 7s an individual a child of God as soon
as he 'believes? Tereve.
1. Certainly not. He was probably
chosen to be an apostle before his conver-
sion, but he was not an apostle and not in-
spired until after his conversion.
2. In spirit and aim he was. In form he
was not.
3. He was called to be an apostle at the
time of his conversion, but his connection
with Christ as his follower necessarily ante-
dates his actual apostleship.
4. He was not a member* of the visible
Church of Christ on earth until his baptism,
though he had doubtless surrendered his will
and his heart to Christ when he ask'ed:
"Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?"
5. All men are children of God by vir-
tue of their creation in His image, but by
reason of sin they must be "born again"
and come into the true filial relation with
God, through faith in Jesus Christ, mani-
fested in surrender to him in the oi dinance
of baptism. Baptism is the act of faith by
which we declare our acceptance of Christ
and our identification with Him as His fol-
lowers. It has no virtue apart from the
fact that it is an expression of the believ-
er's faith and purp' se. This faith and pur-
pose are, in the sight of God, the important
matter, but the expression of that faith is
both helpful to the individual himself and to
others as well, as it marks the line between
the decided and undecided, as near as any
outward sign can mark it.
What immersionist bodies practice restricted
communion? C.
All religious bodies, so far as we know,
by their teaching, at least, "restrict" their
communion service to believers in Christ. A
majority of Baptist Churches restrict their
communion to those who have been im-
mersed. A few congregations known as
Churches of Christ in England do likewise.
What is the meaning of Matthew 12:43-45;
especially, what is meant by the vnclean spirit
going out of a man, walking through dry
places, seeking rest and finding none, and re-
turning unto his house from whence he came
out and finding it empty, swept and garnished,
goes in and takes unto himself seven other spir-
its more wicked than himself?
John Childers.
Claremore, Ore.
The spiritual teaching for us in the above
passage is that it is not enough to cleanse
our hearts of an evil spirit, and permit the
heart to remain empty. It must be occu-
pied by the spirit of truth and righteous-
ness, or else the wicked spirit will return
and the man will become worse than before.
In other words, the Christian life consists,
not simply in putting away the evil, but in
the actual practice of the good; not simply
in the expulsion of an evil spirit, but in the
possession of the divine Spirit. It is a posi-
tive life, not merely negative. This lesson
applies to the man who resolves to break off
his evil habits, and thinks to do so in his
own strength, but does not propose to be-
come a Christian and engage in active, ag-
gressive Christian work. Such an one will
be apt to find himself the victim of other
evil passions before long. Only the light
can expel darkness. The heart that would
avoid evil thoughts and desires must be
filled with pure thoughts and holy desires.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12,1900
CAMPBELL ON THE DESIGN OF
BAPTISM.
W. A. OLDHAM.
What did Campbell teach as to the design
of baptism ? For long years, until recently,
he was supposed to teach that the blood of
Christ, the procuring cause, met the sinner
in the act of baptism and his sins were re-
moved. The Instrumental cause was bap-
tism. Mr. Rice says: "He maintains that
the,sins of penitent believers are remitted
in"the act of immersion, never before." Mr.
Campbell's friends and enemies alike have
supposed that so far Mr. Rice correctly rep-
resents Mr. Campbell. The latter enters no
protest, and thus tacitly admits that he is
correctly represented. It is strange that a
writer so clear, so pellucidly clear as Mr.
Campbell has been misunderstood, and so
long misunderstood. Moreover, Mr. Rice
twice quotes the passage from the McC 11a
debate — quotes it to prove that it contra-
dicted what Mr. Campbell was then affirm-
ing. So it does. Mr. Rice quotes: "What
does he say? 'Paul's sins were really par-
doned when he believed.' This is all for
which I am contending — that the sins of
every individual are really pardoned when he
believes. I could shake hands with my
friend over this sentiment, and we might
have something like Christian union" (De-
bate, p. 516). Mr. Campbell does not deny
that this contradicts what he was then
affirming. This is a tacit admission that he
had changed.
Mr. Rice in his opening speech says: "In
the previous part or this discussion it has
been my business to advance views in regard
to which we differ from some of our Chris-
tian brethren of evangelical churches. I
am happy this morning to take my stand on
the broad ground on which the great body
of Prote3tant Christians are united.'" Now,
what is that "broad ground"? Here it is,
plainly expressed: "Baptism is the external
sign, faith is the internal grace; the latter
unites us to Christ really, the former con-
nects us with him formally." Mr. Rice cor-
rectly affirms that he represents the Protes-
tant world on the design of baptism.
"Really pardoned when we believed, formally
when we were baptized." But this is pre-
cisely the position which has recently been
exploited as being Mr. Campbell's position.
Mr. Campbell for forty long years thought
that he and the other part of the Protestant
world differed as to the design of baptism;
they were under the same delusion! The
fact is that some of Mr. Campbell's pro-
fessed followers have surrendered to the sec-
tarian world on this point. One of them, at
least, has. When Mr. Campbell used the
words of the McCalla extract he was under-
going a mental evolution not yet completed.
In the Rice debate the evolution was com-
plete, and the issue then as now was this:
"Faith for the real, baptism for the formal
remission;" Rice and Protestants affirming,
Campbell denying the first phrase.
Again, ^Mr. Campbell asserted that bap-
tism was, among other things, for the forma-
remission of sins. Nobody denies. But it
was^also for the real and true remission:
"While, then, baptism is ordained for the re-
mission of sins, and for no other specific
purpose, it is not as a procuring cause, as a
meritorious or efficient cause, but as an in-
strumental cause, in which faith and repent-
ance are developed and made fruitful and
effectual in the changing of our state and
spiritual relations to the divine persons
whose names are put upon us in the very
act. It is also a solemn pledge and a formal
assurance on the part of our Father that he
has forgiven all our offenses — a positive,
sensible, solemn seal and pledge that,
through faith in the blood of the slain Lamb
of God and through repentance, we are
thus publicly declared forgiven and formally
obtain assurance of acceptance and par-
don," etc. Keep this passage in mind. There
are others of like import, but we shall pres-
ently need it.
As illustrations are in order, here are
some which Mr. Campbell used:
"Lavinia was the servant of Palemon,
and once thought him a hard master. She
changed her views of him, and her feelings
were also changed toward him; still, how-
ever, she continued in the state of a hand-
maid. Palemon offered her first his heart,
then his hand, and she accepted them. He
vowed and she vowed before witnesses, and
she became his wife. Then, and not till
then, was her state changed. She is no
longer a servant — she is now a wife. A
change of views and feelings led to this
change of state; but let it be noted that
this might not have issued in a change of
state; for Maria, another handmaid of Pale-
mon, changed her views of him and her feel-
ings toward him as much, nay, more than
did Lavinia; yet Maria lived and died the
servant of Palemon and Lavinia.
"William Aricola and his brother Thomas,
both Canadians, were once much opposed to
the constituted government of New Eng-
land. They both changed their views, and
as a matter of course, their feelings were
changed. William became a citizen of
Rhode Island, but Thomas, notwithstanding
his change of heart, lived and died a colo-
nial subject of the British king.
"John and James Superbus became great
enemies to each other. They continued ir-
reconciled for many years. At length a
change of views brought about a change of
heart; but this change for more than a year
was concealed in the heart, and no overt act
appeared. They were not reconciled until
mutual concessions were made and pledges
of a change of feeling were tendered and
reciprocated. From enemies they became
friends.
"A thousand analogies might be adduced
to show that though a change of state
often, nay, generally, results from a change
of feelings, and this from a change of
views, yet a change of state does not gen-
erally follow, and is sometimes quite differ-
ent from and cannot be identified with a
change of heart. So in religion, a man may
change his views of Jesus, and his heart
may also be changed toward him; but un-
less a change of state ensues he is still un-
pardoned, unjustsfied, unsanctified, unrecon-
ciled, unadopted and lost to all Christian
life and enjoyment. For it has been shown
that these terms represent states and not
feelings, condition and not character; and
that the change of views or of heart is not
a change of 3tate. To change a state, then,
is to pass into a new relation; it is not sen-
timent nor feeling. Some act, then, consti-
tutional, by stipulation proposed, sensible,
manifest, must be performed by one or both
parties before such a change can be accom-
plished. Whatever the act of faith may be,
it necessarily becomes the line of demarca-
tion between the two states before de-
scribed. On this side and on that mankind
are in quite different states. On the one
side they are pardoned, justified, sanctified,
reconciled, adopted, saved; on the other they
are in a state of condemnation. This act is
sometimes called immersion, regeneration,
etc."
Until I had copied this extract I had not
noticed that Mr. Rice also quoted it almost
as I have, for the purpose of showing Mr.
Campbell's position. What a pity that Mr.
Campbell did not correct thus: "Before bap-
tism the penitent believer is formally un-
pardoned, formally unjustified, Jormally un-
sanctified, formally unreconciled, formally
unadopted and formally lost to all Christian
life aod enjoyment!" If he had thus cor-
rected, then that debate would have ended
on the spot, they would have shaken hands,
and on the design of baptism at least there
would have been Christian union. By in-
serting formally and Jormal where Mr.
Campbell nerer inserted them, where he
never intended that they should be inserted,
as he had a thousand hints that he ought to
insert them, but did not, he is made to ap-
pear to teach faith for real, baptism for the
formal remission of sins. The whole argu-
ment is one huge petitio principii, or beg-
ging of the question. It assumes the whole
question in dispute by inserting the word
formal where Mr. Campbell omitted it.
We have in the last number of the Chris-
tian-Evangelist quite a number of illus-
trations or, as Mr. Campbell calls them,
"analogies." Their whole argumentative
force lies in this fact: they make clear the
thought in the writer's mind, but they do
not prove its truth. We capture this whole
battery of guns in this way, and turn them
on the enemy. -Here is one of them: "The
American people cast their ballots for Presi-
dent. A B receives a majority of the votes.
This is the voice of the people. The vote is
counted and the result announced. All un-
derstand the question is settled. This is the
real thing. At the proper time the Presi-
dent-elect takes the oath of office and enters
upon the discharge of his duties. This is
the formal part of the proceedings." Ex-
amine well, for we shall turn it on the enemy
in a moment. Here is . its counterpart:
"The people of Kentucky cast their ballots
for governor. Mr. Taylor receives a major-
ity of the votes. This is the voice of the
people. The vote is counted and the result
announced. All understand the question is
settled. This is the real tiling. At the
proper time the governor-elect takes the
July 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
873
oath of office and enters upon the discharge
of his duties. This is the formal part o:
the proceedings, but Beckham is governor
and Taylor a fugitive. What is the trouble?
Just a little misunderstanding as to the
meaning of the little phrase, "the real
thing." What is the real thing? Un-
doubtedly, the office of governor, its honors,
emoluments and enjoyments. The casting
of the ballots was a step toward the real
thing, the taking of^ the oath and entering
upon the duties other steps. Taylor took
all these steps but the last. That last step
was the boundary line between the real
thing and the unreal, between the private
citizen and the governor. On one side a
private citizen, on the other, governor.
Beciuse the last step could not be taken, on
account of the legislature, Taylor is now a
private citizen, a fugitive. Reader, if you
will be so kind and are willing to storm
some of these other batteries, please do so.
It is a fine exercise, and they can be turned
just as easily.
The parable of the prodigal son is a
beautiful picture. The party of the op-
posite part uses it well to illustrate his own
thought, but it neither proves it to be true
nor refutes the other side. Nothing is said
in the whole parable about faith or re-
pentance or baptism. The parable teaches,
as God beautifully shows, that the sinner
is an object of God's pity, that the sinner
is valuable in the sight of God, that God
loves the sinner, but to press it beyond this
violates one of the fundamental laws of
parabolic interpretation: "Do not press the
analogy too far," or beyond what the writer
intended.
The case of Paul, as presented in the
article in the Christian-Evangelist, begs
several questions which should be proved,
not assumed. 1. It assumes that Paul
was converted before baptism. We deny.
2. It assumes that Paul received the
Spirit before baptism. We deny. Meyer,
the great German exegete, uses this lan-
guage, commenting on this very passage:
"Which then followed at baptism." What
followed at baptism? Paul was filled with
the Holy Spirit at baptism. Meyer else-
where says: "For the Holy Spirit is only
received after baptism (Acts 2:38; 19:5, 6;
Ti. 3:5, 6); the case in Acts 10:47 is ex-
ceptional." The case of Acts 10:47 is the
case of Cornelius. Meyer and Campbell are
here agreed.
Another fallacy: "Whosoever believeth
on him shall receive remission of sins"
(Peter). The devils believed, therefore the
devils have remission. The priests, who
refused to acknowledge him, believed, there-
fore they had remission of sins. What the
the trouble. The old fallacy of ambiguous
middle.
The word belief is ambiguous. In the
argument if it were reduced to syllogistic
form it would be clearly seen that there are
four terms instead of three, as required by
the rules of logic. The faith of the devils,
the faith of the believing priests, who re-
fused to confess, was dead faith, because
it did not lead to obedience. Peter is not
speaking of dead faith, but of living faith,
a faith whose first sign of life is the act of
baptism. To living faith, crowned by this
sign of life, baptism, comes remission of
sins. The last step taken the believer
enters upon the real thing, the enjoyment
of remission. If he does not take that step,
then like Taylor in Kentucky he can never
enjoy the emoluments, the pleasures the
rewards of forgiveness. The "instrumental
cause," baptism, "in which faith and re-
pentance are developed and made fruitful
and effectual in changing the state of con-
demnation for one of pardon, the state of
guilt for the state of innocence, the state of
sorrow for the state of joy." Yes, as Mr.
Campbell's ninth proposition reads, it is not
faith, but an act of faith, an act resulting
from faith, which changes our state, and
Mr. Campbell did not insert "formally" be-
fore "changes."
As to Cornelius. He was baptized into
Chriet. "Into always denotes change of
position; a transition from one state to
another. It marks boundaries. A person
enters into, not in matrimony. A person is
baptized in water, into Moses, into Christ,
or into his death," etc. (Campbell Debate).
The holy spirit fell on Cornelius to show
that he, a Gentile, and consequently all
Gentiles was entitled to "the real thing," re-
mission of sins, through baptism, the in-
strumental cause. Faith, repentance, con-
fession, obedience, all means to the great
end, remission of sins. The last step
carried him over to the boundary line be-
tween the countries called sin and salva-
tion. Mr. Campbell did not insert formally
before into.
OUR COLLEGES— III.
A Dangerous Choice.
N. J. AYLSWORTH.
We have seen that the rising of the in-
tellect to dominance, which normally takes
place in the college course, tends to sweep
away the foundation of the childish char-
acter, and that this may take place apart
from any unsettling environment, and even
in an atmosphere which is religious rather
than otherwise. The change comes about
by a law of mental development, and is as
natural as that chrysalis change which
transforms the worm into a winged flower.
We cannot change this law. We may be
broken by it, but we cannot annul it. It
speaks in terms of stern command our duty
regarding the college, and the parent's duty
regarding the choice of an educational insti-
tution for his child. In view of this fact,
what shall we say of a university which
ignores this law completely, provides educa-
tion for the intellect alone, has professors
of national or world-wide reputation who
are avowedly agnostic, and has a parti-
colored student body whose moral hue is
largely pagan? It is not too much to say
that such an institution may prove a spirit-
ual slaughterhouse. Ought all Christians,
then, to discard the state university? By
no means. Its unlimited resources provided
by the state render it possible for it to be a
most admirable postgraduate school; but a
godless school is no place for the boy of
sixteen or eighteen, leaving home for the
first time, and facing that profound change
which attends the birth of the intellectual
life. The state university for such a case
ignores a law of the human mind, and the
result must be disastrous.
But the case is worse than this. Agnos-
ticism is everywhere. It is in the air we
breathe. It lurks serpentlike in the news-
paper, in the periodical, in the popular novel;
it flits in the conversation of the parlor and
of the street; it glances in a look, in an in-
flection, in a tone. We suck it in as we do
malaria. Reverence, that stronghold of
religion, is dying out. The truth is that
the world is itself on a large scale passing
through the unsettlement and peril of an
enormous awakening of the intellect. Popu-
lar education and the discoveries of science
on working a mighty revolution. The foun-
dations of all knowledge are being examined.
Rough hands are laid on the holiest sancti-
ties of the heart. Cold, clear, heartless
intellect is having an inning, and it laughs
at our darkening skies and the bleeding of
the heart. The crisis will pass, and religion
will be better buttressed than before; but
the very fact that it is now in the balances
being weighed fosters doubt, and many souls
will go out in darkness. What a time is
this to send our youth to agnostic schools?
Were it not a stupendous folly, it would be
a religious crime. With your left hand give
your dollars to convert the low-browed sav-
age, and with your right deliver your Chris-
tian boy into pagan hands to be heathenized!
What missionary work is this! To-morrow
this boy will take your place; how then will
it fare with missions? Whiten black Africa;
blacken white America — is that your pro-
gram? Christianize paganism; paganize
Christendom — is that your work in the
Master's vineyard? There never has been
an hour since- our world swung into space
when it was so important that the birth of
the intellect should be presided over by re-
ligious influences as now. It is winter
without, to the heart; if it be winter also
within the college, the boy is lost.
But are there not in these institutions
many religious students, and may they not
band together for mutual help? They may;
but your boy may not be a Christian, and if
he is, there may be other influences that
will determine his associations. Only the
youth of strongest religious nature is safe —
nay, even he may stagger and fall at the
birth of the intellect. It is very easy to
keep warm in a warm room, but it would be
sorry work with a stove out doors in zero
weather. It is out-doors in such a college,
and the little student stove is a poor substi-
tute for the warm room. Frozen to death,
will be the spiritual epitaph of many a soul
in that bleak region. Let the intellect
come to its throne; answer its questions;
place strong rational foundations beneath
faith; reconstruct the childhood character
on the manly basis — and your boy may then
go to such a place without great danger of
harm. But to put him there before all this
is to give him a stone when the heart cries
out for bread.
But we have not yet reached the full situ-
ation. Who are these young people who
are going away to our colleges? They are
the brightest youth of our land, and they
are going away to be clothed with thunder.
They will be the leaders of thought and
man the responsible positions of the next
generation. Before God all souls are equal,
but in the arena of battle one shall put to
flight a thousand. Our future is in the
hands of our educated youth. What they
are we shall be. If we surrender them to
agnosticism, we are lost. That parent who
blinks this question is an enemy in the night,
sowing tares in the kingdom of heaven. All
may look well now, but— the future! A
great Protest*nt people has just uttered the
cry: "I am sick." It has been the leader of
American evangelism, its equipment is mag-
nificent, and yet this strong warrior that
has smitten sin with might for cen uries is
staggering and its power to stay is gone.
There are denominational diagnoses in
plenty, but it is no time for party prattle.
There is an enemy somewhere; and to-mor-
row it may be ours to say: "I am sick." It
will be easy to rest in superficial explana-
tions and blink the deeper reasons until it is
too late. It is no time to commit stupidi-
ties or play with that sharp knife, education.
It is an hour for Christian statesmanship;
and one of the grave questions which that
statesmanship will ask is: "What shall we
do with the college boy?"
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 19C0
<£*£ Christian College: Its History and Outlook S*£
A Short Outline of the History of
Christian College at Columbia,
Mo.
The first charter ever granted by the
Legislature of Missouri for the collegiate
education of Protestant, woman was that
which incorporated Christian College,
Columbia, Mo., Jan. 18, 1851.
In November, 1849, Dr. Samuel Hatch
and Prof. Henry H. White, of Bacon College,
Harrodsburg, Ky., came to Columbia with
the view of inaugurating a "Female Col-
legiate Institute" of the highest grade.
They, in connection with D. P. Henderson
and James Shannon, LL. D., who was in
1849 elected to the presidency of Missouri
University, successfully carried the project
into execution and on the recommendation
of Dr. Shannon, John Augustus Williams, of
Kentucky, was elected the first president of
the newly founded institution. A small
house in the town was at first used, but so
rapidly did the school grow that its friends
were encouraged to secure the necessary
buildings. The incompleted residence and
twenty-nine acres of ground belonging to
the estate of Dr. J. S. Bennet was pur-
chased in 1851 and the building was opened
for the regular session in September of the
same year. To the original structure, de-
signed as a private residence, have been
added during the last 49 year3 improvements
and buildings which make the present col-
lege eiifice one of the most commodious in
the West.
Mr. Williams was succeeded as president
in 1856 by L. B. Wilkes, the original finan-
cial agent. Mr. Wilkes' administration only
extended over a period of two years, but
during that time he did very much towards
putting the college in the forefront among
the leading institutions of the West. His
succesfor, President J. K, Rogers, completed
the work thus begun, and during twenty
years governed the institution with wisdom
and success. Several times during the war
the Union soldiers bivouaced near the col-
lege buildings, but whilst other institutions
closed their doors, President Rogers allowed
neither war nor anything else to draw him
from his post. He made a name both for
himself and Christian College which will
live in the annals of the state.
Pres. Rogers was succeeded on his death
by Prof. G. S. Bryant, of Independence, Mo.,
and the latter resigned in 1884 in favor of
W. A. Oldham, of Lexington, Ky. Pres.
Oldham was succeeded in 1893 by F. P. St.
Clair, an educator of experience and ability
whose association with the college meant to
the friends of the school larger attainment
and greater usefulness. Pres. St. Clair's
untimely death occurred only a few months
after his election to office, and he was suc-
ceeded by his wife, Mrs. Luella Wilcox St.
Clair, the first woman president of Christian
College, and probably the youngest woman
president in the United States. Mrs. St.
Clair's administration was one of complete
success, during which she changed a young
ladies' seminary into a high-class college for
young women with modern methods and
aims. On account of a long and severe
illness Mrs. St. Clair resigned her position
in the spring of 1897 and was succeeded by
Mrs. W. T. Moore.
Under Mrs. Moore's administration the
attendance by resident students became so
large that the college was crowded to its
limit, and both years students were refused
entrance on account of lack of room.
Mrs. Moore's success demonstrated the need
of new and larger buildings, and in the
spring of 1899, with Mrs. W. T. Moore and
Mrs. L. W. St. Clair as co-principals, ar-
rangements were consummated for the
beautiful new Christian College, which as a
complete educational plant for young
women is not surpassed by any school in
America. No school has done, or is doing,
more for the Christian education of young
womanhood than Christian College, whose
power for good is growing with the passing
years.
Present Status of Christian Col-
lege.— Official Statement of the
Trustees.
We, the Board of Trustees of Christian
Female College, located at Columbia, Mo.
desire to make the following full and com-
plete statement of the present status of the
college, that our brethren throughout this
and other states may be in full sympathy
with our work, and this can only come from
knowledge.
Christian College in the fall of 1898 was
in its forty- seventh year, and was occupying
an old brick building entirely inadequate to
the demands of the number of students de-
manding resident accommodations. Besides
being old the buildings were unsanitary,
water standing much of the time in the cel-
lar, and the walls in the brick wings were
in a cracked condition, and there was a
question of their safety. The school had
never been endowed, and was already bur-
dened by a debt of $9,000. We realized
the deplorable condition of affairs, but felt
powerless to do what was necessary to save
the school from rapid disintegration. Sev-
eral times the trustees met with the presi-
dent, Siiter W. T. Moore, and ex-president,
Sister L. W. St. CI ir, to discuss the ques-
tion of ways and means for providing the
needed building for the school. The result
of these deliberations was that Sister St.
Cair was appointed financial secretary, and
instructed to so'icit subscriptions to the
amount of $50,000, such subscriptions being
only due and valid when the above-named
amount was assured. Sisters Moore and
St. Clair being profoundly interested in the
welfare of Christian Colli go, an i desiring
to assist in establishing a great school for
girls in the Southwest, each plfdged $5,000
to the hoped-for subscription of $50,000.
Sister St. Clair visited a number of promi-
nent members of the Christian Church, and
while meeting with best wishes and pro-
foundest fai^h in Christian College, she als ■
encountered the apathy which meets every
worker in our ( ducational cause. To make
a long story short, Sister St. Clair, while en-
couraged by some financial success (espe-
cially among the ci izens of Columbia), saw
thytt; raise $50,000 in time to save the
school (if it could be raised at all) was im-
possible.
^he only cou se now open to us as trus-
tees was to borrow an additional $6,000,
with which sum we could erect a small addi-
tion to the dormitory to relieve the crowd-
ed condition of the building. This would
have made our debt $15,000, all that the
college property would carry.
To all those interested this was a poor
makeshift. Knowing the deep interest felt
by Sisters Moore and St. Clair in the school,
and that they were willing and able to take
a financial responsibility in the matter,
the trustees proposed to turn the college
property over to these ladies on the follow-
ing conditions:
(1) That they should assume and pay the
debt of $9,000.
(2) That the property should not pass
into their hands until improvements to the
amount of $20,000 should have been made.
(3) That at any time the present Board
of Trustees, or any member or members of
the Christian Church, might have the privi-
lege of repurchasing the property for the
amount invested in it by Sisters Moore and
St. Clair, without interest. (In this event
these ladies to leave invested $5,000 each
as a permanent gift to the college.)
(4) That Sisters Moore and St. Clair
should assure the trustees that the school
would continue on the same lines upon which
it was inaugurated, and fulfill the purpose of
its wise and beneficent founders.
Sisters Moore acd St. Clair agreed to all
these conditions, and as the charter of the
college and the Board of Trustees both re-
main unchanged, we may expect from a
combination of the tried forces of the past
and the new strength of the present great
results.
In March, 1899, operations were begun
toward the erection of a splendid new
building, and at the end of the year the fol-
lowing has been accomplished: The debt of
$9,000 has been paid in full: a beautiful new
dormitory, accommodating 150 students, has
been built, equipped and occupied; and these
expenditures, amounting in all to $70,000,
have been met or provided for by the princi-
pals. The defective parts of the old build-
ing have been removed, and the central
building (the original college) is to be re-
tained and remodeled, so as to serve the pur-
pose of a conservatory of music.
Christian College stands to-day the only
school of the Christian Church (except the
two orphan schools) for the exclusive educa-
tion of girls in tbis state. With its splen-
did history of forty-nine years, its present
prestige and powers for good, it has no equa
as a great educating influence among th
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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classes of young women who will mold the
future of church, society and home.
One thing to which we desire to call espe-
cial and emphatic attention is that Sisters
Moore and St. Clair have only come into the
breach temporarily. They have invested
their private resources and assumed a heavy
financial responsibility, hoping, by the
terms of their contract, to return the prop-
erty at an early day without interest and
with the gift of $10,000 to some body rep-
resentative of the Christian Church in this
state.
Until this can be done they feel them-
selves to be only guardians in co-operation
with the present Board of Trustees of this
great institution. One of our church schools
for girls in a neighboring state is owned by
a syndicate of men, all members of the
church, and this plan might be advanta-
geously pursued in connection with Chris-
tian College. As a business proposition the
college was never so well worth being owned
by the church as a strong factor in our
work as now. By the statement .of Messrs.
Lacaff and Landmann, builders of the new
dormitory, this building could not now be
duplicated for less than a $12,000 increase
upon the contract price of a year ago.
This increase in valuation, plus the $10,000
from Sisters Moore and St. Clair would mean
an accretion of $22,000 in the future owner-
ship of this college;
As trustees we desire to say on behalf of
Sisters Moore and St. Clair, that while they
do not hesitate to carry the responsibility
they have assumed, and while we believe
they are fully able to do so, at the same
time they are perfectly willing and ready to
surrender their trust whenever a suitable
person or persons can be found to take
their place. From the beginning thev, have
occupied an unselfish position in the matter,
as anyone can plainly see who will look at
the conditions of their contract with the
trustees.
Here is, therefore, an opportunity for
some consecrated wealth among our people
to be invested in a work whose Christian
importance cannot be estimated.
Let us hear from the church in this great
question of the Christian education of our
daughters.
Sign* d on behalf of the Board of Trustees
Christian Female College.
C. H. Winders, President.
Columbia, Mo., June 26, 1900.
The New Christian College.
In this issue of the Christian-Evangelist
is shown an engraving of the new main
building of Christian College, completed in
February 1900. This building is of Eliza-
bethan style, built of pressed brick and Bed-
ford stone, heated by steam and lighted by
electricity. The students' living rooms are
arranged pn suite — two students occupying
a bed chamber and a study, each room hav-
ing a large clothes closet with hooks and
shelves. The interior finish of the building
is in hard wood; floors are of white maple,
highly polished, obviating the necessity of
unhygienic carpet. Each floor has two suites
of bath and toilet rooms. The main build-
ing contains rooms for the accomodation of
150 students, besides those reserved for the
use of the family and faculty. Other apart-
ments are a suite of three drawing rooms,
library, reading room, public and private
offices, private library, assembly room, art
studios, gymnasium, infirmary, dining hall
47x49 feet, matron's suite, kitchen, pantry,
storeroom, serving room, laundry, etc.
This building has a fine south frontage of
228 feet, with a wing at the west, extend-
ing north 112 feet. There are three stories
above the ground floor, the roof is of slate
and the entire building is practically fire-
proof. Th3 plan is the result of the best abil-
ity of an experienced architect, and for edu-
cational purposes, comfort, convenience and
perfect'sanitation is unequaled by any school
for women in the Southwest.
Plans are in hand to continue the improve-
ment of Christian College by building to the
west of the main building a chapel (a hand-
some auditorium seating 1,500 people), and
to the east a Conservatory of Music. When
completed this group of magnificent build-
ings will afford the highest educational
facilities known to modern educators.
FROM THE FRIENDS OF CHRIS-
TIAN COLLEGE.
Allow me to trespass upon your valuable time
enough to send my congratulations on the
splendid opening of the dear old college. True
merit brings its reward, and you certainly have
been most graciously remembered. As I wrote
our mutual friend some time ago, I would be most
happy to be able to see and aid in making the
college the leading school of the West. . . .
I most earnestly pray for the success of your-
selves and the college. A prosperous year is the
wish of your friend, Mrs. J. K. Rogers.
It gives me pleasure to express the confidence I
feel in Christian College at Columbia, under the
management of Mrs. Moore and Mrs. St. Clair.
The courses of instruction in the college are ap-
proved for all courses in the State University.
The Music, Art, and Elocution are in my opinion
excellent. The moral and Christian influences are
of the best. R. H. Jesse,
President of the University of the State of Mis-
souri.
I have examined, officially, the work done by
Christian College in physics, and I believe it is as
thoroughly done as in any female college in the
land. The college is approved by the University
of Missouri, both for the course in Arts and for
the course in Science. Christian College is en-
deavorir g to make her students useful as well as
ornamental members of society.
M. L. Lipscomb,
Professor of Physics, Mo. State University.
I have pleasure in saying that the Christian
churches in Missouri are to be congratulated on
the compleiion and equipment of the magnificent
new buildings for "Christian College." I wish
also to express my confidence in the thorough
fitness of the ladies in charge of this favorite
ladies' college, as well as their consecration and
their devotion to our Lord, and the special plea
made by the Christian Churches of our great
state. This great college ought to have a great
patronage. Respect' ully,
T. P. Haley, Pastor Christian Church.
Kansas City, Mo.
I have known Christian College from its
foundation, fifty years ago, and am quite willing to
bear testimony to the fact — for it is a fact — that
it has done as much to advance the educational
interests of the young women of Missouri as any
institution in the Valley of the Mississippi. More
than this: under its present management, with
large new buildings of modern architecture,
splendidly equipped in every department, it is far
better prepared to educate, benefit and uplift in
every way the daughters of the Central West than
ever before in its long and enviable history.
Very truly,
Wm. P. Switzler, Editor and Historian.
Columbia, Mo.
I take pleasure in saying that I have personal
acquaintance with both of the ladies who now
have control of Christian College. I have known
Mre. St. Clair from the time that she was a
schoolgirl in Hamilton College, Kentucky.
I have complete confidence in their skill as
educators, and in their power to train young
ladies to the truest conceptions of a noble life. I
believe that if life and health are spared them
they will advance the honored institution under
their management to a greater and more wide-
spread usefulness than it has experienced in its
past history. I recommend them without hesita-
tion or qualification to the confidence and patron-
age of all with whom my word has an influence
J. W. McGarvey,
Pre?, of Bible College, Kentucky University
Lexington, Ky.
I desire to congratulate you and all the friends
of Christian College upon the almostfifty years of
blessed history which it has made in the educa-
tion of young women for happy and useful lives.
It has been my pleasure to meet many of the
graduates of the college, and I have found that in
whatever walks of life their feet have been
treading, ^the flowers of a beautiful Christian
womanhood have bloomed along their way. May
the Lord continue his richest blessing upon the
work of Christian College, and may you be given
wisdom and grace from on high to direct the
sacred interests that lie upon your hearts.
W. F. Richardson,
Pastor of First Christian Church.
Kansas City, Mo.
During a recent visit to Columbia I was much
surprised to find the new buildings of Christian
College so beautiful and complete in every way.
All that is necessary for the comfort of young
women, while pursuing their studies, is provided.
The management is in the hands of two superior
Christian ladies who, in mind and heart, have had
most thorough preparation for their work. One
sees order and intelligent direction on every hand,
and a close attachment between teachers and pa-
pils. The institution is now old enough to have
valuable traditions, which will increase the college
spirit and bring to it a wider pitronage. I believe
God will bless the faith that has planned for
larger things. Parents will show wisdom in com-
mitting their daughters to the care of Christian
College. Levi Marshall,
Pastor First Christian Church.
Hannibal, Mo.
It will be well for us as a people to send our
children to our own schools, at any rate for cot
lege work proper. That period in the life of a
young man or young woman is a critical one. It
is the time of imaginary brilliancy and independ-
ence; a time when the moral and spiritual influ-
ences of home should be k? pt intact. After that
they may take a university course; but in this
formative period let us see to it that the sur-
roundings of our children shall be such as to
strengthen their faith in the Bible and confirm
them in the purity of life required in that sacrde
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
volume. It gives me pleasure to say that Chris-
Moq College, at Columbia, Mo., under the wise su-
pervision of Sisters Moore and St. Clair, is a
model school for young women. The instruction
is thorough and the management and discipline
the most homelike and protective.
D. R. Dungan, A. M., LL.D.,
Pres. of Christian University.
Canton, Mo.
The friends of Christian College are to be con-
gratulated on the new career which is being
opened up before this institution, under the capa-
ble management of Mrs. W. T. Moore and Mrs.
L. W. St. Clair. With a new equipment of build-
ings and apparatus, and new and magnetic leader-
ship, this famous school promises to continue
doing for girls and young women an invaluable
service.
I feel confident that we are to have in this in-
stitution a college of which not only Missouri but
the West will feel proud; a college which will
rank with famed Wellesley and other schools of
the East. Why not? Its location is all that can
be desired, its history is fragrant with blessed
memories and its promoters are giving to it their
hearts as well as their brains.
Frank G. Tyrell,
Pastor of First Christian Church.
Chicago, III.
A few months ago I had the good fortune to
spend a week under the hospitable roof of Colum-
bia Christian College in the family and in the
larger school family of Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Moore.
In renewing my old English friendship with these
good people I enjoyed an excellent oppportunity
to observe and note the character and manage-
ment of the school under the present able and
efficient administration, and I am expressing' my-
self in moderation when I say I was d lighted with
what I saw and heard. No pains are spared by
these accomplished women to conduct the school
on the highest plane of attainable efficiency. I
was especially impressed with the tact and skill
and management and the teaching ability that
characterizes every department of the college.
The ideal of manners and morals and religion and
educatbn inculcated are of the highest and finest
order, and I have no hesitancy whatever in rec-
ommending this school to our people everywhere
as one of the very best in the bounds of my
J. J. Haley, Pastor of Christian Church.
Cynthiana, Ky,
Christian College has made a record in the edu-
cation of young women that should commend it to
the favor and consideration of all having daugh-
ters co educate. Through a long series of years
it has been sending forth to the various spheres
of feminine activity many noble women fully pre-
pared for all duties that might devolve upon them.
The institution has now better equipments in
buildings and appointments for efficient work than
in all its history. The buildings have been en-
larged and ample room provided for all college
purposes. At the head of this splendid institution
are two women, Mrs. W. T. Moore and Mrs. L.
W. St. Clair, whose personal attributes, extended
culture and wide acquisitions place them among
the most advanced educators of our day, and are a
sufficient assurance to all parents that their
daughters, placed under their tuition, will enjoy
advantages equal to the best afforded in our
country. Our people especially should take a
just pride in this splendid institution and contrib-
ute in every way to its maintenance anl advance-
mtnt. J. P. Pinkerton,
Pastor Christian Church.
Jefferson City, Mo.
MY VISIT TO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.
Last November . I spent several days in this
school visiting my daughter, who is one of its
pupils, and I wish to write a few lines concerning
what I observed.
First, this institution is pre-eminently Chris-
tian. This characteristic is quietly and lovingly
and persistently emphasized in every department.
I was as deeply impressed with the sweet, sacred,
spiritual atmosphere as if attending one of our
great conventions. I do not believe any girl
could remain here through a term without being
influenced for good by this potent factor.
Second, the thoroughness of the work in every
department is patent to the most casual observer.
No slipshod method nor slighted preparation is
tolerated in teacher or pupil. The work that is
done is well done.
Third, the discipline is excellent. Under the
present management there is perfect order and
system, without even a shadow of intimation of
harsh, tyrannical treatment. These two Christian
women control and yet hold the respect and love
of ail the girls. The work moves along without
friction.
Fourth, the physical welfare of every pupil is
carfully looked after. Wholesome food is furnish-
ed, the proper exercise required and hygienic en-
vironments obtained.
Parents need not have the slightest fear in
placing their daughters in this school. It is all
that could be required, and is what its name im-
plies in the full meaning of the two words —
Christian and College. E. B. Dawson, M. D.,
Pastor Christian Church.
Belton, Mo.
Having witnessed the opening of Christian Col-
lege in the fall of 1851, and having since lived
continuously almost within the shadow of the in-
stitution, it is a pleasure to say a word in its be-
half.
The college has grownlrom the day of its birth,
until now it is without a rival in the state and
can truthfully be regarded as the " Wellesley of
the West." In looking back over the past, if I
were asked what particular force has contriauted
more than any other to the phenomenal growth
and strength of the Christian denomination in this
state I would say Christian College. This school,
through the army of students sent out from its
halls, has ramified the whole state and planted the
tenets of the faith in almost every home. While
the school Is under the Christian Church influence,
as Its name implies, nevertheless it is not exclu-
sively or strictly speaking a denominational school;
the fact is that very many of the most broadly
educated women of the West, without regard to
denominational bias, are graduates of Christian
College and are to-day among its warmest sup-
porters.
Under the madagement of Mrs. W. Moore and
Mrs. L. W. St. Clair, two ladies of extensive learn-
ing and experience in the education of young
women, with a new college building erected at a
cost of $60,000 and furnished with every known
faci lty for imparting instruction, we hail a
future for Christian College unlooked for in the
past by its most sanguine fri«nds. To this mag-
nificent seat of learning, under instructors of dis-
tinguished ability, will come young women from
every section to enjoy educational advantages
that other colleges may rival but few, if any, sur-
pass. This child of the Christian Church, and the
pride of the state, looks back on a glorious past
and forward to a future more bright, more prom-
ising and grander than ever.
Respectfully, R. B. Price,
President of the Boone County National Bank,
and Treasurer of the Missouri State University.
Excerpt from open letter to L. B. Wilkes, in
Register-Review, June 7, 1900:
"Now as to Christian College, let me say that I
am not officially connected with that institution
and never have been. There are others much
better qualified to speak than I am. But let me
say that there are some of the same men on the
board of trustees now that were there when you
were one of its members, and I believe in my
heart that they have been growing in grace
and in the knowledge of God's truth and are
better men now than they were then. I also
know that the two women at the head of Chris-
tian College are among the most cultured, refined
Christian women in the Church of God. Their
business enterprise, when the old building became
untenable and inadequate, surprised and delighted
all who understood the real condition of thing3. I
honor the memory of President J. K. Rogers. He
was a man after my own heart, and he lives to-
day in the hearts of a thousand women he edu-
cated at Christian College. I believe if he were
living he would heartily commend the work of
Christian College now."
G. A. Hoffmann.
Excerpt from open letter to L. B. Wilkes in
Register-Review, June 7, 1900:
"But as to its religious character.and this is the
feature in which more people are interested, let
me assure Bro. Wilkes it is still "Christian" College.
The-charter, as I remember it, provides that three-
fourths of the Board of Trustees shall be mem-
bers of the Christian Church. No doubt Bro.
Wilkes had something to do with this wise pro-
vision. I have been a member of the board five
years and during that time every member of the
board has been a member of the Christian Church.
Some of the present members were members in
the days Of Bro. Wilkes and I think they will say
the institution was never more truly Christian,
not even under the management of Bro. Wilkes,
than it is at present.
The young ladies are required to attend Sunday-
school and Sunday morning service and are allowed
to attend the other services,which they frequently
do, especially the Sunday evening service. They
have a Young Woman's Christian Association
which meets every Sunday afternoon. Also an aux-
iliary to the Christian Woman's Board of Missions:
both of these are in a very prosperous condition.
For two years, the junior and senior, the young
ladies are required to take regular work in the
Bible College, and a failure to do the required
work here would deprive them of their diplomas.
Bro. W. T. Moore, who is not a stranger to Bro.
Wilkes, is teacher of Ethics and Christian Evi-
dences and I think he can be trusted to give Chris-
tian instruction.
I have seen as many as ten of these young
ladies come forward at a single service to confess
Christ. This not during a protracted meeting or
after a special effort upon the part tf some mem-
ber of the faculty to impress them with their
duty, it was not even known to the faculty that
they were coming. I have seen them come by
twos and threes and fives at our regular service
when nearly all their schoolmates would be in
tears. I speak of this to show that the religious
atmosphere of Christian College is healthy and
challenge any institution to show a larger per
cent, of conversions each year from among the
students. Several years we have sent nearly ev-
ery one of them back to their homes Christians.
There are other facts that might be presented
but surely this is sufficient."
C. H. Winders.
Pastor First Christian Church, Columbia, Mc
Julv 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
877
The Outlook for Christian College.
Christian College has never had a broader,
brighter outlook than now. With a faculty of
twenty five able and experienced instructors and
officers, an ideal college home, and a Christian at-
mosphere which leads its students in the "paths
of righteousness," we may expect the fruits of
its labors to be indeed of the highest order.
Before the close of the past school year more
than sixty students engaged rooms for the coming
session, so that when September rolls round the
halls of the new college promise to be filled with a
company of bright-faced girls eager to begin the
ascent of Mount Parnassus.
Such a school as Christian College is not only a
matter of local pride, but is an institution to
which the state may point as one of the brightest
gems in her crown of education.
being inaugurated, and these marks of the
best civilization, together with good roads,
pure air and desirable climate, make Colum-
bia an ideal place for students. From the
rigorous North to the enervating South
girls come to Columbia, finding in Christian
College an educational home of the highest
value.
Columbia (Mo.) the Home of Chris-
tian College.
Columbia is a most beautiful and attrac-
tive little city of 6,000 inhabitants, midway
between St. Louis and Kansas City. It is
conveniently reached from the east, north
and west by the Wabash Railroad and con-
necting lines. The opening of the Missouri
Midland Railroad renders acces3 to it easy
from the south and southwest. This road
connects with the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad at McBaine and affords a di-
rect route to Columbia to persons living on
that line and to those living on- the Missouri
Pacific, Frisco, and Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis Railroads.
The Church of Christ at Columbia,
Mo.
This church was founded in 1832, with
some eighteen charter members, the breth-
ren meeting in a small brick chapel west of
the court-house. In that day Marcus Wills
was preaching up and down in the land, and
occasionally occupying the Columbia pulpit.
Between the years 1843 and 1846 the venera-
ted Samuel Church was the pastor. Shortly
after this, in the '50's, President Shannon
conducted the State University affairs and
preached on Lord's days for the congrega-
tion, T. M. Allen dividing the labors with
him from year to year. The location of the
church was changed to the present site in
1861, a substantial brick church having
been erected. This was dedicated by Moses
E. Lard in a farrous meeting. After this
began the era of J. K. Rogers and L. B.
VVilkes, through whose faithful services
Christian College and the Christian Church
grew and prospered. la still later times
the sainted Gentry and Mount joy served the
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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, COLUMBIA, MO.
Columbia's proud boast of being the
"Athens of Missouri" is well sustained by
her array of institutions of learning. The
State University is located here and with
the scope given by its vast endowment and
fine faculty is a strong factor in Columbia's
great future. The town Is devoted almost
entirely to the interests of education since,
in addition to the university, there are two
colleges for young women, two academies,
an excellent high school, public schools,
private schools and private classes.
A commodious and modern hospital has
been recently completed in Columbia and
will be equipped with the best means known
to science for the care of the sick and afflict-
ed. A splendid system of sewerage is just
brethren, followed by J. B. Jones, B. C. De-
weese, W. A. Oldham, J. H. Foy and J. S.
Shouse.
In 1892 the foundation of the preseot
building was laid and a year or two after
the church entered into as handsome a
sanctuary as the state affords. The con-
gregation being composed of excellent citi-
zens, and having had the best of teaching
and example has a healthy conscience and a
mind to work. During the past dozen years
its Sunday-school constituency and its church
membership have been thoroughly organized
into various active societies, so that it has
come to be a pleasure to lend a hand in be-
nevolent enterprises and in the establish-
ment of missions. Five years ago last
month Bro. C. H. Winders came among us
and he has shown him -elf to be a workman
of whom none nee J be ashamed. At the
time of his arrival our membership was 454.
Over 400 have been added since, but on ac-
count of disraisial-; and deaths «e can
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C. H. WINDERS,
Pastor First Christian Church, Columbia, Mo.
report but 646. Although having erected
a $30,000 building all has been paid off but
$2,800 and tha' is provided for.
Under the present administrati n I can
truly say we have a live, working church.
Of course, there is room for improvement.
Where is it that there are no idlers in the
vineyard? -Surely not here, and still our
membership is largely spiritual, while our
preachers and officers are clean and capable
as well as good, earnest men, watching the
interests of the church and laboring for its
welfare. The inspiration derived from the
hundreds of students attending services
from the university and from Christian
College, to say nothing of the other educa-
tional institutions, can only be imagined by
those who are similarly located. 'Tis a joy
to meet with them and to aid them in their
search after truth. But there is always
room for one more, and if no; we will make
room. With a seating capacity of 900
some of us are seriously contemplating ex-
pansion. We feel that we cannot, dare not
stand in the way of such vigorous growth.
Our schools are doubling their numbers, and
as they mass their forces the church will
endeavor to keep step with them. Although
many of our members have no personal re-
lation to the colleges, there is absolute har-
mony between the students and the citizens,
and on the Lord's day they literally sit and
sing together in heavenly places.
J. W. Monser.
Marquette, on Lake Superior,
is one of the most charming summer resorts,
reached via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway.
Its healthful location, beautiful scenery, good
hotels and complete immunity from hay fever
make a summer outing at Marquette, Mich., very
attractive from the standpoint of health, rest and
comfort. 9
For a copy of "The Lake Superior Country,"
containing description of Marquette and the
copper country, address, with four (4) cents in
stamps to pay postage, Geo. H. Heafford, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111.
878
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
Our Budget*
— All eyes are upon China.
— "Why do the heathen rage?"
—The oldest and newest civilizations of the
world have collided in China.
— The massivenesa of the Chinese population, if
cemented by an anti-foreign spirit, would tax the
military resources of the world.
— But China is divided;, she is in the midst of
one of the greatest revolutions of the ages. The
missionaries of the cross have gotten in their
work and the old empire is crumbling to pieces.
— She may defy the armies of the world for
awhile, but she must eventually acknowledge the
supremacy of the Christian religion and of the
Western civilizations. The "Far East" is disap-
pearing.
— The collection for Foreign Missions for the
week ending July 5th were $4,854.61. Gain over
last year, $330.67.
— We are glad to report that Bro. Rains is
able to return to his work from Battle Creek,
Mich., where he has been recuperating for several
weeks. He says that 'he is about well again.
— The Missionary Intelligencer for July is an
exceptionally interesting number. Do not forget
that this is the mouthpiece of our Foreign
Society and that you are not posted on our for-
eign work if you do not read this magazine. The
war upon foreigners in China greatly intensifies
interest in our missionaries and missions in the
foreign field.
— "On the Rock," cloth-bound, for seventy-five
cents, is a great offer of a great book. This is
the book that has always sold for $1.50. This
offer expires July 23.
— The Christian Endeavor convention for the
state of Pennsylvania will be held in Philadelphia
next November, and the Endeavorers of Phil-
adelphia are showing their interest and wisdom
by beginning to prepare for the event in good
season. We commend their enterprise.
— Business and Christianity for June continues
the reputation of this unique magazine for origin-
al features, exhilarating news and striking Church
Extension arguments. Send to G. W. Muckley,
Kansas City, Mo., for a copy.
— The Students Missionary Campaign Library
arranged by the Foreign Board, Cincinnati, 0.,
should command the attention of all our preach-
ers, Bible Schools and Endeavor Societies. It
contains lectures, biographies, convention re-
ports, history, and, in fact, everything to instruct
and interest young people in the cause of world-
wide evangelization. It consists of sixteen of
the very best modern missionary books, bound in
uniform size, and will be furnished at lowest cost
for cash. All orders should be addressed to the
Foreign Christian Missionary Society, Cincinnati,
Ohio, Box 884.
— The quiet citizen and the conservative church
member ought to learn a lesson from the great
St. Louis street car strike as well as the street
car companies and the strikers, and that is that
indifference to crime, public moral and industrial
conditions is in itself criminal. Good citizenship
means an active interest in public morals, public
rights, municipal reforms, economic measures, in-
dustrial conditions and other matters of public in-
terest. It is time for preachers to post up on the
issues of the day — condition of the masses, the
brotherhood of man and the Fatherhood of God.
K%ep the leaven of righteousness at woik in the
business domain and strikes will be less frequent if
not wholly prevented. "Public and Private Rights"
advertised in this paper would be a good book for
you to begin with.
— Brethren who expect to attend the Missouri
state convention at Moberly, Sept. 17-20, are re-
quested to send their names as early as possible
to S. B. Moore, pastor of the Central Church, of
Moberly, that homes may be provided for them.
Lodging and breakfast will be given free; dinner
and supper will be served at the church.
— Only a very few days remain in which to take
advantage of our offer of "On the Rock" for
seventy-five cents. We cannot fill anv orders
reaching us on or after July 23, but prior to that
date we will send the fine, cloth-bound edition,
358 pages, for seventy-five cents, postpaid. This
is just half the regular price.
— The Open Air Association of America, with
headquarters at 123 Amity Street, Brooklyn, New
York, have issued a circular letter urging all
ministers of the gospel and Y. M. C. A. workers
to use every opportunity possible this summer for
holding out-door services, and if any suggestions
are wanted on how to make these meetings at-
tractive and successful, a letter addressed to its
secretary, Miss Eloise V. Prentice, at above ad-
dress, will secure the desireol information. The
The suggestion for out door services is good for
many reasons, but it takes both wisdom and pains
to make them spiritually helpful. However, that
does not argue that they should not be held. We
wish that the multitudes from our crowded cities
could be reache I in that way every summer.
— C. M. Kreidler has been in North Tonawanda,
N. Y., since last October. Reports of the work
show that there have been nearly on i hundred
persons brought to Christ at the regular services
of the church. Over $800 have been raised for
missions and $2,200 have been expended on the
enlargement and beautifying of their building.
The local auxiliary to the C. W. B. M. has in-
creased from a membership of thirty-five to near-
ly one hundred and fifty. An enthusiastic Junior
Endeavor Society has been organized. All the
departments of the work are active and aggres-
sive.
—Dr. B. B. Tyler's address until July 23 will be
Worcester, Mass. Address all letters intended
for him in care Rev. F. A. Nichols, pastor of the
church in Worcester.
— The general tone and spirit of the church
news reported in the New England Messenger in-
dicate a healthful condition of things in our
brotherhood throughout New England.
— The Gospel Messenger, edited by Cary E.
Morgan, Richmond, Va., in the interest of the
churches of Christ in Richmond and Manchester
is to have a vacation from July to September.
The Gospel Messenger is among ' our best local
papers, and seems to be about the best patronized
by advertisers of any church paper we have yet
seen.
— During the past few months we have made a
number of splendidjoffers of first-class volumes at
startlingly low prices, but our offer of "On the
Rock," cloth edition, for seventy-five cents,
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are compelled, however, to limit this offer to July
22. We cannot fill any orders reaching us after
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— The Fountain Park Assembly, Remington,
Ind., opens July 28 and continues until August 12.
The sixth annual program of this assembly is just
out, and provides a rare course of lectures, ser-
mons and entertainments. Among the prominent
men who will appear before the assembly this
session is Dr. B. B. Tyler, of the correspondence
staff of the Christian-Evangelist. The rail-
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— The Foreign Society has received $1,700 on
the annuity plan. This fund now amounts to
$87,190, or only $12,810 short of the $100,000
the society hopes to complete this year on this
plan.
— The receipts for Foreign Missions to July
1st, amount to $132,569.64, or a gain of $18,-
838.03. There is no reason why the $200,000
should not be raised for Foreign Missions by Sept.
30th.
— We have a few copies of "Forty Yeary in
China," by R. H. Graves, D. D. This is a famous
book — one of the standard volumes on China and
the Chinese. In view of present disturbances in
the Chinese Empire, all literature on China is
now of special importance. The regular price
of this volume is $1.50, but we now offer it for
$1. It is handsomely bound in cloth, contains
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— We ask our readers to give Bro. Oldham,
whose second article on "Alexander Campbell and
the Operation of the Holy Spirit" appeared
last week, a patient hearing, as he presents the
passages from Mr. Campbell's writings which
seem to him to sustain his position. When he
has furnished us the additional article which he
promises we shall have something to say on the
subject, not in any spirit of controversy, and
perhaps not in the way of direct reply to Bro.
Oldham, but in bringing out another view of the
subject and another side of Mr. Campbell's teach-
ing. Mr. Campbell, like the rest of us, enter-
tained views at one time in his life which were
modified by further research and by deeper
religious experience. It is due to him and es-
pecially to the cause which he sought to advance
that there be a full presentation of his views on
the subject under consideration. We will only
state here that the difference between the
propositions that the Holy Spirit operates only
through the Word, and that He operates only
through the truth, is too manifest for any man of
Mr. Campbell's spiritual insight to have over-
looked. Tru h is conveyed far more effectively in
life than in mere words. Jesus taught this when
he said: "Let your light so shine before men that
they, seeing your good works, may be constrained
to glorify your Father which is in heaven." This
constraining power of good work?, of pure lives,
is none the less the power of the Spirit because
it has been transmuted into life and operates by
example on the minds and hearts of men. To
affirm any proposition that excludes this method
of the Spirit's influence in conversion and sancti-
fication would be to contradict, not only the
Scriptures themselves, but the plainest facts of
our religious experience.
July 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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— At t e recent congregational meeting of the
Central Church of Christ, Dayton, 0., where I. J.
Cahill ministers, the financial reports showed a
total of $7,690 raised during the past year in all
departments of the church; $625 contributed
to missions, 80 people added to the church, all at
regular services.
— B. T. McFarland, of the Fourth Church and
S. B. Moore, of the Compton Heights Church, were
oat of the city last Sunday and their pulpits were
supplied, the former by A. J. Marshall, of Caron-
delet, and the latter by Geo. Stoll, of this city.
Bro. Sornborger preached at Carondelet and the
assistant editor of this paper at Ellendale. At
the First Church special services were held in
i espect of the departure of Bro. Cook, the assis-
tant pastor, who goes to a pastorate in Ohio. Bro.
McFarland will be out of the city for three or
four weeks on a vacation, which he very much
needs. Bro. Sornborger has been called to preach
for the Carondelet Church for three months and
the church will be aided in this work by the kind-
ness of the state board.
— In a letter from our faithful brother, J. F.
Callahan, concerning the duty of the church to-
ward our "Old Guard," he says:
I wish you to observe that there is no little stir
about the way of helping the "Old Guard." Many
are suffering in silence. In battle it was hand to
hand; now with them it is too often "hand to
mouth." We need an arousing on this line of
practical Christianity like that of ninety years
ago on the restoration of primitive practice, an-
cient order, etc. See how the board is short of
funds even to deal out a pittance to appeals from
embarrassed friends of old preachers. We like
to "go" ahead, but are prone to forget to "do"
unto others as we would have them do unto us. I
want to see a fair trial of the Golden Rule.
— Clark Braden has issued a tract of eight
pages, book size, in which he boldly accepts the
challenges published by Mormons for a public dis-
cussion of their leading religious tenets. In this
tract Clark Braden publishes a list of endorse-
ments of leading men, churches and church pa-
pers of the Disciples of Christ long enough and
strong enough to forever settle the question as to
his ability and worthiness to meet any Mormon
representative in any community, town or city. If
they now refuse to meet him in debate it may be
fairly concluded that it is because of their con-
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■ for Clark Braden to come to their rescue, or scat-
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the work.
— The briefest yet clearest statement of parlia-
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prepared by Rev. George F. Robertson, Union-
town, Pa. It is a vest pocket, manilla-paper fold-
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parliamentary matters on the the two inside
pages. The points on one side and explanations
on the other are alphabetically related.
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— All persons expecting to attend the Ken
tucky state convention at Carlisle, beginning
August 20th, . are requested to send their names
to F. M. Tinder, of that city.
— Word was rece ved here lately that C. H.
Berry, who at one time served as pastor for the
Homer and Sidney Chri-tian Churches, had aban-
doned his wife and family and left for parts un-
known with a woman who svg in one of his
revivals. A Homer friend received tre word from
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The facts mentioned in the foregoing paragraph
should be known and noted by our brethren every-
where.
— We have not yet caught up on our corre-
spondence. We hare hosts of letters and news
items in this paper, but we are still behind and
beg the indulgence of those whose contributions
have not yet appeared.
— We have received a tribute to the life of the
late Prof. L. C. Woolery, who died at his home in
Morgantown, W. Va., June 25th, which will ap-
pear in our next issue. It seems like a great loss
to the cause of righteousness that strong men
like Prof. Woolery should be called away at the
noontide of life, but God knoweth ;best. The
bereaved family have our sympathy in this deep
sorrow.
— The article in our Family Circle this week,
entitled "The University of Adversitv," will be
found to be particularly interesting. It was writ-
ten by a young man in this city of Jewish blood
and is notably original and philosophical. We
are sure that our readers will be glad to hear
from him again should he be pleased to extend his
acquaintance with us.
— The interest which that very interesting mag-
azine, How to Grow Flowers, has created in the
improvement of villages in many places is highly
commendable. Village improvement associations
have been formed and the streets and public
yards in many villages have been made as attrac-
tive as a park or flower garden, How To Grow
Flowers is published in Springfield, Ohio, and is
a magazine we take pleasure in commending to
our readers, and parties interested in the improve-
ment would do well to send for their recently pub-
lished issue illustrating work done in various
places by village improvement associations.
— Some whose articles have not appeared as
promptly as expected when sent have been writ-
ing to know the cause. As we have frequently
stated, we often get snowed under with copy, es-
pecially when we get out a special edition. It
simply becomes a mathematical impossibility to
publish all that is sent for publication, and at such
a time we have to make such selections as will
keep the paper as representative in every way as
possible. Among the articles withheld at such a
time are often contributions from our ablest writ-
ers; and, at times, editorials. The St. Louis Let-
ter has not appeared for weeks, giving preference
to others. If tho3e who write would remember
how many others want to be heard but cannot,
and would be more brief, there would be more
room. We find it difficult to keep some of our
regular correspondents within prescribed limits.
They will exceed their bounds in spite of our re-
peated injunctions. But we will not despair. We
shall give you a hearing at the earliest oppor-
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kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
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& Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
Home of Swarap-Root.
An Open Letter.
The most casual observer cannot fail to see
that many of our millionaires "and multi-million-
aires have gleaned their millions off of the pub'ic
by the use of public rights, and 'yet there is not
that outspoken opposition to this class of wrongs
that the crime demands. The public conscience
is exceedingly dull tDward this) unjust and op-
pressive system of robbery, and this fact has led
to the most daring boldness ^on the part of
franchise grabbers and others ".who 'prey up:n the
rights of the public. It is also equally noticeable
that some of the greatest industrial upheavels our
country has yet known has ^happened in connec-
tion with some business founded upon some one or
other of our public utilities or rights.
These and other observations have led the
writer to prepare a "small j book (64 pages) on
Public and Private Rights in'the hope of drawing
attention more particularly to the importance of
public rights in contradistinction to individual or
private rights. The importance" of this distinc-
tion in civil government cannot be overestimat d.
Our courts recognize a distinction between public
and private rights in judicial affairs, but the dis-
tinction has not been carried out to its legitimate
ends in civil governments as it should have been.
There is need, therefore, that the people should
know to what extent this principle applies in a
just government.
In addition to emphasizing this principle io my
book I have also endeavored to give a brief
sketch of some of the leading civil and economic
reform measures of the day. As it is now these
measures are treated so separately that too much
reading is required to get knowledge of them. In
my book they are gathered together in such re-
lation as they seem to sustain toward each other,
so that the reader may get a perspective of what
leading men are advocating for the relief of our
country from the evils of which we complain. Be-
lieving that I have been of some service to many
at least in the preparation of such a book I now
commend it to your prayerful attention. The
book will be sent postpaid to any address in the
United States for 15 cents. Address the writer
at 1522 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo.
W. W. Hopkins.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
pesronal JVIentiom
The permanent address of Elmer T. Davis is
927 Orville Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
Near the end of Bro. J. G. Waggoner's first year
at Princeton he was unanimously called to the
permanent pastorate of the church. This is
right.
Daniel E. Motley, Ph. D., of Baltimore, state
evangelist for N. C., is at Asheville for a season
and will preach for the church at that point dur-
ing his stay.
H. Elliot Ward, of Los Angeles, reports a semi-
annual ral:y of the church of which he is pastor,
July 1st. On July 5th a reception was tendered
to the 51 new members of the church.
G. W. Archer, of Baldwin, Miss., is paralyzed
from his arms down, having lost all feeling and
motion. We regret the misfortune that has be-
fallen Bro. Archer and pray for his recovery.
Bro. C. W. Cauble, pastor of the church at
Dyereburg, Tenn., for the past year, has been
granted a leave of absence for three months, and
will take a summer course in the University of
Chicago.
G. F. Assiter has just returned from England
and is looking well. He reports an enjoyable
trip and is now ready for active work in this
country again. He has returned on account of
his wife's health.
H. A. Northcutt delivered an address to the
graduating class of the "American School of
Osleapathy" in Kirksville, Mo., June 29. There
were 183 graduates. There are 750 students in
attendance at this school.
J. Preston Lewis, pastor of the Church of
Christ in Petersburg, Va., has written and pub-
lished a tract of 32 pages on the action of bap-
tism, with an introduction by Cary E. Morgan,
pastor of the church in Richmond, Va.
C. H. Strawn, of Paris, Mo., writes that the fifth
Sunday in July is not engaged and that he could
hold a 10 days' meeting by beginning Tuesday night
before and holding till the Thursday night follow-
ing, at that time. Write him about it.
Edgar Delett Jones, of Erlanger, Ky., reports
the total off eric g for Home Missions at Peters-
burg, Pt. Pleasant, Florence and Bullittsville (all
Boone County Ky., churches) to be $91.27, which
he says was more than three times apportion-
ment.
Rev. Thomas L. Kineaid, of Bluffton, O., and
Miss Leoti Shackelford, of Des Moines, were
married by C. Durant Jones, June 27. Sister
Kineaid has been an active member of the East
Side Church and Bro. K. is a young minister of
sjreat promise. They will locate in Iowa.
G. L. Wharton, who has just returned from
India, lectured at Lynnville, 111., Sunday evening,
July 1st. A collection of $10.68 was taken for
the famine sufferers. This is the second con-
tribution in the past two months to this work by
that church. Those who heard Bro. WhartoD, it
is said, will never forget him. A. R. Adams is
the pastor of this missionary church.
A. R. Hunt, of Savannah, Mo., reports two
weddings, baptistery improvements planning, the
gift of a fine rocker from the C. E. Society of his
church, thirteen dollars raised by the Junior C.
E. and $6 by the Hackberry Mission Bible school,
for the India famine sufferers. Bro. Hunt de-
livered the oration for his town on Independence
Day, and July 16th begins a meeting with the
church in Hamburg, la.
W. A. Moore, pastor of Beulah Church, this
city, has gone on a vacation of three weeks. He
will spend the time in Iowa visiting friends and
churches. His first visit will be at Harlan, At
Kamrar he will dedicate a new church building
about the 15th of the present month. He will
also visit his old pastorate at Webster City.
Henry F. Davis, corresponding secretary of the
Bible-school board, will fill his pulpit at Beulah
next Sunday morning.
Jeu Hawk, who is now taking some post-
graduate medical studies in the New York Poly-
clinic in New York, expects to leave there about
the first of August, when he will have finished his
course. On his way back to St. Louis he would
like to visit some of the churches and speak to
them in the interest of his contemplated mission
to China. Brethren desiring to communicate with
him on the subject will address him a 214 East
34th Street, New York.
S. J. Carter from Rock Rapids to Olive, la.
Nelson G. Brown from Earlville to Burlington,
la.
John P. Sale from Akron to Galion, O.
E. S. Muckley from Watertown, N. Y., to Belle-
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Ernest C. Nicholson from Englishville to Bal-
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Chas. A. Dotson from Builton, Ore., to Francis,
Wash.
W. B. Harter from Clay Center to Aurora, Neb.
C. E. Lowe from Des Moines to Ft. Madison, la.
D. S, N. Connor from Canon City, Col., to
Skidmore, Mo.
C. F. Stevens from Trenton, Mo., to Chicago,
111.
J. B. Lockhart from St. Joseph, Mo., to Clancy,
Kas.
Chas. Scoville from Gainesville, Tex., to Butler,
Ind.
J. V. Coombs from Irvington to Culver, Ind.
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English Topics.
DANGEROUS DRIFTS.
More and more fickle are the movements of our
most trusted public leaders. The cross-currents
of our English affairs bewilder my soul. The lat-
est pirouette performance is that of Mr. John
Morley. To think that he of all our great men
should go twirling about on the light fantastic toe,
despising the old landmarks, scandalizing the
grand traditions of Gladstonian Liberalism ard
rushing down the slopes of Socialism to the bot-
tomless abyss of the most rabid Revolutionism is
equivalent to thinking that henceforth order, sta-
bility and political sense are hustled out of exist-
ence. I like Mr. John Morley for his honesty;
but I dislike Mr. John Morley for his unreliability.
We are getting in poli.icsinto a position analog-
ous to that religious condition which drove Man-
ning, Newman and Faber into popery. Those
Anglican clergymen found all their Protestant in-
fallibilities had vanished, and so they could not
find any mooring for their souls in the Protestant
Church. They took the Pope for their infallibili-
ty. Hopeless fallibility is the ascertained curse
of modern public life. Gladstone's followers in
great numbers lost confidence in bim, and now
Salisbury's droves of dupes are discovering that
they have been dished, deceived and deluded.
Well, then, if after Lord Salisbury's regime is
over, and if it is now fairly realized that Liberal-
ism is dead, it should next be realized that Radi-
calism is drifting into Morleyism — what will be
the consequence? I think it is easy to forecast one
result at least. A tremendous struggle will come
on between two new parties. A new kind of
Toryism will crystallize itself into a league under
Mr. Balfour, and a new kind of Socialism will be
developed under the lead of Mr. Morley. Between
these there will be a loDg and fierce conflict. And
it will at last reduce itself into a struggle between
the "haves" and the "have nots." The men of
property will be compelled to fight for their pro-
prietary existence with the swarms of lacklanders,
good and bad. The difficulty will be that in each
of the coming parties there will be a good and an
evil section. Unfortunately, the blackguards on
each side will tend to take the lead, and the
noble spirits will lie in the background looking
on. Covetous, greedy, unscrupulous landlords
and speculators, with the gin millers and lawyers
and pensioned generals.will snatch at power on the
Tory side; while the captains on the opposite side
will not be the genuine reformers and Christian
Socialists, but the agitators and anarchists and
infidels. What is beyond this prospect I cannot
guess. Poor humanity is preparing for itself a
rehearsal of Armageddon. Christ and Beelzebub
will at last settle the outcome between them-
selves. Why do I thus reflect on the last great
speech of Mr. Morley? Because that able leader
has uniformly expressed his passionate antagonism
to the Christian religion. And yet he is rapidly
becoming the only possible leader of the Liberalism
of to-morrow. That being so the Christian church-
es will be compelled to fling all their influence into
the scale against Liberalism, while the vast ma-
jority of them have no sympathy with Tory'sm on
its unscrupulous side. Does not this consideration
indicate that we are about to drift into a fearful
quagmire?
DEAD AND RESURRECTED QUAKERISM.
A very singular phenomenon in modern religious
life is attracting attention in thoughtful minds.
The Spectator, the able London organ of the Broad
Church, has been animadverting on it in an article
of a kind which I am surprised no journalist has
produced before. It is printed out in this article
that the Friends or Quakers are rapidly decreas-
ing and will hardly exist at all in the next gener-
ation. Of course, those characteristics of Quaker-
ism which are strangling it are obvious enough.
A close community, which demands from its chil-
dren a certain overstrict renunciation of the
pleasures of the world and a certain separation
from eve.n innocent ways of ordinary life and
fashion, constrains the boys and girls to slip
away as from prison into paradise at the first op-
portunity. B ut to some extent this occurs also
in all circles which are at all puritanical, and yet
the Puritan sects continue to increase by receiv-
ing countless recruits through the attractiveness
of spiritual life and power. What is singular is
that the principles of Quakerism are everywhere
being adopted, while the Qaakers themselves are
dying out. Their distinctive ideas are included
under lost doctrines. The first and central idea
is that a Christian should follow the inner light;
that is, the best opinion which Christ generates in
his heart. The second doctrine is an inevitable
result out of the first, that religion being purely
spiritual and self-generated, or generated by the
Holy Spirit in the individual, there can be no
necessity for forms or ceremonies, for a ministry,
or for what is ordi.iarily known a-* a Christ, is a
thought which prevails with thousands, just as the
first doctrine does. For Christians in these days
seem to sit more and more loose to their churches.
These two doctrines are spreading all through the
churches of all denominations and are every day
producing a spiritual independence which, as mul-
titudes of ministers sorrowfully testify, tends to
develop into religious anarchy. The faith in
sacerdotalism has vanished; the great ceremonials
have become mere acts and proclaim theoretical
or traditional belief, and no church has as a church
a reverence derived from anything but opinion.
The loyalty felt for country far surpasses in en-
thusiasm the loyalty felt for any church. Then,
moreover, the belief that philauthrophy is the
essence of Christianity, and that each man owes
a greater debt to his brother man, whom he sees
and knows, than to a God whom he cannot see or
know, has become the conviction of the greater
part of the nation, and is upheld by great num-
bers even of those who in reality care not a
straw or make never a sacrifice for their brother
man. These doctrines come direct from Quaker-
ism and have permeated the community so that
some millions are Quakers at heart who would be
indignant if dubbed with the name. These despise
the Quakers and would on no account join the
Society of Friends, and yet they are practicing
their cardinal tenets. The result of unconscious
Quakerism is disastrous, as is the effect of the
influence of Plymouth Brethrenism on vast num-
bers of people who would by no means class them-
selves with any of the cliques Or coteries of
Darby, Newton, Macintosh, Muller or any other
of the cardinals of Plymouthism. When a sect
dies out, the good it has accomplished dies also,
but the evil it has done remains. Here is one more of
the curses of sectism, in addition to the long list too
well known. Quakerism has played itself out as a
farce which worked spiritual benefit in its protest
against materialism, but it leaves a bad legacy of
mysticism and indifference to the necessity of
concrete forms of obedience to the will of Christ.
THE SPIRITS IN PRISON.
Among the texts often explained in anything
but a satisfactory and conclusive manner is
1 Peter 3:19: "He went and preached to the
spirits in prison." Canon Wilberforce, who is
perhaps the most eloquent regular preacher in
London, took this text for his sermon at the re-
cent World's Temperance Congress. He delivered
the discourse in Westminster Abbey to a vast
congregation. I must say it was a magnificent
specimen of his oratory. But he commenced it
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quote: "Much ingenuity," said the Canon, "has
been expended by the representatives of certain
phases of theological thought in vain endeav-
ors to explain this glorious incident away. When
they succeed in arguing the sun out of the heav-
ens upon such a day as to-day, they will succeed
in eliminating from the hearts and hopes of men
the glorious lesson of this incident. It is direct,
intelligible, historical and conclusive." This is a
very strong utterance on the part of Canon Wil-
berforce. I think it is much too strong. Exege-
sis and criticism are somewhat set at defiance
by this assumption that all who decline the posi-
tive view thus expressed are hopelessly wrong.
B>it while I do not think the Canon is justified in
thus hurling his dictum at the heads of others and
in skipping all argument against what he called
the "missionary descent of Christ into hades," I
have, in examining during these many years all
the most learned efforts by commentators on the
other side, felt painfully convinced that they suc-
ceed poorly in the function of "explaining away."
I am still looking for a really satisfactory inter-
pretation of Peter's famous words. I must do
Canon Wilberforce justice, though I disapprove
of his over-dogmatism. He did not introduce his
text in order to discant upon it hermeneutically,
but only to use it as a homiletic jumping- pole
with which to leap into his subject. Desiring to
expatiate on the awful hell of the drink traffic he
exhibited Christianity as the great agency which
alone could descend with missionary success into
this dark prison. And his sermon was a truly
sublime effort. William Durban.
43 Park Road, South Tottenham, London, June
21, 1900.
882
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
The Lands of the Long Day.
A GLIMPSE OF DENMARK.
It has never been my lot to travel much in Eu-
rope by rail, though in some other ways I have
been about the continent a little, but from casual
glimpses of stations and cars I had formed rather
an unfavorable estimate of European railways as
regards comfort. Whether or not this hasty con-
demnation would be justified by long experience is
a question. At least it was not substantiated by
an all-day ride from Paris to Frackfort-on-the
Main. The old-fashioned European railway car,
built like a series of non-communicating omnibuses
joined at the sides and with a door at each end of
each compartment, is being developed, perhaps
under the influence of the American example, into
into a corridor-car, not essentially unlike the most
up-to-date product of our own car factories. We
started with the corridor and only recently learned
to introduce the compartment feature. They
started with the compartments and are now add-
ing the corridor. The corridor represents the free
intermingling and social indeterminateness which
characterizes American life; the compartment
embodies the idea of the segregation of classes,
the social barriers between man and man, and the
general inflexibility which is generally conceived
to distinguish European society. Conclusion: the
Americanization of Europe and the Europeaniza-
tion of America are two correlated processes
which are operating simultaneously for the pro-
duction of a thoroughly cosmopolitan civilization,
and this fact is exhibited even in the construction
of railroad cars. (The philosophical reader may
develop this suggestion ad libitum. The writer
is at present aiming to tell a story of travel, not
to construct a philosophy of history.)
As I was saying, it was a good train. It had a
well-conducted dining car, sleeping cars, automatic
chocolate-distributors (drop ten pfennig in the
slot) and all the other conveniences of civilized
life. I cannot vouch for the merits of the sleep-
ing cars. The name of them in French means only
"bed-wagons," which is rather noncommittal, but
the German name assures you that they are also
"sleep wagons," and that is much more comfort-
ing. But whatever the virtues of these continental
sleeping cars, I finished my journey on that train
late in the evening and for the night ride to Got-
tingen I had to take a slow train with only day
coaches. Here I distiDguisied myself as a patri-
cian by going second-class while every one else
in he train went third or fourth. This reckless
luxury of mine seemei to interest the conductor
mightily. He was a fatherly old man, and at every
station he came into my compartment, which of
course I had to myself, and woke me up to ask
me how I was sleeping. It was two o'clock, I re-
member, when he came in to tell me that there
would be time to get a cup of coffee at the next
station.
The little German city of Gottingen is a place
of the most venerable antiquity, and it looks its
age. It is full of old timbered houses with red
tile roofs, curious gables and projecting upper
stories, and the whole is embowered in lilacs and
hawthorne. The old inhabitants say that the cli-
mate is uniformly abomina.le. It "was during my
two days there. Nothing in the city pleased
me better than a pair of stone lions in front of
the Rathhaus. They are so old that no one pre-
tends to know when they began to be, but they
still present some youthful qualities. There is a
certain brisk canine alertness about their features
which partly suggests the vigilance of a good
watchdog and savors still more strongly of the
impertinent curiosity of a ratterrier. Like
Riki-tiki-tavi, the mongoose in the Jungle-Book,
they appear constantly to "want to find out," for
purposes either of public weal or private satisfac-
tion. In a celebration of the anniversary of the
battle of Sedan a few years ago, the lions were
painted red to harmonize with the rest of the dec-
orations and a tinge of the pigment still lingers
in the whiskers of one of the beasts. This height-
ens his appearance of culpable inquisitiveness. It
makes him look as if he had been caught stealing
the raspberry jam.
But Gottingen's real fame at the present day is
wrapped up in its university. In theology its
brightest stars are Wellhausen, Smend and Shultz.
In physics it gives well-authenticated proof of
having constructed the first electric telegraph,
fifteen years before Morse made bis discovery. In
mathematics it ranks w th Zurich and (almost)
with Paris. In dueling it ranks with Heideherg
and Bonn. The famous friendship between Bis-
marck and the historian Motley dated from the
days when they were fellow-students here.
It is only a few hours by rail from this old uni-
versity town to the busy modern city of Hamburg.
Here my bicycle was waiting for me, stamping its
tires and champing its handle-bars, so to speak.
After a stay of only a few hours, I mounted it
and started on my bicycle trip toward the Land
of the Midnight Sun. From Hamburg to Kiel is a
pleasant sixty-mile ride across Schloswig-Holstein
from the shore of the North Sea to the shore of
the Baltic. It is a thinly populated country, with
fewer pastures full of black-and-white cattle than
I had expected to find and more moorland, heather
and ground-pine.
From Kiel one may enter Denmark either by
proceeding by land straight north into the Penin-
sula of Jutland, or going by sea across a corner
of the Baltic to the large Danish island of Zealand,
which almost blocks the channel between Jutland
and Scandinavia. I chose 'the lattier route, and
after a delightful five hours' sail over a summer
sea stepped upon Danish soil at Korsor.
On the boat I fell in with a couple of German
wheelmen, teachers in the Hamburg schools, and
we journeyed together for a couple of days. We
had a merry time trying to learn Danish together
by the inductive method. It is a barbarous sound-
ing language to one unacquainted with it. In fact,
most languages are so, except French and Italian.
But, the chief difficulty which one encounters in
conversing with these northern peoples, whether
Dane, Swede or Norse, is that they do not talk
with their hands, and they do net understand any
one who relies chiefly upon that means of com-
munication. The art of pantomime has not been
developed here as among the Latin races. In
Italy I can go 'into any hotel and, without uttering
a word, order a bed and something to eat and
drink by the use of three simple signs, little jerks
of the head and thumb, which can be made as
quickly as the words can be spoken, and are uni-
versally understood. But here in Scandinavia one
must have words.
So my German friends and I, all being at the
start equally innocent of Danish, hastened to get
words by inducing the waiter at our first hotel to
tell us the name of everything on the table and in
the room. It is said that a good deal of English
is spoken in Denmark, and there seems to be more
truth in the statement than there usually is in
such claims— such, for instance, as those about
the prevalence of French in Italy aid English in
Holland. The fact that the Princess of Wales is
a member of the Danish royal family has less to
do with the case, I suppose, than the close com-
mercial relations which subsist between the two
countries, but at any rate there is a surprising
amount of English spoken in the shops and res-
taurants in Denmark.
My German friends had some virtues as travel-
ing companions which all Germans do not possess.
They did not drink beer to excess, and they took,
baths with most un-Gertnan regularity. The chief
inconvenience about riding with them was that they
stopped to eat five times a day. But they were
good companions, intelligent, well informed and
interested in everything from sausage to cathe-
drals, and they had a cheerful way of singing good
old German songs as we rode. One evening after
a hard afternoon ride we found ourselves seated
about a well- loaded table, the German end of
which was well garnished with bottles and glasses.
It was then that one of my companions rose al-
most to eloquence as, pattirg that part of his
anatomy which is most natural to pat under those
circumstances, he exclaimed with emotion, "Die
Welt ist schoen."
It is a charming ride of sixty miles across this
Danish island from our p'ort of debarkation to
Copenhagen. The fields and pastures look rich, and
an air of prosperity pervades the country. Most
of these descendants of the warlike Danes, who
harassed England in the days of King Alfred,
seem to have settled down into the quieter indus-
try of making butter and cheese.
At the town of Roskilde, which lies somewhere
near the center of the island, is a cathedral which
contains the tombs of all the Danish sovereigns
for several centuries. It is to Denmark what St.
Denis is to France. The churce is a relic of the
days when Roskilde was the metropolis arjd capi-
tal of the kingdom and Copenhagen was a fishing
village. As in the Dutch cathedrals, there has
been some reconstruction of the interior to meet
the requirements of the Protestant seivhe, and
whitewash and paint have been used to give it a
cheerful look. The general effect is quite Dutch,
but it escapes the ugliness which marks most of
the Dutch churches. It was an ecclesiastical high-
day wh en we were there and we attended a service
in the cathedral. The minister, who delivered his
discourse from a high pepperbox pulpit fastened
against one of the pillars, was clad in a black
gown and white neckruff of the Puritan pattern,
which gave him a striking likeness to the pictures
of Governor Winthrcp. The theology of the ser-
mon was sound so far as 1 could tell. An old gen-
tleman of genteel aspect and attired in full even-
ing dress (it was then eleven A. M ) strolled idly
about the church during service and doubtless dis-
charged some function which he considered im-
portant.
Copenhagen is a handsome and spacious city,
especially notable fur its excellent harbor, its
Danish mastiffs, its Thorwaldsen stat jes and its
pretty girls. In the latter particular I do not
claim to be a close observer, but it is my opinion,
as the result of somewhat extensive though en-
tirely casual observation, that the average of fe-
male beauty is higher in Copenhagen than in any
other city in Europe. It is no wonder that the
gocd old chi dren's game of "Copenhagen" (.only
children play it I believe") bears the ; ame it does.
No doubt it originated here, and it couldn't have
started in a place where its charms would be more
potent. W. E. Garrison.
Coptnhagtn, Denrnark. 5 June, 1900.
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883
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
The city of Brockton is about eighteen miles
from Boston and has a population of probably
40,000. It is in Plymouth County and is eighteen
or twenty miles from Plymouth Rock. The
principal industry is the manufacture of shoes.
There is not an open saloon in the place and the
mayor is a Social Democrat. Now and again a
man is seen on the streets in a state of intoxica-
tion; where he obtains liquor is a puzzle — but he
gets it. The testimony is that an earnest effort
is made by those in authority to enforce the law
against the sale of intoxicants. Municipalities in
Massachusetts vote annually over the question of
license. The people of Brockton, who have the
franchise, decided a year or two ago to license
liquor saloons by a majority of thirteen votes.
After a year's experience the voters decided by
a majority of 2,000 against the license system.
It is not probable that Brockton will try the
licensing of liquor stores again soon. Even with
a man now and again on the streets in an in-
toxicated state, the moral condi.ion of the com-
munity is much better than when there were open
saloons. By their fruits the saloon is condemned.
I heard John J. Ingalls, of Kansas, say, some
years ago, at Prohibition Park, Staten Island,
New York, that not one word can be said in
favor of the liquor business, and Mr: Ingalls
was not a Prjhibitionist. In the same speech
he maintained that "prohibition does not pro-
hibit "
Haverhill, Mass., has a mayor who is a Social
Democrat as well as Brockton. I saw a man ,a
few days ago in a hotel, in the last-named city,
with a Debs button on the lapel of his coat.
Eugene V. Debs will receive a few votes for
President of the United States, no doubt, in these
cities. Haverhill has a population of probably
35,000 and is a manufacturing town. It is said
that the two gentlemen who are in the executive
chairs of these cities are proving their fitness for
the responsible positions to whijb. they were
elected. They are good men and free from
fanaticism. No radical reforms are attempted.
The ni'iyor of Brockton worked as a plumber at
the time of his election. The late Edward
Bellamy seems to be an authority with this
.variety of Democrats. His books, "Looking
Backward" and "Equality," are the publications
to which one is referred who desires to know the
aims of the Social Democrats. It is pretty
certain that all Democrats who desire office will
be "Social" from this time until after the Novem-
ber election, and so also will Republicans be who
hunger for official plums. But this ought to be
said of the members of the Social Democratic
party— the rank and file, as far as I have met
them — they are in dead earnest in their desire to
bring in better economic conditions.
A modern shoeshop is a place of great in-
terest to a man from the agricultural parts of
our. country. The making of a shoe is a com-
plicated process to the uninitiated. In a factory
of 500 workers it is probable that not a man
knows how to make a shoe. He knows how to
make his part of a shoe, but nothing more. The
work is almost all done by machinery — machinery
which seems to possess a degree of intelligence.
In any great modern manufacturing establish-
ment one's appreciation of the inventive faculty of
the latter-day American is marvelously enhanced.
But the condition of the operatives is even more
interesting than is the machinery in the factory.
The effect of the work must, in many cases, be
intellectually dwarfing. The wages of many of
the working men are comparatively small; their
hours of toil are frequently long. Generally, too,
they are not so healthy in appearance as are out-
of-door workers. Notwithstanding, there is no
such bitterness of feeling toward men of prop-
erty as in some parts of the West. The fact is,
in New England, as in every part ot our country,
the majority of those who are rich began life at
the bottom of the financial ladder, and the in-
telligent, self-respecting workingman cherishes
the hope that at sometime he himself may be a
capitalist. Why not? Other men have gone
from the bottom to the top, and why may not this
man?
Referring to the problem of improved social
and economic conditions — one of the most en-
couraging signs of the times is the wide-spread
interest in the study of questions relating
to the physical, intellectual, social, moral and
spiritual improvement of men. This means
ultimate improvement. In • fact, the condition of
the laboring man in the United States to-day is
better than at any time in the past. If you doubt
the correctness of this statement, read Mc-
Master's "History of tha People of the United
States," published by the Appletons. As dis-
couraging as the situation sometimes appears,
progress has been made and the outlook is en-
couraging.
It is certain that we are learning to live to-
gether more peacefully and helpfully. The
fraternity taught by Jesus will yet be realized as
a fact in the history of the race. The social
teaching of the Son of God will dominate men.
There is more in the first two words of the Lord's
Prayer to improve the lives of men in their
business relations and experiences than can be
found in the words in all the platforms of all the
political parties in this year of grace, 1900. The
words "Our Father" mean that all men are
brothers. When we really learn this lesson we
will seek each other's welfare. The capitalist will
then consider the welfare of the laborer and the
so-called workingman will consider the interests
of the capitalist. To learn the lessons contained
in these words will lead different classes of men
to bear each other's burdens and in this way fulfill
the Iaw of Christ. The real friend of the poor
man is the one who faithfully and freely preaches
the doctrine of the Christ. A true Church of
Christ in a given community is the best friend of
the workingman — it is also the friend of the
capitalist.
There is a good congregation of Disciples of
Christ in Brockton. The place of meeting is on
Crescent Street, near Lyman. There are from
seventy to seventy-five members. The location of
the chapel is good; the ground on which it stands
is paid for. There is a small debt on the build-
ing, but the church is not embarrassed thereby.
Soon plans will be put in operation looking to the
erection of the main building. In the course of a
year or two, unless some unforeseen event should
interfere, a house of worship will stand on
Crescent Street with sittings for 400 people,
bearing on its front the name Church of Christ.
The pluck of New England Disciples excites my
highest admiration. They have conviction and
courage. Their desire to understand the Bible is
unusual. To teach such persons is a privilege.
Their questions excite thought in the mind of the
teacher. On their faces is an expression of in-
quiry as they listen to sermons and Bible exposi-
tions. There is not a more interesting place in
which to work than New England.
G. A. Reinl is ouv preacher in Brockton. He is
one of my New York boys. He was ordained in
May, 1895, by the church on West 56th Street.
He has been in Brockton more than four years.
He was born in New York more than 30 years
ago. His father was a German, his mother a
native of Austria. Before Bro: Reinl became ac-
quainted with the Disciples of Christ he had his
eye on the ministry in the Presbyterian Church.
For five years he was active in a mission sus-
tained by the Birch Presbyterian^Church, Dr. Van
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Dyke, pastor, in New York. To obtain an educa-
tion he has labored diligently. For a time Bro.
Reinl lived in the West. He graduated from the
Parkville Academy, Parkville, Mo., thirty miles
east of Kansas City. The school of Ashley S.
Johnson, by correspondence, has enabled him to
understand the Bible better. While he was yet
in New York he listened to lectures in the Union
Theological Seminary. Bro. Reinl preached a
little more than a year and a half for the Green
Point Mission in Brooklyn. It is his purpose to
study in Boston University next year. To secure
their chapel the Discipies in Brockton, with their
young preacher in the lead, have practiced real
self-denial. Do you wish to help them to com-
plete their building? This is a good place to put
some of the Lord's money.
Brockton is proud of her hospital, and well she
maybe; and Disciples are proud of the fact that
Miss Grace B. Beattie, one of their number, a
native of Prince Edward Island, is at the head of
it; and well may they rejoice in this fact. She is
a nob!e woman. B. B. T.
884
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
Chicago Letter.
June was a month remarkable in Chicago for
very cool weather and the Prohibition Convention.
A year ago the thermometer registered 90 in the
shade the first week; this year it did not rise above
86 on the warmest day, and blankets were in
reqnisition every night. Church attendance in all
parts of the city was uniformly good through the
whole month. Lake Michigan is a great equalizer
of temperature; it moderates the heat of summer
and the cold of winter. But there are days when
the lake slumbers, and the hot breath of the
"sunny South" coquettes with the sky-scraping
buildings, and sets the telephone wires to hum-
ming: "There'll be a hot time in the old town to-
night." In other words, Chicago is not an ideal
summer resort — not yet.
*'*
The problem of religious work for the summer
is up again. It is one problem in one section of
the city, and an altogether differeat problem in
another. Its solution depends upon the character
of the man who studies it. For example, Johns-
ton Myers, of Im-nanuel Baptist Church, like Dr.
John Mathews, formerly of St. Louis, does not
take a summer vacation. He crowds on more
steam, varies his methods somewhat and succeeds
in reaching the people and doing good. This year
his colleague, Dr. P. S. Henson, of First Baptist
Church, goes to Europe and leaves a pulpit sup-
ply. To enable him to make the trip and rest
both mind and heart — for Mrs. Henson died quite
recently — the church presented him with a purse
of $1,100. Query: Is this an exclusively Baptist
practice, or is it in accord with New Testament
teaching? Doubtless both these men can easily
justify their procedure. This much can be af-
firmed at all hazards: a vacation for preacher,
merchant, manufacturer, clerk, stenographer or
any other worker, at some season of the year, is
a wise investment of time and money.
It is not one bit sagacious, and therefore not
admirable, to run blindly on with the conventional
service in a hot audience room, where the per -
spiring, fanning few sit heroically, wondering how
much longer the sermon will last! The wheels
may be kept going, but they will find no grist. We
submit that some of us have lived here long
enough to know that the summer is hot; that re-
ligious zeal and the efficiency of stereotyped meth-
ods decline as the mercury rises; and now we
should have sense enough to demand new methods
and resourcefulness enough to invent them. Yet
the proposition to build a roof-garden on a new
church is taken as a bit of vulgar sensationalism!
Why, bless you, the devil has had the roof-garden
lo these many years! He uses it along with other
hot- weather devices for his purposes; let us
use it for ours. The same house can be used for
revelry, or for worship; the same pen can sign a
pardon, or a warrant for execution. The same
method of reaching the people can be used for
their demoralization or for their salvation. If
the preacher finds that his audience has gone off
on wheels, let the stupid old saint put his choir on
wheels and go after them! If he does not, the
lost audience may continue hereafter as they do
here — to scorch!
*
* *
The writer was once invited to speak at a Labor
Day celebration, on Sunday afternoon, in a beer-
garden. He accepted with alacrity, only sorry
that such opportunities were few. An out-door
service is inspiring. The stars shining afar lend
majesty, the winds are musical and the trees and
grasses add many a silent charm. Truly, "the
groves were God's first temples," and an annual
return to these primitive places of worship, with
their wide aisles, lofty arches and conscious ease
and freedom will help to keep our religion fresh
and natural, reverent and inspirational.
When the Massachusetts delegation to the Pro-
hibition Convention entered the hall bearing a
huge canteen on a pole, and flags with "Anti-
canteen" printed on them, the convention stood
on chairs, threw hats and banners into the air
and yelled as if it had elected its ticket. If it
should turn out tbat there is very much of such
sentiment in the country the present admisistra-
tion will rue it. The results of the convention
have already been before the public several
weeks. Judging from present indications this
party of reform will poll a larger vote than ever.
* *
Dr. Hiram Van Kirk has gone East for a few
weeks before leaving for his new post of duty as
dean of the Berkeley Bible Seminary, California.
Dr. E. S. Ames is an instructor in Chicago Uni-
versity for the summer. Angus McKinnon, office
editor of the Christian Century, spent last week
in Des Moines and Kansas City. W. M. Forrest
made a recent f rip through Kentucky. Chas.
Clayton Morrison, pastor Monroe Street, has en-
tered the University. Farnk G. Tyrrell.
Macatawa, Mich.
The Laud of Evangeline.
Monday morning, June 11, I left my home and
loved ones at Muncie, Ind., and began my long
journey to Acadia. Having four hours to wait at
Union City, Ind., I spent them very pleasantly
with Bro. M. Small and his interesting family.
Thirteen years ago I ordained Bro. Small in Liver-
pool, England, and am glad to know that he is now
so able a preacher and that he ministers to so
large a church as at Union City. At 3 P. M. I ar-
rived at Columbus, 0., and lectured at night in
the Central Church on "Spiritualism." Bro. R. W.
Abberley is the pastor of that church, and per-
haps there is no abler preacher amoDg the young
men in our brotherhood. I have special reasons
for loving him, for he is one of my spiritual chil-
dren. I baptized him in Liverpool, England, and
ordained him in Lincoln, Neb. My time with him
and his consecrated family was all too short.
Among the many interesting people that I met
in Columbus was one of my former parishioners
from Omaha, and the father and mother of our
talented E. T. Williams. They were very uneasy
about their son in China. Let us trust that God
will care for our missionaries in these troublous
times.
Tuesday night, June 12, I lectured in Ashland,
0., and spent some delightful hours with old
friends. Bro. S. V. Williams is the efficient pas-
tor at Ashland, and is much beloved by the peo-
ple. He is a son of the pioneer, S. V. Williams,
of Southern Illinois, and wears worthily the man-
tle of his father.
Wednesday morning I resumed my journey via
Cleveland and Buffalo, reaching Boston at 10 A.
M., Thursday. The scenery in Western Massa-
chusetts is indescribably beautiful. Excepting the
Highlands of Scotland, I have never seen anything
so beautiful as the Berkshire hills. My stay in
Boston was too brief for me to call upon any of
our members, but I spent some- time in reviewing
familiar scenes in the city. Twenty years ago,
when I was a very young preacher, I spent six
weeks in Boston, and May 23, 1880, we organized
a church of thirteen membeis, that has since
changed and grown into all our churches in and
about Boston, and has refuted the old superstition
of the unlucky number.
Nineteen years ago Bro. F. N. Calvin and I
started the New England Evangelist in Worcester.
Mass., and published it for one year in the inter-
est of the New England mission work. But these
Were long years ago, and such changes have come
that I passed through Worcester and Boston as a
stranger in a strange land.
But the most difficult thing was to pass through
Portland, Me., without stopping. This beautiful
city was for two years our home, and memories
came crowding in thick and fast when, at 11 P. M.,
we came into the Union Station, just below the
Western Promenade. We lived in Portland when
the Christian Endeavor Society was organized
there, and I have preached many times in Dr.
Clark's old church at the corner of May and Dan-
forth Streets. He had outgrown it, and they built
him a new church. Our brethren leased the old
building and refitted it, and I assisted them in
their first meeting in it. But adieu these memo-
ries. The King's business requires haste, and I
must go on. We passed through Brunswick, Gar-
diner, Augusta, Waterville, Bangor and Oldtown,
and reached Vanceboro at 8 Friday morning.
Brunswick is the seat of the famous colllege
where Longfellow and Hawthorne were educated,
and was the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe when
she wrote "Uncie Tom's Cabin," and Oldtown was
the early abiding-place of two of our well known
preachers — George Campbell and J. W. Robbins.
When a New England evangelist I held meetings at
Gardiner and Vanceboro.
At 9 A. M. we passed into New Brunswick and
reached St. John at noon. At the station I was
welcomed by brethren L. A. Miles and George F.
Barnes, the president and treasurer of the Mari-
time Missici Board. At the hospitable home of
Bro. Miles I found every comfort that a tired trav-
eler could need. St. John is a very interesting
city to a Western man. We have one good church
and a flourishing mission there, and it is the head-
quarters of the Maritime Mission work, and of
The Christian, the provincial paper.
At 7 A. M. Saturday I boarded the steamer
Prince Rupert and had a delightful forty-mile
ride over the Bay of Fundy, reaching Digby, N.
S., at 10 a. m. Here, upon the threshold of Aca-
dia, we will pause for a week. A. Martin.
Halifax, N. S., June 19, 1900.
"Commonly Used Drug."
DR. WOOD REFERS TO COFFEE.
Dr. Jas. Wood, of Philadelphia, sneaking of the
effect of- coffee, says: "These symptoms bear
silenc but impressive witness to the terrible in-
jury which is being wrought by this commonly
used drug."
If health is worth anything it is worth looking
after carefully. Any person who drinks coffee
and has any sort of ailment that can be traced
back, through even a very long line of disturb-
ances, to the nervous system, may depend upon it
that coffee is the cause of the difficulty.
The drug contained in coffee has a direct action
upon the nerves, differing in different people.
The effect may show in one person in the shape
of dyspepsia, in another person in weak eyes, in
another, palpitation of the heart, in another,
kidney or bowel trouble, in another, bad com-
plexion or eruptions on the skin, in another, a
general feeling of lassitude and weakness at
times. All of these and a long list of other dis-
turbances come directly from a disturbed nervous
system, where the nerve matter — the delicate gray
substance that is contained in the nerve centers
and in the brain — has been destoyed, to an extent,
and not replaced from the food.
That is the exact work of coffee with highly
organized people. Such people feel the loss of
coffee for a time, unless something is given to
take its place. This is the mission of Postum
Food Coffee; it not only furnishes, when properly
made, a delicate coffee flavor in itself, but carries
with it the phosphate of potash and other ele-
ments required by Nature to rebuild the nervous
system and reconstruct the tearing down work
that has been going on from the use of "drug
coffee." (We use the words "drug coffee" because
all regular coffee is in reality a drug; and its
continued use will, in ninety cases out of a
hundred, bring on trouble of some kind.)
Postum Food Coffee is sold by all first-class
grocers.
July 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
885
Cincinnati Letter.
THE COLLEGES.
It was the good fortune of the writer to be sent
on a mission to the larger colleges during the
month previous to their commencements. Every-
where there were signs of increase. No previous
year has seen anything like this last in attendance
or financial prosperity. Half a million does not
seem much in these days of millions, jet it has
been large for us, reckoned on the percentage
basis, and is larger still when it is looked upon as
a prophecy of an awakened consciousness of our
greatest need a3 a people. Most of these schools
are making for stronger courses also. It takes
money to provide a high grade course. No class
of men are more truly missionary so far as finan-
cial sacrifice is concerned than our college profess-
ors. Many of them are sticking to their posts
when the publi ; scho >ls would gladly pay them one-
half more. It is time that we need quality with our
increasing quantity. Mere numbers do not make
a great college. The popular normal school can
get numbers easily with its short and rush course.
The real test of a school is a graduate. Larger
endowment will grant larger salaries, bring more
highly educated men, cut teaching hours and in
every way add to efficiency. The Disciples must
needs train scholars before they take first place
among the Chistian bodies, and that means the
generation now ready for college must receive the
instruction.
A WORKING BOYS' HOME.
Boys growing out of one of our down-town
missions within the last few months gives its added
exhortation from another field the Disciples have
scarcely touched — that of institutional philan-
throphy. The Home now has about thirty boys in
residence and turns others away almost every day.
No one can tell the extent of its good done. The
The homeless boy in a large city is, indeed, in
pitiable circumstances. They come from box,
alley and saloon and find a home and a motherly
heart — and whose heart responds to a mother
more than a boy's. Many of them need that worse
than clothes. The Home is now chartered with a
board consisting of good business men and a
minority of preachers. Its fruits guarantee its
life.
THE SCHOOL OF PASTORAL HELPERS.
The latest star in our educational firmament is
the School of Pastoral Helpers, being inaugurated
by Bro. A. M. Harvuot of tin Central Church. If
inquiries are any index, its success is insured from
incipiency. This project has long been maturing
in Bro. Harvuot's heart and his experience well
fits both him and his field for the work. This city
affords excellent laboratory advantages, and the
practical will be most emphasized. Every young
lady applying should have at least the equivalent
of a high school education and be sure she has a
heart for humanity. Three young ladies received
instruction during the spring and demonstrated
the practicability of methods proposed. The cost
to the students will be moderate.
NEWS NOTES.
Geo. A. Miller, of Covington, and A. C. Gray, of
Mt. Healthy, are spending their vacation studying
at the University of Chicago. F. M. Rains ex-
pects to be, back at his desk in a few days, which
news will be welcomed far and wide. The Home
Board voted in favor of aiding the work so prom-
isingly begun by a few ardent spirits lately ir
Newark, N. J. B. W. Huntsman, of Australia,
graduated at Kentucky University in June and
immediately took up the work of the Fourth
Church. He will also oversee the Delta Mission.
The colored brethren on Walnut Hills are pur-
chasing a building under the leadership of their
f ather in Israel, Bro. King. Sec. C. C. Smith, who
has been about sick from ov.-rwork, is fully recov-
ered. Our secretaries are indefatigable workers.
Sta. H., Cincinnati, 0.' Alva W. Taylor.
Illinois, Attention!
Our missionary year closes with July 31st, and
the books will close that day. This is to urge the
churches and ministry that have not sent offerings
to favor us at once and remit to our treasurer, J.
P. Darst, Peoria.
Our state jubilee convention will be held at
Bloomington, Oct. 2, 3, 4, and we have secured
the great Coliseum building that will seat over
three thousand people. We expect five thousand
Disciples during the sessions. The railway asso-
ciations will probably give U3 a one-fare rate and
we trust that our ministry will generously adver-
tise. Programs and announcements will be sent
in due time.
Unless you send your statistical report this
month to your district secretary your church
cannot be properly represented in our yearbook.
Those of the ministry that are not properly
represented in our yearbook will do all concerned
a favor by informing me at once. I do my best to
keep track of removals as shown in our papers,
but cannot make our list accurate unless brethren
aid me. It only costs a postal card to tell of a
removal. To preachers that have come into the
state I shall be grateful if they will so inform me.
I want your name correct and you will want your
railway certificate. Help me and yourself, please.
J. Fred Jones, Sec.
Stafford.
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^ .jt THE WAR IN CHINA .* ^
The great insurrection in the Chinese Empire, which threatens to involve the United States and
the other great nations of the world, has naturally aroused an increased inter jst in the "Flowery King-
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"Pacts About China" is concisely and tersely written. The purpose of the author is to convey
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886
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
Hiram Jubilee Commencement,
Hiram has enjoyed the honor and pleasure of
celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of her exist-
ence as an institution of learning and the thirty-
third commencement of her college life.
This commencement season was certainly a
jubilee in every way. It was a season of great
rejoicing. An unusully large number of the
friends of the institution were present from all
parts of the land, and never were they so happy
as when it became evident that the Jubilee En-
dowment Movement was an assured success. It
was the time, too, of liberation from past limita-
tions, especially of a financial nature.
Hir8m, like all of our colleges, has had to con-
tend constantly with the financial problem. Her
life has been a struggle for existence. The
success of the Jubilee Endowment Movement will
release her from this struggle to a great extent
and enable her to give more of her care and
energy to the intellectual and moral development
of her student life.
The week opened with the usual commencement
services of Sunday: The baccalaureate sermon,
preached by Pres. Zollars; the ordination service
at 3 p. M., conducted by R. Moffett and Prof.
McDiarmid, and the anniversary of the Christian
Associations in the evening.
On Monday evening the literary societies held
their commencement exercises. These were
marked by great enthusiasm on account of the
large number of visiting alumni present.
Tuesday was undergraduate day. Besides
speeches by representative students addresses
were made by A. B. Philputt, of Indianapolis,
Ind., and Pres. C. L. Loos, of Lexington, Ky. Both
addresses showed carefulness of preparation and
were delivered with great vigor and earnestness.
Wednesday was alumni day. Addresses were
made by Roland Nichols, of Worchester, Mass. ;
Frank W. Norton, of Niagara Palls, N. Y.: F. A.
Henry, of Cleveland, 0.; W. M. Forest, of Ann
Arbor, Mich.; Miss Cora Allen, of Cincinnati, 0.,
and J. K. Baxter, of Mt. Vernon, 0. An original
p oem was read by Miss Adelaide Frost.
This was the most enjoyable alumni meeting
that the writer has ever attended. There was
enough reminiscence to make the fellowship
delightful and enough sound, sober thought on the
educational problem to impress all present with
its magnitude and Importance.
Thursday was commencement day proper and
the great day of the feast. It was without a
doubt the greatest day in Hiram's history.
At an early hour the Tabernacle, enlarged on
purpose for the occasion, was filled to overflowing.
A considerable portion of the day was spent in
raising money. At the morning session Pres.
Zollars divulged just enough of his knowledge of
the situation to create in the audience a feeling of
assurance that the endowment movement had been
a success. The last thing in the afternoon he
stated the full results of the movement. These
were far beyond the expectations of the most
hopeful friends of the institution. The movement
began with an effort to raise $250,000. The
president was able to state that $225,000 had
been raised.
The speakers of the day were J. A. Lord, of the
Christian Standard, Hon. T. W. Phillips, of New-
castle, Pa., Pres. Loos, of Lexington, Ky., and J.
H. Garrison, of the Christian-Evangelist. A
jubilee poem was read by Mirs. Jessie Brown
Pounds, of Cleveland, 0.
The college sends out into the world this year
the largest graduating class in its history. The
graduates numbered 32 from the regular classi-
cal, philosophical and scientific courses, 17 from
the literary coarse and two from the conservatory
of music.
Friday was eclectic or pioneer day, in many
respects the most enjoyable of all. The program
consisted of an historical address by B. A. Hins-
dale, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and five-minute
speeches by the pioneers of the institution. A
large number of the old friends were present, too
many to mention here. Their speeches were
full of pathos, humor and reminiscence and gave
the young man a much better acquaintance with
the early struggles and life of the institution than
could be obtained in any other way.
The inability of Prof. H. L. Willett and Gov. F.
M. Drake to fill their places upon the program
was greatly regretted by all. Prof. Eugene
Feuchtinger, the head of our musical department,
furnished the music for the entire program and
deserves great credit for the admirable manner
in which he did his work.
The only tinge of sadness in the whole com-
mencement was that caused by the sudden and
and unexpected death of Prof. Pierson, which
occurred the week before. Prof. Pierson, had
been connected with Hiram as student and teach-
er for twenty-five years. He had a wide acquain-
tance, not only among the friends of Hiram, but
also throughout the state as instructor, lecturer
and preacher. His funeral services were held on
Monday of commencement week.
Prof. Wakefield, his lifelong friend, delivered a
very beautiful and appropriate memorial address.
Short addresses were made by Prof. Newington, a
classmate of Prof. Pierson's, Prof. Bancroft and
others.
The alumni have inaugurated a movement to
endow a chair of English in memory of Prof.
Pierson.
The college will strive to secure an able and
experienced man to fill his place on the faculty by
the opening of next year's work.
The friends of I iram are delighted with the
success of the jubilee commencement. They feel
that it marks the beginning of a new epoch in
Hiram history. E. E. Snoddy.
Hiram, 0.
Feeding for Health.
DIRECTIONS BY A FOOD EXPERT.
A complete change in food makes a complete
change in body. Therefore if you are ailing in
any way, the surest road back to health is to
change your diet. Try the following breakfast
for ten days and mark the result:
Two soft boiled eggs. (If you have a weak
stomach, boil the eggs as follows: Put two eggs
into a pint tin cup of boiling water, cover and set
off the stove. Take out in nine minutes; the
whites will be the consistency of cream and partly
digested. Don't change the directions in any
particular ) Some fruit, cooked or raw, cooked
preferred, a slice of toast, a little butter, four
heaping teaspoons of Grape-Nuts with some
cream, a cup of properly boiled Postum Food
Coffee.
The Grape-Nuts breakfast food is fully and
scientifically cooked at the factory, and both that
and the Postum Coffee have the diastase (that
which digests the starchy part) developed in the
manufacture. Both the food and the coffee,
therefore, are predige9ted and assist, in a natural
way, to digest the balance of the food. Lunch at
noon the same.
For dinner in the evening use meat and one or
two vegetables. Leave out the fancy desserts.
Never overeat. Better a little less than too
much.
If you can use health as a means to gain suc-
cess in business or in a profession, it is well
worth the time and attention required to arrange
your diet to accomplish the result.
\Golden Rule Side of Christianity.
The Disciples of Christ, dating from early in
the present century, have had a remarkable
growth in numbers and influence. Their influence
has been due mora to the observance of the
Commission than to that of the Golden Rule.
"Teaching them to observe all things whatso-
ever I have commanded you" fell into the back-
ground early and persists in staying there despite
the efforts of many who wish to see the Restora-
tion go on until a more symmetrical development
of the "Ancient Order" is reached. With these the
writer would work and wait, hoping for times
more propitious, when the excitement of outward
acquisitions allure less and that attainment of
calm, pure and deep character — like a river wide
— bear upon its bosom a mighty army heaven-
ward, helpful to humanity, having the Golden
Rule inscribed upon its banner, wrought with
golden threads of love in every heart and proved
invincible everywhere. Excelsior!
It may be impracticable to begin this Restora-
tion movement generally, or insist upon the im-
portance of it, without some special experiments
— like Sheldon's Daily. Apply and improve.
The Millennial Harbinger, 1838, page seven,
has a few words of special importance and
worthy to be read and reflected upon by all who
would see the Church of Christ "setting the pace"
for "greater things" early in the coming century:
"The morality of this age, like its doctrinal
views of the new institution, is far below that
standard of Christian excellence propounded by
the precepts and example of the divine Founder
of the religion of immortality. Jesus intended
that all men should know his disciples, not by
the singularity of their profession, but by the
superior purity of their lives— the heaven-
born excellence of their characters. He intended
that they should appear worthy of the renovating
hope of the resurrection of the just as well as
cherish it, and boast of it before the world.
"Most unfortunately, both for the church and the
world, the attention of Christendom has for ages
been turned away from the sweet enjoyments of
Christianity, its pure and peaceable and holy
temper, its divine intimacies, its holy communions,
its hallowed conversations and its guileless, spot-
less innocence of behavior, to the weak and beg-
garly elements of speculative, scholastic and
polemic theology. . . While men are all their
lives seeking or getting religion, or hungering
and thirsting after excitements, rather than after
righteousness and true holiness, they cannot have
better morality or religion than such as we daily
witness."
The influence of the church varies, and some-
times and in some localities seems to prevail for
good through the wise and steadfast adherence
to genuine Bible teaching and the Christian daily
walk and conversation of many of its members.
But too often and in many places thd church haa
no great influence for good upon the world. It
has live leaders and lively services, up to date in
all respects. "One thing thou lackest."
The world wants a good time. It is selfish. It
sees and enjoys rivalry — "competition is the life
of trade." It pays and prays well for fine church
buildings, believes with Gen. Anderson that differ-
ent churches (sects) are beneficial. "They spur
one another up." Is there no need to bring up
the reserves? Who can undertake -this better
than the Disciples of Christ? And the time is at
hand. Even as 96 years ago. In many places
there are soul-longings for the sincere return to
UNITY OF FAITH and the PRACTICE of BENEVOLENCE
— humanity. J. F. Callahan.
Your Best Friend can give you no better
advice thin this: "For impure blood, humors,
scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia, weak nerves, tired
feeling, rheumatism, malaria, catarrh, take
Hood's Sarsaparilla and be cured."
Constipation is cured by Hood's Pills. 25c.
July 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
887
evangelistic.
CANADA.
Walkerton, Ont. — One confeesion June 10. — W.
M. M. Logan.
ALABAMA.
Birmingham. — There were seven additions to
the First Church here yesterday, and most of
them heads of families. — 0. P. Spiegel.
MISSISSIPPI.
Since last report the following additions to the
church on my regular work: In Greeville, one by
letter; in Greenwood three were baptized. — G. A.
Reynolds.
NEBKASKA.
Blair, July 2. — Our meetiDg progresses finely,
two weeks old; 17 to date. Moved to a big tent
yesterday. J. S. Beem is the hustling pastor and
is pushing thiags as only a "hustler" can. He has
had 53 added in seven months. Pray for us. — C.
E. Atwood and Wipe.
KENTUCKY.
Newtown, July 2. — We began a meeting here
yesterday. We start off with good audiences.
We look for good results. S. B. Moore, of St.
Louis, is doing the preaching There were 10
additions in a short meeting at Kenton, closing on
the 30th ult. The writer did the preaching. — W.
G. Walker.
TEXAS.
Just closed a few days' meeting at Colorado,
with nine bnptisms and three from other
soarces. Am now at Snider, same state. Pine
interest. I can engage for one more meeting
this summer. Address me at this place or
Nevada, Mo. — D. D. Boyle, evangelist.
Palestine, July 3. — The meeting here has been
in progress two weeks, with large audiences,
splendid interest and 40 additions to date. We
will continue at least over another week. — B. B.
Sanders.
IOWA.
Estherville, July 2. — Three additions since last
report. — H. Morton Gregory.
Hamburg, July 2. — We had a good day here
yesterday. One added by letter. We observed
Children's Day here the second Lord's day in
June. Although our church and Bible-school
were organized only last February we have taken
part in every good work as follows: Raised for
Iowa missions, $6.25; for Home Missions, $5.30;
for Foreign Missions, $7.90, and for Children's
Day, $19.44. We expect to begin a tent meeting
here this month. A. P. Hunt, of Savanah, Mo.,
will do the preaching. — H. W. ClES.
KANSAS.
Chaaute, Jane 25. — Three additions here la3t
Sunday; two by letter and one confession. The
church gave me a unanimous call last Sunday to
remain another year. — W. T. Adams.
Topeka, July 3. — Three in June; one immersion,
one by letter, one by s atement. — Frank Abram
Powell.
Winchester, June 20. — Two added here since
last report; one baptized, one reclaimed. Robert
E. Callithan was married to Clara E. Westlake at
Leavenworth, June 20. Bro. Callithan
preached his first sermon last October, since which
time he has added 22 at Bigelow, and at
Vermillion he added nine in five trips. He is now
employed at each place. Do not ask him to re-
sign and come to you at higher wages. He has
refused to do so in one case. Sister Clara, late of
Illinois, taught school last year in Irving. She
is well prepared by grace and education for
her present position. — H. E. Ballow.
OHIO.
Barberton, June 30. — At the close of our first
week in our tabernacle meeting here 30 persons
take their stand for a Church of Christ. — 0. L.
Cook.
Washington, June 29. — The Wilson-Huston
meeting closed night before last with 121 added.
Of this number 111 were confessions. The "des-
ert" of Ohio has "blossomed like the rose" and we
are much encouraged. There was no evangelistic
"clajtrap" used in the meeting but only the
earnest preaching and singing of the gospel by
consecrated men. Bro. Allen Wilson has the qual-
ifications of a successful evangelist. The same
can be said of Bro. Huston, who in his leadership
of the large chorus manifested marked ability.
Personal work entered prominently into the sac-
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cess of the meeting, Bros. Wilson and Huston
setting the example. Bro. Wilson's booklet, The
Soul Winner is an excellent manual for personal
workers, both in a meeting and in regular work.
We i hank God and take courage. One confession
last night at prayer-meeting. There were 175
present. — A A. Honeywell.
ILLINOIS.
Khnkakee, July 1. — Two by letter, two con-
fessions and four baptisms to-day. We rejoice. —
W. D. Deweese.
Princeton, June 23 — One excellent young man
made the good confession and obeyed the gospel
last Sunday evening.— J. G. Waggoner.
Champaign, June 26. — Three by letter last
Lord's day; 17 in the two months we have been
here. These two cities having the State Univer
sity with over 1,600 student i offers a fine field of
limitless possibility. We can just aboat have
whatever we are willing to put forth effort to
reach. — Wm. P. Shamhart, minister.
St. Joseph, July 2. — Two confessions since last
report, one from the M. E.'s; 32 additions since
taking the work here in January. Children's Day
was observed; collection, $13. Our Bible-school
in fine condition, just adopted the Loyal S. S.
Army Plan. Plans are now on foot to improve
church property. All departments of church
workjare up to date, with thanks to the Lord for
his blessings. Preached the memorial sermons
for G. A. R. Post at Catlin, June 10, and to the
secret fraternities of St. Joseph, July 1; also two
township S. S. addresses. — H. J. Hostetler.
MISSOURI.
Cabool, July 2. — Just closed a three weeks'
meeting at Cabool with 23 accessions. Go next
week to Mt. Grove. — D. B. Warren, E. E.
Davidson.
Canton, June 30. — Just closed a two weeks'
meeting at Newnan Chapel, with 22 additions; 18
by confession, one from the Baptists and three
from the Methodists. — C. A. Hicks.
Kahoka, July 2. — I recently closed a short
meeting here with 12 accessions; eight of them by
confession and baptism. At the close of the
meeting the church presented me with a very
handsome clock, stating that they desired to
bring me to time. Baptized two at my last ap-
pointment at Mt. Sterling, la. — J. D. Greer.
Joplin. July 4.— During June we received nine
additions here; five were by letter, one by state-
ment, one by reclamation and two by conversion.
This makes 63 since Jan. 1, and 183 since Jan. 1,
1899. Almost $12,000 in sight, for the new
church building. We expect to begin work on it
soon. — W. F. Turner.
St. Joseph, July 3. — Just closed a meeting at
Hyde's Valley, South St. Jeseph, with 23 additions.
Bro. L. K. Kelso led the singing. The Town Site
Company gave us a lot upon which to build. We
will begin the new church at once. — Z. A. Mc-
Kenzie, pastor of Mitchell Park Christian Church.
Union Star, July 2. — Good meeting yesterday,
with two more additions, making 15 so far this
year at regular services. Notwithstanding the
warm, short Dights, our Tuesday evening prayer-
meeting is largely attended and interest increas-
ing. We are planning for a great meeting in
September. — W. A. Chapman.
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Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Ogden and Salt
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daily, shortens the time by several hours from St.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
Say a Kind Word When You Can.
WILL H. DIXON.
Just say a kind word when you can, brother,
As you're passing o'er life's troubled way;
It may lighten the cares, and the troubles he bears,
Of some soul whom you meet with to-day.
Life's burdens and cares are oft crushing
On the heart of some poor fellowman,
Yet our eyes are so blind and our words oft un-
kind;
So just say a kind word when you can.
Just say a kind word to the children,'^
Starting out on the highway of life;
Soon enough will come cares, temptations and
snares,
And down the way some may fall in the strife.
And, brother, speak kind to the aged;
Long and hard is the race they have ran.
Just a word that you say may cheer them to-day;
So just say a kind word when you can.
Yes, say a kind word to the preacher;
Let him know you remenber him still.
With your help and your prayers in the burdens
he bears;
Just help him along up life's hill.
Ah! there's many a trouble and heartache,
Crushing down some poor fellowman,
Yet our eyes are so blind, and our words oft un-
kind;
SO JUST SAY A KIND WORD WHEN YOU CAN.
Peoria, III.
The University of Adversity.
ERSKINE.
There are many universities in America
from which the privileged ones may gradu-
ate. But to-day I want to speak on a
university so large that it would require a
lifetime to read all the names of its
students, which has a net enrollment of
1,500,000,000 students.
I never saw any one with either a diploma
or certificate of graduation from this
school. It is a vast labyrinth of class-
rooms, with an expert faculty fully equipped
in each of their respective lines. Its curric-
ulum embraces an infinite number of
various experiences. Its tuition fees can
not be paid in legal tender, currency coins
nor negatiable notes of any description, no
matter what bank or government stands in
back of it. The cradle is its entree and the
grave its diploma.
There are no forty-minute recitations in
this school. In this place of education there
is no need of a Waterbury or an Elgin
movement watch, to which you with im-
patient eagerness look up to see if the time
is up. In this university forty minutes
never comes.
The faculty of this university cannot
boast of a million-dollar building donated by
some generous friend, but its building is the
edifice of the human soul. The text books
are not studied by the brain-power within
a certain time, but it is studied by heart-
power for a lifetime.
In this school you won't find the vexing
text- books of Kant, Hegel, Schliermacher,
Plato, Aristotle, Butler or Berkeley, but the
text-books are within the comprehension of
all those who art in the school; they are the
lessons of life.
This is the university of adversity, the
college of experience, the high school of
life. The course leads to the degree of
perfection. Adversity is the mold in which
character is formed; it is the whetstone of
life, the dumbbells of common experience,
the gymnasium of history.
The optimism of adversity is the doctrine
which lights up like a torch — the path of
duty. To be well rounded it is necessary to
burn out the personal dross by the sure fire
of adversity. The more gold is burned the
better the quality the less alloy and dross
you will be likely to find.
When the cutting pressure of. trouble
comes upon us, remember, we are becoming
diamonds, and the greater the cutting the
better the diamond.
Trouble makes a man ou" of u?— the mm
we ought to be. The best man in the worlJ
to-day is not living easy. We must remem-
ber that rich men are not, as a rule, the
best (morally) men. Experience is the dis-
cipline book of humanity. What the world
needs to-day is not intellectual giants, but
disciplined ; iants. Men who know by
practice rather than by theory, although
the theory might contain the principles of
practice; yet it is not the practice itself.
Experience is the horseman that breaks
youth in the ways of the world.
There are many in the world who exceed-
ingly deplore all the suffering in this world.
They are called, philosophically, pessimists.
There is no cloud but what they can see,
and a cloud as small as a man's hand would
mar all the pleasure of looking at ihe
heavens. They would forget to look with
admiration at the silver lining which the
sun casts while reigning behind the clouds.
The road to pleasure is peril and pain; no
satisfaction without suffering. Napoleon
compressed this wonderful doctrine into four
words: "No egg, no omelet," meaning that
without the breaking of an egg omelet
could not be made.
Have you ever thought that all our
standard works were wrought in perilous
times? Blind Milton wrote Paradise Lost
and Paradise Regained. Exiled Dante wrote
his immortal works under banishment.
Prisoner John Bunyan, while in '.he Bedford
jail, wrote Pilgrim's Progress. Fontenelle,
Voltaire, Cowper, Cobden, Sir James
Graham, Lord Beaconsfield, Goldsmith, Bent-
ha'n Addison became the fixed stars of
literature by failure in something else.
Madam Guyon became the sweetest
character in the French prison in her time.
Camoeus, the great poet, died in the pauper
home, and this was the inscription on his
gravestone: "Here lies Luis de Camoeus;
he excelled all the poets of his time; he
lived poor and miserable and he died so.
1579."
The world's best music was born out of
the womb of sorrow. Mozart's Requiem
was composed while the eminent musician
was in a fatal disease. Palsied Handel
made his name immortal. Beethoven was
stone deaf; Schubert died with only sixty-
three florins in his possession.
Michael Angelo sculptured the most
beautiful ideas while being persecuted. It
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took suffering to make the name of Job a
synonym with patience. Judaism and
Christianity are the two vast religions, and
yet they seem to have more martyrs than
all the combined religions together.
Tiien, since suffering is so beneficial, let us
suffer, not because we have too, but because
we are made better by it.
"A lump of woe affliction is,
Yet thence I borrow lumps of bliss,
Though few can see a blessing in't —
It is my furnace and my mint."
When They Were New.
Pins made, 1450.
Needles used, 1545.
First cast iron, 1544.
Matches made, 1829.
First newspaper, 1494.
Coal used as fuel, 1834.
First gold coin, B. C. 206.
First steam railroad, 1830.
Window glass used in 694.
Electric light invented, 1874.
First insurance, marine, 533.
First wheeled carriages, 1659.
First illuminating gas in 1792.
Musical notes introduced, 1338.
Bible taanslated into Saxon, 637.
Gunpowder used by Chinese, SO.
Old Testament finished, B. C. 330.
Bible translated into Gothic, 872.
Photographs first produced, 1802.
Paper made by Chinese, B. C. 220.
Tobacco introduced into England, 1538.
— Christian Common iceaith.
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great riches," how important, when buyirg a piano,
that you get one with a good name from a reliable
house — that will last an ordinary lifetime and
give you no trouble or expense.
As there are so many worthless makts on the
market that are dear at any price, we would
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July 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
889
Wrecked.
A. P. ATEN.
So soft and low the breezes blow,
Off from the land of beauty straying;
Gently their odorous breathings flow,
Wantonly with each pennon playing.
Loose the cable and set the sail,
High up the loyal colors nail;
With joyous songs on the voyage starting,
Adieus be waved in careless parting.
So swift and sure the ship glides on,
Out on the bright blue waters gleaming;
Life is a joy and cares all gone,
On each are the happiest visions beaming.
No fear of the gathering storm-cloud's wrath,
No nameless terror for them it hath,
No dread of the heavens cleft asunder
By lightning flash or deep-toned thunder.
So wide the waste, so h'gh the wave,
And bitter the tempest fiercely blowing;
So deep is the opening ocean grave,
So dense is the darkness around them growing.
"Too late! too late!" is the wailing cry
That pitiful pierces the midnight sky;
No power can save from the storm-tossed ocean
And the billowy waves in wild commotion.
So desolate the rocky shore
Where fragments lie of the good ship Pleasure,
In sound of the sad and solemn roar
Of the tossing sea that holds her treasure.
Careless the hearts that sailed so free
Out on thy peaceful waves, 0 sea;
But cold are the hearts beneath thy breaking,
Wrapped in the sleep that knows no waking.
— In The College Outlook.
"Living Epistles."
T. H. EDWARDS.
To be living epistles we must exemplify a
life that shows Christian activity transform-
ing the individual characters so we will pos-
sess a vital force that should grow with a
spiritual intensity each day, week and year
as the fleeting moments speed on the swift
wings of time.
To be lights in the world that will shine
on and on until the perfect day, we must be
imbued with that wisdom which becomes ef-
fectual by a sincere and honest investiga-
tion of the Word of God, for we are told to
be "wise as serpents, yet harmless as doves;"
that kind which emanates from a spirit of
love the world can see and approve of with
convincing proof that is the real Spirit of
Christ in influencing the world to accept of
the Master's tidings and to obey his com-
mands; but a mere cursory or parrot-like
perusal of the Bible will never fit U3 for that
drawing power among men Christians should
exercise.
Paul says to Timothy: "Study to show
thyself approved unto God, a workman that
need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the
Word of truth.''
It is surprising when one comes to listen
to or interrogate the majority of Sunday-
school teachers to find how poorly prepared
they are to elucidate the lesson to their
classes, and consequently fail to make any
lasting impression upon their ears or hearts.
Why? Because they do not study to gain
what Paul exhorts Timothy to possess; they
do not realize their responsibility to God.
Now there is a difference between wisdom
and knowledge; one may know that which is
debasing and hurtful, altogether lacking in
wisdom; some are wise in their own conceits,
which detracts instead of attracts. The
wisdom from God tends to make one humble,
obedient, kind, just and reverential. If we
possess such virtues, then it necessarily
follows we are living epistles. Wise per-
sons will hear and always strive to be wiser
by applying their minds to attain the great-
est good, to fully understand, to know where-
of they speak. The jool thinks he knows it
all; men like Newton, Franklin, Socrates,
Galileo, Darwin, Huxley, Herbert Spencer
and others of profound knowledge, learn
from the simplest things, for they feel they
know nothing in comparison to what may be
found out. The sophist claims to have at-
tained all. The man that has no reverence
for the Creator lacks real true religion.
There is too little heed paid to the true
worship and holy reverence for the Deity at
this day. There must be a higher and holier
conception of "our Father who art in heav-
en" to be living epistles — read and known of
all men. Are we as professing Christians
so living, and are we satisfied with our pres-
ent efforts in what we are doing for Christ
and humanity? Are we as Disciples, who
in a peculiar sense claim to have no other
creed or doctrine for our guide and rule of
conduct but thus saith the Word — are we
a great light set upon a hill? Are we ac-
complishing in accordance with our preten
tions and opportunities what we may and
should for the upbuilding of Zion and the
kingdom of Christ upon earth? If not, then
why do we boast?
Let the reader, whoever he or she may be,
throw the searchlight of God's Word upon
their hearts and see if they be living epis-
tles according to the teaching and example
of the great teacher, the perfect Christ.
Quincy, III.
The fire which destroyed the immense Swamp
Root medicine plant of Dr. Kilmer & Co., July 1,
was the most disastrous which has ever occurred
in Binghampton. However, the Kilmers resumed
business next morning, though not at the old
stand, which is a heap of smouldered ashes. While
the firemen were yet pouring water on the burn-
ning Chenango street establishment, the Kilmers
were arranging to do business somewhere eloe.
That this great industry might not be crippled
for a moment, through the courtesy of otfeer
prominent firms and -citizens, the large factory
and adjoining buildings on South street were va-
cated for the benefit of the Swamp Root people,
and possession was taken immediately, and here,
by Monday, July 8, this new, temporary factory
will be turning out Swamp Root, the great Kidney
Remedy, in quantities of about 60,000 bottles per
day, and in two or three weeks' time the full ca-
pacity of more than four times that amount will
be produced. The immense demand for Swamp
Root will thus in no way be interfered with.
On the old site, with adjoining property which
has just been purchased, will be erected immedi-
ately an absolutely fire-proof six- story structure,
plans for which have been nearly completed.
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July 12,1900
The Bear Lion's Sister.
J. BRBCKENRIDGE ELLIS.
This week we begin a continued story,
"The Lion's Sister," written by Mr. W. M.
Thackery, which I have arranged, not
changing any of his words (for Mr. T. was
a first-rate author), but leaving out a great
deal, and putting pieces together that Mr.
T. scattered along as he pleased. The story
will run about two months, if I am not mis-
taken, and I am very sure you never read it
before. Save all the papers. The style is
charming, as you will now observe.
When the king of Paflagonia died he left
his brother regent of the kingdom and
guardian of his orphan infant, Giglio. The
unfaithful regent took no sort of regard of
the late king's will, but had himself pro-
claimed sovereign of Paflgonia under the
title of King Valoroso XXIV. Prince Gig-
lio, by reason of his tender age, did not
feel the loss of his crown and empire. As
long as he had plenty of toys and sweet-
meats, a holiday five times a week, and a
horse and gun to go shooting when he grew
a little older, and above all, the company of
the king's only daughter, poor Giglio was
perfectly contented. This only child,
Princess Angelica, was a paragon in her
parents' eyes and in her own. It was said
she could play the most difficult pieces at
sight, that she she knew every date in the
history of Paflagonia and every other coun-
try, that she knew English, French,
Hebrew, Latin and Crim Tartar. And now
I must t'll you about the accomplishments
for which the princess had such a wonder-
ful character. Clever, Angellica was, but as
idle as possible. Play at sight, indeed! She
could only play one or two pieces and pre-
tend that she had never seen them before;
she could answer half a dozen dates, but
then you must be sure to ask the right ones.
As for her languages, I doubt if she knew
more than a few phrases in each, for all
her pretense; and as for her embroidery and
drawing, she showed beautiful specimens, it
is true; but who did them?
One day, when the Princess Angelica was
quite a little girl, she was walking in the
garden of the palace with her governess
holding a parasol over her head to keep her
sweet complexion from the freckles, and
Angelica was carrying a bun to feed the
swans in the royal pond. They had not
reached the pond when there came toddling
toward them such a funny little girl. She
had a great quantity of hair blowing
about her chubby cheeks, and looked as if
she had not been washed or combed for
ever so long. She wore a bit of a cloak
and had only one shoe on.
"You little wretch, who let you in here?"
asked the governess."
"Dive me dat bun," said the little girl;
"me hungy."
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"Hungy! what is that?" asked Princess
Angelica, and g*ve the child the bun.
"0, princess!" says the governess, "how
good, how kind you are! You to give her
the'whole of your bun!"
"I didn't want it," said Angelica.
"But you are a darling little angel, all
the same," says the governess.
"Yes, I know I am," said Angelica. "Dirty
little girl, don't you think I am very pret-
ty?"
"Oh, pooty, pooty!" says the little girl
capering about, laughing and singing as
she munched her bun. "0, what fun to have
a plum bun! how I wis it never was done!''
At that Angelica and Giglio and the king,
who had come into the garden, laughed
very merrily. The little girl ran to the
flowerbed and pulling a few polyanthuses
and rhododendrons, made a wreath and
danced before the king and everybody was
delighted.
. "Who was your mother, little girl?" said
the king.
The little girl said: "Little lion was my
brudder, great big lioness my mudder, neber
heard of any udder." And she capered on
her one shoe, and everybody was exceeding-
ly diverted.
So Angelica said: "My parrot flew out of
its cage yesterday, and I don't care for any
of my toys, and I think this funny little dirty
girl will amuse me. I will take her home
and give her some of my old dresses."
"Oh, the generous darling!" says the
governess.
"Which I have worn ever so many times
and am quite tired of," Angelica went on;
"and she shall be my little maid. Will you
come with me, little dirty girl?"
The child clapped her hands and said: "Go
with you, yes! Have a nice dinner and
wear a new dress!" And they all laughed
again and took the child to the palace
where, when she was washed and combed,
she looked as handsome as Angelica, almost.
Not that Angelica ever thought so. That
the little girl might not become too proud,
the governess took her ragged mantle and
one shoe and put them in a glass box with
a card upon them, upon which was written :
"These are the old clothes in which Rosalba
was found when the great goodne3S of her
Royal Highness, Princess Angelica, received
the little outcast." And the date was added
and the box locked up. For awhile Rosalba
was a great favorite with the princess.
But then the princess got a monkey and
afterwards a doll and did not care for
Rasalba any more. As she grew older,
Rosalba was made a little lady's maid to
the princess;. and though she had no wages,
she worked and mended and put Angelica's
hair in papers, and was always up early
and to bed late, and at hand when wanted,
and in fact a perfect little maid. And so
the two girls grew up.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
Sunday - School*
W. P. RICHARDSON.
PETER'S CONFESSION AND
CHRIST'S REBUKE.*
We are not told how long Jesus tarried in the
borders of Tyre and Sidon after healing the
daughter of the Syro- Phoenician woman, but we
may take it for granted that, since he did not find
the rest for which he sought in his journey thith-
er, he very soon departed. Instead of returning
to Galilee he passed through the country to the
north and made his way into the region known as
Decapolis, or "The Ten Cities," a tract of country
inhabited by a Gentile population, and lying to
the north of Perea and northeast of Galilee. His
progress was attended with a:ts of mercy so
abundant as to bring from the grateful people
the confession: "He hath done all things well."
And these uncircumcised Gentiles, we are told,
"glorified the God of Israel." Of the many mir-
acles wrought by the hand of Jesns during this
journey but three aie described for us in detail.
One was the healing of the deaf man in Decapolis,
who also had an impediment in his speech. The
second was the feeding of four thousand men, be-
sides women and children, a miracle very similar
to the one we have recently studied. The third
was the healing of the blind man at Bethsaida
Julias, on the northeast shore of the Sea of Gali-
lee, near to the spot where the five thousand had
been fed.
After his tour through Decapolis Jesus returned
to the western shore of the lake, but landed at
Magdala, not choosiDg to return to the cities of
Capernanem and Bethsaida, where most of his
mighty works had been done. But his Jewish en-
emies found him here, and the Pharisees and Sad-
ducees, burying for a time their hereditary feud,
combined against the Savior and demanded from
him a sign to prove his divine authority. He knew
it would be useless to grant their request, since
all the signs of his wonderful life had failed to
produce faith in their hearts. So he told them
that no sign should be given them but that which
Jonah gave to the wicked city of Nineveh. The
ancient prophet preached repentance and right-
eousness to the Ninevites, and so had Jesus
preached to them. The story of Jonah's marvel-
ous experience in being rescued from the living
death in the belly of the whale had added em-
phasis to his proclamation of Jehovah's will. And
so would the story of Jesus' death and resurrec-
tion bring to the proclamation of truth that em-
phasis which alone could make it effective for th3
turning of men's hearts from sin.
Leaving Magdala, the Master and his disciples
went by boat to the northeastern shore of the
lake, and passing through Bethsaida Julias, where
the miracle already referred to was performed,
took their way into the region about Csesarea
Philippi. This city lay near the base of the lofty
Mount Hermon, whose snowy summit was the
glory of the Syrian landscape. Here waj located
the ancient Phoenician city of Laish, which became
known as Dan after its capture by that tribe of
Israel. Later still, when it passed again into the
hands of the Gentiles, it received the Greek name
of Paneas, in honor of the god Pan, to whom a
temple was erected. Herod Philip, tetrarch of
the province, had recently changed the name to
Cfesarea Philippi in honor of the Emperor Tiberi-
as and himself, and had erect d a splendid temple
for the worship of his royal master. Near to the
city a giant spring burst from the very heart of
Hermon and formed one of the chief sources of
the River Jordan. It was fitting that at this very
spot, whence started the sacred river of Israel's
*Lesson for July 22 — T\Iatt. 16:13-26. Parallel pas-
sages— Mai k 8:27-88; Luke 9:18-26.
promised land, that confession should first be fully
voiced which, repeated by unnumbered myriads as
the centuries should come and go, would finally
swell into a river of loving praise and testimony,
blessing every shore it touched, and touching
every shore.
The time had now come to decide finally the at-
titude of his disciples toward himself. If the two
years and more during which they had been his
constant companions had failed to reveal to them
his true nature and office, it was hopeless to ex-
pect them to ever learn. He must know whether
they were blind like the Pharisees and Sadducees,
whose refusal to recognize him was striking con-
firmation of the statements afterwards written by
the beloved disciple, that the Light of the world
shone in the darkness and the darkness compre-
hended it not. We may not know with what eager
and anxious heart Jesus asked his disciples: "Who
say ye that I am?" The answer to his first in-
quiry he doubtless rieard with little surprise: "Who
do men say I am?" He knew that the multitude
had never risen higher in their estimate of him
than to reckon him a prophet, like Elijah, Jere-
miah or John the Baptist. Had the twelve read
aright God's message through him? Peter's reply
gave unbounded joy to the Spirit of Jesus: "Thou
art the Christ, the Son of the living God." The
anointed Savior and the sceptered King was this
lowly Nazarene now become to his chosen disciples,
and he receives the homage with royal grace.
Like a king he bestows a largess upon his faith-
ful subjects, and the glad heart of Peter hears
with awe his Master's wo; ds: "Blessed art thou
Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood hath not
revealed this great truth unto thee, but my Father
who is in heaven. And thou art fitly named Peter,
a stone, for thou hast just declared the mighty
foundation rock upon which my church on earth
shall rest, and thou wilt be notable among the
living stones which shall firs<t be builded there-
upon. Not the unseen world itself, with all its
principalities and powers, shall prevail against
that church, but it shall stand forever. And, be-
cause thou wast first to proclaim this foundation
truth, so shalt thou be permitted, as a keeper of
the gates, first to invite men to enter in that
they may enjoy its heavenly fellowship. Thy
word shall be with authority, for my Spirit shall
guide thee, so that what thou forbiddest shall be
forbidden in heaven, and what thou permittest
shall be permitted in heaven." Such, in a very
free translation, I take to be the meaning of Jesus'
words. The history in the Book of Acts of Apos-
tles is an inspired commentary on this wonderful
confession of Peter and the words of Jesus in re-
ply. The church is built upon the Messiahship
and SoDship of Jesus, and to Peter was granted
the privilege of first proclaiming the terms of sal-
vation to the Jews on the day of Pentecost, and
to the Gentiles at the house of Cornelius. To
this the apostle refers when he says (Acts 15 ;7):
"The Lord made choice among us that the Gen-
tiles should by my mouth hear the Word of the
gospel and believe."
But it was not jet time for this proclamation.
So Jesus tells the disciples to tell no man that he
was the Christ. They themselves were not yet
prepared for this proclamation. "When their
own faith was confirmed beyond all waveiing by
the mighty fact of his resurrection, when their
hearts had been filled with the new Shechinah of
God's Holy Spirit and their brows with final con-
secration had been mitred with pentecostal flame,
then, but not till then, would the hour have come
for them to go forth and teach all nations that
Jesos was indeed the Christ, the Son of the living
God."
Before the coronation must come the crucifixion.
Hence, Jesus begins to prepare them for this
dread ordeal by telling them that his going to
DRUNKENNESS CURED.
An eminent St. Louis physician has given a poll
tlve answer to the oft asked question, Is drunk-
enness a disease, or is it simply a temptation tnat
cannot be resisted by a vast number of the human
race? The physician In question is Dr. Oziai
Paqoin, who for years has been a practicing phy
siolaD in the City of St. Louis. He has answered
this question by taking five of the worst drunkard!
that could be found and cured them of all further
appetite for intoxicating drinks. The five easae
were all beyond middle age ana they had sunk Into
the deepest pit of drunkenness, with the odor of
drink about them so obnoxious that it was almost
Impossible to stand within speaking distance. H«
not only cured them of all desire for intoxicating
drinK, but at the same time placed upon their cheek
the flush of healtn. and into their eyes the light of
happiness, and took from their person the odor of
whiskey. It was almost a miracle, for he had raised
five cases from degradation into the sunshine of
health and happiness. Dr. Paquin has cured
hundreds of patients who were relapses from other
treatments, and in every instance he cured the»«
patients, and they have remained cured for month!
and years. It can therefore be said that the Paquin
Treatment is a permanent cure, and not a temporary
one, for the patient never relapses to his former
condition. We know of no more humane work being
done at the present time than that which Dr. Paquin
Is doing, and it is the duty of every reader to assist
Dr. Ozias Paquin in his noble work, and if any
reader has brother, sister, husband, father or friend
in whose system lurks the disease of drunkenness,
he shou'd at once send their name to Dr. Paqtun
or see that they either visit or place themselves in
communication with the Ozias Paquin Immune Co. ,
Suite 1113 Chemical Bldg. , St. Louis. The reader thai
does this will certainly be doing a christian act, for
no matter how hopeless the case may seem, and no
matter how many other treatments have unsuccess-
fully been tried, the method known as Ozias Paquin
Treatment will perfect a cure, dispelling all deBir»
for drink, and at the same time will place the con
stitution in a robust and healthy condition.
Jerusalem would be the occasion of his death. He
does not yet tell them that he will be handed
over by his own people to the Gentiles, nor that
his deaih will be that of the shameful cross. This
added horror he will reveal to them later, when
their hearts have become somewhat accustomed
to the shadow of the death that now seems im-
possible. Peter, impetuous as ever, will not have
it so, and rebukes his Master for suggesting so
unlikely and unworthy an end of all their hopes
in him. ' The reply of the Master is one of the
severest ever made to one of his followers: "Get
thee behind me, Satan: thou savorest not the
things that be of God, but those that be of men!"
Peter had fallen from a divine height of faith into
a satanic depth of unbelief and presumption. He
would not have it that the way of life 'should be
through the low valley of death — that the path of
glory should be by way of the grave. His rebuke
of the Master had in it the same opposition to
divine wisdom and grace that characterized the
efforts of Satan in the wilderness to turn the Sa
vior aside from the ordered course of duty. Peter
must be rudely awaked from his dangerous dream
of selfish exaltation as the reward of righteous-
ness. The Lord, therefore, ends the controversy
by declaring that the way of self-denial is the
only way of following him; and that he alone who
is willing to lay down life itself for truth's sake
has learned how to live, and has any assurance of
the life that is eternal. Many there are who must
needs yet learn this lesson.
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where you may spend the summer in comfort?
There are numerous resorts in Michigan which
have the required conditions of cool, pure air
fresh from Lake Michigan. Send for a folder is-
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the Chicago & West Michigan Ry.1 so long favor-
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Petoskey, Bay View, Charlevoix, Traverse City
and other Michigan resorts. The Illinois Central
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12:30 P. M. every day but Sunday to Bay View,
etc., via Kensington and the Pere Marquette.
Reaches the resorts at 7:30 next morning, in time
for breakfast at your usual hour. All ticket
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July 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
893
Christian endeavor.
By Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR JULY 22.
THE NEEDY AT OUR DOOR.
(Luke 16:19-31.)
Good literature must have the quality of uni-
versality. It must appeal to general experience.
With this test our Lord's parables may be placed
far forward on the list of the world's great liter-
ature. They appeal to us all as true. This Dives
and Lazarus — do we not see them every day? Are
they not in every city — yes, and almost in every
church?
Lazarus may have been a very foolish man
The poor are usually foolish. They toll and spend
their large earning in the busy season — glass-
blowers, when the orders are full, builders in the
summer months, and then, when winter or the
slack days come, they starve. Like the five fool-
ish virgins, they lack foresight, prevision. You
may go into the veriest hovel in our city slums
and, even though the cupboard may be empty, you
will find, on the center table — with marble top —
a red plush album and a piano lamp. Where food
is not, these articles are. The foolish spendthrift
poor!
When the evil days come, they appeal to us for
aid, silently or with importunity, and we say: ' No;
you had the same chance that I had, shall I
now share mv hard savings with your prodigality?"
Listen, Friend Dives, great or small: Have we nev-
er paid too dearly for a trinket, you or 1? Have
we never spent a feelish dollar, you and I? Who
are we that we should not share? Who are we
that we should not bear with the foolish spend-
thrift?
"We are fools and slight!
We mock thee when we do not fear.
0, help thy foolish ones to bear —
Help thy vain worlds to bear thy light !"
This must be the confession of us all.
Send them, then, to the Charity Organization
Society. Well, that is a good society. Scientific
charity is quite worth while. It does great good;
but after all, is there not danger of a pure mechan-
ical and heartless ministration, an aloofness of
cold investigation? No less of the scientific char-
ity, but more of gentle, kindly help. Is it not
possible that there are many needy at our door
who sigh for the touch of a vanished hand of
tenderness and tin sound of a voice of compas-
sion that is still? What the needy want as much
as money — yes more — is friendship, sympathy,
kindliness. In giving, let us give ourselves.
There is a preacher in one of the* richest
churches in one of our great cities who is con-
stantly giving away what he has. He scarcely
can live within his large salary. "He seldom,"
said his wife to me one day, "owns an overcoat.
The ladies of the church are right now laughing
about the necessity of taking up a subscription to
buy him an overcoat." Well, such charity may
be foolish; but it covers a multitude of sins. That
man gives freely, unselfishly, his own heart. God,
I believe, blesses such gifts. Such a soul as that
will never lift up eyes out of torment and beg a
drop of water for the tongue.
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"Facts About ChiDa" is the title of a little work
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What do jou know of China? Precious little, if
you are the average man or woman. Just now
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things will transpire there within the next few
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A more extended work on China is "Forty
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cash with order.
A great national election is upon us. Roman-
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dirty work during the campaign. There are yet
a great many Americans who do not comprehend
the height, breadth and thickness of the iniquity
of Romanism. All such should read the "Debate
of Roman Catholicism," held by Alexander Camp-
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wonderfully enlightening book, which has bad a
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"Alexander Campbell's Theology," by Winfred
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just issued by the Christian Publishing Company.
The aim of the book is best expressed in the fol-
lowing extract from the prefatory note:
"It is of little consequence that a theologian is
attacked by his enemies and defended by his
friends. But it is of much importance that he be
understood; and he cannot be understood— his
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an acquaintance with the conditions under which
he worked and the influences which worked upon
him. It is hoped that this attempt to view Alex-
and^r Campbell's theology from the historical
standpoint may contribute something to the un-
derstanding of it."
Chicago and St. Louis
Via Springfield
CHANGE OF ROUTE OF
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
The Illinois Central's Ohicago-St. Louis line, over
which the Daylight Special and the Diamond Special
trains are run, has been changed between Clinton
and East St. Louis, the new line now being from
Clinton via Springfield and Litchfield instead of via
Decatur and Pana as formerly. This is br< ught about
by the recent acquisition by the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company of a portion of the St. Louis, Peoria &
Northern Railway. It gives 'othe "Central" afirst-
class through line over its own tracki for the entire
distance between Chicago and St. Louis, reduces the
distance by six miles and brings Springfield, the
thriving State Capital of niitiois, on to a through
main line. Prom Chicago to Clinton the line continues
to be via Oilman. Gibson and Parmer City. On this
line the "Daylight Special" has been newly and ele-
gantly equipped, and has had added to ,t two new
features of radical interest, namely, a
BUFFET-LIBRARY SMOKING CAR AND
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The Buffet-Library-Smoking Car has comfortable
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the day and files of the leading monthly and weekly
periodicals, and a desk supplied with stationery and
other facilities for writing. The dining car has a ca-
pacity of thirty at a sitting and takes the place of the
Compartment- Cafe, and the Pullman- Buffet features
previously maintained on this train. It is open for
meals (served a la carte) during the entire run be-
tween St. Louis and Chicago.
New Local Line Between
St. Louis and Freeport
A through coach is now run between St. Louis and
Freeport on local trains leaving St. Louis and leaving
Freeport, in the morning. This is a first-class line
for such points in Northern Illinois as Bloomington,
El Paso. LalSalle, Mendota, Forreston and Freeport;
and, as good connection is made by this through car
at Freeport with the Central's through Limited
trains to and from the west, it is also a first-class line
for Galena, Dubuque and local points west in Iowa.
Connection is also made north bound with trains for
Munroe, Dodgeville and Madison, Wisconsin.
Full particulars concerning the above can be had
of any agent of the Illinois Central and connecting
lines.
A. H. HANSON, G. P. A., Chicago.
"Alexander Campbell's Theology" is a volume of
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ever issued by the Christian Publishing Company.
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despite the fact that at this season of the year
there is generally a decrease. This means that
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did before. We are kept exceedingly busy send-
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have received a number of orders for "Alexander
Campbell's Works" — the set of eight volumes and
three pamphlets — comprising all the works of
Campbell that are now in print, which we sell for
$8.00. This special offer is deservedly popular,
as at regular catalogue prices these books cost
over $14.00.
"Christian Science Dissected" continues to have
a splendid sale. This booklet, dealing with the
fakes, follies, frauds and fallacies — if we may be
pardoned the alliteration — of Mary Baker Eddy
and her followers, is receiving high praise from
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 12, 1900
Literature
MAGAZINES.
The Century Company announces the discovery
of a new romantic novelist in a young New York-
er, Miss Bertha Runkle, whose maiden effort is to
be The 1[ Century's leading piece of fiction for the
next eight ^months, beginnirg in the August num-
ber. It is described as a dramatic romance of
love and adventure, and is entitled "The Helmet of
Navarre." The scene is Paris during the seige by
Henry of Navarre, and the action occupies but
four days of the week preceding the Sunday when
Henry entered the city to give his adhesion to
the Catholic Church and accept its ecclesiastical
rites — the occasion of his saying that Paris was
worth a mass. The story is full of vigorous
action, and the plot is said to be one of fascina
ting interest.
The Ledger Monthly for July has on its cover a
tiny maiden asleep in a big armchair with one
hand hanging down from which a toy picture book
has dropped to the floor. "Tired Out" is the title
of this pretty picture of home life, which every
mother will want to frame and hang up. The
contents of $ the July number of the Ledger
Monthly are unusually varied and interesting.
"Gloucester Fishermen; and Their Fishing Craft,"
with photographic illustrations of scenes at the
fishing banks and by the seaside and in the
harbor, is especially attractive at this time of
summer outings. "Views in Paris in 1900" afford
all who stay at home magnificent views of the
great Exposition and of the famous buildings and
monuments of the French capital. "From Canni-
bals to Christians in Forty Years," by P. W.
Thompson, gives a mo6t interesting account of
the remarkable Indian colony of Metlakahtla in
Alaska, one of the most remarkable achievements
in the work of civilizing and Christianizing the
Indians in the history of America, and all the
work of one man, brave William Duncan.
The July number of the Popular Science Month-
ly contains among other articles a paper by
Simon Newcomb, the astronomer, entitled "Chap-
ters on the Stars;" a new paper by Dr. Haffkine,
the discoverer of the preventive against the
plague on "Preventive Inoculation;" an article
on the recent so'ar eclipse by Sears P. Langely of
the Smithsonian Institution, and articles on New
Sources of Roentgen Rays, on the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, "Malaria and the Malarial
Parasite,'' by Dr. Patrick Manson, and on Wash-
ington as Explorer and Surveyor." Now published
by McClure, Phillips & Co., New York.
The cotton manufacturing industry in the
United States is treated of In two articles in the
July Review of Reviews. Mrs." Leonora Beck
Ellis tells of the rapid progress that the South
has made in the establishment of "Cotton Mills in
Cotton Fields." Miss Jane A. Stewart, on the
other hand, explains the steps taken by New
England cotton manufacturers to protect them-
selves against this new competition in the South.
The Northern mills are now giving special atten-
tion to the making of higher grades of cloth,
such as have formerly been imported from Europe,
and textile schools have been opened for the
training of expert workmen.
In the July number of the North American
Review, the editor furnishes his readers with a
well-nigh unprecedented collection of masterly
articles, many of which bear the names of writers
of world-wide fame. It becomes more and more
evident each month that the Review is essential
to the equipment of Americans who would under-
stand adequately the trend of contemporaneous
tendencies and events. Wu Ting-Fang, the
Chinese Minister at Washington, shows in a
brilliant article how there may be "Mutual Help-
fulness between the United States and China."
The story of "The Struggle for Reform in China"
is told in a graphic way by Mr. Charles Johnston,
a retired member of the Bengal Civil Service.
Mr. Poultney Bigelow, who has twice visited the
Flowery KiBgdom, gives an admirable account of
the conditions which surround Christian "Missions
and Missionaries" in that distant land. General
C. H. Grosvenor, who has so often been the
spokesman of the administration, contributes "A
Republican View of the Presidential Campaign,"
which is an aggressive reply to Mr. Bryan's pro
nouncement in the June number of the Review.
This number is filled with unusual y strong arti-
cles.
Do you read what people say about Hood's
Sarsaparilla? It is curing all forms of disease
caused or promoted by impure blood.
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new through sleeping car line will be operated
between St. Louis and Denver over the above lines
on and after June first. This is the shortest and
quickest through sleeping car line between these
points, leaving St. Louis 9:00 A. m., daily, and are
riving Denver 11:00 next morning.
We are closing out the Twenty-eighth Edition
of this great work, by D. R. Dunga'n. In all the
literature of the Disciples of Christ no work has
been so widely circulated as this. The Twenty-
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The Wabash Railroad was the pioneer liae in
providing through eastern service for St. Louis.
Our through line to Boston was the first and at
that time the longest car line in the world, and
has been in continuous daily operation since its
ina guration.
Two years ago the growing interests of St.
Louis seemed to warrant additional eastern serv-
ice, and our Continental Limited to New York and
Boston was placed in operation and has become
an established success.
Though but two years have elapsed since the in-
auguration of our Continental Limited, we have
just added another train to the east (via a new
route) which appeals especially to business men.
With a through sleeper for New York this train
maintains the following fast schedule:
EAST BOUND.
Lv. St. Louis 11:30 p. m,
Ar. DetrMt 11:35 p. m.
Ar. Niagara Falls 6:55 p. m.
Ar. Buffalo 7:50 p. m.
Ar. New York (D L & W) 7:30 a. m.
WEST BOUND.
Lv. New York (D L & W) 10:00 a. m.
Lv. Buffalo 8:30 p. m.
Lv. Niagara Palls 9:23 p. m.
Lv. Detroit 2:40 a. m.
Ar. Lt. Louis 2:00 p. m.
The sleeper to leave for New York at 11:30 is
placed in the Union Station at 9:30 p. m. Oar
service to the east via the West Shore and Fitch-
burg, somewhat accelerated, will be continued on
the following schedule:
EAST BOUND.
Lv. St. Louis 9:00 a. m 8:30 p. m.
Ar. Detroit 8:10 p. m 9:30 a. m.
Ar. Toledo 9:50 p. m 8:40 a. m.
Ar. Niagra Falls 6.08 p. m.
Ar. Buffalo 4:00 a. m 7:00 p. m.
Ar. New York 3:15 p. m 7:40 a. m.
Ar. Boston 5:20 p. m 10:05 a. m.
WEST BOUND.
Lv. Boston 1:00 p. m 6:40 p. m.
Lv. New York 3:00 p. m 8:15 p. m.
Lv. Buffalo 2:00 a. m 8:15 p. m.
Lv. Toledo 6:30 a. m 5:10 p. m.
Lv. Detroit 7:40 a. m 3:20 p. m.
Lv. St. Louis 7:15 p. m 7:15 a. m.
Two sleepers on the morning traio. the "Cont -
nental," one to New York, one to Boston.
The Continental Limited is the only solid train
between St. Louis and New York. Sleepers,
coaches, baggage, express and mail cars run
through solid.
The. "Continental" is still the fastest train to
Boston.
The evening train, 8:30, has three sleepers, one
for Toledo, one for New York and one for Boston.
Another improvement of interest to business
men is the addition of an entire train each way be-
tween St. Louis and Chicago, leaving both cities
at 11:30 p. m., with companment and open sec-
tion sleepers, arriving Chicago 8:00 a. m., and
southbound at St. Louis 7:56 a. m.
Earlier trains leaving St. Louis for Chicago at
9:05 p. m. and Chicago for St. Louis at 9:15 p. m.
will be continued in operation. They also have
compartment and open section sleepers.
The day trains each way, parlor car, cafe and
library car, etc., all high-grade equipment, com-
pletes the splendid service of three trains each
way every day between St. Louis and Chicago.
The Wabash Railroad is a St. Louis institution,
the only eastern railroad with headquarters in St.
Louis, spending thousands of dollars in St. Lonis
annually and at all times endeavoring to promote
the interests of St. Louis.
Offering splendid service and reminding you of
our common interests, we solicit your patronage.
Our ticket office at Broadway and Olive is in
charge of Mr. E. H. Coffin, who will be glad to
point out our further advantages for travel in any
direction from St. Louis but south. We have the
shortest and quickest routes to Kansas City, to
Omaha and to Des Moines.
July 12, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
895
JMarriages,
CARPENTER— POYNTER— At the home of
the bride's parents, June 27, Mr. Walter 0. Car-
penter, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Miss Emily E.
Poynter, of Savannah, Mo.; by A. R. Hunt.
COLEMAN— ADAMS.— Married at the home of
J. H. Ellis, Savannah, Mo., June 20, Charles V.
Coleman and Mrs. N. A. Adams, both of Evona,
Mo., by A. R. Hunt.
DIRR— DRERMEN— Chas. H. Dirr to Bertie
Drermen at Des Moines, June 12; J. M. Lowe offi-
ciating.
EPPERLY- POINTER— In Des Moines, June
6, Russ Epperly to Mae Pointer; J. M. Lowe offi-
ciating.
HORNE — HEFPERMAN. — Mr. Jno. Home,
Guelph to Miss Hefferman, Walkerton, at the home
of the bride; W. McM. Logan officiating.
HUNTOON— BROWN.— Roy M. Huntoon to
Anna M. Brown at bride's residence, June 5, near
Mitchellville, la.; J. M. Love, Des Moines, officiat-
ing.
SCHAAL— BOYLE.— Win. P. Schaal, of Daven-
port, la., to Miss Mauie Boyle, of Des Moines, at
Des Moines, April 24; J. M. Lowe officiating.
WALKER— BULLION— Willian A. Walker to
Miss Imogene Bullion, of Schuyler Lake, N. Y., in
Des Moines; J. M. Lowe officiating.
WILLIAMS— BAUKHE AD. — Married, at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Baukhead, Wednesday, June 20, Paris, Texas, Mr.
D. Williams and Miss Elizabeth Baukhead; J. N.
Crutcher officiating.
WISSER— TOLTON.— On June 26, at six o'clock
A M. at the home of the bride, Dr. J. J. Wisser,
of Walkerton and Miss Edna A. Tolton, daughter
of Jno. S. Tolton, of Walkerton; W. McM. Logan
officiating.
Obituaries.
D. L. BERRY.
The subject of this notice was born in Miller
County, Mo , April 7, 1837, and died at his home,
Hustonia, Mo., June 3, 1900. He became a disci-
ple of Jesus at the early age of 19 years and was
a faithful follower of Jesus until his death. He
married Miss Sarah E. Prigmore, Dec. 13, 1855.
To this union were born eight children, six of
whom are living in the church. He had been in
poor health for several years, but no immediate
danger was apprehended I have known Bro.
Berry 26 years and can say truthfully "he was a
good man." While he had lived in this commun-
ity from his boyhood none critized his character
and devotion to his Lord. It was my privilege to
talk to the people on the occasion of his funeral.
If one may judge of the qualities of a man by the
spirit of the people who attended his funeral (and
they were many), then David L. Berry had "the
crown of life" which the Lord offers to all who
will live godly in this world May his example be
emulated by all. C. A. Hedkick.
Sweet Springs, Mo., June 27, 1900.
COOK.
Grandma Cook was born in Allegheny County,
Pa., Sept. 10, 1824. She came to Iowa early and
spent her life there. She was a woman of unusual
Christian character. Left a widow many years
ago she cared for her household, rearing her chil-
dren and grandchildren in the way of the Lord.
She died at Winterset, Iowa, May 23, 1900, where
funeral services were conducted by the writer in
the presence of a large company of friends. She
was humble in prosperity, patient in adversity and
victorious in death.
"Life's work well done,
Life's crown well won,
Then comes rest."
J. M. Lowe.
DEAN.
Sarah Rosalie Dean was born in South CanaaD,
Litchfield County, Conn., Oct. 30, 1833, and died
in Monroe, Ashtabula County, 0., June 13, 1900,
aged 66 years, seven months and 14 flays. In
1834 her parents came to Monroe, 0. On Sept.
10, 1858 she became the wife of E. B. Sill, of
Alden, Erie County, N. Y., where they resided for
a few years and then came back to Ohio. Two
children, Dora E. and John L., came to bless their
home, but were called to the spirit-land many
years ago, their father being called to follow
them five years ago. At the age of 17 she ac-
cepted Jesus as her Savior and has ever been his
faithful disciple. She was a member of the Chris-
tian Church at Riggs, 0., of the Union Aid So-
ciety and of the King's Daughters. Her suffer-
ings were great at the last, but borne with true
Christian fortitude and resignation. The com-
munity feel her loss, but rejoice in a hope of
meeting her again.
LONGNECKER.
Mrs. L. J. Longnecker, who was born March
29, 1847, entered into the rest that remaineth for
the people of God, June 26, 1900, at her home in
this city. She was for many years a member on
the Church of Christ and in all the affairs of life
faithfully performed her duties. As a wife, she
was constant and true; as a mother, full of love
and elevation; as a neighbor and friend, agreeable
and appreciative. Out f/om her soul had gone
those streams of influence incident to the life
that now is. Let us hope that on the bosom of
these streams shall be borne up to the throne of
God at the last day precious fruitage — new souls
for the kingdom of peace and joy.
W. R. JlNNETT.
Atlanta, III, June 30, 1900.
POWELL.
On May 8, 1898, that noble man of God, Bro. E
L. Powf 11, passed from earth to heaven. On the
2nd of May, 1900, Sister Jennie E. Powell joined
her husband in that happy land to abide with him
forever. Sister Powell was born in Harrodsburg.
Kentucky. I knew her as a dignified senior at
Daughters' College, flarrodsburg, and as a lowly
"Prep." I worshiped her afar off. But I soon
found that she was gentle and loving, and that I
could nestle under her wing. Some time after
her graduation she was married to Bro. E. L.
Powell. After Mr. Carr and I returned from our
six years' study in foreign lands we were located
for thirteen years in Boone County, Missouri.
During that time I had the happiness of renewing
my association with Sister Powell. I found her
to be even more beautiful than when I knew her
as Miss Jennie Daniel, the gentle ideal of my girl-
hood. As a wife she was faithful and true and
sympathetic and helpful; as a mother she was
kind and loving, bu". ev«r firm and watchful and
wise in discipline. She was a close student when
young, and although she raised a large family that
claimed much of her time and care, she continued
to be a student throughout life. She infused her
culture and refinement and piety into her children
and such are cultivated even without the classic
lore of the schools. Truly they can rise and call
her blessed. Although a woman of fine literary
taste she performed cheerfully and lovingly in the
sweet spirit of service, the multitude of daily and
laborious duties devolving upon the woman who is
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Benjamin, Texa«, writes: "I shall sorely miss my
dear sisters's loving, helpful letters." She was a
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31, 1900, after being confined to his bed three
years. His father, Ebenezer Rice, was a native of
Vermont and his mother, Catherine Baldridge
Rice, was a native of North Carolina. His father
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missionary to the Indians In 1833 J. D. Rice re-
moved to Illinois and from there to Saratoga, Cal,
in 1882, where he resided until his death. He
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being well-known preachers of the Christian
Church. They were Elbert Rice, for many years
pastor of the church at Jacksonville, 111., and
Allen, Virgil and Joe Rice, who were well known
in Missouri. He leaves one brother, Wm Rice, of
Saratoga, Cal., and two sons and three daughters.
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CURRENT EVENTS.
The trunk line railroads have adopted a
more humane rule for their conductors in
lease of passengers having neither tickets or
money or refusing to pay their fares. They
are to be ejected as usualtbut with the least
force necessary, with no harsh treatment
nor abusive language, and only within sta-
tion limits, and that not at unreasonable
hours nor in such weather as would endan-
ger life. This is far more humane than
throwing a passenger from a moving train
| regardless of weather, place or results, as is
sometimes reported to have been done. Un-
der the new regulation the conductor is not
jallowed to eject a child, or a person of un-
sound mind, or a person who cannot take
care of himself or herself. Verily the leaven
lof righteousness in the meal is working.
The trial of Alexander Jester for the
murder of Gilbert Gates, in 1871, is now in
progess at New London, Mo. This trial is
being prosecuted by John W. Gates, who is
now in Europe. The prisoner, Alexander
Jester, is now an old man. The father of
Gilbert Gates is still living and present at
the trial as a witness. Mrs. Gates is also
living, but will not appear as a witness,
neither the sister of Alexander Jester, who
is the one that gave out the information
leading to the identity and rearrest of her
brother for the crime. Both the prosecution
and the defense have able counsel, and the
trial is attracting wide attention. That so
much incriminating testimony as the
prosecution is able to present after so many
years is somewhat remarkable. And yet,
the defense will insist that even the death
of Gilbert Gates is not a known fact, much
less that he was murdered by Alexander
Jester. The result of the trial will be
awaited with great interest by the legal
fraternity and others.
The Transvaal war is not concluding so
rapidly as England had expected. On the
13th General Roberts reported a reverse of
considerable moment to his forces at Nitral's
Nek, within eighteen miles of Pretoria.
Two British guns and about two hundred
prisoners were taken by the Boers. The
casualties were heavy. There was also a
strong resistance at other points. Lord
Roberts' reports indicate that General
Botha is making an attempt to recapture
Pretoria. Lord Roberts has been sick, but
is reported better. It is said that he will
not be able tc spare any more troops from
South Africa for China. The situation is
still serious in the Transvaal and the end of
the war is not yet in sight. General Both
evidently has not given up the fight, and it
is thought that he is supported by a con-
siderably large force.
Late news from Cape Nome, Alaska, is
to the effect that the reports of gold find-
ings have been greatly exaggerated, and as
a result thousands of people have been
lured to a barren shore in a helpless condi-
tion. Everything in the way of necessities
of life are held at an exorbitant price, and
the outlook for the people, many at least, is
distressing. Gold has been found in spots
along the shore and a few have succeeded,
but the majority are prospecting in barren
sand. Those who have made the largest
profits out of the reports are the trans-
portation companies. The indications now
are that unless the government shall pro-
vide transportation back to the states, be-
tween the ravages of disease and the rigors
of ' an arctic winter the population now at
Cape Nome will be greatly reduced before
another season opens up. There ought to
be some prohibitory laws against such impo-
sitions upon the public by transportation
companies. To lure people to a barren shore
at exhorbitant costs and leave them there
to perish with cold, and hunger and dis-
ease is a crime deserving of the severest
punishment. It is the business of good gov-
ernment to protect the innocent against
such frauds.
A dispatch from Admiral Remey, dated at
Che Foo, July 16, confirms the defeat of the
allied forces at Tien Tsin on the 13th in
their attempt to relieve that city, in which
30 Americans, 100 Russians, 25 French and
58 Japanese were killed. Among the
Americans killed are the names of Col. Lis-
cum, and Capt. Davis, of the marines. But the
returns were yet incomplete when the dis-
patch was sent.. It is becoming more and
more apparent that nothing short of a vast
army will be able to cope with the Chinese
forces now in possession of Tien Tsin and
Pekin, and the sooner this army can be
mobilized the less difficult will be the task.
Whether the Imperial Government in Pekin
stands or has fallen is yet unknown. It is
not improbable that a great deception has
been palmed off upon the world. The
Empress Dowager may have surrendered, or
pretended to have surrendered, or to have
been dethroned by Prince Tuan, to avoid
responsibility for the lives of the foreign
ministers.
The trial of persons accused of being
accessory to the murder of William Goebel
has begun at Georgetown, Ky., with the
trial of Caleb Powers. After much delay a
jury of the following political complexion
was installed by the court: One Prohibi-
tionist, two Independents, one Republican
and eight Democrats. Of the Democrats
some are said to be Brown and others
Goebel Democrats. Of the professional or
civil aspect of the jury eight are famers
and four merchants. In the very nature of
things such a trial as this will be attended
with intense interest and partisan feelings,
but it is to be hoped that no injustice or
further destruction of life will result from
the animosities engendered by the political
strife through which Kentucky has so re-
cently passed.
It is now reported that when Admiral
Seymour found it necessary to retreat from
his advance upon Pekin his wounded, whom
they could not care for, were at their own
request shot by their comrades in prefer-
ence to being left in the hands of the
Chinese to be tortured to death. It is
known that persons taken by the Chinese
have been subjected to the most cruel
tortures imaginable. Even the bodies of
the dead foreigners were fearfully muti-
lated. It is reported that the Russian
Minister was cast into a caldron of boiling
water before life had yet left his tortured
body. And what is still worse, reports say
that the foreigners in Pekin, seeing that
they could no longer defend their wives and
their children, first took their lives them-
selves and then fought the Chinese until
they were killed. This seems like a moral
impossibility, and yet the horrors of torture
and shame to which they had been sub-
jected or knew that they would suffer if
taken by them may have made such a death
preferable to them. Sure wrath is being
stored up against somebody for that awful
day of accounts.
The notification ceremonies of the Repub-
lican party took place at Canton, Ohio, on
the 12th inst. Senator Lodge made the no-
tification speech and President McKinley,
standing on his front porch and addressing
a large assembly of people, made his re-
sponse. The passage in his speech which
seems to have excited the greatest enthusi-
asm was his reference to the policy of the
administration in regard to our new posses-
sions. On this point he said:
"I cannot conclude without congratulating my
countrymen upon the strong national sentiment
which finds expression in every part of our com-
mon country and the increased respect with which
the American name is greeted throughout the
world. We have been moving in untried paths,
but our steps have been guided by honor and duty.
There will be no turning aside, no wavering, no
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July 19, 1900
retreat. No blow has been struck except for
liberty and humanity, and none will be. We will
perform without fear every national and inter-
national obligation. The Republican party was
dedicated to freedom forty-four yea-s ago. It has
been the party of liberty and emancipation from
that hour; not of profession, but of performance.
It broke the shackles of 4,000,000 slaves and made
them free, and to the party of Lincoln has come
another supreme opportunity which it has bravely
met in the liberation of 10,000,000 of the human
family from the yoke of imperialism. In its solu-
tion of great problems, in its performance of high
duties, it has had the support of members of all
parties in the past and confidently expects their
co-operation in the future."
The notification of Governor Roosevelt of
his nomination for the vice-presidency took
place at Oyster Bay, his summer home.
The speech was made by Senator Wolcott,
and a brief response by the Governor.
These occasions, together with the recent
visit of Adlai Stevenson, vice-presidential
nominee of the Democratic party, to Lin-
coln, and his enthusiastic reception by
the people, with speeches by himself, Mr.
Bryan and others, may be said to be fairly
open the presidential campaign of 1900.
No authentic word has yet been given to
the world from within the walls of Pekin,
but rumors are of the most distressing and
sickening character. If reports are true of
the massacre of foreigners in Pekin the
bloodiest chapter in human history since the
days of Nero has been enacted within the
gates of that city in this the closing year of
the 19th century. Word comes from Shang-
hai that the foreigners in Pekin have suf-
fered everytkind of torture, and last of all a
cruel death. But these reports are not au-
thentic, coming only from Chinese sources,
and these having been so conflicting in the
past that in reality no one yet seems to
know what has happened or been enacted in
Pekin, but all fear the worst. The fighting
at Tien-Tsin continues with terrible slangh-
ter of Chinese lives and also of heavy loss to
the allied forces, but no attempt has yet been
made to estimate the full results of all the
battles or of the almost continuous fighting
at that city. Admiral Seymour has again
been wounded and the allied forces have not
been able to more than hold their ground.
No attempt at the further relief of Pekin
has been or can yet be made for some time
for want of large reinforcements. Japan
is throwing troops into China most rapidly
and seems willing to undertake the subjuga-
tion of the Boxers, but the powers are yet
not fully agreed as to how far Japan may be
trusted in the matter. Japan is not in favor
of the dismemberment of China, but agrees
in the open door and will insist on a strong
part in the settlement of the present lament-
able insurrection.
they are still living. At this writing it is
believed that the worst fears concerning the
safety of foreigners in Pekin is to be con-
firmed. The Chinese Minister at Wa«hing-
to , who has all the while maintained an
optimistic air, has been given a cipher dis-
patch from Secretary Hay to Minister Con-
ger, of Pekin, as a test of the truthfulness
of his theory concerning the safety of the
ministers. Secretary Hay does not believe
that he will get any response from his dis-
patch. Minister Wu Ting Fang professes
to believe that he will. An alarming cable-
gram has been received from Consul- General
Goodnow by the State Department to the
effect that "the Boxers and soldiers were
bombarding the lega'ions for a final attack
upon the 7ht of July." The Consul adds that
fears of the worst are generally entertained.
The concentration of allied forces still con-
tinues, as also does the bombardment of
Tien-Tsin by the Chinese army, where a vic-
tory was reported against the alliediorces a
few days ago. Russia has withdrawn her
objection to Japan's sending a large force
to China, and she herself is said to be
marching ?an army 30,000 strong on
Pekin. It is certain that we are on the eve
of important developments, and that in a
little while we shall know the worst. It is
reported that an international congress will
be held at London as soon as the insurrec-
tion of the Boxers is put down, to decide on
the future of China. It is believed that
Great Britain, Germany, Japan and Italy
will stand by the United States in its effort
to maintain the integrity of the Chinese
Empire. Minister Hay has made a strong
representation to the powers of Europe
that this is the desire of this government,
and that our only purpose in sending troops
to Chi a is to preserve life and restore
order.
The news from China during the past
week has caused an alternation between
hope and fear. Most of the news has come
from Chinese sources and has proven to be
thoroughly unreliable. Not a word has
come from the ministers themselves to
bring assurance to their countrymen that
As we go to press the gravity of the sit-
uation in China deepens. The allied forces
at Tein-Tsin have been defeated at great
loss and may have to retire to Taku. The
Chinese are armed with the most effective
of modern implements of warfare and are
under the control of strong military generals.
The United Stites now has ten thousand
soldiers in China and enroute for China, and
word comes from Washington that twelve
thousand more will be immediately ordered
from the Philippines. The other nations
are likewise making extensive military
preparations, and all realize that the matter
of reaching Pekin is going to be a moment-
ous task. The fears of a general uprising
throughout China against foreigners are
now freely expressed, and reports say that
England has decided on the arrest of Li
Hung Chang should he attempt to go from
Canton to Pekin via Shanghai and Taku
on the ground that he is strongly suspicion-
ed of being in sympathy with the Boxers
and antiforeign movement. The dispatches
from Washington indicate a strong proba-
bility of an extra session of Congress being
called to consider the situation and to au-
thorize the equipment of a larger army for
the demands of the situation. The govern-
ment still adheres to the position that we
are not in a state of war with China, and
will hold to this view, in common with other
nations, until it is known that the govern-
ment at Pekin was in some way implicated
in the uprising against foreigners. But
since the battle at Tein-Tsin on the 13th
instant, in which the allied forces were re-
pulsed, it seems that a state of war now
exists, even if not officially or technically
declared. At all events, the situation is
exceedingly precarious, and something must
be done and that right quickly.
Addressing the students of the University
of Michigan and the citizens of Ann Arbor
on "The Present Crisis in China," a few
days since, President Angell gave the fol-
lowing intelligent statement of the causes
underlying the present trouble in that
country. The statement is of sufficient
importance at the present time to justify a
quotation of considerable length:
"The first cause lies in the great difference of
the fundamental ideas and ideals of life held by
the two peoples. The Asiatic reverses the past,
the European looks for the golden age in the fu-
ture; the European believes in improvement and
Invention, the Chinese cling to the same plow used
4,000 years ago; the difference in religious be-
liefs and thoughts is responsible for a vast chasm
set between the two peoples, and finally every
person of either side has a certain consciousness
of superiority over the other. Even my house
servants looked down on me with contempt while
I was in China.
"Then there are special causes for which the
Chinese view with dissatisfaction the coming of
the foreigners. China never wished to admit
them, but was forced to do so much against her
will, and the sore still rankles. The foreigners
have tried to introduce Western ideas — the tele-
graph, the railway and improved methods of min-
ing. The Chinese think that these would dese-
crate the graves of their ancestors and bring
from the earth and the air the most malign influ-
ences. The interesting coincidence here is that
a great pestilence actually did follow the first
railroad in the empire. The newspapers have ex-
aggerated the effect of the work of the mission-
aries upon the uprising. The Chinese object to
the missionaries primarily because they are
foreigners, not because of fear for their religion.
It is probably true, as the natives assert, that
some converts go into the church in order to se-
cure tne immunities assured to them by treaty
regulations. A more serious cause is the wide-
spread rumor that the great powers are going to
bring about an immediate partition of the empire.
Finally, a reaction has set in against the reform
measures suggested by the late emperor and his
followers and the conservatives of all classes are
up in arms to guard against change."
An aerolite or meteoric stone is said to
have destroyed a large storehouse belong-
ing to Hodge & Mabry, at Bellefontaine,
Miss., on the night of July 11th. While the
appearance of an a?rolite in the heavens is
not so infrequent, yet it rarely happens that
one becomes destructive to property. This
stone fell out of the heavens between nine
and ten o'clock at night. It had the ap-
pearance of a ball of fire and exploded be-
fore striking the house.
July 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
901
"THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE."
One of the great political parties of the
country has recently defined what it under-
stands to be "tne paramount issue" in poli-
tics at the present time. This issue is not
oce which exists between the people of this
country and foreign powers, but it is an
issue between the political parties of
this country. Whether "imperialism" be
a real issue or a false issue does not lie
within the province of this article to decide.
It is a good thing to have and to state a
"paramount issue" in politics. The success
of a party must depend upon its ability to
distinguish those issues which are vital and
fundamental to the welfare of the republic
from those which are of minor importance,
and upon the fidelity with which it deals
with ihose issues. Time will tell which of
the various parties whose platforms are now
before the country have seized upon the
issues that are really paramount in our
national political life.
Christianity also has its "paramount is-
sue." As between itself and all the unbe-
lieving world that issue is whether Jesus of
Nazareth, who- was born at Bethlehem,
brought up at Nazareth and crucified at
Jerusalem, is the Messiah and the Son of the
living God. If this be true, Christianity is
the divinely given and the one universal re-
ligion of the world. If it be not true, then
Christianity is false, being based on a false-
hood. This is "the paramount issue" as be-
tween Christianity and the world. It was
that which the earliest converts to Chris-
tianity were required to confess when the
apostles and early disciples went everywhere
preaching Christ. The supreme issue was:
Is this Jesus of Nazareth the One of whom
the prophets spake, and is He really and
truly the Son of God, with the authority to
speak for God; and is He in truth the Savior
of the world? When men were convinced
of the truth of this claim they confessed
Christ, and through the initiatory ordinance
of baptism enlisted as his dis.iples and
sought to carry out his will.
Hence, the great question of the first cen-
tury was: "What think ye of Christ; whose
son is he?'* This was the issue that divided
men — divided believers from unbelievers; '
Christians from non-Christians. This truth
was what united men — united all who be-
lieved on Christ and were willing to follow
Him as their divine Leader. They had their
differences of opinion, no doubt, about a
number of questions which came up and
which were more or less closely related to
Christ, but their fellowship together was
based on their common faith in a common
Savior. It was the clearness and sharpness
of this issue and the single-heartedness and
whole heartedness with which it was urged
in the first century that gave such marvel-
ous success to Christianity. The apostles and
first preachers of the gospel knew what "the
paramount issue" was and they stuck to it
even when it involved persecution and mar-
tyrdom. This is "the paramount issue"
now — the supreme issue between Christi-
anity and the world.
But processed Christians have some issues
among themselves, just as the political par-
ties have. What is "the paramount issue"
between ourselves as religious reformers
and other religious people? It is not in the
inspiration or authority of the Scriptures,
nor in the Lordship of Jesus, nor in the
necessity of faith, of regeneration and of
purity of heart and life. On these great
questions evangelical Christians at least are
agreed; but unfortunately, they have allowed
themselves to be divided about a great
many inferential doctrines and theories and
about forms of church government and of
public worship. We are agreed with all
evangelical Christians in accepting the
great fundamentals of Christian faith and
doctrine. We differ from them in holding
that what was "the paramount issue" in the
apostolic age between the church and the
world is "the paramount issue" still, and
that the church should have maintained its
unity in Christ and "under Christ in spite of
differences of opinion and doctrine which do
not invalidate Christian character; and that
haviDg lost such unity it should restore it
by returning again to "the paramount issue,"
the foundation truth of Christianity, on
which Christ said he would build his church.
This involves, incidentally, the abandonment
of human creeds as bonds of union or bases
of fellowship, the surrender of party names
and the return to the simplicity and the
power of the original gospel and to the
unity of the apostolic church. Is this re-
turn to Christ and to the unity for which
He prayed practicable, and is it right?
The people known as Christians simply,
or as Disciples of Christ, hold that it is
both practicable and right, and they
make it "the paramount issue" of the age.
On this issue the battle-lines were formed
more than fourscore years ago, and the suc-
cess which has attended the efforts of those
who have sought to rally believers around
the standard of Christ as the center of
unity, the source of power and their only
Leader is now the wonder and the problem
of the religious world.
Let us see to it that we are not side-
tracked on minor issues. Let us beware
that we do not formulate unwritten creeds
and traditions and make them tests of fel-
lowship and barriers to progress. Let us
keep "the paramount issue" before the world.
Let it be known far and wide, among all na-
tions and in all the languages of earth, that
we are pleading for freedom from the
tyranny of human creeds and for a return
to Christ, in whom alone we can find both
liberty and unity. This is what the people
want. They are weary of denominational
strife ar.d of party shibboleths, of sectarian
divisions, and long for that mutual fellow-
ship, that liberty of thought, that unity of
the Spirit which Christ gives to those who
are committed to Him and to Him alone. As
long as we keep this issue paramount, so
long will we continue to prosper and grow,
and the pleasure of the Lord will rest upon
us. Departing from this supreme issue and
permitting ourselves to be diverted from
this great work to pursue party issues, we
will find that our glory has departed and
with it our success and our mission in the
world.
Dour of prayer,
TAKE TIME TO BE HOLY.
(Psalm 119:9-11; Heb. 12:14-17.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, July 25.]
Central truth: Holinass of life, which is
essential to our well-being here and here after, can
be attained only through careful and thoughtful
attention, and by a diligent use of all the means
of grace.
Let us understand at once what it is to
be holy. Holiness is wholeness, soundness,
completeness. Sin spiritually maims, wounds,
defiles, disables man. Christ's mission is to
restore wholeness, moral health, spiritual
robustness, the normal exerdse of man's
moral and spiritual nature and the proper
use and control of the body.
Any one, therefore, who prefers health to
sickness, strength to weakness, wholeness
to imperfection, should aspire to holiness of
life and of character. But merely to de-
sire it js not to attain it. Holiness, or sanc-
tification, is an attainment which requires
time, self-denial, self- control, [discipline, and
a patient persistence in the cultivation of
those dispositions and habits which go to
make a whole and complete character. It
is just here that so many fail. They would
like to be as good as some others whom
they know; they even aspire to be like
Christ; but the cost at which so desirable
an end must be gained is more than they
are willing to pay.
In the psalm referred to above, some of the
essential conditions of holiness are mentioned,
"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?"
The answer is:
"By taking heed thereto acccording to thy word."
"Taking heed" to one's way, considering it
and comparing it with the Word of God is
the first step toward improvement in life.
Most people perish by traveling in the
wrong way, because of heedlessness. They
do not stop to think. Tney do not raise
the question: "Is this way in which I am
going according to the Word of God?" "Is
if the way of holiness, that leadeth to ever-
lasting life?" If men would only stop and
ponder their way, especially the young,
there would be far less moral tragedy in
the lives of people about us.
The psalmist adds to the above answer:
"With my whole heart have I sought thee:
0, let me not wander from thy commandments."
• Here is another essential condition of
holiness:
"With my whole heart have I sought thee."
Whole-hearted seeking of the Lord and of
the way of righteousness is the only way to
attain unto holiness of character. The
whole-hearted seeker after the Lord is not
likely to wander far from His command-
ments. Then we are told how the psalmist
pursued his search for purity of life:
"Thy word have I laid up in my heart,
That I might not sin against thee."
This takes time for reading and meditation.
It is not casual reading of the Word, but
pondering thereon, which impresses it upon
the heart and upon the memory. The Quiet
Hour movement, in which so many young
people are enlisted, is but a return to the
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method which this psalmist and which holy
men of all ages have pursued — the setting
apart a little corner of the day for the quiet
study of the Word of God, with meditation
and prayer. We do not see how it is possi-
ble for any one, young or old, to make any
progress in the divine life without these mo-
ments of quiet solitude when the soul is
brought face to face with God.
The passage from the Hebrew letter re-
minds us of how close the connection is be-
tween being at peace with God and with our
fellowmen. The inspired writer exhorts us
to "follow after peace with all men and the
sanctification without which no man shall
see the Lord," It is a bad sign when a man
who claims to be religious cannot get on
with his neighbors. It is a poor kind of re-
ligion that does not enable a man to live in
peace with his fellowmen. Right relations
with God is certain to bring us into right
relations with our fellowmen. The passage,
too, teaches, not only the duty of holiness or
sanctification, but that it is absolutely es-
sential to those who would see the Lord;
who would have a true vision of Christ and
enjoy fellowship with him. This is in per-
fect harmony with the saying of Jesus:
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
shall see God." It is only in the atmosphere
of holiness that the soul can have a vision
of God and enjoy communion with Him.
This passage from Hebrews also enjoins
the same duty of careful examination of
ourselves and of our ways in order to avoid
"falling short of the grace of God." It re-
quires this watchfulness to avoid those sins
of the flesh to which we are exposed. We
are reminded of the example of Esau, "who
for one mess of meat sold his own birth-
right." Esau is called a "profane person"
because he exchanged his birthright, carry-
ing with it spiritual privilege and blessing,
for something to gratify his appetite. In
other words, Esau fed his lower nature at
the expense of his higher. Are there any of
us who do that? Are there any persons in
the prayer-meeting to-night who, in order
to enjoy fleshly ease or to gratify an appe-
tite or passion, whether of greed or lust,
deny themselves spiritual" privileges and
blessings? Let each one of us examine his
own heart and answer this question for him-
self.
But whatever may have been true in the
past, let us from this hour turn our fa?es
more resolutely to seek after holiness of
character, oneness with the Lord and right
relations with all our fellowmen.
PRAYER.
0, Thou holy and righteous Father, who
hast called us into fellowship with Thyself
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, we thank
Thee for whatever desire Thou hast awak-
ened in us after purity of heart and holiness
of life. We thank Thee that through Christ,
whom Thou hast sent to be our Deliverer,
we may escape the corruption of this pres-
ent world and become partakers of the di-
vine nature, being transformed into the
likeness of Him who is our Leader and our
Pattern. Lead us, we beseech Thee, to for-
sake all our sins and seek to perfect our-
selves in holiness -of character, that we may
enjoy Thy fellowship and Thy peace on
earth and share Thy presence and glory in
the world to come. Through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen!
editor's easy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
Summer resorts, summer assemblies and
summer schools are now the order of the
day. They come from the feeling which is
no doubt founded in right reason, that
recreation or vacation need not and ought
not to result in either mental or religious
dissipation or inactivity; that the end of a
summer outing can best be obtained when
there is a little mixing up of intellectual
and religious stimulus with our rest. We
are in receipt of a little pamphlet contain-
ing the programme of the Maxinkuckee As-
sembly, located at Maxinkuckee Lake,
Culver, Ind. This Assembly begins July
26th and continues until August 13th, and
the bill of fare it offers is quite attractive.
Among the popular speakers are ex-Go v.
Cumback, Hon. Sam'l M. Jones — he of the
"Golden Rule"— C. N. Howard, 0. W.
Stewart, President E. V. Zollars, J. P.
Lichtenberger, Prof. J. W. McGarvey, J. B.
Briney, A. J. Frank and others too numer-
ous to mention. J. V. Coombs is president
of the board of directors and also one of
the lecturers. Beside the programme the
pamphlet contains an eloquent description
of the beauties of Maxinkuckee Lake and
grounds. There ought to go out from such an
Assembly, and no doubt will, many health-
ful streams of influence for the healing of
society. A picture of the lake will be
found on our first page this week.
is followed by its spiritual teaching, by Dr.
Campbell. We know of no volume issued in
modern times that is likely to prove more
helpful to one wishing to get a compre-
hensive knowledge of the New Testament.
It is published by the Fleming Revell Com-
pany and can be secured also from the
Christian Publishing Company.
Speaking of summer assemblies, we have
our Macatawa Park Assembly, as usual, be-
ginning with the first Snnday in August and
reaching over the second. It is not a pre-
tentious affair nor very elaborate. It is
understood that the people come here mainly
for rest and recreation, and the programme
is arranged so as not to interfere seriously
with that purpose. On each week-day of
the Assembly there will be a Bible lecture
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, followed by
a "quiz," and in the evening of each day a
popular lecture by well-known speakers.
Prof. Lloyd, of California, who gave our
Bible lectures once before, will be with us
again this year. Those who heard him be-
fore will be glad of the privilege of hearing
him again. The lectures will be by Rev. J.
C. Cromer, of St. Louis; F. G. Tyrrell,
Chicago, 111.; Rev. C. L. Kloss, St. Louis,
Mo.; Geo. H. Combs, Kansas City, Mo.; Prof.
F. F. Frederick. One evening is to be de-
voted 1o a musical and literary entertain-
ment. Our Assembly here is made up
almost wholly of the people who are here
for the summer, no special effort being made
to induce a large attendance from the out-
side to attend these exercises. All who
come, however, will be made welcome. The
volume entitled "The Teachings of the
Books," by Rev. J. M. Campbell and Prof.
H. L. Willett, is made up of lectures
previously delivered in this Assembly, and
is one of the most helpful books we have
read. Each book of the New Testament is
taken up in turn, and is subject first to an
historical treatment by Prof. Willett and this
The poet is right. There are "thoughts
that lie too deep for utterance." Human
speech is at best an inadequate contrivance
for expressing thought. It is a wonderful
instrument, indispensable to human progress,
but every one is conscious, at times, of feel-
ings, of thoughts, that refuse to be embod-
ied in any words at his command. In mo-
ments of meditation, when alone, looking
out, it may be, on a vast stretch of blue
waters, bounded only by the dim and distant
horizon, or gazing with rapture upon some
radiant sunset, when the evening sky and
clouds are painted with a glory all divine;
or, as last night, watching the full moon
rise over the trees and shed her soft radi-
ance over the placid lake, one's soul must be
partially dead, at least, not to recognize the
all-pervading Presence and to feel the magic
touch of that invisible but ever-guiding
Hand which is seeking to lift us out of the
bondage of the material and bring us into
fellowship with the spiritual. But can we
adequately express these thoughts and emo-
tions? Poetry can come nearest doing it, but
there are few poets. Art is an effective
mode of expression, but there are few art-
ists. Painting and sculpture are but efforts
of gifted souls to express thoughts which
lie too deep for utterance iu speech. Music
is another mode of expressing feelings
which can find utterance in no other way.
What, after all, are art, music, oratory,
architecture, literature, but efforts of the
human soul to express itself? But what
poet feels that he has sung his sweetest
song? What artist has ever put on canvas
his highest ideal? Evermore we feel that
there is more in us than has ever found ex-
pression.
Is not this desire of the soul to express
itself in forms of beauty and utility ? mani-
festation of the divine image in which it
was created? Through ajl the aeons of re-
corded time God has been seeking to disclose
himself to men. The material creation is
but a- sublime theophany — a manifestation
of God's wisdom and power and goodness.
"The heavens declare the glory of God and
the firmament showeth his handiwork." He
has been expressing his great purposes in
the ongoings of human history. He has
spoken to men through human speech, for
"holy men of old spake as they were moved
by the Holy Spirit." By types and symbols.
by dreams and by allegories, by history and
by prophecy, God sought to express Himself
so that men would understand His character
and His will. But God had a thought too
deep for utterance in human speech, and so
"the Word became flesh and dwelt among
us." "God manifest in the flesh" gave for
the first time an adequate expression of His
character and of what He would have men
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
903
be. All human progress consists in coming
to a better knowledge of God and in pro-
gressive assimilation to His character. He
who would shut God out of human life only
so far as He may be able to express Himself
in human language, has never come to any
just conception of the many avenues by
which God is seeking to enter into our lives
and remodel them and transform them into
His own image. As the aH-surrounding air
seeks to enter into our houses through every
crack and crevice, amd by every open win-
dow and door, so does the all-encompassing
influence of the divine presence seek admis-
sion into our souls through the ear, the eye
and touch, through reason, through con-
science, through imagination, through all
the powers and susceptibilities of our com-
plex being. Let us see to it that we keep
both the highways and the byways of ac-
' cess to the soul open for all pure and divine
influences, which come as angel visitants to
woo us onward and upward to higher and
holier lives. So shall God best express Him-
self in our lives and characters, and through
us convey a saving message to our fellow-
men.
Some of the later arrivals at the Park,
known to our readers, are T. P. Haley
and wife, who are quartered at the Maca-
tawa Hotel; Geo. H. Combs, also of Kan-
sas City, who joins his family here, and
Mrs. J. J. Haley and her daughter Helen,
and their son Sidney, whose health is very
poor. W. Palmer Clarkson, of St. Louis, has
also joined his wife here. It has been a
week of clatter and turmoil at Edgewood-
on-the-Lake, for we have been in the hands
of carpenters and painters. A summer cot-
tage is never finished. But quiet has now
been restored, and we hope to be able to
rest and work undisturbed. Macatawa Park
is flourishing, and we never saw it look
fresher and fairer than it does now.
Edgewood-on-the-Lake, July 14.
the light of men." Many a skeptic and un-
believer has been won to faith and obedience
by the pure, unselfish, consecrated life of
another. Jesus recognized this fact when he
said: "Let your light so shine before- men
that others seeing your good works may
be constrained to glorify your Father
which is in heaven.'' Character is one of
the mightiest forces for righteousness in the
world, and character is only truth embodied
and exemplified in a life. The old saying
that "example is better than precept" is
only another way of saying truth is better
conveyed by life than by verbal expression.
The two methods, of course, should supple-
ment ^ch other, but it would be a fatal
mistake to deny to truth any method of
expressing itself except in words. This we
know was the Lockian philosophy, but the
world has gotten beyond that philosophy.
Every recognition of the value of personal
influence is also a recognition of the fact
that truth, which is only another name for
reality, is broader than words.
2. We believe that the point that Bro.
Jones is aiming at, by the distinction which
he makes between "real and formal forgive-
ness," is a true one, though we would not
like to commit ourselves to every argument
or statement he has made. We think the
source of much confusion on this point
arises from the different meanings which we
attach to the phrase "remission of sins,"
which is the phrase used by Bro. Jones.
Remission of sins, in New Testament usage,
must include at least two things: First, the
putting away of the sins themselves — the
cessation of sinning; and second, the taking
away of the guilt of sin. The latter without
the former would avail nothing. With the
putting away of actual sins is involved, of
course, the putting away of the love of sin-
ning. This twofold sense of remission of
sins is recognized in the couplet of the old
hymn, "Rock of Ages:"
"Be of sin the double cure,
Cleanse me from ita guilt and power."
Questions and HnSWerS. Also in the lines of another familiar hymn:
1. In an editorial note, replying to Bro. Old-
ham, you said: "The truth or the Word of
truth is a much broader phrase than the writ-
Word." Will you please explain that state-
ment, and show us the how and the where of
this broadness? Or, do we know anything of
the truth, or the Word of truth, outside oj
the uriiten Word? For answer I prefer plain
statements instead of speculative philosophy.
2. Again, do you endorse A. B. Jones'
position on real and formal forgiveness? Do
you think he represents or misrepresents the
p sition of Alexander Campbell?
D. W. Pritchett.
1. It ought not to require much reflection
to convince any one that truth is broader,
higher, deepeo than any verbal expression
of it. There are truths to be communicated
which cannot be put into words. This was
one of the principal reasons that made the
incarnation necessary. God could not fully
manifest himself in words, and so he became
"manifest in the flesh;" that is, in a human
personality. "In him was life, and the life was
"Take away the love of sinning,
Take my load of guilt away."
This is the twofold sense in which we must
have remission of sins to enjoy peace with
God, here and hereafter. Now our queriest
and all of us are agreed in believing that
remission of sins, in the sense of the putting
away or cessation of sinful acts, together
with the love of sinning, is an inward moral
or spiritual process, accomplished by faith
and repentance, prior to baptism. In view
of this changed moral condition, God offers
to take away the guilt of those sins which
are no more practiced in our lives, and bap-
tism is the means by which he pledges to us
this blotting out of the guilt of the past.
This is the distinction, as we understand it,
which Bro. Jones is making by the use of
terms "real" and "formal" remission of sins.
The formal part is for our benefit, in help-
ing us to a knowledge of forgiveness, and in
declaring to the world our changed purpose
and life. It is an adaption of divine wisdom .
to human need and should be looked upon
always as a fprovision of God's grace and
not as our denominational friends seem|to
regard it, a work of law. Those religionists
who believe in baptismal regeneration would,
of course, make no distinction between the
actual sinning and the removal of the guilt
of sinning. Both of these are accomplished
in the act of baptism, according to their
theory. But we are not baptismal regenera-
tionists. We hold that there is nothing in
baptism to change the moral nature of man,
but that this change is effected by the power
of God through faith and penitence. We
must never lose sight of this ditinction,
whatever terms we may use to make it
apparent. Alexander Campbell always made
it, though by using the terms "regenera-
tion" and "conversion" in different sen-es in
different portions of his writings he has
sometimes laid himself open to the charge
of baptismal regeneration, which is wholly
false. He certainly did make the distinc-
tion between "real and formal remission of
sins" at one period in his life, thoughlit is
easy to quote passages from his writings
which would ignore it. We do not^[ doubt,
however, that Mr. Campbell always, in his
own mind, made a clear distinction between
the moral change, resulting in the putting
away of sin from the heart and life, and the
formal act of the remission of sin's guilt in
the act of baptism.
1. Where did Luther say, "I pray you
leave my name alone and do not call yourselves
Lutherans, but Christians; who is Luther?"
etc?
2. Where did H. W. Beecher make a state-
ment credited to him in which he says: "On earth
for convenience sake we are called Presbyte-
rians, Congregationalists, etc. Let us speak
the language of heaven and call you simply
Christian?" Mr. Lee quotes this in "Why I
Left the M. E. Church."
C. C. Redgrave.
1 & 2. We cannot verify these quota-
tions, or give the works from which they
are taken. Perhaps some of our readers
can do so.
Is it scriptural to celebrate the Lord's Sup-
per by returning thanks for the loaf, then im-
mediately for the cup, then pass loth tothe
church, the cup closely following the loaf?
A Disciple.
We cannot say that the practice is either
scriptural or unscriptural, because there are
no specifications in the Scriptures as to the
exact method of administering the Lord's
Supper. The general custom of offering
thanks for each emblem separately, distrib-
uting the loaf before thanks are offered for
the cup, seems to be in more close conform-
ity to the record as we find it in the New
Testament, if we feel ourselves bound by
the exact order there observed. But in
such case, we should also recline at the
Lord's table, after the ancient method, in-
stead of sitting erect on our seats as we do.
More attention should be given to the spirit
in which tho institution is observed, we
think, than to the distinction between the
different methods observed.
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THE RECENT GROWTH OF
AMERICAN COLLEGES.
B. A. HINSDALE.
A year or two ago one of a small
company of young men of business in which
I happened to be for the time turned sud-
denly to me with the question: "How is it
in education, Mr. Hinsdale? Is it the same
as in business — everything tending to
run into a few great establishments?" While
I was familiar with the fact that the large
schools as a class were outstripping the
small ones, still this sharp putting of the
question caused me, when opportunity of-
fered, to institue a closer examination into
the matter.
In one feature there is evidently no par-
allelism between college education and busi-
ness. College* and universities are not
being compounded or agglomerated into
large institutions; they are not pooling
resources and work, or forming educational
trusts. So much is certain. Nor does it
seem likely that the pooling movement or
trust movement, so prominent a feature of
business, will appear in the educational
world. It is true enough that Hon. L. D.
Harvey, superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion of Wisconsin, contended before the
National Council of Education a year ago
that we need a university trust, but what
he meant by the name was an "organization
of graduate work in the state universities
supported largely by taxation." He argued
that many of these institutions aim now to
carry on many lines of graduate work
which result in duplication of equipment,
instruction and experimentation, and that
if an understanding could be reached among
the institutions interested or a trust be
formed whereby this duplication could be
arrested it would save large resources of
men and money for undergraduate purposes
that are now greatly needed and at the
same time greatly strengthen graduate
work itself. While something can be said
in favor of this scheme, there is probably
little likelihood of it being carried out.
Moreover, if it was carried out to the letter
it would not give us a college trust save in
a very limited sense of the word.
But this is a merely formal difference
after all. Colleges and universities may
not be merging themselves in trusts, and
may not be likely to do so, and yet there
may be a decided tendency for college and
university students to flow together in a
comparatively small number of great schools.
The number of students in attendance
upon colleges compared with the whole pop-
ulation has fluctuated considerably at dif-
ferent times. The well-known inquiry into
the subject made by President Barnard, of
Columbia College, in 1870, showed that the
ratio in New England alone at four different
periods were as follows: 1826, 1 to 1,513;
1838, 1 to 1,294; 1855, 1 to 1,686; 1869, 1
to 1,927. Here was a gain from the first
date to the second one. And after that a
steady loss. Within the limits given the
population of New Ehgland had increased
in that time more than 50 per cent. Presi-
dent Barnard claimed that a similar declen-
sion had taken place throughout the country
after 1838, and his discussion of the statis-
tics of New York sustained the claim so far
as that state was concerned. He found the
explanation of the loss of interest in the
general adherence of the colleges to the old,
rigid course of study. He held that the
traditionary type of college education had
ceased to satisfy the needs of American
society, and that the colleges were losing
their hold in consequence; and he. found
confirmation of his theory in the growth of
institutions that gave modern studies the
largest encouragement and that carried the
principle of election of studies farthest.
For illustration he pointed to Harvard and
Cornell Universities and to the University
of Michigan. Dr. Barnard's statistics have
never been challenged, but have rather been
universally accepted; and no doubt the
weight of opinion to-day, however it may
have been in 1870, would incline to his ex-
planation. But, fortunately, Dr. Barnard
wrote on the eve of a better day. Attend-
ance upon the schools of a higher grade was
about to enter upon an increase. Thus the
Commissioner of Education printed in his
report of 1897-'98 a table showing that the
number of students in such schools to a
million of the population of the whole coun-
try increased from 1872 to 1898 as follows:
Undergraduate, collegiate and technical
students, from 573 to 1,193; graduate stu-
dents, from 5 to 74; law students, from 49
to 163; medical students, from 142 to 328;
theological students, from 83 to 147. The
total gain was, from 853 to 1,875 to a million,
or fully 125 per cent.
In respect to the main point, these statis-
tics tell their own story without note or
comment. They show an extraordinary
growth in the attendance upon colleges and
universities. They also suggest these im-
portant questions: "Have the various kinds
of institutions grown together in equal
measure?" "Have some one class of institu-
tions grown more rapidly than the others?"
"And if so, what class?" These questions,
which are but forms of one question, can all
be answered together. In the comparison
which follow the statistics embrace only
college students proper.
In 1880 the three of Connecticut reported
students as follows: Trinity College 101;
Wesleyan University, 173; Yale College, 687,
making a total of 951. In 1898 the corres-
ponding numbers for the three institutions
were, 134, 315 and 1,724, or a total of 2,171.
At the first date the ratio of Yale students
to all others was, 687 to 264; at the second
date the same ratio was, 1,334 to 449. Or,
once more, while Trinity and Wesleyan to-
gether gained but 70 per cent, Yale gained
125 per cent.
The Massachusetts institutions that re-
ported in 1880 and 1898 will be put in a
tabular view:
Anherst College 389 369
Boston College 186 180
Boston University 107 417
College of the Holy Cross 91 205
Harvard College 886. ..2,240
Tufts College 63 274
Williams College 227 359
Total 1,899 4,044
In 1880 the Harvard students were to all
others as, 886 to 1,013. In 1898 they were to
all others as, 2,240 to 1,804. Or, at the one
period, they were 44 per cent, of the total
number, while at the other period they were
55 per cent. While the growth of Harvard
was extraordinary, 157 per cent, still the
result in Massachusetts is less striking than
in Connecticut, owing in great part to the
growth of Boston Uuiversity and Tufts
College. No explanation of the growth of
these two institutions is at hand further
than the important fact that Boston Univer-
sity is a coeducational institution.
Brown University had 247 students in
1880, and 759 in 1898.. The gain was a
little more than 200 per cent. Dartmouth
College counted 247 and 571 students at the
two periods; Bowdoin College, 149 and 243;
Bates College, 138 and 261;Colby University,
149 and 231.
In the old Middle States similar results
are obtained. Going to the West, we are
confronted by the extraordinary number of
small schools teaching in the aggregate a
large number cf students; still the general
fact is the same as at the East. In Ohio
the Uaiversity of Cincinnati counted 104
students in 1880; 286 in 1898. The corres-
ponding figures for Ohio State University
were 124 and 970; Ohio Wesleyan University,
270 and 629; Western Reserve College
(Adelbert College at the later period), 66 and
332; Oberlin College, 324 and 424;Dennison
University, 65 and 221; University of
Wooster, 181 and 247; Kenyon College, 66
and 89.
Indiana University grew from 183 to 944;
two of its leading competitors, Wabash Col-
lege and Asbury University, from 96 to 124
and 212 to 429 respectively.
In 1880 the University of Michigan
counted in the department of the arts 521
students and in 1898, 1,534. The corre-
sponding figures for all the colleges in the
state, the university included, were 1,131
and 2,464. Three new institutions with
107 students wer.3 established in the course
of the period. The three leading competi-
tors of the University taken together barely
held their own, gaining only nine students.
College attendance in Wiconsin increased
from 748 to 2,135, but the State University
increased from 340 to 1,329. The total
gain was less than twofold, while the
University gain was more than threefold.
College attendance in Illinois, and through-
out the Middle West also, has been pro-
foundly affected by the establishment of the
University of Chicago. Still, The tendency
is the same here as in other states. North-
western University increased from 1S3 stu-
dents to 551; Knox College from 105 to 331;
Lake Forest University from 75 to 96: Illi-
nois University from 259 to 696.
It is unnecessary to extend these inquiries
farther. The main point is perfectly clear,
namely, that the strong and especially the
great schools in the period uuder considera-
tion made an extraordinary growth, both
absolute and relative. No doubt the later
statistics were made up with more care than
the earlier ones, but this in no way affects
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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the result. Besides, if we had the statistics
of the last two years the conclusion to
which all the figures point wculi he ma-
terially strengthened.
Moreover, this growth is quite irrespec-
tive of the character of the school as regards
origin and control. The great schools have
grown phenomenally, no matter whether
they are the old colleges of the East or the
new State Universities of the West.
The significance of these facts can hardly
be mistaken. It is that the small and par-
ticularly the weak schools are unable to
compete with the large and strong ones.
• With the growth of the strong schools the
elevation of the college standard, the greater
ease and quickness of transportation, as well
cheapness, and the consequent extension of
travel, and the increase of wealth, which
enables a constantly increasing number of
students to incur expenses that but a short
time ago were wholly beyond their reach —
these forces, together with the enhanced
valuation that is now placed on the best
education, especially as a preparation for
certain careers, as for example teaching,
are working in the interest of the well-
equipped colleges and the universities with
prodigious power. Students are all the time
looking more and more to the standing pres-
tige of the college that they attend, or think
of attending. Even the strong preferences
of parents, such as grow out of denomina-
tional feeling and prejudice, are in many
cases overborn. What a well-informed
writer said a year ago of the denominational
colleges of the West may be said of a ma-
jority of them throughout the country:
"They are falling behind. The better one
knows them, the more this fact is borne in
upon one. The struggle for existence be-
comes harder with each year."
Such is the showing at the close of each
year. What the future will bring forth
is mainly a matter of speculation. It seems
certain, however, that a considerable number
of colleges can never recover the ground
that they have lost, either absolutely or
relatively, but must continue to decline,
until they will take their place among
secondary schools, or, in some cases, even
cease to exist. It is not impossible, or
perhaps improbable, that there will be* a
revulsion of opinion and practice which will
check the centralizing tendencies of the
times, and so check the growth of the great
schools; but it seems quite clear that such
schools will play a part in the future to
which we have not been accustomed in the
past. Still, there is little reason either to
hope or to fear that they will come to hold
a place in the educational world comparable
with the place that the great business cor-
porations hold in the business and industrial
world. There is much reason to think that
the advantages attending centralization are
sooner reached in an educational institution
than in a business establishment. Schools
of second rank, and even of third rank, will
continue to be useful, possessing as they do
advantages peculiar to themselves, separate
and apart from those that grow out of
accessibility to considerable numbers of stu-
dents; and the more useful they will be if
their number is only limited by natural
selection and the wise self-restraint of
founders and contributors, so that they
may be able to bear up strongly in the in-
tense competition to which they will be
subjected.
The University of Michigan.
OUR COLLEGES— IV.
The Solution of a Vital Question.
N. J. AYLSWORTH.
Ninety years ago a young man landed on
these shores, looked about him and then
spoke. Had God touched him? I know not,
but his voice was strangely prophetic. Hi*
word was "Christian Union" — a strange, un-
welcome sound in those days. With won-
derful eloquence of tongue and pen he press-
ed th s duty on an unwilling church. With
clearest insight he discovered what hindered
its accomplishment, and pointed out its nec-
essary basis and conditions. Most of his
utterances are now household words in the
churches of Protestant Christendom and
Christian union is the recognized goal of the
church. Has he done all this? Probably
not; but he saw it all in the early dawn,
when it was yet dark, and he has wrought
most mightily to its accomplishment. His
wisdom rose well-nigh to inspiration. He
was so great that he cried in the sublimity
of unselfishness: "You must not call me mas-
ter; one is your Master, even Christ," and
not an institution among us bears his name.
A great infidel came to this country and
with high-sounding words challenged the
leaders of i s Christian hosts to meet him.
It was this man, and he alone, who went
forth, sling in hand, to meet this Goliath,
and he slew him utterly in the presence of
all the people.
But this master-mind wrestled with an-
other question — that of education. He saw
with clear, prophetic eye the defects in col-
lege training; and after much travail of
soul he brought forth the college of the Bi-
ble. As his plea for Christian union is yet
the newest and wisest word spoken on that
subject, so his idea of college education is
the new, wise thought which the Christian
world needs most to lay to heart in this
perilous hour. Alexander Campbell is not
outgrown. The Christian world has not yet
overtaken him, and his thought will be still
young after another fifty years. He has
solved for the world its mightiest problem
in Christian statesmanship, that of the basis
of Christian union; he has solved for Chris-
endom its greatest problem in education.
His word is the one wisest, completest thing
spoken on that subject in all this century.
We call the college the student's alma ma-
ter (fostering mother). Ah, there is the
thought — motherhood! Never in all his life
has the boy who kisses his mother farewell
to go to college needed a mother more than
then. But the mother who rocked his cra-
dle cannot help him now. Other hungers,
other dangers are to be his. There is to be
another birth, and where a birth is there
should be motherhood. The incoming of
that new, mighty, masterful force, the in-
tellect, must not sweep away the Paradise
of the childhood faith and leave the heart a
desert. The cable of the hanging garden
must be inwrought with strong thongs of
reason before that beautiful world fall to
earth a ruin. The youth must be carried
safely from childhood's to manhood's faith.
The college must be a home — a bower of the
heart — as well as a training school of the
intellect. Unless religion be a fable the
college that ignores this violates a law of
the human mind. If Christianity be true
every college for youth must have the Bible
in its course or be a pitfall and a snare.
Our colleges are modeled on this plan, in-
troducing religion into the body of their in-
struction, grounding the pupil in Christian
evidences and giving him some general
knowledge of the Bible; and the wisdom of
this course has been abundantly vindicated.
They are doing their work most happily.
The youth who goes to them is safe. Is he
a Christian? His faith is deepened and
firmly established op its manly basis. Is he
unconverted when he goes from you? He
will almost surely return to you a Christian.
Hundreds go to these colleges out of fami-
lies that are not religious and become Chris-
tians, and perhaps even preachers or conse-
crated missionaries. These colleges are ver-
itable alma maters, cherishing mothers,
where motherhood of the soul is found in
this great, orphaned world. They are shel-
tering homes and the best and most inspir-
ing nurseries of spiritual manhood. And
yet, President Zollars estimates that they
are receiving but a small proportion of the
patronage of our people. The pledging of
our plea for Christian union was a master
stroke of spiritual genius; the inauguration
of the Christian college was another such
stroke. The one is everywhere recognized
among us; the other is largely ignored.
Why this difference? The answer is that
one has been preaehed constantly, while the
other has been left to shift, for itself. It is
time that our pastors began to teach the
people on this subject. He is not the true
pastor who conducts the services of the
church, visits the sick and buries the dead.
Weighty questions, which are destined to try
us as a people are at our very door. In their
answer lies our destiny. Here the pastor
must speak with no uncertain sound. Na-
tions do not fall from dangers which they
see, but from those they little suspect. The
fall of a great nation is the surprise of a
Belshazzar feast. It is so, too, that move-
ments go out and great peoples are lost.
The question of the support of our colleges
is at our door. If we blink it it will be
ours in another generation to say: "I am
sick." Christian fathers, there is no place
in all this land where your son or daughter
will be so safe for Christ and for nobility of
life as in our colleges; and if you do not
send them there our colleges are lost; and
if our colleges are lost, we are lost.
A cry has gone up from our educational
institutions — a pleading, strenuous cry. It
means danger. It means that a new hour
has struck in our history. We have brave
men at the head of these institutions. They
are of the stuff that heroes are made of.
They will not wince at toil or hardship.
They do not want ease or luxury. But they
stand where they see how the bat lie is go-
ing; and if their cry is not heard it will
be ours, like Esau, to weep bitterly when
it is too late.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 19, 19C0
THE SPIRITUAL, SIDE OF OUR
PLEA.
Alexander Campbell on Remission
of Sins.
A. B. JONES.
The debate between Alexander Campbell
and N. L. Rice was held in Lexington, Ky.,
in the autumn of 1843. Mr. Campbell was
then fifty-five years old. He had been a
con.-picuous figure in religious society as
preacher, writer and reformer for twenty-
five or thirty years. His views on all im-
portant points of Christian doctrine were, it
is to be presumed, thoroughly established.
The discussion was entered into with great
caution and deliberation on both sides. One
whole year was consumed in arranging
propositions and preliminaries for the de-
bate. The correspondence that brought
about the debate was all published with the
debate. This correspondence serves to
throw mu«h light on the attitude of the
disputants toward the topics discussed.
There were six propositions considered in
the debate. We are at present to deal with
but one of thes?, and that is the following:
"Christian baptism is for the remission of
past sins." The question is now and here
raised, in as emphatic a form as we can
make it — What did Mr. Campbell mean when
he affirmed that proposition? Did he mean,
in the broad, unlimited, unqualified sense,
as a certain school of thinkers in our own
ranks now teach, that baptism is for both the
real and formal remission of sins? Did he
mean that there is no remission of sins, in
any sense, before baptism; or did he mean
that baptism is the outward, formal, legal
act of obedience that completes the process
of our ^transition from the world, and our
induction into the kingdom of Christ? Did
he mean anything different from his decla-
ration on this subject in his debate with
Mr. McCalla, twenty years before, in which
he hell that "Pauls sins were really par-
doned when he believed— -formally pardoned
when he was baptized?"
In direct and unequivocal answer to all
these questions it is here affirmed that Mr.
Campbell's position on this subject in 1843
was precisely the same that it was in 1823.
We now undertake to make good this as-
sertion. Let it be understood, however,
that while Mr. C. always held to the idea
that baptism is for the "formal" remission
of sins, he held and taught that this was a
very important point in Christian doctrine
and practice. A capital point he made be-
fore the world in his plea fcr reformation
was that the "ordinances" of Christianity
were neglected; that they had been rele-
gated to an unimportance wholly incompat-
ible with the sacred # Scriptures. In the
preliminary correspondence to his debate
with Mr. Rice Mr. 'Campbell says, page 17:
"Allow me, then, to say that the three
great topics which have occupied public at-
tention for some twenty-five years, so far as
our purposed reformation is concerned, are:
"1. The ordinances of Christianity.
"2. The essential elements of the gospel
itself.
"3. The influence of human creeds as
sources of alienation, schism and partyism
m the church."
The correspondence prior to this debate
shows that Mr. Campbell was anxious to
make an issue with Mr. Rice on the weekly
observance of the Lord's Supper, but failed
to do so, the Presbyterians conceding that
the weekly observance was legitimate and
not unscriptoiral.
But let us direct our attention now to the
single point of Mr. Campbell's attitude on
the design of baptism in this debate.
The simple fact that Mr. C. affirmed that
"Christian baptism is for the remission of past
sins" proves nothing on the special point of
the present investigation, for the reason
that whenever it was proved by the Script-
ures that baptism was for either real or
formal remission, the proposition was sus-
tained. Mr. Campbell did not choose at that
time to make the distinction. It was not
important for him to do so. He affirmed
that baptism was for the remission of sins;
and he proved it clearly by scriptural argu-
ments that have never been answered. In
the meanwhile, his opponent proved just as
clearly from the Scriptures that sins are
remitted without and independent of bap-
tism. Mr. Campbell complained that Mr.
Rice did not follow him and answer his ar-
guments. Mr. Rice could not do it Nor
could Mr. Campbell answer Mr. Rice's argu-
ments. His failure here is as patent as Mr.
Rice's failure. When Mr. Campbell quoted
the Scripture, "be baptized for the remission
of sins," Mr. Rice could not answer; and
when Mr. Rice quoted the Scripture, "he that
believeth is not condemned," Mr. C. could
make no reply. And all this for the simple
reason that one passage refers to formal re-
mission, and the other to real remission.
Did Mr. Campbell have any mental reser-
vations on this subject in his discussion of
this question? Did he understand that
there was a real pardon on the ground of
faith in Christ, and yet that there was a
formal remission in law, that was of
vital importance; and that it was to make
this appear that he affirmed that "baptism
is for the remission of sins?" We assert
that he did; and trust to the debate for the
proof of the facts. The preliminary cor-
respondence shows that they had much diffi-
culty in formulating the propositions to the
satisfaction of both parties. It looked sev-
eral times during the year's correspondence
that the debate would fail because of their
inability to agree on the exact wording of
the propositions. The first proposition
which Mr. Campbell submitted on the design
of baptism was as follows: "You affirm that
there is no indispensable connection between
baptism and the remission of sins, in any
case; we affirm that there is."
Notice the careful, cautious wording of
the proposition — "We affirm that there is
an indispensable connection between baptism
and the remission of sins" — simply a "con-
nection." This verbiage indicates a mental
reservation, beyond doubt. And then, on
page 15, he submits another proposition on
the same subject, still more thoughtfully and
cautiously worded: "There is a scriptural
connection of some sort between baptism
and the remission of sins of a believing
penitent"' — "scriptural connection of some
sort." This guarded, limited way of speak-
ing of the design of baptism is characteris-
tic of Mr. Campbell's writings; but not
characteristic of the writings of some other
men, who hava very inadequate and super
ficial views of Mr. C.'s teachings on this su b
ject, and of scriptural teaching as well.
Tn this correspondence prior to the de-
bate Mr. Campbell distinctly states that he
stands ready to defend what he teaches and
practices. "I will defend what I teach and
practice, in plain and definite propositions,"
is his language.
The eyes of our understanding will be
still further opened on this subject by the
third proposition he offers on the design of
baptism, which is as follows:
"Personal assurance of the remission of
past sins, to a believing penitent, is the
chief design of baptism; or, if you prefer it,
baptism is for the remission of sins."
It is impossible to mistake the meaning
of Mr. C. here. When he says "baptism, is
for the remission of sins" he means, "the
chief design of baptism is personal assurance
of the remission of past sins." If I buy a
piece of property by positive contract and
stipulations it is mine in equity, and the
deed, which is executed to me afterwards,
is the formal "assurance" in law of my own-
ership. So Mr. Campbell held that baptism
is the "assurance" in law of that "real par-
don" granted to every "believing penitent"
— baptism is the deed to his remission of sins.
And that Mr. Campbell was clear in his
own mind, and bold and confident in taking
this position, is made most manifest in the
following paragraph of this correspondence,
page 28:
"Christian baptism is designed to confer
personal assurance of the remission of sins
on every legitimate subject; or, Christian
baptism is for the remission of past sins. This
is my doctrine on the subject, and this I
will defend. You may use all that I have
written upon the subiect, if you please; but
such is the concentrated view which I pro-
pose."
Here Mr. C. not only makes it clear that
he holds to the doctrine of "baptism for re-
mission" in a sense only, in a limited way,
but he opens wide the door of investigation
into all his writings, for his opponents to
prove the contrary. And yet, we have
preachers by the score in our own ranks
who stand side by side with our religious
opponents and quote the same passages
from Mr. Campbell's writings to prove that
he held to "baptism for the remission of
sins" in an unlimited sense, Mr. C.'s protests
to the contrary notwithstanding!
Additional light may yet be thrown on
Mr. Campbell's idea of the design of bap-
tism by still another form in which he pre-
sents his proposition in this correspondence,
page 39: "That to a proper subject, baptism
is for induction into the Christian covenant,
or for the remission of sins." It will be
seen that all along Mr. C. wanted an ex-
planatory clause connected with the state-
ment, "baptism for the remission of sins."
Why did he want this? Because he held to
"baptism for the remission of sins" only in
a qualified way. Ashe expressed it in 1835,
in his allusions to Mr. Meredith: "It was
always alleged by us that ';';; a given sense,
and under certain limitations, and for certain
ends, remission has been connected with bap-
tism.' We never went further than this:
our opponents said we did, but no man can
show from our own language that we have
ever trans :ended the words above quoted
from Mr. Meredith."
We are now prepared to consider this
subject in the light of Mr. Campbell's utter-
ances during his debato with Mr. Rice.
July 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
907
Our Budget.
— Arj you campaigning for Christ?
— Do you know the greatest issue of the day?
— Is Christ your Leader, or are you looking for
another?
— Is the platform upon which you stand from
heaven, or from men?
— It is the duty of every man to pray, vote and
work for the kingdom of God.
— We had an excess of more than twelve col-
umns of matter in type, of which our columns
would not admit last week.
— We have made some headway on our left-
over copy this week, but we are still far behind.
Many excellent articles still waiting for the light.
— Watch the columns of this paper for state
and national convention news from this time for-
ward. The brethren in Kansas City, are at work,*
and no needed work on their part will be lacking
in the production of a great convention.
— 0. J. Smith, in "The Coming Democracy," has
discovered a new 16 to 1. He says: "We are
sixteen millions of voters. One million, perhaps,
are interested through spoils or privileges or the
expectancy of such favors in bad government.
The other fifteen millions are interested in good
government." That is to say that of the 16 mill-
ion voters in the U. S. one million vote in the ob-
jective case and 15 millions in the subjective
case, their opinions to the contrary notwithstand-
ing; otherwise we would have "good government."
— Neither pains nor expense seems to have
been spared in the preparation of the 49th annual
catalogue of Christian College, Columbia, Mo.
Prom the printer's standpoint it is about as hand-
some as the arc can produce. From the college
standpoint it is as complete as the most exacting
seeker after knowledge could desire. The half-
tone cuts of the buildings, rooms, students, etc.,
etc., are fine. The history and prospectus of the
college are highly satisfactory. Send for a copy.
Mrs. W. T. Moore and Mrs. L'. W. St. Clair, co-
principals.
— The 20th Century Quarterly, Washington, D.
C, abounds with the utterances of the Ecumenical
Conferences, recently held in New York City, on
the awful results of the liquor and opium traffic
in the Foreign Mission fields and of the condemn-
ing evidence of the army canteen and the growth
of saloons in Manila since it fell into the hands of
the American army. There are facts enough
cited in this one issue of the Quarterly to put the
nation and the entire church to shame. Send to
Rev. W. F. Crafts, Washington, for a copy of this
magazine.
. — Parties writing to the church in Winterset,
la., are requested to address the "Church of
Christ," in order to avoid confusion".
— Bro. W. H. Waggoner conducted a mission-
ary institute at Grant City, Mo., last week. It
was well attended and highly appreciated by all,
and without doubt will be of great value to the
church in the way of increased offerings for the
different missionary enterprises. All the churches
need Bro. Waggoner's work. The program of the
Nodaway Valley district, which is to be conducted
at Grant City Aug. 28-30, is full of good
things, and the best convention in the history
of that district is expected. All who intend at-
tending tin convention are requested to send
their names and addresses by Aug. 15th to W. H.
Harris, Grant City, Mo.
— The annual camp meeting of the Christian
Church in Arkansas will convene at Mineral
Spings on Friday evening before the first Lord's
day in August. One of the principal speakers of
the meeting will be T. F. Wener.
— The Weekly Visitor, Hutchinson, Kansas,
gives an encouraging state of affairs in the
Church of Christ in that city. D. Y. Donaldson is
the pastor.
— The Christian Messenger, Portsmouth, 0 , is
full of announcements for the various activities
of the Church of Christ in that city. Geo. P.
Taubman is the pastor.
— The Bible Student, Lockney, Texas, in addi-
tion to local church news finds considerable space
for leading articles on its pages. It is edited by
G. H. P Showalter.
— Evangelists Jamison and Helm, the former of
Sioux City, la., and the latter of Dallas, Texas,
recently held a successful meeting in Alton, la.
The Alton Democrat speaks in the highest praise
of Elder Jamison's sermons and Evangelist Helm's
singing.
— It will be to your interest to turn to the
advertisement of the "Student's Miisionary Cam-
paign Library" in this paper and learn of the op-
portunity to supply yourself with the best mis-
sionary literature of the day at a most reasonable
cost.
— In another place we print a beautiful and
loving tribute to Alexander Procter, by his friend
and brother, George S. Bryant, of Independence.
The article was written for the Kansas City
Timss and is copied from that paper. We reprint
it because we are sure that our readers will ap-
preciate it, and because it is better to scatter
some' of our flowers along the pathway of the
liviDgthanto leave them all for the coffiin and the
grave. Bro. Procter still lives, though in great
feebleness. May his last days on earth be made
bright and peaceful by the presence of the
Master, whom he has so bng and faithfully served.
— The Searchlight, published at Worcester,
Mass., says that Dr. B. B. Tyler's letters, appear-
in the Christian-Evangelist, are alone "worth
the price of the paper per year to New England
readers." While our Eastern brethren hold these
letters in such high esteem they are not their
only admirers. Dr. Tyler is a capital letter-
writer and he is admired as such wherever the
Christian-Evangelist circulates.
— According to the published report of the*
financial affairs of the Church of Christ in Dayton,
0., the total collections of the church for church
purposes amounted to $3,894.93; and for building
purposes, $4,814.56.
— A conference of the League of American
Mothers will be held in Chicago, August 1-3, to
which all mothers and the thousands of league
members from all over the country are in-
vited. For full information concerning the sum-
mer conference, entertainment and railroad rates,
send a stamped envelope with inquiry to Mrs.
Andrea Hofer Proudfoot, national organizer of
the League of American Mothers, 9333 Prospect
Ave., Chicago, 111.
— We desire to call the reader's attention to
the advertisement of a new tract or booklet in
this paper entitled "Public and Private Rights."
This tract or booklet of 64 pages was written by
the assislant editor of this paper and will put you
in possession of some of the newest proposed
economic reforms of the day. It is suggestive,
helpful and hopeful. Whether you concur in all
of its conclusions or not you will not regret its
reading. The advertisement will give you some
idea of the contents of the book.
— The Northfield Summer Conferences and
Bible lectures are to be held as usual this sum-
mer. The season opened June 29th and will be
continued until Sept 1st. Every effort will be
made to make the season as profitable as in the
days of the noted person who founded, managed
and inspired these conferences and Bible studies.
— H. 0. Breeden, pastor Central Church of
Christ, Des Moines, la., says: "It was recently my
pi asure to examine the manuscript of the forth-
coming text-book on 'The Book of Revelation/
by Jasper S. Hughes. It is a clear, stroDg, stir-
ring work. In it is condensed the ripe fruit of
many years of study and research. It is keenly
discriminating and incisive and peculiarly fe-
licitous in its interpretation of the mooted pas-
sages of that mysterious book. The author is
vigorous in his style and especially strong in his
presentation of the literary setting of the revela-
tion. In my opinion the book will be popular and
appreciated by the students of the 'Books of the
Bible.'"
— It is doubtful if any one ever read a more in-
teresting series of articles on education and our
colleges than the one now appearing in our col-
umns, written by Brother N. J. Aylsworth. They
are fine thoughts clothed in elegant language.
— There is no local church paper that comes to
us more regularly and shows greater persistency
to live than the Redwood Christian, edited by J.
D. Robinson, Eureka, Cal.
— The Lighthouse, published at McKeesport,
Pa., for July contains an interesting account of
the church in Steubenville, 0., established origin-
ally by Alexander Campbell in 1830. The present
pastor of the church is J. W. Kern, who enjoys
the distinction of preaching to one of the largest
audiences that assembles in Steubenville.
— The next Congress of the Disciples of Christ
will be held at Lexington, Ky., the last week in
March, 1901. The committee in charge of the
program is F. D. Power, chairman; Hiram Van
Kirk, secretary; S. M. Cooper, R. C. Hieronymous,
IL 0. Breeden. If any one has a topic for dis-
cussion, a name for the program or any other
suggestion, address Hiram Van Kirk, the Univer-
sity of Chicago, Chicago, 111.
— The last article by Bro. Oldham prove] to be ,
not an additional article concerning the Holy
Spirit, as we had supposed and announced, but a
stricture on some recent articles by another con-
tributor on Mr. Campbell's position on the dis-
tinction between the "real and formal remission
of sins." That question is best determined by a
thorough examination of Mr. Campbell's published
works, and if this discussion should accomplish
nothing more than to excite renewed interest in
his writings, leading to a more general reading of
them, it would prove a source of mental and
spiritual enrichment to many. We do not care to
discuss this question, however, and drop it now
with this statement: Whatever use the terms
"real and formal" in connection with the remis-
sion of sins may serve in clearing up any misap-
prehension that may exist in the minds of some,
when we have arrived at a clear understanding of
the subject they can be dispensed with as they
ordinarily are in the discussion of this subject,
and as they are dispensed with in the New Testa-
ment. The existence of extreme views on any
question is certain to give rise to a new set of
terms to define and to defeat such view. When
they have accomplished their purpose they pass
out of use. The tendency of some writers among
us to an overemphasis of baptism has given rise
to this effort to distinguish between the moral
change which consists in a new disposition and
new affections, and the marking of that change by
the overt act of obedience in baptism. This does
not affect the correctness of our historic position
as to the relation of baptism to remission of sins.
It is simply a change of emphasis, not so much
from the original statements of the fathers as
from subsequent statements. Concerning Mr.
Campbell's position in relation to the Holy Spirit
we shall have something to say soon.
908
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 19, 1900
— According to Dun's Commercial Review
there were 5,362 failures with liabilities of
$100,570,134 for the first six months of the
year 1900. This is considerably in excess of the
failures for a like period since the panic. We
wonder how many domestic failures and spiritual
shipwrecks have occurred since Jan. 1st, 1900?
— The annual catalogue of the Carr-Burdette
College and Conservator of Music, Sherman, Tex-
as, for 1899-1900 and for 1900-1901 presents the
claims of an institution of learning and an equip-
ment that one who has daughters to educate
where the climate is an essential factor cannot af-
ford to ignore. The success of this college has
commanded wide attention and the equipment of
the building and efficiency of the faculty will con-
tinue to make it an attraction to parents who
have daughters to educate, and especially those
whose health requires the influence of the milder
southern climate.
— The following sad message from Dr. R. B.
Turner, Canton, Mo., is dated July 11, 1900:
Dear Bro. Garrison:— Bro. B. H. Smith
passed quietly away at 6 A. M. His death was
peaceful and quiet, like the brave, courageous
Christian. He had made all arrangements, even
to the selection of the Scripture to be read at his
funeral, which by his request will be conducted by
Bro. J. H. Hardin. Suitable obituary will follow.
Bro. Smith belonged to a class of preachers of
whom but few remain, but to whom the churches
of Christ owe much. They were strong men in
the restoration of primitive Christianity move-
ment and the establishment of Christian colleges,
and their names will not be soon forgotten.
— J. H. Hardin, pastor of the church in Liber-
ty, Mo., sends us the following message in rela-
tion to the departure of Bro. B. H. Smith, of Can-
on, Mo.:
B. H. Smith, of Canton, Mo., the mighty preach-
er and eminent educator, is dead. He died July
11, after five years of inactivity and suffering,
caused by paralysis. He was buried at Canton,
July 13. The writer preached in fulfillment of a
promise exacted by Bro. Smith several years ago.
E. J. Lampton, Louisiana, Mo.; L. H. Stine,
Quincy, 111., and Pres. Cook, of Lagrange, Mo.,
participated in the services. A competent per-
son will prepare an extended sketch of his life for
our papers.
"Fallen on Zion's battlefield,
A soldier of renown."
— The following bit of news from Bruce Brown,
DenvQr, Col., will be found interesting:
Last Sunday farewell services were held in the
Central Church building. It will be torn down to
give place to a skyscraper. W. B. Craig, who
was pastor when the building was erected, spoke
in the morning and B. O. Ayleaworth in the
evening. Both delivered magnificent addresses
to as many people as could be crowded into the
house. After buying our new location, the finest
in the city, we have $24,800 left as a nucleus of
a building fund. The South Broadway unanimous-
ly voted to invite th^ Central to meet with it
until the new building is completed and the pastor
the Central to be the pastor of both churches
until that time. The matter will be voted on by
the Central July 22nd.
— The American School for Study and Explora-
tion in Palestine is to open in October, 1900, un-
der the direction of Prof. C. C. Torrey, the re-
cently appointed Professor of Semitics at Yale
University. It will be located at Jerusalem, and
will be of great help to special students of Bibli-
cal Antiquities, and will, no doubt, lead to new
and important discoveries in even that much-
studied land. According to the plan of the Arch-
aeological Institute it wiilbe supported by contri-
butions from twenty or more of our leading col-
leges, and students from any of these institutions
will be admitted on certificate. Other applicants
will have to show a working knowledge of Latin,
Greek and Hebrew, as well as French and German.
Its managing committee consists of Drs. Wm.
Hayes Ward and John P. Peters, of New York;
Prof. H. G. Mitchell, of Boston Universi y, and
Prof. Theo. F. Wright and I. Henry Thayer, of
Cambridge. — Treasury of Religious Thought.
— Rev. Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts thus answers the
latest canteen fallacy:
Numerous papers are arguing that the ad-
ministration has done a beneficent work in nullify-
ing the anticanteen law on the ground that the
beer-selling canteen keeps soldiers from whiskey-
selling "dives" outside. No proof is given that
at any specific place outside saloon has been dis-
placed— in fact they have increased — but tae
sufficient and crushing answer is that where most
of our soldiers have been through all this anti-
canteen controversy, in Manila, Cuba and Porto
Rico, the President and War Department have
had full control of saloons on the outside as well
as inside.
— According to the Lewiston Journal, Maine,
the Free Baptists and Methodists of East Frank-
lin propose to unite on the following basis:
1. It is asked that the Methodists concede
every otoer Snnday to thd Free Baptists'.
2. That the Free Baptists dissolve their church
organizations.
3. That the Methodists dissolve their Sunday-
school.
4. That the Free Baptists dissolve their Sun-
day-school.
5. That the Methodists cease all denomina-
tional work
6. That the Free Baptists cease all denomina-
tional work.
7. That one society, that shall be known as
the Undenominational Christian Endeavor, shall
be organized.
8. That one Sunday-school shall be organized,
to be known as the Undenominational Christian
Endeavor Sunday-school.
9. That the time shall be equally divided be-
tween the Free Baptist and Methodist preachers
10. That all money collected from the Sunday-
school shall be used to advance Sunday-school
work.
11. That all money collected from the Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor shall be
used to advance Christian Endeavor work.
12. That the ministers' salaries shall be paid
by subscription and collections, each paying what
and to whom he prefers.
13. That in the near future a Christian En-
deavor chapel be built with the funds now on
hand and what may be collected hereafter for
that purpose, to be owned and controlled for all
time by said society.
14. That the peace of God and the fellowship
of his Spirit be with this effort.
The fraternal spirit manifested in these articles
of agreement are commendable, but for a basi3 of
unity a much shorter and simpler platform could
have been found. *
— The Inter-Ocean's New York correspondent
gives the following account of "a new church
founded in Brookly:"
A new church, with a creed of its own and
composed of persons of various denominations,
has been organized in Brooklyn. Its formation is
the result of services held during the last two
months under the leadership of the Rev. James S.
Brockinton. The Brooklyn presbytery some time
ago appointed Mr. Brockinton to look up the
possibilities of establishing a Presbyterian Church
in Leffert Park. Several meetings were held by
the presbytery to form the church, but as a
quorum could not be secured no definite steps
could be tnken. Mr. Brockinton, however, con-
tinued preaching, and finally the people decided to
form a church of their own. The organization
will be known as the Union Church, and Mr.
Brockinton has been chosen as pastor. The creed
of the church as given out is: "God our Father:
Christ Jesus the Savior of all who truly believe in
him; the Holy Spirit, author of regeneration and
sanctification advocate; the Bible, God's Word,
authentic record, our guide; unity. Go teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost. There shall be one
fold and one shepherd. A cordial welcome tc all
God's people of every tribe and nation."
Members of the presbytery are said to be sur
prised at the organization of the church with a
creed of its own, and the Presbyterian Union for
Church Extension has appointed a committee to
see if the church cannot be made Presbyterian.
It is strange that they were so soon tempted to
become the very thing they sought to avoid in
their organization, viz., sectarianism.
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— The American Bible Society has received
from its agent, in Japan, the R;v. Henry Loomis,
his annual report, in which he states that the first
effects of the completion of treaty revision and
the abolition of extra territorial jurisdiction have
been helpful to Bible work. In every important
city in Japan, where any Christian work is being
carried on, Scriptnres are on sale in the most
prominent places.
— In our issue of June 7th there appeared an
article by Dr. J. Harvey Moore, of St. Louis, who
has just been appointed eye surgeon for the
Missouri School for the Blind, upon tiie subject of
"cross eyes." It was headed "Two Thousand
Cross Eyes." If any of our readers failed to
read it and are concerned either by reason of a
defect in their own eyes or in the eyes of friends
or acquaintances, upon request a copy containing
the article will be mailed free of cost. Address
request to Department "A," Christian-Evan-
gelist.
Julv 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
909
On last Sunday the assistant editor preached in
the Fourth Christian Church of this city in the
absence of the pastor, E. T. McParland, who with
his wife is visiting his parents at Columbus, la.
— The Ladle' Aid Society of the Church of
Christ in Hermon, 111., has aided the church in
the repair of its house of worship. S. A. Ennefer
is the pastor.
— The church at Troy, Mo., has called Bro.
Assiter to its pastorate and further correspond-
ence with that church for the pulpit is unneces-
sary. Bro. Assiter has just returned from Eng-
land and may feel complimented on finding him
self in demBnd so soon after his return.
— The West Virginia Christian, published by
the West Virginia Christian Publishing Co., is a
commendable journal, edited by J. A. Canby, J. W.
Yoho and A. R. Bryan. In type, paper, make-up
and matter it compares most favorably with some
of our older state journals.
— ;ie MesseDger, Lexington, Ky., announces
the return of J. W. McGarvey, Jr., from a tour of
Egypt, the Holy Land, Turkey, Greece and other
parts of Europe. His trip covered about 20,000
miles.
— The summer days always bring a certain qui-
etude among the churches of this city, and what
is true of St. Louis is true of other cities. Many
of the leading members of the various churches
leave for a vacation or a rest, and this breaks
into the arrangements of churches to a great ex-
tent, often necessitating a reorganization of ac-
tivities for the summer months. Some churches
close up entirely for the hot season, others for
the Sunday evening service only, but the major-
ity of the churches keep at work throughout th 3
season. The attendance at all the services, as a
matter of course, drops down and the interest
runs less swift, but there are no closed doors for
the season, no cessation of hostilities against that
wicked one. In the fall, with cooler weather, all
the churches are always in line for a new and
greater campaign of righteousness for the Master.
pesronal jMention*
T. P. Haley and wife, of Kansas City, Mo., are
spending a few weeks at Macatawa Park, Mich.
Major B. R. Davidson and wife and daughter
are summering at Macatawa Park. •
Geo. R. Beardslee recently visited Milroy, Ind.,
and Mt. Vernon, Ohio, preaching for the churches
at each olace.
Claiborne Hall, of Athens, 111., would like to
correspond with singing evangelist Hawes. Will
Bro. Hawes write him as above stated?
R. E. McKnight has been assured of his popu-
larity as a minister of the gospel by being in de-
mand for public addresses on public occasions. He
is located at Sumner, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hunt, of Savannah, Mo.,
were recently presented with some valuable pres-
ents by their congregation in honor of the fourth
anniversary of their marriage.
Eld. A. Flower, of New York City, is spending
the month of July at Bickleton, Washington, on a
visit to his only brother. We are indebted to him
for a good list of subscribers recently from the
City of New York.
Daniel Trundle, who who was at Florence, Col.,
has accepted -a call to preach again at Elma,
Wash. He was at Elma six years ago. He re-
grets leaving Florence, but a successor has been
secured and the church will not suffer a pastor-
less interim.
W. R. Seytone, having resigned the pastorate
of the Church of Christ in East Palestine, Ohio, a
very tender farewell reception was tendered him,
in which not only the members of his flock, but
other ministers of the city and members of their
flocks, were present and participated in the ex-
ercises. The Ministerial Alliance of East Pales-
tine also gave public testimony to their apprecia-
tion of Bro. Seytone's ability and life as a minister
of the gospel.
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H. C. Bowen says that the Endeavorers are tak-
ing a religious census of the cities of Bellevue and
Dayton, Ky., and will place the information gained
in every home.
D. L. Dunkleberger announces that he is at lib-
erty to hold some protracted meetings this fall
and winter. The meetings are badly needed and
Bro. D. kno ss how to hold a good meeting.
J. P. Lewis recently organized a church of 45
members at Petersburg, Va. Bro. Lewis has
recently published a tract on the action of bap-
tism which he will mail to any address for ten
cents.
D. M. Johnson, of Ingalls, Okla., says that there
is a fine opening in that city for a flouishing
mill, and the brethren want the place filled with a
member of the Christian Church. Write to Bro.
Johnson for particulars.
Guy B. Williamson, singing evangelist, is now
assisting S. M. Martin in a protracted meeting in
Lebanon, O. Preparations have been made for a
great meeting. The operahouse has been rented
for the meeting.
The sermon recently preached by the pastor of
thfi Observatory Hill Christian Church, Bro. John
A. Jayne, Allegheny, Pa., on "The Secret of
Character Building," was published in full in the
Pittsburg Press, July 9, together with a double
column half-tone cut of the pastor.
The Harvard (Neb.) Church has given its
present pastor, Samuel Gregg, a unanimous call
for another year, at an increased salary. Bro.
Gregg delivered the memorial address before a
large crowd, also the Fourth-of • July speech at
Harvard.
Claris Yeuell, of Selma, Ala., says: "My field
sends over $40 for Home Missions as against $17
last year. I am preparing to make my annual
trip among the Northern churches, and have a new
lecture, "The Race Problem." Those who wish to
hear it, address me as above stated."
W. H. Willyard, of Charlestown, Ind., says: "I
can locate two young, energetic and consecrated
pastors in fields of usefulness, where the harvest
is white and a great work can be done if they can
afford to work on small salary for the first year.
It they will take hold of the work and push it vig-
orously, from $500 to $700 can be raised now, and
even more can be raised the second year. Let me
hear from those who want to labor for the Master,
who are not afraid to make some sacrifice them-
selves for the work of our Lord and Master.
Rev. R. H. Crossfield completed, just before he
started on his European trip, a long and very
difficult course in philisophy as prescribed by the
Wooster (0.) University. Since returning from
his visit abroad Mr. Crossfield has received hie
well-earned degree of Ph. D., and is now a full-
fledged Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Crossfield is
one of the most accomplished young ministers of
his or any denomination of Christians.— Owens-
boro {Ky.) Daily Enquirer.
W. B. Harter, Clay Center to Aurora, Neb.
A. Shedmore, Marion to E. Liberty, 0.
A. B. Carpenter. Chandler to Norman, Okia.
David Lyon, Des Moines, la., to Florence, Col.
Robt. L. Wilson, Kansas City to Slater, Mo.
G. L. Cook, St. Louis, Mo., to Geneva, 0.
J. W. Carpenter, Washington to Astoria, 111.
Geo. H. Combs, Kansas City, Mo, to Macatawa,
Mich.
W. R. Seytone, E. Palestine to Toronto, 0.
E. L. Barkham, Hubbard to Hermoson, Tex.
Geo. B. Mathews, Chandler to Perkins, 0. T.
C. P. PawD, San Bernadinoto Riverside, Cal.
Jas. E. Hawes, Harmony to Ada, 0.
Barton Z. Riggs, Dallas, Ore., to Spokane, Wash.
Burris A. Jenkins from Indianapolis, Ind to
Buffalo, N. Y.
A. J. Bush from Abilene to Alvin, Kas.
Robt. W. Elder from Denver to Ft. Collins, Col.
W. A. Wherry from Norman, 0. T., to Des
Moines, la.
R. A Hopper from Franklin to Lebanon, Ky.
T. F. Weaver from Texarkana, Ark., to Van
Allstyne, Tex.
H. J. Crockett from Mankato, Minn., to Des
Moines, la.
Geo. W. Sweeney form Chicago, 111., to Oakland,
Cal.
Isaac Kelloe from Phillipstown to Trumbell, 111.
W. R. Seytone from E. Palestine to Toronto, 0.
W. L. McilvainefromCentervilletoFarminffton.
Wash.
W. G. Oram from Randolph to Shelby, 0.
0. M. Olds, New Haven, la., to 1619 Dodge St.,
Omaha, Neb.
Steamers to Macatawa Park and
Holland, Michigan.
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Summer Schedule, June:29 to September 2, inclusive
Leave Holland, daily 8-00 P M
" Holland, Friday, Saturday (special) '6:30 A.'m."
Holland, Sunday (special) .. 2:00 PM
Leave Chicago, daily(except Fri. Sat. Sun.)8:00 P.M.
. Chicago, Pri. and Sat. 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
Chicago, Sunday 9:00 A.M. and 11:30 P.M.
After September 3, Steamers will leave Chicago .
daily 7 P.M. ° '
Steamers arrive in Chicago in the morning in time
for all trains west and south. Tickets sold at all
stations, on Pere Marquette and G. R. & I. Railways.
For further particulirs or information apply to Chi-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 19, 1900
Correspondence,
The Lands of the Long Day— II.
SOME SWEDISH SCENES.
Before leaving Denmark there are one or two
other matters which call for remark in addition
to the language, the pretty girls and the museums.
One is the architecture, particularly in the matter
of towers. The Danes seem to have a special
predilection for curious towers. No classic or
conventional model restrains them The problem
with every tower-builder is apparently to devise
something radically different from every other
existing tower. In consequence a large Danish
city like Copenhagen, when seen at a bird's-eye
view, presents a diversified and characteristic ap-
pearance. There is the glittering copper dome of
the Marble Church. There is the massive round
tower of Trinity Church, like the "keep" of a
Norman castle. The black and-gilt tower of Vor
Preiser's Kirke has a special stairway wrapped
around it on the outside, and at each upward turn
the diameter of the tower diminishes be the width
of the stair. Most curious of all is the tower of
the Exchange, which is topped off with four drag-
ons whose entwined tails, held aloft, form a spire.
In addition to these may be mentioned twin-
needle spires of the Cathedral of Roskilde, which
will recall to every traveler the similar pair of
spires at Lucerne. The windmills oJ Denmark,
which are almost as numerous as those of Holland,
are always roofed with a domelike cap of the
shape of a pineapple cheese.
I cannot consider that I have done my duty by
Denmark until a good word has been said for her
children Nothing goes further toward determin-
ing the flavor of a visitor's impression of a place,
be it a single home or a whole kingdom, than the
demeanor of the children; and in Denmark one
cannot take this factor into consideration without
raising his estimate of the whole country. In the
first place, one sees more signs of home life in
Copenhagen than in any other city in Europe, so
far as I have gone, and that is unquestionably the
reason why the children behave so charmingly. I
will give one illustration where many might be
given. One evening I was looking for the resi-
dence of a man whose exact address I did not
have. Thinking I was near the place, I inquired
of a gentleman who was playing with his children,
six or eight of them, in his front yard. He did
not know exactly, but gave me some general di-
rections and detailed one of his boys, a little chap
of about ten, to act as guide. Together we
hunted for perhaps half an hour, but without suc-
cess, though the youngster was diligent in ringing
doorbells and making inquiries, always with his
cap in his hand. When at last we gave it up and
were parting, I emphasized my thanks by offering
him, as delicately as possible, a coin worth about
a dime, which he with courtly grace declined. He
lifted his cap, I lifted my hat, and we parted; and
I felt very much as if I had been tendering a six-
pence to the Prince of Wales.
It is possible that the reader does not appre-
ciate how near together Denmark and Sweden lie.
I am sure I did not until I saw them both in the
same glance. A beautiful road runs along the
Danish shore of the Oresund for twenty-five miles
from Copenhagen to Helsingor, with the Swedish
coast in full sight across the narrow sound all the
way. At Helsingor one visits the castle of Kron-
berg, the guns of which used to commanA^fce nar-
row strait through which all the traffic of the
Baltic passed. Until forty years ago Denmark
levied toll on every ship which went through.
More interesting but less historical is the connec-
tion of this castle with the story of Hamlet, for
here is the "platform before the castle of Elsinore,"
where Shakspere makes the ghost of Hamlet's
father appear, and on a hill at a little distance is
a column which is supposed to mark the tomb of
Hamlet. It might also be remarked that there is
a "Hamlet Bicycle" which is extensively adver-
tised in Copenhagen. The castle, the column and
the wheel make about equally plausible claims to
authentic connection with the melancholy Dane.
The passage by ferry from Helsingor in Den-
mark to Helsingborg in Sweden is about equal to
the crossing of New York Harbor from Twenty-
third Street to Jersey City. But here one steps
into a different country and is saluted by the offi-
cials in a new language, which they must know in
advance that you will not understand. Harrowing
reports had come to me, on very good authority,
about the strictness of the Swedish customs
officers in regard to the admission of bicycles —
how one had to depos.t the amount of the duty
and how there was very little chance of getting it
back, even if the wheel were taken out of the
country again a few days later. Instead of this
the gentlemanly official merely required me to
sign my name to something in Swedish, presum-
ably an egreement not to sell the bicycle in Swe-
den. I signed and have kept the promise — if I
made one.
My route in Sweden gave me a ride of about
three hundred miles in the western part of that
country, following the coast in a general way, but
sometimes dropping back twenty or thirty miles
into the interior. The first hundred miles of that
journey lay through a fairly well cultivated and
apparently prosperous section, though even here
there was more sand than is conducive to the best
results in either agriculture or cycling. Farther
north the country becomes broken and hilly.
Scrubby woods take the place of fields, and towns
become infrequent and insignificant. Rugged
masses of granite and gneiss, lying in irregular
ridges and knolls, lend a certain desolate pictur-
esqueness to the scenery, which is otherwise de-
void of attractiveness. Along the coast there are
productive fisheries, but what the inhabitants far-
ther inland do to earn a living is more than I can
imagine. Certainly, they do not live on the tour-
ists, for that section of Sweden is not much fre-
quented except at a few favored spots, and the
hotel rates are astonishingly cheap. When one
pays the equivalent of seventy-five cents for sup-
per, bed and breakfast at a really good hotel it
would almost seem that the tourists were a bur-
den on the community rather than a means of
livelihood.
About the middle of this route through south-
western Sweden lies the city of Gotenburg, the
most important place in the country after Stock-
holm, aud known especially by reason of the
"Gotenburg system" for regulating the liquor
traffic. The system is similar to that which is in
force in Norway, and has the same features of
governmental control and governmental absorp-
tion of all profits above a certain small per cent.,
but in its actual workings it is here considered to
be somewhat more effective than the Norwegian
system.
Gotenburg has the general appearance of a
Dutch city, with its numerous canals and high-
gabled houses, as well it may, for it was planned
and built by Dutch traders. It looks very much
as Rotterdam would if the latter were modernized
somewhat and washed.
which one sees from the grand old castle of Bohus,
whicb crowns the summit of a lofty island at the
point where the river divides to enter the sea
through its two mouths.
Forty miles more aloug the same river, with
charming scenery and a wretched road -some-
times merely a casual rock-strewn track in the
sand and always hilly — brings one to the famous
Falls of Trollhattan, universally acknowledged to
be the finest cataract in Sweden and ranked among
the half-dozen finest in Europe. The many mills
which utilize the water-power destroy the pictur-
esqueness of the total effect, and instead of a
cloud of mist and spray one sees a cloud of fac-
tory smoke. Besides, it is difficult to get a view
of the whole, for the river loses itself among a
dozen islands and the falls, by which the river
drops something over a hundred feet in all, are
scattered alon^ for nearly a mile.
But, though less impressive as a whole than
one has a right to expect, the many small falls
which make up Trollhattan are a3 swift and strong
and beautiful as one could desire, when viewed in
detail at close range. One charm about the place
is that you are constantly discovering new bits
after you thought you had seen it all. I spent
more than a day there and am not sure now that
I saw all of the falls.
There was one spot, just in front of my hotel
window, which particularly delighted me. The
river, having gotten clear of the islands, is crushed
together between rocky walls and makes its final
plunge through a gorge so narrow that one could
easily toss a pebble across. Distances across
water are sometimes deceptive, but I am sure
that a pebble can be tossed across here, for I
nearly dislocated my arm trying, and at last suc-
ceeded.
The reader whose strong point is geography
will perhaps remember that the Gotha [River is a
part of the great waterway which, under the
name of the Gutha Cana , connects the eastern
and western coasts of Sweden, the Baltic Sea
with the Cattegat. The locks by which"steamers
are lifted around the falls of Trollhattan are, in
their way, perhaps, unsurpassed in the^world. By
eleven locks in succession steamers ascend a
stairway over a hundred feet in height. The'locks
are really more interesting and more of a wond er
than the falls. A waterfall may be very beauti-
ful, but it never appeals to me as being wonderful.
Cliffs are common enough, and when one occurs in
the bed of a river there is nothing for the river to
do but to fall over it. But to see a large steamer
go upstairs to get above that same waterfall —
that may or may not be a beautiful sight, but it is
much more marvelous.
The ride aloDg the Gotha River,.north from
Gotenburg, presents some of the best scenery in
southern Sweden. Granite hills, partially wooded,
rise on both sides of the valley. I know of few
more picturesque scenes in any land than that
That part of Sweden which lies between Troll-
hattan and the Norwegian boundary has not yet
emerged from the primitive condition in which the
earth was a desolation and a waste. Sand, gran-
ite, heather and a few stunted pines are the chief
elements of the scenery. Loose sand and irregu-
lar stones are the sole ingredients of the road,
which is absurdly hilly considering the fact that
there are no really large hills to be surmounted.
The most interesting feature in* this somewhat
dreary situation is the people, whose constant
courtesy is a delight. The Swede lacks much of
the natural companionableness, the facility for
easy acquaintance, the Gemuthlichkeit, which
characterizes the German, but he has a sturdy re-
liability and straightforward honesty combined
with a respectful politeness which I have seldom
seen surpassed. The Frenchman has the reputa-
tion of being the polite man of Europe, and so he
is in a way. No one can be so exquisitely polite
to his friends and guests as a Frenchman, and no
one can be so rude to strangers. The Swede
July 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
911
knows how to be polite to straDgers. My appear-
ance as a cyclist must have been very surprising
in some of the remoter districts, but I do not re-
member that I was even stared at in an objection-
able way in Sweden.
Nearing the Norwegian boundary the scenery
improves, the trees have more size and dignity
and the roads are \ etter. Suddenly the road
comes abruptly'to the shore of a beautiful fjord
— I had almost called it a lock, so like was it to
those narrow arms of the sea which indent the
western coast of Scotland. In particular it re-
minded me of Ballachulish, where I had ferried
across one evening at this same twilight hour, and
here, too, I must be rowed across. My strong-
armed oarsman took me over in a quarter of an
hour. At the end I offered him half a krone.
He looked puzzled and dejlined it, demanding as
his modest guerdon a coin worth a cent and a
half. Then I knew that I was not in Scotland, for
the canny Scot at Ballachulish had charged me a
shilling because I was a wheelman.
Just beyond the fjord was the boundary stone
and a little Norwegian customs house. I knocked
and rang, but no one came; evidently it was not
the custom officer's day at borne. So I entered
Norway unannounced. W. E. Garrison.
Fredrikshald, Norway, 11 June, 1900.
r
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
This lettbr is written in Plymouth, Mass. Here
the Pilgrims landed in 1620. Their voysge across
the Atlantic occupied more than nine weeks.
Plymouth is an interesting place with a popula-
tion of possibly ten thousand souls. Its quietness
is sometimes almost oppressive. For me it is an
ideal resting-place. From my window I look out
on the placid waters of the bay in which the May-
flower cast anchor. Even the Atlantic is pacific
at this point. Tourists contribute to the support
of the resident population of Plymouth. It is said
that about 25,000 travelers came to the place dur-
ing the season. There is some manufacturing
here, as in every town and city in New England.
The largest cordage works in the world are in
Plymouth. Almost every place possesses some-
thing which can only be described by the use of a
word in the superlative. There are woolen mills
and cotton in the old town. Shoes are manufac-
tured and iron i3 worked. There is labor enough,
with good wages, to keep the people in comfort.
The people of Plymouth are well dressed, well fed,
w-11 behaved. Some one told me that there are,
on the average, about sixty or sixty-five persons
in the county jail. This seems to be a large num-
ber, -but it is probable that in Plymouth County
persons are confined in the jail who often, in oth-
er places, are permitted to enjoy liberty. Law is
enforced L this part of the world with unusual
strictness.
Pilgrim Hall is the center of interest for visi-
tors. It was erected by the Pilgrim Society in
1824 as a monument to the Pilgrim Fathers. It
was rebuilt in 1880 and made fireproof by Mr.
Stickney, of Baltimore, born in Boston. The
place is full of Pilgrim and other mementoes.
Here, for instance, ia a clock once owned by John
Hancock, still marking time, and an ancient sofa
which belonged to the same old rebel, on which
probably he and Samuel Adams more than once
sat while they plotted treason against the hated
English Government. It is said that there are not
more than four copies of John Eliot's Indian Bi-
ble in existen-e, one of which is in Pilgrim Hall.
Probably not a man on earth can read this Bible.
Those for whose benefit it was made have per-
ished and their language is no more. Here is a
portrai: of Edward Winslow, the only one in exist-
ence, so far as known, of any person who came
to America in the Mayflower. Daniel Webster's
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home was not far from Plymouth. His portrait,
life size, adorns Pilgrim Hall. Ralph Waldo Em-
erson was married in Plymouth. The Louse in
which the nuptials were celebrated is pointed out.
One house remains in the town which sheltered
one of the Mayflower Pilgrims. Peregrine White
deferred his birth until after the completion of
the historic ship that he might have the honor of
being the first pilgrim born in America! Bright
boy was Peregrine! His cradle is in Pilgrim Hall.
This prococious lad was so well pleased with the
new world that he remained in it eighty-eight
years. There are interesting relics of the re-
doubtable Captain Myles Standish. The Captain
was small in stature, but he was a good fighter.
He held a commission from Queen Elizabeth and
under her flag rendered military service in the
Low Country before he came in the Mayflower to
North America. Captain Standish was not noted
for his pi6ty. He was not even a member of the
Pilgrim Church — which, by the way, was called
"The First Church of Christ." It is probable that
Standish was a Roman Catholic. His daughter,
Leora, was religious. One day she found time to
do a piece of embroidery in which she worked the
following:
"Leora Standish is my name;
Lord, guide my heart that I may do thy will!
Also, fill my hands with such convenient skill
As will conduce to virtue, void of shame,
And I will give the glory to thy name."
The Pilgrims wrote their most interesting verses
for their tombstones. Those of their number who
died the first year after the landing were interred
in unmarked graves on account of a fear of the
Indians. They were unwilling that the Indians
should know how great their mortality was. Af-
ter 1621 the remains of deceased Pilgrims found
sepulture in what is known as Burial Hill. You
will be interested in some of the inscriptions on
the grave stones. Here is one on a stone that
marks the resting-place of a child one month old:
"He glanced in our world to see
A sample of our miserie."
On the gravestone of a child aged one year
and seven days is the following:
' Heav'n knows what man
He might have made. But we —
He died a most rare boy."
A girl named Fannie Crombie died, after which
some one, on her gravestone said this about her:
"As young as beautiful! and soft as young,
And gay as soft! and innocent as gay."
Mrs. Plaskett taught a private school for small
children, at the same time, as was the custom of
her day, doing her spinning. Her mode of pun-
ishment was to pass skeins of yarn under the arms
of the little culprits and hang them up on nails.
The house*in which she taught remains, with the
nails still in place on which she hung the juvenile
rascals.^Of course, this woman had a pretty rough
time. She prepared her own epitaph, and this is
the way it reads:
"Adieu vain world! I've s^en enough of th(.e;
And I am careless what thou sayest of me;
Thy smiles I wish not, nor thy frowns I fear;
I am now at rest, my head lies quiet here."
A worthy monument is erected to the memory
of Captain Myles Standieh at Duxbury, where he
owned a farm on which he lived, and here he died
at the age of seventy-two. His will, still in ex-
istence, shows that he was a man of more than
average intelligence and that he was financially in
good condition. Nor did he employ John Alden to
court Priscilla Mullins for him! The Captain did
his own courtiDg. His first wife came In the
Mayflowerlwith her husband. His second wife was
named,Barbara . If she had a second name,
as doubtless she had before she became Mistress
Myles?Standish,|history fails to record the fact.
After she became the Captain's wife she had a
name"good enough for any woman. If John Al-
den was'not employed to court the beautiful Pris-
cilla for the Captain, then he did not play the Cap-
tain false,"as!Professor Longfellow would have us
to believe. [ It is painful, of course, to be com-
pelled to condemn the Harvard professor, but it is
a privilege 'to stand up in vindication of John!
Did any'one ever believe in the damnation of
infants?
The Rev.^Nathaniel West wrote a poem en-
titled "The Simple Cobbler of Agawam." In the
181st stanza, the souls of "unbaptized infants hav-
ing forcibly pleaded their innocence of Adam's
sin, the divine J adge is represented as replying:
"A crime it is! Therefore, in bliss
You may not hope to dwell;
But unto you I shall allow
The easiest room in hell!"
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July 19, 1900
Texas Letter.
I see that the Prohibition platform says Mc-
Kinley is a "conspicuous example of a wine-
drinker at public banquets and a wine-serving
host in the White House." This was not my im-
pression of the President. My information was
that however guilty he was in the matter of the
army canteen, etc., yet in his personal habits he
was all right. Have I and thousands of others
been deceived? If so, turn on the light that we
may see the man as he is.
Oak Cliff, one of our beautiful suburbs, is
happy over their new house. For several years
the congregation has been much hindered because
of the little house they had. But such is the
case no longer, for it has been remodeled at an
expense of $2,000, and is now adequate to their
wants. J. C. Mason preached for them on open-
ing day, and S. D. Perkinson followed with a short
meeting, and the work is taking on new life. G.
D. Smith, one of our Central elders, is their worthy
pastor.
A new congregation is to be organized in our
city. Several years since we established a mis-
sion school at the corner of Washington and
Thomas, and it is this which has grown into the
new church. At the first meeting almost a half
hundred were enrolled, and we hope to increase
the number to 100 before the final organization.
We own a lit and chapel there. B. P.Wilson
will preach for them half time and give the other
half to city evangelization. The outlook for
them and for the work in the city is good.
Another new congregation has been organized
by one of our evangelists, D. A. Leak, at Fate,
with 38 members. One of their first acts was to
make a missionary pledge of $25. This shows
them headed in the right direction. R. E. Grabel
will preach for them.
Two of our youDg preachers have recently be-
come entangled in Cupid's net. Edwin D. Hamner
was married June 20 to Miss Susie Smith, of
Huntsville. The bride is a sister of G. Lyle
Smith, our Terrell pastor. And on June 27
Philip F. King, of Corsicana, was married to Miss
Mary Frmces Thomas, of Hillsboro. They left
at once for Chicago University, where they take
special courses for the summer.
The great meeting at Gainesville, after 26
days, has closed with 206 additions. Charles
Reign Scoville was the evangelist, Prof. Wilson
the singer, and J. B. Sweeney the pastor, with a
strong church at their backs, and I am not sur-
prised at the glorious results. I would have been
surprised had they not been "glorious," for these
are the men and conditions which God delights to
Tom Smith is doing a fine work at Smithville,
which will result in another new church of about
50 members, and a pastor located for half his
time.
A. J. Bush moves from Abilene to Alvin, where
he has a little fruit farm on which he proposes to
spend the closing years of his life. He richly de-
serves one of earth's most pleasant retreats,
for his has been a life of unselfish devotion and
ceaseless labor in the vineyard of the Lord.
Add-Ran is happy in the prospect of the Girls'
Annex, a $10,000 building, with a capacity of 100
boarders. This building ie now going up, and will
be ready by Sept. 1st, and the prospect is, so say
those who ought to know, that it will be full.
The third annual camp meeting of Northwest
Texas will be held near Spring Creek in Throck-
morton County, August 2-22. The place is ideal
for camping, with high ground, fresh water, wood
and grass. Every convenience for living will be
provided and meals only 25 cents. Randolph
Clark and R. R. Hamlin will do the preaching,
the former to the church and the latter to the
world, and the singing will be in charge of Bro.
and Sister Douthit. If you wish to attend by
by rail, write John Ransom, Seymour, for trans-
portation to the grounds. M. M. Davis.
833 Live Oak St., Dallas, Texas.
New York Letter.
We are glad to say that the American Chris-
tian Missionary Society, upon the recommendation
of the Board of the Eastern Conference, has de-
cided to support a preacher at Newark, N. J.,
upon the condition that the Church Extension
Board lend the Newark mission money with which
to secure lots on which to build a chapel. And
this no doubt will be granted if the mission will
proceed at once to put up such a building. The
Newark brethren have decided to raise a fund for
that purpose immediately. It is to be hoped that
this may b? done without delay so that the work
can be undertaken early in the fall. The brethren
at Newark are a noble band and the outlook for
the work in the city is full of promise. Now, as
this work is getting into shape to open up
auspiciously, the churches of the Atlantic Coast
states should rally to the help of their executive
committee and do one of two things in addition to
what the American Missionary Society is doing,
viz., either support a strong general evangelist in
the East or else select some neglected city and
open and support a missionary in it. Perhaps the
latter would be the better thing to do the present
year. There are a number of places about New
York City that should be opened in this way as
But let all this work be done with the co-opera-
tion of the American Christian Missionary Society
which show a strangely sympathetic interest in
our Eastern work. The executive committee of
the Atlantic States Conference and the American
Christian Missionaay Society will work together
to redeem the populous cities of the East to
Christ our King. Bro. B. L. Smith, our general
secretary, is anxious to see this work prosper.
On his recent trip to the East we held two con-
ferences concerning the work in general and that
of the Eastern states in particular which will no
doubt bear good fruit in the future. On his re-
turn from Porto Rico he reported Bro. Erwin as
doing excellent work at San Juan — in fact he
sajs ours is the most inviting mission in the city
and the outlook is full of encouragement. His
Sunday-school work is prospering, having opened
up a branch school besides the main school that
was opened in the beginning. A number of
persons have been baptized and others are seek-
ing the way of salvat'on. We are delighted to
hear these goodly reports of our mission work and
hope the churches will not allow the work to fall
back, but will push it forward and increase its
power for good.
* *
Just think of it! There are 60 churches in the
Presbytery of New York, and they report just 141
adult baptisms during the year ending May 1st,
1900. These churches have an enrolled member-
ship of 24,892, and they together with their pas-
tors (and they have some of the ablest speakers
in the land) worked twelve months and gained
only 141 persons to Christ upon a confession of
their faith. Or, to average it, the following are
the facts and figures: One church with a mem-
bership of 415, 16 officers and a pastor, giving
his whole time to the work, were able to win two
persons (plus) to Christ by twelve months' labor.
Of course, we would not be so ungenerous as to
say this represents anything like all that these
good people have done — far from it. But the
chief business of the church is the saving of lost
men, and we who are stewards of the manifold
grace of God should not forget our great mission
to a lost world. But what is the trouble? Has
the gospel lost its power? Is it faithfully preached
in the light of the commission of Christ and the
history of conversions in the Acts of the Apostles?
Or has worldliness so encased the conscience of
the average New Yorker that he is impervious to
the gospel sword? It is to be feared some trut
is implied in all these except the first one, for
there are thousands of evidences that the gospel
has not lost its power to save men. What is true
of the Presbyterians is largely 'true of all de-
nominational churches in New York. Too many
Christian people seem to be wasting precious
time and strength in an endeavor to save their
creeds and human systems of church government,
whereas this energy should all be directed toward
saving men.
* *
Bro. J. S. Myers has returned home to Phila-
delphia after three months' successful work in the
Southwest organizing, evangelizing, etc. During
this time the Lord used him in adding 260 souls
to the churches where he preached. Upon hia
return to Philadelphia the church for which he
preached formerly gave him a most cordial wel-
come and left behind them after their visit
tokens of their hearty good will in the form of a
handsome clock and candelabrum, Dr. E. E. Mont-
gomery making the presentation speech. Bro.
Myers is unsettled as to what he will do, though
for the present he is supplying different pulpits.
It is reported that the First Church, Philadelphia,
has called Bro. Frank, recently of Fulton, Mo.,
and formerly of Nicholasville, Ky. Other minis-
terial changes have taken place recently in our
Eastern field. E. S. Muckley has resigned at
Watertown, N. Y., and accepted a call to the
church at Belief ontaine, O., and B. A. Jenkins, of
the University of Indianapolis, has accepted a call
to the church at Buffalo, on Richmond Ave. We
are sorry to loose men like Myers and Muckley,
but are always glad to welcome such men as
Frank and Jenkins. They will do us good in the
East. I only wish we might flood the Eastern
cities with such as they.
* *
*
Mr. Robert C. Ogden, advertising manager of
Wannamaker's store, and withal a thoroughgoing
Christian man, said in a recent address in this city,
discussing "Some Difficulties that the Plain Man has
with His Bible:" "Church organizations are pass-
ing through a period of readjustment, and in the
process many may lose their faith. For more
than 2,000 years men have been discussing the
Bible and are discussing it to-day more than ever.
Many things taught us in youth must now be set
aside as erroneous. While scholarship has been
of great benefit to us it has also put a good
many difficulties in our way. Conflicts among the
scholars aggravate our difficulties: and good men
of to-day destroy what good men of the past have
done. Now, theology and the church should be
absolutely separated, for there is a higher plane
for the Church of Jesus Christ than that of
theological discussion and dispute. When the
church gets to discussing theology it gets beyond
its limit. The trouble is we have been putting
some product of the human mind before us, such
as man-made creeds, catechisms and confessions
instead of the pure gospel. The gospel must go
to pieces that a logical system may be main-
tained." How does this sound from a Presby-
terian layman? It is evident that other people
are beginning to make the plea we have made so
long. May such advocates increase.
S. T. Willis.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
913
Richmond Letter.
I have just returned from Williamsburg, Va.,
where I went to preach the baccalaureate sermon
before the graduating class of William and Mary
College. I found such a wealth of historic inter-
est attaching to the old college and the old
town that I thought your readers might care to
know about it.
The college, named after the king and queen,
which fact is perpetuated yet in the college
colors, orange and white, was established at what
was then called Middle Plantation (now Williams-
burg), in 1693. In its antecedence it is the oldest
of American colleges, the agitation for its or-
ganization beginning in the Virginia Assembly in
'1619, a year before the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth Rock. The enterprise was delayed,
however, on account of the Indian massacres. In
its actual operation it is second only to Harvard.
It received its charter direct from the Crown,
under the seal of the Privy Council of England.
In this it is unique among American colleges, as
it also is in its coat-of-arms, which it received
from the College of Heralds in London. This
bears the date 1694, and is perpetuated yet in the
seal of the college.
The first Greek letter society, the Phi Beta
Cappa, was organized there December 5, 1776.
Three presidents of the United States have
taken their degree there, Thomas Jefferson,
James Monroe and John Tyler, whose son, Dr.
Lyon G. Tyler, is now president of the institution.
George Washington took his engineer's degree,
the only degree he ever received, from William
and Mary College, and was at one time its
chancellor. Of the Cabinet officers furnished by
Virginia to the Federal Government, nine have
been Wil.iam and Mary men. Four out of the
five judges appointed from Virginia to the
Supreme Court of the United States were from
the same institution. Among these was John
Marshall, who belongs to the nation and to all
our future.
Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott took his
degree there. Of the twenty- seven United States
Senators from Virginia between 1789 and 1860,
sixteen were educated at the old college. Of the
four Speakers of the House of Representatives
furnished by Virginia, three were from the same
institution. Virginia has had three Ministers to
England, two of them were from William and
Mary; and four out of the six Virginia Ministers
to France were from the same institution.
The old college bore a most vital and honorable
part in the Revolution. It was Richard Bland, an
alumnus of William and Mary, who announced the
startling doctrine in a pamphlet published in
1766, that "America was no part of the kingdom
of England, and had nev-T been united with it
except by the common tie of the Crown." It was
Dabney Carr, another alumnus, who urged the
appointment of committees of correspondence
between the colonies in 1773. This was the first
step looking toward united action It was Pay ton
Randolph, another alumnus, who was made
president of the first Continental Congress,
which met in 1774, thus permitting himself to be
made the mark of British resentment. It was
Thomas Jefferson, another alumnus, who in 1776
wrote the Declaration of Independence. In 1786
it was John Tyler, Sr., another alumnus, who
carried through the Virginia Legislature the
proposition for the Convention of the States at
Annapolis, which led to the Constitutional As-
sembly at Philadelphia. In 1787 it was Edmund
Randolph, another alumnus, who gave direction to
the proceedings of the Philadelphia Assembly by
submitting the Virginia plan.
This is only an extract from the record. Surely,
it is a noble history; and to stand in the chapel,
surrounded by old portraits and distinguished
names, is almost like treading on holy ground.
The town of Williamsburg is one of the most
interesting places, historically, in the whole
country. There are scores of homes there
practically as they stood in colonial times. The
streets retain their old names — Duke of Glouces-
ter, Nassau, Engiand, France, etc. Brnton Parish
Church is these, the successor to the old James-
town Church. This is perhaps the oldest church
in the country, having been organized in 1632.
They have several communion services in silver;
among them the Jamestown silver, bearing the
date 1621, and having the inscription: "Mixe not
sacred things with profane;" also a service pre-
sented to the church by King George III. The
font from which Pocahontas is said to have been
baptized is in use yet.
There is a regular gold mine in the old church
and in the old homes of the town for the anti-
quarian, and another one in the records in the old
courthouse, built in 1767, for the historian. It
is but seven miles to Jamestown in one direction,
and but twelve to Yorktown in the other. The
old Powder Horn, which was built during the ad-
ministration of Gov. Spottswood, is still standing.
The headquarters of Gen. Washington and Lord
Cornwallis and Lafayette are used as homes and
are in good repair.
An interesting thing in connection with old
Benton Parish Church is the fact that at the very
beginning fees were all fixed; for b .rial in the
chancel, ,1,000 lbs. of tobacco or £5, payable to
the minister; for burial in the church, 500 lbs. of
tobacco, payable to the parish; for a fuueral
sermon, £2, payable to the minister; for regular
christenings and burials, three lbs. of tobacco
each, payable to the clerk of the parish; for
digging a grave, ten lbs. of tobacco, payable to
the sextgn. The minister's salary was fixed at
1*600 lbs. of tobacco and cask annually. What
this "cask" was for or what it was I have not
been able to find out, though I have my sus-
picions. Carey E. Morgan,
Pastor 7th St. Christian Church.
June 28, 1900.
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July 19, 1900
Tribute to Dr. Procter.
To the Editor of the Kansas City Times:
Would you mind if one that has been intimately
associated with Dr. Alexander Procter for a long
time should think aloud about him in your columns?
The space would be highly appreciated by his
friends, whose name is legion, and would also
show him that though absent from bis accustomed
place, there are hearts thinking about him, loving
him; we would like to tell him we miss him — miss
him on the street and in the church; miss his
kindly face, benignant smile and spiritual counsel.
His long ministry in Independence — nearly forty
years — has made his form familiar and has given
the community a large interest in his welfare. We
love bim, the Christian Church of the state loves
him as the child loves the parent. I will tell you
why Missourians love him. He was born in Mis-
souri, he has spent his life in Missouri, he is a
Missourian, proud of his state, of its hills and val-
leys, of its birds and flowers, of its boundless re-
sources and of its people. It was here he learned
to wield the ax and direct the plow; it was here
he learned to swing the cradle, as every man knew
to his shame who attempted to follow his wide
and rapid swath, or to match the broad sweep of
his scythe.
It was in this state that he built and developed
the large frame that has so long baffled victorious-
ly the enemy of bis full, abundant life. It was in
Missouri he made his first attempts to tell the
wondrous story of the cross, which led him on
from heights to heights until he seems to stand in
vision on the lofty mountains of God. It was
from this state he went in 1845 to Bethany Col-
lege, West Virginia, as one chosen from among
many. Mr. Campbell Lad made an offer to the
state to educate — footing all expenses — one young
brother who should give his life to preaching the
glad tidings. Mr. Procter, though not an applicant,
was chosen and sent. It was to this state he re-
turned in 1848, and to which he has been giving
the sum total of his energies, having multiplied
the few loaves given him to an abundance that has
fed multitude upon multitude. Who can count
the good he has done or measure the high ideals
he has implanted in the* hearts of old and young?
Although the entire Christian Church of the
state has been to some extent educated and
strengthened by his loving service, yet but few
places ever bad him as- a minister. The roll is
easily called — Lexington, .Glasgow, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Paris, Independence. In the last
mentioned place he has married a whole genera-
tion of young people and sent them on their way
in love and hope; his consoling word has accom-
panied these same young people as they laid away
in the last resting place all that was mortal of
fathers and mothers — a whole generation of them
— and he has called quite two generations to walk
in the footsteps of his Master — in paths that are
righteous and ways that are holy. It is here he
has wept with those that wept and rejoiced with
those that rejoiced.
These are some of the reasons why Missourians
in general and the people of Independence in par-
ticular bves the man who sits patiently in his
easy chiir watching the squirrels in his trees, and
occasionally strolling into his yard to pet his
flowers. This leads me to tell you another thing
about Mr. Procter, which is no secret to those
who know him. He is a most ardent lover of na-
ture. He loves the ocean, the mountain and the
sky; he loves to watch the coming of the storm,
and see the great mass of blackness torn to frag-
ments by the winds; he rejoices in the play of the
lightning, as it leaps from mountain cloud to
mountain cloud, or strikes the earth with its zig-
zag tongue. These wonderful exhibitions of pow-
er are not more attractive to him than nature in
all her more quiet moods. The gentle coming on
of spring, the full burst of life in summer, the
harvest of autumn time, the winter snows and dia-
mond sleets all express themselves in his respon-
sive spirit. In short, he loves nature in all her
moods, and never ceases to hold communion with
her. Whether it is the daisy, the rainbow, the
storm or the quiet sky, he uses them as a mighty
set of symbols with which to spell "God." To
him nature is one sublime parable and speaks the
love of God to man. After having told you thus
much, you need not be told that Mr. Procter is
conversant with most of the best that men have
had to say on such subjects. He has always kept
in close touch with students of nature, of men
and of God, and h's religion roots itself in the
gamut of being. He feels —
"The world's no blot for us,
Nor blank; it means intensely, and means
gocd."
His faith sends its minutest fibers down into the
truth that "God dwells in all," and that man is his
image. In this little confidential talk I have not
mentioned Mr. Procter as a preacher. This is a
short story easily told, for he had but one theme —
the man Christ Jesus — but to him this short story
is the sum of human history. It makes but little
difference from what point in the circumference
of thought he takes his departure, he is sure to
take the radial line and end with Christ, the ideal
man. If at times he says things that shock, it is
to exalt his Master the more.
One of his favorite texts is: "Till we all come
in unity of faith and of the knowledge of the Son
of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of
the stature of the fullness of Christ." He is not
a preacher of the law, but of righteousness. He
does not call attention to the depths to which one
can sink, but to the heights to which one can rise.
Let us sum his message in one short sentence:
God is life, light and love, and Jesus is God incar-
nate— follow him. Now, in closing, may I hope
that I have given no offense in trying to interpret
the heart of one so pure, the intellect of one so
strong, and Ihe life of one so simple and helpful.
Geo. S. Bryant.
Independence, Mo.
The Great Famine in India.
In the last 122 years there have been .17 fam-
ines in India. There have been eight famines
since the reign of Queen Victoria began in 1837.
The official report of these famines will give some
idea of their severity. From official sources I am
able to give the following:
In the famine of 1837-'8, 8,000,000 people were
affected and 800,000 died. 1860-'l, 13,000,000
were affected and upwards of 1,C 00,000 perished.
1893, a quarter of the population died in some
districts. Deaths were enormous; nearly the
whole of the laboring population were swept away.
1866, nearly 1,000,000 perished. 1868-'9, 1,250,-
000 died of hunger. 1876-'8, the mortality ex-
ceeded 5,250,000. 1896-7, 4,500,000 were in re-
ceipt of relief at one time. Over 3,000,000 of
human beings perished in that miserable time, al-
though £90,000,000 sterling were expended for
relief.
Far greater, however, than any of the above
is the present famine now devastating In-
dia. The extent of the affected area and popula-
tion is variously reported as being from 60 to 90,-
000,000 people, greater by far than any famine
of the century, while more than 6,000,000 are
actually driven from home by starvation.
Notwithstanding the British Government is en-
gaged in many enterprises at home and abroad,
the starving in India have been and are being
he ped in a colossal way, the like of which has
never before been seen. They are now expending
$150,000 daily to keep the people alive. Besides
what the British Government is doing, the whole
civilized world is pouring in money and provision -
most generously. Hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars have been sent from America.
I am writing this, however, to say that the need
is still most urgent. The rains are coming, but it
will be three months before harvests will furnish
food. The many months of famine have left the
starving millions in a most deplorable condition.
Their homes are desolate. They have nothing to
begin with. In fact, now is the most distressing
condition, so far, in all these months of misery
and death. Seed grain, blankets, clothing, cattle,
ploughs, with daily bread, are needed, and if not
in some measure supplied the lives saved through
the past months will finally be lost. It is not
enough to have eaten yesterday, we must eat to-
day and to-morrow also. Unless the gifts pour in •
for three months yet, millions will perish. Xow
is the time when help is needei most. The irisery
is indescribable. It is heart-rending. The appeal
is to all humanity, but especially to all Christian
people. It is the greatest missionary opportunity
of the century. Swami Vivakanda said at the
World's Fair in Chicago that America was send-
ing the gospel to save starving souls, but cared
nothing for the starving bodies. This is as true
as most of his utterances. The offerings of Amer-
ican Christians during the last and the present
famine is the reply. The free use of the express
companies, railways, telegraphs and cables answer
eloquently. Let those who have never given do
so now, and those who have given once may give
again and so have the blessing of saving starving
souls and bodies. Answer now, for "they're dy-
ing to-night, dying where the palm trees grow."
G. L. Wharton.
Hiram, O., June 30, 1900.
Facts About Flour.
MADE WHITE BY LEAVING OUT THE PART WHICH
HELPS DIGEST.
Modern methods of milling separate the parts
of the wheat berry that contain the diastatic ele-
ment, and furnish only the white flour, made up
entirely of starch.
One of the principal elements needed to digest
this starch has been left out in the process, and
therefore the person who eats much white bread
is almost sure to have intestinal troubles, for the
starch does not digest properly and must, of
necessity, decay and cause all sorts of trouble.
Grape-Nuts Food, on the contrary, is made up
of the entire wheat and barley, and the processes
of digestion, as shown in the human body, are
copied as exactly as possible, in a mechanical
way, by the use of moisture, time- and warmth.
No chemicals or other ingredients are used, but
the simple methods scientifically arranged.
In this way the starch of the grain is trans-
formed into grape sugar, and the Grape Nuts
Food, which appears in a granular form, shows on
the outside of the little granules glittering specks
of this grape sugar, woich is not put onto the
food from the outside, but is a result of the
change of the starch into grape sugar, which
works out to the surface, very much as the sap
of the hickory or maple tree will frequently show
in the shape of white sugar on the sawed-off ends
of logs.
A handful of Grape-Nuts held to the light will
show the little glittering particles of grape sugar.
It is naturally and scientifically predigested,
therefore the food agrees with the weakest sort
of a stomach. It must not be used in large
quantities at one meal, for it is concentrated, and
overfeeding of even the choicest food is not ad-
visable.
Being perfectly cooked at the factory, the food
can be served instantly, either dry or wet, cold or
hot. When wanted hot, hot water, milk or cream
can be poured over it. There is a definite, dis-
tinct and undeniable gain in the nervous energy
and vitality when Grape-Nuts food is used.
July 19, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
915
JMissionary.
c. w. B. M.
■What hath God wrought through the Disciples
of Christ during this century? We- who are older
in the Disciples' faith have heard this discussed so
often from its individuality or individual bearings,
we feel it is useless to discuss it further than
their women have made their impress on the
century. For, when a good brother's proverbial
barrel of sermons runs low he will invert the
barrel, mount its head and tell us of our Baraks,
Sampsons, Gideons, Davids] and Jepthahs, who
through faith waxed valliant in the fight, put to
■flight or muffled the guns of ecclesiastical error,
of victories won of which we are no less proud
than they and how we feel ourselves rather an
■"Uncle Sam" amona; our religious neighbors. It
is, however, an inspiring history of a century,
causing our neighbors to search the Scriptures "to
see if these things be. true."
What God hath wrought through the Disciples'
women, too, has made its impress on the century
and we sing of our Sisters Burgess, Pearre, Chris-
tian," White, Lou Payne, Hedges, Bantz and
others, not forgetting we have a Moses in our
ranks, and we will not hear so much of the "in-
"fused knowledge" of this Moses as enthusiasm
born of her "inspiration."
While our women did church work, contributed
of their means, they did not work with a whole-
heartedness until Isaac Errett saw the possibility
-wrapt in the Disciples' women, seized the op-
portunity to organize them in their unique way,
""woman's work officered and controlled by
women," laying special stress on this feature as
an individuality in their work. This liberty of
action has shown its wisdom in the phenomenal
advance strides the Disciples have taken since
their women became coeducators in all work.
God is leading women to great fields of religious
culture through the Wo nan's Board. He Uaves
bis impress silently in the program of their
literary clubs, invading their domain with a
sentiment for his Christ that shall speak later
when God shall call them for a more perfect
literature, an impression none bat women can
create where all the gallantries of the mixed club
are put aside. The activity of the Disciples'
women in the significance of the threefold policy
of the leaven, by invading the territories of
Noah's sons, leavening the whole world, has
created a desire among sister organizations to re-
modi-4 their societi s along our lines of work and
methods. Yet we hear the echo of good brethren
saying: "Have we not the power to lead about a
sister, a wife, as well a3 other apostles and the
brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? (1 Cor. 9:5.)
Just what provoked this retort from Paul the
Scriptures are silent; so are we, further than it
was a matter between the brethren. " Tis true,
'tis pity 'tis, tis true," such a spirit of egoism
should be found in this year of the Lord nine-
teen hundred.
With the spirit of 'Uncle Sam's" research to
relieve oppressed humanity from the thraldom of
university skepticism, the Disciples' women found
ameans of expansion covered with the dust and
mold of a century, hidden away in the archives
of Virginia University, laid there by the father of
"American expansion" until some Christ-loving
woman discovered and saw the feasibility of the
Bible Chair movement.
All religious people and educators say the
Disciples' women have made the "hit" of the
century in solving the problem of how Christian
people are to overcome the question of religious
culture and education at our universities. The
wisdom of this movement is so manifest, the
Disciples' women will soon establish a Bible Chair
at the University of Calcutta, the greatest mart
of heathendom and the center of their learning.
It has been hinted, too, the Disciples' women may
take the initial step in Christian union. Already
we hear the cry coming from Christian people in
heathen lands, "there must be a spiritual union;"
on this plea there have come to the Woman's
Board in India, Baptists, M. E.s, Episcopals, and
lastly a converted Jewess. They have discover-
ed that after all we may be mistaken in our
former conceptions of the nature of the union,
as were the Disciples in the nature of the king-
dom, and when we unite spiritually we will
practically speak the same things as the apostles
did in. the adjustment of Christ's kingdom. We are
told, among all Women's Boards there is a
stronger sentiment of union, their differences
are becoming more personal, rather than spiritual,
a^ w is Paul's in the quotation Tae promise of
redemption was made to woman. Is there no
significance in Gen. 3:15? Woman's identity is
wrapt in Christ, the seed of woman, not man.
And God is redeeming this promise in the wonder-
ful things he has wrought during this century.
Miss Eliza Turpin.
Carrollton, Mo.
The Home Offering'.
Comparative statement of receipts to the Amer-
ican Missionary Society for the month of June,
1899 and 1900:
No. contributing— 1899 1900 Gain
Churches,
480
493
13
C. E. Societies,
24
10
14x
Sunday-schools,
L. A. S.,
29
21
8x
1
lx
Individuals,
37
40
3
Other contributions,
5
3
2x
1899
1900
Gain
Amount contributed by-
Churches,
$7,665.48
$8,000.41
$334.93
C. E. Societies,
120.36
45.34
75 02x
Sunday-schools,
L. A. S.,
147.92
127.32
20.60x
5.00
5.00x
Individuals,
1,389.79
835.90
353.89
Bequests,
121.00
121. OOx
Annuities,
650.00
fifiO.OOx
Other contributions,
97.T5
262 06
161.31
Total,
$10,197.30 $9,271.03
$926. 27x
Loss x
The above statement shows a small decrease
over the same period last year except in church
offerings.
It has been predicted from the first that there
would be a reaction after the great gain of last
year. We did not expect as large gifts would be
made this year as in the Jubilee Year^to'the per-
manent fund, but we did expect a gain in receipts
for present use. Upon this basis the board made
its appropriations for the year. It'enlarged its
work, which it thought it had a right to do. Has
the field been too greatly enlarged? We find our-
selves immediately after our collection without
nnney to pay our missionaries; we^also find a de-
crease over last year in receipts, "j Shall we recall
part of our evangelistic force or shall]we come to
the Kansas City Convention in debt? I hear you
all say: "Neither!"
A band of missionaties doing the]work ours did
last year shall neither be recalladnor crippled for
lack of means. Our growth last year was greater
than the combined growth of all the religious
bodies in the United States. Our per cent, of
gain per missionary was greater than the 'combined
per cent, of gain per missionary of^all the relig-
ious bodies. God blessed! us wonderfully. Shall
we withdraw from the fields God has honored with
an hundredfold increase? Dare we'do it? Our
plea belongs to America, yet the^greater part of
the territory is not even entered. Again, the
money we cast on the water in American missions
last year will bring six per cent, to Foreign Mis-
sions this. Every dollar spent in the United
States in converting souls and'Jin ^enlarging our
church will bring the first year better'returns in
actual cash than money invested in bonds ][for all"
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churches have given us so far this year which did
not give last. If all prove true which did give last
year, this will greatly aid.
2. Let each church be determined its offering
shall be equal to or beyond last year's. If it has
already sent an offering which was smaller it will
be an easy matter to supplement.
3. Let every one which gave us last year a
personal gift, do so this. Did you give us $100
last year? Send us a check for $100 this. Did
you join with the 4,500 who gave $1 each last
year? Do so at once this.
4. Let all those who love the cause of "primi-
tive Christianity" send us a personal offering.
Let preachers, members, all with one accord
pour money into the treasury of the American
Christian Missionary Society and we will keep
every worker in the field, come to Kansas City out
of debt and make a report of victories won for
Christ which will make all hearts glad.
Benj. L. Smith, ) n _
C.C.Smith, ' J Cor. Sees.
Send all money for Home Missions to Benj. L.
Smith, Y. M. C. A. Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Receipts for Foreign Missions for
June.
Comparing the receipts for Foreign Missions for
the month of June, 1900, with the corresponding
month last year, shows the following:
1899
1900
Gain
No. of contributing
Churches, 147
215
68
Sunday-schools, 2,291
2,405
114
C. E. Societies, 19
29
10
Individual Offerings, 65
123
58
Amount, $31,584.59 $35,726.46
$4,141,87
Comparison of sources of receipts:
1899
1900
Gain
Churches, $ 2,426.15
$3,417 21
$ 991.06
Sunday-schools, 27,933 42
30,352 74
2,419.32
C. E. Societies, 105 74
274 58
168.84
Individual Offerings, 460.03
487.10
27.02
Miscellaneous, 38 2n
512 86
474.66
Annuities, 500.00
100.0P Loss 400.00
Bequests, 121.03
53197
460.97
Gain in regular receipts, $4,080.90; gain in bequests-,
$460.97; loss in annuities, $100. Send to
F. M, Rains, Treas.
Box SS't Cincinnati , O.
916
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 19, 1900
JVotes and JSews*
Michigan.
The first district M. C. M. S. held its convention
with the misaion church at Adrian June 27-
29. The C. W. B. M., S. S. and C. E. were rep-
resented besides the general district work. Prof.
G. P. Coler, Ann Arbor; Chas. B. Newman,
Detroit; H. C. Patterson, Indianapolis; Alex
McMillan, state corresponding secretary; J. M. L.
Campbell and wife, Detroit, district managers;
Lucy H. Weeks, Ann Arbor, and several others had
papers or delivered addresses. The meeting was a
splendid one for the first in several years. Adrian
is a place of 10,000 or 12,000 and the writer has
charge of the mission here. The convention will
help us. G. J. Massey.
Adrian, Mich.
C. W. B. M. Quarterly Meeting.
The union quarterly meeting of the C. W. B.
M. at the Central Christian Church, Tuesday,
June 19, was well attended and an enjoyable
program presented. "Snapshots from Home
Fields" and "Kodak from Foreign Fields," brought
the work and workers clearly before us. The
"Junior Congress" suggested some practical ideas
in relation to this important branch of our work,
and the address by Bro. W. A. Moore, of Beulah
Church, on "Some Incentives to Missionary
Effort," gave inspiration and encouragement, for
which we owe him a debt of gratitude only to be
repaid by increased zeal and earnestness in the
work. The reports from the auxiliaries showed
increase in membership and in receipts both for
general fund and special work.'
Mrs. J. D. Anderson.
Burris A. Jenkins at Buffalo.
The pastoral labors of Burris A. Jenkins with
the Richmond Avenue Church of Christ, Buffalo,
commenced on Lord's day, July 1, 1900. Before
proceeding to the platform, and at the request of
the officia.l board, the Rev. Anson G. Chester ad-
dressed him in hearty words of welcome, to which
he most appropriately responded. A novel feature
in this greeting was the rising of the congregation
and the stretching forth of their right hands, in
response to the request of the speaker to that ef-
fect, in token of their acceptance of Bro. Jenkins
as their pastor. The two sermons delivered by him
upon this first day of his pastorate were received
by large congregations with great satisfaction and
made an impression whijh is likely to remain. We
feel that we have drawn a prize in Bro. Jenkins, and
that his pastorate is sure to be successful. May
God add his blessing!
Anson G. Chester.
Can Sleep Now
SINCE leaving off coffee.
"Up to five years ago I had used coffee all my
life, but was finally forced to give it up on ac-
count of the way it acted on me. Right after
drinking it I would be taken with a dizzy headache
and sour stomach and have to make a cup of
■trong tea before I could go about my work.
Two years ago I started on Postum Food
Coffee and since finding how to make it properly
I would not exchange it for the best coffee I ever
saw. My old troubles have disappeared entirely,
I have gained considerable flesh, and what is still
better, sleep perfectly at night, which was not the
case while using coffee.
When I first used Postum, my husband com-
plained of its being tasteless, so I tried to use
more of it, but as that did not help matters I
tried more boiling, which proved to be the right
thing, and now it is delicious." Mrs. W. A.
Eckels, Siston, Cal.
Ohio Notes.
We are now at the beginning of the dullest
season in our state mission work. From this
time on until November, receipts are the smallest
of any season of the year, and about the only way
funds can be gathered at all is to go into the
field after them. Work among the churches
usually goes slower at this season of the year
than at any other time, and results are not gained
so rapidly in our mission work. Nevertheless, we
enter this season with a very bright outlook.
A number of our missions are having additions
quite regularly, and the outlook throughout the
state is hopeful.
The work on the Rossford building has so far
progressed that it is now being used for services.
Of course, the building is not completed, but it is
enclosed, and makes very comfortable summer
quarters. L. A. Warren, the pastor, has taktn
hold of the work v, ith spirit, and we may look for
excellent results.
W. D. VanVorrhis, formerly of Lowell, Ind.,
has taken charge of the work at our South Akron
mission. Brother VanVorrhis is a graduate of
Hiram College and of Butler University, and has
taken postgraduate work at Chicago University.
He is one of the best educated of our young
men, and few men have a stronger personal
influence for righteousness than he. We feel
confident that Brother VanVorrhis will make a
success of the South Akron work. There are
some hindrances to the work here, but this is
a growing suberb of the rapidly growing city of
Akron. Our mission is the only church in that
immediate section of the city. There is at pres-
ent a little doubt as to whether they will be able
to hold their present building site. The school
board is looking for a location for a large school
building, and have taken options upon all the
property about there, including the lot on which
our chapel is located. We may lose the location,
which is a most excellent one, bjit if we do we
shall immediately purchase another lot and begin
to build.
O. L. Cook, our state evangelist, has begun
work at Barberton. Many Disciples live here,
who have been members of our churches in other
places. A number have gone into other churches,
but will be ready to take hold earnestly with our
people as soon as the work is thoroughly started.
We have no building, but the people interested in
the establishment of a church in this thriving new
city have purchased a lot in one of the finest
locations that could be found. Lumber has been
purchased and a tabernacle about 60 feet square
has been erected. It is more like a wooden tent
than anything else, and is a very comfortable
place for meetings during the hot summer weath-
er. The expense in all is about $168. I visited
there on Sunday last and found a small but enthu-
siastic gathering of people and a determination
on the part of all to make the work succeed.
Brother Cook is just the man for this kind of
work. The Clark fund has agreed to pay the
salary of the pastor for the first year, while the
church is providing for a building. It is one of
the most hopeful outlooks we have found in Ohio.
The Bedford Church is planning to build during
the summer. They will dispose of their old loca-
tion and buy another in the heart of the town
and put upon it a building worth about five or six
thousand dollars. A little more than $3,000 of
this money is already subscribed. E. E. Curry,
the pastor there, is pushing matters with might
and main.
The building enterprise of the Glenville Church
is moving on successfully. They report that
finances for the building are coming in nicely and
that the work is rapidly progressing. They ex-
pect to be able to use the Sunday-school room
upon the first Lord's day in August.
The meeting now being held by State Evangel-
ist Allan Wilson, at Washington C. H., is moving
on to increasing success. The last report was by
telegraph, and showed 94 accessions; 88' of them
by baptism. This has proven a hard field, but the
meeting has been very successful and has
strengthened the church materially. They close
Wednesday of this week.
S. H. Bartlett, Cor. Sec.
240 Bell Ave., Cleveland, 0., June 26, 1900.
Kansas for Christ— Christ for
Kansas!
Brethren of Kansas, did you know that this has
been one of the most successful missionary years
we have ever had? Tee foundation of work so
ably laid during the ministry of Bro. 0. L. Cook,
as field superintendent, has been strengthened and
built upon by his worthy successor. The many
church difficulties settled, congregations put to
work, church houses redeemed from mortgage
debt and sale, pastors located and general all-
round enthusiasm and .improvement speak
eloquently of Bro. W. S. Lowe's untiring efforts.
Six days out of every seven in the field, absent
from home and family, sacrificing, laboring,
living for Christ's sake. More money has been
expended in the field than for many year previous
and less expended in office work. The missionary
year must close Aug. 1st, two months earlier than
usual. This will cut off the usual August and
September offerings from this year's work and
record. It is necessary that we close the year
out of debt. To do this will require energetic
action on the part of our brethren over the state.
Gladden the hearts of those who have sacrificed
so much by coming promptly with your apportion-
ments and gifts for the cause. Gladden your own
hearts by doing your duty. It is God's call — will
you answer? The great-hearted people of Kansas
heard India's call for bread and were touched.
The call for the bread of life from our own
people is borne to our ears. Let us bring of
our abundance to the Lord's work that they may
be filled. Shall we not appreciate the great and
supreme privilege and blessing of preaching the
gospel in Kansas — our Judea? Brethren, what
will you do before August 1st?
F. W. Emerson.
919 Madison St., Topeka, Kan.
Eastern Ohio Ministerial Associa-
tion.
CANTO N, 0., SEPT. 4, 5, 6, 1900.
PROGRAMME.
1. President's Address, 'Tenter Hooks." Robert
Moffett, Cleveland, O.
2. Corresponding Secretary's Report, P. M.
Green Kent, O.
3. Modern Psychical Phenomena, A. Wilcox,
Youngstown, O.
4. Elements of Success in Evangelistic Meetings,
P. H. Welshimer, Millersburg, O.
5. Pioneer Work, Lathrop Cooley, Medina, O.
6. What has been Settled by Historic Criticism?
Prof. G. A. Peckham, Hiram, O.
7. The Ecnmenical Missionary Conference, W.
W. Sniff, Cleveland, O.
8. The Problem of the Country Church, A. Bak-
er, Braceville, O.
9. "The Old Testament Under Fire,'- A. M. . ham-
berlain. Alliance, O.
10. The Scope and Purpose of the Sermon, or
the Relative Importance of the Sermon and the
Service, L. G. Batman, Mansfield, 0.
11. Tne Book of Daniel, M. L. Streator, Canton,
O.
12. Why thisJLoss? G. A. Hoffmann, St. Louis,
Mo.
Note.— It is desired that every member of the
Association be present if possible.
Those members who find themselves unable to be
present are requested to write a letter to the secre-
tary to be read to the Association.
We would be glad to hear from every one no »
living who has ever been a member of the associa-
tion. No name Is dropped from the roll of member-
ship unless by request, or for immoral conduct.
Each member who pays fifty cents a year towards
the expenses of the Association is counted an active
member. F. M. Green, Cor. Sec.
Kent, O.
July 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
917
Missouri Bible-school Notes.
Marshall has remitted first quarter in the new
year. Hannibal has sent in their $75 pledge in
full, enabling us to meet every obligation for June,
with funds in the treasury. What a favor if
others would do us likewise.
Bro. John Giddens reports that the work at
Green SpriDgs is so well alorg toward the new
house that there will be no further trouble. He
is now at Montevallo. The prospects for a great
year's work are bright with one of our men.
The Boys' aiid Girls' Rally Day this year will be
kept by more Missouri Bible-schools than ever be-
fore, and should be made a great day by them all.
B. L. Smith, Y. M. C. A. building, Cincinnati, Ohio
will furnish you the needed supplies free gratis if,
you will order them, and you should do so.
The Home Department is becoming more and
more an actuality with us, this department being
organized at Liberty and Bowling Green, where
J. H. Hardin and S. W. Marr, with their superin-
tendents, always seek the very best means by
which to advance the kingdom of God.
Our July board meeting, with every member
present, took in consideration the districts, the
field force, the funds in prospect, and have out-
lined the work as given in my last notes.
R. B. Havener, our evangelist in the southwest
district, has just revived the school at Edge wood
and has revived the church generally at Calhoun.
The house had been closed for a year, but now all
the departments are at work and W. W. Warren
has been called to their help, and you know what
that means for the little band. Their Bible-school
is again on its feet with a good superintendent,
and we have hopes for Calhoun once more. This
is the work that zeal can do. While holding the
meeting he talks Bible-school, and the revival of
one revives the other, thus saving the sohool and
church to the brotherhood, and our county super
intendents, knowing the field, should use our
evangelists to this good end. Will they not
kindly do so, helping all at once?
Mt. Zion, Marion, is one of the best country
schools in all Missouri, and its efficient superin-
tendent, L. C. Hendren, and the minister, C. S
Brooks, are two of our best friends. The church
house is undergoing general repairs, and will have
one of the most attractive auditoriums in the
West when completed, this week, but there is to
be no cu'ting off in its giving to good work.
If any of those writing for souvenirs failed to
receive them, or if any to whom we promised to
send them did not get them, notify this office
without hesitation and you shall be supplied by
return mail. Hear? The first quarter is now due,
and I hope the schools will not wait for the notice.
H. F. Davis.
Commercial Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
State Mission Notes.
There are some men who know how to give
you a happy surprise in such a hearty way that it
adds to the pleasure of the astonishment. This
is true of Brother W. F. Richardson, pastor of the
First Church, Kansas City, when he came into the
office and turned in a check for $197 for state
mission work from the First Church. He was as
happy in giving this good help as we were in
receiving it. I was not in the office at the time
but the office secretary received such a shock —
of joy — that she had to write me of it at once,
and I had a good big piece of a regular old-fash-
ioned Methodist love feast, all by myself. This
is by far the largest contribution to State Mis-
sions this year, and is the result of a great mis-
sion rally in which over $1,400 was obtained for
mission purposes.
Other churches have gone beyond their appor-
tionments lately, such as Monroe City, which sent
us $35, and Odessa, which sent us $30. At the
first of these we are not surprised; they have been
among the warmest friends of the work for a
number of years, constantly increasing their con-
tributions till it has reached this handsome sum.
The latter, though, was a real, genuine surprise.'
It is more than twice as much as the church has
given for a number of years. To pay that we
are grateful to these friends for their help is to
feebly express our feelings. May God bless them
all. But for these generous helpings our work
would have been in the closest straits, but we
shall now be able to pay the men up to date.
But this is not all that is needed. We need
the money for the next three months for the men
already employed. We must also increase our
force. We must help another place in St. Louis.
We ought to put an extra man in Jasper county
at once. Several preachers have written me,
splendid men, saying that they are ready to go if
their support is assured.
But there is the difficulty, the money is not in
sight. Have we not some great-hearted, gener-
ous friend of God in the state who would support
a m?n in that section for the next three months?
$150 will do it, and what a glorious investment it
would be! Both the Methodist and Baptist peo-
ple have found men among them willing to do
this, and they are doing a noble work. What of
us? Are we any poorer than they? Are we
less liberal than they? Have they any more of
the real spirit of sacrifice than we? I cannot be-
lieve it. Surely, God has blessed some of us
with the means, and we ought to give it for that
purpose. The population of that county is nearly
double what it was a year ago. Twelve months
ago there were 17 saloons in Joplln, now there
are 40, more than twice as many. We are mov-
ing to bnild a $15,,000 house -in that place, but
there is room for the immediate organization of
another church. W. F. Turner says it ought to
be done and done now. Then there are the
towns spoken of in Bro. Oldham's letter. Is
there not a message in these things that will
strike the heart of some one with the means? I
am praying hourly for the means to enter this
field. Who will answer? T. A. Abbott.
1123 Oak Street, Kansas City.
A Call for Our Colored Brethren.
The publicity committee of our next National
Convention has received the following for publica-
tion:
a call to the members op the christian
churches of the united states (col.)
Dearly Beloved Brethren in Christ Jesus —
Greetings: The Annual National Conventions of
the Christian Churches will meet in Kansas City,
Missouri, October 11th to 18th, 1900.
Being a part of this great organization and be-
lieving that we can learn to perfect our work bet-
ter by always beiDg in touch with our (white)
brethren, and realizing how much we who attend-
ed the Jubilee Convention at Cincinnati, Ohio, last
year were benefited by thus being in touch, we
resolved then to meet with our other brethren
each year wherever they meet.
The matter of rates on the railroads being also
a thing of much difficulty, worry and annoyance
when small bodies are to be accommodated, has
along with a great many advantages which can be
derived and which cannot now be mentioned, im-
pelled us to the taking of this step.
Without commending ourselves for wisdom,
foresight or judgment, we believe that this is the
best step yet taken to get together a representa-
tive gathering of our colored brethren with the
least trouble.
The white brethren have already extended|to us
every courtesy with promise of further assistance
to make our meeting a success and the colored
brethren of Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City,
Kan., have written that they are willing to give
free entertainment and do everything in their
power to make our meeting a success.
We, therefore, the executive committee of the
G. C. M. S. (colored), send out this invitation to
all our brethren to meet us in Kansas City, Mo.,
for organization and work, October 11th, 1900, at
which time we hope to also report the raising
of $1,000 for Christ and humanity.
Every delegate and visitor is asked to come pre-
pared to contrioute one dollar and every congre-
gation to send at least five dollars.
Information on program and business can be
sent to and obtained from Prof. T. Augustus Reid,
State Normal School, Frankfort, Ky.
On entertainment and homes, from Eld. Wm.
Alphin, 933 Walker Avenue, Prof. John R. Smith,
1009 Nebraska Avenue, or Eld. Wm. Hancock,
1119 Oakland Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.
On railroads and transportation, from Bro. G.
W. Muckley, T. A. Abbott, A. A. Buxton, publicity
committee, Kansas City, Mo., or from the state
evangelist or state corresponding secretary of
(white) C. M. S. of your state.
Read everything published in our papers by our
other brethred on the conventions. It will have
the same general bearing on our work.
And we, then, as workers together with him,
beseech you in the name of Christ Jesus to meet
us in Kansas City, Mo., at the time appointed.
Executive Committee: Dr. M. F. Robinson,
Kentucky, president G. C. M. S.; Jas. R. Lauder-
back, Virginia, vice-president G. C. M. S.; J. H.
Hart, Ohio, secretary G. C.M.S.; D. Ritter, South
Carolina; Mynor J. Mace, Ind.; E. Joseph Myers,
Ohio, treasurer G. C. M. S.; Wm. M. Richards,
Kentucky; R. A. Spencer, Virginia; W. W. Cor-
dell, Ohio; Mary L. Mead, Kentucky, president
National C. W. B. M.; J. T. Brent, Ohio; Minnie
A. McDuffy, Ohio; T. Augustus Reid, Kentucky,
general secretary.
A Chance to Make Money.
I have berries, grapes and peaches a year old,
fresh as when picked I used the California Cold
Process. Do not heat or seal the fruit, just put
it up cold, keeps perfectly fresh, and costs almost
nothing; can put up a bushel in ten minutes. Last
year I 3o!d directions to over 120 families in one
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when they seethe beautiful samples of fruit. As
there are many people poor like myself, I consider
it my duty to give my experience to such and feel
confident any one can make one or two hundred
dollars round home in a few days. I will mail
sample of fruit and full directions to any one of
your readers for nineteen (19) two-cent stamps,
which is only the actual cost of the samples, pos-
tage, etc. Particulars free. Mrs. M. Baird,
3453 Laclede Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
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$125. very cheap indeed. H. P. Davis, Commercial
Building:, St. Louis.
F
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fit. Bargain. Address A. F. , this office.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stock-
holders of the Standard Adding Machine Company
will be held at the office of the Company, 903 Aubert
Ave., St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday. July 31st, 1900, at
9 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of voting upon the
proposition: To increase the Capital Stock of the
Company from $150,000 to $200,000.
By order of the Board of Directors.
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A. H. DUNCAN, |
R. R. HUTCHISON, J-Directors.
JOHNQ. Mc^ANNE,
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July 19, 1900
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A Cruel Accusation.
To charge the Christian missionaries in China
with istigating the present riots in that country is
most crnel and unjust. It is no new thing to
charge ail calamities and misfortunes that come
upon heathen countries upon the few Christiana
who are trying to spread a knowledge of Christ
around there. In the eariy days of Christianity
every drowth and every plague that visited the
countries where Christians lived was charged to
their account, and for these things the innocent
had to suffer every form of torture and finally
martyrdom, and be it remembered to their ever-
]asting credit that they suffered all these things
uncomplainingly and even gladly, counting it all
joy to suffer shame for his name.
It was this same condition of affairs that made
it possible for Nero to fire Rome and then incite
the mob to murder the Christians for his own
crime. That the old, cruel, false cry is taken up
to-day shows a survival of things other than the
fittest.
"We are reminded of the Oriental proverb:
"First, the missionary, then the consul, then the
general." That this order of events is often the
case we cannot deny, and that Christianity haa
been misunderstood and suffered much on this ac-
count is also true; but to blame Christianity for
the evil that follows the consul and general is
quite as unreasonable as to charge them with
burning Rome.
Modern commercialism and militarism take
early advantage of the opening made by mis-
sionaries, and entering these localities, begin their
methods, that are not Christian, and the mission-
ary has to bear the blame.
Every mission opens up a little center for com-
merce, and then comes the trade of his own
country and the evils it brings, and the heathen
look upon this as the fruits of Christianity.
When, as is so often the case, the same ship that
brings the missionary brings the saloon,
more deadly than the cannon, it is not so strange
that the pagan associates them in after times.
If it is true that within one year after the
American flag was hoisted in Porto Rico and the
American missionary landed there that the three
saloons grew to be thre9 hundred, will not these
people in their history associate the flag, the
missionary and the saloon? We cannot hide the
fact that these results do hinder our missions and
becloud the splendor with which Christianity
would otherwise shine.
. Now as to the Chinese charges, all the people,
whether native or foreign, that are slaughtered
are Christians. But do we thus judge that they
are murdered because of their religion? We
know that the Chinese as a nation are totally in-
different as to religion. When the old Chinese
philosopher said to the missionary: "All Joss
good; your Joss good for you; my Joss good
for me — all Joss good," he [voiced their senti-
ment on religion. But they believe that the
missionary is merely the agent of the secular
government by which it achieves its aggressions,
and as they hate foreign aggressions their ven-
geance falls on the missionary. Because of this
suspicion they declare that these Christian nations
have taken possession of nearly all of their ports
and are now threatening to apportion among them-
selves the entire country; hence the terrible
slaughter at this very moment.
The church is confronted with enormous diffi-
culties. She cannot abandon her missions. She-
cannot cease to "go" into every nation. What is
to be done?
This is true: until Christian nations are
Christian in reality — Christian politically, com-
mercially, socially — the slaughter of Christian
missionaries will inevitably continue. It 'is the
old, old story — the innocent suffering for the
guilty. sj,tj J. J. Morgan.
Woodland, Gal.
July 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
9 19
6vangeUstic.
UTAH.
Salt Lake City, July 9. — Three added here by
letter yesterday. — W. H. Bagby.
WASHINGTON.
Palouse, July 7. — One added by confession and
baptism since last report. — E. C. Wigmore.
ENGLAND.
Southampton, June 29. — Eleven unreported ad
ditions; seven by baptism. — Leslie W.Morgan.
COLORADO.
Cripple Creek, July 9. — Two additions since
yesterday, making four since my last report. — Joe
S. Riley.
OHIO.
Auburn, July 8. — Two additions by letter since
last report.— W. C.McDougall.
ALABAMA.
Selma, July 1. — One by baptism; $20 raised on
church debt at Plantersville. Two by baptism at
Cleveland Mills by E. V. Spicer. — Claris Yeuell.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester. — Four confessions July 1. Bro. B.
B. Tyler began a two weeks' meeting with us on
July 8. Services held in a tent in the Highland
Street district of our city. — Newton Knox.
NEBRASKA.
Fremont, July 9. — Three confessions at our
regular service last night. — Frank Emerson
Jones.
I preached my farewell sermon to the Lexing-
ton Church of Christ on June 24th. We had one
added by letter on that day; also three added by
confession and baptism at last report. I resigned
here in order to accept the work at Saybrook, 111.
I will be at Eddyville, Neb., July 1st, and will be-
gin my work at Saybrook July 8, 1900. — T. A.
Lindenmeyer.
MISSOURI.
Wellsville, July 9. — Two added yesterday, and
our work moves on. — Herbert J. Corwine.
Farmington, July 5. — One baptism since last
report. A good collection at Mine La Motte and
Doe Run on Children's Day. The old church here
is torn down and a modern brick and stone struc-
ture is to take its place. Have also made some
valuable repairs on building at the Doe Run Mis-
sion lately. — A. M. Harral.
IOWA.
Des Moines, July 6. — Six additions recently at
Collins— four last Lord's day.- T. S. Handsaker.
Shenandoah. July 6. — Six added last week and
two this; fiive of these by primary obedience
Some time since our people bought a parsonage on
which there was an encumbrance and our moneyed
men say that this mortgage must come off right
away, and I think it will. We are also planning
for substantial improvements, both of the church
building and parsonage, shortly. — J. H. Wright.
Hamburg, July 10. — Began our meeting here
Saturday. We had Clark Braden with us over
Sunday. He delivered four lectures, redhot and
to the point. Mr. Braden broke up an infidel
league here 10 years ago. He has also cleaned
jup some of the Mormons in Fremont County. Our
[large tent is filled every night. Eld. A. R. Hunt
will come next week and take charge of the meet-
ing—H. W. Cies.
KANSAS.
Hoisington, July 7. — We had one baptism at
prayer-meeting this week; this makes five addi-
tions since I last reported. — J. N. McConnell,
'minister.
i Elk City, July 6. — One more addition here last
[Lord's day. The writer delivered an oration on
:the Fourth at La Fontaine.— S. W. Nay.
s Belleville, July 9. — One confession yesterday at
'regular services. — C. Henderson, pastor.
Augusta, July 8. — At Douglas last Lord's day I
took the confession of two ladies, probably 50
years of age, and baptized them Monday morning.
|The sister of one of them I baptized over 20 years
ago.— C. W. Yard.
Ft, Scott, July 8. — At our last service at
Corinth four persons united by relation, one a
■preacher from the Volunteers, Bro. J. A. Davis,
who will preach in accordance with the New
iTestament; also his wife, and two from the Ad-
ventists. — J. H. Speer.
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ILLINOIS.
Milton, July 9. — Two added by baptism yester-j
day. — C. B. Dabney.
Kankakee, June 8. — One added to-day by letter. \
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Lynville, July 9. — Large audiences yesterday;
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Sullivan, July 9. — Two large audiences yester-f
day and two accessions. We dedicate July 22,8
Z. T. Sweeney officiating. — E. W. Brickert.
Ipava, July 10. — Two added here last Sunday,
also two two weeks ago, making six my last three
appointments here; total, 13 since coming here.
One added at Summum lately. We think the
work at both places is on the up grade. — J. E. Deihl,
pastor.
Princeton July 5 — Three excellent young peo
pie obeyed the gospel here Sunday evening. The
work is growing. — J. G. Waggoner.
Barry, July 9. — One confession here yesterday;
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baptized by J. Q. Dabney, in the country. — N. E
Cory.
McLeansboro, July 10. — Our meeting of three
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pulpit and an all-round hustler. We heartily rec
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great disadvantages last week on account of the
extreme hot weather and the celebration, but we
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throng. We are going to have regular services
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July 19, 1900
Am I Doing My Best?
J. H. STARK.
Am I true to the trust my Savior has given,
As toilsomely on thro' life's journey I go?
Is my back toward the world, my face toward
heaven?
Do I daily kind deeds in Jesus' name do?
Do I frequent the place where brethren oft gather
To sing the sweet songs in praise of our Lord?
Do I eend a request to my Heavenly Father,
Desiring my will with flis to accord?
My Savior has bidden me trust in His leading
And do whatsoever I do in His name,
From the storehouse of truth my soul ever feed-
ing.
May lean on His word and His promises claim.
In the rush and the noise, the strife and the worry
Of business affairs that vex and annoy
Do I take time to drop a word that is cheery,
In the name of my Lord, to give some one joy.
Do I give of my means to publish the story —
The gospel of Christ — at home and abroad?
Am I striving to climb from grace into glory
By faithful adherence to God's blessed Word?
Ami shunning all appearance of evil
That my daily example may tell for the right?
Do I love to do right rather than revel
In pastimes that're sinful, in pleasures that
blight?
Dear Father, do take my poor, sinful weakness
And in place of it give me pure, simple trust;
Take from me pride and give me the meekness
That will entomb self 'neath humility's dust.
Help me to daily, thro' faith in my Savior,
Earnestly work, for the night draweth nigh;
Striving to live in thy blessed favor,
Take me at last to thy saints' rest on high.
Oelwein, Iowa, June 18, 1900.
"Unto the Least of These."
•MINNIE E. HADLEY.
"No, mother, I shall not go to Pierre
Ribeaut's party to-night. Our new minis-
ter^ powerful Christian sermons have
wrought a great change in both my mind
and heart; since I ordered that elaborate
party dress from Madame Hernaud's, four
weeks ago. It's just as he says: 'Plainness
and simplicity will characterize the dress of
every real Christian.'
"The woman who spends two hundred
dollars for a dress," continued Marion
Wright, her large black eyes flashing with
an enthusiasm growing out of intense
earnestness, "does so because she prefers
her own happiness to others', and not for the
employment it affords, as the same amount
invested benevolently for cheaper dresses
would offer quite as much of the latter.
"For my part, I'm sick to death of all
these furbelows, this fuss, finery and
frivolity, which the social world demands
of us. I tell you, mother, its positively ap-
palling to look about us and see what a
small proportion of the great mass of
professing Christians are genuinely so at
heart!"
The elaborate piece of embroidery work
slid from Mrs. Wright's lap to the floor, and
a shadow of perplexed surprise and dis-
pleasure darkened her face as she looked
toward her daughter, who also had stopped
work at her writing desk and sat thought-
fully gazing at a beautiful copy of "The
Christ," by Hofmann, which adorned the
wall of their handsomely furnished library.
"Marion," said Mrs. Wright at length,
"I cannot understand why you should sud-
denly become so dissatisfied with the Chris-
tianity which your own mother has prac-
ticed for almost forty years, and which all
of your friends and acquaintances are prac-
ticing and professing to-day. It cannot be
that they are all wrong and you alone are
right.
"I am not saying that they are all wrong,
mother. They may be all right so far as
they go, but how many of the members in
our church to-day even make any attempt
to fulfill the law of Christ?"
"The science of theology has been elabor-
ated from the first great commandment of
Christ: 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart and with all thy soul and
with all thy mind,' and the church has
studied it assiduously, as it should, but how
about the second great commandment: 'Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself — the
elaboration of which is sociology or social
science? Is it being either studied or
practiced when thousands of professing
Christian women will spend fifteen hun-
dred dollars a year for clothing and men
who are also professed Christians will
squander that much and more on a single
evening's entertainment, as Pierre Ribeaut is
doing to-night? Why, fifteen hundred dol-
lars would endow a permanent scholarship
in the Hampton Institute, or send one hun-
dred boys from the slums of New York City
to Western homes where the most of them
would become honest, industrions and use-
ful citizens. Think of the good that would
grow out of such an expenditure!
"No, mother, I shall not mock God by at-
tending any party that grows out of such
lavish expenditure nor by countenancing any
man who, like Pierre Ribeaut, makes long
prayers on Sundays, gives large donations
to the church to be popular and then grinds
and starves his poor, oppressed employees
six days out of the week to make it all back
again. Such men are liars-and hypocrites!"
Marion brought her plump white fist to
the desk with a bang as she uttered the last
expression and her beautiful black eyes
shot forth tremendous volleys of righteous
indignation.
Mrs. Wright answered with a deep, pro-
longed sigh. There was no use trying to
persuade her daughter. She knew that
very well. But for weeks she had been
cherishing, away down in her heart of
hearts, the secret hope that somehow this
party might open up a new future foi
Marion.
Ever since Morgan Wright's death, ten
years ago, it had been the widowed mother's
ruling ambition to make a brilliant match
for her daughter, not only because they
were in need of a larger income, but also
because Marion's dark, flashing beauty, ex-
quisitely musical voice and brilliancy of
mind seemed to entitle her to something
more than the average man.
The party was given in honor of Harold
Ribeaut, who had long been absent in
Australia, and who, owing to his father's
rapidly declining health would arrive on
the evening train and in a few days assume
full control of the immense manufacturing
business of his father, Pierre Ribeaut, king
of money-makers.
Mrs. Wright had secretly hoped that
some affinity might develop between the
wealthy young millionaire and her superior
daughter, but Marion's recent repugnance
for his father, her ideas of dress reforms,
incumbent duties toward the po:>r, etc.,
seemed to reduce such a match to a mere
myth, and the mother's prolonged sigh was
but the final expiration of the last breath of
a dying hope.
So it was decided; and eight o'clock of
the same evening found Marion Wright
entering the door of the large stone church
which stood just a:ross the street from her
home. It was prayer-meeting night and
the same faithful few were in attendance —
some twelve or fifteen good old souls, each of
which Marion knew and loved, a few zealous
young people, and to-night there was a
stranger, a large stalwartjman, with dark-
auburn hair and a thick growth of like- i
colored beard. He was kneeling] in one of I
the back pews as Marion entered,fapparent-
ly engaged in the profoundest religious
devotions, although the services^had not yet
begun.
"He must be puzzled with the solution of
some perplexing moralXquestion," thought j
Marion as she noticed him pacing to and fro]
in the vestibule after the meeting was over.
But just then something [happened which
caused her to forget all aboutjhim, for just,
as she stepped upon the sidewalk a little
ragged urchin darted out from the depths of
a shadow and seized her hand.
"Mother's a dyin'," squeaked a hoarse
little voice. "An' she wants yer to come.
Ef yer got any close es '11 doiter^bury er in,,
she says will yer bring 'em? She's only,
got ther ole calicer she's been wearin'."
It was little Jamie Davis from "Factory
Flats," the homes of Pierre Ribeaut's em-
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ployees, and one of the poorest quarters of
the city.
Marion had made the acquaintance of the
needy family but a few weeks before and
learned that Mrs. Davis had killed herself
by long hours and hard work in the factory.
Her wages were uncommonly low and Jamie
and Meg, aged ten and six respectively,
were dependent upon her for support.
"Wait here just one minute Jamie."
Marion's home was only a few steps from
the church, and the next moment she stood
at the open door of her room, where the first
thing that met her eyes was the white silk
party dress which had just come from
Madam Hernand's.
A pair of sharp scissors, guided by her
iconoclastic spirit, letting out a puff here
and ripping off a furbelow there, very
quickly reduced the fussy, stylish party
dress to a plain white silk shroud for Mrs.
Davis. Bundling up a few other necessary
articles, she rejoined Jamie and they were
soon hastening along the beautiful resi-
dence street in the direction of Factory
Flats.
As they passed the Ribeaut mansion it
was easy to discern that the festivities had
already commenced. Gorgeous lights
streamed forth from the large windows and
beautiful strains of music were wafted upon
the night air.
A very dandified and foppish looking
young gentleman with an air of the most
exalted self-importance had just emerged
from a cab and was entering the yard.
"Ha, Ribeaut, is it you?" she heard one of
the gentlemen accost him.
"And that's the renowned Harold
Ribeaut," thought Marion, "the business
man who is to assume control of all those
immense factories. Great God! What are
we coming to when such men are given
power to crush the very souls of those who
serve them?"
They had reached the poorer quarters of
the city, where the lights were dim and the
passengers few, when Marion was seized by
the vague perception that some one was
following them. All the way along heavy
footsteps had sounded just behind them, and
now a3 she stopped to rearrange her bundle
the footsteps stopped too, and she seemed
to discern in the darkness the stalwart
figure of the stranger seen at church.
They hastened onward in silence to their
destination, where poor Mrs. Davis already
lay a corpse.
Marion, assisted by the willing hands of
some of the neighbor women, had arrayed
the body in its last earthly garment, and
the mournful watch was already begun,
when a gentle rap at the outer door startled
them, and the next moment a strange man
had stepped upon the threshold. It was
the auburn-haired stranger again. Im-
mediately his eyes were riveted upon Marion,
who held the sleeping, curly-headed Meg in
her lap, with the little tear-stained face
pressed close to her bosom, while the other
arm was thrown lovingly about the stricken
form of heart-broken Jamie who was crying
bitterly, with his head upon her shoulder.
It was a beautiful picture, such as angels
mighs well have envied, and no wonder that
the stranger stood gazing at her a few
moments without uttering a single word.
"I understand there has been a death
here," he said in low sympathetic tones,
"and have come to offer . assistance. If you
have not yet arranged for an undertaker I
will gladly attend to the matter as I have
a somewhat personal interest in the de-
ceased."
He was a young man, apparently not
more than thirty, and his kind blue eyes
beamed so lovingly upon the little children
that Marion's confidence was immediately
won.
"You are very kind," she said. "We are
in need of a man's assistance."
"I understand that it's the old story," he
continued, "another victim of overwork at
the factory. As I am something of a
sociologist, and as you are better acquainted
with conditions here, I should like to ask if
you think it possible for the employer of
these people to institute any sudden and
definite reform that would work for the
betterment of their conditions?"
"Most assuredly I do," answered Marion,
with quick flash of her large black eyes.
"0, if I were only in young Harold Ribeant's
shoes for just one week!"
"May I ask what would be the conse-
quences?" he inquired with an interested
smile.
"I should increase the starvation wages
of these poor people at least 25 per cent.; I
should cut the working period from fifteen
hours down to eight; I should give them
houses to live in instead of pigpens and
ratholes."
"Anything else?" he asked, still smiling,
as Marion paused for breath.
"Yes; I should then build for them a
'Palace of Delight' for social gathering and
aesthetic culture, such as Walter Besant
speaks of in his "All Sorts and Conditions
of Men, ' and which is actually realized in
London to-day."
"I hope your ideas may also be realized,"
he said, looking more serious, "and very
soon, too."
"And now I must bid you good-night. I
shall send an undertaker at once. May
God bless you in your noble work of benev-
olence!"
It all seemed like a strange dream to
Marion when, next day, she tried to recall
the words of her new acquaintance.
About noon of the same day, what was
her surprise when a message boy delivered
the following note:
"My Dear Miss Wright: — Your visions of
reform have already become realities. I
have increased the wages of my employees
25 per cent.; the working day is shortened
to eight hours and I have one hundred
thousand dollars ready for the 'Palace of
Delight.' If agreeable to you I shall call
this evening and give you definite informa-
tion concerning my plans."
Harold Ribeaut.
Marion could scarcely credit her own
enses and during the remainder of the
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oannot be resisted by a vast number of the human
race? The physician in question is Dr. Ozias
Paquln, who for years has been a practicing phy-
siolan In Phe Olty of St. Louis. He has answered
this question by taking five of the worst drunkards
that could be found and cured them of all further
appetite for intoxicating drinks. The five oases
were all beyond middle age ana they had sunk Into
the deepest pit of drunkenness, with the odor of
drink about them so obnoxious that it was almost
Impossible to stand within speaking distance. He
not only cured them of all desire for intoxicating
drink, but at the same time placed upon their cheek
the flush of healtn. and into their eyes the light of
happiness, and took from their person the odor of
whiskey. It was almost a miracle, for he had raised
five cases from degradation into the sunshine of
health and happiness. Dr. Paquin has cured
hundreds of patients who were relapses from other
treatments, and in every instance he cured these
patients, and they have remained cured for months
and years. It can therefore be said that the Paquln
Treatment is a permanent cure, and not a temporary
one, for the patient never relapses to his former
condition. We know of no more humane work being
done at the present time than that which Dr. Paquin
is doing, and it is the duty of every reader to assist
Dr. Ozias Paquin in his noble work, and if any
reader has brother, sister, husband, father or friend
in whose system iurks the disease of drunkenness,
he should at once send their name to Dr. Paquin
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afternoon two pictures were constantly
coming and going before her mental vision
— one was of the fashionable dandy seen at
the Ribeaut mansion, the other of the plain,
Christian sociologist seen in the hovel; and
it was not wholly a surprise when, as she
descended to the parlor later at the an-
nouncement of Harold Ribeant, she found
the latter awaiting her instead of the
former.
Harold Ribeaut had been converted to
Christianity in the wilds of Australia and
on arriving in the city that evening had
preferred to attend prayer-meeting and
there invoke God's blessing upon the great
work which he was about to undertake, be-
fore appearing upon the scene of revelry,
the lavish expenditure for which he could in
nowise approve, As he waited in the
vestibule he heard little Jamie's plea for
aid and was impelled by a stronger desire
to minister to the dying woman than to ap-
pear at the party. The young Mr. Ribeaut
to whom Marion had taken such a dislike
was a distant relative from a neighboring
city.
The long rows of neat, white cottages for
Harold Ribeaut's employees were soon con-
structed; a few years later the "Palace of
Delight" was completed and it thus became
the crowning object of Harold Ribeaut's
life, with the assistance of his wife, Marion,
to make better and happier the lives of
those who served him.
His aim is to study the needs and wants
these people, to think of their happiness
as well as his own, thereby fulfilling the
law of Christ, who has said: "Inasmuch as
ye have done it unto the least of these, my
brethren, ye have done it unto me."
Washington C. H., 0.
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922
THE CHRIS T'AfveVANGELIST
July 19, 1900
Sortie Day.
A. R. ADAMS.
Some day, when I shall reach the end of life
And lay my burdens at His pierced feet,
I shall forget my toils and pain and strife
And bask in heaven's sunlight, pure and sweet.
Some day the pearly gates will open wide
And I the Savior's blessed face eeall see
And He who here has been my guide
Will then my everlasting portion be.
Lynnville, III.
<Judge Not"— III.
T. H. BLENUS.
If God will punish those who encroach
upon his divine prerogatives he will most
certainly condemn those who in their con-
duct trample upon the rules of justice and
equity. There can be nothing more un-
just than to usurp over our equals a right
which we do not possess, and the exercise of
which is strictly forbidden us. What is
more unjust than after erecting this
tribunal without authority to disregard in
our decisions every rule of right and equity,
to condemn on the most vague reports and
frevolous surmises, to condemn without
investigation, and from the impulse of un-
hallowed passion? What can be more un-
just than to constantly do to others what
would overwhelm us if they did it to our-
selves.
Love, the queen of the graces, cannot
reign in the hearts of those who inhumanly
and unrighteously judge their neighbor.
What is a Christian without charity? An
uncharitable Christian is an anomalous char-
acter. It is an evil heart destitute of the
the very first principles of a vital faith in
Christ and a desire to imitate him which is
perpetually occupied with the real or imag-
inary failings of a brother or a neigbor.
* The Apostle James has written: "He shall
have judgment without mercy that hath
shewed no mercy." Instead of cultivating
the disposition of passing judgment on those
around us our deepest care should be em-
ployed in repairing as much as possible the
evils of life, in cherishing the sentiments of
sympathy and love and in striving to bring
under the favor and approbation of God the
erring, the straying and the sinful. Without
the mercy of the Almighty One the most
righteous would despair of salvation; with-
out it the repentent sinner would in vain
flatter himself with the hopes of forgiveness.
In our present state of existence, where
human nature is so frail, where the very
best have their weak side and the strongest
armor has its open joints, and where so
many events happen which give occasions
to the passions of men to manifest them-
selves, there is great scope for the exercise
of the spirit of meekness and forbearance.
Many opportunities present themselves to
us to throw a veil over those infirmities
which sometimes are inseparable from the
best natures and to frame an excuse for
those errors and indiscretions which do not
proceed from a bad aeart. To the errors of
his friends Christ was gentle and mild.
When his disciples were prompted by a
a fal e zeal, of which many of his so-called
disciples are equally as guilty to-day, they
asked him to command fire from heaven and
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consume a city which rejected him. The
rebuke he administered was: "Ye know not
what manner of spirit ye are of; the Son of
Man came, not to destroy men's lives, but to
save them."
The benevolent, tenderhearted, sympa-
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upon all. He often condescends to the
prejudices of the weak, and often fogrives
the errors of the foolish. His maxims are,
not to give offence, not to take offence.
He molds his life by the divine injunction,
"forbearing one another and forgiving one
another; rejoicing, not in iniquity, but re-
joicing in the truth, loving one another with
a pure heart fervently;" and shows himself
to be endued with that "wisdom which is
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"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not
want."
I shall not want rest. "He maketh me to
lie down in green pastures."
I shall not want drink. "He leadeth me
beside the still waters."
I shall not want forgiveness. "He re-
storeth my soul."
I shall not want guidance. "He leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness, for His
name's sake."
I shall not want companionship. "Yea,
though I walk through valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art
with me."
I shall not want comfort. "Thy rod and
Thy staff they comfort me."
I shall not want food. "Thou anointest
my head with oil."
I shall not want anything. "My cup
runneth over."
I shall not want anything in this life.
"Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life."
I shall not want anything in eternity.
"And I will dwell in the house of the Lord1
forever."
— The Twenty-third Psalm, with Comments*
by Mrs. John R. Mott.
ly 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
923
The Lion's Sister.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
Jext week we will have some letters
n the members of our Advance Society.
;he meantime, here is the second chapter
vlr. Thackeray's story. You will remem-
that little Prince Giglio's uncle had
bed him of his throne; and that this
le's daughter, Angelica, had a maid
ted Rosalba, who said she was a lion's
sr, a very strange statement certainly,
will hear more about it.
.nd now let us speak of Prince Giglio,
nephew of King Valoroso XXIV. As
; as he had a smart coat to wear and
ley in his pocket, or rather to take out
is pocket, for he was very good-natured,
young prince did not care for the loss of
3rown. The king always wished that
;elica and Giglio should marry; so did
lio; so did Angelica sometimes, for she
lght the prince very handsome, brave
good-natured. But then, you know, she
so clever and knew so many things, and
r Giglio knew nothing (he would not
n Latin or mathematics) and he had no
rersation. When they looked at the
■s what did Giglio know of the heavenly
ies? One sweet night Angelica said
king at the big dipper): "There is the
at bear."
Where?" says Giglio. "Don't be afraid,
;elica. If a dozen bears come I will kill
n.
Oh, you silly creature," said she, "you
good, but you are not very wise."
/hen they looked at the flowers Giglio
utterly unacquainted with botany.
3n the butterflies passed Giglio knew
ling about them, being as ignorant of
)tnology as I am of algebra. So you see,
lgh Angelica liked Giglio pretty well, she
rised him on account of his ignorance,
bink she valued her own knowledge
ler too much; finally, when nobody else
i there, Angelica liked the prince well
ugh. King Valoroso was very delicate,
so fond of good dinners (which were
pared for him by his French cook), that
ras supposed he could not live long. Now,
idea of anything happening to the king
ick the prime minister and the governess
h horror, for they thought: "When
ice Giglio marries Angelica and comes
the throne, what a pretty position we
11 be in, we who have always been tra-
il to him! We shall lose our positions in
rice!" So these unprincipled people in-
ted a hundred cruel stories about Prince
lio; how he actually wrote Valoroso
h two Is; how he went to sleep in
rch; how he owed ever so much money
the pastrycook's; how he was always
ng. So did the king go to sleep at
rch and eat too much! And if Giglio
id a trifle for tarts, who owed him the
whole crown and throne and treasury, I
should like to know? Tale-bearers (in my
humble opinion) had much better look at
home. King Valoroso had his own reasons
for disliking his nephew; and for those
readers who ask why? I beg (with the per-
mission of their dear parents) to refer them
to Shakespeare's pages, where they will find
why King John disliked Prince Arthur.
Two villains (who shall be nameless) wished
the court physician to kill Giglio outright;
but he only bled him and kept him in bed
for months, till he grew as thin as a ghost.
One day an artist showed Angelica the
portrait of a young man in armor. "Who
is this?" asked the princess. "I never saw
any one so handsome."
"That," said the painter, "is Prince Bulbo,
Crown Prince of Crim Tartary."
"What a prince!" thought Angelica; "so
brave, so young, so calm- looking!"
"The Prince Bulbo has given away his
royal heart," said the painter.
"And to whom?" asked her royal high-
ness, with a sigh.
"I am not at liberty to name the princess
he loves," answered the painter.
"But you may tell me the first letter of
it," gasped the princess.
"Your royal highness may guess."
"Does it begin with a Z?" asked Angelica.
The pa'inter said it . wasn't Z; then she
tried a Y, then an X; and went backwards
through almost the whole alphabet. When
she came to C it wasn't C, and she grew
very much excited; then she came to B;
it wasn't B! She faintly whispered, "Can
it be A?"
"It is A; and though I may not tell her,
I may show you her portrait." Leading the
princess to a gilt frame the painter drew
a curtain which was before it. 0, good-
ness! The frame contained a lookingglass!
and Angelica saw her own face."
After that Angelica gave no more thought
to poor Giglio. She thought day and night
(when not asleep) of this handsome Bulbo
whom she had never seen. And she thought:
"Oh, will I ever meet that charming per-
son?" And in the meantime Giglio lay
very ill in his bed, kept there by the cruel
court physician. No one came to see him
except the doctor with his hateful medicines
that kept him sick and the little maid,
Rosalba, who was kind enough to sit by
him and read out of a tremendous history in
eight volumes without any pictures.
Nip. — "Who was the first man to play
rouge et noir?"
Tuck.— "Give it up."
Nip. — "Moses — ran on the bank over
against the red — see?"
Tuck. — "It won't go. That was a Pha-
raoh bank."
Nip.— "Prove it."
Tuck. — "Why, the Egyptians stuck to
the king till they'd passed in their checks."
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 19, 1900
Sunday - School*
W. F. RICHARDSON.
THE TRANSFIGURATION.
A week elapsed between the time of Peter's
confession and that of the transfiguration of our
Lord. How this time was spent we are not told
by the evangelists, but we may be certain that
Jesus was either continuing his work of teaching
and healing the people, or counseling with the
twelve regarding his mission and the way in
which he must fulfill it. The shadow of the cross
had already fallen upon the souls of the Master
and his disciples, and the joy that had but recent-
ly thrilled them, when the multitude seemed
ready to follow Jesus anywhere, had been suc-
ceeded by deepest sorrow, when the fickle crowd
turned away and joined the enemies of the Christ.
Jesus needed such a token of the Father's ap-
proval and love as would nerve him for the dread
conflict before him. He saw the weary months
of growing hostility on the part of his own
people Israel, which would culminate in the agony
of the cross. His very purity of soul and divine-
ness of spirit made the thought of such a death
more awful. To die as a criminal he who never
cherished an evil thought, to be the victim of his
people's wrath he who hved them better than he
did the bliss of heaven — this it was that made the
cup so bitter.
Much more did the disciples need some vision
from heaven to reveal to them t.rie true character
of him they loved so dearly. Their Messianic
ideas were those common to Israel, and they had
looked for their Master to declare himself at the
proper time and rally the nation to his banner
for a war of deliverance from Rome. Instead of
this Jesus had toJd them that he was to die by the
hands of his enemies. What did it all mean?
They clung to him still, rather with the blind
grasp of unreasoning faith than because they
understood him. This faith must be shown to
have its foundation in the relation of Jesus to
God or they would soon be ready to abandon it.
And so a vision was granted to this sorrowing
company, one that should strengthen the divine
sufferer and sow in the hearts of those who loved
him the seeds of an immortal hope.
It was probably evening when Jesus paseed up
one of the valleys that separate the ridges and
peaks of lofty Mount Hermon, whose snowy sum-
mit is the glory of the Galilean and Syrian land-
scape. Reaching a spot where the multitude
were not likely to follow him, he left there the
body of the disciples and took with him the elect
three who were closest in his confidence— Peter,
James and Jobn. Tfct^y ascended one of the spurs
of the mountaiT and reaching its top, stood look-
ing down upon the world that slept unconscious
of the preserve of its Redeemer. Here, alone
with God, breathing the pure air of heaven and
canopied by its blue vault, bedecked with stars,
the Son of Man spent the night hours in prayer.
The three disciples, fatigued by their day's
journey, slept. "As he continued praying his
soul rose above all earthly sorrows. Drawn forth
by the nearness of his Heavenly Father, the
divinity within shone through the veiling flesh till
his raiment kindled to the dazzling brightness of
light, or of thj glittering snow on the peaks
above him, and his face glowed with a sunlike
majesty." Amid such effulgence of glory it was
impossible the disciples should sleep. Awaking,
they gazed with fear and awe upon the scene and
felt for the first time, peihaps, that he whom
they had accepted as the Christ was indeed from
heaven and not a son of earth. While they gaaed,
fearing to break the silence, lo, there stood with
Lesson for July 29- Luke 9:28-30. Parallel pas-
sages—Matt. 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-10.
Jesus, clothed in like manner, with somewhat of
unearthly splendor, two majestic forms whom
they recognized either by hearing them called by
name or through some subtle spiritual sense as
Moses and Elijah, the one Israel's' great law-
giver, the other the first and chief of the nation's
prophets.
It was fitting that Moses and Elijah should be
the messenger of God to his Son, coming to cheer
him in the prospect of death. "When, in the
desert he was girding himself for the work of
life, angels of life came and ministered to him.
Now, in the fair world, when he is girding him-
self for the work of death, ministrants come to
him from the grave — but from the grave con-
quered— one from that grave under Abarim,
which his own hand had sealed long ago; the
other from the rest into which he entered with-
out seeing corruption." The theme of their con-
versation was the decease which Jesus was about
to accomplish at Jerusalem — the death he was
about to die, "Exodus" is the word Luke uses.
Death was merely the "outgoing" of the Lord, as
the beginning of his ministry is called by the
same evangelist in Acts 13:24 his "incoming."
Moses and Elijah could look at death from the
heavenly side, and we may be sure that for them
all its terror had departed. They could talk of it
with the Master aa calmly as we could converse
about a pleasant journey in which we were to
have delightful friends and a diviner Potector.
What messages they may have brought to Jesus
from the hosts of heaven, who were watching his
earthly ministry with increasing wonder and love,
we may not know. But his soul was filled with
peace and his heart with courage.
To break into such a conversation was too rash
an act for even the impetuous Peter to attempt.
But no sooner does the interview close and the
the visitors from the skies prepare to take their
departure than the eager disciple addresses the
Master, asking that they be permitted to build
booths where the honored servants and Son of
God may lodge and 'his blessed converse be pro-
longed. While he yet was speaking the cloud of
glory that had wrapped in its bright folds the
form of Jesus spread until it enfolded the dis-
ciples, and they fell on their faces in awful
dread. A voice out of the cloud, like a thunder
on the mountains, spake in words they could never
forget: "This is my beloved Son; hear him." Upon
the soul of Peter this scene impressed itself so
deeply that after a generation had passed he tells
the story with such evident feeling as to prove
that it was vivid before him: "For we have not
followed cunningly devised fables, when we made
known unto you the power and coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of
his majesty. For he received from God the
Father honor and glory, when there came such a
voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my
beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. And this
voice which came from heaven we heard when
we were with him in the holy mount."
The disciples hid their faces and lay prone
upon the ground. What were they, that they
should hear the voice of God and look upon such
a vision of the divine glory? They dared not raise
their heads till, as Matthew tells us, Jesus him-
self came and touched them and bade them rise.
"They were alone with Jesus, and only the stars
rained their quiet luster on the mountain slopes."
But from that hour these disciples were assured
of some things regarding which the heart of hu-
manity has ever longed to have a sure and stead-
fast confidence. The righteous dead are living.
Whether, like Moses, they pass through the
portals of the grave or, like Elijah, they disap-
pear myst'riously from our vision, they are alike
with God, who is the God of the living and not of
the dead. The righteous dead are happy. They
Sunday-School
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can return on errands of love, if the Father sends
them, and brings shining faces and joyful assur-
ances. The righteous dead are immortal. Their
bodies are no longer subject to decay and death.
The glimpse we here get of the beyond adds em-
phasis to the words of the Apostle Paul: "Our
citizenship is in heaven; from whence also we look
for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall
fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it
may be conformed to the body of his glory."
The "body of his glory" these disciples saw at
this time, and it filled them with a rapture that
lasted' through all the years of their busy and
suffering ministry. Finally, they learned that
neither law nor prophecy contained God's last and
best word for man, but the gospel of the Son of
God. "Hear ye him!" is the message which the
voice of God would still echo in the ears of every
man who places beside the words of Jesus
those of any human teacher, or who would go
back to the old and outgrown covenant to show
man the way of life. . The gospel is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth.
Let us preach it and live it everywhere till the
world is filled with its blessed influence and a
transformed race is ready to meet the trans-
figured Christ upon the white summit of the
delectable mountains.
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the same excepting train No. 57 for Delta, Colum-
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8:00 A. M.
July 19, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
925
Christian Gndeavor.
Burris A. Jenkins
TOPIC FOR JULY 29.
CUMBERERS OF THE GROUND.
(Luke 13:6-9.)
Rudyard EipliDg has a poem about a man —
Tomlinson by name — who went up to heaven's gate
when he died. St. Peter asked who he was, and
the gatekeeper denied him entrance because he
had never done anything worth reward, telling
him to go back to earth and do something. Tom-
linson then went down to hell, and Satan made the
same inquiry, and also shut the man out because
he had never done anything worth punishment,
telling him to go back to earth and do something.
This poem is a good commentary on our lesson.
Tomlinson was neither good nor bad. He was
merely a cumberer of the ground. It is not
enough to be merely neutral, to be not bad. It is
necessary to be positively bid; to do things. It
is almost better to see a man go plunging into
evil, positively, actively, enthusiastically, than to
see him merely shilly-shally, doing nothing. Of
course it is far better — as far as heaven is above
earth — to see him go plunging into good with al
the enthusiasm of a noble effort.
When one is a cumberer of the soil there is only
one thing possible and that is, with our Lord's
parable and Kipling's poem, to give him another
chance; to freshen the soil about his roots; to
stir him to some sort of earnest activity. Many
things can do this.
Sometimes a sin will awake such a one. There
are some namby-pamby, weak ones who, ere they
are aware, drift into a positive tresspass. Pun-
ishment falls upon their heads. Regret and re-
morse come. The bitterness of the cup of sin is
drained. Then they arouse and do better things.
A sin is not always a destroying agent. Occa-
sionally, like a a powerful drug, a heroic remedy,
which leaves a shattered system behind, it never-
theless brings cure.
Sometiuies a sorrow will awaken a sleeping
soul. As the plowshare tears through fallow
land, so sometimes does pain uproot a fallow life.
Our good Father, the great Husbandman, often
sends the iron of adversity about the roots of his
cumberers to freshen them to activity.
A new and great affection sometimes acts as a
stimulus to a positive life. If one's heart is en-
gaged by some noble character that absorbs all
one's better elements and dissipates all one's
worser tendencies, all the fruitfulness of life may
be stimulated and a cumberer may become a
bearer. Happy is the life that finds such a great
affection. Happy is the life that centres all its
heart upon Jesus, the Friend of all. Such a com-
panionship cannot but be helpful.
Some of us, perhaps, are too often inclined to
think of ourselves as mere cumberers, when, in
reality, we may be quite the contrary. Because
we are not doing great startling deeds, because
we are not playing a spectacular part in life, be-
cause we may not be seen of men or be large in
our evident influence, we sometimes depreciate
ourselves and feel that we are of no use in the
world. This may be a serious mistake. If one
only leads a quiet and a happy life, trying to
brighten the little circle in which he lives, having
as pleasant and joyous and full and round a life
as possible in the home and neighborhood, such a
one i3 far from a cumberer. Only let us shine in
the little circle where we are, making no dark-
ness and not flickering with a vain attempt to be
a lighthouse, and we shall fulfill our mission.
Buffalo, New York.
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Literature
JWarriages.
MAGAZINES.
The Delineator for August is about as com-
plete in its mission and handsome in its appearnce
as a magazine can well be. The styles and fash-
ions of the day forj'the fair sex are displayed in
type and in plates, colored and plain, as complete
as life itself. But I this magazine appeals not
alone to the eye, butjto the intellect. It has a
number of leading magazine articles on interest-
ing topics, written in a popular view, whieh cannot
fail of attraction. The Delineator is published
monthlyby the Butterick Publishing Co., New York,
at the low price of $1.00 per year.
The Treasury of Religions Thought, published by
E. B. Treat&Co.,New York, appears each month with
a valuable freightage of living religions thought.
It is always fresh and vigorous in each of its
many departments and ought to be a very popular
Lousehold magazine as well as preachers' com-
panion. The sermons each month are by leading
men in the pulpit and are of value in many ways.
The sermon outlines are always suggestive and
helpful. Every department, in fact, seems both
timely f and hopeful, and the perusal of such a
magazine cannot be without its good spiritual re-
sults.
Vick'sJIllnstrated Monthly continues to hold its
place as authority [on flowers, fruits and veget-
ables. To appreciate the value of such a mag
azine one has but to attempt to raise
flowers, fruits or vegetables in this age of the
world without literature. The old hit-or-miss
plan is out of date and science has'come into play.
The amateur at these things will come across
things daily that baffle his skill, and but for a
magazine or other authority he would fail. As in
all other departments of life, a special literature
is essential to success, and this any one will find in
Vick's Illustrated Monthly, Rochester New York.
The PreacherVHelper, the Rev. G. Holzapfel,
A. M., Cleona, Pa., editor aid publisher, is a well-
named magazine. It is helpful to the preacher
by its sermons, its vigorous thought, its sugges-
tions, the experiences of other preachers and its
wide variety of literature on church and ministe-
rial work. The sermons, sermon thoughts, sugges-
tions and outlines and other literature are always
carefully selected from authoritative sources and
always presented in good form. No reader of
this magazine is caught behind the times or the
issues of the day. It will keep him posted and
his mind quickened for any emergency.
The Julyrmagazine number of The Outlook con-
tains an interesting collection of pictures relating
to the present Chinese crisis, including authentic
portraits of the young"emperor and of Kang Yu
Wei, the famous leader of the Chinese Reform
party — portraits obtained from Chinese sources,
and it is believed, never before published — an
excellent portrait of Mr. Conger, our minister to
China, portraits of General Chaffee, the newly
appointed American commander in China, Admiral
Kempff and Captain McCalla, and also a rare
and interesting group portrait of the members
of the Chinese Foreign Office, the Tsung-li Yamen
$3.00 a year. The Outlook Company, New
York.
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think it the best I have ever used."
CALLITHON — WESTLAKE. — On June 20,
1900, Robt. E. Callithon and Clara E. Westlake
were united in marriage at Winchester, Kan.
FLOWER— SMITH— Walter P. Flower and Miss
Minnie Smith, both of Kansas City, were united in
marriage July 3, 1900; T. L. Noblitt officiating.
HARLEY— FERRIS. — At the home of the
bride's parents in Perry, Okla., on June 26, 1900,
Mr. Frank Edward Harley and Miss Allie Linnie
Ferris; O. A. Richards officiating. . •
NICHOLS— SCHLENKER.— Mr. Otho Nichols
and Miss Lizzie Schlenker, both of Anderson, Ind.,
were united in marriage July 4, 1900, at the home
of the bride's mother; R. B. Givens officiating
RICE— DAVIS.— At the residence of the bride's
parents, Des Moines la., June 17, 1900, E. Jay
Rice, of Kansas City, Mo., to Miss Nellie Davis,
of Des Moines, la. ; F. D. Fillmore officiating.
SEININGER— BURNS— On June 27, 1910, Mr.
Geo. T. Seininger and Miss Ethel Burns were
married by Jesse R. Teagarden.
SMOOT— BYERLY— At the home of the bride's
parents at Catlin, 111., June 10, John J. Smoot to
Miss Lizzie M. Byerly; H. J. Hostetler officiating.
TAYLOR— MOORE.— On June 28, 1900, Jesse
R. Teagarden, officiating, Mr. Earnest Taylor and
Miss Minnie Moore were united in marriage.
WILLS — GOLDING. — At the home of the
bride's parents, on June 27, 1900, Mr. Albert
Wills, of Cleveland, 0., and Miss Mary Eliza
Golding, of Perry, Okla., 0. A. Richards officiat-
ing, v
Obituaries.
BONEBRAKE.
Benjamin Franklin Bonebrake was born in
Fountain County, Ind , March 22, 1839, and de-
parted this life June 28, 1900. On April 4, 1866,
he was united in marriage to Miss Mary M.
Lindsey and to this union five children were born,
two daughters and one son having preceded him.
Bro. Bonebrake united with the Christian Church
at State Line, Ind., in 1875, having previously been
a member of the United Brethren from his boy-
hood. He has been a liberal contributor to the
church and various missionary boards as well as
always found in his pew at every service; but he
has passed on higher — passed through the veil
that divides the seen from the unseen into the
light of another morning — a morning that has no
noon, a noon that knows no night.
H. A. WlNGABD.
State Line, Ind.
BOZARTH.
Lindell Bozarth, the son of Bro. and Sister A.
C. Bozarth, was born Oct. 2, 1883; died May 25'
1900. His death was a surpjise to all of us, and
we could hardly realize that it was true. He was
a much-loved Christian boy. He was the young-
eft of the family and light of the home. During
the wintei of '97 Bro. Geo. Buckner held a meet-
ing in La Grange and Lindell, and he was the first to
make the good confession. He was followed by
his entire Sunday-school class and ever since he
has been a leader among them in all good works,
always in his place on time. He is missed by
teachers, pupils and pastor, while the vacancy in
the home can never be filled. But the Master had
need of him and he was called to a higher work.
T. A. Hedges.
CAMPBELL.
The Detroit Church and C. W. B. M. Auxiliary
have held recent services, beautiful and tender in
spirit, in memory of Mrs. Caroline Linn Campbell,
who died Tuesday, May 15. Mrs. Campbell, lov-
ingly known throughout the church as "Mother"
Campbell, was a charter member of the church
and the auxiliary, the first vice-president of the
auxilaary for nearly 20 years and a life member
of the C. W. B. M. Long before there was a mis-
sionary organization in our church she was a
true missionary, home and foreign, longing for
our brethren to do their share to redeem the
world for Christ. It is one of the remarkable
tributes paid to her m mory that few ever came
for long under her influence without becoming a
Christian. In the charitable organizations of the
city she has been among the charter members and
most zealous of workers. No church, city or
home could claim a more loyal Christian char-
acter than Mrs. Campbell has ever been. To have
been associated with her is deemed a precious
privilege by her friends. B. S. D.
DOWNING.
I was called last week to attend a very sad
service. Bro. J. M. Downing's little son, Bruce
Glidden, was bitten by. a dog more than a month
ago. The fond parents feared hydrophobia from
the first, but many things tended to quiet their
fears. Thirty-one days passed and the wound was
nearly healed when the dreaded consequences
came. He showed signs of hydrophobia on Sunday
evening and passed away Tuesday afternoon. He
was conscious nearly to the last. A large con-
course of friends gathered at the Hillside Chapel
in this city on Wednesday afternoon to mingle
their tears of sympathy with those of the grief-
stricken parents. Bro. and Sister Downing have
many friends in Missouri and Kansas.
P. N. Calvin.
Colorado Springs, Col.
GLEN.
After an illness of seven weeks William R.
-Glen passed quietly away to the better land
March 10, 1900. He was in his 48th year. For
several years he had suffered with a disease of
the intercostal nerves. Grippe aggravated this
trouble and blood-poisoning developed in one of
the lower limbs, which in spite of all that the best
medical skill could do carried him swiftly to the
end. For many years he was a' beloved and hon-
ored officer of the First Church in Philadelphia
and superintendent of the Sunday-school. When
he moved to New York, last fall, the church in
Philadelphia, as a token of appreciation of his
long and valuable services, presented him with a
beautiful loving cup and many other expressions
of esteem. Coming to New York he came at once
with his entire family into our church and entered
upon the work with the greatest enthusiasm. He
was placed upon our board of officers and took
charge of our young men's Bible class in the Sun-
day school. Though permitted to labor with us
but a few months, his strong personality and beau-
tiful Christian character will ever remain as a
precious legacy. He was for many years associa-
ted with the American Botk Co., of this city.
His business career is a model and inspiration.
He had a genias for making friends. Those who
came in contact with him in a business way soon
passed into the inner circle of warmest friendship.
His great, loving heart captivated all who knew
him. It was in his home that the beauty of his
life and the warmth of his affection shone with
greatest lustre. Here he was like a central sun,
diffusing a genial atmosphere — a loveliness which
could be felt but not described. He leaves a de-
voted wife and four children, all members of the
church. His dust sleeps in the quiet Woodlawn
Cemetery, but he has gone to be with God, where
one day we shall see his face again.
J. M. PHILPrTT.
New York.
MELONE.
Bro. W. T. Melone was born in* Morgan county.
111., Nov. 24, 1854. Early in life he became a
Christian and his prospects of heaven were bright
at the close of his career. His home was at
Virginia, 111., before coming to California, which
was 13 years ago. His coming was for his health.
Our brother served the church as a deacon for a
time. He was always solicitous about her
progress. Two weeks before his death he served
on a committee to purchase an additional lot for
the church. Bro. Melone was a member of the
auxiliary and interested in all missionary causes.
His health prevented him from attending the
Lord's house regularly. When present bis talks
and prayers were a benediction. Sister Melone.
two daughters, Sisters Nettie and Lillian, and
three sons, Earl, Burrell and Henry, mourn the
loss of a dear and gentle husband and most affec-
tionate father, the church a devout and exemplary
membei , the community an honored citizen. Bro.
Melone's mother, one brother and one sister sur-
vive him. The funeral was held at the home near
Saratoga, Cal., June 13, 1900, attended by a large
gathering of neighbors and sympathizing friends.
His remains were laid to rest in Los Gatos
Cemeterv. covered with flowers. "Blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord henceforth : they rest
from their labors and their works follow with
them." S. A. Nesbit.
RANSHAW.
Henry Ranshaw was born in London, England,
73 years ago. Died at Covington, Ky., June 30.
1900. Bro. Ranshaw came to this country when
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19 years of age. He united with the First
Church of this city, in March, 1866. He served as
deacon for several years. He was ordained an
elder in February, 1871, which office he filled con-
tinuously and faithfully until his death. He has
also for a quarter of a century been assistant
superintendent of the Sunday-3chool and one of
the church trustees. He leaves to mourn his
loss eight sons and three daughters, all members
of this church except one, George B. Ranshaw,
who is pastor of the church at San Antonio, Tex.
Bro. Ranshaw has ever been a faithful and con-
sistent member and officeholder in the churcb.
Though having a large business he never neglected
his duties at the service of God's house. Our
church has sustained a great loss, but the memory
of his faithful life will ever be to us an inspira-
tion to nobler efforts. Geo. A. Miller.
Covington, Ky.
WOOLERY.
On the night of June 25, Prof. L. C. Woolery
obeyed the summons, "Come up higher." For
about five weeks he had suffered the ravages of
inflammatory rheumatism, but was thought to be re
covering; so the announcement of his death wa3 a
severe shock to his friends who had been with him
during his sickness, as it will be to the wider cir-
cle of' his acquaintances. Prof. Woolery cele-
brated his 42nd birthday last April. He was
born and reared in Pendleton County, Ky. After
a preparatory course in Hopedale Normal College,
Hopedale Ohio, he entered Bethany College
in the fall of 1880. He completed the
classical course in '84, receiving the first
honors of his class of 24. Four years later
he received the degree of A. M. Immediately
after graduation he accepted the principalship of
Fayette College, Higginsviile, Mo. In 1886 he
began the s=tudy of law in Falmouth, Ky., and by
working 16 hours a day was admitted to the bar
the following year. In the fall of '87 Prof. Wool-
ery yielded to the earnest entreaty of his brother,
W. H. Woolery, then president of Bethany Col-
lege, and accepted the chair of Greek in his Alma
Mater, with the expectation of returning to the
legal profession in one year. But new induce-
ments and new influences were continually brought
to bear that resulted in his remaining six years.
It was during his professorship here, on the 7th
day of August, 1888, that he was united in mar-
riage with Miss Mattie V. Paul, of Hopedale, Ohio.
It was a rare union, both possessing strong Chris-
tian character and high intellectual attainment.
In 1893 he removed to Louisville, Ky., to re-
sume the practice of law. He was at once ad-
mitted to the Louisville bar and was successful in
his chosen work, but soon saw that he had lost
his enthusiasm for the legal profession. He had
taught too long and was too. strongly attached to
the classroom to transfer his affections back to
the profession of his early choice. In the fall of
'95 he accepted a call to the chair of Greek in
Drake University, and two years later resigned
this position to accept the same chair in the State
University of West Virginia. Pjof. Woolery was
not only an educator of inter-state reputation; he
was first of all a Christian. The cause of his
Master was ever uppermost in his mind. Chris-
tian integrity characterized his life work. His
impress for good upon all who knew him is his
most lasting memorial. No words of eulogy could
do justice to his strong Christian character. Soon
after his removal to Louisville he was made pres-
ident of the city C. E. Union and was a power for
righteousness among the young people. When he
came to Morgantown three years ago, the Disci-
ples of Christ were not represented in the city.
Praf. Woolery soon found a few scattered mem-
bers of the church in town and community and in-
vited them to his home for worship. His devotion
and energy, with that of a few others, resulted in
the organization of a church and the erection of
a commodious house of worship. These are in-
stances of the good work in which he was contin-
ually engaged. "His sun has gone down at noon-
day." He had scarcely yet reached the midst of
life's activities. To us his death seems indeed
premature, but "God moves in a mysterious way,
his wonders to perform." The influence of a
righteous life is our inheritance, and it will never
die. A wife and three little daughters remain to
mourn the loss of a generous and devoted husband
and father. The steadfast hope of a reunion
never to be broken is their consolation, for he
was faithful unto death. Of the Woolery family
there remain two brothers, G. E. and J. D. Wool-
ery, residing with the aged father at Antioch,
Mills, Ky., Mrs. Alice Kendrick, of Danville, Ky.,
Prof. J. F. Woolery, of Omaha, Neb., and Kirby S.
Woolery, of Manington, W. Va. The interment
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To the Rockies and Beyond
via Missouri Pacific and Rock Island Route. A
new through sleeping car line will be operated
between St. Louis and Denver over the above lines
on and after June first. This is the shortest and
quickest through sleeping car line between these
points, leaving St. Louis 9:00 A. m., daily, and are
riving Denver 11:00 next morning.
Excursions to Denver.
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cursion tickets will be sold by the Iowa Central
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August 2nd, summer excursions of one fare for
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Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Ogden and Salt
Lake. Tickets good for return until October 31st.
For full information address J. P. Aglar, Gen'l
Agt., St. Louis.
Marquette, on Lake Superior,
Is one of the most charming summer resorts,
reached via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway.
Its healthful location, beautiful scenery, good
hotels and complete immunity from hay fever
make a summer outing at Marquette, Mich., very
attractive from the standpoint of health, rest and
comfort.
For a copy of "The Lake Superior Country,"
containing description of Marquette and the
copper country, address, with four (4) cents in
stamps to pay postage, Geo. H. Heafford, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111.
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The. Illinois Central's Chicago-St. Louis line, ovsr
which the Daylight Special and the Diamond Special
trains are run, has been changed between Clintrn
and East St. Louis, the new line now being from
Clinton via Springfield and Litchfield instead of via
Decatur and Pana as formerly. This is brought about
by the recent acquisition by the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company of a portion of the St. Louis, Peoria &
Northern Railway. It gives to the "Central" a first-
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The Land3 of the Long Day 943
EDglish Topics 944
B. B. Tyler's Letter 945
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Chicago Letter 946
Consecrated Followers 946
Washington (D. C.) Letter 946
An Open Letter to Parents 947
Kansas City Letter 960
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Life Hid With Christ (poem) 952
Dawn ,...952
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Religion Makes Them Starve 964
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Notes and News 950
Evangelistic 951
With the Children 955
Sunday-school 956
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No. 30.
CURRENT EVENTS.
In our last issue we reported the repulse
of the allied troops at Tien-Tsin on the 13th
of the present month. Notwithstanding
this repulse and the heavy loss sustained
the attack was renewed on the next day
and resulted in the defeat of the Chinese
troops or forces and the capture of the city.
The Japanese troop3 were the first to enter
the city, but they were soon followed by
the troops of the other powers represented.
The Chinese are said to have lost over two
thousand men, a large number of cannon
and arms and a large quantity of amuni-
tion. There was also terrible destruction
of property. The effect of the defeat of
the Chinese forces and the loss of their
forts, city and munitions of war is said to
have greatly disheartened them in their
anti-foreign movement, and that resistance
hereafter will be less formidable than at
the first. The taking of Tien-Tsin will
greatly facilitate the allied troops in their
effort to reach Pekin, but it will be some
days yet before the movement can be made.
Beyond the fall of Tien-Tsin, on the 14th
of July, there is but little improvement, if
any, in the Chinese situation. On Friday
our government at Washington, through the
Chinese Minister, Wu, received a message
from our minister, Conger, in Pekin, but
the message was far from satisfactory.
The authenticity of the message was not
wholly discredited, but it was not dated and
may not have been a recent dispatch. It
seems to have left Pekin on the 18th instant,
but the message may have been many days
older. Secretary Hay has therefore renewed
his effort to get into communication with
CoDger in Pekin, if alive, and with greater
energy. Other powers are pursuing a
similar course in relation to their ministers
■in Pekin. The message had the effect of
renewing hope in the possibility of the
ministers in Pekin, except the German
Minister, being still alive, but the confirma-
tion of this hope is still wanting.
Leading Chinese officials are endeavoring
to covince the powers that all the ministers
in Pekin except the German Minister are
still alive, but very singularly omit the vital
point in their assertions or reports, and that
is the positive proof of their existence alive
in Pekin. In the absence of this proof the
powers may well remain suspicious of the
reports, especially since it seems possible for
those in authority in Pekin to know the
truth and to state it to the world in a way
that would clear up the mystery. There are
indications that this government upon the
evidence of sincerity on the part of the gov-
ernment in Pekm and when fully advised of
the situation so that it may act intelligent-
ly will undertake to use its influence to re-
store peaceful relations between the Imperial
Government of China and the powers with
whom it is now practically in a state of war.
The Imperial Government of China has
made overtures to France to restore peace-
ful relations with Russia and other powers
with whom she is in trouble, but France de-
clined to so act while the present disturbed
and distressing conditions prevail in Pekin
and other parts of the empire. Failing in
her. effort through France, the Imperial Gov-
ernment next turned to the United States
with her plea for peace, and while the United
States will not comply with the request as
made at present, she took a more considerate
attitude toward China in the matter. Evi-
dently the situation is one that calls for the
wisest possible consideration and action lest
the now brittle thread of unity between the
powers be broken. The report that Russia,
France and Germany have decided upon a
course of their own independent of the other
powers is not the most favorable turn of
affairs in view of a speedy settlement of the
trouble and the restoration of order in
China.
Li Hung Chang, the ablest living Chinese
statesman, has been appointed Viceroy of
Chi-Li by the Esperor or Empress Dowager,
of Pekin, China, and is now on his way to
the imperial city. He is traveling with a
bodyguard of two hundred and eighty men.
At Hong-Kong he received quite an ovation,
but not so at Shanghai. The Chinese au-
thorities there refused to meet him in their
official capacity. He was strongly petitioned
to remain in Canton, but claimed that he
could not be disobedient to his Imperial Maj-
esty at Pekin. He claims to believe that
the ministers at Pekin are still alive except
the German Minister and seems anxious if
possible to preserve the lives of the foreign-
ers in Pekin and to restore order in the em-
pire. There are indications, however, that
some of the powers, in Europe at least, are
not as free from suspicion in his movements
and designs as it would be their pleasure to
be.
The message received from Minister
Conger at Pekin and supposed to have been
dated July 18th, reads as follows: "In
British legation. Under continued shot and
shell from Chinese troops. Quick relief
only can prevent general massacre.
Conger." Secretary Hay has repeated this
cablegram to all our embassadors in other
countries, instructing them to urge the
respective governments to which they are
accredited to co operate in the immediate
relief of Pekin. Secretary Long has also
telegraphed Admiral Retney the nevs from
Conger, instructing him to "use and urge
every means possible for immediate relief."
It is believed by these secretaries that this
message is genuine since it comes in cipher
dispatch, and is in reply to one sent by
Secretary Hay through the Chinese Minister
Wu. It is also confirmed by dispatches
from Consul Fowler at Cheo Foo. This is
indeed good news — better than we ever ex-
pected to hear from Pekin. There is reason
to hope that if the foreigners have held out
thus far against the assaults of the Chinese,
they may possibly hold out until a relief
column can be sent through to the Chinese
capital. Any delay now through national
jealousy or redtape or any other cause that
is avoidable, would be criminal. The case is
one that demands haste. It is so urgent
that it would seem to justify what might
under other conditions be deemed a reckless
adventure. It is certainly not desirable to
have the tale of Admiral Seymour's unfor-
tunate retreat repeated, but by this time it
would seem that there should be a sufficient
force concentrated at Taku and Tien-Tsin to
organize a relief column that could cut its
way through hostile Boxers to the be-
leaguered foreigners in Pekin. We are sure
from the action already taken that our
government is fully awake to the need of
urgency and that it will be no fault of ours
if such an expedition is not organized and
put on the march at once.
There are ominous signs of the spread of
the Boxers' rebellion throughout China. It
is feared by many that the visit of Li Hung
Chang to Pekin bodes no good for the welfare
of the foreigners in China. It is not
believed for a moment that he will antag-
onize the Empress Dowager who, it is
evident, have given aid and sympathy to
the Boxers. It is possible that the wily
Empress may wish to use Prince Li to make
some sort of terms with the powers, seeing
that Prince Tuan's rebellion is not likely to
succeed. But any compromise or settlement
that leaves the Empress Dowager in
authority would be most unfortunate for
the welfare of civilization. The time has
come when China must be put under en-
lightened and civilized rule. It is one thing
for our government to insist on maintaining
the integrity of the Chinese Empire and
quite another for her to lend her influence
toward a continuation of the present regime.
The former is in every way desirable; the
latter, as it seems to us, is wholly out of
the question. The invasion of Russian
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July 26, 1900
territory • y the Chinese is a matter that is
looked upon as having great importance
because it may lead to serious international
complications. If Russia has declared war
against China on herfown account without
consulting the others powers, as it is
rumored she has done, this action of hers
would lead to serious consequences. It is
not probable, however, that Russia would
igjore the other powers and assume the
responsibility of settling the world's debt
with China. There is much mystery yet to
be cleared up concerning the whole situa-
tion in China, but the mystery will be
cleared up and China will be brought to a
realizing sense of her responsibility to
civilization before there is an end of the
present conflict. National jealousies may
delay, but they can hardly prevent the ad-
ministration of a just punishment upon
those in authority in China who shall be
found responsible for the crimes which have
been committed against humanity and
against the laws of enlightened nations.
"ALEXANDER CAMPBELL'S
THEOLOGY."*
There comes a time in the history of
every religious movement that takes a per-
manent hold on the life of the world and
becomes a factor among the forces that are
shaping the thought of men, when there is
an awakened interest, not only in the be-
ginnings of the movement, but in those his-
torical conditions out of which the move-
ment sprang. Hitherto we have been far
more concerned in making history than in
wiiting it. Our attention has been directed,
not so much to the antecedent conditions
out of which our restoration movement
came, as to the conditions on which its suc-
cessful ongoing depends. We have reached
that period in our history, however, when
there is evidently a much keener interest in
those historical studies which help us to un-
derstand why the movement came into be-
ing and the forces which have made it what
it is.
The volume whose title is given above is
an attempt to study and state the religious
and philosophical conditions of the seven-
teenth and eighteenth centuries, in their
relation to the restoration movement of the
nineteenth century, according to the histori-
cal method. Every movement possessing
the vitality and the power to achieve results
manifested by the reformation inaugurated
by the Campbells has roots that reach far
back into history. It is exceedingly profit-
able and interesting to trace these roots in
order to learn what were the influences
which shaped and which made necessary
such movement. This is the aim of the
book referred to, and it seems to us a most
suggestive and profitable contribution to
that investigation which is sure to be car-
ried on by the scholars of the future.
The Introduction is an explanation and
vindication of the historical method. Then
follows, in another chapter, "The Develop-
* Alexander Campbell's Theology: Its Sources
and Historical Setting. By Winfred Ernest Gar-
rison, Ph. D. St. Louis: Chiristian Publishing
Company. 1900. ;
ment of the Problem of Unity." This de-
velopment was going on during the three
centuries of Protestantism preceding the
nineteenth. The problem of unity was not
a new one. "Some of the most influential
men in England and on the Continent had
consulted and planned for the restoration of
utity among Christians — between Catholics
and Protestants, between Lutherans and Re-
formed, between Anglicans and Dissenters,
between Presbyterians and Independents.
But none of these attempts made more than
the faintest and most fleeting impression on
the religious world." . . . "At the be-
ginning of the nineteenth century a young
man, without reputation, living in a remote
district, far from the centers of the world's
thought, made an attempt, in many respects
not unlike those which had preceded, to
bring about the union of Christians. The
result was, not a spasmodic effort followed
by relapse, but the beginning of an impor-
tant religious movement, which has had for
its chief mission the advocacy of Christian
union." . . . "The explanation of this
phenomenon can be found only in the fact
that the problem of unity was not fully de-
veloped and ready for solution until about
the time of Mr. Campbell's attempt."
In other words, the fullness of time had
not yet come when the movement for union
could be born with the hope of success.
"The most important problem which con-
fronted the religious world at the beginning
of the nineteenth century was this: "How
is it possible to reconcile the individual's
liberty of conscience and intellect with that
degree of unity of the church in spirit and
organization which is demanded by the will
of Christ and by the practical requirement
for efficiency in His service?" The author
then discusses how the principle of solidarity
under Romanism, and how the, principle of
individualism under Protestantism, had each
been worked out, with the tyranny of the
one and the religious anarchy of the other,
until the problem of unity thrust itself
upon the minds of all thoughtful people.
Summing up the r suits of the three cen-
turies preceding the nineteenth, "the whole
history of Protestantism had been a contin-
ual demonstration of the impossibility of
uniting on the basis of a complete theology
even a professedly biblical theology. The
exercise of the right of private judgment is
a guarantee that there will always be many
differences of opinion as to what the Bible
teaches upon certain points of doctrine."
The attempt to reduce Christianity to its
essential elements by reliance upon feeling
on the one hand and upon reason on the
other both failed. "The significance of
Alexander Campbell's contribution to the
question of Christian union is that he took
the matter up just at this point and pro-
posed another principle of union. The unity
of the chui'ch is to he based, not upon a
complete system of biblical or dogmatic
theology, nor upon anything which is to be
found within the individual himself, but
upon the authority of Christ and the terms
which He h<;s laid down as the conditions of
salvation." While Protestantism has affirmed
that "the Bible and the Bible alone is the
religion of Protestants," it was "rather Mr.
Campbell's idea that the Bible is to be taken
as the authority for determining what is
essential in Christianity." . . . The
question to be answered is: "What did the
apostles, taught by Christ, consider the es-
sentials of the church?" The result of Mr.
Campbell's effort to answer this question was
that Christ Himself was the object of faith,
and obedience to His commands is the neces-
sary expression of that faith, and that the
two, faith and obedience, are the conditions
of salvation, and therefore the basis of
Christian fellowship.
In our judgment the greatest contribu-
tion of Alexander Campbell to the work of
Christian union was his seizing the central
and fundamental truth of Christianity,
namely, the Messiahship and divinity of
Christ, as the sufficient confession of faith —
the foundation on which the church was
built. Considering the time when Mr. Camp-
bell reached this conclusion, and put it into
practical operation by requiring candidates
for baptism to make only this confession —
a time when creed-subscription was sup-
posed to be essential to orthodoxy — it im-
presses us as one of the sublimest concep-
tions in ecclesiastical history, and one of
the most important steps looking to the so-
lution of the problem of unity. It was
revolutionary in its effects, so far as denomi-
nationalism was concerned, and presenting
as it did an entirely new center of union
and co-operation. This became the forma-
tive and determinative principle in the plea
urged by Mr. Campbell and those who have
succeeded him for Christian union.
It is impossible in this article to deal with
the succeeding chapters on "The Philosoph-
ical Basis," in which there is a review of the
philosophical systems of the time, of Mr.
Campbell's 'Theological Heritage," of his
views on "The Kingdom of God," on "Au-
thority and Inspiration," on "Faith and Re-
pentance," on "Baptism," on "The Work of
the Holy Spirit," and on "The Idea of God."
Every one of these chapters will be read
with the deepest interest by all students of
our movement and all who would become
acquainted with the religious ideas of one
of the world's greatest reformers. Of spe-
cial interest just now is the chapter entitled
"..he Work of the Holy Spirit in Conversion
and Regeneration." The development of
Mr. Campbell's thought on this subject is
set forth in this chapter in the light of his
debates and his later works. The influence
of Locke's Philosophy on Mr. Campbell's
thinking is well brought out in this and
other chapters, as well as his independence
of that philosophy when it proved inade-
quate to meet the demands of religious ex-
perience.
It is explained in a prefatory note that
"the studies, the results of which are em-
bodied in this volume, were begun in the
preparation of a thesis for a degree from
the University of Chicago in 1897, under
the title 'The Sources of Alexander Camp-
bell's Theology,' and that they have been
continued, and are now published ^lin the
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933
hope that those who are inte. ested, or may
become interested in the subject, may de-
rive from them some aid in interpreting
tMr. Campbell's work as a theologian in the
light of its historical setting." It is only
'intended, then, as a modest contribution to
la subject which would require more than a
volume, and more wisdom than the author
.claims, to exhaust it. The volume is timely,
[and will doubtless tend to intensify interest
'in the historical study of a religious move-
ment which has as yet the dew of its youth,
(with the promise of tremendous expansion
and power in the years to come.
Rowr of prayer*
A SCRIPTURE STUDY.
(Act, 8:1-12.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic August 1.]
Central Truth: The gospel ever meets with
persecution because it antagonizes pagan idol-
atry and outgrown systems of worship and
demands truth and righteousness; but whether
by peaceful methods or through persecution it
must be spread abroad among all nations.
It was a stormy period in the history of
the infant church. Stephen, the devout,
talented, heoric young preacher of the new
faith had just suffered martyrdom. Saul
was laying waste the church by desolating
persecution. The thousands of new converts
had been driven away from the city of
Jerusalem and only the apostles were left
to represent the church in the capital and
stronghold of Judaism. No doubt there
were enemies of the church and perhaps
faint-hearted believers who said that the
church had proved a failure and that its
members had been scattered like chaff be-
fore the wind.
That wa^ a great mistake. It was not
like chaff scattered before the winds, but
like seeds borne on the wings of the wind to
find [lodgment in fertile soil and to spring
up again and bear fruit, "some thirty, some
sixty and some an hundredfold.'' It often
happens that the very means adopted by
the enemies of the church to destroy it have
turned out to be the means of spreading its
influence and deepening its hold in the
world. It was in this case, for the disciples
who were scattered abroad "went every-
where preaching the Word." They rehearsed
in their simple and earnest way the great
facts which had transpired at Jerusalem
and all they had seen and heard about Jesus
of Nazareth and the salvation which he
offered to men.
It is altogether probable that without
this persecution the church at Jerusalem
might have settled down and taken things
easy, thinking that it would be sufficient to
convert the Jews when they came to Jeru-
salem. It is evident that it. had not yet
grasped the full meaning of the great com-
mission. It required something like this
persecution on the part of the Jews to drive
the young church out among the Gentiles
where its new truths and revolutionary
ideas of religion would find more congenial
soil.
"God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform."
He will have his truth spread abroad among
men and when other means fail He makes
even His enemies instruments for dissemi-
nating it.
The passage ' ited above for our study
gives an account of one of those who were
scattered abroad. Philip "went down to the
city of Samaria and proclaimed unto them
the Christ." This was the same Christ
who, during His earthly ministry, going
from Judea to Galilee, passed through
Samaria instead of going around it as His
countrymen are accustomed to do. Did this
fact, and the days He spent teaching in the
city of Sychar, have anything to do in pre-
paring the people to receive the Word which
Philip preache.:? However that may be we
read that "the multitudes gave heed with
one accord unto the things that were spoken
by Philip when they heard and saw the
signs which he did." What a welcome
contrast this afforded with the way in
which the people in Jerusalem had treatei
the gospel message! These Jews in the
capital city had heard the apostles them-
selves, many of them knew Jesus personally,
had witnessed His miracles and had heard
His teachings, and yet they rejected Him.
These Samaritans, with very few of the
advantages and opportunities of the Jews in
Jerusalem, were prompt to believe the
preaching of Philip and to yield themselves
as willing subjects to the reign of Christ.
This fact furnishes a sufficient answer to
that objection to Foreign Missions which
demands that the gospel should not be sent
abroad until all the people at home have
accepted it. The people at home in this
case had rejected the g03pel, while the
people abroad whom the Jews despised and
with whom in the old days they would have
no dealings, welcomed the gospel message
and gave prompt heed to its demands. How
many willing souls there are in pagaa lands
to-day who would gladly welcome the good
tidings concerning the gracious Christ and
His mission to earth if only it was lovingly
proclaimed to them!
Not onh< did Philip carry the gospel to
these Samaritans, but they were relieved of
unclean spirits and the lame and the palsied
were healed. The result of this cure of
both spiritual and bodily disease is thus
stated: "And there was much joy in that
city." Here is a precedent for medical
missions. Our missionaries do not have
miraculous power to heal disease, but many
of them do possess medical training which
enables them to accomplish the same pur-
pose in healing the diseases of the people,
and this they are doing in connection with
the preaching of the gospel, and it has
proved to be, as it was in the case of
Philip, an auxiliary in the furtherance of
the gospel.
Philip met with one of those superstitions
which missionaries always meet with in
heathen lands. Simon the sorcerer had been
deluding the people in making tnem believe
that he was the great power of God. But
when his followers left him, believing
Philip, who preached "good tidings concern-
ing the kingdom of God and the name of
Jesus Christ" and "were baptized, both men
and women," Simon himself also believed
and was baptized. The fact that he did not
prove faithful in no way detracts from the
power of the gospel which had created such
a wave of influence that even he was swept
into the current. Christianity has the
power to cleanse itself from every one who
will not be assimilated by its influence to
the divine requirements.
The lesson we are to learn from a study
of the foregoing passage is that no amount
of persecution can stay the progress of the
kingdom of God; that even persecution itself
becomes a help in spreading the gospel. We
learn also that it is the duty of every be-
liever to preach the Word according to the
measure of his ability. As to foreign work,
we must "go or send." As for the home
work, we must both go and send, doing
what we can ourselves and helping to send
others.
We learn furthermore that the gospel is
revolutionary and has no compromises to
make with idolatry of any kind, or with any
form of unrighteousness. The present
seething and turbulent condition of China
is but the working out of seed-truths which
have been planted in that soil. It is a con-
flict between Christ and Confucius. The
kingdoms of this world must become the
kingdom of our Lord and of Christ.
A question for each Disciple to ask him-
self is: "Am I a seed of the kingdom to
spread it abroad, or only chaff?" ^"And the
good seed, these are the sons of the king-
dom" (Matt. 23:38).
PRAYER.
We thank thee, 0 Father, for the king-
dom Thou hast established on the earth, and
for the zeal of the early disc'ples of Je3us
in spreading it abroad among men. We re-
joice that Thou hast laid upon "the sons of
the kingdom" the responsibility of extend-
ing a knowledge of it throughout the earth.
We pray that we may be quick to appre-
ciate our duty and privilege in thus co-
operating with Thee and with Thy Sm,
Jesus Christ, and with the Holy Spirit in
extending Thy reign over all the children of
men. Watch over Thy work and Thy
workers in poor, disturbed China, and de-
liver them speedily from the hands of
violence and from the reign of lawlessness,
and overrule all these heart-rending scenes
for the overthrow of idolatry and the
triumph of righteousness in the earth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
New York City is staggering at no ob-
stacles to maintain her commercial pre-
dominence in the United States, and if
possible to become the metropolis of the
world. When the great bridge connecting
Brooklyn and New York was completed it
was thought to be a marvelous achievement;
and it was. But of late years schemes are
projected for the city of so much greater
magnitude that her great suspension bridge
and elevated railways seem only as toys in
comparison. A bridge is now being con-
structed over East River that will far
surpass the Brooklyn brirlge as an engineer-
ing feat, while another bridge over the
Hudson is proposed that will eclipse both
the Brooklyn and the new East River
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July 26, 1900
bridges. In the July number of Ainslie's
Magazine is a leading article on the "Trans-
formation of New York," in which an inter-
esting account of these two new bridges
which are destined to become vital factors
in the future of that great city is given.
According to this article the Hudson River
bridge when completed is to cost with
terminals $60,000,000 and is to surpass any-
thing of the kind in the world. The piers
will stand 587 feet above water and the
main span of the bridge between -piers is to
be 3,254 feet. The bridge is to be used ex-
clusively for railroads which now have their
terminus upon the New Jersey side of the
Hudson River. On the New York side,
somewhere near 51st St., is to be built an
immense terminal station. With these
three great bridges, the tunnel under the
Hudson and its subway rapid transit, great
water system, parks and commerce, New
York is destined to become one of the
greatest of the world's great cities.
6ditor's 6asy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
The Easy Chair has found the inspiration
for its musings in a great variety of scenes
and situations. It is a peripatetic institu-
tion, accompanying the editor whithersoever
he goeth, and photographing for the mental
eye of its readers whatsoever it sees. To-
day it is on the quarterdeck of a Lake
Michigan steamer, with no land visible in
any direction. To all appearances we
might be in midocean. On every side
water, wide-stretching and undulating, for
a fine breeze blows from the northeast.
Sitting where we can see the water tossed
up by the prow of the vessel as the
steamer plows its way through the deep, and
watching the sunlight whiten the crest of
the waves, we are impressed with the
wealth of water and with its beauty. How
clear and pure it looks as it reflects the
colors of the rainbow, rushing out from the
path of the vessel and rising above the
common level of liquidity! How strong it
is, too, lifting the vessel lightly as if it
were a toy paper ship. No scenery is quite
complete without some water in it. True,
the Apostle John, while a captive on
Patmos, imprisoned by the sea which separ-
ated him from all he loved on earth, spoke
of a time when "there shall be no more
sea," but he pictured a "pure river of
water of life" as flowing through the re-
stored Eden of a redeemed earth.
We have before spoken in these musings
about the mystery that attaches to the
ocean or a great inland unsalted sea like
Lake Michigan. As we have been sitting
here gazing over the railing down into
the dark-green waters we have been won-
dering what we should see if our eyes were
powerful enough to penetrate to the bot-
tom. Would it be a smooth, sandy floor or
a diversified plain with hollows and eleva-
tions? Perhaps the latter, as in the ocean
beds. "The paths of the sea" probably
refers to these submarine caverns or val-
leys. What should we see in the way of
fishes, great and small? What a magnifi-
cent aquarium it would be if we were equip-
ped with a vision that could watch the
movements of the monsters of the deep,
which undoubtedly live and move and have
their habitation within these waters! The
sturgeon, the trout, the whitefish, the mas-
terful muskalunge, to say nothing of the
omnipresent perch — how they must swarm
down beneath the surface, undisturbed by
the keels of passing vessels and beyond the
danger of the angler's art! But we saw a
moment ago a small dead fish floating on
the surface. So there are tragedies here in
midlake as well as nearer shore. Wherever
life is o\ earth, there also is death.
When our vessel started out from port
this moruing there were two others start-
ing at the same time. They moved out into
the lake along the same narrow stream, but
no sooner had they reached the great lake
then their paths began to diverge. Ours is
the center vessel, and now the others ap-
pear as specks on the horizon, one on our
starboard side, the other on our larboard.
The reason of this divergence is plain. The
vessels are all aiming for different ports —
one for South Haven, one for Grand Haven
and ours for Macatawa and Holland; "which
things are an allegory." There are human
souls that enter life about the same time
and place, and in boyhood they move along
the same course. Very soon, however, as
they enter upon real life their paths begin
to diverge. They have different ideals
and aim at different goals. One seeks a
life of ease, self-indulgence and pleasure;
another strives for wealth and position,
and is ambitious to be great, as men count
greatness; another still aims to build a
character after the divine Pattern. Feel-
ing the surge of life's great sea about him
he cries: "Jesus, Savior, pilot me!" Of
course, these persons move in different
courses. They are aiming at very different
goals and will be sure to land at different
ports. Whither sailest thou, reader ?
Thus far had we written on a compara-
tively smooth sea and in ihe sunshine.
Suddenly there was a change. Dark clouds
rolled up from the north and east and a
strong "nor'easter" set in. Soon the bil-
lows were rolling high and our vessel, 'City
of Holland," was rolling in a way to send
people to bed who had staterooms and
others to seek the most comfortable places.
Fiercer blew the gale, higher rolled the
waves and more and more the vessel
pitched and rolled in the grip of the tem-
pest. At first the passengers and crew
treated the matter sportively, laughing at
those who rushed to the railing to make
their offering to the Son of Saturn, who
with his trident rules the waters. Later
on it became no laughing matter. Men's
faces grew solemn. Tne officers wore an
anxious look. "A regular November gale,"
said the steward, as he gazed out upon the
howling waste and felt the shudder of the
ship as her propeller left the water and re-
volved in the air. Land was sighted at 5
p. jl, but it was soon found that we were
15 miles south of our port, having been
driven that much out of our course by the
force of wind and wave. Now the vessel
turns northward, and laboring hard makes
slow progress against the fury of the gale,
while she reels like a drunken man, as do
also the few passengers who are now able
to be on their feet. The floor of the cabin
is covered with pale-faced women, who in
mute agony await the end of the voyage,
or whatever end may be in store for them.
Nearer the harbor light at Macatawa ap-
peared as it sent out its kindly beams
across the troubled waters. Now we are
opposite the channel. The bell rings and
with a lurch the vessel swings to the right
and soon passes between the long piers,
crowded with people who vociferously cheer
our safe arrival. A few minutes later and
the good ship stands at Macatawa dock,
a long procession of haggard, empty, weary
passengers passed out of the vessel and
through an opening made for them among
the crowds of people who had gathered
there to welcome them.
Needless to say these last paragraphs are
written on shore. Our Easy Chair had be-
come a rockintj chair under conditions not
favorable to musings. We had never ex-
perienced such a voyage on Lake Michigan
before. We prize it, but do not wish for
another like it. We spoke of a few who
were able to be on their feet and cheer the
others by their calmness, courage and good
humor. Among these were Burris A. Jen-
kins, now of Baffalo, N. Y., and "Tom"
Ridge, of Kansas City, Mo. We could wish
for no better traveling companions than
they are, and it would be hard to find better
sailors. Some one has said it is hard to
maintain one's dignity in seasickness. We
saw that illustrated on this voyage. But
neither of the men named had occasion to
sacrifice their dignity in that way, nor did
the writer, though he had to hold the heads
of two passengers while they paid their
tribute to Neptune. One man who boasted
loudly, in the beginning, of his freedom
from mal dc mer, was one of the first to
succumb to it. To-day, as we write these
lines, the lake is all smiles and dimples,
looking as innocent as if it had never
tossed a vessel about on its stormy bosom
and made thousands of people feel miser-
able by its wild frolics. All honor to the
faithful captain who guided us safe to
harbor, and to the engineer who stood by
his engine, watching the steam gauge,
oiling the machinery and keeping it in per-
fect order for its difficult task. Thanks-
giving to Him who rules the winds and the
waves, and who brought us safely to our
desired haven.
Edgeivood-on-the-Lake, July 21, 1900.
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July 26, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
9:5
OUR COLLEGE— V.
The Solution of a Vital Question.
N. J. Aylsworth.
We have seen how dangerous it is to send
our young people to godless schools to pass
through the most critical period of their
spiritual history, and we have seen that our
colleges provide admirably against this dan-
ger and furnish adequate conditions for
the establishment of the manly Chris-
tian character; so if the parent is dis-
posed to give the matter of his child's
spiritual welfare any weight in the consider-
ation, he can have but one choice. But are
we absolutely correct in this? Is the pa-
rent really shut up to any such alternative?
Is the real choice necessarily between a
godless school and one of our own colleges?
We are one of the youngest of the religious
peoples of this country. There are a great
many denominational schools, established
in the interest of our common Christianity,
and amply endowed and equipped. Why
not patronize these, and reach by a shorter
route all the advantages of a Christian col-
lege? In the first place, many of these,
especially the most popular and best endowed,
fail to exert any very marked religious
influence over the most of their pupils.
The Bible forms no part of the general cur-
riculum, and while the management is in
sympathy with religious ends, the training
is for the most part spiritually colorless.
In the student body n ot a little skepticism
is often present and active for harm, and
under its influence the Christian youth may
easily lose his faith. We know this to be
often the case. The denominational school
has not solved the question of character-
reconstruction, that presses at this point;
and while it is better than the godless school,
facts compel us to decide that it i3 not suf-
ficiently sate. Christian influences are not
put in such relation to the student as to be
most effective, and he may easily slip away
from them.
But there is another reason why we can-
not find in the denominational school the
response to our need. While it adheres to
our common Christianity, it antagonizes our
special plea. 13 this plea worth anything? If
I know myself, I am not sectarian inspirit,
and denominational selfishness is repulsive
to me; but if we are to turn the education
of our youth, who are to be the leaders of
our thougnt, over to other peoples, tve.should
go much further. If we are to lose our
distinctiveness, the best thing for us to do
is to die, and as quickly as possible. If we
have no mission, our very plea for
Christian union would demand that we get
out of the way as a separate organization
as soon as possible, and every hour we re-
main in existence we give the lie to that
plea. But if we have a reason for existence
and have great truths to urge upon the
acceptance of the world, we shall but com-
mit 3uicide by putting our children to school
to those who antagonize them. The Catho-
lic Church would ask nothing better than
to have the education of our youth for a
single generation ; she would capture this
country. College education is to become
far more common in the near future than it
is now, and if we give our youth to others
to educate we shall ere long be a people
without a mission. This is not simply a
possibility; it is a certainty, and he who
cares to watch the operation of causes will
not be long in discovering that this conclu-
sion is not merely theoretic. The college is
the key to the future. What will become
of this key? We should not let other peo-
ples pass us in Christian comity, but we can
not give them our children. Here is an
open artery through which we may bleed to
death.
Is it true, however, that we are com-
pelled to chose between the godless school,
our own college, and the denominational
schoool? Have we not already solved this
entire question in another way? Will not
Bible chairs established at the great seats
of learning in this country meet every re-
quirement? This is the most crucial ques-
tion in our educational history. This move-
ment, by our C. W. B. M., is at once one of
the happiest and most dangerous steps we
have ever taken. There cm be no doubt
that this thing ought to have been done;
there can be as little doubt that, if not well
understood, it bodes evil to our colleges.
If we are to be a missionary people we can-
no s forget the educated man, and least of
all at the hour when he is at the parting of
the ways. The flover • of the nation, the
leaders of its thought, the shapers of its
destiny, are in these great universities, and
they are drinking at the fountain of agnos-
ticism. The gospel command to "go and
disciple all nations" requires that we go, not
alone to the dark-skinned savage, but also
to the man who shall rule the world. The
last vision of Christ by mortal eyes was
when he appeared to convert an educated
man; and that man did more for the estab-
lishment of Christianity than all the other
apostles. It was his thought that fed the
fires of the great Reformation, and he has
been the father of Protestantism. The one
educated apostle has beeen the master of
ages. That last miraculous visitation of
Christ and this marvelous fact of the mas-
terhood of this man threading the history
of nineteen centuries are our warrant for
missions to the educated; and as we have
not miraculous power we can strike them
best before they become our foes, and save
them best before they are lost. Woe to us
if we work not at these fountains, and
sweeten the world's life where best we may!
Sanitation is the triumph of medicine.
Spiritual sanitation at the fountains of life
is the wisest word of our century. T.ie
Sunday-school has discovered the child;
our Christian women have discovered the
college boy. God bless them! it was a
Christly inspiration. The heavenly vision
to the man of Tarsus shall be their credential
for flashing the light of the Redeemer intov
all college halls.
But first and last our sisters have meant
this to be a missionary move. They have
never intended that it should supplant our
colleges, and would bitterly deplore such a
result. If it were possible for us always to
control the forces that we call into being
this movement could never do our colleges
any harm. But when a force once takes
its place among the world's agencies its
destiny is determined, not by what- it was
designed to be, but what it is fitted to be.
Many a statesman has launched forces whose
ultimate working has appalled him. The
steed, once harnessed, may run away with
us. Our sisters have built a fire by these
cold intellectual centres to save the dying;
have they not done more? Have they not
made our colleges unnecessary? The equip-
ment of these great institutions for intel-
lectual culture is unsurpassed, and at pres-
ent unapproachable by us. If we have com-
pletely solved the religious problem of
education by means of the Bible chair there
can be no longer any reason beyond that of
convenience or expense why we should pat-
ronize our colleges, or even seek to perpet-
uate their existence. It is best that we look
this question squarely in the face. Whether
these Bible chairs have affected in any
appreciable degree the attendance at our
colleges I cannot say. Probably not.
Probably the matter of propinquity would
in any event turn a considerable portion of
patronage to them. But if the religious
question shall ever have much weight in
determining choice, and if our people come
to feel that this question has been fully
solved by the Bible chair, it will to that
extent weaken our colleges.
But there is another danger from which
much more is to be apprehended just at
present. Our colleges are not endowed;
and they must be very soon if they are to
continue to exist. If it is felt that the
Bible chair completely fulfills the religious
purpose of these colleges our people will
not put millions of dollars into them to
reach an end which can be attained at
small expense by carrying the religious
feature of our colleges into the great uni-
versities. This is why we must face the
question squarely now. If we do not see it
our business men will, and they will think
twice before bestowing their thousands.
If we have no answer to this question our
colleges are doomed, or they must sink to
the level of academies with local patronage.
What have we to say? The answer that
the writer has generally heard is that these
Bible chairs were not intended to supplant
our colleges. But this is not the practical
question. The question that the practical
business man is going to ask is, can they be
made to do so? On the answer to this the
destiny of. our colleges hangs. At the great
universities we can have the benfit of the
finest classical and scientific equipments in
the land . without spending a dollar for
endowment; and with a small sum we can
establish and endow Bible chairs. Whither
are we drifting? If our colleges are lost,
let us know it now. Iwfchey are not, they
will suffer until the qtilltion is cleard up.
To say the truth on this subject is to
sail between Scylla and Charybdis. The
work of our colleges and that of our Bible
chairs is largely the same, and to speak of
one as insufficient in pleading the necessity
of the other is to weaken it in popular esti-
mation. But the truth should be spoken
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July 26,1900
clearly and now. Does the Bible chair
accomplish all that our colleges do in a re-
ligious point of view? No. Why? Because
the Bible chair does not make the university
a warm spiritual house, but is a fire outside
of the building. Students may go to the fire
and warm if they will, and many do, and
what is'accomplished is sufficient to make
the undertaking a splendid missionary en-
terprise, but the great house remains cold
and the multitude of its students are not
warm. Spiriturl death is not generally
painful, but resuscitation has its pangs,
and men do not seek it. The Bible chair
does'not transform these great frozen re-
gions into a summerland where men must
be warm. The Bible chair is a fire, not a
climate. Your child of sixteen or eighteen
is going to pass through a dangerous crisis —
the birth of the intellect. He should dwell
in a warm house. He should have home
and motherhood. Youth is adventurous.
Your boy will dare, he will not be wise.
Youth is not wise. He will do perilous
things at this new awakening; the precipice
must not be near. The wine of unbelief
must not be before him; companions must
not press it to his lips, or he may drink and
die. He is impatient of restraint. A girl
about "mother's apron-strings" or 'Sunday-
school sissy" may weigh more with him than
all the wisdom of the ages. His father
seems fogyish, religion seems tame, there is
barbarism in his blood. He is the crabbed,
green fruit of manhood. He gravitates to
danger; he despises the past and feels
omnipotent for the future. Thank God for
all this, for it is prophecy; but it is danger.
You must put this young wild-man where
he will not hurt himself, nor spoil his future.
He must not go into influences that save a
few for Christ, but such as fold all in his
arms. The one thing that the Bible chair
does not provide is shelter. It gets as near
as possible to the student body of the great
university, but it does not inclose it. The
voice of the Bible instructor is but one
among many which speak a different mes-
sage. One clear, resonant voice in a
Babel of clamor is worth much; but it is
only in the sheltering silence of our audi-
ence room that its deepest thunder, its
varied [modulation, its tender pathos and
its feeling whisper are at their best. Our
colleges give this silence, and a voice for
God. They give what can nowhere else be
had. They kindle enthusiasms which can
never die; they crown with sublime man-
hood, which is nearest brother to genius.
While we paint the image of the Master on
the canvas of the soul our work is not
marred by a hundred other hands painting
it into Satan. We need the common sense
of all arts in this sublimest of arts, the
fashioning of thesoul; but it is only here
that we blunder.
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When the great danger period is passed,and
the youth has become intellectual without
becoming irreligious, he may go to these great
universities for postgraduate work if he
desires more than a good college course can
provide; but we must have him in our col-
.ege till then if we would not feed the
dragon of infidelity with the flesh of our
children.
Much the same may be said of our Bible
chairs located at great denominational uni-
versities. They are most valuable means of
propagating our teaching among other peo-
ples and aiding postgraduate study, but
they form but one voice in many; and the
dominant influence is likely to be that of
the people under whose auspices the univer-
sity is conducted. This is not the best
place to instruct the understanding and fire
the heart of our young people with the great
truths which constitute our mission as a
people. In the mass of other matters and
the confusion of tongues this work cannot
be best done at such places.
Am I reminded that my position is narrow,
and that we should encourage freedom of
investigation, and let our young people see
all sides? Well, but who is meant for this?
Not the fledgling, who has not learned to
think, and has not yet learned the truth.
Truth must strike deep root ere he may hear
the babel of other tongues, or he will be
confused; and confusion in'belief is skepti-
cism. The roadway ceaselessly traveled by
the public grows no grass. The fenced
garden visited only by the careful foot of
the gardner alone produces fruit. Pro-
vincialism of thought is not the danger that
threatens the educated man'in this day of
the ubiquity of the press. The great
difficulty is to fence off any mental garden
at all. The thunder of the] age' invades all
silence; its publicities all privacies. The
cosmopolitan has no country; the cosmopoli-
tan thinker is in danger *of having no con-
victions. Much of the skepticism of the
day is not from lack of evidence, but from
bewilderment before mountain masses of
knowledge. Christ prayed that his people
might be one that the world might believe
on him. Shall our child, at that period
when his faith shall tremble in the balances,
be where he shall feel the shock cf the
divisions of Christendom and be made to
stagger before that sad and jsinful fact that
has caused many to ask in despair, Where
is truth? The divisions of Christendom
constitute one of the mighty infidelizing
influences of the age. While at these great
denominational schools the prevailing in-
fluence may be distinctly religious, the
prestige of a great school and of great
scholars offsetting our plea will tend to
weaken the estimate of its importance or
operate by way of cancelation to destroy
confidence in it. When great names, in
whom we have confidence disagree, the
tendency is to doubt both sides. Then, the
student at this period is closely occupied
with his college tasks and does little definite
thinking beyond them. The prestige of
great names and the atmosphere about him
will do most toward forming his convictions.
' He is not now in a position to weigh and
consider, but rather to be molded by the
chance influences of his surroundings. If
our plea be the truth and of great value
to the world it is best that at this forma-
tive stage the youth shall be under the
sheltering influence of one of our own
colleges. Later, when his judgment is
mature and he has learned well what we
believe to be true he may consider other
views intelligently and with less danger of
that special skepticism which doubts all but
our common Christianity.
The Bible chair is for us a great mission-
ary enterprise; it is a means of making
known our plea to good advantage at the
great educational centers; it is a powerful
incentive to our people to do postgraduate
work and an aid in prosecuting that work
along religious lines; but it cannot take
the place of our colleges and if it should
jostle them out of favor it would do great
harm. We must educate our youth or we
are lost; and our colleges must do it.
THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF OUR
PLEA.
The Word and the Spirit.
A. B. JONES.
Words are signs of ideas — symbols of
thought. Language, oral or written, is a
medium through which one intelligent being
holds communion with another. Spirit is
conscious, intelligent personality. The
Bible contains the ideas, thoughts and will
of God conveyed in written characters to
man. Tne Holy Spirit inspired prophets,
apostles and evangelists to thus com-
municate the divine will to human under-
standing. "No prophecy ever c ime by the
will of man; but men spake from God, being
moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:21).
"God, having of old time spoken unto the
fathers in the prophets by divers portions
and in divers manners, hath at the end of
these days spoken unto us in his Son" (Heb.
1:1).
"Which things also we speak, not in
words which man's wisdom teacheth, but
which the Spirit teacheth; combining spirit-
ual things with spiritual words" (1 Cor.
2:13).
We have here, then, the clear and im-
portant distinction between the "things" of
the Spirit and the Holy Spirit himself.
The Savior says: "The words which I
speak unto you are spirit and are lite"
(John 6:63). But this is metaphorical
language. Words are not spirit, nor are
words life. As signs of ideas they have an
influence on spirit and they have an effect
on life. One spirit through the medium of
language can arouse another spirit to feel-
ing, and move another life to action. And
the degree of this influence depends on the
nature of the subject treated, and the force
with which it is presented to the receiving
mind. Christ "spoke as one having author-
ity." "No man ever spake like this man."
His themes of life and immortality, of duty
and destiny, of time and eternity being of
transcendent importance, and he being
master of his themes, no wonder that he
should say: "The words which I speak
unto you are spirit and life" — they are
potent. And yet the great Teacher never
committed his lessons to writing. He left
no record of his words. He was a peripa-
tetic, a teacher by the wayside. The task
of formulating and recording his lessons of
wisdom was left to his successor, the Holy
Spirit.
July 26, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
937
Ani this brings us back to our theme —
"The Word and the Spirit.1' The word is a
thing, the Spirit is a person. The wo'.d is
material; the Spirit is immaterial. The
word is the sign of ideas, the Spirit is the
author of them. The word symbolizes
thought, the Spirit thinks. The word ex-
presses feeling, the Spirit feels. The word
reveals, the Spirit is the revelator. The
word is the passive means, the Spirit is the
active agent.
The distinction, then, between the word
and the Spirit is, from every point of view,
radical and vital. The Boly Spirit is a
divine personality. The ineffable glory of
the Godhead manifesting itself as Father,
Son and Holy Spirit transcends our powers
of comprehension, but not our powers of
faith. We can apprehend and believe the
sublime truth that the Father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit are the "one God," and yet
officially operating and manifesting himself
differently in the creation, the redemption
and the glorification of man. We can ap-
prehend what we cannot comprehend, and
believe what we cannot understand.
Religion, in its higher forms of thought
and experience, eludes the grasp of the
logical vise. Syllogisms are not to be
fjrmed and applied to matters that lie
wholly in the sphere of faith. In mute
reverence but implicit confidence we ac-
cept some things that we can neither
measure nor weigh, neither analyze nor
classify. The beauty and sweetness of
childhood are seen in its unfaltering trust
in its mother in all that she says and does.
And the Christian's faith in God, and those
spiritual verities that lie beyond the reach
of sense and demonstrative knowledge, are
the chief elements and adornments of his
spiritual life. "Seeing him who is invisi-
ble;" "looking at the things which are not
seen;" "seeing not, yet believing" — here is
the beauty and the strength of our holy
religion.
The development of the "one God" into
Father, Son and Holy Spirit was a matter
of time, of ages, of intelligence and experi-
ence on the human side. Jehovah, God,
Almighty, etc., were the names applied to
the Supreme Being in the earlier history of
mankind. The ideas or the designations of
"Father," "Son" and "Holy Spirit" rarely
occur in the Old Testament Scriptures.
Occasionally they are thrown out as a flash
of lightning upon the dark pathway of the
untutored race— untutored in spiritual
ideas — and as hints of a better covenant and
a brighter day. It is in the New Testa-
ment that the ideas of Father, Son and Holy
Spirit are revealed in their sublime and un-
speakable mysteries and glories. We are
chiefly dependent upon the Bible for our
knowledge upon this subject.
The Holy Spirit operates — operates on
matter, operates on mind, operates on the
heart. Designating his energy from the
nature of the object upon which it is ex-
pended, we may say the Holy Spirit exerts
a physical, an intellectual and a moral
power. Viewing the subject from the
nature of the Holy Spirit himself, the
energy which he expends, the power ex-
erted in every instance is the same; it is
spiritual power. Since he himself is spirit
his power is essentially spiritual. Nor are
we able to understand and explain the dif-
ference in the nature of the power put
forth by the Spirit in his operations on
matter and his operations on mind and on
hearts. While we accept the plain script-
ural teaching on this subject, it is unwise
and unprofitable to engage in speculation,
for who "by searching can find out God?"
CHRISTIANITY AND THE
CHURCH.
SHERMAN HILL.
The difficulty with us in our investiga-
tions is not in a dearth of things to be con-
sidered, but rather in our failure to see
things as they are.
If the philosopher were able to thread his
way from conclusion to proposition he could
arrive at the ultimate proposition, which is
self-proposed.
If the scientist could make his way from
effect to cause he would reach the first
cause, which is self-caused. If we could
comprehend one truth we could understand
all truth.
We study a truth, we follow as best we
can its leadings, but we fail to see it as it is
and in its relations; hence we become con-
fused. Our failure to see correctly, or in
fullness, and our consequent confusion, is the
result of our limited vision.
Few individuals are able to see a problem
on many sides and from different angles.
None are capable of comprehending a prob-
lem in its fullness, for the finite cannot com-
prehend the infinite.
Most individuals possess certain inherent
predilections which denominate them as
partialists. This is in keeping with the
wisdom of creation, which has made it im-
possible for an equilibrium to be attained;
but this impossibility does not warrant nor
justify the opposite — an extreme. The
ideal state is the one in which the tendency
is toward rather than away from an
equilibrium.
In religious thought some are inclined to
the outer — the form, the objective; others to
the inner — the substance, the subjective.
This inclination to see. but one feature
has always resulted in what is repre-
sented in modern thought by occultism and
materialism. One is immaterial, the other
material; one is subjective, the other ob-
jective; one has to do with the inner life,
the other with the outer; one inclines to-
ward mysticism, the other toward rational-
ism. Every form of occultism is the result
of attempting to resolve all into the sub-
jective. Every form of rationalism or
materialism is the result of attempting to
resolve all into the objective.
The error is not in investigating and
setting forth conclusions in either of these
fields of thought, but in assuming finality
and limiting it to either the sujective or
the objective. Many sacred writers un-
mistakably betray the bent of their in-
clinations relative to these phases of
thought. Matthew writes of the physical
ancestors of Christ, records the prayer of
the Savior that has to do with the physical
largely, notes many parables that are drawn
from the world about him, gives the com-
mission in terms of the objective. John
omits the ancestry of Christ and speaks of
his relation to God. A comparison of Matt.
1 and John 1 will indicate the thought.
John mentions the conversations, such as
with Nicod-mus and the woman at the well,
rather than the parables. He relates the
real prayer of the Master in tie 17th
chapter of his Gospel, which has to do
chiefly with the subjective. His record of
the commission as compared with Matthf w's
will indicate the thought perfectly. A
comparison of those Gospels throughout
will demonstrate the idea of the inclination
toward one or the other of these thoughts.
But nowhere does either of these writers
assume that he is representing the anti-
phase of thought or that he is exhausting
the subject. Matthew was not a material-
ist, nor was John a mystic. The mystic's
error is not in seeing as John wrote, but in
not seeing as Matthew wrote. The mater-
ialist's error is not in seeing as Matthew
wrote, but in not seeing as John wrote.
Abraham's fault wa3 in speaking but part
of the truth for the whole. The mystic and
the materialist are both at fault. They
have mistaken a part for the whole. Much
of the difficulty in Christendom is the result
of overemphasizing one of these thoughts,
which are not separate truths, but two
features of one truth. Certain bodies of
believers give undue emphasis to the outer,
the form, the objective — to ritual and the
ordinances Others give undue emphasis to
the inner — the substance, the subjective.
These two phases of one law run through
all life. Either is dependent upon the
other. They may be represented by the
terms organization and organism. The
human body as an organization is necessary
that life, the organism, may be sustained,
and life is necessary that the body may be
preserved.
The relation between Christianity and the
church is similar to that of an organism and
an organization. Both are divine in their
nature and origin. Both are to be nurtured
by divine direction. One is no less divine
in its constitution and development than the
other. Both are duly set forth in the
Scriptures. The church is the means to
Christianity — the end. The disposition to
exalt Christianity and depreciate the church
arises from the failure to see the relation
between an organism and its organization —
between Christianity and the church. To
depreciate the church is to overlook a law
that God has written in the constitution of
all things. It is to defeat one's own end. It is
to fight against God. The church does not
perfectly reflect Christianity; it never will.
He knows not his own life and power who
expects a perfect reflection. The church is
composed of men, consequently imperfect
beings, seeking to reflect a perfect life.
Christianity is a perfect organism seeking
expression through an imperfect organiza-
tion, since the individuals of the church are
imperfect.
Christianity as reflected by Christ com-
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pared to Christianity as reflected by the
church is an unjust comparison. The rela-
tion between Christianity and the church is
becoming more perfect and vital. It is con-
stantly approaching the divine ideal. The
present attainments of the race in all that
makes for a perfected and beautiful life in
the sentiments of a real Christian spirit as
compared with the past aTe most marked.
These attainments are the fruitage of
Christianity. But Christianity, much less
its fruits, could not have been nor be but
for the church, for an organism void of an
organization is an impossibility. Chris-
tianity is a system reducible to practice in a
real aggressive and largely effective sense
through the church. The church is not a
stereotyped institution, neither is it void of
formulation and organization. Its organiza-
tion depends upon the exigencies of the
time and place and material at hand, which
can be formed into a church that will meet
the New Testament approval and warrant.
Neither is the Christian life a fixed or
stereotyped life. It is of continual adjust-
ment rather than fixed sameness. It is a
matter of growth rather than rote. It is
an ever-widening and deepening life. Ever
becoming more real and effective. It must
be a constant experiencing of an enlarged
capacity and desire for God, rather than a
disposition to self-sufficiency. In matters
of thought it should ever be secure, but
never final. Every achievement should be
but a steppingstone to other and nobler
ones till the entire being is in sympathy
with the onm arching of God.
Hampton, la.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
JOHN MARK.
A. P. STOUT.
John Mark was the son of Mary Mark,
who resided in Jerusalem (Acts 12:12). He
was of Jewish parentage and cousin to Bar-
nibas (Col. 4:10). Maik was not an avowed
follower of the Christ, but belonged to the
inner circle of disciples who often met at
his mother's house. To this house Peter
went as soon as he was liberated from prison
(Acts 12:12). It was at the home of Mary
Mark that the friendship between Mark and
Peter was formed that resulted in the con-
version of the former by the latter (1 Pet.
5:13).
John Mark accompanied Paul and Barna-
bas on their first missionary tour from Jeru-
salem to Perga, in Pamphylia, from which
place he returned to Jerusalem (Acts 12:25;
13:13). One writer states that Mark was
taken with Paul and Barnabas to baptize.
If so, he must have baptized those who com-
posed the church in Antioch, in Syria.
After Paul and Barnabas closed their first
missioaary tour they returned to Jerusalem.
On starting out on their second missionary
tour Mark went, with them to Antioch, in
Syria. This Antioch is located on the River
Leontes, about thirty miles from the Medit-
erranean Sea, and about one hundred and
seventy- five miles above Sidon. The first
Gentile church was founded at this Antioch.
Here the disciples were first called Chris-
tians (Christ-vans) by the pagans.
When about ready to leave Antioch for
further missionary work Barnabas proposed
to Paul that they take Mark with them.
Paul objected, separated from Barnabas,
took Silas and went to Silicia and Syria.
Barnabas took his cousin, John Mark, and
went to the island of Cyprus (Acts 15:36-
41). In later years the alienation between
Paul, Barnabas and Mark was healed, for
when Paul was a prisoner at Rome he called
Barnabas and Mark "fellow-workers," and
commended them to the Colossian brethren
(Col. 4:10; Phil. 23:24).
Jews were introduced into Rome by Pom-
pius the Great, B. C. 63. When Paul wrote
the Roman letter, A. D. 58, the Jews were a
large and powerful community in Rome.
Mark wrote the Gospel that bears his name
in Rome about A. D. 65, thirty- five years
after the death of the Christ, and evidently
after the death of Paul and Peter. Mark
wrote in Greek for the benefit of Jewish
Christians and Roman Christians. Each
spoke the Grtek language. At the time
Paul wrote the Roman letter, and at the
time Mark wrote, the Christian Church at
Rome was without regular organization. No
officers are mentioned by either. Paul's
keynote is: The gospel is the power of God
for Jews and Romans.
It is commonly held that Mark was the
companion of Peter in Rome and the inter-
preter of his sermons. This seems evident
from the statement of Papius of Hierapolis
in Phrygia. He died between 161 and 163.
His statements are preserved by the histor-
ian Eusebius. Papius' statements are
founded on the information of the elder
John, and translated in the following words
by Dr. Westcott: "This also the elder used
to say: 'Mark, having become Peter's inter-
preter, wrote accurately all that he (Mark)
remembered, or all that he (Ptter) men-
tioned, though he did not record in order
that which was either said or done by the
Christ. For he neither heard the Lord nor
followed him, but subsequently attached
himself to Peter, who used to frame his
teaching to meet the wants of his hearers,
but not as,making a connected narrative of
the Lord's discourses. So Mark committed
no error, as he wrote down some particulars
just as he recalled them to mind, or as he
(Peter) narrated them. For he took heed to
one thing: to omit none of the facts that he
heard, and to make no false statement in
his account of them' " (First Three Gos-
pels—Carpenter).
Irenseus, who was born in Asia Minor and
active in A. D. 180, says: "Since the de-
cease of these (Peter and Paul) Mark, the
disciple and interpreter of Peter, having
handed down to us in writing the things
which were preached by Peter" (Carpenter).
It is perfectly natural that after the
death of Peter the Jewish Christians and
Roman Christians should request Mark to
preserve for them his reminiscence of the
gospel of the Christ. The trend of the sec-
ond Gospel is strongly in that direction.
In order that the Christ may be accepted
by the Romans he must be presented to
them free from Jewish law and all Judaism
— as a strong, triumphant man — a hero.
Mark's first mention of the Christ is wheu
he comes forth a full-grown man from Naza-
reth to the Baptist to be baptized by him.
He is such a hero as to fast forty days in
the wilderness and hold the wild beasts at
bay; then eclipses the Baptist in making dis-
ciples; goes into Galilee and sways the mul-
titude by the grandeur of his thought and
boldness of his speech. He died on the cross
so grandly that the Roman centurion trem-
bled and stood aghast.
JEWISH PHRASES AND CUSTOMS EXPLAINED.
Mark explains Jewish phrases and cus-
toms for Romans, both of which are omitted
by Matthew (Mark 1:5; 2:14-18; 3:17; 5:
40; 7:11-34; 10:46; 11:13; 12:42; 13:3; 14:
12 36; 15:6; 16:34-42).
Matters that would alienate Romans from
the Christ are omited by Mark (Matt. 6:7;
8:32; 10:5, 6). Mark does not use the word
law, nor the words kingdom of heaven. He
uses the word fulfilled only twice; the words
kingdom of God thirteen times. Keynote:
The Christ is the King of the human race;
the *Son of God, who gradually grew into
greater mentality, spirituality and purity
than any one else.
Mark omits 555 verses of Matthew's Gos-
pel (thirty-nine more than half of it), 795
of Luke's (more than two-thirds of it), 850
of St. John's (all of it save twenty-nine
verses). Total omission by \ Mark, 2,200
verses, which is more than the Gospel of
Matthew and Luke combined. We could
dispose of Mark's Gospe! with a loss of fifty
verses of gospel history. Mark has seven-
teen leading quotations from the Old Testa-
ment as against twice that number in
Matthew.
In the Latin Church in the fifth century
Mark was represented by the lion.
HIGHER CRITICISM.
It is claimed that Mark wrote a memora-
bilia of events of the life of the Christ
from the preaching of Peter, and that this
document formed the basis of our present
Gospel according to Mark. It is thought,
too, by some of the latest Gospel critics that
the "Sayings of the Lord," written by
Matthew before writing his Gospel, was
consulted by Mark in constructing his
Gospel.
Drs. Martineau, E. A. Abbott, Sunderland,
Cone and Prof. Estlin Carpenter hold the
Gospel of Mark to be the earliest. Date,
A. D. 70. In the Twentieth Century New
Testament the Second G spel is placed first.
In speaking of the priority of the Gospel
according to Mark, Prof. Carpenter says:
"Evidence points us to a Jewish author
writing for Ger tiles at a distance from his
native land. The language is Greek, but
not Greek of the literary and polished style
which the author of our Third Gospel was
well able to employ. It contains Greek
words of a low sort* such as might be heard
in the mongrel talk of the slaves or poor
freedmen who formed the first congrega-
tions in the Mediterranean, and especially
at Rome. . . . This suggests Western
origin of this Gospel. A curious little piece
of evidence helps to confirm this view. The
words ascribed to Jesus in 10:11, 12, for-
bidding remarriage after divorce, imply that
the wife might seek the separation But
this was not permitted to the Jewish woman.
. . . It was allowed by the Roman
law. Here is another link connecting this
G spel with Rome." fcteJ
* Words Son of God omitted by good authority.
July 26, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
939
Our Budget*
— Man must be born anew.
— Society must be regenerated.
— Business must be brought to a Christian
basis.
— Governments must be adjusted to the right-
eousness of God.
— Armies must be brought under the banner of
Prince Emanuel.
— Conquests must be made in the moral and
spiritual domain.
— Campaigns must be waged against all un-
righteousness.
j — The kingdoms of this world must be taken
[for Christ.
— The commerce of spiritual things must be
extended at home and abroad.
— Expmsion in righteousness should know no
jounds among the children of men.
— The church in Mankato, Kan., dedicated its
douse of worship last Sunday. Evangelist Clara
H. Hazlerigg reports 50 additions to that church
in one week; 40 at the first invitation. Sister
Hazlerigg is becoming one of our most successful
[evangelists.
| —The Christian Monthly, Richmond, Va., Julian
R. Anderson, editor and publisher, magazine form,
Il6 pages in tinted cover, will command respectful
jattsntion, both from its appearance and its con-
sents.
— Several new books are mentioned in our Lit-
erature department this week, and among them
'Sherman Hill's very high commendation of Public
and Private Rights.
— In this paper will be found a short but por-
jtentious message from Bro. Hunt concerning the
outlook for missions in Central China. Some of
the missionaries, he says, are leaving for the open
ports; but he says: "We will not retreat."
— The total receipts for Foreign Missions from
October 1, 1899, to July 19, 1900, amount to
$153,151.75, or a gain over the corresponding time
jof last year of $18,365.76. There has been a
Isteady gain in the number of contributing churches,
Sunday-schools and individual offerings.
— The article in this paper on "Christianity and
,the Church," by Sherman Hill, will bear close study.
If those who are given to hair-splitting in the dis-
cussion of religious and theological questions
would heed the logic of this article, much time
and energy would be saved. It is a plain, com-
monsense article.
— As chairman of the obituary committee of
our state C. W. B. M., Mrs. S. E. Lampton, of
: Louisiana, Mo., asks those whose beloved ones
have passed into the great beyond to furnish her
with their names, and thus help her in prepar-
ing her report. Address her at 405 N. Main St.,
Louisiana, Mo.
— Jas. W. Zachary, of Lexington, Ky., through
the Quarterly Christian is waging an aggressive
and strenuous warfare against infidelity. In the
copy just to hand, July, 1900, is a leading illus-
trated article of the infidel evolution theory.
The illustrations are, of course, satirical.
— About the middle of June last F. G. Tyrrell,
of Chicago, was called to Huntsville, Mo., to de-
liver a series of lectures on the evils of intemper-
ance. Huntsville has been a local option town for
twelve years and is determined to maintain its
record for sobriety and temperance. The five
lectures delivered in the courthouse to large au-
diences by Bro. Tyrrell were pronounced the most
stirring, vigorous lectures ever heard in that city.
There is no compromise with evil in any of Bro.
Tyrrell's sermons, lectures or public addresses.
— The Spectator, published bi-weekly at Fal-
mouth, Ky., by George Ringo, is an enterprising
journal of more than ordinary ability and size for
a local paper. It is deserving of a large patronage.
— The Christian at Work is the name of a new
paper published monthly in the interest of the
church in Fortoria, Ohio. It is edited by S. M.
Cook, R. W. Stancill and Mrs. Stancill. Vol.
L, No. 1, is filled with substantial literature.
— Owing to the anti sentiment of some of the
brethren at Jamesport, Mo., a second church has
been organized, with 27 members, and since the
organization there have been five additions by let-
ter, six by statement and four by corfession.
These brethren have rented the Baptist Church
building for half time, and have secured W. E.
Bates to preach for them on the third Lord's day
in each month. The district convention was also
to meet with thi,s church on the 16th of the pres-
ent month. The brethren have the Baptist house
every Sunday afternoon for Bible-school and wor-
ship.
— Joel Brown, field agent for the Christian Or-
phans' Home, recently presented to Willie Luckins,
of Clay City, 111., on behalf of the Orphans' Home,
a beautiful teacher's Bible. Willie is a little boy
picked up at Newton, 111., by Bro Brown and
placed in the home of Brother and Sister Thomp-
son, of Clay City. This is the Christlike work
that the Christian Orphans' Home is doing through
its agents in the field, as well as within its walls
in this city.
— J. Preston Lewis bas written and published a
new tract on "How God Says Baptism Is Per-
formed." It is well written and instructive. He
proposes to sell it in the interest and to aid in
building up the newly organized church at Peters-
burg, Va. It is ten cents per copy. Write him
for the tract, J. Preston Lewis, Petersburg, Va,
and you will both receive a good tract and help a
good cause.
— The Orphans' Home at Louisville, Ky., has
run behind about $1,000 during the year, and the
board earnestly appeals to the friends of the
orphan in Kentucky to come to their relief. The
Home is run on the most economical basis possi-
ble, and yet the contributions have been inade-
quate. If there is an institution in the land that
ought to be amply supported it is an orphans'
home. It is to be hoped that the appeal made by
the board through the Christian Guide will not go
unheeded.
— John J. McCann, an attorney of this city and
a strong advocate of the single tax doctrine, is
now serving a term of six months in the work-
house of the city because he refused to pay a
real-estate license assessed by the city. He did
not believe that the city had the right to assess
such a license upon his business and fought the
matter through all the courts up to the supreme
court of the state. And now that the case has
been confirmed in the supreme court he declines
still to buy his liberty, pav the license and fine
assessed by the court, or to accept the assistance
of friends, and will serve his time of six months in
the workhouse. Thi' he does as a matter of
principle and righteousness; his convictions would
not let him do otherwise. And as soon as his
sentence has expired he declares that he will
continue the fight against this form of robbery
and oppression. To tax a man on his only means
of earning bread for his family and let valuable
franchises belonging tc rich corporations go tax
free does not strike him as the fairest thing on
earth between men. Of course, such a man will
be called a fool, a crank and other slang names,
but after all it must not be forgotten that the
world owes its present liberties and conveniences
very largely to such men.
— We have an unusually large number of letters
from our regular correspondents in this paper and
they are each of unusual interest. They never
seemed to write more fluently nor upon more thrill-
ing themes. Any respectable notice of them
would require much ' space, so we simply say to
our readers that in them you will find enjoyable
reading.
— The annual convention of the churches of
Christ in Shelby county, Mo., will be held at Lake-
nan August 1-3. On the program, strong
throughout, are the names of Davis Errett, L. H.
Stine, H. F. Davis, J. 0. Walton, J. W. Davis,
Crayton Brooks and D. R. Dungan, for sermons
and addresses.
— Dick T. Morgan, a noted lawyer of Oklahoma,
has prepared a manual of the homestead, town-
site and mining laws of Oklahoma, a copy of
which certainly ought to go into every household
in that territory. Such a book of laws and ex-
planations of important legal matters in every
household would do much to prevent misunder-
standing, neighborhood quarrels, lawsuits and no
doubt murdets. The majority of men desire to
be law-abiding citizens of any country, but often
they do not understand things and trouble arises.
We believe that this honorable attorney and
prominent member of the Christian Church in
Perry, Okla., has rendered his fellow citizens a
good service in the preparation of this book.
Price, $1.00.
— As we go to press we learn that Alexander
Procter, Independence, Mo., is sinking very
rapidly and that his end cannot be far off. It has
been apparent for a long while to the nearer
friends of Bro. Procter that his work here was
done, but they had hoped that his departure
might be delayed that the richness of his presence
might continue to bless the church and the world.
But the end is probably now not very far away.
— Sinca the above mention of the probable
death, of Alexander Procter in the very near
future a later dispatch announces his death. He
died on Tuesday morning. Particulars will be
given in ou* next issue.
— The Rev. M. A. Mathews, of tie First Pres-
byterian Church, of this city, has discovered a new
mission field. In his sermon last Sunday he said
in the reported sermon: "Our denominations
must be Christianized." A capital suggestion
this, ar.d we should be glad to see the work begin
at once. Here is an extract from bis sermon, to
which we wish to append our heany Amen:
Oh for a denominational regeneration, a thor-
ough purification of our churches and a complete
sanctification of our pulpits! Souls must be our
only object and thought, if we ever prosper as the
church of Christ. The time has come throughout
this country for the churches to d > more disinter-
ested work — work for the salvation of souls and
the moral education of men, regardless of the
church to which they belong. Denominational
selfishness results in the neglect of the individual,
unsaved man. We get too busy in transferring
members from one church to the other, raising
money to gratify church pride and building up de-
nominational fences.
May our churches support the weak, defend the
poor and defenseless, cheer the discouraged,
harbor and correct the wicked, lift the fallen,
seek the lost, live lives of love and sacrifice, fall
into the bosom of humanity, die and come forth
glorified Christian lives.
The following is from Signor Emerico Mor-
reale, Musical Director of the Castle Square
Opera Co.:
St. Louis, April 27th, 1900.
TheEstey Co., St. Louis:
Let me express my admiration for your
beautiful Estey Pianos; tone, action, brilliancy —
they have all, and they will always be appre-
ciated by all musicians and amateurs.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Emerico Morreale,
Musical Director Castle Square Opera Co
St. Louis.
940
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
pesronal JVIention.
Jas. Stone Hilm, evangelistic singer, has chang-
ed his address from Chicago to Sioux City, la.
J. H. Garrison, editor of this paper, was iD the
city last week on a business trip. He did not
tarry long, but retnrned to Macatawa, Mich. — H.
H. A. Denton, A. M., Warrensburg, Mo., has
finished a postgraduate course io. philosophy with
Richmond College and has received the degree of
Ph.D.
Jas. S. Wright has just closed his second year
with the church in Knoxville, la., and will locate
in another field. He has done a good work in
Knoxville.
Bro. Asiiter, who has just been called to preach
for the church in Troy, Mo., called at this office
last Saturday. He was on his way to Springfield,
Mo., to meet his wife and bring her to Troy.
A. L. Criley, pastor of the church in Eddyville,
la., for the past year, has just been unanimously
recalled for another year by that church. The
call is a fine commendation to his work for the
year past.
H. H. Peters. Rantoul, 111., r cently lectured in
Fisher, 111 , on "Odd Fellowship," and in Onarga,
111., on "The Signs of the Times." He has a num-
ber on the program of the "Twin City Chautau-
qua," Urbana, 111., for Aug. 21.
The Search-Light, published at Worcester,
Mass , in the interest of the church in that city,
for July 14 contains an excellent likeness of Dr.
B. B. Tyler, who has been doing some highly ap-
preciated work for them this month.
W. E. Hall, of New York City, recently deliv-
ered a course of lectures in Asheville, N. C., to a
crowded house. Of his lectures T. M. Myers says :
"We have never heard his equal as a power to
draw and hold an audience."
G. E. Shinklin, of Stanberry, Mo., announces
that he is at liberty to engage with any church de-
siring a pastor, or with churches within 100 miles
of Marshall, Mo., for part time. Here is an op-
portunity for a preacherless church to get a sub-
stantial man and preacher.
W. H. Johnson, of Springdda, Ark., has accept-
ed a call to the Church of Christ in Rock Island,
111. Bro. Johnson becomes successor to Bro.
W. T. Grafton, to whom the church in Rock Island
is greatly i- debted for its present position and in-
fluence in that city.
W. H. Winters, of Flora, 111 , has launched a
four-page paper in the interest of the churches
of Christ in Cla? county, 111., called the Flora
Christian, and to appear monthly. Th' first
numbers, one and two, present a very creditable
appearance.
After two years of successful work at Carroll-
ton. 111., the pastor, J. Seymour, has resigned to
take eff-ct September 1. Avery high apprecia-
tion of his sermons and work ha.s been expressed
and his leaving will be deeply regretted by the
church atd city.
The First Christian Church in Guthrie, Ok la.,
gave Bro. Ogle and his family a most cordial re-
ception in the commencement of his work in that
city. The reception was attended by the citizens
of Guthrie irrespective of church lines. We wish
Bro. Ogle and his new parish the most abundant
success in the Master's work.
Churches in need of a pastor are requested to
communicate with H. W. McKane, Newark, N. J.
Bro. McKane is a young married man of experi-
ence and a ility and has given satisfaction in the
churches of the East where he has served. Any
further particulars may be had of J. M. Philputt,
148 W. 119th St., N. Y.
Barclay Meador, advertising agent for the
Christian Evangelist, left this city on Monday
night for a vacation trip. He will join his wife at
Colorado Springs and they will then travel together
visiting places of interest as far as to Butte, Mont.
We wish them a pleasant trip.
J. W. Monger, of Columbia, Mo., nas been de-
livering a series of caref ally prepared lectures,
each Sunday morning, on the "Authenticity of
Genesis," to a large class of the state's best
teachers. These teachers are attending the sum-
mer term of the State University an will cany
this light into the remotest parts of the state.
Verily the church there ha* a great mission and
"the pastor and bis church are equal to the
responsibility."
Dr. W. T. Moore and Mr3. W. T. Moore of Colum-
bia, Mo., expect to go to Macatawa, Mich., this
week, to sp^nd a season with friends at that popu-
lar summer r sort.
Joel Brown, agent for the Benevolent Associa-
tion and the Christian Orphans' Home, was in the
city this week in conference with theC.B. A. B. as
to present and future plans and work Bro.
Brown was on his way to Bethany Assembly where
he is to deliver an address on this work on Thurs-
day of this week. Bro. Brown is very hopeful
and full of enthusiasm in the work.
E. J. Lampton has resigned at Louisiana, Mo.,
to take effect the 1st of September. Bro. Lamp-
ton has preached for that church for nearly eight
years. These have been active years of fruitful
labor. The church has been built up in member-
ship and increased in faith and good works. Dur-
ing these years a handsome new church has been
boilt and paid for. Some good church wanting a
strong preacher and successful pastor has a chance
in Bro. Lampton.
G. Nelson Stevenson, Hillsburg, Ont., to Mon-
tague, P. E. I.
J. Ray Evans, Fayetta to Bowling Green, O.
A. H. Willyard, McLeansboro, 111., to Charles-
ton, Ind.
J. L. Johnson, Farragut to DesMoines, la.
John J. Higgs, Corunna, Ind., to Onarga, 111.
W. H. Waggoner, Thompson to Pleasant Plains,
111.
H. L. Atkinson, Batavia. 111., to Lafferty, 0.
J. B. Wright, Milford, 111., to Osceola, la.
E. E. Lo*e, DesMoines to Madison, la
G. Bushing, Dalles to Spokane, Wash.
L. E. Httulmwi, Rosalia to Pullman, Wash
E. E. Davidson, Dexter to Brasher, Mo.
E. V. Zollars.
On our first page this week appears an excellent
likeness of E. V. Zollars, president of Hiram Col-
lege. Ely Vaughn Zollars was born September 19,
1847, near Salem, Washington County, 0. On his
father's side Bro. Zollars is of German extraction,
but on his mother's siie he is a Puritan. His
father, Abram Zollars, and his family were among
the first people in that part of Ohio to embrace
the restoration movement inaugurated by the
Campbells. E. V. Zollars began his married life
on a farm, teaching school in the winter, but was
determined upon a higher education, and in 1871
he entered Bethany College, from which he gradu-
ated in 1875. After his graduation he first be-
came a professor of ancient languages in the col-
lege from which he graduated, and on the second
year its financial agent, in which year, 1877, not-
withstanding the panic, he rais;d $27,000 in
pledges and money. In 1878 he accepted the
presidency of Kentucky Classical Business College
at North Middletown, where he remained for seven
years. He next became the president of Garrard
Female College at Lancaster, Ky., which he gave
up after one year that he might devote himself
wholly to the ministry and accepted a call to the
pastorate of the church in Springfield, 111. While
at Springfield the church prospered under his care
and increased in membership from 300 to 600.
But his reputation as an educator would not per-
mit him to remain the pastor of this or any other
church. In 1888 he was called to the presidency
of Hiram College, which position he still holds.
And of his work here the Christian-Evangelist
has spoken at 1 ngth in its educational and other
editions. Before his college course he was mar-
ried to Miss Hulda Louisa McAtee of Washington
County, 0., in whom he found a helpful compan-
ion. One child, now Mrs. Pagi, was born to them.
Bro. Zollars is now in the prime of his life and in
the midst of a grand work and has every hope for
many years of service for the Master and for his
fellowmen as a preacher of the gospel and an
educator. His work at Hiram is a work that is
giving hope and life to other colleges, and elevat-
ing the cause of our colleges greatly in the esti-
mation of the brotherhood.
Added in China.
This message across the seas announces ihat
a little son was born to us in Chu Cheo, Central
China, on June 5th, at noon. Dr. and Mrs. Osgood
were in attendance. Our joy was enhanced ia the
fact that it was Russell Osgood's first birth lay.
The Chinese Christians helped celebrate boti oc-
casions. These little children have a ministry
which is destined to remold the Chinese home
life. When the Chinese home life is purified the
nation will be won. Our missionary home life
must be the illustration of the Christian character.
W. Remfry Hunt.
Chu Cheo, Anhuei.
Luther's Language.
I notice a question in the Christian-Evangelist
of July 19th concerning Luther's attitude in re-
gard to the use of his name as a distinguishing
term in connection with the church and Christian
teaching.
In McClintoek and Strong's Encyclopedia article,
Lutheran, is this language quoted:
"His peculiar views, which we will now dp-
nominate Luther anism, spread rapidly, especially
after the Diet of Worms (1521), and though as
late as 1522 Luther himself wrote: 'I beseech
you above all things not to use my name; not to
call yourselves Lutherans but Christiang' (Works
xviii. 299 in the 6th Leips, Ei.; compare also
Gelzer, Life of Luther, pp. 288-291)."
If your querist will consult the above works he
will find the information he seeks as to Luther.
It will be found that most if not all great re-
formers have, in their original purpose, designed
to call the church back to apostolic teaching, but
the history cannot be written without term- to
designate such a movement and it is difficult, if
not impossible, to avoid using such terms denomi-
nationally. This is true whether the terms a-e
chosen from Scripture or from other sources.
The spirit of denominationalism and the fact of
denominations, or named movements and organi-
zations should not be confounded. The first as-
sumes that division. is right; the latter is an effort
to express intelligently things as they exist.
E. C. Browning.
Intended for Others.
difficult tg believe advice applies to us.
"While reading the morning paper at break-
fast I frequently read over the advertisements of
Postum Food Coffee and finally began to wcnder
if it was a fact that my daily headache and dys-
pepsia were due to coffee drinking.
"It never occurred to me that the warning fit-
ted my case.
"I had been on the diet cure for more than ten
years, having tried a strictly meat diet, also &
strictly vegetable diet and at times left off break-
fast for a time and again left off dinner, but all
these efforts were futile in ridding me of the
steady half sick condition under which I labored.
"I had never once thought of overhauling
"dear old coffee," but when it finally occurred to
me to make the trial and take up Postum. I im-
mediately discovered where the difficulty all these
years came from. I now eat anything for break-
fast, as much as I desire, doing justice to a good
meal, and the same at lunch and dinner, with
ne»er a headache or other disagreeable symptom.
My only 'crankiness' now is to know that 1 have
Postnm served as it should be made, that is, prop-
erly boiled. There is a vast difference between
poorly made Postum and good.
"C. E. Hasty, of Alameda. Calif., insists that he
owes his life to me because I introduced him to
Postum. I have a number of friends who have
been finally cured of stomach and bowel trouble
by the use of Postum Food Coffee in place of
regular coffee.
"Please do not use my name."
D. J. H., 1223 Bremen St., Cincinnati, 0.
Julv 26, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
941
Rebellion in China.
The rebellion in the capital of the empire por-
tends vividly the swift destruction which will
waste the cities and impoverish the state. Al-
ready some half a dozen cities besides Pekin are
in the hands of the rebels. Native Christians
have been massacred, churches destroyed and
foreign missionaries and other civilians murdered.
The outlook was never so black. Nanking is
in a state of ferment. Numbers of influential
Chinese and foreigners are leaving the interior
for the open ports.
Missionary work will receive a temporary
throwback, but we will not retreat. God is with
us. Pray, pray, pray! W. R. Hunt.
Chu Cheo, Central China.
"Turn on the Light."
Bro. M. M. Davis wants to know if President
McKinley drinks Hquor. Samuel Dickie and John
G. Wooliey, both members of the recent General
Conference of the M. E. Church, testify that Mc-
Kinley emptied his glass of liquor, at a Chicago
banquet, last fall, as often as other guests did.
While there he was entertained by a prominent
member of the National Liquor Dealers' Associa-
tion. In Peoria he was entertained by a promi-
nent distiller, and in Cincinnati by the leading
brewer. He has wine in the White House for all
state occasions. I wonder how many Christians
will vote for our wine-bibbiug President.
Simpson Ely.
Beookfield, Mo., July 23, 1900.
India's Latest Appeal— No Rain
Yet.
The following ominous cable message came
July 16th from the interdenominational committee
in Bombay, of which Brother M. D. Adams is a
member: ' No rain has fallen yet in the Guzerat
and Rajputane provinces and the rainfall has been
inadequate elsewhere, absolutely destroying the
hopes that were entertained of a favorable harvest.
The prospects are now adverse to any improve-
ment in the suffering, and the situation has be-
come a terrible one. There are many thousands
of orphans utterly destitute, now thrown upon our
hands who must be cared for. In their behalf
we appeal to you to cable relief quick.
G. L. Wharton.
Premature Criticism.
As has been stated, the articles that have ap-
peared in the Christian Evangelist under the
heading, "Spiritual Side of Our Plea," are only
some advance pages from a book soon to be pub-
lished by the Christian Publishing Company. It
is not expected that the author will notice prema-
ture attacks on a book before it is published and
permitted to speak for itself in its entirety and
maturity. Indeed, it is not to be expected that
ordinary men would crudely criticise a promised
book until it has made its appearance. Extraor-
dinary men, of course, are expected to have ex-
traordinary ways. Genius was always erratic.
A. B. Jones.
"Christian Science Dissected. "
Twenty-five cents is a small sum, but it is suffi-
cient to obtain a copy of "Christian Science Dis-
sected," the latest and best work on the follies,
fallacies and frauds of Mrs. Eddy and her follow
ers. The work is not at all abstruse. It is writ-
ten in the plainest style. It deals sledgehammer
blows at the Christian Science lunacy and at the
same time affords much amusement for the reader.
The Christian Publishing Company.
St. Louis, Mo.
Rather be Right than to be Great.
Editor Christian-Evangelist:— I read the
English Topics regularly. As one of those who
disagree with Bro. Wm. Durban in political con
elusions, I would like to ask him why should larg^,
strong nations ignore the Golden Rule and rob
the smaller nations right and left rather than for a
large, strong individual to play the bully and
ignore the rights of weaker neighbors? If it is
right in one case it must be in the other. How
can it be consistent for a Christian to advocate
such politics?
For my part, I would rather be snuffed out of
history than to encourage that which I think is
wrong and inconsistent with Christ's teaching, i
may be wrong, but I have not been convinced or
it yet, and probably will remain a "Little
American," as Bro. Durban designates those of
my caliber. However, I am open to conviction
and would like to go with the majority if they are
in the right; if they are not, I would rather be
excused. Yours truly,
W. H. Winsor.
Cedar Rapids, la., July 3, 1900.
[We have no doubt but that Bro. Durban and
our readers will heartily ag-ee with our brother,
that no great nation has any right to ignore the
Golden Rule, or to rob smaller natious of any
rights or of liberty to govern themselves. We
cannot too highly commend the ethical standard
of our brother, who would rather be "snuffed out
of history" than to encourage what he thinks "is
wrong and inconsistent with Christ's teaching."
There is, of course, room for difference of judg-
ment, however, as to what extent, if any, Great
Britain or our own nation has violated these
principles in their dealings witn other nations.
These national problems are not so simple as they
may appear to be to a snperficial observer. Let
us, therefore, be charitable in our judgment of
others while we all seek to emphasize the princi
pies which our brother has stated. — Editor.]
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Chautatiqua Assembly.
The Chautauqua Herald of the 11th inst. gives
in full Prof. H. L. Willett's lecture on the "Bible
in Modern Thought."
He was at Disciples' headquarters Sunday morn-
ing and conducted communion service. In the
ampitheatre at eleven he spoke a full hour and a
quarter on heart- devotion to the Bible and to the
Christ, the one great thought and idea of the
Bible. The logic of all his reasoning and bear-
ing of Scriptures upon the subject was so com-
plete that it was spoken of by thinkers as a con-
stant array of thought and fact for an hour with-
out a break. Thousands listened intently for the
words portraying the life of tte Son of God.
1 note some points of the Saturday lecture.
The Bible is the most important book in the
world. It teaches how to know God and how to
be saved from sin. It has passed through perse-
cution, suppression, ridicule and new rationalistic
criticism, such doing its best to undermine the
power and authority of the Word of God. Its
danger is from neglect of its friends. We do not
feel safe in keeping house without a Bible, and
may have one on our center tables and dust it off
when the preacher comes. Peter and Paul are
deep and hazy features in the background of the
past. Many students to-day quickly asked to
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news-
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
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turn ti Ezra would be puzzled to know if it was
after Second Timothy or Second Chronicles. la
closing this splendid lecture he said: "This is
where the Bible begins: 'God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.' The whole Bible is itself
the marriage ring that unites the heavens and the
earth, and the priceless setting of that marriage
ring, that jewel which is beyond all other jewels
of the universe, the life of Christ, is here on the
earthward side." Earnest men who heard these
thoughts by this young man who forgets himself
and is absorbed in his theme said these Bible
truths are what we all need and to which we must
all come that the Word of God may be glorified
among men.
People here, without regard of denomination,
are glad to hear the Scriptures exalted.
The season has so full and interesting a course
that it will excel former years in many parts.
Our friends will do well to send to us for rooms
in headquarters buildings, and so help a good
work.
Our record shows almost 50 per cent, increase,
and teachers are here by thousands.
We wait the coming of the Christian-Evan-
gelist to the desk in the office. W. J. Ford.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
Minnesota Missions.
Our State Convention meets August 21-25. Will
you be there? We will undoubtedly have reduced
rates. Will tell you all about it in a week or so.
We are going to have a grand convention.
F. E. Meigs will be there.
Adelaide Gail Frost will be there.
"Home-Missions-to-the Front" Smith will be
there.
Others of our best men will be there.
Our new pastors will be there.
You will be there.
This is the Minnesota Christian Missionary Con-
vention, and Minnesota Missions will be the su-
preme theme discussed. Pbre are some of the
topics:
"Minnesota Missions from a Business Man's
Standpoint;" "Preachers and Minnesota Missions;"
"Relative Importance of City and Country
Churches to Minnesota Missions;" "City Evangel-
ization and Minnesota Missions," etc. You want
to hear these discussions. We want you to hear
them. We will expect to grasp your hand at this
convention.
H. E. Russell is at Ronneby, Benton County, in
a prosperous meeting. Twenty added to date and
prospects for 75 more are very bright. This gives
us another congregation in the vicinity of St.
Cloud.
Minnesota pledgers, attention! We have sent
statement after statement. Still some pledges
remain unpaid. You will not allow the year to
go by with this pledge unpaid. Let us hear from
you at once with remittance of balance. Send it
to 0. H. Hall, M. D., 30 Germania Bank Building,
St. Paul, or dig up the self addressed envelope out
of your waste-basket, inclose money order and let
it go.
The time is short and books must close Aug. 10.
Please do not tarry.
Let every reader attend to the filling out of the
report blank at once.
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Corresponding Secretary.
Madelia, Minn.
Camp Meeting-.
The third anaual camp meeting of the Disciples
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northeast corner of Throckmorton County, one
mile north of the town of Spring Creek, beginning
August 2, 1900, at 10 o'clock a. m., and will con-
tinue eleven days.
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purposes. Grass for stock and wood for campers
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on the grounds.
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mer outing, to meet the brotherhood and to hear
two of our strong men preach the Word — Breth-
ren Randolph Clark, of Lancaster, and R. R. Ham-
lin, of Palestine. The former will teach the church,
the latter will do the work of an evaDgelist. These
two names are a sufficient guarantee of a feast of
good things in store for all. Bring your note-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Correspondence,
The Lands of the Long- Day. — III.
CHRISTIANIA AND TELEMARKEN.
Norway begins just where Sweden leaves off,
not only geographically but topographically. Lit-
tle rudimentary fjords have begun to indent the
coast south of the Swedish boundary; north of it
they become longer and deeper. The hills are
gradually becoming more majestic as we pass
from one country to the other, and the forests,
with their tall, straight pines, are gainin j in dig-
nity. By gradations one emerges from a region
which is only desolate and sterile into one whose
wildness has a larger mold and whose very desola-
tion weaves a charm about the beholder. As a
young Norse sailor said to me, while we were com-
ing up the Christiania Fjord in a boat, "Norway
and Sweden are both barren lands, but Norway
has romance." The term romance in that con-
nection is rather hard to define— I'm sure I
couldn't do it satisfactorily — but any one could
see what the man meant, and I agree with him.
I inquired of this intelligent young sailor what
he thought was the sentiment of the common peo-
ple in Norway in regard to the separation of the
two kingdoms, Sweden and Norway. [The reader
will remember that the two countries have sepa-
rate laws and parliaments, but a common king, as
England and Scotland had between the union of
the crowns under James I., in 1603, and the par-
liamentary union under Queen Anne, in 1705.] He
said that personally he was a Conservative; that
is, he favored maintaining the union, but that
most of the common people were radically in favor
of separating from Sweden. Just why they want-
ed to separate he didn't know, and he doubted
whether they knew, but there was a general feel-
ing that in a union of two unequal powers the
weaker would surely get the worst of the bargain
sooner or later. The most specific demand of the
Liberal party is that Norway shall be represented
in foreign lands by a separate set of consular offi-
cers instead of the Swedes, who now hold almost
all of the consulates. A little more than a year
ago the Norwegian Parliament authorized the U3e
of the separate N-.rse flag in place of the flag of
the union. This distinctively Norse flag, without
the Swedish emblem, is the one which is seen
most commonly throughout the country. It is as
if Scotland should leave the English emblem, the
St. George cross, out of the Union Jack, and fly
only the Scottish St. Andrew's cross. The testi-
mony of raaDy other witnesses confirms the opin-
ion that the great majority of Norwegians, espe-
cially ia the towns, are in favor of the separation
of the kingdoms.
A pleasant sail of thirty miles up the Chris-
tiaDia Fjord brought me to the Norse capital with
its magnificent harbor. It was ten o'clock when
I arrived — just a few minutes after sunset. My
watch had stopped a few days before, and it was
very embarrassing to try to guess at the time in a
country where the sun rises before three and sets
at ten. I had to estimate the flight of time by
reference to my cyclometer, a pocket compass
and my appetite. One has a certain eternal pre-
monition when it is getting about noon, and that
quite independent of the hours of sunrise and
sunset. But I took pains to seek a hotel adjacent
to a church-tower with a clock, and by good for-
tune got a room on that side.
one great street, the Karl Johans Gade, holds the
place which is occupied by the Unter den Linden
in Berlin, or Princes Street in Edinburg. This
street is bounded at one end by the principal rail-
way staton; at the other by the royal palace,
where the king, by the terms of the union, is re-
quired to live three months in every year. Be-
tween these and on this street lie not ODly all the
important business houses and leading h/tels, but
the Great Market, the most important church, the
postoffice, the House of Parliament, the National
Theatre and the University — ar;d all within three-
quarters of a mile. It is a well-built town, dis-
tinctly handsome in places, but noisy out of all
proportion to the amount of business that is being
done. On its rough-paved streets every parsing
wagon maki s as much noise as a load of steel
rails.
The American consul at Christiania is an ac-
commodating gentleman, who devoted a good deal
of his time to my interests. He is Norse by birth,
but has lived long in America, and is so thor-
oughly Americanized that he is anxious for his
term to expire so that he can return. I was in-
terested in his estimate of the Norwegian liquor
law. He admits that there has been some de-
crease of. drunkenness in receDt years, since the
law went into effect, but still considers it ineffec-
tive as a means of controlling the evii. There
are about sixty "drunk-and-disorderly" arrests in
Christiania daily, which is far too high an average
for so small' a city. It means ten per cent, of the
population annually. The consul suspects that
the law is probably much more effective in the
country districts.
The Russian consul-general is also an agreeable
gentleman, who speaks English, French, German,
Norse, Russian, and I know not how many other
languages. We found those five quite sufficient
for our communications, especially as his English
was excellent. He gave my passport the neces-
sary vise for traveling in Russia, and appeared in-
terested in my project of entering his country by
way of Lapland, which, however, he plainly con-
sidered an idiodic thing to do, though he was far
too courteous to say so. He suspected that I
would find no comfortable means of travel in that
region, and indeed I didn't know that I would find
any.
A German-speaking Dane, with whom I fell into
conversat on at the hotel, gave me a characteriza-
tion of Christiania upon which I have not yet been
able to improve: "A little city with one big
street." It is a city of more than 300,000, but it
appears amaller because of its condensation. Its
Christiania lies not far from the eastern edge
of Norway. The best of the scenery which has
made Norway famous is found on the west coast,
beginning in about the latitude of Christiania and
running north and northeast. Between Chris-
tiania and the Hardanger Fford, which lies due
west of it, there intervenes a tract of mountain-
ous country known as Telemarken. To cross this
was my first task. It proved to be a ride of
something more than two hundred miles through
the mountains, over roads which varied from fair
to wretched. The first part of my route was
over an old road now little used, most travelers
making a detour by rail and steamer on a chain of
lakes and joining this route near the middle. It
will, of course, be understood that there is no
railway across Telemarken; and, indeed, there are
very few raiiwajs anywhere in Norway.
It is the first part of ihis trip which the cau-
tious Baedeker characterizes as "un advisable." So
it is, if. quality of roads counts for anything. Ill-
made, rocky and sandy, they would be practically
impassable for oicycles if it were not for the
chance of findiDg a narrow atrip of solid ground
at the edge or a path at one side. Hills rapidly
grow into mountains as one journeys west. The
ecenery becomes grand, even awe-inspiring. Bat
the road plunges on, up and down mountain sides,
with no pretense of engineering and with a crimi-
nal disregard for human life. Nowhere in the
Alps or the Apennines have I ever seen a road so
take the bit in its teeth and dash down impossible
slopes, or again rear on its hind legs while it
clambers up where avalanches might come down.
It was a most interesting road.
But here and there, even in this reckless sec-
tion, there would be a piece of real engineering,
and there are one or two bits of grand scenery
combined with magnificent road which in my mem-
ory shine out in this expanse of toilsome hills like
a good deed in a naughty world. There is, for in-
stance, the descent into the valley of Flatdal —
which, by the way, instead of being flat, is sur-
rounded by some of the highest mountains in Tele-
marken. In easy windings and zigzags the road,
with a surf ace now above reproach, works its way
down a mountain side, and ic is good coasting all
the way. It was a blissful finish to a hard day's
work.
My traveling companion that evening was a
dog. I have been a good deal interested in notic-
ing the different kinds of dogs in different parts of
Europe — the disreputable curs which bark at
everybody up and down the Rhine, the little,
snappy, black dogs in the Swiss towns, the shep-
herd dogs which always mind their own business,
the thievish-looking dogs of Italy, which (like most
people in Italy) never have any business to mind,
the industrious, big dogs of Holland and Belgium
which draw carts. In Schleswig-Holstein the
dachshund is prevalent, and in Denmark one sees
many fine, savage-looking Danish mastiffs. But
Denmark has also another variety, the most ill-
favored, ill-conditioned and ill-mannered brutes
west of Constantinople. But they add to their
malice a certain admirable ingenuity, for they di-
vide the road into sections, like policemen's beats,
and patrol it systematically, looking for wheel-
men. When a wheelman appears they pass him
on from one to the next; wher? one leaves him
the next takes him up. For the dogs it is a relay
race; for the cyclist, a continuous ovation.
Norwegian dogs are, in general, much letter
natured. There was this one, for instance, who
accompanied me the better part of the afternoon
and into Flatdal. His only vice was that he in-
sulted my speed. It was very hard ridiDg where
he joined me, and I suppose he was not geared so
high as I was. Anyway, he outran me. Not con-
tent with that, he would stop to wait .'or me,
showing all signs of impatience. He thought I
was very slow, and showed it by all kinds of in-
sulting remarks — something I will permit no dog
to do. Any canine who joins my party without
invitation does so on his own responsibility, and
must not expect to set the pace for the entire ex-
pedition. When we came to the above-mentioned
good roai I bumped into him once or twice and
then ran away from him. He ultimately caught
up, but a coolness sprang up between us, and we
stopped at different hotels that night.
It was the next morning at a mountain-top vil-
lage, consisting of a church and two houses, that I
ran across a cattle fair and market. There were
fifty or seventy-five of their long-horned, dwarf
cows in a pen, and quite a crowd of people had
assembled. An old woman had a stand where she
dispensed seltzer (the Norse equivalent of pink
lemonade), cigars and fried potatoes to such as
felt justified in exp> nding two or three cents on
the strength of a good bargain in cattle. The
people were dressed in their national costume..
For the men this seems to be a shabby suit of any
sort. But for the women — with a man's natural
incapacity for describing woman's dress, I shrink
from the task. I must make some more observa-
tions before I attempt it.
The second half of the journey across Telemar-
ken was much easier. The road is one of tie ex-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
cellent system of new roads which the Norwegian
Government has built in recem years. Snowy
mountains soon come in sight. Soon I am among
them. Gradually the road ascends through an un-
peopled wilderness. The road itself and a siDgle
long-distance telephone wire are the sole tokens
of civilization. Trees disappear. A patch of
snow lies by the road. As one proceeds the scene
becomes arctic. Lakes filled with floating ice are
passed. The snow lies not in patches, but in solid
fields and drifts, through which the road has been
cut. And now, past Hankeli Saeter, begins the
ascent of Dyreskard Pass, but most of the climb-
ing has already been done in the long approach.
One deep drift lies still in the way, and over this
the road climbs. From the top of the pass there
is such a scene of frozen desolation as I never ex-
pected to see io June south of the Arctic Circle.
And still the altitude is not high, only 3,300 feet.
But the snow- line here is 5,000 fret lower than in
the Alps.
In an hour from the top of the pass I had
dropped agai into the zone of civilization, and
was *n the fertile though mountain-girt valley
of the Eoldalsvand. Norway was practically
crossed. W. E. Garriron.
Grjotli, Norway, 24 June.
English Topics.
AN AMERICAN INVASION OF BRITAIN.
Another of the annual invasions of this country
by Americans has commenced. Several extra
attractions this year combine to bring multitudes
of our welcome friends eastward. Some of these
are the Passion Play at Oberammergua, the Paris
Exposition and the World's Christian Endeavor
Convention. The latter is drawing about 10,000
American visitors. The summer is cool and
delightful, though somewhat wet at times. Our
English climate is much abused; but after having
tasted the atmosphere in many lands I am bound
to say that the English meteorological conditions
are the most favorable on earth for the double
purpose of work and pleasure. Nowhere can a
man work so many hours a day on so many days
through the year, and nowhere can life be better
enjoyed continuously. Among the noted Ameri-
cans preaching as visitors in England are Mr.
Sheldon and Dr. Lorimer. Dr. Talmage has flitted
away to Russia.
THE WEARY TITAN.
Once more Britannia finds that her hands are
full. But to this kind of political pleroma she is
accuston-ed. The English people are not easily
disconcerted or dismayed by excessive burdens of
home and foreign responsibility. They expect to
have to bear enormous burdens entailed by im-
perial entanglements to which there can be no
end. But England's heart is aching. We have
not recovered from the shocks occasioned through
the losses incurred in the South African war,
before the petty mutiny at Kumasi has brought
anxiety about precious lives. And now we have
to share with all the great civilized nations, in-
cluding America, the fearful dread of a holocaust
in China. We have three wars on our hands at
once. My own impression is that it will be long
Deo>- \r^? world will be at peace again. I cannot
beL \. .i is the will of God that it should be so.
My ,. dividual views may be worth little enough,
but every man should attentively watch for him-
self the signs of the times and draw his own con-
clusions. It seems to me, then, that in coolly
and disdainfully forgetting that not long ago
Christendom allowed the Turk to destroy htlpless
and innocent Armenia, the chief Christian nations
of the world are at the same time forgetting
God, to whom the blood of 100,000 of that splen-
did race of Christians in Asia Minor cries for
vengeance. All the great powers were guilty of
cowardice. All tacitly leagued themselves to-
gether into a confederation of tolerance for the
incarnation of Satan who was proved directly
guilty of ordering wholesale assassinations.
Well, that base plot succeeded, and the "Concert
of Europe" marched along to the accompaniment
of shrieks and groans of outraged and massacred
Christians. At this moment the Sultan calmly
proceeds to defj America. None can make him
afraid. His hour is not yet come. His cup is
not yet full. But all the Christian nations which
have meanly entered into complicity with this
manufacturer of hell on earth now find themselves
confronted by an unexpected agent of retribution.
The Sultan confined himself to the slaughter of
his own innocent subjects. But the Chinese
Imperial Tiger, Prince Tuan, who has deposed the
Empress Dowager, is not afraid to hurl defiance
at United Europe and the United States of Amer-
ica and Japan also. Here is a turning of the
tables with unspeakable vengeance. What is
coming? I note that a great many political and
literary opportunists and dreamers are expecting
that after a short tima of trouble, with some
disasters, the whole imbroglio will be settled and
the volcano at Pekin will be extinguished. Not
so. There is the hand of God to be reckoned
with. Providence has ordained that the great
carnal governments which bear the name of
Christian shall be called to bear the torture of
chastisement at the hands of the Chinese dragon
for their inhuman patience while tbe Turkish demon
executed in blood and fire the decree of hell —
"Delenda est Armenia!"
CHINA'S GREATEST MISSIONARY.
The most distinguished missionary now in China
is an Englishman, the Rev. Dr. Griffith John, of
the London Missionary Society. This veteran is
near y 70 years of age, and has labored amongst
the "Celeslia's" for forty-five years with wonder-
ful zeal and hope. His work has lain principally
about Hankow, whence at intervals of every few
years he has made several missionary journeys
into HunaD, the province most fanatically opposed
to Christianity. A year ago Dr. John wrote home
describing his fourth visit to Hunan, and in
jubilant terms contrasting his experiences then
with the reception at the time of his third jour-
ney, two years previously, when officials and
people showed him nothing but uccompromising
opposition. Last year it was "roses, roses all the
way." Officials were smiling and helpful, the
people friendly and curious, and converts crowded
to be baptized. The kaleidoscopic suddenness of
the recent change is only another illustration of
the fickleness of the Chinese in relation to Chris-
tian missions, however constant they may be in
other directions. It is now eighteen years since
Dr. John came home on furlough. In 1888 he
was elected chairman of the Congregational
Union of England and Wales of 1889, but on
account of tbe mission fiald he declined the honor.
NEW LIGHT ON EGYPTIAN DARKNESS.
Thoughtful students in London are being de-
lighted this month with the finest exhibition of
antiquities ever yet displeyed to the public. The
most illustrious of living Oriental explorers is
Prof. Flinders Petrie, a member and by far the
most distinguished member of the Palestine and
Egyptian Exploration Society. At Univ. rsity
College is at this moment being shown his collec-
tion of antiquities discovered during his work the
last season at the ancient cemetery of Abydos.
Only one-half the objects secured from these won-
derful sandheaps in the desert are here displayed,
the other half being retained by the authorities at
Ghizen. Only those who know something of
ancient history ran appreciate the unspeakable
importance of this exhibition. The site of
Abydos, the sacred city of Osiris, has long been
expected to yield records of the earliest dynasties
of Egypt. Prof. Petrie and his assistants have
gained priceless memorials of Menes and his
successors. A.11 the tombs were opened and
identifications were made of the resting-places of
the seven kiDg^ of the first Egyptian dynasty and
two kings who reigned prior to Menes. Among
the objects obtained from these sepulchres are
portions as a small crystal vase, ias-ribed with
the name of Menes, the date of which, according
to Prof. Petrie, is about B. C. 4,700. The objects
in the same case show that we have by no means
reached the beginnings of Egyptian civilization.
The beautiful drinking and libation bowls made of
marble, granite, quartz and alabaster, show that
at that wonderfully remote period the Egyptians
had mastered the art of working the hardest
material and of imparting a high polish to the
surface. One class of objects attracting much
admiration are the carved ivories. Ivory must
have been very plentiful at that time. Among
the objects are some beautifully carved feet of
bulls which had formed the supports of chairs
and cabinets, j he gem of the ivories is a small
box for green eye-paint, carved out of a solid
piece of ivory a few inches long It is in the
form of two half ducks which fit exactly together
and are fastened by entwined tails. For finish
this lovely production, although 7,000 years old,
is equal to the finest Japanese work. Some of the
ivory war.ds and tablets are exquisitely finished
with geometrical patterns, and show much artistic
merit. The pottery and vases are particularly
interesting. The small hand-made pottery ware
from the royal tombs is very curious.
STRANGE VOICES FROM THE DEAD.
I want to impress on my readers what this
Egyptian exposition means. These discoveries
are of a far greater importance than any yet
made. They are voices from the dead indeed.
They carry one back to nearly 5,000 years before
the birth of Christ. They complete the whole of
the dynasties named on the famous table right
back to the first, B. C. 4,777-4,514, which is
touched now for the first time. They even go
beyond into prehistoric time. The first astound-
ing feature about these discoveries is that they
entirely upset all notions hitherto obtained about
Egyptian art. Instead of the Egyptian art we
have hitherto known being but the beginnings,
the initial strivings of a people to express them-
selves, that art is clearly shown to be debased
and degenerated from an infinitely superior form
many generations earlier. We hare to accept
the fact, notwithstanding all that we were
devoutly taught in our childhood, according to
dear old Archbishop Usher, that the recent dis-
coveries in Egypt show that a high state of civil-
ization existed in Egypt some centuries before
the date to which it has been the custom to assign
the creation of the world. "William Durban.
43 Park Road, South Tottenham, London, July
7, 1900.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
945
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
Do not infer, please, from what 1 said last week
about the Pilgrims, that I do not appreciate their
character and work. From our point of view their
thoughts and ways were in some respects redicu-
lous, but they were great and good men. As they
are studied in their place in the history of our
race a sense of their greatness increases. The
Mayflower Pilgrims were colossal men. Common
men do not undertake and carry forward for them-
selves and their posterity what the founders of the
Pilgrim Republic conceived and accomplished.
They were God's men. His Spirit inspired them —
his hand was on them. They were divinely ap-
pointed agents for the accomplishment of God's
gracious purposes concerning the race. They were
his chosen people as certainly as were the Jews.
It is not more certain that he glided the children
of Israel across the wilderness to the promised
land than it is that he directed the Mayflower
across the Atlantic in 1620. If you doubt the cor-
rectness of this position read again, and with care,
the record of their experiences in England, Holland
and in North America. There is no other rational
explanation of the story.
Distinguish between the Pilgrims and the Puri-
tans. They were not the same people. Both were
intensely religious. Both were'very earnest Prot-
estants. They protested against the errors in
belief and life of the Anglican Church — the body
of which they were members. But the Pilgrims
were extremists in this respect: They said, in
effect, the church cannot be saved. You cannot
reform it. The only thing to do, so far as the
Angelican communion was concerned was to aban-
don it They were what we would call Come-
outers. The Puritans desire 1 quite as earnestly
a purer faith than that of the English Church and
a more scriptural oharacter of life, but they sa'd
this can best be secured by remaining in the fel-
lowship of the church. There were, of course, ex-
tremists ammg the Puritans; but this roughly sets
forth the differences between the Pilgrims and the
Puritans. The settlers of Plymouth were Pilgrims,
the aett!ers of Salem and Boston werj Puritans.
The Pilgrims did not persecute; the Puritans
did. Wh-n life was made unpleasant for Roger
Williams in Salem he found a comfortable and
welcome asylum in Plymouth. He preached in
Plymouth two year*. The Pilgrims did not believe
all that Williams believed and taught, but they
were tolerant. It is not known why Williams re-
turned to Salem, it is known that he was thought
well of in Plymouth, and that the Pilgrims desired
him to remain with them. One of the chief men
among the Pilgrims was a Romanist — Captain
Myles Standish. It is not probable that the Puri-
tans would have honored Standish as the Pilgrims
honored him.
Roger Williams was a rantankerous sort of
man. He was an ardent believer in a certain kind
of liberty — as almost every one is; but it was next
to impossible to live with him in peace. Such a
man as he wa?, in our time, h called a Crank with
a capital C! He not only withdrew from the
church but from almost everything else. He could
not endure Boston ; the people of Boston were too
liberal for him. This i3 the reason why he went
to Salem after his arrival in in this country. And
remember that the Boston that was too liberal for
Roger Williams was the Boston of the seventeenth
century, not of the nineteenth — ancient, not
modern Boston. You know that he came to op-
pose engaging in worship when unregenerate per-
sons were present — and he was to be the sole
judge as to who were and were not regenerated!
He opposed the administration of an oath to an
unregenerate man on the ground that a judicial
oath is an act of worship ! Because the church in
Salem declined to do something that he desired he
withdrew from it, and then because his wife con
tinued to attend he withdrew from her — he would
not permit her to be present at family prayers, on
the ground that the was an unregenerate sinner!!
The Salem colony did not send Roger Williams
into the wilderness to live with the Indians. Salem
dacided, for her own peace, to send Williams back
to England. A ship was in the harbor ready to
sail. Williams preferred to go to an Indian tribe
with which he had some acquaintance, and bo
stealthily he left the colony. Roger Williams
banished himself. He had a rough time of it, but
he had only himself to blame. He could have re-
turned to England and lived in comfort. But his
course turned out to be a blessing. He became
the founder of a free state in the wilderness. But
Rhode Island wa9 cranky for a longtime. She
was the last of the thirteen original states to
adopt the constitution under which we so happily
live. But Lord Baltimore preceded Roger Williams
in the founding of a free state. To Maryland and
not Rhode Island belongs the honor of being the
first commonwealth in which religious freedom was
guaranteed and enjoyed. Roger Williams was a
Baptist for six months — Lord Baltimore was a
Roman Catholic!
Returning to the founder of the Pilgrim Repub-
lic: John Robinson, their pastor, in Holland, was a
remarkable nnn. You have doubtless seen the
words — "The Lord has more truth to break forth
out of his Holy Word" — attributed to him.
This quotation is from his farewell discourse to
the Pilgrims on the eve of their embarkation at
Delft Haven. The discourse was delivered July
21, 1620; they sails d the next day. Think ng that
you may not have seen the sermon I give you, in
this place, the paragraph in which the familiar
quotation is found. Mr. Robinson said:
"Brethren, we are now quickly to part from one
another, and whether I may ever live to se- your
face on earth any more the God of heaven only
knows; but whether the Lord hath appointed that
or not, I charge you before God and his blessed
aDgels, that you follow me no farther than you
have seen me follow the Lord Jesus Christ.
"If God reveal anything to you by any other in-
strument of his, be as ready to receive it as ever
you were to receive anything by my ministry, for
I am verily persuaded — I am very confident — that
the Lord has more truth to break forth out of his
Holy Word. For my part I cannot sufficiently be-
wail the condition of the reformed churches, who
are come to a period in religion, and will go at
present no farther than the instruments of their
reformation. The Lutheran cannot be drawn to
go beyond what Luther saw! Whatever part of
his will our good God has revealed to Calvin they
will rather die than embrace it. And the Calvin-
ists, you see, stick fast where they were left by
that great man of God, who yet saw n;t all things.
"This is a misery much to be lamented;, for
though they were burning and shining lights in
their times, yet they penetrated not into the whole
counsel of God; but were they now living would
be as willing to embrace further light as that
which they first received. I beseech you, remember
it is an article of your church covenant 'tLat you
be ready to receive whatever truth shall be made
known to you from the written word of God.' Re-
member that and every other art icle of your sacred
covenant. But I must herewithal exhort you to
take heed what you receive as truth. Examine it,
consider it and compare it with other Scriptures
of truth before you receive it; for it is not pos-
sible that the Christian world should come so lately
out of such thick anti-Christian darkness, and
that perfection of knowledge should break forth
at once."
Am I not warranted in saying that Pastor John
Robinson was a remarkable man? The words here
quoted were pronounced 280 years ago.
Have WE all truth? Is there more truth to be
found in the Bible than WE have discovered? Are
WE in danger of coming to "a period in religion?"
Do we fear to go beyond the point to which "our
father's led us?" By their work they committed
us to the guidance of the written Word. To fol-
low its teaching is safe. To commit ourselves to
the Christ of the New Testament cannot be peril-
ous. Let us study the Scriptures, and the Christ,
and follow them.
James Lane Allen's new book, "The Reign of
Law," published by the Mackmillan Company, New
York, is a good book to read in this connection.
It has a bearing on the questions here raised. It
is much the best piece of work that Mr. Allen has
given to the public. Read, as soon as possible,
"The Reign of Law." B. B. T.
Christian Preachers at the Con-
vention.
It was a marked feature that there were so
many Christian preachers at the National Pro-
hibition Convention at Chicago.
It is claimed that nearly all the Christian
preachers of Illinois are prohibition voters, and
it is not likely one can be found in the land
who will defend his license voting in a public
discussion.
The national chairman is a Christian preacher.
The Illinois state chairman and the Indiana state
chairman are prominent members of the Christian
Church— one a doctor and thd other a lawyer.
The national committee has in it two or three
Christian preachers. Up-to-date preachers on the
new aspects of the liquor controversy are wonder-
ing how the back-number brethren will manage
to explain themselves when they see the
rank and file turning away from the license sys-
tem, which they are sure to do, leaving their
leaders on the side of the lawless elements. I
feel sorry for all preachers who have accepted as
true the false and shallow claptrap on the temper-
ance question of the day.
Even if they die in their delusion their chil-
dren will have an embarrassing job of explaining
how they could be Christians and perpetuationists
at a time when the issue was clear-cut and single
between license and nullification on one side and.
opposition to its aggressions upon the other.
J. S. H.
Doctors Food Talk.
SELECTION OP FOOD ONB OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
ACTS IN LIFE.
Old Dr. Hanaford, of Reading, Mass., says in
the Messenger: "Our health and physical and
mental happiness are so largely under our per-
sonal control that the proper selection of food
should be, and is, one of the most important actj
in life.
"On this subject, I may say that I know of no
food equal in digestibility, and more powerful in
point of nutriment, than the modern Grape Nuts,
four heaping teaspoons of which is sufficient for
the cereal part of a meal, and experience demon-
strates that the user is perfectly nourished from
one meal to another.
"I am convinced that the exteneive and general
uee of high class foods of this character would
increase the term of human life, add to the sum
total of happiness and very cotsiderably improve
socit ty in general. I am free to mention ihe food,
for I personally know of its value."
Grape- Nuts food can be used by babes in arms ,
or adults. It is ready cooked, can be served in-
stantly, either cold with cream, or with hot water
or hot milk poured over. All sorts of puddings
and fancy dishes can be made with Grape-Nuts.
The food is concentrated and very economical, for
four heaping teaspoons are sufficient for the
cereal part of a meal,
946
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
Chicago Letter.
The life of a man like D. L. Moody is sure to be
interesting, no matter how its story is told. The
Colportage Library ha? issued "The Shorter Life,"
in two volumes, making two numbers of the li-
brary, at ten cents apiece. Paul Dwight Moody
and Arthur Percy Fitt are the writers. His son,
W.R.Moody, is the author cf the 600-page volume,
sold only by subscription. Mr. Moody had a
strong aversion to the circulation of portraits and
biographies of himself while he lived. "It is time
enough for these," he said, "when I am gone."
His early life is the old, old story of poverty
and hardship. Once, when there came a severe
snowstorm, the widowed mother had to keep her
children in bed until school time, because there
was no wood to make a fire. Young Dwight was
full of fun, and especially fond of a practical
joke. He once recited Mark Antony's oration
over Caeear, using a covered box to represent the
coffin. It was part of the Friday afternoon school
exercises. The audience was "visibly affected."
Approaching the box to take a last look at Csesar,
he lifted the cover, when out jumped a tomcat!
"Scat!" shouted the orator, and the tears all van-
ished in an uproar of laughter.
Having by a few impromptu remarks at the
village lyceum changed the current of feeling on
the subject under discussion, he was appointed
leader of the next debate. He chose for his subject,
"The Wrongs of the Indians," wrote out a ten or
fifteen minutes' speech and spent days in memor-
izing it. When at last he appeared on the plat-
form he recited the first few sentences and then
forgot! He closed abruptly with the strange re-
mark: 'The Indians went to the North Pole and
got froze upas stiff as steelyards!" The momo-
riter method will do for some spell-binders, but
Moody never followed it. Of course he repeated
some of his sermons and addresses, perhaps thou-
sands of times, but there was often new material
in them, and they never sounded like mere decla-
mations.
One of the well-nigh incomprehensible things
about Moody is that he showed no early inclina-
tions to piety. When his mother tried to induce
him to pray he said he had tried it and it didn't
work. One day when about six years old a rail
fence fell over on him, and he could not extricate
himself, nor make any one hear his cries fer help.
In his extremity he thought: "May be God will help
me;" then he prayed, and he believed God heard
him, for he was soon able to lift away the rails
and get out. In Boston he heard the fiery, cul-
tured eloquence of Dr. Edward N. Kirk, but it did
not touch him. It is said that ha chose an ob-
scure seat in one of the galleries and, tired out
with the hard work of the week, he used to sleep
through most of the service. It is easy to form
the habit of going to sleep in„ church; I've tried it
when I didn't have to preach. To think that a
man who stirred the multitudes afterwards as
Moody did, and who became pre-eminent as a
preacher and soul-winner, should have answered
the simple question asked of him as a candidate
for church membership as he did. "Mr. Moody,
what has Jesus done for you, and for us all, that
specially entitles him to our love and obedience?"
The question embarrassed him. "I think he has
done a good deal for all of us, but I don't think
of anything in particular as I know of."
His faithful, patient Sunday-school teacher, who
never lost interest in his phenomenally dull pupil,
writes: "I can truly say (and in saying it I magni-
fy the infinite grace of God as bestowed upou Mr.
Moody) that I have seen few persons whose minds
were spiritually darker when he came into my
Sunday-school class, or one who seemed more un-
likely ever to become a Christian of clear, decided
views of gospel truth, still less to fill any sphere
of extended public usefulness." In the face of
such facts what shall we do with the poets and
sages who perpetrate such sayings as: "Youth
shows the man, as morninar shows the day?" Was
it true in this case that "the child was father of
the man?"
Moody was often abrupt in speaking to men
about personal religion. On his way home one
night he saw a man leaning against a lamppost.
Placing a hand on his shoulder he said kindly:
"Are you a Christian?" The man became furious-
ly angry, doubled up his fists and got ready to
throw Moody into the gutter. "I'm very sorry to
have offended you," he apologized, "but I thought
I was asking a proper question." "Mind your own
business," roared the fellow. "That is my busi
ness," Moody sturdily replied. Three months later,
about daybreak, on a bitter cold morning, some
one rapped at Moody's door. "Who's there, and
what do you want?" asked Mr. Moody. "I want to
become a Christian," was the only reply. Moody
opened the door, and to his astonishment, there
stood the man who had cursed him for speaking
to him about religion as he leaned against a lamp-
post.
Mr. Moody's success was, of course, not due to
his ignorance, and he never counted it as a part
of his capital stock; but it was undoubtedly due to
his unconventionality, and this the culture of the
schools would have taken from him. The condi-
tion of many a church and community is tersely
described by Moody himself when he said of a
certain city: "There is too much dignity and death
in your town." A somewhat overzealous critic,
who was a stranger to the firing line, once took
Moody to task for his defects in speech. "You
oughtn't to speak in public," he said, "your lan-
guage is faulty; your grammar is very bid." "I
know I make mistakes," was the reply, "and I
lack a great many things; but I'm doing the best I
can with what I've got. But look here, friend,
you've got grammar enough; what are you doing
with it for Jesus?"
The famous remark which it is said Moody once
heard in the light of this wonderful life, may be
changed now, and we may say: "The world his
seen what God can do with and for and through
and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to
him!" Frank G. Tyrrell.
Macatawa, Mich.
Consecrated Followers.
B. B. Tyler's quotations from the letter of a
Christian business man in the Christian- Evan-
gelist of July 5 are interesting, and so are his
comments. His business man declares: "What we
want is qualified, consecrated leaders." This is
always a need, in religion or in politics, in com-
merce or in war; but does this preacher in the
pew mean to intimate that we are without such
leaders? Dr. Tyler's letter ought to enlighten
him if this is the case; for he gives some broad
hints of the consecrated courage that marks our
young ministers.
From this writer's point of view our greatest
need to-day is not, such leaders, but such follow-
ers. The church is usually far behind its leader
in love and service. Paul's rebuke is needed.
The preacher struggles against many obstacles,
but the greatest and saddest is the lukewarm
church to which he ministers. No doubt there are
rare, sweet souls in every church, at whose feet
the pastor delights to sit; but the rank and file
are coW, lethargic and worldly.
In buying lots and building churches we need
"qualified, consecrated" followers.
We know of no church building among us so
costlj as msny private houses of individual Disci-
ples We kn >w of many that are a shame and a
reproach to the congregations that use them. If
there were twenty per cent, of the church mem-
bers living the toilsome, sacrificial life followed
by at least eighty per cent, of our ministers, our
numbers would not require the half of a decade to
double in.
Tnis is not written in a censorious spirit. It
comes from a desire to place the emphasis where
it belongs, and we believe it will find an instant
echo in the hearts of thousands of our preachers.
To read such a statement as that quoted, with its
necessary implication that such leaders we have
not, must exasperate aDy one familiar with the
facts. No, Mr. Moneymaker, what we want is not
qualified, consecrated leaders; we cannot want
what we already have. What we want is quali-
fied, consecrated followers; will you not be one?
F. G. T.
Washington (D. C.) Letter.
The formal transfer of the Whitney Avenue
Church property to our people was effected July
11. The story of the tender of thi3 union chapel
and the adjoining lot to the Vermont Avenue
Church has been told. The only conditions im-
posed were that needed repairs upon the property
should be made, a pastor employed and regular
services maintained. The trustees agreed that if
at the end of a year our administration proved a.
success they would deed the property to us.
A committee from the Vermont Avenue Church
provided for the repairs and the C. W. B. M. em-
ployed Ira W. Kimmel as pastor. The work has
been a success from the start. The church now
numbers one hundred and eight and the Sunday
school has an enrollment of two hundred and fifty.
The young church has organized a Ladies' Aid So-
ciety, C. W. B. M„ Junior aEd C. E. Societies and
a Boys' Brigade.
The outlook was so hopeful that the National.
C. W. B. M. Board has decreased its apportion
ment for support after one year nearly one-half.
The gift of property worth $7,000 and the es-
tablishment of the Fourth Church in the capital
city should be a matter of rejoicing on the part
of brethren throughout the country.
A movement has been inaugurated with a view
of planting a church in Eckington, the mo-t rap-
idly developing section of our city. The plan is
to find some one who will give $5,000 to the
Church Extension Fund on the annuity plan with
the condition that it be used for the porchase of
a lot in Washington. The brethren here will pro-
vide the buildiag. The growth of the Nin h St.
Church in nine years to a membership of eight
hundred, the H Street Church in four years to
three hundred and the Wh.tney Avenue in one
year to more than one hundred, oriugs Washing-
ton prominently to the attention of thoie who
are seeking profitable investment for the Lord's
money.
F. D. Power has a habit of keeping the Ver-
mont Avenue Church open every Sunday daring
the summer and taking his vacation by going out
during the week to speak at assemblies and con-
ventions and to hold protracted meetings. Our
younger pastors are followirg this fashion and the
f jut churches will run full blast throughout the
heated term.
Elaborate preparations are beii.g made for the
Piedmont Assembly, Gordonsville, Va., July 27 to
Aug. 5, and great crowds are expected. C. P.
Williamson, of Atlanta, Ga., will be the chief
speaker. Our Western brethren w-o come to the
summer resorts on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way would find the attendance opon this assembly
a delightful experience.
* *
Robert G. Frank, of Fulton, Mo., has accepted
a call from the First Church, Phiiadelpeia, and
will begin work there Oct. 1. We are glad to
have such a substantail addition to our preaching
force upon the Atlantic Coast.
631 S St. X. E. Edward B. Bagby.
July 26, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
947
An Open Letter to Parents.
As the vacation days fly quickly by, and their
number is already half spent, those who have
daughters to be sent from home to school are no
doubt daily considering the choice of a school.
When I call your attention to Madison Insti-
tute, I believe I do you a valuable service in help-
ing you to decide the always difficult question:
"To what school shall I send my daughter?"
Madison Institute is planned for the girls who
have the tastes and ambitions of students; for
the girls who find real pleasure in the acquisition
of knowledge — the purest, most unalloyd pleasure
in life, if you will think of it — the only one that
has not its concomitant pain. That we have been
fairly successful in attracting this class of girls
is shown by the fact that for the year just closed
half the school made a general average of 90 for
eaoh of the -four quarters, while a goodly number
got no grade below 95; and this not because of a
lax system of grading, but because the students
did good work.
Our courses of study cover college entrance re-
quirements and give two years additional. Any
student who receives our diploma in either the
Latin, Scientific or Modern Language Course is
liberally educated and prepared to sustain her-
self honorably and efficiently in the work of life.
For the benefit of the girls who cannot or who
will not give the necessary time to complete the
Modern Language or the Latin-Scientific Course,
the English Course is planned. This is a good,
strong course; and is inferior to the other two
only in that it requires less foreign language.
While I have said a student receiving our
diploma is well educated and fitted to adorn and
to serve the home, the church and society, still
we believe there are a few exceptional minds that
ocgbt to have still longer and higher training.
We therefore encourage such young women of
means and unusual mental power and energy to
£0 tothehig^er colleges. Especially young women
who propose to t&aca should continue their edu-
cation in higher colleges. For the sake of such,
and for the sake of having the recognition that
our work is well done, we have sought to have
Madison Institute placed on the list of accredited
schools of some of the leading higher institutions.
Such of our pupils as so desire may enter these
institutions upon certificate without the strain of
the usual entrance examinations.
If, then, you should want your daughter to con-
tinue her education in one of the Eastern or
Northern colleges, our certificate admits to
Cornell University, Vassar College, Wellesley
College.
Our teachers hold their degrees from the best
colleges and universities of this country. They
are scholarly, enthusiastic and 'unreservedly de-
voted to the best interests of their students.
These ladies are as earnest in Christian char-
acter as they are talented and ambitious. We
impress upon our students that charcter and serv-
ice are the ends of all education.
We are supplied with library, well-equipped
reading room, physical and chemicel apparatus.
The library is freely used for reference and
collateral reading by the departments of Histcry
and English.
Experimental work forms an essential part pf
the entire course of Science.
Many pleasant hours are passed in the reading
room by students in their leisure; and here is
found abundant material for reference by the
Current Topics Class, ably conducted by a mem-
ber of the faculty.
Our Music and Art Departments are well equip-
ped and form an attractive feature of the school.
We are provided with teachers for piano, voice
and stringed instruments.
Our piano teacher is a full graduate of the
Raff Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany, and a
pupil of Hans von Bulow. Our voice teacher is a
pupil of Marie Bissell, known as the American
Marchesi.
Our study hall las been recently furnished with
handsome single desks and chairs instead of the
old-fashioned seats. All the schoolrooms have
been liberally supplied with Talc Plate Black-
boards, with which we use natural Talc Crayon,
thus freeing ourselves from all chalkdust. These
improvements are conductive to health as well as
comfort.
It is said by those who have had the oppor-
tunity to make comparison that Madison Institute
occupies the best location for a school in our
state. Dr. A. D. Mayo, of Boston, said it is the
finest school location he saw on his tour of the
schools of the South. It is certainly beautiful
a:d hraltl.ft.1.
While we have all the advantages of the town,
we are spared by our location its disadvantages,
as publicity, noise, smoke and dust.
A large, attractive campus makes out-door life
delightful, offering ample space for tennis, basket
ball and other out-door sports. Our students ex-
ercise at will upon our lawn without being hamp-
ered by observation from the outside.
While we are as private as if we were in the
country, we are yet very near the churches and
business portion of the town. Our elevation
gives us perfect drainage. The health record of
the school is phenomenal. In the forty-three
years of its history there has not been a
death among the students or teachers. The
atmosphere of the school is homelike. The very
construction of the house forbids that con-
strained, institutional air which characterizes
some schools. The greatest care is taken to
make the lives of the girls free from all harm
and pleasant as well as profitable. Our present
capacity is for forty-five boarding students. This
limit of number is a great advantage to the girls.
With the principa', t-.n teaeheis and th^ health
matron living in the house, this makes an average
of about four students to each official, thus
giving opportunity for much more personal care
and attention to each student than is possible
where large numbers are congregated. This is a
most important consideration. Education, es-
pecially through the academic grades, is largely a
personal matter and cannot be accomplished by
the best systems and machinery applied to large
numbers.
The care of the health of our girls is our first
consideration. Our health matron is a trained
nurse. She discharges her duties intelligently,
faithfully, efficiently. It is the rule that delicate
girls grow strong with us.
Madison Institute is not an experiment. She
begins in September her forty-fourth session.
During the past six years, under the present
management, she had steadily grown in merit and
in favor.
I would emphasize certain considerations which
are very important in determining this school
question.
1. I would emphasize the matter of locality as
it affects health; because a sound, vigorous body
is essential to all success. As opposed to the
lower sections, which abound in malaria and
nasal catarrh, I call attention to our situation at
the base of the foothills of the Cumberland
Mountains, free from both these enemies of good
health. Our location is suburban. Our grounds
contain fourteen acres. They are by nature
beautiful and are kept in attractive order mainly
with the view to tempting the students to much
out- door life and exercise. The health conditions
are vastly better for a growing girl than any city
could offfr.
2. I would emphasize the matter of locality as
it affects conditions- of 6tudy. Concentration
the one secret of acquisition and retention. The
simpler life of the country must always offer
greater advantages to the young student than the
complex life of the city with its many distrac
tions. The simpler tastes of the student body
must have its effect upon every individual student.
It is not a matter of accident that 86 per cent,
of the men who run the business and professional
interests of New York City spent their youth in
the country. It is the number of impressions
made upon the highway that at last renders it
hard and unimpressionable. Academic and pre-
paratory work should be done apart from the
distractions of the city. The dissipated energies
and ineffective lives of many people are charge-
able to too many distractions.
3. Our patronage comes froB the be3t families
of oar own and neighboring states. Girls will
meet here such girls as they will be glad to know
and to retain as their friends.
I approach you on this subject, not in my own
interests chiefly, but because we are prepared at
Madison Institute to do excellent work for the
future women of our country. Madison Institute
stands for sound education, true culture and pur-
poseful Christian womanhood.
Do not delay sending us your daughter. This
is the best year. In matters of education two
conditions must be regarded.
First, in order to obtain the best results, edu-
cation must be begun early under the best con-
ditions.
We urge upon parents the wisdom of sending
their daughters to such a school as Madison In-
stitute early, while their tastes are yet simple
and while it is yet possible to make an impres-
sion upon them and to arouse their ambition.
We want to .educate girls, not to ''finish" them.
Often girls are kept in poorly organized schools
of low standard until they are nearly grown ard
are then sent from home only to be discouraged
by finding that they are far below the standard
reached by others of their age, or their tastes are
so vitiated by what is termed "society" that it is
impossible to reach their minds and to arouse
genuine, sincere effort.
Second, it must be continued until lasting im-
pressions have been made. Twenty is quite
young enough for a girl to graduate. While a
girl is growing and forming, formation influences
should continue. We have the best results with
the girls that come to us at fourteen. The close
attention given to the health of our girls provides
against all risks at that age.
And now for that consideration which only the
favored few can afford to overlook: the same
combination of home comfort and schoolroom
advantages cannot be found elsewhere for the
same money. The charges are just what you
see them in the catalogue, without any extras.
$284 will piy for board, laundry, tuition and
either voice or piano lessons, library and reading
room fee and dispensary fee. $300 for the same
and both piano and voice. We wear uniform, and
the cost of dress s thereby much reduced.
Believing that the advocates of our plea cannot
do the cause greater service than by aiding in
securing for our school the patronage of our
people and others as well, I ask your patronage
and your co operation in securing pupils for
Madison Institute. You will do your friends a
real service when you place them in communica-
tion with a school that aims to rearh and to
develop all that is best and most useful in Chris-
tian womanhood.
I hope, then, you will be glad to give the prefer-
ence to a school of your own church. Our church
will have taken a great step forward when the
membership rallies more enthusiastically to our
educational standards.
948
THF CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
We need to endow our schools and we need to
p atronize them.
Madison Institute is the oldest school for girls
now in operation in our brotherhood in the state.
The school was established in 1856 through the
efforts of prominent members of the Christian
Church in Madison County, and waa placed under
the control of a board of twelve trustees, the
majority of whom should at all times be members
of the Christian Church. Eleven of the present
board are active, zealous members of that church.
Madison Institute is managed and conducted by
women. Since women must in the nature of the
case best understand girls and their needs, this
fact must be regarded as a distinct advantage.
Since forming of the character by personal
association, the care of health and daily habits
during this academic period are so important con-
siderations in the education of girls, a womanly
woman is a better example after which to mold
the character and ideals of a girl than is a manly
man. We are not ready to entirely discard the
distinctly feminine element.
Our courses of study include five months' study
of the Jewish Scriptures and five of the Gospels.
Our girls attend Sunday-school and Sunday morn-
ing services regularly.
The Young Woman's Christian Association
holds weekly prayer- meetings, which are always
well attended. The members of the Association
have weekly Bible study and mission study classes.
The earnest interest in these classes shown by
the members of the Association and those who
are not members is most gratifying. The mem-
bers of the faculty join with the principal in
earnest effort to cultivate and strengthen the
spiritual lives of the students.
The paints mentioned are those, it would seem,
which parents chiefly consider in the selection of
a school: first, the healthfulness and desirability
of the location; second, the care given to the
health and home life of the girls; third, the
courses of study prescribed by the institution;
fourth, the strength of the faculty, and fifth, the
character of the association. We feel that in all
these points Madison Institute has reached a high
standard of excellence.
Your request for a catalogue will be promptly
complied with and any other information you may
desire cheerfu'ly given. Address
(Miss) Alice Lloyd,
Principal Madison Institute.
Richmond, Ky.
SCBOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.:
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
Term begins Sept. 6, 1900. Located in Shenandoah
Valley of V irginia. Unsurpassed climate, beautiful
grounds and modern appointments. 220 students piurt
session from 27 States. Terms moderate. Pupils eaUt
anytime. Send for catalogue.
Miss E. C. WEIMAR, Pnn., Staunton, Vs.
YALE DIVINITY
SCHOOL.
A thorough special training for the ministry,
with full university advantages. Address Secre-
tary Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn.
COLUMBIA NORMAL ACADEMY,
COVUMBIA, MO.
Opens Sept, 4th. A school for Young Men and
Women. Graduates admitted to the University with-
out examinaiion. Excellent preparation for college,
for teaching or for business. 200 students enrolled
last year. Catalogue free.
GEO. H. BEASLEY, Principal.
CHRISTIAN UNIVRSITY,
CANTON, MO.
D. R. DUKGAN, A.M., LL.D., Pres.
Open to Men and Women Sept. 11th.
Classical, Scientific, Literary, Business, Musical
and Oratorical Courses.
Has matriculated 6150 pupils, and graduated 800.
Address for catalogue— A. J. YOUNGBLOOD,
Canton, Missouri.
CENTRAL FEMALE COLLEGE
i ovirxytnn Alio Leading Ladies' College of the west. Modern Equipment?
5-CAIISg LUli, IVIUa Literary, Music, Art, Elocution. Z. M. WILLIAMS, A. M., Presidec
LIBERTY LAD8ES' COLLEGE
Phenomenal success. Highest srade in LETTERS, SCIENCES, ARTS. Faculty spsciallj
trained in leading Cnlleges and Universities ol America and Europe.
ASVlERICAfi MOZART CONSERVATORY
Chartered by the State. Professors graduates with highest honors of the ROYAL CONSERVA-
TORIES, BERLIN. LEIPZIG, LONDON: use the methods of these Conservatories. A
fine, upright. CONCERT GRAND PIANO, quoted in Bradbury catalogue Sl.OaO, a prize in May
Festival Contest. Address Pres. C. JH. WILLIA3IS, Liberty. Mo. "
**** INDIANAPOUS, INDIANA.
Conveniently and pleasantly located in the attractive suburb of Irvington, offers superior induce
ments to those desiriDg Collegiate Education. Affiliation with the University of Chicago enables
the College to offer students certain advantages in the way of higher education that are not found
elsewhere. The Department of Bible Instructbn, as well as the other departments of the College, is
provided with a full corps of competent instructors. Summer session of the College opens June 28,
and will continue six weeks. In connection therewith this year will be offered a course embodying the
best methods of thorough and s hoiarly study of the English Bible.
Catalogues and Information Mailed on Application.
HRIST
SCHOOL
^JUBILEE YEAR*.*
Magnificent New Dormitory
Accommodating 150 Students
A &95© Piano and 12 Gold
Medals Awarded in
May, 1900.
Best Equipped School -for Girls in the Southwest!
Regular College course prepares for advanced University work. Schools of Music, Art and
Elocution. Students from 14 States. 25 Professors of best American and European training.
Beautiful Park of 18 acres. Tennis and Basketball. A Christian home and high-grade College.
Rooms should be engaged early. For engraved Catalogue address
MRS. w. T. moorE l-prf„nf««<(B Secretary Christian College,
MRS. L. W. ST.CLAIR,}PrmclPals- COLUMBIA, MO.
CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
SEDALIA, MO.
RANDOLPH = MACOIN
WOMAN'S COLLEGE
A thorough course in Business, Shorthand
and Telegraphy.
Postions Guaranteed. Special Club Bates.
For full information address
C. W. ROBBINS, Sedalia, Mo.
f» GUARANTEED under reason-
J able conditions ; car far© paid :
board, $10-?11 ; catalog free ; no vacation, jn />#
DRAUGHON'S PRACTICAL BUS. mffcm}
St.Louis;Nasfoville,Tenn.;Savannah,6a.; v-' * '
Montaomery, Ala.; Galveston, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tex.;
Little"RocU, Ark. ; Shreveport, La. Indorsed by mer-
chants and bankers. Best patronized in South. Book-
keeping, Shorthand, etc., taught by mail. Begin any
time. Address (at either place) Draujjhon's College.
HOLLINS INSTITUTE
Opens its 58th session Sept. 19th, 1900, with accom-
modations for !£25 Young Ladies (boarders).
80 officers and teachers. Eclectiesystem. Diplomas
are awarded in all departments. Departments
presided over by University graduates. Lo
cated in a region of surpassing beauty and redolent
of health. Mineral waters, Sulphur and Chaly-
beate. Apply for catalogue to
CHAS, L,. COCKE,Supt., Hollins, Va.
Eureka College
offers a complete
COLLEGIATE COURSE.
also has a
Bible Sohool, Preparatory School, Business School,
Music and Art Departments, and a Teachers' Course.
A half Century of Successful Work. Next Session
opens Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1900. For Catalogues
and Information, address
PRES. ROBERT E. HIERONYMUS,
....Eureka, Illinois....
Endowed for higher education. Four laboratories,
library, gymnasium, &c. The U.S. Com'rof Educa
tion names this college as one of the f mrteen best it
the United States for women (Official Report, p. 1732"
WJI. W. S.1IITH, A. M., L.I..D., President.
Lynchburg, Va.
MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY.
FINE NEW BUILDINGS.
Campus One Hundred Acres.
Hunting, Swimming, Fishing, Boating.
Faculty of Specialis s — ilurani of twelve leading
Military Schools and Universities; Educato s of na-
tional reputation. Modern improvements. For book-
let with full information, address
A. K. YANCEY, President, Mexico, Mo.
A Business Education and the Place to get if.
Commercial College, Shorthand and Tele-
graph School, 309 N. Broadway, qualifies students
for all practical busiucss pursuits, and supplies, busi-
ness bouses, banks, railroad and telegraph offices and
prol - 1 men witb reliable bookkeepers, stenograph-
ers, 1 It graph operators and clerks. Positions procured
for Graduates. j. G. BOHMER, Fres't.
BUNKER HILL ."SfffiSi
bunker Hill, 111. No better home and school for any
bov at anv price. College and business preparation.
Write to Col. S. L. Stiver, A.M. , Ph.D.
FOR SMALL BOYS,
HORNSBY HAW,
Bunker Hill, 111.
An excellent Home and School with Military
features. Booklet free. Col. S. L. Stiver, A.M., Ph.D.
July 26, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
949
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
MADISON INSTITUTE
A Home School for Girls.
Oldest School for Girls in the Christian
Brotherhood in Kentucky.
ESTABLISHKO IN 1856.
A school to which parents may safely intrust their
daughters' education, and social, physical, and
religious training.
1st. Every comfort within the home, and attract-
ive opportunity for lawn tennis, basket-ball, and
other out-door' sports on our well kept campus. An
efficient health m ttroo with hospital training.
2nd. Jesus Christ is presented as the source of all
true and abundant life.
3rd. Our courses of study lead up to those offered
in the higher college-* an.1 universities. Our students
are received on certificate at Cornell University,
Vassar College and Wellesley' College. This fact
speaks for it-elf as to the standard of our work.
4th. Our students meet in the class-room a body
of enthusiastic, skilled instructors, who hold their
degrees from such institutions as Cornell University,
Bryn Mawr College, Vassar College, etc. The
faculty is abreast of the times in standards and meth-
ods, and is qualified to arouse and to direct the intel-
lectual ambitions of students.
6th. Well-equipped Chemical and Physical Labor;!
tories, good Library and abundantly supplied Read-
ing-room.
6th. Music and Art Departments well equipped.
7th. Madison Institute is designed for and seeks
to enroll as students studious girls of mental ability
and ambition. The school will not be popular with
those who are "going away to school" for the name
of the thing Students are happy here; trifl rs — un-
less speedily converted— are not in congenial sur
roundings.
For catalogues and other information apply to
(Miss) ALICE LLOYD, Principal,
Richmond, Ky.
DAUGHTERS COLLEGE,
(Successor to the ORPHAN SCHOOL)
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MISSOURI.
Enrollment 1899 1900, 109 Boarders; Day Pupils, 31.
Literature. Music, Art, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Bookkeeping.
Thoroughness, completeness, economy. For cata-
logue apply to
J. B. JONES, Pres., Fulton, Mo
WOODLAND COLLEGE,
Independence, Mo.
30th year. All departments. Moderate expense
Box 549. Address GEO. S. BRYANT.
HARDIN COLLEGER CONSERVATORY
Sherwood
A FOR LADIES.
A. ^S^fetf The College, a univer-
f"'ZiY:' ?''■* i^fcv! 1^ ,pity trained faculty.
enka, D irec-
rral, present id
during May.
fo College Place, Mexico, Mo.
FINE ARTS BUILDING,
203 Michigan Av.
CHICAGO.
William H. Sherwood and Waltom
Perkius, Directors.
Highest Standard of Art.
Faculty of eminent teachers.
Catalog free on application.
Fall Term Opens September 10.
WILLIAM K. PERKINS, Sec
T
HIS entire building and two annexes are de-
voted exclusively to the work of the
New England
Conservatory of Music?
Boston, Mass.
Accessible to musical events of every nature. The
best masters in music, elocution and languages
that money can command.
Geo. W. Chadwick,
Musical Director.
Prospectus
sent
free.
Address
HIRAM COLLEGE,
HIRAM, OHIO.
A SCHOOL FOR BOTH SEXES.
$140.00 will pay for board, room (heated
and cared for) and tuition. Expenses can
be considerably reduced by club board.
FIFTIETH YEAR COMPLETED,
June 21st, 1900.
WE OFFER....
FOUR CLASSICAL COURSES— Regular Class-
ical, Ministerial L»t>al and Medical.
FOUR SCIENTIFIC COURSE --Regular Scien-
tific, Philosoph'cal, L'cal and Medical.
FOUR LIIERARY COURSES— Regular Liter-
ary, Ministerial, L< pal and Medical.
FIVE SPECIAL COUR -ES— Teachers', Commer-
cial, English-Ministerial, Musical and Oratorical.
FOUR POST-GRADUATE COURSES— General
(a correspondence course), Ministerial, Medical,
Legal. (One year of class work in each.)
WB CAI,I, ATTENTION TO
The variety of our courses— suited to the needs
of all classes of students.
The strength of our courses— equal to those of the
best American colleges.
The strength of our faculty— comprised of twenty-
four experienc d teachers, including instruct ;rs in
special departments, and physical directors.
Our location— unsurpassed for beauty and health-
fulness.
Our moral and religious surroundings— no sa-
loons; strong religious influences.
Toe fact that expe nses are marvelously low con-
sidering advantages offered.
Our splendid advantages in MUSIC, the depart-
ment being in charge of a very competent and ex-
perienced German professor.
Our excellent facilities and favorable location for
ART STUDY.
The strong lines of Ministerial Work offered.
The Professional Lines of work in the Dapart-
ments.of Law and Medicine.
Our superior advantages for the study of Oratory.
Our thoroueh and practical Business Course.
The Endowments have been greatly increased
which means greatly enlarged facilities.
Fall Term opens Sep. 25th, 1900.
Send for catalogue to
PRESIDENT E.V. ZOLLARS,
HIRAM, OHIO.
DES MOINES, IOWA ^^
SVM. BAYARD CRAIG, Chancellor.
The Summer Schools the past season were successful in every way.
The enrollment reached 800, of these 200 were teachers from Polk
County.
The University for the current year shows a total enrollmant of 1,593
for all departments.
Des Moines offers the best location in the state for a University. Drake
University was fortunate in selecting its campus in a healthful, beautiful,
and growing part of the city. University Place is unexcelled in these re-
spects.
The University offers facilities for modern, varied and thorough courses
of inft'uction in the following Colleges or Departments:
I. — College of Letters and Science.
Bruce E. Shepperd, A. M., Dean.
II. — College of the Bible.
A. M. Haggard, A. M., Dean.
III. — The Iowa College of Law.
Hon. Chester C. Cole, LL.D., Dean.
(Late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa.)
IV.— The College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Lewis Schooler, M. D., Dean.
V. — College of Pharmacy.
Wm. Stevenson, M. D., Dean.
(Address communications toH. B. Harrod, Sec, University Drug Store.)
VI.— The Normal College.
Hill M. Bell, A. M., Dean.
(The following sub departments make up the Normal College:— School of
Pedagogy; School of Methods; Primary Training School; Commercial School;
Shorthand School; Kindergarten Training School, and the Academy.)
VII— Tae School of Oratory.
Ed Amherst Ott, Dean.
VIII.— The School of Art.
IX.— The School of Music.
Mrs. Emma Pickering Sheppherd, Director.
J. A. Strong, Mus. D., Director.
Mrs. Celeste B. Givens, Mas. D.,
Teacher of Voice.
X.— The Drake Summer School of Methods.
Dean Bell and Prof. Robs, Manager^.
HILL M. BMLL, Vice Chancellor.
Des Moines offers the best location in the West for University work. I
is the business, social, political, and educational center of towa. j
The moral and intellectual excellence of the city furnishes a wholesome
atmosphere for student life. The commurity that has grown up around
the University is in close sympathy with it. No city in the land, of its
size, has larger or more prosperous churuhes than Des Moines. The Uni-
versity Place Church has the largest membership in the city.
The finishing of the new auditorium with a seating capacity of 3,500
enables Des Moines to take care of the many conventions that come here.
The student has opportunity to study the leading questions of the day as
presented in these conventions.
The General. Assembly meet3 once in two years and offers fine opportuni-
ties for study and observation.
The great lecturers of the day visit Des Moines. The large auditoriums
make it possible to enjoy the best talent for a minimum price. One of the
best courses in the city is provided for University students in the Uni-
versity Place Church.
Law students have access to the District, State and Federal courts,
where the ablest lawyers in the state may be beird.
The student of medicine has for teachers the leading physicians of the
state, and the clinical advantages of Mercy Hospital, the /argest and best
equipped hospital in the state.
Mines, factories, great mercantile houses, beautiful homes, attractive
parks, cultured society, a beautiful location, a city easy reached from any
part of the state, a University with an established and widely recognized
reputation, a student body full of tbe life and vigor that go with pros-
perity— all these factors help to make the University successful. There are
students from Australia, North Carolina, Florida, Nova Scotia, Washington,
Colorado and Texas. All the western states are represented.
Write for information, send for a catalog, send us names of others
interested, mention the department in which you are interested. Write
directly to the head of any department if you wish to do so. Address
DRAKE UNIVERSITY,
Des Moines, Iowa.
University Station.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
jVotcs and ]^ews.
Arkansas State Mission Notes.
The members at Helena are making an effort to
obtain a lot preparatory to building. The outlook
for some good work at Batesville is flattering.
Bro. Jordan is well spoken of at Newport. Sister
Jordan has organized a Junior with a goodly
number of wide-awake boys and girls.
Mississippi county has an earnest preacher in
Bro. Comter, who is trying to build up the waste
places. He is doing good work.
Important that the names of all churches and
preachers be sent at once, as a list will be pub-
lished this summer and the census depends on the
reports made by churches for religious statistics.
The Mineral Springs camp meeting, condducted
by Bro. Weaver, of Texarkana, will occupy the
first week in August. A profitable time is ex-
pected.
If any one in the state that wants them fails
to receive the minutes of the state convention,
please write for them. E. C. Browning.
In New Jersey.
We started at Garwood and we have maintained
the mission work all through Central New Jersey
— giving Scriptures in a territory where 12 per
cent, do not have it, and holding meetings in
school houses, halls, vacant stores and out of doors.
Last year the First Church of Christ of Plainfield,
called me and 1 have now been in charge there for
six months, occupying the pulpit morning and
evening. This is in connection with the mission
work. This is the only church in the state. It
has a pretty, commodious and well located house
of worship, and is well sustained, numbering sub-
stantial citizens among its members.
In addition, there is also another gathering in
Plainfield consisting of zealous members who work
effectively among the colored people and others,
and have Davy Blow as pastor. These are not or-
ganized and worship with us part of the time. H.
Van Middlesworth is clerk.
Omaha Notes.
The work of the Disciples of Christ in Omaha
is making some progress I think. It is very slow,
and I see no signs of great things just ahead.
But the people begin to have an ambition to suc-
ceed and a faith to believe that what has been
done in other cities can be done here. The three
churches and ministers are working in perfect
harmony and the evangelization of Omaha is being
much talked about and planned and prayed for.
I have now been in the First Church about three
months. Thirty persons have united with us,
nearly all by letter. Already I have the names of
about 150 who were members before coming to
Omaha who seem to care little for the cause here.
With the coming of the hot season our attendance
is falling off, and it was small before. I have
preached to the smallest audiences in Omaha I
ever have had in my whole ministry. But my lot
is the common lot of the ministers in the down-
town districts. In the great Episcopal Cathedral
here six persons turned out to morning communion
last Sunday. A few weeks ago another of the
largest and richest churches in the city appointed
a special service for Sunday afternoon and only
three persons put in an appearance.
I am told that the leading Congregational
church in the x;ity has an average of less than
100 to Sunday night meetings. And so it goes.
Our effort on Walnut Hill goes on with small
results. Bro. Harlow and Miss Murphy have been
preaching and singing the gospel there now for
nearly four weeks with only about a dozen con-
fessions. About twenty others have presented
themselves for members if the Walnut Hills
w* ^ THE WAR
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The great insurrection in the Chinese Empire, which threatens to involve the United States and
the other great nations of the world, has naturally aroused an increased inter ist in the "Flowery King-
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ing for literature on the subject.
FACTS ABOUT CHINA.
We recently published a booklet, entitled "Facts About China," by Wm. Remfrey Hunt, of Chu
Cheo, China. Mr. Hunt has been for many years a resident of Central China, and is thoroughly ac-
quainted win the country and its people. The following are some of his topics:
Vastness of Chinese Empire,
History and Age of China,
The People of China,
Populousness of China,
Climate and Products,
Classic and Sacred Systems,
Strange Manners and Customs,
Some Absurdities of Heathenism,
Lauguage, Education and Literature,
Missions in China.
"Facts About China" is'concisely and tersely written. The purpose of the author is to convey
information and to instruct and not to entertain or amuse. Nevertheless, the book is thoroughly
interesting. A map of the Chinese Empire \& included in the book.
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church is revived. I am sure it could be if we
could find a young man full of faith and wisdom
and the Holy Spirit who would come to labor in
that beautiful suburb without promise of a large
salary. There is a fair house free of debt, and a
band of earnest Disciples most anxious to suc-
ceed. If anyone with means happens to read
this I wish you would B<: nd us an offering to help
carry on the work in this city. The churches
here are doing and will do their best, but they
need outside help. Sumner T. Martin.
Omaha, Neb.
Neighborhood House.
We very much appreciate your weekly visits.
The Neighborhood House of the Third Christian
Church has passed the experimental stage and is
a pronounced success.
The hard working people among whom we dwell
would feel that something very helpful had drop-
ped out of their lives were we to leave them, and
the church would realize that a healthy channel
of activity was closed up. We have a free kin-
dergarten, a sewing school, flourishing gymna-
siums for both girls and boys, just closed for
the season A delive y station of the public
library is well patronized and a nice reading
room not very well these short evenings. Our
Sunday school with its good music is well attend-
ed. Bro. Frank Davidson, a young lawyer, is our
very efficient superintendent. Frequent enter-
tainments are furnished, which are much appre-
ciated by this intellectually starved people. We
have not had preaching services, although our
projected summer work includes some.
With numerous churches near who is to blame
that almost a whole sestion of a city never go to
church? I made over 50 calls last month and the
almost universal answer to my question, "What
church do you attend?" "We don't go to any."
Is it so in your city? Truly, the harvest is still
great and the laborers few.
Mrs. Frances D. Elliott, Matron.
Indianapolis, Ind.
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Svangelistic.
OHIO.
i Auburn, July 16. — One addition since last re-
port.— W. C. McDougall.
WASHINGTON.
I Tekoa, July 16. — There were two additions here
■ yesterday. The church here is on the upward
; grade. — E. A. La Dow.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
i Muskogee, July 12. — E. W. Kerr, singer, and
jlmyself have just closed a short meeting at Pryor
-Creek with 12 additions and are now in a meeting
lat Muskogee. No time set to close. Pray for
us.— P. G. Roberts.
ARKANSAS.
i Arkadelphia, July 17. — We have just closed a
imeeting here, conducted by Bro. C aude L. Jones,
iof Shreveport, La. The meeting maintained a
Igood interest throughout and closed with an over-
flowing house.— E. S. Allhands.
OKLAHOMA.
J Medford, July 16. — Fifteen additions in my
ithree last visits. The Sunday-school numbers 50.
The audiences are large. Can some one give me
J. T. Saharon's address. We want him soon in a
meeting at Sand Creek. My address is Medford,
Okla.— E. B. Huff.
MICHIGAN.
Owoso, July 18. — Two additions last Lord's
day and work prospering. I am to be in a grove
meeting at Walnut from 15th to 20th of August
and we will commence a meeting here with Bro.
S. D.Dutc'-er, of Mexico, Mo., July 30th. Pray for
U.— S. A. Strawn, pastor.
VIRGINIA.
Petersburg, July 16. — S. R. Maxwell, pastor
Third Chureh, Richmond, was with us a week and
idid some excellent preaching. Perhaps no preach-
Jer among us loves the plea more and presents the
;truth stronger than Bro. M. We have had six
valuable members added since last report of this
work.— I. P. Lewis.
FLORIDA.
\ Jacksonville, July 19.— A gentleman in the Civ-
il Service of the Customs Department of this city
^confessed Christ and was baptized the "same hour
!;of the night" at our regular prayer-meeting serv-
ice last night. With members absent from the
city for tha summer weeks we still have encour-
aging audiences with good intereet.— T. H. Blen-
ds.
ALABAMA.
Birmingham. — Last Sunday I had the largest
audience in the history of my work at the First
Church here. I am now at Columbus, Ga., in a
tent meeticg in center of the city. This city has
isome thirty thousand people, but if there is a Dis-
ciple here 1 have not found that one, though I have
been here nearly a w ek. One addition so far. I
shall be here for three or four weeks This is a
fine way for one to spend his vacation. — 0. P.
(Spiegel. m
KANSAS.
Anthony July 11. — My daughter and I held a
meeting here last March and April. It was a
long, hard battle I never saw a town more com-
pletely dominated by the whisky and lodge power.
The church urged me to return and fill the pulpit
any way until '>ext November. I returned the
first of June. Our audiences are large and atten-
tive. We have had four additions. Baptizing
next Lord's day night. All departments of church
work are progressing nicely. I will be ready for
protracted meetings and temperance work next
fall, after a long rest from continued speaking. —
W. H. Boles.
CALIFORNIA.
Artesia, July 16. — Two added last Sunday week,
by confession and baptism; baptized six last Sun-
day afternoon.— N. B. MgGhee.
Rutherford, Jaly 10. —Under a meeting held
some time ago at this place by Bro. I A. Hasel
and Miss Vanzandt McCash, singer, 11 additions
were secured. There have been five added also at
our regular services. We have a small organiza-
tion formed, but have lo house of worship. At a
meeting at Monticello, held by Bro. Levi McCaah,
13 were added. This, with 12 names we had sue
needed in restoring, added by letter and state-
ment, gives us an organization of 25 at this point.
Ae had an addition near here over 60 years of
age recently. Our work in this district is being'
helped by the district board. We are also hold-
ins; services at two points where there were no
religious services of any kind for over five years.
— C. E. Edgman.
MISSOURI.
Cross Timbers, July 12. — Three added to the
church at Urbana, at our last meeting; one by
statement and two by baptism. — S. E. Hendrick-
SON.
Cross Timbers, July 18. — One addition at our
regular service, the third Sunday in this month,
from the Baptists. — S. E. Hendrickson.
Savannah— One funeral since last report. Large
audience and good attendance here to day. Two
grown young ladies made the good confession. —
A. R. Hunt.
KANSAS.
Iola, July 20. — Nineteen added in Iola since
last report. — G. M. Weimer.
Chanute, July 17. — There were two additions
to the Chanute Church July 8th and four adjitions
to the Yates Center Church last Sunday. Both
churches have extended us a call to remain an-
other year. — N. T. Adams.
Ft. Scott, July 20—1 will assist R. A. Omer in
a tent meeting at Tabor, la., beginning next
week. — V. E. Ridenour.
Elk City, July 12. — Three more additions at
Longton, Kas., this week. Two confessions and
one from the Baptists. — S. W. Nay.
TEXAS.
Austin, July 14. — The meeting at Palestine
continued for three weeks, closing out with 50
additions, and ■ ro. R. R. Hamlin, the pastor,
writes that the interest continues. There were
two confessions at first prayer-meeting after the
close of the meeting. During the meeting $130
were raised for state missions. — B. B. Sanders.
Snider, July 16. — Eight added to date, five con
fessions. This is the poor man's country. Land
$1.50 per acre, one 40th down and 39 years to
pay for the balance at three per cent, interest.
A fine farming as well as a good stock coutry.
The Christian Church is well represented. Anti-
ism is the only drawback, and of course this will
die out. They have fine water and a delightful
climate. Brethren wanting meetings will address
me at Nevada, Mo. — D. D. Boyle, evangelist.
OREGON.
The camp meeting at Elgin 13 a success in every
way. Bro. W. B. Rose and others had everything
in readiness for a good time. A camp meeting
association has been organized for the purpose of
holding an annual meeting somewhere in the dis-
trict and to co operate with the state board in
the evangelization of Oregon. This is a promis-
ing field for mission work. Delegates are here
from all parts of the district. Five have been
added to} the church here, and we look for more
before the meeting closes. We will do evangel-
istic work the coming year with permanent ad-
dress at Dilley, Oregon. Those desiring our serv-
ices will address us there. We will furnish song
books when desired. We will return to the
Willamette Valley as soon as we get through
here. You. s for the great work of the Master. —
L. F. Stephens and W ife, evangelists.
KENTUCKY.
Newtown. — On the 13th inst. the writer closed
a thirteen days' meeting with the church at New-
town, Ky., of which W. G. Walker is pastor. This
is one of the historic churches of the old "Blue-
grass" state, having been ministered to for nearly
a third of a century by John A. Gano of blessed
memory. There were 11 additions; eight by
primary obedence. The season proved to be an
exceedingly busy one for the farmers, their wheat
and hay demanding their immediate attention.
This was a very serious drawback to the meeting.
But we encountered another even more serious: on
Tuesday of the second week the meeting began to
assume such life as to make the outlook quite
encouraging, there being 10 additions that day.
But the next evening the sheriff from Georgetown
was on hand summoning men to act as jurors
in the trial of Goebel suspects. This proved
a knock-out blow to our meeting, as most of
the leading men were taken, and those not
caught the first evening were afraid to attend
church the next day. We therefore reluctantly
closed, feeling that the results were far from
what they might have been und^r different cir-
cumstances. The writer, having baptized th-
pagtor of this church when a boy "down in Dixie,"
is naturally greatly interested in his labors, and
invokes God's richest blessings upon pastor and
flock. — Sherman B. Moore, St. Louis, Mo.
IOWA.
Murray, July 13. — Four additions last Sunday at
Murray. Osceola has located J. B. Wright as
pastor. Our tri-county convention meets here
August 1-3. We shall hold a protracted meeting
this winter and want one of our best evangelists.
If any see this, write me — W. W. Wharton.
Weldon, July 16. — One confession yesterday.
A Bro. Smit , who preachas at Woodburn Sundays
and practices osteopathy here and at Van Wert,
has been among us the pas; two w.-eks. He is
from Kirksville, Mo. The Seventh Day Adventists
are hoi ing a tent meeting here. They have good
interest, but so far have not touched upon their
peculiar belief. — J. W.Cameron, pastor.
Perry, July 17. — Three added here Sunday, two
by confession, one by statement; 15 since May 1.
— Roy Caldwell.
Weldon, July 19. — At the baptism of the young
man who made his confession Sunday, which took
place at prayer service last night, another soul
was added by con eseion and immediate obedience.
— J. W. Cameron.
Mt. Pleasant, July 22.— Since beginning my
visits each Sunday, from March 1 to date, we have
had 15 confessions and two by letter added to us.
Purchased 100 Gospel Calls and papered and clean-
ed our building. Faithful and consecrated br th-
ren keep up the work during the week, and our
building is often inadequate to accommodate our
audience. We are growing in the favor of the
people, and the Lord has betn adding almost daily
such as are being saved. — E. L. Coons.
ILLINOIS.
Rantaul. — One confession since last report.
The work is standing the hot weather remarkably
well. — H. H. Peters.
Kankakee, July 15. — One received to-day by
letter. — W. D. Deweese.
Saunemin, July 16 — Three coifessed Christ
yesterday and one was reclaimed. — Jno. C. Lap-
pin.
Atwood, July 16. — There were two baptized
here yesterday at our regular appointment. There
were seven additions at Humboldt last week. I
will preach some at Hammond this week. — A. H.
Harrell.
Exchange, July 16. — I visited the Williams
Grove congregation last L rd's day; at my morn-
ing services one lady made the good confession
and was immersed. The congregation at that
place are preparing for a grand revival with Bro.
Beckelhymer as evangelist, beginning the 6th of
August. Bro. W C. Hill is their regular pastor.
He has spent nearly half a century in the Master's
vineyard and has probably received more persons
into Christ's kingdom here in Southern Illinois than
any other man. May the Lord bless him in his
future work as in the past. — Lew D. Hill.
INDIANA.
Jeffersonvillp, July 20. — At my last appoint-
ment at Bethel in this county there was one con-
fessioa. Bro. A. B. Hutsel has charge of the
music at that church and as a result the con-
gregational singing is most excellent. — F. E.
Andrews.
Fort Wayne, July 16. — Four additions yester-
day, two men and their wives, making 16 since
l3t ff April Our work is growing slowly, but
God is blessing us. Wilson and Huston are to
hold us a meeting in November. — J. A. Harris,
minister.
Anderson. — The work at the East Lynne
Church, where I bej an labor the fourth Sunday in
June, is progressing nicely and the prospects for
a good work are very encouraging. We had three
additions last Lord's day, two by letter and one
confession. The field here is white unto harvest
and with God's help we are going to try to gather
them in. — R. B. Givens.
Irvington, July 18. — Glorious meetings at
Jamestown last Sunday. One prominent M. E.
lady confessed and was baptized. Also a lady 72
years old, mother of the 400 pounds man whom I
baptized in February. The Sunday-school booms
and everybody is happy. I can hold one meeting
in August if invited now. Our meetings this year
must be before the campaign opens. — H. C. Pat-
terson.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
Life Hid With Christ.
P. R. GIBSON.
(2d Col. 3:34.)
Life that is hid with Christ in God,
0, joy that from his presence springs!
For e'en when passing 'neath the rod
My soul, secure, exultant sings:
"It is thy hand that leadeth me,
I trust myself, my all, to thee."
Life hid with Christ! 0, blessed thought!
A covert from the tempest's strife;
The shadow of a towering rock
In all the weary way of life;
Rest for the toiling, tired feet,
Beside still waters pure and sweet.
And when at last he shall appear,
And we with him in glory stand.
How sweet the th ught ihat even here
We wa'ked. close clasping his dear hand,
Bowed, all submissive, 'neath his rd,
And "hid our lives with Christ in God."
Dawn.
MRS. ORPHA BENNETT HOBLET.
Antoinell was dead. Up and down through
the noise of the city streets, in and out of
their accustomed haunts, the child wandered
that day, her mind filled with this one
thought.
It had seemed very unreal before. She
had watched the little life burn out in the
short illness, had seen the tiny form laid in
the rude coffin and carted away in the chill
and gray of the morning — whither she could
not tell — and had felt only a vague terror
and a dim sense of loss.
But when, at her master's command, she
had taken her tambourine and gone out
again on her daily round, the feeling grew
to one of loneliness and grief. She missed
the little form from her side, and clinging
hand that had so often stolen into her own,
the confiding glances, when she — sm ill waif
of humanity that she was— had guided the
still more helpless one through dangerous
ways and hurrying crowds. But more than
all else she missed the sweet voice in the
merry street songs, the songs that had
sounded so strangely pathetic, if one but
noticed the frail little singer with her old,
old, baby-face.
So all day long she went with the dull
pain at her heart. Sometimes, at thought
of the evening meeting with her master,
she struck her tambourine and essayed the
familiar dances, but more often she held it,
silently stretched out to the passers-by.
The afternoon grew late. She had no
pennies, but worn with grief, hungry and
sobbing with weariness, she dragged herself
slowly homeward.
It was not far from a street of palaces,
of towering and massive wholesale houses.
Around a corner, down an alley, slippery
with filth and full of hideous sounds, she
went. Stopping at a tenement, she ascended
a flight of stairs on the outs de of the build
ing. At the first landing a door stood ajar,
and for a moment she stood trembling, her
hand on the latch. Then, gathering cour-
age, she pushed the door wider and crept
into the room. It was a small, dark apart-
ment, reeking with the- fumes of tobacco
and liquor. At the child's entrance, a man,
lying on a filthy bed in the corner, roused
himself and turned a scowling, evil face
toward her.
"How much?'' he demanded harshly "Gif
to me."
She stretched out her empty hands and
cowered almost to the floor, as with an
oa'h he snatched up his stick. One cruel
blow fell on her shoulders, then with a
wild cry she broke away and rushed out of
the room and down the stairs.
He followed, but only to the door; then,
muttering threats and curses, went stupidly
back, but the child, never looking behind,
ran on in mortal terror. Through the alley
and down the handsome street with the
fear of an evil face and a stinging lash pur-
suing her she sped, her frightened eyes
seeking some place of concealment. An
open carriage standing at the curbstone ar-
rested her gaze, and without stopping to
think she climbed into it and nestled pant-
ing and trembling under the light robe that
covered the back seat and fell in ample folds
over the floor. She lay for awhile rigid with
fear, but gradually the tense muscles re-
laxed, a sense of security stole over her, she
felt the softness of the robe, so grateful in
its warmth and comfort, and pillowing her
head on it3 yielding folds she fell asleep.
Nor waked when a gentleman, coming
from the building before which the carriage
stood, sprang into the seat in front and
drove rapidly away. All through a long
ride the wearied child slept, unconscious of
the motion and swaying of the carriage,
rather lulled by them to deeper slumber.
Mile after mile she was carried, out of the
city, beyond which her feet had never
strayed, into the country, and finally again
through streets and over pavements. Only
when the quick trot of the horses ceased as
they were sharply pulled up before a hand-
some residence did she waken. Her first
bewilderment gone, she peeped cautiously
forth from under her covering. It was
quite dark except for the light of a distant
street lamp. A gentle rain was falling and
the wind blew moist and warm from the
south. The gentleman on the house steps
was vigorously ringing the bell.
The child stole forth from her hiding-
place. Once on the ground she flitted, si-
lent as a shadow, past the man and down
the dimly lighted street. She felt as if she
were walking in a dream, for this was not
the city of her memory. Here were spa-
cious lawns and fewer houses, and as she
wandered farther she left streets and'yards
behind, straying quite out into the country.
Here was space indeed. She could not
see it, but she felt it as she trudged on
through the mist and dark that seemed to
wrap her like a cloak, not frightened, except
once, when passing a farm house, the watch-
dog rattled his chain and barked. She was
hungry, it is true, and wet and chilled, but
she was also free, and liberty could not be
-better
R*ndier
tk&n So^P
weighed in the same balance with such every-
day experiences of her life.
So on she went, sometimes swiftly, some-
times slowly, sometimes stopping to rest.
Toward mornicg the rain ceased and tbe
clouds broke away. The paling moon looked
down upon her and the stars peeped merrily
out at her. She was passing a house at the
e'ige of a village. The yard gate stood
open. Tall trees were growing within and
the turf beneath them seemed to invite her
weary feet. She went in and up the path,
looking about her with delighted eyes on
the pretty moon-lighted scene. Wearily
she sank down on the doorstep. The winds
came and gently lifted the curls on her
forehead and sang a welcome to her in the
treetops. From the play of the shadows
on the iawn her gaze was drawn to the sky,
just filling with the holy light of a summer's
dawn. Great stars still flashed and shone
there. She watched them pale before the
coming of the morning until only one brave
planet shone like a jewel in the whitening
east. It wa§ a revelation to this child of
the slums. She waited in growing awe and
wonder until the eastern sky was rose col-
ored, then, with the song of birds and the
sounds of awake- ing life all about her, her
dark head drooped from weariness and she
fell asleep.
Miss Hortensia McClellan was a methodical
woman. "Smart,'- the neighbors called her,
"capable" and "terrible stirrin';" but much
of her successful management lay in her
habits of systematic arrangement. Precise-
ly at nine o'clock on Saturday mornings she
was wont to scrub her front steps and
promptly on this same morning she appeared
at her door, clad in appropriate scrubbing
costume and armed with broom and pail.
But—
"The best laid schemes of mice and men
Gang aft agley."
Even Miss Hortensia's were no exception,
and for once her cherished steps were des-
tined to remain unscrubbed. She caught
sight of the sleeping child and, for" a mo-
ment, remained speechless with surprise and
indignation that her premises should have
been chosen a resting-place by such a forlorn
specimen of vagabondage. But recovering
her presence of mind, she gave the litt e one
a vigorous poke with the broom, ordering
her, in no gentle accents to "wake up" and
"be off."
The child awoke, confused, frightened by
the forbidding face that frowned above her,
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
953
by the harsh commands and threatening
gestures. She started up, but worn with
: travel, aching in every muscle and faint for
• lack of food, her feet refused to carry her.
She sank on the ground and lifted one of
', them, all bruised and bleeding, in her hands,
j looking appealingly at the tall figure on the
steps.
Beneath the crusty exterior of Miss Hor-
tensia's heart there still remained some
depths of tenderness and these were stirred
by the piteous spectacle before her.
"For the land's sake!" she ejaculated,
coming swiftly down the steps. "How come
I your feet in sech a state? Have you come
| fur?'
The child nodded and Miss Hortensia's
eyes behind her spectacles grew suddenly
misty, as she stooped to examine more
closely the cuts and bruises on the brown
skin.
But she was not a woman of many words
and the child suddenly felt herself lifted
and borne through a long hall into a kitchen.
Such a kitchen! Spotless tables and chairs,
shining tins on the shelves, curtains like
snow at the windows, through which the
sunlight streamed and the sweet winds blew.
She sat where Miss Hortensia placed her,
looking gravely at all this glitter, while the
latter bustled about, filling a tub with warm
water and bringing soap and towels. Then
she gingerly unfastened the child's one,
torn garment. A single exclamation she
permitted herself in her horror at the con-
dition of the thin little frame beneath, and
plunging her into the water, she vigorously,
yet gently rubbed away the grime and filth
from the poor, hurt body. She washed the
matted curls and combed them out, dressed
with some cooling lotion the cruel welt on
her back and bound up the poor, bruised
feet. Looking about for garments to clothe
her, Miss Hortensia's glance fell with dis-
gust on the filthy rags she had taken from
the child, and lifting the stove lid, she
thrust them into the fire.
"Wall, I have done it now," she soliloquized
a moment later, "I haven't a thing fur her
to put on. I guess I'll have to make her
some clothes to pay fur that, an' she c'n
wear this till I get 'em done."
So, taking a shawl from a hook behind the
door she wrapped the little form in it, pin-
ning its folds into some semblance of a
dress.
The child looked down on her peculiar
costume and her great eyes filled with tears;
but her mouth trembled into a smile and she
took Mis3 Hortensia's hand in both of hers
and laid her cheek against it, with a low,
moaning cry of thankfulness.
♦ Miss Hortensia opened her eyes. "There,
there, child," she said, "I s'pose it does feel
good to be clean an' whole dressed fur once,
even in a shawl. But you're hungry, of
course. I s'pose a little breakfast 'ud make
you feel still better."
In a trice the breakfast appeared and the
little one ate hungrily, stopping now and
then to touch her cheek to the hand of her
new friend with the same low cry of grati-
tude.
When she finished Miss Hortensia ques-
tioned her, but she could only shake her
head sadly in reply.
"Wall, I give up," cried Miss Hortensia at
last. "She is either furrin or dumb."
The child nodded her head and smiled.
"Goodness!" ejaculated the poor woman. "I
don't know what I'm to do with you. I s'pose
you'll have to stay 'till I c'n make you some
clothes, bein' as I burnt up all you had."
So the rest of the day the child lay on the
sofa while Miss Hortensia sewed. As her
swift needle pushed its way down the long
seams her thoughts flew back over her past
and her grim face grew more stern as she
remembered years of toil and sacrifice for a
young brother and his ungra teful requital.
"Yes," she thought, "she'll have to go as
soon as I c'n get her off. I can't afford an-
other experience like that."
Then her thoughts went farther back to a
time when that brother had been a merry
boy, and remembering the life and joy that
had once filled her empty rooms and the
dreary silence that now so long had reigned
there, she felt her heart soften toward the
little wanderer.
"It seems too bad to let her go with just
the one garment, ' she said, as she folded
her work. "I guess I'll let her stay till I've
made her a full suit. Her feet'll be well by
that time. She's been f sight o' company
jest a lyin' there a watchin' me. I didn't
know it was so lonesome here before."
And that night she tucked the child away
in a clean, white bed in a room adjoining her
own.
It was almosi. morning; birds were twit-
tering in the trees outs de and the d,rk was
yielding before the day when Miss Horten-
sia, always a light sleeper, was wakened by
movements in the house. She sat up, lis-
tening intently. The stairs creaked as if
under cautious footsteps. Then came the
sound of an opening door. She sprang up,
her first thought of the child. Peeping into
her room, she saw the bed empty and a bitter
expression swept over her face as she went
swiftly down the stairs.
"I might have known she'd run off," she
muttered. "With my second best shawl, too.
They're an ungrateful, thievin' lot, all of 'em,
an' I was a fool to think any different."
The door stood ajar. Looking out Miss
Hortensia saw the child sitting on the step
in her queer dress, an absorbed and eager
look on her face, her gaze fixed on the sky,
where again was being enacted the miracle
of dawn. Through all the delicious changes
in the heavens she sat motionless and her
watcher stood as quietly behind her. At
last the sun peeped forth and the child
sprang up and clapped her hands in glee;
then turning, scarcely giving Miss Horten-
sia time to conceal herself behind the door,
she passed through it and up the stairs, and
some minutes later Miss Hortedsia found
her fast asleep in' her bed.
Many a morning the same scene was
enacted, for to the amazement of all who
knew Miss Hortensia the child stayed. The
"full suit'* was long since finished, the little
feet were well and warmly clad, but the
command to go never came, for the lonely
woman found it "company" — this sound of
childish feel in her empty rooms and the si-
lent childish presence at her side. The house,
too, lost something of its former aspect of
grim order and the sun and air found access
to long-darkened rooms, bringing with them
the cheerfulness they only can give. The
child herself lost the hunted look from her
great, dark eyes, the small mouth smiled
often now, among these strange delights of
country life, but alas! the little body in
spite of food and warmth and tender care
and the almost fierce affection which Miss
Hortensia came in time to lavish upon her,
grew daily more frail and weak.
But to Miss Hortensia herself came the
greater change. A lonely, embit'ered wom-
an, caring for no one and uncared for she
bad been, but now her thought, her sympa -
thies, her whole life seemed to have broad-
ened and one afternoon in early autumn,
after kindling a fire for supper she might
have been seen preparing to visit a sick
neighbor.
"I'll be back right soon, child." (It was
the only name she had ever called her, but
how tenderly she said it.) "Don't let the
kittle boil over while I'm gone."
The brown eyes promised. They watched
Miss Hortensia's disappearance down the
street and then returned to the fascinations
of a picture book.
Some time passed when, remembering the
kettle, she looked up to see stove and pipe
redhot and to hear an ominous, roaring
sound in the chimney. With rare presence
of mind she closed the damper as she had
once seen Miss Hortensia do in a similar
emergency, then as the roaring died away,
this old-little child went outside to assure
herself that all was right.
The smoke still curled angrily, but harm-
lessly from the chimney, but on the low,
dry roof a thin cloud of it was rising. As
she watched, a tongue of flame darted out
and ran along among the shingles, wavered
back into smoke again, only to burst forth a
moment later, larger and brighter than be-
fore.
How she ever found strength to do it, no
one could imagine, but small as she was she
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
dragged a short ladder from the shed and
set it against the house. Then up she'went,
pantiDg and struggling, tugging with her a
pail of water which, poured over the flames,
effectually quenched them. Returning to
the ladder, dizzy, exhausted, her foot slipped
and she fell, the ladder and bucket crashing
with her to the ground.
It was morning again. The neighbors
had considerately withdrawn and Miss Hor-
tensia sat alone with the dying child, who
lay motionless, her face turned to the jwin-
dow, watching the dawn of her last earthly
day. As the sun's rays streamed above the
horizon, she looked toward poor Miss Hor-
tensia, laid her cheek once more- against
the toil-worn hand with the old pathetic cry
of love and gratitude and then her soul sped
away to the regions of eternal light.
"I will call her "Dawn," said Miss Hor-
tensia. "She brought the morning into the
dark of my life. Please God, it shall always
be day." And on the simple headstone at
her grave is carved the one word "Dawn."
Triumph at Last.
I know I shall come to the river side
As out of the west the dayligh fades.
And over the earth drops a silence deep,
'Mid the darkening twilight shades.
I shall hear the plash of the boatman's oar
As it cleaves the river's sullen tide,
And the boat's keel grate on the sands of time
Er^ it bears my soul to the other side.
The, shadows of earth will be dark and deep,
And death's icy billows will fiercely roll,
While Doubt and Fear, in the closing strife,
Will seek to o'erwhelm my passing soul.
My heart with all of its passionate strength,
Will cling to thfi life fast ebbing away,
For the chords which bind my soul to earth
Will be stronger and surer that day.
When my senses loose their frail hold on life,
And I drift away on death's unknown tide,
I shall vainly seek for an anchorage fure,
For a gleam of hope from the farther side.
I must drink to the lees God's wrath 'gainst sin,
I must pass through dark Gethsemane,
Ere I can feel his strong hand at the helm
And know that his grace will Euccor me.
But my faith, if strong, will conquer at last,
By the blood poured out on Calvary,
When my soul shall cry from its uttermost need,
"My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
Up flung 'gainst the clouds that shadow the stream,
The light of heaven v. ill greet my eyes,
For death's dark -tide is the river of life
When it touches the walls of Paradise.
Maud Abbey.
Wathena, Kan.
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little field of the poorest peasant. All the
transportation of the inland roads depends
upon them. The household that has not its
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Suppose these natives, when the signs
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The Hindus and those who share with
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and beef is one of the proscribed foods; so
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"What was the next station?"
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"Look here; what was, is, and what was
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July 25, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
955
The Advance Society.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
"I am a little girl, 11 years old," writes
Ada Wilcox. "My home is Coopersville,
Mich. I am spending vacation with grand-
ma. Grandpa takes the Christian-Evan-
gelist and I have become interested in the
Advance Society and would like to become a
member. I also send the name of my aunt,
Miss Clara Dickinson." Bertha Underwood,
Boyd, Ore.: "I have been reading the Red
Box Clew and would like to join the Ad-
vance Society. I have been longing to join
for some time. I will be 14 in August. I
wish some of the girls would write to me.
I h pe to get some of my friends to join."
Myrtle Blanchard, Barnard, Mo.: "I have
decided to join the Advance Society. I was
a member last summer but quit when school
commenced. I am 10. I study reading,
spelling, geography, language, arithmetic.
I am in the 5 th reader. Papa and mamma
are members of the Christian Church."
Berla Millsap, Rookins, Mo.: "We have two
pet squirrels, Dick and Polly. They are
awful cunning; they will eat molasses and
bread, milk, nuts and heart corn. They
will just wash their faces after they get
done eating and scamper all over the house.
I am 13; I can plow, harrow and help papa
tend the farm. I hope to be on the Honor
List again in August. I had rather read the
letters as to write them, so goodby." Maude
Kelley^Beardsley, Minn.: "In the summer
we go fgooseberrying, swimming, boat rid-
ing. We live a mile and a half from the
lake. The poetry I read was out of the
Christian-Evangelist."
Emily Day, Sparta, Mo.: "Once when a
city cousin was visiting us he and my
brothers were at the barn; he said: 'I see
you boys down here in the country haven't
any slang.' My seven-year-old brother said:
'No, but if we had a string we could make
one, for there are plenty of old boot-tops
around.' I have read la His Steps and like
it real well, and have reread Underfoot; it
is a good book for children to read." Myrtie
Searcy, Farmingdale, 111.: "We have started
a Sunday-school ab :>ut half a mile from our
house. I get to go nearly every Sunday. I
went to a good many funerals this spring.
Let me know if my report is all right." (It
is right; you have kept the five resolutions.)
Everett Babb, Buffalo, Mo.: "The Advance
Society here is very small, with only one
member; that is myself."
Martha Lorena Upton has read Miss
Herbert's Keys, and Netty and Her Sister.
Mary Edna Long has a new piano and is
taking lessons and learning to play. Myrtle
Searcy sent me in her letter some beautiful
flowers, which I appreciated very much, and
from Julia Cox I have received her photo-
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collection. Melvin Ledden (Ospur, 111.,) is
reading Uncle Tom's Cabin; he has. read
Robinson Crusi e. He is nine. Mrs. Mattie
Dever and her son, Gerald, read Looking
Backward this quarter. Alta Millsap was
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likes to read letters from California, for she
has a sister who lives there.
New Honor List: Myrtie Searcy, Farm-
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Beardsley, Minn.; Gerald and Mrs. Dever
(7th quarter), Hume, III.; Mary Edna Long,
Boydsville, Mo.; Lola Cox and Julia Cox
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Mo.; Martha L. Upton (6th) Houstonia, Mo.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26 1900
Sunday - School,
W. P. RICHARDSON.
JESUS AND THE CHILDREN.*
The transfiguration scene was followed by one
whose contrast has demanded the brush of the
artist and the pen of the ready writer to set it
forth in living colors. From the glory of the
mountain top with i s shining radiance and its
heavenly voices Jesus and the three disciples
descend into the valley where a noisy multitude
are disputing over the sad affliction of a poor
demoniac. For some reason the nine disciples
who were left behind by the Master had failed in
their attempt to expel his evil spirit. Perhaps
what Jesus had said about his approaching death
at Jerusalem had for the time weakened their
faith in him. More probably, as appears from
Mark 9:29, they had been neglecting their daily
prayers, and thus they were incapacitated for
doing the work to which they were called. Ke-
buking the lack of faith so manifest on the part
of the whole company, Jesus heals the poor boy
and then takes his way again to Capernaum.
Here occurred the remarkable miracle in which
Jesus sends Peter to the lake to catch a fish in
whose mouth he promises him he shall find a
shekel. With this he is to pay the temple tax
for both of them. Unique as this miracle is,
even among the mighty works of Jesus, it can
offer no difficulty to the believer in the Savior's
true divinity. He who could multiply the loaves and
fishes, convert the water into wine, still the winds
and waves and call the dead forth from the tomb
would find it no hard task to create a coin in the
fish's mouth. If we have the faith of a little
child we will take the story as the evangelist has
given it to us.
On their way from Cassarea Philippi to Caper-
naum the twelve had been disputing as to
their respective places in the coming kingdom
of the Messiah. We might have supposed that
what Jesus had said regarding his approaching
death would remove from their minds the
false views they had held about the kingdom.
But lifelong prejudices are difficult to over-
come, and the carnal view of the Messiah's
reign had wrought itself into the mental texture
of the nation until nothing but the lesson of ex-
perience Itself would eradicate it. Not until
after the death and resurrection of Jesus — nay,
not till the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pente-
cost did the disciples understand that Jesus'
kingdom was not of this world.
It is likely that the favor shown to the three
disciples in being permitted to behold the trans-
figuration of Christ had somewhat to do with this
dispute for precedence. A little latter we find
two of these disciples, James and John, with their
mother, asking for the first places in the king-
dom, and they may have based their claim, in
part at least, upon the seeming partiality
which had been shown them. The other disciples,
on their part, would probably view with jealousy
the distinction accorded to the three and resent
what might seem to them an attempt to assume
the honors of the apostolic group.
Jesus took no open notice of th's dispute till
they were seated again in the familiar home of
Peter in Capernaum. Then, as Mark tell us, he
asked them what was the subject of their dis-
pute. They were too ashamed to answer at first,
but when they perceived that Jesus had read
their hearts, they confessed that the question of
who should be greatest in the kingdom of heaven
was the one over which they had disputed. Then
the Master gave them an object-lesson whose
beauty and power have I een recognized as un-
*Lesson for August 5— Matt. 18:1-14. Parallel
passage— Mark 9:33-50: Luke 9- 46-18.
equaled in all human history. He called a little
child unto him and taking him lovingly in his
arms told them than to become like this little
child was to be truly great.
They must be humble like the child. "God
chooses not the lion, but the lamb; not the eagle,
but the dove; not the cedar, but the vine; not the
thunder, but the still, small voice" to serve as
symbols of his redeeming and revealing grace.
The child is content to be less than those who are
over him if only they will love him. Unholy
ambition is the bane of church and state. Who
shall be greatest? is the source of much that is
evil in politics, society and religion. Not to think
of oneself more highly than one ought to think is
a much-needed lesson for to day.
They must be trustful like the child. Without
faith it is impossible to please God. We walk by
faith, not by sight. A sceptical child would be a
spiritual monstrosity. Children instinctively be-
lieve. The faith of little children in God and
Christ is the most beautiful thing on the earth.
Woe be unto him who disturbs their simple trust
and sows the tares of doubt in their young minds.
Jesus says that it would be better for that man
to have died an awful death than to have slain the
faith of a child. And he who gives occasion for
stumbling to one of these children that believe in
Jesus has wrought an irreparable wrong. Better
had he cut off his hand or foot, or plucked out his
eye, if thereby he had escaped the temptation
which has first wrecked his own soul and has
then proven a snare to innocent childhood. It is
possible that in this passage Jesus is speaking of
Christian believers in general under the figure of
little children, but I prefer to believe that he is
speaking of the little ones like that one which he
had already used as an object-lesson — tender
hearts which were old enough to receive the
simple truth of God and strong enough to follow
the Master if they were helped and not hindered
by those who were older. Samuel, who heard
God's voice so early and so faithfully, obey-d;
Josiah whose childish heart turned to the Lord
from the vanities of the royal court around him;
Timothy who from a babe had been familiar with
the holy Scriptures — these are the prophecies of a
host of believers who in early life have given
their hearts to Christ in intelligent and lifelong
faith and service. Alas that parents should so
often be stumblingblocks in their children's way
instead of helpers of their faith! Alas that
fathers and mothers should discourage the desire
of their children to become Christians and compel
them to wait till in many instances the ungranted
desire is lost and the heart is hardened against
the sweet gospel of Christ!
"See that ye despise not one of these little
ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their
angr-ls do always behold the face of my Father
wo.ich is in heaven." How sacred is childhood,
how holy the little child. God, who sends an
angel to the exhausted prophet Elijah in the
wilderness; who surrounds with his hosts the
beleaguered city where his servant, Elisha, is; who
dispatches a company of angelic messengers to
take to the shepherds the tidings of the new-born
Redeemer; who comforts after his temptation
and strengthens in his agony his own beloved Son
by the hands of an angel; who by the same means
shows to his aged servant, John, the vision of the
triumphant and glori us church —this same God
has angel messengers through whom he ministers
to the little ones, nnd they are not inferior ones
either, for they do always stand before the very
face of God. Let the little children lift their
voices and hearts in praise, for they have a loving
Father in heaven and a Savior who holds them in
his heart of love. Let us tell often to our children
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children afar off in the abodes of darkness till
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957
Christian 6ndeavoi%
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR AUGUTS 5.
THE EVIL OF ENVY.
(Luke 15:25-32.)
There is, perhaps, no sin to which most of us
»re more given. In some degree it must at one
ime or another assault the hearts of all. It arises
;rom —
! First, a consciousness of our own shortcoming.
Ve see given to some other some recognition that
b not given to ourselves, that we are not worthy
If, and this consciousness of ours leads to an un-
controllable desire for similar recognition. Or we
lee some other possessing a virtue we cannot com-
land, and instead of the gratification we ought to
eel in another's worth we are surprised to find
uselves looking askance and detracting. Happy
re we if we can root out the evil.
;! Second, envy may arise from a desire to pass
pr what we are not. We see the store that is set
■y the world upon certain achievements or posses-
ions, and we so earnestly long for these things
Jnd the esteem in which they are held that we
rould be glad to be considered their possessors,
rhsther we are or not. And yet, how foolish this
i! When we reduce the matter to its last analysis
'e are justly shocked that any one should ever wish
b be accounted what he is not. Surely, it is a false
lesire.
Again, all the springs of envy may be tummed
p in the one word, selfinness. An unwarranted
pnsciousoesa of self and the desire for selfish grati-
leation ieads us to be ungenerous to others and to
'ish them less than they possess. What more
ngracious figure i3 there than the elder brother
i the parable of the Prodigal Sod, a3 he stands
part angry and sulking and refusing to make
art in the feast !
Many a battle has been lost because of the envy
f some officer toward a chieftain. Many a na-
tional purpose has gone to wreck on the rock of
nvy among statesmen. Many a church has been
nined because church officials were not large
nough to overcome this wretched little feeling.
[any a worthy enterprise of all sorts has been
(lasted because of this most foolish of all sin?, be-
lause somebody who wasn't placed at the head
ulked and sat without and refused to come in.
Is not the world large enough and life full
nough of opportunity and achievement to give
ach of us ample scope for effort and honor with-
!ut our seeking to take away from the honor of
thers? We need not feel that the whole world is
)oking at us, or that the universe rests upon our
boulders. The Lord has given us much to do, but
e has not given it all to any one of us. And if
'e imagine that we are the whole enterprise, we
hall be doomed to some such disappointment as
ae elder brother and made to occupy our rightful
ilace.
To correct envy we should —
First, find what we are good for, and limiting
urselves to that, work hard and be satisfied with
'hatever success we may attain, always striving on#
Second, learn to appreciate how much the world
i in need of beautiful living and honorable achieve-
lents, and therefore to rejoice whenever anybody
d<h to the sum of the world's brightness and
ieauty.
Third, crucify self and love mankind.
Fourth, realize that we are not our own, but
ought with a price, and it is ours to add in every
03sible way to the glory of Christ's kingdom, and
ot to our own glory.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
July 26, 1900
Literature
I have just read "Public and Private Rights,"*
by W. W. Hopkins, at one sitting. It is a most
coamendable book for many reasons. It is in-
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tendencies are not overcome, but it holds that
they will be overcome and seeks to point out the
remedy; its fairness is seldom seen. It possesses
the very rare feature of great plainness and
steadfastness along reform lines without assum-
ing infallibility or employing vituperative abuse.
It should be widely read. It is timely, thought-
provoking, and will do much good.
Sherman Hill.
Sarah Truslon Dickinson has given to the public
a most acceptable book from the sermons, ad-
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D. D. The title of this book of over 300 pages
is "Problems of Life," and the selections are
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evil regardless of surroundings. The selections
touch upon a wide range of subjects and present
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upon living national questions. It is an excellent
book for the preacher's library. Address Dodd,
Mead & Co., New York.
There is a new book just out on the "Trust
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field in appearing at such a time. ■
All men who believe the Bible to be an inspired
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The book is neatly printed and bound, convenient
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that with the recently added stimulus to b.ok
publishing, as seen in the productions at St.
Louis, there will be also an added stimulus to the
making of such literature as will ever be a credit
to our people.
The opening essay in the book is the vir le
address of Professor E. S. Ames, "The Value of
Theology." In it is clearly set forth the only
sane position, that, eschew theology as we may,
we nevertheless have a theology. Willy nilly, it
it is there. We cannot think without postulating
God; and postulating God, we lay the foundations
for theology. The only man who has no theology
is the man who has no God, and that man's name,
says some one, is Fool. Even Herbert Spencer,
who declares we can know nothing of God, yet
has his theology, for he declares an attribute of
God, viz., unknowableness. It is as reasonable to
say: "I'll 'draw my circle without a center; I'll
build my square without enclosing space" as to
say: "I'll do^my religions thinking, or any think-
ing, without a theology." Mr. Ames strengthens
his position with lucid paragraphs.
"The Cry: 'Back to Christ,' " comes in for able
treatment by such men as J. J. Haley, J. B.
Briney, W. J. Lhamon,*who naturally show us the
varied standpoints from which that cry, so thrill-
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preted.
"Crucial Points Concerning the Holy Spirit," is
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Calvin. This is a topic of most difficult and
delicate character and takes a blade of the keen-
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marrow. Perhaps there is no theme that has
been more abused and .mishandled, concerning
which a greater amount of confused and confus-
ing balderdash has been said and printed. It is
worth one's while to find occasionally a clear
head and heart to deal with it. Not all that is
said in these essays can be endorsed, but stimulus
is there. ,.
Allan B. Philputt, one of the coolest, most
judicious, practical men of the Reformation, whose
handling of large churches is well known among
us, takes up the difficult task of dealing with
"Organization and Its Adjustment to the Present
Needs of the Church." There is no more impor
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presses more for solution. His paper is ably
reviewed by another successful pastor, W. F.
Richardson.
The matter of church services, 'The Enrich-
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The entire book is worth putting on the shelves
by the side of "The Old Faith Restated," and other
volumes of reference, for days of need.
Burris A. Jenkins.
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959
larnages.
GRIFFITH— SALSER.— July 5, in parsonage,
Benjamin F. Griffith asd Margaret Saleer, of Ma-
ri> n, Kan.; J. T. LeBaron officiating.
FOWELL— RAY— Married at Hermon, 111.,
Jtly 1, Mr. Charles W. Howell, of London Mills,
111., and Miss Myrtle E. Ray, of Hermon, 111.; S. A.
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Elmer Schamel, of Greenville, led., to Miss Alma
F. Hale, of the same place.
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Obituaries,
CLINE
Elizabeth Linn was the fourth of eight
daughters of Judge John Linn, of Monroe county,
Ohio, and was born May 1, 1808, just southwest
of where the town of Bealsville now stands, and
was the first white female born in the settlement.
So scarce was help that her father w^nt to the
mouth of Sunfish, swam the Ohio and with the
nurse returned, both using the horse for a ferry-
boat. John Linn left Hagerstown, Md., in 1800,
with a young wife, ree Sarah Powell, and their
first born for the territory of Ohio, and settled on
Salt Run, opposite Wheeling, W. Va., and re-
mained their until 1807, when they went to their
new home. She recollected well the war of 1812
and the first wagon that ever csme to their place.
Many wild Indians and wild beasts roamed .the
forest. In 1826 she was married to Jacob
Thomas, of Captina Creek. In September, 1827,
she was immersed by John Secrest, late of Owen
county, Ind., and was at the hou3e of Geo. Gates
when he and Alexander Campbell separated. In
1834 the family moved to the Little MuskiDgum,
20 miles from Mar'etta. Of her marriage came
seven sons and three daughters, four of whom
survive her: Levi, the eldest, in Washington
county, Ohio; Isaac, at Elkhart, Col ; B. F. and
Mrs. S. B. Moore, of Moberly, Mo. Jacob Thomas
died March 19 1850 In August, 1850, she was
married to David Cline, four miles from Ray's
Landing on the Ohio. About 1860 they moved to
Marietta and was there during the war between
the states, where she was then and afterwards
known as "Grandma Cline." Their house was
just west of the Elevated Square and opposite
Camp Tupper, whence thousands marched away
never to return. In the winter of 1861 and 1862
her house was used for a hospital. She had three
aons and five stepsons in the Union srmy, and
many relatives and friends who found welcome
hospitality under her roof. In 1865 they moved
to Brown county, Ind. Mr. Cline died 'in 1871
and in 1874 she moved to Exira, la., to live with
her children. In 1887 she moved to Northwest
Nebraska and remain d there until 1899, when
she came to Greenfield, Mo., where she departed
this life April 27, 1900, at the age of 92, at the
home of the writer. Few people have seen so
great a change and very few have performed a
more nobL part. Always strong "and never
wanted to be pitied," and willing to feed th'e
hungry, to clothe the destitute and shelter the
homeless. Her home was a welcome abode for the
Christian-Evangelist. She spent her life in do-
ing good. "Unto you who fear my name shall the
Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in his
wings." A History of the First Woman is being
prepared. B. F. Thomas.
BRUNER.
Miss Minnie Bruner was born in Logan County,
111., April 12, 1880; united with the Church of
Christ at Concord, Morgan Couniy, III, under the
ministry of the writer, October, 1893. She passed
peacefully away July 4, 1900, and the funeral was
held in the Concord church, July 6, by the writer,
three other ministers assisting. She was always
true to her Savior amid her privation and suf-
fering, and now she is at rest with him.
J. E. Deihl.
Ipava, 111., July 10, 1900.
CURTRIGHT. '
Mrs. Mattie Arnold Curtright, born March 18,
1841, was called from her home on earth to her
home in heaven July 9, 1900, aged 59 years, three
months and 21 days. Sister Curtright was mar-
ried to Henry L. Curtright September 18, 1865,
and leaves her husband and three grown sons to
mourn their loss in her departure. Sae united
with the Presbyterian Church in early life, and
with the Christian Church about 20 years ago,
and always acted in harmony with her convictions;
was devcted and conscientious in the discharge of
her Christian duties. She was a most accommo-
dating neighbor, a true friend, a faithful and an
affectionate wife and a most devoted m tber.
She was a model woman. Throughout her pro-
tracted illness and with all her suffering she never
lost her patience and Christian fortitude, and her
faith never wavfred. Before her departure she
exoressed her willingness and readiness to depart
and be with Christ. Funeral services were con-
ducted by the writer. C. H. Strawn.
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The newly completed extension of the Santa Fe
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Kansas City Letter.
The great Democratic Convention lives with us
now simply as a reprospeit. Only a few days ago
and it was fascinatingly alive, but the hosts are
gone, tbe flags no longer wave, the music has
clean died away. Thus do all earthly pageants
pass. Bat memories of the spectacle pulse still,
and refusing to accept the time quietus, insistently
linger. And these memories, having detached
themselves from all partisanship, and having
cleared the bogs of sectarianism may be more or
less worthy of our coddling.
First of all, the splendid hall in which th.- con-
vention met rises up before us and the interest of
its story. It opens our eyes quite wide indeed to
be told that this superb hall, admittedly the
finest of its kind on the continent, was built in
less than three months. When the former hall,
tragically short-lived, went up in smoke in April,
few were there outside the daring, who said that
"it must be," who believed it possible that it could
be replaced in time for the housing of the ex-
pected convention. Doubt and dismay were
written everywhere save upon the faces and
hearts of this dauntless few. The impossible
was not only attempted, but accomplished. Civic
enterprise and grit, oneness of aim and endeavor,
wrought the miracle, and through work by night
and day the hall was madereidy. And what a
glorious auditorium! How superbly would it
house a great convention of the Disciples twenty
thousand strong!
To the average onlooker the interest was
chiefly in the spectacular features of the conven-
tion, and as a spectacle pure and simple it was
pronounced by all convention-goers as the most
magnificent in the history of political conventions.
This feature was enjoyed by both Democrats and
Republicans alike, and in the extension of hos-
pitality, the proffer of courtesies, the wideness of
welcome, no party lines were drawn. Kansas City
was hostess, and the political complexion of the
meeting was entirely ignored. This was a grace-
ful civic act and was most warmly appreciated
by the visiting throngs.
One could but lament all the while that some
■mall measure of the enthusiasm displayed on that
occasion should not characterize our Christian
work. This enthusiasm, at times forced and
prolonged by shrewd manipulation, was at other
times, notably at the reading of the party plat-
form and the mention of Mr. Bryan's name at the
close of Chairman Richardson's address, spontane-
ous, electrifying, savagely exultant, of a fierce
wildness and uncontrollableness like the roar and
flame of a forest fire. It was all-embracing. No
bouI could stand before it. Moveless, impas-
sive, phelegmatic men, like Croker and Hill, im-
munes to enthusiasm, one would think, were
caught upon these great fire-waves and swept
resistlessly onward with the throng. The
psychology of the matter is of curious interest.
Given but a tithe of this volcanic fervor, this
flame-red enthusiasm, and the church would go
forth to countless victories. Who is there who
would underrate the power of sentiment? Let
such sceptic note how that all calculations and
sober reckonings and logic-conclusions and reason-
dogmatic are swept aside by the mighty rush of a
wave of fire.
We are having much nowadays, too, about the
decline of the platform. The type we hear has
murdered the voic;. Let the press speak! Let
the lips be silent! Small comfort would such
conclusions get from a convention. The orator is
still supreme. Men want still to see and hear a
man. The world wants to read, but it wants also
to listen. The voice is now as ever the instrument
of passion. Men may be convinced by a paper, a
book; they are moved by the voice of an earnest
man. The orator is still supreme. As at the
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tion, the addresses waked tumultuous applause.
Twenty thousand souls as responsive to a speaker's
words as the harvestfields to the breeze is a
marvel worth going many miles to see. The
interest in the address by Mr. Webster Divis, in
which he announced his allegiance to hi3 party
and in an impassioned way plead the cause of the
Boers, was little short of the painful in its
Intensity. And so throughout the whole of the
convention the orator was pedestaled in power.
Are we not giving ourselves over to hero-wor-
ship— we Americans? Mr. Roosevelt, passing
through our city during the convention, was met
by thousinds of admirers and cheers for the hero
of San Juan made the welkin ring. A little later
In the great hall the bare mention of the name of
the Nebraskan brought twenty thousand men and
women to their feet and precipitated a carnival of
spectacularity lasting for nearly one-Da':f hour,
during which, in delicious whirl of unreason, caps
were thrown in the air, flags worn to threads,
banners brought to ruin through frantic wavings
and vocalizations run riot, rushed through the
whole gamut of frenzied notes. Are we not hero-
worshipers? Oh, no; we are cool, cumulating
Americans, quite averse to excitement — enthu-
siasm— so we say.
Our convention, this October — shall it shape in
the splendid enthusiasm of the political conven-
tions? Our cause is nobler, our aims are higher,
our work is more important — shall we bring to it
other than words and hearts of fire? Let us
make of it a great convention — great not merely
In numbers but in its endeavors and accomplish-
ments. Let it be a memorable convention, so that
in years to come we shall look proudly upon this
and that ministry and say: "It was begun in our
convention in Kansas City many years ago." The
young city by the Kaw extends cordial greetings
to all. Let the hos s gather.
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I see by the papers that there is going — July
4th is past — to be a great convention at Kansas
City this fall and it seems that many are going.
Brethren, let me ask, do you really mean it? Will
you practice what you ppeach and go? Why do I
ask these questions? Let me explain.
Before going to the Cincinnati Convention, last
fall, I concluded to take lodging over in Covington,
Ky. In compliance with the request of the com-
mittee I wrote to them my desire and I was
assigned to the home of a good Presbyterian lady.
This lady having been informed of the ' great"
number (?) that were coming to her home, mide
ready for the coming guests Notwithstanding
the fact that her large and w«ll-arranged dwell-
ing was pretty numerously bedded, she knew from
reports received that she would need more beds.
This she did and made ready.
Twenty had written the committee and her
that they were coming and — and what? Only one
came!
Say, some of you who wrote thit good lady that
you would be there, go over and convince her that
the "Christian Church" is the church and that im-
mersion is the only mode of baptism and in order
to the washing away of sins. Go and convince
her that the Presbyterian Church is wrong in re-
spect to total depravity or original sin.
Brethren, "such things ought not to be." That
lady is more averse to the Christian Church to-
day than 10 months ago, and why? Perchance
you know.
I told the good lady tbat the committee was not
to blame, but that the blame rested on those who
promised to come and did not.
Another thing: You wronged the committee
when you failed to go and take the lodging they
so kindly arranged for you.
If we say we're going to Kansas City and write
the committee accordingly, for the sake of the
cause, the conversion of others and our veracity,
let us go. Let actions speak' louder than words.
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And we'll have another grand time..
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A WEEKLY FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.
August 2, 1900
No. 31
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Current Events 963
A Discredited Prophecy 964
Funeral of Alex. Procter 965
The Profit of Prayer 965
Editor's Easy Chair , 966
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Our Colleges— VI.— N. J. Aylsworth 967
Campbell on the Holy Spirit— III.— W. A.
Oldham 968
The Spiritual Side of Our Plea.— A. B.
Jones 969
Dangerous Conditions. — W. W. Hopkins.970
Lewis Cass Woplery.— J. R. W 970
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The Lands of the Long Day.— IV ....974
B. B. Tyler's Letter 975
New York Letter 976
Texas Letter 976
Nebraska Letter 977
Kansas Letter 977
Chautauqua Lake 977
More about "a Cruel Accusation" 978
Fifth District Notes 978
Family Cibcle:
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Paul the Persecutor 984
Perfect and Upright 985
Omitting your Breakfast 986
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Christian Endeavor 989
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No. 31.
CURRENT EVENTS.
News from South Africa during- the past
week has not been as assuring and pleasing
:to England as she had hoped. Baden-
Powell, the hero of M«f eking, is again be-
seiged at Rustenburg in Western Transvaal.
Greneral Hickman was sent to his relief but
his force was inadequate and he was com-
pelled to return to Pretoria. General
Roberts was also endeavoring to capture
Greneral Botha and his army, but failed and
returned to Pretoria. If he had any en-
gagement with the enemy it is not yet re-
ported. General Hunter's casualties in
forcing Relief's Nek are placed at one
nundred. General Roberts also says that
t»nly one train was captured on the night of
iluly 21st, between Kroonstad and the Vaal,
ind that it contained supplies, two officers
^,nd one hundred men of the Welsh Fusileers.
ft is reported that General De Wet is sur-
rounded at Klerksdorp, but this wily Boer
pa? been reported surrounded so often that
there is little comfort to England in the
report. It seems that the war in the Trans-
vaal has, therefore, come to a standstill
antil General Roberts can plan another
campaign.
Since writing the^above newa from Gen.
Roberts, later word says that Gen. Prinslow
md five thousand Boers have surrendered
an .onditionally to Gen. Hunter at Naauw-
)ort Nek. This embraces a number ol
commandos and will greatly weaken the
Boer resistance in the Transvaal. It now
remains for Gen. Robert3 to relieve Baden-
Po w ell at Rustenburg in the Western Trans-
vaal and to surround and capture Gen.
Botha and President Kruger in the eastern
part of that state, and the work of sub-
jugating the Boers will then have been ac-
complished; at least the overthrow of their
republic.
King Humbert, the king of Italy, was
assassinated on last Sunday evening by
Amgelo Bressi, an anarchist, of Prato, Tus-
cany. The report says that the king had
been attending a distribution of prizes in
connection with gymnastic competition and
had ju3t entered his carriage with his Aide-
ie-Camp amid the cheers of the crowd when
he was struck by three revolver shots fired
n quick succession. The assassin was im-
mediately arrested. King Humbert was
aorn March 14, 1844, married Princess
Vlargherita, of Savoy, April 22, 1868, and
>n January 9, 1878, at the death of his
!ather, became the king of Italy. He as-
:ended the throne of Italy at the age of 33
ind ha3 ruled his people with rare skill.
One of his first acts was to grant an
amnesty pardoning all political offenders
and runaways from conscriptions, commut-
ing all sentences of death and diminishing all
other imprisonments six months. Other at-
tempts have been made upon his life, but
from these he escaped unharmed. He is
said to have been a man of fine appearance
and was greatly loved by his people.
Although born in Tuscany, the assassin of
King Humbert was recently from Paterson,
N. J., where he has a wife. He had, not
been in America a great while and left
Paterson about the middle of July for Milan,
Italy, for the purpose of committing this
awful deed. It is said that there is a
society of anarchists in Paterson. It is
also said that his wife knew nothing of the
object of his trip to Italy and was prostrat-
ed when told of her husband's crime. The
assassination of the King of Italy by Bressi
seems to have had no other motive than
that he was carrying out the principles of
the society of which he was a member. The
sudden death of the King is said to have
greatly encouraged the republicans and
tneir allies in Italy and a revolution is
feared. King Humbert's body will be taken
to Rome, where it will lie in state, and from
which place the royal funeral will occur.
The Pope was greatly grieved at the news
of the assassination; the Queen was over-
whelmed with grief and all Europe mourns
his untimely death. The new King Victor
Emmanuel Ferdinand was immediately
placed in power and the Italian Parliament
summoned to convene immediately after the
funeral of the late King.
The anxiety of the Christian world con-
cerning the fate of the foreigners in Pekin
has been relieved in part by what has been
accepted as an authentic message from Sir
Claude MacDonakl, the British Minister.
The dispatch is dated in Pekin, July 21st,
and is in cipher, and to his government, and
reads as follows:
To July 16, repeatedly attacked by Chinese
troops on all sides. Both rifle and artillery fire.
Since July 16, an armistice, but a cordon is strict-
ly drawn on both sides of the position. Chinese
barricades close to ours.
All women and children in the British legation.
Casualties to date, sixty-two killed, including Cap-
tain Strouts. A number of wounded in hospital,
including Captain Halliday. Rest of legation all
well except David Oliphant and Warren, killed
July 21.
The German Government has also received
a dispatch through the German Consul at
Tien-Tsin, dated July 28, which says:
The German secretary of legation at Pekin,
Herr Below, writes on July 21:
Thanks for your news. July 19 the condition
of Cordes satisfactory. The remaining members
of the legation are all right. The detachment of
the guards lost ten killed and fourteen wounded.
The houses of the legation, much damaged by can-
non fire, are held by the guard. The attack of
the Chinese troop3 on us ceased on July 16. Speed-
iest possible advance of relief troops urgently
necessary.
According to trustworthy report the body of
Baron von Ketteler has been burled by the Chi-
nese Government.
The Cordes mentioned in this dispatch is
the second interpreter of the German lega-
tion. He was with Baron von Ketteler
when the latter was murdered, and himself
was wounded. He escaped to the legation.
The Japanese and Russian Governments
also have news indirectly from ! ekin, but all
to the effect that the ministers, with the ex-
ception of Von Ketteler, are still alive.
Since it is now known that the foreign
ministers at Pekin (save one) are still alive,
the delicacy of the situation is greatly in-
creased. The Chinese government seems to
want to deliver them to the powers at Tein-
Tsin, but to this the governments will not
accede until the facts concerning their
situation in Pekin are fully known. There
seems to be a disposition on the part of the
Imperial government to hold them as
hostages or to use them for the protection
of Pekin against the allied armies; and yet,
it may be that they are protecting them
from the Boxers. Minister Wu, at Wash-
ington, takes the latter view. Li Hung
Chang, who is still at Shanghai, intimates
that an attempt to relieve them by an army
would endanger their lives. The powers,
however, have not changed their plans to
send an army to Pekin, and preparations for
this movement are still progressing. Gen.
Chaffee has arrived at Taku and is now in
command of the American forces. The
vindication of Secretary Hay's position and
and course toward the Imperial government
at Pekin by the recent dispatches ought to
greatly increase the influence of the United
States with the powers in the settlement of
their present troubles with China.
Panama has recently had an insurrection
in which some severe fighting has occurred.
The insurgent forces are said to have numb-
ered about 2,000 and in the fighting which
has occurred about 100 persons are re-
ported killed. The attention of the United
States has been called to this disturbance,
and inasmuch as the United States is obliged
to preserve the neutrality of the isthmus and
to prevent interference with free communi-
cation with adjoining states, the United
States will have to take some official notice
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of the affair and it is said that she has al-
ready ordered the cruiser Philadelphia to the
scene of action.
and a saving power than in the instances of
those who because of their surroundings re-
sort tj self-destruction.
The trial of Alexander Jester at New
London, Missouri, for the killing of Gilbert
Gates, twenty-nine years ago, will be con-
cluded this week, but not in time to report
the verdict in this paper. The taking of
evidence was concluded last week and the
lawyers are now presenting their views of
the case to the jury. It is thought that the
case will be handed over to the jury by
Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning.
From the instruction of the court it is
hardly probable that the prisoner will be
held for the crime with which he is charged.
The case is of peculiar interest to the legal
friternity because of the lapse of time
since the occurrence of the alleged crime.
The trial of Caleb Powers, at George-
town, Kentucky, for alleged complicity in
the assassination of Geobel is still in prog-
ress. The defense is now presenting its
testimony. Caleb Powers took the stand
an 1 confessed to having assisted in bringing
the mountaineers to Frankfort previous to
the killing of Goebel, but says that they
were not brought for the purpose of taking
life. He also denies and explains away
the statements of the leading witnesses
of the prosecution. But how the jury will
regard the testimony pro and con is yet an
unrevealed secret.
The premature discharge of a cannon at
Camp Lincoln,' 111., on Monday afternoon, in
which a number of persons were severely
wounded, was a-: unfortunate affair. The
accident was at first thought to have been
caused by a carelessly tossed away cigar
stub, but later opinion suggests that it was
caused by the friction of the gun's ramrod,
the end of which was unprotected with
suitable covering. The accident happened
during the encampment of the militia of
the state, and that some were not killed is a
great wonder to those who witnessed the
accident. A court has been appointed to
investigate the cause of the accident
thoroughly.
The number of suicides reported during
the past few days looks as if we were
having an epidemic of this peculiar malady.
The subjects of this mental disorder are not
confined to any particular class of in-
dividuals, nor to any particular locality.
Both men and women, married and single,
rich and poor, during the past week have
become tired of life and resorted to self-
destruction to end their troubles. The causes
assigned, so far as known, are likewise
varying in their nature, bat may be chiefly
summed up under financial and domestic
troubles. There is something alarming
about this quality of evil. It shows a low
estimate upon the value of a soul, an ignor-
ance of mcral obligations, a defiance of law
and of God, and a lack of courage that is
indeed lamentable. Surely, here is a work
for the church and the Christian religion,
for no other power can reach and avert
such catastrophes. The world could have
no greater evidence of the need of a Savior
The city of New Orleans has had another
riot, in which twelve persons were killed, in-
cluding one woman, and twenty-eight
wounded, some of whom may die. The
trouble began in an attempt of two police-
men to arrest two negroes, Charles and
Pierce. The desperate resistance of these
two men resulted in a riot that necessitated
the calling out of an additional police force
and of the militia before order was again
restored. The negro Charles tojk refuge
in a house from which he for awhile
held the entire force of the city at bay.
The house was set on fire and Charles
smoked out and shot, but not until after he
had killed a number of his pursuers. For
a time it seemed that a general war upon
negroes would ensue, but order was finally
restored and the city is again at peace. No
city likes to have such a page in her history,
but offenses will come, and when they come
it is the duty of those in authority to pro-
tect life and property and to preserve order.
A DISCREDITED PROPHECY.
We are already beginning to hear in this
presidential campaign the repetition of a
direful prophecy which has been uttered
we presume in every presidential conflict
since the foundation of the Republic. It is
the prophecy that if our party is defeated
in this election it means the overthrow of
the government established by the fathers,
and the failure of the experiment of self-
government. This prophecy is uttered by
representatives of both parties and always,
seemingly, in great sincerity. No doubt
many unsophisticated people are made to
believe by these ardent patriots that liber-
ty is hanging in the balance and that the
destiny of the Republic is to be decided by
the present campaign.
Now, we do not desire to underestimate
the importance of the issues involved in the
present campaign, although we believe they
are egregiously overestimated by partisans
on both sides. We have no doubt in our
own mind but that the government at
Wahington will continue, no matter which
of the various tickets in the field shall prove
successful in November next. We have no
thought that the people of this country are
divided into two classes, one of which is
seeking to overthrow the Republic and to
establish an empire on its ruins, while the
other is committed to the perpetuity of the
Republic, nor do we believe for a moment
that party lines are drawn on the issue as
to whether corporations, monopolies and
trusts should control production and prices
and oppre ss the people. Nor are we pre-
pared to accept the conclusion which some
of the campaign orators will doubtless seek
to enforce, that the honor of our flag is
wholly in the keeping of one political party,
together with the maintenance of public
credit at home and abroad.
It is our confidence in the honesty, patriot-
ism and integrity of the great mass of
American voter- which prevents us from
believing this doleful prophecy, uttered
every four years, that the perpetuity of
freedom in this country and the principles
of self-government depend upon the success
of one certain political party. We believe
the mass of the voters in each party is mis-
represented by the campaign orators of the
other party. The average American voter,
regardless of the party with which he mus-
ters, loves his country, loves its flag, be-
lieves in honoring it at home and abroad,
and believes in the principles of self-govern-
ment, not only for himself and for the peo-
ple of this country, but for tie people of
other countries.
He believes in honesty in politics, in equal
and exact justice to all, and generally under-
stands that his party stands for these prin-
ciples. Let the reader take any one domi-
nant issue between the two leading political
parties, and let him take a statement of the
party's position and interpretation of that
policy from a representative of each of the
two parties, and see what a shrinkage there
is in the magnitude of the issue. The fact
is, political partisans do exactly as religious
sectarians do — they magnify the issues be-
tween themselves and others in order to
magnify the importance of their particular
sect or party. The religious partisan would
make you believe that the triumph of the
kingdom of God in the world depends on the
triumph of the peculiar principle^ of his
sect and if you will allow him to sta'e what
those principles are and what the other re-
ligious bodies stand for and will give full
credence to his statement you will be al-
most forced to believe it. But the church
of God depends upon the succes of no par-
ticular sect, and the Republic of the United
States is likely to exist and to be a beacon-
light to all the struggling nationalities of
e^rth when present political parties shall
have changed their policies, and when the
issues which now divide them shall have been
relegated to the dead issues of the past.
It is time the people had learned not to be
deceived by this discredited prophecy. Let
them intelligently select, advocate and vote
for the party which they believe to repre-
sent those measures which make for the
welfare of the nation, but let no one de-
spair of the Republic in the event that his
favorite party is defeated at the polls.
Rather let him believe this, that the per-
petuity of our government depends not so
much upon this or that purely economic
measure as upon the diffusion of inrelli-
gence among the peopK and on the preva-
lence of those principles of righteousness
and of justice on which alone a permanent
government can rest. There is no doubt an
undue emphasis of issues that are temporary
and commercial in their nature, while there
is a sad lack of emphasis on great moral
questions which have' to qo with the life of
the Republic. But as Christianity becomes
more prevalent and more real in the life of
the people, its great fundamental principles
of equality, justice, fraternity and purity
will be incorporated in the platform of the
parties. Already are these principles so
diffused among the people that no party
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can succeed who selects as its candidate
one whose private and public life antagon-
izes them. Herein lies our hope of the sta-
bility of our form of government, and of
our free institutions. So long as the mass
of people shall maintain their sense of jus-
tice, of righteousness, of integrity, the gen-
ius of the Republic may say, with Tenny-
son's "Brook," somewhat modified:
"Parties may coma and parties may go,
But I go on forever."
And forever it will go on, until it shall
have accomplished the purpose for which it
was instituted, and until the kingdoms of this
world shall have become the kingdom of our
Lord and His Christ.
FUNERA.L OF ALEXANDER
PROCTER.
As announced in our last week's issue,
Alexander Procter, of Independence, passed
away from the life in the body to the un-
seen life, on the 24th instant. For several
months he had been failing rapidly and his
family and friends knew that the end was
near. His last appearance in public was on
April 21st, the occasion of his 75th birth-
day, when he attended church at Independ-
ence and preached his last discourse. The
church building was beautifully decorated
for the occasion with all manner of flowers,
and a bank of these contained the figures
"75." It was a fit ending of his public life.
He himself felt and said this was his last
discourse. There, in the building in which
he had so often preached, and made sacred
to him by so many precious memories, and
surrounded by those whom he loved and
who loved him, he spoke once more and for
the last time for the public, of the goodness
and love of God and of the. beauty and glory
of the spiritual world.
Since that anniversary occasion he has
been growing gradually weaker, though he
has insisted on rising each morning and
dressing himself, even up to the very day of
his death. He spoke to his family, to his
physician and the friends who visited him
calmly of his approaching dissolution, mado
a few requests and mentioned the names of
the brethren whom he desired to be present
and take part in the funeral services. Then,
on the morning of the 24th, he peacefully
"fell asleep," in the beautiful imagery of
the New Testament, to awaken at last in
the likeness of Christ. He had no fear of
death. His faith in God and in Jesus
Christ His Son had long since delivered him
from any such bondage. To him death
meant the soul's enfranchisement, its full
liberty, its larger activity.
The funeral services were set for Thurs-
day, the 26th. The mayor had issued a
proclamation closing all the business houses
of the town ani there was an outpouring of
people, not only from Independence, but
from Kansas and from all the region round
about. The casket wa-5 taken to the church
at ten o'clock and lay there in state until
2:30 in the afternoon, the hour for the
funeral service, , and during that time the
public had an opportunity to look for the
last time upon the face of one whom they
had known and loved so long. People of all
religious bodies and of no religious con-
nection, even the saloonkeepers of the
town, not only closed their places, but
joined in the procession to the cemetry to
show their respect for their distinguished
fellow townsman.
Bro. Procter had requested that the
"grand old songs" should be sung at his
funeral. Some of these were beautifully
rendered by the choir. The pastor, R. Lin
Cave, presided. Appropriate Scriptures
were read by Corresponding Secretary T. A.
Abbott. A tender, heart-felt prayer was
offered by J. H. Hardin, of Liberty. Ad-
dresses were then delivered by the editor of
this paper and by T. P. Haley, A. B. Jones
and by the pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, the latter representing the Minis-
ters' Alliance of the city, and by A. E. Hig-
gason, representing the official board of the
church. Bro. Cave closed with a few ap-
propriate words, telling how Bro. Procter
had received him with an open heart when
he came there to succeed him in the work.
As we hope in a later issue to publish these
addresses we do not stop here to character-
ize them further than to say that, apart from
our own, they seemed to us to have been
worthy of the occasion and just what they
ought to have been. We have seldom wit-
nessed a more solemn and tearful audience
than that which sat and stood attentively
through all these exercises.
At the close of the addresses a long pro-
cession followed the body to the beautiful
cemetery near the town, where the casket
was placed in a vault to await later inter-
ment. The benediction was pronounced by
his kinsman and lifelong friend, T. P.
Haley, and the tearful concourse of friends
dissolved, saying to one another: "A great
and good man has left us and gone to his
reward."
It is gratifying that the married daugh-
ters, with their husbands and children, and
the only son, were present at the close to
comfort one another and to cheer the heart
of the bereaved wife and mother. Our
sincerest condolence is extended to them.
At the same time we can but congratulate
them on the rich legacy which they have in
the memory and influence which yet re-
main of a life so pure and so consecrated
to high thoughts and worthy ends.
We make no attempt here at an inter-
pretation of Bro. Procter's characteristics
as a man, as we have do e that in the ad-
dress delivered at his funeral, and which
we exprct to publish in connection with the
other addresses in our next issue. It is our
purpose to make that issue a memorial
number and to publish a picture of our de-
parted brother on our first page. We will
only add here that a great and good man
has gone from us. We shall miss him in
our councils. We shall miss him in his
hospitable home. A great voice has been
silenced. A great heart has ceased to beat.
But let us not doubt that elsewhere, in
realms spiritual and eternal, that great
mind still thinks the thoughts of God after
Him, that great heart still loves, and that
all his intellectual and spiritual activities are
still going out after God and truth.
F)our of prayer.
THE PROFIT OF PRA.YER.
(Job 21:15; Matt 7:7-11; 21:17-22.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic August 3.]
Central Truth: God hears and answers the
prayer of an earnest, persistent faith, and the
profit of prayer is communion with God and
participation in the spiritual blessings vjhich
He alone can confer.
The question asked by the skeptics of
Job's day, who enjoyed material prosperity
but who were afflicted with spiritual
poverty, has been the question of the
skeptics in all ages:
"What is the Almighty, that we should serve
Him?
And what profit should we have if we pr*y unto
Him?"
In the midst of material blessings, the
source of which they do not recognize, they
feel the need of nothing else. Their higher
nature has been stifled, their nobler aspira-
tions quenched, by their greed and gain. It
is not strange that they should it quire why
they should serve the Almighty and what
profit they should have if tt ey pray unto
Him. Profit with such people means material
profit. They can see nothing else. They
are blind to tbeir own spiritual poverty — to
the imperative needs of their souls.
It is pleasant to pass from the company
of this crowd of skeptics, which Job has
summoned and described, to sit at the feet
of the Master on the grassy slope of the
Horns of Hatton, and hear what He has to
say concerning the profit of prayer: "Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and je
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you; for every one that asketh re-
ceiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to
him that knocketh it shall be opened.''
There is an inspiring assurance in these
words which may well give courage to the
fainting heart. As sure as we ask aright
it shall be given us. As sure as we seek in
the proper way vve shall find. And just as
certain as we knock at the right door it
shall be opened unto us. It is a universal
law. God is no respecter of persons, "for
every one that asketh receiveth," etc. But
the asking must be in accordance with the
will of God. The seeking must be sincere,
unselfish, persevering. The knocking must
be full of purpose and persistency. By such
conditions of receiving we are lifted up
into a state of preparation for enjoying the
blessing received.
As if still further to encourage prayer
the great Teacher appeals to parental ex-
perience and love: "What man is there of
you," He asks, "who if his son shall ask
him for a loaf will give him a stone; or, if
he shall ask for a fish will give him a ser
pent? If ye, then, being evil, know how to
give good gifts unto your children, how
much more shall your Father which is in
heaven give good things to them th tt ask
Him?" It would be difficult to imagine
words that are better calculated to inspire
confidence in the value of prayer than these
cf the Master. We know what delight it
gives us to bestow gifts on those we love ,
especially upon our children. This, Jesus
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August 2, 1900
teaches us, is a feeble illustration of how
God delights to give good gifts to His
children. "Good gifts," mind you. We
sometimes in our blindness ask Him for
things which are not good for us, just as
our children often ask us for things which
our love for them prevents us from giving
them. It is well to remember this when
our prayer is not answered in the way in
which we expected it to be answered. If
God does not give just what we ask He will
always give us something better in its
place, although we may never be able here
to see that it is better.
And then there is in this passage the
recognition of our relationsnip to God as
His children, which gives meaning and
power to prayer. If the great Being who
rules the universe is our Father, deeply
solicitous for our welfare and more anxious
to give good gifts to us than we are to
receive them, then it is not difficult to
understand ^the profit of prayer. We are
limited and straitened in ourselvts, not in
God. Many a father would give vastly
more to a son or daughter than he does if
he feltfthey were able to receive it and to
wisely use it. Our ability to receive and to
use is the only limitation upon God's giving.
0, how richly He would pour His blessings
into our souls if we were only "hungering
and thirsting after righteousness," and
longing to be filled that we might better
serve Him and our fellowmen! Mr. Moody
once said that one reason why God did not
bless us more richly than He did was that a
little success puffed us up with pride and
turned our heads. The great evangelist
never uttered a truer word. 0, for the
grace of .humility, which would enable us to
receive in larger measure through prayer
the good gifts of God!
When* the disciples marveled at the
miracle of the fig tree which had whithered
at a word from Christ, Jesus told them that
all things were possible to faith, and added:
"And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in
prayer, believiDg, ye shall receive." What a
tribute j is this to the power of faith, tnat
links the soul with omnipotence! What
could we not accomplish in the way of re-
moving mountains cf difficulty out of the
way of the progress of the gospel if our
faith was strong enough? Have we not all
reason to pray: "Lord, I believe; help Thou
mine unbelief?" If we would only put away
our sins we could more easily put away our
doubts. If we would live better we could
pray better. If we understood our spiritual
needs it would give a zest to prayer which
we do not often have. It is the hungry soul
which God delights to fill.
What is the profit of prayer? Submissive-
ness, enlarged faith, purity of life, peace,
fellowship with God, spiritual enrichment,
power for service, the Holy Spirit. Is it not
a marvel that we do not pray more?
PRAYER.
0, Thou who heareth and answereth
prayer, the God of all grace and consola-
tion, we thank Thee that we may call Thee
Father and come to Thee with all the con-
fidence] which is born of that tender rela
tionship. We thank Thee for the rich
promises which Thou hast made us, and
especially for the encouragement to prayer
which Thou hast given us in Thy word.
We praise Thee especially for the teaching
and the example of Jesus in relation to
prayer. Help us, 0 Father, to realize our
spiritual poverty, to feel our need of Thee,
so that we may delight in prayer. But
teach us, we beseech Thee, to pray in faith
and in the spirit of submission to Thy will,
believing that Thou knowest and will do for
us that which is best. Give us Thy Holy
Spirit, that He may help us in our prayers,
aid our infirmities and strengthen us for Thy
service. And this we ask in the name of
Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen!
vice. It lowers wages, forfeits positions,
oppresses working caen, multiplies taxes, sti-
fles conscience, makes cowards of politi-
cians, sometimes muzzles the pulpit, dishon-
ors the flag, imperils our free institutions."
Well, if this be treason, here is your victim.
Make the most of it.
editor's easy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
"Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time."
As the sun at the time of his going down
is seen to better advantage as it nears the
horizon, so a human life, a great man, seems
to stand out before the world in truer pro-
portions in the act of his departure. Sure-
ly, the "Sage of Independence" never ap-
peared greater than when he came near the
borders of the unseen world and looked
what men call death full in the face with-
out a tremor of doubt or dread. How sim-
ple and how sublime was that life! He
walked with God so habitually, and cher-
ished high and pure thoughts so continu-
ally, that his face shone with "the light
that never was on sea or land." Such a life
ought, indeed, to remind us, "We can make
our lives sublime." But only that life can
be truly sublime that is lived under the
inspiration of divine ideals, controlled by
divine principles, energized by divine power
and consecrated to divine ends.
This paragraph is written in Chicago, en
passant, which, we are reminded, is one of
the great political storm centers for the
pending campaign. The national commit-
tees are getting out their literature, saying
to the American voter, "Choose ye this day
whom ye will serve.'" Would it be political
treason for one to say, in response to this
appeal, "Well, I have chosen. I am going
to vote against the worst form of 'imperial-
ism'— the imperialism of appetite and av-
arice, fostered by the saloon. I am going
to vote against 'the free and unlimited coin-
age' of drunkards, for which the saloon
stands. I shall vote against a 'debased cur-
rency'— a currency debased by being placed
in a saloonkeeper's till. I shall vote against
the saloon, because it builds up the trusts
that enslave men, and destroys the trusts
which make life worth living — trust in God
and trust between husband and wife, father
and children. I shall vote against the sa-
loon as the 'paramount issue' in politics, be-
cause it is the desolator of the home, the
destroyer of its sacred relationships, the
debaucher of private character and public
life, the breeder of poverty, disease and
crime, the robber of little children, the
slayer of strong men, the breaker of hearts,
the chief fountain of misery and suffering,
the foe to every virtue, the ally of every
It is good, after a long journey through
heat and dust, to be back once more where
we can smell the sweet breath of this inland
sea, feel its cool breeze on our brow and lis-
ten again to the swish of its waves. One
feels in a mood to pardon its eccentricities
at times when it takes a notion to have some
sport at the expense of those who are on its
surface. Better this wide stretch of water
washing the shore3 of Illinois, Wisconsia,
Michigan and Indiana than another great
agricultural state occupying its place. Bet
ter the fish that swim in its waters than the
potatoes and corn and wheat that might h?ve
grown out of the soil of such a state. Bet-
ter its purifying and cooling influence on the
temperature, its modifying effect on the
climate of surrounding states than a new
commonwealth, with its political machinery,
its offices, its honors and emoluments. If
there seems to be a loss of produce and of
taxable property by the substitution of a
lake for a state in nature's great plan, think,
too, of what a saving of expense. A lake
requires no constitution, no elections, no
governor, no legislature, no courts, no coun-
ty officials, no mayors, no municipal govern-
ments with their corruption and franchise-
grabbing; and no saloons, gambling hells or
houses of illfame. Then, do not the beauty
and the music of the lake, with its multi-
tudinous voices and its infinite variety of
color meet a want in human nature not met
by corn and hogs, nor by herds and flocks?
It is written: "Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God." Some of these
words are uttered by Lake Michigan.
The past week has added considerably to
the population of Macatawar_Park. Among
these arrivals known to our readers are W.
F. Richardson, of Kansas City, who has
joined his family here, and Dr. W. T. Moore
and wife from Columbia, Mo. Prof. Munro,
late of Bethany College, spent last week
here. The sermons here for the last three
Lord's days have been unusually good, even
for this place, where the grade of preaching
is of high average. Dr. Adams, of the
Advance, Chicago, T. P. Haley, of Kansas
City, and Geo. H. Combs, of the same place,
were the speakers, and they all delighted
the audiences. Bro. Halev, like wine, grows
better with age. He accompanied the editor
of this paper to Independence, Mo., on the
same sorrowful mission, and returned with
him. To-day — for these lines are penciled
Sunday morning — F. G. Tyrrell, of Chicago,
is to speak to us, and we feel safe in pre-
dicting another good sermon. He is also to
preach in Holland to-night. Bros Haley
and Rowlison have also preached in Holland
recently. Some of the ministers there are
catching on to what a bonanza they have
in Macatawa Park as a source of ministerial
supply for the summer. Next Lord's day
our Macatawa Assembly begin?.
Edgewood-on-the-Lakc, July 29.
August 2, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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OUR COLLEGES— VI.
Endowment.
N. J. AYLSWORTH.
The twentieth century is to be a century
of education. He who does not see this has
not marked well the streams of tendency.
The battles of this century will be thought-
battles. It will not be the iron age or the
golden age, but the age of intellect. He
who wins here must win, not by might, but
by mind. The burnishing of the intellect
has wrought the miracle of our present
civilization and given us a reign of won-
ders. The twentieth century will not for-
get this trick of powers, and its highways
will be pathways of thought; its equipment,
education. That people which is the great-
est educator will lay its hands on this
century. Other things being equal, the
people that educates most will influence
most. The church has hitherto held the
key of knowledge. She must not surrender
this key; and that people that forgets this
will be distanced in the race of life. Are
we ready for this? Are we great educa-
tors? Are we ready to stand forth in the
lists and win in this arena? If not, we
cannot too soon get ready.
There is another thing: We have a say-
ing that "the good is the enemy of the
best." This applies to the putting f jrth of
effort. But when the effort has been put
forth and our work has leaped into the
arena of the world's struggling forces, an-
other word speaks its destiny: The best is
the slayer of the good. Wordsworth was a
great poet, but brilliant Byron and chival-
rous Scott long held him in eclipse. To-
day's newspaper may thrill us with interest,
but to-morrow's will make it a "back num-
ber." The newest is slayer of the new. A
splendid work of learning is selling steadily,
but a revised edition will kill it. Nobody
will buy it who can afford the latest. It is
as good as it was yesterday, but it has been
slain by a better. Our colleges may be
good; but if they are not among the best of
their kind it will work their undoing.
Yon father is not going to handicap that
bright boy, his pride and fond hope, with
an inferior education, and cripple him for-
ever in the race of life. He knows that
education is power, and he wants the best.
He may not leave his boy dollars, but he
should leave him highest and mightiest
manhood. We must not ask that, father to
do less, or father-love will slay us We
shall have battles enough to fight without
fighting this divine instinct. We shall not
educate our youth if we have inferior colleges.
We may plead and scold, but we shall sit in
desolation. But we cannot have the best
without endowment. Nay, we can no longer
hold our present status without it. In this
swift age others are passing us and we
shall soon be slain by the best. The most
momentous word of the hoar is endowment.
We have said of missionary work: 'This
one thing I do." It wa3 well; but the most
magnificent stroke of Home Missions will be
the endowment of our colleges. There is
no missionary like the college. If our
colleges rank among the best they will
draw a large contingent of students from
the outside world for the sake of their ex-
cellent training; and in these spiritual
homes we shall make these students both
Christian and mighty, for education gives
power. What converts are these — sweet-
ened into Christians and greatened into
giants! The college professor is our great-
est missionary. The foreign missionary
whitens the dark soul; the college teacher
sends forth a mighty man for Christ. The
Bible chair at our great universities was a
happy thought, an inspiration and a splen-
did piece of missionary enterprise- but the
endowment of our colleges is a greater
work, and in the same line. The Bible
chair is a great missionary, but not so
great as the first-class college; and one
cannot do the work of the other. All the
mighty thoughts that have thrilled [us for
half a century with missionary zeal come
thundering into endowment. The argu-
ment does not run: We are^missionary, but
we must endow our colleges; but: /We are
missionary, therefore must endow ! our col-
leges. The great missionary achievement
of all time was the conversion of St. Paul.
Next to Christ he has been the master of
the ages. Our sublimest missionary work
is the making of such masters — carving
from the world's populations Christian edu-
cated men. We must get ready^for this;
we must endow — now.
We are young and full '[of the fire of
youth, and we have not hitherto been un-
wise. For a long time we battled for the
restoration of primitive Christianity, but
saw at last that in so much combat we
were neglecting spiritual culture. We
turned our thought to this, and have'drawn
nearer to the Master. Then the hour
struck for missionary enterprise, and we
bounded forth into all lands. /And now an-
other deep tone is pealing from the clock of
destiny; shall we hear and live? :'A cry has
gone up all over the land from our colleges.
Reolute men — men who have fed" us with
their heart- fires and lit the lamps of our
pulpits — -are alone, and the battle 'is press-
ing them hard. They are hurt, not for selfish
ends, but because they cannot serve us as
they would, and as we need. ShalPwe not
rise in our strength to help them?
The pulpit is the fountain from "which
flow all religious streams,! but the college is
the fountain behind the fountain; and if it
fares ill with this, all streams'Vifl go dry.
Our colleges are struggling, and'some have
died. We are bleeding at a fataPplace.
The word of destiny I; is nowZENDOWMENT.
Our college men are not the men to'shrink
from hardship; they are willing'to suffer,
but they are not willing to fail. The cry of
brave men for help is ominous; it means
danger. If we do not hear this"cry it will
be our sentence.
Endowment is our duty now. Then there
will be another step to be taken, if we are
to be a power in the next century. We
must have a great university. We mu3t
be leaders in the field of learning, not
simply led. But before we can have a
great university we need great scholars —
men whose names will have prestige in all
lands. Our Bible chairs are a powerful
stimulus to postgraduate work, and we
shall have high scholarship if the conditions
are favorable. But great scholarship can-
not come without time for study and money
for advantages. The stimulus to scholar-
ship cannot bear fruit unless we take our
professors off starvation wages and grant
them both time and opportunity. The
steppingstone to a great university and
educational prestige is liberal endowment
of our colleges at once. Do this and the
rest will come; fail in this aod the other
will be long in coming.
The Methodist Episcopal Church ha? set
itself the task of raising twenty millions of
dollars as a closing act of this century; and
half of this sum — ten millions — is to be
devoted to the strengthening of their edu-
cational institutions. All Methodist peoples
combined would aggregate only about five
times our membership; and reckoning even
on this basis we should put two million dol-
lars into the endowment of our colleges
with the close of this century if we are to
do as well as they. To do this on the spot
would be to our cause well-nigh a new
birth. It would accomplish more than
many years of plodding at our present rate.
But as all Methodist bodies do not share in
this undertaking it is fair to say that we
could not reach this mark proportionally
withaut raising perhaps three millions for
our colleges; and we could do this if they
can do that, and that without harm to
our other interests. If we do not take
some such step it will be because we are
asleep, while others are awake to one of the
most vital questions of the age. We have
indulged in much self-gratulation since our
Jubilee Convention last fall. It is time to
cease looking back on our early past and
crying: "Behold how great we have
grown!" The millionaire who gives a dime
to-day may look back to the time when he
gave but a penny, and say: "I am "doing
great things," but this trick of self-d:cep-
tion will not save him from shame. We
have had jubilation enough. It is time to
face the future and tremble. The sane
word of the hour is that we are not doing
well with our opportunities. Our cry
should not be with the proud Pharisee:
"Lord, I have done great things," but: "0,
God, be merciful to me a sinner!" for we are
great sinners in the presence of our op-
portunities, and even other peoples are put-
ting our littleness to shame. Stop right
here and answer this question: Why shall
we not raise a large sum for our colleges
now? Can we find any reason that we can
utter without shame? It is no time for
dreaming; for while we sleep the Master
passes by. If any one knows any honest
reason why we should not do this thing let
him write it out in clean, bold lines and
send it to the paper to be published. If
there be no such reason let us indulge in
no more self-gratulation, but hide our
heads in shame until we are worthy to look
other people in the face.
We have a telling plea, but it is not
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omnipotent against mistakes. We can be
lost. We stand at the parting of the ways.
Shall we be leaders in the world's thought,
or shall we sit at the feet of others? The
answer must come soon, for the age is
swift.
CAMPBELL ON THE HOLY
SPIRIT— III.
W. A. OLDHAM.
A word as to the meaning of the proposi-
tion between Mr. Campbell and Mr. Rice.
Undoubtedly both used the words truth,
word and word of truth as identical in
meaning, because both meant by those ex-
pressions the Bible. Any man knows that
truth and the Bible are not identical in
meaning, for there are some truths which
are not contained in the Bible, but Mr.
Campbell and Mr. Rice during their discus-
sion used the words as I have stated. I
would be willing to leave the matter to
three men and am satisfied that they would
unanimously conclude that the thought of
the difference between truth, word of truth
and the Bible did not enter Mr. Campbell's
head; that is to say, while preparing the
proposition under discussion. I proved this
in my last. If the editor will prove his
assertion I shall rejoice, but in the absence
of proof I stand my denial over against his
assertion and the burden of proof is on him.
If he has not the debate, will send it to him.
Again: "This constraining power of good
works, of pure lives, is none the less the
power of the Spirit because it has been
transmuted into life and operates by ex-
ample on the minds and hearts of men. To
affirm any proposition that excludes this
method of the Spirit's influence in conver-
sion and sanctification would be to contra-
dict, not only the Scriptures themselves, but
the plainest facts of our religious experi-
ence." The writer affirms no such proposi-
tion, nor doe3 he know of any man that
does. The power of the Spirit is transmuted
into life through the word. It is just as
much the power of the Spirit when so trans-
muted as when it is transmuted abstractly
or independently of the word. Mr. Camp-
bell so affirms. Mr. Campbell emphatically
repudiates the abstract operation of the
Spirit. "No living man has ever been heard
of, none can now be found, possessed of a
single conception of Christianity, of one
spiritual thought, feeling or emotion where
the Bible or some tradition from it has not
gone before him'' (Debate, p. 619). Mr.
Camp-ell also uses this language in the
Harbinger of 1858: "We know that he
works only through the written or spoken
oracles of God. On this platform we have
been building for more than five and thirty
years." This over against the statement
that Mr. Campbell changed his views on
this question. He here plainly asserts that
for more than thirty-five years he had
taught that the Spirit operates through the
truth of the Bible and denied that he oper-
ates apart from the Bible. "In conversion
and sanctification the Spirit of God operates
only through the word of truth, or always
through the word of truth. The proper
difference between us is the difference between
sometimes and always" (Debate). The man
who affirms any proposition that separates
the Spirit from the word in conversion and
sanctification contradicts, not only Mr.
Campbell, but also the two books which
never lie, the human consciousness and the
Word of God.
Now as to the articles in the Harbinger
of 1834. I shall be compelled to make brief
extracts from them, because I have already
trespassed too much upon the forbearance
of the editor of the Christian-Evangelist
and the readers of the paper. I shall in a
little while present the articles to the public
in full, but through another medium.
The articles in the Harbinger are headed
"The Gift of the Holy Spirit." Mr. Camp-
bell first settles the meaning of that ex-
pression. He asserts that the phrase means
the Holy Spirit himself. "We have this
phrase, the gift of the Holy Spirit, as has been
said, but twice in all the apostoli? writings
(Acts 2:38, 10:45), both of which denote all
that is comprehended in the promise of Joel,
the Holy Spirit in all his miraculous
powers" (p. 172). In the Harbinger of
1839, p. 381, we have this language: "It
is now admitted that this was the imparta-
tion of miraculous gifts on the apostles, and
that no one since that day has been baptized
by the Holy Spirit. . . The writer of
this article is incorrect in admitting this
baptism to be confined to the day of Pente-
cost. The first Gentile converts in Corne-
lius' house were also subjects of it. Thus
we have lived to see one of our most ob-
noxious tenets without note or comment
adopted by two of our most popular journ-
als." These journals were the Christian
Watchman and the Christian Index, pre-
sumably Baptist papers. Mr. Campbell
quotes: "We would respectfully and kindly
ask them [who pray for themselves and
others to be baptized with the Holy Spirit]
if they had not better omit them [such
prayers] as long as there was ground to
fear that in using them they are guilty of
the presumption of supplicating Jehovah for
the miraculous powers of the apostles."
This is yet good advice. Mr. Campbell
ma^es the baptism of the Holy Spirit and
the "gift of the Holy Spirit" identical, as
these passages clearly show. I leave infer-
ences to those who wish to .make them. Mr.
Campbell says: "No inspired man, saint or
Christian, till John's death in the year of the
world 4100, ever prayed to the Holy Spirit,
asked or thanked him for anything. . . .
The unscriptural prayers addressed to the
Holy Spirit and the hymns sung to him by
those who study theology ' in the schools of
human philosophy and not in the church of
God show the state of biblical knowledge
in this enlightened age of benevolent enter-
prise."
Mr. Campbell takes up various phrases
used in the New Testament and explains
them. I call attention first to his explana-
tion of the phrase "demonstration of the
Spirit:" "Demonstration oj the Spirit is a
public, evident, sensible display of super-
natural power, on which the faith of a per-
son may stand as on the power of God; or
such a manifestation or exhibition of the
Spirit, evincing beyond rational doubt that
he is no knave or vain pretender who says
that he has received the gift of the Holy
Spirit. And perhaps it may be inferred
that no man ever did possess the gift of the
Holy Spirit who could not and did not afford
a manifestation of the Spirit. For every
manifestation of the Spirit, says Paul, was
given to every spiritual man for the ad-
vantage of all, and unless the demonstra-
tion of the Spirit was to all it could not be
of advantage to all" (p. 220). Article 3
is devoted to the explanation of "earnest,"
"seal," "oil of gladness," and to the article
we must for lack of time and space refer
those who may desire to know his views on
the subject. We next call attention to Mr-
Campbell's conclusion as to the meaning of
the phrase "fruits of the Spirit" The con-
clusion is all that is necessary, as the pur-
pose of this paper is to show Mr. Campbell's
opinions. In order to explain the phrase
"fruits of the Spirit" Mr. Campbell ex-
plains the phrase "ministration of the
Spirit." In view of the erroneous ideas now
prevalent and at present being exploited as
the teaching of the Bible, Mr. Campbell's
explanation is lucid and refreshing: "The
ministration of the Spirit is contrasted with
the ministration of death, and what is called
the ministration of the Spirit is also called
the ministration of righteousness, and this
again is contrasted with the ministration of
condemnation. Now the thing which was
formerly ministered is in verse 6 called
letter, and the thing that is now ministered
is , called spirit." 2 Cor. 3:6 is the passage
in question. "Our present object is to ob-
tain the precise import of the phrase
ministry or ministration of the Spirit. The
contrast drawn by the apostle leaves no
doubt in the mind of the attentive student
that by these words the apostle only means
the introduction of the gospel by the minis-
try of the apostles contrasted with the in-
troduction of the law by the service of
Moses." The letter is the law, the Spirit
the gospel. The use of these words, letter
and spirit, in any other sense is in harmony
with the spirit of human philosophy, but
not in harmony with the teaching of the
Holy Spirit, Mr. Campbell being judge.
"The phrase 'fruits of the Spirit' in the
connection in which it stands is equivalent
to the fruit of the gospel. The go=pel obeyed
works out 'love, joy, peace, long-suffering,
gentleness, goodness, fidelity, meekness,
temperance — -against such there is no law."
If, then, (as I presume the intelligent
will precede) the phrase 'ministration of the
Spirit' means the introduction of the gospel
by the ministry of the apostles, and 'the
fruit of the Spirit' the practical results of
the gospel in the heart, or the gospel obeyed,
and the term 'spirit' in the style of the
apostles occasionally means no more than
the gospel, may it not be said that receiving
the gospel into the heart is, in the apostle's
sense, receiving the Spirit? The question at
least deserves a careful and devout examina-
tion. It is obvious that Christ is received by
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receiving the gospel, and if Christ be received
by receiving the gospel, why not the Spirit
of God also?
"But besides this indirect and figurative re-
ception of the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit,
by the gospel, these gracious influences,
suggestions, illuminations, consolations and
invigorating impulses of the good Spirit of
God by and through the gospel in the heart,
making the heart a cistern, a fountain,
whence living waters constantly flow, is
there not a substantive, real and unfigurative
reception of the Holy Spirit himself, in the
sense of the question asked the Galauans
(3:2): 'Did ye receive the Spirit by works of
the law, or by obedience of faith?' Such a
reception of the Spirit there certainly was;
and of this 'gift of the Holy Spirit,' this
'demonstration of the Spirit,' these 'spiritual
gifts,' we have already spoken as conferred
upon the first fruits in the last days of the
Jewish age — in the setting up of the king-
dom of the Messiah; but of such a reception
of the Spirit since the last days of the
Jewish age, since the creation of one new
man of believing Jews and Gentiles and the
breathing into him the Holy Spirit of this
new life, there has been no substantive,
abstract and literal communication of the
Holy Spirit to any man. Such is the ex-
perience of all the catholic congregation of
Christ. There has arisen no prophet, no
originator of new ideas, no worker of
miracles, no controller of nature's laws, no
person having any manifestation of the
Spirit, or showing any divine power among
men. Now these manifestations of the
Spirit were for the benefit of the community;
but the Holy Spirit as now promised and
received through the gospel is for the benefit
of the subject himself."
Mr. Campbell also says that the phrase
"the Spirit bears witness with our spirit
that we are the children of God" implies
two witnesses, our own consciousness and the
word of God (p. 509). "To be led by the
Spirit" is in Mr. Campbell's phraseology to
be led by what he says. Mr. Campbell also
suggests that Luke 11:13 may be thus
translated: "How much more shall your
Heavenly Father give a holy spirit to them
thai ask him." The translation is exact
and literal, as there is no article before
Holy Spirit. Nothing but the erroneous
view of the Holy Spirit led to its insertion
in the translation. This must suffice. I
refer the reader for fuller information to
the articles themselves.
I desire the thank the editor of the Chris-
tian-Evangelist for his courtesy in per-
mitting my lengthy articles to appear in his
columns to the exclusion, it may be, of
more important matter. In forwarding the
article headed "Mr. Campbell and the Re-
mission of Sins," I was under the impression
that the editor was in St. Louis and not at
his summer home. I was not attempting
by guile to secure space. "Epithets are
not arguments," and I have honestly tried
to avoid them. May the truth prevail.
Pimples on the face are not only annoying, but
th ey indicate bad blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla
cj res them by purifying the blood.
THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF OUR
PLEA.
The Word and the Spirit.
A. B. JONES.
We have said and repeat here that the
Holy Spirit operates on the mind both
through the medium of words and without
such medium. This subject is not without
its difficulties, its obscurities and even its
mysteries. How impressions made by oral
words upon the ear or by written charac-
ters upon the eye are transmitted along
the auditory and the optical nerves to the
brain and leap off its grayish matter into
the mind — how they bridge this chasm
between the material and the immaterial —
how physical impressions on the brain are
transmuted into thought during this leap
from matter to mind — is mysterious if not
mystical. The fact, however, is so obvious
and so general that we do not hesitate to be-
lieve it. Is it any more difficult to believe
that mental impressions and suggestions
may be transmitted by the Spirit of God to
the human mind — transmitted directly and
without the aid of the physical nerves? A
few years ago men would not have believed
it possible to transmit a message in an in-
stant across the continent by a wire. Now
messages are being sent without the aid of
wire.
That the Holy Spirit directly, without
the intervention of words, illuminated and
inspired the prophets and apostles to speak
and to write the will of God concerning
humai affairs is accepted by all believers
in the Bible. And that this influence of the
Spirit in no way impaired the individual
freedom and responsibility of the person in-
spired is equally evident.
Moving upon a lower plane than that, of
inspiration in its supernatural sense, may
not the Spirit operate upon the minds of
men without interfering with their personal
freedom and responsibili y?
Are not all men conscious at times of
suggestions and mental impressions point-
ing toward the right and inclining them
toward God — impressions which they enter-
tain, it may be, with hospitality and to their
salvation in some instances, while in other
cases the suggestions are resisted and
repelled without permanent good results
to the subject? What grounds in reason
or in revelation are there for declaring such
things wholly of time and sense — for ex-
cluding all divine agency in human affairs?
Does this render the revealed word unneces-
sary? A man cau see reasonably well
without glasses, but glasses help him to
see. Are we to conclude, therefore, that
glasses are unnecessary because he can see
without them?
Man lives in two worlds, the physical and
the spiritual. He needs the Bible, the
revealed, written Word of God. In this he
can read the mind of God through his phys-
ical senses. He needs this as an individual
by which he may measure and weigh and
properly estimate all his spiritual sugges-
tions and impressions. Men associated to-
gether in society, in religious fellowship,
need the written Word through which they
may find common ground for affiliation and
Christian intercourse. The unconverted
world needs it. They are dominated by
sense and sensible influences, and the Holy
Spirit in seeking to convert and save men
avails himself of the Word as the means of
reaching their souls through their physical
senses. All spiritual thoughts, impressions
and tendencies may thus be compared with
the revealed Word of God, that in the mouth
of two witnesses the truth may be confirm-
ed. He who cuts loose from the Bible and
trusts only to mental impressions and his
own spiritual tendencies is like a ship toss-
ed upon the waves with uncertain port.
And he who stifles and repudiates the in-
dications and monitions of all spiritual im-
pressions that come to him, he knows not
how, and waits for the written Word in
everything, will dwarf his spiritual life
into the merest religious formalism. "Com-
paring spiritual things with spiritual words,"
is the only safe rule in religion.
CONVERSION.
Let us now consider the subject of con-
version. Are sinners converted by the
agency of the Holy Spirit without the Word
of God, without a knowledge of the gospel
of salvation, as revealed in that Word? To
so teach is to release rren of all moral
responsibility, and to place the responsibil-
ity of nonconversion of sinners on God. To
so teac-h is to open the way for the wildest
vagaries of mysticism, superstition and
fana icism. To so teach is to reduce religion
to a system of mere fatalism.
Are sinners converted by the Word of
the gospel without the personal presence
and agency of the Holy Spirit operating
and co-operating with the Word of Truth?
To so teach is to emasculate the gospel, and
to propagate the most superficial theological
rot in its stead. No man who .advocates
such a theory of religion can ever be re-
spectable among Christian scholars and
thinkers. To proclaim such a theory of
Christianity is a libel on the New Testa-
ment and a libel on the teachings of our
fathers, and the promoters of such a mon-
strous perversion and deformity of truth
can only bring reproach and discredit upon
what is otherwise the most important and
the most potent religious movement since
the days of Martin Luther.
The Word alone! Law alone! Nature
alone! God excluded from his own govern-
ment! The divine immanence lost in the
divine transcendence! What a caricature
of both philosophy and religion, of reason
and revelation! What great Christian
philosopher ever committed himself to
such theological twaddle? What great
thinker or writer ever uttered such
religious gibberish? Hear the Apo3tle
Paul: "Our gospel came not unto you in
word only, but also in power and in the
Holy Spirit and in much assurance. . . .
And ye became imitators of us and of the
Lord, having received the Word in much
affliction, with joy in the Holy Spirit" (1
Thes. 1:5, 6).
Hear Alexander Campbell: "I do Dot
maintain that a person is converted by the
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Word only. I say that in conversion and
sanctification the Spirit operates only
through the Word, and not that a person is
converted by the Word only
I have, indeed, no faith in conversion by
the Word without the Spirit, nor by the
Spirit without the Word. The Spirit is
ever present with the Word in conversion
and in san3tificatioE The legit-
imate point of discussion in this proposition
is not whether the Word operates, but
whether the instrumentality of the Word be
necessary It affirms that the
Spirit of God operates."
The foregoing extracts are taken from
Mr. Campbell's speeches in the debate with
N. L. Rice.
In the Millennial Harbinger for January,
1852, cage 47, we find this language of Mr.
Campbell:
"I have no doubt that some of our breth-
ren may have so expressed themselves, as if
in the conversion of sinners it was all Word
and no Spirit; nay, indeed, that the Word
and Spirit are identical. I have on various
occasions had to repudiate such an idea."
Men advocating such a sterile form of
Christianity as Mr. Campbe.ll here "repu-
diates" impoverish their own souls, and to
the extent of their influence blight the
spiritual life of all others who look to them
for religious instruction. And in addition
to this they bring discredit upon the breth-
ren with whom they are ecclesiastically
affiliate 1 and upon the Church of Christ at
large. If every such Apollos, "mighty in
the Scripture*," "instructed in the way of
the Lord; and being fervent in the Spirit,"
speaking and teaching "carefully the things
concerning Jesus," but "knowing only
baptism" for remission of sins, and the
Word-alone th< ory of conversion and sancti-
fication; and who "speak bodly in the syna-
gogue" their shallow views on these sub-
ject?, could providentially have some
"Priscilla and Aquila heir him," and then
"take him unto them and expound unto
him the way of God more perfectly," it
would be a great blessing, both to him and
to the world, that he is to the extent of his
influence so fatally misleading.
Luther's Statement.
Dear Bro. Garrison:— Bro. C. C. Redgrave
asks for the source of the statement regarding
Luther's disapproval of the use of his name as the
head of the great religious movement that he in-
augurated. It will be found in Luther's works,
Vol. II, page 4. I found it in "The Life of Luther," ,
by M. Michelet, page 262. Michelet quotes it
word for word as Luther gave it utterance:
"In the first place, I pray you to leave my name
alone, and not to call yourselves Lutherans, but
Christians. Who is Luther? My doctrine is not
mine! I have not been crncifi* d f or any one. St.
Paul (1 Cor 3) would not that any one should call
themselves of Paul, nor of Peter, but of Christ.
How, th<-n, does it befit me, a miserable bag of
dust and ashes, to give my name to the children of
Christ? Cease, my dear friends, to cling to those
party names and distinctions; away with them all;
and let us call ourselves only Christians, after
him from whom our doctrine comes.
"It is quite jnst that the papists should bear
the name of their party; because they are not con-
tent with the name ami dictrine of Jesus Christ,
they will be papists besides. Well, let them own
the Pope, as he is their master. For me, I neith-
er am nor wish to be master of any one. I and
mine will contend for the sole and whole doctrine
of Christ who is our sole Master" (Luth. Werke,
book II, p. 4). Prank Talmage.
Caldwell, Kansas, July 24, 1900.
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
W. W. HOPKINS.
Optimism is all right so long as it is not
oblivious to unrighteous conditions in our
civilization. Tr*at these exist is too patent
even for argument. That all unrighteous-
ness is to be destroyed is certain, but this
will never be done till the righteous of the
land rise up in their might and declare that
unholy alliances, unjust conditions and op-
pression, shall be no more. But the trouble
is thit the god of this world hath so blinded
the eyes of some people that they are un-
conscious of the wrongs endured by their
fellowmen in many of the walks of life. ; If
laboring men who are oppressed complain
their complaint is not heard; if they strike
they are condemned. This is not right.
Every man should interest himself in the
welfare of every other man. God never in-
tended all the good things of this world for
the few; neither did he intend that the many
should be the slaves of the few. . Capitalists
have their just rights in common with other
men, but not more. Capital apart from man
has no rights. S It is the creation of man—
of labor. The divine rights of capital are
as unfounded as the divine rights of kings.
The craze for wealth makes men hard-
hearted, cold, cruel, oppressive, robbers. It
leads to the practice of all kinds of decep-
tion in business. No matter who is robbed
or who suffers, so that their gains are in-
creased. No matter what the method used,
so that it is within the pale of law. Any-
thing, everything, to add to their wealth.
Their avarice knows no limit, no satisfac-
tion. It looks to ordinary mortals as if a
hundred million dollars would satisfy the
most extreme mammon worshiper; but it
does not. It looks as if a man who had
gathered up (not made) a hundred million
dollars (no man can make so much money in
this life) would say to his fellowmen: "Gen-
tlemen, I have made (?) enough; I will step
aside and give some other fellow a chance;"
but he will not. He wants more; ha wants
it all; he wants the earth. No wonder the
Savior said that it was hard for a rich man
to enter the kingdom of God. No such a
man has or can have the love of God in his
heart. IThis is not a tirade against rich
men. God knows that we need them; but it
is a declaration against unjust conditions in
our civilization, brought about by the domi-
nance of wealth and of the wealth- seeking
spirit in the world.; We have not yet learned
to look at humanity from the divine stand-
point. We talk about the love of God, but
we have not allowed ourselves to ask or to
know its meaning. We talk about the
brotherhood of man and the Fatherhood of
God, but it is talk only; we are far from its
practice. Our civilization is framed upon
the old might-makes-right doctrine and not
upon a Christian basis. It is time, therefore,
that we begin to see things in their true
light. We have come to the parting of the
ways and must choose between a Christian
brotherhood and a despotism ruled by the
god of this world. For a larger discussion
of this question, read "Public and Private
Rights," just out, by the writer.
1522 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo.
LEWIS CASS WOOLERY.
BY J. R. W.
He who pauses at tin newly made grave of
Lewis Cass Woolery for the purpose of seriously
contemplating his life and its labors will cer-
tainly realize that he is near the crumbling ashes
of a great man, and he whose lips shall move to
frame for his memory some eulogistic utterance
need not fear transgression of the boundless
realm of truth in which the able Woolery moved,
for in all that goes to constitute a ncb!e character
or combines to purify a human soul he was richly
and variously endowed.
When he occupied the chair of Greek in
Bethany College, the writer was a student in that
great institution and a member of his classes. In
the intimate relationship existing betw.-en the
true- teacher and the pupil there is abundant
opportunity for judging character. No relation
in life puts one to so severe y test. And it was
here that Prof. Woolery bore himself always as
the scholar, the gentleman and the Christian.
There was no loud and boisterous expression of
his opinion, no excessive claims of authority, no
belittling of the weak All was manly, buoyant,
hopeful and helpful. As a professor Bro.
Woolery always appeared to me to be sincere, de-
voted and thorough. He truly loved, with all the
ardor of his generous soul, the students of the
college, sympathizing with them in all their trials
and difficulties. In the classroom he was the
same sweet-spirited man that he was on the
street or in his home. He stood before the
student body for the highest ideals of life in
word and d^ed. If he made a mistake in discip-
line, which was not often the case, he would
apologize to a student as quickly as to any one.
It was my privilege to live in his house, and I
know that as a husband he was tender and devoted
— all that a wife could desire. His wife and his
little daughter filled his heart and his husbandly
and fatherly care was theirs in all its greatness.
How sadly they will miss him their wounded
hearts alone can tell.
Professor Woolery was a gentleman of the
highest and truest type. To that magic Southern
chivalry, which was his by nature in large
measure, was added the truest type of broad
Christian culture and acquisition. He seemed to
be master of all those little amenities of life
which mark the man of good breeding and towards
all his fellowmen they were graciously manif- sled.
From hi3 genial soul to all about him, rich and
poor alike, flowed a stream of broad human
sympathy and love. And in all our hearts will
ever remain the sweet memory of his gracious
presence.
Back of erery landscape, no matter of what
character, whether of some quiet pastoral scene
where wooded hills gently slope to some murmur-
ing stream or the solemn, massive uplft of a
mountain system whose deep-cleft canyons sink
close to earth's hidden fires and whose pnaks drop
down avalanches of snow from their white locks,
the thoughtful man can see the forces that
produced the outline of wondrous beauty. So,
back of the life of every man may be seen the
forces that produce it. As the outline of Bro.
Woolery's life towers before our vision with its
greatness and firmness of character, its sweetness
of disposition, the beauty of expression, fading
away like a range of mountains in the falling
twilight, we behold in the mind's eye the forces
that formed this character — they were Christian-
ty, education, choice. Of his form, his voice,
his footsteps, nothing remains to us now but a
dream; but the summer grass growing above his
grave shall tell to the passer-by the story of
his manly vigor and lhe fragrance of the
flowers that unfold in silent loveliness about his
lowly bed shall whisper to us of the clustering
virtues that beautified his benign character.
August 2, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
971
Our Budget*
— No criticisms to make on the weather.
— We are catching up on our delayed copy.
— Alexander Procter memorial number next
— A hall in Kansas City has been secured for
the national conventions
— There is one more missionary day — Church
Extension Day — before the close of the missionary
year; let it be a success.
— It is not too soon to begin planning for the
national conventions. Not to keep up the record
of the Jubilee Convention in attendance will be to
weaken our front before the enemy.
— We are glad that our missionaries in China,
thus far, have not been disturbed; but the present
indications are not favorable to their contiuued
safety. The anii foreign movement threatens to
overrun the whole empire.
— The gathering of all the powers of Europe
against China is vividly impressing many minds
with the prophecy of the last days at which time
some suppose that all nations are to be engaged
in deadly physical combat. It may be China's end,
but not that of the world.
— The gospel is the power of God for the sal-
vation of society, of business and of our country,
as well as for the salvation of men.
— Every one needs a Christianity that is not
subject to climatic influences; nothing short of the
Christianity of Christ meets this demand.
— The devil is about as anxious to keep religion
out of politics as some churches are to keep poli-
tics out of the pulpit; but he can't do it.
— The distinction between public and private
rights is essential to honest government; too much
emphasis is sometimes placed upon individual
rights. Community rights often take the prece-
dence.
— The Golden Rule has practically been a dead
letter for almost two thousand years. Some indi-
viduals have practiced it in a limited sense, but it
has never been a popular rule of action, even
among professed Christians.
— "Paul the Persecutor" is a well-told story in
our Family Circle this week which you will not fail
to enjoy. Such presentations of facts from sacred
history ought to make Bible reading popular with
the young.
— Among the contributions received by the
New York India Famine Relief Committee was
one of $10.50 from the Chinese in attendance at
the Reformed Presbyterian Mission, Oakland, Cal.,
and one of $28 from the inmates of the Ohio pen-
itentiary at Columbus. Is it not a little remark-
able that free-will offerings for charity from a
people who are themselves deprived of their lib-
erty in one instance and house servants in the
other should take so much interest in the condi-
tion of others in distant lands. Scch offerings for
humanity's sake ought to put to shame those who
have plenty and to spare, and yet will not give
to help a starving, dying people; will not even
help their fellowmen as they should in our own
land.
— Recently the wife of a Presbyterian minister
of this city told us that the Christian-Evangel-
ist was a favorite paper at their home. That
their children were wonderfully interested in the
Children's Department, conducted by Bro. Ellis.
And that his "Red Box Clew" was "so interesting."
This i3 a fine compliment to Bro. Ellis as well as
to the C.-E., and we are sure the appreciation of
Bro. Ellia and his department is of no small cir-
cle. Fsw writers have shown better tact with
children than Bro. Ellis.
— Public and Private Rights occupies promi-
nent space in the New York and the Texas Let-
ters this week.
— The tribute to the memory of Prof. Woolery
in this paper by one of his students is an eloquent
one, worthy alike of the writer and of his subject.
How deeply a teacher may impress the hearts of
his pupils may be seen in this beautiful tribute.
— A copy of the catalog of Kentucky Univer-
sity for 1899-1900 has just reached us and w©
find it the reflection of a prosperous school year
and the prophecy of a bright future for this
historic educational institution. Persons casting
about for a desirable school wi'l find in this book
of 116 pages many cogent arguments in favor of
Kentucky University.
— The Evangelist, published in New York, and
one of the leading journals of the Presbyterian
Church, has established an office in this city
under the management of Rev. Samuel I. Lindsay,
who also becomes an associate editor of that
paper. The reason assigned for this expansive
movement is the desire on the part of the manage-
ment "to meet the progressive Presbyterianism
west of the Mississippi River." "We do not know
about the progressiveness of Presbyterianism
East or West, but we do know Rev. Mr. Lindsay
and can say that the Evangelist could scarcely
have found a fairer, broader minded man in the
West, and we feel sure that its interests in the
West will not suffer in his hands.
— And now comes the last great missionary
offering of the year — that of Church Extension in
September— and the special announcement of the
Board of Church Extension, which we print else-
where in our columns, should be heeded by the
churches and pastors. On the churches now de-
pends the success or failure. The board calls for
but one offering in the year. The wide-awake
churches will heed the call. In this announce-
ment of the forthcoming September offering it
is to be noted that but $20,000 is needed to
reach the $250,000. Up to August 1st the re-
ceipts were over $30,000, and this without the
annual offering. The remaining $20,000 needed
to complete the $250,000 has been carefully ap-
portioned among the churches. The Christian-
Evangelist urges every missionary churci to do
its duty. We must not fail to reach the goal.
— F. P. Barry, of Galloway, Polk County, Fla.,
would like for some of our preaching brethren to
locate in that region. It is a fine fruit growing
.country., especially strawberries, good climate
and a splendid missionary field. Bro. B. would be
glad to correspond with any preaching brother
who would like to visit or locate in Florida.
— War emphasizes the importance of the knowl-
edge of the geography of any country so engaged.
Our war with Spain brought to our knowledge
names, places and peoples of whom we knew but
little. The same was true of the war in Sooth
Africa. And now that all nations are deeply in-
terested it the war with China its geography and
history becomes at once a matter of importance
to the reader. And to meet this demand for such
knowledge Rand-McNally, of Chicago, have pre-
pared a special atlas of China containing maps
and descriptive matter such as the present crisis
brings to the reader's attention. In this a+las,
besides its reliable maps the readar will find a
concise review of the history, government, religion,
industries, peoples, and relation to foreign powers,
of the Chinese Empire. In the light of this atlas
the reader will have no trouble in locating points
of interest and in understanding more thoroughly
the movements of the powers in the present crisis.
The atlas contains some sixteen large pages be-
sides cover.
— We ought to support and encourage our state
work as much as possible. Notice our item con-
cerning the Christian-Evangelist special coach
from St. Louis to Moberly, Mo., Sept. 17th, for
those attending the state convention, and let us
know if you expect to go. Address W. D. Cree,
care this office.
— A new quarterly, entitled the Missionary
Bulletin, edited by E. C. Browning, corresponding
secretary for the state of Arkansas, has made its
appearance, and for neatness and editorial care
we have seen nothing better. In this number the
ministers of the Arkansas Christian Missionary
Convection and the C. W. B. M. are given in addi-
tion to sev.ral pages of editorial matter. We are
sure that Arkansas needs such a journal as this,
and we trust that they will take great pride in
extending its circulation.
— We trust that our active friends realize how
liberal is our offer to send the Christian-Evan-
gelist for the remainder of this year to new sub-
scribers for only fifty cents.
Remember that the more promptly subscriptions
are sent in, the more issues of the paper you will
receive. If sent at once subscribers will receive
the Christian-Evangelist for five months and in
less time than that will become much attached to
it. Securing renewals Jan. 1, 1901, at regular
rates will be an easy matter.
— The annual catalog of Hiram College and
the annual report of President Zollars appear in
separate binding. The catalogue is a neatly
bound magazine of 96 pages, devoted to the
equipment and attendance of Hiram College for
the year 1899-1900. The annual report of
President Zollars is a magazine of 40 pages, de-
voted to the efficiency and outlook of the college.
This being the Jubilee Year of Hiram College
makes these announcements peculiarly interest-
ing. Hiram College is now before the world
more fully than before, and it is well that this
report and this catalog have been so well pre-
pared to meet the increasing demands for informa-
tion concerning this educational institution.
—All brethren and sisters living in St. Louis or
points between St. Louis and Moberly, who expect
to attend the Missouri Christian Church conven-
tion at Moberly, September 17 to 20, are invited
to send their names to W. D. Cree, in care ot this
office. The Christian-Evangelist will secure a
special coach forttheir accommodation if a suffici-
cient number will go. Those who can arrange to
come via St. Louis or junction points en route are
included in this invitation. The special coach will
be attached to train No. 3 on the Wabash Railroad,
leaving Union Station, St. Louis, at 9:15 A. M.,
Monday, September 17, and arriving at Moberly at
1:25 P. m. Send your names at once in order that
we may know what arrangements to make.
— Our missionaries in China were all safe at
last reports. Many had gone to Shanghai, where
it is believed there is ample protection. No doubt
all are there at this time. The executive com-
mittee of the Foreign Society is doing all in its
power for the safety of their missionaries and
their families.
— All who take advantage of our special fifty-
cents trial offer now will receive twenty- two
copies of the Christian-Evangelist by Jan. 1st,
1901. That is at the rate of about two and one-
fourth cents apiece. Not only that, but the ac-
counts of many of the state conventions and also
of our great National Convention at Kansas City
will appear during that time. These accounts
alone will be worth to our readers several times
the amount paid, without mentioning the usnal
fine literary features of our journal, so well
recognized and appreciated by our readers. If
you have a friend anywhere, now is the time for
him to subscribe.
972
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 2, 1900 '
— The Japan mission will be reinforced during
September by five new missionaries: P. E. Hagin
and wife, Stanfoid, rll., G. S Weaver and wife,
Eureka, 111 , and Miss Carme Hostetter from Ohio.
— The receipts for foreign missions to July 25,
amount to $145,954.33, or a gain of $21,309 32
over the corresponding time last year. If we reach
the $200,000 this year the churches will have to
be diligent in forwarding offerings.
— "Nations a3 well ai individuals have a per-
fect right to do good unto others, but they make
a great mistake when they try to beat it into
them."— Saturday Evening Post.
— "About the time people make as much fuss
over their religion as they do over their politics
the millennium will be along." — Saturday Eve-
ning Post.
— The growth in the circulation of the Chris-
tian-Evangelist this year has been very gratify-
ing, even exhilarati g to us. We feel under
obligations more than ever to furnish the brother-
hood with a representative, national journal, that
may be compared with any of our religious con-
temporaries, and — we may say it modestly — we
think we are doing it. We are now off-ring to
send it to new subscribers for the remainder of
the y-ar 1900 for only fifty cents. Why? Be-
cause we want even more readers during 1901
than we have had during 1900. Those who read
the paper until Jan. 1st, 1901, will scarcely desire
to part with it at that time. Here is a chance
for the introduction of good literature in our con-
gregations.
— There will be several additional free scholar-
ships for distribution by Luray College, for young
ladies, at Luray, Va., session 1900-1. In apply-
ing please address the principal, Prof. M M Har-
grove, Luray, Va., giving name in full, post office
address, proficiency in studies and reasons for
asking aid.
— The Christian Missionary Magazine for July,
published quarterly by T. A. Abbott, correspond-
ing secretary for Missouri, contains the minutes
of the Missouri Bible-school convention, held in
California in June, and also the program of the
state convention, to be held in Moberly, Mo., Sept.
17-20, and is therefore an important edition.
Send for a copy, 1123 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
— The following clipping from an exchange
will be of interest to those who are studyiug the
race problem:
Of collegebred negroes, the report of Prof.
W B. Dubois, which was presented to the Atlanta
University Conference, showed that the 2,414
negroes who have graduated from colleges in this
country since 1826 have, with few exceptions,
found work, have manned and mate possible the
negro common school system of the South and
have accumulated property averaging an assessed
value of $2,500 to each person. In view of
these facts, the members of the conference,
whi •■h is comp ised of educated negro-s, many of
them ranking h'gh in their profession, give it as
their opinion that "there is a legitimate and
growing demand for the college training of a few
carefully selected young negroes of ability," the
general principle being a< applicable to the black
man as the white, that he shall have "an
educational opportunity commensurate with his
ability."
— Accept my hearty endorsement of your words
of praise on "The Teaching of the Rooks." They
are certainly justly bestowed. It is drinking
out of a running stream to read them. In my
humble judgment expository preachig is the
need of the hour. I am preaching on Sunday morn-
ings on Old Testament worthies, and the attention
is delightful. I shall soon begin "book by book"
from the New Testament, and Campell & Willett's
"The Teaching tf the Books" is the best thing by
long odds that I know of for intensely helpful
and suggestive matter for a busy pastor.
James Small.
Bedford, Ind., July 21, 1900.
personal ]Mention.
Wm. H. Knotts, of Zionsville, Ind., has acc.pted
a call to preach for the church in Litchfield,
Minn., and is now in that city.
E. A. Hastings, pastor of the church at Floris,
la., writes encouragingly of the outlook there.
Children's Day offering amounted to $13.20.
A. B. Cunningham has recently accepted the
work at Alexandria, Ind., and is now at work in
that field. He was at Crawfordsville, Ind.
W. A. Oldham, of Carthage, Mo., has recently
been called to Kentucky to see his only sister,
who is sick. His stay will be indfinite.
J. M. Bovee, pastor of the church in Mozier,
111., says that there is a good opening in that
town for a good physician who is a member of the
Christian Church.
Miss Ruth Hopper, one of our faithful clerks
in the Sunday-school literature department, is en-
joying a vacation with her sister in Northwestern
Missouri.
W. A. Roush, of Athens, O., would like to
correspond with any church wanting a protracted
meeting held during August and September,
Write him at once.
C. P Stevens, of Trenton, Mo., has not res'gned,
as stated in a recent number of this paper. He
was attending the the summer term at the
University of Chicago and was called to Exline,
la., by the death of his father.
W. A. Moore, pastor Reulah Christian Church,
this city, who has been on a vacation of about
three weeks up in Iowa among old friends, has re-
turned to his work. He preached to his people
here last Sunday.
W. D Cree, manager of our subscription de-
partment, leaves on Saturday of this week for
Bethany Park, Cincinnati and over into Kentucky.
He will be out a week. His wife will go to Ridge-
way, Mo., and will be gone three or four weeks.
G. A. Hoffmann, field agent for the Christian
Publishing C mpany, has been in the city during
the past week attending to busines -, arranging
plans, formulating statistics, preparing addresses
and such other matters as be finds time in some
way to look after.
J. Sey v our Smith, pastor of the Church of Christ
in Carrollton, III , has resigned, to take effect Sep
tember 1. This announcement was previously
made in our colums, but the name "Smith" was
missing. It is J. Seymour Smith, and not J. Sey-
mour, as formerly stated.
P. B. Elmore, pastor of the Church of Christ in
Tarkio. Mo., would like to spend his vacation,
which the church will grant him, in holding a pro-
tracted meeting. Could hold the meetirgs in
August or October after the national convention.
He will go anywhere desired and on reasonable
terms. Address him at once.
E. D McDougal, who recently graduated from
the Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Mich., desires
to find a place as clerk or junior partner with
some brother in the law practice. He would pre-
fer a position in some Western state. Any one
knowing of such an opening will confer a favor by
addressing him at 176 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich.
The pastor at Hannibal, Mo., will spend his
month's vacation, beginning after the first Sunday
in August, at Chautauqua, N. Y., and Carrollton,
O. During his absence the elders will conduce
the comuUDion services in the morning and ihe
Y. P. S. C. E. will have an evening service at the
church hour.
J. P. Campbell, of Doniphan, Mo., says: "The
little band of Disciples here has called Bro. Rob-
ert Macey Talbert , a graduate of the Theological
Di partment of the University of Kentucky, of
Lexington, Ky., as pastor, and we hope to let the
wo Id hear from Doniphan in the future. We are
few in nmmbers, but we trust we are faithful,
and therefore we hope to be succesful in His
name.
Claris Yeuell reports $50.00 raised in his field
for foreign work, as against $17.00 last year. Be
expects soon to start North for the Kansas City
Conventions and can be had for meetings and lec-
tures on the way. "Mountain Missions, or on the
Summits of the Suany South," and 'The Race Prob-
lem," lectures which he is delivering, are said to
be highly entertaining and instructive. Address
him at once at Port Payne, Ala.
Baxter Waters, pastor Central Christiat
Church, will spend his vacation during the montl
of August at Canton, Mo., and other points amonj
his friends, returning to his work in St. Louii'
Sept. 1st.
Mis Metta Dowling. assistant editor of Out.
Young Folks, left this week for Denver and oth r
places of interest in the West. She will be gone
a month during which time, as usual, she will find
something fresh and interesting for the readers '
of this excellent journal.
W. H. Waggoner, of Eureka, 111., held a mis-<
sionary institute for the Mound City (Mo.) con-,
gregation last1 week. Of his work W. E. Bolton
says: "I am persuaded that he will aid the cause
of missions wherever he may deliver his series of
lectures. His work is presented in a unique
and popular manner. While with us his congrega-
tions grew from the first. Send for him."
President McKinley and Liquor, j
Bro. M. M. Davis, of Texas, recently raised the
question as to whether President McKinley drank.
A communication just received from the manag-
ing editor of the New Voice concerning the above
question says: "In reply to y,ur letter of July
30th I will say that the best testimony with which
I am acquainted upon the subject of the Presi-
dent's drinking is the testimony of my own eye-
sight. I saw him drink champaign at the banquet
in Chicago last fall. The second best testimony
of which I know is the fact that the Methodist
ministers of Milwaukee were so amply convinced
that he did drink at the banquet in Milwaukee
that they sent him a letter of reproof and pro-
test."
[Signed] W. F. Furguson.
The New Voice of March 1, 1900, devetes
about one page to the above subject, in whi h it
has the picture of President McKinley represent-
ing him in the attitude of drinking at the banquet
table.
The evidence along the line is such that it
seems we can scarcely question longer the re-
ports current regarding the matter. Whether he
personally drinks or not, his attitude upon the
"canteen" question ought to leave no doubt in the
mind of Bro. Davis, or any other person, that the
administration presided over by President McKin-
ley does not hesitate to aid in the "expansion" of
the liquor interests of the country.
D. A. WlCKIZER.
Beatrice, Neb.
Healthy Schoolma'arti
FOUND OUT HOW TO FEED HERSELF.
Many school teachers, at the end of their year's
work, feal thoroughly exhausted and worn out,
physically and mentally. The demand upon the
nerves and brain of a teacher is unusual and un-
less they are well fed and fed upon properly
selected food, it is natural that they should run
down.
A little woman teacher at Gobleville, Mich.,
who has been teaching regularly for a number of
years, has always found herself thoroughly ex-
hausted at the end of the session, until within the
last year she has made use of Grape-Nuts Food
with the result that she closed the year as a
robust, healthy, strong, vigorous woman, having
gained in weight from 90 pounds to 126: her
nerves strong, face bright and cheery, and really
a wonder to all her friends, who constantly com-
ment on her color and strength. She knows ex-
actly to what the change is attributed, for in the
years past, living on ordinary food, she has
almost broken down before the school year closed,
whereas since using Grape Nuts, this change has
been brought about; evidence prima facie of the
value of Grape-Nuts Food for rebuilding the brain
and nerve centers.
The name of the teacher can be given by Pos-
tum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.
August 2, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
973
Robt. B. Fife.
On our first page this week appears the picture
of the man who planted the First Christian
Church in this city. Robt. B. Fife came to St.
j Louis in 1835, and in October, 1836, organized
'the church in his own house. Having been an
'elder in Virginia he became the first preacher of
! primitive Christianity in this city and the first
pa3tor of the first church organized upon the
j bi^is of the Bible and the Bible alone as a rule of
; faith and practice in religious life. He was a
j man of excellent intellectual, moral and spiritual
j qualities, efficient in teaching, yet of modest
, demeanor in his Christian living. Few men
\ indeed seem to have possessed more of those
I qualities of character that endear men to their
| families, their friends, the church and the eom-
I munity than did Robt. B. Fife. He was greatly
J beloved by all that knew him, and the fragrance
I of his sweet and beautiful life is still perceptible
in this city. Though dead he yet lives aod speaks
Robt. B. Fife was born in Edinburg, Scotland,
| on the 15th day of April, 1792, and departed this
| life in this city at the good, ripe age of 86 years,
j having retained thd vigor of his mind to the end.
i Having been educated in Edinburg, he left there
for. America at the age of 18 years, settling in
Virginia. At the age of 21 he married Miss
Sarah L. Banks, a descendant of the famous old
Virginia family of Bruce. He was in the war of
1812, after which he resided in Fredericksburg,
Va., until his removal to Missouri in 1835.
When the principles of the Reformation, as
plead by Alexander Campbell, were proclaimed
among the Bap'ists of Virginia, he was among the
first to embrace them. But under the influence
of the famous "Dover Desrees," by which those
who embraced the re=tora'ion movement were
excluded from the Baptist Church, a new congre-
gation was organized in which the subject of our
sketch took a leading part and became a promi-
nent factor. The circumstances under which
this step was taken needed no justification. No
other course was open to those excluded, and they
could not neglect so great a salvation or the
importance of so sreat & movement in religious
history as that inaugurated by Alexander Camp-
bell.
Associated with Robt. B. Fife, then, is the be-
ginning of this Restoration movement, the first
half century of its history and the founding of
that movement in St. Louis, all of which to relate
here would exceed our limits. But for a more
complete history of this worthy pioneer and
father in Israel we refer our readers to Dr
Hiram Christopher's beautiful tribute to his
character and sketch of his life published in the
"Dawn of the Reformation," by T. P. Haley.
Procter Memorial Number.
In an editorial elsewhere on Brother Procter's
funeral we have announced that the next issue of
the Christian-Evangelist will be a memorial
number to Brother Procter, and will contain the
addresses delivered at the funeral. It will also
contain a good likeness of Bro. Procter on the
first page. There are doubtless others who would
like to lay a brief tribute on the grave of Brother
Procter in this memorial number. We desire to
accommodate as many as possible who may desire
to do so, but of necessity these tributes must be
very brief. They should reach us as early as
possible. A great and good man has passed
away from us, and it is fitting that we honor his
memory in a memorial number, in which those
who knew him and loved him may have an oppor-
tunity to express their appreciation of his charac-
ter and work. This is the purpose of the memo-
rial number. Let us have a prompt response,
and when practicable let it be on a postal card to
insure brevity.
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A Word to Brethren.
I believe ' that a word to onr brethren about
Hot Springs' work at 'his time through the
Christian-Evangelist will save me much time
and others disappointment. I am receiving letters
every few days of the nature of the following :
"P , Mo., July 2.
Dear Brother Kincaid, Brother: — A life-long
member of this church, a worthy but poor man,
will leave here in a few days for your place /or
his health. He has been afflicted for years and
has been a great sufferer and goes in the hope of
getting relief. The church hear is bearing his
expenses to and from Hot Springs, whijh is quite
expensive, but we feel that it is money well
spent. Now, my brother, will you meet this
brother at the train with a buggy, and find him a
boarding house, and see that he does cot want
for anything while there. He is entirely worthy
of your assistance. Whatever you do»for him
will be appreciated by myself," etc.
I am entirely unable to render assistance to
those who come without writing or knowing the
situation here. I only wish there was some way
to bring the great importance of this work before
the church at large, so we could have means to
build a "Christian Home" where we could care for
these worthy afflicted ones, but as it is, brethren,
we cannot. We cannot meet them at the train.
We cannot procure boarding places; to do so,
would occupy all my time at this alone. We can
only visit those who are in great need of our
help when they do come. Remember that this is a
great health resort, a place where hundreds are
arriving every day, and that we are but one
"poor little preacher," preaching for a mission
church of 80 members, assisted by the state
and general board. One would judge from the
nature of many letters we receive that the im-
pression had gone abroad that this church was
rich and mighty in numbers; we are not. Send
your friends, but send them with money to pay
their way, plenty of it, too. This is an expensive
place to live. We will do all that we possibly
can to cheer them while they are here, but please,
please do not send them with no means; if you do
they may s'uffer. We can only do so much and
no more.
Cost of living while here will be about $5 per
wetk for board, $6 for 21 baths, $25 per month
for medical care. By all means no oae should
come with less than $60 for one month's stay.
They may be able to get along on $30 or $40,
but they should be well provided with money. I
have written this in explanation to ma'iy letters
I did not answer. I cannot answer letters without
a stamp is inclosed; bear this in mind when
writing. We are laying plans for a "Christian
Home;" if we succeed, then we can care for all
who come and wish us to, but not now.
T. N. Kincaid.
The Unpublished Book.
The writer was unaware that a book was in
the throes of birth. Still, he sees no reason why
objectionable material may select the time for
criticism. A genius for opprobrious epithet is
not erratic; that term is too feeble to describe.
W. A. Oldham. *
Our National Conventions.
I am happy to announce that we have secured
Armory Hall for the use of our National Conven-
tions in October. Th s hall is conveniently
located, at the corner of 12th St. and Troost
Ave , and in walking distance of the convention
headquarters at the First Church and the leading
hotels and restaurants. The seating capacity is
2,500 or more. Full particulars will be given as
to entertainment and all other matters in ample
season. We want our brethren from everywhere
to come to Kansas City Oct. 11-18.
W. F. Richardson.
Kansas City, Mo., July 25, 1900.
Michigan Annual Convention.
The Michigan state convention will be held at
Grand Rapids, Sept. 17-21. It is probable that
we will have a better convention this year than
for many years past. Monday evening and Tues-
day will be given to the Ministerial Association.
On Monday evening T. W. Grafton will deliver a
"model" sermon. On Tuesday departments of
pastoral work, homiletics, evangelism and exe-
getics will be under the care of F. P. Arthur, G.
K. Berry, G. P. Coler and C. B. Newnan, respect-
ively. Wednesday will be managed by the C. W.
B. M., with an address in the evening on Church
Extension by G. W. Muckley. Thursday the
report of the boird, business and ai address on
American missions by B. L. Smith, and in the
evening a C. W. B. M. address by W. M. Forrest
Friday forernoon S. S. and afternoon Y. P. S. C.
E. interests will be considered, and in the evening
there will be an address on for-i^n missions
Each morr.ing during the convention Prof. Coler
will conduct a half hour Bible study, and at some
stated time during each afternoon we hope to
have a half hour address on missions by A. Mc-
Lean. Alex. McMillan, Cor. Sec.
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974
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 2, 1900
Correspondence*
The Lands of the Long- Day— IV.
FJORDS AND PJELDS OF NORWAY.
[Fjord, a deep and narrow arm of the sea, in shape
resembling, with its ramifications, the trunk,
branches and limbs of a tree; in Norway generally
bounded by abrupt mountain walls.
Fjeld (pronounced fyeld) , a term applied in Nor-
way to a mountain, a group of mountains, or a
mountainous plateau. Compare the English "fell,"
as used especially in the Lake District.
— Dictionary.]
The geography of the western coast of Norway
is an exceedingly intricate matter. The coast
line is tangled past all unraveling. It ties itself
in hard knots, sends long loops inland and loses
its loose ends among the mountains, but there is
no reason why the reader should be asked to
trouble himself with the details of all this crook-
edness. When seen on the map the various
fjords all look as much alike as a crowd of
Chinamen, and I doubt whether it is possible, by
any ordinary amount of reading about Norway, to
get a very vivid impression of the different fjords,
their special characteristics and their relation to
each other. Yet, each Chinaman in the crowd is
an individual human, whose friends recognize him
as different from the others, and each kink in
that coast has its own individuality and its own
associations for one who has seen it and lingered
and studied the various possible routes from this
point to that through this maze of mountain and
water.
But though the combinations are complex, the
elements are few and simple: fjord and fjeld. The
great, mountainous plateau of Norway, which, is
highest on its western side, is, in a strip fifty or
seventy-five miles wide, measuring from the outer
coast line, furrowed by narrow and tortuous arms
of the sea. It is also cut here and there by val-
leys which may, with more or lees accuracy, be
described as gorges. The roads run in these val-
leys, as a rule, and the valleys in general run from
one fjord to another. The process of cycling
through this part of Norway, therefore, consists
in riding from a fjord up a valley (with a climb
perhaps of one or two or three thousand feet),
down the valley on the other side to the next
fjord, crossing it by steamer or rowboat to the
moath of another valley, which may be directly
opposite or may be fifty miles away, and repeat-
ing the process ad libitum. The cyclist is less
independent here than usual, because he must fre-
quently desert his proper element and take to the
water. The accompanying disadvantage of hav-
ing to make connections with steamers is obvious.
It is especially disadvantageous to one whose or-
dinary mode of travel relieves him of the necessity
of makiDg connections with anything except three
meals a day.
It is to be remembered that Norway is not a
land of railroads. In all western Norway there is
but one line, and it is only sixty miles long, a little
road running inland from the city of Bergen. For
the ordinary traveler there are two possible
modes of procedure. He may take one of the
tourist steamers which stait periodically from
English and German ports and cruise along the
coast, running into the principal fjords and allow-
ing time for excursions inland at the moat inter-
esting points. Or, if he desires more freedom to
arrange his own itinerary, he may travel overland
by horse power, makiDg more or less accurate
connections, according to his foresight and luck,
with the local steamers which ply on the several
fjords.
Considering the dependence of all travelers
upon roads and horses, the government spends
great sums of money in building and repairing the
roads and maintains an efficient posting system,
which enables one to secure almost anywhere a
horse, driver and vehicle for two persons at a
fixed rata of about ten cents a mile. The motor
power is furnished by a lean and diminutive
pony, which can climb mountains all day and be
ready for a frolic at night. The vehicle is an ab-
surd looking two-wheeler with a bracket project-
ing behind on which the driver sits and wields the
reins over your shoulders, giving you an unob-
structed view of the scenery and the horse. The
Jehu himself usually appears in the form of a
small boy apparently incompetent to preside over
any steed more fiery than a hobbyhorse. He has
to be small, so that his weight behind will not tilt
the whole machine and lift the pony off his feet.
The total effect can scarcely be called impressive,
but these "stolkjaerre" is said to be a fairly com-
fortable, and it is certainly a convenient and
cheap means of conveyance.
The region is almost as devoid of towns as it is
of railroads. One journeying by my route from
Christiania to Trondhjen in a broad semicircle to
the west will travel seven hundred miles without
seeing more than one town of over a hundred in-
habitants. This one is Voss, a place of twelve
hundred aud the inland terminus of the above-
mentioned railroad. But every "skyds-station," or
posting station, is also an inn. Some of them are
very simple, but I do not remember to have seen a
grain of dust in any of them or a morsel of food
that was not appetizingly served.
I said that there are practically no towns. To
be sure, there are plenty of names on the map
which seem to be names of towns. But the map
of Norway is large and the mapmakers can af-
ford to be generous with names. Sometimes a
name, printed in large type on the map, will indi-
cate a "skyds-station" with not another house
within ten miles; sometimes an isolated church;
sometimes a "gaard," or farm, with its cluster of
buildings; sometimes only a "saeter," or herds-
man's hut, which having been there for a long
time has come to be regarded as a sort of land-
mark. More than once I have ridden over a road
which struck me as being particularly lovely,
and have noticed afterwards that the map of that
locality was studded with names thicker than the
suburbs of Boston.
The first fjord which I saw was perhaps as
nearly typical as any and I do not know where one
can get a happier first glimpse of fjord scenery
than the Sorf jord at Odde. It had been a game
of walk-and-push for five miles up a mountain
pass and then a much longer and gentler descent
through a gorge, which soon wilened into a smil-
ing valley with milkwhite waterfalls tumbling
over the cliffs which bounded it. At the end of
this valley, or more accurately, as the continua-
tion of it, is the fjord. The valley is still about
the same width — perhaps half a mile and slowly
widening. The mountain walls still rise abruptly '
to the same snowy height. But the floor of the
valley now is water, upon whose unruffled surface
the mountains and the clouds show as deep as
they are high. The great glacier of P Igefond,
which lies upon the mountain at the west, peers
down through every narrow valley, and now and
again sends down an icy arm which grasps in vain
at the farms that cling to the foot of the cliff
wherever a bit of alluvial deposit gives them a
chance to take root.
Think not of broad acres when I say "farms."
A field is as big as a pocket handkerchief. A
towel would cover a farm. A piece of cultivated
ground the size of a tablecloth — well, they don*t
have it, but if they had it would be a landed es-
tate I suppose.
In a country which is as much traveled and as
sparsely populated as the west coast of Norway
one sees almost as many tourists as natives. The
tourists, to be sure, are not yet out in full force.
Although June is the best month for travelirg in
Norway there are fewer visitors than at any o'.her
time in the fummer. Perhaps that h one reason
why it is the best. At least it is an advantage
always to find plenty of room at the hotels. Half
the time I have been the sole guest. Attention
aDd service were perfect, and prices were moder-
ate in expectation of a big crowd later on. But
even now one meets some very pleasant people
here and there. There were some St. Louis peo-
ple whom I ran across by accident. There was a
little Scotch couple whom I met on boats two or
three times and whose intelligent enthusiasm
cheered me mightily. There was a retired captain
from the B:itish army, vho now divides H^ time
between hunting Barbary sheep in Algeria and
knocking about in the Pryenees with a mule, a
cook and a courier, with occasional trips to Nor-
way for salmon.
One of my richest "finds" was a group of mid-
dle aged English fishermen whose society I enjoyed
for more than a day while waiting for a boat.
There was one whom they called "Colonel"^ and
this was not in Kentucky — who told a good story
about the fate of "a couple of dozen two pound
pots of marmalade" which he had imported into
Sicily once for his own use during a visit of a few
weeks. There was another who looked like Du
Maurier's Taffy, and had an estate and tenants.
He told of an old college chum of his, now a
Church of England "parson," who had just gotten
what he called "the best living in England" — a
parish with a beautiful old church, a fine old rec-
tory, a splendid trout stream r ,nning right through
the estate, the right of rabbit shooting over twelve
hundred acres of land and scarcely any people in
the parish. What more could a parson want?
The third had rheumatism, but his sporting instinct
was so keen that be still drove up and down the
bank of the river and occasionally made a oast for
a salmon, but always had to hand the pole over
to his gillie to play and land the fish.
As to the Norwegians themselves, they seem to
me to have been as little spoiled as any people
could be by their habitual catering to tourists, it
is a fearful strain on the national character. Their
natural independence, combined with an obliging
disposition and considerable experience in the
business of dealing with tourists, has made them
attentive without servility and enterprising with-
out covetousness. And yet, with all their vigor
and enterprise, one feels, after living among these
people for awhile, that there rests upon them a
certain settled melancholy. Their faces are not
the faces of happy people, but of those whose
thoughts dwell upon the darker side of life.
The visitor who comes and sees and goes away
takes with him the impression of the "mountain
glory," of which Euskin speaks; but those who
dwell permanently in these remote spots, shut off
from the world by rocky barriers except as a little
stream from the outer world flows in every sum-
mer to look at those very barriers — these inherit
the "mountain gloom." In short, they read Ibsen.
W E. Garrison.
Vestnces, Norway, 26 June. 1900.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
975
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
Worcester, Mass., is a wide-awake, progressive
Id prosperous city of possibly one hundred and
■enty-iire thousand people. A gentleman whose
quaintance is on both sides of the Atlantic
ys that Worcester is the cleanest city, moral-
that he has seen. When you think of "the
:ete Eist" you ought to be reminded that some
theee Eastern cities, many of them in fact, are
owicg in populati jn and w ealth with a rapidity
milar to that of prosperous cities in the West.
successful business man entertained me a few
,ys ago with remarks concerning progress in the
^cumulation of wealth made in recent years by
jisidents of this city. The question was, Have
\ung men now a chance to get on in business equal
|| the opportunities possessed by their fathers?
. he conviction expressed was that there never
I is been in the history of our country a better
me for ambitious and capable youDg men to get
start and achieve success in business than the
•esent. This is not my first visit to Worcester.
;or almost thirty years I have had an acquabt-
pce with the city. Men here who a few years
go were at the bottom of tbe financial ladder
be now well up toward the top. The United
fates is 'now, as in the past, the land of oppor-
Iraity. But it is such for those who have ability
:-who are intelligent, industrious, frugal, temper-
;e, energetic, resourceful. Men of this charac-
ir have succeeded in the past and they are
iihieving success now.
I The Hon. Geo. Bancroft, the historian, was
prn in Worcester. This was his home and here
3 is buried.
The Hon. Geo. F. Hoar, United States senator,
res in Worcester. He has been in continuous
Isrvice as one of our national Solons since 1869.
ie is probably eighty years of age, but is appar-
ently as vigorous and a3 eager for the fray as a
iioung man.
• Worcester was the home of John B. Gough.
&is body rests in the beautiful Hope Cemetery,
jn his gravestone are inscribed the words which
'oil from his lips as, at the close of a characteris-
iically impassioned address, he fell dead. He
aid :
"i can desire nothing better for this great
iountry than that a barrier high as heave n
se raised between the unpolluted lips op the
Children and the intoxicating cup; that every-
where MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD RAISE STRONG
pro DETERMINED HANDS AGAINST whatever will
'iEFILE THE BODY OR POLLUTE THE HEART AGAINST
COD AND HIS TRUTH."
j It wa3 in Worcester that Joel Stratton, a
fvaiter in a temperance hotel, touched the drunk-
In bookbinder and said: "John, go with me to a
pemperance meeting." The invitation was ac-
■epted, the meeting was attended, the pledge was
;igned, the drunkard became sober and the world
gained the inimitable temperance orator, John B.
;}ough.
\ This was also the home of Elihu Barritt, the
'learned blacksmith," who when working at his
sorge studied the languages until when he came
io the prime of noble manhood was a prodigy of
inguistic attainments. Mr. Barritt vias a good
Ban as well as, ucder the circumstances, a
"emarkable scholar.
It was in Worcester that John Adams, the first
Vice-President of the Uuit-.d States and the
second President, studied law. John desired to be
a preacher of the gospel, but was not in sufficient
accord with the theological thought of any de-
nomination to find a place in the ministry. Fail-
ing to become a minister he became a statesman.
This is the region in which "Shay's Rebellion"
arose in 1786. The rebellion was sufficiently
formidable to prevent the meeting of the court
in Springfield, about sixty miles across the country
from this place. An attempt of the same kind
was made in Worcester, but failed. Daniel Shay,
from whom the rebellion has its name, fought at
Bunker Hill. He was a captain in the army of
the revolution. Hi3 service in that historic
struggle for liberty was honorable. After the
war times were hard with a hardness of which we
know nothing. Of money there was none. The
men who had serv;d in the army had not received
their promised pay, nor was there a reasonable
prospect that they would receive it. The rebels
thought that ths salary of the governor was too
large. Those who were ia authori; y put on too much
style. Hungry, half clad, desperate were these
men. The rebellion broke out in the midst of the
winter. Snow was on the ground. The weather
was very cold. Some of the rebels had no shoes on
their feet. Speak gently of the men who under
such provocations took up arms against a govern-
ment which hardly deceived the name. Those
were days in which the hardest of hard words
were spoken against those in office. It is safe to
say that no words so bitter will be spoken against
any man seeking office in the current campaign
as were in those days uttered against the men
who are now regarded by all parties as political
demigods. Men were imprisoned for debt — and
such prisons! Prof. John Fiske calls the time
here spoken of "the critical period in American
history." "Say not, then, What is the cause that
the former days were better than these? for thou
didst not inquire wisely concerning this." We
are now enjoying better times than were ever
before seen in the history of our country.
Congregationalism is the dominant phase of
religion in Worcester. The Congrfgationalists
are the people in this glorious oil town, but there
is one church here called simply "Church of
Christ." Its place of meeting is 829 Main Street.
It owns a good house of worship. R. A. Nichols
is pastor. The church has in its membership
some choice spirits. This Church of Christ in
Worcester, Mass., is one of our best congrega
tions. The pastor was one of our moat succesful
evangelists at the time of his settlement, about
four ^ears ago. As a result this church has
more than the usual amount of evangelistic fire.
Every summer a tent is spread on the comer of
Highland and West Streets under which the way
of life is proclaimed. Roland A. Nichols pleaches
and Albert Bellingham leads the service of song.
They are now in a meeting in which men and
women are turning to the Lord. There is a Sun-
day-school under this tent of from a hundred and
fifty to a hucdred and seventy five. It looks as if
a church might grow out of these tent meetings.
Bro. Nichols has remarkable ability in bringing
persons to a decision. His converts, when h6
was in evangelistic work, were numbered by hun-
dreds. His pattoral service is really evangelistic.
There are conversions 6very week. The heart of
this efficient young man is in the work of rallying
men to the Christ. It will not surprise me to
hear that he has broken over the restraints of the
pastorate and is in tbe midst of an evangelistic
campaign.
In a recent Christian Endeavor meeting in this
church the followicg objections to missions and
questions were considered. I jot them down
that you may take them up and consider them in
jour society:
"Why not allow civilization to precede missions
in order to lessen the expense of clearing the
way and founding a station?"
"Are missions a failure?" "Which is most im-
portant— home missiois or foreign?" "Ought we
to give to miseions when the home church needs
the money?" "Should a Christian give to missions
when he is in debt?" 'Ought a Society of
Christian Endeavor to do something dtfi Lite for
missions?" "It costs too much to get a dollar to
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the Vigor, write the Doctor about
it. Address,
DR. J. C. AYES,
Lowell, Mass.
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the htathen." "There is so much to do at home."
"Too much redtape in our missiona-y o-gan;za-
tions — the money passes through too m.ny
hands." "If the heathen reject the gospel their
condition will be worse than it is now " "If the
heathen will be saved in his darkness, why attempt
his enlightenment?" "Better convert the heathen
in our own land before we attempt to convert
the heataen in foreign lands " "Missionaries
live at ease and luxury while the church at home
is greatly taxed to support them." "There are
no real converts from heathenism to Christian-
ity." "The heathen will he saved any way."
The discussion was interesting and profitable.
Try this in your society.
The Searchlight is the name of a four-page
parish paper published ►■ach wtek by the Brother-
hood of Andrew and Philip. It is one of the very
best papers of its kind. Newton Knox is the
editor. The busine:-s management poss sses such
skill that the paper more than pays expenses.
If you d< sire to know how this result is secured,
write to the editor, 19 Home St., Worcester, Mass.
B. B. T.
976
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 2, 1900
New York Letter.
Having just read with care and deep interest
the booklet, "Public and Private Rights," by W.
W. Hopkins, assistant editor of the Christian-
Evangelist, I wish to commend it to the earnest
seeker after truth relating to many current issues
of our American life and conditions. In this
treatise Bro. Hopkins shows himself a logical
thinker and a clear and forceful writer. His ob-
ject is not so much the suggestion of methods of
reform in connection with many popular abuses
and evils, as the discovery of the underlying and
structural principles upon which all reforms should
proceed He makes strong pleas upon "Funda-
mental Principles," "Fundamental Principles Il-
lustrated," "Government in the Hands of the Peo-
ple" aud "Money." His clear and lucid discussion
of the money question is of itself worth many
times the price of the little book (15 cents, or
$10 per 100) I look upon the circulation of such
literature as genuine missionary work at home,
for this book breathes the very spirit and genius
of the gospel of Christ. When you read it re-
flectively you will thank the author for writing it.
* *
Bro. E. Ballou continues his good work of res-
cue at The House of Lord Mission, 146 Bleeker
St., New York. He is being backed by a number
of good men and women who help him in the
services and also assist in the support of a little
weekly paper, Good Tidings for You. It has much
New Testament nomenclature in it which gives it
the right ring. Nothing is said in its pages about
"Sabbath services," "mourner's benches," getting
"Holy Ghost power" and strange, miraculous con-
version. The fact is, E. Ballou knows something
about the beautiful simplicity of the New Testa-
ment and boldly teaches it in love. Consequently,
his work is meeting with deserved success.
* *
*
The arrangements are completed for the eighth
annual conference of the Brotherhood of the
Kingdom, which will be held at Marlborough, N.
Y., early in August. The program promises many
rich feasts; several series of discussions run
through the daily program. The first theme of
each day is "The prophets of Israel" (Micah, Ho-
sea, Amos and Isaiah); the second is the "Modern
Prophets" (George Fox, John Wesley, Frederick
Dennison Maurice and John Ruskin); the third line
of thought is "The Program of Christianity" (per-
sonal regeneration, church relations, missionary
extension and social transfiguration), and these
topics are followed relatively by discussion on
The New Evangelism, The New Church, The Con-
science and The New Discipleship. At four
o'clock each day a conference will be held on
such questions as Evangelism and Social Econom-
ics, Steps in Social Reform, Industrial Colonies
and Farmers' Institutes and other matters of
practical moment.
r * *
We had the pleasure of Bro. M. E. Harlan's
presence at our service on Lord's day, July 22,
and the displeasure of his refusal to preach. "Go
preach" is his commission. He went (came) and
sat down and would not preach. Remember Jo-
nah and the whale! The only ground on which we
can excuse him is that he was on his vacation.
For a few days past he has been visiting places of
interest about New York and next week intends
to go to Boston by trolley cars,, running from
town to town on local lines. During the month
of August all the services of the 169th St. Church
and chapel will suspend except the midweek
prayer-meetings. The suspension of services is
not a wise thing ordinarily, but in this instance
the church people mostly leave the city, so that
it is difficult to maintain effective services. It is
my hope to run away from metropolitan scenes in
August and Bpend the time with my family and
otherwhile friends in the good old states of Ken-
tucky and Tennessee. The next New York Let-
ter will in all probability be written from the
capital of the bluegrass. S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Ave.
Texas Letter.
Dennisou is to have a knitting mill, the first in
the state, to be known as the Gate City Hosiery
Mill. The capacity to begin with is to be 100
dozen men's hose, 100 dozen ladies' hose and 100
dozen children's hose. And thus New England is
coming down to Dixie and both New England
and Dixie will be the better for the coming.
The death of Admiral John W. Philip has
touched a tender chord in Texas. Our people
were drawn to him because he commanded the
"Texas" in the battle of Santiago, and displayed
such magnificent courage and tender sympathy.
When the Almirante Oquendo surrendered his
soldiers began to cheer, when Capt. Philip stop-
ped them by crying out: "Don't cheer boys; they
are dying!" And after the fight the bugle
sounded: "All hands on deck," and he said to his
brave fellows: "I wish to make confession that I
have implicit faith in God. We have seen what
he has done for us in allowing us to achieve so
great a victory; and I want to ask you all to un-
cover your heads with me and silently offer a
word of thanks to God for his goodness toward us
all."
And when the war was over he brought his
battle scarred ship to Galveston, and the children
of the state presented him a sword and a Bible.
In the speech of acceptance he said: "I prize this
sword, and am unable adequately to express my
thanks. But for this priceless book what can I
say? I prize it above the sword; I prize it far
above the sword." No wonder that such a man is
loved by us and by all the world.
The Providence Journal has turned prophet and
says that in 1950 Texas will have outstripped
both New York and Pennsylvania and will then be
the most populous state in the Union. This is
cortainly a safe prediction, and if things continue
as they now are it would be safe to make the
time limit 25 years earlier. Let us have a single
fact in proof of this: In 1870 Dallas had a popu-
lation of 1,700, in 1890, 38,000, and now we have
75 000; and it is the largest implement distrib-
uting center in the world, and within a radius of
100 miles we have 1,000,000 people, or more than
one-third of the population of the state; and in
this radius one eighth of the cotton of the United
States is raised. And don't forget that Texas
is almost 1,000 miles across from north to south
and from east to west, and that the whole of it is
prosperous.
The catalogue of the University of Texas is a
handsome volume of 313 pages and contains much
gratifying information about the school. It tells
us that more than 1,000 students were enrolled
during the last session; that the faculty numbers
89; that the students represent 150 counties, and
that Dallas County leads in the attendance with
28 pupils.
"Public and Private Rights" is a neat booklet
of 64 pages (15 cents), by W. W. Hopkins, Chris-
tian Publishing Company. Let us hear a word
from the author: "However optimistic our view
of the future, we cannot close our eyes to the
fact that there are conditions of life extent in
our civilization that no thoughtful, unselfish man
can view without some feeling of indignation,
resentment and alarm. . . . The rapid trend
of the population from rural toward urban dis-
tricts; the rapid trend of public and private lands
toward fewer lords; the rapid centralization of
wealth; the frequent labor troubles, low wages,
strikes, lock-outs, shut-downs, enforced idleness
and sweatshop horrors, are but the ominous signs
of underlying forces which, if not arrested or
Christianized, mean the overthrow of our nation.
They declare in unmistakable terms the existence
of radical wrongs somewhere in our civilization,
and to aid in the discovery and removal of these
wrongs is the duty of every law-abiding citizen in
the nation. . . . It is an undeniable fact that
our public lands have been squandered, oar cities
plundered of their franchises and other public
possessions turned into private channels for
private uses. . . . The land grants to rail-
road companies alone now amount to 215,000,000
acres, an area almost equal to eight states the
size of Ohio. At a moderate price for farms this
land would have more than paid the national debt
at its highest point; or it would have built all tbe
railroads for which they were given; or it would
have given to every man, woman and child in the
United States, upon the basis of the census of
1890, almost three acres of laid.
"But the evil does not stop with land grants to
railroad corporations. Vast acres of the public
domain have been secured at a nominal cost by
foreign capitalists for speculative purposes. The '
public records show that fifty six foreign corpora-
tions and persons now own 26,000,003 acres of
land in the United States, of which 7,500,000 are
owned by two Dutch syndicates, 1,800,000 by one
English syndicate and 500,000 by one Scotch ]
syndicate."
As a remedy for these and kindred wrongs the
author presents the single tax theory and other
leading ecomonic reform measures as solutions of ;
these complex problems.
This liberal quotation, better than anything I
could say, will give the reader an idea of the ■
book. It shows the author to be dealing in a
most vigorous manner with a practical and vita.
question of the day; and those of us who know
the man know him to be thoroughly honest in his
work. The sooner we .-tudy this great question
fairly and fully the nooner we will pass the
danger point in iur national life. Read this little
book. M. M. Dams.
833 Live Oak St., Dallas, Texas.
Caught the Worm
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"I have had quite an experience with the use of
coffee. Without knowiog why, I gradually be-
came seriously constipated, with all the disagree-
able effects of this most aggravating disease. I
was also bilious and stomach badly out of order.
"I had no idea of the cause and kept using
coffee every morning.
"One day a friend, to whom I spoke of my
troubles, remarked that perhaps I would find the
cause in the coffee cup and suggested the use of
Postum Cereal Food Coffee. I was impressed with
his remarks and made the change from coffee to
Postum. The old troubles have nearly disappeared
and I am one of the happiest mortals you ever
saw. I have proved to my entire satisfaction that
coffee was the unsupected cause of the diffi ulty,
and while it nearly ruined my health for a time I
have practically recovered again by the discon-
tinuance of coffee.
"I have known a number of persons who have
been driven away from Postum because it came to
table weak and characterless. It simply was not
made right, and it would be the same with any
other kind of drink, tea, coffee, cocoa, etc.
Postum. when made according to directions, is s
delightful beverage.
"There are a large number of people in this
surrounding country who are using Postum. and
their number increases daily. It is a sort of
stampede. Store after store is putting in a stock
cf Postum that never thought of such a thing
before.
"I enclose a list of twenty or thirty names of
those that I know of as users of Postum. among
my immediate aoquaintances. Do not use my
name, please." J. M. G., Box 72, Jefferson, Wis.
August 2, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
977
Nebraska Leter.
Seeing that the Christian-Evangelist has no
regular correspondent in Nebraska we will take it
upon ourself to furnish the readers of the Chris-
tian-Evangelist the chief items of interest from
time to time. The first thin? we desire to say is
that we like the' Christian-Evangelist. E very
issue of the paper is growing better. Whe n the
last number is perused one can hardly see how an
improvement can be made; but invariably the
next number will show an improvement over the
last. May the Christian-Evangelist continue to
grow better in the future as it has in the past, is
the wish of one who coild not do without the pa-
per that brings the news and the truth.
The past year has been one of great blessing to
our churches in Nebraska. I think that I am safe
in saying that it has been the most prosperous in
the history of our work in the state. Many ex-
cellent meetings have been held by evangelists
and pastors, resulting in many accessions to the
churches. Old church debts have been paid off,
pastors secured for pastorless churches and
churches that had ceased to meet have been re-
vived and are again meeting after the appoint-
ments of the Word of God. This activity in
church work is largely due to the increased ma-
terial prosperity in the state. Times are good.
Real estate is advancing Nebraska is having a
real boom in material prosperity. While things
are prosperous in the material world, the kingdom
of God is also enjo.ing a season of growth and
advancement. This is as it ought to be.
Now if the reader wants to learn anything or
everything about Nebraska politics he can write
to W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb., and be satisfied;
but if he wants to learn of our work in Nebraska,
the work of the Churches of Christ, he can have
his desires granted by writing to W. A. Baldwin,
Ulysses, Neb. Ha is the wizard of our work. He
has everyth ng at his fingers' ends. For years he
has served as corresponding secretary of our
State Missionary Society. The most trying and
protracted struggle ever passed through by our
people in Nebraska has been the one of saving
Cotner University. After the school was lost,
sold to satisfy the creditors, and many of the
men who had been looked to as leaders in saving
the institution had left the state, a few faithful
brethren mec, under the leadership of Prof. W. P.
Aylsworth, and devised plans by which the school
could oe saved. J. W. Hilton, an alumnus of the
school, was selected as financial agent. Many
said that he could not win against such great odds.
He was a man full of faith and courage. He
went forth to his task in the spirit of prayer and
confidence. Difficulties that seemed mountain
high began gradually to give way. Darkness
gave place to light, defeat to victory. The com-
mencement exerc!ses of Cotner this year was a
jubilee. The institution that seemed lost to us at
one time was reclaimed. The occasion was a
most happy one. Professors, students, members
of the alumni and members of the churches were
present 'o rejoice and sing the song of jubilee. B.
J. Radford, of Eureka, 111., was present to deliver
the address on commencement day. His was an
effort worthy of the occasion. In the afternoon
A. D. Harmon, pastor of the Church of Christ at
St. Paul, Minn., member of the class of '93, deliv-
ered the alumni address. It was a masterpiece
of faultless eloquence. In Nebraska we are look-
ing Into the future full of hope and cheer.
William Oeschan.
Fairbury, Neb.
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Kansas Letter.
The state of Kansas is a fruitful mission field
for those who are pleading for primitive Christi-
anity. Here is a territory 200 miles wide by 400
long, more than twice the size of ancient Canaan
during the reigns of David and Solomon when
they ruled over all the land promised to Abraham.
Our work in the state is well organized; there
are nine districts, each fully organized, and hold-
ing conventions annually.
In our state organization we have all the de-
partments of the church under one board which
holds monthly meetings at the office in Topeka.
The presidents of the districts are members ex
officio of the state hoard.
The plan of the board is to have three state
evangelists who raise their salary in nearly every
case in the field.
Besides, these there are two field workers; the
superintendent of missions and the state organizer
for the C. W. B. M. Mrs. McRogers is the or-
ganizer and is doing very efficient work organizing
new auxiliaries and strengthening the ones already
organized. She is almost constantly in the field.
The superintendent of missions during the time
he has thus served, which is eight months, begin-
ning November 1, has visited 70 different places,
and counting those visited more than once, 100
places. He has traveled 10,259 miles, delivered
158 sermons and addresses, dedicated six houses,
reorganized three congregations, organized four
Bible-schools, raised for local church work
$3,263, collected in the field for traveling ex-
penses $234.69, and assisted in locating about 25
Get Out of the Ruts.
Follow system in Bible study. Take a course
at home by mail. Terms, $1.00 per month.
Trial lesson free per request. Write Prof. C. J.
Burton, Christian University, Canton, Mo.
Miss A. Rosalea Pendleton is the office secretary
and treasurer. She attends to the correspondence
and assists in editing the state paper, the Kansas
Messenger. She toils early and late and is one of
the most important factors in the state work.
We are now approaching the time for our
state convention, which meets at Ottawa, Aug.
20-24. A splendid array of talent appears on the
program, which will be published soon.
It now remains for the churches, Bible-schools
and C. E. Societies to send in their offering for
state missions without delay. We must raise
about $1,200 by the time of the convention if we
pay all bills and close the year out of debt, which
must ny all means be done.
We therefore urge our preachers to see that
their churches have contributed to this fund for
our own homeland, for above all things we should
provide for preaching the gospel to those at our
doors, and to assist these weak congregations
whose very existence depends upon a little help.
The board has no source of income except from
the churches, the different departments of the
church, and the individuals.
Let the responses be prompt and generous.
W. S. Lowe.
1221 Clay St., Topeka, Kansas.
Chautauqua Lake.
The water is beautiful and the fine farms
on the hillsides, with orchards and buildings,
fringed around with woods, make charming views
all along the shores. Boats are on the wate-
and the fisherman hunts the quiet places of the
seaweed spots for bass, pickerel and muscalonge,
while the boys row the girls in varnished boats or
let gasoline engines do the work of the rower.
Prom Amphitheatre to Hall of Philosophy
crowds pass our headquarters daily for an hour's
lecture at one, then return for an hour at the
other.
Parents rest while the children go to kinder-
garten or play in the sand along the lakeshore.
Girls' club and boys' club and outlook have the
attention of young people. Prof. Perry said
some strong things in the lecture this afternoon
upon the rights of man. That Kipling was wrong
if Jefferson, Clay, Webster, Holmes and Whittier
were right. The cheering of the audience told
who was right, and the American idea stood for
equal rights to all men.
Bro. Chas, L. Garrison, of Eminence, Ky., and
P. H. Wilson, of Austintown, 0., led communion
service Sunday morning, and people from several
states attended. M. J. Grable, of Cleveland, was
with us at prayer-meeting, and Lloyd Darsie, of
Paris, Ky., is to conduct services 10 A. m., Sunday.
Our returned missionary from Mahoba, India,
Sister Mary Graybiel, is spending some time with
her sister at the Graybiel cottage. She talked of
the work in India and showed many curiosities in
a meeting of ladies here yesterday. Egyptian
corn, such as the Israelites found in Egypt,
seemed straDge to us, and yet it is common food
in India.
Miss Krout, who went out to China as a news-
paper correspondent, in a lecture to-day, claimed
the war might have been averted if England and
the United States had found an asylum for the
young emperor. The objections of France,
Russia and Germany could have been settled by
arbitration, when they found that the emperor
was not harbored, in the idea of occupying terri-
tory. Geo. T. Rand and A. M. Hootman, Tona-
wanda, N. Y., are here, also Mrs. Anna E. Talbott,
Paris, Ky.; Mrs. T. W. Phillips, Newcastle; the
Tabors from Buffalo, and many Disciples, and the
Christian Evangelist has come. W. J. F.
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 2, 1900
More About "A Cruel Accusation."
In last week's C.-E. (July 19) I read an article
by *Bro. J. J. Morgan with the above quotation as
a caption. I do not think Bro. M. exhausts the
subject by any means. I hear about the sab.-tance
of that accusation frequent y nowaday?, since
affairs are so critical in China. People seem to
instartly jump at conclusions and often those con-
clusions are erroneous. This is not a political or
partisan question, but one which desezves the best
thought of these perilous (to our people) times. In
justice, too, to the best people on earth a fair hear-
ing ought to be given to both sides before Chris-
tian missionaries are condemned. The world knows
thac China has treaty stipulations with this coun-
try which provide that our people usder certain
regulations can go there and stay indefinitely.
Hei people are here and we protect them with our
laws. Is she protecting our people there when
present conditions prevail? Is she faithful to that
treaty? China's conditions brought to her shores
these foreigners. China's own people are re-
sponsible for th&ir presence there? The commer-
cial spirit of her rwn people caused China to let
the w^o'e world into her ancient precincts, and
then she was no longer exclusive, but must of ne-
cessity become a part of the world's progress, or
in the nature of things get run over in the race
of life among other nations. The great develop-
ment of modern times has drawn the nations of
the world so close together that all people are
more or less r.eighbors, and all people are becom-
ing more and more cosmopolitan. This is true to
some little extent with the Chine je, for railroads,
telegraphs and many other modern Innovations of
civilization have been introduced there. Now,
somebody had to supply the requisite intelligence
and mechanical skill to successfully put on foot
these many enterprises there, and the English-
speaking people, being at the front in such things,
naturally were sought after and the result is that
many of our race are there now. Mechanics, pro-
fessional men, speculators, missionaries are there
because China has taken some feeble steps along
the line of modern progress. This is the case in
a nutshell.
Our missionaries, if I catch their methods
rightly, do not force the Christian reiigion on any-
one. For the most part our missionaries who go
there prompted by a most laudible desire to do
good unto humanity, start out in gaining the ac-
quaintance of the natives by doing some kind and
gratuitous act towards them — cure them of some
disease, as many of the missionaries are able
physicians. This interests the lowly, oppressed
and ignorant heathen and he wants to know more
about his benefactors. Nothing strange about
that. Religion being a natural prompting, he is
interested in the Western man's religion. When
John finds out that the sum and subs ance of the
religion of the man of the Occident is just what
has been done unto him, can you blame him for
embracing it with even eagerness and alacrity?
When the great principle of (Ling good crystal-
lized into the gospel ard personified in him that went
about doing good is he!d up before the poor, needy
and ignorant of the world, all else cannot stop
them from flocking gladly to its standard.
Nosr, the world being a great cosmopolitan
highway, thoroughfare, arena or scene of action,
more and more linked together by that modern
progress which it is impossible to check; and all
people being neighbors to the extent of their com-
ing in contact, from whatever caus^, with each
( ther, the parable of the "man who went down to
Jericho" is a very apt illustration of the status of
this missionary problem. Somebody is seen who
fulfills the character of the "man" needing the
sympathy and care of humanity. Many are they
who, like the priest and the Levite, prefer to pass
bv on the "other side."
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Dear reader, or critic, who are laying all the
blame for this crisis in China on Christian mission-
aries, would you rather be found in the character
of the priest and the Levite, or would you rather
be likened unto the good Samaritan on life's high-
way? Is it not a noble calling and worthy of all
commendation when people can discard all selfish-
ness and freely and generously devote their lives
to the good of others? Nowadays place cuts no
figure and our missionaries are no more to blame
for that than anybody else. It is impossible to
set the world back and isolate nations, and facts
must be dealt with as facts, not as theories. I
hope and pray that this none-of-our-budness theory
may well be looked into before people criticise and
find fault with the best people on earth.
K. J. Tydings.
Fifth District Notes.
The churches continue to neglect filling out
report blanks. How loug will it take our church-
es to learn a few simple, necessary lesson.1?.
Brethren, please attend to this matter at once.
Sangamon County expects to have every church
contribute to state funds before next state con-
vention at Bloomicgton in October. Why cannot
other counties take up this matter in the same
spirit?
We have several men who have offered their
services for missionary meetings this fall. We
have not yet decided where to send these men.
I want to put the matter before the churches who
will have to have the aid of a missionary meeting.
I wish that all such churches in the district would
please correspond with me at once, stating their
condition and needs, and telling me when they
want the meeting held. This will give us a better
view of the field aod we can make the best use of
the men who have offered their services. One
brother is ready to hold a meeting in August.
The churches of this town have been in a great
union revival for four weeks, with 214 conversions
up to date. The meeting may last a few days
longer. Williams and Alexander are conducting
the meeting. They are great workers for the
Lord. Will report this meeting later.
Paul H. Castle, Cor. Sec.
Virden, Id., July 14.
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JVotes and ]Sews*
State Mission Notes.
How swiftly time flies! It seems but yesterday
»hen we were in our state convention at Jeffer-
son City, and no* we are in the last two months
before we meet again. The provicial program ii
out. We ar? sorry for some of the mistakes in
spelliog the names of those on duty, but the as-
sistant secretary has been sick and the secretary
has been so full of work that he left the proof-
reading to others with this result. This is his
only excuse.
But that which concerns me the most is when
I look over our books and see si many churches
which have paid nothing as yet to our work. I am
going carefully over this list of churches which
have not yet responded to our appeal, and I am
writing to the pnstor of every such church. I am
keeping the record of these letters and I am also
going to record the answers, and it will be mighty
interesting reading to see how many preachers
there are in Missouri who can neither read nor
write. This surely must be the reas ,n I get so
few answers. It certainly cannot be that they
are so discourteous or ungentleonanly as to refuse
to answer a nice letter, such as I have written.
No, no! I cannot believe that, nor yet that they
have such little interest in Missouri missions. It
can only be because they have not yet learned to
read and yrite. It would surprise you if I were
to tell you who they are; that, however, I cannot
do. The secretary's desk and books hide many
secrets that would astonish; but God alone, save
those who keep the books, keeps the record of
it all.
We have so increased our field force that our
expenses largely exceed our income, and unless we
can in some way secure the hearty co-operation
of all the churches we cannot meet our obligations.
I am saying to the preachers, if it is not possible
to raise the full apportionment, please raise all
you can, and if you can't do anything more you
can preach a sermon on state missions and take
an offering. There is no church so poor but what
it can do this. How many will fail to do even
this?
I have had published a slip entitled "State Mis-
sions Explained. All about it." I know it will
be very helpful. I can send as many copies as a
church can use. Let the preachers order all they
need. T. A. Abbott.
1123 Oak St., Kansas City. Mo.
Ohio Notes.
On Sunday, July 22nd, I was present at the
organization of the new church at Barberton, 0.
0. L. Cook has labored here for four weeks and
the church k organized with a membership of 67.
This membership is composed largely of those
who have been members of our churches in other
places and the nucleus for the new work is of the
very best. A Sunday-school of about 70 has been
organized and is growing rapidly. J. L. Dealing,
who graduated at Bethany College in June, has
been employed by the Clark Fund trustees to be
pastor of the church. The outlook is of the very
brightest, though it will require earnest work to
furnish the new church with a house of worship
during the coming year. They will be compelled
to worship in a hall until the church can be built.
Barberton is a town that was started less than
ten years ago. To day there are between 6,000
and 7,000 people there, aad houses for a couple of
thousand are being erected this summer. It is a
growth that is not for a day, but that will be
permanent. No better mission field could be
selected.
Our series of district conventions will begin
August 8th in the 20th district at Grover Hill,
and from that time down through Western Ohio
and across the southern border and then coming
to the northward again, there is one steady sweep
of conventions, two each week, until the national
convention. After the national convention the
series is completed by five conventions in the
northern part of the state. Programs have been
sent out and the agitation in their interest has
already begun. We trust that all people and all
churches will take an active interest to make
these conventions the best we have ever held in
Ohio. S. H. Bartlett,
Cor. Sec. the Beckwith Franklin Circle.
Cleveland, Ohio.
From Arizona.
Summer is here in all her tropical glory and the
jingle of the iceman's saw is a welcome sound.
Already the mercury has climbed up to 110° in
the shade on the streets and to 100° in doors.
But the total absence of moisture in the atmos-
phere renders the heat harmless and not oppres-
sive. Almost every one sleeps out daors on cots
during the summer and soon learn to enjoy it.
There is no dew and rarely any breeze at night
and a sky ordinarily devoid of cloads. One may
make himself comfortable (comparatively) under
the shade of an umbrella tree during the day or
beneath the canopy of the heavens at night, but
the heat of a church is intolerably oppressive.
At least that must be the effect on the average
Arizonian, judging from the audiences that greet
the city pastors during the summer months.
For several years past it has beeo. the custom
of the churches of Phoenix to unite during July
and August in union out-door services on Sunday
nights, the several pastors taking turns in the
preaching. This summer, however, it has been
decided not to hold these union services, but to
permit each church to do as it pleases. We shall
probably arrange to hold out-door services in the
evening on our own lawn, lighted by electricity.
The regular morning services will be held inside.
Bro. and Sister Eugene Burr, who located in
Temple last spring, are the busiest people in the
valley now, as they are supplying two pulpits
eight miles apart. Bro. Burr has been preaching
for the Phoenix Church since May 1st, while
Sister Burr supplied the Temple pulpit. On June
10th this arrangement will be reversed, Sister
Burr preaching in Phoenix while her husband
fills the Temple pulpit at 11 o'clock. We expect
to continue this alternating service until Sept. 1st,
when regular work will begiu.
Bro. and Sister Burr have made many friends
since coming in our midst, and we hope arrange-
ments can be made that will permit them to re-
main permanently in this field where such ener-
getic and -talented laborers are so badly needed.
To supplement the meagre salary which the little
handful of brethren at Temple can pay, they are go-
ing to start a chicken ranch in the fall, and it will
not be difficult to make this part of their income
overbalance that received jfrom i;the brethren, as
it is a profitable industry here. Just at present
the Phoenix Church is in the slough of despond
again.
We had arranged with Bro. A. B. Houze, of
Riverside, Cal., to come to us on Sept. 1st, but his
congregation begged so hard to have him stay and
offered so many inducements that he repented
and promised to remain, and now we are out in
the cold "again. (That's only a figure of speech.
It is hot enough to suit the most fastidious.) We
are enacting the fable of the boys and'the frogs
again — the Riverside brethren representing the
bad boys; we are the frogs.
Children's Day will be observed by our Sunday-
school to-morrow. Our church, Sunday-school
and Endeavor Society have taken offerings for
both Home and Foreign Missions. We can't give
much, but w« can shov the missionary spirit.
Five took membership with us by letter last
Sunday. We have lost several of our best workers
by removal this spring. A. P. Walbridge.
Phoenix, Ariz.
District Convention.
The first district convention of the state of
Kansas was held at Nortonville, June 26-29, and
was well attended. It was the best convention
ever held in the district. No pains were spared
by the president, Bro. Moore, of Reserve, and
Sister M. C. Rogers, district manager of the C.
W. B. M., to prov de an excellent program. Those
outside of the distric and who took part on the
program were W. F. Richardson, of Kansas City,
S. T. Martin, of Omaha, Neb., and our b-loved
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The brethren at Nortonville entertained their guestfl
in a royal manner. The coiventijn meets next
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98
Report front First District in
Illinois.
NOTES.
, The .thirty -second annual convention of the
first district was held in Stering, 111., June 21-24.
There were over 190 delegates present from
other churches.
■ Prank G. Tyrrell, of Chicago, gave tone and in-
spiration to the convention on Thursday evening;
subject: "The Dawn."
! The general report showed 418 additions to the
(17 churches, or an increase of 40 per cent.
{Every church in the district save one has regular
preaching.
We suffer the loss of D. R. Lucas, leaving Rock-
Iford.
I Anna M. Hale gave a helpful and inspiring
address to the C. W. B. M. ladies. H. G. Bennet,
of Monroe, Wis., preached the Endeavor sermon:
"The Contribution of the Christian Endeavor to
Oar Plea." J. Fred Jones, the indispensable, un-
conventional man o' conventions, was there giving
an address and preaching on Sunday morning. D.
R. Lucas was there to counsel and instruct and
entertain. Pres. R. E. Hieronymus represen ted
the educational work of the state in a splendid
address.
By permission of the s ate board the first
.district uses the money raised for state work
within this district. Pulton, Tampico and Rock-
Iford are its mission points. Fulton and Rocuford
|are looking for suitable men to take charge of
,the work.
Z. T. Sweeney will preach here in the assembly
jj ground Sunday, July 15, and lecture on Monday
j evening. Finis Idleman , Dist. Sec.
Dixon, El.
Iowa Notes.
Our state convention will meet in Des Moines,
J Sept. 3-7. The program is in preparation and
, will be announced in due time.
We are building houses and establishing con-
s gregations in eight county seats and in eight
i smaller towns this year. The buildings represent
• $50,000 in money.
In addition to this we have had six evangelists
' in the field and have helped to sustain six
; pastors with mission churches.
Thus far only about one-half of the Iowa
churches have assisted in this work. I cannot
] see how preachers and churches can have the
heart to fail to co-operate in a work like this.
J I do not believe that you could expect better
* results.
We have been compelled to reduce our evan-
\ gelistie force in the face of many open doors.
', Why do you witdhold your support and keep us
! waiting? Three-fourths of the year is gone, but
J if all will swing into line we will win a great
victory for Christ.
Evangelist Ed. Hastings is at Washington,
endeavoring to raise sufficient subscription to
erect a church building.
Lawrence Wright is at Waterloo in the hardest
battle of his life. The building is finished and all
arrangements are made to make it financially
secure. When this is done we will see what can
be done to rally the members.
Jno. Williams has located with the church at
Whiting.
Hugh Morrison will preach at Eldora during
vacation.
Prof. Clinton Lockhart has located at Univer-
sity Place and preached for the brethren at
Morgan Valley at the opening of their new church
last Lord's day.
Your secretary will dedicate the church at
Kamrar the 15th Inst. We spent last Lord's day
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The churches of Scott and Clinton counti- s
united in a basket meeting in the grove near the
old church. It was one of the best meetings that
I ever attended. The preachers present were
C. C. Davis, Davenport, W. E. Jones, pastor at
Long Grove, and Clinton Abey, of De Witt.
It was refreshing to meet with such men as
Father Meredith, A. W. Brownlee and James
Eldredge. These men have stood by the cause in
that part of the state for 50 years. Long Grove
is one of the oldest congregations in the state.
The old log house in which Bro. McConnell
preached 50 years ago is still standing.
The collection for state work amounted to
$24.74. We will send out cards next week. See
that the blank is filled out and returned promptly.
We want our books to show a complete record of
the work done by every congregation in the state.
Last week we sent a letter to each Endeavor
Society of the Christian Church in Iowa. We en-
closed a form for an "Iowa Excursion," an even-
ing entertainment for the Endeavor Society to
give as a benefit for Iowa missions. We may
have failed to reach some societies. If it has not
been presented to you let me know and another
copy will be sent to you. The entertainment as
outlined is interesting and unique and we think it
would be profitable for any society as well as the
I, C. C. B. S. Denny, Cor. Sec.
De» Moines, la., July 6, 1900.
God's People in a New Home,
The Northeast (formerly Second Christian)
Bible-school held their first session in the chapel
leased from the Seventh- day Adventists, June
3rd. The school was fairly well attended con-
sidering the change of location, while the Junior
C. E. meeting and the evening preaching service
wa3 largely attended, and yielded ten new names
to the Juniors, and six additions to the church;
four by confession and two reclaimed. Brethren,
is not this a grand work and does it not appeal to
you.
We feel ^greatly encouraged to press on, and
will soon have a live, smooth, working church or-
ganization, and will inaugurate a rigorous cam-
paign against sin.
Thursday night of each week will be devoted to
the study of the Bible and a short devotional
service.
We earnestly ask the great brotherhood to
pray for the success of this great work.
The Tribune family are doing very well. Quite a
number have responded to our appeal, while there
are yet thousands which we hope to hear from
whose hearts we know are in the work. Will you
please send your response in the future to the N.
E. Christian Church, W. A. Dress, Treas., 1314
Green St., Reading, Pa.
John T. Taylor.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 2, 190
Wisconsin News.
G. C. Johnson, of Lynxville, visits Rush Creek
monthly. They have organized a Sunday-school
there, as a branch of the Retreat work. F. E.
Rutter is. superintendent.
A. W. Bloom n.port3 three additions in hia new
field at Center and Footville. He is highly pleased
with the people there.
E. R. Russell had one addition by baptism at
Sugar Grave, the daughter of J. L. Smith, of
Stevens Point. He is now in a meeting at Pardee-
ville.
Lightning struck the church at Hickory, at
about 6 o'clock p. m., July 14, with great injury.
Insurance, $800. The M. E. brethern there tend-
ered the use of their building, so the two Sunday-
schools and two young people's meetings are
united. Our communion service is in the after-
noon. J. H. Stark, of Oelwein, la., is making a
visit to Hickory, and will hold a short meeting
while their 6.
State convention, Monroe, September 19-23.
The following speakers are engaged: Chancellor
W. B. Craig, Drake University; C. J. Tanner, Min-
neapolis; B. L. Smith, Cincinnati; D. N. Wetzel,
Richland Center; P. E. Meigs, China; Rev. J. C.
Steel, Free Baptist; Z. T. Sweeney, Columbus, Ind.,
has been invited and a C. W. B. M. missionary
will be there. ' You see by the above that we will
have an exceptionally fine program. We should
have a large and enthusiastic convention.
Our state treasury is empty. Unless remittan-
ces are made promptly it will seriously hinder the
work. Does your church owe anything on the ap-
portionment? Are you behind on your pledges?
Have you given as much as you ought? Send all
moneys to E. M. Pease, treasurer, Richland Center
Wis. C. G. McNeill,
State missionary.
Millwaukee, Wis.
Sullivan's Great Bay.
Dear Brethren: — Sunday, July 22nd, was a
day long to be remembered in the history of the
Christian Church in Sullivan, 111. It was the day
we entered our new house of worship. The sun
rose in a clear sky; the day was almost perfect.
Bro. Z. T. Sweeney arrived the day before and
had all of the preliminaries perfectly arranged.
The house is a model of beauty and conven-
ience; it contains five rooms, four of which 'can be
thrown into one, and will then seat nearly one
thousand people. The structure is brick with
atone trimmings and slate roof. It is heated with
steam and lighted with electricity. It is beauti-
fully frescoed and seated with elegant pew3; the
acoustics are almost perfect. Also it contains an
excellent pipe organ.
During the morning discourse'the'audience was
carefully counted by the chief usher, and it'was
found that there were present nearly "one thou-
sand people. The building cost, not including the
organ, about $11,000, all of which had been
raised but $4,600, and after a masterful sermon
Bro. Sweeney asked for money to pay the debt
and more than $5,000 was raised. In the evening
he delivered one of the ablest discourses ever
given in the city, after which the building was
formally given to God.
On Monday evening he gave his 'great lecture
on "The Golden Age," which was ^regarded a
masterpiece. It has been my pleasure to have
been present on many such occasions with differ-
ent ones of our brethren, all strong men, but I do
not hesitate to say that Bro. Sweeney is the
prince of them all. He Is the ablest man among
us for euch a work.
The church In Sullivan is blessed with some of
the best people in the world; I would be pleased
to mention some names, but I [would pot know
where to stop.
Bro. Sweeney said of the pastor: "On two dif-
ferent occasions I have assisted Bro. E. W.
Brickert in the opening of two houses of worship
for congregations where he was pastor. On both
occasions I found two spiritual congregations, full
of faith and good works, which was undoubtedly
traceable to the activity, zeal and efficiency of
the pastor and his good influence. His scholarly
attainments and ability as a preacher have been
subjects of general comment, and his Chr.stian
character and integrity have always been gladly
recognized."
We are trusting in the Lorr', working hard and
expecting a glorious victory in a great ingather-
ing. Pray for us. Mrs. E. W. Brickert.
The Disciples' Divinity House.
The wisdow and farsightedness of those who
inaugurated the Divinity House in connection
with the University of Chicago are being every
year vindicated. No effort has thus far been
made to secure it upon an enduring financial basis.
Its scholastic work has gone quietly on and it has
been exerting a steady and far reaching influence
without financial equipment.
The money that has been needed to carry on the
work has been supplied by friends close to the
enterprise. The demands of the House for in-
struction has been met by a few who received
their support from other sources. Thus far not a
man who has been actually connected with the
work of the House has received compensation for
his work. On the other hand they have con-
tributed out of their own means for the incidental
expenses.
The time has come now when its needs cannot
be satisfied by the fragments of time given by
men out of their regular work in other lines. It
demands the undivided time and thought of at
least two men. To meet this demand and support
these men the trustees of the House are going to
the brotherhood of the Disciples at large for en-
dowment. There is need at once of an endow-
ment fund of $50,000 to support one man and
meet the expenses of administration. The
House is already in possession of one of the
choicest corner lots, 100x170 feet, across the
street from the University of Chicago, which is
worth $20,000, on which there is a mortgage of
$7,000. On one end of this lot the Hyde Park
Church of Christ has built a house of worship at a
cost of $7,000. The church would not now be in
a home of its own but for the favor of the
Divinity House in giving it ground on which to
build. The Divinity House has also received by
bequest a part of the estate of the late John P.
Davis, which will be available upon the death of
one of the present beneficiaries for a memorial
building in which to carry on the work. The be-
quest will realize $50,000. Hitherto the authori-
ties of the university have granted the House the
use, free of charge, of one lecture room in Haskell
Museum, the theological building, and besides has
given the use of a room in the Divinity Dormitory
for Disciples' headquarters. Never before was
the demand for a Disciples' Divinity building
so pointedly emphasized as during the present
summer term. Many of our 40 students who are
here have been unable to find rooms in the
university building and have been obliged to seek
rooms at a distance and at a higher rate of ex-
pense. This will not be remedied until the build-
ing is erected.
Chicago University is bound to be the center of
theological and graduate study for the entire
brotherhood of the Disciples. For the last three
years there have been no less than 75 students in
attendance in all the departments of the univer-
sity from Disciple homes. All of our college but
one are represented here this summer in their
graduates. Many have sent their professors.
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With the lapse of time and the growing appreci;"
tion of the splendid advantages of the univenft!
not fewer but more men will come.
Two courses of lectures are being given thi
term in the House. Dr. H. L. Willett is givin
one course on "Practical Problems Among th
Disciples," and Mr. Errett Gate3 one course o
"The History of the Disciples." The second ten
will open Aug. 11 for a period of six wee
Many of the best courses will not begin until the
and some of the best courses of the first term wi
be continued. Students can enter at that timei
the regular way. We are expecting the arrival o
many of our pastors and preachers whose vacs
tions do not begin until August. Information wi
be sent on application. Errett Gates.
Disciples' Divinity House, University
Chicago.
Winfield (Kansas) Chautauqua
Assembly.
' For fourteen years Winfleld has had a Chautati
qua. This year the Disciples were well an<
strongly represented. In the educational depart
ment Profs, Willetc and McClintock delighted th,
people every day. Biblical and literary topic
were discussed. One good Presbyterian r marked
to the writer: "I think Dr. Willett is the life o
this assembly. He is one of your kird, but hi.
ideas of the Bible just suit me." They hav-t
heard him five years. He grows in favor.
The president of the Chautauqua Circle said t
the writer after hearing Prof. McClintock: "Thi]
to me is the best of the whole business."
Z. T. Sweeney and Champ Clark were on thi
lecture platform and won 'laurels. The directorj
after the assembly decided to recall three of th,
lecturers, Dr. Sweeney being one.
Referring to the war in China, one man, win
was led to make his first contribution to Foreig:
Missions last March, said that he would give H
more because the missionaries caused the war i^
China. That suggested some summer evening
discourses on "China," "Japan," "India." Sm
points:
1. If the missionaries had "never gone th<
foreigners would be in China.
2. The hellish opium war was in direct coni
flict with everything held dear by the missionary
3. The missionary relies on persuasion.
4. There is no specific for the tr, uliles o|
China outside the lids of the New Testament.
5. He who created China and the Utiteq
States commands the missionary to go. He hat;
no option if loyal to his king.
Has any one tried tabernacles meetings in he;
weather, in towns of five to ten thousand, pitch
ing the tabernacle in portions of the town re-,
moved from the church a mile or so? If so, re
port. We are feeling our way. Bro. Wright, oil
Waterloo, la., has good plans for the tabernacle I
the imperative necessity is a goo! plan to rais<
the money to raise the tabernacle to raise the
devil. Yes, for a Christian ought to get near tht
devil sometimes in order to hit him hard.
G. T. S.
august 2, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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"WHIT FOOLS THESE
WASHINGTON.
arfield, July 23. — To this date five additions
his month; two by confession and baptism and
Je by letter. Leave to-day for a 10 days'
$ to our home in Salem, Ore. — R. M. Messick.
FLORIDA.
kcksonville, July 23. —Two more were received
[T tbe Adams St. Christian Church at oar reg-
,[• morning service yesterday, both gentlemen.
I attendance last night was far above the
rage.— T. H. Blenus, pastor.
OREGON.
lgin, July 23. — The Elgin camp meeting closed
fterday. Immediate results, 10 baptisms; two
In the Presbyfr rian=, one from the United
Jthren and ;wo by letter, making 15 in all. We
sider this a good meeting, everything consider-
i The wea her was intensely warm and it was
|t in the midst of harvest. We will go from
Je to Dilley, Ore., where our correspondents
I address us. — L. F. Stephens and Wife, evan-
|its.
IOWA.
Ji a meeting of one week at Woodbine, con-
jted by J. M. Rudy, we had five additions; one
:tism. — C. L Pickett, pastor,
iddyville, Ju'y 23. — Only two months of our
!r's labor in Eddjville remain, but we rejoice to
W thit our lot shall be with the brethern here
i another year. Bro. Joel Brown spoke to us
terdayin behalf of the B. A. C. C, and rt-ceived
I cash and pledges for his beloved labor with
n^edy. We all like to hear this man of God
£e his plea for our B. AC. C. — A. L. Criley.
INDIANA,
iedfi rd, July 21. — We have baptized six per-
s in the past two weeks The work is pleas-
!| and a splendid spirit pervades the services.
| new stone church is begun. — James Small.
Inderson, July 25. — The work at Orestes, is
jgressing nicely. We have meeting there half
<■■. time now, and the audiences are increasing and
interest deepening. The Sunday-school took
'an offering for suffering India on the 15th and
jsived something over $5 00. Prospects for a
jd and healthy work here are all encouraging. —
p. Givens, minister.
MISSOURI.
jit. Joe. — Had three confessions at Grayson
y July 22nd. Meeting commences there July
[h.— Ellis B. Harr:s.
Nevada, July 23. — Three additions by confes-
n and baptism at Richards yesterday. One at
ilker on third Lord's day of this month. — S.
[gee.
^larceline, July 23 — Had two by letter at Buck-
the 22nd. I baptized two Methodist sisters
t week. Have just receiv< d 100 Silver and
Id. Am teaching a class of 75. The work is
raising for the. future. - Isom Roberts.
Vlob-rly, July 22. — We are haviDg large audi-
•es at Central Church and accessions almost
sry Lord's day; two yesterday and three on
svious Sunday, 29 in all since my work com-
nced here. State meeting Sept. 17-20.— Sam-
l B. Moore.
Kansas City, July 23. — Was in Illinois last week
a lecture tour. Had tbree additions here yes-
day; one by letter, une by statement and one
m the Methodists. — T. L. Noblitt.
KANSAS,
lola, July 27.— Two added last Lord's day.— G.
Weimer.
Neodesha, July 23. — Six added to this congre-
tion yesterday at our regular services, all by
mary obedience ; four young ladies and two young
n.— J. A. Smith.
Dexter, July 23 — Regan here Wednesday, the
th; nice added to date, prospects good.— P. H.
1RY.
Winchester, July 22. — Four added to-day; three
I been baptized; the confession was made by a
od young man.— H. E. Ballou.
Charute, July 26. — Four additions here this
ek; three by confession and one from the M. E.s
is closed my year's work in this field. I have
sached 183 time9 during the year. There have
sn 98 additions; 43 confessions, 10 from other
arches, 10 reclaimed, 35 by letter and state-
:nt. Five marriage.-*, five funerals. Salary paid
to date. Have received a call to remain another
jr. Baptized a man last evening 60 years old.
W. T. Adams.
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OHIO.
Nelsonville, July 23. — Three additions at this
place. Our work is improving in every depart-
ment. Have ordered a Sunday-school library and
opened a reading room in the church. — C. M.
Keene.
Lebanon, July 20. — Our meeting at this place is
well under way and in spite of the rain and heat
the people come out in great numbers to hear the
gospel as preached by oar Bro. S. M. Martin. We
are anticipating a great meeting. — Guy B. Will-
iams, singing evangelist.
ILLINOIS.
Kankakee, July 22. — Two added by letter and
one confession and baptism to day. — W. D. Dew-
EESE.
Clay City, July 23. — Two additions here yester-
day, making four since last report. — Walter
Kline.
Pine Creek, July 23. — Arrangements for re-
pairing and improving the church building here is
completed. The attendance was never better
than now. One confession at morning service
yesterday and two at evening. — D. F. Seyster.
NEBRASKA.
Minden, July 23. — The church here is doing
valiant work for the Master during these hot sum-
mer months. Four additions in June; one by con-
fession. Four bo far in July; three by confession.
The Bible- school increased its average attendance
one third in the second quarter of this year. Bro.
Boomer, of Beatrice, preached for us Lord's day
evening, July 8, with a view to locating with the
church. He will be with us again next Lord's day,
morning and evening. — E. M. Johnson.
Ansley, July 25. — Two more added by letter. We
as a congregation withdrew membership from
Geo. Gross, although he was a church officer. Our
efforts are now inuco. less hindered. — Jesse R.
Teagarden, pastor.
Box Elder. — We held a camp meeting at Spring
Creek, beginning July 15, lasting four days. Bros.
Bodern and Gould assisted. Services resulted in
seven conversions. The church has been revived.
On July 22 five young perpons were taken into the
church on probation. Grove meetings will be held
at Box Elder, to commence August 4. W. E.
Hardaway, P. C. and Rev. Bodern will help. God
is with us. — J. V. Robinspn, pastor.
Omaha, July 23. — There were 10 added to the
First Church yesterday amidst great rejoicing; one
baptism, three by confession, four letters, one
statement and one reclaimed. These make over
50 added since I came, April 1. The prospect is
cheering. — Sumner T. Martin.
' TEXAS.
Gainesville, July 10. — The Scoville-Wilson
revival recently closed with the Dixon St. Chris-
tian Church of this city was the greatest meeting
so far as I know ever held in one of our Texas
churches. It was great in the number led to the
Savior, 212. It was great from the standpoint of
the influence and prominence of the persons
reached, leading men from the walks of business,
from the professions, from the county and even
district offi ials. It was a common remark: "I
never saw so many strong men and women turn-
ing to the Lord." It was great in the zeal and
earnestness it provoked among our religions
neighbors. They straightway got together, built
a tabernacle, sent for their chief evangelist and
went to work with a fervor and zeal and unity
hitherto unknown. And they are still at it. It
was great in the preparation made for it. For
months the most thorough arrangements were
made in every possible way. It was great in the
amount and constancy of the work done by the
members. Almost every service for 36 days they
attended. They had a mind to work and pray
and not grow weary. It was great in the number
of people instructed. Nearly half the time we
occupied a great tabernacle which accommodated
3,000 people and was often crowded. Thus the
city has heard our plea. It was greai financially.
Every bill was paid, the evangelists given all they
would take, and nearly $200 left in the treasury.
Some pledged as much as $1 per day for the
meeting. It was great in the use of printer's
ink. We supplied every daily paper with from
one to four columns daily. About every otlvr day
an announcement card or ticket was gotten out,
with a doctrinal tract on the other side and the-e
scattered broadcast over the city. In every way
we used the iron preacher. It was great in
music. A chorus of 50 voices were drilled before-
hand for the work. Bro. J. 7/ alter Wilson was
musical director. In tb.it line and as a soloist
he probably has no superior in the brotherhood.
It was great in gospel preachicg. Not only is
Chas. Reign Scoville a great organizer and worker,
he is also a great preacher — perhaps not pre-
eminently so in any one respect, bat symmetrical
and strong in an all-round sense. Originality
large faith, pathos, logic, tact, education, sim-
plicity, versatility, boundless energy and immeas
urable earnestness — these are some of the charac-
teristics of the man. It is not in his make-up to
thiak of failing. He spares not himself, but
throws as much vitality, force and fire into one
sermon as some preachers would into forty His
work is on a high plane, reaching the best people.
He is true to the Book — Jl the Book. We thank
God for this wonderful revival. Our church now
numbers nearly 700. Pray for us. — J. B.
Sweeney.
NO STATE GIVEN.
During my pastorate of two years at Knoxville
there have been 91 additions to the church; 50 by
baptism, 11 reclaimed, seven by letter, 23 from
various denominati.ms. We raised about $95
and paid a debt that was hanging over the church;
paid $6 to foreign misrions, $5 to home missions,
$17 to Christian Orphans' Home, St. Louis, Mo , $6
for state work. Held three weeks' meeting at
Dallas, additional work with 30 additions in all to
the Dallas chur -h; 20 by baptism, 10 from other
churches. Additional work at Pleasant Ridge,
two baptisms, one reclaimed, total 124 additions,
besides 40 marriages and 53 funerals. We have
frescoed the interior of our church making it
beautiful and attractive, and can say as I go from
them, they paid their pastor every dollar that was
coming to him May the spirit exemplified by
the divine Teacher rule and reign in their hearts
until we all meet where there will be no parting.
One baptism Saturday and one confession Lord's
day evening. — James C. Wright.
NOVA SCOTIA.
Halifax, July 16. — We have just closed au ex-
cellent meeting with the church in this city, Bro.
A. Martin, of Muncie, Ind , doing the preaching.
The immediate results are three added by baptism,
the little church greatly revived and encouraged
and others left studying the Scriptures to see
"whether these things were so." There were four
confessions in all, but one lady has not been bap-
tized yet, having been kept back by family and sec-
tarian influence. The little church in Halifax has
been greatly weakened in the last t^o years by
the removal of so many of its members, having
lost by death and removals from the city fully
50 from the church and congregation. We
could not look for many additions, as there were
but few in our congregation who were not al-
ready in the church; but many have heard our plea
for the first time and I am confident that some iu
the near future will be found among the saved.
One grand result of this meeting is the spiritual
uplift the church has enjoyed, having their knowl-
edge of the Scriptures greatly increased ard their
fa th strengthened. Bro. Martin has a warm place
in all our hearts and will receive a warm welcome
if at any time he can again visit 1he little church
in Halifax. — E. C. Ford
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984
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 2, 19C(
Assured.
J. M. LOWE.
It is not given me to know
The dark and liejht of years to be —
What clouds shall frown upon the land,
Whit tempests sweep the sea.
But this I know, that soon or late
I'll pass within tin jeweled gate
That "stands ajar for me."
It is not given me to see
My pathway clear and bright;
My feet may tread a lonely way,
That darkens into night.
Yet, after every night is day,
Beyond grim winter blooms the May.
I'm traveliog toward the light.
God set the Aiming sun on high
To fill my days with light.
He flung the stars acr ss the sky
As sentinels of night.
As long as shiae the lighted skies
My song and prayer to Him shall rise
For all His love aad might.
My Lord, who dared the night of sin
To save a lamb astray,
Will gladly help me when I cry,
For he taught me to pray.
So, whether it be dark or light,
Full well I know that earth's last night
Will brighten into day.
Des Moines, la.
"Paul the Persecutor."
GRACE COHEA.
Twilight was just changing into dusk.
The narrow streets of the city were already-
dark. The heat had been unusually oppres-
sive that day and now the people had sought
the housetops for the refreshing cool of the
evening. The solitary occupant of one roof
is a young man, low of stature and of no
external beauty. He coald be considered a
very ordinary young man except for the
strong personality which cannot escape the
notice even of a passing glance. A strong
character, a resolute will and undaunted
courage are expressed in every line about the
eyes, mouth and forehead. By his dress we
recognize him to be of the higher castes—
in fact, he is a member of an aristocratic
family, a s tudent and a highly cultured young
man.
Had his mind been free he might this
evening have beheld Jerusalem more beauti-
ful than ever the sun saw it. The deepen-
ing dusk has rendered the outlines of the
buildings all around so indistinct that the
houses seem to merge into each other, while
here and there is a garden, and beyond the
mountains rise in black relief against the
gray evening sky. A feeling of awe would
steal over an observer as he views their im-
posing grandeur. Yet, he would be filled
with a sense of security as he sees them
standing round like giant body guards pro-
tecting the holy city. But Saul sees none
of this. He saw not the blazing =ky in the
path of the sun as it sank from sight, watch-
ed not the restless changing of shape and
position of these clouds, nor the harmonious
blending of colors; he sighed not when they
finally fadel from sight; he sees not the stars
as they gradually make their appearance; he
hears not the soft, sweet tones of a harp
from a neigboring housetop, nor the low
murmur of voices from the court below him;
feels not the gentle breezes as they fan his
burning brow. He sees only the synagogue,
fair and beautiful; sees many angry faces;
sees one man, pale yet calm, perfectly self-
possessed and confident; sees the threaten-
ing nods and gestures among the angry men
and the suspicious glances cast upon the one
poor man; he hears angry words, rash state-
ments and harsh accusations; hears his own
voice raised in condemnation of this man,
because he persists in declaring that one
who ha<! been crucified was the Son of God,
and that God had raised him from the dead.
He is baffled. He is angry because he can
neither suppress his opponent, though he
takes the precedence over all his colleagues
in the argument, nor make him angry or
even lose his self-control enough to giv9
them a legal right to punish him. Saul is
now honestly endeavoring to solve the prob-
lem of what is to be done, but finds it hard
to concentrate his mind. Pictures of the
day's events are continually before his eyes;
he is chargined because one Christian has de-
feated the best wisdom of the Jews. He is
mortified because he is unable to defend the
teachings which from his childhood he has
tenderly reverenced, and which he believes
most enthusiastically. Again, his student
nature will not allow him to ignore argu-
ment which he cannot deny, though he will
not accept it. Then the face of Stephen
seems to rise before him as plainly as he had
seen, it in the afternoon. Its calm repose
mocks him; its sincerity makes him quake; its
confident assurance maddens him. He rises
and paces the roof in his agitation, then de-
cends to his chamber with the thought: "If
only he could be made to blaspheme we
would have him!" He tosses upon his couch
until in his weariness he cries out: "Oh!
my God, show me thy truth!" and sleep re-
lieves him of his burden.
In the morning he wearily arises and sits
down to ponder over the problem again. It
seems more complicated than it had the night
before. His mind is not clear, his slumber
had been disturbed by unpleasant dreams.
As he leaves his apartments he repeats au-
dibly the thoughts of the night before: "If
only he could be made to blaspheme!" Then
he goes straight to a leading member of the
Sanhedrin and after some conversation says:
"If only he could be made to blaspheme!"
Saul went about seeking others with whom
to consult, but the mischief is done and poor
Stephem is doomed. It was not a hard mat
ter for that haughty dignitary with whoi
Saul had spoken to find an Asiatic Jew wh
had been present at the Passover when Jesu
was cru;ified, and who remembered wit
what success the charge of blasphemy wa
brought against him for saying that h
would rebuild the temple in three day
without hand, and who also remembered tha
in the synagogue Stephen had quoted tha
same expression in his argument with then:
The Jew of Asia at once became the willin]
tool of the Jerusalem Jew. Each goes hi
way, the one to summons the council, th
other to find others of his sect to bear wit
ness to his accusation.
It is almost the seventh hour and all thing
are ready for the trial. Saul, burning fo
revenge and outraged at Stephen's apparen
sacrilege, though forgetful of his weight
words, has entered heartily into the prepa
rations and his quick mind and unflagginj
energy have placed him at the front. Th>]|
Asiatic Jews are sent to search out Stephen
They find him in his customary place, in th'i
Cilician synagogue, speaking words of wis
dom and mercy, performing miracles am
working wonders, himself the personificatioi'
of godliness. They ruthle.-sly drag hin
through the dirty streets past the market,
place toward the council chamber, beinj.
joined at every turn by idlers, hungry fo
something exciting, whether just or unjust
At the end of this parade he is hurried int>
a large room with a raised seat at one end'
on which sits Theophilus, the high priest anr
president of the council, sordid as a statu
of Mars. As he enters 71 faces, arranged ii
a semicircle around Theophilus, frown upoi1
him. Back of these, and to the left, standi1
number of men, among whom Stephen see;
only one face. Vengeance is stamped upor.
it. It is the face of Saul. He knows hin'
to be a man of strong convictions, of read;1
mind and prompt in action, and he yearns fo:
his soul. To the right are his accusers, whos'1
every movement speaks their impatience
Outside he hears the jeers of the curiou;
mob, but Stephen is not afraid. He is sari
of God's approval of his life and actions.
As he approaches Theophilus points hin
to a seat, then calls for the cha'/ge. "H
blasphemes! he blasphemes!" com^s from hi
excited accusers, "for we have heard hie
ay that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destro;
bis place and shall change the customs de
ivered unto us by Moses " The cry is taker
up by all in the room and is echoed by tho&
without. Theophilus turns to him, saying
"Are these things so?" Stephen arises de
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erately and all eyes are upon him; he lifts
3 eyes to heaven in a hurried prayer for
rength and guidance. His answer comes
id the glory in his soul shines out in his
fee until all in the room see that it shines
lie the face of an arigel. In his defence he
;hearses the history of Israel, bringing out
;e progress of the earlier Jews, and show-
g that the present conservatism must be
ercome. By Illustrations he proves that
pd is not confined to the temple. He pauses
,'id looks into their faces. The feeling is
)t relenting, but is intensified rather. They
ill not listen to his reason, and in anguish
I spirit he cries out: "Ye stiff necked and
.icircumcised in heart and ears, ye do al-
ays resist the Holy Spirit; as your fath-
s did, so do ye!" This met with bitterest
sentment and gnashing of teeth. He can
y no more, they will not be convinced,
jgjain looking up he sees a vision of Jesus
anding by the right hand of his Father,
is face aglow with tenderest sympathy.
Stephen is consoled and reveals his vision
his waiting audience. Saul can restrain
mself no longer. With a cry he rushes
Don him, followed by the others, with all the
ihemence of enraged beasts. Again,Stephen
dragged through the streets of Jerusalem
j> a little hill without the city wall where
b is stoned to death, the persecutors receiv-
|g their instructions from Saul, who also
bids their garments until all is over.
Again, when the sun has gone down and
le cool of the evening replaces the over-
>wering heat of the day, we find Saul upon
le housetop. Again he is thinking over the
iy's events. Stephen's speech, though un-
aeded in his passion, has not been forgotten,
id now he thinks it through. Following
;ep by step God's leadings of Israel, he sees
le reasonableness of Stephen's conclusions,
is mind reverts to the scene without the
ty,and he agai< sees Stephen's angelic
ice and godly demeanor. Suddenly he
aars, as it were, in audible tones: "Lord,
y not this sin to their charge!" He starts
p. "Sin! sin! was it a sin?" Now his
ind goes back to Tarsus. He reviews his
itire life. He certainly had always done
hat he thought to be right. He thinks of
1 he has learned at home from his devout
irents; in his mingling with the Greeks and
omans in his native province, and in Jeru-
ilem from the wise though conservative
amaliel. His conscience is clear. Then
) thinks again of Stephen's address and is
oubled. "Could he be right and I be wrong?
h, my God, show me thy truth!"
The days following were filled with rest-
as activity for Saul. With untiring energy
s and his party hunted down the Christians
the city. Many flee to escape him. He
ops not till there is not another to be
und. He receives many impressions dur-
g these days, but has little time to medi-
te. Some of his victims submit helplessly,
i pities them; some denounce their faith,
I scorns them; some resist and argue the
•Be, he dispatches them in disgust; some
iar their persecution bravely bat meekly,
lese cause him a pang of conscience. He
is committed numbers to prison, both men
and women, many to torture, some even to
death. His zeal has become an ambition.
Enthusiasm runs high among his followers.
The city is in a tumult. He can do no more
in Jerusalem; it has been the work of a few
days and the Roman government has toler-
ated it, but it cannot last long. Saul thinks
of Damascus as the next place of attack.
Many Christians have escaped thither, and
that city is under an Arabian prince who
caters to the Jews, and there is, therefore,
no dinger of civil interference. Thinking
is action with him, and he is in the presence
of the high priest asking for letters permit-
ting him to go to Damascus to seek out the
refugees and bring them again to Jerusalem
for trial.
It takes about ten days to make the jour-
ney as they are forced to go. Saul is riding
in a litter on a camel; part of hi a company
are mounted, ut most of them walk. The
highway is rough and stormy and the re-
flection of the noonday sun is so intolerable
as to compel them to stop for a while each
day, but they travel far into the night to
hasten the journey as much as possible. They
pass many cities and villages, climb moun-
tains, cross rivers and pass through fig and
olive groves, but the beauty of the country
is lost upon this caravan. As the days go
by Saul becomes impatient for the end of the
journey. He is exhausted physcally with
the strain of the past month's work, and is
weakened by exposure to the intense heat of
the sun, and, too, he is worried with his own
thoughts. It is the first opp. rtunity since
the martyrdom of Stephen that he has had
for serious reflection upo i his course of con-
duct, and his mind is more confused than
ever.
Throughout the journey the saintly face
of Stephen has haunted him, and continually
he hears the dying man's last words: "Lay
not thi3 sin to their charge!" Over and
over he has prayed in his unrest of heart:
"Oh, my God, my God, show me thy truth!"
At length he orders the caravan not to stop
for the usual noon rest. On the tenth day,
about midday, when the heat is most oppres-
sive, they come in sight of the city. It is
situated about half a mile distant in a very
fertile valley about 1,000 feet below them.
The valley is bordered on the opposite side
by mountains and dotted with orchards of
plum, fig, apricot, olive and other trees.
From among these rise the domes of Damas-
cus, one of the most beautiful cities of the
world at that time, but its only impression
on Saul is a sense of relief. Suddenly the
entire company is dazed by an exceedingly
bright light, brighter than the nooday sun,
and they all fall to the earth. Saul at once
recognizes it as a vision from Jehovah, and
looking up at its source, sees a shining angel
and hears a low pathetic voice saying in
mingled tenderness and rebuke: "Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou me?" "Who art thou
Lord?" was the most natural question. In
the same gentle tones the answ r comes: "I
am Jesus, whom thou persecutest." It is
enough; Saul is at once his willing servant:
"Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" The
three days of darkness which followed gave
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him ample time to see the whole situation in
a different light. Stephen is now his hero,
as he again thinks over his memorable ad-
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my God, I thank thee! Thou hast shown me
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C. H. WETHERBE.
Of Job the Bibie says: "And that man
was perfect and upright." Now, when we
are told by some persons that there never
was a perfect man on earth, except Christ,
we may confidently point to Job and say
that the Bible pronounces him to have been
a perfect man. And yet the Bible does not
say that he did not commit any sin. Nor
has any one any divine authority for even
inferring that he was entirely free from the
commission of sin. I am aware that those
who maintain that it is quite possible for
Christians to get into a stat? in which they
do not commit any sin, claim that Job was
in such a state, and they quote the words
which I have presented as a proof that he
did not commit any sin. But the w)rd
"perfect," as applied to Job, does not by
any means signify a state of sinlessness.
Now I ask, Why is the word "upright" used
in connection with the word "perfect," in
describing Job's character? If he were per-
fect in the sense of being entireiy free
from committing sin, would he not have
been necessarily upright? Most certainly.
The man who is so perfect that he does not
commit any sin must also be thoroughly up-
right in all of his ways and works. This
truth needs no argument to substantiate it;
it is self-evident. And does not the fact that
the word "upright'' follows the word "per-
fect" show that the latter word, cannot pos-
sibly mean that Job did not commit any sin?
Certainly. What, then, is meant when it is
said that Job was both perfect and upright ?
It evidently means that he was whole-
hearted in his love and service for God. , He
was thoroughly sincere, which is moral per-
fectness. His whole soul was 1< yal to God;
hence he was perfect. He was completely
devoted to God; this is the perfection of
consecration to God. These are the main
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August 2, 19
meanings of the word "perfect" as applied
to Job, and they have primary reference to
his relation to God. Then, too, he was "up-
right," and this has reference to Job's prac-
tical relation to his fellowmen. The two go
together. Job was upright in bis dealings
with his fellows. He was thoroughly, sin-
cerely honest in attitude and act toward all
with whom he talked and dealt. And I do
not hesitate to say tbat he who is not thor-
oughly upright in all of his transactions
with others is not perfect in his attitude
towards God, it matters not how strongly
and frequently he may declare that he is
perfect in love. Perfection of love towards
God involves such a perfection of love to-
wards one's fellowmen that he will habitually
treat them honorably, fairly, kindly, can-
didly, and hence he will not take any ad-
vantage of their necessities nor weaknesses.
The Christian who is both perfect and up-
right is a mighty moral force in society.
Omitting1 Your Breakfast.
The editor of the Christian-Evangelist
has not only greatly promoted his own
health by omitting his noonday lunch, but
he has largely benefited the public by pub-
lishing the fact with favorable comments.
Edward Hooker Dewey, M. D., of Mead-
ville, Pa., is known almost throughout the
world as the author of the "No-Breakfast
Plan." His most admirable book, "True
Science of Living," gives the undoubted true
physiology upon which this largely and rapid-
ly growing custom rests. His new book, "The
No-Breakfast Plan," will soon be off the
press. He is a writer of remarkable clear-
ness and power. There is not a dull sen-
tence in anything he writes.
All food taken into the stomach must be
digested and assimilated or eliminated, or
else remain in the body as wasteland
foreign matter, a clog to the system, a hin-
drance to its vital functions, a promoter of
diseased action and an obstacle in the way
of health.
The human brain is the dynamo of the
body. In its cells in a state of repose and
sleep is generated and collected and stored
up the vital force that runs this human
machine, including the digestion of food
and the elimination of the waste.
The physiological purpose of taking focd
into the stomach is to supply the waste of
the body due to its activity during waking
hours. The digestion of food and the
- elimitation of the waste is a tax on the
vital force. All that one eats above that
required to supply the waste of tissoes is a
tax on the brain, a depletion of the vital
force at the expense of power needed for
brain work and muscle work through the
day. If one spends his vital force, his brain
power, in disposing of unneeded food one
must suffer from a lack of power to do his
usual brain work and physical labor. When
a- dray horae is overloaded, he balks and
refuses to pull. When the brain power is
overtaxed by constantly overloading the
stomach with too large and too frequent
meals the brain, not being able to carry the
load, cease3 its effort to digest, makes the
person sick, takes away the appetite and
proceeds to an effort to eliminate the ac-
cumulated waste matter by what we call
disease or sickness.
There is no greater fallacy than that we
must eat to "support the strength," to "sus-
tain vitality." We eat to furnish material
with which the vital force, the life power,
can build and repair the body. More than
is necessary for this purpose is an unneces-
sary task on the life power at the expense
of brain and muscular labor. Man does not
live by bread alone, as Jesus said. The life
power existed before bread, and it exists
independently of it. The speck of living
matter, called a cell, from which our bodies
came, was formed into a body by the life
power which appropriated the food supplied
and built the body. The food we eat
furnishes the materials of which the body is
built and with which it is repaired, but it
does not furnish the life power.
Sleep is not a hunger-producing cause.
During sleep the body becomes relaxed and
ceases all activity save that which is neces-
saro to carry on the vital functions. The
objective brain becomes inactive and un-
conscious. Less blood flows to the brain
in sleep and the heart beats less frequently.
The morning hunger is one of habit, as the
toper's thirst is one of habit, and not a
physiological demand for food to supply the
waste of tissues. Food taken into the
stomach at the breakfast hour must be
eliminated at the expense of brain power
needed for brain work or muscular work
until a demand for food has been created
by exercise. Dyspepsia is the cry of the
intelligent life power against too many
meals in the day, against too great a de-
mand on its supplies.
I took medicine nearly every day for
many years and was never well. Since I
learned how to live I have taken no medi-
cine and am well and strong. I have taken
no medicine for several years. We never
set the breakfast table in our house any
more. It has not been spread in two years.
None of my family eat breakfast. The
morning hours that I used to spend in dozing
over my books, I now spend in real study
with a clear brain and mental grasp I never
knew in all the wasted years of the vulgar
habit of eating a breakfast my system did
not need. I worked fourteen hours a day
all last winter and never ate a breakfast.
My little daughter goes to school every day
without her breakfast. We have no sense
of hunger till noon. We are well. Our
life power is expended in accomplishing our
work, and not in disposing of unneeded and
injurious meals. I eat as much as ever be-
fore, because I miss no meals by sickness.
I eat with a relish now and digest well, and
am stronger than ever before because I do
not waste my life power in disposing of un-
needed and injurious food and drink. .
I commend what the editor says about
omitting his lunch. I should add that my
family, wife and daughters, are greatly re-
ieved of drudgery in the kitchen. They
now have time for some intellectual pur-
suits, and a taste for tuem they could not
have when they spent all their time in
kitchen cooking and eating. There is n J
to this life than baking and cooking j
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987
The Lion's Sister.
(Arranged from Thackeray.)
J. BRECKENRIDGB ELLIS.
In the meantime poor Prince Giglio had
ien lying very sick in his chamber, though
ft took all the horrible medicines like a
i
)od young lad, as I hope you do, my dears,
lien yon are ill and mamma sends for the
ctor. And the only one who v sited Gig-
was Rosalba, the little maid. He used to
y, "Rosalba, how is the Princess Angel-
a?" And Rosalba would answer, "Very
11, my lord." And Giglio would sigh and
ink, "If Angelica were sick, I should not
well!" At last he began to mend, and
e day he dressed and went down stairs,
len whom should he meet but Angelica?
1 the covers were off the chairs, and the
ndsomest albums on the tables. Angelica
d her hair in papers. In a word, it was
ident there was going to be a party.
Giglio!" cries Angelica; "you here in such
dress! What a figure you are!"
"Ye?, dear Angelica, I feel so well to-day,
anks to the jelly."
What do / know about jellies that you ai-
de to them in that rude way?" says Angel-
"Why, didn't — didn't you send it, Angel-
a, dear?"
"/send it, indeed! Angelica, dear!" says
e, mocking him. "I was getting the
oms ready for his Royal Highness, Prince
ilbo, who is coming to pay papa a visit."
Giglio said: "Oh, Angelica, I didn't think
lis of you. This wasn't your language to
e when I gave you my ring in the gar-
sn— "
Angelica in a rage cried: "Rude creature!
3 for your trumpery ring, there, sir —
ere!" And she flung it out of the window,
ow Angelica little knew that the ring was
fairy ring; if a woman wore it, it made
I the gentlemen in love with her.
"Very good!" says Giglio, his eyes flash-
g fire; and then as if his eyes had been
ddenly opened, he cried out: "Ha! what
es this mean? Is this the woman I have
en in love with all my life? Have I been
ch a ninny? Why — actually — you — you
e a little crooked!"
"Eh!" cried Angelica.
"And upon my conscience, you — you squint
little!" And he nearly choked himself
ith laughing. But at that moment the
st lofd-in-waiting entered and said: "Roy-
Highnesses! You are expected in the Pink
irone room, where they await the arrival
Prince Bulbo." As Angelica's old gov-
ness (now Countess Gruff anuff) walked
rough the court on her way to the Pink
irone room, she spied something glittering
the pavement. It turned out to be the
ig Angelica had thrown away; it was too
tall for any of her old knuckles, so the
untes3 put it in her pocket. She went on
In the throne room and took her place be-
hind the king and queen; Angelica sat at
their feet, and behind the king's chair stood
Giglio, looking very savage. Prince Bulbo
at last made his appearance, followed by a
black page carrying the most beautiful
crown you ever saw. "I have ridden 300
miles since breakfast," said he, "so eager
was I to behold the Princess Angel — I mean
the august family of Paflagonia, and I could
not wait to change my traveling costume."
"Your Royal Highness is welcome in any
dress," says the king. "A chair for his Royal
Highness."
"Ah, but you should see my other clothes,"
says Prince Bulbo.
"Any dress his Royal Highness wears is a
court dress," says Angelica, smiling gra-
ciously.
Giglio burst out laughing with derision.
"And who are you?" says Bulbo, very fierce-
iy.
"My father was the king of this country,
and I am his only son," replies Giglio with
equal haughtiness. "Ha!" said the king,
looking flurried. But collecting himself he
said: 'Dear Prince Bulbo, Giglio. Know
each other!"
When the day was ended, little Rosalba
came to put Countess Gruffanuff's hair in
papers, and the countess said: "Rosalba, you
dressed my hair very nicely to-day; I prom-
ised you a little present. Here are five
shil — no, here is a pretty little ring that I
picked — that I have had some time." And
she gave Rosalba the magic ring. It fitted
exactly. "You may go, now, and warm the
king's bed, and then you may unrip my
green silk, and then do me a cap for the
morning, and mend the hole in my silk
stocking, and then you can go to bed, Ros-
alba. Mind, I shall want my cup of tea at
five in the morning. Grau-haw-boo! Hong-
hrho!" In fact she was snoring sound
asleep. So pretty Rosalba went for the
coals and filled the royal warming-pan. As
soon as she had warmed the bed she went
out into the hall where whom should she
meet but Prince Giglio? And what do you
think Giglio does? He goes down on his
knees and offers to marry her that moment.
"Oh, Rosalba," says the prince, "I have lived
fifteen years in thy company without seeing
thy perfections! What woman in all Eu-
rope, Africa and America — nay in Australia,
only it is not yet discovered — can presume
to be thy equal?"
"Oh, prince! I am but a poor lady's-maid,"
says Angelica, looking, however, very much
pleased.
"Didst thou not tend me in my sickness,
when all forsook me?" continues Giglio.
"Didst not bring me jelly?"
"Yes, dear prince, I did," says Rosalba,
"and I sewed your Royal Highness's shirt-
buttons on, too, if you please, your Royal
Highness," cries this artless maiden. But
let us pass over the remainder of this touch-
ing scene. When Rosalba at last departed,
she left the warming-pan on the floor. Gigr
lio siezed it up, and kissing it because Ros-
alba had carried it, he rushed downstairs.
What slim-ild he see on the landing but his
majesty, the king, talking to Rosalba! Such
was the effect of the magic ring!" "Charm-
ing maid," says the king, "turn thy eyes on
a middle-aged autocrat, who has been con-
sidered not ill-looking in his time."
"Oh, sir! what will her majesty say?" cries
Rosalba.
"Her majesty!" laughs the monarch — "her
majesty be hanged! Have I not blocks,
axes, ropes, hangmen? Runs not a river by
my palace wall? Say but the word — thy
mistress straightway in a sack is sewn, and
thou the sharer of my throne!"
When Giglio heard these atrocious senti-
ments he forgot the respect due to royalty,
lifted up the warming-pan and knocked
down the king as flat as a pancake. After
which Giglio took to his heels, Angelica ran
off screaming, and the queen came out of
her room. Fancy her feelings! As soon as
the coals began to burn him the king came
to himself, stood up and stamped his royal
feet with rage. "Ho, captain of the guards!"
his majesty exclaimed. "Headzoff! good
Headzoff! seize upon the prince. Away —
let him die!" Lifting up the tails of his
dressing-gown, the king entered his own
apartment. Captain Headzoff was much
affected, having a sincere love for Giglio.
"Poor, poor Giglio! Is it my hand must lead
him to death? The king commands me to
hang the prince. The prince! Obedience
is the soldier's honor. The prince! But —
but — he didn't say what prince. Well, then,
I'll take Bulbo and hang him!" And he began
to dance about for joy. "Prince Bulbo's
head will do capitally," says he; and he went
to arrest the prince the first thing next
morning.
He knocked at the door. "Who's there?"
"Captain Headzoff? Step in, pray, my good
Captain. I'm delighted to see you. My lord
chamberlain will act for me in any business
you may have on hand."
"I beg your royal highness's pardon, but
you will will have to act for yourself. This
business is done with axes among us! By
this warrant I am to take you prisoner and
turn you over to — to the executioner."
"Pooh, pooh, my good man — ho! Stop,
I say!" But the guards seized him, tied
a handkerchief over his face and led him
away. The king, who happened to be talk-
ing to Countess Gruffanuff, saw him pass-
ing, and not knowing it was Bulbo, took a
pinch of snuff and said: "So much for Gig-
lio. Now let's go to breakfast."
Captain Headzoff handed Prince Bulbo to
the sheriff with this fatal order:
"At night cut off the bearer's head."
Valoroso XXIV.
"It's a mistake," says Bulbo, who did not
seem to understand the business in the least.
"Poo-poo- pooh!" says the sheriff. And
poor Bulbo was led to the scaffold where an
executioner with a block and a tremendous
ax was always ready in case he was wanted.
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obligations to them. Jesus passed next to a
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another, and first, when one has been wroDged by
his brother. Three steps are to be taken for
reclaiming the wrong-doer. First, he who has
suffered the wrong is to go alone to his brother
and seek to bring him to repentance. Failing in
this he is to take with him one or two mutual
friends and renew the attempt. If the trans-
gressor is still impenitent the matter is to be
laid before the church and an effort made through
proper agency of the whole body to bring him to
a sense of his sin. If he refuses to hear the
church he is to be c ounted as a heathen man and
a publican; that is, he forfeits the fellowship
and is denied the companionship of the congrega-
tion until such time a3 he recognizes and acknowl-
edges his sin. It is to be deplored that this
simple and righteous method of discipline has
well-nigh disappeared from our churches.
Jesus then extends to the body of the disciples
the promise given shortly before to Peter, that
the action of the assemb y of believers, when
guided by the spirit of love and unity, will be
sanctioned in heaven, and promises to their united
prayers a certain answer, and to their united
gatherings in his name the assurance of his pres-
ence. Peter had betn deeply impressed by what
Jesus said about reclaiming an erring brother,
and perhaps was meditating over his words
while he talked of prayer, so that this part of his
discourse was unheard by the apostle. Suddenly
the subterranean stream of thought breaks forth
in the question: "Lord, how oft shall my brother
sin against me and I forgive him? until seven
times?" The new wine was beginni ing to burst
the old bottles of rabbinic forms. The rabbis
taught that one should forgive sn offender three
times only, and then when the wrong-doer had
himself sought forgiveness. The Master had
declared that the innocent party must seek the
guilty and try to reconcile him. Peter thought
he had surely gone to the very limit of divine
forbearance when he suggested seven limes as
the possible measure of the new law of pardon-
ing grace. But Jesus rebukes the narrowness of
the apostle's spi it by a e ingle sentence: "I say
not unto thee until seven times, but until seventy
times seven." In other words, there is no limit to
the spirit of forgiveness. You are to pardon
your brother every time he repents. As Jesus
had said on another occasion: "If thy brother
sin, rebuke him, and if he repent, forgive him.
And if he sin against thee seven times in the day,
and seven times turn again to thee saying, I
repent; thou shalt forgive him" (Lake 17:3,4).
True charity doe3 not count occasions; it courts
them.
Then follows the parable of the servant who
received mercy and then denied it to his fellow-
servant. He owed to his king a debt of ten thou-
sand talents, an enormous sum, which he could
not have owed except by reason of extensive
fraud or peculation and which he could never
hope to repay. Dis :overed in his crime and
brought face to face with his royal master, his
guilt is soon established and the command given
in accordance with the cruel laws of the time,
that he and his family be sold and the proceeds
applied upon the debt. Appealing for mercy,
that he may have time to restore what he has
taken he is answered with unmeasured grace,
his master forgiving him the debt. Going forth
♦Lesson for August 12— Matt. 18:21-35.
from this experience of unmerited favor he meets
a fellowservant who owes him a trifling debt of a
hundred pence, and deaf to his appeal for mercy
couched in the identical words he had himself
used to his master he throws him into prison
until the debt is paid. When this comes to the
ears of the king he cancels his former remission
of the debt of the wicked servant and delivers
him to the cruel jailers to be tormented as his
base conduct deserved.
It hardly needs the application made by Jesus
in the closing verse of the lesson to teach us
his purpose in this parable. He would have us
know that the unforgiving spirit is unforgiven.
Ingratitude and intolerance go together. He who
will not forgive another cannot find forgiveness
for himself. We are taught to pray: "Forgive us
our debts as we forgive our debtors." There is
nothing more disappointing than revenge.
"Re verge, indeed, seems often sweet to men; but
oh, it is only sugared poison, only sweetened gall,
and its after taste is bitter as hell." What com-
fort, what joy can ever come to a human heart
from the consciousness that an injury has been
revenged? And how sweet the peace of a heart
that has healed the hurt of wanton injury with
the balsam of entire forgiveness! Who would not
covet to go into the presence of God with the
words of the dying Jesus, uttered in behalf of his
enemies upon his lips: "Father, forgive them;
they know not what they do?" What unspeakable
joy must have filled the soul of Stephen when, as
his soul left the poor, bruissd and broken body, he
cried out in behalf of those who stoned him:
"Lord, lay not this sin to their charge!"
The contrast between the generous pardon of
the king and the cruel intolerence of the wicked
servant is one to which we are not wholly strang-
ers to-day. How many of those who call them-
selves Christians, who claim to be the objects of
redeeming grace, who sing with unction —
"Happy day! happy day!
When Jesus washed my sins away!"
cherish in their hearts bitter thoughts against
those who have done them a real or a fancied
wrong. How much more noble the Christian
method of revenging injury: "If thine enemy
hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; for
in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his
head." The best way to overcome an enemy is to
make him a friend, and this can on'y be done by
loving him. "Mercy is the rod by which the
noble-minded chastise." I like the old English
proverb, "Forgiveness and a sile are the best
revenge."
This lesson is not an easy one to practice;
that is, by the methods we are wont to follow.
There is an easy way to practice forgiveness, to
cultivate graciousness toward our erring brethren,
and that is to live in daily and rich experierce of
the divine grace. In the exact measure of our
enjoyment of God's grace from day to day,
through humMe penitence and contrite prayer,
through fervent love and earnest service, will we
be able to exercise this grace toward others. The
fullness of the inflow will determine the volume
of the outflow. 'The miller, finding that some of
the lumps are large and hard, and that the mill-
stone? are consequently almost standing still, goes
quietly out and l.ts more waVr on. Go you and
do likewise. When injuries that seem large and
hard are accumulated on your head, and the
proces-t of forgiving them begins to choke and go
slow under pressure, as if it would soon st^p
altogether; when the demand for forgiveness
grows giv at and the forgiving power in the heart
is unable to meet it; then enter into your closet
and shut your door and pray to your Father
specifically for more experience of his forgiving
love; so shall yoar forgiving love grow stronger
and overcome everv obstacle that stands in its
way. Your heart under the fresh impulse of par-
don to you through the blood of the covenant
will toss off with ease the load of impediments
that obstructed for a time its movements and yon
will forgive even as you have been forgiven."
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
989
Christian 6ndeavoi\
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR AUGUST 12.
ZEAL.
(Luke 16:1-13.)
"Had I served my God with half the zeal I
iierved my king he would not in mine age have
eft me naked to mine enemies." So spake the
worldly Cardinal Wolsey, as he tottered to his
Ijray-haired fall. And so, no doubt, have many
others wno have ventured like wanton boys for
;nany summers on a wide sea, supported only by
,he pomp of empty bladders of this earth's ends,
ipoken the disappointment of age and defeat.
! If we ould but learn, we Christian workers, to
ohrow into our great cause one-half the enthu-
siastic zeal the children of this world pour into
Itheir pursuits or we ourselves pour into this
(world's pursuits, we should find ourselves more
iranquil now as well as in our age. We know
aow in the matters of this life to push and strive;
bo few of us in the matters of the kingdom have
(learned the same energy and zeal.
I The Master commended the unrighteous stew-
ard, not for his unrighteousness, but for his dis-
play of energy when the day of difficulty was
drawing near. If the children of light should
display equal energy and wisdom for the welfare
pf the Master's work, how much greater would
foe the commendation from the Master. It is
wonderful how much adroitness we can manifest
when matters of business are to be adjusted, how
iittle zeal and finesse we are able to summon
When a church quarrel or a church problem or a
tehurch transaction is to be handled. The former
.We ought to have done, but the latter we ought to
leave undone.
I And yet after all our church people ought to be
commended for the zeal they often do manifest.
iNo fault of leaders in church work is often more
'flagrant than lack of appreciation. When we
.find zeal to commend, let us commend. It is
;truly admirable the effort that is often put forth
jby church building committees, ladies' circles,
jorgan fund promoters, choirs, ushers and all man-
ner of church workers. It is cheering to the
hopes of the chu ch of the future to seethe
devotion of some of the workers of the present.
These who are faithful, whether it be over a few
or over many things, shall hear a plaudit of well
done. The young lady charg d with the decora-
tion of a pulpit who does it with her might may
one day be charged with the adorning of a man-
sion in that house of many mansions. The young
man who serves faithfully as a doorkeeper in the
house of the Lord here may one day stand beside
and assist him who bears the keys of the kingdom
of heaven.
And so, in all the humblest duties of home or
business life, he who is zealous over a few shall
be made ruler of many. He who paints a
small phture here with all his might hall one
day "splash at a ten-league canvas with brushes
of comet's hair." He who keeps strict accounts,
faithfully, zealously, shall one day hear the call,
come up higher and keep larger accounts. Nor
is this promise of greater opportunity a holding
out of 6el5sh motives. It is rather the giving of
greater tasks and an opening for greater zeal.
It is offering as inducement "the joy of the work-
ing."
1 lately discovered that the author of a well-
known poem, first published in the Century Maga-
zine and since circulated all over the world, Dr.
Ansen G. Chester, for nr-tny ye<rs a Presbyterian
minister, is now a member of our church in
Buffalo and an occasional contributor to the
Christian- Evangelist May I not, as it so well
fitted to this subject, publish the poem entire?
THE TAPESTRY WEAVERS.
I.
Let us take to our hearts a lesson— no lesson can
braver be,
From the ways of the tapestry weavers on the
other side of the sea.
Above their heads the pattern hangs, they study
it with care—
The while their fingers deftly move, their eyes
are fastened there.
They tell this curious thing, besides, of the pa-
tient, ploddiDg weaver:
He works on the wrong side evermore, but works
for the right tide ever.
It is only when the weaving stops, and the web is
loosed and turned,
That he sees his real handiwork — that his mar-
velous skill is learned.
Ah, the sight of its delicate beauty, how it pays
him for his cost!
No rarer, daintier work than this was done by the
frost.
Then the master bringeth him golden hire, and
giveth him praise as well.
And how happy the heart of the weaver is, no
tongue but his own can tell.
II.
The years of man are the looms of God, let down
from the place of the sun,
Wherein we are weaving ever, till the mystic web
is done.
Weaving blindlj, but weaving surely, each for
himself his fate;
We may not see how the right side looks, we can
only weave and wait.
But, looking above for the pattern, no weaver
hath need to fear,
Only let him look clear into Heaven — the Perfect
Pattern is there.
If he keeps the face of the Savior forever and
alway in sight.
His toil shall be sweeter than honey, his weaving
is sure to be right.
And when the work is ended, and the web is
turned and shown,
He shall hear the voice of the Master, it shall
say to him, "Well done!"
And the white-winged angels of Heaven, to bear
him thence, shall come down;
And God shall give him gold for his hire — not
coin, but a glowing crown!
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Literature
Book Notes.
In view of the present tremendous upheaval in
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"Alexander Campbell's Theology," by W. E.
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The sale of "Christian Science Dissected" still
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is sold seems to sell one or two more. It is not
an abstruse treatise, but a plain, straightforward,
bright and entertaining dissection of the ridicu-
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"The Christian Worker," a practical manual
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least of which| is "The Iowsns," by Rollin Lynde
Hartte.
The'[ August number of Scribner's is always
noted for its short stories. It is a fiction number.
This year promises to be unusually rich in this as
well as in other respects.
Everybody's Magazine for August, aside from its
leading articles, contains a number of short stories,
all complete and particularly well chosen.
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THE CHPJSTIAN-EVANGELIS1
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larrtages.
EVANS— ERSK'NE.— On July 18, at the home
q{ the bride's parents, 19 Sylvan Avenue, Pittsburg,
Pa., Thomas C. Evans and Mazie C. Erskine; W.
N Arno d officiating.
KNIFFEN -REED— Samel L. Kniffen and Katie
Reed, both of Eik City, were married July 17; S.
W. Nay officiating.
Le MAY — HOLT. — Married, in Owosso, Mich.,
July 8, at Christian parsonage, Napoleon J. Le May
to Jennie M. Holt; S. A. Strawn officiating.
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Obituaries,
BURTON.
Robert L. Burton, so?, of C. J. Barton, was born
October 8, 1881, at Concord, Hi. He became a
Christian at the age of 12, at Thorp's Spring, Tex.,
under the preaching of B B. Sanders. He quietly
passed away June 20, 1900, at home, in Canton,
Mo. After a beautiful service, conducted by Bro.
Davh E-rett, the pastor, his remains were laid
away to await the great resurrection morn. He
manifes ed a gentle, Christian spirit during his
affliction of several mouths. My d^ar boy sleepeth,
but not forever. His Father.
EIKENBERRY.
Helen Cecil Eikenberry, daughter and only child
of Orrah L. and Ullie Eikenberry, was born Juae
24, 1900, and died July 10. After a short service
in the town hall in Brubaker her remains were
buried- in the cemetery at S»lem, 111., July 11. Is
a life so short a failure? It brought both joy and
saJness. It brought many hearts closer together
in sympathy and love. It generated many reflec-
tions which without that life would not have been.
Besides, it is another thread binding heaven and
earth together. Faneral was conducted by W. J.
Sfmer. W. J. Simer.
HORTON.
Polly Horn was born in Knox County, O., May
14, 1838; united with the Christian Church in early
youth, to which cause she has been faithful ever
since; was united in marriage with A. J. Horton,
June 25, 1857, with whom she has lived to the time
of her death, which oc urred July 20, 190 "J, at her
tome near Summum, 111. The funeral services were
held in the Summum Church by the writer, assisted
by Bro. J. W. Carpenter, of Astoria, July 21.
J. E. Deihl.
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History and Age of China,
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Classic and Sacred Systems,
Strange Manners and Customs,
Some Absurdities of Heathenism,
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Must be apparent to all who want to see the
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Success must come in September or we fail. The
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A WEEKLY FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.
August 9, 1900
No. 32
CONTENTS
Editorial:
Current Events 995
Some Leading Ideas of Bro. Procter 996
Hatred of Evil 997
Editor's Easy Chair 998
Questions and Answers 999
Current Religious Thought 999
Correspondence:
The Lands of the Long Day.— V 1008
English Topics ,...1009
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1010
Among the Canadians 1010
What Will the Christian Citizen Now
Do? 1011
The Summer Quarter in the Disciples'
Divinity House 1011
Christian Heroism 1004
B. B. Tyler Wrong for Once 1004
Family Circle:
Give us Men (poem) 1016
The Sacredness of Marriage 1016
The Old Minister (poem) 1017
Undeveloped Resources 1017
The Workingman's Place 1018
How a Tornado Starts 1018
Miscellaneous:
Addresses Delivered at the Funeral of
Alexander Procter 1000
Tributes to Alexander Procter 1002
Our Budget 1005
Personal Mention 1006
Notes and News 1012
Evangelistic 1014
With the Children 1019
Sunday-school 1020
Christian Endeavor 1021
Literature 1022
Missionary 1023
Announcements 1024
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St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, August 9, 1900.
No. 32.
CURRENT EVENTS.
The assassination of King Humbert, of
ly, has been followed by an attempt to
:;assinate the Shah of Persia. The Shah
,s on a visit to Paris, where he had re-
ved ample proof of the good will of the
jjench people. While riding through one
the streets of the city in his carriage, in
:npmy with the Grand Vizier and General
Irent, a man rushed forward, and spring-
I on to the carriage step, pointed the
nzzle of a revolver at the Shah. The
land Vizier grasped the man while General
rent knocked the revolver out of his
nd, so that the weapon fell into the
triage. The Shah himself took a hand
en in holding the would be assassin until
e police arrived and took charge of him.
,e prisoner would have been dealt with in
summary manner by the people had it not
en for the protection of the police. The
iah behaved very coolly, it is said, although
1 Paris is greatly excited over the event,
hen the assassin was asked why he had
tempted the life of the Shah, his only
iswer was that it pleased him to do so, and
'at it was a matter between him and his
kn conscience. At this writing little is
lown of his personality. Whether he is
;i anarchist working in concert with others
■ some half crazed crank is not yet known,
ie probablity is, however, that he was not
:ting alone, but is the agent of a con-
tiracy, as in the caseof the assassination of
ie King of Italy. It is probable that these
vo events will lead to some more drastic
easures to prevent these dastardly out-
ages.
I The most important news of the past
[eek is that the allied forces have left
ien-Tsin on their way to Pekin, either in
orce or on a reconnoitering expedition,
he allied forces are said to number about
birty thousand. It is believed, however,
bat there are other branches of the allied
rmy moving on Pekin from other direc-
ions. There i?, of course, a censorship
ver the news, and we may be assured that
lans which have been adopted are not
lade public. The attempt ' of Li Hung
'hang to prevent the movement on Pekin
y the allied forces by the promise to
eliver the ministers and other foreigners
t Tien-Tsin has failed. Secretary Hay,
hrough whom this proposition was made,
nformed the aged Viceroy that this govern-
aent will not enter into any arrangement
egarding the disposition or treatment of
he legations without first having free
communication with Minister Conger. Re-
ponsibility for the protection of the lega-
tions, he was informed, rests upon the
Chinese government, and that the power to
deliver the ministers at Tien-Tsin presup-
poses the power to protect them and to
open communication between them and
their respective governments. Secretary
Hay's reply to Earl Li, through Consul
General Goodnow at Shanghai, is a very
important and solemn warning to China.
When he says: "Since the Chinese govern-
ment admits that it possesses the power to
give communication, it pats itself in an un-
friendly attitude by denying it," he reaches
what is considered as the extreme of
diplomacy, bordering very closely on a
declaration of hostilities. He urges Earl
Li "earnestly to advise the imperial authori-
ties of China to place themselves in friend-
ly communication and co-operation with
the relief expedition. They are assuming a
heavy responsibility in acting otherwise."
There is no mistaking the meaning of this
communication, and if China refuses to
accept the warning, the consequences will
be upon her own head.
One of the developments during the past
week which has done much to solidify the
allied forces and to depeen the conviction
that war with China is inevitable was the
information received from Dr. Morrison, of
Pekin, correspondent of the London Times,
to the effect that the Chinese government
had issued an imperial edict calling on the
Boxers "to continue to render loyal and
patriotic servcie in exterminating the
Christians." Dr. Morris m's reputation for
thorough reliability gives extraordinary
importance to his communication, which
makes it certain that the Chinese govern-
ment has been in league with the Boxers in
their attack on the foreigners, and that it
has been practicing deceit and fraud in
order to deceive the other nations. It was
the victory of Tien-Tsin, according to Dr.
Morrison, that led the Chinese government
to make truce with the foreigners. Now
the plan evidently is to hold the ministers
and other foreigners in Pekin as hostages,
in order to prevent the advance on Pekin.
Minister Wu thinks Dr. Morrison must be
biased or misinformed, and is loth to believe
that his government has actually been in
league with the Boxers in their crusade
against the foreigners. It must be con-
fessed, however, that the evidence points
very strongly in this direction, and any fail-
ure now on the part of the Chinese govern-
ment to co-operate with the allied forces to
put down the Boxers would be all the
additional proof necessary to show its com-
plicity in this high-handed crime against
civilization. We are still of the opinion
expressed early in the beginning of this in-
surrection, that we are confronted with
nothing less thin the problem of China's
future, and that the time has come when
the old order in the "Flowery Kingdom" must
give way to the new. What this new order
will be will depend upon the action of China
herself, and upon the wisdom of the powers
co-operating for its political regeneration.
A battle of seven hours' duration was
fought on last Sunday between the allied
troops and the Chinese troop3 twelve miles
from Tien-Tsin on the road toward Pekin at
a place called Peitsang, in which the Chinese
were defeated, but not until after they had
inflicted a loss of 1,200 killed and wound-
ed on the allied troops. Further particulars
of this battle are not yet given. It is
thought that the allied troops numbered
about 16,000 men. The Russian and Jap-
anese are also said to have suffered most
severely in the engagement. The strength
of the Chinese troops is not given, neither
their loss in the battle. There is every
reason now for believing that the advance
of the allied troops upon Pekin will be
strongly contested. Chinese troops are said
to be massing between Tien-Tsin and Pekin.
Conditions in Pekin are becoming more
threatening and dangerous. Li Ping Hang,
a rabid an ti- foreign fanatic, has joined
Prince Tuan, and the city of Pekin is now at
their mercy. It is reported that two of the
Tsung Li Yamen have been beheaded be-
cause of their expressed friendliness toward
foreigners, and the lives of the ministers
are again in jeopardy. What purports to be
a late message from our minister, Conger,
says: "Help at once, if at all. Be3eiged in
British Legation. No government in Pekin
except military chiefs who are determined
on destruction of foreigners." This message
shows a fearful state of affairs in the im-
perial city. There are still rumors of
an effort, to deliver the ministers at
Tien-Tsin safely, but in the hope of stopping
the advance upon Pekin. There is no indi-
cation on the part of the powers, however,
to change tteir conduct.
Since the beheading of two of the com-
missioners of the Chinese Foreign Offi ,e be-
cause of their efforts in behalf of the for-
eigners in Pekin, Li Hung Chang has be-
come alarmed and refuses to proceed toward
Pekin. It is said that he has asked Pekin
for a sick leave an<i that he has his baggage
packed for flight. Sheng, the director of
railroads and telegraphs at Shanghai, also
fears decapitation and has appealed to the
British Consul for protection. Li Hung
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August 9, 1900
Chang says that the foreign ministers left
Pekin August third and predicts their death
unless the advance upon Pekin by the allied
forces is arrested. No declaration of war
against China has yet been made by any of
the powers, but it is expected that Russia
and Germany may declare war at any mo-
ment. As the advance upon Pekin is now
in progress events will develop more rapidly
and the world will soon know of China's
real attitude and designs.
It is said that all of the railroad compan-
ies nave equipped their cars with self-
coupling devices and air brakes. The law
requiring this equipment was passed in 1896,
but two extensions of the time were granted
at the request of the railroads, the last one
ending August 1, 1900.
The law provides that the United S'ates Attor-
ney in the district with jurisdiction, upon infor-
mation furnished, shall file suits against violat-
ing companies It also requires that the Inter-
state Commerce Commission shall ascertain facts
by inquiry regarding offending corporations and
furnish the information to the district attorneys.
Regarding the air brake the statute does not
specify how many cars shall be so equipped. It
merely reads:
"A sufficient number of c irs in every train,
freight and passenger, shall be equipped with au-
tomatic air brakes to control the movements of
the train."
The number of cars required to so control a
train has been fixed, after investigation, at 25 per
cent, of the total number in any train. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission has approved this
per cent.
It is now absolutely unnecessary to go
between cars to couple or uncouple them.
The work is done automatically or by a lever
at the side of the car. The task of changing
the cars to meet the requirements of the new
law has been one of herculean proportions
and the cost heavy. Of the twenty inter-
state roads entering Chicago the cost of the
changes amounted to $48,478,420. All the
Chicago roads have given notice that they
will not accept cars for transit on their
lines not equipped according to law. All of
the St. Louis lines are said to have complied
with the provisions of this law, and this is
probably true of all the interstate railroads
throughout the country. The penalty for
each and every violation of this law is $100.
John Clark Ridpath, the historian, died in
the Presbyterian Hospital, Now York City,
on the evening of July 31st. As Dr. Rid-
path occupied a prominent position in the
literary world the following sketch of his
life will be of interest to our readers. This
sketch is from the St. Louis Republic:
John Clark Ridpath, LL.D., was born in Putnam
County, Indiana, in April, 1841. He was gradu-
ated from Arbury (now Depauw) University in
1863, taking first honors. After serving as prin-
cipal of an academy at Thorntown, Ind., and as
Superintendent of Public Schools at Lawrence-
burg, he was called, in 1869, to the chair of Eng-
lish literature at Depauw. He was transferred
later to the chair of history and political philoso-
phy.
In 1873 he published his book, "An Academic
History of the United States."
In 1876 he published his "Popular History of
the United States," and 'afterwards "The Life and
Wcrk of Garfield." His "Cyclopedia of Universas
History" was published in 1885.
In 1885 he resigned his professorship in Depauw
and the vice-presidency of the university in crder
that he might devote his whole time to writing.
In 1893 he published his "Life and Work of James
G. Blaine," and in 1894 his "Great Races of Man-
kind." He was engaged for ten years in prepar-
ing the material and four years in writing this
work. In 1898 he published his "Life and Times
of Gladstone" and supplement to the "History of All
Nations." He was for a time editor of the Arena
Magazine of Boston. In 1896 he ran forCongresl
on the Democratic ticket in his home district
in Indiana and was defeated by a small majority.
In recent years he has been engaged in the
preparation of a complete and elaborate history
of the United States.
SOME LEADING IDEAS OF
BROTHER PROCTER.
In the funeral address, published else-
where in this number, we have given some
of the characteristics of Bro. Procter as a
religious thinker and indicated something
of the nature of his mental processes. In
this article we desire to mention a few of
the leading or dominating ideas which may
be said to be the result of his thinking. It
is much to be regretted that Bro. Procter
has left so little behind him in the form of
literature, which will serve to indicate to
coming generations wtat were his views
upon the great questions of his day. He
was not a writer. He disliked the mechan-
ical labor of writing, and his mind seemed
to work far more freely when speaking
than when attempting to write down his
thoughts. Even the little that he has writ-
ten and published is not at our command,
and we here record only such impressions
as we have received from conversations
with him, and from discourses which we
have heard him preach, as to his leading
ideas.
When we first became acquainted with
Bro. Procter, more than a quarter of a
century ago, he was making an earnest
protest, both in "The Christian," of which
he was at that time one of the editors, and
in his public discourses, against what he
deemed a legalistic interpretation of the
gospel, which was manifesting itself among
many of our writers and preachers. Ac-
cording to his way of thinking there was a
most marked differerce between the spirit
of the law and the gospel, and he believed
that this distinction was one of the chief
characteristics of the Reformation which we
are pleading, and that those who were drift-
ing into legalism were not only untrue to
the spirit of the gospel, but to the spirit of
our own religious movement. He discarded
such phrases as "the law of pardon," because
they smacked too much of that legalism which
he believed to be fatal to any proper under-
standing of the gospel. He never treated
lightly the ordinances of the gospel: bap-
tism and the Lord's Supper. Indeed, we
have never heard any one clothe these in-
stitutions with more solemn and sublime
significance than he. To him they were not
laws of arbitrary appointment, on which
hinged salvation, but symbols of great and
fundamental truths and facts. He taught
without equivocation the doctrine of just 'fi
cation by faith, but believed that the faiti
which justifies expresses itself in overt act
of obedience, such as confession, baptisn
and the Lord's Supper. His presentatioi
of the doctrine of baptism was of such i
character as to disarm prejudice, removi
misunderstanding and impart to those wk
heard him a new and higher conception o;
the meaning of that institution.
It early became characteristic of Bro
Procter's thinking to conceive of God as
being present in the world to-day as muct
as at any time in the past. He did nc
claim that His presence here was indicatec
always by the same signs, but that tht
tokens of the divine immanence were no less
manifest in our day than in any previous
age of the world. He believed that Goc
had been always disclosing himself tc
human understanding as men could receive
it, and that, too, in the material universe
and in human history as well as in tht
Bible. But the perfect revelation of God's
character and will he held was made ii
Jesus Christ, on whose glory, majesty, wis-
dom and perfection of character he lovec
to dwell. It is easy to see how this view oJ
God's continual presence in the world
rather than an occasional interference in:
human affairs, would lead him to adopt a
theory of revelation and of inspiration not
in harmony with the view held by those
who have an entirely different conception
of God's relation to the world. He believed
that God spoke in men and through man's
consciousness of God and His truth. Ht
once illustrated his idea of inspiration by
saying that it was not like a father repeat-
ing to his little child, who could not see out,
of the house, what he (the father) saw, and,
requiring the child to repeat what it had1
heard, but it was as if the father lifted
the child up to the window and let it look
out upon the world with its own eyes, and:
tell what it saw. So he believed God, by
His Spirit, lifted men up to spiritual alti-
tudes where they could see the realities oi
the spiritual universe. These men would
not, of course, fully comprehend all they
saw, but they would see and report enough
for the spiritual guidance of their brethren
who had not been lifted so high. Christ,
however, had a full and perfect vision oi
God and of truth, and his teaching is tht
highest standard of right known to men.
There is abundant evidence that his re-
ligious thought was profoundly affected by
the evolutionary theory which has come into
such wide acceptance. His mind was one
that would gladly welcome a great general-
ization like that, which seems to encompass
all things in its majestb sweep. He nevei
paused to question w hether all the gaps ir:
the theory had been filled up or whether
the theory as interpreted by this and that
scientist or philosopher was accurate, but
the general conception of development com-
mended itself to his mind, and elicited his
profound admiration. It is needless, per-
haps, to add that evolution with him was
always theistic. It was not a substitute
for God, but was God's method to bring
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about the vast changes which have taken
place in the material universe. Evolution
with him was not a creator, but the crea-
tive process which is still going on. "My
Father worketh hitherto, and I work.'" Any
materialistic view of evolution that dis-
pensed with the personal Creator was to
him superficial and unworthy of a moment's
serious thought.
He applied this principle of development to
men. He had a sermon on "Predestination"
in which he first treated of predestination
in nature, by which God had in the begin-
ning predestined man, as the highest type
of earthly being, and all the lower forms of
life were looking forward to him. Adam
was the culmination of the creative process
in the material world. But Adam was only
God's baby. Christ was God's man. As
predestination in nature reached up to and
found its culmination in man, so predestina-
tion in the spiritual kingdom reaches up
to and finds its culmination in Christ.
Hence it is the predestined purpose of God
to conform believers to the image of Christ.
While he laid great emphasis upon Jesus
as a teacher, he did not neglect the mean-
ing and significence of his death, but that
death, according to his view, had two great
purposes: It was, in the first place,
Christ's last, culminating testimony to the
truth. He had a great sermon on the text,
"For this purpose came I into the world, to
bear witness to the truth." He bore this
witness, in his death, to the truth of all that
he had taught. But the second purpose ac-
complished was a new and startling revela-
tion of divine love. It was in perfect har-
mony with all that Christ taught of his
Father, and of Himself as God manifest
in the flesh, that He would willingly lay
down his life for the sins of the world.
Not to appease an angry God, not to pay
a purchase price to the devil, but to show
to men the infinite heart of love which beat
in the Father's bosom, Christ voluntarily
submitted to death. But his death .becones
efficacious only to those who are drawn by
it to depart from their sins to love aDd
serve God.
It is only true to say that he cherished
what is sometimes called "the larger hope."
He believed in the salvability of men, even
the worst of men, and hoped that somehow,
sometime, somewhere, God's love would
coiiquer all opposition and compass the
salvation of all men. He never deemed it
pos.-ible for any man to be saved in sin, or
without repentance. With him character
was salvation, and while not dogmatically
affirming that all men would avail them-
selves of the opportunity of turning to God
in repentance, he hoped that such might be
the case, and believed that whenever a
penitent soul turned to God it would always
find a forgiving Father. This was held
more as a personal view, which he express-
ed in private conversation, than as a doc-
trine which he affirmed with the certainty
of faith.
His view of the spiritual world and of
the life hereafter was a marked character-
istic of his teaching. He had no doubt as
to the future life. He based his conviction
on no meie proof- text, but on the reck bed
of God's character. We asked him once
what was the most convincing truth in his
mind of the life hereafter. His reply was
immediate and emphatic: "It is the love of
God." Love, he said, always fights death.
The mother never yields her child to death
as long as she can fight the grim monster.
But God is infinite in love and in power.
He is stronger than death. He will not
allow the soul that loves Him and that he
loves to perish. On that truth He rested
his faith, and fell asleep like a child on its
mother's bosom, having no shadow of doubt
that he would wake in the life beyond, be-
cause "God is love."
These were some, at least, of his leading
thoughts. It is no part of our purpose to
say how far they harmonize with our own
views or with those of others. That gave
him little concern. He could love others
who differed from him, and he expected the
same from them. A great preacher, a bold
thinker, a Christly man, whose daily life
was a manifestation of the Master's spirit
has gone from us, but he leaves behind him
an influence that shall linger long, even as
the radiance of the sun lingers at eventime
along the western sky long after it has
sunk beneath the horizon. But as the sun,
during his circuit, has imparted vitality
and put into operation forces that will never
cease, so this life has set in motion in-
fluences which will continue to affect the
life and thought < f men as long as time
shall last.
Rour of prayer*
HATRED OF EVIL.
(Prov. 6:16-19; 8:13; Heb. 1:8, 9.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, August 15.]
Central Truth: One who loves righteousness must
also hate iniquity, and as love is impotent ex-
cept as it expresses itself in behalf of the object
loved, so also is hatred if it opposes not that
which it hates.
The Scriptures present two sides to the
Christian charac'.er; the negative and the
positive. One must not only "cease to do
evil," but he must "learn to do well." He
must also "abhor that which is evil," as well
as "cleave to that which is good." The
hatred of evil is an essential part of an ef-
fective love of righteousness. We do not
really and truly love that which is good
unless we also hate that which is evil. Any
love of truth and righteousness that would
seek to observe strict neutrality between good
and evil would be condemned by every right-
thinking person as lacking in reality and
sincerity.
According to the Proverbs, Jehovah not
only loves, but he also hates. Six things are
specified here which the Lord hateth: "Y3a,
seven which are an abomination unto him."
The things specified as those which the Lord
hates are "haughty eyes," "a lying tongue,"
"hands that shed innocent blood," "a heart
that deviseth wicked imaginations," "feet
that be swift in running to mischief," "a
false witness" and "he that soweth discord
among brethren." It will be seen at once
that these are all things which no good man
can love, but which he, like the Lord, is
bound to hate and to oppose. In another
quotation we are told that "the fear of the
Lord is to hate evil," and wisdom personified
is said to hate "pride and arrogancy in the
evil way, and the froward mouth."
It is not enough, according to these Script-
ures, to love that which is true and beauti-
ful and good, but the heart must be directed
against the things which are of a contrary
nature. Nor is this a peculiarity of the Old
Testament teaching that is reversed in the
New. On the contrary, we are told in the
Hebrew letter, as cited above, that this
quality of hating evil was a characteristic
of the Christ of the New Testament:
"Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity;
Therefore God, thy God, hath annointed thee
With the oil of gladness above thy fellows."
This, the author of the Hebrew letter says,
was said of the Son. We know, too, from
the record of Chri-t's life that he not only
"loved righteousness," but that he also
"hated iniquity."
The importance of emphasizing tlvs side
of Christian character is obvious. It is
easier to seek to make terms with the con-
ditions of life as we find them than to seek
to remedy them. Professed Christians often
deceive themselves, thinking it is not neces-
sary for them to assume a bold, open and
above-board attitude of opposition toward
that which is evil if only they personally ab-
stain from participation in it. They are liable
to reason in this way: "Why should I expose
myself to the criticism of those who are en-
gaged in evil pursuits or practices by openly
opposing them? I cannot prevent these
evils. Why not simply let them alone and
go about my business?" The falacy of this
sort of reasoning is apparent. If all Chris-
tians should assume that attitude toward the
wrong-doing that is in the world, what prog-
ress would righteousness make, and how
soon would the evils that exist be overcome?
The prophets did not reason so. They de-
nounced the evils of their times, though it
often cost them their lives. The apostles of
Christ did not do so. They not only testified
in favor of Christ, but they condemned the
evils of the age in which they lived. Most
of them suffered martyrdom for so doing,
but they counted this a small matter if they
might only be foand faithful. Christ as-
sumed no neutral attitude, but put himself
in uncompromising hostility to all the shams
and false worship and iniquity of the world
which he came to save.
It is clear, then, that those of us who would
be followers of Christ must not only "cease to
do evil," but must hate the evil with such an
intensity as to lead us to do what in us lies
to extirpate it. We must not assume a com-
promising attitude toward any practice or
custom or business or institution that is con-
trary to the will of God, and that obstructs
his kingdom. This course will often involve
sacrifice of time, of ease, of popularity, of
money, and sometimes even of life itself.
Nevertheless, it is the only course which a
Christian can pursue who would be a true
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follower of Jesus Christ. A Christian life
is a warfare and the victory can only be
achieved by a courageous assault upon the
evil that is within us as well as upon that
without, and only then as we fight in the
strength which the Lord supplies.
PRAYER.
0, righteous Father, who hast called us
through the gospel of Thy Son to a life of
righteousness, inspire us, we beseech Thee,
not only with a love for that which is good,
but also with a hatred for that which is
evil, and give us courage, we pray Thee, to
antagonize the evil while we seek to culti-
vate the good. Forbid that we should seek
to be neutral in the great conflict in which
the forces of righteousness and of evil are
arrayed against each other, but may we take
our position on tht side of right, and do
valient service against iniquity until Thou
shalt crown us with everlasting victory,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
editor's 6asy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
No one feature of Macatawa Park im-
presses the visitor more than the unique
character of its religious services. Those
of last Lord's day were typical. In the
great auditorium in the woods near the crest
of the hill that overlooks Macatawa Bay
clear up to Holland an audience gathered
that filled nearly everv seat. A chorus
choir rendered inspiring music, in which the
audience joined. The sermon by Bro.
Tyrrell, of Chicago, was on the character-
istic differences between the children of God
and the children of the devil in relation to
sin. It was one of Bro. Tyrrell's best efforts
and profoundly moved his audience. The
gathering in the evening on the beach was
even larger. It is estimated that fifteen
hundred people gathered^on the sand at the
margin of the lake where the waves were
gently lapping the shore to participate in
these eveniDg services. The accidental
drowning of a boy in the afternoon near
the pier had cast its shadow over the people
in the Park and a feeling of deepened
solemnity pervaded-; the evening meeting.
Bro. Richardson, of Kansas City, who con-
ducted the beach service, called attention
to the incident and special prayer was
offered for the bereaved family. In the
brief addresses which followed by Bros.
Muckley, W. T. Moore and T. P. Haley, the
problem of human suffering and losses of
this kind were dealt with, midst the pro-
found attention of the great gathering. The
crescent moon setting over the lake, and the
silent stars1} overhead, added to the beauty
and solemnity of the scene. It was evident
that a deep religious impression was made
on many who were present.
CD '
The following statements from the Ben-
ton Harbor Evening News indicate what im-
pression the Ij! casual visitor receives from
spending a Sunday at Macatawa Park:
One week sgo Sunday I visited St. Joseph.
Yesterday I spent at Macatawa. Both are summer
resorts on the east shore of Lake Michigan.
They are 50 ] miles apart in distance and 50,000
miles apart in their ideals of Sunday observance.
The difference [in [the way Sunday was spent at
the twOj[points [surprisedl[me.[J£AtjSt/Joseph it
seemed as though I were attending a Fourth-of-
July celebration.
After describing the disorder that pre-
vailed at the other place, the correspondent
says:
The visitor receives a different impression as
soon as he reaches Macatawa Park on a Sunday.
No liquor is sold on the grounds. The services of
policemen are not needed. The people who popu-
late the resort are for the most part families —
husbands and wives with their chil Ten. They
gather there, not for a carnival of fun, not to
single out brides and grooms who have just been
ground out of the matrimonial mill, but they are
there for rest and the visitor for even
a day can not help but notice the fact. Last
evening there was a scene enacted that
would startle St. Joseph— a scene enacted every
Sunday evening. On the sandy beach, just as the
sun had bathed its hot face in the waters of the
lake, the resorters gathered. Some came with
camp chairs, others seated themselves on the
sand. In the center of the group of several
hundred was an old melodeon, in other days the
pride of some home. About the instrument was
reserved a place for the children where scores
gathered in reverent attention.
invigorating religious influence which can
not but prove helpful to the churches whose
membership is represented in these gather-
ings.
We have spoken of the type of religious
life being developed here at the Park as
somewhat unique. The elements of this
uniqueness, as near as we can analyze it, are,
first, a catholicity of feeling and of spirit
which is broader than any denomination.
We have but one church here, and that is
made up ot Christians of various names and
creeds, and denominational lines are wholly
ignored. The'.e are no outcroppings of
denominational jealousies, no seeking of ad-
vantage, no glorying in sect, and on the
other hand no attempt at concealing one's
religious affiliation. There is a practical
recognition of a Christian brotherhood that
embraces all who love our Lord Jesus Christ
in sincerity. In the next place, along with
this catholicity of spirit there is an unmis-
takable evangelical type of religious
thought and feeling. Speakers and wor-
shipers here accept the great fundamental
truths held in common by evangelical
churches, and these are the truths which
receive emphasis in the preaching and in
the talk* on the beach. A few years since
we had a discourse by a so-called liberal
preacher, who made an assault upon what
is regarded as vital and fundamental by
most Christians, and while his statements
were quietly repudiated by the audience
there was no discourtesy shown to the
speaker. A third element of the unique
character of the religious life of this place
is its freedom from conventionalities. It is
free, informal, natural. While there is an
earnest religious feeling there is no pietistic
cant; no goody-goody type of religion which
manifests itself in gush and emotionalism.
It is a practical sort of religion that be-
lieves in being kind and helpful, good-
natured, reverent, decent and unselfish. It
is needless to say that this type of religious
life has been given to the place by the
people who gather here, and may be said to
be a sort of composite religious life, made up
of the different elements represented here.
It is confidently believed that there is going
out from this summer resort a healthv and
We are now in the closing month of our
stay at the Park this season. August is
one of our fullest months at this place.
The population is now at its height. The
past week has given us delightful weather.
Of evenings bonfires have gleamed along the
lakeshore, while around them in a circle are
grouped the radiant faces of congenial
friends having a social hour of enjoyment
together, one feature of which is usually
the marshmallow roast. Sometimes there
is a casual meeting of a half dozen or more
old friends on the beach and they sit down
on the sand and hold an informal conversa
tion. On yesterday afternoon a large num-
ber of friends and acquaintances here, em-
bracing a number of names familiar to our
readers, went on a little excursion on the
"Lizzie Walsh," which makes daily trips to
Saugatuck, leaving Macatawa at two and
returning at six o'clock. Saugatuck is
about three miles from the mouth of the
Kalamazoo River where it empties into the
lake, about nine miles south of this place.
It was a delightful ride down the lakeshore
and up the winding Kalamazoo to the quaint
old town of Saugatuck. There the party
disembarked, rested under the shade of the
trees, indulged themselves in several baskets
of ripe peaches, and after an hour's rest
entered upon the return trip. Many of the
old songs were sung on the way and the
social feature was very enjoyable as well as
the ride. On returning to the Park a num-
ber of us who had taken our evening meal
along carried it to the summit of Bald
Knob, one of the tallest sandhills here,
where Macatawa Bay with its cottage-lined
shores reaching up to Holland, in the
distance, lay to the east of U3 in full view,
while to the west was Lake Michigan, calm
and unruffled and crimson with the rays of
the setting sun Seldom does one ever en-
joy a repast surrounded by scenes more
beautiful and awe-inspiring. To-morrow
the Macatawa Assembly begins and in our
next we shall have something to say con-
cerning it.
Edgewood-on-the-Lakc, Aug. 4.
Questions and Hnswers,
1. At the age of about sixteen a young
man confessed Christ and was baptized. For
several years he tried to live a consistent
Christian life, but in an evil hour he xras led
away into bad associates and committed acts
2vhich he knew at the time were sinful. Later
on he saw the enormity of his sin. and resolv-
ing to reform his tcays began to study for the
ministry, and has for several years been
preaching and his work is seemingly blessed of
God. In the light of Heb. 6:4, 6, what in
your judgment is his assurance of final salva-
tion?
2. A young man was once a member of the
Baptist Church and was "turned out" Jor
some real or imagined inconsistency. Two
years ago he killed man, and upon his
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conviction was sentenced to die. During his
imprisonment the officers say he has been a
most exemplary prisoner, reading his Bible
and constant in prayer and strong in his as-
surance of divine pardon and acceptance with
God. He bases his faith for salvation upon
such Scriptures as Jno. 6:37; Heb. 7:25;
Matt. 12:31. Query: How can these Script-
ures be harmonized with 1 Jno. 3:15 and
Rev. 21:8?
1. The only assurance that such an one
can have of either his present or final salva-
tion is in the genuineness or reality of his
repentance. The passage in Hebrews,
referred to cannot mean every sin com-
mitted, but such a deliberate rejection of
Christ as leaves no opportunity lor repent-
ance. It is a very grave matter to sin
against light, and there is danger that
persons may continue in evil-doing until "it
is impossible to renew them again unto re-
pentance." It is of the first importance
that those who have been enlightened and
have tasted of the heavenly gift and then
have fallen away in sin, to see to it that
their repentance is thorough. Be sure to
distinguish between remorse or regret for
the results of sin, and the turning of the
mind and heart away from sin, because it is
sin. We must hate sin for its own sake.
2. Murder is a sin that may be repented
of as other sins, and when one who has
committed murder repents and thus has
changed in his moral nature so that he hates
the crime he is no longer a murderer, and
thus his salvation is harmonized with the
passages of Scripture referred to, which tell
us that "no murderer hath eternal life."
1. Are we commanded to pray for sin-
ners?
2. Do we inherit our sins from our
parents?
3. What does the word "talent'' mean?
E. C. Summers.
1. We are commanded to pray for "all
men." Sinners are especially in need of our
prayers. We should pray that they may be
led to repentance.
2. No; sin is not a thing that can be
inherited. It is a personal act. We may
inherit certain tendencies from our parents
which may lead to sin. Heredity has much
to do in determining character, but each one
is responsible for his own sins.
3. Among the Hebrews talent meant a
weight and a denomination of money. A
talent of silver was equivalent to three
thousand shakels, and in weight was
equal to about ninety-three and three-
fourths pounds avoirdupoise. In our money
it has been estimated to be worth from
$1,645.00 to $1,916.00. In its figurative
sense it stands for intellectual ability,
natural or acquired. This figurative sense
originated probably from the use of the
word in the Parable of the Talents.
Here are some statements from Bishop
Merrill's took which I would be glad to have
j you answer. T. S. Holland.
1. Is baptize a generic term?
2. The baptism of John, the record is brief
and begins so abruptly as to imply that the
Jews were familiar with the rite, and that,
as the Jews understood it, it was by sprink-
ling.
3. On the day oj Pentecost we have a
baptism by pouring as certain as there is
meaning in words (see Acts 2:17, 18).
4. The beginning of infant baptism cannot
be found this side the days of the apostles, for
the space of 1100 A D. there was not a
society of Christians on earth that called in
question infant baptism.
1. No; it is a specific term, having a
specific meaning. Otherwise we should not
know what to do in obedience to the com-
mand to be baptized.
2. It is assumed here that the Jews were
acquainted with sprinkling water upon
persons as a religious rite. This is not the
case. The Jews were probably acquainted
with immersion and were not surprised at
John's practice.
3. This is to confuse cause and effect.
The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost
was not the baptism, but the baptism in the
Spirit was the result of the outpouring.
"And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak with other tongues
as tne Spirit gave them utterance." This
being "filled with the Holy Spirit" was the
baptism in the Spirit. Their spirits were
overwhelmed by and under the control of
the Holy Spirit. This in figurative language
is called baptism in the Holy Spirit.
4. It is sufficient answer to the above to
say that the New Testamet is silent con-
cerning the practice of infant baptism.
This is admitted by the highest Pedobaptist
scholarships. There is no question in our
mind but that it was introduced after the
days of the apostles. The fact that it was
not objected to during a long period of the
church when it was in apostasy proves
nothing for the validity of an ordinance
that has no significance in the New Testa-
ment.
1. What is the history of "the right hand
of fellowship?"
2. Is it scriptural?
3. Do the Churches of Christ generaly ob-
serve it?
4. Is the practice beneficial or harmful?
S. A. Nesbit.
1. The first instance recorded, of giving
the right hand of fellowship, is the incident
where Saul was introduced to the apotles at
Jerusalem after his conversion by Barnabas,
when they gave him and Barnabas the right
hand of fellowship (Gal. 2:9). We are not
prepared to say to what extent this custom
has prevailed in the church since, though
we believe it is quite general, if not univer-
sal, among Protestants.
2. It is not scriptural in the sense that
we have an instance of it recorded in the
New Testament, and it is scriptural in the
sense that it is in perfect harmony with the
New Testament teaching and spirit, when
not abused. It should never be required as
one of the conditions of church member-
ship, but as a formal method of recognizing
persons as within the fellowship of the
church.
3. We think they generally do.
4. We regard it as beneficial rather than
harmful. It seems to be perfectly natural
and proper, and gives the church an oppor-
tune yof expressing a welcome, either per-
sonally, as in some instances, or through the
pastor or presiding officer, which is the most
general custom.
The following is in response to a recent
inquiry in the Christian-Evangelist:
Referring to question on page 903 of the
Christian-Evangelist of July 19: "Where
did H. W. Beecher make a statement credit-
ed to him," etc., I send this quotation from
a little volume I have, entitled "Life
Thoughts Gathered from the Extemporane-
ous Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher, by
Edna Dean Proctor:"
*"Christian brethren, in heaven you are
known by the name of Christ; on earth, for
convenience sake, you are known by the
name of Presbyterians, Episcopalians,
Methodists, Congregationalists and the like.
Let me speak the language of heaven and
call you simply Christians. Whoever of you
has known the name of Christ and feels
Christ's life beating within him is invited to
remain and sit with us at the table of the
Lord."
The star refers to a footnote as follows:
"Invitation to the common service."
J. P. PlNKERTON.
Current Religious thought.
From an article of unusual merit in a re-
cent issue of the Cumberland Presbyterian
on "Church Declension and Faith Expan-
sion," by T. M. Hartman, D. D., we reprint
the following timely paragraph:
Never before in the history of the world was
the keen vision of the prophet in greater demand
than to day^ We need more men with that
spiritual intuition that discerns the glory of
twentieth- century possibilities for the cause of
Christ — men with th-i reach and the grasp to
bring great forces into harmony with high and
holy missions. And why should not the church
produce such men? Why should not the Christian
prophet be as far-sighted and versatile-minded as
the prophets of mammon? Why should the finan-
cial prophet have a deeper penetration into the
processes of modern fortune-making than the re-
ligious prophet has in adapting means and adjust-
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the earth?— ) The effeminacy and cowardliness of
modern Christianity is due to the fact that the
church has not kept pace with her advantages.
Instead of recognizing the fact that religion is the
life of the earth, the very soul of all temporal
enterprise, the molding energy of every material
resource, the inspiration and guide of all progress,
we have been preaching and teaching a kind of
etherealized religion, the chief impetus of which
is to "keep hands off." The church has stood
aloof from the greater things; she has so in-
doctrinated the youth into thriftlessness and do-
less-ness concerning the larger advantages and
wider doors of the kingdom of God until the
ground has be^n preoccupied. The earth is being
ruled by the politician and the financier. Our
failure, to whatever extent we have failed, has
not been due to a lack of advantage. It has been
due to a lack of foresight and the spirit of cour-
age and execution. There is no denying the fact
tnat our teaching has been to a very great ex-
tent contracted and narrow, sadly lacking in that
scope and vigor, that breadth and variety and
that adaptability and progressiveness that the
gospel inspires and the modern age demands.
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Addresses Delivered at the Funeral of Alexander Procter
<m%h Independence, Mo., July 24 %m*h
A PRINCE IN ISRAEL.
BY J. H. GARRISON.
My Friends: — That which we all knew
must come, sooner or later, that which we
have recently anticipated as being near at
hand, and that which we have dreaded more
than he has at last come to pass: Alexander
Procter has gone from us. "He is not here;
he is risen." To his threescore and ten years,
allowed by the psalmist as the ordinary limit
of human life, were added five golden years
— a sort of aftermath, when the real harvest
had been gathered; a glow of radiance at
the eveningtime, when the sun has run his
course and is about to depart. But at last
the end has come, as come it must to all of
us, and we are here — friends, neighbors,
brethren — not to weep over an untimely
departure, not to sorro * as those who have
no hope, not to lament a life which we wish
might have been different from what it was,
as we sometimes do, but to place a few
flowers — some simple "forget-me-nots" — on
the grave of one we loved, and to express
our appreciation of his noble character, of
his unselfish labor; and of the influence of
his life and thought upon the cause he loved
and served so long.
For more than forty years the name of
Alexander Procter has been familiar to the
brotherhood with which his life and labors
were identified. The announcement of his
decease on the 24th inst., although not un-
expected, will cause a feeling of sadness
and loneliness in thousands of hearts. Born
in Kentucky, he came to Missouri when a
boy and became rooted in her soil, and
while his heart was large enough to take in
the whole brotherhood, the whole Union,
and even the whole world, there was to him
no place like old Missouri. From here he
went to Bethany College in his young man-
hood, spending three years under the in-
struction and inspiration of the great
reformer, Alexander Campbell. Graduating
in that institution, he returned to the state
of his adoption, and among the people he
loved so well he lived and labored and
died, and in her soil his dust will repose.
Known and loved by a large circle of people
outside the state who had come in contact
with him in one way or another, he was
most highly prized and loved by those in
his own state, who knew him best and who
came into closest touch with nis great heart
and mind and felt the influence of his lovely
character.
In connection with the departure of Alex-
ander Procter one naturally recalls the words
of David to his royal household on the day
of Abner's death: "Know ye not that there
is a prince and a great man fallen this day
in Israel?" It is no exaggeration to say of
this distinguished brother that he was an
intellectual and spiritual prince among
men and that he was a great man — great
in his intellectual resources, great in the
breadth and reach of his thought, great in
his heart-power, great in his faith, and
greatest of all in the loveliness and beauty of
his character. These qualities made him a
great preacher — a man of commanding in-
fluence among his brethren.
Those who knew Brother Procter best, if
asked to mention his chief characteristic as
a man and as a preacher of the gospel,
would probably say that he was a great
thinker — a man who refused to be satisfied
with superficial reasoning, and who desired
to get down to foundation facts and prin-
ciples. His was a philosophical mind, seek-
ing for the causes of things and ever trying
to ascertain the general laws or principles
underlying every great subject. His miDd
was intuitional rather than logical. He
saw truth by a flash of insight, and recog-
nized it and declared it without always
knowing the steps by which he had reached
the conclusion. Comparing him with New
Testament writers, his style was like John's
rather than that of Paul. Like John, he
saw truth in its essence and drew very
sharp contrasts. With him, as with John,
the great truth was the Christhood and
divine Sonhship of Jesus of Nazareth, and
the great lie was the denial of that tru.h.
He was comparatively careless about the
logical forms of reasoning, which often con-
stitute a refuge for partial truths, and was
impatient with all labored processes of
reasoning, which resulted in conclusions
that he felt were at war with fundamental
and essential truths and universal princi-
ples.
He loved truth more than all things else
because he felt that truth is what humanity
needs. His mind was singularly open to
new and larger views of truth. He did not
fear investigation. He never believed for
a moment that he had discovered all the
truth, but was in constant quest of new
truth that would give him a larger view of
God and of his universe. He had no fears
that the revelations of science could ever
harm the revelations of God in His Word, for
the God of nature is the God of revelation.
He had no misgivings as to the result of
modern biblical criticism, because he knew
that truth could not be harmed by criticism,
and truth was all he desired. He believed
that the Bible would be a more valuable
book because better understood by all the
light which modern critical investigation
could throw upon it. This is a larger, a
stronger, a serener faith in God and in his
truth than that which trembles for fear
that criticism will undermine the people's
confidence in the Bible and destroy its
authority.
Because his love for truth led him often
into new fields of thought, and to accept,
tentatively, at least, conclusions which
many of his brethren were not prepared to
accept, and because of that peculiar con-
stitution of his mind to which we have
referred, by which he perceived truth by a
flash of intuition rather than as the result
of logical reasoning, he was often misunder-
stood by his brethren, who feared his faith
in the fundamental truths of the gospel was
giving way. Never was there a greater
mistake than this! No man ever believed
in God and in the revelation of God through
his Son, Jesus Christ, and in the eternal
verities of the spiritual universe with a
clearer and stronger faith than did Alexan-
der Procter. Indeed, he lived "as seeing
Him who is invisible." He saw God in all
the manifold phenomena of the material
world — in the glory of the rising and set-
ting sun; in the outgoings of the morning
and of the evening; in the majestic move-
ments of the cloud*; in the springing grass
and in the blooming flowers. He had a
poetic soul, which saw beauty everywhere,
and recognized it all as the handiwork of
his Heavenly Father. He read God's good-
ness and wisdom in the blush of the rose, in
the blue azure of the skies and in all the
multiform manifestations of life about him.
He saw God, too, in the great movements
of human history. He believed that God is
as much present in the world to-day as at
any time in the distant past. He recognized
his presence in the growing light that is
driving darkness out of the world, and in
the purer and juster laws and institutions
established for the good of mankind. His
faith in Jesus Christ as the revelation of
God's grace and truth was supreme. No
man could exalt Christ higher than he. Few
men have had a truer insight into the
character of Jesus than did our departed
brother. As has been recently said of him,
Jesus Christ was his great theme. He was
fond of preaching from his great utterances.
He seemed to enter profoundly into Christ's
method of looking at life and the world.
Christ's interpretation of God, of the
spiritual world and of the kingdom of God,
captivated his mind aud heart, and he never
wearied of telling others what these great
conceptions were. In the zenith of his
power few preachers have been able to
move their audiences more profoundly than
he, by the mastery of his thought, by the sub-
limity of his imagery, by his overwhelming
array of great facts and principles bearing
upon the point he was seeking to impress.
Those of us who have heard him in these
great discourses can never forget the
strange sensations which swept over the
soul under the spell of his sublime thought
as he opened up to us in a new and startling
way some great theme of the gospel.
Nor was it simply as a preacher that he
poured forth the treasures of his thought.
He was a great conversationalist, and some
of the sublimest thoughts ever expressed by
him were uttered in private conversation.
At the fireside, or in the midst of a little
group of congenial spirits, or with a single
appreciative listener, he would utter senti-
ments clothed in befitting language whkh
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might well have appeared on the pages of a
stately volume on theology or philosophy.
He never seemed conscious that he was
saying anything out of the ordinary line of
conversation, so familiar was his mind with
these loftier ranges of thought. He read
the best books of the time. He kept in
touch with the be3t thought of the age.
This was the secret of his perennial fresh-
ness. This was why he could remain and
preach a whole generation in one commu-
nity. He never regarded his education as
"finished," but looked forward hopefully,
even joyfully, to entering upon new courses
of study in the life beyond.
Bro. Procter had already accepted the
principles of the Reformation, which had
reached the new state of Missouri from Ken-
tucky, before he went to Bethany College
to sit at the feet of Alexander Campbell.
These principles he thoroughly accepted,
and while he may have differed from some
of his brethren on some of the minor doc-
trinal points, he never for a moment wav-
ered as to the truthfulness and value to the
world of that conception of Christianity
which was embodied and set forth in the
Reformation of the nineteenth century. He
believed in the union of God's people, for he
loved good men and women everywhere
without regard to sectarian lines. He be-
lieved that union could only be consummated
by returning to the simplicity of Christ, and
seeking unity in Him rather than in doctrin-
al speculations. He was too broad a man
for any sectarian limitations and could nev-
er have consented to wear even the badge
of a denominational name. He insisted on
having free access to the whole wide field
of Christian thought, and utterly disregard-
ed those artificial barriers which men have
erected, parceling out truth to this and that
sect, as if a Christian was not entitled^to it
all. He loved his brethren tenderly and
passionately. Nothing but sickness fcould
ever prevent him from meeting with his
brethren in their state and national con-
ventions. No one of us in Missouri ever ex-
pected him to be absent from -pur annual
state convention, if he were able to be
there. He was deeply interested in all our
missionary, educational and benevolent en-
terprises. His heart went out in the full
tide of sympathy with every movement and
every enterprise that looked in^the direc-
tion of the elevation of men. How we shall
miss him, brethren, in our annual assemblies!
He will meet with us no more, in bodily
presence, but the influence of hisllife and
personality will abide with us forever, as
an imperishable legacy.
I am glad he was spared to the good old
age to which he lived — glad for his sake,
glad for ours. It was a source of unfailing
joy to him that he lived long enough to see
the religious movement to which he had de-
voted the energies of his life pass safely by
some of the dangers which threatened it in
earlier years, and moving forward with
leaps and bour.ds. It gave him great hope
for the future to see so many true, educated
young men coming forward to carry on the
work which he was soon to lay down. It
was no small boon to our cause in the state
of Missouri that such a man as Bro. Procter
was permitted to live and labor among us
for more than half a century. Great men —
men who are great in goodness — are God's
best gifts to any people. The impress of
his thought, the influence of his character,
time can never efface. Your community
here is richer in every way that a man so
pure in life, so noble in thought, so gentle
in all his dealings with men, should have
gone in and out before you for so long a
period of time. It cannot be otherwise than
that the young people growing up to man-
hood and womanhood in this community will
aspire to attain a nobler type of character,
because Alexander Procter lived and wrought
here so many years, and going hence has
left the influence of his life like a gracious
benediction to abide with you.
To the family how much his life and char-
acter mean! These are cherished by them
much more than gold and silver, or stocks
and bonds. While all our hearts go out to
them in tenderest sympathy at their loss of
his personal presence they are none the less
to be congratulated on the glorious ending
of a life so rich in good deeds, high thoughts
and lofty ideals. May the blessing and
peace of God, in whom he trusted and with
whom he walked in closest fellowship, abide
with them forever!
But, having accomplished his great work,
it is well that he could go home and rest
from all his weariness. He loved life. To
him the earth was a beautiful place in
which to live. He loved men. He could
see their good points and proclivities when
duller eyes could see nothing praiseworthy.
He loved childhood with a tenderness like
that of the Master. With Jean Paul Richter
he could say: "I love God and little children."
But his love was even broader than that,
for he loved all men. But loving life, and
taking joy in all its beauty and tender re-
lationships, he had no fear of death. In his
faith to die was to pass out of the bondage
of the material into the true liberty of the
children of God. As we once heard him
say, he seemed to be passing through a tun-
nel here in the flesh, and death was passing
out of the dark tunnel into the broad, beau-
tiful sunlight of God's eternal day.
Peacefully, calmly, trustingly, he fell
asleep without a struggle, without a doubt,
without a fear. Let us not mourn that he
has gone from us and passed up higher to
enter into the fellowship of those elect
spirits whom he had known on earth, and
the larger company of the redeemed who
are before the throne, having washed their
robes and made them white in the blood of
the Lamb. There, to-day, amid the com-
pany of the glorified, among the tall sons of
light, he stands with a radiance on his face
brighter than that which illumined it even
here, still pursuing his favorite theme, as-
cribing glory and honor and dominion and
power to Him who was, who is, and who is
to come.
Every person has two educations — one
which he receives from other?, and one more
important, which he gives himself.
NOBILITY OF CHARACTER.
A. B. JONES.
Death is always eventful. Come when it
may, how it may or to whom it may, it al-
ways means a change, a mighty change, a
reconstruction, a readjustment, a revolution.
It means all this to the man himself — this
mortal shall put on immortality, the natural
body shall become a spiritual body; time is
exchanged for eternity. An exchange of
worlds! What a revolution! A young man
determines to leave his native state, his
home and all his early associations and go
to the Far West where opportunities for
growth and development are greater, where
ambition may find a larger sphere. All
preparations are made and the time to start
on his journey arrives. It now flashes upon
his soul what all this means. In silence he
walks out to view for the last time the
scenes of his childhood. He looks into the
garden, walks through the orchard, strolls
over the meadow and over the fields, wanders
through the woods and along the stream,
looks up at the sky and the floating clouds
— what emotions! He returns to the home
and looks sadly around the yard at the
green grass, the flowerbeds, the shade trees;
he enters the house, looks around at the
furniture, at the pictures on the wall and
at the old clock on the mantel — his heart is
full to breaking. He must now kiss his
mother and say good-bye to father, to
brothers and sisters, and turn his back on
all these things forever. What a change,
what a trial! Death means all this and
much more. To a man like Alexander
Procter, who loved nature, in whose face he
always saw God smiling, who could talk
with the stars, with the ocean, the lakes,
the rivers, the mountains, the forests, the
fields; who loved his own sweet home with
its majestic shade trees, its orchards and
vineyards of his own planting apd training,
its green grass and its smiling flowers; who
loved his family, his neighbors, his church;
who loved all mankind and everything as
he knew them here on this earth and in this
life — what a change, what a mighty change,
to close his eyes forever on all these things!
But death means a change, a reconstruction,
a revolution, not only to the man himself
but to his family. This family can never
be the same again. The head is gone, that
great heart is still, the magnet is removed
and the particles gathered about it must
fall apart.
The death of Bro. Procter means a change
— an appreciable change — to this church, to
this whole community and to our church
throughout this state. We shall all miss
him. That majestic form will no longer
grace our conventions, that eloquent tongue
will no more inspire our assembled hosts.
The great army will have to do battle with-
out its accustomed leader. A reconstruc-
tion, a readjustment, becomes necessary all
around. But the unseen hand will still guide
us all. .
The importance of the change wrought by
death is determined largely by the impor-
tance of the man who dies. Measured by
this standard, I shall not attempt to portray
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August 9, 19i0
to you the magnitude of the events involved
in the death of Alexander Procter. I leave
your imagination to coDceive of these in all
the broad sweep of their implied revolutions
and reconstructions.
Alexander Procter was a splendid speci-
men of an all-around man. In her happiest
mood nature cast him in her best mold.
Physically, he was a powerful man. His
body, while not compact or symmetrical,
was massive and always commanding in its
presence. The same may be said of his
mind — not compact, not close or logical in
its methods, but immense in its strength, in
its grasp and in its sweep. His fund of in-
formation, both general and special, was
always a surprise and a source of profit and
pleasure to his friends. Nor was he any
less a giant in his moral character. Had
Bro. Procter never been brought under the
influence of religion he would still have
stood erect among men and been recognized
as a moral hero. Nature made him that
way. He was so organized that he never
could have learned the way of success in
business, as many men have, through hook
and crook, by indirection and circumven-
tion. His soul always grew indignant in
the presence ot such things. The plain and
straight methods of honest and honorable
dealings were all that he cared to know. In
his moral make-up he blended two qualities
rarely found associated together in men —
the strength of a lion and the gentleness of
a woman. This latter quality was the
dominant one of his life. It required the
presence of great provocations and impor-
tant moral issues to arouse the lion in his
nature. But it was always there.
But the most conspicuous and imposing
part in the colossal character of Bro.
Procter was his spiritual nature. He saw
God in everything, and lived evrrmore in
the presence of God. No man ever asso-
ciated with him that did not feel the touch
of his lofty, spiritual nature and did not
feel inspired by it.
It has been emphasized that Bro. Procter
loved his brethren ardently. Let me add
that his brethren loved him with equal de-
votion. This fact has been manifested in
many ways. I recall now a few times in
which the committee on program for our
state convention decided, contrary to their
custom, to fill the program without a sermon
from Bro. Procter. But before the conven-
tion was over there would arise such a
clamor among the people that special ar-
rangements had to be made for a sermon
from him in some other church of the town,
and the crowd always followed him.
Bro. Procter was an advanced thinker.
He was always ahead of his brethren in
this respect. I recall the first time I ever
heard him preach. It was at our state
convention in Lexington, Mo., in 1856. His
thoughts then were beyond my reach fully
ten years. In his epistle to the Hebrews
Paul says: "These all died in faith, not
having received the promises, but they saw
them afar off, and were persuaded f them,
and embraced them." The apostle said this
referring back to what he had just written
concerning Abel, Enoch, Noah and Abraham.
"By faith Abel offered unto God a more
excellent sacrifice than Cain." Between
these two brothers there was a chasm.
Cain worshiped in a material, senmal,
mechanical way. His religion was a matter
of business with him, and as such he ground
through its forms. Abel was a spiritual
man, and it was "by faith, he offered unto
God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
through which he had witness borne to him
that he was righteous." The same broad,
deep chasm lay between Enoch and the
perverse men of his generation. They were
sensual, earthly, time-serving, while "Enoch
walked with God and was not, for God took
him."
"By faith Noah, being warned of God
concerning thing not seen as yet, prepared
an ark to the saving of his house." What a
difference between this man and the mass
of people who listened to his preaching and
watched him on high scaffolds building his
ark. The difference lay in their spiritual
understanding of things — in their faith.
And then: "By faith Abraham, when he
was called, obeyed to go out unto a place
which he was to receive for an inheritance;
and he went out not knowing whither he
went." The people looked at the old man
and wondered. They did not comprehend
his methods or his movements. In some
such way have we not all been studying
Alexander Procter? In that first sermon
I heard him preach in 1856. I listened
and wondered, but comprehended not.
After ten years of further study and
thought and growth on my part I reached an
understanding of that sermon. But when I
came to the house he then built I saw him
building another one ten years ahead of
me again. Again I toiled on and climbed
up to this house, but only to find Bro.
Procter gone still higher. Doring the last
ten years of his life and preaching he has
been beyond my reach. I have not under-
stood him, and I am now too old and feeble
to climb any higher. I shall never in this
life understand him. That he saw the rela-
tions and bearings of his later views, and
that he could articulate them with the plain,
fundamental truths of our holy religijn, I
shall not question. Whatever we may think
of his views of these matters, no man who
knew Alexander Procter can believe it
possible for that marvelous spiritual nature
to cut itself loose from God the Father and
Christ Jesus the Savior of men. Let us
rather think of him as among those of whom
Paul says: "These all died in faith, not
having received the promises, but saw them
afar off, and were persuaded of them, and
embraced them."
One more word. It has been said by a
preceding speaker that Bro. Procter's life
has been a benediction to this church in
Independence. I wish to say that his life has
been in a still more impressive way a bene-
diction to his family. It is an honor to be
the wife of such a man as Alexander
Procter. It is an honor to be the son cf
such a man or to be his daughter. And
henceforth, wherever Sister Procter may
travel in Missouri, and is introduced as the
wife of Bro. Procter, the hearts of her
brethren and sisters will all be tenderly
touched, and she will be graciously received
into their hearts and their homes. And
wherever and whenever this son shall go
abroad his introductio - as the son of Bro.
Procter will be a favorable passport to the
confidence and respect of the people. Where-
ever these three daughters may go the
sympathy and affection of the churches of
Christ await them. Having received such
honor, see that it is sacredly preserved and
maintained. And may God add his blessing
to this benediction.
Between Calvary and Olivet.
C. H. WETHERBE.
There are some very interesting thoughts
suggested by the life Christ between Cal-
vary and Olivet, or the forty days which
lay between Christ's death and ascension.
One thought which impresses me is that
from the ti n e that Christ arose from the
dead until he ascended to heaven he was not
subject to any persecution nor to any
trouble whatever from his enemies. He
was being led about during all of thit time
by his foes. Tney said that he had not
arisen from the tomb, but that his body had
been stolen from the grave by his disciples;
yet, not a single enemy had a chance to
personally meet and abi:se him. He had
gotten through being spit upon and other-
wise misused by sinners. He had borne an
unspeakable amount of vilest treatment
from sinners for several years, but during
those fony days he had a sweet, delightful
rest from abusive and lawiess sinoers.
What a great change that was! Why was
it that Christ was free from opposition and
mistreatment by his foes during that time?
It was because he did not appear before
them, and hence he did not give them a
chance to misuse him. Whenever he ap-
peared before men it was his own disciples
that he met.
In 1 Cor. 15:6 Paul states that Christ,
after he arose from the dead, "appeared to
above five hundred brethren at once." And
notice that those people were Christ's
"brethren." He did not show himself to an
enemy after his resurrection. There was
no communion between him and his foes
after he had been glorified by his death.
Not an unconverted soul had the privilege
of seeing Christ during those days of re^t.
It was his brethren and sisters who en-
joyed such a jrreat privilege. It rvas to his
friends and not to bis enemies that Christ
revealed himself during his restful six
weeks and more. Christ did what he told
his disciple* a few day before his death
that he would do, that he would manifest
himself to them, and not to the world. At
that time he said: "He that loveth me shall
be loved of my Father and I will love him,
and will manifest myself unto him." Judas
understood these words to mean that the
time was coming when Christ would mani-
fest himself exclusively to his disciples, his
own people, for he said: "Lord, what is
come to pass that thou wilt manifest thy-
self unto us and not unto the world?"
What occurred during those forty days will
be repeated only on a broader scale after
this dispensation shall have closed; only
Christ's own people will be with him in
heaven; the worldly-minded, the ungodly
will not be there. Then will God's people
be eternally seperated from sinners and for-
ever at rest.
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<£SS Tributes to Alexander Procter %£*£,£
The Young Preacher's Friend.
I wish 1 3 bear testimony to Bro. Procter's kindly
consideration for his younger brethren. Although
a giant in intellect and soul, the humblest of his
brethren found him as simple and unaffected as a
child, approachable and full of kindly, helpful
words. He was too great to be haughty or proud.
Geo. L. Peters.
Taylorville, HI.
A Man of Kindness.
Our Bro. Procter is not dead, but liveth forever-
more. I can never forget his kindness to me.
His last words of advice were to preach Christ.
It is with an aching heart and tearful eyes that I
stop here and beg leave to drop one flower upon
the grave of one of the grandest men I ever knew.
J. C. Howell.
S. McAlister, I. T.
A Magnificent t,ife.
I have known \ lexander Procter since his St.
Louis pastorate. Conducted a Sunday-school in
the basement of the church there at the time.
His was a magnificent life. Amid weakness and
pain he builded a character, pure, noble, grand,
worthy his towering intellect, the age in which he
lived, and the Master whom he humbly and su-
premely loved and served.
J. B. McCleery, Post Chaplain U. S. Army.
His I/ife Not Encompassed by Eulogies.
I greatly desire to be counted among the many
who knew and loved the great and good Alexander
Procter. For more than 25 years I have known
him well. It is doubtful whether any words of
appreciation or eulogy will be spoken by those
who knew him best that I cannot endorse. His
was a Christian life without a flaw in his armor
or a stain upon his shield. P. M. Green.
Kent, 0.
No Fear of Death.
I met Bro. Procter and heard him speak at a
a number of conventions, but our personal fellow-
ship was for only one day. Toe memory of that
day is as fragrant as a day lily. Let me lay it
upon his grave. Among other things he said: "I
look upon death as only the lifting of the latch
and the stepping from this humble cabin into our
Father's house of many mansions."
J. M. Morris.
Glennwood, la.
High'Appreciation of the Christian Ministry
As onewhoin.Bro. Procter assisted in ordaining
to the Christian ministry I wish to lay this flower
of grateful remembrance upon his grave. It was
here in this church, built during my first term of
service, on May 24, 1885, that Bro. Procter, Bro.
T. P. Haley and Chaplain J. B. McCleary ordained
me by fasting, prayer and the laying on of hands.
In all the years since I have loved and honored
Bro. Procter and have tried to carry out the high
ideals of the Christian ministry which he on that
day sought to impress on my mind. God be
praised for such men as Alexander Procter.
Walter Scott Priest.
Atchison, Kan.
A Genius, A Poet, A Philosopher,
"Now is the strong staff broken and the beau-
tiful rod." Before the minds of all who knew
him the image of the immortal Procter will stand
forever. With joy unspeakable and full of glory
he has entered the golden portal to receive at the
hands of all that blessed company a welcome
to the bliss that never fades, but behind him he
has left for us a rich, a glorious heritage. In
mind he was a genius, in soul a poet, in nature a
philosopher, in character a Christian and in all
things worthy of the highest eulog). He was the
leader of a vast school in the university of
thought, the power of which is just beginning to
take hold of the theological world. Oh, how we
pray for the coming light! From doctrines and
dogmas, from men and things he called the world
to a higher faith, that should have for its center
and its hope the ever- living and glorified Christ,
and from the clustering virtues which his life
"hall ever be exhaled a fragrance all divine.
W. R. J.
Atlanta, III., Aug. 2, 1900.
Conformed to the Divine Image.
There are few now living who knew Alexander
Procter a greater length of time or more inti-
mately than I did. I knew him from his early
ministry through all the years of his life to the
end, and I do not hesitate to say that in a long
life of observation and experience in the world
and in the church I have not met with any one
whose entire life was so nearly in conformity
with the divine model aa was his. It was a great
life, a beautiful life, and it remains to-day en-
balmed in love in the minds and hearts of thous-
ands of men and women who have felt its influ-
ence on their own lives.
James O. Carson.
St. Louis.
A Man of Magnetic Power.
I met this noble man first about 27 years ago,
at Louisiana, Mo. Having read a paper there, he
was the first to commend it and w el come me as an
Illinois preacher. Since then I was the editor of
his lectures, and as such sat under his trees day
by day, as he passed them through revision. The
last time I saw him, about a year- ago, he took
dinner with me, in my home here, and talked of
the ever-present God under my trees. Although
often engaged with him in friendly discussion I
loved him as I love no one else in Missouri. I can
not help that. He drew me and my wife to him
as no one else did. My boys all but worshiped
him. I have sat at his feet and learned of him.
He has broadened my soul, and I acknowledge my-
self hi debtor. J. W. Monser.
Columbia, Mo.
A Member of the State Board.
Another prince in Israel has fallen, and this
time the blow has come to our state mission
work very hard, for Alexander Procter has been
a member of the state board almost from its very
birth, and indeed from the very beginning of our
mission work in the state he has been closely
identified with h all. No man was ever more
faithful in his attendance at the board meetings.
Not one ever gave larger or more intelligent in-
terert to the winning of Missouri for Jesus than
did he. Ever since I became secretary he has
been one of my very dearest friends. When
weary, discouraged and grieved he was always
ready with his expressions of encouragement and
cheer. Personally I owe him a debt beyond my
power of payment. May I be worthy of all his
confidence indeed and may the brotherhood
whom he loved carry on with greater vigor the
work that lay so near his heart.
T. A. Abbott.
1123 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Saw the Divine in Humanity.
I would bring my tribute of love and praise to
the memory of one whose absence means personal
loss to every one enlisted in our restoration move-
ment. All who came within the charmed circle of
Bro. Procter's acquaintance had a realizing sense
of the wonderful magnetic force that drew all
hearts toward him. I believe this was due to the
fact that he saw the divine In humanity as few
people see it. He intuitively saw the best in each
human soul, and he possessed the tact to say the
kindly thing, to speak the word of praise that be-
got within each an earnest desire to live up to
their highest and best, to be indeed worthy of
what he thought them to be. To every soul I
suppose there comes days of darkness when the
very heavens seem as brass and the way closes in
as with a pall. Fortunate is he if at such a time
he can enter the inspiring presence of a man of
love like Bro. Procter, a man capable of offering a
consolation so divine as to occasion a spiritual up-
lift and make one feel it a joy to suffer to call out
such matchless sympathy. I bade him a last fare-
well in June, his voice was almost too feeble for
utterance, but there was no far off look in the
failing eyes; simply a joyous expectancy as he sat
waiting for that "divine event to which the whole
creation moves," for to him dying meant home-
going, happiness and the Father's house.
He has gone and "the silence aches around us,"
but in the midst of our sorrow we rejoice that the
world is better, the way is brighter. The upward
pathway seems less steep because of the rare in-
fluence of the life of Alexander Procter.
Alice Williams.
Cameron, Mo.
Faith in Things Not Seen.
The heart that attempts a worthy tribute to the
memory of Alexander Procter, is Hummoned to a
heavy task. Nothing that one can say will add
to his good name or enlarge the measure of our
sincere and lasting esteem. His character is be-
yond the reach of either praise or blame. The
secret of his beautiful life and fascinating dis-
course, whether in the pulpit or in the social circle,
was his faith in the invisible. To thoughtful
people and those in trouble his sermons were an
inspiration and helpful to a degree beyond those
of any other p'eacher of his generation. This
little flower is laid on his grave in changeless love
and in adoring gratitude.
N. M. Ragland.
Fayetteville, Ark.
His Optimism.
One of the most striking characteristics of the
many-sided sage of Independence was his gentle
optimism. I never heard a despondent word from
his lips. Not that he was blind to the strife going
on between good and evil — false anl true— all
about him. He was painfully conscious of human
infirmity, suffering and sin; and no heart ever boat
with a truer sympathy for the victims of misfor-
tune. But he had a sublime confidence in the
permanence of truth, the final victory of right, and
he had the noble faculty of impartirg his faith to
others. No man could come under the spell of his
great mind and generous heart without seeing the
sun break through the clouds and feeling ever
after with gentle Pippa in Browning's sweet story:
"God's in his heaven;
All's right with his world."
Thank God for the hope-inspiring ministry of
our beloved Bro. Procter.
W. F. Richardson.
A Fountain of Knowledge.
I wish to express my high regard for the life
and character of Alexander Procter. He impress-
ed all who came in contact with him with his
consecration and his largeness. He was great
enough to be simple, humble and childlike, ihat is,
great enough to be fit for the kingdom of heaven.
No man in all my association with men more
profoundly moved me. He was a majestic man,
an imperial man in all that constitutes the noblest
manhood. Once I spent a day in his home. His
talk under the oaks and under the stars was like
Alphonso Karr's "Tour in My Garden" and the
"Memorabilia" combined. Another time we
walked over Kansas City together, just after a
cyclone had swept it. Again, at Marshalltown I
sat with him and G. W. Longan on a lawn for
two hours and listened. Again, at a convention
in Kansas City, Kan., and last at Indianapolis.
These especially among many. In every case
these interviews are indelibly fixed on my mind
and heart.
It was a high privilege to know him. It gave
any one a more exalted conception of God and
man. He is worthy to stand with the tallest
seraph. F. D. Power.
A Friend and Counselor.
In 1873 I became connected with Woodland
College, Independence, Mo. Alexander Procter,
who had been my father's friend since they met
as boys at Bethany College, became my friend
and counselor. For years I sat under his power-
ful pulpit ministrations and during those years al-
most weekly in his home. I became the teacher
of his children and he became my teacher. Go
when I would with a question, however difficult, I
found him willing and ready. I think I knew him
as well as a lesser mind could know a greater
one. He was preacher, theologian, philosopher,
poet, naturalist all in one. His thoughts were
beautiful, deep, devout. He soared, he delved, he
worshiped. He towered above his fellows, yet the
humblest had sweet and helpiul fellowship with him.
It can be truthfully said of him that he was theo-
philanthropic. Selfishness, jealousy and littleness
found no place in his manly breast. He was good
in his greatness and great in his goodness.
"Sweet promptings unto kindest deeds
Were in his very look;
We read his face as one who reads
A true and holy book."
His great mind moved in charity, rested in
providence and turned upon the poles of truth.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 9, 1900
Singularly sincere and simple, his life was serenely
beautiful and trustful. His conception of Christ
was truly inspiring, and he loved and preached
him with all the wealth of his great loving heart.
His masterful and beneficent ministry far over-
reached i ur own brotherhood.
The citizens of the great state of Missouri,
without respect to creed or condition, owe him an
everlasting debt of gratitude. Blessed man!
Blessed memories! I thank God for both.
Prank W. Allen.
Stanford, Ky., Aug. 3, 1900.
The Message of Bro. Procter.
It was no disparagement to any hero of Greece to
say that while Ulysses was absent no one was
able to bend his bow. Bro. P. is no more among
us. He bent his own bow. It was strong and
massive. It gained a rich living for those who
sat at his board. In attempting to give a brief
account of his work I disclaim comparison or dis-
paragement. I do not know that I can do my
subject the smallest justice, but I can give a few
impressions. It is worthy a more facile pen.
To account for the message of Bro. P. one must
first take into considera ion the student. Before
Bro. P. could answer questions for others he was
compelled to answer them for himself He gave
out visions as he saw them. His four great sub-
jects were God, Christ, man and nature. He
studied the Bible, history and science. Current
events as an evolution of the past never failed to
Interest him. He considered the Bible the Book
of books, but did not exalt it to a fetich. There
was great gain, to the race in the Lntheran Refor-
mation, but one of its ultimate effects was to
substitute the Bible for the Pope. This was a
great gaiD hut not enough. Christ should have
been the substitute. If ever there was a man
who preached Christ, no one can make that claim
above Bro. P. He was not a text preacher nor a
word juggler. He did not depreciate the Bible,
but he had a higher appreciation of God and his
Christ. Judged by his pulpit readings there
were portions of Scripture which were special
favorites. Those that spoke of abundant life, of
freedom from law, of perfect faith, of human
transfiguration, had great attraction for him. He
rarely ever read from the historic portions of the
Old Testament. As well as I can remember when-
ever he took up the Old Bible it opened for him
almost spontaneously at Psa. 19, or 23, or 90, or
the later chapters of Isaiah. If his readings were
from the New Testament he would select those
passages fullest of the sayings of the Master.
The Sermon on the Mount was an inexhaustible
storehouse for him. I think John was his favor-
ite biographer. I do not remember in a long
time to have heard him read from or comment on
the Acts. His favorite epistles were Ephesians,
Colossians, Philippians, James and Peter, but
Romans 8 and 1 Cor. 13 and 15, and 2 Cor. 5,
held equal claims with the most favored portion.
If he hiid his favorite portions of Scripture he
alse had favorite passages. I can still hear him
saying: "Who shall separate us." etc. We know
not wbat we shall be," etc. "fill we all come in
the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of
the Son of God unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of th* stature of the fullness of Christ."
Of course, it will be known that the selections
given above are not a complete catalogue of his
preferences, but a few that I recall with less
effort. In fact, they report themselves without
effort. The passages he loved were descriptive
of the great possibilities and outcome of life.
Based on his faith, that a man was made in the
image of God, he believed the promises and tried
to open the eyes of his generation to the splen
did heritage of every man. Listening to him for
so long a time on these magnificent themes, when
he died I felt like my line of communication had
been cut.
I said above that Bro. P. was a student of sci-
ence. With his responding brain how could he
be otherwise? He was a great admirer of Darwin
and Spencer. These men served only to make
him more profoundly religious. He found it easier
to believe the theory of creation by evolution
than that by "fiat," and some of his most glorious
outlooks were obtained from the elevated positions
given to thought by these men. His study of
nature was a source of most beautiful illustra-
tion. I remember his using a bulb and then the
flower that came from it to illustrate the trans-
figuration. A few days since I gave the follow-
ing estimate in an interview: "That which made
Bro. P. of such service in almost every sphere of
life was his strong, liberal, broad mind. His
thought was comprehensive. He never saw any
subject by sections. He used God to explain the
world and Christ to explain man. . . . Tak-
ing his stand upon the Rock of Ages, he preached
a general good news to all the world. . . .
As far as I could see there was not the slightest
trace of pessimism in his nature." His study of
the progressive order of creation: how the mineral
was lifted to the vegetable, how the vegetable
was lifted to the animal and animal to man — this
study made him, makes any man an optimist. And
we cannot help seeing that man is being lif i ed
through Christ up to God. Like Drummond, the
study of nature's order gave a larger, finer con-
ception of the spiritual world. Bro. Procter did
not preach science, but he preached a Christianity
enlarged and enriched by sublime contemplation
of the universe. When he rose from his investi-
gation he could say with the psalmist: "The
heavens declare the glory of God and the. firma-
ment sheweth his handy work." When he eaw
that each dying age always gave "anticipation"
of the one to come, it filled him with hope for
humanity and he would say: "It doth not appear
what we shall be, but we know that when he shall
appear we shall be like him." He would point to
Jesus and say: "Behold the coming man." Bro.
Procter's soul was anchored to God and Christ
and he tried to brush away everything that ob-
scured his view. If at the close of hh own life
he realized what he had so often told to others,
then he entered into joy and the sublime visions
of the new heaven and a new earth and a pure
river of water of life, clear as a crystal proceed-
ing out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, be-
came his i'o '/evermore and his soul received the
richest interpretation of that revelation which
says: "They shall see his face; and his name shall
be in their foreheads." Geo. S. Bryant.
Woodland College.
Christian Heroism.
Below we publish a private letter by permission
from one of our missionaries in India. We do
this that our readers may know of conditions in
the famine districts of India and also of the
problems which our missionaries have to meet in
that field. It is enough t) move a heart of stone
t) see the heroism displayed in this letter by Bro.
C. and other of our missionaries. Surely, we
ought to gladly give of our abundance for the
support of such servants of humanity and of God
and for such a work. — Editor.
Landou'r, N. W. P., India, May 10, 1900.
Dear Bro. Payne: — Your letter of some days
ago was laid aside until I should come up to the
hills. I am here now, for just how long I don't
know. I thank you very much for your kind
words. I shall be glad if I in a measure can
prove worthy of them.
I am much pleased to see a cut of your new
place of business and to learn of your prosperity.
I would be glad to call in and see you. Bat if
your prosperity continu-s you will have grown
corpulent before the time comes for this pleasure.
When I left Hurda it was from 108° to 112° in
the shade. Here it is so cool in the bouse that
my hand is not in very good condition for writing.
It is a real blessing to be able to get away from
the heat for awhile. I have never come up here,
however, entirely for rest, I put in a good part of
the time studying the language.
I am having grain sold cheaply in several vil-
lages by our helpers. I buy it and sell it at a
loss. The famine people are very glad to get it
in this way. We hope that they may recognize
something of the gospel of love in this. We
expect to buy seed grain for some of them later.
In our district of 150,000 people 55,000 are on
relief works, and many who are not on relief
works are in a very poor conditiion, some for in-
stance are selling the roofs from their houses.
Thousands of these people are now living on one
and a half and two cents a day. This is poverty!
We don't know what it is to be poor as these
people do here. But much of this is the fruit of
heathenism.
In our own immediate district there are v ry
few actually starving to death, although a good
many are getting poorer every day for lack of
food and will easily fall a prey to disease. In
some other parts suffering is more severe and
more are starving to death. Also cholera has
broken out in some of the relief camps and from
150 to 200 persons are found dead of this dread
disease nearly every morning. They die in a
night or in a few hours. I have seen no cholera
during this famine, but I have been all about the
smallpox. I have been in a hand's reach of them
several times. I have wondered what people at
home would do if they suddenly found themselves
in the presence of smallpox or cholera. The
average person, perhaps, would not not remain
long. Bat our work takes us where these dis-
eases a-e and we cacnot flee and be faithful to
our work. So we do not dwell on the danger, but
rather on duty. Give my "salams" to your
brothers and other friends of mine whom you
may meet.
I hope you may be continue to prosper both in
spiritual and temporal thnigs. Our work general-
ly is moving some. Sincer<-ly,
G. W. COFFiiAN.
B. B. Tyler Wrong for Once.
I read B. B. Tyler's letters uniformly with
pleasure, and sometimes with delight, but Lis last
in the Christian-Evangelist of July 26 closes
with a piece of advice to which I nust take ex-
ception. He says:
James Lane Allen's new book, "The Reign of
Law," published by the Macmillan Company, New
York, is a good book to read in this connection.
It has a bearing on the questions here raised. It
is much the best piece of work that Mr. Allen has
given to the public. Read, as soon as possible,
"The Reign of Law." B. B. T.
I am sure that Bro. Tyler had not read the
book through, or that he had read some parts of
it very inattentively, or he would not tave given
this piece of advice. The culmination of the
arguments and refle-tions which Mr. Alhn puts in
the mouth of his hero and which are doubtless his
own is expressed in the two following para
graphs:
"Buddha's faith or Brahma's were no more
direct from God than Buhdistic or Brahman tem-
ples were from God; the Koran is no more in-
spired than Moorish architecture is inspired; the
ancient religion of the Jews stands on the same
footing as the other great religions of the globe,
as to being supernatural; the second religion of
the Hebrews, starting out of them, but rejected
by them, the Christian religion, the greatest of
all to us, takes its pla:e with the others as a per-
fectly naturil expression of the same human
dtsire and effort to find God and to worship him
through all the best that wo know in ourselves
and of the universe outside of us" (p. 294).
"If you ask me whether I believed in the God
of the Hebrews, I say, Yes; just as I believe in
the God of the Babylonians, of the Egyptians, of
the Greeks, of the Romans, of all men. But if
you ask me whether I believe what the Hebrews
wrote of God or what any other age or people
thought of God, I say, No. I believe what the
best thought of my own age thinks of him in the
light of man's whole past and of our greater pres-
ent knowledge of the laws of his universe" (p.
296).
Here you see plainly what "reign of law"
this novel is intended to set forth. Bro. Tyler is
the last man to purposely recommend such teach-
ing to the readers of his popular letters.
It may be well for me to add that Mr. Allen
represents his hero, David, who is evidently made
up partly o' himself and partly of W. B. Smith,
well known in Missouri while a professor in
Missouri University as having been a student of
the College of the Bible, becoming an infidel while
a student and being expelled for his infidelity. I
suppose that a novelist is at liberty in the main
to make up his facts and persons to suit himself;
but when he designates real institutions by name,
and gives dates, and points out persons as plainly
as if their names were given, he should feel bound
to tell the truth about them. Now, neither he,
nor W. B. Smith, nor any other person corre-
sponding to his David was ever a student of the
Bible. It is possible, I think, for a boy as green
and illogical as he represents his David t6 have
been to fall under evil influences and become an
infidel while daily studying the Scriptures; but
fortunately, the college of the Bible has had no-
such an experience as he ascribes to it.
J. W. McGarvey.
igust 9, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Our Budget*
-Heat August.
•Nights modified.
•Annual city exodus on.
•Program Kansas convention this paper.
Church Extension Day first Sunday in Sep-
>er.
-A suitable offering for Church Extension can-
ae had without preparation.
•Every pastor should send to G. W. Muckley,
sas City, Mo., for supplies for Church Ex-
ion offering.
It is also time to begin to talk up the
>nal convention in the churches. Do not
7 these conventions to come upon you un-
■es. A vast throng of people should be there.
should not permit ourselves to be over-
owed by political conventions and interests.
-The first Sunday in August was a red-letter
for the Second Christian Church, this city,
re were six additions to the church besides a
' liberal collection taken for the church debt,
h will be reduced several hundred dollars
month. In this offering the pastor, as usual,
among the most liberal donors of the church,
ill be seen by this account that all of the re-
n in St. Louis has not gone to the seashore
kher resorts for the summer.
-We had expected to give all the addresses at
funeral of Bro. Procter in this piper, but
ig to delay in getting some of them to this
e, we are able to give but two — that of the
)r and that of Bro. Jones. We have, however,
ived a large number of tributes to his memory
hich many of the many virtues of -his life are
cted. The remaining addresses will probably
jar in our next issue. These tributes show
widely and deeply the life of Alexander Proc-
touched his fellowmen — all who knew him or
i whom he came in contact in his long and
ul ministry. Only God can see and know the
lence of such a life upon the world.
-On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of
jander Procter's birthday a negative of him in
library was taken and photographs from this
ative on heavy cardboard 11x14 are now offer-
or sale at $1 each, or larger ones (16x20) at
ja> h, all the proceeds of which are to be de-
id to the purchase of a suitable monument to
id at his grave. This will not only give to the
nds of this grand man a good photograph of
, but will contribute toward the erection of a
mmentto stand — not to perpetuate his memory:
annot be effaced; not to honor his life: the life
ors the monument — as a token of esteem in
ch he is held by his friends. Let every one
hing a photograph of either size, and wishing
sontribute toward this expression of esteem ad-
38 Mrs. Lillian Gwin, or M. C. Masters, Inde-
dence, Mo.
-Five leading Sunday-school workers, repre-
ting various denominations, have just made a
r of the great Northwest under the auspices of
International Sunday-school committee. They
e held conventions in eleven states and prov-
38, traveling in all about 8,000 miles each.
i members of the party, except the inter-
ion al general secretary, contributed their
vices voluntarily during this eight weeks' tour.
8 is only one of the ways in which the Inter-
ional Sunday-school work is helping the work
all denominations everywhere. The expenses
the tour were provided for by special contribu-
n before the party started Details concern-
: the International Sunday-school work may be
i by applying to the general secretary, Mr.
irion Lawrence, Toledo, 0.
— The church at North Eaton, Ohio, has passed
memorial resolutions in honor of H. W. Everest
and John M. Atwater, who were once pastors of
that church. The^e resolutions of esteem were
unanimously adopted by the church.
— During the month of July the Foreign Society
received $14,556 41, a gain of $1,452.16 over the
corresponding month last year. There was a gain,
however, in the regular receipts of $3,237.16.
— As E. J. Lampton will be absent from
Louisiana, Mo., for a month or so, holding pro-
tracted meetings, he asks all applicants for the
pulpit in that city to address the official board.
— In the notice of the life of Sister Cline in
our issue of July 26 it says that she was married
to David Cline in 1850. It should have read 1854
instead of 1850. The picture is that of Sister
Cline in the year 1861.
— Star of the East is the name of a new
church paper of eight pages published monthly in
the interest of the churches of Eastern Pennsyl-
vania and ably edited by H. F Lutz, Harrisburg.
We trust that the Star of the East may shine
brightly, lead many to Christ and be a great
light unto the churches of the district named.
—The First Church of Christ, Plainfield, N. J.,
has had a summer of plesure in work. The at
tendance is five times larger than it was Jan. 1,
and the prayer-meetings, Friday evening and
(women's) Wednesday afternoon, arc well sus-
tained. The work among the colored people is
also progressing.
— The church at Bethany, W. Va., is very
d'sirous of employing a pastor and would be
pleased to correspond with some of our preaching
brethren who have children to educate. While
the salary will not be large, they can offer free
tu.tion in the college and some other advantages.
Address communications to C. B. Scott, Bethany,
W. Va.
— Dr. J. Harvey Moore, a noted occulist of this
city, has this week forwarded to M. D. Adams,
one of our missionaries in India, a package of
medicine for a course of treatment free of charge.
Bro. Ada lis had learned of Dr. Moore's success
in the treatment of Bro. Calvin's eyes and has
applied to him at this distance for treatment.
Dr. Moore is a Presbyterian in religion, but his
faith does not narrow his views, neither his phil-
anthropies. He is interested in the cause of
missions and missionaries regardless of denomi-
national distinctions.
— The Shenandoah (la.) local papers very fully
report a pleasant event in connection with the
Church of Christ at that place. It seems that in
the purchase of their parsonage, some years ago
a mortgage of $1,000 was assumed. A few Sun-
days ago pastor J. H. Wright invited his people
to sit in judgment upon a line of thought on
"Church Finances" and decide whether it would be
scriptural should he present it to "the church
over the way." It was generally io considered, at
which point he introduced his withheld text: "Thou
art inexcusable, 0 man, whosover thou art that
judgest; for wherein thou judgest another thou
condemnest thyself," and urged that his congrega-
tion be careful to live up to these scriptural in-
junctions. It was determined to pay off the mort-
gage on the parsonage, and on July 27 a "jubilee
social" was held, 300 attending and enjoying the
free for-all cream and cake. At its close, the
money needed being raised, the mortgage wa» can-
celed and burned amid rejoicing. The prompt re-
sponse to this call for $1,030 ($30 interest), the
regular weekly payment of his salary, the 23 ac-
cessions since February 1 and the cordial spirit
manifested both within and without the church
give the pastor reason for rejoicing.
— A number of new missionaries will sail for
Japan and India during September.
— The Foreign Society has received no word
from the missionaries in China during the past
week. The officers of the society feel confident
that the missionaries are safe, or they would re-
ceive cablegrams.
— The 10th annual conventional of the Nod-
away Valley district, Missouri, will be held at
Grant City, August 28-30. All persons expecting
to attend this convention are requested to send
their names to W. H. Harris, Grant City, Mo. A
good program is provided for the convention.
— The Missionary Intelligencer for August treats
at considerable length of the troubles in China.
This substantial missionary magazine, always full
of inspiring missionary news, ought to be a liter-
ary fixture in every Christian home.
— We are glad to have so good a journal as
the West Virginia Christian quote freely from
our columns. It is careful to give due credit,
which is greatly to its credit. The W. V. C. is
starting out bravely in a good work and we wish
it Godspeed in its important field.
— A friend of Foreign Missions is arranging to
turn over $2,500 to the Foreign Society in a short
time on the annuity plan. This will make the
annuity fund amount to about $92,500, or only
$7,500 short of the $100,000 the society is hoping
to rt ach for the annuity fund before September
30, when the books close. The society will receive
any amount from $100 to $25,000 and pay a reas-
onable interest during life. For further particu-
lars address F. M. Rains, Treasurer, Box 384, Cin-
cinnati, 0.
— The convention of the 7th missionary district
of Illinois will be held in Fairfield, Sept. 4-6.
Those who expect to attend this convention are
rf quested to send their names to J. A. Battenfield,
Fairfield, HI. A good program has been arranged
for this convention.
— The North American Review for August con-
tains a symposium on the Chinese question. There
are seven articles by strong writers on one or
other of its mnny phases. Every person at all
interested in this great problem should read each
of these articles.
— In the catalog of the Fayette Normal Uni-
versity, Fayette, 0„ for the year closing June 7,
1900, and announcement for 1900-1901, we find
the name of J. Fraise Richard next to that of the
president in the faculty. Prof. Richard has trans-
ferred all his interests from Wash'ngton, D. C, to
this point and will co-operate in the management
and upbuilding of the Fayette Normal University.
Fayette is an ideal college town and Prof. Richard
is abreast of the age in practical educational
methods, and we predict increased popularity for
the Fayette Normal under the leadership of Presi-
dent Palmer and Vice-President Richard.
— Renrmber that all of August is needed for
a proper preparation for the offering for Church
Extension on the first Sunday in September. It
will be no trouble to reach the quarter- million
mark this year with anything like a hearty re-
sponse on the part of the churches. We have
but one Church Extension Board and but one
annual offering for Church Extension, and hence
the importance of attention and action. To miss
out on this offering sets the work back a whole
year; perhaps for all time. Do not fail to send a
postal card to G. W. Muckley, Kansas City, Mo.,
for supplies for the September offering. You
will need literature, collection envelopes, instruc-
tions, enthusiasm, material and fire to kindle it.
Send at once for what you need. Remember that
we have but one Church Extension Board, while
the e are 127 evangelistic, district, state and
national boards.
1006
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 9, 19C
— All mail matter intended for any department
of Add-Ran University should be directed to
Hermoson, Tex.
— For the first 10 months of the current mis-
sionary year the Foreign Society has received
$147,126.05, or a gain of $20,290.19. Let it be
remembered that the books close for the current
missionary year, September 30.
— The C. W. B M. convention of the first
district, Missouri, will be held at SturgeoD, Aug.
14, 15. The Montgomery County convention will
be held at New Florence, Aug. 16, 17. The
second district C. W. B. M. convention will be
held at La Belle, Mo., Aug. 16, 17. Let all inter-
ested parties take note.
— Writing of the cause in Rochester, N. Y.,
Steve Corey, pastor of the church there, says:
We will break ground for our new Sunday-
school addition next week. Our church has been
in existence three years and the work is growing
nicely. Situated in the best part of the city for
growth, we] expect to have a strong work in the
near future. It takes time to bring our plea be-
fore the people in conservative old Rochester, but
some are accepting the truth with gladness.
personal ]Mentioru
J. H. 0. Smith, pastor of Union Christian
Church, Chicago, 111., has resigned.
W. R. Jinnett, pastor of the church in Atlanta,
111, will spend his vacation at Mt. Olive, N C.
J. L. Marshall, pastor of the church at Palmyra,
Mo., will spend the month of August at Manitou,
Col.
James E. West, of Missoula, Mont., has been
granted the month of August for a vacation,
which he will spend at Jackson, Mich.
J. N. Crutcher of First Church, Paris, Tex., and
Mrs. Crutcher will spend the month of August in
Kentucky. He will hold a meeting at Richmond.
Dr. B. B. Tyler is now in Remington, Ind., for a
season. He is on for a number of addresses
during the Fountain Park Assembly, July 28 to
Aug. 12.
Jas. R. Mclntire, pistor of the church at Ames,
Iowa, reports fine conditions and good outlook for
the future of the church. Ames is the seat of
the Iowa state college and is an important center.
W. R. Motley, for seven years pastor of the
church in Newport News, Va., has resigned to
accept work with the church in Watertown, N.
Y., beginning Sept. 15th.
After three years of service with the church in
Plattsmouth, Neb., R. M. Dungan has resigned
and accepted a call to preach for the church in
Moulton, la.
J. E. Lynn, pastor of the church in Springfield,
111., his wife and Dr. and Mrs. V. T. Lindsay, of
Springfield, will spend the month of August camp-
ing in the Rocky Mountains.
Geo. R. Beardslee, now located at 134 W. Mar-
ket St., Wabash, Ind., is ready to serve any
church within 100 miles of that city that is need-
ing a pastor for one-half or one-fourth time.
F. W. Burnham, pastor of the church in Charles-
ton, 111., has been granted a leave of absence for
three weeks, during which he will visit about his
old home at Chapin, 111.
I. J. Spencer, pastor Central Church, Lexington,
Ky., and his wife are engaged with W. C. Payne,
of Evanston, 111., in a tent meeting. "Evanston
is a city of 20,000, the seat of the Northwestern
University and the home of 75 millionaires."
W. W. Dowling, editor of Our Young Folks,
The Evangelist and other Bible-school literature,
spent Lord's day at Bethany Park. Also W. D.
Cree, our subscription manager. Bro. Dowling
returned to his work this week, but Bro. Cree will
remain a few days at the Park.
Morton L. Rose, pastor of the church in Eugene,
Oregon, has been granted three months' vacation
by his church and will take a course of special
study in Chicago. His family will spend the sum-
mer in Iowa. He will attend the general conven-
tion at Kansas City, Mo., in October, before re-
turning to Eugene.
S. W. Nay, pastor of the church at Elk City,
Kan., has been called for another year at an in-
creased salary. During the year closed, July 29,
he reports 35 additions, a mission organized at
Loughton with 25 members, solemnized 13 mar-
riages, organiz d a Junior C E. with 45 members,
also an Aid Society and an Endeavor Society, en-
larged the Bible-school and the church expenses
all paid.
H. H. Peters, for two years pastor of the
church in Rantoul, 111 , has resigned to take effect
Aug. 15. Elder Peters has accepted a call to
preach for the church in Washington, 111., with
the understanding that he is to finish his course in
Eureka College in connection with his pastorate
there. The church in Ra> toul has prospered
under the care of Bro. Peters and the church and
people of the city will sincerely regret his de-
parture.
J. P. Myers, who has \ een for the past two
years serving the Central Christian Church at
Muncie, Ind., will close his work there October 1st,
to enter Butler College for postgraduate work.
During his two years' work there about 75 have
been added to the church and all missionary offer-
ings materially increased. The church is in good
working order. Bro. Myers would be pleased to
serve any church or churches within reach of In-
dianapolis.
CHANGES.
G. T. Meekes, Bakersfield to Madison, Cal.
J. 0. Sheller, Adario to Mansfield, 0.
David Trundle, Florence. Col., to Elmo, Wash.
W. H. Knotts, Zionsville, Ind., to Litchfield,
Minn.
S. M. Perkins, Council Bluffs to Villisca, la.
R. R. Hamlin, Palestine to Clebourne, Tex.
G. C. Ardrey, Stafford to McPherson, Kan.
S. C. Humphrey, Tonawanda, N. Y., to China, 0.
L. F. Stephens, Corwallis to Dilly, Ore.
J. E. Stevens, Colby, t"> Goodland, Kan.
H. D. Williams, Ann Arbor, Mich , to Mankato,
Minn.
W. D. Rice, Mammoth Cave to Nickolasville,
Ky.
J. H. Crutcher, Troy to Mexico, Mo.
G. T. Camp, Northwood to Toronto Junction,
Ont.
Our Cause at Hot Springs, Ark.
A recent period of convalescence from typhoid
fever found me, by direction of my physician, at
Hot Springs, Ark. Of course, I found the sturdy
little band of Disciples worshiping there, as what
loyal Disciple would not? It did not take me long
to discover that a heroic battle was being waged
there by a devoted pastor and a loyal, earnest
little flock. A good beginning has been made,
and slow but sure progress. It was quite ap-
parent that Hot Springs is a strategic point for
our people. Hundreds if not thousands of Dis-
ciples visit the springs every year. Many of
these are without means, sorely afflicted, looking
to church benevolence for support while there,
perhaps helped to this destination by the gener-
osity of Disciples elsewhere. Ought not the
church at large make the church at Hot Springs
sufficient for this ministry?
Besides, what a glorious opportunity is furnished
the Church of Christ at Hot Springs for the dis-
semination of its plea by the annual visit of a
hundred thousand people from all parts of the
world to that famous resort. In October a series
of meetings will be held there by Evangelist
Romig and singer. Let the brotherhood respond
promptly to the call for $150 to supplement the
work of the Hot Springs Church. I cheerfully
bear witness to the godly character and inde-
fatigable ministry of the pastor, Bro. T. N.
Kincaid, and to the consecration and co-operation
of such noble men as Dr. Connell and others in
the Hot Springs Church. H. 0. Breeden.
Get Out of the Ruts.
k Follow system in Bible study. Take a course
at home by mail. Terms, $1.00 per month.
Trial lesson free per request. Write Prof. C. J.
Burton, Christian University, Canton, Mo.
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vugust 9, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
An Official Message.
To the Disciples op Christ in Virginia—
reetings.— The State Board of the Virginia
tiriatian Missionary Society take pleasure in
aking official announcement of the engagement
if Bro. Wm. Jackson Shelburne as financial
rent to succeed our lamented Bro. F. M. Ander-
U. Bro. Shelburne is at present located at
iuntingdon, Tenn., and is in charge of Tennessee
•ate missions during the absence of Bro. A. I.
jyhr in Europe. He will take up the work in
jirginia as soon after the first of September,
300, as he can terminate his present labors,
ihe name Shelburne gives our brother a most
'racious introduction to our Virginia brethren,
Id his personal qualifications, enhanced by the
est education as well as by experience in the
iork before him, satisfy us as to his eminent fit-
ess for the work. He is a graduate of Milligan
iollege, Tennessee, and the College of the Bible,
exington, Ky., and has been identified with the
'ork in Tennessee quite awhile. He is a speaker
f recognized ability and a young man of fine
haracter. We bespeak for him a cordial recep-
lon on the part of our brethren and sisters
iroughout the state.
A number of the preachers in the state have
onsented to hold meetings lasting for about ten
^ays under the auspices of the state board, and
Is far as possible we are aiming to have evangel-
jtic work done in each district in the state. Bro.
i R. Maxwell has already conducted a meeting at
Petersburg, Va.. and Bro. F. F. Bullard at
''ulaski.
i Brethren J. W. West and G. W. Harless have
loth been sick recently, but are pushing the work
h Southwest Virginia.
i All who have made pledges to state work,
ither at the last convention or to the financial
'gents since, are urged to send in remittances as
oon as possible. Our collections have been
educed by not having a financial agent in the
eld, and we earnestly request your attention to
his appeal so that we can still further aid in
preading the gospel of the blessed Redeemer,
iddress State Bank of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
E. N. Newman, Secretary.
Knowledge of Food.
(■ROPER SELECTION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN
SUMMER.
, The feeding of infants in hot weather is a very
serious proposition, as all mothers know. Food
jnust be used that will easily digest, or the undi-
gested part* will be thrown into the intestines and
pause sickness.
It is important to know that a food can be ch-
ained that is always safe; that is Grape-Nuts.
j A mother writes: "My baby took the first
premium at a baby show on the 8th inst., and is
n every way a prize baby. I have fed him on
3rape-Nuts sinee he was five months old. I also
use your Postum Food Coffee for myself." Mrs.
L. F. Fishback, Alvin, Tex.
Grape-Nuts food is not made solely for a baby
food by any means, but is manufactured for all
human beings who have trifling, or serious, diffi-
culties in stomach and bowels.
One especial point of value is that the food is
predigested in the process of manufacture, not by
any drugs or chemicals whatsoever, but simply by
the action of heat, moisture, and time which per-
mits the diastase to grow, and change the starch
into grape sugar. This presents food to the sys-
tem ready for immediate assimilation.
Its especial value as a food, beyond the fact
that it is easily digested, is that it supplies the
needed elements to quickly rebuild the cells in the
brain and nerve centers throughout the body.
Church Extension.
Jesus said: "Lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven." The only way to do this i- to do a pay-
ing business on earth in the Master's cause.
From a financial view-point there is no invest-
ment a person can make equal in profit to that of
giving to the Church Extension Fund. It pajs in
dollars a larger percentage than any other legiti-
mate business on earth. All who are interested
in mathematical calculations, I ask them to thor-
oughly study the underlying principle of the
Church Extension plan of work and development,
and then carefully compute the actual increase of
church property which comes ab the direct result
of investing, say $2,500, in this fund for a period
of from five to thirty years.
The result of this calculation will be the great-
est surprise of your life.
It will run from 132 to over 3,000 per cent, of
profit, a treasure laid up in heaven for you by be-
ing deposited on earth in the Church Extension
Fund, which never ceases to work and is never
exhausted, but grows with each succeeding year.
Figure it out for yourself. You may not dis-
cover the secret of it at first, yet it is there. It
is the basis on which colossal fortunes are made
by business men during their lifetime. I can
prove my assertion to be correct if need be. Of
all funds for financial and heavenly profit, the
Church Extension Fund excels all others without
any exception. R. H. Bateman.
Santa Am, Cal.
Hearken to the Orphan's Cry.
None of the people in famine stricken India are
in greater need of help than are the little children.
The British Government is striving to feed the
people. Tens of thousands of them are crowded
together in its relief camps. Thousands of thete
will die from exposu;e and disease. Many will
leave little children to be cared fur. Most of the
appeals that have come to the Christian Woman's
.Board of Missions from its missionaries have
been for help to provide accommodations for
caring for some of these children. The board is
doing what it can to comply with these requests.
A new dormitory is beng built at Bilaspur and
the old one < nlarged. A second story is to be
added to the new orphanage being built at
Deoghur. Probably extensive enlargements will
be made to the orphanage building at Mahoba.
The policy of the'C. W. B. M. has always been
to assign the children in its orphanages to in-
dividuals and organizations for support. It costs
$30 per year to provide for the necessities for
each child. This provides for its care as well as
for food, clothing, books, medicines, etc. Sup-
port can be pledged for one year, a term of years,
or best of all until the child becomes self-sup-
porting. There is no better work to do than to
provide for one of these helpless children. It will
have the approval of the Master. A number of
children have been lately received at Bilaspur and
Mahoba Dr. Baldwin writes that the had made
arrangements to take in seventy-five more girls
the first of July. She has no funds with which to
provide for their necessities. Many individuals
who have been made stewards of our Lord's
bounty would be doing his will and blessing their
own lives by each supporting one of these child-
ren. Endeavor Societies, King's Daughters,
Sunday-schools and Sunday school classes and
other organizations should feel that the cry of
these needy ones is a direct appeal to them for
help; and they should heed and answer it.
As I have been given charge of this work I
shall be happy to correspond concerning it with
any and all who are willing to assist it. Please
let me hear from you at once.
Mattie Pounds.
152 East Market St., Indianapolis, Ind.
1007
The Cause of Many
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There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
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pneumonia, heart
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are often the result
of kidney disease. If
kidney trouble is al-
lowed to advance the
kidne y-poisoned
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kidneys themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
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the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you
can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp=Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and scald-
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Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and sold
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Pastorless Churches.
In Kansas we have over 400 churches. Our "si ate
superintendent, S. W. Lowe, tells me that only
190 of them have regular preaching/leaving'over
200 churches in this state without preaching any
part of the time, which means in nearly all cases
they are practically dead. Allowing a 50-foot
lot for each church standing side by side they
would reach two miles. The question with the
world as well as ourselves is, Shall these houses
be left to stand idle and rot down, or shall we use
them to preach the gospel of^ the Son of God in?
The answer is largely in the work of our pastors.
Our state superintendent could only visit one-
fourth of these places In a year if he only spent
one week at each place. He must have the help of
our pastors to put these churches to'work.
I recently held a two weeks' jBeeting~(filling my
regular Lord's day appointment elsewhere) with
one of these churches that had been idle for sev-
eral years. We reorganized, elected new officers,
and now I understand they have'a'good man hiied
half time until January.
I visited another church a'few'months since that
had been without preaching^for^ eighteen months,
although we had the best house in town, all
paid for and in excellent repair. I staid there
four days including Lord's day and have been
preaching there once a month 'ever since. Almost
any three of these churches^together could raise
$600 a year. A good Ladies' Aid in each could
raise half the amount and on that plan we could
put 60 or 70 more pastorslto [work in^Kansas im-
mediately and keep them here.
Many of the states are in a similar position, and
in these places the world is looking for our prac-
tice a great deal harder than they are listening
for our plea. If each pastor will go out daring the
week, which would cost him nothing, and hold one
or two meetings with these cnurches nearly all of
them could be put to work with regular preach-
ing at least part of the time. Brother Pastor, try
this and report results, gya ^T*^'
■Ijjjj Elmer T. Davis.
Kansas City, Kansas.] j _^
1008
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 9, 1900
Correepondence*
The Lands of the Long Day— V.
oars versus pedals.
As ha9 already been explained, there is a good
deal of traveling by water to be done by any one
who journeys through that part of Norway which
consists of an indiscriminate tangle of mountains
and fjords. In the height of the summer season
local steamers run *ith convenient frequency, but
tb<^ season is not yet at its height and the steam-
ers are running with inconvenient infrequ'ncy
and irregularity. To come to the end of a road
and find that there is no steamer leaving for three
days would be annoying if oDe were in a hurry.
To provide for this contingency the government
maintains a system of rowboat stations, on the
same plan as the posting stations on the roads,
where boats with two, three or four oarsmen may
be obtained on short notice for journeys of any
reasonable length. Many a long delay is saved by
this convenient means, and it is withal an agree-
able variation on the usual modes of travel.
I had climbed, late one afternoon, up a by-road
which rose abruptly two thousand feet from the
sea level, poised dizzily for an instant on the
knifelike edge of the ridge, and then mcontinent-
ly dropped to the sea level again at the little vil-
lage of Utrik on the Nordfjord. It was one of
those places from which there is no mode of
egress except by boats or wings. There was no
steamer; I had no wings. But, with the assist-
ance of the local potentate whoso office gives him
the title of "Landhandler," I secured a Doat and
two hardy Norsemen to row it. They took me six
or eight miles diagonally across the fjord to a
place where I could again get a road for a couple
of dozen miles to the end of a lake, where I could
get a steam launch to the foot of the valley of
Videdal, up which I could climb nearly four thou-
sand feet (riding where I could and walking where
I must) past roaring cataracts, besides lakes filled
with miniature icebergs, and through tunneled
snowdrifts to the isolated mountain inn of
Grjotli. That is the record of a single day of cy-
cling in Norway— not a monotonous sport, what-
ever else may be said of it.
There is a road which runs from Grjotli down
another valley to another fjord, making three
thousand feet of the descent in six miles. The
guidebook characterizes this "sudden and tre-
mendous plunge" as the chief glory of the road.
Opinions may reasonably differ, perhaps, as to
whether a sheer drop of three thousand feet ought
to be enrolled among the virtues of a road or en-
tered on the other side of the book. Personally, I
would be inclined to consider this a drop too much.
But this much must be said for it, that I never
saw a road more superbly engineered in the Alps
or elsewhere, or one which led with such impres-
sive suddenness from a barren wilderness of rocks
and snow to a fertile and fljwery valley. The
village at the bottom of this stairway, Marok on
the Geiranger Fjord, I deliberately consider as
having scenically the finest situation in Norway.
Speaking of flowers, it may be remarked that
Norway is particularly rich in wild flowers, and
especially in some of those which are our familiar
favorites at home. The first place must be given
to the violet, which grows profusely in both Nor-
way and Sweden at all altitudes under the snow
line and is in season in the latter half of June. A
miniature pansy in purple and yellow, with all the
markings of the cultivated pan»y, but no larger
than a rather small wild violet, is found in abund-
ance in many of the valleys. Bluebells are de-
cidedly more plentiful here than in Scotland, so
far as my observation extends; and the moors and
high lying plateaus are richly garbed in heather —
both the white and the kind that runs from blue to
red through all the shades of purple — as any part
of the Highlands. I found one wild rose in Tele-
marken, growing in a sheltered nook on the south
side of an enormous boulder, where a rocky basin
held a handful of soil. There is a delicate white
star-flower wiih a threadlike stem which flour-
ishes among the heather in exposed situations that
seem unsuited to its frail constitution. Lilacs are
just now coming into bloom in great profusion.
The most brilliant floral exhibition which I have
seen in this land was on the bleak Dovre Fjeld,
near enough to the timber line to be sheltered by
the last clump of stunted birches — an acre of blue
violets, so closely packed that the green could
Scarcely be seen through the blue, flanked by an
equally dense acre of yellow buttercups.
That matter of describing the women's cos-
tumes keeps weighing on my mind as a dreaded
duty. It must be done, of course — everybody does
it — and the transition from flowers to women is
perhaps as easy as any that I shall find. But oh
for some book about Norway conveniently at
hand, preferably one by a woman. I would pla-
giarize from it gratefully and unblushingly. In
the absence of that resource the natter stands
about thi3 way.
After I had been in Norway about a week it
began to be borne in upon my consciousness that
there were two general styles of dress in vogue
among the women; that one was the ordinary sort,
of which the masculine eye notes only the general
effect and not the component parts, and that the
other was — different. I gradually acquired the
impression, too, that outside of the towns a con-
siderable proportion of the women wore the other
sort. It had a curious and rather pleasing effect,
so that I took to noticing when a woman had it
on long before it occurred to me to observe what
it was. One evening I tried to think it out, but
could get no farther than the recollection that
there was a good deal of red and some white in
the upper part of the outfit, and here and there
some variegated spots — probably embroidery.
That was the evening when I postponed the task
of describing the costume in the article I was
then writing and said it would require some more
observation.
One evening, not long after this, my supper was
served by an extremely cross-eyed maid in the
costume. I had to fix my attention on something
so that I would not see her face, so I observed her
gown. It was not such a complicated matter
after all. The skirt calls for no special comment,
being of a dark hue, plainly made without ruffies,
tucks, pleats or other visible decoration, and be-
ing mostly covered by a white apron. The apron
had a band of "insertion" near the bottom which,
a3 I afterwards learned, was the rather coarse
hand-made linen lace, for the manufacture of
which the Hardanger district is famous. The main
item of the bodice was a bright-red, sleeveless
affair, the form of which was something like a
man's full-dress vest and something like a zouave
jacket. It was edged with a strip either of solid
black or of biack and red embroidery which ran
over the shoulders and down to the belt, giving a
suspender effect. The yoke and sleeves were
white. The space between the suspenders in
front was filled with a very complicated piece of
beadwork which, I judge, is considered the chief
crown and glory of the whole costume. For mil-
linery to go with this garb, the choice is a black
silk Handkerchief with big red roses in the cor-
ners, but stiff white headdresses of various shapes
are also worn.
I had an idea at first that this old national cos-
tume was now chiefly worn for the delectation of
tourists, who always delight in it. But that the-
ory was soon exploded by seeing it in many places
where tourists were not expected. Especially in
thd districts of Telemarken and Hardanger, bat
more or le33 all over the land, it is the habitual
and daily costume of a large proportion of the
country women. The only variations which I ob-
served were an o:casional skirt of bright-red,
trimmed in black, and rarely the substitution of a
green bodice for the red one.
The chances are that the English-speaking
traveler who visits Norway will enter the country
without much knowledge of the Norse language.
The chances are, too, that he will leave in the
same condition, for there is no country in conti-
nental Europe where so large a per cent, of the
population are acquainted with English. Neither
Denmark nor Holland can compare with Norway
in this respect. English is the second language of
almost everybody who has a second language. In
winter the guides from the mountains go over to !
work in the English coal mines and the waitresses
and serving maids cross over and serve in English
families for the sake of acquiring the language.
The close commercial relations with England make
it necessary for almost every one who is in trade
to know English, and the tremendous influx of
English tourists every summer furnishes an equal-
ly potent stimulus in the same direction.
Even the children pick up a few words of En-
glish to serve their need. One of their favorite
devices is to obtain possession of English coppers
by some means (legitimate nxd honorable, I hope),
and with the cry of "change penny" induce the
passer-by to change them for Norse money. As
the rate of exchange which they propose is fully
double that recognized by the banks, an infant
with prepossessing manners and an ingratiating
smile can pick np quite a tidy sum in the course
of a day, especially if a fresh boatload of English
tourists has just landed direct from Newcastle or
Hull.
But I had much more boating to do before
reaching the end of my cycling trip in Southern
Norway. At Marok, the town of magnificent situ-
ation above mentioned, I arrived just after the
semiweekly boat had departed. It was out of
the question to climb back up that 3,000-foot
hill, the descent of which I had enjoyed so much.
So a rowDoat was again summoned and four good
oars took me thirteen miles aloDg the foot of the
'precipitous cliffs of the Geiranger Fjord to a
place from which I could get a road to another
place from which a steamer was due to leave next
morning. On reaching the other place at the end
of the road it was discovered that for some rea-
son the steamer would not leave next morning.
I was pocketed again. But a couple of oarsmen
were soon found who agreed to take me thirty
miles to the nearest point on the road leading to
the town where I could get the steamer for the
valley of Rousdal, which was my objective point.
We started early in the afternoon. I shall not
attempt to put on paper the enthusiasm which I
felt over the unusual beauty of that fjord, its cu-
rious dolomite peaks, its glistening glaciers and
charming valleys. But headwinds across the fjord
became rougher than I supposed a fjord could
ever be. The little boat plunged about in the
waves, and thirty miles seemed a long distance
under the circumstances. My oarsmen quaffed
goat's milk at intervals from a large tin bucket
and had sandwiches in reserve, but I with a singu-
lar lack of prescience had brought no provisions.
Later the wind became available for service and
my hardy oarsmen rigged a mast, hoisted 3 main-
sail and a jib on a boat with neither center-board
nor keel of any consequence, tied the sheet, sat
on the tiller and placidly ate their supper. This
August 9, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1009
comes of having the blood of vikings in one's
veins, I suppose. Being without that commodity,
I admit that I felt a strong inclination to climb
the windward rail, and even forgot (for a moment)
that I was hungry. Delayed by foul weather, we
reached pert after midnight. The port turned out
to be simply a little dock — no town, no hotel, no
semblance or substitute for an inn. I wheeled for
an hour in the bright link of twilight which binds
the days together here in this northern summer.
The .unset glow in the north paled for a while
and then began to redden ir to a premonition of
sunris in the northeast. It became evident pres-
ently that I was not in a region of either towns or
inns, so I pulled up under a tree, wrapped my
waterproof cape about me and lay down to sleep
in the open air and supperless within three degrees
of the Arctic Circle. W. E. Garrison.
Trondhjem, Norway, 30 June, 1900.
English Topics.
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR WORLD'S CONVENTION.
At Alexandra Park and Palace are being held,
while I write this letter, some of the grandest
meetings ever assembled in England. My soul
has rejoiced in the magnificent demonstration of
this week. The whole world has sent its repre-
sentatives. I remember a spirited letter which a
few years ago appeared in the Christian-Evan-
gelist from the pen of my gifted friend, J. J.
Haley, which first convinced me of the worth and
importance of "Christian Endeavor." He called
it the the "vast uprising of the youth of Chris-
tendom" Their upheaval has astonished the
world. The crystallized old fogies and the hard-
sanctified fossils of Calvinism and Arminianism
alike have continued to stare over the heads of
the rallying youths and maidens in all lands, or to
affect to see Jerusalem coming down from heaven
in some other direction. But this half-sullen
affectation of lotus-eating liissez faire indiffer-
ence to anything new simply resulted in this, that
these same ancient survivals of rusty pietism are
left on the cold, dusty, musty shelf of the ec-
clesiastical museum. There are good people in
all our churches who still do not notice that there
Is such a movement as this Christian Endeavor
Society. They cannot be accused of looking down
on it, for they stand gazing up into heaven all the
time in sublimated, though not sublime, super-
ciliousness. But they will now understand that
this institution has arrived to remain. . I will not
say "come to stay." I vary the phrase so as not
to shock those who want it to move forward into
perspective and fade out of vision. I have had
considerable difficulty to secure from some very
good people any recognition of the mere existence
of Christian Endeavor.
DR. FRANCIS E. CLARK'S ESCAPE PROM CHINA.
A merciful incident is the arrival of Dr. Clark,
the famous founder of the movement. He nar-
rowly missed a cruel fate. Had he and Mrs.
Clark remained a few days longer in Pekin they
would have been victims in that awful tragedy at
the Legations. They traveled through Siberia
and were hindered some days by the movements
of Russian troops making for China. The two
men who are dual cynosura of all eyes at the
Alexandra Palace Convention are Dr. Clark and
C. M. Sheldon, of Topeka, Kan. Clark is a fine
orator. Sheldon is a simple talker, who would
never be noticed in any series of meetings.
Clark fills his speeches with fresh points and
illustrates them with charming references to his
much-traveled experience. Sheldon does not seem
to be in touch even with his own favorite sub-
jects. Clark is both a founder and a builder of
an actual edifice. Sheldon has set nothing up but
a floating mirage. Clark is all for practice.
Sheldon is all for theory. Clark acts. Sheldon
Here we have two men, one of whom is
the antithesis of each in all respects. But there
is an equal fascination in each. I believe they
are equally great and good. I believe in Clark,
who performs wonders. I believe in Sheldon, who
projects greater wonders still. We all need the
Apostle and the Seer also. We owe America an
unspeakable debt for sending forth to the whole
world two such men. Their mission is cosmo-
politan. Sheldon and Clark belong to the whole
race. I have a conviction that these two men
are even more popular in Britain than in America.
I have noticed that a great American is thought
more of in England than in his own land, and that
a great Britisher is thought more of in America
than even here. For example, Henry Varley
draws larger audiences in the United States than
in England, popular though he is with us. Tal-
mage draws bigger crowds on this side of the
water than on his own native ground. Du
Maurier, author of that silly book, "Trilby," at-
tained his greatest fame as a wonderful artist-
litterateur — for such he was — by the enormous
reputation which his works gained in America.
Mrs. Beecher Stowe was thought much of in
America, but it was England which made the
world ring with her name. I like all this. It
proves the comity of Christian nations. It shows
the solidarity of Anglo-Saxondom. It gives
evidence that the two peoples reciprocate sym-
pathy, that they are quick to appreciate each
other's merits and that they delight mutually in
the possession of men and women of real genius
and true goodness.
CHRIST THE COSMOPOLITAN.
That greatest of thinkers amongst English
preachers of the past generation, F. W Robert-
son, of Brighton, says in one of his sermons:
"Jesus Christ is of no nationality." Of course,
that really means that the Redeemer is of all
nationalities. The cosmopolitan power of the
gospel is splendidly in evidence at the Alexandra
Palace Convention. Natives of India and Japan,
of all the British colonies, and of all countries in
Europe, are receiving an ovation, while mission-
aries from many heathen lands are being listened
to with rapt attention. This adaptation of Chris-
tian Endeavor to all the race shows that it really
is a Christian movement. One of the most in-
teresting men present is Mr. Hadara, a native of
Japan. Dr. Clark has come straight from a
Christian Endeavor Convention in China. A great
Frenchman, Dr. Theodor M onod, is taking part.
Many Australians are with us, and as for Ameri-
cans, who can find out the number of the legion
from Columbia?
SOME AMERICANS HERE.
I am daily hoping to see Prof. Haggard. He
has arrived in London. Last Sunday morning I
and my people had the great privilege of hearing
a sermon from James T. Nicholls, of Vinton, la.,
who is a delegate to the C. E. Convention and has
taken up his quarters for a few days among my
people before going to Paris. I hear of other
American brethren, whom I shall hope to see. All
receive a very cordial welcome in this country,
which I trust they appreciate.
THE ONLY BLOT ON CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
There are spots on the sun, and this kind of
solar spotty eruption is apt to be used rather
shabbily by the apologists for spoticularity in any
good thing. But the sun can very well afford to
be considerably spotted. His over radiance hides
his flecks from ordinary perception, and when he
is half-blinding us it is a positive relief to know
that he is even in a slight degree smallpoxed
with patches on his blazing complexion. But I
have noticed that some apologists for the most
unnecessary and inexcusable evils always fall
back on the flecks on the solar disc, which seem
to be the only astronomical objects they ever
heard of, so constant is the reference they make
to these dark Eolutions of continuity in the sun's
light. Now, I am greatly disappointed to find
that one of the most enthusiastic features of the
Christian Endeavor World's Convention is the
very one which should never have been permitted
and which should be improved out of existence if
Christian Endeavor is to fulfill its highest possi-
ble aim. It has always teemed to me, as a DIi-
ciple of Christ, that we Disciples in America and
England should do all in our power to promote
the success of the Endeavor campaign every-
where, because this movement promised in some
great degree to solve the problem of Christian
unity. It for a time seemed to be magnificently
free from sectarian spirit. But perhaps the most
stirring meetings at, Alexandra Park and Palace
this week are the denominational rallies of all
sorts of sects and parties, little and big. The
Corgregationalists and Baptists especially have
held enormous rallies. I have attended these
with very mixed feelings, admiring the zeal dis-
played, but regretting that it was wasted on the
only objectionable and unscriptural items in the
grand program. It is of course intensely stimu-
lating to a great Baptist assembly to h^ar first
Dr. Clifford, of London, and then Dr. Lorimer, of
Boston, glorifying the Baptists. Then, when in
the grand Congregational rally several eminent
Congregationalist orators spend two hours in
lauding to the heavens the supreme merits of
Congregationalist polity, it may be expected that
a perfect rapture takes possession of the gather-
ing of at least 3,000 zealots. But it is positively
distressing to see how Christian Endeavor is thus
being taken advantage of to defeat the very
first aim which should be kept in view by modern
Christian workers. This glorious institution is
being jammed into the ruts and grooves of the
most dettmited sectism. I fear that nothing
can be effectually done to prevent this tendency.
But I am very thankful to say that one rally was
missing. Disciples of Christ are having no such
meeting, though large numbers are present at the
Palace. And now, after thus writing to set forth
my impressions, I go to Alexandra Palace for the
last day of the convention. In my next letter I
purpose to say what we think and feel here in
England about the international tragedy in China.
William Durban.
43 Park Road, South Tottenham, London, July
10, 1900.
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THE CHRiSTIAN-EVANGELIST
Augusts, 1900
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
There is an impression abroad, and I more than
half believe that you entertain it, that New Eng-
land is not a fruitful field for the Disciples of
Christ. I wish that I could smite that notion with
such power that ir, would never again be seen or
heard. The fact is, New England is a most prom-
ising field, when properly cultivated, for those who
stand for the New Testament Christianity. If
you will but think of the character of our efforts
in this field, the present vissible results are cer-
tainly encouraging. They have lacked steadiness
and persistence. This remark does not mean that
New England Disciples are not steady and per
sistent. la these quarters they excel. The re-
mark is made with especial reference to our mis-
sionary organizations and preachtr.?. The preach-
er's home — the home of the Disciple preacher, I
mean— Is in the West, and he cannot be persuaded
to reside in the East. He is here as a sojourner.
This is the rule. The General Convention has not
regarded, does not now consider the East in
a favorable light. No one acquainted with the
facts will cal in question the correctness of this
statement. The remark that our efforts in New
England lack steadiness and persistence is to be
read in the light of these qualifying statements.
Nothing on a la.ge scale has ever been attempted
by the Disciples in this part of the world. Our
plans have been small and our expectations ditto.
Is there any occasion for surprise at results? Let
the surprise rather be that results have been
under the circumstances so fruitful. E. Jay Tea-
garden's work in Danbury shows what can be done
in New England. The congregation in Worcester,
at 829 Main Street, has made great progress since
my last visit. Swampseott has a feood house and is
ready for the right man. The clouds that have
hung over the work in that seaside town are dis-
appearing and the sun is beginning to shine. An
encouraging beginning has been made in Spring-
field, and also in Everett. These are to us new
places. The Boston work is in better condition
than ever before. J. H. Mohorter is the right man
for that place. He ought to spend his life in
Boston. Harry Minnick did a work in Lubec, Me.,
that he will probably never excel in any other
dozen years, if he should live to be an old man.
The Disciples in New England, without exception,
so far as I have heard an expression on the sub-
ject, regret his departure from that field. They
will be glad with a great joy when he shall decide
to return to New England. Haverhill has a small
house and a new preacher in the person of Brc.
Fred Nichols. He is full of hope, courage and en-
thusiasm. The outlook is cheering. The little
church in Manton, R. I., is not dead. Manton is
practically in the city of Providence. Prof. A. S.
Heaney, who was for many years connected with
Packard's K'usinesa College in New York City, has
opened a commercial college in Providence. He
is a staunch and active Disciple of Christ. His in-
fluence is already felt. There is a good chapel in
Mauton, free from debt. There are prosperous
congregations of Disciples in West Paulet and
West Rupert in the state of Vermont. There are
at least nine societies in New England auxiliary
to the Christian Woman's Board of Missions. There
is, in fact, light all around the horizon in New Eng-
land.
The people are intelligent. They are not satisfied
with what th"y have. They are asking, 7s there
not something better? The churches in too many
cases are rich, cultured, cold. There is, however,
in New England, in all t >e churches, a genuinely
religiou-j element. The plea of the Disciple
pleases such men and women. Whoever attempts
to represent th-i D.s doles of Ch ist in New Eng-
land ought to set fortv the movement as a plea for
a deeper and more intelligent spiritual li'e. This
*s "our plea" in a sentence. It 'a not a doctrinal
so much as it is a practical Christian union move-
ment— a union movement looking to the speedy
evangelization of the world. It is a utiion in Christ
for the purpose for which he founded his church.
Put in this way it meets a present and growing
condition in N-.w England.
The people ask questions. One of our preachers
addressed a Y. M. C. A. meeting. He proposed to
discuss any practical topic or consider any ques-
tion that might be presented. The fo'lowing were
sent in: "Is the whole Bible inspired?" "Is Spirit-
ualism true?" "Do you believe that infant baptism
is wrong?" "Is it right for one who has been
christened to be immersed after he has grown up?"
In another city the following was placed in the
hands of the preacher:
"If immersion only is baptism, has ary one the
right to administer sprinkling as baptism in the
name of Jesus? Can those so baptized truly claim
the promises of forgiveness of sins and the gift of
the Holy Spirit? If so, why do you require them
to be immersed to unite with your denomination,
seeing their former baptism is honored? If not,
how do you account for the lives, the work and the
blessings received by those so baptized?"
These are but samples — taken, if you please, at
random — of questions and statements of difficulties
which one encounters who enters New England as
an advocate of simple New Testament Christianity.
The thoughtfulness, the independence and the
moral courage of the people are apparent all the
time. Think of a Y. M. C. A. meeting requesting
such a discussion as that mentioned above! Did
you ever encounter anything of the kind? But this
aptly ^nd concretely illustrates a prominent New
England characteristic. The typical Yankee dares
to ask questions about anything; dares to invite a
discussion of any topic. This makes this field at
once congenial and hopeful.
The typical NewEngland man, of whom I speak,
knows nothing o the out-West style of debating,
so much in vogue a few years ago. He is an in-
quirer rather than a controversialist. The Yankee
wants to know. His desire is to learn. Your re-
ligious (?) polemic, it is true, does not seriously
object to learning if there were only something of
which he is ignorant! But the theological pugilist
has completed the curriculum. His education is
finished. The evangelism for which multitudes are
ready in New England is a kind of inquiry meet-
ings— meetings in which questions are asked and
answered. The down-East man wants to know
your know, and this peculiarity makes him an in-
tensely interesting personality to the preacher who
is not dead at the top.
There is a warmth, a cordiality, a heartiness on
the part of the people that you, never having vis-
ited this part of the world, do not think exists.
You think of the New England people as cool,
calculating, unemotional, intellectual, do you not?
There is no place on the North American continent
where the preacher of the "ancient gospel" re-
ceives a more cordial handshake or h ars words
of heartier appreciation than in this field. There
is genuine hospitality, too. Neither Kentucky,
Virginia nor Missouri can excel Massachusetts in
this matter.
One of our preachers was leaving a New Eng-
land city after a sojourn of days. As he was en-
tering the railway car a small pasteboard box was
placed in his hand?, on which were the words:
"Comfort Powders." Opening the box with a curi-
osity which cannot be expressed, he found written
on neatly folded bits of paper the following:,
"There shall no evil befall thee."
"The Lord bless thee and keep thee and cause his
face to shine on thee."
"Thou shalt rejoico the Lord thy God in all thou
puttest thine hands unto" (.Deut. 12:18).
"The Lord will hold thy right hand saying, Fear not ;
I will help thee" (Isa. 12:131.
Verily, these quotations are "Coafort Powd> rs."
Three months have now been spent in New Eng-
land. They have been months of pure ji>y. Every-
body seemed to have entered int > a c nspiracy to
cause us to have a good time. The conspi-acy
was a pronounced success! How glad we will be
to visit New England again. The benediction of
the Most High be on and abide with the D sciples
of Christ in New England. B. B. T.
Among- the Canadians.
Since c oming to Ontario I have visited seven
churches and preached in all 38 sermons. At
Mosa and Hillier I conducted their annual, or
"June meetings," as they are ca!led. These an-
nual meetings are the events of the season in many
of the churches in the Dominion. Many brethren
came from a considerable distance to attend them.
I am at this writing as Hillier, Prince Edward
County, a county virtually surrounded by water,
near the eastern end of Lake Ontario. There are
only two churches in this county and are minis-
tered to by J. D. Stephens a wise and consecrated
minister of the Word, who attended Bethany Col-
lege when A. McLaan was its president.
The people of the Dominion, as a clas?, are
much more conservative than the people of the
states. They hold on to old customs with a much
firmer grip, and on this account it is more diffi-
cult to make converts among them than among
the American people. As a result, they want
more time to think and act thai do th- people
across the line. They take more time to every-
thing than the Western people. Many of them
are very loyal to the mother country and do not
take readily to some people and things that come
from the "other side."
Religion, with Cenadians in general, is a much
more serious affair than with many Americans.
One will not be long across the line without notic-
ing this difference. It is exceedingly diffi ;ult to
get them to laugh or even smile during a relig-
ious service, no matter how laughable an anecdote
a preacher may chance to tell. In a Se;tch settle-
ment, where I preached a week since coming into
the province, I decided one day to try what effect
a few rather amusing anecdotes would have upon
my audience. I had often used the same ones on
American audiences and invariably found them to
have the desired effect. But in this case my ex-
periment seemed to be a failure. The audience
wer.< as grave as though they were attending a
funeral. Next day, however, on visiting one of
the families who had atten-de 1 my meetiDg the
previous day, I found them laughing most heartily
at one of the amusing anecdotes I had told. This
seriousness is carried into everything that is in
any way connected with religion or church work
— even into their Sunday-school picnics And
while it may be carried to an extreme, so that peo-
ple, and especially the young, may be led to look
upon religion as something to make people long-
faced and gloomy, still it is in many respects praise-
worthy. The writer has long thought tnat one of
the things most lacking in American church life is
reverence for sacred things. Our very ideas t f
"freedom," as a nation, I fear, have prevented otr
cultivating th-_> grace of reverence.
Our cause is not making as rapid headway in the
Dominion as it should. It had about as early a
start here as in the states. T.e people are a
Bible people. They believe the Bible, love it and
study it as no other people, and what they mist
desire upon thep3rt of a preacher is Bible preach-
ing. The people will listen with deep interest for
more than an hour at a time to a preacher explain-
ing the Scriptures t ) them, and then tell him they
could have listened longer. Owing to these facts,
therefore, I d) not think there is any more fruit-
ful field for the preaching of primitive Christianity
than the Dominion of Canada. The trouble in the
August 9, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1011
past is that they have not been able to put strong
men in the field to do the work of evangelists.
What is now needed in Canada are some bold,
strong Bible evangelists, supported in such a way
that they can go into the large towns and cities,
and stay by the work long enough to compel a
hearing. I say bold men, because neither timid
men nor half-hearted work will make the desired
impressioo upon the people here, any more than it
did in our own land at the beginning of the Refor-
mation. Canada is ripe for the gospel sickle if
only it can be used by strong, judicious reapers.
H. T. MORRI30N.
Hillier, June 28.
/What will the Christian Citizen
do Now?
For many years our Christian brethren have been
saying to us: "If I bad the power I would swipe
the whole whisky business from the earth." Bu-
let me ask you, in Christ's name, what will you do
with the power you already have?? Do not forget
the words of our Lord, that "he who is faithful
over a few things I will make him lord over many,'j
and those other words against him who was not
faithful over the little things: "Who," he asks, "will
entrust to him the true riches?"
Those little spasms of artificial indignation,
when we say what sweet things we would do if we
had the power, only show how shallow a hold the
matter has upon us and what a great power it is
that lies behind and prompts such empty words;
that is, moral sloth. /We are facing a national
election in which the saloon issue confronts us in
a different form from what it ever did before.
For many years the question was one of drunk-
enness against moderate drinking, and then it came
to be a question of drinking against total absti-
nence, and there thousands came to personal per-
fection and stepped and refused to recognize the
newer and mightier question, which was: "Shall
our laws license and perpetuite it or prohibit its
aa'.e for drinking p-irposes?" Along that line we ■
have pleaded for many years, but now it has
changed front and we must meet it in a still higher
form.
(The question now'.is: "Shall the liquor power an-
nul the laws of Congress?" Shall it overawe the
President and break down the former restraints in
our territories and flood our new possessions? That
our law3 and courts are being more and more over-
ridden by it is too manifest for any man of sense
and conscience to deny.
The Supreme Court of the United States and the
Christian assemblies have confined themselves
hither ti to pointing out the crime and sin and pov-
erty of the drink question, but now a great national
party has declared how the aggressions of the
liquor power has gone forward ti 1 it has, with the
consent of the government at Washington, an-
nulled the act of Congress, broken down the laws
in the states and territories, established a system
of saloons in the army that trains every soldier to
be a saloonkeeper by turn and has opened the
floodgates to debauch the inhabitants of our pos-
sessions.
(The question has left its old ground and is no
longer a question of drink or of selling drink, but
a question of life or of death to government) The
Prohibition party which met at Chicago, June 28,
recognizes this change of situation and stands up
to meet it by directing all its forces at this one
point. No matter what one's opinions are about
drinking or the license system, one thing is now
certain; that is, the license system capitalized
the business till it now coerces part of the press
and the pulpit into silence or co-operation.
Many men of conscience have been saying to us
for years: "If you will give us the single issue
we will vote against the liquor p jwer." Well, we
have now done that. We present the single issue
shall we have civil government or whisky, nullifi-
cation or rebellion? and will vote on that question
at the polls in November. We present no other
question. How will you vote? If you have been
untrue and insincere in years past you will again
fix up your excuse for following after parties who
devise sach issues only as they hope to be able to
get into office; and if you are willing to be worked
you can find a new excuse, thinner than those
hitherto, and so go on building on "wood, hay and
stubble," till the inevitable revolution will burn
down your house and we shall see your scramble
to cover the shame of your record.
There is no question of currency, of monopoly
or of imperialism or of labor that can be com-
pared to this, which combines them all in one a
hundredfold greater and adds the blackest crime
of the age.
This I must say: that to me it is a question of
Christ and the flag on one hand and of treason
and denial upon the other.
What answer shall we give to God for our con-
duct at the November election? Let us look the
facts full in the face. J. S. Hughes.
The
Dis-
Summer Quarter in the
tuples' Divinity House.
It is well known that one of the most interest-
ing educational experiments of modern times is
that of the summer quarter inaugurated so suc-
cessfully a few years since at the University of
Chicago. This is not a summer school, but a
regular quarter of the university, differing in no
regard from the other three, save perhaps in the
more ample provision made for brief residence on
the part of that large class of students who form
for the most part the personnel of the university
during the summer season. These include minis-
ters, professors from other institutions, students
who are anxious to make up work which will
permit them to take higher standing in the
schools from which they come, and representatives
from other classes too numerous to mention.
The opportunities afforded by an ordinary vaca-
tion have been greatly amplified by the university
plan of the summer quarter. These advantages
have been quickly realized, and the attendance
has steadily grown since the foundation of the
university until this summer it far exreeds any
record made heretofore. The number of students
and theological students in attendance is unusually
large. This ia in part accounted for by the
presence of special instructors from other institu-
tions, including Prof. McGiffert, of Union
Theological Seminary, and Prof. Riggs, of Auburn,
together with the regular and special lecturers of
the resident faculty.
In no department of the institution is the
growth of attendance more marked than in the
Disciples' Divinity House. The number of those
in att-ndance has steadily increased from the
first year, always of course much larger in the
summer than the other seasons, owing to the
vacation privileges. This year there ar* thirty-
eight men in the House, nearly all of them
graduates of our colleges and representing the
following schools:
From Bethany: C. G. Brelos, of Joliet, 111.,
and W. C. Chapman, Higgingrille, Mo. From
Drake University: Claire Waite, Cedar Rapids,
la.; F. F. Grimm, Chicago; C. C. Morrison,
Chicago; Horace Siberell, Pickering, Mo., and E.
0. Sharpe, Girard, 111. From Eureka: J. P. Mc-
Night, Oskaloosa, la.; G. A. Miller, Covington,
Ky.. and T. R. Hoteling, Kentland, Ind. From
Butler: A. H. Ward, Rensellaer, Ind. From
Kentucky University: E. T. Edmunds, Fort
Smith, Ark ; G. B. Vanarsdall, Peoria, 111.; W. E.
Ellis, Nashville, Tenn.; E. S. Stevens, Akita,
Japan; Harry Collins, Lexington, Ky.; C. W.
Cauble, Dyersburg, Tenn.; F. 0. Norton, Albany,
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Bethel College, Kentucky; C. M.Sharp, Lawrence,
Kan., from the University of Kansas, and Grant
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Several of our schools are represented by mem-
bers of their faculties, now resident in the
university: Prof. G. A. Peckham, of Hiram; Profs.
R. E. Conklin and 0. B. Clark, of Eureka; Prof.
Bondurant, of Bethany; Profs. W. H. Matlock and
D. W. Moorehouse, of Drake; Prof. F. H. Marshall,
of Add-Ran, and Profs. Abbott and Homer Wilson,
of Butler. Prof. E. S. Ames, cf Butler, is giving
instruction in the Department of Philosophy.
In addition to the regular work of the Divinity
Sshool which they take, a class is conducted by
Mr. Gates on the History of the Disciples, in ac-
cordance with the plan of the Divinity House to
provide special instruction in themes relating to
the history, literature and purposes of our own
people. An assembly of the Disciples is held
weekly at which lectures are delivered by the
dean, and conferences concerning the work jf the
Disciples are conducted. During the past wee 1; a
reception was h< Id at Haskell Oriental Museum,
at which the attendance was the largest in the
history of our work here, and addresses were made
by the president of the university, representatives
of the different colleges, the dean and others.
The membership of the House supplies preaching
to a large number of churches in and near
Chicago, and even other religious bodies receive
supplies from our members. The co operation
between the Divinity House and the Hyde Park
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and the new church building is proving itself a
valuable accessory to our work at the university.
The Divinity House is steadily growing in its
power for good and in its influence, attracting as
it does some of the best men from all our institu-
tions, utilizing them while here in city mission
and other Christian work, and thus helping them,
not only to preserve and deepen the impress of
our own cause, but to secure the means by
which their further work at the university may be
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]Nbtes and ]Scws*
|Missouri Bible-school Notes.
The Wellsville minister, H. J. Corwine, author-
ized me to report his church as having accepted
their apportionment in full.
Sturgeon school, under the wise leadership of J.
W. Hulett, increased their giving one-third.
Bro. Richmond, their pastor, was given the month
of July without any reduction of salary that he
might sp^nd it at the bedside of his wife, whose
mental aberration brought such a shadow over
their happy home. The sympathies of our
brotherhood are with this good man and his sad-
dened home.
The Home Department is coming into more
prominence and favor all the time, and will do so
more and more as we see its efficacy in the cause
of God. We will gladly do all possible to help
you introduce this good and successful depart-
ment of the kingdom of God.
Laddonia has some classes of young people
whose attendance 13 worthy of your imitation, the
classes having an attendance record of 93 per
cent. The rally gave new life to every division
of the scbooi, while J. C. De Laporte sends in one-
half of the school's apportionment for this year.
Bretliren, please look over your magazine and
minute files and if you have any copies of the
minutes of our Bible school conventions prior to
1895, please send them to us, as we need them
bad ly.
J. B. Dunkerly superintends the Beulah (St.
Louis) Bible-school, an I it was my pleasure to be
with them one Lord's day while W. A. Moore was
taking his vacation. The brethren have combined
the school and church services, hoping thereby to
Increase the attendance of he church membership
in the Bible-school as well as the Bible- school
pupils' attendance in the church service, and when
the cooler weather sets in they will attempt it
right, too. Warm weather is harder on city
schools than rough weather is on the country
schools, but J. B. Dunkerly, R. M. Denholm, W.
D. Cree and Singer Handley seek to overcome all
these hindrances in their prosecution of this good
work, and they will succeed. No school does
better considering its financial burdens for our
work than does Beulah, and If all would do as
well we would have means to spare.
The Grand River district ht-ld its convention at
Jamesport, and it was one of the best ever held
in the distri t — right in Jamesport, too. Luther
Collier, that devoted business man, and J. W.
Alexander, full of secular work, and others like
them gave time and money to this district.
Jamesport has one of the successful Bible-schools
under the oversight of C. M. Sliffee, while W. B.
Bates, their minister, is advancing the Church of
Christ.
No kinder reception could have been given one
than F. V. Loos extended me in my mission among
the Missouri schools. After a ride of forty miles
ovepland and preaching two funerals he changed
teams and took me to Olivet, where in the
home of my fr end, John Williams, we had hearty
welcome. Five years ago this scnool was organ-
ized and Will Boggess, efficient and pure, was
made superintendent, and on his call to the higher
work, for which he now prepares at Lexington,
John Williams was induced to accept the superln-
tendency, and his management of the school, his
remarkable work in the review, demonstrated his
fitness and efficiency in this high calling. The
immense audience at 11 o'clock and the ready
response to Bro. Loos' motion toward helping our
work demonstrate his peculiar influence with the
people. Besides, the pastor's salary was paid in
full.
Kearney is in Clay, and the Bible-school is an-
other one of our good friends, never failing us in
this high calling, and I verily believe that H. S.
Saxby and W. T. Wilkerson have much to do with
this hearty co-operation.
Will your school accept its apportionment, and
will you notify me so immediately, or at least
do so at your county or district meeting, thus
enabling us to plan for God. H. F. Davis.
Commercial Building, St. Louis, Mo.
Missouri C. W. B. M.
The story of another year's work will soon be
finished. Only a few short, hot weeks in which to
redeem the time. Happy is the auxiliary that
has kept up to the mark and has done all things
in order and on time. What a contrast to the
one that must rush about to collect back dues
and try to make up pledges — we say try, because
it is often impossible to meet obligations when
the last minute for doing so has been reached.
We trust every auxiliary will act upon the
secretary's suggestion of some montns ago, to
hold its last meeting dnring the first week in
September so all reports may reach St. Louis by
Sept. lOsh, as the books close that day. All
coming later will fail to reach the state meeting
at Moberly. The national secretary also requests
full state reports early in September, , which is an
additional reason for promptness. Every woman
on our rolls and every dollar raised should be
reported to your state secretary, as our rank
among the other states is determined by the
number of women and dollars we report. The
same is true of the Junior department. Would it
not be a glorious source of strength tG our dear
sisters if every auxiliary in the state would hold
its next meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 5th, thus
making that day Missouri Day, and have a special
season of thanksgiving of the past year, and
of specific prayer for China and her people, and
for the missionaries of the cross within her
borders that God will hold them safely in his
hand? He will surely hear our united petitions
and answer in his own best way and bless os for
the asking. This will give auxiliary officers
several days in which to hunt up delinquents in
payment before the 10th. Please do this, my
sisters.
We hear much about loyalty to Christ, to
country, to church, etc., but many of our auxil-
iaries forget loyalty to state and send no offering
to develop the work in Missouri. How can we
hope to prosper if we look not at home as well as
abroad. Only $23 in state treasury and many
expenses to be met. It is not too late to redeem
the time.
There are still $8,000 needed to complete the
endowment of the Virginia Bible Chair Lectureship.
It is our hope to lay this work complete before
the Lord in Kansas City in October. But $8,000 is
a large sum to raise and will take large effort,
but if all help as much as they possibly can, 'twill
be done. Shall it?
Is there not some one in Missouri who can give
the whole amount or a fair portion of it, thus
bringing honor to the state and God's blessing to
himself? Use your money while you live, my
friends, and get an earthly as well as a heavenly
blessing in seeing the good done to humanity.
We certainly have received much; let us give
much. Yours in His name,
Mrs. L. G. Bantz.
St. Louis.
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Northwestern Ohio.
Fayette, at which place I shall be located for
;he scholastic year of 1900-'l and probably per-
manently, is a quiet, beautiful village of about
1,200 inhabitants, situated in a lich, thrifty
agricultural region. It is the terminus of a
aranch of the Lakeshore Railroad, and is about
;wo and a half miles from the Michigan line. It
's an ideal college town, free from saloons and
she dens of vice usually found in larger towns
md cities. The people have been in thorough
jympathy with the educational enterprises which
lave been located here since 1881, and stand by
the present organization with money and hearty
30-operation. I know of no place where students
ire given a heartier welcome, or where parents
laving children to educate can do so with greater
safety or satisfaction.
Fayette is in Folton County, which has had for
nany years the presence and labors of great and
jood men interested in the presentation and con-
gests of the powerful plea for the restoration of
irimitive Christianity. I have become acquainted
tactically with two congregations in this region,
ihe one at Fayette and another at Alvordton,
Williams County, both of which I have been per-
mitted to address and both of which are thorough-
y committed to the defense of the gospel.
The Fayette congregation has a neat, commo-
lious structure, on tae roof of which, in colored
slate, is the significant name, Church of Christ,
io clear and large that it can be read at the dis-
iance of several hundred yards. On the roof of
he oldest congregation's house is the equally
lignificant name, M. E. Church. The church has
lecured for its pastor next year Brother Cook,
ust graduated from the Bible Department at
rviogton, Ind. He is a son of Dr. S. M. Cook, of
Nood County, and will have entered upon his
luties by the time this letter reaches the public.
In looking through the history of Henry and
Fulton Counties the other day I found this state-
nent concerning the congregation at Wauseon.
Liter stating that the church was organized in
L862, but that it was not provided with a house
>f worship until 1864, the writer says: "This
ihurch has been an influential body of worshiping
]hristians since its organization. Its first pastor
yas Rev. Elberry Smith. H ; was succeeded by
lev. L. L Carpenter, who was an active, enter-
prising citizen of Fullon County for many years,
is well as an earnest and able clergyman. He
pas treasurer of the county two terms, and his
lonesty and ability in that office have passed into
i local proverb."
I know Bro. Carpenter will forgive me for
•ecording this tribute to his worth by disinterest-
jd parties. Is is usual to reserve the saying of
ileasant things of people until they have shuffled
)ff this mortal coil, but I believe it is neither
pise nor just to reserve all eulogies for the
funeral sermon or the tombstone. Bro. Carpenter
is widely and favorably known in Fulton County;
n fact, throughout Northwestern Ohio. He
would pref »r, I am sure, to have the title "Rev."
emitted from his name, though if any mortal is
leserving of that designation he is. He is, I
know, so loyal to the Lord in heaven that he will
agree with "the psalmist that ' Holy and Reverend
is his name." He will allow this much-abused
title to ba applied to him to whom it properly
belongs — the Lord.
I hope to visit a number of the congregations
in this region as time and opportunity will permit
and shall report further progress.
J. Fraisb Richard.
Fayette, 0.
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The only mfg. company in the world in their line selling direct to the consumer.
Iowa Notes.
The Iowa Christian convention will meet at Des
Moices, Sept. 3-7, in the University Church. A
fine program has been prepared.
The C. W. B. M. sessions will be Monday after-
noon, Tuesday forenoon a.d Tuesday night.
Monday evening Hon. J. C. Mabry, of Center-
ville, will deliver the address of the evening on
the subject, "The Miracle of a Seed."
Tuesday afternoon representatives of the Gen-
eral Boards will present their claims.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Helen E. Moses will speak.
Wednesday forenoon will be devoted to the in-
terests of the church in Iowa.
Wednesday afternoon will be our Bible-school
session.
Wednesday evening the address will be given
by W. F. RicbardsoB, of Kansas City.
Thursday morning will be one of our most in-
teresting sessions.
Business matters will come up Thursday after-
noon.
The educational address will be given Thursday
evening.
Friday morning will be the C. E. session. Dele-
gates from the London convention will make
reports. Convention will close at noon on Friday.
Prof. Clinton Lockhart will deliver a Bible
Lecture each day. The music will be conducted
by W. E. M. Hackleman.
The following are some of the names that will
appear on the program:
W. F. Richardson, G. W. Muckley, B. L. Smith,
F. E. Meigs, China; H. H. Guy, Japan;- Adelaide
Gail Frost, India; Mrs. Helen E. Moses, Indianapo-
lis; W. H. Scott, Marshalltown; R. C. Sargent,
Mason City.
The lodging and breakfast will be served free
by the Disciples of Des Moines.
We have made application for reduced railroad
rates arid we feel sure we can promise one and
one-third'fare.
We hope that each congregation, Bible-school
and Endeavor Society in the state will send repre-
sentatives and help to make it the best conven-
tion in our history.
Lawrerce Wright closes his work at Waterloo
next Sunday and will begin a meeting at Walker
next week.
J. B. Wright, of Illinois, has taken the work at
Osceola.
F. H. Lemon, of Lake City, will dedicate the
new church at Wheelerwcod Aug. 5, and the wri-
tei will dedicate the church at Archer the same
day.
The church at Newmarket will soon be ready
for dedication.
Work on the new building at Audubon was com-
menced last Monday.
We hope to receive the balance of statistic
cards, filled out and returned within another week
B. S. Denny.
Aug. 4, 1900, Des Moines.
"Hunger is the Best Sauce." Yet
some people are never hungry, and they get weak
and sick. Hood's Sarsaparilla helps such people.
It creates a good appetite, gives digestive power
and makes the whole body strong.
Sick headache is cured by Hood's Pills 25c.
Good News.
The Armory has been loaned to U3 by the
authorities of the state of Missouri. It will seat
twenty-five hundred people, and is located ad-
mirably for the purpose at the corner of Twelfth
and Troost S reets, the crossing of the main
street car lines and in easy walkiDg distance, ex-
cept for invalids, of the First Christian Church,
which church will be the headquarters of the
convention.
The securing of this hall provides for the con-
vention meetings all being held in one place. On
Thursday the convention will have its meetings in
sections devoted to the special interests that de-
sire to be so represented.
The brethren in Kansas City will do all in their
power to make the convention pleasant for all
who attend. Let every one begin now to plan to
go to Kansas City in October to one of the great-
est conventions ever held by our brotherhood.
Benj. L. Smith, Cor. Sec.
Y. M. C. A. Building, Cincinnati, 0.
Welcome to Ottowa, Kansas.
August 20-24 the state convention of the Chris-
tian Churches of Kansas will meet in Forest Park,
Ottawa.
Beautiful old Forest Park, with her great friend-
ly oaks, her beautiful bluegrass lawns, her bloom-
ing flowers, her spacious tabernacle and halls,
home of the Chautauqua and meeting-place of so
many conventions and other summer gatherings,
has just put on her best summer dress and awaits
our coming.
Here we shall live for a week. Here we shall
eat, sleep, worship and work and plan for greater
usefulness in the Master's service.
Our program, as you have seen, is a very excel-
lent one and we desire to help you enjoy it. The
Ottawa Church extends a welcome to all. Our
homes are open for lodging if you prefer, but we
have arranged to accommodate all who desire in
Chautauqua style — with cots in the halls in. the
park.
It is an excellent place for an outing and sev-
eral parties and C. E. Societies have written for
tents, which may be had, 12x14, for $1.50 unfur-
nished, or $5 furnished. Juet let us know what
you desire and we shall gladly serve you.
0. P. Cook, Pastor.
National Platforms.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company have just
issued a very interesting pamphlet of 50 pages,
giving the national platforms of the Republican,
Democratic, Fusion Populist, Mid-Road Populist
and Prohibition parties. It also contains the
popular and electoral vote for President from
1824 to 1896, the Constitution of the United
States, monetary system of the principal coun-
tries of the world and a large amount of other
valuable information. The same will be mailed
free on receipt of three cents for postage, or de-
livered free on application to J. F. Aglar, Gen'l
Agent, 903 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo.
PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT.
Ladies or gentlemen of good standing, desiring
honorable, permanent and profitable employment,
introducing high grade Soaps, etc., will receive full
information by addressing Mills Compounding to.,
South Bend, Indiana.
N.B— CHURCH SOCIETIES desiring to obtain
moeoy for any purpose will find it profitable to
address them.
1014
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELiST
August 9, 19(
Evangelistic.
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
NEBRASKA.
Dew;ese, July 27. — Two additions at Oxbow
by statement last Lord's day. — E. W. Yocum.
ARKANSAS.
Arkadelphia, July 30. — One added by statement
here yesterday. — E. S. Allhands.
UTAH.
Salt Lake City; July 26.— Two added by letter
last Sunday; three on the 29th inst. — W. H. Bagby.
ONTARIO.
Rat Portage, July 30. — Six additions by bap-
tism at our service last Lord's day. — Jos. Keevil.
PENNSYLVANIA.
McKees Rocks, July 30. — Our audiences have
doubled in size since we commenced the work and
there have been two confessions, bot/i young men.
Work on the church building will begin immedi-
ately.— Walter C. Gibbs, minister.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Parkersburg, July 27. — We are here in a meet-
ing with 0. G. White. J. A. Brown, of Indiana,
is our evangelist. The field is a difficult one.
Plans are being laid for a new church house. I
am open for engagements for other work. Ad-
dress me here, 1616 Beaver St.— C. M.Hughes,
singer.
KANSAS.
Iola, July 30. — Three more added yesterday;
two by confession. — G. M. Weimer.
Osage City, July 30. — The church began a big
tabernacle meeting the 29th with I. T. LeBaron
in the lead. About 800 can be seated. The
audiences are already larger than expected. The
brethren are much encouraged.— I. T. LeBaron.
ILLINOIS.
Galesburg, July 29. — Twenty-eight additions at
regular services during month of July; 83 since
January 1st. — C. H. White.
Sullivan, July 30. — We had fine services yester-
day. Good interest and two accessions. — E. W.
Brickert.
Lynnville, July 30 —Dr. F. M. Roberts and wife,
formerly of Cincinnati, 0., took membership with
us yesterday. They are valuable additions. — A.
R. Adams.
INDIANA.
Anderson, July 30. — The audiences at the East
Lynn Church are growng encouragingly. Marked
increase in interest and hopefulness. — R. B. Giv-
ENS, minister.
At Kentland, where I preach, we have had a
short revival meeting, resulting in 16 additions to
the church. Evangelist T. J. Shuey, of the second
district, did the preaching and Prof. F. H. Coppa,
of Louisville, Ky., led the song service. The re-
vival was indeed a tpirituai awakening throughout
the whole community. — Lewis R. Hotaling.
University of Chicago.
NEW YORK.
Troy, Aug. 1. — I recently baptized a young
Syrian who about three months ago came to this
country. He has studied five years for the priest-
hood of the Roman Catholic Church. He is a
bright young man with a good education in the
languages. He will enter Hiram College this
fall to prepare for the gospel ministry. Our C.
E. Society will assist him financially. He recent-
ly said to me: "My ambition has been to be an
apostle of the Pope, I now desire to be simply a
minister of Christ." — G. B. Townsend.
OREGON.
Elgin, July 12. — The camp meeting still in prog-
ress, conducted by Evangelist L. F. Stephens and
wife, assisted by Elder J. V. Crawford, of Enter-
prise. Bro. and Sister Stephens are a host with-
in themselves. Bro. Stephens is preaching the
Word with power. Five additions up to date. The
fine instruction of Bro. Crawford in the Bible
lessons is being felt in the church and among
the people. We move from the camp grounds to
our new church building the first of the week.
The value of church property, when completed,
$2,000. When we took charge of the work here
last February we found the Disciples scattered.
We went to work to keep house for the Lord.
Have added 34. We have a membership of 106.
We have a fine Junior Y. P. S. C. E.; 152 names
enrolled.— W. B. Rose.
WEBB CITY COLLEGE
For young men and young women ; ranks among i
very best institutions of the Southwest. Strongfac
ty of specialists iu Academy, College, Music. Oratu,
Art Elegant new buildings, good laboratories, fine dormitories. Faculty, Courses and Equipment compli
and strictly up to date. Expenses very low. Catalogue free. Address
VICTOR E. HARLOW, A. M., President, Webb City, M
LIBERTY LADIES' COLLEGE
Highest srade in LETTERS, SCIENCES, ARTS. Faculty apeoialh
res and Universities ol" America and Europe.
ZART CONSERVATORY
Dhartered by the State. Professors pradiiates with highest honors of the ROYAL CONSERVA-
TORIES, BERLINj I'.EIPZIG, LONDON; use the methods of these Conservatories. A
line, upriphl "CONCERT 4JRANO PIANO, quoted in Bradbury catalogue Sl,OoO. a prize in JIa»
Phenomenal success,
trained in leading Colli
Festival Contest
Address Pres. C. M. WILLIAMS, Liberty, Mo.
KENTUGKY UNIVERSITY, LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE
ALEXANDER R. MILLIGAN, Acting President.
FIVE COLLEGES.
1. College of Liberal Arts, Lexington.
A. R. Milligan, A.M., Acting Prest.
2. College op the Bible, Lexington.
J. W. McGarvey, LL.D., President.
'3. Normal College, Lexington.
J. C Willis, A.M., Prest.
4. Commercial College, Lexington.
Gen. W. R. Smith, Prest.
5. Medical Department, Louisville.
T. C. Evans M.D., Dean, 419 W. Chestnut St.
Co-education. Attendance 1018. Well-equipp
gymnasium. Fees in College of Liberal Arts ar
Normal College, $22; in College of the Bible, $2'
for nine months. Next session of those colleg
begins Monday, September 10, 1900. Next sessiii
of Medical Department begins, Tuesday. Jannaj
1, 1901. The Commercial College may be enter
at any time of the calendar year.
For catalogues or other information, addrei
the head of the college concerning which info
mation is desired.
0LLEGE
at*** INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Conveniently and pleasantly located in the attractive suburb of Irvington, offers superior induo,
ments to those desiring Collegiate Education. Affiliation with the University of Chicago, ai;
association with the University of Indianapolis, enables the College to offer students certain advan
ages in the way of higher education, and of professional training, that are not found elsewheri
The Department of Bible Instruction, as well as the other departments of the College, is provide
with a full corps of competent instructors. Fall term begins Monday, October 1.
Catalogues and Information Mailed on Application.
Address, SECRETARY BUTLER COLLEGE, INDIANAPOLIS, OH
HIRAM, OHIO.
A SCHOOL FOR BOTH SEXES.
$140.00 will pay for board, room (heated
and cared for) and tuition. Expenses can
be considerably reduced by club board.
FIFTIETH YEAR COMPLETED,
June 21st, 1900.
WE OFFER....
FOUR CLASSICAL COURSES-Regular Class-
ical, Ministerial, Legal and Medical.
FOUR SCIENTIFIC COURSES-Regular Scien-
tific, Philosophical, Lesral and Medical.
FOUR LITERARY COURSES-Regular Liter-
ary, Ministerial, Lpgal and Medical.
FIVE SPECIAL COURSES— Teachers', Commer-
cial, English-Ministerial, Musical and Oratorical.
FOUR POST-GRADUATE COURSES— General
(a correspondence course), Ministerial, Medical,
Legal. (One year of class work in each.)
WE CAI,I, ATTENTION TO
The variety of our courses— suited to the needs
of all classes of students.
The strength of our courses— equal to those of the
best American colleges.
The strength of our faculty— comprised of twenty-
four experienced teachers, including instructors in
special departments, and physical directors.
Our location— unsurpassed for beauty and health-
fulness.
Our moral and religious surroundings— no sa-
loons; strong religious Influences.
The fact that expenses are marvelously low con-
sidering advantages offered.
Our splendid advantages in MUSIC, the depart-
ment being iu charge of a very competent and ex-
perienced German professor.
Our excellent facilities and favorable location for
ART STUDY.
The strong lines of Ministerial Work offered.
The Professional Lines of work in the Dapart-
ments of Law and Medicine.
Our superior advantages for the study of Oratory.
Our thorough and practical Business Course.
The Endowments have been greatly Increased
which means greatly enlarged facilities.
Fall Term opens Sep. 25th, 1900.
Send for catalogue to
PRESIDENT E. V. ZOLLARS,
HIRAM, OHIO.
HARDEN COLLEGE, & CONSERVATOR!
r(T; FOR LADIES.
'The College, a nnii
i ..sitr trained facnltj
The Conservato
specialists. Imi
Scharwexka, Dir
tor-General, presentfc
person during
IArt and elocutUl
J»hm W. Million, President. Xo.6q Collene Place, Mexico, So.
A Home School for Girls.
Oldest School for Girls in the Christiai
Brotherhood in Kentucky.
ESTABLISHED IN 1856
A school to which parents may safely intrust thei
daughters' education, and social, physical, an<
religious training.
1st. Every comfort within the home, and attract
ive opportunity for lawn tennis, basket-ball, an(|
other out-door sports on our well kept campus. At;
efficient health matron with hospital training.
2nd. Jesus Christ is presented as the source of al
true and abundant life.
3rd. Our courses of study lead up to tho*e offeree
in the higher colleges and universities. Our student!'
are received on certificate at Cornell University.
Vassar College and Wellesley College. This fact
speaks for itself as to the standard of our work.
4th. Our students meet in the class-room a body
of enthusiastic, skilled instructors, who hold theft
degrees from such institutions as Cornell University,
Bryn Mawr College, Vassar College, etc. The
faculty is abreast of the times in standards and meth-
ods, and is qualified to arouse and to direct the intel-;
lectual ambitions of students.
5th. Well-equipped Chemical and Physical Labora-
tories, good Library and abundantly supplied Read-
ing-room.
6th. Music and Art Departments well equipped.
7th. Madison Institute is designed for and seeks
to enroll as students studious girls of mental ability
and ambition. The school will not be popular with
those who are "going away to school" for the name
of the thing. Students are happy here: trifl. rs— un-
less speedily converted— are not in congenial sur-
roundings.
For catalogues and other information apply to
(Miss) ALICE LLOYD, Principal,
Richmond, Ky.
ugust 9, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1015
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
DRAKE UNIVERSITY.
Des Moines, Iowa.
DEPARTMENTS OR COLLEGES.
Collegiate, Bible, Law, Medicine, Normal,
iademy, Oratory, Art, Music, Pharmacy, Sum-
■;r School op Methods.
fhe Normal includes a Kindergarten Training
■hool; a Primary Training School; a Business and
iorthand School. (The Business College has new
jms and a complete equipment. )
■3ich one of these departments is strong and pros-
irous.
'Dr. Clinton Lockhart is added co the Bible Col-
re the coming year.
The total attendance last year was 891; Sum-
[r Schools, 368; total, 1259.
■The to^al attendance for this year is 1,003,
;mmer Schools, 59U; total, 1593.
•The tuition receipts last year, excluding Law,
^dical and Summer Schools, amounted to $18,-
'0; this year the receipts from the same departm-
ents will exceed $25,000.
,Des Moines is a city of 75,000 and growing
pidly. University Place is growing more rapid-
than any other portion of the city. It is a de-
thtful and economical place to live.
The large city and state libraries, the historical
llections, the courts, the legislature, the
urches, the societies and other resources of a
rge city afford important accessory advantages
the student.
Des Moines is a cosmopolitan city. Students
)m any part of the world feel at home here.
A fine spirit of comradeship binds students and
ofessors in helpful fellowship.
i A new auditorium, seating 1,500, is now com-
pted.
A pharmaceutical laboratory and new business
liege rooms will be fitted up this summer. For
!ll information seod for catalog.
Wm. Bayard Craig, Chancellor.
■ureka College
offers a complete
COLLEGIATE COURSE.
also has a
Die School, Preparatory School, Business School,
uslo and Art Departments, and a Teachers' Course.
| half Century of Successful Work. Next Session
Jens Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1900. For Catalogues
id Information, address
PRES. ROBERT E. HIERONYMUS,
....Eureka, Illinois....
MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY.
FINE NEW BUILDINGS.
Campus One Hundred Acres.
"Hunting, Swimming, Fishing, Boating.
acuity of Specialis s — alumni of twelve leading
ilitary Sen >ols and Universities; Educators of na-
onal reputation. Modern improvements. For book-
it with full information, address
A. K. YANCEY, President, Mexico, Mo.
WOODLAND COLLEGE,
Independence, Mo.
ath year. All departments. Moderate expense.
Box 549. Address GEO. S. BRYANT.
HOLLINS INSTITUTE
Opens its 58th session Sept. 19th, 1900, with accom-
modations for '.£25 Young Ladies (boarder* I.
3" officers and teachers. Eclecticsystem. liiplcmas
ire awarded in all departments. Departments
presided over by University erndiin les. Lo-
cated in a region of surpassing beauty and mJoler.t
or health. Mineral waters. Sulphur and C'baiy.
t¥>ate. A pply for catalogue to
(HAS. L. COCKE.Supt.. Flollins, Va.
CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE,
SEDALIA, MO.
i thorough course in Business, Shorthand
and Telegraphy.
Portions Guaranteed. Special Club Rates.
For full information address
C. W. ROBBINS, Sedalia, Mo.
FOR SMALL BOYS.
HORNSBY HA I, I,,
Bunker Hill, 111.
An excellent Home and School with Military
features. Booklet free. Col. S. L. Stiver, A.M., Ph.D.
BUNKER HILL "Bfftfiv,
Bunker Hill, 111. No better home and school for any
boy at any price. College and business preparation.
Write to Col. S. L. Stiver, A.M., Ph.D.
Stierwesd
FINE ARTS BUILDINS,
203 Michigan Av.
CHICAGO.
William H. Sherwood and Walton
Perkins, Directors.
Highest Standard of Art,
Faculty of eminent teachers.
Catalog free on application.
Fail Term Opens September IQ„
WELLIAM R. PERKINS, So*
Though
' New En-
gland " in
name, it is ■na-
tional in reputa-
tion — yes, interna- .
inal, for it has proved
the fallacy of the necessity
for foreign study to make a
finished musician or elocutionist.
GEORGE W. CHADWICK, Mun. Direc
All particulars and Catalogue will be sent by
FRANE W. HALE, Gen. Man., Boston, M
CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY,
CANTON, MO.
D. R. DTJNGAN, A.M., LL.D., Pres.
Open to Men and Women Sept. 11th.
Classical, Scientific, Literary, Musical, Oratori-
cal and a most thorough Business Course.
Has matriculated 6150 pupils, and graduated 300.
Address for catalogue— A. J. YOCN6BLOOD,
Canton, Missouri.
GUARANTEED underreason-
able conditions; ear fare paid;
board, $10-$ll ; catalog free ; no vacation. >? />/?
DRAIGHON'S PRACTICAL BUS. HW#m
St.Louis;Nashville,Tenn.;Savannah,Ga.; K^^r^'
Montgomery, Ala.; Galveston, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tex.;
Little Rock, Ark. ; Shreveport, La. Indorsed by mer-
chants and bankers. Best patronized in South. Book-
keeping, Shorthand, etc., taught l>y mail. Begin any
time. Address (at either place) Draughon's College.
... HAMILTON COLLEGE...
Lexington, Ky,
Opens its thirty- first session the second Monday in
September.
The largest college for the education of young
ladies under the control of the Christian Church.
Experienced and excellently equipped Faculty in
every line of college culture.
Terms very reasonable— For catalogue apply to
B. C. HAGERMAN, President.
DAUGHTERS COLLEGE,
(Successor to the ORPHAN SCHOOL)
— OP TEE —
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MISSOURI.
Enrollment 18991900, 109 Boarders; Day Pupils, 31.
Literature, Music, Art, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Bookkeeping.
Thoroughness, completeness, economy. For cata-
logue apply to
J. B. JONES, Pres., Fulton, Mo
TENNESSEE.
Springfield, July 27. — Wednesday night, July 18,
L. E. Crouch and I closed a two weeks' meeting at
Adams, Teen. It seemed to have been the first
meeting ever held by our people in this place. At
the close of the first week we were able to get
together 15 members and we organized. During
the next week we had 16 additions; 10 from the
denominations, five from the world and one by
statement. We left a congregation there of 31
members, wh > seem very much encouraged. They
have secured a place of meeting and will meet
every Lord's day. They are talking of building
them a house of worship soon. Bro. E. L. Crystal,
of Memphis, is now assisting me in a meeting at
Huburtsville, Tenn. Six additions to date; four
by baptism. Interest is excellent. Meeting con-
tinues.— Louis D. Riddell.
IOWA.
Mondamin, July 31. — Am assisting my brother,
C. 0., in a short meeting. Services are held in
the park. Had a basket meeting Sunday and a
glorious time. Two accessions at the evedng
service Sunday. Will be home August 11th. — E.
T. McFarland.
Corning, July 30. — I closed a five year pastor-
ate here just to take charge of the First Church
at Council Bluffs, August 1st. Had a fine day
yesterday with seven additions; four baptisms.
There have been over 300 additions since we took
the work here and we leave it in good condition.
Church united, debts paid; a fine chance for the
right man. As noble a band of Christian work-
ers as I ever saw. May God abundantly bless
them is our prayer. — W. B. Crewdson.
Columbus Junction, August 3. — Last Wednes-
day evening, August 1, two young ladies made the
confession. — G. A. Gish.
MISSOURI.
Nevada, July 30. — Two additions by baptism at
Hume yesterday. — S. Magee.
Kirksville, July 30. — An old man 79 years of
age made the good confession in our meeting last
night.— H. A. Northcutt.
Aurora, July 30. — We have had 10 additions
here the last two Sundays at our regular services;
seven confessions. We have been here two months
and every department of the work is moving along
very well. We feel very much encouraged. — W.
J. NlCOSON.
Salisbury, August 1.— One addition at my ap-
pointment in Glasgow on the fourth Sunday in
July. My work at Salisbury opens up with promise.
There is increased interest and attendance. Ver-
non J. Rose filled the pulpit here on the evening
of the fifth Sunday in July. He gave us a strong
spiritual discourse. — K. W. White.
Kansas City, July 30.— Two additions yester-
day, both men. These make 18 added during my
work here. Had 3ur largest attendance at Bible-
school yesterdiy. — T. L. Noblitt.
Windsor, August 2 — Closed a three weeks' meet-
ing at Crane and organized with 54 members We
raised money enough to employ Bro Joe Gaylor
for one fourth time, and also to buy about 50 of
"Tidings of Salvation." — R. B. Havener.
St. Louis, August 6.— Seven additions to the
Compton Heights Church yesterday, and three the
Sunday immediately preceding, at regular services.
Our outlook was never brighter than at present. —
Sherman B. Moore.
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
Term begsas Sept. fi, 1900. Located in Shenandc*>
Yalley »>lf Virginia. Unsurpassed climate, beaatif*
• rounds and modern appointments. 22(!students pis>
session from 27 States. Terms moderate. Papils eo*.«*
4nf '.ims. siend for catalogue. __
Miss B. O. WEIMAR, Prin., Staunton, v *.
IHRISTIAN COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
^JUBILEE YEAR^
Magnificent New Dormitory
Accommodating 150 Students
A $950 Piano and 12 Gold
Medals Awarded in
May, 1900.
Best Equipped School foi Girls in the Southwest!
Regular College course prepares for advanced University work. Schools of Music, Art and
Elocution. Students from 14 States. 25 Professors of best American and European training.
Beautiful Park of 18 acres. Tennis and Basketball. A Christian home and high-grade College.
Rooms should be engaged early. For engraved Catalogue address
mrs w T moorE 1 „ • , ■, Secretarv Christian College,
MRS. Jw: ST.c£ilR, } r"«cipals. COLUMBIA, MO.
1016
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 9, 190(
Give Us Men!
Give us men !
Men from every rank,
Fresh and free and frank;
Men of thought and reading,
Men of light and leading,
Men of loyal breeding,
Men of faith and not of faction,
Men of lofty aim in action;
Give us men — I say again,
Give ns men!
Give us men!
Strong and stalwart ones;
Men wh:>m highest hope inspires,
Men whom purest honor fires,
Men who trample self beneath them,
Men who make their country wreathe them
As her noble sons,
Worthy of their sires!
Men who never shaire their mothers,
Men who never fail their brothers,
True, however false are others;
Give us men — I say again.
Give us meii !
Give us men!
Men who, when the tempest gathers,
Grasp the standards of their fathers
In the thickest of the fight;
Men who strike for home and altar
(Let the coward cringe and falter),
God defend the right!
True as truth, though lorn and lonely,
Tender — as the brave are only;
Men who tread where saints have trod,
Men for country and for God;
Give us men! I say again, agaiD,
Give us such men!
— Bishop of Exter.
The Sacredness of Marriage.
BY C. R. PAINE.
As there is a little talk these days among
our Episcopalian brethren and some others
concerning the divorce and remarriage
question, may I be pardoned for saying a
few words on this very important subject?
Amidst the pile of trash that Catholicism
has, it has some good things on this subject
and I believe more commendable than any-
thing Protestantism has on hand, because in
her divided state she has not been able to
do anything very practical.
Christianity is life, and the divorce busi-
ness does violence to every principle of life,
and to the best interests of the family from
any view-point. The lesson of the beginning
of marriage as taught by Christ and Paul
is in perfect harmony with the above
thought, and we must recognize it sooner or
later. This fact of life can only be annulled
at the death of one or the other. Each is
under law to the other a3 long as they both
shall live. There can be no contingencies of
any character to break it; no more than
the annulling of any other living relation-
ship without death to one of the parties.
There is a principle of life underlying every
marriage which must not be disregarded.
It has no legal aspects about it. It is not
a legal affair simply for convenience for a
term of years. This phase must be aban-
doned before there can be any proper adjust-
ment of this question. In all legal contracts
terms of agreement and disagreement are
stated and dissolution can only take place in
harmony with them. In marriage there are
no terms of dissolution discussed or ar-
ranged; how, then, can the covenant be
dissolved. It is a perpetual contract — in
other words, a living corelation. I am not
speaking of the irreligious. They can do as
they please. They are not in that close
relation to God as Christians are. What
we need is righteousness on the part cf
God's Israel— examples to the ungodly. We
must act wholly independent, and better re-
sults will follow. This idea that we must
be tied to the world's ways is a thing of
Constantine and Catholicism, and should be
dropped.
There are two evils, closely related, that
play sad havoc in the wedded life — the cost
of living and the decrease of children.
There is nothing pleasant about this subject,
so do not be shocked at some plain lan-
guage. It is a subject that cannot be handled
lightly.
On the questions above stated I wish to
quote a few words from the pen of Dr.
Philip Schaff: "It is a sad fact that the
breaches, such as adultery and desertion, are
on the who'e increasing, and that separa-
tions have still more increased within the
present century. If the expense of main-
taining families should increase as it has
done and the style of living go along with
it and at equ 1 pace, and the apparent desire
of many not to have large families should
become still more manifest, then we may
expect that decay of family life to show
itself, which involves alike the decay of
religion and state."
God has given a law to protect society,
but present indications point to an ignorance
or willful violence. I dislike to charge Chris-
tian people with either or both of these
evils; yet, strange to say, they violate this
law more than others. Many say marriage
is the law of protection, but in thousands of
cases it is only legalized adultery. The
law, or rather that part of this law of
protection which gives best results, relates
to the fruits of marriage. An abundant
harvest makes a contented farmer. The
law is universal. The bulk of family
troubles have come from those of few or
no children. If there is not a rich harvest
something will have to come in to take the
place of the blasted fruit and Satan will
surely find something for them to do.
Again, I must make reference to another,
an honored and eminent American woman —
Marian Harlan. She plainly tells her sisters
where the blame lies. It is in them more
than any other, and that many in their de-
clining days reflect in sorrow for their
youthful folly. "It is not in the heyday of
early life that a womanly woman knows the
fullness of a longing for the companionship
of daughters, who shall be fairer editions of
herself, for the fond protection of manly
sons, for all that motherhood brings of en-
largement of her own better nature. The
world can perhaps afford to get along with-
out her children; she cannot." I hope this
is hint enough to the wise on this point;
but on the expense question I cannot refrain
from quoting from another woman, Mrs.
Mary Wallerstein, president of the "Woman's
rubbii^T
-Where's your
Legal Aid Society of New York" who,
in a speech last fall before that body,
urged a law to prohibit marriages unless
the man desiring a wife is earning a salary
of at least $21 per week. If this is not a
leader to sin I badly mistake good signs.
This from the boasting side of humanity
speaks vo'umes.
Still another and very unlooked-for one
plays an important part these days in ;amily
troubles. The free, independent spirit of
this age is working sad havoc in many a
peaceful and happy family. I have noticed
this for some time, but Julius Ward, in "The
Church in Modern Society," hss worded it
better than I can, so I will give his words:
"In a free government where the democratic
idea prevails alike in church and state, the
family has felt the encroachment of the de-
mand for personal freedom. Not only have
men and women in the marriage relation
stood up for personal rights against the
concessions of the marriage contract, but
the individual head of the family has been
counted instead of the whole family itself,
as the social unit of society. ... The
Vt ry play of this individual force has en-
couraged divorce and has stimulated inde-
pendence between husband and wife, be-
tween children and parents, to a degree
which has materially assailed the integrity
of the home" (pp. 112, 113).
This is not the end of its work. It
preaches far and wide in the moral realm.
It has been the blighting wind that has
destroyed the power of many Christians to
grow in the grace of that life.
This question grows on my hands. I can-
not stop where and when I first thought.
There is a phase of this independent thought
that must be noticed before I can properly
conclude this article. We have been in the
habit of seeing monstrous evils in and
growing out of the Catholic acetic life, but
have failed to see how rapidly the same
conditions are growing otherwhere.
Protestantism is nursing this thought
though not naming or housing it quite as
they are. It is growing faster and wider
within our own ranks each year. There would
be social sins should the thirty-year-olds
have married at nearly half that age. We
are also nursing many other evils that are
sapping out the lifeblood of wedded bliss
which I have not the time nor space here to
mention, as I have already made this much
longer than I intended at first, but hope the
future wiil grant an opportunity to say
more.
\ugust 9, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
101'
The Old Minister.
I read a poem in the Michigan Presbyterian,
Shall the Old Minister be Shot?" No, we will
ot shoot him, but some want to change the law
,nd take away his equality in the Presbytery.
Yell, some of them love the Church more than
heir lives, and I would as i oon be shot as lose
ly right in the Church. I wish you would print
!he poem Justice.
DON'T.
Don't "shoot him" yet! Please don't, I pray!
I know he's old and his locks are gray —
That dear, good minister over the way;
He was praying alone the other day,
And what do you think I heard him say?
He said: "Dear Lord, I know I was sent
To teach thy Word till my days were spent,
And I've toiled so long in the good old way
i That I love to preach and I love to pray;
I But times are changed ! and if 'tis thy will
That my lips be mute and my voice be still,
i Fll bow me low on suppliant knee,
And go, dear Lord, if thou biddest me."
Then his words were drowned in broken sighs,
And tears rained down from his dear, dim eyes;
i But I know that the Holy Ghost can rest
In ao old as well as as a younger breast —
j And time-taught sermons are sometimes best.
' So I beg once more that you'll let him stay;
i That he still may preach, and he still may pray —
That dear old minister over the way !
— Exchange.
Undeveloped Resources.
W. J. BURNER.
j As the church is Christ's instrument in
aving the world, the degree to which the
astrument is adapted to the work measures
jhe progress of the kingdom. Our "fellow-
hip in behalf of the gospel" is no greater
han our ability to serve, and it is being
iaily demonstrated that the church has no
Jtrength to waste; that the service of all
jlhristians is needed. "The age of big ser-
mons is pa3t," said a distinguished evangel-
st. The age of depending entirely on big
ermons, or on any kind of sermons, is past,
|f there ever was such an age, but as yet we
iiave "the ideal of a working church rather
han the reality. Church architecture is an
^developed resource. Perhaps it is not one
f great importance. In our childhood we
yere accustomed to worship in a structure
l»uilt after the fashion of a shoebox. In
be city of 10,000 inhabitants the building
ccupied by the Disciples was popularly
mown as "God's Barn." Of course, the day
,f such structures is past, but have we not
ometimes preserved in our beautiful mod-
rn buildings the essential defect of the old
■ne, namely, that it did not suggest God? A
hurch may be beautiful and comfortable
-nd be no more adapted to a religious frame
,'f mind than a theatre. It is not enough
,hat a church be artistic. It must be re-
igiously artistic, or we may regret the ex-
iggerated goodsbox. There must be some-
thing holy and reverent about it, something
hat impresses on the heart the thought of
|Jod. Perhaps one reason why our religion
io constantly expresses itself in feverish
ictivity and fervid exhortation rather than
n worship is that we do not have a place
■specially fitted for worship.
Another undeveloped resource is that of
long. Congregational singing is desired by
ill of us. but how many churches make pro-
vision for the musical instruction necessary
to the success of congregational singing?
One hunered dollars per annum judiciously
expended will result in a far greater im-
provement in singing than any amount of
abuse of the choir system. Our songs, those
in most common use, are calculated to "put
the rousement" into a revival meeting, but
not to produce a calmly devotional frame of
mind. They show the effect of our constant
emphasis upon "getting additions." If any
one will note the songs most commonly sung
in the congregation he will often find that
the words contain no poetry and the music
no inspiration. He will find in them a con-
stant illustration of the truth that this is a
fast age. Revivalists select songs as some
me.j select horses, for their speed. The song
should call forth from the depths of our
hearts "praise, adoration, aspiration, trust,
contrition, supplication;" shculd fire the
Christian soldier with ardor for the battle;
should breathe healing sympathy upon the
broken heart and speak of divine forgive-
ness to the contrite spirit. Religious feel-
ing is great and noble, and nothing small
and weak can express it or call it forth.
People cannot really worship God with
jingles and cant, though they may think
they do. The religious feeling that slumbers
in man for lack of something to call it forth
is a resource that should be developed.
Another thing worthy of attention is the
public reading of the Scriptures, and the par-
ticipation of the congregation in the read-
ing. "Reading the lesson" is not. as a usual
thing, a very effective performance. It is
frequently not at all devotional, but serves
as an assistant to the sermon. The elocu-
tion of many preachers is poor, and the at-
tention of the congregation wanes after the
first ten verses. Let not our dread of being
like somebody else prevent our having the
congregation take part in this service. Here
is something worth developing, is it not?
An effective service of Scripture reading may
not be easily attained, but the object is
worthy of considerable effort.
Something might be done to improve what
we call the communion service. We all
realize with pleasure that it is not what it
once was. When I was young I frequently
attended (under protest) a church that was
very, very old. In one of the first sermons
which I remember to have heard the preach-
er proved that this church was the church
set up on the day of Pentecost. I supposed
he meant this particular congregation, and
I did not doubt its antiquity, though I spec-
ulated for a long time as to the manner of
its transportation to America. In this con-
gregation it was the custom for a venerable
elder, whom I suspected of having also been
set up on the day of Pentecost, to gravely
take hss place at the table and give a syn-
opsis of the sermon, lingering lovingly and
long upon such points as needed emphasis.
In this way he cautiously approached "the
institution which was instituted on the
night Jesus was betrayed," and he never
failed to detail all the circumstances. This
was wearisome, and we abbreviate the serv-
ice now, but did it not hold an idea that we
have lost, and that we could ill afford to
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lose? I mean the idea of personal prepara-
tion for the Lord's Supper. The whole in-
stitution is useless unless we can feel that
we are brought by it into a peculiar near-
ness to God, and a preliminary service of
some kind is necessary to this end.
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Stubble.
A man who never pays his dues to the
church because he knows the church will not
sue him.
A man who never attends church, but ex-
pects the preacher to attend all the funerals
in the family and is mad if he is not willing
to ride ten miles to the grave.
A young woman who is too delicate to go to
prayer-meeting on a rainy night, but not too
delicate to dance in a heated, ill-ventilated
room all the previous night.
A man who is asleep to the moral inter-
ests of his community, and then raises a
big hullabaloo because the enemy sows tears
in his front yard.
A church that seeks external prosperity
and neglects inexpressible needs of a dying
world. — The Christian Intelligencer.
Took Her Religion Along.
A beautiful instance of Christian integ-
rity is given of a distinguished Christian
lady who was spending a few weeks at a
hotel at Long Branch.
An attempt was made to induce her to at-
tend a dance in order that the affair iiiight
have the prestige bestowed by her presence,
as she stood high in society. She declined
all the importunities of her friends.
Finally, an honorable Senator tried to
persuade her to attend, saying, "Miss B ,
this is quite a harmless affair, and we want
the exceptional honor of your presence."
"Senator," said the lady, "I never do any-
thing in my summer vacation, or wherever
I go, that will injure the influence I have
over the girls of my Sunday-school class."
The Senator bowed and said, "I honor you;
if there were more Christians like you, more
men like myself would become Christians."
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and pure with Hood's Sarsapari'la. It gives the
sweet, refreshing sleep of childhood.
1018
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 9, 190
The "Workirtofinan's Place.
W. W. HOPKINS.
If the laboring men and women of the
United States would only keep their places,
work full time, extra time and over time,
live a life of self-denial and take whatever
wages their employers are pleased to give
them, and keep their mouths shut, there
would be no strikes, no industrial upheavals,
no disturbances of the peace in the land. .
Certainly not. But to do this the dial hand
of time would have to be moved backwards
about three hundred years. Our school-
houses would have to be closed and we
should have to cease telling men of the
kingdom of God and his righteousness. Edu-
cation of the masses would have to be done
away with and all the fountains of sympathy
dried up. Then and not till then would the
laboring man become the willing slave of
his master and gratefully lay, year by year,
the fruits of his faithful, patient service at
the feet of his master. Then would he be
able to say to his beloved companion in life,
Behold how good and kind it was in our be-
loved and honored master to give us food,
raiment and shelter for our poor service.
Then would he be able to say to his children,
The good things of this world are not for
those who labor, but for our rich lords. You
must not, therefore, covet fine clothes, good
food, books, an education or the good things
of this life, which belong only to the rich
and to the mighty, lest you disturb their
peace; but seek to do the will of your mas-
ter which is on earth and to please him and
live and work for his comfort and his wealth
all the days of your life. That you may do
him the greatest honor and more largely
enhance his wealth it will be your duty to
deny yourself of every possible comfort,
even to the barest necessities of life, even
as your unworthy parents have done all the
days of their life; for upon this depends
law and order, peace and good government.
How unfortunate for those who seek to
get rich that schools were ever invented or
that Jesus Christ ever visited this earth.
Prior to that event who'e nations were the
willing servants of the mighty and the great
men of the world, but the new code of ethics
taught and lived by Christ upset all this,
put foolish notions in the heads of the com-
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the earth since. No wonder he (Christ) was
put to death. What right had such a dis-
turber of the world's peace, such an anar-
chist, to live? And did he (Christ) not even
boast that he came not to send peace but a
sword on earth? If we would be rich and
enjoy our riches in peace, then our duties
arr plain. We must rid ourselves of schools
and colleges, of the idea of the Fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of man, Christian
ethics in business, and of representative
governments and drive the workingman back
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One of the most interesting facts con-
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The following is an abstract:
By A. H. Gale, Voluntary Observer at
Bassett, Neb.
Dated, July 28, 1899.
Mr. A. Brown, five and a half miles north-
west of Johnstown, saw the tornado form.
He was at work in his barnyard and noticed
it coming across his field as a light summer
whirlwind, such as is noticed on any still,
hot day. Air at the time was calm. Mr.
Brown says he was harnessing a horse, and
as the light whirl passed him it gently
lifted the straw edges of the roof of his
cowshed, but had not enough strength to
lift his hat, and passed on. At this point it
was devoid of any color; and was mainly
noticed by the whirl it made among the
grass, straw and chaff on the ground; he
watched its onward movement indifferent
ly, and soon saw it gather a color which
made it definable. He then paid close at-
tention to it and noticed it becoming black,
angry and gyrating vigorously; chips,
straws and dirt fell into it and were ab-
sorbed by it and a smoky veil began to
envelop the whirling column as it mounted
upward. At the same time a funnel began
to lower itself from a turbulent low-hang-
ing cloud of an area of about forty acres;
the column and funnel soon connected and
with this union the "thing" took on a terri-
fying aspect; up to this time he had no feel-
ing of apprehension. When the whirl
passed him he said he was aware of its pas-
sage only by its action on the ground. No
color. A black cloud above, in commotion,
followed the whirl on the ground, which
latter was eight or ten feet in diameter.
This cloud was alone, seperate and clear
from a higher stratta of storm clouds
above. When passing his point and as long
as within his line of view, he estimated the
speed at 10 miles per hour, line of path
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ranged from one to three rods in width.
Two and one-half miles from Mr. Brown's
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
101 J
The Lion's Sister.
ARRANGED BY J. B. ELLIS.
Ve left Prince Bulbo in the hands of the
cutioner. Let us return to the palace
Ho had been arrested. "And now let us
lk about breakfast," says the greedy
ien.
What dress shall I wear, mamma — the
green?" says Angelica. "Which do you
ik Prince Bulbo would like best?"
My dear," sings out the king from his
ssing room, "let us have sausages for
ikfast. Remember, we have Prince Bulbo
ring with us!"
ine o'clock came and they were all in
breakfast room, and no Prince Bulbo as
The muffins were smoking, the eggs
3, there was a beautiful chicken on the
table. Oh, how nice they smelt! "Where
ulbo?" said the king. "John, where is his
il highness?"
Dhn said he s'posed his 'ighness had just
ped hout. "In the snow? Impossible!"
i the king, sticking the fork into a saus-
, At this moment Captain Headzoff en-
d, looking very much disturbed. "I'm
id, your majesty," cries Headzoff —
No business before breakfast," says the
j. "My dear, some more sugar."
Sire, if we wait till after breakfast, it
be too late. He — he'll be hanged at
past nine."
Don't talk about hanging and spoil my
ikfast, you unkind man!" cries Princess
elica. "John, some mustard. Pray, who
) be hanged?"
Sire, we shall have a war, depend upon
His father, King Padella — "
His father, king who?" says the king,
jlio is the son of my lamented brother.
* Padella is not Giglio's father."
It is Prince Bulbo they are hanging, sire,
Prince Giglio," says Headzoff. "You
me to hang the prince and I took the
r one. I didn't think your majesty in-
led to murder your own flesh and blood."
be king flung the plate of sausage at
dzoff's head. The Princess Angelica fell
n in a fainting fit. "Turn the cock of the
upon her royal highness," said the king,
the boiling water gradually revived her.
majesty looked at his watch, compared
y the clock in the parlor and by the clock
lie public square; then he wound it up,
i he looked at it again. "The great ques-
is," says he, "am I fast or slow? If I'm
r, we may as well go on with the break-
k If I'm fast, there's a possibility of
ing Bulbo. It's an awkward mistake.
>n m? word, Headzoff, I've a mind to have
hanged too."
Can't you see," screamed Princess Angel-
"that while you're talking, my Bulbo is
ig hung?"
She's right, and I am so absent," says the
I, looking at his watch again. "Ha! there
go the drums. What an awkward thing,
though!"
"Oh, papa, write a reprieve and let me run
with it!" cries the princess, and she laid be-
fore the king paper, pen and ink. "Where
are my spectacles?" the monarch exclaimed.
"Angelica, go up into my bedroom, look
under my pillow, there you'll see the keys.
The spectacles are in my desk." When the
spectacles were got, the king mended his
pen and signed the reprieve. "You'd better
stay, my love, and finish the muffins. Be
sure, it's too late. Hand me over that rasp-
bery jam, please," said the monarch. "Bong!
bewong! There goes the half hour. I knew
it!"
Swift as the wind Angelica ran and ran
and ran and ran. She ran down High Street
and over the bridge and up the blind alley
and round by the castle and she came — she
came to the execution place, where she saw
Bulbo laying his head on the block. The
executioner raised his ax. "Reprieve!"
screamed Angelica. Up the scaffold stairs
she sprang and flinging herself into Bulbo's
arms, regardless of ceremony, she cried out:
"0, my prince, my lord, thine Angelica hath
been in time!"
"I tell you what it is, Angelica," said
Bulbo, looking very uncomfortable; "since I
came here yesterday there has been such a
disturbance and chopping of heads that T am
inclined to go back to Crim Tartary." You
will remember that Angelica no longer wore
the magic ring that made gentlemen love
her, so this will account for Bulbo's cool-
ness.
"But with me as thy bride, Bulbo, wherever
thou art is Crim Tartary to me, rosebud."
"Well, well, I suppose we must be married,"
says Bulbo. "Doctor, you came to read the
funeral service — read the marriage service,
will you? What must be, must." So, mar-
ried they were, and I am sure, for my part, I
trust they will be happy.
But we must now revert to the little maid,
Rosalba. Alas, and woe is me! Very lam-
entable events had happened to Rosalba
this same morning, and all in consequence of
that fatal warming-pan business of the pre-
vious night. The king had offered to marry
her; of course, her majesty, the queen, was
jealous. Giglio was in love with her, and
0, what a furor Countess Gruffanuff was in!
"Quit the premises!" says the queen. "Give
her the rags she wore when she came into
the house and turn her out of it." Countess
Gruffanuff (who was Angelica's ex-governess,
as I have told you before) went to the glass
box in which she had kept Rosalba's old
cloak and the ona shoe. Poor Rosalba hud-
dled the cloak round her back, on which was
embroidered PRIN . . ROSALBA— be-
tween which words was a rent. As for the
shoe, what could she do with one poor little
tootsey sandal? The string was still to it,
so she hung it round her neck. Gruffanuff
drove her along with the poker — drove her
down the cold stairs — flung her out into the
cold street. Rosalba wandered on and on,
till she passed through the town gates.
"Ah," thought she as the stage coach passed
her, of which the conductor was blowing a
delightful tune on his horn, "how I should
like to be on that coach." She little knew
that Giglio rode in that very coach, though
very likely she was thinking of him at the
time. For that very morning Prince Giglio
ran up to his room, packed up his trunks,
had in a couple of porters and was off in the
early stage in a twinkling.
Rosalba met the empty cart returning
from market, and the driver being a kind
man, and seeing such a pretty girl trudging
along with bare feet, gave her a seat. The
carter put a cloth around her feet, and gave
her some bread and bacon, and was very
kind. For all that, she was cold and melan-
choly. When, after traveling on and on,
evening came and the black pines were
bending with snow, there at last was the
comfortable light beaming in the old carter's
window. His children were just at supper
with nice hot bread and milk. When their
father arrived they laughed and clapped
their hands, for they were good children and
he had brought them toys from town. When
they saw the pretty stranger, they brought
her to the fire and rubbed her poor feet and
gave her bread and milk. "Look, father, at
this pretty girl, and at her pretty cold feet,
as white as milk," they said. "And see her
old cloak, just like the velvet that hangs in
the cupboard, which you found the day King
Padella killed the little bears. And, bless us
all! she has around her neck just such an-
other little shoe as you brought home — a
blue velvet shoe.''
"What," said the old man, "what is all
this about a shoe and a cloak?" Rosalba ex-
plained how she had left the palace when a
little chill; she remembered being in a for-
est, and perhaps it was a dream — it was so
strange — having lived in a cave with lions,
and before that having lived in a fine house,
as fine as the king's. The carter went to
the cupboard and produced the shoe in which
was written: "Hopkins, maker to the royal
family." So in he other shoe was "Hop-
kins, maker to the royal family." He pro-
duced the piece of velvet on which was em-
broidered "CESS," so when you put it with
the cloak, you read: "PRINCESS ROSALBA."
On seeing this, the dear old carter fell upon
his knees, saying: "0, my princess, I do thee
homage." And he rubbed his veneiable nose
three times on the ground. Now, Rosalba
had read all the customs of foreign courts.
"Thou must be one of my father's noblemen,"
she said. "I make thee knight. Rise, Mar-
quis of Spinak!" And with indescribable
majesty the queen, who had no sword handy,
waved the pewter spoon, with which she had
been taking her bread and milk, over the
bald head of the nobleman, whose tears ab-
solutely made a puddle on the ground and
whose dear children went to bed that night
all lords and ladies. But fearful indeed were
to be the dangers of Queen Rosalba before
she could hope to drive that hateful usurper,
King Padella, from her rightful throne —
King Padella, the father of Prince Bulbo!
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August 9 19(;
Sunday - School*
W. F. RICHARDSON.
THE MAN BORN BLIND.*
The Feast of Tabernacles, one of the three
great annual festivals of the Jews, wa* tn hand.
It was held in the moi th Tisri, the seventh month
of the Jewish year, answering to our October. It
lasted from the 15th to the 22nd of the month
and was celebrated with elaborate and joyous
ceremonies. Following but a few days after the
Day of Atonemtnt, when the yearly intercession
of the high priest had once more put away the
sins of the people, it would naturally be a time of
great rejoicing. But it was also the celebration
of the end of harvest, when the fruits from
orchard and vineyard were all gathered in, and
this would likewise make it a happy season,
©hiefly, however, it commemorated the journeying
of Israel through the wilderness and their so-
journing therein for forty years without fixed
habitations. It reminded them of the divine
protection and supply that were theirs through
all that wonderful time. During this feast the
people lived in booths, and many symbolic cere-
monies were conducted which appealed to the
spiritual in them and served to keep alive in the
national heart an expectation of the coming reign
and rich benefactions of the Messiah.
Jesus did not go up to this feast with his
relatives, notwithstanding they challenged him to
show in Jerusalem tho evidences of his divine
mission, as it was reported he had done through-
out Galilee. For many of his own family did not
yet believe on him; but about the middle of the
week he suddenly appeared in the temple teach-
ing the people. We have the record of some of
his discourses in the seventh and eighth chapters
of John's Gospel. The reading of these two
chapters shows that the enmity to him was now
deepening and concentrating, and that the party
seeking his condemnation and death was steadily
growing. His stern rebukes of the captious
priests and Pharisees and his high claims to be
the Messiah and the Son of God, a claim which he
no longer veiled by indirect speech, filled the
hearts of the religious leaders with a fury of
anger that finally led to an effort to stone him.
But his hour had not yet come, and he hid himshlf
from them and passed out from the temple.
Either on thn same day or on the succeeding
Sabbath, as Jesus passed along the street his
compassnn was called forth by the spectacle of a
blind beggar well known in the city, whose afflic-
tion dated from his birth. His discbles asked
him whether this blindness was due to the man's
own sin or that of his parents. It is uncertain
whether the Jews of that day shared in the occult
opinions so common in the Far Orient regarding
the transmigation of souls and the consequent
possibility of one's having sinned in a previous
state of being or merely that they believed it
possible for a child to sin before birth. What is
certain is that they believed, as did the Jews
generally, that physical suffering was the result
of the individual's sin or that of his parents, an
opinion which is held in some quarters to-day.
Jesus showed their error by declaring the true
end of all suffering, that God might work his
grace into the sufferer's heart and life. The
disciples looked only to find the occasion of the
affliction; Jesus taught its higher purpose, its
ultimate end — that which, in the light of eternity,
should reconcile a suffering race with a loving
Creator and Father. He was getting ready to
teach his disciples the lesson th-<y afterwards so
often repeated for the consolation of anguished
souls, th it "all things work together for good to
them that love God." It is vas;ly more comfort-
lesson for August 19— John 9:1-17.
ing to study the moral purpose in suffering than
to curiously speculate upon the question of its
causes.
Jesus busied himself in "manifesting the works
of God" upon those poor unfortunates and be-
grudged the day or hour thai was not spent in
doing good. He felt that the day of his earthly
ministry must soon end and that he must let his
light shine in the world with constant ray if he
would fulfill tin will of the Father who sent him.
Thus speaking he stooped over and spat upon the
ground and, making ointment of the clay and
spittle, rubbed it on the eyes of the blind man
and told him to go to the pool of Siloam and
wash. This pool lay at the southern end of the
hill Ophel, south of the temple enclosure, and was
but a short walk from the temple itself. The
blind man groped his way to Siloam and washed,
and lo! his sight came to him perfectly and he
returned into the city rejoicing. We can im-
agine the eagerness with which he would visit
his home and those of his friends to look for the
first time upon the scenes and faces which he had
known only by the sense of touch. To all their
inquiries as to the method of the wonderful cure
he had experienced he could tell but the simple
story: "The maa that is called Jesus made clay
and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to
Siloam and wash: so I wentaway and washed, and
I received sight." .
Knowing that this miracle, if not explained
away, would cause many of the people to believe
in Jesus, the Pharisees attempt to bring from the
healed man or from his parents some explanation
which should deprive Jesus of the credit of the
cure. But they failed in this. The man himself
sticks to his simple story, and when they demand
of him to decide a puzzling question of casuistry
he turns away from it with the unanswerable re-
joinder: "One thing I know, that whereas I was
blind, now I see." Blessed assurance, worth a
thousand theories! So may every redeemed soul,
conscious of the new affections that fill the heart
rejoicing in the sweet hopes that animate the
spirit, answer a thousand doubts of the scoffer:
"I know him in whom I believe; and I am per-
suaded that he is able to keep that which I have
committed to him against that day." The parents
of the healed man refuse to be brought into the
controversy, and asserting that he is their son
and that he was born blind, refer the Pharisees
to the object of Jesus' miracle for a statement of
the cure. It had already been determined that if
any one should confess faith in Jesus as the
Messiah he should be "turned out of the syna-
gogue," or excommunicated, which to the pious
Jew meant about as serious a spiritual calamity
as the like fate to a devout Roman Catholic of
to-day. But the happy man whose sight had been
given him by the prophet of Nazareth had by
that same cure been delivered from his fear of
the Pharisaic threats, ar-d he boldly declared his
belief that Jesus was a prophet and a man of
God. They thrust him out of the synagogue,
therefore, and bade him go his way, an outcast
from his people and from his father's house.
Doubtless it was with a sad heart that he turned
his face to the future which had in it none of the
sacred religious and social privileges so dear to
the heart of every child of Abraham. But his
sorrow was speedily turned into joy. For the
one Friend who never forgets nor forsakes had
witnessed his fidelity and was about to reward it.
Jesus did not wait to be searched for by the poor
man. but himself went to seek him. And when he
found him he asked him: "Dost thou believe on
the Son of God?" Already, perhaps, it had begun
to dawn upon the soul of this devout and grate-
ful Jew that this Jesus who had given him his
sight must be the Messiah, and therefore divine.
He tremblingly answers: "And who is he, Lord,
that I may believe on him?" Jesus said un
him: "Thou hast both seen him, and it is he th;
speaketh with thee." The glad confession th;
had been waiting eagerly for utterance no
sprang from his lips: "Lord, I believe." And 1
fell before the Son of God in reverential worshi
He had lost his membership ia the synagogue, b
he had found a place in the Father's house, cloi
by the loving side of the Eider Brother. Oh, th;
every blinded soul whose pathway sin has darke:
ed would hear the voice of the Son of G<
directing to the fountain of his own cleansir
blood, bidding them to wash and see!
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The newly completed extension of the Santa
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August 9, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1021
Christian Sndeavon
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR AUGUST 19.
THE WOES OF THE DRUNKARD.
(Prov. 23:29-35.)
No man liveth to himself, and no man sinneth
to himself. It is a grave mistake for a man to
suppose that it is nobody's business but his own
when he goe3 wrong and that he injures nobody
l but himself in his debauches. As time goes on
he will see only too clearly the effects of his sin
upon those he loves most. At first he thinks he only
inconveniences some comrade to bring him home,
and some member of his family to see him to bed.
.This may last for a time and he be ignorant of
ithe gashes he cuts in hearts be loves. Later he
(loses business, then money in large sums, then a
, whole fortune, and when it is too late to retrieve
;he sees wife or mother toiling for his living and
'her own and wrecking health and happiness — for
' what? Because he has had fun? No, but because
he has sought eluaive pleasure and ended in a
(splitting headache and broken hearts. Is there
any satisfaction that way?
To late tT retrieve? No. There are few
, diseases incurable, and no appetites. Read De
j Quincy's Confessions of an Opium Eater, and say
]if the process of reform there is not longer and
sterner than any whisky drunkard would ever
be likely to face. Undoubtedly the woes of com-
ing out of drunkenness are physically more intense
ithan a sloven remaining in; but then how about
I the manhood in it? How about the joy of exer-
tion? How about fierce, fighting enthusiasm? Is
there no compensation there? I know a promi-
nent man of large family and influence who lost
all — wealth, friendships, self-respect, respect of
his children, and was reduced to a common gutter-
snipe. He determined to reform one day, and
reform he did. He went to a friend's in the
country, and for weeks he walked the woods and
fields, day and night, scarce sleeping, scarce eat-
ing, in terrible agony, like a maniac. But he won
his fight, and to-day is a most honored and re-
spected high official in one of our states. It takes
manhood to make that sort of stand, and yet
there is enough manhood given if sought. Which
is to be preferred for satisfaction — that man's
life in the gutter, or on the supreme bench?
Perhaps there are very few of us who cannot
speak eloquently and feelingly upon the woes of
the drunkard. The difficulty is that the drunk-
ards will not be at our meeting. Those who are
in danger of becoming drunkards may be present,
but not likely. Nevertheless, it is always worth
while to hold up the woes of an evil thing when
we know whereof we speak — and alas ! most of us
know only too well about this — to create senti-
ment against it. Too strong a repugnance for
beastliness in any form cannot be created. Let
all possible be done and said— but always in good
taste and moderation, lest we be charged with in-
temperance in mouthing words, and always with
an eyewitnesses' knowledge of what we speak — or
witness well-nigh as good — to put signboards
along the dangerous way.
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Hnnouncements.
Annual Convention of Christian
Churches of Kansas.
Ottawa, August 20-24, 1900.
PROGRAM.
BIBLE-SCHOOL PERIOD.
MONDAY EVENING, AUG. 20.
7:30.
8:00.
8:10.
8:20
Praise Service, M Ingels, Leanna.
Address of Welcome, O P. Cook, Ottawa.
Response, W. Chenault, Fort Scott.
Address: "The Bible-school and Missions,"
W. S. Priest, Atchison.
8:40. Address: "Our Mission Work In China," F.
E. Meigs, Holden, Mo.
TUESDAY MORNING.
8:30. Bible study, Prof. G. P. Coler, Ann Arbor,
Mich.
9:00. Devotional, Geo. O. Foster, Lawrence.
9:15. Renort of Bible-school Board, F. E. Mal-
lory, Topeka.
9 30. Bible-school Literature, M. Moore, Reserve.
9:50. Conference— Teachers' Meeting, conducted
by C. A. Shlvely, Atchison:
(1) "What a Teachers' Meeting is Not and What
It is."
(2) "Why We do not have Them and why We
should have Them."
(3) "How Conduct Them."
10 30. The home department.
10:45. System In Bible-school Management, H. B.
Wright, Pittsburg.
11:00. Making the Most of Special Days, D. Y.
Donaldson, Hutchinson.
11:15. The Bible-school Needs of Kansas, C. A.
Finch, Newton.
11:30. Question Box, conducted by R. H. Wag-
gener, Kansas City, Mo.
11:50. Business and adjournment.
C. W. B. M. PERIOD.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUG. 21.
1:30. Devotional, Mrs. Chas. G. Titus, Topeka.
2:00. President's Address, Mrs. Libbie F. Ingels,
Leanna.
2:20. Secretary's report, A. Rosalea Pendleton,
Top-ka.
2:35. Word from the Field, Mrs. M. C. Rogers,
Nortonville.
2:50. Praise Service, M. Alice Spradlin, Topeka.
3:15. Our Educational Interests, Mrs. Florence
Cowley, Columbus
3:35. The Need of the Hour, Mrs. May Graham,
Topeka; Mrs. Harold B. Wright, Pittsburg.
4:00. Our Work in India, G. L. Wharton, India.
7:
City
TUESDAY EVENING.
Praise Service, Miss Lillian Forest, Jewell
8:00. Address, Mrs. Candace L. Smith, Winfleld.
WENESDAY MORNING.
8:30. Bible study, G. P. Coler, Ann Arbor, Mich.
9:00. Devotional, Mrs. A. W. Parker, Emporia.
9:30 Business.
10:00. Junior superintendent's report, Miss
Cragle Jean McDowell, Iola
10:15. Address, Mrs. Louise Kelley, Emporia.
10:45. Presentation of junior banner.
Attn
10:50. Purpose of Bible Chair Work, G. P. Coler
Ann Arbor, Mich.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR PERIOD.
1:30. Devotional, J K. Ballou, Paola.
2:00. "Means of Christian Growth," C. L Milton
Ft Scott
2 30. "Christian Endeavor and Missions," F. A.
Powell, Topeka.
3.00. "Forefathers' Day— Its Meaning and Spirit,"
B. L. Smith, Cincinnati.
3:30. Workers' conference, led dy D. S. Kelley.
(Ler. each one be rea'iy to give one or more prac-
tical things actually experienced.)
EVENING SESSION.
7:30. Bible study, Prof Geo. P. Coler,
Arbor.
8:00 Address, W. A. Parker, Emporia.
CHURCH PERIOD.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 23.
8:3). Bible study, G. P. Coler, Ann Arbor, Mich
9:00. Devotional, E. M. Carr, Dodge City.
9:20. Report of state superintendent. W. 8.
Lowe, Topeka.
9 40. Report of treasurer, A. Rosalea Pendleton,
Topeka.
9:50. Address: "Missions the Essence of Chris-
tianity," D. H Shields, Salina.
10:20 Address: "Do We Need a New Type of
Evangelism?" F. W. Emerson, Topeka.
Discussion, Wm. Irelean, Topeka; M. Ingels,
Leanna.
11:00. Address: "Home Missions," B. L Smith.
Cincinnati, O.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
1:30. Devotional, J Ed Stevens, Goodland.
2:00. Address: "Le«sons on Missions from other
Religious Bodies," W. W. Burks, Parsons.
Discussion.
2:45. Address: "Foreign Missions," A. McLean,
Cincinnati, O.
3:45. Address: "Oar Religious Literature," G.
A. Hoffmann, Columbia, Mo.
4:05. "Address: "Christ for the Negro," William
Alphin, Kansas City, Kan.
THURSDAY EVENING.
7:30. Devotional, J A. Smith, Neodesha.
7:45. Address: "Tha Great Motive," T. A.
Abbott, Kansas City, Mo.
8:15. Address: "India's Need of Christ," G. L.
Wharton, Hiram, O.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 24.
8:30. Bible study, G. P. CoUt, Ann Arbor, Mich.
9:00. Devotional, J. A. Cornelius, Lyons.
9-30. Address: "The Relation of the Preacher to
His Congregation— His Privileges and Obligations,"
M. McFarland, Columbus.
10:15. Address: "Church Extension," G. W.
Muckley, Kansas City, Mo.
Business.
Adjournment.
2:00. Meeting of new board.
All who exp ct to attend the convention please
send their names to O P. Cook, 122 Park St.,
Ottawa, Kansas. The convention will be held In
Forest Park, the famous Chautauqua grounds. The
meetings will be held in the large tabernacle. The
plan of entertainment will be meals 20 cents each In
the dining hall on the grounds; lodging free. The
delegates will be supplied with cots in the various
buildings in the park.
The railroad rates are one and a third fare on the
certificate plan. Get a certificate when you buy
your ticket to the convention and present the same
to the undersigned at Ottawa who will sign it, thus
enabling you to return on one third fare. This is
not for preachers.
The church at Ottawa extends a cordial welcome
to the brotherhood of Kansas. Let us all go and
enjoy this feast of good things. W. S. Lowe,
State Supt of Missions.
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A WEEKLY FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.
•ol. xxxvii August 16, 1900 No. 33
iDitoeial:
Current Events 1027
Mr. Campbell on the Htly Spirit 1028
The Forgiving Spirit 1029
Editor's Easy Chair 1029
Questions and Answers 1030
biginal Contributions:
The Spiritual Side of Our Plea.— A. B.
Jones 1031
A Noble Life Work— Prof. W. H. Green.
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Christ.— Ben Greenatein 1033
The Pulpit in Politics.— W. W. Hop-
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Chicago Letter . 1041
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1042
A Letter from China 1042
New York Letter 1043
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Bethany Park Assembly 4044
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Wasted Years (poem) 1049
The Passion Play 1049
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Miscellaneous:
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to his Memory 1034
Our Budget 1037
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Evangelistic ...1046
With the Children 1051
Sunday-school 1052
Christian Endeavor 1053
Literature 1054
Obituaries 1055
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QlNFAITH.UNITY-. ^IN OPINION AND ^ETHO^IBERTYj^^H|NGS CHAR|1^g
/ol. xxxvii. St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, August 16, 1900.
No. 33.
CURRENT EVENTS.
Developments of both a military and dip
omatic character in reference to China
,ave been of considerable importance during
he pas week. The allied forces have met
he Chinese at Peitsang, about twelve miles
rom Tien-Tsin and have defeated them after
spirited contest of about four hours. The
bss to the allied armies was reported to be
Ijwelve hundred, but this will probably
rove to be an exaggeration. It does not
ppear that the Americans were engaged in
his battle. Later dispatches from General
!haffee, report a second victory of the
Hied forces resulting in the capture of
,Tang-Tsun, with a lpss of about two hun-
dred, of which sixty belong to the American
roops. Yang-Tsun is at the junction of the
''ei Ho River, and the railroad leading to
I ekiD, and is about eighteen miles from Tien-
tsin. The news of these two victories, the
latter of which was much more easily won
jhan the first, gives evidence that the Chi-
nese will probably not make so stubborn a
esistance as was feared at first. In diplo-
nacy the United States Government seems
o be leading the way in its strong demands
ipon China. It is evident that the Chinese
iovernment is anxious to get rid of the min-
sters, and would gladly re ease them from
'ekin under escort for Tien-Tsin if by so
loing it could prevent the invasion by the
illied forces of the Chinese capital. Minis-
er Conger believes, however, that if the
ainisters leave Pekin they will be slaugh-
ered on the way, and he naturally protests
gainst this solution of the problem. It is
eported that our government is insisting in
ery strong terms that the Chinese Govern-
aent put the diplomatic representatives of
he powers in immediate and free communi-
ation with their respective governments
.nd to remove all danger to their lives and
iberty, and that the imperial authorities of
Jhina co-operate with the relief expedition
or the liberation of the legations, for the
irotection of foreigners and the restoration
f order. There is no indication at present
hat the Chinese Government intends to com-
ply with this request. It cannot be said
hat there ia yet a clear understanding of
he relation of the imperial power of China
o this uprising of the Boxers and their out-
ages, but the situation may be described as
'ery grave and one that will test to the ut-
Qost the courage, wisdom and diplomatic
kill of all the cowers concerned.
victorious, with an exceptional bold raid
now and then by the Boer forces, in which
they have gained temporary advantage.
The Daily News of London contains a dis-
patch from Pretoria of the 9th inst. reveal-
ing a plot to shoot all the British officers
and to make Lord Roberts a prisoner. Ten
of the ringleaders have been arrested and
are now in jail. It is believed that the plot
was a part of a conspiracy, of which the at-
tempted rising at Johannesburg was the
first indication. The plan seems to have
been to set fire to the houses in the extreme
western part of the city, hoping that the
troops would be concentrated there. The
conspirators were then to enter forcibly all
the houses occupied by British officers, which
had previously been marked, and to kill the
occupants. It is reported that all the Boer
sympathizers were acquainted with the plot
and that several had been toled off to secure
the person of Lord Roberts and to hurry
with him to the n< arest commando. It is
said that this plot was discovered just in
tirre to prevent its being carried out. A
number of the townspeople of Pretoria are
said to be implicated in the plot and they
were in communication with the enemy.
The capture and killing was to have taken
place on Tuesday evening of last week.
Later news may throw some further light
upon this reported conspiracy. If this re-
port should be confirmed it would appear
that the war in South Africa has degener-
ated into something a great deal worse.
For some time the situation in South Af-
ica has been overshadowed by the news
rom China. Military operations under
jord Roberts, however, have continued, in
riiich British armies have been generally
The formal notification of Mr. Bryan and
Mr. Stevenson of their nomination as candi-
dates for the Presidency and Vice-Presi-
dency of the United States by the Demo-
cratic party took place at Indianapolis on
the 8th inst. and was made the occasion of
a popular demonstration. The notification
speech for Mr. Bryan was made by Mr. Rich-
ardson, chairman of the Democratic conven-
tion. Mr. Bryan's response was a carefully
prepared speech, read from manuscript, and
was devoted solely to "imperialism," the
"paramount issue" as defined by the Kansas
City platform. Perhaps the most impor-
tant statement in Mr. Bryan's speech is the
following:
"There is an easy, honest, honorable solution of
the Philippine question. It is set forth in the Demo-
cratic platform and it is submitted with confidence
to the American people. If elected I will con-
vene Congress in extraordinary session as soon as
inaugurated, and recommend an immediate decla-
ration of the nation's purpose, first, to establish a
stable form of government in the Philippine
Islands, just as w are now establishing a stable
form of government in Cuba; second, to give in-
dependence to the Filipinos just as we have
promised to give independence to the Cubans;
third, to protect the Filipinos from outside inter-
ference while they work out their destiny ,just as we
have protected the republics of Central and
South America, and are, by the Monroe doctrine,
pledged to protect Cuba."
It will be cbserved that of the three items
in this program only one differs from that
pursued by the present administration. Both
agree that the first thing to do is to "estab-
lish a stable form of government in the
Philippine Islands " Both believe in pro-
tecting the Filipinos from "outside interfer-
ence." The point of difference is that Mr.
Bryan, if elected, would convene Congress in
extra session and recommend the above pro-
gram, one part of which is to promise ulti-
mate independence to the Filipinos. Just
what Mr. Bryan would do in rase the Fili-
pinos should tell him they were quite able to
establish a stable government of their own
without the aid of this government, he of
course does not say. He will cross that
that stream when he comes to it. The al-
ternative would then be between establish-
ing a government without ' 'the consent of
the governed," or leaving tbem alone, sub-
ject to "outside interference " In such an
issue no one doubts that Mr. Bryan would
be patriot and statesman enough to go on
with his "stable government," trusting for
the "consent" of the malcontents later on
They have already been promised by the
commissioners self-government as rapidly as
they show themselves capable of using it.
It does not appear, after all, therefore, that
there is much difference between the two
parties in the actual course they would pur-
sue toward the Philippines. The "paramount
issue" reduces itself to the difference be-
tween promising the Filipinos independence
when a "stable government" is established
and promising them self-government as
rapidly as they show themselves capable of
exercising it.
Agreeably to the declared purpose of this
government to give Cuba self-government
at the earliest practicable moment an order
has been issued to the Cubans from Wash-
ington permitting them to meet in conven-
tion in September for the purpose of fram-
ing a constitution for the island. The pride
which the Cubans will doubtless take in this ,
step toward self-government, together with
the order that prevailed in their late muni-
cipal election, give assurance that the forth-
coming constitutional convention will be
conducted in a manner worthy of that peo-
ple. The withdra al of troops from the
island, for China, seems to create no spirit
of rebellion or disorder on the part of the
Cubans and is a further evidence of their
confidence in the intentions of this govern-
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August 16, 19((
ment in aiding them to their independence.
It is believed that they are cipable of self-
government, and they are not disappointing
those who so believe when opportunities to
show their intentions and their ability come
to them.
Baron Russell, lord chi f justice of Eng-
land, died Augu.t 10th frem the immediate
effects of a surgical operation performed on
the previous day for gastric catarrh. As
the sickness of Lord Russell was not gener-
ally known his death came as a great sur-
prise to England. The surgical operation
was the result of a conference of four of
London's most noted medical doctors. Lord
Russell's fame as a lawyer was won before
the Parnell commission, appointed in 1888,
to investigate the charges made by the
Times against Parnell. At the death of
Lord Coleridge he was appointed chief
justice of England and one of the first cases
that came before him in his high office was
that of Dr. Jamison and his followers for
the famous Transvaal raid. Lord Russell
several times visited America and made the
leading address before the American Bar
Association at Saratoga, N. Y., in 1896. He
was born in Newry, Ireland, in 1832; and
educated at Trinity College in Dublin. He
was formerly kno vn as Sir Charles Russell
until his election to pari ament ia 1880. In
1885 he became attorney-general in Glad-
stone's cabinet.
At this writing the allied troops are sup-
posed to be at the gates of Pekin. After
the battle of Peitsang no great resistance
seems to have been encountered. The
Chinese troops seem to have become dis-
heartened. The latest word from Conger is
that their situation was desperate, but
would hold out until troops arrived. They
were again under fire from the Imperial
troops, and also short of rations. Expected
food supply to be exhausted in tea days.
The dispatches were dated August 6th.
The Imperial government has empowerei
Li Hung Chang to treat with the powers
for peace, but nothing will be done until
the lives of the foreigners in Pekin are out
of jeopardy. It is thought by some, or
rumored, that the Imperial government
will be removed from Pekin to .some in-
terior city before the allied tro ps reach
Pekin. But the facts about which there
have been so many conflicting rumors will
soon be known. If the troops are at the
gates of Pekia at this writing the mystery
and doubt that has kept the nations in sus-
pense so long will be fully known before
the close of the present week. The disposi-
tion of England to land troops at Shanghai,
presumably for the protection of her sub-
jects and interests there, does not seem to be
favorably regarded by the powers. Every
independent movement of any one of the
powers seems to create suspicion and un-
easiness lest advantage be taken or in some
way secured. It will require great diplo-
matic skill and statesmanship to adjust
matters, after the relief of the ministers,
without war. The question of the integrity
o f the Chinese empire is still paramount.
MR. CAMPBELL ON THE HOLY
SPIRIT.
We have no desire or purpose to treat
this subject in any controversial spirit.
Referring to the introductory statement in
Br). Oldham's last article on the subject as
to the distinction between the Word and
the truth, and as to Mr. Campbell's percep-
tion of that distinction, we will only add
that whatever may be true as to the Camp-
bell and Rice Debate, there is abundant
proof in Mr. Campbell's writings that he
did recognize the distinction in question.
And this recognition, we may add, is es-
sential to a true understanding of the
doctrine of the Holy Spirit. We can con-
ceive of nothing that would be likely to
prove more deadening to true piety than
the following out to its logical conclusion of
the theory that God's only method of touch-
ing and influencing the human spirit is
through verbal communications, written or
spoken. Happily, many good people who
hold this theory are inconsistent with it and
thus save their religion at the expense of
their theory.
What place is there for prayer, for divine
guidance and comfort in times of perplexity
and sorrow, undtr the theory that the only
way God can answer our prayer is through
the written Word that was given two
thousand years ago? The truth is, those
who pray effectually realize that they are
in direct touch with God, and they expect
and receive direct aid from Him. Any
theory or philosophy that would rob strug-
gling and burdened humanity of this belief
would be an unspeakable calamity. We
know of nothing that would cut the nerve
of prayer more effectually than the theory
that God can communicate help to the
human soul only through a written revela-
tion.
Perhaps we cannot do better in this con-
nection than to quote from the recent work,
"Alexander Campbell's Theology,'* from
the chapter entitled "The Work of the
Holy Spirit in Conversion and Regenera-
tion." The author of this volume believes
that Mr. Campbell in his debate with Mr.
Rice was true to his Lockian philosophy,
which considered man as "a creature who
can be reached only through the intellect
(i. e., only by the impartation of ideas), and
whose intellect can be reached only through
the senses." He says: "Taking into con-
sideration only the statements in the Camp-
bell-Rice Debate, this position is consistent-
ly maintained, that the Spirit exerts no in-
fluence upon man at any time or in any
way except through the agency of the
Word. This proposition is sustained by
arguments drawn from Locke's philosophy,
from which it is shown that the nature of
man is such that he can be influenced only
through words." Whatever may be true as
to this debate — and we have not examined
it with sufficient care on this point to affirm
or deny the statement — it cannot be main-
tained that in his later writings Mr. Camp-
bell was always consistent with that phil-
*AlPsander Campbell's Theology: Its Sources
and Historical Settings. By W. E. Garrison, Ph.
D Christian Publishing Company, St. Louis.
osophy. Quoting again from the abov
work, the author says that in Mr. Camr.
bell's "Christian System" "there are indice
tions of the recognition of an influence o
the Spirit in sanctification which could no
be accounted for on strictly Lockian prin
ciples." The following quotation is made frcm
Christian System, p. 284: "All that is don<
in us before regeneration God our Fathe
effects through the Word, or the gospel ai
dictated and confirmed by His Holy Spirit
But after we are thus begotten and bon
by the Spirit of God — after our new birth—
the Holy Spirit is shed on us richly throng]
Jesus Christ our Savior; of which the peac*
of mind, the love, the joy and the hope o
the regeneration are full proof; for thes<
are among the fruits of that Holy Spirit m
pronise of which we speak." The coalmen'
by the author on this quotation seems to bn
entirely just. He says:
There is a recognition of a different kind of in
flue nee of the Spirit irom that which he hai
previously asserted to be the only possible methoc
consistent with the constitation of the humat
mind. Before regeneration, he says, the Spirii
does its work only through the Word; but aftei
we are born anew the "Holy Spirit is shed on \a
richly through Jesus Christ our Savior." Th«'
latter method, though not closely defined, is clearlj1
distinguished from the influence through the
Word. In imm-diate connection with the last pas-
sage quottd Mr. Campbell distinguishes between
"the bath of regeneration," which is the culmina-
tion of the Spirit's activity through the Word, and
"the renewing of the Holy Spirit." He contiouee
"But this pouring out of the influences, this renew-
ing of the Holy Spirit, is as necessary as the bath
of regeneration to the salvation of the soul and
to the enjoyment of the hope of heaven, of which
the apostle speaks. In the kingdom into which
we are born of water the Holy Spirit is as the
atmosphere in the kingdom of nature; we mean
that the influences of the Holy Spirit are as!
necessary to the new life as the atmosphere is to:
our animal life in the kingdom of Lature."
The following additional quotation from
Mr. Campbell's writings is further proof of
his recognition of the influence of the Spirit
apart from the written Word: "It is the;
duty of Christians to perfect holiness in the
fear of the Lord. This requires aid. Hence,
assistance is to be prayed for, and it is
promised. The Holy Spirit, then, is the
author of all our holiness; and in the strug-
gle after victory over sin and temptation it
helps our infirmities and comforts us by
seasonably bringing to our remembrance
the promises of Christ acd strengthens us
with all might in the inner man." It is
evident from these and many similar quota-
tions which could be made that Mr. Camp-
bell held a much deeper and richer view of
the Holy Spirit than that which limits His
activities to the medium of the Bible
When it came to the question of being con-
sistent with his philosophy or being true to
his religious experience, Mr. Campbell chose
the latter as the author of the work re-
ferred to points out in the following pas-
sage:
For the theologian who had at his command do
other philosophy than this there were two courses
open: he might adhere rigidly to the philosophy
and issue either in the arid orthodoxy which
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1029
characterized the latter part of the eigh-
teenth century in England, or in deism, verging
constantly toward complete negation; or, he might
iuse the philosophy as fur as possible consistently
.with the requirements of his religious conscious-
ness, and abandon it when its limitations would
force him into undesirable paths. Mr. Campbell
:chose the latter alternative. It was this deser-
tion of the philosophy which be had used in the
greater part of his system that gave Mr. Camp-
bell the right to repudiate what he calls the
"Word-alone" theory as the "parent of a cold,
■ lifeless rationalism tnd formality." The sensa-
tional philosophy logically followed out leads to
jthe Word-alone theory in its boldest and most ex-
treme form (Alexander Campbell's Theology, p.
280).
Of course, the important matter is, not
iwhat Mr. Campbell taught on this subject,
(but what do the Scriptures teach, and
jon this point we have expressed ourself
'frequently, but we have deemed it worth
while to point out the inadequate repre-
sentation of Mr. Campbell's views on this
subject in justice to him as a theologian
and a religious reformer.
fiour of prayer.
THE FORGIVING SPIRIT.
(Matt. 18:21-35; Eph. 4:31-32.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer mee'ing Topic, Aug. 22.]
Central Truth: The forgiving spirit is the
Christian spirit, and ne that dees not forgive
cannot be forgiven.
Perhaps there is no severer test of the
realiiy of our Christian character than our
method of treating those who mistreat us,
and our habit of feeling toward our enemies.
The spirit of retaliation and the cherishing
of malice toward those who have done us
injury seems to be ingrained in our fallen
human nature, and nothing but the grace of
God can overcome it.
It was no doubt in response to some of
Christ's teachings concerning the duty of
forgiviness that Peter said: "Lord, how oft
shall my brother sin against me and I for-
give him? until seven times?" Peter no
doubt thought this was a great stretch of
charity, and when the Master said: "Until
seventy times seven," he must have felt that
this was a very difficult requirement to com-
ply with. And ye", Peter learned afterwards
that it is not so hard when one has the spirit
of Christ — a large, magnanimous, forgiving
spirit.
To further enforce the duty of forgive-
ness, and to show the smallness and mean-
ness of the unforgiving spirit, Jesus spoke a
parable concerning a certain king who
would make a reckoning with his servants.
When one of them who owed him a very
large amount was unable to pay .it and
asked his lord to have patience with him
his lord forgave the large debt, bus this
same servant went out and found one of his
fellowservants who owed him a very small
amount, and when he was unable to pay it
h j treated him very roughly and cast him
into prison. When the lord heard what he
had done he said to him: "Thou wicked
servant! I forgave thee all that debt be-
cause thou besought me; s^ouldst not thou
also have had mercy on thy fellowservant,
even as I had mercy on thee?" So he was
delivered to the tormentors until he should
pay all that was due. The lesson drawn
from this incident is given by the Saviour
thus: "So shall also my Heavenly Father do
unto you if ye forgive not every one his
brother from your hearts."
The wrongs which our fellowmen have
done to us are not to be compared with the
wrongs which we have done against God. If
He can forgive ua, surely, out of apprecia-
tion for that mercy which has been shown
to us we ought to extend forgiveness to all
who have in any way injured us. The fact
that forgiving others is made an essential
condition of being forgiven by our Saviour,
when He said: "If you forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses," shows that there is in that
spirit that refuses to forgive an insuperable
obstacle to receiving forgiveness. The per-
son who refuses to forgive others is in no
moral condition to receive pardon from God.
His heart is not right. This is a fact that
needs to be pondered well by those who
cherish in their hearts an unforgiving spirit
toward any of their fellowmen.
The true spirit of Christ is reflected in
these words of the apostle: "Let all bitter-
ness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and
railing be put away from you, with all
malice; and be ye kind one to another, ten-
der-hearted, forgiving each other, even as
God also in Christ forgave you." This is the
true rule of Christian living in relation to
those who have wronged us, and this is the
spirit which should be cultivated by every
one who would be a Christian in character
as well as in name. There is no room in
the heart for these ugly passions when once
the lov^ of Christ and love of our fellowmen
make their entrance. The two kinds of feel-
ing cannot abide together. When one enters
the other must leave.
There is nothing, perhaps, in all Christ's
life more characteristic of Him and more in
harmony with what we feel that a divine
Saviour should be than His treatment of His
enemies. His ability to rise above the petty
feelings of revenge and malice, of retalia-
tion and unforgiveness, and out of His great
heart to extend love and kindness to those
who had evilly treated Him, and even upon
the cross to pray for those who had unjustly
condemned Him and crucified Him, is to us
one or the highest proofs of His divinity.
How can we be His disciple?, learning of
Him and following Him, unless we partake
of that same spirit and do good to those that
do evil to us and extend forgivenese to those
who have wronged us?
PRAYER.
0 God, our Father, w.e thank Thee for the
forgiveness, full and free, which Thou hast
extended to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. We
thank Thee for a Saviour who loved us even
while we were yet enemies and manifested
His love by giving His life for us. We be-
seech Thee, our Father, that this spirit of
forgiveness which was in Jesus Christ our
Saviour may be also in us, and that we may
forgive others even as Thou hast forgiven
us. May the realization of the vast debt
which Thou hast forgiven us lead us to a
like magnanimity toward all those who have
trespassed against us. And this we ask in
Christ's name. Amen!
editor's easy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
The past week has been one of the fullest
and busiest in the history of Macatawa
Park. The hotels and cottages all seem to
be full to overflowing. The weather has
been clear, bright and warmer than is usual
for this place. There has been, however, a
delightful breeze most of the time, modified
by the lake, and in the shade it has not only
been tolerable, but even comfortable. The
Macatawa Park Assembly closes with a
lecture to-night by Prof. Frederick, an
artist of the University of Illinois. The
lectures by Prof. R. I. Lloyd, of Oakland,
Cal., have been exceedingly interestkg and
instructive. He is a fascinating man, a
careful, scholarly and intelligent Bible
student, who has the art of comimnicating
what he knows with dramatic power. He
never failed to delight and instruct his
hearers. He left us this morning, returning
to California to his sick wife, followed by
the good wishes and prayers of many who
have been profited by his teaching here, and
who have learned to love him. He is a
Welchman by birth, but has been in
this country since fourteen years of age.
He holds a professorship in the Congrega-
tional Theological Seminary at Oakland, and
soon to be located at Berkeley, Cal. He be-
longs to a class of Bible students and
teachers, the number of which we hope may
increase, who feel it to be their duty to
study the Bible reverently, fearlessly, and
to report what they find regardless of its
bearing on the creeds or traditions of men.
On a few points we should no doubt differ
with Prof. Lloyd, but we nevertheless ad-
mire his ability, his scholarship, his love of
the truth, his boldness in declaring his con-
victions and his manifest loyalty to Christ
and his Christian spirit. Macatawa will
always be glad to welcome him.
The evening lectures and lecturers were
as follsws: On Monday evening C. C.
Rowlison, of Indianapolis, was substituted
for the lecturer of that evening, who could
not be present. His theme was "The Close
of the Nineteenth Centure," and the lecture
was an able and thoughtful presentation of
the progress made along many lines during
this wonderful century. On Tuesday even-
ing Frank G. Tyrrell, of Chicago, enter-
tained his audience with a popular lecture
entitled "Roses of the Dawn," in which he
pointed out some of the signs of promise.
The speaker, realizing that his audience did
not care for heavy thinking, sought rather to
entertain them, stringing his roses together
on a chain of anecdotes and incidents. The
Wedneseay evening lecture was by Rev. J.
C. Cromer, of St. Louis, on the "Present
Trend of Theological Thought." The lecturer
took the point of view occupied by President
William DeWitt Hyde in his book, "God's
Education of Man," and gave us an outline
of that new type of religious thought,
which is the result of evolution and biblical
criticism. On Thursday evening Prof.
Graham Taylor, of the "Chicago Commons,'
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August \% 1900
'
gave us one of his thoughtful and soul-
stirring talks on "The New Knight-erran-
try," consisting of lessons drawn from the
lives of Pestalozzi and Froebel. Prof.
Taylor is always gladly heard here and he
never fails to appeal to the cor science
mightily in behalf of more unselfish living.
On Friday evening the lecture was by Geo.
H. Combs, of Kansas City, on "Some Types
of Women in Latter-day Fiction." It was
artistic, discriminating, humorous, pathetic,
dramatic, fascinating. As already stated,
the closing lecture will take place this
evening by Prof. F. F. Frederick on "Munic
ipal Art with Suggestions for a more
Artistic Macatawa." On the whole we feel
that it has been a profitable week for those
who have attended these lectures, and the
Macatawa Assembly may be considered
one of the established institutions of the
country.
One of the pleasant incidents of the week
was the reception given by Prof. Graham
Taylor and wife at their new cottage to
Prof. Lloyd, to which all the ministers of
the Park and their wives were invited.
There were probably present from twenty-
five to thirty preachers, most of whom had
their wives with them, but others of whom
had left them behind, and still others, alas!
who had none to bring. It was a pleasant,
bright and intellectual gathering, which all
thoroughly enjoyed. Prof, and Mrs. Taylor
have learned the art of making their guests
feel at home and at their best. Even the
ice cream which was served did not seem to
throw any coldness over the spirits of the
assembled guests, and the conversation
ranged all the way from theology and
politics to the smallest talk on local hap-
penings. There is a very close, homelike
feeling prevailing among the sojourners
here at the Park, at least among those who
attend religious services and help to keep
up the religious life of the place. During
the moonlight nights which have prevailed
the past week the bathers have given the
lake no rest until a late hour of the night,
but their merry laugh and shout are heard
along the beach as they plunge in the moon-
lit breakers for a cooling bath before re-
tiring. The higher temperature than usual
which we have had has made it a great
week for bathing, and many new beginners
have mastered the art of swimming. For
us it has been a very busy week, as indeed
most of the weeks are. Said a well-known
brother to us this week: "You are not
getting near so much vacation out of this
as most of your readers imagine." Very
true, no doubt. We have had no vacation
for many years. We try to give our reader a
a little vacation, however, by our change to
this place.
the channel is crowded with spectators.
Steam launches and other crafts have carried
many others out on the lake to witness the
race. Now they are lined up for the con-
test and the race is on. They are sailing
now apparently with a beam wind, but even
a head wind would be better than no wind
for sailing vessels, and besides it is equally
fair to all. There is the same wind for all,
and it is a question of skill, first in the con-
struction of the vessel, and second in
managing it. Is it not so in our life race?
How different the use made by different
men of the same opportunities and advan-
tages! Out of them one wins success and
fame, another defeat and shame. But all
men in life do not have the same oppor-
tunities for success. This, perhaps, cannot
be. And yet, it would seem to be the high-
est aim of all governments and institutions
among men to give to all, as far as govern-
ment can do so, an equal chance in the race
of life. But the boat race — the vessels are
now standing far out on the lake with their
bellied sails indicating a good rate of speed,
and the allignment preserved shows that it
is a close contest, and it will take the return
trip to decide which is to be the winner.
Nor will it be until our life barges are
anchored in the everlasting haven that it
can be said of us: "Life's race well run."
As we write a scene is being enacted on
the lake in front of our cottage which
would make a fine picture for the canvas.
A dozen sailboats are maneuvering for
positions in a race which is pending. A
strong south wind is blowing and the blue
surface of the lake is flecked with white-
raps. The end of the pier at the mouth of
The cut on our first page this week
presents one of the many good views of
Macatawa Park. The point of view is the
margin of Black Lake, or Macatawa Bay,
just south of the Macatawa dock where the
Chicago biats land and from which they
leave. This dock is seen with its pavilion
to the left in front part of picture, with
the foot of Bald Knob just protruding
farther on. To the right of the picture is
Ottawa Beach and the hotel on that side,
together with the sandhills. In the center
of the picture is the channel which connects
Macatawa Bay with Lake Michigan, while
the latter is seen in the distance, stretching
out toward the west where we witness so
many golden sunsets. This will give our
readers a very good idea of the view on
that side of . the Park. Later we may
present a view of the Lake Michigan side,
which will give a better idea of the Park
itself. But no picture can do justice to this
place. Last night as the "Soo City" sailed
out across Macatawa Bay, lit up by the full
moon just rising above the trees, and out
through the channel, bearing among others
Bro. and Sister Moore and Bro. Tyrrell and
family across the silver sea, the beauty of
the scene surpassed the power of camera,
brush or pen. It must be seen and felt.
Edgewood-on-the-Lake, Aug. 11.
Questions and Hnswers.
What has the Woman 's Christian Board oj
Missions done in the work of establishing Bible
Chairs in state universities?
Maroa, HI. C. C. Redgrave.
The board mentioned has established a
Bible Chair at Ann Arbor, now occupied by
Professor Coler, which has considerable en-
dowment. It has also in connection with
the university the co-operation of brethren
in Virginia established Bible teaching in
connection with the University of Virginia
at Charlottesville. This also has several
thousand dollars endowment. In addition
to these there have been Bible lectures de-
livered at the University of Georgia under
the auspices of the C. W. B. M., but no
permanent endowment, we believe, has been
yet raised for this work. Brother C. A.
Young has done most of the work in connec-
tion with the two last-named universities.
Bible instruction has also been established
in connection with the University of Missou-
ri, at Columbia, the University of California,
at Berkeley, and the University of Oregon at
Salem. The work in connection with these
three institutions, however, is not under the
auspices of the C. W. B. M., but has no doubt
been quickened by the success attending the
effor:s of our Christian women in the same
direction.
The weather during the past two weeks
has greatly added to the population of sum-
mer retreats. All the cities throughout
the country have suffered and in the larger
cities a number of fatalities from the heat
have been reported. But the weather
prophets predict cooler weather for us for
the present week, at least, and we shall hope
that they will not prove false prophets.
What is meant by the phrase used by our
scribes:" A test of fellowship?''
John A. Duff.
The term "fellowship" in the New Testa-
ment means partnership, or a common par-
ticipation with others in the blessings,
duties and responsibilities of Christian serv-
ice. In the phrase referred to the mean-
ing is that a certain practice or belief is
made a test of membership in the church.
It is generally held among us as reformers
that only those things should be made a test
of fellowship which Jesus Christ has made a
condition of salvation. When something
else is required by men in addition to this
it is said that they are erecting a new test
of fellowship, If, for instance, we should
require candidates for baptism to hold a cer-
tain theory of the atonement, or of the
operation of the Holy Spirit, or the design
of baptism, as a condition of membership in
the church, in addition to a penitent faith
and a willingness to obey Christ, we should
be erecting an unauthorized test of fellow-
ship. That this has been done in the his-
tory of the church very largely is shown by
the numerous sects into which the church
has been divided.
What is the best definition of a Christian?
P. M.
We do not know of a better one than that
given by Alexander Campbell, namely, a
Christian is one who believes in Christ and
who obeys Him to the extent of the knowl-
edge of His will. We do not have the exact
words of his answer before us, but that is
substantially his definition. In other words
we would say a Christian is one who has
the spirit of Christ and who is seeking to
do Christ's will in all things.
August 16, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1031
THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF OUR
PLEA.
Righteousness and Law.
A. B. JONES.
There is probably no word in the Bible
more conspicuous, or more imp .rtant, or
more conspicuously important than the
word righteousness. Righteousness in re-
ligion, like justice in law, is a fundamental
idea. Human government is formed around
the conception of justice. In all their
diversities and ramifications, seeking to
adjust themselves to the conditions and the
wants of men, human laws, whether con-
stitutional or statutory, evince evermore
the one great purpose of attaining the ends
of justice among the people. So the chief
end of all divine government, of all divine
legislation, is the attainment of righteous-
ness in men and among men. As applied to
persons the term righteousness is indicative
of a moral state and of moral character.
A righteous man and an unrighteous man
are not in the same moral state, nor of the
?ame moral character. In these respects
they are radically different. And yet, men's
ideas of righteousness differ, and in some
instances are very superficial, falling far
short of the scriptural conception of this
subject. These differences call for some
such classification as the following:
1. The righteousness of custom.
2. The righteousness of law.
3. The righteousness of good intention.
4. The righteousness of Christ imputed.
5. The righteousness of faith.
Let us consider each of these briefly in
the order named.
1. The righteousness of custom.
A repetition of the same act or the same
course of life forms a custom and creates a
tendency in that direction, both with in-
dividuals and with society. What is cus-
tomary? This with some people is the
supreme question. The authority of custom
is final with many. In matters of mere ex-
pediency or casuistry a deference for custom
may be regarded as wise and legitimate,
but where moral and religious principles are
involved the conscientious man appeals to
a higher court than the customs of society.
And there is perhaps no better test of
genuine Christian manhood than the ability
to disregard and ignore the customs that
have been formed and have grown into a
sort of unwritten law in a vitiated social
community. The tendency to run in grooves,
to be in the fashion, to be like other people,
is a most dangerous and besetting influence.
It was to li't the world above this paltry
notion of things that God placed before
men the life of Christ. In the Sermon on
the Mount we have a remarkable example
of the courage which defies popular senti-
ment that had crystallized into cus om.
From beginning to end it is an earnest
protest against the idea of mere routine
liviDg, of mere popularized duty, and an
earnest effort to clear away the accumu-
lated rubbish of customs that he might
purge the conscience and establish a nobler
standard of righteousness. To this end the
Savior repeated, over and over again: "Ye
have heard that it was said." And then
rising above all traditions he adds, in an
authoritative way: "But I say unto you."
With this introduction his hearers are led
into profounder views of thinking, of feel-
ing and of living.
"Except your righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees ye shall in no wise enter into the
kingdom of heaven." What a bold, revolu-
tionary declaration! "There came to Jesus
from Jerusalem Paraisees and scribes, say-
ing, Why do thy disciples transgress the
tradition of the elders? for they wash not
their hands when they eat bread. And he
answered and said unto them, Why do ye
also transgress the commandment of God
because of your tradition?'' And the world
is full enough of just such people to-day —
people who never look beneath the surface
of things to determine their character by
the so and principles of morality or religion;
but who follow custom and tradition, even
to the extent of violating the most funda-
mental laws of righteous living. One ex-
ample here will be enough to fix the lesson
in the mind of the reader, and suggests
many others of the same sort.
"And there came unto him Pharisees,
trying him and saying, Is it lawful for a
man to put away his wife for every cause?
And he answered and said, Have ye not
read that he who made them from the
beginning made them male and female and
said, For this cause shall a man leave
father and mother, and shall cleave to his
wife; and the twain shall become one flesh?
So that they are no more twain, but one
flesh. What, therefore, God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder. They
say unto him, Why, then, did Moses com-
mand to give a bill of divorcement, and to
put her away? He saith unto them, Moses
for your hardness of heart suffered you to
put away your wives, but from the begin-
ning it hath not been so. And I say unto
you, Whosoever shall put away his wife,
except for fornication and shall marry an-
other committeth adultery; and he that mar-
rieth her when she is put away committeth
adultery" (Matt. 19:3-9).
Commenting on this divine law of mar-
riage the Apostle Paul, in 1 Cor. 7:10, says:
"But unto the married I give charge, yea,
not I, but the Lord, that the wife de-
part not from her husband (but and if she
depart, let her remain unmarried or else be
reconciled to her husband); and that the
husband leave not his wife." There could
be nothing plainer or more emphatic writ-
ten on the subject. And yet, how many
members of the church to- day are living in
open violation of this divine law! And
how many church officials wink at it; and
how many preachers make themselves
particeps criminis by solemnizing the rites
of marriage in such cases— all condoned
beccause the law of the state and the cus-
tom of a vitiated society tolerate it — true
Christian manhood sacrificed on the altar of
custom, a custom, too, directly in contra-
vention of divine authority concerning the
most sacred and important institution per-
taining to man's social nature and life!
The difficulty with which men abandon
an old custom, simply because it is a cus-
tom, and the facility with which they
adopt a new custom, simply because it is a
custom of others, is a striking illustration
of the force and authority with which this
form of righteousness asserts itself over
our lives. Any change proposed in the
established forms of the worship, or of the
transaction of business, or the government
of our churches, is usually met with a pro-
test: "It is contrary to our custom," which
is considered by many as a most potent
argument against it. Whether the new
method proposed is more efficient, more
competent and consequently better, is
wholly lost sight of in the clamor of right-
eous indignation at the bare thought of
surrendering "the custom of this church;" and
we might add, of the imaginary "righteous-
ness" therein. First-class church rows, aliena-
tion of old friends, resignation of pastors,
etc., are some of the fragrant fruits that
grow on this tree of "righteousness." And
especially if the custom obtained "in Jeru-
salem," or among "the apostles" and ' primi-
tive disciples," although without divine ap-
pointment, is it held to tenaciously by
traditionalists and made the battle ground
for the adventurous, progressive iconoclast.
Hence, the pros and cons of "feetwashing,"
the ''holy kiss," the "silence of women in
the church," polygamy, slavery, etc.
There must be something more in favor
of any custom than the mere fact that "it
is our custom," or "it was the custom of the
primitive Christians" before it can be held
as authoritative or necessary in personal or
congregational faith and life. And there
must be something more against any pro-
posed practice than the mere fact that "it
is not our custom," or "it was not the cus-
tom of the primitive disciples" before it
can be held as unauthorized or unnecessary
in personal or congregational faith or life.
The customs of one people or one age do not
always suit another people or another age
and cannot, therefore, conduce to their
spiritual welfare. And that Christian
liberty provided for in the great general
principles of the New Testament authorize
and even make necessary, in some cases,
the discarding of old customs and the adop -
tion of new.
On the other hand, how easily and grace-
fully professing Christians sometimes yield
to the seductive influences abroad in
fashionable society and fall in with Jthe
pernicious, irreligious customs of their day
and generation; as, for example, those of
dancing, card-playing, horse racing, etc.
Not perhaps at first positively commit-
ing adultery with the lewed dance, card
gambling and horse-betting; but only coy
with their younger sisters, the "parlor
dance" at the elder's home, the "social game
of high five," or progressive euchre" at the
deacon's house, and the "speed ring" at the
county fair; while the weakling preacher
shuts on^ eye that he may not see it and
winks encouragement with the o her. "Ye
adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not
that the friendship of the world is enmity
with God? Whosoever, therefore, will be a
friend of the world is the enemy of God"
(James 4:4).
Liberty, Mo.
1032
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 16, 1900
A NOBLE LIFE WORK— PROF.
W. H. GREEN.
GEO. T. SMITH.
A scholar's good name is part of his re-
ward. A review of Dr. Green's work in the
Christian-Evangelist unwittingly detract-
ed most unmercifully from his deserved rep-
utation. It was the omission of facts un-
known to the able reviewer which caused
the wrong picture to be drawn. There is
no man who would be more pained at the
thought of doing injury to another than the
author of the review, so we feel that we
have his concurrence in the attempt to set
forth the facts.
Pres. McCosh said that the statement of a
partially told incident in a man's life may
be the deepest calumny. H. Clay Trumbull
and Tennyson go yet further in denouncing
half truths as the worst misrepresentation.
The review placed Dr. Green in Princeton
immediately after graduation, omitting all
reference to his long pastorate in the Cen-
tral Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia.
He was called to Princeton in 1851, not
1842. He was represented as teaching He
brew in books "which have been superseded
by much more usable volumes, pursuing the
inductive method." Dr. Green had not
taught Hebrew for twenty-seven years. He
had'also taught Sanskrit, Aramic and Arabic
in his teaching days. His Hebrew Gram-
mar so far from being superseded reached
its fifth edition in 1898. Dr. Green revolu-
tionized the method of teaching Hebrew.
Most ofjhis progressive views have been in-
corporated by the editors of Gesenius,
though he is yet in advance. As to the in-
ductive method, while it is imperative in
scientific investigation, in teaching lang-
uages other methods are as efficacious.
"Many American teachers use it, many oth-
ers do not. It is not employed in Europe."
The Bible Student and the Biblical World
(June) contains appreciative reviews of Dr.
Green's work as a scholar.
The review counted his having been mod-
erator of the Presbyterian Assembly as his
highest honor. But he was chairman of the
Old Testament committee on revision, the
highest honor awarded to American schol-
arship in any generation. He did twelve
years' work in that line. Often this progres-
sive and far-seeing scholar was voted down
by the two-thirds rule, the majority being
more conservative.
Entirely overlooked by the review, he re-
ceived honors from the universities of Har-
vard, Edinburgh, Brieslau, Giessen, Griefs-
wald, Zurich and Alexandria. Do the uni-
versities of America, Scotland, Germany,
Switzerland and Finland pick out an anti-
quated fossil who is teaching Hebrew by a
method long ago superseded, who denies the
value and legitimacy of investigations into
any subject? What other name has been
thus honored?
In higher criticism Dr. Green has done
his best work. He did not touch some lines
of argument advanced by men who hold
that the Bible history is credible, but the
linguistic argument especially received the
fullest treatment at his hands. The scien-
tific argument, by Howard Crosby: the
archaeological, by Ira M. Price, of the Uni-
versity of Chicago; the psychological, by A.
C. Zenosand J. W. Mendenhall; the theolog-
ical, by E. C. Bissell; ihe ethical and re-
ligious, by T. W. Chambers, are among the
arguments which Dr. Green did not treat to
any extent. Some he did not touch. In
the historical, S. C. Bartlett and J. W. Mac-
Dill have carried the contention much farth-
er than Dr. Green, and in the linguistic C.
M. Mead has applied the methods adopted
by the small school which Dr. Green opposed
to Romans with the result that he proved
mathematically that if there are several
writers of the Pentateuch there are four of
Romans. These men are all Americans, all
except one ur two professors in theological
seminaries, all living except one. From
this the reader can see how unjust is the
isolation awarded to Dr. Green, how unfair
to other scholars the assertions of the re-
view that Dr. Green presented all the argu-
ments on the conservative side that have
appeared in American journalism, and that
he is almost the last of his type of conserva-
tive scholars and that his views of the
Scriptures have passed away. That asser-
tion was hasty. To say of any scholar that
his views of any subject have passed away
is cruel. Dr. Green gave his life to the
study and defense of the Bible. A schol-
arly statement would be, some views of Dr.
Green have passed away. True. Predesti-
nation, for example. The reviewer doubt-
less intended no such meaning, but he did
not improve a later opportunity to correct
a hasty expreasion. On the contrary he
made it stronger. The divorce from the
facts is yet more lamentable. We feel sure
that the esteemed writer, who never speaks
but to charm, never writes but to fascinate
and to instruct, will recognize the gross in-
justice done to a fellowscholar, albeit an
aged man, now tongueless. J. D. Davis,
professor of Semitic Languages in Prince-
ton, can better interpret Dr. Green than we,
who are removed from him in distance and
perhaps in sympathy. He says: "Dr. Green
valued criticism. He discerned in thorough
and unfaltering investigation a handmaid
of truth. He took issue with Dillman on
many minor points and on fundamental
principles; but he was amazed if one could
not discern the immense worth of the com-
ments and criticisms of the great exegete
of Berlin. He recommended the commen-
taries of Franz Delitzsch, whose picture was
on his table. . . . His rich library was
not devoted 1o the literature of his own
side of the question. It comprehended the
works of every Old Testament scholar of re-
pute. He turned on the full light when en-
gaged in research, and when he spoke it was
out of a complete knowledge in all its re-
spects."
How completely the reviewer misunder-
stood Dr. Green may be seen when we see
his description of the conservative type
which has passed away. In reality it never
existed. Such a numbskull as the following
could not rise higher than janitor in any
college:
"By that type is meant the scholars who
reject totally the results of higher criti-
cism, regarding, for example, the documen-
tary character of the Hexateuch, the im-
portance of the exilic and post-exilic periods
in the religious and literary life of Israel
and the value and legitimacy of those inves-
tigations of authorship and date which
have illuminated many obscure parts of the
Old Testament.'' Reader, before you and I
were in the cradle (unless you are a sexa-
genarian) Dr. Green was a higher critic.
Its accredited results he accepted to the day
of his death. He contributed largely to
higher criticism. No scholar ever denied
that the Hexateuch is built of two docu-
uments. He certainly favored investiga-
tion. Not one result of higher criticism
did he ever deny if we may define result as
that accepted generally by scholars.
When Dr. Green was a boy Eichhorn's
theory as to the Pentateuch had "swept all
Germany, meeting with but little opposi-
tion." Its advocates complacently claimed
all scholarship for it. Eichhorn predicted
that in twenty years all opposition would
cease. It is deader than Adam. A few
battered planks were saved which entered
into other theories which also denied that
Moses wrote the Pentateuch. These, num-
bers of them, were the fad of the day, and
are wrecks on the shores of theology. The
present theory which denie3 the truthfulness
of the record which the Bible gives of the
origin of its early books Dr. Green helped
to lay out in its little coffin.
The mistake of the courteous reviewer is
in identifying a view held by a few with
higher criticism. In that connection it
would not be possible to quote from Dr.
Green's works a view he held of the Script-
ure which has passed away. To say that
he passed over arguments which seem in-
superable to most Bible students does a
great scholar injustice. He passed over
arguments only to crush them. There are
but four in a generous count. To most Bi-
ble students they do not seem insuperable,
for ninety-nine per cent, of Bible students.
even in educated classes, hold with Dr.
Green that the Pentateuch was not written
by PI, P2, P3. P4. Po and seven basketfuls
of other fragments, but that "Moses wrote
this law, all its words in a book till they
were finished and gave to the Levites.''
Dr. Green did loyal service for the King
in higher criticism, and his work will stand
long after the decadent theories of men who
were avowed foes to revelation shall have
passed away.
Says Dr. Davis: "He viewed the question,
not simply in those features which present
themselves to an exclusive higher criticism,
but in its yet wider bearings. He knew not
only the possible solutions which suggest
themselves to the higher critic, but also to
the choice between possible solutions when
they are subjected to further examination
in the ligbt furnished by related depart-
ments of biblical research, textual criticism,
exegesis, archaeology, the backward and for-
ward gaze of prophecy, the general trust-
worthiness of the Scriptures and the atti-
tude of Christ. . . . His conclusions
accordingly concatenate with a great sys-
August 16, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1033
em of well-ascertained truths ... a
nan of depth and breadth and proportion
withal."
i Is there not here a lesson? Have not
our thoughts become partisan and fearful ?
Do we not identify our views, perhaps nar-
row, with the truth of God, and shrink from
definite affirmation and the arena lest the
KVord of God be brought into disrepute?
'Had we space we could show that this great
scholar, possibly two large for our foot-
fttle, did not hold his views to be identical
with Scripture, so that if his theory were
'overthrown, the foundations would be de-
stroyed. Let men think. Let them speak.
(Dread no light. Hamper expression and
you rep 1 brainy men. Let us be broad and
let us love one another, however strongly
we may comb it error.
W 'infield, Kan., July 10, 1900.
CHRIST.
BEN GREENSTEIN.
Times change conditions. Men change
'opinions. The idea of to-day is altered or
lost in the greater idea of to-morrow. Time
ibe3tows maturity, imparts ripeness, makes
i perfect, gives development to great ideas.
jThere is a continuous psychical evolution.
| The fittest idea is the surviving idea. The
[truest idea is the most enduring idea. The
noblest idea is the eternal idea. The change is
not in the subject, b it in the predicate. That
which is spoken of is fixed and immutable;
that which speaks is transitory and mutable;
immutability is not the law of human
thought, because of its vast labyrinth of
complexity; complexity implies combina-
tion; combination implies liability to dis-
solution. But the subject of our thoughts,
and especially our present subject, is un-
changeable because of absolute simplicity
and unity.
To put it in a more concrete form, we
would say that Christ is absolutely the same
througout time and eternity because of the
incarnate perfection of divine simplicity, but
we are changeable because of mortal fragil-
ity and human complexity, which is -con-
stantly changing and dissolving. Our con-
ceptions change. The conception itself does
not change. The Christian religion is ever
changing; Christ is never changing. Why?
Because one is complex and the other is
simple. Our conception of Christ is differ-
and better than the conception the disciples
and early church fathers had. There is a
constant evolution in the theological world
of the Christological conception. The evolu-
tion is in ourselves and not in the subject.
Theology is becoming absorbed in a Christ-
ology. The greatest argument for the ex-
istence of God is not the teleological or the
cosmological, but it is the Christological
argument. The Christie idea rules where
once the theistic idea reigned. Concrete ex-
ample is rapidly displacing abstract thought.
We do not try to prove the existence of
God now, as was done in the medieval the-
ology, by abstract philosophy, but we de-
monstrate the existence of God by concrete
biography. The tendency of modern times is
the greatest production of Christie litera-
ture. Christ never was so real as he is in
the 20th century. The idea which is taking
a firm and tenacious grasp on the religious
intellect is the reality of the historicity
of Jesus of the past, and the practical rela-
tionship of Christ of the present. Religion
contemplates Christ; philosophy studies
Christ ; science learns Christ ; art feels Christ ;
music articulates Christ. He is the center
of religious and social gravitation. Civili-
zation is his work; morality is his precepts;
religion is his practice. Christ, Christ,
Christ, everywhere, everywhere — in the
home; in business; in labor; in society; in
church; in state. Oh, the tremendous re-
ality of the omnipresence of Christ in all
our progress and achievements!
Christianity is Christ abstracted; Christ
is Christianity concreted. He is perfection
anatomized; religion incarnated; ethics
humanized. His personality does not only
reign in Christianity, but is identical with
Christianity. His is not the personality of
a religion, but is the religion of a personal-
ity. His influence in modern affairs is dy-
namical. History is the record of Christ's
influence among men; Christ lives in a genu-
inely real sense; potentates bow at his feet;
kingdoms delight to do him honor; society
worships him ; literature reflects him. This
is the Christ of the New Testament — a liv-
ing Christ. He sweetens life, elevate5!
mind, adjusts worries, soothes sorrows, puri-
fies enjoyments. He inspires the young, en-
thuses the strong and comforts the aged. No
domestic economy is complete without him.
Political economy is vain without him. Take
Christ into your confidence now and forever.
THE PULPIT IN POLITICS.
W. W. HOPKINS.
God's will contemplates the regeneration
of man, the regeneration of society, the re-
generation of business and the regeneration
of governments. The regeneration of man
is the beginning, not the end of the work.
To stop here is to fail.
The nature of man and the constitution of
society are such that a Christian must seek
to purify his surroundings or become an
ascetic. There is no other way. The law
of self-pre3ervation demands that a Chris-
tian character have Christian environment.
A church whese members are in daily con-
tact with unrighteousness in society, in
business and in politics can no more keep
out the worldly, mercenary, selfish spirit
than it can fly. The commingling of any
community is bound to equalize its morals
To preserve a high moral standard in the
church the church must purify its surround-
ings.
Society must be regenerated. It is as
wise to talk about raising a family in the
slums of a city and keep it pure as to talk
about keeping the Christian spirit in a
church whose members live harmoniously
with unregenerated society. It can't be
done. Society must be regenerated or the
church must fail — must be swallowed up.
Besides, unrighteousness in society is as re-
pugnant to God as unrighteousness in the
church.
Business must be regenerated. All busi-
ness should be founded upon righteousness
— upon the golden rule. Members of the
church can no more live without business
than without society. A man that will not
provide for his household is worse than an
infidel. And yet, if he engages in a busi-
ness that is demoralizing it will demoralize
his character — destroy his Christianity. The
business of the country to-day is honey-
combed with the gambling spirit and with
gambling methods. The aim of men to-day
is to get, not make money. Even large
business enterprises are neither founded nor
conducted on Christian principles. There is
not a proper distribution of profits, etc.
We can never approximate a true Christian
church until we have in some measure Chris-
tianized the society and business of which
its members are components.
Upon the same basis governments must
be regenerated. Corrupt governments are
a hindrance to the church nd an abomi-
nation before God. The kingdoms of this
world can never become the kingdom of
Christ until wickedness is eliminated, op-
pression crushed out, unjust laws repealed
and corruption in officials made next to an
impossibility. A church that refuses to
work for better governments is not fulfill-
ing its divine mission; it -is committing
suicide.
The first Christians supposed their work
done with the conversion of men. They did
not trouble themselves about corrupt socie-
ty, corrupt business and corrupt govern-
ments, and the result was they had to get
out of this world; live in the dens and caves
of the earth; become ascetics. Monastic
orders soon began to flourish. It could not
be otherwise. They kept society, business
and politics out of the church, and in turn
were kept out of society, business and poli-
tics. Those who preach that doctrine to-
day ought to turn their churches and cathed
rals into monasteries. Either do this or
throw away the doctrine and try to make the
world better.
It will not do to stop at conversion. God
will not do the rest. We must get out into
society and business and politics with the
gospel of Jesus Christ and work for their
regeneration. It is time preachers were
studying up a little on these lines. The
devil never wielded a more successful club
against the church than this divorcem nt
doctrine between the church and business,
politics and society. With it he has set the
kingdom of heaven back a thousand years.
No, brethren, we must get out of this rut and
preach righteousness, temperance and godli-
ness in the world until rulers tremble. Read
"Public and Private Rights"' (price 15 cents;
address the writer this office, or the Chris-
tian Publishing Co.,) and other late litera-
ture on reforms. Read and post up.
There is no excuse for ignorance on these
great topics in these days.
Get Out of the Ruts.
Follow system in Bible study. Take a course
at home by mail. Terms, $1.00 per month.
Trial lesson free per request. Write Prof. C. J.
Burton, Christian University, Canton, Mo.
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Remaining Addresses at Alexander Procter's Funeral
*h±h*h And Other Tributes To His Memory <m><h%h
ADDRESS OF T. P. HALEY.
My Beloved Brethren, Friends and
Neighbors: — I feel utterly unfitted for the
duty assigned me, and I am here only at the
request, the command, I might say,of my kins-
man and my brother, whose body lies here.
Of course, I can add nothing to the beautiful
tribute which has been paid him by one
whom he loved so well; but I have thought
perhaps his neighbors might be interested in
listening to one who has known him all his
life, to some of the incidents of his life with
which I am familiar. Some one has said
that it took seven generations of great men
to produce an Emerson, and Dr. Oliver Wen-
dell Holmes said a man's training should
begin a century before he is born. We are
all familiar with the influence of heredity
and realize that among the things which go
to make up human character nothing has a
greater influence than one's heredity except
environment. Our brother came of a mag-
nificent race of men and women. I knew
his father and his kindred, I might say from
the time I opened my eyes to the light of
day. It is fitti.g for me this afternoon to
say in the presence of this large audience:
No man was ever better born tnan he. His
father was known throughout the country in
which he lived a* a man of fine common
sense, of sterling integrity, of untiring in-
dustry, a man just to every man with whom
he came in contact. I recall an incident
that occurred in my boyhood when I had
gone from home to college and had returned
home after a year's absence. I met my father,
who said: "You will be sorry to learn of the
failure of our cousin," mentioning his name.
I expressed my regret. He went on to say: "In
the judgment of every man in the neighbor-
hood and of every man in the county who
know the circumstances, his character shines
brighter than iu the day of his prosperity."
He had been a prosperous roan. I take it,
my beloved, that not only in that time, but
now, any man who can go through a great
financial reverse and surrender the accumu-
lation of years, have his friends and his
creditors all join in saying that "his char-
acter shines brighter in this hour of trial
than in the day of prosperity," has achieved
a victory of which any man may be proud.
His mother was a very remarkable woman.
His father was of English descent and his
mother belonged to that stalwart race, the
Scotch people, a tall, stately queen among
women. His father came to this new coun-
try, and I cannot remember in all the early
years of my life and of my association with
the family « f ever being met by his mother
without a smile, cordial greeting and genial
word. Her brothers were remarkable
men; I think not one less than six feet
in height and some six and one-half —
great brawny men of tremendous physical
force. Such were his ancestors, kinspeo-
ple, and you are not surprised that he stood
a man among men. I remember the home-
stead where he lived — great forest trees
stood all around. His father was accustom-
ed to gather his children around him and
read to them or to lead them through these
great forests or 1 1 teach them how to follow
the plow. My father came West first and
settled in this new country, and in a year or
two his|father came, and they settled in sight
of each other. They had been members of
the Baptist Church. The first Christian
Church in our part of Missouri was organ-
ized in my father's house, and when the or-
ganization was completed his father and my
father were appointed elders and walked
side by side forty years or more and died in
the office given them in early manhood.
His father had a large family as well as my
own; if I am not mistaken, ten or twelve
brothers and sisters, and nearly as many in
my own home. Although there were very
few people in that new country we did not
feel the necessity of other neighbors, so close
together were we, and each filled up so com-
pletely the wants of the other that we did
not feel that we were in a strange country.
I remember how, when he grew to be nearly
a man, the neighbors all talked about him.
The old men taughr military science on the
muster ground to the young men in the
neighborhood and regular military drills
were held, and this man, whose body lies
here, not more than seventeen years of age,
was called to be captain of his company, re-
cognized even then as a leader. The old
men said he would make his mark in the world
— they did not know how. There was that
in him to make him the biggest ir all as
semblies and a leader among men. I recall
the country school and country school teach-
ers, the faces of the boys and girls who sat
on the slat benches, and when I have some-
times called their names they have answered
from the halls of Congress, sometimes they
have answered from the judges bench, from
the halls of the State Legislature, from the
chair of the president of colleges, they have
answered from the pulpits, and they come
trooping to me to-day in memory as I stand
in the sacred presence of the departed, but
among all there were none more honored
than was he for whom we speak this after-
noon. At about the age of seventeen, I
think, he left our neighborhood. It was a
wonderful thing in those days for a \ oy to
go away to school. And by the way, I want
to say for the sake of young men who are
here that there were not so many books in
the country then as there are in the private
libraries cf some gentlemen of Independ-
ence to-day. Young, with a thirst for
knowledge, brave, this young maD, fresh
from the harvest field, left his father's house
and neighborhood for the town of Paris, III.,
to study what could not be taught at home.
While he was at Paris Mr. Campbell made
the announcement that from the proceeds of
the hymn books sold in Missouri he would
give to any young man selected for the
ministry an education at Bethany. A com-
mittee was appointed, and they having heard
of his thirst for knowledge, when they met
in Jefferson City selected Alexander Procter.
The committee was composed of T. M. Allen,
Jacob Creath and H.Thomas. I remember so
well the result: Alexander Procter was
chosen by these preachers, and away he
went to Bethany College to sit under the
voice and instructions of this great man of
God. We did not see him for three years or
more. We had never had a young man to re-
turn from college with a diploma, and a3 far
as I remember no lawyer, doctor nor preach-
er in our county held a diploma. It was an-
nounced that the Sunday after his return he
would preach in the city of Huntsville. You
might have seen from the dawn of morning
on most any road young men riding horse-
back, men and their wives in wagons — for
buggies and carriages were well nigh un-
known in Missouri — going to see this boy re-
turned from college — a preacher with a
diploma. He went away a stalwart rran ex-
cept for the remarkable recline of the head
that you all remember so well. I remember
upon entering the church I looked in the
pulpit and did not see him; at last my eye
fell on a young man sitting in the front of
the pulpit, tall, pale and almost as white as
a sheet, and I made out with difficulty that
this was what remainel of that stalwart
man that we had sent from the fields to
Bethany. He had accomplished what few
accomplish. He was gone three years and
had completed the curriculum. He had no
vacation. It was a very remarkable scene
that diy when men and women from the
fields and farm-1 who had known him in other
days hesitated and were afraid to address
this scholary boy until he first approached
them. They also looked up to him on ac-
count of the affection they felt for his fath-
er and sweet mother. He hurried away
from that appointment to Lexington, Mo. In
a little while he was appointed or selected
as preacher in Lexington, Mo. Wherever
he went we all rejoiced in his promotion. I
tell you, in those days the preacher was not
what the prea:her of to-day is. We were
all taught in those early days to look up to
the man of God, and to say naught against
God's anointed, and ihat fact clothed this
young man with power. At LexingtOD,
Glasgow and then to St Louis, and wherever
he went, he was greeted w,th crowded houses
and with honor. I want to say for the ben-
efit of any young preacher here today or
to the boys who will preach because Bro.
Procter was a preacher: No man ver hinted
or intimated that there was a single indis-
cretion in his life. I was very intimate
with him in my young manhood. Oh, how
I recall those days and years this afternoon!
He stood with me and my wife at the altar
in my early manhood. We had many a walk
together amony the forest trees and told
each other our inmost thoughts and ambi-
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tions, and sacred were the coLfidences of one
another. Never were Jonathan and David
more attached than were we. He came to
your congregation in 1857; I need say noth-
ing of his life since then. There are one or
:two things I want to say: In his early min-
istry he never sought any salary. He always
■asked: "Do you need me, and can I be of
service to you?" These were the questions
he asked and left the question of salary to
i those who employed him. He never enjoyed
la silary adequate to his ability, I think I
may say to you Independence people. No
man has ever heard him say: "I must have so
mach this year or I must move." No man
ever heard him say: "I must resign because
my salary has not been paid this year." No
man in this broad state of Missouri ever
heard him complain of poverty. I remember
what a man in very moderate circumstances
said to me. I never tell my children I am
poor when my little ones come into my pres-
ence and say: "Papa, I am so thankful we
are not poor like some people." No man
ever heard him tell of any loss he ever had
financially. No man at the time "he render-
ed up his account to God held an unreceipted
bill against him.
Bro. Procter and I have not always agreed
in the way we saw the Bible or in our in-
terpretation of the Scriptures. I want to
give the following as an illustration: We
had been attending convention; he and that
splendid friend of his, G. W. Longan, one
of the "noblest Romans of them all," stood
on the platform; we had a discussion on the
question of beliefs and interpretations; the
controversy grew sharp and words flew
quickly, until finally I was interrupted by
Bro. Longan. I said: "I want you and
Procter to know that though I differ from
you I love you still; I cannot go as fast as
you." He said: "You go fast enough. You
go as fast as your convictions go." We
sometimes got into sharp discussions, yet
there was never an interruption of that
affection borne for each other to the very
end of his life. A few weeks ago, just a
few days before I left for my vacation, I
went to see him. He sat in the yard.. He
said: "When I am gone I want you to say
some things to the people about me; you
have known me better than anybody else in
the world and I believe you understand me
better." And I promised him in the shade
of those great trees and in the presence of
God, if utterance was given me I should
bear testimony to his fidelity in every re-
lation of his life and to the purity of his
character. I never knew a man come down
to his death more serenely. A traveling
evangelist came into his yard and said:
"Are you going to heaven?" "No," he said, "I
am not going anywhere." He said: "Don't
you want to go to heaven?" He said: "I am
in heaven to-day; where God is heaven is,
and here under these trees God is with me.
Every day I am in heaven." I do not think
he felt like he was going anywhere — felt
like he was going to sleep, that is all. To-
day while you weep he rejoices. I thought
last night as I lay awake what a great
meeting it was when he whose body lies
before us, his friends, Lard and Longan and
a host of others whose names I cannot re-
call met. When dear Bro. Jones and myself
and Bro. Berry shall go over, there will not
be one of the men left in the broad state of
Missouri that were here when he and I and
they began our ministry. I am not weep-
ing about it, not at all. Sometimes, in the
silent watches of the night, I am saying:
"How long, oh Lord, how long?'' And I
think I can hear him say: "In a little
while, only a little while, and you shall be
at rest."
The last time I saw this man of God I
rode by his home that he loved so well out
here, and he was reclining in his great
chair; he never looked to me so large or
so splendid. I thought of him as a great
athelete, who had been in a great contest, a
great battle, just waiting to be crowned,
waiting for the wreath to be placed on his
brow. This life among you has been a
benediction to you. We do not know the
value of the life that is lived aright until it
is gone. The reason why the crown will
not be placed on his brow to-day is because
God will wait until the influence of his life
has been exerted upon the last man, then
he will know how to crown him and give
to him the glory that belongs to the faithful
child. Then we shall see him crowned; and
they that have turned many to righteous-
ness shall shine as the stars forever and
ever.
( ADDRESS OF DR. MADERIA,
in Behalf the Ministers' Alliance.
My Friends: — I have been asked to say
something in behalf of the Ministers' Alli-
ance of this city and in harmony with a
series of resolutions that they have passed.
It is a pleasure for me to say that during
more than 35 years of my own ministry I
have in no place where I have been met
with so perfect a fellowship, yea, of brother-
hood, among the various denominations that
I have found in Independence. It is with
added pleasure that I can say that the suc-
cess of the Ministers' Alliance has been
largely attributed to the instrumentality of
our brother whose cold form lies in our
midst here to-day. I can say in behalf of
his brother ministers that no hearts will feel
his loss more genuinely or more sincerely
than those of his brother ministers who have
been associated with him so pleasantly in
the work of the ministry. They have come
to know the beauty of his character, and
have come to know with something like its
worth his fidelity as a minister of Christ.
And so in a body they pay tribute to his
memory to day. I speak now from the stand-
point of interpreting for my brethren of the
Alliance and speak on my own behalf. They
realize that a great man, indeed, has fallen
among us. He was not an ambitious man.
If his ambition had been at all equal to his
ability there would have been few names
written higher in the world of religious his-
tory in all the West than that of Alexander
Procter. He was not merely a man of
scholastic learning, as has been stated here
to-day, but a man of wide and varied read-
ing; a man of discriminating mind, having
the power of grasping facts, and like such
minds, always read between the lines; a sug-
gestion or good thought he appropriated and
made the theme his own. Conversing with
him often, as I did, I have no remembrance
of a topic of conversation being suggested
with which he did not seem to be most famil-
iarly acquainted; topic after topic would be
touched upon and it seemed as though he
had made each one of them a specialty. As
a preacher perhaps it would not have been
said that he was an eloquent man, and yet,
brethren, I never saw him lose his hold upon
the attention of a cogregation. He would
not have caught them up to the clouds by
the fervor or vehemency of his speech, or by
the splendor of his rhetoric, or have over-
whelmed them by the power of logical reas-
oning; but there was always just that rich,
beautiful and delightful stream of thought
proceeding from his mind. It was a spell
that was never broken. We can say some-
thing better of him than that he was a great
man; he was a whole-souled, good man.
There are tho e who, as I can say, and as
Bro. Haley has said, differed with him in
his theological views. I often found that I
was not in harmony altogether with his
theological views and many of his interpre-
tations of the Scripture. But no man that
knew Alexander Procter and knew him well
could have said aught but that his character
and life were superlatively beautiful and
Christlike. I have never met with a man,
in the pulpit or out of it, who dwelt so con-
stantly upon the infinite love of the infinite
Father as the man in whose memory I speak
this afternoon. He loved everybody. I never
heard him preach a sermon that was not the
gospel of love. His heart was kind and good
to everybody; his life was kind and good.
Wherever he went a very benediction of
grace and tne Word of God was there. Among
men he was indeed a royal king, in whose
spirit there was no guile.
Brethren, in a word "he, being dead, yet
speaketh." He speaketh, brethren, to those
of us who are in the ministry. For over 50
years of his life he proclaimed the unspeak-
able riches of Christ. His ministry covered
half a hundred years, and he made it the great
business of his life to make those who came
under the spell of his influence realize that
there was a high, grand and glorious life
beyond, and everywhere urged men to make
preparation to enter there in peace. Every
where he bore testimony to the fact that it
was for this grand and transcendent reason
that we have been brought into this world.
"Being dead, he yet speaketh." Those dead
lips are saying to us of the ministry, as he
seemed to feel in every year of his faithful
pastorate upon earth! "Live for the world
to come, setting an example here, leading
others in the way of everlasting life." And
when we have finished our course, as he,
whether our ministry be long or short, may
we be so happy as to receive the welcome
commendation which I doubt not that he
is already receiving: "Worthy servant and
son, thou hast been tried aDdthoa hast been
found true." And when we come to lay off
our mortal bodies and our privilege of
preaching the everlasting Word, brethren,
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may we be so happy as to have the same
commedation passed upon us: "Well done,
good and faithful servant, thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things; enter into the joy
of thy Lord."
ADDRESS OF REV. A. E. HIG-
GASON.
I shall not detain you. I have come only
to say: Good-by; God be with you. About
thirty years I have been associated with
Bro. Procter in the work of this local con-
gregation; I have loved him better each
succeeding day of this thirty years. I have
lost, I think, more than the most of you, but
then there must be a gain somewhere. He
thought so. He was never afraid to live
nor afraid to die. The day before he died
he sent for me to come to see him. I went
into his room, he stre1 ched out his hand
with a movement you remember, and with a
smile said: "Well, I have come to the end."
He said it with a smile — the same you
have seen so often. As ready to die as he
had been to live. Brethen and friends, he
has stood here and spoken words of comfort
and consolation to us on just such occasions
as this five hundred, and it may be a thou-
sand time^. And now we shall hear him no
more. But while we are weeping don't you
know that those for whom he has spoken
those comforting words so often have been
made glad? Oh, they are glad! Don't you
know, or do you not almost know, that
yesterday as he passed through the mists of
time over there, mists rendered luminous
on the heaven side by the presence of God
and of glorified spirits, there was a shout of
greeting: "Brother Procter has come
among us!" Don't you know there was
happiness in heaven? I know I need not,
cannot, describe his virtues, his life, his
character; they have not been overdrawn.
We who knew him best kno v what they
have said is true.
He never touched a human life that he
did no 5 make it better. He never laid his
hand upon a human heart upon which he
did not plant a flower. Oh, he put a smile
upon ten thousa> d lips and words of rejoic-
ing in ten thousand hearts. We need no
one to take his place, for he has represented
his life in all the lives. He has touched and
by his touch made beautiful.
The old apostle and companion of Jesus,
the one whom he loved, drew for us a
picture, and I have been thinking about
that. A beautiful ci y coming down from
God, glorious, being the dwelling-place of
the Father. I think of it as of glowing
white. I think its glowing gates shall
never open even to the sign of sin, and all
within is beautiful, and that your loved
ones and mine are there. I am glad now,
oh, so glad! that he has gone among them,
for surely, dear brother, that gentle life of
tender, loving words, that quiet walk, that
living with lofty things, have fitted you to
walk the streets of this glorious city. I
think I can say in behalf of all this congre-
gation that nobody can ever remember him
with more tenderness than we do, and shall
go on through life loving him, loving his
memory more every day, until we, too, shall
cross over into the eternal city where all is
light, life and love. Dear brother, pastor,
friend, man of God — good-by!
ADDRESS OF REV. LIN CAVE,
Pastor of the Christian Church at
Independence.
I would be untrue to myself if I did not
add just a word. Coming into this com-
munity to succeed Bro. Procter in his work
and entering this church and coming into
this pulpit for the first time on the 18th of
last February, it is due to him that I should
say: He met me as a brother and as a father
and opened at once his great heart to me and
said: "Come in and be at home."
It is not an easy thing for the b^st of us,
brethren, to give place to another. The
sweetness of spirit, the purity of heart, the
nobleness of soul which he manifested toward
me upon entering into this ministry as his
successor is only in keeping with all you
have heard.
His one regret, often expressed — always
expressed when I was with him — was his
sickness coming on so soon after my coming
and hindering him in giving substantial evi-
dence of his cordial desire of being co-
laborer with me and assisting me.
I will not say anything more, only to re-
peat that it took one indeed pure in spirit
and pure in heart to give another the wel-
come that he gave me to this church and to
this pastorate, that he so loved and in which
he labored so well for these 40 years.
afar, with the precision and breadth of a poet's
vision, he was in advance of his fellows.
It was his length and breadth of vision that
brought him into collision with some of his breth-
ren. The counteraction was inevitable. Mr.
Procter could reach. Prosaic reasoners could not
keep pace with his intellectual strides. He i ould
see. He had bold conceptions of the dignity of
Jesus beyond their narrower ken and he beheld
visions of the glory of Christ which they could I
not see. The mind of Mr. Procter moved in a
high society where he stood on the vantage ground
of truth. He had the liberty of thought and he
never closed the door of his genius. Haunted by
the poetic voice and vision, the sage of Ind-pend-
ence felt great truths, and he told them from an
earnest soul. It was his errand to announce and
to lead. He altered men's minds by the genera-
tive thought that he threw into the world, tnd he
took them, made for knowledge and for growth,
out of servitude into freedom. If he could not
be reasoned with it was because he was possessed
with an idea.
Mr. Procter was no aspirant for popular ap-
plause, nor was he a candidate for public f nvor.
He had good company in communion with his
thoughts, always sublime and ever loyal to truth,
whose variety, weight and fineness made him a >
man of wealth.
His heart kept its twilight hour until death
opened one of its doors and let him out. His mind
is sure of immortality, for that which engaged
his meditation was not sectional or national, but
universal. His thoughts, like great deeds, need
no trumpet. L. H. Stixe.
Quincy, III.
The Sage of Independence.
"In every epoch of the world," says Thomas
Carlyle, "the great event, the parent of all others,
is it not the arrival of a thinker in the world?"
A thinker, with high erected thoughts, arrived
when Alexander Procter was born. His capacious
soul was ablaze with the fires of genius. There
was poetry in his philosophy of life and there was
the glow of imagination in the science of truth
that enabled him to discern "God's fingers working
everywhere." It was ever a new delight to wit-
ness him bind his awakened and unwearied
thoughts with wreaths of many a hue. He was a
true diviner of nature.
Alexander Procter's mind was essentially crea-
tive. He not only could entertain creative
thought; he could adequately place it. He saw
truth in its relations and analogies with the eye
of reason and imagination. Truth was native to
his mind as light was to his eye, and he had the
natural talent for finding out new relations and
analogies of truth, as Columbus had for the dis-
covery of new paths upon the sea. There was
ma^ic in his mind. Had he chosen the chisel or
the brush as the instrument of his genius he
would have interpreted God in the sculptured mar-
ble or on the canvas, touched into life with a rare
completion. He had the poet's range of vision
and he was one of "God's prophets of the Beau-
tiful."
This combination of reason and imagination
elested him at once to the high office of explorer
and leader among men in their search for the
truth. Few men that have borne an honored part
in the struggle of truth toward the light have
had a finer intellectual equipment for performing
the functions of a pioneer than had Mr. Procter.
Being able to see new relations of truth from
Bro. Procter Under Trial.
It was my good fortune to meet Bro. Procter
several times during an acquaintance of over
twenty-five years. On one occasion I was called
to attend him while suffering acutely. He calmly
remarked: "Doctor, life is sweet; whatyou do for
me do quickly!" And then turning his eyes heav-
enward repeated the Savior's memorable words:
"Eather, if it be possible — if it be possible — let
this cup pass from me," and in almost the next
breath, "yet not my will, but thine be done, 0
God." His condition, the upward glancing of his
eyes, the intonations of his voice all combioed,
rendered it the most pathetic appeal I ever heard.
I then and there witnessed the triumph of faith,
the Christian's faith. He had reached the highest
point to which the good man can hope to attain —
that of perfect resignation to the Father's will.
I thank God for his pure life, for his bright
and noble example. He seemed to approach
Christ- life as nearly as any man I ever knew.
Clayton Keith, M. D.
Louisiana, Mo., Aug. 6, 1900.
A Timely Book.
I have read with pleasure and profit "The
Sources of AlexaDdrr Campbell's Theology," by
Winfred Ernest Garrisor It is a work so time-
ly and of such ability as to be easily ranked
'among the most valuable contributions to the
iterature of the Disciples. The preacher who is
not already informed on this important root of our
movement does himself a sore injustice not to
read this dissertation. J. S. Hughes.
Maeatawa, Mich., Aug. 8, 1900.
A Good Chance for Some One.
There is always a good chance for the preacher
who is ready. Many a man could add a third to
his salary and make his work a half more effective
by taking a thorough course with Prof. Ott in the
Drake University College of Oratory at Des
Moines, la.
vugust 16, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
103
Our Budget.
—Kansas state convention Aug. 20-24.
; —Missouri state convention Sept. 17-20.
— Generel Convention in Kansas City in Octo-
>r.
— August in St. Louis, thus far, has been ex-
jedingly warm.
— The war cloud over China grows deeper and
irker.
— The remaining addresses at the funeral of
to. Procter appear in this paper.
— Political parties are lining up for one of the
armest campaigns in the history of our country.
— We are still unable to publish all of the
<iany articles receiv' d at this office during the
aet few weeks. The hot weather has not
materially decreased the stream of supply.
! — Pastors will soon be returning from their
acations and the churches will begin to take on
igns of new life. Cooler weather seems much
lore conducive to a warmer Christianity.
] — M. L. Sornborger, pastor of the Church of
Christ in Carondelet, South St. Louis, is an
irtiet with the brush and u.-ed large paintings
irepared by himself to illustrate his sermons,
le has announced a series of sermon themes for
lugust and September, each of which will be
llustrated by a special canvas painting about 6x8
ret in dimensions. Bro. Sornborger states that
ie would retit thtse paintings to other preachers
;or a similar use at reasonable figures. His ad-
iress is 7310 Michigan Ave.
— A press dispatch notice to the Globe Demo-
;rat, this city, from Chicago, says that the West-
am Passenger Association has granted a rate of
)ne fare plus $2 to the National Conventions of
;he Churches of Christ in October next. The date
pf sale for tickets to be October 11-15 and their
time limit October 22. We had hoped to be
treated at leas; as well as political conventions,
but if this is the best the Western Association
will do by us we shall graciously accept the favor
and proceed to h-.ve a great convention.
— The convention of the Bluestone district of
the Churches of Christ in W. V. will be held with
the church in BluefielJ, September 5-9. The an-
nouncement says: "You are cordially invited to
bring your Bible and be present at all of the serv-
ices." The use of the Bible and presence at each
service is somewhat unusual in convention an-
nouncements in these latter days, but they are too
important to pass without notice. Other conven-
tions might be greatly improved by insisting upon
similar announcements and habits.
—Our special offer of the Christian-Evangel-
ist from the time subscription is received until
January 1, 1901, for fifty cents is still in effect
and is meeting with a hearty response. The
sooner your subscription is received the more pa-
per-1 you will secure. We are able to supply a
limited number of back numbers for August. Do
not forget that this is simply a trial offer; the
paper will be discontinued January 1, 1901, unless
renewed at regular rates. Tell your friends of
this opportunity.
— The article in this paper by Brother A. B.
Jones on "The Spirioual Side of Our Plea" is the
last that will appear pre.vious to the publication
of the book on this theme. The articles which
have appeared under this head, as was stated, are
chapters from the contemplated book, that the
public might be informed of its nature and pur-
pose beforehand. The copy for the entire book
will soon be in the printers' hands and the work
will be pushed to completion as rapidly as the
facilities of .the Christian Publishing Co. will per-
mit.
— This is the time for all sorts of excursions,
vacation trips, etc., and hence the railroad cars are
generally crowded. It is a great advantage,
therefore, to be one of a party on a special coach,
thus being assured of a comfortable seat and con-
genial company. Of course, you are going to the
state convention at Moberly, Mo.; you really
ought. We need to put more energy and zeal in-
to our state work and you can help by attending
our conventions. The Christian-Evangelist will
provide a special coach leaving St. Louis at 9 :15
A. m., Monday, via" the Wabash. If you are going,
send word to that effect or write for any further
information. Address W. D. Cree, this office.
— Convention of Christian Workers is to be
held at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Sept.
19-26. The convention will be devoted to prayer,
consideration of mtthods and fellowship. A large
list of noted speakers have been secured for ad-
dresses, talks, etc. An invitation is extended to
pastors, evangelists, missionaries, church officers,
Sunday-school workers and C&rlstians generally.
Denominational lines to be wholly ignored. The
singing is to be in charge of Prof. D. B. Towner,
of Chicago. The only expense will be board,
lodging and transportation. One and one-third
rates are expected from the railroads for the
convention. It is expected that this convention
will greatly increase the revivals and evangel-
istic spirit in the churches that shall be repre-
sented.
— The advice of one of the delegates at the
Tuskegee Negro Conference for 1900 to "raise
your own corn and bacon and 'taters" is proving
to be the salvation of the negro farmers in the
South. Under this wise counsel it is said that
many ntgroes are paying off their mortgages and
becoming land owners. Many others of other
races might also profit by the same good advice.
— Lovers of the wild, romantic scenery of the
mountains cannot fail to be interested in Robert
E. Strohorn's most fascinating article in the
Americian Review of Reviews for August on the
volcanic scenery of the Northwest. It is not
only admirably written, but reveals wonders in
nature that thrills the soul with astonishment.
The stupendous magnitude of some of the works
of nature in the region named staggers the in-
tellect. Surely must one stand in majestic awe
in the presence of such exhibitions of divine
power. To view such inexpressible grandeur
apart from the puny works of man makes one
peculiarly and deeply conscious of God's presence
in nature. One feels at such a time that he is
standing on holy ground; that he is in God's tem-
ple; that he is before the very throne of God
itself.
— There is no hope for improvement in the
famine distric s of Iodia until October and Novem-
ber, and then the relief will only be partial. The
British Government is caring for about six mil-
lions of sufferers daily and has already expended
about seventy millions of dollars in their behalf.
Other agencies are also doing nobly in their
efforts to save life and ameliorate sufferirg. The
New York committee of one hundred is still at
work forwarding relief and also the missionary
boards, among which our own C. W. B. M. and
Foreign Board are doing a good work. The suf-
fering in India is simply indescribable, and those
in the world who aie eDJoying the ordinary com-
forts of .ife, and especially those who have an
abundance, ought to freely give of their substance
for their relief. There is no excuse. These
committees get nothing for their services and all
that is given goes direct to the sufferers and is
distributed by those who know where and how to
give for the greatest good. You can send
throigh one of our mission boards or through the
Brown Bros., 59 Wall St., New York City.
— One of the most prosperous churchps in the
country seems to be that of Gainesville, Texas, of
which J. B. Swteney is pastor. To this church
402 members have been added within the last
eighteen months; thirty-eight since the close of
their recent revival, conducted by Chas. Reign
Scoville.
— The Presbyterian Church has at last passed
the million mark in membership. In their report
for 1900 the membership is placed at 1,007,689
and the Sunday school membership at 1,058,051.
The Herald and PreBbyter says "the last year
has been the best in the history of the church."
During the year the church raised for all pur-
poses the sum of $15,054,301, or $14.94 per
capita. This is munificent giving. Not as much,
per capita the Herald says, as in 1870, when it
was $18.90, but better than in previous years and
encouraging. Over $1,000,000 was raised for
Home Missions, nearly as much for Foreign Mis-
sions and almost a million for other mission
boards. If any have thought that the leading
evangelical churches were declining they will
have to modify their views in the face of the
above figures.
— The articles on Kansas and her resources
which appeared in Sheldon's edition of the Topeka
Capital, written by Mr. F. D. Coburn, secretary of
the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, have been
republished in neat tract form and make a very
convenient compendium of facts for those inter-
ested in the welfare of that great state or who
may be desirous of a home or investments within
its borders. A number of illustrations have been
added which emphasize the claims of the book.
The tract or booklet has been published by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company,
and the copy on our desk belongs to the 20th
thousand which indicates something of the value
and popularity of the publication. We presume
a copy of this tract on Kansas and her resources
may be had of A Andrews, General Agent of the
Santa Fe Route, 108 North Fourth St., St. Louis.
— In writing on the death of Alexander Procter
N. A. Walker, Ft. Wayne, Ind., recalls with great
pleasure his "soul-stirring, heart-filling, life-giv-
ing address at Louisville, Ky., at the organization
of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society."
Brother Procter's great sermons and addretses
are not easily forgotten by those who heard them.
They possessed strong, penetrating and adaesive
q lalities.
— Presid nt Harper, of the University of Chica-
go, is attracting considerable attention in the
world by his denunciation of "diploma mills," his
prophecy of a kind of educational trust, or com-
bination of educational institutions and his re-
ported attempt at keeping his household table at
cost not to exceed fifteen cents per capita per day.
We are gl id to see attempts at reforms originating
from such a soure. If the Dr. succeeds at eco-
nomic reforms in domestics he may discover it pos-
ble to run a great university with less money.
— The name of D. R. Dungan, A. M., LL. D.,
now leads the faculty of Christian Un.v rsity,
Canton, Mo. The annual catalog and announce-
ment for 1900 1901 is out and offers splendid in-
ducements to young men seeking an education,
and especially those desiring to fit themselvts for
the ministry. With a man of Dr. Dungan's ex-
perience, scholarship and reputation at its head
Christian University ought to make splendid head-
way during the next college year.
— The Church of Christ in Glascoe, Kan., is
without a preacher and would be glad to cor-
respond with a man who can be had for one-half
time. It is said that the other half time can be
taken within easy reach of Glascoe. Address G.
W. Smail.
1038
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 16, 19(0
— The souvenir program of the twelfth annual
convention of tie ( hurchea of Christ in Souihern
California, at Long Reach, Argust 9-19, is a Beat,
artistic affair. These will be rurnishtd free to
the convention by the publisher, H. Elliott Ward.
— Brethren who t xpect to attend the Missouri
state convention at Moberly, Sept. 17-20, are
urged to send their names to Samuel B. Moore,
pastor Central Christian Church in that city, as
soon as possible, so that entertainment may be
provided for them. Do not neglect this very im-
portant matter.
— The article in this paper on "Christ," by Ben
Greenstein, is well worthy of the attention of our
most thoughtful readers. The peculiar style of
the writer may not be pleasing to some, but when
you understand that the writer is a young
Hebrew, who is yet a boy in years but a philoso-
pher in mind, the style will not prevent your ap-
preciation of the grasp of the writer's mind upon
the Christ and his influence upon the world.
This is the second time this writer has appeared
in our columns, the former article being headed
"The University of Adversity," but unfortunately
the type made his name to read Erskine instead of
Greenstein. The article on Christ in this paper
is certainly put in an original way.
— Do not forget the Missouri convention at
Moberly, Sept 17 20. Just because Missouri en-
tertain the National Convention in October is no
reason why we should not have a good attendance
at the state gathering. It is rather a good reason
why we should have the best meeting in our his-
tory. The Christian Evangelist will have a
spec'al coach on the Wabash train leaving St.
Louis at 9:15 A. m., Monday, Sept. 17, provided a
sufficient number of those who expect to attend
will take the trouble to drop us a postal card to
that effect. It is absolutely necessary that we
know that the coach will be needed before we can
secure it. Notify W. D Cree in care of this
office.
— In speaking of Alexander Procter's char-
acteristics, C. P. Evans, of Arapahoe, Neb., who
knew him well, says: "If he became aware of
having wounded a fellowbeing by word or deed
he was ever ready to make ample reparation of
it."
— A town of 4,000 inhabitants and three col-
leges in the Indian Territory wants a competent
preacher, a married man without children, whose
wife is a worker, at $50 per month to begin on,
with opportunity to work it up to $100 per month.
Let such a one address F. G. Roberts, Cor. Sec,
Venita, I. T.
— The catalog of Add-Ran University, Waco,
Texas, post office, Hermoson, for 1899-1900, and
announcement for 1900 1901, not only shows a
prosperous year closed, but sets forth the promise
of a better one following. The equipment of the
college, its faculty, location, courses of study set
forth in this catalog ought to be strong induce-
ments to young men in Texas and elsewhere who
are seeking an education to attend Add-Ran
University.
— Having failed of the privilege of an intimate
acquaintance with Alexander Procter I hesitate to
obey the impulse of my heart to lay upon his new-
made grave an humble tribute of admiration. The
nimbus of dignity and grace with which my boy-
hood's fancy crooned the noble head that, save
when lifted to the heights that held the trans-
figurated Christ, was bowed in childlike humility,
has not been dimmed by the passing years. I
shall love to think of it now as having been
changed into the crown of glory which Is the re-
ward of the faithful. The fallen oak leaves a
great gap in the forest. The death of Bro.
Procter leaves a great gap in the ranks of the
mighty men of God. After his long years of toil
may his rest be sweet. W. H. Bagby.
Salt Lake City.
— James McComb, in speaking of Alexander
Procter, says: "His life has been an inspiration to
me for a higher and holier life."
— Just think of receiving the Christian-Evan-
gelist Jive months for fifty cents! That is what
you may do by sending at once. This offer is
made to hose not now subscribers that they may
have an opportunity of becoming thoroughly ac-
quainted with the merits of the Christian-Evan-
gelist. Of course, we confidently expect them
to continue as readers at regular rates after
Jan. 1, 1901, but that is a matter that they will
be free to decide for themselves. With little
effort nearly every present reader of this journal
can secure one or more trial subscribers. If the
Christian-Evangelist is an aid to gou, do not
your neighbors also need it?
— W. P. Btntley, our missionary at Shanghai,
China, from whom we publish a letter in this
paper, writes Alva W. Taylor, of Cincinnati, O.,
concerning the "Students' Missionary Campaign
Library" as follows:
Dear Brother: — The effort to place the
Students' Missionary Campaign Library in the
hands of Endeavorers and the young people gen-
erally is deserving of every success. I have a
a more or less familiar knowledge of nearly all
the books, several of which are in my library.
Information must precede intelligent action.
Knowledge is at the basis of success. Missions
are their own best argument. At the price,
hundreds if not thousands of these libraries
should be sold. Their influence would tell upon
the future life, consecration and liberality of our
people. A demand for them now shows the exist-
ing missionary interest, while their dissemination
will multiply the demand for the years to come.
Push them; fruit will follow.
— In compliance with a broken-hearted father's
request and because of the distress of the family
named we publish the following card. The
boy was supposed to have destroyed himself in
Lake Michigan, but later investigation leaves
room to hope that he is still living:
To Otis Gordon Springer:— There being no
positive proof of your death, it is hoped that you
came to yourself and that you are still living.
Your mother's grief is indescribable. If still alive,
know this: I d > not hold you alone responsirle for
the cause of your disappearance; there are others
not blameless, of whom I may be one, by unwit-
tingly offering chiding for sympathy; for this my
heart is breaking. Whatever wrong you may have
done, come back to us and let us help you to live
it down; remembering that father, mother,
brother, sister, wife and babies love you still.
Your loving but grief-stricken father,
J. M. Springer.
Carthage, III, Aug. 3, 1900.
Any newspaper in the land that will insert
above notice in its news columns will confer a
lasting favor on the writer and on sorrowing
friends.
— Two of our pioneer preachers have recently
left us and gone to their reward, B. H. Smith and
A. Procter. They were both scholarly, good and
grand proclaimers of the gospel of Christ. They
were both younger than myself, which admonishes
me that (in the course of nature) the time of my
departure is close at hand. God help me to be
prepared for that solemn event. I was better
acquainted with Bro. Procter than I was with Bro.
Smith, and while we did not always agree in our view
of divine things I always regarded him as strictly
honest in his views, and I loved him as a brother
in Christ. If I am so fortunate as to get to
heaven, I expect to meet Bro. Procter and Bro.
Smith, there and a host of others, where we may
renew and perfect our acquaintance.
0. P. Davis.
Prairie Home, Mo.
— Alexander Procter was indeed a great and
good man. I shall ever count it a most precious
privilege to have known this great and godly man
and to have heard him preach. The Lord raised
up unto us a host of young men like unto him.
Though in his 76th year he did not outlive his
usefulness. His life was a benediction to the
end. M. M. McFarland.
Columbus, Kan.
— Dr. B. B. Tyler, who has been delivering a
number of addresses at Fountain Park Assembly
at Remington, Ind.; is to assist R. W. Castor in a I
meeting in Leon, la., beginning Aug. 19. Of the
Assembly Bro. Tyler writes:
Fountain Park Assembly has been a success
this season. The program has been full of good'
things. Dr. H. 0. Breeden gave us two good
lectures, one on "The Crisis of the Hour" and one,
on his journeyings in the Orient. He left us this'
morning. Bishop C. C McCabe will lecture i
this (Saturday) afternoon and preach at 3:00 p u.
to-morow. I cannot speak extravagantly of C. B.|
Newman. His work as a preacher and teacher
has been excellent.
— The generous hearted Christians ought to
remember the suffering in India ani send gener- !
ous offerings to F. M. Rains, Treas., Box 884,,
Cincinnati, 0., for the famine relief. More thaa
$12,000 has been given for this purpose, but thii ,
is a small amount compared with the gr.-at ietd.l ]
— The following interesting note is from Marion !
Lawre ce, Gen. Sec. International Sunday school ;
work, to whom apply for further information:
More sacrifices are made in th« name of relig-
ion than for any other cause. At the recent
State Sunday school conv< ntion held in Idaho, one
man traveled over 400 mil-s oa horseback to at-
tend the convention. One of the delegates was a i
little girl not quite 12 years of age, who traveled ;
over 300 m 1-s to re res- nt tne only Sunday- 1
school In her county. One young man, 22 years
of age, trave'ed over 600 miles, about one half of
it in a stage coach, and had never seen a railroad
train until the one that had brought him into ,
Pocatello. Many oUer delegates made sacrifi es '.
like this to attend the conven ion. To this meet- 1
in the international committ e had sent several!
prominent Sunday-school work rs from the East,
and Idaho wa-> one of the eleven states visited on i
this tour. For circulars describing the inter- !
national Sunday-school work apply to Ma -ion Law- ]
rence, General Secretary, Toledo, 0.
— in an interesting article in the Forum for
July, by Dr. D. Z. Sheffield, late president of the
North China College a.d a resident of that
country for thirty year-1, he clearly shows t^at
while the nation has s^rne h gn idea o ui life it
fails to realize these ideals. His conclusion of
the matter is stated thus:
The hope of China is not in itself. The
realization of its best thought must come from
without. Christian civilization will bring a traer
conception of the nature of man, a better under-
standing of his relations and duties, of his dignity
and destiny. It will turn the faces of the people
from the past toward the future, and will enrich
their lives with a quality of love and fellowship
that Confucian civilization has been powerless to
bestow.
A Universal Food.
following nature's footsteps.
"I have a boy, two years old, weighicg forty
pounds and in perfect health who has been raised
on Grape-Nuts and milk.
"This is an ideal food and evidently furnishes
the elements necessary for a baby as well as for
adults. We have used Grape-Nuts in large quan
tities and greatly to our advantage." F. W.
Leavitt, Minneapolis, Minn.
One advantage about Grape-Nuts Food is that
it is pre-digested in the process of manufacture; '
that is, the starch contained in the wheat and
barley is transformed into grape sugar in exactly
the same method as this process is carried out in
the human body, that is, by the use of moisture
and long exposure to moderate warmth, which
grows the diastase in the grains and makes the
remarkable change from starch to grap> sugar.
Therefore, the most delicate stomach can handle
Grape- Nuts and the food is quickly absorbed into
the blood aod tissue, certain parts of it going
directly to building and nourishing the brain and
nerre centers.
Made at ihe pure food factories of the Postum
Cereal Co , Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.
August 16, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1039
personal JMention.
J. W. Lowe is holding a tent meeting in Rock-
tell City, la.
Augustus Reid, general secretary of the work
imoDgthe colored people in Kentucky, has re-
noved from Frankfort to Maysville, Ky.
Mr. William H. Hanna and Miss Elinor L. Ford
vere married in the First Christian Church,
Carnegie, Pa., Thursday evening, Aug. 9, 1900.
J A. A. Hibner, Ph. D., pastor of the church of
]hrist in Effingham, III., has been elected to the
::hair of Ancint and Modern Languages in Austin
College, of that city.
W. D. Cree, ma ager of our subscription de-
triment, and Barclay Meador, manager of our
idvertising department, have returned from their
•espective vacations.
■ The Church of Christ in Augusta, Kan., wants
i singing evangelist and music teacher to do
■egular work for the church in that city. Ad-
iress R. W. Woodside, pastor.
R. H. Bolton, pastor of the Church of Christ in
LieRoy, Pa., has resigned on account of failing
iealth. The resignation is to take effect on the
jecond Lord's day in September.
' J. W. Lowber, of Austin, Tex., preaches three
times on Sunday even during the hot weather.
While other preachers are away he is having
nearly as large audiences as he had during the
winter.
i The Church of Christ in Bethany, Mo., has
made permanent the pastorate of F. J. Stinson,
iof that city. Much of the credit for the new and
beautiful church building recently dedicated in that
city is due to the untiring energy of Bro. Sticson.
I F. L. Davis, pastor of the church of Christ in
Lama, Iowa, and his wife were recently surprised
jby the appearance of his congregation and friends
iat their house, each with his pouLd. The evening
!was enjoyed and the pastor's larder greatly re-
iplenished.
G. A. Hoffmann, field agent for the CDristian
!Publishing Co. and the Christian-Evangelist,
was in this city last we k after a tour of the ss-
isembli^s. He will next make a tour of the state
conventions, beginning with that of Kansas at
Ottawa next week.
W. R. Seytone, the new pastor of the Church
of Chris" in Toronto, Ohio, was recently tendered
a reception by the church and its friends. The
address of welcome by Dr. Watts, the reply by
the new pastor, and social that followed, made the
occasion both memorable and enjoyable.
The Ci urch of Christ in Arapahoe, Nebraska, re-
cently gave its pastor, E. G. Merrill, a very pleas-
ant surprise in honor of his anniversary. Besides
re'reshments and a very pleasant social -vening
the friends left him a beautiful French Cathedral
Cicck as a token of their esteem for him and his
work.
Volumes of ihe Mellinnial Harbinger for 1839,
1849,1851,1852, 1853, 1854, 1855,1856,1857,
1861, bound in half leather, uniform, in fine con-
dition; also in another style, volumes 1837, 1838,
1839, 184, 1855, 1856, 1857 in half leather and
in fine condition; also some unbound numbers can
be hal at a moderate price by addressing N. J.
A}lsworth, 7 Myrtle Ave., Auburn, N. Y.
Lawrence Wright has just closed his woik with
the Church of Christ in Waterloo, Iowa. Bro. W.
began his work in Waterloo "n the first day in
May in a laundry buildi g. He then obtained the
Congregational Church building for five weeks.
Next a house was built and is now almost paid for.
Besides preaching, overseeing the building and
other thiDgs he put in nearly $50 worth of work
on the building. He goes from Waterloo to
Walker, Iowa, to do a similar work.
I wish through the Christian Evangelist to
conmend the work of Prof. C, E Millard. He
is thoroughly equipped with illustrated songs,
using the same with much power, both in drawing
and impressing vast audiences as a "sweet singer
in Israel." He compares favorably with Sankey,
Stebbins, Towner, Excell and Billhorn. He pos-
sesses a clear, winsome and powerful voice. He
pronounces his words distinctly and sings with
the "spirit and the understanding " I have wit-
nessed his work through Fountain Park Assembly
and commend him to churches, chautauquas,
lyceums and all lovers of high-class music —G. F.
Hall.
Fannie H. Christopher, of Benton Harbor, Mich.,
whose 84th birthday was celebrated by her
friends on the 20th day of last May, writes us in
a plain, clear, steady style of penmanship that
would do credit to about nine-tenths of the copy
received at this office. Sister ChrisUpher and her
daughter are charter members of the C. W. B. M.
and still takes an active ii terest in the welfare of
this and other Christian activities. May God's
abounding mercies richly su.-tain and comfort
Sister Christopher until called to her heavenly
home.
August 5 was the fiftieth anniversary of the
marriage of Elder E. E. Harvey and wife. Brother
Harvey has also been 35 years in the ministry of
the Church of Christ. There w.-re 26 of his chil-
dren, grandchildren ai d great-grancchildren at
the reunion. The high esteem in which they are
both held by relatives and fritnds was shown by
valnable gifts. Among other things was $46
in gold. Their cup of joy w as full. It is a great .
privilege to enjoy the fellowship of these "old
soldiers of the cross," and a pleasure to know
that their labor of love has been appreciated.
W. J. Dodge, pastor of the Churches of Christ at
Dighton and Scott City.
R E. L. Prunty, pastor of the Church of Christ
in Unionville, Mo., for five and a half year?, has
resigned, to take effect October 1st. During
Bro Prnn'y's faithful pastorate at Unionville 344
persons have united with the church in North
Missouri, 144 of whom took membership with the
church in Unionville. The greater part of the
344 persons were received by obedience to the
gospel. The church will be entirely free from
debt before Bro. Prunty leaves. As he has not
yet decided on his future field of work some
church in need of a preacher w o has good stay-
ing qualities should seize upon Bro. Prunty, a man
known and loved for his work's sake throughout
the state.
H. B. Sims and F. N. Churchill, of Charleston,
111 , called at this office last Thursday on their
way to Newport, Ark. Bro. Slrot has been preach-
ing in Indiana with his home in Terre Haute for a
number of years. He owned considerable prop-
erty there, but has disposed of his h' ldings and
will purchase a farm near Newport, Ark. Bro.
S.ms has also done considerable work in Illinois.
A few years ago he held a meeting at Pana at
which there were over 90 additions to the church;
over 70 were by baptism. He is an energetic
man and believ. s in keeping the church abreast
of the times in all that comports with Christian
doctrine. His wife is a devoted friend of the
Christian-Evangelist and has complete files of
it for many years past. Bro. Sims expects te de-
vote all his time to preaching in Arkansas, and
we are sure that he is entering a field where
i reaching is greatly needed. This is troe of oth-
er fi-lds, but especially so of Southeaet Missouri
and Arkansap, where we as yet have but few
preachers. We wish Bro. Sims abounding success
in his new field.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 16, 190C
Correspondence*
The Lands of the Long Day— VI.
THE QUEST OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
My bed in the open air in latitude of sixty-three
did not prove fatal, but it certainly was none too
comfortable. There was no temptation to over-
sleep, an J I was grateful for the brevity of these
northern nights. By three o'clock the sun was an
hour high and I rode on thirty miles to the first
town which had an inn, arriving in time for an
early breakfast. The outcome of it all was that
I caught the steamer which I had been struggling
to catch for the past three days, reached the
mouth of the Romsdal that evening and spent the
next two days in riding up that "Norwegian
Yosemite," over the dreary Dovre Fjeld, where
wild reindeer are still to be found, and on to
Trondhjem, the gateway to the farther north,
where this section of my cycling trip ended; for,
so far as continuous touring is coacerned, there
are no roads in Norway north of this point.
It will be remembered that the Norwegian part
of the Scandinavian peninsula is shaped not unlike
a huge gourd, with the bulb toward the south and
the long and very narrow neck curving away to-
ward the northeast; or, like West Virginia, if its
Panhandle were extended up to Montreal or
Quebec. Trondhjem is in the same relative posi-
tion as Wheeling in this revised map of West
Virginia. That is to say, in proceeding north
from there one immediately jumps out of the
fryingpan onto the panhandle. (The usual
conclusion of that saying would not be literally
applicable to a plunge into the arctics, but I am
not sure but that it might have a degree of
paradoxical appropriateness.)
The panhandle of Norway, known generally as
the Nordland, is a tangle of barren and snowy
mountains, pierced with f jords and fringed with
countless islands as mountainous and barren as the
mainland. Except in rare spots there are no
trees, no pastures and no inhabitants. Only the
sea is fertile, and the three considerable towns
and several stations between Trondhjem and the
North Cape derive their significance solely from
the fisheries.
Trondhjem itself, a city of more than 30,000,
is a place of great commercial as well as historical
importance. It is the ancient capital of Norway,
but like Upsala in Sweden, Roskilde in Denmark
and Moscow in Russia, long since deprived of its
political primacy. But it is still honored as the
cradle of Norse liberty, for it was there, about the
time when William Norman was conquering Eng-
land, that Norway first made good its claim to be
independent of the sway of Denmark. It is re-
quired by the present constitution of the united
kingdoms of Norway and Sweden that the kings
shall be crowned in the Cathedral of Trondhjem.
Everything in Norway burns down periodically.
Four times I have, before coming into a town,
selected a hotel from the list in the gu'debook,
and have found it in ashes, having burned within
the last few weeks. Except in the larger cities
there are few houses of any material but wood,
and most of the towns which have repeated y
been destroyed by fire have at last been rebuilt
with very wide streets. This is the case with
Trondhjem. The houses are all of timber, even
the royal palace, which is said to be the "largest
tree building in Norway," as a Norseman told me.
The streets are so broad and ill- paved and the
buildings so small and far apart that the first im
pression of the place is of a wilderness of cobble-
stones.
But it is really a very excellent city, with a large
trade and good shops. There was one place, for
instance, that I got acquainted with where the
shopkeeper handled two commodities — fishing-
tackle and violins. I do not remember to have
seen that combination before, but it struck me as
being good. Surely, the music of a good reel
when played upon by a competent salmon is not
less sweet to the sportsman's ear than to the
musician's is the tone which a well-drawn bow
conjures from an old amati. I bought some
salmon tackle from the man in recognition of his
originality and taste in classing violins and reels
together, and also in view of the fact that I am
going into the greatest salmon country in the
world — barring always the Columbia River, which
doesn't count from the angler's point of view be-
cause its salmon cannot be caught with a fly.
Early one morning the st6amer started for the
north. It was not the tourist steamer, but an
express boat which is as large, as well equipped
and as fast as the other, but carries for the most
part Norse instead of Englith passengers and
charges only half the fare There were only two
English-speaking people on the boat besides my-
self, and they were the obnoxious English kind, so
I consorted chiefly with the Norse. It was some-
thing of a relief to be among people who are
doing something rather than among those who are
merely running around the world looking at the
outside of 'things. There were a lot of young
people returning from school in Trondhjem to
spend the long vacation in their homes in the
farther north. There was an old gentleman with
all the dignity which is attached to the ideal of a
United States senator who bore the title of
"Direktor" and was evidently somebody. There
was a mining engineer going to the copper mines
in the Alten Fjord. There was a surveyor just
back from South Africa to recover from fever.
All of these and a good many more were inter-
esting.
It is a three days' run from Trondhjem to
Hammerfest, the town nearest to the North Cape.
The first day the vessel steers through a maze of
small, rocky islands. They are as barren, as
devoid of either grass or trees, as Plymouth Rock,
but here and there nestles a fisherman's hut, and
it is an interesting game to guess where the
steamer is going to find a way through the tangle
of islands. Neither on the mainland nor on the
islands do the hills rise high enough to be called
mountains or to make very imposing scenery.
Early the second morning we crossed the
Arctic Circle. The jolt was not violent enough to
awaken one, and when I emerged a couple of
hours later to get my first glimpse of the Arctic
Zone, the sun was shining bright and warm and it
was quite comfortable to stand about the deck
without wraps. This day we had genuine moun-
tains, lofty, snow- clad, rugged and beautiful. At
noon we reached the first important town on this
coast. The obnoxious Englishman and his ob-
noxious wife disembarked here and I observed
among the "luggage" in their boat as they rowed
off, a bundle of golf sticks, two fishing rods, three
canes, a pair of snowshoes, a small tin bathtub
and a foiling willow chair.
Opposite this port is the southern extremity of
that magnificant mountain chain, the Lofoten
Islands, which stretches away in a vast crescent
to the northeast and approaches the mainland a
hundred miles farther north. It is here at the
southern end that the famous maelstrom or whirl-
pool is found, about which fabulous tales are
told. I remember one thrilling story of an ad-
venture in it which I read in very early youth, and
which furnished materia' for many nightmares.
And I recall, to ', a passage in Purchas' Pi'grims,
in which the veracious traveler give* a quaintly
worded description, which is almost verbally as
follows:
"Note that there is between these two island.-
a whirlepool which from halte ebbe until half<
floud maketh such a terrible noyse that shaketl
the rings in the doors of the inhabitants' housei
of the said islands ten miles off. Also, if rhers
cometh any whale into the current of the sam<
they make a pitifull cry."
The sober truth is that there is a swift current
there whi :h is sometimes dangerous to smal
fishing boats when the tide is wrong. The
"pitifull cry" of the whales may perhaps have
more accurate reference to a natural whale-trap
on a neighboring island, a narrow bay which
whales have been known to enter at high tide and
from which they have not been able to escape.
At half past eleven that evening the sun was
shining brightly in the north just aiove the
jagged mountains of the Lofoten Islands. The
wind had died and the sea had only enough
motion to make the reflections of the sunset,
glory tremulous as if to show that the scene were
alive. The snowy mountains of the ma nland
across the sound were coral pink in the rays of
the almost midnight sun. We awaited the magic
hour. But the vessel must follow its course, and
unluckily its course at that moment took us into
port close under the hills. The stroke of "eight
bells" found us shut off by the mountains from a
direct view of the sun's disc, but the radiance of
the scene was undimmed and it still shone on the
mountains to the south, whose gilded reflection
came back to us over a sea of molten gold. Half
an hour later we were in sight of the sun again,
sliding slowly eastward along the northern
horizon, and it was sunrise now. I did not see ;
the midnight sun, that first night in the arctks, :
but I think I saw all its glories.
The third day it rained and there was fog, and
a gale from the northwest swept in upon us and
some long waves from that ugly corner of the
sea where the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet,
slipped through our guard of sheltering islands to
add to the discomfo-t. We touched ot Tromso,
an important fishing and trading town, and I went
ashore in a rawboat on an absurd and hopeless
search for kodak films, having heard that there
was one amateur photographer in the place.
There were several Lapps on the street in their
fantastic costumes, but we shall have more of i
them later. At midnight we came into the
Harbor of Hammerfest, a place which enjoys the
barren honor of being the most northerly town in
the world. The reader will not regret its remote-
ness when he learns that its chief commodity is
codliver oil. It is a busy- looking place with a
harbor full of ships and fishing boats, a row of
big wooden warehouses and three churches-
Lutheran, Catholic and Baptist.
Here I changed to another steamer to go on
aroune the North Cape to Vadso, a port a couple
of hundred miles farther east on the Arctic
Ocean and on the border of Lapland. Beyond
Hammerfest the scenery is of the dreariest de-
scription and its melancholy effect was heightened
by a freezing rain and a fog which almost shut
out the view of the coast.
The reader may be already aware i, I was not
until rather recently"! that the famous North Cape,
which has acquired such an enormous reputation
as the most northerly point in Europe, is not really
on the continent at all, but on an island. The
tourist steamers make it their objective point and
then return by the way they came, and the t jurist
agents endeavor to maintain the delusion about
its being the most northerly point because the
real most northerly point on the continent is not
so convenient to visit. Passing through the
strait which separates this island from the main-
land we come, two degrees farther east, to the
August 16, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1041
promontory of Nordkyn, a rocky point of dark-gray
slate, rising high above the sea. Here is the true
i orthern terminus of the continent of Europe.
There were no sheltering islands n w to protect
our course from the fury of the Arctis Ocean A
gale swept down from the north as if to drive us
upon that hideous frozen coast. As we rounded
the Nordkyn I stood by the binnacle and watched
the course of the vessel change from east-north-
east to south-west-by-west, and I rejoiced in the
thought that that moment my homeward journey
had begun. Ic was noon on the Fourth of July.
I spent rather a quiet Fourth that day. I was
going to try to bribe the captain to shoot off a
signal rocket in honor of that day, but it occurred
to me that they probably don't carry rockets at
this time of the year where it never gets dark and
the lighthouses are not lit up for three months.
The trade in fireworks would be sadly limited if
our country were in this latitude where the sun
never sets on the Fourth of July and where the
merry p'n-wheel, even if fired at night, must
compete with solar brilliance — or with a fog, as
is this case. I had my celebration by playing
"America" on the piano in the cabin. Everybody
on board at once recognized it as "God Save the
Queen," and set me down as a homesick English-
man.
sleep to-night and find that it has neither sheets,
blankets nor quilts. I am to lie on the skin of a
big white bear and cover myself with a bag of
eider down. It does not seem seasonable in July,
but it fits the temperature well enough, for while
the calendar says July the themometer testifies that
it is January. W. E. Garrison.
Seida, Finmarken, Norway, 5 July, 1900.
We touched shortly at a sheltered bay where a
whale was being boiled down into traiooil. The
skeleton of the leviathan lay upon the beach and
a mighty odor of boiling whale arose and smote
the arctic eky. A little later we put into the
busy trading port of Vardo, a place of 2,000
inhabitants, from which Nansen sailed on his
polar expedition in 1893. There was a lady on
board who said she lived here but spent the
winters in Christiania whence she was now re-
turning. I could scarcely imagine any intelligent
English-speaking person calling this isolated spot
i home
I A little after midnight we reached Vadso and I
I was happy to step ashore, for I had suffered more
of the agonies of mal de mer in that little trip on
the Arctic Ocean than I have in seven crossings
: of the Atlantic. Next morning I purchased
provisions for a week, chiefly in the form of
tinned meat, which I packed in a knapsack on my
back: Thus accoutred and wit i my fishing-rod
and other luggage strapped to my wheel I started
on the only road within three hundred miles, a
road which runs west forty miles along Varanger
Fjord and over the watershed to the Tana River —
and then stops.
The road, though rudely made, was surprisingly
good for wheeling, but the wind had now shifted
to the west and beat in my face with a violence
which threatened to drive my teeth down my
throat. I cannot remember a harder ride than
, against that Lapland wind. Half way on the
road it began to rain. When I was well drenched
ic turned to sleet and then to a very wet snow.
Pity I could not have had the snowstorm as a
part of my Fourth-of-July celebration. But the
good things of life cannot all come at once.
The Tana River flows nearly north through the
heart of Lapland. I am now twenty-five miles
from the mouth of the river and have found
lodging for the night at the log house of a
hospitable Lapp. A canoe has been engaged and
two boatmen (Lapps, of course,) witn whom I am
to start to-morrow morning for Utsjoki, seventy-
five miles up the river, where I must take my
chances for another boat. My host is trying to
persuade me to trade him my bicycle for a suit of
reindeer furs, and we may come to terms in the
morning. The wheel will be an article of buggage
anyway rather than a means of locomotion for
ceveral hundred milec
I have been examining the bed in which I am to
Chicago Letter.
The work of the settlement known as Hull
House in this city has attracted wide attention.
The young woman who was chiefly instrumental
in its founding, Miss Jane Addams, is now in Paris,
and has received marked attention from notable
men and women. The Saturday Evening Post
says: "The Frenchmen, enthusiastic when an
attractive woman is concerned, unanimously
agreed as to her magnetic charm, and vied with
each other in expressing admiration for the
woman herself and for the earnestness with
which she presented her views on the lives and
conditions of the poor, and the possibilities of
close and sympathetic touch in ameliorating
those conditions."
Miss Addams is a typical Western girl. She was
born in Illinois, where her father was prominent
as a political leader. After graduation she and
a youug woman friend, a classmate, traveled
through Europe for further study and to gather
a wider and deeper knowledge of the world and
its needs before taking up their life work. It
was the deprivation and sorrows of the poor in
the cities of Europe that turned their hearts
toward slum work as a much-needed philanthropy,
and resulted in the establishment of Hull House.
For ten years now this settlement, has been
carrying on its beneficent work in one of the
worst sections of the city. Its influence is felt
from the obscurest and most squalid garret to the
City Hall, for the house deals in a form of right-
eousness that gets out of Sunday and asserts
itself at the pol's.
Miss Addams holds, in common with most
thoughtful observers, that "settlement" work is
but one expression of a broad and deep humani-
tarianism that is now pervading all ranks and
conditions of men, and it is one of the most sane,
scientific and Christlike of them all. The Third
Church, Indianapolis, C. C. Rowlison, pastor, has
established a neighborhood house m that city,
through which they are pouring out their sym-
pathy and love for the unchurched. Bro. Rowli-
son has left Macatawa, and on his way home last
week spent a few days visiting the settlements of
Chicago, notably Chicago Commons, of which
Prof. Graham Taylor is the popular and efficient
head, and Hull House. Bro. Bellamy, head of
Hiram House, Cleveland, 0., is spending a few
days in Macatawa. It is a pleasure to note these
efforts by young Disciples to study society at first-
. hand and engage in direct work for the relief of
those who are crowded into close and unwhole-
some quarters. There is in present conditions
every reason why we should engage in this form
of work, and in our polity and general character
no reason why we should not E. W. Darst and
wife served a term at it while in this city.
After five years of phenomenally successful
work J. H. 0. Smith resigns and leaves. At a
meeting of the congregation it was voted unan-
imously to reject his resignat;on, and a committee
was appointed to intercede with him. But it is
not, as he says, a matter of desire, but simply
consideration for Mrs. Smith's health. These two
have toiled and wrought together in the vineyard
as few preachers and their wives can. Union
Church, of 1,000 members, meeting in the Peo-
ple's Institute, is their monument. Pro. Smith has
no plans for the future.
Errett Gates Las been elected dean in the
Divinity House, associated with Dr. Willett. He
will devote himself to the work of the house and
represent its financial interests in the field, labor-
ing to secure a much-needed endowment. Willett,
McClintock and Gates will give extensive lec-
tures among the churches, being available for
this service from October to April.
The unsolved problem in Chicago to-day is the
maintenance and development of the missions
already planted. Under the present regime all
that seems to be accomplisned is to keep them
alive. If they are ever to grow and flourish and
become centers of power and light, more effort
must be put forth, and that means more money
must be employed. Most of them are at present
manned by students from the university. These
men are making sacrifices for the work and
rendering a service which cannot be duplicated
from any other source. Their work is of a uni-
formly high grade,' but it is not enough. What
shall be done?
I J. Spencer's meeting at Evanston is giving
entire satisfaction. He is reaching the people as
they have not been reached in this elegant suburb
heretofore, and preaching the gospel in its sim-
plicity and power. My own vacation ended with
July 31st, juat as the intense heat of summer
began. Nevertheless, it is a pleasure to get back
into the harness and join the earnest and devoted
band known as the First Church in the work of
the Master. Frank G Tyrrell.
4957 Prairie Avenue.
A Pungent Food Drink
WITH THE TASTE OF COFFEE.
Perhaps no one has suffered more from the use
of coffee or failed oftener in the attempt to leave
it off than I have. Although I never drank more
fan half a cup at a time, it even then gave me
four stomach and a whole catalogue of misery.
This kept up for a long period and time and again
I have resolved that I positively would drink no
more coffee, but alas! the rest of the family used
it, and, like the reformed drunkard who smells
whiskey and falls again, when I smelled coffee, I
could not resist it.
"Finally, wi came to try Po3tum Food Coffee,
and my trouble was over at once. There I had
my favorite beverage — a crisp, dark brown, rich
coffee, with a fine, pungent coffee taste, and yet
with no sour stomach or nervous troubles after it.
On the contrary, I have gained gradually in
strength and sturdy health. All who have spoken
to me about Postum agree, and we have found it
so, that the directions for making must be followed,
and it must be boiled at least fifteen minutes, or
more, and it also requires the addition of good
cream. We have tried boiling it a few minutes
when in a special hurry, but found it insipid and
unsatisfactory; whereas, by proper boiling, it ia
dark aDd rich, with a delightful flavor.
"Dr. McMillan, of Sunbeam, 111 , said he had used
Postum and found it to be just as good as coffee,
and more healthful. He is an M. D. of fine stand-
ing. Mr. David Strong and sister have left off
coffee and are using Postum. They find it much
more healthful. Rev. W. T. Campbell, pastor of
the Second United Presbyterian Church of this
city, says: 'You may say anything good that you
wish about Postum Food Coffee and I will sub-
stantiate it.' He was a very great lover of coffee
and yet found it very injurious to his health. He
now drinks Postum three times a day and the old
troubles have disappeared.
"I shrink from having my name appear in pub-
lic. The statement I have given you is truthful, and
I hope will aid some people to discover that coffee
is the cause of their ach 's and ails, and they are
in a way to get rid of their troubles by leaving off
coffee and taking up Postum Food Coffee."
This lady lives at Monmouth, 111., ond her name
can be given by letter upon application to the
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., makers of Postum, at
Battle Creek, Mich.
1042
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 16, 1900
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
Fountain Park Assembly is an interesting place.
It is in the midst of a rich and prosperous agri-
cultural district about a hundred miles southeast
from Chicago, near the town of Remington, the
capital of Jasper County, Ind The Assembly be-
gan in a moderate way as a merely local enter-
prise and for the moral, sos ial, in ellectual and
spiritual well-being of the region in which it is
situated, but it is steadily increasing in magnitude
and scope, as *ell as in every other respect, to
such a degree that it bids fair to become in a few
years one of the important summer assemblies of
the country. The attendance this year exceeds
that of last year, as the attendance last year ex-
ceeded that of any preceding year. The Fountain
Park Assembly began in 1875. Its growth has
been from the first steady and healthy.
Mr. Robert Parker is the inspiring, animating
and guiding spirit in this work. He is a member
of the Christian Church in Remington, and the
printed letterhead of the Fountain Park Assembly
says that it is "under the direction of the Chris-
tian Church." But the names of Methodists,
Presbyterians, Baptists and others, as well as
members of the Christian Church, appear on the
program. Tfce work is chiefly educational, with a
decided religious character. There is a sermon
every day during the week, and three discourses
on each Lord's day. An hour each day is also
given to Bible study. Even the literary and
musicbl entertainments are religious in character.
This comes apparently as a result of the general
Chilstian atmosphere which prevails on the
grounds. There is no order saying, either in words
or by implication, This place is religious after the
fashion of the Christian religion. Nothing of this
kind is said, but this is the tone of the place.
Prof. B. J. Radford, of Eureka College, "past
philosopher and lecturer," spent three days here at
the beginning of the present season, preaching and
lecturing, to the pleasure and profit of all who
were so fortunate as to attend.
The music is under the direction of Prof. C. E.
Millard, of Maysville, Mo. How much this means
can only be understood by those who know Prof.
Millard and have heard him sing.
Charles B. Newnan, of Dttroit, pastor of the
Central Christian Church in that city, preaches
every day. His sermons are unusually practical.
For such a place it would be difficult to compose
discourses more pertinent. The selection of topics
has been peculiarly felicitous and every sermon
gives evidence of careful preparation. The preach-
er is a universal favorite with those who attend
the Fountain Park Assembly. This is his fourth
year as the preacher at this summer resort, and
the indications are that if the present manage-
ment continues and Bro. Newnan continues in
health he will continue for years to be the Foun-
tain ark Assembly preacher.
Missouri holds a prominent place on the pro-
gram. This year Mr. J. H. Balmer and Miss Elsie
Clark were prestnt with five boys, natives of
Africa. Mr. Balmer has been a missionary in the
Dark Continent 18 years. Miss Clark is a daugh-
ter of missionaries and was born in South Africa.
The five bo)S, , Zulu, Basuto, Kaffir and Bush-
man, furnished an actual demonstration of what
can be done witn the heathen-born by the faith-
ful Christian m'ssionary. Their singing was in-
imitable. Their conduct on the ground was equal
in its tone and grace to that of any boys born in
this good land. Their singing was in English and
in the tongues in which the lads were born. It is
no exaggeration to speak of Mr Balmer's boys as
"The Great South African Boy Choir " If you are
looking for an entertainment that will at once
please, edify and help on the missionary cause, ad-
dress Mr. J. H. Balmer, Buffalo, N. Y., P. 0. Box
114.
Of course, Joel Brown was present in the inter-
est of the Benevol-nt Association of the Christian
Church. The home of this organization is 5018
Cabanne Avrnue, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs H. M. Meier
is president; Mrs. J. K. Hansbrough is correspond-
ing secretary. The association has charge of the
Christian Orphans' Home in St. Loais. This home
was opened in 1889. It owns property, free from
debt, valued at $30,000. It has cared for 700
orphan boys and girls from 21 states. More than
a hundred of the children have confessed Christ
and openly entered the Christian life. This is a
good work. Every one is permitted to have fellow-
ship in it. Read what James says as to religion
pure and undefiled, in the first chapter of his let-
ter addressed to the twelve tribes in the dispersion.
This is the kind of religion cultivated by the
Benevolent Association of the Christian Church.
Will you enter its fellowship?
One of the most remarkable men in attendance
was Prof. Thomas H. Dinsmore, of Syracuse, N.
Y. — remarkable, not in his personality, but in the
message that he brought. He is a student and
teacher of science. Dr. Dinsmore has the rare
faculty of making the truths of science, not simply
interesting to those who are unlearned, but posi-
tively fascinating. Two lectures were given. In
the first the audience was conducted on a journey
to the planets. Their location and peculiarities
were described. Those who were so fortunate as
to accompany the professor on that immaginary
journey will probably never forget it. But the
great speech of the assembly was Prof. Dinsmore's
analysis of the human body into its chemical
elements, in which there was a thoroughly scientific
defence of the Bible account of the origin of man.
This lecture was accompanied with chemical ex-
periments which were at once illustrations and
arguments. It was one of the few really great
speeches that I have heard I feel that I am con-
ferring a favor on you by giving you the address
above of Prof. Dinsmore. You may be able to
use him. Mrs. Dinsmore conducted profitable meet-
ings with and for the women, in which instruction
was imparted and difficult practical questions in
connection with the home life were considered.
Geo. F. Hall, formerly of Decatur, 111., now of
Chicago, delivered his lecture on "America in the
Twentieth Century," and preached. His lecture
was well received.
Prof. James P. Whjte and wife, of the School
of Oratory of Lake Forest University, near Chic-
ago, deserve mention in this hastily written ac-
count of the Fountain Park Assembly for the
season of 1900. The professor gave valuable
talks to the preachers and Mrs. Whyte sang to the
delight of those who love the best music.
At the time of this writing the assembly has
not concluded its sessions, but it has gone so far
that its character for the season is fixed. It is a
great success in every way. B. B. T.
not to
a turn-
breaks
A Letter from China.
[The following letter has just been received
from the office of the Foreign Society in Cincin-
nati, O., to whom it was sent. — Editor.]
Shanghai, China, July 9th, 1900.
The tragedy in North China continues to hold
our rapt attention. Not much of an encouraging
nature has occurred. Most people here have
little hop 9 that any foreigner in Pekin is alive.
To-day, however, there was a ray of hope — a
report that at least mo?t of them were alive on
the third of July. If they should all be lost one
might search history in vain for a parallel, and
no doubt such an awful crime would be requited
with very stern punishment, judging by the words
and actions of the German Emperor. Whatever
their fate may t e, great results are almost cer-
tain to follow.
X^OU would like the lamp-
■*■ chimneys that do not
amuse themselves by pop-
ping at inconvenient times,
wouldn't you ?
A chimney ought
break any more than
bier. A tumbler
when it tumbles.
Macbeth' s "pearl top" and
" pearl glass " — they don't
break from heat, not one in a
hundred ; a chimney lasts for
years sometimes.
Our " Index " describes all lamps and their
proper chimneys. With it you can always order
the right size and shape of chimney for any lamp.
We mail it FREE to any one who writes for it.
Address Macbeth, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Russo-Japan jealousy may come to a head,
upon which depends the fate of Corea. All cal-
culations are out, and prophe y is at a discouat.
Every one dares only to think as fast at d as far
as the latest telegram. Many are bidding fare-
well to "Old China," believing that a new era is
dawning. Most of us hope this may be iroe.
China's best friends feel that she has jeop-»rdiz-d
her autonomy, and possibly her existence as a
nation. The whole north is in a state of civil
war.
Prince Tuan, the usurper, is in power. Nearly
all the viceroys have refused to obey hi; decrees.
Central and Southern China are still quiet, but the
air is full of ugly rumors and ominous signs.
People (natives) are fleeing to Shanghai by tr.ous-
ands. In fact, to-day was fixed upon as the date
for a big riot. I have, however, con iucted two
communion services with our two congregations
here, and so far have heard of no disorder. We
have thirteen hundred volunteers and several gun-
boats, besides a fine police service. Every able-
bodied man in Shanghai is enlisting. If tr e allied
forces in the north meet with disaster it will go
hard with us and with all foreigners in all parts
of the empire. We do not look for this, how-
ever. We think the powers will be successful up
there. All members of the mission are in their
usual health. Nearly all are in Shanghai It is
not safe to be at most of the stations. Besides,
being the hot season, schools are closed, and the
work suffers little from the workers' absence for
a time.
The conduct of the Chinese Christians is be-
yond praise. Martyrs multiply, but everything
possible is being done to save their lives. It is
said that two thousand Christians have been
killed in Pekin alone
Every one is thtnkful for the friendly attitude
of the leading viceroys so far. Bat no one can
tell how long it will continue. There are but
fifteen thousand troops available at Tien Tsin yet.
They need 30,000 for an advance on Pekin.
Business is paralyztd all over China. A crisis
in banking was narrowly averted Interest has
doubled. Business houses here will have tj close
for want of clerks and servants All our native
house servants wish to le»ve. There is a reign
of terror among the people. Remember, this is in \
Shanghai, hundreds of miles from the Scat of war.
It is thought this is at least the end of the
Manchu dynasty. Let us hope so. Some fre-ly
speak of partition. Our only fear is tha' dust
will be throne into the eyes of foreign diplomats,
and that the changes male will not be radical
enough to serre the ends of progress. The Lord
reigns. Oh! that he might rule in this land.
W. P. Bentley.
August 16, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1043
New York Letter.
Since writing the last New York Letter we
have left the metropolis and are eD joying the
vacation among friends and kindred in the South-
land. Leaving New York at 8 o'clock on Monday,
Jaly 30th, a pleasant run of five and a half hours
over the B. & 0. brought us to the na'ional
capital, where two hours were spent in looking
through the capitol building and the con ressional
library. Any one passing through the capital
city of our nation should not fail to visit these
massive and interesting buildings. The capital
never grows old to those who love the beautiful
in art, the great in history and the strong in
government. The city of Washington is interest-
ing from maT.y points of view; but after all else
is said there is nothing there more interesting to
me and thousands of others than the workmen of
the L rd, Pjwer, Bagby, Wright and Kimmtll,
and the grand work they are doing. I regretted
very much that I did not have time to call on
them.
*
* *
A pleasant run of about four hours over the
B. & 0. and Norfolk and Western Railroads
brought us through the lower part of the Shenan-
doah Valley along the beautiful little river by
the same name to the rustic village of Luray,
where are the famous Luray Caverns. Our long-
time desire to see these subterranean wonders
caused us to stop over night to go through them.
The negroes crying out "Mansion Inn Bus!"
"Bus for the Mansion Inn!'' induced us with many
others to get in, and within a few minutes we
were at the supper table and there fell in company
with a Rev. Mr. Smith and wife, of Pennsylvania,
who had come to see the caves also. Supper
being over a buss full of us started to see the
caverns. We found .it to be a most wonderful
:i place of endless charms and beauties. The caves
! were discovered in 1878 and shortly afterwards
'oponed to the admiration of tha public But the
jiuli extent of their subterranean depths were. not
1 even dreamed of until many years after. Ex-
; ploring parties continued to penetrate the seem-
ingly endless chambers and labyrinthine passages
until the exquisite richness of these chambers were
disclosed and made accessible. Scientists, explor-
i ers, travelers of all kinds and from all parts of the
globe are continually passing through these
: chambers and halls, and their general verdict is,
. Luray Caverns excel others in the combined ex-
tent, variety, scientific interest and beauty of their
! calcite formations. A party sent out by Smith-
sonian Institution says: "Comparing this great
natural curiosity with others of the sam6 class it
is safe to say that there is probably no other
<:ave in the world more completely and profusely
decorated with statactilic and statagmitic orna-
menation than Luray." Some one visiting the
caves has said:
Entering the grand vestibule, the first emotion
felt by the visitor is one of mute wonder. The
mind fails to grasp the grandeur revealed in such
a majestic manner until it gradually accustoms
itself to the monstrous shapes, the almost per-
ceptible silence and the weird influence of this
subterranean realm. Qaeer shapes present them-
selves at every turn, aping grotesquely the objects
of the outer world; now suggesting some growth
of a imal life, now resembling some familiar
vegetable formation or taking the shape and
form of some creation of man. Glittering
stalactites bl-ze in front, fluted columns, draper-
ies in broad folds and a thousand tints, cascades
of snow-white stone, illuminated by the glare of
the electric light, fill the mind with curious sen-
sations of wonder and admiration. Awe and
reverence possess the beholder. He stands
amazed in the royal chambers of the King of
Nature.
No language can adequately describe the mar-
velous beauties of these underground houses not
made with hands.
Entrance Hall and Hovey's Hall are adorned with
statuary and stalactite drapery which for beauty
and coloring, translucency and symmetrical fold-
ing are unexcelled by anything in the cave.
Titania's Veil is guarded by many great rock
sentinels of marvelous beiuty. The Saracen's
Tent, the Cathedral with its grand organ and the
Bridal Chamber all bear striking resemblance to
the objects for which they are named. The organ
in the cathedral is indeed a wonderful object.
The guide left us at a distance of about fifty feet
while he went to "the organ" and with little
mallet struck a number of stalagmites which look
very much like the pipes of a great organ, and
which when struck sent forth the sweetest sounds
like pipes of some cathedral organ. There are
many other things of which I should like to speak
in particular, but can not do so now. Those
passing through Virginia should make it a point
to go by Luray and visit the caves. Those who
love the beautiful and wonderful in nature will
not regret it Having spent a few days at Lex-
ington visiting my brother, Prof. J. C. Willis,
vice-president of Ken ucky University, I should
like to say many things about the schools here,
but will have to wait until the next writing.
S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Avenue.
Fifth District Convention.
Another convention of the fifth district of
Kansas has passed into history. In some respects
it was the greatest one ever held in the dirtrict.
The zeal of Kansas Disciples is increasing; they
are realizing more and more the value of a well-
organized co-operative assembly. Let us com-
mend their patriotism and zeal in due tirre lest
they grow "weary in well doing." Another com-
mendable feature was the high tide of spiritual
life which controlled every sessions of the conven-
tion. Many were heard to say: "It is good to be
her« "
To the past'T and people of Washington tro due
our sincere thanks for their hospitality and kind-
ness. Sickness having necessitated the absence
of Bro. Shields, the writer was chosen to preach
the convention sermon.
The C. W. B. M. period was an intellectual and
spiritual feast. Papers worthy of special men-
tion were read on various phases of the Junior
work. The Christ-spirit could not have been
more highly exalted, nor the responsibility and
influence of parents in connection with Junior
work more effectively and tenderly pressed.
A Bible Chair at the Kansas State University is
no longer a conjecture, but a foregcne conclu-
sion. The next issue of the Messenger will tell
us the name of the dean.
The "Round Table" was next introduced. In the
struggle to surround it some of the brethren and
sisters got on top, some under it. However, it
was spread with a feast of good things and all
enjoyed the repast.
The Bible- school period was full of enthusiasm
and love. Every valuable phase of this subject
was presented and discussed.
The sermon by R. E. Rosenstein on "Our
Strength and Our Weakness" was the production
of a master mind, presented in a masterly way,
and fastened itself on our hearts and minds like
nails driven by the hand of the "master of
assemblies."
The C. E. workers proved themselves wide
awake to the needs of the hour. Those partici-
pating in the work of this period, save the writer,
who was unexpectedly called to fill a vacancy, had
certainly come up through the "valley of Eshcol,"
and ladened their shoulders, minds and hearts
with many large clusters of rich fruit.
Last, but not least, was the church period.
Bros. Paine, Lemon, Lowe, and Sister Nesbit
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Lowell, Mass.
presented the addresses of this period. Bro.
Lemon's address on "Longer Pastorates Essen-
tial" was commendable to both pastors and
churches. He thinks the time has arrived when
the preacher should remove the wheels fro a his
furniture and both churches and pastors settle
down to business. Bro. Lowe, state superintendent
of missions, gave a splendid report of his work in
the mission field. His motto is: "All Kansas for
Christ." May this worthy man live to see his
heart's desire accomplished.
The folL wing corps of officers were chosen to
pash our next district campaign: President, R.
E Rosenstein, Manhattan; vice-president, J. E.
White, Clifton; secretary, J. R. Bell, Washington;
treasurer, Miss Rosa Owen, Washington; superin-
tendent C. E., Tmri Zumwalt, Harrington; super-
intendent Bible school, Bro. Huntsinger; member
state nominating committee, R. E. Rosenstein,
Manhattan. These will make us victorious in all
conflicts. J. M. Harris.
Miltonvale, Kan.
1044
The CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 16, 1900
Texas Letter.
In your issue of July 19 C. C. Redgrave asks
where he can find the following quotation from
Henry Ward Beecher on the name "Christian." It
can be found in "Life Thoughts," Philips, Sampsou
& Co., Boston, page 149, and is as follows:
"Christian brethren, in heaven you are knawn
by the name of Christ. On earth, for convenience'
sake you are known by the name of Presbyterians,
Episcopalians, Methodists, Congregationalists and
the like. Let me speak the language of
heaven and call you simply Christians. Whoever
of you has known the name of Christ and feels
Christ's life beating within him is invited to re-
main and sit with us at the table of the Lord."
Athens, one of our best small churches, and one
which has long been without a pastor, has at last
secured one in the person of L. D. Anderson, of
Missouri, and we extend him a hearty welcome to
the Lone Star State.
Tom Smith, one of our state evangelists, has
organized a church at Smithville with 50 mem-
bers and according to the fitness of things. Peter
Smith has been called to preach for them. It
would seem pre-eminently proper that a church in
Smithville, organized by Tom Smith should have
Peter Smith for a pastor. A lot has been bought
and a new house will be the next thing.
During the first two Sundays following the Sco-
ville meeting at Gainesville, Pastor J. B. Sweeney
had 14 additions. That meeting refuses to close.
They have had 400 additions in 18 months.
Mrs. V. V. Murphy, of Crandall, has shown again
that a woman can lead other things besides fads
and fashions. Under her leadership a new house
of worship has been built and dedicated to God.
A. Clark preached the opening sermon and is now
holding them a meeting.
Purvey has a new congregation of 20 members,
organized by Emanuel Dubbs. N >t one of our
preachers had ever been there before. The out-
look good for a prosperous church.
J. N. Crutcher and wife will so jn make a visit
to Kentucky and while there will hold a meeting
at Richmond. Occasionally we send out our
strong men to help in other states. Texas is not
selfish; too big for that.
Rev. J. S. Gillespie, a Baptist preacher of Ft.
Worth, recently preached a sermon on the 80th
anniversary of his birth, in which he thus speaks
of ctnversion: "What, then, is conversion? There
are some things I shall assume without argument.
I shall assume that conversion implies a change,
that the things changed are the judgement, the
understanding, the will, the affections, the life;
and that this change is the work of the Holy
Spirit through the gospel." I call that pretty
good for a Texas Baptist preacher. You notice I
say "Texas Baptist preacher," and I do this be-
cause these Southern Baptists are famous for
their old-time orthodoxy.
Charles CarltoD, president of Carlton College,
is eighty years — young. He is as energetic and
efficient as a man of forty. Others may accept
the "deadline," but "Uncle Charlie," as all Texas
lovingly knows him, positively refuses to recog-
nize any such line in his case. I heard him preach
a few days since, and his sermon was strong,
clear, beautiful and practical. He is a remarka-
ble man.
Sulphur Springs has a new congregation of 15
members, and an Endeavor Society. A. J. Bosh
is largely responsible for all this. He held a good
meeting with 10 additions and the brave little
band has determined to have a church. May
heaven richly reward their courage and consecra-
tion.
Mrs. Jennie Clarke, of Luling, has devoted her
home to an orphanage. In nine months she has
received 20 childr-n and has placed 13 of them in
Christian homes. This proves that "pure and un-
dented religion" is still a thing of this wcrld. Such
an institution is one of our most urgent needs and
I hope this is the beginning of a great work in
our state.
The sage of Independence fallen! Bro. Procter
was never in Texas, but the people knew and
loved him, and now weep that he has gone from
us. A great man and good has been called home
to his Father. Peaceful be his rest and glorious
be his reward M. M. Davis.
833 Live Oak St., Dallas, Tex.
Bethany Park Assembly.
It was the privilege and pleasure of the writer
to spend a few days at Bethany Park Assembly
in Indiana. This splendid summer assembly has
a history of sixteen years, and during all this
time has brought rest, recreation, instruction and
spiritual comfort and enjoyment to thousands
who have attended. It is a real happy family of
four or five hundred people. Of course, there are
comers and goes, and sometimes crowds run up
into the thousands on special days, but the regu-
lar attendance in cottages, tents and at the hotel
is about as stated above. These assembly grounds
are only twenty miles from Indianapolis. This
makes Bethany Park a splendid place for the
families of business men from the city and towns
around to get away from family cares for a few
weeks and camp in tents or their cottages and
take their meals at the ho el. The men can join
their families every evening, as trains go into the
city in the morning and return at night, or they
can come as their business interests will permit.
For this reason Bethany is a very popular resort
for our people in this part of the state.
The best feature of Bethany, however, is the
happy moral and spiritual tone. Here congregate
a number of the very best families, who possess
and have in their lives everything that is good
and desirable. This company lives in an atmos-
phere and a fellowship of its own It is not only
a happy place and full of enjoyment, but it be-
comts a spiritual tonic and stimulant to every
heart. Those who are here are among the busy
people of the world and busy in good works as
well as the activities of the world, and when they
come here to rest and to enjoy each other's social
intercourse it is a great blessing to the husband
of many business cares, to the busy housewife,
and last, but not least, also to the children. The
hoys who have been in school all the year are
taken from the city and towns where sins of all
kinds endanger our children during the summer
months and see the good side of life, ^o it seems
good to be here, and all are conscious of their
happy surroundings.
The program of Bethany Assembly is one
of the most extensive as to length of time,
ability in men and range of subjects of any simi-
lar gathering in our country. It began its work
this year on July 19th and continued until Aug.
13th. Each day begins with a prayer-meetiDg at
6:30 A, M. These meetings are always well
attended. At 9 A. m. came the regular morning
lecture. These lectures wore delivered by such
men as Prof. John McKee, Irvington; Dr. Jabez
Hall. Butler Bible College; Prof. "C. B. Coleman,
professor of Church History in Butler College;
President B. A. Jenkins, and others The subject
of these lectures were a'ong the most practical
and helpful lines. These names are sufnci"nt to
guarantee a feast that was greatly relished and
highly enjoyed by all who heard them. The
writer was very fortunate to hear Brethren Cole-
man and Hall in some of the addresses delivered.
They were hours of pleasure and profit to all.
After the lectures, which did not always come
at 9 a. M.. there were addresses and sermons,
both before and af^er noon. These addresses
were delivered by such persons as Mre. Helen E.
Moses, Prof. C. L. Loos, F. M. Rains, J. B. Briney,
J. A. Lord, A. B. Philputt, F. G. Tyrrell, G. W.
Muckley, W. J. Russell, F. D. Power and others
equally strong and capable of instructing an in-
telligent audience. But a program of twenty-five
days so well prepared and so full contains too
many excellent addresses and good features for
all to be presented in a short newspaper article.
One pleasant feature of the assembly was the
night entertainments in song, concerts, etc. The
Bible-school on Lord's day seemed ideal in its
organization and work. John Q. Thomas, of
Rushville, Ind., was the superintendent of the
day when we were present. He is one of those
quiet men that moves a school and stimulates
others to action by keeping their own lips closed.
We were very glad to meet many of our old
Indiana friends. L. L. Carpenter, who is the
pater familias of this assembly and who may be
said, more than any other one man, to be the
founder of it. was everywhere in evidence. He
seemed to be there not to be ministered unto, but
to minister unto others. His ears are keen to
hear, his smiles are quick to respond and his
hands ready at all times to help. It is said that
he has dedicated 500 churches and that he has a
ravenous appetite to dedicate as many more.
J. T. Legg, the state mission man, was busy
with his hands full of the work of the destitute
fields of the state. In former years Indiana had
a larger membership than Illinois, but of more
recent years the latter state is catching up with
the former and now the two states are running
neck and neck. Brother Legg is doing every-
thing in his power in this great work to stimulate
every church in Indiana to plant a church in
every town and community. We were glad to
hear from him that thirty- five churches and
Bible-schools have been organized during the
year in the state.
E. B. Scofield, the former state secretary, is
also . a very useful member of the assembly. He
is here with a full line of just such literature as
a people should read. He represents the Chris-
tian Publishing Company in the state and does a
very satisfactory business with all who deal with
him. It will be a pleasure to those who call on
him at his office in Indianapolis.
It was very pleasant to meet G. W. Muckley, J.
B. Briney, F. G. Tyrrell (now loaned to Chicago),
and to have from our company W. D. Cree and W.
W. Dowling, all from Missouri. We enjoyed the
society of the Hoosiers immensely and not one of
them was afraid of us Missourians. This highly
gratified aDd encouraged, us and we think we will
go again. Columns more could be written in
regard to this splendid place. The work of its
secretary, O. L. Orcutt, and its president, Howard
Cale, should be highly commended and the restful
quiet and sa isfaction of all should be further
described, but my time and space are both con-
sumed. Can only say farther, try it next year,
and the eating willp-ove the value of the pudding.
G. A. Hoffmann.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1045
JVotes and ^ewe.
Minnesota Missions.
State convention meets in St. Paul, Cor. Far-
ington and Nelson Avenues, August 21-25. A
irge delegation is expected. U. M. Thomas is
haironn of entertainment committee. Inquire
or him when you have registered at convention.
Bro. E. T. Gadd is chairman of the reception
iommittee. Look for him at the Union Depot,
lowever, should you fail to find him, pass out
ront entrance of depot, turn to your right, go
wo blocks; take any Fourth Street car going up
he hill. Get off at Farrington Ava , turn to
our right, go two blocks and you are at the
:hurch.
We havj not space f jr our whole program. But
lere is a sample of it: "Foreign Missions," F. E.
tfeigs, China; "Home Missions," B. L. Smith, Cin-
:innati; "C. W. B. M. Missions," Adelaide Gail"
frost, India; "Church Extension," G. W. Muckley,
iansas City; "Some Things About Minnesota Mis-
ions," A. D. Harmon, St. Paul; "Special Mission
'Melds," C. J. Tanner, Minneapolis. A discussion
■f many themes relative to Minnesota missions by
;ood men of the state, both in and out of the pul-
)it, is set.
Last year has been a profitable year. C. J.
'anner, Minneapolis; M. B. Ainsworth, Duluth;
1. M. Ainsworth, Gordon City; C. A. Burridgef
locbester; John Treloar, Austin; J. S. Lemmon'
.oaneby; H. D. Williams, Mankato; C. T. Rad-
ord, Madelia; G. M. Walker, Worthington; P. S.
i)!son, Lake Benton; J. H. Carr, Concord; Geo. F.
iimmerman, Dassel; H. T. Sutton, Redwood Falls,
iave all taken pastorates since last September.
Ve are standing on a foundation that bids fair
,or great progress in the future.
Just completed the organization at Ronneby,
harter membership, 66. H. E. Russell held the
neeting.
i Gee. F. Devoe is "etorming the fort" at Worth-
ngton. J. S. Lemmon is billed for a meeting at
Lustin this fall. J. A. L. Romig begins a meet-
ig with St. Paul, September 1-13. The outlook
s bright.
We want to see our Minnesota brethren at our
onvention. Do not fail to come. You can't
fford to miss it. Please remit on delinquent
ledges now. Surely, you will not allow the year
o close with pledge unpaid. Let us hear from
rou.
J. K. Shellenberger, Cor. Sec.
Madelia, Minn.
"WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE"-/5^
To pay $35 to $55 for Sewing Machines that do not cost over $12 to build. The
difference is paid to an army of Middlemen, Agents, Peddlers, etc. Such folly no
longer necessary, for we off eryou direct^ from the factory our handsome
Dedication.
The Christian Church at Dry Ridge, Grant
'ounty, Ky., has just completed and dedicated a
ieat, comfortable and commodious house of wor-
hip, which was opened for public worship and
inally dedicated on Lord's day July 29.
The writer had been invited to preach the
pening sermon, raise the money for the indebted-
iesa against the house and dedicate it as a place
?here the primitive gospel is to be preached and
he ordinances of the Lord's house kept.
At an early hour on Lord's day the brethren
rom north and south, east and west began to
'Our into the town. There were vehicles, not
nly by the scores, but by the hundreds.
The 500 people crowded into the house were
nly a small per cent, of the people who came to
.ttend the service. After the sermon and the
aiaing of the money for the indebtednes an old
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In time. Sold by druggists.
$19
• ments, Ball-Bearing Stand, (xuurauteed for |
20 years, and will last a lifetime, for only
(We have cheaper machines from $K up> there is absolutely nut hint; hctter on earth today at any
price than our Print-end. 50c to $1 will pay the freight to almost any state east of Colorado.
Sent on trial. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Send for Big Free Catalogue of
KtiggicsatOld Prices, Harness, Steel Range* with 6-8 inch hole and closet only $24,
Lawn Swings #8.75, and 1000 other articles. — Ilnpgood Mfg. Co., Box 1085 Alton, 111.
The only manufacturing company in the world In this line selling direct to the consumer.
Kentucky dinner was served under long sheds
that had been erected for that purpose. Those of
our readers who have heard of Kentucky hospital-
ity and Kentncky dinners, if they had never en-
joyed them before, had they been present that
day would have said: "The half had never been
told."
In the afternoon, after sweet communion service
and a short sermon, the house was formally set
apart by solemn prayer as the house of God.
May it be the gate of heaven to many precious
souls who may listen to the gospel's joyful sounds
within the walls of this new temple erected to the
preaching of the gospel and to the praise and
glory of God. Bro. B. F. Cato has been the
preacher for this church for some time and his
work has been greatly blessed of God.
At the close of the night service, as a fitting
close for the joyful occasion, one penitent be-
liever confessed faith in Jesus Christ. We shall
always remember the kindness of the brethren to
us. May God greatly bless them.
L. L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
State Mission Notes.
The dedication of the new church in Lincoln
County was a great success. I have seen many a
dedication crowd, but that exceeded anything I
ever saw in my life. Not less than 2,000 people
were there to eat of the sumptuous dinner that
was provided. They came from far and near; not
only our people, but all religious peoples ware rep-
resented. It was in this county, twenty years ago,
that I first tried to tell the story of love, to preach
the gospel of peace. There were many in that as-
sembly who knew me in the former days and who
came to see the "boy preacher," as they used to
call him. Well, they saw him but he is no longer a
"boy." Bro. W. H. Hobbs is the responsible party
for this new church. By dint of much sacrifice of
time and money, too, he has sue eeded in building
this house unto the Lord. It is a beautiful bouse,
plain and unp-etentious, but airy and commodious.
It is 38x48, ni;e)y and neatly built, yet strange to
say it cost but $625. All this amount save $150
had been provided for, and at the close of the ser
mon in the morning it did not take long for me to
establish a reputation for being a tremendous
beggar, but we got the money.
It was indeed a happy day, and I closed it up by
driving ten miles and preaching again, to my old
church, Corinth, near Foley. Twenty years sgo
this church called me to my first pastorate and I
accepted. It is always a joy for me to go back to
the scenes of my early efforts to lead men to
Christ. But the smiles have tears in them as we
miss the faces of many who were with us in the
long ago — strong men and women of God. They
have fallen, but thank God it was with their faces
toward the blessed land. The next day was spent
in a visit, if working hard all day can be called a
visit, to my sister in the flesh, Mrs. J. H. Allen.
Here lives yet in a good old age "Aunt Viny," a
blessed saint of God who was my foster mother in
days gone by. She is "only waiting." God bless
her.
The next day found me at Camden Point in the
convention of the Platte district. This was one
of the most hopeful conventions of the year. It
is one of the best districts in the state, but has
been in the background as to aggressive evangeli
cal work. But now they are bound to get to the
front. Over $500 was pledged for the year and
under the leadership of such men as J. H Hardin,
A. M. Chilton, T. H. Clapp, E. B. Read and others,
they can know no such word as fail.
Again I am back in the office and gratefully sur-
prised to find a few answers to the many letters I
have written, but disappointed in their number.
Surely, the preachers do not realize how short is
the time to the state convention. Brother minis-
ter, has your church taken its offering for state
missions? If not, won't you take it now?
T. A. Abbott.
1123 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Missouri Bible-school Notes.
Thanks to Mexico for the first quarter so
promptly paid.
Smithville is another of F. V. Loos' preaching
points and it is another friend to this work.
The Holt County meeting at New Point was not
only a success, but every school in the convention
promises something for our work.
N. J. Nicoson says put Pattonsburg down for
a "V," while Anthony says the same for Altamont
and Elmcre likewise for Tarkio. Jose Wilson
says you will hear from Summit and Maitland and
D. P. Lewis.
The Atchison County meeting at Westboro was
fine. The reports we'e good and all were grate-
ful to the Lord whose bounteous showers insured
fine harvests.
In Bible-school work Orchid prides herself.
The DeKalb County meeting saw why. The re-
ports made were indicative of needed work in the
county and this was arranged for. Maysville
reported a good school, Orchid has one, and Union
Star has the best in years. All these schools will
meet their apportionments for this cause.
J. B. Davis is sacrificing much to establish the
cause at Osborn and the Platte district will do
them nobly in the matter of assistance as soon as
possible. H. F. Campbell and a few friends of
Goodale are pushing the work at Mission Point in
Clinton, where there is a good Bible-school, and H.
F. is with them through the week and on fifth
Sundays. That is the thing to do.
The Nodaway County meeting at Barnard over
the fifth Sunday was the largest county meeting
I ever saw. Was held in a beautiful grove with
"dinner on the ground" and nearly every preacher
of the county pre.ent. 0. W. Lawrence, president
and F. E. Blanchard, pastor, were not unmindful
of one thing needful to the success of the meet-
ing I was given over $20 by the convention.
Nodaway is one of our truest and most faithful
friends.
Camden Point is not only a good place for
schools, but is first class for conventions, and the
district meeting was not an exception. A. 0.
Riall lodged all the delegates at the Orphan School
giving us a delightful opportunity for social and
fraternal greetings The meals were also served
at the school, while their bounty cannot be sur-
passed. It will be good news that the district
will put an evangelist in the field and push the
work for Christ. Brethren Riall and Stagner
report bright prospects for the Orphan School and
Military Academy, and these help the Camden
Point Bible-school very much.
Those wanting the help of M. H. Wood in the
south central district may address him at Van-
Buren, his headquarters, while John Giddens is at
Richland, and R. B. Havener at Windsor. Wilt
you accept the apportionment? H. F. Davis.
Commercial Bldg., St. Louis.
1046
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 16, 1900
evangelistic.
INDIANA.
Greencastle, Aug. 6. — Two persons made the
good confession at Staunton last night. — L. V.
Barbre.
VIRGINIA.
E. B. Bagby is in a great meeting at Gordons-
ville, with the main preacher, Bro took, sick, and
he (Bro. Bagby) to hold the helm with 3,000
listening people on hand. — R. J. Tydings.
NEBRASKA.
Arapahoe, August 6. — The work here moves
along in the right direction. Received three into
the church Sunday night; one by baptism, 24 in
all during the past five months at the regular
services. — E. G. Merrill.
ALABAMA.
Union, Aug. 5. — Meeting here one week old.
Five have been added; one of them by baptism We
hold two services daily. Eleven o'clock audiences
nearly fill the church and the evening audiences
overflow the church. — S. R. Hawkins, state evan-
OREGON.
Corvallis, Aug. 2. — We have taken the work
here and preached my last sermon at Harrisburg
two weeks ago, i nd also baptized an elderly lady
who had previously made the confession. One
young man made the confession at Central last
Lord's day.— G. S. O. Humbert
KANSAS.
Winchester. — Five confessions here July 29.
Work in good condition. — H. E. Ballou.
Goffs, Aug. 8. — Two added to the church July
29, and a young lady baptized the same night.
Work moving along nicely. House being painted
and the Sunday school is about double what it was
four months ago. — L. H. Barnum.
WEST VIRGINIA.
August 2. — A week's meeting at Princeton,
an old town, yet new to our people, resulted in
six baptisms. P. B. Hall, who has done such an
excellent work at Ebensburg, Pa , goes to Harri-
man, Tenn. Bro Hall is a scholarly preacher
and will do a good work in Harriman — W. H.
Book.
IOWA.
Mason City, Aug. 6. — My heart was made glad
last night in being privileged to baptize my mother
who is a member of the Congregational Church at
Seymour, Wis., but who is now visiting in my
borne. Such joy comes to but few. Have had six
additions since last report. The work keeps up in
splendid shape through the hot weather. The
Christian-Evangelist is much enjoyed by its
large number of readers here.— -Ralph C. Sar-
gent.
COLORADO.
Cripple Creek, August 2.— State Evangelist
Leonard G. Thompson has just spent a few days
with the pastor end congregation here, during
which time he preached some excellent evangei-
istic sermons, instructing and strengthening all
who heard him. During the time Bro. Thompson
was here, seven united with the church; three of
these made the good confession and were baptized.
The others were by letter and statement. During
the monrh of July we had nine accessions in al!. —
Joe S. Riley.
ILLINOIS.
Kankakee, Aug. 6. — One confession yesterday.
— W. D. Deweese.
Kankakee, Aug. 8. — Another confession this
evening at prayer-meeting and two baptisms. — W.
D. Deweese.
Sidell, Aug 7. — Two added to the church here
during the month of July. Nine months ago,
when we began work wi'h this congregation, it
was laboring under a church debt and greatly dis-
couraged Last May we raised the debt and
to-day stand free from all indebtedness. This
puts the chunh in better financial condition than
it has been since its organization five years ago.
Since last January there have been 19 added to
the church, the Endeavor Society has doubled
its membership, our missionary and benevolent
contributions will be five times what they have
been August one year. We have a good woricing
Sunday-school and all lines of work are progress-
ing nicely.— L. T. Faulders.
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
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Fine new building**, mode
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YANCEY &. FONVILLE, Mexico, Mo.
EBB CITY COLLEGE
For young men and young wompn ; ranks among the
very best institutions of the Southwest. Strong faeul- •
tj of specialists in Academy, College, Music. Orat'.ry,
Art Elegant new buildings, good laboratories, fine dormitories. Faculty, Courses and Equipment complete1
and strictly up to date. Expenses very low Catalogue free. Address
VICTOR E. HARLOW, A. M., President, Wei b City, Mo.
LIBERTY LADIES' COLLEGE
Phenomenal success. Highest crade in LETTERS, SCIENCES, ARTS. Faculty specially
trained in leading Colleges and Universities ol America and Europe.
AMERICA
OZART CONSERVATORY
Chartered by the State. Professors graduates with highest honors of the ROYAL CONSERVA-
TORIES, BERLIN, LEIPZHi, LONDON; use the methods of these Conservatories. A
fine, upright CONCERT GRAND PIANO, quoted in Bradbury catalog- SI 050, a prize in May
festival Contest. Address Pres. C. JM. WILLIAMS, Liberty, Mo.
HAMILTON LEXINGTON, KY.
\^ \^ U> L** Ikk ^^A id
OPENS ITS THIRTY-FIRST SESSION
THE and MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER
The largest college for the education of young ladies under the control of the Christian Church.
Experienced and excellently equipped Faculty in every line of collfge culture
Terms very reasonable For Catalogue apply to ■*•*+
B. C. HAGERMAN, President.
KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE,
ALEXANDER R. MILLIGAN, Acting President.
FIVE COLLEGES.
College op Liberal Arts, Lexington.
A. R. Milligan, A.M., Acting Prest.
College of the Bible, Lexington.
J. W. McGarvey, LL.D., President.
Normal College, Lexington.
J. C. Willis, A.M., Prest.
Commercial College, Lexington.
Gen. W. R. Smith, Prest.
Medical Department, Louisville.
T. C. Evans, M.D., Dean, 419 W. Chestnut St.
Co-education. Attendance 1018. Well-equippec
gymnasium. Fees in College of Liberal Arts anc
Normal College, $22; in College of the Bible, $20 ]
for nine months. Next session of those college!)
begins Monday, September 10, 1900. Next sessioi
of Medical Department begins, Tuesday, Januarj
1, 1901. The Commercial College may be enter*
at any time of the calendar year.
For catalogues or other information, addrea
the head of the college concerning which infor
mation is desired.
iHRISTIAN GOLLEG
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
^JUBILEE YEAR**
Magnificent New Dormitory
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A $950 Piano and 12 Gold
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Rooms should be engaged early. For engraved Catalogue address
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COLUMBIA, MO.
MRS. W. T. MOORE \ Prillcit,ala
MRS. J,. W. ST.CI,AIR,|±Mr"lclpals-
FOR SMALL BOYS.
HORNSBY HAII,,
Bunker Hill, 111.
An excellent Horn*? 411 < School wilh Military
features. Bookie- fr^e. Col S. L. Stiver, A.M., Ph.D.
Mary Baldwin Seminary
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
Term begins Sept. 6, 1900. Located in Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia. Unsurpassed olimate, beautiful
grounds and modern appointments. 220 students past
■ession from 27 States. Terms moderate. Pupils ent.r
any time. Send for catalogue.
Miss K. C. WEIMAR, Prin., Staunton, Va.
HARDIN COLLEGER CONSERVATORY
1: FOR LADIES.
""The College, & uuiver.
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iThe Conservatory, 10
nalists. Xavii
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person during May.
Art and elocution
specialties.
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DAUGHTERS COLLEGE,
(Successor to the ORPHAN SCHOOL)
— OP THB —
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MISSOURI.
Enrollment 1899- 1900, 109 Boarders; Day Pupils, 3:'
Literature, Music, Art, Shorthand, Typewriting1
Bookkeeping.
Thoroughness, completeness, economy. Forests
logue apply to
J. B. JONES, Pres., Fulton, X<
ROANOKE <»{£&■
Courses for Decrees, with Electives. Large Library.
Mountain location. No bar-rooms. Expenses smail.
Aid scholarships. Students from 22 States iind
countries. Catalogue free. Address the President.
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Punter Hill, 111. No better home and school for an
bov at anv price. College and business preparation.
Write to Col S. L. Stiver, A.M., Ph.D.
I
vugust 16, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1047
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY,
CANTON, MO,
D. R. DUKGAN, A.M., LL.D., Pres.
pen to Men and Women Sept. 11th.
Classical, Scientific, Literary, Musical, Oratori-
il and a most thorough Business Cour=e.
Has matriculated 6150 pupils, and graduated 300.
ddress for catalogue— A. J. YuCNGBLOOD,
Canton, Missouri.
^ALE DIVINITY
SCHOOL.
A thorough special training for the ministry,
1th full university advantages. Address Secre-
iry Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn.
GUARANTEED under reason-
able conditions; car fare paid;
board, $10-$11 ; catalog free ; no vacation, jp />/?
DRAUGHON'S PRACTSCAL BUS. Wf/frM
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Montgomery, Ala.; Galveston, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tex.;
Little Rock, Ark.; Shreveport. La. Indorsed by mer-
chants and bankers. Best patronized in South. Book-
keeping, Shorthand, etc., taught by mail. Begin any
time. Address (at either place) Draughon's College.
POSITIONS
Sherwood
Music
School
FINE ARTS BUILDING.
203 Michigan Av.
CHICAGO.
William H. Sherwood and Walton
Perkins, Directors.
Highest Standard of Art,
Faculty of eminent teachers.
Catalog free on application.
Fall Term Opens September 10.
WILLIAM K. PERKINS, Sea.
CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE,
SEDALIA, MO.
thorough course in Business, Shorthand
and Telegraphy.
Postions Guaranteed. Special Club Rates.
For full information address
C. W. ROBBINS, Sedalia,"Mo.
rOODLAND COLLEGE,
Independence, Mo.
)th year. All departments. Moderate expense.
Box 549. Address GEO. S. BRYANT.
HOLLINSINSTITUTE
Opens its 58th session Sept. 19th, 1900, with accom-
modations for 225 Young Ladies (boarders)
80 officers and teachers. Eclecticsystem. Diplomas
are awarded in all departments. Department*
presided over by University graduates. Lo
cated in a region of surpassing beauty and redolerit
of health. Mineral waters, Sulphur and Chaly
beate. Apply for catalogue to
CHAS, L. COCKE,Supt., Hollins, Va.
MADISON INSTITUTE
A Home School for Girls.
•ldest School for Girls in the Christian
Brotherhood in Kentucky.
ESTABLISHED IN 1856
school to which parents may safely intrust their
daughters' education, and social, physical, and
i' religious training.
1st. Every comfort within the home, and attract-
,Te opportunity for lawn tennis, basket-ball, and
ther out-door sports on our well kept campus. An
fflcient health matron with hospital training.
2nd. Jesus Christ is presented as the source of all
•ue and abundam life.
3rd. Our courses of study lead up to those offered
i the higher colleges and universities. Our students
re received on certificate at Cornell University,
assar College and Wellesley College. This fact
jeaks for itself as to the standard of our work.
4th. Our students meet in the class-room a body
enthusiastic, skilled instructors, who hold their
sgrees from such institutions as Cornell University,
ryn Mawr College, Vassar College, etc. The
.culty is abreast of the times in standards and meth-
ls, and is qualified to arouse and to direct the intel-
ctual ambitions of students
5th. Well-equipped Chemical and Physical Labora
>nes. good Library and abundantly supplied Read-
"g-room.
6tb. Music and Art Departments well equipped.
7th. Madison Institute is designed for and seeks
>enroll as students studious girls of mental ability
id ambition. The school will not be popular with
jose who are "going away to school" for the name
the thing Students are happy here; trifl- rs— un-
<ss speedily converted— are not in congeiial sur-
iunditigs.
|Eor catalogues and other information apply to
(Miss) ALICE LLOYD, Principal,
Richmond, Ky.
MICHIGAN.
West Selma, August 9. — J. W. Humphrey
closed a meeting here August 6, with 12 baptisms
and four by statement. — B. C. Peacock.
VIRGINIA.
Snowville, Aug. 9. — Just closed a week's meet-
ing at Pulaski City where I was pastor six years.
There were 21 confessions; audiences large. Geo.
Chevies is pastor and is quite popular. He is a
good man. — W. H. Book.
IOWA.
Oelwein, Aug. 11. — Closed a short vacation
meeting of two weeks, 7th inst., at Hickory, Wis.,
with five confessions; one by letter. Found pas-
tor, H. F. Barstow, a true yokefellow. — J. H.
Stark.
Estherville, Aug. 10. — We are pleased to report
two additions by baptism at prayer meeting this
week; one from the Presbyterian Church. — H.
Morton Gregory.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Norman Church is doing well. Five recently
took membership at prayer-meeting and a fallen
brother restored, making six added at prayer-
meeting in two weeks. The attendance at prayer-
meeting has reached 69. The university located
here offers first-class advantages to young men
and women desiring to qualify themselves for the
professions and business of these days. The
moral atmosphere of the town is first-class and
the next session of the university promises to be
the best in its history, the faculty having been
very largely increased. — A. B. Carpenter.
MISSOURI.
Plad, August 2. — Have just closed a 10 days
meeting here. Bro. S E. Hendrickson, of Cross
Timber, did the preaching. Bro. Hendrickson is
one of Southwest Missouri's best gospel preachers.
Two were added to the church; one by baptism, 12
within ihree months. — G. W. Hamilton,
Osborne, Aug. 4. — Closed a meeting here last
night with 14 additions. Gave them a permanent
organization instead of a temporary one. Organ-
ized a Sand ay school last Sunday and everything
is prosperous. All of the churches united with
us in this meeting. We had Bro. E. B. Harris
lead the singing week-nights. We began a meet-
ing at. Wilcox Sunday morning, Aug 5. Pray for
us. — J. E. Davis.
Lawson, Aug. 4. — Our meeting at Antioch,
Clay County, is one week old with 12 additions;
10 baptisms this morning. —J. M. Vawter.
Kirksville, Aug. 6. — We had six additions to
the church here yesterday. — H. A. Northcutt.
Urbana, Aug. 4. — Closed a ten days' meeting
last week at Plad. One added by baptism and
two by statement. G. W. Hamilton is pastor
there and has done a good work. He organized
the church and has added several during the year.
— S E. Hendrickson.
Marceline, Aug 7 —Just returned from a trip
to Mexico, Fulton and Cfcillicothe. Preached at
the latter place July 29, mornirg and evening, to
appreciative audiences. Attended the Junior
Endeavor, presided over by Sister Bettie Hutchin-
son, and the C. E , president, Sister Lulu Ellett.
These were both the best I nave seen in many
days; members all take an active part. We ware
kindly received in the home of Brother and Sister
McCroy. They have done some hard and efficient
work at Chillicothe. Their work closes Septem-
ber 1. — Isom Roberts.
Our work in Kansas City continues to prosper.
Three added last Sunday; two by letter from the
Methodists Am in Illinois this week speaking at
a number f.f places. Will return to Kansas City
in time for next Lord's day. — T. L. N0BL1TT.
Liberty, III., Aug. 8.
Ravenswood, Aug. 12. — One added at regular
services yesterday. — M. D. Baumer
Joplin, Aug. 11. — During July we received 16
additions to our congregation as follows: Ten
were by letter, three from the denominations,
one reclaimed and two by confession. Our various
departments hold up well during the heated term.
— W. F. Turner.
Nevada, Aug. 13. — two additions at Richards
yesterday. The church at Rinehart will celebrate
its 26th anniversary Lord's day, Aug. 26. The
churches roundabout are invited. All-day fervices;
dinner on the ground. The writer has been
chosen orator for the happy occasion. — S. Magee.
Higdon, Aug. 13. — I wish to report the addi
tions that I have had at my preaching points:
Silver Point, one; Pleasant Hill, two; White
Water, three; Higdon, three. To His name be all
the praise. — J. B. Dodson.
ARKANSAS.
Jonesboro, August 6. — Five additions at our
regular services during July. Two more added
yesterday. We . rejoice. Our Sunday-school is
the best in town. Church united, harmonious and
happy. The extremely hot weather does not af-
fect our attendance and the people gladly come
to hear the sweet, simple gospel preached by our
beloved pastor, Bro. D. C. Boyd, of Kimberlin
Heights, Tenn., who took charge July 1. Loyal
to the Book, an untiring worker, a good "mixer"
among men, his work is being greatly blessed of
God. No congregation will make a mistake in se-
curing a graduate from Ashley S. Johnson's Scho ;1
of the Evangelists. — J. B. Kennedy, elder.
ILLINOIS.
Virden, Aug. 13. — Williams and Alexander
closed a union meeting of the Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian and Christian Churches here July
22 with a result of 397 professed conversi ns,
about 70 going to the Christian Church It was a
great meeting and the greatest work was done in
reviving the churches. Thcre are now no dead
churches in town. We are having additions at
nearly every service. The work is very promis-
ing. The church is harmonious and a most
Christlike, brotherly fellowship exists. It is wor-
derful what Christ can do. The church is at
work in dead earnest. — Paul H. Castle.
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Goldenrod.
BY NELIA MCGAVACK.
Ob, goldenrod, fair goldenrod,
I know what gave you that wondrous hue;
An angel came from the realms of blue
To scatter sweet flowers on earth's sod.
But, goldenrod, dear gold-Trod,
One frail flower fell at the angel's feet,
Fell down on the shiniog, golden street,
That lead, through the city of God.
And, goldenrod, sweet goldenrod,
When the angel raised the fallen spray,
A golden hue on its petals lay,
As fair as the pathways of God.
And, goldenrod, rare goldenrod,
The angel said: You may keep this gold,
That weary ones of earth may behold
How bright are the pathways of God.
So, goldenrod, loved goldenrod,
When e'er your feathery sprays unfold,
Methinks they light lik* a torch of gold
Our way to the city of God.
Nevada, Mo.
Pain.
J. 0. WALTON.
All wbo have known the exquisite anguish
of pain are interested in every drug devise
and theory that promises relief. Thus it is
not strange that many are hospitable to the
sophistry of the self-styled Christian Scien-
tists, because of their claim that there is
no pain ex ept as it is imagined. Drown-
ing men snatch at straws, and suffering
suffering humanity clutches at this im-
aginary straw.
The burden of proof rests on those who
affirm, and by a syllogism based on false
premises they prove to their own satis-
faction the non-existence of pain. We
deny, and affirm that pain is real and not
the product of imagination. As proofs we
present three facts: First, animals not de-
luded by imagination show all the signs of
pain. If pain is a delusion, what deluded
man trained the whole brute creation to
manifest similar marks of fear, dread or
anguish under like conditions? Second, a
man walking in absolute darkness strikes
the unyielding edge of a half-opened door,
breaks his nose and cheats the dentist out
of the extraction of a few teeth. He never
imagined the door was there, henc^, why
imagine an injury and pain? Third, a man
is stabbed in the back. He does not see
the enemy, but he feels the shock. How
does he happen to imagine a wound in his
back and why should a surgeon imagine the
same thing? If a wound be possible with-
out pain, what in formedhim of the cut since,
he could not see it? Until these are ac-
counted for we must believe in pain.* Be-
lieving, we naturally ask for its author.
*N0TE. — Even the authoress of the Christian
Science delusion believes in pain, her oft repeated
denials to the contrary notwithstanding. I
have just received a letter from Dr. J. M.
Fletcher, dentist, Concord, N. H., in which he
states that Mrs. Eddy did, in hie office, have a
local anaesthic applied when having some teeth
extracted. Remarks are unnecessary. It is
difficult to act a part in the dentist's chair.
Having disposed of the theory of imagi-
nation and reached the conclusion that pain
is real, only two assumptions can be in-
troduced: One is that Satan is the author of
pain, and the other ascribes it to God. Im-
pulse says Satan must be its author, for
surely God would not fix on the race any-
thing so terrible. Satan, however, can
only be its author in the sense that the
knife which wounds is the cause of our
pain. It furnishes the occasion of pain,
but is not its author, for pain is in our
members — a condition of the nerves and
brain produced by an action on the nerves.
The knife is a cause or occasion of pain,
but there could be no pain without sensi-
tive nerves and a brain. Likewise, the
service of Satan furnishes the occasion of a
vast amount of pain, but since he did not
create our bodies he can not be the author
of pain.
In ascribing its authorship to the dt ity
we must remember that pain is not a thing,
but a physical condition. Only by keeping
this fact in mind can we learn its purpose
and necessity.
Merely reminding you that pain serves as
a restraint imposed by law against crime,
that it is sometimes necessary in the proper
discipline of a family, that God has used it
as a means in disciplining the race into re-
spectability and order, the individual into
obedience to his benign laws, whether writ-
ten by inspiration or written in our beings,
and of the fact that God has imposed future
pain as a penalty for and restraint on per-
sistent disobedience, we proceed to another
line of investigation.
We present for your consideration the
proposition: Life of a high order could not
exist without pain. We say high order, for
it may always be impossible to demonstrate
that earth-worms and other lower orders of
life are conscious of pain. This exception,
if it be an exception, does not affect the
relations of pain and life of high order be-
cause of the facts that a subdivision of an
earth-worm develops into a complete worm,
and of the fecundity of insects that may
belong to the same class. Man being the
highest order of creatures could not exist
without pain, if our proposition be true, and
this being a fact, if life is a blessing, with
all its possibilities here and hereafter, pain
also is a blessing. If we praise God for
life we must likewise praise him for pain.
Let us see:
It has been observed that men who have
partly or wholly lost the sense of pain care
so little for the mutilation of their bodies
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that often they give exhibitions of self-
laceration. Unless all should become super-
humanly wise the same carelessness must
attend all who become immune to pain, and
an immune race would become a mutilated
race, to be followed by extinction. Again,
were it not for the pangs of hunger who
would labor from day to day to su;>pl/ his
physical needs? And still again, who would'
try to relieve sickness if there were noj
pain? Or, how would we know that our
bodies needed attention, but for pain? The'
pleasure of living may be urged as a suf-j
ficient incentive; but without pain there >
could be no pleasure. When the electrical;
forces are united in a body there is no|
electrical power. To obtain power there
must be a division. One extreme implies
another. In all things we see compensation.
Pleasure is one extreme, of which pain is!
the other. The mean is dead matter. The
nerves that transmit pleasant sensations
must be able to report the lack or opposite!
of pleasure, which we call pain. No pain,,
no pleasure, and with neither pain to warn'
nor pleasure to inspire, self preservation
would virtually cease and a full generation
would scarcely be required to extinguish
the race.
Pain being a condition imposed by God,
and being one of God's most important gifts
toman, the question is pertinent: Should not
we, like the flagellants and others, consider
pain worthy of self-infliction or seeking?
Such a proposition might be urged against
the stand we have taken, but it is easily!
answered. Pain finds its use in warning'
against injury an! harm, and only because'
of such protecting care does it become at
blessing. God wills that we get rid of it
by removing the cause.
Finally, without pain, the pain of his be-
loved Son, God could not have revealed to1
man the immensity of his love. Deny pain
and you deny that God has ma ifesttd any
any particular love for humanity; admit it
and we have an exhibition of love astonish-
ing, winning and saviDg. We bow in rever-
ance and love before our God, "who doeth
all things well."
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Wasted Years.
T. ELMORE LUCEY.
ris such a sad, sweet little while! 0, God! The
tears— the pain!
'o know we drift and dream — and die — nor pass
the port again!
)ear, had I known your ftar eclipsed when my
frown robbed the smile,
had cot quaffrd those teary lees down at my
soul-depth's Nile,
tnd yet — and yet I never dreamed 'twere such a
little while!
he rose I crushed beneath my feet perchance had
sent the flush
;ack to your fair, young, faded face, whence I had
robbed the blush —
Cobbed in the ribaldry of youth — perchance one
fluttering ray
if love's sunshine I might have grasped, to cheer
your weary way —
rat, ah my rashness never knew 'twere such a
little way!
lo brief a space marks life's frail span— a bow —
a little beam —
L little castle built in air — a little glimmering
dream
if summer days too bright to last, too pure for
faithless man!
leaven for the years we slept and lost! The
godless race we ran,
[nly. to clasp the clodded cross — 0, such a little
span!
jut in the west the glory-beams, fast sinking in
the sea,
itretch out their quivering arms of love in ten-
derness to me;
■at through the glamour of it all the stalking
shadows seem
iut to rebuke the ashen past and the dead noon-
day gleam.
7hat —what of the night, 0, fading light, and
what of the little dream?
j'w such a sad, sweet, little while! 0, God! The
tears— the pain!
'0 know we leeward drift and dream — never to
launch again!
ear, had I known your star eclipsed when my
frown robbed the smile,
had not clutched this leaden cross at Marah's
peristyle!
, God — the bitterness of years! And such a
little while!
I Atlanta, Ga.
The Passion Play.
On July 1st, at Ober-Ammergau, Bavaria,
tq witnessed the Passion Play, which was
ttended by over 4,000 people from nearly
11 parts of the world There is something
eautiful and instructive ahout it. The
lay commenced at 8 A. m. with the Entry
f Jesus into Jerusalem and closed with the
.scention of Christ at 5:30 p. M. There
/as an intermission from 11:45 to 1 o'clock.
7ith the real play there were a number of
ableaux representing Old Testament types
f the coming Messiah. Six hundred and
ighty-five persons took part in the perform-
nce, 50 are women, 200 children, 125 have
peaking parts and the rest belong to the
ourts and chorus. The singing and the
nisi:; and also the dignified,imitative Christ,
ie apostles, Jews and Romans in their old
u^tomary way make everything interest-
ig. Everything is carried on in a reveren-
tal way and very orderly. The arrest,
rials, carrying the cross, cruxifixion and
arkness is carried on in the most solemn
tanner, and so impressive is the scene of the
rucifixion of Jesus between the two thieves
iat even strong men and women wept,
he resurrection and ascension are also very
npressive. Every high and low critic
ught to see the Passion Play. It is not
oman Catholic, as I expected, but according
to the letter of the four Gospels. Great les-
sons are taught and a wonderful impression
is made on the mind. It brings out the
human side of Christ and shows his sympa-
thy and lo?e for humanity as well as his
justice against all forms of iniquity. No
one should fail to see the Passion Play, es-
pecially every minister of the gospel should
see it, because a good many things are
taught that are not in the gospel by many
preachers, and this will help them to be on
their guard against error. We are all
well. John G. M. Luttenberger.
The Cost of a Church Carpet.
The Chicago Advance gives the following
estimate of tte direct and collateral cost of
a church carpet: The price was $800; but,
as the women of the church raised the money
by giving entertainments, the pastor's esti-
mate was that, when all the items of cost
were figured in, the carpet had cost fully
$4,000. He reached this astonishing total
by estimating the work, worry, nervous
strain, bodily weariness and heanaches of
100 women; the heroic efforts of men, women
and children to eat the things which were to
be eaten, and hear, see or buy things which
had been provided to extract money from
them; the colds, fevers and other ailments
contracted while attending the entertain-
ments and the consequent doctor's bills; the
money sp^nt in other churches, for if they
come to your entertainment you must go to
theirs; and, worst and most costly of all, the
demoralization of the church, and the cur-
tailment of legitimate giving, which follow
in the train of such methods of raising
money. Compare this method of raising
money, which is the method employed by
women almost universally, with the methods
employed by men when they want to build an
expensive club house, or a temple for a
"secret order," or to entertain a distinigush-
ed man, or to elect a candidate to office, and
consider the difference between the woman's
way and the man's way; but men have the
money and women do not, is the invariable
cry. It is well worth while to trace why
men have money in abundance for their en-
terprises, and why women have to get it by
round-about schemes for theirs, to the basic
cause, the inequality of men and women in
all the relations of life. — Woman's Journal.
The Power of One.
In the church tower of the little town of
Grosslaswitz, in the north of Germany,
hangs a bell, and on it is engraved its his-
tory surmounted by a bas-relief represent-
ing a six-eared stalk of corn, and the date,
October 15, 1729. This is the story of the
bell: At the beginning of the last century
the only church bell at Grosslaswitz was so
small that its tones were not sufficient to
penetrate to the ends of the village. A
second bell was badly wanted; but the vil-
lage was poor, and where was the money to
come from? Everyone offered to give what
they could, but their united offerings did not
amount to nearly enough for the purpose.
One Sunday when the schoolmaster, Gott-
fried Hayn, was going to church, he noticed
growing out of the churchyard wall a flour-
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which must have been dropped there by a
passing bird. The idea suddenly struck him
that perhaps this one stalk of corn could be
made the means of producing the second
bell they wanted so much. He * aited till
the corn was ripe, and then he plucked the
six ears on it and sowed them in his own
garden. The next year he gathered the
crop thus produced and sowed it again, and
the next year again, till at last he had not
enough room in his garden for the crop, and
so he divided it among a certain number of
farmers, who went on sowing the ears until,
in the eighth year, the crop was so large
that, when it was put together and sold,
they found they had enough money to buy a
beautiful bell, with its story and its birth-
day engraved upon it and a cast of the corn
stalk to which it owed its existence. — The
Disciple.
Chinese Names for Nations.
In view of the present relations existing
between China and the civilized powers it is
of interest to know what names have been
used in China to designate these nations.
England is known as Ying Kwo, meaning
"the flourishing country;" France as Fa
Kwo, meaning the law-abiding country;''
Germany as Te Kwo, meaning the "virtuous
country;" Italy as I Kwo, meaning the
country of justice," and the United States
as Mei Kwo, meaning "the beautiful coun-
try.— New York Post.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 16, 190<
Chinese Names.
An exchange gives the following trans-
lation of the meaning of Chinese names
which appear constantly in dispatches from
the Orient: "TuDg means east; si, west; nan,
south; pei, north; while tsin, kin, or king
stands for capital or metropolis, as in Pekm
(northern capital) and Nankin (southern cap-
ital). Tien means heaven, so Tienstein
signifies heavenly metropolis. Ho, or kiang,
means river; so Pei ho is north river ;Sikiang,
west river. Che means seven, so Che-kiang
is seven rivers. Shan is mountain, and Shan-
tung, east mountain, and Shan-si, west moun-
tain. Pai is white, and Pai-shan, white
mountain. Hai is sea, and kwan stands
for gate, so Hai-kwan (the maratime cust-
oms) is gate of the sea, and Shan-hal-kwan,
mountain and sea gate. Shang is a city,
and Shanghai, city by the sea. Hoang is
yellow; Hoang- Ho, yellow river, and Hoang-
Hai, yellow sea. Yang means ocean, and
Tse, son; hence the Yang-tse River is son of
the ocean, and Tien-tse, son of heaven (the
emperor). Ku or kwo is a mouth or pass,
and Ta, big or great, so a-ku means big
mouth (of Pei- ho) while Nan-kow stands for
south pass (from Mongolia). Hu is a lake;
ling, a hill; hsiang. a village; hsien, a tax
district. Fu is a prefecture; tai, a govern-
or; tao, a circuit or group of admini trative
departments; so tao-tai is a governor of a
circuit, and fu-tai is a governor of a pre-
fecture. Chao, or kiao, is a bridge; li, a
Chinese mile; pa, eight, and thus Pa-li-kiao
is the eight-mite bridge. Cho or chow is a
depot or stopping-place; hence Tung-chow,
eastern depot (of Pekin). Shen is a prov-
ince, and Shen-si is the Western Province.
Yamen is a poire station or official res;-
dence, and Hui, a secret society or club.
Ms'ing means pure or clear; so Ts'ing-kiang
is a clear river, while Ta Ts'ing means great
pure (name of present dynasty), and Kwo
being a kingdom or empire, Ta-Ts-ing Kwo
signifies the empire of the great pure (China.)
Ta-Mei-Ka is the name applied by the Chinese
to the United States, and means great Amer-
ica.
Infanta Eulalieon American Girls.
In the United States the young women
have reached the very acme of feminine in-
dependence. I like this, first of all because
it is my way. When I visited the United
States I lound myself in complete accord
with American girls upon this point of in-
dependence. It differentiates the American
girl from her sisters of Europe. It has
enormous advantages, and properly under-
stood it implies the reverse of harm. In-
dependence rightly conceived and practiced
is neither harmful nor unbecoming. In
Southern countries the difference between
honest independence on the one hand and
what is improper or perhaps what is merely
not correct on the other is not quite com-
prehended National customs and traditions
have much to do with this. In some of the
older countries where social usages are
strictly conventional, women could be in-
duced more easily to violate a command-
ment of the Decalogue than a rule of society.
The genesis of the various national customs
WAR IN CHINA!!!
The great insurrection in the Chinese Empire, which threatens to involve the United States ai
the other great nations of the world, has naturally aroused an increased inter ist in the "Flowery Kinj
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regarding certain feminine proprieties may
be traced to the difference between Eastern
and Western civilizations. For instance, in
Southern Spain, where Arab or Moorish cus-
toms prevail, women cannot go out alone
without calling forth adverse comment. The
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The Lion's Sister.
(Arranged from Thackeray.)
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
The young and rightful queen, Rosalba,
now set about forming a party in order to
Jrive the hateful usurper, King Padella,
from the throne that was Rosalba's by
right. She went about privately from one
nobleman's castle to another and they held
meetings and issued proclamations and dis-
tributed all the best parts of the kingdom
amongst one another and selected who of
ihe opposition party shjuld be executed
when the queen came into her own. Rosal-
aa's party was composed of old fogies, for
the most part, who went about the country
is fast as their gout would allow, waving
;heir flags and calling: "God save the
3aeen!" and as King Padella was absent
lipon an invasion they had theii own way
:or a little while. Her majesty having
frothing else to give them made them earls
ind knights and baronets; and they made
er a little crown of gilt paper and they
uarreled ahout the places to be given away
In her court. You can't think how they
parreled! For about a year the queen's
indent army pottered about as nimbly as
iheir gout would permit, but at last a very
bold count, Padella's most powerful noble-
jnan, came with a few followers who cut,
ilashed, charged and pomeled amongst
.hem, took the queen prisoner and hauled
ter away to the usuper's dungeon. At last,
ifter she had been in this terrible dark
)lace ever so long, the door of the dungeon
>pened and the terrible King Padella
jntered!
The young queen wore her magic ring, so
3adella fell in love with her, and as his
najesty was a widower he offered to marry
ler that instant. Ro3alba declined his in-
vitation in her usual polite manner, stating
;hat Prince Giglio had her love. Having
:ried tears and supplication in vain this
riolent tempered monarch left her finally,
lidding her prepare for death on the f ollow-
ng morning. The king bethought him of
i pair of fierce lions which had been sent
lim as presents and he determined with
hese ferocious brutes to hunt poor Rosalba
lown. Adjoining his castle was an amphi-
heater. The two lions were kept in a cage;
heir roaring might be heard all over the
;ity, the inhabitants of which, I am sorry
o say, thronged in numbers to see a poor
'oung lady gobbled up by two wild beasts.
31ack as thunder looked King Padella as he
»ook his seat in the royal box. The rightful
meen was brought out in her nightgown,
til her beautiful hair falling down her back
ind looking so pretty that the keepers of
he animals wept plentifully. And she
valked with her poor little feet (only luckily
he arena was covered with sawdust) and
vent and leaned against a great stone in
the center of the amphitheater, round
which the people were seated in boxes with
bars before them for fear of the great,
fierce, red-maned, black- throated, long-
tailed, roaring, rushing lions.
And now the gates were opened, and with
a "wurrawarrurawarar!" the lean, hungry
lions rushed out of their den where they
had been kept for three weeks on nothing
but a little toast and water and dashed
straight up to the stone where poor Rosalba
was waiting. Commend her to your patron
saints, all you kind people, for she is in a
dreadful state! There was a hum and buzz
all through the circus and fierce King
Padella even felt a little compassion. But
his powerful ally, the count, roared out:
"Hurray! Now for it!" But 0, strange
event! 0, remarkable circumstance! 0,
extraordinary coincidence! When the lions
came to Rosalba they licked her pretty feet,
they nuzzled their noses in her lap, they
mooed, they seemed to say: "Dear sister,
don't you recollect your brothers in the
forest?" Then Rosalba knew that when she
was lost in the forest years and years ago
these were the very lions (only then they
were cubs) who had shared their den with
her. And she put her pretty white arms
about their tawny necks and kissed them.
King Padella was immensely astonished.
His count was extremely disgusted. "Gam-
mon!" exclaimed his lordship. "These are
tame beasts. I believe they are little boys
dressed up in doormats. They are no lions
at all"
"Ha!" said the king. "You dare to say
'Gammon' to your sovereign? Ho, my keep-
ers! Ho, my bodyguard! Take the count
and fling him into the circus!"
The haughty count laid down his opera-
glasses and looked scowlingly around at
the king. "Your majesty thinks me afraid?
No, not of a hundred thousand lions. Let
them come on!" And opening a grating of
a box he jumped lightly down into the
circus, protec ed by his s *ord and buckler.
"Wurra wurra wurra wur!" In about two
minutes the count was gobbled up — bones,
boots and all, and there was an end of
him.
At this the king said: "Served him right,
the ruffian! Now, as these lions won't eat
the young woman — "
"Let her off! Let her off!" cried the
crowd.
"No!" roared the king, "let the keepers
chop her into small pieces!"
"A — a — ah!" cried the crowd. "Shame!"
"Who dares to cry 'shame?'" cried the
furious potentate. "Fling any scoundrel
who says a word down among the lions!"
I warrant you there was a dead silence
then which was broken by a "pang-arang
pang-pang-karangpang!" and a herald rode
into the farther end of the circus.
"Ha!" exclaimed the king, "'tis the
herald of Paflagonia. What news, my trusty
herald?"
Reigning up his charger in a most ele-
gant manner the herald hung his trumpet
over his shoulder, took a sheet of paper out
of his hat and read: "0, yes! 0, yes! 0, yes!
Know all men by these presents that we,
Giglio, have assumed our rightful throne,
long occupied by our uncle, styling himself
Valoroso XXIV. — hereby summon the false
traitor, Padella — "
"Ha!" growled Padella.
"To release from cowardly imprisonment
his rightful sovereign, Rasalba, Queen of
Crim Tartary!"
"Is that all?" said Padella, with the
terriific calm of concentrated fury.
"That, sir, i? King Giglio's message.
Here is his majesty's letter in autograph,
and here is his glove!" And the herald
executed a demivolte and three caracols
and dashed away. Padella was now per-
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in tortures!" he roared. "Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Revenge is still dear! Ho! tortures, rack-
men, executioners — light up the fires and
make the pincers hot! Get lots of boiling
lead! Bring for Rosalba!"
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August 16, 1900
Sunday - School*
W. F. RICHARDSON.
JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD."
In point of time the present lesson follows
closely that of last week. The parable of the
Good Shepherd was probably spoken with direct
reference to the sequel of the miracle wrought by
Jesus upon the man born blind. Because of his
persistence in confessing his faith in Jesus he
was cast out of the synagogue, or excommunicat-
ed. Thus the Pharisees and scribes, who ought
to have been faithful shepherds of the flock of
Israel, had thrust out of the fold a poor sheep,
whose only fault was that he had gladly heard and
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closed to all plain signs of Jesus' divine character
and mission, the people were in danger of giving
heed, to their eternal destruction. The Savior
would show the multitude the way of safety and
peace through walking in his footsteps. He
therefore gave utterance to this beautiful para-
ble, one of the most instructive in all the Script-
ures.
The perfect aptness of this parable is only
apparent when we consider the habits of the shep-
herd life in Palestine. Travelers tell us that
even to this day the features of this picture are
perfectly true to the facts. The flocks are
brought in at night from the fields where they
have fed and shut Into the fold, which is a walled
enclosure with a gate for entrance and exit.
While the shepherds sleep, the gate is guarded by
a porter or gatekeeper who, in the morning, ad-
mits each shepherd as he comes to lead forth his
flock. The sheep know their shepherds, and each
shepherd calls forth those which are his own and
they go their several ways to pasture, the shep-
herd leading, not driving them. We are reminded
of the words of Homer, descriptive of the ordering
of the Grecian fleet —
"Not with more ease the skillful shepherd-
swain
Collects his flocks from thousands on the plain.'
These Oriental shepherds name their sheep as
we do our horBes and dogs, and the most tender
care is taken of them, the shepherd often periling
his own life in their defense from the attacks of
wolves and lions.
Not such were the false shepherds of Israel.
They were like thieves and robbers, whose sole
purpose was to enrich themselves at the expense
of the flock. Therefore they came not through
the door, that is, they received not their authority
from God, but as^urmd it of themselves; they
came not in the spirit of the truth, honoring him
who is the Truth, and guiding the flock into his
presence. John the Baptist was a true under-
shepherd, and the people he *rd his voice. The
chosen apostles would themselves become iaithful
shepherds, to whom the Chief Shepherd would give
a crown of glory that fadeth not away. But
these Pharisees and scribes are such as Ezekiel
described (34:2-4): "Son of man, prophesy against
the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say unto
toem, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds:
Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed
themselves: should not the shepherds feed the
flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with
the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed
not the flock. The diseased have ye not strength-
ened, neither have ye healed that which was sick,
neither have ye bound up that which was broken,
neither have ye brought again that which was
driven away, neither have ye sought that which
was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye
ruled them." How sad the sight of a false teach-
*Lesson for August 26— John 10:1-16.
er, whose ministry is one of cursing, whose care
for the sheep is that of the wolf that devours.
How many flocks have been scattered, how many
lambs torn and desroyed, by men of unclean
lives and unconrecrated spirit. What must be
the judgment of God upon these fa'se shepherds!
Only less hurtful is the influence of a mere hire-
ling in the ministry. To receive a support in
temporal things from the flock one serves is ac-
cording to divine and human principles of equity.
But to make this support the end of one's ministry
is to degrade it to the level of mere barter. The
man who can easily turn from the ministry of the
gospel to a more lucrative calling proves thereby
that he had mistaken his calling. The hireling
asks: "Will it pay me?" The true shepherd asks:
"Will my ministry be profitable to my flock?" "The
hireling counts the sheep his own no longer than
they are profitable to him; the good shepherd
looks upon them as his so long as he can be
profitable to them."
The good shepherd knows his sheep and calls
them by name. Every pastor should know his flock.
He should bs familiar with the home life, the
daily round of toil or business or pleasure that
occupies the mind and heart of each member of
his congregation. How otherwise can he best
minister to their needs? This is very difficult, al-
most impossible, in a large city church where the
extra demands upon the tims and strength of the
pastor are so numerous. But this should be his
ideal, and toward it he should ever strive. The
Sunday school teacher that can call by name
every boy or girl in his class, and who visits their
homes from time to time, will rarely lose his in-
fluence for good over them. It is a happy thought
that our dear Lord, the Chief Shepherd, knows
each of us altogether, and is not ignorant of the
least effort we make to overcome sin and do his
holy will.
"He knows the bitter, weary way,
The endless striving day by day,
The souls that watch, the souls that pray,
He knows it all."
The good shepherd leads his sheep, not drives
them. The best way to persuade one's congrega-
tion to live right is to live right oneself. It will
be a happy day when men can say of every minis-
ter of the gospel what Goldsmith wrote of the old
village pastor, that he —
"Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way."
Our Shepherd walks before us and never a misstep
has he made. To follow him is to go safely
through life's perils, and to perform all life's obli-
gations. If we ever hearken to his voice, and
tread in his steps, he will one day conduct us
through the gates of glory into the everlasting
fold, where ccmeth no nignt, and where hunger
and thirst are unknown.
The good shepherd lays down his life for his
sheep. The faithful pastor or teacher will not
spare himself in ministering to his flock or his
class. Through sunshine or storm, amid dangers
or hindrances alike, he will pursue his work
faithfully. Not all martyrdom is that of dying.
To lay down the life on the altar of service is far
better than to lay it down upon the altar of death.
We must give our bodies a living sacrifice. Jesus,
the Lamb of God, first bore the sins of the world
upon his heart while he lived for men, and then
bore them In his own body upon the tree, when he
died for men. He brought us life, and brought it
more abundantly, because he first lived a larger
life, a fuller one, and then poured it out more
freely than had ever been known before. If Jesus
so loved us we ought also so to love one another,
and to "lay down onr lives for the brethren."
There shall be, in the purpose of the Good
Shepherd, but one flock, as there is but one divine
Shepherd. The scattered peoples of the earth,
then alieniated from one another, and often bit-
terly hostile or coldly indifferent, Jesus said shoulc
be finally united in him. This we see is being ac
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these "other sheep," and there shall be round th'
whole world "one flock, one Shepherd "
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Christian endeavor*
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR AUGUST 26.
MINISTERING TO CHRIST.
(Matt. 25:31-46.)
It is a favorite theme with poets, this identity
of Christ with his people. How often and how
beautifully do they ring the changes on our Sav-
ior's declaration that he and his little ones are
identical and that service done to one is service to
the other.
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serviog whom Sir Launfal gains his quest.
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of us, if we will seek. Nay, under an exterior
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sore or lonely heart of the Master in suffering.
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heart seeking opportunity to relieve. A front
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are to take it for granted that at some point,
everybody we meet needs our help; then sball we
i be in danger of missing more.
Kindness, in great things or in small, is the
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j it is which covers a multitude of sins; and one of
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August 16, 1900
Literature
Life and Work of Dwight L. Moody. By Rev.
J. Wilbur ChapmaD, D. D. Illustrated with re-
productions from'original photographs and rare
old prints. John C. Winston & Co , Philadel-
phia, Chicago, Toronto.
It is not strange that a life so forceful in its
influence on men and so fruitful in good wjrks as
that of Mr. Moody should waken a deep interest
in the public mind, and that more tha i one at-
tempt should be made by writers to present such
a sketch of his life as would answer the d mand
of the public for fuller information concerning
him. Dr. Chapman was for many yea>s a co
laborer with Mr. Moody and vice-presideat of the
Bible Institute of which Mr. Moody was president.
He was a great admirtr of Mr. Moody, and the
writing of the life of his friend has been a lab t
of love.
The volume is introduced by a number of per-
sonal testimonials from distinguished men, such
as Prof. Henry Drummond, Newell Dwight Hillie,
F. B. Meyer and others, who pay high tributes to
Mr. Moody's character and power. It cannot be
said that the treatment by Dr. Chapman is strictly
methodical, for the work gives evidence of having
been put together hurriedly and without very
much attention to the order of events, and yet it
holds the reader who is interested in the wonder-
ful life from beginning to end. As one follows
Mr. Moody through his early life and his early re-
ligious experience, which was not at all promis-
ing, and notices the remarkable development which
he underwent, it is impossible for him to resist
the conviction which Mr. Moody himself felt, that
there came into h s life at a certain period a new
and divine power which he believed to be the
Spirit of God anointing him for service and giving
him that almost unique influence which he seemed
to exert over men. The fact remains that a man
with no college education, with an imperfect use
of the English language, with no theological
training, with no extraordinary intellectual ability
manifested in his earlier years, rose to a pinnacle
of fame and of power as an evangelist above all
the preachers of his age. It is difficult to account
for this phenomenon except on the hypothesis
that God chose this man to do a certain work and
empowered him by an extraordinary measure of
the Spirit to accomplish it. Mr. Moody's humility
and self-depreciation made it possible for God
thus to use him. A man less filled with the Spirit
than he, and less under the control of God, would
have been puffed up beyond measure by one-half
the success which attended his labors. There is
no evidence that Mr. Moody ever became vain of
his power, or that he ever failed to recognize it
as wholly of God.
Mr. Moody's boyhood life is thus summed up by
Mr. Kimball, to whom he ascribed his conversion:
"Dwight was a head strong young fellow who
would not study at school and who was much
fonder of practical jokes than he was of his
books." But he secured a place in Boston where
he attended Sunday-school, became converted and
later came to Chicago. It was in Chicago that
he began his religious work and gave the first
proof of his usefulness as a Christian worke-.
Mr. Moody's first work was in recruiting for Sun-
day schools. He refused at first to teach because
he did not feel himself capable, but he was a
great success in gathering in children for others
to teach. Later on he opened a mission of his
own, which grew into large proportions He
early became interested in the work of the Young
Men's Christian Association, and it was through
the medium of this organization that he became
widely known throughout the United States. It
was not long until the demands upon his time
were such that he gave up his business to devote
his whole time to religious work.
It is too long a story to follow him through his
evangelistic tours of this country and the two re-
markable tours of himself and Mr. Sankey in
Great Britain. Nothing in the history of evan-
gelistic work reads so much like romance as the
marvelous meetings of Mr. Moody in England,
Scotland and Ireland. It would be difficult to
overestimate the influence of his work in those
countries, in which he gathered all classes of men,
including soholars and statesmen, as well as the
masses of people, in his meetings. His evangel-
istic work was continued in this country until the
time of his death. He has made a wide and deep
impression upon the reiigiou.3 life of the world.
Not in modern times has there been so striking an
illustration of what God can do through a humble
man who yields himself fully to the divine control
and gives himself wholly and unselfishly to the
work of God. His name is a household word
among Erglish-speaking peoples, aod while there
are many things in his theological teaching and in
his icterpretations of Scripture which many of us
cannot accept, there are none of us who can fail
to recognize in him the presence of the divine
power and to admire his supreme devotion to the
interests of the kingdom of God. Mr. Moody was
no sectarian. It was not the building up of a
sect, but the conversion of men and women to
Jesus Christ, that was the all-absorbing passion of
his life.
Aside from his evangelistic labors, the institu-
tions that he built up at Northfield, the school for
girls, the school for boys and the training for
Christian workers, will abide as a permanent and
enduring monument to his memory. All this and
much more is related in this volume by Dr. Chap-
man. Such a life should be studied by those who
would succeed in Christian work, and this work
furnishes the material for such a study.
Man and His Divine Father. By John C. C.
Clarke, D. D., of Chicago. A. C. McClurg &
Co. 1900.
This volume purports to be an exposition of
what the author calls "the conductive philosophy"
as it relates to the nature of man and his relation
to God. It clairru to find in the Bible the only
true philosophy and the only true psychology, and
upon these it seeks to lay the foundation for a
stronger faith in God.
It is not an easy book to read. We have found
it exceedingly difficult to follow the author's line
of thought and to perceive the bea ing of many
subjects introduced on what seems to be his main
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There are many passages of great beauty and of
originality of thought, but on the whole the work
seems to lack coherency. On this accou.t it is
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that the work is not on a plane that will com-
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Obituaries.
DICKINSON.
Hanna Di kinson was born in Morgan County,
III., July 16. 1852. She united with the Christian
Courch at Lynnville in 1893 and patiently fol-
lowed in the footsteps of her Savior till death,
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Alabama Notes.
The conference at Montgomery between the
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gone. If no immediate good comes out of it, no
harm was done. I fear, however, that in a sense
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acceptably. The plea for Christian unity has not
had justice done it in these parts. "Save me
from my friends!" would be its exclamation
could it make itself heard audibly. Its presenta-
tions have frequently been crude and coarse; they
have too often been conceived in bigotry and
brought forth in vulgarity. Several times I have
had to recoil almost with loathing, at least with
humiliation, from the uncouth and brutal attacks
which have been made from our pulpis upon the
"sects," and I do not think that I am extra-
supersensitive either. In Alabama we have mu h
pure religion and undefiled; we have enlighten
ment, we have common sense, we have piety, we
have sincere dedre to grow in grace and ia the
knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ in all the
denominations, and to talk to people possessing
such traits as though they were heathen or worse
is an outrage, especially in the name of Christian
unity; and I have heard it done by men of "light
and learning" (?) in some of our centers of educa-
tion and culture. I have found out why some
people object to being called "Campbellites."
Lacking the brain, scholarsnip and graces of that
heroic soul, especially his Christian charity or
love, they do not feel at home in such company and
seldom refer to him except to charge that he was
in his "dotage" when he does not endorse some of
their pesuliar notions and eccentric ways
Theologically, politically and otherwisely, things
are very much mixed. Hope sees a star, however,
which shall lead us eventually out of our muddles
aDd that — popuhr education — is rising in Ala-
bama. CLARiS Yeuell. !
Ft. Payne, Ala.
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CONTENTS
)IT0KIAL:
Current Events 1059
Building for God 1060
Appreciating God's House 1061
Editor's Easy Chair 1062
auRCH Extension:
The Key to the Situation 1066
Churches Built by the Aid of Church Ex-
i tension 1068-69
What the Beneficiaries Say 1070
What Some Secretaries Say 1071
The Chain Letter Scheme 1072
Flooding the World with Gospel Light 1087
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The Land3 of the Long Day.— VII 1074
Why Missionaries are Blamed 1075
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1076
Uhly Circle:
'Fellowship with Christ (poem) 1080
Content: Retrospection and Anticipation... 1080
A Fly's Wings 1081
The City of Pekin 1082
BCELLANEOUS :
Our Budget 1063
Personal Mention 1064
Notes and News 1077
Evangelistic 1078
With the Children 1083
Sunday-school 1084
Christian Endeavor 1085
Our National Conventions 1088
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CURRENT EVENTS.
The death of C. P. Huntington, President
: the Southern Pacific Railroad, at his camp .
; Pine Knot in the Adirondack^, on the
3th inst., removes one of the greatest rail-
ay capitalists of the country. He had
)ne to his favorite resort but a few days
ifore, and seemed in good health and ex-
tent spirits when he retired at night,
ion after retiring he was seized with heart
eakness, and lost consciousness and died
sfore midnight. Mr. Huntington was
venty-nine years of age at the time of his
sath. He was born in Litchfield county,
?nneeticut, October 22, 1821. His parents
ere poor, and his boyhood was spent in
>verty. He left school when fourteen
>ars of age, having had trouble with his
acher, and became a peddler of tinware.
e soon developed financial ability, and his
ealth, at his death, is estimated at not less
an fifty million dollars. He early con-
ceived the idea of a great transcontinental
railway and became one of the chief pro-
moters of that great enterprise. He was
the great railroad king of the Pacific Coast,
holding the key to the coast states and con-
trolling its great lines of travel. While he
is universally credited with remarkable busi-
ness sagacity and the ability to conceive
and carry forward great enterprises, he was
also regarded as a grasping monopolist who
did not hesitate to increase his great for-
tune by exacting exorbitant rates for trans-
portation on the roads which he controlled.
His death has exerted but little influence on
the stocks which he owned, as his property
was in a condition to be carried on without
material change or loss. At the time of his
death he was presi lent and director of the
Southern Pacific Company, president and
director of the Paciffc Mail Steamship Com
pany, president and director of the Southern
Pacific Railrcad Company, of California,
director of the California Pacific Railroad,
director of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San
Antonio Railroad Company, president and
director f the Guatemala Central Railroad
Company, besides being director of a large
number of other roads, steamship companies
coal companies, land companies, trust com-
panies, etc. We have not learned at this
writing what disposition he made of his
great fortune, but the probability is that
the bulk of it will go to his legal heirs, as
he belongs to a class of men who know bet-
ter how to make money than what to do
with it.
If latest dispatches are reliable we are at
the close of the great Pekin tragedy which
has been one of the most remarkable episodes
of the century just closing. It was early in
June when the foreign ministers, with their
families and official households, together
with a small body of marine guards, were
beseiged by Chinese imperial troops in the
compound of the British Legation. There
were nearly seven hundred foreigners, in-
cluding men, women and children. Their
guard numbered only about four hundred
marines, representing the United States,
Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia,
Italy and Japan. This little Spartan band
held at bay the imperial troops of China
within its own capital for many week?,
while they were under fire of rifle and ar-
tillery night and day. They succeeded in
saving the lives of all the ministers. Their
bravery deserves to be commemorated in
song, in painting, in history and in the lov-
ing gratitude of the civilized world. The
international guards above referred to were
landed at Taku on May 29th, and on May
31st they left Tien-Tsin by special train for
Pekin. Immediately the flame of revolt
spread throughout the Pe Chil Li Province
and missionaries were murdered, mission
stations burned and refugees attacked. On
June 10th a force of fifteen hundred ma-
rines under Vice Admiral Seymour left
Tien-Tsin for Pekin. The following day
the second detachment was started, increas-
ing the force to over two thousand men.
This expedition never reached Pekin. On
June 17th, the Taku forts were captured by
the European warships. Later Tien-Tsin
\» as captured and the expedition organized
which has resulted in reaching Pekin and
in relieving the beseiged ministers. Thus
we are near the close of the first act in a
drama, the end of which no one at present
is wise enough to foresee.
At this writing all of the facts about the
capture of Pekin and the relief of the for-
eigners are not known, but some things have
come to light not calculated to reduce the
seriousness of the situation. While the
ministers and foreigners are reported safe,
less those previously reported killed, the
witness of the ministers very seriously com-
plicates the Imperial Government in the up-
rising against foreigners and the war upon
the legations. Two of the three cities of
Pekin are now in the hands of the allied
troops and the third or innermost city is
under attack and has probably fallen ere
this writing. The Empress Dowager and
Emperor a e reported first as having fled,
then as captives in the innermost or "For-
bidden City," and again as but recently es-
caped and retreating toward the west. Sir
Claude McDonald is reported to have said
that "the Chinese broke every engagement
with the foreign ministers." Another re-
port says that "two thousand shells fell
among the legations within eleven days."
The only food supplied the ministers by the
Imperial Government, they say, were some
vegetables, and these they refused to accept.
Every effort was urged to have them leave
Pekin, but this they refused to do, fearing
treachery. China has now to be called to
judgment, and the account she has to render
is by no means an enviable one. Li Hung
Chang is still appealing to the United States
for a cessation of hostilities and a peaceful
settlement of all their international compli-
cations and troubles, but the end is not yet
visible. The complications are many and
serious and the foreign powers can make no
compromises or promises until the real atti-
tude of the Imperial Government toward the
Boxer uprising and the legations is fully
known.
1060
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 19(
One of the reforms in political methods
that is sure to win public favor, and to be
adopted, is that of the abolition of the party
caucus, and the supremacy of the party
machine, and the substitution therefor of a
direct vote of the people in securing nom-
inations for public offices. In Wisconsin
this reform seems to have already gained
the victory. For four years ex Congress-
man La Follette has been agitating this re-
form and at the late Republican Convention
he was nominated for governor on a plat-
form which contains the following declara-
tion:
The great reformation effected in our general
elections throogh the Australian ballot inspired
us with confidence to apply the same method in
making nominations, so that every voter may ex-
ercise his sovereign right of choice by direct vote
without the intervention or the interference of
any political agency. We therefore devand that
caucuses and conventions for the nomination of
candidates for offices be abolished by legislative
enactment, and that all candidates for state,
legislative, congressional and ceunty offices be
nomirated at primary election, upon the same day,
by direct vjte, under the Australian ballot.
When this reform has been crystallized in
legislation as is proposed it will not neces-
sarily abolish the machine or the party boss,
but it will certainly rob them of their op-
portunity to control, elections, and to
secure nominations in spite of the
will of the people. Every movement
in the direction of securing, by means
of the ballot, an expression of the free
and untrammeled will of the people on
all public questions is to be welcomed as
an effort to realize more fully a government
"of the people, for the people and by the
people." Every one knows that it is no
uncommon thing for the will of the majori-
ty to be defeated under our modern methods
of conducting elections. A great many
other reforms must wait until this one is
put into practice before they can be real-
ized.
Ex-SenatorJohn J. Ingalls died of bron-
chitis at Las Vegas, New Mexico, August
16th. His wife and two sons were present
at his death. Mr. Ingalls was born in Mid-
dleton, Mass., in 1833, graduated from Wil-
liams College in 1855, admitted to the bar
in 1857, moved to Kansas in 1858, where,
after having filled various positions of honor
and responsibility, he was elected to the
United States Senate in 1873. Mr. Ingalls
was a man of marked personal qu lities and
much brilliancy of intellect, but unfortu-
nately and unwisely used these gi ts t«'o
often in contempt of men and measures. He
held the office of United States senator for
eighteen consecutive years, during which he
had many bitter senatorial contests, the cli-
max of which was with Senator Vorhees,
and from which the popularity of these two
noted statesmen seems to have swiftly de-
clined. No senator probably ever indulged
in more bitter and scathing remarks in de-
nouncing what or whom he disliked than
Senator Ingalls, and on this account had to
his credit a long list of very bitter enemies.
"The purification of politics," he said, "is
an iridescent dream;" also: "The Golden Rule
and the Decalogue have no place in an
American political campaign." However,
he claimed that these were statements of
fact and not an expression of his sentiments,
which explanation is due to Mr. Ingalls.
But no man more than he knowSjwhat these
sayings cost him in the estimation of his
countrymen and his constituency. But
unlike Robert G. Ingersoll, Mr. Ingalls
was not [an infidel. Though a member of
no church, he said: "I believein God and
immortality," and shortly before breath-
ing his last moments away, with his
wife he repeated the Lord's Prayer. Be-
sides Mr. Ingall's somewhat stormy political
career he was not without considerable rep-
u ation as a writer and lecturer. He was
the father of eleven children, five of whom
preceded him across the dark river.
and more schools such as he has established
Tuskegee. They should not be abandoned
mob rule, but rescued by missionaries a
schools; Christianized and educated.
The question of selecting a supreme com-
mander over the allied troops in China, about
which there was much diplomatic maneuver-
ing, has been finally settled by the selection
of Count Waldersee of the German army.
Count von Waldersee served with distinction
in Germany's war with Austria and France
and succeeded Field Marshall von Moltke as
chief of the general staff of the German
army. Upon notification of his appointment
by Emperor William Count Waldersee at
once began preparations for his departure
for China, but it will be several weeks be-
fore he reaches the German army in China.
The dvance upon Pekin was not delayed on
account of this appointment, and the fate of
the ministers in Pekin will be known long
before Count Waldersee arrives on the scene
of action. The count is well advanced in
years, almost threescore and ten, but is said
to be well preserved in his intellectual and
physical energies and enjoys the confidence
of his emperor, the German army and the
German nation. In the matter of the future
of China he is said to have expressed fears
of international trouble. The newly ap-
pointed members of Count Waldersee's staff
are Captain Loeffler, of Saxony; Captains
Baron Gemmringen and Guttenberg, of
Wurtemburg, and Major Baron Gebsattel, of
Bavaria. Count Waldersee expects to start
for China some time during the present week.
Race riots are not confined to the South.
Last week a race riot of formidable propor-
tions occurred in New York City, in which a
great many people were injured. Police re-
serves to the number of four hundred were
called out to restore order. The trouble
grew out of an attempt to arrest a colored
woman by two policemen in which one lost
his life. The arrest was resisted by a negro
named Harris, who shshed a policeman
with a razor until mortally wounded. This
aroused the white people and the riot fol-
lowed. This shows that the race question is
not political or sectional. It exists in human
nature and only requires an occasion to
bring it to the surface. To prevent such
outbreaks of disorder it is necessary to raise
the moral standard of the negro race. They
need more such men as Booker T. Washington
BUILDING FOR GOD.
God is the great Builder. He is the bui
er of worlds. The visible and invisible u
verse is the work of His hands. He is I
builder of dispensations, aeons and insti
tions. His infinite wisdom conceived e
planned and His infinite power executed I
vast system of worlds that move with si
harmony in their orbits —
"Forever singing as they shine,
The hand that made us is divine."
"Every house," says the eloquent authoi
the Hebrew letter, "is builded by some o
but He that built all things is God." Beca
man is made in the image of God, he
something of a builder himself. This qual
in man is worthy of his being and natt
The noblest work of this world is that
building — building a home for the fam
homes for the poor, homes for the unfort
ate and defective; building religious hot
for God's people; building institutions i
governments for the protection of the p
pie; building schools for the education of
people; and all these to build character
the image of God.
These men represented in the picture
our first page — who are they, and what
they doing? They are representatives o
tribe of people who but recently were sla
in Egypt, but have been emancipated
God, who has promised to make of ther
nation. Their leader has caught a vision
God, and His great purposes concerning J
chosen people, and under his direction tl
are building a house for God. Since tl
are sojourners for the time being in
wilderness, it must needs be a movea
house — one that can be taken down ard
up again. God has promised to meet w
them, and this tabernacle was conceived ;
planned by Him, and the pattern was sho
to Moses in the mount. Little did these d
know of the gracious character and
mighty purposes of God. They knew t
He had delivered them from their cruel ts
masters, and that He had made them cert
great promises, and that this tabernacle \
being erected according to His will, anc
order to cultivate right relations with H
Ti^ey seemed to work as if they were
spired with something of the greatness
what they were doing, though they co
not have understood its vast meaning att
time. They were building, however, in
faith that there is a living God, and that
will meet with them in the place which
has appointed, and manifest His will ;
His power to them.
This first house of God for a meeting-pl
between man and God, prefigured also,
cording to the Hebrew letter, the Christ
institution — the Church of Jesus Chr
Jesus Christ, like His Father, is a gr
Builder. He is building a spiritual chur
He said to Peter, when that apostle had c
fessed Him as the Messiah, the Son of
living God: "Or this rock I will build
August 23, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1061
church, and the gates of hades shall not pre-
vail against it." But this spiritual edifice is
made up of men and women who inhabit ma-
terial bodies. They are required to meet
together for public worship, and for mutual
exhortation and edification. The gospel is
to be preached and the ordinances of the
Lord's house observed. All this requires
material structures or houses in which to
meet, which we call houses of God because
built for Him and dedicated to Him. Because
man has a material as well as a spiritual
nature the building of these houses is an
essential part of the extension of Christ's
reign among men. Those who assist in
building a house for the worship of God are
building with God and for God. They are
to that extent Godlike.
The prophet Isaiah, in a glorious prophecy
concerning the future of God's people, ex-
claims: "Enlarge the place of thy tent and
let them stretch forth the curtains of thy
habitations; spare not, lengthen thy cords
and strengthen thy stakes." Here are men-
tioned two essential conditions of all per-
manent progress in religious work, namely,
lengthening the cords and strengthening the
stakes. The lengthening of the cords was
necessary to make more room in the tent,
but this put greater strain on the stakes by
which it was fastened down, and hence they
must be strengthened.' This is the twofold
work — extension and intension; increasing
the area of the influence and the number of
converts and churches, and holding fast and
strengthening that which we have gained.
In our own religious work we have prob-
ably done more lengthening of cords than
strengthening of stakes. The evangelist
has outrun the church builder and pastor.
The result is, we have a large number of
unhoused and uncared-for congregations.
During the last twelve years an effort has
been made to bring up this neglected part of
our work, and with very encouraging results.
We are not trying to do less evangelistic
work, but more church building in both the
material and spiritual senses of the phrase,
because the two are very intimately and in-
separably connected. A special effort is
being made the present year to raise twenty
thousand dollars in order to bring the total
amount of funds on hand for the erection of
church houses to a quarter of a million dol-
lars. We give several pages of the Chris-
tian Evangelist this week to a special ap-
peal for this purpose. We invite attention
to all that is said on the subject, and ask our
ministers and members generally to give it
their careful, conscientious consideration.
No department of our work is in more ur-
gent need of being pushed forward than this.
We have had a marvelous growth in numb-
ers, and it would be the most appropriate re-
cognition of this token of divine favor upon
our evangelistic efforts to greatly swell our
Church Extension Fund in order to assist in
housing these new converts where they may
be built up in spiritual life, and themselves
become active builders in the church of God.
To neglect these new converts who have
been won to Christ, and the new congrega-
tions which have been organized, would be
to give evidence of our unworthinef s of such
signal manifestations of God's favor. With
a quarter of a million dollars in hand as a
loan fund we can begin the new century,
that is ready to dawn, with a solid basis for
the further enlargement of our work, both
in the direction of lengthening the cords of
our tent and strengthening the stakes. This
would require considerable increase over the
offerings of last year, but this, of course, is
what we have a right to expect as the result
of a normal growth and in response to this
special effort to reach a quarter of a million
by the end of the century.
Rour of prayer.
APPRECIATING GOD'S HOUSE.
(Psalm 122; Haggai 1:1-11.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, August 29.]
Central Truth: The true lover of God is also
a lover of God's house, the meeting-place be-
tween God and His people.
From the earliest record of God's dealing
with men He has had some special place
where He would meet with man to bless
him. At first it was only a rough-hewn
altar. Later it was a movable tabernacle
in the wilderness, then it became a perma-
nent temple in Jerusalem. But even while
the temple was yet standing synagogues
were established in various localities where
pious Jews gathered on the Sabbath day to
hear the law read and to receive instruction
from it and to worship God. Jerusalem,
however, under the Jewish dispensation was
the center of Jewish affections, because the
temple of God was there and there were
held the great annual feasts whither the
tribes went up.
It was concerning one of these pilgrimage
that the psalmist sings:
"I was glad when they said unto me,
Let us go unto the house of the Lord."
It was with a heart overflowing with pious
emotion and appreciation of the spiritual
blessings that came from the house of God
there located that he exclaimed:
"Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions' sakes
I will now say, Peace be within thee.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God
I will seek thy good."
Jerusalem was, therefore, sacred to the
Jews, because the house of the Lord was
there, where He met with His people and
blessed them.
Under the Christian dispensation we are
not limited to any one city or mountain in
which to worship God. Wherever there is a
devout heart, there approach may be made
to God and acceptable worship offered unto
Him. Neverthe'ess, places of meeting and
houses in which God's people may meet for
worship and for edification are necessary
even in the present dispensation. We are
exhorted not to forsake the assembling of
ourselves together, and this implies a
definite time and place of meeting and a
suitable house in which to meet. Experi-
ence has taught us that the cause of God
languishes in any community where there is
no house dedicated to the worship of God,
where His people may meet and exhort one
another and observe the ordinances of the
Lord's house.
A special blessing is promised to those
meeting in the name of Christ and uniting
their petitions for a common purpose. This
fact makes the meeting house or church
edifice possess a sacredness in the estima-
tion of religious people not possessed by
ordinary buildings. How many tender and
sacred associations cluster about it! There
we heard the Word of the Lord preached.
There we confessed the name of Christ be-
fore witnesses, and there we were baptized
into the likeness of His death. There we
often bowed in prayer with those we loved
and our songs of praise echoed within itB
walls. There, too, we gathered when our
beloved dead were to be taken away for
burial, and there the promises and consola-
tions of the gospel were presented to us for
our comfort. Is it any wonder that we
should love the place?
The absence of any suitable house of
worship in a community of Christians, or a
house in a dilapidated or neglected condi-
tion, would be sufficient proof of ihe relig-
ious indifference and lack of true piety of
the people of that community. Sometimes
the church building is unfenced and the
swine gather about it and root under its
walls, or it is unpainted an'd out of repair.
Such a condition of things always testifies
to the religious indifference and lack of ap-
preciation of God's house on the part of the
people who meet there. A church debt
which the people are abundantly able to pay,
but which they do not pay, testifies to the
same thing.
It was a condition of things like this that
the prophet Haggai rebuked in his time.
The house of God at Jerusalem was lying
in waste, not because the people were un-
able to repair it, but because of indifference.
They were saying among themselves: "It
is not the time for the Lord's house to be
built." Perhaps they felt that times were
hard, money scarce and each of them could
see where he could spend all his money on
his own possessions. "Then came the word
of the Lord by Haggai the prophet saying,
Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in
your ceiled houses while this house lieth
waste? Now, therefore, thus saith the
Lord of hosts: Consider your ways." Tne
prophet then points out the misfortunes
that have come upon them and tells them
that it is because of their neglect of the
house of the Lord.
No doubt there are communities of Chris-
tians whose house is in a discreditable con-
dition, and who are saying to themselves:
"The time is not yet come to build the
house of God." Many of them are probably
living like the people of Haggai's time, in
very comfortable and commodious houses,
while the Lord's house is a constant witness
against them because of its neglect and
dilapidated condition. To all such this
message of Haggai should come with its
warning note, stirring them up to d."< so no-
thing worthy of their name and their
profession in the way of erecting a suitable
place of worship.
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But many will say, no doubt, we have a
very comfortable and respectable house of
worship. That is well, but alas! how many
of your brethren there are in less favored
communities where they are few and poor
in worldly possessions, or where the country
is new and the people have not yet ac-
quired sufficient property to enable them to
build wbo are without any house of worship.
It is the object of the Church Extension
Fund, whose call for an offering is now upon
us, to loan necessary funds to such churches
to enable them to build houses of worship,
the money to be returned at a very low
rate of interest when the church has had
time to develop its strength. If you appre-
ciat3 the house of God you will not only
seek to build a house of worship for your
own congregation when it is needed, but
you will be glad to assist your poorer breth-
ren of other congregations in securing a
suitable house of worship. Your willing-
ness to do this will be one evidence of your
appreciation of the house of God and of the
blessings of God through His church. Let
us respond to this and to every other call of
duty in the spirit of loyalty to Christ and
love for our brethren.
PRAYER.
Almighty God, whose throne is the
heavt-ns and who dwellest not in houses made
with hands, but seeketh the humble and con-
trite heart as a dwelling-place, we thank
Thee that Thou hast deigned to manifest
Thyself to Thy people in so many ways. We
thank Thee for the privilege of pub ic wor-
ship and the gathering of Thy people and
for the house of God in which we may meet
and join together in prayer and praise. As
we love Thee and appreciate the great
salvation which Thou hast provided for us
through Jesus Christ Thy Son, help us to
appreciate also the house of God in which
we meet for Thy worship and to fit ourselves
for Thy work in the world. And forbid, we
pray The?, that we should be selfish, provid-
ing ourselves with houses of worship, but
extending no aid to our less fortunate breth-
ren to enable them to enjoy the same re-
ligious privileges. Help us, we beseech
Thee, to so worship Thee and serve Thee in
these earthly tabernacles that we may be
permitted at least to see Thee face to face
and worship Thee where there is no longer
need of temple or altar or sacrifice. And
Thine shall be the praise through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen!
editor's easy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
Now and then the Divine Artist paints a
picture on this earth which suggests and is
probibly intended to suggest something of
the beauty and glory of that fairer world of
which we sing and dream. Such a picture a
party of us were privileged to see a few
evenings since. We were fishing on Black
Lake about midway between the Park and
Holland. It had been a dark, cloudy day,
made the more dismal by a drizzling rain
which fell at intervals during all the after-
noon. An hour before sunset a strip of
blue appeared on the western horizon, arch-
ing upward until the eun shone out with all
its imprisoned glory, and seemed to focus its
beams upon the southern and eastern shores
of the little lake. The trees, the grass, the
green banks, the hou3es along the shore
shone with an unearthly beauty. At the
same time a double rainbow, perfect in all
its colors and making a perfect arch span-
ned the horizon above the illuminated shore,
and the scene wa3 one of surpassing grandeur
and glory. For the time being we were
transfixed by it, and became indifferent as to
whether the fish were biting or not. Such a
display of gorgeous colors, such tints and
tones, one seldom sees. Under the double
arch of these rainbows and beyond the shore
of the lake lay the little city of Holland in
the distance like an earthly gem in a heaven-
ly setting. An Oklahoma senator, who
chanced to be a member of the party, as if
to moderate the enthusiasm of the rest of us,
tcld us that such scenes were not uncomon
down in his favored portion of the eirth.
But we must believe that there were ele-
ments entering into that picture which could
hardly be found even in the baa^tful terri-
tory of Oklahoma. But there is no spot on
earth but has its charms and its beauty, if
only we have eyes to see and hearts to ap-
preciate.
We recently had a tragedy here at the
Park trom a parachute performance. An
aeronaut, who takes chances on his life for
money, came here at the invitation of some
one who bears some responsibility for the
tragical result, and made his ascension in a
balloon, performing, meanwhile, on the
trapeze. At a height of several hundred
feet he dropped, relying on his parachute
for a gradual descent. The parachute opened
in due time and the rapid descent was stop-
ped so suddenly that the man's hold on it
was released, and he fell from the awful
height in the edge of the small lake, where
the water was shallow, resulting, of course,
in crushing his body and causing immediate
death. Many who witnessed the terrible
scene, especially women, did not recover from
the nervous shock it produced for several
days. The incident moves us to say that no
man who puts a proper estimate on the value
and sacredness of human life will risk it in
such foolhardy ventures, when there is noth-
ing more to be gained by it than a few dol-
lars for his own pocket and the entertain-
ment of a crowd. Every now and then some
one in order to gain notoriety, goes over the
Falls at Niagara in a vessel of his own con-
trivance. These methods of gaining noto-
riety are less to be condemned than the
method adopted by certain cranks in attempt-
ing the life of some one in high position, but
they are essentially immoral in their low
estimate of life and their utter perversion of
its true aim.
A walk through the deep, still woods these
August days, such as we enjoyed a few morn-
ings ago, offer a splendid opportunity for
meditation and reflection. It is easy to com-
pare the various kinds of trees one sees in
such a walk with the different types of
human beings one knows in actual life. This
tall, smooth, graceful beach that sends up
its trunk high in the air before putting forth
any branches is the polished, scholarly gen-
tleman, whose life has not been stunted by
poverty or his education hampered by as-
suming matrimonial responsibilities too early.
This stalwart, knotty oak, with its huge
trunk and wide-spreading branches, afford-
ing shelter for the birds and squirrels and
offering shade to man and beast — who can-
not see that it represents the strong, self-
made man, who has suffered many adversities
and borne many responsibilities and has been
developed by them into the rugged, honest,
generous-hearted, manly man that he is?
And there is the beautful hard maple — how
rich in folage, how symmetrical in form,
how grateful its shade, how glorious in its
robes of green in spring and summer and of
gold and crimson in autumn! How sweet
the very sap of its veins! Who does not
know that this tree represents womanhood
at its best, and especially some particular
woman, whom we have all known sometime —
and loved? And these beautiful, tender
young saplings; of course they stand for the
children — the future forest of humanity.
But these fallen trees that lie prone upon
the earth — trees that were once the mon-
archy of the forest — now dead and decaying,
they have a meaning full of pathos. Once
they defied the winter's storms and stood
erect in their strength and glory. But time
has pulled them down and laid them in the
dust. These represent our fallen heroes, our
great men, who have served their age and
generation faithfully and have fallen in the
strife. Forgotten by many of the living,
their names and their deeds are known to
Him to whom all live. Such are some of the
reflections awakened by a stroll through
Macatawa woods.
It has become evident to the proprietors
of the Park Association that accommoda-
tions here must be increased before a larger
number of people can be received and cared
for. A few have come and gone away with-
out finding a place whereon to lay their
heads. This has only been the case for a
week or two. Now we hear that one of
the hotels is to be enlarged, and several
new cottages are to be erected to accommo-
date those who want to make this place
their summer home. Cottage life here is
far preferable to hotel or boarding-house
life, and cheaper. Those coming here for a
few weeks should rent or build a cottage.
When not occupied it is an easy matter to
rent it. J. J. Haley is spending a few
weeks here with his family. B. A. Jenkins
runs over occasionally from Buffalo, X. Y.,
to spend a few days with his family, who
are summering here. The service last
Lord's day was very enjoyable. A good
sermon by Rev. Frank Lee was followed by
a union communion service presided over by
T. P. Haley and Rev. Burgess. This was
greatly enjoyed by the large company of
believers who participated.
' Edgewood-on-the-Lake, Aug. IS, 1900.
Willing submission to the influences and
guidance of the Holy Spirit is the eupremest
test of sonship in the family of God. Con-
formity to formal godliness without the i
spirit is the poorest kind of religion.
August 23, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Our Budget*
— The allied troops are in PekiD.
— The foreign ministers have been relieved.
— Now for the greatest diplomatic contest the
world has yet known.
— The future of China is now in the hands of
the ruling powers of the world.
— We have had another week of sweltering
weather. The country about St. Louis is suffer-
ing for rain.
— On account of Church Extension literature
this number many of our regular correspondents'
and contributors' articles are crowded out, but
their realization of the importance of this branch
of our missionary work will not permit them to
complain. Church Extension needs the emphasis.
— Emperor William has taken to preaching.
The press recently contained a sermon preached
by him on board his imperial yacht from Ex. 16:11
for a text. This is a new role for emperors and
beset with embarrassments. But why not? It's
better than war speeches. But in such a case
who shall criticise the ways of the Emperor; or
will he see his own sins and repent; or should a
man who rules a nation by "divine right" be
criticised?
— "Bible Study Sunday." Had you heard about
it? Well, it's the second Sunday in September.
Now turn to J. Z. Tyler's article in this paper and
he will tell you all about its origin, purpose and
Importance. Do not fail to read it, even if this is
Church Extension number.
— Last week the Foreign Society received $1,000
on the annuity plan, making now, in all, about
$93,500. It is the desire of the society and all the
friends of missions that this fund shall reach the
$100,000 mark before the close of the present
missionary year.
— Joe! Brown, field agent for the B. A. C. C,
informs us that the Oskaloosa College board of
Oskaloosa, la., has tendered the college property
to the Benevolent Association of the Christian
Church in which to establish an Orphans' Home for
Iowa. It is thought that this action on the part
of the board meets the approval of the Iowa breth-
ren, bat to decide the matter definitely the propo-
sition will be submitted to the state convention at
Des Moines, la., September 4, at the hour given to
the B. A. C. C. All interested in the care of or-
phans and in the disposition of Oskalcosa College
property are urged to be present on that occasion.
— In our next issue we will begin a series of
four articies on "The Gladstone and Huxley Con-
troversy," by A. M. Haggard, dean Bible chair of
Drake University. Both the subject and the
writer make those articles a very promising treat
for our readers.
— The only son of Bro. Z. T. Sweeney, Columbus,
Ind., was drowned while bathing in White River,
near that place, on the 13th inst. In a letter from
Bro. Sweeney's secretary, he says: "He was in
company with some boys, but they did not realize
his peril until he had gotten beyond their reach,
owing to the fact that Joe was accustomed to
staying under water som9 length of time when
diving. He has a scar on his head, and apparent-
ly met with some obstruction in the water, which
caused him to lose consciouness." Brother and
Sister Sweeney, and the entire family, have the
sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends in all
parts of the country in this irreparable loss which
they have sustained. Joseph was a stalwart, manly
young man with promise of a long and useful life,
and his untimely departure is one of those sad
mysteries of life, the full explanation of which
must be waited for until we no longer "see through
a glass darkly."
— Special Church Extension issue this week and
$250,000 for that fund by September 30th.
— If you will read what we publish this week
concerning our extension work you wi'l be a con-
vert to the plan; that is, if you need converting.
— The perpetual use of money, as illustrated in
our Church Extension Pand, has no comparison
anywhere in any financial concern.
— The use of money and the good it will do must
be shown in results. Money in our Extension
Fund will build a new church every five years, and
in working as a loan it stimulates the church in
self-reliance.
— The display of twenty-six church buildings
which have been completed by the a;d of Church
Extension forms an interesting chapter in our
growth. Ours used to be the little church around
the corner. Not so now.
— The cuts illustrate the kind of work our Board
of Church Extension is doing in mission fields. A
church building should be in every way commen-
surate with the town and adquate to the demands
of the new organization. If it is not the church
will not grow. A costlier building is needed in a
large and growing city than in a small town. Tnese
buildings are fair samples of the more than 550
that are sprikling our land because of the timely
aid of our Church Extension Board.
— The article from the pen of F. D. Power on
"The Chain Letter and Other Schemes" is well
worth pondering. In their helplessness thjy resort
to such methods to get money. They should all be
discouraged because they are failures, and we
should build up our Extension Fund because it is a
success.
— A man who had to travel very extensively at d
for years through Mohammedan lands, when return-
ing to England said in an article: "Mohammedanism
is dyiDg, because they are building no new mosques,
neither are they repairing the old ones." It is
true that nothing is a better indication of the
growth and prosperity of a religious body than the
buildings they put up.
— If their church buildings are tottering and
look shabby and no new ones are building in the
growing communities it is a sure sign of a loss of
the evangelistic spirit of that body, and certain
decay is inevitable.
— If victory comes in September by our Exten-
sion Board reaching $250,000, it will come as a
result of the preachers doing their duty. The ap-
portionment has b^en sent to the churches. If
each minister will bring the church's duty to its
official board, and in prayer and thought these good
men shall go to work to help their pastor the re-
sult of the September offering will be amazing.
— It is easy to say that people ought to inform
themselves as to all departments of church work.
However, the history of the past will likely be a
prophecy of the future. It is conceded that men
have a right and must be informed about their own
business. Any method that best serves is used
by those who are planning to win. The blackness
of darkness of ignorance concerning plans and proj-
ects of the church will not be dispelled except by
the preachers and elders. Those who read our
papers can be informed, but thousands upon thou-
sands must learn about Church Extension only
from the pastor's lips.
— Our Extension Fund is loaned only to such as
cannot build except by borrowing and that cannot
borrow elsewhere. There are hundreds such aa
these. Many people honestly believe, unless
otherwise informed, that if a church can give first
mortgage security with a clear title, with all debts
paid except what the loan pays, and will insure the
house well in favor of the lender, any secu-
lar institution will loan such a church money
enough to complete the building. It is not the
cape, however. If the loan is ever made it is at a
fearfully high rate of interest on short time and
the interest payable in advance. Recently our
church at Garber, Oklahoma, applied for a loan,
saying that they could borrow $400 for one year
at 24 per cent, by paying the interest in advance.
This church gladly took money from our annuity
fund, agreeing to pay six per cent, and be in the
hands of our board. They knew that to pay 24
per cent, was to invite mortgage foreclosure and
loss of their building, while borrowing from our
Extension Fund was to keep their property in the
hands of the brotherhood. If the church goes
down and the Extension Board must sell the
property the amount loaned is realized and the
money instead of being lost builds another church.
— Will you attend the Iowa state convention?
If so, kindly send your address to W. A. Hitch-
cock, 1408 24th St., Des Moines, that entertainment
may be provided for you.
— The program of the Minnesota state conven-
tion, to be held in St. Paul this week, came too late
to appear in our columns. The convention opens
August 21 and closes August 25. This is the
43rd annual convention and the program is full of
living topics and by strong public speakers both men
and women. We are sure that the brethren will
have a great convention in St. Paul this week.
— The 10th annual catalog of Southern Chris-
tian Institute, Edwards, Miss., is to hand and we
are pleased at the showing it makes as an educa-
tional institution. This work is aided by our A.
C. M. S. on behalf of the colored people in the
South. The catalog shows the adaptation of the
institute to the condition and wants of the people,
which is after all the education most needed.
— The receipts of the New York Committee of
One Hundred on the India famine relief work now
amounts to over $200,000. The rate of daily re-
ceipts has been upwards of $2,000 and from all
parts of the country and conditions and ages of
humanity. There is something inspiring as well
as heroic in such demonstrations of the unity of
the human family and sympathy in time of dis-
tress. Let this good work go on. Another $100,-
000 is wanted within the next thirty days.
— The catalog of Kansas Christian College.Harp-
er, Kas., for 1899 1900, shows a well- organized,
well-equipped and well-attended college. That
Aaron Prince Aten is bringing this school to the
front is evident in the increased attendance and
popularity of the college during the last school
year. Christian College is well located and there
is no reason why it should not erjoy a large meas-
ure of success. It supplies the need of a vast and
rich agricultural district for a college and is
worthy of the most liberal patronage.
— The discovery of the library of the great
temple at Nippur, by Prof. Hilprect, president of
the University of Pennsylvania, with over 17,000
tablets not one of which is supposed to be later
than 2280 B. C, will probably take rank as one
of the greatest discoveries of the centuiy. It is
said that it will require five years to excavate the
unexplored rooms of the temple library, and these
may prove as rich in tablets as those already un-
covered. It seems that we are about to recover
the knowledge of many centuries of a civilization
heretofore known only as a prehistoric civiliza-
tion. The translation of these tablets will re-
quire many years, but their contents will be most
anxiously awaited by the world. It is not proba-
ble, however, that any knowledge will be revealed
that will materially affect pi esent civilizations or
their religions. Christianity will stand the test of
the past, the present and the future, because it is
rom God and for man's elevation.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23,1900
— The program of the 63rd annual convention
of the Missouri Christian Co-operation, to be held
in Moberly, SJpt. 17-20, came to hand on press
day and cannot appear until next iesue. Look out
for it next week and prepare for a rousing con-
vention— the best in the history of the state .
— Some enterprising merchants with a good
capital, who are members of the Christian Church,
are wanted to locate in MaDkato, Kan. Two of
the best merchants of that city are retiring from
business and our people want business men of the
Christian Church to take their places. Mankato
is one of the best locations in the state the county
seat of Jewell. For further information, address
K., in care of this paper.
— The annual catalog of Hazel Green Academy
with announcements for 1900-1901 is out with its
good record for the paBt and its promising outlook
for the future school year. This educational in-
stitution is supported by the C. W. B. M. and is
doing a splendid missionary work in Eastern Ken-
tucky. Wm. H. Cord is the principal of the
academy.
— Any person who would like to assist a worthy
young man in preparing himself for the ministry
may find an opportunity by addressing a letter to
S. A. Moore, Gentryville, Ind.
—On Tuesday night, August 28th, the Mt. Cab -
anne Church, of this city, will give a farewell
meeting to their pastor, Dr. Dungan, and his fam-
ily who leave for Canton, Mo., before the close of
the month. In this farewell all of the activities
of the church will participate and the occasion
will be both memorable and impressive. All of
the pastors of the city and as many of their re-
spective congregations as can attend are invited .
The entire city will join with Mt. Cabanne in re-
grets for the loss of Bro. Dungan and his family
from this field. Dr. Dungan, however, will con-
tinue to supply the pulpit of the Mt. Cabanne
Church from Canton until a successor has been
secured.
— The financial statement of the Second Chris-
tian Church, rendered August 11th, shows that
the sum of $1,579.73 has been raised by the vari-
ous activities of the church and its friends and
pastor toward the liquidation of the church debt
and interest. Of this amount $1,150 was paid on
the debt, reducing it to $3,800. The interest, $456,
was paid by the pastor, W. D. Pittman, who in
addition to this giving has supplied the pulpit and
also kept an assistant pastor in the field Dur
ing the year there have been 98 additions to the
church, 51 of which were by baptism. In addi-
tion to the above moneys raised the church has
paid for Sunday-school literature and other in-
debtedness the sum of $360 78, which did not go
through the church treasurer's hands. This is
certainly a marvelous work, one that cannot prob-
ably be duplicated in the history of the church in
Missouri or in the United States.
— If the following paragraph from an article in
the Evangelist, by Prof. John DeWitt, on creed re-
vision, may be taken as an expression of the con-
dition of Presbyterian preachers theirs is certain-
ly one of perplexity and extremely unenviable. A
creed revised by a ministry of doubt would be
neither satisfactory nor durable:
The most that the Presbyterian Church can do
in respect to modern thought it must do through
its individual ministers. These ministers ought to
exercise charity in judging each other, to be slow
in condemning one another, to remember that all
of us are living in an age of inquiry and doubt,
and that every one, or almost every one, is en-
gaged in answering objections or surmounting dif-
ficulties proposed by himself to himself. There is
one other thing we can do, and that is to remind
ourselves that such an age as ours is must be an
exceedingly poor age for the work of amending a
creed or for.thatof making a new creed. u
personal JMentioru
E. H. Kellar, pastor of the church at Carroll-
ton, Mo., is in a meeting at Roads, Mo.
T. Augustus Reid, general secretary of colored
work, has removed from Frankfort, Ky., to Mays-
ville same state.
David Husband, of Olivia, Minn , has accepted a
call to preach for the church in Waitsburg, Wash.,
to begin Sept 2nd.
"The Devil Quoting Scripture" will be the sub-
ject of W. A. Moore's discourse at Beulah Chris-
tian Church, this city, Sunday eveniag August
26th.
O. D. Maple, pastor of the Church of Christ in
Scottville, 111., has resigned to take effect 60 days
from October 20th. This congregation will then
want another preacher.
After a tour of three months through Northeast
Virginia and West Virginia, C. M. Hughes, singing
evangelist, has returned to his home in Lexington.
Ky., and is ready to engage for work wherever
needed. The West or Northwest preferred.
0. F. Jordan, of Fisher, III., was united in mar-
riage with Ida Kinsey, of Portland, Ind , en Aug.
6. Mrs. Jordan was formerly C. W. B. M. missLn-
ary to Bina, India. They have been called to serve
the church in Fisher another year, and will begin
an active campaign by holding a meeting soon.
Allan B. Philputt, pastor of the Central Church,
Indianapolis, is spending a few weeks with his
brothe-, J. M. Philputt, pastor of the Lennox Ave.
Church, New York City, at Bensonhurst, Long Is-
land. He will supply two Sundays for the First
Chnrch, Philadelphia.
E. T. McFarland, pastor of the Fourth Christian
Church, this city, has returned from his vacation
trip, but not his family. The Fourth Church has
opened up its campaign by sending in $46 to the
treasurer of our city mission board for our city
mission work. This is a promising indication of a
live church.
W. H. Willyard, now of Beaver Falls, Pa., is
the author of a little book called 'The Divine
Creed" that is meeting with considerable favor
by the people. Those who have read the book ex-
press themselves as greatly pleased with it and
profited by it.
Howard T. Cree, pastor of the Christian Church
at Maysville, Ky., passed through St Louis ac-
companied by his wife, en route to Colorado where
they expect to sp-nd a few weeks visiting, sight-
seeing and recreating. Brj. Cree reports having
closed a two weeks' meeting at Mt. Carmel, on
Saturday, August 11th, with 15 additions.
Rev. A. R. Adams will occupy the Cristian Tab-
ernacle pulpit, Decatur, 111., the first Sunday in
September. It is understood he has received an
invitation to visit that church with a view of be-
coming their pastor. Lynnville will regret very
much to see him leave. — Lynnville Correspondent
to Jacksonville Courier.
The sermon preached by R E. Rosenstein, pas-
tor of the Church of Christ in Manhatton, Kansas,
July 22, before a . union meeting of Methodists,
Baptists, Presbyterians, Congregationalists and
Christians, has been published in tract form and
can be had for three cents per copy or thirty
cents per dozen.
F. F. Walters, of Anita, Iowa, reports consider-
able advancement in the church there, but at
great sacrifice on the part of the brethren. They
have paid an indebtedness on their house and have
had 26 additions to the church. The Christian
Church, he says, is the most popular one of the
ffve churches in Anita.
E. M. Johnson closed his work at Minden, Neb.,
Aug. 19th, and moves to Bethany to attend Cotner
University. Bro. Johnson began at Minden Feb.
1st, 1899; has paid off the Church Extension loan
of $425, improved the hoose to the extent of $100
and raised the church membership to 102. A
suitable man is wanted to follow Bro. Johnson at
Minden immediately.
Malcolm C. Watson, a young man of Riggs,
Mo., who expects to attend Drake University, Des
Moines, Iowa, this fall and winter, would like to
correspond with any chur.h within one hundred
miles of Des Moines wanting preaching for part
or for all time. Bro. Watson has had consider-
able experience in the ministry, having had over
75 additions since Jan. 1st. and can give good ref-
erences.
C. C. Hill, of California, Mo., closed his first
year's work wrh that congregation August 19th.
During the year there has been a net increase in
the membership of 24. Amount of money raised
for all purposes, $1,450. All departments of the
work are in good condition. Notwithstanding the
excessively hot weather, there were 176 present
at the Bible school August 19th, and good audi-
ences at both services, with one addition in the
morning.
Lewis R, Hoteing, Englesida to Chicago Uni-
versity.
I. A. Beattee, Peru, Neb , to Weston, Oregon.
J. M. Hunter, Forest Grove to Co quelle City,
Oregon.
J. M. Reid, Stark to Shaw, Kan.
Guy W. Smith, Oakland to San Jose, Cal.
G. S. O.Humbert, Eugene to Cornwallis, Oregon.
A. B. Sims, Charleston, 111., t , Newport, Ark.
C. W. Van Dolah, Shawnee, to Edmond, 0. T.
Alfred Brunk, Coffey ville, Kan., to Gait, Cal.
E. M. Flinn, Adel, Iowa to 5165 Prairie Ave.,
Chicago.
R. M. Dur.gan, Plattsmoutb, Neb., to Moulton,
la.
Hiram VanKirk. Chicago to Berkeley, Cal.
J. S. Cahill, Dayton to Richwood, Ohio.
David Husband, Olivia, Minn., to Waitsburg,
Wash.
Augustus Reid, Frankfort to Maysville, Ky.
R. S. Renfrowe, Rochester to Aurora, 111.
C. E. Evans, Eureka to 365 E. 63rd St. Chicago.
W. H. Willyard, Charlestown, Ind., to Beaver
Falls, Pa.
Public and Private Rights Criti-
cised.
The B. B. Tyler letter in this paper criticises
Public and Private Rights. That is all right. We
covet criticism. But we do not feel satisfied with
Dr. Tyler's criticism. We object to being
accredited with positions assumed by the critic.
The book nowhere states that "all moneys needed
to carry on the government shall be collected by
taxes levied on land." It positively states the con-
trary. The book does not advocate any tax theory
but a better w-y; a proper division of public and
private properties and rights and a proper business
control of all public properties and rights by gov-
ernments in the interest of the public. That a
revenue could be raised from these public pos-
sessions in a businesslike and legitimate way for
government purposes thak. would be far more
equitable and just than our present or any other
tax system. Evidently Dr. Tyler has permitted
preconceived ideas to blind him to the real thesis
of the book he criticises. I am glad that Dr.
Tyler has written about the book. It shows how
badly such a book is needed, even among onr
preachers.
We do not believe in burdening the weak and
exempting the strong. We do not believe in any
system of govern ent that permits men to grow
rich by use or control of that which belongs to the
public. No kind of robbery is more unjust.
Wh3t we insist upon is that the government pro-
tect and administer publ c possessions for the
public and not barter or give them away as politi-
cal spoils or permit them to be taken by greed?
wealth-seekers without doe compensation to the
public. If the public were, duly compensated for
all its rightful possessions it would need to resort
to no tax system for governmental expenses. The
Single Tax doctrine is only incidentally referred
to in my book and ret advocated as a cure-all for
our national evils. There are c her great princi-
ples advocated. We hope the Doctor will read his
copy again. The Author.
To Relieve Lassitude Take
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
A few drops added to half a gla>s of water
relieves the feeling or lassitude so common in
midsummer. A pleasant and wholesome tonic.
August 23, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1065
That "Reign of Law" Again.
By an unfortunate omission of a comma I am
made to say in the Christian-Evangelist of Aug.
9 the opposite from what I wrote. In my notice
of Bra. Tyler's commendation of Lane Allen's
"Reign of Law" I am made to say of W. B. Smith
that he was "well known in Missouri while a
professor in Missouri University as having been a
student of the College o' the Bible, becoming an
infidel while a student, and being expelled for his
infidelity." In reality I said that Mr. Allen repre-
sented the hero of his novel as having had such
an experience in the College of the Bible, and I
denied the truth of his representation.
The typographer also makes me say that
"neither Mr. Allen, nor W. B. Smith, nor any
other person corresponding to his D ivid was ever
a student of the Bible." I wrote or aimed to
write "was never a student of the College of the
Bible."
I see that the bonk reviewer of the Christian-
Evangelist has received and expressed the idea
respecting our college, which the novel is calculated
and was doubtless intended to convey, for he says
in his notice of the novel that "it contaios much
about the Bible School at Lexington. It traces
the history of a boy who goes up from the hemp-
fields to study for the ministry; how he becomes
dissatisfied with the prevailing ideas of the school
and is carried out into doubt, and finally goes
back to the farm; thence to a northern college."
The reviewer also says: "In a way it condemns
the narrowness and bigotry of the times and
shows how much such a spirit will hamper a young
man."
I suppose it is scarcely worth while for me to
deny that the College of the Bible is character-
ized by "narrowness and bigotry," for certain per-
sons who know nothing about it have sworn that
it is and they will never repent; but the repre-
sentation that by its teaching any one of its stu-
dents has ever been so "hampered" as to become
an infidel is a vile slander. What the reviewer
styles "the history of a boy who goes up from
the hempfields to study for the ministry becomes
dissatisfied with prevailing ideas of the school and
is carried out into doubt" is no history at all; it
is pure invention on the part of Mr. Allen.
J. W. McGarvey.
Chautauqua Season
approaches its closp. Next Wednesday is the
recognition day of all the C. L. S. C. classes, and
on the 23rd the final wind-up. No man has ap-
peared on the platform with more determined
earnestness, pleading for the time of individual
character and life — and for the strength and
patriotic country saving power of the middle
classes than Russell H. Conwell. His mighty
appeal before the Grangers yesterday and power-
ful sermon Sunday was worth a whole season of
study to the great workers and solid strength of
this country. President Milligan, of Kentucky
University, has spent some time here. He will
preside at the ministers' meeting to-morrow. Sub-
ject: "How Best to Conduct Weekly Prayer-
meetings." President Zollars and wife had a good
rest here, and all Hiram College will want to ctir
the waters of Chautauqua Lake, next year. Dr.
Gerould, of Cleveland, Albe rt Teachout and sons,
are here. A. Teachout will come next week.
Bro. Abberly and family, of Col ambus; Bro.
Walker, of Kentucky; W. A. Hanna and wife, of
Washington, are here. Bro. Van Horn, of Warren
0., will lead communion service Sunday and Dr.
Bainbridge, of New York, will speak of mission
fields.
Miss Emma Lyon, our missionary from China,
was before the hall conference of general missions,
and also Miss Graybiel, of Mahoba, India, the past
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Tri-City Notes.
Davenport, Rock Island and Moline constitute
an interesting trinity geographically, commer-
cially and religiously.
Davenport is separated from the others, politi-
cally, by the Iowa-Illinois state line and naturally
by the Mississippi River, but Uncle Sam has
bridged them both and has ample means of pre
serving the peace on his 1,300-acre island in their
midst.
The street railway system and other important
concerns bear the name of "Tri-City." The gov-
ernment has expended something like $20,000,000
in the arsenal buildiDgs and otherwise, on the
island, and in the improvement of the river chan-
nel for navigation. It has 1,300 employees — had
4,500 during the late war — and a monthly pay
roll, at present, of about $120,000. This, to-
gether with the immense sawmills and numerous
other manufacturing plants which would be credi-
table to St. Louis, or any other place, make this a
commercial center of no mean importance.
Religiously, the Catholics and Lutherans pre-
dominate. The Presbyterians, Methodists and
Congregationalists are quite strong and we are
comparatively a "feeble folk." Comparatively,
remember, for, although 635 people among 80,000
is a small showing, yet, if our present strength
and equipment are properly utilized as the nu-
cleus of what we ought to become, the future
will make a different record.
The Davenport Church is one of the oldest in
Iowa. The writer had the pleasure of boing
present at its 61st anniversary, July 29th. This
is more then twice the age of the present genial
and successful pastor, C. C. Davis, and antedates
the birth of his father by four years. As others,
who are better qualified, are writing the interest-
ing history of the church for publication, will only
add that with the present membership of 235 the
admirably located $12,000 church property, free
of encumbrance and a good list of subscribers for
the Christian-Evangelist, our interests in Dav-
enport ought to be safe.
Rock Island and Moline together about equal
Davenport in population, and they are together,
for the only thing that distinguishes between
them Is a change in the series of house numbers.
In 1868, Bro. Philemon D. Mitchell, a conse-
crated and successful business man, gathered the
nucleus of a church, meetiog from the first in one
of his buildings. His wealth and liberality and
the membership of the church grew together and,
like David, "he was minded to build a house to the
Lord," but though not for the same reason, the
Lord did not permit him to do it. After his death
his children built and presented to the congrega-
tion the present "Memorial Church," worth $20,-
000. It is a model of convenience and good taste
and in an ideal location for a central church for
all time. In addition to this the church has a
good mission chapel about midway 'between the
memorial church and Moline, where a flourishing
Sunday-school has long been maintained. This
should be a valuable feeder to the church.
There is a large field in Moline, where reside
half a dozen families of the Rook Island Church,
Including W. P. Eastman, the senior elder.
There are said to be 10,000 Swedes in Rock
Island and Moline, not more than one fourth of
whom are church members. Why should this not
be a fruitful field?
T. W. Grafton's ministry covers the most of our
growth in Rock Island and he resigned under the
strongest protest. W. H. Johnson will assume
the pastorate Sept. 1st. The present member-
ship is about 400. Proceeding down the "Father
of Waters" on the steamer Quincy, these impress-
ions brought the pencil into requisition and com-
pel the conviction that whether it be under local,
state or national auspices the evangelization of
the tri- cities ought to be undertaken on a more
, comprehensive scale then heretofore.
S. C. Slayton.
Help Them Now.
It is said that missionaries in the famine dis-
trict in India can scarcely eat their daily bread
because of hearing the cry of the starving ringing
in their ears. What an earnest appeal for an of-
fering for this fund the preachers would make if
they could but hear the cry which comes from all
parts of this land for help! I have sent my peti-
tion and know somethirg of the earnest effort
which so many bands of ♦ believers heroically put
forth. Nothing is more noble, Christlike, than to
see the strong help the weak. The Master taught
this lesson so beautifully in hi* peerless life, and
the Apostle Paul gave emphasis to this truth.
There is something inspiring in seeing a small
number of Disciples meeting in an obscure, out-
of-the-way place to remember the Lord who said:
"This do in remembrance of Me." Why is this
so? Because it is a test of their faith. Shall
their faith be honored bj us? This will depend
largely on the faithfulness of the preachers. An
off erifig to this fund is the seal of love of a great
brotherhood. p. J. Longdon, Jr.
De Land, Fla.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 19C0
*£S The Key to the Situation *£S
I THE PREACHER MUST-
| MAKE THE CONNECTION!
There is no use evading the fact that the
preacher and elders are the important fac-
tors in securing an offering for any mission-
ary enterprise. They hold the key to open
or keep closed the door when Church Exten-
sion comes knocking and pleading to be heard.
The cut above amply illustrates the situ-
ation. In the circle to the right is the mis-
sion church, worshiping in an uncompleted
building. The preacher is on the platform
sending the message. He says: "A loan of
$500 from our Extension Board would com-
plete our chapel." The message is to our
older and stronger congregations. The
preachers are at the .-'witchboard in the cen-
tral office, and they must make the connec-
tion or the message from the pastor of the
mission church will never reach the ears of
the older congregations.
In the last twelve years about 2,300 ap-
peals have come to the Board of Church Ex-
tension for aid. There are yet others that
have not had the courage to appeal. Many
of these congregations have died for lack of
church homes New congregations are
being organized at the rate of one each day
in the year. New towns are springing up
on the lines of new railroads that are con-
stantly being projected. Unless one follows
the growth of our country and the growth
A
of our people in numbers the facts come like
a flash of lightning.
Will not our people arouse themselves and
rise up to meet the demand made upon the
Church Extension Fund? Let us see to it
that the call of the board is heeded. Let all
our missionary congregations, four thousand
strong, prepare now for the Church Exten-
sion offering in September and roll in the
$20,000 needed to complete the $250,000.
The preachers helped to reach the mark set
by the Home, Foreign and C. W. B. M. So-
cieties, and they can be counted on to help
the Board of Church Extension reach their
goal.
The only absolute sure method is for the
churches to raise the apportionment suggest-
ed by the board. The amount asked is not
unreasonable. It is an easy matter to raise
it or to let it slip by. To neglect the offer-
ing is to fail, for your share of the effort can
not be done without. Remember, the mis-
sions that ask aid of you can barrow money
nowhere else. Brother Preacher, let your
church hear their cry. They ask you to
help them to help themselves by way of the
Church Extension loan. Let your fellowship
and theirs be one — that of the helper and
the helped. Let us rally for the $250,000.
G. W. Muckley, Cor. Sec.
. A
No, AMERICAN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY, S
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
ANN UITY BOND
CHURCH EXTENSION FUND, Kansas City, Missouri.
TKUbereas, of
has donated to and paid
into the treasury of the JSoarD of Cburcb Extension of Hmerfcan Christian /lbis=
sionarE Society, the sum of. ,
Dollars.
IHow Gberefore, the said American Christian fllMssionaiE Society, in con-
sideration thereoj, hereby agrees to pay to said
during natural life,
an annuity of.
dollars, in semi-annual payments of.
dollars each, said payments to cease on the death of said
and the said sum donated by , as aforesaid, is to
be considered as an executed gift to the Hmedcan GbrlStfatt /HMSStOtiarS SOCtetB/or
the Church Extension Fund of said Society, and to belong to said Society for said Church
Extension Fund, from this date, without any account or liability therefor.
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Cincinnati, Ohio By
Attest,
Secretary.
Failure Means Humiliation.
No man has risen to offer an objection
or a criticism of the wisdom of building
churches for the worship of God and the
furtherance of the interests of his kingdom
among men. And yet, our Church Exten-
sion Fund is not as large by many thousands
as it should be. The mark set for Septem-
ber 30th is $250,000. In view of our
wealth, in view of the demand for houses of
worship, in view of the larger funds of re-
ligious peoples no abler than we, failure to
reach this should cause every true Disciple
to hang his head in humiliation. Our weak-
ness in the cities at a time when the rush is
thitherward, remembering our strength in
the country and small towns, is almost
wholly due to our inability from lack of
money to build suitable houses of worship at
the opportune time. Many times in the
larger cities have I hunted for one of our
churches as a woman searcheth for a penny
she hath lost, and found some insignificant
building overshadowed by the stable of
some rich man.
When the lamented David Wetzel preach-
ed in Portland, Ore., one day he was sitting
on the heights west of the city, pointing
out the different public buildings and
churches to a visiting brother preacher.
At last pointing towards our miserable little
tabernacle, standing in the neighborhood of
churches costing from seventy-five to a hun-
dred thousand dollars, he exclaimed in his
characteristic way: "There's the taber-
nacle; she looms up like a huckleberry in a
bowl of milk!" The application is apparent.
If we had built a $20,000 house in Portland
twenty years ago to-day we would have five
or six strong churches instead of still being
in the problematic stage.
There are four spots upon which I beg
leave to place a good, strong plaster. Spot
No. 1: The wealthy Disciple who has not
given liberally to the fund. How shall they,
into whose hands money has been given
discharge the trust by hoarding it or by
spending it for the gratification of hurtful
and useless desires? Spot No. 2: The church
officers who are not in touch with anything
beyond the local ■ ongregacion. Those who
discourage the preacher when he talks of
the offering for Church Extension. Those
who adjourn the officers' meetings without
taking any action on the matter of missions.
Spot No. 3: The elders of the churches not
having regular preaching. They are re-
sponsible for the work. They sh uld take
special pains with the offering, seeing there
is no preacher to look after it. Are they
willing to admit they are not competent to
do this as the preacher? Spot No. 4: The
preacher who habitually neglects to look
after the offering with any reasonable de-
gree of energy and faith. Why should we
be faint-hearted? That invites defeat.
Why should we not expect great things?
That means larger success in every instance.
H. A. Denton.
Warrensburg, Mo.
Bad blood is a bad thing to inherit or acquire,,
but bad blood may be made good blood by taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
August 23,- 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1067
Church Extension.
I am fully persuaded that the present system of
gathering funds for the benefit of struggling con-
gregations in many places to build themselves a
home is the best thing our missionary organiza-
tions have inaugurated, have brought forth. I
don't make this statement for the reason of hav-
ing read of its success and advantage in various
parts of the United States only, but for the fact
of having seen many congregations in comfortable
homes who owe their condition to the easy terms
of getting means to assist them from the Church
Extension Fund.
Many of the struggling congregations in Missis-
sippi who are now in splendid church buildings
owe their success largely to the building fund.
Jackson has one of the prettiest churches in this
state and soon she will pay the last dollar on it.
Jackson borrowed from the Church Extension Fund.
So with West Point and other places. We have
points in this state with very good congregations
that would prosper more if they bit had a home
in which to worship. Water Valley, Vicksburg,
Greenwood, Tiliatoba and other places have con-
gregations but no church home.
The South is being worked by our missionaries
vigorously now, and as the new congregations are
born into existence they ought at once to have
a church home.
Hundreds of dollars ought to be given now
where tens were given last year. The $250,000
ought to be reached during this missionary year
for Church Extension.
Nathaniel G. Jacks, State Evangelist.
Expansion — Why? and How?
Expansion is one of the watchwords of the law.
It is the subject of statement schemes and a
plank in party platforms. Our chief concern,
however, is not with national or political, but with
church expansion.
It is a word which in itself is the essence of
all missionary enterprise, and it expresses one of
the greatest blessings which in his compensating
providence God makes the result of an interest
in missions.
I would give it to the brotherhood as a motto
of the epochal year — Expansion. I prefer it to
extension. Extension means increase, but it may
be separation. Expansion is extension with unity.
It is evident that expansion was God's intention
in all his works. Every seed as he made it was
to unfold in another. The atmosphere in which
we move was so constituted as always to expand
itself — to fill and never allow a vacuum. When
God made man this was his first, just law: "Be
fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth."
And this is the first characteristic of the
Christian dispensation, that the door was flung
open to all men. The "five hundred" of Galilee
grew on and on to the "three thousand" of Jeru-
salem, and the three thousand to the "five thous-
and," and the five thousand to the "very great
company," and the very great company to a
"countless multitude." It is all expansion: expan-
sion everywhere. It is the great secret of all
government in nature, providence, grace: expan-
sion, and will be till Bethlehem's cradle is the
throne of all the earth and Calvary's drops are the
ocean of all universal love and peace.
It is the law of the church's life. Every loyal
member of the church must long for its increase;
and that not in a mere languid, sentimental way,
but practically, energetically, personally, as a
thing in which he is bound to take his proper part.
What a solemn thought for us to-day, if we go on
to be untrue to ourselves and to God. He will
take away our candlestick; is our lampstand out
of its place? Light is diffusive. It must either
shine or go out. Every church building erected
by the help of our Church Extension Society is a
ighthouse in a needed place. The inscription on
the Eddystone lighthouse is most appropriate:
"To give light and to save life." It might be fitly
painted or carved on the front of every one of our
prayer and preaching houses — "To give light and
to save life."
Yes, that describes the work of this society.
Right well is it doing the work. Its methods are
businesslike, practical, effective. The results in
proportion to its resources are surprisingly satis-
factory. We must house our converts or lose them.
Men and brethren, help! Heart with heart, hand
in hand, shoulder to shoulder, now, all together:
let us raise the quarter of a million for Church
Extension. W. F. Watkins.
Church Extension.
In all the realm of Christian enterprise there is
no movement, it seems, that appeals to the think-
ing men and women of the church as being at
once more businesslike, sensible and safe than
that of Church Extension as represented by that
indomitable, wide-awake, good-natured Christian
enthusiast — Geo. Muckley. It ought to appeal to
every Disciple of Christ with telling effect. The
most conservative as well as the most aggressive
should recognize its worth to the brotherhood;
the penurious and liberal alike should see in its
plans its marvelous working and saving power.
The aged Disciple as well as the convert of
yesterday, if thoroughly alive to the needs of the
hour, will be glad indeed to stand in helpful re-
lationship to it. The past record of Church Ex-
tension is its unanswerable argument in behalf of
its right to live in our midst. I personally know
of two homeless congregations, encouraged by its
timely aid, that have since contributed a minister
each to our preaching force. Who knows but
that the homelike surroundings of these two con-
gregations and the evinced permanency of the
work had much to do with these young men in
choosing a religious home. Are you a Foreign
Mission enthusiast? It is to your interest, then, to
encourage Church Extension that the home force
may be provided with a comfortable office in which
to plan for greater things. Are you a Home
Mission specialist? Then remember that the
shortest road to the goal of your ambition is by
way of the Church Extension powerhouse. Is
your mental horizon filled with thoughts of city
evangelization or educational advantages? Here
there is no more practical way of encouraging
theae enterprises than by helping to furnish homes
for worthy congregations that shall become cen-
ters of power in winning those who shall eventual-
ly enter the evangelistic field or be blessed of
God ia the accumulation of means by which our
educational interests can be so much encouraged.
Viewed from any standpoint Church Extension
appeals to the Christian mind as a movement that
should be pushed to the front.
Benj. S. Feerall.
Watseka, III.
Essential to Rapid Growth.
No missionary enterprise is of greater impor-
tance than Church Extension. No missionary fund
so nearly sustains itself and repeats its usefulness
as does the Church Extension Fund. The fund and
the plan of Church Extension are absolutely essen-
tial to the rapid development of weak congrega-
tions, and thus indirectly to the increase of offer-
ings to all missionary and philanthropic enterprises.
The homeless churches appealing to the board for
just a little aid just now to enable them to com-
plete their buildings makes it imperative upon the
churches to increase the fund this year to $250,000.
Carlos C. Rowlison.
Indianapolis, Ind.
An Imperative Obligation.
A call for twenty thousand dollars in the Sep-
tember offering to meet the urgent demands of
homeless congregations is now before us. Shall
we meet these calls from our brethren in distress
like th6 true, brave and Christian men and women
that we ought to be, and that I believe we are, or
shall we let them call call in vain when we ard
amply able to help them? This is the impeiative
and burning question before us now; and eternal
consequences depend upon our answer to this call.
The failure or success of this grand movement
depends very largely upon our preachers and
elders. Let us put self aside for the next few
weeks and make this matter one of the most
serious and prayerful considerations. S.ncere
prayer liberalizes our hearts and the exercise of
true sympathy ennobles and purifies our affec-
tions.
To meet an obligation is the true measurement
of manhood. Let us stand up and be measured.
The manly discharge of an obligation thrills the
heart with the greatest happiness of this life,
while a failure to redeem our obligations is re-
garded the world over as dishonest and unmanly.
Church Extension is the perfection or consumma-
tion of all our missionary efforts, and without
which all our missionary work will be a com-
parative failure. No church organization can
possibly attain to the grand end of its orgaLiza-
tion without a permanent house of worship. No
church can ever be regarded an established fact
in any community until they own a church home.
It is rarely ever that such a home can be built
without contracting a debt which endangers all
future happiness, safety and success. This has
been confirmed by my experience and observation
all through my ministry.
Church Extension never loses a dollar that is
put into its hands. Church Extension does not
allow the buildings to be sacrificed by money
loaners. A living example we have in Bakersfield
at this hour. Church Extension came to our aid
and saved a house of worship without which we
would have no church here to day.
We must reach the $250,000 by Sept. 30th.
Joseph Lowe.
Bakersfield, Cal.
Coffee and Heart Disease
slowly and surely affects the heart's
action.
"My heart seemed to be jumping out of my
body one morning after I had used some coffee,
clear, without cream or sugar — for I had been
told that coffee would not hurt me if used that
way. We were all greatly frightened at the ser-
ious condition of my heart until I remembered
that it might be from the coffee.
"So when the trouble passed off, I concluded
never to use coffee again. It had hurt me great-
ly, used in the o rdinary way with cream and sugar
but I had hoped it would be less harmful without
cream and sugar, but the result was no better.
"Since that time we have been using Postum
Cereal Food Coffee and my heart has never
troubled me at all. We are all delighted with
the Postum because we know how to make it and
know how valuable it is as a health beverage.
"In speaking to a friend lately about Postum
Cereal, she said she did not like it. I found the
reason was that it had not been made properly,
After I told her to take four heaping teaspoons of
Postum to a pint of water and let it boil full fif-
teen minutes after the real boiling started, she
was greatly delighted with it and has been using
it since and has been very much better in health.
Yours truly,"
Mrs. L. S. McEllimmey, 1218 G. St. N. W.
Washington, D. C.
1068
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 1900
Built by the Aid of Church Extension.
CALHOUN, KY.
OTTAWA, KAN.
EAST PASADENA, CAL.
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PRIMGHAR, IA.
SCOTTVILLE, KY. (UNFINISHED.)
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DAVID CITY, NEB.
LOMPOC, CAL.
EVERETT, WASH.
ugust 23, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1069
Built by the Aid of Church Extension.
UNION CHAPEL, ELON COLLEGE, N. C.
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ABERDEEN, S. D.
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A BENEFICIARY OF CHURCH EXTENSION.
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CANON CITY, COL.
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TOPEKA, KAN.
DE LAND, FLA.
MOUNTAIN HOME, ARK.
LAKE CHARLES, LA.
1070
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23,19(1
What the Beneficiaries Say.
The illustrations of church huildings given else-
where in this paper with the accompanying testi-
monials form an unanswerable argument tor
Church Extension. The kind of buildings put up
are adequate to the demands of the situation.
The Board expects to help 75 churches this year.
All eyes should be turned toward Church Exten-
sion in September. It deserves the attention of a
united church once a year.
Ira B. Taylor, treasurer Central Christian
Church, Weatherford, Texas, says:
About five years ago a congregation of 65 mem-
bers here were without a house, and to build with-
out assistance was impossible. We appealed to
the Extension Board for relief and obtained relief,
which enabled us to build a comfortable house of
worship, centrally located, in which there has
gone up many prayers and praises for the valu-
able aid the great Church Extension Fund has
been and will be to our brotherhood.
J. M. Eplen, Cameron, Tex., says:
I write this to let jou know how the Church
Extension Board helped us here In Cameron. We
were very weak numerically and financially, and
without the aid of our board our church would
have been in a very critical condition. In fact,
our only help was to get help from our Board of
Church Extension. We are very weak yet, but
we will send a contribution at the appointed time
to help swell the Extension Fund for it is the only
hope of planting churches in weak places.
Reed Randall, Newton, Kan., says:
The church at Newton had been meeting in hall
and store rooms, bravely struggling against their
poverty, but with no hope for the immediate es-
tablishment of the cause of Christ in the popular
county seat of Harvey. We were straining every
nerve to build a good house of worship, and it
seemed the effort would fail, when like a message
direct from God came the decision of the Board
of Church Extension, and by their aid we have a
fine house, influence and standing in this place,
formerly indifferent to us and our plea.
Christie Williams, Bellefontaine, 0., says:
The congregation of Disciples here began in
1895 the erection of a new church building, which
was dedicated two years ago, having cost nearly
$12,000. Having but little wealth we have had a
hard struggle to raise the necessary funds. About
a year ago the Church Extension Society came to
our relief with a loan of $1,800, to be repaid in
five annual payments with four per cent, interest.
Thi3 has been a very great help to us; without it
we could hardly have pulled through. We there-
fore recommend said society as well worthy the
support of all lovers of the Master's cause.
A. Lyle Da Jarnette, Colony, Kan., says:
I feel that the Church of Christ at Colony, Kan ,
could scarcely if indeed not possibly have gotten
along without aid from the Church Extension
Fund. If we are to build houses for poor church-
es, I believe this fund to be indispensable. We
expect to raise our apportionment. God bless the
C. E. Board.
J. M. Monroe, El Reno, Okla., says:
Since the opening of this territory in 1889 El
Reno has been the third town in size and impor-
tance in Oklahoma. By securing a loan from the
Church Extension Fund six years ago the church
was enabled to give permanency to the cause in
this important center. This church has been in-
strumental in organizing churches at four stra
tegic points during the past year. Two of these
have built commodious chapels. We are now
raising the money to pay off the loan. The money
will be back in the treasury in three months. The
Church Extension Fund means more to Oklahoma
than to any other place on earth Railroads are
being built in all d'rections, new towns are spring-
ing up everywhere. Now is the time and the Ex-
tension Fund will enable us to take Oklahoma for
primitive Christianity.
W. B. Crewdson, CorniDg, la., says:
I assure you we appreciate Church Extension
here. It was the means of saving this church
when swallowed up in debt. In my judgment we
have no more important work. Long may it live
and increase in usefulness! You will hear from us
about September or a little later in the payment
of our interest and one or more of our notes, and
we will do you all the good we can.
W. B. Frank, Chandler, 0. K., says:
We will take the September collection for the
Extension Fund. If there is a church anywhere
that realizes the value of this fund, the church at
Chandler should be one, for had it not been for
the help we git from that source we could not
have the commodious house we have. We would
not have undertaken the task with no prospect of
help from the board. This fund should be made
very strong, so our brotherhood can be among the
first to plant the cause of Christ wh re it has not
been planted, and thereby be enabled to have a
house to meet in.
G. Wilton Lewis, Everett, Mass., says:
It has been the anchor of the church at Everett,
Mass., and is investment by the Board was so
well placed that it is secured by a property worth
$1.46 for every dollar that was invested in cash.
It has been ihe means of planting in Everett, a
city of 20,000 people, the nucleus of that progress
in Bible teaching which is bending toward the de-
sirable restoration of gospel simplicity and des-
tined to bring into closer touch the followers of
the Lord Jesus throughout the land. The experi-
ment of missions is not always successful, but
with a loan judiciously placed it has in this case
secured the cause -in one of the cities of New
England. Everett is a suburb of Boston.
N. W. Fletcher, Ballard, Wash., says:
I desire to thank the Church Extension Board
for the assistance it rendered us in building our
house of worship in Ballard. We would likely not
have undertaken the work of our present house
of worship if it had not been for the encourage-
ment we received from the Church Extension
Board. It gave us a loan of $400 on the easiest
terms offered by any church extension board with
which I am acquainted. Now we have a property
worth about $2,000. It is a wise purpose of the
Board not to make gifts, but to assist those who
need help and are then willing to help themselves
and others by paying the loan so others can
have like opportunity and the additional help of
making annual offerings for the broadening of the
work the church has under its management. The
annual offering will be placed before the congre-
gation for September 2, 1900.
J. M. Pollard, Lewis Station, Mo., says:
The loan we received from the Church Exten-
sion Fund, cf Kansas City, Mo., has been a great
favor to the church at this place, as if we had
not received help we do not see how we could have
kept our building from going to sale for the
balance that was due on the building, and through
the leniency of the board we will be able by the
first of September to liquidate the debt, which
will leave us a church of our own clear of debt,
for which we feel under lasting obligations to the
Board of Extension. As an evidence of the ap-
preciation of the favor we received we will make
an appropriation of $4 to the Extension Fund.
R. L. Maury, New Decatur, Ala., says:
After several years' buffeting from place to
place the congregation, consisting of about 40
members, worshiping at this place, decided to
make one grand move toward building a church.
Our efforts were rewarded. In the fall of 1897
we erected a house and held services in same in
September, 1897, yet it was not completed; be-
sides, we had incurred a debt of $400. This, con-
sidering how poor the most of our members were,
gavn us a great deal of concern, but in January,
1898, we made application to the Board of Church
Extension for a loan of $400, which was granted
at a very low rate of interest. This enabled us to
liquidate all floating debts, complete and seat our
church in a neat, comfortable manner. As a
church beneficiary we cannot speak too highly of
the Board of Church Extension of the American
Christian Missionary Society.
J. P. Lucas, Colorado City, Col., says:
Had it nit been for the timely assistance rei
dered by the loan from the Board of Church Ei
tension, the little congregation of Diciples i
Colorado City would have been without a chun
house. But now we rejoice in haviDg a neat ar
commodious little chapel, situated in on^ of tl
best parts of the city, wherein we can worsh:
God, and around which saired memories will fo I
ever gather as the years of greater prosperit.
and growth shall come and go. We shall so fs
as possible reciprocate the helpfulness bestowe1
by the Extension Board, and pray God's choice;
blessings may rest upon the work of Church E:
tension and increase its power for good.
Leon Chavanne, Lake Charles, La., says:
I desire to add a few words of praise for th
noble work the Board of Crnrch Extension h '
been and ia now doing. If it h^d noo been fc
this board we may not have had a place of wo:
ship at this place. We have a beautiful building
upon which the board made us a loan of $750 fc|
five years, to wipe out balance of indebtedness
We hope the brotherhood throughout the Unio.
will send an offering to Board of Church Extensiol
in September to aid you in this great work. Yo.
can depend upon- us doing our part.
Jno. B. Gill, Rosweil, New Mexico, says:
Your favor of recent date to h nd. It is th I
intention of the church at Roswell tohelpswel
the September collection. Having received :
liberal loan from the Board of Extension, at .
time when it was necessary to complete on:
building, we think we know how to appreciate thij
work you are engaged in, and know of no bette'
way to help the cause we love than through youi
Board.
The Estey Tone is peculiar to the Este ;
Instruments, either pianj or organ, and is superio'
in sweet and musical qualities, combined wit I
great depth and brilliancy.
Catalogues and all information gladly furnishe
upon application. THE ESTEY Co.,
916 Olive St.. St. Louis.
Edward M Read, Manager.
A Mountain Tourist
In search of grand and beautiful scenery find;
such a profusion of riches in Colorado that befor
planning a trip it will be well for you to gain al
the information possible. The Denver & Ei,
Grande Railroad publishes a series of useful
illustrated pamphlets, all of which may be ofc
tained by writing S. K. Hooper, General Passengej
and Ticket Agent, Denver, Col., or P. B. Doddj
ridge, Gen. Agt., St. Louis.
Sunday-School
Literature*
The matter of Sunday-school Literature is
one of very great importance. For,
whether it should be so or not. the tact
is that the character of the instruction given
in nine-tenths of the Sunday-school classes
throughout the country is determined by ihe
contents of the Lesson Helps they use. This
being true, and the fact that first impres-
sions are most lasting, how important that
Pastors and Superintendents of Christian
Sunday-schools see that their Schools are
supplied with Christian Periodicals.- If the
children are taught that one church is as
good as another, that certain divine com-
mands are of little or no importance, or can
be changed or set aside by man, what effect
will it have on the church of the future?
'Think on these things."
We understand a few of our schools are
using sectarian or union (so called) supplies,
in order to save a few cents each quarter.
Are you one of that number? Samples of
our Supplies sent free.
CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING CO., St. Loris.
ugust 23, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1071
What Some State Secretaries Say.
It is well known that organizing new
mday-schools and churches is simply pitch-
g the tents of the scouting party. Our
ate Secretaries and evangelists know this,
ley believe implicitly in Church Extension,
hen their new churches cannot build ex-
|pt by outside aid they call upon the
jiurch Extension Board, as does also the
imerican Society. There is the most inti-
ate relation between the various evangel-
tic bjards and the Church Extension
iard.
$250,000 Is Too Little.
No government is much account abroad
less it is well established at home. An
(■my cannot be maintained in a foreign
luntry unless there are large storebuild-
gs for supplies and barracks for recruits
;, home. To increase our work abroad we
ust strengthen it at home and give our
eak churches buildings in which they can
llist and drill recruits. Church Extension
pes this by enabling them to obtain money
fom sympathetic parties at low rate of
Barest.
Church Extension saves a church from
le money shark, and by its yearly payment
Ian prevents it from forming the bad
ibit of neglecting to raise the money till
le debt falls due.
Church Extension is the united effort of
11 the churches to establish the weaker
aes without making them beggars or sink-
lg them in debt.
Our board should have much more than
250,000 for this work. More: our church-
s are able to give. More still: I believe
hat if a way could be found to force this
lbject upon the attention of the churches
ley would give it. Our people are not
liberal. They simply do not know their
pportunities. The world is wide and we
re too narrow for it.
Alex. McMillan, Cor. Sec.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Church Extension.
Our stirring, zealous and never-tiring
ecretary of Church Extension says that we
an reach the $250,000 mark by the 30th
f September if our churches will only raise
heir respective apportionments. Well, think
f that: Twenty thousand dollars from the
hurches of America! Why, that is nothing
or us to do! Say we can't raise it? Why,
t is only 20c. each from 100,000 members.
Ve ought to double the amount and can do
t if every preacher and elder will only state
o their respective congregations what
Ihurch Extension has done and is doing for
hurches unable of themselves to build a
iouse of worship. Turn on the light and
et our brethren and sisters know the bless-
ngs our people are receiving through this
Jod- given enterprise. Why, away down here
n T-xas there are many churches that to-
lay would not have had a house of worship
iad it not been through the aid given them
y our Church Extension Board. Our
brethren have never devised any mission
enterprise that is bringing greater and more
permanent blessings to our homeless chuich-
es; and shall we not feel the obligation rest-
ing upon us to foster and enlarge our
Church Extension Furd? Let us wake up
and make a contribution on Church Exten-
sion day worthy of our nan e and numerical
strength. B. B. Sanlliis, Cor. Sec.
Austin, Tex.
Permanency Means Sin. cess.
Our missionary work divides itself into
four grand divisions: 1. Foreign Missions;
2. American Mis ions; 3. State Missions,
4. Church Extension.
• Each are of equal importance. Foreign
Missions are the ultimatum of all our work.
But Foreign Missions succeed only as our
work at home succeeds. The foreign work
is dependent wholly upon the success of
home work, both state and national, and it
seems to me the time is at hand when we
are compelled to say that our state and
national work depends tremendously upon
the success of our Church Extension work.
Twenty-seven hundred congregations with-
out a home! And we wonder why our col-
lections for Home and Foreign Missions are
not larger!!
The man who is living in his own house
and has a steady job will give largely to
charity work when his heart is right. But
his brother, who has no home, driven hither
and thither, out of work half time, scarce-
ly knowing where the next meal is to come
from, has just as good a heart, but gives
nothing. Encouragement gives. Discour-
agement not only fails to give, but fails to
create the wherewith to give.
The church that is housed, all debts in
the hands of her own brethren, is full of
encouragtment. When an appeal comes
from any of our "boards" she wants to
help and does help joyfully. Litt e is gotten
and little can be expected from a congrega-
tion without a home.
Just a little personal experience. Some
years ago the writer was preaching for a
little congregation meeting in an old hall
in one of our Western towns. Everything
was- succeeding nicely. But imagine our
consternation one Lord's day morning when
the janitor reported our furniture ousted
and hall taken possession of. The city
owned the hall and had rented it for a much
larger sum. Prejudice was against us. The
only alternative was to move to the opera-
house and pay $2 per Sunday with no
midweek privileges whatever. Kindred
have been the experiences of many home-
less congregations.
It is a business investment, a matter of
dollars and cents to the work of "prtach-
ing the gospel as a witness among all nations"
that we help to house the homeless congre-
gations.
When world' wide missions ceases to be
the ultimate object of our efforts, then it is
time to close our doors and turn the work
over to those who ore in earnest.
Every church must be a workshop, a re-
cr liting office and a collection agency. A
workshop to work over and recast the
warped material brought in from the world.
A recruiting office in which to enlist new
soldiers for the royal service. A collection
agency to gather fuadd to push the battle
farther on. These have to do with things
material. Of necessity, then, she must have
a material home.
The building is the problem. "Church
Extension" is the solution. The September
offering is the opportunity. Let every
church take the largest offering in her his-
tory at this offering. This is an invest-
ment we cannot afford to miss. We must
reach the $250,000 mark. We will reach
it. J. K. Shellenberger,
Cor. Sec, M. C. M. S.
Madelia, Minn.
Appeal for the Homeless.
In this county we have over 2,700 homeless
congregations. They are not only hampered ia
their work, but their very existence is imperiled.
Seeing this the Church Extension Board has es-
poused their cause and already rejoices in having
provided homes for 865 such congregations. It
is a glorious record, but the future work will be
more glorious.
This work appeals to our business sense aud
higher sentiments. When we put our mon y into
this fund it goes on perpetually building churches
until Christ comes again. Then we think he will
say: "Inasmuch as ye did it to them, ye did it unto
me."
Let pastors and elders see that each congrega-
tion meets their apportionment, that the Exten-
sion Fund reach the quarter million in 1900.
J. J. Morgan.
Woodland, Cal.
A Building- Unites a Congregation.
After 18 years' evangelistic and pastoral work
in California, eight of these being used as state
evangelist and a very close relation all the time
with our state work, I desire to bear this testi-
mony: That only in . ne instance have I known
our cause to fail where we have invested in a lot
or home for the young church. And this one case
was a peculiar one. I know of no earthly consid-
eration stronger than property rights to cement
the members of our struggling bands. It seems
to be a stackiDgpole around whici we pile our
hay. Whatever assists weak churches to possess
and occupy a home, even with a mortgage on it,
should be fostered by every Christian who holds
sacred the best interests of our plea. With this
end in view permit me to trust that the Church
Extension Fund will rtceive from all our pastors
and evangelists chat hearty sympythy and co-
operation its business methods as well as its
great purpose deserve. That every effort should
be had to increase the permanent fund to at least
$250,000 by our General Conventions. Sucn a
consummation will advance our cause and give it a
firmer footing in a new community than anyone
thing in our power. R. L. McHatton.
Santa Cruz, Cal.
Get Out of the Ruts.
Follow system in Bible study. Take a course
at home by mail. Terms, $1.00 per month.
Trial lesson free per request. Write Prof. C. J.
Burton, Christian University, Canton, Mo.
1072
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 1900
M
j^ttEF? Scheme
IT ISA FAILURE
AUWAY5
The Chain Letter and Other
Schemes.
There was the charity craze, offering
membership in the Charity Chain for ten
cents and requesting a busy man to return
the communication with ten cents and to sit
down and make two exact copies of the
same, sending to two friends with the same
reasonable request, and they repeat the same
performance until twenty should perfect
the mystic sound, and closing with anxious
warning against freaking the chain; and
when the $200,000 thus raised is all in the
giver's name shall be enrolled, like John
Hancock's, where "all nations shall behold it
and all time shall not efface it."
There was the nickel-for-every-member
novelty, asking five cents from every man,
woman and child, and requesting every one
to solicit nickels for one week from their
friends, and when the sum of thousands shall
have been raised money may be sent and
the enterprise may be inaugurated and the
names of the great multitude of five-centers
will be placed in the cornerstone and re-
corded in a volume for their perpetual fame,
and all children are requested to go without
candy and all grown people to deny them-
selves a cigar or ribbon, and the preacher is
modestly asked, not only to do this in his
own congregation but to pursue the good
work in others by correspondence.
There was the Autograph Quilt curiosity
— a proposition to all good men and true in
every place — twenty blocks, twenty names
wanted for each block, to be marked with
red thread, ten cents to be contributed with
each name, and as the names of distinguished
persons will help in selling, "Please get the
President, Vice-President, members of the
Cabinet and members of Congress to write
their names in a block and return as_soon as
possible."
There was the old method of sending the
pastor or some brother or sister who travels
and gets $5 here and $10 there and $20
yonder, and the cost of getting it"eats up
half the sum contributed; the pastor is
away from his post, and if he gets enough it
is sunk in one place and never heard of
again. The last brother who came to see
me this way came a thousand miles, saw the
inauguration and got just enough to pay his
way to Washington and return and did not
think it worth while crediting to us in his
report of funds received.
We are grieved by these devices. The
good people who resort to them are our
brethren, most excellent, most devoted,
most worthy of help. We feel for them and
want to help them. Now, Church Extension
meets thesi multitudinous calls. It looks
into such cases as need investigating. By
the co-operation of all our churches it pro-
vides for such as are worthy.
The Extension Board meets the absolute
necessity for a consideration of such ap-
peals and the distribution wisely of such
benevolence. By organized and united ef-
fort on the part of all a thousand times
more is done and better done than could
ever be done under the old haphazard meth-
od, and the dollar you give helps, not one
struggling church, but twenty churches ev-
ery century and goes on helping for a thous-
and years. F. D. Power.
A Good Mark for Church Extension.
1900, A. D., $250 000; 1905, A. D., $500,-
000; 1910, A. D., $1,000,000.
September 30th, 1900, is the date set for
reaching a quarter of a million dollars in our
Church Extension Fund. If this is accom-
plished it will mark an epoch in our history.
It will be the beginning of a great victory.
A quarter of a million in 1900 means a half
million in 1905, and a million in the fund in
1910; and even with a fund growing at so
rapid a rate as that we would still be un-
able to meet the demands that would be
made upon it. The larger the fund the more
liberal the terms of the loans can be made
and the consequent greater encouragement
to scattered Disciples to organize and build.
In the West the church problem is more
and more coming to be the problem of
housing the infant organization — the legiti-
mate child of apostolic evangelization.
In this great, growing metropolis of the
Southwest of 110,000 people we have five
churches. We could double that number in
two years if the Church Extension Board
could insure loans at low ra' es of interest to
buy lots and build chapels. There is not a
town on this coast of any importance where
we could not plant a church in five years if
the Extension Fund could solve the house
problem. If we had $250,000 in the fund!
There will be no if in this matter after Sep-
tember 30th if the preachers and elders do
their duty to God and the church in the
meantime. The obligation is upon us, b eth-
ren! Let us acknowledge our responsibility!
Let us do our duty!
H. Elliott Ward.
Los Angeles, Cal.
The Responsibility Lies With the
Pastor.
Shall we reach the $250,000 mark in the
fund for Church Extension by September
30th? This is a question for the preachers
and elders to resolve. If the churches are
given the opportunity and a frank and fall
statement of the necessity for increasing
this fund is made, the churches will respond.
Twenty-seven hundred churches without
houses of worship! This is a startling con-
dition. It is an interest we ought to see is
changed for the better. Twenty thousand
dollars raised in the September offering will
help to improve this condition very nrateri-
ally and will make the fund $25 a month.
If our churches will reach the apportion-
ment made by Bro. Muckley the quarter-
million limit will be reached. If the preach-
ers will do their duty the churches will
reach their apportionment. The responsi-
bility rests with the pulpit. Let every
preacher do his duty.
W. H. Martin;
Fresno, Cal.
"Lend us Five Dollars."
We love the brethren, and in this we are
truly apostolic. But love will make its ex-
pression in the most helpful way to the ob-
ject of its love. Our brethren who have no
church homes and who are looking to us for
help will surely expect dollars and not de-
lays.
The church that is yearning for a house of
worship, knows a void that nothing but walls
and a roof will satisfy — church house hunger.
Could each of us during the next two months
visit some growing town where a loyal band
of Christians were straining to complete a
modest house and they should say: "Loan us
five dollars and we will turn it over to the
Church Extension Society in a year from
now," would we not gladly hand them the
cash? The churches exist in reality by the
hundreds; will we have fellowship with them
or not? W. T. Groom.
Wabash, Ind.
V5C
once-
ALWAYS
August 23, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1073
Correspondence*
English Topics.
AN EVANGELIST IN CLAY.
Fifty years ago a Email boy, a little Londoner,
wandering among the garish attractions of old
Camberwell Fair, stopped and gazed in wonder
and delight at the "Dying Gladiator," represented
by a "living statue," who, in white tights, with
hands and face chalked and with the aid of suit-
able drapery gained a precarious livelihood from
the public, who rewarded his assumption of
various pose3 by a dole of coppers. The small
boy of six stood entranced while the representa-
tion lasted and on reaching home, near Camber-
well Gate, proceeded to imitate, in his own feeble
way, the scene which had been so graphically set
before him by the "liviDg statue" at the fair.
That small boy was George Tinworth, whose
genius has made his name honored and his work
admired t-roughout the world. He is the greatest
of all living artists in clay. The son of a poor
wheelwright, he was born near Camberwell Gate
on Nov. 5, 1843. The "statues" at Camberwell
Fair » ere his first studies in art, which, in spite
of the unfavorable surroundings of a crowded and
dreary neighborhood, and the no less uncongenial
circumstances of his having to assist his father in
the wheelwright's shop, became at a very early
period in his life quite a consuming passion. He
began by cutting out some wooden butter stamps;
but, longing to express himself in worthier
fashion, he soon began to give his attention to the
"human form divine."
YOUNG TINWORTH'S EARLY STRUGGLES.
How this marvelous youth managed to over-
come the obstacles which clogged his path I must
briefly relate. His early career was a realistic
romance. He has himself put it on record in his
favorite mediam, the terra-cotta panel. This
panel represents a youth of about sixteen at work
in the wheelwright's shop; but instead of being
engaged on an unfinished wheel he is busy at the
vice, carving a figure from a block of wood.
Fearful lest his father should discover him thus
wasting his time, a small boy has been stationed
at the shop window to give timely warning of the
approach of parental authority, when the forbid-
den carving will be hastily hidden away and the
mending of spokes and felloes reluctantly re-
sumed. But such furtive exercises were far from
satisfying, and the young man with his irrepressi-
le longings for better things was adrift on- the
ocean of life without a pilot, without charts, with-
out even a connass to direct him to the desired
haven of success in art. When Tinworth was 18
he accidentally heard of a school of fine art. In-
tuitively he knew that was where he should go.
It was in Lambeth, only the next parish, but what
a tremendous gulf was fixed in the mind of the
bashful youth betwen a seat in the Lambeth
School of Art and that wheelwright's bench at
Camberwell! How was it to be bridged? The
difficulty was overcome easily enough. The lad
took with him a small sculptured head of Handel,
his own handiwork, but more than once he stood
on the doorstep of the art school and retreated
without finding courage to go in. One evening
a companion went with him and actually pushed
him suddenly right into the room, almost into the
arms of the master. Mr. Sparkes, one of the
ablest art instructors who ever lived in England,
at once discerned in the untutored strivings of
the young aspirant the genius of a real artist,
and Tinworth was given a seat. From that happy
moment his upward career commenced. After
about three years' evening tuition under Mr.
Sparkes, work at the wheelwright's still being
done during the day, Tinworth was admitted to
the school of the Royal Academy. In 1865 he
won a silver medal and two years later he secured
the first silver medal in the Life School; and
meanwhile, in 1866, he had a group of figures
called "Peace and War in Low Life," accepted
for exhibition in the Royal Academy. The scene
depicted was one of slum life. It represented
two street Arab3 engaged at fisticuffs; two little
girls were interfering, and a dog stood by, bark-
ing at the battle. So far, honor and academic
reward constituted his only return for his work.
But then came fame and gain. The Paris Exhibi-
tion of 1867 did much to revive art in England.
A demand for artistic pottery was created and
Mr. Doulton, now Sir Henry Doulton, was one of
the first to desire to respond to it. Mr. Sparkes
was convinced tbat his pupil was the very man to
assist Mr. Doulton in his laudable object. Tin-
worth at once left the mending of wheels and
began the occupation for which he had been long-
ing. There ends the romance of his career. It
would be tedious to enumerate the names of the
panels which have left his studio high up in the
Lambeth Pottery, near the Archbishop of Canter-
bury's Palace by the Thames and opposite the
Westminster Houses of Parliament. These mar-
velous productions have gone to the ends of the
earth.
A GREAT BIBLE ARTIST.
George Tinworth is the first sacred artist in the
world. His chief delight is to interpret on clay
panels, in wonderful alto relievo, all kinds of
Bible scenes and incidents. He does this in his
own strong, original and Puritanically simple
way, for he is a Puritan, heart and sou!, notwith-
standing his images and in spite of the fact that
they are to be found adorning York Minster, the
Guards' Chapel and the Anglican Churches of all
degrees, high and low. "When I was a little
boy," says Mr. Tinworth, "my mother was always
talking to me about the Bible. I paid little at-
tention then, and when I grew up I was a bit
wild. As soon as I began to think seriously all
her words came back to me and I heeded them.
My mother did it." Here is a fine lesson to
mothers in humble life. This may well be under-
stood when we know that his parents belonged to
the church of which the Rev. G. Clayton was the
famous pastor. It was the sanctuary known as
"Browning's Church" at Walworth; for the poet
Browning was christened there. Tinworth's
mother trained the lad to regard all other litera-
ture as dross; so that to this day the Bible is the
only book which he reads without indifference,
and his world of thought is still that which was
in his youth peopled from the Bible. The objec-
tion of the older Tinworth to his son "wasting his
time" was founded on his loathing of "graven
images." The artist's answer to the objection is
in these words: "I always think of what God
told Moses to do. He bade him set up carved
images of the cherubim at the four corners of the
ark;" and on his panel of Aaron's Golden Calf he
has inscribed: "May God preserve England from
the worship of images, is the prayer of the image-
maker!" Over in America, in Washington, is a
wonderful terra-cotta and Doulton ware pulpit,
decorated, of course, with panels of Scripture sub-
jects. A clergyman was visiting Tinworth's
studio while the artist was engaged on this
beautiful work. On the door Tinworth had put
a bird's nest to proclaim: "Foxes have holes, and
the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of
Man hath not where to lay his head." "That, you
know," he explained to the cleric, "is for the
bishops and canons to see when they go up into
the pulpit dressed in their fine robes." Ten years
afterwards Tinworth was rather taken back by
the same clergyman turning up at the studio to
remind him of the incident, for the clergyman
was Dr. Benson, who had in the interval become
Archbishop of Canterbury. It takes Tinworth
about nine months to finish a large panel, but
one — "Going to Calvary" — which only occupied
about four months, was bought at the private view
of the Royal Academy for five hundred guineas.
Mr. Tinworth's art is his religion. He only in
habits a modest little house at Kew and works all
day in a dusty skyward studio at Lambeth; but he
delivers the gospel messages with the power of a
great prophet, and is recognized throughout the
Christian world as an Evangelist in Clay.
MORE AMERICANS COME AND GO.
Like flocks of swallows you Americans fly to
our shores, and like swallows you flit away from
us just as we begin to enjoy the fellowship.
The most tantalizing of all flying visits has been
that of A. McLean. This much-traveled secre-
tary has been to Constantinople to survey the
mission field in the Levant. He arrived in Lon-
don at eight in the morning, spent a few hours
with us and left London at four in the afternoon
for Liverpool en route back to America. Pres.
Aylswortb, of Cotner University, Lincoln, Neb.,
is on this side of the Atlantic. He did me and
my people the pleasure of preaching a sermon
which will ever be recollected with delight.
With him were Mr. Griggs and daughter, also
from Lincoln. Prof. Haggard is in Europe. But
we have a legion of your citizens coming and
going. And changes are ever happening, so that
I feel the personal environment which at one time
seems permanent suddenly alters its aspect.
Our young friend, London Moore, younsest son of
Dr. W. T. Moore, is about to sail for America to
take up a university course in science in his
native land. His genial presence will be missed.
If any of our American friends contemplate
repairing to our shores during September will they
particularly heed the notice that our convention
is to he held in Liverpool, at the Upper Parlia-
ment Church of Chriat, Sept. 18-22? We have
never in any annual conference been without the
attendance of some bright Westerners. May
some few at least be able to grace this coming
occasion. Bro. Bicknell and his prosperous
church will be delighted to greet any.
W. Durban.
43 Park Road, South Tottenham, London, Aug.
3, 1900.
A Mountain Climber.
GAINS 12 LBS. ON CHANGE OF FOOD.
When a change of food can rebuild a man 77
years of age, It is evidence that there is some
value in a knowledge that can discriminate in the
selection of proper food to rebuild the body. A
few months ago the physician attending Warren
S. Johnson, of Colfax, Cal., 77 years old, that
death from old age would soon claim him. He
suffered from general weakness and debility.
An old lady advised him to quit coffee and drink
Postum Cereal Food Coffee and to eat Grape- Nuts
breakfast food every morning. He took the ad-
vice, and has gained 12 pounds. Says he is as
well as he ever was, and takes long trips in the
mountains, which he has been unable to do for a
long time.
There is a reason for this: in the first place,
coffee acts as a perfect nerve destroyer on many
highly organized people, both young and old, and
many people haven't the knowledge to select
nourishing, healthful, rebuilding food.
Both Postum Food Coffee and Grape Nuts
breakfast food are made from selected parts of
the field grains that contain delicate particles of
phosphate of potash and albumen. These two ele-
ments combine in the human body to quickly re-
build the gray matter in the brain and in the
nerve centers throughout the body.
Direct, sure and certain results come from
their use and can be proven by any person that
cares to make the trial. Both the Postum Food
Coffee and Grape-Nuts is kept by all first-class
grocers.
1074
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 1900
The Lands of the Long Day— VII.
AFLOAT AND AFOOT IN LAPLAND.
FaciDg the Tana River that July morning, with
a roadless wilderness before me, through which I
must travel for more than three hundred miles, it
did not seem that a bicycle was really a desirable
accessory for the journey. The mercury stood at
the freezing point — and so did I. Mingled snow
and rain fell so heavily that the opposite bank of
the river was but dimly visible. My two boatmen
stood ready beside their craft, an unstable canoe
twenty feet long and twenty inches wide, in which
it would be practically impossible to stow a bicy-
cle. I retreated to the house where I had lodged
and reopened negotiators with the Lapp who
had been interested in my wheel the night before.
He was an enterprising sort of fellow and was
evidently captivated by the idea of owning a bicy-
cle. After much dickering, for a Lapp is Jew,
Italian and Yankee all in one at trading, we made
a bargain by which he got the wheel while I got a
complete suit of reindeer furs and a considerable
sum in cash.
The chief garment in the suit is the eoat, or
"frakke" It really is a frock; goes on over the
head like a sweater and comes down to the knees;
ties at the neck with bright-red strings and has
red cuffs. For ordinary summer wear the frakke
is made of heavy blue woolen material; for win-
ter of reindeer fur, but the trimmings are always
of the most brilliant red. There is no noticeable
difference between the costumes of the men and
the women except the gowns of the latter are
sometimes two or three inches longer and are al-
most always worn without a belt, whereas the
men always wear a belt, to which is attached a
daggerlike Knife in a sheath.
So I donned my fur gown and prepared for a
wintry journey. It made me laugh inwardly to
picture to myself that skirted Lapp, with his
square- topped cap and curl-pointed shoes, scorch-
ing down the road to Vadso on an American bicy-
cle (when he learns to ride it). But it made him
laugh outwardly to see "der Engelskman" clad in
Lapland furs, with plaid stockings projecting below
and a rough-rider hat above. Perhaps after all
he had the best of the laugh. But it has been a
very comfortable outfit and daily and hourly have
I blessed the good fortune which enabled me to
dispose of the wheel and to acquire furs, at the
point where the former becime an almost impos-
sible burden and the latter a practical necessity.
The Lapp is welcome to the distinction of having
what is now, I suppose, the most northerly bicycle
in the world.
as a sleigh-ride, which everybody knows is the
most uncomfortable form of amusement ever de-
vised. Low hills rise gradually from the river
bank, untimbered but covered with a thick growth
of birch bushes which are bright with the new
green of early spring. There are in the river
many nets for the capture of salmon, and not in-
frequently we pass the hut of a Lappish fisher-
The Tana River is a stream of considerable size,
in width averaging upwards of two hundred yards
in this part, with a swift current and frequent
rapids. One man stands in the bow of the canoe
and another in the stern, each with a ten-foot
pole, and together they push the boat upstream
with surprising speed, even ascending rapids
where, to the unpracticed < ye, it seens that no
boat could possibly climb up. Nowhere have I
ever seen more skillful boatmen. Traveling
among these people is net without certain hard-
ships, but there are at least two compensating
circumstances. One can feel perfectly safe in a
boat in the midst of any sort of rocks or rapids if
the poles or paddles are in the hands of Lapps;
and one can leave his personal property scattered
about as he will with complete safety from theft.
No Yankee trad' r can be keener than a Lapp in
driving a sharp bargaiD, but they are honest to
the last degree.
The first day on the Tana River we made nearly
thirty miles in seven hours of travel. The rain
and snow continued, and from the standpoint of
physical comfort the journey was as disagreeable
Late in the afternoon we approached a group
of half a dozen huts which my boatmen said was
as far as theyVould go. I must get another boat
and other men. The matter of changing boats
and getting new men to carry me on my way
proved afterward to be a source of many delays.
Generally the men do not like to go far from
home and it takes them two or three hours to pre-
pare for such short journeys as they are willing
to undertake. They are the slowest moving
creatures I ever had dealings with, and if there is
any way of stimulating them into speedy motion
it is still unknown to me. The advan'age of these
frequent changes is that it brings the traveler
into contact with many people and enables him to
see the inside of muny houses. There is scarcely
a Lapp hat on my route half across Lapland
whose hospitality I have not shared and by whose
hearth I have not sat — sometimes longer than I
desired.
Landing at this settlement on the river bank
the men drew up the boat and without knocking
carried my baggage into one of the houses. It
seemed a miserable hovel, but it had two rooms,
one of which I had all to myself that night, while
the family (a dozen or so) occupied the other. I
was now on the soil of Finland, for the Tana River
is here and for a hundred miles farther the boun-
dary between Norway and Finland, but the inhab-
itants of tbis region generally speak Norse, in
addition to their native Lappish, and in the former
language negotiations were conducted for the con-
tinuation of the journey on the morrow. Pending
the preparation of supper I tried a few casts in
the river for salmon, though the water was so
high that the attempt was not only useless but
ridiculous.
Supper was brought in by a Lappish maiden.
It consisted of the staple articles of die", of this
country — rye bread, salmon, milk and coffee.
Probably there are no people in the world who are
more addicted to the use of coffee than the Lapps.
I have heard that they are hard drinkers, but so
far have seen them drinking nothing but coffee
and milk. My bed that night was of furs and
sheepskin; comfortably warm, to be sure, but a
sheepskin lacks freshness after it has been used
for an indefinite period (especially by Lapps), and
it acquires an odor which suggests neither peach
blossoms nor new-mown hay.
I The menu for breakfast was the same as for
supper, exc pt that the coffee was brought in be-
fore I was up and the salmon was served raw.
This latter delicacy, which is a favorite in the
civilized parts of Scandinavia as well as in the
wilds of Lapland, I at first scorned, but later
learned to endure and even to embrace — with a
certain reluctance. The appetite for raw salmon
has nearly become a confirmed habit. It was
only after persistent effort that I was able to ob-
tain the bare essentials for a morning wash at
this "hotel." In general, ablutions are not fre-
quent in this region with the natives. They are,
to put it mildly, something less than diurcal.
When one makes u e of what they furnish as a
towel it ia not always certain that the entire proc-
ess will result in any net gain in cleanliness.
Such were the primi'ive appointments of this hut,
but even here the advance agent of civilization
has laid his finger, for a Waterbury alarm clock
shone out in nickel-plated splendor from a niche
in the log wall.
On the second day's journey up the river etill
fewer houses were passed. Once we paused and
entered a sod hut seven feet by nire with a round-
ed roof not more .han five feet high. A fire was
burning on a stone hearth in the center and some
of the smoke found its way out at the aperature
in the roof which was designed to serve as chim-
ney. Five men sat about the fire finishing a meal.
They made room for my two boatmen and me and
gave us fresh salmon which we broiled. The
proper method is to thrust a stick lengthwise
through a strip of fish a foot long, broil it over
the fire and eat it from the stick like c^rn from
the cob. I judiciously looked the other way while
tney washed the coffee-cup before presenting it
to me, They meant to do me a great honor, for
ordinarily they do not • wash the cup at all, but
their method of dishwashing was a trifle ir-
regular.
Again, we stopped at a still more typical Lapp-
residence. It was a one-roomed log hut, which
my men entered as ustal without knocking, I fol-
lowing. The furniture of the room consisted of a
fireplace, two homemade folding beds such as
one sees in every Lappish house, a table and two
or three low benches. The six occupants of the
room were disposed upon the flotr and the beds.
Two women were knitting and an old mm was
tying stones in birchbark for weights for salmon
nets. All were bundled up with caps and mufflers
as if for a winter journey, though the room was
hot to suffocatio-j. My men calmly took posses-
sion of the fireplace and made coffee. Then we
drew forth our provisions — canned goods, dried
reindeer, beef and black bread— and ate dinner.
Cream for the coffee and milk to drink were ob-
tained from our hosts, for no Lapp family is so
poor but that it has always an abundance of milk,
but otherwise their hospitality consisted in allow-
ing us the freedom of the premises.
According to the Lapp code of etiquette one is
perfectly free to enter any man's house without
invitation or announcement, but to the guest's
liberty of entrance corresponds the host's perfect
liberty to let him alone after he has entered. Yon
may enter without a word and sit by the fire for
two hours, and unless you, as guest, take the in-
itiative they will seem as utterly oblivious of your
presence as if you were a shadow on the wall. If
they are eating a meal you are not asked to join.
It is taken for granted that you have provisions
with you and will eat if you want to. But if you
ask for anything there is nothing in their simple
store that is not freely yours— coffee, milk, hard
bread, fish, dried reindeer meat, or reindeer skins
for a bed upon their floor.
That night we reached Utsjoki, at the point
where the river of the same name flows into the
Tana. Utsjoki is marked upon the maps as though
it were a town. In reality there is only the house
of the Landsman (the police officer of a district
seventy five miles squared and a church three miles
up the Utsjoki Rifer. The Landsman, a pleasant
gentleman of Finnish-Swedish extraction, speak-
ing all languages but English, received me in his
comfortable little home and treated me as a guest.
He said it was long since he had seen any one but
the Lapps who live about him, and he was evi-
dently lonely. Following his advice, I decided to
leave the T«na River at this point, enter Finland
by the Utsjoki River and take the overlai-d route
across Finni-h Lapland by way of Euare to
Kittila.
The reader should perhaps be remii ded that
Lapland is not a political division, but is the name
applied to the territory where, under several gov-
ernments and speaking several languages, the
Lapps dwell. The boundaries of Lapland are
August 23, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1075
therefore rather vague, as the population about
the edges is mixed, and as the Lappa on the bor-
der have intermarried with their Finnish, Norse
and Swedish neighbors, especially the former; but
at all events, Lapland includes parts of Norway,
Sweden, Russia and the Russian Grand-Duchy of
Finland. In addition to their native Lappish, of
which there are several quite distinct dialects, the
Lapp3 usaally speak the language of the country
within whose boundaries they live. Thus those
along the Tana River, among whom I had been
traveling so far, spoke Norse (Norwegian). After
leaving the house of Utsjoki landsman I was soon
among th:se whose only civilized language was
Finnish.
At one time and another I have attended inter-
esting services in St. Peter's at Rome, in West-
minster A^bsy and ia Cologne Cathedral in Notre
Dame at Paris and in the Duomo of Florence, but
it was a still rarer privilege to spend a Sunday
morning with the Lapps at the little church of
Utsjoki. Up to the sixteenth century these peo-
ple were still pagans, worshiping various reptiles
and having as their shrines sacred stones, usually
small enough to be portable. At the larger
shrines which were stationary, it was customary
for the worshiper who was about to .undertake
any sort of project to leave an offering. If the
undertaking failed it was assumed that the god
was responsible and the erstwhile worshiper re-
turned and not only claimed the gift which he had
left at the altar, but seized the offerings of other
suppliants whose prayers had been more effective.
Under this system it was naturally impossible for
the shrines to accumulate any great wealth. In
the sixteenth century, Trifan, a Russian monk of
Novgorod became an apostle to the Lapps, but
though the Russian Lapps became nominally Chris-
tian at this time the Christianity of the Eastern
Church took no great hold upon them. The Nor-
wegian Lapps were converted in the eighteenth
•century, chiefl/ through the effjr.s of the mis-
sionary Westen. At present nearly all of the
Lapps are adherents of the Lutheran Church,
whicn is the established church of Norway, Swe-
den and Finland, bat many of the ancient super-
stitions are still maintained to a degree which
amounts almost to a perpetuation of the old pa-
ganism This is said to be especially the case
with the Russian Lapps in the Kola Peninsula and
the nomads who vibrate between the Swedish in-
terior and t he Norwegian coast, but these I shall
have no opportunity to observe.
The church at Utsjoki is a well-built stone
structure with a wooden spire and a bell and a
seating capacity of about 300. Architecturally
there is nothing about it which would be consid-
ered out of place in an American town except the
absurdly uncomfortable pews and the pepperbox
pulpit which hangs in one corner like an oriole's
nest half way to the ceiling. Where the popula-
tion is thin the parishes are of course large, and
this one was as large as an English diocese, but
the state church sees to it that every parish shall
have a decent church building. The minister was
a little, black-headed Finn with a big overcoat and
a face like a wizard. (The name "Finn" means
wizarl, by the way.) I essayed conversation with
him, but he could not even speak Norse beyond the
remark uttered from the depths of his overcoat
collar, that this was ''ikke richtig sommer" (no
proper summer).
But the chief point of interest was the congre-
gation, which was easily the motliest collection I
ever saw in a church. There were not more than
forty of them, all Lapps and all clad in their
peculiar costumes, of which the men's skirts al-
ways seem far too long and the women's far too
short. The idea of "dressing up" for Sunday has
not yet penetrated this region, for the garments
were as ragged and dirty as u?ual. Some of the
women wore bright-colored kerchiefs on their
heads; others round skull-caps with ear-laps
which tied under the chin, framing the face in an
oval window. As it was a cool day, many men
and women wore reindeer skin coats, and there is
no material known to me which can assume a more
woe-begone appearance than an old reindeer skin.
It loses its hair in patches and hangs in tatters
at the bottom. The cream of them all was the
deacon who took up the collection. He was an
elderly man, thin and tall, as Lapps go. A tangled
mass of uncombed grayish hair bedecked his head.
A half bald reindeer skin of more than usually
melancholy aspect hung loosely to his knees. The
oval curvature of his nether limbs was set off to
alvan'aje by white woolen trousers, secured about
the ankle by red wrappings which also served to
hold the shoes in place. The shoes themselves,
vast, soft and hay-stuffed, spread out at each step
like the feet of a camel and the sound of his foot-
fall was like the stealthy tread of a pillowshod
burglar. Altogether, ths deacon was distinctly
good.
The service, which was the usual service of the
Lutheran Church, was conducted in the Finnish
language and with the utmost decorum. One of
my boatmen of the day before wai chorister and
sa^g the hymns in a bellowing bass voice. Several
of the congregation had brought their own hymn
books with them, but they seldom joined in the
singing. Tney are notoriously an unmusical peo-
ple—a fact which was exhibited even more clearly
by the singing of those who sang than by the
silence of those who were silent. After a sermon,
the text of which was from Matt. 6, but the points
of which I failed to grasp, several notices and'one
or two official documents were read in Finnish
and Norse, during which the audience gradually
went out.
There were three or four huts by the side of
the lake at the foot of the hill on which the
church stood, and thither we all resorted to eat
dinner. Most of the congregation, and I like the
others, had brought provisions with them. As we
ate I negotiated for a guide and porter to accom-
pany me to Enare. The business proceeded slowly,
but by the time the people began to disperse to
their homes I had found a man to go with me
part way.
The journey from Utsjoki to Enare cannot be
described in detail. The distance is sixty miles
and it took two and a half days to cover it, on
foot most of the way, but using a boat whenever
a lake or stream lay in the way. Tlnre are not
more than half a dozen dwellings between the two
places, and in general it was necessary to secure
a new guide at each hut to take me to the next.
One fine night we traveled by the light of the
midnight sun, finding no place to sleep until half
past three in the morning. A day and a half it
rained and was cold, One full day we tramped
through marshes where the mosquitoes found us a
rare treat. And on the evening of the third day
we reached the civilized and Christian home of
the Forestmaster of Enare, whose hospitable roof
covers the genuine oasis in the desert of Finnish
Lapland. W. E. Garrison.
Enare, Lappmark, Finland, 11 July.
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Why Missionaries are Blamed.
Perhaps a word might be added to what Bro.
Tydings has well said on this subject. Is it a
strange thing that people who have only words of
complaint and condemnation for the work of the
church at home should take advantage of an op-
portunity to fiod fault with its efforts abroad? It
has been said that some of the missionaries of
France and Germany have secured discrimination
in favor of their converts through the foreign
consuls representing their own countries. If this
is true there is reason to believe that some of the
native Chinese not thus favored have been em-
bittered.
But even admitting the accuracy of the state-
ment, it touches only one and that a very small
class of missionaries. The great body of mission-
aries in China is composed of men and women who
scrupulously consider the rights and interests of
all the native classes, who are exceediogly careful
to obey all the local laws and who are very care-
ful to do nothing which would excite popular prej-
udice or hostility. They are men and women
carefully trained and selected, and very often
under the direction of strong and capable super-
intendents. Their efficient work to a great ex-
tent depends upon the good will of the natives,
and that they should do anything to array these
people for whose souls they are working against
them is absurd in the extreme. Besides this these
missionaries are people of culture and intelligence
and their actions are controlled by the spirit of
Christianity, which is a sensible spirit. They have
sacrificed all home interests and associations for
their work and devoted their lives to the judici-
ous work of the Christian ministry in China. In
addition to this our missionaries as a class are
gentlemen and ladies both in feeling and deport-
ment. We should give no more weight to the
cynical attitude of worldly Americans and Euro-
peans who have traveled in China than we do to
the criticism of the church from the same class of
people at home. In their travels as curious sight-
seers they see little of and care less for the work
of Christianity among the heathen. Either through
skepticism or indifference they are prejuiiced
against all religious enterprise at home as well as
abroad. They are always ready to say sneerlngly
that pagans are better as pagans than they would
be as Christians. We have always encountered
this spirit at home, but it has never affected the
power of the gospel — neither will it abroad. Let
such criticism find no place in our Christian sym-
pathy. The Boxer movement is neither anti-
missionary nor anti-Christian, but anti-foreign.
The fanatical Chinamen have not stopped to con-
sider whether a f >reigner was a missionary, a mer-
chant, a railroad engineer, a doctor or an ambas-
sador. It has been foreign enterprise which has
aroused alarm and hatred against all outside move-
ments. Steve J. Corey.
1076
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 1900
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
Reference was made last week to the sermons of
C. B. Newnan at Fountain Park. Since that letter
was written he has been heard ii Bible studies.
He has been the leader in a study of the epistles
to the church in Thessalonica and the Galatian
letter. Charles B. Newnan is a good preacher —
he is better teacher.
Suffer a word of exhortation and encourage-
ment at this point. The youDg preacher is laying
a foundation for a career of constantly, enlarging
and prolonged usefulness who is now cultivating
the teaching faculty. Strive to be a teacher of
the Word. Let your preaching be instructive.
Do not fail to impart information, excite thought,
in the minds of your hearers. It is not true that
ignorance is the mother of devotion. Determine
now that you will make those who attend your
ministry intelligently Christian. The general
ignorance is appalling. It is your businness to
displace this ignorance with intelligence. Make
quality rather than quantity your motto. Better
instruct a few than exhort or appeal to a crowd.
This is enough on this point for the present.
The summer assembly, permit me to remark in
the next place, has its mission. It has come to
stay. The educational value of its work is great.
Specialists appear on its plat'orms both to enter-
tain and instruct. The religious, intellectual and
social features of these gatherings are happily
united. Four years ago I was at the Fountain
Park Assembly. Lo k on that picture, then on
this. There has been improvement. The people
have been helped. They have been to school.
The summer assembly is the people's school.
That man is a benefactor who organizes and
carries on one of these Utter-day unique institu-
tions. The American people are but beginning to
really live. Up to this time they have been
digging, toiling, drudging, skimping. The pioneer
work has, in the main, been djne. Some time can
now be devoted to recreation and self- culture.
Let the best be ppovided for the people.
Since my last letter two things have happened
at Fountain Park worthy of special mention. Dr.
H. 0. Breeden and Bishop C. C. McCabe have
visited the Park and spoken to the people. The
former gave a valuable lecture entitled "The
Crisis of the Hour," and another lecture on his
travels in the Orient . The latter waa illustrated.
Bishop McCabe gave his famous lecture on "The
Sunny Side of Life in Libby Prison." He also de-
livered a sermon. The bithop attended the Lord's
day morning service and acted very much as if he
was one of "the brethren." The words of these
good men ar d the pleasure of personal fellowship
with them will not soon be forgotten.
This is a good place in which to speak to you
about our educational enterprises. There are
facts indicating that we are awakening to the im-
portance of this pirt of our work. There is the
best of news from Drake. If the fact that Dr.
and Mrs. E. J. Toof, of New Haven, gave $25,000
to Drake University has been mentioned in our
papers I have not seen it. The gift was made
just before the death of Mother Toof. The out-
look from Eureka is good. Progress has been
made recently that is cheering to the friends of
the institution. This college was never in so
good a condition as at the present time. We have
been fairly thrilled by the recent achievements of
Hiram. The destiny of Hiram College is settled.
The continued life of Bethany — "dear old
Bethany" — is assured. The Divinity House in
Chicago is more largely attended this summer
than at any previous period. A recent bequest
assures the erection of a Divinity Hall and war-
rants an appeal for endowment. This will come.
The College of the Bible, Lexington, Ky., has de-
termined to put an agent in the field to secure
endowment. John T. Hawkins has been engaged
to do this work. The brethren in Kentucky
know and believe in him. He is a good man for
this work. The Disciples in Kentucky ought to
endow this institution, and I believe they will do
so. Do not forget the text: "He that giveth let
him do it with liberality." This manifestly in-
creasing interest in our educational work is one
of the encouraging signs of the times.
Here is a question — it may have occurred to
others than the writer; hence it is answered in
this place. Knowing you as I do I suspect that
it came into your mind. The following is the
inquiry:
"In what sense, for what reason or reasons and
to what extent did you mean, in a recent issue of
the Christian Evangelist, to commend 'The
Reign of Law,' by James Lane Allen?"
I. As a work of literary art. The first chap-
ter is on hemp — its cultivation and care. The
story of the hemp is a parable in which is pic-
tured the soul-experience of David; the hero of
the volume.
II. The choice of words and the construction
of sentences are about perfect. The delicate
touches, the descriptive passages, show the hand
of a master. "The Reign of Law" leaves but
little to be desired along this line.
III. The book is a most interesting psychologi-
cal study. The hero of the story at first was a
believer. He not only believed in God and in his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord, but he received as
absolutely correct the conception of the gospel
generally entertained by the Disciples of Christ.
David's faith gradually disappeared. He became,
as a result, an unhappy man. He met and be-
came acquainted with a pious young woman. She
declined to discuse science or theology. She be-
lieved in God. She had faith, too, in David. Her
heart trusted. Her experience satisfied her.
Through her gracious influence the downward
career of David was checked. The picture of
David's experience is fine.
The history may not be full and accurate. The
declarations of David can no more be defended
than can the speeches of other unbelievers. He
was wrong in his life, and as a result the thoughts
in his soliloquies and conversations are wrong.
David confounded theology and religion— a com-
mon confusion of thought. Read what David
says as the words of an earnest man who is off
the track, as the hero of "The Reign of Law" was
when he uttered them, and they can do no harm.
W. W. Hopkins has written a tract of 64 pages
entitled "Public and Private Rights." Have you
seen it? I am glad that Bro. Hopkins has
written on this subject. It is evident that he has
given much thought on the subject and that he
has convictions. There can be no mistaking his
earnestness. He believes what he says. His
book is not to be read as fiction. The work is
dedicated "to all those persons who are seeking
the freedom, elevation and moral, material and
spiritual welfare of their fellowmen." The
author is a believer in the Initiative, the Refer-
endum, the Recall and the Single Tax theory; i, e.,
that all moneys needed to carry on the govern-
ment shall be collected by taxes levied on land.
It seems to me that this is a scheme by which the
rich man, as a rule, will be released from the pay-
ment of tax and almost the entire burden will be
thrown on the farmer. Our author, it is true,
says that "the fear that this system would
work a hardship to farmers is wholly im-
aginary," but I cannot get away from that "fear."
An elucidation of this would be a good thing. I
would like to see a system devised that would
compel the multi-millionaire to pay his part of the
expenses of the government if he is not now do-
ing so. Read in one way the little trea ise is
pessimistic; read in another way it is optimistic.
The author has no doubt that the adoption of the
theories of the school of political economists to
which he belongs will introduce the millennial
day. When thoroughly believed it is a doctrine
"full of comfort." As one reads these pages he
is inclined again and again to use the interroga-
tion-point But this is the kind of writing to
read — writing that excites questions, writing that
excites thought; wherefore, read W. W. Hopkins
on "Public and Private Rights." B. B. T.
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.ugust 23, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1077
JSotes and JSews.
The Tohee Industrial School.
Three years ago I began this work feeling that
ch a work was needed among the thousands of
lored people who have settled in Oklahoma. By
sking appeals to the brethren I received $465,
th which I built a building that will accommo-
ite about 150 children. On the 28th of June
at I left home to get six sewing machines and I
n proud to say that I have the promise of them,
also collected in cash $150, for which I wish to
:press my thanks to our brethren. I return
>me now to continue my work until we shall
,ve a school second to none in the United States.
S. R. Cassius.
\St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 20, 1900.
Hiram College Notes.
All yourg men and women who contemplate
tending Hiram College this fall please take
•tice.
!lf you will send your name and address at once
either Mi^s Clara Darsie, chairman information
mmittee of the Y. W. C. A., or Mr. W. C. Mc-
ragall, chairman of the information committee
the Y. M. C. A., Hiram, O., they will gladly
rnish you with any desired information concern -
Z the school and its life, and having your name
id address they will be in a condition to assist
n on your entrance to the school.
Mary Magdalene Folks, Pres. Y. W. C. A.
L. B. McLauchlin, Pres. Y. M. C.
Fountain Park Assembly.
This Assembly is located near Remington, Ind.
,met this year on July 28th and closed on Aug.
rah. Remington is a town of 1,500 and is sur-
jnnded with a large number of town and country
.arches. It is in the midst of a very productive
rming district and the farmers are well to f'O.
le roads are good at this time of the year, and
tndreds and even thousands come here to enjoy
tellectual feasts provided for them.
There is a fine summer hotel here; a number of
•lieges and others have their tents, but most of
iose who attend seem to drive, and come and
p in their wagons and carriages to their great
.tisfaction and enjoyment. It is said that on
)rd's day, Aug. 5th, there were over 3,000 people
•esent. Of course, during the week the audiences
ere not so large, but those present seemed
terested and attended all the services and
ctures.
; Robert Parker, of Remington, is the president
id seemed to be the main man in giving direction
id managing the whole affair. He impressed
ie writer as an active business man ; in fact,
aded down with business, and yet was greatly
terested in the cause of Christ and willing to
svote a good share of his time to advance the
JDgdom of God. He seemed to look after every
itail in the management and tried to bring com-
>rt and happiness to all Everything about the
ost beautiful grounds was pleasant and inviting,
ad the hotel was clean and comfortabe. It is
Jrtaiuly a lovely spot for the farmers and towns-
aople of this part of the state to gather a few
ays during the hot summer days for recreation,
istruction and rest.
The program was an admirable one and those
resent seemed deeply interested in all that was
resented. B. B. Tyler, late of New York City,
aemtd to be the manager of this part of the
.asembly, and I. B. Newnan, pastor in Detroit,
lich., was Bro. Tyler's assistant. This made a
trong team. Each of these lecturers delivered
bout twelve sermons and other addresses, which
'ere full of instruction. Among other speakers
'ere B. J. Radford, Eureka, 111.; Geo. P. Hall,
tecatur, III; H. O. Breeden,. Des Moines, la.;
Bishop C. C. McCabe, Ft. Worth, Texas, and quite
a number of other addresses and such features
that commended themselves to those who at-
tended. There were concerts, music, recitations,
views, etc., etc. These things made the program
restful and a pleasure to all. The lectures and
addresses on Bible themes gave the audience an
hour of instruction. Then came that which
amused and entertained, and all seemed nicely
blended together. These plain and yet intelligent
people seemed to be very happy and grateful for
the splendid program rendered. The writer is
under obligation to Bro. Parker for his kindness,
and when permitted will certainly return to Foun-
tain Park and enjoy another Assembly.
G. A. Hoffmann.
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Iowa Notes.
Sunday, September 2nd, is the day set apart for
Church Extension.
I hope that Iowa will do her part to make up
the $250,000. A congregation counts for but
little unless it has a house in which to worship.
We have in Iowa 53 homeless congregations, and
how to save them is a serious problem.
A good offering for Church Extension will help
to house these congregations.
The very hope of securing aid from this fund
has inspired many a church to erect a building,
and when the building was completed it was found
that the money was not needed. Many a church
has been saved in the nick of time by the aid of
Church Extension.
It is business in Christianity and io is business
to take a collection whenever the time comes.
Do not forget Church Extension and Muckley,
of Kansas City, on Sunday, Sept. 2nd.
We are planning to entertain a large state
convention Sept. 3rd to 7th.
There is no more delightful place for the state
convention than the University Church, Des
Moines.
M. A. Hitchcock is chairman of the entertain-
ment committee and will be glad to hear from
you if you expect to attend.
Pastors, select a good delegation. Urge your
Bible-school and Endeavor Societies to send
representatives.
Plan to come early and stay until Friday noon.
The Friday forenoon session will be one of the
best of the week.
Delegates from the great Endeavor Convention
in London will be present and tell us of that
meeting.
You will want to hear Prof. C. C. Lockhart's
Bible lectures each morning.
There will be good music. W. E. M. Hackle-
man, of Indianapolis, will be in charge of it.
Don't forget to bring a railroad certificate, so
you may return home on one-tbird fare. Rail-
road agent will attend the convention on Thurs-
day, and that day only, in order to sign your
certificates.
When you reach Des Moines take a University
Street car and go direct to the University Church,
on the corner of 25th and University Avenue.
The entertainment committee headquarters are
in the church parlors.
Lodging and breakfast will be furnished free.
Dinners and suppers served at the church — 25 cts.
each.
We would like to see every pastor in the state
at the convention and a representative from every
church. B. S. Denny.
Des Moines, Aug. 18, 1900.
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Illinois Notes.
The seventh district convention meets at Fair-
field, Sept. 4 6, and it is hoped that a large num-
ber of Disciples may attend. The district is in
good shape, having $100 to begin the new year,
and an evangelist should be employed. Turn out,
brethren.
The eighth district convention meets at Marion,
Sept. 13-16. The place is Marion and the evan-
gelist, J. J. Harris, has done a noble service.
Come, brethren, in large numbers, to hear his re-
port and arrange for his permanent and liberal
support. He is truly great in all his service.
The state jubilee meeting is at Bloomington,
Oct. 2 4, and the program will be distributed in
September. The commiitee has a royal feast in
store and we have the best report yet rendered.
The church at Bloomington is making great
preparations to entertain a large body of Dis-
ciples and it will be the greatest assembly in the
history of our state. The Coliosum Building,
seating over 3,000, is at our service, and Hackle-
man will have charge of the music. Yes, come.
The Central Passenger Association gives a one-
fare rate to Bloomington, but will sell tickets
on Oct. 1st and 2nd only, good to return including
the 6th. The Western Passenger Association
will sell tickets the 1st and on through the con-
vention on the certificate plan and they will be
good three days after the convention to return.
The fare is one and one-third. Inquire carefully
of your railroad agent.
A large poster announcing the state meeting
will be mailed each church early in September to
be hung in a conspicuous place in the church
building. Plain directions concerning railroads
and other matters will accompany the poster.
Prepare to come.
Illinois Day, Nov. 4th, is the time to make
offering! to state missions. Plan for its observ-
ance.
The selected route for Illinois people to Kansas
City is the Chicago & Alton road.
[J. Fred Jones, Sec.
Stanford.
1078
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGFUST
August 23, 1900
evangelistic.
KANSAS.
Belleville, Aug. 13. — Two added yesterday from
M. Es; three since last report. — C. Henderson,
pastor.
INDIANA.
Bloomington, Aug. 10. — On last Wednfsday I
closed a 13 days' meeting at Mt. Gilead, three and
a half miles from this place, with 32 additions;
27 by baptism, two from Baptists, three by state-
ment.— Walter L. Ross.
COLORADO.
Elbert, Aug. 14. — Am in my second meeting at
James Schoolhouse, Elbert County. Sparsely set-
tled. Fifty persons present last night and 11 re-
sponded to the invitation. Interest intense. — W.
A. Chapman.
NEBRASKA.
Minden, Aug. 14. — Last Thursday night at our
midweek prayer- meeting a man 75 years of age
made the good confession and was baptized "the
same hour of the night." This makes three addi-
tions thus far in August. — E. M. Johnson.
KENTUCKY.
Ghent. — George Darsie, of Frankfort, has just
concluded a fine meeting with the Ghent Church.
The interest was unflagging from beginning to
end; fine audiences morning and night. It lasted
two weeks. Ten additions; nine by baptism.
This is the second meeting he has held for us, and
he will be with us again if we can get him. He
holds the kind of meeting we like. — W. J. Loos.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Beaver, Aug. 13. — We are beginning a most
promising tent meeting here in Central Park with
splendid audiences and the best of attention. Bro.
Z. E. Bates, the very efficient and congenial pas-
tor, is a true yokefellow indeed, and is doing a
grand work. We have a noble band of Disciples
here, and they are fully awake and have a zeal
for God according to knowledge. — W. H. Will-
yard.
ILLINOIS.
Evanston. — I. J. Spencer, of Lexington, Ky.,
just closed a very successful meeting with the
Evanston Christian Church; 28 confessions and
five by letter were the numerical results. There
was accorded the largest hearing ever given the
plea of the Christian Church in Evanston. Clear,
forceful preaching by this earnest man of God
has strengthened the church and stirred the city.
Sister Spencer, his amiable and talented wife,
contributed much to the favorable impression
made upon membership and community. Evans-
ton in all that makes a great city is part of Chi-
cago. Such a gospel campaign as has been con-
ducted in this series of service, will win men and
sow seed for future reaping in any city. — Wal-
lace C. Payne, pastor.
Princeton, Aug. 16. — Our Christian Endeav-
orers have organized and are conducting a Sunday-
school three miles in the country, besides being
active in other departments. They seem to be
very happy in their work. There have been two
additions to the church since last report. — J. G.
Waggoner.'
Rantoul, Aug. 13. — Two additions here in our
closing service. This has been a very pleasant
and profitable pastorate. — H. H. Peters.
Kankakee, Aug. 12. — One came forward to-
night from the Presbyterian Church, asking for
baptism and membership with us. — W. D.
Deweese.
Exchange, Aug. 15. — C. W. Stevenson, of Mt.
Vernon, assisted by the writer, closed a 15 days'
meeting at this place last Friday night; 10 were
baptized. Bro. S. is a forcible speaker and a
logical reasoner, and is calculated to do much
good for the cause of Christ. The small band of
Disciples at this place are very zealous and de-
termined, and we expect much good to be done
here. The writer and H. N. Hays are each
preaching here once a month. By great sacrifice
and hard work we are just completing a com-
modious house of worship. We have only
seated it temporarily and will be pleased to hear
from any one having pews or chairs, new or
second-hand, to sell at a bargain. We have a
good Sunday-school and Christian Endeavor here
and our people are awake and at work in earnest.
May God help usand bless us in our efforts to build
up his cause here and elsewhere is my prayer. —
L. D. Hill.
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
WEBB CITY COLLEGE
For young men and young women; ranks amoDgtht
yery best institutions of the Southwest. Strong facul-
ty of specialists in Academy, College, Music. Oratory.
Art Elegant new buildings, good laboratories, fine dormitories. Faculty, Courses and Equipment complete
and strictly up to date. Expenses very low. Catalogue free. Address
VICTOR E. HARLOW, A. BI., President, Webb City, Mo.
TY LADIES' COLLEGE
Phenomena! success. Highest irrade in LETTERS, SCIENCE*, ARTS. Faculty apeeiklb
trained iu leading Colleges and Universities of America and Europe.
AfVaERgCASM MOZART CONSERVATORY
Chartered by the State. Professors graduates with highest honors of the ROYAL CONSERVA-
TORIES. BERLIN, LEIPZIG, LONDON; use the methods ofthese Conservatories. A
fine. upright CONCERT GRAND PIANO, quoted in Bradbury catalogue $1,050, a prize in Mm
Festival Contest. Address Pres. C. M. WILLIAMS, Liberty, .>Io.
L~f"ON ^LEXINGTON, KY,
OPENS ITS THIRTY-FIRST SESSION
THE and MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER
COLL
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Experienced and excellently equipped Faculty in every line of college culture
Terms very reasonable For Catalogue apply to-**&
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association with the University of Indianapolis, enables the College to offer students certain advantt
ages in the way of higher education, and of professional training, that are not found elsewherei
The Department of Bible Instruction, as well as the other departments of the College, is provideij
with a full corps of competent instructors. Fall term begins Monday, October 1.
Catalogues and Information Mailed on Application.
Address, SECRETARY BUTLER COLLEGE, INDIANAPOLIS, TSd\
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KENTUGKY UNIVERSITY, LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE1
ALEXANDER R. MILLIGAN, Acting President.
FIVE COLLEGES.
1. College of Liberal Arts, Lexington.
A. R. Milligan, A.M., Acting Prest.
2. College of the Bible, Lexington.
J. W. McGarvey, LL.D., President.
3. Normal College, Lexington.
J. C. Willis, A.M., Prest.
4. Commercial College, Lexington.
Gen. W. R. Smith, Prest.
5. Medical Department, Louisville.
T. C. Evans, M.D., Dean, 419 W. Chestnut St.
Co-education. Attendance 1018. Well-equipp»
gymnasium. Fees in College of Liberal Arts an
Normal College, $22; in College of the Bible, $2Cj
for nine months. Next session of those college!
begins Monday, September 10, 1900. Next sessio:!
of Medical Department begins, Tuesday, Januar
1, 1901. The Commercial College may be enters;
at any time of the calendar year.
For catalogues or other information, addreej
the head of the college concerning which inforj
mation is desired.
MADISON INSTITUTE
A Home School for Girls.
Oldest School for Girls in the Christian
Brotherhood in Kentucky.
ESTABLISHED IN 1856
A school to which parents may safely intrust their
daughters' education, and social, physical, and
religious training.
1st. Every comfort within the home, and attract-
ive opportunity for lawn tennis, basket-ball, and
other out-door sports on our well kept campus. An
efficient health matron with hospital training.
2nd. Jesus Christ is presented as the source of all
true and abundant life.
3rd. Our courses of study lead up to those offered
in the higher colleges and universities. Our students
are received on certificate at Cornell University,
Vassar College and Wellesley College. This fact
speaks for itself as to the standard or our work.
4th. Our students meet in the class-room a body
of enthusiastic, skilled instructors, who hold their
degrees from such institutions as Cornell University,
Bryn Mawr College, Vassar College, etc. The
faculty is abreast of the times in standards and meth-
ods, and is qualified to arouse and to direct the intel-
lectual ambitions of students.
5th. Well-equipped Chemical and Physical Labora-
tories, good Library and abundantly supplied Read-
ing-room.
6th. Music and Art Departments well equipped.
7th. Madison Institute is designed for and seeks
to enroll as students studious girls of mental ability
and ambition. The school will not be popular with
those who are "going away to school" for the name
of the thing. Students are happy here; triflVrs — un-
less speedily converted— are not in congenial sur-
roundings.
For catalogues and other information apply to
(Miss) ALICE LLOYD, Principal,
Richmond, Ky.
Eureka College
offers a complete
COLLEGIATE COURSE.
also has a
Bible School, Preparatory School, Business School.
Music and Art Departments, and a Teachers' Courst,
A half Century of Successful Work. Next Sessio
opens Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1900. For Catalogue;
and Information, address
PRES. ROBERT E. HIERONYMUS,
....Eureka, Illinois....
MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY,
FINE NEW BUILDINGS.
Campus One Hundred Acres.
Hunting, Swimming, Fishing, Boating.-
Faculty of Specialis's— alumni of twelve leadin
Military Schools and Universities; Educators of n«
tional reputation. Modern improvements. For boo!
let with full information, address
A. K. YANCEY, President, Mexico, Mt
BUNKER HILL Mi¥IifiL
Bunker Hill, 111. No better home and school for an
boy at anv price. College and business preparatioi
Write to Col. S. L. Stiver, A.M., Ph.D.
jgust 23, 1900
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107 9
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
WOODLAND COLLEGE,
Independence, Mo.
i year. All departments. Moderate expense,
ox 549. Address GEO. S. BRYANT.
DRAKE UNIVERSITY.
Des Moines, Iowa.
DEPARTMENTS OR COLLEGES.
lOhLEGIATE, BlBLE, LAW, MEDICINE, NORMAL,
ldemy. Oratory, Art, Music, Pharmacy, Sdm-
s School of Methods.
ie Normal includes a Kindergarten Training
ool; a Primary Training School; a Business and
rthand .school (The Business College has new
ns and a complete equipment. )
*ch one of these departments is strong and pros-
DUS.
Ir. Clinton Lockhart is added co the Bible Col-
j the coming year.
'he total attendance last year was 891; Sum-
■ Schools, 368; total, 1259.
he total attendance for this year is 1,003,
uner Schools, 59u; total, 1593.
'he tuition receipts last year, excluding Law,
lical and Summer Schools, amounted to $18,-
; this year the receipts from the same depart-
its will exceed $25,000.
les Moines is a city of 75,000 and growing
idly. University Place is growing more rapid-
han any other portion of the city. It is a de
tful and economical place to live,
'he large city and state libraries, the historical
ections, the courts, the legislature, the
rches, the societies and other resources of a
;e city afford important accessory advantages
he student.
les Moines is a cosmopolitan city. Students
n any part of the world feel at home here.
i fine spirit of comradeship binds students and
feasors in helpful fellowship.
l new auditorium, seating 1,500, is now com-
;ed.
l pharmaceutical laboratory and new business
ege rooms will be fitted up this summer. For
information send for catalog.
Wm. Bayard Craig, Chancellor.
IIRAM COLLEGE,
HIRAM, OHIO.
A SCHOOL FOR BOTH SEXES.
§140.00 will pay for board, room (heated
1 cared for) and tuition. Expenses can
considerably reduced by club board.
FIFTIETH YEAR COMPLETED,
June 21st, 1900.
E OFFER....
OUR CLASSICAL COURSES— Regular Class-
l, Ministerial L^eal and Medical.
OUR SCIENTIFIC COURSE -i-Regular Sclen-
3, Philf'Soph cal, L'f al and Medical.
OUR LITERARY COURSES— Regular Llter-
, Ministerial, L eal and Medical.
IVE SPECIAL COUR ES— Teachers', Commer-
;, Engllsh-Mlr isterial, Musical and Oratorical.
OUR PO-iT-GRADUATE COURSES— General
correspondence course), Ministerial, Medical,
;al. (One year of class work in each.) ■
$ CALL ATTENTION TO
he variety of our courses— suited to the needs
ill classes of students.
he strength of our courses— equal to those of the
t American colleges.
he strength of our faculty— comprised of twenty-
r experienc d teachers, including instructors in
cial departments, and physical directors,
ur location— unsurpassed for beauty and health-
less.
ur moral and religious surroundings — no sa-
ns; strong religious Influences,
he fact that expenses are marvelously low con-
sring advantages offered.
ur splendid advantages in MUSIC, the depart-
it being In charge of a very competent and ex-
lenced German professor.
ur excellent facilities and favorable location for
T STUDY.
he strong lines of Ministerial Work offered,
he Professional Lines of work in the Dapart-
nts of Law and Medicine.
ur superior advantages for the study of Oratory,
'ur thorough and practical Business Course,
he Endowments have been greatly Increased
!ch means greatly enlarged facilities.
Fall Term opens Sep. 25th, 1900.
end for catal >gne to
PRESIDENT E.V. ZOLLARS,
HIRAM, OHIO.
f'Oft YOUNG LADIES.
Term beeiao Sept. 6, 1900. Located in ShenandoiA
"Valley of Virginia. Unsnrpasaed climate, beautitfwi
jgirouiiria and modern appointments. 220 students pari
session fram 87 States. Terms moderate. Papils enwi
tfifflji time, ««nd for catalogue.
UiBt K. O WEIMAR, Prim. Staanton, V*.
DAUGHTERS COLLEGE,
(riueeessur to the ORPHAN SCHOOL)
— OP THE—
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MISSOURI.
Enrollment 1899 1900, 109 Hoarders; Day Pupils, 31.
Literature Music, Ar*, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Bookkeeping
Thoroughness, completeness, economy. For cata-
logue apply to
J. B. JONES, Pres., Fulton, Mo
iherwood
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^NE ARTS BUILDINS.
203 Michigan Av.
CHICAGO.
William H. Sherwood and WeltoH
Perkins, Directors.
Highest Standard of Art,
Fwculty of eminent teachers.
Catalog free on application.
Fall Term Opens September 38.
WILLIAM R. PERKINS, 8a*.
HARDIN COLLEGER CONSERVATORY
A '"*5i FOR LADIES.
«;,.£- -A. jJio.kX Bl>The OoUege, a nnrrer.
Elisity trained faculty
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"SHlEi1.. m i liMspecialists. x/t.m
SSScharwenka, Diree
General, present ii
son during May.
and elocutioa
^^specialties.
J«bm W. Million, President, No.^O College Place, Mexico, Mo.
The Music of Our Churchec
would be greatly improved if more or-
ganists and singers knew of our methods.
We will send to any one interested
our handsome illustrated pamphlet and
all particulars that may be desired.
GEORGE W.
CHADWICK,
Musical
Director.
FOR SMALL BOYS.
HORNSBY HALIy,
Bunker Hill, 111.
An excellent Home and School with Military
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CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY,
CANTON, MO.
D. R. DUNGAN, A.M., LL.D., Pres.
Open to Men and Women Sept. 11th.
Classical, Scientific, Literary, Musioal, Oratori-
cal and a most thorough Business Course.
Has matriculated 6150 pupils, and graduated 300.
Address for catalogue— A. J. YOtTNGBLOOD,
Canton, Missouri.
Special Catalogue No. 33, just issued by the
Christian Publishkig Company, St. Louis, gives a
long list of valuable books that maybe had at great-
ly reduced rates. The company will be pleased to
send it to any one asking lor it.
MISSOURI.
LawfiOP, Aug. 13. — My meeting at Antioch,
Clay County, lasted 15 days and resulted in 27
additions; 20 by baptism. Charles GrocH led the
singing.— J. M. Vawtee.
Laddonia, Aug. 16 — Have just closed a two
weeks' meeting with the Liberty Church in CaLa-
way County, with 18 additions; 12 baptisms. — W.
P. Dorsey.
Columbia, Aug. 14. — On July 13 I closed a mis-
sionary meeting with Greenwood Christian Church.
Monroe County, with two baptisms. On Aug. 12
we closed a meeting at Antioch, Monroe County.
E. M. Smith, of Centralia, did the preaching.
Nine by consession, three by statement and one
reclaimed. — J. G. Creason.
IOWA.
Estherville, Aug. 13. — Glad to report three ad-
ditions at morning service yesterday. — H. Morton'
Gregory.
Iowa Falls, Aug. 13. — On Aug. 5th one was
baptized here and we are preparing for great
things from the Lord. Bro. H. W. Cies, of Ham-
burg, will be with us on and after the ;-0th. All
over this country are so many nominal Christians
that do nothing to help the Lord's work. But they
will neither subscribe for nor read a Christian
paper. — W. P. McCormick.
Hamburg, Aug 13. — Our meeting here closed
last Tuesday night, with 48 additions as follows:
One reclaimed, five by letter, 11 by statement and
31 by baptism. Five more confessed Christ who
have not yet been baptized. This meeting leaves
us over 200 strong. Bro. A. R. Hunt, of Savan-
nah, Mo., did us a grand work and won a warm
place in the heart of this people. We will begin
building a house of worship at once. Hamburg is
in line for Church Extension. I have received a
call to take the pastorate of the Farragut Church
but cannot leave Hamburg at preseut. I will be-
gin a meeting with Bro. W. F McCormick, at Iowa
Falls, next Monday. — H. W. Cies.
Christian Science in Oniaha.
The citizens in Omaha have recently been re-
ceiving instruction in Christian Science. Some
of the physicians having instituted legal proceed-
ings against members of this sect for criminal
neglect; the congregation availed themselves of
the opportunity occasioned by the excitement to
enlighten the minds of ignorant citizens. They
announced a lecture by Judge Ewing, of Chicago,
a member of their national board of lectureship.
The Judge came, he lectured, &nd I suppose made
many converts. Oar largest operahouse was
packed from stage to pigeon loft. The Scientists
know how to advertise. Neat invitations were
mailed to every prominent citizen. The streets
were full of announcements. Posters as big as
showbill were put up wherever one would hang.
The lecturer was wise. He said nothing about
the philosophy of Christian Science. He talked
beautifully about domestic, social and political
economy and closed by saying that Christian
Science was the star that watched over the Babe
of Bethlehem.
But this is not the end of the story. Two or
three of our brethren felt that some attention
should be shown this p3eudo- philosophy. Bro.
W. E. Harlow, of Parsons, Kan., was in the city
at the time, having just closed a meeting with
our Walnut Hill congregation. The operahouse
was rented and Bro. Harlow announced to answer
the Judge on the following Monday evenicg. Did
space permit we should like to give a synopsis of
the lecture. The vagaries of Mrs. Eddy were
shown to be in conflict with the Bible and true
science. He admitted many of their cures and
then showed that they were all effected through
suggestion.
I do not beluve that any one who heard this
lecture will ever become a Christian Scientist. It
is well known that Bro. Harlow has made a
special study of suggestive therapeutics. Every
community afflicted with the Christian Science
fad should have him. Do not be afraid of him.
His demonstrations based upon the theory of J
R. Hudson gives the only rational explanation of
the cures wrought by the Scientists.
„^Z W. T. Hilton.
2866 Maple St.
1080
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 190(
Fellowship with Christ.
LAURENE HIGHFIELD.
"I am the vine," said the Savior,
"The fruit bearing branches are ye;
All that ye ask shall be given,
If ye are abiding in me."
Gracious and sweet is the promise,
Eteinal and steadfast and true;
But if you are not so abiding,
What means this glad promise to you?
He that remembers God's statutes,
To Him loyal service will give;
"He that believeth," said Jesus
"In Me shall eternally live."
Jesus is the resurrection,
The life and the truth and the way;
But if you believe not his teachings,
What mean to you these words to-day?
He that will follow in meekness
The path that the Savior once trod
Shall in the light of his glory
Be brought with each step nearer God:
Knowing th»se things you are happy,
If bravely you follow them, too;
But if in forbidden paths stumbling,
Whht comfort can they bring to you?
High in the eternal heavens
Are mansions of jewels and gold,
Christ is their light, and His radiance
Sheds blessings and pleasures untold;
Joy, and forgiveness, and honor
Await those wao've loved and been true,
But if in your heart you've ne'er loved Him,
What share in His joy is for you?
Quincy, III.
Contentment: Retrospection and
Anticipation.
JOHN S. MARTIN.
Contentment, simply denned, means satis-
fied; though it is a word expressing some-
thing vague, or indistinct in that sense,
as there seemingly is very little if any
satisfaction to be found in human nature.
However, if there is such a thing as con-
tentment it is a state of existence having
a time allotted to it either in the past or in
the future, and possibly sometimes in the
present; though mostly in the past. We
look into the past and mentally recall a
time or state of existence wherein we think
we were happy, though it is more than
likely that we did not think so then. The
habit of retrospection is common and there
are but few who do not indulge the mind in
its backward flights.
"Hot oft does the heart in its noiselesss beat
Move slow as it dreams of the vanished past;
How oft does the past and the present meet
To speak of the hours too cherished to last.
The joys of the future we never o'ertake,
The joys of the present fly tauntingly fast,
And like hurrying snow flakes lost in the lake,
Joys only abide in the depths of the past."
Qr, if in our backward glance we fail to
call to mind the joys that are supposed to
be there, we look into the future and see
or seem to see in the dim distance a time
when we may be happy. For after all con-
tentment is only a synonym for happiness,
and the words happy and happiness could be
used quite as often in its stead; unless the
word contentment is used to express a state
of resignation (as some have used it; that
is, persons have said that they were con-
tented, when in fact they were only re-
signed), thus putting the word to a use en
tirely foreign to its meaning.
If the habit of retrospection is common,
that of anticipation is just as much so.
The children eveti at the mother's knee are
looking forward to a time to be happy; for
I have often heard them wish, with a sigh,
that it was to-morrow, and on being
asked the reason would say: "0, 'cause I
could have such a nice time." And when
the morrow would come they would be
wishing just as eagerly that it was some
other time. We are all children yet; only
a little older grown. The boy is always
wishing to be a man, and is ever looking
into the future for happiness; and he looks
so intently all along his journey to man-
hood for pleasant aad happy circumstances
to come on the morrow that he misses
those of the present and finally he sees or
thinks he sees that the years of joy and the
chances for happiness have slipped into the
past, the beautiful past. Nor can he stay
them if he would.
"They are slipping away, the sweet, swift years,
Like a leaf on the current cast;
With never a break in their rapid flow,
We watch them as one by one they go
Into the beautiful past.
As silent and swift, as a weaver's thread,
Or an arrow's flying gleam;
As soft as the languorous breezes hid,
That lift the willow's long golden lid,
And ripple the glassy stream."
And while these years have been gliding
by it may be that they have gone smoothly,
with scarcely a ripple to disturb their
quiteness, or it may be that they have been
full of storms and rough places; neverthe-
less, they were swift years and might have
been enjoyed. But now that manhood's
years have come and manhood's cares are
upon him we find him ever wishing to be a
boy again; that he may live over the joys
of boyhood and improve the opportunities
for happiness that he let slip by during that
period of his existence; little thinking that
what appears now to have been oppor-
tunities then were not such; for if he were
a boy again he wouH see the same circum-
stances as he saw them then, or as a boy
sees them, and would not have a man's
capacity for their enjoyment.
"So we look adown the past, or within the future
peer,
Till we miss the many joys that around us hover
near."
Some may think they are contented, and
they probably are so far as thinking so is
concerned, but it is more than likely that
the discontent is only dormant, for if they
are questioned closely concerning every-
day life you will find that there is some-
thing wrong. There'll be a regret or a sigh
or a wish ; but surely something. A regret
— it may be for lost opportunities, a time
when by doing differently the whole life
might have been different and happiness
assured. Or possibly it is for wrong doing
or for not doing good when good might
have been done; and I doubt not that —
"We ofttimes think of the past
With feelings f.f regret,
And mentally view those scenes
We never can forget "
The sigh — which one of us can say then
is not a sigh in the heart. It may be for
the lost and unforgotten, for the fair form
that sleeps on the hillside far away, or fori
the child that was —
. . . carried out to slumber
Sweetly where the violets lie;"
but a sigh there is, and you will find i'
in the heart of those who are apparenth
happy and contented, as well as with thosf
who are not so fortunate as to be able t<.
hide their sorrow. And so on through th<
various phases of human existence it ii
there; and you'll find a minor note in th<
song of the most cheerful.
And the wish: it is hard to define jos
what a person would wish for; but I believ,
it would be difficult to find a person tha
did not wish that things were differet,
from what they are. Some haven't hous<,
room enough, and too much furniture, o:
else they have too much house room am
not enough furniture. The farmer has to<,
much stock and not enough lar d, or efo<
too much land and not enough stock, and h
thinks to better himself by selling out an
going away to where he can have mor
territory — where he can have things as
wants them. And in so doing he ofttime
make matters worse instead of betterin;
them. So he sells out again and moves back
And so the world wags; people are con
tinually changing from one thing to as
other and are scarcely ever, if at all, satis
fied. And when we look about us we d
not wonder that there is this general dis
satisfaction amongst intelligent, rations
beings; for even the beasts of the fielc
which are generally held up to view as a
example of contentment, are not altogethe
satisfied. At least it would seem so; fc
we know, or at least we may judge by thei
actions, that most if not all of them won!
rather be on the other side of the fenc<
The grass looks greener and fresher an
taller on that side than it does on thei1
side and they are anxious to get to it. Th1
birds of the air are continually flittin
from one tree to another; each and ever
perch looks better than the one they are o
and it is but natural that they should see
that which looks better to them. Tis r
with humanity. There is continual changi
each and every one seeking that which
or seems brighter and better. And afte
all, is it not better so? Is it not that whic
leads onward and upward? I remembt
once when standing on a river bridge I ha
a splendid view of the surrounding countr.
On one side was the city with its numeroi
elegant residences and fine churches ar
public buildings, with their surroundir
gardens of beautiful flowers; and stretchin
away into the dim distance along the river
bank as far as the eye could see arose tl
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1081
ill chimnies of the mills and factories
hich supplied the people with things
eedful. It was a beautiful sight, but I
id just left it, and it had not seemed so
uch so then as now. On the other side
' the river lay a quiet, beautiful valley,
)tted here and there with clumps of
ishes, and just beyond the ground arose in
jntle undulating slopes toward the rarge
r mountains that seemed to form a com-
ict wall between it and the setting sun.
le vale was beautiful, the mountains were
cturesqae, and everything as far as the
re could see looked lovely. I crossed to
e valley, saw the bare spots, the decaying
sgetation, the dead branches of the bushes,
id I began to think that it was not such a
dutiful place after all. Bat looking
iward the mountains I saw that they still
linained beautiful. So onward I went and
[ward I climbed till, fatigued, I sat me
1 wn on a piece of broken rock to rest and
ok about. I saw nothing but broken bits
I stone, upturned roots of trees, decaying
ES. briars and brambles, with scarcely a
fe place to stand or sit. And now look-
g back I saw far below me the quiet
llley, beautiful once more, and I began to
jink that quiet valleys and beautiful places
ke just a little way beyond.
"Every year i3 just like last year —
Though for novelty we seek;
Shady places at the picnics
Always He across the creek.
So, a long life's winding roadway
The same mystery we con;
Phantoms of our dearest wishes
Lure us always farther on."
ack on the bridge again I could see the
1 spires of the city on the one hand and
mountain peaks on the other, and the
saying:
"All that you see in the city is man;
All that you see in the country is God,"
s brought forcidly to mind. But I do
t think that in all the city or in all the
mtry there was a single creature that
,s contented. With the animals — a
uggle for safety, freedom, food, or the
ler side. With humanity — a continual
uggle for supremacy, or for the daily
nts of life. Man toils that he may gain
alth; he wants wealth that he may gain
per; he wants power that he may be
ppy, and this seems to be the sole aim of
,nkind, each in his or her way seeking
it which comes to but few. And too
en the struggle is given up before a fair
^.rt is made toward the goal. But when
I look about us and see the changes that
e ever taking place, the onward march of
:&e, the ceaseless struggle of humanity to
•ty pace, with but little progress and too
,en a backward step, we cannot wonder
lithe weak growing fainter and even the
i,ong losing courage. But on we go, weak
fl strong together.
k pass along life's way, and while the years
*, one by one, into the gulfing past,
['many changes come, it sometimes seems
•t there is no immutability.
I placeo that were once familiar ground
;|w unfaniliar in the passing years,
111, at length, we scarcely recognize
^m as the places that we knew and loved.
I friends that once were ours become es-
i tranged,
'>nove to distant places and are lost,
Or answer the imperious call of death,
And bid us all their final last farewells.
Ourselves grow into something not ourselves,
And what we were becomes a memory —
Becomes a memory only. In despair
We cry out: "Nothing keeps itself unchanged,
But everything, alas! is mutable.
The sunset gloff is ever changing;
Tne clouds are scattered, but to come again;
The rainbow gladdens the heart but a moment;
The flowers bloom but to fade;
Their petals are scattered and trodden upon;
Loved ones are taken from us;
Friends prove false and love betrays;
The demon of doubt springs into the mind
And in anguish the spirit cries:
"Is there no Utopia where mortal's fond dreams
Are realized ever, and life's what it seems?
Where roses are brighter and sweeter each morn,
Whose bloom is perpetual, with never a thorn?
Where dear ones we love and clasp to our heart,
From our fond keeping shall never depart?
Where affection is truly an amaranth fl wer,
Whose glow grows warmer and purer each hour?
Where friends are all true and never betray,
And discord comes not to darken our way?
Where mortals ne'er pay for that sad primal fall —
Or, is the trail of the serpent over us all?"
If there is such a place there must needs
be a way thither, and it cannot be gained in
a day. These who would find this Utopia
must bear their part in the toil of life;
those who would pluck the rose must take
the thorn; those who are tempted must re-
sist; those who have burdens and are weary
must endure unto the end; those who have
loved ones must lose them and grow sad;
those who have wealth must learn that
"riches take unto themselves wings and fly
away." We must all learn that there are
many ups and downs along life's road, many
rough places, many bright ones; but all
must pass to the rear; things lovely shall
droop and perish. But is there notning to
come from all this? Is there no life from
death? Must we drink but to thirst again?
Listen! a voice comes from the hills and
vales of a far-away land and the voice is
nigh unto every one of us: "I have meat
that ye know not of; my meat is to do the
will of my Father which is in heaven."
But whose is the voice? 'Tis the voice of
one who "spake as never a man spake."
'Tis he of whom it is said: "He -pake as
one having authority, and not as the Scribes
and Pharisees." 'Tis Jesus of Nazareth,
Jesus at the well. "He that drinketh of
this water shall thirst again." Have we
not drunk and thirsted again? Have we
not partaken of all that the world can
provide and are still hungering and thirst-
ing? But Jesus saith: "Whosoever drink
eth of the water that I shall give him shall
never thirst, but the water that I shall give
him shall become in him a well of water
springing up unto eternal life." He that
believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am
that bread of life." I am the living bread
which came down from heaven; "if a man
eat of this bread he shall live forever, and
the bread that I will give is my flesh, which
I will give for the life of the world." Shall
we not, with the woman of Samaria, say:
"Give us of this water that we thirst not;"
"give us of that bread which shall make us
alive?" Truly, this is the only fount which
goeth not dry — which hath no change — the
gate to that Utopia where the Christian's
hope is realized. And those who seek for
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gate. "I am the way and the life," saith
the Master. "Come unto me, all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and I will g ve
you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn
of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and
ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my
yoke is easy and my burden is light."
''There remaineth, therefore, a rest to the
people of God." "Let us labor therefore to
enter into that rest." Let us not strive for
that which is unattainable in this life; but
let it be our aim to so live that we may
reach a higher plane and a greater degree
of happiness each and every d y of our
existence than we have ever attained in the
past. Then, like the flowers that bloom
for a day and scatter fieir petals at our
feet, yieling only sweet perfume when trod
upon, shall we feel that we have made the
world brighter and better for having lived.
Virginia, III.
A Fly's Wings.
Most respectable insects have two pairs
of wings, but a fly has only one pair, with a
scallop on the rear edge of each, showing
that in earlier days it had "openers," even
if they went into discard later. These
scallops are called "halteres," or balancers,
and it is the theory of some that they help
to steer the fly. They say that when the
starboard balancer is clipped off, the fly
goes hard a-starboard, and vice versa. But
under each of these scales is a globular
process, with a long tube fringed with cilia,
believed to be sensitive to odors. These
globular processes pump air into the nerv-
ures or veins of the wings and keen them
taut and stiff, for thin though the wing may
seem, it is really a double texture. Perhaps
clipping off the balancer lets the air out of
the wing and so disables it. A fly is able
to saunter along through the air at the rate
of five feet a second, but when it is in a
particular hurry it can go about thirty-five
feet a second, whhh is a two-thirty gait.
Its wings beat the air at about the same
rate of vibration as the piano string E, first
line of the treble staff; but that is not its
only means of audible expression. When it
gets excited and cannot break away from
the fly-paper it makes its thorax vibrate at
a higher pitch. You have heard that Cam-
panini could sing high C with chest voice,
He could not, but a fly with its feet stuck
fast can. — Harvey Sutherland, in Ainslee's.
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The City of Pekin.
Pekin is about in the latitude of New
York City, the size of Philadelphia, and as
dirty as Constantinople. It comprises four
cities in one; its shape that of the letter T,
the top toward the south. The ''southern
city" is three miles north and south by five
miles east and west, surrounded by a wall
forty feet high, forty feet thick at the bot-
tom and thirty feet on the top, and contains
the Chinese population and the most of the
business section.
The northern or Manchu city is four miles
square, surrounded by a wall fifty feet high,
sixty feet thick at the bottom and forty
feet across the top, the side walls being
continued about six feet and crenelated.
The wall is built of large bricks and filled in
with soil. The brick sides are not more
than six feet thick. Within the Tartar city
is the "Imperial City," two miles sjuare, in
which a large proportion of the officials
dwell. This is surrounded by a brick wall
twenty feet high and six feet hick, capped
with a yellow tile roof. Within the Im-
perial City is the "Forbidden City," in which
are the Palace and the residences of the eu
nuchs. This city is surrounded by a wall
thirty feet high, crenelated at the top, with
towers at the four corners and over the
gates and is one mile square.
The streets of the Chinese city are from
ten to forty or fifty feet wide, those of the
Tartar and Imperial cities from ten to sixty
feet wide and those of the "Forbidden City"
— about like the others. The large streets
are built up in the centre two feet above
the sidewalks so that the water easily runs
from the street to the sidewalk' and thence
to the sewer. The streets are all unpaved
and are either covered with dust to a depth
of two or three inches, or with mud to the
depth of six inches to a foot. Between the
sidewalk and the cart drive there are cess-
pools in which all the dirt and water are
thrown, and this accumulation is used to
sprinkle the street twice each day. The
sewers are cleaned each spring, their con-
tents being piled up on the sidewalk until
dry, then used to build up the street.
The houses are all one story high — or
nearly so — and look not unlike a lot of di-
lapidated pig-sties. They are built of bricks,
pieces of bricks or both. Usually the cor-
ners are of bricks, the panels being of half
bricks covered with a lime plaster The
roof is of tiles and is supported by a wooden
framework. Each house and court is sur-
rounded by a wall, partly for privacy, part-
ly to keep out thieves; these walls are from
six to ten or fifteen feet high and built like
the house. Tue windows and dcors are pa-
per.— Isaac Taylor Headland, in the Delinea-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1083
The Iaon's Sister.
ARRANGED BY J. B. ELLIS.
When Prince Giglio fled from the palace
,he morning after he knocked down Valoroso
IXIV. with the warming-pan he was very
jlad to get a comfortable place in the
;oach, for it was cold and snow was on
he ground. At the first stage there came
i very ordinary woman with a bag under
ier arm who asked for a place. All the
Inside places were taken, but Giglio said:
'I will give up my place to her rather than
he should travel outside with that horrid
jough." So he sprang gayly upon the roof
!,nd made himself comfortable in the straw.
J¥hen one of the travelers got out at the
iext station Giglio took his place again and
jiving out his name as simple Mr. Giles
alked to the woman. At last she said:
j'My dear Gigli— Mr. Giles, you are a young
nan and have nothing to do but to improve
,'ourself. You may find use for your
[nowledge some day when— when you are
Ranted at home."
j "Madam!" says he, "do you know me?"
"I know a number of things," says the
iidy. "May be I have given magic rings to
jertain princesses. I advise you to stay at
pe next town, study and remember your
jriend to whom your were kind."
I "And who is my friend?" says Giglio.
I "When you want any thing," says the
bdy, "look in this bag, which I leave with
ou, and be grateful to — "
"To whom, madam?"
"To the Fairy Blackstick," says she, flying
ut of the window. Giglio thought he had
ieen dreaming. When he came to the town
e took the bag and went into the inn. On
pening the bag what do you think there
ras? A blacking-brush and a pot of
barren's jet! So Giglio laughed and blacked
is boots. Then the bag gave a little hop
nd he went to it and took out 1. A table-
loth and napkin; 2. A sugar-basin full of
he best loaf sugar; 4, 6, 8. 10. Two forks,
wo teaspoons, two knives, a pair of sugar-
ongs, a butterknife, all marked "G;" 11,
2. Cup and saucer; 13. Jug full of de-
icions cream; 14. Saucepan containing
hree eggs nicely done; 15. One-fourth
ound butter; 16. A brown loaf; 17. Black
ea and green; 17. Large teaurn and boil-
ig water. And if he hadn't enough now
3r a good breakfast I should like to know
rho ever had one? He took a modest lodg-
3g apposite the school, sat down and worked
ery, v=ry hard for a whole year. "Mr.
iles" was quite an example to all the
tudents. He never got into any disturb-
nces. The professors spoke well of him
ad the students liked him, too. He took
II the prizes. All his fellow-students said:
Hurray for Giles! Giles is the boy!
urray!" I could make a chapter of this
I were like some writers, but I like to
cram my measure tight down, you see, and
give you a good deal for the money.
One day after the examinations Giglio
invited some of his friends to the inn,
having previously dressed himself in a com-
plete suit of armor, three ostrich feathers
in a gold crown, a cuirass and a pair of
spurs, all of which he had found in his bag.
He declared to them that he was not Mr.
Giles, but Prince Giglio. As they were
feasting upstairs on the balcony of the inn
trumpets sounded near and the marketplace
was filled with soldiers; his royal highness
looking out recognized the Paflagonian
banners. Giglio exclaimed, on beholding
their leader: "Whom do I see? Yes! No!
It is Captain Headzoff. Ho, Headzoff!
knowest thy prince? We have had many a
sport together."
"F faith, we have had a many, my good
lord," says the captain.
"Tell me whither march my Paflagon-
ians?"
Headzoff's head fell. "My lord, a soldier
must obey orders. Mine are to help King
Padella, and to seize wherever I should
light upon him — "
"First catch your hare! Ha, Headzoff!"
exclaimed his royal highness.
"Should light upon Giglio, the prince,"
Headzoff went on, with indescribable emo-
tion. "Alack that I should say it! My
prince, give up your sword! We are 30,000
to one."
"Give up my sword!" cried the prince;
"Giglio give up his sword!" And stepping
well forward on the balcony the royal
youth without preparation delivered a speech
so magnificent that no report can do it
justice. It was all in blink verse and lasted
three days and nights, during which not a
single person was tired or marked the differ-
ence between daylight and darkness. The
soldiers cheered tremendously when occa-
sionally— once in nine hours — the prince
paused to suck an orange which came out of
the bag. At the end of this truly gigantic
effort Headzoff flung up his helmet and
cried: "Hurray! Harray! Long live King
Giglio!" Such were the consequences of
having employed his time well at college.
It was then that the herald rode up with
the news that King Padella held the beauti-
ful Queen Rosalba a captive and that he had
ordered her to be cast into burning oil.
Giglio was greatly agitated by the news.
"Didst thou see her flung into the oil?" he
cried.
"Faith, my good liege, I had no heart to
look and see a beauteous lady boiling down!"
"The ruthless ruffian, royal wretch!" ex-
claimed Giglio. The noble Giglio could not
restrain his tears. But hark! "Haw-wur-
raw-wurraw-aworr!" A roar of wild
beasts were heard. And who should come
riding into town, frightening the boys and
even the policemen, but Rosalba! The fact
is, when the herald had ridden into Padella's
amphitheater the lions made a dash for the
gate, gobbled up the six keepers in a jiffy,
and away they went with Rosalba on the
back of one of them; and they carried her,
turn and turn about, till they came to the city
where Giglio now stood in the army. You
may think how Giglio rushed forth to hand
her majesty off her lion. He knelt (most
gracefully) and helped the princess; he
flung his arms about the forest monarch
and laughed and hugged him and cried for
joy-
"Yes," said the Fairy Blackstick, who had
come to see the young people. "But do you
know why you and everybody finds Rosalba
so charming? It is on account of the magic
ring which I once gave Angelica and which
Rosalba now wears. For the gentlemen
must love the lady that wears it."
"Rosalba needs no ring, I am sure," says
Giglio, with a bow. "She is beautiful
enough in my eyes without enchanted aid."
"Oh, sir!" said Rasalba.
"Take off the ring and try," said King
Giglio, and resolutely drew it off her finger.
In Ms eyes <-he was just as handsome as be-
fore. And the Fairy Blackstick said:
"Bless you, my children. A little misfor-
tune has done you both good. Without it
Giglio would scarcely have learned to read
and write. Without it Rosalba would have
thought herself too good for Giglio."
"As if anybody could be good enough for
him," cried Rosalba.
"Oh, you darling!" says Giglio; and so she
was. Just then the herald came rushing in:
"My Lord, the enemy, Padella!"
"To arms!" cried Giglio.
"Oh, mercy!" says Rosalba, and fainted, of
course. Giglio rushed forth to the field of
battle. But this humble pen does not pos-
sess the skill necessary for a description of
combats. Padella was at last overcome and
his army routed. They tied Padella's hands
behind him, bound his legs under his horse,
set him with his face to the tail, and in this
fashion he was led to the dungeon.
ValorofO (who, by the way, has been de-
throned for a considerable period) was also
clapped into prison. These ex-royal person-
ages were sent to the House of Correction,
and thereafter were obliged to become
monks of the severest Order of Flagellants,
in which state by fasting and by flogging
they exhibited repentance for their past
misdeeds.
As Giglio and Rosalba were riding to
church to be married the Fairy Blackstick
appeared upon a pony at the window. She
exhorted Giglio to deal justly with his sub-
jects, draw mildly on the taxes, and in all
respects to be a good king. "Why is Fairy
Blackstick always advising me?" says
Giglio, testily, "and telling me how to
manage my government? Does she suppose
I am not a man of sense?"
"Hush, dear Giglio," says Rosilba, "the
Fairy has been very good to us, and we must
not offend her."
So they were married. And everybody
cried: "Hip, hip hurray!" "Long live the
king and queen!" Were such things ever
seen? The bells were ringing double peals,
the guns roaring most prodigiously.
Headzoff was flinging up his wig and danc-
in a jig for joy. As for Giglio, if he kissed
Rosalba once, twice — twenty thousand
times. I'm sure I don't think he was wrong.
And the Fairy Blackstick sailed away on
her cane and was never more heard of in
Paflagonia.
THE END.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23. 19C
Sunday - School*
W. P. RICHARDSON.
THE SEVENTY SENT FORTH.*
According to the chronology adopted by the
International Lesson Committee, which is probably
the correct one, Jesus returned to Galilee after
the Feast of Tabernacles and almost immediately
set out on a tour through Samaria and Perea,
ending at Jerusalem at the Feast of Dedication in
December. It was his final farewell to Galilee,
the scene of most of his works and teachings.
But five months, or six at most, remained before
he should accomplish at Jerusalem the supreme
purpose of his coming to earth, the dying for the
sins of men. These months could not be spent in
Jerusalem, for the enmity of the Jewish leaders
was too pronounced. Galilee no longer welcomed
him as of yore, and Samaria would not even allow
him to lodge over night as he passed through on
his way to Judea. So he must needs turn toward
the east and journey for a time through the
province of Perea on the eastern side of the
Jordan. The people of this region had known but
little of Jesus, since he had merely passed hastily
through it, if at all, on his way back and forth
between Galilee and Judea. Besides, the popula-
tion was of mixed blood and there was a con-
siderable Gentile element in its cities and villages.
The Master determined to spend a time among
this people and offer to them the gracious tidings
of the coming kingdom, which had been rejected
by Juiea and Samaria and even Galilee.
The time was so short that he could spend but
little of it at any one place, so he concluded to
send messengers throughout the country to pre-
pare the people for his coming. Many of them
would remember the days of John the Baptist's
preaching, and it would be welcome news to them
that the kingdom of heaven which he proclaimed
was now at hand. Jesus chose seventy of his
followers for this service, perhaps with the
memory of the seventy elders whom Moses chose
to assist him in mind. The twelve he kept with
himself that they may lose nothing of these days
of tenderest and closest fellowship and instruction.
The commission given to the seventy shows that
their mission was but temporary, and they are
never mentioned in subsequent history. They
were sent out by twos. This seems to be the rule
with all the early preachers of the gospel. Peter
and John, Paul and Silas, Barnabas and Mark,
went forth to their joint labors in the gospel. It
has been found wise in modern missionary work
to send forth the laborers in companies. There is
a power in human fellowship that makes work
easier and more successful. Two sticks make a
better fire than one. If one can chase a thousand
two can put ten thousand to flight. Where two
are working side by side zeal burns brighter,
courage rises higher and toil is lightened by
sympathy. It is good for us to find companions in
Christian service who are of kindred mind and
heart. Above all it is wise to make the Master
our comrade, for in his holy company the yoke
becomes easy and the burden light.
They were to go preaching and praying. He
new that the surest way to make them earnest
.aborers was to set them to praying for the
world that needed the gospel. Missionary prayers
are very costly. Livingstone began praying for
Africa and it cost him his life of suffering and
his death of loneliness. David Brainerd prayed
for the American Indians and his prayers cost him
years of hardship among the tribes of redskins.
Mrs. Graybeil prayed for the wretched people of
India and it cost her the life of her beloved
daughter Mary. When the church gels to really
"Lesson for September 2— Luke 10:1-11; 17-20.
praying for a lost world it will cost her thousands
of her sons and daughters and millions of dollars.
When we bear on our hearts the burdens of souls
we will be ready to say to the Lord of the harvest:
"Here am I; send me."
He sent them forth as lambs in the midst of
wolves. Heathenism is cruel and martrydom has
ever been the ultimate testimony of the mission-
ary. China will not be converted unto Christ
until her soil has been hallowed by the blood of
those who counted not their lives dear unto them-
selves. From the graves of those who are even
now laying down their lives as a sweet sacrifice
unto the Lord will he cause to spring up in that
spiritual wilderness the flowers of Christian faith
and love. We will weep over the sufferings of
our devoted missionaries, but we will rejoice in the
sure reward of their fidelity.
The messengers were instructed to carry no
purse for money and no script or bag for pro-
visions. They must trust to the people for whom
they brought the glad tidings to supply their
needs. The laborer is worthy of his hire. They
that preach the gospel are to live of the gospel.
It is no charity to pay the preacher for his
services. It is simple justice. The preacher
who is content to receive money as if it was
given for alms is degrading his high calling. Let
him do his work in a manly way, and let his
brethren know that he trusts them to supply his
temporal wants, not as charity, but as his rightful
dues, and he will not want the necessiti s of life
for himself and his family. When they had
entered a city, therefore, they were not to go
from house to house asking for shelter at. a
beggar, but to find a convenient home and there re-
main, the faithful providing for all their wants.
To such a home cheerfully given them the bless-
ing of the "son of peace" would come. How
many such "preachers' homes" are there through-
out the world, where the servant of God has been
ever welcome. Surely, the blessing of the Master
rests upon them all.
They were to salute no man by the way. This
probably refers to the tedious and elaborate
greetings common in Oriental countries which
would consume much time and lead to wayside
gossip of no profit. Time was precious and
there was much ground to be covered during the
few weeks before them. He would have them
attend strictly to the task before them. Hence
this injunction, which they no doubt found it ex-
pedient to obey. There were not to regard the
prejudices of their countrymen in the matters of
food and drink, but were to eat such food as was
provided by their hosts. The Jewish distinctions
of meats and drinks were about to be abolished,
and as they were now on semi-heathen soil they
might anticipate the larger spirit of the gospel.
They were to heal the sick and declare the near
approach of the kingdom of heaven. If any of
the cities rejected them they were to shake off
the dust of that city from their feet and it would
stand as a reproach against its people in the day
of judgment. A fearful responsibility rests upon
those who hear unmoved the messengers of the
Lord Jesus Christ. If those shall hardly stand in
judgment who heard the tidiDgs of the coming
kingdom, how shall men of to-day escape the awful
consequences of indifference or disobedience when
they hear daily the proclamation of the finished
gospel of God's grace?
How long this mission of the seventy lasted we
do not know. It probably ended when Jesus had
passed through Perea and went on up to Jeru-
salem, to the Feast of Dedication, in December.
But Luke tells us, in direct connection with the
story of their sending forth, of their return and
report to Jesus. They came with exultation,
tell how that even the demons had been sub-
ject to them when they spoke in the Master's
nameX The' Savior shared in their joy and >
clared that he had witnessed the overthrowing
the power of Satan through their faithful min
try, and it was to him a prophecy of the fii
defeat of the enemf of souls. Their pow
should be further augmented, as they should
after years go forth to proclaim the gospel of t
risen Christ, and all the serpents and scorpions
unrighteousness should be unable to harm the
After his resurrection Jesus repeated this promL
and it was literally fulfilUd in their minist
among men. But there was danger that their e
ultation of spirit might lift up their hearts wi
pride and make them forget that the first pi
pose of the divine grace was to redeem th<
from sin. So Jesus utters the significant warni
so sadly needed in every age by those who wot
make signs and wonders the chief factors in :
ligion: "Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, tl
the spirits are subject unto you; ut rather j
joice because your names are written in heave:
To be a child of God is the highest honor
earth or heaven. "Many will say to me in tl
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in t
name, and in thy name have cast out demo
and in thy name done many wonderful worl
And then will I profess unto them, I never kn
you; depart from me, ye that work iniquit
Grant unto us all, dear Lord, to be among the
whose names are written in heaven!
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Christian endeavor*
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TOPIC FOR SEPTEMBER 2.
SEEK SOULS.
(Luke, 15:1-10.)
It might be better if we should use some other
expression for our attempts to win people to Chris-
tianity than ''seeking souls." Perhaps our Savior's
own expressions wo aid be better — "catch men,"
"fishers of men." Jesus deosn't talk a great deal
about "souls." And some of the passages that are
translated "soul" would better be "life," as, for
example, that famous saying: "What shall it profit
a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own
life? . . . What shall a man give in exchange for his
life?" "Life-savers" would be better than "soul-
seekers." There is little use, however, to cavil
about words, except that soul is such an unreal
word, while life, people, men and women, are such
real, concrete terms. Let us always try to be real.
Whenever we are unreal we drive men and
womea away. They demand nothing more than
sincerity. One danger, theiefore, of good people
is that they shall hold at arm's length the very
ones they hope to gain. Not so with Jesus. He
was so real, so sincere, so true, that the publicans
and sinners drew near to him and heard him gladly.
Whenevtr this class of men are glad to be near a
certain man this is testimony at least to that man's
sincerity and reality.
Here, then, is the very first requisite, is it not,
of a man-finder? He must be honest. No profes-
sionalism in Christianity; no airs nor cant phrases
will go down with publicans and sinners. They
want straightforward honesty, open-faced free
dom, out-and-out sincerity. A man amongst men,
on even terms with men, must the fisher of men be.
Next, a man of infinite forbearence must he be.
One who should get impatient with his sheep for
straying; one who should belabor a poor warder-
ing lamb when found; one who had no tolerance
whatever for the erring, could not, as the great
man winner, be a friend of publicans and sinners.
Even further, such a one must be a kind leader,
gentle and generous. One noteworthy fact about
many of these wandering ones, these who need
seeking and saving, is their native kindliness and
generosity to their friends. Indeed, it is this very
quality of willingness to share with one another all
they have that leads them often astray. The
genial, the generous, the socially kind, are often
the very ones who are led away by their own kind
impulses. In dealing with such no fisher of men
dare deal harshly.
No narro* views of life, either, must one have in
trying to assist those who have seen much of life.
Paul is the best example aside from our Savior of
one who sought to win men by a large knowledge
of the world. He was a cosmopolitan — a man
who understood men and knew how to become all
things to all men. He took large views of life.
No narrow conceptions of men and things were
Paul's.
The most enduring perseverance is also charac-
teristic of those who seek and save. The woman
swept diligently in her search for the lost coin.
She removed rugs and rushes from the floor, took
away all obstructions of household goods, went
into corners and with lighted lamp peered into
crevices. If half the patient perseverance were
exercised by us in trying to save a drunkard or a
gambling boy! If, instead of impatiently inveigh-
ing and "failing not to declare the whole counsel"
of some scathing denunciation, we should exercise
our limbs in following, our heart in sympathizing
and our patience in winning, the world would come
quicker to the Master's fold of safety.
Much could be said of the joy to be found in
eeking the wandering, joy in the home coming
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"Bible Study Sunday."
The second Lord's day in September (September
9) will be observed by thousands of pulpits as
"Bible Study Sunday." The suggestion originated
with the American Institute of Sacred Literature
and is being gladly adopted by pastors in all
churches. This date has been selected because it
stands near the opening of the school year and the
time when churches are taking up their work
afresh after the summer vacation. Its special
purpose is to awaken a more general interest in
the systematic study of the Bible.
There is need of this. The great majority of
professed Christians content themselves with such
knowledge of the Bible as they pick up in Sunday-
school, in the church and from desultory private
reading. As a consequence, the average church
member is appallingly ignorant of the Bible as a
whole. The masses outside know almost nothing
of it. I think there is good ground to suspect that
"our own people" are not as familiar with the
Scriptures as were our fathers and mothers. Like
the Bereans, they searched the Scriptures daily.
Our mothers had the Bible open before them while
they attended to their domestic duties, and it was
quite the custom of our fathers to carry the Script-
ures with them as they went to their daily tasks.
This habit of Bible study made them a tremendous
force.
The chief address on "Bible Study Sunday" should
set forth the relation of Bible study to the Chris-
tian life and the work of the church. It should
set forth what the Bible is not, what it is, and how
to use it. It should awaken a fresh interest in
Bible study and indicate some of the methods by
which the common people may pursue it. I think
the Disciples have something to say on these mat-
ters which the people need to hear very frequently.
It is intended that this Sunday service should be
followed immediately by the organization of church
Bible classes, under the direction of the pastor and
elders, or those whom they may select. These
may be week-day classes in afternoon or evening,
adult classes in the regular Bible-school, or in con-
nection with the C. E. Society and the C. W. B. M.
Auxiliary. The Bible course in the Bethany C. E.
Reading Courses furnishes an admirable outline
for this work. There are three handbooks in this
course; the first gives a bird's-eye view of the en-
tire Bible from Genesis to Revelation, outlining
each book in regular order; the second gives a
bird's-eye view of the life of Jesus and an excellent
summary of his teachings; the third gives the his-
torical setting of the prophets of Israel, and brief-
ly outlines the prophetic books.
According to the new schedule of these courses
October, November and December will be devoted
exclusively to Bible Study; January, February and
March to the plea and history of the Disciples of
Christ; April, May and June to the study of mis-
sions— Home and Foreign. I shall be glad to fur-
nish further information upon application to any
who may desire it. The purpose of this brief ar-
ticle is to insist upon the general observance of
"Bible Study Sunday," the second Lord's day in
September. J. Z. Tyler.
Cleveland, O , August 15, 1900.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 23, 1900
The Work in Illinois.
No city can be well understood without a bird's-
eye view. In the business of the Master a
general view of the field and work is as necessary.
While we pause a little, while the sultry summer
days go by, it is a good time to take such a
general view. Nor is this for the preacher only,
but for the thinking Disciple, whose brains are
valuable in the King's service. No state is sus-
ceptible of a higher or more diversified cultiva-
tion than our own. We have a great country
section as full of intelligent, thrifty people as are
to be found anywhere. The beautiful villages
and small cities are so many open doors. Our
larger cities invite our greatest skill, wisdom and
spirituality. With a hundred thousand workers
for the Master, what can we not do if we put
ourselves at it as we should.
EVANGELISTIC.
1. Home force enlargement This is a healthy,
thrifty, permanent growth. It blesses both the
saved and the laborers. But plans must be made.
It is time. Occasionally a meeting springs up of
itself, but usually it is the work of united, con-
centrated, prayerful energy of the church. We
have but few preachers who could not preach the
gospel in a clear, intelligent, forceful way that
would enlighten both the church and the unsaved.
But he needs the hearty support of the church.
He must have its earnest prayers, its financial
help, in securing tracts, plenty hymnals and
printed announcement cards, etc., and its per-
sonal influence and time in distributing literature
and giving personal invitations and help to the
unsaved. But most of all, remember the wisdom
and help which only can come from the Silent
Partner in the work of life. All these things re-
quire forethought and plans.
2. A special evangelist. Occasionally it is
best to get the strongest man possible to aid the
pastor in a most vigorous effort. This makes a
stronger force and sometimes with great profit,
but a church that expects to live on thia kind of
growth all the time makes a mistake. The
church's duty in the meeting is largely the same
as with home force.
3. Enlargement beyond the church. New
churches ought to be constantly formed and cared
for. There is room for at least twice as many
churches as we have in the state. While we have
such cities as Alton, Aurora, LaSalle, Peru,
Ottawa, La Monte, Moline and others with ten
thousand or more people without a Church of
Christ our evangelistic work is not done. In
reach of nearly every present church is a place
that ought to be cultivated. Our state work
ought to be better supported that it might enter
these great centers of population.
PASTORAL.
1. Regular ministry of the Word. The tide
tends toward stronger pulpit work. "Preach the
Word" will always be the leading business of the
preacher. A random talk will not serve for the
sermon very often. Hard study is a weariness to
the flesh, but better study hard than pack your
goods so often. Contented, energetic, prayerful
work will win. The people must depend on the
pulpit for the proper teaching on most of the
great problems of the day. God's Word furnishes
their solution.
2. Spiritual cultivation. How to train people
to fear, love and walk with God — this is the
greatest work. Much of it comes from the pulpit,
much from house-to-house visitation. The prayer-
meeting is especially for this purpose. Religious
papers and books help. Higher study of God
in nature, revelation and redemption helps.
3. Spiritual activity. He who expects to live
for himself soon dies. The church knows how to
work as it never did before. Sorry its energy is
not equal to its knowledge. The care of the poor
and sick, looking after strangers, sociability in
the house of God and at home mean much to the
church. The Sunday-school, Christian Endeavor,
C. W. B. M. Auxiliary, all furnish opportunities for
active co-operation and personal service for the
Master. Are we plannirg for all these things?
EDUCATION.
1. Eureka College. Every Disciple in Illinois
who knows himself is interested in Eureka Col-
lege. I have not seen much mention of it in the
Christian-Evangelist recent'y. But it is still in
its place, doing its great work. The past year
showed a larger 'attendance than for several
years. A splendid class was graduated in June.
Most of these expect to enter business or a
secular profession. But the ministry was repres-
ented as it has been nearly every year for half
a century. H. G. Bennett goes to become the
pastor at Carbondale, the seat of the Normal of
Southern, Illinois. S. E. Fisher becomes the pas-
tor at Gibson City, Finis Idleman at Dixon, and
Clifford Weaver and wife go to Japan as mission-
aries. The other graduates will fill, I believe,
useful places in the church whe ever they may
live.
2. Its finances. No Christian man can be as
happy as he might be who owns an acre of
Illinois soil and does not do something towards
the support of Eureka College. Some five years
ago a strong effort was made to put Eureka Col-
lege on a better footing. It was done. En-
couraged by our success, Ohio and Iowa both
pushed forward their educational work to a much
better basis. Is it not now time for us to push to
the front again? We are abundantly able. There
ought to be at least $130,000 turned into this
great work in the next two years. This would
give a progressive working basis for years to
come. What do you say to this, brethren?
3. Our young people.- It is estimated that in
the Churches of Christ in this state we have at
least 10,000 young people of college age. They
have influence over 5,000 friends of college age.
At least one in ten of our young people will go
away to college. At least half of these should go
to our own college. It is folly to say that Illinois
with more than 100,000 Disciples cannot furnish
money and pupils enough to support properly a
first-class college. We want our children to grow
up spiritually strong as well as intellectually
strong. Their strength will not mean a great
deal either to themselves or to the cause of hu-
manity unless they do. The only way to conserve
and develop their spiritual life is by furnishing
the college, the faculty and a Christian atmos-
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have had for many years, and the character of
preachers, teachers, business and professional
men sent forth fully confirm the plan as both
wise and indispensable. If souls are as valu-
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little after the culture of our children. Send
them to Eureka College. They will find as kind
and competent teachers, as happy and healthful
surroundings, as can be found anywhere, all things
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The ultimate object of all missionary work is to Hood the world with Gospel Light. At
the basis of all, in a business and material sense, lies our Church Extension Fund, which insures
permanency by housing every infant church. Organizing churches and Sunday-schools is but pitch-
ing the tents of the scouting party. There is no use talking about it, an organization and a
preacher must have a place to house the people, and the house must be adequate and modern.
If the church to the right in the picture above should give only to Foreign Missions, it is readily
seen that but one ray of light reaches the Foreign Field. But this congregation is an all-round
missionary church, and each year gives to Church Extension, helping to build one church after
another, thus making permanent sources of helps, creating new centers, which send out rays of
light to Home and Foreign fields until, ultimately, a flood of Gospel Light sweeps across the ocean
into Japan, China, India, and the Islands of the Sea, the more quickly fulfilling the great com-
mission: "Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature."
One of the oldest Baptist missionaries to Burmah, India, contributed $2,000 to the Baptist
Church Edifice Fund (the same as our Extension Fund), and- accompanied his first $1,000 with the
following statement: " I fully believe that $1 000 so expended in America, at the present time, will
be four times as useful as if eapended on heathen ground. The little churches among the heathen
will hereafter reap the benefit, as well as those for whom it was directly given, by increased gifts
from missions thus strengthened in America."
The point is that ALL our churches should give to ALL of our Missionary Enterprises. If a
church can give but $100 a year for missions, it ought to be divided among the Boards. All mis-
sionary enterprises are equally important. It will be poor policy to go to the Jubilee Aftermath at
Kansas City, when our Convention meets next October, reporting large amounts given to evangel-
istic work, and only small amounts for the Church Extension Fund, which saves and makes per-
manent the work of the evangelist. And the same, is true of Foreign Missions. The evangelist sent
out by State and National Societies goes on the ground first, preaches the Gospel and organizes
the church. If that church does not build, it scatters and dies. If it cannot build alone the Exten-
sion Fund must aid it. The money spent by Home Boards to organize that church is wasted, and
another source of supply is blotted out for Foreign, Home and Church Extension Funds.
Let us swell the Extension Fund. We have nearly 2,800 homeless churches. To let them die
for want of homes, which they cannot get by their own resources, is a shame and disgrace. When
God blesses our preaching with these new missions, is it right to neglect them who are the chil-
dren of the church? The communities in which these homeless bands are scattered do not and
cannot respect us when we allow our missions to languish and die, or else eke out a miserable
existence. We should swell our Extension Fund to $250,000 by the close of September. It is but
a small part of what we need. Fifty per cent of our missions die for lack of homes. An old
evangelist of the West said: " My trouble is not to get an audience, nor people to accept our plea.
My trouble is to house the people. The Extension Fund answers this difficult}^."
G. W. MUCKLEY, Cor. Sec.
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August 23, 1900
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Our National Conventions.
Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 11-13, 1900.
Kansas City will throw wide open her gates to
the great throngs. Our churches are making
great preparations to provide for the comfort of
the hosts that will come up to our missionary
gathering.
Railroad Rates.
A rate of one fare plus $2 for round trip has
been secured in the territory covered by the
Western and Central and Southeastern Passenger
Associations, for all distances exceeding 200 miles.
For places within 200 miles of Kansas City, one
and one-third fare on the Certificate plan. For
the Trunk Line and the New England Associations
one and one third fare. For Texas one fare.
Write to your State Secretary for the latest in-
formation about rates.
Entertainment.
According to a resolution passed at the Indian-
apolis Convention the delegates prefer to provide
for their entertainment. The committee on
assignment will take great pleasure in providing
places of entertainment according to the follow-
ing schedule:
Hotels — American plan, $1 to $3 per day;
European plan (lodging only) 50 cents to $1.
Boarding Houses and private homes of the city
will make a rate of $1 to $1.25 per day. Lodging
can be s cured in boarding houses and homes at
from 50 to 75 cents per day. Meals can be ob
tained at many excellent restaurants from 15
cents upwards.
Securing a Large Attendance.
The educational value of the convention will be
of great importance. It is therefore important
that the churches, Sunday-schook and Endeavor
Societies begin at once to plan to send delegates.
No church in all our great brotherhood should be
satisfied to permit the convention to go by without
at least one representative. The convention
should often be announced from the pulpit, in the '
Sunday-school and Endeavor Society.
It is extremely important that delegates who
purpose coming send names and class of accomo '
dations desired to the committee at an early date.
Delegations desiring hotel headquarters cannot
afford to wait.
Convention Headquarters.
The First Christian Church at 11th and Locust
Sts. will be headquarters for enrollment and
assignment committees throughout the conven-
tion. As far as possible the reception committee
will meet all trains and direct delegations to
headquarters, and from thence to their home in
the city.
Program Schedule.
C. W. B. M. sessions begin with a reception on
Thursday night, Oct. 11, and close Saturday after-
noon, Oct. 13. Saturday night will be given to
the Educational Board.
Union communion service. Sunday morning
and evening visiting pastors will occupy many
local pulpits. At 3 P. m. the Christian Churches
of Kansas City will unite with their visiting
brethren in a union communion service at the
Armory. This will be one of the most helpful
services of the convention.
A. C. M. S. The American Christian Missionary
Society sessions begin at the Armory Monday
morning and close Tuesday night. The General
Board meets Saturday the 13th. at 10 A. M.
F. C. M. S. The sessions of tke Foreign Chris-
tian Missionary Society b^gin Wednesday morning
and do3e Wedenesday night. The board meeting
of this society will be held Saturday afternoon the
13th inst. at 2 p. m.
Conferences. Thursday the convention will be
broken into sections, and conferences held on
"Education," "Christian Endeavor," "Pastors and
Evangelists," "Orphans' Homes and Kindred
Benevolences" and "Sunday-school Work and
Workers ."
Address all communications concerning enter-
tainment to W. F. R'chardson, 11th and Locust
Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
Let us pray and plan for a great convention.
Benj. L. Smith,
Cincinnati. O. A. McLean.
Church Expansion.
Church extension is church expansion. Expan-
sion is life and growth. It is activity. It is help-
ing and protecting the weak. It is doing the will
of the Master. It is heeding the cry of the lost.
We say we are a great people; we should prove
our greatness or quit boasting. We have done
well in the past, but this should be the best year
in our history. Church Extension should have oar
attention just now. We should reach the $250,000.
We must not fail when the goal is so near. My
Bro. Preacher, your hand is on the expansion gear;
you have control of the extension valve. There is
plenty of power in the church back of you. Will
you not open the valve and let the steam of liber-
ality flow into this gr at engine that stands ready
to move North, South, East and West and bring
blessings, gladness and success to the work of the
Lord wherever it goes? Now is the time for an
heroic effort. A time when a full head of steam
should be let on; then Church Extension will go
forward by leaps and bounds, and before October
1st, 1900, will have passed the goal of victory. If
we do this work and do it quickly and gladly there
will be "sunshine in our soul" when we meet in
Kansas City. M. J. Nicoson.
Aurora, Mo.
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August 30, 1900
No. 35
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ditorial:
Gnrrent Events 1091
; From War to Diplomacy 1092
Concerning the "Birthday ef the Church"., 1092
; The Habit of Friendliness 1093
Editor's Easy Chair 1094
Questions and Answers 1095
jbiginal Contributions:
Is Conversion a Human or Divine Act. —
W. T. Moore 1096
i Birthday of the Church.— D. H. Bays 1096
1 A Man of Mark.— L. H. Stine 1098
I The Gladstone-Huxley Controversy. — Dean
Haggard 1098
1 Fundamental Principles. — W. W. Hopkins..l099
correspondence:
! The Land 3 ef the Long Day.— VIII 1103
New York Letter 1104
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1105
'■ Chicago Letter 1106
Washington (D. C.) Letter 1106
Texas Letter 1107
Kansas City Letter 1107
Lord Baltimore, Roger Williams and Re-
ligious Toleration 1108
amly Circle:
The Mother's Prayer (poem) 1112
Suits Us All the Better 1112
The Faith of God (poem) 1113
Laying Aside Waits - 1113
The Chinese Railway System 1114
tlSCELLANEOUS:
Our Budget 1100
Personal Mention 1101
Missionary 1109
Notes and News 1110
Evangelistic 1111
With the Children 1115
Sunday-school 1116
Christian Endeavor 1117
Book Notes 1118
Announcements 1118
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St. Louis,
Thursday, August 30, 1 900.
No. 35.
CURRENT EVENTS.
General Chaffee, commanding the Ameri-
can forces in China, now in Pekin, has tele-
graphed the War Department that he needs
p more troops. He has with him about six
ousand soldiers and twelve hundred ma-
nes, and these he believes to be sufficient
!)r all purposes for which this government
kpiires soldiers in China. He understands
'ell the spirit of the government he repre-
ants; that he is not there to conquer terri-
>ry, but to relieve American citizens from
aril and, in co-operation with the forces of
!;her nations, to restore order and protect
<fe and property until the present crisis is
ist. In harmony with this opinion of Gen-
ral Chaffee dispatches have been sent from
ie War Department diverting the troops
p the way to China to Manila. It is prob-
ple and almost certain that the American
[•oops will remain in Pekin at least until the
lamands which tbe co-operating powers may
•ake of China have been met in a satisfac-
Sry way. There is a variety of reports as
p the whereabouts of the Empress Dowager,
mperor Kwang Sa and other important
jhinese officials. At the present writing,
owever, it seems probable that the Em-
iress Dowager made her escape from the
;.ty before the entry of the allied forces,
kd is at Sian Fu, where she has set up a
jurt. The Emperor is said to be with the
Hied forces, which is not improbable. It is
iso rumored that the Empress Djwager and
rince Tuan are prisoners, but this report
icks confirmation. The Chinese are sup-
osed to have fled northward.
The offer of Li Hung Chang to negotiate
)r peace with accredited representatives
rom the various governments has been re-
fflted by this government, and some of the
thers on the ground that he has no creden-
als that the powers are aware of for acting
3 the mouthpiece of the Chinese Govern-
lent, nor have the conditions yet been com-
lied with on which this government, in its
ote of July 3rd, agreed to conduct negotia-
ions. The course of the aged viceroy, since
lie present trouble began has not been such
3 to inspire confidence in his sincerity and
onesty. From present indications there is
o sovereign power at present in China, and
o government that is capable of enforcing
rder and complying with the demands
•hich have been made upon the Chinese Em-
ire. There can be no negotiations until
lere is some government to negotiate with
iat has the strength and the willingness to
)mply with reasonable demands, and to give
ssurance that any agreement it may enter
lto will be carried out. At present tbe
Government of China is in chaotic condition
and the problem is how to bring order out of
this chaos, and to establish a government
that will secure the rights of the people of
China and of foreign population sojourning
there. There is good reason for the powers
to move cautiously and to act only on as-
sured information. Special Commi-sioner
Rockwell has just arrived in China and Ms
report of the situation will be awaited with
interest, It will perhaps require the action
of an international Congress to finally settle
the future of China.
The condition of things in famine-stricken
India continues to be euch as to appeal to
the philanthropic and generous-hearted peo-
ple of every land. The committee of one
hundred on India famine relief has received
a cablegram from the United States Consul
at Bombay, as chairman of the Americo
Indian Relief Committee, saying: "Famine
distress is appalling. Thousands will die of
starvation unless rescued. Money is needed
to buy food and blankets. The suffering
from lack of clothing is terrible. Cholera
still active. The condition of destitute wo-
men and deserted children specially pitiable.
Many boys and girls are in heart-rending
need." These are facts which make their
own appeal to the human heart and con-
science. This country has been abundantly
blessed. According to the measure of its
prosperity it is under obligations to minister
to the relief of stricken India in this sore
famine. Much has already been done, but
much more remains to be done if we are to
discharge our duty to these famishing peo-
ple, our brothers and our sisters in India.
Our readers have been invited from time to
time to send their contributions through our
Foreign Missionary Society, and through the
Christian Woman's Board of Missions. These
boards have true and responsible agents on
the ground who will see to it that the wisest
possible use is made of the funds sent to
them. But if it is more convenient to co-
operate in this work of humanity through
other channels, let them feel free to do so.
The main thing is for every one, according
to the measure of his ability, to help save
the starving millions of India. The method
of doing this is relatively unimportant as
compared with the importance of doing it,
and doing it promptly. Why should there
not be international co-operatioa for the re-
lief of India from the perils of famine, as
well as for the relief of a few hundred
foreigners in prison in the Chinese capital?
less of politics, religion and geography, ha8
been further substantiated by a similar oc-
curence in Akron, Ohio. A negro in that
city committed a brutal crime upon a little
girl and the people became furious. The
mob raged violently during a whole night
and in their effort to get the criminal the
jail and other buildings were destroyed to
the amount of almost $200,000. The life
of a child was taken, others wounded and
the fair name of Akron wa> put under a
cloud. The prisoner had been previously
taken to Cleveland, Ohio, and thus escaped
their vengeance. Upon his confession of
the crime he has since been sentenced to
prison for life and is now at Columcus, Ohio.
The local officers became helpless before the
Akron mob and the state troops were sent
for to restore order- A mob more desper-
ate in their madness has seldom confronted
the officials of any city in the United States;
but the storm is over and order again reigns
in that heretofore quiet city.
The G. A. R. is holding its annual re-
union in Chicago this week. President
McKinley and W. J. Bryan were each invited
to attend and deliver addresses, but for
political reasons both have declined the
honor. The parade of the naval veterans
took place on Monday and that of the G. A.
R. on Tuesday. It is estimated that 40,000
veterans were in line in their parade on
Tuesday. At this writing a successor to
Albert D. Shaw as their commander-in-chief
has not been elected, but the honor will in
probability fall upon Major Leo Rassieur, of
this city, as there seems to be no opposing
candidate. Both Salt Like City and Denver
are working to secure the encampment for
1901, and at one or the other of these points
will the next gathering be. There is said
to be a notable decrease in the attendance
of posts this year. Then, too, tneir ranks
are being reduced year by year by death
and the year is not distant when they shall
be represented only by their sons.
Our recent statement concerning the race
riot in New York, that such disturbances
have their origin in human nature regard-
The new census gives to St. Louis a popu-
lalion of 575,238, a gain of 27.35 per cent,
over that of 1890. As usual all of the
larger cities come short of their claims, yet
all show an increase with one exception,
Omaha. Chicago that claimed to have a
population of at least two millions was over
300,000 short of the mark. And yet
Chicago has largely increased during the
last decade. It is also worthy of remark
that while New York, Chicago and other of
the larger cities have increased their popu-
lation by the annexation of new territory
St. Louis ha3 increased her population in
the absence of new territory. As a matter
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 30, 1900
of fact the extension of electric railway
lines into the adjacent country has pre-
vented her increase from being much larger
than the figures given. But St. Louis is not
complaining. Her growth has been sub-
stantial and healthful and as the figures
now stand she is the fifth largest city in
the United States with a good prospect for
a still higher position in the scale before
tbe next enumeration is taken.
(
FROM WAR TO DIPLOMACY.
With the capture of Pekin and the re-
lease of the foreign population held captive
there it is to be hoped that the chapter of
war in China is ended, and that what re-
mains to be settled will be accomplished by
diplomacy. If there were any doubts in the
minds of any concerning the wisdom of the
allied forces in pushing forward to the Chi-
nese capital, such doubt has been removed
by the fact, now apparent, that the minis-
ters, their official households and other for-
eigners in Pekin, would have soon been
slaughtered by the hostile Chinese. We
owe no thanks to China that the ministers
are ilive instead of being slain, as every
effort was made to exterminate them. The
wisdom of the United States Government in
urging a forward movement to Pekin is now
recognized by all. Oar soldiers and marines,
too, have acquitted themselves with great
credit to their country in the way they
have performed their part of the work. The
European press has not been stinted in its
praise of their prowess and efficiency.
But now that the ministers and others
have been rescued, and the allied forces are
in Pekin, what next? It is evident that
much remains to be done. It is to be hoped,
however, that it may be accomplished by
peaceful methods and by the art of diplom-
acy. The chief problem before the allied
powers now is, not indemnity for damages
wrought by China in the past, which will, of
course, receive prompt attention, but in-
demnity for the future. What measures
can the civilized governments of the world
take to insure China's good behavior in the
future? What guarantee shall they exact
that such outrages as have been committed
and attempted in the past few months will
not occur again in the future? This is really
the paramount issue that now confronts the
powers of civilization in their relation to
China. Can the necessary reforms in China
be accomplished under the present dynasty?
Has not the Empress Dowager forfeited the
confidence and respect of the civilized world?
She is herself a usurper and has made her-
self dictator by deposing the legal and right-
ful sovereign of the empire. What claim
can she put forth, therefore, for the con-
tinuance of her rule and of those associated
with her that the civilized powers are bound
to respect?
We are grateful that the United States
Government has led the way in disclaiming
any purpose or desire to acquire any por-
tion of Chinese territory, and that she has
protested from the beginning against any
partition of China among European powers.
Her example and influence in this respect
has had a most favorable influence upon
other nations. The true policy as it appears
to us would be for the nations to guarantee
the territorial integrity of China and lo re-
quire the Chinese Government to se;ect some
one, perhaps Kwang Su, the deposed em-
peror, whose character and past action would
furnish a proper guarantee that treaty
rights would be respected and life and prop-
erty made secure, to act as their ruler, and
under whom the reforms begun in China
could be carried forward without interrup-
tion. If this should require the temporary
suzerainty of the powers, let such suzerainty
be declared, but if the end to be gained can
be reached without such suzerainty, this
would seem to us far preferable.
It would seem, therefore, that we are only
ready now to deal with the real problem that
confronts the civilized world in relation to
China. It is one that demands the greatest
firmness and the greatest wisdom, with the
element of justice, tempered by mercy. Let
us hope that our own government, whose
course hitherto in connection with this affair
seems to have been characterized by com-
mendable wisdom, firmness and the sense of
justice, will continue to be such as to com-
mand the confidence and approval, not only of
the American people, but of all the civilized
powers of the world.
CONCERNING THE "BIRTHDAY
OF THE CHURCH."
In another place will be found the first
half of an article from our Brother D. H.
Bays, on the "Birthday of the Church,"
which is a rejoinder to our former reply to
his article on this subject. Not wishing to
waste space on matters that are not rele-
vant, we may pass by, without notice, the
first three paragraphs in Bro. Bays' article.
We have lettered the points to which we de-
sire to call attention, and our replies to these
points will correspond therewith.
(a) His reply to the argument on the
passage: "Upon this rock I will build my
church," is in brief that the word "build"
does not mean to "originate." Certainly, it
does not. If Jesus had intended to express
that thought He would have used a differ-
ent word. The church, perhaps, originated
in the thought of God before time began,
and is a part of what is called by Paul His
"eternal purpose." But Jesus does declare
that the building of His church is a future
event at the time of this declaration, and
when we take into consideration the fact
that the foundation had just been an-
nounced, there is no reasonable room to
doubt the significance of the term. No
amount of definition from dictionaries can
obscure the plain sense of the statement.
When our brother defines the term "orga-
nize" as "supplying with organs,'' and then
raises the question as to whether organs
were furnished the church on Pentecost, he
seems to be reasoning in a sophistical way.
It is not the organization of the church that
is under consideration in the sense of sup-
plying it with officials, but its birth, its be-
ginning. When we speak of the church as
a "divine organism" we are not speaking of
any organization which man may effect, but
of the relationship which exists between be-
lievers and their divine Lord a3 their Head.
Nothing is clearer than that the pr ject of
calling out a people from the world to be
known as the church and building them up-
on the foundation truth announced by Peter
lay in the mind of the Savior as a future
event, to be progressively realized through
the coming centuries and to have a definite
beginning at some point of time future tc
that in which he was speaking. The whole
situation, all the concurring facts, the whole
stream of divine history culminating in the
events of Pentecost, demand this interpreta-
tion.
(b) Brother Bays then takes up the ar
gument based on the great commissiot
which sent the apostles out into the world
to preach the gospel to every creature.
This, we argued, was Christ's way of build-
ing His church; that the people were to be
called out of the world by the gospel and
built upon Christ as the foundation. Luke's
record of the commission states that repen-
tance and remission of sins was to be
preached in Christ's name among all nations,
beginning at Jerusalem. We argued that
this preaching of repentance and remission
of sins in the name of Christ must of ne
cessity precede the Church of Christ, since
it was this very preaching that was t^ re-
sult in the formation of the church. Oai
brother's reply to this u that this passage
"refers, not to the beginning of the church
but to the beginning of the public ministry
of the apostles." This has the appearance
of trifling with facts, though our brothei
cannot mean to do so. He seemingly ignores
any causal relation between preaching the
gospel and the formation of the church. We
assume, of coarse, that every one would s?e
that Christ's church could not precede the
ministry of the apostles, who were to preact
repentance and remission of sins in Hii
name. If Brother Bays does not admit this
argument would be useless.
(c) We have the same sort of confusioi
in his further comment on the instruction giv
en to the apostles to "tarry in tbe city o
Jerusalem" until they should be "endued wit!
power." "They were to tarry at Jerusalem,
says our critic, "not till the church shouli
be organized, but for a far more impor
tant event, namely, till they should be en
dued with power frjm on hig'i, for withou
this enduement they never could have car
ried out the divine command to 'preach th<
gospel to every creature.' " Here, again, on
brother seems to see no connection betveei
the preaching of the gospel with the Hoi.'
Spirit sent down from heaven and the begin
ning of the church. If the church coul
have begun without such enduement, we di
not see why it could not have be carried oJ
without it. It is like locating the birth o
this nation before the Declaration of Inde
pendence and the War of the Revolution.
(d) We now encounter something mor
serious than illogical reasoning in Brothe
Bays' reply. We had said in our forme
ply that if the church was established be
fore Pentecost, it was established witl
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out the Holy Spirit, and quoted from John
7:39: "But this spake He of the Spirit
which they that believed on Him were to re-
ceive; for the Spirit was not yet given, be-
cause Jesus was not yet glorified." Our
brother goes on to quote passages showing
that John was full of the Holy Spirit from
his birth and that Christ received the Holy
Spirit without measure, etc. — facts which
we presume were well known to the apos-
tle John who, nevertheless, made the dec-
laration above quoted. Apparently our
brother failed to catch the meaning of the
argument. Our point was that since the
Holy Spirit wa3 not given to believers in
that peculiar sense which marks the Chris-
tian dispensation and could not be so given
until after Christ's glorification, that a
church existing before that time must have
been a church without the Holy Spirit.
There is no avoiding this conclusion. The
fact that John and Jesus possessed the Holy
Spirit in fullness does not touch this argu-
ment.
(e) In reply to our statement, that a
ichurch existing before Pentecost was estab-
lished without the preaching of repentance
and remission of sins in the name of Christ,
he says: "This may be true, but the fact does
not appear. The premise is assumed, not
proved." Does not our brother, then, ac-
cept our Lord's statement in Luke 24:46,47,
that repentance and remission of sins should
be preached in His name among all nations,
beginning at Jerusalem? Does he not ad-
mit that Jerusalem was the beginning-place
jand Pentecost the beginning-time for this
jpreaching? "Why, then, does he say that
j"the premise is assumed, not prove V when
Iwe affirm that if the church was established
before Pentecost it was established without
preaching repentance and remission of sins
iin the name of Christ? Some other church
there may have been, for aught our argu-
ment proves, but a Church of Christ exist-
ing prior to the preaching of repentance
and remission of sins in His name could not
have been. If Brother B. affirms that it
could, then there are fundamental differ-
ences in our conception of the church which
needs to be discussed before we come to the
question of its beginning.
(f) Brother B. declares that "the fact
that the name of the trinity may not have
been employed either by Christ or John in
the baptismal formula by no means proves
that repentance and remission of sins was
not preached in the name of Christ" — prior
,to Pentecost, we take it — "neither does it
prove that the church was organized on the
day of Pentecost.'" We had supposed, how-
ever, that the clear statement of Christ,
jthat the beginning of the preaching of re-
pentance and remission of sins in His name
;was to be at Jerusalem, and as circum-
;3tances show took place on Pentecost, would
be quite sufficient to prove the fact. We
are not able to give this language of our
brother any interpretation that makes it
reverent of our Savior's explicit declaration.
Perhaps here, too, he has failed to catch the
argument and does not intend to treat
ightly the solemn declaration of our Lord.
We submit that no argument which we
we have made in favor of Pentecost as the
birthday of the church has been in the
least degree weakened by the reply of
Brother Bays; whose further arguments we
shall continue to examine in another article.
F>our of prayer.
THE HABIT OF FRIENDLINESS.
(Acts 2:44 47; Jas. 2:1-9; Rom. 13:8 10.)
Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Sept. 5.
Central Truth: Christianity begets and fosters
the spirit of friendship towards our fellowmen
which, practiced, crystallizes into habit.
Beneath every habit, good or bad, there
lies a principle, true or false. Beneath the
habit of friendliness is the principle of human
equality and the spirit of brotherly love
which Christianity inculcates as one of its
fundamental principles. The influence of
the religion of Christ upon human relation-
ships is shown very vividly in the picture
which is furnished us in the passage from
the Acts, where we are told that "all that
believed were together, and had all things
common; and they sold their possessions and
goods and parted them to all, according as
any man had need." It need not be argued
that this method of manifesting brotherly
love was intended to be a fixed rule for be-
lievers in all ages. This was not probablf
the case. The essential point, however, is
that under the impulse of this neiv life, ahich
had come to them through Christ, the spirit
of mutual love and mutual care for each
other was begotten and took this me thud of
expressing itself. While the method may
change the principle involved, namely, that
of unselfishness and caring for one another, is
of perpetual obligation, and must find expres-
sion, habitually, in our Christian life if our
Christianity is to bear any resemblance to
that which Christ taught and exemplified.
The observance of any caste lines, or any
lines between the rich and the poor, as limi-
tations to oar friendship and brotherly love,
is utterly opposed to the spirit of Christ.
The extract from James, cited above, sets
forth the principle very clearly that we are
not to "hold the faith of our Lord J' sus
Christ, the Lord of glory, with a respect of
persons," but that we are to treat all alike,
because of our common relationship to our
common Father and common Savior. To
despise the poor or mistreat them in any
way, we are told, is a violation of the royal
law: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy-
self." How common it is for professed
Christians to violate this law we need not
say. Nothing is more certain, however,
than that all who do it offend Jesus Christ
and will be held to strict account for the
same.
But not only must the rich be friendly to
the poor, but the poor are equally bound to
be friendly to the rich. The law of reciproc-
ity holds good here. In the kingdom of
God there is to be no rich nor poor, high nor
low, bond nor free, male nor female, but all
are to stand upon a common level before
God and treat each other as equals — equal
in their rights and privileges as citizens of
the kingdom of God, equal in their essential
rank as children of God and heirs of a com-
mon salvation.
We are reminded by the quotation from
the Roman letter that this debt of obliga-
tion to each other can only be discharged by
love: "For he that loveth his neighbor hath
fulfilled the law." If only we have love for
our fellowmen we shall . o them no harm,
for "love worketh no ill to his neighbor."
The whole secret, then, of living the Chris-
tian life and of treating our fellowmen in the
spirit of friendliness is to love men. It
ought not to be difficult for us to love men
when we remember that Christ loved them
so w<41 as to give Himself for them. Card-
inal M inning on e sad t ; Henry George: "I
love men because Jesus lovtd them." Mr.
George repl id: " Vnj I love Jesus because
he loved men.'' No matter by which one of
these processes we reach the end, if only we
learn to love men as Christ loved them. Most
men, however, we take it, come to love
men through the love of Christ. We in-
stinctively feel that if Christ loved men
there is every reason why we should love
them, and that by so much as we fail to do
it we have fallen short of the standard set
for us in his life.
We miss much of the sweetest joy of life
in failing to manifest the spirit of friendli-
ness to our fellowmen. Every one who has
any expe ienci in this matter will gladly
testify to the joy th \t ha-i been brought into
hi own life by h-lpinjj s jm^ o .e else; by
giving the hand uf friendship to one in need
of a f iend; by .-peaking the word of en-
cour gement to the discouraged; by giving
a little timely lift to one that is down and
struggling to get upon his feet. These are
the acts that make us feel most akin to God,
and that clothe our lives with the greatest
dignity and value. When we shall have
reached the end of life's journey, if we shall
have the opportunity of looking back over
our lives and recounting the deeds we have
done, nothing will give us so great pleasure
nor so much assurance that we are Christ's,
and that He is our friend, as the remem-
brance of these acts of disinterested kind-
ness and friendship along the way, by which
we have lightened the burden of some weary
fellowtraveler, helped up the fallen, guided
the erring, checked the tears of sorrow and
brought cheer and gladness into sad and
desolate hearts and homes.
What a genius Jesus had for finding people
who were in distress and ministering to
them! What a heart of compassion He pos-
sesses for all our human sorrow! How ready
were His hands to minister to human need!
How full was His busy life of these acts of
friendship by which He has proved Himself
to be the friend of humanity! How can we
be Christians without cultivating His spirit
and imitating His example?
PRAYER.
O, God, our Father, we thank Thee that
Thou hast manifested Thy friendship for our
race in so many ways, but especially in that
Thou hast given us our best friend, Jesus
Christ our Savior. We thank Thee for the
depth and sincerity of His friendship, who
loved us and gave Himself for us. Grant,
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we beseech Thee, that His love for us may
inspire within us, not only a responsive love
for Him, but a love for all whom He loved,
and a friendship for all whom He befriended.
Enable us to be more helpful to each other,
and grant that friendliness to all may be-
come a habit of our lives until we, like our
Master, may go about doing good. And this
we ask in His precious name. Amen!
he listened to the sweet old songs, on which
his soul had so often baen carried heaven-
ward. It was an occasion so pleasant, so
full of friendly intercourse and goodly fel-
lowship as to plant itself in the memory,
and all voted it one of the crowning feat-
ures of the season.
6ditor's 6asy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
Toward the close of each season the gre-
garious instinct of the Disciples here at the
Park asserts itself in the form of a picnic.
No onejpresent is responsible for it, nobody
invites anybody else. It is simply noised
about that on such a day a little steamer,
chartered for the purpose, will take those
who wish to g i up Black Lake to Point Su-
perior for the annual picnic. Those who
desire to go — and generally all do desire
who hear of it — join the number at the
stated time, and it always assumes good
proportions. This year the party numbered
upwards^of sixty. The small steamer, Har-
vey Watson, left the Macatawa dock at ten-
thirty Wednesday morning of this week bear-
ing the women and children, and a portion of
the men, the other portion having gone up
the lake'earlier in the morning in their row-
boats to secure the fish for the fish fry,
which is;°generally one of the features of
the occasion. As usual, we had a lovely
day. The weather was all that could have
been asked. It is always an interesting
spectacle when the little steamer runs as
near the shore as it can, at the point of
land extending out into the lake, and is un-
loaded by row boats that ply back and forth,
carrying passengers and the bountiful sup-
ply of provision. All this reminds us of the
landing of the pilgrim fathers and mothers,
minus "the stern and rock-bound coast."
Once on the ground, under the shade of the
spreading oaks, an animated picture is soon
presented. Some of the men are carrying
vater lrom a neighboring well, others are
carrying wood to cook the midday meal,
some of the women are busy superintending
the cooking, others in preparing the table,
while others still are gathered in groups,
busily engaged with their fancy work, and
getting acquainted with each other. Din-
ner was served at one o'clock, and supper at
five-thirty, giving us two meals in the
woods, and the interim for social intercourse
and mutual acquaintanceship. Some of the
amateur artists secured a number of inter-
esting pictures as the party were grouped
around the long table on the grass, or es-
pecially grouped for the purpose of a picture.
Our steamer returned at seven o'clock, by
which time all were prepared to go on board.
The rowboats are fastened together so as
to be towed by the steamer and the return
voyage is made in the magic hour between
sunset and -iarkness. Many a sweet old
song, in which all joined heartily, floated out
over the lake on the calm and listening ear
of evening. Many of us thought of Bro.
Atkinson, who was with us a year ago, and
whose heart was too full for utterance as
More and more each year Macatawa Park
is becoming the summer home of a large
number of Disciples of Christ from Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Michigan,
with scattering representatives from a num-
ber of other states. If the summer outing
has become a necessity, or at least a desir-
able feature of our modern life, then it
seems to be well tbat such vacation be tak-
en under such conditions as will not hinder
but rather foster the religious life. This
can hardly be, however, without the asso-
ciation together of a number of people, suf-
ficiently kindred in their religious thought
and modes of worship as to enable them to
carry on religious services profitably. These
conditions are present at Macatawa Park.
Besides the large number of those associated
with our Reformation who come here, there
are other religious people of kindred spirit
who make this their summer home, and who
readily affiliate with us in holding religious
services, and in maintaining the moral life
of the place. Not only, therefore, does Ma-
catawa Park accomplish its original pur-
pose of furnishing the rest and recupera-
tion for those who come here, but it is more
and more each year becoming a center of
religious influences which, we do not doubt,
do more for the extension of Christ's king-
dom and for the promotion of Christian
unity than could possibly be accomplished
by the same people lining and worshiping
in their accustomed places. This makes a
double justification for such a summer re-
sort as Macatawa Park has become. The
most satisfactory method of living here,
however, for most people, as we have stated
before, is the cottage life, and those who
are planning to make this their summer
home and who do not like hotel life should
either build a cottage or arrange early to
rent one that will answer the purpose. We
have no financial interest whatever in the
place except our own cottage, and all that
we have said concerning it is for the bene-
fit of our readers who may desire to avail
themselves of the advantage which this
place offers for a profitable summer outing.
The present season here is drawing to a
close. It has been the most prosperous sea-
son in the history of the Park. It has been
one of the warmest, too, though, of course, it
has been comfortable in comparison with
the cities and inland towns. But the back-
bone of the summer heat is broken. Even
as we write this paragraph the clouds are
pouring down a copious rain over lake and
woods. It is one of those rainy days in
which it is a delight to stay indoors and
listen to the patter of the rain on the roof,
and hear its musical plashing from the eaves,
and its dripping from the leaves of the trees.
The woods are still as green as they were
in June, so frequent and copious have been
the rains during the summer. But the air
is cooler, and soon the touch of frost will
turn these green leaves to scarlet and gold.
Each steamer that leaves now is laden with
those returning home, and in a little while
the stirring, busy, bustling place will have
the hush and quiet of a deserted village,
The services on last Lord's day, however,
were largely attended, and the sermon by
Rev. Dr. Wilson, of DeKalb, 111., was one of
the best of the season. The beach service
in the evening was also one of the largest
and best we have had during the entire sea-
son. It was led by T. P. Haley, of Kansas
City, who, as our readers know, is a "master
of assemblies," and the speeches were all of
a high order. People sat in the sand and
sing the old familiar hymns, one after an-
other, for nearly half an hour before the
time for the formal beginning of the serv-
ices. What a power there is in those old
songs, that are so freighted with the pre-
cious memories of the past, to lift the soul
nearer to God, and fill it with high and
heavenly aspirations! Would it not be an
improvement on many of our church serv-
ices if we could have more singing and less
preaching, or at least shorter sermons? And
why would it not be a good thing to have a
number of short addresses, at one of the
church services, instead of the stated ser-
mon? This is the character of our beach
services, and it is the most popular meeting
we have here.
We have read a number of books during
the present summer, all of which we have
found more or less helpful. The last two
we have read present a very strong con-
trast in the dominating spirit which actu-
ated their authors. These two books are
"The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky
Hemp Fields," by James Lane Allen, and
"Black Rock: A Tale of the Selkirks," by
Ralph Connor. We did not find "The Reign
of Law" very satisfying. Mr. Allen is a
literary artist, fine phrase-maker, a descrip-
tive writer of fine ability — though perhaps
description is a little overdone in the pres-
ent work — and has gained a wide popularity
by his literary work. His hero, "David,"
reminds one of "Robert Elsmsre," whose
faith seems to have been unaccouitably
overturned by statements of the "Squire/'
which he ought to have been able t,o answer.
"David" reads Darwin on the "Descent of
Man," "Origin of the Species" and other
scientific works on evolution, and straight-
way loses his faith in God, in Christ and in
divine revelation! It is all right for an au-
thor who wishes to set forth such a charac-
ter to do so, but the motive for it is difficult
to understand, unless it is followed by a
more perfect teaching and a profounder
thought, which would disclose to him the
difference between secondary causes and
the great primary Cause. Romanes went
into skepticism for failing to make this
simple distinction, and when he "came to
himself," later in life, he wrote a reply to
his former skeptical work, pointing out
where his mistake was, and indicating that
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he had mistaken secondary causes for the
primary cause. This seems to have been
"David's" mistake. He tells "Gabriella"
with a great show of frankness that it is
law that does everything. Whereas, even
'•Gabriella," if she was fit to be a school-
teacher, ought to be able to tell him that
law does nothing, that it is only a way of
doing things; that evolution, even if proved
to be true, is only God's way of bringing
about that which exists. But the book ends
with "David" an agnostic, and with no inti-
n ation that he had recovered from his un-
necessary skepticism. Ralph Connor's
"Black Rock" is the opposite of all this. He
is equally a literary artist, but exhibits a
deeper insight into human nature, and into
the nature of religion. His work shows in
a masterly way the power of the simple
gospel, incarnated in a life like that of
Preacher Craig, pastor at "Black Rock," a
miDing camp, to transform the lives of the
worst type of men — drunkards and gamblers
— and to lift them into lives of purity and
of Christian service. In dramatic interest,
in the power to touch the human heart and
to quicken the conscience, "Black Rock" is
in every way superior to 'The Reign of
Law."
Questions and Hnswers*
In baptizing persons is it necessary for one
to use the formula: "7 baptize you into the
name of the Father, of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit?" If so, why is it? Is it not
what we do rather than what we say that con-
stitutes valid baptism? E. T. Steuart.
We should say it was necessary to use the
formula substantially as given above. The
reason is that in the great commission we
are commanded so to baptize. The formula
is a8 much authorized by the command as
the act. What is said is a part of what is
done. Suppose the administor should say,
"I baptize you into the name of Mahomet:"
Would that make any difference? The ele-
ments of baptism, supposing the candidate
to be properly prepared, are the formula,
the element and the action.
Is the last clause in the Lord's Prayer an
interpolation? "For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen!"
{Matt. 6:13.)
This phrase is omitted from the most
ancient and authentic manuscripts, but many
authorities, and some of them ancient, con-
tain the phrase. It is omitted from the
Revised New Testament, which is proof that
it is not regarded as belonging to the most
ancient and authentic manuscripts. It is
doubtless, however, of very ancient origin,
and there is certainly nothing in it out of
harmony with the spirit of the prayer.
A certain minister recently told me that the
book Josephus came within four votes of being
in the Bible, h this statement correct? If so,
what definite assurance have we that we are
using the Word of God correctly?
Indianapolis, Ind. L. A.M.
The statement is wholly incorrect. In
the 8rst place, it assumes what is not true —
that the books in the Bible were placed there
by a vote of some body of men which had
authority to decide. This is not the case.
The canonicity of the various books of the
Bible is decided by historical proofs of their
origin and by internal testimony, and these
proofs are subjected to the scrutiny and in-
vestigation of the scholars of all ages. It is
the consensus of biblical scholarship of the
wor'd that gives any book its place in the
Bible.
In a recent answer to a question of mine
you say regarding baptism: "There is no
virtue in it apart from the fact that it is an
expression of the believer's faith." Here you
and I differ. If a man makes a confession of
Christ as his Savior and ignores the ordi-
nance of baptism, what will be his condition?
And why, then, are we to be judged according
to the deeds done in the body? A. D.
We are sorry that our brother differs
from the statement that baptism is an act
of faith, and apart from faith has no virtue
or value. We think this indicates a need
on his part of a re-study of the relation of
faith and obedience in the New Testament.
The man who "ignores" baptism, or any oth-
er command given by our Savior, shows
that he has no faith, provided he has any
knowledge of the existence of the command.
A genuine faith in Christ prompts a, will-
ing and cheerful obedience to every com-
mand which he makes, and the man who de-
spises any of these commandments will be
rejected for his unbelief.
1. May we not consider the seventy whom
Christ sent out {Luke 10) as apostles?
2. If so, what was the specific difference
between the commission of the twelve and that
of the seventy?
3. Can we consider Paul as an apostle in
the same sense as the twelve apostles?
4. What do you consider to be the chief
characteristics of an apostle?
5. What is the difference between an apos-
tle and a disciple?
H. B. Boone, Superintendent.
1. The term apostle means one sent, and
in this sense the seventy were apostles,
though not designated as such in the New
Testament.
2. The commission of the seventy was
limited to the Jewish people — "the lost
tribes of the house of Israel." That of the
twelve was to "all the world" and to "every
creature." Moreover, the seventy were to
preach repentance and announce the near
advent of the kingdom. The twelve were
to preach the full gospel of the Christ, who
had come, who had died for onr sins, who
had been buried, who had risen again for
our justification and who had been coronat-
ed as King and were authorized to make
known the terms of salvation under Hi3
reign.
3. Yes, he was as really an apostle as
the others, though his mission lay especially
among the Gentiles.
4. They were witnesses of Christ, and
especially of his resurrection from the dead,
and they were qualified by a special endow-
ment of the Spirit to make known Christ's
will to the world.
5. An apostle is a disciple who has been
chosen for the special work of an apostle
and qualified for that special work.
Do you believe it is right to use forte for the
extension of the kingdom in China, or that
stronger nations, like the United States and
Great Britain, should compel weaker nations
to accept their civilization and religion?
C. L. R.
Certainly not. Jesus said: "My kingdom
is not of this world." If it were my serv-
ants would fight for it. It is utterly repug-
nant to the whole spirit and teaching of
Christ to compel people to accept Christi-
anity at the mouth of the cannon. No
Christian believes any such thing. The
American people do not believe that the
commission which Christ gave to his
disciples, "Go into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature," has a "Gatling
gun attachment." It is another matter,
however, for this government to protect the
lives and property of its citizens in China.
This it is compelled to do by the very law
under which nations exist, even if it must
use force to accomplish the end. War is a
rude form of justice that must be resorted
to when a nation or people is not amenable
to any other form of justice. Government is
ordained of God for the punishment of evil-
doers. God has always used one nation to
punish another for its national sins. Our
soldiers and Gatling guns are not in China,
or in the Philippines, or anywhere else to
compel people to accept Christianity, or to
acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord. They
are there to protect life and property, to es-
tablish law and order and to administer jus-
tice. Chinamen may continue to worship
their ancestors until the end of the world
without molestation from the United States
if they respect the laws of nations and pro-
tect the presence and property of our citi-
zens residing there. But neither China nor
any other nation can expect to escape the
scourge of war if it violate the recognized
principles of international obligations and
treaty rights. It is true, these armies that
are invading China for the protection of
life and for the restoration of order may
open the way for a freer proclamation of
the gospel by the missionaries of the cross.
This, however, is incidental and is not the
purpose for which the armies are there. It
is a strange objection to the church that it
should be willing to avail itself of these
open doors for the extension of the reign of
Christ — a King who reigns in righteousness,
and whose government secures justice and
liberty for all. It is the duty of the strong-
er nations to help the weaker and not to
covet their possessions, nor infringe upon
their rights. We believe the men »vho are
in authority in both the United States and
Great Britain recognize this truth and are
seeking, to the best of their ability, to dis-
charge their national obligations, though
they doubtless often make mistakes, for
they are not infallible.
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IS CONVERSION A HUMAN OR
DIVINE ACT?
W. T. MOORE.
That conversion in some sense is taught
in the Bible no one will dispute. But in
what sense? Just here we meet with the diffi-
culty. Whatever may be the nice distinc-
tions of theologians with respect to the
matter it is certain that the common peo-
ple very generally have no very definite and
clear idea as to whit conversion really is.
For the most part they hold to the no:ion
that conversion is wholly a divine at and
that the subject is entirely passive instead
of being s mething that the man must do
for himself. Consequently, many persons
wait for this divine interposition without
attempting to do anything for themselves
in the matter.
It is well known that this false view of
conversion has produced untoli evil. It is
interesting to trace the origin of this false
view. The original never occurs passively.
This is a most important facf, and if the
original had been strictly followed doubt-
less the people would never have been so
far misled as to adopt the view they have.
The perverted form — "be converted" — is
first found in the venerable blunder of
Jerome's Vulgate. His version reads:
"Poenitemini igitur et convertimini." A
literal translation is: "Be ye penitent and
be converted." The first translation by
Wicliffe followed very closely Jerome's
Latin instead of the Greek. Unfortunately
King James' translators did the same thing.
In many particulars they slavishly followed
Jerome instead of the original Greek. As
regards the matter under consideration, they
may have been influenced by Wicliffe and
other translators. But, however this may
have been, the Authorized Version is largely
responsible for the widespread confusion
and error on the subject of conversion.
It will doubtless be instructive to the
reader to have before him just what the
most important versions say with regard to
Acts 3:19. The following is a complete
list:
Wicliffe, 14th century: "Therefore be ye
repentaunt and be ye convertid, that youre
synnes be done awaye, whanne the tymes of
kelynge fro the siyt of the Lord shulen
come."
Tyndale, 16th century: "Repent ye,
therefore, and turne, that youre synnes may
be done awaye," etc.
Coverdale (Henry 8th), 16th century: "Do
enaunce, therefore and turne ye that youre
synnes may be done awaye."
Bishop's Bible, 1568: "Repent ye, there-
fore, a< d convert, that your sinnes may be
done awaye," etc.
Cranmer' Bible, or Great Bible, 1540:
"Let it repent you, therefore, and converte
that jour synnes maye be done awaye."
Geneva Bible, or Breeches Bible, 1560:
"Amend your lives, therefore, and turne
that your sinnes may be put away."
Rheims Bible (Roman Catholic), 1582:
'Be penitent, therefore, and convert, that
your sinnes may be put out."
Douay Bible (Roman Catholic), 1620: "Be
penitent, therefore, and be converted."
Luther's German Bible, 16th century:
"Repent and turn yourselves."
I omit the Revised Version because that
is within the reach of all my readers. How-
ever, it may be well to say that when the
active voice is restored the difference in the
truth presented is so great that the version
practically gives to the people what is
actually a new revelation. The difference
between "be converted" and "convert" or
"turn" is the difference between the poles.
In short, it is exactly the difference between
the Calvinism of the old schools and the
rational view of the better theology of the
present day. The latter view assumes that
conversion is something that the man does
for himself, instead of something done for
him or in him by divine power, and this is
precisely what the original word really im-
plies.
Of course, it is understood that even in
conversion there is the divine side to be
considered. God supplies the motives, but
he does not act for us. The gospel is the
power of God unto salvation, and conse-
quently there can be no turning to God
without the motive which the gospel sup-
plies. But this is a very different thing
from the notion that the subject in conver-
sion is wholly passive.
I am not unfamiliar with the distinction
which some make between conversion and
regeneration. In their view of the matter
the Tatter stands for the divine side while
the former stands for the human. But
even if this distinction could be justified it
is still true that the popular mind regards
conversion a* comprehending all that is
involved in the sinner's return to God. In-
deed, very many modern evangelists do their
work in such a way as to lead to the con-
clusion that they regard the subject in con-
version as entirely passive. This mislead-
ing notion has almost unlimited currency
among the sects of modern Christendom.
Any one who will attend the average
protracted meeting will soon see signs of
the fatal error to which attention is ealled.
The question which I am discussing is
fundamental. It lies at the very basis of
present-day theological controversies. It
is practically the dividing line between the
old theology and the new. But the false
view of conversion we are considering has a
practical import which cannot be estimated.
It is from this practical point of view that
its influence is to be dreaded. Indeed, it is
difficult to measure the amount of damage
already done by this vicious theological fig-
ment. No doubt tens of thousands of
hone3t souls have been stopped on their way
to the kingdom of God by the notion that
they can do nothing for themselves in the
matter of becoming Christian. And yet,
nothing can be clearer than the teaching of
the Scriptures on this subject when they are
.'egitimately translated. They certainly
teach that conversion is an act, that this
act is performed by the subject, and that this
act of the subject is turning about. To
sum up the whole matter it is sufficient to
say that the sinner is going in the wrong
direction, and his conversion implies a com-
plete turning about, so that he may go in
exactly the opposite direction. This must
be his own act, and it must also be of his
own free will. And this is clearly indicated
in the Greek word epistrepho.
The continued prevalence of the error
under consideration is very suggestive from
another point of view. It shows how
tenaciously error holds its place when once
firmly established. It really seems almost
impossible to shake the Christian world
from a long-settled habit. The best biblical
criticism has made it absolutely certain that
conversion is a human, not a divine act; and
yet, the false preaching and the false prac-
tice still go on as if nothing at all had hap-
pened. This is most disheartening. Never-
theless, as it is exactly in the line of the
usual we ought not perhaps to expect any-
thing else. It is hard to change a long-
established habit.
One thing, however, is very certain, viz.,
if the world is ever converted to Christ we
must in some way return to the teaching
and practice of the apostles on the subject
of conversion. When we do this we shall
hear no more about "getting religion,"
"the mourner's bench," etc., but the people
will hear, believe and obey the same day
and the same hour of night, as they did in
apostolic times.
BIRTHDAY OF THE CHURCH.
D. H. BAYS.
The average reader will no doubt agree
with Bro. Kimball (Chritian-Evangelist
June 21, p. 775) that Bro. Garrrison's reply
to my communication of June 7 "is a per-
fect squelcher and complete confutation of
the position assume ;" and Bro. K. seems to
think that Bro. B. himself will concede" as
much. But permit me to whisper into Bro.
K.'s ear that we by no means share in his
view of the "squelching" qualities of the re-
joinder in question. While I feel very
grateful to Bro Garrison for his painstaking
effort to enlighten me upon this somewhat
perplexed question, yet I am quite sure he
will pardon me if I find myself obliged to
take a different view from that expressed in
his rejoinder.
I wish to briefly examine the Scriptures
cited in order to see if they prove what they
are designed to establish. The point to be
proved, it will be born in mind, is that "the
church was born [had its beginning] on the
Pentecost folloicing Christ's resurrection.'" If
the passages quoted prove that the church
began to exist on the day in question, well
and good; but if the "beginnings" mentioned
refer to something else, as I believe they do,
then the affirmative fails.
In the production of evidence we must be
governed by that universal rule of law
which provides that the testimony of a wit-
ness must not only be material to the issue,
but that it must relate to the matters and
things set up in the petition or charged in
the indictment. In the case now under con-
sideration the allegation is made that the
church was born, or had its beginning, on
Pentecost. The plaintiff must not only
prove something began on the day in ques-
tion, but he must prove that that something
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was the church. Does either of Bro. Garri-
son's witnesses affirm that the church was
born on Pentecost? We shall see.
His first witness says:
(a) "Upon this rock I will build my
■ church." From these words as a basis the
i argument is made that "the building of the
church was a future event." This we readi-
, ly grant, but does that mean that the
j church did not then exist, and that the "fu-
j ture event" was to bring it into existence?
j We think not. I understand the term "I
i will build ' to refer to the establishment of
; the church, and not to its origin or "begin-
; ning." The correctness of Bro. Garrison's
j position depends upon the correctness of th
j sense in which he employs the term "will
ij build." To sustain his view the word "build"
' must mean to originate. In that case the
j passage should read:
"Upon this rock I will originate my
i church." How do you like the rendering?
I But suppose we examine into the meaning of
the world build. Literally it means:
"1. To erect an edifice on the ground by
uniting various materials into a regular
structure; 2. To construct or frame a
fabric of any kind." Figuratively, it means:
"1. To construct, frame or form; 2. ^o
raise or bring into existence anything on
any ground or foundation; 3. To compose,
put together." — Am. Ency. Diet.
The argument is made that, grounded up-
on "the rock-truth confessed by Peter,"
Christ would originate or "bring into exist-
ence" his church.
In order thus to build a church, it must
be "constructed" (def. 1), "raised" (def. 2),
or "composed" (def. 3). If the church was
"brought into existence" on Pentecost, as
claimed, will some one tell us of what it was
"composed," and how it was "constructed?"
Crabb says 'hat "what is constructed is put
together with ingenuity." Query: Was the
church constructed or "put together with
ingenuity" on Pentecost? Who will dare to
affirm that it was so constructed, with the
faintest hope that the Bible will sustain
him?
From habit, more than from Scripture or
reason, it is affirmed that the church was
organized on Pentecost. Is this claim tena-
ble? Was the church "organized" on Pente-
cost? Let us see.
"Organize — to form or furnish with suit-
able or necessary organs."
Who cares to undertake the herculean
task of proving (not asserting) that the
church was "furnished with necessary or-
gans" on Pentecost? Who will undertake
to inform us as to what these "necessary
organs" were? If organs were furnished to
the church on Pentecost — if somebody proves
this, then he will have proved that the
church existed before Pentecost, for how
could organs, necessary or otherwise, have
been given to something that did not exist?
Thus it is rendered clear almost beyond
doubt that the word "build" in Matt. 16:18,
which has by so many been forced into
service to prove that the church was "or-
ganized" on Pentecost cannot be used as
synonymous with organize, and hence the
passage does not prove what it is quoted to
sustain. That Jesus meant to assure his
disciples of the permanency and stability of
his church rather than to create the im-
pression that he was going to originate
something that did not exiat is apparent
from his words: "The gates of hell shall not
prevail against it." The world "build" has
another meaning which is in perfect har-
mony with this idea, namely, "4. To
strengthen, to establish." Reading this defi-
nition into the passage we have: "Upon
this rock I will establish my church" — ex-
actly the thing of which Jesus wished to
assure them.
To establish is "to make firm; to make
sure; to ordain permanently and with
authority." This passage, then (Matt.
16:18), instead of proving that "the
church was born on Pentecost," only proves
that the church, then existing, should, like
the foundation on which it rested, be estab-
lished— "made sure," and abide forever.
This and nothing more.
(b) After quoting the great commission
(Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15, 16) Bro. Garrison
remarks:
"Surely, the church of Christ could not
begin until after repentance and the remis-
sion of sins were preached in his name."
The following was quoted to sustain this
view: "And He said unto them, Thus it is
written, that the Christ should suffer and
rise again from the dead the third day, and
that repentance and remission of sins should
be preached in his name unto all the nations,
beginning from Jerusalem" (Luke 24:46,47).
But unfortunately for this p sition the
church is not once mentioned, much less to
declare that it was born on Pentecost after
Peter's great sermon.
Clearly, this passage refers, not to the be-
ginning of the church, but to the beginning
of the public ministry of the a.postles, as Bro.
Garrison himself admits in the following
enquiry: "When were they to begin this
work of preaching the gospel and baptizing
believers into the name of the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit?" (The italics are mine.)
Bro. Garrison himself, then, being the
witness, the "beginning" referred to is the
beginning of the public ministry of the
apostles, and not the beginning of an or-
ganic structure known as the church.
After commissioning his apostles to "go
into all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature" he commanded them to
"tarry in the city of Jerusalem" till they
should receive the promise of the Father
(Luke 24:49). They were to tarry at Jeru-
salem, not till the church should be organ-
izsd, but for a far more important event,
namely, till they should be "endowed with
power from on high," for without this endow-
ment They never could have carried out the
divine command to preach the gospel to
every creature.
Atter quoting Luke 23:46, 47 Bro. Garri-
son continues:
"We have now the beginning place. Can
we find the beginning time?"
(c) Correctly enough the "beginning
place" is located at Jerusalem, and the "begin-
ning time" at Pentecost, but the "beginning"
of what.' The church? That is what our
brother started out to prove, but I hardly
need to remind the careful reader that the
chur h is not once mentioned. The place and
time referred to in the texts quoted mark
the "beginning" of the public gospel minis-
try of the apostles in the name of their
divine Master, as any < ne may see, and not
the beginning of the church.
(d) In the fourth paragraph of the arti-
cle under review we hive the following:
"If there was a church of Christ before
this time [Pentecost] it was established
without the preaching of repentance and
remission of sins in the name of Christ, with-
out baptism in the name of Christ and with-
out the Holy Spirit."
Here it is assumed that the ministry both
of Jesus and John was a ministry in which
the Holy Spirit had no part — a formal if
not a barren ministry of the letter and not
of the Spirit. If either Jesus or John or
both were "led by the Spirit," then their
ministry was in the Spirit. If they were led
by the Spirit to minister in spiritual things,
then Bro. Garrison's remarkable claim that
the church, if it existed before Pentecost,
"was established without the Holy Spirit"
is utterly without foundation in fact.
Of John it was prophetically declared:
"He shall he filled with the Holy Spirit, even
from his mother's womb, and many of the
children of Israel shall he tura to the Lord
their God" (Luke 1:16,17).
Peter called Jesus "both Lord and Christ"
(Acts 2:36). Joho, therefore, being "filled
with the Holy Spirit," was to turn many of
the Jews to Christ. It is quite probable,
therefore, that John ministered in the name
of Christ. Of Christ Matthew writes:
"And Jesus, when he was baptized, went
up straightway out of the water; and lo,
the heaven-3 were opened unto Him, and He
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove,
and lighting upon Him; and lo, a voice from
heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased" (Matt. 3:16, 17).
"And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit,
returned from the Jordan and was led by
the Spirit into the wilderness''(Luke 4:1).
And yet, in the face of these facts we are
told that "if there were a church of Christ
before Pentecost-' it was established "with-
out the Holy Spirit!"
(e) The further objection is urged that if
there was a church of Christ before Pentecost
"it was established without the preaching of
repentance and remission of sins in the name
of Christ, and without baptism in the name
of Christ." This may be true, but the fact
does not appear. The premise is assumed,
not proved. But suppose some other name
than that of Christ were used in the baptis-
mal formula — which is doubtful — and sup-
pose "repentance and remission of sins" were
preached in some other name, which is
equally doubtful: does that prove or even
tend to prove that "the church was born on
the Pentecost following Christ's resurrec-
tion?" To me the logic seems faulty — the
premise does not justify the conclusion.
(f) The fact that the name of the trinity
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may not have been employed either by
Christ or John in the batismal formula by
no means proves that repentance and re-
mission of sins were not preached in the name
of Christ; neither does it prove that the
church was organized on the day of
Pentecost. The church may have existed
before Pentecost in spite of the fact that
preaching and baptism may not have been
done in the name of Christ.
(concluded next week.)
A MAN OF MARK.
L. H. STINE.
A prince and a great man is fallen in
Israel. B. H. Smith, the tireless and fear-
less combatant in life's deepening struggle,
has fought his last battle and won his
crowning victory. The sacred burden that
he loved and solemnly bore, and beneath
which he steadfastly walked for many a
year, he has laid down in exchange for the
rest that is sweet after strife. Now that
his long day's work is done, he folds his
hands across his breast and turns to the
quietness that God gives at last.
B. H. Smith was born in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, March 1, 1828. His father, Wm. N.,
was a native of Virginia and his mother was
born in South Carolina. Wm. N. Smith
moved to Missouri in 1838 and settled in
Howard County, where for many years he
followei contracting and architectural
work.
B. H. Smith located in Trenton, Missouri,
when he was about seventeen years of age.
He had a fair education, with some knowledge
of Latin. He became deputy clerk of
Grundy County, and he studied and prac-
ticed the profession of law for six years.
In 1854 Bro. Smith became a member of
the Christian Church, whose growing inter-
ests were supreme in his affections for for-
ty-six years.
With the discovery of Christ came the
responsibility of answering the higher
claims. From the law to the gospel was a
gradational passage that gave a powerful
advocate to the doctrine of grace.
Having found his work he sought to
qualify himself for the high obligation.
Without delay he sat down at the feet of
Alexander Campbell and took his academic
degree from Bethany College.
In 1859 Bro. Smith accepted the presi-
dency of the Female College at Blooming-
ton, Illinois, where he taught for one year.
Christian University, Canton, Mo., was the
next school that offered him its presidency,
and he held that position for ten years, and
the university attained its highest degree of
prosperity under hi3 vigorous leadership.
In this position Bro. Smith was a maker of
preachers, and the indirect influence of his
labors was felt far and wide. In 1875 he
accepted the presidency of Hesperian College
at Woodland, California, where after three
years' service he ended his career of four-
teen consecutive years as a teacher.
On leaving the school at Bloomington,
Bro. Smith assumed the pastoral care of the
church at Brunswick, Mo. After serving
the church one year he became pastor of
the First Church in St. Louis. Alter four
years he went to Chicago. From Oakland,
California, where he preached for the church,
he returned to Canton, Mo., and became
president of the Bank of Canton. In Can-
ton he spent the remaining years of his life,
preaching a part of the time for the Canton
church. Here, among lifelong friends, he
died July the eleventh, at six o'clock in the
morning.
During the last five years of his life Bro.
Smith was an invalid, but cheerful and hope-
ful and always appreciative of the numerous
attentions of his many friends. These were
years of constant reading and of deep medi-
tation. Bro. Hardin evidently gave a cor-
rect statement of Bro. Smith's experience
during these years, when he said in his
funeral address that during these five years
our deceased brother wrought out of his
own soul a larger spiritual interpretation of
the Christian religion than he had ever en-
joyed before.
B H. Smith was a great preacher. His
commanding presence gained for him at
once the favorble attention of people. He
had a magnificent body. A massive head
crowned hi3 stately physique. His brow
was large an I his eyes were bright, with a
far-away look, like an eye of hope peering
into the distance. Lines marking the pres-
ence of the energetic and heroic virtues
were deeply drawn in his striking face, in-
dicating him to he a man of great moral
courage and invincible faith, of indomitable
will and triumphant hope. Endowed with
such rugged virtues, enriched with the gift
of an eloquent tongue, and his mind illumed
with the light of a liberal education, B. H.
Smith was a preacher that needed not to be
ashamed, and of whom the people were
proud. Possessed of that intellectual pene-
tration that enabled him to see clearly the
truth in his own mind, and having both the
language and the enthusiasm that enchanted
the ear, he carried conviction to the hearts
of his hearers.
The spirit of evangelism pervaded his
ministry. He baptized four thousand con-
verts to the cross. This was a rich harvest
of souls to be gathered in by a man busy
with the cares of a teacher, a pastor and a
man of business. How bro id must have
been his mind, how deep his soul, how in-
tense the desires of his heart, how noble his
spirit and how confident his prayers that he
should have crowned his life with an inheri-
tance of such golden fruit!
The law of spiritual growth was in full
force in the life of B. H. Smith. As before
remarked, his life was the embodiment of
the sterner virtues, which were more con-
spicuous during the active period of his life.
During his last years, however, the milder
virtues pushed their way into great promi-
nence. It was Paul, the man of action, who
announced the law of development that
found so fine an example of fulfillment in the
life of Bro. Smith. Paul's law of progress is
stated in these words: "Howbeit, that is not
first which is spiritual, but that which is
natural; then that which is spiritual." The
growth of Bro. Smith was from the strong-
er and more rigorous virtues to the milder
and gentler ones. Simon Peter represents
love as the last round in the ladder of life,
the final attainment of the soul, and the vir-
tue nearest the portal of heaven. Before
death claimed him him Bro. Smith had
reached the round so much to be desired. In
the active period of his life he was busy as
ever Martha was; in the closing years of his
life he became meditative and receptive as
ever Mary was at Jesus' feet. He was bold
in action as Paul and Luther, then h became
mild as John the "Apostle of Love,'' and gen-
tle and irenic asMelanchthon. If Bro. Smith
loved the sound of battle that faith
brought on and had found delight in "the
toil of war" that was waged to right all
wrongs and to put truth on the throne he
also experienced the sweetness and the calm
of the love of God.
Bro. Smith's journey never bated until
the eventide. He went to sleep at a ripe
old age. J. H. Hardin, whose office of love
it was to deliver a message of synpathy,
spoke appropriate words at the funeral serv-
ice from that piece of beautiful imagery in
the first chapter of Job: "Thou shalt come
to thy grave in full age, like as a shock of
corn cometh in its season." The words
of the speaker were timely and were fitly
spoken. In a full age our venerable brother
came to the grave and a crown of glory
was on his life.
Quincy, III.
THE GLADSTONE-HUXLEY
CONTROVERSY.
DEAN HAGGARD, OF DRAKE UNIVERSITY.
"So goodly a fight," said Henry Drum-
mond at the time, "has not been seen for
many a day."
Who were the antagonists of "the grand
old man?" First was Dr. Reville, a pro-
fessor in the College of France. Then
Thomas Huxley, the well-known scientist.
And last, Henry Drummond, of world-wide
fame.
This "goodly fight" took place in the
years 1885 and 1886. The attack upon Mr.
Gladstone will be found in the book written
by Prof. Reville. And the remainder of
the battle may be read in the Nineteenth
Century magazine, beginning in the Novem-
ber number of 1885 and ending in the
August number of the next year.
It awakened a wide-spread interest at the
time, and is yet vividly remembered by
many. You can hardly find one who was
then a reader that cannot recall the out-
lines of the debate. The recent publican
tion of the life and labors of Henry Drum-
mond has once more aroused interest in the
greatest religious debate of this quarter of
the present century. I hope it may not
prove unprofitable to study some phases of
the discussion.
OUTLINE SKETCH.
Dr. Reville was a staunch disciple of that
school of philosophy which rules out the
thought of a primitive revelation as in-
admissible. As a strictly scientific thinker
he starts out with the assumption that all
religions have a subjective origin and a
development which is fully accounted for
by natural causes. He considers this as-
sumption as beyond doubt. Since neither
Genesis nor the Bible leave room for such a
position, it is not at all strange that the
Professor attacked both, and with them Mr.
August 30, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS"
1099
Gladstone, one of the most renowned be-
lievers in a primitive revelation presented
in Gene.'is. Such a man could hardly write
a book without doing one or both of these
things. In answering the attack of the
French professor Mr. Gladstone drew down
upon himself the fire from the heavy guns
of Prof. Huxley. After correcting some of
the misconceptions of the French critic Mr.
Gladstone undertook to build up an argu-
ment from Genesis and geology to prove
that the writer of Genesis "was gifted with
faculties passing all human experience, or
else his knowledge was divine." In making
this argument Mr. Gladstone quoted and in-
dorsed the leading geologists of his day for
the order in which life made its appearance
upon the earth as follows: (1) Water
population, (2) air population, (3) land
population of animals, (4) land population
consummated in man. Mr. Huxley denied
that natural science taught this order. He
affirmed that it did teach the order: (1)
Water, (2) land, (3) air, (4) man. At this
point Henry Drummond came upon the field
and took sides with Mr. Huxley on the main
points in issue. He speaks of "the triumph
of Mr. Huxley." Counting Mr. Gladstone
as a "reconciler," he says: "To theological
science the whole underlying theory of the
reconcilers is as exploded as Bathybius.''
About eighteen months ago George Adam
Smith put out his biography of Prof. Drum-
mond. From it I quote his estimate of the
merits of the dispute: "In answer Mr.
Huxley had little difficulty in showing that
Mr. Gladstone's second proposition was not
merely inaccurate, but directly contradic-
tory of facts known to every one who is
acquainted with the elements of natural
science, and arguing that therefore the
third proposition collapses of itself. In
other words, Mr. Gladstone based his plea
for a revelation of truth from God upon the
agreement which he asserted of the first
chaper of Genesis with the discoveries of
modern science. Mr. Huxley denied that
argument and concluded that with it there
disappeared all argument for a divine
revelation. It was at this point that Mr.
Drummond intervened with the assertion
that the question which the two antagonists
debated, that namely of the harmony be-
tween Genesis and modern science, was
absolutely irrelevant to the problem that
it is impossible to harmonize Genesis and
science; on the other side he denied that
the contest between them was fatal to the
belief that Genesis contained a revelation
of truth from God" (p. 256).
Mr. Huxley was no less confident of the
complete overthrow of his opponent. I
quote: "I can meet the statement with
nothing but a direct negative. If he has
ever opened a respectable modern manual
of paleontology or geology I cannot under-
stand him. Natural science has nothing
to say in favor of the proposition that they
succeed one another in the order given by
Mr. Gladstone; but that on the contrary all
the evidence we possess goes to prove that
they did not. I am not here dealing with
a question of speculation, but with a ques-
tion of fact. As a matter of fact, then,
the statement so confidently put forward
turns out to be devoid of foundation and in
direct contradiction of the evidence at
present at cur disposal. Mr. Gladstone
has been utterly misled in supposing that
his interpretation of Genesis receives any
support from natural science. The facts
as they are at present known not only re-
fute Mr. Gladstone's interpretation of
Genesis in detail, but are opposed to the
central idea on which it appears to be
based." You see that Mr. Gladstone is
annihilated. Smith, Drummond and Huxley
have covered his case up with adjectives.
There are no strong words or phrases left
unused. His case is forever settled. Let
none dare to reopen it. The old man is
buried with the seal of science upon the
door of his tomb. Are the angels notified
not to roll the rock away?
Before proceeding with the review let us
listen to a few questions.
In annihilating the grand old man who is
swept away with him? All the so-called
"reconcilers." A host of men like Hugh
Miller, Dana and Dawson! These are all
wrong! "Utterly misled!" Their position
"absolutely without foundation!" "Science
has not one thing to say in their favor!"
"All the evidence against them!" Worthy
only of unqualified "direct negatives" and
"direct contradictions!"
Did Mr. Gladstone feel that he was hope-
lessly defeated? Did he make unconditional
surrender and subside into unanswering
silence? A negative answer to these ques-
tions will not, of course, decide who is right
and who is wrong, but it is a comment upon
the infallibility of scientific dogmatism.
While Henry Drummond felt that it was
"really hard on Mr. Gladstone," the old
parliamentarian did not. Which had the
better reason, let the reader determine for
himself.
Did the greatest American geologist of
the times think that Mr. Gladstone was
swept into eternal oblivion by this storm of
monumental dogmatism? Let the sequel
answer.
Did Prof. Drummond conduct his part of
the discussion in harmony with his whole-
sale condemnation of Mr. Gladstone's posi-
tion? Keep this in mind and answer for
yourself in a later part of this discussion.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.*
A man can no more live apart from his
fellowmen and prosper as he ought to pros-
per than he can live without food. Society
is essential to his proper development. Men
will organize into societies for social, civil,
commercial, industrial, moral, religious and
other purposes, and these organic collective
bodies must be endowed with certain rights
and possessions in order to the fulfillment of
their respective missions. No society can
exist without constitutional powers and pos-
sessions. There must, then, of necessity be
a division of rights and possessions between
men as individuals and men in collective or-
ganic bodies. There is no such thing as un-
limited personal liberty. Every organic col-
lective body essential to man's moral, mate-
rial and spiritual welfare has rights and
must be protected in them; especially is this
true of civil governments. The matter,
therefore, of distinguishing between that
*Prom Public and Private Rights, by W . W. Hop-
kins. Price, 15 cents.
that rightfully belongs to the individual and
that that rightfully belongs to an organic
collective body becomes a matter of su-
premest importance; disregard for this dis-
tinction a matter of supremest danger. But,
while this principle holds throughout all or-
ganic bodies, it is not our purpose to follow
it beyond its application to civil governments
in this discussion.
No civil government of any size can do
business without constitutional rights and a
working capital. It has its expenses and
must meet them. And if the distinction be-
tween that that rightfully belongs to the
public and that that rightfully belongs to the
individual was always rightfully made and
observed, no government would ever be with-
out a working capital. Neither would labor
ever be taxed to supply a treasury bank-
rupted by theft or by unwise legislation.
And any civilization that does not regird
and enforce this distinction between public
and private rights is essentially unshristian
and oppressive, and headed toward destruc-
tion.
All true reform measures must likewise
recognize this distinction. The weakness of
many reform movements is their narrow-
ness; they are too exclusive. No public
measure in conflict with essential private
rights can succeed without injuring the indi-
vidual. Upon the other hand, no private or
corporate measure in conflict with public in-
terests can succeed without injuring the
public. These rights are equally sacred and
must be equally conserved, or friction,
wrongs, oppression, tyranny and injustice of
every sort will appear.
The most casual observer cannot fail to
see that a large per cent, of our industrial,
social and civil troubles as a nation have
had their origin in the confusion and abuse
of public and private rights, and not until
the distinction between these rights is more
clearly defined and enforced will these diffi-
culties disappear.
It is an undtniable fact that our public
lands have been squandered, our cities plund-
ered of their franchises and other public
possessions turned into private channels for
private use. Not a few of our millionaires
and multi-millionaires have become such by
the private possession or use of that which
belonged to the city, the state or the nation,
and just to the extent that these organic
collective bodies have been deprived of their
rightful possessions the burdens upon labor
have been correspondingly increased.
It could not be otherwise. These institu-
tions must meet their current expenses, or
cease to exist; and when deprived of their
natural resources they have been compelled
to levy a tax upon labor.
The reforms most urgently needed at pres-
ent, therefore, are, first, the restoration to
our various civil governments of their respec-
tive rights and resources; and, second, the
restoration of all civil governments to the peo-
ple. The government control of a public
utility amounts to nothing if that govern-
ment is controlled by a corporation, political
boss, ring or machine. One reform without
the other would be useless. Governments
must not only own and control all public
utilities, but must themselves be owned and
controlled by the people. Restore to gov-
ernments their rightful possessions, and then
restore to the people their rightful govern-
ments, and you will have the key to the solu-
tion of about all of the national evils of
which we complain and under which we
groan.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 30, 1900
Our Budget*
— Church Extension Day.
— Are you ready for it next Sunday?
— It should be kept in mind that one church
may be an inspiration to another.
— Let such an offering be rolled up next Sunday
that the homeless churches all over the land will
rejoice.
— The $250 000 goal will be reached if the col-
lection is general and generous next Sunday. We
believe our preachers will prove faithful to
Church Extension.
— Let the churches take an interest in reach-
lug their apportionments suggested by the Board
of Church Extension. That is the surest way to
reach the $250,000.
— The convention meeting in Kansas City will
be all the happier because we have put a quarter
of a million in the Church Extension Fund. Re-
member, it is to be the Jubilee Aftermath for
Church Extension in October at the National Con-
vention. But we must have that $250,000.
— The receipts for Foreign Missions from
October 1st, 1899, to August 23rd, 1900, amount
to $152,181.14, or a gain of $22,610,42.
— W. K. Roman, editor of the Christian Courier,
has tendered his resignati >n that he may re-enter
the practice of law in Colorado City. A meeting
of the stockholders of the Christian Courier
Comp >ny is called for August 31st, to elect a suc-
cessor to Bro. Homan in the editorial chair.
— The typographical errors which have occurred
in our recent numbers have been too frequent to
be comfortable, but so has the weather. At
least we think the weather is to blame for it, but
now that the hot spell is broken we hope these
annoyances will disappear.
— The first of a series of four articles on "The
Gladstone- Hixley Controversy," by Dean Haggard,
of Drake Bible College, Des Moines, Ijwa, appears
in this paper. Though the great actors in this
controve/ay are dead, their words are yet of liv-
ing interest and vital importance, and our readers
will be under obligations to Bro. Haggard for his
presentation and comments thereon.
— For the School of Pastoral Helpers, to begin
in Cincinnati, O., September 18, the prospects are
brightening. In addition to teachers and lecturers
already announced, Graham Taylor, of Chicago,
has been engaged to deliver one or more lectures.
Since but a limited number of students are to be
received, there is room but for five or six more
than have already been enrolled, hence it is neces-
sary for all who desire to come to send testimoni-
als at once. Addres.s A. M. Hirvuot, Cincinnati, 0.
— Readers of this paper are again reminded that
if they desire to attend the Missouri State Conven-
tion of Christian Church at Moberly, Mo. (and
many ought), they should, a* soon as possible, let
us know their decision. If the number of dele-
gates justifies it the Christian-Evangelist will
provide a special coach for their accommodation.
This coach will be attached to the Wabash train
leaving St. Louis at 9:15 a. m., Monday, Sept. 17th,
and arriving at Moberly at 1:25 P. M. The Wa-
bash Railroad and the M. K. & T. R'y make the
rate of one fare for the round trip. It will cost
you nothing more to be a member of the Chris-
tian-Evangelist special party. If you live in St.
Louis or can come by way of St. Louis or can join
our party at any point on the Wabash between St.
Louis and Moberly, consider yourself cordially in-
vited to join us. But do not fail to notify us soon
in order that ample accommodations may be pro-
vided. Address W. D. Cree, in care of this office.
For a list of all the roads giving half fare to the
convention see Bro. Abbot's card in this paper.
— In this paper is an interesting critical article
by Dr. W. T. Moore, of Columbia, Mo., on conver-
sion. While the theory criticised is in the passive
state a parting glance at it will serve to sharpen
our vision of the coming church of the new cen-
tury. It will also help to show how poorly ground-
ed were some of the bitter religious controversies
of the passing century.
— L. H. Stine, in this paper, writes beautifully
and sweetly of the life of B. H. Smith, who died
not many weeks ago at Canton, Mo. The tribute
is worthy of both the writer and the subject. Its
portrayal of the character and life of Bro. Smith
is clear, comprehensive and inspiring, and will be
read with great pleasure by his vast circle of ad-
miring friends.
— The program of the Iowa Christian Conven-
tion did not reach us until press day and cannot
appear in this issue. The convention will be held
in the University Place Church, Des Moines, Iowa,
Sept. 3-7, and promises to be the best in the his-
tory o? our work in Iowa. One of the best pro-
grams ever prepared awaits the convention. It
is a program of pressing issues, inspiring names,
thrilling subjects, important business, vital inter-
ests and worthy of an immense attendance. Let
there be such an outpouring of the people as shall
awaken the entire state to renewed life and ener-
gies and inspire other states to greater things for
Christ.
— Brethren, do not forget that the time of the
Missouri State Convention is drawing near. It is
to be held in Moberly, Sept. 17-20. The program
which appears in this paper is one of the best yet
presented and the railroads, most of them are
kindly granting one fare for the round trip. See
Bro. Abbott's card on that subject elsewhere in
this paper. The coming convention at Moberly
ought to mark a new era in our work in Missouri.
It will be the last one for the century. A great
history, a great cause, and great future possibili-
ties ought to make this by far the greatest and
the best convention yet known by our people in
Missouri.
— On Tuesday evening of this week farewell
services were held at the Mt. Cabanne Church for
Bro. Dungan and his family, participated in by all
of the activities of the church from the Junior
Y. P. S. C. E. up to the official board, and also by
the sister congregations of the city through their
pastors. Many brethren from the other congrega-
tions were present and the occasion and exercises
were impressive and expressive of the high place
which Bro. Dungan and his family hold in their
hearts. While pastor of Mt. Cabanne Church Bro.
Dungan has filled various positions of honor and
trust in other fields of labor in this city. He has
been active in the Y. M. C. A. lectures, in temper-
ance work, and for many months was teacher of
the Sunday-school Union Bible Class of the city;
or in other words, a teacher of the Sunday-school
teachers of the city. He was also a member of
St. Louis Alliance of Christians Ministers, and a
pillar in our own association of ministers. His
departure from the city will, therefore, be felt by
a wide circle of friends in a large number of in-
terests as well as by our own people and churches.
Bro. Dungan is now president of Christian
University, and though successful in his pastoral
work in St. Louis, he will be glad to get back into
the schoolroom again, which place is his chief
delight. There are few men who Beem to take
greater pleasure in teaching than Bro. Dugan, and
in this work especially he has probably exerted
the deepest and most lasting influence of his life
for the cause of Christ. Our readers we are sure
will be pleased with the excellent picture of Bro.
Dungan upon our first page again this week, this
time as the president of Christian University.
— The annual convention of the Churches of
Christ in Pike County, 111., will be held in Pitts-
field, beginning with a sermon by N. E. Cory on
Tuesday evening, Aug. 29. The convention ses-
sions will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 29. On
Wednesday night G. L. Wharton, missionary from
India, will deliver an address.
— The seventh annual convention of the
Churches of Christ in the eighth district of
Illinois will be held in Marion Sept. 13 16. A
large and interesting program is out already for
this convention. The railroads entering Marion
have granted reduced rates and free entertain-
ment will be given for all who attend. The in-
vitation from J. J. Harris, president and chair-
man of the committee, Marion, is for all to come
The elders of the church also say, Come.
— The church at Piano, Tex., desires to secure
a good, strong man as its pastor. A man with a
family preferable, but he must be a comparative-
ly young man, pious, a good preacher and a good
"mixer.'' They have a pretty, new church build-
ing, finished a year ago, costing $6,700, nicely
furnished and free of debt, a nice five-roomed
parsonage next door to the church, on which
there is an indebtedness of $500, falling due Sept.
1, 190^, but which the brethren propose to pay
off when due. They have approximately 130
members. Can pay a good, pushing man a good
salary, but he must be capable of taking and
holding first place among preachers in the town.
Address D. A. Peoples, Piano, Tex.
— The Christian Helper is the name of a new
monthly journal of sixteen pages, devoted to
primitive Christianity, published at Harper,
Kansas. This journal is edited and published
by A. G. Lucas, and the copy before us, Vol. I.,
No. 1, is a journal of many commendable qualities,
especially that of challenging the correctness of
positions taken by prominent writers in other
journals. We refer to a criticism in its columns
of Dr. Tyler's letter concerning the Pilgrims.
But since another has criticised Bro. Tyler in our
columns we need not mention that of the Helper.
But the Helper's criticism is not in bad spirit;
neither is it a hypercritical journal; at least not
this copy, On the other hand it is newsy, com-
prehensive, instructive and worthy of the most
liberal patronage. We wish the Christian Helper
a happy voyage on the troubled sea of religious
journalism.
— Barton W. Stone, of Milwaukee, Wis., a
grandson of Barton W. Stone of history, writing
concerning the death of Bro. Procter says:
We have truly lost a great and good man and I
know all will feel sad when they know of his
death. He was the man who baptized most of us,
who elevated our minds, who made our natures
better, who joined us in wedlock, who came to see
us in sickness, who whispered words of hope when
our loved ones passed away and who taught us
how to live by giving an example in his own life.
— The Bethany C. E. Reading Courses manage-
ment has announced a series of articles on vital
topics by our best writers for the next year that
promise greater interest and attraction than any
yet published. The articles are classified under
three heads supplementary to a "Study of the
English Bible," to "Oar Pioneers and Their Plea"
and to "Christian Missions." It is not too early
to begin now to prepare for the next year's
courses. The King's Businesss, a well-edited and
interesting magazine of 32 pages, published at
Cleveland, Ohio, has been made the special organ
of the Reading Course management and should go
into every Y. P. S. C. E. of the Church of Christ;
better still, into every household. Send for this
magazine. Also for information about the hand-
books and literature for the next year's Reading
Courses. Address J. Z. Tyler, Cleveland, 0.
August 30, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1101
Personal jMention,
W. R. Jinnett, pastor of the church in Atlanta,
111., called at this office on last Monday.
W. F. Richardson, of Kansas City, after a
month's vacation at Macatawa Park, has returned
'to his work.
Sydney H. Thomson, of St. Louis, who has been
spending a few weeks with his family at their
.cottage at Macatawa, has returned to the city.
V. E. Ridenour, singing evangelist, Ft. Scott,
Kan., is now in a meeting with E. Wilkes, in Or-
jean, Mo The meeing is being held in a tent and
will last three or four weeks.
Hon. Wm. Garrison, of Pond Creek, Okla., who
;has been spending the summer at Macatawa Park,
ias left, and after visiting friends in Macomb and
Camp Point, will return home.
: T. A. Hedges is to hold a meeting in Arapahoe,
Neb., commencing on the second Sunday in No
yember. He would be glad to engage with other
phurches for a meeting.
| Dr. Albert Buxton recently preached at Hills-
iboro, Texas, to an audience of men in uniform,
Consisting of the military company, the fire com-
panies and the Woodmen of the World.
F. D. Power is giving a series of Sunday eve-
ning talks on "The Prince of Dreamers and His
Dreams," in which he deals with Bunyan and his
(times, and some of the salient chapters of his im-
imortal book.
I C. E. Millard, of Maysville, Mo., is now at home
jagain from Fountain Park Chautauqua, where he
had charge of the music. After a few days at home
[he will again enter the field as singing evangelist
and will give musical recitals.
After eight years of married life W. W. Burks,
Inow paster of the church in I arsons, Kan., and
his wife, now rejoice in the arrival of their first
horn — a son. Bro. Burks has been four years
with the church in Parsons.
On the evening of August 23, in the lecture-
room of the Allegheny Church, a farewell reception
in which the Central and East End Churches of
Pittsburg participated, was extended to Bro. Sco-
ville, preparatory to his tour in Europe.
0. W. Kemberling, of Remington, Ind., desires
correspondence with any church or churches in need
of preaching or pastoral work. He is not looking
for an easy place or big salary, but a field for
work. He can give satisfactory references for
efficiency.
E. Finley Mahon, of Shelbyville, Ind., has re-
turned from his three months' tour in Europe and
is again at work in his old field. The church has
sold its old property, purchased a fine new lot and
begin the building of a new church house soon.
The church in Springfield, Mass., which E. C.
Davis has served for two years, has granted him
leave of absence to pursue a course of study in
in Hiram College next year. In his abscence the
church will secure a pastor and urge on its work".
Bro. Davis hopes to be of service to some congre-
gation within reach of Hiram College.
J. A. Miller, of Pardee, Kansas, writing of Bro.
Procter's death says: "Nearly forty years ago
Bro. Procter visited my home congregation, which
is now known as Old Union Chur;h, twelve miles
south of St. Joseph, Buchanan Co , Mo. I was
then young, but his discourse and his genial, lov-
ing disposition left an impress which has always
sent a thrill to my heart when I would see his
name in print or read an article from his pen; and
when I saw his picture on the first page of the
Christian-Evangelist I recognized the same at
once. I learned to love him as a very dear
brother."
The Messenger, Lexington, Ky., recently con-
tained a picture and biographical sketch of F. W.
Allen, concluding with these words: "Since April,
1898, he has been minister at Stanford, Ky.,
where he is held in highest esteem by every one,
and where he is doing a splendid work for his
Master. He is one of our very best preachers, a
man of rare social and moral qualities and of
sterling integrity and literary attainments. May
God richly bless him in his work." We under-
stand that Bro. Allen is likely to visit Missouri in
the near future and we should be glad to hear of
some one of our strong churches capturing him.
He belongs to Missouri and was only loaned to
Kentucky for a season.
Elder L. A. Pocock, of Sedttewick, Kan., was
recently called to Lebanon Kas., to set the
church there in order. There were no conver-
sions, but his work was made effective in other
ways. The church at Lebanon was greatly pleased
with the labors of Bro. Pocock and commend him
strongly to any church in need of a pastor, pas-
toral work or a protracted meeting.
Bethany Church, Evansville, Ine., granted their
minister, Will A. Bellamy, a month's vacation. He
spent the first week at Bethany Park, Ind., the
remainder of the time visiting relatives in Michigan
and Ohio. Bro. Bellamy is the first pastor that
young church has had and it is his first ministry.
Seventy- four have been added to the church during
the past year. He begins his second year Sept.
1st, with an increase of $100 in his salary. - • **'
On Aug. 6, 1899, Jas. T. Nichols preached
his first sermon in Vinton, Iowa, having received
a call from the congregation to take the new
work which had just been organized by Bro. D. D.
Boyle. Since that time they have built and paid
for a church building which, with its furnishings,
costs not less than $5,000 But best of all, within
that time they have had 143 additions to the
church; 101 of whom were by baptism. DuriDg
the time they lost four members by death and 10
by letter, leaving a net gain of 129 This has
been done with home forces. Bro. Nichols has
been asked by the united voice of the congrega-
tion to remain indefinitely. Of course, the call
was accented.
W. F. Folks, Milroy, Ind., to Petosky, Mich.
David Martin, Harrison, Ark., to Richland, la.
Stanley M. Haas, Columbia to Albany, Mo.
Geo. McGhee, Cape Girardeau to Frederick-
town, Mo.
W. J. Shelburne, Huntingdon, Tenn., to Milt,
Va.
N. D. McReynolds, Yellow Springs to Urbana,
Ohio.
J. M. Lappin. Washington, Ind., to Xenia, III.
C. W. McCurdy, Eden Valley, Minn , to Ionia,
Mich.
J. L. Smith, Dayton to Chillicothe, Ohio.
J. W. Porter, Rutland to Stanford, 111.
Arthur Joburns, Turtle Creek to E. Pittsburg,
Pa.
W. C. Willey, Cassville to Cartbage, Mo.
W. L. Ross, Valparaiso to Bloomington, Ind.
F. W. Norton, Niagara Falls, N. Y,, to Irving-
ton, Ind.
L. S. Ridenour, Highland to Emporia, Kan.
E. C. Harris, Eagle Mills, N. Y., to Flushing, 0.
P. B. Hall, Ebensbunr, Pa , to Harriman, Tenn.
E. C. Davis, Springfield to Ervett, Mass.
E. D. Jones, Lexington to Earlanger, Ky.
A Recollection of Bro. Procter.
My Dear Bro. Garrison: — I have recently read
your address and editorial in the Christian-
Evangelist of Aug. 9 on the character and death
of Bro. Alexander Procter.
Your words move me to break my long silence
and tell you how dear his memory is to me, and
how much I appreciate what you say of him. I
first met him at old Antioch Church in Randolph
County, Mo., near which I was living at the time,
1860. There I heard him preach some of his im-
pressive and splendid sermons for which he was
so remarkable. I recall with vividness and un-
flagging pleasure after forty years a sermon I
heard him preach there on "The Divinity and Cor-
onation of Jesus." It was a sermon not soon to
do forgotten. I can see him now, as he stood
then, with glowing, upturned face, radiant as the
face of an angel, while, as if he had been an eye-
witness, he spoke of the incidents and glory of
the coronation. I think his audience shared with
me in the desire to sing "All hail the power of
Jesus' name," which we did heartily when he had
concluded.
Having dwelt with such power and splendor
upon the coror ation as a great fact he turned
with a tenderness and beauty all his own and
spoke at length upon the reascn and divine phil-
osophy which underlies the great transaction.
Glorious man, blessed of God and honored of
men, though being dead he yet speaketh! Now
that the veil has been removed, and he walks
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v ly Ty ry ^> y sy y
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amid the splendors of the house not made with
hands, he understands better than before the
glory and honor of him whom God hath highly ex-
alted and given him a name which is above every
name. Shall we not have a volume of his sermons
published? I hope so. Surely, such utterances as
were his upon the eternal verities of God among
men ought to have a more permanent form than
the spoken word.
A. A. Knight.
308 New England Bid., Cleveland, Ohio, Aug.
17, 1900.
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Maxiukuckee Assembly.
The state of Indiana is rich in summer assem-
blies. Many families in this state go from the
cities, towns, villages and farms during the hot
weather and spend days and weeks in social,
literary and religious fellowship. Maxiukuckee
Assembly, Culver, Ind., is a new candidate of this
kind for public favor. On July 26 this assembly
opened up with a neat, new tabernacle and quite
a large hotel. The park is beautifully located on
the bank of Lake Maxinkuckee. Just on the bank
of the lake and at the front of the park lies the
Vandalia R. R. line and just beyond are the boats
on the lake. It is a beautiful, clear lake, almost
as large as a congressional township. This makes
it large enough to cool the atmosphere somewhat
in the evening. This is not very far from the
great lakes of the North, and is somewhat affected
for good during hot weather on this account.
Some of the men back of this enterprise are J.
V. Coombs, Dr. W. E. Cullane, W. E. M. Hackle-
man, J. 0. Ferrier, T. J. Legg aud others. While
things are still new and it requires some time to
get things in shape, there is here everything out
of which an ideal assembly ground will come.
This is especially true when we consider the
splendid names alone who have the enterprise in
hand. There are splendid locations here for
cottages and tents and everything necessary for
happiness and comfort.
The program for this year was an elaborate
one, and a number of the best speakers in the
brotherhood were present. Among them we
heard Pres. J. W. McGarvey in several addresses,
Henry Pritchard, A. W. Connor, J. B. Briney,
Geo. P. Hall and others. We also met J. P.
Lichtenberger, pastor at Buffalo, N. Y.; H. C.
Kenrick, pastor at Logansport, Ind.; J. H. 0.
Smith, Chicago, and a number of others whose
names have escaped us. Here is an excellent
place to come in contact with great lives and en-
joy the comfort and rest needed by constant
toilers. G. A. Hoffmann.
Disciples' Divinity House Exten-
sion Lectureship.
A a new departure has been inaugurated by
the Divinity House in the way of an extension
lectureship for the purpose of sending out
lecturers among the churches. The purpose of it
is to carry to the churches among the Disciples
the courses of instruction given in the University
of Chicago by members of the Church of Christ.
Dr. H. L. Willett, Errett Gates and Prof. W. D.
MacClintock are announced as lecturers for the
season, beginning Oct. 1, 1900.
Dr. Willett's lectures will deal with subjects
relatii g to the Old and New Testaments. Mr.
Gates' with subjects relating to the New Testa-
ment, Church History, and History and Work of
the Disciples. Prof. MacClintock's with subjects
relating to Literature.
The lectures will be given in courses of six,
covering one week, with one a day, or covering
three days, with three a day.
Dr. Willett offers such courses as "The History
of Prophecy," "The Beginnings of Christianity,"
"The Life and Work of Paul."
Mr. Gates offers such courses as "The Teach-
ing of Jesus," "The Early Days of Christianity"
and "The Origin of the Disciples."
Prof. MacClintoch offers such lectures as "The
Church's Hymns: A Study in the Poetry of Re-
ligion," "Browning's Saul: Reading and Interpre-
tation of a Masterpiece of Religious Poety."
Special phns have been devised for bringing
these lectures within the reach of many of our
churches. Any church or society desiring to
secure any of these lecturers will address Errett
Gates, Discules' Divinity House, University of
Chicago, for terms and dates.
A Glinipse of Alexander Procter.
It was only a glimpse in the Missouri Lecture-
ship at Liberty, some years ago. But the im-
pression lingers of a stalwart form and thought-
ful brow, a lofty mind, a fearless thinker, a brave
and generous spirit. He scorned limitations and
definitions. He was a seer, a prophet. He
thought, because he had as good a right to think
as any other man that ever lived. You felt that
while listening to his public utterances he would
break ihrough logical forms and definitions, seek-
ing to answer one quotation — is it true?
When will we learn that God dwells not in
forms and doctrines written by hand any more
than "in temples made by hands;" that he is not
limited to the record of some of his dealings with
men in the past, but that "in him we live and
move and have our being?" J. M. LOWE.
CVER SIXTY YEARS ESTABLISHED.
ALGOOL de MENTHE
The Bethany C. E. Reading
Courses.
According to the new schedule of the Bethany
C. E. Reading Courses the months of October,
November and Deecmber are to be given up en-
tirely to Bible study. Supplementary to the re-
quired readings in their admirable handbooks our
church papers will publish articles by more than
fifty of our best writers on the following subjects:
1. The Growth of the Bible. (Showing its con-
struction.)
2. How We got our English Bible. (History
of translations.)
3. Helpful Hints for Beginners in Bible Study.
4. How to Study the Historical Books of the
Old Testament.
5. How to Study the Prophetic Literature of
the Old Testament.
6. How to Study the Psalms.
7. How to Study the Wisdom Literature.
8. How to Study the Gospel Narratives.
9. How to Study the Book of Acts.
10. How to Study the Epistles of Paul.
11. How to Study the Writings of John.
12. How to Study the Epistle to the Hebrews.
13. How to Study James, Peter and Jude.
The Bethany C. E. Bulletin, quarterly, has been
merged into the King's Business, a 32 page
monthly, and that is now the official organ of the.
Bethany C. E. Reading Courses. For full infor-
mation concerning these Courses, write J. Z.
Tyler, 798 Republic St., Cleveland, Ohio.
Dedication at Glen- Campbell, Pa.
Having been invited to be present at the open-
ing and dedication of the new house of worship
at Glen-Campbell, Pa., we left home on Friday,
Aug. 17th, and after a long journey reached our
destination on Saturday afternoon.
We found a small band of devoted Disciples
who had built a beautiful house of worship, and
who had made all necessary preparations for its
formal opening and dedication on the following
day. We were glad to meet brethren from many
of the surrounding congregations, including some
half dozen preachers who are faithful and true
proclaimers of the old Jerusalem gospel, and who
are striviig to plant primitive Christianity in that
part of the Keystone State.
Glen-Campbell is a town of some 2,500 inhabi-
tants nestling among the hills of Indiana county,
Pa. The hills are full of coal, and mining seems
to be the chief busines?. We are told that the
miners receive good wages and money is plenty,
so that it seems an opportune time to build up
churches in that section of the state. The dedi-
catian services were exceedingly pleasant, and
we think profitable. The givii g was generous
and the rejoicing among the brethren great.
We will remain during the week and preach
and lecture, and hope that good may be accom-
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plifhe.l. The • house is neat, comfortable a:
commodious, well finished and furnished. It h
a baptistery, furnace, organ, etc., and is a beaul
ful and comfortable place of worship. While t
conservative people of the East may be harder
reacn with the gospel plea than are the people
the West, yet when reached they make the ve
best of Disciples, and are ready for every go
word or work. May the good Father in heav
greatly bless the church in Glen-Campbell ai
may influences go out from it that will reach ve
many hearts is cur prayer.
L. L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
Vacation Notes.
We took the month of July for our vacatl
and spent it amoig friends in Iowa. By invit
tion we spent the 15th with the church at Fine
ford, where 26 years ago last March I preach
my first sermon. The church has been organiz
for 30 years and is in vpry fair condition, with
young pastor. On the 22ud by i.ivuat on
preached to the Congregational Church at Tra<
where Mrs. F.'s people hold membership — a lar;
and prosperous church. On the 29th I filled t
Christian pulpit in Garvin, where Bro. Brok*
ministers. In the evening I spoke to a uni
meeting, and enjoyed the acquaintance and ft
lowship of the people. Here I met my broth
and part of his family from Ft. Dodge. We a
rived at home Aug. 4th in time to bury Moth
Whetstone, in her 87th year.
A. L. Ferguson.
Augusta, III.
The Passion Play.
Another decade having passed this spectacul
performance — on the Lord's day at that—
again attracting its throngs; professed Christia
along with the world's people. Not all travele
are inclined to extol or, to attend the "plaj
For instance, the editor of the Christian Centur
in his last "Beyond the Sea" letter, says: "1
decided to go to Oberammergan. The more
havt> heard about the Passion Play the less ha'
I desired to see the sacred story of the sufferii
Savior 'acted out' on 'the stage.' "
W. P. Keeler.
Chicago, HI.
Railroad Rates to Moberly.
The Wabash, M. K. & T., Burlington, C. & I
Rock Island, Frisco, and Ft. Scott & Memphis ros
have already granted one fare, round trip. Ticke
on sale Sept. 17th and 18th, good to return i
eluding Sept. 26th. This ought to bring a gre
crowd to Moberly. Send in your name. We Ml*
have a great convention. T. A. Abbott.
1123 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
August 30, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS"
1103
Correspondence*
"he Lands of the Long Day — VIII.
WITH THE LAPLAND OVERLAND MAIL.
Enare may fairly be called the central part of
•innisb Lapland. It is marked on the maps in
:irge letters and I had expected to And it a good-
.zed place. An) so it is. It is larger than the
ity of London— in one way. Although it is laid
own as a town on the shore of the great Enare
,ake, the houses of the Forest-master, the Lands-
man (police office aDd postmaster), the landhandler
storekeeper) and the parson were scattered over
. space of eighteen miles. These four and their
jamilies constitute the entire white population of
ilnare. It is, of course, rank injustice as well as
jaulty ethnology to speak of the Lapps as other
han white people, f:r most of them are in reality
jecided blondes. But as regards maEner of life
here is a distinct gap between the Lapps and the
finns, Swedes and Norwegians whom one finds on
Ihe borders of Lapland asd at long intervals
jn the interior, and the distinction is conveniently
epresented by the terms "white" and "not white."
The Forest-master of Eaare is pre-eminently
rhite. I knocked at his door late one afternoon,
iter tramping fifteen miles through a marsh in a
reezing rain and riding some more miles in the
ame rain in a very wet canoe. He answered my
greeting in cheery English, broken but withal
iweet to my ear. I believe he is the only man in
japland who speaks a word of the language. He
look me into his comfortable home, gave me dry
garments in p-ace of my wet ones and asked me
0 questions until I was seated before the fire, dry
Lnd warm, shod with his own slippers and drink-
ng tea, Russian fashion, out of a glass. Then
le gave vent to his surprise at my unexpected ap-
pearance and was eager to know the whence and
jvhitter of my journey. Learning that I pro-
posed going on south by way of Kittila, he sug-
gested that I stop with him a day and then "walk
with the post," the Lapp mail-carrier who would
[tart on the second morning on his semi-monthly
|;ramp of five days to Kittila. This would insure
|ne a guide straight through to the point where
he road begins which leads on south, and would
)bviate those tedious delays which had hitherto
iccompenied the process of securing new guides
ind porters two or three times a day. The sug-
gestion ssemed a good one. I decided to adopt
t, to spend a day in this hospitable home, and
;hen to proceed with the Overland Mail.
When this master had been arranged I as-
sumed the role of questioner and maintained it
■ather steadily until my departure. It was a
;re^t privilege to be shut in by the wilderness and
;he weather in company with a man who knew
everything which I wanted to find out, and who
»as discursive in conversation without being gar-
*ulous. The title of "Forest master" indicated, as
1 soon found out, that he had the supervision of
che cutting and sale of the timber on the govern-
ment land in a district about a hundred miles
square. All Finland is divided into such districts,
each under the care of a government official who
receives his appointment only after passing an ex-
amination in forestry. Here in this remote cor-
ner nearly all of the land belongs to the govern-
ment, and the Fcrest-master shares with the
Landsman the distinction of representing to the
Lapps the sum-total of all earthly authority.
The Forest-master's family and home were, I
have reason to believe, typically Finnish. They
were Finlanders by blood and had been educated
partly in the southern and more civilized part of
the country. The mother was a quiet and retiring
body whose manners impressed me as English.
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National Biscuit Company.
The daughter, an uncommonly pretty blonde of
the Swedish type, had both education and refine-
ment, dressed with taste, and was in general the
sort of girl one would least expect to meet in the
middle of Lapland. The two young men had lived
much in the forest and, as is usually the case, re-
flected the wildness of their environment more to
their detriment. The entire family spoke Finnish,
Swedish and Lappish, but the ordinary language of
the home was Swedish, as it is amoDg most people
of the better class in Finland. The meals and
meal hours were also in the Swedish fashion.
Coffee and cakes were served two or three times
in the course of the morning, beginning befcre
one is out of bed. Breakfast came at eleven
o'clock, dinner between four and five and supper
at nine. At frequent intervals throughout the
day the maid brought in coffee, for which, late in
the afternoon, tea began to be substituted. Th i
latter is always served to men in glasses, but to
the ladies In cups.
My host was not only a Finlander by birth, but
a patriotic, anti-Russian Finlander. Of the po-
litical relations between Russia and Finland, more
perhaps later. Nominally, Finland is an auton-
omous grand- duchy, whose only relation to Rus-
sia is that the Czar is its Grand-Duke. But here
on the very frontier I had a vivid illustration of
the Russian type of government. The semi-
monthly post was due to arrive the mo. ning after
I came to the house of the Forest-ma tter. For
two weeks he had had no news of the world's do-
ings and I, traveling in untrodden paths in the
north, had not seen a despatch from China or
South Africa for nearly a month. We were both
eager for the arrival of the postman with a
bundle of papers, the issues of the Nya Pres-
sen, the leading daily of Helsingfors, for the last
two weeks. Instead there came one copy (three
weeks old) and a little printed s ip stating with
pathetic brevity the bare fact the Nya Pressen
had been discontinued by order of the Russian
press censor. Like all the other papers in Fin-
land, it had editorially opposed the measures of
Russifkation which the Czar's agents are carry-
ing on in Finland contrary to the constitution of
Finland, which has been confirmed by every Cza-
during the present century. As a warning to the
others, the most prominent paper in the country
has been permanently suppressed and two others
suspended for one month by order of the Russian
censor. So we, here in the far north, must be
without news for several more days and, what is
of more serious import, the cause of Finish au-
tonomy is left without an organ.
In wandering through many lands I have had
occasion to observe that in many respects poor,
fallen humanity is a pretty good thing; that the
temperature of the human heart averages a long
way above the freezing point, and that the
dwellers under almost any sky will gradually
treat a stranger as well as he will allow himself
to be treated. But certainly I never encountered
hospitality of a warmer and more enthusiasti ;
sort than here in latitude sixty-nine at the house
of the Forest-mas ier of Enare. It was that cheer-
ful and exuberant type of hospstality which does
all it can for you, wishes it could do more, and
still comrives to leive its beneficiary with the
sense of having conferred a great favor in allow-
ing himself to be entertained. I knocked at the
door uninvited and unintroduced, and was re-
ceived into the bosom of the family as an honored
guest. I wa3 lodged in the best room in the
house and feasted upon the best things which
Lapland produces or imports — a substantial bless-
ing which I could appreciate after six days of
hard travel without a warm meal. And when I
went away it was with a hamper of provisions for
the five days' journey to Kittila. Besides all this,
the Forest-master sent with me his own man-
servant, Johan by name, aad a half-breed Lapp by
race to be my porter, guide, valet de chambre,
cook, "second girl," interpreter and general
slave*
The next 3tage of the journey, from Enare to
Kittila, was through a country more wild and
desolate than that from U'syoki to Enare. Early
on the second morning after my arrival at the
latter place I boarded tae Forest master's little
sailboat, accompinied by that kindly official him-
self and my "man Friday" (alias Johan), and
sailed a few miles down the Kaamas River to the
Landsman's house, where we found the mail-carrier
ready to start. Postie wis a Lapp and dressrd a<
such, with a big leather pouch containing the
mail and his provisions slung on his back. He
wore also a pair of leather leggings and a twink-
ling smile which never seemed to me to be localized
in his face, but rather tojraiiate indiscriminately
from all parts of his wiry form. With him were
two other men. racia'ly composite like Johm, who
proposed making the journey with us as far as
Kittila. I bade adieu to my host and our little
caravan of five entered the wild;raess.
The five days which we 03c apied in making that
hundred aad sixty miles were days of rich experi
enoes. The responsibility of determining the
time for stops and starts, of securing new guides,
of obtaini ig food, was now removed from my
shoulders. Postie led the way and set the pace;
Johan carried my baggage oi the march, made
my coffee aad secured for me such edibles as were
to be obtained from place to place; and all I had
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August 30, 1900
to do was to move when the procession moved,
stop when it stopped, eat what was set before me
and "shoo" my own mosquitoes. It was really
too easy. And yet, of course, one cannot be said
to be actually passive in a regime which calls for
thirty or forty miles of walking daily over a path
which never failed to be either bristling with
sharp stones or sunk shin-deep in marsh.
The topography of the country is rather simple.
It is almost level, but crossed occasionally by lines
of low hills, mere ridge3, which are frequent
enough so that one never has the sensation of be-
ing in a great plain. By these successive ridges
the assent is made almost imperceptibly to the
watershed between the Arctic Ocean and the
Baltic Sea. The nature of the soil is such, being
apparently a kind of peat, that it does not drain
readily even where the slope is considerable, and
swamps are therefore almost continuous except
on the very highest points. The traveler must,
for the most part, make his way through these
as best he can, but in many places where they
would be quite impas?able logs have been laid
lengthwise on cross-supports. In at least three
places which I remember this construction is ex-
tended to a length of two or three miles and in
that distance it becomes wearing to the nerves,
especially as the logs are thin, slippery and often
rotten.
It is needless to say that there are mosquitoes
in these swamps. But that is a subject upon
which I do not care to speak. No one who has
been through this country can fully express his
sentiments in regard to Lapland mosquitoes in
any publication intended for general civilization
through the mails. The faithful Johan carried
the fur coat, which had saved me from freez
ing on the Tana River ten days before, and I
wore a mosquitoe net over my head and carried a
fan. The trees individually are not large enough
to be impressive, but collectively they add a
pleasiog element to the landscape, for there is but
little of the ground that is not covered with a
thick growth of pine and birch. These elements of
swamp, ridge and forest do not promise any great
picturesqueness of scenery, and indeed one does
not find here anything superlatively grand or
beautiful. But the scenic value of the situation
will be underestimated and its peculiar charm
missed unless one takes into account the ad-
mirable atmospheric effects over these green
levels, the curious impression produced by the
continual day and tbe nightly recurring phe-
nomenon of the midnight sun.
One whose chief interest lies in the people
rather than in the topography of a country will have
reason to regret the sparsity of the population.
The first day several small lakes lay along the
line of our route. We took advantage of these
and were in boats most of the day. That day we
saw three houses, including the one at which we
stopped for the night. Next day we tramped
from eight in the morning until nine at night, saw
no human habitation during that time, and slept
that night in an uninhabited hut on the water-
shed between the Arctic Ocean and tht> Baltic
Sea. Five hours of walking the next day brought
us to a house, forty- six miles from the last one.
Houses being so scarce, we of course stopped at
all ot them and saw all the people that there
were. After all, it is something to have an ex-
haustive acquaintance with the inhabitants of any
considerable strip of country. In a city one can
know only a fraction of one per cent, of the peo-
ple and must form his opinion of the city by
generalization upon this narrow basis But in
Finnish Lapland, where the population is said not
to exceed a thousand, I saw not less than twenty
per cent, of this number, saw them in their
homes, slept in their beds, ate their food and sat
at their hearths — and can therefore feel com-
paratively sure that my judgments are not based
on exceptional and unrepresentative individuals.
I have already paid my tribute to the honesty
and hospitality of the Lapps and wish to em-
phasize it. It is a wild country and they are a
half barbarous people, but one can travel among
them and with them with the most perfect feeling
of security. I was alone in the wilderness five days
with these four men and was unarmed save for
the hunting-knife at my side. They knew that I
was making a long journey and was carrying a
good deal of money — a small fortune to them.
And yet I defy any one, after seeing the men and
learning something of Lapp character by previous
experience to feel the least uneasiness in such a
situation. But in spite of these virtues it must
be admitted that in their houses they are very
much like beasts. My faithful Johan appeared to
realize this, for whenever we stopped at a house
he would try to shut me off into the little "hall
room" which many Lapp huts have as a store-
room and bedroom. Generally I didn't go, how-
ever, unless there was sleeping to be done, for
whether the people were dirty or not I wanted
to see them, so I went with the rest into the
main room where the big fireplace was and
where the family lived.
Taking them in groups and in the house, they
are certainly not an attractive people. But singly
and out-of-doors it was another matter. A fel-
low whose appearance had been most unpre-
possessing as he sat by the fire changing his
shoes would develop qualities of comradeship
just such as one wants in a companion on a hunt-
ing or fishing trip. Of the dozen or so Lapps who
served me as porters, guides or boatmen at one
time or another there was not one with whom I
did not at once get on terms of friendly in-
timacy, so far as linguistic limitations would per-
mit; ^here was not one whose sterling qualities I
did not come to respect, or whom I would not
gladly have kept with me to the end of the jour-
ney.
Next to their honesty the most striking feature
of the Lapp temperament is the absence of vio-
lent emotions. I have never seen one of them
excited, surprised, angry, grieved, in haste or
amused, in more than the mildest measure.
The most acute symptoms os delight which I ever
noticd in any them were those exhibited by
Johan when, on reaching Kitt:la, I gave him a
substantial present in cash. He shook my hand
with great fervor — they are great on shaking
hands — smiled a radiant smile and fervently re-
peated "kutoski" (which is Finnish for "thank
you") until he was out of sight and hearing. So
my man Friday went back to his wilderness and I,
looking out of the window, was thankful that I
could see there road leading south.
W. E. Garrison.
Kittila, Finland, 16 July, 1900.
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New York Letter.
The New York Letter comes this time
from Tennessee, as it did the last from Kentucky.
People frequently ask: "Is it not almost unbeara- '
bly warm in East Tennessee for one accustomed
to a Northern climate?" After many summers' '
rustication in thi3 beautiful country we can gladly
say there are few places where one can spend the
heated term with more comfort and restfulness.
Though farther to the South it is much cooler
than central Kentucky. The days here are hot,
but the nights generally are cool and pleasant, so
that in the morning one gets up rested and re-
newed. So pleasant are these days of the vaca-
tion that they are passing away all too rapidly.
Already we are looking up time-tables, boat sched-
ules and rates for the homeward trip, after which
the routine work must begin.
*'*
But withal this has been a most delightful va-
cation. The journeyings to and fro have been
long and warm, but as pleasant as tae improved
facilities of modern palacial railway train- afford.
After merging from the rugged, picturesque moun-
tains of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky,
the flying Chesapeake & Ohio train (though not
the F. F. V.) took us bounding through a portion
of one of the finest countries on earth —the famous
bluegrass 1 egion. Though having been brought
up in that section, it never before seemed quite
so fair and flourishing as on that first day of
August, 1900. As one speeds on toward Lexing-
ton the improved character of the people is more
and more noticeable in their style of dress, cour-
teous demeanor and intelligent faces, as also in
their highly cultivated estates. Two or three
days' travel in a railway train, from New York to
Lexington and thence to Knoxville, afford the
studious observer excellent opportunities for good
lessons in human character. On such a trip one
will be almost certain to meet the pig that has
been dressed up in clothes so as to mate him look
something like a human creature. Though, if it
were not for his clothes, one might conclude he
had gotten into a hog car, judging by the growl-
ing, grunting, rooting, eating and the smell — not
unpiglike. Evidently, if he were turned loose the
other pigs in the barn lot would have to stand
aside. But, on the other hand, one is made glad
again and again at the beautifsl exhibitions of
kindliness and courtesy on the part of one's com-
panions in travel. Of the many types met with
on the American railway train these two by con-
trast start the mind reflecting; but we] must not
indulge in this train of thought lest we write a
sermon, which is not our purpose just now. As
we were about to say, Lexington, our objective
point, was reached in time and then in a few min-
utes we were resting at the home of a brothtr in
the flesh and in the Lord, Prof. J. C. Willis, who
is president of the Normal College and also vice-
president of Kentucky University, of which the
Normal College is an organic part. His work,
though comparatively new, has proven eminently
successful, as have been all other departments of
the university and also the College of the Bible
during the last year. It has been reported of lase
that the university is in an uncertain financial
condition. It was rumored in New York a year
or so since that the institution was approaching a
financial crisis and that the outlook was threaten-
ing. Such a report, because untrue, was eminently
unjust, and in the nature of the case hurtful. The
only possible basis for such a rumor was the fact
that about $20,000 of the endowment fund could
not find proper investment and certain other in-
vested funds suffered a reduction in percentage
of interest. This, of course, cut down somewhat
the usual income of the institution, but it is to be
hoped that it will be only temporary. This con-
dition of affairs is a good text on which every
August 30, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1105
preacher in Kentucky, at least, ought to deliver a
homily to his people. Tne great brotherhood of
tint state should take the lead and give so readily
and liberally toward an adequate endowment of
Kentucky University and the College of the Bible
that soon the rich men of other stat s would
.grandly supplement all that might be needed. The
'alumni of these schools and the chur hes, blessed
'by their la ors shouli hasten to remove the burn-
ing disgrace upon them through the almost crim-
inal negligence of duty on this matter. Let us
'have in the College of the Bible a McGarvey Chair
of Sacred History, a Grubbs Chair of N«w Testa-
ment Exegesis and a Graham Chair of Moral Phi-
losophy. We ought to show in this practical man-
ner our due appreciatbn of these grand and godly
imen; these princely teachers of Christ's messen-
gers to dying men, and at the same time prove our-
selves and their influence through us a permanent
(blessing to mankind. I am ready to join all oth-
ers who appreciate and love these dear brethren
jand the institution to which they have given the
?best of their lives in such an effort. Brethren,
i what do you say?
* *
| On Lord's day, August 4, we had the pleasure
J of listening to a good sermon by Prof I. B. Grubbs
jin the Broadway Chareh, Bro. Mark Collis, the
{pastor, being absent in a series of meetings. In
jthe evening we we e disappointed upon arrival at
'the Central Church to learn that Bro. I. J Spen-
cer, the pastor, was out of the city and no service
would be held. Bat the next day, though exces-
isively hot, brought with it many precious and some
sad memories. Wife and I drove out into Ander-
son County to my old boyhood home on Crooked
; Creek. Being an amateur photographer, I took a
; few "snap-shots" of the old home and was made
,to feel anew the force of the poet's language:
i "How dear to my heart are the scenes of my child-
hood,
| When fond recollection presents them to view;
The orchard, the meadow, the deep-tangled wild-
wood,
And every loved spot that my infancy knew."
Hereafter, the photographs will refresh and en-
kindle memories of "dewy youth." Among the
most sacred of all these places is that where our
dear father's body rests in the grave on a lonely
hill back of the old home, avaiting the glories of
the resurrection morn. He was good and just
and noble and true. He loved God and good men,
His reward is sure. Standing by his grave we
wept because we shall not see his face here again;
but we rejoiced that he rests from his labors and
his good works follow him.
* *
At the Park Avenue Church, Knoxville, we had
the pleasure, Lord's day, August 19, of looking
once again into the faces of many dear old friends
and of preaching to those to wh >m we ministered
in word and doctrine regularly many years ago.
It is a pleasure to see one's children in the gospel
growing up into usefulness in the kingdom, and to
grasp the hand of those who have been so faithfal
and true to the highest interests of the Church of
Christ. AmoDg such at Knoxville is Elder Lewis
Tilman, one of God's noble men, who has stood
for Christ and his cause through all the years of
toil and sacrifice and change. Bro. R. L. Stewart,
the beloved pastor of this flock, was in Canada on
Ms vacation. We were sorry not to have seen
him. The Third Church also is prospering under
the ministry of Bro. Wilson. We are sorry not
to hava had an opportunity of meeting him and
his people. S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Ave.
Get out of the Ruts.
Follow system in Bible study. Take a course
at home by mail. Terms, $1.00 per month. Trial
lesson free per request. Write Prof. C. J. Burton,
Christian University, Canton, Mo.
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
Bishop C. C. McCabe, of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, was mentioned in my letter last
week. The bishop is a believer in the payment
of tithes for the support of the church, not merely
as a matter of policy, but of law. He thinks that
the part of the law relating to tithes — the law cf
Moses — has not been repealed. It is more than
doubtful if this position can be maintained. But
the good bishop is full of interesting facts show-
ing the value of systematic and proportionate
giving. He says, as an illustration, that the
Seventh day Advent Church at Battle Creek,
Mich., had an income in a single year of $25,750.
The church has 1,400 members. How can so
large a sum be raised by so small a number of
persons? By each one payirg regularly and con-
scientiously one- tenth of his income into the
treasury of the church. The bishop declares that
if the Methodist people would give as the Battle
Creek Adventists give they would put $60,000,000
into the Lord's treasury for the extension of the
kingdom of righteousness this year. As to the
correctness of this statement I may as well con-
fess that I have my doubts. I would not quote
the bishop's language as to the amount that would
come into the church treasury in a single year if
the Methodists would give as do the Adventists
as if the proposition were certainly correct.
Better take out your pencil and do some figuring
first. This, however, is certain beyond a pre-
adventure: the income of the Church of Christ
would be enormously increased if a 1 who are
recognized as members of it would systematically
give as they are prospered of the Lord. Com-
paratively few contribute in this way. Contribu-
tions are made in a slipshod, haphazard, hit-or-
miss kind of way. A sense of stewardship is
seldom found. "I will give if I feel like it, and
if I do not feel like it I will not give," expresses
the principle on which the average church
member makes his contributions to the treasury
of the Lord. There is need of a revival in the
church universal at this point. The man who in-
sists that the law of Moses is in force as to the
payment of tithes is rendering an invaluable
service in this way: he is assisting to awaken an
interest in a matter of great importance. The
welfare of the church is largely involved in this
revival. Look into your Bible and see what it
says on the subject of giving. The lamented A.
M. Atkinson used to say that there is no peril to
which men are exposed against which they are so
carefully guarded and solemnly warned as that
involved in the accumulation and possession of
wealth.
Bishop McCabe calls attention to the fact that
one secret of the success of Mormonism is that the
payment of tithes is a part of the system. In this
he is correct. The Mormon Church has an abund-
ance of money with which to carry on its propa-
ganda work.
The adherents of John Alexander Dowie pay
tithes to "Zion." John went to Chicago'Jess than
a dozen year ago, friendless and penniless. He
now owns a tabernacle on Michigan Avenue,
with seatings for more than three thousand per-
sons and worth possibly $100,000. He owns
the "Zion Hotel," on the same avenue, having a
value about equal to that of the tabernacle. In
the same neighborhood is his bank building and
college. It is not extravagant to say that Dowie
has in that part of Chicago property worth in the
neighborhood of a quarter of a million of dollars.
There are smaller tabernacles in three" or four
other parts of the city belonging to "Zion" — only
another name for Dr. (?) John Alexander Dowie !
Recently, he has purchased more than 6,000 acres
of land not far from Chicago on which he pro-
poses to build the "City of Zion." How is this
done? So far as money is concerned, by the pay-
ment of tithes. All members of "Zion" pay
promptly and regularly to the head of the move-
ment one-tenth of their income. Poor people,
men and women of limited incomes, in the main,
are enlisted in this movement, but the aggregate
of their contributions is enormous.
Why should not the Church of Christ have the
best financial system? Why should the best
methods of obtaining money be turned over to
humbugs and fraudulent institutions?
The Hebrew people were under law. It was in
harmony with the genius of that institution that
a tithe of the income of its people should be
specifically desigaated as belonging to the Lord.
The law under which the Jews lived was specific.
Its details are tiresome even to read. Simon
Peter, in the Jerusalem council, referring to them,
said: "Which neither our fathers nor we were
able to bear." Christians "are not under law, but
under grace." The Old Testament is in large
part a book of statutory laws. The Old Testa-
ment is the book of the Hebrew religion. The
New Testament is a book of principles. It is the
book of the Christian religion. A law in the
iNew Testament requiring trie payment of a
specified sum would be out of place. "As he may
prosper" is the New Testament presentation of
this matter. These words mean proportionate
giving. Paul said "let each one of you." This
was his "order" to the church in Corinth and
to "the churches of Galatia." "Each one" ought
to be the rule in our congregations to-day. How
common it is to hear: "A few in our chareh have
to pay all the expenses" We make much o? the
church that was in Jerusalem. 'Tis well. Note
the conduct of its members in money matters.
This is what is called "primitive Christianity."
Has it been restored? "As many as were posses-
sors cf land or houses sold them and brought the
prices of the things that were sold and laid them
at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made
unto each according as any one had need." This
statement represents the spirit of the religion
that is pure and undefiled before God.
I am not writing an essay on "Giving." I am
not attempting to elucidate the subject of "Chris-
tian Stewardship." This is not a treatise; it is a
letter. I am jotting down facts, thoughts, sug-
gestions as they come to me, that I may, if possi-
ble, cause you to investigate for yourself the
subject about which I am writing. I do not
argue for the tenth. This you see. The point on
which I insist is that every member of the church
should give systematically, not merely from im-
pulse, and that he should give a fixed proportion
of his income.
If you would look into this subject beyond your
own Bible, address Curts and Jennings, 57 Wash-
ington St, Chicago. It is claimed that their
tracts "will tell you how to be rich forever."
They publish tracts in the grace of giving.
B. B. T.
P. S. — It is too hot to get mad ! In my letter of
Aug. 16, for "The Pouatain Park Assembly began
in 1875" read "The Fountain Park Assembly be-
gan in 1895." For "Prof. B. J. Radford, of Eu-
reka College, past philosopher, and lecturer,"
read "Prof. B. J. Radford, of Eureka College,
poet," etc. For "Missouri holds a prominent place
on the program," read "missions hold a prominent
place," etc. B. B. T.
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August 30, 1900
Chicago Letter.
What shall be done with the newspaper stories
of th e awful massacre of foreign residents in
Pekin? The truth seems to be known at last, and
the tales cf butchery, and murder to save from a
worse fate, are known to be the devilish inven-
tions, not of lying pagans, but of civilized
(?) newspaper publishers, "molders of public
opinion," "leaders of thought," etc., etc. For
years the daily paper ha^ been degenerating.
There are to-day, judging from the output, few,
if any, that are not controlled by the counting-
room. Sensational, tricky, mendacious, vitupera-
tive, seandalmongering, Lord's day desecrating
j mrnals are they nearly all. Who knows when
he is reading the news? Pacts that could be
stated in a half dozen terse sentences are strung
out over columns with microscopic detail. When
the papers confine themselves to the truth they
are bad enough, on account of their chain-pump
repetitions. Surely, there is room and the time is
ripe for a journalism that will "tell truth and
shame the devil;" that will inform its readers of
what the world is actually doing, and not take
from thirty minutes to an hour to do it in. Until
"journalism" g*ts a few leagues nearer truth and
deceny and reliability, let us have no more of the
vaporings of those who talk about the newspaper
as the people's Bible, the purveyor of high class
literature and the supplanter of the pulpit.
*
The Hyde Park Protective Association is a so-
ciety set for the defence of the prohibition dis-
trict of Chicago against the inroads of the drink
traffickers. Again and again they have brought
the pressure of public opinion and the strong arm
of the law to bear, not upon the lawbreakers,
but upon the negligent public officials whose
sworn duty it is to punish lawbreakers. This is
applying the scourge in the right place. Recent-
ly a number of police officers were censured for
neglect of duty, and as a result keepers of "blind
pigs" were brought up before the bar and fined.
They were also ordered to give bonds as an as-
surance that they would no longer violate the
law. Failing in this they were arraigned again
and their fines raised from $25 to $200 each, said
to be the limit allowed under the statute. And
still "Prohibition don't prohibit!"
* *
Seven hundred boys who are applicants for
positions in the Chicago post office will be advised
that cigarette smoking renders them ineligible.
Heretofore there has been a rule against smoking
while on duty, but this is a step in advance. Col.
Roberts, who proposed the new rule, says: "Cigar-
ette smoking is the most demoralizing of habits
and the boys will have to give it up. We have so
maDy applicants for positions that we select only
the very best. Our service is such that we must
have the most intelligent and active boys we can
find, and we cannot afford to have their energies
sapped by cigarette smoking." What is this but
more prohibition?
* *
One of the visitors in London and Paris this
summer reports having noticed two significant
signs. The first was posted up in a London res-
taurant: "Total abstinence pledges taken at the
counter." The second he saw on the shutter of a
shop in Paris, gay and godless Paris: 6 Jours
pour Travailler ef. le leme pour se Reposer — "Six
days for work and the seventh for rest."
* *
Where conditions are normal and the church
grows stronger year by year there should be a
marked increase in missionary contributions.
Whatever the church did last year it should do
better this year. Well-doing in the past is no
excuse for present failure; it is rather a commit-
ment to well-doing as the rule of life. "Judging
the future of the past," this year will be the best
in our histo'y in the amounts contributed, and the
earnestness and devotion that mark the contribu-
tors. Is there a church anywhere that omitted
the Church Extension offering last year? Then it
is doubly bound to make it this year, to redeem
an unworthy past and set a fit precedent for all
future conduct. There will be thousands of Dis-
ciples watchiDg eagerly for the returns next
week. In this work of missionary benevolence we
have fellowship one with another and begin to
feel the espirit de corps.
Chas. A. Young, recently returned from a trip
abroad, is spending a few days in Chicago. He
gives as the net result of his impressions, among
other things, a deeper determination than ever to
push the Bible Chair work. Wm. Brooks Taylor,
the indefatigable pastor or" the North Side Church,
has returned from a few weeks' rest in Kentucky.
C. G. Kindred and family summered at Benton
Harbor. Bro. Kindred is assisting Pastor G. A.
Ragan in a two weeks' meeting at Irving Park, as
a sort of vacation finale. E. S. Ames has been
called to the pulpit of Hyde Park Church and it
is rumored that he will accept. This will add a
strong man to the forces in Chicago. Geo. F.
Hall, formerly of Decatur, preached Aug. 12th
and 19th for Union Church.
Frank G. Tyrrell.
4957 Prairie Ave.
Washington (D. C.) Letter.
The success of the Piedmont Assembly this year
has opened the eyes of the Virginia brethren to
the possibilities of this important enterprise. The
site was well chosen. In a beautiful grove in full
view of the Blue Ridge Mountains, near the junc-
ture of three of the Old Dominion's best counties,
Orange, Albemarle and Louisa, a beautiful taber-
nacle with 1,500 sittings has been erected. It is
one mile from Gordonsville, surrounded by a fer-
tile region and accessible to the people of forty
of our churches.
It is not surprising that the attendance was
large and on Lord's days reached up into the
thousands. A sum sufficient to clear off all in-
debtedness was raised and substantial improve-
ments are planned for the coming year.
The chief speaker was C. P. Williamson, of At-
lanta, Ga. Bro W. is a master of assemblies. He
is a born educator, has years of experience in
Chautauqua work, is a versatile preacher, can lead
a serenading party, keep company with the hun-
griest young preacher at the hotel table and keep
every resident of the grounds in such a good
humor as to cause him to forget that there are
discomforts connected with camp life.
Peter Aioslie, of Baltimore; E. L. Powell, of
Louisville; P. A. Cave, of Hagerstown, and E. B.
Bagby, of Washington, were among those who
were glad to enjoy once more the sweet fellowship
and gracious hospitality of the people of their
native state. One of these in an address said: "I
love the old state, I love her broom-sege, her hen-
grass, her pine trees," etc. An old brother le-
marked: "Yes, I notice that they love these things,
yet they seek greener pastures."
July 30, 31, the Piedmmt convention was held.
The twenty- three churches in this district reported
a membership of 2,696, with a net increase of 23S,
and contributions amounting to $7,109 53, of
which $1,347.35 was for missions. The best show-
ing was made by the ladies of the C. W. B. M.
Their offerings amounted to $1,173.43, of which
$489.33 was for the endowment of the University
of Virginia Bible Chair. Great credit for the suc-
cess of the assembly is due Bernard P. smith and
Richard Bagby, of the committee on program; F.
B. Davis, C. H. Walker and W. J. Norford, of the
committee of arrangements, and C. M. Houston,
the general manager, and Hezekiah Trail, musical
director.
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This feast of good things was continued the fol-
lowing week at the Tidewater convention, held at
Rappahannock Church, Essex County, Va. This
meeting was one of the best among the thirty-four
annual gatherings of this district.
The evangelizing board reported a debt of
$113.52 of the previous year canceled, a consider
able sum raised for the district evangelists and a
comfortable balance in the treasury.
Two new churches, West End, Richmond and
Oak Grov-% Mathews County, had been enrolled.
The mission church at Fredericksburg, under the
pastoral care of S. H. Forrer, has doubled its mem-
bership. The Educational Fund has been sufficient
to sustain three young men at college and reported
a balance in hand of $795.56, with total assets of
$2,559.11.
The thirty churches in this district have a mem-
bership of 4,652, added during the year, 404, and
raised for all purposes, $24,535.15.
The twenty-two auxiliaries of the C. W. B. M.
report an increase in membership of 113 and
$1,811.29 raised for all purposes. A collection
was taken up for the endowment of the Bible Chair
and $200 secured in cash and pledges. When
one remembers that the Restoration movement
began in Virginia and early secured a foothold in
the Piedmont and Tidewater sections, it is a mat
ter of surprise that the cause has made such s'ow
progress. A story told by Bro. W lliamson may
afford a possible explanation. Dr. W. H. Hopson
once preached in Bowling Green, Va., on the>
"Scriptural G-oucd of Infant Baptism." Col. F.
of that town heard the sermon, and remarked to a
friend: "Dr. Hopson proved conclusively that thfre
is no scriptural ground for infant baptism. But
Dr. H. should understand that infant baptism is an
old Virginia custom, that we have no idea of giving
up!"
Another story that you are almost sure to hear
at a gathering of Virginia brethren is concerning
the preacher's attempt to instruct the vet-jrao,
Silas Shelburne. who was a famous preacher, but
somewhat illiterate: "Bro. S." he said, "you are a
powerful and successful preacher, but your ser-
mons would be far more effective if you used bet-
ter grammar. For instance, you say 'agin' for
'against' and 'gwine' for 'going.' " The old man was
silent for a moment and then remarked: "If that's
all you got a«;in me, I'm gwi'ie along."
In no section of any country has the true gospel
been preached with greater clearness and force
than in old Virginia. The people have heard it,
acknowledged their doctrinal errors, but have gone*
on in the same old way.
Edward B. Bagby.
631 Eighth St , X. E.
August 30, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1107
Texas Letter.
Any honest way of paying church debts will
receive a hearirg at the hands of a multitude of
people. Well, here is a plan which if worked will
surely do it. It is called the "Church Calendar,"
and is as follows: One party is the Year and pays
$12 for the honor. This party appoints 12 Months
each of whom pays $4, or $48. These Months ap-
point 4 Weeks each, and they pay $1, or $48.
The Weeks appoint 7 Days each, and these Days
pay 50 cents, or $168. The Days appoint 24
Hours each, and these Hours pay 10 cents, or
$806.40. And these Hours appoint 60 Minutes
each, and they pay five cents, or $24,192, making
a grand total of $25,274.40 — enough perhaps to
pay off the largest church debt among us, But
if not, you only have to order the Minutes to ap-
point 60 Seconds each, and tax them 2| cents,
.airl you will have the enormons sum of $725,760.
Did you ever see anything equal to this? The plan
if "fully worked is equal tc any church debt emer-
gency you ever heard of. But if you weary in
working this plan you can stop with the Hours and
have the snug sum of $1,082 40, no mean amount
when your house is about to be sold. And then,
besides all thi3, as the months are lunar you have
the thirteenth to apply to the pipe organ or some
other good cause.
Church Extension has the right of way just now,
and the first Sunday in September should see that
it is well treated. Its record deserves it. Organ-
ized in 1888, it has completed .500 church build-
ings. This is good. But here is the bad part:
1,115 appeals unanswered for lack of funds. Ap-
peals every other day, but only one answered each
^^J>^Sfccax~n~V^0~aa""
J. M. Tennison has been with us in the interest
of the Orphans' Home, of St. Louis. Our people
received him gladly, and though many are away,
we gave him about $100, and the Washington Ave.
Church gave him $25 more.
United States District Attorney W. B Johnson,
of A'd-nore, 1. T., has a backbone. Hear him
talk: ''Frequent complaints are being made to
this office from nearly every town in this district
about gambling and the sale of intoxicating liquors,
and by the co-operation of town officials who de-
sire to enforce the law, and the law-abiding peo-
ple, I propose to see that the law is strictly en-
forced and these evils suppressed. I intend not
only to prosecute those who run joints and patron-
ize them, but also the owners of buildings where
gambling is permitted."
C. B. Chambers and W. T. Reynolds held a
meeting at Chalk Bluff Schoolhouse, where we had
only three members and "our plea" was largely
unknwon. Fourteen were added and a congrega-
tion organized, to which Bro. Reynolds will preach
once a month.
Tom Smith has held a meeting at Tufkin and
organized a church of 21 members. When he ar-
rived on the ground he found only five members,
but they were willing to work. A pastor was
employed for half the time, $600 raised for a new
house and $76.50 given to the state work.
A. J. Bush, another of our state evangelists, has
just closed a meeting at Sutherland Springs, which
resulted in a new church of 15 members and a
Christian Endeavor Society.
Ferris, the home of S. R. Ezzell, author of the
"Great Legacy," has had a hard time for several
years in the church work. But David Walk is in
a meeting there with 21 additions, and it now
looks a3 if the church would tak? on new life and
become the power for good it should be. Is not
this good evangelism? Is it not needed? Is it
not as good at least to save an old church from
ruin as to organize a new one? If so, where are
the Scovills, Updikes, Martins, Northcutts, etc.,
for this neglected field, so rich and so ripe.
More and more am I becoming convinced by the
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logic of facts and experience that Texas is a good
summer resort. Here is a city of 70,000 people
and there has not been a single sunstroke this
summer, while they have died in large numbers in
many of the Northern cities More then this, I
have been here all summer and have needed light
covering every night. These are facts. What
do you think of them? M. M. Davis.
833 Live Oak St., Dallas, Tex.
Kansas City Letter.
"Are the Scotch lakes worth seeing?" asked
some one of gruff Dr. Johnson. "Yes, sir; but
they are not worth going to see " Strange, won-
derful, that these glorious lakes shoald be so dis-
praised! But no one ever so spoke or wrote of
that summer Mecca of the Disciples, Macatawa.
So full of charm is it that though we read that
Madam De Stael refused to open her window to
look out upon Geneva and the blue, blue waters
of its sleeping lake, we feel that the glories of
this Michigan bay would have broken down the
French woman's indifference to nature's charms.
But the reader need fear no attempt at descrip-
tion. For Macatawa's interpretation there is need
of artist and poet. Its beauties cannot be set
forth in prose nor its idyllic grace and charm.
Such a wealth of forest green and lakeside harm-
less pleasures demand the music an.1 the cobr <f
verse and canvas. One in the presence of such
haunting fascinations can but marvel that the
"tapeworm of European travel," as Emerson
somewhat unassthetically put it, has not the soon-
er been gotten rid of by Americans and that our
world-girters, or by the book, "globe-trotters,"
should not ere this have discovered the beauty
mines in our own land and worked them with ar-
dent love. Here, right at our own doors; here,
hard by this rushing, tumultuous, money-loving,
money-pursuing, money-getting Chicago are na-
ture's glories and wonders, needing only the poet's
song that they may live forever. No Swiss lake is
worthy to be compared with these great Northern
lakes of ours, and when these, as those waters
there in Alpine shadows, shall be lit with song and
story, we shall be drunk with the wine of their
beauty.
Heigho! After all is not this sturdy Protestant
attempting to do what he declared he knew he
could not do — let go at once and have the grace
to say that waiting the coming of the singer, that
genial gentleman, truest hearted friend, who sits
with such unaffected dignity in the "Easy Chair,"
has in numberless prose poems acquainted us with
the thousand varying moods of these skies and
forests, of flashing waters of this inland sea? He
Is our present-day Solomon, and the thousands who
visit this place, departing ever with the words of
the Queen of the South upon their lips: "The half
had not been told."
Do you seek beauty? It is here. Grandeur?
It is here. Variety in pleasure? It is here. Rest?
In the heart of these wild forests and by the
waves that idly lap the sands it may be found.
For physical rejuvenation, for brain stimulation,
for soul enrichment, where can one the better go?
If things go on long as now, what Asbury Park is
to the Methodists Macatawa will be to the Disci-
ples.
These lines are written at the close of the writ-
ers second summer here; written with no axe to
grind, the scribe owning, alack! not one single
foot of these sand shores, la it rest now? Yes,
but already into it3 quietness has ccme the quick-
ening, energiz:-ng thought of the larger work to
which we hope to go on the to-morrow. These
preachers are doffing their Bohemian garb, and
with several coats of tan and added pounds and
newly gathered energy are hieing homeward?, and
with the hundreds of other Disciples will do their
very best to make generous and large our offer-
ings for Church Extension. Now for the girding
on of the armor and the battle royal against in-
ertia. Yes, against inertia. This is our foe. Of
opposition there is none. Indifference the rather
is to be confronted, and like the bales of cotton
that fronted Packenham is no foe to be despised.
It looked as if it would be so easy for the British-
ers to dispose of such frail defenses. Yes, it
looked so. Cotton! Why, if it were granite there
would be fear and dread and possible defeat, but
cotton! Well, it was not so easy, after all, as our
cousins, the red-coated ones, found out. Now
this same old battle is to be fought over. No
granite walls or frowning forts frown down upon
us. Only inertia with its seemingly weak and
yielding cotton. How shall we win the battle?
There is but one way. You can't batter down
cotton defenses, but you can burn them. Argu-
ment with its big guns may be of no avail, but
zeal with its holy flame can do all things. The
religion of fire is the religion that wins. Blood-
red earnestness tells. Ah, there is a tremendous
power here, the power of the match, the power of
gunpowder, the powder of dynamite! Do we-need
light? Granted. And information? Yea, yea;
but most of all, and above all, flame.
On these hot, sweltering days the politician in
dead earnest takes off his coat and makes it
warmer still for the other side. He doesn't say
much, usually; that is, much that is informational
or true, but the fever of his madness, or his earn-
estness, as you will, seizes upon all. Statistics?
Recite them all; tell the story statistical of
Church Extension and bring to your aid all the
sublime argument of fact and accomplishment,
but above all see that these figures are bodied
forth in flame. Statistics, mere ink statistics,
are veriest rubbish, but statistics that have the
warmth and glow of fire are Heaven-sent. Our
secretaries do us valuable service in the tons up-
on tons of information they send us, but if only
with this precious freight they could send matches
and all manner of combustibles! If the work of
grace could begin with the preachers and the eld-
ers and the deacons, and from thence in ever-
widening circles flow out until the most indiffer-
ent and careless have been reached, and if one
and all might be aroused to a tremendous earnest-
ness in this work, what might not be accomplished?
This is the last missionary offering in the last
year of a wonderful century. Shall it be worihy
of the time, worthy of the Disciples, worthy of
the work? We are coming, coming, thousands
strong, to the great convention soon upon us.
Shall we come in shame or in the brightness of
triumph, in the glow and exultation of victories
won "in His name?" George H. Combs.
1108
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 30, 1900
Lord Baltimore, Roger Williams
and Religious Toleration.
Dear Bro. Garrison: — I notice in the Chris-
tian-Evangelist of July 26th a letter from Bro.
B. B. Tyler containing the following statement:
Lord Baltimore preceded Roger Williams in the
founding of a free state. To Maryland and not
to Rhode Island belongs the honor of being the
first commonwealth in which religious freedom
was guaranteed and enjoyed. Roger Williams
was a Baptist for six months. Lord Baltimore
was a Roman Catholic.
This statement in one form or another has been
going the rounds at intervals ever since the days
of Archbishop Hughes. I well remember when
Cardinal Gibbons made it in Baltimore; it got
into the papers , and the archives of the Mary-
land Historical Society being accessible the Car-
dinal, was so dealt with that he has not publicly
made the same statement in Maryland since.
Some four years ago the same claim was made
by one "Savoyard" in the columns of the Louis-
ville Courier Journal, but when the "Maryland
Toleration Act" itself was quoted to him he sub-
sided ai)d nothing has been heard from him since.
The facts are as follows: A charter was granted
by King Charles I., of England, to the second
Lord Baltimore June 20, 1632 In 1634, with
some 200 colonists, he founded St. Mary's. This
colony was of the "proprietary" kind, being the
first of its class on this continent. Lord Balti-
more was "proprietor" and King Charles told him
that all laws which he and his people passed
which were not a violation of the charter should
go into effect at once, without waiting for any
"revision" by the crown. Of course, if they had
passed laws violating the charter they would not
only have been revised by the crown, but very
promptly revoked. And so whatever "religious
toleration" Lord Baltimore granted to the com-
monwealth of Maryland was "granted by reason
of the stipulations, stated or implied, of a charter
given him by the English king who (let it not be
forgotten) was also the Protestant head of the
Church of England! In that charter King
Charles provided for the same kind and degree of
"religious toleration" in America which he was at
the time "granting" to his "subjects" in England;
and precisely that much "religious toleration"
did Lord Baltimore "grant" to the colony of Mary-
land, and no more. The charter did not require
"religious freedom," and Lord Baltimore never
granted "religious freedom." But before passing
to the proof of this statement I call attention to
the fact that whatever "religious toleration" (for
it was absolutely that and nothing more, as I am
prepared to prove,) Maryland had came, not
primarily from the Roman Catholic Lord Balti-
more, but from the Protestant Episcopalian
King Charles I. Lord Baltimore had to act in
harmony with the charter and the well-known
wishes of the king that granted it or lose it, and
is therefore entitled to no higher praise than he
who acts because he knows if he don't act he will
lose his job!
But now to the proof of that which I was
speaking a moment ago; and here it is: The
much-belauded Toleration Act of Maryland did
decree that no believer in Jesus Christ should be
molested on account of his religion, but it also
decreed that all who denied the Trinity should be
put to death. How is that for "religious free-
dom?" Will Bro. Tyler deny that the act was
what I say it was? Hughes did not, Gibbons did
not, Savoyard did not — at least after the words
had been quoted to them. Bro. Tyler talks about
"religious freedom" in Maryland! Why, that
"Act" would have brought to the gallows every
Unitarian, Jew and Socinian in the colony. It
would have strangled or burned at the stake such
men as Channing, Dewey, Holmes, Whittier,
Longfellow, Lowell, Bayard Taylor, Robert
Colyer, Peter Cooper, Stephen Girard, David
Swing, Baron and Baroness Hirseh, Moses Monte-
fiore, Tyndal, Huxley, Spencer, Darwin, Ridpath,
Richard Anthony Proctor and the woman who
wrote "Nearer, my God, to Thee!"
"Religious freedom" in Maryland! Why, there
was simply no such thing. There was a certain
limited "religious toleration," such as the Church
of Rome and the Church of England have been
pleased to "grant" at various times. But who
wants or takes such a "grant?" Slaves, none
else. Who makes such "grants?" Tv rants and
monsters, and no others. I close this part of the
subject by saying that I would like to see the
proof of the proposition that "religious freedom"
existed by law in Maryland before the. year 1636,
when Roger Williams founded the colony of
Providence "as a shelter for persons distressed
for conscience." Thus far it has not been pro-
duced, and we will wait to see what Bro. Tyler
may bring forth.
And now a closing word concerning Roger
Williams, against whom for some reason or other
Bro. Tyler seems to have been greatly moved. He
came to Boston in the year 1631, that is, one
year before Charles I., signed the Maryland
eharter and three years before Lord Baltimore's
emigrants landed at St. Mary's. He began at once
preaching what he called "soul liberty" in Boston
and Salem, boldly declaring to the people every-
where that God alone was Lord of the conscience,
and that magistrates had no right to punish
people except for civil offenses. He kept this up
until 1635, when he fled from Salem in the winter
to avoid a warrant which the pious council of
Salem had issusd ordering his arrest. Bro. Tyler
Bays: "Roger Williams banished himself." These
words are to be taken no doubt in a strictly ' Pick-
wickian seise." Yes, he "banished himself" just
as the Jews banished themselves from Egypt,
the Huguenots themselves from France, the
Laracen Moors and Moriscoes themselves from
Spain and as the Tarter tri .e, of whom De-
Quincey tells us, which banished itself from the
plains of the Volga to the great wall of China.
Yes, Roger Williams did banish himself in that
way.
Well, at any rate, he was rescued by the Indians
and the next spring purchased land for the
colony of "Providence." He did not buy of the
English king, whom he said had no right to it, but
of the Indians themselves. He founded Provi-
dence Colony without any charter telling what to
do and what not to do and solemnly set the place
apart as a refuge for all who were persecuted
for conscience sake. Shortly after the beautiful
Rhode Island was purchased by the Hutchinsons
and Aspinwalls and others, and in 1644 it was
united by charter with the colony which Williams
had planted eight years before. Roger Williams
was president of the united colonies from 1654 to
1657, and he died in Providence in the year 1683.
He may have been "rantankerons," as Bro. Tyler
■ays, though I am sure I don't know what the
word means. But as 1 read Bro. Tyler's parade
of his alleged errors and foibles I could not help
saying: "Now what was the use in giving such
things to the public press, even if they are true?"
Had other men no foibles? Had Simon Peter
none? James none? Barnabas none? Wesley
none? Campbell none? Well, every one to their
taste about such things. I know this, however,
that a writer who lived in Roger Williams' day
speaks of him as "one of the most disinterested
men that ever lived, a most pious and heavenly
minded soul."
I also know that from the day he set foot in
Boston until he died, fifty-four years after, he
never wavered in his testimony against all union
of church and state, and as the colony which he
planted was the first on this continent to stand
for "religions freed jm" guaranteed by law, so it
has always stood in the fr mt rank among our
liberty-hving people. And it has stood ■ here in
times which tried men's souls. In 1643 Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, New Hiven and Plymouth([)
entered into a defensive union 1o protect them-
selves against the Indian savages, but they would
not let Rhode Island come in because she stood
for "religious liberty;" and they woald not let
Maine come in because she had allowed an Episco-
al Church to be built within her borders."
And so these two poor, weak colonies were left
to defend them -elves as best they could against
the Indians. And by the way, the Plymouth which
woJd not allow them to come in was the
Plymouth of the Pilgrims, of whom Bro. Tyler
says elsewhere in his letter: "The Pilgrims did not
persecute; the Puritans did " James Vernon.
Nicholasville, Ky., Auy. 10, 1900.
Virginia Letter.
We are working up in the southeastern district.
Our convention closed August 3, and is declared
by all to be the best in the history of our district.
The churches were well represented, the delegates
enthusiastic, the speakers all at their post and
the program was carried out to the letter. Not
a single hitch or note of discord was to be found
in the whole three days' meeting. W. E.Powell,
F. W. Berry, R. E. Withers, J Preston Lewis, W.
S. Bullard, of East Radford, and the writer were
the preachers present and participating.
The convention was held at Mizpah Church in
Dinwlddie County. This is a new church, the
brethren having just completed their house of
worship ir May. Bat they know how to entertain
a convention. Their praise is upon the lips of all
who attended. W. S. Bullard did most of the
preaching, and to say it was done in a masterly
way is to say the least. All were edified, the
church strengthened by 25 additions and a great
deal of prejudice removed. People came for 20
miles around to hear the simple Jerusalem gospel
and carry away with them a better understanding
of what the disciples believe and teach. Three
months ago we only numberei 33 members; to-day
our roll is 124. This is a phenomenal growth and
only shows what can be done in many more of
our rural districts if the proper steps are taken.
I believe if the means were at hand to put an
evangelist in this district for twelve months that
half a dozen churches could be established. The
brethren see this aleo and they are taking steps
now to put a man in the field. Brethren, help
your district board with both your prayers and
your money and you will be surprised to see how
the Lord will bless your efforts ti spread t e king-
dom.
My resignation of group No. 3 takes place Sep-
tember 30. It is not known who will be my suc-
cessor as yet. But the group board is looking for
a man and they want him at once. They don't
want to miss a single month, and that is a capital
idea. The writer is ready to accept a new work.
Evangelistic work is preferred. J. Preston Lewis
is moving the work in Petersburg. The conven-
tion goes there next year and we are confident if
J. Preston stays there Petersburg will come to
the front.
W. E. Powell's work in group No. 1 is showing
up very nicely. F. W. Berry finds time to run a
farm and preach for four churches. R. E. With-
ers is doing some evangelistic work on his own
hook. He goes on the promises, and I must say if
Virginia is evangelized we must have more of his
kind in the state. We need more like John Smith,
Barton Stone and others of the restoration days
in this present age. Go preach is the marching
order of our Lord, and we must obey. More anon.
J. C. Reynolds.
August 30, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1109
JVIissionary.
A New Nained Loan Fund.
The First Christian Church, Augusta, Ga., where
\. B. Phillips is preaching, has just taken out a
Earned Loan Fund in Church Extension.
Bro. Phillips took charge of the church about a
fear and a half ago, and the congregation has had
p steady growth in all departments of work. In
February of last year Bro. Phillips and his church
invited the s-cretary of Church Extension to vLit
them in the interests of that work. It was duriDg
'this visit that Bro. Phillips and the First Church
people decided that their annual offerings should
be made large enough to take out a Named Loan
?und. Ovdr $300 annually were secured in sub
jcriptions to run through a series of years until
the full $5,000 is paid in. More than $300 has
already been sent to the board this yesr and the
Named Fund of the First Christian Church of
iugusta, Ga , is now an established fact and will
pe reported at Kan*as City this fall at the Nation-
Ll Convention. This is the fourth church to take
out Named Funds, and the second one this year. It
will be remembered that the First Church, Louis-
yille, where E. L. Powell is pastor, took out a
iNamed Fund last December. Frankfort, Ky., and
Cedar Rapids, la., are the other two churches that
have done the same in former years. There are
many large churches in the land that could and
ought to do the same. There is no better time
than now, when the board is making an effort to
reach the first quarter of a million.
j When the Augusta people were planning to take
out this Named Fund some of their good people
were fearful that if the church did so well for
Church Extension other mission funds might suf-
fer. But let us see how it worked under the gen
eralship of an all-round missionary man like A. B.
Phillips. The first payment on the Named Fund
was made in Mar.h. Immediately following that
wa3 the foreign offering and August i went $25
ahead of her apportionment. Later came the
home offering, and Augusta again increased the
apportionment by $15. The church has raised
more than $800 for missions since June 1st and
will do far more for state missions in Georgia
than ever before.
In addition to this the church has spent over
$1,070 on improvements in beautifying their build-
ing, and will yet pay out over $300 more for im-
provements this year. Who says it kills a church
to have an endowment? The latent power of that
church is coming to the rescue of all good work.
They have raised this year, aside from the pastor's
salary, over $3,500, the pastor's salary being pro-
vided for by endowment. The good people of
Augusta are persuaded that they must give most
liberally for missions in order that God may bless
them. We are glad to give pictures of the pastor
and the Augusta church building, accompanyitg
tbid article. The people are very happy over what
they have done. It might be well just here to ex-
plain the Named Loan Fund feature of Church Ex-
tension. A Named Loan Fund is $5,000, or more,
to be paid at once or in annual installments
f-,.,,:
through a series of ten years. Each fund so given
is kept in an account by its If, so that the donor
or his friends may see its work going on from year
to year. No part of the interest is used to pay
current expenses, but is constantly applied to
build up the fund.
Being loaned upon ample security, the Named
Fund begins at once to grow by the multiplying
power of interest compounded semiannually, for
the mission pays its interest in si miannual install-
ments. The main power of the Named Fund is,
however, in its financial power of going and com-
ing. Its perpetual motion is demostrated in this,
that as fast as payments come back on loans they
go out again. Starting out the $5 000 in loans to
churches to be returned in annual installments
regularly within five years, it can be demonstrated
that, exclusive of tbe interest, the $5,000 wi 1 do
the work of $12,442. During ten years, while
Governor Drake was payirg in $5,000 his Named
Fund did the work of $11,745, buiidiDg thirty-
three churches.
Aside from the churches mentioned, the follow-
ing have given or are giving Named Funds: F. M.
Drake, Standard Publi hing Company, T. W. Phil-
lips, Dr. J. W. Gill and Asa Shuler. What monu-
ment can man or woman erect more lasting than
a Named Loan Fund? The world owes to Christi-
anity the thought of making movements to help
and bless mankind and not simply to please. Earth-
quakes, fire and vandal bands can never destroy
the monument of a Named Loan Fund in Church
Extension. G W. Muckley.
Le Roy, Pa,
Will Reach the Mark.
Tbe recent marked development of generosity
among the Disciples of Christ is full of. promise.
Within two years so many goals in missionary en-
terpis' have been passed that I find it easy to
believe that the Church Extension Fund will pass
the $250,000 mark before Sept. 30 of the present
year.
Our endowment for church buildiDg must now
enter upon a new era of popular favor. Church
houses in many quarters trumpat its merits. The
number of both the helped aad the helpers has
become large. The interest of all such has
been secured. These give this enterprise its most
favorable advertisement. Henceforth the size of
the fund will be a helpful factor in promoting its
own growth.
The work of our worthy secretary in securing
gifts from individuals merits the gratitude of our
people. The offering from the churches should be
much larger. Here is the location of the pastor's
privilege. The September offering must not be
less than $20,000. If pastors and church officers
approach their privilege in the matter of putting
before the people in a hearty way the use3 of this
fund, the hopes of the Church Extension will not be
disappointed. M. J. Grable.
Dear Bro. Garrison:— I regret to have to
say that on account of ill health I am compelled
to retire from the active work of the ministry.
I do so reluctantly, but of necessity. About 45
of my 65 years of life have been devoted to
the active ministerial worK. It is a work I love
and leave it with great regret. But I hope to re-
cuperate, and if so, do yet more work for the
blessed Mastt-r. Pray for me.
The church here is a good one. We part with
reluctance, but must submit to 'the inevitable.
We will relocate at Findlay, 0. The church here
will need a pastor. Corrsspondents can write to
Bro. Leroy Holcomb, clerk, LeRoy, Pa.
R. H. Bolton.
A Friend in Need.
Having had a large experience in raising money
to provide for the payment of church debts, I
am prepared to say that the matter of very
liberal donations to the Church Extension Fund is
of the very greatest importance. Recently, I
knew of several valuable church buildings that
would have been lost to our brotherhood had it
not been for the timely assistance rendered by
the Church Extension Society.
No church is considered by the community
where it is located permanent until it has a house
of worship where it can meet to keep the ordin-
ances of the Lord's house.
If our churches could be made to realize that
we have 2,700 church organizations without a
house of worship and that with a small amount
of help from the Extension Board nearly all of
tbem would be able to provide a home that
they could call their own, we are sure that the
coming collection would be a most generoua one.
We trust that our churches will give so gener-
ously that the 1,800 missions that have appealed
to the board for help may not have appealed in
vain. L, L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
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manently, take Hoods Sarsapatilla. It expells all
impurities from the blood.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Christian Publishing Co. , will
be held at the Company's office, 1522 Locust St., St.
Louis, Mo. , on Tuesday October 2d, 1900, at 10 o'clock
a.m. , for the election or Directors and for the trans-
action of > uch other business as may legally come
beture said meeting.
J. H. Garrison, Pres.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 24, 1900. W. D. Cree, Sec'y.
LEARN AT HOME.
C. W. Robbin's Rapid Calculator. A self
instructor, containing 284 pages 6x9 In.
Sent by mail for $1. Circulars free.
C. W. BOBBINS, Sedalia, Mo .
CHURCH HYMNALS
The best church hymnal now in use in
our churches is The Christian Hymnal
It is too well known to require descrip-
tion. The price is about one-half that
charged for the hymnals of other re-
ligious bodies.
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HE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 30, 1900
Notes and JSews*
State Mission Notes.
This is the time of the year when the secretary
doth spread himself over the land trying to attend
all the district and county conventions. We had
four last week — Boone, Lincoln, Montgomery and
Monroe. I could attend the first three and did.
Boone and Lincoln had great conventions in the
matter of attendance. The Montgomery conven-
tion at New Florence was growing in numbers
when I was there and promised well. There must
be more system in the holding of these conven-
tions or it will b6 impossible for us to reach them
all. I had a great Sunday, Aug. 12. Bro. S. G.
Clay, secretary for Howard County, had arranged
it for me, and but for his assistance I could not
have done it. I preached in the morning at
Fayette, afternoon at Mt. Moriah and at night at
Ashiand. If that was not a hard day's work, tell
me what was. But then it paid. Fayette's appor-
tionment is $30; they raised $41.50. Mt. Moriah's
is $10; they paid $16 34. Ashland's, $20 and they
provided for It, and the secretary was tired, grate-
ful and happy. I find my brethren read? to give
when they see the need, and I am more and more
convinced that if the preacher will present the mat-
ter there will be response. I am sending out this
week a transcript of my books from each county
to the county secretary asking his attention to
the delinquent churches and beseeching him to
help us. So if you hear from him remember I
did it.
Many people are asking me about the
RAILROAD RATES
to Mob6rly. I can only say that I am at work on
them and you will find something about it in the
next week's papers. Have you sent in your name
yet to S. B. Moore? Send it now. Indications
are for a great convention. Study the program
very carefully — it is in this isane — and you will
find it is "one of the finest.''
So many preachers write that they have called
for collections for all the other mission interests
and their people are a little tired, but they will
do their best. Next year, brethren, try making
your people tired after you have taken the state
mission offering. If you have Eot raised the con-
tribution, raise it now; only three weeks and the
time will be gone. Act now. Yours in His name.
T. A. Abbott.
1123 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Missouri Bible-school Notes.
The school reports at various county meetingH
are much better than usual, especially in the
manner of doing their work. We will soon have
hundreds of graded schools in Missouri.
Middle Grove has missed but one year giving to
this work since 1879, and when with them in July,
this one year was also paid. C. H. Strawn is
minister and Miss Letha Noel the efficient super-
intendent.
Had the pleasure of meeting with the Central
(Moberly) brethren one night, hearing S. B. Moore
who is so acceptable to the people, and of receiv-
ing one quarter of their apportionment to our
work.
At the Callaway meeting many schools accepted
their apportionments. Oak Grove paid the first
quarter. Two new schools in the county since
last report. More schools means more mission
work for Christ and more work for human souls.
Why not imitate Callaway?
At Auxvasse the changes for the better in
school work are something remarkable; their
patient listening indicated a determination to
have the work better still if possible. Barnard
Cowles, the railway agent is superintendent and
W. G. Surber the efficient minister, and both are
succeeding in their high calling.
J. W. Hulett did much for our work. A full
day was given the Boone meeting at Harrisburg,
hearing the good school reports and taking pledges
of friends. You will hear definitely from Red
Top school and church from now on.
New Florence, Polk, Columbus, Schell City,
Glenwood and Two Mile send us good news as to
their part in this work.
The Monroe County meeting at Pleasant Grove
was held in their newly furnished house; it looked
as bright as a pin. Step3 were taken as will telj
in mission work the coming year. Victor pays its
first quarter promptly.
Two Mile, Montgomery, is where the Clares and
Uncle Altx. Mudd are doing much for Christ.
Jno. W. Jacks at Montgomery andE. S. Dalton
at Lilly are true colaborers, the former seeing to
school apportionment, then giving personally.
These are friends indeed, aid their kindness helps
over some of the rough places.
If you can, brethren, make ready for a big fall
Bible-school rally; it pays. H. F. Davis.
Commercial Building, St. Louis.
Northern Illinois.
It has been my privilege, recently, to visit
Northern Illinois and to gain a better knowledge
of that field as one in which our people ought to
be more interested. I was called to Milledgeville
under the auspices of the State Board, to hold a
meeting, but did not hold the meeting on account
of local conditions which were practically antag-
onistic to the work for the time being. But this
visit enabled me to see and learn much of the
field. It is one of the most beautiful sections of
the state, besides it is wealthy and prosperous. A
strong church in any of the large towns in that
region would mean much for our cause. That
churches have cot been established there is a sur-
prise to those who know the field. The popula-
tions, as a rule, are intelligent, and if converted
would make good workers for the Mastei's king-
dom.
We have only a few churches in all that dis-
trict, and these are so isolated that they fail to
gain the enthusiasm found in regions where
churches are more numerous. At Sterling we
have a good church. Bro. Silas Jones has been
the efficient pastor there for about five years. But
this church lacks enthusiasm and push. It could
become strong and great, for it has some excel-
lent material, men and women of culture and
means. Then the local field at Sterling is first-
class, having a population, including Rock Falls
just across the river, of 10,000 or more. It is a
manufacturing center, and its business will grow
largely in the near future. I remained here sev-
eral days so as to learn the field.
I stopped two or three days at Aurora, a city
of 25,000, on Fox River, thirty-nine miles out from
Chicago. Here we have no church, and never had
a church. Why such a city without one church
of our people in it? It has become a great busi-
ness center, and is growing rapidly, and we have
members going tnere every year who become prac-
tically lost to us as a people. No one knows how
many members we have there at this time. But
they have no one to lead them, no one to hold
them together, no one to shepherd them. Aurora
is a great field, but it cannot be worked success-
fully without a competent man being at the head
who can give all his time to that work. This
would mean money. Some one may ask: "Why
does not the State Board take hold of it and build
a church there?" The State Board would be glad
to do this work, and do it speedily, but the breth-
ren and churches of the state have not supplied
the needed funds to carry on this work. If a haltf
dozen churches and brethren would give the Board
$100 each for two years, for this special vtork,
the Board could undertake the work before the
winter sets in. Have we not as many as sis
brethren in the state who will pledge $100 each
per year for two years, that this work may be in-
augurated? If so, let such address J. Fred Jones,
Cor. Sec, Stanford, 111. Who will respond? Let
it be done at once. J. H. Smart.
Centralia, Rl.
The Mankato (Kan.) Church.
Mankato was a mission point a year ago and as
it was the county seat our people felt the need of
a church in the center of the county, so our little
band, with the aid of the county, built a pretty
little church. Our property i3 worth $2,5C0 and
we are free frooa debt. In our darkest hour we
called Sister Clara Hazlerigg, the great evangel-
ist, to hold a protracted meeting and dedicate our
church. She dedicated the church on the 21st of
July and raised about $800 to finish paying for
the building and furniture. Dedication day was
truly a great day for us. The house was filled to
overflowing and many were turned away. Nearly
all our ministers in the county were present; we
make special mention of Elder Philips, of Jewell
City, and Elder Shipley, of Stockton. Because of
the dry weather and failure of crops we had felt
almost discouraged and we can think of no one
else that could have raised our money but Sister
Hazlerigg. After a five weeks, stay with us she
left us with a church roll of 70 members; of these
17 came by confession and baptism, 10 from other
religious peoples, from the Christian Church by
letter and statement 43. Of the 33 only 14 had
been members of the congregation that disbanded
here something like three or four year3 ago. The
others have mostly moved here from other places.
Sister Hazlerigg has left us with a good .Sunday-
school, Christian Endeavor and midweek prayer-
meeting; also temporarily arranged for Elder
Philips and his wife, of Jewell City, to fill the
pulpit at Mankato. She also began the fund for
a permanent pastor's salary and left it in the
hands of a strong finance committee for comple-
tion, so in the near future we hope to call a pas-
tor. We shall pray for a gifted consecrated man '
that is willing to come and accept the salary that
we can give and make the work and the salary
what it had ought to be. None but our brightest!
and best could fill this place. Last fall Sister
Hazlerigg held a meeting at Randall with 35 addi-
tions and at Jewell City with 82 additions. She'
is called for all over Jewell county but goes to
Ionia and that is the last meeting she can give
Jewell County for a long time.
Sister Hazlerigg has left our work in harmoni-
ous condition with the members consecrated and
greatly uplifted. Our prayers are that God may
ir wherever she may go.
Mrs. Arpin Kirkpatrick. '
Mankato, Kansas.
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1111
evangelistic*
TEXAS.
Lockhart, Aug. 14. — Five additions to the
;hurch here, the result of a short meeting. — J. J.
pRAMER.
ARKANSAS.
, Fayetteville, Aug. 24. — There were three ad-
ditions to the First Church on last Sunday, one
Vom another church and two conversions. — N. M.
Ragland.
WASHINGTON.
! FarmingtoD, Aug. 20. — Four additions here
Yesterday; six two weeks ago, 10 this month.
We are hoping to have a home here soon. The
jrospect is encouraging. — W. L. McIlvain.
VIRGINIA.
; Spencer, Aug. 15. — Am now in a meeting here,
jffhich commenced last night, with one addition
ind a fine interest. Last week the writer deliver-
ed five sermons at Stella, which resulted in five
Additions.— S. W. Glascock.
ILLINOIS.
Mt. Morris, Aug. 27. - One confession here last
evening.— D. F. Seyster.
i St. Joseph, Aug. 20. — Five confessions yester-
day. All services are well attended during the
sxtremely hot weather. — H. J. Hostetler.
Kankakee, Aug. 19. — One added by letter and
'me by confession to-day. — W. D. Deweese.
INDIANA.
, Anderson, Aug. 17.— The work at Orestes is
growing nicely. Had two confessions last Lord's
lay Bro. Bioyatian, of Smyrna, Turkey, preached
Sunday night and gave his lecture Monday nignt
,o a crowded house. Tne people of Orestes gave
Evidence of their liberality in their free will offer-
ing to Bro. Binyatian, as it went far beyond any-
;hicg expected. May the Lord continue to bless
;hem.— R. B. Givens, minister.
OHIO.
' Chillicothe, Aug. 20. — Had one addition at our
Tegular service yesterday. — J. S. Smith.
' Columbus, Aug. 14.— The Central Church, this
.;ity, was never more hopeful. Thirteen added
■•ecently; six by baptism. Both spiritually and
financially the congregation is on the upgrade.
We have just redecorated our auditorium and the
'Ladies' Society is spending $200 for a new carpet
ifor the same. The writer and family recently
spent a week at Chautauqua, New York. — Rich-
utD W. Abberley.
OKLAHOMA.
Chandler, Aug. 20. — Bro. J. A. Tabor and wife
lave just closed a four weeks' meeting with 34
additions; 18 by confession and baptism, largely
made up from the Bible-school, and 16 by letter.
We have now 135 members, many of them active
and energetic in the Master's work, a well-con*
ducted Bibl:- school, a wide-awake and dovoted
Society of Endeavor and a good attendance at
midweek prayer-meeting. Bro. Taylor goes from
here to Durant, I. T. We pray God's choicest
blessing may follow him and his devoted wife. —
jE. D. Brower, clerk.
KANSAS.
Eureka, Aug. 20. — Five baptisms yesterday;
more to follow soon. — J. D. Forsyth.
Grinnell, Aug. 19. — Have matters well in hand;
one added to-day by primary obedience. — W. R.
Burbridge.
lola, Aug. 20. — Three by confession and three
by letter yesterday; three the previous Lord's day.
— G. M. Weimer.
Osajre City, Aug. 20. — Baptized nine yesterday
have 17 added to date. Will be here about two
weeks yet. A tabernacle is the place to conduct
meetings this hot weather. Interest increases. —
Irvin T. Le Baron, evangelist.
KENTUCKY.
Lexington, Aug. 22. — A few daye ago I preach-
>d a week at Drake's Creek, Ark., and the meet-
ing resulted in 17 confessions and one added other-
wise. From there I went to Leon, Kan., and
preached a week. Seven persons made the con-
fession and three were added otherwise. In July
I held a meeting at Sheldon, Ohio, which resulted
in 14 additions, and organized a church at Wells-
ton, Ohio, with 20 members. August 30 I begin
a meeting at Allensville, Ohio. Beginning Oct.
8 I will hold a six days' discussion at Drake's
Creek, Ark., with A. Carlin, a Missionary Baptist
preacher from Bower's Mill, near Joplin, Mo. The
propositions inclade origin, doctrine and practice
of the Christian and Baptist Churches. We an-
ticipate an interesting discussion. — James W.
Zachary.
Walnut Hill, Aug. 21.— The maeting at Athens,
Fayette County, closed August 20. Duration of
meeting 15 days. Wm. Ross Lloyd, of Richmond,
did the preaching. Immediate results, 28 confes-
sions; three by letter. This is Bro. L ,'s second
meeting with us. Two years ago he had 60 to
to unite with the Lord.— R. H. Lampkin, minister.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Aug. 17th. — I have just returned
from a visit to the church at Sandersville, Ga.,
where I went two weeks ago at the urgent re-
quest of Bro. J. E. Speigel, to hold them a meet
ing. This meeting was conducted solely for the
church and its spiritual upbuilding. We spoke
30 times in 14 days to considerably increasing au-
diences. The other churches of the town closed
their services and attended our meetings. It was
the first meeting of the kind ever held by the
writer, and the result has given us intense satis-
faction. The whole religious population seemed
stirred to a high sense of religious duty. Men and
women of every religious body in the town came
to us manifesting high appreciation of the work
done, any many expressed the determination to
devote themselves more constantly and earnestly
to the best of services. Would it not be well to
have more such meetings? I believe they can bo
made precursors to large ingatherings to our
churches. What about some evangelistic work
along this line? We were invited to other points
in Georgia, but home duties forbade a longer stay.
Bro. J. E. Speigel is the pastor at Sandersville.
He belongs to a family of preachers and is a royal
good fellow. God bless him and his little family.
T. H. Blenus.
IOWA.
In a meeting of 30 days, held in this place, J. M.
Rudy preaching, there were 23 additions; nine by
baptism. — C. L Pickett, pastor.
Walker, Aug. 18. — About one week ago we erect-
ed a tabernacle in which to hold a pro .racted meet
ing. Here we have another example of the f o ly of
organizing a little band and leaving them without
any home or any provision whatever for their
future welfare. The church was organized here
about four years ago, and no doubt would have
been in good condition to-day if they had had a
place in which to meet. We are going to put
forth a strong effort to reorganize the church and
get them in shape to do business in the Lord's
vineyard. We hope to have a house in sight be-
fore we close, but it is going to be quite difficult,
since there are already four church buildings in
the town and two of them used only occasionally.
The business men and others can see but little
use in erecting another house when there are two
in the town practically vacant. Three of these
houses belong to three different branches of the
Methodists. "May be I'm blind," but I'll frankly
confess my inability to see any common sense in
having three Methodist churches in a town of six
or seven hundred people. Our people have tried
to purchase one of the buildings. They won't
sell. They won't rent. They won't use them
themselves nor allow any one else to use them
"Dog on hay." See? Remember, brethren, if you.
want to erect temporary tabernacles in which to
hold protracted meetings, that I have the finest
plans ever offered to the brotherhood. Enclose
stamp for reply. — Lawrence Wright, district
evangelist, gjjgg^gj SETHI fg^S mm
MISSOURI.5E0I
HBuffalo, Aug. 20. — One addition by baptism re-
cently. A good prayer- meeting, notwithstanding
the hot weather. J. D. Babb has just closed a
meeting at Elkland with 16 bartisms. There were
thiee school teachers, two mothers, five young
men and nine girls. The meeting only continued
13 days.— E. B. Woods.
Canton, Aug. 17. — The revival services at War-
ren closed Aug. 12, with 28 added. The meeting
was conducted by Arthur Long, pastor, and the
writer, who led in the song service. — E. H.
Williamson.
Gaynor City. — Meeting 16 days old and 28
added; 17 by confession, one from Adventisis,
one reclaimed, nine by statement. — E. B. Harris.
Norborne, Aug. 20. — Have just begun meeting
here. Audiences very bmall. Have had 39 ad-
ditions at various p!ace3 since last report, but no
protracted meetings. — T. A. Hedges.
Mt. Vernon, Aug. 24. — A. A. Berry, of Lebanon,
held a two weeks' meeting for us with 16 addi-
tions. On-> lady baptized was over 80 ^ears old. —
W. H. Simpson.
Farmington, Aug. 20. — Our new church build-
ing is under way. Hope to have it completed by
winter. We spent a few evenings preaching for
the Bonne Terre brethren last week. Result,
several added to the membership, a splendid hear-
ing from the people of the to>vn, the church again
opened for Sunday-school and money raised for
preaching once a month. We have a good,
beautifully located church property there. —A. M
Hajrral.
New Franklin, Aug. 20. — Bro. A. N. Lindsey
has just closed the best meeting ever
held in the history of this church, resulting
in 48 additions, ranging in age from 14
to 74 years, among whom are some of the best
families of the city. Bro. Lindsey is the most
powerful preacher it has ever been our good /or
tune to hear, and bis life is a living testimory to
the power of Christ. He preached the gospel in
its simplicity and purity and has fully demonstra-
ted that the gospel (not visions and dreams) is the
power of God in turning men from darkness to
light and from the power of Satan unto God. The
meeting has resulted in great good to the church,
not only in enlarging its membership but has given
it a power and prestige in this community that it
never before occupied, which will enable it to go
forward into larger fields of usefulness. — J. M.
Settle.
Union Star, Aug. 20. — Last September I went,
in response to the request of Bro. J. E. Dittmore,
a former Missouri neighbor, to Elbert County,
Colorado, where 12 days' preaching resulted in the
baptism of 13 persons and the organization of a
congregation of 22 at the James Schoolhouse, on
what is known as "The Divide," between the
Platte and the Arkansas Rivers, 50 miles from
Denver and 30 miles from Colorado Springs. July
29, 1900. At their urgent request I returned to
them and was rejoiced to find that nearly all had
remained faithful and that they are doing a good
work. Owing to the scarcity of preachers they
had no regular preaching until some two months
ago, when they secured the services of Bro B. E.
H. Warren, who came to us from the M. E. Church
(South) last December to preach for them twice a
month. I was very favorably impressed with Bro.
W. and the brethren say he is a good preacher. I
preached 25 sermons, which resulted in the addi-
tion of 16 persons; 10 by primary obedience, one
from the Baptists, two reclaimed, three by state-
ment. Promised, God willing, to return to them
for another meeting next year. — W. A. Chapman.
Nevada, Aug. 27. — The Rinehart Church cele-
brated its 26th anniversary yesterday The serv-
ices commenced with a wedding and ended with a
baptism. Large and enthusiastic audiences
at all the services. Only five of the original
members remain, all of whom were prer-ent to
receive the hand of fellowship and congratulations
of those present. — S. Magee.
High Point, Aug. 24. — Have just closed a five
weeks' meeting at Union, 10 miles south of Cali-
fornia. Results, 83 additions; of these, 51 were
men and boys and 63 were by baptism. Bro G.
W. Phillips is the pastor of the church and is a
good yokefellow. — Harold E. Munson.
St Louis, Aug. 27. — In the absence of our min-
ister, who has been away two Lord's days, the
work still goes on. There was odo addition yes-
terday, a man in middle life. — Irving McGowan.
Darlington, Aug. 27. — Began meeting here Aug.
5th. We have good audiences; four i aptized,
Sunday, 26tn inst. Meeting continues. — C. E.
Pomeroy.
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August 30, 1900
The Mother's Prayer.
Starting forth on life's rough way,
Father, guide them;
Oh, we kno* cot what of harm
M.ny betide them!
'Neath the shadow of thy wing.
Father, hide them;
Walking, sleeping, Lord, we pray,
Go beside them.
When in prayer they cry to thee,
Do thou hear them;
From the stains of fin and shame,
Do thou clear them;
'Mid the quicksands and the rocks,
Do thou steer them;
In temptation, trial, grief,
Be thou near them.
Unto thee we give them up;
Lori], receive them.
In the world we know must be
Much to grieve them —
Many striving, oft and strong,
To deceive them;
Trustful, in thy hands of love
We must leave them.
William Cullen Bryant.
"Suits Us all the Better."
BY M. LA PAY GESTRUB.
This story is about three girls. We know
them and their families — the Brownlees, the
Brunsteads and Burrnfolks — not '.he Burns.
Mamie Brownlee inherited five hundred
dollars from her mother's estate and natur-
ally was quite elated. As soon as she com-
pleted the village high school course she in-
tended going away to school. She taught a
term of three months in a country district
before going, however, while getting posses-
sion of the estate. At the time of going
"college" sounded greater than 'university."
But she went to the university — one of the
most prominent ones in Illinois — in company
with a banker's daughter, which elated her
a little more. The banker's daughter is not
important in this story if she was there
would be a fourth B.
At the close of the school year Mamie
Brownlee a d Nelle Baker came home. They
said good-bye to their numerous school
friends with the expectation of meeting
again in autumn.
Mamie was sure she would return with
Nelle, even if she had exhausted all of her
inheritance. Soon she began to talk to her
sister Lora, who had inherited a like sum,
but was not going to use it in going away to
school. She was teaching and intended
going to college on her own earnings. She
said: "I have an ambition to see what I my-
self can make out of myself." She said those
exact words so many times that they were
often quoted facetiously by her friends. To
the supriseof every one she loaned her s'ster
one hundred and fifty dollars.
"By judicious management that will take
any one to school a year," said Lora.
Mamie said: "Yes, I met pupils who had
even less per year, but I regarded them as
quite inferior. They did not move in my
circle at all."
She was confident she could get enough
more to keep up "a respectable appearance,"
but she did not, and consequently, went to
another school, where she had no acquaint-
ances and could start in on a simpler scale.
The fact is, she squandered her money the
first year by giving elaborate banquets, get-
ting up excursions and making herself the
belle. "Society" was her treasure.
Pearl Brunstead had no home of her own,
inherited no money, and had lived with an
aunt when not serving by the day. She
was most attractive, fastidious manners and
loved dress. She could not earn enough to
dress herself as she desired and thought she
would do something else more profitable, if
possible.
Her aunt had taught school, which put
Pearl in the notion. Every one knew Pearl's
aunt was a school-teacher, "had taught
school," for on the slightest opportunity on
almost any occasion she would refer to "when
I was teaching," or if she spoke with author-
ity she would emphasize "I used to be a
school teacher," or "when I was a public
school-teacher I learned" so and so, until it
became very monotonous to all, especially to
the present-day teacher. Pearl's aunt taught
in early days in a new country when almost
any one could teach, so little was required,
and she never progressed further than a
third-grade certificate. Hence her many per-
sonal references were amusing, and often
excused on the ground that in her estima-
tion there was very little the teacher did
not know, her own peculiar weakness.
Pearl thought to be a school-teacher was
to be somebody, and succeeded in borrowing
a certain sum of money from a friend, who
commiserated her condition, in order to at-
tend a normal school. By dint of a year's
hard study she was able to secure a certifi-
cate.
She was like Mamie in point of extrava-
gance, but circumstances alter cases. No
splurge was atlempted by her at school; she
looked forward to the time when she could
"cut a swath." The tastes and opinions of
these young ladies were so «imihr that they
were congenial friends. Mamie was hunting
a school, too. Both were confident of suc-
cess, both h d "been away t > school," which
was sufficient recommendation for anybody.
It never occurred to them that most school
boards preferred common-sense school teach-
ers, for "as is the teacher so is the school,"
generally.
Mamie, having taught, was Pearl's guide in
the application business. First, she applied
for a position for herself in the town where
she lived; also in the nearest country district.
She told Pearl to apply for the Bailey
school and give her the application to pre-
sent on account of "prestige." Pearl was
not aware that this was the very school for
which Mamie had made application.
The town school board soon notified Mamie
that her application was rejected; "not com-
petent" was the reason given. Thinking she
might not get the town school she had held
her friend's application and concocted a very
plausible story as to the silence of the Bailey
school board, which was satisfactory to
Pearl.
It was soon known that Mamie Brownlee
had secured the Bailey school. This sur-
prised Pearl and she a3ked Mamie about it,
who told her that "in presenting the applica-
tion the board asked me to take the school
myself. I could hardly resist such a direct
compliment on account of one of my society
friends having married a gentleman who is
the wealthiest farmer in the district and a
member of the school board."
This satisfied Pearl. Bu' the truth of the
matter was simply this: The board never re-;
ceived Pearl's application at all, and Mamie's
society friend had persuaded her husband to
influence the board to accept Mamie's appli-
cation. Mamie was a false friend and Pearl
was so disposed to "toaiy" after event
the appearances of vanity that not a suspi- i
cion crossed her mind as to the actual truth.
Pearl wondered what she would do. Mamie '
felt ashamed of her unprincipled action and
named a day when they would go into the j
country to hunt for a school. So she secured;
her father's horse and buggy and started off
with Pearl. They drove directly to thej
Morgan district. Mr. Morgan lived nearest
the schoolhouse. Most people had formed
the habit of calling school districts by the
names of persons on whose land the school- !
house was originally built. Very often the '
name of a pioneer was perpetuated in this
way.
Mamie's father was acquainted with Mr.
Morgan. She soon made known this fact'
and introduced her friend who desired to
teach in his district.
It happened that Robert Shirley, the clerk
of the board, was at Mr. Morgan's, sharpen-
ing his scythe on his neighbor's grindstone.
That is good luck; director and clerk could;
bjth be seen, a majority of the board. Soon
after Mr. Shirley was introduced he laugh-
ingly remarked: "You town girls seem to
have an eye on our school."
"Yes," said Mamie, "it is an ideal place."
And Pearl: "It is so artistically situated,
beautiful woods and flowing stream. I should'
love to live here always."
Pearl handed Mr, Morgan her recommen-
dations, which consisted of one from the
president of the bank, who had never taught
a day in his life and never would; one from:
a popular lawyer and real estate man, who
would write a complimentary letter for any
pretty girl; one from the professor of the
normal department, where she had attended ;
school, and her certificate. All very good.
After reading them over Mr. Shirley said:
"There's another young lady applicant from
your town. She's ahead of you in applying;
is recommended by the county superintend-
ent and Mr. Kidder, of your town."
"So you have let the school?" said Mamie.
"No, we have not," replied Mr. Morgan. ;
"We usually take a little time."
Both girls were quaking. Having a re-
commendation from the county superintend-
ent and Mr. Kidder, too, was pretty good. And
first with her application. The superintend-
ent's influence was especially important, and
Mr. Kidder was quite a school man.
Finally, Pearl ventured to inquire: "Who
is the young lady applicant?"
August 30, 1900
THE CHRiSTIAN-EVANGELIST
1111
Mr. Thirley promptly replied: "Miss Ethel
Burns."
' At this both girls laughed heartily, and
Mamie said: "Why, she's our kitchen girl!"
and the laugh was ridiculing,
But listen! Mr. Morgan spoke: "Very well,
if she knows enough to cook as well as teach
school, she suits us all the better."
j Mr. Shirley: "That's my opinion, too."
Mr. Morgan: "Then, Miss Ethel Burns has
the school."
With a supercilious air Mamie said:
"For a' that," thinking such a poetical refer-
ence would conciliate matters and give the
impression that she was satisfied.
But said Mr. Morgan: "No, not 'for a'
that,' which of itself implies a distinction."
The girls drove on to the county seat,
Mamie being determined to turn Pearl over
to the mercies of the superintendent, who
finally secured her a school.
| The board were not favorably impressed
iwith Ethel Burns, and regarded Mr. Kidder's
recommendation as purely charitable, but
Mamie's speech made them willing to depend
on the superintendent's recommendation
jalone. Ethel taught the school and gave as
good satisfaction as either of the other girls
in their respective districts.
• There are inferior servants in all branches
jof work, including the schoolroom and
kitchen, but nowhere does it pay to be "holier
jthan thou."
! The Mamie Brownlees are not fair criter-
jions of college work, and the student who
jimproves his opportunities need not worry as
to the people being able to discriminate.
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and notice the devotion of the cardinals and
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kissing of the big toe of the bronze figure
of the notable apostle who, if alive, would
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The Faith of God.
O. R. PALMER.
Give us,0 Lord, a faith like one
Who, with her flowing tears did wash
Thy feet, and from the weight of sin
And guilt, and all its bondage free,
She went in peace.
Give us a faith inspired of thee,
That works or patient waits, and does
Not doubt nor waver. Wrought in a life
At one with God. That mountains may
Remove, or willing to be spent
In silent, humble ministry;
A lifr of prayer, of praise to thee;
A service free from fear and doubt,
From haste and waste and wrong.
Give us a faith that perseveres
And brings the answer back for poor
And needful ones; although the door
Is shut, and thou dost not at first
Intend to rise at our request.
Give us a faith that on thy Word
Relies and counts the promise sure,
E'en when the harvests fail. No flock
Is in the fields, no herd within
The stalls. A faith which like the man
Of God will send the servant out
To look for rain, when in the eky
Above and on the earth below
There is no sign. A man was he
Of passions hike ourselves, yet he
Did pray to thee and thou didst hear and answer.
Give us a faith that knows full well
That when with bodies racked with pain
On beds with anguish tossed, the arm
Of flesh has failed, thou art the same
As when the suffering woman through
The throng did press to touch thy robe
And was made whole. We know that from
Thy side there flows a balm for ills
Of life when faith but touches thee,
ADd for our friends, that love may bring
Through crowds or through the roof, 'mid jeers
Or scorning unbelief, to lay
Them at thy feet.
But while, our Lord, we pray and wait
For greater faith, we will not neglect
What thou hast giv^n. Relying on
Thy promise sure, and counting on
Thy grace for more, we'll meet the need
Ab >ut us. The lost and wandering ones
Need Christ 10 pave. In darkness grope
The heathen. There's not a cry of faith —
Real faith — by loving child of i hine
In Jesus' name but what will bring a blessing.
2333 N. Third St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Laying Aside Weights.
J. H. RYAN.
In the race which every Christian runs
there should be a twofold object: first, to
perfect his own life in Christ Jesus, and
second, to lead others to and build them up
in Christ. Any end less than this is un-
worthy of a Christian. In the accom-
plishment of this object there will be
things to do and things to refrain from
doing. What is the rule by which we are
to decide what not to do? The writer of
the Hebrew letter sums it up in the w> rds
"laying aside every weight, and the sin
which doth so easily beset us." While
there are a few who call themselves Chris-
tians, who desire to drag their pet sins to
heaven with them, most of us are ready to
put away the sin, and pray God earnestly to
help us to do so. But how about the
weights. Are we ready to lay them aside?
There is a sharp distinction draws in this
passage between things sinful, and those
not so in themselves. Of course, things sin-
ful are weights, and should be laid aside
fer the double reason. But there are many
things which are to be laid ande simply be-
cause they are weights. When a boy I
pulled off my coat, shoes and socks and
threw aside my cap when I entered a race
to which I was challenged. Not that they
were not good things, but simply because
they were weights which interfered with
that race. So, in the race of the Christian,
the criterion by which matters in them-
selves not sinful are to be decided is
whether they help or hinder in the race.
Here is a business inviting me to enter. I
may not simply ask, Is it profitable? but I
must also question its probable effect upon
me as a Christian, and as my influence in
the community to lead men to Christ.
Here is what I consider an innocent amuse-
ment. Shall I indulge? The first question
to be settled is as to its effect upon my
life and services in Christ. I can have as
much influence in the community to win
souls as I could if I did not. For instance,
can I teach my Sunday-school class with
as much enthusiasm and say as seriously,
Be ye followers of me as I am of Christ as
heartily as if I did not indulge? Re-
cently I asked a church member to do a cer-
tain work, and she asked to be excused on
the ground that certain amusements in
which she engaged made it inappropriate
for her to do so. Could there be a more
complete condemnation of these amuse-
ments? And it does not much matter
whether those who condemn the amuse-
ments are bigoted or liberal, whether the
amusement is really harmful or innocent.
If it is of such a character that in the com-
munity in which the person lives it hinders
that one from doing his best work for
Christ it is a weight, and the only thing to
do is to lay it aside.
A mau may say that an occasional dram
of whisky does him no harm, but if that
prevents him from being recognized in the
community as a suitable person to lead a
prayer-meeting, the weight should be laid
aside. A certain business may be strictly
honest, but on its face have such an ap-
pearance of evil that a man will not in the
future stand well with them without as to
the reputation of honesty. The indulging
in the business method is such a weight
that he cannot afford to assume it, or if he
does he should at once lay it aside. In short,
whavever is a weight, whether sinful or
not, whatever hinders us in in living the
Christ-life, or in leading others to do so,
should be at once laid aside. It is the only
sure way to win in the race.
1114
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 30, 190C.
Summer Religion.
A beautiful instance of Christian integrity
is given of a distinguished Christian lady
who was spending a few weeks at a hotel at
Long Branch.
An attempt was made to ind:ice her to
attend a dance in order that the affair might
have the prestige bestowed by her presence,
as she stood high in society. She declined
all the importunities of her friends.
Finally, an honorable senator tried to per-
suade her to attend, saying, "Miss B ,
this is quite a harmless affair, and we want
the exceptional honor of your presence."
"Senator," said the lady, "I cannot do it;
I am a Christian. I never do anything in
my summer vacation, or wherever I go, that
will injure the influence I have over the
girls of my Sunday-school class."
The senator bowed, and said: "Ihonoryou;
if there were more Christians like you, more
men like myself would become Christians. —
All Aboard.
The Chinese Railway System.
From the exaggerated accounts of Chinese
progress which we hear in the United States,
the newly arrived American expects to travel
from one end of the empire to the other with
the convenience and luxury to which he has
become accustomed at home. There are
many new maps that make a creditable
showing of railway lines, andi is something
of a shock to learn that for the most part
they have been surveyed, and aside from
this, upon most of them not a stroke of work
has been done. In the whole great empire
with its 2,000 miles of coast line, and its
area of more than 1,000,000 square miles
there were in November, 1899, but 439 miles
of completed railway. The most important
— that from Tien-Tsin to the capital — has
been in operation but two years.
When one inquires in San Francisco as to
the most convenient route to Pekin, it is
well to know that the encouraging statement
"you can go by rail to the city gate" should
be very freely interpreted. It is the truth,
but not the whole truth. Leaving the
comfortable mail steamers that ply between
Hongkong and San Francisco at Shanghai,
you have still before you a voyage of four
days and four nights; and thi3 not over the
calm Pacific, but across the Yellow Sea,
lashed with typhoons from July to September,
and as rough as five hundred miles of con-
tinuous English Channel at intervals during
the remainder of the year. From the first
of December until March navigation is
closed altogether and the belated traveler
who has not left Pekin before the coastwise
steamers are laid off, finds himself a pris-
oner there, or able to reach the south only
by cart or litter — a slow, expensive and
painful mode of traveling, even in favora-
ble weather. It necessitates an enforced
patronage of Chinese wayside inns, which
are freezing cold, dark and badly ventilated
and swarming with every species of vermin
that prey upon the human being. There-
fore, when one goes to Pekin by rail it
really means that five hundred miles ot the
journey, taking Shanghai for the starting-
point, are made by steamer; twenty miles
by one short line from Tong-ku on the north
bank of the Pei-he River and then by rail
from Tien-Tsin to Pekin. But here there is
another disappointment in store for the un-
enlightened; the station at the terminus is
not within but without the walls, and from
here to the gate of the Chinese city — the
outer circle of the fourfold capital — the
distance is traversed either by electric cars
or by jinrikisha — both innovations of very
recent date. From the terminus of the elec-
tric line to the hotol, within the second wall,
in the Tartar city, one may proceed by jin-
rikisha, on the back of a donkey, by mule
litter, if one can be obtained, or, as a last
resort, by a Pekin cart. This vehicle is not
recommended to the unseasoned, or to one
who has not time subsequently to nurse his
bruises and contusions. The vehicle is ;
sort of abbreviated dray, the tires of th
heavy wheels five inches in width, the cov
ered bed resting solidly on the heavy axle,
trees with nothing to break the appalling
jar when the wheels drop into ruts thre>
feet deep, or go crunching over stones tha
would wrench an ordinary cart to pieces —
From "By Rail to Pekin,'' by Mary E'
Krout, in the Chautauquan for August.
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\ugust 30, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1115
Pete.
!J. BRECKINRIDGE ELLIS.
May Heizer, Chlio, 0., writes: "I wish to
Income a member of the Advanced Soicety.
am 15. I thought 'The Red Box Clew'
ust fine. I would be pleased to receive
etters and photographs from the members,
low often do you write letters to the chil-
en's page?" (As often as you feel like
teing friendly and doing us a good turn. I
pish all would write once a month. But no
me need write unless so "disposed" until the
;nd of a quarter to say they have kept the
•ules.) Madge Masters, Ozark, Ark.: "We
lave been planting sweetpotato slips, I
sxpect you would wonder what on earth we
?ere doing if you could see us planting
^bout the first of April they make great
jig beds and take the small sweetpotatoes
rad lay them real close together all over
he beds and then cover an inch or two
leep. Grandpa bedded 60 bushels this
ipring, then about the middle of May the
jround begins to crack; they take the rake
md rake the bed, then by the last of May
f nothing happens the bed is just covered
vith green slips about six inches long; then
ve have sacks we carry on our shoulders
md fill Mith slips that we drop on top of
idges about six inches high, then some one
somes along and pushes them in with a
tick two feet long, shaped like a T, with a
lotch in the end. On our mountain there
,re about 150 acres of sweetpotatoes
ilanted. We have ripe peaches and apples
md grapes, and I like grapes best of all,
md there are so many wild ones I can have
,11 I want. I forgot to say our potato is
he Bunch Yam. There are just lots of
watermelons and muskmelons here."
Children, let's all of us go and visit Madge
[uick, while those good things last.)
Chas. Pv. Hancock, Moselle, Mo.: "I have
cent all the rules; but once I was taken very
ick and did not get to read my four pages
)f historv. Bertha Beesley, who got me to
oin, thought you would excuse that." (Quite
ight. Bertha says he had to have the
loctor, and a doctor and history together
s more than any sick boy could stand.)
tertha Beesley, Moselle, Mo.: "I have finish-
id the Bible. I would like to know how
nany other members of the Advance
Society have read the Bible through at 14
'ears of age. One of the members I got to
oin, had all but four pages read of history
md he was going to read them after supper,
rat he was taken very sick and papa had to
jo for the doctor for him. He read the
listory next day. I think he might be ex-
rased, don't you? Only one other member
ihat I had join proved faithful. Ju3t think
)f it! A minister, a Sunday-school superin-
;endent and a Sunday-school teacher couldn't
seep those simple, easy rales. I close with
)est wishes for the society." ^Eugene Jame-
son, Havensville, Kan,: "I have not written
since I joined the Advance Society. I send
my name for the Honor List. I want a copy
of the 'Red Box Clew' when it is published
in book form."
Florence Belle Beattie, Dover, Mo.: "We
have kept all the rules except auntie; she
says she has failed to read the Bible two
days, which she regrets very much. I read
the Primary History of the United States.
Auntie's history is biblical, the Talmud and
of Civil War. Oh, Mr. Ellis! I wish you could
have been with us on Children's Day, our
entertainment was so nice. Bros. Orison
and Plattenburg said it was splendid, and I
think they know. Hope you are well and
our Advance Society will prosper. We ex-
pect to continue in the work. Your little
friend." (Bless your little heart! I wish I
had been at that entertainment and that I
had sat right between you and your auntie.)
New Honor List: Nannie D. Chambers,
Richwood, Ky. (7th quarter); Bertha M.
Beesley (6th); Chas. R. Hancock (1st);
Madge Masters (6th); Eugene Jameson;
Florence Belle Beattie and her auntie.
Next week, youog people — please give me
your attention a moment — next week a new
continued story begins in this department.
It is a splendid story which I have written
all by myself. It is about children — sure
enough, live, everyday children. They
seemed to me so real while I was writing
about them that I could almost hear them
breathe. This is a very long story. It will
last as long as a whole year, so be sure and
get the first of it. There is a mystery in it
and adventures and piles and stacks of con-
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it seems to break off sudden each week, re-
member that I haven't room on this page to
clap in a whole chapter; we have to take
each chapter to pieces just like you do a
piano before you can get it through the
door. Once a month we will print letters
from our Advance Society; at other times
we will have the story, which is entitled
"Pete." There are three Morris girls in the
story, Jennie, Madge and Prudence; and
Madge has an intimate friend named Linda
May Dudley, and Prudence has an intimate
friend Letitia Pendleton. Jennie is 18,
Madge and Linda May are 13 and 12, while
Prudence and Letitia are 10 apiece. There
are boys also who act just as boys in real life
act, and there is a grown young man who is
not very tiresome, and two tramps and a
dog and a stray cat and good things to eat.
I wish I could tell you how good this story
is, but it would take more than this page
(in fine print) to do it justice I don't think
the name of it is as fine as it might be.
Pete! Whoever heard of a book with such
a name! I'll tell you what. As you read
the story along, if a better name than that
occurs to you write it to me and may be I'll
change the title.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
August 30, 1900
Sunday - School,
W. F. RICHARDSON.
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.*
There is a large section of the Gospel of Luke
that is not paralleled by the other evangelists.
From chapter 9:51 to 18:14 there is little that is
common to the various Gospels. We are indebted
to Luke for much of the narrative of Jesus'
ministry during these last few months of his
earthly life. Our debt is vastly augmented when
we remember that in this part of the history of
our Savior occur the parables of the Good Samari-
tan, the Prodigal Son, the Rich Man and Lazarus
and the Pharisee and the Publican. How much
we would have lost if Luke had passed over in
silence this part of our Lord's ministry.
The present parable was spoken in anwer to a
question asked the Mas er by a certain la yer.
Lawyers are good handa at asking questions, a> d
they like to show their skill by entangling poor
witnesses in the meshes of their examinations.
This lawyer had such a design upon the Master,
for we read that he was "tempting" or trying
him. Had he asked with serious and honest pur-
pose the question: "What shall I do to kherit
eternal life?" our Savior would doubtless have
helped his feet into the way of life without delay.
Jesus read his heart and determined to rebuke his
insincerity. He therefore answered: "What is
written in the law? how readest thou?" perhaps
pointing as he spoke to the phylactery bound on
the lawyer's forehead, which contained a strip of
parchment bearing the very words of the "two
greater commandments." The lawyer could not do
otherwise than quote the weli-k.own w rdn:
"Thou thalt love the Lird thy God with »ll hy
htart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
strength, aid with all thy rain<i; and thy neigh-
bor as thyself." Jesus replied: "Tfiou has anewer-
ed right: this do, and thou shah live." There
can be no duty resting upon man that is not in-
cluded In this all-prevailing principle. To love
God supremely and our fellowman as ourselves
must ever comprise the essence of all true re-
ligion. Had this lawyer understood and honestly
practiced this sublime injunction he would have
been in the way of salvation and able to lead
others in it likewise.
But his question had not been for information,
that he might better pursue the way of duty. It
had been for disputation, that he might throw diffi-
culties in the way of the divine Teacher and keep
the people from believing in him. Hence, when
the Master give s this plain and scriptural answer
the lawyer feels in his hesrt that he stands self-
condemned. He knows well that he has not loved
God with all his heart, nor his neighbor as him-
self. At least, not unless he can so narrow the
term neighbor as to make it include only his
nearest and most partial friends. Desiring, there-
fore, to justify himself, he asks: "And who is
my neighbor?" Why need he justify himself?
Who has accused him? Not Jesus, who accepts
his reply to the question, What is written in the
law? without controversy. Not the multitude,
who look upon this teacher of the law as holy.
His own conscience is his accuser, and its indict-
ment is so severe that he cannot rest under it
without an effort to prove his iimoct nee. Jesus
will have him answer his own question again, and
he therefore tells the graphic story of the Good
Samaritan.
The road that leads down from Jerusalem to
Jericho is to-day, as it has ever been, a wild and
dangercus way. Through the rugged hills and
jagged rocks it winds; the desolateness unrelieved
by a single city or village and with scarcely a
human habitation along its whole course. Dark
*Lesson for Sept. 9— Luke 10:25-87.
ravines open on either hand and many gloomy
caves stretch their fearful mouths to frighten the
lonely traveler. Robbers have ever, as is still
the case, infested this descending ro d and pil-
grim? in Palestine hesitate to undertake this
short journey without the protection of Turkish
soldiers or the company of an Arab sheik. The
pass of Adumraim has long been known as "The
Way of Blood," from the many deeds of darkness
done by robbers there. A certain man journey-
ing along this way was set upon by robbers, who
took not only his money, but even his clothes, and
left him bleeding and almost dead by the waysid1.
Soon after there came a priest that was on his
regular trip, perhaps, from Jerusalem to his home
in Jericho, where a great company of priests had
their dwelling. He had been serviDg his turn in
the temple service, or else was on his way thither.
He saw the poor victim of the robbers but
hastened on his way, not stopping to see how
badly he was hurt. He feared, perhaps, that the
robbers might be still in the vicinity and dreaded
lest they might do him violence. Or if he recog-
nized the unfortunate and even felt the sentiment
of pity he may have reasoned that he had no way
to take care of him, and that somebody else
would come along who could better supply his
wants. A little later a Levite came that way.
He, too, had been assisting in the temple service,
or was on his way to Jerusalem for that purpose.
But the holy ministry to which he was dedicated
had not nourished love in his heart and he aLo
passed on his way, but not until he had come up
to the poor fellow and look d on him, as he lay
weltering in hn blood. Had this po>r fellow,
w^o was Ho ibtl-ss a J*w, depe ded on his own
brethren for aid he would ha?e died where he lay.
But a certain Sumarka n, who was on a journey
ca-ne al ng, aau when he saw the poor wretch
lyii g by the roadside he stopped and gave him
the most tender and loving care. Pity stirred in
his bosom, and throwing to the winds every ex-
cuse that might have justified him in going his
way with the priest and Levite, he made himself
the brother of the poor sufferer. Dressing his
wounds as beat he c uld he lifted him upon the
beast he had been riding and walked beside him
to the inn that stood by the roadside further
along. He cared for him there all night, and
when the morning came and he must resume his
journey he paid the landlord two days' wages for
the keepirg of the wounded man and made ar-
rangements for his care until fully recovered.
Only divine love in his heart could have brought
such service from the hands of this Samari.an
That love was stronger than his fear of the rob-
bers, than the instinct of self- preservation, than
his race prejudice, than his love of money, than
his zeal for the business on which he was makiDg
his journey. He couid spare time, money and
strength in service of this poor sufferer, and even
peril his life for his sake.
Now, said Jesus, who was neighbor to him that
fell among thieves? The question is changed. It
is not, as the lawyer put it, Who is my neighbor?
but, Am I neighborly? Jesus h-d not attended
the schools of the law, but he had learned in the
school of heavenly truth to know his neighbor
and to be a neighbor to every man. He knew
that need and plenty make men neighbors.
Nations are neighbors, just as one can supply the
other's lack. Christ is making commerce to draw
the races closer together. "We that are strong
ought to bear the infirmities of the wesk " The
whole earth is but one neighborhood, for every
one ekher lacks that which another must supply,
or has that which the other lacks.
True to his innate selfishness and self right-
eousness, the lawyer refuses to answer Jesus'
question direct. He will not say he hated the
word "Samaritan." So he goes around the
longest way and reluctantly answers: "He that
showed mercy on him." Why is it that we are so
loth to acknowledge warth in one of anothei
country, or religion, or blood? Why could not
this Jewish lawyer see the beauty and divinenesa
in this act of the good Samaritan? Why was it
not as blessed in his sight as if done by a Jew?
Why do we witness a like unwillingness to recog-
nize the good deeds of men of other blood and
speech to-day? Why cannot we see and confess
that virtue is lovely when it exists in the life of
a Chinaman or a native of India, as may be
witnessed in countless instances among the native
converts of our missionaries? Yet, there are
many to whom a Chiaaman is a Chinaman and
nothing more; and it is nothing rare in them
troublous times to hear men whose lives are
sheltered under the canopy of our Christian
civilization, which we owe to the foreign mission-
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savagery to their high estate of virtue and hap-
piness, expressing the wish that the whole nation
of the Celestial Empire might be swept from the
face of the earth. We have yet much to learn
from this despised Samaritan before we will have
translated into our thought and conduct the law
of love to G od and our neighbor. To each of us,
as to the lawyer with whom he had been talking,
the Master may well say: "Go thou and do like-
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Christian Bndeavor.
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR SEPT. 9.
OUR SIMPLE DUTY.
(Luke 17:7-10)
There are many of us not willing to do our
simple duty. We wish to do more, and in the
'effort to do more we fail of the duty itstlf. The
; simple duty is often the hard one to do. "Our
» reasonable service," as Paul puts it, is the irksome
service, the steady, monotonous, dreary service,
but the important service to perform.
And yet, if we take the right view of it all,
there is a joy in the service. To serve a noble
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[servant. How many a humble slave there once
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was a joy to both.
So ought it to be with us in our service of our
Master— it should be a joy to us, and in turn a
joy to him. The simple duty of service, each in
his own way, is the joy of life and the joy of the
kingdom. Nor is there any whose service is re-
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The blind Milton, in that so pathetic sonnet,
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"When I consider how my light is spen*,
Ere half my life in this dark world a d wide,
And that o e tai nt.which is death to hide,
Lodged with me ustles ; though my ooul more bent
To Strv? he>e*ith my Ma er r.nd preent
Mrtru- ccount l^st he, returning, chide.
'Dut^i God exaot da labor light, deni-d?'
1 fuDil y ask Bui patr nee, to prevent
That rriu-mer . . coon replied:
They ai«j serve who only stand and wait.'"
There are many others, doubtless, who in one
way or another have asked the same impatient
question — Wby is my life spared? Of what use
am I? I can do nothing. Then is it time for
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assigned to him, it is his plain duty to stand and
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9:45. Report of Bible-school Board, H F.Davis,
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10:00. A Year's Labor— Secretary's Report,!. A.
Abbott.
10:45. Treasurer's Report, R. L.Wilson.
10:65. Miscellaneous Business.
11:00. Devotiona' Hour, Andrew Scott, Butler.
11:20. Sermon, "Tne Magnetism of the Cross," R.
Linn Cave, Independence.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON— C. W. B. M. PERIOD.
1:30. Song and Prayer, Mrs. Jennie Conway, St.
Louis.
1:35.
Louis.
1:45.
Secretary's Report, Mrs. L. G. Bantz, St.
J. E. Superintendent's Report, Miss Mollie
Hushes, Independence.
1:55. Treasurer's Report, Miss Mattie Burgess,
St Joseph.
2:05 "Twenty-one Years Ago," Mrs C. E. Pack-
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2:16. Address, "Oar Juniors," Miss Belle Kim-
ball, Kirkwood.
2:50 Missouri and (he World's Coversion, Mrs
Margaret B. Wilson, Mexico.
3:00. Reports of Committees.
3:20. Congress, conducted by Miss Mattie
Burgess, St. Joseph.
(a) "Our Educational Work," Mrs. T. G. Dulany,
Hannibal.
(b) "Our New Missionaries," Mtss Lou B. Good-
now, Kingston.
(c) "How We may Better Develop District and
County Work," Mrs. A. B. .Touts, Liberty.
(d) "The Quiet Hour," Miss Mollie Pike, Nevada.
4:10. Devotional. Mrs. Virginia Hedges, Warrens-
burg.
TUESDAY EVENING — C. W. B. M. PERIOD.
7:30. Praise Service, W. E. M, Hacklema
Indiana.
7:50. Devotional, Mrs O. P. Shrout, Kansas Cit
8:00. Address, Miss Adelaide G. Frost, Mahob
India.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
9:00. Song and Prayer, Horace Siberell, Picke
ing.
9:10. Reports of Committee:
1. State of the Cause. T. P, Haley, Chairman.
2. State Missions, W. F. Richardson, Chairms
3. Ways and Means, G. A. Hoffmann, Chairma
4 Nomination, C C. Hill, Chairman.
5. Students' Aid Fund, S. G Clay, Chairman.
6. Christian Endeavor, S. D. Dutcher, Chairma
10:40. Address, "City Evangelization," A.
Marshall, St. Louis.
11:20. A Devotional, "My Soui Rest Thou in Goo
David C Peters, Holden.
11:30. Sermon, "The Gospel Stairway," B.
Wharton, Marshall
12:00. Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
2:00. Hymn and Prayer and Praise, F. A. Ma
hall, Vandalia.
2:10. Report of Committees:
1. Literature and Colportage, E. J. Lampto
Chairman.
2. Foreign Missions, Andrew Scott. Chairman,
3. American Christian Missionary Society, J. '.
Vawter, Chairman.
4. Resolutions, David Errett, Chairman.
5. Orphans' Home, Mrs. H. M. Meier, Chairma
6. Obituaries, J. A. Berry, Chairman.
3:30. Memorial Sermon, "Life and Character
Alexander Procter," T. P. Haley, Kansas City.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
7:30. Service of Song, W. N. Briney. Paris.
7:45. Prayer Service, Anthem, by Paris Choir.
8:00. Addrrss, "Paramount Importance of Sta
Missions." J H. Hardin, Liberty.
9:00. Announcements.
THURSDAY MORNING.
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9:10. Report of Committees:
1. Special Committee on Constitutional Revisio
T. P. Haley.
2. Schools and Education, Clinton Lockhart.
11:00. Educational Address. J. B. Jones
11:45 Devotional Hour, "Sweet Hour of Prayer
J. M. Vawter, Lawson.
12:00. Adjournment.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
2:00. Song and Praise, H. J. Corwiue. "\Yellsvill
2:15. Address, "Evolution of a District," O. 'V
Lawrence, Maryville.
2:55 Conference, "Our Country Churches
Lpvi Marshall, leader, Hannibal.
1. " I heir Value," E. B. Redd, Platte City.
2. "Their Condition," J. B. Corwine, New Loi
don.
3. "Their Needs," N. R. Davis, Burlingtc
Junction,
1:00. Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment.
THURSDAY EVENING.
7:00. Y. P. S. C. E. Hour, C. E. Hill, State Supe
intendent.
8:00. Sermon, * The Heroic in Christianity, 8
Moore, St. Louis.
Last Words. Doxology. Benediction.
August 30, 1900
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MAPES.
BLACK— WINNING HAM— At the residence of
the bride's parents in Macomb, 111., Aug. 14, by J.
S. Gash, Mr. John Black, of Springfield, 111., and
Miss Mabel Winning ham.
CHANDLER— SHIPLEY— Mr. William Chand-
ler and Miss Fannie Ship'ey, both of Anderson,
Ind., were united in marriige at the home of the
bride's mo the', 2231 St. Charles St., at 4 p. M.,
Sunday, July 29, 1900; R. B. Givena officiating.
CROTHER3— ENGLAND— Married, at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr Henry England, near
Central, HI., Aug. 1, 1900, Mr. Wesley Jay
Crotaeis and Miss Lurena Mae England; L. T.
Paulders, Sidell, III , officiating.
MILLER— J ARNER— Married, Aug. 10, 1900,
at the residence of the writer, Mr. Mahlon C.
Miller and Miss Nettie F. Jarner both of Polo, 111.;
D. F. Seyster officiating.
SELLERS— SCOTT— Married, on Aug. 5, 1900,
in J well Coanty Kan , Mr. Cory W. Sellers and
Miss Mary A. Scott; G. D. Sellers officiating.
STRADER— LINER— In Macomb, 111., Aug. 16,
by J. S. Gash, Mr. D. B. Strader and Misa Maggie
Liner, both of Fandon.
Obituaries,
BARNES.
Little Edith Barnes, of Plantersville Alabama,
fell asleep in Jesus Aug. 14, 1900. She was
seven years, ten months and three days old.
Being the only child and an only grandchild, her
death was peculiarly a sad one. Three days be-
fore death claimed her she was the picture of
life. "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away;
blessed be the name of the Lord."
S. R. Hawkins.
Plantersville, Ala.
HICKMAN.
Sarah M. Hickman, widow of the late Benjamin
I Hickman, was born in Staffordshire, England,
in 1840, and in 1848 with her parents came to
;he United States. She became obedient to
Uhrist in 1855, during a meeting in Hannibal, Mo.,
just entering her fifteenth year and has ever since
ived as became a follower of the Nazarene. The
rabject of this sketch was married to B. F. Hick-
nau November 23, 1858, by whom six children
srere born, of whom J. T. S. Hickman, cashier of
;he Monroe City Bank, is the only son. Four chil-
Iren and a sister survive her. She moved to
Monroe City in 1872, living there to the day of
ler death, Aug. 15, 1900, when falling asleep in
jhrist our sister-friend has gone to her husband
ind loved ones on high. "Blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord." H. F. Davis.
KELLEY.
Last Sunday was a very sad day in Jamestown,
!nd. At nine o'clock, just as the first bell was
•inging for Sunday-school, the sweet spirit of our
secretary, Bertha Kelley, left the earthly house
ind took on the heavenly. She was 18 years old
and was to have been married just one month
bence from the day she was boried. She was as
faithful to her duties as any one I ever knew. She
was never absent from the house of God and the
place of prayer. She was a good singer and to-
gether with her sister would sing duets for us and
sve all loved to hear them sing. We all miss her
bright smiles and encouraging words. We all
loved her fondly and ber place cannot be filled by
my other. We preached her funeral from the
text, "They took up the body, buried it and went
ind told Jesus," to a great crowd.
H. C. Patterson.
LENOIR.
Dr. W. T. Lenoir and children, attended by a
host of relatives and friends, gathered in the
Ashland Church, Howard County, to bid the last
loving farewell to the remains of a faithful wife
and loving mother. Sister Nannie Waker Lenoir
was bora March 3, 1839, and departed this life
for the one higher and better August 18, 1900.
Miss Nannie Waker and Dr. W. T. Lenoir were
married July 4, 1866. Two children, a son and
daughter, was born of this union. The daughter
died in infancy, but the son lived to support his
father in his declining years. For many years
Sister Lenoir was a steadfast and faithful Dis-
ciple. Arthur W. Lindsey.
Early in August the spirit of this noble, saintly
Christian woman passed to her reward from the
borne of her son in Moran, Kansas. A little more
than two yeaTS ago her husband, G. W. Mapes. a
well-beloved pioneer preacher of the Church of
Christ, after a long atid useful ministry, was gath-
ered to his fathers. The good wife was inconsol-
able and homesick for his company and yearned
to depart and be with him, so that she literally
pined away. She was one of the choicest spirits
of the chun h, true and tried and triumphant in
the possession of a worthy Christian life. For
nearly 50 years she walked with her good hus-
band, a helpmeet indeed, a queenly royal com-
panion, loving everybody and beloved by every-
body. Her remains were brought back to the
home in this city. Her funeral services were con-
ducted by the pastor of the Central Church at the
home of her only daughter, which had been for
five years the joint home of the two families.
Her foursta'wart sons, Wheeler, of Redfield, la.;
Charles, of Hutchinson, Kansas; Frank, of
Macomb, 111., and , of MoraD, Kansas, to-
gether with the son-in-law as pallbearers, bore
her loved body to its last resting place in Green-
wood beside her husband. Besides the four sons
above mentioned she leaves an only daugeter, Mrs.
M A. Hitchcock, to rejoice in the heritage of her
beautiful, symmetrical and noble life.
H. 0. Breeden.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 15, 1900.
MYERS.
Jane Smith Myers was born in Licking County,
O., June 9, 1832. She married F. K. Meyers Sept.
22, 1850. In her 24th year she confessed Christ
and was immersed by Elder Beardshear and has
lived a consistent Christian life. She was a de-
voted mothor of 10 children, and husband, two
daughters, five sons, three brothers and many
friends mourn their loss. Her spirit took its
flight at noon on August 5, 1900. Her brothers,
H. W. Smith, of this place, A. M. Smith, of Hebron,
Neb., were present at her death. Elder J. N.
Smith, pastor of the Church of Christ, Seattle,
Wash., was absent. Her cares were great, but
greater was her love. She will be missed by all,
but most by Elder F. K. Myers, her devoted hus-
band, who for almost 50 years together with her
stood the trials and hardships of a weary life.
And these noble sons and daughters will miss a
fond and loving mother. The funeral was held in
the M. E. church, Monday, at 3 o'clock and was
conducted by the writer (text, Rev. 18-13), as-
sisted by Revs. Vandervoort and Walker, both of
the M. E. Church. Many friends followed the re-
mains to Burr Oak Cemetry, Elder Myers and
family have the sympathy of this city and vicinity.
J. W. Ball.
Burr Oak, Kas.
PORTER.
Mattie E. Dollard was born in Franklin County,
Ky., June 21, 1834, and died at Lamar, Mo., July
6, 1900, aged 66 years and 15 days She was
married to Gideon F. Porter, in Randolph C:unty,
Mo., June 17, 1857. She was the mother of eight
children, one of whom has gone before. She
obeyed the gospel at 16 years of 8ge and spent
half a century in the service of the Lord. She
was a charter member of Lamar Church, only two
of whom now remain. She was true and faithful.
Bro. Porter has the sympathy of the whole church.
W. W. Blalock.
WIGMORE.
Died, at their home in Pelouse, Washington,
August 8, 1900. After about 12 days of the most
painful suffering of peritonitis the angel of death
claimed for its own Alvin Wayne, son of Bro. and
Sister E. C. Wigmore, aged seven years, two
months and 19 days. Death, whenever and how-
ever it comes, Is always sad, but it fell with crush-
ing force upon our dear brother and sister when it
came again and laid its icy hand upon their dear
little boy — being the second child that death has
taken from their home in the last year. May the
Lord comfort them in their great sorrow. Funeral
services conducted by the writer.
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book called the Bible? These should be "correctly
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those who have read our teachings in the Christian
Church. The author says: "The theology taught
by Mr- Campbell has come into more or less gen-
eral acceptance among the Disciples of Christ."
Mr. Campbell was a leader, and his early teaching
made the Disciples. It might be said that there
are some who differ from his teaching-, in some par-
tioulars, among the Disciples. This "theology," a9 >
it is termed, did not come to the Disciples as an
organized church to be received or rejected, igain, '■
speakirg of the Disciples, he says: "By their elas-
tic constitution they are free to change arid de-
velop their theology in the light of the best
thought of each succeeding generation." The
Disciples, then, have a constitution, an elastic con-
stitution. I never heard of such a thing before.
And as to'changing their theology by the light of
the age or generation is perfectly new to me. I
think that the writer was closing up his book when
he said that. He had already said that they have
their teachings from the Scriptures simply. Cer-
tainly the views and philosophies of the men of the
generations can have nothing to do whatever with
the theology of the Disciples. They get all their
faith and discipline from the Word of God and not
from the philosophies of advanced thinkers of the
generations.
There are many questions discussed by Mr.
Campbell not brought out in this work. But
those points brought to view are of great interest.
He learned, as he proceeded, a point I am glad
was presented. On doctrinal matters his debate
with Mr. Rice covers nearly everything that can
be said, and it would be a good thing if this new
book should provoke many of our preachers to
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The Church as a Training School ,...1124
; The Birthday of the Church 1125
Barnabas— A Character Sketch 1125
i Editor's EasyChair 1126
Questions and Answers 1127
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■ The Underlying Unity of Spirit. — Joseph
Fort Newton 1128
Birthday of the Church.— D. H.Bays 1129
The Gladstone-Huxley Controversy. — Dean
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.Correspondence:
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EDglish Topics 1137
B. B. Tylers Letter 1139
The Kentucky State Meting 1140
Grand Army of Christ — Creston Depart-
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The California State Meeting 1142
From Hillsbury to Halifax 1134
Family Circle:
The River of Life (poem) 1144
"Not Handsome to Say the Least."... 1144
Some Mohammedan Ceremonies 1145
The Parsonian Breakfast Idea 1146
Miscellaneous:
Our Budget 1132
Personal Mention 1133
Notes and News 1141
Book Notes 1143
Evangelistic 1143
With the Children 1147
Sunday-school 1)48
Christian Endeavor 1149
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IN ALLTH I NGS. CHARITY."
Vol. xxxvii. St. Louis,
Thursday, September 6, 1900.
No. 35.
CURRENT EVENTS.
The news from China maintains its kaleid-
oscopic character. Each days' develop-
ments impart a somewhat different hue to
the situation. At the prosent writing the
impression prevalent in London is that the
international concert has been ruptured by
disagreement among the co-operating na-
tions. So far a? we can understand, the
points of disagreement seem to be the un-
willingness of England, Germany and per
haps some of the other nations to accept Li
Hung Chang as the minister plenipotentiary,
with whom the nations can negotiate for the
settlement of existing differences, and the
disposition on tbe part of some of the other
nations to retire from Pekin and allow the
Chinese capital to be occupied by the reign-
ing power while peace negotiations are in
progress. It is not to be wondered at, in
our judgment, that some of the nations
should be rather wary of accepting the good
offices of Li Hung Chang witho'it the most
indisputable proof of his authority to treat
with the powers. Nor is it strange that
some of the nations would object to vacating
the capital until a peace treaty is negotiated.
What might be interpreted by some civilized
nations as an act of generosity is very like-
ly to be interpreted by the Chinese as an act
of cowardice. If the Dowager Empress and
her advisers were not in active sympathy with
the Boxers in their efforts to slaughter the
foreign population, including the ministers
of the various nations, they had no reason
to vacate the capital. If they were in sym-
pathy and co-operation with the Boxers in
their shameful war on those who were en-
titled to their protection, then they have no
business at the capital until they have given
some assurance to the nations of repentance
and of their purpose to prevent future out-
rages. It is to be hoped that no political con-
sideration growing out of the present presi-
dential campaign will influence our govern-
ment in effecting any temporary or super-
ficial compromise with China, which offers no
guarantee of future peace. We confess our
sympathy with the view that, with the Em-
press Dowager on the throne and in author-
ity, the lives of our missionaries and civil
ministers and merchants in China will still
be in peril, and the progress of that country
retarded
The recent pronounced victory of the
British over the Boers at Machindodoorp, in
which the latter, after suffering 3evere loss,
were compelled t) retreat from their in-
trenched position, brings the South African
war perceptibly nearer to its close. The Boer
leaders can, of course, disperse their forces
and carry on a sort of guerrilla warfare for
some time to come, but it i? difficult to see
what good could come of such a policy.
Regardless of the merits of the case,' it
would be a better policy, it seems to us, for
the South African Republics to throw them-
selves on the mercy of Great Britain and of
the civilized world. When war ceases to
have any reasonable prospect of accom-
plishing the end for which it was inaugu-
rated, every consideration of humanity
would seem to indicate the wisdom of dis-
continuing it and using other means for
acomplishing the same purpose. Lord
Roberts has felt justified in view of recent
victories in issuing a proclamation annexing
the South African Republic to Great Britain
under the title of the Transvaal. This ends
the separate political existence of the South
African Republic, a result which it ought
not to have been difficult for the Boers to
foresee when once they had made their
appeal to arms. However much we may
feel inclined to sympathize with the politi-
cal aspirations of the Boers for a united
South African Republic, an 1 however much
we are compelled to admire the heroism
with which they have waged war against
the greatest empire on earth, it is hardly
possible to overlook the lack of political
sagacity and of far-seeing statesmanship
which prevented the Boer leaders from mak-
ing certain concessions to British demands
rather than appealing to the dread arbitra-
ment of war. On the other hand there can
but be the universal desire on the part of all
disinterested people that Great Britain will
be magnanimous in her triumph and deal,
not only jistly, but even magnanimously,
with the brave people who have fought
them with such heroism.
Labor Day has come and gone, and the
wage-workers of America have once more
paraded the streets of our cities in impres-
sive numbers, carrying their banners and
emphasizing, as the day is intended to do,
the dignity of labor and the importance of
the labor problem. At Chicago two notable
speeches were made by two notable men,
Gov. Roosevelt, of New York, vice-presi-
dential nominee of the Republican party,
and Col. Bryan, of Nebraska, presidential
nominee of the Democratic party. The
speeches were both worthy of the men and
of the occasion. It was understood and, we
believe, demanded by the labor men them-
selves that there should be a political truce
on that day and that no partisan politics
were to be injected in the speeches. Mr.
Bryan, however, felt that he was justified
in view of resolutions passed by various
labor organizations in declaring against
"government by injunction" and what he
called imperialism and militarism. Gov.
Roosevelt steered clear of partisan issues
and both of them gave wise advice to the
wage-earners of the country. Gov. Roose-
velt said "the more a healthy American
sees of his fellow-Americans the greater
grows his conviction that our chief troubles
come from mutual misunderstanding, from
failure to appreciate one another's point of
view. In other words, the great need is
fellow feeling, sympathy, brotherhood; aad
all this naturally comes by association.
It is therefore of vital importance that
there should be such association." He
further said: "When we come to dealing
with our social and industrial needs,
remedies, rights and wrongs, a ton of
oratory is not worth an ounce of hard-
headed, kindly common sense." Mr. Bryan
said: "The first thing to be considered is
the laboring man's ambition. What are his
aims and his purposes; for what is he striv-
ing? The animal needs only food and
shelter because he has nothing but the body
to care for; but man's wants are more
numerous. The animal complains when' it
is hungry, and is contented when its hunger
is appeased; but man, made in the image of
his Creator, is a threefold being, and must
develop the head and the heart as well as
the body. He is not satisfied with mere
physical existence; neither will he be con-
tent unless all avenues ol: advancement are
open to him. His possibilities must be as
unlimited as his aspirations." Both speak-
ers emphasized the dignity of labor, the
necessity of human brotherhood, the im-
portance of labor associations and the right
of laboring men to a just proportion of the
wealth which labor produces in connection
with capital. The annual observance of
Labor Day can but be productive of good
when it is utilized in dignified and states-
manlike discussion of the labor problem,
and especially in emphasizing the ethical
side of the industrial system.
The "paramount issue" in the case of
China, is the question whether or not the
Powers have completed what they started
out to do. The position which Russia takes
in proposing a general withdrawal of troops
assumes that they have. The position of
Great Britain and Germany assumes that
they have not. Certainly, the task which lay
before the Powers when the march to Pekin
was begun included, not only the immediate
restoration of order, but the guarantee of
the continued safety of foreigners in China.
As it seems to us at present, the second part
of this task h is not yet been completed.
The fact is, there is no Chinese Governmen t
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at present whose guarantee is worth any-
thing, and the foreign troops cannot safely
be withdrawn until the Chinese Government
is rehabilitated in some form more substan-
tial and potent than the self-appointed pleni-
potentiariship of Li Hung Chang. If the
Powers wish their work to have any perma-
nent outcome, they mu?t keep possession of
the capital until such time as a genuine
guarantee of the preservation of order can
be given. There has been much suspicion of
Russia's sincerity in proposing peace and
urging the withdrawal of troops when it is
a matter of common knowledge that Russia's
settled policy in China is one of aggression.
But there is no need to suspect bad faith on
the part of the Czar. The fact is, Russia
has much to gain and nothing to lose by
the speedy termination of hostilities in China.
All the powers have troops now on the
ground, and if the present trouble should is-
sue in the partition of China, Russia would
only be on par vith the others. On the
other hand, a fe v years of peace will com-
plete Russia's hold upon the northern part
of the Empire, will give opportunity for the
completion of the trans-Siberian railway, by
which Russian troops can be placed in China
in days while the other powers would re-
quire weeks, and will give Russia a much
larger chance of acquiring a preponderating
influence in the affairs of China whether
there is a partition or not. Unquestionably,
the Czar wants peace now.
THE CHURCH AS A TRAINING
SCHOOL.
Christian people generally have allowed
themselves to drift away from the concep-
tion of the church as an institution for the
moral and religious culture of the people as
well as for their conversion, and as a train-
ing school in which persons are to be taught
wise and practical methods of Christian
service. It is to be feared that thousands of
people come into the church with the idea
that this act is an end instead of the begin-
ning point of their religious life. The
church is not an end of itself, but is a
means to an end, namely, the building up
of character in its members, and their prep-
aration for serving thnr fellowmen.
In the very thoughtful volume by William
DeWitt Hyde, president of Bowdoin College,
entitled "God's Education of Man," there
is a very helpful treatment of this subject,
but the able author seems to us to make a
wrong classification in the following state-
ment:
"What we need is the increasing recognition
that the domestic, economic, commercial, social,
political and ecclesiastical spheres are all partial
and coordinate phases of the life of service to
the one God, who is immanent in them all, and is
acceptably served through whatever correlation
and subordination of these spheres enables the
individual to render most effective service to God
and his fellowmen."
The phrase "coordinate phases of the life
of service to the one God" is liable to con-
vey the idea, whether it be the author's
tv ought or not, that in each of these spheres
of activity one may serve God acceptably
without participating in the activities of the
others. That is a view which many people
now entertain, and by which they are kept
out of the church. We do not believe that hon-
esty, philanthropy and disinterested service
lor one's fellowmen in the commercial, social
or political spheres, or even in the domestic
sphere, meet the demands of our religious
nature or the requirements of God. Rather
we regard the church as the training school
in which men are fitted for the right sort of
service in the domestic, economic, commer-
cial, social, political and all other spheres of
life. If this view is correct, then the church
is not "coordinate" with these various forms
of activity, but sustains a different relation
to them than any one of them sustains to
it or to each other. If the church does not
help men to be better husbands, better econ-
omists, better business men, truer and more
reliable politicians, better artists and wiser
statesmen, then it is indeed only partial in
its service to men, and not universal in its
scope of influence. We must, it seems to us,
hold fast to the thought that the church of
God is not simply one of many coordinate
agencies for saving men and training them
religiously, but that it is the great institu-
tion ordained of God for this purpose, and
that no man can fulfill his obligations to
Jesus Christ and ignore the church which
He has founded, no matter how zealous he
may be in all other spheres of activity.
President Hyde is right, hower, in empha-
sizing the fact that a Christian man may
serve God acceptably in all these spheres of
activity which he mentions, it being under-
stood ihat first of all he is loyal to Jesus
Christ. It is important to bear this fact in
mind, because many good people ^re discour-
aged because they feel they are doing no
"religious work," though they may be moth-
ers who are absorbed in the care and train-
ing of their children, and with the domestic
drudgery, which ceases to be drudgery
because it is transformed into service of
God by the spirit of love; or they may be
public men, whose time and energies are
absorbed in the details of administration in
some form of public service for the good of
their fellowmen; or humble mechanics or la-
boring men, whose time is required and
energies are exhausted by the labor they
perform for the maintenance of their fami-
lies. All these classes of persons should
know that in so far as they are faithful in
the performance of their daily tasks, and
are conscientiously discharging the duties
of their several callings, they are serving
God and are doing religious work. It would
bring new inspiration to thousands of toil-
some lives if they could feel and realize that
in their humble spheres and in their own
way they, too, are serving God acceptably
in fulfilling their appointed missions in life.
It is the mission of the church to infuse
the spirit of religion into all callings and
pursuits, and to train its members for faith-
ful snd efficient servi e in every sphere
of human activity. What dignity and value
this gives to the church of God! How bread
and beneficent its mission! Its spirit, its
very atmosphere, its teaching, its training,
should be such that all those within its influ-
ence should feel the inspiration of its high
motives and be better fitted to render hon-
est and disinterested service to humanity in
whatever sphere of human activity their~lot
may be cast. We need not state how this
thought magnifies the position of the preach-
er of the gospel and pastor of a church.
All that education and the widest culture
can do for men ought to be done for those
who are to occupy the places of spiritual
teachers and leaders of the people in our
churches. Only such men can fulfill in the
highest degree the work of the ministry,
and only churches that are equipped with
such men can fulfill their mission as training
schools to prepare men for consecrated ser-
vice in every department of human toil.
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE
CHURCH.
The conclusion of the article of Brother
Bays will be found this week in this issue,
and we call attention to a few points in his
argument.
We cannot understand the purpose of the
array of Scripture passages to be found at
the beginning of Brother B.'s article, if they
be not intended as proof that repentance and
remission of sins in the name of Jesus
Christ did not begin at Jerusalem on the
Pentecost following Christ's resurrection.
It would have been far more reverent, it
seems to us, if our brother had taken up the
declaration of Jesus in Luke 24:46, 47 and
tried to show that the passage does not mean
what it seems to assert on i:s surface. There
is nothing in any of the passages which he
cites to show that the meaning which we
gave to this passage is not its true meaning.
There is no qoestion between us about re-
pentance and remission of sins having been
preached both by John and Jesus during the
the earthly ministry of our Lord. There is
no difference on the point that demons
were. cast out in the name of Christ during
his earthly ministry. But Jesus asserts,
after His resurrection from the dead, that
repentance and remission of sins in His name
was to begin at Jerusalem, and as a matter
of history we know that it did so begin on
the first Pentecost after Christ's resurrec-
tion from the dead. Peter said to those
convicted of sin and inquiring what they
must do: "Repent ye, and be baptized every-
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ unto
the remission of your sins, and ye shall re-
ceive the gift of the Holy Spirit " If any
preacher before this date ever preached re
pentance or remission of sins in the name of
Christ there is no record of it. and if there
were there" would certainly be an antago-
nism between such a passage and the state-
ment of the risen Lord, to which we have
referred.
In discussing John's baptism Brother
Bays takes the strange position that John
required faith in Christ as a condition of
his baptism. This is to wholly misunder-
stand the relation of John's work to that of
Christ's. He was preparing a people to
accept Christ when He should declare Him-
self. The people to whom he preached
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believe d in God, and on the basis of that be-
lief he called them to repentance, specifying
to various classes what their repentance
would involve. As Paul explains it, "John
baptized with the baptism of repentance,
saying unto the people that they should be-
lieve on him which should come after him,
that is, on Jesus'' (Acts 19:4). They were
not require! to believe on him, however, as
a condition of John's baptism. They were
required to repent and be in readiness to
believe on him when he should come. Re-
ferring to the above passage, Brother Bays
says: "When they heard this they [presum-
ably like John's disciples] were baptized in
the name of the Lord." But these were
John's disciples in the sense that they had
received John's baptism. If they had pre-
viously been baptized "in the name of the
Lord," why should Paul have them re bap-
tized? Our brother's position leads him into
3ontradictions on every hand.
After a great deal of matter that does not
seem to us to be at all relevant to the issue,
together with one or two points to which we
have already made sufficient reply, our
srother asks: "If John preached and bap-
tized in some name other than that of his
iivine Master, will some one be kind enough
to tell us in what name he ministered?"
Certainly. How would it do to suppose that
John baptized in the name of Him who sent
him to baptize? He himself said: "He that
sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me,
Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit
lescending, and abiding upon him, the same
is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit"
(John 1 :38). John was sent to baptize, then,
by God the Father, who gave him instruc-
tions as to how he would recognize His Son
svhen he should apply for baptism. Is it
aot reasonable to suppose that he baptized
in the name and by the authority of.Him
^ho sent him? This failure of our brother
;o make any distinction between the bap-
tism of John and Christian baptism, as
taught and practiced by the apostles, is
fatal to any clear understanding of dispen.-
sational lines, and of the unique features of
Christianity which made it distinct from the
teaching and preaching of John. Even the
least in the kingdom of God was greater
than John the Baptist, Je3us tells us — a
statement that has no explanation on the
ground that the Christian dispensation
3egan with John.
Our brother attempts to found an argu-
ment on the identity of the "kingdom of
leaven" and the church because when Jesus
said to Peter: "On this rock I will build my
;hurch" he added: "And I will give unto
;hee the keys of the kingdom of heaven."
The argument is lame. The phrases, no doubt,
have sometimes the same meaning. The
kingdom of God and the church do touch
each other, and are identical at certain
points, but the kingdom of God has a wider
significance than the church. It may be
said that the church, as we see it here in
the world, is the objective form of the
kingdom of God; but the kingdom has a
subjective meaning as well. In that sub-
jective meaning the kingdom is to be in us.
The mission of the church is the extension
of the kingdom of God throughout the world.
Any argument, therefore, founded upon the
complete identity of the meaning of the two
phrases — "the kingdom of God" and the
church — is likely to be fallacious.
Referring once more to the words of the
Savior: "And if he shall neglect to hear
them, tell it unto the church," etc., and to
our explanation that this language is "clearly
anticipative," as indeed much of the Savior's
teaching was, Brother B. remarks: "Possibly
this may be true, and if so, then the forego-
ing passages should read something like
this;" anl then he adds the phrase "wait
till after the church is organized on Pente-
cost" to the various passages referring to
the church. This is not argument. It is
travesty. When Jesus instituted the Sup-
per was it not in anticipation of His death,
and was its observance to begin before Pente-
cost, and before the church was established?
And yet we do not find any such modifying
clauses as our brother supposes would be
necessary in case this were His meaning.
Some of Brother Bays' arguments are un-
worthy of him. Take his interpretation of
the phrase "at hand" in the passage, "Re
pent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand." Th's phrase he says has reference
to place, not time, and then he cites a pass-
age concerning Ju ■ as in which the phrase
does mean near the place as a proof that it
always has this meaning! Hence when Jesus
said "the kingdom of God is at hand" he
meant that it was in "immediate proximity
to those addressed!" It would be a waste of
time and of space to attempt any reply t:>
an argument like this. If our brother had
taken the pains to examine his concordance
he would have readily seen the absurdity of ap
plying this meaning to the phrase "at hand
in many of the passages of the New Testa-
ment. So far as we know he is alone in
holding that the message which John an-
nounced, and which Jesus also proclaimed
was that the kingdom of God was near a
certain place — being already in existence!
Our brother concludes his argumentation
with the following: "Then there can be no
doubt that the church dates its beginning
with John, and reached its glorious consum-
mation on Pentecost." Strange statement
from a tea;her and a preacher of the Word
of God! The church has not yet "reached
its glorious consummation," and will not
until it shall be presented without "spot or
wrinkle" or any such thing, in the presence
of God. It only had its birth on Pentecost,
and is even yet struggling with many an
imperfection up toward the ideal of its di-
vine Founder.
We have not replied to many of the cita-
tions made by our brother, assuming that
our readers will be able to discern their true
meaning, and see that they do not prove the
points for which they are introduced in this
discussion. We honor our brother for his
courage in breaking away from the mater-
ialistic conceptions and erroneous teaching
of Mormonism for a more spiritual and
scriptual conception of Christianity, and we
trust he may keep his mind open to the truth
while he continues to be a diligent student
of the Word of God.
fiour of prayer,
BARNABAS-A CHARACTER
SKETCH.
(Acta 4:32-37; 11:19-26.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Sept. 12.]
Central Truth: A good man, wholly conse-
crated to the Lord and to the welfare of hit
fellowmen, will live in the affectionate remem-
brance of mankind when the names of the rich
and mighty who have lived for self have been
covered with oblivion.
The New Testament contains only a few
sentences concerning the history and charac-
ter of Barnabas, but they are enough to
give us quite a satisfactory view of the
man and contain more of the real essentials
of character than many a volume of
biography contains. From the brief sketch
given in Acts we learn that his proper name
was Joseph and that he was surnamed
Barnabas by the apostles because of hia
character and ability in exhortation. He
was a Levite and therefore belonged to the
priestly tribe of the Jews. This would im-
ply, perhaps, a special religious training.
He was a Cyprian by race, being a
native of Cyprus. We learn further that
he was a man of some property, being the
owner of a farm, presumably on the island
of Cyprus. That he was a man of portly
bearing and prepossessing appearance is
indicated by the fact that the Laconians,
when they were about to pay divine honors
to Paul and Barnabas, called Barnabas
Jupiter and Paul Mercury.
It was the good fortune of Barnabas to
be among the early disciples of Jesus, and a
member of that group of believers at Jeru-
salem of whom it is said in the passage
above cited that "the multitude of them
that believed were of one heart and soul: and
not one of them said that aught of the
things which he possessed was his own; but
they had all things common." Among
others who sold their possessions and in-
vested the proceeds in the kingdom i f God
was Barnabas, who "having a field sold it
and brought the money and laid it at the
apostles' feet." This in itself was an act
of such whole-hearted devotion and of un-
selfish generosity as to indicate the charac-
ter of the man. He evidently believed in
Christ with all his heart and loved his
brethren as himself and contributed what
he possessed for their welfare and support.
Later on Barnabas filled a most important
place in the development of the early
church. At the time when the heralds of
the new faith went beyond the limits of the
Jews, and men of Cyprus and Cyrene
ventured as far as Antioch and preached
the gospel to the Greeks, and the report of
this work had come to Jerusalem, they de-
cided to send some wise counselor down to
Antioch to look over the situation and de-
cide what should be done. In looking about
for the right man for this delicate mission
they selected Barnabas and sent him forth
as far as Antioch. Concerning his mission
there the record in Acts says that "when
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he was come and had seen the grace of God
he was glad; and he exhorted them all that
with purpose of heart they would cleave
unto the Lord." A narrower man, a man
with less spiritual vision and less breadth of
sympathy, might have felt and acted other-
wise. They were Greeks coming into the
kingdjm of God and claiming its benefits
and immunities. This was not easy for a
Jew of that day to look upon with com-
plaisance. Many of them would have been
filled with envy, but Barnabas "was glad"
and exhorted them to "cleave unto the
Lord."
What is the explanation of this ability on
the part of Barnabas to enter into sym-
pathy with the larger purposes of God con-
cerning the Gentiles? The explanation is
given in the words which follow: "For he
was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost
and of faith." It would be difficult to put
more that is commendatory in so few words.
Blessed is he of whom it can be said under
the guidance of the all-seeing Spirit: "He
was a good man." Goodness is the only
real greatness. To be a good man is to be
God's man — thinking God's thoughts, living
God's life, doing God's work io the world.
But he was also "full of the Holy Ghost and
of faith." No wonder, then, he was capable
of doing large things; of going on delicate
and important missions and of giving advice,
comfort and consolation to the disciples.
If he had been full of the evil spirit and of
doubt he would have been the source of
division and strife among the brethren and
a stumblingblock in the way of sinners;
but instead of that he was dominated by the
Holy Spirit, and faith opened to his vision
the splendid realities of the unseen world.
This enabled him to practice self-denial here
with a view of building up that which is
eternal and enduring. Who can tell how
many of the redeemed in that future world
will give Barnabas praise for the consola-
tion they derived from him and the spiritual
help which he afforded them by his godly,
consecrated life?
The nobility of character in Barnabas is
further shown in the fact that he was not
ambitious to shine as the supreme luminary
in the church at Antioch; he went in search
of Saul and found him and brought him to
Antioch and labored together with him "for
a whole year." Saul, afterwards called
Paul, soon came to the front and outshone
Barnabas with the brilliancy and strength
of his intellect and the fiery impetuosity of
his logic; but there is not the slightest
intimation that Barnabas ever envied his
growing reputation. He rather rejoiced in
it for "he was a good man and full of the
Holy Ghost and of faith."
When the church in Antioch wished to
send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in
Judea they did so "by the hand of Barnabas
and Saul." Later on in the record this
order is reversed and it becomes Saul and
Barnabas. But who knows how much the
world is indebted to Barnabas for what
Saul, afterwards named Paul, wrought
among the Gentiles as a great missionary
as well as expounder and defender of the
Christian religion?
The church is indebted to such men as
Barnabas in all ages for its spiritual power,
its aggressiveness and its triumphs. Not by
the might of intellect, not by social power
or prestige, not by wealth or rank is the
church made strong aod victorious, but by
good men, "full of the Holy Ghost and of
faith." May the number of such be multi-
plied in the church of our day.
PRAYER.
Almighty Father, we thank Thee for the
gift of good men which Thou hast given to
the church in all age3. We thank Thee for
the influence of their consecrated lives upon
the world, and for the inspiration they
furnish us to seek to make our lives
like theirs. We pray Thee that Thou
wouldst bless Thy church to-day by raising
up men of large spiritual vision who shall
be great in their goodness and who shall be
filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith,
that they may lead Thy people, under Jesus
Christ our supreme Leader, into a richer
and deeper life and into a successful war-
fare with all the powers of darkness. And
this we ask in the name and for the sake of
Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
Gditor's 6asy Chair
Or MACATAWA MUSINGS.
We have previously referred to the fact
that the windows from our semi-octagon
study on the lake look out in many direc-
tions, through which we take note of past
and coming events. One of these looks di-
rectly out across the lake to Old Missouri,
and we have been thinking of our annual
Convention to assemble at Moberly on the
15th of September. We have been wonder-
ing whether the National Convention, com-
ing a month later at Kansas City, will be
permitted to eclipse our State Convention.
It should not be allowed to do this by any
means. The more successful our State Con-
vention, the greater the impetus we will
give to the^National Convention. There are
important matters to receive consideration
and action at our State Convention at
Moberly, which cannot be attended to at
Kansas City in October. Those who are in
the habit of attending our State Convention
because they are interested in t^e work we
are doing in the State, and to lend their
assistance to make these conventions a suc-
cess, will not, we think, remain away be-
cause of the proximity of the National Con-
vention. There will be nearly a month in-
tervening between the two conventions, and
this will be ample time for resting up from
the one before attending the other. View-
ed from this distance, and from the point of
view which we occupy, it occurs to us that
the brotherhood of Missouri has some very
important business to discharge in order to
deepen and widen its influence in the State,
and that this business ought to receive our
consideration in the coming Convention at
Moberly. What this ^business is we may
indicate before the Convention occurs.
What we ask now is that our membership
in Missouri give their undivided attention
to the Missouri Stete Convention until that
is past and then get ready for the Nation-
al Convention.
Blessings brighten as they depart! A,
the time for our departure from this breez;
lakeshore and from the fair scenes of Maca
'.awadraws nearer, every hour seems to b<,
precious; every opportunity for recreatioi
seems to have a distinct value. Hov
we have enjoyed, during the past week
our quiet little sails in the afternooi
over Macatawa Bay, and up to trui
center of Black Lake to the happj
fishing grounds! By attaching the sail U
front part of our row boat, we glide alon^
smoothly, easily and merrily. There is nc
other method of locomotion quite equal tc
sailing when the conditions are right. Then
is no creaking of machinery, no smoke <ri
engine, and then there is the delightful sen-
sation as you glide along, of getting 3ome
thing for nothing, The wind is doing th*
work and you all&ply sit back on yom
cushion and enjoy* it. A few hours spent it
this s rt of recreation, especially if they be
crowned with a good string of fish, as is the
rule, do much to relieve the mind from its
vexations, cares and worries and prepare it
for its duties on the following day. But
the season for this sort of recreation will
soon be past and the routine of editorial
duties will be taken up with little intermit-
tence for recreation until another season
rolls around. So we try to make the most
of it while it lasts and get out of it an
equipment of vitality and strength for more
efficient service. That, at last, is the meas-
ure of the value of summer vacations 01
outings — the preparation they impart for
more and better work.
Since the foregoing was written all tbi
household of Edgewooi-on-the-Lake have de
parted except the editor and his wife, an(
we will have departed before this appears
Great quiet prevails . When we awoke this
morning a squirrel was chattering in a tre<
near our bedroom window. Last night w<
went with some of the family tc Holland
where they preferred to take the Chicagi
boat, rather than wait for it to touch at thi
port. We rode down the little lake on th
"City of Holland" as far as Macatawa docl
with them. It would be difficult to imagim
a more beautiful night and a lovelier scene
The stars shone out with unwonted brill
iance. The crescent moon hung above th<
western horizon an hour's height. Th
placid little lake, smooth as a mirror, re
fleeted these lights above and the lower light
along the shore. The Macatawa and Ottawi
Beach hotels were in a blaze of electric
glory, and out through the channel beyonc
the U. S. Life Saving Station lay Lake Mich
igan, touched into a dream of beauty by th
silver light of the half-full moon. What i
night for crossing the lake! How it con
trasted with the night when we last landei
at this port from Chicago, when blacl
clouds rolled up from the north, as chariot
of the wind, and a hurricane tore the lak
into mountain ranges of billows with inter
vening valleys, and our vessel was tosse
about like a cork on the tumultuous waves
But such are life's contrasts. Tears to-daj
smiles to-morrow. A quiet moonlit havei
September 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1127
to-day, to-morrow a rolling sea and a star-
i less sky. Now the sun of peace shining full
upon us; now the storm of battle with temp-
tation and tiial. But what does it matter
3 whether it be calm or storm if only He who
istillei the waves of the Galilein Sea be with
jus to sanctify the joy or the sorrow, the
Scalm or the storm, the peace or the conflict,
1 to our spiritual profit?
This' paragraph is penned on the eve of
our departure. The Park is by no means
depopulated yet. The warm weather is
keeping a great many people here. It is
with regret that we return to the city two
weeks earlier than usual, but we may make
this up when we return, later in the season,
to close up the cottage for winter. Last
Lord's day was one of the rainiest days we
have ever seen at the Park, and yet, in spite
of that fact we had a good Sunday- school at
3 P. M., and an astonishingly large audience
at the preaching service at 4 P. M., consid-
eridg the downpour of rain at that hour.
G. W. Muckley, of Kansas City, preached a
very thoughtful discourse on the Seen and
the Unseen. He has made Macatawa his
headquarters for the summer, but he has
radiated from that centre all around in be-
half of Church Extension. We sincerely
trust his expectations may be met in the
September collection. The Sunday-school at
the Park has been conducted this year by
J. S. Hughes, of Chicago, and he has ac
quitted himself with great credit. He is a
man of striking originality, high moral
ideals and should be wholly engaged in min-
isterial and pastoral work. But the time is
up. The "City of Holland" is moving down
Macatawa Bay to carry ua across the lake.
For the present, dear old Macat3wa, good-
bye!
En route home from Macatawa Park we
spent Lord's day in Chicago and attended
services at the First Church, meeting in an
elegant hall on Forty-seventh and Indiana
Avenues, for which Bro. Tyrrell is pastor.
We were glad to notice a good audience
present in spite of the hot weather, and the
sermon was one of the most helpful and up-
lifting we have heard for some time. After
the close of the morning service the secre-
tary read a communication from Bro.
Tyrrell, announcing his resignation, to take
effect according to agreement, in sixty
days. The secretary also read resolutions
adopted by the official board, highly com-
mending the work of Bro. Tyrrell as well as
his character and ability. Bro. Tyrrell's
plans for the future are not matured, we
think, but he contemplates entering the
lecture field without abandoning the minis-
try, and perhaps doing some special work in
connection with one of our religious papers.
He feels himself better adapted to a general
work of that kind than to the routine
duties of the pastorate. For our part we
sincerely regret his action, and believe
that he is capable of great usefulness
as pastor of a churcb, and that he
will ultimately see that this is the path of
duty for him. The church there has in-
creased to a membership of about two hun-
dred from a few members, under his labors,
and with wise and energetic leadership in
the future it is capable of accomplishing
great good in the midst of that great city.
It was a great delight to us to spend a part
of the day with Brother Tyrrell's family, to
whom we feel closely attached by years of
intimate relationship. May the benediction
of the gracious Father rest upon them, both
parents and children, and use them increas-
ingly for the furtherance of his great pur-
poses on earth. . . These closing lines are
written in our St. Louis office, where we
have taken up once more the familiar lines
of work, only slightly relaxed, and grateful
to the gracious Providence for strtngth to
go forward with renewed vigor.
Questions and Hnswers*
// prayer profit anything, why not pray to
God to preserve from all harm our mission-
aries in China, instead of sending our armies
there? Is it not true that there is no profit in
personal prayers, and that God does not hear or
answer such prayers? Is it not folly to make
personal requests of him when he has given us
the law that supplies our every need? Do
ministers of the gospel depend upon prayer to
heal their sick? Rather do they not resort to
drugs? A Reader.
These questions indicate a very confused
state of mind on the whole subject of prayer.
What the querist means by "personal
prayer" is perhaps prayer for one's own ben-
efit. Prayer, of course, should not be lim-
ited to one's self, but to exclude one's self
from the benefit of prayer would be absurd.
The publican who prayed: "Lord, have mercy
on me, a sinner," made a decidedly personal
prayer, and it seems to have been "justified'
in the sight of the Lord. The man who does
not pray for himself is not likely to pray
for other people. Our querist does not seem
to have learned the simple truth that prayer
is not a substitute for the exercise of com-
mon sense and our best efforts in securing
what we desire. The man who prays for
his sick child and puts forth no effort at the
same time for its recovery shows either in-
sincerity in his prayer or that he is under
the spell of some fatal delusion. Satan him-
self could ask for no better device to fur-
ther his interest than to have men believe
that human agency is inconsistent with
prayer for divine assistance. One other
thing seems to have escaped the notice of
this inquirer, namely, that God has not ab-
dicated his throne in favor of every man
who has some pet scheme he wishes to ac-
complish. In other words, God has never
promised to answer prayer unconditionally.
He reserves the right, as every wise father
does, of withholding such things from his
children as he sees are not good for them.
It is right for Christians to pray for the
protection of missionaries in China. It is
right for the government to demand their
protection from the Chinese Government and
to enforce that demand.
sumes, without satisfactory edidence to me, at
least, that James, Cephas and John, recognized
as pillars in the church at Jerusalem, gave the
right hand of fellowship to Paul and Barna-
bas to welcome them to church membership.
What proof is there that this was the case?
M. T. Moye.
The answer in question did not assume
that the right hand of fellowship was given
to Paul and Barnabas "to welcome them to
church membership." The fact was cited
as an instance of the use of the right hand
of fellowship. It certainly was not given
them to welcome them into the church at
Jerusalem. It was an expression of Chris-
tian recognition and fellowship on the part
of these pillar apostles for Paul and Barna-
bas. This is its meaning in its current use.
It is never a means of receiving persons into
the membership of the church, but simply a
method of expressing Christian fellowship.
A short time ago I attended a service held
by some persons who call themselves "Saints,"
and during the singing of a hymn each one
held up a hand. I asked what it meant and
was told that it was in conformity to 1 Tim.
2:8: "Lifting up holy hands without wrath
and doubting.'' Is that the meaning of the
passage? I have not been accustomed to asso-
ciate it with the 'service of song."
A Subscriber.
This is one of those fanciful interpreta-
tions whi:h has been put upon the text re-
ferred to which is without any authority.
The lifting up of hands was customary, as it
is yet in many cases, in connection with
prayer, and in this connection it stands for
the act of prayer.
In your issue of August 9th, in reply to the
question of S. A. Nesbit, "What is the history
of the right hand of fellowship?" your reply es-
1. If a member of the Christian Church is
accused of any misdemeanor, be it great or
small, what is the first duty of the elders in
taking action against said member where the
charges are rumors?
2. Can elders have a private meeting and
withdraw from said member without letting
him know that they have charges against
him or giving him a chance to defend him-
self in any way or acknowledging wherein
he did wrong or has not?
3. Can they withdraw from said party
without his ever being present or having a
word in self-defense or being interviewed at
any time on the subject? D.
1. The elders are not supposed to take
action "against" a member, but in his be-
half, with a view of saving him. Where
charges exist in the form of rumors, if they
possess any gravity, the truth of the rumors
shou'd be first investigated.
2. Certainly not. This question is often
asked and it must be that there are cases
where this simple rule is ignored. The ac-
cused should always have the right to be
heard in self-defense, and any act of exclu-
sion which denies them this right is a species
of tyranny.
3. No, not if the party desires to be
present and make his defense. If the party
refuses to be present at an investigation,
and the crime with which he is charged is
satisfactorily sustained, the absence of the
accused party must be taken as equivalent
to pleading guilty.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 1900
THE UNDERLYING UNITY OF
SPIRIT.
JOSEPH FORT NEWTON.
Creeds divide men into sects. Every
creed was framed to exclude some party.
The intellect is devisive. Creeds are not in-
tended to unite men, but to separate them.
A universal creed is impossible. Men feel
alike, but they think differently. A unity
of spirit is what we really need. Much of
the difference between people religiously is
a difference in word only. We have various
forms of words, but we mean the same thing.
If we knew more about each other we might
discover that we are not so far apart as we
imagine. It is possible that we have been
most intolerant about doctrines which are
the least useful. "The quantity of the in-
tolerance has always been inversely to the
value of the doctrine." When we try to
force our beliefs upon others, words grow
warm and charity grows cold. Love j our
fellow so well that you will allow him to be
free. This may be the meaning of the
Golden'Rule.
Experience shows that ideas are not the
strongest bonds of union. Nor is a creed
necessary to unity of effort. The great
fraternities among men are not held togeth-
er by uniformity of opinion. Uniformity is
as impossible as it is undesirable. Brother-
hood is a word not found in the bright lexi-
con off intellect; it is born of the heart. Love
is greater than logic; sympathy is more
powerful than syllogism. Fraternity is di-
viner Ithan theology; fellowship is sweeter
than formulae. Men differ because they are
different, and brotherhood means that each
ha& the right to be as different as nature
intended, with equal respect for the differ-
ence. True brotherhood recognizes and ap-
preciates the difference among men; it gees
down below all creeds and forms, below all
theories and theologies, below all beliefs,
true or false, written or unwritten, and ap-
peals to the divinity within man, and lifts
him into a larger and more luminous life.
Freedom and fraternity are the two hemi-
spheres of the same great globe. Real re-
ligion unites liberty and love. Life would
be dull if we were all alike. Uniformity
and monotony are almost synonyms. Fra-
ternity does not mean conformity. We
must make allowance for the personal equa-
tion in religion. Types of temperament
may explain some of the larger divisions of
the church, but the distinctions between
sects are for the most part purely artificial.
In the great moments of life all differences
fade away and the true unity of humanity
is revealed. A great sorrow sweeps away
all the barriers of creed and custom, and
men stand together as brethren. Surely, we
can forget our dividing walls in the pres-
ence of the great Father.
Geo. Eliot once said: "The tides of the
divine life in man move under the thickest
ice of theory." This may explain why men
are often better than their creeds. A pure
and noble life is not infrequently associated
with the most fantastic philosophy. Good
men may believe creeds and cruel creeds;
bad men may believe lofty creeds. Every
day we meet men whose deeds condemn their
creeds, and men whose creeds condemn their
deeds. We are not to judge men by their
theories, but by their lives. A pure life
will sanctify a creed; a creed can never
sanctify a life. Creeds are not always the
product of experience, nor do they accurate-
ly express the spiritual life. Often they
are held by force of habit. It may be that
old and absurd dogmas are retained because
of an inability to express the realities cf
the divine life in a form of words. We
never feel the poverty of language as keen-
ly as when we attempt to give those deep
realities of the inner life a "local habitation
and a name " Underneath all the varieties
of expression the divine life in the soul is
essentially the same. In the holy of holies
of every human life the soul meets God
alone. No pen can write, no tongue tell,
no artist paint what takes place there. It
is the sacred secret of the soul. All races
of men are one in this. All human souls
are alike genetically, and the divine life
flows into all similarly. Usually, men do not
talk about this. Certainly, no creed can
give adequate expression to this deep life
of man. All attempts to weave it into
words fail utterly. If in nature, in the
glowing tints of sunset and the growing
buds of summer, in the color of the flower
and the play of life, there are inscrutable
forces and phenomena, as in the hidden life
of the spirit there are things invisible and
unutterable. These experiences cannot be
described without profaning their sacred
peace and joy. They elude the touch of
the most delicate vocabularly. If the sci-
entist cannot define animal life, surely the
theologian cannot define ihe spiritual life.
No words can contain the thoughts that
thrill and the hopes that enchant us. Speech
is an impertinence. Symbols are unsatis-
factory. Poetry alone may attempt the
impossible task, and for this reason the sa-
cred books of all peoples have been written
for the most part in poetic form. What
we believe and why, in the deepest sense, is
incommunicable. The realities of truth and
knowledge deal at first hand with each
mind, so great is the deference with which
the universe treats t^e soul.
This is the real unity which binds us to-
gether— a unity without which all creeds
and forms were ropes of sand. This is the
keynote which blends all the chords of life
into the sublime symphony of love. The
conduct of the soul in response to that di-
divine influence is as variable as individual
temperament, family characteristic and race
peculiarity. Naturally, when man tries to
express this inner life, his conception is
clothed in the image of his physical envi-
ronment and colored by degree of his intel-
lectual development.- Every system of re-
ligion shows this inner life looking out
through the prism of the mind.
While we are debating whether we should
revise our creeds and bring them into har-
mony with the larger and more liberal
thought of this age it may be well to em-
phasize those simple and eternal truths
which overarch all sects and those spiritual
experiences which underly all creeds. That
which in a good creed has most permanent
and practical effect will surely survive its
theological and ecclesiastics 1 form. Modern
thought has enlarged our horizon and ex-
tended our vision until it is difficult to frame
definitions. Everywhere suggestion is tak-
ing the place of definition. Definition pro-
vokes debate; suggestion enlarges thought
and stimulates research. There is a dogma-
tism about definition that is repellantto the
man who looks out upon the infinite sweep
of human progress. In regard to morals
there are fewer rules and less rigid than
there used to be. There is more morality
and there are less maxims, just as faith is
deeper and formulas fewer. Every day we
feel the variety of modern life and the vast-
ness of modern thought. Doubt has driven
us away from dtgma and we are thrown
back upon the intuitive convictions and
eternal affirmations of the soul. For this
we should be devoutly grateful. This is
common ground. Here we can meet and
stand together. This is the true basis of
union. It reveals the deep unity of life, the
vital ties of spiritual brotherhood. Amid
the confusion and complexity of modern
thought let us stand squarely upon those
universal and eternal truths which are af-
firmed by the intuition and intellect of man,
and confirmed by thought and experience —
truths the verity and value of which have
been tried by fire. If "the tides of the di-
vine life in man move under the thickest ice
of theory," when the icy crust of creed is
melted away under the warm glow of a
larger love they will swell into a noble river
that will sweep on in majesty and melody,
cleansing the cities and enriching the val-
leys, turning stagnant pools into prattling
brooks, and sending their freshness and
beauty through all the fields of thought and
life. This is the underlying and undying
unity of man.
All efforts to unite men by requiring con-
formity to creeds and forms must in the na-
ture of the case prove futile. Surely, the
annals of church history confirm this con-
clusions, for doctrines and ordinances have
been the causes of contention in all coun-
tries and in all centuries. Again and again
the church has permitted the magnificent
enthusiasm of a new reformation to subside
unutilized, while theologians were attempt-
ing to give the larger thought in the rigid
formulas of a petrified theology. And in
every instance the glow of the new life
paled, and the church settled back into a
barren, stony orthodoxy and a dead polem-
ical dogmatism. The flood receded and the
dividing walls reappeared.
An intellectual interpretation of spiritual
experience may be necessary, but it should
not spoil the beauty of that deeper and more
vital unity of spirit. Certainly, no dogmatic
statement should be made a test of spiritual
fellowship. Nor should we allow the soft
and tender radiance of sentiment to blind us
to the duty of forming the highest and
purest conception of spiritual truth. Intel-
lectual clearness is not inconsistent with
sincere devotion to all valid ethical and spir-
September 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1129
tual ideals. We cannot have too much in-
ellectual life and vigor. But we should
lever make our intellectual expositions,
lowever clear and correct they may be,
tandards by which to measure the spiritual
ife of our fellows; for an inability to accept
ilear and liberal conceptions does not indi-
iate an absence of pure spiritual life. After
ill, it may be that our most refined philoso-
thies of religion are much nearer the shape-
ess myths of the primeval savage than they
,re to the Diyine Reality, and thus infinite
emoteness from the Supreme Ideal should
;ive us a sense of closer fellowship with
hose who hold different views, and inspire
yithin us a reverent tenderness for those
leliefs in which many of our fellowmen find
insolation. If we consider the limitations
,nd imperfections of human thought we
hall understand that dogmatism, both or-
hodox and liberal, is absurd; that the con-
idence of those who fancy that their creed
ontains the final results of progress is
oolish, and that all our religious conceptions
re ideal conceptions, the most exalted of
hem farther from the final Truth than are
he lowest from the loftiest.
Old forms and phrases which shock the
elicate nerves of a refined intellect are to
he average man steppingstones which
elphim to rise from the meshes of mental
haos — crude instruments by which he utters
fhat in him is far better, and so help him
o realize more to^himself his own feelings,
'hey do him no harm, for he sees only the
;ood that is in them, and he does not under-
band them save in so far as they give voice
o that lifting up of soul after which he is
ver striving. That the errors contained in
hese ancient forms are errors only in their
orm, while in substance they are full of
pirit and of truth, is shown by the fact that
11 our larger and more liberal conceptions
re simply elaborations of and more exalted
nought drawn from those original beliefs,
'he old dogmas may be utterly preposter-
us to the rational mind. But in saying
his we have not said all; they contain
:ernels of truth within their worthless
hells. While they contain truth enough
o bless those of sufficiently limited develop-
lent to receive such teaching with mental
onfusion and disgust, they also contain er-
or enough to ruin more refined natures ut-
erly. Happy is the man who escapes the
itter agonies which befall the man on whom
he ill expressed and worse understood ex-
leriences, the crude conjecture and imagina-
ion of ancient theologians are forced as
he thoughts and will of the eternal Father.
Underneath all our conceptions there is
in essential unity of spirit. This spiritual
ife is the supreme thing. There are men
n all churches who live pure and lovely lives;
vho perform "deeds of daring excellence;"
vho "thrill with wonder at the tender grace
ind solemn mystery of things;" who aspire
>o the loftiest and holiest ideals; who breathe
hat divine spirit which made the Man of
Nazareth what he was; who love the good,
he beautiful and the true. As some one
iaa well said, " 'When a god would ride any-
hing serves him for a chariot;' and when a
man full of all peace and charity would go
riding forth to help and cheer and bless his
fellowmen any creed will bear him on its
scaly bask as safely as the monster Gergon
bore Dante and his guide; in great, long,
sweeping circles through the seventh pit of
hell." If we could tear away the veil of
outward creed and form and look into the
inner life of men we should find that mil-
lions of people who really imagine they are
revering entirely different things are stand-
ing in the same great temple and lifting
shining faces to the same eternal verities of
love and truth and beauty, and should a
voice of gentle stillness speak from the holy
of holies there would be a cry like that of the
men in sacred story: "How hear we every
man in our own tongue wherein we were
born?" Presbyterian and Unitarian Roman
Catholic and Agnostic, Jew and Gentile,
Brahmin and Buddhist, Christian and Mo-
hammedan, would clasp hands and shout for
joy at the delivery of the universal spiritual
brotherhood of man. For God "hath made
of one blood all nations of men for to dwell
upon the face of the earth, that they should
seek the Lord, if haply they might feel
after him and find him, though he be not
far trom every one of us: for in him we live
and move and have our being."
Let us hope that out of this complexity
and confusion of modern thought, amid the
crumbling of creeds and the clashing of
sects and system, there will emerge a simple
religion of love and duty and hope — a re-
ligion that will require nothing of man save
that he "do justly, love mercy and walk
humble before God" — a religion that will
teach those eternal truths which run like
gleaming threads of gold through all the
great theologies of the race— a religion that
will preach a positive, practical and pro-
gressive gospel — a religion that will inspire
man to live that life of purity, love and
truth which is endorsed by the heart-beats
of his own best nature. It is the mission of
the true church of humanity to encourage
that freedom of thought without which re-
ligion is shallow superstition, and that purity
of heart without which liberty is license; to
foster that intellectual culture without
which manhood is rudimentary, and that
spiritual character without which intelli-
gence is the slave of greed and passion.
What detains the church from this lofty
life? It waits for a breadth of mind and a
depth of soul to escape from the lifeless
letter to the living spirit; it waits a sweet
ness of sympathy "that will bring men, not
into the temple only, vocal with music and
eloquence, but into the great world, vocal
with sobs and eloquent with tears;" it waits
for the pulpit to pass from dogmas which
confound the intellect, confuse the con-
science and transform the sanctuary into
an arena of debate, to those universal truths
which "lie upon the human heart like a
child upon its mother's bosom, precious and
inseparable;" it waits for the devotion of
earnest women and the co-operation of
forceful men, who love their race and labor
for its salvation; it waits for a spirit of
loving service like that which glorified the
martyred Man of Nazareth, of whom it may
be said truly :
"With reverent feet the earth he trod,
Nor banished nature from his plan,
But studied still with deep research,
To build a universal church,
Lofty as is the love of G id,
And ample as the wants of man."
Non-sectarian Church, St. Louis, Mo.
"BIRTHDAY OF THE CHURCH."
D. H. BAYS.
(Concluded.)
IN WHAT NAME DID JOHN MINISTER?
That "repentance and remission of sins"
was preached by both John and Jesus is
shown by the following:
"In those days came John the Baptist,
preaching in the wilderness of Judea and
saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand" (Matt. 3:1, 2).
"From this time [John's imprisonment]
Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matt.
4:17).
That both Jesus and John baptized peni-
tent believers ie placed beyond cavil by the
testimony of the divine witnesses in the
following language. John says:
"I indeed baptize you in water unto re-
pentance" (Matt. 3:11).
"After these things cime Jesus and his
disciples into Judea [where John was bap-
tizing]; and there he tarried with them and
baptized." "And they [John's disciples]
came unto John and said unto him, Rabbi, he
that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom
thou bearest witness, behold the same bap-
tizeth, and all men come to him" (John 3:22-
26).
Concerning John's baptism it is said:
"Then went ouc to him Jerusalem, and all
Judea, and all the regions round about Jor-
dan, and were bapdized of him in Jordan,
confessing their sins" (Matt. 3:5, 6).
"And he [John] came into all the country
about Jordan, preaching the baptism of re-
pentance for the remission oj sins" (Luke 3:3).
Here the fact is disclosed that John's
baptism was in some manner associated with
"the remission of sins." In the aggregate
of these passages we learn that faith, in
somebody or something, repentance, confes-
sion and baptism, were required by both
John and Christ — exactly what was required
after Pentecost. Faith in whom? A cor-
rect answer to this question will furnish the
key to this somewhat intricate question.
Who was John preaching? To this question
there can be but one answer — Christ. The
new dispensation was Christo-centric.
Everything pointed to the great consumma-
tion. Said John to the assembled multitude:
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh
away the sin of the world" (John 1 :29).|
While instructing the "certain disciples"
at Ephesus Paul explained that "John verily
baptized with the baptism of repentance,
saying unto the people that they should be-
lieve on him which should come after him,
that is, on Christ Jesus" (Acts 19:4).
This places beyond question the fact that
John told the people to believe on Christ Je-
sus"— exactly what Paul and Silas told the
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Philippian jailer he must do to be saved
(Acts 16:31), and just what Paul doubtless
told the Ephesians they must do, for "when
they heard this they [presumably like John's
disciples] were baptized in the name of the
Lord Jesus'" (Acts 19:5).
Paul's object doubtless was to call the at-
tention of these couverts to the fact that
John always taught the people to believe on
Christ before they were baptized.
If John taught the people that they must
"believe on Christ Jesus," and if his baptism
was in any manner whatever associated with
"the remission of sins," what could be more
reasonable than that they should be bap-
tized in the name of him in whom they were
most certainly required to believe? If,
then, John was preaching Christ — if his
mission was to prepare the way before him
(Isa. 40:3; Matt. 3:3) and "make his paths
straight — " is it not al ogether reasonable to
suppose that whatever he did would be done
in the name of Christ? Again:
Did the people who lived anterior to the
cross receive salvation in some name other
than that of Christ? To be more specific,
did John and his disciples receive and offer
salvation in any other name? If you are
inclined to answer affirmatively, then we
ask you to confront Peter, who authorita-
tively declares of Christ:
"This is the stone which was set at naught
of you builders, which is become the head
of the corner. Neither is there salvation in
any other: for there is none other name under
heaven, given among men, whereby we must
be saved" (Acts 4:11, 12).
"He shall save his people from their sins"
(Matt. 1:21).
If it be objected that "Je3us was not yet
glorified" (John 7:39), we answer that Jesus
was nevertheless the Savior of his people,
and as such, during his personal ministry,
authorized the use of his name, as may be
seen by the following:
"And John answered him, saying, Master,
we saw one casting out devils in thy name"
(Mark 9:38).
Here we find a man casting out devils in
the name of Christ, one of the very things
which Mark includes in the great commis-
sion (Mark 16:17); and one of the remark-
able things about it is that he did it with
our Lord's approval:
"But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there
is no man who shall do a miracle in my
name that can lightly speak evil of me"
(Mark 9:39). See also verse 41 and Luke
9:49, 50.
That the disciples, during the personal
ministry of our Lord, met in his name is
rendered reasonably clear by the following:
"For where two or three are gathered to-
gether in my name, there am I m the midst
of them" (Matt. 18:20).
Who were those who thus early assembled
in his name? None other than "the nucleus
of believers," known and recognized as the
church. After giving directions as to how
this "nucleus of believers" should proceed in
the case of an offending brother, Jesus in-
structed them as follows:
"And if he shall neglect to hear them,
tell it to the church" (Matt. 18:17).
But Bro. Garrison thinks this reference
to the church "is clearly anticipative," but
why he so regards it we are not informed.
But until some sound, scriptural reason is
given for believing this reference to the
church is "anticipative," with all due defer-
ence to Bro. Garrison's views I must con-
tinue to regard it as a reference to some-
thing at the time existing which Jesus called
"the church" (v. 17).
If John preached and baptized in some
name other than that of his divine Master,
will some one be kind enough to tell us in
what name he ministered?
Bro. Garrison's next point is the follow-
ing: "When Christ said: 'I will build my
church," he said to Peter: 'I will give unto
thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven' —
the authority to make known the conditions
of admission into it."
The only reference to the church in this
passage is found in the term "the kingdom
of heaven." The kingdom of heaven, then,
according to Bro. Garrison, means the church.
When Jesus, therefore, speaks of the king-
dom of heaven he means the church; and
the "keys" are the "authority to make
known the conditions of entering into it."
The keys to a new building are usually not
turned over by the builder till the structure
is completed. At the very beginning of
Pentecost we find Peter in possession of the
keys in question, for "this authority was
exercised on Pentecost," and hence the struc-
ture must have been at least partially com-
pleted before that time.
Let us examine a few passages in which
"the kingdom of heaven" occurs, bearing in
mind the fact that it means the church.
Only a few weeks after the conversation
recorded in Matt. 16:18 the disciples came
to Jesus and asked:
"Who is greatest in the kingdom of
heaven" (Matt. 18:1.)? Or, "Who is greatest
in the church?" The answer was:
"Whosoever, therefore, shall humble him-
self as this little child, the same is greatest
in the kingdom of heaven" (Ibid. 16:4).
"But if offences come, how shall we pro-
ceed?" This question might have been and
probably was asked by the disciples.
Jesus then gave them the following rule
of action in such cases:
"Moreover, if thy brother trespass against
thee, go and tell him his fault between thee
and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou
hast gained thy brother. But if he will not
hear thee, then take with thee one or two
more, that in the nuuth of two or three
witnesses [in case of a trial in the church]
every word shall be established. And if he
shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the
church; but if he neglect to hear the church,
let him be unto thee as an heathen man and
a publican" (Matt. 18:15-17).
Here "the kingdom of heaven" and "the
church" are c early identical, but to avoid
the argument in favor of an ante-Pentecostal
church we are told that all this instruction
is "clearly anticipative." Possibly this may
be true, and if so, then the foregoing pas-
sages should read something like this:
"Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass
against thee, wait till after the church is or-
ganized on Pentecost, and then go and tell
him his fault between thee and him alone.
. . . Bit if he will not hear thee, wait^
till after Pentecost, and then take with thee
one or two more, . . . and if he shall
neglect to hear them, tell it to the church
after it is organized on Pentecost!"
Now, candidly, do you have ihe remotest1
idea that any such thought was in the mind
of Jesus when he uttered these words? Is
there a single thing to indicate that his
trusting disciples ever dreamed that they
were to wait till after Pentecost before car-
rying out these plain instructions of their
Master? Impossible! Never but once did
Jesus command his disciples to wait, and
that was when he commanded them to tarry :
at Jerusalem for their enduement with pow-
er from on high.
In view of these facts who can believe
that Jesus meant or that the apostles un-
derstood that these instructions were not
to be carried out till after "the Pnntecon
following Christ's resurrection?" But as if
to enable the apostUs to put his teachings
into immediate practice, and at the same
time assure them that their actions were to
be authoritative and binding, he said unto
them:
"Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall
loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
(Matt. 18:18).
Here, as nearly as the date can be located,
is the time when Jesus transferred "the
keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 16:
19) to Peter; and if this be the time, then
the church must have existed before Pente-
cost. That what Jesus called "the church"
or "kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 16:18, 19;
18:18) existed before Pentecost we think is
clearly shown by the f llowing:
"Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand" (Matt. 3:1, 2; 4:17; 10:7).
Jesus here represents "the kingdom of
heaven," whatever that may mean, as being
at hand. To be "at hand" means to be "in
immediate proximity to," "near in place."
"At hand," therefore, has reference to place,
not time. To illustrate: Jesus said of Ju-
das: "Behold he is at hand" (Mark 14:42).
This could only mean that Judas existed,
and that he was at the time "in immediate
proximity to" those addressed. Hence,
when Jesus said "the kingdom of heaven is
at hand" he could only have meant that it
not only existed, but that it was in easy
reach of those who might seek it.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God" (Matt.
6:33) is in perfect harmony with this
thought. To Nicodemus Jesus said: "Ex-
cept a man be born of water and of the
spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God" (John 3:5).
To enter the kingdom of God, therefore,
is to enter the church. Did people enter the
kingdom of heaven before Pentecost? If
so, then logically they entered the church.
With this in view let us hear what Jesus
has to say on the subject:
"The law and the prophets were until
John; since the time the kiDgdom of heaven
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i preached, and every man presseth into it"
Luke 16:16).
The above clearly indicates that John's
Dinistry marked the beginning of a new
ispensation. The old Jewish regime was
o close and a new system of government
ie inaugurated. This new system is called
the kingdom of heaven." In the above we
.ave men "pressing into" the kingdooa of
eaven. Could men press into a kingdom,
r anything else, that had no existence?
Vho will answ3r? If "the kingdom of
}od" means the church, then we have men
'seeking," "finding" and "pressing into" the
hurch from the days of John the Baptist,
'his view is clearly confirmed by the fol-
owing:
"From the days of John the Baptist until
low, the kingdom of heaven suffereth vio-
ence and the violent take it by force'
Matt. 11:12).
In view of this violent opposition to the
ringdom of God, the disciples no doubt at
;imes became discouraged; and so Jesus, to
incourage them and strengthen their faith,
said unto them:
"Upon this rock I will build my church,
tnd the gates of hell shall not prevail against
t"(Matt. 16:18).
If "the kingdom of heaven," of which
Peter held the keys (Matt. 16:19), means
ihe church — and no one denies it — then
here can be no doubt that the church dates
ts "beginning" with John, and reached its
glorious consummation on Pentecost. But
f it does not mean the church, then it is
ligh time that our preachers revise some of
their finest sermons; for if "the kingdom of
jod" does not mean the church, then let no
nan quote John 3:5 to prove that a man
must be baptized in order to enter into the
church.
"In view of these passages and others
which might be quoted" we leave it to Bro.
Garrison to say whether he still thinks that
"the church was born on the Pentecost fol-
lowing Christ's resurrection."
Greeley, Iowa.
THE GLADSTONE-HUXLEY
CONTROVERSY.
DEAN HAGGARD, OF DRAKE UNIVERSITY.
POSSIBLE, OR IMPOSSIBLE?
"Can Genesis and science be compared?"
This is one of the questions in which the
parties failed to come to an agreement.
And yet, an agreement is indispensable to
the most profitable discussion of this sub-
ject. Moreover it is a question whether
Pro!. Drummond has not played double on
this matter. Has he not gone into partner-
ship with Mr. Huxley at one stage of the de-
bate, and then at another has he not dis-
owned his contract?
Mr. Huxley is clear and consistent. He
takes the position that science must be com-
pared with science, and that whoever at-
tempts to harmonize Genesis with science is
necessarily treating Genesis as science. He
utterly repudiates the thought that there is
anything at all scientific in Genesis, and
hence there can be no comparison. Hear
him: "It is Mr. Gladstone and not I who
will have it that the Pentateuchal cosmog-
ony is to be taken as science. In spite
of all protests to the contrary those who
bring it into comparison with science do
seek to make a scientific document of it."
We may go one step further and ask what
it is if it is not science. Here Mr. Huxley
does not leave us in doubt for a moment. It
is poetry: "As poetry these lines are vivid
and admirable; as a scientific statement,
which they must be taken to be if any one
is justified in comparing them with another
scientific statement, they fail to convey any
intelligible conception to my mind." To
make his meaning clear and his logic strong
Prof. Huxley not only calls it poetry, but
tells us what kind: "The Pentateuchal story
of the creation is simply a myth." To sum
up, then, it is a mythical poem wholly outside
of the scientific realm.
How does Mr. Drummond hold? Is it
poetry of the mythical type? Is it impossi-
ble to compare it with science? Read his
own words: "Absolutely free from natural
science" is what he says on p. 211 of Nine-
teenth Century, 1886. And immediately
after he calls it poetry and tells us what
kind by likening it to George Macdonald's
"Where did you come from, baby, dear?" Since
then, both agree that it is poetry of a cer-
tain type or genera and that it is not scien-
tific who can be surprised that both come
to the same conclusion as stated by George
Adam Smith? "He [Prof. Drummond] ac-
cepted Mr. Huxley's statement, that it is im-
possible to harmonize Genesis and science."
The weight of this combination was in-
tended to throw Mr. Gladstone and all "rec-
oncilers" out of court and throw the costs
of the case upon him and his friends. See
how perfectly it was built to do the work:
"Mr. Gladstone, it is charged that you
have compared Genesis with science and
that you claim an agreement between the
two: is it so?"
"I so claim, good sirs."
"Have you not assumed, then, that Genesis
is a scientific document?"
"I have assumed that, though not clothed
in the technical language of modern science
and too condensed for scientific details, it is
of such nature as to be legitimately compar-
able with natural science."
"Professors Huxley and Drummond, has
Mr. Gladstone shown any agreement between
Genesis and science?"
"He has not."
"Will you please tell us why he has failed
so completely and utterly ?"
"He has attempted the impossible. Gen-
esis and science cannot be compared. His
failure is therefore not only partial but
total. It is absolute."
"We will not hear the case any further.
It is thrown out of this court. In the mouth
of two witnesses Mr. Gladstone is condemned,
and we assess the costs of the case so far to
him."
IS ANY MATTER SETTLED UNTIL IT IS SET-
TLED RIGHT?
Before a fair court there are phases of
this question that prove very troublesome
to the allies against Mr. Gladstone.
The one which seems to trouble the biog-
rapher of Prof. Drummond more than any
other is the attitude of a distinguished sci-
entist, Prof. Haeckel. Though an unbe-
liever, he sides with Mr. Gladstone and
spoils the position of his antagonists! This
is very embarrassing to George Adam Smith.
Most if not all his readers will feel that he
has made a sorry effort in getting around
this awkward fact. On p. 38 of Vol. I,
Haeckel's History of Creation, you will find
these words: "We cannot deny our just and
sincere admiration to the magn ficent un-
derstanding of nature displayed by the Jew-
ish lawgiver;" which means that Huxley
and Drummond were mistaken and that
Gladstone was right in his basal assumption!
And that probably his critics were further
wrong or overprejudiced in passing sweep-
ing resolutions of absolute failure on his
part. Prof. Smith feels the force of this,
but does he meet it or turn it aside. "What
can be the matter with this singular book?"
he asks. "Why is it science to Haeckel one
minute and error the next? Why are
Haeckel and Mr. Huxley not agreed if it is
science? Why are Haeckel and Mr. Glad-
stone agreed if it is religion? If Hux-
ley does not agree with Haeckel, why does
he not agree with Mr. Gladstone?" A wil-
derness of unanswered questions, surely, but
how do they settle the question? What
proof that Gladstone and Haeckel are wrong
and Huxley and Drummond right? Is it
not time to change the question and ask,
not what is the matter with this singular
book (Genesis), but "what is the matter with
this singular lot of philosophers?"
An unbiased court might also ask Prof.
Drummond to explain some of his own
words. Sometimes such a task is the most
trying of all ordeals — especially when these
words are presented in "deadly parallels:"
"Absolutely free from "The scientific man
natural science." must go there (Genesis)
"The whole underly- to complete his science
ing theory of the recon- or it remains forever in-
citers (the scientific na- complete."
ture of Genesis) is as ex "And this is the one
ploded as Bathybius." high sense in which Gen-
But en this he says: esis can be said to be
"I write to repudiate scientific."
their whole position in On this side of the
the name of scientific parallel he adopts and
theology." uses the very essence of
the position of the "rec-
oncilers."
I wonder what kind of a solution some of
the Pentateachal critics would work out for
this problem. If they find a "complete dif-
ference" in the laws of firstlings between
Deut. 12:6, 17ff. with 15:19ff. on one hand
and Num. 18:18 on the other; if the tithe
laws in Deut 12:17ff.; 14:22 have no resem-
blance to those in Num. 18:21-28 and Lev.'
27:30-32 how can these statements possibly
be harmonized? How can they be attribut-
ed to the same man or to the same age? If
one is impossible why not the other? Of
the two I should name the Drummond prob-
lem the harder by far.
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Our Budget*
— Missouri convention Sept. 17-20.
— Church Extension offerings still in order.
— This is the last month of our missionary year.
— It is time to prepare for the General Conven-
tions at Kansas City in October.
— September has brought us cooler days. It is
said t >at August broke the record for a hot
month — in St. Louis.
— The St. Louis Exposition will soon be open to
the public again, with several new attractions, one
of which will be Tissott's original paintings of the
life of Christ.
— Great preparations are being made for the
Pan American Exposition to open at Buffalo, N. Y.,
May 1, 1901. In some respects this exposition
will equal if not excel any exposition yet held in
the United States.
— W. E. Garrison, of the Christian-Evangelist
staff, has returned from his European tour, but his
letters will continue several weeks yet. He is in
fine health, and is greatly pleased with his last
tour through Europe.
— The Missionary Intelligencer for September
opens with a picture illustrating the difference be-
tween applications for a vacant pulpit in this
couatry and applications for work in the field of
Foreign Missions. It is needless to say that the
contrast is striking. The September number of
this magazine is up to its former standard of ex-
cellence in its manifold departments.
— The American Home Missionary for Septem-
ber contains a concert exercise for Boys' and
Girls' Rally Day. It has appeared in good season,
but none too soon for the occasion. It Is a good
exercise and needs to be well studied before ren-
dered Send to B. L. Smith, Cor. Sec, Y. M. C. A.
Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio, for what copies you may
need.
— Remember that the 63rd annual convention
of the Missouri Christian Co-operation will be held
at Moberly Sept. 17-20. The time is short. If
you have not already done so, report your name
at once to S. B. Moire. If you can come by way
of St. Louis and go on the Christian-Evangelist
special coach on the Wabash, which leaves
Union Station at 9:15 A. M , Monday, Sept. 17th.
8end your name for this trip to W. D. Cree, care
of this offi >e. Let everybody who can attend this
convention. The state of the cause in Missouri
demands it.
— We are now in the midst of Church Exten-
sion harvest. It begin on last Sunday and will
last throughout the month. No congregation
should be without a part in this gathering. If
you did not, make an offering for Church Exten-
sion on last Sunday do so at the earliest opportun
ity. The cause of Church Extension needs your
assistance and you need to have a part in this
good work. Make an offering and send it at once
to G. W. Muckley, Kansas City, Mo.
— In our note on the population of St. Louis
last week we speak of it as the fifth largest city
ki the United States. We should have said the
fourth instead of the fifth.
— Politics and Religion was announced as the
theme for a special service in the Christian Church
In Carthage, Ohio, last Sunday night. Such meet-
ings must be upon a purely Christian platform.
The party spirit must not be present. No Chris-
tian should be the slave of a political party. The
Christian should be a free man; neither blind nor
bound. He should be able to see things as God
sees them and to preach righteousness in every
department of life. Righteousness exalts a na-
tion, but only as it is incorporated in the nation's
customs aid laws.
— The total receipts for Foreign Mission? to
September 1st amount to $153,433 96 Thi3 is a
gain of $23,034.96. The books of the Foreign
Society close September 30th.
— All persons interested is the Bethany C. E.
Reading Courses are requested to note that here-
after only one line of study will be taken up at a
time. The months of October, November and
December will be devoted exclusively to Bible
Study; January, February and March to the Study
of the Disciples of Christ; April, May and June
to the Study of Missions. By taking up one sub-
ject at a time the schema of study is simplified,
greater interest may be awakened, and better re-
sults secured. For full information concerning
these Courses, write to J. Z Tyler, Cleveland,
Ohio.
— The dedication of the new Christian Church at
Fairview, five miles south of Pleasantville, la., will
take place Lord's day, September 9th, at 10:30 A.
M., by Dr. H. O. Breeden, of Des Moines. An all-
day basket meeting will be held in the grove sur-
rounding the church on that day. The Fairview
church is a commodious frame, costing $2,000.
Bro. Forrest D. Ferrall, of Pleasantville, la., has
made this his mission point during the past two
years. The brethren are now housed in a good
building.
— A sister who has profited by a tract that
fell into her hands thinks that much more good
might be done in this way. Those who have more
good literature than they can read or use them-
selves could do a great work by a proper dis-
tribution of the same. If no demand for it in
your community send it to missions for distribu-
tion. Tracts are silent but potent factors for
good and thousands of them ought to be kept in
circulation from house to house all the time.
They are messengers of peace, of comfort, of
good news, and of sal ration. Put as many such
tracts at work as you can. Buy them expressly
for this work.
— B. J. Radford, of Eureka, 111., and J. J.
Harris, of Marion, 111., whose pictures appear in
this paper, are candidates for office on the Pro-
hibition ticket this year. B. J. Radford is candi-
date for secretary of state and J. J. Harris for
lietenant-governor. Those who know these man
will certainly have no difficulty with their con-
science in voting for them, to say nothing of the
cause for which they stand, and as they are well
known throughout the state we see no reason
why they should not poll a large vote if not secure
the offices for which they are named. It is doubt-
ful if a larger per cent, of Prohibitionists are to
be found among the preachers of any other re-
ligious body than can be found among those of
the Disciples of Christ. They are characteris-
tically at the forefront in every essential reform
movement, especially those involving the moral
interests of the country.
— Baxter Waters, pastor Central Christian
Church, tendered his resignation several weeks
ago to take effect Oct. 1. His motive in so doing,
as he explained at the time in one of the city
dailies, Is to secure a pastorate in a smaller city
or town where he will have more leisure for study
than the care of a large city church allows. In
making this announcement of Bro. Waters' resig-
nation it gives us great pleasure to say that he
is a youDg man of superior education and native
ability, devout in spirit and of unblemished moral*
character. His preaching has been of a high or-
der, spiritual in tone, earnest in manner and
scriptural in matter. We believe he has before
him a career of great usefulness, and we most
heartily commend him to the brotherhood gener-
ally, and especially to churches in the smaller
cities and towns that may be seeking a pastor.
— The University of Pennsylvania ha3 issued a
circular of inf ormatisn each, on its courses in
"Finance and Economy," "Business and Banking,"
"Commerce and Indastry."
— In our evangelistic column of August 23 a
mistake was made in the report of the work at
Exchange, 111. In abbreviating the report an
omission occurred that did njustice to other
preachers. The congregation was set in order by
C. W. Stevenson, assisted by C. W. Hill and Isaac
Brecklehymer. Also it is C. W. Hill instead of L.
D. Hill that is preaching at Exchan.ge once a
month in co operation with H. N. Hays.
— We have received a copy of the very sugges-
tive picture published by the American Christian
Missionary Society in the interest of the "Boys'
and Girls' Rally Day for America" on the Sunday
before Thanksgiving. The central fig ire in the
picture is that of a boy behind a pulpit draped in
the American flag with op9n Bible in one hand
while pointirg to duty with the other. There are
numerous appropriate readings on the picture and
other features, all of which are intended to call
out and emphasize the importance of the day and
the duty of the church and to commit the people
to action. The picture is on cardboard 10x13,
suitable for framing and intended, we presume, to
hang on the wall in every Sunday-school room of
our churches throughout the land.
— One of the most interesting and sensible
chapters we have yet seen on religious unity ap-
pears in this paper. It is by Joseph F. Newton,
assistant pastor of the Non-sectarian Church of
this city. The freedom of this article from the
partisan spirit, cold logic and incriminating accu-
sations makes it soul-refreshing to read.
— We have received a tract of 16 pages from
Dr. H. H. Kane, 138 W. 34th St., New York City,
devoted to burial places for dogs, and also to the
proper treatment of domestic aiimals. Dr. Kane
is the treasurer of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals and would appreciate any
contributions to that work. The tract contains
several picture? of dog cemeteries, afflicted and
abandoned animals, etc. This is all good, but how
much more ought such goodness abound tow ird
the afflicted, forsaken, poverty-stricken sufferers
of the human family; especially at present, of the
famine sufferers in India. We are glad to see
the cultivation of kindness toward bo'h animals
and man. The cultivation of one ought to beget
sympathy for the other.
— In the settlement of the international tangle
between the other powers and China, Li Hung
Chang, by reason of his age, his experience ii
diplomacy, his ability as a statesman, and his in-
fluence among the Chinese people, is destined to be
the most important factor. Tae aged viceroy,
whose picture we give on the first page, and who
has credentials as minister plenipotentiary from
the Empress Dowager, is said to be the richest
man in China, if not in the world. Gen. Grant, in
his tour around the world, made the acquaintance
of Earl Li, and pronounced him one of the shrewd-
est men, and ablest statesman living, comparing
him to Bismarck. He subsequently vhi:ed this
country and had every opportuaity for studying
Western civilization and comparing it with that of
the Orient. When it became apparent in the recent
trouble in China that the allied powers would over-
come the Boxers and demand indemnity, Li Hong
Chang was summoned from the Canton Province
of which he is the viceroy, to assist in helping
China out of the present grave erisis. He is, no
doubt, much more enlightened as to the resources
of the European powers and the United States
than any other statesman of renown in China. His
present relations to the future of China gives him
a world wide prominence, and on this account we
have thought his picture would be appreciated by
our readers.
September 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1133
personal JWention*
H. H. Rami has taken the work at Maitland,
Mo., for full time.
The church in Mankato, Kas., hag called Elder
Berkeley, of Atwood, Kas., to the pastorate of their
church.
The address of 0. H. Williams, secretary of the
6th dirtrict of Inliana, is now in New Castle, Ind.
He was at Middletown.
Sister K. W. White, Salisbury, Mo., recently
organized a Junior Y. P. S. C. E. of 25 members
in the church at that place.
J. E. Lynn, pastor of the Church of Christ in
Springfield, 111., who has been roughing it in the
Rockies, has returned to his work.
V. E. Ridenour, of Pt. Scott, Kan., has been
compelled to cane 1 hia engagement with the
church at Orleans, Mo., on account of having the
"grippe."
The church at Fairfield, Neb., ha3 called their
pastor, J. P. Davis, for another jear. The church
has raise i over $1,200 for all purposes the present
year, aDd had an increase of forty members.
Dr. S. L Kern, wife of W. H Kern, pastor of
the church at DuQuoln, 111 , was appointed to a
position on the professional staff of the Homeo-
pathic College of Missouri, at St. Louis, last week.
After a two weeks' rest, the first in two years,
Evangelist D. D B yle begins a meeting at Liber-
al, Kas., with U. G. Sutherlin, pastor, song leader
and baptist. A good meeting is anticipated.
Bro. T. M. Burgess, who has been principal of
the Gardner pubic school, Gardner, 111., the past
year, has moved with his family to Eureka to
finish his college course.
Chas. E. Powell, of Kentucky, has been called
by tha church at this pla ;e. He will susceed me
here and I will go to the First Church, Philadelphia.
RoBf T. Frank.
Fulton, Mo. Sept. 3.
Geo. R. Beardslee, of Washington, lad., has
taken the church near Granger, Ind., for one-half
time and would l.ke to find a church or churches
where the remaining part of his time could be
taken.
F. G. Tyrrell, pastor of the First Christian
Church, Chicago, 111., has tendered his resignation
as pastor of the church and report says that he
will devote his titie in the future principally to
public lectures and addresses
Robert E. Hieronymus, President of Eureka
College, and Anne L. Campbell were married on
Thursday, August 30, 1900, at La Harpe, 111. They
will spend W eir honeymoon at Macatawa Park.
Our congratulations are extended.
F. 0. Fannon has been taking a rest on his
farm over in Illiaois. Prof. J. H Carter, former-
ly of Caii ton, but now of this city, filled his pulpit
acceptably to the church for four Sundays. Bro.
Fannon is expected in his pulpit next Sunday.
James Small, pastor of the church in Bedford,
Ind., and his brother Mathew will visit their native
home in Down County, Ireland, this month. They
will also visit the Passion Play before returning.
Will be gone from home four weeks.
A. C. McKeever, Garden City, Kas., haa accept-
ed a call to the pastorate of tie Christian Church
in Fresno, Cal , and will begin next Lord's day,
September 2, He succeeds Bro. Martin, who re-
signed for rest. Fresno is a very pleasant and in-
viting field.
W. H. Matlock, of Des Moines, la., has accepted
a position as Instructor in Modern Language in
the University of Oklahoma Bro. Matlock will
be remembered by our read* rs as the author of
some interesting and well-written letters from
Europe which appeared in our columns about two
years ago.
Jennie J. Green, Prest. Y. P. S. C. E., Barry,
111., wri.ing of their pastor, sa>s: "Our pastor and
wife, Bro. and Sister N. E. Cory, will leave us in
September, after three years work in our midst.
Bro. Cory preaches pure gospel, and both as preach-
er and pastor he has done a wonderful work for
us. Through his efforts we have been enabled to
build and pay for a beautiful house of w> rship.
He has built us up spiritually and strengthened all
departments of church work. Sifter Cory is in-
deed a helpmate to him and an ideal pastor's wife.
May God bless them wherever they go, is our
prayer."
Services at the Christian Orphans' Home on
Sunday afternoons have been resulted under the
leadership of John Burns. Bro. Burns has had
charge of these meetings for a long while and
not onlf etjoys it, but it is an enjoyment to the
children
J. H. Berkey, pastor of the church at Monroe,
Wis., has received a two months' vacation from
his church, and we judge from what we hear of
his work, that he will put in the time in the pro-
hibition field as lecturer. We have received a cir-
cular containing some exceedingly complimentary
notices of his lectures on this subject.
F. E. Meigs spsnt Aug 26 with the church in
Mankato, Minn., and delivered two fine addresses
to large and appreciative audiences. His evening
address on "Causes of Cmditions in China" passed
there and in St. Paul as the ablest word that had
been spoken on the question in that part of the
country. He is a master of the situation and is
doing great good by his discourses
A. M. Harrell, of Farmlngton, Mo., passed
through this city on last Friday on his way to
Chandler, Okl*., where he preached on last Sun-
day. Bro Harrell has resigned at Farmington to
tike effect November 1st, after which date that
church will be in need of a pastor. They are
building a new church house and expect to lay the
cornerstone thereof this week. Bro. Harrell has
done a good work for them and adjacent churches
and will be greatly missed when he leaves them.
W. J. Russell, pastor of the Church of Christ in
Rushville, Ind., preached in the Mt. Cabanne
Churah, this city, on last Sunday, and it is need-
less to add, to the delight of th >se who heard him.
Bro Russell is a man of commanding appearance in
the pulpit and always delights his hearers with
his thoughtful, finished sermons. I ro. Russell is
on a vacation and goes from here to Grand
Rapids, Mich., where he will spend the month
with his family.
The testimony of so many to the greatness of
Alexander Procter's character reminds me that
W. H. Mills, a high official of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, and said to be the brainiest
man in it, told me that he admired Alexander
Procter more than any man he ever heard. Bro.
Procter's inflaence upm Mr. Mills seemed to have
created in him an interest in our whole brother-
hood. He heard him at Sacramento several years
ago. W. B. Berry.
San Francisco.
W. H. Waggoner has been disabled from work
three weeks on account of an accident, but is
again in the field. Two weeks ago he was at Fair-
view, Mo , la*t week at Civil Bend and this week
at Gaynor, M ). He also has dates for Rockfort
and Albany in Missouri, and Auburn, Neb., taking
all of September. At each of the point-? where he
holds institutes the circulation of the Christian-
Evangelist is enlarged. Bro. Waggoner has no
complaint about audiences. He usually has
crowded houses. He will be at the General Con-
vention in Kansas City.
In writing of the work at Nevada, Mo., D. D.
Boyle says: "Bro. B. F. Hill, the consecrated and
tireless worker, closed his pastoral engagement
with the church on last Lord's day, August 26. He
goes at once into the evangelistic work. The
Miss-uri churches know him and we expect to hear
of great victori'S won by him and them. Bro.
Edwards, the newly chosen pastor, will begin his
work on September the 2nd. He comes highly rrc-
ommend-d. We will pray for his success. There
are hundreds of consecrated Christians in this con-
gregation. They have one of the be^t and most
beautiful houses of worship and one of the livest
cities in the state. Why not succeed? 'So mote
it be.' Nevada, Mo., will be my permanent ad-
dress in the future."
Highest Award at Paris Expo-
sition.
Borden's Condensed Milk Co has been awarded
the Grand Prix d'Honseur ot the Paris Exposition
for the superior quality of its Eagle Brand Con-
densed Mi k and Peerless Brand Evaporated Cream.
This is the highest award given at the Exposition.
This Company was established in 1857 and are
the largest manufacturers of milk products in the
world. Gail Borden originated the process for
condensing milk and in that year the great indus-
try was started Borden's brands are used through-
out the world by consumers generally, and are
deemed an indispensable supply for armies and
navies, a superior food for infants and a great
milk product for general use.
Few are entirely free from it.
It may develop so slowly as to cause
little if any disturbance during the whole
period of childhood.
It may then produce irregularity of the
stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh,
and marked tendency to consumption
before manifesting itself in much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling.
It is best to be sure that you are quite
free from it. and for its complete eradica-
tion you can rely on
Hood's SarsapaHiia
The best of all medicines for all humors.
Alexander Campbell's Theology.
This book, by Winfred Ernest Garrison, pjblish-
ed by the Christian Publishing Company, of St.
Louis, is to me both a surprise aid a delight. It
is a surprise that so young a man should write so
thoughtful, so matured a book. It is a delight
that he has done it. I reca'l some twenty years
ago that this youDg man, with his older brother,
both then kids from seven to ten years old, was
playing around in my yard while his parents were
spending a few days at my home. It i i difficult to
realize that I am now reading — have read with
interest, and have read a second time — a book
written by him. This volume is a valuable and
significant contribution to our literature. It will
be read with interest and profit by thoughtful men
outside our own ranks. The book is an attempt to
trace the sources of Alexander Campbell's religious
ideas, to understand, in the light of philosophy, his
theological views. And the easy, graceful manner
in which the author moves about and among the
different schools of philosophy and theology indi-
cates a breadth of readirg and study and a ma-
turity of thought that is remarkable and inspiring.
Every man is the product of the influences that
play upon his life and the uses he makes of them.
Paul was the product of Greek, Jewish and Chris-
tian thought. These several influences received
into his life wrought through his individuality and
made the Apostle Paul. In the same way Alex-
ander Campbell is the result of his own splendid
personality and workiag through the forces that
touched and affected his life. It is this that Mr.
Garrison attempts to show. We have had brief
efforts by different writers in magazine articles
to do something of this sort before. These have
been only suggestive of the work done by Mr. Gar-
rison in this volume — Alexander Campbell's The-
ology. It is a satisfaction to know that we have
young men coming up who have the ability and the
disposition to think, to look beneath the surface for
the forces that produce the phenomena they ob-
serve, and to trace present effects back to their
original causes.
A dispassionate review of our history, of the
teachings of our fathers, a careful sifting of the
chaff from the wheat, an elimination of error
from the truth, are the things now to be done.
This book is a move in that direction and augurs
well for the future, both of the author and of the
ends toward which it is a contribution.
We shall have more to say about this book later
on. In the meanwhile, let all our preachers, espe-
cially our joung preachers, who desire to grow up
f u ly equipped for their work, get this book —
Alexander Campbell's Theology — and do as I have
done, not simply read it, but study it.
Liberty, Mo. A. B. Jones.
"The Passion Play."
The quotation above (in last Christian-Evangel-
ist) from editor C. A. Young's Century letter
should have read: "We decided not to go to Ober-
ammergana," etc., whereas the types gave exactly
the opposite. W. P. Keeler.
Chicago, Aug. 31, 1900.
1134
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 19C0
Returning to Africa.
Have been in Kansas during the past 10 days.
Will visit several of our congregations in Missouri,
Illinois and Indiana on my way back to my home
at Burgin, Kentucky. More than one year has
passed away since leaving Burgin, Ky., on this
"Home Mission journey." My expectations now
are to reach our mission again at Lagos, West
Africa, about the end of the present year. The
work at Lagos is still quite hopeful. The native
members are doing what they can, but they need
very much the help and encouragement of a
missionary. Faithfully and truly yours in the one
hope, Strother M. Cook.
Wichita, Kan.
Two Ways to Help.
J. W. HARDY, CANTON, MO.
Many brethren are interested in Christian Uni-
versity as shown by expressions coming from every
part of the state, and the present purpose is to
suggest two ways to help the school forward.
The time is near when pupils will determine upon
what school to enter, and I give the following clip-
ping to show what the M. E. Church (South) Is ask-
ing of their ministers. We have 800 Christian
ministers in Missouri. Surely, none of these would
make a mistake in influencing a pupil to attend
Christian University. Now is the time to act.
Let the ministry give us their support and the
problem will soon be solved as regards full at-
tendance and good endowment of Christian Uni-
versity. Here is the clipping mentioned above,
taken from the Texas Christian Advocate, and con-
cerns a school in that state:
Next year ought to open with five hundred
(500) pupils. We have over seven hundred (700)
traveling preachers in Texas, and if each of them
would make special efforts to send one boy from
his charge to Georgetown, just see what a com-
pany of students would be at the university at the
next openiDg. And we verily believe that there
is not a pastoral charge in Texas but will send
a boy to our central school if the preacher will put
himself to a little trouble to hunt up said boy and
give him proper encouragement. All you will have
to do as you go about your work is to keep your
eyes open, and when you see a bright Methodist
boy spend the night with his parents and talk edu-
cation to him. That sort of work on the part of
pastors has brought into our schools the best brains
in the church and in the state. Through this sort
of work Holland N. McTyeire was picked up out
of a country home and sent to Randolph-Macon
College. Our great commonwealth has hundreds
of hardy and stalwart boys throughout her homes
if we will only search them olit and point them
toward the advantages of Christian education at
Georgetown. They are ours; we ought to educate
them according to our ideas of Christian training.
Therefore, let every preacher get him a catalogue
from the Southwestern, carry it around his work
with him and use it when opportunity offers. Such
work most surely will bear fruit for the benefit of
the church in years to come.
The second way to help is indicated in the letter
given below. It needs no comment. The books
are valuable and are already in the library of the
university:
H. J. McRoberts, Canton, Mo. — Dear Brother:
Our family have made arrangements to move
from Palmyra, and we have quite a large portion
of my grandfather's — Jacob Creath's — library,
which would be quite a burden to move and we
have decided to offer it to Christian University
If the board will bear the trouble and expense of
moving it. None of us have the time or the op-
portunity to read the works, and we thought it
would be of greater benefit to C. U. than any one
else; in fact, Bro. Errett suggested this disposition
of it to us when he left here.
You lay the matter before those interested and
let us know in the next week or two. . . .
With kindest regards, and awaiting your reply,
I am yours very truly, P. C. Smith.
Palmyra, Mo., July 20, 1900.
Illinois Notes.
The State Jubilee Convention is at Bloomington,
October 2, 3, 4.
The convention begins first day, Tuesday, at 10
A. M., and we shall need your presence from that
hour.
Judge C. J. Scofield, Herbert L. Willett, B. F.
Jacobs, W. S. Carter, editor of the Locomotive
Fireman's Magazine, and many other prominent
men will address the convention. The C. W. B. M.
section of the program is splendid.
The great coliseum building will be used for the
larger sessions and it seats 3,500 people. It will
be full several times. Come early and get a chair.
The Western Passenger Association grants a
one and one-third fare on its lines on the certifi-
cate pi in. Take a certificate for each ticket pur-
chased, get it countersigned by the railroad sec-
retary and you can return at one cent a mile.
This applies only in cases where tickets cost more,
than fifty cents. Consult your agent always be-
fore starting. Tickets c .n be bought three days
before the convention and on through it, good to
return up to and including the 6th.
The Central Passenger Association grants a
one-fare rate and will sell tickets on its lines
October 1st and 2nd only, good to return up to
and including the 6th. Buy a round trip ticket if
possible. Be sure to consult the agent at each
point where you buy a ticket.
A card of complete instructions is sent to each
church and also a large poster to hang up in the
building. Kindly advertise.
The Bloomington church will give lodging and
breakfast free, other meals to be taken down
town.
Notify Brother T. M. Clarke, Bloomington, of
your coming that you may be assigned.
The route for Illinois people to Kansas City is
the Chicago & Alton. Special trains will run.
J. Fred Jones, Sec.
Stanford.
From the Keystone State.
Herewith I propose to give a "bird's-eye view"
of the state of things as they exist in the district
embracing Bradford, Tioga and Sullivan Counties,
Pa. And first I call attention to the convention
of Disciples of Christ held recently in our vil-
lage, Le Roy. It was largely attended, weather
fine, worship spiritual, preaching evangelical
and business transactions harmonious. Much
brotherly love and union prevailed, and the whole
was spiritually enjoyable. It was remarked that
it was one of the best conventions ever held in
those regions. Brothers C. L. Morrison, of El-
mira, N. Y., H. F. Lutz, of Harrisburg, Pa., and
C. W. Harvey, of Plymouth, Pa., were present as
well as others from abroad whose helpful aid
added to the interest of the convention.
OUR WORK AT LE ROY.
Church work and interest are forward moving.
We have had six additions recently; one from the
Free Baptists and one from the Missionary Bap-
tists. We feel sure others will follow. Good au-
diences attend our preaching service. Outlook is
fair. During months of July and August Baptists
and Disciples hold union services on Lord's day
eveniDgs. Baptist pastor speaks in Disciples'
house and writer in Baptists'. It manifests a
brotherly and unifying spirit.
OUR HEALTH PRECARIOUS.
The work of this large church, with widely scat-
tered membership, besides publishing a paper in
the interests of the same, is proving too much for
the writer. We have been overworked, and we are
seriously considering the matter of retiring from
this large and active pastoral work. Apparently
it will be a necessity. If we are constrained to
do so it will not be of choice, but of necessity. By
the time this may be in print the writer will have
been forty five years in the active ministerial
work, with only brief intermissions, and ha3 now
passed the sixty-fifth milestone of life. If we re-
tire from the active pastorate, if able to do so
and openings prevai' we shall not be altogether
idle, but shall yet do more work for the Master.
The ministry is a great and fearfully responsible
work. We love to engage therein. To be soul,
winners and savers for God — oh! it's the greatest
of all works to which men and women can be
called to perform. May we all honor this heaven-
ly calling.
WORKERS IN THE FIELD.
Bro. H. C. Maltman is doirg good work atSayre-
Pa.
Church work goes forward encouragingly at
East Smithfield under the labors of Elder L. J.
Reynolds.
Bro. E. F. Randall is earnestly at work at Troy,
Pa., and we hear good reports from his labors.
Bro. W. I. Burrell is do.ng good work at Syl-
vania, Pa.
Bro. R. E. Jope, late from South Gardiner,
Maine, has assumed charge of the church at Alba,
Pa. We hope to hear good reports from his
charge.
Bro. H. F. Keltch is meeting with success at
Granville Center, Pa.
Bro. L. O Newcomer is succeeding admirably
at Canton, Pa. He has regalar additions to his
church.
Bro. F. E. Spooner is actively at work at Grover
and Hillsgrove, Pa., and succeeding well.
Bro. J. H. Gordonier, of Troy, Pa , now shep-
herds the fleck at Union.
Bro. F. J. M. Appleman is doing good work at
Covington, Pa., and at a few other places. He re-
ports occasional additions.
Bro. J. W. Bolton has met with good success at
Sweet Valley and Huntsville, Pa. He baptized a
number recently, and has access! in regakrlr.
Other ministers are doing some work in our
district, and the outlook is quite favorablo for
aggressive work.
A NEW PAPER,
Star of the East, is now being published. It
may be properly denominated the official organ of
the Disciples of Christ in the East Pennsylvania
district. Is published monthly. J'rice twenty
cents a year. H. F. Lutz, of Harrisburg, Pa.,
editor. It's a spicy and well-edited paper.
And Bro. C. C. Newcomer publishes a monthly,
the Sunbeam, in the interest of the Church of
Christ in Canton, Pa., while the writer of these
lines publishes the Le Roy Messenger, a monthly,
in the interest of the Church of Christ at Le Roy,
Pa. Thus we propose to do good. Here we drop
the pen. Pratern&lly yours,
R. H. BOLTON.
Le Roy, Pa., July 30, 1900.
In the June number of " The Pulpit " Sher-
man Hill, pastor of the Church of Christ in Hamp
ton, Iowa, has a sermon on "An Enlarged Vis-
ion." Bro. Hill is a vigorous thinker and writer,
and after whom it is a pleasure to read. In the
same magazine Rev. W. I. Carroll has an address
on the death of D. L. Moody beginning as follows:
There was a man sent from God whose name
was D. L. Moody. He was as the voice of one
crying in the wilderness: — "Prepare ye the way of
the, Lord, make his paths straight " <nd he stood
and cried: "Behold the Lamb of God, which tak-
eth away the sin of the world." He was a burning
and a shining light, and I tell you that among
those born of women there hath not arisen a
greater prophet since the days of Paul, the
Apostle, in the time of the long ago. "And he
was not; for God took him," took him at high
noon. December 22nd, 1899.
September 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1i35
To the Churches of Oklahoma.
The territorial convention will meet with the
church at Guthrie during the last week in Sep-
\ tember — Sept. 25, 26 and 27. This church extends
i a hearty invitation to all of the churches of the
I territory. Each church in Oklahoma should be
' represented in this convention. Let this be the
' greatest conventiun in our history.
JThe church at Guthrie offers free entertainment
to all who wish to attend this convention. Our
i homes will be open and we wish to see you and to
I entertain you. Will you come? If so, will you
kindly send your name to me at once, and oblige
J. T. Ogle.
Entertainment at our National
Convention.
The Christian Churches of Kansas City extend
a cordial invitation to their brethren everywhere
to attend the convention in this city, October
I 11-18. Guided by the experience of previous en-
| tertainment committees, no assignments will be
' sent out by mail ex;ept to those who engage
hotel accommodations in advance. All otters will
be assigned to homes upon their arrival in the
■ city. Delegates will be met at the depots by mem-
bers of the reception committee and directed to
i convention headquarters, at the First Christian
I Church, 11th and Locust Streets. Here they will
be enrolled and at once assigned to their homes,
pages being provided to assist them in finding tin
same. It is very desirable, however, that all who
intend coming shall notify the committee, so that
they may know how many homes to provide.
Those who send in their names will be given first
consideration, and so far as possible will have
their quarters selected for them in advance. Del-
egates wishing hotel accommodations will please
examine the following list and write at once to
the committee. State what or what priced hotel
you prefer and for how many persons, men or
women, and for how many and what days of the
convention you wish accommodations. The com-
mittee will take pleasure in promptly securing
them for yuu. Rates are on the American plan
in all cases except the two specified in the list.
CONVENTION HOTEL LIST.
Savoy Hotel, 9th and Central $2 00 per day
Coates " 10th "Broadway 2 50 " "
Brunswick, 11th " " 2 00 " "
Baltimore, 11th " Baltimore $3 00
European 1 50 " "
The Midland, 7th and Walnut 3 00 " "
Centropolis, 5th and Grand 2 00 " "
Washington, 12th and Washington 2 00 " "
Victoria, 9th and McGee 2 00 " "
Cordova, 12th and Penn 2 00 " "
Ashland, Mo. and Grand $1 25 to 1 50 " "
Columbian, 9th and Holmes $1 00 to 1 50 " "
Hotel Southern, 10th and Wvandotte
$1 00 to 1 25 " "
Stratford. 8 th and Holmes $1 25 to 1 50 " "
Schiller 11th and McGee 1 50 " "
Convention, 12th and Broadway 1 50 " "
Cunningham " " " 1 25 " "
Wellington, 9 th and Broadway
$1 00 to 1 50 " "
Morgan, 9th and May 1 00 " "
St. George, near ICth and Main
(European) 50 " "
Verpohl, 9 th and Oak 1 25 " "
Carleton, 8th and Woodland 1 00 " "
Bonaventure, Independence and Park 2 00 " "
Troost, 12th and Troost 1 00 " "
Dundee, 15th and Campbell $1 00 to 1 50 " "
During the week of the the convention the city
will be full of delegates and visitors in attendance
upon another large convention. It will be wise,
therefore, for those wishing hotel accommodations
to engage them in advance. All engagements
should be made throagh the entertainment com-
mittee.
Rooms in private homes can be had at 50 cents
to $1 00 per day. Meals 25 cents each.
Address all commanicatiois to
C. S. Ridge, Chairman.
400 New Ridge Building, Kansas City, Mo.
From Hillsbury to Halifax.
At this writing I am on the Cobiquid Mountains
of Nova S:otia,my native province, where it is de-
lightfully cool. These mountains overlook Northum-
berland Strait, and from some of their highest peaks
I can "survey the landscape o'er" for nearly fifty
miles in several directions. On the south I cm see
the mud iy waters of the Bay of Fundy, and on the
north the clear waters cf Northumberland Strait,
and beyond that, iD the dim distance, I can see the
hills of Prince Edward Island, the gem of the Gulf
of St. Lawrence and the garden s-p .t of the Domin-
ion of Canada. The scene is enchanting, and
doubly so to one who roamed over these mour-tains
and through these forests when we were but a boy,
forty-five jears ago. What a change has taken
place since then! It is true, the same ro k-ribbed
hills and mountains are here that my ftet pressed
when I was a boy, but where are the old familiar
faces and the companions of my youth? Thy are
nearly all gone. Many of them rest beneath the
sod, while many more of them are to be found in
different parts of "the states." Only here and
there do I meet a person that I know or that ever
knew me. I am almost a stranger in my native
land, where I grew to manhood!
Well, it will be seen by this letter that I am
somewhat on the wing. I am on these mountains
taking a few days of much-needed rest. Before I
stop I expect to land in Halifax. Now I know
that, at the mention of Halifax, a broad smile will
play upon the countenance of more than one
American, and yet, if asked why he smiles, he
would be unable to answer. Halifax is not a very
hot place in any sense. There are hundreds of
hotter towns in "the states' than conservative old
Halifax. A man that can stand the moral tem-
perature of St. Louis or Chicago need have no
fear* in going to Halifax. He doubtless would
find the change beneficial. But this, by the way.
On the 16th day of July I left Hillsbury, a small
village in the midst of a beautiful farming com-
munity of well-to-do Christian people, mostly from
the Highland- of Scotland, fifty miles northwest of
the city of Toronto. Not until within a few days*
of leaving had I matured my plans to come as far
East as the maritime provinces. After spending
a day in Toronto, making some preparations for my
journey, which was to be across Lake Ontario and
down the noble St. Lawrence to Quebec, I took
passage on the steamer Persia, plying between
Toronto and Montreal. I found myself unable to
cross the ocean this summer and visit Paris. But
a trip on these inland waters and a visit to old
Quebec and Halifax was now within my reach,
and so, like Garfield when he chose the canal be
cause he could not reach the lake, I chose these
because I could not reach that. Everybody in
Toronto seemed to be going somewhere to get out
of the iniense heat, which seemed to be about as
oppressive in Toronto and Canada in general as
it usually is in "the states." But when we were
once out on the broad lake with its cool waters
and refreshing breeze we bade farewell to every
fear — except the fear of not being able to get to
the first table at meal time, on account of the
great crowd of passer gers on board our boat. Our
trip across the lake was in the night, which pre-
pared us to enjoy more fully the good things to
come in passing down the wonderful St. Lawrence.
At eight o'clock in the morning we reached old
Kingston, one of the historic cities of Canada, and
situated on the lake where all the waters of these
quiet inland seas form themselves into the mighty
St. Lawrence before commencing their sublime
march to the sea. Kingston.with its military college,
its massive gray stone forts, its Martello towers
and its imposing public buildings may be fitly
called the Woolwich or West Point of Canada.
Leaving Kingston we leave the broad expanse
of water belonging to Lake Ontario and enter at
Exhales from children as fragrance from
flowers. The little lips are always puck-
ered to give or take a kiss. In homes
where there are children, love reaches
its fairest and sweetest proportions. In
childless homes the kiss of wife and
husband grows formal, and presently is
neglected ; the springs of love in the
heart become choked for want of use
and exercise. Childlessness is a great
sorrow to many women. It is like a
curse from Nature, who bids all crea-
tures to be fruitful. It is not a curse
but a misfortune. Often the conditions
which cause childlessness are removable.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has
brought joy to many a woman by giving
her the happiness of motherhood. It
gives to the womanly organs vigor and
vitality, removes local obstructions, and
practically does away with the pains and
pangs of maternity.
There is no alcohol or narcotic in " Fa-
vorite Prescription."
"I have never written you how grateful I am
to you for your help in securing good health
and one of the sweetest, dearest, thirteen pound
girls that ever came into a home," writes Mrs.
M. Vastine, of 647 South Liberty St., Galesburg,
111. "I took six bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, four of the ' Golden Medical Dis-
covery,' and four vials of 'Pleasant Pellets.'
Before I had taken four bottles of the ' Favorite
Prescription ' I was a new woman. I cannot
make pen describe my heart- felt gratitude."
To keep the bowels regular use Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
once the head of the St. Lawrence River and begin
at once to pass in and out among the numerous
islands comprising the Thousand Islands. Captain
Scott of our steamer told me there were about
fifteen hundred islands in all in the group. I had
read many descriptions of the Thousand Islands and
the scenery of this great river, but not until I saw
them for myself did I fully realize the grandeur or
how impossible it is to make people fully under-
stand that whjch they have never looked upon
with their own eyes. I had to exclaim in my de-
light, as I passed through this wonderful scenery:
"The ha'f was never told!" For hours our boat
steamed through these waters, while all on board
gazed at these numerous islands, some them too
small even for a humble cottage, while others
were large enough for stately mansions, and a few
large enough for farming purposes. Here many
of the money kings have their summer residences.
Among these we had pointed out to us the prince-
ly mansion of the Vanderbilts and that of the pres-
ent governor of New York.
Uncle Sam owns a shure in this great river and
its numerous islands, from the lake down to the
city of Cornwall, a little more than half way down
to Montreal. After that it entirely belongs to the
Canadians until it is finally lost in the waters of
the gulf. A school teacher from Toronto, on our
way down the river, asked the captain of our boat
what the name of the American town was just
across the river opposite Montreal. His answer
made her wiser, so far as the dividing line between
1he state of New York and Canada is concerned,
if not a happier woman. But I must close for the
present, as this letter !s already too long.
H. T. Morrison.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 1900:
Correspondence*
The Lands of the Long Day— IX.
THE LAND OF A THOUSAND LAKES.
What a blessed thing is a road when you want
to go somewhere. It is a modern commonplace to
say that telegraphs and railroads are the bonds of
steel that hold the world together. So they are.
But in the absence of railroads any sort of road,
even a crooked cart-track through the forest,
serves to bind a remote community to the civil-
ized world. Never did I appreciate the
significance of a common country road as an in-
strument of civilization more than when emerging
at Kittila from the roadless wilder a ess of Lapland.
I saw a road leading south. It was narrow,
crooked, hilly and stony, but for me it was a
highway straight to the centers of the world's
life.
As has already been stated, Lapland has no
fixed boundaries. For myself, I consider that I
left Lapland at this point because from here it
was possible to travel by more usual and less ad-
venturous methods and because the people south
of here are not Lapps but Finns. Besides, it was
here that I saw the sun set for the first time
since crossing the Arctic Circle on the west coast
of Norway. It slid down with an acute angle
with the horizon which it touched a little west of
north, about half past eleven and left at midnight
a brilliant crimson glow like a summer sunset in
the pla;e where the aurora borealis ought to be.
There was no more midnight sun for me, but it
was several nights later before there was any-
thing that could be called even dusk.
From Kittila the road leads due south two
hundred miles along the Kemi River to the town
of Kemi, which is at the top of the Gulf of
Bothnia, an J all along this road there are regular
posting stations at intervals of eight or ten
miles, where one can secure horses and vehicles,
food by day and a bed by night. There is only
one real village on the whole route, but farm
houses are scattered along all the way, becoming
more numerous and more prosperous in appear-
ance as one goes south. The posting stations
are simply farm houses like the r*st, whose
proprietors have entered into an agreement with
the government to keep a certain number of
horses ready for the use of travelers at a specified
rate, a trifle under five cents a mile per each
horse, including vehicle and driver. At each
station there is a register or "daybook" in which
the traveler inscribes his name, residence, profes-
sion, last point of departure, immediate destina-
tion, the number of horses he wants and any com-
plaints he may have to make. There, too, he
finds the official statement of the distance to the
next station and the amount he is to pay. The
whole thing is very well ordered and there is little
chance for a misunderstanding The people along
this route, being simple peasants, speak only
Finnish, but a single word of that language is all
that the traveler absolutely needs. If he can
shout "hevonen!" (horse) in a sufficiently impera-
tive tone he will get along. If he can add a few
words meaning "immediately," "hurry up," "right
away," so much the better, for they are a
notoriously deliberate folk (though not quite so
slow as the Lapps, I admit), and may consume an
hour and a half in changing horses. A phrase or
two will enable him to get a bed at night, and a
very few additional words will enable him to call
for anything to eat which they are likely to have.
who does not know a word of it and will not learn
it. He considers it too high a price to pay for
the business which he would be able to do in that
tongue. It is not allied to any other European
language except Magyar; has few grammatical
constructions similar to those which are used in
Aryan languages, and has no words cognate with
English, German or French, and none derived
from Latin or Greek, except a few new words like
"telegraph" and "bicycle." It has almost no
prepositions, but inflects its nouns through six-
teen cases and two numbers by the addition of
suffixes, and the conjugation of its verbs is as
complicated and as full of surprises as the weak
verb in Hebrew. Withal, its vocabulary is singu-
larly rich. There is a copious supply of synonyms,
and you can learn a dozen names for a thing and
still not know the particular one which is used
when yon most need to understand it. Taking it
altogether, I am inclined to believe that that
authority on Finnish grammar is correct who calls
it the most difficult language in Europe with the
possible exception of the unimportant Basque.
The only redeeming feature of it, from the stand-
point of the learner, is that its words, though
long, are easily pronounced and generally distinct-
ly ennunciated by the natives. In the name
"Kittila," for instance, they would invariably
pause an instant on the first syllable to indicate
the doubling of the t. English is certainly the
most slovenly of languages as regards pronuncia-
tion, and I am inclined to put Finnish at the
other extreme.
The first condition of any correct understanding
of the people of Finland is to avoid two popular
misconceptions: First, that they are a kind of
Eskimo, and second, that they are a species of
Russian. To be sure, a part of their land runs
into the Arctic Zone, but they are no frozen
savages, clad in furs and living in ice huts. They
are a civilized people with schools, churches and
homes, with industries and arts and with a na-
tional literature, including an epic poem which
Prof. Max Muller ranks among the five great
epics. Though allied to the Lapps in race and
language, and intermingled with them in the far
north, the Finns are a far superior people. And
there is no more affinity between Finns and
Russians in blood or speech than there is between
the Bushmen and the Boers.
Juit where the Finns and their kinsmen origin-
ally came from is one of the unsettled questions
of ethnology, but it is pretty well agreed that
they were the original inhabitants of what is now
Russia. As the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain
drove the Celts into the corners while they still
maintain their racial feparateness as Welsh,
Irish and Highland Gaslic, so the invasion of
Russia by the Slavs (the modern Russians)
pushed the Finns into the northwest corner and
the Magyars into the southwest. The noteworthy
fact is that the Finns, although driven into this
somewhat remote region, battered back and forth
by Sweden and Russia, attached at last to Russia
as an independent grand-duchy, and) with every
prospect of sharing the political fate of Poland
and the Baltic Provinces, have developed and
maintained a degree of civilization in many re-
spects superior to that of any other group of the
czar's
A few words ought to be said here about the
Finnish language. It is an interesting and an
awful thing. I met a German who has been in
business twenty years In the capital of Finland
But enough of ethnology, for the horse and
cart are waiting, ready to continue [the journey
southward. The Finnish cart is a curious affair.
I do not know that it has any other virtues. It is
a two-wheeler with a box bed and usually with
two seats. There are practically no springs —
sometimes actually none. The light and jaunty
construction which is exhibited in the Norwegian
road-carts plays no part here, for while the
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former often resemble an antiquated racing-gig,
the latter not infrequently suggest a small ash-
cart. The boy who drives sits on the back seat
if there are two; and the horse, encumbered by
only the most elementary harness, strolls along
the bumpy road with a feigned air of great
weariness. Anon the boy rises up from behind I
like an apparition and beats the dashboard with
the end of the rope reins — which is as far as they
will reach. The astute horse knows to an inch
how far that rope will come, but he gives three
terrified jumps to gratify the boy, then relapses
into his former gait. The reader will understand
that it required traveling not less than fifteen
hours a day and the exercise of much persuasion
on both boy and horse to accomplish a daily
average of nearly seventy miles with a series of
such equipages as this.
I have spoken of the driver as a boy. So he
was usually, and as a rule a very small boy. But
I have had drivers of both sexes and of all ages,
from seven to seventy. The younger they were
the better for my purposes. With any one under
ten I stood a fair chance of overruling their
natural Finnish deliberateness — a trait which de-
velops and solidifies very early in life — and
bulldozing them into making haste. There waa
one little mite of a girl, barefooted and sun-
bonneted (this was still north of the polar circle),
who was the most satisfactory driver of them all,
for she gladly turned over the reins to me when
I suggested it and we made time that stage.
On another day, after traveling all morning in
the rain, I was detained nearly two hours at a
station where their horses were afil out and I went
into the main room to dry my clothes by the open
fire. There was a man there sewing with an
American sewing machine; and a burly young
woman who was busied about various dainty
household duties, wore boots, sm oked a pipe and
spat through her teeth with frequency and pre-
cision. Leaving that same station m y driver wae
ieptember 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1137
jolly, round-faced girl of about seventeen*
ressed in yellow tarpaulin (for it was still rain-
g) she looked more like a sailor than anything
se. She would have been a good one, too; she
as active enough in leaping in and out of the
brt.
, It is true — more seriously true than the reader
ill perhaps appreciate in this connection — that
lere are few countries in which woman is more
loroughly "emancipated" than in Finland. The
ational University opened its doors to women
>ng before any German university took that step,
ad nowhere are the trades and professions open
d both sexes on more equal terms. It is not a
uestion of men putting upon their wives and
laughters manual labor in the fields and streets
;s in many places on the continent; but enter-
prising and self-dependent women choose callings
/hich would surprise even the most advanced
mong us. They are plumbers, carpenters,
utchers, house and sign painters, bricklayers,
have seen them roofing houses, working as
ection hands on the railroad and loading
teamers.
Gradually, as one descends the valley of the
£emi RWer, the landscape loses the last vestiges
if its Lappish character. Whereas there had
Wen only occasional patches of potatoes, there
ire now fields of grain aod grass. The trees are
arger and much timber is bdng rafted down the
fiver. Houses are more frequent and the whole
ispect of the country is more genial. At the end
)i the second day I crossed the Arctic Circle at
;he village of Rovaniemi, and at the end of the
J;hird day came in sight of the Gulf of Bothnia.
'the neck of the Scandinavian Peninsula had been
crossed. Those who do not like figures may skip
the following, but it may interest some to know
that the distance, by my route, from Vadso on
the Arctic Ocean to Kemi on the Gulf of Bothnia
via Seida, Utsjoki, Enare and Kittila, was 540.
Of this distance 40 miles was traveled by wheel,
125 miles by canoe, 175 miles on foot and 200
miles by horse and cart.
After reaching the gulf my progress through
Finland was, of necessity, much more hurried than
I could have wished. A little jerk-water paddle-
wheel steamer plies in eight hours from Kemi to
the important Finnish city of Uleaborg, following
the coast most of the way ani stopping at numer-
ous ports which owe their existence solely to the
timber trade. The trip was memorable because
the captain of the boat, who had lived ten years
in Chicago, spoke the first fluent English I had
heard for weeks; and because I obtained on the
boat the first warm meal I had found in sixteen
days, with the exception of those at Enare.
Uleaborg is a flourishing port which makes its
living chiefly by the export of lumber and tar,
two of Finland's chief products. The tar is
brought down the Ulea River in long canoes,
each manned by two men who are said to exhibit
marvelous dexterity in shooting the celebrated
rapids of this stream. I went up the river far
enough to come down one set of rapids in a tar-
boat to see what it was like, but it struck me as
being decidedly tame. They say the rapids
farther up the stream are larger, swifter and in
every way more harrowing, and it must be trne,
for >;ne hears more about the rapids and tar-
boars of the Ulea River than any other sight in
the country.
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government and the fares are probably the lowest
in the world. One can go from Uleaborg to
Helsingfors, 466 miles, for the equivalent of
three dollars and forty cents, or about seven-
tenths of a cent a mile. On round- trip tickets and
circular tickets (on which the traveler returns to
his starting-point by a different route) the rate
is still lower. The engines burn wood, and conse-
quently the cars are quite as clean as the average
house. The distance between stations is generally
just a trifle more than the length of the train;
that is to say, they seem absurdly close together,
considering the sparsity of the population. It is
noticeable, too, that most of the villages are back
from the railroad, indicating that they did not
spring up along the line of the road, but that they
were there first and the railroad came as near as
it could while keeping a reasonably straight
course. About once in two hours there is a stop
of fifteen minutes for refreshments; and the
Finnish railway station dining rooms are perhaps
the point at which that country is farthest in ad-
vance of the civilized world.
During the trip to Helsingfors I became ac-
quainted with a gentleman who is an "Inspector
of National Schools" for a certain district, and he
unfolded to me the scheme of education in vogue
here. I shall not repeat it, but it is very com-
plete, and the result of it is that no country in
Europe has a smaller per cent, of illiteracy. The
teaching of mechanical trades and handicrafts
was introduced in the Finnish public schools be-
fore our first manual training school was estab-
lished, and for this feature of their educational
system, as exhibited at the Paris Exposition, they
have recently received a high award. A com-
parison: In Finland there is one elementary
school to every thousand of the population; in
Russia a dozen years ago it was found that only
thirty per cent, of the conscripts for the army
could read and write their own names.
This same inspector told me that his brother
was "head gardener for the state railroads."
That seemed to me a curious office. He explained
that the railroad maintained a large nursery, from
which shrubbery and flowers were distributed to
the various station masters for the beautifying of
their stations. That accounted for the fact that
every station yard was like a little park.
Here begins the railroad and, being now with-
out a wheel, I am compelled to adopt that com-
monplace mode of travel. But the Finnish rail-
ways themselves present some interesting points.
The main lines are all owned and operated by the
Helsingfors, the capital of Finland and the seat
of the National University (with 1,8^0 students),
is a handsomely built city of a hundred thousand,
with a beautiful and capacicus harbor on the
Gulf of Finland. In language it seems to be
about equally divided between Finnish and
Swedish. All public signs are printed in these
two languages and Russian; it is merely official.
Much German is spoken in business circles, and a
little English.
They are a wonderfully patriotic people, these
Finlanders, and they were very gloomy over the
recent suppression of their papers by the Russian
censor and the prospect of a speedy and forcible
Rusaification of Finland. Every one talked poli-
tics freely and every one spoke a good word for
the czar who, it is said, means well, but is de-
ceived by his ministers. They are not the people
to resist by force. They see too clearly how
foolish and futile that would be. But they are
grieving for their country as for one dead. I
would speak to them of the beauty of their land,
its great resources, the intelligence and hospital-
ity of its people; but the answer always came
back in one form or another: "Yes, but there is
Russia, and it will go hard with Finland."
W. E. GAERI80N.
Helsingfors, Finland, 23 July, 1900.
English Topics.
NOT ALTOGETHER IN HIS STEP8.
I am astonished beyond measure at Mr. Shel-
don, an American minister in whom I ardently be-
lieve as a profoundly sincere and earnest man of
God and as one of the most indefatigable re-
formers of the time. His books created a perfect
craze in England, but like every other mania this
literary furore very suddenly subsided. For
several weeks I could see scarcely any book in the
hands of readers of all classess except "In His
Steps; or, What Would Jesus Do?" Then came
a stream of other booklets from Mr. Sheldon's
pen. But the publishers made the blunder of re-
printing these stories by the million, and they
became a drug in the market. Now by this time
not a soul in the British Isles seems to remember
that Mr. Sheldon is an author. But, of course,
there was a strong spasm of revived interest
created by his sudden appearance on our shores,
in connection with the grand Christian Endeavor
Convention. Thousands of intelligent and in-
terested people have flocked to various 'meeting!
at which Mr. Sheldon was announced to appear^
And all were in a sense gratified, and in another
sense disappointed. They were pleased with the
satisfaction of curiosity; but they unanimously
agreed that Mr. Sheldon was in himself utterly
uninteresting. He is one of the very poorest of
public speakers. Nobody would consider him a
stirriDg preacher or feel the slightest ,'desire to
hear him a second time. He is a typical illustra-
tion of the ea^e by which a man may happen to
become famous by making a single^adventitious
hit. But he well deserves his fame, andj hope it
will increase. His motives are exalted and hia
conduct is full of the spirit of self-sacrifice. But
now I come to deal with what has excited much
astonishment and not a little indignation. I will
briefly detail the effect of Mr. Sheldon's criticism
of England.
SHELDON'S UNCHARITABLENESS.
Mr. Sheldon has been greatly glorified in thii
country. He had a royal reception wherever he
went. But it appears that poor old England hat
not much p eased him. Telegrams are coming
across giving us the synopsis of his description of
us as a people to which he treated the Kansas
people, in a Topeka j )urnal, as soon as he had
arrived home. I very mu:h wish to see that issue
of the Topeka paper. The summary of his com-
munication which has been cabled over gives, I
take it, a true condensation of Sheldon's impres-
sions. Assuming the summary to be a fair oae,
I have no hes'tation in saying that a more un-
charitable verdict was never written by a visitor
concerning his hosts. Mr. Sheldon, it appears,
says that he and Mrs. Sheldon were repeatedly
insulted by drunken soldiers, and that those who
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 1900
saw the insults offered evinced no disposition to
protest. He also complaine that intoxicants were
set before h'm in nearlz every house he visited.
He does not go so far as to say that his hosts in-
sisted on pouring the liquor down his throat.
Then Mr. Sheldon proceeds to say: "If England
goes to destruction within the next century it
will not be because of war or of danger from
other nations, but because she has drunk herself
to destruction." Now, I must seriously ask how
Mr. Sheldon managed to arrive at this conclusion?
What are his proofs? Where and for how long
did he study tne problem? Are his general con-
clusions as true as the charges against the British
soliiers? If so, then I boldly impeach them as
being gros3 and urjust exaggerations. I have
for some time regarded Mr. Sheldon as an in-
carnate nyperbole. His most famous booklet
made a sensation because it was a most sensa-
tional exaggeration of the Christian Socialist
doctrine, thrown into the form of a fascinating
religious romance. Even worldly people felt a
little pious when reading "In His Steps," and they
read a good book without inflicting penance upon
themselves, for they could be both amused and
excited, having their hearts tearfully stirred at
the same moment. But, to be frank, there is a
lack of solid sense in Mr. Sheldon's books which
robs them of all practical and permanent value.
I should like to catechise Mr. Sheldon. It would
b6 a pleasure to cross examine him. We are a
nation of nearly forty millions of people, crowded
in these little British Isles. Of coarse, there are
many, many, very many people here who are not
quite admirable in their lives. So there are in
America and other lands. But ia America people
are more scattered and the questionable char-
acters do not so conspicuously come under notice.
There is more room for them to hide away. Evil
in England i* more conspicuous. But here we
have a flying tourist who comes to our land for a
few weeks to qualify himself for a sweeping
categorical verdict on the nation and its destiny.
According to the well known law of tourists he
begins, after a visit of a month , entirely taken
up with meetings, to write a history of England,
including a dogmatic forecasting of the future.
Would Mr. Sheldon oblige us with the time, place
and nature of these "repeated insults" by a
drunken soldiery? I have lived in two important
garrison towns for years before I settled again in
my native Lonion, and I know the British soldier
fairly well. And I firmly believe that he is the
best soldier in the world in character and in be-
havior. My testimony is this, that a soldier in
this country, whether sober or intoxicated, never
does insult a respectable citizen, avid even in rows
with roughs the civilians almost invariably begin
the trouble. Added to this there is the awkward
fact— so far as Mr. Sheldon's argument is con-
cerned —that there are pickets and policemen in
the streets as well as soldiers, and if those
insults were repeatedly given and the soldiers
were drunk, what was Mr. Sheldon about that he
did not as a gentleman protect his wife from such
behavior by appealing to the police? Our English
policemen are the admiration of the whole
country. And not of Englishmen only. Again
and again have American ladles and gentlemen
expressed to me their appreciation of the manners
and conduct of the English constabulary. To
none of these matters would I have spontaneously
alluded. But though I do not fill these letters
with any high'alutin pagans of my own country,
am bound to vindicate common sense in the face
sheer nonsensical rhodomontade. To pour out
buckets of indiscriminate censure, and thus to
create in the min is of the American readers a
miserable and groundless prejudice, is not what
Jesus would do. Mr. Sheldon had no opportunity
to study one-millionth part of this country daring
his exciting gallop around a few spo:s. He
should come over here in disguise and live here
twenty years He would just begin to know a
very little about my wonderful country by that
time, but he would then feel his ignorance to be
so dense that he would only with difficulty be in-
duced to write any judgments at all; but if he did
pen any they would be highly flattening instead of
shamefully depreciating and disparaging. I
should like to ask what you, Bro. Garrison, who
lived a whole year in England, think of Sheldon's
apologia damnosa pro patria mea? And what
have Bros. W. T. Moore, J. J. Haley, J. M. Van
Horn, A. Martin, Foster, Hodkinson, Buckingham,
Earl, Richardson, Assiter, Anderson and others
to say who know England infinitely better than
Sheldon possibly can? True, he was for a brief
period sixteen years before visiting this land.
I do not say that Mr. Sheldon formed no correct
impressions and that he is altogether ignorant
with respect to it; but I do say that I believe
many Americans whom I personally know and
many who intimately know both countries are in-
finitely more competent to form a judgment. I
earnestly hope that they will deliver it. It is of
the utmost importance that England should enjoy
the esteem of America. These two nations are
destined before long to face the whole world.
That is my profound conviction as I have stated
over and uver again in these same letters.
MY FRIEND, W. H. WINSOR, OP CEDAR RAPID3.
With extreme interest I have read in the
Christian Evangelist of July 26 the letter of
Bro. W. H. Winsor, expressing his disagreement
with me in political conclusions. This gentleman
aeks me why should large, strong nations ignore
the Golden Rule and rob the smaller nations right
and left rather than for a large, strong individual
to play the bully and ignore the rights of weaker
neighbors. I honor the high principle which Bro.
Winsor exalts as the only true standard of
national righteousness. But my American friend
writes briefly and leaves me to supply an im-
portant ellipsis. Of coarse, I may take it for
granted that the allusion is to two great nations,
England and America. Each is constantly in-
dicted as a bullying Goliath. America has
trampled on Spain, so an American lady in Lon-
don indignantly assured me the other day; and
another American lady, and a very pious and in-
telligent one, endorsed the accusation against
her country. I feebly attempted to defend Pres.
McKinley, but these two clever and eloquent
women would have none of my apologetics on be-
half of their own country. I had to give it up.
I thought America might be left to take care of
itself, and I hope McKinley will survive. I was
chatting a few days ago with Dr .George Lori-
mer, of Boston. He told me he considered Pres.
McKinley a splendid man, and that he intended .to
vote for him. But I note that Americans are
divided somewhat seriously. I should have little
hope for the life and destiny of the country if
they were not. I should despair of England if
there were no live and conflicting currents of
public opinion. But I apprehend that poor Spain
in her blind and passionate bigotry flew at
America and brought on herself the just wrath of
the American people, who had surely been long-
suffering and patient for years. I may be wrong,
as Bro. Winsor says that he may. We are both
modest enough to disclaim pretensions to infalli-
bility. Now, I am convinced that my country had
absolutely no choice or latitude of policy with re-
gard to this appalling Boer war. Surely, Bro. Win-
sor has not read the antecedent history or he would
know that it was the smaller people who bullied
and were tolerated to an amazing degree. There
was no limit at all to the effrontery of the Boers.
But that was endured. The Jameson raid is con-
stantly admitted to have been inexcusabie. But
even that was the sad effort of a shocking set of
causes deliberately and wickedly sustained by th--
corrupt ring round Krugcr. I cordially invite anj
evidence that America bullied Spain, or that Eng.
land bullied the Boars. I am acquainted with no
such evidence. But I am prepared to give
vo'uminous proofs that the bullying on the other
side was protracted and incorrigible. By some
strange fatality those little nations which go on
for years goading, insulting and irritating great
powers come to think at last that the latter are
big, cowardly bullies, whom it is their du y to
whip. There i3, then, no restraining them. When
the little bully declares war, after launching an
insulting ultimatum, would Mr. Winsor tell us that
the mighty empire is to go down on its kneea in
the mire of imperial humiliation and abject
apologetics? Britain was not prepared for war
with the Boers and never intended war. If the
theory is set up that Eagland had no right to any
place in South Africa, I will not contend with any
who enunciate such a doctrine. Perhaps the
British Empire is only worthy of the "universal
smash" predicted for it in some quarters. But I
never seem to be able to get at any intelligible
theory as to what else England or America could
have done. Like Bro. Winsor. I am open to con-
viction. William Durban.
43 Park Road, South Tottenham, London, Aug.
17, 1900.
[We have not seen Mr. Sheldon's criticisms of
England. We judge, however, from what our
correspondent says that Mr. Sheldon has made the
mistake which many Americans mike in visiting
England and which many Englishmen make in
visiting America, namely, of forming a judgment
on too short an acquaintance and with too limited
a knowledge of the people and with their peculiar
conditions of life. Mr. Sheldon is too conscien-
tious a man, we are sure, to intentionally do in-
justice to the people of any nation. He bag
probably failed to understand the English people
and has probably written toj hastily. A nearly
two years' residence in England greatly modified
our earlier impressions of the people and then-
customs and gave us a much higher estimate of
them.— Editor.]
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"At other times I had severe headaches; stom-
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St. Paul Park. Minn.
eptember 6, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS1
1139
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
A MAJESTIC LIFE.
; In the Christian-Evangelist of June 28th the
>assage of Mother Toof from her beautiful home
in New Haven to the house not made with hands
!?as briefly noted.
■ A character so pure, aod sweet, and stroDg de-
;erves more than a passing notice. Thinking that
I recital of some of the principal facss in her
bng life and the naming of some of her most
irominent characteristics may be helpful, I have
lecided to devote this letter to this noble Chris-
,ian woman.
) I could not be eloquent if I would: I would not
he, in this case, if I could. My tribute to the
jnemory of this mother in Israel is a simple and
condensed recital of facts and the naming of
•raits. The life itself was more truly eloquent
han any possible combination of words can be.
i The word "majestic" is used with deliberation
jn this connection. No other single word so ex-
actly and fully expresses my conception of the
character of Mrs. E. J. Tuof. There were, of
sourse, other features in her character, but they
Were so knit together and were possessed in such
somplete harmony as to make the character as a
vhole truly majestic. There were intelligence,
faith, hope, love, courge, strength, sweetness,
gentleness, patience, devotion, unselfishness, self-
;:ontrol, etc., blended in such proportions as to
constitute a character which in its wholeness was
limply majestic.
Mary Bryson was born in Kentucky in 1825.
WTien she was yet young her parents moved to
towa. Her people were of the Methodist faith.
JFrom them by the law of heredity and as a mat-
ter of education she was religious. She could
aot remember when she did not believe in and love
God and his Son, Jesus our Lord. It was in 1842
f>r '43, when she was seventeen or eighteen years
;)ld, that she become acquainted with Aaron Chat-
|;erton, preacher of the primitive faith. This was
i;he beginning of her acquaintance with tbe Dis-
ciples of Christ, She heard Mr. Chatterton preach
n the home of Mr. S. C. Toof, her future f ather-
n-law, in Lee County, Iowa. The lad who was
Sent through the sparsely settled neighborhood of
jthose days on horseback to call the people to-
gether to hear the Word of life spoken by the
itranger was Edwin J. Toof, her future hus-
band, i'he conception and presentation of the
sjospel commended itself to the mind of this bright
Kentucky girl as eminently reasonable. No long
time passed before she surrendered heart and
conscience and life to Jesus as Lord. This was
the beginning of a career pathetic, sweet, humble,
courageous, useful, triumphant.
She married and became the mother of two
children. Her noble husband died. There was a
girl-baby and a little boy to be cared for and
trained for God and the heavenly home. Her
financial resources were small. There are those
who now speak of her cheerfulness in that dark
hour. Her faith faltered not; her courage failed
not. Her conviction was intelligent. She knew
Him in whom she believed. Not on seen things,
but on unseen, she fixed her attention. She
endured as seeing the invisible.
Aaron Chatterton, through whose ministry
Mrs. Toof was led to Christ, now became asso-
ciated at Fort Madison, Iowa, with Daniel Bates,
who had recently begun the publication of a re-
ligious periodical at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, now
known as the Christian-Evangelist. This young
woman was a sort of mother in those early days
to this magnificent enterprise, des lined to be-
come Buch a blessing to uncounted multitudes.
The late J. T. Toof, then her little but intelligent
Tommy," folded the papers and directed them.
For many years the Christian-Evangleist pub-
lication office was in a building owned by Dr.
ARMSTRONG & McKELVT
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National Lead Co., ioo William Street, New York.
E. J. Toof id Fort Madison. My knowledge of the
Toof family began with their residence in Fort
Madison. Daniel Bates was a great man. No
ordinary man could have started a paper of such
a character and succeeded in carrying it on un-
der the circumstances of that time. But the
good man had a worthy helper in the person of
Mrs. Toof — and other such women there were, and
men too, in those days in which the courage of
Disciples of the Christ was sorely tried.
In 1852 this enthusiastic young Christian be-
came the wife of Dr. Edwin J. Toof. More than
forty-eight years they walked the way of life to-
gether. Their mutual devotion was beautiful.
In them was seen a happy married life. They
loved God and each other. The Giver of all good
bestowed his favors upon ihem.
The early preachers of New Testament Chris-
tianity in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri were their
friends. A complete list of their names cannot
now be made out — nor is it necessary. It would
however, contain such well-known names as Ross,
Creath, Kane, Miller, Henderson, Bates, McCon-
nell — household words among the Disciples of
Christ throughout the land. Alexander Campbell
and his wife were entertained by Mother Toof
when they made together their last tour through
the West. She was Martha and Mary in one.
Material good things were provided for the saints
in her home; but she at the same time found op-
portunities to gain knowledge and inspiration for
high and holy endeavor from their conversation.
Angels were they to her. How she fairly reveled
in the companionship of these messengers of
mercy!
The Toofs neither forgot the past, as time
moved on, nor were they spoiled by the prosperity
which came to them. The hospitality of the
former days was continued after the removal of
the family to the East — in fact, it was increased
with increasing ability. The doors of the New
Haven home stood wide open for a quarter of a
century to receive the Disciplos of Christ and the
many friends who passed that way. Not only her
church brethren, but distinguished men eDJoyed
her bounteous hospitality. The late Justice Sam-
uel F. Miller, of the United States Supreme Court,
the late ex Senator Jas. R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin,
with ex-Governor Drake, of Iowa, and their fami-
lies were old and devoted friends and frequent
visitors at the New Haven home.
Mother Toof was a student of the Word. The
scenes of the Bible incidents were dear to her.
She dreamed of a time when she would be able to
visit the lands of the Bible. In 1886-7 when she
was in the sixty- second year of her age, she was
able to gratify her desire. Her children and
granddaughter accompanied her and enjoyed with
her the advantages of the trip. In the company
of Isaac Errett, W. T. Moore, Z. T. Sweeney and
others she ascended Mount Vesuvius, visited the
Pyramids of Egypt and made the journey on
horseback through Palestine and Syria. She rest-
ed at noonday by the Jordan, sas present and par-
ticipated in the Lord's table services held on a
Sunday afternoon in an "upper room" at Jerusa-
lem and spent a night on the shore of the Sea of
Galilee. In spite of all that superstition and
ignorance have done to shock the intelligent
Christian in this interesting country her vigorous
faith and extensive knowledge of God's Word en-
abled her to enter into blessed associations -with
her Lord; and as she rode over the hills and valleys
they were made to repeat again his deeds of love
and words of truth.
In this beloved woman intelligence, kindness,
courage, loyalty and patience were united and
made to increase more and more by an abiding
faith in the Christ.
Her daughter, Mrs. John Campbell Avery, says
of this noble mother:
"I never saw her angry. I never heard her
speak a hasty or unkind word to any human being.
I have seen her sorely tried, but I never saw her
yield. My earliest recollection of a Bible lesson
from her lips was the passage from Prov. 16:32:
'He that is slow to anger is better than the
mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than be who
taketh a city,' and to simplify it to my childish
understanding she explained that it meant: 'He
that controlleth his tongue is greater than he who
taketh a city.' "
Mother Toof did not live for herself; she lived
for others, she possessed in large measure the
mind of the Master. Those who knew her best
loved her most, and marveled at her wondrous
unselfishness in labors for others. One who knew
her intimately says: "She carried help and com-
fort about with her as a flower carries its per-
fume."
Characters like this never die; Mother Toof is
not dead; she has gone on before. B. B. T.
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1140
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 1900
The Kentucky State Meeting,
August 20th to 23rd was the time and Carlisle,
Nicholas count/, the place. This was the home of
the famous Rogers family, to which our cause in
Kentucky owes so great a debt. John Rogers
organized the Carlisle Church and preached for it
some forty years. To him more than to any other
man it owes the fact that it is one of our very
best Kentucky churches. F. M. Tinder, its present
pastor, is greatly beloved in the community, and
is pushing the work to greater success than ever.
As the leading spirit in providing entertainment
for one of our big conventions he is entitled to
the highest praise. A delightful rain cooled the
atmosphere, and so the convention sat in great
comfort.
The Christian Woman's Board of Missions,
Mrs. A. M. Harrison presiding, opened its sessions
Monday .night and closed them Tuesday night. Our
good women never fail to provide an interesting
program. They were favored with the presence
of Miss Mary Graybiel, one of our pioneer mis-
sionaries to India, whose talks went straight to
the heart. Miss Mattie Pounds, national superin-
tendent of the children's work, one of our best
platform speakers, was also on hand aud made a
most stirring address. Mrs. Harrison's thought-
sul words as president were marked by special
timeliness. Nearly all our Kentucky women,
oftentimes, to their own great surprise, are
natural orators. When you have heard Mrs.
Yancey, r.Miss Susie Sublette, Mrs. Shawhan, Mrs.
Wells and dozens of others like them, in earnest
appeals for ^ their great work, you are filled with
wonder at the power and fitness of their words.
Our Kentucky C. W. B. M. made an unequaled
record in the past year. It raised $12,000 for
missions. Of this sum, however, Mrs. Mollie
Pant Pearce, of Covington, gave $5,000. The
other $7,000 was raised by the auxiliaries and
Children's Bands. It is a noble record and ex-
ceeds all others. Our Morehead Academy, which
hitherto has been carried on by our Men's Society,
has been passed over to the C. W. B. M., aod now
both Hazel Green Academy and Moorehead will
have the]fostering care of our good women. They
are both prosperous and growing more so con-
tinually.
One of our beloved Kentucky girls, Mrs. W. M.
Forrest, the] daughter of H. D. Clark, of Mount
Sterling, goes to India as a missionary with her
husband in a few weeks Truly, our mission
fields are claiming the best we have. Mrs. For-
rest's presence and good words at the convention
had a peculiar and touching interest in conse-
quence.
Wednesday morning Pres. W. S. "Willis called
the sixtieth convention of our Kentucky brother-
hood Ho order. The sad and sudden death of
Charles *Allen Thomas, of Louisville, the day
previous, who was on the program to discuss
"Sunday-schools and Destitute Fields," threw its
shadow J over all hearts. Something like 400
delegates were in attendance which, in view of
an unprecedented heated term that has made
existence almost a burden for weeks past, is
something] of J an astonishment. It was a wise
move to'change the time of our Kentucky state
convention hereafter to the first week in October.
Paris gets the convention next year.
The report of the board showed enlarged re-
ceipts'for thejyear and indicated a growing work.
All oupstate societies have of recent years been
falling behind] [somewhat, but there is every
reason to believe that Kentucky at least is
coming up'lagaia to the high-water mark of eight
or ten years ago. The receipts coming directly
into the treasury were $6,204.89, while those
indirectly resulting from our evangelists' work
were more r.than~twiceStbis sum. The total sum
raised was $20,436.29. Counting all the receipts
from Kentucky churches and Sunday- schools to
our various missionary enterprises at home and
abroad, they gave in all the past y ar $51,752.77.
Thirty persons were kept at work during the
year and over 1,500 additions gained. Besides
the constant evangelistic work done our society
maintains, in whole or in part, permanent preach-
ers at Bardstown, Ashland, Kenton, California,
Campbellsville, Milldale, Bellevue, Lebanon, Choate-
ville and Berea. And hereafter its policy will be
to do more and more of this kind of work, expe-
rience having shown its eminent wisdom. H. W.
Elliott, our efficient state evangelist, continues
his labors. The president for the ensuing year is
Geo. A. Miller, of Covington. The board is made
up as heretofore, save that Prof. S. M Jefferson,
the new addition to the teaching force of Kentucky
University and the Bible College, takes the place
of W. B. Taylor. Good speeches were made by
President Willis, James Vernon, E. S. Stearns (our
missionary to Japan), H. C. Garrison, H. D. Clark,
J. T. Hawkins, T. S. Tinsley, Wm. F. Rogers, R.
B. Neal, Prof. J. J. Racker, G. G. Bersot, G. W.
Muckley (of the United States of America!), C.
W. Dick, Pres. J. W. McGarvey and others. I
should like to specify points of excellence, which
were many, but space forbids.
From out of the state we had visitors from
Missouri in J. B. Briney and his son Russell, and
A. W, Kokendoffer, who strongly urged the claiits
of the approaching National Conventions at
Kansas City. A. B. Griffith was present from
Ohio and Miss Virginia Hearn, who spoke on
"The School of Pastoral Helpers." J. W. Ligon,
of Sebrel, represented the Southwest Kentucky
convention and gave us a cheery talk. F. M.
Tinder was appointed to bear greetings to the
Southwest Kentucky convention next May.
November 4th was chosen as the specific date
for makiDg our oifering to state missions, and
every effort will be made to bring all the churches
into lice. It is one of our greatest needs to have
a uniform date for this offering.
We had a sad mortality list the past year in the
loss of Mrs. Sarah Keene, Alex. C. Hopkins,
Robert T. Mathews, Chas. Allen Thomas, J. N.
Boyd, Henry Ranshaw, Mrs. Hubbell Chinn, Mrs.
J P. Fant and many others. The workmen fall
but the work goes on.
George Darsie.
Frankfort, Ky.
Dr. Talks of Food.
PRES. OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
"What shall I eat?" is the daily inquiry the
physician is mat with. I do not hesitate to say
that in my judgment, a large percentage of dis-
ease is caused by poorly selected and improperly
prepared food. My personal experience with the
fully cooked food, known as Grape-Nuts, enables
me to speak freely of its merits.
"From overwork, I suffered several years with
malnutrition, palpitation of the heart, and loss of
sleep. Last summer I was led to experiment per
sonally with the new food, which I used in conjunc-
tion with good rich cow's milk. In a short time after
I commenced its use, the disagreeable symptoms
disappeared, my heart's action became steady and
normal, the functions of the stomach were prop-
erly carried out and I again slept as soundly and
as well as in my youth.
"I look upon Grape-Nuts as a perfect food, and
and no one can gainsay but that it has a most
prominent place in a rational, scientific system of
feeding. Any one who uses this food will soon
be convinced of the soundness of the principle
upon which it is manufactured and may thereby
know the facts as to its true worth." W. B.
Conway, M. D.. Pres. Athens (Ga.) Board of Health.
Grand Army of Christ — Creston
Department.
If the many churches where we havs laborec
have been wondering why they have seen no re
ports from us for two years, our answer i3 thai
for some time after coming here we were so bus^
that we had no time for reporting; and when we
did finally have time the habit of not reporting
had been formed, like the habit of staying away
fiom church, and therefore.
But if our long silence has been interpreted to
mean that our labors have been barren of results,
the subj oined report will be a sufficient correc-
tion; and if it is beyond the average length of
reports, our brother editors will be lenient, no
doubt, since we have not infringed on their
patience for so long.
When we (the pliral pronoun includes Mrs. S.
throughout this report) began our work here in
October, '98, according to the una&imous testi-
mony of the church board, the church was strag-
gling between life and death with an actual mem-
bership of about 150 and the board unwilling to
pledge more than 50 workers. The entire church
was sadly discouraged, and the general gloom was
deepened because of a $1,500 mortgage against
the building and a total indebtedness of $2,200, 1
most of which had been standing on interest for >
about seven years. With this kind of an outlook |
we accepted the call, hoping with God's help to
restore the church to a normal condition of
strength and growth and to remsve the indebted-
ness in four or five years of hard work.
Within 18 months, with the help of God and
the earnest co-operation of faithful workers, the ;
membership had increased by 150 additions, at j
least 100 being by baptism. Many also who had
grown cold or lukewarm were renewed in faith-
fulness, and every department of the church
puLated with new life.
And finally, after thorough planning and many
months of earnest wo k and prayer, the entire in-
debtedness was raised, and at a great rally day
service the cruel mortgage was burned in the pres-
ence of a rejoicing people. In the raising of this
debt, however, we must first give praise to Him
who is the ch.ef source of all true success; and we
are glad to acknowledge very valuable assistance
from Bro. Simpson E y, who held a short meeting
for us and fully co-operated with^us in all our
plans; and finally we most gratefully give credit
for our great victory to the enthusiastic sacrifices
of the faithful brethren and sisters.
It should also be said that of the 150 additions
about 60 were from a union meeting in which we
heartily co-operated with other churches, and
about 18 were from our meeting conducted by
Bro. Ely.
But we have decided to close our work in this
field the first Lord's day in October, 8nd if the
question arises among oar friends as to why we
leave the fieli just when so much has been accom-
plished, the answer is that the sacrifice we have
had to make during the two years is greater than
we can longer continue; and the other and chief
reason i> that we are fully equipped for larger
fields and larger opportuniiies. We are, therefore,
ready to correspond with churches with a member
ship of from 500 to 1,000. Correspondents may
address me directly at Creston, la , or they can
write to B. S. Denny, state secretary 200 4th
St., Des Moines, la.
I will just drop one hint to all applicants for
this fisld, viz., that any who do not know enough
about business to enclose stamps for replies will
receive no replv, much less a call.
D. F. Snider.
Creston, la., Aug. IS, 1900.
When we have good blood we are healthy,
strong, vigorous and full of life and energy.
Hood's Sarsaparilla makes good blood.
September 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1141
J>Jotes and j^ews,
Missouri State Convention.
Do not forget the Missouri c invention of the
Christian Churches at Moberly, Mo., Sept. 17-20.
irhe church at Moberly will furnish, without cost
!;o delegates, lodging and breakfast. The other
:;wo meals will be served in the church at twenty-
ive cents each.
The church building in which the convention
Will hold its sessions is convenient and com-
modious.
| Moberly is a bright and energetic city and the
mccess of the convention from the standpoint of
location is assured.
j The Wabash, M. K. & T., Burlington, C. & A.,
Sock Island, Frisco and Ft. Scott & Memphis
roads have granted a rate of one fare for the
round trip.
j The Christian-Evangelist has arranged with
the Wabash R. R. for a spesial coach on the
Jansas City Express, leaving St Louis at 9:00 A.
.Ji., and arriving at Moberly at 1 :25 p. m , Monday,
kept. 17.
j If you can meet us at St. Louis or at some
j)ther point on the Wabash en route you are in-
Wted to join us (no extra cost to you), provided
you let us know beforehand, in order that ample
accommodation may be furnished. Address W. D.
3ree in care of this office.
Grand Rally and Roll Call.
To the brethren scattered abroad:
Greeting. Sunday Sept. 16, 1900, has been
esignated by the Church of Christ at Greeley,
[a., us the day for a general rally and roll call,
fivery member of this congregation is hereby
(•espectifully requested to report to this meeting
either in person or by letter.
! Members living within reasonable reach of
Greeley will be expected to be present, and those
Jiving at a distance are earnestly requested to
;ffrite and tell us of their faith in Christ, and
'whether you wish still to be continued as members
!)f this congregation.
: All former pastors who may see this notice are
requested to be present; but if you cannot come
olease write a word of encouragement to be read
before the assembly. Whether you live at a dis-
tance or within reasonable reach, if you are a
.member of this congregation, do not fail to write
if you cannot be present. We want to get in
line for a big meeting thi3 fall or early winter.
Will you kindly drop me a card at once telling
as whether you can or cannot be present.
Fraternally yours, D. H Bays, pastor.
Missouri Sunday-school Associ-
ation.
The thirty-fifth annual convention of this well-
known organization was held at Columbia, Mo.,
beginning Aug. 28. The meeting was not as large
as some in former years, but all parts of the state
were represented and the delegates in intelligence
and zeal for the cause seemed to rank very high.
The Disciples of Christ had by far the largest
delegation and among them were the following
ministers: M. J. Nlcoson, C. H. Ninden, W. S. St.
Clair, J. G. Creason, E. M. Smith, J. W. Monser,
Harold Monser, W. T. Moore, B. F. Goslin, G. A.
Hoffmann, L. H. Cupp and Simpson Ely. On the
program we were represented by Mrs. Jennie Con-
way, St. Louis, and Simpson Ely, Brookfield. This
is well as far as it goes, but it seems where fifty
different subjects are discussed in a union meeting
in Missouri our people should assume a larger share
of the work and responsibility. The program
rendered was exceedingly practical and helpful
and all Sanday-school workers present felt greatly
benefited. The sessions were held ia the Uni-
versity Chapel and the delegates were generously
cared for by the churches. W. H. McClain, St.
Louis, was elected one of the vice-presidents and
G. A. Hoffmann denominational secretary for the
next year for the Christian Churches. The re-
ports of the convention indicated that good work
was being done and nearly $2,000 wa3 raised to
begin work with for the coming year. Take it
all in all, this was a good and very instructive
meeting. G. A. Hoffmann.
B. J. Radford.
Wisconsin News.
Viroqua Sunday-school is putting a furnace in
their church.
H. F. Barston reports the Hickory Church near-
ly rebuilt. They meet for the present in the town
house. J. H. Stark, of Celivein, la., was there
two weeks and there were six additions; five bap-
tisms.
T. K. Gray reports that Sugar Grove will pay
apportionment in full before the convention.
Bloom City will do the same. It is hoped that
others may catch some of their enthusiasm.
The Russell-McNeill meetings at Pardeeville
resulted in two baptisms at the close, by Bro. E.
R. Russell, who also was ordained to the ministry
during the meetings, Aug. 3. He is employed at
Sagar Grove, West. Lima and Bloom City.
Elder Y. C. Johnson, of Lynxville, preached at
Battle Island Assembly Aug. 19, and at Ferry-
ville the first Sunday in the month. He thinks
the cause can be'planted there.
Milwaukee will occupy their new church in
September.
J. H. Berkey was nominated by the Prohibi-
tionists for elector at large by their convention at
Madison, Aug. 23. The church' at Monroe has
given him a two months' vacation for campaign
work.
Our state convention is at hand. Monroe, Sept.
19-23. Pledges ^and appointments should all be
paid before Sept. 15.
The program will be printed in full in the
Milwaukee Times and a copy sent to every Disci-
ple in the state whose address I can get. Look
out for it.
The following speakers will be present: J. H.
Berkey, Monroe; B. L. Smith, Cincinnati; C.J.
Tanner, Minneapolis; J. C. Steele, Warren, 111.;
D. N. Wetzel, Richland Center; F. E. Meigs, Nan-
kin, China; C. G. McNeill and others.
The convention music will be in charge of Dr.
C. W. Bennette and Miss Tessie Stearns both of
Monroe. A good musical program is promised.
We are going to have a good convention. Don't
fail to be^there. Monroe,' Sept. 19-23.
C. G. McNeill, State Missionary.^
J. J. Harris.
State Mission Notes.
It was the privilege of the secretary to attend
the Kansas State Convention at Ottawa last week.
The attendance was not up to the usual standard.
The nearness in time and space of the National
Convention at Kansas City was a hindrance in this
respect, many not feeling able to attend both and
that the National Convention was the chance of a
lifetime, nearly. So they staid at home and
missed the State Convention. In so doing they
missed a feast of good things. Kansas has some
splendid men, and they had some of their best on
the program, and that which they gave was of the
highest order. Then they had such as B. L. Smith,
G. L. Wharton, G. A. Hoffmann, R. H. Waggoner,
F. E. Meigs and the writtr. The report of the
Supt. of Missions, W. S. Lowe, was a splendid ex-
hibit of work done under the most difficult cir-
cumstances. The determination to do greater
work next year was characteristic of Kansas push
and grit. The veteran, Walter Chenault, of Fort
Scott, was the model presiding offi :er. It was an
enj jyable occasion. But deliver me from a picn'c
ground for a state convention.
This reminds us that our owa State Convention
is coming on apace and will soon be here. Have
you sent in your name to Bro. S. B. M'.ore at
Moberly? If not, send it now. Read the railroad
announcements in another column. We have no
doubt but what we will have the one-fare rate on
all the railroads in the state, at least on all the
trunk lines. But I want to say, If we do not have
the attendance which such rates dem <nd, we shall
get turned down with a wonderful vigor. There
ought to be the largest attendance we have had
in years. Let the preachers bring the matter to
the attention of the congregations all over the
state and urge attendance.
I have written to so many preachers concern-
ing their churches and state missions and it would
astonish you to see how many have not given even
the courtesy of a replf. Strange that a minister
of G)d's Word should be so lacking in this grace.
But many have, and have said that they would see
that their churches came to the front. Brother,
the time is short, you must act at once. We are
depending on you. Don't let it fail. Yours in
His name, T. A. Abbott.
1123 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 1900
The California State Meeting.
Although the California state meeting of 1900
is a thing of the past, yet it has left such a living
force in its wake that its work will go on through
the ages. The attendance was large from first to
last and the preaching force of the state proba-
bly has never had a better representation, both in
ability and numbers. Another very encouraging
feature of the meeting was the number of conse-
crated young preachers, who, with strength and
vigor are standing in the front of the army, "show-
ing themselves approved unto God."
The personnel of the convention will compare
favorably with a like gathering of any other state
or occasion.
Several of the preachers were new in the state.
They do not know yet how the "state will strike
them" nor how "they will strike the state." This
kind of a strike is both ways, but it is often the
preacher comes to California and things do not go
his way. He may forget that "sizing up" as they
call it comes from both sides.
We have a grand set of men on the watchtow-
ers, all of the same blood and bone as our friends
of the states, but climate, fruit and flowers of
California tell on the human fibre with a vitalizing
power that cannot be questioned.
The Ministerial Association spent two days in
a series of critical papers, fully up to the standard.
From one to three days were set apart for each
of the Christian Endeavors, S. S., C. W. B. M. and
state convention, besides one day was set apart
as temperance day and it proved to be one of the
most interesting days af the convention.
The two weeks spent at Santa Cruz this year
were filled with busy days. There were from three
to seven services each day, but enough time was
taken for every one to plunge into the surf or try
their strength against the tide. The old ocean
behaved most lovely, giving us its purest breath,
rejuvenating every soul with its fresh ozone, so
that the elder thought himself young again. As
an example of this, our Bro. Jopson, the Los
Gatos preacher of several years' standing, seized
one of the brethren in a sporting way, which re-
sulted in the brother breaking his leg!
The singing was very fine — decidedly the best
we have had since '97, when our music was led by
Bro. J. H. Fillmore. This time Bro. E. T. Nesbit
was our musical director, and he did it well, with
a large class of singers under his direction. The
music would have done credit to a national con-
vention, and when the national convention comes
to California will make ye visitors think the year
of jubilee "am come" in more ways than one.
All great conventions are turning their faces
toward the "Golden Gate." We are expecting it
and beginning to get ready for you.
Prof. Van Kirk, our new dean of the Bible Sem-
inary, received a warm welcome. We tried to
make him and his wife feel that this is^next to
the "promised land" and that the way to the
hearts of the people is as easy as the way to their
houses. The professor's lectures on the "Life and
Times of A. Campbell" were largely attended and
deeply interesting.
The beautiful tract of land adjoining the park,
that was bought last year, was soon sold off in
lots to brethren from different parts of the state.
One was presented to the state C. E., and one to
the C. W. B. M. A number of neat cuttages will
be erected during the year. Bro. Freeman has
most wisely managed the park plans.
Santa Cruz is proving to be a Jerusalem whith-
er the tribes will annually visit with their fami-
lies, to dwell for a time by the sea, to sweeten
their spirits, drink of the gospel fountain and
gather strength and enthusiasm for a grand year's
work for the Lord against the mighty.
The Spirit of the Lord was with us in our con-
vention, and we were made to feel that we were in
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his sacred presence, and that we could rejoice that
a "book of remembrance was kept." The state
was divided into four districts, and an evangelist
was placed in each. We must bind the strong
man. J- Durham.
Kansas State Conxention.
The Kansas churches met again in their annual
convention at Ottawa, Aug. 20-24. In some re-
spects it was the greatest convention the state
ever held.
Every period was an intellectual and spiritual
feast and each one if possible more enthusiastic
than the one preceding it. The C. W. B. M. re-
ported over $1,100 paid to our National Board
the last year.
The field superintendent reported $2,700 re-
ceived and disbursed for Kansas missions.
Officers for the new year: President, W. Che-
nault; superintendent of Bible school departmdnt,
F. E. Mallory; superintendent of C. E., D. S. Kel-
ley; C. W. B. M., president, Mrs. L. F. Ingels;
secretary and office superintendent, Miss A. R.
Pendleton; superintendent of Junior work, Mrs.
D. Stewart; superintendent of missions, W. L.
Lowe; superintendent of B. N. E., William Alpin.
A? China is the burning question of the hour
Bro. F. E. Meigs was a favorite everywhere, and
his address was received with a passion of appro-
bation.
Two of the truly great addresses were made by
Bro. G. L.Wharton. Every sentence was a dia-
mond that sparkled, and did not our hearts burn
within us as he told us of India's need of Christ?
Brethren Wagoner, Smith, Hoffmann, Abbott
and Lockhart, each in turn, made masterly ad-
dresses, sparkling with wit and wisdom.
The convention listened with rapt attention to
Prof. G. P. Color's Bible lessons. The comments
of the Kansas preachers were grand, beautiful,
so scholarly and yet so modest.
We so much appreciate the help and co-opera-
tion of these visiting brethren. We were de-
lighted to meet them and hope they will come
again. The Sunflower State will ever give them a
warm welcome. Mrs. M. C. Rogers.
Topeka, Kansas.
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"The Romig Meeting."
We thank a number of friends for donations to
the "Romig meeting fund," in reply to Bro. H. O.
Breeden's letter in the Christian-Evangelist of
a few weeks ago. In answer to a number of in-
quiries, I will say: We greatly need this meeting.
A meeting has never been held here. "Our plea"
is little understood. The whole brotherhood will
be benefited by the building up of the ''cause"
here. There are hundreds of our own people who
come here and are destitute, and must be assisted.
The K. of P. s, who number far less than our own
people, are bending overy effort to build a $250,-
000 sanitarium to care for their people. If this
is the need of a "lodge," what must be the need
of the "church" which has as large a percentage
represented. We must build up the "chnrch"
here. We must build a "Christian Home."
You can now assist by contr buting to this
"meeting fund." Bros. E. C. Browning, H. 0.
Breeden, Geo. F. Hall and L. C. Wilson, with
others, have assisted in this effort, knowing the ;
need. The C. W. B. M., and it is just like these i
godly women, have contributed $50.00. The
"fund," in pledges and money, has $100.00 in it,
and we now only need $100.00 more. Brethren,
you ought to send this in at once. We have
not announced the date of the meeting. We can
not until we have raised the funds needed. We ;
again thank all who have assisted, and hope since
we have one half the amount that we can soon
close this appeal for funds with an announcement
of the date. T. N. Kincaid.
Hot Springs, Ark.
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Over four thousand people subject to the Catarrh
of the Head, Nose, Ear, Throat or Lungs, have
been cured by me in the past year.
Please publish this fact, and tell those of your
readers who are afflicted with Asthma, Bronchitis,
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case, I will mail them a special treatment of the
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Pulmonary diseases should be attended to at
once, before severe weather sets in. Those who
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treatment as early as possible. Address Dr.
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Don't forget to mention the CHRISTIAN-EVAN-
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September 6, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1143
Book Notes.
You have probably been reading with pleasure ,
this summer, the letters of travel by W. E. Garri-
Bon. You should secure and read, if you have not
already done so, Mr. Garrison's book, "Wheeling
Through Europe." This delightful volume con-
tains the story of two summers spent on a bicycle
in England, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany,
Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
It is a most entertaining book, beautifully printed
and bound, and handsomely illustrate! with half-
tone plates made from photographs taken by the
author. Price, $1.00.
Our "Special Caialoguo No. 22" was a great
success. Through it we sold thousands of volumes
and made a great many friends. The phenomen-
ally low prices quoted in this little pamphlet were
intended to prevail only during the summer
months, but we have not yet withdrawn the cata-
logue, or canceled the prices contained in it.
During the month of September we will continue
to fill orders at these low prices, provided stock
is not exhausted.
Now that the hot summer is ended, our Sunday-
schools and churches will arouse themselves to
greater activity. New campaigns will be planned,
reorganizations will take place, new equipment
will be secured. Speaking of new equipment —
how about song books? Does your church or
school need new books? If so, drop us a card
and let us send you neat little pamphlets giving
sample pages (reduced) f ac-simile of cover, price -
list, etc., of our two largest books — "Silver and
Gold" and "Tidiugs of Salvation." These are
both splendid works. "TidlDgs of Salvation" (mu-
sic edition) can be secured as cheaply as $10.00
per hundred copies. At this rate no school or
church need be inadequately supplied with music
books.
No preacher among us should be without the
complete works of Alexander Campbell. As a
theologian, reformer, thinker, he must always
stand as the pre-eminent figure of his century.
His greatness is being more and more appreciated
as the years go by. The books which he left have
a permanent value, especially to our own preach-
ers. They are now sold by the Christian Publish-
ing Company at very low prices, when purchased
singly and separately, and even cheaper when the
entire set is taken at once. We supply Campbell's
Complete Work' — eight volumes and three pamph-
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"Alexander Campbell's Theology," by Dr. W. E.
Garrison, is attracting much attention and is re-
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addition to the distinctive literature of the Disci-
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giving evidence of careful research and much
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NEBRASKA.
Unadilla, Aug. 26 — We have just resumed hold-
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fitted at a cost of about $150. — W. T. Hacker.
KENTUCKY.
CoviDgton, Aug. 31. — I recently assisted Geo.
H. Farley at Plea3ureville, Ky., in a short meeting.
Fifteen united with the church; nine b-iptized. —
George A. Miller.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Ingalls, Aug. 25. — At my last appointment at
Prairie Grove a sister 55 years of age was bap
tized. She came out of the water praising the
Lord; she had membership with the Methodists
several years. — D. W. Johnson.
ALABAMA.
Florence, Aug. 16. — John J. Castleberry, of
Savannah, Tennessee, has just closed a month's
meeting here with East Florence congregation, re-
sulting in 209 additions. Ten came forward the
last day. The audiences were large and the inte-
rest fine throughout. — D. S. Phillips.
IOWA.
Clearfield, Aug 28. — Evang. W. E. Harlow is
here in a tabernacle meeting. This is the begin-
ning of the second week with six confessions and
two by statement to date. Great interest and the
largest audiences the town has ever seen at reli-
gious services. Miss Murphy, his singer, accom-
panies him. — Noah Garwick.
PENNSLVANIA.
Beaver. — The tent meeting here with W. H. Will-
yard, evangelist, closed Aug. 28. There were
seven accessions. Bro. Willyard is a strong
preacher. Bro. Jos. A. Joyce, of McKeesport, led
the singing. There has been much good seed sown
and the people have been taught along doctrinal
lines, which will do them much good. — Z. E. Bates,
pastor.
ILLINOIS.
Chicago, Aug 22. — Closed the last one of five
consecutive meetings in 1900 at Gainesville, Tex.,
with 213 added; 1,081 in the five. The Gaines-
ville brethren presented their pastor, Bro. J. B.
Sweeney, with a $250 rubber-tire buggy and rub-
ber mounted harness. At Allegheny, Pa., the new
converts presented Bro. W. J. Lhamor with a very
fine bronze clock. We sail for the Orient the 25,
to return about Nov. 20. Will be glad to read the
Christian-Evangelist while in strange lands. —
Chas. Reign Scoville.
Kankakee, Aug. 26. — Two confessions and bap-
tisms last Wednesday evening at prayer meeting,
and two added by letter to day. — W. D. Deweese.
Kankakee, Sept. 2. — Two confessions to-day. —
W. D. Deweese.
Watseka, Sept. 3. — At home after a brief vaca-
tion at Rochester and Angola, Ind. One added at
the evening service. During the fair week the
pastors of our county seat will join in holding
services on the street each evening. We expect
good to result from our efforts. The music will
be led by our efficient Sunday-school superintend-
ent, S. F. Swinford. — Benj. S. Ferrall.
Missouri. --,:^z
Cameron, Sept 3. — One addition yesterday and
one August 20.— S. J. White.
Savannah, Sept. 3. — Church Extension appor-
tionment raised. One addition yesterday. Our
future rosy. — A. R. Hunt.
Middletown, Aug. 27. — Five were added to the
church at Middletown on the third Lord's day;
four by confession and baptism, one by letter. — J.
J. Lockhart.
Marceline, Sept. 3. — Closed a 10 days' meeting
at Bucklin, Mo., Aug. 30, with one confession. Had
three additions here yesterday. — Isom Roberts.
Joplin, Aug. 29. — Five additions during August
all by letter. Yesterday work was commenced on
our new church building. We hope to have it
completed and paid for in six months. It will cost
about $15,000 — W. F. Turner.
Lebanon. Aug 27. — During August I spent five
days at Conway and five wer ■ added to the church.
Thirteen days at Mt. Vernon and 16 added; 14
confessions, one a dear good old lady of 80 years.
The meeting should havi1 continued at least two
weeks longer. They want a minister one-half
time. Write to J. D. Whaley. — A. A. Beery.
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Jefferaonville, Aug. 29. — On the third Sunday
in August a young man at Bethel in this county
was immersed near the place where his great-
grandfather had obeyed Christ. Our annual meet-
ing was held last Sunday with toe Stony Point
congregation. Bro. James Small did the preach-
ing. The attendance was large. — F. E. Andrews.
Danville, Sept. 1. — Closed a 10 days' meeting at
Smithville; 16 added.— Eugene Martin.
Thomtown, Aug. 30. —Just closed a two weeks'
meeting at Bentonville with 21 accessions; all
confessions but two, all adults. Bro. W. F.
Shearer, of Milton, Ind., did the preaching. In a
tent meeting, at Terre Haute, conducted by L. E.
Sellars, there were 14 additions. Go to New
Maysville, Putnam County, Sept. 3, to assist Bro.
W. H. Ashley in a meeting — Lillian Pearl Per-
rin, singing evangelist.
KANSAS.
Chanute, Aug. 30. — At my last regular appoint-
ment at Yates Center there was one reclaimed,
and last Sunday, here in the Chanute Church, two
made the good confession, and yesterday evening
were baptized.— W. T. Adams.
Iola, Aug. 27. — Four more added yesterday. We
begin our big meeting on Sept. 7th. Bro. A. B.
Moore, of Macon, Ga , will be master of ceremonies.
— G. M. Weimer.
Seneca, Sept. 1. — H. E. Bailor, of Winchester,
Kas., closed a week's meeting here last night, 10
added to the congregation here; eight baptisms. —
T. H. Bentley, Pastor.
Kansas City, Aug. 29. — Three additions at
Seventh and Garfield Sts. Christian Church Sun-
day.— Thos. J. Dickson, Pastor.
HeriDgton, Aug. 30. — Two additions at Heiing-
ton; one by letter and one by confession, since last
report. Audiences steadily increasing in spite of
hot weather. — Imri Zumwalt.
Eureka, Sept. 3 — Two additions here yesterday;
one confession and one by statement from evan-
gelicals.— J. D. Forsyth.
Reserve, Aug. 30.— Since our last report we
have baptized a young man at this place. J. V.
Coombs and his singer will be witn us in a meeting
the 9th of September. We are planning for great
things. Pray for us, brethren. — Melacthox
Moore.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the annua) meeting of
the Stockholders of the Christian Publishing Co. , will
be held at the Company's office, 1522 Locust St. , St.
Louis, Mo., on Tuesday, October 2d, 1900, at 10 o'clock
a.m. , for the election of Directors and for the trans-
action of euch other business as may legally come
before said meeting.
J. H. Gareison, Pres.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 24, 1900. W. D. Ceee, Sec'y.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 19 00
The River of Life.
GRACE PEARL BRONAUGH.
Where the River of our dreams
Floweth on to unknown seas, —
Where the light of heaven streams
'Mid the shadows of the trees, —
We may search the valley o'er
If perchance the clear light shows
What our lives have missed before, —
Where the Silent River flows.
We may claim our meed of bliss,
Merit- d at heaven's cost.
We may find the things we miss,
And the things that we have lost.
We may find amid toe throcg
Some one whom our spirit knows, —
Find the face for which we long, —
Where the Silent River flows.
It may be that there is scope
For the castles we would build;
It may be that every hope
In that Land shall be fulfilled.
And the work we leave behind,
And the strength that comes and goes —
We may seek and we may find,
Where the Silent River flows.
We may hear it if we will,
Though the world may hear it not.
'Tis a stream so deep and still,
Few can find the verd rat spot.
But we love to hear its voice,
And the mystic spell it throws
Makes our weary hearts rejoice,
Where the Silent River flows.
We may hear it through the day,
If our hearts are open wide;
We may hear it on its way,
Flowing softly by our side.
Nevei fear of things to come
Shall disturb the soul's repose;
And the p^st — it shall be dumb
Where the Silent River flows.
It is never heard by men
Who are hungering after gold.
It is seldom heard again
Where the clamoring crowds enfold.
And its voice is rarely known
'Mid the shriek of battle blows.
You must go and stand alone
Where the Silent River flows.
There shall be no cold nor heat,
Winds that blow nor waves that break;
Suns that burn nor snows chat beat;
Eyes that weep nor hearts that ache.
For that valley hath no dead;
Neither hath it any woes.
There is nothing more to dread
Where the Silent River flows.
'Tis the Land whence all trails tend;
Winding slowly o'er the wold.
'Tis the Land where all dreams end,
Be the dreamer young or old.
For the dream is to the fact
What the leaf is to the rose.
Life will hold the thing it lacked
Where the Silent River flowa.
Not the Rirer that we know,
But the River of our God,
Where the asphodel doth blow,
Where the drowsy lilies nod.
When the feet turn from tho tjwn
And tbe weary eyelids cl >se,
Then in dreams we wander down
Where the Silent River flows.
It is flowing clear and bright,
You may hear it if you hark.
Through the day and through the night,
Through the light and through the dark.
And the mighty current swells,
Ever deepens, ever grows,
Lik^ the peace of him who dwells
Where the Silent River flows.
Fair Haven, Vermont.
"Not Handsome to Say the Least. "
M. LA FAY GESTRUE.
Perhaps the majority of boys and girls
who read the Christian-Evangelist would
like to know what Frances Willard called
her "painful experience." It was that she
was "not handsome to say the least."
The impolite manners of others on the
subject only increased her mortification. The
fact ihat her sister was handsome only
made poor Frances' homely features more
conspicuous.
Schoolmates when angry called her "Red-
head," which made her heart ache. Her
mother comforted her by telling how much
she was like Grandpa Hill, a good and
saintly man whose hair was also red when
he was a child, but which, when he was
grown, was a beautiful golden brown.
Oiher folks were not so comforting. Once
a girl near her own age said: "Aren't you
sorry to be so homely, Frank?" And anoth-
er: "You are the drawn image of Mrs B — "
the woman whom everybody thought was
the homeliest person in the community.
How well it would be if people would
learn what good conversation is, and prac-
tice it, eliminating personal topics that in-
fringe upon the feelings— unkind, personal
comments, which only indicate at best rude
manners. Let us consider this beautiful
admonition of Harriet Beecher Stowe:
"Let us all resolve, first, to attain the
grace of silence; second, to deem all fault-
finding that does no good a sin and to re-
solve, when we are ourselves happy, not to
poison the atmosphere of our neighbors by
calling upon them to remark every painful
and disagreeable feature in their daily life;
third, to practice the grace and virtue of
praise."
Frances Willard was always conscious of
her personal appearance not being attrac-
tive. When she grew up her hair was a
beautiful brown, soft and wavy, her phy-
sique quite good. That is about all that
the critics of our face beauty could say.
The last time she ever grieved over her un-
handsomeness was when she was a college
student. One of her teachers found her in
tears, and after some persuasion she told
the cause of her distress. This lady was too
considerate to expostulate upon the subject,
but quietly excused herself from the room
for "just a moment." When she returned
she brought with her a bulb of a well-known
flower and a jar in which to plant it. She
introduced for a topic of conversation, The
People We Admire and Care for. They dis-
covered that the people they most admired
and cared most for were those who did the
most for humanity; those most unselfish; the
strong characters. And they were not what
everybody called handsome. Frances pro-
nounced them all "good looking," "hand-
some," "attractive," as each name was men-
tioned. But when they came to critically
examine the features, great was her sur-
prise. "Why is this? — no one speaks of their
homeliness or handsomeness."
"Because their character and life is so
beautiful that you do not think of their
features. A critical examination would re-
veal very few handsome people. Who speaks
of Abraham Lincoln as a handsome man or
as a homely man? Do you remember the
beautiful girl we met the other evening in
the park, and how we changed our opinion
when we met her again at the lunch counter
and heard her talk? On our way home we
conversed on real beauty and concluded it
was not all in complexion, features and
form." This from her favorite teacher,
who then presented the bulb and asked
Frances to plant it in the jar. "Study the
nature of the bulb, the soil and care it need3,
and when it blooms you and I will think of
this subject again."
Frances did as she was requested. She
understood. She thought the bulb an ugly
thing at first glance, but the more she
looked at it and thought of the life it con-
tained and its possibilities the less she
thought of its ugliness, and when it began
to grow and sent forth a beautiful flower
the bulb was not thought of as ugly at all.
Here was her lesson.
Who speaks of Frances Willard as home-
ly or handsome? She buried her life in
service and sent forth blossom and fragrance
into the hearts and homes of thousands on
both continents. She did not drift with the
current. No character can without sinking
beneath the waves and failing in life's pur-
pose. Service is life. When we look u. on
the faces of Abraham Lincoln and Frances
Willard we do not look in vain. The fur-
rowed lines show the "saved to serve" spirit.
Beautiful, beautiful character, servant of
all, is stamped upon every line of their
countenances.
How much are we all like the bulbs, pro-
ducing flowers of various hues and fragrance;
the blasted and unfragrant; some lives like
a summer's nosegay, wi:hered and tossed
aside — lived for self. Others overcome by
the storms — individuality crushed, broken
wills, drifting with the current, aimless
lives, undeveloped, like the thousands you
meet in the streets. There are Frances
Willards, Lincolns, Harriet Beecher Stows
everywhere, living for others, beautiful
characters, and you do not say handsome or
homely. What has become of those rude
persons who afflicted the feelings of Frances
Wil'ard, and said: "Don't your face ache?—
it is so homely!" Let us hope they have
become kind men and women and learned
life's secret. Bury your life in service and
you will be so busy bringing forth friut
that you will have no time to afflict anyone.
This will qualify you in overcoming and en-
during afflictions — even that of being home-
ly.
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St. Louis, April 27th, 1900.
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September 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1145
Some Mohammedan Ceremonies.
A. L. CHAPMAN.
As the Apostle Paul said of the Athenians
n the first century, so also may we say of
;he people of this country at the close of
;he nineteenth century: they are very re-
'igious. Unlike the Athenians, however,
;hey are monotheistic in their faith, and not
in idol is worshiped in all the land. Moham-
medan, Jew and Christian alke look to the
Jod of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as the
only true and living God. "All have a zeal
'or God, but not according to knowledge."
Uthough Mohammedanism has destroyed
;he idols and images of the land, it does not
iollow that idolatry has been abolished and
phat the people worship the Father in spirit
ind in truth. For when the form of idolatry
las been suppressed without changing the
dolatrous heart, the idolatry still remains
knd will manifest itself in other and differ-
ent forms. And where there is not the
enlightenment of truth and the quickening
bf the Spirit within there is bound to be a
iuperabundance of forms and ceremonies in
;he worship of the people. This is especial-
ly noticeable among both Mohammedans
imd Christians in this country. There is no
better aid to the understanding of the re-
ligious condition of a people than a know-
ledge of these forms and ceremonies, hence
1 shall here describe briefly some of the
tlohammedan ceremonies which have fallen
inder my observation, and in another
irticle will tell something of the ceremonies
»f the Greeks and Armenians,
PRAYERS.
Prayer occupies a prominent place in the
religion of Mohammedans, and with them
sonsists largely in repeating many times a
,iet form of prayers. Five times a day the
nuezin calls the people to prayers by crying
.'rom the minarets of the mosques: "God is
jood, God is great, there is no God but God,
md I testify that Mohammed is his prophet!"
Chen the faithful, regardless of where they
ire or who is watching, prostrate them-
lelves and facing toward Mecca pray to
Bod. Friday is their special day for wor-
ship in the mosques. The priests read from
;he Koran, recite prayers and deliver ad-
Iresses upon religious topics to the people
present.
PILGRIMAGES.
Every good Mohammedan is supposed to
nake a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in
i lifetime. They attach great importance
io such a pilgrimage. About four weeks
>efore Ramazan the sacred caravan with
presents for pilgrims and for the shrines at
tfecca leaves Constantinople with great
;eremony. This year, according to official
statistics, 220,000 Moslems have made the
pilgrimage to Mecca.
RAMAZAN.
This is the month of special of religious
observance among the Mohammedans. They
fast through the day and feast at night.
Jn the fifteenth of Ramazan, the anniver-
sary of the flight of Mohammed, the Sultan
eaves the seclusion of Yildiz and visits a
uosque in Stamboul, where is kept the
sacred mantle of the prophet. Several
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different routes are prepared by the sprink-
ling of sand for His Majes-ty to paBs, but
this year he ignored them all, and in the
interest of personal safety went by water
to the nearest point to the mosque. A city
paper described the visit in part a3 follows:
"After performing his midday prayers His
Majesty presumably opened the chest con-
taining the sacred articles, priests singing
hymns and reading the Koran in the mean-
time. His Majesty reverently kissed the
mantle and invited those present to do the
same. All the ministers and state officials
of high rank successively performed this
pious duty and passing before the Sultan
received from His Majesty a valuable hand-
kerchief, rendered sacrei by contact with
the prophet's relic. The Imperial Princes
and after them the Valide Sultana (mother
of the Sultan) and the ladies of the Imperial
harem were admitted to kiss the relic. His
majesty remained in the hall till the hour of
afternoon prayer." On this day the Sultan
always received a new wife and the greatest
gathering of the year is held in St. Sophia.
At the close of Ramazan three dajs are
devoted to special fasting.
THE SACRIFICE FEAST.
Another feast of some importance among
the Mohammedans is in commemoration of
Abraham's sacrifice. Every family that can
afford it must sacrifice a lamb on this occa-
sion, the flesh to be given to the poor. This
feast is a time for repentance of sins and
the payment of all debts, but unfortunately,
the Turks are much like other people and do
not always live up to their religion.
DANCING DERVISHES.
Among the Moharmipdani there are as
many different opinions about their religion
and as many sects as are found among
Christians. We recently visited a convent
of Dancing Dervishes. The floor of their
mosque is circular and as smooth as any
dancing floor. The chief priest sat upon a
rug opposite the entrance and on each side
of him was a circular line of worshipers
dressed in various colored robes, with very
high tan-colored tile hats. They danced or
whirled to a weird Oriental air in a very
graceful manner, their movements intended
to personify the planetary system revolving
around the sun. When tired and perspiring
and in a worshipful (?) state of mind they
prostrate themselves upon the floor, while
attendants covered them with additional
robes to prevent their taking cold. One of
their number then arose and recited a
prayer, pronouncing blessings upon the
Sultan and other dignitaries of their faith,
both living and dead. At the close of this
service they kissed their chief in turns and
after kissing each other's hands passed out
bowing towards Mecca. The course of
training to become a member of this order
of dervishes covers a period of 1,001 days.
There is another similar order called the
Howling Dervishes, which meets in another
part of the city.
HASAN AND HOSEIN.
The Persian Mohammedans every year
celebrate the martyrdom of Hasan and
Hosein in a most heathenish manner.
Hasan and Hosein were the sons of Ali who
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September 6, 1900
were the rightful successors to the Caliph-
ate. They were put to death and Omar
usurped the throne. The Shutes, or follow-
ers of AH, look upon Hasan and Hosein as
their greatest martyrs and after 1,200
years celebrate their death with the most
gruesome demonstrations of grief. After
sunset they form processions in the streets
of Constantinople and march from Khan to
Khan carrying flags and torches and crying:
"Hasan, Hosein! Hasan, Hosein!" In the
procession men cut themselves with swords
and kcives till they are covered with blood
and sometimes fall from exhaustion. Others
heat their naked backs with heavy chains
till they are black and blue and bleeding.
Every year a number of these die from in-
jury or loss of blood, and others are laid up
in the hospitals for weeks. For this blind
devotion and service they expect great re-
ward in paradise. To witness this bloody
march and hear their doleful cries makes
one shudder and realize something of what
heathenism really means. This branch of
Mohammedans accept the pure Koran, but
reject the Talmud and other Jewish books
and hold many opinions which the great
body of Mohammedans regard as heretical.
THE SELAMLIC.
This is by far the most interesting and
spectacular of all Mohammedan ceremonies.
Every Friday the Sultan goes in state to
the mo que Hamedish near Yildiz for
prayer. He is a zealous Mohammedan and
performs his devotions with great regularity.
In this ceremony there is combined with
measures of safety the spectacular, which
appeals with special force to the Oriental
mind. The Sultan, no doubt, prays in secret,
but on these occasions he sounds a trumpet
before him and is accompanied by thousands
of soldiers, both cavalry and infantry.
From the Ambassador's Pavilion we got a
good view of His Majesty as he passed not
more than twenty feet from us. Four
carriages of the Imperial harem, attended by
eunuches, preceded him, but did not enter
the mosque; they remained in the closed
carriages till the ceremony was over. Four
young princes with an attendant ran ahead
of the Sultan's golden carriage, which was
drawn by two beautiful white horses. Fresh
sand was scattered upon the way over
which he passed and elegant rugs were laid
at the entrance of the mosque upon which
he walked. His bodyguard vied with each
other in their eagerness to do him service and
ran after the carriage. Ashe was driven be-
tween the files of soldiers they saluted him
and cried: "Long live our King!" He re-
mained in the mosque about forty minutes.
When he came out he stepped into the car-
riage alone and drove back( to the palace.
The Sultan is not a handsome man by any
means. He wore a fez, a dark-gray over-
coat and carried a sword. He has a sparse
beard, a Roman nose and a sallow complex-
ion. He has a sad and worn countenance
vhich speaks of much work and worry, if
not a troubled conscience. Although he is
called "the sick man on the Bosphorous," he
is yet very much alive and the Ottoman
Empire is not so tottering as many would
like to believe.
Constantinople.
The Parsonian Breakfast Idea.
In a recent issue of the Christian-Evan-
gelist I read »ith profound interest and
satisfaction an able article of Bro. Parsons
on the "Omission of Breakfast." I so fully
agree with the position taken by the writer
of the article in question that I feel "pos-
sessed with the spirit" of adding a few words
in that line.
While the learned do not fully agree as to
what constitutes the "Seven Wonders of the
World." it is safe to say there will be great
consensus of opinion among the people and
"the rest of mankind" as to the importance
of this non-hreakfast idea. Its immortality
is safe beyond peradventure. It being a true
saying that "the man who causes a blade of
grass to grow where none had grown before
is a public benefactor," how almost infinitely
greater a "benefactor" must be he who can
successfully induce mankind to live and
grow healthy and fat without eating — at
least without eating breakfast!
Aside from the "health aspect" of the mat-
ter (which is the "paramount issue") there
are other considerations which should not
for a moment be lost sight of. The do-
without-breakfast idea will have a tendency
to cheapen food the world over, and that is
just what "bread-winners" are clamoring
for. The less quantity of food consumed
would cause the provision market to be over-
stocked and a general cheapening in the
price of "pancakes and potatoes" would be
sure to follow.
Again, the non-breakfast idea would af-
ford the cook and the family a longer time
to indulge in 'balmy sleep" at the morning
hour than they would have if hustled out of
bed for breakfast when the gray streaks of
dawn first make their appearance. It may
by true that "the early bird gets the worm,"
but if the worm did not go out in search of
an early breakfast the bird would not be
able to appropriate it.
To sum the matter up, the omitting of
breakfast would be a great saving in grocer's
bills, morning dishwashing would become a
"lost art," coal and gasoline bills would be
diminished, the morning kitchen drudgery
would be eliminated and the avoirdupois of
humanity would be greatly increased !
In order to success this new reform idea
should be well introduced before the public.
When a ship is to be successfully launched
there must be a sufficient depth and volume
of water to float it after it leaves the stocks.
As with the ship, so is it with reforms, if
they would be successful. They must be
well launched. No doubt British India would
be a good field to "open out" in. Several
millions of persons in a part of the Indian
Empire not only (per necessity) omit break-
fast, but other daily meals as well. The peo-
ple over there would have no trouble in
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Some years ago a boarding housekeeper
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reform idea somewhat. He furnished his
boarders with "dried spples" for breakfast,
warm water for dinner, and when the time
for supper came the apples had "swelled up"
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS'
1147
PETE.
I.— Einda May Goes Visiting-.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
"Aunt Dollie," said Linda May, as she
entered the house by the side door and
latched it behind her, "may I go over to see
Madge Morris?"
Aunt Dollie looked over her spectacles to
see if the door had been latched, and then
she said: "Have you watered the chickens?"
"Yes, ma'am;" said Linda May. "And I
picked up the sticks out of the bluegrass."
"You can stay an hour," said Miss Dollie;
"just one, Linda May. Don't forget." And
Aunt Dollie, who was mighty close to sixty
years of age, and who saw no purpose to be
gained by Linda May's visiting anybody,
went on with her sewing. Linda May's
parents were dead, and Aunt Dollie had
raised her from infancy; she was still rais-
ing her, but she never liked it, and she
looked forward impatiently for the time to
come when the girl could go on and raise
herself. But as Linda May was nearly
twelve this period seemed very far off. The
heart of Linda May danced when permission
to visit Madge Morris had been granted.
She looked at the clock, then walked quietly
out of the house, because running was not
allowed. But when once upon the side-
walk she walked very fast indeed. If she
had not been fond of reading she would
have found her life with Aunt Dollie a lone-
ly one. No one in the town was kin to her
except the old maiden aunt. Besides her
books the girl had one great comfort, and
that comfort was Madge. It was not that
Linda May did not care for other girls; she
was willing to like anybody. But Miss
Dollie Dudley was very particular, and that
is why Linda May Dudley did not get to
visit many people.
As Linda May hurried along she took a
keen delight in all about her. She noticed
that Mr. Walker's big dog was howling in
the barn where he had been chained up;
she saw that the last rain had washed a
piece of board across the gutter where it
acted as a dam, making a little lake. She
noticed that more sourgrass had gone to
seed since she passed that way a week ago,
and there was more yellow blcoms among
the green pods, and she thougnt it funny
that sourgrass pods should look like little
grasshoppers. The delivery boy was carry-
ing two squawking hens (by their legs) into
Mr. Mitchel's back door. The monthly
roses in Mrs. Gregg's front yard were fall-
ing off. A little toad hopped under the
edge of the sidewalk when he heard her
coming, and as Dr. Larry came around the
corner his hat blew off and he had to run
after it! Then Linda May came in sight of
Mrs. Morris' house, and there in the yard
were Madge and her two sisters and Letitia.
Four girls in a ring on the grass, because
Mrs. Morris didn't care how much you sat
on her grass. I would like to have seen you
sit on Miss Dollie Dudley's grass!
"Hello!" cried Madge, before Linda May
reached the fence.
"Jump over," called Pete, Madge's young-
est sister.
"I prefer the gate," said Linda May, en-
tering Of course, nobody shook hands, for
they had been together at school that day;
and besides, children don't shake hands un-
less they must. Linda May seated herself
upon the grass and pulled some of it. Mrs.
Morris didn't care.
"That fence is just as easy," said Pete.
"You watch me." She jumped up and
sprang over the fence, then back again.
"See? Want to do it?"
"Oh, Pete, come and sit down!" called
Jennie — and she was eighteen; quite a
young lady, in fact. "You're the only tom-
boy here." Pete began to walk the fence
without replying. Of course, her name
wasn't Pete, but nobody called her Prudence
except her teacher, and I'm not going to
either.
"I saw the funniest little toad as I was
coming here," said Linda May. "It ran
right under the sidewalk."
"In front of Mrs. Wiggles' house?" in-
quired Madge.
"Yes," said Linda May. "Why, did you
see it?"
"Was it a little tine-sey toad?" called
Pete, jumping from the fence, "only about
this big? I saw that toad." She climbed
the fence again.
"Yes, I see him every day when I go to
school," said Madge.
"Did you ever see it?" Linda May inquired
of Letitia. Letitia was Pete's intimate
friend, and of the same age; ten, namely.
"No," said Letitia, with a look of disgust;
"I never look for toads."
"Some day I'm going to slip it in your
pocket," Pete declared. "Then you'll look
for it when you feel something kicking up
against you.
"I have no pockets," said Letitia, with
dignity.
"Girls," Madge announced, "I'm going to
tell Linda May."
"Are you?" cried Letitia.
"Yes; she won't tell. It's a secret." Pete
leaped from the fence and wiggled up to the
group like a snake. They put their heads
close together. "Linda May, we've got a
mystery in the family," whispered Madge.
"You always have everything," said
Linda May; "grass to roll on, and swings,
and flowers you can pull, and — and every-
thing."
"Well," said Pete, "you've got 'Aunt
Dollie.' "
"What is the mystery?" Linda May in-
quired, without commenting on her own
possession.
"The mystery is a man," whispered
Madge. "Sh-h! You never know when he
is around. And he's a tramp. He came
here yesterday for his dinner. And he saw
that little box of Jennie's laying out in the
grass, and he says to mamma as he was
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morrow and see what you'll see!'"
"That's what he said," Pete whispered.
"You look in that box to-morrow — "
"Oh, Pete don't roll you're eyes that
way!" Letitia remonstrated. "It makes me
real nervous. "
"He rolled his eyes," said Pete. "You look
in that box to-morow and see what you'll
see!"
"I wouldn't try to look like that common
person," said Letitia, primly. / might get
like him."
"I ain't afraid," said Pete. "God made
me, and when he did he made me a lady."
"Well, what was in the box?" demanded
Linda May.
"Mamma had us bring the box in the
house," said Madge. "And she said for us to
have nothing to do with the tramp. Mamma
was afraid of him."
"No wonder," said Linda May, "if he
looked like Pete."
"But Pete slipped the box out after sup-
per," said Jennie, "and this morning — "
"Let me tell it!" cried Madge. "And this
morning she came running in with it, and
there in the box was — "
"A letter and a sack of candy," shouted
Pete. "There, I told it myself!"
"I never do get to tell anything," Madge
complained. "And mamma read the letter
and burned the letter, and wouldn't tell us
what was in it, and told us not to ask her
a single question!"
"But what became of the candy?" asked
Linda May, for she considered this of more
importance.
"It's gone," said Letitia, expressively.
"What kind was it?" asked Linda May,
with enthusiasm.
"Gumdrops and chocolatedrops and buck-
eyes and niggerheels," said Pete, "and
banana candy — um umh! And we saw
mamma crying off alone, and I heard her
say if papa had lived he would never have
dared to bring that letter. And it's a
mystery," concluded Pete. "But I'm going
to be detective, and I'm laying for that
tramp. My name is Penetrating Pete, and
I*m on the trail."
1148
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 6, 1900
Sunday - School.
W. P. RICHARDSON.
THE RICH FOOL.*
The very title of our lesson shows how unlike
the world's ideals were those of Jesus. In this
age of fortune seeking, too many count the words
"wealth" and "wisdom" as synonyms, and dub the
man who is not "smart" enough to get rich a
"poor fellow." Yet God, who bestows no title amiss,
calls this rich man a fool, and no man who reads
the parable thoughtfully will venture to question
the divine judgment. The parable was called
forth by an exhibition of human nature with which
the world has ever been familiar. One of the
multitude who heard Jesus speak and recognized
his wisdom and power as exceeding those of ordi-
nary men, asked his good offices in securing from
a brother a larger share of paternal inheritance.
He may have been a younger brother, whose
smaller portion of the father's goods did not sat-
isfy. Or he may have suffered injustice at the
hands of his brother and his request involve only
what the law gave him a right to demand. It
matters not which was the case. The pity was
that he could find no higher use for this divine
Teacher than to help him get money. He had
perceived that the word i.f Jesus was accompa-
nied with power. It healed the sick, cleansed the
leper, comforted the sorrowing, gave peace to the
penitent. He would enlist it in his own service.
"Master, speak to my brother." Surely, that voice
would force the shekels from his unwilling hands.
Thus do men seek to-day to make merchandise of
holy things. Religion is sometimes valued
according to its power to bring earthly re-
wards. The politician counts on getting all the
votes of his church, though before he ran for
office he gave neither his presence nor his money
to its support. The merchant expects "the breth-
ren." to trade with him whether be gives them as
much for their money or not. The city pastor re-
ceives frequent visits from the stranger who
"used to be a member of the church back in
Blankville," who has not darkened the doors of a
church for years, until he found himself without
visible means of support, when he suddenly claims
the relatiorship which he has so grossly neglected.
If the relief is given he probably does not show
himself in the church again till he happens to
need another "lift." If his request is denied, he
goes away prating loudly of the rarity of Chris-
tian charity and condemning the church to which
he has perhaps never given an hour of honest
service or a dollar of money.
Jesus' answer strikes at the root of the matter.
"Man, who made me a judge or a divider over
you?" These petty concerns may be left to earthly
courts for settlement. My mission is to cultivate
the spiritual appetite of man till he shall think of
something else than what he shall eat and what
he shall drink and wherewithal he shall be clothed.
The carnal request of this man betrayed a heart
so rilled with the lust of worldly goods that it had
no r:om for the sublime i lessings of which the
Savior had been teaching men. The altar of God
had been overthrown within his heart, and he had
become a worshiper of Mammon, for ha was cov-
etous, and covetousness is Idolatry.
Turning to the company about him, the Master
utters the solemn and much-needed warning
againet the n\a of covetousness. The love of
money is a root of all kinds of evil, the Apostle
Paul tells us. They that desire to be rich fall in-
to a temptation and a snare and many foolish and
hurtful lusts, such a. drown men in destruction
and perdiion. Many are the wre:ks of human
lives due to this greed for gain. Jesus might
*Lesson for Sept. 16— Luke 12:13 23.
well have urged the peril of making wealth the
chief end of life. But he chose rather to enforce
his message from the opposite standpoint. He
gives as the reason for one's keeping himself
from covetousness the fact that there is some-
thing so vastly better to seek after. "A man's
life consisteh not in the abundance of the things
which he posse?seth." What a rebuke to the
spirit of the age in which we live! How many are
there shose chief ambition is to heap up things —
houses, lands, silver, gold jewels, raiment — any-
thing that can minister to pride or luxury. Mere
things are these, which lie on the surface of life
and enter not into its real structure. Life is
made up of high thoughts, noble deeds, worthy
character, and these cannot be purchased with
gold. Not what we get, but what ive do and are —
this determines whether our lives are abundant or
meager. For the body little is required. "Hav-
ing food and raiment, let us be therewith content."
For the soul too much cannot be sought. The
spiritual appatites grow ever by what they feed
upon, and an infinite supply waits to satisfy the
hunger and thirst for righteousness.
The parable that follows enforces all th-se
practical lessons. A certain rich man finds his
crops so abundant that they cannot be contained
in the storehouses already buiU, so he determine!
to tear down the old and build ne» aad larger
ones. When he has filled them he will sit at his
ease and enjoy the sound. nee and thus expect to
find his Lfe complete and satisfied. He reaches
this decision not without some controversy with
his better nature. He asks himself, "What shall
I do?" Perhaps conscience speaks, somewhat in
the words of the learned Ambrose, commenting
on this incident: "Th.u hast barn3 — the bosoms
of the poor, the houses of widows, the mouths of
infants — these are the barns which will last for-
ever." The poor are all about him and he cannot
have been ignorant of their need. But he loves
his riches and he loves himself. He counts these
gifts of Providence as though his own hands had
created them. "My fruits" and "my goods" he
calls them. He ignores the fact of his steward-
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hopes. To use it for the development of our-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1149
Christian Gndeavor*
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR SEPT. 16.
THE BROAD WAY; THE NAR-
ROW WAY.
(Matt. 7:13, 14.)
: Perhaps no one of Jesus' remarkably quotable
itterances has been more imbedded in our lang-
age than this of the broad way and the narrow.
Iverybody understands in an instant what is
aeant by the strait and narrow read, and the
hanges have been rung on it from the days of
he apostles till John Bunyan, and even till now.
lo simple it is, so lucid, and therefore so attrac-
ive.
The broad road stands for ease of entrance. It
3 difficult to keep out of broad roads. As one
ralks in the alleys and narrow streets of a city
,nd comes upon a great wide street, the tendency
9 irresistible to turn to right or left into it. Or,
,9 one walks the fields and woods and finds the
ly-patbs runniEg towards or into one larger path,
>ne cannot stay out of the broad road.
But it often stands for hard, dusty and hot
ravel, after all. Attractive though it may ap-
ear, yet the broad way is often congested with
ravel, beset with dangers, filled with blazing heat
nd chokiDg d';st.
So cur Lord's picture of life, the "primrose
;ath of dalliance," as Shakespeare has it, is at
irst irresistible; it is easier to enter than not.
'jo easy a thing it is to drift and wander and nat-
rally fall into wide beaten tracks of wrong, "be-
ause cither people do." But once in how hard
le road becomes — the transgressor's way! Is
he wrong-do^r ever content in his sin? Is he
appy? Does he not choke with the dust of dis-
atisfaction, scorch with the heat of a burning
onscience and jostle against the hard shoulders
f selfishness on every hand?
Most of us drift into the wide road — not through
iny particular viciousness or wickedness, but just
trough thoughtlessness and lack of foresight.
Ye do not see the end from the beginning. We
o not perceive whither the broad way tends,
'our Lancelots and your Guineveres are not intend-
ig to go over the falls of wickedness They sim-
ply drift in the lazy, happy, sunny, thoughtless
ummer afternoon, down the wide current, until
;efore they are aware they are in the rapids and
oo late to pause!
) But the Narrow Road. It is hard at first to
jnd. One must sometimes get down upon his
nees in the search. He must carefully look and
eel about like an Indian seeking a trail, until he
nds the footprints leading aright. He will have
ifficulty at first in finding the difference between
he right and the wrong. The footsteps of well-
nown men that very much resemble the upright
/ill lead hioi wrong. But he must come back un-
il he finds the footsteps of the Master and follow
hem.
Further, just as the Broad Way grows harder,
o does the narrow grow easier. The path of the
ust shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect
[ay. For a time it may seem very stony, but
oon a clover springs in the cleft and then a stone-
rop, then green moss and fern, and soon the
resence of the Lily of the Valley, the Rose of
Sharon, fills all the way with fragrance and joy.
Let it not be thought for a moment, however,
hat the way will cost no effort. No road that is
forth traveling at all is altogether easy — no road
hat gets anywhere. There will be hard strug-
gles, sweat and stonebruises, falls, disasters, los-
ngs of the trail. But, as compared with any
•ther road, the Narrow Way is easy beyond com-
•are. "My yoke is easy and my burden light."
These things, then, are offered here by way of
suggestion on this beautiful old lesson: The Broad
Road stands for ease of entrance and difficulty of
travel; the Narrow Way for difficulty of entrance
and ease of travel.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Kansas State Convention.
Adjoining the town of Ottawa, Kas., is located
Forest Park. Nature has done much for this
lovely place and beautified it with tall oak and
walnut trees, and covered it with shady elm and
aeh. Then came the hand of art and placed walks
and drives through thest) grounds, built cottages,
hotels, iron fencing and conveniences for the com-
fort of man. The entrance gate was beautified,
large beds of flowers were planted and everything
was done to make man feel and enjoy rest while
sojourning in this beautiful park. This was the
meeting-place of the Kansas State Missionary
Convention. Here, for many days, the C. W. B.
M., the Bible-schools, the Y. P. S. C. E. and the
State Mission proper heard reports, addresses,
gathered for devotional services and listened to
the discussion of various practical subjects.
The program was a very extensive one and con-
tained the names of near sixty persons. The range
of subjects seemed almost as broad as there were
numbers of persons to speak. F. E. Meigs, China,
and G. L. Wharton were present to represent
the Foreign Society. Their addresses were full of
instruction and received by appreciative audiences.
The general Home Mission work was represented
by its secretary, Ben j. L. Smith. He made a strong
appeal for the home field, and the audience mani-
fested its hearty approval of the work being done.
A great work is being done through the Home
Board, and this field deserves the liberal support of
the whole brotherhood. Prof. Geo. P. Coler, Ann
Arbor, Mich., delivered a series of addresses on
Bible themes. His subjects were taken mostly
from the Gospel of John. They were opening up
the Scriptures to the people rather than addresses.
These Bibl i talks were not only instructive, but
they seemed to warm the hearts of those present
and create a desire to want to know more about
the Word of God. Prof. Coler, as well as the
other speakers spoken of above.endeared himself to
the convention by his splendid work. T. A. Abbott,
state secretary, represented Missouri on the pro-
gram. His stirring address gave great pleasure to
the audience. We can heartily commend the pro-
gram committee for having an address on "Our
Religious Literature." More of them are needed.
As to the home forces on the program, we can
simply say here that there is youth, vigor and
culture in the Kansas pulpit. A number of ad-
dresses delivered are worthy of special mention.
If the present ministers will remain with the Kan-
sas churches there U every reason to believe that
our cause in the state will come to the front.
Their addresses indicated that they were men of
action and true to the Word of God.
The reports showed that carefal and solid work
was being done. There is not as many additions
to the churches as in some former years, but the
work is taking on a more permanent phase and
the weak churches are being strengthened. Among
other things eleven new preachers in the state
were introduced to the convention, all compara-
tively young men. It is hoped that these will stay
with Kansas in their work for the Master. If there
were any old men at the convention at all, among
the preachers, these were Brethren Ireland, Shively
and Babbitt. W. S. Priest, of Atchison, tried to
place himself in this class by ref€rrirg to a pic-
ture taken some years ago, but he could make no
one present accept any such classification. Bro.
Rubenstien seemed to be somewhat "anti" on "old"
foreigners, but before the convention was over he
gracefully accepted the fact that three-fourths of
the Kansans preachers were foreigners, and the
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felloe ship and social enjoyment. Everything
moved off smoothly and the business was attended
to with dispatch.
NOTES.
Miss A. Rosalea Pendleton, the office secretary,
is loved and appreciated for her faithful work.
W. S. Lowe, the new field superintendent, is •
worthy successor to the former good men in hia
work.
N. I. Thomas, a former schoolmate of the
writer, and E. M. Carr, a youth in a congregation
where we labored in the long ago, are among the
active forces in the state.
Berethren Mallory of the Third Church in Topeka
and Milton, Ft. Scott, are holding the longest pas-
torates. That is right, brethren —be real eldem
(pastors) in your churches.
W. A. Parker, Emporia, and F. W. Emerson are
among the strong recent accessions in the state.
W. Chenault makes a fatherly figure and an ex-
cellent presiding officer of the convention. D. S.
Kelley presided with enthusiasm over the Y. P. S.
C. E. period, and Sister Libbie F. Engels was the
graceful chairman of the C. W. B. M.
The convention enjoyed the presence of Miss
Mollie Hughes, Independence, Mo., superintendent
of Junior Endeavor in Missouri, and R. H. Wag-
goner, Kansas City. Both made talks to the con-
vention.
The C. W. B. M. in the state are fully enlisted
in establishing a Bible Chair at Lawrence in con-
nection with the state university. The prospects
are full af promise for success and some work has
already been done.
Mrs. Louise Kelley, national organizer, was with
the ladies in their convention and delivered several
addresses to the delight of those present. Mrs.
M. C. Rogers, Nortonville, is doing a telling work
as organizer in the state.
A very pleasant feature of the convention was
an ice cream social tendered the delegates by the
good sisters of the Ottawa church. Oat under the
shade of the trees in the beautiful park we enjoy-
ed the fellowship of each other and the hospitality
of the church.
Sorry we missed the closing hours of the con-
vention, but can say that the convention goes to
Hutchinson in 1901 and W. Chenault continues
president. The future seems bright and all seem
hopeful. G. A. Hoffmann.
1150
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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present uprising.
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Edwin Markham's "Second Book of Poems,"
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hopefulness runs through the verses in this volume
quite in contrast to the pessimism which some
critics read into "The Man With the Hoe."
The Prohibition party has published a hand-
book for campaign purposes containing its plat-
form, sketches, pictures, letters of acceptance and
much statistical matter. Price, ten cents per
copy.
SEPTEMBER MAGAZINES.
Scribner's for September is an ideal magazine.
Its combination of fact and fiction makes it an es-
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China and Japan occupy prominence in the Mis-
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various conditions and problems are ably treated
by prominent writers.
One of the most popular features of the Ladies'
Home Journal is its fine full-page illustrations of
life, nature's wonders and human skill, etc.; and in
this respect the September number is unexcelled.
In the Century for September is a timely article
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The place of honor in the September Atlantic is
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Recent events have emphasized the importance of
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general political system.
In the September Review of Reviews will be
found a comprehensive treatment of the "Imperial-
ism" issue, with particular reference to Mr. Bry-
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Mr. Bryan's Philippine propositions will be read
with interest alike by the adherents and the op-
ponents of the Democratic candidate's policy.
A magazine that is steadily forging ahead and
winning golden opinions is the Woman's Home
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by Edward Page Gaston.
A striking portrait of Field Marshal Count von
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present crisis in China. $3 a year; the Outlook
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From cover to cover the contents of Everybody's
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The opening article in the September Journal of
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from Alexander Wilder, M. D., of Newark, deals
with the perils of premature burial. Dr. Wilder
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The Students' Missionary Library.
A collection of sixteen classics, uni-
formly bound. Includes history, biog-
raphy, addresses, reports, etc.
Retails at $20.00, but will be sent
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September 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
11*51
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY,
CANTON, MO.
D. R. DUNGAN, A.M., LL.D., Pres.
I>pen to Men and Women Sept. 11th.
j Classical, ^clontlnc, Literary, Mnslcal, Oratort-
lal and a most thorough Business Course.
f Has matriculated 6150 pupils, and graduated 300.
iddress for catalogue— A. J. YoUNGBI.OOD,
Canton, Missouri.
DRAKE UNIVERSITY.
Des Moines, Iowa.
DEPARTMENrS OR COLLEGES.
Collegiate, Bible, Law, Medicine, Normal,
academy, okatory, art, music, pharmacy, sum-
.ier School of Methods.
The Normal includes a Kindergarten Training
ichool;a Primary Training School; a Business and
Shorthand School. (The Business College has new
looms and a complete equipment. )
! Each one of these departments is strong and pros-
perous.
1 Dr. Clinton Loekhart is added go the Bible Col-
lege the coming year.
< The total attendance last year was 891; Som-
ber Schools, 368; total, 1259.
[ The total attendance for this year is 1,003,
hammer Schools, 590; total, 1593.
i The tuition receipts last year, excluding Law,
iedical and Summer Schools, amounted to $18,-
100; this year the receipts from the same depart-
ments will exceed $25,000.
Des Moines is a city of 75,000 and growing
■apidly. University Place is growing more rapid-
ly than any other portion of the city. It is a de-
lightful and economical place to live.
The large city and state libraries, the historical
ollections, the courts, the legislature, the
hurches, the societies and other resources of a
'arge city afford important accessory advantages
0 the student.
1 Des Moines is a cosmopolitan city. Students
'rom any part of the world feel at home here.
A fine spirit of comradeship binds students and
professors in helpful fellowship.
' A new auditorium, seating 1,500, is now com-
pleted.
A pharmaceutical laboratory and new business
follege rooms will be fitted up this summer. For
lull information sead for catalog.
Wm. Bayard Craig, Chancellor.
HIRAM, OHIO.
A SCHOOL FOR BOTH SEXES,
$140.00 will pay for board, room (heated
'and cared for) and tuition. Expenses can
jbe considerably reduced by club board.
FIFTIETH YEAR COMPLETED,
June 21st, 1900.
WE OFFER....
I FOUR CLASSICAL COURSES— Regular Class-
ical, Ministerial. Leyal and Medical.
FOUR SCIENTIFIC COURSE 3-Regular Scien-
tific, Philosophical, Lecal and Medical.
FOUR LITERARY COURSES— Regular Liter-
ary, Ministerial, L' gal and Medical.
FIVE SPECIAL COUR -;ES— Teachers', Commer-
cial, English-Ministerial, Musical and Oratorical.
FOUR POST-GRADUATE COURSES— General
(a correspondence course), Ministerial, Medical,
Legal. (One year of class work in each.)
WE CAI,I, ATTENTION TO
The variety of our courses— suited to the needs
of all classes of students.
The strength of our courses— equal to those of the
best American colleges.
The strength of our faculty— comprised of twenty-
four experienced teachers, including instructors in
special departments, and physical directors.
Our location— unsurpassed for beauty and health-
fulness.
Our moral and religious surroundings— no sa-
loons; strong religious Influences.
Tae fact that expenses are marvelously low con-
sidering advantages offered.
Our8plend!d advantages in MUSIC, the depart-
ment being In charge of a very competent and ex-
perienced German professor.
Oor excellent facilities and favorable location for
ART STUDY.
The strong lines of Ministerial Work offered.
The Professional Lines of work in the Dapart-
tnents of Law and Medicine.
Our superior advantages for the study of Oratory.
Our thorough f.nd practical Business Course.
The Endowments have been greatly increased
which means greatly enlarged facilities.
Fall Term opens Sep. 25th, 1900.
Bend for catalogue to
PRESIDENT E. V. ZOLLARS,
HIRAM, OHIO.
\lk! E" id O OIT\f f^ f*l S I 6!T f^ ET For vonng men and yiunf! wmufn ; ranks among tfc»
WSLOO Lcl I I byLLLUL. very best institutions of the Southwest. Strong faeul
"**■«■ ■ w v ■» ■- «*. v ■_ ty of specialists in Academy, College. Music, O
Art Elegant new buildings, good laboratories, fine dormitories. Faculty, Courses and Equipment complete
and strictly up to date. Expenses verv low. Catalogue free. Address
VICTOR E. HARLOW, A. M., President, Wet b City, Mo.
^LEXINGTON, KY
OPENS ITS THIRTY-FIRST SESSION
THE and MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER
The largest college for the education of young ladies under the control of the Christian Church.
Experienced and excellently equipped Faculty in every line of college culture
Terms verv reasonable For Catalogue apply to^***
B. C. HAGERMAN, President.
*«*«*«* INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
Conveniently and pleasantly located in the attractive suburb of Irvington, offers superior induce-
ments to those desiriDg Collegiate Education. Affiliation with the University of Chicago, and
association with the University of Indianapolis, enables the College to offer students certain advant-
ages in the way of higher education, and of professional training, that are not found elsewhere.
The Department of Bible Instruction, as well as the other departments of the College, is provided
with a full corps of competent instructors. Fall term begins Monday, October 1.
Catalogues and Information Mailed on Application.
Address, SECRETARY BUTLER COLLEGE, INDIAHAPOLIS, IND.
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Faculty of Specialis' s — alumni of twelve leading
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let with full information, address
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DAUGHTERS COLLEGE,
(Successor to the ORPHAN SCHOOL)
— OP THE—
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MISSOURI.
Enrollment 1899-1900, 109 Boarders; Day Pupils, 31.
Literature, Music, Art, Shorthand, Typewriting,
Bookkeeping.
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herwood
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CHICAGO.
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Highest Standard of Art,
Faculty of eminent teachers.
Catalog free on application.
Fa!! Term Opens September 10.
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A Business Education and the Place to get ii
A Home School for Girls.
Oldest School for Girls in the Christian
Brotherhood in Kentucky.
ESTABLISHED IN 1856
A school to which parents may safely intrust their
daughters' education, and social, physical, and
religious traiuing.
1st. Every comfort within the home, and attract-
ive opportunity for lawn tennis, basket-ball, and
other out-door sports on our well kept campus. An
efficient health matron with hospital training.
2nd. Jesus Christ is presented as the source of all
true and abundant life.
•3rd. Our courses of study lead up to those offered
in the higher colleges and universities. Our student*
are received on certificate at Cornell University,
Vassar College and Welleslay' College. This fact
speaks for itself as to the standard of our work.
4th. Our students meet in the class-room a body
of enthusiastic, skilled instructors, who hold their
degrees from such institutions as Cornell University,
Bryn Mawr College, Vassar College, etc. The
faculty is abreast of the times in standards and meth-
ods, and is qualified to arouse and to direct the intel-
lectual ambitions of students.
6th. Well-equipped Chemical and Physical Labora-
tories, good Library and abundantly supplied Bead-
ing-room.
fith. Music and Art Departments well equipped.
7th. Madison Institute is designed for and seek*
to enroll as students studious girls of mental ability
and ambition. The school will not be popular with
those who are "going away to school" for the name
of the thing. Students are happy here; trifltTS— un-
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roundings.
For catalogues and other information apply to
(Miss) ALICE LLOYD, Principal,
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Commercial College, Shorthand and Tele-
graph School, 309 N. Broadway, qualifies stadente
for all practical business pursuits, and supplies busi-
ness houses, banks, railroad and telegraph offices and
professional men with reliable bookkeepers, stenograph-
ers, telegraph operators and clerks. Positions procured
for Graduates. J. G. BOHMJSB, Pres't.
YALE DIVINITY
SCHOOL.
A thorough special training for the ministry,
with full university advantages. Address Secre-
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D fl Q \ T H fl 13 ^ GUARANTEED under reason.
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chants and bankers. Best patronized in South. Bock-
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time. Address (at either place) Draughorc's College.
Forty-seven years of constant and health-
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standing) of musical institutions in America.
Comprehensive in plan, moderate in price,
thorough in practice and famous for results
GEO. W. CHADWICK, Musical Director.
Send for an illustrated catalogue to
FRANK W. HALE, General Manager,
Boston, Macs.
gagflaiawi!" — — ^—
offers a complete
COLLEGIATE COURSE.
also has a
Bible School, Preparatory School, Business School.
Mnslo and Art Departments, and a Teachers' Course.
A half Century of Successful Work. Next Session
opens Tuesday, Sept. 35, 1900. For Catalogues
and information, address
PRES. ROBERT E. HIERONYMTJS,
....Eureka, Illinois....
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THE CHRI5TIAN-EVANGELIST
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Wheeling- Through Europe.
In his first sentence the writer says to the
tonrist who is "considering whether or not to go
on a bicycle tour for a summer vacation," his
advice is, "Go." So my advice in taking up this
book finquirely as to "worth while," is to "read
it." Each chapter grows more fascinating as
you jauntily roll along. The account of "things
Dutch" impressed me as peculiarly full of humor
and charm. But the description of Italy is the
piece de resistance. The book is frought with
biographical and historical references which show
a wide range of research and makes it quite in-
structive, and we feel we have this much extra.
The writer has f certainly risen to pre-eminence
among modern descriptionists. Some of the situ-
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their beauty. It is a cleverly written book.
Byrd Jourdan.
New York Convention.
The thirty-ninth annual convention of the New
York Christian Missionary Society and the annual
sessions of the New York Christian Ministerial As-
sociation and New York C. W. B M., will be held in
the Church of Christ, in Niagara Falls, Sept. 17-21.
PROGRAM.
MONDAY EVENING, SEPT. 17.
RECEPTION.
Address of Welcome, Pastor of Niagara Falls
Church.
RESPONSES.
Ministerial Association, E. R. Edwards.
Bible-schools, C. C. Crawford.
C. E Societies, C. R. Neel
C W. B. M., Mrs. I. S. Conklin.
N. Y. C. Missionary Society, A. M. Hootman.
NEW YORK CHRISTIAN MINISTERIAL ASSO-
CIATION.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18— FORENOON.
Devotional, A. M. Hurd.
Address, J. P. Lichtenberger.
Address, "Irdividual Liberty," E. J.Butler.
Address, G B. Townsend.
(Discussion after each address.)
AFTERNOON.
Devotional, Steve J. Corey.
Symposium, "How I Prepare Sermons
9:00.
9:15.
10:16.
11:00.
1:45.
2:00.
A. B
S. B. Culp, (b) Chas. Bloom, (c) C C
Crawford.
3:00. Address, "Biblical Study," J. M. Philputt
3:30. Symposium, "How I Conduct the Prayer-
meeting," (a) E. R Edwards, (b) A m
Hootnun, (c) B. Q. Denham.
4:30. Miscellaneous.
BUSINESS SESSION OF C. W. B. M.
EVENING.
7:30. Address, M E. Harlan.
NEW YORK CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19— FORENOON.
8:45. Bible Study, J. P. Lichtenberger.
9:30. Formal opening of the Convention.
9:45. Report of State Board Meetings, A. M. Hoot-
man.
10:00. Report of Bible-school Superintendent, F
W. Norton.
10:10. Report of Y. P. S. C. E. Superintendent, E
S Muckley.
10:2). Report on Havens Home, A. B. Kellogg.
10:30 Report of State Treasurer, D. Krebiel.
10:40. Field Reports: Watertown, Pastor; FJmin
(First), C. C. Crawford; Elmira (West
Side), C. L. Morrison; Gloversville, M.
Gunn: Laneingburg, R. W. Stevenson:
Brooklyn (Second , John L. Keevil.
AFTERNOON.
2:00. Devotional, M. L. Jenny.
2:15. Address, "Religious Journalism,'
Chamberlain .
2:45. A Model S. S. Lesson followed by a Ques-
tion Box, Henry Bond.
3:45. Address, "Sunday-school Work," B. /
Jenkins.
EVENING.
7:30. Praise Service, J. A. Egbert.
8:00. Corresponding Secretary's Report, CM
Kreidler.
8:20. Address, "State Missions," B. Q. Denham.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20.— FORENOON.
8:45. Bible Study, A. M. Hootman.
9:15. Address, "Boys' and Girls' Rally Diy," C.
C. Smith.
9:45. Business.
11:00. Address on Collegiate Work, Jabez Hall.
C. W. B. M. SESSIONS.
AFTERNOON.
2:00. Devotional, Mrs. R. E Belding.
Preeident's Address, Mrs. Laura Geroult
Craig.
Reports from District Managers, JunlorSu-
perintendent, Treasurer and Correspond-
ing Seer tary.
Solo, Mrs. Geo. N Worden. Auburn.
Free Parliament, "Auxiliary Attractions,'
leadars, Mrs F. H. Moore, Mrs. G. H.
Danstan, Miss Hattie Warren, Miss Lena
Rogers.
EVENING.
7:30. Praise Service, Mrs. M. E. Harlan.
Reports of Committees.
Music by Auxiliaiy Quirtette of RicbmoGi
Av-nue Church
Address, Miss Mary Graybiel, India.
Song in Hindu.
Address, Miss Adelaide Gail Frost, India.
Evening Quiet Hour, Mrs . Eveline Trible
Rummel. /
FRIDAY SEPT. 21.— FORENOON.
8:45. Bible Study, B. A. Jenkins.
9:15. Address "Church Extension," G.W. Muck-
ley.
9:45. Business (Reports of Committees).
11:00. Ooen Parliament, "State Work," led by M.
E. Harlan.
AFTERNOON.
2:00. Devotional, B A. Bower.
2:1£. Address, "Ministerial Relief."
2:35. Address, "The Great leaoher," J. M. Phil-
putt.
?:15. Final Business.
3:30. Address on Y. P. S. C. E. Work, Dr. O. P.
Gifford.
8:00.
Praise Service conducted by the Eudeav-
orers, led by Miss Lena Rogers.
Address, C. C. Smith.
The building where the sessions of the convention
are to be held is located at the corner of Niagara
Avenue and Tenth Street. From the New York
Central (south end) Depot take a north-bound Main
Street car to Niagara Avenue. Walk one block east
on Niagara Avenue and arrive at the church.
Lodging aod breakfast will be furnished free by
the church. Other meals will cost 25 cents each
and will be served within two blocks of the church
building.
It is earnestly desired that we have a large dele-
gation from each church in the state. From recent
communications we have reason to believe that we
shall not be disappointed. A large attendance will
create an enthusiasm for New York State Missions
as noting else can. This can be secured if some
one in each congregation be appointed with a view
to working up a large delegation from bis own field.
Then let him notify as soon as possible and from
time to tima Bro. M W. Richardson, of 1321 Onta-
rio Avenue, Niagara Falls, as to the number and
names of those who will attend.
C. M. Kreidler, Cor. Sec.
15? Laurel Street, Buffalo, K. Y.
A Good Chance for Some One.
There is always a good chance for the preacher
who is ready. Many a man could add a third to
his salary and make his work a half more effective
by taking a thorough course with Prof. Ott in the
Drake University College of Oratory at Des
Moines. la.
THE ***
ISTIAN- VANGEUST
fol. xxxvii
A WEEKLY FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.
September 13, 1900
No. 37
CONTENTS
ditokial:
Current Events 1155
An Object Lesson 1156
The Reign of Law 1157
The Duty of the Young to the Church 1158
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No. 37,
CURRENT EVENTS.
There is an increasing probability that
the United States troops will soon be with-
drawn from Pekin and probably from China
altogether. This probability rests upon
three facts of recent occurrence : First, the
return of Prince ChiDg, the Chinese Em-
peror's Peace Commissioner, to Pekin; sec-
ond, the formal authorization of Li Hung
Chang by imperial edict to act as minister
plenipotentiary for the conclusion of peace
with one or all of the Powers; third, Gen-
eral Chaffee's advice that United States'
troops be withdrawn as the best means of
restoring conditions favorable to the con-
clusion of peace. The Imperial household
!s still in retirement at Pao Ting Fu, but
;he case is very materially altered now that
3arl Li has been definitely commissioned to
ireat with the Powers. He ^ ill doubtless
pe recognized by the United States. Mean-
while Russia is still continuing her prepara-
tions for withdrawal and the course of the
ither Powers is problematical.
President McKinley's letter accepting the
lomination for President, which was made
mblic September 9, contains a comprehen-
jive and able survey of the history of the
past four years, the present condition of the
wintry and the issues of the present cam-
paign. While explicitly disclaiming the
•urpose of estimating the relative impor-
tance of the issues, he emphasizes the fact
hat the financial doctrine of the Chicago
latform is reiterated in the present Demo-
ratic platform and that it must be consid-
red as a serious issue, if the party is to be-
laken in good faith. The danger to the gold
tandard is not passed so long as the free
ilver doctrine is a plank in the platform,
'he President reviews the present condition
f the treasury, which is found to be pros-
erous. The revenues and surplus have
lcreased during the past year, and expendi-
tures have decreased. The volume of cur-
ancy has increased during the past four years
rom $21.10 to $26.85 per capita, in spite of
redictions that it would be contracted,
he value of our exports for the present
ear is greater by half a million dollars a
'ay than last year. The balance of
rade for the present fiscal year amounts
b $544,000,000. The dealings of the ad-
ministration with Porto Rico and the revival
C business there under the regime are
seated briefly. The bulk of the document
i given up to a history and defense of the
dministration policy in the Philippines.
The threatened coal strike in the anthra-
ite region of Pennsylvania has been post-
ed a few days, and there is a possibility
that it may not be put into effect. The
men demand "twenty per cent, increase in
wages, the reduction in the price of powder
from $2.75 to $1.50 a keg, a fair system of
dockage, a fixed ton, abolishment of com-
pany stores, company doctors and butchers,
no favoritism and the correction of minor
grievances." The operators deny the abuses
which are charged in connection with com-
pany stores; claim that extra pounds must
be required (in addition to the 2,240 which
constitute a ton of cleaned coal) when the
coal is roughly mined, and say that the
wages are already as high as they can
afford. The strike, if it occurs, will be one
of great magnitude, involving, directly or
indirectly, a million workers and a weekly
wage of $10,000,000. By far the greater
number of the men, it is claimed, do not
want to strike and will do so only if
ordered.
There were two significant state elections
during the past week, namely, those of Ar-
kansas and Vermont. Of course, the fact
that the Democrats carried the former and
the Republicans the latter has not in itself
a specially significant political symtom, but
the majorities in the two states may indi-
cate something. Jefferson Davis was elected
governor of Arkansas by a majority of
about 57,000. Bryan's majority over Mc-
Kinley in the same state four years ago was
72,500. The reduction of the Democratic
majority is at least partly accounted for by
the fact of a lighter vote this year, but Re-
publican papers try to find in it also an en-
couraging indication for the coming national
election. In Vermont, Stickney, Republican,
was elected by about 32,000 majority. In
1896 the Republican majority was 37,000,
which was, however, abnormally large. Ver-
mont is considered by political forecasters
to be a good political barometer. With a
Republican majority of more than 23,000 in
Vermont a Republican national victory has
never failed in the last thirty years, while
a majority of less than that number has
always been followed by a Democratic vic-
tory.
In the state election in Maine on Monday
of this week, Dr. John F. Hill, Republican,
was elected Governor by a majority of 31,-
000. This is considerably less than McKin-
ley's majority in 1896, but is twice as great
as the average Republican majority in
Maine from the close of the war until Bry-
an's first candidacy. The increase of the
Democratic vote over last year is ascribed
to the return of many gold Democrats to
the fold in the belief that the silver ques-
tion is practically a dead issue.
Great satisfaction has been occasioned in
Democratic circles by ex-Secretary Olney's
letter, in which he declares himself in favor
of Mr. Bryan. In doing so he assumes that
neither the silver question nor expansion is
the "paramount issue," but rather the ques-
tion of trast legislation. It is, of course,
known that Mr. Olney is opposed to the free
silver doctrine. It is also known that he is,
or was very recently, in favor of expansion.
His letter judiciously avoids reference to
these subjects, and dwells in rather general
terms on the subservience of the Republican
party and its present candidate to the in-
terests of consolidated capital. It is a
somewhat striking fact that Mr. Olney was
an expansionist even before there had been
any expansion. An article by him, pub-
lished in the Atlantic Monthly before Dewey
entered Manila Bay, declares that our period
of national isolation is over and that hence-
forth we must be a factor in world politics,
and in another article in the same magazine
in March of this year, he showi the inevita-
bleness of the course which has put us in
possession of islands in the Pacific. Unless
Mr. Olney has experienced a change of heart
within the last six months, and he does not
say that he has, it must be that he consid-
ers trusts the "paramount issue." It would
be unkind to suggest that his declaration
was inspired by a desire for a place in the
band-wagon. We do not for a moment im-
pute that motive to Mr. Olney, but it is
nevertheless highly possible that many old-
time Democrats, who are neither free silver
men nor anti-expansionists, will adhere to
the party this year in the belief that, if it
is defeated, there will be a grand recon-
struction before the next campaign and
that there will be an opportunity for them
to participate in that reorganization. It is
a noteworthy fact that Mr. Cleveland, who
is out of politics and does not care to par-
ticipate in anything, is not taking sides in
the present campaign, though there have
been loud calls for a positive declaration
since Mr. Olney's letter. Mr. Olney is a
man of the highest character who ha 3 ren-
dered distinguished service to the country
and his endorsement of the Democratic
platform will doubtless win many votes
for it.
Almost every paper which one picks up
contains long lists of names of eminent men
who are going to vote for the other party
this year. If it is a Republican paper, the
names are those of Democrats who will vote
for McKinley. If it is a Democratic paper,
they are names of former Republicans who
will vote for Bryan. The fact that this new
allignment is taking place is highly credit-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 1900
able to the intelligence of American voters.
Why should it be assumed that, because a
man voted for free trade twenty years ago,
he should oppose expansion and the gold
standard now? What logic is there which
makes a man an expansionist by virtue of
the fact that he has always favored protec-
tion? The issues between the two parties
are new and the fact that changes of party
affiliation are taking place so numerous iy is
an indication of a healthy freedom from
that form of political traditionalism which
holds a man to his party organization and
party name irrespective of the issues which
tney may represent.
Does trade follow the flag? It has in
Porto Rico. Recently published statistics
show that during the first three months,
under the Porto Rician tariff, the imports
from that island increased fifty per cent,
over the corresponding months of last year,
when peace had been restored and the
island was under the American flag but
still under the old tariff; and that they
were three times as great as in correspond-
ing months during the later years of Span-
ish rule. Exports to Porto Rico are two
and one-half times as great as they were
twelve month3 ago, and five times as great
as during the later years of Spanish sov-
ereignty. Here, at least, is one instance in
which trade has followed the flag with a
rush.
There has recently come to light the text
of a declaration issued by Aguinaldo and
dated June 24. It is of the nature of a
forecast of the possible results of our No-
vember election. The most interesting
point is the dictator's assurance that if
Bryan is elected the United States will with-
draw its forces and grant complete inde-
pendence to the Filipinos. This was before
Mr. Bryan's Indianapolis speech. It is shock-
ing to think what disappointment will come
to the heart of the insurgent leader when
he peruses that document and discovers that
his champion proposes to grant independ-
ence by establishing a stable form of gov-
ernment. If there is anything which Agui-
naldo does not want it is a stable form of
government, established by any one except
himself.
One of the best critiques of Mr. Bryan's
Philippine policy, as set forth in his Indian-
apolis speech, is that which appears in the
current number of the Review of Reviews.
Mr. Bryan specifically defines, under three
points, the course which he would pursue
toward the Philippines if he were President:
(1) Establish a stable form of government;
(2) grant complete independence; (3) af-
ford protection from outside interference.
The incompatibility of these three points is
obvious. If the granting of complete inde-
pendence really means all that word carries
on its face, it means giving the Filipinos a
right to establish their own government,
stable or unstable, as they may prefer. The
recognition of the principle of "government
by the consent of the governed" gives the
Filipinos a chance to block the very first
step of Mr. Bryan's course by refusing their
consent to the stable form of government,
which he would establish. But even if this
difficulty did not happen to arise, if the in-
dependent Filipinos chose to accept the sta-
ble form of government which was estab-
lished for them, the United States, certainly
could not undertake to protect that govern-
ment from all outside interference unless it
maintained enough control to be able to
guarantee the maintenance of a govern-
ment which would not need to be in-
terfered with. The persons, rights and prop-
erty of all foreigners must be protected. If
the local government does not do it, there
is bound to be interference by that govern-
ment whose subjects are mistreated. The
United States cannot prevent such inter-
ference unless it is willing to exercise such
control over the local government as will
secure the safety of the foreigners. This is,
to say the least, independence with a string
to it. The matter comes to this, then, that
Mr. Bryan's first and third points are in sub-
stantial agreement with the policy which is
being actually pursued by the present ad-
ministration, while his second point is in-
consistent with either of the others. On the
whole, Mr. Bryan's pronunciamento is a very
cheering document, for it assures us in the
first and third points above mentioned that
he has a sense of the practical requirements
of the situation and that, if the executive
responsibility were placed upon him, these
practical considerations would outweigh the
general propositions about the "inherent
rights of man."
The calamity which has befallen Galves-
ton, Texas, is one of the most destructive to
human life, that has occurred in this coun-
try during the century. Situated on a low,
sandy island, scarcely rising above the sea
level under normal conditions, the city was
in no position to resist the terrific onslaught
of wind and water which came upon it Sat-
urday and Sunday, when a hurricane from
the southwest heaped upon it the waters of
the Gulf. The city is almost a total wreck,
and the loss of life, which cannot yet be ac-
curately estimated, can scarcely be less than
3,000 in Galveston and vicinity. Assistance
has been promptly sent by neighboring cities,
by private individuals and by the Federal
Government, but, in spite of all that can be
done, there will be terrible suffering on the
part of the survivors, who are now without
either food or fresh water, before communi-
cations can be opened up with the stricken
city. It is a time for the exercise of human
sympathy in its most practical form, not
only in sorrow for the dead, but in succor
for the living.
The Atlantic Ocean continues to narrow.
A new record for steamships eastward has
been established. The Deutschland has
shortened the time three hours and twenty-
one minutes. Last week she crossed the
Atlantic in five days, eleven hours and forty-
five minutes. Her average speed for the pass-
age was 23.82 knots. Her highest day's run
was 552 knots. In view of this remarkable
speed the following account of this steamer
from the Chicago Record will be interesting:
The Deutschland is 686J feet long over all, 67
feet wide and 44 feet deep. If it were stood on
end it would tower more than 100 feet over an
edifice twice as high as Trinity Church, New York
Its registered tonnage is 16,000 and its displace-
ment is 23,000 tons. The new liner is equipped
with bronze twin screws twenty-three feet in
diameter and two quadruple expansion engines of
35,000 horse power. Twelve double and four
single-end boilers will supply the steam and there
will be 112 fires. There are six decks, built of
steel and teakwocd, and over these rise four fun-
nels and two steel masts. The vessel can accom-
modate 467 first- cabin, 300 second-cabin and 300
steerage passengers.
AN OBJECT.LESSON.
The condition of things in China, growing
out of the feeling of hostility in that country
toward the people of other countries sojourn-
ing in their midst, whom they designate as
"foreign devils," is ai object-lesson of
world-wide significance. Nothing was more
characteristic of the world at the time when
Christ came int) it than racial preju-
dices, and bitterness of feeling between peo-
ples of different nations and languages.
The very word for stranger signified an
enemy in the Rjman tongue. Christianity
set for itself the task of breaking down
these bitter walls of partition, obliterating
all feelings of hatred growing out of differ-
ences of nationality, language or of blood,
and of implanting in their stead the feeling
of universal brotherhood.
One of the earliest triumphs of Christian-
ity was in building churches out of Jews
and Gentiles, at one time hostile to each
other, and of binding them together in the
bonds of a common brotherhood, through
faith in and loyalty to a common Master.
No more striking projf of the divhe power
of the Christian religion could have been
furnished in that age than the spectacle of
Jews and Gentiles, Greeks and barbarians,
bond and free, male and female, dwelling
together in brotherly love and fellowship.
Wherever Christianity has gone in anything
like its native purity it has succeeded ia
breaking down barriers of caste, of nation
and of race, and fostering the spirit of mu-
tual respect and of brotherhood. It is due
to Christianity that the people of Christian
nations are quickened to send relief to any
part of the world where human beings are
in peril or in want. Christianity does not
stop at national boundaries. It knows no
geographical limitations; it offers its light
and its blessing to all mm everywhere with-
out respect to nation, race, tribe or tongae
It is because of this characteristic oi
Christianity that the missionaries are in
China, not seeking their own good or gain,
but the welfare of China and its people.
They are there at the sacrifice of the com-
forts of home and of civilization, because oi
their unselfish interest in the Chinese people,
and in their desire to better their condition
Think of the awful contrast between a re
ligion which inspires this sort of disinterest
ed service and one which leads its votarie!
to perpetrate such outrages against then
September 13, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
benefactors as the Chinese Boxers have in-
flicted on the Christian missionaries, who are
there solely to benefit them! In this contrast
we get some conception of the value of Chris •
tianity and of what it is able to do for men.
If the recent outrages in China have no other
effect, surely they cannot fail to serve as
an object-lesson on the difference between
the spirit of Christ and the spirit of pagan-
ism.
So far, therefore, from discouraging mis-
sionary efforts, this barbarous treatment of
our missionaries and civil ministers in China
will serve as a mighty incentive to Christian
• people everywhere to push the conquests of
Christ's kingdom until the millions in China
have come .under its transforming power,
and are able to recognize in the people of
other nations who come among them, not
"foreign devils," but children of a common
Father and brothers of a common family,
whose roof is the overarching sky and
whose home is the whole round world.
There can be no such thing as universal
peace until there is a general recognition
among the nations of the earth, of the es-
sential oneness of the human race and of
the reality of human brotherhood, growing
out of a common divine Fatherhood. Chris-
tianity is the only religion that has ever
proved itself equal to the breaking down of
international barriers and racial and tribal
prejudices. It is the greatest unifying
force in the world. Jesus Christ is the di-
vine Magnet, gathering together the sun-
dered fragments of alienated races, peoples
and tribes, and uniting them to each other
by uniting them to himself. Confucius must
give place to Christ and race hatred to
brotherly love. If the Chinese people
could only realize it, therefore, they have
themselves of late furnished the most
striking proof of the necessity of carrying
the "gospel into China. The Christian peo-
ple of other nations will not be slow to see
the logic of these facts. In this way, we
doubt not, it will turn out that these direful
events in China will result in the further-
ance of the gospel in that great empire, so
surely does God cause the wrath of man to
serve his divine purposes.
It will be said, of course, and traly enough,
that there are not wanting evidences in our
country of failure to recognize this common
brotherhood of man, and that very many
who have been reared in a land of Christian
civilization, and whose names are recorded
on our church books, treat each other in
their business dealings and in their social
relations as if they had nothing in common
and were under no obligations to each other.
This is only saying that Christianity has
gained only a partial victory as yet in so-
called Christian lands. The outrages per-
petrated in China would not be possible here,
but greed and avarice and tyranny of the
flesh have their victims, even in our own
land. _ In so far, however, as Christianity is
permitted to have its way in legislation, in
business and social life, a better state of
things is being brought about, and when it
shall have complete sway we shall behold a
new heaven and a new earth wherein
dwelleth righteousness." This is "the one
far-off divine event towards which the
whole creation moves."
1157
THE REIGN OF LAW.
It is well that Mr. Allen has written this
"tale of the Kentucky hemp fields,"
which is more accurately a tale of what
the author conceives to be religious
intolerance. Not that it is a good book,
or a true book, or a book exceptionally
well written; but it is a book which it was
inevitable that some one would write sooner
or later, and Mr. Allen ha3 done it, perhaps,
as well as any one would. The fact that
sixty thousand copies have been sold in a
single summer gives us a right to assume,
perhaps, that most readers will be familiar
with the story, by hearsay at least; but
it can be told in a nutshell. In the year
1865 a boy goes from a pious home in the
Kentucky hemp fields to the newly founded
College of the Bible of Kentucky University.
He has the strong, unreasoning faith' of a
child, and he wants to be a preacher. The
conflicting opinions of different denomina-
tions, as set forth by their ministerial repre-
sentatives in Lexiogton, drive him into
doubt. He seeks relief by reading Darwin
and Spencer; issues in the declaration that
he does not believe in the Bible or in Christ-
ianity; is dismissed from the Bible College
and goes back to the hemp fields. The love
story, wherein he meets and marries a girl
who assures him that it makes no difference
whether he believes or not, has no particular
relevance to the rest of the book. Probably
even the author would not deliberately main-
tain that domestic felicity is a solvent for
all religious perplexities.
The thing which is represented as taking
place in the career of David when the old
faith came in contact with new facts (new
to him) is unquestionably the thing which
has taken place in the mind of many a young
man, who has come suddenly into a larger
intellectual life. The extraordinary circum-
stance is that this partial process, this mere
disturbance of the ancient faith, with no
subsequent readjustment or reconstruction,
should be represented as a normal and com-
plete process, and that the man who so far
failed to digest his Darwin that it remained a
stumblingblock to his Christianity, should
be held up to admiration as a strenuous and
lofty character. If the book had been anony-
mously published, we would say without hesi-
tation that it was the work of someone who
had just heard about erolution within the
past year, had seen that it was a great idea,
but had not yet learned what to do with it.
The conception of evolution and its religious
significance, which it involves, is as crude as
its conception of Christianity.
The limitation of the author's thought, his
failure to see that modern science leaves
room for any real faith, is exhibited clearly
enough in the following sentence: "The
voices of these three literatures filled the
world; they were the characteristic notes of
that half century, heard sounding together:
The Old Faith, the New Science, the New
Doubt. And they met at a single point;
they met at man's place in Nature, at the
idea of God, and in that system of thought
and creed which is Christianity."
There are some old things and some new
things in the religious thought of our time
— new to us at least as Darwin was new to
David— and the struggle between the two,
whether within one mind or between two
opposing camps, is the most serious battle
which most of us are called upon to fight.
Intolerance is equally possible on either side.
Intolerance in a college faculty may mani-
fest itself in expelling the heretics. Intol-
erance in a novelist shows itself when char-
acters are depicted without sympathy and
are introduced only to be condemned.
It is no rash assertion to say that a man
cannot write a great book, or a true book,
or a tolerant book on this subject — the at-
titude of the adherents of the old faith to
the followers of modern thought — who does
not see that the New Science can be follow-
ed by something other than a New Doubt.
True, he who has appropriated the result of
modern science and modern thought in all its
lines may never hold the same old faith in
the same old way as when he dwelt among
the shocks of hemp, ignorant of all that men
have thought in the last nineteen centuries.
But there is a New Faith following the New
Science — not new in its content, or in its
personal object, but new in its relation to
the believer and new in its permanent cer-
tainty of all essential religious truth — that
is not doubted by the strong souls who have
gone through the storm and stress period.
In view of this limitation of the author's
thought, his charge of rank intolerance
against Kentucky University and the Bible
College, is profoundly inconsequential. To
be sure, if a course of events exactly similar
to that depicted in the book had ever actu-
ally happened it would show a great lack of
wisdom on the part of those teachers and
pastors who gave the boy up for lost when
he was simply suffering from his first idea.
But even if the main outlines of the story
are historical, certainly the conversations
are not, and the only question of toleration
is the question whether the Bible College
ought to set the seal of its approval upon a
young man who frankly avows that he does
not believe in the Bible or Christianity.
The present volume does not, to our
mind, exhibit the magic touch of the literary
artist which we are accustomed to look for
in Mr. Allen's books. There is much descrip-
tion of nature in it, and here he is generally
happy, though to our mind the hemp busi-
ness is rather overdone for a book which
purports to have any other purpose than the
description of the raising of hemp. And
yet it is a decided relief when the author
ceases for a moment to talk about people
and talks about things. He loves the things
that he writes about, but for the people with
whom he is dealing here, except David, he
obviously has little sympathy. There is a
covert sneer, or at least a curl of the lip, in
all that is said concerning the Bible College
and the churches of Lexington, and no man
can paint a picture which will be substan-
tially true in its inner spirit, if he fails to
appreciate the solid value of the characters
whom he depicts. The Reign of Law does
not get above meiiocrity as a pieceof liter-
ature; and as a study of religious life and
experience it is so crude, and unsympathetic
as to be esentially untrue.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13,1900
Dour of prayer.
THE DUTY OF THE YOUNG TO
THE CHURCH.
(1 John 2:13, 14; 2 John 4.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Sept. 19.]
Central Truth: Obligations and duties are re-
ciprocal; the church having so far discharged its
obligation to the young as to bring them within
its bosom and under its influence, the young, on
their part, owe some duties to the ciurch.
One of the great revivals in modern times
has been the revival of interest on the part
of the church in behalf of the young. Some
one has said that the discovery of woman is
one of the greatest achievements of the
century now closing; but the discovery of
childhood, which has been within the same
period, is of no less importance. The Sun-
day-school, the Christian Endeavor Society,
the Young Men's and Women's Christian
Associations and various other orders and
societies for young people are indications of
the growing interest that the church is feel-
ing for its young people. A vast amount of
literature — books, periodicals and helps of
various kinds — have sprung into existence
as the result of this awakened interest in
the welfare of the young.
It is only a fitting response to all this
outlay of time and energy and talent in be-
half of young people that they should rec-
ognize the obligations which they are under
to the church and the duties which they
owe to it. As they have been dependent on
the church for its influence and guidance in
their tender years, so the church is depend-
ent upon them for its future triumphs. It
is the duty of parents to support their chil-
dren up to a given point, and afterwards it
becomes the duty of the children to support
their parents when old age has enfeebled
them and made them dependent upon the
assistance of others. A similar relationship
exists between the church and her children.
The aged Apostle John, in writing to his
brethren, says: "I have written unto you,
little children, because ye know the Father."
Again, "I have written unto you, young
men, because ye are strong, and the Word
of God abideth in you, and ye have over-
come the evil one." Those who know the
Father, and those who are strong in the
Lord and in the power of His might, cer-
tainly owe duties to the church. The
strength of youth, who can measure? It is
the strength of faith unchilled by doubt; it
is the strength of an all-conquering enthusi-
asm; it is the strength of an unwavering
hope, and an optimism that never hesitates
at difficulties. This is the dowery of youth!
This is tbe inestimable treasure of the
young! The church cannot fight i's battles,
cannot adjust itself to new situations, can-
not overcome the inertia of slothfulness
and wage an aggressive campaign against
the forces of evil without those elements of
success which the young alone can bring to
it.
"So near is<grandeur to the dust,
So like is God to man,
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth responds, I can."
It is this capacity of youth to hear the
whisper of duty calling it to deeds of daring,
and responding thereto, "I can," that makes
it so important an element in the church
and places it under the most solemn obliga-
tions for service.
The young men to whom John wrote were
strong,not only with the natural endowments
of youth, but because the Word of God abode
in them, giving direction and purpose to all
their energies and powers. We have a
great company of young people in our
churches who, in Christian homes, in Sun-
day school, in Endeavor Society and in
church have received the good Word of
God into their hearts, and in proportion as
they have received it and keep it they are
strong for duty in every field of conflict
with wrong and error. In the absence of
this Word of God as the controlling factor
in the lives of the young they are shorn of
their strength and are incapable of any
Christian service. Instead of overcoming
the evil one they will be overcome by him.
The same apostle in his letter to the
"elect lady and her children" says: "I re-
joice greatly that I have found certai ' of
thy children walking in truth, even as we
received commandment from the Father."
It was a matter of rejoicing to this aged
apostle that the young had not only received
the truth, but were walking in the truth.
This it is that makes the young a power for
good in any church or community.
What, then, are the duties of the young to
the church ?# Among them are the follow-
ing:
1. To become members of it through con-
fession of faith in Christ and obedience to
Him .
2. Having received the truth of the
Word of God, to walk in it, that they may
grow in grace and in the knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ. This involves the faith-
ful attendance upon all the stated services
of the church, and the willingness to bear
their part in all its burdens and duties.
3. The young owe it to the church, and
to Jesus Christ the Head of the Church, to
select such callings in life as will enable
them to best serve God and their fellowmen.
This will lead some of them to be ministers
of the Word at home, others to be mission-
aries abroad and still others to shed the
light of Christian lives in the domestic cir-
cle, in their business relations and in their
professional callings.
4. Finally, they owe it to the church to
make the most of themselves, that by the
silent influence of their lives and characters
and by their good works they will glorify
God and constrain others to share with
them the influence of the gospel.
PRAYER.
We thank Thee, our Heavenly Father, for
the awakened interest of the church in be-
half of the young, and we thank Thee for
the number of active young men and women
and children who have been gathered into
our churches, and have in them such possi-
bilities of usefulness. We pray that these
young people, thus delivered from the snares
of the evil one, may consecrate their young
lives to the building up of Thy church and
to the extension of thy kingdom throughout
the world. May all the wealth of their
youth be laid upon the altar of service to
Christ, and consecrated to high and worthy
ends. And may the church of the future
be far more potential in carrying out Th y
purposes in the world than has been the
church of t he past, because of the conse-
crate d young lives that have come into it
and have been trained for Thy service. And
this we ask for the honor of Thy name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
editor's easy Chair
Sitting out under the trees at "Rosehill"
on a still starry night a few evenings ago,
there came the clear, distinet notes of a
cricket's song. In a flash of memory the
scenes of the long past cime before us at the
magic note of this invincible songster. Who
does not remember the cricket song on the
hearth, at evening twilight, away back in
early boyhood days? Who of us has not
wondered where the cricket was? for while
its song was quite audible, the singer was
quite invisible. By what sort of magic can
this cricket of the later generation, by its
shrill notes, roll back the curtain of the
past and bring before us scenes and faces of
the long ago? Have you not noticed how a
familiar odor of some old-fashioned flower
has the power to conjure up and bring to
memory your mother's garden with its old-
fashioned hollyhocks, its sweet pinks, its
bachelor buttons and touch-me-nots? What
subtle power can there be in a breath .of
fragrance to bridge a chasm, it may be of
half a century, and put you back in the
garden of your boyhood? Some strange
and little understood law of association, no
doubt, must account for this phenomenon,
but such a law implies a wonderful fact,
namely, that on memory's plate are forever
imprinted the impressions which have been
made upon it through all the past, and it
only requires the sound of a familiar note
or the scent of an old-time flower to recall
them vividly before the mind.
It has been suggested that under the
operation of this law, by which not only the
scenes but the very deeds of the past are
recalled, that men are to be punished, and
are punished, even in this life, for their mis-
deeds and neglected opportunities. Certain-
ly the knowledge of such a law should stim-
ulate every one to cultivate pure thoughts,
to pursue noble ideals, and to fill life with
kindly deeds. If it be true that —
"Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these, It might have been,"
then it is worth while to spare ourselves
the sadness of remembering neglected op-
portunities by improving them as they pass.
Life is a succession of opportunities for do-
ing good, and to pass through life, day by
day, with no eyes to see these opportunities.
or with no disposition to avail ourselves of
them — this is not life. It is mere existence.
It is to be feared, however, that many pass
through life in this W3y, and will never
realize what opportunities they have passed
by unimproved, until they are awakened by
the thunders of judgment, and memory is
made to pass in review the doors of oppor-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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tunifcy and calls to duty, which were passed
by unheeded. Not to do well simply, but to
do the very best possible, with the powers and
capacities which God has given us, is the
measure of our obligation.
It may seem a long way from the crick-
et's chirp to ecclesiastical reform, and yet
the note sounded by the friction of the basal
wings of the orthopterous insect, has brought
us face to face with the question of neg-
lected opportunities in our missionary work.
Will any one affirm that the Disciples of
Christ in the state of Missouri, for instance,
are using the best means which God has put
in their power for the furtherance of His
cause and kingdom in our state? Perhaps
there is none who does not realize, with
more or less vividness, that we are not ful-
filling the measure of our obligation. The
leading religious people in the state in point
of numbers, and quite equal to others in
point of ability and intelligent, we ought
to be doing things on a scale of much great-
er magnitude than we are doing at present,
or have ever done in the past. For some
reason our forces in this state have not been
rallied and disciplined and led forward into
an effective, aggressive campaign for truth
and righteousness. In saying this we are
only stating what every one acquainted with
the facts in the case will admit. But what
is the remedy? This is the question which
should be faced and answered. Perhaps we
have not planned to do large things. Is it
not pr.-bable that we have permitted our-
selves to run along with the same appliances
and methods of operation which were well
enough, perhaps, for a quarter of a century
ago, but which are not adequate to meet the
presest demands? We believe this to be
true. Surely, the time has come when we
ought to look this problem full in the face,
and seek for some satisfactory solution of
it.
Having said this much we ought, perhaps,
at least to drop a suggestion indicating the
direction in which we think a remedy is to
be found. We need in Missouri, and perhaps
in many other states — but we speak more
especially of Missouri's needs — a more ef-
fective organization. The rapid increase in
our membership in the state has resulted in
the formation of a large number of churches,
too weak for self-support, many of which
are without adequate pastoral care and
guidance. How to care for these uncared-
for churches and promote their spiritual de-
velopment and bring them into harmonious
co-operation, is the "paramount issue" in
the state. Even many of our stronger
churches are not co-operating through the
State Board ia the work of advancing the
interest of our cause in the state. Nearly
every great reform is to be accomplished by
the force of some personality capable of
coping with the situation. Perhaps the best
remedy for the state of things we have de-
scribed would be the selection and employ-
ment of one of the ablest and most influen-
tial men in the state, whose age, experience,
wisdom and administrative ability would
commeni him to the confidence of all, as
State Superintendent of Missions. This
might be as good name as any by which to
designate his work. It would be his duty
to look after the weaker churches, group
them together in circuits and assist them in
securing competent and worthy men to
shepherd them, to "set in order the
things that are wanting,'' to stir up the
churches of the state co- operation, not only
in the work of the state, but to stimulate
them in all their missionary contributions.
Than this, no more important work could be
assigned to any one, and certainly none that
is calling for more prompt action. This
need not interfere with the present arrange-
ment for a state corressponding secretary,
though it might well modify the duties
which have hitherto been laid upon such
officialy, if this addition to our present mis-
sionary method should involve the necessity
of a change in the constitution of our mis-
sionary co-operation in this state, it would
be easy to effect such change, provided the
brethren feel that such a man as we have
suggested appointed to such a work, would
result in remedying, in some measure the
evil to which we have referred.
Questions and Hnswers.
Editor Christian-Evangelist: — -In a recent
issue of your paper you very frankly and
boldly announced your purpose to vote for pro-
hibition in the coming presidential campaign,
as the paramount issue before the American
people. Many of us who have been accustomed
to vote otherwise, believing we could accomplish
more practical good thereby, would like to
know your reasons for voting a ticket which
you know will not be elected. As you are gen-
erally, as it seems to us, actuated by reasonable
motives in your course of action, we are curi-
ous to know what reasons you can give for
this course. H & R.
We have no objection to answering this
question frankly, but we realize that there
is danger of being misunderstood in so do-
ing. We do not believe for a moment that
the reasons which influence our action in
this matter will appeal to all our readers
with the same force that they do to us. We
have no condemnation to pronounce upon
men who come to a different conclusion from
what we do as to their political duty in the
coming campaign. All that we ask or have
ever asked of our readers and of Christian
people generally is that they consider well
the issues at stake and vote conscientiously
as Christian people, casting such a ballot as
they honestly believe will do most good for
their fellowmen and bring greatest glory to
Him whose name we wear. The editor of
this paper has for more than a dozen years
voted the prohibition ticket, and in doing so
has been actuated by the following motives:
1. A vote is an expression, as we view
it, of one's highest and truest convictions
concerning public policy. There is no other
way by which the deepest convictions as to
what is the best public policy can be regis-
tered or made known except by the ballot.
We have aimed, in our exercise of the right
of suffrage, to express our convictions on
what we regard as one of the most vital
issues in American politics.
2. According to the testimony of judges
and justices of high repute, intemperance ia
the source of by far the larger part of crime
committed in this country. According to
the highest medical testimony, it is injurious
to the human system and the cause of many
diseases and of frequent deaths. Accord-
ing to the best authority in economics it is
one of the most prolific causes of poverty
and of want amon^ the people. By common
consent the liquor traffic is the s jurce, not
only of individual wretchedness, but of
domestic unhappiness and of political cor-
ruption. In the face of all these acknowl-
edged facts the leading political parties of
this country shun the problem of the liquor
traffic. They are afraid to touch it. So
strong has the liquor power become in this
country that politicians and political leaders
become cowards in its presence and refuse
to put one word in their political platforms
which can be interpreted as antagonistic to
this gigantic evil and prolific source of dis-
ease, crime, poverty and public debauchery.
We detest the moral cowardice that prevents
the political leaders of the old parties from
assuming some attitude toward this great
evil and proposing some sort of treatment
of it. We have no way of expressing our
opposition to such cowardly policy so effect-
ually as at the ballot box.
3. We know of no way of bringing any
influence to bear on either of the leading
political parties to make them face thia
issue except by making the prohibition vote
so large that politicians will respect and
fear it. There are enough prohibitionists
in this country, if they would act in concert,
to hold the balance of power. If the mak-
ers of platforms knew that to shun thia
issue meant to lose the prohibition vote and
knew that without such vote they rould not
hope to elect their ticket, then they would
not dare to ignore what is really a para-
mount issue in American politics. For thia
reason we would be delighted to see a million
votes registered the coming autumn in favor
of prohibition. Nothing would do so much
to call the attention of politicians to the
threatening peril of the liquor traffic — peril
to the party that ignores it as well as to
the life of the nation.
4. It is an old trick of the Adversary
to depreciate moral issues and magnify mere
questions of policy. No Christian ought to
be deceived by any such false estimate. He,
at least, ought to know that moral questions
are the great and vital questions with indi-
viduals and with nations. What issue ia
there before the American people to-day
that involves to so great a degree the
moral life of the people and of the nation
a3 the question of the liquor traffic? We
believe there is none, and in so saying we do
not underestimate the importance of the
questions of public policy which are now be-
fore the country. But, believing as we do
in the supremacy of moral issues, we shall
endeavor to make our vote count on that
issue, which more than any other, in our
judgment, involves the moral welfare of the
nation.
But, a3 stated in the beginning, we judge
no man. We deprecate the disposition
prevalent in all political parties and from
which, we regret to saf, prohibitionists are
not exempt, to use harsh, uncharitable lang-
uage and to form uncharitable judgments
concerning the motives of others who differ
from us as to what is political duty at the
present time. If every reader of this paper
casts his vote conscientiously after due con-
sideration of his personal responsibility to
God, we shall have n ) fault to find with his
motive or his character, however much we
may differ from him in judgment.
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September 13,1900
OUR EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM
IN ENGLAND.
HERBERT L. WILLETT.
The greatest limitations under which our
work in England rests is that of meagre-
ness of educational facilities, such as would
permit us to possess a force of men ade-
quately trained for pastoral work and com-
ing on in sufficient numbers to make the
extension of our cause there practicable.
We have no school in Great Britain. The
result is that three or four alternatives are
open to us. First, young Englishmen may
come over here and enter our colleges,
securing there the training which they need
for ministerial work; but in most cases
where this is done they are lost to the Eng-
lish churches, for they find it more advan-
tageous to remain in America, and thus we
on this side are strengthened v hile our
English churches lose some of their best
material. A second method is that of send-
ing men from this side to become the
pastors of the English churches. This has
been pursued in large measure in the past
and nearly all our churches ther3 owe to
one or more Americans their beginnings
and some measure of the progress which
they have made. In a former sketch of the
English field the number of Americans who
have done service of this character among
our churches there was pointed out. But,
of course, the limitation here is patent. It
is a difficult thing to rem iin all one's life
away from interests which are early and
strong, and the result is that most of our
American preachers who go to England re-
turn sooner or later. Some of them have
stayed, indeed, only a few months, while
others have been there several years; but it
may almost be said to be the rule that they
will return in the end. A third source of
supply has been from institutions under
other religious auspices in England.
Notably is this the case with Spurgeon's
College of Preachers. From this have come
several of our best English workers. Of
course, this school does not meet the educa-
tional ideals of the present time in any full
measure, but it is something to have in-
fluenced England as profoundly as the Spur-
geon idea, evtn with the limited resources
at its disposal and with the modest standard
which it sets up for ministerial equipment.
The fourth expedient is the use of un-
trained men, at least those whose technical
training so far as the ministry is concerned
has been entirely omitted, or who have
turned from other lines of work to take up
the pastoral function.
It will be seen that none of these ex-
pedients are satisfactory, and that the work
in England will suffer until such time as
the deficiency shall be supplied by the
creation of some adequate educational
foundation under our own direction. No
one who studies English religious life can
fail to be impressed with the necessity of
the educational factor in it. The most con-
spicuous example of the power which educa-
tion places at the disposal of a religious
communion is seen in the Church of Eng-
land itself. This organization has within
the past three quarters of a century seen a
revival of activity and influence unparal-
leled since the days of the Restoration.
The same church over which Arnold, of
Rugby, mourned and which Sydney Smith
ridiculed has grown in power until to day
it is more strongly entrenched in English
life than ever before, and probably dis-
establishment was never so far distant as
at this moment. The causes of this revival
of power are not far to seek. The Church
of England has in later years persistently
watched the young men of the land and has
carefully selected those with moral earnest-
ness and love of the truth and such as gave
promise of ability and has trained them for
her ministry. The system of preparatory
schools and great universities in England
has been almost wholly in the hands of the
church. The greatest of church leaders
have been men intimately connected with
the school system. The seat of Canterbury
fo sixty years has been occupied by men
who were former headmasters of the fore-
most English preparatory schools: Longley
came from Harrow, Taite from Rugby, Ben-
son from Wellington and Temple, the pres-
ent archbishop, from Eton. All this has a
tremendous significance. Boys of even non
conformist families are freely sent to be-
come members of cathedral choirs with
the promise of scholarships in the church
schools. This price their parents are will-
ing to pay for the educational advantages
offered, but with the result that in most
cases the boys are trained in the thought
and method of the church, and if they are
promising they are pushed on through Ox-
ford or Cambridge and are quite likely to
enter the ranks of the clergy. This at
once places the nonconformists at a great
disadvantage. To be sure, the Congrega-
tionalists, Baptists and other denominations
have their own colleges and theological in-
stitutes, but these in no sense compare in
equipment with the great colleges at Ox-
ford and Cambridge, which are for the
most part Church of England schools.
If this educational disability is one which
confronts all nonconformity it is particu-
larly the case with our own work there,
where we have not even a single college,
however modest, to furnish forth our minis-
terial force. And this very fact is the
cause of deep concern to the brethren who
are leaders in our work there. It is a
problem which they have tried for many
years to solve. It is apparent that it is an
unsatisfactory thing to be compelled to rely
on our American colleges, for the reasons
above set forth, and because of the extra
expenses entailed in the long journey.
Moreover, the conditions governing our
educational life in America are so different
from those in England that a student is in
danger of being altogether misled as to his
own fitness for the college work or the
adequacy of the instruction likely to be
afforded him. One of the young men in an
English church came to America, attracted
bp the glowing promises made by a school
which has been widely advertised among
us and found to his astonishment and
chagrin that the entire course offered at
the school afforded him in reality no work
n advance of that which he had done in the
English board school of the simplest type.
He returned to England, having exhausted
his funds in a fruitless journey. This, of
course, may be called an exceptional case,
and one due to the misfortune of trusting
too much to alluring promises without
learning the facts It need not be added
that no English stHdent would ran into a
similar danger who came to attend any of
our well-known and reputable schools.
But still we need a school on English
soil. Two opportunities are open to us at
the present time. It is, of course, well-
known that the recently organized Mans-
field College at Oxford, which was the first
non-conformist institution to be opened in
that classical university city, has a thor-
oughly representative faculty under the
competent and honored leadership of Princi-
pal Fairburn. It has long been the dream
of some of our Eaglish brethren that we
might do something at Oxford in the way
of establishing a school. Fund3 to organ-
ize a college we have not, even on the mo3t
modest scale, and anything less than a com-
petent and adequate beginning there would
be a disaster rather than a help to our
cau3e. The Oxford spirit is keenly sensi-
tive to university traditions and resents any-
thing that looks like a half equipped school.
In an interview held with Principal Fairburn,
in which the whole matter was canvassed,
the possibilities of forming a connection with
Oxford University through Mansfield College
such as would give to us adequate means of
securing the highest advantages for our
students were considered, and a most cordial
offer to extend the full courtesies of Mans-
field College to a house organized in the
vicinity and co-operating to the fullest de-
gree with the college, while at the same
time maintaining its separate organization
and receiving instruction from its own dean,
was made. This experiment would be inex-
pensive, and would secure all the advantages
for which we could hope short of the ability
to organize another Mansfield college, and
this would require an equipment running up
into the hundreds of thousand's of pounds,
and even more than this, men of the Oxford
stamp, who like Principal Fairburn, could
win their way in the conservative atmos-
phere of England's educational stronghold.
All this, however, would be secured for us
through the already organized work of Mans-
field thus placed at our disposal.
But the problem still confronts us as to
where the students would be found to enter
such a house and to do this work. The edu-
cational standards of Oxford are very high.
There is not a single young man in any of
our English churches prepared to undertake
so ambitious a task. Most of the young men
to whom we could look as possible students
in an institution of our own have only the
most modest preparation, such as is furnish-
ed by the board schools, and does not extend
beyond the eighth or ninth grade of the
American public school. It is evident, there-
fore, that we cannot utilize as yet this offer
from Oxford, but that we must turn our at-
tention to some other plan which shall pre-
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pare students both for the ordinary work of
the ministry and to become candidates for
entrance to Oxford later on. Such a plan
is pursued by the Congregationalists and the
Baptists in connection with the University
of Nottingham, a very competent foundation
which has the usual faculties found in a uni-
versity of the more modest character. The
two schools organized in more or less close
connection with Nottingham University have
sent out great numbers of preachers to be-
come active and representative members of
the denominations named. The outlay re-
quired in the utilization of this plan would
be comparatively small, and we would at once
invite students of the most limited attain-
ments to enter such a school taking whatever
studies the university offers and pursuing
such other special disciplines as we wish to
teach in our own school or house. This plan
is now under advisement by the English
brethren, but even the assumption of so
simple a plan requires an outlay which will
tax severely our English churches, if indeed
it is possible at all. It is scarcely possible
that such a work can be inaugurated with-
out assistance from this side of the ocean.
Indeed, perhaps the very task of helping our
English brethren to begin their educational
work might quicken us to a new sense of re-
sponsibility regarding the schools here in
the states. But it is safe to say that until
some plan is devised which shall solve in
some measure the problem of our educational
needs in England our work will labor under
limitations which will prevent it from ever
assuming the place to which it is entitled
and which it might otherwise attain.
Tho University of Chicago.
LOUIS CASS WOOLERY.
BURRIS A. JENKINS.
Louis Cass Woolery, brother of the lament-
ed President W. H. Woolery, of Bethany
College, was for years professor of Greek in
that old and honorable institution. Later
he taught in Drake, then in West Vir-
ginia University. No one who ever passed
under the hand of Professor Woolery, in the
Greek room, but was impressed by the per-
sonality of that gentle, refined, but ma~ly
man.
There is something about the study of
Greek which seems to leave upon the char-
acter of those who engage in it extensively
a lasting impression. It is a rare thing to
find a professor of the classic Greek, thor-
oughly equipped for his chair, who is not in
the best sense a gentle man, a refined, cul-
tured, polished man; one who partakes, ap-
parently, of the spirit of that great, beauty-
loving people he has so long lived with in
spirit.
Something of this effect was very notice-
able in the Professor, who so recently has
left us, and something of this refined gentle-
ness he imparted to each iuan who came
under his instruction. If only his students
could all have caught the full measure of
his unaffected simplicity and honesty!
And yet, there was never any shirking of
hard toil in the classroom of L. C. Woolery.
Some, indeed, thought him severe upon first
acquaintance. He was always exacting, but
never unkind or unreasonable. I do not re-
member to have seen him lose his temper or
full control of himself. He was dignified in
the classroom, reserved and businesslike;
outside of it he was a friend and counselor,
a companion to any man who sought him.
His interest in the welfare of students was
close and personal. Upon matters touching
the morals of the institution he often sug-
gested, I am told, subjects for chapel ora-
tions to students in order that the student-
body should take a hand in college govern-
ment. He was greatly interested in the
policy of college discipline of the University
of Virginia, and hoped to see something of
the same spirit in vogue at Bethany.
Prof. Woolery had long expected to enter
the practice of law, and it was only the long,
loud call of his Alma Mater, which at that
time seriously needed his help, which re-
strained him. Later on he did enter the
practice of law, but finding, what many
others were aware of long before, that the
influence of the Greek spirit was so strong
upon him as to render him far better fitted
.for the quietude and dignity and seclusion
of college hal's than for the bustle and as-
sertion of a practical profession, he returned
once more to the professor's chair, and serv-
ed in it until his death.
I very well remember an incident which
shows the grace and good sense of the man.
Prof. Woolery was always deeply interested
in the politics of his state, and was often
asked to preside at political gatherings.
Once, when Senator Kenna, of West Virginia,
was to speak at Wellsburg, Prof. Woorlery
was asked to introduce him. There had been
some delay about the day's exercises, and
the people were growing impatient. Prof.
Woolery, perceiving this, tactfully made his
introduction brief. He said:
"Fellow- citizens, there was an old Greek
poet once who said, 'When the gods speak,
let men be silent.' I introduce Senator
Kenna."
The little group of college boys present
threw up their hats and cheered lustily with
pride in their professor and appreciation of
his literary reference, while many of the
crowd turned around to look and wondered
what the Bethany man meant!
Prof. Woolery was thus always in good
taste in all his public utterances. No col-
lege audience, in chapel, in literary society,
in excited gathering of some one of Beth-
any's many exciting times, ever found "Cass"
Woolery at fault. He was always ready,
always forceful, always calm and judicious.
Once, when certain college boys had been
arrested in a very violent and insulting man-
ner by the town authorities, Prof. "Cass"
undertook their defence. He insisted upon
their immediate trial and acted as their
counsel. By his knowledge of law he so
confused and confounded the simple villagers
who had made the arrest that the students
wer allowed to go free, to the immense
chagrin of the captors, and the kindly
triumph of the Professor. No more fitting
word, perhaps, could be said of him than
"The Student's Friend."
Bu#alo, N. Y.
"TO PLAINNESS HONOR'S
BOUND."
BAXTER WATERS.
I have just read an article in the Outlook
entitled, "A Matter of Conscience." It sug-
gests as the most important quality of a
college president, "the ability to bear and
to give pain." The writer continues thus:
"There is nothing more painful than to re-
fuse to aid a thoroughly conscientious man
who is trying to do something for which he
is not fitted." He speaks of a class of men
and women, hard-working and self-sacrific-
ing, "but without fitness for the tasks they
set themselves to do. They claim encour-
agement and indorsement, and one would
be delighted to give the fullest possible in-
dorsement to their character, their spirit
and their willingness to work; but if one
hai any conscience he has no right to in-
dorse the enterprise they have in hand,"
etc. This is the gist of the argument. The
The ability to give pain so as not to crush
or crucify, but to stimulate and arouse to
more thorough equipment; not to flatter and
pamper men, but to bring them to a sense
of need; to appreciate their good points and
not to be blind to their faults and imperfec-
tions; in a word, to give men a self-estimate
that is sane and just. Besides, this alone
will shield society and protect it fro n frauds
and deceivers; it will assign each man to his
own place. It will not be unjust to men,
buS in the highest sense it is not only a just
treatment, but merciful to the largest num-
ber concerned.
Things are so tangled up and we are so
"bound in chains of obligation"' that we
fear to speak the truth lest we run against
self-interest or offend those on whom we de-
pend. Let a new book come out and there
are paid reviews in periodicals who "owe
courtesy to publishers," etc. Many of these
reviews come under a stereotyped form and
lack clean-cut lines of discrimination, so
that the average reader is at a loss to know
what new book to buy. The platform lec-
turer and church entertainer come along
and of course must be "fully indorsed/'
There is a stale, profitless sameness about
letters of commendation.
Many students are kept in colleges who
are wholly inapt, and have no capacity for
knowledge; and ia no department of univer-
sity life is this truer than in Bible schools
and seminaries. Students are encouraged
with dishonest flattery; school principals
want their money. An honest plainness, to
which "honor is always bound," would have
advised otherwise. Far be it from me to
discourage any young man or take from him
the opportunity to try, but the sin is in this
wholesale indorsement when the duty lies in
the virtue of conscientious candor.
This truth is brought out by Shakespeare
in King Lear. The Earl of Kent would re-
buke the king. Lear sees that he is pre-
paring for the thrust and exclaims:
The bow is bent and drawD, make from the shaft.
Kent: Let it fall, rather, though the point invade
The region of my heart.
When power to flattery bows, then to plainness
Honor's bound,
When majesty falls to folly.
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Here Kent bears the pain in a manly way,
and uses bold plainness, "when majesty falls
o folly."
The spirit of forgiveness and forbearance
is both manly and Christian; but simply to
overlook wrong- doing, to pass it over in
easy indulgence and in a light manner, is
neither helpful nor Chri&tian. It is weak
and puerile and cowardly. Jesus said: "If
thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke
him; and if he repent, forgive him." First,
the wrong done, then the rebuke or making
it known, then repentance and forgiveness.
The forgiving is not simply passing over,
covering up, or mere forgetting, any more
than the rebuking is loudly condemning or
harshly criticising a man; but the idea is to
bring a man to a sense of wrong that he
may see his sin and turn therefrom, to fas-
ten on him h:s own unbrotherly, selfish
spirit, and then if he faces that like a man
and turns to a nobler manhood, the forgive-
ness will find its own justification. First a
revelation of sin and then repentance. Un-
til men stand face to face with their own
sinful lives they will never turn from them.
It is just this ability to give pain, to tell a
man of his breach of friendship and bring
him to an honorable sense of duty, that
make* us strong and Christlike. Hence a
weak, indulgent flatterer cannot forgive,
though he smooth it over and forget. For-
giveness requires strength, even sternness, as
well as gentleness and tenderness. "To for-
y ive is divine" In Tennyson's "Idyls," after
King Arthur had brought the Queen to a
deep sense of her own sin so that she felt
its awful weight and trembled in penitence,
he could utter those sublime words: "I for-
give, as eternal God forgives." "To plain-
ness"— as well as forgiveness — "honor's
bound." Let not "duty have dread to speak
when power to flattery bows." "Cry aloud;
spare not." Oftentimes plainness pains
"him that gives and him that takes," but
like mercy, "it is twice blest;" it blesses
both.
THE GLADSTONE-HUXLEY
CONTROVERSY— III.
A. M. HAGGARD.
George Adam Smith has been quoted as
saying of Genesis: "Why is it science to
Haeckel one minute and error the next?"
Let us ask the same question concerning the
"underlying theory of the reconcilers:"
Why is it »cience to Drummond one minute
and error the next? Why are Drummond
and Gladstone not agreed if it is science?
Why are Drummond and Huxley agreed if it
is religion?. If Drummond does not agree
with Gladstone why does he not agree with
Huxley?
Has not Henry Drummond gone into part-
nership with Prof. Huxley in order to beat
Mr. Gladstone? Then, in order to escape
going on with his partner to the logical con-
clusion, that there is nothing of divine reve-
lation in Genesis, first chapter, has he not
played false with Gladstone and Huxley, and
his own head also? And did it not become
a habit with him? How else has he gained
the unenviable reputation of misrepresent-
ing scientific facts? A careful and well-in-
formed American writer has recently written
a series of articles for a London paper in
which he devotes much space to twisted and
misstated scientific facts by Mr. Drummond.
Judging by the awkward parallels above,
this American critic of Mr. Drummond was
not wholly without grounds for just criti-
cism.
There is another interesting question:
Which one of the partners of the firm, Hux-
ley, Drummond & Co., is right as to the pur-
pose in the mind of the writer of Genesis,
first chapter? Both cannot be right. One
says: "A scientific theory of the universe
formed no part of the writer's intention."
The other says: "I suppose it to be an
hypothesis respecting the origin of the uni-
verse which some ancient thinker found him-
self able to reconcile with his knowledge or
what he thought was knowledge of the na-
ture of things, and therefore assumed to be
true." When you have decided which is
right and which you will follow, please notice
how near together we have brought the dis-
putants at last! Mr. . Gladstone, from the
first, assumed that there was enough of the
scientific element in Genesis to warrant a
comparison with science. Prof. Huxley has
ju3t now granted that the writer of it meant
to make it largely scientific! Prof. Drum-
mond has spoken double on the matter, but
does not deny saying: "Genesis can be said
to be scientific."
A PAINFUL SURPRISE.
Not far back I spoke of Mr. Huxley as
logical and consistent and clear in the posi-
tion then under discussion. I am sorry to
say that he did not maintain that attitude.
I fear that my readers will deem him worthy
of severer censure than that meted out to
Prof. Drummond. I am charitab'e enough
to think that Mr. Drummond became en-
tangled in contradictions without the pur-
pose to deceive. I have so far failed to see
how to extend the same charity to Prof.
Huxley. Every man is not gifted with clear,
logical insight. It is here that Drummond
is weaker than Huxley, and hence deserves
more allowance. In striving to save a pet
theory Drummond has gone too far, without
meaning to mislead and without knowing
that he has played double. But it seems that
in fighting for his pet philosophy Mr. Hux-
ley was so hard pressed that he deliberately
deceived. The discovery was to me a pain-
ful surprise. For some time I refused to
believe it. I hope some of my readers will
turn to the December number of the Nine-
teenth Century for 1885 and verify the
facts which I here present.
Let it be remembered that the order for
which Mr. Gladstone contended was water,
air, land. Prof. Huxley rejected this order
and dogmatically claimed the order, water,
land, air. With one the inhabitants of the
air were second in the order of existecce
and with the other they were third.
About twelve months before this discus-
sion began an insect's wing had been discov-
ered in the geological rocks. It was then
the oldest bit of evidence known for the ex-
istence of air population. Some two years
previous to the discussion scorpions had been
found. These were certainly land animals
and the oldest then known.
Citing this evidence Prof. Huxley says:
"The order plainly suggested 1. Water
population; 2. Land and air population."
He then adds: "Mr. Gladstone's order can
by no means be made to coincide. As a
matter of fact, then, the statement so con-
fidently put forward turns out to be devoid
of foundation and in direct contradiction of
the evidence at present at our disposal "
How cold- blooded and false this is does
not appear to the casual reader. Many read-
ers do not know that the wing was discov-
ered in the Middle Silurian and the scorpions
in the Upper Silurian, and that therefore the
wing is older than the scorpions! This is
the very order for which Gladstone contend-
ed! With the wing first and the scorpions
second, how has Prof. Huxley dared t:> put
the scorpions first and the wing se:ond? He
knew that it was not so; why has he said it?
Why has he deliberately misrepresented the
facts? To answer is one of the most diffi-
cult problems I ever undertook. To fit the
facts Prof. Huxley should have said: "The
order primarily suggested by the existing
evidence is Gladstone's order, not mine. His
order and his only can be made to coinside
with these facts. As a matter of fact, then,
my statement, so confidently put forward,
turns out to be devoid of foundation aDd in
direct contradiction of the evidence at pres-
ent found in the Silurian measures!"
ThU is the man who said in that discus-
sion: "I have taken a great deal of pains to
secure that such knowledge as I do possess
shall be accurate and trustworthy." Satan's
knowledge no doubt is accurate to perfection
and perfectly trustworthy also, but his use
of it is hellish! In another place he said:
"I am not here dealing with a question of
speculation, but with a question of fact."
Here we learn how he sometimes deals with
a question of fact! How often in th's con-
troversy has he done the deception act?
The same landscape will look green to one
man and red to another, according to the
color of the glass each holds before his eyes.
Having discovered the color used by ilr.
Huxley, no one will be surprised at the ap-
pearance of the Hebrew words of Genesis as
seen by Prof. Huxley. He says: "If the
word in the original Hebrew translated fowl
should really, after all, mean cockroach — I
have great faith in the elasticity of that
tongue in the hands of biblical exegete?." It
is a bad thing for a pickpocket to cry "stop
thief!" and a far worse thing for grave
scientists to adopt the same tactics.
I am sorry to know that the Huxleyan
method with facts is not wholly confined to
the skeptical critics. I frequently find be-
lieving critics of large piety working by it!
The most recent instance involves H. E.
Ryle, of Queen's College, and James Hast-
ings, author of "A Dictionary of the Bible."
a large work, two volumes of which are re-
cently out. In Vol. I., p. 602, Col. 2, (a)
Prof. Ryle endorses Prof. Hastings on p. 285,
Col. I, third article. This article is devoted
to the Hebrew word eber. With one fact
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forgotten or hidden away from view this
word furnishes an argument for the late
date of the Book of Dueteronomy. With all
the facts brought out this word does not fur-
nish such argument. Prof. Hastings leaves
out that one fact! And Prof. Ryle uses the
baseless argument! I do not object to any
one proving that Deuteronomy was written
a thousand years after Moses, but I do ob-
ject to the Huxleyan method with facts in
doing it. So that my readers may have a
chance to look more at length into this mat-
ter,! quote the misleading sentence: "Wher-
ever Moses is introduced as the speaker it
(eber) refers to the west." This is not true,
as may be seen by reference to Deut. 3:8.
One of the most pronounced samples of
this method with facts was exhibited in the
Harvard Summer School of Theology, 1899.
A man of mature thought, a scholar made in
American universities and finished in Ger-
man schools, a professor of 0. T. literature
and of the Hebrew language, was the guilty
party! As an evidence of the unhistoric
nature of the Genesis record he cited the ex-
pedition of Abraham in the rescue of Lot.
(Gen. 14). Since I cannot put it on paper
you must imagine the incredulity and
the contemptuous sneer with which he asked:
"Pour kings just victorious over five kings
and then overcome by a shepherd with 318
slaves?" I thought of Majuba Hill. But I
wondered more that he covered up part of
the facts from his hearers. He surely knew
Abraham had three strong confederates,
Certainly, he knew that these confederates
were with him. He could not have been
ignorant that it was a battle of four mili-
tary leaders with other four.* Whoever
pleases has a right to prove that Genesis is
a myth, but has any one a right to murder
the facts in order to enthrone his philosophy ?
THE NEW EVANGELISM.
J. M. LOWE.
Nothing is new, yet everything is always
new. "Each morn is a world made new."
Truth does not grow, but the world's con-
ception of it grows. "New occasions teach
new duties." In a pre-eminent sense our age
is new. It is theological, of course, but
more ethical; speculative, but more practical;
superstitious, but more sensible. There is
a new adjustment of things in progress. A
hundred things conspire to hurry us forward
into a new era. With many voices the
world is calling the church into new realms
of activity. Yet it is all one movement
There is no isolation. The terms social,
political, religious, are terms only — imagin-
ary boundary lines. Whatever life is, it is
the same in all — pure in one, pure in all;
corrupt in one, corrupt in all. One motive
must dominate the whole. He who has one
in religion and another in politics is divid-
ed against himself and cannot stand.
In this new adjustment, everywhere evi-
dent, this new search for fundamentals,
evangelism cannot escape. She must face
about and recognize her guest and friend.
She must reckon with this new ally.
To be specific: 1. Christendom is learn-
ing, rather unlearning, many things about
entering into the kingdom. It is no longer
thought that it gives a man convulsions to
enter the kingdom of God, nor is this en-
trance a process of agony and groans. A
man may enter a church clothed and in
his right mind and not excite any suspicion
as to the genuineness of his conversion.
What part the Disciples of Christ have bad
in this transformation no one knows.
2. Christendom has learned that the
Holy Spirit can "operate" without instruc-
tions from men. It is perhaps also known,
or ought to be, that the Holy Spirit is here
and has been for centuries, accomplishing
all that the stubborn heart of man will per-
mit. He does not need to be besought and
implored to do what he came especially to
perform as fast as the opportunity comes.
3. There is a change of base as to author-
ity. There 's no authority but truth. We
cannot acceit the dicta of men, however
venerable and wise they may be, unless their
utterances strike ns as being true. The
Bible stands and shall stand, not because a
king or a pope or a council has decreed that
it shall, but by its own inherent right and
might. No man will ever dislodge the axi-
oms of mathematics. So in the shining cir-
cle of truth which cannot be broken, the
words of Jesus must remain tho brightest
gems forever. The pendulum of authority
has swung from an infallible church to an in-
fallible book. It is now nearing the center —
the infallible Christ.The preeminent prophecy
of the Bible to the human heart is, "Ye shall
know the truth." The evangelism of to-day
must be not less scriptural, but more ration-
al; not less religious, but more scientific.
4. The message of the pulpit to the
pew must be pronounced, not in tones
of harsh authority, but in the passion
of love, calm in the consciousness of
truth. True, men must obey the law of God
as set forth in the gospel, but it must not
be forgotten that this law is born of love.
The hearer should be made to feel that the
law proclaimed from the pulpit is written in
his own heart if he will but be brave and
wise enough to read it there.
5. The evangelist of the Church of Christ
may and should esteem it his privilege to
place under tribute to his plea all the good
points of the denominations. He surely must
be modest enough to admit at the outset
that perhaps other people may know some
things which it is quite worth his while to
learn. Let his preaching be constructive,
admitting candidly the truth of many things
and then show their larger and fuller unity
in his own plea. Brethren, we proclaim to
the world, far and wide, that God's people
should be one. Who are God's people?
Should not then the result of our meetings in
a community be to bring the churches near-
er together in the highest, happiest harmony,
not by withholding the truth, but by telling
it, all of it, in love which is the spirit of truth,
which is the spirit of God?
Finally, the New Evanagelism declares
that Christianity is not a road to follow, but
a life to live — a large, lofty, luminous life —
with its own birth and growth; its own in-
spirations and aspirations, its own glory and
crown; a life which sweeps past the good in
pursuit of the best; a life whose eye sees
even now the gleaming spires of the City of
God tipped with the gold of morning.
Des Moines, la.
Ministerial Association, Eastern
Ohio.
The thirty-seventh annual meeting of this well-
known association was held at Canton, Ohio, on
Sept. 4-6. It is said to be the oldest organization
of its kind among our people. F. M. Green has
been secretary for twenty five years. Lathrop
Cooley, who has been preaching for fifty-nine years,
was present and delivered an address. Harrison
Jones, who has been preaching for seventy-two
years, was present and sang a song and made sev-
eral speeches that were highly appreciated. Bro.
Jones' life as a preacher extends back to the time
when distinct or separate churches were just or-
ganized among the Disciples of Christ. This is
the country known as the Western Reserve and it
is here where Walter Scott first baptized men on
the confession of faith in Christ. This is historic
ground, and here are men who still linger with us
and who began their work as ministers with the
beginning of this Reformation. It is a great
plessure to associate with these grand old men
and hear them speak of pioneer days and the tri-
umphs of the gospel at their hands.
The program of the association was a good one.
Several of the addresses had been delivered before
we arrived, but all spoke of them in the highest
praise. Those we heard were on living, practical
subjects, which were well handled. The principal
addresses were delivered by Alanson Wilcox, P.
H. Welshimer, Alomons Baker, A. M. Chamberlain,
M. L. Streator, L. G. Bateman and the writer. All
were voted worthy of publication. Thus a much
larger audience will be reached.
C. A. Hill, pastor, and his good wife, together
with the Canton Church, did all they could to care
for the delegates. The fellowship and enjoyment
seemed perfect. We missed R. Moffett from the
association on account of illness. Others were
absent for various causes. Those present seemed
delighted with the turn of matters. Would say
before it slips my mind that this is the home of
President McKinley. He did not attend any of
the sessions of the association, as he seemed to
have business in Washington.
F. M. Green makes a good presiding officer. He
seems to know everything about everybody in
these parts.
L. G. Bateman is doing a good work for the
church at Mansfield. He is one of our most ac-
tive and capable men in Northern Ohio.
M. L. Streator told about the Book of Daniel.
He thinks he has found the ten lost tribes of Is-
rael and is to give us the benefit of his researches
in a book.
L. W. Spayd has written a book on the Two
Covenants and the Sabbath. It is an excellent
presentation of this living question. He is pastor
at G ievr,0hio.
W. T. Sellers represented the literature of the
Christian Publishing Company. His smiles and
willingnes* to serve captivates every one. He
has recently moved from Akron to Cincinnati and
located his office in Lincoln Inn Court, where he
may be addresstd and will be glad to see his
friends: G. A. Hoffmann.
Alexander Campbell's Theology, by W. ^.
Garrison, the most recent book issued by the Chris-
tian Publishing Company, is already receiving- high
commendation from many of our leading men and
best thinkers. It is a handsome volume of 302
pages, worthy in every respect a place in the library
of every preacher and thinking Disciple. Price,
$1.00. Christian Pub. Co., St. I«ouis.
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Our Budget*
— All Missouri Disciples aboard for Moberly.
— Missouri Christian Missionary Convention,
Moberly, Sept. 17 20.
— Help the victims of the West Indies huricane
in Galveston and other Texas coast towns.
— Hear the cry of India's starving millions and
divide with them your abundance.
— These demands upon our sympathies and
assistance serve to emphasize the unity of the
race and the brotherhood of man.
— Now that the summer flitters are returning
home, there should be a renewal of activity along
all lines of church work.
— Sometimes a member receives, during his
summer vacation, a religious impetus which he
failed to receive at home. We met a brother, a
few days since, who attended a prayer-meeting
while away that gave him renewed zeal in the
Master's cause.
— The extreme heat of the month of August
seems to have had a bad effect upon the morals of
the country in the notable increase of crime. At
one time there was almost an epidemic of mur-
ders, suicides and divorce proceedings. On the
19th and 20th days of the month seventeen mur-
ders were reported in one St. Louis paper and all
of them of the most unlooked-for character.
They were mostly the outcome of family feuds.
la most cases liquor playei it! part, as usual, but
these causes seem to have been aggravated by the
intense heat during the entire month.
— On last Sunday the assistant editor of this
paper visited the church at Festus in this state.
This congregation has recently suffered greatly by
removals, but the brethren are still keeping house
for the Lord and pressing on in the work. The
writer also visited the church at Hematite, Mo.,
where we have a house and a few brethren, but no
regular preaching. Here, too, the Sunday school
and Endeavor Societies and public worship on the
Lord's day are maintained despite the absence of
a pastor. We have a good house at each of the
places named and some excellent brethren, and it Is
to be hoped that some evangelist or suitable
preacher may be found who can come and enlarge
their numerical and financial strength. The writer
will visit them for awhile.
— The minutes of the Tidewater Convention,
held at Rappahannock, Va., Aug. 7-9, show that
more than double the amount of money raised ia
any year since 1895 has been raised this year and
two new churches have been organized. Last
year there were seven churches preacherless; this
year but two. There are also many other signs
of growth and prosperity in the district.
— The church in Tuxedo, Mo., D. N. Gillett, pas-
tor, has been giving a serie3 of entertainments and
lectures by which they are decreasing their
church debt. Among the lectures was one on
Mexico by A. B. Payne, of the Keystone View
Co., of this city. In this lecture about seventy
vlewB taken in Mexico by Bro. Payne were shown
upon the screen by a lantern. The vleis were fine
and gave the audience a vivid conception of the
vonders, beauties and curiosities of that strange
land. By request the lecture was repeated. An-
other interesting lecture was given by M.-L. Sorn-
borger, pastor of the Carondelet Christian Church.
The chief attraction in this lecture was Bro. Sorn-
borger's rapid free hand drawing of human faces
Illustrative of character. We have never seen
one better in this art, and while some of bis faces
are comical they nevertheless teach a lesson. The
next is to be an illustrated lecture on China by
our city evangelist, A. J. Marshall.
— The exercises for Boys' and Girls' Rally Day
for America, prepared by Chas. M. Fillmore with
music by the Fillmore Bros , will be sent free to
any one asking for it. Address Benj. L. Smith,
Y. M. C. A. Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio.
— One of the most unique things we have yet
seen in literature is the publication in tract form
of the Lord's Prayer in the sign language of the
deaf. A girl is pictured in all of the movements
required by the prayer in that language. This
bioklet is the work of Prof. Abel S. Clark, of the
American School for the Deaf, Hartford, Conn.
Price, 15 cents. The Conneticut Magazine Co.,
Hartford, Conn., publishers.
— The announcement of the Institute of St.
John for the coming season shows tve author, J.
S. Hughes, has enlarged his field. "The later d>ys
of early Christianity and John's place in the
Christian economy, the light of his Revelation and
the coming glory," etc. For rich entertainment
and spiritual uplift no church need look fu-ther
for a week of feasting. Address E. B. Scofield,
15 Vag. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
— We desire to call special attention to the ar-
ticles in our Family Circle this week, especially to
the call from Bro. Martiafor a Christian Home at
Hot Springs, Ark. This is a matter worthy of
the attention of the brotherhood.
— The American Boy is the name of a com-
paratively new journal, published monthly, by the
Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich., at $1 per
year. It is a finely illustrated, high-grade journal,
ntertaining alike to both old and young.
— It is said that many Eskimos have lost their
lives from whiskey brought to them by whalers.
They become drunk and are then frozen to death.
There seems to be no consequences from which the
liquor traffic shrinks.
— In an article on Practical Edu ;ation by J.
Fraise Richard, recently, in the Fayette Record,
Fayette, Ohio, he says: "Much of the education of
the times does not educate. It is a study of mere
words without a grasp of the principles that under-
lie the subject. It seems to be completely di-
vorced from all practical use in this life." Might
not a similar complaiat be made against present-
day Christianity? Much of the Christianity of the
times doee not Christianize. It is a profession of
mere forms without a grasp of the principles that
underlie the subject. Christianity seems to be
completely divorced from all practical spheres of
life. This is unfortunate and what the man of the
world most needs today is the man who can teach
the people where and how to apply it in the affairs
of daily iife.
— The Christian preachers of St. Louis resumed
their Monday morning meetings in this office on
last Monday. All of the preachers but Bro. Ham&nn
and Bro. Fannon and Bro. Waters were present.
Bro. Hamann has not yet returned from his vaca-
tion. There were present also Bro. J. D. Dillard,
agent for the Christian Orphans' Horn'- f r Mis-
souri; Bro. B. L. Smith, of Cincinnati, our Home
Missions secretary; D. R. Dungan, president of
Christian University, Canton, Mo., and G. A. Hoff-
mann, field agent of the Christian-Evangelist.
In the reports it was stated that Compton Heights
Church of this city and the First Church of East
St. Louis had each reduced their indebtedness
$1,600, and the Second Church of this city $1,200.
Some other churohes reported the payment of
smaller debts. The Fourth Church of this city
has decided to build a new and larger house. Of-
ficers for the new year were elected and a 'pro-
gram committee appointed to provide for some-
thing profitable at each meeting. The outlook of
the churchet is encouraging. The ne w campaign
promises to be very fruitful of good things for the
Master.
— The Broadway Church, of Lexington, Ky.
have made a forward movement by employing as
helper to the church Mies Virginia Heame, whc
spent three months last spring in the Centra.
Church, Cincinnati, preparing for this work undei
the direction of Bro. A. M. Harvuot, the pastor
She is an intelligent and consecrated young woman
and we believe will prove a great help to the
crurch.
— M. M. Davis, of Dallas, Texas, has been,
chosen by the stockholders of the Christian
Courier Publishing Company to succeed W. KJ
H)man, as its editor. The resignation rf Bro.
Homan, of which mention has been made in these
columns, takes away from the Courier a strong
man, but the stockholders seem to have been very
fortunate in the selection of a man to succeed
him. Bro. Divis is well known in the brother-
hood as an able writer, and having identified him
self with the brethren in Texas will give them a
vigorous, helpful journal. We wish Bro. Homani
success in his return to his legal work and Bro.
Davis and the Courier success in their great
and arduous task. The Christian brotherhood
need the Christian Courier, especially in the great
Southwest.
— Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Irwin, of Columbus,
Indiana, were to have celebrated the golden
anniversary of their marriage at their home on:
August 15th, notice of which had been prepared
for the papers, when the sad accident of the*
drowning of their grandson, Joseph Irwin Sweeney,,
changed their plans, and prevented the celebra-
tion. The Evening Republican, of Columbus!
referring to this fact, says:
Mr. Irwin, we are assured, had planned gener-
ously for the deceased. His father had great;
reason to build high hopes for his future. Hei
was endowed by nature with a brilliant and acute
mind. His personality was pleasing and attrac-
tive. His acquired knowledge was not often
surpassed by a person of his age. He was a.,
bader in eyerything in whicn he was engaged.
He was completing his literary education wlth:
everything pointing to a successful and brilliant
future.
While expressing sympathy with these grand-;
parents in their bereavement, their friends alsoj
tender congratulations on their having reached
and passed the golden anniversary of their marri-j
age, and wish for them many years yet of happy
wedded life.
— The full results of the work done all over
this country and Canada on the first d*>y named
for Bible Study Sunday, September 9th, cannot be
estimated until the possible classes are all form-
ed. A little geographical and denominational
study of the statistics of tbe six hundred churches
observing the day is interesting and suggests the
extent of the influence in behalf of better Bible
study thus set in motion. Tnese statistics are as
follows: By d-nominations, Baptist, 135: Con-
gregations!, 110; Presbyterian, 85; Meth dist
Episcopal, 80; Christian, 23; Lutheran and
Reformed, 16; Cumberland Presbyterian, 11 :i
Church of Christ, 5; United Presbyterian, 4;;
Protestant Episcopal, 4; Unitarian, 3; United
Evangelical, 3; Mennonite, 3; Adventist, 2:i
Friends, 2; Trinity Evangelical, 1; Brethren, 1:
Universalist, 1; African M. E., 1; Union Mission.
1; not designated, 109. Geographically New
EDgland, 99; Middle States, 143; Middle West.
206; South, 32; Far West, 64; Canada, 53;!
Foreign Countries, 3. It should be remembered
that th-re are yet three more Sundays in Septem-
ber and even the first Sunday in October would not
be too late to present the subject. Suggested
outlines for sermons, special services and schemes
for working np classes can still be obtained by
addressing the American Institute of Sacred
Literature (Hyde Park, Chicago, 111), the organ-
ization with whom the plan originated.
iptember 13, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1165
-"The pulpit has but one mission and message:
to preach the gospel of the grace of God.
Ing in this, the minisiter faih in doing what
st called him to do. If those who attend
ch do not find Christ in the sermon thsy have
rht to feel that they have been wronged."
;er Waters in last Sunday's sermon on
lere is Jesus?" (John 9:12.)
-Vacant pulpits in St. Louis are being provided
in a satisfact ry way, and we hope to be able
lake announcements soon, and also plans for a
'ard movement in this city. Carondelet
ch has taken on new life under the labors of
ew pastor, Bro. Sornborger, and the Second
•ch, under the ministration of Davis Pitman,
made marvelous progress. The brave little
t Ead band under Bro. Bartholomew, have
the victims of a city assessment for sewers,
h oppresses them, but with a little help,
ih they have never asked before, they will pull
ugh all right. The Sunday-school has doubled
in the past year.
-The receipts for Foreign Missions to Septem-
6 amount to $157,199 91, or a gain of
055.01. The books close September 30. That
ia almost here. Let all friends make haste
jrward their offerings.
-The following rules for making a congrega-
tired, published in a recent number of the
gious Telescope, indicate very clearly a much-
led reform in the management of the public
ship in many congregations.
Do not begin the services till from ten
ite s to half an hour after the time appointed,
npt people will become weary and avoid
ing again.
Make a long string of announcements, and
ilement each with a tedious explanation or
jrtation.
Sing long, lifeless hymns in a long-drawn-
tone, and make the prayer tedious, circumlo-
iry, formal, long and spiritless. Noise is not
lys spirit in prayer.
. After the sermon, sing another long, lifeless
n, and offer another patience-exhausting
?er.
Then, when the people feel quite hopeful
i you are about to dismiss them, get up and
i a ten minutes' talk on the importance of all
g present promptly at the next meeting.
Then ask if there are any other announce-
ts to be made, and after waiting two minutes
lout any response, sail in on a talk about "the
sed time we have had together," occupying five
utes more.
. Then give a little more talk — and talk —
talk — and at last pronounce a long-drawn- out
ediction.
lave not some of our readers seen meetings.
ducted about in that way? Did you not get
d? It was not the long sermon that wore your
ience threadbare; but it was the tedious man-
of the one in charge of the meeting, and his
rlastiog talk, talk, talk.
Oregon Notes.
'. L. Pierce is preaching for the Vancouver
rch every Sunday morning in the month
tis, with the understanding that the congrega-
i raise $15 per month upon the indebtedness,
unfortunate en?umbrance, result of overreach-
in building.
. F. Ghormly has returned from Nome, the
ne of his summer cuting, if no richer yet
Ithier and wiser. Nome has been the scene of
oy an outing this summer.
Phe church at Clackamas is moving in the mat-
of building. Some of th* material is now on
ground. Bro. Saggs baptized one young
nathislast midweek appointment.
3. G. LeMasters is preaching twice a month at
aby.
)r. J. M. Allen, of Spokane, has been delighting
hearers at the First Church this summer with
piring sermons. He has afforded them a feast
good things. Bruce Wolverton.
Portland, Ore.
personal JMention*
Walter S. Rounds succeeds E. E. Denney as pas-
tor at Ripley, 0.
Chaa. E. Dunlap, of Nashville, Mo., expects to be
in the evangelistic field for awhile.
0. M. Olds has accepted a call from the church
at Sheldon, Iowa, which place will be his future
address.
The pastor of the church at Hannibal, Mo., with
his family, has returned from his month's vaca-
tion pleasantly spent in New York and Ohio.
V. E. Redenour, of Ft. Scott, Kan., will soon be
able to be at work again. For fall and winter
work address him at Ft. Scott.
Bro. R. E. McKnight, of Sumner, Wash , has re-
turned from a very delightful outing on Puget
Sound, much improved in health.
H. M. Barnett, of Sheldon, 111., has closed his
four years of labor with the church at Sheldon
and accepted a call to Rantoul, 111.
L. F. MeCray, formerlr pastor at Chillicothe,
Mo., has resigned the work there in order to enter
the evangelistic field. Present address, 1322
Twenty-fourth St., Des Moines, Ia.
S. F. Rogers, Illiopolis, 111., will close his seven-
year pastorate at that place on the third Lord's
day in December. Will be ready for work at some
place after that time.
Roland A. Nichols has been conducting open-air
services in Lincoln Park, near Niagara Falls, in
which he was assisted by Bro. Bellingham, who
conducted the singing.
G. F. Assiter can take an appointment for one
protracted meeting in October or late in Septem-
ber, and one in December. Address him at Troy,
Mo.
Benj. L. Smith, of the American Christian Mis
sionary Society, in passing to and fro upon the
earth, made a brief talk to our preachers' meeting
on Monday morning, reporting prospect good for a
fine convention at Kansas City, Oct. 12-18.
In speaking of his new field in Rick Island, 111.,
W. H. Johnson says: "I began my work here
yesterday. Found the church in excellent condi-
tion, due to the permanent condition of the work
done by Bro. Grafton. Everything starts off aus-
piciously."
Elder N. E. Cory will close his work at Barry,
111., Sept 9th. A fiae house has been built there
the last year and the congregation strengthened.
Some congregation should secure him at once. He
is in every way adapted for the work.
0. F. Jordan, who has been serving the breth-
ren at Fisher, 111 , the past year and who recently
received a call for tne coming year has been
called to the church at Rockford, 111 He has ac-
cepted the latter field of labor and will enter on
his new duties Sept. 16.
Guy B. Williamson, singing evangelist, has writ-
ten a neat little tract of twenty four pages on
"Suggestions iD Soul winning." We have read
the tract and r'o not hesitate to commend it to the
workers of the Lord's vineyard. The suggestions
are wise, practical and good. It is deeply spirit-
ual throughout.
In speaking of the work of Bro. Kreidler in
North Tonawanda their local church paper, Up-
ward, says: "Bro. C. M. Kreidler closed his work
at North Tonawanda last Sunday. Judging from
results, it was certainly a sacceseful pastorate.
There were over 90 additions to the church in 10
months at the regular services, no revival being
held during that time. The C. W. B. M has
grown from 35 to 140, and all departments of
the work are in good condition."
F. A. Bright, pastor of the church in Paines-
ville, 0., is highly esteemed for his work's sake.
Of him the local paper says: "As a preacher Mr.
Bright is clear, vigorous, and earnest. Sandy
Lake, Carpenter's Corners and Milledgeville united
in giving him a call to become their pastor im
mediately upon his graduation from Hiram College
in 1892, which position he filled for three years,
when he accepted one of the numerous calls he
was continuall) receiving from city churches.
Though but a boy when he accepted the work here,
more than 100 were added to the church in the
first eight months of his pastorate here."
Difficult Digestion
That is dyspepsia.
It makes life miserable.
Its sufferers eat not because they want
— but because they must.
They know they are irritable and fretf
but they cannot be otherwise.
They complain of a bad taste in I
mouth, a tenderness at the pit of the stc
ach, an uneasy feeling of puffy fuin
headache, heartburn and what not.
The effectual remedy, proved by perm
nent cures of thousands of severe cases, is
Hood's Pills are the btsst cathartic.
Dr. W. T. Moore, Columbia, Mo., called on us
this week on his return from Kentucky, where he
had been on a visit. He has quite recovered from
his recent disability.
J. H. Smart, of Centralia, Mo., looked in on us
Monday. He is looking better than for year*. He
is about changing from Centralia, to Winchester,
in Scott County, 111., where he begins his work as
pastor of the church immediately.
C. M. Schoonover, Bethel, Ky., to Windsor, Mo.
B. F. Hill, Nevada to California, Mo.
E. M. Johnson, Ninden to Bethany, Neb.
Claris Yeuell, Selma, Ala , to Milligan, Tenn.
C. S. Townlev, Carthage to Warsaw, 111.
S. M. Parks, Decatur to Niantic, 111.
0 H. Williams, Middletown to Newcastle, Ind.
E. F. Leake, Prescott, la., to Jones Prairie, Tex.
F. A. Powell, Topeka,Kan., to Oakland, Cal.
W. C. Hall, Chatham, N.Y., to Charlotteville, Va.
E. L. Poston, Alma to Cozad, Neb.
Bart on S.Rigg3, Spokane, Wash , to Ballston, Ore.
W. G. Wherry, Des Moines, la., to Parcel], I. T.
Jas. E. Terry, L^wisburg, Tenn., to Williams-
burg, Ky.
R. E Dunlap, Butte, Mont., to Seattle, Wash.
F. G. Tyrell, Macatawa, Mich , to Chicago, 111.
S. P. Telford, Ft. Collins to Washington, Ia.
D. A. Brown, Sigsbee, Mo., to Payson, 111.
F. M. Marshall, Garden City, Minn , to Hermo-
son, Tex.
J. L. Ballinger, Moscow to Norwalk, Ia.
G. D" Edwards, Hamilton to Nevada Mo.
E. C. Davis, Kansas City to Blackburn, Mo.
H. S. Earl, Macatawa, Mich., to Irvington, Ind.
D. T Smithurst, Manila toBristow, In.
W. A. Taylor, Catharines to Innesfail, Ont.
H. H Peters, Rantoul to Washington, III
C. C. Rowlison, Macataw j, Mich., to Indianapolis,
Ind.
J. C. Keith, Lexington, Ky., to Bethany, W. Va.
Geo. Munroe, Bethany, W. Va., to DesMoines,
Ia.
P. 0. Powell, Kirksville, Mo., to Salem, Ore.
A W. Jones, Blooming Grove to Clarendon, Tex.
T. H. Hayes, Table Grove to Lincoln, 111.
J. L. Johnson, Farragut to Russell, Ia.
T. J. Dickson, West Port, Mo., to Kansas Citv
Kan.
J. R. Stuart, Sedalia, Mo., to North Fork, Nev.
I. J. Cahill, Rich wood to Dayton, 0.
G. W. Muckley, Macatawa, Mich., to Kansas
City, Mo.
R. R. Hamlin, Cleburne to Palestine, Tex.
S. A. Hoover, Springfield to Boliver, Mo.
H. M. Barnett, Shtldm to Rantoul, 111.
Christian-Evangelist Special to
Moberly.
All aboard! Christian-Evangelist special to
state convention. Moberly, September 17. Going
to the best convention town in the state. Going
to the largest convention held by any single relig-
ious body in the state. Going to hear the con-
vention sermon, by J. H. Garrison, of St. Louis, on
"A Century's Triumph." Going to enjoy the fel-
lowship and join heart and hand with Christian
people in carryina on the Lord's work in the great-
est state in the UnKn. Going to be entertained
by people of whom we can say there no better.
All right. Thank you for the invitation This
special is a good and thoughtful enterprise; and,
by the way, you will be joined by a goodly number
of Mexicans. A Mexican.
1166
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 19U
Dr. E. S. Ames.
Edward Scribner Ames, A. M., Ph. D., whose
picture will be found on oar first page, was born
"since the war" at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He is
the son of Lucius B. Ames, minister, of Des
Moines, Iowa, who belongs to the Massachusetts
Ames family. His mother is a Scribner of New
York. Prof. Ames graduated at Drake with
degree of A. B., in the class of '89, receiving the
degree of A. M. in '91. He took the Divinity
course in Yale, receiving the degree of B. D. in
1892. He was a graduate student in Philosophy
at Yale from '92-94. He had- a fellowship in
Philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he
received the degree of Ph. D. in 1895. He was
instructor in the Disciples' Divinity House there,
and docent in Philosophy in the university until
1897. He then accepted the professorship of
Philosophy and Pedagogy in Butler College,
where he served from 1897 to the present year.
He served a short pastorate at Perry, Iowa, in 1890,
and has acted as supply for a few months in the
following churches: Central Church, Des Moines;
South Broadway Church, Denver; Sterling Place
Church, Brooklyn; 56th Street Church, New York,
and Evanston, Illinois. He has written a number of
articles for our magazine and newspaper literature,
and has a valuable paper on "The Value of Theol-
ogy" in the book entitled "Oar First Congress."
Professor Ames has recently accepted the pastorate
of the Hyde Park Church, Chicago, Illinois, and a
position in the University of Chicago, in connec-
tion with the Department of Philosophy. This
field of labor fs *ell adapted to his tastes and
spe ial training, and promises enlarged usefulness
for him. He is a fine scholar, a preacher of
acknowledged power, a successful teacher and a
writer of orignality and force. We wish him the
largest success and usefulness in his new field of
labor.
Georgia's Jubilee Convention.
The Georgia convention, meeting this year in
Augusta, November 20-23, promises to be of unu-
sual interest. It will round up the first fifty years
of our organization for evangelistic work, and we
hope to make it a glad and triumphant jubilee oc-
casion. The churches in Augusta expect and de-
sire a very large concourse, and they will be fully
prepared to welcome and entertain all that may
come. Bro. A. B. Phillips has remodeled and
greatly beautified the First Christian Church — in
which the convention will be held — and the hearts
of all the good sisters are fully set in them to have
everything eomme itfaut. The people are coming
from the mountains and the seaboard, from the
river to the end of the state, and we expect a
larga contingent from South Carolina and some
good-looking people from Florida and Alabama.
You must come. Our splendid new preachers
will be in evidence, and, of course, the old reliables.
We expect distinguished men from abroad. There
will be the best of singing anl good, warm pray-
ing. And then our Georgia women will be on hand
— and they beat the world. Just think of it— they
are running two societies, and each one twice as
big as both would be together! They have learn-
ed how to work their sum in division and get their
answer in multiplication. They are exactly alike,
but very different. They are seperated, but per-
fectly joined together. Both societies are mis-
sionary to the backbone; and whichever pi ays, the
other says, Amen! They love one another and co-
operate heartily. The explanation of the mystery
is about this: One of these societies is set for
preaching the gospel to all the world — and to Geor-
gia; the other is for preaching the gospel to Geor-
gia— and to all the world. The distinction will
seem very plain and of great practical importance
— if you see it. If you don't, you must come to
the convention and find out about it, for I tell you
our blessed women see it, and see it clearly.
Yes, we expect to have the biggest, the most
interesting and most edifying and encouraging
convention in our whole history. You cannot af-
ford to miss it. Come. J. S. Lamar.
Moberly, Sept. 17-20.
The Missouri State Convention of the Christian
Church assembles at the place and on the date
given above, ihe gathering should surpass in
numbers and interest all that have gone before.
There is a danger that we may neglect our state
convention because the National Convention will
be held in Kansas City in the month following.
To do this would be a grievous error. Missouri
should be strong enough and interested enough to
take care of the latter without injury to the
former. Our responsibilities are not lessened be-
cause we are to have our brethren from all parts
of our great nation meet within our borders, but
rather, it becomes us the more to set an example
of earnestness and devotion that will strengthen
the opinion of the brotherhood everywhere that
the Disciples of Missouri are indeed strong.
We are especially desirous of securing a large
attendance from St. Louis and the adjoining parts
of the state. The Christian-Evangelist, in order
that the trip may be made in pleasant and con-
genial company, has arranged for a special coach
(provided a sufficient number go from St. Louis to
Moberly) exclusively for those attending the con-
vention.
This coach will be attached to the Kansas City
Express, leaving St. Louis at 9 A. m. and arriving
at Moberly at 1:25 p. m., Monday, Sept. 17. If
you can join us at St. Louis or at any point en
route, we would be glad to have you do so.
But please let us kuow at once in order that
sufficient accommodations may be provided and
crowding avoided. Address W. D. Creb, care of
this office.
A Visit to the Office of the Church
Extension Board.
It was my privilege to be present a few days
ago when this board held its regular monthly
meeting in its office, Kansas City, Mo.
As almost every one knows, this board is com-
posed of some of the most capable business men
and preachers in the entire brotherhood, and this
is one of the wise features of this work, for these
men have under their dirction almost $250,000 of
money entrusted to them by their brethren, to be
used in the best possible manner in aiding the
weak and struggling churches in building houses
of worship.
This fund is constantly growing, and so wisely
has it been managed that not one dollar has been
lost or misplaced. I heard the report of the sec-
retary, Bro. Muckley, who was not present, and
that of the treasurer, Bro. Bryan. These showed
that Church Extension is growing with our people.
Two very vivid impressions of that meeting re-
main with me. 1. The painstaking care with
which they examined all applications for loans,
and 2. The fairness and impartiality shown in
dealing with all who applied.
On the one hand they were very careful with
the funds intrusted to them; on the other they
were exceedingly anxious to do the very best pos-
sible by their brethren applying for aid. What a
great blessing to the brotherhood this fund is! I
hope this month will witness one of the largest
offerings in our history for this good cause. Let
every church give something. Already the offer-
ings are coming in. During all of September
there should be a constant stream of money flow-
ing into the treasury. W. S. Lowe.
1221 Clay Street, Topeka, Kan.
The Now of Ministerial Relief.
Brethren op the Chuch of Christ:— Septen
ber 30th the books will close with the record t
the fifth year of this excellent ministry. Thei
are now but a few days left during which' you ma
send in your gifts of love, and be enrolled as coi
tributor to this holy cause. Now is the time yoi
assistance is needed. The October quarterly di
tributions are upon us and you have not provids
ua with funds nearly sufficient to meet this d>
mand. If you have out an unpaid pledge to th
work now is the time to meet that obligation,
you have not made a pledge, but have had it inyoi
heart to lend some aid to our worthy needy, no
is the time to do that thing. If your church h
not made its offering to this cause this year, no
is the time to speak to yoar pastor about the ma
ter and see that an opportunity is given the churc
to do that which with a word of encouragement
would most gladly do.
It was the desire of Bro. Atkinson, in whoi
heart God put the plan of this noble work, th;
every preacher in the brotherhood should annual
contribute $2 as an expression of appreciation i
the work of these pioneer worthies. Brethre
of the ministry, only a few days of the presei
year remain. If you have not thus expressed yon
self, now is the time, a very acceptable and o
portune time. The money is needed. It is need*
now. Let us he«r from you. Send to Howai
Gale, 120 East Market St., Indianapolis.
A. L. Orcutt, Rec. Sec.
September 8, 1900.
Rosy Teachers
LOOK BETTER IN THE SCHOOLROOM THAN THE S,
LOW SORT.
Young folks naturally like comely objects, ai
a good-looking, healthy teacher can do vastly mo:
with pupils, everything else considered, than tl
skinny, dyspeptic teacher can. The instrustor
Latin and mathematics in a young ladies' semina:
at Macon, Ga., had an experience worth/ tne
tention of any teacher.
She kept running down a little more each ye;
until finally a genuine case of nervous prostratic
set in and she was confined to her bed for eig
months, a perfect wreck, physically and mentall
She and her friends thought it was due to ove
work, but she now knows it was due to improp
food.
Of course, the physicians were called in, b
there is almost nothing that can be done in sui
cases, except to rely on well-selected food a:
proper care. She was put upon Grape Xuts, i
medicines, also tea, coffee, and iced drinks we
taken away. She had Postum Food Coffee once
day. The larger part of her food was Grape-Nui
for this food is made with special reference to r
building the gray matter in the brain and ner
centres.
The lady says: "I had been reduced to
pounds in weight when I began using Grape-Nu'
The new food was so delicious and strengtbeni:
that I felt new life at once. I have now davelo
ed into a perfectly healthy, happy, stout woms
weighing 135 pounds, the greatest weight I ev
attained, and have a wonderfully clear, fresh, ro
complexion, instead of the sallow, bilious hue
the past.
"I never now have a symptom of dyspepsia n
any other ache or ail. Am strong physically s
I particularly notice the strength of mind. I n v
experience that tired, weary feeling after a ha
day's labor that used to appear. My brain seei
as clear and active at night as it was in the moi
ing and I am doing twice the amount of worl
ever did. Don't use my name in public, plea.'
but I will answer inquiries." Name can be obta;
ed from Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Cre<
Mich.
iptember 13, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
167
Whitman County (Wash.) Co-
operation."
)ot camp meeting which began near Waverly
Spokane County, June 14, closed Lord's day
ht the 25th. This was the annual camp meet-
of the "Whitman County Co-operation." Six-
n precious souls confessed their faith in Jesus
the Christ, the Son of the living God, and were
•ied with their Lord in Christian baptism. Wav-
y is a town of about 300 inhabitants, 35 miles
ith of the thrifty and beautiful city of Spokane,
1 at this place there is a large sugar-beet plant
it cost over $5,000. It requires the yield of
>00 acres of beets to run it, and the farmers
int on 15 tons to the acre. This town and
;ar factory are situated in the midst of as fine
;onntry as my eyes have seen this side the Pa-
ir of Waters. I have never seen such fields of
eat; many of them will yield 50 bushels to the
•e. But to our meeting. Our audiences during
i week — and »e had four services each day, one
it of prayer and praise and three sermons —
uld aversge 300 and on the two Sundays about
i00. Some estimated the number on the camp
)und at 2 000. The following named preachers
re present besides the writer, viz., H. P. Peck,
L. Mcllvaine, E. C. Wigmore, E. A. Ladow,
o. P. Stivers, district evangelist, L. C. Haul-
n and C. C. Gibson.
; have attended several camp meetings on this
1st, but I have never attended one where I
Irdbettr preaching. The unity and harmony
it prevailed throughout and the warm, heart-
it prayers and exhortations showed to all pres-
i that the Holy Spirit dominated our minds and
jffts. I never saw a happier people and I never
happier myself . That we all enjoyed a time
efreshing from the presence of God no one
doubt.
he songs — all led by Bro. John Gilliam, Esther
.8 being the organist — were soul-inspiring and
calculated to lead us nearer to the cross of
jrlst. Our evangelist reported as the result of
\ months' work, assisted by Bro. and Sister Webb
the service of song, 133 additions »nd the or-
lization of two new congregations — one at
ijrmington and the other at Silver Creek in the
untry. These two young churches have en-
;?ed the services of Bro. W. L. Mcllvaine, and I
hi sure the cause of the Lord under his labors
\ 1 prosper, for he is a man of God.
For the ensuing missionary year the executive
board will be B. W. Powers, president; E. C. Wig-
more, vice-president; A. C. Vernon, treasurer and
Frank Petzel, secretary. After instructing the
Board to employ an eva'gelist and expressing a
preference for Bro. G. F. Stivers the co-operation
adjourned to meet at Long's Grove, near Palouse
City, on Thursday before the third Lord's day in
June, 1900, Deo volente.
R. M. Messick.
Garfield, Wash.
It was Voltaire who said:
" People whose bowels are
rreed by an easy, regular move-
ment every morning are mild,
iffable, gracious, kind. A cNo'
Tom their mouth comes with
nore grace than a cYes' from
:he mouth of one who is con
Jtipated."
Such is Voltaire's testimonial
to the value of Ayer's Pills.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Poetical Chemists, Lowell, Mass.
Endeavorers Attention Wanted.
Fellow-Endeavorers:— Since the state con-
vention at Calif ornia and the beginning of the new
year, but one society in the state has forwarded a
contribution for this work. We only ask a s-mall
amount, $1 from each society. If all will give
even this much we shall be able to prosecute this
work. But if it is neglected nothing can be don?.
This year we shall bend our energies upon the or-
ganization of new societies. This requires money.
Not much, of course, but enough to meet actua
expenses. Will not the societies over the state, in
tens and twenties respond without delay? Do not
wait, do not postpone, but remit at once. One
more word. The program of the committee of our
state convention has given Christian Endeavor the
hour from seven to eight o'clock of Thursday even-
ing September 20. The hour will be used in a
"Model Endeavor Prayer-meeting," using the topic
for the Sunday following. This will be of interest
to all Endeavor workers, as will be the entire con-
vention program. Let the Endeavor hosts not
fail to come in large numbers. The railroads over
the state have made good rates, and all can afford
the time and money. It will be a great meeting,
and do you good. But don't forget to send in that
$1 for your society. Claud E. Hill,
State Superintendent.
Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
'Ayer's Pills
Ayer's Ague Cure
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Ayer's Comatone
Nebraska Notes.
While on a little visiting tour recently I stopped
at Blue Springs to visit with our faithful co-
worker, Bro. L. A. Hussong, and quite naturally
we reached there just at that time of the day
when the wants of the physical man are to be sup-
plied, and we were most agreeably surprised to
find a large table sumptuously spread with all the
necessaries and luxuries, to which we were Invited
to partake. The tables were supplied from the
baskets of many of the members of the church at
Wymore and Blue Springs, which assembly of
members, and well-filled baskets were likewise a
surprise to Bro. and Sister Hussong. We spent a
very pleasant time with Bro. Hussong and mem-
bers stopping with them until the next day, when we
left on the p. m. train for Burchard, where we were
employed as pastor last year. Upon invitation
from the church we preached for them morning
and evening, retu'ning home Monday.
By invitation of the church at Enid, Okla., Bro.
L. P. Builta, of Burchard, preached there Sunday,
August 19. We would be very glad to supply
their pulpit permanently from Nebraska's product
but at present we need them all at home. While
in Oklahoma he visited old friends and relatives
in different parts, returning in time for his per
manent work at DuBois last Sunday.
Burchard Church are negotiating with Bro. L.
L. Combs t) secure his services as pastor for half
time.
The church at Liberty have employed Bro.
Green for half time rather than one fourth time
as they have had since last spring.
The church at Tecumseh is very prosperous un-
der the guiding hand of Bro. Zink, and new mem-
bers are added almost every Lord's day.
Bro. E. G. Reese has resigned his work at Beth-
any Church (Mayberry) and will move to Bethany,
where he will enter school at Cotner for the next
year. Edward Clutter.
How To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass v/ith your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
sediment or set-
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi-
tion of the kid-
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid-
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra-
ordinary effect of Swamp=Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won-
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery
and a book that tells «
more about it, both sentH
absolutely free by mail.
Address Dr. Kilmer & Home of Swamp-Root.
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men-
tion reading this generous offer in this paper.
Christian Workers' Convention.
The Christian Workers' Conference at North-
field this year was by far the most successful ever
held. The object of the National Convention
which convenes September 19-26, is to do for the
West what the Northfield Conference has done
for the East and South.
The first hour of each day will be devoted to
united prayer for God's blessing on all churches
and Christian Workers. Requests for prayer are
invited from all pastors, teachers or Christians of
any name who are burdened for their crurches or
friends. These requests will be read and remem-
bered before God. It is hoped also that those who
send requests will unite with us in praytr from
nine to ten o'clock each day.
Leading Bible expositors like Drs. Gray, Torrey,
Newell and Patterson will open the Word and
show how to promote an interest in Bible study in
any church or community.
This convention will also be a clearing house for
the exchange of ideas and methods in Christian
work. Men and women who have been signally
successful in different lines of eoul-winning work
will tell how they do it, and answer questions as to
their methods and results.
The meetings will be held at the Moody Bible
Institute and the Chicago Avenue Church. The
usual rate of one and one-third fare for the round
trip on certificate plan has been granted by the
Western, Central and Southwestern Passenger As-
sociations. For further particulars as to railroad
rates and board, application should be made to
Rev. H. W. Pope, secretary, 80 Institute Place,
Chicago, 111.
Facts About China. This is a new
work by Wm. Remfrey Hunt, of our mission sta-
tion at Chu Cheo, China. It is a neat pamphlet,
full of facts about the Chinese Empire— its people,
its customs, its religions, its needs and the mission
work there. The price is only 25 cts.
CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING CO.,
1522 Locust St., - St. Louis, Mo.
1168
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 190<
Correspondence;
The Lands of the Long Day— X.
THE HOME OF THE CZARS.
Russia, like Rhode Island, is blessed with two
capitals. Everybody knows how Peter the Great,
inheriting a throne at Moscow, was galled by the
isolation of that capital and built St. Petersburg
that he might have a "window looking out upon
Europe." This done, it became necessary to
extend the frontier in that direction, for no self-
respecting monarch could endure to see a foreign
flag flying almost under his palace windows. The
boundary of Finland is less than thirty miles from
St. Petersburg; so much the worse for Finland.
The Baltic States are almost as close on the south
side of the Golf of Finland; so much the worse
for the Baltic States. Both must be Russified, for
Peter's desire for a "window looking out upon
Europe" did not prevent him from wishing to have
a broad Russian dooryard in front of that
window From that day to this the case of
Russia and her neighbors (especially her weaker
neighbors) hai been that of a man who wishes
simultaneously to see beyoad his own fence and
to (■ xtend his fence to include everything which
he can see.
It comes to me now rather tardily that, after
labeling Finland as "The Land of the Thousand
Lakes," I omitted to make further mention of the
lakes. The fact is that, although the country is
as full of lakes as a sieve is of holes, they played a
very small part in ny trip. One can go by
steamer through chains of lakes, rivers and
canals into the very heart of Finland by several
different routes. Probably this, combined with a
liberal use of carts and horses, is the best means
of seeing Fin'and — i ut not for one who has to go
from the Arctic Circle to Naples in less than a
month, stopping to vhit four capitals on the way.
I had intended to stop between Helsingfors and
St. Petersburg and make a detour to visit the
famous cataract of Imatra, the outlet of a great
system of lakes, but I was not caring much about
waterfalls that day and tossed a coin to help me
to decide. The coin said go to Imatra; so I went
the other way, to St. Petersburg. I was not going
to be bullied by a copper ten-penni piece.
Of all the spots in the Russian Empire few
offered a more unpromising site for a city, when
Peter the Great was looking for a place to plant
his capital, than that which he finally chose.
Nature said: Thou shalt not build a city here.
Peter said: I will. The point where the broad
Neva finishes its short course from Lake Ladoga
to the Gulf of Finland, was a perpetual swamp
and subject to periodical inundation. A forest of
piles had to be sunk and mountains of masonry
placed in position to create a foundation for the
city. It was a task like the building of a
pyramid, but Peter had the resources of a
Pharaoh. He drafted thousands of men into his
army and sent them to wage war against the sea,
the river and the swamp, in the interest of his
"window looking out upon Europe." The condi-
tions of land and sea were against the new
capital; the people did not wish to live in it; the
court wanted to stay at Moscow, and the church
opposed the change. But Peter willed it and it
came to pass. The amphibious situation of St.
Peteisburg is best appreciated when one looks
down upon it from the dome of St. Isaac's
Cathedral. The scene is as flat as Holland and as
watery as the suburbs of Venice. The city is, in
fact, like an iceberg: more than half of it is under
the surface, In every "building that is put up, the
making of a solid foundation represents a large
oart of the total cost.
The first impression produced by St. Petersburg
as one rides through its streets is that its archi-
tecture is rather too monotonous to be in the
highest degree imposing. In no other city are the
government buildings so much in evidence, and
they are all substantially alike. Long facades of
painted stucco, in more or less realistic imitation
of stone, stretch in every direction. Even the
Winter Palace and the adjoining Hermitage
(formerly a palace and now a museum of anti-
quities and art) present the same monotonous
fronts of stucco, one painted an ugly brown and
the other an ugly yellow. Both face the Neva
and one expects an impressive view of them from
the bridge, but their height is so insignificant In
comparison with their vast length, the horizontal
lines prevail so strongly over the vertical, that
the effect is scarcely pleasing.
Perhaps it is only natural that, in a land where
the government attempts to absorb or control all
the functions of public and private life, the
public buildings should occupy all the most con-
spicuous positions and should determine the
architectural tone of the city. It is true, at any
rate, not only that the buildings which house
Russian officialdom are of amazing extent, but
that nearly everything else is built on the same
pattern. The business houses are, to be sure,
variegated with advertising signs as glaring as any
that ever offended the eye in London or New
York — and occasionally the patient visitor labor-
iously spells out some legend only to find, when at
length he succeeds in pronouncing it, that it is
the familiar name of some American insurance
company disguised in Russian letters. But other-
wise the same monotonous effect of four-storied
stuccoed facades prevails with wearisome persis-
tence. Even the great Neveki Prospect, the
handsomest street in the city, owes its effect
chiefly to its width, its bustling crowds and (quite
as much) to the graceful Admiralty Tower which
rises at the end of it. The prevalent brick- and-
stucco imitation of stone has more justification in
St. Petersburg than elsewhere, because stone will
not endure the severe frosts and sudden changes
of temperature. The Alexander Monument, a
granite shaft which claims to be the greatest
monolith of modern times, has been cracked from
top to bottom by the frost.
Aside from the monotony of the architecture
and the width of the streets, the thing which strikes
the eye most forcibly is the prevalence of military
uniforms. All sorts of people wear them on the
slightest excuse, and I suspect that many of the
gorgeous uniforms which enliven the boulevards
at the fashionable hours are worn by people of
most peaceable profession. The army officers
themselves, who are naturally numerous in a
country whose standing ai my is a million strong
in time of peace, make a much better appear-
ance than other European officers. I have not
seen a better built, better looking or better
dressed set of men in Europe, and the long, gray
overcoats which they wear in all weathers are as
handsome as they must be uncomfortable. The
predilection for wearing high-topped boots (with
trousers inside) appears to be one of the national
weaknesses. Street car conductors wear boots;
the members of a uniformed band wear boots;
hotel porters wear boots; and a great many people
whose occupations defy classification wear boots.
The Russian's motto is: In all emergencies wear
boots. In war (or peace), wear boots. In rain
(or drouth), wear boots. When in doubt, wear
boots.
Russian cabmen are more interesting than a
good many things in the museums. In fact, all
cabmen are interesting, and the observation of
the various types of the mercenary Jehu in
various lands is always worth while. It must be
borne in mind, too, that in most European citif
the absence of up-to-date rapid transit facilitk
and the cheapness of cab fares bring this trib
into a prominence unknown in any American cit;
The St. Petersburg cabman is gotten up in ,
ground-sweeping blue dressing gown, which suj
gests that he had habited himself in haste. It i
not even buttoned, but is wrapped once and a hai
around him and secured with a girdle of mac
colors, which rivals Joseph's coat in its polychron
brilliancy. The hat is a very low felt "plug" wit
an exaggerated bell crown. Perhaps it is- U
hat more than anything else which makes e
many of them look like Jews. Upon the driver c
the ordinary hackney cab (a diminutive victori'
the blue dressing gown hangs in loose and flaM
folds, with a general air of dejection and flat
lency. But one who sits upon the box of a mo;
pretentious vehicle is padded as to the hips ai
back with many wrappings of blanket, over whi<
the gown fits without a wrinkle. The perimetc
of the coachmen varies directly with the prete
tiousness of the equipage, and the driver of
really fashionable outfit, though he may exhibit
Cassian leanness and hungriness of visage, c;
assume a padded rotundity which makes it almo
impossible to believe that he is not pneumaticai
inflated.
Of the "sights" of St. Petersburg there is n
room here to speak in detail Easily first amo
them is the Hermitage Gallery of art and
Russian antiquities. It is wonderfully rich :
Van Dycks, Rembrandts and Rubens, and its do*1
Raphaels Tvould alone be worth the journey frc
Florence to St. Petersburg to see. There is oj
little Raphael, a "Virgin and Child," almost
miniature in size — indeed, it is not over six inch
in diameter and circular — which is of more va'i
than many acres of canvas less lovingly paintf
Czar Alexander II. gave it to his wife as a silv
wedding present, and I shall never cease to thi
the better of him for it. The Winter Palace if
fitting habitation for the most brilliant coi
in Europe. It is so vast that two hoc:
scarcely suffices for a hasty stroll through
almost endless suites, and its materials and wor;
manship are everywhere of the costliest. Wha
especially admired in it was the exquisite ta;
exhibited in its decorations and furnishings. J
most anybody can furnish a house tastefully wb,
only a moderate sum has to be expended, but
takes genius to lavish the resources of an emp
upon a palace without degenerating into offens
gaudiness. The harmony with which the co
schemes are carried out in the various apa
ments of the Winter Palace is one of the m
pleasing thines of its kind to be seen anywhere
The lover of art will go from the Hermi a
which ranks as one of the half dozen fin
galleries in Europe, to the so-called Alexan '
Palace, which contains an extensive collection '
Russian pictures, where the progress of Russ
art and its contemporary products can be stud,
as nowhere else. Then there is the Museum '
Imperial Carriages, a thiDg which, so far s;-
know, is without a parallel anywhere, for it c I
tains the carriages and harness used at is
coronation of nearly a dozen czars. I knew I
whether to wonder most at the reckless we: i
represented by such magnificence of gilt :1
crims<n velvet, or at the crudity of taste wt
conceives these gorgeous circus wagons to be '?
most fitting emblem of the imperial dignity 1
the most appropriate conveyance for the impe 1
person. As for the churches — or "cathedrals.' '
they call four or five of the largest — they musts
mentioned later. The Great Bazaar is well woi
visiting. It is a group of innumerable little sh i
in a vast building which covers several square:*
sort of department store, in which each li:»
September 13, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1169
Section is owned and operated independently,
[where any commodity from a biscuit to a bags
drum can be purchased at prices that depend
chiefly on the purchaser's skill in driving a
:bargain. I was told by a Russian gentleman that
Ijn. all commercial transactions except ordinary
jretail a pot of tea or (more often) a bottle of cham-
pagne is considered an indispensable accessory,
and that the cost of the sparkling accelerator of
trade sometimes exceeds the value of the bargain
consummated under its icflaence.
One of the most interesting acquaintances
which I made during my few days in the Russian
capital was a young American who had just re-
turned from a trip through Siberia to the Mon-
golian border. He was enthusiastic over the
I beauty and richness of the country, the excel-
i lence of the Siberian railway and the cheapness of
j the excursion. It was his prediction that within
a year or two there will be a gold boom in
| Siberia which will put the Klondike country to
i shame. This is & free tip. I give it for what it
'I is worth, but distinctly disclaim all responsibility
| for its accuracy. At any, rate Siberia is known to
be a great country for precious minerals and
produces the world's greatest supply of malachite
and lapis lazuli.
. But St. Petersburg is not Russia. It is scarcely
even Russian. Originally created by the fiat
of Peter the Great to be an instrument for the
Europeanization of Russia, it has been molded
more by western European than by Russian in-
fluences. It disputes with Constantinople the
honor of being the most cosmopolitan city in
Europe. Every language is spoken upon its
streets. With the street venders and cabbies,
to be sure, one must dicker in Rnstian (an ac-
quaintance with the numerals is sufficient for
that); but almost any well-dressed man can be
relied upon to reply intelligibly to a question in
French or German. My Russian informant, above
referred to, told me that his little girl spoke
German, French and Russian so fluently that she
scarcely knew which was her native tongue and
was also fairly at home in English. St. Peters-
burg is European and cosmopolitan. Moscow is
Asiatic. To get the typical Russian city one must
add them together and divide by two. For the
characteristics of Russia are its cosmopolitanism
and the fact that it is the borderland where
Europe and Asia meet and mingle.
W. E. Garrison.
Moscow, 28 July, 1900.
Fly to Pieces.
THE EFFECT OF COFFEE ON HIGHLY ORGANIZED
PEOPLE.
"I have been a coffee user for years, and about
two years ago got into a very serious condition of
dyspepsia and indigestion. It seemed to me I
would fly to pieces. I was so nervous that at the
least noise I was distressed, and many times could
not straighten myself up because of the pain.
"My physician told me I must not eat any heavy
or strong food and ordered a diet, giving me some
medicine. I followed directions carefully, but kept
on using coffee and did not get any better. Last
winter my husband, who was away on business,
had Postum Food Coffee served to him in the fam-
ily where he boarded.
"He liked it so well that when he came home he
brought some with him. We be gan using it and I
found it most excellent. While I drank it my
stomach never bothered me in the least, and I got
over my nervous troubles. When the Postum was
all gone we returned to coffee, then my stomach
began to hurt me as before and the nervous con-
ditions came on again.
"That showed me exactly what was the cause of
the whole trouble, so I quit drinking coffee
altogether and kept on using Postum Food Coffee.
The old troubles left again and I have never had
any trouble since." Anna Coen, Mt. Ephraim, 0.
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
Iowa is "our modern Mesopotamia." The "Fa-
ther of Waters" is on the east, the "Big Muddy"
is on the west. It is one of our most stable com-
monwealths. Its people are fair minded, judicial,
calm, serene, conservative. There are no blood-
cu dling incidents connected with the early settle-
ment of Iowa. It is pre eminently an agricultural
region, but the fact that beneath almost one-half
of its area are rich deposits of coal will have an
influence in the development of manufactures.
The surface of the state is a rich loam from a
foot to three hundred feet deep. The average
Iowan pedigrees baek to New England. The time
was, and it may be true now, when the rate of il-
literacy in Iowa was lower than in any other state.
Iowa became a territory in 1838. In 1846 it be-
came a state. The first locomotive entered the
state in 1856. This was the beginning of great
things. The state is fairly gridironed with rail-
roads, but last year almost nine hundred miles of
road were built in this latter-day Mesopotamia.
The farmers of Iowa are intelligent men. They
work with their heads and not alone with their
hands. They think. The Interstate Commerce
Law was carried through the Senate by men from
Iowa. Do you recall this fact: Cattle were
brought from the remote West to Chicago for
fifty dollars a carload, while the railroads de-
manded seventy dollars for transporting a similar
herd from Western Iowa to Chicago? The farm-
ers saw this discrimination and were justly indig-
nant. The tillers of the soil are a power in this
part of the world. If they do not make iaws they
send men to Washington with instructions as to
the kind of laws that must be enacted. And why
not? About eight and a half millions of their
rich acres are annually planted in corn. The an-
nual corn harvest is in the neighborhood of three
hundred millions of bushels. About eighty per
cent of the corn grown in Iowa is fed to cattle
and hogs. The dairy interests are enormous. It
is said that there are a thousand co-operative
creameries in Iowa. Corn, cow, hog — these three
in this great state! Which is the greatest I will
not attempt to say. All are great. Great also
is the Iowa hen. Equally great is the Iowa goat.
Great, too, is the Iowa pigeon. "At Osage they
will show you a township of pigeon houses four
acres in area." The retired farmer is much in
evidence in this state. He is in all the towns.
He has made "his pile" and has gone to town to
live end enjoy it. I wonder when he made his
money, and how. I can testify from personal
knowledge that for the last forty years he has
complained of short crops and hard times. But
here he is, living in town without lab :r. He lives
in his own house, too. The retired farmer does
not pay rent — not he! He receives rent. In New
England the urban drift is a struggle for exist-
ence; in Iowa, and for that matter in all the states
of the Middle West, the movement is toward lux-
ury, refinement and reposeful ease. It is said that
in Des Moines "one may go a long and crooked
mile among the cheery dwellings of wealthy re-
tired farmers." He is a great mystery — the re-
tired farmer is.
The people of Iowa, in the main, are conserva-
tively religious. One has said: "Were I a public
event and about to occur, the Hawkeye State is
the last place I should select for my occurrence."
It was in this state, you remember, that Prof.
George D. Herron attempted to exploit his gospel
of Christian Socialism. The effect was merely to
harden the hearts of the Iowans. This is no
place for blatherskites and demagogues. The
Iowans have no Sunday trains except on main
lines. There are Adventists, Mormons, Quakers,
Spiritualists and Christian Scientists, as well as
Evangelicals, but all are conspicuously conserva-
tive.
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This is a good field for the Disciples of Christ.
The genuine true-blue Disciple is distinguished
for his plain, practical, matter-of-fact common
sense. He does not cultivate poetry. If he reads,
and probably he does, he prefers history to fiction.
He is not aesthetic. "Give me the facts," is his
demand. The old-fashioned Disciple revels in
logic. Proof -texts thrill his soul. Nothing makes
him happier than pertinent Scripture texti. The
more of them the better for him. For a man with
these peculiarities in his religious make-up Iowa,
with its peculiar characteristics, is a fine field.
Statistics for 1899 show that the Christian
Church in this state has, or had, 432 congrega-
tions, 379 houses of worship, 357 preachers,
50,000 members, and that $4,443 were raised for
mission work in this commonwealth. Eighteen
men have been at work in this field as mission-
aries during the current year. Material help has
been given by the Iowa Christian Convention to
fifty- five churches. Twenty-three churches, val-
ued at $63,000, have been dedicated this mission-
ary year. Eleven new houses of worship are in
course of erection. Eight buildings have been
erected in county seat towns. Thirteen congre-
gations have been organized and five dead church-
es have been resuscitated.
Drake University is an object of pride to the
Disciples of Christ in Iowa. And why not? All
Disciples in all this broad land have reason to be
proud of Drake University. It is a great school
and it increases in magnitude and efficiency year
by year. The first Lord's day in July is "Drake
University Day" in all the Christian Churches in
Iowa. This is a real university. There is the
College of Letters and Sciences, the College of
the Bible, the Normal College, the College of
Oratory, the School of Art, the Summer School of
Methods, the College of Pharmacy, the College of
Law and the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
The total number of students in all departments
during the last year was 1,593. The catalog is
a book of nearly two hundred pages. The recent
addition of Prof. Clinton Lockhart to the faculty
of the College of the Bible will add much strength
to that department. It is proposed to make the
Bible course so strong that the best students will
be attracted. Prof. Lockhart has a text-book on
"Hermeneutics" in the press — if it has not already
appeared. In order to assist young men to com-
plete a regular course of study in preparation for
th" ministry, the Hon. T. W. Phillips has donated
$5,000. During the year $65,000 was raised to
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 1900
pay off the old indebtedness; one-half of this
amount was paid by Gov. Drake. The endowment
fund has been largely increased. The outlook
was never more encouraging than at the prtsent
time. Send to Chancellor W. Bayard Craig, Des
Moines, Iowa, for catalog.
For some weeks I have tried to speak to you
about "Alexander Campbell's Theology," a book of
three hundred pages, from the pen of W. E Gar-
rison and the press of the Christian Publishing
Company.
This is a good book. I am almost persuaded to
use the word remarkable in my characterization
of the work. It is remarkable in its thorough-
ness, in its clearness, in its freedom from preju-
dice, in its j idicial balance. This is, remember,
the work of a young man. The author was born
of Disciple parents, grew up in a Disciple home, is
a Disciple by conviction, and a member of the
Christian Church in good standing and full fel-
lowship. Now, when you remember these things,
if you have read the book I think you will
agree with me that the work of Winfred Ernest
Garrison is remarkable. The book is as calm,
cool, impartial as the deliverance of a judge giv-
ing instruction to a jury in an important trial.
The fact that Alexander Campbell was human,
and that being human he had his limitations, is
constantly recognized. It is, of course, assumed
that Alexander Campbell had a theology. The
author inquires into the sources of Mr. Campbell's
theological system. It seems to me that he has
placed his finger on the sources of Alexander
Campbell's Theology with marvelous accuracy.
Generally, Campbell is right. Sometimes he is
wrong. This is the position of the author. He
docs not say so in so many words; but this im-
pression he leaves on the mind of the reader.
The author ought to cite his sources more fre-
quently. The reader here and there is inclined to
say: "What, sir, is your authority for this or that
statement?"
The most serious fault of the book is a failure
to recognize the fact that Alexander Campbell's
theology was a growth. Mr. Campbell himself
grew. He was not the man in 1820 that he was
in 1850. The evolution of Mr. Campbell's views
on the design of baptism is set forth by the au-
thor briefly.
Will soaie one now give us a study of Alexander
Campoell from 1820, the date of his first discus-
sion, or 1823, the time of the beginning of the
Christian Baptist, to about the year 1850?
B. B. T.
New York Letter.
Once again we are at home in New York and
at the post of duty, which after a month's de-
lightful rest becomes a new joy. There was not
so much physical inertia as mental change, and so
we are enabled to bring a renewed mind to the
heavy but always pleasant duties of the ministry.
Nothing perhaps does a tired mind more good than
to get far away from the associations of one's
work and look upon other faces and other scenes
for a time. Besides this the memories of vaca-
tion experiences are restful when recalled. One
of the most pleasant of all the features of the
past vacation was the happy family reunion at
Father Madden's on the old farm at Beaver Ridge,
Knox county, Tenn., on Sunday, August 26th.
The old folks, all their living children except
one, and all their grandchildren were present. The
family dinner was served that day out under the
shade trees in the yard. It was a beatiful dining-
room, ceiled with sky-blue, trimmed in flecks of
white clouds and beautiful tree-green all about,
with grass green carpet, soft as velvet. There
w-^re twenty- three of us together, ten of whom were
grandchildren. Just as all were seated a photo-
graph of the group at the table was taken. The
old people were very happy to have their children
and grandchildren gathered about them at the
table, apparently realizing that we all might not
be permitted so to meet again, on this earth at
least. Many changes may take place in a short
time, for the old people are aging rapidly and
the children are fast growing up toward man-
hood's estate. We should remember, however,
that all these earthly ties are made to be broken,
but there are ties not of this earth, which even
death cannot sever.
* *
On the journey home via the Norfolk & Western
Railroad we passed through some of the most
interesting historic sections of our beloved
country. Between Johnson City and Bristol our
train crossed the beautiful Watanga River, along
the banks of which lived those early settlers of
Scotch-Irish blood who in 1772 formed the
Watanga Association, which was absolutely the
first free government with democratic institution
formed on the American continent, The repub-
lics of Cumberland and Transylvania were lineal
descendants of this small but noble mother state.
The Watapga Association was the first of all the
American commonwealths or confederations to
declare in favor of universal suffrage and un-
qualified religious liberty. Not many miles from
Bristol, where Reedy Creek empties into the
North Fork of the Holston River, is a noted
locality in the early history of Tennessee. At
this point there is an island in the river known as
Long Island, near which Fort Patrick Henry was
erected in 1758, by Col. William Byrd, under the
advice of Washington. At this place also Richard
Henderson and his company made the Watanga
treaty with the Cherokee Indians in March, 1775,
which instrument plays an important part in the
after history of Kentucky and Tennessee. Going
on eastward along the line of the railroad we
touched here and there many places of historic
interest In the vicinity of Wythville we came
near Fort Chiswell, which was erected by Col.
Byrd and named in honor of C )1. John Chiswell,
who was then in charge of the lead works near by,
from which was obtained the principle supply of
lead used in the Revolutionary War and also the
Confederate supply used in the Civil War. In
1750 Dr. Thomas Walker and his party of ex-
plorers (the first known to have explored East
Tennessee and Kentucky) passed through this
section. North of Radford near Blacksburg is the
place of the historic pioneer settlement of Ingles,
or Draper's Meadows, formed by a party whose
leader was William Ingles, and which on the
8th of July, 1755 (the day before Braddock's de-
feat), was almost wholly exterminated by a cruel
band of Shawnee Indians from Ohio. William
Preston, one of the settlers who escaped after-
wards, made Draper's Meadows his home and
called it Smithfield. The perils and hardships of
Mrs. William Ingels, who became a captive under
the Shawnees, makes a thrilling story. So the
ride over this road is interesting indeed to one
who delights to recall the heroic lives of the
pioneer settlers and valorous deeds of our
American forefathers and foremothers. And it
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seemed that the charming sail from Norfolk to
New York on the palatial steamer "Hamilton," of
the Old Dominion Line, was but a fitting conclu-
sion of a most delightful and restful vacation.
We are glad to have had this opportunity to rest
and- only regret that all tired toilers can not en-
joy the same.
But the home coming had, as usual, its tinge
of sadness. For in every single instance we have
been called to sorrow with loved ones in Christ at
the end of the summer's rest. This time it is
with two of our young lady members, Misses
Belle E. and Bertha Fox, and their sisters and
brothers, who have been called upon to part with
their best friend and counselor— mother. An
operation became necessary, which as such
was successful, but she proved too weak to rally
from the effects, and passed over the river on
Friday, Aug. 3rd, within a few hours after the
surgeon did his work. While it is hard for all to
bear this grief, it is especially so to Miss Belle,
who is traveling in Europe and to whom the sad
news could not be communicated, though repeated
cablegrams were sent. She cannot know of the
great sorrow that awaits her until sh6 arrives in
New York on the 8th of September. But she,
with her brothers and sister have the comfort of
knowing that their mother was a good woman and
a true, devoted mother, who always did her duty
as she saw it, with a loyal, loving heart. We
pray fjr them that their faith fail not in these
dark days of deep sorrow. May the good Lord
bless and keep that family of three young men
and three young women beref ; of their mother.
' *
Let those belated churches which have not as
yet made an offering this autumn to the cause of
Church Extension do so without fail. No con-
gregation among us can afford not to have fellow-
ship in this work, for Church Extension is one of
the wisest organized missionary movements of
modern times. The new organization at Newark,
N. J., in whose welfare we have been deeply in-
terested, has received an appropriation from the
Church Extension Board that brings great en-
couragement to the little band there. Let us do
all we can for this fund and it will be increased to
$250,000 by September SOth, and many churches
will be assisted in their work of saving souls.
S. T. Willis.
12S1 Union Ave.
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tite poor you are admitting your need of Hood's
Sarsaparilla. Begin taking it at once.
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the appetising relish given to Oyster-
cocktails, Welsh rarebits. Lobster Newburgh
and all dishes flavored with this sauce.
John Di"7can$5ons \
September 13, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1171
Washington (D. C.) Letter.
While visiting relatives In Merchantville, N. J.,
this summer, I had the privilege of spending a
Lord's day in Philadelphia, preaching at the First
Christian Church in the morning and witnessing in
the afternoon and evening the practical working
of certain Christian enterprises that have made
the City of Brotherly Love famous.
It was pleasant to note the eagerness with
which the congregation of the First Church awaits
the coming of their pastor elect, Robert G. Frank,
of Fulton, Mo. His charming personality and
eloquent sermons made a most favorable impres-
sion upon the occasion of his recent visit. If any
one questions the wiadom of calling a man under
thirty to such a responsible position the brethren
of the First Church tell of the labors of Henry
Schell LobeDgier and C. Q. Wright, who were but
little past their majority when they came to the
Philadelphia pastorate. In addition to this hope-
ful spirit which seems to pervade the entire con-
gregation, the new pastor will find that he has
one of our largest and handsomest church edifices
located in the center of a thickly settled residence
district, and such efficient and helpful colaborers
as Dr. E. E. Montgomery, Henry B. and Kinley J.
Tener, W. D. Ferguson, W. T. C. Sanders, J. W.
Mulholland and Walter S. Burns. The latter, a
recent addition from St. Louis, is superintendent
of the Sunday-school.
*
* *
In the afternoon I was able to gratify a long-
cherished desire in a visit to the famous Bethany
Sunday school, of which John Wanamaker is
superintendent. I had heard of the attendance
running up into the thousands, the thorough or-
ganization of the departments, the soul-stirring
singing, the perfect order, the instructive teach-
ing of the lesson, etc., et ?., and had often grown
discouraged as I hid contrasted the work and re-
sults in the congregations to which I had min-
istered.
I found myself on the platform at 2 p. M., wait-
ing for the solemn hush that would fall upon the
school when the bell tapped. For had I not heard
that once there was "some disorder after the open-
ing of the session and Mr. Wanamaker had rushed
from the room, and only after many tears and en-
treaties could he be persuaded to come back and
resume the lesson, and how the school had never
forgotten this harrowing experience? There was
less confusion during the opening service than in
the average school, for guards at all the doors re-
fused entrance to late comers, but I noticed a
number of scholars whispering and talking and
under the superintendent's eye there was disorder
that would not be tolerated in some schools I
kuow. "We will sing the last hymn composed by
our late lamented chorister," announced the super-
intendent. It sounded as if the chorister, orches-
tra and school had struck into different tunes and
I felt almost glad the author was not alive to hear
it. After one verse they gave it up. The attend-
ance was 1,812, which was only one-third of the
total enrollment and 200 less than for the corre-
sponding Sunday of 1899. Deducting the visitors
and members of the Bible Union (Mr. Wanamak-
er's class) present, the attendance was but slightly
in excess of the attendance at the Ninth Street
school, Washington, upon a recent Lord's day. It
is perhaps not fair to judge this school by a visit
in midsummer, when the superintendent has had
a prolonged absence on account of sickness and
the church is depressed by the removal of their
beloved pastor, Wilbur R. Chapman. However, I
was glad I happened along at this time.
It was heartening to learn that the greatest
school an earth had its periods of depression, that
its machinery does not run without some jolts and
that the distance between one's own and the best
is not unattainable.
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a delicious blending of healthfulness, stability and flavor,
is the first appearance of the new members-
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with all the merit that made the fame of Uneeda Biscuit and
IVoneedaJinjerWaijfcr. This completes the Uneeda Quartet.
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In the late afternoon I attended a Y. M. C. A.
service in a large tent owned by tne Presbyterians.
No expense had been spared to make the place
attractive and comfortable. A well-built floor
prevented dust and nine electric fans kept the
audience cool. A trained orchestra and skilled
musician led the singing. The preaching was
simple, earnest, practical. I was told that the
Presbyterian Churches of Philadelphia were con-
ducting an evangelistic campaign in six such tents
in the crowded districts of the city. The ablest
city pastors, assisted by several distinguished
evangelists from out of town, were preaching
twice a day in these tents. During the week of
my visit there was a total attendance of 13,000,
and 152 peraons had signed cards reading: "It is
my purpose to lead a Christian life."
This is the second year such meetings have
been held and it is said the interest is increasing.
No other denomination in the East is so well pro-
vided with men and means to carry on such a cam-
paign. If the Presbyterians of all of our cities
should follow the worthy example set by their
Philadelphia brethren, this church would not make
such a lamentable showing in their annual reports.
*
* *
The Temple, Russell Conweli's great church,
does not advertize in the daily papers, but every
one has heard of the great building with a seating
capacity of 5,000, the Temple College, where
6,000 students receive daily instruction and the
gracious work of the Samaritan Hospital. I had
heard that the crowds were so great that admis-
sion was by ticket and there was to be heard the
largest permanent choir in the world, whose an-
nual expense for sheet music was over $400. I
learned that the reign of the dog star had a de-
pressing effect upon a great church as well as
upon a great Sanday-school.
The evening service was held in the Lower Tem-
ple, which has 2,000 sittings. About one-half of
them were taken. There was no choir and not
even a chorister. Mr. Conwell called for the or-
ganist, but no one responded. This did not em-
barrass this resourceful mat, for he took his
place at the organ, struck a few chords and led in
the singing of a good old bymn that could not
have been more spiritual had all the choir been
present. I had stopped at the Temple at the
close of the morning service and met Mr. Conwell.
"Are you to preach to night?" I asked. "Yes,"
he answered. 'If I can get anything together."
"Something gotten together" is a good description
of the sermon he delivered. It was thoroughly
enjoyed by the large audience and a deep impres-
sion seemed to be made.
In 1890, at Yale Divinity School, Russell Con-
wd!j then pastor of Grace Baptist Church, meet-
ing in the building now occupied by the First
Christian congregation, gave a talk to the stu-
dents. I remember he said: "There are every
Sunday evening at my church just seven conver-
sions. There were seven last Sunday and the Sun-
day before and there will be seven next Sunday!
I cannot account for it but the fact is as I state."
Robt. Burdette in his "Temple and the Templars"
says: "In 1887 and for five years thereafter, every
week, seven persons, no more and no less, arose to
ask for prayers or to make application to be ad-
mitted for church membership." When the
preacher gave the invitation upon the occasion of
my visit I found myself watching with consider-
able interest the result. Sure enough, there were
exactly seven who went forward to receive the
right hand of fellowship. Mr. C. made the state-
ment that he had received during his pastorate
3,700 persone.
A Philade'phia Press reporter once said to Dr.
George A. Pelz, then associate pastor of Grace
Church: "If you were to express ia three words
the secret of the mysterious power that has
brought together this great membership, built
this Temple, founded a college, opened a hospital
and set every man, woman and child in the con-
gregation to working, what would it be?" "Sancti-
fied common sense," was the answer.
Edward B. Bagby.
631 Eighth Street, N- E.
A Word From Germany.
Dear Sir and Brother: — We are about to
leave Germany. Daring my brief stay in this
country I found that it will be very difficult to
establish our plea in Germany. The greatest op-
position is the Lutheran Church. While the
Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches 8re not on
the best of terms, they are established churches
and succeed only through their iron rules. Theol-
ogy rather than Christianity is their motto. The
Methodist people seem to make headway in many
cities in a semi-secret way. The only way to
bring about a change is to live among the people
and seach them. In many places the people gladly
hear our plea, but without a permanent organiza-
tion and continuous working among the people
nothing can be done. The educated class among
the people are intelligent and reasonable. Their
idea of religion is not a mystery, but an estab-
lished fact; and this fact must be taught, for it
is only taught in part. I heard a very prominent
minister say that "Lydia's children were also bap-
tized," and the "Lord must open the hearts of
people after baptism." This would be a great
field for missions. Something must be done before
long. . John G. M. Luttenberger.
Cologne, Aug. 23, 1900.
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THB CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 1900
Minnesota Letter.
The Minnesota Christian Missionary Society held
its fortv-third annual convention at St. Paul, Aug.
21-25. It was one of the best conventions in the
history of our work in this state and promises
better things for the future.
The first half day was devoted to the Ministerial
Association, which has for many years been in
rather a chaotic state. In the absence of David
Husband,, the president, H. T. Sutton, the vice-
president, occupied the chair in a very acceptable
manner. Henry Goodacre, the secretary, having
moved out of the state, H. D. Williams was
selected for that service. The one feature of this
meeting of the preachers was a paper by A. D.
Harmon, of St. Paul, on Walter Scott's book, "The
Messiah," and the discussion of the paper and
book by a number of other preachers. Bro. Har-
mon's paper was a very clear and forcible analy-
sis of the book from the sympathetic standpoint.
It was just such a thoughtful, incisive paper as
was expected from the writer.
At the close of this meeting the preachers made
arrangements for the better: organization of their
society and for a meeting with a good program
about April 1, 1901. The new officers elected
were as follows: President, H. T. Sutton, Redwood
Palls; Vice-President, J. K. Shellenberger,
Madelia; Secretary, H. D. Williams, Mankato.
The second afternoon of the convention was
used by the C. W. B. M. and it was universally
conceded that their program surpassed in prac-
tical interest any other part of the proceedings .
Mrs. A. D. Harmon, wife of the St. Paul pastor,
presided with her well known tact and business
ability. The number of good papers presented
were too numerous to receive separate mention
here. Miss Adelaide Gail Frost, of India, was
there and delivered one evening address and sev-
eral short talks on the spur of the moment. Her
talks are intensely interesting and convey a very
vivid impression of conditions on the missionary
field. Her mother, Mrs. Julia Frost, of Hiram,
Ohio, was with her and added greatly to the profit
of the convention.
The chief features of the missionary convention
were the president's address, the reports of offi-
cers, the evening addresses and the reports of
committees. The president's address was a frank
and practical presentation of some things neces-
sary to our growth in Minnesota. The report of
the corresponding secretary, J. K. Shellenberger,
showed a net gain of only about 200 during the
past year. It showed, however, tbat on the whole
the churches are in an improved condition and
ready for a larger growth during the coming year.
Secretary Shellenberger has proven himself the
right man for the work. He has shown himself
an indefatigable worker at his desk and in the
field, equally efficient at preaching or managing
missionary work. His annual report, given to the
convention by means of a map and a large statis-
tical chart was one hard to improve upon.
The committee on future work reported hi favor
of "enlargement" and the report involving more
money, more work and an additional evangelist
was unanimously adopted.
A faction which, under the leadership of J.
Stuart Miller, had withdrawn from the church at
Austin, appealed to the convention for recognition
The affair was turned over to a committee which
investigated as fully as possible and reported
sustaining the action of the Board which had re-
fused to recognize the faction.
A resolution was passed in favor of centering
all our educational interests about the University
of Minnesota at Minneapolis and asking the
National C. W. B. M. to take the management of
Bible Chair work at that point.
The officers elected for the coming year were:
President, A. D. Harmon; Vice-President, C. J.
Tanner; Recording Secretary, M. B. Ainsworth;
Treasurer, Dr. 0. H. Hall; Auditor, M. P Givens;
Corresponding Secretary, J. K. Shellenberger.
B. L. Smith, of Ciacinnati, was present and oc-
cupied one evening in putting "Home Missions to
the front" by means of his great address on
"Visions of Work. "
F. B. Meigs was also presenr and spoke twice
on China and Its conditions. He delivered the
concluding address of the convention and gave
such alacid explanation of present conditions in
China as had not been before heard in the twin
cities.
Tnelast afternoon was ocsupied by the Endeav-
orers. Your scribe was not able to be present,
but has heard that it was a very profitable meet-
ing. H. T. Sutton, of Redwood Falls, was chosen
state superintendent of Endeavor work and Mis3
Mate Maxwell, of Duluth, state superintendent of
Bible-schools.
At one point of the convention the following
new preachers were introduce!: C. J. Tanner,
Minneapolis; C. A. Burridge, Rochester; W. H.
Knotts, Litchfield; R. M. Ainsworth, Garden City;
J. H. Carr, Concord; W. S. Lemmon, Ronneby.
Perhaps others came in later, but I do not now
recall them. W. W Devine, of Luther, Mich., was
present as a visitor and he may move over among
us. May some of our churches secure his services.
The convention had good music. There were
several good solos, bat the music that impressed
me was that furnished by M. P Givens and David
Husband, two princely singers, who sang a num-
ber of duets as very few men can sing.
Bro. Husband, after nine years of faithful serv-
ice In this state, was just on the verge of his de-
parture to Waitsburg, Wash., having resigned the
pastorate at Olive to accept at Waitsburg. He
will be greatly missed from the work in this state.
The convention gave several expressions of its
regard for him, of regret at his removal and of
hope for his success in his new field.
Henry Goodacre, who was at Redwood Falls and
and has just left the state, could not be at the
convention. C. M. McCurdy also had just left the
state and we missed the pleasure of seeing him.
H. D. Williams.
Mankato, Minn. Aug. 28, 1900.
Texas Letter.
In this day when there are so many clashes be-
tween the whites and blacks, both North and
South, and some think that a war of races is im-
minent, it is refreshing to recall the old-time
devotion of the negro to his master. Here is a
case in point. Col. W. W. Lang, a Confederate
officer, recently died in Oak Cliff. At the time
the Southern army was driven from Kentucky
Col. Lang was too sick to accompany his com-
mand, and he was left behind and expected soon
to become a prisoner. But Byron, his bodyguard,
who is still living, was equal to the emergency
and saved his master from capture. He secured
a wheelbarrow, and with blanket s made it as com-
fortable as possible, and placing the sick man in
it he tenderly wheeled his precious charge through
slush and mud, up hill and down, for twenty-five
miles and landed him safe within the Confederate
lines. It is the regret of every good man that a
people whose interests are one and whose devotion
used to be so genuine and beautiful, should ever
becom > alienated.
That we have not entirely broken with the past
is evident from the following: The Red River
Association of Primitive Baptists have withdrawn
fellowship from the New Hope Association be-
cause the preachers of the association teach the
doctrine of abso'ute predestination of all things
that come to pass. But we are not the people to
make much of such a thing as this, lest some one
ask us about the organ, Endeavor Societies etc..
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in certain parts of our moral vineyard. This
thing of living in glass houses is a delicate and
dangerous business.
Metz Joiner, a little boy eight years old, is J
creating a sensation in Dennison as a preacher.,
W. B. Carnes, our preacher there, reports a ser-
mon on th? parable of the virgins, which he pro-
nounces a "sound discourse." Bro. Carnes says,
he does not memorize, but is original in his
thoughts and illustrations, and he thinks if he is
properly trained the child will grow into a "great
man." He fears, however, that he is being "pushed
too hard." and states that at the close of his
sermons "he drops into his mother's arms and if
soon fast asleep." His father died when the
child was one year old and since then the mother
has made her living at the washt&b. Little Met*
joined the Baptist Church about a year ago, and
he cla ms that he has been called and sent of God,
and that the Holy Spirit guides him.
A. Lynn Clinkerbeard, of Missouri, has become
pastor of the church at Wichita Falls. This is a
good church in a great field, and we welcome our
brother to it and pray for his success.
The Gainesville church is appreciative. J. B.
Sweeney has done them a great work as pastor,
and the other day they gave him substantial evi-
dence of their appreciation in the form of a hand-
some surrey and harness. Sweeney will preach
better, the church will hear better and the people
will be gospelized better because of this gift.
May this deed have many repetitions.
C. L. Cole has closed a meeting at Rockett,
and one of its good results is that they will have
a new house soon.
W. H. Stewart, of Irby, one of our old veterans,
is old, feeble and blind. How sweet to thii:k of
the rich reward in store for these faithful sol-
diers of the cress.
W. K. Homan has resigned as editor of the
Christian Courier. This is sad news to its readers.
His name has been at the head of the paper
during its entire existence, and we had come to
regard him as part ard parcel of the institution.
He has stood by it through many a dark experi-
ence, and fought its battles when they were hard
to fight, and our people should not and will not
forget him. His successor has not been chosen.
Bro. Homan goes back to his first love, the law;
and he and his son, Jno. P. Homan, will locate in
Colorado City, Texas. May a glorious success
crown his labors. M. M. DAVIS.
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;ptember 13, 1900
The Iowa Convention.
]he thirty-first annual session of the Iowa
istian Convention was held at the University
irch, Des Moines, Sept. 3-7.
'he attendance was about average in numbers,
hardly an average in a representative sense.
proximity of the National Convention, both in
;ance and date, was detrimental, as many
aght they could not attend both and chose the
ater.
'he C. W. B. M. was very properly and most
jhatically in the lead, and will be increasingly
in Iowa and else there, until the churches
rn from them to systematize their work from
state down through the districts to the minu-
of the work in the auxiliary or congregation.
iy reported tot .1 receipts of more than $8,000,
though compelled to compress their work into
•fourth the time of the convention, they did it
lirably, and had an excellent attendance. As
y appointed a reporter for the C. E., will only
that the presence and addresses of Mrs. Helen
Moses, national corresponding secretary, Miss
jlaide Gail Frost, of India, and Kate V. John-
, of Japan, were inspiring,
'rof. Clintjn Lockhart gave three morning lec-
es on "The Seven Letters of Christ," which
•e full of excellent points and very profitably
roduced the proceedings of the day.
[. C. Mabry, an attorney of Centerville, Iowa,
ored the convention with a very excellent ad-
ss on "The Miracle of the Seed "
'he I. C. C. reported w.rk done by district
.ngelis1;, a part of the year each, in four of the
: districts of the state. The following is
aned from the summary of the report of the
ird:
n employed 19
ys' service 2,958
■mons 1,643
arches organized and revived 19
ptisms 439
irehes dedicated 24
" in process of erection 12
lue of new buildings $111,000
tal amount of money received by
tr.asurer $4,345.51
roel Brown presented the work of the Benevo-
t Association with all the earnestness of his
heart and good lungs. B, L. Smith portrayed
his well-known style the great interests com-
tted to the A. C. M. S.
?. E. Meigs held the audience spell-bound in a
ry clear and comprehensive statement of the
lses of the trouble in China and the relation of
) missionaries to it. He holds the avarice of
Hung Chang and of Great Britain and other
wers responsible and insists that the pe>ple
nt the missionaries. Church Extension was
)resented by J. W. Hastie and the American
)le Society by Rev. L. W. Dickinson, of St. Paul,
ent for the Northwest.
An excellent Bible school session was opened by
) irrepressible W. B. Clemmer with an address
"The Organized Bible-school," followed by
he Home Department — an Open Door," by R.
Sargent, of the largest Home Department in
va— Mason City; "The Supplemental Lessons,"
M. Hedge; "The Four-in-hand Bible-school
am — the Parent, Child, Superintendent, Pastor,"
J. M. Rudy; "The Teacher's Training," by G.
. Burch, and "The Bible-school and State Mis-
>ne," by W. H. Scott; cl >sing with a very lively
iz directed at W. B. Clemmer.
The great address of the convention was by W.
Richardson, of Kansas City, on "Paramount
lportance of State Missions." Iowa makes a
ofound bow to Missouri for sending ua one of
a best
Allen Hickey, who knows a good deal about the
»rlier days of the Christian-Evangelist, awak-
ed many precious memories in the minds of the
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1173
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few remaining patriarchs and uncovered a large
amount of history to the younger host, in an ex-
cellent account of "Our Olden Time State Meet-
ings." Beginning in 1854, and tracing them
through the early years of heroic struggle and
the period of great mass meetings, at the time of
chicken harvest, when the people came long dis-
tances by private conveyance, when the "houses
were larger inside" than now and "one room would
lodge a dozen," down to the modern "convention."
Very appropriately following this was an ad-
dress by the honored father in our Iowa Israel,
W. A McConnell, on "Helps Necessary to the Suc-
cessful Propagation of the Gospel."
The session closed with a report of the progress
of Drake University, by Chancellor W. B. Craig,
showirjg that the year has witnessed the payment
of $65,000 indebtedness; the erection of the fine
new auditorium and other building improvements
amounting to $25,000; the removal of the medical
department from down town to the university
buildings, made possible by the additional room;
the reorganization of the music department which
will be made one of the strongest in the West;
new rooms for the business department; a mate-
rial addition to the pharmaceutical library; the
addition of Profs. Clinton Lockhart and O. B.
Fallis to the faculty, and, »lthough last, by no
means least, the fact of 1,593 students last year
and prospect of 1,800 this coming year. Moral:
Send your young people to Drake University and
some of your surplus to its endowment fund.
The principal officers of the board was re-eleted.
The obituary report was made by Allen Hickey
and by Mrs. Ella Hoffman representing the C.
W. B, M., and several special tributes were paid
by others. The list included H. W. Everest, A. M.
Atwater, L. C. Woolery and R. T. Mathews.
Chancellor Craig gave one of his enthusiastic
educational addresses, without which no Iowa con-
vention would be complete.
The closing session, as usual, was devoted to
the Y. P. S. C. E., and was rendered very inter-
esting and profitable by excellent papers and ad-
dresses by F. D. Ferrall, Pleasantville, Miss Dora
M. Thomas, Fort Dodge, Miss Ruby Dale, Des
Moines and Gilbert J. Ellis, Adel, on various
phases of the question, concluding with reports of
the London convention, by J. T. Nichols, Vinton,
and J. M. Lucas, state superintendent, Des Moines
— too large a subject to enter upon and one which
will be heard everywhere.
Bro. W. D. Cree, of the Christian-Evangelist,
was present one day and seemed to enjoy every-
thing, from tha chicken in the basement to the
Missouri speech.
The fact that W. E. M. Hackleman was in
charge of the music will indicate its character to
the whole brotherhood.
Next year's convention will be at Cedar Rapids.
S. C. Slayton.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 19(
^otcs and JVewe*
Southern California Convention.
August 19th closed the convention of Southern
Collfornia. It was held at Long Beach, beginning
the 9th inst., lasting ten days. In many respects
this was the best convention we ever had. The
program was carried out with, I believe, but two
exceptions, the speakers being absent, but the
places were ably filled.
The addresses were of a hi^h order, some of
them far ahove the average convention addresses.
The following board was elected for the coming
year: H. C. Smither, president; F. M. Dowling,
vice-president; J. P. Ralston, corresponding sec-
retary; A. K. Crawford, treasurer, and additional,
J. W. Utter, G. W. Pearl, G. K. Lewis and H.
Eliot, Ward.
Something over $700 was raised to help the
weak churches in Southern California. The Bap-
tists were in convention at the same time and a
committee consisting of A. C. Smither, F. M.
Dowling aud W. E. Crabtree were sent to bear
fraternal greetings, to which the enclosed clipping
was returned by a committee sent by their assem-
bly. After its reading the convention arose and
sang "Praise God," etc. Jas. F. Stewart.
Santa Rosa, Cal.
State Mission Notes.
The very last time I can speak to you in the
Christian- Evangelist, and I want every word to
refer to our convention in some way. I know
that we are all anxious that we shall have a great
convention, even those preachers who thought-
lessly, or otherwise, have made arrangements to
hold protracted meeting, during the time. It Is
the very strangest thing that a preacher will
do this, or a church will allow it. Yet we hear of
a prominent preacher within 50 miles of Moberly
doing that very thing, and some others are sinning
in the self- same way. The duty of the hour, the
paramount duty, is attendance on the State Con-
vention. No question of convenience or pleasure
should be raised. Preacher and church, church
and preacher, all alike should go to Moberly.
RAILROAD RATES.
These are as good as we have ever obtained,
and all the trunk lines have granted it. One-fare
round-trip tickets on sale Sept. 17, 18 good to
return;including the 21st. So you can make pro-
vision to stay during the whole time. Be there
for the C. W. B. M. session, Monday afternoon,
and J. H. Garrison's sermon Monday night on "The
Triumphs of a Century," and don't forget that one
of the very best things of the convention is that
address by S. B. Moore, of St. Louis, on "The
Heroic in Christianity," on the last night. Bro.
Moore has not been in the Btate but little over a
year, he is a man of remarkable power. Let u»
not fail to give him a hearty Missouri welcome
and a great audience.
| [Once [more, in regard to your pledges. We
need every cent we can get. We have promises,
actual promises, on paper, in black and white,
sufficient to put us out of debt. So many of these
are not yet fulfilled and the convention is only one
week away. I beg every preacher to see that his
church sends in something for State Missions, or
brings it to Moberly. We have been depending
on you, if you fail us our report cannot be a very
inspiring one. But if all who have made promises
and all who ought to give, will send in their gifts
we will make such a report as will thrill every
heart in the state in this great church. We want
this great joy, we need these funds, do not fail in
any sense. Read again the article of Bro.
Dutcher, he haa been a noble helper through all
the year, may God bless him and all his kind.
Yours in Hia name, T. A. Abbott.
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I have no hesitancy in saying that as an educa-
tional concert exercise the "Flag and the Cross,"
sent out by the Home Board for Children's Rally
Day is superior to anything for the purpose I
have ever seen. From beginning to end there is
not a reading, a recitation, a song or a scenic dis-
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charming in its effect. It would seem to be im-
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or hear it or even read it over without feeling
more deeply the importance of Home Missions.
The pastor, the Sunday-school superintendent,
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The Christian Church of Bloomington, 111., ex-
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tend the annual convention of I. C. M. C, to be
held in Bloomington, 111., October 2, 3 and 4. The
members of this church will undertake to furnish
lodging and breakfast free to all delegates in at-
tendance. Delegates will be directed to places
where they may procure dinners and suppers a*;
small cost.
On account of recent fire our hotel accommoda
tions are quite limited. It is very important that
all who will attend this convention shll notify
theundersigoed as soon as possible, that provision
may be made for their entertainment.
Delegates on arrival will please report at once
at the church parlors, where the committee will
assign them places.
Delegates desiring hotel accommodations will
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persons, men or women and how many days of
the convention you will attend. The following is
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Hills House 1 50 " " " " 35c. "
The Arnold $1 25 to $1 50 " " 25c. "
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F. M. Clarke, Clerk.
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evangelistic.
WASHINGTON.
' icoa, Sept. 8. — One confession yesterday. — E.
, p Dow.
ILLINOIS,
jlie Creek, Sept. 2. — 'Intention and Exten-
)i was the theme. Church Extension collec-
):iind ore addition by le iter. — D. F. Seyster.
OHIO.
; aerva, Sept. 3 — Our offering on yesterday
iJhurch Extension exceeds apportionment.
> added at regular services here recently;
I by baptism.— Guy Hoover.
KANSAS.
jffs, Sept. 3. — Two added yesterday. We
r to start in a meeting right after the Kansas
[{National Convention. — L. H Barnum.
ngman, Sept. 4. — Preached twice on Sept. 2,
,m Hill, near Castleton. Two young ladies
t baptized. — H. C. Clark, minister.
SOUTH DAKOTA,
mball, Sept. 3. — Clost d tent meeting at Platte,
i] 12, and banded them the following Sunday
['a charter roll of 87 names; 15 of them were
tatement, 10 by primary obedience, one re-
lied and one immersed Presbyterian Two
n to immerse when I return next Sunday. I
i pastoral charge for half time. Set up my
lat Kimball last Wednesday. Terribly windy,
it difficulty in keeping the tent standing. Only
;1 audiences, not a particularly bright prospect,
we can't turn back now without an honest
fair trial to vindicate the gospel — God's pow-
;-R. D. McCance.
VIRGINIA.
fchmond, Sept. 3. — I have just closed a week's
;ing at Bethphage, Louisa county, with 14 con-
ions. Bro. Z. P*rker, Richardson, is the be -
i pastor of this congregation. — S. R. Max-
l, pastor Third Christian Church.
)sncer, Sept. 5. — In August the writer de-
ted 37 sermons, one lecture, raised material to
< the Union Church building at Stella, raised
|7 to apply on the cturcn building at Stoneville,
p.. held two mee ings, one at Stella of five
ji with four additions, and one at Mt. Iva for
state board, 11 days with 12 additions;
ieled 227 miles, and now an in a meeting at
isant Grove with fair prospects. Am holding
ay nnetirjgs in the open air and like it very
h.— S. W. Glascock.
IOWA,
atherville, Sept. 1. — One addition this week;
Cession. — H. Morton Gregory, pastor,
learfield, Sept. 3. — Harlow and Murphy meet-
s continue. This is the third week. Interest
bated, 16 additions to date; 11 by confession.
Ioah Garwick, pastor.
abor, Sept 4. — Fifteen accessions at the above
:e, the leading physician and the principal of
schools among the number, both from the
Bbyterians. Now atTarkio, Mo. — R. A. Omer.
'airfield. — J. A. L. Romig, assisted by F. J.
idy and wife as singers, closed a series of
stings here Aug. 30 with 51 added; 36 by bap-
a. The preaching was earnest, thoughtful and
i. We feel that our church is in a condition
increased growth — Leander Lane, paBtor.
llliott. — W. A. Sunday, assisted byF. Fisher as
;er, conducted a uDion revival tent meeting
e under the auspices of the Christian, Method
and Congregational Churches. He stated his
pose to be to impress people that to be in
ist was to be savsd and to be out of Chris J
i to be lost, and that he would not touch upon
troverted subjects such as baptism, election,
ctification, second coming of JVsus, etc., and
Bar him witness that he strictly left them all
. Expenses of meeting amounting to over
)0were rai-ed in two weeks. The last Sunday I
i a9ked to take charge of raising the offering
Mr. Sunday. About $625 was thus raised.
salts of the three w*eks' meeting: 192 persons
k their stand to renounce sin and serve God.
the 192, 87 expressed their preference for the
ristian Church; six others, without preference
having expressed preference for other church-
havo been added to this number, makiDg 93 out
182 Since the meetings we have at our own
vices received one by statement, one by letter
1 nine have made the confession, and there are
ier sin sight. We are now moving to have a
x chnrch house, which is really needed here. —
C. Johnson, pastor.
PENNSYLVANIA.
McKee's Rocks, Sept. 3. — Our congregation is
just eighteen months old and is at present a mis-
sion, yet every call for outside work has been
promptly met. $12.21 for Foreign, $11.70 for
Home Missions, $5 from the Ladies' Aid for the
India famine, $23 from our Sunday-school for For-
eign Missions and last Lord's day $5 for Church
Extension; a total so far of $56.91. One acces-
sion by letter last Lord's day. We would be grate-
ful to preachers and others who will send us the
name and address of any Disciple of Christ living
in our city or Esplen. — Walter C. Gibbs.
MISSOURI.
Albany. — We closed a good meeting at Wilcox
Aug. 31, with 24 additions. An old man 83 years
old confessed — J. E. Davis.
Higdon, Sept. 3. — Two additions at Pleasant
Hill Lst week. The cause there is in fair condi-
tion.— J. B. Dodson.
Roanoke, Sept. 3. — Brethren Halloway and J.
W. Davis, Kirkaville, held us a meeting which
resulted in five additions. — H. C. Davis.
Columbia, Sept. 6. — One addition at Stephens'
Store; four at Mount Pleasant; one at Harrisburg
at regular appointment and 23 in a meeting of
eight days.— W. S. St. Clair.
Van Buren, Sept. 3. — Just closed a meeting at
Bryant with 40 additions; 28 by confession. I
preached night and day for just one week under a
big brush arbor near the village, and the meeting
was largely attended These people had never
heard our plea before, but were ready to accept
it when presented. The harvest is white here. I
had also three additions at Ava since my last re-
port.—M. H. Wood, S. S. evangelist.
Mexico. — I recently assisted Bro. S. A. Strawn
and the church in Owasso, Mich., in a short meet-
ing. Bro. Strawn and the faithful are working
hard and sacrificing much to sustain the cause in
that beautiful little city. Bro. S is a faithful
pastor and a good preacher. He took time to
prepare for his work. He took his literary degree
at Drake University and his Bible work at the
College of the Bible at Lexington, Ky. We shall
long remember our visit there. — S. D. D.
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from leading educators:
Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews, now Chancellor of
Nebraska University, and recently Superintendent
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Board of Education,
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Chicago, Feb. 21, 1900.
Mr. John H. Schofleld is well and fav Tably known
to me as the successful director of a larefe short-
hand college in Providence, Ft. I. I consider him
not only one of the most expert practical shorthand
writers whom I have ever known, but also an up-
right, honorable and perfectly trustworthy gentle-
man. E. BEVJ ANDREWS,
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Providence, R. I., contributes the following:
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I have known Mr. John H Schofleld for years as
stenographic reporter for the Providence Journal.
His work has given special satisfaction to all parties
concerned. His character as a Christian gentleman
has also commanded respect, and I take pleasure in
commending him to the confidence and g^od will of
all with whom he may meet or wiih whom he may
have business relations E G. ROBINSON
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La Salle College, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. John H. Schofleld: My dear Sir— It gives
me much pleasure to say a timely word to bear
witness to your character as a man, and your ability
as a journalist and shorthand writer. I hope and
pray that your efforts, in whatever channel you
may choose to direct them, will be rewarded
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talents, your energy and your accomplishments
must win. You are, however, too well and favor-
ably known to need this note or recognition from
your very sincere and devoted friend,
BRO. PABRICIAN.
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Schofleld has had gratifying success by this method
of teaching. Mail students who will devote two
hours daily to practice, cannot fail to obtain a
general knowledge of shorthand in twenty weeks.
This is a short time to acquire a proression that
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Those who attend school generally graduated in
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Girls of To-day.
Girls of to day, give ear!
Never, since time began,
Has come to the race of man
A year, a day, an hour,
So full of promise and power
As the time that now is here.
Never in all the lands
Was there a power so great
To move the wheels of state,
To lift up body and mind,
To waken the deaf and blind,
As the power that is in your hands.
Here at the gates of gold
You stand in the pride of youth,
Strong in courage and truth —
Stirred by a force kept back
Through centuries long and black —
Armed with a power threefold.
Maid and mother and wife,
See your own work is done;
Be worthy a noble son.
Help men in the upward way,
Truly, a girl of to-day
Is the strongest power in life.
— Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson.
A Headless Arrow
LUCIUS E. CHRISTIAN.
Never made an enemy flee. It never cleft
the air in twain and struck the object that
the being behind the bow intended ifc should
strike. Why, an enemy would shake his
spear and laugh at his opponent for using a
headless arrow. He would consider the im-
perfect instrument of warfare as the stubble
beneath his feet. One would be as harmless
as the other. Every human being that has
not a purpose in this life is a headless arrow.
It is surprising how many thousands there
are that are headless. It is not only surprising
but also terrible. Terrible to that class of
individuals, as well as to posterity and the
general welfare of the national government.
Ask the average high school graduate if he
has plans for the future, if he has a purpose
in life, and he will frankly admit that he
does not know what he intends to do as a
life's work. Aye, how can he? Graduating
at sixteen or seventeen years of age, and
thrown out on the cold, selfish and hurrying
world. Ask him what he intends to do to
keep body and soul together, and if his par-
ents do not supply the wants he will wait
until something turns up, forgetting that
opportunity never kisses us while we sleep.
A young man had graduated, and he went to
his late instructor and said: ' Prof. Stafford,
I have no purpose in life, as yet; what would
you advise me to do?" The answer was
characteristic but not the best: "Do that
which comes to your hands. Do it well.
Shirk no duty, be prompt and wait for some-
thing better." Mai,y a youth is following
that advise. They are waiting, just waiting,
and living from hand to mouth. They are
waiting for chances while golden opportuni-
ties are gliding by. Gliding by, because
they were never taught to see opportunities,
and we never see anything save what we
have been taught to see. Waiting, but
nothing comes to those who wait, save those
things which are useless or detrimental to
their progress. They who decide, find the
purpose to complete the arrow, and get the
courage to strike out for self, for home, God
and native land. One has to "git up a^d
git" and turn up something themselves if
they ever expect to amount to anything in
these days when people are crowding and
pushing for the best that life offers to the
diligent. A headless arrow goes by con-
traries. Every wind changes its direction,
but years afterwards you will find it but a
few rods from its starting-point. A headless
human arrow rarely gets out of the old rut.
It can never rise above the strata of con-
ditions that it was born in. One may work
day after day at the hardest toil, but unless
the arrov is crowned by purpose, one cannot
rise above the common mass of humanity.
No, the arrow will lie there to blacken and to
decay unless the germ of purpose quickens it
to life. If the man had the opportunities of
a boy, or if the boy hid the experience of a
man, many lives would be different. The
boy wants to decide early what he intends
make of himself.
"Decide not rashly. The decision made
Can never be recalled. The gods implore not,
Plead not, solicit not; they only offer
Choice acd occasion, which once being passed
Return no more."
A boy can reach forward and grasp the
wisdom of his father's experience, if he but
will, but his father can never reach back
and lay hold upon the opportunities of youth,
try as he may. The youth cannot afford to
be a headless arrow very long. To let go
the chances and the times of to-day is to let
them go forever. He should question into
the things that interest him most, then think
and decide.
"How Jew there are who think, of all the thinking
few,
And some who never think at all, but only think
they do."
He should listen, but he should think and
decide for himself, for things ought to be
done according to plan. One should not
jump at conclusions when such vital subjects
are under consideration — vital to them-
selves, vital to posterity. Some are afraid
to take a step into the future, but we have
no more need to be afraid of the step just
ahead of us than we have to be afraid of
the one just behind us. The youth to be
successful will find it needful to wear out
the soles of his shoes as fast as he does the
seat of his trousers, and he will find that
traveling the road does one more good than
all he gathers on the way, or finds waiting
him when he achieves the goal. The youth
may halt and wait for somebody or some-
thing to start him in life, and it cannot be
denied that outward accidents conduce
much to fortune, favor, death of others, oc-
casion fitting virtue, but he will find that the
mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Yes, his hands contain the magic wand that
will make his path smooth or stony. What
shall be done with the great mass of head-
less human arrows? The great cause lies in
our educational system. It is only text-
book knowledge that the younger generation
are getting. Their nervous systems are
the rack. They need industrial work I
tween times. There is too much crowdii
for the graduating goal in too short a tin
The industrial work should be all that
needed for the pupil's good. It should ta
a large place on the course of study fro
blacksmithing to doctoring. So, when t
youth graduates he will have a purpose
life.
Drifting with the tide; too many a
doing that. Years ago parents bound th(
children out to learn a trade, no w we ha
got to the other extreme. Is there no he
way ground? Is there no way out of tl
difficulty that is the slumblingblock to '
many American youths?
"Lord God of nations, in this hour
We bow to thee, we bow to thee,
Before the clouds of ar.'ows lower
To darken land and sea.
Lend us the purpose and the might,
To do the right, to do the right."
Alta, Iowa.
An Old Legend.
There is an old legend of a man who sc,
hi3 soul to the devil. The conditions wei
For a certain number of years this man w
to have all bis desires gratified, at the exph
tion of which his soul was to be forfeited.
When the time agreed upon had expir
the man was unwilling to fulfill his part
the contract and asked the devil upon wh
terms he could be released.
The reply was: "If you curse your Goc
will release you."
"No," said the man, "I cannot curse t
being whose nature is love. Give me son
thing less fearfully wicked."
"Then, kill your father," replied the de^
"and you go free."
"No," answered the man, "that is too hi
rible to think of. I will not commit so gn
a crime. Are there no other conditions
"One more; you must get drunk."
"That's a very easy thing to do," the m
answered, "and I accept your proposition,
cannot kill my father. I will not curse i
God; but lean get drunk, and when I g
sober all will be well."
Accordingly, he got drunk, and when
this condition he chanced to meet his fath
who upbraided him, which so excited the
of the drunken and half crazed man that
slew his father, cursed his God; then f
down dead, and the devil had him withe
fail.
Only a legend, this particular case; t
how true to the facts regarding the liqn
case! — T. E. Rickey, in Kentucky Star.
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ptember 13, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1177
Death of the Sun.
saw him dying on his bad,
L cloudy pillow for his head,
[is coverlet of amber-red.
lis curtains, canopies of light,
infringed with borders, beryl bright,
ihat gleamed 3gainst the walls of night.
watched him sink — the snn grow old —
lis touch did change each cloud to gold,
Lnd, dying, warmed the twilight cold.
Lnd where he might not reach, his smile
lit all the sky for many a mile,
^d lent the world his light erewhile.
'his sunlit life, magnanimous,
Reviving planets, generous,
[ethinks 'tis glory t3 die thus —
lemembered in the days gone by,
Reflected in the sunset sky,
.nd mirrored in the moon on high !
larion Daniel McConnell, in the Alkahest.
A Christian Home.
ALBERT I. MARTIN.
ving been a patient at the famous Hot
gs of Arkansas during the past six
s and seeing the great need of a "Chris-
lome" in that place I wish to say a
rords in regard to the proposed Chris-
lome which Bro. Kincaid expects to
in the near future, or as soon as suf-
I means can I e secured to do so. A
Christian home is greatly needed in
jreat national sanitarium.
8 estimated that from fifty to one hun-
thousand people visit those springs an-
r, and of course there are many Chris-
in their vast number. If there were a
;ian home they could go to it and re-
the best of care and at the same time
the satisfaction of knowing that every
lerived from their entertainment above
ses would be used to care for the wor-
)oor; especially Christians who came
ere unable to pay the rates charged at
lotels. Hardly a day passes but
Qncaid receives a letter from some one
I that the church help them while
ire at the springs, but it is impossible.
;hurch is not very strong, and while
are willing to help, yet they have not
eans to do so.
. Kincaid is kind and generous and his
goes out in sympathy to those who ap-
him for aid, but to whom he is com-
to say: "No, we cannot help you; we
gladly do so if we could." Now of
) it will require considerable money to
this Home. But there are thousands
ristians who could easily afford to give
lar or more to such a worthy cause,
ren, what shall we do? This Home can
t should be — yes, it must be built,
ile walking along the street one day
uncaid saw a poor cripple sitting down,
g sad and almost crying. He went to
md asked his name, and who do you
it was? A tramp? No. A drunkard?
It was Bro. , a Christian minis-
He had letters of recommendation
some of our leading pastors and evan-
3. He sells the literature of the Chris-
church, but being unable to sell much
lay, was left on the streets to suffer.
3 only one incident; there are many
i, but this is sufficient to show the
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great need of a Christian Home there. You
may not be able to give thousands of dollars
toward building this Home, but you can do
something. You can pray for it, you caa
talk about it and try and interest your
friends who have money and who would help
if they only knew of the great need of a
Christian Home there.
If you desire to give something toward
building this Home, or if you wish to ask
a question or send a word of encouragement,
write to Bro. T. N. Kincaid, enclosing stamp
for reply and your letter will receive prompt
attention.
Kimberlin Heights, Tenn.
The City for the People.
A dumb man once upon a time took his
meals on the plan of ordering a bill of fare
entire and making the cook who presented
the chosen bill his chef for the time being.
Bills of fare were periodically presented to
him by various cooks, and as the honor and
rewards of being chef were very large,
there was much strife among the cooks to
secure the coveted success. But the dumb
man was not happy. Hunger and indiges-
tion frequently possessed him, for the bills
of fare were not well adjusted to his tastes
or needs and there was no method by which
he could select what he liked from each bill
and omit what he did not like. It was hash
of mutton and rat tails, or puree of beans
with asaf etida flavor; custard of co-opera-
tive eggs and molten silver, or a pudding of
golden bread, the milk of trusts and Filipino
blood. The Democratic cook would feed the
dumb man with liberty beans and a silver
mush, almost certain to cause indigestion,
distension and colic; while the Republican
cook would serve a gold standard mush with
imperial pie, made of exceedingly nauseous
and indigestible material, sure to ferment
and expand the poor man's vitals in a most
painful manner. The poor man kept dis-
charging the cooks as fast as their terms of
employment expired, but without real re-
lief, till he hit on the plan of requiring cooks
to submit to him the particular articles of
diet and the separate items or ingredients
of the principal dishes, so that he might veto
or cancel any dish or item of which he did
not approve and so exclude it from the com-
pounds that were to be swallowed by him.
The new plan also required that the dumb
man be furnished with blank sheets of pa-
per, on which he might write the name of
any dish he desired that may have been
omitted from the lists furnished by the
cooks. This plan is called the initiative and
referendum, in order to frighten people who
do not understand Latin, and since it went
into effect the dumb man has been very
happy, and indigestion, flatulence, colic and
the distressful longing for something the
cooks did not supply have all passed away —
his circulation is much better, back and
feet not so cold as formerly and a number
of loathsome sores are rapidly healing, some
of them having disappeared entirely.
If you wish to know more about these
powerful remedial agents, called the initia-
tive and referendum, send for "The City for
the People," by Professor Frank Parsons,
"Equity Series" Nos. 3 and 4, double number,
50c, paper; $1, cloth. Address "Equity
Series," 1520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 19
Words.
Words are great forces in the realm of life;
Be careful of their use. Who talks of hate,
Of poverty, of sickness, but sets rife
These very elements to mar his fate.
When love, health, happiness and plenty hear
Their names repeated over day by day,
They wing their way like answering faries near,
Then nestle down withia our homes to stay.
Who talks of evil conjures into shape
That formless thing, and gives it life and scope.
This is the law; then let no word escape
That does not breathe of everlasting hope.
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in the September Wom-
an's Home Companion.
Hating Evil.
The psalmist says: "0, ye that love the
Lord, hate evil." These few words mean
much, and they also suggest a great deal.
In the first place, they suggest that he who
leally loves the Lord must necessarily hate
evil. We need to bear in mind the truth
that pure love is not that wild sort of a sen-
timent which is incapable of hating any-
thing. One would suppjse, judging from
what some people say of God's love, that it
is such an amiable element that it never
gets seriously and severely angry with any-
thing which human beings say and do.
But the truth i3, God's love for the good
causes him to hate all manner of evil. His
hatred of evil is as great as is his love for
goodness and righteousness. And it follows
that he who has much of G id's love in his
heart hates evil accordingly. If a professed
Christian does not actually and expressly
hate evil, then it is certain that he has not
the love of the Lord in hin, and therefore
he is not a real Christian. The true Chris-
tian not only hates evil as an abstract prin-
ciple, but he hates the evil which he discov-
ers in himself. Christ says that he who
does not hate "his own life" cannot be his
disciple.
I understand this statement to mean that
unless one hate the evil of his own life he
cannot be a real disciple of Christ. I am
sure that the true Christian doe3 hate the
evil qualities which exercise themselves
within him. Re hates the evil thoughts
which come into his mind. He hates the
uprisings of the spirit of jealousy which
sometimes attempt to assert themselves. He
hates the manifestation in himself of an in-
clination to render evil for evil. He also
hates his natural bent to covetousness.
These are some of the evil things in one's
self which the real Christian hates. If a
Christian have nothing in himself which he
hates, then it is evident that he is blind to
the actual condition of his own heart, how-
ever keen-sighted he may be in some re-
spects.
It is a singular fact that many Christians
who readily see evil in the conduct of other
Christians fail to see any special evil in
their own conduct. They will hate the evil
which they see in others, but will excuse the
evil which exists in themselves, calling it
mistakes or failings or weaknessess or some-
thing besides actual evil. But observe that
in hating evil as seen in others one must
guard against indulging in hostile hatred of
those who commit evil. It is often difficult
to practically maintain this distinction. It
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is proper to hate evil-doers, but never fo
the extent of maliciously harming them.
As we love the Lord, so will we hate what
he hates, and so far as possible in the same
spirit and manner that he hates evil and
evil-doers.
C. H. Wetherbe.
Anecdotes of the Chinese Emperor.
The recent terrible events in China make
any little piece of gossip, however trivial,
about that country or its rulers of great
interest.
Naturally very little is known of the pri-
vate life of the Emperor of China, but from
time to time a few interesting facts crop up.
The unhappy monarch is compelled to rise
every morning at two o'clock. At three, by
which time his toilet is completed, he re
ceives the Ministers, and from that time till
six is occupied with affairs of state. He
breakfasts at nine, and dines at five in the
afternoon. In spite of the great number of
officials and servants in the palace, the
poor man is perhaps the worst served mas-
ter in the world. The menu for every day
is written out a long time beforehand; and
as it is by no means certain that such things
as young vegetables and certain kinds of
fruit are to be had on a given day, things
are so badly arranged that they often make
their first appearance on the Emperor's table
when they have been in season at least a
month.
It is strict etiquette that no single thing
of a kind shall ever be put before his Majesty;
pairs. He is rather fond of good living and
should he by chance, in the opinion of any of
the doctors who are always present at every
meal, eat too much of any favorite dish, it is
never allowed to appear again in the menu.
The expenses of the Imperial kitchen are
enormous, but with it all the Emperor has
a sort of Barmecide feast.
In his capacity of High Priest the Em-
peror has to offer at least forty- six sacrifices
to different gods in the course of a year;
and as to each sacrifice is dedicated one or
more holidays, which must be passed by him
in complete solitude, the poor man's time
must be pretty well taken up. These sa
fices are made by him either by night
about dawn, and the houses along the re'
taken by him as he is carried in his ck'
palanquin through the deserted streets
the city, are hung with black, the effect!
which is unspeakably depressing. It is J
a very strict religious rule that his Maje'
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1179
PETE.
I. — Linda May Goes Visiting.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
(Continued.)
Girls," said Jennie, "I don't think we
) ht to talk about this mystery, because it
«;ns to belong to mamma, and I know she
nildn't want anybody to know about it."
[Well, we're all just like one family,"
nil Madge, "we're not going to tell out-
ers. And can we help talking about it?
;l day a tramp comes here for his dinner
i| he tells us to look in a box the next
traing and see what we'll see. And we
A a letter and a sack of candy !"
Linda May examined the box; it was an
■j cigar-box which Pete and Letitia had
use for their post office. "I'm going to
a box just like this out in my yard to-
ht," said she. "May be I'll get some
dy. I don't wan't any letter."
It was the letter what made it so
sterious," said Pete. "Mamma cried over
and said the tramp wouldn't have dared
! write it if papa had been living. And
won't let us ask a single question, not
! But I'm a detective, and I'm going to
^et. You'll see."
'I think detectives are common," said
titia, tossing her head. "Mamma says
>y are degredating when they are in
)ks!"
'I'm not in a book," said Pete, pulling her
r over her eyes,- "and you'd have more fun,
titia, if you wasn't so much like a stray
f from the 'Delineator.' "
'I don't know what you mean," said
titia, with forbidding dignity.
'You know I love you, 'Tishy," said Pete,
it when you was done up there was too
ch starch put in to suit me." Letitia,
o could not endure being called "Tishy,"
ang up and went home with a very red
:e (she lived next door).
'Pete!" said Jennie, "Oh, Pete!"
'Oh, that nothing," returned Pete, "she'll
back in five minutes. I don't care how
•ious other people are, and I can like 'em
they are two-legged musenms, just so
y don't try to make me over. But just
soon as anybody tries to rip me to pieces
put me together right, they're going to
ir something. Say, Linda May, don't you
nt to help me get an example for to-
rrow? It's awful easy."
'Then why don't you get it yourself?"
" 'Taint easy for me. Come on."
'No," said Linda May, "I didn't come to
i you; I came to see Madge."
'Thank you," cried Madge, with a grand
w.
'Oh, all right," cried Pete. "And I guess
a don't want to see my four new kittens."
d she began to whistle "Just One Girl."
Oh, yes," cried Linda May, "where are
;y?"
"Up in the loft," said Pete. "Come on
Madge. Say, Letitia, want to see my new
kittens? We're going up in the loft."
Letitia, who had taken care not to get
very far away, turned quickly and came
running back as if nothing had happened.
Of course Jennie was too old to want to
play with kittens. She fell to studying her
Latin — she was going to graduate that very
year.
"I wish I could whistle," said Linda May,
as they scrambled up the rude ladder to the
loft.
Pete whistled louder than ever. "I don't,"
said Letitia. "Brother can whistle good'
though."
"I can whistle," said Pete, though her
statement was unnecessary. She continued
to prove it.
"Pete," said Madge, "don't hold up the
kittens by their tails."
"Why?" said Pete. "Their mamma holds
'em up by one end, and I hold 'em up by the
other. It's all the same to kittie, ain't it,
you sweet 'ittle tine-sey kittie. Oh, Linda
May, look at it clawing at the air. I'ts
just like a turtle, ain't it? Where is they a
handle to a cat if it ain't the tail?"
"Pete!" cried Madge, seizing the kitten
and rescuing it; "I won't let you claim these
kittens if you treat them that way."
"Come on, let's jump," cried Pete, who
soon tired of any given subject. "What's
the use of spending all our time over one
thing when the world is so fall of things."
Linda May seated herself on the hay with
a kitten in her lap, and she was very happy.
Letitia sat beside her. Madge and Pete
began jumping on the hay. "Linda May
don't jump," Madge announced to the rafters.
"Aunt Dollie has raised her without any
jump in her."
"I can jump," said Linda May, being thu3
goaded. "Here, Letitia, hold my kitten."
At first she was afraid, and after she jumped
with wild enthusiasm, asking everybody to
look at her. It was such fun to feel herself
falling through the air, and then not get
hurt! "I wish now I'd jumped over the
fence," she said.
"I wish you had,'' said Pete; "and I wish
Miss Dollie had come along just as you was
going over. Wouldn't she have died?
Whoo-ee/"
This reference to Miss Dollie touched
Linda May's conscience. What would her
aunt think of her present amusement? She
sat down beside Letitia. It was sad that
Miss Dollie didn't believe in little girls
playing, but she didn't, and you had to
take Miss Dollie as she was, or leave her
alone.
"What's the matter?" asked Madge.
"Aunt Dollie told me not to jump," said
Linda May, "and I was just remembering
it."
"Now, see that!" cried Madge turning up-
on Pete. "If you'd kept still she wouldn't
have thought of it, and then it wouldn't
have mattered. If you can just keep from
remembering you was told not to do things
you can do anything, and if you remember
afterwards it don't hurt."
"Does me," said Linda May, "'Cause
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"Well, you've done it then," said Madge.
"Yes, but Aunt Dollie does something else.
Aunt Dollie whips!"
"Oh! Hard?"
"Yes, she does!" Linda May nodded em-
phatically.
"Oh !" said Madge. "Well, that's different.
Mamma never whips us. She jusi makes us
go to bed without supper. When we've
been very bad we go and eat and eat and
eat all we can, 'cause we know that's the
last till next day. But it's funny sometimes,
I can't eat when I want to! That time I
got mad at Pete and jerked the big lamp
out of her hand and smashed it I just went
a-running to the press, 'cause I knew what
was coming. But there was a kind of
a something seemed in my ihroat nd I
couldn't swallow. I guess it was scare."
At this moment Pete, who had been
rumaging in a corner of the hay, shouted:
"I've found something, I've found something,
I found"—
"Do hush, Pete!" said Madge. "We're
not deaf."
"Thought you was. Come and see. Here's
an old ragged thingajig — it's a coat! It's
the very coat that tramp wore yesterday.
Oh, girls! He slept up here last night."
"Let's get out of here," said Letitia.
'Ain't you afraid?"
"Yes, I am," said Linda May. "Come on,
Madge."
"You wait," said Pete. "Ain't I a detec-
tive? Ain't this coat a clew? If a coat
ain't a clew, what is? And where there's '
coats there's pockets. They go together —
coats and pockets. Here's a match in this
pocket. Shoo! they ain't any head on it.
And this is empty. And this is all to pieces.
And this is — oh, girls, here's a knife! Ain't
it a whopper! Why, the blade would do for
a dagger, I expect. It opens just as easy.
Oh, here's rust all up and d jwn the blade —
no, its blood!"
I'm gone!" cried Letitia, almost falling
down tne ladder.
"So'm I!" shouted Linda May, almost
coming down upon Letitia's head. Madge
scurried after them, and Pete came last,
holding the knife between her teeth, with
the coat tied about her by its long sleeves.
"Ugh! take it off!" cried Madge. "Pete,
you look scary."
Pete dropped the coat to the ground, and
seizing the knife, rushed toward Letitia,
shouting: "I'm a murderer! Lookout!''
"At that moment a rough voice said:
"Say, little gal, that's my knife!"
1180
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 13, 190
Sunday - School.
W. P. RICHARDSON.
THE DUTY OF WATCHFUL-
NESS.*
After the parable of the Rich Pool, Jesus con-
tined his discourse, directing it principally to his
disciples. Against the cupidity of the man who
had asked him to secure for him a division of the
inheritance with his brother, the Master places
that trust in God which banishes all anxious
thought from the mind and does each day's daties
cheerfully, looking to the Hand that feeds the
raveos and adorns the lily to supply that which is
needful for the body. Here Jesus repeats some of
the most sti iking sayings of the Sermon on the
Mount, including the urgent exhortation to make
the kingdom of God the first object of life, with
the promise that all secondary blessings will then
be added. He then assures the little flock that it
is the Father's purpose to give them the kingdom,
but that, in order to enjoy it to the full extent,
they must empty their hearts of all worldly treas-
ures. "Sell that ye have and give alms; make
for yourselves puraes which wax not old, a treas-
ure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief
draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. For where
your treasure is, there will your heart be."
Such an unworldly life can be lived only by the
exercise of the greatest vigilance and loyalty. The
temptations to seek worldly wealth and pleasure
are so many that the servant of God is constantly
beset by them. He needs, therefore,, to cultivate
th9 habit of watchfulness, and the Savior enforced
this by a series of illustrations taken from practi-
cal life. The first is that of a master who is in
attendance upon a marriage feast, from which he
is expected to return at any moment. He has in-
structed his servants to be ready to open the door
for him when they hear his knock. The wise serv-
ant will not relax his vigilance, ungird his loins
and lie down to sleep, but will keep himself girded
and see that the lights in the house are kept burn-
ing. Then, when the master, approaching his
home through the darkness, sees the welcome
lights, and finds the faithful servants watchiDg to
open the door and minister to his comfort, his
gratitude will be shown in the most generous way
possible. He will make them sit down at the
table, and he will gird himself aad wait upon them,
an honor great indeed in the eyes of an Oriental.
The disciples must have recalled this language of
Jesus when, some months later, in the upper room
at Jerusalem, the Master actually girded himself
and washed their feet, as the lowliest of servants
might have done. Thus he alone, of all teachers
who have sought to win the confidence and love of
men, always practiced what he preached. Do not
the faithful servants of our Lord Jesus always re-
' ceive this generous recompense? No matter how
diligent we are in ministering to our Lord, does
he not bring to us in return far more than we give
him? "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If
any man hear my voice and open the door I will
come in to him, and will sup with him and he with
me." Ah, dear Lord, what poor and meager fare
thou hast, when thou dost sup with us! What have
we to offer thee? Only our imperfect love, our
wavering faith, our scanty righteousness, so like a
torn and filthy garment. Yet, thou dost deign to
feed on our crusts and hide the ugliness of our
rags by the glory of thy presence. And, in return,
we sup with thee! What nectar of love, what am-
brosia of sweet confidence is this which fills our
souls at thy banquet table! And the white robe of
thy righteousness, how it makes us forget our
shame and fills us with holy joy, that thou dost let
us wear it with thee! How can men find it in their
hearts to serve such a Lord?
♦Lesson for September 23— Luke 12:36-46. Parallel
passages— Matt. 24:42-61; Maik 13:34-37.
The second exhortation to wat:hfulness is taken
from the example of a man whose house was
broken into in the night by a robber. Had he
known at what time the thief wou'd come he
would not have slept, but would ha7e been ready
to expel him and save his goods. So the coming
of Jesus ^ill be at a time when the world is not
looking for him, and it behooves the true disciple
to be ever ready, that he be not surprised and un-
prepared. It is a s'gnificant fact that Jesus
taught Dothing definite as to the day of his comiog.
Sometimes he seems to tell us that it is in the im-
mediate future. Again, he associates with it other
facts that seem to demand a long delay on his part,
a delay so protracted as to lead his followers into
habits of carelessness. It is well that he has left
us thus in uncertainty. That his coming will be
sudden, and that without previous warning, is
cause for the utmost diligence on our part. That
he may not come for yet many years is reason
why we should not sit idly down and wait to greet
him, but busy ourselves with his service till we
hear his approaching footstep.
And this leads to the third of these exquisite
little parables of our Savior, in which he teaches
how we may best be ready for his return. Peter
had perhaps been restless under the searching
words of Jesus, and felt that the implied possibil-
ity that the chosen disciples might prove faithlesB
was hardly what their fidelity thus far merited.
Poor fellow! he did not realize that one of them
would betray Jesus into the hands of his enemies,
and that he himself would deny that he knew him
in an hour of cowardly panic. He asked the
Savior, therefore: "Lard, speakest thou this par-
able unto us, or even to all?" How we would like
to shift from our own shoulders these uncomfort-
able warnings and rebukes. "Lord, it is I!" we
ask, hoping that his burning words are for others'
unbelief and neglect, and not our own. But the
kind Master will not deceive us by a false kind-
ness. He makes us feel that the closer our kin-
ship to him the greater the peril of neglect. He
tells Peter that the steward, whose master has
placed him in trust over the underservants, will
be held to strict accountability. If he presumes
upon his position to become an oppressor and a
luxurious liver he shall feel upon him the heavy
hand of his despised Lord. If the so-called "suc-
cessor" of the Apostle Peter, the Pope of the
Church of Rome, ever reads this passage of Script-
ure he must unless hardened by long-continued
wrestling of the truth feel some twinges of con-
science over the history and claims of the papacy.
Its tyranny and luxury are faithfully pictured in
this short parable of the Savior. It has presumed
to set up and depose kings and emperors. It has
changed laws without suffering the voice of the
people to be heard. It has beaten and killed
countless numbers of the servants of Jesus Christ,
and has done its utmost to keep its subjects in
ignorance of both human and divine knowledge. It
is to-day the sworn enemy of education and of
civil and religious liberty, and the wrath of an of
fended Lord will some day fall heavily upon it. In
lesser degree the same warning is needful for
every trusted servant in the kingdom of heaven.
How many preachers have dishonored their holy
calliDg by such a life as here pictured? And how
often do elders and deacons, and others in high
positions in the Church of God, make the heart of
the Lord to bleed by their unholy behavior? Well
may such dread the coming of the Lord Jesus
Christ, for it can mean to them only a fearful ac-
countirg to him, and an awful recompense of judg-
ment. To the faithful shepherds his coming will
be joyful. "When the Chief Shepherd shall ap-
pear ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth
not away."
The Dett preparation for the coming of the Lord
is to be busy in his service. The best way to be read
for death, whether his coming be slow or sudd
is to be living aright. John Knox visited the el
of a poor laborer in his congregation, who was
busy working that he did not know of the mii
ter's presence till he had stood for some time
his side. Then he humbly apologized, in gn
confusion, for his seeming lack of reverence; I
the great preacher said: "Would that I might
as busy when my Master comes." May you an
be ever ready, by being ever engaged, lovinj
and earnestly, in doing the Master's will.
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Christian endeavor.
Bureis A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR SEPT. 23.
TARES IN YOUR FIELD.
(Matt. 13:24-30; 36-43 )
"A certain man;" how often that phrase occurs
our Savior's words and how wide its applica-
*on! A certain man means you and me. A cer-
lin man means all. So that this parable belongs
fi us all. None but finds tares in his field <.f
.heat.
i New Year's day one makes his good resolves;
r on entering the church one has high ideas of
'hat his life is now going to be; or when one
>ins the Endeavor Society and takes the pledge;
r when one returns from a great convention
■lied with enthusiasm and determination; or when
he protracted meeting is over and one feels that
lis backbone is stiffened for right living th- se
iany days — all this is the sowing of the wheat!
But "ivhile he slept!" 0, what things happen
rtiile men sleep! We must sleep; we are weak
"nd finite and so need the rest and reoperation.
Jut there is a sense in which we should never
leep, and certainly there is a time when we
| honld be ever awake.
We should never sleep in the sense that we
hould never be off our guard. "Let him that
hinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall!" It
rill never do to feel a sense of security in our
ighteou3nees or goodness. It is like feeling a
ense of security in walking on smooth ice, or
kating over thin ice. To be confident of cur
ecurity in this world of oura is like overcon-
id-nce on the part of an army in an enemy's
pountry in that we are likely to feel the sharp
are of temptation at any time.
And certainly there is a time when we should
lot slumber. It is just after the sowing of the
wheat. As soon as the seed is in the ground, the
noment that the glad process is over, comes the
time of trial, the reaction follows naturally and
temptation comes slyly, and unless resisted sows
its tares. In our great cities, to use another il-
lustration, there is the most danger when one
fails to lock his doors and be prepared for the
thief in the night. On the river or the sea, in
boats, the smoothest, most placid weather is the
time when all things need to be read y for the
storm.
And so the heart of the parable is, in time of
security look out for danger! Keep the heart
carefully, for out of [it are the issues of life. In
it grow good thoughts like mignonette in a gar-
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evil thoughts, which quickly become evil deeds,
and are like noxious weeds for ill odor.
Thoughts, then, are tares, evil thoughts; for
never was there an evil deed which did not first
come into the brain in the shape of thought.
How obvious, then, the lesson of the parable: that
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Modern Italy. By Piedro Orsi. Translated by
Mary Alice Vialls. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New
York.
The author of this work, who is a distinguished
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chapter entitled, "As to the Nature and Work of
the Holy Spirit."
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treated, but treats these subjects also in a posi-
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low One Preacher Spent His "Va-
I cation.
I believe in preachers —as well as other people-
iking a vacation. If some good brother facetions-
■ remarks, as he reads of the summer hegira of
:ie preachers: "The devil never takes a vacation,"
would say: "Well, that's one difference, at least,
ptween His Satanic Majesty and myself — I do."
!hive just closed a two months' vacation an 1 feel
jfreshed and strengthened and have girded on
lie armor for a vigorous campaign during the fall
jud winter. But I have not bean out of town! I
ave filled the pulpit regularly, morning and even-
Jig! This is the way I did it: Tne last Sunday iu
,une I said to the dear brrethren that during
pry and August I would only do such visiting as
j absolutely necessary I intended taking a vaca-
ion of two months. I would be found at home
Whenever especially needed, and I would be in my
!lace each Lord's day, otherwise I was going to
lest. The silence of the congregation I took for
.ssent.
[ Now, we live in a very comfortable house situa-
ed upon a 1 )t about 100 by 200 feet, ill around
,re large fruit and shade trees, and with delight-
ful southern exposure we get the finest Kansas
,ephyrs blowing! Upon the large porch at the
iouth front of the house I made myself comforta-
ble with easy chairs, rugs, tables loaded with
oeantiful flowers, and with some new books pro-
seeded to take my vacation. It was magnificent.
!t was restful. It was valuable. I have read
jiuch books as "Characteristics of the Chinese," by
t)r. Smith. "China and the Chinese," by Dr. Nev-
j.us. "Some Litter-Day Religions," by my good
friend, George Hamilton Combs. "A Man's Value
Co Society, by Dr. Hillis, "The Apostolic Age," by
McGiffert, etc. Of course, it was risky to read
j'The Apostolic Age" during dog days, but I ac-
complished the feat without going mad. Besides
these books I read the current numbers of the
Literary Digest, the Self Culture Magazine,
ithe Christian-Evangelist, the Christian Stand-
ard and the Central Christian Register. How I
have enjofed this rest and this reading and study!
Best of all, our church has kept up all its services
and the audiences have been very large, those on
Sundiy evenings frequently being too large to be
accommodatad in our building after crowding from
six to eight hundred into it, people being turned
away on more than one occasion. During the two
months fourteen persons were received into our
fellowship, just half of whom were baptized.
My work as chaplain of the Kansas Soldiers'
Orphans' Home continued right along, with short-
ened preaching services for the children on Sun-
day afternoons. So, this has been my vacation.
Ye metropolitan pastors, who must go miles and
miles away from home to recuperate, by sea, or
lakeside, or in the mountains, don't you envy me?
My family has been so well, the children reveling
on our beautiful lawn; we have avoided packing
and unpacking trunks; have not been worried
about making railway and steamer connections;
have had no mosquitoes to fight; have gotten our
meals when and of what character we needed, and
the hundred or two dollars it would have required
for us to go even a little way from home we may
add to our bank account! Please don't anybody
apply for this pastorate. You can't have it!
Walter Scott Priest.
Atchison, Kan., Sept. 3.
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Obituaries.
CARUTHERS.
Mrs. Lena L. Caruthers passed into perfect life
at Alpine, Tex is, July 9, 1900. Born io Bluff ton,
Ind., November 3, 1861. The subject of this
sketeh united with the Christian Church at the
early age of 14 years. With her father, Rev. N.
Van Horn, of Ft. Worth, aid her sainted mother,
who passed into rest sone years ago, she came to
Texas, and there met and married him with whom
her happiest days were spent. A husband and
seven children survive to mourn her los3. Yet,
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord . . .
for their works do follow them." It was "a
voiae from heaven" that uttered this tender thought
and spoke these words of balm and consolation.
Lest we forget it is well for us to keep in mind
that long after the spirit has fled the influence of
a sweet Christian life remains with its fragrant
memories to bless and sanctify. "Born" — "Died"
are too often the termini of a vain, useless, pur-
poseless life, but it was not so with the subject of
this sketeh. The years of her life that stretch
between the coming and going, the entrance and
the exit, the breaking of early dawn and the fading
light of parting day, have been filled with yood
works and kindly deeds. Her lovely Christian
character shone like a star. The warm sympathies
of her heart, the ministrations of her hands, made
her loved by all. Her life was short, and in the
rich fullness of a perfect womanhood, in the peace
and plenty of a loving home, the end came. Not
swiftly and unseen, like a danger in the night, but
slowly, lingeringly, as though death itself halted
and hesitated to demand its due. Unflinchingly,
uncomplainingly, she faced the end, sustained by
that faith which falters not and kn >ws no doubt
nor fear. She is gone, but we thank God that her
memory, fragrant as a flower, is with us yet. Her
husband mourns the loss of loving companionship,
the children miss her lender care, relatives and
friends the gentle deeds which were her daily
duties; and yet it is hopeless, selfish sorrow. Some-
where, sometime, in God's appointed way, we shall
meet again, and in this hope we rejoice.
R. D. Gage.
FORD.
Tirey Ford, born January 21, 1818, died near
Granville, Mo., August 28,1900; aged 82 years,
seven months and seven days. Bro. Ford was mar-
ried to the faithful wife who survives him, May 10,
1845, having enjoyed at his departure, a happy
companionship of 55 years. He left also two sons,
one daughter and one brother to mourn his de-
parture. Bro. Ford united with the Christian
Church 60 years ago and lived a very devoted
Christian life. Much of that time he was an of-
ficer in the church. He was a very intellectual
man and always kept well informed on the current
events of the world. He was a man of deep con-
victions and lived with a conscience void of offense
toward God and man, and was respected by all.
C. H. Strawm.
Paris, Mo., Sept. 4, 1900.
HAYES.
Friday morning, August 31, the spirit of Mrs.
Nrncy Hayes passed to her reward. She was past
her 99th birthday, and in a few months would have
reached the century mark. For 76 years she has
been a Disciple of Christ. She united with those
who plead for primative Christianity, when the
movement was yet young, and has lived to see a
mighty progress. For 52 years she had lived near
this place. Her life was active, and as she had
lived the many years with strong faith in Christ,
she died in the hope of the resurrection. The
funeral was conducted from her home by the
writer. J. R. Golden.
Moweaqua, III.
MERITT.
It is my sad duty to chronicle the death of
Thomas M. Meritt, who died on the 20th inst. He
had been a member of the Church of Christ in
Middletown for 40 years, and for many years had
been one of the elders. We will all miss Uncle
Tommy. He leaves his aged companion and four
children and a host of friends to mourn his depart-
ure. J. J. Lockhart.
McCALLISTER.
Died, Francis C. McCallister, at the home of his
son, in Rockwell City, la., August 24, 1900, at
the age of 76 years and six months. He was born
in Warren County, 0., in 1824. United with the
Christian Church in 1854, and continued faithful
to the end. Was a member of Company G, 4th
Iowa infantry, an ideal soldier, and returned home
with an honorable discharge. Rockwell City had
no more honorable and respected citizen than he.
Funeral conducted by the writer, August 26.
The rema'ns were laid by the side of his wife in
the Loherville Cemetery. E. M. Miller.
NEWHOUSE.
Catherine, wife of Anthony Newhouse, for 40
years a member of the New Baltimore Church of
Christ, died Aug. 24, at the age of 73.— F. M.
CUMMINGS.
WILSON.
J. H. Wilson, of Van Alstyne, Texas, fell asleep
at Green Grove, Ky., August 24, 1900; age, 29
years. He was a self-made man of great college
acquirements. In the bloom of manhood he re-
solved to spend his talents in the service of the
Master; accordingly, he began preparation by en-
tering the School of the Evaogeliets where he bad
bright hopes of completing the course. Through
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Tennessee and Kentucky until he was c illed home.
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minister, who believed in world wide Christianity
on the promises. Asking but little pay for his
services he proved himself willing to carry the
old Jerusalem gospel to the needy and was apos-
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"The reaper stopped in the harverst field
Before the day's work was done;
But angels rejoiced at the abundant yield,
And welcomed the laborer home."
J. Clark Williams.
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1 The good people of Greeley, la., and vicinity
enjoyed a unique service to which Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs were specially invited. The meet-
ing was held in a beautiful shady grove on our
own premises at 10:30 A. M. and at 2:30 p. M. It
was a union meeting, the Methodist brethren
joining us in the service, the pastor preaching the
afternoon sermon. The morning sermon was by
the writer from the single word "foundations"
(Ps. 11:3).
These services were largely attended, quite a
number coming from the county seat and other
neighboring towns. It is said to have been the
largest meeting held in the quiet little town of
Greeley for a number of years. The Odd Fellows
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The reports of the state officers will be good. The
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Be sure and come. Annie E. Davidson.
Eureka, III.
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No. 38.
CONTENTS
ditorial:
Current Events 1187
Restoration and Progress in Religion 1189
Obedience the Test of Faith 1189
Editor's Easy Chair 1190
Questions and Answers 1191
riginal Contributions:
The Purpose of Acts.— W. J. Burner 1192
A Church Beneficiary System. — F. M. Cum-
mings 1192
The Gladstone-Huxley Controversy. — Dean
Haggard 1194
The Importance of Keeping Converts. — B.
i F. Manire 1194
drrespondence:
! English Topics 1199
The Lands of the Long Day.— XI 1200
' B. B. Tyler's Letter 1202
Mr. Sheldon's Criticism of England 1202
Texas Lecter 1203
Cincinnati Letter 1204
Ministerial Association 1204
Free Speech and Democratic Government... 1205
amily Circle:
JThe Old Canoe (poem) 1208
Washington and Napoleon 1208
Fine Laundry Work 1208
I Trust (poem) 1209
The Electrical Kitchen 1209
| The Valley of Discontent 1209
How to Proceed 1209
jISCELLANEOUS:
Our Budget 1195
Personal Mention 1196
(Notes and News 1206
Evangelistic 1207
With theChildren 1211
i Bethany Reading Courses 1212
i Christian Endeavor 1213
! Sunday-school 1214
(Marriages and Obituaries 1215
CURRENT EVENTS.
Mr. Bryan's letter of acceptance, which
dited Sept. 17th, begins with the reiter-
tion of the pledge which he gave in his
brmer letter of acceptance four years ago,
hat he will in no case accept a second
ycm of the presidential office. In the pres-
nt document he passes over those issues
finch he treated in his notification speech,
pz., imperialism, militarism and the Boer
rar, and devotes himself to the remaining
;lanks. He favors the enforcement of ex-
iting laws against trusts, additional legis-
ition to dissolve every private monopoly
?hich does business outside of its own
tate, and, if necessary, a constitutional
mendment empowering Congress to legis-
ite effectively against injurious combina-
ions. The evil of corporations entering
he field of politics is pointed out. The
ecessity of enlarging the scope of the in-
erstate commission is emphasized. There
3 no space, of course, in a letter of ac-
eptance for a real argument of the curren-
y question, but Mr. Bryan lays sufficient
mphasis on it to indicate that, whatever
be gold Democrats may think, he does not
onsider it a worn-out issue. The other
'lanks of the Democratic platform are
touched upon briefly by way of assert-
ing his hearty endorsement of them. He
expresses himself in favor of admitting to
statehood the territories of Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma. The letter closes
with a renewed assertion of the para-
mountcy and immediacy of the issue of im-
perialism.
Mr. Roosevelt's letter accepting the nom-
ination for Vice-President is eloquent with
the distinctively Rooseveltian type of elo-
quence. He points out, for the benefit of
men like Mr. Schurz, that if the Democracy
is sincere in its declaration in favor of free
silver it is dangerous, and if it is insincere
it is unworthy of confidence. Referring to
the question of trusts, he urges the necessi-
ty of controlling those which work injury,
and of discriminating between objectionable
combinations of capital and those which are
innocent and necessary. In any case the
first requirement is an accurate knowledge
of the facts. A campaign against trusts
must be a campaign of education, not of
denunciation. Militarism, says Mr. Roose-
velt, is not a danger which threatens us if
the policy of the present administration is
carried out. The only course which would
lead us into that danger would be such as
Mr. Bryan proposes, namely, an attempt to
prevent foreign interference with an abso-
lutely independent government by the
Filipinos.
New York politics is not conspicuous for
its immaculateness, but as a rule its own
leaders of both parties maintain some sort
of pretense of popular government at least.
It is reported through Republican sources
that a "deal" has been effected between
Piatt and Croker whereby New York is to
go Republican in the national election. Of
course, this may or may not be true, but it
is plausible enough. A prominent New York
Republican in commenting on the situation
naively remarked: "You know we don't have
elections in New York, we have deals; and
this time the deal has gone against the
Democrats."
The postponed strike of the coal miners
in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania
began on Monday of this week. About
112,000 miners in all have quit. In districts
number one and number three the tie-up is
practically complete, and in district number
seven about 10,000 miners have struck.
Statements differ as to the preparedness of
the union to maintain a long strike. The
representatives of the miners say they can
hold out longer than the operators can. The
latter say they can hold out for six months,
while the union has not enough money to
give a single payment of fifty cents to each
striker. It is certain at least that no union
can support so vast a number of unemployed
men very long, and few of the men have
had any opportunity to save money for this
emergency. If they had, they would not be
on a strike. A strong statement of griev-
ances has been issued by Mr. Mitchell, presi-
dent of the union, which has not been an-
swered by the operators, except in terms of
general denial. There are two facts at least
which cannot be denied: the wages of the
miners have not been increased in the last
two or three years; and the price of coal to
the consumer has been materially increased
within that period.
The situation in China continues enig-
matical. We are informed daily through
the press that the Powers have agreed to
withdraw all troops from Pekin to Tien-
Tsin, and also that the Powers have agreed
not to withdraw troops from Pekin until a
satisfactory reply has been made by the
Chinese government to the Russian ultima-
.tum. The fact that Russia has issued an
ultimatum looks, on the face of it, like a
recession from her declared intention of
withdrawing unconditionally. Russia de-
mands three things: first, that the Em-
peror resume control of the government;
second, that Prince Tuan, the leader of the
Boxers, be arrested and punished; and
third, that the Empress be excluded from
all participation in governmental affairs.
Li Hung Chang is said to object to these
demands, except the first. Apparently there
is some sort of an understanding between
Russia and France in regard to withdraw-
ing their legations from Pekin, even if
troops are not withdrawn. The ministers
have not been willing to recognize/Prince
Ching as authorized to treat for peace, and
negotiations have, therefore, been delayed,
pending the arrival of Li Hung Chang at
Pekin. As soon as definite negotiations
begin, the question of indemnity will arise.
Certainly China should be compelled to pay
indemnity for the property that has been
destroyed and for the expense which has
been incurred by the several Powers in
granting their citizens the protection which
the Chinese government ought to have pro-
vided. But China has no money where-
with to pay a cash indemnity. She is al-
ready burdened with an immense debt to
Japan, resulting from her last war, and
her customs are pledged to the farthest
limit. She is, in fact, tottering on the
verge of insolvency. Will it be a land in-
demnity ? And if so, will this be but a step
toward the ultimate partition of China
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, 190<
among the Powers? These questions will
begin to be answered when peace negotia-
tions are commenced.
The war in South Africa has at last ap-
parently reached its final stage. It has
been almost over for a long while, but it
may now be said with substantial accuracy
that it is over. Captain Reichman, of the
United States army, who has been observing
the operations as a military expert, says
that it is done and he is coming home.
President Kruger has withdrawn to Lorenzo
Marquez and has resigned the presidency.
General Botha is making overtures for sur-
render. No one can say, of course, how
long the Boers would be able to maintain a
more or less formidable guerrilla warfare,
but it is obvious that they have nothing to
gain by such a course, and that the pursu-
ance of a policy which would continue the
horrors of war without leading to any pos-
sible advantageous result, would lose for
them much sympathy.
Later reports from Galveston prove that
the destruction of life and property there
was even greater than the first hasty esti-
mates indicated. It will be long before the
exact number of fatalities can be known.
Perhaps it can never be known, but it ap-
pears at present that the number will be
between 5,000 and 6,000. The papers are
beginning to contain accounts by eye-wit-
nesses full of ghastly picturesqueness. A
calamity such as this brings out both the
best and worst in human nature. The loot-
ing of the ruins and robbing of the dead
which has been practiced exhibits a degree
of brutality of which it is difficult to con-
ceive. The swift and severe punishment
which has been dealt to the culprits is well
deserved. On the other hand, the sympa-
thy of the nation, which has been ex-
pressed, not only in words of regret, but in
contributions of cash, gives evidence that
the brotherhood of man is not an idle dream
or a foolish fancy. New York has within a
week sent more than a hundred thousand
dollars, Chicago more than sixty thousand,
and St. Louis nearly the same amount. The
authorities, both city and state, have acted
with most praiseworthy promptness and
efficiency in repressing lawlessness and or-
ganizing relief forces. Much larger con-
tributions are still needed to carry on the
work. More than two million dollars were
given for the relief of the Johnstown suf-
ferers, and the Galveston calamity is of
much greater magnitude.
Count Tolstoy has long enjoyed the re-
markable privilege of living undisturbed in
Russia and saying about what he pleased in
regard to church and state. The civil
authorities respect him in spite of his revo-
lutionary theories, and allow him to go his
way without interference. Perhaps it is
the moral earnestness and complete unself-
ishness of his character which command
respect; or perhaps they do not take him
very seriously. At any rate, he has steadi-
ly enjoyed imperial favor to a degree which
is surprising, considering his views about
emperors and armies and his free expression
of them. But his last book, "Resurrection,"
has gotten him into trouble with the church.
Of late years Tolstoy's chief function has
been to exhibit the hollowness and hypoc-
risy of this, that and the other institution
of modern life. Almost everything that is
established, that has acquired the force of a
fixed custom, has come in for a share of
his denunciation. One is inclined to lose
patience, after a while, with a criticism of
life and society which proceeds upon the
apparent assumption that whatever is, is
wrong; and this, too, although one may
fully appreciate the moral purpose which
actuates the old reformer and the rugged
sublimity of his own character. In "Res-
urrection" he has devoted himself rather
more than he ever did before to exhibiting
the worthlessness of the Russian Church,
which is busied, according to him, with dis-
tributing to the people the "husks of re-
ligion," and he characterizes the clergy as
"blind leaders of the blind." Any one who
has ever listened to a Russian service will
see that when he describes it as "meaning-
less much-speaking," the shot goes square
to the mark and deep enough to hurt. As
the result of all this, the ecclesiastical
authorities in Russia have decided to cast
out the offender from their midst. Over-
ruling the purpose of the three metropoli-
tans to proclaim publicly his apostasy, the
synod has quietly issued orders to the
priests to refuse him the sacraments and
the other privileges of church membtrship.
When he dies, his body cannot be buried in
consecrated ground. Probably Tolstoy will
not grieve greatly over the results of his
exclusion from the church. The surprising
thing is that he should have waited to be
put out.
Those who are seeking information as to
the actual policy of the administration
toward the Philippines, cannot find it better
expressed than in the letter of instructions
which the President sent to the second
Philippine commission at the time when it
began its work. This document was not
prepared for campaign use, but for the pri-
vate instruction of the men who were ap-
pointed to organize a civil government in
the archipelago, and it has only recently been
made public. The declarations of a party
platform must be interpreted in the light of
their purpose, viz., the winning of votes,
but this document had no purpose other than
the instruction of the commissioners. We
quote some extracts from it, indicating the
administration's attitude in regard to the
self-government of the Filipinos. "As long
as the insurrection continues, the military
arm must necessarily be supreme. But
there is no reason why steps should not be
taken from time time to inaugurate
governments essentially popular in their
form as fast as the territory is held and
controlled by our troops. . . . They
(the commissioners) should in general
be enjoined, after making themselves famil-
iar with the conditions and needs of the
country, to devote their attention in the
first instance to the establishment of mm
cipal government in which the natives
the islands, both in the cities and in tl
rural communities, shall be afforded t!
opportunity to manage their own loc
affairs to the fullest extent of which th<
are capable, and subject to the least degr<
of supervision and control which a caref
study of their capacities and observatic
of the workings of native control show I
be consistent with the maintenance of la1
order and loyalty. The next subject
order of importance should be the organiz;
tion of government in the larger admini
trative divisions corresponding to countie
departments or provinces, in which tl
common interests of many or several mur
cipalities, falling within the same trib
lines, or the same natural geographical limit
may best be subserved by a common admi:
istration. Whenever the commission is i
the opinion that the condition of affairs
the islands is such that the central admini :
tration may safely be transferred fro
military to civil control, they will repo
that conclusion to you, with their recocj
mendations as to the form of centr
government to be established for the pu
pose of taking over the control."
In regard to the relation between the nr|
nicipal and provincial governments, the lei
ter of instruction says: "In the distributic
of powers among the governments orga,
ized by the commission, the presumption
always to be in favor of the smaller subd
vision [i. e., the one which, as above state
shall be first placed in the hands of the n;
tives], so that all the powers which ca
properly be exercised by the municipal go'
ernment shall be vested in that governmen
and all the powers of a more general cha1
acter which can be exercised by the depar
mental government shall be vested in th;;
government, and so that in the goven
mental system, which is the result of tbl
process, the central government of the u
lands, following the example of the distr,
bution of the powers between the states an
the national government of the Unite
States, shall have no direct administratic
except of matters of purely general co:
cern, and shall have only such supervisic
and control over local governments as ma
be necessary to secure and enforce faithfi
and efficient administration by local officer
.... In all cases the municipal office
who administer the local affairs of the pe
pie are to be selected by the peopl,
and wherever officers of more extend*
jurisdiction are to be selected in any wa,
natives of the island are to be preferre
and if they can be found competent ai
willing to perform the duties, they are 1
receive the offices in preference to an
others."
A St. Louis paper says that if a man h;
paid his taxes, registered for the comir
election, subscribed to the World's Fair fui
(Louisiana Purchase Centennial) and sent
contribution to Galveston, he may look t.
world in the eye and consider himself
good citizen.
September 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1189
RESTORATION AND PROGRESS
IN RELIGION.
The key word or at least one of the key
words in our religious movement is restora-
tion, and that has proved a stumblingblock
in the way of many people. When we plead
for a return to the simple religion of Christ,
and the restoration of those features of
evangelism and of church organization
which characterized the church in the begin-
ning, we are confronted with the objection
that this is going backward instead cf for-
ward. It is said, too, by some of our critics,
that in our opposition to existing creeds,
and in our plea for the sufficiency of the
Holy Scriptures, we are ignoring the results
of the Christian thinking of past centuries,
and count as naught all the efforts of
Christian scholars to put into systematic
and consistent form the facts, truths and
doctrines of tie Bible. In a wori, there
seems to be in their minds, an essential an-
tagonism between restoration, which may
be said to be one of the key words of our
reformation, and that other key word of our
modern life, namely, progress. How can
they be reconciled?
The antagonism here is only apparent, not
real. A little reflection and clear thinking
will show that both these words, and the
thoughts for which they stand, are essential
to every religious reformation. In every
real religious reformation there must be a
return to original sources, original facts
and original principles. This was true in
Old Testament history, and it has been true
throughout the Christian dispensation, and
must remain eternally true. Christianity
is an historical religion. It can be traced,
as other great movements, to its historic
source It had its origin in the life and
teaching of a supreme personality, Jesus
the Christ, and in certain great facts asso-
ciated with him. It goes without saying
that those causes which produced Christian-
ity in the beginning are alone adequate to
carry it on to ultimate triumph. To the ex-
tent that the church in any age loses its
hold on the person of Christ, or departs
from those fundamental principles which
he taught, it ceases to be his church, and
becomes something else, and that something
else a waning force in the world. It is the
claim of every reformer that there have
been such departures from the original
sources of power and success. To the ex-
tent that this is true, it is evident that
restoration has not only a legitimate but an
essential place in any adequate reform.
In our own religious movement it is
claimed that the original, simple and yet
comprehensive confession of faith, on which
Christ said he would build his church,
namely, the Messiahship and deity of
Jesus of Nazareth, has been practically dis-
placed by elaborate formulations of doctrine,
more or less speculative, which have been
made the foundations of denominational
churches, and the bases of denominational
fellowship. It is claimed, too, that this
departure from the original foundation,
other than which no man can lay, ha3 re-
ulted in divisions among the people of
God, and that a restoration of the original
foundation of the church is essential to the
restoration of its lost unity. This fact is
now quite generally admitted, all recogniz-
ing the impracticability of effecting the
unity of believers on any human creed. It
is further claimed, by the advocates of this
Reformation, that there has been a no less
obvious departure in the modern church
from the simple, straightforward, rational
method of evangelization practiced by the
apostles, and by the first preachers, and
that it is necessary, in order to attain to
that effectiveness in evangelistic work
which marked the first century of the
church, to restore the apostolic method of
preaching the gospel, and of winning men
to the acknowledgment of Christ and to
the Christian life. Not to mention other
features of original Christianity that need
to be restored, these will suffice to show
that restoration has its essential place in
religious reformation.
But is this idea of restoration inconsist-
ent with progress? That depends upon
what we mean by progress. It is certainly
not inconsistent with growth in Christian
knowledge, and in the application of Chris-
tian principles to all the phases and prob-
lems of human life. Indeed, if it be true
that Christianity derives its vitality and
power from Christ, and that a condition of
receiving this vitality and power in any age
is loyalty to Christ and to his fundamental
teaching, then restoration is not only con-
sistent with progress, but is an essential
condition of true progress, whenever there
has been a departure from what is clearly
Christ's will and doctrine. When a travel-
er, having a certain destination, has taken
a road which is leading him in the wrong
direction, it is an essential condition of his
making progress in the right direction, that
he go back and get on the right road. But
the question again occurs, in doing this, are
we throwing overboard the results of all the
religious thinking of past centuries? By no
means. We are simply returning to the
norm or standard of all truth, by which we
may test this religious thinking, and appro-
priate so much of it as may be consistent
with the doctrine of Christ and his apostles,
and reject the remainder.
The apparent antagonism between the
idea of restoration and progress grows out
of the failure to discriminate between those
fundamental facte of the gospel which are
to be believed, the divine requirements which
are to be obeyed, and the efforts of the
human mind in deducing from these funda-
mental facts, truths and commands, a sys-
tem of doctrine. The first is divine, and to
be accepted by faith; the latter is a human
product, subject to change with advancing
knowledge, experience and culture. It is
natural and right that the human mind
should seek to formulate its knowledge of
divine things in some sort of system; and
this is theology. Much progress has been
made in arriving at a satisfactory state-
ment of these great problems of doctrine,
duty and destiny. The Christian believers
of to-day are the inheritors of whatever
truth has been developed by all the past
centuries of investigation. They are only
prevented from availicg themselves of such
truth by the limitations of their creed, their
mental incapacity or their unwillingness to
receive truth.
We may reject all human creeds as pos-
sessing any authority over the conscience,
or as forming the basis of Christian fellow-
ship, without rejecting any truth there ia
in them. To say nothing of the mixture of
truth and error which they contain, it ia
not necessary that all our theories, specula-
tions and philosophies, even if they be true,
should enter into the creed of the church or
into its basis of fellowship. This is the
ground on which we, who plead for the res-
toration of the Christianity of the New
Testament, repudiate human creeds. We
accept whatever truth there is in them ten-
tatively, so far as it commends itself to
us, but we deny the right of any body of
men to make a new basis of Christian fel-
lowship, and to lay another and new founda-
tion for the church. We believe in restor-
ing the original foundation, and then going
on with the building. Herein is restoration,
and herein, also, is progress, and whoever
loses sight of one or the other has lost
one of the essential elements of religious
reformation.
fiour of prayer.
OBEDIENCE THE TEST OF
FAITH.
(John 14:21-24; 1 John 5:1-3.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Sept. 26»]
Central Truth: Obedience is more than a te»t
of faith; it is faith itself in action; it is faith
embodied in deeds.
It is a significant fact that the two pass-
ages cited for this lesson, teaching the
relation of obedience to faith, are taken
from the apostle of love. With John obedi-
ence was faith and disobedience was unbe-
lief. Love is the inspiring motive that lies
behind all acceptable obedience. It is not
strange, therefore, that the apostle who has
said so much about love should always em-
phasize obedience as the very heart of
faith.
The words quoted from John, however,
are the words of the Master Himself. He
has given us a rule by which we may know
infallibly whether or not we love Christ:
"He that hath my commandments and keep-
eth them, he it is that loveth me." There
is no metaphysics about this; it is a plain,
practical rule of conduct and character.
Any one who flatters himself that he loves
Christ and yet trifles with any of Christ's
commandments, refusing or delaying obedi-
ence, is simply deceived, according to the
Master Himself. Obedience is the natural
expression of a genuine love for Christ, and
communion with the Father and the Son is
conditioned upon this loving obedience to
Christ's commandments.
Judas (not Iscariot) asked a question
which has probably occurred to others: "Lord,
what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest
thyself unto us and not unto the world?"
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September 20, 1900
Hitherto Jesus had manifested Himself open-
ly and to all the people. The question of
Judas was how and why this change, so that
Jesus would hereafter manifest Himself
only to His disciples. The answer of Jesus
was: "If a man love me, he will keep my
word; and my Father will love him, and we
will come unto him and make our abode
"with. him. He that loveth me not keepeth
not my words; and the word which ye hear
is not mine, but the Father's who sent me."
Here, then, is the great fundamental dis-
tinction, loving and obeying, not loving and
" not obeying. This it is that divides human
beings into two classes. To the first class
Jesus promises that He and the Father
would manifest themselves and would hold
communion with them. This spiritual com-
munion with God is the privilege alone of
those who love Christ and keep His words.
And let it be remembered that these words
refer, not simply to the primal confession of
our faith and to baptism, but to our daily
living; to the tone and temper of our speech;
to the purity of our thought, and to the
thousand choices that make up conduct and
character.
The same relation is declared by John in
his first epistle as cited above. The believ-
er in Jesus Christ is begotten of God, and if
he is begotten of God, he not only loves
God, but loves all that are begotten of God.
Here faith in Jesus issues in loving obedi-
ience to God: "For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments." Nothing
else, in John's estimation, is worthy to be
called love.
But this love which obeys, according to
John's thought, roots itself in that faith
which has Jesus Christ for its object: "And
this is the victory that hath overcome the
world, even our faith." The faith that lays
hold of Jesus Christ, that unites the soul
to Him in loving obedience, that establishes
communion between the soul and God — this
is the faith that overcomes the world. No
'other faith than this has any promise of
justification, or of eternal life. On no other
faith is salvation predicated in the New
Testament. Let us, then, submit our faith
to this supreme test, and see whether or not
we are standing where we can claim the di-
vine promises.
PRAYER.
0 Thou gracious and divine Father, we
thank Thee that Thou hast so revealed Thy-
self to us in Jesus Christ that we may love
Thee with our whole hearts, and love Him
whom Thou hast sent to be our Savior. We
thank Thee that Thou hast made it easy for
us to believe in Thy Son, and that believing
in Him and loving Him, it is a delight to
walk in obedience to His commandments,
which are not grievous. We thank Thee
for the promise of fellowship with Thee and
Thy Son, and we beseech Thee that hence-
forth our lives may be in harmony with Thy
will, that this communion with Thee may be
a source of unfailing joy and strength. And
so living and serving Thee here, may it be
ours to share the everlasting joys of com-
munion with Thee in the world to come. In
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
GcUtor'e easy Chair
The first breeze that has in it a suspicion
of autumn is blowing to-day. It is a delight-
ful change from the hot, sultry weather of
the past few weeks, but it reminds us that
the summer is past and that autumn is upon
us. It has already brought visions of shocks
of corn, of yellow pumpkins on the frost-
bitten vines, of piles of apples under the
trees, of "wailing winds and naked woods,"
and the sound of falling nuts. Or, turning
to the city for signs of autumn, we find them
in the great coal wagons unloading their car-
bon treasures on the sidewalks, the flocking
homeward of the summer tourists, increased
attendance at church and less travel on
street car lines leading to the parks, troops
of boys and girls going to and returning
from school, gutters filled with falling leaves,
house renovations and a general resumption
of business activity. But give me the quiet
country lane, with the flaming sumach in the
fence corner, or the woods gorgeous in their
autumn robes, or the winding stream half-
covered with fallen leaves, for a genuine re-
minder that autumn is here.
One of the good things about autumn,
which we all like in a religious way, is our
great National Convention. It is the an-
nual opportunity for workers from different
parts of the great field to meet and greet
each other and plan for larger things. It is
the one occasion of the year in which our
widely scattered brotherhood can express its
unity, in a collective way, and make known
to the world something of its work, its spirit,
its magnitude and its value as one of the re-
ligious factors in Christendom. It is the one
great convocation in which all Disciples feel
an honest pride and look forward to with
deep interest. A business corporation has
its annual meeting, where the business of the
year is reported, and the company ascer-
tains whether it has made gains or suffered
losses during the year. This is important.
On a much grander scale religious bodies
hold their annual meetings to hear what the
Lord has wrought through their efforts, and
to gather both wisdom and inspiration for
the enlargement of their work. This national
rally among the Disciples of Christ takes
place each year in October, and this year
from the 12th to the 18th of the month.
There is every reason to expect a great con-
vention. Plan now to be there and share in
its fellowship, in its enthusiasm and in all
the feast of fat things which it will afford.
Every politician knows that a successful
campaign cannot be conducted without
great gatherirgs for the generation of en-
thusiasm, the dissemination of information
and the transaction of business. We can
learn zeal and perhaps something in regard
to method from the world of politics.
these destructive storms occur, be indeed the
same God of whom Jesus speaks, as a Father
who numbers the very hairs of our head,
and without whose notice not even a spar-
row falls to the ground. There can, of
course, be but one answer to this question.
He is the same God. Jesus taught that the
God of nature is the Heavenly Father who
causes hi3 rain to fall on the just and the
unjust. How, then, can we harmonize these
destructive agencies with the goodness of
God as revealed by Jesus Christ? Well, if
we are not able to harmonize them it does
not follow that they are incapable of being
harmonized, but only that we are incapable
of seeing or explaining that harmony with
our present knowledge. The reasonable in-
ference would be, in such case, that the finite
human mind is not able to comprehend all
the reasons which underlie God's administra-
tion of the universe. While this is true, we
can see enough of the results of such calam-
ities to make it easy to believe that, if we
knew more their benevolent character would
be very clear to us. See what a mighty im-
pulse the Galveston tragedy has given to
the feeling of brotherhood and philanthropy.
Notice how gifts are flowing in from all
parts of the civilized world to feed and clothe
the hungry and naked, to house the home-
less and to provide for the sick and disabled.
The spectacle makes one believe more in
mankind and in the reality of human prog-
ress. Who can estimate the value of all
this?
"He who is false to present duty breaks a
thread in the loom, and will find the flaw
when he may have forgotten its cause."
There is something about a great disaster
like the recent devastation of the fair city
of Galveston which raises the question
whether the God of nature, under whose laws
"But what about the thousands of people
whose lives were destroyed?" If we count
the death of the body a calamity so great
that no good can compensate for it, then
there is no way of har nonizing the destruc-
tive forces of nature with the goodness of
God. But we do not so reason. When a
nation goes to war in self-defense it does so
in the belief that liberty and national inde-
pendence are of more valae than many lives,
for many lives are sure to be sacrificed in
war. It is Satan's lie that "all that a man
hath will he give for his life." Any man of
honor would prefer to die rather than sacri-
fice his honor, his reputation and the good
name of his family. In the teaching of
Jesus the death of the body is not treated
as a great calamity. In his thought the
loss of character is the great and irretriev-
able calamity. It is probable that when we
come to estimate as Jesus did the superior
value of all that goes to build up character
and enrich the spirit to all material blessings,
including the life of the body, it will be far
less difficult for us to understand some of
the methods of God's administration of the
world than it is now. Meanwhile, "we walk
by faith," not entirely by sight. That God
is good is shown by ten thousand proofs.
If in some events, such as that to which we
have referred, his goodness is not manifest,
let us not doubt for a moment that when
the mists and clouds have all drifted away
we shall see that both in sunshine and in
shadow, and not less in shadow than in sun-
shine, that his course has been one of good-
ness and of loving kindness.
September 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1191
Questions and Hnswers,
7s there any relation between the twelve
tribes and seventy elders of Israel, and the
twelve apostles and seventy disciples sent forth
by Jesus? If so, what is it? E. G. J.
It is not improbable that the fact that
there were twelve tribes in Israel had some-
thing to do with the number of the apos-
tles. The same thing may be true of the
seventy disciples who were sent forth by
Jesus. These were sacred numbers with
the Jews, and in conforming to Jewish ideas
as far as possible in this respect, Jesus
would be conforming to a well-known prin-
ciple of success recognized by all intelli-
gent people. The matter is purely conjec-
tural, however, and there is no scriptural
data upon which a dogmatic conclusion
could be reached.
What was the difference between Moses and
Christ in reference to the Sabbath? S. S.
Moses was the lawgiver through whom
the seventh day was sanctified, and com-
manded to be observed as a holy day and a
day of rest. Christ lived and died under
the Mosaic law, and observed the Sabbath
in its true spirit and meaning during his
lifetime. His deeds of mercy on the Sab-
bath day were no violations of the sab-
batic law, but only of the traditions of the
elders. In his resurrection from the dead,
however, on the first day o*f the week, he
forever consecrated a new day, filled with a
new spirit, and commemorating a new
event in the world's history. His disciples
after his resurrection continued to observe
that day as a day of assembly and worship
in memory of his resurrection, and so the
Lord's day of the Christian dispensation
has taken the place of the Sabbath of the
Jewish dispensation, though there are a few
Christians who have not discerned the dis-
tinction between the law and the gospel,
and are now observing the seventh day of
the week under the Fourth Commandment
as obligatory upon Christians, not seeming
to understand that Moses has been super-
seded by Christ.
How do you harmonize Romans 9:18 with
1 Timothy 2:4? Young Inquirer.
The first passage cited above says: "So,
then, he hath mercy on whom he will, and
whom he will he hardeneth." The" latter
passage reads: "He willeth that all men
should be saved, and come to the knowledge
of the truth." If we understand that the
passage first quoted does not teach that
God arbitrarily hardens men's hearts, but
that they are hardened through resistance
to the divine will, there is no difficulty in
harmonizing the two passages. The pas-
sage in Romans refers to the case of
Pharaoh, and we know what the process
was by which his heart was hardened. It
was by resisting God's will concerning the
Israelites, as that will was made known to
him through Moses, and through signs that
Were wrought in Egypt for the deliverance
of Israel. As this took place under the
operation of divine law, it is said that
"God hardened Pharaoh's heart," according
to the custom among the Hebrews, of omit-
ting secondary causes and referring to the
primary cause. Interpreted in this way,
the passage teaches nothing in antagonism
with the truth stated by the same writer in
his letter to Timothy, that God wills "that
all men should be saved and come to the
knowledge of the truth." One thing that
prevents all men irom being saved is the
intervention of the human will which an-
tagonizes the divine will. God resptcts the
human will, and does not force it. "How
oft would I have gathered you together,
even as a hen gathers her brood under her
wings," said Jesus to the Jews, "but ye
would not."
A few ministers of the Church of Christ
are informing the people in a few localities in
this state that the Christian Church has apos-
tatized from the doctrine taught by the church,
and taught by Bro. Campbell. They are re-
baptizing converts when they have an opportu-
nity. Tell me when they cut loose from the
Church of Christ, and what is their history?
Bloomfield, Iowa. S. B. D.
This is a modern form of heresy, having
its origin within the last quarter of a cen-
tury. It has made most progress, perhaps,
in Texas. It is a disintegrating force
wherever it has spread, and is marked by
the spirit of contention and strife. Its
hobby is that only those have been baptized
in a valid manner, who were baptized for
the "remission of sins," understanding
clearly at the time that this was the pur-
pose for which they were baptized. It is
an utter perversion, of course, not only of
the spirit and teaching of the New Testa-
ment, but of the teaching and work of Mr.
Campbell and his co laborers in religious
reform. It is about the worst type of the
sectarian spirit which has manifested itself
in this country.- It thrives on ignorance,
and narrowness and bigotry are its charac-
teristic features. Its advocates are the
heretics of that class against which the
New Testament warns the church, and they
should not be received with favor in any
community of Christians.
1. To whom did Jesus refer when he said,
"Other sheep I have which are not of this
fold?" (John 10:16.)
2. When, where and how did the apostle
John die? A Reader.
1. Jesus refers to those among the Gen-
tiles who were to believe on him when they
should hear the gospel, and who would be
gathered into the Christian fold. They were
already his sheep because of their willing-
ness to receive the truth and to walk in it.
The Lord appeared in a vision to Paul in
Corinth when he was doing evangelistic
work in that city, telling him that he had
much people in that city. They had not yet
heard him preached, and did not at that
time believe on him, but they possessed that
honesty of heart and that moral purpose
which Jesus recognized as the necessary
preparation for receiving the gospel.
2. Only ancient tradition furnishes any
answer to thi<* question. This tradition is
to the effect that after his release from the
Isle of Patmo3, the Apostle John returned to
Ephesus, where he lived to a good old age,
and died peacefully near the close of the
first century. The tradition is probably re-
liable.
A lady who confessed her faith in Christ
and was baptized last year, and who at that
time fully intended to serve her Master faith-
fully, feels that she has sinned grievously
against her Lord since she has been a church
member. Is there hope of forgiveness jor such,
and what public steps shall she take? Is it
necessary for her to reconjess her jaith in
Christ and be rebaptized? Inquirer.
This sister's case is by no means excep-
tional, owing to the weakness of the flesh.
If she realizes that she has "sinned griev-
ously," there is surely hope for her. The
most dangerous cases are those who have
no realization of sin. She needs no public
reconfession of her faith, nor rebaptism.
Baptism has no significance except at the
beginning of the Christian life. What she
needs to do is to repent of her sin and turn
to the Lord for his forgiveness, and for
strength to keep her in the way of right-
eousness, and go on her way rejoicing. If
she has wtonged the church, she should
make her confession to the church, either
direatly or through the officers of the
church. If she has wronged any individual
members, she should make it right with
them, and having made that reparation, she
can, she should seek the forgiveness of God
and go forward in the path of Christian
duty, admonished by the mistakes of the
past to walk closer to her Lord.
Why is this called the twentieth century and
how can it be when it is 1900 and it takes one
hundred years to complete a century? Each
previous century has ended with ninety-nine;
why not 1900? E. I.
There are not many people, we hope, who
call this the twentieth century. It is the
closing year of the nineteenth century. Our
querist is wrong in saying that each previ-
ous century has ended with ninety-nine.
Each preceding century has ended with the
completion of one hundred years, just as the
nineteeth century will end on the last day
of the present year.
1. I heard a minister say recently, when
the Lord came to the house oj Zacchaeus the
whole family was converted. Is that so, or
does salvation in this passage mean Christ?
2. Is there such a thing as "head faith"
and "heart faith" taught in the Word of God?
Harvey, Rl. Thos. Whitefoot.
1. The visit of Christ to any house means
salvation to that household when he is ac-
cepted as Savior and Lord. The passage re-
ferred to above nee I not be understood as
implying that the household of Zacchaeus
was all converted at once, but if the head of
the family was turned to the Lord, it prob-
ably meant a revolution in the whole family.
2. No, this distinction is not recognized
in the New Testament under these names.
There is a living faith, however, and a dead
faith, small faith and large faith, and we
presume that these distinctions do involve
the question of the henrt in our use of the
term. A genuine faith in Christ involves
the affections and leads to loving and prompt
obedience. Any f ai h that does not issue in
obedience is, according to James, a dead
faith.
1192
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20,1900
THE PURPOSE OF ACTS.
W. J. BURNER.
Why do we have a Book of Acts? What
was the purpose in the mind of the author
of this unique piece of literature? An an-
swer to these questions must be based on a
study of the book itself, not on some fine
theory of divine direction of several individ-
uals toward the production of a Bible. Pre-
sumably the author intended to do exactly
what he has done, and the result of his
work will reveal the purpose.
Of the twenty-eight chapters, sixteen and
three-fourths are devoted to Paul. More
space is devoted to Paul than to all others
combined. It is, therefore, a Pauline book.
Luke had a message to somebody, either
Theophilus or the class represented by The-
ophilus, concerning Paul. It is manifestly
absurd to make the Pauline section tributary
to the smaller section which precedes it.
The book has Paul for its hero, but Paul's
theology is left out. Of the great doctrines
of Galatians and Romans there is hardly a
hint. This has been explained in various
ways, but it is probable that the simplest
explanation is the best. Luke left out
Paul's peculiar teaching because it did not
suit his purpose to put it in.
Furthermore, Luke omits to mention
Paul's independent apostleship. Paul is not
called an apostle in the sense in which the
word is applied to the twelve. He and
Barnabas are called apostles in Acts 14:4,
14, but the author evidently did not intend
to assign them to an equality with Peter and
John. (See Acts 1:20-26; 2:32; 10:41.) We
are not to infer from this that Luke did not
acknowledge Paul's claim to an independent
apostleship. It did not suit his purpose to
mention the claim. Acts is a historical
argument proving that the mission of Paul
to the Gentiles is the work of God. This
purpose governed the author's selection and
arrangement of material. In a word, the
book is an apology for Paul. It is a plea
before the court of public opinion, not a
history.
The author gives an account of the estab-
lishment of the church at Jerusalem. In
this account the divine element is prominent.
The Holy Spirit descended and the apostles
received power to work miracles. Imbedded
in this account is the primitive gospel, of
which the following is a summary:
1. God anoioted Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost and with power.
2. He went about doing good and heal-
ing all that were oppressed with the devil;
for God was with him.
3. He was shin and raised the third day.
4. The apostles are witnesses of his
works and his resurrection.
5. To him bear all the prophets witness.
6. He was ordained of God to be the
Messiah, whose chief function was to judge.
7. Those who believe in him receive re-
mission of sins.
8. He sent the apostles to preach to the
people; that is, to the Jews. (See Acts
10:36-43; 2:14-38; 3:19-23.)
With this for an introduction, Luke pro-
duces these arguments:
1. God intended the Gentile mission
from the beginning. In Acts 1:8 Jesus
says that the apostles shall be witnesses,
not only in Jerusalem and Judea, but in
Samaria and unto the uttermost parts of
the earth. He touches the same note in
2:39, where the promise is said to be unto
all that are afar off, even as many as the
Lord our God shall call. Luke follows this
program. While the Jerusalem church was
composed of people who were all the better
Jews for being Christians, Stephen preach-
ed a Christianity that was not dependent
upon the temple and its worship. This was
the first step away from the primitive
teaching and toward the mission of Paul.
Philip took another. He preached to the
Samaritans, the apostles endorsed his work,
and God confirmed it by bestowing the Holy
Ghost. Here was a form of Christianity as
valid as that of the Jerusalem church, but
entirely separate from the national worship.
Step number three was the conversion of
the Ethiopian eunuch. The Samaritans kept
the law, but this man was a proselyte con-
trary to the law. (See Dent. 23 :1 .)The validity
of his conversion was miraculously attested.
The fourth step was taken when the Gentile
Cornelius and his household were baptized.
Luke devotes a chapter and a half to show-
ing the solid basis of miracle on which this
act rested. It was worth the space. Gen-
tiles whose Christianity was undeniable were
essential to his argument. God had pre-
pared the way for the mission to the Gen-
tiles.
2. God directed and attested the work
of Paul. If he punished Ananias through
Peter, he punished Bar- Jesus through Paul.
If Peter was miraculously delivered from
the prison in Jerusalem, Paul was delivered
by the same God from the prison in Philippi.
If Peter healed the sick and cast out demons,
Paul had the same power. The Lord spoke
to him in visions, and the Holy Spirit for-
bade him to preach in one province and led
him to another. This divine work was
acknowledged by the three pillar apostles
and by the Jerusalem church.
3. The enmity of the Jews did not prove
that Paul was a bad man. The generation
was untoward (Acts 2:40). Their fathers
had been the same. They opposed those
who preached Christ as their fathers had
opposed all the prophets (Acts 7:51,52).
They had attempted the destruction of the
Jerusalem church and the apostles. At
Pisidian Antioch and Iconium they opposed
Paul through envy (Acts 17:5). They
made false charges against him at Jeru-
salem (Acts 21:5).
4. There was a darker and more danger-
ous charge against Paul, which necessitated
a careful and elaborate defense. He had
been the cause or the occasion of many dis-
turbances of the peace. He had escaped
from Damascus in a basket and had left
Jerusalem between two days. On one
occasion he had been brought before Gallio's
judgment seat; at another time Ephesus
had been in an uproar because of him; on a
third occasion he had been cast out of the
temple at Jerusalem, and the prompt inter-
ference of a Roman officer saved his life.
He had spent years in prison. Finally, he
had been executed as a criminal, as a man
dangerous to the peace of the empire. He
certainly had need of an advocate if his
work was to endure. Luke's answer to the
charge is conclusive. Paul was the friend
of the Roman governor of Cyprus; his pun-
ishment at Philippi was unjust; he was
declared innocent by Gallio, and no charge
could be brought against him at Ephesus;
Lysias, Felix, Festu3 and Agrippa attested
his innocence at Jerusalem; he was sent to
Rome at his own motion, and no accusation
was made by the Roman officials; on the
disastrous voyage to Rome, though a pris
oner in chains, he secured the respect of
the officer in charge of the prisoners, and
at Rome he was treated with a leniency
which a dangerous man would not be apt to
experience. Luke was wisely silent con-
cerning his condemnation.
This theory of the purpose of Acta
accounts easily and naturally for the whole
book. Is there any other theory of which
the same can be said?
Irvington, Ind.
A CHURCH BENEFICIARY SYS-
TEM.
F. M. CUMMINGS.
The work of biblical criticism may be re-
garded as about finished. The readjustment
of the dogmas of the churches will occupy
some years and create much confusion for a
time, but the main conclusions of the critics
will be accepted and the public will find the
foundations of religious faith and life re-
maining unshaken. There are certainly
many preachers and congregations who are
settled in this conviction and who ought to
be ready for progress in practical Chris-
tianity.
One of the most serious leaks in the church
is the fraternal order which draws so heavily
on the young men that it means disaster to
the churches if they do not meet this need
and meet it promptly. The conditions of
modern life are such that the beneficiary
society is a necessity and the healthy, active
young men, the very ones we need in the
churches, go into the society, put their
money, time and energy there, and the
church is left.
These fraternal bonds are stronger than
church -ties and young men seek the society
of lodge brethren 'in preference to church
brethren, and these associations are gener-
ally carried on under conditions from which
religion is absent and morals not always
duly emphasized. Now, let the churches
that are not fretting their souls to death
over the higher criticism organize a bene-
ficiary system — not simply some limited
congregational affair which will amount to
next to nothing, but a general system, so
that if a Christian travels to other sections
he can have the benefit of it. Church aid in
obtaining employment, maintaining civil
rights, relief in emergencies, sick benefits,
funeral expenses when necessary, protection
to dependent families, and possibly some life
assurance can be given just as easily as in
the fraternal orders.
September 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1193
It will be necessary for the church to
avoid that ruinous mutual insurance
system which works so splendidly and fur-
nishes good insurance at low rates while the
order can be kept full of healthy young
lives, but which goes speedily to wreck as
soon as the death rate begins to be large.
This is no wild, speculative scheme. The
churches must either meet the needs and
conditions of modern life or pretty soon fall
behind the natural increase of population,
and when that once takes place the hand of
fate will write "failure" on the wall of the
death chamber of the Protestant Church,
and God will employ a new agent for the re-
demption of the world.
THE GLADSTONE-HUXLEY
CONTROVERSY— IV.
DEAN A. M. HAGGARD.
PROP. HUXLEY'S FOOTNOTE.
No doubt some one is here ready to ask
me this question: "Did not Prof. Huxley in
a footnote tell his readers that the scor-
pions were later than the wing? Did he
not say, 'The insect's wing is older than the
scorpion's?' And if so, have you not been
too severe with the great scientist?" He
did put in such a footnote and he did use
the words quoted, but what for? Not to
correct his false impression at all, but to
bulldoze it through! His footnote reminds
me of a California incident in 1849. John
P. St. John and other young men found them-
selves at the approach of winter and out of
work and no money. They were newcom-
ers. At last they hired to a settler to chop
cordwood till spring. In the spring their
employer told them that he was bankrupt
and could not pay them. Although the case
seemed hopeless they took it to a lawyer.
He advised them to put a lien on the wood!
To the boys this was an unheard-of proceed-
ure and they were skeptical, bnt the lawyer
took them to a justice of the peace where
the following conversation occured:
"What can I do for you, gentlemen?"
"These young men want a lien on a cer-
tain lot of cordwood."
"Great Scots, man! you cannot put a lien
on cordwood!"
"Yes we can! you are a fine justice of
the peace, you are! Of course we can! Don't
you know that much?"
"You can't find it in the code."
"Yes I can. Give me the code. Here it
is: "Any structure, superstructure," etc.
(and so he read on.)
"Well sir, there is nothing there about
cordwood."
"Yes there is! Are you a numbskull?
Superstructure is Latin; it is the Latin for
cordwood!"
The justice yielded, put on the lien and
the boys got their money. Bluff sometimes
succeeds when all the facts are against you.
Mr. Huxley plays a clean game of bluff in
that footnote. And closes by patting him-
self on the back for his exceeding fairness
in discussion! ! The facts plainly stated are
harder on him than anything I could say.
It is well to remember that Mr. Gladstone
did not enter this discussion as an expert in
either Hebrew or geology. He makes ex-
press mention of this more than once and
presents authorities of recognized ability.
It is more than interesting to see how Prof.
Huxley disposes of these. Nine names
were quoted in the November Magazine; of
these Mr. Huxley deigned to notice but one.
Cavier alone is mentioned and admitted as
pertinent to the discussion. But he is ruled
out because he was not recent, having died
in 1832. Mr. Gladstone then backed up his
word and the word of Cuvier by five of the
best known scientists, among them Profes-
sors Dana and Prestwitch. How did the
wily debater meet this emergency? By
asking that Mr. Gladstone get them all to
sign a joint memorial saying that birds ap-
peared before certain reptiles — a statement
which was not true and which Mr. Glad-
stone did not believe and which he repudi-
ated all along! It was a shrewd effort to
catch Mr. Gladstone on a scientific techni-
cality and thus evade the main issue. It is
plain that a great body of experts saw the
facts of geology as teaching one thing and
Mr. Huxley saw them as teaching something
quite the contrary. Why did he not see
with them at least in the general outlines?
May not the answer be that he had so dam-
aged his power of scientific sight that he
could not? Is not an honest, pure heart es-
sential in seeing more persons and things
than God? In the case of the wing and the
scorpions did he not blind his eyes and sear
his scientific conscience? How many times
had he done so? Was it a habit of his?
Who would not far sooner trust the honest
eyes and the pure conscience of James D.
Dana?
Mr. Huxley more than once insinuates
that Mr. Gladstone had not thought it worth
his while to look into the works of Prof.
Dana and thinks this very strange and sur-
prising. In all probability it was only an
insinuation, but it caused a Mr. Sutherland
to write to Prof. Dana shortly after the de-
bate was closed. In the letter he asked the
opinion of tin great American geologist
upon the merits of the controversy. You
will find the full text of his reply in the
Nineteenth Century for August, 1886, p.
304. I quote but one sentence: "I agree
in all essential points with Mr. Gladstone and
believe that the first chapter of Genesis and
science are in accord"
SOME CONCLUSIONS.
In a few paragraphs I would sum up this
discussion and apply its principles to the
problems of our day.
"Nothing is infallible save truth," is a
late and wise dictum. What is the truth
concerning Genesis and science? I cannot
determine this question for you. Nor can
Mr. Gladstone, nor Prof. Huxley, nor Prof.
Drummond, nor Prof. Smith determine it
for me. I must decide for myself. This I
have attempted to do. To insure as large
a degree of success as possible, I have taken
special care to do three things: (1) I began
with the assumption that a special pleader
for Mr. Gladstone would not be as success-
ful in arriving at the truth as one who took
a judicial view of the whole case. I there-
fore dismissed all purpose to uphold the
great English statesman. (2) I have learned
that deep prejudice for an opponent or con-
tempt, though it be mild and courteous, may
blind the eyes to certain facts known and
loved by your opponent. Hence, I have
made sure of my love for Professors Smith
and Drummond and my respect for Haeckel,
Huxley and Reville. My purpose has been
to accept every fact they present and deal
with it as sacred. I have sought to adjust
my thinking to facts rather than to torture
facts to fit my philosophy. (3) I have not
forgotten that experts have rights which
must not be set aside for any purpose what-
ever. They must be sacred to all true
thinkers. Nor have I forgotten that these
rights have boundaries within which they
reign supreme and outside of which they be-
come tyranny as galling as papal lordship.
(4) I have assumed that Jesus Christ as
Lord of truth takes a real interest in all
seekers for truth and that he will and does
help the more careful, the more conscien-
tious, the more humble to a nearer approach
than is possible to the proud and careless.
Believing thus, I have prayed for years, not
for infallibility — the impossible — but for an
approach so near to truth that I might
stand solid as Gibraltar in the storms of
philosophical doubt and help my struggling
brother to find a standing-place. The good
Lord has given me a large answer to that
prayer. He has set my feet on solid rock.
He has filled my soul with a large charity
and a splendid and indescribable sense of
freedom. On this splendid mountain top I
stand, not to dictate to a brother, but to de-
clare what in such lights I see as truth. One
of many truths, certainly not the greatest,
is this: The first chapter of Genesis is in
harmony with science. I know that such a
confession brands a man in certain quarters
as beneath the serious attention of the
scholarly. It puts upon the shoulders of a
sensitive man a heavy, galling cross and
sometimes presses into his brow the thorns
of a painful crown. But a lover of truth
cannot be a puppet or a machine; he must
be a man and a free man in spite of the
thorny crowns and the heavy crosses.
In claiming harmony between Genesis and
science I have not forgotten the other
truth, that the Old Testament must meet the
just demands of literature. Would-be scien-
tists have frequently made unreasonable de-
mands of the Bible and ambitious students
of literature are making unreasonable de-
mands of it; but no truth in science can
ever contradict a truth in literature, nor
can a truth in literature ever annihilate a
truth in science. Truth is one with God.
The tests of science applied to Genesis will
either dishonor themselves, as in the case of
Prof. Huxley, or declare the divine element
therein. Modern literary research will
either hopelessly entangle its champion, aa
in the case of Henry Drummond, or it will
declare the presence in Genesis of a factor
not to be accounted for by the canons of
literature.
No man can hope to satisfy all others in
his statement of truth; therefore it is not a
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September 20, 19C0
surprise that Mr. Gladstone's position failed
to meet the expectations of his illustrious
opponents. This failure was in part due, I
think, to an effort to prove too much. And
Prof. Drummond probably went to the other
extreme and tried to disprove too much.
Mr. Gladstone took splendid evidence for
purposes of rebuttal and used it for pur-
poses of an opening affirmative. A more
careful and modest design on his part would
no doubt have made his case much stronger.
But as it was he fought a battle so strong
that one of his opponents took refuge in
dogmatism that would shame a pope and in
deliberate perversion of facts. Another be-
came so tangled in his words that his biog-
rapher was compelled to put him before his
readers in a sorry plight and with a lame
defense. And not least, he won a very val-
uable verdict from Prof. Dana. Would it
be immodest to suggest that those who have
fprmed their ideas of Genesis from the ma-
terials furnished by sach men as Professors
Smith, Drummond and Huxley could do no
better thing than to go over the ground
once more de novo?
The young men of to-day can do nothing
better than to ask themselves about the
foundations of modern thinking. Are the
leaders of thought as deep and as thorough
as their predecessors? The thought of the
second century was not as deep and thor-
ough as that of Christ and his apostles; the
seventeenth century was shallow and barren
where the reformers were deep and fresh;
literature, government and religion con-
stantly present periods of deep and abiding
thought f jllowed by shallows; are there not
more than the usual number now in the shal-
lows of thought? If so, will not the Lord
Jesus have to save the worl 1 of science as
well as the church? Do not worship the
older generation of thinkers, neither despise
them, but go as deeply into the foundations
of your problems as they did into theirs.
Do not worship any man because he carries
a full complement of modern diplomas. The
college of apostles and the Master combined
did not make twelve Johns or twelve Peters.
Find your leaders and make them your
teachers. And in choosing your teachers
remember that truth alone is infallible and
that truth cares nothing for popular favor
or for majorities. Truth is truth in or out
of popular favor. Neither a conservative
nor a radical majority is proof positive of
truth. Truth is helpful, but not everything
relied upon f :r help is truth. Calvinism as
framed and taught by the great Genevan is
not true, but many yet cling to it for help;
Unitarianism, Mormonism, Theosophy and
Christian Science can su union to court hosts
to testify that they are helpful. Truth is
the oldest thing in the world; find it. Truth
is the newest thing in the world; find it.
Truth is in Christ Je9us; find him. Truth
is far from the careless, the thoughtless, the
proud and the wicked; go not that way.
Truth has no mercy on my sins or my phil-
osophy; it banishes one and may shatter
the other as it did that of Saul of Tarsus.
Truth does not divide its lovers, but brings
them to the unity for which the Master
prayed. God multiply the truth-seekers of
this new century, into which we are en-
tering!
THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEP-
ING CONVERTS.
B. F. MANIRE.
Samuel D. Hastings in a letter to the
New Voice says of the manner in which pro-
hibitionists have been working: "We make
converts, but we lose thousands because we
do not keep them under the influence of the
truths that converted them." The Voice
aptly characterizes this as "a masterly state-
ment of a transceudently important truth,"
and then adds with reference to the con-
verts that are made to the cause of prohibi-
tion: "Let us keep them under the influence
of the truths that converted them." It is a
fact that this "masterly statement" of Mr.
Hastings is just as true of much of our
evangelistic and church work as it is in his
judgment of prohibition work. We make
many converts to the cause of Christ; but
we lose many because we do not keep them
under the influence of the truths that con-
verted them.
All preachers and churches ought to know,
and certainly do know, that it is one thing
to make converts, but quite a different thing
to keep them, yet preachers and churches
often act as if they did not know it. It is
often more difficult to keep converts than it
is to make them; yet the success of any
cause depends as much on keeping the con-
verts as it does on making them, if not
more. Each of these departments of labor,
however, is all-important in its own place.
Converts must be made or there will be
none to keep; and converts must be kept or
but little permanent good, if any, will result
from making them. Indeed, to make con-
verts and then to lose them may do more
harm both to them and to the cause we wish
to establish than not to have made them at
all. "For it were better for them not to
have known the way of righteousness than
after knowing it to turn back from the
holy commandment delivered unto them"
(2 Pet. 2:21).
It should be the aim of every evangelist
and the work of every church to keep
all converts under the influence of the truths
that converted them. In the failure to do
this we find the cause of so many sad losses
to so many churches. Of the many converts
made at our protracted meetings a large
per cent, are lost simply because we fail to
keep them under the influence of the truths
that converted them. This is a most disas-
trous departure from the teaching of Jesus
and the practice of the apostles and their
co-laborers. The sooner we return to the
primitive practice in this respect, the better
will it be both for the prosperity of the local
churches and the extension of the kingdom
of God. The great fundamental truths that
turn men to Christ are the truths that keep
them in Christ and build them up in the
Christian life; hence the transcendent im-
portance of keeping them under the influ-
ence of these truths.
The great commission enjoins the keeping
of converts as well as the making of them.
"Go ye, therefore, and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them into the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit: teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I command you." Teaching
them to observe all things commanded — this is
the way to keep them. This was exempli
fied in Jerusalem on and after the day of
Pentecost. "They then that received his
Word were baptized and there were added
unto them in thit day about three thousand
souls. And they continued steadfastly in
the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the
breaking of bread and the prayers/' Thus
converts were made, and thus they were
kept under the influence of the truths that
converted them in the city of Jerusalem
where the work of the apostles began. They
pursued the same course everywhere else;
and we should follow their example.
Brethren, let us strive, in the love and by
the help of God, to make as many converts
to the cause of Christ as we can in this the
last year of the nineteenth century; and at
the same time let us use all the means whbh
God has placed within our hands to keep
these converts under the influence of the
glorious truths that converted them. Thus
will they and we enter the twentieth cen-
tury fully panoplied for the great conflict
which before its close, we trust, will win
the world for Christ.
Jackson,. Miss.
From the Land of the Mesquite.
Reading so much of summer assemblies causes
me to attempt a report of the Northwest Texas
camp meeting, held near Spring Creek, in Throck-
morton County, August 2-13. Fully a thousand
people were regularly encamped around the foot
of the large hill upon which stood the great white
tabernacle, seating some twenty-five hundred peo-
ple. The crowds were augmented by the large
number who lived near and drove to the grounds
daily. Every department of the work was repre-
sented; every day crowded, beginning with sunrise
prayer meeting, Junior C. E , C. W. B. M., C. E.,
and three preaching services followed in rapid suc-
cession.
Brethren R. Clark and R. R. Hamlin did the
preaching. Fully a dozen other ministers were
present. Bro. and Sister Douthit, Texas' beloved
singing evangelists, led the large chorus choir.
The fellowship was delightful; even in the camps
the people did not seem to be seeking pleasure;
they were there on the Masters business, and in
the eleven days about thiity souls were brought to
him.
A summer assembly is not a novelty, but a
camp meeting on the plains of Texas, thirty miles
from a railroad, certainly was to many of us. Yet,
it is an annual occurrence here as well as in other
parts of the state. A grocery store, butchershop,
laundry, bakershop, long-distance telephone, etc.,
caused us to forget we were in a land which only
a few years ago was an endless plain occupied by
buffalo and the wild horse. One well said it was
literally hurling Christianity at the setting sun.
saying: "God's people have no frontier," and solv-
ing the problem of taking the gospel to the people(
A. Lynn Clinkinbeaed.
Wichita Falls, Texas
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September 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1195
Our Budget*
—Kansas City, Oct. 12-18.
— All eyes are turning to the city at the mouth
of the Kaw.
— The occasion is our great national conven-
tion—three in one — Home, Foreign, C. W. B. M.
— The West will be there en masse, because a
notable gathering has come close to them; the
other parts of the country will be there to see
the West — and enjoy the convention.
— Armory Hall, where the convention meets,
will hold a large convention, but we expect to see
its capacity fully tested, especially at the great
communion service. It will be an occasion worth
going a great way to see and feel, and it will be
worth remembering. Plan to go to the Kansas
City Convention.
— This month ends another missionary year.
— Preparations should be well under way for
attending the General Convention in Kansas City
next month.
— All who are indebted to either one of the mis-
sionary societies, state, home or foreign, by
pledge or otherwise, should remit at once.
—If we are to reach the $250,000 mark for
Church Extension this year it must be done at
once. The churches that have not yet made an
offering for this work should do so at once. The
matter is of urgent importance.
— If the party writing us articles on Christian
Science without signing them only knew how
quickly they got from our hands into the waste
basket he or she might save him or herself much
unnecessary trouble. We have no time to waste
on anonymons letters, to say nothing about
nebulous theories.
— The Herald, Columbia, Mo., for August 31st,
contains a fine report of the Missouri Sunday-
school Association convention which was held in
that city Aug. 28-30. On the first page of the
Herald are excellent half-tone pictures of the
leading officers of the association. Among them is
W. H. McClain of the First Christian Church of
this city. Bro. McClain is V.-P. of the associa-
tion and business manager of the Evangel, publish-
ed in this city in the interest of the work.
— The 84th conference of the M. E. Church
(South) for Missouri was held in Fulton last week
and was well attended and enjoyed by the people
of Fulton. Two of the most popular men present
were W. B. Palmore, editor of the St. Louis
Christian Advocate, and Dr. John Mathews, for-
merly pastor of the Centenary Church, this city.
In his lecture on Temperance and Prohibition Dr.
Palmore said: "The battle of Armageddon will
be fought early in the new century between
organized conscience and organized greed; that
is, between the church and the saloon." That
may be, but organized conscience and organized
greed will include the struggle between labor and
capital and other evils as well as the liquor
traffic.
— Returning from a little excursion down the
lake one day during the past summer at Macatawa
Park, when the little steamer hove in full view of
the cottages crowning the hills and lining the
shore of Lake Michigan, the editor in a moment
of enthusiastic admiration, offered a prize for the
best poem on Macatawa, containing not less than
three stanzas nor more than ten. We have now
received three poems in response to that offer,
and will print them soon anonymously, leaving
our readers to decide on their merits, and after-
wards we wilt give the names of the authors. We
hold the poems a few days for any belated poet
who may wish to enter the race. We reserve
the right to publish or not, as we may deem best.
— We have a letter at this office for W. S.
Furguson, and also one for W. H. Phillips. If
these brethren will send us their present address
these letters will be forwarded.
— The American Christian Missionary Society
is making an earnest effort to close the year with
full collections. There are 300 pledged to take
the May offering that have not yet remitted and
the secretary is making an earnest plea with
these and others to remit. The society just
received $500 on the annuity plan and $1,000 as a
memorial fund. We hope all those churches
having Home Mission funds on hand will send them
in before the close of the month. Send all money
for Home Missions to Benj. L. Smith, Y. M. C. A.
Building, Cincinnati, 0.
— The assistant editor of this paper visited the
brethren in Hematite, Mo., on last Sunday. The
day was cool and pleasant and good audiences
were present both morning and evening. We see
no reason why this church and the one in Festus,
six miles away, should not co-operate in the
support of a preacher between them. Each of
these congregations still has substantial material
and the field for enlargement is certainly good.
The time has certainly come when the weaker
churches should be grouped together in the
support of proper and needful pastoral v, ork. A
protracted meeting once or twice a year does not
meet the spiritual wants of rural churches.
— D. D. MacLean, of Bowling Green, Fla.,
testifies to the ability of members to work even
under the most discouraging circumstances. He
says that all told they number only twelve
Disciples of Christ in Bowling Green, and yet,
these twelve, besides meeting their own expenses,
gave to Foreign Missions, $10; to Home Missions,
$10.50; to famine sufferers, $10.15; to Children's
Day, $5; to state work, $5; to Church Extension,
$10; to C. W. B. M. general fund, $18.75. Total,
$69.40. Proportionate giving by the entire
brotherhood to that of this little band would
have snowed our missionary treasurers under
with money. We commend the faith and works
of this little band to all our do-nothing churches.
— We have received a card from Mr. and Mrs.
Lathrop C. Stow, of Grand Rapids, Mich, announc-
ing the marriage of their daughter, Miss Bertha,
to Mr. Harvey Erwin Witmer, on September 13.
Our intimate acquaintance with the bride and our
knowledge of her charming character leads us to
extend our hearty congratulations to the fortun-
ate bridegroom, whom we do not know, but whose
good sense we greatly admire. To both of the
happy pair we offer our best wishes for their
future happiness and usefulness. May they "walk
this world yoked in all exercise of noble end,''
until their life purpose be accomplished.
— The program of the New York state conven-
tion did not reach us early enough to appear in
our last issue. It will be held this week in Niagara
Falls on the same days of the Michigan convention
in Grand Rapids and includes the Ministerial As
sociation and the C. W. B. M. of the state. The
Ministerial Association will hold its session on
Tuesda the 18th, with addresses in the forenoon by
G. B. Townsend, in the afternoon by J. M. Philputt
and in the evening by M. E. Harlan. Wednesday,
the 19th, will be given to reports and business of
the missionary society with an address in the
afternoon by B. A. Jenkins, and in the evening by
B. Q. Denham, of New York. The C. W. B. M.
session will occupy Thursday, with addresses in
the afternoon by the president, Mrs. Laura Gerould
Craig, and in the evening by Miss Mary Graybeil
and Miss Adelaid Gail Frost, both of India. On
Friday addresses will be given in the forenoon by
G. W. Muckley, in the afternoon by Dr. 0. P. Giff ord
and in the evening by C. C. Smith.
Whmt are Humors'?
They are vitiated or morbid fluids cours-
ing the veins and affecting the tissues.
They are commonly due to defective diges-
tion but sometimes inherited.
How do they manifest themselves?
In many forms of cutaneous eruption,
salt rheum or eczema, pimples and boils,
and in weakness, languor and general
debility.
Plow are they expelled? By
&i@@8i*s SstrsapaMiia
which also builds up the system that has
suffered from them.
. It is the best of all medicines for all
humors.
—The catalog of Michigan College for 1899-
1900, with announcements for 1900-1901 presents
the last year's record end the future outlook of a
growing school. Those who are casting about for
a school to attend or to have their children attend
should send for this catalog and note its claims.
—The Buckeye Bell Foundry, Cincinnati, has a
fine article in the Western Architect and Builder
for July, in which some vc-ry novel and suprising
things are stated in relation to the casting of large
bells. The Buckeye Bell Company probably
stands at the head of this industry in the United
States.
— At a meeting of the congregation at Cascade,
Mich., last Lord's day, it was settled to celebrate
the thirty-fifth anniversary of the congregation
October 6th and 7th. The church expects this to
be one of the best of times. If any one who has
preached at Cascade in the past or any one who
was once a member of the congregation there
should read this notice, will you not add to the in-
terest of the anniversary by writing a letter to be
read at the Lord's day service. Address Wm.
Chappie, pastor, Cascade, Kent County, Mich.
— We are in receipt of a circular or prospectua
of the Bible lectures of Bro. J. S. Hughes entitled
"A Week of Religious Awakening: The Last Days
of Early Christianity and its Coming Glory."
These lectures of Bro. Hughes are also called
"f!even Nights with John in Patmos." Mr. Hughes
has made a specialty of "The Last Days of Early
Christianity." And in this fruitful field he has
found much to help the church to-day in its strug-
gles with the powers of darkness. These lectures
are highly commended by various well-known
brethren in the circular mentioned and can be se-
cured by addressing the author at Station 0.,
Chicago. We would be glad to see Bro. Hughes
kept busy in delivering these lectures. Plan for
these lectures in your church during the coming
autumn and winter.
— The brotherhood will be glad to know that on
September 13 there was $238,703,11 in our Ex-
tension Fund and that we now lack only $11,296.-
89 of reaching the quarter-million mark. It needs
now but a special effort on next Sunday, the 23rd,
among all the churches that have not taken or
sent in their offering, and the hoped-for result
will be attained. If the offering is taken on next
Sunday and promptly forwarded to G. W. Muckley,
Kansas City, Mo., it will reach the office before
the books close at noon on Saturday, the 29th.
Let the apportionment be sent if possible. The
strongest churches have not yet sent in their offer-
ings and we urge that they do so early next week.
— I! W. Cameron, pastor of the Church of
Christ in Weldon, la., and the Adventists of that
city are exchanging views on the life and im-
mortality question through the Weldon News. In
the issue of that paper for September 13th Bro.
Cameron gives an able review of an Adventist
tract or booklet on the subject.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, 1900
— The receipts for Foreign Missions for thir-
teen days of September amount 10 $5,642.99, or a
gain of $1,780 81 over the corresponding thirteen
days of 1899. The total receipts for the year
up to Sept. 13, amount to $159,076.95, or a gain
of $24,815.77 The books close for the current
missionary year September 30. Whatever is done
now must be done quickly. No offering will be
credited on this year that reaches the treasury
after September 30. Send offerings to F. M.
Rains, Treas., Box 884, Cincinnati, Ohio.
— At the conclusion of the services in the First
Christian Church of this city, on last Sunday, the
resignation of its pastor, F. 0. Fannon was read
to the congregation. The matter came as a
great surprise to the congregation. The basis of
the resignation was financial situation. The
resignation was referred to the official board of
the church in the hope that the difficulty which
seemed to stand in the way of Bro. Fannon's con-
tinuance as the pastor of the church could be re-
moved, the resignation reconsidered and the pres-
ent relation continued. Bro. McCanne and his
family, who some months ago moved into the
vicinity of the Mt. Cabanne Church changed their
church memberships last Sunday. There was no
preachers' meeting in this office on last Monday
on account of the migration of preachers toward
Moberly.
— The program of the Michigan state conven-
tion did not reach us in time to appear last week,
and as it is in session this week in Grand Rapids
its appearance in this paper would be of little
service to any one. The program is a triple one.
It contains the sessions of the Michigan Mission-
ary Society, the Michigan C. W. B. M., and the
Michigan Christian Ministerial Association. To
say that it is a strong program is to put the facts
in a very moderate way, and we are sure that the
delegates are enjoying a feast In Grand Rapids
this week. We regret that we could not have
had the program a few days earlier that it might
have appeared in our issue last week. The ses-
sions of the Ministerial Association come first,
beginning on Monday night, and will present a
fine exposition of practical themes by practical
men. The other convention sessions will not
come behind in interest with their respective
parts. The names on the program will bear us out
in this statement.
— N. B. Cooksey, of Olney, 111 , has devised a
new method for the collection of money for the
payment of church debts. It is called "The 20th
Century Flying Roll." It is a sort of printed sub-
scription paper sent by mail from friend to friend
asking for not less than a dime to be sent direct
to the pastor of the church soliciting the help by
each receiver of a flying roll and the same signed
with amount forwarded and then sent on to an-
other to do likewise. Each flyiDg roll is to be
kept rolling or flying until full of names and then
returned and filed in the archives of the church.
We expect that the air will soon be full of flying
rolls — for a season at least.
— The C. W. B. M. quarterly meeting of St.
Louis will be held at Tuxedo, Friday, Sept. 28. A
missionary from India, probably Miss Adelaide
Frost, will address the meeting. A good program,
as usual, will be given.
— A letter from Bro. B. A. Jenkins dated Hac-
atawa, Mich., Sept. 12, says:
The worst storm in years occurred here last
night. People are all excited this morning. I
have engaged passage from Chicago on the Hol-
land, but of course came by rail. The Soo is still
at Macatawa Dock. Great trees are down in the
grove. No damage to houses.
This was the West Indies hurricane that de-
vastated Galveston on its way to the Atlantic
Coast, where it struck Cape Breton Island.
— The communication from 0. P. Spiegel, in-
cluding a letter from Bro. Lamar, will be interest-
ing, especially to our readers in the South. They
will be interested in the reminiscence of Bro.
Lamar, and in the good news of the success of
the gospel in this last meeting. That first meet-
ing, however, was a tremendous success, for which
we are all thankful, if it accomplished what Bro.
Lamar says it did.
— The meeting recently held by Chas. M. Fill-
more, pastor of the church in Carthage, Ohio, on
"Politics and Religion" as reported in the Review
and News, cannot result in other than j>ood. Bro.
Fillmore said many wise and timely things, among
which we quote the following:
Under our form of government every citizen
has a multitude of duties resting upon him, and
he is not released from any of those duties when
he becomes a Christian, but must now feel that he
must discharge them in away that will be accepta-
ble to his great Lord and Master.
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of the great "Reformation of the Nlnetenth
Century" will be found in the biographies of
these herois pioneers — Campbell, Smith, Franklin,
Goodwin, Shaw, Rogers, etc.
This offer of the "Biographical and Historical
Library" will remain open from the present time
until November 1, when it will positively be with-
drawn. We reserve the right, however, to with-
draw the offer at any time prior to November 1,
if our stock of these books shall become ex-
hausted.
California Convention Notes.
Our state convention has closed and Mrs.
Sweeney and myself, with many others, are re-
maining over to enjoy the balmy breezes of Santa
Cruz Bay.
Jesse H. Hughes, George W. Sweeney, Wm. H.
Martin and R. L. McDalton were elected at the
late California state convention as delegates to
the National Convention at Kansas City.
J. H. Hughes has served the California state
convention for the past two years as president and
was unanimously nominated for a third year, which
last he declined.
J. H. McCullough preached on the second Sun-
day of the California state convention at the
morning hour on "Life," and Dean Hiram VanKirk
preached at night on "Apostolic Missionary Meth-
ods."
At the late state meeting of California, George
W. Sweeney preached on the first Sunday morning
on the "Word Becoming Flesh and Dwelling Among
Men." . A. C. Smither preached at night on the
"Church." The audiences on both Sundays were
said to have been the largest in the history of
California state meetings.
George W. Sweeney.
Santa Cruz, Cal.
personal JMentton.
0. D. Jones, of Edina, Mo., has published a book
of 105 pages entitled "Politics of the Nazarene."
Price of the book, 50 cents.
On Sept. 9th the tenth anniversary of the pas-
torate of A. C. Smither with the First Christian
Church, Los Angeles, Cal., was appropriately
observed with special services and sermon.
G. F. Rogers has decided to remain with the
church at Illiopolis, 111., another year, having
already served the church in the capacity of
pastor for almost seven years.
R G. Adams, of Youngstown, Ohio, says that
he can put any church desiring a first-class meet-
ing in correspondence with an excellent man "who
is an orator and holds rousing meetings."
A sermon recently preached by C. P. Smith, pas-
tor of the Church of Christ in Richmond, Mo., on
"The World's Great Enigma," was published in the
Richmond Missourian of Sept 6th It is a sermon
that Is both comforting and strengthening to the
Christian.
W. S. Errett, of Carbondale, 111., gave u? a very
pleasant call last week. He was returning from a
visit to the church in Waverly, 111. A church that
enjoys wholesome doctrine would do well to secure
the services of Bro. Errett.
John Williams, ^pastor of the Church of Christ
in Whiting, la., gays that the hotel in that town is
for sale and they would be glad to have a Christian
family purchase It. The prce is $2,200, and he
says that it is doing a fine business.
A minister, a thorough college graduate and
full of the missionary spirit, would be glad to cor-
respond with any church wanting a protracted
meetiag. Will hold a meeting for the free will
offering. Address Minister, Box 292, Jonesboro,
Ark.
Geo. R. Beardslee's address and residence is
Wabash, Ind., instead of Washington as stated in
a notice in this column in a previous paper. He
preaches for the church at Granger, Ind., one-half
time and would be glad to find a church that
could take the remainder of his time.
J. W. Lowber, of Austin, Texas, has an oppor-
tunity of getting good pay from Eastern maga-
zines and also from English magazines for articles
along the line of his book, "Cultura," but he is
writing a new book and does not feel that he can
undertake any more work.
President E. V. Zollars, Hiram, 0., desires to
call the attention of any church that is planning
to hold revival meetings, to the merits of J. L.
McDonald as an evangelist. He says that Bro.
McDonald has had large and successful experience,
preaches strong gospel sermons and is sound,
logical and convincing, that he is both edifying
and instructive, and his meetings always leave the
church in a healthy condition. He co-operates in
the most fraternal way with the pastor. He may
be addressed at Hiram, 0., and ought to be kept
busy holding meetings.
A. W. Davis, an evangelist who has been work-
ing ui der the auspices of the Kentucky state
board has been spending a few weeka in this city,
undergoing treatment for his throat. Bro. Davis
has three assistants with him in his work,
who make a specialty of the son^ service. While
in the city they held revival services en the street
and on Tuesday night of this week gave a musical
entertainment in the Carondelet Christian Church.
Bro. Davis is anxious to get back to his work in
Kentucky.
Member 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1197
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A PLAIN STATEMENT.
"1
About two years ago "Silver and Gold" was
published. Since that time we have sold One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand copies. This fact
proves, beyond all question, that "Silver and
Gold" is a song-book of the highest class. No
poor book, no book that was merely "pretty fair"
could have had such a circulation. Its worth
made it popular, and its popularity has proven
its worth.
<" We have prepared a little pamphlet, containing
sample pages (reduced) and price-list of this
song-book. This pamphlet is sent, free, to all
who request it. Write to Hackleman 'Music Co ,
Indianapolis, or to The Christian Publishing Co.,
St. Louis.
R. L. McHatton, of Santa Cruz, California, is
■v in Missouri for a season and can be addressed
Jl827 Pecn Street, Kansas City.
L J. Marshall has returned from his vacation
his work with the church in Palmyra, Mo.,
ere he began the third year of his pastorate,
bt. 9th.
B. W. Crutcher has accepted a call to preach
[ the church in Harrisonville, Mo., beginning
tober 1. ThU brings Bro. Crutcher back into
ssouri, and into a former field in which he was
•y successful This was during the years '87
i '88. Bro. Crutcher leaves Pine Bluff, Ark., on
Munt of the health of his wife.
Dr. A. C. Foster has moved from Blue Mound to
lnmbia, Mo., to educate his children. Bro.
ster was for four years pastor of the church
Blue Mound ardfor nine years its leading elder,
e Doctor leaves a large practice, and many
ends in the church and out of it. He will be
lly mi?sed, but we hope to close up the ranks
i move on.
Prof. W. E. M. Hackleman, of Indianapolie,
1 , called at this office on Monday A. M., on his
•y to the convention at Moberly On account
a be lated train Bo H. missed the Christian-
angelist special, but followed on the after-
on traio. Missouri would hardly know how to
Id a convention without Prof. Hackleman's
3ser.ce and music.
Last Sunday was the sixth anniversary of the
storate of S. S. Jones of the First Church of
rist. The pastor submitted a report of the six
ars' work that was exceedingly gratifying to
i corgregation:
ditions to the church by conversion and
baptism 600
letter 244
statement 176
claimed 13
Total 1,033
The present membership of the church is 775.
e Second Church of Christ has been organized
thin the last eighteen months, and now has a
mbership of 170, and is building a handsome
nse of worship, which will be dedicated about
> first of December.
During the six years the congregation of the
First Church has raised and paid out over $31,000
for all purposes, $19,000 being spent on the lot
arid handsome building at the corner of Oak and
Seminary Streets. The spiritual growth of the
congregation has been good, and as a moral and
spiritual force it stands second to no organization
in Danville, and its missionary efforts are world-
wide. The pastor pointed out that the congre-
gation had the greatest opportunity of its his ory
just before it, but said certain things would be
needful in order to make the most of this oppor-
tunity.— Danville Democrat.
H. A. Easton, who has been serving his home
church as assistant pastor and chorister for some
time p&st, will soon close his work with them and
desires to engage with pastors or evangelists as
singer. Would prefer to engage permanently
with some good evangelist. Address Danville,
Illinois, Rural Route 2. No leader of song among
our people is better known than Bro. Eastoa.
J. D. Dillard, Fredricktown, Mo., to St. Louis,
Mo
J H. Lacey, Du Plain, Mich., to Rochester, Ind.
J. K. Cornell, Des Moines to Newton, la.
S. P. Telford, Washington, la , to Denver, Colo.
Jas. H. Brooks, Corinth, Miss., to Newport, Ark.
H. E. Rossell, Tustin, Mich., to Missoula, Mont.
W. H. Willyard, Beaver, Pa., to Charlestown,
Ind.
D. A. Russell, San Jose, Cal., to Berkeley, Cal.
G. A. Reynolds, McComb City, to Grenada, Miss.
A. 0. MacFarland, Mexico to Columbia, Mo.
S. W. Nay, Elk City to Leavenworth, Kas.
Geo. C Waggoner, Boonsville, Tenn., to Lex-
ington, Ky.
E. W. McDiarmid, Hazel Green to Morehead, Ky.
Chas. A. Stevens, Trinidad, Col., to Fort Dodge,
Iowa.
P. N Mystrom, Sac City to Kellogg, Iowa.
J. D Lemon, Burlington to Strawn, Kan.
W. S Moore, Columbus to Lacygne, Kan.
E. C. Davis, Errett, Mass., to Hiram, Ohio.
W. B. Harter, Aurora to Wilbur, Neb.
G. W. Moore, Cartland to East Akron, Ohio.
Jesse B. Haston, Galveston to Arcadia, Tex.
Joel M. Fisher, Volga City to Prescott, la.
E. L. Burch, Eureka, Cal., to Portland, Ore.
H. B. Sima, New Port, Ark., to Poplar Bluff, M
L. J. Marshall, Manitou, Col., to Palmyra, Mo.
R. H. Lamkin Walnut Hill to Lexington, Ky.
I. H. Fuller, Wapello to Corning, la.
R. V. Leeson, Albany, Mo., to Denison, Kas.
The New England Conservatory of Music is
about to take another forward step in its develop-
ment. Nearly an acre of land has already been
bought on Huntington Avenue, in the aristocratic
Back Bay district of Boston, and only one block
from the new music hall which is in the process of
erection. Within a year the trustees hope to be
able to make the transfer from the old home on
Washington Street to the new. Instead of one
large building, two, and possibly three, will be
constructed, one containing classrooms and a
large hall for the concerts and recitals which are
of almost daily occurrence in such an institution,
and the other for the Conservatory Home. More
structures will be built as needed on the ample
grounds.
In its new home it will be in the center of the
most interesting section of Greater Boston. Amid
these surroundings, and in the closest relations
with Music Hall, the Art Museum, and the various
musical and art societies with which Back Bay
abounds, the New England Conservatory gives
promise of a future which may well eclipse the
splendor of its past history, and make it in the
truest sense a University of Musi % to which the
lesser schools all over the country may send their
graduates to receive the training and advantages
which only a great university in a great muscal
center can bestow.
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1198
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, 19C«
The Makers of the Bethany Read-
ing Courses.
The picture which we present on the cover this
week will be of unusual intereet to that large and
growing company of boih young and old who are
following the Bethany C. E. Reading Courses. It
is a matter of congratulation, not only that we
have at last undertaken this work of providing a
systematic course of religious reading, but that
its direction has been placed in the hands of men
so truly representative of our best scholarship.
One of the most important educational problems
of the present generation and one the importance
of which is being more and more recognized by
pedagogical specialists, is the problem of making
the higher education also a broader edu-
cation. The immense success of the Chautau-
qua movement and the growing popularity
of the University Extension method give
evidence that this need is recognized — the
need of ways for giving to the many those things
which have until recently been too much confined
to the comparative few who can enjoy the advan-
tages of college and university study. The Beth-
any C. E. Reading Courses are the Chautauqua of
the Disciples. The courses have been laid out
and the handbooks and weekly readings prepared
by men whose scholarly attainments and zealous
devotion have eminently fitted them for the per-
formance of the task. It is to be hoped that in
the year's study, which begins October 1, the en-
rollment will be much larger than it has ever been
before. The call for volunteers here should ap-
peal to your desire for the best things for your-
self; and it need not be a selfish desire, either, for
the larger the enrollment the more certain it is
that the reading courses will be a permanent suc-
cess.
Why Attend the National Conven-
tion?
Before the Cincinnati convention we had no
church in our little town, and as there were only
four or five Disciples of Christ in this part of the
country it seemed to be a great undertaking to
try to effect an organization. Wa did not
see our way clear to employ a minister to hold a
meeting for us, but after returning from Cincin-
nati we had a great supply of faith, warmer heart
and a freer pocketbook.
After obtaining T. A. Lindenmeyer, of Lexing-
ton, Neb., to hold a meeting, a church was organ-
ized with 28 members, including four school-
teachers. We are glad to say that these results
were brought about through the inspiration re-
ceived from the sweet songs and grand thoughts
by noble men and women at the Cincinnati Con-
vention.
As you read these few lines think of the souls
that have been saved in the United States through
extra efforts made by those who attend our
national conventions. You cannot afford to miss
the Kansas City Convention, as time and money
will be worth less than those sweet songs and
grand speeches from the greatest ministers of our
brotherhood from all parts of the United States
and across the waters. Sons and daughters who
have been away from their old homes for years
will find it pleasant to meet their fathers and
mothers there. Brothers and sisters will be glad
to meet there and recall to memory their child-
hood days.
Old ministers with one foot in the grave,
perhaps their last convention, young ministers in
the vigor of their manhood. Old schoolmates
and students from the colleges of our brotherhood
will be there. This should be the largest and
most inspiring national convention of the Chris-
tian Church.
Now is the time to begin to make preparations
to go. Leave the dark side of life at home and
ESjiii
This is the cut of the new Christian Church in Bedford, Indiana, where James Small ministers. 1
will be built of Bedford Limestone and will cost $20,000 and seat 1,000 people. It will be ei
closed about Christmas. The length is 125x87, and the dome is 78 feet high.
take the bright side to Kansas City which will grow
brighter and when you return home it will over-
rule the darkness and you can give our Lord the
praise. J. P. Bridges, Agent U. P. R. R.
Eddyville, Neb.
Go "With Us to the National Con-
vention at Kansas City,
October 11-18.
The Christian-Evangelist has selected the
Burlington Route over which to run its special ex-
cursion to the National Convention at Kansas
City.
We have done this because this route is the
most convenient for a large part of our brother-
hood in Missouri and adjoining states.
Everyone knows the Burlington Route; its track
is firm and safe, its equipment of the very best
and the territory covered by its lines is immense.
Our arrangement with them assures us of the
exclusive use by the Christian-Evangelist excur-
sion of as many first-class chair cars as may be
needed for the comfort of the members of that
party.
We will leave St. Louis on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at
9 A. M., on one of their best trains and in some of
their best cars. Don't forget that there will be
nothing second-rate about the arrangement.
We will make connection at Hannibal with
trains from the East and North and invite all who
can meet us at St. Louis, Hannibal, Laclede or
other points en route to join our party. Brethren
who live off the line of the Burlington but who
would like to join us in this excursion, either
singly or in parties, are invited to write us for
fuller information.
Railroad rates to Kansas City are one fare plus
two dollars for the round trip from all points
except that from points from which the one-way
rate to Kansas City is six dollars or less, the rate
will be one and one-third fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale Oct. 11, 13 and 15; good for re-
turn leaving Kansas City up to and including Oct.
20. On tickets where the rate is one fare plus
two dollars there will be a joint agency fee at
Kansas City of fifty cents.
Watch the columns of the Christian-Evangel-
ist each week for additional information, but
beam at once to form your parties. We will do
all we can to assist in arranging for your comfort
and convenience. Write to us about it.
Address W. D. Cree in care of this office.
A Pleasant Accident.
As a rule, accidents are not pleasant, especial!
railroad acci;ents. But this one was. Understand
I didn't say it was a wreck — only an accident. lj
was all my fault that it happened, and it was d
the fault of the Pennsylvania Railroad Compan
that it was pleasant. It was like this: I wa
going to New York to catch a steamer for Europ
and was making rather close connections withi
The train reached Pittsburg early in the morning
It was that fast train which makes only thre
stops between Pittsburg and New York. I jumpe
off to get breakfast in the lunch room, met a I
acquaintance there, and we had a pleasant tim
together. I remember we remarked how fooIU
it was for people to be nervous for fear of ge<
ting left on such occasions. They gulp thei
food as if the house was on fire and think sure th
train will leave them; but it never does. The
we went forth to find our train and were told tha
it had been gone about two minutes and wouldn'
stop for a hundred miles. But another train o
the same road was just ready to start. We sued
moned the station-master and tsld our trouble*
He summoned somebody else and had him hoi
that train till we were ready to take it. He too^
us to a high official in an upper floor of the sti
tion and the high official took a list of all on:
possessions which we had left scattered aroun'
in the sleeper on the departed train, includinj
our tickets, which were in the hands of the Pul
man conductor. He telegraphed instructions t
the first station where the train would stop an
wrote an order to the conductor o* the secon
train to carry us to that point. When we reache
Altoona, there was a blue-coated official standia
beside the track with his arms full of our valises
overcoats, hats, magazines, umbrellas, and th
other etceteras of a traveler's outfit. In short,
reached New York only an hour and a half late
than if I had not missed the train, none of m.i
belongings were lest, and I caught my steamer.
The beauty of it was that throughout the whol
experience, nobody so much as hinted that *
were idiots to get left — which we were. The
seemed to assume that it was any gentleman'
prerogative to miss a train once in a while an
that they were there to see that no urpleasan
results followed the exercise of that right. I
was a genuine joy to have dealings with a set o
officials who could be gentlemanly as well as busi
nesslike. I thought considerably less of my of
competence as a traveler after this experience
but considerably more of the employees of th>
Pennsylvania R. R. W. E. G.
September 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1199
Correspondence*
English Topics.
STIFF CHURCH.
The good old epigram on ecclesiastical differen-
;iations says that the Church of England, estab-
lished by law in the Old Country, is divided by
ipinion and practice into three sections. These
;re the High Church with its attitudes, the Broad
Jhurch with its latitudes and the Low Church with
is platitudes. But my observation leads me to
lote that there is another big party in the An-
dean fold, which is by far the greatest of all.
:his is the Stiff Church, which is not reckoned in
, definite category, but exists all the same, in
;reat power, wealth and influence. The Low
Jhurch party is at present in doleful dumps be-
lause of the triumphant progress of the Ritual-
ats. These are defiant because they are trium-
ihant. For the same reason the High Church
>arty is in the ascendant. It is the promoter of
ill the Ritualist "gymkhana." The antics of the
iriests who play at popery in the Protestant com-
nunion are, of course, identified with the very
lame of High Church. And where is the Broad
Church party to-day? Where, indeed? It is
vithering away under the contempt of the nation,
fet, in the days of my boyhood it seemed about
;o capture the whole field of each other section.
Dhose were the days of Charles Kingsley ; of Dean
Stanley; of Stopford Brooke's Church career before
is seceded to the Unitarians, and of the present
Archbishop of Canterbury, when he was Head-
naster of Rugby School and wrote his famous
irticles in "Essays and Reviews," which stamped
lim as a rationalistic sceptic of the most pro-
lonnced order. But Dr. Frederick Temple be-
jame Bishop of Exeter and there was a terrible
commotion among the Evangelicals, because they
;onsidered him little better than an infidel. It
ia3 a wonderful effect on an agnostic clergyman
f he is tossed up into a bishopric and into the
Bouse of Lords. He is sure to leave all his here-
sies behind him. Years rolled on and Dr. Temple
w&a translated from the See of Exeter and became
Bishop of London. Then in his septuagenarian
period he was made Primate of all England. He
is properly orthodox now; but he is neither High,
Low nor Broad. Our Archbishop of Canterbury
is a Stiff Churchman! "Where do you buy your
tobacco?" asked the famous C. M. Birrell, Bap-
tist minister of Liverpool (predecessor of Aked),
addressing the sarcastic query to his friend, Hugh
Stowell Brown, the noted pastor in those days of
Myrtle Street Baptist Chapel. "Where do you
buy your starch?" retorted Brown. The latter was
an inveterate smoker, much to the constant dis-
tress of his friend, who wore high and very im-
posing collars and was as punctilious in all his
manners as Brown was free and easy.
STARCHY RELIGIONISTS.
This to my mind is the chief of ecclesiastical
troubles. So many people are simply rigid as if
they were dipped in starch every morning! One
of my young fellowstudents, when I was in col-
lege, went out one Sunday to preach and got him-
self most earnestly prayed for by an old deacon
in the post-preaching prayer- meeting. The prayer
was, "0 Lord, forgive the preacher for the illus-
tration he has been using!" And yet the unfor-
tunate illustration was from actual life. The
student told his hearers that he had been hearing
of a young lady, newly married, who knew so little
of housekeeping that when her husband came
home from his office one evening she proudly pre-
sented him with the first specimen of her washing
and ironing. To his unspeakable and mingled
amusement and dismay he saw that it was one of
his ghirts, starched and ironed all over! As I am
not preaching a sermon but only writing a familiar
letter, I may be forgiven if I use this incident as
really illustrating the type of the average church
woman, but still more of the ordinary church
woman of England to-day. Here is our difficulty:
We are confronted by some iew millions of re-
ligious people in this country who are stiffened
into inflexibility by the posseision of exclusive
caste priv,leges, civil and religious at the same time
The vast majority of church people who sway the
fashion of society and real'y control the country
are neither hi^h, low nor broad. They are utterly
indifferent, about shades of doctrine. One cere-
mony is to them a3 good as another. They are
merely of the church, churchy and consequently
they are very much of the earth, earthy; not of
the heavens, heavenly; because this affectation of
superiority generates ineffable arrogance and the
spiritual element is carnalized by pride, bigotry
and an egotism of the grossest inflation. The
preaching of apostolic truth cannot touch such
haughty souls. Indeed, they will not listen to any
preacher who is not a state church clergyman.
The only sin which really shocks them as unpar-
donable is the guilt of schism, which is with them
only another name for Dissent or Nonconformity.
I have known the most cruel treatment suffered
by some member of a churchy family who, weary
and sick at heart of the whole mockery of this
sham Protestantism, has boldly attended my own
ministry. I have seen numerous cases of miser-
able persecution and of the display of abominable
bigotry. Well, I may as well come out with a
personal fact. I know what I am saying. I was
born, cradled and educated in the very midst of
Church of England society and was guilty of com-
ing out of it because Spurgeon opened my eyes to
the truth concerning baptism. I was at once my-
self a victim of relentless persecution of that neg-
ative kind which consists of boycotting, exclusion
and every king of excommunication. And this is
the kind of spirit which prevails more bitterly
than ever it did. It does duty instead of fire, axe
and rack. And let me say that the greatest bigots
in the state church are the women. I am grieved
to have to say it, but I am constrained to remark
that but for the proud and cold haughtiness of
the millions of the pious and uncompromising
women the Church of England might be disestab-
lished forthwith. I do not agree with any of the
schemes for the. extension of the franchise to
women. Here in one particular and one only I
totally disagree with Lady Henry Somerset and
the late Miss Willard. Those two noble ladies
split the Temperance party in England in twain
by forcing to the front the women's suffrage
movement. They did not advance the cause which
they obtruded one inch, but only drove it back,
while they rent the Temperance ranks irremedi-
ably. If the women of England came into political
power to-morrow the vast majority of them would
proceed to bolster up in the most determined man-
ner the fabric of priestcraft which is tottering
under its own condition of effeteness and decay.
And it is largely owing to our women that the
great and disastrous conservative reactionary
wave has now for some years rolled over every in-
stitution.
NO MISOGYNIST.
Let it not appear to any of my readers that I
am disparaging lovely woman. On the contrary I
honor the fair part of humanity far more than do
those who make the blunder of hurling woman
into the corrupt and degrading cockpit of strife
and altercation. It seems to me that we of the
unfair sex are the proper political soldiers. We
ought no more to devote our delicate, refined and
sensitive wives, sisters and daughters to such an
avocation than to send them to war among shot
and shell. And yet I am reckoned an advanced
radical. And let me say that in this country
many of our most advanced men are entirely op-
posed to woman's suffrage. Woman is not logical,
but rather rhetorical. She is intuitively impul-
sive and commits her judgment and her reason
almost entirely to her emotions and sentiments.
She is perfectly adapted to control all the best
and highest spheres of life. She is man's auto-
crat and rules him so as at the same time to
leave him entirely unconscious that he is her ab-
ject slave. It seems, I dare say,- foolish on the
part of an Englishman to write thus against the
assumption of political functions by women, seeing
that this mighty empire is ruled by Queen Vic-
toria. But she only rules the empire as your wife,
I verily believe, rules you, Bro. Garrison, and as I
suppose, or at any rate suspect, my wife rules me.
Our Queen i= not a politician. She rules as a
sentimental figurehead. She does not interfere
with the affairs of the nation. When she has
been thought to show some partiality for a states-
man, or some dislike to a minister of state, she
has somewhat suffered in public esteem for the
time. .1 political qu,een would lose all the affec-
tion of the nation. I do not believe she could
continue to reign. I seemed to notice when I was
in America that your women ruled many of the
churches, but I thought I discovered that
they did so by doing nearly all the work. (I re-
member that when I gave a lecture anywhere the
pastor always came to me at the end apologetically
and handed me a fee, saying that the ladies had
kept half the collection. I never made any charge
and I respected the kdies far too much to demur.
But the power of the American woman always
impressed me. One pastor brought me all the
collection, much to my astonishment. I could
hardly believe it, but I was not sorry, as distances
are great to travel on your continent.)
PERSONALIA.
I have been enjoying some memorable treats
this summer in intercourse with fugitive American
brothers and sisters. Just at this moment Prof.
Haggard and wife are among us. He will be
speaking to my people. Bro. Bloom from Cato,
N. Y., is here too, staying in this neighborhood.
We shall hear him also at some meeting. Thous-
ands of Americans must have visited London and
Paris. We eDJoy the benefit of a passing visit
from some. The difficulty is to keep an American
on the ground here a little longer after he has
been scouring some sections of Europe. The set-
ting sun seems then to exercise for him an irre-
sistible fascination. For some whom I hunger to
see we look in vain. Where is Z Sweeney, who
told me he wouli certainly be here? Where are
the Tyler brothers? It is good to hear that Dr.
Moore may be along in the late autumn. This is
really his native country, only his parents hap-
pened not to be here just »hen he was born.
Many big Americans are preaching here this
month. Dr. Amory Bradford, Dr. Reuben Thomas
and Dr. Pierson are giving sermons in London.
Dr. Lorimer has gone to Scotland from London
after delighting great audiences. Every year we
seem to hear an extra number of American speak-
ers. There is but little difference, after all, be-
tween an eloquent American and an eloquent
Britisher. Eloquenee is of cosmopolitan value
and oratory is a commodity of universal accept-
ance. When this gift is sanctified it is still the
bugle-blast which startles sinners who are drift-
ing on the way to perdition and it is still the silver
trumpet which gives the signal for the opening of
Paradise to the pilgrims of the night of earth's
weary journey. William Durban.
43 Park Road, Sauth Tottenham, London, Aug.
30, 1900.
Your best friend can give you no better advice
than this: "For impure blood, bad stomach and
weak nerves take Hood's Sarsaparilla."
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September 20, 19(
The Lands of the Long Day— XI.
RUSSIA FROM A CAR WINDOW.
Russia has a well-deserved reputation for being
the most expensive country in Europe for trav-
elers. In particular, its hotels are characterized
as the dearest and worst on the continent. With
this latter opinion I scarcely agree. The inns of
the smaller towns may be as bad as their Slav-
ophobic detractors assert, but there are plenty of
good (though dear) hotels in the cities. Railroad
travel has, however, the merit of being both cheap
and comfortable. The cars, which are almost all
of the corridor type, are quite as comfortable as
our best Pullmans and far superior to the aver-
age European coach. Strangely enough, though,
even their best cars are commonly lighted with
candles. One who has secured a berth in a sleeper
and also wishes bedclothes secures them from
the porter for an extra fee, but most Russian
travelers carry their own or do without. My rein-
deer furs did good service at this juncture; but
at times when I looked from the car window over
a rolling landscape of mingled field and forest, I
pined for the bicycle which I had left with the
Lapp by the Arctic Ocean as the price of the said
furs. The roads are not as well made as in other
European countries, but continuous good weather
had brought even the dirt roads into an excellent
state for wheeling. On the whole I have the im-
pression that Russia would not be a bad place for
a bicycle trip if one had luck with the weather
and did not mind the magnificent distances — for
it is always several hundred miles from anywhere
to anywhere else in Russia. It would afford a
good opportunity for seeing the rural life and the
village communes at a close range.
The Russian agricultural village is unique. For
a long period, while the peasants were serfs, each
village constituted a little communistic group with
a half patriarchial, half democratic organization
and exercised minute control over its members.
With the emancipation cf the serfs in 1862 by
Czar Alexander II. (who for this alone might well
be called the modern Alexander the Great) the
village commune acquired still greater importance;
for it came to own the land which was allotted to
the various members for tillage, subject to period-
ical redistribution. This system ia still in vogue
(although much of the land which formerly be-
longed to the great landlords is now held in fee
simple by individual peasants) and the workings
of the commune must exhibit some curious features
to the student of society.
As one rides through the country on the train
he sees only the shell in which the commune lives.
In the midst of broad and fenceless fields is a
group of low thatched hovels, scarcely distinguish-
able from the haystacks which dot the landscape
in early August. The houses (if they can be
called by that name) are set close together and
the group is generally cleft by a broad, dusty, un-
paved thoroughfare which is at once village street
and country road. Here, as in Germany, there
are few isolated farm houses. The farmers all
live in villages, of which two or three are in sight
at once from any elevated point of view. This
characteristic at once distinguishes a Rossian or
German rural landscape from an American.
Fortunately the train goes slowly, so that even
he who runs by the fast express may read some-
thing of the character of the country and its peo-
ple. They charge you an extra rate of fare In
Russia for riding on a train which makes twenty-
three miles an hour, and a railroad manager from
that country would have heart failure if he at-
tempted to ride on a really fast train either in
western Europe or in America. The trains do not
carry dining cars, but stop often and long at buffet
stations, when there is time not only to eat a
hearty meal but to smoke a few after dinner cigar-
ettes—for the Russian is the world's champion
cigarette smoker. Even the stage villain, who as
a type is notoriously addicted to that form of dis-
sipation, cannot compete with the average vir-
tuous Russian.
From St. Petersburg to Moscow is a ride of four
hundred miles through the forest belt of Russia.
There is but one town of any consequence on the
way and the population is sparse, but it is not the
desolate, dreary country which I was prepared to
expect. It is, on the contrary, a very pleasant
ride, if one enjoys seeing magnificent forests with
occassional fields interspersed.
Arriving at Moscow, a multitude of white-
aproned porters, looking rather like butchers, rush
into the train before any one ran get out and are
ready to convey baggage to a cab for a trifling
consideration, and having duly dickered with the
cabman (for there is no legal restriction upon
their rapacity in Moscow and it is a game of catch-
as catch-can) one is soon thumping over roughly
paved streets into the heart of the old Russian cap-
ital. The outskirts look much like any town that
is irregularly built and more irregularly paved, but
the nearer one comes to the center of the city, the
more does the peculiar character of the place as-
sert itself.
No right-minded traveler will, I think, be found
outside of the Kremlin within an hour after his ar-
rival. As for myself, I could not get there quickly
enough. The hotel proprietor could detain me
only long enough to secure my passport (which
was always the first thing done at a Russian hotel)
and I was off to see this very heart of Russia.
Once upon a time, when Moscow was young and
small and St. Petersburg had not yet begun to be
at all, the city with its fortress, churches, palaces
and residences occupied a walled position on a
spot of high ground by the side of the river. As
the city grew, the residences were all removed to
the outlying district and a new wall built around
the new quarters, while the old quarter, the
Kremlin, was devoted to the buildings of the
church, the army and the court. Almost every-
thing of any importance that has happened in
Russia has happened at Moscow, and all great
events at Moscow have happened in the Kremlin.
To be sure, everything in the country has burned
down two or three times and the antiquarian has
only the limited satisfaction of looking at some-
thing which was built to replace something old. But
in the Kremlin, more than elsewhere in Russia,
one has the sensation of being on historic ground.
Just what the historic events are which come to
mind in this place I will not pause to state, for
the probability is that the reader knows little and
perhaps cares less about Russian history, and, to
tell the truth, the few things that I know about it
myself I have learned rather recently.
Perhaps the best introduction to the city is to
be gained by climbing the Tower of Ivan, which
rises out of one of the churches in the Kremlin. No
city of my acquaintance has so fascinating a bird's-
eye view. The four hundred and eighty churches
of Moscow exhibit a vast array of glittering
domes, gilded and silvered, blue with gold stars,
or spirally striped with all the colors of the rain-
bow. The dark green of the trees mingles with
the light green of the roofs, and the prevailing
whiteness of the buildings gives a touch of orient-
alism to the scene. The buildings of the Kremlin
itself, upon which one looks down from this van-
tage point, are in all conceivable styles of archi-
tecture— Moorish, Chinese, Byzantine, renaissance
and colonial — for it has seldom been given to a
Russian architect to construct a building which
would be beautiful and impressive and at the same
chaste and homogeneous in style.
As one descends from the tower he will be
set by a throng of unofficial guides who g
anxious to show him the place. They a-e, a-
rule, very troublesome, especially if the travel
looks either rich or "easy." I certainly did r
look the former and long practice in rebuffi
vampires of their sort had enabled me to put on
front which gave them very little encouragemeu
It is always best in dealing with these busy-bodi
not to commit manslaughter except as the la
resort. It is not considered good form and is se
dom absolutely necessary, but any measures sho
of that are entirely justifiable.
The Kremlin is commonly spoken of as the cit.
del of .Moscow, but, as already indicated.it
much more than a stronghold. Within its Be
rated walls are a palace, an armory, a barrack
two monasteries and five cathedrals — a Russia
"cathedral" being not the seat of a bishop or tb
chief church of a dioceae, but any church whic;
has a considerable corps of clergy. In one q
these churches in the Kremlin the czars are ba;;
tized and married, in one they are crowned and i
one they are buried. Whatever I set out to d
on any day in the way of sight- seeing, whether t
go out to the Sparrow Hills, from which Napoleo
viewed the city as his army was entering it, or t
the Thieves' Market, or to the boulevards, sonn
how I always wound up by going to the KremliE'
It is a place from which one cannot stay awa
unless he deliberately shuts his eyes and forget:
that he is in Moscow.
But there are really a good many interesting
things in Moscow which one can see incidentally
on the way to and from the Kremlin, without com'
promising his fidelity to the latter. The so-called'
Kitai Gorod, or Chinese city (which, by the way
has absolutely nothing to do with China or the
Chinese), is a section of the city adjoining the
Kremlin and containg most of the Asiatic features
of Moscow. This was the site of the city after it
had outgrown its original location in the Kremlin.
It, too, has a separate wall of its own and a highh
picturesque wall it is, with little chapels full of
pictures and candles at every gate and a holy
"icon" over every archway. The Russian who
passes a chapel may exhibit any one of three de-
grees of piety. He may enter, buy a candle and
place it lighted before his favorite icon, or sacred
picture; or he may pause in the street, face the
chapel and bow low half a dozen times while he
crosses himself with great rapidity; or he may
perform his devotions with one hand as he goes by
without stopping.
Not only at the gates of the Kremlin and the
Kitai Gorod and the outer city wall are there pic-
tures and icons of which the faithful must tske
note, but everywhere throughout the city one may
see holy pictures on walls aod over doors, and one
can scarcely glance down any street without see-
ing many people performing their devotions before
them. Over the Sacred Gate of the Kremlin there
is an icon so holy that every one passing through
removes his hat. Even strangers and unbelievers
in the sanctity of the picture conform to the cus-
tom, and it used to be a penal offense to wear s
hat while going through the Sacred Gate. Even
now such disrespect excites great indignation and
I have heard one Russian teamster swear with
great zeal and volubility at another who had for-
gotten to show proper reverence to the picture.
It takes about two days and a night to go from
Moscow to Odessa, the chief city of southern
Russi* and the most important port on the Black
Sea. I was still looking for that desolate tract ol
waste land which I supposed occupied a consider-
able portion of central Russia. At first, leaving
Moscow, there are low hills green with the health}
and mature verdure of midsummer. While furthei
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north there had been fields scattered here and
there through the fore6t, now there were patches
of forest rising here and there like islands In the
great rolling sea of fertile farm land. The big
fields were a delight to the American eye. I have
not seen their like in Europe. There were evi-
dences that there had not been enough rain this
season, but still the grain looked healthy and
there was "Indian corn" to be seen — another rare
sight in Europe and pleasing to the homeward
bound American. There were many white fields
of buckwheat, which is a national food of the Rus-
sian peasantry, and the track was often lined
with sunflowers for miles. The latter are not
purely decorative in this land, for sunflower seeds
are a cheap and abundant staple and are much
used for food by the poorest classes. Here and
there a modern reaper, probably American, is
seen in a field of ripe wheat and again a group of
thirty or forty men and women swinging scythes
in the good old-fashioned way. Women swinging
scythes? Certainly. And not only that, but they
work on the railway shoveling ballast on the
track. Every vers', (two-thirda of a mile) along
the track there is a signal man or woman, who
steps on the track as soon as the train has passed
and stands statuesquely holding a green flag until
the next one steps out two thirds of a mile down
the road.
The waste land for which I continued to look
did not appear and I gradually came to the con-
clusion that the great Russian desert, like the
great American desert, is a vanishing quantity.
Almost down to the Black Sea that fertile wheat
land extends with only occasionally interruptions
by stretches of sandy soil like that along the valley
of the Dnieper River. Though the crops are good,
the dwellings of the farmers are very poor. The
larger towns are well built and apparently pros-
perous in their commerce and manufactures, but
the agricultural vilhges give evidence of nothing
but the direst poverty; and the peasants them-
selves, whom one sees at the little stations, clad in
sheep-skin coats and with their legs wrapped with
rags and rope, seem as miserable as ntter destitu-
tion can make them. It is difficult for any man
to look prosperous when, in place of shoes, he
wears a wad of rags tied with string on each foot.
Somewhat more than half way from Moscow to
Odessa lies the important city of Kief, the ancient
ecclesiastical capital of Russia and the seat of its
political administration before Moscow had given
its name to the Empire of Muscovy. Here I
stopped for a day, but the account of this inter-
esting visit to the oldest and most sacred monas-
tery in Russia must be deferred and given in con-
nection with some further observations on the
Russian church.
Arriving at Odessa early in the morning there
would have been ample time to catch the morn-
ing steamer for Constantinople, but my passport
had not yet received the necessary visa which is
required of every one who leaves the empire as
proof that he is not a political suspect, an es-
caping prisoner or a defaulting debtor. So I must
spend the morning in making a tour of the police
offices of Odessa, dropping here and there a ruble
to this or that official and finally issuing forth with
full permission to leave Russia. I do not think
the Russian police found out as much about me that
morning as I found out about the Russian police.
But I was not yet ready to go. I had permission
to leave Russia, but I could not enter Turkey un-
til I had Been the Turkish Consul- General and ex-
changed a few more rubles for his seal and signa-
ture on my passport. That done, I have two clear
days to see Odessa before the departure of the
next steamer across tjje Black Sea.
W. E. Garrison.
Odessa, Russia, 3 August, 1900.
Chicago Letter.
The terrific storm that wrought such ruin on
the coast of Texas reached Chicago last week, and
had sufficient strength left to put many lives in
peril. There were but two deaths, however, the
principal damage being done to the shipping. It
is reported as the fiercest gale on the lake since
the fated "Chicora" was lost six years ago. On
the Michigan side of the lake wharves were badly
damaged and small Bailing crafts dashed to pieces.
An old captain declared that he never saw such a
monster sea form in so short a time before. The
passengers on a State Street cable car were thrown
into a panic by the breaking of a trolley wire
over their heads. There were some amusing
features; for example, a dignified and rather
stout matron out on West Madison Street was
caught and carried along by the gale until she
was compelled to run at a lively rate for one of
her years. Screaming for help, she ran into the
arms a robust policeman, almost knocking him
down. A boy with a push-cart, finding himself
unable to stop, let go the cart and flung himself
to the ground. The cart continued its journey,
and when last seen was headed for one of the
parks.
* *
*
Chicago is honored, if honor it be, with the
presence of the chief men of the great political
parties. A significant fact in the present cam-
paign is the general apathy which party leaders
complain of among the voters. It is safe to
assume that what they mean is a feeling of in-
difference toward the party. There can be no
doubt whatever of the lively patriotism of the
rank and file, and it is an encouraging symptom
that partisanship dwindles as patriotism grows. Old
war cries, phantom issues and party prejudices
are no longer a profitable stock in trade. The
wide dissemination of knowledge, the close study
of current events and the growing habit of inde-
pendent thinking give promise of a better day in
our politics. And yet, it is still astonishing and
amusing to see with what success the politician
can trump up his "issue" and get the masses to
accept it as "paramount" without much regard to
the facts. Religious leaders are sometimes dis-
couraged because of the indifference of church
members. But they do not suffer in their high
and holy work more than business suffers from
the same cause — more than even politics suffers.
If half the systematic effort to arouse the constit-
uency of a church were made that is made to arouse
the constituency of a politican, the results would
astonish us. It is at this point that one of the chief
advantages of evangelistic efforts '.is ^realized.
The evangelist is a specialist; he may'have his
faults — who hasn't? — but he knows more about
his particular business than anybody else. Culti-
vate him, encourage him, and he will help you to
keep uppermost the issue which is always para-
mount— that of the world's salvation.
* *
*
Dr. P. W. Gunsaulus, the eloquent successor to
Hillis and Swing in the pulpit of Central'Church,
meeting in Music Hall, has resigned his position
as president of Armour Institute^to take effect
February 1st, 1901. It has been' reluctantly
accepted, and it is given as the reason*for its
acceptance, that Dr. GunsauluSawillldevote his
entire time to the establishment of ithe'church
upon a broader, every-day basis. Since^its begin-
ning, this great church has been little but a Sun-
day crowd, gathered for worship] an hour. As
Dr. Gunsaulus says, "We meet once'a week, re-
new acquaintance and have a good social time, and
that is all there is until the next Sunday." That
is decidedly unsatisfactory to any earnest servant
of Jesus Christ; and yet, of how many "churches is
it not true? Music Hall is to be torn down and
the great department store of Marshall]Field &
If a woman's crown of glory
is her hair, Jessie Fraser, of
Fine, N. Y., must be a queenly-
woman. She wrote us, last
January, that her hair was
nearly 64 inches long and very
thick.
And she gave Ayer's Hair
Vigor all the credit for it.
Ayer's Hair Vigor may do
this for you.
We don't claim the 64 inches
every time, though.
J. Co Ayer Company,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass.
Ayer' s Sarsaparilla
Ayer's Pills
Oyer's Ague Cure
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Ayer's Comatone
Co. is to be extended over the site. The church
will seek a location elsewhere on Washington
Street, probably in a new hall to be erected
chiefly for its uses. The plan upon which it Is
purposed to conduct the church hereafter is in-
stitutional. The preacher says: "We desire to
attract all tho people we can, and have every one
feel that we want them to be one of us. We
want a large church for down-town work, to be
open at all times." There is no reason, to speak
perfectly plain, except the lack of gumption,
why the Disciples of Christ should not have had
one or more such churches in successful operation
by this time. The way in which we have demon-
strated conclusively our incapacity for large
things in the great cities is a perpetual and
apparently incurable humiliation.
Dr. E. S. Ames, the newly chosen pastor of
Hyde Park Church, is expected to take charge on
the first of October. It is reported that he in-
tends returning to the pastorate and abandoning
the work of a teacher for the sake of our church-
es. We hope this is true. Dr. H. L. Willett is
supplying the puipit for September. The pastor
of the First Church has resigned and will probably
quit October 1st, devoting his time to the interests
of the Christian Century Company, popular lec-
tures, pulpit supply, church dedications, etc. W.
B. Taylor is making a final effort to pay off the
debt of the North Side Church before he quits
this barren field. Union Church has not yet
found a successor to J. H. 0. Smith.
Frank G. Tyrrell.
4957 Prairie Ave.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, 190C
B, B. Tyler's Letter,
Leon is the capital of Decatur County, la., and
is only about a dozen miles from the Missouri state
line. The town is in the midst of a fine agricul-
tural region. It is a typical Western country
town. A gentleman told me a few days ago that
the yield of corn in the county has reached, in
some instances, one hundred bushels per acre.
This, of course, is unusual. But little corn com-
paratively is shipped to the markets. Generally
it is fed to cattle and hogs. Good farm land can
be bought now in this region at a low price. I
was told by a reliable party that a farm adjoining
Leon of three hundred acres well improved can be
bought for ten thousand dollars. Upon being
questioned he said that nine thousand dollars cash
would buy it. This land, he said, will rent for prob-
ably tffo dollars and fifty cents an acre. It does
not need a shrewd business eye to see that the
purchase of this farm is a good investment — as-
suming that the statements here quoted are re-
liable; and I see no reason for doubting them.
The surface of the country here is more broken
than is usual in Iowa. The scenery from the win-
dow of my room as I write is very fine.
The principal churches in the town are Baptist,
Methodist, Presbyterian and Christian. There is
no Roman Catholic Church in Leon. Some miles
from town there is an Irish settlement and a
church owning allegiance to Pope Leo XIII. There
are small Advent and Mormon Churches in Leon.
Lamoni, a Mormon headquarters, is in this coun-
ty about fifteen miles distant. In fact, Lamoni is
the headquarters for the "Josephite Mormons" or
the "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints." A son of Joseph Smith, the original
Mormon prophet, is a citizen of this place. I have
heard that "he is a better prophet than was his
father." The "Josephite Mormons" are opposed
to polygamy. Mormons of this variety seem to be
about as well thought of here as any people. The
uniform testimony Is that they are good citizens
and good neighbors. I have been told that Mor-
mons are teachers in the public schools in Leon.
The county treasurer is a Mormon elder. Usually
the people when speaking of the Mormons use the
words "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints," or simply "Latter-day Saints." Their
printing house is located at Lamoni. A grandson
of Joseph Smith, Frederick M. Smith, is the editor
of the Lamoni Chronicle. The "Saints" in La-
moni do not like the Salt Lake City "Saints" a
little bit. Mormonism is a power to be reckoned
with in the United States. R. B. Neal, of Gray-
son, Ky., and others who are fighting this system,
are not engaged in a bout with a windmill. This
remark applies especially to the Utah Mormons.
There is a great congregation of the Christian
Church in Leon. In some regards it Is the lead-
ing church in the town. In numbers it is as strong
as either of the other congregations. An unusual
number of youDg people belong to this church. The
biblical intelligence of the members of the Chris-
tian Church will n<)t, to say the least, suffer in
comparison with others.
This church is peculiarly fortunate in its pastor.
His name is Castor — R. W. Castor. He is a yourg
man and is a graduate of Drake University. His
character is above reproach. He has the confi-
dence of his own people and of the people gener-
ally. He is intelligent and good. In h:s care of
the church he is diligent, pradent, wise and un-
selfish. He has a care for the spiritual health of
the people. If were Bishop and had the location
of preachers in my hands I would appoint R. W.
Castor to the Leon "charge!"
This town is in a peculiar spiritual condition.
An emotional revival struck the place last spring.
A reaotion has followed and the pastors complain of
small congregations and a painful lack of interest in
spiritual things. The result is natural. The principle
underlying a revival of this character is the same
as that of a real estate boom. Is a real estate
boom good for the business interests of a com-
munity? Not as a rule. For information inquire
of the citizen- of almost any place that has had
an experience. Here and there, now and again, a
church or a community receives benefit from the
emotional revival; but such congregations and
places are exceptional.
The singing in our church in Leon is worthy of
mention in this place. It is my kind! I could not
get enough of it; and one of the best features of
it is the fact that the members of the choir ap-
parently do not know that their singing is good!
When I was in Iowa last April I called attention
to the fact that thera is an infidel propaganda
among the Bohemians. This organization, it is
said, encourages self-murder. It also encourages,
so it is affirmed, the murder of such members of
their families as are no longer useful on account
of illness or age. It is said that the members of
the organization to which I refer practice in this
regard what Ingersoll advocated. I had no sooner
returned to the state than I heard again of this
society and its work. This matter is of especial
importance because reputable men assert that a
professor in the State University is in sympathy
with this atheistic movement.
Desiring to hear both sides I addressed a letter
of inquiry to the president of the Iowa State Uni-
versity asking what there was in the charges
against Prof. Shimek. In the absence of President
McLean the "acting private secretary of the pres-
dent" replied. He said, speaking of Prof Shimek:
"I think a wrong impression has gone abroad in
regard to his religious character. The controversy
receives but little attention here, because it is
generally felt to be a church quarrel. I mean by
that that the society to which he belongs has
gained the bitter opposition of the Catholic Church,
partly because it has drawn many of its members
from that church, which strictly prohibits secret
societies; partly, too, because it is the outgrowth
of a society in Bohemia which has considered the
Catholic Church responsible for Bohemia's non-
advancement In the political and social world.
Prof. Shimek himself has publicly disavowed in-
fidelity, and has publicly stated that the paper on
which he Is an associate editor, and which is the
organ of the C. S. P. S., has not the intention of
teaching infidelity. The professor is not known
among his associates as an aggressive infidel or
atheist; indeed, his religious belief, or non-belief,
has never attracted much attention. His connec-
tion with this paper has nothing whatever to do
with the university, and we have no copies in the
office of the attacks made upon him or his replies.
So little attention is paid to it here that I had to
interview several professors before I could find
one who knew anything about it."
The letters "C. S. P. S.," I ought to explain, stand
for a society whose name in English is "Bohemian
Slavonic Benevolent Society."
Dr. Woitishek, of Cedar Rapids, explains to me
that "the word Slavonic is used because the
Bohemians are a part of the Slavonic race." The
Doctor als3says that "the society has over 10,000
members in the United States, is a fraternal life
insurance society, but socially it has become vir-
tually a purely infidel society, having for its prime
object the total destruction of all religious senti-
ment among our people."
Dr. Woitishek says "our people" because he is
himself a Bohemian. He ought to know what the
"C. S. P. S." is, having been a member of the or-
ganization. He says that the paper of which Prof.
Shimek is an associate editor "never prints any
article in its pages that would have the least
sympathy with Christianity. It is thoroughly one-
sided—infidel, really atheistic."
Dr. Woitishek is not a member of any church.
He was an atheist; he now believes in the teach
ings of the Christ.
The question before the people of Iowa is: I
Prof. Shimek a suitable person to be a member o
the teaching force or faculty of the State Uni
versity? Dr. Woitishek says that Prof. Shimel
"aids in poisoning the minds of our Bohemian peo
pie by reading such an infidel piper and also k
going to their bear dances and participating ii
their infidel ceremonies and really making brutei
of our people." There are others in Iowa whc
agree with the Doctor in this connection, Catholic;
and Protestants. B. B. T.
Mr. Sheldon's Criticism of Eng-
land.
Assuming the correctness of the condensed re
port of Mr. Sheldon's account of his EDglish ex
periences referred to by Bro. Durban in the last
issue of the Christian-Evangelist, I have twc
remarks to make concerning it.
1. If Mr. Sheldon affirms that he was insulted
by drunken English soldiers without rebuke oi
protest from onlookers, I accept his statement oi
fact f s closing the controversy on that point, foi
I believe in Mr. Sheldon's veracity. Bat I beg
leave to assure him that this experience of his was
quite exceptional. I spent sixteen years undeii
the Union Jack, eleven years In the Australia!
Colonies and five in England, and I was never in-
sulted by an Englishman of any kind. The Eag
glish are polite and courteous or they are nothing.;
2. As to the alleged prevalence of the drink,
habit, in all representations on this subject it
must be borne in mind that there are two England*,
as there are two Americas. There is an England.
that drinks, and in a man's first hasty trip through
the country he is apt to conclude that is this about;
all the England there is, but more extensive ob-
servation seriously modifies this conclusion and
reveals a sober, non-bibulous England. If my own
personal testimony is worth anything I must
say that during my sixteen years' experience in
New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tas-
mania, New Zealand and New Britain, not a single
person ever put liquor before me to drink, and I
have yet to see the first British soldier drunk.
Mr. Sheldon must have bfen unfortunate in the
company he kept. J. J. Haley.
Cynthiana, Ky.
Trained Nurse.
REMARKS ABOUT NOURISHING POOD.
"A physician's wife, Mrs. Dr. Lsndon, gave me
a packet of Grape-Nuts about a year ago, with the
remark that she was sure I would flud the food
very beneficial, both for my own use and for my
patients. I was particularly attracted to the
food, as at that time the weather was very hot
and I appreciated the fact that the Grape-Nuts
required no cooking.
"The fool was deliciously crisp, and mast in-
viting to the appetite After making use of it
twice a day for three or four weeks, I discovered
that it was a most wonderful invigorator. I used
to suffer greatly from exhaustion, headaches and
depression of spirits. My work had been very try-
ing at times and indigestion had set in.
"Now I am always well and ready for any
amount of work, have au abundance of active
energy and cheerfulness and mental poise. I have
proved to my entire satisfaction that this change
has been brought about by Grape-Nuts food.
"The fact that it is predige3ted is a very desirable
feature. I have had many remarkable results in
feeding Grape-Nats to my patients, and I cannot
speak too highly of the food. My friends con-
stantly comment on the change ia my appearance.
I have gained nine pounds since beginning the use
of this food." Eleanor MiRer, Trained Medisal
and Surgical Nurse, 515 Jeff. St., Bay City, Mich.
September 20, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1203
Texas Letter.
Texas is under a great, dark shadow. Never in
its history or In the history of the land at large
have we been called on to face so terrible a ca-
lamity as that which has befallen Galveston and
the coast country near the ill-fated city. On
Saturday, September 9, the winds and waves com-
bined and soon the island, only about ten feet
■above sea level, was completely submerged, the
skater varying in depth from three to fifteen feet.
Fremont Hotel, the highest point in the city, had
■three feet of water in the building, while the low-
er portions were buried beneath waves five times
that deep. And during this struggle with the
water the wind was blowing at the rate of ninety
miles an hour, the two making a power for the
destruction of life and property almost irresisti-
ble. The 40,000 people of the beautiful city
ithus in a few hours lost not only their hoaits and
jtheir business, but from 5,000 to 8,000 of them
lost their lives. Not a building in the entire city
escaped injury, and perhaps not a single individ-
ual came out unhurt. The property loss is esti-
mated at $25,000,000, but the complete list of
the dead can never be given. Thousands of hu-
man bodies, unidentified on account of the ex-
treme heat, were hurriedly buried at sea, and
ithere are thousands of others crushed beneath
ifallen walls, whose mangled bodies, when found,
'will never be identified. And sad to say, the sea
iwould not keep her dead, but in many cases hurled
them back on the shore, and they had to be
burned. Under these circumstances it will be
impossible ever to have a comple list of the lost.
But many who are left are worse than dead — they
are raving maniacs. Strong men and women saw
their loved ones swept into the deep, or crushed
beneath falling stones, brick and lumber, and the
awful vision robbed them of reason, and now the
eyes glare, and they laugh when you speak to
them of their experience during those fearful
hours.
The horrible picture beggars description. No
language can possibly paint it. The mind stag-
gers in its attempt to grasp it, and even the wild-
est imagination cannot conceive of so frightful a
reality.
But I must speak of one other feature. Such
scenes bring out both the best and the worst in
humanity. No sooner had the sad news gone
abroad than assistance began to pour in. It came
from the North and the South and the East and
the West and from across the sea, for England
has been a liberal helper, so that perhaps $1,500,-
000 would not overestimate the offering, and still
it comes. This shows us the true inwardness of
the human heart, and proves that man is not al-
together bad; this is the only silver lining on that
black cloud.
How I wish I could stop here, but I cannot.
Over against this fine picture I must place another.
It must have been conceived by Satan and wrought
out by demons. It is this: While good men were
doing all in their power to rescue the living and
bury the dead, bad ones took advantage of the op-
portunity to rob them of everything valuable on
their persons, and in many cases cut off the ears
and swollen fingers for the jewelry they wore.
These ghouls had a short reign, for orders were
issued by the authorities to shoot them down like
dogs, and it was done.
Mary of the smaller towns and the whole coun-
try near Galveston suffered greatly. A. J. Bush,
at Alvin, escaped with his family, but his house
was injured and its contents ruined. Others of
our preachers, and many of our members lost
everything, and some of them lost their lives.
J. B. Haston, our Galveston pastor, was out of
the city with his family and thus escaped, but
seven of his little church of 140 members were
loBt; the building, strange to say, was not seri-
ously injured.
ARMSTRONG & McKELVY
Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh.
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Buffalo.
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Louisville.
RACTICAL painters say that when
they come to repaint a house
which has been painted with ready-
mixed paint or combination White Lead
(so-called), it costs more to prepare the
surface than to apply the paint.
The moral is to use only Pure White
Lead, because it is not only more durable,
but is always in good condition for repaint-
ing. These brands are genuine.
FEyEEE? For colors use National Lead Company's Pure White
II In la Lead Tinting Colors. Any shade desired is readily
obtained. Pamphlet giving full information and show-
ing samples of Colors, also pamphlet entitled "Uncle Sam's Ex-
perience With Paints " forwarded upon application.
National Lead Co., 100 William Street, New York.
Some men are born editors and others have
editorial honors thrust upon them, and your cor-
respondent belongs to the latter class. A little
more than a year since I suffered myself to be
persuaded to accept the business management of
the Christian Courier; but an experience of three
months convinced me that with my large pastor-
ate of a thousand members, this was a mistake
and I resigned. But again these same directors
and stockholders, like the unfortunate widow, will
not let me alone. In a meeting, Aug. 31, ignoring
my wishes in the case, they again persuaded me
not only to take the business management, but
also editorial control of the paper, and so it is
now with all its weight resting on my already-
well-burdened shoulders. But as it comes so per-
sistently, and wholly without my seeking, and
since we must, have it in our Texas work, I have
concluded that it is sent of God, and what can I
do but accept it and do the best I can for it,
trusting in God and good men to stand by me in
the arduous undertaking.
*
W. K. Homan, former editor of the Courier, has
been unanimously nominated for governor by the
Prohibitionists of the state; a great honor worth-
ily bestowed. M. M. Davis.
833 Live, Oak St., Dallas, Texas.
Cincinnati Letter.
As the perspective lengthens on his life the
Christian nations more and more see how great a
man was David Livingstone. Already his name
is to the schoolboy one of the score of great
ones. Many have read short accounts of his ca-
reer in Africa and a few some of his own books,
but until of late his personal correspondence has
not been available to the masses of readers. His
friend, Dr. Gordon Blaikie, has issued the best
book on Livingstone ever published. It corrects
many erroneous impressions of the great mission-
ary's career, for he was, first and last, a mission-
ary. That was the golden thread of his purpose.
He discovered, wrote treatises on science, fought
political and diplomatic battles simply because
they stood in the line of his one great enterprise
— missions. It illustrates, not his abandonment
of the cause he first espoused, but that he was
one of those versatile geniuses who could do all
of these things in prosecuting that one cause.
Livingstone was a great man. He was not sat-
isfied to stop with even the successful conduct of
a single mission when all inner Africa was an
unblazed forest. He was not content to convert
a single tribe when the slave trade was destroying
scores of others. Here was his monumental
work. The world has not yet seen the fullness of
his accomplishment. Had he done all he did at
the head of an army the plaudits of his fellows
would have never ceased. But his sword was
that of peace. His less spectacular conquest was
none the less effective.
But Livingstone was greatest in his failures.
They were not without number. Like most heroic
souls he failed but to succeed. It often seemed
that a moment had dashed his whole life of sacri-
fice into oblivion, yet he did not despair, for he
had unfailing faith in the victory of righteous-
ness.
This book of Dr. Blaikie's is fascinating and in-
spiring. It enlarges the soul of its reader. It is
a missionary classic. The Students' Campaign
Committee has included it in the most excellent
library it is sending out. Drop the Foreign So-
ciety a card for particulars.
THAT "REIGN OP LAW."
Perhaps Mr. Allen has shown a little iconoclasm
but the experience of a multitude of young men
will justify him. Perhaps he does not relate his-
torical facts, but the canons of fiction writing do
not demand that he should. If he relates real or
possible experience he is writing within the
bounds of literary propriety. David is not alone
in his troubles. Every young minister should
read this book as a sort of warning. He will not
need to accept it. Most young men are able to
weigh facts and reasons. They are sometimes
injured forever by being "molded" mentally
rather than cultivated. Review the last few
pages of the book now that first impressions have
lost their fever and they will not seem so entirely
unwholesome. David finds the God of love. The
sequel may not show him entirely orthodox, but it
cannot show him aught but religious. We wish,
however, that the author might have discovered
to him the matchless life of the Man of Nazareth.
THE SCHOOL FOR PASTORAL HELPERS
is exciting some considerable interest, both in and
out of the brotherhood. The problem of the
down-town church is one of the commanding ques-
tions and many see in this movement a great help
toward its solution. Prof. Henderson, of the Uni-
versity of Chicago, urges that training as nurses
should be an accompaniment. The problem of
the big church may also look here for help. The
lady helper will be a great aid in wielding num-
bers. Why is it any less expedient to pay work-
ers for Sunday-school and charity work than to
pay another worker to preach from the pulpit? It
will further organization, which is an indispensa-
ble factor in any live and effective effort. The
management are proceeding with wise caution.
Only a limited class will be received this year.
A. W. Taylor.
1204
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, 1900
Ministerial Association.
The thirty- seventh annual meeting of the Min-
isterial Association of Eastern Ohio, was held
Sept. 4-6 in the little city of Canton, within whose
limits is the modest and pleasant home of William
McKinley, President of the United States.
The Ministerial Association of the Disciples of
Christ of Eastern Ohio is probably the strongest
and best of its kind among the Disciples. In the
thirty-seven years since its organization in Alli-
ance it has never failed to meet in annual session,
and for the first fifteen years of its history its
meetings were held twice a year. It has kept a
record of every meeting and every session from
the beginning. Its annual programs have always
been good and sometimes exceptionally strong.
Among its members have been those who stood in
the first rank among the pioneer Disciple preach-
ers. Its membership has been annually recruited
from succeeding ranks until its history, counted
by decades, contains the experiences and the pe-
culiarities of four generations of preachers. In
its earliest membership were such men as Andrew
Burns, A. B. Green, J. W. Lanphear, J. J. Moss,
A. S Hayden, Isaac Errett, Silas E. Shepherd, W.
A. Belding and J. H. Jones. These and many
others of their generation have passed away, ex-
cept Dr. Belding and Harrison Jones, who still lin-
ger far beyond the fourscore limit. H. W. Ever -
est was its first vice-president; B. A. Hinsdale ,
one of its ablest members, and John M. Atwater ,
both radical and conservative — these and others
have made its work valuable to its membership
inidvidually and to the congregations they have
represented. Its total membership from the be-
ginning has included over four hundred names.
No names are dropped from its rolls except by
request or for immoral conduct, and its members
are found in heathen lands and in nearly every
state of the nation, in Canada, in Europe and in
the islands of the sea.
At the Canton meeting letters were read from
J. W. James, J. H. Mohorter, C. J. Tanner, C. H.
Strawn, Levi Marshall, C. L. Morrison, M. P.
Hayden, R. M. Marshall and Dr. W. A. Belding,
from the states of Ohio, Massachusetts, Minne-
sota, Missouri, New York and Manitoba.
The program of the Canton meeting was a
strong one. The following persons performed
the work given them honestly, ably and some-
times brilliantly: Modern Psychic Phenomena,
Alanson Wilcox, Cleveland, 0.; "The Ecumenical
Missionary Conference," W. W. Sniff, Cleveland,
0.; Elements of Success in Evangelistic Meetings,
P. H. Weleheimer, Millersburg, 0.; The Problem
of the Country Church, Alcinous Baker, Brace -
ville, 0.; "The Old Testament under Fire," A. M.
Chamberlain, Alliance, 0.; The Book of Daniel, M.
L. S reator, Canton. 0.; The Scope and Purpose
of the Sermon, or the Relative Importance of the
Sermon and the Service, L. G. Batman, Mansfield ,
0.; "Why This Loss?" G. A. Hoffmann, St. Louis,
Mo.
One session was given to the pioneers and
Lathrop Cooley, for fifty years a preacher, and J.
H. Jones, for seventy- two years a preacher, occu-
pied the time to the pleasure and profit of all.
Amoug the Disciples such an event was never
known before.
Bro. G. A. Hoffmann's address was counted
among the very best and the association felt
highly honored by his presence.
For the first time in his long ministry Robert
Moffett was unable to be present and preside on
account of infirmity. Ugly rheumatism com-
pelled him to remain at home. There were forty
preachers present, nearly all of whom are mem-
bers of the association. The discussions were
bright but the spirit of the meeting Christian, and
all passed pleasantly and on the ascending scale
to the end.
The next meeting will be held in Medina, 0.,
beginning on the first Tuesday in September, 1901.
The officers elected are: President, A. Baker,
Braceville, 0.; vice-president, E. A. Bosworth,
Morristown, 0.; corresponding secretary and
treasurer, F. M. Green, Kent, 0. The new pro-
gram will soon be under way. Nearly every
preacher present took some part in the program.
It was a good meeting every way and I only re-
gret that space will not allow me to express my-
self as I would like to concerning each partici-
pant. The letter from Dr. Belding made a pro-
found impression, and coming from one who for
fifty years has never faltered or wearied, it had
almost the interest and force of an apostolic let-
ter. I cannot close this letter better than to
give it in full. Its admonitions and exhortations
are worthy of the attention of every pieacher:
To the Brethren of the Ministerial Associa-
tion op Eastern Ohio Assembled - Greeting:
Grace, mercy and peace from our kind Heavenly
Father and his Son our blessed Savior. "Have
salt among yourselves and be at peace one with
another."
A letter of notice and invitation to be present
at your annual gathering in Canton, Ohio, Sep-
tember 4, 1900, was duly received and gladly wel-
comed.
It carried me back in memory to the numerous
meetings of former years and the sweet and joy-
ous fellowship in which so many of us participated
and others who will never again respond to earth-
ly calls, but "when the roll is called up yonder," I
trust we shall all be there.
It is with deep regret that I am compelled to
say, if means of travel would permit, my feeble
health will prevent my beiDg present with you in
body, yet in spirit I shall be there, joying and be-
holding your steadfastness in the faith and fel-
lowship of the Spirit, which shall tend to further
you in the divine life and better prepare you to
help in the prosecution of the work which Christ
the rightful lawgiver has committed to his church.
Dear brethren in Christ, "preach the Word,"
which is God's power to Eave the world Don't
speculate about matters which to believe will
neither admit a man into heaven nor shut him
out.
The religious world is moving, and in the right
direction. Stick to the Book. Press the claims
of Jesus for the union of his people, in harmony
with his recorded prayer in the 17th of John. A
great work has been done and a far greater is yet
to be accomplished if the Church of Christ is
faithful and true to the trust committed to it.
While I have been absent from the meetings of
the association for a number of years, I have
continued to feel a lively interest in it and have
marked with pleasure the apparent growth and
increasing zeal of the brotherhood in Ohio and
especially in the northeastern portion of it.
What wonderful changes God has wrought
among the people since my short term of labor in
the Master's vineyard! May the glorious work
go on until the precious truth shall triumph and
"the kingdoms of this world shall become the
kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ;" when
Jesus himself shall come in person to take his re-
deemed army into the presence of his Father and
introduce them, saying: "Here Father, am I, and
the children whom thou hast given me."
While it seems to me now a matter of doubt
whether I shall ever be with you again in your
earthly convocations, yet, dear brethren, I ask an
interest in your prayers that my faith may not
fail and that I may be able in truth to say: "Not
my will, but thine, 0 God, be done."
May the love of Christ that passeth all under-
standing dwell in you and manifest itself to all, is
my prayer. Farewell. ,
Your brother in Christ,
W. A. Belding.
2141 Fifth Ave., Troy, N. Y.,Aug. 22, 1900.
I hope all the members of the association who
were unable to be present will consider this brief
report of the meeting at Canton as a love-token
to them through me, their long-time corresponding
secretary. F. M. Green.
Kent, 0.
Learn Shorthand.
A Knowledge of Shorthand
and Typewriting will En-
able You to be Self-
Sustaining.
The Missouri Shorthand Col-
lege of St. Louis. Mo., is one
of the Leading Short-
hand Institutions
in the United
States.
Persons intending the acquirement of shorthand
and typewriting should select a responsible school,
otherwise their time and money are wasted.
As success in shorthand is largely dependent on
the teacher as well as pupil, it is absolutely neces-
sary that instructors should be practical shorthand
writers, and no others are competent to teach.
Benn Pitman system taught.
The Principal of "The Missouri shorthand Col-
lege" is John H. Schofleld, the well-known journalist
and shorthand writer, and member of the National
Shorthand Writers' Association. In order to show
that he is a practical and recognized exponent of
shorthand, reference letters are herewith published
from leading educators:
Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews, now Chancellor of
Nebraska University, and recently Superintendent
of Chicago schools, comments on his character and
ability as follows :
Board of Education,
Office of Superintendent of Schools,
Shiller Building,
Chicago, Feb. 21, 1900.
Mr. John H. Schofleld is well and f avnrably known
to me as th6 successful director of a large short-
hand college in Providence, R. I. I consider him
not only one of the most expert practical shorthand
writers whom I have ever known, but also an up-
right, honorable and perfectly trustworthy gentle-
man. E. BE.VJ ANDREWS,
Superintendent of Schools.
Commenting on Mr. Schofleld's ability and charac-
ter, President E. G Robinson, of Brown University.
Providence, R. I., contributes the following:
Brown University, Providence, R. I.
I have known Mr. John H Schofleld for years as
stenographic reporter for the Ptl vidence Journal.
His work has given special satisfaction to all parties
concerned. Hi j character as a Christian gentleman
has also comma' ded respect, and I take pleasure in
commending him to the confidence and good will of
ail with whom he may meet or wish whom he may
have business relations E G. ROBINSON
President Brown Un;versity,
Brother Fabriclan, of La Salle College, Phila-
delphia, Pa., adds the following testimonial:
La Salle College, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. John H. Schofleld: My dear Sir— It gives
me much pleasure to say a timely word to "bear
witness to your character as a man, and your ability
as a journalist ard shorthand writer. I hope and
pray that your efforts, in whatever channel you
may choose to direct them, will be rewarded
with the measure of success which your
talents, your energy and your accomplishments
must win. You are, however, too well and favor-
ably known to need this note or recognition from
your very sincere and devoted friend,
BRO FABRICIAX.
Those so situated that thev cannot attend school
sessions, taught by mail, as Principal John H.
Schofleld has had gratifying success bv this method
of teaching. Mail students who will devote two
hoars daily to practice, cannot fail to obtain a
general knowledge of shorthand in twenty week6.
This is a short time to acquire a proression that
will enable persons to become self-supporting.
Those who attend school generally graduated in
about sixteen weeks, but this depends largely on the
ability and general knowledge of the pupil.
As a knowledge of shorthand is of no pratical
utility unless able to sp 11 and compose correctly,
students deficient in these linen are taught without
extra charge. Shorthand and typewriting furnishes
lucrative, as well as pleasant employment for both
sexes, but more especially for young ladies, as
there are always positions for those who are
capable and competent.
Positions Secured
for Graduates. Instruction in Bookkeeping
and full Commercial Course if Desired.
Room and Board furnished pupils from
abroad at moderate rates.
THE MISSOURI SHORTHAND COLLEGE.
No. 918 Pine Street, St. Louis, Mo.
ptember 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1205
•ee Speech and Democratic Gov-
ernment."
have a free exericse i f their religious be-
to be freed from extortionate taxation with-
i voice in the lawmaking assemblies and an
rtunity to express themselves freely on all
>cts, led our forefathers, the Puritans, to seek
iylum on New England's bleak and unwelcome
i over three hundred years ago.
om their toil and patriotism has sprung a
5 nation — "the land of the free and the home
e brave."
ey made for themselves a home and a new
rnment — a government that we all idealize,
"a government of the people, for the people
)y the people."
was intended to be a government that would
fy the governed in every essential feature,
constitution was not intended to remain for-
nnchanged, but was to change as the people
ed, and the many amendments already adopted
how the people have progressed.
> a people advance in ideas and accomplish-
s, so their government must advance in
ly unison or become a menace to the nation's
e.
ina may be pointed to as a country whose
le advanced beyond the laws and customs of
rulers, but dared not, till recently, force a
ge of goveanment to suit them.
t a government abridge the right of free
■;h of its subjects and progress is handicapped
like proportion.
here despotism reigns and the government be-
ts unbearable to its subjects civil war results,
j>f the very worst kind; but where freedom of
sh is allowed, a change may and often does
J place just as important and effective, while
a peaceful change with all the horrors of war
|ly averted.
man who dares not speak his mind freely,
?h it be in opposition to the existing govern-
, is a slave to that government and not a
citizen thereof.
iropean nations are never truly at peace ex-
lin name, nor will anarchy ever be rooted out
Tanny. Class legislation and tyrannical rulers
forever breed anarchy.
ance's civil war, the most bitter struggle be-
n citizens of a country for freedom of speech
the century has seen, wa» the result of un-
ible oppression of one class upon another
ing them in political bondage.
isaia is ever hearing the internal mutterings
scontent rising from her desperate and al-
enslaved subjects, while anarchy is, like a
', clutching at her throat,
en the great religious denominations have
to see that people will progress in ideas and
determined to express them, therefore to
tain their membership they find it necessary
eak down many traditionary barriers and
t liberty of thought and action in their ranks,
lotice in a recent paper a comment on the
isination of King Humbert, of Italy, in which
vriter goes so far in his censure of anarchists
Aeir crimes that he thinks all speech which
ainst a government should be suppressed and
peakers treated as criminals. He says: "If
;iety of thieves or an association of burglars
be raided by the police and broken up, it is
linly reasonable that anarchistic utterances
Id be made a crime punishable by a fine and
isonment."
ow that kind of talk savors somewhat of tyr-
' and despotism. True, a monarchy would not
exist if every one could speak as he thought,
to hear this from an American citizen is truly
i rising.
time of our own civil strife John Brown was
! ied a criminal and forfeited his life, and Wm.
Lloyd Garrison for his too open opposition to
slavery was dragged through New York's streets,
but who will deny the justness of the cause they
supported?
They foolishly employed improper methods too
soon and, like the assassin of King Humbert, re-
ceived the censure of the world.
Humbert was doubtless a good ruler, as monarchs
go, but the people were not satisfied, and only a
few dared show this to the world and they were
classed as anarchists. Give them a right to remove
their rulers by law and the killing of kings will
cease. Give them free speech and they will pro-
gress.
Could the executive officials censure our every
utterance that criticises their official acts it
would not be long ere laws would be for the
classes and not for the masses, resulting in an
oligarchy.
Anarchy, when riot and bloodshed results, is ter-
rible to think of, and like civil war should be
avoided, but freedom of speech and liberality in
lawmaking will do more to satisfy peopl 3 than all
the prisons you can build.
Anarchy cannot exist where all are happy and
contented, therefore look after the people who are
dissatisfied and legislate for them, not against
them. V. Homer Cragun.
St. Joseph, Mo.
[Even "free speech" may be so abused as to
demand limitations. Profanity and obscenity are
an abuse of free speech. Criticising official acts
is entirely legitimate and cannot be prohibited in
a free government. But conspiracy against all
government, and speeches intended to inflame the
minds of men to commit assassination — this is
such an abuse of freedom, and so destructive of
the very principles of freedom, that no government
can wink at it. Anarchists do not want better
government; they want no government. They
have no legitimate place in this country or in any
other. They may be the result of bad legislation,
and in so far as this is the case the cause should
be removed, but meanwhile offenders against pub-
lic order and safety demand stern treatment. —
Editor.]
Gained the Victory.
Our pastor, E. M. Johnson, has just closed an
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with us has been a most profitable one. While he
came and first labored under adverse circumstan-
ces, yet we can now see what tamest, consecrated
work will do. At the beginning of his work here
we had a $425 debt on our building and lots. We
began to raise the money to pay off that debt. At
times some of us got somewhat discouraged, but
he urged us on, and by his untiring efforts and
faith in Christ every dollar of that debt is pro-
vided for. When he came our membership was
but 47, at present we have 102. This, of course,
was partly due to a revival last winter, when we
united our efforts with an < vangelist. As Bro.
Johnson leaves us he has the good will and entire
sympathy of the whole congregation. We would
not part with him were it Dot for his school work.
We heartily reccmmend him to the Christian
brotherhood as a strong, earnest, consecrated,
Christian man. May God bless him and his good
wife in their new work.
We are looking for a good man to engage with
us as pastor. Bert Wilson.
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September 20, 19(
JVotes and J^ewe*
Missouri C. W. B. M.
Forty-four auxiliaries failed to send their re-
ports for fourth quarter in time for state conven-
tion at Moberly. Hurry them in, also the money
to its proper destination, or you will fail to be
counted in the state reports that go to national
headquarters, and even a few dollars may affect
our rank among other states this year. We
ranked No. 7 last year; let us get back again
and steadily climb until we reach our rightful
place, first. We can do it. Why not? It is for
you, my Missouri sisters, to decide. Will you hold
on in a half hearted manner to this work, or will
you work, plan and pray for it as Christ's cause
demands of those who claim his name for them-
selves? Study our text-book, the Missionary Tid-
ings, so you may be well informed and ready to
meet all kinds of arguments in regard to what we
are doing, and study the Bible so you may be able
to quote our authority for doing it.
Our state meeting at Moberly will be over ere
this reaches you. Are you satisfied with the rev-
elations made there? Will you promise him that
next year shall show a different result so far as it
lay in your power to change it? If 3,000 women
will make and keep this promise we shall have a
convention next year that will cause joy in heaven
because we, who were almost lost to his service,
shall have found ourselves and our talents.
Mrs. L. G. Bantz.
St. Louis.
Missouri Bible-school Notes.
Rally Day is here and it will help your school
to hold one. We will very gladly help on by mail-
ing you a program, but better, write B. L. Smith,
Y. M. C. A. Bldg., Cincinnati, and get as many as
you may wish and have your school hold a Rally.
The Pettis County meeting at East Broadway,
Sedalia, was first-class, only the rain cut off many
delegations. F. L. Cook was continued as presi-
dent, while J. N. Dalby has been secretary from
the beginning. The reports were good, the inter-
est fine.
The Ralls County meeting was unusually good.
The Perry people had made such thorough prep-
aration that none were slighted. The dinners
and suppers were served in the "horticultural
hall." The reports deserve to be commended by
all. W. D. McCully and C. S. Brooks had econom-
ically managed the finances of the year. The
people should not hesitate to support such work.
The giving was generous indeed. The following
schools pledged their apportionments in full, while
lome paid then and there Perry, Centre, New
London, Ocean Wave, Union, Liberty and Pleasant
Grove.
S. G. Newton, of Ralls, has made us the best
individual offering excepting Miss Susie Brown-
ing's bequest. His giving last year, amounting to
$95, with which we hope to do soma special work
at Villa Ridge in Franklin County.
The Salisbury Rally was the first of the fall.
The program was good, the music was fine, the
interest splendid and the day delightfully hot. All
the interests of the church and school were quick-
ened, much to the pleasure of K. W. White and
h is good Christian wife, while the giving to our
work was prompt and willing.
The Howard County meeting at Ashland was
held in the newly furnished church, well attended
by the delegations and presided over by S. G.
Clay. Last year's work was so good that funds
were easily raised for this. Fayette, Mt. Moriah,
Pleasant Green, New Franklin will give to our
work their apportionments, but Ashland pays in
full right now. A. N. Lindsay is doing fine work
for the brethren and they appreciate him very
much as do Franklin and Armstrong also.
M. H. Wood closed his meeting at Bryant,
Douglas, with 28 baptisms, a new Bible-school
and church house on the way. As a faithful
evangelist the brethren delight to honor him and
God will bless him.
At Bellview, Phelps, Bro. R. B. Havener found
the closed house of God and left them with all
departments of the church going and a brother
called to serve them for a year. House had been
closed since January first. This is another feat-
ure of our work, revive the dead as well as the
dying and the Elder Brother is blessing us in it.
Sixteen additions at Bellview.
At Clinton I was given a good audience in the
morning, but compelled to call in the night ap-
pointment by sickness. Bro. J. J. Lockhart, one
of the best of friends to our cause, was anxious
that I represent the work here aod that the
brethren should co-operate with us once more,
giving me his time and salary, so that I regretted
exceedingly my inability to help them that night.
The school gave us a pledge to help on and thus
the day was made one of our best.
The cards for the second quarter will go out
this week and your ready response is desired, for
by this means we seek to keep even with the
world. H. F. Davis.
Commercial Bldg., St. Louis.
A New Educational Movement.
During this month when the doors of a hundred
thousand schools are opening to receive the youth
of the land, the mothers and fathers and ambitious
young people who must stay at home are hunger-
ing for educational opportunities. They realize
that, other things being equal, position, usefulness
and happiness are in proportion to culture, and
they long for some practical plans that will help
them to turn their spare moments into school and
college terms. Complex modern life and the bat-
tle for material existence leave the world no more
of the old-time leisure for mental and spiritual
culture. And so everywhere people are hungering
for intellectual food and craving mental stimulus
and wquld be grateful for some plan that would
offer guidance and help. JhesQ reflections came
to me forcibly during a delightful outing this year
at Bay View, the great summer educational cen-
ter in Northern Michigan. I found there and
studied a new educational movement which I feel
sure a great many readers of the Christian-
Evangelist will be glad to know about.
A few years ago Mr. J. M. Hall, a young lawyer
in the city of Flint, Mich., was at the head of a
large young people's Bible class and in his desires
to give the members a better prospect in life he
established a reading circle, which soon became
widely known. Others from far and wide began
calling for his plans, and to meet the growing de-
mand for self-culture plans, the Bay View circle
was established. Mr. Hall still remains at the
head of the work, whose headquarters also remain
at Flint, Mich., but without courting publicity the
organization has not only spread over this country
but has entered Canada, Germany, China and the
Hawaii Islands. Mr. Hall's genius in conducting
club studies is everywhere being recognized by the
women's clubs, of which more than fifty have in
the past few months adopted his course. The
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on a study tour of Russia and Holland and that
they will spend the coming year in England, Ire-
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During the summer I often met at the annual
gatherings at Bay View the members from many
states and always heard from them the most en-
thusiastic reports. The members were mostly,
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Springfield, Mo. Dorothy Stiles.
Dedication.
The dedication of our new church will occur
Lord's day, Oct. 7, 1900, Bro. P. M. Rains offi
ating. Bro. Rains will also preach on Saturc
evening preceding the dedication. On Lord's d
the doors will not open until 10:30 A. m. in on
to give the brethren over the county an eqi
chance with our friends here for admission. 0
state secretary, B, S. Denny, will also be prest
and preach at one service. The auditorium
seat 1,200 people. We will do our best to ent<
tain and make the day pleasant for you. Bre
ren, come and rejoice with us in this great victc
for the cause of primitive Christianity in Tay
County and recive "a season of refreshing fn
the presence of the Lord."
Bedford, la. J. Will Walters, Pastor.
Correction.
In my report of Bro. Stevenson's mneting
Exchange, 111., which you published in the CM
tian-Evangelist of Aug. 30, you make me i
that H. N. Hays and the writer were each pre*
lng one month. This is an error. Bro. Hays
Bro. W. C. Hill are the preachers here. I bs
not preached here monthly. W. C. Hill is an <
pioneer preacher, one who has done and is \
doing much good for the cause of Christ, whili
am only a beginner in the work. L. D. Hill.
■sptember 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1207
evangelistic,
PENNSYLVANIA.
Lee Roy, Sept. 5. — One addition to the church
1 1 Lord's day by letter from the M. E. Church,
-it. H. Bolton.
INDIANA.
Delphi, Sept. 13. — One confession Sunday; one
i confession and one by statement from M. E.
(arch last night at prayer-meeting. Three
iled during short meeting by J. V. Coombs and
1 j just before the meeting began, not previously
iJiorted. Wm. Grant Smith and P. M. Kendall
I to preach Sunday at the Carroll County meet-
:!; at Delphi. — Wm. Garnt Smith.
OHIO.
hhillicothe, Sept. 10. — Had one addition here
kterday by baptism from the Methodists. — J. L.
ITH.
indover, Sept. 10. — We have had nine baptisms
•e this summer. Hope soon to have a house of
:rship. I assisted Bro. H. F. MacLane in a
>rt meeting in Toledo last March with 23 addi-
ma; also assi3ted Bro. Carl at Wellington with
ut a dozen additions. — F. A. Wight.
IOWA.
JEstherville, Sept. 10. — Three additions here
bt. 9th. — Mrs. H. Morton Gregory.
Keota, Sept. 11 — Keotais to be made to rejoice
la great tabernacle meeting to be conducted by
W. Updike and Prof. Geo. A. Webb and wife.
ese meetings will begin Sept. 25th. Will report
Agrees. We deeire your prayers for success. —
to. C. Ritchey.
Pepin, Sept. 8. — The meeting at Pepin, resulted
an organization of 25 substantial members.
ey will co-operate with a sister church in main-
ining regular preaching. I would like to cor-
ipond with preachen who can locate as pastors
= moderate salaries. — E. A. Hastings, district
angelist, Ocskaloosa, la.
FLORIDA.
Ijacksonville, Sept. 13. — The First Christian
torch, J. T. Boone, pastor, had one addition by
nfession at prayer- meeting last evening, and
ta confessions at services Sunday. These
Tee were baptized last evening. One week we
■,d five additions by confession and one by
atement, two of these confessing at close of
ayer- meeting. Our prayer- meeting is one of
'e best services that we have and it is not out of
e usual order with us to have confessions and
iptisms at this service. Our work is m ist en-
>uraging in every department, as we are said to
ive the best Sunday-school in the state, no de-
ftmination excepted, and I believe our Endeavor
ciety is ahead of all others in Florida. Our
lly drawback is that our church building is in-
Sequate, and it is absolutely necessary that we
ive a new a d more commodious home, but our
embers are not wealthy by any means and wa
e finding it exceedingly difficult to raise the
oney. We have an earnest and loyal member-
ship, but it requires money to carry the work
i properly, and this is what we lack. We must
ive some help to get a new building. Bro.
pone has made us a most excellent pastor, and
ij wonderfal the way he has looked after the
■instantly increasing membership. — C. W.
ARING.
MISSOURI.
I begin a 10 days' meeting «t Orestes to-night,
nursday, September 6. — R. B. Givens.
1 Moberly, Sept. 11. — Since my last report six
ave been added at my regular appointments; of
lese two were by confession and baptism and the
chers by commendation. — J. W. Strawn.
Paris, Sept. 13. — Closed a two weeks' meeting
ist night at Middle Grove, resulting in 21 addi-
ons; 15 baptized and six reclaimed. Four added
,y baptism at Oak Ridge, Monroe County, since
ly last report. — C. H. Striwn.
Metz, Sept. 7. — Am assisting in a meeting with
ae church at this place. Large audiences, good
iterest and seven additions to date. Will con-
inue through next week. — S. Magee.
Granville, Sept. 8.— J. Will Landrum and I have
ast closed a meeting at Clayton, 111., with 17 ad-
itions; 14 confessions. Began at this place a
?eek ago and have 11 additions to date. I re-
ard Bro. Landrum as one of the best leadere of
ong in the brotherhood. — C. A. Lockhart.
Rolla, Sept. 10. — I am in a good meeting here;
2 days with 11 additions, a crowded house and
ne interest. Oar last meeting was at Belview,
esnlting in 16 additions and money raised to em-
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New Franklin, Sept. 7. — During the closing
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Saybrook. — We have had two additions, one by
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Blue Mound, Sept. 10. — We have just closed a
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Blue Mound and two at Mt. Auburn. — Mr. and
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Jacksonville, Sept. 9. — Bro. Geo. L. Snively has
returned from his vacation at Chicago University.
He preached to a large audience this morning on
the All-sufficiency of the Gospel. There was one
addition. — J. Wallace Brochman.
Sullivan. Sept. 10. — In our last evening's serv-
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Will continue a few evenings. — E. W. Briokert,
pastor.
KANSAS.
Caldwell. — We closed a successful meeting of
32 days on the evening of Sept. 4. The church
has been dead for two years ; by the blessing of
God we left an organization of 52 members, anx-
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During the morning we baptized four persons and
received two by letter. There are others who
will go into the church if a pastor is secured. — C.
E. Pomeroy.
Neodesha, Sept. 10. — At our services yesterday
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demanding baptism and in the limpid waters of
Fall River two hours later, I buried her with her
Lord in baptism. A number of her children who
were past middle age were present. — J. A. Smith.
Chanute, Sept. 14. — Two additions here last
Sunday evening; one confession and one from the
M. E. Church, both grown people. — W. T. Adams.
Potwin, Sept. 3. — Great meeting closed here of
one month's continuance, conducted by Evangelist
L. S. Ridenour and singing evangelist, R. A. Givens.
Result, 36 additions, 31 by confession and bap-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, 11
The Old Canoe.
Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep,
And the waters below look dark and deep,
Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride,
Leans gloomily over the murky tide;
Where the reeds and rushes are long and lank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank;
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day
through,
There lies at its moorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like a seabird's wings that the storm has lopped,
And crossed on the railing, one o'er one,
Like the folded hands when the work is done;
While busily back and forth between,
The spider stretches his silvery screen,
And the solemn owl with his dull "too-whoo,"
Settles down on the side of the old canoe.
The stern half sunk in slimy wave,
Rots slowly away >n its living grave,
And the grop11 moss creeps o'er his dull decay,
Hiding its mu ! , ing dust away,
Like the hand that plants o'er the tomb a flower,
Or the ivy that mantles the falling tower;
While many a blossom of loveliest hue
Springs up oe'r the stern of the old canoe.
The currentless waters are dead and still,
But the twilight wind plays with the boat at will,
And lazily in and out again
It floats the length of the rusty chain,
Like the weary march of the hands of time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime,
And the shore is kissed at each turning anew,
By the dripping bow of the old canoe.
Oh, many a time, with ceaseless hand,
I have pushed it away from che pebbly strand,
And paddled it down where the stream runs
quick,
Wh^re the whirls are wild and the eddies are
thick,
And laughed as I leaned o'er the rocking side
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were two,
That were mirrrored back from the old canoe.
But now, as I lean o'er the crumbling side,
And look below at the sluggish tide,
The face that I see there is graver grown,
And the laugh that I hear is a sober tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skiff wings
Have grown familiar with sterner things:
But I love to think of the hours that sped
As I rocked where the whirls their white spray
shed,
Ere the blossom waved, or the green grass grew,
O'er the moldering stern of the old canoe.
— Albert Pike.
Washington and Napoleon.
L. MARION ROBINSON.
Washington was solid and conservative;
Napoleon was dashing and brilliant. Wash-
ington was a toiler and a plodder; Napoleon
was a genius. Washington excelled Napo-
leon as a man of integrity and moral grand-
eur. Washington was modest, retired and
dignified in all his conduct; Napoleon was
egotistical and self-assertive. Washington
devoted his fortune and talents to the strug-
gle for independence; Napoleon laid his gen-
ius on the altar of selfish ambition and
pride. Washington was an unselfish patri-
ot; Napoleon was an ambitious leader.
Washington desired to serve America; Napo-
leon sought to conquer Europe. Washing-
ton was grieved when he found there was a
movement on foot to make him king; Napo-
leon accepted the dictatorship and became
emperor with gladness. Washington mod-
estly refused to accept a third term as Pres-
ident; Napoleon had to be forced out of
official position in France. Washington died
in honor, beloved and respected throughout
the world; Napoleon died in exile unappre-
ciated by his country. Washington's work
still stands and will stand as long as history
endures; Napoleon's work was brilliant but
transcient. Victory perched upon the Stars
and Stripes under Washington in the end;
defeat crushed the Man of Destiny at Wa-
terloo. Washington was considerate of his
soldiers; Napoleon was ready to sacrifice the
lives of his men, if, in doing it, he could ex-
alt his station and power. Such is the con-
trast of an unselfish life devoted to the
service of fellowmen and an ambitious one
devoted to the glorification of self.
The test of true greatness is Christlike-
ness. As men approach and reflect the
character of Christ they are great. In all
the qualities that we find to admire in Wash-
ington we find them approaching the char-
acter of Christ. Napoleon may have been
a greater military genius, but he did not ap-
proach the character of Christ as near as
did Washington in self-forgetfulness, un-
selfishness and in devoting his life to the
good of his fellowmen. Christ is unrivaled
and unapproachable; but as men faultily re-
flect the beauty, the simplicity, the great-
ness and the love of his life they become
great and endear themselves to the world.
That which we find in the life of Lincoln to
admire and love is wherein he reflects the
character of Christ. And so it is in every
life. As one is filled with Christ, is domin-
ated by his spirit, is controlled by his ideals
and motives, he becomes great and good.
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The Tongue as a Grave-Digger.
Volubility in public speech is to man
what beauty is to woman. Both are fatal
gifts unless tempered with discretion. Men
dig their political graves with their ton-
gues. Letter-writing was once the danger-
ous diversion for politicians. The Sage of
Kinderhook advised a walk of forty miles
rather than the writing of a single letter.
Now that the newspaper is a daily phono-
graph, to catch and re-echo the whispered
utterances of statesmen, public speaking is
twin in pitfalls and perilousness to letter-
writing. When detected in inconsistent or
unpopular speech the politician has only the
refuge of unblushing denial — a dodge which
is seldom safe or successful. This is the
year of public speaking. When Americans
make presidents it is done while oratory is
at white-heat. There will be a million
political addresses in the United States in
the next six months. They will vary in
length and logic, in size and sense, but each
will have auditors from the orator of na-
tional fame who fills the greatest metropol-
itan hall to the branch- water politician in
the log schoolhouse at the cross-roads.
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BY E. J. C.
So many of the tablecloths, centerpi;
and doilies are decorated with embroiii
that the matter of laundering them pro
ly becomes a very important one, for a
tours of work have been expended t
them, it is distressing to have them despc
of their beauty after a few washings. ^
trusted to the ordinary washerwoman t
fare badly, and as it is neither a difficult
laborious task to keep these articles in
best of order, it is best to do the wor!
home.
It is necessary to understand a few |
pie rules of needlework if the launderin
to be a success. In the first place, use (
pale tints, and none but the best of embr
ery silk. Never use a knot, for each
will show plainly when the linen is pre.-
and never cross over from one part of
design to the other, leaving a loose thi
between. Take care not to draw the w
(a hoop is of great value in this respe
When the articles are ready for wash
place them in a suds made with tepid wj
and good soap, with a little powdered be
dissolved in the water. Wash caref
rubbing the soiled places between the ha
until perfectly clean. Be careful no
have the water hot, for the best embroid
silk is likely to fade if put in hot wa
Borax should always be used in the wa
for its cleansing qualities are unequs
and it does not injure the finest fabric
colors.
Rinse thoroughly to remove every tr
of soap, and pass them through a rut
wringer. But little starch is needed in s
articles, and that little may be put in
second rinse water.
Stretch each piece in shape and roll re:
for ironing, with dry white cloths aroi
them. Cover the ironing board with tw(
three thicknesses of flannel, then with a wl
cloth, and spread the article on it with
wrong side up. Press the embroidery u
dry, rurning the iron lightly over the ol
•tember 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1209
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Ie leadeth me I know not where,
I walk by faith and not by sight.
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While clinging to His mighty arm;
Ind so I trait Him day by day
To shield and keep me from all harm.
ind when I cross the chilling tide
• And reach the shining, golden shore,
Vith Christ, my Savior, Friend and Guide,
'11 dwell in heaven forevermore.
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joking would be more of an art and
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' ie cook. The oven that will not come
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I on the bottom, the chimney that draws
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ihwest, the dampers that refuse to do as
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I the air. It burns up the oxygen and
38 carbonic-acid gas, and if there is a
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1 profess themselves able to detect it in
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ty houses need more pure air rather
I less of it. If we do not live as long as
mght it is because we shut out the sun-
E and the air too carefully.
lie electrical kitchen is not only admir-
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It is steady; it can be directed to the
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The Valley of Discontent.
FLORENCE E. M'CORKLE.
Away and away in the country that is
called the Soul-land there is a dreary spot
known as the Valley of Discontent. Once
upon a time, having lost sight of my guide,
I strayed into that distressful place, and
have long kept in mind the purpose of set-
ting down the things I there beheld, that
perhaps I may warn others from its sor-
rors.
The way is easy to find. The many-
branched road called Selfishness will lead
one straight to the place; it is the only road
that enters there. The valley is wide
enough to hold much people; and, indeed, I
have heard it said that one-third of the peo-
ple of the earth spend there a great portion
of their lives. All about it rise towering
mountains, their summits touching heaven's
blue. The names of these are Usefulness,
Happiness, Gratitude, Peace (or, as it is
sometimes called, Heart-rest), Unselfishness,
the highest peak of which is called Love,
and many others of like grandeur and
beauty.
The first thing I perceived concerning the
valley itself was the thick, dark cloud that
overhangs it, causing it to be in perpetual
gloom. At first I thought I had entered
the region of night, which is called Despair,
but soon my eyes grew accustomed to the
dusky light and I could observe on what
sort of place I had stumbled. Instead of
the rich and fertile valleys through which
my guide had led me in this country, the
one I had now found without his help I saw
to be a wofully barren stretch of land. In
truth, nothing grows there but thorn bushes,
and many a sharp and jagged rock thrusts
its ugly tooth through the earth. Upon
these hurtful things the unfortunates in the
valley are falling continually. Some are
too proud to cry out, and bear the pain in
silence; but others complain aloud, and with
their lamentations make the valley doubly
dismal.
A narrow stream of water bounds the val-
ley, running at the base of the mountain
range, and separating the inhabitants of
the lowland from those of the mountains.
No great effort would be needed to leap
across this stream and gain the mountain
side, yet few escape so. Partly because of
the shadow of the cloud, and partly because
their eyes are dimmed with a haze, the wan-
derers in this wretched place see nothing as
it is. They stand and gaze with sore long-
ing toward some serene and lofty height,
never perceiving that it is near, but sup-
posing it far removed, in distance unattain-
able. And if one of them should dream of
setting out on so long a journey, one glance
at the water that flows before him kills all
hope; for alas! to this miserable one, the
harmless little brook seems a furious tor-
rent, not able to be crossed, rushing between
him and his heart's desire and whirling
away in its swift current his only chance of
escape. Now and then one will clear the
haze out of his eyes and realize that he is
able to quit this abode of bitterness. Then
the Valley of Discontent knows him no more,
for he bounds across the stream (now stripped
of its terrors) and, if he be wise, spends his
remaining days in glad, free life upon the
hills of God. Many a tiny footpath scram-
bles down the mountain sides, leading to the
broad highway of Selfishness, and the new-
ly escaped must take good heed lest hr be
betrayed into following one of these and
find himself again in the dark and dreadful
valley.
Surely, one can find few more sorrowful
valleys in all the Soul-land, and every wise
traveler avoids the road that leads to the
Valley of Discontent.
Eminence, Ky.
How To Proceed.
BY C. N. HOWARD.
"How shall we proceed to close the Sun-
day saloon? Never mind about the Sunday
saloon; go in with tremendous energy to
shut the saloon on Monday and Saturday and
the liquor men would give you Sunday with-
out a contest. How enforce the law that
closes the saloon at midnight? Never mind
about the midnight closing law; turn your
guns on the law that opens the saloon at
midday and every saloon in town will buy
a clock. How enforce the law that makes
it a crime to sell drink to a man that is
drunk? Never mind the law that forbids
vaccination to a man who died with the
smallpox; train your Gatlings on the in-
famous law that makes it right to innoculate
a man with the only disease that the la r
makes it a crime to catch. How enforce
the law that prevents the sale of drinks to
criminals in the penitentiary? By making
criminals of the men who sell them liquor
before they get into the penitentiary and
after they get out." Mr. Ho sard's remedy
was "A lock on the saloon door that would
exhaust the genius of perdition to pick." —
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Union.
One common bond of blood unites us all,
One righteous sense of freedom and fair play
Alike in sport and trade and battle fray,
And in this kinship we shall stand or fall.
One common mother when our race was young
Sent us abroad to make the lands our own;
Like colors in our kindred flags are shown,
Milton and Lincoln spoke our common tongue.
The voice that speaks alike to great and small,
That quells the little people's sordid wrath,
That warns the waning nations from our path —
The voice of equal justice unto all."
— John Curtis Underwood, in Ainslee's Magazine.
OUR SPICE-BOX.
"Mike, an' it's yourself that can tell me
how they make ice-cream?" "In truth I
can; don't they bake them in could ovens,
to be sure."
Simson (sternly). Willie, where are
those apples gone that were down cellar?
Willie. They are with the Jamaica ginger
that was in the closet.
* * *
Fred was spending the day in the coun-
try, and came running in with a chestnut
burr in his hand. "O look, father, I've
found the egg of a porcupine."
* * *
"I nearly died of ennui while I was off
with Hicks," said the mind-reader.
"What was the matter?" "There was not
much to do, and nothing to read."
Lady. Has that suburban house you
speak of plenty of closets? Agent. Dozens,
ma'am. All the upstairs bedrooms will
do for closets. It«was built for a summer
hotel, ma'am.
"There are lots of people," says a Texas
paper, "who mix their religion with busi-
ness, but forget to stir it up well. As a re-
sult the business invariably rises to the
top."
* * *
Little Willie. I wish I were you, Mr.
Selfmade. Mr. Selfmade (who has come
to dinner). And why, Willie? Willie.
Because you don't get your ears pulled for
eating with your knife.
* * *
Judge (to prisoner). Did you really call
this gentleman an old fool last night?
Prisoner (trying to collect his thoughts).
The longer I look at him, the more prob-
able it seems to me that I did.
"Are you willing to invest money in my
aerial navigation scheme?" he asked.
"No." "You can't deny it looks all right
on paper." "That's true; but I don't pro-
pose to get stuck on any fly paper."
* * #
Brown. I understand that Senator
Green wanted you to act as his private
secretary. Simmons. He did, but I
wouldn't accept the position, because I
would have to sign everything Green, per
Simmons.
* * *
First Yalesian. Did you break the news
to poor Jack's father and mother gently.
Second Yalesian. Yes; sent 'em two tele-
grams, you know. First read, "Jack
killed in game;" and second "Princeton
wins."
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1211
PETE.
I.— The Mystery.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
The four girls stood as if petrified on
jaring the man's voice. He had come up
ihind them, and now he shuffled in front of
jte who still held the big knife. There
as a moment of unpleasant silence and then
adge suddenly turned and ran as fast as
e could across the lot toward the yard.
:nda May and Letitia would have followed
they could, but they were too scared to
ove. The man who had claimed the knife
owed by the very way he breathed that he
as a tramp. He made a noise somewhere
i in his nose whenever he took a breath,
id he seemed to take more breaths than
her people, and when he puffed out his air,
inch he did through his mouth, with an-
her noise, you could tell what was down in
3 stomach. That was whisky. His fea-
res were not bad, but they had been neg-
;ted. He had even let his shoulders sag
wn, and^his back hump over, till he had a
san and sneaking appearance. Whiskers
ew rampant all over his face, and they
nched up in spots as if they had found oc-
sional places of rich fertility; and if you
amined his whiskers you could get a fair
3a of what he had had for dinner. His
es were large and black, but he didn't like
look "at [you. He seemed to take a good
al of comfort in his long, straight nose, and
kept looking down the side of it as if he
sre ', telling it something. "I say, little
1," he said presently, "that there's my
life."
"Get it, then," said Pete, dropping it upon
e ground and stepping back. Pete wasn't
raidlof anything. Linda May and Letitia
mced'quickly toward the house, but they
dn't'the courage to budge a step. They
ew Mrs. Morris was away from home.
ey saw Madge scurrying around the house,
r apron flying in the breeze. The tramp
>opedand picked up his knife. They were
id to"see him shut the blade and put the
sapon in his pocket.
"And "this here's my coat," he said, pick-
l it up. "Thanky for f etchin' it down. I
:t it in my bedroom. You're a good little
1 to save me the trouble of gittin' it my-
lf. I hates to do anything myself. I hates
»
"Who told you you could sleep in our
it?" demanded Pete with some severity.
"Oh, Pete!" whispered Letitia. "Let's go
the house."
"Nap told me," said the tramp.
"And who's Nap?" demanded Pete. "(You
n go to the house if you want to.)"
"I am Nap," said the tramp. "When I
ants to do anything I just asts myself. And
I says I can, I does."
"Well, I can tell you this," said Pete,
inting her finger at the man, "that no-
body's afraid of you, and you can't sleep in
our barn another night."
"Well, I'm glad you told me," said Nap,
" 'cause you see I didn't know, and I needed
to find out. 'Cause I was thinkin' about
making this my permanent boardin' house
while I was in the city. Now, I'll tell you
what I'll do. I'll agree never to come here
no more if your mother says so. I just leave
it to your mother. If she says for me to
go away, I'll go away. I won't leave the
city, but I'll keep away from your place. I
don't impose my company on no man nor no
woman, and when I finds I ain't wanted I
takes my hat and I makes my bow and I de-
parts."
"Well," said Pete, "this is a pretty good
time to make your bow."
"I'll tell you what I'll do," said the strange
tramp. "I reckon your mother got my let-
ter?"
"Yes she did, and she didn't like it, either."
"I reckon not," said the tramp, winking at
the side of his nose. It was strange how
knowing and secret Nap's nose looked
whenever Nap winked at it. "But they's
some things you've got to get whether you
like 'em or not. Measles is one; and that
letter was another. Now, I'll tell you what
I'll do. If I find the barn door latched to-
night when I come for to make it my dor-
mitory— is that too big a word for you,
little gal?"
"No, it's not," said Pete sharply. "Its
something in connection with circuses."
"Circuses?" repeated Nap. "Oh, camels,
you will be thinking of? Ah! But when I
come to-night, if the door is latched, I'll go
away and come no more. But if it's propped
open, I'll consider that an invitation to sleep
hare. But mark me, little gal," said the
tramp, pointing his finger at Pete just as she
had pointed hers at him, "you leave it to
your mother. If you latch that door with-
out telling her all about it, you will get her
into a sight of trouble. And if she latches
it, she'll get herself into a sight of trouble.
And now I'll be ageing, for I see your sister
is bringing a man here to talk to me, and I
don't like men; they're too much like my-
self."
"Well," said Pete, as Nap was climbing the
back fence, "I'll thank you for the candy,
anyhow."
"What candy?" called Nap as he dropped
into the road.
"What you put in the box with the let-
ter," called Pete. "But we don't want any
more."
"You won't git no more from me," called
Nap, with a queer chuckle. He slouched
away just as Madge entered the lot with a
young man. "There he goes," cried Madge,
showing the young man.
"Yes," said Pete, "I got rid of him."
"Oh, Madge!" cried Linda May, "how
could you run away from us."
"Madge is a coward," said Letitia with a
toss of her head.
"Yes," said Madge, "you were too scared
to run. I was jast scared enough."
"Madge," cried Linda May indignantly,
"You left us when he might have killed us
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"Yes," said Madge, "that's why I ran off.
But when I saw this — ." She paused, for it
didn't seem proper to call the visitor a
"man," and she couldn't think of "gentle-
man" in her excitement. "When I saw this
—this—."
"Don't you know what it is?" asked the
young man. Then he laughed and all of
them laughed. "My name is Brown; Edgar
Brown."
"Well," said Madge, "I called him to help
us, because Jennie wasn't anywhere to be
found. So he came with me. My name's
Madge. Well, I guess the show's over."
"I suppose that means that you don't want
me any more," said the young man.
"Oh, don't be in a hurry," said Madge,
without much warmth. They walked toward
the yard. "You ought to see me shake my
finger at Nap," said Pete, dancing along.
"And I just told him to make his bow and
go away. And I said to him : 'Nobody is afraid
of YOU.' " •
"Yes," said Letitia, "but you didn't say it
that fierce."
"That's because my breath wasn't good,"
returned Pete. "And anyhow, you and Linda
May stood there just a sweatin' in your
shoes.'''
"Why, Pete!" cried Madge. "What kind
of language 13 that you are using, and be-
fore Mr. Brown?"
"I don't care," said Pete. "Everyday
language is no good when you're telling
about such adventures as we've been through.
What do you think, Mr. Brown? We put
our box out in the yard — "
"Pete!" said Madge sharply. "You are
not to tell that. Mamma won't like it."
"I ain't going to tell that part. The tramp
said for us to see what we'd find in it next
day. So this morning — this was next day —
we looked and we -found — "
"Now Pete!"
"I ain't going to tell that part. And we
found a sack of candy."
"Now don't tell any more!" cried Madge.
"I ain't."
"And I'm going to put out a box in my
yard to-night," said Linda May, "and see
what I'll find."
"So am I," said Letitia.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, l|
Bethany Reading Courses.
Bethany C. E. Reading Courses.
J. Z. TYLER.
The Bethany C. E. Reading Courses present
three distinct lines of study, namely, the English
Bible, the Plea and History of the Disciples, and
Christian Missions.
One line is taken up at a time. The months of
October, November and December will be devoted
entirely to the study of the Bible; January, Feb-
ruary and March to the study of the Disciplei;
April, May and June to the study of Missions.
There are three handbooks for each line of
study. The handbooks for Bible study are en-
titled: "A Guide to Bible Study," "Life and
Teachings of Jesus," and "Prophets of Israel."
The handbooks for the study of the Disciples are
entitled: "Concerning the Disciples," "Sketches of
our Pioneers," and "Bible Doctrine for Young
Disciples." The handbooks for the study of mis-
sions are entitled: "Handbook of Missions," "Mis-
sionary Fields and Forces of the Disciples," and
"Heroes of Modern Missions." In each line, the
first-named book gives a bird's-eye view of the
entire field; the remaining two give special atten-
tion to important sections in that field.
A thirty-two page monthly, the KiDg's Busi-
ness, is the official organ of the Reading Circle.
It is edited by John E. Pounds, National Supt. of
C. E. for the Disciples, and Jessie Brown Pounds.
It contains supplementary readings, direction
sheets, questions for quarterly examinations, and
all needed helps.
Quarterly examinations are had for the two-
fold purpose of securing definite results from the
readings and of recording proper credit to the
readers. These examinations are very simple.
Certificates of graduation are granted those who
complete the courses: (1) A course certificate to
those who have finished a course, and (2) a com-
plete certificate to those who have taken all three
courses. These certificates are furnished with-
out expense to those receiving them.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THESE COURSES?
While the original purpose of the Bethany C.
E. Reading Courses was the instruction and in-
doctrination of the young people in the C. E.
Societies among the Disciples of Christ, experi-
ence has shown that the purpose and plan are
admirably adapted to others. Many auxiliary so-
cieties of the C. W. B. M., for instance, have
found those courses exactly suited to their needs,
and have increased the interest in their meetings
by their use. Groups of persons not connected
with any society have come together for the sole
purpose of mutual help in taking these readings
and many individuals, old as well as young, have
found both pleasure and profit in pursuing these
courses privately. It is being discovered that
the field to be cultivated by these Reading
Courses is not limited to Chris tsan Endeavor So-
cieties, but that it includes all person! who need
elementary instruction in its three chosen lines
of study.
HOW TO ORGANIZE A CIRCLE.
The way to organize a Reading Circle is very
simple. Any one can do it. Some course like
the following may be pursued: (1) Have the mat-
ter thoroughly announced; (2) have a wide-awake
committee make a canvass, enrolling all who think
they might take these readings, whether privately
or in the circle; (3) then call a conference meet-
ing of all interested; (4) choose a leader and ar-
range for regular meetings; (5) make two lists,
one including those who can attend the meetings
with reasonable regularity, and the other includ-
ing those who will take the readings privately; (6)
order the King's Business and the necessary hand-
books.
THE COST OF THESE COURSES.
This is not a money-making scheme. Supplies
are furnishsd at barely enough to pay the cost of
putting them into the hands of the readers. The
handbooks are admirable specimens of bookmak-
ing. They are about 4x7 inches and contain from
150 to 174 pages each. They were prepared es-
pecially for these courses by picked men, and are
furnished to the readers, postpaid, at 35 cents
per single copy, or any three books for one dol-
lar. The regular subscription price of the King's
Business is fifty cents a year, but to those taking
these courses (any three books) it is sent for 25
cents a year. All orders should be sent to J. Z.
Tyler, 798 Republic St., Cleveland, 0.
NINE NOTEWORTHY POINTS.
1. There is great and widespread need of in-
struction along the lines covered by these
courses.
2. This is the only attempt made by the Dis-
ciples of Chriit to furnish systematic instruction
for all their people, old and young, along these
lines.
3. The plan aims to utilize the spare moments
in busy lives for the purpose of accumulating
knowledge concerning these fundamental matters.
These courses are for busy people.
4. These courses furnish every pastor an op-
portunity for systematic teaching; and there is
confessedly great need of more thorough instruc-
tion in all our churches. We must teach as well
as preach.
5. The cost of these courses places them
within the reach of all. No membership fee is
now required. The handbooks make a valuable
addition to any library, and the King's Business is
an excellent magazine for any home.
6. The study of these courses leads to definite
results. There are quarterly examinations; there
are certificates of graduation. They systematize
one's daily readings.
7. They help every worthy cause. By awak-
ening a desire for reading, they create a demand
for the larger books issued by our publishing
houses and enlarge the subscription lists of our
papers. By disseminating missionary intelligence,
they generate and guide missionary enthusiasm
and activity. By stimulating a desire to learn,
they tend to increase the attendance at our col-
leges. These courses are auxiliary to every good
thiDg among us; they are the rival of none.
8. They enable every C. E. Society to become
an educational center. It is generally recognized
that there is danger of the C. E. movement effer-
vescing, expending its enthusiasm without making
much progress. The addition of the educational
element is the remedy. What a tremendous
power for lasting good would the C. E. Societies
among us become if only they would seriously
take hold of this educational movement!
9. They have stood the test of time. On July
1, 1900, they completed their first three- year
cycle. More than 20,000 copies of their hand-
books have gone into circulation. Multitudes of
readers have sent in words of hearty apprecia-
tion. Leading brethren have given these courses
a most unqualified endorsement. They have be-
come an established institution among the Disci-
ples of Christ.
More Bible Study Needed.
The Bible cannot be studied overmuch, and with
the enormous output of all sorts of literature
from all sorts of publishers, it is difficult to get
young people or old people to give proper atten-
tion to the Book of books. Its study fs, therefore,
likely to be underdone rather than overdone. The
Bethany C. E. Reading Courses commend them-
selves to every mind as a promising movement in
the right direction. I am heartily in favor of
them and will do what I can to make them a suc-
cess. F. M. Geeen.
"Value of the Bethany C. E. R< 4
ing Circle Work.
JOHN E. POUNDS,
National Superintendent of C. E. for the '. c
pies of Christ.
Something more than organization is nece ,r
to success. There must be preparation. 1 j
Is no magic in Christian Endeavor membe i
which will make one able to teach the trut 0
the Scriptures to the world without hil
learned them. The worker of to-day must 1 i
before he can show himself an approved work 1
The weakness of our young people is their ;
of knowledge.
It matters little whether one would be a 1
day-school teacher, a winner of souls by pen i
contact and invitation, a leader in the missic I
activities and organizations of the churc
preacher of the gospel or the humblest work i
the most obscure way, knowledge is the 1
requisite of success. Even the love which ine;(
and sustains our activities succeeds only wh^
produces a zeal that is according to knowled^
How can one labor intelligently for the sum
of the kingdom of God if he does not know J
its triumphs have been or how they were won
ia not capable of forming a wise and comprti
sive plan of work who does not know what I
have been tried and found successful by t
who have planted the gospel in every nation, :
Samaria to the uttermost parts of the earth,
success of modern missions, together withi
lives of the most prominent missionaries, mus
known by every largely successful worker be
his equipment is complete. The knowledg
how to do the work and the inspiration for il
both necessary, and they come from a stud;
missions.
Again, every young Disciple of Christ si
know the history of his own people. He ca
of little value to the work unless he does.
how can he tell the people the different
churches if he does not know any? The only
tives he can present to people to unite with
church where his own membership is, are 1
surface ones. They will be such as: "We ha
beautiful building" — which Is doubtful — or, '
have an eloquent preacher" — which is a matte
opinion — or, "Oar church is very friendly"— w
after all appeals to selfishness. There is not
word about a "Thus saith the Lord" or the sii
doctrine of the New Testament. Our young
pie must know the history and teaching of
Disciples of Christ if they are to be worthy
of most worthy fathers.
Above all, the knowledge of God's Word ii
sential to all Christian life and work. We 1
know before we can either be or blesi. Kb
edge of God's truth is spiritual life and pc
The difference between success and failur
soul- winning is very often a difference of kr
edge. We must edueate or others must pe
The success of the apostles in preaching
Word was at least partly due to their pers
training by Jesus. For he taught them, da
day, for three years; and even in the highly
cated and strangely converted Siul of Ta
went into the Arabia of a three-year stndy
meditation before going abroad to preach 0:
sus the Christ. If these specinlly gifted woi
needed such training, every servant does.
Our young people do not appreciate what
been done for them. The handbooks on "
sions," on "the Disciples" and on "Bible St
are the best productions of masters. No one
study them without great profit. It will mak
Endeavor Society anew to study them system
ally. If I could have just one thing for all ou
cieties it would certainly be a Reading Circl
each one. The society that neglects this m
a great opportunity. By all means organize
September 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1213
t Bethany C. E, Reading Courses
and Bible Study.
Much has been done by this most admirable
'system to awaken among young people a deeper
interest in the Holy Scriptures. What the Bible
;is, how to study it and how to use it are questions
,of vital importance, and the trouble of the eunuch
iis that of thousands: "How can I understand ex-
cept some one should guide me?" The handbooks
;of the Reading Course, and supplementary read-
ings from the ablest writers among us are intend-
ed to supply this want.
For the months of October, November and De-
cember our readers will devote themselves ex-
clusively to the Word of God. The Departments of
.'Missions and Study of the Disciples will be taken
up later and given an equal division of the time.
iNow is the time to begin the organization of
circles.
i "Bring the Book, said Sir Walter Scott, when
dying. "What book?" asked his friend. "There
is only one Book — the Bible," replied the dying
man. If this be the conviction of one who so
[thoroughly knew books, and who himself wrote
ibooks that will never die, surely such a volume is
worth devout and earnest and systematic study on
the part of lesser minds. To quote the same
■author:
"Within that awful volume lies
The mystery of mysteries !
Happiest they of human race,
To whom our Goi has granted grace
To read, to fear, to hope, to pray,
To lift the latch and force the way;
And better had they been ne'er born,
Who read to doubt, or read to scorn."
F. D. Power.
Washington, D. C.
A Greater Foundation.
I am glad that the directors of the Bethany C
B. Reading Courses have provided for three months''
systematic Bible study, beginning in October. Our
young people will not only gain a greater knowl-
edge of the Bible while pursuing this course,
learning to appreciate more fully its beauty and
significance, withal applying its holy principles
in the development of their own lives, but they
will thus receive preparation and inspiration for a
more profitable study of the Scriptures in years to
come. He who appreciates the value of knowing
and loving the Word of God cannot but commend,
and that most heartily, this feature of the course.
I should be glad to see a large number of our
people, including those not belonging to the C. E.
Society, take the B. C. E. Reading Courses. To do
30 means a greater foundation for intellectual and
moral culture, thus assuring additional joy, larger
views as to life's mission and more effective serv-
ices under the leadership of Christ.
S. M. Cooper.
Cincinnati, 0.
The Pastor's Opportunity.
The day is to come when the knowledge of the
Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the
sea. This knowledge is possible only through his
Word. Let us hail the dawning of this day. Never
were the help3 to Bible study as helpful as now.
Never was the interest so intense. Never was at-
tention so enticed. Never were opportunities so
multiplied. Praise the Lord!
October, November, December are to be devoted
to Bible study by thousands of our people under
the direction of the Bethany Reading Circle. The
pastor who does not seize this opportunity, or find
some better way to teach the Word, is unworthy.
Send now to Bro. J. Z. Tyler at Cleveland, 0., for
particulars. Marion Stevensom.
Decatur, III.
God's Order of Nobility,
The Beareans were more noble because they re-
ceived the Word with all readine?s and searched
the Scriptures daily. One of the needed revivals
of to-day is the revival of Bible study. There is
need to swell the ranks of God's order of nobility
as a safeguard against the foolish fads and pesky
delusions that spring from the hotbeds cf skepti-
cism and superstition. We have Jehus who ride
hobbies rather than horses, for they are less ex-
pensive. Men and women of intelligent faith are
as iron in the blood and tonic in the bones of a
church or a community. When people "delight in
to law of the Lord, and meditate therein," we
shall have more trees well rooted and bringing
forth fruit, and less chaff driven hither and thith-
er by every wind of doctrine.
The faithful study of the Bethany C. E. Reading
Courses will give us a generation of "sons as
plants grown up in their youth, and daughters as
cornerstones polished after the similitude of a
palace." H. D. Clark.
ML Sterling, Ky.
Mere Enthusiasm not Enough.
The promoters of the Bethany C. E. Reading
Courses are placing our great brotherhood under
lasting obligations in their efforts to create a
deeper interest among our young people in system-
atic Bible study. Mere enthusiasm in Endeavor
work becomes but an efferverscence at last unless
it rests on a knowledge of the Word. Of all re-
ligious bodies we as a people can least afford to
be ignorant of our own text-book. "Study to show
yourself approved unto God," was a divine injunc-
tion never to be antedated.
M. E. Harlan.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Should Organize at Once.
We of all people should be first first in careful,
systematic Bible study. A leader and a program
are most helpful. The Bethany C. E. Reading
Course provides both. Every Christian Endeavor
Society should organize a class at once for the
three months' special study in the Bible. It will
sharpen their appetites for a larger study of the
precious book. Preachers and church officers can
do much to create an interest in this special study.
Our people will grow in usefulness as they come
to know more of the Bible. F. M. Rains.
Cincinnati, 0.
Fit the Grocer
wipe made the suggestion.
A grocer has excellent opportunity to know the
effects of special foods on his customers. Mr. R.
A. Lytle, of 557 St. Clair St., Cleveland, 0., has a
long list of customers that have been helped in
health by leaving off coffee and using Postum Food
Coffee.
He says, regarding his own experience: "Two
years ago I had been drinking coffee and must say
that I was almost wrecked in my nerves.
"Particularly in the morning I was so irritable
and upset that I could hardly wait until the coffee
was served, and then I had no appetite for break-
fast and did not feel like attending to my store
duties.
"One day my wife suggested that inasmuch as I
was selling so much Postum Food Coffee there
must be some merit in it, and suggested that we
try it. I took home a package and she prepared
it according to directions. The result was a happy
one. My nervousness gradually disappeared and
to-day my nerves are all right. I would advise
every one affected in any way with nervousness or
stomach troubles, to leave off coffee and use Pos-
tum Food Coffee."
Christian 6ndeavor.
Burris A. Jenkins.
topic for sept. 30.
OUR FOOLISH EXCUSES.
(Luke 14:15-24.)
"A previous engagement" is always a matter
that cannot be adjusted. If one is asked to a
p lace to which he really desires strongly to go,
he can always find a way to go — or make it. "A
pr evious engagement," is a mere excuse, whether
it be in the marrying of a wife, the trying of a
yoke of oxen or the viewing of a piece of land.
If one wishes to accept an invitation, he can do it.
If Queen Victoria invites some one to her
presence, all other affairs give way. So high an
honor must not be neglected. And most of our
people, if they are asked to a box party, house
party, or a yachting excursion, will waive all
other affairs and accept. Such invitations do no t
come daily. But, if one does not wish to go, it is
so easy to persuade oneself, if not the host, that
one has a pressing engagement.
And so it was with these in the parable. An
opportunity confronted them which they, for one
reason or another, did not care to embrace, an d
so the business of each was of pressing impor-
tance. Those oxen — why, they could not live till
the morrow; that wife — why, she would have been
so out of place as at a feast, fancy a bride at a
banquet; and that land — well, it was likely to
slide into the sea in an avalanche if it were not
immediately looked after!
Thus do we cajole ourselves, but never blin d
anybody else. We are called to the performance
of a duty. Some one in trouble is to be helped ;
in danger, to be rescued; in loneliness, to be
cheered; and then we discover that our time is
very limited, our business so important. How
about the ball game? If we are offered a free
seat with a friend, can't we bend business to suit?
Well, yes, just for this one afternoon, by working
a little harder next morning. But if asked to
sing at a funeral or act as pall-bearer; if the
opp ortunity comes to investigate the distresses of
a family in need; if a political tangle needs in-
vestigation— then our business is pressing.
And as for the church, it is wonderful how
people used, in old catholic days, to shape all
their affairs so that they could go to church,
while there is so much difficulty to-day. To be
be sure, the church is somewhat to blame, its
preaching is not what it should be, and its serv-
ice is not so full of human interest as it might be;
but after all there is much of pure and simple
excuse that stands between us and the church
door.
We Endeavorers have a clause in our pledge
about "hindered by some reason which I can
conscientiously give to my Lord and Master."
There is no room in that for specious excuses.
Yet, how often we make excuses do duty for
reasons. There is a lull in the meeting, and we
have not yet taken part. We persuade ourselves
that we are not quite feeling well to-night. We
are very tired. We have no thought or verse
quite apropos. We are proving our yoke of oxen!
And as for the midweek services we have prom-
ised in our pledge to attend ! How many of us haven't
the excuse that we have married a wife, but that we
are thinking of marrying a wife and must needs
go and see her; or are thinking of investing in a
fifty-foot lot on the installment plan and must
needs go and view it, or are hoping when we get
rich to buy a horse and buggy and must needs
learn to drive so as to be prepared! An endless
variety of — reasons? No, only excuses.
Buffalo, N. Y.
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THE CHRIS FIAN-EVANGELIST
September 20, 1900
Sunday - School*
W. F. RICHASDSON.
THIRD QUARTERLY REVIEW.*
About seven months of our Lord's earthly
ministry are included in the lessons of the past
quarter. Following the feeding of the five thou-
sand, which occurred near the Passover season, in
the spring of 29, A. D., we have traced the story
of his life unto the late fall, going with him into
the outlying districts of Phoenicia, northern
Galilee, Decapolis and Perea, and visiting Jeru-
salem at the Feast of Tabernacles in the month
of October. During these months we can plainly
see the clouds of growing opposition gathering
over the head of the Savior, which are soon to
break in an awful storm of persecution and death.
Calmly does the Son of Man set his face toward
Jerusalem, with infinite sadness for the sin of his
people In rejecting their Messiah, but with the
serene majesty of a King who knows well that the
future is his, and that the world that now frowns
upon him will yet fall at his feet in reverence
and love. We can find space for but a few lines
of review of each of the interesting lessons of
the quarter.
1. Jesus Walking on the Sea (Matt. 14:22-33).
The miracle of feeding the multitude had
wrought in the minds of many the conviction that
Jesus was the Messiah, and they sought to pro-
claim him then and there as king. Refusing their
homage, he disappeared from their midst, going
up into a mountain for prayer and meditation.
His disciples started in a boat for the western
shore. A sudden storm burst upon the lake, and
they were in utmost peril when the form of Jesus
appeared to them, walking on the water. Terri-
fied at what they thought an apparition, or a
ghost, they cried out, but were reassured by the
voice they knew so well, that voice which calms
our fears and speaks peace to our troubled souls
in every hour of dire distress. Peter, boldly
starting to meet Jesus on the water, finds his
courage failing him with the sudden impulse that
moved bim to the act and would have sunken
beneath the waves, but for the hand of Jesus
outstretched to support him. How often our feet
would sink in the waves of trial and temptation,
did not that Hand rest beneath us still! The les-
son of this story is Jesus' mastery over nature,
and his loving care for those who put their trust
n him.
2. Jesus the Bread of Life (John 6:22-40).
The following morning the multitude returned
around the northern end of the lake, and came to
Capernaum searching for Jesus, led rather by
curiosity and carnal desire than by the love of
truth. Jesus deemed it time to draw the line of
demarkation between his followers and his ene-
mies, and so delivered that discourse which result-
ed in turning from him many who had called them-
selves his disciples. He teaches them that he is
himself the true manna from heaven, sent for the
spiritual nourishment of men. His life is impart-
ed through faith and obedience, represented by a
familiar figure as a feeding upon his body.
Myriads have found his words true, and proven
that Christ is to us the bread of life to feed, the
water of life to cleanse, the way of life to travel,
the crown of life to reward.
3. The Gentile Woman's Faith (Mark 7:24-30).
Seeing the crowds turning from him, after his
discourse on the Bread of Life, and already
wearied of hia arduous labors, Jesus went away
into the province of Phoenicia, near the cities of
Tyre and Sidon, into the midst of a heathen popu-
lation, hoping here to find seclusion and rest. In
this he was disappointed. "He could not be hid."
Truth and love will ever make their presence and
♦Lesson for Sept. 30. Jfc
power known and felt. One incident only tells us
the story of his unselfish ministry. A Gentile
woman came to him, pleading for her daughter,
who was possessed with an evil spirit. His first
answer seemed harsh and cruel, but It was only to
draw out the expression of her wonderful faith,
and her prayer was then granted, with such
words of ardent praise as must have been forever
cherished in her heart.
4. Peter's Confession and Christ's Rebuke
(Matt. 16:13-26). The confession that sprang
from the lips of Peter in answer to the question
of his Lord, "Who say ye that I am?" has become
the foundation of the spiritual temple of God,
the church of Je3us Christ. Theol gical systems
shall have their day and cease to be, creeds shall
be changed and abandoned, ceremonies and cus-
toms shall be modified in a thousand ways, but
this rock will abide, and whosoever believeth in
him shall have everlasting life. And to every one
who, like Peter, would thrust aside the cross, and
seek glory rather than sacrifice, the rebuke of
the Master still comes with searching and wither-
ing effect.
5. The Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36). Like
the last lesson, the events of this occurred near
Czesarea Phillppi, and probably upon a spur of
Mount Hermon. The faith of the disciples must
be strengthened, and Jesus himself, perhaps, be
given renewed assurance of the Father's loving
presence and favor. In the presence of three of
the disciples Moses and Elijah appear in glory
with Jesus and converse with him concerning his
approaching death in Jerusalem. Its lessons are
many, but chiefly does it assure us of the fact
that the righteous dead are yet alive; that the
souls of those who have departed in faith are
glorified, and that Jesus Christ is Lord of all,
having supplanted the law and the prophets.
"This Is my beloved Son; hear ye him!"
6. Jesus and the Children (Matt. 18:1-14).
On the return from Caesarea Philippi to
Capernaum the disciples had disputed as to
who should hold the chief offices in the coming
kingdom. Jesus rebukes their carnal ambition by
this beautiful discourse. The child is made the
type of the disciple and his humility, trustful-
ness, simplicity, teachableness and affection are
held up for our emulation,
7. The Forgiving Spirit (Matt. 18:21-35). In
this lesson the Master teaches us that our mercy
is not to be narrowed to any certain number of
times, but to be exercised at every opportunity.
True charity does not count occasions; it courts
them. By the parable of the unmerciful servant
he teaches us how wicked is our intolerance for
others in the light of God's boundless mercy
toward us.
8. The Man Born Blind (John 9:1-17). Jesus
was in Jerusalem in attendance upon the Feast of
Tabernacles, which was held in the seventh month
of the Jewish year, about October. On a Sabbath
day, as he went out from the temple, he passed
a blind man lying by the wayside whose affliction
dated from his birth. In answer to the question
of the disciples he denied that the affliction was
due to sin on the part of the unfortunate man or
his parents, and accepted it as an occasion for
doing the merciful works of his Heavenly Father.
Anointing with clay the eyes of the blind man, he
told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam, with
the result that he came seeing. The grateful
man's confession of faith in Jesus led to his being
excluded from the synagogue, but resulted in
bringing to him the knowledge of Jesus as the
Son of God and joining him to his Savior in
loving allegiance.
9. Jesus the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-171.
The jealous hatred of the Pharisees and scribes,
intensified by the fame of Jesus' miracles, drew
from him the parable of our present lesson. They
were the false shepherds who sought the sheep
only that they might destroy. Every true teacher
of the chosen people would gladly hail the advent
of the Messiah whom they were so basely reject-
ing. He was the good Shepherd who so loved the
sheep as to lay down his life for them He
knew every one of them by name, and he went
before them, leading them into green pastures
and beside still waters. The time was coming
when there would be one flock, under one shep-
herd, for in him all races of men would find th6
fulfillment of their hopes.
10 The Seventy Sent Forth (Luke 10:1-11;
17-20). The sending forth of these disciples was
perhaps at the beginning of Jesus' tour through
Perea, the country east of the Jordan. He could
spend but a short time among these people, and
these missionaries could help to spread the newB
of the coming kingdom. He sent them two and
two, that they might mutually encourage each
other in the difficult task. They were to go
preaching and praying, trusting the people for
their temporal support, bearing themselves meek-
ly as lambs amid wolves, stopping not for formal
greetings, but hastening as men who bore .the
King's message. They returned with joy, report-
ing what great things they had done in his name,
and he rejoiced with them, and gave his approval
upon their work.
11. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).
This gem among the parables was spoken in
anewer to the cavils of a scribe who sought to
appear very religious, but whose religion was a
cloak for his selfishness. Jesus teaches that the
law of love will make us serve our fellowman in
need, whoever he may be. No brief synopsis can
convey the beauty and power of this wonderful
word-picture. It must be studied in its every
word.
12. The Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-23). The
heart of this lesson is found in the declaration of
Jesus that a man's life consisteth not in the
abnndanse of the things that he posseeseth.
Life is conduct and character, not goods and
gold. He who is rich toward God is the true
millionaire, while he who lacks this true wealth is
a pauper, though he may roll in worldly treasures.
Death, the certain visitor at every door, will
delare the eternal folly of him who sets his hopes
on rices.
13. The Duty of Watchfulness (Luke 12:35-J
46.) By a number of brief parables the duty of
being ever ready for the coming of the Lord is
emphasized. To the unfaithful servant his coming
is in judgment. To the faithful he will come
with a joyous and rich reward. "Be ye ready,
for at such an hour as ye think not the Son of
Man cometh." Lord, may all the lessons we have
learned of thee this quarter prepare us more fully
for that great day!
His Sight Restored.
ALMOST BLIND 15 YEARS WITH GRANULATED SORE
EYES.
This is a copy of a letter written by Rev. F. N|
Calvin, Colorado Springs, Col., to a gentleman whc
wrote him concerning Dr. J. Harvey Moore, th«
oculist, 648 Century Building, St. Louis, Mo.:
Dear Sir: — When I went to Dr. Moore I was;
suffering with ulcers on my eyes, the result ol
granulations which I had had for fifteen years
I had been treated by several of the best oculist:
in the United States, all of whom pronounced mj
case incurable. I had not been abie to do any gen
eral reading for two years. After two months
treatment from Dr. Moore, I could do all my owi
reading and writing, and have continued to do i
up to the present time, and have had no trouble
with my eyes since I went to Dr. Moore near!;
four yers ago. I saw cures wrought by him tha
were marvelous indeed. In all my dealings witl
him I ever found him to be a conscientious, Chrie
tian gentleman. He did everything in my cast
that he promised to do. Yerv trulv yours,
F. N. Calvin.
If you or your friends have any trouble witl
your eyes, write Dr. Moore at once.
September^, 1900
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'ilr Harvey M. Atkiason to Miss Bennie Waller,
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Obituaries,
CAMERON.
Martha (Spirlock) Cameron was born Sept. 26,
11826. She gave herself to Christ when only 15
years of age and continued in his service to the
close of her life She passed away Sept. 5, 1900,
at her home in Sioux City, la., with all her family
around her. Deceased was married to Wm Cam-
eron 55 years ago, who still survives at the age
,of 77. Her husband was a faithful proclaimer of
[the gospel for half a century and churches he es-
tablished in Illinois and Minnesota still flourish as
monuments to his faithful labors. In all their
:6ven;ful lives together nothing has ever occurred
,to mar the tranquility of their companionship, but
they were devoted to each other with childlike
(interest. Six children were born to them; three
<are gone to Jesus. The others, H. M. Cameron,
iSingle, residing with the parents, I. W. Cameron,
;a minister of the gospel at Weld >n, la , and Mrs.
Julia Stuart, of near Bloomfield, Neb , survive the
deceased as well as the aged husband. Those who
witnessed the end testified that it was the most
!sublime demonstration of patience, hope and
Ifaith that they ever witne'sed. Anxious to depart
iand be with Christ, the wife and mother had only
:to regret the sorrow of those remaining, and with
the glory of victory through a faithful life in
iChrist lighting up her countenance she gave all a
speechless benediction by her smiles and loving
looks as she gazed upon them for the last time in
;this life, and went home. Her life was an open
jbook, a tale that is told and her works follow.
The funeral was conducted by C. M. Wickham.
Weldon, la. I. W. Cameron.
LANDESS.
I We have just laid to rest the remains of Bro.
jjohn A. Landess, whose life spanned almost 87
iyears. He was bom in Highland County, Ohio,
jand has been a valued citizen of Pike County, Illi-
'nois since 1865. He has worn the name and the
yoke of Christ for 50 years. To his 10 chil-
dren he leaves the priceless legacy of a good nime
land to his neighbors the inspiration of a long life
!wel! lived. C. B. Dabney.
Milton, III., Sept. 6, 1900.
NELSON.
I James T. Nelson was born in Kentucky, and
died near his home in Hannibal, Mo, Aug. 10,
1900, aged 49 years and 10 months. Though in
I delicate health for some time his sudden depart-
ure was a a;reat surprise to all. The church, the
I Sunday-school and the business circles of the city
have sustained a great loss. He was cashier of
the Bank of Hannibal for many years, and the bet-
■ ter he was known the more his word was relied
j upon. As a deacon in the church his wise counsel
modestly expressed was always received with
great weight because in addition to his business
judgment he breathed so much the spirit of the
i Master. As superintendent of the Sunday-school
his kind disposition made him unusually successful.
He had a smile and a pleasant word for every one.
'■ The children loved to sirg when led by one whose
countenance expressed the joy of Christian living.
As a leader of the church music he showed such a
spirit of peace and harmony that no friction could
emanate from a choir of which he was director. As
a resu't of his life in the church those who remain
will be able to show more of the spirit of the Savior
l as a result of his interpretation of the Christ-life
amongus. His every-day life indicated the indwell-
ing of a pure soul. The family did everything to
have him restored to health, and now that he has
departed he has left a noble example of living to
them and to the church. The wife and the chil-
dren have the sympathy of the whole community
in their bereavement. Levi Marshall.
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The funeral of lifctle Olga Reavis, the four-year-
old daughter of Brother and Sister Will Reavis, of
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The Work at Nevada, Mo.
I have just closed my pastorate at Nevada, Mo.,
and believing that it is due the congregation I wish
to make a brief report. During the year I
preached 156 times. We received into the con-
gregation 56 persons, lost 11 by death and 39 by
letter; had 14 funerals outside of the member-
ship, making 25 for the year. Raised for current
expenses, $2,275; on building fund, $1,425; Bible-
achool, $247. Total for the year, $3,947. We
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cept the debt on the church building, which
amounts to $13,400. I did not resign, but simply
declined to continue another year. I wish to say
for the Nevada congregation that there is a large
number of the best people in this world to be
found among that congregation, and I think they
will come out of all the reverses of past years
and ultimately be one of the great churches of
the brotherhood in Missouri. They have a mem-
bership of about 700, but not all consecrated.
They have called Bro. G. D. Edwards, of north
Missouri, late graduate of Harvard, and he will
find a host of the right kind of people; but not all
of them so, which is true of every church within
the range of my acquaintance. I have been
asked if they can pay the debt — to which I wish to
answer: Yes, they can; and I sincerely trust they
may realize their ability and their responsibility,
and think they will.
Bro. D. D. Boyle, who was the pastor of this
church for three years, and who is an evangelist
now of great power, is located there and will con-
tinue to hold meetings in Missouri and other parts
of the nation; he will be a blessing to the church
wherever he may hold meetings.
Nevada is also the home of Bro. S. McGee, who
is preaching for churches in Vernon County to
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under his ministry they are certainly flourishing.
He has an excellent wife and an interesting
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Book Notes.
W. H. Book, the successful Virginia evangelist,
writing in the Christian Century, says of "Chris-
tian Science Dissected:"
This little booklet tells of the origin and his-
tory of this fad (Christian Science) and in an in
teresting way shows its fallacy. Every preacher
should read it and be prepared to expose the doc-
trine of Mrs. Eddy, which she learned from Dr.
Quimby's writings.
We are preparing a second edition of "Chris-
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tically exhausted. The book is having a rapid
sale, and is destined to reach a large circulation.
Do not overlook the advertisement of the "Bio-
graphical and Historical Library," on the second
page of this issue. It is truly a marvelous offer,
which should be taken advantage of by hundreds
of preachers and intelligent Disciples. Remember
that the offer will be withdrawn on November 1,
if our stock lasts that long, which is doubtful.
We are receiving a great many complimentary
words concerning "Leaves from Mission Fields,"
by N. M. Ragland. We know that there are three
parties to be congratulated on account of thiB
work — the author, for having written it, the pub-
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The Old Faith Restated, edited by J. H. Gar-
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sermons for all kinds of special occasions, notes of
the respective duties of the several officers of the
church, etc., etc., etc. It is a neat book, bound in
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Vol. xxxvii
September 27, 1900
No. 39
CONTENTS
Editorial:
Current Events 1219
The Missouri Christian Convention 1221
Editor's Easy Chair 1222
Good Works and Alms-deeds 1222
(luestions and Answers 1223
Original Contributions:
Bible Schools at State Universities. — Willet
M.Hays 1224
Religion. — Ben Greenstein 1225
The Administration of Baptism. — W. E.
Harlow 1225
Always Abounding in the Work of the Lord.
Baxter Waters 1226
The Right Hand of Fellowship.— D. A.
Wickizer 1226
Report of the C. W. B. M. State Conven-
tion at Moberly, Mo.— Mrs. L. G. Bantz.1227
Correspondence:
The Lands of the Long Day.— XII.. 1232
New York Letter 1234
The Creed of No Creed 1234
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1235
Los Angeles Letter 1236
Roger Williams and Religious Liberty — I.. 1237
Notes from the Old Dominion 1237
Family CntCLE:
The Mutations of Time (poem) 1240
"I Am a Christian" 1240
Tommy Doran 1240
Words (poem) 1241
The Old Rose-Covered Cottage 1241
Jesus Wants You 1241
Heaven (poem) 1242
Miscellaneous:
Our Budget 1228
Personal Mention 1230
Evangelistic 1239
With the Children 1243
• Sunday-school 1244
Christian Endeavor 1245
Literature 1246
Marriages and Obituaries 1247
Book Notes 1248
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If j on live along the line of the Burlington
Route or can conveniently join us at any point,
you are invited to full and unlimited membership
in our excursion party. Speak to your pastor and
other interested members about the desirability of
having a large delegation from your church. Do
not make the mistake of delaying your attendance
on the theory that the first part of the convention
is not as interesting as the latter portion, for the
opening sessions and the communion service which
follows them on Sunday are considered by very
many to be the best of the convention. To be
early on the ground is to avoid any possible rush
or confusion in your assignment to your hotel or
or boarding house. There is one request we would
like to make, and that is that you let us know as
early aa possible if you are going with us. We
make this request in order that we may know just
how many ooaches to secure, for we expect every
one who joins the Christian-Evangelist Special
Excursion to be provided with a comfortable chair.
Do not neglect to write us, therefore. The co3t
of transportation from St. Louis to Kansas City
and return will be $9.50 plus 50 cents for joint
agency fee at Kansas City, making a total of $10
for the trip. The rate from all points for the
round trip is one fare plus $2.00 and .the joint
agency fee of 50 cents, except from points within
two hundred miles or less of Kansas City; in such
instances the rate is one fare and a third, with no
joint agency fee.
Remember that all the passengers in our coach-
es will be of those attending the convention. ; that
the cars themselves will be of the Burlington's
best equipment, and that the road over which we
pass is one of the very best in the state of Mis-
souri. Further information on request.
Address communications to W. D. Cree, in care
of this office, and -please do it at once.
Of Interest to Delegates from Cen-
tral Illinois to Kansas City
Convention.
The delegates from Springfield,Ill., believing from
last year's pleasant experience at Cincinnati, that
the pleasure of the convention is greatly enhanc-
ed by arranging to be entertained in companies,
have decided so upon the Washington Hotel as their
place of entertainment and respectfully suggest
making it headquarters for Central Illinois. The
hotel is one of the best In the city and is con-
veniently situated, being on the car line leading
direct to the convention hall. The moderate j ate
of $2 per day has be-m secured. If you desire
accommodations with the Illinios people at the
Washing-on write at once direct to the hotel and
also advise J. E. Lynn,
Chairman Soringfield Committe.
Springfield, EL, Sept. 24, 1900.
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Vol. xxxvii. St. Louis, Mo,f Thursday, September 27, 1900.
No. 39.
CURRENT EVENTS.
any serious loss, unless the strike is long
continued.
The strike of the coal miners has now
been in progress a little more than a week
and so far the course of events has been
rather favorable to the strikers. Beginning
with about 112,000, at the end of the first
week probably not less than 130,000 men
had quit work. This increase is naturally
encouraging to the strikers, but it has not
been accomplished without some of those
disorderly scenes which form the regret-
table element of all such industrial crises.
Bands of striking miners have interfered
with the non-union men who wish to con-
tinue at work; and even those newspaper
correspondents whose accounts are most
vividly colored Dy sympathy for the miners,
relate how the strikers' wives "heroically"
assailed with brickbats the men who were
going to the mines. The first decided clash
between the strikers and the sheriff's posse
resulted in twelve casualties, two of which
were fatal. The placing of the blame for
3uch an affair is a difficult matter. A
crowd of strikers, naturally rough men and
Jesperate with their grievances, and an
irmed posse,!" perhaps a little too excitable
md too anxious to hear the crack of their
jwn guns. Whichever side starts the
trouble, starts it only because there is an
imminent probability- that the other will
start it a moment later. It is not to be ex-
pected : that! there can be a coal miner's
strike, involving the idleness of so many
men, withoutlsome'such disorders. A sec-
Mid statement issued by Mr. Mitchell, Presi-
lent of the Union, gives a fuller statament
)f the contention of the strikers, and shows
why theyjhave ^refused the arbitration that
has been I;- offered by certain independent
)perators [such as Markle Bros. The real
)pponents.".of the striking miners, says Mr.
Mitchell, are [the nine railroad companies,
which he names, which control mines pro-
ducing about 72 per cent, of the hard coal
and which are the sole carriers to the tide-
water of] all the Pennsylvania anthracite.
By putting£up the freight rates, it is made
to appear that the mines are unprofitable
ind that]there can, therefore, be no increase
in the pay of the miners. The smaller op-
erators are also sufferers from these exor-
bitant freight rates, which are three times
as high for hard as for soft coal. Arbitra-
tion with these smaller operators would not
touch the maia trouble, says Mr. Mitchell.
The case must be settled between these
railroad companies and the miners. Mean-
while the slender resources of the latter are
being rapidly exhausted, while the rise in
the price of coal will save the latter from
The Philippine Commission under the
leadership of Mr. Taft, which is now inves-
tigating conditions in the archipelago with
a view to the establishment of civil govern-
ment, has sent a report in response to a re-
quest from the President. Business condi-
tions are said to be improving and revenues
are much increased. The rebellion still ex-
ists only in isolated corners and in dimin-
ished force. It is the judgment of the Com-
mission that "the insurrection will disap-
pear within sixty days if the present policy
is continued." There is, however, sufficient
disorder to call for careful and systematic
police service, and this need can best be met
by the organization of native militia and con-
stabulary. The political bearing of the re-
port has subjected it to much criticism. The
opinion of the commissioners is that the
Democratic platform has given great encour-
agement to the insurgents and has delayed
their surrender. Whether or not this is
true, it seems to be questionable taste for a
Commission which is expected to keep itself
clear of the entanglements of politics, to
express itself so openly and pointedly in an
official report. The report says: "Our pol-
icy of leniency, culminating in amnesty,
had a marked effect to induce surrenders
until the defining of political issues in the
United States, reported here in full, gave
hope to insurgent officers still in arms of a
changed policy and stayed the surrenders to
await the result of elections." Democratic
journals have not been slow to suggest that
this report was called forth as a campaign
document. The Springfield Republican (in-
dependent and anti expansionist) calls it "a
prostitution of high public office to personal
ends" and queries, "Are we to be governed
from Manila?" The fear of being governed
from Manila because a report from there
may help to determine the policy which we
are to pursue toward the Philippines, seems
to us to be rather an artificial alarm. But
the question of taste, above referred to, is
still open. The statement of facts in the
report will, of course, havejost such weight
as the known integrity of the Commission
and its opportunities for acquiring accurate
information entitle it to; and any denials
of these alleged facts must be put to the
same test.
Galveston and a better one. Martial law in
the city has now been suspended, and the
task of maintaining order is in the hands of
the civil authorities, but the militia still re-
main to re- enforce the police. There are no
idle men in the city. All able-bodied men
are impressed into the street-cleaning force,
and hereafter money and supplies will be
issued only to those who work. The task of
clearing away the debris of the flood is tre-
mendous. No contractor has been found
who is willing to make a bid upon it, but it
has been estimated that it would take 2,000
men 90 days to complete the work. The
reports which have come in from the small
towns on the mainland adjacent to Galves-
ton give a death list of 254. Poor Texas
is getting more than her share of floods.
Recent rains have swollen the rivers of that
state until they are in a dangerous and de-
structive condition. The Colorado, Brazos,
Llano and Trinity Rivers are sweeping away
bridges and houses and destroying much
property. No lives have yet been lost, but
it is feared there will be much more de-
struction before the water subsides.
The work of restoration in Galveston
goes on with most commendable vigor. If
there was ever any doubt as to whether the
city would be rebuilt on its old site, that
doubt has vanished. There will be a new
The British parliamentary elections, which
are now pending, have failed to produce
even a fraction of the usual campaign ex-
citement and enthusiasm. The apathy is
perhaps due to the certainty, conceded even
by the opposition, that the government will
be sustained. Unlike our own Congress, the
British Parliament has no fixed duration.
It is limited to seven years, but can be dis-
solved sooner and a new election held if the
leader of the government considers the time
ripe for an appeal to the people. The con-
clusion of the war in South Africa makes
the present administration more certain of
endorsement just now, in the judgment of
Lord Salisbury, than it would be two years
hence, when the term of this Parliament
would expire by limitation. Hence the
House of Commons is to be dissolved on
September 25 and new elections are to be
held beginning October 1. The elections
will be finished in the course of two weeks
and the new Parliament will meet early in
November. The speed of this arrangement
is in striking contrast with the thirteen
months interval between our November con-
gressional election and the assembling of
the new Congress in December of the fol-
lowing year. The Liberals have so little
chance of success in this election, that the
government is not even taking pains to ex-
plain its policy very fully. The strongest
and most comprehensive campaign document
up to date is an address issued by Lord
Salisbury.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 27, 1900
During the past week some important
diplomatic correspondence relating to the
Chinese situation has been made public,
namely, the text of the German demand upon
China, a message from Prince Ching, and
three inquiries from the Russian government,
with the replies of our government to the
same. Germany reiterates her statement
that "the Emperor considers as a preliminary
condition for entering into diplomatic ne-
gotiations with the Chinese government, a
surrender of such persons as are determined
upon, being the first and real perpetrators
of the crimes committed in Pekin against in-
ternational law." No method of trial is
suggested further than that the ministers in
Pekin shall "designate" those whose gilt is
unquestionable. It was already certain that
China would reject this proposition. The
note of Acting Secretary Hill in reply to the
German inquiry as to the position which our
government will take, is a brief bat states-
manlike document, setting forth our inten-
tion to hold China to a strict account for
the recent outrages, but pointing out the
fact that these outrages were not confined
to Pekin, and that the demand for satisfac-
tion for them should be part of the diplo-
matic negotiations rather than a prelirain
ary to them. It is stated that it is the pur-
pose of our government to name plenipo-
tentiaries to negotiate with China, and in the
meantime to empower our minister at Pekin
to enter into conference for the formulation
of a preliminary agreement. A note from
Prince Ching inquires whether the United
States government will recognize the pleni-
potentiary powers of himself and Li Hung
Chang in the peace negotations. The reply
is affirmative and adds that Minister Conger
will be authorized to enter into relations with
them at once.
The Russian government forwards three
questions: (1) Does our government
intend moving its legation from
Pekin to Tien-Tsin? (2) Are the powers
of Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang recog-
nized? (3) Are we prepared through our
representatives in Pekin to enter at once
upon preliminary negotiations? The answers
are: (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) Yes. It
will be observed that the contents of these
notes mark out pretty clearly the general
plan of operations and insure a speedy be-
ginning of negotations. Germany's demand
for the surrender of the guilty parties has
not been backed up by the other Powers, and
has beenrefu3ed by China. Indeed, if, as is
strongly suspected, Prince Tuan and the Em-
press are really the guilty parties, it is hard
to see how the government could be expect-
ed to give them up for punishment. They
are the government, rather more than any-
body else, and Prince Tuan has been pro-
moted within the past week to the position
of Grand Secretary to the Emperor.
England and Japan agree to Germany's
proposal. Russia and France are somewhat
noncommittal, but incline to the American
view. If our attitude meant that we in-
tended to shirk our share of responsibility in
connection with China's imminent day of
reckoning there would be ground for the
copious criticism in which the German press
has indulged. But, as the London Times
says, it is our known habit not to withdraw
weakly from such situations. Even though
our trocps are to be withdrawn from China,
leaving only a legation guard of about 1,400
in Pekin, the sending of a fleet of warships
to Chinese waters shows that we intend to
protect our interests and do our share of the
unpleasant work of regulating China.
But while peace negotiations in Pekin are
in a fair way to get started, in spite of the
international disagreement in regard to the
preliminaries, there still remains the ques-
tion of protection for American residents
and interests in China in the immediate
future. Amerioan missionaries have been
slaughtered in Pao Ting Fu since that place
became the temporary residence of the im-
perial household. If the Chinese Govern-
ment cannot protect life and property with-
in arm's length of its chief seat, what
probability is there that foreign interests
will be protected throughout the empire?
American Consul General Goodnow, of
Shanghai, estimates that 40,000 or 50,000
native Christians have been massacred in
the interior in the last few weeks. This
estimate is very likely exaggerated, but be-
yond question much Christian blood has
been spilled. It is difficult to see how the
Chinese Government as at present consti-
tuted, the anti-foreign element being in
power and the chief anti-foreign leaders
daily receiving promotions and honors, can
give any complete recompense for past deeds
with which it is in sympathy, even if it is
not officially responsible for them, cr any
adequate assurance that similar outrages
will not recur as soon as the foreign troops
are withdrawn. The beginning of negotia-
tions is comparatively simple, but the satis-
factory conclusion of them will involve the
solution of some dark and mysterious prob-
lems. It would be natural enough for the
administration to desire to get all of our
forces out of China before the election, in
order that their presence there might not
be used for campaign purposes in support of
the anti expansion argument. But the
American people, we believe, are not pre-
pared to indorse any action in which it ap-
pears that we are shirking our share of the
responsibility. China's day of reckoning
has come. It may not mean partition. It
ought not to mean that, but it means stern
measures of some sort in the interest of hu-
manity and civilization, and it is as much
our business as anybody's to see that the
problem is solved right.
The Prohibition party is not allowing the
Republican and Democratic parties to do all
the canvassing and to excite all the political
enthusiasm in this campaign. It is making a
"campaign of education" along with the
others. It is running a special train with
its candidates, John G. Wooley and Henry B.
Met calf, and has its itinerary mapped out
on rather an extensive scale. Along with
the presidential and vice-presidential candi-
dates are other leading speakers, and also
reporters of the great dailies. Their meet-
ings are said tc be attended by great crowds
of people, who listen with interest, and with
demonstrations of sympathy and approval
to the utterances of these distinguished
speakers. Chairman Oliver W. Stewart, who
is managing the campaign, is throwing a
great deal of vigor into it, and it is believed
that by the time of the election, Mr. Wooley
will have spoken over a wider territory and
to greater audiences than any other Prohibi-
tion candidate for the office has ever done in
the history of the country. Mr. Wooley is
himself a speake' of remarkable power, and
we are not suprised to learn that large audi-
ences greet him wherever he is announced
to speak. It is only right that the people
should give his party a fair hearing along
with the others, for it is presenting an issue
that must sooner or later be faced in a very
practical way by the American people. Some
of the issues presented in this campaign will
probably be dead issues in coming campaigns,
but the problem of the liquor traffic in this
country is one which is destined to be a liv-
ing issue until some satisfactory solution is
reached. Like Banquo's ghost, it will not
down, not even at the bidding cf those poli-
ticians who believe that moral issues have
no legitimate place in a political campaign.
Prohibitionists, however, insist that their
issue is not only a moral one, but an econom-
ic and social problem of far-reaching im-
portance. All they ask is for the public to
give them a fair hearing and then vote con-
scientiously.
A few weeks ago the city of Odessa, in
Russia, witnessed an anti- Jew riot, the story
of which, so far as the writer has observed,
has not gotten into the papers. Russian
soldiers were being hastily gathered from
village and farm into Odessa, the chief port
on the Black Sea, to be transported to
China. Many of them, leaving home on
short notice and for an indefinite period,
brought with them many of their civilian
possessions, hoping to dispose of them to the
secon; hand dealers. The Jews bought
willingly until their stocks were overcrowd-
ed and they had no more money left. Then,
one Sunday evening (July 29), trouble arose
between a soldier who wished to sell and a
Jew who would not buy. Other soldiers and
other Jews joined the fray. The rabble of
the street, always prompt to seize upon any
pretext for beating the Jews, re-enforced
the soldiers and virtually took the case out
of their hands. All night the row contin-
ued, and it was a very one-sided battle, as a
fight against the Jews always is. Monday
morning there were about two hundred and
fifty Jews in the hospital. All day Monday
the disorder continued intermittently. A
band of rioters would suddenly appear.
The crowd would withdraw into doorways
and passages as they rushed down the street
shouting blood-curdling Russian impreca-
tions against Israel. The windows of stores
keptbyJe«?s were broken in and articles
dragged out and broken- on the pavement.
The little kiosks for the sale of papers anl
September 27, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1221
;obacco, being mostly kept by Jews, were
)verturned, smashed, or carried off bodily.
Throughout the whole period of disorder the
d, lice took no part, except occasionally to
warn the leaders of the mob away from
.some shop which was not kept by a Jew.
There were no arrests. Such is the life of
the Jew in Russia.
THE MISSOURI CHRISTIAN
CONVENTION.
The thirty-sixth annual convention of the
ilissouri Christian Co-operation was held at
vloberly last week, beginning on Monday
he 17th and closiag on Thursday the 20th.
The convention was not seriously affected
oy the proximity of the coming National
Convention, as was feared, though no doubt
;he attendance was to some extent cut
down by this fact. Moberly is so happily
.ocated for a convention that it is not diffi-
cult to secure an attendance there, and our
annual conventions in Missouri have been
Occasions of such interest in the past that
It is hardly possible to stampede one of
them bv even so great an attraction as one
of our national conventions.
i The afternoon of Monday was occupied
;by the introductory session of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions, which proved
.[to be a well-attended and most delightful
session. Mrs. F. M. Lowe, of Kansas City,
presided and delivered her presidential
message. We must rely, however, on one
:of the sisters to make a full report of their
convention. It was, we believe, satisfac-
tory in every way, and the report of the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. L. G. Bantz,
iof St. Louis, was highly satisfactory, show-
ing the best year's work in the history of
|the C. W. B. M. in the state, which covers a
period of twenty-one years.
On Monday evening the introductory
session of the Missouri Christian Convention
.was held. In the absence of the president,
W. A. Oldham, who did not arrive until the
following morning, T. P. Haley presided in
his own happy way. The song service was
,led by W. E. M. Hackleman, who led the
singing throughout the convention, "and the
devotional service for the evening was led
by W. F. Hamann, of St. Louis. The address
of the evening was by the editor of this
paper on "A Century's Triumphs," which
was followed by the singing of "America"
and a half hour of social greetings.
Tuesday morning President Oldham|took
the chair, which he occupied throughout the
se?sions of the convention, presiding with
dignity and impartiality over all the pro-
ceedings. After devotional services, con-
ducted by J. P. Pinkerton, of Jefferson City,
a happy word of welcome was spoken by the
pastor of the church, S. B. Moore, which
was responded to by the president, who
based his remarks on the scriptural phrase,
"All the saints salute you." The report of
the Bible school work was presented, by H.
F. Davis, of St. Louis, while the report of
the state board was made by its corres-
ponding secretary, T. A. Abbott. Follow-
Q a summary of the more important
figures in the report:
GENERAL BENEVOLENCE.
Contributed to State Mission work $ 5,000
Supplemental to State Mission work 12,563
Church building in State Mission work... 15,811
State Bible school work 4,816
Church building in Bible school work 8,730
Contributed to County and Dist Mission.. 5,826
Church building in County and District
Missions 9,273
Total $62,019
MISSIONS OUTSIDE THE STATE.
Foreign Missions $10,000
C. W. B. M 6,825
Church Extension 4,137
American Christian Missionary Society 4,895
Total $25,857
PAID FOR LOCAL CHURCHES.
Ministerial Support $ 32,000
Church Building and Repairs 100,000
Incidental Church Expenses 50,000
Bible school Support 50,000
$520,000
ORPHANAGE SCHOOLS AND ENDOWMENT.
Maintaining Orphans' Home .$ 14 873
Educating Orphan Girls. 8,000
Endowment 20,000
Total $ 42,873
GRAND AGGREGATE.
All Mission work $ 87,876
Local Church work 720 500
Orphanages, Schools and Endowment 42,573
$850,949
The figures representing amounts given
for "Missions Outside the State" need revis-
!ng to bring them up to date, as the amounts
for some of these have been considerably
swelled since the report was made. The
most disappointing feature of the report is
the $5,000 contributed to state mission
work during the eleven months, between the
last convention and the present one. While
this is an improvement over last year, it is
by no means what we have a right to expect
from the churches in the state of Missouri.
When we remember that only about four
hundred churches in the state are contribu-
ting with any regularity to our cooperative
work, leaving nearly one thousand doing
nothing in this direction, it is not difficult
to see where the trouble lies. The largest
and gravest problem before the brotherhood
of Missouri is how to enlist these unenlisted
churches, not for the treasury's sake alone,
but for their own sake, and how to put them
under such religious instruction as will
result, not only in their practical co-opera-
tion, but in their growth in all the elements
of spiritual power. An effort was made to
bring this problem before the convention in
more than one of the addresses, and in the
report of the committee on the State of the
Cause, but there wa3 lack of time for the
proper consideration of the question, and an
evident failure on the part of many to grasp
the magnitude of the problem, and to see
the gravity of the situation. The matter
was laid over for consideration during the
year, to be reported on by the Ways and
Means committee at our next convention.
Let those who feel a deep interest in the wel-
fare of our cause in this state ponder well
this matter.
The forenoon of Tuesday, was closed with
a sermon on "The Magnetism of the Cross,"
by R. Linn Cave, of Independence, preceded
by an impresdve devotional service, led by
Andrew Scott, of Butler. Brother Cave's
address greatly moved the convention, illus-
trating anew the power of the cross to sway
the human heart.
The afternoon of Tuesday was occupied, by
a very profitable session of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions, and in the even-
ing a very beautiful and tender address was
given by Miss Adelaide G. Fro3t, of Mahoba,
India. F. 0. Fannon, of St. Louis, followed
with a very strong appeal for pledges in
support of the woman's work.
Wednesday was largely occupied with the
report of committees, and important as they
were we cannot here take space to mention
them in detail. At 11:30 there was a very
effective sermon on "The Gospel Stairway,"
by B. T. Wharton, of Marshall, designed to
impress the responsibility of the church to
send the gospel to those who have it not.
In the afternoon F. E. Meigs, of China,
made a strong address on China's present
condition and the causes which have brought
it about. A Missouri convention is always
glad to hear Bro. Meigs.
Later, at the Memorial Hour, Brother
J. A. Berry, who has served as chairman of
the Obituary committee for many years,
himself a venerable man of God, read his
tender and beautiful tribute to those who
have fallen during the year. This was fol-
lowed by a memorial sermon on the Life,
Character and Theological Views of Alex-
ander Procter, by T. P. Haley, of Kansas
City. This was universally regarded as a
very able and very true representation of
Brother Procter as he was, and its publica-
tion in pamphlet form is already called for.
At the Wednesday evening session a re-
port of the Benevolent Association was read
by J. D. Dillard, followed by a talk on the
Orphans' Home by Miss Tina Williamson,
assistant matron of the Home, which
greatly interested the convention. The
address of the evening was by J. H. Hardin
who, after an absence of seven years from
our state, where he labored so many years,
was glad to return again, as the people of
Missouri are glad to have him return. His
address was on "The Paramount Importance
of State Missions," and was a strong appeal
for enlargement, ba*ed on the material
resources of the state, on our numbers and
on the nature and value of our plea. It was
a matter of regret to us that we were com-
pelled by pressing duties to leave, at this
point in the convention, and were deprived
of the privilege of hearing the remainder of
the program. We were specially interested
in the conference on "Oar Country Church-
es," and in the addresses of J. B. Jones and
S. B. Moore, of St. Louis. We understand
that the next convention goes to Mexico,
Missouri.
The convention was handled with great
ease and gracious hospitality by the Moberly
church. Brother Moore, the pastor, seemed
to be perfectly at home in the management
of the convention as host, and made himself
a williDg servant of all. There were but
few changes made in the organization of the
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co-operation, and the work will be carried
forward the coming year under the same
management as during the past year.
editor's easy Chair
One of the most common fallacies in-
dulged in, even by intelligent people, is the
idea that any given set of propositions or
principles, objectively set forth in fairly in-
telligent language, written or spoken, ought
to produce, and, as a matter of fact, do pro-
duce the same impressions and conclusions
in the minds of honest readers or hearers.
Nothing could be further from the truth
than such an idea. The impression which
any given document or oral declaration will
make on any human mind will depend upon
two controlling factors: First, the nature
and contents of the document or declaration ;
and second, the nature and contents of the
mind which is to be acted upon. It is this
last factor which is so generally ignored.
What degree of development has the mind
attained ? Under what sort of influences has
it been formed? What are its natural apti-
tudes and tastes? Has it been biased or
warped by erroneous teaching? And if so,
by what particular type of false teaching?
It is clear that all these questions have a
very direct bearing on the kind of impres-
sion made, or the effect produced on any
given mind by any presentation of truth.
And yet, how few stop to think of this when
they are weighing the probable effects of
any sermon, address or plea of any kind !
And how important it is to remember both
these factors — the subjective and the ob-
jective— in our efforts to influence the pub-
lic mind for good. It would often save us
very ?ad disappointment as to the results of
our efforts if we would give due consider-
ation, not only to the matter we have to pre-
sent, but to the condition and attitude of
mind to which we have to present it.
The fact mentioned above explains a
thing that often pesterssome good people
not a little. When they hear any one speak
of the progress of theology, and of the
changes it has undergone in the past, and
must undergo in the future, they ask in as-
tonishment whether the Word of God is not
abiding, and whether Jesus Christ is not the
same, yesterday, to-day and forever? Un-
doubtedly; but the capacity of the human
mind and its spiritual preparation for under-
standing the Word, and for appreciating
Christ, are not "the same, yesterday, to-day
and forever,'' and hence the product of the
human mind in different ages acting upon
the same objective standard of truth, is not
the same. It could not be the same unless
the two factors which determine the product
were the same, and this we know is not the
case. As men advance in Christian life and
character, they are better prepared to un-
derstand the Word of God which is very
wide and very deep. By doing the truth we
come'to know the doctrine. While theology
has Jieen called the "queen of the sciences,"
it is a science, nevertheless, and is a pro-
gressive science. Show us a man whose
theology does not change and we will show
you one whose knowledge does not increase
and whose spiritual life is not being en-
larged. Why should any one demur at the
idea that theology is progressive on the
ground that "we get our theology from the
Bible?" The man who so objects shows
that he has forgotten one of the factors which
have a controlling influence in determining
our theology, namely, the subjective fac-
tor— the degree of Christian knowledge and
of Christian life — possessed by those who go
to the Scriptures for their theology.
There is another conclusion to be drawn
from the premises laid down in the fore-
going, which is of great practical value. It
follows from what we have said that men
ought to be very charitable in their judg-
ments of each other. There are those, of
course, who do not love the truth so well as
their own opinions, or their own party, and
who stubbornly close their minds against
new ideas. All such are, of course, con-
demned by Christ and may wisely be left
alone in their self-chosen ignorance. But
not all who love the truth are able to reach
the same conclusions as to what the truth
is. Early education, environment and in-
dividual peculiarities have had their effect
upon us all, and we cannot think independ-
ently of these influences which have more
or less shaped our minds. The mind is the
instrument with which we ascertain what is
truth and what is duty, and the condition of
that instrument is not the same in all per-
sons. This makes a variety of views on
every great question of human interest in-
evitable. It is just what might be expected,
in view of the different types of mind, the
different degrees of culture and the different
influences which have operated upon us.
Since this is inevitable, it follows that we
ought to be very charitable towards each
other and not condemn one another because
of differences of opinion. Every man, who
is a true man, must be loyal to the truth as
he is able to understand the truth, and it is
far more important to our salvation, and to
progress in religious thought, that we be
loyal to our convictions of right, than that
we be uniform in our opinions and conclu-
sions. No man will be condemned for hon-
est mistakes, but if one be not obedient to
the heavenly vision of truth, he is con-
demned already by his own conscience.
But does not this show that Christian
union is impracticable? No, it does not show
that Christian union, as taught in the New
Testament is impracticable, that is, union in
Christ; but it does show the impossibility of
any union of Christendom based on any
formulation of human doctrine. It does
not show the impracticability of making
Christ our common Leader, and of being
united in personal loyalty to Him, foi such
a union as that did actually exist in the
apostolic church in spite of differences of
opinion on many questions of doctrine. The
practicability of such a union is further-
more illustrated in the history of our own
movement, which makes faith in Christ am
loyalty to Him the bond of unity and no1
agreement in theological views. Now ani
then some among us have so far departei
from the spirit of our movement as to mak
their opinions tests of fellowship, but the;
have not succeeded in drawing away man;
disciples after them. It is a remarkabli
fact that men of all degrees of culture, o:
all varieties of opinion, can find a real an;
essential unity and brotherhood in Christ
They can love each other in spite of theii
differences of views, while they seek to helt
each other to larger and clearer views o]
truth and of duty. This seems to be the
only possible way for the realization of thai
unity for which our Lord prayed. Th(
reason why it has not been realized before
is, that we have not been broad enough and
Christian enough to make allowances foi
differences of opinion, and to find our bond
of unity in a common Lord and Savior,
rather than in a common platform of doc-!
trinal opinions and speculations. We can
only grow into unity by growing in spiritual
stature and by coming into fellowship with
Christ's thought and spirit. When this is
done then will Christ's prayer for the unity
of His disciples be fulfilled.
Dour of prayer.
GOOD WORKS AND ALMSDEEDS.
(Jas. 1:27; ActsI9:36-39; 1 John 3:16-18.)i
(Concert of prajer for benevolences.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer- meeting Topic October3.j
Central Truth: Human salvition is the result
of divine philanthropy, and those who are saved
are to manifest this salvation in deeds of
benevolence to their fellowmen.
The Bible is an exceedingly practical
book, and the religion which Christ taught
is pre-eminently practical in its character.
It is a divine force coming into human life
and turning all its energies and activities
into channels of benevolence. It is not a
set of theories that have to do with the
head alone, but it is a life manifesting its
presence and character in doing good to
others. Take away the benevolent feature
of Christianity and there is not enough left
to commend it as a religion for humaDity.
James, in his practical way, declares that
pure and undefiled religion consists in visit-
ing the fatherless and widows in their
affliction and in keeping one's self uaspotted
from the world. Judged by this practical
test, it is to be feared that the religion of
many a man in "good standing and full
fellowship" in orthodox churches would be
found sadly wanting. Many suppose that
if their creed is orthodox, if they attend
the stated meetings of the church, pay
toward its expenses and keep their lives
reasonably moral, their religion is of
an unquestioned type. But lacking this
feature of benevolence which manifests
itself in kindly care for the widow and
orphan, for the homeless and helpless, it
cannot bear the searchlight of God's Word.
It needs vitalization by the Spirit of Christ,
which is the spirit of benevolence.
The importance attached to this spirit of
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benevolence everywhere in the Scriptures
is illustrated by the incident recorded in
the passage cited above from Acts. The
town of Joppa over on the Mediterranean
coast has been made famous because of a
humble woman named Dorcas, who lived
there, and who, in the expressive language
of the inspired writer, "was full of good
works and almsdeeds which she did." She
had sickened and died, and so great was
the grief and sense of loss occasioned by
her death, that the disciples of that city
sent off to Lydda where Peter was and
brought him there. When the apostle
.entered the upper chamber where the body
of the good woman was lying in state, "all
the widows stood by him weeping and
showing the coats and garments which
Dorcas nude while she was with them."
These were the mute and eloquent witnesses
of her useful life. They tell more than
!mere words could tell the true character of
the woman. Peter restored her to life, and
jshe, no doubt, continued her good work, and
her name has been preserved wherever the
gospel record has gone, in benevolent so-
cieties and in the church. Her needle is
still at work for the widows and orphans in
all lands, so great and so immortal is the
influence of a life "full of good works and
almsdeeds." Her opportunities were, no
doubt, limited, but to the utmost of her ability
she made use of them to bless others. Are
we doing the same? Are the lives of any
of the widows and orphans of our day made
happier and better by service we have
rendered?
Christianity had its origin in this spirit
of self-sacrifice for others. As John de-
clares: "Hereby know we love, because he
laid down his life for us: and we ought to
lay down our lives for the brethren." This
seems to be sound logic. If our lives were
redeemed by Christ, who laid down His life
for us, then it would seem to follow that
we ought to lay down our lives, not neces-
sarily in death, but in loving service for
our fellowmen. But is it not possible for
one to love God and yet be indifferent to
the cries of the hungry and naked? John
aays not: "But whoso hath the world's
goods, and beholdeth his brother in need,
and shutteth up his compassion from him,
how doth the love of God abide in him?"
When we consider the large number of neg
lected children, growing up in ignorance
and vice for the want of Christian care and
training, we are made to realize the need
of a revival of "the pure and undefiled
religion," such as the New Testament
writers insist upon.
There is great danger that many of us
will do as the Apostle John exhorts us not
to do when he says: "Let us not love in
word, neither with the tongue; but in deed
and truth." The tendency to allow our
religion to run into talk is very manifest,
and the only corrective is in giving greater
emphasis to the necessity of good works or
benevolent deeds as the proof of our love
for God and our fellowmen.
In the famine in India, in the recent
disaster at Galveston and in the ever-pres-
ent and ever-pressing needs of the father-
less, homeless and the helpless all about
us, we have the incentive and the occasion
for the exercise of that benevolence without
which our religion is vain.
PRAYER.
0 God, our Father, we thank Thee that
Thou hast shown Ihy love for the race in
giving us Thy only begotten Son to live
among us and die for us. We thank Thee
for the spirit of philanthropy which Thou
hast shown toward our sinning and suffer-
ing race through all the ages of the past.
HaviDg been the recipients of Thy love and
kindness, may we, Thy children, who have
known Thy love, manifest our appreciation
thereof by deeds of kindness and benev-
volence to all our fellowmen, and especially
to the more unfortunate, to the poor and
needy, to the fatherless and the widow, and
so sharing in Thy work of benevolence here,
may we also share in the glory of our
Savior in the world to come. In His name.
Amen!
Questions and Hnswers^
Will you please give me your understand-
ing of the following two passages of Scripture,
which I am unalle to understand:
1. Luke 3:16, 17.
2. Matt. 12:43-45.
John Childers.
1. The first passage cited above reads in
the Revised Version, American edition, as
follows:
"John answered saying unto them all, I
indeed baptize you with water; but there
cometh He that is mightier than I, the
latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to
unloose: He shall baptize you in the Holy
Spirit and in fire: whose fan is in His hand,
thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor
and to gather the wheat into His garner,
but the chaff He will burn up with un-
quenchable fire."
John draws a contrast between his own
baptism in water and that baptism in the
Holy Spirit which Christ was to bestow.
John's work was preparatory. He was
preparing the way for Him who alone would
baptize in the Spirit. The prophet Joel had
spoken of the new dispensation that was to
come as characterized by the copiousness of
its spiritual blessing. Peter, on the day of
Pentecost, quoted Joel as saying:
"And it shall be in the last days, saith God,
I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh:
And your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams:
Yea, on my servants and on my hand-
maidens in those days
Will I pour forth of my Spirit,
And they shall prophesy."
It is reasonable to suppose that John re-
ferred to the same thing which Joel de-
scribes and which Peter says had the be-
ginning of its fulfillment on the great
Pentecost following Christ's resurrection.
This would seem to make baptism in the
Holy Spirit the supreme characteristic of
the Christian dispensation, and this is no
doubt the case, whether one understands
that the outpouring of the Spirit on Pente-
cost, repeated afterwards at Csesarea, were
events that stand out by themselves as in-
troducing the spiritual dispensation among
the Gentiles and Jews respectively, or
whether what there transpired in connec-
tion with miraculous phenomena occurs
perpetually in its essential nature and
power without the extraordinary accom-
paniments.
The baptism in fire is understood by some
to refer to the destruction of the wicked,
and by others as referring to the cleansing
power of the Spirit, or to those fiery trials
by which the soul is purified and made meet
for the Master's use. The last phrase, re-
ferring to the separation of the wheat from
the chaff, the garnering of the former and
the burning up of the latter, makes it
natural to understand this baptism in fire
as referring to the destruction of the
wiked. The language, however, is capable
of a wider meaning, namely, the separation
of the evil which is in every man from the
good that there is in him, and the destruc-
tion of the former by what is here meta-
phorically termed "fire." We say this is a
broader meaning because it includes also
the idea of the ultimate destruction of
the wicked from whom sin can not be
separated. What John means is that when
Christ came He would quicken and strengthen
the spirits of men by the Holy Spirit; that
He would by a sifting process separate the
evil from the good, the false from the true,
and destroy the former and preserve the
latter. This process is still going on
wherever the gos;el of Christ is being
preached and the power of God is manifest
in the lives and conduct of men.
2. The second passage reads in the
Revised Version: 'But the unclean spirit
when he is gone out of the man, passeth
through waterless places, seeking rest and
findeth it not. Then he saith, I will return
unto my house whence I came out: and
when he is come he findeth it empty, swept
and garnished. Then goeth he and taketh
with himself seven other spirits more evil
than himself, and they enter in and dwell
there: and the last state of that man be-
cometh worse than the first. Even so shall
it be also unto this evil generation."
Not to [enter here into the question of
demonology, the spiritual teaching of the
passage seems to be that it is not enough
for a man to get rid of an unclean spirit or
an unclean heart, as we would put it, per-
haps, but that the heart must be filled with
pure thou hts, pure aims and objects, pure
aspirations and desires, otherwise the evil
spirit will return and bring with it others,
and man's last condition is worse than the
first. It was a warning to the generation
of Jews to whom he was speaking, that
their rejection of Him who was sent to de-
liver them from the power of the evil one
would leave them in a worse condition than
they were before — a prophecy which has
been fulfilled in the history of the Jews.
Woe unto the man or generation that re-
jects Him who alone can fill the heart and
satisfy its everlasting yearnings and keep
it true and pure! What is said concerning
the unclean spirit passing "through water-
less places seeking rest and finding it not,"
has reference to theories prevalent at the
time concerning spiritual possession ac-
cording to which disembodied spirits roamed
in desolate uninhabited regions.
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BIBLE SCHOOLS AT STATE
UNIVERSITIES.
WILLET M. HAYS.
The college number of the Christian-
Evangelist displayed the large and varied
interests of schools of the brotherhood in a
more effecti ?e way than the present writer
has before enjoyed. It is suggested that
Secretary Van Kirk tabulate the leading
facts about our schools and prepare them
for publication and thus better prepare the
brotherhood to discuss more intelligently our
special educational interests in the Kansas
City meeting. A tabular statement of the
growth of the present membership of the
brotherhood, alongside the facts regarding
colleges in the respective states would also
be of interest.
A few words about the situation in the
Middle Northwest cannot fail to be of inter-
est. Wisconsin, Minnesota and the two
Dakotas have been slow in gaining a strong
membership. They have no special school,
the start at a school at Excelsior, twenty
miles from Minneapolis, having been destroy-
ed by a fire which burned the college build-
ing several years ago. This region is at
present tributary to Drake and Cotner Uni-
versities, but so far away that institutions
make very slow headway getting students
from the superb high schools, universities
and agricultural colleges of these states.
The schools of other denominations also have
the advantage of nearness to the homes of
the brotherhood and< they, no doubt, secure
some of the patronage which might go to
our own special schools.
All this appears very unfortunate, but
there is another side to the situation. Mod-
ern educational developments have created
new conditions; and enterprises we inaugu-
rate may be made to fit into what seems to
be a permanent arrangement of public edu-
cational institutions. These states have
been largely developed since the introduc-
tion of public high schools. The academy
was not generally founded in these states
because the people co-operated on a more
nearly universal basis under public laws and
developed the high school as the medium
for giving education of a secondary grade
to all who wish to drink freely of the foun-
tain of knowledge. Neither were there
founded many sectarian colleges — most of
which in their earlier stages must of neces-
sity occupy themselves largely with educa-
tion of the high school or secondary grade.
Some colleges were inaugurated by the
Methodists, Congregationalists, etc., in
earlier decades, and some denominations are
yet starting small general colleges. But
the state universities and agricultural col-
leges are predominant in the college field.
Minnesota's State University and Agricultur-
al College, at Minneapolis, had an enrollment
last year of 3,300, and Wisconsin's combined
institution at Madison was only a few hun-
dred behind. In each of the Dakotas the
agricultural colleges and universities are
separate and each of these four young in-
stitutions has several hundred students and
is rapidly growing. The trend here is for
the youth to seek their education in the
public and state schools. Shall we build
separate schools, or shall we devise a system
under wnich we can have a co-operative
plan, taking the advantage of the public and
state schools for our own youth, and giving
of our Christian education to a wider circle
of students than go from our own homes?
It would seem that our general policy will
be adopted within the next decade, and we
should have intelligent discussion that the
best possible policy may be entered upon.
Since in Minnesota the educational move-
ment first took form, here would seem the
place for the first effort at a solution under
the new and apparently permanent plan of
public and state schools. And since the
burning of the college at Excelsior, senti-
ment has in part crystallized against the
plan of a separate college, and in favor of a
Bible school adjacent to and informally as-
sociated with the State University in Minne-
apolis and its large agricultural school in a
suburban town. Some good brethren have
misgivings, but most of those who are ac-
quainted with the conditions favor devising
a plan and inaugurating a Bible school be-
side the university.
There are no special Bible studies offered
in the university, but the ancient languages
are taught and the Bible is used for language
instruction. The tendency to broad sim-
plicity in modern Christian affairs is shown
here. The Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A.
each carry on instruction in religious sub-
jects, and do much to prepare young people
for Christian living and Christian leader-
ship. Classes taught by advanced students
have a regular organization under the col-
lege section of the national organization,
and courses of lectures by prominent Associa-
tion workers are employed part of the year.
The Christian students believe in these large
state institutions and, believing also in
Christian education, they are seeking it for
themselves. There is more genuine Chris-
tianity in our state universities than is com-
monly understood, and it is increasing.
The state and private donors are building
up a fine equipment of faculty, buildings
and apparatus and the institution spends
about $300,000 annually in giving instruc-
tion and in conducting research work in
agriculture and general science. If there
were a demand created by adjacent Bible
schools, no doubt the instruction in ancient
languages, history, etc., would be strength-
ened and students desiring to prepare for
professional religious work would thus have
very superior opportunities in these studies.
Possibly the languages of countries to which
our missionaries go could be introduced, and
arrangements might be made for the univer-
sity's medical department to give instruction
in medicine, surgery and sanitation to pro-
spective missionaries. The large general
universities appeal very strongly to popular
support and patronage. State legislatures
are liberal in their appropriations, private
donors are giving endowments by the hun-
dreds of thousands, and the public high
schools are so articulated with the univer-
sities that the student's natural course is
from graduation at the high school to the
freshman class in some general or technica
college in the university. Years ago, wealthy
people sent their sons to Yale and othe:
Eastern colleges; now they are proud o;
their own Western institutions and see m
reason for passing them by. But that these
institutions are neither aristocratic nor ex
pensive is proved by the fact that in jj
large city like Minneapolis, nearly one-hal]
the university students find and use oppor
tunities while in school of largely eirning
their expenses.
These large schools secure some students
who are not our be3t stock, but the major-
ity of them are of the brighter and better
boys and girls from the farm, village and
city homes. They are nearly the same ma-
terial forming the student body of smaller
colleges. What can we do for them? Is it
better to plan to keep our young people
away from the well-equipped laboratories,
the agricultural lecture-rooms, and highly
specialized faculties of these large institu-
tions which we all gladly support? Shall
we put our village and farm boys and girls
into our smaller colleges which, owing to
the excessive cost of instruction in science
and agriculture, must be too largely literary
and biblical in their curriculum to suit our
youth who are to be farmers, tradesmen,
artisans and professional workers? Can we
not devise a plan under which large numbers
of our youth may prepare in the public and
state schools to take a strong position in
the industries and professions of practical
life, and we at the same time reach many
more young college people with special relig-
ious instruction and keep around them relig-
ious influences? Can we not also lead some
of these young people to make a specialty of
religious work during their college and grad-
uate courses and become strong preachers
and missionaries? Can we not ir; addition
to this exert a large influence on the univer-
sity life by an organization beside the uni-
versity, which magnifies religion, right liv-
ing and the future life?
What shall be the form of such an organ-
ization? How much will it cost? What
shall be its line of work? What shall be
its relation to the university? What pecu-
liar qualifications are needed by its execu-
tive and teachers? What will other relig-
ious bodies say and do? How shall the
money for an endowment be secured? These
are questions which must be solved locally,
but the best wisdom of the best men in the
entire brotherhood will be needed to aid.
The popularity of the Y. M. C. A. in the
University of Minnesota proper, and in its
agricultural boarding-school of four hundred
students at university farm, three miles from
the university campus, shows that religion
enters very s rongly into the university lite.
President Northrup, an active worker in the
Congregational Church, has expressed admi-
ration for the Disciples, because, under the
general tendency of the times for a return
to primitive Christianity, they, more than
any other denomination, have represented
what the people have been educated to want
by such broadening influences as the Y. M.
C. A., Y. W. C. A. and the C. E. It is a
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'good thing" that its plea for primitive
forms and freedom from creeds and ecclesi-
istical forms of Christianity is giving the
Disciple brotherhood such wonderful growth.
Is there another religious body which a sec-
ular board of regents could afford to be so
friendly with? Organically this brother-
hood is little more objectionable than a
J.M.C.A. college association. It is the Church
ground which the coming unity of action
may best be centered. Have we the wise
eaders who are capable of giving our move-
Dent that paramount position which it de-
serves in the restoration movement? While
asking concessions of the denominations,
what minor differences have we which we
pan concede for the larger unity on essen-
tials? Is our plea large enough, sufficiently
free of contested points of minor weight, so
that we can assume to enter our public uni-
versities as teachers, not of sectarianism,
frit simply of Christianity? If it is, let
Us make a plan, give our money and choose
wise men to carry forward the work in a
way to win all men. The soil is ripe beside
these institutions for planting a university
church, biblical college, and Christian student's
home and social center, not to supplant but to
supplement the Christian Association work;
'and to be in better position to further crys-
tallize church organization about the simple
yet all important essentials.
i Such an organization will not take the
place of our separate denominational col-
leges, but will supplement them in a field
otherwise not occupied, or left open to be
pre-empted by others who could not work on
ao broad a plan as we. Here we would be
held up to the light, and the light wo aid
show us our weaknesses and at the same
time wonderfully illuminate our plea.
University of Minnesota.
RELIGION.
BY BEN GREENSTEIN.
What queer ideas people have and enter-
tain concerning this all- important, captivat-
ing theme. They are confused, they are
mistaken, they are ignorant, they are
thoughtless, they are careless. They seem
to think that religion is the exclusive prop-
erty (by patent or copyright for an indefinite
term) of the crafty and designing priesthood.
Others think that it is something to amuse
the children or to consoli the aged who are
about to die, something fit for the unfortun-
ate and weak-minded; a delightful theme for
the female world to dwell upon. As people
sometimes intently watch the panorama of
religious hyprocrisy they come to the con-
clusion that it is a hoax or a mammoth
farce. There are others who think that
religion is too abstract, too vague and
shadowy, as they c» 11 it; that it is too im-
practical for a utilitarian age like ours; that
it is a thing of the academy and not of the
home; a thing for the perplexing philosopher
rather than for the weary laborer; that it
lies iD the jurisdiction of the technical con-
troversialist rather than for the untechnical
practitioner; something for the rare-book-
hunter rather than for the up-to-date domes-
tie library. Among a good many people
religion is a fad that changes at every full
moon, sometning like a Parisian dress.
Again, among the more philosophically in-
clined there seems to be an opinion that
religion emanated from superstition by a
slow and sacred process of evolution. But
these are opinions and only opinions.
What is religion? What is it? It is not
a code of antiquated lav s and customs. It
is not a philosophical dijsertation, nor an
abstract system of metaphysics, nor an ab-
struse study of psychology. It is not a
science of ethics, nor an encyclopedia of
moral precepts. It is not a spectral theory
of eschatology. Again, religion is not ec-
ciesiology or church membership, although
in some churches it is a necessary qualifica-
tion. If religion is not all these, then again
I ask, What is it?
It is not a study, but a life. It is not
knowing about God, but it is living with God.
It is not an objective thought, but it is a
subjective life. It is the communion of the
human with the divine. It is not a precept,
but a practice. The contemplation of God
in the human mind is theology; but the re-
alization of God in the human soul is relig-
ion. Religion is the subject, theology is the
predicate. One is a consistent life, the other
a systematic study. The head is the medium
of communication with theology, the heart
is the communicative organ of religion.
Religion is simplicity, theology is complex-
ity. One leads to concord, the other to dis-
cord. All sectarian bodies unite on the sub-
ject of religion, but the subject of theology
divides the people into sectarian bodies.
In all religions there are two distinct, yet
dependent ideas. The first idea which, like
the Copernican sun, is the center of all relig-
ious ideas, is, is the existence of God capable
of self-revelation? This is the Alpha of all
religions; the very life of religion depends
on this idea. Take it away and you have
despairing and despondent atheism. Take it
away and behold mystery, triumphant mys-
tery. The second idea is the correlative
compliment of the first, namely, the existence
of the soul capable of receiving divine reve-
lations of God's self. This elevates man
from his dumb associates, the beasts. It
gives the science of anthropology a spiritual
element. Man is a religious animal. Man
will worship something in spite of himself,
which proves conclusively that the stamp of
divinity is indelibly impressed on hi* nature.
As the tendency of water is downward, so
man's tendency is Godward. Both are nat-
ural. True, there are certain impediments
in man's nature which temporarily check
this tendency. The soul seeks God, God seeks
the soul. "For such — the sincere and spirit-
ual—the Father seeketh to worship him."
There is a natural spiritual affinity between
the two. And now, what is the medium
whereby the two seekers are better enabled
to hold communion? Faith, appropriating
faith, in the dual nature and object of his
divine incarnation, which culminated in the
atonement. Christ was man; Christ was God.
He was man's son; he was God's Son. He
was Heaven's ambassador in our foreign
world. He now is our ambassador in a for-
eign world, heaven. Now, when he died he
died in a dual representative capacity.
As God's Son he placed God's hand in man's,
and as man's son he placed man's hand in
God's. He was the only one entitled to do
this because he was the only one with a dual
nature. God and man are natural seekers
after each other. But there is an obstruc-
tive impediment between these two. Com-
munion has been broken. A breach of com-
panionship has taken place. The two
are at emnity. Something is the matter.
What is it? It is sin. But Christ's death now
comes in and through it offers a reconcili-
ation. He has opened the way once more
for the two natural seekers to come together.
This is the at-one-ment. And now what is
religion? It is the at-one-ment with God.
And faith is the grace that binds the soul
with the soul's God.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF
BAPTISM.
W. E. HARLOW.
Let all things be done decently and in
order, is a scriptural injunction, and of its
application to the above subject I desire to
offer a few suggestions. No one engaged
in evangelistic work cau fail to see the
need of properly administering this sacred
rite. We need not wonder that some peo-
ple abhor the publicity of going into the
water when they have witnessed the water-
splashing, strangling and bungling process
of those who make so much of the "mode"
and yet do not know how properly to ad-
minister it. As a people I believe the Dis-
ciples have the best baptists of any church
on earth, and yet my experience and ob-
servation is that a large portion of our
preachers (and not all of them young ones
either) have something to learn on this sub-
ject before their practice will very forcibly
recommend the ordinance to either the sin-
ner or the sectarian. I have witnessed
some very disgraceful scenes by preachers
who have been long enough in the work to
know better, and whose actions in the wa-
ter did more against the form of baptism
than all the preaching for it that the evan-
gelist could do in a month. When a minis-
ter of the glorious gospel of our risen Lord
will thoughtlessly or otherwise in the pres-
ence of a curious, gaping crowd, as nearly
always attend su h occasions, put his arms
around a lady candidate as he leads her in
or out of the water, and while dipping her
take her by the nape of the neck so hard
that his finger prints are left for half an
hour afterwards, and slam her down in the
water hard enough to be heard all over a
large church, and strangle her besides, it
seems to me that some one ought to teach
him the way of the Lord more perfectly.
Others seem to have an aversion to burying,
as they fail to put their subjects out of
sight. I have seen women baptized and the
curl not taken out of their bangs nor their
elbows out of sight. Some have never
learned what position either they or the
candidate should occupy in the action, so
that one unacquainted with the rite could
hardly tell who was being baptized, the
preacher or candidate.
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While it is a gladsome sight to witness a
burial in baptism, yet it ought to be a sacred
and solemn scene, which will commend rath-
er than repel. A pastor is sometimes very-
sensitive on this point, and the evangelist
hardly dares to offer a suggestion. I believe
our colleges ought to give as thorough in-
structions in the performance of the action
of baptism as they do on its design. A
proper application of a principle is of far
greater import than simple theory. I spent
a summer month a few years ago in a
meeting with one of our yonng preachers
who had not as yet baptized any one. We
went bathing several times in a river with
other friends, and I there and then taught
him how to baptize. He has since become
a very successful evangelist and one of the
best baptists I ever saw. Let me here offer
a few suggestions that will aid young
preachers (and others, too, who have not
before learned) in attending to this most
beautiful symbol. First, never allow the
baptismal committee to instruct your can-
didates. It always tends to raise doubts in
their minds and makes them afraid, and
they come to the water trembling and ex-
pecting to be half drowned. Take your
time, never get excited nor in a hurry.
Lead your subject slowly, holding her or
him by the arm as you would on the street,
till you reach the place; give no instructions
whatever further than that you will take
care of them. If it be a man tell him when
about ready to stiffen his whole person, as
they will sometimes sit down or "jack knife"
on you. Stand on the left of your subject
and as far back as you can, so that when
you lay your subject down you will be in no
strain. In one of my meetings the pastor,
a small man, and one of the best men on
earth, had not learned this point of stand-
ing back, and always stood close up to the
side of the candidate. I told him he would
have trouble sometime, but it was a well-
fixed custom with him and he heeded not
the advice. Before the meeting was over
he was baptizing a rather large lady and
the baptistery (as most of them are) was not
very deep and not full at that. When he
went to raise her he was in his usual and
much beloved strain, when she, thinking to
aid him, tried to help herself up by stepping
back and in so doing knocked his feet from
under him, and they both went under. He
did no more baptizing in that meeting. I
always take a handkerchief (for ladies), in
my left hand while they take the same
wrist with both their hands and the only
thing I tell them is to "keep hold tight,"
then after the ceremony place my right
hand between their shoulder blades and low-
er them as gently as I would lay a sleeping
babe upon a bed, putting them entirely out
of sight and raising them with the same
deliberation. Hold them by the left arm
until you have the water out of their eyes
and they get a breath, then slowly lead
them, holding on to them, till you leave
them safely in the hands of the committee.
Have a respectable ceremony and vary it
occasionally sd as to not become monotonous.
It may be lawful to use a ceremony I
heard a young preacher use in baptizing,
but it is not expedient. Standing with one
hand on the hands of the candidate, with
eyes wide open he would say: "In the name
of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost I baptize
you." No amen, but a pushing backward
process which to me seemed almost sacri-
legious. Always have plenty of water if
possible, take plenty of time, do it in de-
cency and in order, and thus glorify its Au-
thor.
ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE
WORK OF THE LORD.
BAXTER WATERS.
"Abounding" suggests fullness, plenty,
fruitfulness. The Christian life abounds in
the work of the Lord. It is a Spirit-filled
life; a God-filled life; hence it is an enthusi-
asm, a passion and a zeal which burns and
glows. The Christian life is an inspiration,
a life directed and inspired by the living
God, and it always finds its expression in
good works. As the architect gives form
to his plans; the artist to his ideals; the
musician to his harmonies; the good man
out of the good treasure of his heart brings
forth that which is good. As the streams
abound with fishes; as the trees in the gar-
den are rich with fruitage; as the soil is re-
sourceful in varying harvests; as the mines
underneath the hills abound in wealth; as
the ocean beds heave up gems and treasures;
such is the life of the man who abounds in
the work of the Lord. He sows beside all
waters; he sends out good deeds as ships of
merchandise; he pays in coin of thoughtful
services things which mike for happiness;
he cheers men along the way, and like love,
he "never faileth." He perseveres and
pushes, tries and triumphs, until we declare
we believe in the "final perseverance of the
saints."
Now the inspiration for this zeal the Apos-
tle Paul found in the assurance that this
work is "not in vain in the Lord." This ex-
hortation (1 Cor. 15:58) is the conclusion of
that powerful discourse on immortality and
a personal resurrection. We shall live and
our works will follow us. And everything
we do bears the stamp of immortality. God
will establish the work of our hands. He
will take the feeble efforts and weave them
into the eternal "forces that make for
righteousness." There shall never be one
lost good. Every effort put forth shall
count. No effort, no matter how feeble, put
forth in the spirit of the Master is ever lost.
It is not in vain in the Lord. Not death
but resurrection! Not mortality but immor-
tality! Not defeat but victory! Our lives
are grounded deep in the very being of God —
a God not of the dead but of the living.
Our deeds are wrought out in his very pres-
ence— wrought in God. He it is that "work-
eth in us both to will and to do." So should
we build into this eternal temple the virtues
that shine and abide. What a noble incen-
tive to live for the thinga that perish not.
For life is not a fragment but a unity; not
broken but continuous; not limited to earth
but unbounded — "a building of God eternal
in the heavens." Let us live in hope.
THE RIGHT HAND OF FEL-
LOWSHIP.
D. A. WICKIZER.
We many times use terms that are exceed
ingly comprehensive and embrace much ii
the full scope of their meaning, in a verj
narrow and limited sense. Without discuss
ing the propriety of the custom among us
in extending the "hand of fellowship," w(
feel that it will be profitable to study th(
term "fellowship" in its various meanings as
used in the New Testament. The word is
from koinonia and is rendered in Acts 2:42
by the word fellowship. "They continued
steadfastly in the apostle's doctrine and in
fellowship." In 1 Cor. 1:9 we read thai
we are called into the fellowship of Jesus
Christ. In Gal. 2:9 we are told that they
gave to Paul and Barnabas the right hand
of fellowship. The reader will notice that1
this fellowship seems to have been given
them for their aid in sending them intoi
other fields of labor. For the full meaning
of this term as understood by our transla-
tors we look at their various renderings:
In 2 Cor. 9:13 we have the rendering "distri-
bution" in the accepted version, and "contri-
bution" in the revised. We have "contribu-
tion" as the rendering in Rom. 15:26.
An additional idea is found in 1 Tim. 6:18,|
where it is rendered "communicate." Liter-;
ally: "To be communicative ones.'' In 21
Cor. 1:7 the word is rendered "partakers."'
"As ye are partakers of the suffering, so also!
are ye of the comfort." In Philemon, v. 17, it
is rendered "partner;"' while in Heb. 10:33 it:
is rendered "companion." We have still an-
other, and perhaps the most beautiful and
suggestive of all, given in 1 Cor. 10:16.
Here it is rendered "communion." "The cup
of blessing which we bless, is it not the <
communion of the blood of Christ? The'
bread which we break, is it not the com-
munion of the body of Christ?"
We have, then, the following ideas in the i
term koinonia (fellowship) as used in the
New Testament: One who is a partner;;
one who is a companion; oae who is a par-
TAKER in another's life; one who is a willing
communicator; one who is a contributor,
and one who communes with another. If
the church would accept and practice this .
larger idea of fellowship, it would greatly
strengthen the power and widen the influ-
ence of the Church of Christ. When we ex-
tend, as a congregation, the right hand of
fellowship or accept a person into our fel-
lowship, we should realize that it means, we '
should become at once a partner, a com-
panion with him, willing to communicate
with and to contribute to aid him if in want
and to commune with him in his sorrows as
well as when he rejoices; to be a partaker
with him. We are members of the same
body, and if bound together in to is divine
fellowship, from our abundance we will give
to relieve; in the midst of our busy life we
will find time to communicate with a brother
that is discouraged and out of hearts of love
and sympathy there will flow a stream, and
the waters thereof will make glad the mul-
titudes. Love, not bitter criticism; tender-
ness, not harshness; sympathy, i^ot condem-
nation; this divine fellowship, not observed
as simply a form, but as a vitalizing power
and influence, will win the world to God, for
God is love.
Beatrice, Neb.
September 27, 1900
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REPORT OF C. W. B. M. STATE
CONVENTION AT MOBERLY,
MO.
MRS. L. G. BANTZ.
There is cause for great rejoicing over
;he Missouri state convention. Some fears
vere expressed, and with just cause, that
;he state meeting would suffer because the
National Convention is to be held in our
itate, and at so near a date. The effect
leemed to be to fill with greater enthusiasm
ihan usual our Missouri brothers and sisters,
ind if this enthusiasm continues and gathers
nomentum as it promises, surely next year
vill be a red-letter year in our history.
The convention was opened at 2 p. m. on
Monday, the 17th, by the C. W. B. M. The
louse was comfortably filled when the presi-
lent, Mrs. T. M. Lowe, called order. Devo-
ionals were conducted by Sister E. L. Ped-
licord, of Lexington, after which the
everal committees were appointed. Sister
lothwell tendered the convention a loving
welcome to Moberly homes and hearts.
)ur thaaks were heartily expressed by Sis-
er Dutcher, of Mexico.
The president's address was brief but
srged all on to higher, holier efforts for
Christ. Reports from the districts followed.
Ul report some increase, both in women and
noney. Every district was reported in
rating, either by the manager or by proxy.
Phe organizers, Mrs. A. S. Gilliam and Mrs.
[, L. Moore, told of their trials and triumphs
n the field. Both have done much faithful
vork, and have optned the way for future
trongholds, we feel sure. After the clos-
ng business a reception and season of intro-
luctions and greetings followed, which made
ill feel at home among God's children.
A telegram came from Mrs. Helea E.
kloses, the national secretary, which was
•ead after Bro. Garrison's sermon in the
svening, that caused great rejoicing, which
vas manifested by the overflowing house
vith hearty clapping. The message it
Drought was that Missouri had sent $7,000
10 the national treasury during the year,
vhich, with $1,033.58 for state work, made
ler contributions over $8,000; together
vith a Scripture reference so applicable
ind so tender that our hearts were full
)f gratitude for the love and sympathy ex-
sting between the national officers and the
Missouri sisterhood. Almost spontaneously
ve sang "Praise God from whom all bless-
ngs flow."
On Tuesday p. m. the C. W. B. M.
session was continued, opened by prayer
)y Miss Tena Williamson, of St. Louis. The
lecretary's report showed 152 auxiliaries on
ihe roll, and 3,101 members. Twenty-eight
luxiliaries organized or reorganized; forty-
; wo life memberships, wholly or partly paid;
twenty sisters reported claimed by death.
Superintendent of Young People's depart-
nent, Miss Mollie Hughes, reported 91 Jun-
ors and Mission Bands, contributing $678.21.
Warrensburg won the Junior banner for the
argest contribution, $50. Of the auxilia-
ries, Marshall took the banner for amount
contributed, $240, being more than any
)ther.
The treasurer reported 101 auxiliaries
giving to state work, a gain of 12; a total
from all sources for state work, of $1,033.58.
Mrs. C. E. Packard, of Cameron, read a
paper entitled "Twenty-one Years Ago,"
which was a historical sketch of the first
C. W. B. M. effort in our state, Cameron
auxiliary being the first, organized by Miss
Lou Payne. Mrs. Belle Kimball's address
on "Our Juniors" was full of good practi-
cal thoughts as to this very important but
neglected branch of our work. Mrs. Kim-
ball is superintendent of the Junior Union,
of St. Louis.
"Missouri's Part in the World's Conver-
sion," by Miss Margaret Bryan Wilson, of
Mexico, was a beautiful address, holding up
to each individual an ideal so high, yet
possible, that if we did attain, the world's
conversion would be an assured fact.
Miss Mattie Burgess conducted a congress,
dealing with several phases of our work.
Bro. Frank Tyrrell, whom we still claim as
"ours" spoke on the educational work of the
C. W. B. M. in place of Mrs. Dulany, who
failed to come. Mrs. Lou B. Goodnow told
of our new missionaries. Mrs. A. B. Jones
spoke on the better development of district
and county work, and Miss Mollie Pike, on
the "Qaiet Hour." Our former secretary,
Mrs. Virginia Hedges, conducted the closing
devotional service. It made us glad to see
Sister Hedges face to face once more after
her long illness.
The C. W. B. M. session closed on Tuesday
night with an address by our missionary,
Miss Adelaide Gail Frost. Miss Frost is a
quiet, unassuming speaker, yet holds the
attention of her audience perfectly. An
eloquent appeal by Bro. Fannon, of St.
Louis, to the sisters for more consecrated
and larger giving which resulted in seven
life memberships, on which $62.50 were
paid immediately. Two annual memberships
were pledged. For state, pledges amounting
to $239, and $33.65 cash was secured. We
left Moberly full of good will and gratitude
for the generous, whole-souled welcome
tendered the convention by her pastor and
his people, by the citizens and friends, and
are willing to be invited there again.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. F. M. Lowe, Kansas City; vice-
president, Mrs. M. M. Goode, St. Joseph;
recording secretary, Mrs. E. L. Longan,
Kansas City; corresponding secetary, Mrs.
L. G. Bantz, St. Louis; treasurer, Miss Mat-
tie Burgess, St. Joseph; superintendent
Young People's department, Miss Mollie
Hughes, Independence; advisory board, Mrs.
J. H. Garrison, Mrs. W. D. Harrison, St.
Louis, Mrs. S. E. Lampton, Louisiana, Mrs.
Edmund Wilkes, California.
Committee Meeting.
By order of Chairman, notice is hereby given of
a call meeting of the Committee on Constitution,
etc., appointed at Maxinkukee Assembly, and
looking toward a permanent organization of the
Congress of Evangelists, to be held in Kansas
City, Mo., on Monday, Oct. 15, 1900. More
definite announcement as to hour and place will
be made from convention platform. Those know-
ing themselves to be members of this committee
will please act accordingly.
Frank C. Huston, See.
Fiftieth Annual State Convention.
Jubilee Year, Christian Church.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL , OCTOBER 2, 3, 4.
The people of the Christian Church of this city
are now preparing to entertain the Jubilee State
Convention of the Christian Church or the Disci-
ples of Christ, beginning with a reception to visit-
ing delegates Monday evening, Oct. 1st, at the
church, to which all friends are invited. The pro-
gram of the convention proper begins Tuesday,
Oct. 2. at 9 o'clock a. m. with the proceedings of
the Woman's Christian Board of Missions. The
convention will continue through Thursday, Oct.
4th.
All church interests will be fully presented in
this convention; State Missionary work, Christian
Woman's Board of Missions, Sunday-school, Chris-
tian Endeavor and Education.
Except as otherwise indicated by the program
published in this paper all meetings will be
held in the Christian Church, corner of Jefferson
and West Streets, and admission will be free. The
general public is cordially invited.
This religious body now has in the state 793
churches, with over 100,000 members and 500
preachers; is growing rapidly and composed of
enthusiastic and cultured people.
A big attendance now seems assured,"and mem-
bers of the local church are arranging to enter-
tain an unusually large convention.
The president of the convention, Judge C. J.
Scofield, of Carthage, who will deliver his address,
Wednesday, A. m., Oct. 3, was on the Circuit Bench
for several years where he won distinction. He is
one of the noted lawyers of the state and his ad-
dresses are always strong and interesting.
Missionary work and service has never been In
better condition, and the secretary's report will
be heard with satisfaction and profit.
Mrs. Harrison, State President of Kentucky C.
W. B. M., will deliver an address at the church,
Tuesday evening, Oct. 2, under the auspices and
in behalf of the Christian Woman's Board of
Missions, a particularly effective organization in
the Christian Church. Mrs. Harrison Is a woman
of broad culture and splendid ability.
Dr. N. S. Haynes, one of the leading preachers
of the body, and vice president of Eureka College,
will deliver an address on "What Oar Board Would
Like to Do." Having been a strong spirit in the
state missionary work he is eminently fitted to
make a great speech on this t'jpic.
Dr. Herbert L. Willett, of Chicago University,
so well known in Bloomington, will deliver an ad-
dress on Wednesday evening, Oct. 3, at the Coli-
seum, discussing the position and plea of the
Christian Church. Dr. Willett has just returned
from an extensive and successful lecturing tour
before leading English Universities, and his many
friends in Bloomington will assure him a large
hearing.
B. F. Jacobs, of Chicago, will speak on "The
Church and the Children." Mr. Jacobs has been
identified with the Union Sunday-school work for so
long that his name is a household word. He c o-
ducts one of the largest and most successful
Sunday-schools in Chicago, at Emanuel Baptist
Church.
On Thursday, Oct. 4, W. S. Carter, editor of
Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, will discuss the
Labor Question.
Dr. F. G. Tyrrell, of Chicago, an advanced
thinker along social and economic lines, will also
deliver an address, sure to command the attention
of thinking people.
Other speakers of wide reputation will partici-
pate prominently in the program, and the conven-
tion throughout will be "a feast of reason and a
flow of soul."
A great many large congregations of the Chris-
tian Church are close to Bloomington, and from
all over the state will come representative dele-
gations. The prospects for a large convention
are very flattoring. Enthusiastic members of the
local organization are expecting an attendance
well up into the thousands.
All are cordially welcome to these meetings.from
which both pleasure and profit are sure to be de-
rived.
Bloomington, III. Press Committee.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 27, 1900
Our Budget*
— Hear the cry for help from Texas.
— Read the appeals elsewhere, and act.
— Illinois State Convention, Bloomington, Oct.
2-4.
— See program elsewhere and notice some new
features.
— Everybody get ready for the great national
rally at Kansas City, Oct 12-18.
— Let the East and the West and the North
and the South conn together in our national
Convention — the one place where we know no
North, no South, no East, no West.
— Kansas City brethren are doing all in their
power to prepare a generous welcome for a great
convention. Do not miss it.
—Dr. H. L. Willett, of Chicago, will deliver an
address at the opening exercises of Eureka Col-
lege, Sept. 25th, for the year 1900-1901. Wo
are glad to learn that present indications favor
an increased attendance at Eureka College this
year.
— A series of Union Bible Class Meetings are
to bo held in this city Sept. 24 and 25 by Jas. M.
Gray, D. D., of Boston, and Wm. R. Newell, of
Chicago. Th') meetings will be held at the same
hour in different churches in the city, one of
which is to be in the First Christian Church,
Sept. 24th, at 3 p. m. Mr. Newell will conduct
this meeting.
— We print elsewhere appeals from Galveston
and Alvin, Texas. Our brethren in that storm-
swept region call upon us for help. Let us not
be deaf to their cry. It is an occasion for the
manifestation of brotherly love. Let us not love
in word and in tongue, but in deed. Out of your
abundance, brethren, send a contribution to help
the "poor saints" at Galveston and Alvin.
— The program of the Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary Society appears in this paper. This so-
ciety occupies but one day, Wednesd y, at the
convention, and the program indicates that it
will be a day of good things; a great day. It is
hoped that every preacher will be at pains to give
prominent mention of our approaching general
sonventiocsat Kansas City next month and present
the importance of the same to the people at every
opportunity. All editors of our papers every-
where should urge the matter and wherever pos-
sible local secular papers should be used to make
known the value of these gatherings. The time
Is short and immediate action is imperative. Pub-
lish the news; tell the glad tidings of a joyful
gathering at Kansas City next month, 11-18.
—The sixth district of Michigan will hold its
annual convention in Duplain, Oct. 2-4. An ex-
cellent program has been prepared. Each S. S ,
C. E., C. W. B. M. Auxiliary and church is re-
quested to select delegates at once and send the
numo?r that will attead to A. F. Currier, of Du-
plain, Mich. Free entertainment, good music and
a well prepared program. S. A. Straws, of
Owasso, says: "Come and enjoy a good conven-
tion."
— It Is urged by the "Committee on Publicity"
that all our preachers preach a sermon on the
first Sunday in October on all our national mis-
sionary societies and their approaching conven-
tions at Kansas City. This is a wise suggestion
and will grt atly advance the interest and attend
ance of the convention if carried into effect.
Please read what the committee say about this in
their article on the convention in this paper .
— The poem in onr Family Circle this week, by
Geo. W. Archer, oo "The Mutations of Time," will
be enjoyed by all who are poetically inclined. Its
entiment and rythm are alike pleasing and good.
—On September 19th there was $241,700.90 in
our Extension Fund and we lack only $8,299.10 of
reaching the quarter million mark. The offerings
should be continued on September 30th and the
first and second Sundays of October and the offer-
ings promptly forwarded to G. W. Muckley, Kan-
sas City, Mo., so that the accounts will reach the
office for tbe supplementary report to the Nation-
al Convention. September is too short a time in
which to get the entire results of the offering and
it should be continued until every missionary
church is heard from.
— W. M. Maupin, associate editor of the
World Herald, Omaha,. Neb., has donated 1,000
copies of his new book, "Limnings," to the Grant
St. Christion Church of that city, to be sold at
$1.00 each for the benefit of its mortgage debt.
One half of the price of the copies sold will be
applied upon the debt, the balance goes to the
publisher. Bro. Maupin does not receive a cent
from ihe sales of this 1,000 copies of his book.
The book is so highly commended by literary
critics that the church offers to refund the money
to any purchaser not satisfied after reading with
the investment. All orders for the book should
be addressed to Mies Kate Crosby, 2320 N. 26th
St., Omaha, Neb.
— In this paper we publish a statement from
Geo. T. Smith, of Winfield, Kan., concerning his
new book, entitled "A Criticism on Higher Criti-
cism," to which we ask the reader's attention.
— The program of the Jubilee Convention of
the Disciples of Christ in Illinois appears in this
paper. The convention will be held in Blooming-
ton, Oct. 1-4. W. E. M. Hackleman, of Indian-
apolis, will be leader of the music of the conven-
tion. The program is a good one and a great
convention is anticipated. See letter elsewhere
in this paper on the convention program by H.
Hawk, chairman of the press committee.
— A committee has been appointed to arrange
for a reunion of the Eureka College Alumni during
the Kansas City Convention, and we are requested
to ask all the alumni of that institution v ho are
intending to be present at the convention to noti-
fy W. F. Richardson, chairman of the committee,
1216 Lydia Avenue, Kansas City. This includes
the graduates of Abingdon as well as of Eureka
College.
— The church in Jacksonville, 111., has raised
its apportionment of $100 for Church Extension
and in addition took up a collection for the
Galveston sufferers. The pastor, Geo. L. Snively,
is enjoying the pleasure of preaching to as many
people on Sundays as their auditorium will con-
tain, and of frequent additions to the church.
— The church in Clarinda, la., has enjoyed a
year of prosperity under the pastoral care of W.
B. Clemmer. His annual report, which appears
in their local paper, the Christian Witness, is foil
of encouraging signs of prosperity. There have
been seventy additions to the church during the
year.
— B B. Tyler's address from September 30th
up to time of tho Kansas City convention will be
2621 Bristol Street, Omaha, where he is to assist
W. T. Hilton in a meeting in the Grant Street
Christian Church. By the way, we learn that Dr.
Tyler has received a call from the South Broadway
Church in Denver. It is not. known whether he
will accept or not. He enjoys the field at large,
and the brethren seem to enjoy having him at
large where they can catch a little inspiration from
him occasionally as he passes by; but he feels that
in jusiice to his wife he should cast anchor with
some church, either as temporary supply or as
permanent pastor. Here is a rare chance for some
good church to reap a harvest from the rich ex-
perience of a faithful life.
Is a constitutional disease.
It originates in a scrofulous condition of
the blood and depends on that condition. ~
It often causes headache and dizzinesr,
impairs the taste, smell and hearing, af-
fects the vocal organs and disturbs t~e
stomach.
It is always radically and permanent'-?
cured by the blood-purifying, alterative and
tonic action of
H@o§i*s SairsapariBta
This great medicine has wrought the most
wonderful cures of all diseases dependiLg
on scrofula or the scrofulous habit. •
Hood's Pills are the best cathartic
— Since the personal mention concerning
Brother B. B. Tyler was put in print, and just as
we close this is3ue, she sad intelligence conns to
us through a letter from Brother Tyler, that his
wife had a stroke of paralysis on Saturday morn-:
ing last. The stroke affects her vocal organs i
alone at present, but, of course, further develop
ments are feared. Bro. Tyler hes cancelled all
his engagements, and will remain in Chicago until j
the latter part of October, at which time, if '
Sister Tyler's health permit, they will go to Den- 1
ver. He will be obliged to remain away from i
the Kansas City Convention. "To both of us,"
he writes, "this is a grievous disappointment."
It is disappointment to us all. We are sure the
entire brotherhood of Disciples throughout the!
world will sympathize with Brotler Tjler andi
with his wife in this affliction. For 'hirty seven!
years they have lived and labored together until;
their lives have become blended into one. May;
the blessing of God rest richly upon them, and, if!
it be His will, restore our beloved sister to her!
former health and usefulness.
The Biographical and Historical
Library.
On the second page of this issue of the Chkis
ti an- Evangelist will be found repeated our great-
offer, first published in our last issue, of "A. Bio-!
graphical and Historical Library," containing ten)
splendid volumes for five dollars. The response to'
this remarkable offer has been hearty and quick..
Quit? a number of orders have been received. We:
take the liberty of quoting the following letter'
from one of our patrons:
Inclosed please find P. O. order for $5.oc;
for the "Biographical and H storical Li :
brary " advertised in Christian-Evangelist ol;
Sept. 20.
This is a grand offer, which should be ac
cepted by every preacher in the brotherhood
May God prosper you in your good work o\
placing in the hands of our people such high-
class literature at so low a price
J. D. Deming.
Barbertown, 0.
It should be rememb-red that this offer is
special one, which will continue in force only un'
til the close of October. The offer is truly I
"grand" one. No preacher can afford to be with
out these volumes, whi h give, in tbe beet way, th<
story of the ri»e and progress of our reformatory
movement. Real carefully the advertisement oj.
the second page of this issoe and send your orde
promptly to the Christian Publishing Company
St. Louis. Mo.
Warning!
A man by the name of William Crane is goin
through Colorado borrowing money from th
churches. When last heard from he was i.
Colorado Springs. He was a member of tb
Grant St. Church, Omaha. We have withdraw
membership from bim. He went West afte
harrowing money from i-very one who would len
it. He drinks and is a deadbeat! Beware! !
W. T. Hilton,
Pastor Grant St. Christian Church, Omaha.
September 27, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1229
— Bro. H. P. McLane, of Toledo, Ohio, expects
to resume evangelistic work Nov. 1st, and will
have with him Bro. C. E. Millard as evangelistic
singer. W9 have no hesitancy in recommending
these brethren to the c hurches desiring to hold re-
vival meetings. There 5s ample work to do in
this wide field, and we trust they will be kept
busy.
• — The stanza of poetry given in the obituary of
J. H. Wilson, written by J. Clark Williams, in our
issue of the 13th inst., should not have been put
in quotation marks. It is original and the writer
should not be deprived of his dne credit. The
quotation marks dropped it unawares somewhere
between this office and the press.
— 0. D. Maple preached in Scoitville, 111., last
Sunday. Church raised $6 for Church Extension
being $1 more than apportionment, and their first
offering to this work. The Cameron Church on
the same day at night gave $7. They will dedi-
cate their new house of worship in November.
Bro. Maple will locate at Union for full time,
beginning with the month of October.
— Fred Dysart, Solomonville, Arizona, referring
to the criticism of Mr. Sheldon by our English cor-
respondent, Mr. Durban, and Dean Haggard's
criticism of Prof. Drumnnnd, says:
Can an article tio uncomplimentary to the au-
thors of works lik < Drummond's Essays and
Sheldon's "In His Steps" be edifying to any of
your readers? Especially in public utterances we
should use th-? greatest care that our words have
the approval of the Holy Spirit within us. I be-
lieve Bro Haggard has also criticised in a wroDg
spirit in 'The Gladstone-Huxley Controversy." It
does seem that the statements that "Mr. Sheldon
is an incarnate hyperbole" and that Henry Drum-
mond "has b en playing double," are uncharita-
ble and will be stumblingblocks to those we are
praying m.<.y accept our Savior.
Perhaps our English correspondent wrote with
a little mora warmth concerning Bro. Sheldon's
criticism" than he might have done after mature
reflection, but we are sure that he meant no un-
kindness to Mr. Sheldon, although he used "great
plainnesst of speech." In the case of Prof. Drum-
mond, it is far easier for us to believe that his
critic misunderstood his meaning than to believe
that one who has contributed bo mach to the es-
tablishment of faith in the minds of educated
people would be guilty of "playing double" on a
subject in which he was so profoundly interested.
Bro. Haggard's motive, however cann:t be ques-
tioned. Bro. Dyi-art's word of admonition, we
trust, will serve to make us all cautious in our
criticisms, especially of those whose writings have
been helpful to so many in the religious life.
— The fifth annual roll call of the Church of
Christ in Vermont, 111., was an oceasson for re-
joicing. The reports were all of a most encour-
aging nature and printed in full in the Vermont
Independent, Sept. 6th.
A CRY FOR HELP.
Galveaioi and a few neighboring towns are in
ruios. A cry of distress has arisen which has
awakened sympathy throughout the civilized world.
Contributions are pouring in from all quarters, to
bury the dead, to feed and clothe the living, and
give them something with which to start in life
again. And now comes a cry of our own brethren
for help to rebuild, or put in repair their houses of
worship in Galveston and Alvin. This is an im-
portant part of the pressing need. Men cannot
live on bread alone. These brethren in the South
call for our assistance in this hour of their su-
preme need. Let us see to it that they do not call
in vain. See the communication of the corres-
ponding secretary of the A. C. M. S. elsewhere,
and send relief at once to him for these our breth-
ren whom only the direst need could induce to ask
for our help. Act promptly. Act quickly.
You had another of your
"bad spells" this morning,
and a real old-fashioned sick
headache was its chief symp-
tom.
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Iowa County Convention.
The Churches of Christ of Benton County, Iowa,
held their forty-second annual meeting at Mt.
Auburn, Sept. 7-10, 1900. The six churches were
well represented, also soattered Disciples were
present. Our five ministers were present and de-
livered sermons; also Bro. G. C. Johnson, of Wis-
consin and N. A. McConnell, of Cedar Rapids, la.
Bro. Milton Wells is an ideal presid-nt. Sorry to
lose him. Every church in the county has a C.
W. B. M. Auxiliary. Peace and harmony, enthu-
siasm and fraternity characterized the whole
meeting. R. B. Brown.
Mt. Auburn, Sept. 17.
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We yet have on hand a nnmber of copies of Stout's " Nap of the Journeys
of Jesus," which we will sell, while they last, at the greatly reduced price of
THREE DOLLARS.
For the next nine months the International Sunday-School Lessons will be on
the Life of Christ. These lessons cannot be properly taught without the aid
ministry. Colored lines show his itinerary, and by referring to the chronolog-
ical chart, which is a part of the map, all of his movements can be easily fol-
lowed. The map is six feet long and three feet wide. It is finely printed
and mounted on cloth, so that it will last for years. It is varnished and
mounted on rollers, all ready to hang up.
The regular price of this map is FIVE DOLLARS. While our present stock
lasts we will sell it for the exceedingly low price of THREE DOLLARS, postpaid.
No Sunday-School should be without this indispensable help. a52a££££2aa3££££
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 27, 1900
personal jvlentiom
Jos. Gaylor was in a good meeting in Oswego,
Mo., Sept. 15th.
J. W. Lowber's home in Galvaston was destroy-
ed by the great flood.
Ben C. Heir removes from Norfolk, Va., to
Colorado Springs, Col., on account of his health.
Fred A. Nichols, pastor of the Church of
Christ, Haverhill, Mass., began special gospel
services Sept. 2nd.
B. F. Slusher, a former pastor of the Second
Christian Church of this city, is touring Europe
with J. L. Brandt and others.
Fred V. Loos, of Liberty, Mo., will conduct the
services at the dedication of the new house of
worship in Hale, Mo., Sept. 30th.
Overcoats exchanged at Moberly Convention by
mistake. If you are interested write S. B. Moore,
2721 St. Vincent Ave., this city.
The sermon preached by G. L. Snively, Sunday
evening, Sept. 16th, was highly complimented by
the Illinois Courier of the 17th inst. Bro.
Snively is pastor of the church in Jacksonville,
111.
J. E. Masters, of Dorchester, 111., has been
placed on the Prohibitiou ticket as a candidate for
representative in his district. He intends making
a canvass in October in behalf of the cause of
Prohibition.
Marion Boles, Creal Springs, has retired from
the ministry in order to practice law. He has
several hundred books for sale. Parties interested
will address him at Creal Springs, 111., for
particulars.
H. H. Moninger has closed his pastoral work at
Montpelier, Ind., that he may take a course of
study at Yale. The church gives him up reluct-
antly. His place will be supplied by Bro. Orahood,
of Indianapolis.
W. R. Seytone, of Toronto, 0., recently preach-
ed to the members of the fire department of that
city. The mayor of the city, Hon. E. E. Francy,
was present. The sermon and services were
adapted to the occasion.
Hattress H. Shick, of Marshall, 111., would like
to locate with some good, live congregation by the
first of the year for part or all time. He can
give best of references. Can hold a meeting in
November and December.
The church In Hot Springs, Ark., has shown its
appreciation of its pastor, T. N. Kincaid, by in-
creasing his salary. The church has been great-
ly strengthened and its house improved during
Bro. K.'s two years' labor with them.
0. D. Maple, Scottsville, 111 , has resigned his
work and has accepted a call at Cameron, 111., for
all his time. He will begin Oct. 1st. The new
church will be completed about Nov. 1st. The
field that 0. D. Maple leaves is in need of a
preacher.
J. G. M. Luttenberger and wife have returned to
their home in Dorchester, 111., after a four
months' tour in Europe. They did not visit Pales-
tine and Egypt on account of the bubonic plague.
Bro. Luttenberger says that it is his intention to
do missionory work in Germany next year. He
requests all who have addressed him in Europe
about meetings and tracts to address him now at
his home.
United in marriage at the residence of the
bride's father, Bro. Morgan Morgans, S. C. Duncan
and Sister Eliza Morgans, and W. F. Ellington and
Sister Mary Morgana, E. Eubanks, of Richland
Springs, Texas, officiating. Brother and Sister
Duncan expect to make their future home in
Brownwood, Texas, and Brother and Sister Elling-
ton expect to make their home at Ridge way, Mo.
Our prayers and best wishes go with them to
their future homes.
D. A. Wickizer, of Beatrice, Nebraska, in speak-
ing of his work there says: "We have just closed
a very successf al year with the Beatrice congre-
gation. Have given 148 addresses and sermons
during the year, eight of which were convention
addresses. Officiated at 25 weddings, preached
22 funeral discourses. Have had 49 additions to
the congregation during the year; these at regular
services. Present membership, 547. The church,
with its auxiliaries, has raised and paid out
$3,450.58 during the year. At least $350 of this
will go for mission work."
In speaking of his change from Centralia to
Winchester, 111., J. H. Smart says: "I start to my
new field, Winchester, 111., to-morrow. I have
been here nearly four years. We have had 239
additions, attended 54 funerals, married 36
couples, and the work has grown in many ways.
I preached my closing sermon last Sunday morn-
ing. At night the- pastors of the other churches
in the city gave me a farewell reception in the
form of a union meeting. Hereafter my address
will be Winchester, 111.
D. F. Swengel, of Aberdeen, S. Dak., in writing
us of J. A. L. Romig's visit at that point, says:
'J A. L. Romig has come and gone, but his in-
fluence for good still remains. He was with us
on a visit the past two weeks, and during his stay
has done great good. Considering the environ-
ments of boyhood, with which I am perfectly
familiar, he has made himself a remarkable man.
Unaided by friends or fortune and with the dis-
play of no more than ordinary ability while young,
but through his unyielding perseverance and un-
flinching integrity, he has made himself what he
is. He is a good pattern for youug men of
mediocrity to imitate. We are now without a
pastor. We want a real live, all-round man and
will pay a good salary to the right man."
A R. Moore, Memphis, Tenn., to Lancaster, Ky.
King; Stark, La Monte to Warrensburg, Mo.
0. D. Maple, Scottsville to Cameron, 111.
J. E. Donovan, College City to Pacific Grove,
Cal.
W. M. Forrest, Chicago to Mt. Sterling, Ky.
0. F. Jordan, Fisher to Rockford, 111.
E. G. Ewing, Rudolph, 0., to Newcastle, Ind.
J. W. Mitchell, Hopkinsville to Georgetown, Ky.
W. E. Johnson, Excelsior Springs to Kansas
City, Mo.
R. F. Carter, Cedar Bayou to Italy, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smart.
On our first page this week will be found a
good picture of two faithful servants of Jesus
Christ, J. H. Smart, pastor of the church at
Winchester, 111., and his good wife. Bro. Smart
was born near Ozark, Mo., in what was then
Greene county, but now Christian, in the year
1842. His parents moved to a new part of the
county near the present town of Billings when he
was a mere boy. There he received his education
in the common schools, and when the war broke
out he enlisted in the Federal Army aad served
three years, most of that time as sergeant of his
company. At the close of the war he entered
Abingdon College and graduated in the year 1868.
Soon thereafter he was married to Miss Sadie
Garrett, daughter of Peter Garrett, of Camp
Point, 111., who was a graduate of the same school
and who has been to him not only a faithful wife
but a strong right arm in his ministry. He
t&ught school a few terms in Southwest Missouri
after his graduation and then entered the minis-
try, serving at Holden, Mo., and Macomb, 111. He
was called from the latter place to St. Louis in
1875, where he became editorially associated with
the Christian, which later became the Christian-
Evangelist. He remained with the paper and
Christian Publishing Company about ten years,
during which time he preached for several
churches within reach of St. Louis. Later he be-
came owner and editor of the Faithful Witness
at Kansas Ci'.y, and still later was counected with
the Christian Oracle at Chicago. Since severing
his relation with that paper he has served the
churches at Colfax and Centralis, 111., respectively,
as pastor, and has just entered upon his pastorate
at Winchester. He is a quiet, indefatigable
worker, a ^ood manager, a faithful pastor and a
most acceptable preacher. Every church he has
served has prospered under his pastoral care.
Mrs. Smart succeeded Mrs. Goodwin as editor of
the Christian Monitor, which she ably conducted
many years. They have never had any children of
their own, but have reared and educated several.
They have never sought conspicuity, and will be
about the only persons surprised to see their
picture on the first page of the Christian-
Evangelist.
An Appeal From Galveston.
The following letter from Brother Haston, pas-
tor of the Galveston Church, we lay before our
readers for such action as may seem to them to
be demanded by the great disaster which has be-
fallen our brethren and sisters in that city:
Dear Brother:— I appeal "to the brotherhood
through the Christian- Evangelist for financial
assistance for our brethren and sisters in sore
distress in this city. Nearl/ all are homeless and
without clothing or salary. The building is for-
tunately damaged only about $500. Only two or
three have any means of living or can contribute
anything to the chnrch for months to come. I
lost every thirg. Plans are being made to rebuild
the city. Jesse B. Haston, Pastor.
At the request of Brother Haston, the Chris-
tian-Evangelist will be glad to assist in rais-
ing funds for the relief of our brethren in
Galveston, and will acknowledge same in its col-
umns. Later, no doubt, a committee will be ap-
pointed of the surviving brethren there, who will
look over the situation more minutely and will
receive and disburse such funds as may be donated
and forwarded to them. We need only add that it
is meet and proper that we should assist our mem-
bers there in bearing their burden, and "so fulfill
the law of Christ." The editor of this paper was
present at the dedication of the church, and is
glad to learn that it has only been damaged to the
extent named, and not destroyed, as most of the
other churches have been. We sympathize deeply
with the church there in its losses, and particu-
larly with the surviving members of families who
have been bereaved of their loved ones by this
great calamity. What is done should be done
promptly. All money orders or bank drafts in-
tended for Galveston should be directed and made
payable to B. L. Smith, Y. M. C. A. Building,
Cincinnati, 0.
Our Galveston Brethren.
Jesse B. Haston, missionary of the American
Christian Missionary Society ad minister of tbe^
church at Galveston, writes:
"Five members of the church lost their lives in i
the storm; several others not yet heard from.
Only 40 per cent, of our members will be in Gal-
veston by October 1st; of these only three are in
condition enabling them to contribute to the sup-
port of the church. All the rest are homeless and i
destitute. The result of the tornado and water is '
worse than any report can show. I lost everything
but my wife and children. I stood to-day on the
drift where our home stood and looked three-fourths
of a mile to the beach — all is swept clean where
there were thickly built residences. It will take
$500 to put our church house in repair. We hope
our brethren of the country will put us on our feet
by donations enough to repair our honee and help
our destitute brethren."
I appeal to our brethren everywhere that offer-
ings be taken in behalf of our own brothers and
sisters and the church in Galveston. If this work
is kept from utter ruin it will be by the help of ,
the brethren outside.
We solicit both personal and church offerings
with which to redeem our cause in Galveston and
put a song of joy into the hearts of our homeless
and destitute brethren. Will you give this your
immediate attention?
Send offerings to Benj. L. Smith, Y. M. C. A. j
Bldg., Cincinnati, 0.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1231
some Missouri Convention Per-
sonals and Notes.
J. C. Reynolds, returning from a visit to North
)akota, was an interested spectator of the pro-
seedinga, and an honored guest. He was at one
ime pastor of the Moberly church. Feeble in
lealth, he is robust in faith and joyful in hope.
It was a great pleasure to many to see Prank
V. Allen, of Kentucky, once more in a Missouri
ionvention. For many years a resident and a
•rominent preacher and educator in this state, we
eel that he rightfully belongs to Missouri. We
lope that some church in the state will lay hands
m him and detain him.
C. C. Redgrave, of Maroa, 111., was another one
>f our visitors. He had exhibited in a part of the
ihurch building a number of relics relating to
Alexander Campbell, and pictures of early scenes
:onnected with our history, which he uses In his
llustrated lectures.
We were no leas surprised than delighted to see
race more in Missouri our genial friend, R. L. Mc-
latton, for many years a resident of the Pacific
3oast. He was a bookkeeper and "general snper-
ntendent of the mailing department" of the
Christian Pub. Co. when we first came to St.
Jouis and while he was yet a boy. He will proba-
cy visit old friends in Missouri until after the
National Convention in Kansas City.
Among the returned prodigals was Bro. Phillips,
)f Augusta, Ga.,who is on a little vacation, and took
wcasion to visit his old flock in Kansas City, and
bake in the state convention. He spoke for
Sharon Extension.
Frank G. Tyrell, of Chicago, was another Mis-
jourian who returned home to renew his spiritual
strength that he may be able to stand against the
(riles of — Chicago! He helped the women out in
their program, and represented the Christian Cen-
tury. May he soon be anchored to one of our best
churches,
J. B. Briney was, of course, at home in his old
Held of labor, and he looked and spoke as one
capable of doing a great deal yet for the cause he
loves. We are glad to learn that his Monthly has
succeeded beyond his expectations. May it pros-
per more and more.
One of the most venerable looking men in the
convention, although one of the youngest in spirit,
was Dr. W. T. Moore, of Columbia. He has not
been as long in Missouri as some of us, but he
feels a deep interest in the honor and success of
our cause in the state, and he took a lively inter-
est in the proceedings of the convention.
G. F. Assiter, of Troy, who recently returned
from a visit to his native England, seemed glad to
be back again under the Stars and Stripes, and
among his Missouri brethren.
The sisters of Moberly received many compli-
ments for the excellent meals they served the
delegates and for the very courteous manner in
which it was all done. They deserve to succeed.
It waa gallant in Bro. Datcher and the Mexico
church, when the convention was about to be left
without an invitation, to step into the breach and
offer their hospitality for next year. We hope
for this generosity, they may receive a hundred-
fold in spiritual blessing.
Would it not make the convention more profita-
ble to the community in which it is held and insure
it against the danger of being left out in the cold,
if the time were so fixed as to include one Lord's
day so that the pulpits could be filled by our
preachers, and the whole community brought into
touch with the religious spirit of the convention?
This would solve the problem of time for the two
conventions to carry out their programs without
break. We hope the ladles will decide to begin
their convention on Friday before the brethren
begin theirs, just as they do in the National Con-
vention. If this be tried once, we will never go
back to the present arrangement.
Divorce between the C. W. B. M. and the M. C.
C. of Missouri? Perish the thought! It must
not be. It cannot be. We took each other "for
better or for worse," and each year has proved
that it has been for the better, and not for the
worse. But even if this were not so, then it
would be our duty to make it for the better. It is
only a question of time for the two programs, and
this can be satisfactorily solved by the plan sug-
gested above, or in some other way. No, we will
not allow you to leave us, ladies. "United we
stand; divided we fall." E pluribus unum; pax
vobiscum, et cetera.
National Convention Notes.
PROMISES OP A LARGE GATHERING.
If the reports from our excursion managers in
all par s of the land and the number of inquiries
for rooms arj a fair index of the gathering at our
National Convention this year, we are assured
now of a convention of such magnitude as will do
credit to the movement represented by the Disci-
ples of Christ.
DELEGATIONS ARE BEING WORKED UP
by states, districts and cities. The work of the
committee on publicity has not been so much
along the line of newspaper articles. The idea
of the committee has been rather to organize all
over the United States through state and district
secretaries and excursion managers in different
cities This work has been going on diligently
since January first. The chairman of the com-
mittee on publicity has been famished passes by
the railroads to go out to the furthest ends of the
country and address state conventions and audi-
ences in churches. State secretaries, pastors and
excursion managers have been working diligently
to insure large delegations by doing personal
work. This the committee thought would do
more to get a large delegation than to crowd our
already overcrowded newspapers with articles
urging people to come.
THE CROWD AND THE RESULT.
From this thorough organization we are hear-
ing most encouraging reports, and Kansas City is
preparing for five thousand people. We should
certainly have that many coming to this metrop-
olis of the West. There is a certain kind of im-
pression which a great gathering makes upon a
community. A great crowd with great enthusi-
asm and great speeches is bound to make a great
impression. The impress of this convention will
be felt throughout the entire West. It is the
purpose of the executive committee to use the
newspapers of the West very liberally. But we
must have something to talk about. We must
have a grsat crowd of the Lord's people. We
must have hosts and we shall set the religious as
well as the 'secular communities to thinking of
this great movement which is now shaping so
large a part of the thought of the West.
A RINGING SERMON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF OCTOBER.
The committee on publicity urges our preach-
ers to use the first Sunday of October for a wide-
awake sermon on all national societies. The last
year's reports and your own genias and inspira-
tion for a risging sermon will come. Show the
relation of these boards to each church. Let the
people know that this is their work and that rep-
resentatives should come from each church and
hear these reports and the great speeches that
will be made. Every church should come into
closest co-operative touch with our National
Boards. Don't fail ti preach the sermon and you
will find you have enlisted some one or more who
can afford to come and who will come.
EXPENSES LOW.
The entertainment committee expects to get
rooms all over the city, in homes of our own
brethren for the most part, where lodging will be
furnished for 50 cts. a day and lodging and
breakfast for 75 cts. to $1, and good meals can
be had at restaurants for 15 cts. to 20 cts. The
hotels will take about one thousand people and
that will be all that will want to go to hotels.
Lodgings at homes will be very nice and the street
car facilities are such that no one need walk far
and a 5 cts. fare, by our complete system of trans-
fers, will take you to the door of the Armory
Hall where the principal sessions of the conven-
tion are to be held. All communications relative
to lodging should be sent to T. S. Ridge, 400 New
Ridge Bldg., chairman of the committee on enter-
tainment.
INTEREST DEEPENING.
The most encouraging sign in the growth of
our dear church is the deepening interest in our
national conventions. The people love the cause
we plead and will come out in great numbers to
Kansas City.
G. W. Muckley, I
A. A. Buxton, - Publishing Com.
T. A. Abbott, )
Illinois Jubilee Convention at
Blooniinofton.
This is our opportunity to call attention to the
jubilee convention, to held here October 2-4. We
renew our invitation to the churches to send
large delegations. Come at the beginning and
remain to the close, we shall do our best to make
you comfortable. The program, printed else-
where in this paper, is excellent. J. Fred Jones
has given full instruction as to railroad rates.
On your arrival go at once to the church, corner
West and Jefferson Streets, for registration and
assignment. On account of the recent fire we
have but little if any hotel room, and must lodge
our dt-legates in our homes. If yoa have not
done so, please notify T. M. Clarke of your com-
ing now. This is important and may save incon-
venience. J. H. Gilliland.
A Criticism on Higher Criticism.
READY OCT 15th.
The cream of three years' hard study is in this
book. The strength of mathematical accuracy is
reached in the reasoning from scien3e, and the
heights of the true and the beautiful are touched
in the argument from art. History, psychology,
arcbjeology, prophecy, ethics, even religion (not
too much), science and art are applied in test of a
theory which considers its arguments insuperable
and promises to remove theories which render the
Bible incapable of intelligent apprehension. If
so, no preacher can afford to be ignorant ot these
topics. "It is the question," writes B. B. Tyler.
The preacher who has no definite idea of the his-
tory and present attitude of the issue will be
pushed off the earth by a theory which claims a
monopoly of scholarship. Every intelligent read-
er of our papers ought to read this clear-cut vol-
ume that he may detect error smuggled in amid a
roll of truth. Every believer in the new theory
should read that he may know when his audience
is smiling at his self-inflicted sophistries. Fifteen
chapters, about four hundred pages, sell for $1.75.
That is the price for books this size and so elab-
orate with statistical tables (in the appendix), ren-
dering the proof demonstrative, but we are in it
for our health and will mail to advance subscrib-
ers for $1.25. Send for descriptive circular. In-
troduction by W. J. Lhamon.
Geo. T. Smith.
Winfield, Kan.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 27, 1900
Correspondence*
The Lands of the Long Day— XII.
THE RUSSIAN CHURCH.
The ecclesiastical establishment is so much in
evidence all over Russia that even the most care-
less and casual traveler cannot fail to be much
impressed by it. What I have to say of the Rus-
sian Church is solely from the point of view cf the
traveler — somewhat casual, even if not altogether
careless. The church is so largely given over to
ceremonies that one may form a fair estimate of
it by what he sees on the surface. Even its doc-
trinal controversies tend to take the form of dis-
putes over ceremonies. For example, they do not
discuss the question of the Trinity, but whether
two or three fingers should be used in making the
sign of the cross and whether the'" Amen" should
be sung twice or thrice at certain places in the
service. The whole Eastern Church, both Greek
and Russian— and the Russian Church belongs to
that general division of the church which is called.
Greek — can scarcely be said to have any history.
Since the separation between Greek and Roman
Christianity eight centuries ago, the Greek Church
has been virtually dead. It became stagnant
while the Roman Church became corrupt. The
corruption of Latin Christianity was partially
compensated by the Protestant Reformation; but
from the lifeless formalism of the Greek Church
there has been no revival.
One is first impressed by the fact that the Rus-
sian's religion, such as it is, goes with him into all
the acts of his lite. It is not a Sunday religion.
Any morning in the week you can go into a Rus-
sian Church and find a well-attended service in
progress there. More than that, you can stroll
along a busy street at any hour of the day and
see people by the dozen and the hundred halting
to bow and cross themselves before the churches
and chapels which they pass and before the holy
pictures which hang here and there in conspicuous
places. At every arch and gateway there is one
of these gold-covered pictures, called icons. In
the m'ddle of a bridge it is customary to place an
icon to which the passers-by show reverence, and
in the waiting room of every railway station there
is a little corner railed off to serve as a chapel with
two or three icons. The lighting of a candle be-
fore these pictures is the accepted form of wor-
ship, if one cares to go beyond bowing and cross-
ing, and in the railway waiting rooms there ia a
little stand where one can buy candles for this
purpose. It is under the same management usually
as the lunch counter.
But to say that the Russians carry their re-
ligion into common life is not at all the same as
saying that they are habitually honest or moral.
In fact, they are not conspicuously t>o. Your cab
driver will religiously doff his hat and cross him-
self half a dozen times in the course of an ordi-
nary drive, but that does not mean that he will
not try to cheat you at the end of It. Christianity
in its Russian form is not a religion of morals,
but a religion of forms. The forms duly observed,
the religious man can engage in *ny nefarious
practice that pleases him, with a calm reliance
upon the protecting care of the saint Jo whom he
has paid his devotions. Thia may not be the
theory of the thing, but it is the way it works.
There are a number of cathedrals in St. Peters-
burg which are very noteworthy as specimens of
architecture. Few churches in tho world present
a more imposing facade than the Cathedral of St.
Isaac, with its porticos of monolithic columns of
Finnish granite and its perfect dome, but inter-
nally it is dark and heavy and its unity is so brok-
en by its vast piers that it is scarcely possible to
get an impression of the interior as a whole. The
functionaries who show the place to you are
dressed, as usual, In a costume which looks far
more military than religious. They do not dwell
much upon the architectural beauty of the struc-
ture or the sanctity of its religious relics, but
they are anxious to show you pillars of malachite
which cost $60,000 apiece, and pillars of lapis
lazuli, more precious than crown jewels. They
want to impress upon you the fact that a certain
emerald in the diadem of the madonna of a certain
picture is worth $300,000; that a certain candle-
stick contains two hundred and fifty pounds of
pure silver; that an icon which they will point out
haa for a background a solid plate of gold weigh-
ing fifty pounds; that the altar railing is of pure
silver and weighs half a ton, and similar items
of this sort. If one wishes to see precious metals
and precious stones, there are few places where
he can be more thoroughly gratified than in a
Russian church of the first order. Personally,
that is nor what I want when I am looking at
churches; and after going through a dozen or so
of the most important in Russia, I came out with
a Btrong feeling that silver was vulgar and gold
barbaric, and that nothing was respectable or in
good taste but simple poverty, which ha3 neither
gold nor silver. I hoped at times that I could
catch the zealous sacristan lying about the treas-
ures of his church, but so far as I could discover
he always told the truth. It is a fact past all
questioning that the quantity of jewels and
precious metal that is piled up in the churches of
Russia is almost beyond belief.
One morning in St. Petersburg I went up to the
daily ten o'clock service at the Kazan Cathedral,
a vast building in imitation of St. Peter's at Rome.
There are no seats in the church. The floor, like
the walls, is of stone. All around the walls of the
church are hung icons as close together as they
can be placed and others are placed hori-
zontally on stands, convenient to the lips of
the devout. There are perhaps three hun-
dred in all. The church is cruciform and a
silver railing cuts off that arm of the cross which
contains the high hltar. The space beyond the
railing is divided by a high screen upcn which are
placed the most sacred of the icons and in the
middle of which are a pair of highly ornamental
gate?. People had been coming and goirg all
morning, buying their candles at a little stand
ju3t inside the doer, placing them on the candel-
abra before their chosen fcons and kissing once or
twice the glass covering of perhaps a dozen or
more of the pictures.
Presently a gorgeously robed priest appears in
the enclosure behind the silver railirg and begins
the intonation of a long Scripture reading like a
chant in monotone. The people pay but little at-
tention to him at first, but continue independently
with tbeir private devotions; but in the course of
half an hour, during which he continues to intone
without intermission, many have gathered before
ihe railing. Presently there emerge from the
other side two priests who take their places be-
fore the great gates of the screen. Three sing-
ers also appear who, together with the original
reader, form a male quartet. The striking thing
is that, whereas the reader and the two priests
are clad in flowing robes of magnificent brocade
and wear hair and beards that have apparently
never been trimmed, the three singers are shaven,
shorn and dressed according to the fr.shion of the
day and season. But they all stand together — the
robe of purple silk by the side of the brown sack-
coat and light overcoat.
The service consists for the most part of
prayers and responses rendered r.ntiphonally by the
priests and the male quartet. There is never any
instrumental m usicin anorthodox Russian church,
but there is a great predominance of bass voices
in the choir and they can produce organ effects
which I never supposed could issue from human
throats. The priests both had deep bass voices
and the quartet consisted of two bass, cne bari-
tone and one tenor. At one stage of the service
the gates are swung open revealing the altar be-
yond. Later they are closed again with much
ceremony, and the closing of the gates is supposed
to be the point at which the service reaches its
climax. Altogether it is musically a very beauti-
ful and impressive service, but tedious as to its
length, which is seldom less than two hours. Dur-
ing this time the congregation stands, except as
it rests itself by occasionally kneeling. Through-
out the entire service, one or two acolytes within
the enclosure have been receiving candles, which
the faithful pass up over the rail, and placing
them on the candlesticks before the most vener-
ated icons. When a candle is burned down about
cne-third of its length, it is snuffed out and tossed
into a convenient box. The sale of candles at
the door is a lucrative business for the church and
the sale of these remnants is a convenient per-
quisite for the priests.
When one remembers that one of the chief
points of controversy upon which the Greek and
Roman Churches separated was the question of
image worship, and that the Eastern Church at
that time arrayed itself against the use of images
in public worship, it comes as something of a snr-
priee to see the extent to which the use of icons
is carried in Russia. In reality there is a far
more superstitious dependence upon these in the
whole Eastern Church than there is upon cruci-
fixes and images of the saints among Roman Cath-
olics. But the Russians will tell you that they
still regard the worship of images as blasphemous
and idolatrous. What then constitutes an image?
An image, in their definition, is a representation
made in the form of some person or thing. A
statue or high relief i3 an Image, but a picture or
a low relief is not an image.
The ordinary icon consists of a plate of silver,
usually gilded, about two feet square, stamped or
carved to give a representation of the Virgin and
Child or of some saint or group of saints in low
relief. But where faces, hands and feet come in
the picture, there are openings of the shape of
these part- in the metal plate, and these portions
are represented in painting inserted behind the
metal and showing through these holes. The
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,ins are not infrequently ornamentei with jewels
great value — tiaras of diamonds, ropes of
arls, and emeralds as large as pigeon eggs. But
s painting is usually of the sorriest type. It is
)oint of Russian orthodoxy to maintain the old
zantine stjle of painting. Pre-Raphaelitism may
■ well enough, but the icons perpetuate the
zle which was in vogue before Cimabue and
lotto, when ghastliness and cadervousness of body
ire considered the proper expression of superla-
e piety. Besides, most of the icons are made
factories, not by artists. Any one who goes
|o a Russian church expecting to find any art
•irth looking at, is doomed to disappointment.
lis statement requires perhaps two qualifications,
t only two, I think. In the new Cathedral of
iir Saviour in Moscow there are some admirable
jdern frescoes and two or three noble altar
aces by Neff ani Verestschagin; and in all of
e older Russian churches, especially in the
lurches of the Kremlin, and most especially in
e Cathedral of the Assumption, there are wall
iintings of great historical interest and value.
lit, in general, ecclesiastical art in Russia has
tffered from the same stagnation which vitiates
il other phases of the national church.
| The ancient city of Kief is the Canterbury of
assia. To be sure, Moscow has the church of
ghest dignity, but the historic primacy belongs
Kief, and the monastery there is the oldest
iid moat revered in the whole empire. Its name
J Pecherskaya Lavra, but in spite of that fact it
lis enjoyed a prosperous existence for many cen-
Jries. The faithful make pilgrimages hither from
1 parts of Russia to the number of not less than
50,000 annually. I stopped there a day to sse
:ie Russian monk and the Russian pilgrim, and
iey are well worth seeing. The monks, like the
nests, wear long hair and beards and black robes.
ihe usual hat can best be described as a stove-
jipe with the rim at the top. They are in general
ja iatelligent, pleasant appearing set of men and,
'hat is more, they are clean. The monks differ
;om the priests in being unmarried. The Rus-
ian priest is not only permitted but compelled to
jiarry; otherwise he cannot have a parish. The
latter is generally arranged for the young priest
jy his bishop. But the bishop himself cannot
ave a wife. When a priest is promoted to a
ishopric, if not already a widower, he must either
ivorce his wife or persuade her to enter a nun-
lery.
The pilgrims at the Lavra were a motley set.
i. few were from the prosperous class and had
hat thoroughly cosmopolitan air which always
iharacterizes the more intelligent Russians. The
najority were rom the lower walks of life and
lad evidently made a desperate struggle to per-
ioral the pilgrimage to Kief. Many had walked a
)art or all of the distance from their homes — a
lerious matter in this country of magnificent dis-
;ances. Many had begged their way along the
•oad and, now that they had reached their goal,
yere continuing their mendicancy, perhaps from
'orce of habit or perhaps as a religious act. The
Boat picturesque element was contributed by the
representatives of those semi-barbarous peoples
who dwell along the lower Volga and on the Asi-
atic frontier and in the Caucasus. They wear
every style of costume except the common-place
European and American suit and their whole ap-
pearance is essentially Asiatic, but they do not
yield to their more civilized fellow- pilgrims in any
point of piety. I noticed that some fellows, whom
I took to be from the Caucasus district and who
looked more like brigands than religious pilgrims,
were quite as generous as anybody else in their
treatment of the innumerable lame and blind beg-
gars; and there was a group of dark-skinned,
tangled-haire i and bare-legged women who looked
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like nomads of the desert, who prostrated them-
selves on the stone floor before an icon several
dozen times while I was watching them and were
still at it when I left. It struck me, after watch-
ing the pilgrims for some time, that it would be a
good thing if they would buy fewer candles and
more soap.
The main church in the monastery was closed
for repairs, but the big circular chapel was crowd-
ed with worshipers as thick as they could stand.
It was impossible in this dense crowd for the faith-
ful to reach the stands inside of the chapel where
the candles were sold, much less to hand them
over the altar rail in person to the attendants.
But this difficulty was met by passing the money
up from hand to hand to the stands, and passing
the candles theace from hand to hand to the at-
tendants within the eaclosure. Two things im-
pressed me in this connection: The first was that
people were not afraid to trust their money under
these circumstances in other people's hands; the
second was that, however external and formal
might be their mode of worship, certainly they
did not do it to be seen of men, for after the
money had passed through one or two hands no
one could tell from whom it came. And even in
seeing the people perform their devotions in public
before the wayside shrines and on the busy cor-
ners of the streets, they never gave me the impres-
sion that they were doing it for effect. To be
sure, they often did it in a haphazard and hasty
fashion, so that their dots and dashes on forehead
and breast appeared to be a sort of religious short-
hand, with very little of devotional sentiment
about it; but the forms of religion are so common
and have so fully entered into the daily life of the
people that there is no credit to be gained by the
punctilious performance of them. They are taken
a3 a matter of course. ■
And again, while we Occidentals, who are in-
clined to be rather secretive about our religious
observances, have it upon our tongues to blame
the demonstrative Oriental for what we term
Pharisaism in making a public display of his de-
votions, it might be well to consider whether it is
worse to worship proudly in public in the hope
that men may see and praise, or to concealWe's
religion in the fear that men may see and laugh. It
is a bad thing, of course, to be offensively proud of
one's religion, but it is surely not much better to
be ashamed of it. But, as I said, it did not strike
me that the Russians in performing their accus-
tomed religious rites took any notice of observers,
one way or the other.
The monastery at Kief, being a rich institution,
undertakes to feed for three days all pilgrims who
come. Vast quantities of provisions are handed
out to be eaten, picnic fashion, in all the nooks and
corners of the huge monastery enclosure, and in
addition there is a refectory where several hun-
dred may be seated at tables. I was there at
noon and, though I did not impose upon the hospi-
tality of the monks, had an opportunity of seeing
what the others had. At each place there was a
tin plate and cup, a chunk of rye bread, a knife
and fork and a wooden epoon, the latter having a
handle in the form of a fish, an early Christian
symbol. The repast that day consisted of soup,
fish, bread and tea. It was probably better than
most of the pilgrims got at home.
The monastery is situated on the cliff which
forms one bank of the Dnieper River and, the op-
posite bank being perfectly flat, commands a view
of the valley for many miles. The face of the
cliff is honeycombed with passages and chapels cut
in the rock, constituting ihe famous Catacombs of
St. Anthony. They are not at all like the Roman
catacombs, except in so far as one underground
passage must be more or less like another. These
are clean, well kept and regular, and the bodies of
the seventy saints, which lend sanctity to the
place, are shrouded in embroidered silk and lie in
handsoms open coffins. The monks who conduct
you through them, too, are a much more decent
set than the Trappist buffoons who exhibit the
Catacombs of St. Calixtus on the Appian Way.
W. E. Garrison,
On the Black Sea, 6 August, 1900.
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coffee drinker will hold onto his coffee, even if he
know- it causes dyspepsia.
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fee had been recommended and suggested that he
would like very much to try it. I secured a pack-
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He was delighted with the new beverage, as was
every one of our family. He became very fond
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He continued using the Postum and in about three
months gained twelve pounds.
"My husband is a practicing physician and re-
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He never drinks coffee, but is very fond of Pos-
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think of drinking coffee any more." Mrs. Mary B.
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1234
HE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 27, 190
New York Letter.
In the important work of city missions, or city
Church Extension as some prefer to call the work,
the Lay Helpers' Association, of New York, may
teach some valuable lessons. This is part of the
local Brotherhood of Saint Andrew, which has for
its special work the planting and fostering of new
missions within the city of New York. The or-
ganization consists of "laymen" who serve without
salaries. They go into a new and growing section
of the city and plant a Sunday-school and speak
or read the Episcopal liturgy. Within a few years
they have planted a half dozen growing missions
in Bronx Borough, which within a short time will
become churches. Are there not in most of our
cities a goodly number of strong, zealous business
men who could be formed into a local missionary
organization whose special object shall be the
Church Extension, by means of Sunday-schools and
teaching and preaching? The preachers cannot
do all this sort of work neaded. I am aware there
are some such movements going on now under our
city churches, but may we no thave many aggres-
sive organizationa for city evangelization through
Sunday-school work?
*
* *
Another method that has been found helpful in
many ways is the quiet formation of a prayer and
evangelistic league between the minister and those
of his people who desire to be useful in the work
of salvation. The preacher can go to a certain
member whom he knows to be intelligent, faithful
and anxious to work for the Master and suggest
that he take the matter of leading Mf. A into the
kingdom, and that if agreeable they will form be-
tween themselves an alliance of prayer and labor
for the conversion to Christ of Mr. A. The min-
ister may form many such alliances with his peo-
ple individually and thus have scores of earnest
workers co-operating with him all the time with
this specific object in view. Besides being in itself
the greatest mission church in the world, such work
will enormously enrich the faith and joy of those
engaged in it; it will also strengthen the bonds of
union between the preacher and the people; more-
over, such practical, definite efforts will afford the
most valuable topics for conference and prayer in
pastoral visitation. The more the people can be
led individually into such endeavors the more will
the cause of Christ prosper. We should be on the
alert to find some means by which every member
in the church may become useful in the work of
saving men.
* *
The last quarterly meeting of the New York
district of the C. W. B. M. was held with the Sec-
ond Church (Greenpoint,) Brooklyn, Tuesday after-
noon aud evening, September 11. Though the
weather was excessively warm the attendance and
interest were good. The Greenpoint people enter-
tained the meeting right royally, both on the pro-
gram and at the table. Many expressed their pleas-
ure at the heartiness of the song service rendered
by the people of that church. They sing with the
spirit and the understanding aho. This was the
first time they have entertained the district meet-
ing, but we feel sure it will not be the last. Their
auxiliary is young as yet, having organized only
a few months ago. The preachers of the city were
present and rendered all the assistance in their
power. They all report their work as starting off
well this autumn, with a bright outlook.
*
* *
The time being near at hand for the Kansas
City Convention, many are planning to go up with
the tribes to this meeting of the Lord's hosts.
People are asking "which route will yoj go? and
you? ard you?" Those of us from New York, Balti-
more, Washington and many other points in the
East will go, it is hoped, over the Baltimore &
Ohio to St. Louis and thence over the Missouri
Pacific. Their rates will be as low as the lowest
(even lower than some, being a differential line);
their time will be as fast as any and they promise
that their service will be all that can be desired.
I have been asked to take charge of the Eastern
delegation and see that they all be good and keep
sweet! After consultation with several good men
it has been thought best to go over the route men-
tioned above, and that we all plan that we may go
and return together — one, if not both. May I ask,
therefore, when you, Eastern reader, prefer to
start? The beat train leaves New York (Liberty
St.) at 10 A. M.; Philadelphia, 12:20 p. m.; Balti-
more, 2:26; Washington, 3:45. Leaving New York
one morning we will be in Kansas City the second
morning for breakfast. Will all the Eastern dele-
gates drop me a card saying what day they prefer
to start, so we may arrange to go together? The
fare for the round trip is one single fare and a
third. It is to be hoped that our churches of the
East will be well represented in this convention,
for it will be an inspiration in all their work of
the year. Besides, the social fellowship of the
national conventions are always moat delightful.
Let us be in Kansas City October 12-18, whither
the tribes of the Lord go up.
*'*
I am reading with much interest and entertain-
ment that charming little book of travel, "Wheel-
ing Through Europe," by W. E. Garrison. The
book is well written, and unlike many travel
sketches it is refreshing all the while. Many times
its cute turns compel the reader to smile as he
imagines he can almost see the funny things the
author depicts. The next best thing to a trip
through Europe a-wheel is, one imagines, the trip
a-book, some quiet evening, with Winfred Ernest
Garrison as guide and instructor. This, his first
book, is as interesting, though wholly different, as
his first sermon, which was delivered in my pulpit
in New York, soma ?ix years ago. Since that time
our friendship has been cordial, and now this de-
lightful booklet seems to increase and strengthen
those bonds "Wheeling Through Europe" will,
if you read it, entertain and teach you.
S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Ave.
The Creed of No Creed.
I have just read with great delight and pro
Joseph Fort Newton's article in the Christian-
Evangelist of Sept. 6 on the subject of "The
Underlying Unity of Spirit."
He is very near to a great truth we all should
know. His main contention of the unity of the
spirit in faith, peace, holiness and love will be-
come more and more generally recognized as the
real essence of the Church of Christ.
But I must dissent from his manner or reason-
ing about this truth. Why should he denounce
creeds when he sets forth his own creed? Why
decry intellection in religion and then make use
of his own views (intellections) before the minds
of other people?
Into this self-contradiction do all these "no-
creed" people fall.
"The intellect," he says, "is divisive."
No. Imperfection of knowledge is divisive.
Are people divided as to whether two and two
make four?
They are one in their intellections on this
truth because their knowledge is perfect. They
are divided on the subject of evolution because
their knowledge of facts in the case is not perfect.
Love may be as divisive as intellect. To love
our own and to be jealous of others for the sake
of those we love is as common as life. But it is
divisive.
If a man have no creed he is an agnostic. He
refuses to formulate his thoughts because he
believes that either the facts are not there to be
known or his knowledge of them is too imperfe
to be stated.
This is really the case with our brother ai
thousatds more like him. Certain dogmas whk
have been held as infallible truths they ha?
come to doubt. Certain truths in the religiot.
life and consciousness they see and know, henc
they denounce the old creeds which they ha'?
lest faith in and contend for the living trutt
which they do have faith in, but their settini
forth of these truths i3 just as much of an act c
the intellect and will just as surely divide betwee
them and those who do not see these truths a
they do as the discarded dogmas which divide
the fathers.
Advanced religion is not a matter of no creed
but of more perfect knowledge of the truth.
Much of the religious theorizing of the pas
did not affect the life and relations of man b
make them better.
The tendency is to drop these theories an>
employ the means which make human lives purer
sweeter and mare helpful.
To set forth this change so that men ma;
know of it and lay hold upon this better concep
of religion will require just as much intellectua
work as did the production of the old dogmas
'There will be less speculation about it and more o!
actual fact; that is the chief difference.
And when this new and better truth is fully
set forth and believed and acted upon, it will be s
creed and a good one, too, whether it is mechan-
ically arranged as Arts I. II. in., or not, as ii
likely will not be. F. M. Cummings.
Marlboro, 0., Sept. 15, 1900.
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Rev. J. B. Ley, pastor of the First M. E. Church
South Tampa, Fla., had an interesting experienci
when his family were compelled to leave on ac
count of the yellow fever. He says: "Last Sep
tember, when we were visited by a yellow feve:
scare, my family left for an indefinite stay in thi
interior.
"I had, for about two years, been under con
siderable physical and mental strain, and my nerv
ous system seemed to utterly give way. I h»
some excellent physicians, but their remedia
agencies failed to reach the case. — at best afford
ing only temporary relief.
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called to Grape-Nuts food. Several things ha<
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and breakfast, on Grape Nuts and cream or milfc
and had nothing else. I confined myself to th<
proper allowance, not overeating. The improve
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work with less fatigue and more satisfaction.
"My nervous system has been wonderfully in
proved, and today I weigh more than I have eve
weighed, and find myself equal to all the respon
sibility. This is not all; on the return of the fan
ily Grape-Nuts became a regular article of foo
at the morning hour. The children ate it and im
proved.
"My wife who was nursing an infant, discovere
that after she began using Grape-Nuts regular!]
for the first time in many years, Nature's foot
supply for the baby was adequate, without resort
itg to artificial subterfuges. Grape-Nuts foo<
not only carried us through th ? sickly season, bu
has been a Godsend to our whole family."
September 27, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1235
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
In my letter of last week I spoke of the La-
ooni Chronicle when I should have said Herald.
?he paper was named in connection with Mr.
Frederick M. Smith, who is the associate editor.
this Smith deserves mention ia this correspond-
ence only, or chiefly, because he is the son of
oseph Smith, Jr., who is the president of the
^Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Oay Saints," and this Joseph Smith is a son of the
nthor of the Book of Mormon, who was killed by
I mob at Carthage, 111 , in 1844.
i The Book of Mormon was printed, originally, in
'almyra, New York, in 1830. The printer was E.
S. Grandin, and on the title-page it was claimed
p have been "printed for the author." On the
ame page, in small capitals, are the words:
"BY JOSEPH SMITH, JUNIOR,
AUTHOR AND PROPRIETOR."
I believe that the title-page of the original
dition of the Book of Mormon, the portion of it
lere quoted, tells the truth. Joseph Smith, who
?as killed at Carthage, 111., was the author of this
lingular book. He may have been assisted in the
,pork, but to him belonged the real authorship.
|?he money made out of its publication belonged
jo him. He was smart enough to secure from the
government of the United States a copyright of
'he book and thus make sure, for a number of
/ears, of the profits resulting from its sale. The
certificate of the clerk of the court issuing the
iopyright reads as follows:
, "Be it remembered, that on the eleventh day of
'une, in the fifty-third year of the Independence
U the United States of America, A. D , 1829,
oseph Smith, Jun , of the Said District, hath de-
posited in this office the title of a Book, the right
thereof he elaims as author," etc.
This is copied from a "History of the Church of
,'esus Christ of Latter Day Saints," . . "written
rnd compiled by President Joseph Smith and Apos-
jile Herman C. Smith of the Reorganized Church."
1 This is therefore by authority. The book re-
ferred to is the work now called "The Book of
ilormon." The first edition did not bear this title.
?he name of the book at first was "The Nephite
;lecords." The claim was put forth that It was
[written by the hand of Mormon upon plates
>aken from the plates of Nephi."
i The first edition of the book was five thousand
sopies. The cost of publication was three thous-
and dollars. Martin Harris advanced the money,
pome years afterward Mr. Harris was asked if he
:ost money in the venture and he replied: "I never
ost a cent. Mr. Smith paid me all I advanced and
nore too." Then follow these words in the
'History of the Church" above quoted: "As much
is to say he received a portion of the profits ac-
iiruing from the sale of the books." There was
money, then, in this scheme for the principals
"rom the beginning. The authors of the "History"
nake this statement to show how honest "Joseph
-he Martyr" was. I use the words to show that
ilormonism was profitable in dollars and cents to
;he principals from the beginning. Is not this
egitimate? President Joseph Smith and Apostle
Herman G. Smith speak of the "profits accruing
'rom the sale of the books." There were profits
;hen!
A few days ago in the "Saints' Home" in La-
moni, Iowa, I was shown a picture of the Nauvoo
lemple and wan told by a "Saint" that the cost of
the building was one million dollars. Joseph
Smith, the "author," etc., controlled everything
oelonging to the "Saints" in those days. If the
meeting house of the Mormons in Nauvoo, 111., cost
a million dollars do you think the head of the
institution suffered the pangs of poverty?
Speaking of Nauvoo and of the authority of
Joseph Smith reminds me of an interesting ordi-
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said ordinance reads as follows:
"An ordinance for the health and convenience
of Travellers and other persons.
"Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of
Nauvoo, That the Mayor of the city be and is
hereby authorized to sell or give spirits of any
quantity as he in his wisdom shall jadge to be for
the health, comfort or convenience of such travel-
lers, or other persons as shall visit his house from
time to time. Joseph Smith, Mayor.
"Passed Dec. 12, 1842.
" W. Richards, Recorder. "
This was when Joseph was in the zenith of his
power! Comment is unnecessary. Let the un-
adorned fact speak.
There are already ten Mormon sects. The La-
monl Mormons claim to constitute the true
church of Jesus Christ. S milar claims, I doubt
not, are pat in by the nine other kinds of "Saints."
Each section claims to be the true church. In Jos-
eph's account of himself he says that when he
was in his youth moved upon to begin a religious
life he could not enter into the fellowship of any
existing denomination on account of their sec-
tarianism!
The Josephite Mormons are anti-polygamists.
The present President Joseph Smith has written
a pamphlet on the subject of polygamy in which
he labors to show that plural marriages began,
not with his fatner, but with Brigham Young.
The Book of Mormon can, no doubt, be quoted
against polygamy. Even our Bible has been
changed so as to condemn polygamy in no un-
certain language. I hold, however, at this mom-
ent, a letter written by a gentleman of unques-
tioned veracity, and who has investigated Mor-
monis rn thoroughly, in which he says:
"I have copies of a numbsr of affidavits from
women who ewore they were sealed to Joseph. He
was the biggest libertine I ever heard of. You
may refer to them and if a Mormon challenges
your statement that Smith was muchly married
the proof will be forthcoming."
David Whitmer, one of the "three witnesses"
to the Book of Mormon, said:
"I have as much evidence to believe that Jos-
eph received the revelation on polygamy and gave
it to the church as I have to believe that such a
man as George Washington ever lived. I never
saw General Washington, but from reliable testi-
mony I believe that he did live."
I have heard that R. B. Neal has a letter from
the elder who copied the revelation on polygamy
at the request of Joseph Smith — copied it as a
matter of divine revelation. If you are interested
in this matter write to R. B. Neal, Grayson, Ky.
My visit to Lamoni was a day long to be remem-
bered. I visited the printing house, the church
and the "Saints' Home."
The "Saints' Home" is a home for aged men
and women and is one of the best places of the
kind that I ever saw. Connected with it is a
farm of good Iowa land of a hundred and seventy-
five acres. The "Home" is full of "Saints;" cot-
tages in connection with the "Hame" will soon be
erected to shelter those who are in need of the
care of their brethren.
The publishing house was a disappointment to
me. It was neither so large nor so well appointed
as I expected. I bought some books, of course,
and have been reading them. This will explain
the character of this Setter. I have been recom-
mending Neal's tracts to those who find it neces-
sary to combat Mormonism; but the "History"
from which I have quoted is worth more to the
man who wants to fight the "Latter Day Saints"
than anything that Neal or any other non-Mormon
can write. The work complete costs six dollars.
This is the chief objection to is. R. B. Neal's
tracts cost five cents each, or even less when
taken in quantities. I confess that I had no idea
of the baseness of Mormonism until this "History"
came into my hands.
The house of worship in Lsmoni is a plain, sub-
stantial brick structure with an audience room
that will accommodate 700 persons. Practically
there is no other church in Lamoni than that of
the "Saints."
They, the rank and file, are ignorant, honest
people. When I was in the "Home" I told some
of the inmates that I had visited the publishing
house and had purchased some of their literature,
with which they were evidently pleased. One old
man said: "And so you are noc afraid to read our
literature? You will come out all right." I will
not soon forget a sweet-faced old "Saint" of the
female persuasion whose confidence in my conver-
sion was expressed in the most emphatic terms
when I informed her of my literary purchases.
"Ah," said she, "you will be a Saint yet." I con-
fess that their simple, downright honesty quite
captivated me.
The Mormons of Lamoni are honest, industrious,
temperate, frugal, prosperous. They are good
citizens and good neighbors. This was the uni-
form testimony of non- Mormons. B. B. T.
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September 27, 19i)
Los Angeles Letter.
A committe of brethren from California will at-
tend the Kansas City Contention with a view of
getting the convention of 1901 or 1902 held in
this state. There are many reasons why the
Pacific Coast brethren ihink thi. would be wise.
It would be a great education for many in our
brotherhood if they could make a trip to the Pacif-
ic Coist. They would realize as never before the
size of our great country They would learn
something of the importance of doing mission
work in the great state of California. At present
only about $1,000 is baing expdnded annually by
our national boards for missionary work in the
Golden State. A trip to this great country would
impress upon the hearts of our brethren as noth-
ing else could the need for such an investment of
money. The United States is rapidly facing west-
ward, following our newly acquired possessions,
thus miking the Pacific Coast a most important
part of this mighty nation This part of the coun-
try ought, therefore, to be rapidly evangelized.
Again, such a convention would m»ke a profound
impression for good and in behalf of our great
plea. Many persons here do not realize what a
tremendous religious force the Disciples of Christ
are. Our great convention would help us to em-
phasize that great fact. Furthermore, it would
afford many of our church people an opportunity
to visit the Pacific Coast at convention rates. The
large attendance upon the Christian Endeavor
Convention, held in San Francis? o three years ago,
and the National Educational Association, held in
Los Angeles two years since, was a demonstration
that many Eastern people are only awaiting an ex-
cuse or opportunity to come to California. To
combine the pleasure of such a trip with the profit
of a convention would be an attraction many could
not resist, and I have no doubt such a convention
would be largely attended. Watch out for the
California committee at Kansas City.
The two California conventions for this year were
most successful. At both the attendance was
large and the interest fine. Tbe churches in the
central and northern portions of the state hold
their annual gatherings at Santa Cruz, where they
own a fine tabernacle and grounds. That conven-
tion divided that part of the state into four dis-
tricts and are expecting to support an evangelist
in each district. These evangelists are to be a
kind of superintendent of the work in each of their
districts. This is believed by that convention to be
the wisest expenditure of monty. The churches
in Southern California held their summer assembly
at Long Beach, where we rent a tabernacle. Our
convention in Southern California expends its mis-
sionary funds in aiding the weaker churches to
support pastors. It will aid at least eight such
churches this year with perhaps a Sunday-school
evangelist far part of the year. We have organ
izations already in almost every town where one is
needed. Two or thrte more preachers at salaries
of about six hundred dollars cou d be used in this
section. Our churches want men who can com-
mand elsewhere about twelve hundred dollars to
work for ab^ut half that price, taking the other
half in climate. To many preachers having sick
families this proves quite an inducement. The
cause in California is most encouraging.
On Lord's day, September 9, 1900, I entered
upon the eleventh year of my pastorate in Los
Angeles. The tenth year's work was the best of
them all. In this instance the best is last. The
church is very active in missionary enterprise.
During the year of 1900 our church will raise
$1,200 for missionary work. Few churches will
make a better record. We enter upon another
year's work, praying the great Bead of the Church
to honor his word and bless his work to the salva-
tion of many souls. A. C. Smither.
Los Angeles, Gal.
From Hillsbury to Halifax.
Montreal, the largest citj in the Dominion, has
a population of 350,001 Where it i3 situated a
trading post was establishe'! by the F.ench 250
years ago; and this was the last place yield .d by
the French to the English in 1760. For many
years it was the center of the fur trade. It is
not only a fine railway center, but numerous At
lantic st amers run between it and foreign ports.
I am told that it is so intensely Roman Catholic
that the Pfotestant population numbers only 3,500.
It was in Montreal that the baser sort of French
Catholics undertook to break up the Christian
Endeavor Convention when it was held there in
1893.
In 1893 it was said that there wes only one
family belonging to the Christian Church living
in Montreal. I am informed that there are up-
wards of twenty members living there now. I
remained in the city only four hour', and not hav-
ing the address of any of the members I was un-
able to call upon them. Having been in Montreal
before, I 4id not wish to tarry there. So, taking a
train I pushed on to the oldest and in some re-
spects, the most wonderful city in North America
— Quebec. No one who visits Canada can afford
to not spend some time in quaint old Quebec.
Here one feels that he has suddenly stepped out
of New-World civilization into that of the Old
World.
I had read and heard much about Quebec, and
like many others, had it pictured in my mind as
an old, dilapidated place, partly in ruins. But
when I came to see it I found the very reverse to
be true. Notwithstanding its age and irregular-
ity, it is one of the neatest, cleanest and best
kept cities I have ever visited. It has a popula
tion of nearly 75,000. It occupies the base and
Bummit of a lofty crag projecting into the St.
Lawrence. Its fortifications are doubtless the
strongest on the continent, and are said to be
second only to thoss of Gibraltar. There are
strong forts on both sides of the river, which is
narrower here than at any other point in its en-
tire course.
Jacques Cartier, tbe first European who sailed
into this river, spent the winter of 1535 at the
base of the cliffs upon which Quebec stands, and
French fur companies soon after here established
a headquarters for trading. As the settlement
grew and the fortifications were enlarged Quebec
became the stronghold of Canada, remaining so
until its capture by Wolfe in 1759.
So charmed was I with this peculiar city, unit-
ing so wonderfully as it does in its make-up the
distant past and the present, that I spent three
days studying the various things that are of pe-
culiar interest to one in search of knowledge. No
other city in America is so grandly situated or
offers views from its higher points so diversified
or lovely. There seems to be a kind of enchant-
ment in the very atmosphere of this quaint city,
so unlike any other city to be found in North
America.
From these high cliffs upon which the city
stands and from under these gray old walls went
forth the pioneers of what is now the granary of
the world into the unknown wilderness. From
this antique city, also, departed the first Catholic
missionaries, carrying the Christian religion as
they teach it to distant tribes and peoples. But
that which must forever give Quebec chief claim
to the attention of the traveler is its historic
battlefield, which has seen the fiercest and most
momentous battle in the early history of North
Anurica, and on which both France and England's
generals perished in the final struggle for the
possession of Canada. It is impossible to stand
here aDd reflect rpon the momentous consequences
of Wolfe's victory upon the plains of Abraham
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scene.
To stand on Dufferin Terrace or upon the Cit
del, still higher, a picture presents itself to th
gaze that can nowhere be duplicated. Here tl
lily banner of the Bourbons and toe time-woi
flag of England have been unfurled in token i
supremacy. All the memory- haunted scenes (
the glorious past sweep before our eyes. Yondf
is the spot where the noblest sons of France ar
Englaiid fought for the empire of this land. K
pen is needed to tell the glory of their death,
granite monument tells their story by its simp!
inscription: "In memory cf Wolfe and Moutcilm,
Quebec is a French Catholic city — about a
much so as Paris itself. Protestantism is con
pelled to take a back seat. Even the Englis
cathrdral, where the Queen's father and he
daughter worshiped when in this country, an
where the governor-general worships when in th
city, is a very plain and co ^mon affair whe
compared to some of the great Catholic church*
which we saw in Quebec and vicinity. In the cit
of Quebec alone there are 17 Catholic ehurche
The onf s that I visited were costly in the extremi
The Basilica, where I attended their mass th
Sunday I was in Quebec, was begun in 1647 an
completed in 1666. The original Catholic dioces
of Quebec when this, its metropolitan church, vi
erected composed the territory now occupied I
no less that 60 dioceses. After attending mas
in this costly temple, which was conducted i
Latin and French, I spent the next hour and
quarter at the service in the English Cathedra
The service was largely an imitation of what
had just left, but a very poor imitation. How
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1237
Roger Williams and Religious
Liberty — I.
The writer purposes a few not lengthy articles
q the above theme. They are called out by a
aragraph concerning Roger Williams in B. B.
'yler's letter of July 26. (Being absent on my
acation, several weeks elapsed before I saw it.)
, Bro. Tyler is always racy and readable and very
early always right. But he is wrong in this in-
tance, even though he may have given the view
f this great historical character as held by many
f his contemporaries and substantially endorsed
y some writers on the threshold of the 20th cen-
ury.
Cotton Mather regarded Roger Williams as a
■ian with a windmill in his head. But many peo-
le have looked upon Cotton Mather as a man
pith several good sized windmills in his head.
Nevertheless, so dispassionate and philosophical a
aan as Benjamin Franklin expressed profound re-
;ard for Cotton Mather.
Indeed, windmills in the head as well as above
fee head seem to have been an agency in promot-
ing civilization.
i Henry M. Dexter, of our day, one time editor of
the Congregationalist, and an authority on the
?ilgrims and Puritans, writes of Roger Williams as
i man of tangents — a nuisance, who thought him-
jelf able to improve on everything in the civil and
•eligiois world. Therefore, I can easily make
illowance for Bro. Tyler's mistake. Nevertheless,
le is mistaken, though by no means so seriously
is to impair his splendid name for ability, in-
tegrity, fidelity and generosity as a journalist.
i It would not be so easy to deny that Roger
iWilliams was sometimes erratic, as reformers are
apt to be; just how erratic I cannot say. But I
jam certain that he cannot truthfully be written
op or rather written down as a man of seditious,
insubordinate and self seeking spirit. He was a
(man of one idea, but that idea was too all-inclu-
sive to develop a mere crank, or a bigot, or fanatic
'out of the man possessed with a passion for re-
ligious liberty. He counted worldly happiness
land honor as nothing; yea, he took his very life
in his hand, ready to surrender it at any time for
its maintenance of religious liberty in the best
land broadest sense of that word.
Such a man as he could not go back to England
i and "live in comfort," though the government pro-
vided him safe passage and free of all charge.
I Emerson has said: "'Tis man's perdition to be
i safe when for the truth he ought to die." One
cannot afford to give up duty or his mission from
God for any life he can live in this world. A poor
world indeed at such a cost. "A great man has
great faults," in many instances at least.
I have seen men in whom there was little fault
and little of anything else A rock, great in ap-
pearance as seen by itself does not mar the sym-
metry of the mountain on whose slope it rests.
As the mountain is viewed from the distance, in-
deed, the rock on its slope will not be seen at all.
But we may nestle so close to the rock as that it
obscures the mountain. We should not, however,
linger so close to a great man's faults as to suffer
them to obscure his symmetrical manhood, which
may be imme*surably greater than those faults,
great as they may appear when viewed in isola-
tion from that majestic manhood. Prejudice may
manufacture a glas3 that magnifies faults and
minimizes virtues, majestically built, as they may
be, into a splendid character.
Bancroft, the historian, says of Roger Williams:
"He is the 5rst Christian legislator who provided
for perfect religious liberty in any state. Like
the cross of Christ, the crime of Roger Williams
is now the glory of the republic." Still further,
Bancroft has declared that for his service in
moral science Roger Williams deserves a name as
illustrious among the benefactors of mankind as
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for their achievements in the realm of physical
science. "It is wonderful," says Bancroft, "with
what distinctness Roger Williams deduced his in-
ferences; the readiness with which he accepted
every fair inference from his doctrines and the
circumspection with which he repelled every un-
just imputation."
Now, this letter is simply preliminary. If
there shall be any controversy between myself
and Bro. Tyler on this theme our warm personal
friendship is the guarantee that it will be con-
ducted in the kindliest spirit; in terms of respect
and in the interest of that truth our common love
for which binds us in close and precious fellow-
ship.
As I write I shall be kept from any intentional
injustice by the memory of his kind words spoken
to me and of me, publicly and privately, concern-
ing my own sporadic efforts in journalism, always
doing me more than full justice. Indeed, it is at
his kindly suggestion that I am again writing for
the Christian- Evangelist — though I had not
thought my first article would be on this theme,
with Bro. Tyler's personality so prominent.
But I must thank him sincerely for his instru-
mentality in leading me out into a study so fasci-
nating and so entirely congenial. If any pleasure
or profit shall come from my articles, to B. B.
Tyler belongs all the credit. He does double and
triple work in writing himself and in stimulating
the pens of other writers. The good Spirit will,
I know, guide us both. W. H. Rogebs.
East Milton, Mass., Sept. 1, 1900.
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Dr. T. D. Crothers, Supt. Walnut Lodge
Asylum, Hartford, Conn., says: "It is a remedy of
great value in building up functional energy and
Drain force."
Notes from the "Old Dominion."
I closed a meeting of one week at Jetersville,
beginning third Lord's day in August, which re-
sulted in four baptisms and one reclaimed. Will
renew the effort there beginning third Sunday in
September.
I preached my farewell sermon in Crewe the
first Sunday in September. Came to Mizpah and
held a two days' meeting, which resulted in seven
confessions. Organized a C. W. B. M Auxiliary
with 35 members. This church has had over 100
additions in less thin four months. I bid this
church a farewell to cherish many sweet memor-
ies of her through life.
Jno. A. Spencer, of Danville, dedicated, the
Green Bay Church fourth Lord's day in August and
followed it with a week's meeting, resulting in
several additions. We learn he did some most
excellent preaching and that much good was ac-
complished.
Bro. C. E Elmore is with me now making a tour
of the churches. The prospects are good for him
to succeed me as pastor. The brethren like him
and they have reasons for doing so.
Rockdale, Md , is looki g for a pastor. A good
work can be done at this place.
Manchester i* also looking for a man. This is a
good field and should have a man at once.
The Christian Evangelist is well liked in
Virginia. The peopln are learning its merits and
are showing their approval of the high standard
it is holding up to the religious world.
W. H. Book has entered upon his w.rk at Mar-
tinsville, Va. We look for a mighty stirring up
of the Marti sville stunts.
The Alleghany district is planning for great
things this coming year.
J. P Lewis, financial agent for the S E. dis-
trict, is having good success in gathering funds
for evangelizing purposes in that district.
J. C. Reynolds.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
September 27, 19(
Hnnouncetnents,
Foreign Christian Missionary So-
ciety.
PROGRAM.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. 17.
9:00. Bible Study, C. A. Young.
9 :30. Appointment of Committees and Annual Re-
ports.
10:00. Historical Address, A. McLean.
10:30. Introduction of Missionaries.
11:15. Address, ' ' The Gospel's Unceasing Aggres-
siveness," J. M. Van Horn.
11:45. Address, "Children's Day," A. M. Harvuot.
12:00. Announcements and Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 17.
2:00. Prayer and Praise.
2:10. Address. "The Spiritual Expansion of Chris-
tendom," S. T. Willis.
2:40. Business
3:20. Address, "Stewardship," L. M. Sniff.
3:50. Address, "Adoniram Judson," Albert Jud-
son.
4:20. Poem, "Heroes and Heroes," W. T. Moore.
6:00. Announcements and Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, OCT. 17.
7:00. Devotional Services
7:80. Addresses by returned missionaries, James
Ware, E. S. Stevens, H. H. Guy, F. E. Meigs and
Miss Josepha Franklin.
The Jubilee Convention.
The Jubilee Convention of the Disciples of Christ
in Illinois will be held in Bloomington, Oct. 1-4.
W. E. M. Hackleman, of Indianapolis, will be leader
of song.
PROGRAM.
MONDAY, OCT. 1ST.
8:00 p.m. Informal Reception In parlors of the
Christian Church— C. W. B. M.
TUESDAY, OCT. 2ND.
Forenoon— C. W. B. M.
9:30. Devotions, Mrs. E. B. Barnes, Normal.
Opening the Convention, the President.
Reports— Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Anna M. Hale, Peoria; Treasurer, Mrs S.
J. Crawford, Eureka; Supt. Young People's
Work, Miss Minnie M. Dennis, Eureka;
Resume , Miss Lura V. Thompson, Carthage.
11:00. "Christian Journalism."
Afternoon.
2:00. Devotions.
2:15. "Boys' and Girls' Rally Day for America,"
B. S. Ferrall, Watseka.
3:00. Paper, "Mexico," Mrs. S. M. Thomas,
Address, "New Fields Opened to C. W. B.
M., Mrs. Helen E. Moses, Indianapolis, Ind.
Report of Committee on Future Work,
Mrs. Mary M. Herrick, Chicago.
C. W. B. M. Rally, Miss Anna M. Hale,
Peoria.
Unfinished Business.
Evening.
7:30. Praise Service, Bloomington Auxiliary.
Address, Mrs. Ida W. Harrison, Lexington,
Ky.
Harvest Home, Mrs. J. E. Lynn, Spring-
field.
wednesday, oct. 3rd.
Illinois Missionary Convention— Forenoon.
9:00. Devotions.
9:15. Enrollment and appointment of Commit-
tees.
9:30. Reports of Board of Directors.
10:00. President's Address, Judge C. J. Scofield,
Carthage.
10:45. Eureka College-
Report by the President, R. E. Hieronymus.
College Aid Association, Miss Mary S.
Hedrlck, Taylorville.
"Our Educational Work in Illinois," G. B.
Van Arsdale, Peoria.
Afternoon.
2:00. Devotions.
2:15. Report on Our Sunday-schools in Illinois,
S. S. Jones, Danville.
2:30. "The Church and the Children," B. F.
Jacobs, Chicago.
3:15. Address, Col. Jonathan Merriam, President
Anti-cigarette League, Chicago.
4:00. Encampment Business.
Evening (in the Coliseum) .
7:30. Devotions.
8:00, "The Position of the Disciplrs: Its Cen-
trality and Catholicity," Dr. H. L.Willett, Chicago.
thursday, oct. 4th.
Forenoon.
9:00. Devotions.
9:16. Report of all Committees.
10.15. Introduction of Charter Members.
10:45. "How Shall We get Our Preachers to Feel
their Duty and Responsibility Toward Illinois Mis-
sions?" J. E. Lynn, Springfield.
11:15. "What Our Board would Like to Do," N. S.
Haynes, Eureka.
Afternoon.
2:00. Devotions, Will F. Shaw, Walnut.
2:15. Report on Our Work Among Our Young
People in Illinois, Geo. L. Peters, Taylorville.
2:30. Address, G. B. Van Arsdale, Peoria.
3:00. "The Christian at the Ballot Box," W. W.
Hopkins, St. Louis, Mo.
3:46. Business.
Evening (in the Coliseum).
7:30. Devotions.
8:00. "The Disciples of Christ and the Problems
of the Laboring People," W. S. Carter, editor
Locomotive Fireman's Magazine, Peoria, and Frank
G. Tyrrell, Chicago.
Alvin, Texas, Calls for Help.
Alvin, Texas, Sept. 22, 1900.
Dear Brethren in Christ: — We come to you
asking aid to rebuild our church house which was
swept away by the fearful coast storm on the 8th
of September. Our little town of 2,000 souls was
left almost houseless and helpless. Such a calam-
ity has not befallen any people in the past century.
No less than 10,000 people swept into eternity at
one fearful swoop of the storm's fury. The gen-
erous public are supplying the destitute with food
and raiment, and some means to rebuild their
homes. But we must look to our brethren for aid
to rebuild our house of worship. Alvin is one of
the most important places on the coast outside of
Houston and Galveston. Will you not then lay the
need of this enterprise before your people and
take an offering for the rebuilding of the Alvin
church? Send all amounts to J. M Keeton, treas-
urer building committee, Alvin, Texas. Now do
not pass this lightly by, but act promptly and lib-
erally, please. Other churches are sending in help
to rebuild their houses and we mast not be behind
in getting our work organized and movii g forward.
Help us now and we will help others in return.
Your brethren in the one faith and hope,
W. J. Haywood,
J. M. Keeton,
G. W. Durant,
Mrs. Gibson,
Mr. Wilburn
We heartily endorse the above and recommend
prompt action upon the part of all.
A. J. Bush,
J. C. Mason.
Idaho Convention.
Arrangements are now being made for a con-
vention of the Disciples of Christ in the state of
Idaho. The time select3d is October 2-4, and the
place is Payette. The program is now nearly
ready for publication. We hope to have a larger
gathering of the brethren than has ever been held
in the state up to this time. Bro. Wm. F. Cowden
will be present at this meeting and will deliver at
least two addresses.
The brethren of Eastern Oregon will have a
good opportunity to attend a meeting that will
prove as helpful to them as If they lived in the
state, and it is earnestly hoped that they wi'l
avail themselves of this opportunity to get
acquainted with their brethren in this part of the
country. The church at Payette extends a cordial
invitation to all Disciples to come and partake of
their hospitality during this convention. Send
your name to Eld. G. L. Surber, Payette, and your
home will be assigned to you. Do this at once.
If we have brethren who are interested in the
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1239
Bvangeiistic.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Baptism followed the good confession which
as made before many witnesses to-day. — D. A.
STSTEB.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Coahoma, Sept. 17. — We are in a good meeting
jre, two weeks old; 16 baptized yesterday. — Mrs.
[RTIE Hines.
ILLINOIS.
Niantic, Sept. 30. — Four additions here since
•at report. All departments of church work move
i nicely. We are planning for a great meeting,
'^ginning November 11. — J. R. Parker, pastor.
CALIFORNIA.
: Artesia, Sept. 17. — Since our state convention
i August at Long Beach there have been eight
mfessions here. Expect to have a protracted
eeting soon. — N. B. McGhee, pastor.
CODORADO.
Colorado Springs, Sept. 20. — Five added to the
trst Christian Church here in the past two
eeks; two by letter and three by baptism. My
Idress is 324 E. Kiowa St.— F. N. Calvin.
INDIANA.
i Franklin, Sept. 10. — Last Lord's day at our
jgular meeting at Marshall, 111., five were added
i the church; two on the previous visit. Six
Ided recently at Alamo not reported. Thirty-
re have been added to the churches which I have
sen serving thus far in 1900. — Willis M. Cun-
ingham.
MISSOURI.
j Concord, Sept. 18. — Meeting has been in prog-
psa two weeks with eight added; seven by con-
jssion, one by statement. Large audiences. — E.
'. Williamson.
' Springfield, Sept. 22. — Five additions to South
(treet Church since last report; one by statement,
ie from another church, three by letter. We are
uite hopeful concerning our fall and winter work.
-D. W. Moore.
ARKANSAS.
i Jonesboro, Sept. 10. — Bro. Carnes V. Barnett, of
his city, very acceptably filled my pulpit yester-
day morning; one confession. He is a young man
;f great promise and re-enters the Scnool of Evan-
elists next week. The work prospers. Nine ad-
itions at regular service in the same number of
'eeks. We are planning for a great meeting with
. B. Haddock, Bells, Tenn., in charge, beginning
lovember 1. — D. L. Bond, pastor.
WASHINGTON.
Elma, Sept. 10. — Closed a two weeks' meeting
ere last night with eight additions. In Elma, as
l many of these Western towns, Satan rules with
high hand. Open saloons on Sunday. Merchants,
oo, although many of them are church members,
eep open stores on Sunday. Sunday afternoon
J given over to baseball and the shooting-gal
ary, and in addition to all this the town was
isited yesterday by a circus. But there are
ome noble Christian people. God help us to
vercome the evil. — Daniel Trundle.
KANSAS.
Madison, Sept. 19. — The brethren at Dixon,
11., are expecting a great meeting which is just
eginning J. H. 0. Smith is the evangelist. J.
r. Coombs is in a fine meeting at Reserve, Kan.
V. R. Carter, Lawrenceville, 111., will make an
vangelistic tour through Pennsylvania and the
lastani states this winter. — Frank C. Huston.
Reserve, S-pt. 17. — Fifteen accessions Sunday.
>e Loss Smith ia singing for me, and he is a
uperior leader and soloist. He precedes me for
ive to six diys, preparing the way. Bro M.
loore is pastor, and he is one of the best men
nth whom I ever worked — J. V. Coombs.
Eareka, Sept 17. — ■ Four accessions here
tsterday, all heads of families, by statement.— J.
). Forsyth.
Iola. — In meeting here with G. M. Weimer,
>astor. Eight nights with 13 accessions. — A. B.
Ioore.
Reserve, Sept. 20.— J. V. Coombs and his
inger, De Loss Smith, are with us in a very suc-
essful meeting. Bro. Coombs is a power in
allying the forces of the church and winning
nen to Christ. There have been 28 additions to
ate and the meetings continue. — Melancthon
Ioore.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Sept. 9. — We had one confession at
our regular Lord's day service, Sept. 9th. — T. H.
Blenus, pastor Adams Street Christian Church.
KENTUCKY.
Shelby City, Sept. 18. — Have just closed a two
weeks' meeting at Bradfordsville, which resulted
in 15 additions to the church. Two men over 70
years old were converted. Bro. J. Q. Montgomery
is the regular minister of this church and is doing
a good work for the Master. I am to begin work
with the cnurch at Fulton, Mo., Oct. 1st, succeed-
ing R. G. Frank, who goes to Philadelphia. —
Charles E. Powell.
Owensboro, Sept. 19. — I concluded a meeting
of two weeks with the church at Morganfield a
few days ago. Immediate results, 31 additions.
Audiences large and splendid interest throughout.
Bro. R. V. Omer is their efficient and faithful
minister. — R. H. Crossfield.
IOWA.
Iowa Falls, Sept. 21, — Our meeting was per-
emptorily closed by the weather at the end of four
weeks, having had 19 additions to the church (one
yet to be baptized), and an interest awakened that
will result in much good. Bro. H. W. Cies is
worthy the confidence of any church that wants gos-
pel preaching. We are greatly encouraged and
expect to develop what »e have for effective work
in the Master's cause. — W. F. McCormick .
Clearfield, Sept. 21. — The Harlow-Murphy meet-
ings closed last night with 47 additions; 30 bycon-
festion and 17 by statement. All departments
have taken on new life and the evangelistic work
was mu:h appreciated by all. The congregation
will support preaching all the time from this on. —
Noah Garwick, pastor.
IOWA.
Keokuk, Sept. 14. — Closed a three weeks' meet-
ing at Golden's Point on Sunday the 9th with 13
additions; 11 by confession and 23 by letter.
Bro. H. R. Trickett, of Bloomfield, assisted me
in the former part of the meeting. — W. W. Rum-
SEY.
Primghar, Sept. 18. — We began a meeting here
Sept 9. We are having large houses and good in-
terest. Evangelist A. D. Finch is doing good,
practical work. Mrs. Sweetman is assisting me
with special music and at the instrument. We
pray for many souls for the kingdom. — F. Howard
Sweetman, singer.
Pleasantville, Sept. 19. — Our new mission
church successfully dedicated at Fairview, Sun-
day, Sept. 9th. Dr. H. 0. Breeden, of Das Moines,
preached the dedicatory sermon. He also
assisted in laying the cornerstone for our new
brick church at Pleasantville, Saturday evening,
Sept. 8. We have had 61 additions daring the
current year. One hundred and twenty-eight
added during the present pastorate. Recently a
leading doctor of our city came over to us from
the Baptists. — Forrest D. Ferrall, pastor.
MISSOURI.
Nevada, Sept. 15. — Closed a two weeks' meet-
ing with the church at Metz last night; 15 addi-
tions.— S. Magee.
Lawson, Sept. 17. — Closed a 10 days' meeting
here the 14th, with 11 additions. The meeting
was well attended. Judge A. W. Gross led the
singing. He was ably assisted by Charles Gross,
Albert Murray and Mr. Garrett. — J. M. Vawter.
Canton, Sept. 18. — I have just closed a 13 days'
meeting at Granville, with 22 additions; 19 of
whom were confessions. Prof. J. Will Landrum,
of Audubon, Iowa, conducted the son? service. —
C. A. Lockhart.
Vandalia, Sept. 17. — E. J. Lampton, of Louisi-
ana, closed a two weeks' meeting for us Thursday
night; two accessions Every one was delighted
and the membership was greatly strengthened by
the powerful presentation of the gospel by this
prince of men. — F. A. Mayhall.
Rolla, Sept. 17. — Closed my meeting here Sun-
day night with a crowded house; 18 added to the
congregation. My next meeting is at Villa
Ridge. After the General Convention I will be
ready for work in the southwest part of the state.
— R. B. Havener, state Bible-school evangelist.
Perrin, Sept. 14. — We closed our meeting at
Perrin the 13th. Had a very enthusiastic meeting.
Bro. S. J. White, of Cameron, preached 10 days
for us and gave us the old gospel with power.
We had six additions; five by confession and one
by letter. This closes my vacation work and I
return to school. During vacation, with the help
of Bro. White at Perrin and Bro E. B. Harris'
singing at Osborn, we have added 44 to the
church. — J. E. Davis, Albany.
OHIO.
Chillicothe, Sept. 17. — Had one addition at our
prayer- meeting service last Wednesday evening. —
J. L. Smith.
Lordstown, Sept. 18. — The work in Lordstown
is going forward. We had two additions by letter
last Lord's day. I leave September 18 for state
convention of Wisconsin. After the convention I
go to Ord, Neb., to hold a meeting before our
National Convention begins at Kansas City. On
my return from the West I will stop a few days at
Mt. Morris, 111., to visit my family. — D.G.Wagner.
Barberton, Sept. 21. — The work here, although
hardly three months old, is growing finely. Every
department in the church is growing, especially
our Bible-school. The Bible-school was organized
July 29th with 32 members. We now have an en-
rollment of 72 and an average attendance of 56.
Last Lord's day was our banner day, there being
58 in attendance. On Wednesday evening of this
week the members of the church gave a suprise re-
ception to their pastor and his wife. A very en-
joyable evening was passed and the friends of the
movement in this place may feel certain that our
latch-string it always out. It is the hope of the
faithful little band here to be in their own home
before the snow flies. — J. L. Deming, pastor.
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The Mutations of Time.
GEO. W. ARCHER.
How soon the scenes about us change
We knew so well!
Just why the field and woods look strange,
'Twere hard to tell.
For memory holds the pictures dear
She made in youth;
Yet, when we see how things appear,
We doubt their truth.
Yon mountain's peak we ofttimes saw,
In days gone by,
And which inspired our hearts with awe,
Seems not so high!
The noisy stream, the babbling brook,
We scarce recall,
For when compared with memory's book
They seem too small!
The river, too, whose waters deep,
In silence glide,
Is far less grand, the banks less steep
On either side!
But fancy doubtless helped create
Each sketch we prize;
The change, perhaps, is not so great,
As with our eyes.
For Time's deft fingers t^uch so light,
We feel no harm;
He thus impairs our sense of sight
Without alarm:
But not a, single touch is lost,
Though gently made,
And we, like flowers exposed to frost,
Begin to fade.
Now life is fraught with ease to few,
We must confess,
And oft we see the brave and true
In sore distress.
The form once strong is stooped and bent
By fell disease;
Thus, Fate unfolds her dire intent
By slow degrees.
Th9 flashing 6ye must lose its fire,
And call for aid;
The flush of beauty we admire
Must likewise fade.
The maiden's face so wondrous fair
Inspires delight;
But Time will touch her golden hair
And tirn it white.
The bounding steps of lusty youth
Will need support
As time asserts the solemn truth
That life is short.
The voice that makes our heart-strings thrill
Will grate and squeak,
And then, alas! 'twill soon be still,
No more to speak!
The strides of mind, the power of thought
And earthly lore,
All, all of these must count for naught
And nothing more.
True, thoughts may live to bless the world
For many a day;
But matter is to ruin hurled
And sure decay.
'Twere but for us each change to note
That we behold,
And learn that as we downward float
We're growing old.
The wise prepare as best they may —
And well they ought —
But fools let life all slip away
Without a thought!
Time rushes by with silent speed;
Some laugh, some weep;
While all may see his footsteps lead
Where mortals sleep!
The signboards point where millions lie
That earth once knew;
And so, my friend, must you and I —
We're going o"'
Baldwyn, Miss.
"I Am a Christian."
MRS. EFFIE DAUPHIN.
"Or, at least, just as good a3 some of those
that profess to be Christians. I do not kill,
steal or do any of those things that are
against the law, and I live just as good mor-
al lives as they do."
Yes but, my brother, the word Christian
means "a believer in the religion of Christ"
and not "perfection," as some people persist
in defining it, while disciple, a word that I
like and wish that it were more commonly
used, we find means "a learner" only, a
humble, sincere "learner," not profes;ing
perfection, but trying to follow the one per-
fect example.
If you would only look to Christ for your
example instead of looking to church memb-
ers, how differently the Christian life would
look to you. They may have tendencies and
temptations in different ways unknown to
you, so different are we constituted, can you
not be charitable enough to give them credit
for their struggle for the right?
And then, dear brother, do you realize
how short this life must be at its best, and
how long eternity is? Jesus has said: "Who-
sover shall deny me before men, him will I
also deny before my Father which is heaven"
(Mat. 10:33).
Are you not denying him?
There are only two masters; you are either
serving God or Mammon; if you are not on
the Lord's side, you are against him. And
can yon afford to be against him? It seems
to me if I did not feel that my name was
written in the "Lamb's book of life" I could
not run fast enough to get to some church,
the ark of safety, to plead to be taken in. I
should not wait for them to write for me,
for it is Christ's church and all are welcome.
Never mind if there are many Judases there;
do not take them, but Christ, for your guide
and they cannot harm you.
You say that Christians' prayers are not
always answered; of course they are not
always answered just in our way. Neither
do we grant the requests of our children, be-
cause they ask amiss — they sometimes ask
for things that we know would not be for
their good. But he will answer the prayers
of his children in his own time and way, and
always for their best good. And God is
everywhere present. Do you not fear to be
in his presence and against him? I once
heard a story of a little girl who had been
very naughty, and her mamma told her that
God was everywhere and saw everything
that she did. "Is he in this room?" she
asked. "Yes." "Is he in my playhouse?"
"Ye3." "Is he out of doors?" "Ye3." Wit
a troubled look she turned and walked froi
the room, her little pet dog following hei
Suddenly she turned and crossly said to tfc
dog:
"Go back; it's bad enough to have Go
tagging me all the time, without you!"
Ah, the presence of the kind, loving Fat!
er worry those that are against him. Yo
say that you do pray to him and hope to b
saved sometime. Then why not come on
boldly and confess him, for he has saic
"Whosover therefore shall confess me ttefor
men, him will I confess also before my Fat!
er which is in heav n ' (Matt. 10:32). Coul
you be a good Woodman or Odd Fellow an
not join their lodge? You laugh at such a
idea and still you are trying to be a Chri:
tian on the sly, so that you may squeeze int
heaven at the last moment on that. Tak
care that the evil one does not persuade yo
into believing that you may until it is to
late. Then, dear brother, think of the p*
tient, loving mother who has gone, you ai
sure, to heaver. Do you not long to behol
her again? She is waiting for you. Do nc
be the missing one from the family that sh
prayed over for years. You will find res
and peace in him, for "his yoke is easy an
his burden is light," and you will find" hel
and encouragement with his people. Wi
you come?
Des Moines, la.
Tommy Doran.
Tommy Doran, of Monon, Ind , at the ag
of eleven lost both of his arms through
railroad accident. At the time his life wa
despaired of, but it has been two yeai
since the accident took place and Tommy i
a boy of sturdy physique, cheerful and de
termined to make something of himself — a
much so as is any other American boy.
When he came to play with the boy* afte
he got well, he saw that he could never t
equal to them physically, so he resolved t1
be equal to them intellectually at least. \A
soon as he was able he returned to schoo|
and displayed such a determination to lean
that the teachers were astonished and d<!
lighted. Writing was, of course, the firsi
difficulty which presented itself to him, buj
he has mastered that by holding the pen d
pencil in his teeth. His letters are said t
be models of neatness and legibility — sj
much so that the superintendent of tfcl
Monon schools has on exhibition compos!
tions written by him, of which he is verl
proud. Although Tommy is a studious bojj
yet he is a merry little chap, playing ta
and hide and seek with his chums withgresl
gusto. — The American Boy.
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Words.
fords are great forces in the realm of life;
Be careful of their use. Who talks of hate,
)f poverty, of sickness, but set rife
These very elements to mar his fate.
Vhen love, health, happiness and plenty hear
Their names repeated over day by day,
'hey wing their way like answering fairies near,
Then nestle down within our homes to stay.
(Tho talks of evil conjures into shape
That formless thing, and gives it life and scope,
'his is law; then let no word escape
That does not breathe of everlasting hope.
— Ella Wheeler Wileox, in the September
Woman's Home Companion.
!<The Old Rose-covered Cottage."
CAL OGBURN.
i "So, then, they are no more twain, but one flesh."
|-Mark 10:8.
An old landmark familiar to every person
rho resides in the semitropical city of
i is a rose-embowered cottage that
ever fails, on account of its unique beauty,
? arrest and hod the attention. It was
uilt many years ago when the town site
'as "first laid out," and is still the property
f the original owner. All the other primi-
ive structures in that thriving city have
mg ago been replaced by more elaborate
nd substantial buildings, but this one still
amains — "the relic of a bygone genera-
ion."
Sometime in the distant past a "climbing
)se" was planted by the side of the little
)ttage, and as the seasons came and went
id went and came, it continued to grow,
he cottage, never prepossessing in its
ppearance, and never intended to be any-
ling more than a "temporary tenement,"
radually fell into decay, until it is no
mger habitable, but the rosebush has clam-
ored up the weather-beaten walls, and
oered in at the half open doors, and crept
irough the brokea windows, and twined
bout the low eves, and thatched the moss-
)vered roof till the dilapidated old struct-
re is almost hidden from view by the
iperabundant wealth of bright-green foli-
je and great profusion of delicate pink
ossoms. And such fragrance as fills the
r for blocks around! Like perfume-laden
spbyrs from paradisaical gardens or fields
lysian!
There seems to be no incongruity what-
rer between the dilapidated old house and
ie beautiful rosebush. The cottage appears
3ry naturally to have been built primarily
i afford a suitable support for the climb-
g rose, and only secondarily to be the
)me of the builder, while the very purpose
ir which the rose was planted was to cling
1 and beautify the house. Inseparable
impanions for so many years, it would be
rong to divide them now. He would be a
indal who would dare to do it.
APPLICATION.
We have all seen something like this —
iy, something more beautiful, of which
lis is only faintly suggestive — in the lives of
husband and wife. Those whom we knew,
Jrhaps, were very ordinary people — not
irticularly wise, or talented, or well edu-
ited — just "common folks" — and living in
J extraordinary way, until some great mis-
fortune came to them. The husband, it
may be, lost his health, or hope, or mind,
and he lived on, oh, such a sad life, gradual-
ly falling more and more into decrepitude,
like the old house going into decay, and we
have seen the wife, with true womanly
skill, love and wisdom envelop him with
tender sympathy and anticipate his daily
needs with gracious care until we have
almo3t been constrained to say, "The one is
the complement of the other, and it would
be wrong to separate them." Is it any
wonder the wife is broken-hearted when
the old house, to which she has been so long
clinging with such fragrant love, is at last
torn down by the great Destroyer and she
is left alone? No, not at all, for "the twain
had truly become one flesh," as they had
lived and sacrificed and suffered and grown
old together.
Let every husband stop and take sufficient
time to thank God — and his wife, especially
the latter — for her unselfish devotion to
him.
Jesus Wants You.
EFFIE M. DAUPHIN.
Yes, he wants you. It does not matter
how sinful you have been, or are now, for
he says: "I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance" (Mark 2:17). He
wants you to say to yourself, I will try to
live a better life from this time on. Ask
him to help you to do it and he will.
He is so near, all you have to do is to
speak to him and he will hear. Let "Lord,
help me," be your constant thought and you
will be surprised to find how easy it will be
for you to do right.
And do not try to look ahead for a month,
a year or a lifetime, but think each morn-
ing, I will try just for to-day not to do a
wicked act or think of wicked things. If
evil thoughts come into your mind, try to
dismiss them as quickly as possible by think-
ing of something good.
If some one that you knew was very
wealthy would say to you: "Come with me
and I will give you a beautiful home. We
must take a journev over a rough road to
get there, but I will go with you and help
you over all the rough places. Part of the
way will be pleasant, with flowers and birds
and the beautiful sunshine to cheer us on
our way, and when we are passing over the
rough places we will sing to cheer each
other, and think of how soon we will reach
the end of our journey and how happy we
will then be, with no more sin, sickness or
sorrow," how gladly you would go with him —
would you not? Jesus invites you to go
with him to a home in heaven.
Listen! can you not hear his sweet, gen-
tle voice calling to you: "Come unto me all
ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will
give you rest?"
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reale, Musical Director of the Castle Square
Opera Co.:
St. Louis, April 27th, 1900.
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September 27, 190
Heaven.
J. R. LUCAS.
Who can paint the perfect vision *
Of the lovers of the Lord,
When the last great day's decision
Shall assign their bright reward.
Oh! what heart with rapture glowing,
Can describe that blest abode,
Where the streams of bliss o'erflowing,
Cheers the city of our God?
The word of life to us descending,
Has not told what glories shine,
Where those forms of brightness bending,
Strike anew their harps divine.
Angels! can your anthems rising,
While you strike your harps of gold,
Tell in strains of joy surprising,
What by man was never told?
I cannot know till life is ended
What those scenes and glories are,
When to heaven, with joy ascended,
I have learned those glories there.
Death alone the scene revealing,
Tells the raptures of the blest,
O'er my heart the impulse stealing,
Hushes all my woes to rest.
Conversation.
T. H. BLENUS.
There is, perhaps, no talent which has a
more far- reaching influence than the talent
of oral conversation. Our S vior has made
it the criterion for heart- judgment: "For
out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh. A good man out of the good
treasure of the heart bringeth forth good
things, and an evil man bringeth forth evil
things. But I say unto you, that every idle
word that men shall speak they shall give
account thereof in the day of judgment.
For by thy words thou s'^alt be justified,
and by thy words thou shah be condemned."
The gift of human speech, as a very pre-
ciously endowed faculty, has for its pur-
pose the means of obtaining and imparting
either useful information or the making of
good impressions. A great part of human
sin and human iniquity is of the tongue.
Many seem to esteem it a trifling matter to
give free rein to their conversation, and
when restrained complain of the rigor and
cruelty of that Christian requirement which
demands that they should be under such
terrible restriction. They seem to think
that the Author of our being cannot be
offended by a few trifling transgressions, a
few little liberties of speech, used only as a
means of amusement or enjoyment. As the
average human life is not composed of great
events and startling transactions, neither is
the average human conversation made up
of grand orations or splendid dissertations,
but minute circumstances on the one hand
and little words and expressions on the oth-
er. It is in the ordinary actions and con-
versation that the mind discovers itself, the
heart is known, and the true life of the in-
dividual appears. It may seem a matter of
but slight moment or concern how at times
the tenor of the conveisation runs, but
when we remember that we are to be con-
demned or justified by our words it becomes
a serious and important matter. Filthy com-
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relating of actual occurrences or experiences,
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never be indulged in except at the sore ex-
pense of forfeiting the respect of the wise
and the good, and lowering and debasing
the dignity of human character, and hard-
ening the heart against the influences of
Christianity. I overheard a professed Chris-
tian relate a salacious story to a gentleman
not long since, and when he had finished,
instead of the expected laugh, the gentle-
man rebukingly remarked: "I would not have
had my boy hear that story for a thousand
dollars."
There are doubtless some who would
shrink from open profanity, and yet who
would engage in ordinary conversation in
the use of terms and expressions as irrever-
ent and unchristian as profanity itself. Such
conversation is calculated to destroy rever-
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cherish in its influence a spirit of actual
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A Rich Man.
Once in New England, says a writer in
the Outlook, I was driving with an old
farmer, and some of the men of the neigh-
borhood came under criticism. Speaking of
a prominent man in the village I asked,
"He is a man of means?"
"Well, sir," the farmer replied, "he hasn't
got much money, but he's mighty rich."
"He has a great deal of land, then?" I
asked.
"No, sir; he hasn't got much land neither,
but still he is mighty rich."
The old farmer, with a pleased smile,
observed my puzzled look for a moment,
and then explained:
"You see he hasn't got much money and
he hasn't got much land, but still he is rich,
because he never went to bed owing any
man a cent in all his life. He lives as well
as he wants to live, and he pays as he goes;
he doesn't owe anything, and he isn't afraid
of anybody; he tells every man the truth
and does his duty by himself, his family
and his neighbors; his word is as good as
his bond, and every man, woman and child
in the town looks up to him and respect
him. No, sir, he hasn t got much land, bt
still he is a mighty rich man, because he
got all he wants." — Christian Endeavt
World.
Genuine Prosperity.
Hoopeston, 111., a town of 4,000 inhab
tants, has never had a saloon. The mayc
receives a salary of fifty cents a year, tl:
remuneration of each of the coun oilmen
one-half that amount and no fees are at
cepted. Last year the combined salaries o
the major and city fathers was given I
help a needy widow pay her taxes. Hoope:
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best system of waterworks, a well-orgai
ized fire department, more and better sidi
walks than any city of her size in Illinoi
and the boast of her citizens is that liquc
does not contribute one dollar of licens
money to these improvements. The tow
churches are not too good to have Prohib
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not parade the streets under penalty of b<
ing locked up. And yet there is not a moi
prosperous city in Illinois. — Prohibitio
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PETE.
II.— The Mystery.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS..
They left the lot and came into the front
rd. The girls glanced sideways at the
ung man, but he did not seem to notice.
lyway he just stood there, as if he be-
lged to the party.
"Mamma is not at home," said Madge.
7e were sitting on the grass, talking."
"Well," said the young man, "let's sit on
3 grass some more."
"I have to go home," said Linda May. "I
off I have been here an hour. Madge, come
i walk home with me."
"All right," said Madge. "At least, if Mr.
awn isn't going to stay."
"Oh, don't bother about me," said the
mg man. "I can stay with your sister
1 Miss Letitia.''
'I guess I'll go home, too," said Letitia,
0 did not know Edgar Brown, and who
not care to know him.
'Well," said the young man, "Pete will
ie to stay here to take care of the house,
1 I'll stay with her."
'Yes," said Pete, as if there were no way
; of it. "But Madge you hurry back
ne!"
itadge and Linda May disappeared up the
set and Letitia went home. Pete stood
king at the strange young man, wishing
would go home too. She wanted to play
h her kittens, and she was afraid he
aid talk about what she was studying, or
her if she knew the Golden Text, or be
erwise tiresome. "Now," he said when
y were alone, "let's sit down, for I have
lething to tell you." They seated them-
res on the grass, and he pulled up a spear
! began to bite it, just as if he were not
wn up. Pete pulled up a spear of blue-
,ss and began to bite it, also. "I suppose
i know," he said, "that I am a stranger to
s town. I have only been here two
sks. I board at the hotel, but I don't care
the people there, and in fact, I get quite
ssome, because I know nobody here. You
't know what it is to get lonesome,for you
e your mother and sisters and friends,but
ve nobody. I walk by here every day, so
ive seen a good deal of you girls, and I
e been wishing I could get acquainted
h you, and become your friend, for I am
retty good kind of a fellow. I believe
i would like me. So when I was passing
t now, and Madge ran out and asked me
some in and make a tramp go away, I
i delighted, for there was my chance I
ibeen looking for. And, now look! Just
soon as I come in, all of them ran off
sept you, and you had to stay."
3ete laughed. "Well, you see none of us
5w you," she said, "and mamma don't
ow you. I've seen you passing here, and
ndered why you did it so much. And
besides, Madge is awful hard to get acquaint-
ed with. She don't pick people up. Madge
is preserved. And Linda May is worse
because her Aunt Dolly won't let her
make up to strangers. But I don't mind you,"
Pete hastened to add, fearing she had been
too plain-spoken. "Nobody bothers me. I
say 'hello' to anybody. But Madge don't .
Of course Jennie — that's my oldest sister —
she's eighteen, she waits till somebody in-
troduces you. Jennie is real cold."
"I expect I'd better be going, then, before
she and Madge come back," said the young
man, rising in some alarm.
"I expect you had," said Pete, "and I'll go
play with my kittens. But I'll go to the
gate with you."
"You can't think," he said wistfully, "how
very much I would like to get to know you
and Madge and Linda May and Letitia."
"Would you?" said the little girl. "Well,
I tell you what. I'll manage it. Now, look
here. You saw that tramp leaving the
barn lot. I'm afraid he's going to bother
mamma. That part's a secret. But if you
can make him go away — leave the town —
without letting him know it was us got you
to do it, that'll go a far way with me and
Madge. You mustn't let anybody know the
tramp bothered mamma. But run him
away. His name is Nap. You can call him
Nap. Then you come and tell me what you
have done, and I'll work on Madge and try
to get her to like you, and then you can
come here sometimes, just once in a while,
if you want to, and we won't mind. You
won't have to see Jennie, anyway, 'cause
she stays inthe house, mostly."
"And I'll take you and Madge riding,"
he suggested.
"Oh, will you? That will be nice. All
right. Well, I see Madge coming back.
Well, good-by."
"I'm glad he's gone," said Madge to Pete
as she entered the front gate. "If I'd
known he was going to hang around all day
I wouldn't have called him in. He's so tire-
some."
"Hasn't he a funny nose?" cried Pete.
"And he talks so slow," said Madge. "And
he hasn't anything to say; he just listens to
you. I hope he isn't going to bother us.
Pete, don't you get acquainted with that man.
If you do he'll be here all the time; and I
won't stand it either!"
When Mrs. Morris came home Jennie was
with her; Madge and Pete told her how they
had found the tramp's coat and knife in the
loft, and how Nap had talked to them in the
lot. Mrs. Morris, who was a small lady in
black, looked very much troubled.
"And Nap said — " began Pete.
"Oh, Pete, quit calling him Nap," inter-
rupted Madge. "It sounds like you know
him."
"Nap said," insisted Pete, "Nap, Nap said
that if you left the barn door open to night,
he would consider that an invitation to sleep
in the loft! But if we latched it, he'd go
away and not come to this place again. He
said he wouldn't leave town, though. And
he said you'd get into trouble if you latched
that door. He talked real imperdent, mam-
ma, but I told him nobody was afraid of
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him. I said to him, 'Nap, nobody is afraid.' "
"Oh, mamma," said Jennie, putting her
arm about her mother, we will latch that
door; yes, lock it, and how can he trouble us
again?"
"No," said Mrs. Morris, "the door must
be left open; wide open. Dear children, I
dare not offend him."
"Why, mamma?'" said Madge. "Mamma,
did you ever know that tramp before he got
to be a tramp?"
"Yes, Madge, I knew of him," replied her
mother, passing her hand over her pale face.
"Who was he?" asked Pete.
"You must not ask me any questions,"
said the lady. "I cannot tell you anything.
Oh, if he had not come you need never have
known that there was this secret I have
been keeping from you all your lives! You
mustn't think that it i3 anything for which
I am to blame. I was not the cause of this
thing; I know to you it must seem a per-
plexing mystery. But it came — it exists —
and you can help me by not thinking of it."
"Mamma," said Jennie, "how can we help
thinking of it, if the tramp stays in town?
How long will he be here do you think?"
"Children," said the mother in despera-
tion, "I will tell you this; he is waiting for
money. And until I can supply it he is apt
to haunt us."
"Was that what the letter was about?"
"Yes; he wants a hundred dollars. And I
must give it to him. Then he will go away.
You know how little we have to live on.
But next month our interest will come in."
"Next month!" echoed Jennie. Must we
have him about for a month? And a hun-
dred dollars! And how do we know he will
go away when he gets it?"
"He must go away," said Mrs. Morris.
Then her composure left her, and she began
to sob violently.
"Never mind, mamma," said Jennie, "we
won't ask you anything more, and we won't
tell a soul what you have said. And we
can pinch and sive and spare the money
very well, if it must be."
"I think," said Pete, "that Nap will be
gone before tnat month passes." She looked
wise and began to whistle.
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JESUS DINING WITH A PHARI-
SEE.*
The lessons of the present quarter have t) do
mostly with the ministry of Jesus in Perea, and
we owe to Luke the story of Jesus' savings and
doings during this period. It was in the winter
of 29, or the early spring of 30, A. D. Wherever
the Master went now he was followed by a
contingent of scribes and Pharisees, watching to
catch some act or utterance by which they might
secure his condemnation under either the Jewish
or Roman law. He could not walk the streets or
eat his ordinary meals except under the strictest
espionage. How his soul must have been grieved
to see the world he came to tave so bent upon
his destruction.
One Sabbath day he was invited to dine at the
home of a Pharisee. Rigid as they were in inter-
preting the Sabbath law against labor the
Pharisees gave large liberty to the appetite, and
feasts were common among them on that day.
Accepting the invitation, the Savior found a com-
pany of these spies present. There was likewise
there a man suffering with dropsy, who had
either thrust himself into the midst of the com-
pany to reach the great Healer, or who had, per-
chance, been brought in by the Pharisees them-
selves to see whether Jesus would dare to violate
the holy day by an act of healing. Jesus read
their thoughts, and as though they had spoken it
is said that he answered them saying: "Is it law-
ful to heal on the Sabbath day?" They made no
reply. To answer in the affirmative would
be to approve in advance the miracle they
looked for him to perform. To answer in the
negative would be to give the lie to the testimony
God was bearing in the works of mercy by which
Jesus had already persuaded the populace of his
divine mission. Amid the silence the Master
spoke the word of healing and the man went out
cured of his dropsy.
Jesus would give his enemies an opportunity
for repentance, so he appealed to their dally ex-
perience and natural feelings to prove that his
act was right. "Which of you shall have an ass
or an ox fallen into a pit and will not straight-
way pull him out on the Sabbath day?" This they
were allowed by their hair-splitting interpretation
of the elders' traditions to do. But how much
better is a man than an ass or an ox? And how
can it be other than a good deed to release from
the bonds of affliction one of the children of God,
even on the holy Sabbath? Their own hearts tell
them that he is right and they wrong, but they
will not acknowledge it, so stand before him
silent again. The dropsy of their self-righteeus-
ness and spiritual conceit was harder to cure than
the physical dropsy of this poor man.
Jesus had already remarked how the guests
maneuvered to secure the seats of honor at the
feast. Then, as now, the little souls sought honor
in position rather than ia character. In many a
royal household to day there is bitter rivalry
over the chief seats at the table, or precedence
in the order of presentation at the court. Even
our "aristocracy" of gilt and paste, the hollow
mockery called "best society," is shaken to its
foundation often by quarrels over the first places.
The rabbis of Josub' times were sticklers for
their privileges. During the reign of King
Alexander Jannaeus, he gave a feast to several
visiting satraps from Persia, and Invited likewise
the Rabbi Simeon Ben Shetach. On entering the
room the rabbi at once seated himself between
the kirg and queen. Being asked the reason for
his presumption, he replied that it was written in
the Book of Jesus Ben Sirach: "Exalt wisdom and
she shall exalt thee, and shall make thee sit
among princes." Such selfish ambition was
repugnant to the soul of Jesus. By a brief para-
ble he showed the folly of their conduct. Pride
thus pampered would sometime lead them to
presume beyond bounds, and they would be in-
vited to vacate the seat of honor to a worthier
person, when they would with shame take the
lower seat. How much better to take a humble
seat and afterwards be bidden, Come up higher!
"For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased,
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
All history is a commentary upon this saying.
The proud ones of earth who sacrificed truth and
honor that they might secure place and pow<r
have been felled into the dust of oblivion or buried
beneath the maledictions of the world they would
have mastered and abused. But the humble ones
who bowed their shoulders to serve now wear on
their brows the unfading laurels of renown and
warm affection. The Son of Man, who came not
to be ministered unto but to minister, has taught
the world that he who would be chief amosg men
must be their servant. The royal road of life Is
the road of humble ministry.
"Humble we must be, if to heaven we go;
High is the roof there, but the gate is low."
And now this divine Gueet, who never enters a
home without bringing into it a benediction, will
not forget the need of his host, and so tarns to
him with an earnest exhortation which the cir-
cumstances made very impressive. To this feast
had been invited such as occupied prominent
places in the eyes of the community, the "leading
citizens" of the town, the magnates of the syna-
gogue. Jesus himself had perhaps been included
in the invitation because of the fame which attend-
ed his wonderful words and deeds. Whatever
satisfaction the host might realize from having so
exalted a company in his home, he could not
know the sweetest reward of true hospitality.
He looked for h'n return from the reputation
that would accrue to him and the invitations
with which he would be honored to future feasts
at the homes of his present guesta. They would
"owe" to him a dinner, and society then, as now,
kept careful account of such debts. A dinner
for a dinner, a call for a call, was as much a
part of their social law as an eye for an eye and
a tooth for a tooth. Jesus gave to the company
a higher ideal of hospitality. He told them to in-
vite to their homes the poor and unfortunate,
such as could not repay them with counter invita-
tions. In so doing they would satisfy a real
need, and the objects of their bounty would
appreciate fully their generously laden table,
while giving them the recompense of loving
gratitude. Nor would those who thus exercised
this grace fail of abundant re»ard at the hand of
God. They should be recompensed at the resur-
rection of the just. With such promisrs the
children of God msy well cultivate this rare bu;
beautiful grace of Christian hospitality. It will
make the world better, the heart happier and
heaven nearer.
*Leeson for Oct. 7— Luke 14:1-14.
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Learn Shorthand
A Knowledge of Shorthan<
and Typewriting will En-
able You to be Self-
Sustaining.
The Missouri Shorthand Col
lege of St. Louis Mo., is one
of the Leading Short-
hand Institutions
in the United
States.
Persons intending the acquirement of shorthar
and typewriting s ould eeleet a responsible schoc
otherwise their time and money are wasted.
As success in shor hand is largely dependent c
the teach' r as well as pupil, It Is absolutely nece
sary that instructors should be practical shorthar
writers, acd no others are competent to teac
Benn Pitman system taught.
The Principal of "The Missouri shorthand Co
lege" is John H. Schofleld, the well-known journall
and shortha' d writer, and member of the Nation
Shorthand Writers' Association. In order to sho
that he is a practical and recognized exponent <
shorthand, reference letters are herewith publish<
from leading educators:
Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews, now Chancellor
Nebraska University, and recently Superintende
of Chicago schools, comments on his character ai
ability as follows :
Board of Education,
Office of Superintendent of Schools,
Shiller Building
Cnicago, Feb. 21, 190(
Mr. John H. Schofleld is well and fav rably kno
to me as the successful director of a lar^'e sho
hand college in Providence, R. I. I consider hi
not only one of the most expert practical shortha
writers whom I have ever known, b it also an n
right, honorabie and perfectly trustworthy gent
man. E. BEVJ ANDREWS,
Superintendent of Schools
Commenting on Mr. Schc field's ability and chara
ter, President E. G Robinson, of Brown Universi
Providence, R. I., contributes the following:
Brown University, Providence, R. I.
I have known Mr. John H Schorl Id for years
stenographic reporter fir the Providence Journi
His work has given special satisfaction to all part:
concerned. His character as a Christian genilem
has also commanded respect, and I take pleasure
commending him to the confidence and g >od will
ail with whom he may meet or with whom he m
have business relations E G. ROBINSON I
President Brown University, :
Brother Fabrlclan, of La Salle College, Phil
delphia, Pa., adds the following testimonial:
La Salle College, Philadelphia, Pa
Mr. John H. Schofleld: My dear Sir— It giv
me much pleasure to say a timely word to oe
witness to your character as a man, and your abit
as a journalist and shorthand writer. I hope a,
pray that your efforts, in whatever channel y
may choose to direct them, will be rewarci
with the measure of success which yo
talents, your energy and your accomplishmer
must win. You are, however, too well and fare
ably known to need this note or recognition frc
your very sincere and devoted friend,
BRO FABRICIAN
Those so situated that they cannot attend schc,
sessions, taught by mail, as Principal John
Schofleld has had gratifying success by this methi
of teaching. Mail students who will devote r
hoars daily to practice, cannot fail to ibtaln,
general knowledge of shorthand in twenty weel;
This is a short time to acquire a proresslon tl
will enable persons to become ► elf-supportta
Those who attend srho 1 generally graduated
about sixteen weeks, but this depends largely on t
ability and general knowledge of the pupil.
As a knowledge of shorthand is of no prat li
utility unless able to sp 11 and compose correct
students deflci 'nt in these line* are taught withe!
extra charge Shorthand and typewriting furnlsl
lucrative, as well aspleasait employment for be
sexes, but mO'e especially for young ladies,
there are always positions for tnose who m
capable and competent.
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jptember 27, 1900
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Christian 6ndeavoi\
Burris A. Jenkins.
topic FOR OCT. 7.
RICH TOWARD GOD.
(Luke 12:13-21.)
Tie Scriptures do not denounce riches as such.
e nearest that they came to it is in the opening
rses of the fifth chapter of James: "Go to, now,
rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are
ming upon you. Your garmfnts are moth-
;fcen. Your gold and silver are rusted," etc.
t of course, it is a certain kind of rich that is
iant — to be sure, the greater number of the
ih.
Our Savior, too, has sometimes been accused of
pcsing riches just because they are riches. But
i do not find him indiacrimitately denouncing
islth, nor refusing association with Levi, Joseph
Arimathea, the rich young ruler and others.
rtainly,he advises often that the rich shall give
their wealth, and certainly he denounces in no
»asared language the love of money (a different
tug from money) and the setting of one's heart
on riches. It is not wealth, but the dependence
on wealth that our Savior opposes.
After all, however, it is oot to destroy but to
[fill that the Master came. It is not to em-
asize the negative but the positive element of
things, and the phrase which forms our sub-
it is quite in keeping with his spirit. It is
•.h tcward God that he would have us be.
hether we be rich in goods or poor in goods is
rely subsidiary. The essential thing is to be
h toward Gods
The poor in spirit are rich toward God. They
re no exalted claims of high place or preten-
ns of pre eminence, They merely seek what
iy deserve — companionship with God. Bro.
jxander Procter, of Independence, Missouri,
0 was one of the greatest Americans of this
leration, who might have occupied a large
,ce in the world's eye if he had sought it, sat
ler the trees and among the flowers of his
ne for many, many years, and though he had
Je, yet he was not poor. His was a humble
i a loving spirit. He was a man of great, tow-
ng character. He said: "God is here in my
•d and garden. Every day I talk with him, and
talks with me." There he sat for many weeks
1 months, waiting for death to come, talking
h God under the trees; he was rich tomard
d.
rhe Scriptures often speak of those who are
b in the world's goods, and yet know not that
iy are poor and lean and naked and miserable,
ere are others who seem to be poor and miser-
e, who nevertheless are rich — rich in a deep
ationship, a sweet companionship, with God, of
ich the world knows nothing. Phillips Brooks
ks of many an obscure person — perhaps a
man with a little hidden home — a two room
tage with a grass plat and a bird-cage, and yet
ose life is full of divine presence— rich toward
i
We all like to associate with thoae who are
npetent and powerful. It is wonderful how
oe people are pleased to talk of their well-to-
friends. When a rich man goes down the
eet it is amazing to see the number of those
0 seek to greet him and show that they are
close terms with him. But the difficulty with
ih relationships as these is that so many of the
called rich are not really rich. The thing for
to do is to seek friendship with those who are
•Uy rich— rich toward God It is worth while
feel that we ars closely acquainted with Alex-
ler Procter, John Bunyan, Thomas a' Kempis,
John the Beloved, Jesus of Nazareth! Let us
k out these for cur companions! And it is
nderfnl how they give out their wealth to their
tnis Their riches are constantly being given
1 never being lessened.
Bafato, N. Y.
Bethany Reading Course©*
The Bethany C. E. Bible Courses.
The purpose of the management of the Bethany
C. E, Reading Courses to devote October, Novem-
ber and December exclusively to their course in
Bible study is meeting with most hearty indorse-
ment. The new schedule seems to us very wise.
It enables the readers to concentrate attention
and to secure better results. There is certainly
no better way to begin the year's work in all our
churches than bj a systematic study of the Word
of God, and we are certain this movement will
meet with a very hearty response from all our
churches. We append a {qw notes of commenda-
tion which has come to us:
KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE DEFINITE.
The change in the methods of the Bethany C. E.
Reading Courses is a distinct advance on their
already successful past. Concentration of atten-
tion on one line of study at a time cannot fail to
result in better work. Nothing is so much needed
in a day when critical theories are much exploited
as a real knowledge of the actual contents of the
biblical writings. It is not enough to preserve
our faith in God and his revelation that we have
an impression that something akin to this or that
is found omewhere arrong the books of the Bible.
A scientific age demands that our knowledge of
facts shall be clear-cut. The originators of the
Bethany Reading Courses are to be congratulated
on their substitution, from the outset, of progess-
ive methods of Bible study for the hazy pretenses
which, with the generality of Christians, had pre-
ceded. There is ground for hope that, on the
basis of the work now being done in these "courses''
we shall, in the not too distant future, have some
really well-equipped corps of teachers infour Sun-
day-schools. A. M. Chamberlain.
Alliance, Ohto.
HOW SHALL IT BE DONE?
How shall an interest in systematic Bible study
be aroused? This is a hard proposition. But the
fact that it is difficult makes it all the more im-
portant.
The Bethany C. E. Reading Courses will no
doubt contribute largely to the solution of this
problem. And now as the months of October,
November and December are to be devoted ex-
clusively to Bible study by this course, it is earn-
estly hoped that a large number of C. E. Societies
will organize for this work. I would like to urge
this upon the young people of Kansas. Our so-
cieties are not doing nearly what they should in
this direction. Let us begin at once to make
an ends for our past neglect. Who will be the
first to report the organization of a Bethany
Reading Course? W. S. Lows.
Topeka, Kas.
EVERY ONE SHOULD LEND A HAND.
The chief advantage that the Jew had over any
other people in antiquity was that to him were com-
mitted the oracles of God. The Bible is the most
instructive and at the same time the most fascin-
ating book in the world. It is the one book that
never ceases to charm the reader. It is more
precious than gold; yea, than much fine gold; it is
sweeter than honey and the droppings of the honey-
comb. Those who have read and studied it most
can te»tify with the prophet of the Lord: "Thy
Word was found and I did eat it, and thy Word
was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." No
one can do a friend or a neighbor or an acquaint-
ance a better service than to call his attention to
the infinite treasures of wisdom and knowledge
found in the Bible and to prevail upon him to
make these treasures his own. That is the object
of the Bethany C. E. Reading Courses at the pres-
ent time. Every minister of the gospel and every
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furnishes needed preparation.
The Bethany Reading Courses for the last three
months in 1900 are to be confined exclusively to
Bible study. No better way could have been de-
vised to end the century. The twentieth century
will open with many fateful problems to be con
sidered ani settled. The young people especially,
who will soon be in the midst of serious responsi-
bilities which the proper solution of these problems
will involve, need the "light upon the pathway,"
which can come alone from the Word of God. A
new and earneet and intelligent study of the Book
is the best possible preparation for these respon-
sibilities. More and more the Bible standpoint
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Literature.
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, ETC.
Sonie Books About China.
While the' public eye is turned upon China and
the public mind is busy with the problem of the
destiny of the Empire and the bearing of the re-
oent war npon it, many of our readers will doubt-
less wish to make themselves better acquainted
with the general situation in China and the events
which have'led up to the present crisis. The fol-
lowing books are among the most important re-
cent contributions on the subject. They are not
all new, but have all been published within the
last six years and may be considered as fairly up
to date.
The Break-up of China, with an account of its
present Commerce, Currency, Waterways, Arm-
ies, Railways, Politics and Future Prospects.
By Lord Charles Beresford. Harpers. 1899.
This important volume is in the form of a re-
port made]by] Lord Beresford on the return from
his mission in' China in 1898-9. He was commis-
sioned [by the British Associated Chambers of
Commerce [to investigate a number of questions
of importance to those who have commercial re-
lations with China. His own high official and so-
cial position* and the commission which he held,
gave;: him exceptional opportunities for seeing
what the ordinary tourist cannot see. His book
is a brief in favor of maintaining the integrity of
the Chinese Empire ras "essential to the honor as
well^as to the interests of the Anglo-Saxon race."
Lord | Beresford interpreted his commission
broadband studied, not only strictly commercial
data, but those questions of international policy
and civil and ' military administration, which are
vitally connected with commercial interests. A
study offthei Chinese army, for example, leads to
the conclusion thatTthe government could nat
guarantee the protection of foreign commercial
interests in China on account of the inefficiency of
its military and police service.
Chinese Characteristics. By A. H. Smith. Re-
vell. 1894.
This is a series of essays on the various char-
acteristics of the Chinese people under such heads
as "Economy," "Industry," "Politeness," "Con-
servatism," etc. Something of interest is per-
haps sacrificed by so large an emphasis upon the
general at the expense of the particular, but the
author takes'pains to illustrate copiously from
his owe long experience the several characteris-
tics which he enumerates. The value of such
generalization depends on the breadth of the basis
of observation which underlies it. Mr. Smith has
had twenty-one years of residence in China, and
he contributes many suggestions to the under-
standing of those things which make China differ-
ent from other nations.
A Cycle in Cathay, or China South and North,
with Personal Reminiscences. By W. A. P.
Martin. Illustrations and Map. Revell. 1896.
There are few books about China more compre-
hensive and generally satisfactory than this. The
author has been in China forty-five years, partly
as missionary and partly as an employee of the
Chinese Government. Unlike the perceding book,
this deals largely with particulars and leaves the
reader to form his own generalizations. It con-
tains much history, politics and description of
land and people woven into a delightful narrative.
Forty Years in China, or China in Transition.
By Rev. R. H. Graves. R. H. Woodward Co.,
Baltimore. 1895.
The transition of China from its ancient state
of complete isolation to its future state of, we
know not what, except that in some way China
will be in the current of the world's civilization,
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began with theTien-Tsin treaty in 1861, Since
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destructive forces, which have weakened the Em-
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coming from without which have had to contend
against both of the other two. The volume is a
study of the process through which by these
forces China is being modernized.
Chin-Chin, or the Chinaman at Home. By Tcheng-
Ki-Tong. Translated by R. H. Shepard. Lon-
don. 1895.
Books on China by the Chinese for English
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the eating and drinking of the Chinese people. It
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future destiny, but merely describes Chinese man-
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The Peoples and Politics of the Far East. By
Henry Norman. London, 1895. Pp. 608. Il-
lustrations -md maps.
Of all th e books about Eastern Asia there is
none that I, personally, read with more interest
and satisfaction than Henry Norman's "Far East."
The author adds to his solid attainments as a
student of Asiatic affairs, a contagious enthusiasm
for traveling and adventuring and a faculny for
picturesque description and racy narration. It is
a big book about a far-away subject and one full
of complications; but it is no penance to read it.
The possessions and prospects of the several Eu
ropean Powers are treated successively — Great
Britain, France, Russia, Spain (this was before
her loss of the Philippines) and Portugal. Then
follow sections on China, Korea, Japan, Siam and
Malaya.
Facts About China. By W. Remfry Hunt. Chris-
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Obituaries,
FARNSWORTH.
avid Farnsworth was bom Oct. 25, 1809 in
iaont County, Ohio; died Aug. 28, 1900, aged
i>ears, 10 months, three days, at the home of
i daughter, Maria Pittman, in Appanoose County,
('a. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth
(jver in Belmont County, Ohio, on the 28th day
fDec, 1838. His wife departed this life July
;I882. Their union was blessed with 10 chil-
l, eight of whom are still living. There has
ip born to him 61 grandchildren, 90 great-
; idchildren and five great-great-grandchildren,
;$ reaching the fifth generation. During the
i 15 years of his life he was afflicted with
dness. During this time he was never known
'omplain. He became a Christian in early life
for 70 years his life has been an example to
j He was fully prepared to go, as for many
:s he ha3 been anxiously awaiting the sum-
is. For a few years after being afflicted with
Mness he made his home with his daughter,
■rlotte Daily, in the state of Kansas, but the
12 years of his 1 fe were spent with his sec-
i daughter, Maria Pittman, near Exline, Appa- |
ae Coanty, Iowa. N. M. F.
HOLMAN.
Irs. Carolina Reid Eolman was born in Garrard
Inty, Ky., in 1822, and died at the home of her
!ghter, Mrs. Skinner, in St. Louis, Sept. 10,
0. She had been a Christian from young
panhood and a member of the Hannibal church
1 40 years. During the last 14 years she lived
st of toe time with her daughter, Mrs. Iva
isbury in Longdon, Kas. She leaves two daugh-
js and one son, who will miss a wise counselor
cheerful friend. She was well known in this
r, where her beautiful Christian character
racted many noble friends. According to her
nest the funeral services were conducted in
Hannibal church. Levi Marshall.
MARTIN.
Elizabeth Danals was born near Ontario, Rich-
d County, O., Dec. 19, 1841. Died in Colum-
i, 0., Aug. 8, 1900, aged 58 years, 7 months,
days. She was married to Dr. I. T. Martin, by
am Moore, May 26, 1868. To them were born
children. Four sons and one daughter with
devoted husband mourn their great loss, which
her gain. At the age of 16 she became a
ristian under the preaching of Bros. Sharpies
I Lockhart, uniting with the church at Mans-
d. Sister Martin had strong convictions of
truth. Her life led husband and children all
) the pathway to heaven; her chief joy was to
her children doing right Loving services
re held at their home in Marion, 0., by J. A.
ton, and her body laid to rest in Marion's
tutiful cemetery. Being acquainted with her
m youth, I can testify of her devotion to all
i is noble, pure and good. So we say to the
« ones left behind, mourn not as those who
re no hope, bnt trust in Jesus as she did and
wil be well. So we confidently write, Blessed
1 the dead who die in the Lord. Rest, peaceful-
est, dear one. W. L. Neal.
SMITH.
311a Smith was born in Piano, 111., Dec. 30,
19; died near Mt. Auburn, la., Aug. 9, 1900.
is married to Jas. Ellsworth July 3, 1866. To
9 union five children were born, four of whom
vive to mourn their loss. She united with the
Jtiat Church about 1873, and became a member
the Church of Christ at Mt. Auburn, Sept. 17,
$. She has fought a good fight and gone to
eive a crown of righteousness. Funeral con-
ned from the home of the writer.
R. B. Brown.
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< Current Events 1251
A Chinaman's Criticism of Christianity 1252
The Thing's that areCasaar's 1253
I Crime and Heredity 1253
j Witnesses 1253
t Editor's Easy Chair 1254
| Questions and Answers 1255
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No. 40
CURRENT EVENTS.
The attitude of the several Powers toward
ermany's demand upon China is being
radually disclosed, with a deliberateness
hich is characteristic of European diplo-
lacy, and it is becoming more and more
robable that Germany will be left in a
>nely and awkward position. Salisbury's
>rmal answer has not yet been sent, but
is oral statements show than Great Brifc-
in's attitude will be the sane as our own.
ussia also suggests that provision for ihe
inishmeiit of the Boxers should be a part of
le peace negotiations, rather than a prelim-
iary to them. France agrees with Russia,
id the position of Japan is similar. The
riple Alliance still holds together, but the
ipport of Italy and Austria is a matter of
ight consequence in this affair. German
tpers have devoted much space to acrid
imments upon the crudity and feebleness
: American diplomacy and have spent so
uch vi!*or in showing how inconsequential
■e our opinions on the Chinese situation,
i at it is very evident that they do consider
i a serious factor in the case. The formal
■der has been sent to Gen. Chaffee to send
is main body of his troops to Manila, re-
ining in Pekin as a legation guard only
400 of the present 5,600. It is under-
ood that these are not to be under the
immandof the German Cjmmander- in- chief
! the allies, Count von Waldersee. The
raut has already arrived at Tien-Tsin and
le dispatcher call attention to *he fact that
ily German, Russian and French flags were
splayed to welcome him. There has been
rumor that Von Waldersee may undertake
i back up Von Buelow's demand with the
erman troops and precipitate a war inde-
pendent of the allies. He has cabled home
lat the situation is more serious than is
inerally bslieved. His serious vie;v may
s partly the unconscious result of a natural
Jsire to do something, now that he is there.
The foreign ministers in China have all
snt unofficial notes to Prince Ching, sug-
aring the return of the Emperor to Pekin
! a means of proving to the Powers that
•der has been restored and that the 'gov-
'nment is strong enough to take care of
self. Minister Conger, however, says that
3 does not think the Emperor will consent
) "come into the camp of his f ne nies."
onsul-General Goodnow, of Shanghai, has
Jceived word through the Chinese Director
f Railways and Telegraphs that an impe
*1 edict has been issued d'privi/cg Prince
nan of his salary and offhial servants
ending his trial by the Imperi -1 CI n Court,
3 the judgment of which alone members of
the royal family are amenable, and desig-
nating four other high officials for trial.
Information is too meagre to warrant tie
a°sertion that China is taking up in good
faith the work of punishing the responsible
authors of the Boxer outrages, according to
the suggestion in the American reply to
Germany's note. It looks that way at pres-
ent and it will be lucky for China if it is so.
There is ground for a lively hope that the
strike of the coal miners is fairly on the
way toward a settlement, and that upon
terms favorable to the miners. Although
still refusing to recognize the Union, the
operators have apparently agreed to arbi-
trate. There is probably a good deal of truth
in the assertion that political motives have
been brought to bear. Archbishop Ryan,
who has been wisely active from the begin-
ning in trying to bring about a settlement,
called Mr. Hanna's attention to the blight-
ing effect of the strike upon the Republican
prosperity argument in the campaign. Mr.
Hanna pissed tin word to J. Pierponfc Mor-
gan, who is deeply interested in anthracite,
and Mr. Morgan mentioned the matter to
the other operators, especially the managers
of the nine "coal r,)ads." There is a rumor
that Cardinal Gi >bons will ba asked ts act
as arbitrator, but that is only one of several
rumors in which various par;ies are named.
Archbishop Ryan himself would not be un-
' acceptable. If either of these is chosen, it
will not be as archbishop or cardinal, but as
prominent citizens of recognized integrity
and fairness. It is said that the probable
basis of settlement will be an increase of 10
per cent, in the wages of the men, without
recognition of the Union. The Union can
stand it not to be technically "recognized,"
if it gets what it has been fighting for. Mr.
Mitchell, President of the Union, says a
concession of 10 per cent, would be a great
victory for the strikers. The number of
striking miners continues to increase
rather than to diminish and there is no im-
mediate prospect that the strike will break
down, even if the settlement is deferred
longer than now seems probable. About
134,000 men have now quit work. There
have been no serious outbreaks of violence
since the unfortunate casualties reported
last week.
At the Paris Exposition, the court of last
appeal of the Jury of Award has finished its
work and the final reports are in. To
French exhibitors, of course, went the larg-
est number of prizes of all grades, just as
the greatest amount of space in the Exposi-
tion had been given to them. The immense
numerical preponderance of French exhibi-
tors is a sufficient explaaation of the assign-
ment of the greatest number of prizes to
them. It does not show the absolute
superiority of French products above all
others; much less does it show that the Jury
of Award was unduly favorable to France.
Of all foreign countries, the United States
makes by far the best showing in the report
of the Jury. Although Germany received
more grand prizes by about twenty, the
United States ranked first in each of the
other classes of awards: gold, silver and
bronze medals and honorable mentions.
Mr. Michael Davitt, Irish member of Par-
liament and a journalist as well as a politi-
cian, has returned from South Africa in a
different frame of mind from that in which
he went. He went out fired with enthusi-
asm for the Boer cau?e asd sent back news-
paper articles about the brave things which
he expected them to do and the heroic stand
which he expected them to make. He comes
back, to use his own word, "disillusioned."
They did not trust him, he says. They re-
fused to give him the information which he
needed in writing his articles in their behalf.
(That in itself is enough to "disillusion" any
newspaper man.) He is indignant at their
failure to make at Kroonstad the noble
stand which he had predicted that they
would make. They had 10,000 men in a
strong position, he says, and their action
was little better than running away. And
now, says Mr. Davitt, they are keeping up
a futile resistance, in spite of the useless
loss of life which it involves, "for the one
object of heaping up the bars of gold they
are taking from the mines and of -accumu-
lating and hording them in obedience to the
dictatioi of that old man Paul Kruger."
Gen. John M. Palmer, waose death occurred
on Sept. 25, was a prominent figure in Illi-
nois politics for more than half a century.
To the younger generation he is best known
as the gold Democratic nominee for the
presidency in 1896. Gen Palmer wa3 an
ante-bellum Democrat and a friend and fol-
lower of Stephen A. Douglas. He broke with
Douglas on the Kansas Nebraska bill, and
supported Lincoln in his senatorial canva3S
in Illinois in 1858 and in both of his presi-
dential campaigns. His war record in the
Union army was good. In the days of re-
construction, when slavery and secession had
ceased to be the paramount issues, he re-
turned to his old political home in the Dem-
ocratic party, from which he again seceded
four years ago on the silver question.
While he has never been what could be
called a mugwump, unless his course in the
last election could be so defined, Gen. Palmer
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October 4, 19G<
was a man upon whom the demands of party
fealty rested but lightly. He did not assume,
as the manner of some is, that his own party
must inevitably take a position which he
could approve upon every new issue, and
three times he proved his independence by a
change of allegiance.
James Howard has been found guilty by
the courts of Kentucky of the murder of
William Goebel and has been sentenced to
death. The evidence against Howard was
largely circumstantial but many incrimina-
ting statements from his own lips were
brought forward as evidence of his guilt.
It is said that immediately after the shoot-
ing of Gov. Goebel, he admitted and even
boasted that it was his act. He is quoted
also as saying: "When I shoot I always get
either money or meat, and this time I got
both." An attempt, based upon this sug-
gestion, to prove that Taylor paid Howard
for the work, failed. The date of Howard's
execution is fixed for Dec. 7, and an appeal
will probably do no more than postpone it
for a month or two.
An important dispatch from Consul Mc-
Wade, of Canton, China, confirms the
report referred to elsewhere, that the Em-
peror has issued a decree punishing Prince
Tuan and his colleagues for their part in
the recent outrages. Under date of Octo-
ber 1, he cables the Secretary of State at
Washington as follows: — "Decrees just
issued. Emperor blames Ministers for whole
trouble. Orders Tuan, Kangi and other
officials degraded and punished by imperial
courts. Emperor holds Tuan and others
entirely responsible for bloodshed." A fur-
ther dispatch from Minister Conger notifies
the State Department that he has received
notice from Prince Ching that he,EarlLi,Jur g
Lu and Viceroys Tin Kun Yi and Chang Chip
Tung will act in concert in negotiations for
peace. It is believed that the appointment
of Jung Lu or Yung Lu is not likely to be
satisfactory to the Powers, as he has been
in too active sympathy with Prince Tuan and
the Boxers. He is Generalissimo of the im-
perial troops, and is regarded as mainly re-
sponsible for the attack on the legations.
This being the case, this Government might
reasonably object to his serving on the
Peace Commission, which must necessarily
pass on his own punishment. It is gratify-
ing, however, to note the fact that the Em-
peror realizes the necessity of inflicting pun-
ishment upon the chief offenders in this bar-
baric treatment of foreigners.
Since the paragraph concerning the strike
of the miners was written, it develops
that the proposition of the operators
to increase the wages of the miners
ten per cent, does not prove acceptable
to the miners, and the sttike does not
seem to be as near an end as we had hoped.
There was a reduction in the price of
powder also from $2.75 per keg to $1.50,
but this difference is to be taken into ac-
count in figuring tho net advance of ten per
cent. So far as indications go at this
writiDg, there is general agreement among
the strikers to reject this offer on the
ground that it includes no recognition of
the union and dies not remove other
grievances complained of by the miners. It
is declared by one of the mine operitors
that any advance in the price of coal will
have to be paid for by the public. Of course
it is not to be expected that the railroads will
voluntarily relinquish any of the exorbitant
charges they are making for carrying an-
thracite co A. The public does not ask that
the miners work at starvation wages in
order that they may have cheaper coal.
The people of this country generally believe
that the laborer is worthy of his hire. They
would like very much, however, to see a
fairer distribution of profits between the
railroads, the mine operators and the miners.
What effect this rejection of the offer of
the operators will have upon the proposed
arbitration, we do not yet know, but we
should like very much to see the principle
of arbitration resorted to in the settlement
of this strike, and become an established
precedent as a method of settling labor dis-
putes.
A CHINAMAN'S CRITICISM OF
CHRISTIANITY.
The Secretary of the Chinese Legation in
London, loan Chen, has recently contributed
an article to the Daily Mail of that city re-
plying to a recent contribution by Julian
Ralph on Chinese Ignorance and Superstition,
which has been deemed sufficiently important
to be cabled in part to this country. The
cable dispatch calls the article a piece of
"superb but sacrilegious logic." Referring
to the practice of Chinamen in endeavoring
to keep off devils by building on the roof of
their houses a little breastwork of cement
two or three feet long and three or four
inches high with beer-bottles stuck in it,
muzzles outward, the sarcastic Chinaman
says:
"It is said the Americans spend annually $200,-
000,000 in propitating their gods and devils. I do
not hesitate to say that the Chinese are able to do
the same thing just as effectively for a much larger
population for less than half this sum. Many
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Europe and America
cost at least a million sterling. None of them is
more effective in warding off devils than the simple
little fort the Chinaman builds at the top of his
house Inexpensive beer- bottles are just as good
in keeping off devils as the largest bells ever
erected.
"If any doubt this, we Chinamen ask a com-
petitive trial.
"Various other little devices, whijh some ignor-
ant and superstitious Chinamen use, will be found
quite as effective as the more elaborate and more
costly paraphernalia used in Europe and America
for the same purpose."
The challenge thrown down by this edu-
cated pagan, the believers in Christianity
ought to be willing to accept. If it has any
meaning to it, it is that in the view of this
disciple of Confucius these Chinese super-
stitions are as effective in restraining the
evil in human nature, in eradicating that
evil and in cultivating the virtues of truth-
fulness, of honesty, of purity of life, as is
Christianity. If Secretary Chen can demon-
strate the truth of this proposition, it would
relieve the Christians of various countries of
any obligation to send the gospel to Chin;
Nay, more: If Christian people are not abi
to demonstrate the utter falsity of the staff
ment, and to show beyond all reasonabl
denial that Christianity exerts a purifying
a renewing and an elevating influence i
human life and character, giving it highe
aims, nobler ideals and truer principles, an
producing a higher type of manhood and o
womanhood than the ancestor worship c
China is able to produce, then their claim fo
Christianity, that it should become the uni
versal religion because of the superior bless
ings it confers on mankind, cannot be mad
good.
What about the devils of falsehood, o
treachery, of barbaric cruelty, of unreason
ing fanaticism, of physical and moral im
purity, of intellectual and spiritual stag
nation, of degrading superstition? Has Con
fucianism, or Buddhism, or Taoism showi
themselves able to exorcise these demons
They have had centurits in which to maki
the test. Christianity, in its purer form
has had only a short time in which to de-
monstrate what it can do for China and foi
the Chinese, but in this brief time it has
produced proof abundant for those who have
eyes to see, of its power to regenerate Chins
and to put it on the pathway of progress
when it shall have free course to run and be
glorified. There are enough Chinese Chris
tians whose lives have been ennobled anc
purified by Christianity to satisfy the mine
of any one on this subject who is open tc
conviction.
But Chen is of the earth, earthy; he is
thoroughly materialistic in his views of life
Hear him state what China needs:
"What we require in China is scientific men-
men educated In soon of the concrete science!
that we do not understand to the same extent tha'
you understand them in England. We do nos ob
ject to your doctors; and we admire their skill
We do not object to your engines, and neither d<
we object to any of your scientific men, so long a;
they do not interfere with existing institutions."
In other words, according to this Chinese
diplomat, China needs our material civiliza-
tion — its education and science, its moderr
inventions and machinery — but it does noi
care for the regenerative religion that lies
behind all this material progress and has
made it possible. China does not needChrisI
and his great ideas concerning God, anc
worship, and duty, and the life to eome, anc
human nature, and human rights, but she
only needs our scientific knowledge and oui
engines! The paragraphs we have quotec
above make it apparent that what Chei
needs is to have hie eyes opened and hi:
heart renewed, so that he can see something
of higher value than engines and telegraphs
and warships.
We have no doubt that even scientific
education would do much to relieve Chins
from the load of superstition which is a(
present oppressing the people; but its deep
est need is Jesus Christ, the Regenerator o:
human hearts, and the Purifier of individual
domestic, social, industrial and political life
This, too, is the greatest need of America
for even here Christ is exercising only ;
limited dominion, as there are vast areas o:
thought and life from which He is practical!:
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1253
shut out. But the difference between the
civilization of the United States, such as it
is, and the civilization which prevails in
China, is the difference between the religion
of Christ and that of Confuciu3 and the
other religions of China.
Christianity, like every other religion,
must stand or fall by what it is able to do
for humanity. It has no reason to fear com-
parison with any other religion when meas-
ured by this standard. It is a matter of
profound regret, however, that we allow
Christianity such a poor opportunity to show
what it is able to do for individuals and for
a nation, if it only had complete sway. Let
us hope that in the century to come we shall
be able to point to our own beloved nation —
its laws, its institutions, its customs, and
the reign of justice and righteousness
throughout all our borders — with much more
convincing proof than we can at present, to
show what Christ can do for a nation.
THE THINGS THAT ARE
CESAR'S.
While the words of Jesus admonishing
His disciples to "render unto Caesar the
things that are Caesar's" contain a warning
that is appropriate for any year and any
season, there are occasions when the ad-
monition is especially timely. Indeed, the
Master himself, when he spoke the words,
was not throwing out a general exhortation
to good citizenship, but wa3 answering a
direct question about a specific duty of
citizens then and there, namely, the pay-
ment of taxes. And so, when those period-
ical occasions recur which call for the
exercise of the most important functions of
citizenship, it is well to remember that
there are still certain "things that are
Caesar's," and that these must be rendered
as conscientiously as an honest man pays
his debts.
In the Roman Empire the chief duty of a
subject was to pay his taxes. Especially
was this true of the conquered nations who
peopled the provinces and furnished the
financial support of the Empire. Having
done that, they had performed their whole
duty toward the government under which
they lived, and were doing all in their
power to maintain it. But the matter is
not so simple under a democratic form of
government, for here the state looks to the
citizen, not only for financial support, but
for its ultimate authority and for the
general direction of its policy. "The
things that are Caesar's" — that is, the duty
of the citizen to the state — takes on a.
correspondingly wide interpretation.
The theory of democratic government is
that the judgment of all the people is, in
the long run, safer and saner than the
judgment of any one person or of any class
of people. But the praclical application of
this theory is conditioned by the assumption
that it is possible to get a substantially
universal expression of the popular judg-
ment. Unless this is possible, democracy
fails. The founders of our nation rejected
the idea of the government of the whole by
a part, even by the best part. And yet the
many respectable and intelligent men who
hold themselves aloof from the contamina-
tion of politics, while the corrupt and unin-
telligent grasp at the reins of power, are
practically disloyal to the principle upon
which our government rests. Democracy
is based on a magnificent optimism which
holds that the average man can be trusted
to direct the policy of the Republic. But
the average falls too low when the men of
intelligence, education and conscience
refuse to be counted or neglect to make
their voices heard. It may be safe to trust
the average man, but no optimist ever fell
into a sentimentalism so weak and foolish as
to be willing to commit the destiny of the
government into the hands of the worst
man. The average is none too high at
best. It falls a little lower every time an
intelligent and honest citizen fails to partic-
ipate in a campaign or an election. ,
Pre-eminent, therefore, among the "things
that are Caesar's" in this age and land is
an intelligent and conscientious vote from
every loyal citizen. The state has a right
to expect that. Taxes can be collected by
a process of law, but a republic has no
machinery by which to hale the reluctant
voter to the polls. Let every reader of this
paper, then, who has the legal right to
cast a ballot, remember that it is also a
patriotic duty to do so, and that, if he dots
not do so, his attitude toward the govern-
ment is much the same as if he refused to
pay his taxes — except that no legal pro-
ceedings can be taken against him.
In most of the states a new registration
is necessary for the coming election. Find
out at once where your place of registration
is and register as soon as possible, and,
when election time comes, cast an honest
and intelligent ballot. Let us remember
the words of our Lord how he said: "Render
unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's."
CRIME AND HEREDITY.
In an address before the National Prison Con-
gress at Cleveland, Mr. George Torrance, superin-
tendent of the Illinois State Reformatory, de-
clared that not more than 10 per cent, of the
crime committed was due to heredity.
"Ninety per cent, of the young men convicted
of crimes," says Mr. Torrance, "would not become
criminals with proper surroundings, proper com-
panions and proper attention."
Success in life is assured if "the boy is reared
in a good neighborhood where he has other boy
associates whose hopes and aspirations are to be-
come worthy citizens, where he comes in contact
with true ladies and gentlemen, and is given good
literature to resd."Y —
On the other hand, if he is a witness of drunken
brawls, and listens to profane and indecent lan-
guage, and is brought in daily contact with de-
graded men and women, he will become a crimin-
al. 'The flower is blasted because of lack of
water, and the apple by the sting of an insect."
This puts the whole responsibility upon society.
If vicious conditions are created or permitted the
resulting crime is due to the neglect of society.
If people would give a little more attention to
this \iew of the matter not only would crime be
reduced but other blessings might be expected. —
Post-Dispatch.
Very true indeed; and since it is true,
would it not be worth while for a great po-
litical party to have something to say in its
platform about the kind of environment it
would seek to provide for the young, in
case it came into power? The saloon, the
brothel and the gambling hell — these are
the trinity of evil agencies which make up
an environment that multiplies criminals,
fills our jails and penitentiaries, our reform-
atories and work houses, and ruins the young
men of the nation. Can any one who loves
his fellowmen assume any other attitude
toward these corresponding agencies than
that of ceaseless hostility? There is only
one open question for a Christian on this
subject: "How can I most successfully op-
pose these evils?"
T)omy of prater.
WITNESSES.
(Acts 1:6 11; 2:29-32.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Oct. 10. ]
Central Truth: Christianity is based on facts;
these facts must be testified to; and this testi-
mony requires witnesses.
The chief work of the apostles whom
Jesus selected and qualified for their mis-
sion was to be witnesses for Him; to testify
what they bad seen and heard. They were
eye and ear witnesses of His works and of
His teaching. They knew Him intimately
before His crucifixioa, and they saw Him
and conversed with Him during the forty
days between His resurrection and ascen-
sion. This was true of the original twelve
with the exception of Judas, who committed
suicide before the resurrection. Paul who,
as he says, was "born out of due season,"
came into the apostleship later, but he also
saw Christ after His resurrection, and heard
words from His mouth, in order that he
might be a qualified apostle and witness of
the resurrection.
It was not until after the apostles had
received power from on high, through the
Holy Spirit given to them, that they were
to begin their work of witness-bearing "in
Jerusalem, and in &11 Judea and Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
Their testimony, therefore, would be of a
twofold character; they could testify, not
only to the fact of Christ's resurrection
from the dead, but also to the gift of the
Holy Spirit and the power received through
that Spirit in equipping them for Christ's
service. Their changed lives and calling
had no explanation except in the facets which
they proclaimed.
The passage cited from Peter's discourse
shows that the apostles understood their
mission to be that of witnesses for Christ.
"This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all
are witnesses." They were able to testify,
from their actual knowledge, of the reality
of Christ's appearance to them, and of his
conversations with them after His resurrec-
tion from the dead, and they bore this testi-
mony faithfully in the face of threats, of
imprisonment and of death. It was this
testimony of faithful, honest men, who knew
whereof they affirmed, and who were will-
ing to seal it with their blood, that shook
the Roman Empire, overthrew paganism and
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 1900
multiplied converts to the new faith wher-
ever these witnesses went.
In a very important sense the apostles
have no successors. An eye and ear witness
cannot have a successor. We have their
testimony which has come down to us in the
New Testament, and which is as convincing
to-day as it ever was. They also possessed
the Holy Spirit in a special measure and for
a special purpose, which renders it impossi-
ble for them to have successors. They were
the accredited and qualified representatives
of Christ, to make known His will anl to
establish His churjh and kingdom in the
world. Taey have no successors in that high
office. In this respect they still occupy
their apostolic thrones and wield the same
authority to-day by their testimony as when
they were here in the flesh.
There is an important sense, however, in
which all Christ's disciples should be wit-
nesses of Him. Discipleship implies such a
personal knowledge of Christ and of His
power to save as qualifies every believer to
be a witness for Him. This witness bearing
may be done in two ways: We may bear
witness for Christ by confessing Him on all
proper occasions and by bearing testimony
to the reality of His power and of His
friendship as a Savior. No Christian, worthy
of the name, will refuse, when occasion de-
mands, to say a word for his Master. Should
any one refuse to do this through cowar-
dice, he would be unworthy to be a disciple
of Christ. It is to be feared that many of
us are silent when a brave, manly word for
Christ in the presence of scoffers would do
great good. It is in this sense, no doubt,
that Jesu3 says that "he that denieth me be-
fore men, him will I deny before my Father
and the holy angels."
But we may also bear witness for Christ
or against Him by our lives. Every noble
and unselfish act we perform is a witness
for Christ, and every life of holiness and of
unselfish service is a constant and powerful
witness, both to the reality and power of
the religion of Christ. On the other hand
we deny Christ when we choose the easy
way or the popular way in preference to
the path of duty.
Let us look closely into our hearts and
into our past lives and see whether or not
our testimony is for or against Christ. He
would have us be witnesses for Him; are we
witnesses against Him? Or, do we beir
witness for Him with our lips, and nullify
the testimony by our lives? Let us be very
honest with ourselves, as, in the presence of
the all-seeing Father, we ask ourselves
whether the weight of our influence, the
testimony of our lives, is for or against
Christ.
PRAYER.
Almighty God our Heavenly Father, we
thank Thee for the gift of Thy Son, and for
the innumerable witnesses which Thou hast
raised up in all ages to bear testimony in
His behalf. We thank Thee for the privi-
lege of bearing witness to what He has done
for us in forgiving our sins and in filling
our hearts with new purposes, new desires
and new affections. We beseech Thee, our
Father, for Thy Holy Spirit, that we may be
so strengthened in the inner man that we
may be able to bear witness continually by
our words and by the silent influence of our
lives in behalf of Him who loved us and
gave Himself for us. And so, through thi3
united testimony of Thy children, may Thy
kingdom co re and Thy will be done on eartn
as it is in heaven. In Christ's name. Amen!
Editor's 6asy Chair
The October number of the Atlantic
Monthly contains a series of personal letters
from Jan es Martineau, of England, to an
American friend in Chicago, running through
a series of thirty years from 1862 to 1892.
These letters abound in lofty sentiments and
breathe a spirit of reverence and devotion
which is truly refreshing. In one of them
he is speaking of a "half promise" he had
made to some publisher to prepare a volume
on the Ministry of Christ. He is almost
regretting that he promised anything of
the kind, and wonders at his "rashness" in
so doing. His reason he thus states: "But
it is more, I th;nk, because that divine life — ■
like all thiDgs divine — cannot, to my present
feelings, be truly rendered in treatment so
regular and analytic as a book implies. It
gleams on our purified vision in hints and
streaks of beauty; and though those flow
together into fragments of form, not, only
distinct but unique, yet every attempt to
complete them disappoints one and produces
a whole quite inadequate to the glory of its
elements. So I begin to suppose that His
personality is better left as one of those
teDder and holy mysteries that have power
over us just because they represent, with
the sweetest harmonies of our life, also the
infinite silence in it that cannot be broken."
Every writer on the life of Christ must
have felt something of this same feeling in
dealing with the theme that so far tran-
scends human thought.
How much better it is to acknowledge the
awe and mystery of a life and a personality,
too great for our comprehension, than to
seek, in the spirit of a superficial rational-
ism, to bring that life and personality with-
in the limited range of our intellectual
vision! Martineau did not ha7e this feeling
concerning any other person. In the same
letter and in the same connection, he says:
"With Paul it is quite different; and as he
worked out his thought into explicit form,
constructing it into something complex,
grand and perishable, I can approach him as
a human not a divine phenomenon and treat
his doctrine as the philosophy of a spirit
just redeemed." Who has not cherished
such a hope as that which he expresses in
the following lines: "But still I indulge in
the dream of hope that toward the end of
life a few years may be rescued for tranquil
retirement; when I may gather up the
fruits of past thought and experience, and
find here and there something riper than I
have yet been able to give." It is pleasing
to know that the few ye\rs for ''tranquil
retirement" which ha coveted were given to
him, and that to an age far beyond the
limits of the average worker he was per-
mitted to have the full use of his remarkable
powers to round up his life-work. "I can-
not hope to do much," he says, "toward
arresting the tfnden;y in the age to
materialistic or idealistic skepticism; but it
is something to put on record a different
type of thought in readiness for a time when
the tide shall turn. I am more and more
struck with the fact that it is not new be-
liefs or unbeliefs which a modern age ad-
vances into; but a new generati-n of men
that is born into a recurring drift towards
old beliefs or unbeliefs. There is, as far as
I can see, absolutely nothing in our present
scientific knowledge which weakens or
change?, unless for the better, the philos-
ophical grounds of religion. To-day's fear
will assuredly pass away." That was written
a quarter of a century ago, but it is fulfilled
prophecy to-day.
In one of the letters Martineau refers to
the death of his wife in terms so tender and
beautiful as to give us a glimpse of his
inner life and to show us his huh conception
of the marriage relation. "The year that is
closing," he writes, "has been the saddest of
my life and leaves me the survivor of a
companionship most entire in thought and
affection, from betrothal in 1822 to death
last month. A blessing thus prolonged I
cannot be so faithless as to turn from
gratitude into complaint. If I step into a
darkened path I c.*rry witn me a blessed
light of memory which gives at least a
'gloaming' though the sun is set, and
promises a dawn when the night is gone.
The short vigil will soon be over, and
while it lasts neither the departed nor the
lingerer can quit the keeping of the Ever-
lasting Love." In a later letter he con-
gratulates his bachebr fiend on his
marriage: "Let the single mei laugh as
they may, there are no more blessed angels
of repentance in heaven or earth thin the
dear souls that carry us out of ourselves and
make our homes." Let us hope that the
great man's conception of marriage, of its
meaning and its sacredness, and of its
design to bring out of us that which is
noblest and best may beer me more preva-
lent. Referring to the 'Ethic -d" movement
among the Unitarian societies in this
country and the tendency to convert Chris-
tianity into a simple code of ethics, he says:
"I do not mystlf believe in the efficacy of
purely Ethical communions: short of the
enthusiasm of Personal affection between
the spirit of rr-an and Spirit of God. the
blending of Religion is not reached; and no
permanent cohesion can be expected on the
mere ethical ground of relations between
man and men." Although a Unitarian. Dr.
Martineau never adopted many of the radical
ideas of that school.
The last letter in this series, written in
October, 1892, "dips toward the horizon."
There are in it premonitions of the coming
end. He is now in his octogenarian ytars.
"My tardiness." he writes, "is due not
wholly to the habits of old age. but in part
to the even course of a life withdrawn from
the ferment of the world and rather listen-
ing to its voices than adding to them. You
are on the stage; I do but sit among the
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audience. In that capacity I delight to be
still a learner and a sympathizer, and hope
to remain so till the curtain drops and the
foot-lights go out." And then he speaks of
a contemplated visit to "the scene of my
first married home and the grave of my first
child." How characteristic of old age! In the
closing paragraph he says: "The year is
closing solemnly upon us. Your beloved
Whittier has left the world whose sins he
so boldly rebuked and whose sorrows he so
sweetly soothed. And now our noble
Tennyson has aken his wealth of sou! away
from us, and no one remains who can tell us
how its pathetic griefs and doubts and
faiths have risen into a majestic joy."
The great man was permitted to lie seven
years after this closing letter. What a
splendid illustration his life is of how one
may hallow old age with noble thoughts,
with blessed memories, with tender sym-
pathies and with glorious anticipations! It
is grand to grow oM in this way, but it
can only be done by those who live in fel-
lowship with God, who cherish the noblest
ideals and who fill their souls with the
puresi and holiest thoughts which lay hold
on eternity and which make one's spirit a
part of the eternal order.
Questions and Hnswers.
A good many people go to church to hear the
■preacher, rather than to worship God. Can
you point out a remedy for this evil?
Preacher.
The best remedy, we think, for this popu-
lar misapprehension is to give proper time
and emphasis to the feat ire of worship in
the church service. The old-fashioned meth-
od of conducting a service was wtll calcu-
lated to give the idea that the real object of
going to meeting was to hear the preacher.
What went before was merely "introducing
the worship." A wisely arranged order of
service, giving due prominence to the
music, to the reading of the Scriptures,
to the prayers, to the observance of the
Lord's Supptr, is the most powerful edu-
cator as to the true nature of worship,
and the real object of Christians assembling
themselves together. Perhaps there are
very few of our churches in which the or-
der of service could not be improved in the
interest of decorum, solemnity, impressive-
ness and reverence. The preacher, by his
manner and by the emphasis he gives to
the various parts of worship, can do very
much to correct the misapprehension re-
ferred to, and to give a higher aim to cur
church-going.
What are the proper questions to put to a
candidate who presents himself for laptism and
church membership? What is the proper form
of confession? Timothy.
The proper qualification for baptism, ac-
cording to the New Testament, is to be a
penitent believer. The question, therefore,
or questions, asked the candidate should be
of such a nature as to elicit information on
this point. The ordinary form of question
among the churches of the Reformation is,
"Do you believe, with all your heart, that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living
God?" To this question another is often
added which seems entirely pertinent and
proper, in substance as folbws: "Is it your
desire and purpose to obey Christ in the
ordinance of baptism and >hus to enter His
church and be His faithful disciple?'' Some
such question as the latter seems to be de-
manded by the very nature of the case in
order to clinch the confession of faith and
to commit the candidate thus openly and
publicly to an expression of his desire and
purpose to follow Christ in the Christian
life. The answers to these questions are,
of course, obvious enough, and they should be
made in a clear, audible voice that the people
may understand. Thi3 may seem to some like
a short confession of faith, but it is as long
as that made by Simon Peter, by Thomas,
by Nathaniel and others who were accepted
of Christ. It commits one to Jesus Christ,
to receive his teaching, to obey his com-
mandments and to labor for the promotion
of hi3 kingdom.
1. In a recent editorial entitled "Mr.
Campbell on the Holy Spirit," you say:
" What place is there for prayer, for divine
guidance and comjort in time? of pirplexity
and sorrow, under the theory that the only
way God can answer our prayers is through
the uritten Word that was given two thousand
years ago?" Does the Word of truth lote its
vitality by reason of age? Or does* it not live
and abide jorever, and is it not a stream from
an eitrnal fountain, ever deepening and ever-
widening?
2. You further say: "The truth is, thosewho
pray effectually realize that they are in direct
touch with God, and they expect and receive
direct aid from Him." Is the aid whi-h I
receive from you through the Christian-
EvangplIst any the less from God than it
would be if given directly?
3. What greater calamity could befall
struggling humanity than to be deprived oj the
actual knowledge they have that God makes
them instruments in blessing, comforting and
otherwise helping each other?
D. D. McLean.
Bowling Green, Fla.
1. No, the Word of God has not lost its
vitality, and it is "a stream from an eternal
fountain, ever- deepening and ever- widen-
ing," to those who have the Spirit of God
and who are growirg in grace and in the
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. It
was no thought of ours, in the statement
quoted from our editorial, to undervalue
the power of the living Word, but to protest
against that view of the divine administra-
tion which regards the work of the Holy
Spirit as having been completed in the
world when it inspired the writers of the
New Testament, instead of being an ever-
present force in the hearts and lives of
Christian men to-day.
2. Again, our point was not to intimate
that assistance received through the Holy
Scriptures was not from God, but we must
not limit God to the medium of tin Holy
Scriptures in Hn work of comforting,
guiding and strengthening the Christian of
to-day. Our brother may receive help from
us through the Christian-Evangelist, and
whatever spiritual strength he may derive
from that source he is right in attributing
to God. It does not follow, however, that we
might not render greater assistance to him
in times of trial a' d affliction by personal
intercourse with him than we could possibly
do through the paper. If this be true o: us,
how much more is it true of God!
3. This would indeed be a great calamity,
but it is in no danger of befalling men by
believing that God to-day hears our prayers
and answers them in Hi3 own way, and not
necessarily always through the agency of
the Scriptures. It would take all the zest
out of prayer if #e should lose faith in
the reality of actual communion with God
in which we speak to Hi n and He to us
through His Spirit which >bideth in us.
1. 7s the doctrine of restitution scriptural?
2. How are we to understand 1. Cor. 5:5?
F. M. Hess, M. D.
Berwick, III.
1. We presume "restitution," in this
question, refers to making good, as far as
in us lies, any wrong which we have done to
another. Of course this is scriptural, and
no repentance is genuine that does not re-
store, as far as possible, what has been un-
justly taken from another.
2. The verse cited is a part of the direc-
tion given by Paul to the church at Corinth
concerning the evil person who was in its
fellowship. The church, being gathered to-
gether, was directed "to deliver such an one
unto S-a'.an for the destruction of the flesh,
that the spirit may b-3 saved in the day of
the Lord Jesus." To deliver an offender un-
to Satan would be for the church to with-
draw fellowship from hin and no longer re-
gard or treat him as a member of the body
of Christ. Even this last resort is intended
to save the offender by cutting off his false
hope in the church and leave him to the
power of Satan until by bitter experience
he should lear.i that "he that eoweth to the
flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption,"
and should at last, perchance, turn in peni-
tence and be 3<aved in spirit.
In Matt, 22:37 Jesus said, "Thou shall love
the Lord thy God," etc. In Luke 10:25-27
the lawyer gave the answer to his own question
"Thou shall love the Lord thy God." Who
gave the two great commandments, Jesus or
the lawyer? Jas. McGwire.
Highland, Kan.
Neither Jesus nor the lawyer gave the
commandments mentioned above, but each
one quoted them from the law — -the law of
God given by the inspiration of God. The
difficult question is not who gave these com-
mandment, but who of us keeps them.
What book, not too expensive, gives infor-
mation concerning the hiding of the early
Christians in the catacombs?
J. M. Hunter.
Coquille City, Oreg.
"Ben Hur," by Lew Wallace, contains a
description of the catacombs and their use
by Christians. If you have access to any
encyclopedia, it will give you the necessary
information under the word "catacombs."
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LESSONS FROM THE CAM-
PAIGN.
R. MOFFETT.
The American people are now being en-
listed and enthused in the interest of about
a dozen candidates for the presidency of the
United States. These candidates stand for
one or more doctrines which the advocates
of them hope to see continued in practice,
or at some early day enacted into law.
This is a noticeable feature, quite in con-
trast with divisions in the Christian world.
Politicians — I use the word in the good
sense — do not set forth political philosophies
which cannot be reduced to practice. When
the Republican party, in 1856, put into its
platform, "No more slave states and no more
slave territories," it meant the overthrow
of the slave-holding power. The party
which puts into its platform, "No more sa-
loons," means the prohibition of the liquor
traffic. The party that puts into its plat-
form free trade or free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to 1, means a radical change
in the nation's commercial and financial
practices. The party that puts into its
platform the surrender of recently acquired
territory, means reversal of the present
policy. The party that puts something into
its platform which it does not mean to re-
duce to practice, ought to be outlawed.
Now the church has been divided on ques-
tions which have little to do with practice.
What had Calvinism and Arminianism to do
with the work of the church? Very little,
except to hinder it. These were simply re-
ligious philosophies which divided the church
and served no practical end. Politicians are
wiser; and political divisions have a justi-
fiable reason, because the several patties
propose to do diverse things whbh have to
do with the future condition and pro°perity
of the nation. If the church had given its
attention to the work of Christ and had
"sought first the kingdom of God" there
would have been little occasion for division.
Jesus Christ came to do, and he educated
his apostles to do. His mission was to save
men and set them to work to save the world.
The church lost sight of this as the "para-
mount issue" when it set to work to formu-
late human creeds, which served only to di-
vide. It seems to me the church is coming
more and more to understand that its one
great mission is to save men, and this means
union — the breaking down of middle walls
of partition. It means at la^t only two par-
ties, the one for Christ and the other for
Satan; the one for work that will enthrone
Christ in the world, the other for work that
will enthrone Satan; the one for all that is
holiest and best, the other for all that de-
grades and destroys.
Again, the church can learn something
from the methods of the great political par-
ties. Jesus said the children of this world
are wiser in their generation than the chil-
dren of light. Politicians depend for suc-
cess upon (1) thorough organization; (2)
the liberal use of money; (3) the enlighten-
ment of the people; (4) appeals in behalf of
the welfare of the country.
The organization consists of (1) a plat-
form on which the largest number of voters
can stand and work t :gether as one man.
Many things which some of the voters would
like to have in the platform are left out be-
cause there are also many voters who would
bolt if they were put in. It is believed that
a majority of the voters can be united on
what is in the platform and that the vote
implies nothing as to what may not be in it.
The two great parties are alligned in this
way. Smaller parties may be found as ad-
vocates of great questions and education
along important lines without raising an
issue with either of the great parties. The
voter knows that one or the other of the
two great parties will win. If he believes
that it makes little difference which wins he
may cast his vote to emphasize prohibition,
or the need of a national divorce law, or the
annihilation of the anarchists, or cheaper
postage, or any other thing he conceives to
be important and found only in one platform.
(2) The party depends upon the publica-
tion and distribution of literature which
will enlighten the voter and emphasize the
paramount issues. Advocates address the
great multitudes on these great questions.
A political campaign is a great elucator.
The people come to see the differences and
to weigh the comparative practical impor-
tance of the several political doctrines. True,
some of these "stumpers" are the merest
pettifoggers and mountebanks and some of
the literature is colored beyond the warrant
of facts, but on the whole the people are
enlightened in a great degree on the ques-
tions before the people.
(3) The organization embraces a distribu-
tion of labor. There are departments of
work and in these departments there are
captains of tens and hundreds and thous-
ands. These are chosen with reference to
their ability to do what is needed and ex-
pected down to the smallest details. A
great political party moves like an army
under one great commander. Great meet-
ings and small meetings are arranged for,
"still hunters" are set to work — all to con-
vince the voter and get him to the polls.
Politicians set a high value on the unit, for
one vote may determine the character of the
national administration for four years.
(4) To reach the desired result there is a
very liberal use of money. It is supposed
that it will take a hundred millions of dol-
lars to pay the expenses of this campaign.
Headquarters must be rented in great cities,
in the state capitals and in county seats and
villages and townships. Speakers must be
paid and reimbursed for expenses. Millions
of pages of literature must be printed and
distributed. Appeals must be made in be-
half of individual and collective welfare,
and above all in behalf of the honor, dig-
nity and prosperity cf the country. All
this costs time and money.
There are lessons in all this for the
church. In the campaign for Christ there
is found nowhere that systematic organiza-
tion, that earnest effort to enlist every
church member in the work, that liberal use
of money, that earnest and even passionate
appeal in behalf of the highest good to in-
dividuals, to society, to nations we find char-
acteristic of the great political parties. In
all this I do not forget the many things in
political workings that must be condemned;
and yet, the church has not always been free
from some of these same things. I believe
the Lord is leading hi3 people more and
more to the qualities that make for right-
eousness and for the long-promised triumphs
of his reign.
ROGER WILLIAMS AND RE-
LIGIOUS LIBERTY— II.
W. H. ROGERS.
If the recent utterances in regard to
Roger Williams shall incite to a new study
of the development of religious liberty and of
some of the great actors who were pioneers
therein, their author will have rendered a
service for which he will deserve much
credit. A fresh study of Milton and Crom-
well and Sir Harry Vane and Roger
Williams not only keeps us from getting
rusty, but it purifies and quickens the
currents of our social, civil and religious
life.
Roger Williams drank copiously at the
fountain of religious liberty. He was the
companion of Sir Harry Vane, who at the
age of 24 was governor of the Massachusetts
Bay Colony, and of whom Wendell Phillips
has declared that "he was in advance of
Winthrop, Adams and Franklin; that he
projected ideas far into the future, and
when a boy boldly announced the faith of
the nineteenth century in the middle of the
seventeenth." He was also on terms of inti-
macy with John Milton, whom he instructed
in Dutch during his second visit to England.
And finally, he enjoyed the friendship of
the great Protector, Oliver Cromwell.
Possibly overcopbus draughts may have
intoxicated him, rendering him somewhat
unsteady in the pursuit of his goal, especial-
ly during his youth. His age at the time
of his coming to America in 1631, where he
at once became prominent, is variously
estimated at from 25 to 31.
It is very difficuly to get a correct
estimate of a man who lived and labored
260 or 270 years ago, and especially so in
those times of transition and turmoil, when
passion and prejudice ran high. Says
Henry M. Dexter, who appears as a critic,
not an advocate, of Roger Williams: "Those
were days of free and rugged speech, when
even the best of men sometimes allowed
themselves to suspect and stigmatize the
motives of others and to employ bitter words
in so doing."
The writer ec;'oyed greatly the article by
James Vernon, Jr., in the Christian-Evan
GELIST of August 30th, and feels grateful
for his clear statement of the facts of
history. Yet, when a great historical
character is under consideration the people
should know all about him, his defects as
well as his virtues. History and biography
will not prove safe guides unless the facts
in one case and the factors in the other are
given faithfully. "Paint me as I am," said
Cromwell, the friend of Roger Williams.
The work should be done reverently and
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with entire candor, however, not flippantly
and with bias.
Now, since Dr. Dexter pleads the case of
Roger Williams' persecutors as against
Roger Williams himself, I am inclined to
consider his estimate of Roger Williams as
reasonably correct. It is as follows:
: "There was so much of sweetness, wisdom
and true nobility of character in the adult
development of Mr. Williams as to make it
hard for us to remember that he always
,had great faults. A hot-headed youth of
determined perseverance, vast energy, con-
siderable information, intense convictions,
a decided taste for novelty, a hearty love of
controversy, a habit of hasty speech and a
religious horror of all expediency. With
all this there was in him an abiding patience
under trial and meekness toward reproof, a
calm courage, a noble disinterestedness and
public spirit and a predominant good temper
in every strait and toward every opponent."
This testimony of Dr. Dexter, taken in
connection with that given before, seems
somewhat contradictory, and that is just
the kind of a man Roger Williams seems to
have been. Roger Williams had the
prophetic temperament, and to the purely
academical or logical mind the prophetic
habit is always contradictory. There were
two Roger Williamses in very much the same
sense that there were two Isaiahs. I once
heard Principal Cave, of England, say that
the two Isaiahs were the Isaiah of youth
and the Isaiah of mature year3. Whatever
may have been his seeming youthful aberra-
tions, it is certain that in the prime of life
Roger Williams mellowed greatly, and
Winslow says: "He was lovely in his
carriage."
Let us hear Dr. Dexter further concern-
ing the so-called apostle of religious liberty:
"His eyes were so intently fixed upon a
great ideal line of duty stretching onward
toward the far future and upward toward
the judgment seat, as to withdraw his con-
sciousness largely from the path that was
under his feet and so to permit him to
stumble into entangling inconsistencies,
which might have been avoided if his atten-
tion had been more recalled to the practical
obligations of the hour." Ah, that is it, ex-
actly! A prophet is a man with a vision
of two worlds, and he must always seem
fanatical and troublesome and contradictory
to the man whose view is too closely limited
to one world. Such a man is sure to be
cannonaded while he lives and is likely to
be canonized when he dies, after the fashion
of all zealous saints and reformers.
There were many, however, who canon-
ized Roger Williams while he lived, and
there are a few who still keep up the can-
nonading, now that he has been dead more
than 200 years.
With unfeigned reverence for the prophets
of the Old Testament and the apostlea of
the New, I aver my faith that God has been
visiting the world in prophets and apostles
at frequent intervals from that day to this.
Yet, I take the prophets and apostles of
Bible days as the standard by which all
other prophets are to be judged.
It is as true that Cromwell and Roger
Williams and Lincoln were raised up for a
purpose as were Isaiah and Paul and John.
Isaiah prepared the way for Luther and
Lincoln and all subsequent prophets. It
would be a poor world indeed if God had
not thus visited it since the days of John
the Revelator. But all true prophets must
acknowledge their allegiance to Jesus the
Prophet and anointed King. Let it be
remembered, too, that God has never found
a perfect, man through whom to do his
work. If they were capable or could be
made capable of accomplishing the jne thing
for which they were raised up they were
accepted and their work was accepted in
spite of their foibles and delinquencies.
Modern critics of modern prophets would
have set Peter aside, but Jesus did not. He
bore with him and loved him into shape
for the work he was to do, though, judging
from what Paul says (Gal. 2:11), Peter
seems to have been always amenable to
criticism.
If history be read in the light of what I
have said above, how intensely interesting
and spiritually uplifting the study of history
becomes. The more I read, the less I am
inclined to make any distinction between
secular and sacred history. There is a good
deal of what might be called secular history
in the Bible and a good deal of what may
be termed sacred history in the records of
America. I just now recall a remark of
B. B. Tyler, made at my own table a few
months since, to the effect that he had
found "Twenty Years in Congress,'' by James
G. Blaine, one of the most religious books
he had ever read. To the secular eye all
things are secular; to the religious eye all
things are religious. If my readers will be
patient I will deal more directly with the
present stage of the banishment question in
my next letter, giving its status up to date,
for the Massichusetts general court has
been wrestling with that question ia this
year of our Lord 1900.
Bro. Vernon has saved me the writing of
anything concerning Lord Baltimore, except
to add that progressive, for that day, as his
charter may have been, he did not live to
found any kind of state under it, and as
late as 1688 the Church of England was
established ia the Maryland colony and
disabilities were imposed on Catholics and
Dissenters.
As to the statement that Rhode Island
was the last of the states to accept the new
constitution, Bancroft's word is as follows:
"That state, although it had taken no part
in the Federal convention and for a year or
more had neglected to attend in Congress,
watched without disapprobation the great
revolution that was taking place. Neither
of the two states [North Carolina and
Rhode Island] which lingered behind
remonstrated against the establishment of
a new government before their consent; nor
did they ask the United States to wait for
them. The worst that can be said of them is
that they were late in arriving." Surely, no
serious reflection on Rhode Island is implied
in these words.
East Milton, Mass.
MEMORY AND OLD AGE.
L. S. CUPP.
Old age is crowned. To place upon a
man's head a regal crown is to bestow upon
him a nathn's highest honor. So God pays
to man the highest tribute of this world by
placing upon the head of age a crown of
silvered hair. This crown, like the royal
crown of Britain, is studded with blazing
jewels. The most valuable jewel in this
costly diadem is memory, the resplendent
Kohinoor of age. The young man stands at
the opening gates of life, looking forward
upon the plains of ambition. But the old
man, staff in hand, stands at the opening
gates of death, looking backward upon the
fields of memory. And what a blessing is
a good memory to old age! In its blessed
sunshine the old can live over their lives
again, for so many things are in the past to
which the memory clings, and around which
the fancy loves to linger.
An old grandfather sits under an oak,
watching his great-grandchildren at play.
His form is shriveled and bent with age and
care, his eyes are dim, his ears are dull of
hearing, his hair white as the winter's driven
snow. For a little while he watches the
children romp and gambol, like young harts
upon the mountains of Bethel; and then his
memory, borne away on a ripple of childish
laughter, goes rambling backward down the
winding path of his life. Once more he is a
boy of twelve in his childhood home. His
brothers and sisters are there, and they are
playing in the back yard together. Mother
is in the kitchen preparing the evening. meal.
Father is sitting on the porch playing with
the little sisters golden curls, often looking
affectionately towards the other children at
play. There is the milkhouse and the cool
spring near by it. There is the old 3wing, in
which is a neighbor girl of seven, come home
with them from school. He sees himself
standing there, his face radiant with boy-
ish laughter, as he sends the old swing high
among the spreading branches of the pine
from which it hangs. The supper-bell rings
and all scamper away to the kitchen and sit
down at the table. There is father at the
head of the table and mother at the foot,
with little golden-haired Mary on one side
of her and the little girl neighbor on the
other. The brothers and sisters are ar-
ranged along either side, restlessly await-
ing the signal to begin.
Memory shifts the scene forward a lew
months. There is the little church on the
hill. It is full of people, and many of them
are weeping. Father and mother are there,
brothers and sisters are there — all but one.
A little white coffin sits before the pulpit,
covered with flowers. In that coffin is little
Mary with the golden hair. Oh, how empty
was the home when they all went back!
Father sat on the porch and wept, but the
darling little sister was not there. Mother
sat in her usual place at the table, but no
golden curls beside her. The old man under
the tree is weeping now, so memory shifts
the scene again.
He sees a crowd of wedding guests assem-
bled, and himself about to be married. He
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sees himself a tall, robust man of twenty-five,
standing before the minister. Be.-ide him
is a beautiful figure in white, crowned with
carnations and roses, and holding his arm in
a trembling embrace. The service ends and
they turn away as husband and wife. It is
the girl neighbor of seven, now grown to
womanhood, that has become his bride.
Then memory whirls the old man rapidly
along the path of life. It takes him again
on a number of journeys to the little church.
Once it was to bury a little girl of his own,
then a little boy, then his father, then a
brother, then mother, until a long proces-
sion of loved ones had gone into the grave-
yard to return no more. And last of all had
g ne his dear, faithful wife, at a ripe old
age, and he is left alone. Taere are the
graven, a long line of them, heaped up like
billows of green; but here are the memories,
the tender, sweet memories of the past. Oh,
what a priceless jewel is the memory that
adorns the crown of age!
Huntsville, Mo.
lamented president of Kentucky University
at the opening of the session of 1866 67.
Many of the "young brethren" are ttill liv-
ing who, I doubt not, will remember the
above outline, and will recall with pleasure
the author's gentle and earnest manner when
pleading with the young ministers to labor
for the highest interests of the cause of
Christ.
PRES. MILLIGAN'S ADVICE TO
YOUNG MINISTERS.
CLAYTON KEITH.
Young Brethren: — In view of your great
and increasing responsibilities let me exhort
you:
1. To see that your own hearts are right
in the sight of God. "Keep thy heart with
all diligence, for out of it are the issues of
life," is one of the most impressive of Solo-
mon's proverbs.
2. To cherish in your hearts supreme
love to God and an ardent sympathy for
suffering, dying humanity. Let your con-
stant aim be to reconcile men to God. All
other duties are secondary to this.
3. To this end be diligent students of
God's Word. Know nothing but Jesus
Christ and him crucified. Be familiar with
the New Testament — th6 life and character,
the parables and miracles of Christ — as you
are with the contents of no other book.
4. Preach the Word faithfully.
5. Cultivate an earnest manner in the
pulpit. Avoid levity.
6. Be courteous to all and in meekness
instruct those who oppose you.
7. And, in a word, imitate Christ and his
apostles.
I have a fear and somewhat gloomy ap-
prehensions for some who have entered upon
this career, arising wholly from an experi
ence of many years in college life. In order
to guard against the evils that beset your
pathway, and to keep the flame of Christian
love continually burning upon the altar of
your own hearts, it is necessary for you to
avail yourselves of all the helps God h s
furnished. Attend carefully then to all
your duties, and see, that your influence is
always properly directed in the church.
Your example will often prevent the occur-
rence of much that is evil, and secure the
accomplishment of much that is good. And
what a responsibility rests upon us all, with
regard to the non-professing youth to whom
you now have free access!
Such were the words of the beloved and
THE DIVINE PATIENCE.
T. h. blenus.
The Apostle Paul speaks of God as "the
God of patience." David speaks of him as
"slow to anger and great of mercy." It does
really seem that humanity basely and wick
edly employs the kindness and forbearance
of G 'd as an encouragement to live in sin.
If God were, as he i3 sometimes represented,
a rigid and inflexible tyrant, visiting his
fury upon transgressors for their first
offence, then would man tremble before him,
and be filled with apprehension at the
thought of defying him; but because he is
parent and slow to anger, the sinner sports
with his laws and tramples upon his author-
ity. The patience of God is an attribute
dear to the concerned believing Ch'istian.
It is tha< attribute bearing different names
but with the one design in view, that is to
abstain from instantly avenging the insults
and outrages offered him by rebels, while it
seeks to renew to them the offers of pirdon,
peace and eternal salvation, while encom-
passing them with undeserved blessing * and
opportunities to lead them to faith, repent-
ance and obedience. This divine patience is
revealed to us ia the Scriptures) in terms
most interesting and most impressive. It is
held out as a foundation of hope for the pen-
itent, as an incitement to holiness and vic-
tory for the sinner and as a theme of triumph
and gratitude for the believing Christian.
It is a modification of the divine goodness.
While the goodness of the Almighty respects
all creation, patience has a3 its object only
the transgressor. Had iniquity never enter-
ed the world, goodness would have triumph-
antly reigned over all the works of God, but
patience never could have been exercised. It
is the goodness of God which sustains the
irrational creation which "hears the young
ravens when they cry;" but it is patience
which a long time bears with the offences of
the rebellious. God does not spare mankind
because he is unacquainted with guilt. Every
sin, every transgression, every irregular
thought, every unholy desire, every in proper
intention, every criminal word, every neg-
lected duty is seen by God with all its de-
formity, all its hideu.-mess and all its ag-
gravating circu mstan ;es. Every sin, from its
first faint blush, from i's most incipient con-
ception, and through all the steps of gradual
progressive development to its final culmin-
ation is "naked and open to him with whom
we have to do." God is not deceived by
false pretences; note this, ye sounding brass
and tinkling cymbal professors, nor can he
be cheated by the mockery of mere external
observances, for he re+ds the heart. Our
Almighty Father clearly sees the blighting,
blasting influence of sin, the ingratitude it
displays, the obligations it violates, the love
it contemns, the value f that precious blood
which it disregards and the eternal fires
which it has already kindled. His divine
pa ience is not the result of impotence.
Human patience and human forbearance
often proceed from cowardice or inability.
On the contrary, with God this attribute is
so far from indicating impotence that we are
taught in the sacred writings that the divine
power of God is most illusriously displayed
in his exercise of patience, and for this
reason the two attributes are'in n any piaces
jo ned together in su3h expressiveness as
"slow to anger and of great power." "What
if God, willing to make his power known,
endured with much long-mffering the vessels
of wrath filled to destruction?" (Rom. 9:22.)
The patience of the Lord displays the great-
ness of his protection in preserving the
church in the midst of her enemies. If there
had been no Diocletians and no Neros, we
should have had but a faint conception of
the care with which God watches over his
people. His patience glorifies his perfection.
All his attributes are displayed in beauty
and excellence before all intelligences, but
his patience can be manifested only in this
world; there can be no exercise of it in
heaven, since there will be nothing there to
require it ; there can be no exercise of it in
hell, since there will be nothing but wrath
to the vessels of wrath.
Adams Street Christian Church, Jackson-
ville, Fla.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
WM. REMPRY HUNT.
The Yellow Empire is in rebellion. The
situation is full of the gravest possibility.
Current events have indicated as imminent
the mightiest overturning and reconstruc
tion that ever shook the foundations of Asia.
The luriad lights seen behind the storm-
cloud on the political horizon have burst all
over the empire in unprecedented fury. It
is a drama of blood and fire. Never in the
history of the world has this far eastern
arena of political intrigue and anarchiai
confusion rivited so much the attention of
the civilized world.
The Pekin court is directly responsible for
the insurrectionary movement and the war
for t <e extermination of the foreigners. In-
directly the foreign envoys themselves are
responsible for the callousness with which
the 'intelligence department" has been man-
aged and the pitiful way they have been
hood viuked by Cninese officialdom. The de-
thronement of the Emperor Kwang Hai and
the placing on the throne of the rebel usurper,
Prince Tuau's son, was the signal for a gen-
eral reaction against all reform and prog-
ress, actuated by the highest motives and
influenced by Western learning the anxious
young emperor instituted some radical re-
forms. It met with bitter opposition from
the Manchu princes and anti-foreign govern-
ors.
The "Boxers," who are a powerfully or-
ganized "volunteer patriotic so iety," are
looked to as the political saviors of the
state. It enjoys the highest imperial patron-
age and support. Its origin lies embedded
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in the low priesthood of Buddhistic and Tao-
istic clans. It is a bloodthirsty, fanatical,
politico-religions sect, which has for its
gloomy ideal the "extermination of foreign-
ers and the sweeping a *'ay — out of the open
| door — of all modern improvements and a re-
turn to Chinese isolation an < ancient rule."
: An imperial edict, issued June 21st, ordered
| the viceroys of all provinces to massacre
, the foreigners everywhere without delay.
The most alarming element of danger is
yet to stagger Christendom. Proclamations
'; are posted in cities and towns everywhere
; proclaiming a holy war. They call upon
: the Buddhist world to rise en masse against
the Christian armi.s. Myriads of heavenly
; hosts are to aid them. These frebrands are
i thrown into many million peopled provinces
\ and cities already kindled for revolution.
, Already the atrocities of the "Boxers" have
' shocked humanity. It is estimated that fifty
thousand native Christians have been mas-
i sacred.
The sufferings of the interior missionaries
have been awful. Nameless outrages have
been perpetrated upon pure, innocent young
women, missionaries from cultured homes in
England and America — this, in several in-
stances, before their lives were sacrificed.
The facts are revolting in the extreme, and
Christian dignity demands that for the sake
of the sacred memory of the victims the
facts be withheld. The truth about what
happened in beleaguered Pekin during the
seige by the "Boxers" and the imperial
troops is enough to show the utter corrup-
tion of Chinese officialdom and to demonstrate
their inability to govern their own country.
The program of events in this land of
political mystery was well known to the
Tsuog Li Yamen in China. Like the Em-
press Do vager and the Manchu princes, they
connived at it. The result has paralyzed the
civilized world. Had Sir Claude MacDonald
made strong and well supported representa-
tioas to the Foreign Office in London, and
United States Minister Conger even stated
his own views of the dtuation to the Wash-
ington Goverament, this reign of terror
might have betn largely prevented.
In the provinces of Shansi, Honan and
Chehkiang the persecution has been most
violent and widespread. The Shansi gov-
ernor is one of the most rabid of all the
foreign-hating officials in China, and has
been most active in carrying out the orders of
the rebel usurper, Prince Tuan, to "massacre
all foreigners and destroy all railroads, mines,
telegraphs, churches, schools and everything
savoring of progress and civilization." The
China Inland Mission, with their Swedish as-
sociates, had ninety-one missionaries in the
province of Shansi, besides those mission-
aries of the English Baptists and of the
American Board. The English Baptist mis-
sion reports that fifty of the foreiga mis-
sionaries have been brutally massacred and
the native Christians suffered untold violence.
A China Inland Mission party of fourteen
escaped from Shansi and some have reached
Hankow. Mrs. E. J. Cooper, Miss Rice,
Miss Hunter and two children died on the
way down. They were beaten, publicly ex-
posed and maltreated by their soldier escort
and subje 'ted, before the wild, incestuous
crowds, to shamtful indignities. The chil-
dren died of wounds and hunger.
In Chehkiang the brutal murder of Mr.
and Mrs Thompson and oth;r workers was
carried oat under the very tyes of the of-
ficials. The workers have been driven into
the plains, confined in filthy dungeons and
caves. One party of refugees, together with
women and children, ate grass and roots for
two days to stay the pangs of hunger and
allay the terrible fever thirst.
Shanghai is crowded with refugees. Hotel
price* are prohibitive and house rents are
very high. Nearly all the missionaries in
the Yangtse Valley provinces are being re-
called. Some hundreds are even yet sup-
pose! to be in hiding in the mountains or
under Chinese military protection (?) en route
to the coast.
The Japanese Government transports have
afforded every facility and shown great
kindness and courtesy to many refugees
from the missions, mines, railroads and tele-
graph offices in the northern provinces. In
this tremendous task of resettling the coun-
try (after justice has been meted out to the
inhuman and diabolical anti-foreign govern-
ors and princes who have obeyed the rebel
edicts with the most hellish ferocity) Japan
deserves the moral support of every civilized
power.
Lord Salisbury's most ill-timed and ill-ad-
vise I utterances on "Foreign Missions" at the
bicentenary meeting of the S P.G., at Exeter
Hall, were hailed with jubilation by the
Chinese raandarinate. The exceedingly bad
taste of the action was taken up with ready
voice and pen by the native papers of
Shanghai and Tientsin, and it was flaunted
again and again in the faces of the foreign
missionaries, who had lost home, friends and
all in the cause — you are not even "popular
at the Foreign Office."
Again, the charge made by England's illus-
trious statesman, that if the former mission-
ary "faced the difficulties and underwent the
martyrdom and braved the torments to which
he was ex osed" the result was borne joy-
fully. "Bat," he continues, 'if such occur
to day, the result is an appeal to the Consul
and the mission of the gunboat." These
statements may be brilliant in generalization,
but are indeed dull in fact.
The very society ai whose meeting Lord
Salisbury uttered hi3 unfortunate criticism
quite recently lost three of its agents at the
hands of Chinese murderers. There was no
cry for vengeance or protection. Is it not a
stern fact that twelve hundred agents of the
C. M. S. were massacred in cold blood a few
years since? There was no cry for vengeance
or even compensation! Replying to Lord
Salisbury's utterances, Dr. W. Gilbert Walsh
says: "As a matter of fact, if the gunboat
were requisitioned no vfadays, it would be in
accordance with the practice of the iidssions
in early days, for it was customary for the
missionary traveler to be fortified by letters
to the kings and potentates of the kingdoms
he had to travel, and overshadowed by
the aegis of royalty; whereas, nowadays the
Foreign Office exercises its paternal func-
tions by chastising for its own pleasure the'
representatives of a Christian country who
are engaged in furthering its religious, com-
mercial and political interests. I need not
adduce evidence in support of this aspect of
missionary work. The testimonies of states-
men, Viceroys and merchants might be
quoted ad libitum."
Christendom should know that there are
both martyrs and victims in China — the first
sacrificed to fiendish hate, and the second to
Foreign Office neglect and abandonment!
"Missionaries and others," says Dr. Walsh,
and he writes what he knows, "are murder-
ed as the helpless representatives of 'Powers'
which have become contemptible through
repeated instances of weakness and vacilla-
tion, atid they are rendered all the more
liable to violence and murder by the known
fact that they are not 'popular at the For-
eign Office' or its local counterparts."
We do not deny the fact that the army
follows the missionary. It is not safe for it
to go before him. We do not repudiate that
a missionary should, as the Prime Minister
insinuates, lose his citizenship from the mere
fait that he is a missionary. His right of ap-
peal to the Consul is as well founded surely
as that of the rum-seller or the opium mer-
chant, when either are in peril. To discard
national rights and protection would be
suicide. If there must be, as Lord Salisbury
declares, "martyrs in mission fields," then let
it so be, but pray do not' let the ill-timed re-
marks of statesmen and the indifference of
our homeland governments become our exe-
cutioners!
Tae outlook is dark. Prince Tuan, together
with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor
Kwang Hsu are reported a> having fled by
rail to Paotingfu, en route westward to
Shansi, where the notorious Yushien is of-
fering them a celebrated Buddhist resort on
a high mountaia in his province. With them
is a large army and priceless treasures in
precious stones and gold bars.
This evacuation has left the friendly
Yangtse Viceroys, Lin and Chang, the de
jacto masters of their own territories, and
left them the only accredited officials to deal
with the settlement with the allies. At this
writing a flying column from the capital is
already in pursuit of the terror stricken
court. It is to be hoped that they will be
intercepted, arrested and brought back, and
the sternest reparation exacted from them
for their heinous crime against civilization
and national honor.
At present the allies are acting in allianoe.
In this is the supreme hope of a permanent
settlement. It would be a travesty on
civilization and on its religion and morality,
should bitter jealousies arise. Chiaa is in
the death throes of one of the greatest revo-
lution of the ages. The oldest and newest
civilizations are in violent collision. What
is done must be done swiftly or the Chinese
problem will, with its massiveness of popu-
lation, and immensity of empire, tax the
wisdom, diplomacy and military resources 01
the world.
Nanking, China, Aug. 24, 1900.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 1900
Our Budget,
— What noise is that we hear?
— It is the din cf preparation for the great
Kansas City Convention.
— It comes from the surf -beaten shores of the
Atlantic, all the way to the golden sands of the
Pacific.
It is heard amoDg the pines of the North, the
orange groves of the South and yonder in the far
North west, "where roils the Oregon."
— As to Kansas and Nebraska, Missouri and
Illinois and others of the more adjacent states,
the roar of preparation in their borders is so great
that a political band wagon can scarcely be heard,
that is, among the people called Christians.
— Read the program elsewhere of the conven-
tion of the American Christian Missionary Soci-
ety— only a part of the feast to be spread — and
you will decide to join the procession whose desti-
nation is Kansas City, Oct. 12-18.
— An announcement from the dean of the Mis-
souri Bible College, Columbia, states that the
work of the current year will be confined mainly
to a course of lectures byanumber of well-known
■cholars who are distinguished in their respec-
tive spheres. The list of these lectures is not
complete and the names will be announced as soon
as it is completed.
— C. C. Redgrave, of Maroa, 111., who attended
the Missouri convention at Moberly, and presented
an outline of his lectures, has made a number of
engagements ia Missouri to deliver the same. His
purpose in these lectures is largely missionary and
we hope the brethren will assist him wherever
possible in his worthy enterprise.
— C. H. White, Galesburg, 111., is excursion
manager to the Kansas City Convention for the
Third Illinois Missionary district.
— We learn that Christian College, Columbia,
Mo., has opened with the largest enrollment in its
history, which demonstrates what its managers
believed, that there Is a demand for a high-grade
Institution for young women in the West.
— The church at Monongahela, Pennsylvania,
C. S. Reel, pastor, dedicated a new bouse of wor-
ship on Lord's day, September 23. Hitherto the
church has been worshiping in a hall over a store.
Brother Reed is a Missouri preacher who has
drifted East; but we have an intimation that if
the current should set in strong enough, he might
be made to drift back to Missouri again.
— We call attention to the timely article on
"The Crisis in China," by Wm. Remfry Hunt,
missionary in Nanking, China, which appears in
this issue. No class of men, in our judgment,
have so clear an insight into the real causes of
China's present condition as the missionaries.
They have given more study to its languages, its
literature, its religions, its needs, than any other
class of people. It may be thought that our cor-
respondent unjustly criticises the foreign minis-
ters for not letting their governments know fully
the events preceding and surely prophesying the
outrages perpetrated upon the foreigners. But
we call the attention of our readers to the fact
that we published extracts from a personal letter
from Timothy Richard, president of the Society
for the Diffusion of Knowledge in China, in which
he predicted this outbreak, and referred to his
visit to the Secretary of State to have something
done for the protection of Chinese reformers and
the converts. The criticism of Lord Salisbury's
utterance on the subject is entirely just and ex
ceedingly moderate considering the provocation.
The men who have done most to better the condi-
tion of China have received the least considera-
tion and the most injustice in all this agitation.
— Daughters College has had a gratifying
opening and President Jones is making an appeal
to the friends of the college to contribute
towards the wiping out of the indebtedness on the
institution. He is organizing a "One Dollar Bri-
gade" which he asks all the friends of the institu-
tion to join. It is to be remembered that the
name of this institution at Fulton, Missouri, was
changed from that of the "Christian Female Or-
phans' School of Missouri," to "Daughters College."
It is still educating a number of orphans each year,
however, and on this ground makes its appeal to
the public. We wish the school success in this
financial enterprise.
— Joel W. Jones, of the city, a pioneer Disciple
of Christ, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Beach, on last Saturday, in his 84th year. The
funeral services were held in his daughter's resi-
dence and conducted by Dr. D. R. Dungan, of
Canton, Mo. Brother Jones knew well thy fathers
of the Restoration movement. Some one will
doubtless prepare a suitable obituary for our col-
umns.
— In this number will be found the program of
the Convention of the American Christian Mis-
sionary Society. A careful perusal of it will
furnish all the reasons necessary to convince you
that you ought to be in Kansas City between tha
dates which it covers. The address of President
E. Benjamin Andrews, of the Nebraska University,
on "The Place of the Church College in the
American System of Education," will be an able
discussion of a timely topic. But this is only one
among many striking features of the program.
—Dr. W. T. Moore, dean of the Bible College,
Columbia, Mo., announces in a neat circular which
we have received, that he has decided to enter the
lecture field and is prepared to visit churches,
chautanquas, Y. M. C. A.'s or other societies in
any of the states, and deliver lectures on a list of
subjects contained in the circular. One series of
subjects is on "Old and New Testament Studies,"
and embraces twenty-four lectures. Another is a
series of popular lectures numbering twelve.
Following is a li3t of these topics:
1. Are Two and Two Four?
2. John Bull in his Castle.
3. How to Assure Success.
4. The Religious Plea of the Disciples: Does
it Meet the Demands of the New Testament and
of the times?
5. The Christian Union Movement up to date.
6. What is the Most Dangerous Imperialism of
modern times?
7. Tent life in Palestine.
8. The Ethics of Wealth.
9. Christ and the People.
10. The Twentieth Ceniury — a forecast.
11. The Gospel of Modem Literature.
12. The Educational Problem and How to Solve
it.
And there is a Special Course designed to be
helpful in the development of a true church life.
This also consists of twelve lectures embracing
such topics as "The Kind of Preaching Needed,"
"Evangelistic Methods," "Plea for a New Reforma-
tion," "How to Make every Member of a Church
Count," "Church Discipline — Pastor and Flock,"
"Family — State and Church," "Foundation Princi-
ples in the Christian Life," "The Stairway that
Leads to Heaven," etc. Thsre is also a course of
Character Sketches covering twelve distinguished
men: Alexander Campbell, Charles Haddon
Spurgeon, William Ewart Gladstone, Abraham
Lincoln, Isaac Errett, Alfred Tennyson, James
Russell Lowell, Count Tolstoy, John Ruskin,
Victor Hugo, Prince Bismarck, Neal Dow. Here is
a wide range of topics and their discussion by one
of the wide experience, travel and literary ability
of Dr. Moore cannot but prove stimulating and
helpful to churches, societies and other organiza-
tions uecuring them. We trust that he may be
kept busy in this new field of usefulness.
— Special Dispatch to the Chbistian-Evangzlist:
Cincinnati, Oct. 1.— Receipts for Foreign Mis-
sions reach one hundred and eighty thousand dol-
lars. F.M.Rains.
— The church in Tuxedo near this city, D. N.
Gillett, pastor, has recently raised over $200
toward paying off its indebtedness. This cburch
is a beneficiary of the Church Extension fund and
is reducing its loan as rapidly as possible.
— The books of the Foreign Society closed for
the missionary year showing receipts amounting
to $179,406.94, or a gain of $26,679.36. The
churches and friends of Foreign Missions are to
be congratulated upon the increased interest, and
liberality revealed by these encouraging figures.
— During the month of September the Foreign
Society was remembered by five friends wiih gifts
on the annuity plan, aggregating $2,500. The
whole amount in this fund now is $92,240. Other
friends are considering gifts. May the number
increase.
—Under date of Sept. 29, 1900, G. W. Muckley,
Corresponding Secretary of Church Extension
work, writes as follows: "We passed the $250,000
mark to-day, with $2,129 to spare. Our new re
ceipts for the year are $57,118.28 including in
terest. Let us praise the Lord for tie most suc-
cessful year's work in the history of Church Ex-
tension. There will be a supplementary report
made of all receipts coming in between the first
and fifteenth of October, at which time our annual
report is read. Let delinquent churches report at
once. Oar new watchword, 'A Half Million by
1905.' " There will be much rejoicing at this bit
of good news throughout the land. It means
much for the houseless churches.
— In the published program of the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society for the Kansas City
Convention, the name of Albert Boxton appears
as Albert Judson. This transformation was
wrought out in the type room and escaped notice
until in the paper. It is Dr. Albert Buxton that
is to deliver the address on "Adoniram Judson," at
Kansas City, Oct. 17, at 3:50 p. m.
W. E. Harlow, of Parsons, Kansas, is to assist
E. T. McFarland, pastor of the Fourth Christian
Church of this city, in a protracted meeting be-
ginning October 7th. The Fourth Church is lo
cated in a great field for missionary and evangel-
istic work and we hope that these brethren will be
abundantly blessed in their effort. They are
earnest, efficient men of God and the church is an
active, wide-a ?ake church. They have determined
on a new and larger house of worship to coat
$8,000, and have their plans already executed.
Their present home is entirely too small for their
work. We sincerely hope that God will bless
these brethren in their meeting and the church in
Its work.
— There is no excuse for blind children in the
state of Missouri growing up without an educa-
tion. The schojl in St. Louis is supported by the
state for their benefit and no i'alse notions shoild
deter any one who stands in need of its ministry
from an education. It is not an "asylum for the
blind," but a school wherein the blind are capaci-
tated for self-support. The only expense to the
student is clothing and traveling expenses to and
from the school. Applicants for admission, how-
ever, must be of good mental and physical capac-
ity. Those who are feeble-minded or who suffer
such physical deformity or weakness as to necessi-
tate special care, are not admitted None are re-
ceived under the age of nine years, and while ap-
plicants are sometimes admitted as old as twenty-
four, they should be much younger. The school
being supported by the state, none but bona fide
residents are admitted. For further information
address Jas. C. Jones, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo.
ctober 4, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1261
-F. M. Rains, of Cincinnati, 0., wires us that
receipts for Foreign Missions for the year end-
Sepfc. 30th, 1900, are $180,000. This is a new
l-water mark for Foreign Missions. Such
sages as these will greatly enhance the en-
3iasm of the Kansas City Convention now at
d.
-The C. W. B. M. auxiliaries of St. Louis held
ir union quarterly meeting with the church in
edo on last Friday. The attendance was large,
addresses good and the day well spent,
rybody enjoyed the meeting.
-With this issue we begin a most interesting
es of articles on Bible Study. The article this
k Is by *H. L. Willett, of Chicago, and cannot
of interest to every Bible reader. This article
o be followed by other equally interesting
cles by able writers. These articles will whet
appetite for Bible reading and study and
mgly emphasize the excellent work now being
3 by the Bethany C. E. Reading Course man-
uent. You can do a good missionary work by
immending these articles to the attention of
irs who would be likely to enjoy them.
-Geo. F. Hall, of Chicago, is to deliver
ie lectures uuder the auspices of the Central
artment of the Y. M. C. A , of this city, as
>ws: October 7th, Sunday evening, 7 o'clock,
e Greatest Book in the Wcrld" (to men
). October 8th, 8 p. m. "The Model New
nan" (a popular bcture). October 9th,
. m., "America in the 20th Century" (also a
alar lecture). The admission to each of these
ares will be free and the available space in the
itorium ought to be occupied each night. It is
opening of the Y. M. C. A. campaign in this city
the attendance will be large. Geo. F. Hall is
located in Chicsgo, 508 Eddy St., and will
)te all his time to lecturing and preaching as
jrtunity presents itself. He i3 open to calls
irhere in the United States. He expects to
i Sunday afternoon services in the auditorium
winter.
-We publish in another place an article en-
id "Our Twentieth Century Fund," wbich is an
sal for an endowment for the Widows' and Or-
ris' Home at Louisville, Ky. The cause is one
; will appeal to Christian people generally. The
k of benevolence needs much more emphasis
rag us than it has received. It is greatly to be
red that all our Homes and other benevolent
itutions shall be brought under one general
;em of benevolence under the general supervis-
of a board in which the brotherhood at large
aid be represented, but under which each par-
lar institution shall have its own local manage-
t as now. This would give unity to our benev-
.t work, as we are trying to bring about unity
ur educational and missionary work. Plans,
believe, are being prepared by which this end
' be realized.
-J. W. Ingram, now temporarily sojourning at
isas City and recuperating his heallh, sends us
ie "Sunday Night Musings" in which he speaks
wo helpful sermons which he had heard during
day. One of them from T. P. Haley in the
ingfield Avenue Church, which he characterizes
'a strong *ppeal by a strong man to the people,
rat their trust in God and go forward." Con-
ling the preacher he says: "The life and labors
inch a no an furnish many inspiring lessons for
younger preachers of the gospel. What an
itimable blessing such an one is to a city or
raranity where God has called him to live and
)r!" In the evening he heard a sermon at the
spect and 22nd Street Church from Brother
Hips, of Augusta, Georgia, who with his ac-
lplished wife, was paying a visit to his old
rch. Mrs. Phillips is the daughter of Brother
r of that congregation, whom Brother Ingram
baptized several years ago. Brother Ingram was
greatly strengthened by the sermon of the elo-
quent young preacher, and referring to a prayer
by Brother Kerr, who "prayed so feelingly for the
man who led him to the cross and into the light,"
he was able to realize the reward to which Jesus
referred when he said, "In this world an hundred-
fold," etc. "After a continued pastorate of forty
years," Brother Ingram writes, "I have been
forced by illness to give up active pulpit service
for three months, and during that time have been
in the business world. I want to say
for the encouragement of my preaching
brethren, I would rather be a doorkeeper
in the house of my God, than to dwell in
the tents of wealth forever. I do believe I would
rather live on bread and water, and preach the
mighty gospel of God, than to engage in secular
labor and fair sumptuously." This is the true
spirit for a minister of the gospel, and we sin-
cerely trust that Brother Ingram will soon be able
to resume his labors in the ministry.
— The editor spent Lord's day last in Indian-
apolis, attending the Central Christian Church,
A. B. Philputt, pastor, in the morning and the
Third Church, C. C. Rowlison, pastor, In the eve-
ning. We were greatly pleased, not only with the
sermons we heard, but with the orderly, impres-
sive services throughout, and the spirit of worship
which pervaded all. We were glad to learn that
all our churches in the city are working harmoni-
ously and are being prospered of the Lord. It
was a great pleasure to greet many old friends
while at Indianapolis.
— The following special dispatch to the Repub-
lic of this city may prove of interest to many of
our readers, referring as it does to the marriage
of one of the members of our staff:
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct, 1. — The marriage of
Miss Annie Gaines Dye, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John T. Dye of this city, and Mr. Winfred Ernest
Garrison, of St. Louis, took place here to-night.
The ceremony was witnessed by the immediate
relatives and a few friends. A reception followed
at the Dye home. The marriage altar was
built of green and white in the second
parlor. There was a canopy of asparagus fern
and smiiax with a bell of bride roses and white
carnations. On either side were palms and foli-
age plants, amid which burned two tall altar can-
dles in Russian Cathedral holders. The orchestra
played Grieg's "Norwegian Wedding March" as
the bridal party entered. The officiating clergy
man was the bridegroom's father, the Reverend
Doctor J. H. Garrison, of St. Louis.
The flowers were carried before the bride and
her attendant by John T. Dye, Jr., and Judith
Garrison, the latter the young daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. 0. Garrison, of St. Louis. The bride
wore a gown of heavy white satin. The corsage
was finished with a bertha of duchess lace and a
yoke of shirred tucked moline. Her veil was fas-
tened with orange blossoms and she carried bride
roses. The wedding supper followed congratula-
tions, the dining room being decorated in Amer-
ican beauty roses. The parlor was decorated with
France roses. Assisting in entertaining at the
reception were Doctor and Mrs. J. H. Garrison, of
St. Louis. After the bridal tour, Mr. and Mrs.
Garrison will reside in St. Louis, where Mr. Gar-
rison is assistant editor of the Christian-Evan-
gelist.
The entire force in this establishment extends
hearty congratulations to the newly-wedded pair.
After a brief sojourn in the North, they return to
St. Louis, their future home.
— At the preachers' meeting held in this office
on la?t Monday the following additions were re-
ported: First Church, four; Second, one; Fourth,
one baptism; Ellendale, ten since last report;
BeulaH, two confessions; Mt. Cabanne, twelve, six
confessions; Central, four. W. E. Harlow, of
Parsons, Kan., begins a protracted meeting at the
Fourth Church next Sunday. This church is now
out with a prospectus for a new house of worship.
Two of our preachers closed their pastorates in
this city on last Monday — D. R. Dungan at Mt.
How it reddens the skin, itches, oozes,
dries and scales 1
Some people call it tetter, milk crust or
salt rheum.
The suffering from it is sometimes in-
tense; local applications are resorted to —
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from humors inherited or ac-
quired and persists until these have been
removed.
Hood's Sarsaparilia
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
is without an equal for all cutaneous
eruptions.
aooD'B 1UJ.I.S are the best cathartic. Price 25 cents
Cabanne and Baxter Waters at the Central. The
Second and Fourth Churches are canvassing their
districts in the interest of their Sunday-schools
and other services. The new campaign opens
up favorably with all of our churches of this
city.
— Oar staunch Presbyterian contemporary of
Cincinnati, the Herald and Presbyter, replying to
some criticisms against the doctrine of election
as held by that Church, says:
Calvinism is not narrow in its ideas Its faith
as to the number of the saved is as wide as the
electing love of God, and it believes that every
soul that will stand on the right hand on the day
of judgment will oe the elect of God. Is there
anything narrow in that? Where is there any
faith that is wider?
It is not the narrowness of Calvinism, Brother
H. and P., that is objected to, but its unscriptural
view of election. Calvinism makes it the arbi-
trary act of God, based on His divine sovereignty,
without any relation to the faith or moral condi-
tion of persons so ehcted; whereas the New Tes-
tament makes it depend upon the faith and obedi-
ence of those who are called by the gospel. It is
this lack of harmony between the election of
John Calvin and the election of the New Testa-
ment, that ha3 created the demand for a revision
of the Westminster Confession of Faith, and there
will be 20 stopping of this agitation short of such
a revision of thit Confession as will give a human
being some opportunity for the exercise of his
volition in the matter of his election.
A. J. Marshall.
The picture on our first page this week is that
of our city evangelist of St. Louis, A. J. Marshall.
Bro. Marshall has had a varied experience as
farmer, soldier, student, missionary, college
professor, editor, pastor and evangelist. His
early life was spent on a farm in Southern
Wisconsin. He became a Christian at the age of
15, uniting with the Baptist Church, of which his
parents were members. He served in the United
States army eighteen months. At the close of
the war he attended Hillsdale College, Michigan,
where he graduated, receiving the degree of B. D.,
and later of A. M. He m»rried Mies Emily L.
Phillips soon after graduating. His wife was the
daughter of a missionary in India, and he sailed
as a missionary in the autunm of 1873 and served
for nine years in that land, being compelled to
discontinue on account of the condition of his
health. Afterwards he took charge of Rochester
Seminary, Wisconsin, and later became editor of
a western paper published in Minneapolis. It was
while recuperating his health in Iowa that he be-
came acquainted with the Disciples of Christ and
with his whole congregation came into the
Reformation. While still serving in Iowa he was
called to be city evangelist by the Christian
Churches in this city, in which capacity he has
labored with good success, being now in his
second year. He is to discuss the subject of
"City Evangelization" in the forth-coming Kansas
City Convention.
1262
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 19CC-
personal JVIention.
David G. Husband, late of Minnesota, has
located wiih the church at Waitebuig, Wash. He
writes that his new work begins auspiciously and
encouragingly.
The close of Bro. F. D. Powers' twenty-five
years' pastorate in Washington City was cele-
brated at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
Sept. faOth, with appropriate services.
J. W. Marshall, of Taylor, Tex., called at this
office on last Friday on his way to Stilletto, Ind.,
at which poino he is now engaged in a protra ted
meeting. We are glad of this ne<» personal ac-
quaintance with Bro. Marshall.
After five years of service with the church in
Black3tone, Va , J C . Reynolds ha.« resigned, much
to the regret of the congregation. And as an
expression of their regret suitable resolutions
were adopted by the congregation.
A. J. Crockett, of New Sharon, Iowa, writes
that afte a vacation of ten months his health
seems to be permanently restored. He began his
second pastorate with the church in New Sharon
Sept. 2nd.
Leroy Henry, M. D , Terre Haute, Ind., has an
eight-page tract on "Some Social and Economic,
Teachings of Jesus" that is worthy of a consider-
ate reading. It will help one to realize how much
more deeply the sayiDgs of Jesus penetrated the
conditions of his day than we ordinarily think.
A yourg man, unmarried, graduate of Bethany
College and of good character, desires to locate
as pastor at moderate salary. One year's experi-
ence. Persons wishing to inquire may write to
C. G. McNeill. 670 33rd St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Enclose stamp.
On the evening of the 23d inst. Bro. C. M.
Schoonover, one of the brightest young men of the
Christian Church, was set apart to the ministry
of the guppel of Christ by the church at W indsor,
Mo., assisted by J. J. Lockhart, of Canton, Mo.
Bro. Schoonover has recently been called to the
church at Winisor and every one speaks highly of
his ability as a preacher He formerly labored in
Kentucky. vVe give him a cordial welcome to
Missouri.
W. M Hollett has resigned his pastorate in
Arlington, la., and accepted a call to Perry, Okla
homa, where he goes at once. Bro. Hollett has
been with the church ia Arlington for six years
and has greatly endeared himself to the people of
that town by his extended services. The church
in Arlington will miss such a man and Bro. H. will
miss such a church The regrets are mutual.
Applicants for the Arlington pulpit are requ sted
to address D. B. Allen, enclosing credentials and
stamp for reply.
J. 0. Carson, of this city, has just returned
from an outing ia Canada. He was up on the
Nepigon River and seems to have discovered a new
and undisturbed fishing ground. He reports
having caught fpeckled trout weighing from four
to eight pounds. He was the champion fisher of
the crowd, having caught a speckled trout that
weighed over eight pounds. He enjoyed the trip
and returns greatly refreshed and invigorated.
When he goes again he may find It difficult to
keep his crowd within its former bounds.
G. E. Williams, one of o^r promising young
preachers, a student of Christian University,
Canton, Mo , was married at Wythe Church, near
Warsaw, Hancock county, 111., on Sunday evening,
Sept. 10th, 1900, to Miss Map Ayers. Bro.
Wi Hams preached at Wythe Church, of which
Miss Ayers was a member, he having baptized her
about a year ago. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of a large audience by Paul H.
Castle, of Virden, 111., an old frien t and college
mate of the groom Bro. Williams and his bride
went to < anton the sime evening, where he will
continue his college courre.
W. E. Boulton, of Mound City, Mo., closes his
term of services with the Mound City church, Dec.
81. Duriig his work tber-, there have been 17
baptisms and a debt of $760 on the church build-
ing, in addition to other old d-bts, has been raised.
This church contributed for missions last year
almost twice the^ amount of any former year. On
the third Sunday of ech >t onth B'O. Boulton has
driven from 22 to 24 miles and preached three times,
besides pr.achiug most of the t'me in the after-
noons of the secoi.d aDd fourth Sundays 34 miles
id the country. In changing his location he is
willing to work where his services will accomplish
the mostgood.
_ F. M Green, Kent. Ohio, is now for the first
time during a long ministry without any definite
charge, ard would like to correspond with
churches whice need his services. Bro Grepn is
too widely and favorably known as a wise teacher
and preacher of the gospel to need any word of
commendation from us. He should be k- pt in the
harness aa long as he is able to render efficient
service.
W. C. Willey, Carthage to Nashville, Mo.
H M. Barnett, Sheldon to Rantoul, 111.
R. S. Robertson, Mt. Vernon, Ind , to Pawnee,
Okla.
S. W. Nay, Elk City to Leavenworth, Kas.
W. S. Givens, Epling, Vs., to Ashevi'le, N. C.
H. Lawrence Atkinson, Lafferi,y, O. to Univer-
sity of CHcago.
Claris Yeu 11, Millisan, Terno., to Payne Ala.
W. H Sheffer, Nashville to Memphis, Tenn.
Dr. E. C. L. Miller, Bilaspur I dia, to vvatson,
Mo.
-f. H. Smart, fentralia to Winchester, 111.
S. S. Lappin, Stanford to Eureka, 111.
A. W. Gehres, Mulberry to Irvington, Ind.
A Valuable Sunday-school Help.
The attention of all our Sunday-, chnol workers
is again called to our special offer of the "Map of
the Travels of Jesus." For the text nine months,
until July, 1901, the International Sunday-school
lessons will continue on the life of Jesue. Such a
map as this is an indispensable aid in properly
and adequately studying or teaching these Lessons.
The map Indicates every spot visited by our L^rd.
By means of colored lines, showing his itinerary
and the chronol :,gicil tables which form a part
of the map, every movement o" Jesus cau be
followed, from his birth at Bethlehem to the
crucifixion on Calvary.
The regular price of this mip has always been
$5. Som<> time ago we came into possession of
several hundred copies at a price somwait lower
than the usual wholesale figure, and during the
summer we have been selling it for Three Dollars
— an exceedingly low price for such a map. We
yet have some copies on hand, whi'h, while they
last, may be had at the reduced price. The map
is six feet long by three feet wide. It is varnish-
ed and mounted on cloth, so that it will last- many
years. It is furnished with rollers, all ready to
hang up. Orders should be sent at once to
The Christian Publishing Company,
St. Louis, Mo.
A Noteworthy Series.
In the Bethany C. E. Reading column we begin
with this issue what we have reason to think
will prove a noteworthy series of articles on Bible
study. These articles are being prepared by our
best writers, aud while they are desigued espe-
cially for our young people, they will prove of in-
terest and profit to all our readers. The follow-
ing is the list of subjects to be treated:
1. The Growth of the Bible. (Showing its
construction.)
2. How we got our English Bible. (History
of translations.)
3. Helpful hints fcr Beginners in Bible study.
4. How to Study the Historical Books of the
Old Testament.
5. How to Study ^Prophetic literature of the
Old Testament.
6. How to Study the Psalms.
7. How to Study l he Wisdom Literature.
8. Hof to Study the Gospel Narratives.
9. How to Study the Book of Acts.
10. How to Study the Epistles of Paul.
11. How to Study the Writings of John.
12. How to Study the Epistle to the Hebrews
13. How to Study James, Peter and Jude.
The list of writers include such names as Her-
bert L. Willett, Carlos C. Rowlison, D. R. Dtingan,
A. M. Chamberlain, G. A. Peckham, E. B. Wake-
field, 0. T. Morgan and J. W. Mien.
" If you send me anything
cjust as good as Ayer's,' I shall
send it right back.
" I might afford to experi-
ment with shoe polish, but I
can't and won't experiment
with the medicine which means
sickness or health to me."
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Cherrists, Lowell, Mass.
Ayer' s Sarsapariila
Ayer' s Pills
Ayer's Ague Cure
Ayer's Kair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Ayer's Comatone
Golden Wedding-.
August 27, 1850, Miss Sarah Ransom and
Jackson D. Vandervoort were united in holy
matrimony at the bride's home on Grand Island,
Niagara County, N. Y. August 27, 1900, about
150 of the relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Vandervoort assembled at their beautiful home in
North Tonawanda, N. Y., just across the Niagara
River from where they were married, and cele
brated the golden anniversary of the aforesaid
wedding It was a happy occasion. No families
in Western New York are held in greater t*;eerjj
than the Ransom and Vandervoort families. This
was evidenced by the many presets, as well as
by large attendance. Asa Ransom, the father of
Mrs. Vandervoort, was a charter me-vb-.r of the
old Clarence (N. Y.) Church o' Christ, one of the
oldest in the state. Mrs. Vandervoort has been
a member of the Church of Christ for 57 years,
and Mr. Vandervoort for 4S years. Mrs. Va- der-
voort served several terms as treasurer of the
Haven's Home, of East Aurora, X. Y., a benevolent
ius;itution for aged Disciples, owned and managed
by the New York Chrisiian Missionary Society.
Mr. and Mrs. Yarderv ort hive been blessed with
five children, four of when; are livir.g. Tut- eldest,
Charles, lives at Jamestown, N. Y. George B.,
Levant R. and Miss £arah live at North Tona-
wanda. George B. Vandervoort has for some
years been an elder of the North Tunawanda
Church of Christ and L vant R. is a trustee of
th-< same congregatiin. Each are successful
business mn and are felt in all g;od work ia
their city.
May Bro. Va dervoort and wife be spared for
many returns of their wedding anniversary.
B. Q Denham.
October 4, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1263
Entertainment at National Con-
vention.
All who purpose att^n ling our National Con-
mention in Kansas City M »., October 11-18, should
send their names in advance to the chairman of
Committee on Entertainment, T. S. Ridge, 400
New Ridge Building. All delegates will be met
at tnin< by Receptim Committee and directed to
headquarters at First Christian Church, 11th and
Locubt St'e<-ts, for enrollment and assignment to
homes. Hotel accommodations sh mid be secured
in advance. R.ioms in private homes will bo
about fifty ceots a night. Good meals at res-
taurants for 15 to 25 cents. A hearty welcome
is extended to all. The Committee.
Kansas Headquarters at the
National Convention.
I The Hotels Cunninghan and Convention, on 12th
land Broadway, have been secured as headquarters
lor the Kansas delegation. The street car line
rune direct from th» h >t»ls to the door of the
Armory, fifteen blocks away. The rates, including
impale lodging, access to bath rooms, etc., will be
l$l 25 per day. Should one person occupy a room
jthe rate will he $1.50 per day. Everything will
!be firs' -el -tss. Those wanting rooms should send
Itheir n^mes at once to either the undersigned or
[to Thomas Ridge, 400 Ridge building, Kansas City,
JMo.
The Hotel Dundee has al^o been secure! It is
located on 15ih and Campbell Streets, five blocks
.from the Armory. Rates, $1.00, $1.25 per day,
lexcept wh»re a suite of rooms is wanted, which
will be $1.50 per day.
| These hotels vvi 1 accommodate only about 30
persona each, and no dour>t will soon be taken, as
a number of names are already on file.
W. S. Lowe.
1221 Clay Si , Topeka.
A Missionary in Distress.
Toths Disciples op Jhrist in Iowa:— Some
yeirs ago 8ro. M. Baghdassirian, an Armenian of
floe educttion and strong Christian character,
Icane to Drake U >iveraity to be educated in the
iBible College. He soon won the confidence and
the esteem f the f -vculty, the Discip es in D<-s
;Moines, a id ev ntuallv in the who'e s ate After
It *o y-ars >f study he was sent to Persii, to work
lammg Vrceman refug-es. For five years he h*s
imet with great discouragements and almot un-
varying failure, through no fault of his own
Before he was sent out he secured pledges aggre-
igatiag one thousand dollars per year for thrae
lyears. M my of these pledges were not collected,
but from1 time to time sums of mouey have been
sent him, barely sufficient for existence. The
famine that has been raging for two or =hree
years has made his efforts fruitless. His condi-
tion and that of his family is critical. For con-
science' sake, f 'r the love of humauty, and for
the live of '3hrist, sufficient money must be raised
to enab'e him to remove his family to some
Europ an port, or back to America. We cannot
honorably close this unfortunate chapter in mis-
sion work without so doing, [he following letter
from the Vice 'onsul General at Teheran, Persia,
explains the circumstance-,:
Legation of the Uci'ed States of America,
Tehe-an, Persia, August 6, lyOO.
The Rev. H 0. Breeden, D D.,
Des Moines, Ia.,U S A.
Dear Sir: -I have just received a Ltter from
Mr M. Baghdass*riao, of Kalassan, Persia, until,
I believe, some time ago, a missionary sent out
and a pported by the Society of the Disciples cf
Christ in America, to this country.
h wou d seem that he is in very itraitened
circumstance', and tuathe and his family have but
the sl-nderst pro3pe its in this country for the
future. For the past two years there has been
great scarcity of the necessaries of life in this
ma!!
The great insurrection in the Chineae Empire, which threatens to involve the United States and
the other great nations of the world, has naturally aroused an increased inter ast in the "Flowery King-
dom." The American people vant to know more of the situation in the Orient, and are eagerly look-
ing for literature on the eunject.
FACTS ABOUT CHINA.
We recently published a booklet, entitled "Facts About China," by Wm. Remfrey Hunt, of Gh*
Cheo, China. Mr. Hunt has beer, f>r many years a resident of Central China, and i3 thoroughly aa
quainted wi'h the country and its people The following are some of his topics:
Vastness of Chinese Empire,
History and Age of China,
The People of China,
Populousness of China,
Climate and Products,
Classic and Sacred Systems,
Strange Manners and Customs,
Some Absurdities of Heathenism,
Lauguage, Education and Literature,
Missions in China.
"Facts About China" is concisely and tersely written. The purpose of the author is to convey
information and to instruct and not to entertain or amuse. Nevertheless, the book is thoroughly
interesting. A map of the Chinese Empire is included in the book.
PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENT§.
THE CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MO
country and consequently every article of diet has
been at semi-famine p-ices; and I can well under-
stand that a f jmily without any visible means of
support must be in a dis ressed condition.
I am not aware of the terms of his service
under this society, and, consequently, cannot make
any suggestion regarding the amelioration of bis
position, except either to remove him to some
other field of la^or, or send him on to America
or to his home in Turkey. He has, howevir, a
great objection to returning to Turkey as a sub-
ject of that .-tat ; and as it is somewhat doubtful
if he would be allowed, as anatunlized citizen of
the United States, to re-enter Turkey, the orly
alternative, if. appears, would be to remove him to
some other sphere of work or bring him back to
the United States.
If there is anything I can do to facilitate the
carrying out of any proposal you may have to
make, I am at your service. Yours very sincerely,
John Tyler, Vice Consul General.
Ev^ry consideration of justice and humanity,
much less of Christianity, prompts us to send him
relief instantly. On condition that $400 is raised
th^ Central Church of Des Moines will give $100,
leaving $300 for all the churches and Disciples of
the state. Let our brethren everywhere respond
quickly to thi-s appeal, or the missionary may be
past help before funds reach him. If the first
opportunity after reading this, all our ministers in
the state will make an appeal for ca^h or pledges
to their congregations and send the result to W.
W. Williams, 220 5th St., Des Moines, treasurer of
the Armenian fund, we may yet rescue this good
man and his family from dire ca'amity. Fra-
ternally,
I. N. McCash, H. O. Breeden,
W. W. Williams, S. B. Denny,
R. B. Jameson.
[This is a righteous movement, and one that
perhaps ought to have ben made earlier, but
there is all the greater reason for promptly re-
sponding to this appeal. The remaining sum of
$300 ought to be subscribed at once and cabled
to this good brother whose destitute condition
will appeal to every generous heart. While this
appeal is specially directed to Io«a Disciples and
while the responsibility for B-o. B.'s relief rests
chi»- fly upoi them, no one will be deprived of the
privilege of having fellowship ia this good work.
— Editor Christian Evangelist ]
m> ORGANS 8£
THE STANDARD @F THE WORLD.
-<?.t&logfree. 146B®yBette>i8 St,9 B»«8®it, Mass.
Annual Meeting in China.
Our nneting this year was first set fo- Jily and
at Killing, where most of the members of the mis-
eion have been going for the heated term for sev-
eral years. But the "Boxers" ord lined it other-
wise, so having ftad (at the orders of our consuls)
to Shanghai, the annual conferen:e was thero hell,
one week later than the prearranged date. This
was not the only untoward event. Dr. Daisy
Macklin and Dr. H. G. Welpton had both just left
for America under medi al o ders, and in such
precarious health that we feared we should not see
them on the field again.
One family was in Japan. However, nothing-
daunted, the sixteen remaining ores proceed d to
hold what may be termed a very successful series
of meetings. Under the circumstances it was
wisely decided to omit sime of the stated papers
and addresses. The most gratifying news was that
the number of converts was much larger than ever
before — 184. Eighty-six of these were from Chu
Cneo, where there seems to have been an old-fash-
ioned revival in progress for some time. Another
good feature was the goodly sum of money from
all sources on the field, that w nt into the work,
namely, $2,960.25 (mex). Notwithstanding the
trying circumstances surrounding us, we did not
hear a murmur nor a note of discouragement.
Every report was full of hope and praise. Perhaps
the titles of some of the papers read would b* in-
teresting.
"What Shall We Require of Members in Regard
to Keeping the Lord's Day?" — Mws Kelly.
"How Much and in What Way Shall we Help
the Chinese Poir, Especially Christians?" — E J.
Osgood.
"Itineration" — W. R. Hunt.
"Shall we Shield our Members fmm Persecution?
If so, How, When, to What Extent?"— J. Butohart.
Much thankfulness was felt that our mission had
thus far escaped danger and hurt, although griev-
ous harm had befallen so many missionaries in
various parts of China.
These are the dark days in the Middle King-
dom. The prince of darkness has great power.
The spirit of evil and persecution is rampant. The
empire is in the throes of a rebirth. It is the
greatest crisis in China's history. In fact, it is a
world-crisis. We only wait now, with bated
breath, to see the outcome. We want to see a new
China, led by honest and able men, and following
after peace and righteousness. It is for the pur-
pose of establishing this reign of righteousness
that we have come to this benighted land. God
grant us success in seeing h'.s kingdom com©
among the millions of this empire.
W. B. Bentley.
Shanghai, Sept. 1, 1900.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 1900
Correspondence*
English Topics.
ALL AMONG THE BARLEY.
"Come out, 'tis now September, the hunter's
moon's begun," as says a fine old English song.
This is the most delightful season of all the
year in England. We English people are favored
with the finest climate, as well as the best abused
climate in the world. There is one thing which
our good and welcome American visitors never fail
to repeat. They sit at our tables and entertain us
with most interesting descriptions of America and
invariably glide into profane language about our
poor English climate. They tell us that we have
no climate at all. We have only little choppy and
scrappy samples of all the other climates on earth.
They think England is the meteorological inferno
of this cosmos. But once I was surprised to hear
an American lady say that our summers were de
lightful. And I have heard a number of Ameri-
cans who have long resided in this country declare
that there is no other part of the world where it is
possible to work comfortably all the year round
for so many hours a day. I admit our atmospheric
poverty. There are some stupendous commodities
which I must warn all intending visitors that they
must be contented to dispense with on coming
here. We never have a cyclone. Not a single
blizzard ever blasted an acre of our soil. There
are no earthquakes in our hstory. Occasionally,
about once a century, a slight subterranean trem-
ble has been ft It, and in Essex an old church
steeple was slightly cracked. But seismological
shocks are not in our line. We are negected by
old Afolos, the god of the winds, who seems to
hold our little island in too condign a degree of
contempt to favor it with a tornado or simoom.
Insects are of the most innocuous sort. Mosquitos
forget how to bite here, and of snakes we
have but one species that is hurtful and
that is a rare curiosity. We are now in
the midst of harvest and all the land is a lovely
sight, with the wheat and barley fields ripened and
waving the banners of gold at the feet of the hills.
The apple orchards of Hereford, Worcester and
Devon are Elysian visions, and nothing I know of
is more encharting than to travel down from Lon-
don by way of Canterbury, through Kent to Dover,
passing through the hop plantations, where the
thousands of pickers, clad in variegated garments,
are just now enjoying a delightful and healthy oc-
cupation, to which they look forward throughout
the year. This year EDgland is glutted with fruit.
It is a time of harvest plenty. But alas! all will
be needed by our millions of poor people, for vast
treasures are being poured forth daily to meet the
expenditure of the South African war.
THOMAS SPURGEON.
The son and successor of the great C. H. Spur-
geon is about to open the newly constructed Me-
tropolitan Tabernacle. This inauguration will be
the great religious event of the coming week. My
American readers will remember that the geat tab-
ernacle, which is the cathedral of London Noncon-
formity, was burned down two years ago. The
walls were left standing entire, but the rest of the
magnificent structure was totally destroyed. The
new tabernacle will be somewhat smaller than the
old. It is not so long by about twenty feet, but it
will be much more compact a> d convenient. It is
a satisfaction to all Christian Englishmen and to a
vast number of Christian Americans that the min-
istry of the beloved Charles Haddon Spurgeon is to
be continued lineally by his son in the same build-
ing, though the catastrophe has involved recon-
struction. I have been receiving from Pastor
Thomas Spurgeon some interesting personal par-
ticulars of himself. As I have known him from
his boyhood, most of the details were more or less
familiar to myself; but I should l>ke to communi-
cate a few ef them to those who are pleased to
learn about noted personalities. Let it be noted
that, although Thomas Spurgeon does not claim to
rival his father in commanding talent, yet he is not
only an exceedingly able man and a most worthy
successor, but one of the most familiar and esteem-
ed of London's public men. He is one of the twin
sons, the only two children of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Spurgeon. The other son is the well-known min-
ister of the great Baptist Church at Greenwich.
As preachers these two are equally famous. Their
services are sought for all over the land. They
were born at that lovely villa in Nightingale L.ane,
Chapman Common, where it was my privilege, like
that of some other favored students, sometimes to
visit the renowned preacher. The two boys were
sent to school for a few years at Brighton. After
schooling was over, young Thomas began to study
art at South Kensington and wood engraving in
Fleet Street. His health becams shaky and in
1877 he wtnt to Australia; but his mother's seri-
ous illness brought him home in the following year.
She was better when he arrived, but Mr. Spurgeon
was very ill and his son Thomas was privileged to
preach for him and then to accompany him to
Mentone for three months. He next attended
classes at the Pastors' College for a time, but fail-
ing health again took him to the a'nipodes in
1879. After traveling and preaching in most of the
Australian colonies, Mr. Thomas Spurgeon accept-
ed the pastorate of the Baptist Church in Auck-
land, New Zealand, in 1881. In 1884 the Auck-
land tabernacle was opened, free of debt. In 1889
he became the evangelist of the Baptist Associa-
tion of New Zealand, and in that capacity visited
all the churches. In 1893 he began to minister in
London at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, though
for some nine months he w.'ts not actually the pas-
tor. It will be remembered that the congregation
was very much agitated for a time by the propo-
sition that Dr. Pierson, of America, should become
pastor. I have been putting a question or two to
Mr. Thomas Spurgeon. I wanted to know whether
he was optimistic or otherwise in regaid to the
general religious and social outlook. His reply
was: "I cannot say that I think the outlook bright,
and the worst of it is that so many think it is."
c. h. spurgeon's influence.
I was anxious to obtain from Mr. Thomas Spur-
geon a correct idea of the extent to which C. H.
Spurgeon's mighty influence survives. In these
bustling and mercurial days impressions soon fade.
Men are quickly forgotten. Few Englishmen have
mu;h to say about Gladstone or Beaconsfield,
though these were both popular idols not long ago.
I noticed when in America that very few people
had anything to say about Lincoln or Garfield.
Thomas Spurgeon said to me: "The fact that the
great cost of rebuilding the tabernacle has been
met Is proof positive that C. H. Spurgeon is not
forgotten. I believe it is mainly for his sake. The
Institutions are well remembered. I could wish for
a more liberal interest in the college and the Col-
portage Association, though, in the providenca of
God, we have wanted for nothing and no work has
been given up." Thomas Spurgeon was born Sept.
20, 1856. When living in New Zealand he mar-
ried the eldest daughter of Gideon Rutherford, of
Dunedin, in 1888. He is now in the very prime of
life. His style is not at all eloquent, but is simple
and direct His theological accent is an exact re-
plica of his father's, and thus whatever originality
characterizes his preaching belongs only to a some-
what poetical turn of mind and to his passionate
love of the sea and of nature in all her moods. He
has traveled much, and is a man of greatly en-
larged sympathies excepting theologically.
SOME LITERARY QUARRELS.
Some nice little troubles are occurring in the
London literary world between famous people.
One of these is between certain play-writers who
are battling about plagiarism, of which one ac-
cuses the other. In this I am not interested, ss I
am not a theater-goer. But there is a curious in-'
terest attaching to the dispute between Marie
Corelli and Hall Caine. One of the most eensa-1
tional books of last year was Mr. Hall Caine's "The I
Christian." Now Miss Corelli has issued a romance
with the title "The Master Christian." She it of I
course accused by some critics of having yielded ^
to the suggestive ness of Mr. Hall Caine's title.
This she indignantly denies. Now, as robody can
settle the point in dispute, people are turniigto'
the merits of Mies Corelli's book itself. We have,
been assured beforehand by the publishers thst it,
would prove 1 3 be the most remarkable book of i
the century. An extraordinary production it iB, ;
and it is at once bewildering its readers by the '<
mixed feelings it evokes. It is, like all Miss Cor- ;
elli's writings, turgid with a constant cataract of
noisy rhetoric. Many of the passages are ex-
tremely beautiful, and the descriptive pages are
often inimitably vivid. But this racketty elo-j
quence makes all her books tiresome for busy peo- 1
pie, who after all do not want to be swamped and ;
carried by a Niagara of overwhelming gush. The j
characters are drawn for a purpose and that pur-
pose is a very strong one, strongly worked out.
The book is a tremendous hit at priestcraft and
also at a divided Christianity. In this respect itis
the great literary surp is6 of the day. I must do
Miss Corelli the justice she deserves. She has
produced her finest book and I recommend all my
readers to procure it. I recommend them at the
same time to skip pages most generously. I cer-
tainly never expected that Marie Corelli would
ever write a book which indirectly tells in our
favor as a people. Neither do I suppose she her-
self knows anything of simple apostolic Christian-
ity, f he writes better than she is aware and may
fulfill a far higher aim than that of which she is
conscious. William Durban.
43 Park Road, South Tottenham, London, Sept.
14, 1900.
"Red Cheeks."
"other children have, why NOT YOURS?"
The above comments occur in a letter referring
to proper selection of food, from E. J. Wilson, 342
Hemlock St., Allegheny, Pa. "When cur first
baby boy reached seven months, he began to lose
strength and grow pale. He could not digest any
of the ordinary baby foods or prepared milk.
"Acting on the advice of a sister-in-law who
was bringing the roses to the cheeks of her two
children, by their diet of Grape-Nuts food, my
wife purchased a package and began feeding it
gradually to our baby, preparing it with a little
hot water until it was the consistency of a thick
gruel. She not only fed it to the baby but her-
self began eating it three times a day.
"The transformation was wonderful. Within s
month the baby was free from all stomach trouble
and my wife's strength was completely renewed,
that feeling of fatigue havirg entirely disappeared.
Do not over feed when giving Grape-Nuts food to
the baby. Other children have red cheeks, why
not yours?"
This food is concentrated and requires less in
volume than any food known. Its delicious taste
wins friends and the remarkable effects win the
reason of any thoughtful person. It was originally
prepared for brain workers, but the effect upon
the nerve centres and brain is so valuable that it
can be used with even nursing babes, to their very
great advantage.
October 4, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1265
The Edge of the Orient.
There is no special reason why the ordinary
traveler should stop at Odessa, but it is a very
pleasant place in which to spend a few days if
yon are forced to, as I was, by the combined per-
versity of Russian passport regulations and steam-
er schedules. It is a city which belongs thorough-
ly to western Europe. There is nothing Russian
;in its appearance except the fact that it has wide
streets. It is probably the only city in Russia
jwhich is built chiefly of stone. British capital and
ienterprise are largely respontible for its present
Iprosperity, and the sailors of all nations are to be
iseen in its streets.
The city is bailt on a high plateau which rises
almost abruptly from the sea as the Plymouth Hoe
and much higher. At the foot of the cliff are
the docks and the dwellings of the sailors and
[roustabouts, both permanent and transient, and
jalong the cliff at the top runs a broad boulevard
■and promenade shaded by rows of acacia trees.
The best hotels are on this boulevard, and the best
[thing about them is their glorious outlook over the
busy harbor of Olessa and the Black Sea. The
harbor was mora than usually busy now, for troop-
ships stood there ready to start for China with
thousands of Russian soldiers. The last night I
was in Odessa there was a grand celebration in
my hotel in honor of some officers who were leav-
ing the next day for the front. They made
speeches and drank toasts and cheered each other
heartily, but they did not sing as German soldiers
would hive done.
There is an open-air cafe on the boulevard very
Parisian in type, where an excellent band plays
every afternoon and evening, which furnishes the
basis, apparently, for the chief line of social de-
markation in the city. If you are somebody, you
sit at one of the little tables, drink tea and listen
to the band. If you are nobody you promenade
up and down the boulevard and listen to the band
without expense. But whether you are somebody
or nobody, you are almost sure to be there to
listen to the band in the evening.
The birthday of the Czar's mother came while I
was there, and it was celebrated by flags in the
daytime and illuminations at night and a general
holiday. The fact that most of the restaurants
were closed, and that I had to hunt all over town
to get luncheon, did not inspire me with kindly
feeling toward the Czar's mother. In the middle
of the band eoncert that night (I happened to be
somebody that evening and was drinking tea), the
band struck up the Russian national air. Before
the middle of the second note of that magnificent
anthem was reached, every one was on his feet,
every one was silent and every hat was off. They
stood so until the end of the number and then ap-
plauded enthusiastically. It was not customary to
applaud the band in that place. In short, the
band was compelled to play the national air
through three times and each time every one stood
in silence and uncovered, It was a pretty fair
exhibition of patriotism for the down-trodden sub-
jects of an effete monarchy.
Prom Odessa to Constantinople is a ride of
about thirty hoars by fast steamer directly across
the Black Sea. The Black Sea is not black, by
the way, but bright blue like the Mediterranean —
as the White Sea, the Red Sea and Yellow Sea
also are, I suppose. It is one of those embarrasE-
ing sheets of water, not very large and not very
small, where those who claim to be immune from
sea-sickness are called below by a sudden bilious
attack, and those who have less confidence in
themselves on the Atlantic, stay up on deck and
enjoy the moonlight.
Land comes in sight about noon simultaneously
on both sides of the vessel and the Turkish coaet
THE PRAISE HYMNAL
"The; Praise) Hymnai, is in use in both the Franklin Circle and
iEtna Street Churches of this city, and each week brings to me a new
appreciation of the work. The dignity and variety of the contents,
and the rare taste displayed in the arrangement and typography com-
bine to make it a model church hymnal. So far as I have seen, the
Responsive Readings are unequaled, and are a most attractive feature
of the book. JESSIE BROWN POUNDS, Cleveland, O."
For sample copies and terms address Fillmore Bros., 119 W. 6th St.,
Cincinnati, O., or 40 Bible House, New York.
*K2r Our new book for Sunday-Schools, Fillmores' Sunday = SchooI
Songs No. 2, price, 10 cents, is extra fine. A sample of our Musi-
cal Messenger sent free.
soon rises ahead of us and apparently bars oor
further progress. We wonder where the Bos-
phorous is. Without looking very narrowly at
the map, I bad always taken it for granted that
the Black Sea tapered down gradually to this nar-
row strait, but now we are coming abruptly
against a high and hilly coast. Not until the ship
has approached quite close can one see into the
mouth of this cleft which separates Europe from
Asia. It is like the mouth of a river and not one
of the largest size, either. The forts which guard
the Asiatic and European lips of this mouth are
not more than three-quarters of a mile apart, and
this is not the narrowest part of the strait.
We read with mirth and a touch of incredulity,
how the navigators of the sixteenth century went
up the Hudson River looking for the northwest
passage to China. But it seems quite as unrea-
sonable to expect this narrow water-way to lead
on and on, now widening to a vast sea, now nar-
rowing again to a slender strait, until finally it
reaches the Atlantic and through it all the seven
seas. Three times between the Black Sea and the
ocean does this highway of ships contract until
two continents are in sight at once. The Bos-
phorus and the Dardanelles seem rather to unite
Asia and Europe than to separate them, and the
Strait of Gibraltar, though much wider than either
of the others, is the point where Europe and
Africa meet.
The Bosphorus is not only the narrowest but
by far the most beautiful of these three straits.
Hills rise abruptly from the water's edge, yet not
so abruptly but that villages can find standing
ground at the bottom and on the lower slopes.
Isolated houses are scattered thick on the hill-
sides; and those at the water's edge are built out
into the stream so that one may look down from
their over-hanging latticed windows and see the
waves lapping at the water-gate, or may drop
down, as it may perhaps b6 sometimes necessary
to do, stealthily by night into a waiting boat with
muffled oars. Very likely escapades of this sort
do not happen nowadays, — but again perhaps they
do. There is no telling as you go by on the
steamer. But at all events, there is no better
place for strange adventures in all the magic East
and no better place in which to localize the imag-
inary adventures which have no other scenes, than
here on the shores of the Bosphorus, two or
twenty miles from Constantinople.
There are palaces, too, as well as villages,
along the shore, and here and there are rows of
handsome villas where the well-to-do of the capi-
tal come to escape the summer heat of crowded
and dirty Constantinople. The embassies of the
foreign nations Inve summer homes here also and
their row of handsome buildings with fluttering
flags by the water's edge might be taken for a re-
production of the Rue Des Nations at the Paris
Exposition where the pavilions of all lands are
mirrored in the Seine. But whether palace, or
villa, or village, the coloring of th3 scene, lit by a
semi-tropical sun, is vivid and delightful. The
pale blues, the pale pinks and pale yellows of the
houses contrast strikingly with the deep green of
the Cyprus (a most lugubrious tree in any other
setting) and the deep blue of the Bosphorus.
After a two hours' ride through such scenes as
these, the villas and villages begin to join them-
selves into an unbroken series and the already
abundant life of the Bosphorus thickens into the
perfect swarm of vessels of every type, propelled
by steam, wind and oar, which crowd the capa-
cious harbor of Constantinople. To our right Ilea
the wonderful city covering the low hills which
rise from the Bosphorus. It is cut in two by the
Golden Horn, a river-shaped arm of the sea, which
constitutes the harbor. One has a confused im-
pression of flat domes and slender minarets, but
there is not much time now for any leisurely sur-
vey of the city, for before the vessel has dropped
anchor, it is surrounded by a swarm of row-boati
whose noisy oarsmen are anxious to put you
ashore. The agents for all the hotels come on
board at the same time and wage strenuous war-
fare for the possession of your person and bag-
gage. Most of them begin by asserting that theii
houses are thoroughly English, but at a word of
French they will stoutly maintain that French ii
the prevalent language with them, and if you try
them with German, they will swear that their
establishment is patronized almost exclusively by
Germans. As a matter of fact, most of them are
quite thoroughly cosmopolitan and any language
and any coin will pass with them at par.
The hotel runner, who in the general melee has
acquired possession of .your effects, puts them and
you into a row boat, lam's you at^the custom
house and steers you through the formalities con-
nected therewith. Being in no great hurry and
having nothing to conceal, I did not think it worth
while to bribe the examiner, as the custom is. It
took him ten minutes to go through my two hand
bags. It may be remarked here by way of antici-
pation that the baggage of out-going travelers is
also examined at the custom house, and, as I
was leaving a few days later, to save time and
troublj I gave the examiner a coin worth a dime.
My goods were not opened. Consider the degra«
dation of a government whose custom-house offi-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 1900'
cials not only can be bribed, but can be bribed
with ten cents.
Th?, hamals, or porters, of Constantinople are a
famous tribe. la the absence of streets navigable
by wheeled vehicles in many part3 of the town, it
ii necessary to transport goods on the backs of
donkeys and men, and both are equally capable of
carrying surprising load3. But; since there is a
good carriage-way leading to the street upon
which all the hotels are situated, we did not need
the services of the hamals except to convey our
baggage to the vehi vie. Then we went through a
tangle of tortuous lanes, crooked and ill paved,
uphill and down, through dense throngs of men
ar,d denser pasks of dogs, till at last we came into
the main street where the car track is. It boasts
a width of nearly twenty f * et, by reason of which
fact it looks comparatively deserted. Great
breadth in a street always gives that impression.
All Constantinople, like the "all Gaul" of our
boyhood's Caesar, Is divided into three parts:
Stamboul, Galata and Pera. Stamboul is old Con-
stantinople, the site of the old Greek city of
Bjzantra-n, of Constantino's capital and of the
Constantinople the Crusaders knew. The other
parts of the city have been affected in various
degrees by foreign influences, but Stamboul is the
real Turkish city. The street lighting arrange-
ments are extensive — as extensive as the solar
system and the starry expanse. The system of
garbage collection is as "simple and powerful" as
the buckeye cure for rheumatism. The material
is thrown into the street at night and die dogs do
the rest. The prevalent method of street pacing
is calculated to make the thoroughfare resemble
the boulder strewn beds of mountain torrc-nts.
May I b-3 forgiven for ever applying to any other
city the term "ill-paved."
The Golden Horn, branching off from the Bos-
phorus at the point where the latter is beginning
to widen into the Sea of Marmora, divides what
would otherwise be a semicircular city into two
quadrants. Stamboul occupies one of these quad-
rants. The other is occupied by Galata and Pera,
and the famous bridge across the Golden Horn
connects Stamboul with Galata. This is the place
this Galata Bridge, where one may take his stand
and see all Europe and Asia go by in any half
hour. It was always bu^y and always crowded
with the most heterogeneous mass of humanity.
Even a single Turk, with his red fez and baggy
trousers and any sort of a coat, produces upon
me the impression of a mingled multitude; but to
see them by the thousand and, mingled with them,
Armenians, Ru'sians, Greeks, Cretans, Arabs,
Englishmen, Roumanians and representatives of
all the other tribes and nations of the known
world— this is a dazzlirg sight.
But I like the Galata Bridge best about six
o'clock in the evening, when the slanting rays of
the sun come down the Golden Horn from the
Sweet Waters of Europe and add their touch of
flame to the myriad bobbing crimson fezzes. At
this hour, too, the domes of the mosques are gilded
and they look the better for it. There are plenty
of domes in Constantinople, domes of the flat
Byzantine type, but most of them are a dull white
by the light of garish day. They a-e at their best
by sunlight or moonlight. But at any hour one
gets a comprehensive vifjw of the city and its peo-
ple from the Galata Bridge. It is to Constanti-
nople what the Uuter den Linden is to Berlin, the
Grand Boulevards to Paris, the Corao to Rome,
the Carl Johansgade to Christiana, the Nevski
Prospect to St. Petersburg, what Broadway and
Fifth Avenue together are to New York. It is
the place where everybody in the city appears at
least twice every twenty-four hours. I am almost
of a mind to eschew the parallel between Constan-
tinople and Gaul, and make the Galata Bridge a
fourth part of the city.
Gahta itself, lying across the Golden Horn from
Stamboul on the sides of a ateep hill which is
capped by a great round tower, is called the Gen-
oese quarter. For many years it was an inde
pendent suburb of Constantinople, inhabited and
controlled by the merchants of Genoa. That wa?
in the days when Genoa and Venice were the
great maritime powers of the Mediterranean, and
bitter rivals. The conquest of Constantinople by
the Fourth Crusade, which was deflected from its
intended warfare against the Saracens to war
against Greek Christians, was effected chiefly by
Venetians, and the Latin kingdom of Constanti-
nople was under Venetian influence during its ex-
istence of half a century. Naturally, the Genoese
were jealous of the commercial advantage which
thereby accrued to their rivals and were willing
enough, when the time was ripe, to help the ex-
iled Greek emperor win back his capital For
their services on this occasion, the grateful
Paleologus conceded to the Genoese this valuable
suburb. Tj ey built a town there with a wall
around it and a tower in the middle of it, which
still stands as the moat conspicious landmark
from afar in the whole city. And they made
themselves very troublesome to the too generous
emperor and his successors until th-^ Turks came
two centuries later and turned out both Greeks
and Genoese. So much for this digression into
medieval history. Its only object is to explain
the present fact of the Galata tower and the glib
phrase of the guides who tell you that Galata is
"the old Genoese quarter." Anj one with even a
little curiosity begins at once to wonder what
business the Genoese had with a whole section of
Constantinople.
The third part of Constantinople is Pera. It is
divided from Galata only by the somewhat imagin-
ary line which separates the Oriental tqualor of
the latter from the comparatively decent Occiden-
talism of the former. All the foreigners except
the missionaries live ia Pera and the foreign shops
and hotels and the legations are there. Even the
slight resemblance which Pera bears to a city of
Western Europe is enough to differentiate it from
the rest of Constantinople It is not an absorb-
ingly interesting section, but if any one were mak-
ing a lengthy stay in the city, it would be a con-
venient and almost necessary place to which to
retire occasionally to recover one's self-respeet.
W. E. Garrison.
On the Aegean Sea, 10 August, 1900.
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Our Twentieth Century Fund.
At a meeting of the Executive Board of the
Christian Widows' and Orphans' Home in Louis-
ville, Ey., it was decided after careful and pray-
erful consideration to try to raise a fifty thousand
dollar twentieth century endowment fund for the
home.
We feel confident that we will have the sympa-
thy and hearty co-operation of every person that
reads this article, because this work appeals to
the heart and conscience of every friend of the
poor and helpless children, that are thrown out
on the world without support.
"Pure religion and undefiled before our God
and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and wid-
ows in their affliction, and to keep himself un-
spotted from the world."
There certainly can be no more worthy work
than the training ane caring for the orphan chil-
dren in the church. Knowing that the Christian
brotherhood is ever ready to respond to the or-
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decided that there was no better time to begin to
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January 1st, at which time, if that amocnt n
raised, we want to have a great jubilee meeiing
of a day or two in this city to thank God for hie
blessings and to plan for mure effectiv.; work in
his service.
Let it be understood once for all that wsile
this home is in Kentucky, and is supported large-
ly by the brethren in this state, that it belongs to
the brotherhood. We only have one other insti-
tution of the kind, that we know of, and it is lo-
cated in St. Louis.
If we can raise a popular endowmf nt of fifty
thousand dollars for the home in Kencncky it
would be a great blessing to the one located in
Missouri, for it will make it much easier to raise a
like endowment for that home after the appealB
of this one have been placed on the heart and
conscience of the brotherhood.
The time is short to raise the first ten thousand
and we hope that all who read this will begn at
once to help us to raise this amount. If you know
of any person that you think could give a thou-
sand dollars, send us his name, or one that you
think could give five hundred, one hundred, fifty
or twenty-five. Those giving one thousand wil
be allowed to keep one child in t e home all the
time. Any one giving five thousand will be al-
lowed to keep five children in the home, and the
fund will be called The Memorial Fund,
named after the giver.
What a blessing five thousand in this way would
be to these little children, and what a reward you
will receive in heaven; what a joy it srould he to
find one hundred little children b<. fore the throne
of God who would say to you: "It was through
your five thousand dollar gift that I was edu?ated
and prepared for the duties of life- and led into
the kingdom of God."
Those thit give five thousand dollars would be
expected to pay it within two yeais; these that
give five hundred would be given six months, and
those giving one ht.ndre d and smaller amounts
would bo expected to psy it by January 1st
Thousands can only give one dollar, so if that
is all you are able to give, send that or give narae
and addtess ;.nd you can send it later. Let alt
who can give send their address and the amount
at once to R. H. Otter, Box 300, Louisville, Ky.
Robt. H. Otter, President.
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THfc CHRISTIAN-eVANOELIST
1267
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
A convention of Christian workers was held in
Chicago Avenue Church — Moody's old church, in
Chicago— from September 19th to September 26th.
It was a good meeting. Such well-known workers
as W. R. Newell, R. A. Torrey, James M. Gray,
W. Phillips Hail, Lucy Rider Myers, Graham
Taylor, JohDston Myers, W B. Jacobs and D. B.
Towner were psesent and participated. Dr. Gray
gave a number of helpful studies of the Epistle
to the Ephesians. Dr. Gray is a fine teacher. I
would not like to be required to endorse his
orthodoxy nor his phraseology at all times, but
his studios are -helpful, nevertheless. In fact,
when it conies to endorsement, I do not know of
any whose views I am willing to vouch for except
my own, and to b> thoroughly honest with you,
I am not always certaia of my own position. I am
still I' arning.
I met a number of Disciples in this convention.
The following names I recall: Dr. A. I. Berninger,
of Indianapolis; Miss Jennie Heckler, Antioch,
Ohio; Miss Thompson and Miss Galasdon, Cincin-
nati, and T. P. Ullom. There may have been
others of "our faith and order" in this convention,
but these I had the privilege of meeting. The
purpose of this convention was a better equip-
ment for winning men to Christ. Time spent in
such a place is well employed. Bro. Ullom has
already had good success in the ministry of the
Word. If I remember correctly, he served the
church in Antioch, Ohio, with such visible success
that last July a house of worship was dedicated
free from debt. He is taking the regular course
of study in the Bible Institute in Chicago.
After the death of Col. Ingersoll and Mr. Moody,
some one in a public address characterized their
work, giving a preference to Ingersoll.
Here in Chicago the church that Mr. Moody
founded and his Bible Institute stand as monu-
ments to the character of service that he rendered.
These properties are worth, I should say at a
reasoa*bl« v<iluition, at Idas; $200,000, at-d they
are free from debt. The average attendance of
young men and youag women in training for
Christian work is about 210. This is pre-eminent-
ly an English Bible ^school. The friends of the
work are attempting to raise an endowment of
$3,000,000, and I hear they are meeting with
encouraging success. The method of Bible study
used in the^Bible Institute is not the same as that
in the University of Chicago! The
theology is somewhat old-fashioned. The style of
speech is in some instances archaic. Dr. Gray
had much to 3ay ia his lectures about the "mystical
body of Christ." But what of it? Paul said in a
letter written when he was in Rome: "Some
preach Christ even of envy and strife, and some
also of good will; the one do it of love, knowteg
that I am set for the defence of the gospel, but
the others proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely,
thinking to raise up affliction. for me in my bonds.
What then? Only that in every way, whether in
pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and
therein I rejoice and will rejoice."
If Paul could rejoice that the Word was
preached in his time by some even in a wicked
spirit, ought we not to rejoice that the Word is
studied and the Christ is exalted, even with an
imperfect or an erroneous understanding, but in a
spirit of divinely generated love?
There is coming to be a better understanding
of the Scriptures and a more intelligent handling
of the Old Book day by day. In this fact let us
rejoice. It ought to be a pleasure to us to com-
mand and encourage such a work as this founded
hy D. L. Moody in Chicago. Can any person name
anything at all comparable to it in the way of
moral helpfulness, started by Mr. Ingersoll?
Mr. George William Cooie has recently been
studying church methods and tho ways of congre-
gations in Massachusetts. He has not confined
his investigations to a single denomination. Sjme
of his facts and conclusions are interesting, and
even surprising.
That three times as many women attend church
as men is a fact with which we are all acquainted,
but Mr. Augustus Daly, a noted theatrical man of
New York and London, has been quoted lately as
saying that the same statement is true as to the
attendance at the theatres. The attendance at
the Wednesday and Saturday matinees is as ex-
clusively of women as is the attendance at the
midweek prayer-meeting and conference meeting.
Mr. Cooke's observations led him to the conclu-
sion that the number of men attending church is
in inverse proportion to the liberality of the
doctrinal teaching. The most conservative
churches have the largest proportion of men and
the din inctly Jib-ral the smallest.
Another problem to which Mr. Cooke has given
attention is the proportion of church-goers to the
whole population. The number of persons who
never attend church is in most towns not more
than one in six or eight, and the latter figure is
more likely to be correct than the first. On the
other hand the number of regular attendants —
that is, those who are found in church as often as
every other Sunday — -is not more than one in three
or four of the adult population.
Mr. Cooke's conclusion is that "genuine, first- j
hand, personal interest in religious questions was
never greater than now. This fact creates for
the real preacher such an opportunity as no other
Christian age has ever presented. In view of the
vast spiritual needs of our time it is surprising
how impotent the churches are, how ineffectual in
their leadership. The trouble seems to be that
the preachers are living in a world that no longer
has an existence. The men of to-day are not
thinking the thoughts that are uttered in the
pulpits."
Ths Chicago Times-Herald some days ago had
an editorial on "What Should Preachers Preach?'
The writer first of all says that "when editorial
writers for the newspapers go to church it is
after a six days' devotion to current politics.
They have noted each new development in the
situation, read the noble letters of the prominent
converts who are ever passing from one side to
the other, and have persevered also in that ap-
palling, disheartening task of tugging through in-
terminable speeches which tell them nothing that
they did not know before. They are by this time
steeped in politics to such an extent that no
minister who has been attending to church duties
can possibly enlighten them as to political facts
or exert the slightest influence upon their political
opinions."
The writer goes on to say that "it is a great
relief when the minister eschews politics and all
the daily wrangles in which they have a part, and
takes them into a better and purer spiritual at-
mosphere."
The remark about taking people "into a better
and purer spiritual atmosphere" is wjrthy of
repetition and emphasis. There is much more of
the same kind in the article from which I have
quoted, but this is enough. It is interesting to
preachers to hear from the pews now and again —
and sometimes it i3 profitable as well. This man
insists that to him the most interesting and help-
ful preaching is that of a man who is full of the
doctrine of the Christ and also of his Spirit, and
exalts the Christ with a holy enthusiasm. "From
such preaching and such a personality one turns
to the world again with higher resolves."
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October 4, 1900
Kansas City Letter.
Kind friends, we bid you one and all to come to
our convention, or rather to your convention, held
at our house. Our welcome is wide, our invitation
sincere. We want you to coma. Preparation is
being made for your coming, and we are frank to
say this means a good deal of work for us all, bat
then this is a labor of love. We do not mind the
work, but what we should very much mind is your
possible failure to come. Really, you can't afford
to miss it. Now this is a stock expression, but a
very undeniable truth is beneath it. Your ab-
sence will not only be our loss, but yours. About
the convention feast you have heard from others.
Oar secretaries know how to spread an appetetiz-
ing table. The programme is attractive. You
will enjoy it to the very close. But then there is
something else besides the program — Kansas City.
If you have never saen this young Western giant,
come and inspact his thews, his steellike muscle,
his great strength. This young commercial Her-
cules is worth looking at.
Well, this tiwn by the Kaw hasn't a very an-
cient history. The history began only yesterday,
bat its short chapter is full of incident and mar-
vel. In the sixties only a little trading post; a
little later a nourishing hamlet; the n9xt hour a
boom city with all the riot of speculation, the
rawness of newness, the extravagance and pre-
tension, the mildness and license of commercial-
ism ran mad, all a-bristle with fables and — lies;
then the boom collapse with its ruin and its bit-
terness; then the upward struggle of an indomi-
table energy and the miracles of reconstruction;
and now— the largest city for its size in the
world, kind sir, and spite of Eastern sneers at
Western license the best. Kansas City, like Je-
rusalem, like Rome, like all other great cities is
on the hills It is well to tell you that before you
come, although this scribe has a secret belief that
you would find it out without help. We have more
than seven hills — more than seven times seven.
The number is so great that as yet they have been
uncounted. Such marvels of enterprise already
exhibited in their filing and cutting down, and
withal such devotion to them as they are. All
Kansas Cityans are proud of these hills and the
uniqueness they confer upon the city. In sober
truth they make for an infinite variety. And then
Kansas City can boast of looking down upon the
mudd'eat and crookedest river in the world — the
Missouri. The Rhine may be pellucid, the Rhone
swift rushing, the Amazon majestic, the Hudson
picturesque, but for an infinity of twistings and
the healthiness of mud, commend me to the Mis-
souri. Though muddy, these waters are pure, the
sand constituting a natural filter, and you are
proudly told that they are the purest in the world
and are shipped to the Atlantic Coast to supply
the great ocean liners. Don't fail to look at these
waters some day through Western singers to be
made classic.
Then our packing houses! Do you know that
Kansas City is a livestock center is second only
to Chicago and destined soon to surpass even the
Windy City? The thousands upon thousands of
cattle, sheep and hogs slaughtered here would
make a Buddhist sick! If you are in love with a
sensation, by all means visit Armour's, Swift's or
some other of these great institutions.
You can reach them with ease. The street car
system is said to be one of the best and if you,
disdaining these democratic conveyances, want to
see the city behind a span of Kentucky high-step-
pers, you can roll over positively the finest streets
in America. Miles upon miles of asphalt white,
and glistening — more miles, bear in mind, of this
beautiful material than may be found in any other
American city save Buffalo.
While en route your driver will pelt you with
statistics of the city's growth and business. He
will tell you — and tell you the truth, mark you —
that Kansas City has more railroads than Cincin-
nati, more than Philadelphia, more than St. Lotis,
more than any other city save Chicago, and when
the next road is built will be first. He will tell
you that this is the greatest center for distribu-
tion of agricultural implements in the world. He
will dilate upon the great horse and mule markets.
He will help you to look clear to the top of the
great office buildings. He will assure you that
you are in the heart of the finest agricultural
country in the world. He will by no means fail
to declare that the volume of business done by
this city is greater by far than any other city of
its Bize in the United States, exceeding, as shown
by the clearing-house returns, such cities as Buffa-
lo, Louisville, Cleveland, neck and neck with Cin-
cinnati, bowing only to the commercial superiority
of Pittsburg, St. Louis and a half dozen others of
our great metropolitan towns. He's a great
talker, this glide. He can "blow," to be sure —
equal to a Kansas breeze, in fact. He's an enthu-
siast, this guide, and always tells you the truth.
Do you get just a trifle bored by his imperti-
nence and venture to crop his feathers by say-
ing: "Yes, its a pretty good pla3e to make money,
but that's all?" The next moment he will begin a
fresh bombardment. He will point you to two great
high school buildings with their threa thousand
students and assure you that these and the ward
schools are notable in all the educational world
and that committees from all over the country jour-
ney here to study the system. He will show you a
public library which Mr. Carnegie did not build,
classic in its lines and elegant in its simplicity.
He will show you substantial church buildings
(though he will admit that in this respect the city
does not compare favorably with some others)
and then take you over a system of parks and
boulevards not to be duplicated, when all com-
pleted, by any city in the land. He's quite bump-
tious, this guide. His egotism is almost an in-
firmity, but then he's in dead earnest about it all.
If you have a latent suspicion that this hypothet-
ical guide is not truthful and that there isn't any-
thing here in Kaw-town to see, journey hltherward.
It may not be the story of the Queen of Sheba as-
tonishment retold, but it will convince you that
— what? This column is yours after the conven-
tion to answer. So once more we bid you come
to the great convention. George H. Combs.
Illinois District Convention,
The seventh district missionary convention was
held at Fairfield, 111 , Sept. 4-6 with very gratify-
ing results. The first afternoon and evening was
taken up by the C. W. B. M. Be?ides the dele-
gates were the following ladies who took part in
making their meeting a success: Sister Anna M.
Hale, state organizer, who presided with dignity
and also gave some very interesting facts about
the work of the C. W. B. M.; Sister Mamie Towne,
of Cairo, the president of the 8th district of the
C. W. B. M., was present and made a beautiful
talk, full of f act3 and figures. She was also chosen
as president of the 7th district. But the crown-
ing point of the occassion was when Sister Josepha
Franklin, one of our missionaries to India, g»ve
us a description of the manners and customs of
the Inhabitants of India, and showed many of their
curious handmade articles. This closed the after-
noon session. At night she lectured on the mis-
sion work and the condition of the famine suffer-
ers. A splendid practical program. A few on
program were unavoidably absent, but their places
were supplied by others who did justice to the
subjects and credit to themselves.
Bro. J. J. Harris, 8th district evangelist, was
present and assisted with encouraging words and
timely advice. This w»s much appreciated, com-
ing from a man of Bro. Harris' experience and
ability.
When it came to the question of putting an
evangelist in the 7th district, Bro. J. A. Bottenfield,
after an hour's talk, which was characteristic for
its logic and zaal.impreasad the convention with the
fact that we need a man in the field, and when it
came time to decide the convention wasunanimius-
ly in favor of it and raised part of the money there-
for. We not only expect to have one, but before
the close of the year we expect to have four.
At the close of the convention the evening of
the last day Bro. Jones delivered a strong
lecture in which he admonished as to do our duty
regardless of the opinion of men; and if we do
this we need not fear results.
Those who were not there missed a very great
treat; so begin preparing to attend our next con-
vention. Fraternally, Lew D. Hill.
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to each of the 20 next best writers, and a $2
greenback to each of the 100 next best, and a $1
greenback to the 200 next best writers, making
cash prizes distributed to 325 persons.
Almost every one interested in pure food and
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pear in the papers for such help as it may offer !
to the human rsce. However, a request to omit
name will be respected.
Every friend of Postum is urged to write and
each letter will be held in high esteem by the
company, as an evidence of such friendship, while
the litte boxes of gold and envelopes of money :
will reach many modest writers whose plain and
sensible letters contain the facts desired, although
the sender may have but small faiih in winnicg at
the time of writing.
Talk this subject over with your friends and
see how many among you can win prizes. It is a
good, honest competition and in the best kind of
a cause. Cut this statement out, for it will not
appear again.
)ctober 4, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1269
Interesting History.
rhe following letter by our beloved Brother J.
Lamar, written to Mrs. F. J. Spratling, Editress
the Department of the Woman's Society for
argia Missions, in the Southern Evangelist,
ler whose au9pices this meeting was held, will
interesting reading to all who know Brother
mar, or rejoice at Christian victories:
Dear Sister Spratling: — I see that you blessed
men are sending the gifted and beloved 0. P.-
egel to Columbus May God be with him and give
i abundant success. It may be that I alone am
are of the fact that the primitive gospel was
;e preached in Columbus, and by your own ever-
lored grandfather; and if you can accord me a
;le space I will tell you about it. I am the more
erested in it because it was just fifty years
o, so that Bro. Spiegel's meeting is to me a sort
jubilee. If you can read my report of the first
lumbus meeting without laughing, it may be
od for us, while we accompany Bro. Spiegel
th our earnest prayers and sympathies, to think
the difference between now and then.
It should be stated that my brother Philip F.
i myself, living several miles from the city,
re both young men, and the only Disciples in
it whole region. We had very little money, no
perience, no guidance, nothing in fact, but un
landed faith in the original gospel. It seemed
Ids that if the people could only hear it
aached it would "go like hot cakes," and would
arally sweep everything before it. Well, by
ance we saw in a magazine a communication
imDr. Daniel Hook, evangelist of Georgia. We
d never seen him or heard of him before, and
tie not sure whether he would be equal to the
avy ta3k before him. We felt sure that the
Iters of the Chattahoochee would be often and
aatly agitated, and if Dr. Hook proved to be
t a very strong man he might not be able to do
the necessary baptizing, but as we had proved
our neighbors over and over again that the
ielve apostles had baptized 3,000 in one day —
Id "baptized them by immersion" at that —we
ncluded to risk it! So after some correspond-
,'ee and delay, Dr. Hook came, a fine, portly gen-
iman, and we felt easy about the baptisms. We
id rented the finest hall in the city, arranged for
;bting, etc., advertised conspicuously in the
aes and Enquirer, had a Bible and some sort of
,mn book on the stand, and felt that all things
sre ready. A few minutes before the hour of
rvice we concluded to repair to the hall, so as
t to keep the congregation waiting. We were
obably a little too soon, as no one was present;
it we marched boldly to the front, and admired
e fine and well-lighted hall and were rejoiced to
e the abundant provision of seats for a large
ngregation. This had been one of the points
sisted on by us, as we feared we might not have
lata enough! We waited and looked at our
itches, and then admired the hall and seats some
ore. After awhile the sexton came in and
)ked a little at one of the windows, and screwed
p one or two of the lights — which was encourag-
jg. In process of time, not to say process of
.ernity, three or four people came in, looking
irious, wide eytd and amused, and by the time
e had got fully under way two or three more
lined them. We had no singers among us, but
i well as I remember we did try a verse or two
t "Amazing Grace," and then concluded to dis-
ontinue this "delightinl part of the worship."
But the sarmon was excellent, for Dr. Hook was
ot only one of the best of men but best of
reachers; and the six or eight of us there that
ight, including the sexton, heard such preaching
s we had never heard before. But it was funny,
s we went to the hotel, to hear Bro. Philip trying
3 hearten up Dr. Hook by explaining to him the
mallness of the crowd; but neither Philip nor I
ever intimated, for indeed we did cot know that
it was all owing to the fact we were trying to run
the thing by common nonsense rather then com-
mon sense. Suffice it to say, we continued two or
three nights more with the same result, and then
adjourned sine die.
I suppose that most people would call that first
Columbus meeting a stupendous failure; and in
one sense it was. There was no additions by
"primary obedience," by "letter," by "statement"
or by any of the numerous ways that we read
about in the Acts of the Apostles and our other
religious publications —not one! But tnat meet-
ing did result in the production of two Christian
preachers, such as they were; one of them a very
good one, as the numerous churches in Northeast
Georgia can testify; the other, never good for
much except to "hold the fort." But let it be
recorded that whatever we two have done by
tongue or pen, for God and man, for the church
and the world, may be and should be traced to Dr.
Hook's meeting in Columbus fifty years ago. And
now let us look and long and pray for a glorious
jubilee. May God help Brother Spiegel in his
work there. Lovingly yours,
J. S. Lamar.
The second meeting in Columbus, fifty years
after the first, closed Aug. 11, after continuing
nearly thirty five days. The large central tent
was full of interested hearers at every service.
Often we were unable to crowd thera all into the
tent. There were 28 additions from all sources
including a very pious, well-posted Baptist minis-
ter. We organized an interesting congregation
in that beautiful city of some thirty thousand
people. They had a good meeting last Sunday,
the first Sunday after their organization. So
while the first meeting in Columbus resulted in
two preachers, the second one, fifty yeas later,
has resulted in one preacher already! The South
is surely taking hold of primitive Christianity.
Birmingham, Ala. 0. P. Spiegel.
Omaha Notes.
Last week we attended the Nebraska State Con-
vention, held at Bethany (Lincoln) in a beautiful
grove on the assembly plan. The large assembly
tent was surrounded on two sides with delegates'
tents, and the dining tent stood near by. All
seemed to enjoy this plan so well that it was de-
cided to hold next year's convention in the same
place and in the same manner. The attendance
reached near 300, and the convention was most
enthusiastic and helpful and uplifting throughout.
The writer preached the opening sermon on
Tuesday night to a congregation almost filling the
great tent. Such an audience was both a surprise
and a delight, Nebraska has a noble company of
preachers, nnny of them young in years, but
manifesting a beautiful spirit of earnestness and
ambition to plant the standard of the primitive
faith and order in every part of the great state.
This being my first Nebraska state meeting, very
many of these men I met here for the first time.
Bro. Muckley's address on Church Extension
was the best I ever heard him make, and he always
does well; and Benj. L. Smith fired all hearts with
his splendid setting forth of the vision of oppor-
tunity in this ripe American field. Miss Frost
spoke for India and Bro. F. E. Meigs for China,
and right well did they enforce the plea of the
waiting millions in these dark lands. Bro. J. H.
Hardin, now of Missouri, spoke most forcibly to
the ministers present about some things lying at
the foundation of success in the noblest of all
callings. Many of the other addresses were
extremely helpful, and the whole program as it
was made and carried out reflected credit both on
those who arrarged it and those who participated
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A. Baldwin, had much to do with this gratifying
success.
The convention took an advance step in its
decision to place a state evangelist in the field for
his whole time. This man is also to act as state
secretary. A guarantee fund for his support was
raised by 41 persons agreeing to be responsible
for $25 each, if not raised from other sources.
This will mean enlargement for Nebraska, and this
is what every one in the state desires. All re-
joice in what has been done under the wise lead-
ership of Bro. Baldwin, and all are hoping for
greater victories in the coming year. God grant
that the church may rally more loyally to the mdfet
important work of state missions.
Here in Omaha progress is being made in al
our churches. The Grant Street Church, under
the leadership of Pastor W. T. Hilton, is gro »ing
in numbers and ia favor with all the people.
Several hundred dollars' indebtedness his been
paid, the church house painted, carpeted and
otherwise improved, and our general missionary
enterprises aidad by handsome offerings.
Bro. Howard Cramblet is pushing forward in
South Omaha, and a new church building is among
the forward movements planned for the future.
The First Church, 20th and Capitol Avenue, has
kept right on during the hot weather and all de-
partments of church work are alive; 58 persons
have been added at regular church services since
April 1st, only a few Sundays without additions.
Besides current expenses about $1,200 has been
paid on the church's indebtedness, and the women
have raised about $200 and put a fine carpet on
the church. The missionary offerings have been
taken as follows: Foreign Missions, $68; Home
Missions, $60; Church Extension, $23.25; state
and Omaha missions about $50.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4. 1901
jHotes and ]^«W8,
Church Dedication.
Sunday, Sept. 9, our new church building at this
place was dedicated to the service of the Lord.
The day was cleer and perfect, the crowd was
large and cheerful. As soon as it was learned
that our good people of Washburn and Mt. Zion
would suspend their regular services in tin morn-
ing, in ord^r to attend aod assist at Cazenovia, a
large tent (which proved to be a necessity) was
procured and placed along beside the church
building to hold the oveflow of people. The first
regular service was held at 10:30 o'clock. The
sermon was preached by Rev. Thcs. J. Shney, of
Valparaiso, Iud., assisted by Rev. J. W Kilborn,
of Washbara, and our pastor, B. L. Wray, of
Eareka. A call for $350 was made and it was
responded to by cash and pledges to the ammoant
of $266, after which the congregation vas dis-
missed to partake of a basket dinner in the
tabernacle. At 2:30 p. m. the work of raising
money was continued until the amount of $361 92,
all told, was raised and the dedicatory service
took place, conducted by Bro.Shuey, who preached
the dedicatory sermon, assisted again by Bro. Kil-
bom and Bro. Wray.
We are very grateful to our people of Wash-
bum and Mt. Zlon and neighboring friends who so
kludly assisted m with their presence and in a
material way by their liberal contribution, to erect
the beautiful new building in which we can now
worahip, dedicated to the service of the Lord; and
especially do we desire to thank Bro. Shuey for
Ms noble services of the day and to thank Bro.
Kilborn who has been a help and guide by his wise
counsel and services during his stay at Washburn;
and also to thank our pastor, Bro. Wray, who
poshed the w jrk with energy to the end.
J. G. Mundell, Church Sec.
Cazenovia, III., Sept. 16, 1900.
Missouri Bible-school Notes.
Fourteen schools will hold rallies this month or
next, six will combine their fall rally with that of
"Boys' and Girls' Rally Day of America"— a first-
class idea. This puts your rally the fourth
Sunday in November, generally one of the best
leasons of the year. Do not forget that Bro. B.
L» Smith, Y. M. C. A. Building, Cincinnati, Ohio,
will send you supplies in any desired quautity for
this glad day, including class banks, home banks,
the rally day medal and concert exercises on "The
Flag and the Cross." It is very fine. All schools
o»n use and enjoy it, but it will be the better
enjoyed by thorough preparation.
W. M. Featherston and the s cretary were at
Prairie Hill rally, J. C, Naylor, supi-riutendent.
The program was carried out in full, with three
sessions a day, while the drills were so interesting
that we had difficulty in decidiog those excel ing.
The Methodist and union schools joined us in the
afternoon and evening sessions, adding much to
the enthasiasm, while the pastor and superintend-
ent had made thorough work in the preliminaries
and decided adopting the newer methods in their
regular work, but the co-operation of the church
In our general work, led by the pastor, caused
your servant to rejoice greatly.
When schools like Philadelphia cau give to thin
work, all others are without excuse, for beyond
their ability do they help us. "Where there is a
•will there is a way." The task is getting people to
have the will. But here brethren like J. O. Walton
oae of the Canton boys, can render us good service.
R. B. Havener has done a good work at Rolla,
reviving the work, with 14 additions. He is now
at Villa Ridge, supported by the fund given us by
8. G. Newlon, and with which we hope to build a
house of worship.
The children of Buffalo are with us under the
efficient leadership of E. B. Wood, and we will
send them a "souvenir" each this week. Our
souvenirs are not buttons nor "brass dollars," but
are socii as wiil do the recipient good serviee, and
for the coming year will be nicer and neater than
ever.
While E. J. Lampton has resigned at Louisiana,
that is no proof of hia leaving, for the people
have not been heard from yet, and when they are
mail will still bo addressed to the "old town,"
while for the pulpit there, none need apply.
Arouse your Bible school, Israel, and do not
permit them to think of adjourning the school
until next April. To this ecd hold your rally,
making it an all day sestion, and then covenant
all for the winter's campaign. Write this office
for Rally Day sample, or better, B. L. Smith as
above, and invite other schools to juin you and
make a great big day of it, catchirg such spirit
and enthusing that not one will want a cessation
of this good cause, and you will see the blessed
results durifg the winter's work. Try it.
The cards for the second quarter will be in the
hands of our friends before these notes are read,
but the devoted F. F. Schuliz, of the First, St.
L^uis, has been added to our force, believing that
God and the brethren will support him, and this is
to urge your immediate co-operation in support-
ing all the force. H. F. Davis.
Commercial Building, St. Louis.
District Co-operation C. W. B. M.
The C. W. B. M. session of the tenth annual
Nodaway Valley District Co-operation Convention
at Grant City, Mo., Wednesday afternoon, Aug.
29, was one of the best ever held in the district.
The meeting was presided over by Mrs. H. S.
Gilliam, state manager. The work done by Sister
Gilliam in the district since the nmoval of Sister
Dew, our district president, to Ohi », has been
very helpful. We regret to lose Sister D«w from
the district and from the state. A very interest-
ing program had bsen prepared. Address, "Value
of the C. W. B. M. to the Church," A. R. Hunt,
Savannah, Mo. He spoke of the origin of the
work; he showed woman's work and influence in
the church and the world, the object of the C. W.
B. M. and the help the organization has been to
women. The spirit of the C. W. B M. is world-
wide, and opposition only urges woman on to great-
er efforts for Christ. An excellent paper was read
by Miss Nannie Pelley, Grant City, "The Influence
of the Junior Endeavor Work," showing the
result of Christian influence over the child and
the responsibility of parents. The paper read by
Mrs. Alice Ray, Maryville, Mo., "The Work and
Workers of the C. W. B. M. and Future Pros-
pects," was listened to with great interest by all.
She gave a history of the work from the Degin-
nirg, from the first m ssionaries sent out, of the
work that has been done both at home and in
the foreign field. We have reached our 26th mile-
stone, the opportunity presented to the Christian
and the responsibility that rests upon us all. If
so much could be accomplished when our members
are so limited, what might the result be if all
were es gaged in this great work? Inspiring
address, "My Five Years' Work iu India," by Miss
Mattie Burgess, a returned missionary. Miss
Adelaide Gail Fros.'s song, "Our Sunset Song," by
Grant City quartette, and a beautiful song, "This
"W ay, Papa," was sung by the Grant City Juniors.
A collection of $9.90 was taken for state work.
A sing by Miss Burgess in Hindu. Thursday
afternoon a report of the auxiliaries was heard.
Work reported in the district to July, 1900:
Number of buxiliaries, 16; members, 226; increase,
40; life members, 16; life memberships taken
during the year, four; dues paid, $182.80; num-
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ville, M".; county presidents: Noda-.vay, Mrs. ,
H. Todd, Maryville, Mo.; Andrew, Mrs. Ah
Pettyj ihn, Rosendala, Mo.; Holt, Mrs. Hanna
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The School Of Pastoral Helpers
The School of Pastoral Helpers opened Septea,
ber 18. The students present at the openin
were Misses Madge L. Kent, Chagrin Falls, C
Jennie Jenkinaon, Belfontaine, 0., Cora McLah,
Indianapolis, Ind., Stella Masten, Ludlow Ky
Essie N. Gould, Lawrence, Kan., and May Whale'i
Cincinnati, 0. Several more are expected thi'
term. Three applications are in already for thi
second term, which opens January 15. Ever
one who comes is highly recommended for th
work by her pastor and others. Oar teachers ar
of one mimd that 1he school is as large as i
ought to be the first term. We may admit tet
more in January.
Of th? present number Miss May Whaley wa
with us last spring and will be well equipped fo
work by the close of this term, and the churc
that employs her will be extremely fortunate.
Brethren F. M. Rains and A. McLean were pree
ent and gave us words of hope and cheer. Th
class of young women this kind of work attract
insures its success. A. A. Harvuot.
617 Richmond St., Cincinnati, 0.
:tober 4, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1271
evangelistic.
MASSACHUSETTS,
ive' bill, Sept. 16. — Oae added by letter last
l's day. Two to-day by confession and bap-
i — P. A. Nichols, pastor.
INDIAN TERRITORY,
mth McAleater. — Engaged the home forces in
ries of meetings; 19 have already been added
le saved in the first six evenings. Great inter
is manifest. We hope to see this th.3 strong-
congregation in the Indian Territory; have
id over 80 members since we took the work
i. There is a bright future for this country
this church. We are the largest and most in-
itial church now in South McAlester. — J. C.
JELL.
INDIANA,
reencastle, Sep. 24. — Three were added to the
■ch at Cayuga yesterday. — L. V. Baebre.
orocco, Sep. 24 — Am holding a meeting at
Antioch church, one of the points at which I
ich while attending Chicago University,
meeting is one week old with seven confes-
3, all men and boys. — Austin Hunter.
ranklin, Sep. 24. — Last Lord's day at our
liar meetkg at Mar hall, 111., a noble young
, a fine musician, was added, from the New
its.— Willis M. Cunningham.
NEBRASKA,
radshaw, Sept. 23. — Our six weeks' meeting at
imah closed last Sunday night, Sept. 16th,
three confessions, making 111 additions in
About 75 people wer« immersed in all; about
same from other churches; about eeven old
hren, the rest from the world. Bro. Smith
lins to help complete arrangements for a new
ling. He is one of our coming preachers. The
;ing here at Bradshaw, with E. 6. Whitaker,
la nicely. The brethren are quite hopeful.
' for us. — J. S. Been, evangelist.
FLORIDA,
kcksonville. — One who confessed Christ at our
ilar service last Lord's day evening, Sept. 23,
baptized at our prayer-meeting to-night. Ad-
as to this church (Adam's St. Christian
■ch) are becoming more frequent, and we are
g constantly assured that the results of fasth-
abor are certain, if we faint not. We have
ived a number of invitations for meetings this
one coming from Lake City, Fla., to-night,
the nature and impoitance of our work at
3 demands our constant attention. — T. H.
sus, pastor.
ILLINOIS,
ankakee, Sept. 27. — A young man made the
I confession and was baptized at prayer-meet-
last night. — W. D. Deweese.
lomson, Sept. 24. — Two added yesterday at
ing service. — C. C. Carpenter, pastor,
aami, Sept. 27. — Just closed a three weeks'
tiDg with 11 additions. Bro. Guy B. William-
led the singing and it was well done. — F. M.
NIE, pastor.
Hliamsville, Sept. 24. — I have just returned
l a short visit with the church at Carlinville.
cached six sermons and there were 13 additions
le church, 11 by obedience, one by statement,
reclaimed. — W. W. Weedon.
KENTUCKY.
anceburg, Sept. 26. — I closed a meeting Sep-
ber 23, of 11 days, with 122 additions. The
rtest meeting ever held in East Kentucky. —
I Helm.
ichmond, Sept. 26. — The meeting at Chaplin,
ion County, closing Sept. 12, in which R. H.
ipkin assisted the pastor, E. S. Baker, is be-
)d to have accomplished good in the commun-
is well as in the church. There were foar
'essions and one reclaimed. Bro. Baker, who
tow with them in his second year, has been
lful and there is a good prospect before the
■ch. "SanctiScation" has gained a foothold and
result is a paralysis of all spiritual eff jrt.
spiritual lethargy is only to be met by vigor
forceful preaching and living. The writer is
in the second week of a meeting with the
; End Church in Richmond. The interest is
1 and we have a good hearing. There have
l three confessions thus far. Ashford Reeves
been with this work since it* inception and
lidering the disadvantage of ''a prophet has
power in his own country," he is to be com
d«d for the results to be noted.'— R. H.
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ning for fall and winter work. Address Box 33.
■ — C. M. Hughes, singing evangelist.
Humeston, Sept. 23.— Bro J. V. Uplike has
been with us for a little over three weeks con-
ducting a revival.. No town or church could have
been more in need of a revival of Christianity.
There has been the greatest religious avakenh g
ever witnessed in this community ia the same
length of time. As bitter denominational preju
dice as is often seen was almost entirely removed
by his kind presentation of the full truth. Prof.
G A. Wetb and wife led a large chorus in the
singing. They are capable leadsrs, inspiring
singers and as congenial in their work as any
singers we have ev r wo/ked with. Twenty eight
souls were added to the church. — Lewis P. Kopp,
pastor.
KANSAS.
Liberal, Sept. 23. — Meeting continues with in-
creasing interest; 2it to date, all leading citizens;
many more are expe-ted at each service. I go
next to Collins, Ia. T. S. Han laker is the efficient
young minister. — D. D. Boyle, evange ist.
Iola, Sept. 27. — FromMay to Sept. 1st, we hsve
had at regular services 47 additions. Bro. A. B.
Moore began a meeting the 1st of Sept., since
which time there have been 27 more added. Hence
74 added during the summer months. — G. M.
Weimer.
Leavenworth, Sept. 26. — Two additions at Leav-
enworth Sept. 23d; seven up to date. A large com-
pany met at the residence of the pastor Tuesday
evening, Sept 25th. After making the evening
very pleasant, they departed, leaving the larder
well filled with good things We are planning to
run a special excursion to the National Convention
at Kansas City.— S. W. Nay.
MISSOURI.
Clinton, Sep. 25. — On the first Lord's day visit
to Union two young m^n made the confession and
were baptized. At Holliday the second Lord's day
13 were added; three from the Baptist, eight by
confession and bap ism and two by le ter. At
Middleton third Lord's day two made the confes-
sion.— J. J. Lockhart,
Savannah, Sep. 23.— Good meetings here yes-
terday. Our home work in good condition. I preach
at a missnn five miles in the country two Sunday
afternoons each month. Recently I preached 11
sermons for the church at Fillmore. While there
we raised money to pay for one-half time preach-
ing for a year. They will call a good man soon.
I wish you could visit each Christian family in this
town weekly. — A. R. Hunt.
Fulton.— Bro. C. C. Hill, of California, Mo.,
recently held a short m eting for us at Richland,
resulting in four accessions and tie brethren much
edified. He makes a forcible presentation of the
Gospel and is altogether a true yokefellow. —
Frank J. Nichols.
Elsberry, Sep. 25. — Audiences larg9; additions
every service. — T. A. Hedges.
Ki ksviile, Sep 24.— There were four additions
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Salisbury, Sep. 24. — One addition by letter here
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helped us. Just four weeks ago we organized a
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new members gained in that time. All depart-
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We are hopeful for the future. — K. W. White.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 190
The Home Land.
"Mere we have no continuing city.'
MRS. P. R. GIBSON.
When the heart is filled with longing,
Born of love and memory,
Comes a vision of the homeland,
Just beyond the silver sea.
And sweet voices, so long silent,
Borne across the silver wave,
Chant again the old time music,
With its power to bless and save.
"Jesus, tetder Shepherd, lead me."
"Nearer, 0 my God, to Thee!"
"All hail the po»erof Jesus' name."
"Rock of Agei cleft for me."
Then a gleam across the water,
From that city - Ood is light —
Shows in vision, dear home faces,
And nur home-land just in sight.
St. Lonis, Mo.
Washington, (D. C.) Letter.
I shall devote my communication this
week to the children. If the older folks
want to read it there is no objection. I
shall put what I have to say in a string of
stories, so that you can fasten it in yoar
minds.
Among our preachers there is one who is
a chaplain in the United States Navy. He
is a very good and patriotic man. He has
a boy who happened to be born ia a foreign
country, who is just as patriotic, if not so
good as his father. At times he is apt to
lose his temper, and nothing angers him so
quickly as to have the boys call him a "Dago."
One day, after a burst of passion, he said in
confidence to a preacher who was visiting
at his home: "Yes, I was born in Italy, but
then I was so small I couldn't help myself."
If the boys are tempted to "get mad and
fight," girls, it is said, are inclined to be
vain.
Irma, a six-year-old Washington girl was
practising the part of fairy in an operetta,
which was to be a part of the commence-
ment exercises. She played her part, as the
older girls said, "so cute" that much ap-
plause and petting fell to her lot. Then
she got "above herself" and the teacher
could really do nothing with her. When
she went home after the rehearsal she bore
a note to her mother. When she was being
put to bed that night her mother told her
how grieved she was to hear that one of the
little girls at the rehearsal that afternoon
had been ugly and how she hoped that little
girl would repent and do better. Then she
told her to say her prayers. Irma knelt at
her mother's knee and said: "0 Lord, bless
mamma and papa and Minnie and Basil and
the baby." Then she paused for a moment,
digging her pink toes in the carpet. "Now
I've got something else to say, but you wil 1
will laugh, mamma."
"No, darling, mamma would never laugh
at your prayer," she said as she stroked the
brown head.
"Well then, God, if you know anybody
that's been naughty, please to make them
good."
Among the incidents of my ministry that
I like to recall is one that occurred in New-
port News, Va. A Sunday-school teacher
said to me: "After the lesson this morning,
Janey R. said, 1 want to be baptized and be
a Christian.' She is so young I was afraid
she did not understand what this meant, so I
said, 'Why do you want to be baptized and
become a Christian?' She answered, 'Be-
cause I love Jesus and want to do what he
tells me.' "
On one of the fashionab'e avenues in a
great Eastern city is a handsome mansion.
In this house upon a certain evening a din-
ner party was to be given. The little girl
of the family, much against her will, was
sent to bed. Before the guests arrived the
mother came into the dining room to see
that all was in readiness. While surveying
the table from a corner (the lights were
turned low) she was surprised to see her
little girl arrayed in her night robe, tripping
softly into the room. The mother watched
her as she climbed into a chair and reaching
over took the topmost dainty from the fruit
basket and hastily left the room. The
mother was shocked and stood wondering
how she should punish the little culprit-
Then she looked and saw the girl tripping
back, climb again into the chair, deposit the
stolen fruit in its place, and as she slipped
out exclaimed in a self-pleased tone, "Fooled
again, naughty devil!"
It was Children's Day at Ninth Street
Church. Among those who were to take
part in the exercises was Maude, who was
very nervous and wa3 afraid she could not
get through without a shower of tears. She
came in leading a lady by the hand. Bring-
ing her to me she said: "Mr. B., please give
mamma a seat in the front row." I brought
in an extra chair and seated the lady in
front of the platform. When Maude's turn
came she looked straight at her mother, and
encouraged by her presence and smile, got
through with hardly a tremor in her voice.
Now as you recall the stories let me tell
you the things I would have you remember.
There are some things for which you are not
responsible. You had nothing to say as to
the place or time of your birth; you were
"so small you could not help yourself." You
did not have the privilege of choosing your
parents, though I expect most us think we
would choose just those we have. We in-
herited from our ancestors traits of char-
acter, the tendency to certain vices and
certain virtues. Our early years are passed
amid circumstances that strongly influence
us. For these things we are not responsible.
But as we grow older we become conscious
of the difference between the right and
wrong. We find it possible to do the right
and shun the wrong. But we donoi always
do this. Instead we are apt to cleave to
the evil and abhor the good. "We place
self-will and selfishness above the claims of
love and duty." This is sin. Sin must be
repented and forsaken. It will not do to
confess sin in general. Little Irma's prayer
was not as good as the publican's: "Lord be
merciful to me a sinner."
As soon as boys and girls become co
scious of sin and the need of forgivenei
they should become candidates for baptis
and church membership.
No one ever gave a better reason for d'
siring to take this step than Janey's "b>
cause I love Jesus and want to do what 1
tells me."
After your baptism you will be a discip
of Jesus, that is a learner; you will sit at h
feet and learn of him. You will be a Chri:
tian or Christ's one, a follower of Chris
As Jesus after his baptism was tempted i
the devil, so you will be tempted. Itisr
sin to be tempted, but it is a sin to yield I
temptation.
It is better to say in the beginning, "Gt
behind me, Satan!" We should fool tt
naughty devils, defeat them and win tb
victory.
The secret of victory is to know tha
Jesus is near and in times of trouble look t
him. "Wherefore, laying aside every weigt
and the sin which doth so easily beset u
let us run with patience the race that
set before us, looking unto Jesus."
Edward B. Bagbt,
631 Eighth St., N. E.
A Benefactor in the Home.
BY S. H. H.
If you wish to have good cheer in tb
home you must have a beaconlight to a
tract all that belong to its fold, and this
a well-kept, cheery, bright, shining lam]
one that the family can read by, not a din
weird, flickering light that depresses an
sends a gloom all about. A well kept lam
is a real benefactor in the home, for whei
one has electric lights or gaslights, the
prefer a lamp to read by, and yet in th
country a lamp is a necessity; h nee tb
housewife should strive to have it sen
out a cheerful, brilliant, steady ligh
for it is the magnet often that keeps tb
boys around the fireside and at home. It I
imperative to have thorough cleanliness i
lamps. It is like the human body, it suffe;
for the want of a bath every day. Or
should use the best of head'ight oil, as tb
cheap oils are not safe. There are a gre<
macy theories about cleaning laxps, but a
excellent quick way is to dissolve a teaapooi
ful of pearline into a basin of hot water ar
plunge the wick, burner and all into tb
suds and leiveit for a few seconds, then r
move and dry. It will remove all the stick
gummy substance, then wash the chimne
clean and bright and fill the bowl full of c
every day, as a lamp will not give a go<
light if only half filled. Lamp chimneys ai
not to liable to break upon exposure I
changes of temperature if ihey are put in
pan of cold water and allowed to heat gra<
ually until the water is boiling, then leave
in the water until cold again. Clean tl
flues and wash them well in the hot suds ai
see that the flues fit closely so there *ill 1
no danger of them falling off. Good ligh
means good bealth and good cheer in tl
family, and I think them a great benefactc
Georgetown, Ky., Sept. 21, 1900.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1273
Just Common Folks.
If only the sweetest bells were rung,
How we should miss the minor chimes,
If only th* grandest poets suog,
There'd be no simple little rhymes.
The modest clinging viae adds grace
To all the forest's giant oaks.
And mid earth's mighty is a place
To people with just common folks.
Not they the warriors who shall win
Upon the battlefield a name
To sound above the awful din;
Not theirs the painter's deathless fame;
Not theirs the poet's muse that brings
The rythmic gift his soul invokes;
Theirs but to do the aim >le things
That duty gives j ;st common folks.
Fate has not lifted them above
The level of the human plane;
They share with men a fellow love,
In touch with pleasure and with pain.
One great, far reaching brotherhood,
With common burdens, common yokes,
And common wrongs, and common good —
God's army of juat common folks.
— Nixon Waterman.
In or Out of Tune.
The following is the report of a sermon
ieached by M. E. Harlan in the Christian
lruch in Brooklyn, N. Y., recently, as it
-pears in the Brooklyn Eagle. To keep in
ne is one of the important things of life.
I-Editor.
"In the world of music some voices are
it,' while others are 'sharp,' but whether
|arp or flat are makers of discord or out of
e. So in the civic or religious life some
are out of tune and discordant. A
cordant note in an organ is no more pain-
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rdant life in a church or neighborhood.
Il lovers of harmony become exceedingly
jrvous and irritable when made to sit
(rough a piano recital or musical with
frsh, discordant notes. So one discordant
sturber of harmony can keep a whole
ighborhood irritated and make them all
pnder if there is harmony anywhere. The
xt suggests that a life without love would
i like thumping on a piece of brass, and
hat nervous distraction to a neighborhood
raid be a constant marching through the
reets of a band of maniacs beating on
(ass vessals.
i "The text is forcefully illustrated in the
jsitation of the sick and those in distress,
fie whose body is in constant anguish will
) sweet-tempered and pleasant, while the
her with no more pain or loss will be sour
complaining. One is in tune and the
her out of tune. One is an old, worthless
gan with the reeds all broken and the
tea all 'flat.' The other is as the great
irp of David, upon which even the winds
adversity played the sweetest strains.
>me people can sing 'Old Hundred' fairly
ell if pitched to suit their voices, but they
re all in harmony in 'high G.' So, some
:ople who do real well when everything
)es to suit them will go all to pieces when
1 do not want te sing their low tones.
>me people can endure great suffering and
' pleasant, and yet become harsh when the
*vant giri breaks a piece of chinaware.
ue may be a member in good standing in
>e church or the community and yet harsh
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The Teacher of Paderewski.
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"They ought not come to us unless they
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but most of them drop off when the hard
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October Woman's Home Companion.
The L,ong-dietance Wooing of Wu.
How the Chinese Minister at Washington,
Wu Ting fang, secured, when a young man
and about to be married, the unusual privi-
lege of seeing, before the wedding day, the
girl who was to be his wife, was told by
him to several friends a few days ago.
"In China our young men do not select
wives for themselves, but leave it to their
parents," said he.
"We know that our parents want us to be
happy and we are willing to let them judge
who will make a good wife. The young man
is never permitted to see, before the cere-
mony, the one whom he is to marry.
"We have few unhappy marriages in
China and perhaps that is because we do
not spend all the affection before marriage,
as it seems to me the young people in Amer-
ica sometimes do.
"I was very anxious to see the girl my
parents had chosen for me, but they told me
it would be impo3sible to have an interview
or even a formal meeting and that I could
not even see her. But after I had begged
very hard they finally consented to let me
have one look at her, and the permission
overjoyed me.
"So, one day, I sat by a window, behind a
blind which entirely hid me. After waiting
a long time, three young women came down
the street and I was told that one of them
was to be my future wife.
"'But which one? Which one is she?' I
demanded eagerly, and when I was told that
it was the one on the outside I looked at
her harder and with greater delight than I
ever looked at anything else either before or
since."
The minister was silent for a few mo-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 19C
The Presidential Tickets.
Socialist Labor — Januaiy 27.
Job F. Harnman, of California President
Max S. Hajes, of Obio Vice-President
•ocial D- mo racy — Mar^h 6.
Eugene V. Dr-bs, of Indiana President
Job F. Harrimxn, of California Vice Presidont
Uni'ed Christian — May 1.
Rev. Dr S C Swallow, of Penueylvai ia.. President
John G. Wtolley. of Illinoi-< Vice-President
People's Party — May 9.
"William J Bryan, of N-br ska President
Adlai E. Steve son, <>f Illinoic Viee President
Middle of the Road — May 9.
Wharton Barker, Pennt-ylvaria President
Ignatius Donne. ly, Minnesota Vice-President
De Leon Soc alisi — Miy 23.
Joseph F Mai n^y, Massachusetts President
Valentine Rtm 11, Pern sylvatiia Vice-President
Republican — June 19.
William McKinley of Onio President
Theodore Roosevelt, < f New York.. Vice-President
Prohibition — June 28.
John G. Woolley, of I linois President
H. B. Metcaif, Rhoite Lland Vice-President
Democrat^ —July 4.
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska President
Adlai E. Stevenj-on, <f Illinoi > Vice-President
Silver Republicans — July 4.
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska President
No nominee for Vice-President
National Party — S-ptember.
Donaldson Cj ff ery President
Archibal Murray Howe Vice-President
Union Reform Party — Septunber.
Seth Ellis President
S. T. Nicholson Vice-President
A Pueblo Legend.
Through all the gro e?que darkness of
Pueblo superstition, writes Marion Hill in
Frank Leslie's P<>pul»r Mag.zine for Octo-
ber, runs a bright thread of poetic legend;
and one 1 geid, sir ce it is woven around the
ruined estufa in the ruined Pueblo of Pecos,
has a right to be told here.
Pecos was founded by the man-god, the
great Montezuma himself, and he therefore
pro' ably felt a protective interest in it; at
any rate, when the usurping Spaniards lay
upon the conquered Pueblos a cursed rule of
restraint and wrong, Montzuma invoked
against them the aid of his brother gods in
heaven. These told him to plant a tree up-
side dowD beside the chief estufa of Pecos,
and to light a holy fire upon the altar, and
if the fire were kept bu.mii g until the tree
fell, then would ;here come to the rescue of
the oppr. ssed a great pale-face nation, and
deliver them from the Spanish thrall.
So the fire w*s lit, and a sentinel was
posted to guarr* its sacred flame; and the
tree was planted — under the circumstances
the planter would be excusable in planting
the tree as insecurely as possible. But year
after year passed, and the tree remained
standing. Sentinel su ceeded sentinel, and
the flame lived on. Generations withered
away, yet deliverance seemed no nearer.
Oue day there came a rumor from old Santa
Fe that the city had surrendered to a white-
. faced people. Was this the band of deliv-
er-'? That day at noon the sacred tree
toppled and fell. Spanish rule was no more.
The prophecy had been fulfilled.
If there be an unbeliever of this legend,
et him go to the ruins of Pecos and see for
himself that whereas the city was built
upon a mesa so barren that no trees are
there, yet across the crumbling estufa lies
the fallen b dy of a pine of mighty growth.
The like of it is not for many miles around.
Whence did it come?
A Misunderstanding.
Mr. G. W. Stevens, in his book, "In India,"
says that tie first sight of that country is
amazing and stupefying, because everything
is so noticeable that you notice nothing.
The common cr iws are blue, the oxen have
humps; it is anew life in a new world. In
describing the native life he gives this
story of their indifference to punishment:
A simple ryot, the other day, had said
good- by to his relatives, and was pinioned,
when suddenly he asked to speak again to
his bro her.
"Recollect," he said, "it's twenty kawa
surs of barley that man owes me. Not dawa
surs" — which sre smaller. Then he turned
and was hanged without moving a muscle.
Another man, a Pathan, was being hanged
when the rope broke. The warder bade
him to go up on to the scaffold again, but
he objected.
"No," he said, "I was sentenced to be
hangtd, and haDged I've been!"
"Nob so, friend," argued the warder.
"You were sentenced to be har.ged until
you were dead, and ycu're not dead!"
It was a new view to the Pathan, and he
turned to the superintendent: "Is that right,
sahib?''
"Yes, that's right."
"Very well. I didn't understand." And
he went composedly up the steps and was
hanged again. — Youth's Companion.
The Victorious Life.
The Christiaan life may be viewed in
many aspects. Types of Christian character
are various. Of every truly Christian
career, however, it may justly be said that
itis a victorious life. The Christian is logic-
ally a victor; for the word Christian denotes
one called after the name of and related to
the Christ, or, as we might say, a Christman.
And Jesus Christ is the great Conqueror of
the human heart, the powers of darkness
and the historic world process. Faith,
which unites the soul of man vitally and
dynamically with this Victor, Christ, is the
overcoming principle of history.
The truly victorious life is triumphant in
the moral sphere. Of mere physical prow-
ess, of mechanical mastery over the forces
of nature, of military domination, of politi-
cal ascendency, the Bible makes but little.
In its view the greatest man is not he who
takes a city, but the man who wins his own
soul by mastering it. Victory is first with-
in, thence working outward. The victor
spirit resists temptation, curbs appetite, ab-
hors that which is evil, cleaves to that
which is good, delivers its fellows from Sa-
tanic bondage, builds up the kingdom of
God. — New York Observer.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGEL&5T
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The Advance Society.
J. BRBCKENRIDGE ELLIS.
"What is the Advance Society ?" inquires
ilwin Turner, Chicago, "and how do you
It to belong to it, and when do you join,
id all about it?" You can join at any time,
d anybody can join. All you have to do
jto resolve five things: to read a verse in
le Bible every day, and memorize a qucta-
!>n from some standard author each week,
lere you have two things; both of them
e good things to resolve to do, are they
it? Then you determine to read five pages
! history each week — a history you do not
kdy in school — and that only averages one
ge a day, with Saturday to rest up, and
aday to brace up, for the next dose. You
, if you do not ged into the habit of read-
history, after you get older you will not
ire for that class of reading, and then you
ill not be as cultivated and intelligent as
m might have made yourself. Just think!
tier you are a big man with boots, or a
]% woman without any perceptible buttons
the back of your dress any more, then
u will be a completed job. If you stored
i your mind while young, not with novels
d gossip, but with the best literature,
en you will be a good job. I hope all my
aders will make good jobs out of them-
Ives, for if you don't do it yourself, who
11? You see other people are tending to
mselves, atd they are all busy, and if you
int to be made good and smart men and
)men, you will have to turn in and do it
urself. So it's not the five pages of his-
ry that is so extremely important, but the
\.BIT of reading history. Well, we have
ly named three things. Fourthly, you
e to read 30 lines of poetry a week. Now
1 this seems easy, but you would be per-
3tly astonished to see how many members
j have, and how few of them get upon our
mor List. Because, if you keep these res-
ltions twelve weeks, your name is printed
on our honor list. We have over a thous-
d members, from California to New York
d Canada. Well, perhaps not sixty of
is nu Tiber reach the Honor List! What's
e matter with 'em? Can't read five pages
history a week! Already have their
nds so spoiled with browsing on novels
d stories and newspapers, that the very
ought of poetry and history makes 'em
:k! Please take notice that I don't object
good novels and stories. I write them
?self, and I wish everybody would read
em (having first purchased the same). But
x in something solid. Now I forgot to
tfition the fifth resolution; that is, to keep
account of your work in a notebook
d report once a quarter. Now, Mr. Edwin,
me and join us.
'I am a little girl 11 years old. I live
ar Riverton, La. I want to join the Ad-
-ce Society, and my name is Susie Neal."
Mattie Maxfield, Carrington, N. D.: "I
suppose the Av. S. is growing in members
all the time. My brother and I carried on
the resolutious twelve weeks last winter
and were on the Honor List. Tnis summer
we moved from Illinois to North Dakota,
where we live now and we did not get to
read our verse in the Bible. We do not
know how the story of the Red Box Clew
ended and I would like to know very much,
if you would please tell the members of the
Advance Society that we would like to know
how it ended and if some one of them would
send us the clippings from the Christian -
Evangelist from March 22, 1900."'
Dover, Mo.: "We come again with our re-
port, but not as we should, for we come whh
excuses. Sickness prevented me one day
from reading my Bible; yes, too sick to
read! And auntie says that during our Au-
gust meeting that Bro. Fenstermacher held
(which we enjoyed very much) she, too,
failed to read her Bible one day. So all
we can do is to promise to do better next
time. My favorite quotation is from Ches-
terfield: "If you have but an hour, will you
not improve that hour instead of idling it
away?" I think the Advance Society is a
great thing for us. Oh, i 5 is so good and
nice in you to take such interest in us!
Some day you will receive your reward." (I
receive all the reward I want, when I get
a letter like this from one of our members.)
"How we enjoy the stories and watch eag-
erly for the papers! I will close with best
wishes for you and the Advance Society.
Your little friend, Florence Belle Beattie.
P. S. — Please suggest some little book of
poems for us to read." (If you will write to
John B. Alden, 393 Pearl St., N. Y., for a
catalogue of his Elzevir Library, he will
send you a list of little paper-back books,
some of them little books of poetry, others,
best selections, stories, essays, history, etc.,
and the price of these books is two cents
and three cents each— the cheapest books I
ever heard of. Now I get nothing for this
advertisement of Mr. Alden's bookstore; he
is no kin of mine; I never met him, nor any
of hi^ family. But I know about his two-
cent books, for I have many of them. But
if price is no object to you, some splendid
books of poetry for young people are the
works of James Whitcomb Riley and Eu-
gene Field, and R. L. Stevenson's "Garden of
Child's Verses.")
During the next four weeks we will con-
tinue our story of "Pete." Ellen Dorser,
White Lake, Fla., says: "Pete starts off just
to suit me. The children talk just like lots
of sure enough young people, don't they?
And I know a little girl that likes to climb
on fences and jump on hay just like Pete."
And John Duvall, Wescott, Miss., says: "I
think I know the mystery of that tramp that
left a letter and a sack of candy in Pete's
box in the yard. I think he is Miss Dollie
Dudley's old lover that she wa3 engaged to
when she was young, but he got to be a
tramp and now he is come to make mischief
and he wrote to Pete's mother about it and
she cried." Well, we'll see about that; may
be he is and may be he isn't.
Learn Shorthand.
A Knowledge of Shorthand
and Typewriting will En-
able You to be Self-
Sustaining.
The Missouri Shorthand Col-
lege of St. Louis Mo., is one
of the Leading Short-
hand Institutions
in the United
States.
Persons intending the acquirement of shorthand
and typewriting s uld select a responsible school,
otherwise their ti:ne and money are wasted.
As success in shor hand is largely dependent on
the teach- r as well as pujiil, it is absolutely neces-
sary that instructors should be practical shorthand
writers, atd no others are competent to teach.
Benn Pitman system taught.
The Principal of "The Missouri shorthand Col-
lege" is John H. Schofleld, the well-known journalist
and shortha- d writer, and member of the National
Shorthand Writers' Association. In order to show
that he is a practical and recognized exponent of
shorthand, reference letters are herewith published
from leading educators:
Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews, now Chancellor of
Nebiaska Uoiversity, and. recently Superintendent
of Chicago schools, comments on his character and
ability as follows :
Board of Education,
Office of Superintendent of Schools,
Shill°r Building,
Chicago, Feb. 21, 1900.
Mr. John H. Schofleld is well and far rabiv known
to me a* th6 successful director of a lar^e short-
hand college in Providence, R. I. I consider him
not only one of the most expert practical shorthand
writers whom I have ever known, b >t al>-o an up-
right, honorable and perfectly tiustworthy gentle-
man. E. BEVJ ANDREWS,
Superintendent of Schools.
Commenting on Mr. Schofleld's ability and charac-
ter, President E. G Robinson, of Brown University,
Providence, R. I., contributss the following:
Brown University, Providence, R. I.
I have known Mr. John H Schofl Id for years as
stenographic reporter f >r the Pr vldence journal.
His work has given special satisfaction to all parties
concerned. His character as a Christian genleman
has also comma ded respect, and I take pleasure in
commending him to the confidence and g od will of
a 1 with whom he may meet or wi;h whom h^ may
have business relations E G. ROBINSON
President Brown University,
Brother Fabriclan, of La Salle College, Phila-
delphia, Pa., adds the following testimoaial:
La Salle College, Philidelphi?, Pa.
Mr. John H. Schofleld: My dear Sir— It gives
me much pleasure to say a timely word to bear
witness to your chara' ter as a man, and y iur ability
as a journalist a"d ehortnand witer. Ih^peand
pray that your efforts, in whatever channel you
may choose to direct them, will be rewarded
with the measure of success which your
talents, your energy and your accomplishments
must wio. You are, however, too well and favor-
ably known to need this note or recognition from
your very sincere and d-evoted friend ,
BRO FABRICIAN.
Those so situated that th«y cannot attend school
sessions, taught by mail, as Principal John H.
Schofleld bas had gratifyin success by this method
of teaching Mail students who will devot- two
hours daily to practice, cann. t fail to btain a
general knowledge of shorthand in twenty weeks.
This is a short time to acquire a proression that
will enable pers ns to become el -supporting.
Those who attend s ho 1 generally graduated in
about sixteen weeks, but this d'ppnds largely on the
ability and general knowledge of the pupil.
As a knowledge of soorthand is of no praical
utility unless able to sp 11 -md compose correctly,
students deflci nt in these line- are taught without
extra charge Shorthand and typewri'ing furniphes
lucrative, as well as pleasa i '-tnployment for both
sexes, but mo e especially for young ladies, as
there are always positions for those who are
capable and competent.
Positions Secured
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and full Commercial Course if Desired.
Room and Board furnished pupils from
abroad at moderate rates.
THE MISSOURI SHORTHAND COLLEGE.
No. 918 Pine Street, St. Louis, Mo.
1276
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 4, 19 )
Christian 6ndeavor.
Burris A. Jenkins.
topic FOR OCT. 14.
PAUL THE MISSIONARY: THE
SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS.
(2 Tim. 4:1-8.)
[Quarterly Missionary Meeting.]
y^Paul, in his advice to his young follower, Tim-
othy, names the very things that had made him
great as a missionary and a man.
First, "Instant in season and out of season."
He was ready always to do what was given him
to do; diligent, watchful, prepared to answer any
call into Macedonia or the bounds of the West.
Are all of us thus ready to serve at all times and
in every kind of work?
Second, "Preach the Word." He confined his
message to the declaration of Christ Jesus and all
that pertains to him, which was his message; and
refused to be turned aside to any other subject.
The Word is the message for us to-day as well.
Third, "Reprove, rebuke, exhort;" In other
words, make the message fit the hearers. Paint
it so that it comes to hearts of to-day. It is pos-
sible so to preach the Word as to lift it clear
back into the first century instead of making it
apply to the nineteenth. Go at the lives of the
very people who are before you, is the sense of
Paul's exhortation. As Spurgeon put it once,
"Shoot to hit! And if no other missile will do,
arm yourself into the gun and fire that at them!"
Fourth, "With all longsuffering." It is not
always, perhaps, that the messenger, the mission-
ary, whether in the comfortable American pulpit
or in the foreign field, ia the Suuday-school class,
the Endeavor or the slams, is as longsuffering in
dealing with those to whom he speaks as he
should be.
Fiftb, "And teaching;" that is, patiently, line
upon line, precept upon precept, not expecting re-
sults in a moment. Who was the great preacher
that declared it took two and a half to three years
for him to implant a great idea in the people's
minds? Shall the modern missionary expect to win
the world in any less time than it took Paul to
win a city?
Sixth, "Be thou sober." It is not always that
the messenger lays aside all extravagance of
speech and bearing and makes his message force-
ful by the calmness and sobriety of his own bear-
ing. To be sober does not refer to abstinence
from wine, but from many another thing equally
intoxicating.
Seventh, "Suffer hardship." Few of usjlknow
what hardship is. It takes the missionary who
can walk in the steps of Paul, who can endure
perils by sea and land as he did to understand
what it means to endure hardship. There are,
nevertheless, certain little hardships that fall to
our lot in our humble work. Some one slights or
gives us, as we think, too little honor; some one
assigns us a duty which we think beneath our
capacity; some one laughs at our efforts or mis-
understands our nntives — shall we endure these
little mosquito bites? What, then, would we do
we confronted the stoning of Paul?
Eighth, "Do the woak of an evangelist." Paul
never forgot tha* first of all his work was evan-
gelistic— the winning of men and women by the
gospel message. There was ever an end in view,
and that end the saving of men.
Ninth, "Fulfill thy ministry." There was the
personal ministration, the service to the individual
in need, that wss never to be forgotten. Is there
any one who needs your ministry, fellow Endeav-
orer? What will you do, fulfill that ministry or
neglect it? If you would b*, like Paul, a success-
ful missionary, it must beat the expense of steady
ministering to the wants of others. The greatest
missionary of them all came, not to be ministered
unto, but to minister!
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my
course, I have kept the faith."— Paul.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Bethany Reading Ceurece.
[Articles in this column are supplementary to the
handbooks of the Bethany C. E. Reading Courses.
For all information concerning these courses,
write to J. Z. Tyler, 798 Republic St., Cleveland, O.]
The Growth of the Bible.
HERBERT L. WILLETT.
The Bible comes to us, not as a book written
throughout like other books, by one hand, nor in-
deed do the books themselves come in regular
order as we should suppose to be the case in such
a collection. The Bible is really a library of eixty-
six small volumes or treatises, composed for the
most part independently of each other, but linked
together by a clearly perceptible purpose, which
makes the whole collection harmonious and pro-
gressive.
The books are not arranged in an order which
gives to us a clear idea of their date. Indeed, the
date of several of them is quite unknown, but in
several instances we know that the order disre-
gards entirely the sequence of time; for instance,
some of the epistles of Paul are earlier than the
gospels, and some of the minor prophets are
earlier in their written form than the historical
books like Kings and Chronicles.
1. The Old Testament. Apparently the
growth of the Old Testament proceeded in some
such way as this: The oldest portions, as we would
expect, are those songs and poems from the dis-
tant past which tend to perpetuate themselves in
the history of a people. Such hymns as the Song
by the Sea (Ex. 15), the Song of Deborah (Judges
5), the Lament of David over Saul (2 Samuel 1)
are among the early poetic products of this nation.
Then we have the earlier records of the legislation
interwoven with narratives of the past concerning
the creation, the fall of man, the deluge and the
distribution of the nations, forming the "Five
Books of Moses," or the Pentateuch, which was
regarded by the Jews as not only the earliest of
the written books, but also the constitution of
their national life. The book of Joshua, which is
closely related to these five books, is sometimes
added to this list and the whole is called the
Hexateueh, or the "Six Books," dealing with the
beginnings of the nation. The time at which these
books received their final literary form, contain-
ing as they do some materials which happened
subsequent to the life of Moses, it is perhaps im-
possible to assert positively.
The prophetic books are much clearer as to
their dates, dealing as they do with the lives of
men whose place in the history is evident, and
containing as they do sermons or utterances of
these men written down either by themselves or
by their friends and disciples. The sequence of
the prophets is comparatively easy to trace, be-
ginning as it does with Amos and Hosea and
proceeding on through Isaiah, Micah, Nahum,
Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Obadiah and
Ezekiel, it comes to its close, so far as the defi-
nite records of the books are concerned, with
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi in the period after
the restored community of Jerusalem. Such books
as Joel and Jonah do not give definite record as
to the time of their production. By some they
are considered quite early, and by some much
later than the books just named.
The Old Testament books of history, such as
Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings are based upon
earlier records, which are frequently cited in such
expressions as:
"The rest of the acts of (naming the
king), are they noi written in the chronich >j
tha kings of (either Judah or Isrs fj
thus referring to court records or other d J
mentary evidence which was accessible tc .«
writer but has been lost. These narratives i •(
probably put into form during the period of le
Exile, for the books of Samuel-Kings foij
practically continuous narrative which closes ' 1
the destruction of Jerusalem. The corresp 1
ing books of Chronicles-Ezra Nehemiah, w 1
form a continuous whole and co7er the same \
tory from creaHon to a period contemporary ]
the times of Alexander the Great (330 B. C ) ,
seen by the latter fact to be among the very
writings of the Old Testament, though mai j
use as they do of historical documents very n |
older, among which are to be found either
narrative contained In Samuel Kings or an r.
one which the author of the latter had used
The Psalms contain a collection of hymns g.\
ing out of the religious life of Israel in alll
periods of its history. David himself ia spokeli
as a singer and a psalmist, and many of the ps;
are attributed to him. Whether all of U|
uhich the editors of the psalm collection 11
named as his were really composed by him i
open question, but it is reasonably certain
the book of Psalms in its present form >
arranged for the worship at the second ten
though it apparently contains psalms as lat
the time of the Maccabaaan struggle for i
pendence in the second century before Christ
The wisdom books, which include Provei
Job, the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes, pre
another phase of the Old Testament literal
They are the products of the wise men, the phil
phers or sages of Israel, and deal in a reflec
manner with the problems of life, such as sue
and failure, trouble and suffering, doubt and 1
The book of Proverbs is the national anthol
upon the subject of making the most of life,
passes under the name of Solomon for the rei
that Solomon is known to have uttered many
tentious sayings of this kind, and the wise me
Hezekiah's court gathered a collection of prov
believed to have been uttered by the great k
To these were added collections, perhaps in t
times, and thus our Book of Proverbs came
form. The anonymous book of Job probably d
from the time of the Exile or some later perio
depression, when the question ss to God's pi
dence was being raised by the suffering fait
in Israel. It is the attempt of a pious and
philosophic mind to answer the problem and
dicate the character of God to a geners
growing doubtful under the stress of suffei
The Song of Songs and the book of Ecclesia
are perhaps later, the latter being apparently
of the most recent of the Old Testament d
ments. The book of Daniel is the one apocaly
book of the Old Testament and apparently conn
itself with the Maccabean uprising, while the 1
book of Lamentations is a collection of ele
relating to the fall of Jerusalem at the begin
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1277
of the Exile or some later but similar experi-
ence.
i Thus the Old Testament was formei gradually
and one by one its materials came to be regarded
.as sacred by the Jewish community. It was com-
monly divided into three parts: the Law, that is,
the five books; the Prophets, including the earlier
, historical books and the books of prophets from
■Isaiah to Malachl, with the exception of Daniel,
and thirdly, the writings, including all other mater-
ials, such as the Psalms, the Wisdom backs and
|the priestly history of Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah.
The books of the Old Testament were written in
the Hebrew character, with the exception of some
,of the later portions, such as nearly one-half of
;the book of Daniel, parts of Ezra and one verse of
.Jeremiah, which are written in Aramaic, the lan-
guage which superseded the Hebrew as the ac-
cepted tongue of the Semitic world. The collec-
ition of the Old Testament was practically com-
jplete by the middle of the first century before
jChrist, as is evidenced by its translation into the
[Greek language, constituting the version known
jas the Septuagint, or the Seventy, from the fact
that it is believed to have been made by seventy
Jews at Alexandria.
Thus the Old Testament is the body of writings
produced by holy men of Israel, not all of whom
possessed the same degree of spiritual vision, but
all of irhom were guided in some true sense by the
divine Spirit. Through these men God was lead-
ing the nation to higher levels of conduct and
larger visions of truth, in preparation for the com-
ing of Him who is not for one nation only but for
all the world the Way, the Truth and the Life.
2. The New Testament. The New Testa-
ment did not come into being in response to a de-
liberate literary impulse in the early church, but
anlf grew up as the occasion gave birth to its
various parts. The Christian community after
;he day of Pentecost took no thought for the writ-
ing down of Gospel narratives. They were preach-
srs and not writers. In this they resembled their
Haster, who had written nothing. It is not sur-
mising that the life of Christ, which constitutes
;he material of the first four books of the New
testament, was comparatively late in taking liter-
iry form. The first writings of the church seem
;o have been the epistles of the leaders in the
ihurch to communities of believers who needed to
)e strengthened in the faith. Some of those of
3aul are among these earliest written products of
;he church. The same is perhaps true of jthe
Spistle of James. This is as we should expect.
The dates of Paul's epistles are approximately
is follows: The first group, 1 and 2 Thessa-
onians, about the year 52 A. D.; the second group,
ncluding Gallatians, 1 and 2 Corinthians and
iomans, about 57 A. D.; the third group, the
ipistles of the Imprisonment, including Philippians,
Joloasians, Philemon, Ephesians, dating from
ibout 62 or 63; while the fourth group, the paa-
ioral, including 1 Timothy, Titus and 2 Tim-
>thy, come apparently in the period after Paul's
'elease from hi3 first imprisonment. This period
s, to be sura, coojectural and is denied by some
tiblical scholars, bat there seem to be many evi-
lences that Paul was released from his first Rom-
m imprisonment and went out to other ministries,
vhich are not recorded in the Book of Acts.
The Gospd narratives probably took form on
;he soil of Palestine from the lips of the apostles,
fho had been the personal companions of our
jord. Among these Peter woald naturally be one.
rhe Gospel of Mark, which seems to be the earliest
)f the four, is believed to have been the written
•e-jord of Peter's narrative concerning Jesus.
Hark was a member of the Jerusalem church and
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Still later was she Gospel of Luke, which was
written as the introduction to the narrative of
early Christian work which was embodied In the
Book of Acts. The two are thus seen to be inti-
mately connected and clearly by the same hand.
They perhaps are to be dated not far from 80
A. D. The Book of Hebrews is an attempt to set
forth the gospel in it3 relation to the Jewish law
from the standpoint of one who was seeking to har-
monize the two and adjust the gosp3l ta Jewish
minds. It seems to have been written very near
the date of the Gospel of Matthew, or about the
period of the fall of Jerusalem. Its author is un-
known. The other writings include the general
epistles of Peter and of Jude, and toward the close
of the century we have the final work of John,
whose Apocalypse is probably to be dated just be-
fore the fall of Jerusalem, while the Second and
Third Epistles, the Fourth Gospel and the First
Epistle constitute the latest utterances of the
New Testament, and date from nearly the close of
the first century.
These books, which thus grew up separately,
probably without any knowledge on the part of
their writers that others were likewise engaged,
with whom they were closely related in spirit,
were soon gathered up by the early churches, and
in the second century already collections of the
New Testament booka began to appear. That
they took the order which they preserve at the
present time is not strange, coasidering the fact
that the life of Christ was t'ae foundation of all
New Testament thought and teaching, and this
was naturally followed by the narrative of the
early church in the Book of Acts, and this in turn
by the apostolic epistles, closing with one apoca-
lyptic and prophetic book, the Revelation of John.
This order was, of course, not intended by those
who framed the collection as being chronological,
but it is at least logical. This collection of books,
so frank and human on the one side, Is on the
other so full of a divine quality in its spiritual
tone and its note of authority that the centuries
have conceded its right to be considered in a
special sense the Word of God, a Word uttered in-
deed through human instruments, but none the
less the revelation of the divine purpose through
the life and ministry af our Lord, who not only
while in the flesh but later on through the work
of his apostles under the direction of the divine
irit continued "both to do and to preach."
Tha New Testament accordingly grew through
a series of years, appearing in its several parts as
occasion demanded, presenting different aspects
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October 4, 19Cr
Sunday - School,
W. F. RICHARDSON.
PARABLE OF THE GREAT
SUPPER.
This lesson follows immediately that of last
week. One of the guests who dined with Jesus at
the Pharisee's house, on hearing him talk so beau-
tifully about feeding the poor, the maimed, the
lame and the blind, broke out in the exclamation:
"Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom
of God!" The expression may have been sincere.
Or it may have been but a complacent benediction
which the speaker meant to apply only to such as
himself and his associates at the feast. The latter
is probatiy the case, for Jesus seems to speak the
parable of the Great Supper in reply to what was
in the hearts of the company. "He that shall eat
bread in the kingdom of God" was to them but
another way of designating the pious Jew, and
above all the Pharisee. Who should be worthy of
this honor, if not the children of Abraham? But
Jesus would have them know that his kingdom was
broader than any one nation, and that his mission
was to the whole race of mankind', and so he gives
to them this parable.
A certain man made a gieat supper and invited
many guests. Later, when repeating this parable
in Jerusalem, as recorded by Matthew, Jesus says
that it was a king who gave the marriage feast for
his son. But the lesson is the same. It was cus-
tomary to send ths invitation some time before
the day for the feast, and, when it drew near, to
seed a servant to call the invited ones to come.
This was done, in the parable, but those who were
invited made various excuses for not accepting.
Business and social demands upon their time made
it inconvenient for them to attend the supper, and
the host saw that his feast was about to be with
out any to enjoy it. Indignant at ths treatment
his invitatioa had received, he sent his servants
out into the streets and lanes of the city, to bring
ia the wretched wanderers, who would so eagerly
accept the offer of an abundant meal. This was
speedily done, but the number of these was not
sufficient to fill his great table, or to consume
the ample provisions he had provided. So he sent
his servant out into the highways asd along the
hedges, tilling him to compel every beggar and
loiterer to come, that his house might be filled.
He ended his instructions by declaring that none
of those who had spurned his invitation should
taste of his supper.
The meaning of this parable must have been
apparent to the haughty Pharisees and scribes.
The blessings of the kingdom of the Messiah they
were wont to express under the figure of a feast.
To thia they counted that every Jew was invited,
while from it every Gentile was excluded. All
the glowing pictures painted by the prophets, all
the rich imagery in which was set forth the glory
of the Messiah's reign, they appropriated to them-
selves. Theirs were the privileges of the chosen
people, and the whole history of divine providence
they deemed but a preparation for the coming of
the Messiah to occupy the throne of his power and
glory in the midst of the nations. After all this
opportunity for preparation, they ought to have
been ready to accept the gracious call, and pass
in unto the feast. John the Baptist had come as a
special messenger from the Lord, declaring "the
kingdom of heaven is at hand." To his urgent
call the leaders of the chosen people had turned a
deaf ear. They were too busy with their worldly
affairs, too engrossed with their subtle speculations
garments and ceremonies, to answer the call t >
spiritual pursuits. They did not want the Gospel.
It wa<i above their level of thought and desire. It
♦Lesson for Oct. 14— Luke 14:15-24. Parallel pas-
sage, Matt. 22:1-14.
is even so to-day. Men care more for lands and
oxen, for gold and silver, than they do for salva-
tion. To many, the pleasures of the home, or
those of society, which ought to be hallowed by a
Christian aim and spirit, become a barrier be-
tween them and the Lord. The dear Lord is still
wounded by receiving in answer to his loving in-
vitation the ready and flippant reply, "I pray thee,
have me excused."
Bat, if the leaders of the chosen people would
not accept his invitation, the Master knew that
there were those who would. The outcasts in the
streets of the city, the publicans and sinners,
against whom the doors of the self-righteous were
shut, — these would welcome the friendly hand
reached out to help them. So the call came to
them, and eagerly they hearkened unto it, inso-
much that the Lord became known as "the friend
of publicans and sinners." As the sick seek the
hospital, the starving run to where food is freely
given, so these dying creatures heard with joy the
welcome news that there wa3 grace for them.
They were Jews, but outcasts from the favor of
the r own nation. Given often to the practice of
vices of impurity and fraud, their chief offense in
the eyes of the Pharisees, perhaps, was their neg-
lect of the external forms of religion, upon which
these zealots laid the chief stress. It galled the
rigid partisans of the ceremonial law to see these
pariahs, or outcasts, who neglected the synagogue
worship, paid scanty tithes, and often showed but
slight regard for the Sabbath, welcomed into the
presence of the Nazarene, and treated with utmost
kindness and pity. They ought to have remem-
bered that the physician's mission was to the sick,
and not to ihe well; that the Messiah was to be
the Savior of sinners, and that he must therefore
seek them out and deliver them. Their own
greatest prophet, Isaiah, had told how that the
Christ shouli bear the sins of the world, and how
could he do this unless he stooped so low as to
get beneath this mighty burden? Yes, the publi-
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But heaven's grace does not stop here. Out-
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where men travel round the earth, hiding under
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Pharisees. Though they knew not God, and had
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was spread there? When the messengers of the
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Obituaries,
BURT.
CUR
Mr. and Mrs. M. Bart, two of the charter mem-
bers of the First Churcb, have recently "fallen
asleep in Je.-ms." Sister Bu't oied the 6th of Aug.,
and wa3 fullos'ed bi Bro M Burt the 2nd of Sept.
jThey were b th well and active to within a few
days of the end of life, although they were well
aavan. ed ia years. They looked forward to and
were within a few weeks of their golden wedding.
Tney had already passed their golden anniversary
in tne Lord, becoming part of the body oi Christ
in Cleveland, 0., shortly before they were married.
Sister B was a member of W. C. T. U., of the city ;
was for a long while teacher of the primary class
la 'he Bit.le-tcnool; was active in every good work.
Bro B. was first deacon and then elder of this con-
gregation, in whi-.h capacity he served until hi 3
death. They were g» ntle and kind, loved by all
and revo'ed to the church. "He that soweth unto
the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life eternal."
J. T. Boone.
Jacksonville, Fla.
DRENNBR.
Little Albert, a son of seven summers, of John
ind Dora Drenner, Stratford, 111., after several
nonths of suffering, departed, expresnog a desire
to go where he c iuld rest and be with the bright
wg-te in heavea. The writer conducted the fu-
aeral at Christian Caurch, Pine Crefrk, Sept. 21,
1900 TVxf: "Of such is the kingdom of heaven"
(Matt 29:10- D. A. Seystbr.
Pine Creek, 111.
FRENCH.
On the mornihg of Sept. 19, 1900, there passed
nto His presence, Suter Caroline (Madden) French,
:losing a life's record of almost 68 years. Her
ia;ed c^mpaai a, with whom she walked 50 years
n tbe blinds of wedbck, with their four sons, is
aft ia loneliness to n urn her loss. She committed
ler life to the service of Christ in 1888, and has
since labored in the fellowship of the church at
Milton, 111. C. B. Dabney.
HISER.
Mrs. Ann Hiser, wife of William Hiser, was
)orn .n Lamaster City, Pa., May 23, 1827, and
lied at her horn-* in Niantic, 111., A -g. 2L, 1900.
3ae was a faitnful member of the Christian
]tiarch from 1870 to the time of her death.
Funeral conducted by th^ writer from the church
n Niantic Aug. 23, 2 p. m. J. R, Parker.
INSKEEP.
Mrs. Martha Ioskeep was born in Brown Coanty,
0., Dec 18, 1813. She connected herself with
the Christian Church in her 13th year. She was
married to Joseph Inskesp Dec. 31, 1839. In the
spring ot 1860 they moved t) Gaynor City, Nod-
iway County, Mo., where she h-ld membership
until her death, Sept. 4, 1900 She had been an
invalid for 30 yeard. During her last illness she
stayed with h^ryoanges; daughter, Mrs. McDowel,
3igby, Shelby County, Mo. Sae mourned the loss
)f four children and leaves five children to lament
ler departure. Funeral services were held at
Concord Churcb, and in Concord Cemetery her
body rests in its long and latest sleep.
E. H. Williamson.
Canton, Mo.
JONES.
Florence A. Mathias Jones died September 19,
at her par-nts' home, from injaries received by a
frightful runaway team which her husband was
driving on thwir way to their happy home at Dix-
»n, 111 , the day before her death. She was born
October 14, 1877. October 7, 1898, the writer
Duried bo h in Christian baptism. November 20
they were married. Her life was most genial,
g^nnrous and pure, and many gathered at her
?rave. Sermon by the writer. D. A. Seyster.
Pine Creek, III., Sept. 20, 1900.
MATHEWS.
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7, 1900, Mrs. Martha Mathers, in the 45th year
of her earth-life. At the age of 18 she gave her
heart to Capiat. With him she walked humbly
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face was a benediction to all who looked into it.
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relatives and the entire church to mourn her de
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tian Missionary Society.
KANSAS CONVENTION.
SATURDAY MORNING.
10:00. General Board Meeting of the A. C. M. S.,
Frank W. Allen, Kentucky, presiding. First Chris-
tian Church.
SATURDAY EVENING.
Armory, W. K. Homan, presiding.
7:40. Address, "The Christian Endeavor Era,"
John E. Pounds.
8:16. Address, " The Place of the f hurch College
In the American System of Education,- Pres. E.
Ben]. Andrews, University of Nebraska.
11:00 a. m. Preaching in all offered pulpits.
8:00 P. M. Communion Services
Armory, Address, I. J. Spencer.
First Congregational Church, address, L. L.
Carpenter.
First Christian ' hu^ch, Address, D R. Lucas.
7:30 P. M. Preaching In all offered pulpits.
MONDAY MORNING.
Leader of Song, E. A. Cole.
8:30. Bible Study, Jabez Hall.
9:10. President's Address, "Greater America,
the New Century and the Paramount Issue," W. K.
Homan.
9:40. Statement of Annual Report, Benj. L.
Smith.
10:00. Voices from Many Fields.
10:40. Report of Board of Negro Education and
Evangelization.
11:00. Addres, "Puerto Rico," I. J. Cahill.
11:40. Closing Prayer-meeting, T. W. Pinkerton.
11:00. Business Session, First Christian Church.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Leader of Song, W. E. M. Hackleman.
2:00. Opening Exercises, Baxter Waters.
2:30. Address, "How Shall we Fire the Hearts of
our Ministry with the Home Missionary Passion?"
J. E. Lynn.
3:00. The Educational Hour, J. D. Forrest.
4:00. Address, "Our German Neighbors," R. H.
Timne.
MONDAY EVENING. .
7:30. Devotional Hour, J. K. Shellenberger.
7:46. Addnss, "The Most Popular Thing of the
Reformation," Wm. Ross Lloyd.
8:16. Address, "The Urgency of the Plea for
Home Missions," C. J. Tanner.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Leader of Song, Albert Bellingham.
8:30 Bible Study, Jabez Hall.
9:00. City Evangelization.
9:00-9:16. "City Evangelization, the Overshadow-
ing Problem of the Twentieth Century," A. J.
9:16-9:30. "The Adaptability of our Movement to
City Evangelization Work," F. W. Norton.
9:30-9:46. "The Relation of City Evangelization
to the Salvation of our Country and the World," C.
G. Brelos
9:45. Report of Board of Church Extension, G.
W. Muckley.
9:56. Exegesis— Philippians 2:29, 30, George
MonToe.
10:10. Report and Address, "Ministerial Relief —
What is it?" Howard Cnle.
11:26. Address, "Indifferentism: A Plea for Home
Missions," Wallace Tharp.
11:00. Business Session, First Christian Church.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Leader of Song, DeLoss Smith.
2:00. Devotional Service, D. A. Wickizer.
2:20. Conference, "State Missions," S. H. Bart-
lett.
3:00. Address, "The Appeals that Come to the
Board of Home Missions," J. H. MacNeill.
3:30. Address, "The Initiative in our Mission
Work," J. M Rudy,
4:00. Closing Business.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7:15. Opening Exercises, C. H. Winders.
7:46. Address, "Boys' and Girls' Rally Day,"
Mrs. Louise Kelly.
8:05. Address, "The Adaptation of our Plea to
America," W. B. Craig.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Section I.
Christian Endeavor. Seperintendent John E.
Pounds. Christian Church. Vice-president R. S.
Latimer, presiding.
9:00 Devotional Hour
9:25. "Christian Endeavor and the Institutional
Church," G. A. Campbell.
9 45. "Christian Endeavor and the Lccal
Church," J. N Scboles.
10:05. "Christian Endeavor and the Heroism of
To-day," W. R Warren.
10:25 "The Need of the Educational Element In
Christian Endeavor," F O. Fannon.
10:45. "Christian Enneavor and Soul Winning," S.
M Jefferson.
11:15. Suggestions for Next Year, State Saperin-
tendents and others.
11:45. Adjournment.
Section II.
Educat'on. Hiram Van Kirk, secretary. Congre-
gational Church. E. V. Zollars, leader.
9:30 Conference, "Intercollegiate Relations:"
"The Academy," Mits Alice Lloyd.
"The College Proper," W. P. Aylesworth.
"The Bible school, B. C. Deweese.^
"The University Annex, Errett Gates.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Section III.
Pastors' and Evangelists' Session. Victor W.
Dorris leader. First Christian Church. Vice-presi-
dent, David Owen Thomas, presiding.
Leader of Song, H. A. Easton.
2:C0. Devotional Exercises, Justin Green.
2:20. "Some Suggestive Keynotes." By the
leader.
2:30 Paper, "The Attitude of the Preacher to-
ward Social Problems," Mrs. Elizabeth Roudebush.
3:00. Address, " fhe Value of Trained Women in
Pastoral and Evangelistic Work," W. Brooks
Taylor.
3:25. Voluntary Discussion.
3:40. Solo, Prof. H. A. Easton.
3:50. Address, "What to Preach and how to
Preach it," J. B. Briney.
4:20. Address, "How to Reach and Leave PeTma
nenc Results in the Evangelistic Field," W. H.
Pinkerton.
4:45. Voluntary speeches.
6:00. Adjournment.
Section IV.
Conference on Benevolences Mrs. J. K. Hans-
brough, secretary. Congregational Church. T. P.
Halev, presiding.
2:00. Devotional Services.
Address, C. C Rowli«on.
Address, E W. Darst.
Address, Errett Gates.
Address, Mrs. M. E Harlan.
Address, S. B. Moore, St. Louis.
Reports.
THURSDAY ALL DAY.
Section V.
Sunday-schools, Kiox P Taylor, leader, Armory.
W.K. Homan, presiding
9:00. Devotional Ex -rcises, Knox P. Taylor.
9:15. "The Bible itself a Necessity Instead of any
Substitute "
9:45. "Holding the Scholars in the School," Miss
Anna M. Hale.
10:15. Conference, "The Bible," H. F. Davis,
leader.
(a) "What it is Not."
(b) "What it is."
(c) "How Use it."
11:00. "Three Needed Things for Successful
Bibl ^-school Work," Mrs. Mary Grant.
11.30. "The Bible-school and Good Citizenship,"
Sumner T. Martin.
Afternoon.
2 00. Devotional Services.
2:10. "Normal Principles in Bible-school Work."
Prof. D. P Kelly.
2:40. "The Home Department," W. A. Harp.
3:10. "The Bible-school a Factor in Mission
Work,"F. E. Meigs.
3:40. Round Table. Questions and Answers.
Howard C. Rash.
THURSDAY EVENING.
7:30. Closing Service Thanksgiving and Conse-
cration Servlcj, J. P. Lichtenberger, leader.
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ditorial:
Current Events 1283
A Heaven Sent Message 1284
' The Meaning of a Vote 1-285
i What Hath God Done for Us? 1286
Editor's Easy Chair 1287
] Questions and Answers 1287
•riginal Contributions:
j What is a Vote?— Herman S. Piatt 1288
| How We Got Our English Bible— Carlos C.
Eowlison 1289
J Roger Williams and Religious Liberty — III.
— W. H. Rogers 1290
I The Foreign Christian Missionary Society.
—A. McLean 1291
Jorrespondence:
; The Terrible Turk at Home 1296
i B. B, Tyler's Letter 1297
' New York Letter 1298
The Most Important Issue 1298
Illinois State Jubilee Convention 1300
amilt Circle:
One in Christ (poem) 1305
Mary Ann's Success 1305
Open-Mindedness. 1306
Diana or Christ (poem) 1307
The Heavenly Railroad 1307
Practical Sermons from Revised Texts 1307
[fflCELLANEOUS:
Our Budget 1292
Personal Mention 1294
Notes and News 1301
Evangelistic 1303
With the Children 1308
Sunday-school 1309
Christian Endesvor 1310
Marriages and Obituaries 1311
Book Notes 1312
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CURRENT EVENTS.
President Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers of America, has called a conven-
ion of the anthracite miners, to be held at
icranton, beginning on Friday, the 12th inst.
he object of the convention is to decide
whether to accept or to reject the 10 per
ent. net increase in wages offered by the op-
erators. The fact that such a convention has
•een called is regarded as certain proof that
he miners are di. posed to accept the propo-
ition. It is possible, however, that other
onditions may be introduced that will de-
ay the termination of the strike for a little
smile. A 10 per cent, net increase is a de-
ided victory for the miners, and it is not
jirobable that they will reject this offer.
411 of the coal operators have now conceded
ihis advance in wages. The country gen-
ially will rejoice to see the strike ended,
|nd especially by a concession to the miners
vhich will decidedly better their condition.
The fact that Germany has yielded the
joint of demanding of China the surrender
if the leaders in the Boxer rebellion, as a
tondition precedent to peace negotiations,
jias apparently removed one of the most
prions obstacles to the co-operation of the
'owers in the settlement of the Chinese
iuestion. This concession on the part of
Germany was made the easier because of
•he edict of the imperial authorities of China
legrading Prince Tuan and indicating a
rarpose on the part of the Chinese govern-
nent to punish the leaders in this rebellion.
5eace negotiations will be delayed, however,
)y the refusal of the Chinese imperial court
;o return to Pekin after a persistent effort
m the part of the Powers to induce thtm
;o do so. Instead of this, their imperial
majesties have taken their departure from
;he Shanshi Province, where the conlitions
were said to be distressing on account of
the scarcity of food supplies, for Shenshi,
which is about three hundred miles further
from Pekin. The reasons for their refusal
jto return to Pekin are "the presence of the
allied force3 there, and the fear entertained
of the outbreak of epidemic diseases which
usually follow after great disturbances."
Notwithstanding the probability of agree-
ment between the Powers in their dealings
with China, there seems to be no reversal of
the policy of this government to remove the
larger part of our military forces in Pekin
to the Philippines. In doing so the govern-
ment does not by any means intend to aband-
on its legitimate part in settling the difficul-
ties with China. It believes that peace ne-
gotiations will be facilitated by this policy.
This feeling i3 not shared by the Ameri-
cans resident in China. At a meeting of
American citizens at Tien-Tsin the follow-
ing resolution was adopted:
"We, citizens of the United States, deplore the
contemplated withdrawal of a large part of the
United States troops in North China. We feel the
work of the allied armies is far from accomplished,
and that the refusal of the American Government
to take its part therein is sure to be regarded by
tha allies as an unworthy act, and by the Chinese
as a sign of indifference. We urge our govern-
ment ti carry to an end the work it has so honor-
ably and efficiently begun, and to maintain a suf-
ficient force here to secnre the protection of
American mercantile and missionary interests un-
til a settlement of the present trouble is accom-
plished."
In addition to the foregoing action of the
Americans in China, the following resolutions
have been adopted by practically all the
Americans who were besieged in Pekin, at
the suggestion of United States Minister
E. H. Conger. These embrace missionaries
who have been for a long number of years
in China. After speaking of their interest
in the reformation of China, and explaining
that the recent movement has forced native
Christians into a false position, with the
alternative of massacre or apostasy, they
ask:
1. That those who are found to have been
leaders in this anti-foreign movement be adequate-
ly punished.
2. That the native Christians be indemnified
for the losses of life and property which they have
suffered in this persecution.
We urge the necessity of insisting upon educa-
tional reform in China:
1. By the abolition of the present literary
teat of merit in the civil service.
2. By the introduction in its place of branches
of Western learning.
3. By the discontinuance of the worship of
Confucius and a compulsory educational rite.
4. By placing all Chinese, irrespective of re-
ligious beliefs, upon the same footing in matters
of educational privileges.
We ask for a radical revision of the civil and
criminal processes in China, with a view to secur-
ing justice and equal rights for Christians by such
readjustments as shall secure:
1. That all Chinese, irrespective of religious
belief, shall be placed upon the same footing in
all proceedings in the courts.
2. That officials shall receive such salaries for
services and such punishment for bribery as shall
tend to do away with the present corruption of
courts.
3. That all temple rites, worship and idolatrous
rites, as a condition of holding civil and military
office, be abolished.
If these reforms can be accomplished, we be-
lieve that the welfare of the Chinese people will
be promoted and that better relations will be es-
tablished between the Chinese and foreigners.
We are alac of the opinion that, in claiming in-
demnity from the Chinese Government, adequate
allowances shall be made:
1. For loss of time caused by the Boxer dis-
turbances.
2. For all traveling expenses, including those
to and from foreign lands, which have been in-
curred through these disturbances, and the order
of the government to missionaries to leave China.
3. For the future rise in prices of building
material and labor.
4. For rent of premises until new ones can be
built.
5. For literary work destroyed.
Dr. Koch, the celebrated Berlin scientist
and bacteriologist, who has been conducting
scientific investigations in German colonies
for a year past, announces to physicians at
Hong Kong, where he has arrived on his
way home, that he has discovered means of
preventing the spread of malaria in malarial
districts, and even of stamping out the dis-
ease itself. He has been conducting experi-
ments in this line in New Guinea, where
large numbers of natives die yearly of ma-
laria. It is said that Dr. Koch's treatment
consists of giving patients a medicine he
has discovered, the chief ingredient of which
is quinine, not simply for curative but pre-
ventive purposes. He has also found a
method of expelling the malarial parasites,
the chief among which is the pestiferous
mosquito. No details of his method are
given, but the Doctor gives it as his opinion
that the total extirpation of malaria is pos-
sible. He has left physicians in New Guinea
to carry on the work, while he will complete
his investigations in his Berlin laboratory.
If Dr. Koch's opinions and hopes can be
realized, he will have achieved a victory far
more important than most of those which
have been gained upon the field of battle.
The world is greatly indebted to the patient,
persevering researches of scientists for the
discoveries which ameliorate the suffering of
mankind and promote its health and happi-
ness.
The results thus far of the election in
England vindicate the political sagacity of
the Conservative leaders in appealing to the
people at this time. It is now known that
the Conservatives will be retained in power
with increased majorities and that the im-
perialistic wing of the Liberal party ha?
received additional force at the expense of
the opposing wing. Meanwhile the war in
South Africa seems to be practically ended.
Lord Roberts, it is said, will soon issue a
proclamation of peace on the anniversary
of the outbreak of the war. He is expected
himself to return to England shortly, having
been appointed to the position of Com-
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mander-in-Chief of the British army. This
honor was conferred upon the veteran com-
mander on his sixty-eighth birth day as a
gift from the government. He has served
in the army for nearly half a century,
having passed through all the grades of
military distinction from the lowest to the
highest. It is not yet known who will
succeed him in South Africa, but it
will probably be General Buller or Lord
Kitchener.
Bishop McFaul, of the Roman Catholic
Church, of Trenton, N. J., recently put forth
a proposition for the federation of all Rom-
an Catholic societies in the United States,
with the view of securing their rights, as
he terms it, in the political administration
of the country. Accordingly last week in
Brooklyn there was held a convention of the
Roman Catholic Young Men's National Union.
Bishop McFaul's proposition was the chief
subject of discussion. It was held that
Roman Catholics are discriminated against,
and the Indian School question was instanced
as evidence of this. The lootiug of Roman
Catholic churches in the Philippines was
agaia charged, though the charge has been
denied even on Roman Catholic authority.
It is very difficult for our Roman Catholic
friends to understand the complete separa
tion of Church and State as we have it in
this country. No other religious body, so
far as we know, is clamoring for its share
of the political offices of the country. Im-
agine a convention of the Disciples of Christ,
Methodists, or Baptists, or Presbyterians, or
Congregationalists, complaining that they
were discriminated against in that their
members were not elected or appointed to
poli ical offices in proportion to their mem-
bership! This would be so un-American that
no Protestant body would think of it. In
the meeting above referred to, it was re-
gretted that no Roman Catholic had been
appointed a member of the Philippine Com-
mission. Who but Roman Catholics have
interested themselves to find out what relig-
ious bodies are represented in the Philippine
Commission? We do not know which of
the denominations are represented, neither do
we care. If we mistake not, the people of
this country will resent any organization
whose object is to press the claims of any
ecclesiastical organization for its share of
political offices.
Now that the Indian famine has been
practically ended, though its painful sequels
have not, by the advent of the long with-
held rains — too copious, indeed, in some
parts — an instructive account of things
done and not done is being taken. Perhaps
the most impressive fact that appears is
the contrast between the activity of relief
work proceeding from Christian sympa-
thy and the neglect or refusal of suc-
cor by Hindus wed able to contribute
it to their perishing countrymen. As
Hinduism has it missionaries laboring
to propagate it in this country and else-
where in Christendom, it is right that the
contrasting facts should be stated. Amer-
ica has contributed a million dollars to the
sufferers. Germany has also contributed —
we know not how much. British charity,
though heavily taxed in the South African
war, has given $1,700,000. The Govern-
ment of India has spent $65,000,000 in re-
lief work. The Viceroy and other British
officials have given freely. A few of the
native princes and rulers have given
large sums. On the other hand the edu-
cated, English speaking Hindus have held
aloof. — The Outlook.
A HEAVEN-SENT MESSAGE.
On the eve of assembling once more in
National Convention, there comes to many
of us the message which God sent to His
people of the first century by the pen of
Paul, and which He has repealed to His peo-
ple of the closing days of the nineteenth
century through the lips of that consecrated
man of God, A. M. Atkinson, uttered with
his dying breath. It came to us under cir-
cumstances so unique, so solemn, so impres-
sive, as to be permanently imbedded in the
memory of not only those who heard it, but
of all those with whom he stood religiously
identified. •
In the midst of a great historic gathering
of the Disciples of Christ, convened in an
historic spot to celebrate a half century of
missionary activity, there stood up one who3e
life had been, in a most striking manner, con-
secrated to the service of God and his fellow-
men; a man who had given liberally, not only
of his money, but of his time, of his business
ability, of his mental and physical energy,
yea, of his very life, to what he believed to
be one of the holiest and tenderest ministries
in the kingdom of God. He spoke of his
own experience; he uttered a word of warn-
ing to the rich; he appealed to them, and to
all his business brethren, not to deprive
themselves of the enlarging and enriching
influence of Christian liberality and Chris-
tian service. He closed his impassioned ap-
peal to his brethren, whom he loved so well,
by placing one hand over his heart, and lift-
ing the other toward heaven, and exclaim-
ing: "I cannot be with you long. Be warned.
'Quit you like men!' " And then, taking his
seat, he fell back with his white face turned
heavenward, whither his spirit fled to meet
its God.
It was a glorious ending of a noble life,
nobly consecrated to noble ends. The words
quoted above, uttered after death had struck
him, and in full consciousness of the ap-
proaching end, may not only be considered
his message to his brethren, but God's mes-
sage to us through him. It is peculiarly
appropriate that we should be reminded of
this message and its import as we are gath-
ering once more in National Convention for
the furtherance of those great interests
which lay so near to his heart.
"Quit you like men!" Surely the times
demand those qualities which are deemed so
essential in a true manhood — heroism,
breadth of vision and far-sightedness, and
strength of character to resist evil and to
carry forward successfully great enterprises
which look to the extension of Christ's
kingdom in the world, and the elevation of
mankind.
Religious movements, like individuals,
have their periods of childhood, with the
characteristics peculiar to that period; and
their period of manhood, with the elements
that characterize that stage of development.
We are not yet very old, as a religious move-
ment seeking to accomplish certain great
objects, chief among which are the restora-
tion of certain lost features of the Christi-
anity of the New Testament, and the unity
of Christ's followers; but we have passed
the period of childhood, and can no longer
plead the irresponsibility which attaches ti
youth and immaturity. We are old enough
have had experience enough, and are larg<
enough, to have attained the elements o
true manhood above mentioned. If we b<
found lacking in any of these elements, w<
stand justly condemned, if not before th<
bar of Christendom, certainly before the bai
of our own consciences, for having failed tc'
make that growth which time, opportunity
and the favoring providence of God havi
made possible.
With ut the heroic quality we shall tun
back, or at least halt, in our efforts to ac-
complish some of the reforms which an
needed in the Church to-day. It require;
heroism of a high order to resist and over'
come opposition to change, when change i=
necessary to progress. Inertia is one oil
the greatest obstacles to religious reform:
Faint-hearted men see spooks and ghosts,
and turn back from doing the work whict
God wishes done. They see giants and:
walled cities, and conclude that it is impossi-
ble to go up and possess the land, even
though God be our leader.
For lack of vision the people perish—
breadth of vision and length of vision. The
former insures against narrowness, bigotry,
uncharitableness, wrangling over trifles, di-
vision, decay and death. The latter saves
us fromaimlessness, superficialness, and that
folly which sacriflc :s permanent success on
the altar of a present, temporary and doubt-
ful triumph. Miraculous gifts may be nec-
essary for the childhood period of Christian
development, but a spiritual manhood exer-
cises faith, hope and love, and these abiding
qualities are what give breadth of sympathy
and vision, and that far-sightedness which
lays hold on the true goal of life.
Strength is also an essential quality of
manhood without which the difficult tasks of
life cannot be accomplished. We are old
enough, and have been taught of God enough.
to be "strong in the Lord and in the power
of his might." Here is the true source of
our strength. If we are strong in our con-
victions of right and truth and duty, strong
in our faith in God, and in his willingness
and ability to enable us to carry out what-
ever work He wishes to have accomplished,
then we are ready to achieve results worthy
of Christian men.
These are the spiritual qualities of Chris-
tian manhood which our departing brother
exhorted us to exercise. If we are inclined
to grow faint-hearted because of the obsta-
cles which are in the way of progress; if we
allow ourselves to be diverted from the
great purposes for which we have been
called into being, and to fritter away our
strength and our influence on petty issues:
if we are lacking in that manly quality of
strength, and find ourselves unable to cope
with the difficulties and tasks that lie be-
fore us, then we are not quitting ourselves
like men, but are become as those who, hav-
ing the age of manhood, are suffering the
results of an arrested spiritual development.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better
things concerning you: things which make
for progress, for achievement, and for ulti-
mate triumph. But we do well to remem-
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ber, in the midst of our great national con-
vocation, and continually, the true and
timely admonition, the divinely-sent message,
from our ascended brother: "Quit you like
men. Be strong!'' His benignant face will
not be seen in our convention, as in years
gone by, but his spiritual presence and pow-
er will be felt in this loving message, and
we shall be braver, broader and truer men
and women because he lived, and because,
"being dead, he yet speaketh."
^THE MEANING OF A VOTE.
We print elsewhere in this issue an arti-
i cle by Prof. Herman S. Piatt, of the Uni-
\ versity of Illinois, which is in the nature of
i a stricture on some recent editorial utter-
i ances in the Christian-Evangelist. The
j article is exceedingly well written and its
j courteous spirit will commend it to all who
I believe in fair discussion. Disclaiming, as
| we do, the designation of "partisan Prohi-
j bitionist," whi h, by implication, our critic
f applies to us, we nevertheless desire to point
i out what seems to us some flaws in the
logic of the article.
1. We should be far from affirming that
i all Christians who do not vote the Prohibi-
tion ticket "have their Christian consciences
i atrophied by party predjudice — or from
i even worse causes having their origin in
party devotion." On the other hand our
j critic would scarcely deny that there are
1 altogether too many voters — aye, too many
i Christian voters whose consciences are atro-
phied by partisan prejudice, or from some
other cause. Anything, therefore, that can
be done to quicken the conscience of the
; average voter, we ar9 sure he will deem as
quite legitimate. So far we agree.
2. Exception is taken to our statement
! that "a vote is an expression, as we view it,
of one's highest and truest convictions con-
cerning public duty." This is called "the
fundamental error of the Prohibitionists, as
it is of many other high-minded and well-
intentioned people." In opposition to this
view he holds that since the government is
conducted by agents whom the people select,
and that "voting is the act by which we
select these agents," therefore, voting is
only partially and secondarily an expression
of conviction, and that "primarily it is an
act." We fail to see any antithesis between
the positions that a vote is an expression of
one's conviction of public policy, and, that
it is an act. It is both. An act U the way
one's real convictions express themselves.
Again our critic says, "its purpose is not
to express a conviction, but to do something
— to carry on governmental processes."
Again we fail to see the antithesis. When-
ever a voter, by his ballot, expresses a noble
and true conviction concerning pending is-
sues, he does something, and something that is
worthy of a Christian voter, and that some-
thing also has to do with "governmental
processes." What a vote does it does be-
cause of what it expresses. The real ques-
tion is, Ought a Christian man by his vote
to give an expression of his conviction con-
cerning "governmental processes," even
though he feels reasonably sure that he will
be found in a minority by so doing? To
deny this seems to us to take all high ideals
out of politics and reduce our elections
to the level of what some of our politicians
call "practical politics" — which is politics
minus ethics, as a rule.
3. A reductio ad absurdum is then re-
sorted to to fortify the previous statements.
The case supposed is that if the "consider-
able number of voters in this country who
have a conviction that things would be
vastly improved if all our public servants
were men so imbued with the principles of
apostolic Christianity that all their official
acts would express fully those principles"
should decide to organize themselves into
a political party and nominate candidates —
should we vote for them in order that our
votes may represent our highest and truest
convictions? We doubt if there is any
"considerable number of voters in this
country" who would wish their public serv-
ants to enforce Christian precepts and prin-
ciples by the machinery of civil government.
This, therefore, cannot be what our corres-
pondent means. He must mean that there
are voters who believe that the principles of
Christianity, such as righteousness and
honesty, should be carried into public life
and influence public action. But there are
no voters that would take issue with such a
position. The reductio ad absurdum, there-
fore, does not reduce, being absurd upon its
face. General principles must take some
concrete form before they can become issues
in politics. Prohibitionists believe that the
moral principles of Christianity, in this
campaign, are chiefly embodied in the con-
crete issue concerning the liquor-traffic.
4. The illustration from history concern-
ing the action of the Gold Democrats is not
one that will carry conviction to all minds.
It depends upon the point of view. Our
critic says, "the Gold Democrat had the
option of voting for principle and against
party, or against principle and for party."
He did not so regard it. He evidently be-
lieved that to vote for free silver on the one
side, or for some of the Republican princi-
ples on the other side, would be alike against
principle, andhedecliaedtodo either, and so
made a party of his own. The argument on
this point, and throughout the article, 3eems
to be based on the adage, "Of two evils
choose the less," but there is a revised read-
ing which we like better: "You have heard
it said, of old time, between two evils
choose the less; but verily I say unto you
choose neither." This course is more
obviously correct when, between the two
admitted evils, there is some reasonable
doubt as to which is the less.
5. The example of organized labor is
referred to as furnishing an object lesson
for Prohibitionists. Not to mention the fact
that there is a labor party headed by Mr.
Debs, as its presidential candidate, there is
a lack of similarity in the conditions which
robs the object lesson of much of its force.
Since both of the older parties are vying
with each other in their profession of
zeal for the cause of labor, as our critic
says, there is much less excuse for the or-
ganization of a distinctive labor party than
there is to organize a Prohibition party,
since neither of the parties expresses the
slightest sympathy with Prohibition, but, on
the contrary, are all known to be opposed
to it. Things which are not equal to the
same thing are not equal to each other.
6. We hope it is true, as Professor Piatt
declares, that "there are enough people in
this country who hate the saloon to blot it
from civilization." We would be glad to
believe, too, that "there are even enough
voters in the Prohibition party now to secure
what the party is striving for, if the
forces were properly wielded." We do not
contend, for a moment, that the Prohibition
forces of the country are being wielded to
the best effect. We have realized for many
years that the Prohibition party does not
rally to its support all those who are opposed
to the saloon. If Professor P. can tell us
how this defect can be remedied, he will
prove himself a benefactor of the race. So
far as we are concerned, we are not so com-
mitted to the Prohibition party that we would
not leave it to-morrow for a more effective
method of opposing the saloon and its bale-
ful influence. Our friend's advice, no doubt,
would be for Prohibitionists to remain with
the old parties and do their work there. We
fail to see, however, that those enemies of
the saloon who do remain with their parties
are making any serious protests against the
encroachments of the liquor power. If one
would ally himself, therefore, with those who
are making an active, aggressive campaign
against this gigantic curse, the enemy alike
of the state and of the church, he is driven
to the necessity, as it seems to U3, of voting
with the Prohibitionists. He may feel that
other issues are of more practical impor-
tance and so vote with one or the other of
the leading parties. But if his conscience
leads him to deposit, a ballot where it can be
counted unmistakably on the side of tem-
perance, sobriety and of freedom from the
liquor oligarchy, what else can he do? If
some plan which promises to be more effec-
tive in opposing the saloon than the Prohi-
bition party is, can be devised, we are ready
to give it our hearty adhesion.
7. Finally, it seems to us that Professor
Piatt, in his well-written article, under-
estimates the practical value of lifting up
high ideals before the people. He counts
that vote lost which is cast for a party that
has no hope of carrying the present election.
This, we know, is a common view, but it
seems to us an essentially erroneous one. It
takes the heroism and idealism out of politics,
and makes it too largely a scramble for office.
We doubt if the Republican party would
ever have been born under the inspiration
of this utilitarian spirit. There are causes so
noble, so linked with the highest interests of
humanity, that it is well worth while for one
to be identified with them even in defeat,
for the defeat of to-day often means the suc-
cess of to-morrow. When the Galilean
Prophet laid down his life for a cause that
was hopelessly in the minority, the poli-
ticians of that day, no doubt, smiled in
derision at his mad folly. But the cross,
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which was then the emblem of shame and
ignominy, has become the highest insignia
of honor, and the cause which was then
derided and spurned by philosophers and
ecclesiastics is to day marching on to uni-
versal conquest. If Christian people do not
lift up the banner of reform high above the
platforms of place-seeking politicians, noble
in its ideals and righteous in its aims and
principles, who else will do it? And without
it, how can our nation realize the magnifi-
cent destiny for which it was intended by
the God of nations?
"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Though he goe-th on his way weeping, bearing
forth the seed,
He shall come again with joy, bringing his sheaves
with him"
This was often verified in Israel's history,
and it has often been verified in Christian
history.
Rour of prayer.
WHAT HATH GOD DONE FOR US?
(Psalm 126.)
(Prayer for our National Convention.]
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Oct. 17th.]
Central Truth: It is a good thing to remember
what God has done for us lest we forget to be
thankful to Him and cease to look to Him for
guidance and strength for further achievements.
"When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion,
We were like unto them that dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing."
It must have been a memorable day in the
history of Israel's captivity in Babylon, when
the n9ws was spread among them that the
king had issued a decree permitting them to
return to Jerusalem to rebuild its walls and
restore its worship. It seemed almost too
good to be true. They were like people in a
dream who fear to wake lest the glorious
vision which filled their mind be dispelled.
They mast have taken their harps from the
willows where they had hung them, and
tuned them for some of the sweetest songs
of Zion, under the inspiration of the joyful
news that their long captivity was about to
end. A3 the patriot in exile longs for hi3
native country, so these patriotic Jews longed
for the vine-clad hills of Palestine, and for
their beloved Jerusalem. And this patriotic
sentiment was intensified by their religious
devotion, for they refused to sing the songs
of Zion in a strange land. And so their sor-
row was turned to joy, and their mourning
into laughter at the good news that the Lord
had opened the way for their return to the
land of their fathers.
Even the heathen took note of their re-
joicing and the cause thereof, and said among
themselves, "The Lord hath done great things
for them." To this Israel responded:
"The Lord hath done great things for us;
Whereof we are glad."
The remembrance of this divine interposi-
tion in their national history causes the
Psalmist to cry out:
"Turn again our captivity, 0 Lord,
As the streams in the South."
These lines would indicate a condition of
spiritual declension from which the Psalmist
prayed they might be delivered. And then,
gathering hope from Israel's past experience,
the Psalmist sings a note of cheer which has
brought courage to many a fainting heart
in hours when there seemed to be little out-
ward signs of religious prosperity:
Let us look at our own history as a relig-
ious movement: What hath God done for us?
We were once in captivity to human creeds,
and under the dominion of religious errors
which filled our souls with gloom and doubt;
but it pleased God to break the chains of
our captivity and set us free, so that to day
no galling yoke of human authority in re-
ligion oppresses us, and no false conception
of God's way of dealing with men keeps us
upon the rack of perpetual doubt and fear.
The joy and gladness that came in with the
light of this Reformation is, perhaps, little
appreciated by the generation of to day.
Souls which had long been wrapped in clouds
of despondency, groping their way in the
dark, seeking God if haply they might find
Him, when they first heard the plain, simple
way of the gospel proclaimed as it was
preached in apostolic times, broke forth into
thanksgiving and praise that they were at last
permitted to "read their title clear to man-
sions in the skies." Religion had always been
a puzzle to them, but now the way seemed
clear. Christianity was not the mastering
of a human creed with its metaphysical and
speculative doctrines, but it was believing on
Christ and following Him. Why had they
not seen it before? But now that they did
see it, they rejoice! with a joy unspeakable
and full of glory.
The Lord has not only given us liberty, but
he has given us a goodly zeal for the truth,
a remarkable evangelistic zeal for the con-
version of sinners, and a rapidly increas-
ing missionary zeal which is sending out the
glad tidings, not only to the dark places in
our own land, but to far-off pagan lands. He
has increased our numbers until we are more
than a million strong. He has given us men
of eminent ability and consecration. He has
given us a standing and an influence in the
religious world which makes it possible for
us to accomplish greater results in the fu-
ture than we have in the past.
revealed it to us, there can hardly fail to
come to each of us a deepened sense of re-
sponsibility and of humility. What could
not God accomplish through us if we would
but give ourselves unreservedly to Him, to
be the embodiment of His truth and the in-
struments for carrying forward His work of
reform in the world!
Let us pray that the coming Convention
may witness a renewed consecration to the
great work to which God has called us, and
may summon the vast army whi.-h it repre-
sents to a forward movement both for the
conversion of sinners and for the edification
of believers, so that they may grow up into
all the fullness of the divine life.
PRAYER.
We thank Thee, 0 God, for what Thou
hast done for Thy Church universal in call-
ing it out from the world to be the chosen
instrument for manifesting Thy grace and
truth to a perishing world. We thank Tnee
for what Thou hast done for us as religious
reformers, seeking to restore Christianity to
its original simplicity and power, and to unite
Thy people according to the prayer of our
divine Lord, in Him, and to the end that His
kingdom may triumph over all. We thank
Thee for all that has been achieved in the
past in spite of our mistakes and short-
comings, and we pray Thee that we may be
so filled with Thy truth and Thy spirit that
we may accomplish much greater things in
the years to come. Bless all the assemblies
of Thy people for the f artherance of Thy
work in the world, and may Thy people come
more snd more into the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
until the whole earth shall be filled with Thy
glory! And thine shall be the praise, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
At our forthcoming Convention in Kansas
City there will be encouraging reports made
of the work accomplished by our three great
missionary organizations: The American
Christian Miss'onary Society, the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society, and the Chris-
tian Woman's Board of Missions. Besides
these, the Board of Church Extension and
the Board of Benevolence and the Board of
Education will make reports showing the
extension of the different lines of our work.
Aside from what we have accomplished
directly, much has been accomplished indi-
rectly in the new impetus that has been
given to Christian unity, to a revival of
Bible study, and to a more enlightened pre-
sentation of the gospel. When we stop to
think of all that God hath wrought through
us, and remember how imperfect agents we
have been in carrying out His will as He has
Editor's 6asy Chair
Looking out from the office window a little
while ago, we saw some fresh green leaves
on an elm tree, and suddenly the feeling of
spring came to us; but at once we remem-
bered that this is autumn. A visitor to this
placet from some other sphere might mis-
take these green leaves and the bright, warm
weather as evidences of approaching spring,
but every denizen of the earth knows that,
in this latitude, at least, there is a winter to
intervene between this and another spring.
This is the fixed and unchangeable order of
nature. There is a physical order in the
world which we must recognize and to which
we must conform, or else we are crushed by
it. Recognized and obeyed, this material
order is a great blessing to mankind. Ignor-
ed and disobeyed it would soon work the de-
struction of the race. But there is a moral
order in the world as well as a physical
order, the existence of which can no more
be doubted than we can doubt the reality of
a material order in the course of nature. A
certain course of life brings peace, joy,
moral development and fulness of life. An
oppo?ite course brings misery, failure, moral
deterioration and death. The reason of this
is that in the one case the moral order of the
world is recognized and obeyed; in the latter
it is slighted and disobeyed. To prevent the
destruction of man by the violation of this
moral order, it was written originally in
man's moral constitution, and later it was
embodied in commandments inspired of God
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and engraved on tables of stone. Haman
law, also, whenever id enters the sphere of
moral action, is supposed to be an index to
this moral order, though unfortunately it
frequently deviates from it, partly because
the depraved mind of man fails to discern
clearly what the moral order is, but more
especially because the depraved heart is un-
willing to erect so high a standard of moral
conduct for itself as that given in the law
of God. More and more, however, human
governments, laws and constitutions are
being conformed to that moral order which
rules throughout the universe of God.
The most distinctive mark of Christ's re-
ligion, and one which distinguishes it more
than anything else from all other religions
of the world, is its power to renew man's
nature, to quicken his conscience, to vitalize
his whole moral nature and make it the
regnant power in his life. Men fail morally,
not so much through lack of knowledge of
what is right as through the lack of power
to live up to their ideals of right. This is
the great conflict described by Paul in the
seventh of Romans. But as the work of
spiritual disenthrallment goes on, the Chris-
tian becomes more and more a free man in
Christ Jesus, until he no longer does the
right, or conforms to the moral order,
through the external power of command-
ments, but by the inward, impelling power of
love. When one reaches this state he is no
longer "under law but under grace"; but
until he does reach that state, he is under
law, no matter in what dispensation he live3.
Paul labored to bring his converts into this
largeness of Christian liberty in which they
would become the servants of righteousness,
not by the power of external commands, but
by the power of an endless life within them,
working out that which was well pleasing
in the sight of God. This is still the ideal
toward which we are to struggle. It is far
better for one to perform his religious duties
because they are duties, and their neglect
would bring pain to the conscience, than not
to do them at all; but this is not the highest
ideal of religious life. When it becomes our
delight to do those things which are well-
pleasing in the sight of God, and they are
well-pleasing to us for the same reason that
they are well pleasing to God, namely, be-
cause they are right, then we have attained
unto true Christian liberty. Many of us
think we know something of this sort of
religious life at times, at least, but there are
other times and seasons when most of us
have to fall back on the motive of duty.
Sometimes about the only real, genuine pray-
er we can offer is, that we may be forgiven
for our lack of any desire to pray, and of
any delight in communion with God. Often
prayer thus begun ends in real thankfulness,
and in a spirit of devout gratitude to God for
his goodness to us. And so it is that the
spiritual is above the moral and furnishes
the vital power by which our morality is the
free, spontaneous expression of the life that
is within us. This it is that makes the dif-
ference between Christianity and legalism,
between freedom and slavery.
But leaving now this lofty table land of
contemplation, up to which we were led by
the green elm leaves in October, let us de-
scend to something more obvious and, per-
haps, more practical. The time is nearly at
hand for starting to the National Conven-
tioa at Kansas City. If an additional word
be needed to convince any wavering ones
that they ought to attend the convention, if
it is within their power to do so, we would
like to speak it. We ought not to weigh
over against such a privilege, with all the
spiritual experiences and influences grow-
ing out of it, a few paltry dollars, or a
little bit of inconvenience. Whatever con-
tributes to the enlargement of the spiritual
life, to the quickening of our faith, to bring-
ing U3 in touch with the world's reeds, so as
to draw out our sympathies, our gifts, our
prayers, our activities for the elevation of
mankind, is not to be compared with silver
and gold, nor with luxurious ease and com-
fort. These latter belong to the ephemeral
things of the earth that soon pass away, but
the former partake of the eternal, and add
to the inheritance which fadeth not away.
There are hours in one's life in which one
feels more, sees more of spiritual realities,
and lives more, than in whole weeks and
months of ordinary, humdrum life. The in-
fluence of such hours never leaves us. We
are always richer for them. No one who
goe3 to the Kansas City Convention with an
open mind and heart, entering fully into the
fellowship, the devotional atmosphere and
into its great ideas and purposes, can fail to
be permanently enriched in his spiritual life
and better prepared for the work which ha
has to do. One feels stronger .yhen he comes
to realize what a mighty host there is of
those who stand with him, fighting the same
battles under the same banner. Ex President
Harrison said at the Ecumenical Conference
in New York, last spring, that during our
Civil War, when the Union army was march-
ing south of Atlanta, Ga., the various
brigades and divisions had been hidden from
each or her by intervening forests and under-
brush, until one day they came out into one
of the broad savannas or prairies, and the
whole Federal line came suddenly into view
with their burnished arms flashing in the
sunlight and their banners floating in the
breeze. When the soldiers saw the far- ex-
tended battle-line moving forward together
under the same great leader, a mighty shout
went up from them, and they moved forward
with quickened pace, with renewed energy
and with more buoyant hopes when they saw
what a mighty host they were. Something
like this will be the effect of thegreM; gath-
ering at Kansas City upon dispirited soldiers
of the cross who have been working in
isolated fields against great odds. These
will join in the triumphant songs which will
be sung there with a greater joy, perhaps,
than any others. Let us go and greet them
and encourage them. Let us go with such
open minds and hearts that we may both re-
ceive and impart inspiration, and returning
home, scatter the influence of the convention
far and wide. So shall the whole church
be revived.
Questions and Hnswers*
1. In the witness of the Spirit that ve are
the children of God, is the evidence always con-
fined to the Word? Or does the Spirit impart
a knowledge of our sonship in some other way?
2. Is there any sense in which npentamce
may he said to precede faith? M. M. S.
1. We think the Holy Spirit does, in ad-
dition to the testimony through the Word,
give to the obedient believer a consc:ous-
ness of peace and joy and love, which the
believer is able to recognize as the fruit of
the Spirit. In this way he is assured of his
relationship to God in a way which would
not be possible on testimony wholly external
to himself.
2. Yes, repentance toward God may pre-
cede faith in Jesus Christ. Every man is
conscious of having committed sin, inde-
pendent of the fact of his belief in Christ.
He knows he is the subject of a moral gov-
ernment, whose laws he has disobeyed. To
repent of these sins because of one's belief
in a moral governor is repentance towards
God and is often the best preparation for
faith in Christ. Repentance in such cases,
however, is based on a preceding belief in
the existence of God, whose law has been
disobeyed and hence, psychologically speak-
ing, belief in something or some one neces-
sarily precedes repentance. Bat, as we have
said, repentance may spring from a belief
in God before there is opportunity for faith
in Christ. In ordinary experience we are
not able to distinguish between belief in
God and belief in Christ, for we have always
heard of them together, but this was not
the case with the Jews of Christ's time who
were commanded to repent in order that
they might believe the gospel, nor is it the
case now in heathen sands where men have
a conviction, more or less clear, of the ex-
istence of a Supreme Being who requires
right action, before they have ever had op-
portunity of learning the fulness of his rev-
elation in Jesus Christ.
What is your explanation of the faith and
prayer healing done by John Alexander Doioie,
of Chicago, Illinois, of which we read in his
paper, "Leaves of Healing?" A. H. H.
The same principle, in our judgment, un-
derlies all the cures effected by Dowie, by
the Christian Scientists, by magnetic heal-
ers, by Spiritualism and whatever other
modern fad is in the healing business. Dis-
eases of a certain type yield to the influence
of the mind upon them, and whoever can in-
spire confidence on the part of those thus
afflicted that he could heal them, has the
power to alleviate their pain and in some
cases to effect what seems to be a remark-
able cure. Some of these healers attribute
it to animal magnetism, some to faith and
some to the metaphysical influence of the
healer on the sick. John Alexander Dowie
has found his scheme to be exceedingly
profitable, and he has accumulated vast sums
of money from the people who are credulous
enough to believe that he, like Simon Magus
of old, is the "gre it power of God." We
regard him as an impostor whose influence,
as far as it extends, will prove disastrous to
Christianity.
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WHAT IS A VOTE?
HERMAN S. PIATT.
Editor Christian-Evangelist. — Dear
Sir: — In your issue of September 13, you
give, at some length, in response to the query
of a correspondent, your reasons for intend •
ing to vote the Prohibition ticket at the
coming presidential election. Your state-
ments are eminently Cindid and fair. I be-
lieve them to be representative of the views
of the sincerest and most intelligent of the
partisan Prohibitionists. It is not my pur-
pose to make a reply to that reply. That
could come appropriately only from the cor-
respondent himself. But I desire, if you
will allow me the space, to indulge in some
general observations suggested by your re-
marks and by others which have come to
me from other Prohibition sources.
First, let me say that I do not affiliate
with either of the so-called older parties.
I have voted for Republicans, Democrats
and Prohibitionists, as considerations of
Christian duty and the largest public good
seemed to me to require. My excuse for
the intrusion of this personal note is that it
is the stock assertion of the partisan Prohi-
bitionist that professed Christians who do
not vote with him have their Christian con-
sciences atrophied by partisan prejudice — or
from even worse causes having their origin
in party devotion. To vote as one prays is,
to most Prohibition orators at least, synon-
ymous with voting the Prohibition ticket.
"A vote," you say, "is an expression, as
we view it, of one's highest and truest con-
victions concerning public duty." This is
the fundamental error of the Prohibitionists,
as it is of many other high-minded an 1 well
intentioned people. Rather it is one of
those partial truths which, coming from
persons in high position who think, do infi-
nite harm among the many who do not
think. Let us see a moment. The govern-
ment of this country is based upon the
theory that every man is in himself a sov-
ereign ruler. As regards the laws, every
citizen is both legislator and executive. But
the number of these rulers is so great that
practically it is impossible for each one to
exercise his sovereign power directly.
Therefore]he selects agents who shall do his
will for him. Voting is the act by which
he selects these agents. A vote is, then, in
a way, an expression of one's "convictions
concerning public policy." But it is that
only partially and secondarily. Primarily
it is an act. Its purpose is not to express a
conviction, but to do something — to carry
on governmental processes. The first ques-
tion for the voter at any given election,
then, is not, what will my vote express, but
what will it do?
Let us look at it from another side. Sup-
pose we try a reduetio ad absurdum. There
is doubtless a considerable number of voters
in this country who have a conviction that
things would be vastly improved if all our
public servants were men so imbued with
the principles of apostolic Christianity
that all their official acts would express
fully those principles. I certainly share
such a conviction. What shall we do? Does
any one propose to organize such voters in-
to a political party and nominate candidates,
so that our votes will represent our "high-
est and truest convictions" — but will do
nothing else? Verily the author of such a
proposition would at once be classified with
the individual mentioned by the psalmist
who said in his heart there is no God.
After the proof an illustration. I shall
take it from history. In the campaign of
1896 tnere was a large number of Demo-
crats who believed that the maintenance of
the gold standard in this country was a
matter of supreme importance. Whether
they were right or not is of no moment here.
The lines between the parties on this ques-
tion were clearly and sharply drawn. The
gold Democrat had the option of voting for
principle and against party, or against prin-
ciple and for party. It was an alternative
from which the best of us would shrink.
Little wonder then that he shirked the
choice. He created candidates of his own,
so that he might have an opportunity to ex-
press hi * "highest and truest convictions"
by his ballot. la so doing we can only com-
mend his heart, but condemn his head. In
the light of his own beliefs it was a mis-
take. The Gold Democrat should have first
determined within himself which for the
moment he regarded as most consequential
for the welfare of the country — the triumph
of the gold standard or the triumph of the
Democratic party. If he decided for the
former, he should have voted for Mr. McKin-
ley; if for the latter, he should have voted
for Mr. Bryan. In trying to save both party
and principle he sacrificed both. As a mat-
ter of fact, every Democratic vote given to
Gen. Palmer in 1896 was, in its effect, a
vote both against the Democratic party as
a party and against the gold standard.
It will doubtless be objected that this is
an illustration which fails to illustrate, in-
asmuch as the situation of the Prohibitionist
is quite different from that of the Gold Dem-
ocrat in 1896. The latter part of the objec-
tion is true. The illustration is only in-
tended to show how full of pitfalls and
serious error is the attempt to make a vote
first of all an expression of convictions.
This leads us to a consideration of the Pro-
hibition party as a practical solution of the
liquor problem. It is a lamentable fact, as
you declare, that the political parties of this
country are afraid to antagonize the saloon
interests and are not afraid to antagonize
the anti- saloon interests. Why is this so?
Is it because more people in this country be-
lieve in the saloon than do not believe in it?
If so, then Prohibitionists would better quit
organizing political conventions and appoint-
ing candidates for office, and begin organiz-
ing missionary societies and appointing
preachers. But it is not so. No one for a
moment doubts that these who are aggres-
sively opposed to the saloon are more numer-
ous than those included in what are called
the saloon interests. Why, then, are the
latter a dominating factor in political
affairs, while the influence of the former is
practically nil? It is because the children
of this world are wiser in their generation
than the children of light. The saloon peo-
ple are far too shrewd to separate them-
selves from the forces and instrumentalities
which really make the political history of
this country. They prefer to work with
them, or rather to use them. Suppose the
liquor men should form a political organiza-
tion to themselves and nominate their own
candidates for every election, how long
would they continue to wield influence in
other political conventions than their own?
The saloon man is for any candidate and for
any political party that is for his interests.
If in a given election none are for him, he
lies low and bide3 his time. While he is
biding he is not idle. He is a loyal Repub-
lican or Democrat on all questions except
those pertaining to the saloon; on these he
is a saloon man. His devotion to party is
sincere, but he regards saloon interests as
higher than party interests. How long shall
we be learning wisdom from our enemies?
Organized labor furnishes another object-
lesson to Prohibitionists. It has organized
no political party. It has utilized the politi-
cal forces alreadv in existence. It has had no
candidates of its own creating. It has worked
quietly, persistently, hopefully. It has
been content with small gains frequently
made. What iUhe result? Our statute books
are sprinkled with laws passed at the instiga-
tion and for the benefit of organized labor.
The politician courts it. Not a political
convention dare fail to recognize it. And
candidates outdo one another in protesta-
tions of devotion to its interests. It has
not yet secured all it wants nor all it should
have. But it is getting both and no one
has any doubt of the final outcome.
It is true, as you say, that the Prohi-
bitionists are now able to hold the balance
of power between the two older parties.
But what doe3 it amount to, since it is not
used? A single regiment may hold the bal-
ance of power as between two closely
matched armies. But it will amount to
nothing unless they get into the fight.
There are enough people in this country who
hate the saloon to blot it from our civiliza-
tion. There are even enough voters in the
Prohibition party now to secure what the
party is striving for, if the forces were prop-
erly wielded. But in order to accomplish
their purposes they must be wise as well as
steadfast. They must labor efficiently as
well as zealously. They must love the Pro-
hibition cause better than they do the Pro-
hibition party. They must utilize the forces
and means at hand rather than create new
ones. They mu3t be patient. They must
be content with the half loaf, pending the
securing of the whole one. \.nd even the
dry crust must be appropriated with grati-
tude when the half loaf is beyond reach.
There is another phase of the question
which is worth noting in closing. The Pro-
hibition party is made up for the most part
of our very best and purest citizenship. At
present its members amount to practically
nothing as a force in our political life.
Some 200,000 voters, representing our high-
est and noblest Christian manhood, are thus
withdrawn from any real participation in
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shaping our national affairs, and are as if
they did not exist. Is not the injury done,
by their absence, to the cause of a purer
an! better political life in this country far
greater than any good they have thus far
done to the cause of Prohibition? Even the
most partisan Prohibitionist will surely ad-
mit that there are other moral questions
pressing upon us, which demand for their
proper solution the uuity and co-operation
of all the good people of the land.
University of Illinois.
HOW WE GOT OUR ENGLISH
BIBLE.
BY CARLOS C. ROWLISON.
It is said that when the Revised Version
of the English New Testament appeared in
1881, a deacon exclaimed, "If the Authorized
"Version was good enough for St. Paul, it is
good enough for me." To-day every well-
informed Sunday-school scholar knows that
the Old Testament was originally written
in the Hebrew language and the New in the
Greek; but comparatively few, even of the
better educated, know the story of how the
Bible which is in all of our homes came to
us from the hands of those who wrote it.
This paper will try to tell the story.
1. By the year 150 B. C. all the books
of the Old Testament had been written, and
probably all the books of the New Testa-
ment by A. D. 100. But they were not
printed and bound in one volume as our
Bible is to day. The art of printing was
not invented until the fifteenth century.
Before that time each copy of a book had to
be transcribed by hand. So, many times
the whole of the Bible would not be tran-
scribed in those early days, but only one
book, or a group of books which were es-
pecially desired. These were written on
parchment (see 2 Tim. 4:13) or vellum, the
latter being dressed skin and much more
durable than parchment. But after awhile
these books were collected into one volume,
and we have three Greek manuscripts, which
contained the whole Bible, written about
A. D. 350 to 400. These are the oldest copies
of the Greek Bible that we have, though
there are many others of later date.
2. But in ancient times, as to-day,
everybody could not read Greek, so it was
necessary to translate the Bible into the
languages of the various peoples. (For a
list of translations, see McGarvey's "A
Guide to Bible Study — Appendix" of the
Reading Courses.) Now the most important
of these ancient versions is the Latin. It
is the most important because the Latin, or
Roma'1, Church became the teacher of West-
ern Europe. During the darkness of the
Middle Ages people forgot how to read
Greek and the old Greek manuscripts were
lost or stored away in some ancient monas-
tery. One of the oldest of them was dis-
covered only about half a century ago in a
monastery on Mount Sinai. Thus Latin
came to be the only language spoken or
read by the educated people of Europe, and
many of these so-called educated people
knew so little that they supposed the whole
Bible had been written originally in the
Latin. This Bible is called the Latin Vul-
gate, and is a revision of a more ancient
Latin version, the revision having been
made by St. Jerome about A. D. 400 in a
cave at Bethlehem. He was bitterly per-
secuted for presuming to revise the Bible,
but after awhile people became accustomed
to Jerome's version and thought it had been
inspired!
3. But do not suppose that every one
read this Bible as people are supposed to do
to-day. Only a few people could read in
the Middle Ages, and besides the priests
said the Bible was too sacred for the com-
mon people to read. Even to-day Roman
Catholics are opposed to people reading the
Bible. In ancient times the priests knew
very little of what the Bible taught, but
three especially important influences worked
together to put the Bible into the hands of
all the people in the language which they
spoke every day, though this was not ac-
complished entirely until after many years,
and until many had suffered greatly for
daring to do such a thing. These influ-
ences were (1) The revival of learning and
the founding of universities; (2) the revolt
against the papacy, generally called the
Reformation; (3) the invention of the art of
printing. The first led men to the careful
study of the Scriptures and caused them to
revolt against the corruption of the Roman
Church; the second caused the Reformers to
translate the Bible into the language of the
people so that they might learn the way of
salvation for themselves, and might also see
the errors of Romanism; while the third
made it possible for many people to have the
Bible in their own hands, as thousands of
volumes could be printed in a short time. If
we stop to think how long it would take to
write carefully each copy of the Bible by
hand, we can readily see how great a bless-
ing printing is.
4. In England there were several early
attempts to put Bible stories into language
so simple that people could understand them.
Csedmon turned many of these stories into
a poetic paraphrase about A. D. 680. Even
Alfred the Great translated portions of the
Scriptures, so anxious was he for his people
to know their contents. But the first im-
portant English version was made by John
Wycliffe, a professor at Oxford and a popu-
lar preacher. He was one of the very first
to revolt against the papacy, and he suffered
great persecution, though he was still pas-
tor o± his little flock when he died in 1384.
Forty years afterwards his bones were dug
up and burnt, and his ashes thrown into the
river. His translation was made from the
Latin Vulgate, he being unable to read either
Greek or Hebrew, even had he had access to
them. Nor was printing yet invented. Yet
at least parts of this Bible were copied
many times and read with great eagerness
by the people, many of whom suffered mar-
tyrdom, being burned with the copies around
their necks. In the preface of this old Bi-
ble runs this prayer: "God grant us to ken
and to kepe well Holie Writ and to su er
joiefulli some paine for it at the laste."
About 1540 the printing press of Johann
Gutenberg proved a success, and the Latin
Bible was printed thereon. About the same
time men began to study ancient manuscripts,
Greek and Hebrew especially, which had for
a century or two been drifting to Western
Europe from the Eastern monasteries. The
study of these opened the eyes of scholars
to the e rors of the old Latin version, while
it greatly deepened their interest in the
teachings of the Scriptures. Martin Luther
was born in 1482; William Tyndale in 1483.
The one translated the Bible into German,
the other into English. Luther's version is
the popular Bible of Germany even to-day.
Tyndale's version was such a noble transla-
tion that every succeeding version is little
more than a revision of Tyndale's. Mr.
Froude says, "The peculiar genius which
breathes through the English Bible, the
mingled tenderness and majesty, the Saxon
simplicity, the grandeur, unequaled, unap-
proached in the attempted improvements of
modern scholars — all are here, and bear the
impress of the mind of one man, and that
maa William Tyndale." This is doubtless
rather fulsome praise, but it indicates the
truly remarkable work of the translator.
Perceiving that if he disseminated transla-
tions in England his life would be endan-
gered, he went to Germany, finally joinirg
Luther at Worrrs. He published several
editions which were widely read. He was
at last entrapped and suffered martyrdom.
Space will permit only the mention of two
or three other versions prepared about this
time, though all of them do little more than
transbribe much of Tyndale's translation.
The first of these is the version by Miles
Coverdale, the first complete English Bible
ever printed, 1536; Matthew's Bible, 1537;
Cranmer's Bible, or the Great Bible, 1539.
The last was authorized by the king, com-
mended by the clergy, and placed in every
parish church for the instruction of the
people, and this, too, only three years after
Tyndale's death! The Geneva Bible, pub-
lished by the English exiles in Geneva, 1557-
1560, is the first Bible with chapter and
verse divisions.
5. But now the time of persecution for
the translation of the Scriptures is. over.
King James caused to be selected fifty-four
learned men, chosen from all the religious
parties of the day, besides securing the co-
operation of every biblical scholar of note
then in his kingdom. These scholars now
had access to Hebrew and Greek manu-
scripts of the Scriptures, and special instruc-
tions were given to correct any mistakes of
former translations. The revisers were di-
vided into six companies, each of which took
its own portion. They used every means to
arrive at the exact sense of the original,
and then gave great care to express this
meaning in simple, idiomatic English. After
seven years' work, they, in 1611, presented
to the king the result of their labors. It is
called the Authorized or King James' version
because King James ordered it done. It is
sufficient to say that the work was so well
done that for nearly two and a half centuries
no one could be found to suggest a revision.
This is the Bible which we often call the Com-
mon Version, and which is found in almost
every home where the English language is
spoken, whose simple, beautiful words have
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strengthened us in trial, comforted us in
sorrow, given to almost every book of our
language many most suggestive phrases, and
which is constantly quoted and read by un-
told millions.
6. After such a translation we find peo-
ple saying even to-day, Why was the new
version necessary? Several reasons will be
enumerated: (1) To-day many ancient manu-
scripts and versions are accessible to schol-
ars which were unknown to the translators
of 1611. These show that several errors
had crept into the Bible (though very
few indeed compared to the errors found in
the ancient classics) during the long years
in which it was cop:ed by hand, and when
scholars were so slightly acquainted with the
ancient languages. See, for example, John
5:4, 5, margin Revised Version, which indi-
cates that most ancient authorities omit the
passage put in the margin.
(2) The science of textual criticism
(that is, the comparison of many copies of
Scripture which have been discovered in the
last century and the annotation of likenesses
and differences) has entirely sprung up since
1611.
(3) Our scholars are far better ac-
quainted with the ancient languages and
with ancient thought and customs than
were the translators of 1611.
(4) By natural growth the English lan-
guage has changed the meaning of many
words, while some have entirely fallen out
of use, in 300 years. For these and many
other less importaat reasons, a new version
was undertaken in 1870, of which the New
Testament was completed in 1881, and the
Old Testament in 1885. A large company
of scholars, selected from all the denomina-
tions of Eagland, assisted by a similar com-
pany in America, spent three long years in
the most careful revision of our Bible. The
Old Testament company contained 37 Eng-
lish and 15 American scholars; the New
Testament company, 30 English and 19
American scholars, making a total of 101
revisers. Whether or not this revision will
take the place of the Common Version in
our homes and churches remains to be seen.
That it gives much more exactly the mean-
ing of the original Hebrew and of the words
of Christ and the apostles, no scholar can
question. Every one should possess a Re-
vised Version and read it carefully before
he decides which Bible he will constantly
use. .
Indianapolis, Ind.
ROGER WILLIAMS AND RE-
LIGIOUS LIBERTY— II I.
W.- H. ROGERS.
Very soon after his arrival in Boston in
1631, Mr. Williams was called to the First
Church in Boston. Learning that the
church in Boston was not a Separatist
church he refused the call.
He had fled from the unseparating
churches in Old England, why should he be-
come the pastor of an unseparating church
in New England?
He took this stand with a full understand-
ing of the cost of Separatism. He had
suffered. There was a Separatist church in
Salem, and he accepted their call. But the
Governor and Council prevented the con-
summation of the plan for a permanent set-
tlement there, and Mr. Williams accordingly
very soon became the pastor of the Separatist
church at Plymouth. Gov. Bradford states
that Mr. Williams' teaching at Plymouth
was approved — that he was a godly and
zealous man, "having many precious parts"
but very "unsettled in judgments."
He remained at Plymouta two years, at
the end of which time he was recalled by
the Salem Church, which meantime had lost
something of its fear of the magistrates, and
none of its esteem and love for its former
pastor. Bradford, fearing the consequences
of Williams' Arabaptist tendencies, advised
him to accept the recall to Salem.
Meantime, Williams had further troubled
the magistrates with a treatise which ques-
tioned the validity of their patent, and
matters hastened rapidly to his banishment,
which occurred on Oct. 19, 1635.
The people believed in Roger Williams
and would have followed him implicitly but
for the magistrates, for whom some con-
sideration must be shown also; for it cannot
be doubted that Williams' boldness in*mov-
ing along the line of his convictions serious-
ly endangered something which the magis-
trates very naturally, and perhaps at that
time wisely, sought to conserve, namely, the
favor and protection of the English govern-
ment.
The radicalism of Williams needed the
check which was imposed by the con-
servatism of the Puritans and by the Pilgrims
also to some extent. God had to watch
both parties to the conflict, and by an over-
ruling hand, centripetal and centrifugal
forces were wisely balanced in the interest
of the wisest outcome.
The indictment against the accused in-
cluded the following charges as to his teach-
ing:
1. That the magistrate ought not to
punish the breach of the First Table except
when civil peace should be endangered.
2. That the oath ought not to be tendered
to an unregenerate man.
3. That a man ought not to pray with
the unregenerate, even though it be with his
wife or child.
4. That a man ought not to give thanks
after sacrament nor after meat.
Strange issues and absurd, as looked upon
from this distance, but not so incongruous
for the year 1635, and issues for the ex-
istence of which Roger Williams was little
more responsible in 1635 than is William
Rogers in 1900; certainly no more respon-
sible for them than were his persecutors.
These issues were the outgrowth of the
times, and in Roger Williams' mind they
were entirely subordinate to the one all-
absorbing, paramount issue — the principle of
spiritual freedom, untouched by the power
of the magistrates; and the interference on
their part, of which Mr. Williams had been
the victim, only intensified his devotion to
that principle. Every other tenet or
principle which Williams may have ad-
vocated or opposed was but as a corollary
to his main proposition: Civil and Religious
Liberty. That his corollaries were always
logical will not be claimed.
Roger Williams had his quips and quirks
Many a time has it happened that men have
been very wise in general and very foolish
in particular, but that he was right on the
main proposition the world now knows, and
he is worthy to be called the Apostle of
Religious Liberty.
History ha3 and will vindicate his claim
here. That he refused to fellowship his
wife has never been proved. Hubbard and
Winslow discredit it, not to say that they
deny it. His enemies sometimes may have
trapped him into absurd positions, and in
those dawning days of religious liberty
what wonder that the outlines of some
truths that were kindred to the great,
preponderating theme were seen very in-
distinctly.
If occasionally Williams proved over-
bearing he could not have been mere so
than Luther when he declared that Erasmus
was "the vilest miscreant that ever dis-
graced the earth!"
Well, the court had serious misgivings
about the sentence of banishment they im-
posed. John Cotton, the greatest preacher
of that time, whose blood ran in the veins
of Oliver Wendell Holme3 and Phillips Brooks
of our day , John Cotton, I say, protested
that the sentence was passed without his
counsel or consent, a protest which Wil-
liams never admitted.
Winthrop, who was also in a measure ac-
cessory to the banishment, hastened to give
Williams a hint not to be there when Capt.
Underhill came with his pinnacle to ship
him to England — and Williams wasn't there,
as Rev. Mr. Merriman has so patly put it.
Winthrop also used his influence after-
wards to have the banishment revoked.
As late as 1875 the Massachusetts General
Court was weightily petitioned to revoke
the banishment, but the petition was futile.
Again, in this year of our Lord 1900 the
General Court was petitioned and was about
ready to take favorable action, when in one
of the Boston libraries there was found a
memorandum, the purport of which was
that in 1676, while Williams was still living,
the banishment was revoktd.
The members of the court generally be-
lieved that such wis the case, and hence the
matter was dismissed. It turns out, how-
ever, that the revocation, so-called, of 1676,
was by no means a bona fide revocation.
There is, however, at present a movement
in contemplation, if not already under way,
to secure a statue of Roger Williams in
Boston, and this by legislative enactment.
That it will be consummated at no distant
day there is no reason to doubc, and then
Roger Williams will be back again in the
commonwealth from which he was banished
in 1635 —that is his memory will be
perpetuated here before the eyes of men by
a living monument.
It has been said that the poetry of Milton
concerning freedom was tran dated into
prose in the founding of the New England
col nies. If that be the cas?, then Roger
Williams, the friend of Milton, was, as it is
fitting that he should be, the first among
the translators.
It took n .thing less than a New England
commonwealth to give expression to Roger
Williams' idea of religious liberty, and for
the first time in history we see in Rhode
October 11, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1291
Island a form of government adopted in
which the line between the temporal and
apiritual power is clearly and unmistakably
drawn. And Little Rhody stood for some
time an anomaly among the nations.
Rhode Island never persecuted Quakers or
hung witches, and in Rhode Island no man
was ever officially persecuted or punished
for his religious opinions.
But if my readers will indulge me in one
more article, I wish to do full justice to
those Puritans who banished Roger Williams.
There are two sides to all questions.
East Milton, Mass.
THE FOREIGN CHRISTIAN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
A. MCLEAN.
The Foreign Christian Missionary Society
was organ'zed in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 21,
1875. Its agents are now found on four
continents and in eleven different countries.
The growth of the Society has far exceeded
all that its founders dared to ask for or
think. The income for the first year amoun-
ted to $1,706.35; for the last year it was
$180,016.16. The first year twenty church-
es contributed; last year 3,067. The second
year of the Society's existence two Sunday-
schools contributed. The Sunday-schools
began to give before they were asked.
Children's Day was first observed in 1881.
That year 189 Sunday-schools responded;
last year 3,260. The whole amount received
from the first from all sources is $1,472,-
603.85. Of this amount about $250,000 has
been invested in property on the fields. The
Society has received from bequests $96,351,-
91. The largest bequests were received
from Mrs. Emily Tubman Abram Farewell,
Albert Allen and John Stark. Mrs. Tub-
man's bequest amounted to $30,000. It is
the largest the Society has ever received.
The amount received from this source has
been used to op^n up new stations. On the
Annuity Plan the Society has received
$92,240. Most of this has been put in
buildings on the field.
The Foreign Society has sent out from
the first, or employed on the field, 162 work-
ers. Some of these died, a few have returned
on account of ill health or for other reasons.
At the present time our whole force numbers
257. Of these 111 are missionaries and 146
are native evangelists, teachers and helpers.
The stations and out-stations at which they
work number 113. Seventy-nine churches
have been organized. Schools have been
established, hospitals, dispensaries and asy-
lums have been opened. About 50,000
patients are treated annually. Great num-
bers of tracts and gospels have been dis-
tributed. The aim of the workers is to com-
mend the gospel to the hearts and consciences
of all with whom they have to do.
For seven years after the Society was
organized its work was all done in Europe;
this from necessity and not from choice
There were no men ready to work in the
heathen fields. The Society called for such
men, but there was no response. There
were men ready for Turkey, for Denmark,
for France and for England. Rather than
do nothing it was thought advisable to send
them. Good work was done by them, but
it was not the work for which the Society
was organized. Its original purpose was to
work in the needy fields of Asia and Africa.
In 1882 a group of missionaries wa3 sent
to India. Their going caused much thanks-
giving and rejoicing. The people mani-
fested their approval by giving twice as
much that year as the year before. G. L.
Wharton, Albert Norton and their families,
and four young ladies from the Woman's
Board constituted the first group. On
reaching India they selected the Central
Provinces as their field. We are now work-
ing in India at four main stations and six
or eight out- stations. The work has five
branches, namely, the evangelistic, the medi-
cal, the educational, the literary and the
benevolent. The gospel is preached far and
near. The missionaries go out on long tours
through the towns and villages; children are
being trained for lives of usefulness and
nobleness; orphans are rescued, and in the
industrial schools they are being taught
trades aid prepared to support themselves.
At three of the stations there are medical
missionaries. These treat each year about
30,000 people. In the time of famine thous-
ands of meals have been given out. The
missionaries are the agents of benevolent
people all over the world, and in addition,
of the government of India. Grain is sold
for food and for seed. Other necessaries
of life are given to them.
The Society began its work in Japan in
1883. The pioneers were George T. Smith
and C. E. Garst and their families. They
left the crowded foreign concessions for the
interior. Their example did much to cause
other missionaries to spread out over a
larger territory. Our missionaries now live
in Tokio, Osaka, Sendai and Akita. In addi-
tion there are some thirty-five out-stations.
These are visited as often as the missionar-
ies can find time and strength.
China was entered three years after
Japan. Dr. Macklin was the founder of the
mission. He established himself in Nankin.
He was soon joined by two young men from
the West London Tabernacle, and by E. T.
Williams and F. E. Meigs and their families
from this country. The chief places at
which the Society is at work are Shanghai,
Nankin, Lu Cheo Fu, Chu Cheo and Wuhu.
In Nankin the Society has a large hospital
and two dispensaries. There is also there a
college for boys. F. E. Meigs is the presi-
dent. There is a training school for girls
under the care of Miss Emma Lyon. The
gospel is preached in the chapels and dis-
pensaries, in tea houses, in the temples and
on the streets. James Ware and W. P.
Bentley and their families live in Shanghai.
They preach and teach and disseminate
Christian literature. W. R. Hunt and Dr.
E. I. Osgood and their families are in Chu
Cheo. T. J. Arnold, C. B. Titus and their
families and Dr. Butchart are in Lu Cheo Fu.
C. E. Molland and family and Miss Effie D.
Kellar are at Wuhu.
The Society has a station several hundred
miles up the Congo, at a place called Bolengi.
There are three missionaries there, E. E.
Faris, Dr. Royal J. Dye and wife, Frank T.
Lea and wife are in the Portuguese terri-
tory; they expect to join the others soon.
At Bolengi there is a school of 132 pupils.
Regular services are held at the station, the
gospel is preached along the rivers. There
is a daily clinic where large numbers are
being treated.
Last fall L. C. McPherson and Meivin
Menges and their families sailed for Havana,
Cuba. They report 15 baptisms. They
give much of the time to the study of the
language. They also preach to the people
and the soldiers and the sailors who under-
stand English. In June of the current year
Abram E. Cory and family left for the } a-
waiian Islands. This work was btgun at
the expense of Lathrop Cooley, of Medina,
Ohio.
The Foreign Society is an international
organization. The churches and Sunday-
schools of Canada have contributed regular-
ly from the first. Miss Mary Rioch, of
Japan, is supported by the women of Ontario
and in the Maritime Provinces. Within a
month the Endeavorers of Ontario have
furnished funds for a dispensary at Chu
Cheo, China. The English women support
Dr. Mary McGavran and Miss Clark in India,
and send large amounts each year for the
general work. Australia supports Miss
Mary Thompson, F. E. Stubbin and three
native helpers in India.
The expenses of the Society from the first
amount to about eight per cent, of the gross
receipts. As money is worth more in Amer-
ica than it is on the mission fields, a dollar
reaches the field for every dollar given. If
the money needed was sent into the office
without any expenditure on the part of the
Society it could be handled for less than one
per cent. The Society must establish agen-
cies, it must keep up a campaign of educa-
tion. It is this that costs.
The great need of the Society is that of
men to serve as evangelists. There is no
lack of women; ten apply where one can be
sent out. Suitable men are very scarce. Of
all the graduates of our colleges last year
not one applied for an appointment. The
professions of law and medicine are crowded.
Vacancies in the army and the civil service
are satisfactorily filled — there are fifty
applicants for every vacancy. It is not so
with the mission fields. It is hard to get
money to support workers; it is far harder
to get men of the right kind.
The outlook for the Society was never
before so bright. The offerings from the
churches average fifty per cent, more than
they did four years ago. Twelve churches
support a missionary each. Individuals are
giving on a larger scale than ever. Thus,
one man gives $25,000, another $15,000.
Others give less but make sacrifices quite as
great. In the colleges there are volunteer
bands. The press gives generous spac6 to
this cause. The Missionary Campaign Li-
brary is brought within reach of all. There
can be no doubt as to the final issue. The
banners of God never go down in defeat,
and those who walk and work with him are
certain of victory.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 11, 1900
Our Budget*
— All aboard for Kansas City!
— Let us see what this "Giant of the West"
looks like.
— In our next we hope to give synopses of the
reports of the Home and Foreign Societies.
— We are glad to see that political excitement
has not stopped the progress of religious work.
— News of good meetings comes to us from
various parts of the country. There is a "sound
of going in the tops of the mulberry trees."
— Let us hope that there may go out from the
Kansas City Convention such an influence as will
stir up all the lagging hosts and cause a general
advance along the wholo battle- line.
— We cannot be impressed too deeply with the
fact that God's work is carried forward in the
world, "not by might nor by power, but by my
Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." Let us go to
the National Convention, therefore, in the spirit
of prayer.
— If our National Conventions be mountain- tops
from which we get broader views of the kingdom
of God and its needs, and in v^hich we rekindle
the fires of devotion, they ought to be sources of
spiritual power from which shall go forth revival
influences that will affect the whole Church. Let
us pray that the Kansas City Convention may
prove to be such a means of spiritual blessing to
us all.
— The Bible studies in the morning, the devo-
tional hours, the communion service on Lord's
day, and all the other religious services, in con-
nection with the reports of what the Lord hath
wrought through our labors, may well serve to in-
spire us with larger hope, increase our faith and
fill us with apostolic zeal for the world's conver-
sion. If this shouM be the case, we may antici-
pate a series of marked revivals following the
National Convention throughout all the country,
until thousands of souls shall be born into the king-
dom, and thousands of others, faint-hearted and
weak in the faith, fhall be strengthened and re-
newed in Christian service.
— A public reception will be given the mission-
aries of the Foreiga Christian Missionary Society
Tuesday evening, October 16th, from five to seven
o'clock at the residence of T. P. H-dey, 2610 For-
est Ave., Kansas City, Mo. This is a happy ar-
rangement. Thousands of friends will be glad to
grasp the hands of these splendid spirits fresh
from the forefront of the battle on the heathen
field.
— Inasmuch as our colored brethren will hold
their national conventions, including their General
Christian Missionary Society, Sunday-school,
Christian Endeavor and C. W. B. M. societies, at
Kansas City, simultaneously with our own sessions
Oct. 13-17, it is desirable that the best of feeling
shall prevail between the two bodies. It would
be well for some of our brethren to drop in at
tome of their sessions and lend all the encourage-
ment to them we can. They have prepared a
etrong program and will have some fine addresses
in their sessions. Among their speakers we note
the names of Prof. W. E. Henderson, of Missouri,
Wm. Boweu, of Kentucky, Preston Taylor, of
Tennessee, Mrs. M. L. Huggard, of Missouri, Wm.
Alphin, of Kansas, N. C. Calvart, of Mississippi,
T. R Bayless, of Kansas, A. R. Cassius, of Indian
Territory, and others whose names we cannot now
mention. Of course our beloved C. C. Smith, who
has had the especial care of this work for years,
will be present and address the convention. The
colored brethren are attempting to raise $1,000
for missionary purposes among their people this
year. We hope that their seseioos will be well
attended and the cause of Christ greatly advanced
thereby.
— The 25th anniversary of the pastorate of F. D.
Power, Washington, D. C, was appropriately ob-
served Sept. 30th The church was handsomely
decorated and the sermon of special interest. This
quarter of a century covers a remarkable period of
the world's history. In it have occurred some won-
derful changes; some marvelous improvements:
some great strides in progress. Bro Power has
done a "power of good" during this long pastorate
in the capital of the nation for the cause of human-
ity and of primitive Christianity. Long may he
live to continue this glorious work in this great
city.
— The new General Catalogue of the Christian
Publishing Co. will be ready for delivery by the
time this paper reaches our readers. It will be
sent free to all requesting a copy.
— G. L. Cook, now pator of the Church of
Christ in Geneva, Ohio, and who expects to attend
the convention at Kansas City next week, would
like to engage with some church or evangelist in
a protracted meeting to follow the convention.
Bro. Cook is a singing evangelist and would like
to aid some church or pastor in this capacity be-
fore returning to his work in Ohio. Bro. Cook
was assistant pastor to Bro. Fannon of this city
for one year and made a fine impression upon the
church and the people by his efficient services and
excellent Christian deportment. Any church or
evangelist warning the sorvices of a singing evan-
gelist soon could not do better than to secure
Bro. Cook. Address him at once at Geneva, O.
— Brother Albert Bellingham, who for two years
was in the field as a singing evangelist, and who for
nearly four years has been musical director and
pastor's helper at the Church of Christ (Disciples)
at Worcester, Mass , is on January 1st, 1901, to
again enter the fi sld as a singing evangelist and
pastor's helper, believing that the experience re-
ceived in being for four years settled in active life
with a progressive and active church has peculiar-
ly fitted him for the work. He would be pleas-
ed to correspond with any pastors or churches de-
siring his services in this department of the Lord's
vineyard Address until January 1st, 1901, Wor-
cester, Mass ; after that date, E. Palestine, 0.
— We exhort our readers to remember that our
current book offers — "The Biographical and His-
torical Library" and "The Home Library" — will be
withdrawn November 1. There will be no exten-
sion of time. If any have missed reading these
great offers, tbey may find them repeated on the
last page of tbis issue of the Christian- Evangel-
ist. We are receiving m<ny enthu-iaatic letters
of appreciation and thanks from delighted patrons
who have purchased these sets of books.
— W. H. McClain, who conducted a large com-
pany of ChristiauEndeavorers through Europe last
summer, will tell the story of the Passion Play as
they saw it at Oberammergau, at the First
Christian Church of this city on Thursday evening
of the present week. The narrative in to be il-
lustrated by stsreopticon views made from photo-
graphs taken during the present year. That the
address will be interesting is without controversy.
— The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
has become a great educational affair. It sffords
advantages alike to those who can or who cannot
secure a collegiate education The Chautauqua
gives to everyday people the opportunity to en-
joy the advantages of an education beyond that
furnished by the common schools and brings the
facilities for self culture to the family fireside.
We not only commend such a work, but advis«that
all who stand in need of it send to their headquart-
ers in Cleveland, 0., for literature on its nature
and advantages.
That is what is required by every
organ of the body, for the proper per-
formance of its functions.
It prevents biliousness, dyspepsia,
constipation, kidney complaint, rheu-
matism, catarrh, nervousness, weak-
ness, faintness, pimples, blotches, and
all cutaneous eruptions.
It perfects all the vital processes.
W. P. Keeton, "Woodstock. Ala., took Hood'i
Sarsaparilla to make his blood pure. He
writes that he had not felt well but tired for
some time. Before he had finished the first
bottle of this medicine he felt better and
when he had taken the second was like
another man — free from that tired feeling
and able to do his work.
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Accept no substitute, but
get Hood's today.
— The church in Unionvil'e, Mo., was recently
made happy by the burning of its church mortgage.
This event occurred on the last Sunday in Sep-
tember at the evening service. The pastor, R.
L. Prunty, who has served that church for fiv*
years snd nine months, has closed his work there.
He has not yet decided upon a new location, but a
man of such efficiency in chu-ch work will not be
long without an effectual call. Bro. Prnnty has
done a good work in Unionville and the people will
regret his departure, but we trust that a suitable
man will be found for the place and that Bro. P.
may be called to do a similar good work in some
other needy field.
— The following special dispatch to the Chris-
tian-Evangelist will be a matter of great joy to
the C. W. B. M. workers throughout the country.
It shows that the C. W. B. M. work is niakirg
persistent and rapid headway as a missionary
enterprise:
Indianapolis Ind.
Christian-Evangelist:— Receipts one hucdred
six thousand, seven hundred dollars; property
given fifteen thousand dollars.
Helen E. Moses.
— That some manuf -tcturers are awake to the
evils of the present industrial system ia evident
from their efforts to better the condition of their
employees and in this respect the National Cash
Register Company eeems to be at the front. One
of the difficulties of the situation is very clearly
stated in the following paragraph from an article
in the Social Service for September. The article
was sugges ed by the efforts of the National Cash
Register Company to improve former conditions
in these respects.
The practice of exacting maximum labor for
minimum wage, and placing all responsibility on a
factory superintendent, wa* abolished. The old
method of employing labor wa< also discontinued,
and gave place to a mori thoughtful one whereby
the most competent were accepted for service
with the company. Only those were given em-
ployment who could offer good health, good char-
acter, iEtelligence, enterprise and sympathetic
willingness as testimonies. To attract high-class
workmen of tbis character the maximnro wage
was paid, the hours shortened, the factory sur-
roundings beautified, the sanitary conditions per-
fected, helpful literature distributed, and every
encouragement and stimulus offered to originality,
individuality and enterprise.
October 11, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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— E. L. Frazler writes us ihat the permanent
tabernacle at Marion, Ind., will be dedicated Oct.
21. L. L. Carpenter in the lead. It will seat
seven hundred.
— We have received a copy of the 16th annual
report of the work done by our missionaries in
Japan under the auspices of our Foreign Mission-
ary Society and are pleased with the evidences of
progress therein presented. The pamphlet contains
several cuts of native Christians who are doing ac-
tive service in the Master's work in Japan. A sum-
!mary of the work will appear in the report of the
Foreign Board which we ar6 to publish in our
next issue.
— Word comes to us on going to press that Broth-
er and Sister R. A. Martin, of Novelty, Mo., have
been called to mourn the loss of their son Bernard,
iage 15 mon .hs. These parents have our sympathy in
Ithis sorrow through which they are called to pass.
May the promises of God's Word and his grace
comfort their hearts.
— The beautiful church building just completed
in Bedford, Iowa, at a cost of $11,600, was dedi-
cated on last Suuday by F. M. Rains, of Cincin-
jnati, Ohio. Four thousand dollars was raised and
the balance of $500 guaranteed before the dedi-
j catory services took place. The brethren are happy
i over their success and especially that of Bro.
.Rains in rais'ng the money. J. W. Walters is the
pastor of this congregation.
— The last number of The Clarion, local organ
of the Central Christian Church, this city, con-
tains the following card from its retiring pastor,
Baxter Waters :
The present pastor takes this opportunity to
express his appreci -.tion of the many courtesies
and personal kindnesses shown him during his
stay in St. Louis. There have been many pleasant
experiences and many things to encourage and to
inspire hope and strengthen faith. While the
work has been heavy, yet the association with
good, consecrated workers has lightened the bur-
dens. And many times poor sermons have been
preached, but some one has always volunteered
to cheer the preacher and bid him press on.
May the Lord prosper and bless j on all and en-
able you to win souls for Christ.
Bro. Waters' hearers will generally testify that
he very seldom, if ever, preached "poor sermons."
His preaching has been not only thoughtful, de-
noting careful preparation, but spiritually uplift-
ing. He will be followed into his new field of
labor, wherever it may be, with the prayers and
good wishes of the Central Church and his fellow
ministers in the city.
Just as the sun goes down.
Ayer's Pills.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Ayer's Pills
Ayer's Ague Cure
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherrv Pectoral
Ayer's Cornatone
— A County meeting of the Churches of Christ
of Madison County will be held at Summitville,
Ind., Lord's Day, Oct. 21, for an all day meeting
from 9:30 A. M. to 4 P. M. All Churches of Christ
in the County are requested to dismiss services
that day and meet there, take dinners with them
and spend the day in sociability.
— Special dispatch to the Christian-Evangel
ist:
Madison, Kan.
Christian-Evangelist: — Fiffcy-niae to date;
twenty-one yesterday. Six hundred and sixty-one
since Jan. 1, in open shed, three weeks rain,
eight days good weather.
Wilson & Huston, Evangelists.
— At the preachers' meeting held in this office
on last Monday resolutions of regret at the de-
parture of D. R. Dungan and Baxter Waters from
the city and from this association were unani-
mously passed. As before stated, Bro. Dungan
was pastor of the Mt. Cabanne Church and is now
president of Christian University, Canton, Mo.
Bro. Waters was the pastor of Central Christian
Church, but closed his labors therewith Oct. 1.
The resolutions adopted expressed a very high
appreciation of the efficient services rendered the
cause of Christ by these two brethren while in
the city, and the well wishes of the brethren in
their new fields of labor.
— At the meeting of the Christian ministers of
this city on last Monday the following additions
were reported: At the First Church, 5; Mt.
Cabaine, 1; Co;npton Heights, 5; Central, 1;
Ellendale, 1. G. A. Hoffmann preached at Mt.
Cabanne on Sunday morning and evening. S. M.
Martin preached at the First Church last Sunday
morning and Geo. F.Hall at ni;,ht. W. E. Harlow
began his protracted meeting at the Fourth
Church on last Sunday. Bro. McAlister, who came
to us from the Congregationalists, and who was
baptized by the editor of this paper in the Central
Church on last Saturday night, preached for the
church on Sunday morning and evening, and has
become it3 temporary pastor. S. M. Martin has
come to the city to complete h's medical course
in Barnes' Medical College.
— One of the best preachers' meetings held in
this office for a long while, was held here on last
Monday at eleven A. M. Besides the presence of
all our pastors there were the following visitors:
Rev. Bates, pastor Kirkwood Baptist Church;
Rev. Broason, pastor Baptist Church in Belleville,
111.; Geo. F. Hall, late pastor Tabarnacle Christian
Church, Decatur, 111., and W. E. Harlow, of
Parsons, Kan. Besides these there were present
of our o^n brethren, Bro. Cjrter, Bro. Stull, Bro.
Burns, G. A. Hoffmann and others. Bro. Hall is
in the city giving a course of th'ee lectures at
the Central Y. M. C. A. Building. Bro. Harlow
has come to our city to assist Bro. McFarland, of
the Fourth Church, in a protracted meeting. The
two Baptist brethren dropped in o become ac-
quainted and to hear Bro. McAlister's reasons for
changing his church relations. His address was
the leading feature of the sessions and was a
plain, sensible view of present conditions in the
religious world.
- — The writer was honored with an invitation to
deliver an address at the Illinois State Convention
in Bloomington last week on "The Christian at
the Ballot Box," and greatly enjoyed the trip, the
appreciative audience and what he sav and heard
at the convention. The attendance, harmony and
enthusiasm of the convention was a matter of re-
mark by all. We did not hear anr of the ad-
dresses save the closing one, by F. G Tyrrell, of
Chicago, but we heard many words of praise of
them all. The reports of the various departments
of work in the state were also encouraging. The
weather was fine and the trip over the cornfields
of Illinois in the Chicago & Alton's new limited
Over=Work Weakens
Your Kidneys,
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fil-
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, achesandrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney-
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin-
ning in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you cas make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp=Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits
by all druggists in fifty-
cent and one-dollar siz-
es. You may have a'
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
train was delightful. There is probably no fioer
and better-equipped train on wheels than this new
flyer. Its finishings and furnishings are simply
magnificent. Then the city of Bloominaton is a
splendid convention city. But we shall leave the
report of the convention to some one who was
present throughout and can better report its
W. W. H.
Home of Swamp-Root.
Not a Tobacco User.
Among those who have written me sending
pledge to take a copy of my book, is a brother
who says: "But if yo"2 use tobacco, I don't want
it," I desire to say, for the information of this
brother and all others who wish to know, that I
do not use tobacco in any way. It has been a
long time lince I abandoned its use. I did so be-
cause my ide^s of Christian purity forbade such
indu'ges'.ce. Hence, it is a matter of principle to
avoid tobacco. Is this enough? Or shall I write
an article showing why Christians shoul 1 not use
it? D. M. Breaker.
His Sight Restored.
ALMOST BLIND 15 YEARS WITH GRANULATED SORE
EYES.
This is a copy of a letter written by Rev. F. N.
Calvin, Colorado Springs, Col., to a gentleman who
wrote him concerning Dr. J. Harvey Moore, the oc-
ulist, 648 Century Building, St. Louis, Mo.:
Dear Sir: — When I went to Dr Moore I was
suffering with ulcers on my eyps, the result of
granulati ns which I had had for fifteen years. I
had been treated by several of the best oculists in
the United States, all of whom pronounced my
case incurable. I hai not been able to do any
general r ading for two years. After two months'
treatment from Dr. Moore, I could do all my own
reading and writing, and have continued to do it
up to the present time, and have had no trouble
with my eyes since I went to Dr Moore nearly
four years ago. I saw cures wrought by him that
were marvelous indeed. In all my dealings with
him I ever found him to be a conscientious, Chris-
'ian gentleman. He did everything in my case that
he promised to do. Very truly your?,
F. N. Calvin.
If you or your friends have any trouble with
your eyes, write Dr. Moore at once.
1294
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October ti,19i(
personal JVIention.
J. C. Hanna began work as pastor at Liscomb,
la., October 1st.
Percy Leach has removed from Moulton, la., to
6 E. Divinity Street, New Haven, Conn., and is now
pleasantly located in Yale.
S. W. Crutcber began his work as pastor of the
Church inHarrisonville, Mo., Oct. 7. The Church
in Harrisonville and in Missouri will be glad to
have Bro. C. with them again.
W. L. Fisher, who was pastor of the Church in
Bellaire, Ohio, ia now at Yale. He is studying
for the degree of B. D. H. H. Moninger, of Mont-
pelier, Ind., is also a student in the same class,
second year.
Robt. Sellers has closed his work a3 field secre-
tary of Butler College ard is open to engagement
for a few protracted meetings before locating.
His first meeting will be held with the Morris St.
Church, Indianapolis, Ind., and he may be ad-
dressed at 1536 Asb., of that city.
Bro. Fisher, of Roseville, 111., says: "Bro. E. E.
Violett. of Rigsdon, 111 , began work in this place
the last of August. He is quite young — only 20 —
yet he preaches the Old Jerusalem Gospel with
power, and as a result six candidates were im-
mersed to-night. Next Sunday evening he will
preach to the doubters. C. E. Society moving
nicely. Our efficient veteran Sunday school super-
intendent keeps the Sunday-school ball rolling.
Raised a nice collection for Galveston brethren
to-night. We will begin a meeting in November.
W. C. Swartz, of Olney, 111., says: "At a recent
convention in Fairfield, 111., C. Edwards, Albion,
was elected President of the Seventh District; J.
A. Battenfield, Vice-President, aad W. C. Swartz,
Olney, Secretary Treasurer. The board of officers
have engaged and put to work Bro Isaac Beck-
lehymer, of Eureka. Bro. B will visit the churches
and look after the business interests of the district
in the capacity of state evangelist for the Seventh
District. Others will be put to work as soon as
possible. Bro. B'e address is Fairfield."
Rev. J. G. M. Luttenberger, of Dorchester,
while traveling in Europe recently came across an
old Bible at Strassburg, Germany. This book i*
probably the oldest Bible in America. It is the
original translation of Martin Luther and was pub-
lished in 1729, 171 years ago, and contains all
the original comment, prayers and harmony of the
Gospel as analyzed in 1630. The Bible was found
after the bombardment when the Garman army
left Strassburg. Martin Luther's greatness is
visible in the translation of this wonderful work.
Mr. Luttenberger poss ssss in it a great curiosity
but also a belonging of much literary merit. —
Bunker Hill Gazette.
Joe Shelby Riley, who has been pastor of the
church at Cripple Creek, Col, for the past four-
teen months, during which, time the church has
nearly trebled its membership, and built a splen-
did new house of worship, is now closing his work
there, and will locate elsewhere. Bro. Riley re
grets to leave the work at Crippie Creek, but the
altitude is so trying on Mrs. Riley's nerves that a
change has become necessary. He is a little above
thirty- two years of age, and has always done suc-
cessful work as a pastor or evangelist. He is
recommended by his local board and the State
Evangelist as an able speaker and sermonizer, a
vigorous and untiring worker, a thorough and pro-
found Bible student, and a gentleman of high
standing among all religious bodies in the town
and district. Bro. Riley would be glad to corre-
spond with churches in need of pastor or evangel-
istic work, preferring the settled pastorate. His
address is Box 1243, Cripple Creek, Col., or he
may be seen at the convention at Kansas City,
Oct. 11-18.
W. A. Fite from Washington to Lexington, Ky.
Rev. J. P. Myers, Muncie, to Indianapolis, Ind.
J. C. Hanna, Newton to Liscomb, Ia.
Chas. M. Saarpe, Lawrence, Kan., to University
of Chicago.
W. S. Lowe, Manhattan to Topeka, Kan.
Chas. E. Powell, Shelby City, Ky., to Fulton,
Mo.
W. J. Dodge, Dighton, Kan., to Des Moiues, Ia.
Robt. G. Frank, Fulton, Mo ,to Philadelphia, Pa.
David C. Peters, Holden, Mo., to Monte Vista,
Col.
Eugene Burr, Tempe, Ariz., to Orange, Cal.
J. H. 0. Smith, Chicago to Dixon, III.
E. B. Huff, Medford, 0. T., to Bluff City, Kan.
Mo.
C. E. Pomeroy, Caldwell, Kan., to Darlington,
A. Jas. Crockett, Des Moines to New Sharon,
Ia
B. H. Foster, Grass Valley to Fernley, Cal.
A. B. Ma-kle, Fortuna to South San Diego, Cal.
J. D. Lemon, Strawn to Burlington, Kan.
Simon Rohrer, Hoopeston t) Chicago, 111.
W. E. Reeves, Beaver Mine, Ont., to Burlington,
Kan.
W. B. Rose, Dixia to Oakesdale, Wash.
H. F. Keltch, Granville Center, Pa., to Bethany,
W. Va.
A. F. Stahl, W. Mansfield, 0., to Muncie, Ind.
J. R. Perkins, Packwood to Des Moines, Ia.
Thos. G. Nance, Alvarado to Miami, Tex.
Merrit L. Hoblit, Des Moines, la., to Kalamazoo,
Mich.
J. W. Babcock, Swan to 1217 25th St., Des
Moines, Ia.
Wanted — An Organ.
The latest word from Galveston shows that
there are only twenty members of the church in
the city. Only one of that number has a sal-
ary. The State Board of Texas and the Amer-
ican Christian Missionary Society will stand by
that work in an effort to resurrect it. The church
needs rebuilding and this will be done by the spe-
cial offerings sent to us in behalf of Galveston.
They need also an organ. Perhaps some congre-
gation or soma friend of our work will donate an
organ to the Galveston church. If so, will you
please write me? Benj. L. Smith.
Y. M. C. A. Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James McAllister.
We present our readers this week with a good
half-tone picture of Brother James McAilisteri
late pastor of Plymouth Congregational Churchl
Detroit, Mich., who was baptized in the Centra
Christian Church of this city on Saturday evening
last, in the presence of a company of discipl«i
from the various churches, and who filled the pul'
pit of the Central Christian Church morning and
evening, last Lord's day. Brother McAllister hai.
been employed ss tempora'y fupplv for th<» puHll
of the. Central Christian Charch until the first oil
January. He has been brought to this change ol
church relationship by conscientious convictions;
and leaves a church which was much devoted tcl
him, and to which he was closely attached. H«|
was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in January I
1863, and is therefore only thirty-seven years of sge
He was educated inUnion College, Oaio.ani after- 1
wards graduated at the Chicago Theological Semi-
nary. At the close of his seminary course he wat
ordained a minister in the Congregational Church.
He has held pastorates at Minneapolis; Alpena
Mich.; Chicago and Detroit, covering in all a per-
iod of fifteen years. The church at Detroit!
passed res lutions of a highly complimentarjl
character expressing its high appreciation of his
character and of his work. He has no grievance;
therefore, with the brethren whom he leaves, but
he feeta that the religions body with which he
has identified himself is in closer harmony with
the New Testament than the one which he has
left, and for that reason he comes among us. He
addressed our Ministers' Meeting last Monday, giv-
ing the reasons which induce! him to mak
change. He has already made a most favorable
impression on the church, and upon our ministers
in the city. It is his purpose to attend the Kan-
sas City Convention and those who recognize him
from his picture should greet him as a brother in
Christ, that he may feel thoroughly at home
among us.
Christian University Students,
Attention.
At some convenient place and time during the
General Convention at Kansas City, a meeting of
the Alumni, past and present students of the
Christian University will be held. Ig is requested
that every such student or alumnus shall report
on arrival in the city, or as so:n thereafter as
possible, at the office of the State Board of Mis-
sions, 1123 Oak Scree;. Let none fail to come
and register. Yours for C. U.,
T. A. Abbott.
OF
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Welcome jt%a!
Its officers aud directors invite delegates to National
Convention to make themselves at home in their offices
while in the City. Stenographers, writing' material and
messengers at your services.
f R. \V. JONES. Jr.. President.
(-.„„„„„,, J. MARTIN JONES, YtCE-PRESIDEXT.
Officers ^ G B GKAV, cashier.
I LAMAR ROSS. ASST. CaSHIKR.
Capital, $250,000.00
Surplus and Profits, $75,000.00
Deposits, $2,700,000.00
.UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
)ctober 11, 1900
FHh CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1295
The Church and a Beneficiary
System.
I Editor Christian Evangelist: — I aia cot a
reacher, neither am I a writer, but I will at-
smpttowriteafew lines touching an article ia the
hristian-Evangelist of Sept. 20th, entitled, "A
hurch Beneficiary System." The writer asks the
hurches to organize a beneficiary system fur
hurch members. He says the ties of th«
•aternal orders are stronger than church ties aod
hat young men seek the society of lodge brethren
ither than church brethren. He says the condi-
ons of modern life are such that the beneficiary
ociety is necessary.
, I admit the young men and many young women
re drifting into the fraternal orders and paying
inch more money into them than they are into the
hurches; but what is the cause! Is it possible
hat our blessed Lord gave his life for the church
jr for us, and made a failure in giving laws that
re not sufficient to hold the church together, aid
re must add something to litem to meet the de-
mands of the church members? Is there anything
iood in the lodge that ought not to be in the
hurch? Are we not yoking ourselves up with
inbelievers in the lodge? Christ provided for the
lick and needy in the church. Is not the trouble
kith the church? It has got to mingling too
Wh with the world in having festivals and en-
ertainments of all kinds for the purpose of rais-
ng money, and the average church member has
bore desire for entertainment than they have for
he church. Many preachers are going into the
\>&ge and the members follow them. I am satis-
ied these things are injuring the churches. Is it
lot time some of our stroEg men speak out boldly
in these things? A reader of the Christian-
Ivangelist. Kespectfully, J. P. Pack.
Galva, Kan., Sept. 26, 1900.
[We sympathize with the feeling that if a large
»art of the time, energy and meats spent by pro-
essed Christians in connection with the various
odges were devoted to the church it would be
astly better for the members now devoted to
heir lodges and for the Church of Christ. We
lo not, however, sympathize with the idea some-
imes advanced that the church as such should
issume responsibility for every enterprise or or-
ganization looking to the material welfare of its
nembers We believe both fire insurance and
ife insurance, wisely managed, to be worthy en-
;erprises, of which Christian people should avail
hemselves for their protection. We do not be-
ieve, however, the church should load itself with
inch responsibilities, thereby hindering its great
vork of ministering to the spiritual needs of men.
f fraternal organizations, aside from the church,
n its normal work, are found to be useful, it were
jetter for these to be formed independent of the
:hnreh, even though made up of its members, than
;o attempt to use the church organization for a
jurpose for which it was not designed. The
jhurch should so influence society at large that
ill organizations necessary for men's well-being
should be managed on principies of righteousness
md justice, including all branches of legitimate
business and human government itself; but it
would be a fatal mistake for the church to turn
aside from Its great spiritual mission to become a
divider of estates, a mutual insurance society or
a civil government. These ends it accomplishes
indirectly, but not directly. — Editor.]
Oklahoma Christian Convention.
The tenth annual convention of the Church of
Christ of the Territory of Oklahoma met at Guth-
rie, the capital, on September 25-27. Guthrie is
quite a little city of near 10,000 people. The ter-
ritory now claims near 400,000 inhabitants. There
are 110 Christian churches and near 10,000 mem-
bers. There were 48 churches that reported
1,242 additions. Of the 110 congregations 55
report houses of worship. The other 55 worship
in court-houses, halls, school-houses, barns, private
houses, dugouts and groves. Thirteen new houses
were built this last year. There are 92 preachers
in the territory, but most of them are on claims
and do more or less farming. One of these men
said to the writer: "I have preached in dugouts
where the centipedes crawled up the wall, the liz-
ards came down and we were compelled to kill the
snakes before we could begin our preaching." This
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reveals some of the cjLd tions ia a na*' couafy
Here are a large number of our brethren out on
the frontier trying to make homes f jr themselves
and their p :sterity. Under such unfavorable con-
ditions they are forging ahead and in the larger
towns have built some splendid houses of worship.
They deserve our sympathy and our substantial
aid.
The convention was said to be the largest ever
held ia the territory. Near 100 delegates were
present. Some of these delegates drove 100 miles
across the country to be present. They were en-
thusiastic and full of the spirit of self- sacrifice.
Two brethren volunteered to give their time as
evangelists without cost to the board. Such de-
votioD will certainly be rewarded. The program
rendered was strong and practical. All manifest-
ed the true spirit of work for the Master. The
Hon. Dick T. Morgan, who has been the president
of the convention for ten years and again re-
elected, delivered one of the night addresses, which
was heartily received. Others who spoke were A.
B. Carpenter, C. H. Van Dolah, J. T. Ogle, H. L.
Hutchinson, E. M. Barney, Junius Wilkins, J. B.
Boen, J. M. Monroe and W. A. Humphrey. The
reports showed progress and rapid gains.
T^e session of the C. W. B. M. was presided
over by Mrs. J. M. Monroe, El Reno. Her address
was highly appreciated. C. H. Everest, Oklahoma
City, made the report, which showed 222 members
in 12 societies. Most of these were organized
during the last year. A number of other addresses
were made. All indicated a high degree of spir-
ituality and culture.
We were no little surprised at finding so many
Missourians in this convention. R. L. Morton,
formerly of Troy, Mo , was a leading spirit in the
convention; A. B. Carpenter, likewise, is quite ac-
tive in the work in the Territory. J. T. Ogle is
just getting down to his work at Guthrie. He
was elected a member of the territorial board. Then,
there were N. H. Robertson, Junius Wilkins, breth-
ren Smith, Blazer and others, all formerly Mis-
sourians. Bro. Ogle and the church at Guthrie
cared nicely for the convention. On account of
constant heavy rains the local attendance was
small. All seemed to enjoy the convention and
seemed to be determined to attempt larger things
for the future. G. A. Hoffmann.
Montana State Convention.
At the recent convestions of the Montana
Christian Association, together with the State
Christian Woman's Board of Missionp, and the
Bible-school and Endeavor Associations, held at,
Helena, Mont., an interesting program was care-
fully followed, which was full of live topics and
helpful discussions. The reports of the work done
in the state have to be studied in order to realize
what a wonderful work is being done by th-s hand-
ful of Disciples in this state of Montana. The
number of organized churches are 14, enroling
1,055 members. The increase by baptism for the
year was 64, by letter 56, and by statement 55,
making a total of 175, against which there was a
loss of 81 by death, letter and otherwise, making
a net gain of 94. The members of the churches
during the past year contributed towards missions
the sum of $1,133.32, and for home and state work,
the sum of $12,006.29, making a total of $13 139.-
61, or an average of $12.45 per member. This
doe3 not include the money raised by the C. W. B.
M. auxiliaries, the Bible schools or the Endeavor
Societies, whose reports are given below. The
14 church buildings are valued at $70,000 with a
total debt of all of the churches amounting to
$9,182.32, being a decrease of nearly $1,200 for
the past year.
The officers elected by the Montana Christian
Association for the ensuing year are S. C. Kenyon,
President; E. O. Tilburn, Vice-President; E.
Schsrnikow, Rec. Sec; O. P. McHargue, Treas.,
and Walter M. Jordan, Cor. Sec.
The financial report of S-ats C. W. B. M. showed
tV.at 197 members contributed $629.35 towards
missionary work, or an average of about $3.25
per member. Many contributions from the state
were made direct, and not reported through the
State Board, which would swell the average con-
siderably. The officers elected for the ensuing
year areas follows: President, Mrs. C. P. Brinton,
of Butte; Mrs. Ada Pew, of Helena, for Vice-Presi-
dent; Miss E. L Botts, of Butte, for Secretary and
Treasurer, and Miss Ada Walratb, of Bozeman, as
Junior Supt. The Bible-school reports show an
enrollment of 772, and having raised for self sup-
port and missions the sum of $850.19 There are
12 organized Bible-schools. There were eight
C. E. Societies reported with amembership of 255,
and who contributed to missions the sum of
$615.02.
The total contributions for the year aggregate
$15,234.17, from the churches and their auxiliaiy
departments. A state evangelist was employed
for six months during the year. His work but
emphasized the necessity of a state evangelist's be-
ing at work in the state during the whole year. The
convention, feeling the need of this, in addition
to keeping up the work in the established church-
es, appointed a special delegate to the National
Convention, to present the ne-ds of Montana to
those noble women who have so far made it possi-
ble that Christian work might be carried on in
Montana, the Christian Woman's Board nf Missions.
The delegate so selected wa9 the State Correspond-
ing Secretary, Walter M. Jordan.
Edward Scharnikow.
Deer Lodge, Mont.
1296
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 11, 190o
Correspondence*
The Terrible Turk at Home,
There are a few more things which mast be
said about Constantinople before passing on to
Greece, Italy and Gibraltar. One is struck at
every turn with the fact that in this city there
seems to be little or no municipal control, or or-
ganized effort for securing those ends for which,
according to our western ideas, our municipalities
exist. There is plenty of police surveillance, to be
sure, which commonly takes the form of annoying
restrictions upon foreigners who wish to do busi-
ness, and of watchful curbing of the tongues of
those who might feel disposed to speak ill of the
government. As I was leaving Constantinople,
the boat did not start on schedule time and we
sat at dinner in the cabia while the boat was still
moored to the dock. A Greek coal merchant and
his wife sat opposite me. We were speaking of
governments and the Greek woman began to ex-
press her opinion of the one whose domain we
were about to leave. Suddenly I felt some one
step on my toe 3nd the look of disquiet upon the
merchant's face led me to believe that he intended
a warning to his wife. She kept right on, of
course, and half a minute later I saw him give her
a covert nudge. The topic of conversation was
changed. When we were well out at sea on our
Egyptian vessel, flying the British flag, there was
ample opportunity to say those things which the
merchant had not considered it quite prudent to
say while we were in the harbor of Constantinople.
But aside from this sort of governmental spy-
ing, there seems to be little or no united municipal
effort. The place of water-works is supplied by
wells and cisterns, many of which are in connec-
tion with the mosques, and by the water-pedlars
who carry goat-ekin bags of water in true Oriental
fashion. Street lights are so infreqaent that the
sight of one causes a shock of surprise. Street
cars do not exist, except one single track line, the
cars of which, as they journey up Galata Hill to
Pera, resemble unpainted goods boxes drawn by
four mules. The city has apparently never been
surveyed and no hillock has been leveled or de-
pression filled to make the grade of a street
easier. In short, the city as a whole seems to
perform absolutely no function. It is an aggre-
gation of about a million people (no one knows
exactly, for there never has been a census), but
they live the life of isolated farmers, enjoying
none of the benefits of association. They are not
theoretically individualists, perhaps, and they
would be the last people in the world of whom
political individualism could be predicated. Put
they are social and industrial individualists. The
workman do as not work in a factory. He sits on
his heels in a little open-front shop and plies his
craft on his own account. The products of his
art are placed in front where the passer by can
see. If a customer comes, he stops work and
sells what he can. He does not pay water rates,
but carries his own water from the nearest foun-
tain. The city collects from him no money for
the maintenance of a police force; he takes his
chances with thieves, or hires a private watchman
if he can afford it. No money of his passes through
the city treasury into the hands of a garbage con-
tractor; the dogs that live on his block attend to
all that. We of the western world fancy that we
represent individualism. Politically, perhaps, we
do. Religiously, perhaps, we do. But in the
world of industry and in all of those things which
pertain to the art of comfortable living, we are the
true exponents of solidarity, and the Oriental is
your true individualist.
I would not think it worth while to repeat what
every traveler says of their astounding number
and marvelously hideous appearance, but it
seems to me they deserve a word or two of more
kindly recognition. In the first place there are
about seventy- five of them to the block. I have
counted that many where they Eeemed but little
thicker than usual. Nobody owns them, but each
dog is attached with absolute fixity to the pre-
cinct wherein he was born, and the dogs of each
block exhibit great zeal in repelling all canine in-
vaders. Naturally the corners become a dark and
bloody border ground where warfare often rages.
But this is not the quality which I wish to com-
mend,— although it does seem to me that their
united effort in maintaining their territorial rights
exhibits a higher degree of intelligence than the
lack of co-operation among the humans in Con-
stantinople. But they are dilgent, hard-working
dogs. One who passes through the streets in the
daytime and sees them asleep, as they usually are,
and has to step over them and walk around them,
might acquire the impression that they had no
visible means of support; but after night-fall their
work begins and as the scavengers of the city,
they do valuable service.
They are always good-natured in the daytime
and if you step on them or kick them out of the
way, they only look at you with a mild, reproachful
eye, more in sorrow than in anger. They are not
used to that sort of treatment. The calm manner
in which they will lie at full leDgth in the middle
of a busy street, and all over the sidewalk (if the
street chances to have a side-walk) with a serene
confidence that every one will be good enough not
to disturb them, is a touching tribute to the con-
siderateness of their human associates. The
Turk is, in fact, very good to his dogs and, al-
though they are on the whole the most outrageous-
ly ill-conditioned brutes within my acquaintance, I
never saw a person ill-treat one of them. Even
their friends cannot claim that they are beautiful,
but when a dog stays awake all night to do his duty
as a scavenger and keeps his temper in the day-
time, even when a passing Christian, less consid-
erate than his Mohammedan friends, steps on his
tail, it seems to me i hat he is going far toward
performing the whole duty of dog. The Constan-
tinopolitan dog can never be exaggerated, but I
maintain that he has been grossly maligned.
I have made a passing reference to the dogs of
Constantinople, and they deserve more than that.
As regards the people, I was much impressed
by the appearance of the children and the old
men. Many of the latter, clad in black frock
coat and red fez, and with eyes as black as their
hair was white, appeared to be embodiments of
that trustworthy, intelligent and benevolent type
of man who is at once president of a bank and su-
perintendent of a Sunday-school. Of the children,
I liked the beggars best. It is such a relief to be
approached by a mendicant who is undisguisedly
happy. No specious misery distorts their coun-
tenances They feign no grief for the present, nor
apprehension for the future. They approach you
with an ebullition of contagious merriment and
frankly appeal to you, as a person of wealth and
a good fellow, to contribute ten paras to the en-
largement of their joy. Occasionally, to be sure,
they will point to their mouths to indicate hunger,
after which they will laugh uproariously and turn
handsprings and return to solicit ten paras again.
Sometimes, too, they will call your attention
to their scanty apparel. But in the sweltering
streets of Constantinople, this can scarcely be in-
terpreted as a serious plea for pity. Perhaps it
is rather an explanation of their joy. Altogether,
I do not know where I have seen a more attractive
set of children, or brighter-looking ones, than
those of Constantinople.
I have said nothing as yet about the great
"sights" of the city — the museum of antiquities,
the bazaars, the old Seraglio, the ancient city
wall, and the many mosques which claim a visit.
The latter are in architecture not unlike the older
Russian church, both being Byzantine in type, but
the similarity stops at the door, for the mosque is
devoid of images and pictures. T he worship of
Mohammed is, in fact, carried on with far less
paraphernalia than is used by either the Greek or
the Roman Church, and their regular services offer
nothing more spectacular than the foot-washing
before the service and the repeated genuflections
of the faithful toward Mecca. The washings
which are enjoined by the Koran are not mere
ceremonial purifications. They wash to get clean
and go at it with soap. This wise requiremect
has made toe Turks one of the cleanest peoples in
Europe.
There are five regular calls to prayer every day
in a Mohammedan mosque. Of course nobody can
go every time, for the Turk, although very relig-
ious, is seldom religious enough to alio* it to in-
terfere with his business. Still, they are very
good church-goers and there are a great many of
them who go more than once every day. It is
contrary to Moslem idea3 of decency and ord-rfor
any one to wear in the mosque the same fcot-
coveriug waieh he wears in the street. Ordinary
people meet this requirement by taking off their
shoes at the door and washing their feet either in
the fountain, which usually stands in front of the
mosque, or at the appointed places inside. Some
who go to mosque very frequently wear overshoes
in the street and kick them off as they step upon
the sacred floor. Christian visitors are required
to put on felt slippers over their shoes. At the
hours of prayers many Turks kneel upon their
prayer-mats and perform their devotions toward
Mecca, in street, shop or market. The Russian per-
forms his out-of-door devotional exercises in cer-
tain places, before certain pictures or chapels,
irrespective of the hour; the Turk dies his at
certain hours, irrespective of place.
The pulpit or altar of every mosque is placed
so that the worshipers facing it shall look toward
Mecca, just as most Greek and Roman churches
have the altar to the east. Now it happens that
Mecca is considerably south of east from Con-
stantinople; and it also happened that, when the
Turks took possession of that city, they converted
into mosques the Christian churches which they
found there. Here a difficulty arose, for whereas
the churches all pointed east, it was necessary that
as mosques they should point southeast. The
difficulty was met by placing the pulpit near one
eorner and running diagonally the strips of earpet
upon which the faithful kneel for their devotions.
The result is a peculiarly twisted effect, as if the
floor had remained fixed while the walls and roof
had been pulled around about twenty degrees by
a cyclone. The mosque of St. Sophia exhibits this
peculiarity, as do all the others which were form-
erly Christian churches.
It is curious to note in what a bungling fashion
the orosses and other Christian symbols have been
obliterated from these converted buildings. As s
rule the cross has been demolished, where it ap-
pears carved in relief, by simply hacking away the
projecting arms in such a rude fashion that the orig-
inal form is not in the least disguised. In a good
many places, too, the symbol has apparently been
overlooked, and for four hundred and fifty years
has remained as a silent witness of the ceremoniei
of Islam.
It will, of course, be remembered that the Sul-
tan is head of the Mohammedan religion, just as
the Czar of Russia is the head of the Russian
Church, and in a much more real sense than the
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Queen of England is head of the Anglican Church.
The Sultan's position, on its religious side, corre-
sponds much more nearly to that of high priest.
There are certain functions in connection with the
celebrations of the sacred month of Ramazan
which he alone can perform. His annual visit to
the Mantle of the Prophet, which is preserved in
a mosque in Stamboul, may be likened to the an-
nual entrance of the Jewish high priest into the
i Holy of Holies. The crowning feature of the
day's celebration, after the visit to the Mantle, is
the marriage of the Sultan, which also takes place
[.annually. Of course the Sultan may be married
) as many times as he pleases during the year, but
; it is a religious duty for him to take a new wife on
every twenty-fifth day of the month Ramazan.
My visit to Constantinople was made doubly
j pleasant by meeting there my old friends, Mr. and
I Mrs. Chapman, who are in the employ of the Por-
; eign Christian Missionary Society, doing mission-
! ary service among the Armenians. The misslon-
j ary property is located in the heart of the Ar-
Jmenian district in Stamboul and appears well
adapted for the work. Bro. Shishmanian lives
next door and Mr. and Mrs. Chapman across the
j street, watched over by the protecting care of a
| Turkish policeman who boasts of having killed
j two men in the last Armenian massacre. The
[school was closed for its short summer vacation,
j when I was there, but I visited the property and
I also spent some time with Mr. and Mrs. Chapman
j at the Princes' Islands, a dozen miles from the
) city in the Sea of Marmora, where they were
spending their vacation, and we had a joyous time
together, talking over the present conditions of
their difficult field, recalling old days at Bethany,
and riding donkeys around the little island.
W. B. Garrison.
Athens, Greece, 13 August, 1900.
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
The origin of the Disciples of Christ was a
desire on the part of B. W. Stone, the Campbells
and others, for the speedy evangelization of man.
The movement was, in its beginning, distinctly
evangelistic. The favorite text of the men with
whom the movement began was:
"Neither for these only do I pray, but for them
also that believe on me through their word; that
they all may be one; even as thou, Father, art
in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us:
that the world may believe that thou didst send
me."
Especial emphasis was placed on the last words
of this quotation from the Lord's Prayer — that
the world may believe —and their contention
was that the unity and union of believers in the
Christ must precede the conversion of the world.
Their plea for Christian union was, therefore, that
the world might by the testimony of a united
Church be led to faith in Christ. The evangeliza-
tion of man wa3 the point of special interest to
these grand men. Our early preachers were
evangelists, and it would have been an inexplicable
anomaly if the Disciples had not, at an early
period in their history, organized for aggressive
gospel work. "The Christian Association, of
Washington, Pa.," was merely or chiefly an or-
ganization for the soanding out of the good news.
When we cease to be an evangelistic people we
cease to be loyal to our fundamental principles.
The young men in the University of Chicago
have recently been studying the subject of evan-
gelism. Dr. H. L. Willett not long since gave an
address in which there was the evangelistic fire of
"the fathers." The brethren are prayerfully
considering this work. How to reach the people
with the tidings of salvation is the problem. And
as they learn they practice. Almost all of our
young men are engaged in mission work in
The Praise HryrrinaL
"Ninth Street Christian Church, Washington, D, C.
' ' With the opening of our new house of worship we introduced a new
hymn book. Our music committee selected ' The Praise Hymnal, ' and
we have never regretted their choice. We found beautiful and appropriate
hymns for our dedicatory service. For the varying seasons that have fol-
lowed, and for all the regular and special services held, we have found this
collection adequate to all needs.
' ' I wish to commend especially the collection of Psalms and Topical
Selections from the Revised Version of the Scriptures. The use of these
Responsive Readings has greatly enriched the worship of our Lord's Day
meetings. EDWARD B. BAGBY."
119 W. 6th St.,
CINCINNATI, 0.
40 Bible House,
•> NEW YORK.
We supply almost all musical needs with good music. Try us for what you want.
Chicago and vicinity — our young men, I mean, who
are students in the University.
I have not been in any place where "the
fathers" are more reverently studied than in the
Disciples' Divinity House in Chicago. I confess
that the interest in these studies which I find
here came to me as a bit of a surprise. The interest
amounts almost to an enthusiasm. There Is an
earnest effort to understand those who inaugurated
this popular movement for Christian Union by a
return to the Christianity of the Christ in order
TO THE CHRISTIANIZATION OP THE WORLD.
I am sure you will be interested in the follow-
ing list of topics, which is a part of the regular
course of instruction in the Divinity House:
"Outlines of a History of the Disciples," "Origin
of the Disciples," "History of Doctrine Among
the Disciples," "History of the Idea of Christian
Union," "Practical Problems Among the Disciples
of Christ," "The Place of the Disciples of Christ
Among the Religious Forces of To-day," "The
Literature of the Disciples," and "The Aim of the
Disciples.";
In the Monday morning meeting of our preach-
ers in "Parlor 0," Palmer House, I found them
discussing "Our Plea — What It Is, Its Perti-
nency to Present Conditions and How to
Present It." Does not this statement of facts
come to you in the nature of a surprise? Well,
this is the spirit that I find in Chicago — especially
among those who are foremost in promoting the
interesst of the Divinity House. I do not see how
anything but good can come out of this.
Among the Baptists, Congregationalists, Meth-
odists, Presbyterians and others, there is what is
called "The Forward Movement" or "The Twentieth
Century Movement." This topic came up in the
Chicago Disciples Ministers' Meeting. A number
of brethren were requested to report on these
various movements. They all look toward the
evangelization and education of the peoples of the
earth. Is not this in obedience to the command
of our Lord to "make disciples of all nations"
and to "teach them to observe all" that he had,
during his personal ministry among men, com-
manded?
In a subsequent letter I hope to be able to tell
you something definite about these movements.
I wonder if the brethren will not inaugurate
something of the kind in the Kansas City Conven-
tion. Let there be a great forward movement
inaugurated, such as the world has never seen, In
the interest of simple New Testament Christian-
ity. Why not? The time is ripe for it.
The church for which J. H. 0. Smith preached
in Chicago, the Union Christian Church, meeting
in the People's Institute Building on Van Buren
and Leavitt Streets, is doing well — remarkably
well under the circumstances. Bro. Smith left the
church the last of May. Since then there has
been no regular preacher, yet the audiences are
large and the interest in every department of the
work is good. One young man was baptized last
night. Another young man confessed Christ and
will be baptized next Lord's day evening. A week
ago two young women were baptized and two
weeks ago one. There was a congregation of
800 last evening. The Sunday-school yesterday
numbered 422. The contribution was more than
$10. The church last year collected and dis-
bursed $6,200. The fiscal year closed September
30th. Subscriptions were taken yesterday for
the next year. The number of subscriptions was
only eighteen less than the corresponding period
last year. There were 100 persons at prayer-
meeting Wednesday evening, Sept. 26th. The
number of names on the church register is more
than 1,000. There are probably from 500 to 600
bona fide members of the church. It is proposed
to raise money to pay the current expenses of the
church, about $100 a week, no one giving more
than $1 a week. This was done last year, i. e.,
the year ending Sept. 30th. The congregation Is
united and zealous. It is made up almost en-
tirely of men and women who are poor in this
world's goods. The church is unusually well or-
ganized. About four years ago J. H. 0. Smith
began this work. He builded well. It ii a
pleasure to jot djwn these facts. May the yeari
of this member of the multitudinous Smith
family be greatly increased and may they be filled
with effective service for the Master. J. H. 0.
Smith has left Chicago, but his work abides.
B, B. T.
Help the Galveston Church.
To the Disciples of Christ everywhere:
I beg another word of appeal. What can you
do right now for the distressed church in Galvei-
ton? Twenty members are left; one of these has
a moderate salary. One widow who may leave
the city has a living. This is our resource
— not $5.00 in sight for the support of the work
from the members for months to come. Fifteen or
twenty members who cannot live elsewhere than
In Galveston have no winter clothing or shelter.
The city for the next eight months will be full of
skilled laborers, and the new population will be of
the kind out of which to build a good church.
Out of this awful ruin arises in Galveston a great
opportunity. Please do what you can and remit
as indicated in the papers.
Yours faithfully,
Jesse B. Baston, Pastor.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 11, 1900
New York Letter.
The New York State Convention at Niagara
Falls was one of the best we have had in many
years, both in the number of delegates and in the
reports presented. Almost 200 people were pres-
ent, outside the residents of the city. The pro-
gram was good throughout, and the outlook is
very encouraging for the future. The reports
show that $2,327.72 came into the state work last
year from the churches, while outside contribu-
tions brought the total up to $3,400. More than
$700 of the old indebtedness was paid off.
Our missionary pastors are John L. Keevil,
Brooklyn; R W. StevensoD, Lansingburg; C. C.
Crawford, Elmira; W. R. Motley, Watertown; M.
Gunn, Gloversville, and N. L Corey, Rochester. It
is the policy of our state work to support mission-
ary-pastors rather than employ evangelists. The
conditions in the East are such that this policy is
proven the wisest and best plan of work. Some
removals from the state caused certain changes
in the mission board for the ensuing year. P. W.
Norton, our faithful and honored president for six
years, having left the state, was succeeded in
office by Dr. Eli H. Long, of Buffalo, whose inter-
est in State Missions is both intelligent and
strong. Every one is pleased that Dr. Long was
elected to the presidency of our board. Since
F. W. Norton chose to leave us for Indiana, we
give hiaa up with regret, and confidently expect
great things from Dr. Long.
C. M. Kreidler atao leaves our state to work in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This, too, we all very
much deplore, for he has proven himself one of
the ablest and most worthy men the Empire state
has ever had. C. M. Kreidler would grace any pulpit
among us. I have spoken before of his great
work at Troy, N. Y. Within ten months at North
Tonawanda the membership of the church was in-
creased by niaety-two additions, and every other
line of work advanced in proportion. Under his
effi dient work as stale secretary the work was
brought up to the highest point it has attained in
years. We all feel that we have lost from our
state work one of our truest and best men. Mil-
waukee is to be congratulated. His place on the
board was filled by the election of J. P. Lichten-
berger, who gives promise of excellent work.
J. M. Philpatt, of New York, was elected chair-
man of the Ministerial Association for the ensuing
year. The C. W. B. M. work of the past year was
exceptionally good. Mrs. Laura C. Craig, of Buf-
falo, was elected president, Mrs. F. H Moore,
New York, vice-president, Miss Lina Rogers, Syra-
cuse, treasurer, and Mrs. Jennie Encell, Syracuse,
state organizer.
Among those who have come into the minis-
terial ranks of the state since our last convention
we recall the names of Jenkins, Jenny and Lich-
tenberjjer, of Buffalo, G. B. Townsend, of Troy,
R. W. Steve Mon, of Lansingburg and W. R. Mot-
ley, of Watertown, all of whom we welcome. The
convention goes to Rochester next year, where we
all expect to rejoice together over a good year's
work. Two men in the state, absent from the
convention, were often in the minds of those pres-
ent— Dr. W. A. Belding and N. J. Aylesworth,
both of whom are dearly beloved in the Lord by
all who know them. Dr. Belding's advancing age
prevented his coming as did Bro. Aylesworth's
terrible affliction keep him away. To the former
we sent a message of Christian greeting and love;
to the latter a substantial token of affectionate
sympathy. Dr. BeldiDg belongs to the honored
roll of the "fathers"; Bro. Aylesworth is one of
the most gifted writers whose thoughts grace our
Christian literature.
* *
*
The trip to Niagara Falls was a delightful one
over the line of Lackawanna railroad. Leaving
New York on "The Queen City Special" at 10 a. m.
we are in Buffalo, 427 miles distant, at 8 o'clock,
making but few stops, but speeding through a sec-
tion of country unsurpassed anywhere in variety
of scenery and interests. Acroes Northern New
Jersey we pass many historic places associated
with the fathers of the Republic; and their heroic
struggle for freedom; thence we speed through
the Delaware Water Gap where • the Delaware
River rushes through a deep, narrow gorge in the
mountains. Here is where many of the wealthy
citizens of New York seek rest and recreation in
the summer season. From this point our train,
with many groans and much labor, climbs the
Pocono Mountains, from the crest of which an in-
spiring panorama greets the eye; an extensive
sweep of mountains, valleys, hills, farms and ham-
lets comes into view.
In a little while Scranton, tLe thriving metrop-
olis of the anthracite coal region, is reached and
looking out we see the streets thronged with
miners on strike. They seem restless, going to
and fro all the while, as if in great suspense.
Leaving the Lackawanna region we pass over
the mountains into the valley of the beautiful
Susquehanna and pass through fair Binghamton,
Owego, Elmira, Corning, Bath, Dansville and
Mount Morris to Buffalo. The mind is kept busy
recalling historic and industrial associations, from
the colonial days to present. We can not recall
all the points of interest, but a ride through this
delightful country on the best and fastest train of
the Lackawanna System will give one a pleasant
and profitable experience never to be regretted.
* *
*
The Disciples Club, F. M. Applegate, president,
will soon re-open work for the season. Among
those who have promised to speak at the meetings
are, Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, Mrs. Maud Balling
ton Booth, Edwin Markham and Rev. Edward
Everett Hale. Perhaps you think there is nothing
distinctly a'ter the order of New Testament teach-
ing to be expected in this array of talent. Well,
these are to be counterbalanced by such men as
F. D. Power, Peter Ainslie, W. J. Wright, et al.
Another task which the club has set before itself
is to get all our churches ia greater New York to
advertise in the daily papers under one heading
and thereby make an impression on the public
mind. If the Disciples Club of New York would
take up the matter of city church extension and
give its whole time and strength to that, the cause
of New Testament Christianity might be materi-
ally advanced in the metropolis. This should be
our chief concern as the disciples of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
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*
It was my pleasure to unite in marriage Mr.
Benjamin Selover Ammerman and Miss Ada Jose-
phine Tully, at the home of the bride's par-
ent's, Mr. and Mr?. 7. DeQuncy Tully, at 291
Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, on Wednesday eve-
evening, Sept. 19. Miss Ada is theory daugh-
ter of Brother and Sister Tully, who are
delighted that she will not leave the city to
make her home, but will live in Brooklyn. A
goodly company of friends were present to wish
the bridal party much joy, and after the ceremony
all were invited to refreshments "around the
bridal cake." We wish them a long and happy
life.
The work of the 169th Street Church starts off
well this autumn. There have been confessions
and baptisms almost every Lord's day since ihe
vacation and the outlook for others to come Is
promising. The congregations are larger and
more inspiring than usual and the Sunday-schools
are growing. We hope to reconstruct our house
of worship during the coming winter, a thing that
we need very much to do, iu order to the largest
and best work possible. Let us hear from all
Eastern de-It gates to the Kansas City Convention,
that we may arrange to go together.
S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Ave.
The Most Important Issue.
Dear Bro. Garrison:— I want to thank you
for your very pointed and forcible answer to
H. & R. in the Christian- Evangelist of the
13th. I can fully sympathize with H. & R. For
a number of years I was a temperance worker
and yet voted the ticket, believing I ought
to take the lesser of two evils, and that if I
voted the Prohibition ticket my vote would be
thrown away, as it stood no chance whatever of
succeeding. Now I have gotten boyond that
point and vote the Prohibition ticket whenever I
have the opportunity. The old parties can take
care of themselves. I consider the liquor ques-
tion the most important issue before the American
people to-day. Just as long as the Ch?i-tian
people of America allow themselves to be deceived
by the flimsy, selfish arguments of the old parties,
just so long will the liquor power fiouri-h and
control our government, from the president down
to the constable. H. & R. and rrany other good
people forget or fail to see that the liquor traffic
is sustained to-day by the members of the churches
of our country.
Take away the support, direct and indirec-, of
tee members of the churches, and the saloon busi-
ness would live but a short time. This is a de-
plorable fait, but it is true nevertheless. If the
Christian people could only fully realizi this
truth and stand together, the great evil would
soon be crushed. As you very truthfully say,
"There are enough Prohibitionists in this country,
if they would act in concert, to hold the balance
of power." How long before they will learn to
act in concert?
Very sincerely yours for the success of Pro
hibitioD, R. T. Walker.
Cedar Key, Fla.. Sept. 20, 1900.
Watch Coffee
AND WATCH IT CAREFULLY.
Any brain worker that depends on thought for
his success in life, uses up daily, by brain * ork, a
varying amount of delicate particles of ph sphate
of potash and albumen of which the brain and
nerve centers are composed.
The fine, microscopic parti Ioj of phosphate of
potash are found in quantities in the pores of the
skin after the brain has been used actively. This
must be replaced from food, or brain fsg and
nervous prostration sets in.
This breaking down of the little cells each day,
from brain work alone, is a natural process, and
the cells can readily be buik from the right sort
of food, if tbe system is not interfered with by
drugs, but if an increased amount of cells are
broken down by the use of coffee, troud- then
begins.
Frequently it first shows in dyspepsia, lack of
power of the bowels to operate properly, or palpi-
tation of the heart or some other lack of vitality
and healthy vigor. There is but one thing f >r»
sensible man or woman to do — quit coffee abso-
lutely. "Hard to do," you *ay. Take up Postam
Food Coffee, use it regularly, have it well made,
so it tastes good. You will find a well-defined, un-
mistakable change in your health, and there is a
reason for it.
You have become free from the breaking down
force of coffee, and on the other hand, you are
taking a powerful, nourishing liquid food which
quickly rebuilds new cells. These are foots, pro-
found facts, ready for anyone to prove to their
satisfaction by actual use. Postum Food "offeeii
made at the famous pure food factories of the
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd , Battle Creek, Mich, and
is used by brain workers all over the world. D m't
call it a "substitute'' for coffee; leave out the cof
fee proposition altogether. Postum is a liquid
food and a true food drink.
October 11, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1299
The Present Temperance Issue.
The apologists for the liquor business justify
the saloon on the ground it is so much better
than "blind pigs" and "boot-legging," "free
whisky," etc. But a new advance has been made
in the devious ways of the defenders of the evil
system to uphold the army grogshop called "the
canteen."
We are told that the canteen is a defensive
measure to keep the soldiers from going to the
"low dives" for drinks. Low dives, indeed! Call
them "low" when they hold a special commission
from the government at Washington City and one
from the State Capitol on the ground of the "good
moral character of their proprietors?"
The "low dive," the "blind pig" and "the can-
teen" all come of the same "sphere of influence"
conquered by the ram power in the political par-
ties that perpetuated th»m and have given them
"benevolent assimilation."
The Christian Churches which confess Christ as
supreme are opposed to the whole license system,
for its awful fruits are too manifest to be any
longer denied or excused. It is deception in
every point of view, and even Its advocates are
now apologizing for the canteen on the ground of
the utter failure of the license system to curb or
improve the credit of the liquor business.
To vote to continue the license system is to
deny the voice of the church, and if the voice of
the church truly represents Christ, then to vote
for parties who practice it is to continue the
license system against a party that opposes its
continuance is to deny Christ. No Christian
should put his ear to the ground to hear the
voice of God on a question of this kind.
No such excuses as "the people are not ready,"
or "the choice between two evils," or the "other
issues," of the wood, hay and stubble variety can
justify a wholesome conscience against the pres-
ent situation of affairs to longer continue it.
The voice of God is not heard in the feeble,
shifting excuses by which many still justify their
continuance of the now exploded license system.
Its own advocates deny it and explode its falsity
when they called licensed saloons "low dives."
It is the nature of the business, and nothing else
can ever come of it. It certainly is the duty of
every believer in Christ to look the present situa-
tion fairly and honestly in the face. Things
have greatly changed of late years.
At first the temperance question was a question
between moderate drinking and drunkenness, and
the Christian conscience said: "Be temperate."
Then the question rose a degree higher and it
was total abstinence against all drinking, and the
Christian conscience said "touch not, taste not,
handle not." Still, on went the question, and
drinking holes were denounced and were prosecut-
ed under the common law as nuisances and were
nearly driven from our land, thirteen states
having adopted prohibition. It was then that the
barrel went out of the grocery and common store,
for it became disreputable. It went out and went
to itself, and returning took seven other devils
with it, and the last state was worse than the
first.
It was under the force of this common law,
which treated the saloon as a nuisance, that the
license system was hatched as we see it now full-
grown, that has proven to be, though not intended
to be, the greatest fosterer of the evil and the
hardest enemy to meet, being entrenched in party
politics.
When Christian vigilance had discovered this
new and dangeroue situation its inner conscience
said: "The liquor traffic can never be licensed with-
out sin," and it set up prohibition, and for more
than a quarter of a century this controversy has
raged, but it has taken a now turn and the
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Illinois State Jubilee Convention.
For a number of years the State Missionary
Convention of Illinois met at Eureka with the
State Encampment or Assembly. This year the
Missionary Society celebrated its fiftieth anniver-
sary and met with the church at Bloomington.
This Is a beautiful little city of 25,000 people
and the Christian Church one of the largest and
strongest in the whole brotherhood. They also
have a large, beautiful house of worship which is
well adapted to convention purposes. There are
1,200 members who are among the most generous-
hearted people we have ever met an i who seem to
be ready for any great work that the Lord may
commit to their trust. This, together with other
reasons, made the Jubilee convention a great suc-
cess.
The Christian Woman's Board of Missions have
the first day for Its sessions. The sisters of this
state were among the first to take hold of this
work, and the good that has resulted to our Illinois
churches in our conventions, the Christian cul
ture, the spiritual cjaditbns and the splendid or-
ganization and development of our sisters in this
convention clearly indisate the great goo^ that
comes from this work. The reports were full of
encouragement and showed a decided increase
over the work of former years. Miss Anna M.
Hales indicated by her report that she Is making
an efficient corresponding secretary. In fact all
the officers of this work seem to be efficient and
have that singleness of purpose that brings suc-
cess to any great cause. Miss Lura V. Thompson,
Carthage, so efficient as a national organizer, was
presented, of course, and delivered an excellent
address. We predict a rapid growth and enlarge-
ment in our woman's work in this state in the
hands of these sisters. It would be unjust to
olose this part of our report without calling at-
tention to the strong, eloquent address of Mrs.
Ida W. Harrison, Lexington, Ky. It was elevat-
ing and inspiring and bacama a spiritual tonic to
all who heard it.
On Wednesday morning we had the reports of
the State Missionary Society. The report of the
board was presented by the corresponding secre-
tary, J. Fred Jones. This indicated that 43 had
been employed for all or part of the time, 1,682
days' services had been rendered, 1,572 sermons
preached, and as results there had been 1,110
baptisms, 586 others added, making 1,696 addi-
tions from all sources and six churches and Bible -
schools organized. The treasurer, J. P. Darst, re-
ported that $8,317 had been received from all
sources for state missions, $1,756 of which was
collected and expended in the city of Chicago.
The treasurer also reported that they had $22,207
in their permanent State Mission fund. Mrs.
Sarah A. Starr gave $10,000, Miss Elizabeth R.
Dain gave $2,000, J.D. Motcalf gave $1,000, John
V. Dee $1,000, Dr. G. W. Taylor 80 acres of land
and other smaller amounts to this fund. Most of
this fund was raised by N. S. Haynes while state
secretary. Interest received this year was $1 280.
These reports indicate a good work and the best
of results. There are now 123,000 members In
our Christian Church in the state and there is no
state in the Union where the possibilities for the
cause are greater or the promises more hopeful.
The work of Bro. Jones is highly satisfactory to
the brotherhood of the state and the good results
indicate the cause of this appreciation of his
work.
The addresses of the convention were all good
and worthy of this Jubilee occasion. The address
on Christian Journalism, by F. G. Tyrrell, Chica-
go, was highly commended. By the way, why not
have more addresses on our religious literature at
these great meetings? Our Christian journals
have made it possible to have these gatherings to
extend the cause of our Master and there is no
greater need among the Disciples of Christ than
a good religious journal in every home, and yet it
is so often that these most self sacrificing men
who are trying to supply our homes with Chris-
tian literature are looked upon aa mere book
agents who are to be shunned. We need more of
these addresses. The reports and addresses on
Eureka College placed that institution in a very
favorable light before the convention. The same
was true of the Divinity House, ChicagD. The
work of the former was presented by Pres. Hie-
ronymus,' Miss Mary S. Hedrick and G. B. Van
Arsdale; of the latter Dr. Willett and Errett Gates.
J. E. Lynn, Springfield, N S. Haynes, L. Peters,
Taylorville, made strong addresses on State Mis-
sions. Judge C. J. ScoSeld, president of the con-
vention, captured the convention with his annual
address. It was clear cut, logical and most op-
portune. On Wednesday night Dr. Willett spoke
at the Coliseum to an immense audience. His ad
dress was on the subject of "The Position of the
Disciples: Its Centrality and Catholicity." He
spoke one hour on the first point and twenty min-
utes on the second and third To hold such an
audience for an hour and twenty minutes in a city
like Bloomington on a subject where the teaching
of different denominations must be more or less
contrasted, either expressed or implied, is in itself
a great power. This Bro. Willett did to the sat-
isfaction of all. His address was full of instruc-
tion, logical, scriptural and expressed in a most
eloquent manner. This address will do great
good and its influence will go far beyond the con-
vention. The writer did not get to hear the ad-
dress of W. W. Hopkins, of St. Louis, nor F. G.
Tyrrell on the labor problem at the close of the
convention, but learned since that these addresses
were up to the high mark set by those that pre-
ceded them.
NOTES.
The next convention goes to Springfield with R.
L. Thrapp, Pittsfield, president.
Col. Jonathan Merrian, Chicago, made a telling
speech on the "Anti- Cigarette League." Many
were aroused to the evils of this destructive
habit.
J. H. Gilliland and his great congregation
seemed happiest when they could render most
service to make others comfortabls and happy.
Four charter members of the Missionary Socie-
ty organized fifty years ago were still living, one
of them, H. Y. Kellar, Effingham, was present at
the convention.
W. E. M. Hackleman, aided by Prof. Easton,
conducted the singing. This was done to the de-
light of all. A special Jubilee song had been
composed and set to music, which was sung most
beautifully by our Illinois brethren.
Judge Scofield as a presiding officer is a delight
to a convention. His quick perception, his euave
manner, logical mind, his legal knowledge, his uni-
versal kindness and dignified Christian bearing
make him truly a favorite in the chair.
Taking the convention all in all, it was good
and it was great and it has produced a lasting im-
pression for the good of the Master's cause on
many hearts. May the Lord bless the me?n» in-
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Missouri Bible- school Notes.
Fine weather, this, for your fall rally, and f or-
nate the school whose superintendent has the
>.sh to have one and have it right. You do not
Lnt long-winded speeches, but plenty of good
isie,good, pointed recitations, apt and telling ad-
esses, with the children worked in everywhere,
is will bring you an interesting exercise, as ap-
eciative audience and a good offering for your
ite Bible school work. Have you had one? Are
u going to do so?
Granville has juet closed a most successful meet-
r, with nearly 20 added by confession and the
urch awakened to greater work for Christ. To
me, it was a joyous time indeed; their children
d the pupils of their classes professing Christ.
j visit followed right after the meeting and on
ek were old-time friends, workers in the Bible-
hool when I was a boy in their mldat, and they
e just as faithful now. Miss Jennie Austin is
perintendent. She and the teachers were quick
give responsive heed. It was during the super-
;endency of her now sainted brother that the
hool began regular response to our appeals, and
all these years, last year was their only failure.
it full atonement was made during my visit. The
llure was not intentional. Thank Gad for such
endship and help. Bro C. A. Lockhart will con-
rae with them another year, to the delight of all.
iring my visit, and while in the home of those
od young friends, Judge Adams and wife, Mrs.
ff Noel (nee Glascock) was thrown from a buggy
d killed. She was a worker in the school at
)lliJay before her marriage, and is now a saint
heaven. My heart goes out to her dear father
d mother, who, loving God, seek to serve him
d have bo many times favored your servant for
e Master's sake.
At Woodlawn, the school ought not to go into
nter quarters, thus losing the enthusiasm and
;erest, which must be aroused again. The con-
ctioa is severed, while you are losing in the most
ieresting part of the Life of Christ. It is a good
tie school and the workers seek for the best,
's. Mollie Wood kindly sends quarterly dues and
or servant promises them a rally in the spring.
ish many times for more Sundays.
Levi Marshall thinks Hannibal will observe
toys' and Girls' Rally Day for America," while
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itie Brown, whose work is instead of her sister's,
)d having called her up higher. May the good
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Dedication at Eaton, Inch
The congregation of Disciples at Eaton, Ind., ia
now more than sixty years old and is one of the
live, progressive churches in onr great state. It
has entirely outgrown their old house of worship
and have built them a new one.
Eaton is a live, progressive town of some 2,500
or 3,000 inhabitants. It is in the heart of the
natural gas belt of Indiana. The new house just
completed is the best house we have ever seen in
a town no larger than Eaton. It is beautiful
both on the outside and inside. We have never
seen more beautiful frescoing. The cathedral
glass windows, the seating capacity, carpeting,
pulpit, furniture, etc., all beautifully blend with
the walls and ceiling. The main auditorium is
large, the pews are comfortable and massive. The
lecture room, the Bible and infant class-rooms,
the pastor's study, the library room, the vestibules,
etc., are all most conveniently arranged. It has
a baptistry, two robing rooms, is heated with a
furnace, is well lighted, beautifully carpeted, has
an organ and piano, a silver communion service, a
good supply of singing books, etc.
By invitation we were present at its opening
service, and preached the sermon, raised the money
and dedicated the house. There was an indebted-
ness of $5,000 to provide for. We made an ap-
peal for this amount. There were two responses
of $500 each; then $150 and $125 and $100, and
then in the $75, $50, $25, $10 and $5, until the
amount reached $5,400, and then the great con-
gregation arose and sang:
"All hail the power of Jesus name,
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all "
We have never witnessed greater rejoicing
among any people than that which followed the
dedication of this elegant and commodious house
of worship.
Bro. J. A. Brown is the pastor of the church at
Eaton, and was master of ceremonies. Bro. B.
F. Aspy, one of Indiana's good preachers, lives in
Eaton. His hospitable house was our home while
we were there.
Bro. G. W. Thompson, of Union City, a veteran
in the Lord's army and one who has preached the
gospel for many years, attended the dedication.
Eaton is the home of Bro. A. Younts, an old soldier
of the cross, who has frequently and lovingly told
the story of redeeming love to his neighbors. We
will not Boon forget our happy visit to this con-
gregation of Disciples, nor the great kindness
shown us by them.
With better facilities than ever before, may the
church here go on to grander triumphs than ever
before. L. L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 11, 190
Virginia State Convention.
The annual convention of the Virginia Christian
Missionary Society will be held at Seventh St.
Christian Church, Nov. 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1900.
A program of rare excellence has been arranged
and will be made public when all' the details are
completed.
The railroads have agreed upon a rate of a fare
and a third for this occasion, and the brethren and
sisters of Richmond and Manchester will cordially
welcome the Virginia Disciples to their hearts and
homes.
The indications are for an unusually pleasant
and profitable state meeting. The preachers are
urged to come, and influence as many others as
Churches, Sunday-schools, societies and indi-
viduals will please not forged to come prepared to
make liberal offerings for the ensuing year; and
those who have made pledges that are unpaid will
please arrange for the payment of the same be-
tween now and the convention, so that the new
missionary year may be started with the Society
in a good financial condition.
Bro. Shelburne has already entered upon his
labors as Financial Agent, and has met with most
gratifying success.
Hoping that our brethren and sisters will come
in large numbers to give aid and inspiration to the
work of extending the Master's kingdom in Vir-
ginia, and requesting the earnest prayers of the
brotherhood for the Lord's richest blessing upon
the work, fraternally,
E. N. Newman, Secy.
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Iowa Notes.
The East Side church in Des Moines has called
E. W. Brickert, who will begin his pastoral work
at once.
J. H. Painter, pastor of Union Mills Church,
begins a meeting there this week.
A. M. Haggard and family have returned from
their European tour.
University Place Sunday-school reached high-
water mark at the rally last Sunday with an at-
tendance of 1,047, which *as 95 more than that
of last rally day.
J. D Corbetb at Knoxville nezt Sunday, and
Allen Hickey the Sunday following.
On his way home from the Holy Land, I. N.
McCash was taken with typhoid fever. He is in
Loadon; the latest cable message says he ia get-
ting well.
J. P. Rowlison held a meeting of three weeks
at Pleasant Ridge, in Marion County, closing Sun-
day night. There were a number of conversions.
Bro. Rowlison began a meeting Monday evening
of this week at Englewood.
The writer of these notes was at Knoxville last
Sunday. There were large audiences morning and
evening. Good Sunday-school and Endeavor. H.
D. McCoy and L. Covey, the elders, are earnest
and active men.
There was a large attendance at the Marion
County meeting which was held at Dallas last
week, and there was much enthusiasm. B. S.
Denny, W. B. Crewdson and J. H. Ragan, who
were on the program, failed to attend, but Joel
Brown, J. D. Ferrall and J. P. Rowlison were
there. There were good papers and addresses. A
county evangelizing board was appointed, of which
James Watson is president and Miss Minnie Ritchie,
secretary. There is yet much work to be done in
Marion County, at Hamilton, Marysvilie, Bussey,
Tracy and other towns. Allen Hickey.
Twelfth District C. W. B. M.
The annual meeting of this district was held
Friday, Sept. 28, in the beautiful little church at
Tuxedo, district manager, Mrs. Emily L. Marshall,
presiding, and was one of exceptional interest and
profit. Spite of lowering skies, which finally sent
down a veritable down-pour of rain, there was an
unexpectedly large attendance. The morning de-
votional exercises were conducted by Tuxedo Auxil-
iary, and a carefully prepared paper on "Our New
Fields," written by Mrs. Nannie E. Hopper, was
read by a sister from Eilendale. "Our Responsi-
bility to the Heathen World— Where Should it
Rest?" a chalk talk and paper by Mrs. Merriman,
was, in her absence, presented by Mrs. Harrison,
and proved a good object lesson, showing not only
where it should rest, but where it does, owing to
a lack of understanding in relation to this same
responsibility. The remainder of the morning ses-
sion was devoted to reports, appointment of com-
mittees, etc.
The afternoon session opened with devotional
exercises conducted by the Fifth Church Auxiliary
and a very busy hour was spent in hearing and
acting on reports of commStess, financial
reports, and plans for the work of the
coming year. A touching little recitation, "Shep-
herding the Sheep," was beautifully rendered by
Dr. Emma'Gantz, the session closing with a "Con-
gress on China," conducted by Mrs. J. D. Alexan-
der, which consisted of "Its Maps," by Mrs.Wm. D.
Harrison; "Its History," Mrs. L. G. Bantz; and "Its
Religious Condition," Mrs. D. N. Gillette. These
papers were of a high order and showed careful
and thoughtful study of the subjects treated.
Officers elected for ensuing year: District Man-
ager, Mrs. Emily L. Marshall; district secretary,
Mrs. Wm, D. Harrison; district treasurer, Mrs. F.
L. Gantz; district J. E. superintendent, Mrs. Har-
rison.
Reports to Sept. 14, (year ends Sept. 30), num-
ber of auxiliaries, 11; number of members 272;
number of tidings 76. Total amount of collections
$781.51; state work $77.10; J. E. $105.53. This
district pays the salary of Miss Ottley, a teacher
in India, and supports two India orphans
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1303
Svangeltstic.
OREGON.
tlley, Sapt. 26. — Closed threa weeks' meeting
ielso, Wash , Sept. 23; visible results, six con-
ions, five baptisms, one from the Methodists,
by statement. Begin at Central Church,
t mile< east :>f Albany, Linn County, Ore.,
. Lord's day, Sept. 30— L. F. Stephens and
;E, Evangelists.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
>. McAleater, Oat. 2. — Oar meeting continues
> with great success; 34 additions to date,
is the third meeting we have had in 18 months
,iy pastorate, just with home force, aggregat-
100 members. God has wonderfully blessed
i our work in this new southland; to God be
;he praise. — I. C. Howell.
TEXAS.
irowell, Oct. 1. — I happened into this place
;rday evening and found some worthy brethren
I were laboring along uader difficulties, having
organized congregation. I preached in the
\). Church Sanday morning to a good-sized audi-
ta Will try to organize ere I leave. Anti-ism
predominant in this vicinity and the work has
ji pulled down thereby, but there is a good field
ork in and some noble brethren here. I would
to hear from some congregation in need of a
.cher for part or full time. — Geo A. Griffith.
OKLAHOMA.
uthrie, Oct. 1. — We had 10 additions today;
ince taking this work, a little more than three
ths since. During September we painted and
lired the church building, bought a nice new
in and 100 "Hymn and Tune" eong-booki, took
iffering of $24 for Church Extension and $50
Territorial work, entertained the tenth annual
rention, and received 14 new members into the
rch. What church can show a better record?
i iB a fine work and we are deeply in love with
-J. T. Ogle.
COLORADO.
olorado Springs, Oct. 1. — Yesterday closed my
, bix months with the First Christian Church
his city. We had seven additions during the
. This makes 56 added during my stay, at the
alar services.— F. N. Calvin.
leaver — The Central will have a grand praise
thanksgiving service Oct. 14th; over 100 new
nbers uniting with the church at regular servl-
j since Jan. 1. This congregation will be repro-
ved at the Kansas City convention by six of its
nbers. Among the number will be Mrs. T. M.
iterson, a near relative of A. Campbell and the
ijest contributor to our new building fund. We
ji the lots on which our old building stood for
|,000 and have purchased a new location, the
st in the city. We are succeeding beyond our
;ectatioD8 in getting subscriptions and expect
Have one of the best buildings in our brother-
d— Bruce Brown.
OHIO.
bhillicothe, Oct. 1. — One more came out with
'from tta Methodists yesterday. — J. L. Smith.
31evelan4, Oct. 3 — W- observed Sunday-school
kly Day last Sunday and had three confessions
'the close One added by letter and one by
jifession and obedience at church services. Old
ople's Day Oct. 7.— W. W. Sniff.
3iram. — My family and I have just returned
.m Lexington, 0., the home and birthplace of Bro.
L. Cook, State E°angelidt, where we assisted
p in a meeting. He and I had often prayed and
nned for this meeting while laboring together
| evangelists in the West I rented two tents
i pitched them near the tabernacle, which was
a beautiful grove. Hundreds of people heard
! the first lime the plea of the Disciples of
jrist for "Christian Union." Bro. Cook preached
'•nly a true, devoted man of God can preach. As
•lain, practical teacher of the Word, there are
7 few who excel him. He left the old home 16
irs asto a Congregational minister, a graduate
Oberlin College, but returned with his whole
i consecrated to the preaching of the simple
pry of Christ and the union of all Chris* ians on
i Word. It was indeed a pleasure to be there
i rejoice with him and his loyal wif -» in the
ionization of a body of Disciples numbering 101;
by immersion, among which were many of his
1 school-mates and loved ones He will regain
th them indefinitely. May God bless the work
d workers everywhere. — Perry McPherson.
NEBRASKA.
Arapahoe, Oct. 1. — Since last report I have re-
ceived two into the church; one by letter, the
professor of the public school, and one by confes-
sion, making 27 in all during the past seven
months at regular services. We are looking for-
ward hopefully to a good meeting in November
conducted by Evangelist T. A. Hedges. The peo-
ple here speak in high praise of the Christian-
Evangelist. — E. G. Merrill.
KANSAS.
Evangelist M. Ingela begins a meeting at Pied-
mont, on Oct 19th and at Downs, Nov. 18th.
Westmoreland, Sept. 30. — Meeting two weeks
old; 13 additions. — J. M. Lowe.
Armourdale Church, Kansas City, Oct. 1. — One
confession yesterday and one by letter a week ago
yesterday. Three baptized last evening; 24 added
during my work here. — T. L. Noblitt.
Reserve, Oct. 4. — Bro. J. V. Coombs has just
closed a very successful meeting for us at this
place He is very strong in the presentation of
the gospel. His appeals stir the people. DeLoss
Smith is an excellent leader of song. There were
30 additions in all. We are greatly rejoiced over
the good results. — Melancthon Moore, Pastor.
Olathe, Oct. 1. — Three young ladies — two of
them high school graduates — made the good con-
fession at oor regular preaching service last
evening. There were a young lady and gentleman
who did the same two or three weeks before,
making five confessions in the month of September.
Our C. E. meetings are not easy to surpass in
interest and helpfulness. The attendance has
very largely increased in the past two months. —
S. H. Givler.
ILLINOIS.
Jacksonville, Sept. 29. — There have been seven
additions since the let of August; three baptisms.
No effort is spared by the whole church to do good
and its light is shining in good works. Bro. Snively
will do the preaching in a meeting in November,
assisted by home forces. — A. C. Roach, associate
pastor.
Emden, Oct. 1. — Six baptized by the writer at
Mackinaw, near Xntioeh, last Lord's day. One of
these expects to devote his life to the ministry. —
J. I. Judy.
Crisp, Sept. 30. — I began a meeting at the Boley
church in Wayne County, Sept. 9, under the auspi-
ces of the district board. I found a few scattered
Disciples who had not met for over two years
After three weeks' hard work, both personal and
pulpit, we have them renewed spiritually, and also
added three to their number; two by baptism. We
go from here to Union Star and begin a meeting
to-night. — L. D. Hill.
Eureka, Sept. 1. — Our new church Ibuilding at
Cazenovia was dedicated to the service of the
Lord, Sept. 9th, and all indebtedness cleared up.
Followed dedication with a three weeks' meeting,
which resulted in 17 accessions, and the church
greatly strengthened. Bro. Thos. J. Shivey, of
Valparaiso,In j., conducted and preached dedicatory
day and was with us through a part of the pro-
tracted effort, assisted by Bro. J. W. Kilborn, of
Wjashburn. — B. L. Wray, minister.
iowa. ~ er^a
Corning, Sept. 30. — We began work here last
Sunday. Bro. Crewdson left this field in fine shape.
They know how to make a preacher and his fam-
ily feel at home. We took an offering for suffer-
ers in Galveston and sent it to Bro. B. L. Smith.
The amount was over $6. Hope to attend the
convention at Kansas City. — I. H. Fuller.
Earlh»m, Sept. 29. — I am in a meeting at Early
Chapel (North River Church) in Iowa, with good
prospects. The chuch at home (Altamont, Mo.)
is undergoing reconstruction; that is, I mean a
new bouse of worship on the old foundation, with
an addition of 18x30 feet on North aide. — M. L.
Anthony and L. 0. Routh.
Ottumwa, Oct. 2 — L».st Lord's day evening we
were rejoiced on account of three more taking up
the work with us here; two by statement and one
from the M. E.'s by confession and baptiem. Last
Tuesday we paid off our church debt and are
happy. — D. F. Sellards.
Des Moines, Oct. 2. — The church at Blackton,
rejo'ces over seven accessions to the Church,
September 30. This makes 12 accessions in the
past two weekfl at our regular services. Each
member has pledged thennelvea to try to brine; one
soul to the Master during the coming year. This is
our way of doing the Master's work and doubling
our membership. Miy our Master bless ou- efforts
to the end that we may see the fruition ( f our
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labors. We will eend delegates to the National
Convention. — H. E. Van Horn, pastor.
Hamburg, Oct. 1. — I returned from the meeting
at Iowa Falls, Sept. 18. There were 19 additions
in four weeks. Bro. W. F. McCormick is an able
preacher and loving pastor. If hall never forget
my labors whh him in the Master's vineyard.
Clark Braden preached for us here a week ago
last night. Three baptisms last Monday. Yester-
day was a good day; large audiences at both
morning and evening services. We organized a
Y. P. S. C. E. in the afternoon. Sister Bessie Os-
borne is the corresponding secretary. A conven-
tion of the churches of Fremont County was held
in Hamburg last Tuesday and Wedntsday. Bre.
J. H. Wright, of Shenandoah, preiched the conven-
tion seimon. It rained both days of the conven-
tion and the attendance was not large, but we
succeeded in organizing to do more thorough
county work. The county board gave a good re-
port of work done in the past. Elder John Hank-
ins informed us that he would leave Tabor soon
and enter the field to evangelize. Bro. W. W.
Hallam has just closed a meeting at Bartlett,
with 16 additions-. I go to Audubon, Nov 18, to
hold a meeting with Bro. Bro. J. H. McSparrow, the
pastor. — H. W. ClES.
MISSOURI.
Canton. — Some! of the young preachers of
Christian University held meetings during the last
summer vacation and brought 300 into the Church.
— D. R. Dungan.
Kirksville, Oct. 5. — We had eight additions to
the church here last Sunday. Baptized four last
night at prayer-meeting. — H. A. Northcutt.
Columbia, Oct. 2. — Four yourg ladies added to
the Mount Pleasant Chcrch, Howard county, by
obedience, last Lord's day. — W. S. St. Clair.
Canton, Sept. 30. — Closed a three weeks' meet-
ing at CoDcord, Sfcelb? county, Sept. 23, with 17
additions. It. is a field white unto the harvest. —
E. H. Williamson.
Bowling G.-een, Oct. 2. — Have just closed a two
weeks' meeting at Hopke Church, a mission point
in Pike county, resulting in 13 additions and a
new organization. I am now in the midst of an
interesting meeting with the church at Olney. —
S. Wallace Marr.
La Grarge. — My time is engaged until Jan. 1.
j After that Prof. V. E. Ridenour will be associated
I with me as singer and assistant. — I. A. Hedges.
Columbia. Oct. 2.— Bro. B F. G slin, of Hinton
i ra-ently clos d an excellent meeting of two weeks
1304
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 11, 19C
with his church at Perche, resulting in six con-
fessions, a number restored and the chur h great-
ly revived. When Bro. Goslin took charge of the
Perche Church last May they had an attendance of
about 50, which has since increased to from 400
to 500. It is to be hoped that this may become
one of Boone county's most useful churches utder
Bro. Goslin's ministry.— W. S. St. Clair.
Aurora, Oct. 1.— We had a great day yesterday.
It was our fall rally day; 400 present at the Bible-
school. Combined the two morning services and
preached a sermon to the children. Everybody
seemed to be happy and much interest manifested.
At the night ser vice our house was full of earnest
hearers. Two additions by primary obedience, one
reclaimed and one by letter. Have had 23 additions
in my first four months here at the regular services.
We praise God and press on. — M. J. Nicoson.
Joplin, Oct. 4. — During September we received
six additions — five by letter and one by statement.
Work is in progress on our new church building.
About 125 delegates attended the Jasper county
convention at Lakeside Park, Oct. 2. — W. F.
Turner.
Jasper, Oct. 3. — Glad to report the Jasper
Church entirely free from debt. A few days'
canvass raised $400 and canceled the mortgage.
Annual me ting last Sunday. Encouraging re-
ports from all departments of the work. Mem-
bership increased 33 per cent at regular services.
Oily one half time work.— M. S. Johnson.
Holden, Oct. 1.— Bro. R. L. McHatton, of
California, is assisting me in a meeting at Kings-
ville. Crowded house and one confession last
night. Meeting one week old. His address until
the National Convention will be Kingsville, Mo.—
J. W Boulton.
Shell City, Oct. 1. — Yesterday was red letter
day with the church here— 13 additions at the
morning service, three at night. Just closed a
meeting at Prairie View Chureb, Johnson county,
with three by confession and baptism. — A.
Sterling.
Huntsville, Oct. 1. — Three additions yesterday,
two by letter and one confession. Large congre-
gations. House repaired and beautified until we
now have the handsomest interior in the city.
Repairs cost us nearly $800, and almost $500 of
this raised by our two enterprising Aid Societies.
Took offering for Church Extension. Have given
over $300 to missions since January and expended
nearly $2000 on ourselves. Missions foster
growth. All efforts for saloon defeated so far.
Hope to keep them out permanently. — Louis S.
Cupp.
Savanab, Oct. 1. — The 13th semi annual con-
vention of the Y. P. S. C E., of Andrew county,
met with ua Sept 29-30. The attendance from
abroad was not large, but the sessions were en-
thusiastic and instructive throughout. The Junior
rally Sunday afternoon was a great success. Our
home societies won the banneis, both Junior and
Senior, and we are justly proud. One confeasion
Sunday night. — A. R. Hunt.
KENTUCKY.
Paducah, Oct. 1. — Four additions at 10th Street
Chureh yesterday. Additions on nearly every
Lord's day; 10 during September. Galveston
brethren remembered. — I. H. Teel.
Louisville, Oct. 1. — The following additions
have been reported in the Louisville preachers'
meetings for the month of September:
First Church, E. L. Powell, pastor 10
Broadway, Geo. Gowan, " 2
Third Church, D. F. Stafford, " 8
Parkland, S. M. Bernard, " 6
Second and Kentucky, G. G. Bersot, pastor.... 1
Clifton, C. H. Hilton, pastor 3
Jeffersonville, Ind., E R. Black, pastor 1
Salem, Ind., J. T. Brown, pastor 1
Total —
32
The following were reported in protracted meet-
ings during the summer vacation:
A. B. Lipscomb 7
J. K. Read 20
D. F. Stafford 8
Total 35
Total reported during the month 67
C. H. Hilton, Sec.
Grayson, Oct. 2. — Sunday, September 30, bap-
tized four young men and four young women at
"the Carve" in Little Sandy River. Preached at
Anglin school house at 11 o'clock. Took supper
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One In Christ.
MRS. P. R. GIBSON.
To-day the wide, wide world aronnd
Re-echoes this triumphant song,
That "Christ is King" in him is found
The victory over sin and wrong.
Glad greetings come, from North lands sent,
And from far Southern vale and wood;
While Orient and Occident
Clasp hands in loving brotherhood.
O'er valleys low and mountain! high,
The San of Righteousness shines forth.
That angel song from vaulted sky,
Is t-till the song of "Peace on earth."
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And own allegiance to our Lord,
Who shall, as King, forever reign.
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Mary Ann's Success.
MINNIE E. HADLEY.
'Waal, mother, I don't see what better
t we be then the man es caught the baar —
I can't hold on an' we're afeerd to let go."
fosiah Green hitched his chair nervously
t he spoke, and sent rattling onto the
e pty bottom of a large tin pan a tremend-
I volley of the white corn grains which he
is busily shelling for meal.
'Four years o' college edgycation fur
!ry Ann," he continued, making the vigor-
ci strokes of a cob, which he used for a
Eiller upon the large, snowy ear of corn,
hp time with his words, "hes meant
i2|hty hard strugglin' an' close pinchin'
I us, an' it's only made her sort o' droopin'
I mopy like. What's she a-wantin' money
I now, mother?"
Mrs. Green set her iron down with a
lag and hurriedly brushed away two or
lee warm tears which she had just let fall
ion the laundered front of Mary Ann's
Mite shirtwaist.
The spirit of gloom and discontent which
ismed to pervade their humble little house-
Id since Mary Ann's return from college
p been felt by no one more keenly nor
ifered more intensely than by this weary,
'jer-burdened mother, who was willing to
iprifice her very life-blood for the sake of
t daughter's happiness, and had almost
be so, only to find that the coveted college
ucation had rendered them all miserable
d unhappy.
"It's her writin', father," answered Mrs.
'een, cheerily, hastily choking back the
eat lump that was rising in her throat.
'She thinks she hes a kind o' knack fur't,
d all of her teachers hev told her so; but
e poor child's nothin' here to think on
ith only chickens an' cows an' makin'
irden an' such. All her writin' comes
tck quick es she kin git it off, and that's
hat keeps her continuity upsot. I've been
inkin', Josiah, we've got ter manage some-
»w to send her to the city fur a spell."
This last sentence had been a hard
one to utter. Between the cravings of her
daughter's literary ambition on the one
hand, and her husband's embarrassment on
the other, poor Mrs. Green's position was a
trying one, and all the more so from the
fact that her "thinks," "guesses" and "be-
lieves" were sure to settle all family ques-
tions of a financial character.
"Well, mother, it's jest es you say, o'
course. I reckon I kin sell a couple o' them
yearlin' c jives, an' then there's the brood o'
fat turkeys comin' on, an' the crop o'
wheat; but it clean spiles my new suit o'
clothes an' the plasterin' o' the upstairs
bed-rooms, an' fur the life o' me, mother, I
can't see why Mary Ann's head haint full
ter overflowin' with idees. Why she's got
all this busy growin' and hummin' o' old
Dame Nater right under her nose — the
twitter o' birds an' the hum o' bee3, the
big yeller field o' wavin' grain an' the tall
green trees noddin' in the woods — what
could she find more inspirin' ter write about ?
I could most make a book on't myself."
"I believe it, deary," answered Mrs. Green,
in a somewhat lighter mood, for she always
experienced an inner sense of pride in these
poetic outbursts of soul on the part of her
uneducatel husband.
"You alius hev hed a knack, Josiah, fur
seein' beauty where nobody else could," she
went on, thinking no doubt of her own plain
face, "but Mary Ann's different. All these
things that air bright an' stimulatin' fur
you only gives her a spell o' the horrors. I
guess she'd better go."
A week later found Mary Ann safely
lodged in a little third story, six- by-eight
room of a flat in a respectable quarter of
one of our large western cities.
She was a bright young girl with real
literary ability, and in no way lacking in
appreciation for the great sacrifice which
her poor, hard-working parents had made in
order that she might enjoy this supposed
advantage.
"I must work night and day," she thought.
"I must establish my reputation, and then all
this hard-earned money will be paid back a
thousandfold."
So she sat at the little low stand in the
dark, cheerless room, oftentimes all day
long, with only a run into the parks in the
evening or a ride into the heart of the city
for the sake of new ideas.
Finally she mustered up courage to run
the gauntlet of rebuffs, which was the only
"open sesame" into some of the editor's
sanctums. But it was always the same old
story: "I am very sorry, but the MS. is
not available;" or, "Plenty of such material
on hand just now," etc.
Oh, how weary were those days of con-
stant writing, copying and waiting, only to
be met at last ever and always by rebuffs
and discouragements!
There were gleams of hope now and then,
to be sure. Lots of the editors spoke en-
couragingly and every such little remark
was unduly elaborated when she wrote home
to the anxious father and mother.
"I must be brave," she thought. "They
shall only know the bright side of things."
Evidently she had given the folks at
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prospering, for soon the little skimped al-
lowances quit coming altogether. Winter
was coming on and Mary Ann had scarcely
enough to eat. Still she persevered, sitting
bent over her little stand all day long,
oftentimes hungry and cold while the storms
were howling on the outside.
But one snowy morning the end came.
Mary Ann found herself too weak to rise
from her bed. A great thumping in her
left lung was sending sharp pains through
her chest, and she was burning up with
fever.
"I've been afraid of this," said the kind-
hearted landlady, as she peeped into the
room. "You've overtaxed your strength,
my dear, and we must always suffer for
such things, you know."
"You must go home at once, my dear,"
said the wise, gray-haired^doctor a little
later, as he bent over her with a pair of
kindly- beaming eyes, which seemed to in-
terpret her whole story at a glance. "You
are seriously threatened with pneumonia,
and the pure, fresh air of Lthe country, to-
gether with a mother's tender care, is all
that can ever make you well. Want of care
and this illy ventilated roomlmeans death
for you in a very short time. I must get
you off to-night, if possible."
The sentence came upon her like a
thunder-bolt. To return home sick, penni-
less, discouraged, and live among chickens,
cows and coarse people — or else to die in
that little room! Which did she choose?
For a moment she chose the latter.
"I can't go, doctor," she answered, de-
terminedly. "I must fight it through right
where I am. You don't know what a horror
I have of country life. Go away and let me
die where I am."
The wise old doctor chuckled knowingly,
and began stroking her forehead.
"Have you read anything of Miss
Burney's, my dear?" he quietly asked.
Miss Burney! The great novelist and
literary star, whose name was in everybody's
mouth?
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October 11, 19
Of course Mary Ann had read scores of
her charming short stories and had ardently
longed to be like her.
"I shall send Miss Burney to talk with
yon, my dear. She can convince you better
than I, for she has been through just such
an experience."
It was a quiet, sweet faced little woman
that entered Mary Ann's chamber a few
hours later. Her hair was streaked with
grey, and there had been lines of suffering
upon her pale face, which were now almost
obliterated by a halo of Christian loveli-
ness.
"I am so glad the doctor sent me to you,"
she said sweetly, as she grasped Mary Ann's
feverish hand with her soft, white one, and
placed the other lovingly upon the burning
forehead. "I've been through it all, you see,
and I mean to help you. This same doctor
was called to my bedside fifteen years ago,
and under the very same circumstances.
The unfinished MS. lying upon your stand
proves that you have true literary ability,
but you are dealing with a subject you
know little of, just as I commenced to do at
your age. Remember, dear, that luxurious
city life and complex sociological questions
are being dealt with every day by hundreds
of brilliant minds with all the advantages
arising from age and experience. Go home
to your parents; seek your own happiness
in administering to theirs, and open up your
soul and heart to the simple beauty of the
life about you. If you are a true artist
nothing will appear entirely stale and profit-
less to you, for everything that God has
made reveals some simple, homely truth or
poetic beauty. Simple, rustic life is teem-
ing with a richness of beauty that is yet
unwritten. Study it, my dear, with a pure,
Christian-like devotion; learn to love its
simple, hard-working people, for amoDg
them you find many of God's highest and
noblest creatures. Whenever your soul is
thoroughly awakened to all this, my dear,
then you can write, for then you will have
something to write about with which you
are thoroughly familiar and with which
your heart is full.
"Don't be above the homely tasks that
your mother does. When you see her tired
and weary, lend a helping hand in His name
and God will glorify the act. A little house-
keeping well done will render your literary
work all the more enjoyable and give you
the exercise so essential to the physical
health of all students. Take my advice, and
in a few years from now you may be able to
come to the city with an established reputa-
tion and enough means to keep you comfort-
ably. I have been through it all, and only
found my true literary self in the quiet
surroundings of my old country home after
a long spell of sickness, resulting from a
fruitless attempt to gain distinction in the
city. Go; work, study, love and pray, and
may God's blessing go with you."
A warm tear fell upon Mary Ann's cheek,
as this great and good woman stooped to
kiss her good bye, and into the young
girl's heart there stole a quiet peace and
happiness which she had not known for
years.
"And always remember this, my dear,"
added the quiet, little woman, a3 she left
the room, "remember, it is not where you
are, but what you are that counts in life."
When spring came again it found quite a
different atmosphere in the little rural home
of Jcsiah Green, since Mary Ann was now
happyand contented; for she had given her-
self to the happiness of others and every
day revealed some new beauty or joyful
experience, heretofore undreamed of.
The coveted success came at last and wa3
inspired in ape :uliar and unexpected man-
ner.
She used to despise the sight of her fath-
er's old, broad-brimmed, shabby white hat,
but now as she looked with a heart foil of
love and tenderness upon the old familiar
object and thought of the faithful service
which it had rendered, and of the beautiful
spirit of sacrifice which prompted her father
to wear it, her heart was filled to overflow-
ing, and that inspiration gave to the world a
little poem, "My Father's Old Hat." It was
full of passion and beauty, for she had sung
from her heart and the heart of the world
vibrated iu response.
"Waal, T never!" exclaimed Josiah when
he had learned of his daughter's growing
fame. "I alius knowed Mary Ann could find
plenty o' idees fur writin' up, on the old
farm, in trees an' flowers an' 3ich, but who'd
arever dreamed o' her a-findin' 'em in my
old white hat?"
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C. H. WETHERBE.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1307
Diana or Christ?
REV. J. P. HUTCHINSON.
suggested by the popular picture which repre-
fl(;s a young Christian lady refusing to offer in-
c„j9 to Diana in the celebrated temple at Ephesus.
T: structure was one of the seven wonders of the
siient world. Her refusal to conform to the
h'shen rite resulted in her being cast to the
lis.]
Iito the temple, vast and dim,
acred to rite and mystic hymn,
he curious crowd press in to hear,
ome in anger, some in fear,
lor a gentle maiden, pure and true,
i[ust stand that day in public view,
Ind say wh?re all can hear and see,
hrist or Diana, who shall it be?
;air was the maiden, dressed in white,
'.s though suffused with heavenly light,
s. lily, bursting into bloom,
pon the border of the tomb;
1 spirit, standing in the light,
ji'et on the verge of deep, dark night,
Sranquil but pale the maiden see,
|hrist or Diana, who shall it be?
leside her the firm- faced officer stands,
[he record and charges in his hands;
Lnd behind, the soldiers, stern, severe,
tike statues that know not hope nor fear,
fhile further range the virgins fair,
Irrayed in snow-white garments there;
line word, and she, too, shall be free,
Jhrist or Diana, who shall it be?
ii
ler lover approaches and whispers love
Ind pleads by the gods around, above,
Jo say the word that ends the strife,
so sprinkle the incense and sav her life;
?is hard for a maiden to turn away,
lo heed not the words the loved may say,
le guides her hand to the incense, see,
l'n ist or Diana, who shall it be?
Heated beside the altar- fire,
■ ale and haggard, h r silent sire;
L mighty force of grief rt pressed
?ithin the confines of his breast,
|'or a father knows the feeling wild
yhen death stands o'er a darliDg child;
ind she loves him, none more kind than he,
fhrist or Diana, who shall it be?
i beautiful maiden, pale and fair,
f ith calm, bright brow and flowing hair,
fith tearless eyes upturned above,
llumed with everlasting love;
'hy sister angels must look down,
')r hold above thee the martyr crown;
fi whisper the promise that strengthens thee,
■!hrist or Diana, who shall it be?
I doubt it not. Canst thou not trace
'he Savior's love- light in her face?
'he altar- fire in the vast expanse
Jhe'll tend no more, nor the mystic dance,
(lor the strange, weird rites af. Diana's shrine,
jor join the chorus once thought divine;
Ihe Is ready to die, her Lord to see,
Ihrist or Diana? Christ 'twill be.
3 maiden fair, in these laW days,
'n the midst of better and happier ways,
?hou, ti.i, must choose the way to go,
Phe way of weal or the way of woe,
The path of sin, and sorrow and strife,
)r the road that leads to eternal life;
jhrist or the world; they choice is free,
ind the Savior is waiting; Chriet let it be.
zenfield, Ind.
The Emperor of China.
Dr. Francis E. Clark says that the young
iperor of China is greatly interested in
ristian literature. Of 129 books which
ordered 54 were religious, and among
5tn were such books as, "The Story of our
rd," "Communion with God," "Family
ayers for Chinese Christians," "How the
glish Became Christians." It is even
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ving been taught by a girl who once was
rapil in the American mission school in
kin.— The Advance.
The Heavenly Railroad.
J. T. HOBSON
In the onward march of human progress
the railroad has reached the Holy Land. A
train runs from Joppa to Jerusalem, a dis-
tance of fifty- four miles, in three hours, and
the fare is $3.
I have traveled much by railroad in the
last few years at two-thirds and one-half
fare rates, and have heard the names of
the stations called again and again where I
was to stop. On the platforms of sta-
tions, I have so often met those who were
there to greet and welcome me.
I have often thought I should like to visit
the Holy Land and take a trip on the train
from Joppa to Jerusalem, and at the end of
my journey hear the call, "Jerusalem!" Then
leave the train and behold the place where
my Savior toiled, suffered, arose, and ascend-
ed to glory. But if I never take that trip
I feel that I am on the heavenly railroad.
I was unable to pay the full price of my
fare, but it has been kindly paid by a Friend.
There are a few incidental expenses by the
way that I cheerfully and gladly pay. I
need no accident policy, for this train never
wrecks. I do not know the distance I am to
travel, nor how long it will take, but no
matter, the journey is pleasant, and I am
happy on the way. I expect to arrive on
schedule time in the city of the New Jeru-
salem to meet that dear Friend and many
loved ones gone before.
"Oh, how swett it will be
In that beautiful land,
So free from all sorrow and pain;
With songs on our lips,
And with harps in our hands,
To meet one another again."
— The Religious Telescope.
Practical Sermons from
Texts,
Revised
practical christian.
Subject: Do.
Text: "Whatsoever men do unto you do
ye also unto them likewise." Matt. 7:12.
My brethren, Jesus understood human
nature. He gives us some good advice and
if we heed his advice we will be a success.
Notice how people treat you and you treat
them the same. If your neighbor treats
you well, you treat him well. If he helps
you in time of trouble, you help him in
time of trouble. Your neighbors are those
who are good to you; you should be good to
them. This will require self-sacrifice on
your part, but the grace cf God will enable
you to conquer.
But if a man is mean to you and tries to
injure you in any way, you must be mean
enough to him to make him quit. Have
him understand that it will not pay to treat
you badly and then he will become your
friend. As the Lord says in another place,
"If your enemy smite you on one cheek you
smite him on the other."
Finally, brethren, you must not trust any
one until you find him out. Treat everybody
as rogues until you find them out differently,
because that's the way they will do you.
Obey the Scriptures. Do others as they
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October 11, 190
PETE.
J. BRECKBNRIDGE ELLIS.
III. — Linda May Discovers a Dog.
When Linda May went home from her
visit to Madge, her Aunt Dollie looked at the
clock to see if she had not been gone over
an hour. But she hadn't; and Aunt Dollie
frowned sternly at the clock as if she
thought it had not done its duty. You see,
Miss Dollie was a good lady and she had a
kind heart, and she would nurse you when
you were sick, and she always sent flowers
to your funeral; but she didn't waste much
kindness on just live, well people. She
thought that what children liked to do was
mostly what wouldn't be good for them. As
soon as her little niece had seated herself in
her favorite chair under the mantelpiece,
Miss Dollie said: "Where did that straw come
from?"
The straw lay in full view on the carpet,
and it had fallen off Linda May's dress.
"You have been up in Mrs. Morris's loft,"
contiaued Miss Dollie, "and you have been
jumping." Linda May wondered how her
aunt knew that, She looked at the straw to
see if it had any way of telling, but the
straw just lay there like any other straw.
It was hollow, and Linda May wished she
had some lemonade to suck up it. She hast-
ened to explain that she had forgotten Miss
Dollie's views on jumping, and she had stop-
ped just as soon as she remembered. Miss
Dollie rose with a stern face. "Did you turn
somersaults?" she asked firmly.
"Not one, Aunt Dollie, not one."
Miss Dollie hesitated, and stood looking at
the girl as if she had half a mind to help
her turn one right there. At last she said:
"Linda May, do you think you will remem-
ber, after this, not to jump?"
"Oh, yes, Aunt Dollie, I know I will!"
Miss Dollie sat down stiffly. "You are
very trying, Linda May!" she sighed, and be-
gan to sew. You see she wanted to raise
Linda May right, but she didn't know how.
The child was a great trouble to her. Miss
Dollie often told her so.
Now, this is the reason Linda May had
taken her seat under the mantelpiece. On
the shelf was her private box, filled with
little odds and ends, and Linda May wanted
to get down the box, and leave it out in the
yard that very night, to see if she would
find some candy in it the next morning. Miss
Dollie never liked for the girl to play with
her b)x, because the odds and ends were sure
to get all over the carpet. It was funny
how they scattered about as sure as you
opened the lid. It looked like they must
have legs and crawl. Linda May stood up
and rummaged about the shelf. Miss Dollie
stood this for some time. At last she said:
"Linda May, what are you looking for?"
"Just my box," was the reply, as she took
it down.
"Now you are going to scatter those
things," said Miss Dollie.
"No, Aunt Dollie, I am going to tak& out
all my things and put them on the mantel,
and just have my box empty."
"Why do you want your box empty, Linda
May?"
"I don't want anything in it, Aunt Dollie."
This was not a very clear explanation, but
it seemed to satisfy the old lady and she
went on sewing. Linda May emptied the
box, and took it out on the porch. As soon
as she went out, she saw that strange young
man, Mr. Edgar Brown, comiDg along the
sidewalk. Now Miss Dollie didn't have any
fence around her yard; the smooth plat of
blue-grass, always carefully trimmed by the
lawn-mcwer, ran down even to the edge of
the sidewalk. When Edgar saw Linda May,
he smiled and decided he would stop awhile
and talk to her. So he started across the
grass-plat, going catercornered, you under-
stand, instead of coming up the front walk.
All of a sudden a voice hailed him with these
words: "Young man, I don't allow anybody
to walk on my blue grass!"
It was not Linda May who spoke these
words, but Miss Dollie, who now appeared at
the door. Edgar grew red and confused.
"Madam, I beg your pardon, I am sure,
but—"
"But come off of it," interrupted Miss
Dollie, sharply. "I don't want you to ask my
pardon, I want you to come off of it." Edgar
hastened to gain the sidewalk. "There is my
front walk, sir, that is for you," she went on,
just as if she had had it built for his benefit.
"State your business, please. I am a busy
woman." Miss Dollie didn't want to get
acquainted with any more people than she
knew already.
"No business, madam," he answered, as
cheerfully as he could. "I meant to say
good- evening to Linda May, and I had some
peanuts I thought she nr'ght like."
"It is kind of you, sir," said Miss Dollie,
as if she thought it wasn't, "but I can't en-
dure peanuts. The hulls get all over my
carpet, and if you eat them in the yard, what
kind of a looking yard do you have? There
is no plac9 here to eat peanuts." Edgar
Brown walked away. "Come on in the house,
Linda May," said her aunt. "And bring that
old empty cigar-box with you. This is no
place for boxes. If you stay out here, I
will have my blue-grass all trampled to
death. I put in all spring keeping boys
away from my cherry-tree, my one poor
little cherry-tree; and I must work till snow-
time keeping my blue-grass rid of men with
peanuts! Come in, Linda May!"
Linda May went in, but she thought it
very hard that she had to stay in the house
on account of people with peanuts. She
wanted the peanuts, too. She would have
liked t) have cried a little, but that wa3 one
of the privileges Miss Dollie did not allow.
I must say I think Miss Dollie was right
there. Let us give her her due. Linda May
got a book to read — it was "Under the
Lilacs," and there was a dog in it that could
do tricks. Oh, how Linda May wisned she
had a dog! She began to wonder if sne
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where without Miss Dollie's knowing. Won
that be very wrong? That was a gre
trouble with Aunt Dollie. If you let ■
know the fun you were going to have, sl|
wouldn't let you have it. But if you kept
a secret, then you wouldn't be a good gir
How hard it was to be good and have fu
At least that is what the little orph;
thought. But one thing she was resolvd
upon; that empty box must be left in U
yard that night!
When nine o'clock came, Linda May q
gan to undress with a dancing heart. SJ
had accomplished her object after mai;
trials. Aunt Dollie was outdoors shuttii
up the chickens. Then what do you thin!
Presently in came her aunt with the emp
cigar-box in her hand. "Here, Linda Ma
I found this out in the front walk!" Th'
Miss Dollie threw it upon the floor (in d'
gust) and went out, slamming the door. Mi:
Dollie believed in everything being kept
its place.
Then Linda May resolved upon a dark a
perilous adventure. She would get up wh>
Aunt Dollie was asleep; she would slip fro
the house in the pitch dark — ugh! suppc
the tramp came! and she would put thatb'
where it could catch any candy that mig
be coming that way. If Madge and Pt
found candy in their box, why couldn't si
Why was one box so different from anoth
that candy should be partial to either?
She put on the clothes she had alrea
taken off — I don't know which ones, becav
I don't know where a girl begins — and s
lay down upon the bed. She heard the do
strike ten, and a mouse scratched at a dc
somewhere — -as if he thought you would
and open it for him! And there was — r
to say a snore, but a sound that told y
Aunt Dollie slumbered. Linda May crej
from her room, and out into the dark, da,
front hall. The front door squeaked as s,
opened it, but Aunt Dollie breathed as hea;
ily as ever. How black it looked outdoo
But Linda May went out under the solet
stars, rigidly clutching her empty box. 3
had made up her mind when it was daylig
and she didn't pay any attention to it b
cause it was scared now. She had hopes
candy.
[to be continued.]
October 11, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1309
Sunday - School.
W. P. RICHARDSON.
THE LOST SHEEP AND LOST
COIN.*
While Jesus, in the parable of the Great Sup-
per, rebuked the Jewish leaders for not accepting
;he gospel, yet he would have no one rashly fol-
low him. The life to which he invited men was
too serious and arduous to be begni without most
earnest and intelligent purpose. Hence, he told
the multitudes that they should count the
jost, before proclaiming themselves his disci-
ples, lest they meet with the fate of the builder
jriio was unable to complete his house, or the gen-
eral who went again3t the foe with an utterly in-
adequate force, to meet certain defeat. Many a
sase of backsliding might have been prevented by
a little thoughtful instruction to the new and en-
thusiastic convert.
j Amid these helpful lessons which the Master
rave so freely to the people, the Pharisees and
jcribes wer; watching jsalously for some occasion
i| gratifying their animosity, and one soon pre-
jented itself. "All the publicans and sinners
tare drawing near unto him for to hear him. And
nth the Phariseas and thescribas murmured, say-
pg, this man receiveth sinners and eateth with
Jhem." It was a disgraceful act, in their eyes,
or a rabbi to eat with these Roman tax collec-
ors, the oppressors of the chosen people, and with
,he social outcasts whom they called "sinners."
vhey forgot that the physician must go among
she diseased, the redeemer must seek for the lost.
Jo Jesus uttered the three parables of grace
vhich have served for ages to reflect the divine
olicituie and love in the largest measure possible
o human language. The first two of these form
inr present lesson.
The purpose of these parables waa to show how
leaven was interested in the salvation of sinful
nen, and how, therefore, this was the highest am-
otion that could animate the souls of those who
jrofessed to be children of God. Alas for earth!
Then the Son of God must go as far as heaven for
lympathy in his work of grace. Men rejoice over
;he recovery of a sheep or a coin, but despise a
luman soul, rescued from an evil world and re-
itored to the bosom of the Father! The Phari-
lees said: "There is joy before God when those
vho provoke him perish from the world." Jesus
laid: "There is joy in the presence of the angels
)f God over one sinner that repenteth." They
nade men better than God. He showed that God
w&a infinite in mercy.
1. The shepherd missed the one lost sheep,
though all the others were safe in the fold, his
watchful eye detected the absence of but one. If
;here were but one sinner on earth, the Good
Shepherd would have known that his flock was
lot complete. He knoweth his sheep and calleth
ihem by name.
2. He cared for the one lost sheep. Ninety
ind nine did not satisfy him, while the hundredth
ffas wandering upon the cold mountains. Can he
nean, as has been suggested, that the angels are
;he ninety and nine and we mortals the one that
strayed away? If so, he left all the shining hosts
n the blue heavens afar, to seek the wandering
sheep-man on the wide moorland of earth. "He
:ook not on him the nature of angels, but he took
)n him the seed of Abraham." He followed the
ost cne and sought earnestly till he found it.
rhere is no otner explanation of the incarnation
and atonement than that given by the apostle to
the Gentiles, "This is a faithful saying and wor-
thy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners." The shepherd would
not make his wearisome way over the mountains,
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feet, except that his sheep is lost and he would
fain find it and take it home again. No other ex
planation can be given of those three and thirty
years of sacrifice and suffering by the Son of God
than that he sought for a lost world, and would
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yearning and patient seeking for the lost? If so,
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efforts, so long as life lasts. j
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did not rebuke or chastise it, but laid it on his
shoulders and brought it home rejoicing. He
saved not with a grudging spirit, but a glad one.
This was the joy of the Savior's life. He forgot
fatigue and hunger in the delight of leading souls
back to the Father's house. When, at the well of
Jacob, he restored a poor, sinful woman to faith
in God and love of holiness, he exulted in spirit un-
til he could not eat the food his disciples had
brought him. Why is it that we are able to re-
store so few of the wanderers from God? Is it
because we meet them with frowns and stripes,
instead of smiles and tears? Is it because we too
often withhold the welcome clasp of the hand and
wait to see if they will "hold out?" Not such
was the welcome sinners received from our Savior.
Not so did he receive us, when we, who "were as
sheep going astray," had "returned to the shep-
herd and bishop of our souls."
^"After picturing the joy of the shepherd, who
calls in his neighbors to share in his good fortune,
Jesus declares what must have amazed his hear-
ers and given a deadly shock to all their religious
prejudices. "I say unto you, that even so there
shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repent-
eth, more than over ninety and nine righteous
persons, whbh need no repentance." Without
arguing with them as to their claims of superior
righteousness, he for the moment grants their
claims and thereby exalts the joy of heaven over
the salvation of sinners. And how true to human
experience is this declaration. Never is anything
valued so highly as when we have lost it. Health
is lightly esteemed, until we are sick. Wealth is
seen in its true character, as a means for noble
living, .only when we have lost it and thinkihow
we might have used it better than we did. Friends
seem more precious after they have dep»rted.
When the lost child is found, there is morefjoy
over it than over many who were safe 'at home,
simply because it was lost and they were not.
"There is joy in the presence of the angels'of
God over one sinner that repenteth," said the
Master, at the close of the second parable, that of
the lost coin. Who is it that rejoices in the pres-
ence of the angels? Manifestly, it is the Father
himself, whose erring children have come home.
.,, And this joy is imparted to the hearts of the
1 heavenly host, and they, too, catch up the strain
If and sing the song of redemption. They do not
1 wait till we enter the gate of glory, but the mo-
ll ment a single sinner steps within the gate of
H grace the Father says, there is another of my dear
If children turning his steps hitherward, and from
H his face, radiant with holy delight, the angelic
!if faces are illumined with a light never seen on sea
|| or land. 0, that the Church on earth might enter
$| into this joy more fully and sing her jubilee songs
I when sinners turn to the Lord.
m One added suggestion in the parable of the lost
Hfcoin seems to deserve a word or two. Its lesson
is intended, doubtless, to be the same as the form-
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between these two simple and beautiful stories of
the Master, which were uttered with a single su-
preme purpose. But in the graphic tale of the
poor woman, searching her humble home for the
coin she had lost, we are told that she lighted the
lamp to guide her in her search. If we are to
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October II, 1900
Christian endeavor,
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR OCTOBER 21ST.
OUR STEWARDSHIP.
(Luke 12:42-48.)
Recently a man who has been very successful
In business in one of our great cities and has
amassed a considerable fortune, was told by a
lady friend tbat all he had was only loaned to
him for a time in trust, that it was not his and
he would be held responsible for its use. He grew
very angry — although the lady was a close friend
and had spoken half jestingly — and with cursing
he declared that he had made his money himself,
it was his own, and he'd do what he pleased with
it; then he took his hat and stormed out of the
house.
This is the attitude of many. It was the at-
titude of the man who pulled down his barns to
build greater wherein to "bestow all my gocds."
Whose are all the things, and ideas, and people
In this world? Do they belong to men?
Some of us are entrusted with great accumula-
tions of things — houses, lands, animals, pebbles of
gold or silver.
Some of us have given into our care great
wealth of ideas, gained in one way and another —
a possession even more real than things. Some
have people in their power — workmen, scholars,
messengers, shop-girls.
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of some realm — great or small — of stewardship.
And, by the way, who is to^judge what is great,
and what is small, whether the realm is important
or unimportant, whether it is of twelve cities
or two?
In this parable our Lord states the principle
that responsibility is in proportion to endowment.
It is the old story of the'talents and of the light
upon a bushel.
Some try to deny the equation that responsibility
equals endowment. Some men of great power
and great possession seem to insist, by their
conduct, that responsibility is in inverse ratio to
endowment. But they can never unbalance the
scale that God has set.
The test "my neighbors all do thus and so,"
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the rule of Christ, "that servant which knew his
Lord's will .... nor did according to his
will, shall be beaten with many stripes, but he
that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall
be beaten with few stripes." The responsibility
is according to the knowledge of right and
wrong. "To him that knoweth to do well and
doeth it not, to him it is sin."
Once more, this principle makes each man the
arbiter in the sight of God for his own conduct.
What we really possess is known to none except
ourselves and God. None, therefore, can judge
of the extent of our responsibility save these two
— God and ourselves. Let each man examine
himself.
There is a source of pleasure in the thought
that he who is endowed with little and makes
great use of it is worthy of greater reward — and
will receive it — than he who possesses much and
makeB an equivalent use of it. Is there not joy
in taking limited resources and making them go a
long way? Not he that has'1 much, but he that
makes much out of what he has! Thank heaven for
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of her married life were spent at HiggifjBvill*, Mo.,
the next four at Ma-shall and the last five at Colum-
bia. At the time of her death she was the only
living child of the family. She leaves two little
girls, Lucy aged 11, and Agnes 6, a husband and a
mother to mourn her loss. Her death occurred on
the eleventh birhday of her oldest child. She faced
death calmly and peacefully. Sh°i talked to her
hasb'ind about her death and requested to be
buried in Columbia. She talked about her chil-
dren and the last faint whisper that fell from her
lips, but could not be understood, was something
about her baby, Agnes. She had an unshaken
faith in God, the Father, arid His dear Son Jesus,
the Thrist. She lived for the church, her children
and her home. She fought a sood fight and has
gone to receive a crown of righteousness.
Her Husband.
HOLLADAY.
James Madison Holladay was born in Missouri,
Dec. 21 1847, moved with his parents to Kansas
at the age of seven, became a member of the
Christian Church at twenty. Married Kate Moore
Nov. 14, 1878; to them were born eight children.
All except the younger ones are devoted members
of t:e church. The family, including Sallie, Mr.
H's sieter, were members of the Round Prairie
church, Kansas, until they came with letters to
cast their lot with the colony people in S:ott Co.,
Ark., Dec. 14, 1898. Six years' service as deacon,
thirteen years as chorister and much labor with
the young people in Sun lay-school, missionary and
Christian Endeavor work had endeared him to the
cause and prepared him for useful work among us.
He wa3 never behind in meeting his part of the
expense of the brotherhood. As a son, he sup-
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He was devoted to his family and did all in his
power to provide for their physical and spiritual
wants. A few brief days of illness, the summons
was answered. A good man has gone.
W. A. Streator.
Cardiff, Ark. Sept. 25, 1900.
LEE.
Jadge J. C. Lee was born Jan. 31, 1829, died
Sept. 14, 1900. Bro. Lee was one of Howard
County's oldest citizens. He was reared to man-
hood on the farm, and educated in the public
schools. During the war Judge Lee served in the
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member of the Christian Church for 50 years, and
for over 30 years was one of its honored deacons.
A. N. Lindsey.
Armstrong, Mo.
McCOMB.
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August 16, 1900, in th« triumph of a living faith
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Pike County (111.) Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Pike County Christian
Co-operation was held at Pittsfield on Wednesday,
Aug. 29. It was the best meeting in all respects
ever held in this county. Pike County has twenty-
one Christian Churches. Several of them are in
a fight most of the time on the organ and similar
questions. It has been demonstrated to me by
actual contact with the anti element that most of
their time is spent in denouncing the efforts of
their brethren for missionary, Sunday-school work,
etc. In aim 9s t every case, so far as my observa-
tion goes, an anti church is either dead or dying.
We thank the Lord that most of our churches
in this county, however, are moving along, doing
the Lord's work for their own community and for
"the regions beyond."
Elder N. E. Cory, of Barry, preached a sermon
during our rally, and addresses were made by J.
Fred Jones, our state secretary, G. L. Wharton
and Elder Veach, of Mt. Sterling, besides address-
es by local speakers.
G. L. Wharton moved all hearts. At the close
of an afternoon ta'k on the famine ij India, with-
out a hint from him an offering was taken of
$45 for famine relief. The Foreign Society should
keep Bro. Wharton in the field continually.
Pledges were made amounting to $130 for
county work. This will be increased.
The ladies of the Pittsfield churc'i served dinner
and supper to 600 people.
The preachers of the county present were W.
E. Spicer, C. B. Dabney, N. E. Cory, E. A. Dol-
beare and R. F. Thrapp.
Every county in the state should have an annual
rally in some central location. Each church
should have a church rally. It helps the work to
a wonderful degree by reviving the sleepy mem-
bers.
The writer spoke at the rally of the Chapin
church Aug. 30. A large company were in at-
tendance. Russell F. Thrapp.
Pittsfield, III.
Facts About Critics.
While looking over an accumulation of nearly
300 periodicals I read with deep sorrow of the
departure of Bro. Alex. Procter and others of our
faithful men in the ministry. I was once in the
home of Bro. Procter and will never forget the
sermon he preached to me on "the Transfigura-
tion," while pointing to the many beautiful flowers
In his garden. Bro. Procter was a critic, but a
just one. He was unlike some of our brethren,
who use such severe criticism on the "Passion
Play," something that they were afraid of seeing
on account of its sacredness, acted out by men
and women whose life and character may be
below the line of perfection. How do these crit-
ics know that the Lord's day may be desecrated
by seeing the sacred story acted out? What do
they personally know about the Oberammergau
peasant? Have they any idea about the original-
ity of the wonderful play? What would they
think, if they should see an audience almost spell-
bound for about four hours in the forenoon and
four and a half hours in the afternoon? I saw
men and women to my right and left who were
literally dead to the gospel of Christ; but seeing
the acts of Judas, Peter's betrayal and the crnci
fixion, these penple shed tears. Whether these
people repented or not I do not know, bot that
scene is upon their mind forever. From the thous-
ands of Americans that have attended the play I
have heard no complaint whatever, We saw
tourists in Constantinople, Athens, Naples and
Rome who never saw the Passion Play, but
"heard'' all about it and therefore knew, conse-
quently they would not go to see the sacred story
repeated. What a conscientious trouble! They
had no trouble about attending theaters and other
worldly amusements. The person who rejects
apparent evil in one way and indulges in hidden
sin in another reminds me very much of the good
house-wife who cleaned off all the cobwebs but
failed to kill the spider. The critic should be
positive and not depend on others for information,
when he has an opportunity to see and hear.
Truth half told will never kill the spider. This I
article is not written to find fault with the Chris-
tian critic; but to differ with tho;e who depend on
justice without knowledge. I am afraid that too;
many critics are like Bro. Updike's illustration of
the "little self-appointed lords over God's heritage
who have heads about the size of a man's fist,
screwed on the end of their backbones to keep
them from raveling out "
John G. M. Luttenberger.
All Day Sunday
SHE THOUGHT ABOUT A FOOD THAT WOULD AGREE I
WITH HER.
An unnatural appetite for rich and improper
food is really kept alive by the use of suoh foods,
whereas a change to htalihful, nourishing and
scientifically made food will correct the unnatural
appetite. A little woman up at Pe-kskill, N. Y.,
Margaret Smith, P. 0. Box 193, says:
"I was such a sufferer from dyspepsia that life:
was a burden. I could hardly keep from eating
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"Drugs seemed to make me worse rather than
better. A friend said one day: 'I believe Grape-
Nuts food would cure you,' explaining that that
food was made with great care and intended for
the prevention and relief of diseases that were
brought about by improper food.
"That was Saturday night, and all day Sonday I
kept thinking about Grape Nuts, and the first
thing Monday morning I sent for a package. I
had it in my mind that the food would look like
nuts and was disappointed when I found it had to
be eat^n with a spoon. However, I followed the
directions and made a meal of Grape Nu',s and
milk, which I found delicious, and for the first;
time in months, I suffered no distress aft?r e3ting.
"I at once began to feel hopeful that I might
be cured at last. Since that day I have used
Grape-Nuts constantly, morning and night, and
have steadily improved in health, until now I am
as well as I ever was in my life; weigh 10 pounds
more than I did a year ago, have no more palpi-
tation of the heart and can wo-k all day long.
"At supper I have Grape-Nuti mixed with soft-
boiled eggs. I make my dinner on any kind of
food I desire. One of the best things about this
cure by proper food is that I no longer have any
desire for the rich, indigestible rubbish of which
I used to be so fond."
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No. 42
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Forward 1316
In Convention Assembled 1316
Willing Service 1317
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Heroes and Heroes.— W.T. Moore 1318
Abstract Report of the Christian Mission-
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Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society 1 32 1
Twelfth Annual Report of the Board of
Church Extension 1323
Correspondence:
Athens of To-day 1328
English Topics 1330
Chicago Letter 1330
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1331
Disseminating Error by Denunciation 1332
Bolton's Notes by the Way 1332
About Country Churches 1322
New Mexico as a Mission Field 1333
The Preacher and the Congregation 1333
Oar Twentieth Century Fund 1333
Family Circle:
Unawares (poem) 1337
The Greater Victory 1337
In Good Standing 1337
The Two-year-Old (poem) 1338
A Broken Thread 1338
Letters of Introduction 1339
John Bright 1339
Presidents of Missouri University 1339
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Our Budget 1326
Personal Mention 1327
Notes and News 1334
Evangelistic 1336
With the Children 1340
Sunday-school 1341
Christian Endeavor 1342
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No. 42.
CURRENT EVENTS.
As the political campaign progresses the
interest in the struggle of the contending
parties increases, but the chief battle-ground
is yet mo3t largely confined to political
party newspapers. The people are not go-
ing wild about their party platforms and
candidates as at times in the past. The dif-
ferent speakers in each of the leading
parties are generally having a large hear-
ing, but the people seem disposed thus far to
be more considerate than usual and it is to
be hoped that they will continue in this
frame of mind until the election is over.
At a few points the "rowrdy" spirit has come
to the surface in connection with prominent
speakers of the two leading parties and a
few partisan papers have tried to make polit-
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people generally understand that these dem-
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by either political party. Any political
party seeking the support of a free people
must stand for good order and free speech
first, last and always. Another commend-
able feature of the campaign thus far is
that it has been remarkably free from per-
sonalities and it is to be hoped that this
feature may not be changed to the end of
the battle. Let it be known that "mud-
throwing" is a reproach to any man or party
and a thing to be condemned by all good
people and this kind of warfare in a political
campaign will become a thing of the past.
Keep the discussion upon the high plane of
education and no demoralizing effects will be
felt as the direct result of the campaign.
While it is to be hoped that the crisis in
China is past yet this cannot be assured.
The tension in many places has been greatly
relaxed, but friction still exists and a serious
entanglement is not yet an improbability.
The disposition of the powers toward China
is somewhat modified, though not toward
those who are responsible for the Boxer up-
rising. Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee
will soon reach Pekin, but he expects to re-
turn to Tien-Tsin soon a ad may winter in
Shanghai. The rebellion in Southern China
continues to be threatening in its character
and may yet assume alarming proportions.
Prince Ching has been endeavoring to im-
prove conditions in Pekin by calling upon
the different legations in royal Oriental
style. It is said that at sune of the lega-
tions he was not very cordially received and
the duration of his call was greatly short-
ened thereby. Some of the powers are still
strongly opposed to a partition of China and
while they believe that China should pay
heavily for the injuries which have beer sus-
tained by the Christian nations they are not
in favor of taking it out in Chinese territory.
It i3 thought by some that the questions in-
volved will be settled at The Hague or in
Washington, D. C, by an international com-
mission. This method of settlement would
reflect great credit upon the powers in-
volved and be a grand victory for the doc-
trine of international arbitration.
Notwithstanding the extremity to which
the Boer generals have been reduced in
their resistance to British rule in the Trans-
vaal they continue to harass the British
army at different point. Just what they
hope to gain by this method of warfare is
not apparent, but they seem determined to
carry their resistance to the last ditch and
Gen. DeWet has issued a proclamation re-
cently in which he declares that all burghers
who refuse to fight will be made prisoners
of war. But Gen. De Wet's proclamations
aLd method of warfare do not seem to be
standing in the way of British plans in the
Transvaal. Sir Alfred Milner is proceeding
with his plan of civil government under-
English Rule, and the reportei shipment of
two and a half millions in gold from the
Transvaal to the United States would indi-
cate that gold mining in that country is
again under large headway. That the gold
is coming to the Unite! States instead of
going to England is attributed to the large
shipments of cotton from our shores. The
inflow of gold to our country will of course
be unobjectionable to our financial centers.
Such an event is generally heralded as a
favorable omen by our financial prophets.
But if English rule in the Transvaal brings
to the people of South Africa no greater
boon than the reopening of its rich gold and
diamond mines its great struggle for South
African supremacy will not be of enduring
results. We hope, however, that the great-
er liberties and higher civilization of which
so much was said, apologetically, during the
late war with the Boers may be fully real-
ized in the near future.
The ninety-first annual session of the
American Board of Missions wa3 opened in
the Pilgrim Congregational Church, this
city, on last Wednesday. Missionaries from
all parts of the world were present. Some
of these were from China and gave accounts
of the uprising of the Boxers and the dan-
gers to which missionaries in China
were subjected, and even suffered. The ad-
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Church, and responded to by Samuel P. Cap?n,
of Boston, 'president of the board. When
Mr. Capen referred to St. Louis as "a town
almost as large as his own" there was a
smile on the audience and when the figures
of the late census were shown to Mr. Capen
at the close of his address he was somewhat
surprised. This shows how hard it is for
an eastern man to realize that there is any-
thing great west of the Allegheny moun-
tains. In the report of the Home depart-
ment, Dr. Daniels stated that ten corporate
members had died during the course of the
year. Forty missionaries have been sent
out during the year, eleven of whom were
men and twenty- nine women. Whether this
is due to a greater demand for women than
for men in the foreign field, or whether the
women are showing more faith, courage and
interest in the foreign work, is not stated.
In financial matters the treasurer of the
board, Mr. Wiggen, reports a total income
of $737,957.95, of which $564,763.95 werb
donations and $100,000 legacies. The bal-
ance, legacies applied to debc and interest on
permanent fund. It must be remembered
that this sum includes the women's work of
the Congregational Church. The reports
from the various foreiga fields in the main
show that considerable progress has been
made in the growth of mi^sioasand mission
work. In China the work has met with
much opposition and many reverses. The
annual mi?sionary sermon of the session was
preached by Rev. E. C. Moore, of Providence,
R. I., and was listened to with marked atten-
tion. It was a sermon of hope and calcu-
lated to increase hope in the minds of his
hearers. Tne sessions are of special interest,
to all who are interested in missionary work
in the foreign field.
The wonderful feats of the battleship Ore-
gon placed the United States in the lead for
the construction of these mighty engines of
war. But the splendid record of this great
war-ship for speed has been excelled by an-
other war- ship of more recent construction.
The Wisconsin, which has just been com-
pleted and made her trial trip and which is
one thousand tons heavier than the Oregon,
maintained a speed of 17.25 knots per hour
for four hours, being one and a quarter knots
more than the contract required. In a spurt
a speed of 18.5 knots per hour was attained.
The highest speed ever reached by the Ore-
gon was 17.15 knots per hour. The Wis-
consin has yet to be tried for endurance in
long runs such as the Oregon has made in
her famous history, bit there is every reason
for believing that in this respect the Wis-
consin will not be a whit behind. After her
trial for speed she was turned over to Ad-
miral Kantzand staff for maneuver trials.
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FORWARD!
This issue of the Christian-Evangelist
will reach our readers in the midst of our
great annual convocation. If we were to
try to sum up in one word what we think
the risen Christ would say to us in this Con-
vention, and to all the churches which it
represents, w^ should use the one word we
have placed at the head of this article —
Forward. There is no question but that
we have made some considerable progress in
carrying out the work which, in the provi-
dence of God, we have been called to do.
But we have reached no resting place. We
have Dot yet apprehended that for which
we have been apprehended by Christ. The
only thing for a man, or a movement, to do
that is engaged in an unfinished task, is to
press forward in the direction of its accom-
plishment.
There is need that we press forward in
our study of the Scriptures, and in our un-
derstanding of what the will of the Lord is.
Free and unfettered by human creeds as we
have been and are, we have made no little
progress in coming to an intelligent under-
standing of the great purposes of God in
revelation, and in the methods and contents
of that revelation. It would be a fatal mis-
take, however, to suppose that we have
learned all that the Holy Scriptures are de-
signed to teach us or that we have satisfac-
torily solved all the problems which it
raises. We must continue, therefore, to
press forward with eager minds and open
hearts, ready to receive all the truth that
God has placed within our reach, whether in
revelation, in history, or in nature, that
will help us to do the work which He has
given us to do.
Especially do we need to press forward in
our efforts to do the will of God as we un-
derstand it. Here is perhaps the greatest
lack. If we could only bring achievement
up to our ideals of right and duty, the king-
dom of God would be advanced much more
rapidly than at present. It would profit us
little to have a clearer knowledge of God's
will than many others, if this superiority of
knowledge does not produce in us higher
types of manhood and womanhood, nobler
illustrations of self-sacrifice, and greater
achievements in Christian service. Jesus
began "both to teach and to do." This must
be our method of procedure if we are to be
worthy disciples of Him whose name we
wear. The doing must keep pace with the
teaching, or else the world will have reason
to doubt our sincerity.
We must go forward in Christian attain-
ment. There is one thing higher than"do;ng,
and that is being. The being is in order to
the doing. There is nothing higher in this
world, nor in the next, so far as we are able
to know, than to be a Christian. That means
to be Chriet-like. Here is room for infinite
progress — in the consecration of our ener-
gies and powers to the doing of God's will,
in purity of character, in unselfish service
to our fellow men, in cheerful submission to
our inevitable lot in life; in a word, to re-
incarnate Jesus Christ in our lives. There
is no sense in which we can go forward to
greater advantage in extending Christ's
reign among men than in the personal ex-
emplification of that reign in our lives.
We need to go forward continually in re-
ligious enterprise, in the use of every wise
method and device by which we can bring
the truth of God to bear upon the world.
Perhaps we have not been as fruitful in de-
vising methods for doing good, and for ex-
tending the knowledge of those principles
which we hold to be so important, as we
should have been, in view of the freedom
which we have in Christ Jesus. Whatever
false view on this subject may have hin-
dered our operations in the past has been
outgrown, very largely, and we ought to
be in condition by this time to avail our-
selves of every method,"not violative of the
principles of the gospel, which promises
greater efficiency in disseminating it among
men. There is much yet to be done in the
way of effective organization in order to
reach all our churches with the teaching
and the religious care which they need to
build them up into real churches of Jesus
Christ, so that they shall be radiating cen-
ters both of the knowledge and of the life
of God. Let us never conclude that we
have exhausted all our efforts in religious
statesmanship so long as so large a propor-
tion of our churches and membership is not
enlisted in active co-operative work for the
extension of the kingdom of God.
Finally, brethren, let us go forward in
humility, advancing on our knees. Let us
go forward in reverence, recognizing Christ's
presence with us. Let us go forwardjin
faith, hesitating at no obstacle; in hope, re-
joicing in ultimate success; in love, count-
ing it a joy to endure and suffer for Christ's
sake. Blessed be His name forever and
ever'
Children's Rally Day for America will be
what the preachers and superintendents
make it. If the children have the facts
presented to them concerning the field with
the same unction and clearness with which
the foreign field has b9en presented they
will take equal pains to aid in taking Amer-
ica for Christ. Already letters have come
to the Home office indicating a widespread
interest in the revival of the day.
IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED.
At this writing the great annual convoca-
tion of the Disciples of Christ is in c nven-
tion in the Hill City at the mouth of the
Kaw, known as Kansas City. Oar annual
national convention is trinitarian, that is
to say, it is three in one. It is the fifty-
first annual convention of the American
Christian Missionary Society, the twenty-
sixth convention of the Christian Worn in's
Board of Missions, and the twenty- fifth
anniversary of the Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary Society. These conventions are not
made up of different individuals, but mainly
of the same constituency acting through
three separate national organizations.
The first in order to hold its sessions is
the Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
It was feared when thi3 order was first es-
tablished that the brethren and even many
of the sisters would wait until after Suaday,
and hence until after this organ zation had
finished its business, before coming; but this
fear has proved to be like many others,
unfounded. It is more and more the custom
for the delegates who attend the convention
at all to be on the ground at the beginning
of the sessions of the Christian Woman's
Board of Missions. This year is no excep
tion to the rule. A large representatioi
was present at the social on Thurslay even-
ing, at which the welcome was extended by
Mrs. F. M. Lowe, and a response was male
by Mrs. Helen E. Moses, corresponding
secretary of the C. W. B. M. S y me of the
foreign missionaries were introduced and
made very brief addresses, giving the larger
part of the evening to the exchange of
social greetings. We notice delegates
present from the Pacific Coast, from the
Atlantic sea-board, from the Gulf States and
from the far North. The assembly is truly
national in character.
The conventions are being held in Armory
Hall, which is capable of seating about three
thousand people. It is too small by about
half for the accommodation of such a con-
vention, and over flow meetings at night
are necessary to accommodate the people.
The Convention Hall, had we succeeded in
securing it, would probably have been as
much too large as the present one is too
small. Even in the present hall it is very
difficult for the ladies to be heard, and with
some of them it is impossible. It seems to
be necessary that our sisters should cultivate
a voice of greater carrying po ver in or }er
to be effective speakers in o ir national
conventions. This is the more desirable
since their addresses in spirit, in thought
and in literary excellence are so well worthy
of being heard.
We have already seen and heard enough
to feel safe in saying that the Kansas City
Convention is a success, not cnly in attend-
ance but in results achieved and in plans
for the future. The weather has been all
that could be desired. It is the glorious
Indian Summer weather, than which there
is no season of the year more beautiful. The
Kansas City brethren have been well or-
ganized into committees to look after the
various wants of the convention, and they
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re earning out their duties with great
delity and, so far as we can hear, to the
itire sarisf action of the people from abroad.
ansas City is extending its fame as a con-
ation city by the spirit of hospitality
ihich it is manifesting, and by the marked
nprovement in its streets and public build-
<igsand street-car facilities within the last
jw years. Our Kansas City correspondent
i his breezy letter has uot over-stated the
attractions of the place.
We have not space here to report in
etail the various addresses and reports on
e program of the Christian Woman's
oard of Missions. It was a matter of
ratification that Mrs. 0. A. Burgess,
ersident of the society, was able t) be
resent, though her address was read by
Irs. A. M. Atkinson. She has found it
;ecessary also to call to her assistance a
iumber of the women to preside at different
imes during the convention. It is a great
omfort, however, to all the sisters that she
;3 able to be present and give her wise
ounsel in the management of the conven-
aon. Some of the a idresses delivered have
jeen as follows: On "Young People's
jVork," Mrs. Jessie Brown Pounds, of Ohio;
The Mission and Ministry of Orphanage
Vork," by Mrs. A. K. Thurgood, of Pennsyl-
vania, read by Miss Adelaide Gail Frost;
The Chinese of the Pacific C:>ast," by Mrs.
L C. Smither, of California; "The Mountain
People," by Errett McDiarmid, of Kentucky;
ji "School of Methods" was conducted by
Miss Mary Alice Lyons, of Ohio; an address
Entitled "My Individual Responsibility," was
*iven by Mrs. Mary Wisdom Grant, of
Missouri; and a poem by Mrs. M. C. Healey,
)f Michigan, was read by Mrs. Louise
Kelley.
The Friday evening session was occupied
y an address on "The Cost of Success," by
Mrs. Carey E. Morgan, of Virginia, read by
Miss Anna Hale, of Illinois; and another on
"How Will we Pay it?" by Mrs. Erne Cun-
ningham, of Indiana.
Saturday was taken up chiefly, both fore-
noon and afternoon, with the reports of the
various committees, although there were
addresses by Miss Mary Graybiel, of India,
on "The Extension of the Work in that
Country," and on "Our Bible School Work,"
by Robert Hopkins. In the afternoon Miss
Annette Newcomer, of Iowa, conducted the
"School of Methods," and Mrs. Jennie Harlan,
of New York, delivered an address on the
results of the year's work and the leading
ideas of the convention.
Both on Friday and on Saturday mornings
Birris A. Jenkins, of New York, introduced
the sessions of the day by a Bible study.
The first address was on "The Parable of the
Sower,' and the second on "Paul's Address
on Mars Hill." These addresses were largely
attended and highly appreciated. The re-
ports of the committees were well prepared
and were received with but little discus-
sion. The addresses were all of them good,
and some of them excellent.
The report of the treasurer shows:
Balame on hand Oct. 1, 1899 $ 29,620 54
Actual receipts for the year 106,722 76
Loans returned 7,517 59
General fund returned 100 80
Total $143,961 69
The total disbursements for the year
were 126,125 07
Balance in bauk $ 17,836 62
This, we believe, is the best year's work
in the history of the organization, and
every department of the work seems to be
in a healthy, growing condition. The or-
ganization has from the first been mac aged
with great wisdom, and its record of grow-
ing power and usefulness is one for which
we all have reason to be thankful.
Perhaps the most important action of the
present convention has been the agreement
to accept the work of Negro Evangeliza-
tion, which has hitherto been carried on
under the auspices of the American Chris-
tian Missionary Society. It is character-
istic of the whole history and spirit of this
organization that it should be willing to
take a work like this, so worthy, so urgent
in its demands, and yet one which has never
taken hold on the popular mind among us
as it should, and carry it on to success. For
many reasons it was felt that the women's
organization was better adapted for this
work, and that it would receive greater
sympathy and support under their auspices
than anywhere else. We predict that it
will receive not less but more support from
the brethren because of its supervision by
the Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
Every added responsibility which these
Christian women assume magnifies the
value of their organization and endears it to
the hearts of the brotherhood.
SUNDAY AT THE CONVENTION.
The Lord s day wa3 one of those glorious
October days which puts any one with a
reverent spirit in a worshipful mood. The
pulpits of the city W9re placed at the dis-
posal of our committee on pulpit supply,
an 1 were occupied by our ministers morning
and evening. Perhaps there is no one
feature of our National Convention that
brings us into so close touch with the peo-
ple of the various religious bodies as the
Lord's day pulpit supply, when our leading
men by the score occupy the leading pulpits,
and give their conception of the gospel to
thousands of earnest listeners who would
otherwise never hear us, and who, without
such opportunity, would forever hold an
erroneous view concerning our teaching.
The union communion service, too, has
become one of the striking and impressive
features of our National Convention. This
ordinance is always impressive when prop-
erly observed, but when multitudes of
believers from all parts of the country sit
djwn together to remember their Lord and
to come into closer touch with Him, and
with each other, there is an added signifi-
exnee and impressiveness in the occasion.
Not only was Armory Hall filled with the
great number that gathered to join in this
tender memorial service, but the First
Church and that on Forest Avenue and Six-
teenth Street were utilized also for the same
purpose. It is impossible to describe the
emotions which fill the heart during these
silent and impressive moments when all
hearts are flowing together toward one
central object, and the consciousness of
unity with Him and with each other becomes
the dominating thought. Lord's day was a
great day for Kansas City, and long will it
be remembered by these who were permitted
to share its spiritual j >ys and privileges,
and to feel the inspiration that comes from
such fellowship.
During the remaining days of the Con-
vention we are to have a rich feast of
spiritual things, of some of which we hope
to tell our readers in our next issue. Minn-
eapolis, Buffalo, Pittsburg and San Fran-
cisco, we understand, are pressing their
claims as a place for the next convention.
It remains to be seen which one of these
will be successful.
fiour of prayer*
WILLING SERVICE.
(2 Cor. 8:11, 12; Exodus 35:5; 36:5, 7.)
(Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Oct. 24.)
Central Truth: The will is commander-in-chief
of our faculties, and without its free consent no
acceptable service can be rendered to God or
man.
The Bible lays great stress on the human
will. Having created man in his own image,
giving him the power to choose his own course
and destiny, God respects man's volition.
The Bible proposes no plan to save men
against their will, but its methods all look
to the gaining of man's free consent and
willingness to accept the salvation offered
and to render the service required.
The Corinlhian church had been solicited
for an offering to supply the necessities of
the poor saints in Judea. They had mani-
fested a "readiness to will," at the time of
the solicitation, and now, in the passage
above cited, P^ul urge? them to "complete
the doing also." And then he lays down a
general principle which can be universally
applied to all our Christian obligations: "For
if the readiness is there it is acceptable
according as a man hath, not according as
he hath not." What God requires of us is a
willing, obedient spirit, and after this such
an obedience as lies within our power. If
one has the willing mind, and then renders
the best service in his power, "It is accept-
able according as a man hath, not according
as he hath not." There were in the church
at Corinth members who could give but a
very small mite for the relief of the distress
of others. It would be a great consolation
to them to know that God did not require of
them impossibilities, and so the apostle
added that word of comfort for them which
would be also a stimulus to others who pos-
sessed more abundantly of the world's goods.
Whatever superiority we may claim for
Christianity over the religion of the He-
brews which preceded it, it must be con-
fessed that in one respect the disciples of
Moses put to shame even the disciples of
Jesus. In one of the passages cited above,
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when Moses desired an offering for the build-
ing of a tabernacle he said, "This is the
thing which the Lord commanded saying,
Take ye from among you an offering unto
the Lord: Whosoever is of a willing heart
let him bring it, the Lord's offering; gold,
and silver, and brass." Only those who
were ''of a willing heart" were asked to
make the offering. What was the response
of these people, who, but recently, had been
slaves in Egypt? The next passage tells us:
"And they spake unto Moses saying, The
people bring much more than en mgh for
the service of the work, which the Lord
commanded to make. And^Moses gave com-
mandment, and they caused it to be pro-
claimed throughout the camp, saying, Let
neither man nor woman]; make" any more
work for the offering of the* sanctuary. So
the people were restrained from bringing.
For the stuff they had|was sufficient for all
the work to make it, and too much."
When has it happened, that, in building a
house for the local church, or in lifting a
contribution to assist] needy churches in
building houses, or in i making an offering
for any missionary or^benevolent enterprise,
the people have had to . be restrained from
giving more? We are constrained to be-
lieve that one of the "great hindrances to the
progress of the gospel is the lack of Chris-
tian liberality; and this in turn grows out
of the failure to recognize, even as the Jews
seemed to recognize, that we are in partner-
ship with God, and thatour substance, which
is the result of his blessing, should be held
subject to the demands of his cause.
It is said, so Me times,! that an announce-
ment that an offering will be taken at a
stated time in the future is sufficient to
keep many people away from the meeting.
Where is "t'ae readiness to will" and the
"willingness of heart" in such cases? Where
is there any appreciation of the blessedness
of Christian giving where members complain
when they are called upon to share in the
gifts made to supply the world's needs? A
frequent objection to our paper is that it
conveys to its readers these calls for help
from various fields and for various purposes.
But it is not merely in the matter of
giving money that we are to show our will-
ingness to render J service, but in our re-
sponse to every duty that is laid upon us.
The members of any "church may be divided
into two classes: — those who render willing
service in any way they can, and those who
either shirk their duty and their part of the
work, or who do it grudgingly. Some vol-
unteer gladly to teach in the Sund ly-school,
or to render some lowlier service, while
others refuse, because it would interfere
with their ease or personal enjoyment. Let
us not be deceived, however. If we have
the spirit of Christ, then are we willing to
serve anywhere where we may be called
and where we can do anything for the cause
of our Master, and if we have not the spirit
of Christ, then we are none of his.
PRAYER.
0 Lord, Thou Son of God, who didst will-
ingly Uy down thy life for the world's re-
demption, we do thank Thee that Thou hast
called us into fellowship with Thyself to
work with Thee in saving our fellowmen.
Inspire us, we beseech Thee, with that same
spirit of willing self-saerifice which enabled
Thee to bear the cr >ss for us, that we, alao,
may be willing to take up our cross daily
and follow Thee in all paths of lowly serv-
ice, rejoicing in the privilege of showing
our love for Thee in the service we render
to others. For Thy name's sake. Amen!
HEROES AND HEROES.*
BY W. T. MOORE.
CANTO IV.
THE PHYSICAL AND THE MORAL.
I sing no fleshy, Trojan, martial strain,
Like Homer, with his bloody heroes slain;
Or Virgil, in a somewhat calmer mood,
Still telling of a cruel age and rude;
Or Scott, whose heroes lived in modern times,
Whose victories were pealed from church tower
chimes.
Nor does Achilles wake my slumb'ring lyre,
Though his brave deeds set Homer's heart on fire,
Sweeping his soul with ardent, burning strains,
As when a fire flames through dry, grassy plains.
My song shall tell of better, higher things,
Its inspiration is the King of kings,
Whose Gospel banner, everywhere unfurled,
Will bring sweet rest to this sad, sin-cursed world.
My heroes all are heroes of the cross,
Those who ha"e truly counted all things loss,
That they m'ght win and know the Christ of God;
Though all must pass beneath the cha3t'ning rod.
BIRTH, STRUGGLES AND GROWTH.
Just twenty-five great years have passed away,
Sin-e this Society's proud natal day.
Much has been done since then to send the light
To dissipate the gloom of heathen night,
To help, where'er the Gospel message goes,
The desert wild to blossom as the rose.
What was the task when first our work began?
What aim had we? and what our working plan?
Our task: the alien world for Christ to take;
Oar aim: from lost and ruined souls to make
A new world paved, and full of hope and love,
A reflex picture of our home above;
Our plan: to work in every lawful way,
No matter what our foes may think or say,
We felt no method could be far from right
That helps lost souls to see and feel the light;
While any method must be sadly wrong,
That keeps the world in darkness very long.
With these broad views we launched our little boat,
Not knowing whither it by chance might float;
But trusting fully in the guiding hand
Of him who gave to us the great command,
To preach the Gospel to the whole lost world;
We then and there our noble flag unfurled;
And now it waves o'er many heathen lands,
Placed there by trusted, consecrated hands.
At first the opposition cried aloud,
Hoping thereby to win the thoughtless crowd.
"The Lord's plan" was their constant battle cry,
By this, they said, they'd surely live and die.
But soon 'twas seen their reas'ning would not do,
Their strict construction made their plan untrue;
But worse than all, or anything yet heard,
Their plan did sadly mutilate God's word.
And thus a curious paradox arose,
In which took refuge all our bitter foes.
That famous paradox, when to!d in brief,
Was that a mission plan to bring relief,
Must follow scripture strictly, and not shirk,
Although at war with truth, and will not work.
This strange device, when fairly understood,
Made baneful evil out of seeming good,
And stamped the plea,f or narrow Christian thought,
Too fine for use and much too dearly bought.
This fact is plain to all who wisely think,
And also forms a strange, suggestive link
In that great chain which binds us to the plan,
Which aims to save wherever fallen man
Is found, no matter what his state m*y be,
At home, abroad, on land, or on the sea.
Whate'er the Great Commission else may teach
It surely does suggest a wider reach
Than that which maims and cuts the first part off,
And leaves the latter half for men to scoff.
We must not, then, in mean and selfish pride,
To help our caus^, the precious truth divide;
What God has joined in one we must not part,
No matter what t&e cost or deep the smart.
In any case, it screly can not be,
A Gospel, which is grandly go d for me,
Must be restrained by cold and selfish handB,
From visiting and blessing other lends.
The very thought is more than mean indeed,
And quite unworthy any Christian's creed;
It surely makes the high come down much lower,
And leaves the little less than 'twas before.
CANTO VII.
THE BLIGHTING CURSE OF SECTARIANISM.
Some other men play hide and seek with truth;
The Bible they have studied from their youth,
But through sectarian glasses always look;
And thus with eyes askance they see the Book;
Or else th_-y carry to its sacred page
The color of their creed, the eye to gauge.
And in such cases we may well believe,
The color makes it easy to deceive.
These men see only what is in their eyes,
What disagrees with this, th y soon despise.
They search the Holy Book that they may find
A text just suited to their biased mind;
A text as firm as adamantine rocks,
One that will prove their doctrines orthodox.
This found, they then are reaay for debate,
Though this is not to help investigate,
That truth may hold an undisputed sway,
Respecting all the questions of the day,
But solely in the int're^ts of a creed,
A sort of hungry, selfish kind of greed,
As when we strive both day and night for pelf,
la order that it may be used for self;
Or much like nations, in their wars for gain,
When land acquired is counted, not the slain.
'lis sad that faith, so noble in its kind,
Should measured be by such a cast of mind,
As that which makes our fellowship depend
On partial views of truth which will not blend
With all the revelation God has made,
In which the Christian's faith is firmly laid.
No views can be regarded safe or sound,
Which do not meet and cover all the ground
Of our great need, or of Redemption's plan,
By which God seeks to find and rescue man.
Hence bigots all must surely conn to naught,
They stand opposed to every gen'rous thought.
This attitude not long can hold an honored place,
Already It is falling in disgrace.
The union cry, by which all hearts are stirred,
Can not be longer hushed, it mn?t be heard;
Its echoee now are ringing round the world,
Wherever freedom's banner Is unfurled.
On wings of prayer the cry to heav'n's begun,
That all God's faithful children may be one;
This is the spirit of the pr sent age,
Its glory and its noblest heritage.
Faith is no longer soulless doctrines cast
Within the creedal mould of ages past;
Nor yet some theologic testing rod,
With which to find when men are right with God:
But rests on him whose sympathetic heart
Goes to all men that he may life impart,
And makes his peaceful, pero'nal reign within
The human soul, the antidote for sin.
And thus our faith hath its foundation sure,
For Christ, our Rock, must evermore endure.
All temp'ral thiDgs will surely pass away,
But He's the same each past and present day,
And then forever: and this precious truth
Has been our stay and comfort from our youth.
And'this makes Faith a warm and living thing,
Connects the soul with Christ, our loving King,
And fills our lives with active, earnest deeds,
Instead of cold and lifeless human creeds.
CANTO X.
HEROES OP THE CROSS.
♦Written for the 26th anniven ary of the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society, held in Kansas City,
October the 17th, 1900.
Our heroes in the foreign mission work
Have not in any way shown mind to shirk,
Wherever there has been a cross to bear;
And many days with them have not been fair.
They've had their trials and their burdens, too,
But these, with loving souls supremely true,
Cut loose their energy, as heat expands
And loosens steel, made into strongest bands.
The odds against tfcem (ften have been strong,
But as their foes fought on the side of wrong,
No lasting triumphs could their efforts yield;
October 18, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1319
The right will surely win on every field,
i Where battle Tagea 'neath the watchful eye
Of him who hears his children whtn tht-y cry.
• Some workers have been gathered to their rest,
j And each of these i3 now a welcome guest,
! And honored at our lovirjg Bridegroom's feast;
i While a I are from their toil an'* care released.
; Of two of these a loving word I'd speak,
i To tell how those who are ia body weak
S Can face alt foes without the slightest fear,
j If only they can know tint Christ is near,
!| To give his ttreDgth and lend his gracious aid,
| According to the promise which he made
To his disciples, when at last he gave
|i To them the Great Commission w&ich should save
I A lost and ruined world, and bring sweet peace,
j So that all discords might forever cease.
j! I speak of these two Simla because right well
I I knew their inner life, and so can tell
Just how, sway from all the world's applause,
j They sa rificed arid suffered for that cause
i Which we, ia th°se great missionary days
: R-gard as worthy of tha highest praise.
Returning to their own. dear native land,
They sought in vain for health. The King's com-
mand
To put their armor off and enter into rest,
Close followed their arrival in the West.
DARKNESS AND LIGHT.
'Twa* darkness when these noble lives went down
Behind our Western hills. They gained a crown,
Bat some of us remain to mourn their loss.
For, after all, 'tis true, the gold and dross
Are mixed together in our earthly life,
Like rotes of peace- in sad lefrains of strife.
Bat why should any one bereft now grieve?
Can we not comfort fiod if we believe
In him who took death's sting away and gave
To all his own a viet'ry o'er the grave?
This seems quite plain when said In reason's ear,
But to the h. art the message is not clear;
WhBt reason fays, when from our friends we part,
Is not the real language of the heart;
We read the message whi h should bring relief,
Then weep our souls away in bitter grief.
This proves our reason never doe^ control
The tender, deep affections of the soul.
When death conies in our willing spirits seek
For comfort; but 'tis then the flesh is weak.
We see the promise with cold reason's eye,
And yet oar hearts keep up their bitter cry.
We sorrow not as those who have no hope,
Bat sorrow still as in the dark we grope.
Our h-:ads point out the way that leals to light,
Our hearts sink back within the shades of night,
'Tis thus two forces hold us from our birth,
One pulls t'ward heav'n, the other binds to earth.
The reason this is so, we may i efine,
Is that we are both human and divine.
Oar human nature makes us sigh snd weep,
We tow in tearrs but ia mu-h joy we'll reap;
For some day we shall reach that happy shore,
Where things divine shall bless us evermore.
The two great souls to whom I have referred,
Passed into Paradise, and neither feared
To take the step, so full of trust were they;
And now from their bright, heav'nly home to-day,
They send a message both to you and me,
Which is that Christ can oaly set us free
By making each of us his real slave;
For only by such service c*n he save.
This is the way these women dear both served,
And by this very se vice thwy were nerved
To fight the London fogs, and smile at death,
And sing Christ's praise wirh their expiring breath.
Their Barnes I dare not try to speak aloud,
Yet by th»ir deeds we are with strength endowed,
There are etill othe^names among our dead,
Of whom a kindly word co Id here be said;
But th s mut-i; be the work of some dear hands
Who knew these heroes while in foreign lands;
For only such can tell the matchless worth
Of these brave workers as they lived on earth.
Their memory is dear to us to-day;
We can not always know the winding way
By whi"h we rise to mountains of delight;
But maj't not be, e'en through the darkest night,
Thoss souls, "hi o'er us still their vigils keep,
Will cheer and help us as we climb each steep,
Ufltil the mount of vision has been gained,
And all our fondest h"pes and aims attained?
If tHs be tru°, then our good friends who die
Move only npward to their homes on high,
That tHey may all the b-tter help us rise
To ou bright, home above the azure skies,
Where care has no abiding place to stay,
And where all blinding tears are wiped away.
his thought ti true, at least, to nature's law,
She always seeks some height from which to draw
The lower things up to the higher place;
And nature at this point agrees with grace.
Ad astra caput, Romans wisely said,
"Head to the stars," in Eoglich it is read.
This sentence p ints ti e way to lofty ground,
To which we rise on ladder, round by round,
Expansion, proper, is a noble word,
Wuen rightly meant its message should be heard;
But still there ia another greater te<m,
O.ie which contkins the very central germ
Of all true progress and of deathless fame;
Ascension is that great word's name.
We fill our eyes with eoriz >nt»l views.
From length and breadth we gather all our news,
While nrst we need to know and truly love,
Comes to U3, not from earth, but from anove.
Then upward let our waiting eyes be turned,
For much there i-s for us yet to be learned,
Of that great realm where nothing false or base
Can enter in or find a resting place
Two worlds are ours: we live in one below
To-day; to morrow to the other go.
And yet, just now we hang between the two,
So that, in one, whate'er we eay or do,
The other makes a record of it sure,
Which in that world forever will endure.
This record always stands against each name,
And makes for glory or for lasting shame.
See, then, responsibility so great,
Faint courage sinks beneath its pond'rous weight.
CANTO XII.
THE FINAL VICTORY.
Strong opposition whets the weary mind,
As exe cise the appetite, in kiod
They differ, and they differ in their name,
But at the pom: compared they ar*e the same.
In fact the former is by nature highly prized
As means by which we may be exercised
In both our minds and bodies, so that we
From craven fear and weakness may be free.
We can not even walk unless our feet
The solid earth and they do somewhere meat;
Eaoh step opposed, the next one helps to take,
And thus opposing forces really make
What we call progress, and a reason give
Why nearly all great men and women live
Within that narrow belt of earth where life
And all the seasons a>-e at endless strife.
This fact should help us in our moral fight;,
To bravely meer> and put our foes to flight.
In this great fight no easy task is ours;
We wrestle not with fle*h and blord, but powers
Of darkness in the spirit's lofty sphere;
And yet if God be ?or us wh'11 not fear.
Great d,fficulties will our pahway block;
Each day across our road, like some huge rock,
They will our steady progress seek to check;
And here is where weak, timid souls find wreck.
Napoleon once desired the Alps to cros?,
To save his cause from suff ring c rtain loss;
One of his aids he sent to test ihe way,
And make a full report without delay,
If posr-ible a passage cnu'd be made;
" "Tis barely possible," declared the aid.
"Then forward," was Napoleon's quick reply,
And every soldier had to do or die.
We fighi in a much more noble cause;
Why, then, should we find time to fear or pause?
All things are possible to faith that's strong,
While failure always follows with the wrong.
No easy road we'll fiod on duty's way,
But strength is promised for each weary day.
Huge mountains on our pathway mu.st be sc&led,
In climbing which some have already failed.
But is it possible onr work to do?
If so, we all our efforts should renew,
And by the most determined purpose mak-3
A great and final forward move to take
The world for our imperial, sovereign Lord;
And thus to end all wars and ism's discord.
Truth's banner then would be alone unfurled,
And wave in triumph o'er a conquered world.
A VISION OF THE FUTURE.
From this high point of view I plainly see
A vision clear of what the world will be,
When all the nations shall the praises sing
Of him who is onr Prophet, Priest and King.
I see a time when bloody w*rs shall cease,
And in their stead reign universal peace,
When pruning hooks snail take the place of spears,
And love shall rule all hearts instead of fears.
I see also in that great cmirtg day,
That cold commercialism will not sway
The lives of men for filthy lucre's sake;
But energy will then be used to make
And bless a free and noble brotherhood,
In which the aim of all is highest good,
Where sefishness, with ugly visage, di<-s
Beside the wreck of sordid, corp'rate He ,
Which have so lou^with hungry, selfish greed
Refused to listen to the cry of need
Which corals from weary S'uls oppressed;
Whose fearful struggle in this world for rest
Should make the very stones cry out for shame
Agninst the men wno chiefly are to blame
For ail the inequalities of life,
That gender arid maintain a wicked sirife.
But in my viey this evil is no more,
The time has f.ome at last when rich and poor
Are terms which have no longer any place
Within the sacred sphere of saving grace.
But just like Jase and Greek, and bond and free,
The; e terms are lost in Love's great symphony.
This blessed vision is no idle dream,
The present throbs and glows with things that
seem
To promise and to clearly indicate
The ush'ring in of that millennial state,
Where our sweet peace shill like the rivers be,
And all our rigateousness like waves of sea.
Upon the dim and mystic borderland
Of nineteen Christian centuries now we stand;
A century new begins to faintly dawn,
To take the place of one that's nearly gone,
While echoes from the years of all the past
Are ringing; down the ages, like a blast
F om northern climes upon the dawning spring,
And hushing birds «hich bad begun to sing.
These echoes fl >od the air with sad refrains
Of injuries dooe and vile, unrighteous gains;
Of wrongs committed and of rights betrayed,
Of br ken promises and debts unpaid,
Of wasted opportunities and powers,
Of squandered priv'leges and murdered hours,
Of sad bereavements and of dismai blights,
Of waiting long throughout the weary nights;
Of storms and tempests on the raging seas,
Of deep despondency ard fell disease,
Of hop s all scattered in the rushing tide
That sweeps t'ward death with fast and reckless
stride.
But these sad echoes all are fully met
With songs of joy to brightest music set;
These drive back strife, which com?s from daje of
yore, _
And usher in an age, when never more
The discords of tin past shall break or mar
Our Gospel music by a single jar;
An age in which we'll tell, with one accord,
The giories of our royal, sovereign Lord,
And men shall own and everywhere maintain
The majesty of h's imperial reign.
We wait with patience for that »ge to bring
These splendid honors to our Lord and King.
A Thing of Beauty.
The new General Catalogue of the Christian
Publishing Company is now ready to be sent to
all who ask for it. It is a book of just 100 pages,
printed ou fine paper, with an artistically designed
cover. It contains 79 portraits and illustrations,
many of these being half tone plates. It will be
•sent free, and postpaid, to all who request it.
Just drop us a posial card arid we will do the rest.
The new General Catalogue contains full de-
scriptive price-lists of books, pamphlets, tracts,
Bibles of all kinds, Sunday-school and Christian
Endeavor Supplies, Church requisites, maps,
blackboards, communion sett, baptismal pants,
record books, marriage certificates, song books,
etc., etc. An examination will ehow that prices
have been very generally reduced. It will pay
you to have a copy of this catalogue handy for
reference.
If you want a copy you must send for it. We
will gladly give a copy to anyone sufficiently
interested to ask for it, but we do not care to
send it out indiscriminately. It is too costly a
book for that.
H«-« wbuS Bteaitfi *© .Mother and Child.
Mrs w-iNsuof 3 SooTHisrs Syrup has been used fog
over P-Ji TV YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS fos-
th-ir CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER-
FECT S0J0KS8. It SOOTHES the CHILD, SOF=
TENS tbe atTMS, ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND
COLIC, and 19 the bestremedy forDIARRHC3A. Sold
by Drue-gists in everv part of the world. Be sure and
ask for' Mrs Winslbw's Soothing Syrup" nd taks
ao other kin <.'. "Twenty-five cents a bottle
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 18, 1900
ABSTRACT REPORT OF THE
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN MIS-
SIONARY SOCIETY.
The Acting Board in presenting its report
Mrs. Kate Redd, wife of E. B. Redd.
Mrs. C. M. Irelan, Topeka, Km.
Mrs. Maria Parnley, Painesville, Ohio.
Miss Eliza L. Mills, Braddock, Pa.
Mrs. Anna J Waters, Allegheny, Pa.
Mrs. Sallie Carlton, Bonham, Texas.
Mrs. Julins Stone, Chippewa Palls, Wisconsin.
The American Christian Missionary So- ^ , ,, . _ , , .,
. . . . , ... . . ,, Of the above Mrs. Maria Parmley left a
ciety is simply a committee to act as the A .».„,...
agent of those who desire to work through he^st of * W* to thf £m°™an ®"f™
. ,. , ., . ... Missionary Society and $2,000 to the Board
our organization and thus co operate with J • . ; '
,.,»,, . , . , of Church Extension; Miss Eliza L. Mills
each other for the special purpose of preach- A „ ^ , ' . „, . , .
ing the primitive gospel of the New Testa- left $1>000 to the JAmerl1p]au Chnstian
ment throughout the United States and Missionary Society and a like amount to
Canada. Its service consists in presenting the ForeiSn Society and also to the G\™'
to our brethren the various fields of tian WomaD'3 Board of Mis*10ns; MrS-
work, the ripe harvest field of America, and Anna Waters leffe be(luests of $0'000 fch
in enlarging the place of our tents by help- to the American Christian Missionary Soci-
ing our few and weak brethren plant the et^ the Ghristian Woman's Board of Mis"
Church of Christ. The Acting Board re- sion3; the Foreign Church M^ionary Soci-
ceives the offerings of the brethren and ad- et? and Bethan? Colle^e-
ministers the trust as those that must give 0f representative brethren who have
an account unto God and to the brotherhood. Passed over the river> we name: John
Our appeal is to the highest motives-love Hampshire, of Indiana, who left property
and loyalty to our divine Lord, obedience to va,ued at $10'000 to be divided between the
his commands, the love of souls to be won American Missionary Society and the Board
to Christ, loyalty to truth in Christ Jesus, of Church ^tension; Henry 0. Devries,
the broadest patriotism, the supreme desire 0maha> Nebraska, the fruitful business man
to so lengthen our cords and strengthen our and state superintendent of Sunday-school
stakes that we may enlarge the place of work- Alex. Sanders, ex-Governor and
our tents until we shall be able to send the United States Senator' a loyal disciPle whosn
gospel all around the earth— with these high Pabhc hfe was cleaa and who9e Pnvate hfe
motives it seeks tj promote the growth of was Pure' John W' Andrews, Port Gibson,
the kingdom by gathering the offerings of Miss-' a large-hearted giver to the cause of
the people and using these offerings in up- missions, full of good works; G. W. Hen-
building the cause of New Testament Chris- tborn' charter member of the Church at
tianity, and doing with her might the work Paiderville, Wisconsin; Joseph Irwin Swee-
committed U her hands, the preaching of ^ son of J- T- Sweeney, of Indiana, a
the gospel to America. To this work we in- bright 7°™* man of 22 years; he had Just
vite the co-operation and support of every decided to £lve his life to the work of the
lover of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ." ministrv; John H Drake, brother of Gen.
obituary ^- M Drake, a devoted member of the
Among the ministers of the Church, we Church' a successful business man; Henry
note the departure of the following: Ranshaw, Covington, Kentucky, 30 years an
Wm. A. Gardner Cal. eldeF °f the Church' father °f Ge°rge B<
J. C. Porter Cal. Ranshaw, a good man and full of the Holy
Charles H. Maxin Cal. Spirit; John C. Probst, Pomeroy, Ohio, a
J *W Shirley ° ^ Kan brother-in-law of Isaac Errett and a fruitful
B. H. Smith Mo. Christian and leader in temperance work.
Wm: H. Hayden 0. Qur Texas brotherhood lost many mem-
Wesley la^eT!!!"!!!!"!!!!!!!!^y/.!^!!"!"!".?a ^ers of the Church during the hurricane of
Prof. A. T. Pierson 0. September 7 and 8. Our Mission Church at
fift. c. Jw^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::^. ml™** s^ered grievously. oniy about
John T. Phillips Pa. 20 members are left.
A. C Hummell .Ind. Q c SMITH,g SICKNESS.
Henry A. Major Tex.
William Hunt 0. In the middle of April, C. C. Smith was
^ w Eve^::::::::::;:;::;;::::;;::;::::;fowa: comPe,,ed to *™ ^ ™rk on accoQnt of a
Charles A. Thomas Ky. nervous break-down; he was able to attend
Charles P. Wilson Mich, the conventions of Texas and Arkansas in
Alex. Proctor !!!!.....". Mo June; the doctor ordered him to rest if he
Robt. T. Mathews 0 desired to recover his health; your board
R. L. Lotz..... Mo voted him a vacation for this purpose. His
John M. Atwater 0. , , , ,.,,,.
Richard Winbigler 0. absence has been like taking a reaper out
Isaac Stout 111., of the harvest field. We are glad to report
Jo8TphKErwin Sw^^ZZlZZZZZjM. that he is imProving and with care wil1 be
... « ,. ,.,,., , able to serve the Church for many years.
All of these men were faithful to the gos-
pel which they preached. Of godly women summary of work.
there passed into the land beyond: The number of missionaries in the employ
Mrs. Nancy T. Brown, of Indiana, widow of the of the Society for the year ending Septem-
pioneer R. T. Brown. for 30, 1900, is 163. Adding the 27 per-
Mrs Sarah Keene, of Kentucky, widow of the , j u ., t> at ™ t?i l
late C. M. Keene. son9 employed by the B. N. E. E., we have
Mrs. Sarah H. Reese, Michigan, wife of J. H. a total of 195, supported by the offering to
Reese. the American Christian Missionary Society.
Mrs. Lydia Gnce, Michigan, wife of John Gnce. m, , . ,
Mrs. Louise Davis Pinkerton, wife of C. M. Pink- These have been employed in 6 ( states and
erton, Blackburn, Mo. territories as follows: New England, New
York, Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvania, West
r P ennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico,
Arizona, Southern California, Northern Cal-
ifornia, Oregon, Tennessee, Arkansas, Lou-
isiana, Texas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma,
Washington, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Ontario, Canada West, Prince Edward Is-
land, Nova Scotia, Paerto Rico.
In addition to this we have done work in
city evangelization or city missions, in1
Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Memphis, Mo-
bile, New Orleans, Galveston, San Antonio,
St. Louis, St. Paul, Omaha, Greater„Pitt3
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Altoona, Har-
risburg.
The aggregate of missionary labor per-
formed is 101 years, six months.
The number of places helped by]mission-
ary labor is 389.
The number of additions to the Church by
the labor of these missionaries is 6,028 and!
53 Churches have been organized during the
year, also 23 houses of worship have been
completed.
THE TREASURY.
We began the year with a balance of1
$3 460 in the treasury and no indebtedness. '
On accoant of our receiving so much more
in the Jabilee year than ever before, the
calls upon the Acting Board for appropria-
tions went beyond any previous year in
number and urgency; many who had waited
long and almost hopelessly for help from
your board, now urged their claims with
persistence; the Acting Board made larger :
appropriations for 1900 thai any other pre-
vious year.
During the year we have received from
all sources, for all purposes, a total of $63
627.30, as follows :
Prom churches $ 32.393 90 i
From Bible-schools 2,778 87 j
Prom Christian Endeavor Societies 625 17;
From Lidies' Aid and other societies 578 60'
From individuals 6,975 07;
From other sources, Int., subscriptions 20,275 69
Total $ 63,627 30 ;
The various state and district societies
raised and expended for mission work in
their respective fields, $114,368.53.
The Christian Woman's Board of Missions
has expended for Home Missions $30,000,
making a total of money raised, reported
and expended for Home Missions, $144,-
368.53.
The aggregate of results shows 1,363
places helped; 202 Churches organized:
16,009 additions to Churches.
For these results we should thank our God
for the fulfillment of his promise that his
word should not return unto him void, but
should accomplish that whereunto he has,
sent it.
OUR FORCES.
The increasing list of our missionaries is
a matter of pride and pleasure to your
board, we anticipate the day when we shall
have a thousand home missionaries telling
the glad story; preaching primitive, apos-
tolic Christianity and shepherding the scat-i
tered sheep of our folds.
October 18, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1321
Too much credit cannot be given to our
noble, heroic and self sacrificing home mis-
sionaries and their wives. There is no nobler
company of men and women engaged in the
service of their Lord and his gospel. If
jur brethren and sisters could know these
missionaries in their homes and in their
ivork, they would give eagerly and gener-
ously to their support. Then all the re-
sources for a great enlargement would be
forthcoming.
The Appropriations for the year just
closed are larger than ever before. The re-
port says:
; "Relying upon the increasing interest mani-
fested by our brotherhood in the work of the evan-
gelization of America, your Board has made more
appropriations than in any previous year of our
work, as the reports will indicate. Oar chiefest
difficulty is in making the meagre sums we have
to appropriate meet the deepest needs. Each
ield tfiinks it is entitled to the precedence; each
section insists that somebody else is receiving
more than its share. Your Board tries to weigh
;he relative claims of eacb, and while we would
|ladly appropriate much more largely to these
inlssion fields, we must observe carefally the lim-
;tauons of our treasury. We feel that we have
ao right to plunge this work into debt by reckless
appropriations, but we do plead for larger re-
sources that we may more adequately answer the
three hundred appeals for assistance that are now
waiting the decision of the incoming Board. The
fact that we are to day about $3,000 in debt shows
>fhat your Board has gone to the very limit of pru-
ence in our appropriations."
OUR EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
To prosecute the work committed to our
bands necessitates workers, the collection
\yl missionary funds, the careful, prudent
disbursement of those funds to secure the
best results, the wise administration of the
(trust committed to our hands; these are ab-
solutely essential to any efficiency in mis-
sionary work; it is no more impossible to
have a government without some taxation
than to do successful missionary work with-
out some expense.
If our brethren will remember that we
have the expenses of two Boards, the Amer-
ican Christian Missionary Society and the
Board of Negro Education and Evangeliza-
tion, we believe the most thorough exami-
nation of the accounts submitted with this
report will show that the work has been
managed with the closest economy consist-
ent with efficiency.
The Board has found, in its experience of
years in the management of missions, that
it requires constant urging and pushing to
induce the brethren to take offerings for
missions. In the great pressure that comes
upon them for other matters, in the multi-
tude of appeals for local and benevolent pur-
poses, the work of missions is forgotten,
unless the appeals are continued and per-
sistent. Four-fifths of the necessary cost
of the management of this work ia the
money we find it necessary to expend to se-
cure the offerings of the churches and the
brotherhood.
We find that it is like a train going up
grade. As soon as the pressure ceases the
train stops and the momentum attained is
in direct proportion to the amount of pres-
sure applied.
During the last year we have made two
experiments which we desire to report. In
regard to Forefathers' Day, in the autumn
of 1899, the Board expended no money to
induce the societies to observe that day,
merely making an appeal through the news-
papers for its observance. The result was
that we lost 213 societies in the number ob-
serving the day, and the offering from the
day dropped down from $1,222.74, the
amount received in 1899, to $501.64, the
amount received in 1900 from this source.
We saved $32 in expenses and lost $721.10
in income, besides any educational value
that would have come of the general observ
ance of Forefathers' Day.
Another experiment was tried also. Last
year the Board sent out an immense number
of personal letters asking for offerings for
this work. The cost of the effort was $1,800,
and the income resulting from it was $7,300
in personal offering. This year we did not
send out those letters, but saved that $1,800
in the expense account, nor did we receive
the $7,300 in personal offerings — a loss of
$5,500.
These are simply samples of what we find
in our experience in this work. Ninety per
cent, of our expense account is in money ex-
pended to secure the offerings oj churches and
individuals, and we find that it is true here
that if we sow bountifully we reap bountifully,
and if we sow sparingly, we also reap spar-
ingly. Some true friends of the work have
insisted that we advertise very much more lib-
erally, from the fact that it is computed that
not more than one hundred thousand of our
million members are actually contributing to
the work of Home Missions.
The report then deals with the special
named funds of $5,000 each, given last year,
and tells of the work being done by the in-
terest on these funds.
Another paragraph deals with Annuity
Funds, giving details of the Annuity Plea
and a list of those giving annuity funds last
year.
The different fields are represented, with
reports from the missionary pastor, giving
detailed statements of the work done and
results obtained in the various mission fields;
these are bright, hopeful and indicate suc-
cessful work.
There is a report for every State Board of
Missions, giving details of work done by
these various State Boards. This phase of
the work is to be commended, as it gives for
the first time an adequate statement of the
work done by our various State Boards.
The report closes with a plea for enlarge-
ment of our Home Mission work. In the
presence of the greatest, ripest mission field
in all the world, the hands of our Home
Board are tied; three hundred appeals are
unanswered; the Board has appropriated be-
yond their income; the appeal is that Home
Missions (the evangelization of the needy
parts of the United States) and Foreign
Missions be made equal. The Acting Board
says: "The Acting Board would press upon
the minds and hearts of our brethren the
need of greatly increasing the income of the
society; the record of the past justified the
claims of the Mother Missionary Society to
be entrusted with larger means to do the
greater work yet before us and in support-
ing the work already begun."
Our religious movement will pass, as oth-
ers, through these great periods, the contro-
versial, the evangelistic and the educational:
contending earnestly for the faith once for all
delivered to the Saints; baptizing the people
into the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to
observe all things, whatsoever he has com-
manded them. The characteristics of these
three eras are not always separable. We
are going to blend the three in our career
in the next twenty-five years; marvelous
results are easily within our reach within
that period if we are loyal and obedient to
the heavenly vision and the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.
Unless one has noted closely he cannot
realize the marvelous growth of the last fif-
teen years; our recent history should in-
spire us with lofty ideals. We need to hold
fast the truth in Christ Jesus; to s'and with
open minds and hearts to receive the new
light constantly breaking forth out of God's
word.
We are the heirs of the past, the trustees
for the future, Disciples in Christ's school,
we should do our full part toward teaching
others his precious Word, disseminating his
gospel and thus honoring God and blessing
man.
Benj. L. and C. C. Smith, Cor. See's.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL RE-
PORT OF THE FOREIGN
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.
The past year has been the most prosper-
ous in the history of the Society. The re-
ceipts from all sources amount to $180,-
016.16. This is a gain over the previous
year of $27,288.78. The contributing
churches number 3,067, a gain of 16. The
churches, as churches, gave $65,964.39; a
gain of $9,182.62. The offerings of the
churches average $21.50; this is a gain of
40 per cent, over the average four years
ago. The churches that reached their full
apportionment number 972, a gain of 125.
Four churches have been added to the list of
those that support a missionary each. These
are as follows: Franklin Circle, Cleveland,
Ohio; Sixth and Prospect, Kansas City, Mo.;
Frankfort, Ky.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The
contributing Sunday-schools number 3,260,
a gain of 73. Those that reached their full
apportionment number 1,089, a gain of 87.
The children that constitute the One Dollar
League number 1,300, a gain of 500 over
last year. The whole amount given by the
Sunday-schools in the year is $42,705.04, a
gain of $3,633.32. The contributing En-
deavor Societies number 335; their offerings
amount to $2,965.82. There has been a
gain of 791 in the number of individual of-
ferings; the whole number is 1,681. There
has been a falling off in the bequests. Only
$2,229.55 has been received from this source.
The Society has received in the year on the
Annuity Plan $30,425. Part of this has
been put into buildings and part has been
invested.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 18, 19C0
The Force. — Since the last Convention, C.
S. Weaver and F. E. Hagin and their fami-
lies, and Miss Carme Ho3tetter have sailed
for Japan. G. W. Brown and family and
Miss M. L. Clark have gone to India. L. C.
McPherson and Melvin Meages sad families
have gone to Havana, Cuba; E. W. Pease
and family to Norway. Abram E. Cory and
wife have gone t ) Honolulu. Frank T. Lea
and wife have been engaged in Africa. Mr.
and Mrs. G.L.Wharton hive found it nec-
essary to resign. Miss Carrie E. Goodrich
has united with another mission.
Land and Buildings. — Chapels have been
secured at Wuhu and Wu Wei Cho, China.
The chapel and the young ladies' hone in
Nankin, and the home of W. P. Bentley at
Shanghai, have been completed. Three hun-
dred dollars have been granted for a dis-
pensary at Chu Cheo, China. For the en
largement of the school building in Hurda,
India, $1,500 was appropriated, and $500
for the school building in Mungeli, and $400
toward the roof on the bungalow. A lot
costing $2,500 has been purchased in Osaka,
Japan. Money was previously granted for
the building.
REPORTS FROM THE FIELD.
India. — The work has five branches: the
evangelistic, the medic »1, the educitional,
the literary and the benevolent. The con-
verts for the year number 65; the children
in Sunday-schools, 1,831; in day schools,
515; patients treated, 32,589. The gospel
has been preached in the churches, in the
hospitals, la the homes, in the bazars, and
in the surrounding villages, Work is car-
ried on at four main station? and at a nu q-
ber of out-stations. The Methodist Mission
in Hurda has been turned over to the Socie-
ty, la the orphanage at Damoh tlere are
400 boys. Most of these are famine orphans.
Those that are large enough are being taught
trades. They are beiag prepared to support
themselves while in the orphanage and after
leaving it. The women of the Mission have
done what they could to reach the women in
their homes. They find the Hindu anl
Mohammedan women very willing to listen
to the message of salvation. They are not
always free to accept ic. Husband i and
parents somat mes prevent them fnm con-
fessing their faith ii Christ. At the hill
stations considerable work has been done
among the soldiers. Some of these have
gone to South Africa and to other parts of
the world. Wherever they have gone they
have tried to win their associates to Christ.
The school work has been particularly grati-
fying. The government examiner compli-
mented the work of Miss Josephs Franklin
in the highest terms. Of the boys who ap-
peared before the government examiuer all
passed. M ich of the time of the missi »n-
aries has been taken up with famine relief.
The Society has received $15,000 for famine
relief. In addition to this over $20,000 has
been sent to the missionaries in India. This
has been sent by The Christian Herald, by
the American Free Baptists, by the English
Baptists, by the Biptists of Canada by the
churches in Australasia, and by the friends
in England. Large quantities of grain have
been placed at their disposal to be sold for
food or seed or to be given away. A great
amount of clothing and blankets has been
furnished them for the same purpose.
Thousands of starving and worthy people
have been relieved and saved alive.
Japan. — The converts for the past year
number 95; present membership is 706; chil-
dren in the Suiday-schools, 738; in the day
schools, 150. The missionaries live at four
points. At 36 other points the gospel is
preached more or less regularly. In the
year the missionaries have given most of
their time to evangelistic work. They have
traveled far and near. They have sought to
press the claims of the gospel home to the
hearts and consciences of m \nj thousands
in that empire who before had never heard
the gospel. The school work has been some-
what crippled by recent legislation. The
missionaries report that there is a disposi-
tion now to construe the laws more favor-
ably. In the girls' home the inmate3 are
taught habits of cleanliness, neatness,
promptness and truthfulness. The visible
results are very gratifying. Meetings are
held for mothers, aho The women of Japan
are, as a rule, ignorant. Work among them
does not bear speedy fruit. The women in
the mission teach Sunday- schools, gather the
women about them and instruct them, visit
them in their homes and teach them there.
They teach the children and young men who
wish to study English. The Mission publish-
es a Sunday-.school paper and also a monthly
magazine entitled, "The Bible Way." The mis-
sionaries report that the Japanese are more
willing to hear the truth than they have
been for some time past. Four years ago
nearly all the teachers in Akita were out-
spoken against the Christian religion. Now,
witlnu' exception, they praise it and recom-
mend their students to study it. A heathen
priest invited R. L. Pruett to preach in his
temple. He assembled an audience of over
one thousand people, wholi-tened attentive-
ly to the preaching of the gospel for an
hour and a half. The temple authorities bore
all the expense of the meeting. Since the
last Convention the Mission in Japan has
been strengthened by the addition of five
new workers. Ai soon a3 these master the
language they will be able to teach and
preach.
China. — The work in China for the year
has been very gratifying. The additions
number 183. T ie present membership is
565. The boarding school pupils number 75;
the day school pupils, 169; pupils in the
Sunday-schools, 284. The patients seen
number 15,252. All departments of the
work have been carried oa as usual. In
Nankin the chapel and young ladies' home
have been completed. This chapel is a great
joy to all connected with the mission. It is
a substantial building and will seat about
400 people. There has been much preaching
in Nankin and in the adjacent country. The
new dormitory has been of great value to
the college. The number of boys has in-
creased to 50. Many of these are earnest
Christians and are doing what they can for
the conversion of their fellow pupils. Dr.
W. E. Micklin, in addition to his medical
work, has done much preaching and writing.
In Shanghai a new chapel on the Yangtsepoo
Road his been completed. An influential
Chinaman gave to the mission a building for
a girls' school. The institute has been a
hive of busy workers. la it Bible women,
evangelists, teachers and colporteur3 are
being; trained. Tae gospel is preached ia it
every day in the year. Mrs. Saw and Miss
Kelly and Dr. Daisy Macklin h'.ve spent
most of their time working among the
women. One encouraging feature of the
work is the disposition to do what can be
done in the way of self-support. The con-
verts are eager to do their part. At Chu
Cheo there has been a great interest in
religion. The converts there number 86.
Much of the work has been done by
the native Christians, they have brought
in their friends and neighbors and have led
them to Christ. At Lu Cheo Fu the home of
C. B. Titus has been completed. There has
been some disturbance at that point, but
nothing very serious. At Wuhu there has
been much interest inanifested by the women.
Mrs. Molland and Miss Kellar have been
active in teaching them the way of the Lord.
In the Yangtse Valley, where our mission-
aries are, there has been no disturbance. It
was thought wise for the missionaries to go
to Shanghai for a season, but at no tine
were they in any danger. The viceroys
assured them of the r protection. None of
the property of the Society has been dam-
aged.
Turkey. — The converts for the year num-
ber 65; the present membership, 529. There
are in the Sunday-schools 535 pupils; in the
day schools, 355. The society has now been
at work in Constantinople 21 years. G. N.
Shishmanian has preached in the city, visited
Smyrna, Bardezag and Nicomnedia, and
written many letters to believers in different
parts of the empire. He reports that pros-
pects for work in Turkey are brighter and
more promising than ever before. A. L.
Chapman has devoted most of his time to the
study of the language. In addition, he has
taught, preached, anj performed other duties
connected with the mission. On Sunday
afternoons he has preached in English and
occasionally in Armenian To the children
in the schools he has spoken twice a week,
giving an outline course of Bible study cov-
ering both the Old Testament and the New,
and has conducted a night class in English
for young men and youog women. Mrs.
Chapman has taught two classes in the school
three times a week. Garabed Kevorkian has
charge ( f the work at seven different points.
He is assisted by thirteen teachers and help-
ers. He has spent four months visit-
ing the churches. There is a constant
demand for his presence and services. No
one man can do all that should be
done in his field. John Johnson reports
that though he has had the joy of adding
but one soul to the membership, he has faith
in the promise that in due season he shall
reap if he does not faint. He has started a
Sunday-school, and preaches, as he is able, in
Turkish. The members of the church have
been very regular in their attendance at the
Sunday services and at the mid week meet-
October 13, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1323
ngs,and show many signs of growth in grace.
Ie preaches from three to four times a week.
3e feels the need of a day school with a
capable native helper, or of medical work.
ie realizes that sonethiag must be done to
merest the people in the gospel.
; England— Owing to the war spirit all
Christian work has been practically at a
standstill. This, and a revision of the church
.oils, will account for the fact that there is
j, slight loss in membership reported. The
'lumber of baptisms for the year is 225. The
,Vorkers have be m unusually active; they
liave sought in every way to prevail upon
he people to accept Christ as their Savior
ind Lord. H. L. Willett, of the Chicago
Jniversity, has visited the churches and
i;iven a course of lectures in each. These
We reported to be a mental and spiritual
jeast. Now that the war is over, it is be-
lieved that the churches will enter upon a
liew career of prosperity. While there has
leen a slight net loss in membership, it is
gratifying to know that there has been a
,;ain in the amounts contributed for the year
lor all purposes. The churches are trying
|o reduce the indebtedness on their property.
|]hey give generously for the enlargement of
he work in the regions beyond. Dr. Mary
C. McGavran and Miss Clark are supported
iy them in India. Generous amounts are
jiven to the work of the society in other
ields.
Scandanavia. — The converts reported in
he year number 81; present membership,
.,209; children in the Sunday-schools,369. Dr.
lolck reports that emigration has helped to
'hin their rank3. Most of the churches get
imly a flying visit from the evangelists; the
est of the year they must do without assist-
ive. Several of them have been visited by
I. P. Anderson, who reports them in good
condition and looking forward hopefully to
ihe winter's work. There are many open-
ngs in places where we have a few members,
.rat there is no one to enter in and organize
hen. The Christians in Norway are de-
ighted over the appointment of E. W. Pease.
Julius Cramer has left Mai mo and has gone
po Predrikshald. I. P. Lilljenstein takes his
:)lace at Maimo, and preaches also at Ramlosa.
tfext year it will be 25 years since the work
oegan in Copenhagen. It is proposed to hold a
ubilee meeting with representatives present
!rom Norway and Sweden.
, Hawaiian Idands. — Abram E. Cory and
'amily were sent to Honolulu in June last,
fhe work was begun there at the earnest
■equest and at the expense of Lathrop
]ooley. There are on the islands 125,000
)eople. The population is composed of
3awaiians, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese,
Europeans a ad American?. The work must
oe done chiefly in English. Honolulu is on
:he highway between San Francisco and the
far East. The population is growing. Thus
far Bro. Cory has fixed upon no definite work.
He is surveying the field and is in confer-
3nce with thecoamitteeand with the work-
ers on the ground.
Africa. — The missionaries have been at
Bolengi throughout the year. They have
been hindered much by sickness. They have,
lowever, attempted and accomplished some-
thing. Bolengi is on the Congo River, 700
miles from its mouth and exactly on the
equator. For 60 miles below and 50 above
no Christian influence reaches the people.
The missionaries could travel 2,000 miles
east without meeting a Christian or any
missionary agencies, and almost as far west.
The people are untutored savages. Their
weapons of defense are made by themselves
of iron, and are cleverly done. They have a
capacity for receiving instruction and train-
ing that is very cheering. They live in
settled villages, cultivate the soil, hunt, fish,
and rear goats and fowls. They have no
form of worship, but are strong believers in
the supernatural and have numerous charms
to keep away evil ones. The gospel is preach-
ed regularly at the station and along the
rivers. A school has been established with
132 pupils in it. There is a daily clinic. This
is largely attended. All diseases and
troubles are treated free. Several people
have been inquiring what to do to be saved.
There are no words in their language for
believe, repent, or confess. New words must
be formed, or old words must be taken and
cleansed and filled with new meaning. In
the year fencing, building, and roofing and
other repairs have demanded a large expen-
diture of time, patience and energy. The
missionaries report that the other workers
on the Upper Con^o, the American Baptists,
the English Baptists and the Congo Balolo
Mis3ion, are on friendly terms with them.
They help each other all possible. All are
immersionists and the natives do not know
any difference or make any distinction. The
outlook for the coming year is good.
Cuba. — After the convention in Cincinnati,
L. C. McPherson and Melvin Menges and
their families sailed for Havana. They be-
gan to speak the Sunday following their ar-
rival. They opened a mission early in De-
cember. They have neld two services each
Sunday and one on Wednesday evening. The
attendance is good and the interest encour-
aging. They report 11 confessions and bap-
tisms, and others reclaimed. They have
gained friends among Americans, Cubans
and Spaniards. They have spoken many
times in the batteries, in other missions and
in the prisons. In April they organized a
Sunday-school. The attendance has been
from 20 to 45. They have studied all the
time in view of preaching and teaching in
Spanish. Their present mission room is well
located for English work. Throngs of
Cubans and Spaniards stand about the barred
windows to listen to and observe the work.
The women are active in the Sunday-school
and in the church and in the temperance
work.
Conclusion. — The era of modern missions
began with the present century. There are
now in the field 13,607 missionaries and
73,613 native helpers. These lab 3r at 5,233
stations and 25,538 out-stations. The
churches that have been organized have a
membership of 1,289,298. The Christian
community numbers 4,327,283. The native
contributions last year amounted to $1,833,-
991. The contributions at home and abroad
for missions amounted to $17,161,092. The
whole number of schools established is 20,-
374; the whole number of youths under in-
struction, 1,049,309. The Bible has b>en
translated in whole or in part into 421
languages and dialects. In the 355 hospitals
and 753 dispensaries, 2,579,651 patients are
treated annually. Schools for the blind
have been opened, orphanages, leper asy-
lums, foundling asylums and homes for in-
fants have been established; mission ships
have been built; institutions for the training
of missionaries have been founded and endow-
ed. The Students' Volunteer Missionary
Movement has touched most of the great
schools of Christendom. Considering the
short time the Church has been at work this
exhibit is a very creditable one. But when
we think of the needs of the world, and the
boundless resources of Christendom, it will
be seen that only a beginning has been
made. Of no field can it be said that it is
fully occupied. Almost every station is
under manned. We should enter the new
century with a determination to do far more
than we have ever attempted. The mis-
sionaries on the field should be reinforced.
The money needed for their complete equip-
ment should be supplied. Fervent and ef-
fectual prayers should be offered for the
workers and the people to whose redemption
they have devotad their lives. There should
be more fellowship with Christ in his suffer-
ings, that the time may be hastened when
he shall see of the travail of his soul and be
satisfied.
A. McLean, Cor. Sec.
F. M. Rains, Treasurer.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF CHURCH
EXTENSION.
The recommendation of our last three
National Conventions was that the brother-
hood strive to reach one quarter of a million
for Church Extension by the close of this
year. On October first we had in our Ex-
tension Fund $252,129.13. The hopes of
our people have been more than realized.
To Him Who is the Author of all good gifts
and to His Son, let all the praise be ascribed.
The Jubilee Convention at Cincinnati last
October recommended that $50,000 of new
receipts be raised this year to insure the
reining of $250,000. Our new receipts,
including interest, are $57,118.83, a gam of
$9,454-48 over last year.
THE SOURCES OF RECEIPTS ARE AS FOL-
LOWS.
Offerings from the churches $10,337 47
" Individuals 9,569 66
" Sunday-f-chools 856 35
" " Y. P. S. C. E.. . 159 61
" Ladies' Aid 45 50
" "Business in Christianity" 67 15
" " Annuities 18,050 00
" " Bequests 6,62141
Deed to real estate, Bozeman, Mont., val-
ued at 4,000 00
Interest collected by T. R. Bryan, Treas... 7,411 68
Total new receipts $57,118 83
Collected on Loans by T. R. Bryan, Treas. $23,997 32
Total receipts from all sources.. $31,116 15
This is a gain in total receipts over last
year of $16,839.46.
FUND STATEMENT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1900
Amount in Permanent Fund $252, 12^ 13
Collected oh Loans since beginning 107,f96 80
Interest collected to date 38,644 23
Number of churches aided 5C5
Number of churches having returned
loans in full 166
Number of loans outstanding 339
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 18, 1900
OFFERINGS FROM THE CHURCHES.
The Annual Offering for Church Extension
is a matter of graver concern to our Board
each year. This year the receipts from the
churches are $10,337.47, a gain of only $244
over last year. While the Board is grate-
ful for the gain and thankful to the churches
that take the offering, it i3 the non contrib-
uting churches about which we are aDxious.
True, there are qui e a number of churches
that are contributing through the payments
of individuals on five-year pledges secured
during the visits of the Corresponding Sec-
retary, but th.s should not keep these same
congregations from observing the Offering,
Day and enlisting, through the Offering,
such members »s have not pledged or new
members that are coming into the church
from time ti time. Each member should
have the privilege of joining in this gooi
work. Every member of every church
should make an offering every year to Church
Extension. At least the Board of Church
Extension should have offerings from every
church that contributes to the Foreign and
Home Societies.
OUR ANNUITY FUNDS.
The Annuity Feature of Church Extension
has been found so practical that the Jubilee
Convention at Cincinnati recommended as
follows: "That we give special emphasis to
the Annuity feature of our Extension work,
experience having already demonstrated its
extraordinary value."
The Annuity Plan in our Church Extension
work is as follows: The Board receives
money from generously disposed friends of
Church Extension, on which it pays six per
cent, interest annually as long as the donor
lives. At the death of the person so giving
his money, the gift becomes the permanent
property of the Church Extension Fund
without further obligations on the part of
the Board. The money will be loaned out
to build churches, just as other funds of the
Board, but will be loaned at six per cent.,
the amount paid the annuitant, instead of
at four per cent., the amount charged on
General Fund loans. The Board cannot now
answer the appeals for money to finish mis-
sion chapels, and many congregations are
glad to get mraey at six per cent, when
they cannot, possibly borrow on the ground
except at eight to 12 and 24 per cent.
How much better it is to give money to
this Fund and have it building churches
while it is earning six per cent., than to
have it earning the same per cent, in some
secular employment where it may not be
well secured, and where time will be wasted
in reinvestment. The interest will always
be paid promptly, and at the death of the
annuitant the money will go directly into
the Church Extension Fund, where it would
have been placed by will. The money is
earning the annuitant the same interest and
he can see his money building churches
while he lives, and, without contest, will go
where he wants it to go at his death.
The Board urges persons who expect to
leave money to this Fund in the form of be-
quests to consider the Annuity Plan.
There is now in our Annuity Fund
$36,251.13. The Board receives amounts of
$100 or mor<". The following amounts have
been received this year:
Dr. F ancis S Smith, Lock Haven, Pa $ 800 00
Mrs. Emma Talbot, Pomona, Cal 100 00
Hattle L. Garnett, Cynthiana, Ky 100 00
Mrs. Melissa Webster, Laporte, Ind 600 00
Mrs. A. G Russell, Ada, Ohio 600 00
A. W. and Carrie Wilkes, Chester, Neb ... 1,000 00
Mrs. E D Davis, Italy, Tex 6,000 00
E. M. Drake, Red Oak, Ohio 60) 00
Divid R and Meli-sa Pickens, Tyler, Tex.. 5,000 00
Adoniram J Thompson and Wife, New Al-
bany,Ind 500 00
Emmor S rawn, Salem, Ohio 2X» 00
Mrs E D Harvey, Meadville, Mo 500 00
Mrs Eugenia E. Thomson, West Plains,
Mo 1,000 00
Mrs. Mary Byram, Pasadena, Cal 200 00
Mrs. Sarah A Banlett, Cleveland, Ohio 3.0 03
D. D. and Sophia R. Clough, Plainview,
Minn. .... ....■ 200 00
Eliza Jane Abranas, Moscow, Ohio 150 00
A;Friend in Misouri 1,000 00
Mrs. Sallie Beveridge, Ash Grove, Ohio ... 500 00
Total receipts this year $18,050 00
Total in Annuity Fund ..$36,251 13
BEQUESTS.
The Board earnestly requests our pastors
and all friends of this work to secure be-
quests fron those who are not in position to
place their money in our Annuity Fund. Be
sure to use the following form:
FORM OF BEQUEST.
I give, devise and bequeath to the Amer-
ican Christian Missionary Society, whose
headquarters are in Cincinnati, Ohio, the
sum of Dollars, the same to
be added to the Church Extension Fund of
said Society, and used in aiding to build
houses of worship.
We have received bequests this year
amounting to $6,621.41 from the following
sources :
Estate of Asa Shuler, Hamilton, Ohio .... $2,082 62
" " Marcie Waughs, Henry, 111 3r0 00
" " ElizabPtb K>lly Frankfort, Ind... 2,142 95
" " Anna Eliza Reno, Hiram, Ohio 182 30
" " Mrs Jarrells ..... 234 25
" *' Anna R Stone, St. PetRr, Minn .... 500 00
" " A. O. Beck, McDade, Tex 193 29
" " David Wells, Shreve, Ohio 86 00
Total $6,621 41
OUR NAMED LOAN FUNDS.
Two Named Loan Funds have been re-
ceived this year:
Louisville, Ky., First Church Loan Fund.
Augusta, Ga., First Church Loan Fund.
Making Nine Named Loan Funds in all. On
these, separate reports are made each year
to the individual or the church creating such
Fund. With one accord they report to the
Board that it is an inspiration to receive
the report of the multiplying power of their
Named Loan Funds. By the plan of the
Named Loan Fund feature of this work, the
four per cent, interest and the returns on
loans come back into the Fund and go out
again to build churches. No part of the in-
terest is used to pay current expenses, but is
constantly building up the Fund.
A Named Loan Fund is created by an in-
dividual or church giving $5,000 in cash or
subscribing that amount to be paid within
ten years, by annual contributions. The
Fund so created is named for the Donor or
any one whom he may designate.
The following is a statement of our
Named Loan Funds to September 30, 1900:
GENFRAL F. M. DRAKE NAMED LOAN FUND.
Established February 1, 1889
Total amount received from General F. M.
Drake to Sept. 30,1900 S 5,000 00
Total amount received from "Returned
Loans," to Sept 31, 1900 6,982 95
Total amount received from "Interest
Paid," to Sept. 30,1900 1,768 30
Total receipts $13,751 26
By paid 361oans made aggregating 13,445 CO
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1900. $ 306 25
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY NAMED
LOAN FUND
Established October 5, 1889.
Total amount received from Stand. Pub.
Co , to Sept. 30, 1903 ...$ 5,000 00
Total amount leceived from "Returned
Loans," to Sept. 30, 1900 $6,11116
Total amount received from "Interest
Paid," to Sept. 30, ISO) 1,112 64
Total receipts .. ..$12,423 |_
By paid 31 loans made aggregating... 12,125 00
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1900 . $ 298 80
T. W. PHILLIPS NAMED LOAN FUND.
Established December 6, 1890.
Total amount received from T. W. Phillips
to Sept 30, 1900 ... $ 9.000 00
Total amount received from "Returned
Loans," to Sept. 30, i900 4,301 11
Total amount re eived from "Interest
Paid," to Sept 30,1900 2,4:8 84
Total receipts $15,789 95
By paid 21 loans made aggregating... I4,o80 00
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1900...$ 1,709 95
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY, CHURCH NAMED
LOAN FUND.
Established Nov. 13, 1891.
Total amount received from Frankfort, Ky ,
Ch.,to Sept 30,1900 $ 4,3J4 H
Total amount received from "Returned!
Loans," to Sept. 30 1900 ' 2,969 H
Totil amount received fiom "Interest
Paid" to Sept. fcO, 1900 593 31 !
Total receipts $ 7,957 11
By paid 22 loans made aggregating ... 7,500 00
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1900...$ 457 11
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, CHURCH NAMED LOAN"
FUND.
Established September 11, 1895.
Total amount received from Cedar Rapids,
la , Cn to Sept. 30, 1900 $ 2,920 32
Total amount received from "Retjrned
Loans," to Sept. 30, 1900 926 10.
Total amount received from "Interest
Paid," to Sept. 30, 1900 249 36
Total receipts $ 4,o95 7S
By paid 11 loans made aggregating... 3,7 1
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30,1900...$ 395 7$
DR. J. W. GILL MEMORIAL NAMED LOAN
FUND.
Established October 14, 1895.
Total amount received from Mrs. Mary P.
Gill to Sept. 30, 1900 $ 2,500 00
Total amount rec iv -d from "Returned
Loans," to Sept. 30, 19 0 874 00,
Total amount received from "Interest
Paid," to Sept. 30, 1900 250 18 i
Total receipts $3,624 IS
By paid 9 loans made aggregating 3.15J 00
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1900...$ 474 IS
ASA SHULER MEMORIAL NAMED LOAN FUND.
Established November 30, 1896.
Total amount receivfd from At a Shuler
Estate to Sapt, 30, 1901 $ 5,332 62
Totai amount received from "Returned
Loans," to Sept. 30, 1900 97S 95
Total amount received from "Interest
Paid," to Sept. 30, 1900 317 40
Total receipts $6 628 97
BypaidlOloa- s made aggregating $4,350 00
,r " Bill* Receivable, " ... 1,6j7 50
Total Payments $ 6,037 i
Cash balance on hand Sept. 30, 1900 $ 691 47
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF LOUISVILLE,
KY., NAMED LOAN FUND
Established February Sth, 19;C.
Total amt received from First Church.
Louisville, Ky., to Sept 30th, 1900 $ 6
No receipts from "Returned Loans" or
"Interest"
T tal receipts to Sept. 30th, 1900 $ 650
By paid one loan male 4S000
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1900 . S 200 00
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF AUGUSTA,
GA., NAMED LOAN FUND.
Established March 6th, 1900.
Total recelots from First Church, Augusta
Ga., to Sept. 3D, 1900
No receipts from
$ 1,819 00
Returned Loans" or
"Interest"
Total receipts lo Sept. 30, 19C0 $1,319 00
By paid one loan made 800 00
Balance cash on hand Sept. 30, 1900...$ 519 00
CHURCHES AIDED.
From Oct. 1st, 1899, to Sept. 30th, 1900,
sixty loans have been closed, aggregating
$50,925, as follows:
Lockland, O., church (colored) $ 500 00
October 18, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1325
Morgantown, W. Va , charch 1,200 00
Fredericksburg, Va., church 500 00
Goodwill, Md, church 400 00
Roodhouse, 111., church 1,000 00
McMechan, W. Va., church 750 00
Bristol, Va.-Tenn, church 1,200 00
Columbus, O., church (East tide) 1,800 00
North *ood, Ontario Canada, church... 500 00
Tacoma, Wash., church (Central) 1800 00
Jamestown, O., church 1,200 00
Fort Wayne, Iod., church 3,500 00
Fostoria, 0., church 2 500 00
Elkhart, Ind., church 2,000 00
Waco, Tex., church (Dallas Si.) 1,000 00
Lansingburg, N Y., church 2,t00 00
St. Louis, Mo., (Comptou Heights
Church) 3,500 00
Ritzville, Wash., church 500 00
Jasper, MLh., church 500 00
Stotts City, Mo., church 200 00
Austin, Tex , church (mission) 500 00
Celeste, Tex., church 250 00
Florence, N~b., church 200 00
Dodge City, Kan., church 800 00
Weatherford, 0. T., church 125 00
North Lawrence Kan.,chu-ch 500 00
Parachute, Col., church 250 00
Luther, 0. T., church 300 00
Stephenville, Tex., church 500 00
Brownwood, Tex , church 750 00
CarrolltoD, Ga., church 300 00
Marfa, Tex , church 500 00
Kansas City, Kan., church, (colored)... 800 00
Renick, Mo., church 500 00
Nardin, 0. T., church 300 00
Cripple Creek, Col., church 1,000 00
Payette, Idaho, church 500 00
Alexandria, S. D , church 400 00
Pawnee Rock, Kan , church 400 00
Bloomfield, Mo., church 750 00
Charles City. la., church 500 00
Perkins, 0. T., church 200 00
Abilene, Kan., church 450 00
Mankato, Minn., church 800 00
Powhattan, Kan., church 400 00
Farmington, Kan., church 250 00
Shreveport. La., church 1,000 00
Oak Cliff, Tex., church 750 00
Bartlesville, I. T., church 300 00
Greenville, Tex. , church 3,000 00
Seymour, Ind., church 900 00
Bristow, I. T , church 250 00
Hale, Mo., church 750 00
Phoenix, Ariz., church 2,500 00
Tabor, la., church 500 00
Mountain View, Mo , church 250 00
McFall, Mo., church 450 00
Griffiths, Wash., church 200 00
Kansas City, Kan., South Side Church.. 1,000 00
Bee, Neb., church 300 00
60 loans, aggregating $50,925 00
In every case the Board requires first
mortgage security, with an absolutely clear
title and with the house insured against
fire, and also against cyclones in certain
localities. Our loan must be the only debt
on the property. The loan is to be returned
to the Board in five equal annual payments
with four per cent, interest, payable semi-
annually.
LOAVS GRANTED BUT NOT CLOSED.
From Oct. 1, 1899, to Sept. 30th, 1900,
56 loans have been granted, but not closed,
aggregating $47,900. These will be closed
as soon as satisfactory arrangements have
been made.
Hartzell, Ala $ 250 00
Barnesvlle, 0 1,500 00
Rlrhland Center, Wis 1,200 00
Strongville, 0 600 00
Plantersville, Ala 200 00
Oakman, Ala 300 00
Abner, Tex 200 00
Middle River Church, Spring Hill, la.. 500 00
Henninir, 111 300 00
Springfield, Ky 1,500 00
Glen Campb-11, W Va 500 00
Bartlett.Ia 300 00
Ashland, Ore 800 00
Windsor, Col 500 00
Wyaneeboro, Tfx 400 00
PoestenkiH, N. Y 1,500 00
Lebanon Junction, Ky 500 00
McKee's Rocks, Pa 3,000 00
Schuyler, Neb 200 00
Defiance.O 300 00
Santa Cruz Cal 1,000 00
La Grande, Ore 500 00
Coshocton, 0 400 00
Brazil,Ind 4,500 00
Colliers, W. Va 400 00
Parkersburg, W. Va 1,500 00
Sterling, Kan 200 00
Audubon, la.... 500 00
Atlanta, Ga., West End Cnurch 1,000 00
New Market, la 500 00
Hennessey, 0. T 750 00
Wagoner, I. T 400 00
Melville, La 200 00
Madelia, Minn 700 00
Corbin, Ky 400 00
North Baltimore, 0 1,500 00
King Hill Church, St. Joseph, Mo 300 00
Houston, Tex 4 000 00
Newark, N.J 3,750 00
Lima, 0 2,000 00
Marshall, Tex 850 00
Gri:ley, Cal 1,000 00
Fonda, la 800 00
Ambia, Ind 400 00
Ackworth. Ga 500 00
Pond Creek, 0. T 400 I 0
Leesville, La 500 00
Seward, Neb 150 00
Freedom, Mo 350 00
York, Neb 500 00
Pawnee. 0 T 400 00
Santa Paula Cal 800 00
Creal Springs, 111 200 00
Wyatt. Ind 250 00
Fort Collins, Col 1,000 00
Nelson, Neb 750 00
Total number, 56. Total am't.. .$47,900 00
CHURCHES THAT HAVE PAID OUT.
From Oct. 1st, 1899, to Sept. 30th, 1900,
the following congregations have finished
paying out their loans:
Siloam Springs, Ark. Chickasha, I. T.
Winsboro, Tex. Jamaica, la.
Iuka, Miss. Corning, la.
Thayer, Mo. Centralia, Mo.
Weatherford, Tex. Lake Charles, La.
Kalkaska, Mich. Argenta, Ark.
Hillsboro, Tex. Osborne, Kan.
Highland, Park, Chatta- Mason City, la.
noo^a, Tenn. Sta'ke, Fla.
Calnesville, Mo. El Reno, 0. T.
Rogers, Tex. Deep River, la
Escondido, Cal. Aberdeen, Miss.
Garfield, Wash. Selma, Cal.
Pawnee Rock, Kan. Cowles, Neb.
Calhoun, Ky. Birch Tree, Mo.
Hedrick, la. Dallas, Ore.
Colony, Kan. Tacoma, Wash.
Mountain Home, Ark. Cherryvale, Kan.
Aberdeen, S. Dak.
CATALOGUE OF CHURCH PLANS.
Our Board has given considerable help
this year in furnishing up-to-date, practical
plans for our mission churches and their
architecture is constantly improving.
Working plans are furnished at half the
rates they can be secured elsewhere, The
catalogue of seventy plans will be sent for
ten cents. We will add new designs from
year to year.
The Catalogue of Plans also furnishes ex-
cellent advice to building committees. This
advice is not voluntary upon the part of the
Board, but is given because it has been re-
quested by our mission churches. The advice
is the combined wisiom of all Boards of
Church Extension and is the result of years
of experience.
FACING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
With a quarter million in our Extension
Fund our home missionary forces can face
the work of the twentieth century with re-
newed confidence, knowing that when the
gospel is preached and infant organizations
effected in new and growing communitie?,
their work will not be wasted for lack of
permanent establishment. After all, we
must acknowledge that preaching the
gospel and organizing churches is but
pitching the tents of the scouting party.
There must be a church building ade-
quate to the demands of the situation
and it must come quickly, or great advantage
will be lost that cannot be regained in
years, when once the confidence of the com-
munity has been shaken by tardy measures.
And we must create an Extension Fund
large enough so that there will be no ques-
tion about our entering the cities as well as
the smaller towns. It is not for us to
hesitate because it costs to enter the cities
where opportunity invites. Christ would
not have us ount the cost. He said, "Go!"
and who are we that we should hesitate and
refuse? Secalar loan funds will not loan to
the mission, neither in city nor town. They
have said so. They will loan to older or-
ganizations, but not to the mission, which is
looked upon as an experiment. And where
missions have borrowed from secular
sources, in so many cases our Board has had
to step in and save the property from sale
by mortgage foreclosure. When our Board
of Church Extension holds the mortgage,
the mission property can never pass from
the hands of the brotherhood.
To meet, then, the increasing demands of
a growing religious body and to take care
of these new organizations that God has
given us, by the preaching of the gospel, we
must fix our eyes constantly upon the new
watchword: "A half million for Church
Extension by 1905."
Respectfully submitted,
D. 0. Smart, Pres.
G. W. Muckley, Cor. Sec.
(In behalf of the Board.)
Aniong the Clergy.
COFFE3 BEING REPLACED BY POSTUM FOOD COFFEE.
"I am the wife of a minister. About three
years ago a warm friend, an exemplary mother
and the conscientious wife of a minister, asked
me if I had ever tried giving up coffee and using
the Postum Food Coffee. I had been telling her'
of my excessive nervousness and ill health. She
said: 'We drink nothing else for breakfast but
Postum Food Coffee, and it is a delight and a com-
fort to have something that we do not have to re-
fuse the children when they ask for it.'
"I was surprised that she would permit the
children to drink even the food coffee, but she ex-
plained that it was a most healthful beverage and
that the children thrived on it. A very little
thought convinced me that for brain work one
should not rely upon a simulant such as coffee is,
but should have food and the very best of food.
"My first trial of Postum was a failure. The
maid of all work brought it to the table, luke-
warm, weak, and altogether lacking in character.
We were in despair, but decided on one more trial.
At the second trial we faithfully followed direc-
tions, used four teaepoonsful to the pint of water,
let it boil full fifteen minutes after the real boil-
ing began, and served it with rich cream. It was
delicious and we were all won.
"I have since sung the Praises of Postum Food
Coffee on many, many occasions and have induced
numbers of friends to abandon coffee and use
Postum, with remarkable results. The wife of a
college professor sail to me a short time ago that
nothing had ever produced so marked a change in
her husband's health as the leaving off of coffee
and the use of Postum Food Coffee." Edith Smith
Davis, Appleton, Wis.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 18, 19(0
Our Budget*
— Canvention number, this.
— See reports of missionary boards within.
— Mark the growth of the missionary work.
— Observe the increased offerings for mission-
ary work over that of the last decade.
— Note the rise of the missionary spirit among
the Disciples of Christ as compared with that of
a few years ago.
— See also report of the convention to date by
editorial correspondence. The report end3 on
Sunday night, but from it you can catch some-
thing of the enthusiasm and spirit of the present
convention.
— Of course you will read the parts of Dr.
W. T. Moore's poem. It is one of the most
finished literary productions he has yet given to
the Church. We regret that we could not publish
the entire poem in this number.
— We are glad to give place this week on our
first psge to the picture of one who has filled so
large a place in the extension of our cause in the
State of Texas as Dr. Addison Clark. A man of
liberal culture, of clear thought, of excellent spirit,
who has exerted a wide and most salutary influence
for that better interpretation of our plea in Texas,
which is at the present time in the ascendency, and
is making such hopeful progress. We call atten-
tion to the sketch of him by his friend, Prank H.
Marshall, which appears elsewhere.
— An awkward mistake in the make-up of the
paper occurred last week whLh was not noticed
until a few hundred copies had been run off. An
editorial comment on an article advocating a
beneficiary system for the Church was attached to
the appeal of the Kentucky Orphans' Home at
Louisville, calling for a "Twentieth Century
Fund" endowment. Of course the editorial com-
ment had no relevancy whatever to the ' Twentieth
Century Fund" of the Orphans' Home, and we
write this explanation to clear up the mystification
In the minds of the few who may have seen the
strange combination in the numbers of the paper
run off before the error was corrected. "The
Orphans' Home" appeal, which was crowded out by
the correction, appears this week.
— In a personal letter from D. M. Breaker, of
Ladsones, S. C, he informs us that he has been
dangerously ill with neuralgia of the heart, but
that it has pleased the Lord to bring him up
again. He is anxious to live long enough to
publish his contemplated book of sermons, the
prospectus of which he has published in the
Christian- Evangelist. He writes: "Pledges
are coming in steadily, but not in snfficient num-
bers to warrant the hope that I shall be able to
get the book out as soon aa my condition seems to
demand. If the brethren desire its publication a
little more haste on their part seems to be neces-
sary. One point your readers should know; if the
book is not published they will not ha/e to pay
for it, and if it is published they will get value
received." As the publication of this book of
sermons of our brother depends upon the number
of promises from brethren to take the book if
published, we trust that those who feel an inter-
est in the matter, not only in assisting a worthy
brother but in enabling him to publish a book that
will doubtless accomplish good, will write him at
once on the subject.
— "A Creed that Needs no Revision" is the
title of a neatly printed little tract by B. V.
Zollars, president of Hiram College. It belongs to
the vest-pocket series of tracts published by the
-tandard Publishing Company, and clearly sets
fonh the creed of the New Testament — the creed
that the w^rld needs.
— Elsewhere will be found an abstract of the
report of the Acting Board of the American Chris-
tian Missionary Society to the Kansas City Con-
vention. It will be noticed that the amount of
fnnds raised this year is $63,600 against $100,000
last year. Last year, hoarever, there were
$25,000 in memorial funds and $8,000 in real es-
tate. This very nearly covers the difference, as
there is nothing from these latter sources this
year. While substantial advance has been made,
therefore, it ia evident that we must still keep
the motto "Home Mission! to the Front" flying
for a few years longer. We are not doing enough
for Home Missions and it is to be feared that the
ministers of the churches are not sufficiently
aroused, after all that has been said, to the imper-
ative need of expansion in Home Mission work.
There seems to be a growing unity betwe.n the
General Board and the State Boards which ,-s to be
commended. Every step in the direction of the
unification of our work is a step in the right di-
rection A noticeable feature of the report is
the large number of ministers who closed their
earthly labors last year, and have passed on to
their reward. When one looks over this list, he
can hardly fail to raise the question in hio mind
as to whether we are sufficiently alive to the im-
portance of filling up the ranks of our ministry with
men of ability, character and special training.
We ask in behalf of the Bjard careful reading of
this report.
— We also publish an abstract of the report of
the Foeign Christian Missionary Society and the
report of the Board of Church Extension. It will
be seen by the reading of these reports thai, both
the Foreign Society and Board of Church Exten-
sion have made decided progress during the year
past. The special effort to reach the quarter of
a million mark in the Church Extension Fund by
the close of the present fiscal year has been suc-
cessful, and the fund is already on the road to its
half million msrk, which the Secretary thinks we
should reach by 1905. We hope our readers
will take pains to read these important reports
which give more information concerning the sub-
jects they treat than can be found elsewhere in
the same space.
— We have read wi-h considerable interest the
pamphlet by W. W. Hopkins on "Public and Private
Rights." It is a very thoughtful and suggestive
contribution to the discussion of economic
problem?, now so prominent a theme before
thiaking people. The pamphlet deals with some
of the fundamental principles of social life, and
draws very clearly the line of distinction between
public and private rights. One may not agree with
every view expressed in the pamphlet; but he can
hardly read it with an open mind without receiving
fresh inspiration to study these problems anew on
the general lines indicated in Mr. Hopkins' treat-
ment of the subject. We commend the pamphlet
to all who are interested in the present discussion
of social questions.
— In Wm. Remfry Hunt's article on "The
Crisis in China," which appeared in our issue of
Oct. 4th, the word "not" in the third line of the
2nd paragraph of the last column on page 1259,
makes the writer say the opposite of what he In-
tended. The sentence should read, "We do re-
pudiate," etc., instead of "We .do not repudiate,"
etc.
— Permit me to express my appreciation of
your editorial of September 20, on "Restoration
and Progress in Religion." It is a clear state-
ment of a fundamental idea in our movement.
The Christian-Evangelist was never better than
now. I sincerely hope we shall have the benefit
of your voice and pen for many years yet.
Fraternally, F. W. Collins.
Kellogg, Ia.
— Those who it tend securing either the "Bio-
graphical and Historical Library" or the "Home
Library" should remember that our special offers
of these sets of books will expire with the close
of the present month. The time is growing short.
—Dr. B. B. Tyler informs us that Mrs. Tyler is
still improving. Her speech is about rormal
again. Dr. Tylers headquarters, for a season at
least, will be in Denver, Colo. His address is
therefore changed from Chicago to 1042 Logan
Ave., Denver, Colo. Dr. Tyler has been secured
by the South Broadway Church of Christ in Den-
ver and will devote his energies to the uplifting of
that congregation in the Masters work. Dr.
Tjler seems ;o be in great demand in the West,
as also in every other place, and will do a good
work in Denver.
— Owing to the fact that we have giTen much
space to tbe reports of our missionary boards in
tbis paper we had to omit the excellent article on
Bible Study for the Bethany C. E Reading Courses
anl others, but hereafter expect the articles to
appear regularly and in consecutive order. The
articles on hand to date are not only of high
order but ia good spirit, exceedingly timely and
helpful. No one who will read can help eDJoyirg
them and will not be without both intellectual
and spiritual profit thereby. Much other matter
of Interest has had to be omitted this week, in
addition to the Bible Study article, for the sarx e
reason.
— On Thursday morning of last week the Chkis
tian-Evangelist special pulled out of this city
over the C. B. & Q. road, with its goodly crowd of
delegates bound for the Kansas City Convention.
The number aboard was of course increased as
the train proseeded on its way until the end of
the journey was reached. It was not the writer's
privilege to be aboard this train, but we saw them
off in good shape and have no doubt of their good
behavior and joyful associations tbroujh^ut the
trip. If anything in this world will cure a spell
of the blues it is certainly the influence of a band
of Christian men and women on their way to a
great convention. Should this fail, however, the
influer.ce of the convention cannot. There is noth-
ing so uplifting and helpful to a Christian as th;
atmosphere of a state or general convention of
the Disciples of Christ. Christ is in their midst
and this is why they are so happy.
— A. McLean, Cor. Sec. Foreign Missionary
Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, dropped in on us last
Thursday. While on his way to Kansas City he
stopped over a day in St. Louis to attend some of
the meetings of the Am-rican Board now in ses-
sion in this city. He reports that]three coaches
loaded with delegates for the Kansas City Conven-
tion left Cincinnati over the B. & 0. yesterday,
while still others went over other lines.
— Our brethren in the eastern states have de-
cided to establish a seaside assembly resort near
Ocean View, Delaware. The movement was en-
dorsed by their recent convention ia Baltimore
and a company will be chartered und^r the laws of
Delaware for carrying the plans into effect. The
assembly grounds proper will comprise an audi-
torium and thirteen acres of ground suitably
ornamented with trees, flowers, walks and other
improvements. Adjoining this will be lots for
cottages along boulevards and avenues. A steam
or electric railway will connect the assembly
grounds with Dagsboro, Delaware, while a steamer
will ply between the grounds and Rehoboth. The
company having the matter in charge has offered
a premium of a choice lot to tbe person suggest-
ing the best name for the beach, the matter to be
decided by an impartial committee. This offer
stands open until noon, November 1.
October 18, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1327
— Drop a postal card to the Christian Publishing
Company and you will receive, free, a copy of the
new General Catalogue, illustrated. It contains
100 pages, and is a handsome little book.
— The October magazine number of the Outlook
contains a number of exceedingly interesting and
valuable artic es. Mr Jacob Riis contributes an
article upon Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., the father of
Governor Roosevelt Dr. Tolman, Secretary of
the League for Social Service, also has an illustrat-
ed article on Social Economics in the Pari3 Expo-
sition. There is aho a fine portrait of the Duke
of Abruzzi, who has jast surpassed Nansen's
"Fartherest North" by reaching, with his polar ex-
pedition, the latitude 86° 36'. These are only a
few of the very interesting features of this excel-
lent number of the very valuable magazine. ($3 a
year.) The Outlook Company, New York.
— The growth of the Church of Christ in Cedar
Rapids has been so rapid that it has become nec-
essary to divide; not a split over trouble but a
peaceable division into two organizations, and this
step was recently taken. A Second Christian
Church now exists in Cedar Rapids, at the corner
of 3rJ Ave., and 6th Street West, and of this event
an extended account is given in the Cedar Rapids
Republican. This article also gives an account of
our people and especially of their rapid growth in
Iowa. Among the preachers present at the
organization of the Second Christian Church in
Cedar Rap ds was Bro. Rudy, the present pastor
of t:e First Church, and N. S. MeConnell, by whom
the First Church was organized Bro. MeConnell
preached the discourse at the organization of the
Second Christian Church, which began with sev-
enty charter members. After the discourse the
scriptural officers were chosen to serve the new
congregation. In all this work Bro. Rudy has
also b^en one of the potent factors. Elder S. G.
Griffiti has been celle I to the first pastorate of
the new Church and will begin work November 1.
We wish both congregations and their pastors
God-speed in their work. The First Church is a
"living link" Church in the Foreign Society and
missionary to the very core, and the Second
Church will strive to be like unto it.
— One of the best stories published in recent
years is "Shem," by J. Breckenridge Ellis, jast
issued by the Christian Publishing Co. It con-
tains 299 pages. Price 50 cents.
—J. W. Allen, of 903 Adams St., Chicago,
writes that their near church building will be dedi-
cated on the first Lord's day in November. Z.
T.Sweeney, of Columbus Ind., is to be the chief
speaker of the occasion, preaching morning and
evening of that day. At three o'clock of that
day there will be a union communion service of
all the Chicago Churches of Christ, upon which
occasion Dr. H. L. Willett is to be the chief
speaker. The brethren hope to make that day
one long to be remembered in the history of our
work in that city. Arrangement will be made
for the entertainment of aay visiting brethren
who may attend the dedication.
— The following item of news from The Ad-
vance's Michigan news column not only confirms
our faith in the good motives which caused Broth-
er McAllister to change his church and ministerial
relations from the Congregational Church to the
Disciples of Christ, but also shows that his action
provoked no evil thoughts in the mind of the
Church from which he separated himself:
Detroit. — Plymouth: At a recent meeting of
the Church resolutions of sympathy, appreciation
and regret regarding the resignation of the be-
loved pastor, Rev. James McAllister, were indorsed
by a unanimous vote. He was commended to the
churches as a man of pure and exalted character,
an eloquent and gifted preacher and possessed of
unusual social powers Mr. McAllister resigns on
account of his wife's ill health.
personal JVIention*
C. P. Overstreet, of Chandler, Clay Co., Mo.,
would like to engage with some evangelist or
church as a singer. He gives good references
and we hupe that he will soon hear a call.
Professor B. C. Deweepe, of the Bible College,
Lexington, Kentusky, will not be able to attend
the National Convention in Kansa.-i City on account
of his wife's illness. We all regret, both the fact
ana the cause of our brothtr'd absence.
Henry S. Earl, of Irvington, Ind , purposes
spending two or three months in (.vuigelistic work
in Oklahoma, commencing in the 1 .iter part of the
present month. Churches desiring his services
are requested to write to W. A. Humphrey, Guth-
rie, O. T,
Dr. W. T. Moore and S. D.Dufcher will dedicate
the new church at Rush Hill, Mo., on the third
Sunday in this month. S. D. Dutcher and W. G.
Surber have just closed a short meeting at Aux-
vasse, Mo., resulting in 10 additions to the con-
gregation.
T. Augustus Reid, General Secretary of the
Colored Missionary Society and Principal of the
High School, Maysville, Ky., called at this office
on his way to the Kansas City Convention of our
colored brethren and expressed his appreciation
of the Christian-Evangelist.
Professors C. L. Loos and S. M. Jefferson, of
Lexington, Ky., being delayed on their way to
Kansas City, were thus afforded an opportunity to
see the city of St. Louis in part and to call at
the Christian Evangelist's headquarters. Not-
withstanding the fact that these brethren failed
to make close connection at Union Station, this
city, they were both in a particularly fine humor
and went on their way at 2 p. m., rejoicing.
J N. Jessup, pastor First Christian Church,
Little Rock, Ark., has completed another year of
service. During the year there have been 66 ad-
ditions to the church and $3,658 56 raised from
all sources, of which $864,30 were given for
benevolence a^d missions. The congregation ser.t
Bro. Jessup to Kansas City as a delegate, at its
own expense. The report Throughout shows
excellent work and a hopeful outlook for both
pastor and church.
W. F. Richardson, of Kansas City, Mo., has
jast entered upon his seventh year as pastor of
the First Church of that cite. A summary of his
six years' work shows 594 additions to the mem-
bership of the congregation, and a net iacrease
of 230. Present membership is 833 The> church
and its auxiliaries have raised, during this tione,
the sum of $56, 099.31, of which amount $9,283.54
were given for missions, and $46,815.77 for local
work and charity. All departments of the work
seem to be in good and hopeful condition.
H. F. MacLane, of Toledo, 0., is leaving his
pastorate that he may give his time to evangel-
istic work. He says that he has a profound
conviction that he can best serve the Master in
the evangelistic field, although he is giving up his
work in Toledo against the protest of the entire
congregation which has doubled its membership
under his ministry. He has time for a meeting
of three weeks in December. Prof. C. E Millard
will be his helper in song for the years 1900 and
1901. His address is 824 Norwood Ave., Toledo,
0.
Ben F. Hill waa hindered from attending the con-
vention at Kansas City this week on account of
the great interest awakened by his meeting in
Union Star. He has 25 additions to date, and
seven confessions Oct. 12. He can be had for a
meeting elsewhere at the close of this meeting.
His address is California, Mo. He was engaged
for a meeting to follow this one, but the house is
not completed yet and this opens the way for a
meeting at some other point. The church that
gets Bro. Hill is sure of a good meeting.
J. C. Cogglns was recently installed as the pas-
tor of the Christian Tabernacle, Decatur, 111. The
installation sermon was preached by Bro. George
F. Hall, the former pastor of the church, who came
down from Chicago to perform that office. There
was a large congregation present at the mo'ning
service. Bro. Hall delivered one of his charac-
teristic sermons, urging co-operation on the part
or the people and the pastor as the only success-
ful method of deriving the heat results. He
urged faithfulness on the part of the pastor and
told the members that they should assist the pas-
tor all in their power to make his work the most
successful.
The cause exists in the blood, in
what causes inflammation of the
mucous membrane.
It is therefore impossible to cure
the disease by local applications.
It is positively dangerous to neglect
it, because it always affects the stom-
ach and deranges the general health,
and is likely to develop into consump-
tion
Many have been radically and permanently
cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. It cleanses the
blood and has a peculiar alterative and tonic
effect. R. Long, California Junction, Iowa,
writes: "I had catarrh three years, lost my
appetite and could not sleep. My head pained
me and I felt bad all over. I took Hood's
Sarsaparilla and now have a good appetite,
sleep well, and have no symptoms of catarrh."
Promises to cure and keeps the prom-
ise. It Is better not to put off treat-
ment— buy Hood's today.
Addison Clark.
Addison Clark, LL D, was bo>n in Titus couuty,
Tex., Dec. 11, 1842,— the oldest of eight ch Idren.
His father, a lawyer, editor and preach- r, at
different times of his life, U still living at the
age of 85. When the Civil War began the sub-
ject of this sketch was attending school at
College Hill Institute, McKinney, Tex He at
once enlisted in the Confederate army as a private,
but was afterward elected first sergeant, then
lieutenant. He went through the war unhurt, and
returned home after the list . egiment had been
disbanded.
The next year he taught school and read !a*.
Desiring to continue his education he ent-red
Carlton College in 1867. In 1869 he married
Miss Sallie McQuigg, the niece of Mrs Chas.
Carlton, and moved to Ft. Worth, Here he taught
school uatil 1873, when, in connection with his
father and brother Randolph, he established Add-
Ran College, at Thorp Spring. Of this institution
he was the president for 26 ;. ears.
While in educational circles he is properly
called the Thomas Arnold of Texas, he is also a
preacher of great power. Every vacation has
been spent in evangelistic work. With the ex-
ception of a visit to Missouri, also one to Cali-
fornia, his preaching has all been done in Texas,
where Gcd has given him a rich harvest of souls.
While a man of great modesty, his influence is
strongly marked at the deliberations of mission-
ary conventions. The counsels of few men [in
Texas are respected as much ss his.
Last summer Dr. Clark — or Bro. Addison, as he
is everywhere known— gave up his work in the
university of which he had bten the central figure
for so long. This action was against the vigorous
protests of the trustees, faculty and students. As
pastor of the Central Church in Waco, however,
he continues his residence on University Heights,
and is a familiar face on the campus. Every
week he gives a chapel lecture to the students
who deligbr. to honor the quarter of a century's
record of their favorite. He also lactures once a
week to the Bible students.
Bro. Clark's life has been an exceedingly busy
one. He has been a hard worker; but at the age
of 57 hia strength is unabated, and his spirits are
as buoyant as in youth. No game of athletics on
the campus tails of his presence, on which occa-
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October 18, 1900
sion none can equal him in healthy enthusiasm.
He is progressive in spirit, liberal in his views,
and has before him many of the best years of his
life.
AmoDg the names, sacred to whose memory
stands the beautiful Home being erected for the
young ladies of Add-Ran, will be that of Hetty
D'Spain Clark, mother of Addison. His liberal
gift to this enterprise shows his utter unselfish-
ness, as well as the loyalty and love with which he
remembers his mother. She died in 1895, and her
body is resting in the little graveyard at Thorp
Spring. To her, next to bis Savior, Bro. Clark
owes his spiritual manhood.
Prank H. Marshall.
! 'i i > ■ i 1 1 nee.]
Athens of To-day.
If joa have sailed from Constantinople''^ the
evening, you will look from the port-hole of your
cabin next morning upon the barren shores of the
Dardanelles; and when you go on deck, after the
coffee and rolls which serve as a pretext for
postponing breakfast until eleven o'clock, you find
your ship threading that strait which here
separates one of the most arid corners of Europe
from one of the dreariest bits of Asia. On both
fciies the land setms bare and baked. There are
occasional lonesome looking villages along the
shore, villages whi:h seem to have no outlook
upon the world, nothing of worth or interest
within themselves, and no touch with civiliza-
tion, except to see the ships go by which never
stop. Some mysterious power must bind the in-
habitants to their places, but perhaps it is only
the power of habit and inheritance.
Both sides of the strait are the domain of the
Sultan, and presently our boat, flying the British
flag, drops anchor between two Turkish forts,
while certain of the officers go ashore to Tget
permission to proceed. All non-Turkish boats
must do this. The Russian troop-ships which are
now sailing from Odessa to China must do it.
An hour or two later the strait widens and we
pass from the Dardanelles into the iEgean Saa,
and all that day we sail under a bright sky
among "the Isles of Greece, where burning Sappho
loved and sung." These islands are so much
a part of the real Greece, and the sea between
them so vividly recalls that famous old race of
sailors who lived nearly as much on the water as
on the land, that one feels that he has already
seen Greece before he has caught even a glimpse
of the bold coa3t of its mountainous mainland.
There was full moon that night and our little
company of shipmates, six people of five national-
ities, sat so late on deck delighting in the vision
of those islands and waters which of old had been
known and loved of many heroes, that we were
not out next morning until the rattle of the
anchor-chains told us that we were lyiug in the
habor of Piraeus, now, as in the time of Pericles,
the port of Athens.
Here, as at Constantinople, we went ashore in
row-boats, while hotel runners and tourist agents,
with voices of tropical violence and manners
notably devoid of classic repose, turned the
morning calm into a bewildering din. We were
told that if we presented our visiting cards to the
customs officer, our baggage would not be opened.
That seemed like a joke, but we tried it and it
was even so. The officer bowed deferentially
and we passed through with our baggage, while
the others, who either didn't have cards or
didn't know the trick, waited their turns to have
their trunks and valises pulled to pieces. It
seems that in Turkey the customs examination is
a matter of private bribery between the traveler
and the officer, while in Greece it is a social
function where you leave carda.
The Attic plain, the dry, arid and comparative-
ly treeless expanse in the middle of which lies
Athens, is an isosceles triangle with its base on
the sea and reaching north about ten miles. The
width of the triangle is somewhat less. Athens
lies nearer to the base than to the apex, and to the
right (looking north) of the median line of the
triangle, and the port Piraeus is near the lower
left-hand corner. The right side of the triangle
(still looking north, as one naturally does, ap-
proaching from the sea) is formed half by the
mountain ridge of Hymettus, famous in ancient and
modern times for its honey, and half by Mount
Penteli-ius, whose quarries of creamy marble fur-
nished the material for the Parthenon and all the
great buildings whici sere contemporary with it.
Between these two runs the road which leads out
to Marathon. The left leg of the triangle, also a
high ridge, is broken near the middle by a gap
which forms the pass through which run the
ancient road and the modern railroad from
Athens to Eleusis, famed for its Mysteries, aad to
Corinth.
In this comparatively level plain, girt about by
mountains and sea, rise two detached points of
high ground; the Acropolis, five hundred feet
high, with almost perpendicuhr walls except
at the west end, roughly elliptical in shape
with the long axis east and west, and having an
area about equal to four city squares or perhaps
more, and the sharp, conical peak of Lykabettos,
lying a little beyond the Acropolis and to the
right, a thousand feet high and capped with the
quaint little Chapel of St. George. Ancient Athens
lay all around the Acropolis, the modern city lies
almost entirely on the north side and runs up on
the lower slopes of Lykabettos.
It is a hot and dusty five-mile drive from Piraeus
up to Athens — hot even at seven o'clock in the
morning. The road follows almost exactly the
route of the Long Walls which used to connect
Athens with her port, as it naturally would, for it
is the straight and natural route. Even this hasty
ride helps one to understand some things about
Greek history. A glance at the mountain walls
to right and left explains that isolation of city
from city which always limited the scope of Greek
patriotism to mere local pride. The barren sail
insufficiently watered and burnt almost to brick
under a blazing sun, explains the aversion of the
Greeks to agriculture in both ancient and modern
times. The presence of the olive tree, which
alone among trees appears able to extract nourish-
ment from the red soil of Attica, explains the sa-
credness of the olive to Athena. The proximity
of the sea, with two good harbors and a multitude
of sheltering islands, explains the fact that the
Greeks became a seafaring people. The presence
of a mountain of marble and the absence of tim-
ber tells why they became builders in stone rather
than in wood.
Athens is, perhaps, the most modern of Greek
towns, just as Rome is, with the exception of
Milan and Turin, the most modern of Italian cities.
Both of these classic cities, in their comparatively
recent capacity of national capitals, have been
thoroughly rebuilt. Indeed, Athens less than a
century ago was nothing but a dirty village of a
couple of dozen houses, and it was made the capi-
tal of independent Greece solely in the hope that
the luster of its name might be lent to the new
kingdom and might strengthen both its prestige
abroad and its unity at home. So, really, it was
the ancient name which was chosen as the capital
and the city was built to order afterward. The
oity is therefore regularly laid out and has no
flavor of antiquity about it except as certain ruins
are preserved here and there and as classic models
The great trouble in trying
to sell what are called patent
medicines is that so many claims
have been made for them that
people don't or won't believe
what honest makers say.
We have been telling our
story sixty years. Did we ever
deceive you once? If we make
any statement that isn't so, we
will stand the loss. Go to the
druggist and get your money
back.
Here's an example. Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral is a good cure
for a cough that comes from a
cold. Your cough, if you have
one, may not come from a cold;
your doctor will tell you about
that.
[t is a straight medicine with
sixty years of cures back of it.
There isn't a ghost of the ordi-
nary patent thing about it.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mas».
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Ayer's Pills
Ayer's Ague Cure
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectora.'
Ayer's Comatone
have been followed in erecting one or two of the
public building-*.
Still, the city itself is fall of interest. One who
has ever been interested in Greek literature can-
not look unmoved upon street- signs and advertise-
ments in that c'assic tongue, and the fig- vender's
lusty cry of "See-ka, seeka, seeka" has a sweet-
ness more sweet than the fruit itself. The
thought that the morning papers, of which the
"Daily Acropolis" was my favorite, with all their
telegraphic dispatches from China and Soul h Afri-
ca, were in a language which, in spite of a few
syntactical alterations and a few modern words
for modern things, would have been entirely intel-
ligible to Plato, was always an awing reflection
which made me look reverently upon the passing
throng. My peddler of figs, with his tasseled
cap. his short accordeon-pleated white skirt and
rosettes upon the turnedup points of his shoes,
could read the tragedies of .Eschylas as I read
Shakespeare; thougn the changed pronunciation
of modern Greek would interfere with conversa-
tion between Pericles and the man of figs, even if
the bar of centuries were removed.
Starting out for a walk or a drive in Athens,
there are a score of routes but only one destina-
tion— the Acropolis. Beginning at the Place de
la Constitution, where the best hotels are, one
may take a glance across the Square at the palace
of King George, the Danish King of Greece, and
then stroll down Hermes Street, the central thor-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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ughfare of the city; pass by the quaint little old
lyzantine church which stands in the middle of
le street and still is not large enough to block
,; turn a square to the left to see the gaudy big
ew cathedral and the exquisite little old one;
ass on through the market-place, where the male
ational costume (ballet-dancer's skirts, white
rank- hose and embroidered zouave jacket) may
pill be seen, though it is gradually disappearing
•om the cities; past the old agora, where a few
landing columns and many prostrate in an en-
losure tell of the commercial life of ancient
then*; up the street to the old round Tower of
ie Winds; then through the tortuous foot paths
hich creep precariously along the slope at the
jot of the precipitous north cliff of the Acropo-
s; until finally the west gate of the Acropolis is
sached. Or one may continue on down Hermes
treet clear to the other end of the town, where
he ancient funeral monuments line the old road,
ke the tombs along the Appian Way, and come
ack by the perfectly preserved Temple of
'heseus and the Hill of Mars.
Mars Hill is a mere bump of rock on the sloping
'estern approach of the Acropolis. It affords a
jerfect view of the city and espesially of the
igora which lay just below it, so that, when Paul
poke of the altar which he had seen as he passed
ihrough the market-place, his auditors could turn
heir heads and see it. The ruthlass iconoclasm
f the guide-book suggests that Paul's speech was
robably not delivered on the Areopagus, or Hill
!f Mars, but in the place of business of the
^reopagitea in the market. I was pleased to find
hat the accepted view is approved by an authority
Prof. Mahaffy) whose word on such matters is
ulte as unimpeachable as that of the omniscient
Jaedeker.
Of other routes to the Acropolis, there are
ilenty, but perhaps they may best be taken for
.-ranted. But the best of them all is that which
eads past the royal gardens, near the scant
emains of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, past the
Stadion where the ancient races and games were
leld, through intricate streets to the exquisite
ittle Choragic monument of Lysicrates, around the
outhern side of the Acropolis, past the Theatre of
)kraysus, where the works of the great tragic and
:omic poets were first presented, and the Odeion
or music hall) of the Roman period, and so up to
he same west gate, which is the only gate the
Acropolis has. In the old Theatre, by the way,
;he front row of marble seats was set aside for the
)riest8 and each seat bears the carved name of
ts occupant — an Ingenuous method of dealing
ffith the matter of clerical hostility to the drama.
When one undertakes to write about the Acro-
polis of Athens, he may write a calm, descriptive
Dook about it, or he may rave up to the limit of
his space. To be at once sane and brief on this
Jabject, without being criminally commonplace,
Is, I suppose, Impossible. I visited the Acropolis
every day I was in Athens; in the words of
Cyrano, "Tous les jours — deux fois;" by morning
light, when the city still lay In the shadow of
Hymettus, but very much alive because it was
yet cool; at midday, when the Attic Plain lay
breathless with the heat, and the city slept as
soundly as at midnight, and when, drowsing in
the shade of a Doric pillar, one could dream
half-waking dreams, which were, after all, quite
as true and adequate and edifying as the more
rational reflections of one's waking hours; by
sunset, when the yellow marble of those ruined
temples was all turned to pure gold, as no Midas
could ever turn it; by moonlight, when the present
seemed unreal and modern Athens an unplausible
myth, and only the ancient world, with its heroic
names and its wildest fairy tales, seemed real
and true. Some day perhaps the impression of
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music, but in words never.
When one has climbed up, by the winding
carrriage road or by one of the many foot-paths,
to the west gate, called the Beule Gate, of the
Acropolis, and has passed through this narrow
opening in the strong stone wall, he is confronted
by a broad, steep and somewhat irregular stair-
way, partly of marble blocks and partly cut from
the living rock. To the right on a projecting
spur stands the little Temple of Wingless Victory,
a tiny building, smaller than the smallest con-
ceivable church, but exquisite in symmetry and
ornament, and well rebuilt from the original frag-
ments which were found scattered about. At the
top of the broai stairway, perhaps seventy-five feet
above the little lower gate, stands the many-
pillared Propylsea, or great gateway, in itself a
vast and impressive edifice. Passing through one
of its three spacious doors one comes out upon the
level top of the great rock.
As the reader, doubtless, very well remembers
the Acropolis, which was in the very earliest
times the entire site of the settlement which
developed int) Athens, was soon given over en-
tirely to the temples of the gods. Warfare and
business and the daily life of the people were
relegated to the plain. The Acropolis was for
worship, and the great day of the year was the
day when the Panathenean procession, with all
the dignitaries of the state and all the priests
and garlanded victims for sacrifice, wound its
way up from the city and through the marble
portals to the temples on the Acropolis. It
was this procession which formed the subject of
the greatest work of ancient art, the sculptured
frieze of the Parthenon.
Of all these many buildings, only four retain
enough of their former glory to be ever recogniz-
able. Two have already been mentioned. The
other two are the Erechtheion and the Parthenon.
Both are unroofed and but fractions of their
walls are standing. But the Erechtheion has its
charm'ng Porch of the Maidens and the Parthenon
has, besides its original marble floor, one entire
pediment and enough of the vast Doric columns
which compassed it about to give it still the form
of a temple. It is distressing to reflect that this
best of all specimens of Greek architecture was
nearly perfect so late as two centuries ago and
that its ruin was wrought not by the tooth of
time but by the wrath of man and modern gun-
powder. Let us not here raise again the inter-
minable dispute over the right and wrong of
Lord Elgin's theft of the frieze for the British
Museum.
I had heard much, as tvtryoiie ha-*, of the
grandeur of proportions and perfection of form of
these ruins, but no one had ever told me what a
feast of color they presented. It is the charac-
teristic of Pentelic marble that It soon turns to a
creamy yellow and then to a golden brown. The
Greeks, who painted and gilded their statues and
stone buildings to avoid that dazzling whiteness
which we think of as strictly classic, must have
had great delight in this marble, which does not
become weather-stained but instead takes on a
mellow ripeness. The pigment and the gilding
are gone now, but twenty centuries have deep-
ened the rich hue of the marble until now it seems
not to have been hewn from a ledge of stone but
quarried from a gold mine — or from a sunset.
There were few stops in my journey from Athens
to New York. The distance was covered in six-
teen days, twelve of which were occupied by the
long sea voyage from Naples, past the shores of
Sardinia, stopping a few hours at ^Gibraltar, where
one sees the last touch of orientalism — Moors and
Algerians jostling with khaki-clad English soldiers
and mantilla-veiled senoras — and passing so close
to the Azores Islands that mail is dropped from
the steamer in a sealed box.
It has been an Interesting and diversified trip,
this journey around the edges and corners of
Europe, by way of Paris, North Cape, Moscow,
Constantinople and Gibraltar. Sometimes it was
luxurious travelling, sometimes otherwise, but
always interesting and worth the doing. The im-
pulse of the traveller is not unlike that of Kipling's
globe-trotter who puts his passion for change into
these words:
"It's like a book, I think, this bloomin' world,
Which you can read and care for just so long,
But presently you fe^l that you will die
Unless you get the page you're readin' done,
And turn another — likely not so good;
But what you're after is to turn 'em all."
It is not all ease and luxury, this thing of
circling around a continent, through Paris, civilized
and sinful; through Lapland, savage ani simple;
through Greece, classic and radiant, but it in-
volves the turning of many pages in that "bloomin'
book" of human experience.
W. E. Garrison.
St. Louis, 3 September, 1900.
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Correspondence*
English Topics.
The sweet Eaglish summer is waning. There is
in the air a plaintive murmur pitched in the music
of the minor mode, so dear to the more sentimen-
tal of the musicians and the poets. Before I write
the next of these letters the beautiful "hirundines,"
which the old Romans so much admired, will begin
to gather about the ancient gray towers of our
oountry parish churches, and will be circling in
their preluding flights ere migrating in millions to
the lands of the far south. The first touches of
autumn are tinting the leaves, and the swallows
will take the hint and plume their wings for the
farewell to Britain. And other flights are being
witnessed. The visitors to England, France, Ger-
many and Switzerland are massing in battalions in
London while arranging to sail for Americs. This
has been a great American year on this side. We
hope that the numbers who will come next year
will be even larger. Come and inaugurate the
20th century amongst us.
THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
An expected event seems to rush in and to rash
out again with breathless speed. The annual As-
sembly of the Christian Association of Great
Britain took place last week in Liverpool. Aa I
presided at the meetings my profound interest in
all that ensued may be considered excusable. This
was the 20th annual conference. You in America
usually call a convention what we style a confer-
ence. This was the largest attended conference
we have had. But for the first time we were
altogether without the pleasure of American visit-
ors. I wondered why this should be so, as this
year we have been privileged to receive in our
homes and our pulpits so very many welcome
American guests. Most of those who would have
been interested in the conference had, I suppose,
aleady gone across the Atlantic. But after all
we did enjoy the presence of a few American
friends. But these were missionaries who happen
at this moment to be in this country and who made
a point of being at the Liverpool gathering. And
never have we heard any finer speeches than those
given by Bros. Ware and McGavran. Each of
these has been preschiog in my own pulpit. I
never mi3s the opportunity of catching a live mis-
sionary and placing him in evidence before my con-
gregation. That is the way to train a missionary
people. N^t week Ware and McGavran and their
wives are sailing for China and India respectively.
They seem to be hungering for the opportunity of
resuming their beloved missions. They seem to
be in fine health and ardent expectations of suc-
cess.
THE CONFERENCE CLIMACTERIC.
Undoubtedly at our Liverpool meeting the cli-
max was the session of the C. W. B. M. The pub-
lic meeting was presided over by Mrs. J. Coop. It
was at this particular meeting that Ware and Mc-
Gavran made their speeches. But this was not all.
Bro. John Johnson, from Smyrna, also spoke. He
unconsciously showed up much of the romantic side
of foreign missionary life and work, coming as he
did from the glowing and fascinating Near East.
I have known and admired J. Johnson for several
years. I must say that I never expected this
simple, plodding, Yorkshire man to become a mis-
sionary to foreign parts. He is a transformed man.
He has developed powers of an altogether unex-
pected character. Consecration works marvels in
the personality of any man or woman. So, how-
ever, does matrimony. And this good brother, who
was a shy and timid sort of celibate when he went
out to Ak-qandria, having met with his predestined
feminine affinity, su-idenly realized the truth of the
ancient inspired dictum that it was not good for
a man to be alone. He married a lbdy engsged in
mission hospital work. At that time he was in the
service of the society known as the "North Africa
Mission," but when A. M'Lean was in Alexandria,
he proposed that this bro'.her should enter our
work at Smyrna. I have met with no man in any
part of our great field more enthusiastic or more
ardently loDging to return to the work than J.
Johnson. His mission is specially to the Armeni-
ans in and around Smyrna, although he addresses
his efforts also to Greeks and Turks. While I
write he is about sailing from Glasgow for Asia
Minor.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
Arrangements are being made to transfer cer-
tain preachers in this country to other posts, by
way of exchange. These preachers have been very
steadfastly abiding at their respective positions
for several years. Changes are at times expedi-
ent. It is proposed by our board in England to
transfer Rapkin from Margate to Birkenhead;
Brearley from Birkenhead to Fulham and McKen-
zie from Fulham to Margate. These alterations
are calculated to briog good results. The major-
ity of our preachers desire to remain where they
are. The most prosperous of our churches during
the past year is Liverpool. Bro. Bicknell, aided by
a model wife for a pastor, has captivated not only
that one difficult church, but also many of the
Liverpool people outside. A few of our churches
have failed to m&Ke progress during the year; but
they have done well before and will do well again.
It seems to be the general feeling that the war
fever has diminished popular ardor in higher en-
terprises; and I fear that this is a fact. I am a
fervent hater of war, and that is why I have been
sometimes a puzzle to readers of these letters,
when I have saddled the Boers with the blame of
provoking the fearful conflict which has cost Bri-
tain and Africa many thousands of precious lives.
It is curious that some of us who plead that Bri-
tain never prepared for this bloody strife and that
she did nothing to induce it, are misunderstood
and misrepresented as if we actually approved of
the war. No! No! We have won; but we hate
the war with a pure and perfect and passionate
hatred, and we despise and execrate the cruel am-
bitioD of that sham little Napoleon, Paul Kruger,
whose mock pretence of a pure love of independ-
ence has not only bewitched the Dutch in great
numbers, but has also misled the judgment of many
of the ablest Americans.
WILL PEACE COME?
No! Be not deceived. The world is not at all
preparing for a pacific era. The role of the
prophet is one I have never assumed; but for once
I will venture to practice a little vaticination. We
shall, of course, be able to subdue all the recalci-
trant elements in South Africa. The talk about
the still further duration of the Boer war and the
heroic potentialities of the guerilla bands, is simply
silly. The Boers are farmers. They are not bri-
gands. They will settle sulkily down. Having
deliberately, though madly, appealed to arms and
defied in their blind bigotry and conceit a vast em-
pire, they have to take the consequences, now that
they have ruined their country. The British will
not permit secession, any more than would you
Americans, when the South rebelled. The conse-
quences had to be endured by the rebels. Bat the
Boers will enjoy perfect home rule, under the
British flag. T.iey will possess more liberty than
before, excepting that they will be deprived of the
liberty to take away the liberties of other people,
such as Kaffirs and Outlanders. But I am thinking
at this moment more of another part of the world.
My mind is concentrated on China. I predict that,
unless Russia, Germany and America modify their
present resolutions, in a few months a war will
break out which will wrap two hemispheres in
flames. Russia knows her own mind, but she is in
a diabolical mood, studying her own aggrandiz
ment in the mo3t shamefully selfish manner. 11 i
Kaiser is pursuing the pathway to revenge. Ame '
ica is intent on accommodating the policy of til
hour to exigencies at home, without regard 1
more than the bearings of the issues on the poi
tical elec ;ions. Britain is paramount in the va'
center of China. Her trada dominates the who
of the great YaDgtse Valley, and she will be forct
to act alone, sooner or later, unless Germany ar
America fall into line with her. This, Russia wi
attempt to prevent. Japan will do her utmost t'
thwart Russia. Unless America takes counsi
with Britain and agrees to stand together with he
in some bold attitude that will overawe the selfii
and unscrupulous Russian bureaucrats, I think it
clearly to be foreseen that before twelve montr
have passed, we English will have an enormot.
fleet massed in Chinese waters, and we shall t!
transferring most of our half million men no» i
South Africa to China. It appears to me frail
my reading of the American papers that tii
American people do not at all see the contlngei
cies ahead. For want of prevision they may i
last be dragged into a tremendous conflict whic-
timely interposition en the side of Brkain woul!
prevent. I do not believe that we have pacif j
prospects before us, but I incline to the opinioi'
sadly and reluctantly, that Russia, Germaaj;
France, Britain and America are going to be feai
fully punished for their joint complicity in th'
cowardly policy which lef c the Saltan free fc'
two years to slaughter Armenian Christians, unt!
about 109,000 of that beautiful Eastern commt!
nity perished at the hands of the butcher of th'
Bosporus. The retribution has already beguil
and it will be hastened by the folly of worldly;
wise statesmen who are now going to dream idlj
of coming peace. William Durban. J
42 Park Road, South Tottenham, London, Sep
28, 1900.
Chicago Letter.
The hosts are pressing on to Kansas City. Bj
D. Power, Bishop of Washington, passed throng
Chicago last week, headed for Estherville, low."
From this place he was to go to Hannibal, Mo., t
preach Sunday, and then on to Kansas Cily. Bn
Power is looking hale and happy, as if continen '
wide usefulness agrees with him. R M. BoltoiJ
formerly of New England, but now of Fmdlay, 0
preceded him by twenty-four hours. Bro. Bolto
will visit in Missouri and Iowa after the convei!
tion. Why not hold him with one of our wester
churches, as a hostage? Alex. McMillan is als
on the wing. He will take whatever time it nee
essary to cose up the secretarial work in Michigai
and then has his heart set on returning to th
pastorate The writer of this letter stands read;
to vouch for Bro. McMillan's good looks, and tha
is one quality sure to please at least part cf th'
sermon-tasting church.
J. C. Wayman, one of the saints of Chicago
spent Sunday, Oct. 7th, in Milwaukee, visitiDg th,,
church there, of which he was a charter membe;
C. M. Kreidler, the new pastor, preached his fin1
sermons and pleased everybody. The Milwauke'1
church has had sixteen years of hard sleddiuf
but is coming rapidly to the front. In thr*e H
four weeks they will enter their new $17,00,
building, every brick of whi-h is paid for, wit
only $2,400 on the lot. They have no debt Id
current expenses. Above all, they have show
their wisdom by calling a pastor without puttin
him "on trial." Bro. Kreidler was well recoa
mended by those in whom they had confident
and that was enough. They called him, and h
has gone to work and they are happy. To ever;
pastorless church I say, "Go thou and do likewise.'
It is saying a great deal for a State Conventioi
to say that it met In Bloomington, 111., with th
ctober 18, 1900
THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1331
ireh of which J. H. Gilliland Is pastor. In
ny respects, if not in all, this church and pas-
are modols. It did your heart good to note
L fine thoughtfulness that had piovided in
;rance for every need of delegates and visitors,
ronghout the entire convention, there was tfce
,iuty of exterior decoration, and the beauty of
(rmonious movement. Oct. 1-4 is several weeks
.the past, but it will long wield its wholesome
laence upon the future in Illinois. Who there
asent will attend the second semi-centennial?
the way, the Christian Evangelist did a grace-
I thing in lendiog us W. W. Hopkins for a lec-
ro, He was, as usual, original, up-to-date and
spiring. His pamphlet, "Public and Private
)ihts," ought to be lead by every preacher and
jtizen.
Chicago churches are sieging th9 same old
ng, "0 wait and murmur nit" It seems to
ve a familiar sound, as if one had hdard it else-
lere — in St. Louis, for instance, or San Fran-
ico or New York. Frank G. Tyrrell.
(4957 Prairie Ave.
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
There are twenty-four congregations of Dis-
Lles of Christ in Chicago. Ten years ago there
pre four euch churches, seven years ago there
fere six. The aggressive policy inaugurated with
(e advent of E. W. Darst W3 3 not a mistake,
psults up to date demonstrate the wisdom of
ie policy. There is a good congregation in
vanston, a pirt of Chicago, I believ9, which sus-
,ins its pastor, W. E. Payne, pays hall rent, and
ad a good meeting not loDg since, conducted by
J. Spencer, of Lexington, Ky. And besides all
jiis it Has mo'aey in its treasury, and more than
■100 in bank, to the credit of a building fund.
he Irving Park Church, I am informed, has a
sautiful lot and a comfortable house of worship,
'ractically free from debt. The congregation at
rest Pullman owns a house on which there is a
pall debt. Hyd^ Pa^k ha? a house sufficient for
resent needs, on which th:-re is an indebtedness
f, I think, about $2,000. Four years ago the
lyde Park congregation was receiving assistance
rom the American Christian Missionary Society
!t the rate of $700 a year. The house of wor-
hip was built without the assistance of the
Jhurch Extension Board, and cost about $7,000.
jast year this church gave more to missions than
ny other congregation of Disciples in the city of
Jhicago. The Hyde Park congregation is our
Tniversity Church. Dr. E. S. Ames is entering on
Is work as pastor of this congregation with the
mrty support of the membership. The outlook
3 encouraging. Austin, Humboldt Park, Douglass
'ark and Ashland Avenue Churches are ready, I
tear, to begin the erection of houses of worship.
rhe First Church, the congregation of which F. G.
.'yrrell was pastor up to the first of October,
Jarfield Park Church, a congregation acthe corner
)f Fifty-third and Halsted Street, and the Keeley
Street Mission, pay their own rent and have
•egular preaching. Besides the congregations here
lamed there are three missions with Sunday-
jchools and now and again preaching. J. W.
Allen is again with the Weet Side Church, where
ie served so many years as pastor. The indebted-
ness of this old congregation has been largely re-
duced and it is now completing a fine house of
worship. The Monroe Street Church is free from
debt and the congregation is at work in a quiet
way raising a building fund. A better house is
needed. The North Side Church, the congrega-
tion of which W. B. Taylor has been pastor for a
number of years, is making a heroic effort to pay
off $6,000 of its indebtedness. Bro. Taylor
speaks hopefully of the result. If $6,000 can be
raised this church will be prac ically free from
debt. It owna property the income from which
will pay the interest on the remaining indebted-
ness. It is probable that W. B. Taylor will be-
come superintendent of Chicago City Missions —
the position held by E. W. Darst until ill health
compelled him to give it up. The Central Church
is so burdened with debt that the outlook is far
from encouraging. The organized miesion work
of the DiscipLs of Christ in Chicago began the
year $1,400 in debt, it will close the y^ar free
from debt and with money in the treasury. The
churches that have built have done so without the
aid of any of our missionary organizations. There
is now a builling syndicate composed of 100
people who agree to give five dollars apiece for
every church built under the direction of the City
Mission Board. The Englewood Church, long
served in the pastorale by N. S. Haynes, located
at the cornar of Sixty-fourth Street and Eggles on
Avenue, mov s on in the e?en Unor of its way |
under the oversight of C. G. Kindred. Do yoa
not feel encouraged as yoa run over these facts —
encouraged concerning our work in Chicago?
To believe in God is to believe in men. Faith
in the Christ requires faith in those for whom the
Christ laid down hi:? life. The unbeliever in God,
in the Christ, in the Bible and in the Church, as a
rule, has no faith in men. He believes, or pro-
fesses to believe, that every man ha3 his price,
that every woman c*n be bought. This is the
rule. To cultivate faith in G)d let us cultivate
confidence in our fellows. The man who, by
word or act, seeks to destroy mutual confidence
among men, is using his influence to destroy faith
in God and in his Son, Jeeus Christ our Lord.
This is a fact. Beware of words the tendency of
which is to undermine faith. Jesus believed in
men. If he had not had faith in men he would
not have come to earth to save men from their
sins.
Here are words which I find in one of our
Church papers written by a m*n of whom I have
heard it said: "He is an infidel!" The article
has no signature, but I happen to know the
author. Read the following:
"We cannot begin to understand this nineteenth
century religious reformation, unless we take into
account above all its unswerving loyalty to the
word of God. . . . Tnis trait, more than
almost any other, has characterized our move-
ment. It has given us a high level of Christian
intelligence; it has furnished us with numerous
lay preachers, who have won souls and built
churches; it has saved us from clericalism; it has
given us the congregational polity; it has made
and kept us free. . . . This reverence for
divine revelation has made all our thinking and
teaching Christo-centric. Wherever a group of
Disciples are gathered, Christ is in the midst.
Our preaching; has exalted him; our personal
work has been an effort to bring souls to him; oar
missionary societies have sprung out of a deter-
mination to obey his command to disciple all
nations; our schools and colleges are so many
attempts to give fuller effect to his teachings, and
our hospitals and orphanages are honest efforts to
continue his tender ministries."
Do you think that the man who writes in this
strain is disloyal to "our plea?" Is he an infidel?
B. B. T.
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Disseminating Error by Denuncia-
tion.
Dear Brother Garrison: — I want to thank you
for your editorial on Mr. Allen's book, "The Reign
of Law." I admire the sweet spirit with which you
noticed it. It seems to me to be a book whose
sceptical ideas are much weaker than Robert
Elsmere, and whose characters are too weakly
drawn for an author of note. His hero, David,
seems to hav > made too much progress in a few
months, from a plain country boy with no talent to
a philosoper of some investigation, to have much
effect on the reader. The love story seems to be
tacked on to it like a tail to a kite, "to make it
go*'
To me the purpose of the author seems purpose-
less, unless it be to cast reflection upon religion.
However, I can but fe-1 that there is a lesson
in the background The first questioning of
David's mind was suggested by the bigoted sermons
of his pastor, who set out to demolish the sects,
and upon their ruins to build up his own. David,
as any honest man, would naturally want to hear
the others for himself. He heard and was con
vinced, as his great-grandfather before him, that
his Church had not monopolized all the piety.
Lesson: Preach the truth, let the sect* alone. If
"the truth is mighty it will prevail."
The preacher who comes to the pulpit with de-
nunciation for higher criticism and the other by-
paths of theology, will feed his fl ick on "husk," a
food on which sheep will starve. There ar<i men
who are naturally liberal, that will hear both sidea
of a question, and if they are sent by the preach-
er's suggestion to study these things, as this David,
they will find some good, lose confidence in the
preacher's honesty or ability, and accept much that
is false. Then comes the crisis, when the mind in
the process of development begins to question,
then if the ioa9tjr is not a man of deep sympathy
to help the doubter, he will drive him farther
away.
No thinking man but at some time has had
his doubts. Our college pastors often make the
mistake of referring to these questions continually.
If they would preach on fou dation principles they
would give the young man strength to overcome
dou ^t when presented. Soldiers receive strength
for battle by proper drilling and not by denouncing
the enemy. The best cook-books are filled with
receipes for who'esome food and not with essays
on poisonous products. I have heard men denounce
higher criticism, when to my certain knowledge
they had never read a single standard work on the
subject. Then thinkiog men want to know more
about these awful evils.
Many read infidel books who never dreamed of
them until they were denounced by the
preacher. I recently knew an undergraduate
to preach a trial sermon on Infidelity and
Is There a God? His effort was to combat scep-
ticism and he must necessarily refer to some lead-
ing Infidels and their writings. You can easily see
that d >ubt was suggested to thinking young men
and they would want to know more of these men
and their writings. I put $25 in a set of books
last winter because a college professor denounced
them as being dangerous. I wanted to taste of
the "forbidden fruit."
If we preachers would feed our flock on whole-
some food and direct their thoughts in the proper
channels, there would be no nead of denouncing
books and sects. I believe we would have but
little t ouble with sceptical tendencies and unruly
members. W. H. Trainum.
Manor, Texas.
Bolton's Notes By the Way.
Dear Bro. Gareison:— We have re-located at
Pindlay, 0. Near this city father located on a
farm fifty-three years ago. Near here I spent my
school days, taught school and began to teach the
word of life, and in the city I organized a Church
of God, of which I served as pastor six years. In
and around this gas and oil city live one sister,
two brothers, wife's sister, and two married daugh-
ters and families. Hence, it feels home-like.
On account of ill health we retired from the
active ministerial work. But our physician here
gives me encouragement that I can be helped, so
as still to do more or less work for the blessed
Master. This we greatly desire. May the Lord
thus order it.
On Lord's day, September 2, we had an addition
to the Church at Le Roy, Pa. A sister came frem
the M. B. Church, bringing her letter.
On Lord's day, September 9, spoke farewell
words. It was a saddening occasion. We severed,
perhaps no more to meet on earth. We enjoyed
a plea-ant, but brief, pastorate. Many good
brethren ani snters are here, but failing health
caused us to resign the charge. While here we
had seven additions and fair prospects for an in-
gathering when special meetings would be held,
which we had proposed to do if we had remained.
Lord's day night, of September 9, we spoke at
Alba, Pa. Bro. R. E. Pope, f >rmerly of Massa-
chusetts, is pastor hare. He has been here but a
brief time. We helped him out of Methoiism into
the Church of Christ when we labored as pastor
at Everett, Mass. Our stay here was enjoyable
with this companionable family.
We next halted at the famous Niagara Falls,
the greatest and grandest waterfall on earth, We
forbear description, as it has been so frequently
and ably described by the numerous peni in the
past.
When we reached Findlay, our daughters, with
their families, were assembled and we had a beau-
tiful family reunion, and the physical fared sump-
tuously, as well. It appeared like olden days.
Many changes have taken place, yet we love the
"Old Home." Many are no more. Some have gone
to the realms of the blest.
Church of Christ i3 lir^e here and is faithfully
at work, led on by a faithful and eloquent min-
ister, in the person of Bro A. V. Growden. Our
children are io the Church of Christ This gives
joy to their parents. If well enough expect to
be at the National Convention. We greatly de-
sire to attend it. R. H. Bolton.
Findlay, 0.
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About Country Churches.
My friends who read the Christian Evangelist
remember that I gave up regular preaching at the
close of the World's Pair. I then came back to
Ohio and devoted two whole years to getting
health enough to be comfortable. Then I became
a farmer, with strength enough to work myself
miserable every day But I have had some regu-
lar preaching and the privilege of attending an
occasional convention, and these compensate
somewhat for the lonesomeness of such a retired
life. Health and other circumitances have not
yet so combined as to let me again into the min
Istry.
I expect to leirn as long as I live. And farm
life is not devoid of many lessons. There is com-
plaint everywh re that country churches are going
down, and that unsociability ard selfishness are
prevailing to an alarming extent. I hare some
reason to believe this is true, and have sought the
cause of it.
Social deterioration is attributed to our school
system by some. Children graduated from the
oountry schools finish their preparatory education
in the town schools. This soon centralizes
social interests ia the towns. Parents attend
town churches to please the children, and i
country church languishes and also the forn
social customs of the country.
It is well known, too, that for several years t
farmer's lot has not been an easy ona. His (
penses have increased with all worldly progre,
while his receipts have not kept abreast the tin
by reason of low prices. His effort to keep
has taxed both himself and wife to the utnnst
their ability. They have not had tima to maiats
social customs. On the Lord's day they are t
tired to go to church, especially if "there is not
ing but social meeting." Social and spirit:
coldness is but the natural consequence. It tak
a special and continuous effort to resist il
tendency.
My experience in country'life'convinces me th
what I say is true, at lea3t in Oaio. I have learn
here what I did not know so well when I was
regular pastor. If ever I preach again and mo
as preachers [do, I shall^f eel for my country pa
ishioners as I did not before. If they are late
Sunday-school and church I shall think of the hu
dred things that may have hindered them. Th<
ought to sleep as late Sunday morning as any o:
else. But they can not, and often they rise ear
and work hard and are tired and dull at chur
services.
Anoiher thing I have heard, that many zes
ous preachers would not do as well as their mer
bers if they were compelled to a similar lif
salary and all, and I partly believe it, yes, I part
feel it. Perhaps many men do no: know th9 i
spiring power of salary and mistake this for spiri,
Many people believe this is actually so. I wit
all my preaching brethren would avoid all can;
fo • suspicion in this respect.
Not long ago a ganerous o'd brother said to m
"I will never give anothar cent to educate preac
ers." His reason was that so many ware nr
worthy men. He named such a list of men at'
deeds as discouraged me. An old lady said: "
seems that every preacher we get is worse thi
the former." I don't believe all I hear aboi
preachers, for other folks have failings as we
but I do wish there were no occasion for speal
ing ill of ministers. Brethren, a preacher should
be an example, (1) In word, (2) In manner of lif'
(3) In love, (4) In faith, (5) In purity. {'<
Tim. 4:12.) J. M. Mc£at.
Cuba, Ohio.
In His Talise.
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have ever known. My name, for professions
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October 18, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1333
New Mexico as a Mission Field.
New Mexico in area is an empire. In popula
tion she is rapiily filling with an energetic,
progressive, intelligent population. Our business
men are of first-class ability Go into any as-
sembly and you will imagine yourself in a repre-
sentative gathering of our central states. They
are here from everywhere. They are out of their
old-time environment and free to hear and con
; sider the gospel pi a as never before. Face them
i with reason and tfiey are ready to respond. The
i people respect religion and are ready to hear a
I man who has something to say.
In all this territory we have but three or four
; weak congregations. The one at Roswell is the
i strongest, about 200 members, and the only one
> with regular preaching. The writer has been en-
i abled to gi*e himself to the work here by the
j General B>ard. In the last year we have paid
I $1,800 of debts, and are planning to pay the re-
maining $1,000 to the Extension Board during
this year. We will then be self sustaining and
the help given this place may be appropriated to
some other. Besides, this wi 1 be a strong mis-
sionary center of infl ence. We gave $50 to
missions last year. We more than met our ap-
portionment for Foreign Missions the first Lord's
day in March. We will do as well next Lord's day
for Home Missions. What the churches give us
will soon be paid back with interest. But there
are a dozen fields just as needy and jost as fruit-
ful. I know of at least four cities where an ap-
propriaion of $600 to each, with what could be
raised on the ground, would establish strong
churches in one or two years. Will not some of
the Missouri breth en or churches who know me
respond to this app-al by sending Bro. Smith as-
surance of support for a man in this promising
field? The harvest is white, will you not both
pray and pay that laborers may be sent into it at
once?
What a joy it would be to some rich man or
some rich church throughout eternity to know
that you have been instrumental in establishing
one church that will go on in the work of gather-
ing redeemed souls into the Lord's garner, when
you are silent in death. Do not neglect the offer-
ing for Home Mi-sions. S. K. Hallam.
Roswell, N. M.
The Preacher and the Congrega-
tion.
1. The preacher should be called by the con-
gregation ai d should be as nearly as possible accep-
table to all who are old enough to understand the
needs of the congregation. Hundreds of children
(in the beginning of this reformation little children
were not Saken into the congregation as members as
they are now) who ar-i members of the church have
no just conception as to the work of the ministry.
He should be an earnest man, an honest man
and a devoted man in his calling, understanding
Mosea and the Prophets so as to comprehend Jesus
and His apostles. His sermons will then be full
of the Spirit and edifying to his congregation. He
must know what the gospel is that Paul preached
and preach no other go pel, but teach all things
commanded of Jesus to all classes in due season.
He will need much time to reflect on what he has
been called to do, and to study well the word
before appearing in the pulpit. Must not display
himself but stand behind Jesus when speaking to
the congregation.
2. The congregation will be able to determine
his qua'ifications from his sermons and the elders
(I do not mean the official board but the older per-
sons who are Bible f-tnderits) can easily discover
the Impressions and wishes of all by freely com-
municating with the members and thus, without
taking an official vote, arrive at a fair conclusion
as to the acceptability to the congregation of
the minister whose claims may be before the
church. There is now as in the days of Moses
the tribe of Jannes and Jambres, and Hymenseus
and Philetus in Paul's day. This tribe is always
in the church as private members, in the official
board and among the preachers. Avoid the tribe
as much as possible. Do not ask or expect the
preacher to do much visiting, as this is found, in
these day j, not so profitable as are good, sound
and educa'ional sermoEs Sunday morning and
evening. Let the church house be the place for
meeting each other on the first day and never
leave without speaking to each other and the
preacher. If his sermon is good tell him so and
it will be better the next Sunday. Never speak
in disrespect of the preacher nor of the sermon if
you hope for good resu.ts. Tell him to his face
what you have to say about his teaching. Invite
your neighbor to meeting with you. P*y into t*je
treasury as the Lord has prospered you aid thus
enable the deacons to pay the minister his earn-
ings each week. Never call a preacher until you
are ready. Do not call any one because he has
offered to work for less than another. Let ability
and qualification rule in your selection. Then see
to it that all work as one man and the truth will
be magnified. Tie up to no creed, written or un-
written. The Bible is the rule book.
J. K. Speer.
Our Twentieth Century Fund.
We are receiving a great many responses to
the appeal sent out in the interest of our endow-
ment movement. There is no work in the Church
that deserves a more hearty support than does
the work of our Orphans' Home. There are but
few families but what could care for one child.
However, they do not care to have the responsi-
bility of rearing the child, hence the need of an
Orphans' Home. Without any responsibility
whatever, they can now care for just as many
orphan children as they may see fit. One thou
sand dollars put into this Endowment Fund will
take care of one child continually. Five thousand
dollars will take care of five children. There is
no better use to which you can put your money
than to give a thousand dollars or five thousand
dollars to this Home, and thus not only bless from
one to five orphan children, but also be "laying up
treasures in heavn, where moLh and rust doth
not corrupt nor thieves break through and steal."
I* you are able to give a thousand dollars don't
ease your conscience by giving fifty or a hundred
dollars, but give as the Lord has prospered you.
We trust that every preacher who reads this will
place the need of our Orphans' Home before his
congregation. If we raise the fifty thousand
dollars, we must have the co operation and sup-
port of the ministers of the Church. We are
confident that there are many in every congregation
that w uld be glad to give to this noble Institu-
tion if the matter were properly placed before
them. We do not ask you to take up a collection
unless you see fit to do so, but only ask that you
inform the people with whom you come in con-
tact of the needs and aims of our Orphans' Home.
Some in your congregation may be able to give a
thousand dollars, some a hundred and some may
not be able to give more than twenty five or one
dollar. Whatever the amou t is, it will be grate-
fully received. We are making a great effort to
raise ten thousand dollars by January 1st. Will
you not join us in this campaign, that we may
raise the required amount?
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October 18, 1900
jNtotes and ]Sews.
Wisconsin News.
The Monroe Convention was a good one. The
attendance was about the usual number and the
interest most excellent. The plan of work was
somewhat changed. Hereafter the secretarial
work will be done by one of the pastors, and the
state missionary will be given more time for
protracted meetings.
Eld. D. N. Wetzel, of Richland Center, was
elected my successor as secretary, and J. C.
Thurman, of Green Bay, was elected president,
J. H. Berkey, of Monroe, exchanging places with
him, thus becoming vice-president. Otherwise the
board remains the same.
Addresses delivered before the convention were
of a high order, and Monroe hospitality, which has
become proverbial, made us all feel welcome and
st home.
The State Board planned to begin the year's
work with four protracted meetings, as follows:
Fennimore, Clinton, Platteville and one by Elder
H. F. Barstow at Rib Lake. The evangelist for
the year has not yet been employed.
The next convention will be held at Waupun,
Sept. 20-24, 1901.
As for myself, I will settle in pastoral work
after Nov. 1. I desire to thank the Wisconsin
brethren for their generous hospitality, co-opera-
tion and good will during the two years I served
them as state missionary. I shall be always in-
terested in the success of their work. They have
my prayers. For Bro. Wetzel and my successor I
pray abundant blessing and that the brethren
throughout the state may support them most
heartily.
Bro. Wetzel begins a meeting with home forces
at Richland Center this week.
I learn that Prof. F. T. Galpin has resigaed the
pastorate of the Union Church of Waupun, and
according to the original articles of union it is
now our turn to furnish them a pastor. I pray
that a prudent man may be found for them.
C. M. Kreidler, recently of North Tonawanda,
N. Y., is expected at Milwaukee this week to take
up the work there.
C. G. McNeill.
670 33rd St., Milwaukee.
Dedication at Hennessey, Okla.
Hennessey is an exceedingly live town on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R. R. It is in
Oklahoma Territory and is surrounded by as rich
and beautiful land as one could wish to see.
Wheat is the staple production, although quite
a good deal of corn and cotton is grown in this
country. We have never before seen so many
great wheat ricks or so many or so large wheat
fields as we have since coming to Oklahoma. Our
peopla were very wise in starting in with the
town, and they have been very wise in building a
beautiful and commodious house of worship.
The town is quite well supplied with church
buildings. It has a M. E„ a Baptist, a M. E.
South, a Congregationalist, a Catholic and two
colored churches, besides the Christian. The house
just completed by our people is by far the largest
and best church house in the place.
It is built in modern style; has two corner en-
trances, with vestibule; has a main auditorium
and lecture room that are thrown together, also
two robing rooms.
The baptistry, pulpit and platform, platform
for organ and choir, etc., are all conveniently
located. The windows are beautiful and the car-
pet rich.
It was our privilege to be present at the dedi-
cation of this new temple and preach the sermon,
raise the money and dedicate the house.
Lord's day, Sept. 30, was an ideal day for dedi-
cation. The weather was all that could be asked
for, the congregation large, the giving generous,
and all the services most joyful. There was an
indebtedness of $1,300 to provide for and we
raised something more than $1,500 in cash and
pledges. The pledges are in the form of bank-
able cotes, and as they are from good, responsible
parties the debt is surely provided for. Bro. J.
Tom Purvis is the pastor of the church at Hennes-
sey. He has worked hard and faithfully and to
him is the church largely indebted for the success
of their building enterprise.
Bro, Purvis is a good man and a hard-working
preacher and pastor. The church at Hennessey
should increase hia salary and continue his ser-
vices.
It is remarkable how rapidly tbia town and the
country around it is improving.
We are glad to know that primitive Christianity
is being firmly planted in this rich country, and
that the Christian Church already occupies a
prominent place among the religious forces of the
country. Give to the old gospel a fair chance
and it will run and be glorified. Especially is this
true of the driving west, that is rapidly filling up
with some of the shrewdest and best and most
enterprising people from the middle and eastern
states. We greatly enjoyed our visit to the Ter-
ritory and will not soon forget the great khdnese
of our brethren there. L. L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
Joe Sweeney's Departure — Its
Lessons.
The death of Joe Irwin Sweeney calls for more,
I think, than a passing notice, and yet space will
not allow all that I would like to say of the young
manhood of our friend.
The measureless grief that fills the heart of
Bro. and Sister Sweeney, aid indeed the home
where he has lived for twenty years, mutt be for-
ever untold. Our young friend and brother em-
bodied in his life many manly qualities. He was
tender, considerate, generous and true in every
fibre of his being. Besides having a handsome
and magnificent physical form, he had large im-
pulse and a subtle magnetism that gave spring and
charm to life.
Not long before his death he revealed to
his father that he had fully decided to enter the
ministry, he said he could do more good in that
sphere than in any other walk of life. It will
ever remain a blessed thought to his father, now
that Joe is gone, that Jesus Christ was to have
the best of his powers.
President Butler, at the funeral service held
at the home, spoke in the highest possible terms
of the college life of Joe. His ability was
recognized all through the college, and his abso-
lute unselfishness and good cheer captivated all
the students. His death has made many think,
and I believe made them better and tenderer. His
departure is a great calamity to the home and the
church of which he has been a member since he
was twelve years of age.
The personal Christ made Joe Sweeney what he
was. His faith in the Christ began in childhood
and continued to the end. It is Christ in the man
that makes the man. Christ in a mm is the only
hope of a pure, manly life and the only hope of
glory. Christ dominating the life is the secret of
strength and happiness ar-d power.
But this brief tribute must close. Farewell,
Joe. We shall always remember thee kindly and
lovingly. We will never forget thy smile, tby
affection and noble-heartedness. May the birds
ever carol over thy grave, and may the angels of
love and peace guard those that loved thee so
well. And when God shall come to make up his
jewels may thy spirit shine among the brightest.
And may the God of all grace, who hath called us
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i Bedford, Ind.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1335
The Co-operative Work,
Now that the offering for state and district
work is at hand, a few words from one who has
been actively engaged in the work for two years
may not be out of place. It is useless to urge the
necessity of co-operation, It is the only salvation
for hundreds of churches and thousands of souls.
Having given this subject considerable study, I
■desire to make a few suggestions. First, the min-
istry must be converted to this branch of our mis-
sion work. I find that they as a class take less in-
terest in this than in any other line of church work.
Seventy-five per cent, of the money raised for the
support of this work in Northwestern Indiana
during the last two years has been raised through
the personal effort of the evangelist.
; Second, we must enlarge our vision. I am as-
tonished beyond measure when I think of the lim-
ited influence of some of our best churches, and
the things by which it is limited. I desire to
quote one statement from one of my former elders:
|"I can count 900 professed followers of the Mas-
iter in and arou-'d this town, including five minis-
ters. This great army, with all our boasted wealth,
ihas besn inst-umantal in converting twenty-one
persons in the last year."
i Third, we need to think more of saving others,
jeven if we have to lo3e sight of self. We are
;more anxious to save our reputation than we are
I to preach the gospel to the poor.
Valparaiso, Ind.
T. J. Shuey.
A New Assembly to be Estab-
lished.
At the recent convention of the Disciples of
Christ at Baltimore a movement f )r the estab-
lishment of a new summer resort and assembly
grounds was approved and accepted. The loca-
tion, nature and prospectus of this new resort are
set forth in the following paragraphs from the
Georgetown Republican and Baltimore Sun more
definitely than we can state them.
A tract of 1 tnd containing nearly 1000 acres
between Indian River and Fenwick Isltnd, front-
ing on the ocean, has bean purchased by Scran-
ton, P*., capitalists, who will convert the same
into a magnificent summer re sort.
In order t -.at the beach can be easily reachei,
the line of eitner steam or electric power will be
constructs i from Dasrsboro. The route has been
surveyed and right of way secured.
There is no fioer beach on the coast. Its
natural advantages are unsurpassed. The pleas-
ure seekers will revel in nature's prod acts,
melons, peaihss, grapes, pears, apples, persim-
mons aad walnuos are raised in large qu<intitirs.
Sweet and white potatoes, peanuts, cabbage,
corn and all varieties of vegetables can be grown.
Boating atid sailing are unexcelled. The gradual
slope of the beach makes bathing a delightful
pleasure. Fish, such as drums, fatbacks, ocean
trout, tints and crocus are caught in abundance.
— Republican.
An agreement has been entered into with the
company under which the latter agrees to build
an auditorium and lay out 13 acres of and with
flowers b -ds, treas and walks, and to deed, free of
all cost, this land and improvements to the Disci-
ples of Corist. The remainder of the land the
comuany prop ices platting into sites for cot
tag»s, with boulevards ard avenues. Lots 40-130
feet will range in price from $50 upward accord-
ing to location. It is also the purpose of the com-
pany to corstru t a railroad, eith r steam or
electric, from Digsboro, Del., to the beach and to
run a steamer on Indian bay between Rehoboth
and the assembly ground.
There is to be a park on the grounds, with
swings, merry-go-rounds, tennis courts and a base-
ball field The beaeb selected is near Ocean
Vew, Del., and on the property is a large number
of fruit trees. — Sun.
Such a resort for our people in the East ought
to prov,i helpful, not only as a ret-eat for the
summer, and for mutual edification, but also as a
propaganda of the faith once delivered to the
saints among a class of people that could not
otherwise be reached. The acquisition of such a
place, so elegantly furnished and equipped free of
cost, is certainly a gift not to be despised, and
with it a rare opportunity for the extension of
the Master's work on the Atlantic Coast, and we
certainly wish the brethren success in this new
enterprise.
Another item in connection with the movement
will be of interest to our readers. The directors
of this company are desirous of giving the beach
an appropriate name. To this end they will give
a choice lot, valued at $150, to the person who
will suggest the same. This offer remains open
until Nov. 1st, when a committee of five disinterest-
ed parties will name the successful competitor.
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In The Interest of Reforms.
Two years ago the Illinois Christian Citizenship
League made an earnest fight in behalf of five
reform bills in the State Legislature. We propose
to renew the effort this year. We are writing all
the candidates for the State Legislature on all
the party tickets, asking whether or not they
will support our five bills. The bills are as
follows:
1. To stop the sale of cigarettes to boys.
2. To print at the bottom of the ticket in
municipal elections, for license and against license.
The resulting vote to be mandatory on the city
council.
3. To prohibit the entrance of a minor into a
saloon.
4. To forbid the establishment of cold storage
houses for malt and intoxicating liquors within
two miles of a no-license town.
5. To turn the license fee into the county
treasury instead of town treasury.
These will all be submitted to the candidates
before election and from the replies we will be
able to know who will help us among the members
elected.
As soon as our bills are referred to the various
committees in the regular order of proceeding, it
will be necessary for us to petition each member
from as many of his constituents a? possible to
vote favorably for our bills in committee. Then
if the bill is carried in the committee, it will be
necessir? to do the same thing with every mem-
ber of the House aod Seaate, asking for his vote
to carry the bills. We do not petition with
general petitions because it becomes everybody's
business and nobody's business and is ineffectual,
but each man is petitioned only by his own con-
stituents. This method is effective. To do this
requires an extensive and expensive correspon-
dence, virtually covering all the towns and com-
munities in the state before we succeed with it.
I have personally seen members of the Legislature
changed from opposition to our bills to hearty
support of them by these petitions and therefore
know it is an effectual way. We earnestly solicit
the hearty co-operation of all the church people
of the state of Illinois in this practical work.
Are we really willing to make any effort to bring
about conditions by our law-making whereby it is
easier for a man to do right than to do wrong?
This is the gist of our whole effort and we labor
in vain unless the church forces of the state back
us in the undertaking. James H. Shaw,
Secretary Illinois Christian Citizenship League.
Bloomington, III.
[The influence of such a committee properly and
strongly wielded would be of incalculable good in
the way of enforcing present laws, securing better
ones and improving present conditions. Such a
committee ought to exist in every municipality. —
The Editor.]
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understood. It did not occur to my mind that the
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provide for its members that material protection
and aid that life in this world under existing con-
ditions makes necessary.
The fraternal and benevolent spirit exists in the
church, but it has no adequate agency through
which to work and it is the duty of the church to
supply this agency ia its own body and not make
it necessary for its members to be "yokel up with
unbelievers" in extra-church organizations in order
to obtain ordinary brotherly care.
The teaching spirit is in the church and that
this spirit might work practically the Sunday-
school was organized. It is the business of the
church to practically adapt the whola Christ-life
in it to the conditions which exist on earth to-day.
Surely the church is not to be more completely re-
stricted to the spiritual than its Master, whose first
work was always to look after the bodies of men.
One of the first things which the apostolic
church did was to establish a commune and organ-
ize its charities.
Too long has the notion prevailed that men's
material Conditions are within a circle touched
only at its circumference by the religion of Jesus
Christ. The church has speculated about a thous-
and things beyond the possibility of human com-
prehension and neglected the duties which lay at
its doors. To this day it is guilty of a sinful
waste of time and energy in speculating about the
higher criticism and revision of creeds, while prac-
tical affairs which cry ahud for attention go un-
heeded. But a great change is coming. Anew
reformation that will astmish and move the world
is not far distant. F. M. Cummings.
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October 18, 1900
evangelistic.
KENTUCKY.
Paducah, Oct. 5. — Two additions at prayer
meeting; prayer meetings better attended and
finances better organized for future work. I be-
gin a meeting at Ebtnezer, McLean County, Oct.
8. Pray for us.— I. H. Teel, pastor 10th Street
Church.
VIRGINIA.
Martinsville, Oct. 4. — Meeting lasted 19 days.
About 50 came out from tbe world. Audiences
were large. This was our third meeting with this
Church. Go to-morrow to dedicate a church at
Unionville and hold a week's meeting. — W. H.
Book.
WASHINGTON.
Elma. — We are safely harbored in oor new
home. We are very proud of our little cottage
and glad to say it is ours. At a meeting recently
held here we had eight additions. There are 10
additions reported. "Conversions by letter" for
the most part. — Daniel Trundle.
IOWA.
Keota, Oct. 8. — The tabernacle meetings con
tinue. Three added thus far. Immense audience last
evening. Updike Webb and wife are the evangel-
ists.— Geo C. Ritchey, pastor.
Des Moines. — A two weeks' meeting at Morgan
Valley with 17 added; seven by baptism, all heads
of families. — J. W. Babcock.
INDIANA.
Oct. 5. — Closed a short meeting last night with
the Antioch Church, Newton County; 13 added by
confession. — Austin Hunter, Chicago University.
Lizton meeting bfgan Sept 17; closed Oct. 7,
with 18 added. Near $600 recently expended on
church repairs. Was assisted during Second week
of meeting by H O Pritchard, who ministers at
New Palestine and N. Madison.— E. F. Daugherty,
pastor.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
South McAIester, Oct. 9. — Just closed our third
meeting here in the 17 months of my uastorate.
We have had considerably over 100 added to the
Church. Now have one of the very best Churches
in the Territory. Elected delegates to the National
Convention yesterday; will leave for Kansas City
Wednesday evening, going back to dear old Mis-
souri to meet with old friends and brethren of
that grand old commonwealth. — J. C. Howell.
ALABAMA.
Athens, Oct. 9. — Since last report we have vis-
ited numerous points in central and northern Ala-
bama. We spent last Lord's day in Athens, and
urged upon the Drethren the importance of build-
ing a house of worship, At a special meeting of
the congregation on last evening it was decided to
build. Nearly a thousand dollars w^ra subscribed.
A twelve or fifteen hundred dollar house will be
built and practically for cash.— S. R. Hawkins,
state evangelist.
NEBRASKA.
Brad* haw, Oct. 9. — Our meeting which began
about two weeks ago Is doing nicely. Ten acces-
sions to date; all good, representative people. Bro.
J. S. Beem is doing the preaching. Pray for us.
— C. C. Whitaker. (CTSSHOi Ml
Deweese, Oct. 11. — I closed my first year with
the Deweese church Oct. 1. It has been a very
pleasant and profitable year. We started last
Lord's day for another year or indefinitely. Had
two confessions; the church is in the best condi-
tion. We look for better things in the future.
We expect to begin a meetinar at home about
November 1. Pray for us.— E. W. Yocum.
CUBA.
No. 7 Tenth St., El Vedado, Havana, Oct. 2 —
Two were baptized yesterday. Oar services now
are as follows: Lord's day school in our house at
9:30 A. m. every Lord's day, followed by worship
including communion at 10:3n A. M.; then at 7:30
p. m. services in 63 Prado and prayer-meeting at
7:30 p. M., Wednesday. Bro. Menges moves this
week to No. 82 Escobar St., where we expect to
build up a school and hold services. Thus we
have three points for work. We have good at-
tendance at all our services. Yellow fever is in-
creasing, two cases two streets from our home.
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ILLINOIS.
Watseka, Oct. 8. — A talented young man made
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We are getting ready for "Boys' and Girls' Rally
Day for America."— B. S. Ferrall.
TEXAS.
Austin, Oct. 6. — Evangelist S. M. Martin closed
last Sunday night his six weeks' protracted meet-
ing with the Central Christian Church. There
were 31 additions to the church, 15 by confession
and baptism. This was good when we consider
the fact that the field is well gleaned from month
to month. We push the work here and do not
leave as much for an evangelist as is found in
some other fields Bro. Martin's audiences were
large and our people were much pleased wl'h him.
I have heard Moses E. Lard, Benjamin Franklin
and other great evangelists through protracted
meetings and I have never heard a man who could
preach the gospel with more power than Bro.
Martin. We hope to hear him again. — J. W.
Lowber.
KANSAS.
Columbia, Oct. 6. — One baptism here since last
report. Also four baptisms and on^ from the
Methodists that had been immersed at Weir City
as the result of a few sermons there recently.
Am now in a meeting at Baxter Springs; six ser-
mons and five additions so far. Will hold a meet-
ing here with my home church In November. — M.
McFarland, pastor.
Leavenworth, Oct. 8. — Another bapt'zed here
to day. Our Sunday-school raised $5 00 at a
special collection for the Church at Galveston,
Texas.— S W. Nay
Iola, Oct. 8 — Meeting closed last night, A. B.
Moore, of Macon, Georgia, preaching. There were
62 added. There had been since May 1, 47 add-
ed at regular services. Thus 109 in five summer
months — G. M. Weimer.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Tyndall, Oct. 9. — We just closed a very suc-
cessful meeting here with 66 accessions; 28 bap-
tisms. Bro G W. Elliott did the preaching. Bro.
T. H. Meredith led the singing for five weeks,
when the wr;ter took charge until the close. We
met with great opposition but the truth triumphed.
We have secured lots and will begin the erection
of a tabernacle 28x50 feet. We have hired a
hall in which to meet until the completion of the
tabernacle. A letter from Bro. A. H. Segmore,
Arlington, informs me of three baptisms. Two
new congregations have been organized since con-
vention, with 51 baptisms; over 100 accessions.
The American Board has granted u* $300 and we
expect to have a state evangelist at work soon
after the National Convention. — N. B. Baldwin,
Cor. Sec.
MISSOURI.
Elsbeiry, Oct. 6.— Had 20 added to date.— T. A.
Hedges.
Union Star, Oct. 5. — Five added in two weeks.
Meeting just beginning. Ben F. Hill, evangelist.
— W. A. Chapman, pastor.
Greenwood. — Had 22 accessions in one day; 10
men. We continue. Go next to Lees Summit,
Mo. George Ferrell is the faithful pastor there.
— J. V. Combs.
Marceline, Oct. 8. — After attending state meet-
ing at Moberly, went to Audrain County, to my old
home church at Liberty, at d held a 10 days' meet-
ing with one confession. Had one confession
here last night. — Isom Roberts.
L. H. Barnum, of Nortonville, Kans., preached
11 discourses at Hickory Grove. One confession
and two from the Baptist Church. Bro. Ba'num
is well liked for a young man. — H. B. Balloa.
Lawson, Oct. 10. — I closed short meeting at
Barry, Oct. 9, with seven additions to the church.
Bro. R. L. Wilson, their regular preacher, was
with me and rendered valuable assistance. — J. M.
Vawter.
Cold Water, Oct. 8. — We have been having
meeting here for the past week, with considerable
interest, and still progressing. Six additions by
baptism and four from sister Churches Bro.
Warburton is doing the preaching. — i. W. Duna-
way.
California, Oct. 8. — I closed a two weeks' meet-
ing with the church at Eldon, Miller County, last
night. There were 18 additions to the church, 16
by baptism. Bro. L. D. Sprague, my chorister in
this city, conducted the music. — C. C. Hill.
Vandalia, Oct. 8. — Just closed a two weeks'
meeting with nine confessions at Laddonia. The
new books, "Silver and Gold," just received and
used during the meetiag. All were pleased with
them. — F. A. Mayhall.
Eld. T. A. Hedges, of LaGrange, now In the
field as evangelist, has been carrying on a three
weeks' meeting for us since Sept. 16. Closed
with baptizing yesterday (Tuesday). Five con-
versions, four acknowledgements and nine by let-
ter. Bro. Hedges has proven himsslf an untiring
worker in the cause of Christ. He goes from Els-
berry to Shelby County to the church at Cherry
Box to hold a meeting. Bro. W. W. Rumsey of
Keokuk, Iowa, is the pastor of our Elsberry
church. — X.
Paris. — We closed a meeting at Higbee, Oct. 6,
which lasted over two Lord's days, resulting in 16
additions to the church; seven baptized. Bro.
IvanW.Agee, of Chapln, 111., did the preaching;
I assisted him to skirmish around some. Bro.
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qualities. He did a grand and effective work in
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1337
"Unawares."
The beautiful lesson of the Master, recorded in
Matt. 25:31-46, that what we do to each other in
this life He will account as if done to Himself in
person is so graphically illustrated in the follow
ing lines that I have decided to request a place
for them in the Christian-Evangelist. The
hollowness and unreasonableness of our excuses
for not aiding the blamelessly helpless are, in the
light of these lines, glaringly apparent. But here
are the lines. I do not know the author.
J. M. Tennison.
They said: "The Master is coming
To honor the town to-day,
And none can tell at what house or home
The Master will choose to stay."
Then I thought, while my heart beat wildly,
What if He should come to mine?
How I would strive to entertain
And honor the Guesc divine!
And straight I turned to toiling,
To make my home more neat;
I swept and polished and garnished,
And decked it with blossoms sweet.
I was troubled for fear the Master
Might come ere my task was done,
And I hastened, and worked the faster,
And watched the hurrying sun.
But right in the midst of my duties,
A woman came to my door;
She had come to tell me her sorrows,
And my comfort and aid to implore.
And I said: "I cannot listen,
Nor help you any to day;
I have greater things to attend to,"
And the pleader turned away.
But soon ther« cama another,
A cripple tbin, pale, and gray;
And said: "0, let me stop and rest
Awhile in your home, I pray!
I have tra/eled far since morning,
I am hungry and faint and weak;
Hy heart is full of misery,
And comfort and help I seek."
And I said: "I am grieved and sorry,
But I cannot keep you to-day;
I look for a great and noble Guest,"
And the cripple went away.
And the day wore onward swiftly,
And my task was nearly done;
And a prayer was ever in my heart,
That the Master to me might come.
And I thought I would spring to meet him,
And treat him with utmost care;
When a little child stood by me,
With a face so sweet and fair.
Sweet, but with marks of teardrops,
And his clothes were tattered and old;
A finger was bruised and bleeding,
And his little bare feet were cold.
And I said: "I am sorry for you;
You are sorely in need of care,
Bat I cannot stop to give it,
You must hasten otherwhere."
And at the words a shadow
Swept over his blue-veined brow.
'Some one will feed and clothe you, dear;
But I am too busy now."
At last the day was ended,
And my toil was over and done;
My house was swept and garnished,
And I watched In the dusk alone.
Watched, but no footfall sounded;
No one paused at my gate;
No one entered my cottage door;
I could only pray and wait.
I waited till night had deepened,
And the Master had not come;
'He has entered some other door," I cried,
"And gladdened some other home!"
My labor had been for nothing,
And I bowed my head and wept;
My heart was sore with longing,
Yet, spite of it all, I slept.
Then the Master stood before me,
And his face was grieved and fair;
"Three timeB to-day I came to jour door,
And craved your pity and care;
Three times you sent me onward,
Unhelped and uneomforted;
And the blesFing you might have had was lost,
And your chance to serve has fled."
"0 Lord, dear Lord, forgive me!
How could I know it was Thee?"
My very soul was shamed, and bowed
In the deptbs of humility.
And he said: "The sin is pardoned,
But the blessiiigis loft to thee;
For, failing to comfort the least of mine,
Ye have failed to comfort me."
The Greater Victory,
C. H. WETHBEBE.
He who accomplishes a valuable work
amid much milign opposition achieves a far
greater wctory than does he who, doing
the same work, ha* no opposition. Men
are often praised for the excellent work
which they have done in a certain sphere,
and probably they deserve commendation;
but it is well to inquire into the conditions
under which they have performed their work.
If the conditions have been favorable to the
utmost freedom of person and exercise, and
the labor has not been difficilt in itself, then
there is nothing especially praiseworthy in
the performance. But it is far different
with those who have wrought under adverse
conditions of an obstinate and warlike char-
acter. Those who carry to completion an
important work under such conditions are
deserving of far greater commendation than
those whose work is done under happy con-
ditions, although the work itself may be
very valuable. I think that Nehemiah and
his faithful helpers scored a greater victory
in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, amid
mighty and persistent opposition, than Solo-
mon and his men did when they erected the
temple, magnificent as it was. Solomon had
easy and happy conditions, while Nehemiah's
conditions of service were extremely un-
favorable. And then think of the extremely
adverse conditions under which Christ and
his few disciples pursued their work of
evangelizing the world. I do not believe
that the Christians of this land to-day have
any adequate conception of the tremendous
opposition which Christ and his small band
had to meet on every hand. Almost every-
thing, humanly speaking, was against them.
One of the most gigantic and despotic poli-
tical powers that the world ever saw was
furiously set against them. A paganized
Judaism had a deep hold on the masses.
Superstition and bigotry were everywhere
rampant. How unequal the contest seemed
to be! How small the force on Christ's side
appeared to be, as compared with the oppo-
sition forces! And yet Christ and his little
band of followers went right on in their
spiritual work, sending out the dynamic
truth of God everywhere they went, nothing
daunted by the magnitude of the opposition.
Does not Christ's victory over the devil and
the world seem all the greater as we look at
the severely adverse conditions under which
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it ought to stimulate us when we incline to
repine at the opposition which we sometimes
meet in our work. Why should we faint?
"In Good Standing."
The meaningless nature of the term, "In
good standing," is aptly described by Church
Life in the following words:
The ice cold Christian may be a member
of the church "in good and regular stand-
ing." Yes, and a contributing member, too.
He attends church quite regularly and sings
in the choir. When he gets his "Sunday
best" on he looks quite like a Christian, but
how does he live?
No daily Bible reading.
No blessing asked at the table.
No family prayer.
No Bible instruction for the children.
No religious conversation in the home.
No private prayer.
No attendance at the week-day services.
No attendance at the Sunday-school.
No Christ in his choice of reading matter.
No Christ in his favorite amusement.
And only a little of Christ in his head.
Well, what has he, then, which the com-
monest sinner has not?
1. He has his name on the church roll.
2. He has his name on the list of con-
tributing members.
3. He has a pew or an occasional sitting
in church.
Xhese three things and nothing more to
entitle him to the glorious name of Chris
tian.
If he should suddenly die, he would be
given a Christian burial, and these three
things about him would be sure to be men-
tioned in the funeral sermon, and held out
to the bereaved family as reasons for a
blessed assurance that he has gone straight
to glory, with an abundant entrance.
How many of our readers are described in
the foregoing list of failures? We hope not
many, and these should repent at once.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIS"
October 18, 190'
The Two-year Old.
How deeply winning are the ways
Of children in their infant days!
Th<i eye that scans the speaker through;
Th' inquiry if "the tale be true?"
The dumb show, where the word oft fails,
Yet quite as much as speech avails;
The pressure of the soft, fond cheek,
That doth euch confidence bespeak;
How truly we may here behold
The infant mind of "two year-old!"
In some, whilst still upon the knee,
The spirit struggles to be free;
Mark, too, the temper's ruffled skein,
As yet held but by snaffle rein;
The energy that speaks command,
The action done as soon as planned;
The "tug-of-war" in every way
That may ensure the mastery;
And this perhaps we may be told,
Is unregenerate "two year-old."
0 mothers! watch with trembling joy
The dawning of your infant boy;
The mind that's formed without a plan,
Will never make the "perfect man;"
Think not that coming years will swell
The stock which is not grefted well;
The sapling which receives no care
I« little better than a tare;
Then soon as buds of ill unfold,
Suppress them in your "two-year old."
— Anon.
A Broken Thread.
It was one of the , boy's duties to carry
the mail from the summer hotel where he
worked to the postoffice in the neighboring
village. He was an honest boy, but apt to
be careless at time3.
One day, on his return from the office, he
found that a letter had remained in the bag
unnoticed when he took out the others. He
took it out now and looked at it. It was
directed to some town in France.
He could still mail it in time for the noon
train if he ran all the way back; but it was
a scorching day, the road >vas dusty, and he
was tired. Besides there wa3 a game of ball
going on that he wanted to see. It did not
look like an important letter. A thin, light
thing, directed in a woman's hand! Pshaw!
Women were always scribbling!
He threw it into the bag an I went whist-
ling to tin ball- field.
The letter was mailed two hours later. It
reached New York ju3t an hour too late for
the steamer, and was thus delayed four days.
Old Jeanne, the cook at the hotel, went
about that summer crooning happily to her-
self, muttering and laughing when she was
alone, paring the potatoes. When her mistress
asked her one day why she laughed, she said:
"It's for Louis, madame — my old L*ouis.
He comes at last. It wa3 for that I save
and save, one — two year. He is lame and
sick — not like me. I come here with my
boy, Jem, so that we can all make a home
here. Jean is dead. Then I work here
al >ne to bring my husband. We take ze
little cabin yonder. I cook for you; Louis, he
makes us a little garden. He shall have
care of the poulets. We shall talk over the
old times. We shall be as happy as the
birds."
She went on to tell her plan. The old
man was to walk from the hills to Havre,
where he was to take the ship. She had sent
the money for his passage in a draft. He
had it now. He would be here next week.
They would never be separated again.
The old man went to Havre on the day
set, but he found no letter. Worn out with
his journey, ill and penniless, he wandere 1
about the quays of the great seaport for
three days, and at last was taken to a house
of refuge for paupers.
The letter came at last, but it was too
late. It never reached him. He died the
following winter.
Jeanne worked alone for the rest of her
life, in merciful ignorance that her life was
so lonely and empty just because a well-
meaning boy had failed in a trifling duty.
Human' lives are so closely woven
together that the cutting of a single thread
sometimes starts a rent which may extend
beyond our knowledge or power to help. —
Youth's Companion.
Practical Sermons from Revised
Texts.
BY REV. PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN.
Subject: One-tenth.
Text: "Thou shah love thy neighbor one-tenth
as well as thyself.*' Lk. 10:27.
This would be a fine place to live if we all
obeyed Jesus' words and loved our neighbor.
Shake hands with him every Sunday at
church and wish him well through the week,
but when we make a trade with him get the
best end of the bargain, of course. Don't love
him too much or you might spoil him. Re-
member that charity begins at home (and too
often stays there), and he who does not
provide for his own household is worse than
an infidel.
Don't be such a fool as to think you must
take an interest in foreigners or people out-
side of your own circle. And you must not
think as much of anybody as yourself — just
one-tenth— the tithing plan. Give one-tenth
of your profits to church and charity. As
the Master said to the disciples of old, "Go
sell one-tenth that thou hast and give to the
poor and come follow me."
Love your neighbor at least one tenth as
well as yourself, for love is the fulfilling of
law.
Let us bow our heads while we love.
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Letters of Introduction.
[The following, clipped from one of our city
dailies, aside from its humorous character,
forcibly emphasizes the abuse and danger in
the too familiar custom of writing letters of
introducion — especially for strangers.
— Editor.]
"I disapprove of letters of introduction,"
said an elderly Ne*v Orleans business man
to a Times reporter, "and I won't give one
under any circumstances. They are bad
form and border close on downright imperti-
inence. Whit right have I, for example, to
thrust a perfect stranger on my friend, John
Smith, of Memphis or Chattanooga, without
.having at least asked Mr. Smith's permission
ior ascertained whether the introduction
Iwould be mu ually agreeable? Then, again,
jsuch letters always mean either too little or
too much Most of us give them almost as
{freely as we give good advice, without the
ileaet idea of incurring any responsibility;
ijyet a let*er of introduction is, or ought to
be, an absolute indorsement of the bearer,
and the recipient would be justified in hold-
ling the writer strictly responsible for any
iabuse of his hospitality. I believe this view
iis unassailable, but I must confess I stopped
(writing letters of introduction myself on
account of a little contretemps that has
nothing to do with the proprieties of the
jquestion. It happened this way:
I "A certain friend asked me to give a let-
ter to a young Engli hman, introducing him
jto a former business partner of mine, now
Jiving in Louisville. I didn't want to do it,
but lacked moral courage to refuse; so I
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brthe Englishman was a gentleman or a
horse thief. Two days later I got a telegram
from my old partner saying that he had re-
jeived a letter of introduction by mail and
was at a loss what to make of it. I had put
the two inslosures in the wrong envelopes
»nd had given the Englishman the private
note of repudiation."
"I suppose he read it, of course," remarked
3ome one in the group of listeners.
"That's just what has been troubling me
aver since," replied the old merchant. "I
ion't know whether he did or not. He pre-
sented it without turning a hair and if he
blew the contents he certainly made no sign.
At least that is the report of my friend, who
was so surprised when he ran his eye over
the epistle that he nearly fell out of his
uhair. All this happened four years ago and
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sine?. I wouldn't meet the Englishman
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wouldn't kaow whether to shake hands or
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PETE.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
III. — Linda May Discovers a Dog.
Continued.
It was curious how strange everything
looked to Linda May as she slipped along
toward the front sidewalk. There was a
big, black something in the side yard that
in the daytime was only a irame-work
covered with honeysuckle vines; but now it
looked like a something on its knees with
its arms reaching out to grab her. And
when she looked 'back it did not look like
Aunt Dollie's house, but like a wicked black-
windowed house that had crawled up into
the yard and had swa lowed Aunt Dollie's
residerce and was squatting there in its
place. Even the well-kept bluegrass was
dark and clicking with uncouth bugs and
insects. There was a bat circling overhead,
and oh, how afraid she was of bats; because
they are blind, and how do you know but
what they will fly against you with their
web feet? But she crept on, carrying the
empty cigar box and thinking how she
would tell Madge and Peve and Letitia and
Jennie about this thrilling adventure in the
front yard at ten o'clock at night.
Then all of a sudden and without any
warning Linda May heard a noise — a curi-
ous noise — a noise near at hand. ' She
wanted to run back to the house, but her
legs stiffened with terror and refused to
carry her one step. Her eyes had grown
used to the darkness and she began to see
things better. And she saw a black object
in the corner of the yard, and the black
object moved and then she knew that the
noise she had heard came from this black
object. The black object lay close to the
ground as if trying to hide, but Linda May
could see nothing else. She thought of
calling Aunt Dollie, but her throat was as
dry as a cornfield when it hasn't rained all
summer. The black object began to crawl
toward her with the strangest sound you
ever heard, with a clink, clink, clink, clink.
Linda May knew she couldn't run, but she
thought maybe she could walk away. So
she strained at her right foot, but it had
become so heavy, it seemed fastened to the
ground. The black object came closer.
Clink, clink, clink, clink! Linda May was so
terrified that she dropped her box. That
made the black object stop. She wished
she had thrown the box at it. Maybe it
would have stopped to eat up the box be-
fore coming to get her. But pretty soon it
began to come closer. And then it began
to make another kind of sound — sniffling,
pathetic, shrill little cries. So she knew it
was a dog. And the reason it went clink,
clink, was because there was a tin can tied
to its tail, and that is the way tin cans go
under such circumstances.
Linda May was no longer afraid. The dog
was a stranger to her, but she knew that no
dog under such humiliating conditions would
offer to do any harm. Indeed he was plain-
ly asking her to remove the despised can.
It suddenly occurred to her that here was
her golden dream realized. Here was a dog
at last that had come to be her dog, to be-
long to her, head and tail. She sank upon
her knees and patted it. He was a shepherd
dog, large and silky. A piece of moonlight
seemed to quiver in his nose; that was a
white spot. She examined the place where
the string was tied about his tail. It was
a hard knot. She worked at it, while the dog
lay with his nose between his forepaws, as
if turned to stone. He was an abject and
disgraced dog, and he had not enough self-
respect left to turn his neck and look at her
when she gave his tail an extra hard tug.
A dog that will not even wink when you
pull his tail, but will stare moodily before
him, has reached the lowest depth3 of shame.
Y u can always get the better of a hard
knot if you bring your teeth to bear upon
it, but under the circumstances Linda May
could only use her fingers. But at last she
pulled in the right place. The string came
off. The dog was free. As soon as he
knew this he jumped up, wagged his tail as
if to shake off the very memory of its late
degradation, and leaped about the girl.
Linda May patted him in an absent minded
way. She was plotting a plot. She started
toward the house and the dag followed.
That showed that he wanted to stay. He
was not somebody else's dog. But how
could Linda May hide him from Aunt Dollie?
Poor Linda May! Already she was thiiiking
of keeping this secret from aunt who loved
her and did so much for her. She thought
maybe Madge would take him; then when-
ever she visited Madge she could play with
the dog. But what could she do with him
until the next day?
In the back yard was a storm- cellar with
a little hill over it, only Aunt Dollie
wou'dn't let you roll on it for fear of hurt-
ing your dress. It was never used except
when a storm was coming or looked like it
was coming (they generally turned out not
to be storms, but Aunt Dollie took no
chances on clouds and she ran to hide from
all of them). Down in this stor-n- cellar was
Linda May's play-house, if you can call it a
play-house where you have to keep every-
thing straightened upas if you were looking
for company. There were no windows, but
the door had a pane of glass in the top
part. Besides, she kept the door opened
when she played down there — what fun
when the girls came to see her! Linda
May decided to put the dog down in this
cellar — at least if he were willing. She
went around the house with him close be-
hind her, and now she wasn't afraid of any-
thing. She opened the door and went down
the steps. He followed. Sh doubled up a
rug and patted it and he lay down; she
could tell that by keeping her hand on his
back — it was too dark to see. He seemed to
understand just what she wanted, for when
she left he did not try to follow. So she
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went into the house and reached her room
and Aunt Dollie didn't know anything about
it! Linda May was so del ghted over her
adventure and so sorry about keeping it
from Aunt Dollie that she could hardly
sleep. The next morning while her aunt
was getting breakfast Linda May ran out in.
the front yard to get her box. And now;
what do you think? Do you believe she|
found any candy in it or thit it was just an|
empty and disappointing box? I will telll
you what she found in that box; ten cents
worth of lemon drops; and jou know you'
can get a good many lemon drops for thai\
much money. Now what do you thinki
about that tramp that left candy around in,
little girls' boxes? She concluded he mustj
be a pretty good kind of a tnmp; not aj
church member, perhaps, but a moral man.;
Only she couldn't understand why he would;
leave a letter in Madge's box that woulcT
make Madge's mother cry. If ever a tramp
was a mystery she thought Xap was thai'
tramp. Linda May put the candy in hei.
school satchel, and she was anxious to gc
out and visit her dog, but just then thtj
breakfast bell rang.
"Aunt Dollie," said Linda May, in a deeply
subtle manner, "suppose somebody shoulr
give me a dog?"
"I wouldn't let 'em," said the other.
"But if Bro. Temples did ?" That was tnt
preacher.
"I'd tell him to keep his dog," said Miss
Dollie, dryly. To Miss Dollie a preachei
was just a man.
"Well — well — suppose a stray dog cami
here Aunt Dollie, a lame dog, and he wantei'i
to stay; such a pretty dog, a big, blacl
shepherd, with long, silky hair all over him'
and I would just want to keep him!"
"If he wouldn't go away, Linda May, IV
send for the marshal."
"But, oh, Aunt Dollie! The marshal shoot'
stray dogs. He has to; it's his business"
Yes, I know it is," said Aunt Dollie, as i
she thought it a pretty good business
That settled it with Linda May. If sh,
could just get the dog to Madge's! But be
fore that happened, she must keep he;
secret. Hiding the dog on anybody's premise
is a difficult thing; on Miss Dollie's premise
it would be almost impossible.
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THE PRODIGAL SON*
'his is the gem among the parables, the choicest
8 ting of the jewel of divine love. It is "a divine
, tome of the wandering of man and the love of
id such as no literature has ever equalled, such
; no ear of man has ever heard elsewhere. Put
I the oie Bca'e all that Confucius, or Sakya
) uni, or Zoroaster, or Socrates, ever wrote or
e}l — and they wrote and said many beautiful and
1 y words — and put in the other the Parable of
(i Prodigal Son alone, with all that this single
able connects and means, and can any candid
jrit doubt which scale would outweigh the other
istemal preciousness — in divine adaptation to
I wants of man?" May He who uttered it aid
ho get therefrom its best meaning and noblest
sons.
;n the two parables that preceded this, the
i i itude of the Lird Jesus in seeking the lost is
jiphically set forth. The straying sheep doei
I call forth our censure, but only our pity, while
ithe lost coin we feel no sentiment whatever.
ir sympathy and interest are with the poor
nan who has met with its loss. The present
lable deals chiefly witl the conduct and condi-
a of the sinner, and awakes our interest in him,
;ause of the result upon himself of his depart-
i from God. Many fanciful interpretations
e been put upon this parable, but its primary
'pose and meaning are unmistakable. It, too,
I meant to rebuke the Phariiees for their criti-
iis of Jesus, as a friend of publicans and sta-
te. But its lesson went farther than those of
. preceding parables. They taught God's love
. the lost soul, but it also taught the soul's hun-
j: for God's pardon and favor. Man is a child
God, and sin, not the divine decree, ha? ban-
led him from the divine presence and grace,
ion he is ready to repent, God is ready to re-
ve him back into favor. The Pharisees, in
irning the penitent publican and weeping harlot,
3 playing the part of the elder brother in the
rable, wlnse cold and selfish nature is vastly
ire repellmt to God than the broken-hearted
odigal.
rhe young man affords us a perfect picture of
rselves, as we turn away from God to follow
: own way in life. "Give me the portion of
)ds that falleth to me," is his demand. He has
right to ask this, for the possessions are his
her's until his death. But the youth is eager
get hold of what he already looks upon as his
n, and chafes under the restraint of his parent's
shority and counsel. How often is the heart of
aother grieved by the scorn of a daughter for
• advice, and how many a son brings sorrow to
ather's soul by demanding the right to follow
own impulses. And how must our wayward-
is fill wi h gr ef the heart of our heavenly Fa-
ir, as he sees us start oa the way of evil, led by
Jsion and blinded by conceit, knowing, as he
is, the dread and certain end of our wander-
But human nature cannot be forced into virtue,
1 a man canaot treat his child as he does his
Jep or his money. With a sad heart the father
ts into the hands of his boy the portion he has
manded, and waits with anxious soul to see what
i he will make of it. "Not many days after," the
ang man goes out into the world, to taste of the
eeta of liberty, as he doubtless would express it.
his eagerness to spend his riches without other
straint than his own desires, he leaves home far
hind, and stops not till he is in "a far country."
nscience may not speak so loud, he thinks, if
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home. He deliberately attempts to cut himself
off from all good influences, that he may give lust
free rein. Many a young man, coming to the city
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perience of the prodigal, and lives a life that he
would be ashamed to have reported to the loving
and trusting ones whom he has left behind him.
Alas! that such an one cannot see that he is de-
grading his manhood, destroying his opportunities,
and dooming his future to bitter remorse and de-
spair.
The story of his career is soon told. He "wasted
his substance in riotous living." A half dozen
words is enough to describe his rapid descent.
Riches have wings, and when the cage of self-
restraint is opened they take their swift flight un-
bidden. For a little time this young man was the
center of an admiring crowd, who dogged his
steps, praised his wine, laughed at his wit, and
helped to squander his money. But the friend-
ship of the world is false, — it clings to one but to
take from him what of selfish gratification he can
afford. When he can no longer entertain or min-
ister, he is cast off. So, "when he had spent all,"
he found himself friendless. To add to hit dis-
tress, a great famine came upon the land. His
wants became so imperative that he sought for
some way, however base it might be, by which to
earn bread. He found employment at last, of a
kind that to a Jew would be perhaps the most dis-
honorable of all, tbat of feeding swine. Little did
he think, the day he proudly left his father's
house, with his fortune in his wallet, that so soon
he would be glad to get this disgraceful "job."
Could we but see the result of our sins from the
beginning, we would not trifle with them as we
do. Yet we ought to be warned, for both divine
revelation and human experience assure us that
the way of the transgressor is hard, and that the
wages of sin is death. Hunger adds its pangs to
his humiliation, and he is denied even a sufficiency
of the carob pods upon which the swine are fed.
Depraved, desolate and famishing, he is surely at
the extremity of his wretched career. Alas! that
so many prodigals are content to stay among the
swine, and cultivate an appetite for the husks of
animal pleasures till the memory of better things
dies out of their hearts.
But this prodigal was not utterly dead to his
former life of peace and purity. Intoxicated for
a time by the whirl of sinful indulgence, he at
last "comes to himself," and realizes his folly and
wickedness. He can but contrast his present
disgrace and misery with the honor and plenty
that had been his, in the days when he had loved
and obeyed his indulgent father. Even the serv-
ants in his home have plenty, while he, a son, is
starving. "I will arise and go to my father!" is
the sudden resolution he forms, and he puts it
into immediate execution. Well for him that he
did not tarry, and balance reasons pro and con, or
his resolution might have failed, and he have
died among strangers. He formulates the con-
fession he will make when he gets home. He will
not try to excuse himself for what he has done.
He will confess it all, and ask for mercy. He will
not even ask to be reinstated as a son in the
home, but merely that he may be allowed a humble
place among the servants. Did he think for one
moment that he could ever be aught but his fa-
ther's child? Perhaps, for children cannot under-
stand the parent's heart, until they themselves be-
come parents. And so the poor boy starts home,
and a long, hard journey he finds it, for he lacks
the magic talisman of money, by which travel is
made easy and speedy.
At last he reaches the vicinity of home, and
his heart beats faster at the sight of familiar ob-
jects. But his fear and agitation increase, like-
wise, for he can but wonder how he will be re-
ceived, as he returns, ragged and hungry, to the
home he has dishonored. Soon his eyes light upon
the very home for which he has been yearning,
and he can hardly wait till his weary feet can
bring him there. But see! who is that coming to
meet him? And with outstretched arms, too, and
streaming eyes! "It is father!" he cries out, and in
a moment more is locked in his arms, and feels
the kiss of loving pardon on his cheek. Ah! did
he not know that while he was starving in a dis-
tant land, that father was weeping at the window,
and longing for his return? He begins to realize
now how great is his father's love, and it makes
his sin seem more unspeakable. He tries to utter
the confession and prayer which he had formed in
his mind. He says, "Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy
to be called thy son !" Here he pauses. He can-
not ask now, as he had intended, to be made a
servant. With bis father's arms about his neck,
and his father's kisses on his face, he knovs that
the old relation is restored, and that he is in his
own home once more. It does not need the clean
robe, and the new sandals and the ring of gold, to
assure him that he is welcome. And the fatted
calf is not half so sweet a feast to his famishing
body as is the love of his good father to his starv-
ing heart. 0, that all the prodigals might be
persuaded to come back to God, and taste the
sweetness of sins forgiven!
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THE CHRIS HAN-EVANGELIST
October 18, 19
Christian Gndeavor.
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR OCT. 28.
DO NOT WORRY.
(Matt. 6:25-34.)
There is one great principle which Jesus has im
bedded in these words of his that is altogether
worth living by. It deserves to be printed in large
letttrs:
"is not the life more than meat or raiment?"
Herejs a man or woman who worries so much
over the getting of a living — a certain style of
living — as to neglect the really important thing —
Life! If something must be neglected, let it be
the food or the raiment, few of us need fear dang-
er to lif<- from lack of either, and let attention be
concentrated on the Life.
Suppose, for example, one worries so much
about not being able to wear clothes of a certain
richness as to lose equanimity; sncha one is losing
something important to Life. Suppose another
worries so much because the house he or she lives
in is not in a "swell" enough neighborhood as to
lose contentment; such a one is losing an import
ant element in Life. Suppose another still worries
so much because the food on his table is not of a
certain degree of fineness as to lose happiness;
such a one is sacrificing Life to food.
The illustration of the birds and lilies has some-
times leen thought by most of us, no doubt, to be
inappropriate to the present subject. Of course
lilies and birds can't have the same fear for lack
of sustenance that humanity can have! And yet,
look closely at the Savior's beautiful, poetic, and
at the same time convincing, illustration; isn't there
sustenance enoagh in the world for everything and
everybody? Why should humanity worry more
than flowers and singing creatures? God cares for
all, will provide for all, has made enough for all
If all men would pay attention t o Life, the susten-
ance would be forthcoming. Let the Life but send
oat the fragrance of the lily, and the song of the
bird, and you may be very sure that neither God nor
men v. ill allow the perfume or the song to cease.
The difficulty is that we do not pay so much at-
tention to L;fe as to a livirg. The essf ntial thing
is not the shell but the creature within, not the
locket but the likeness, not the plush box but the
jewel, not the clothes or the dainties or the house
or the neighborhood, but the Life! "Plain living
aad high thinking," or as Je&us' words indicate,
"Plain living and sweet singing and perfumed
doiDg" — these are the proper attitude toward the
problem. The great difficulty with moat of us is
that we'are not content with the scale of living
wh'ch God grants us, and we want something more
than Life, or rather something besides Life, bat
infinitely less worth while than Life.
Seek first the kicgdom of Gid — that is, seek the
largest, roundest, fullest Life — and the other
things will come. "You mean that wealth and fine
clothes wid swell neighborhood." 0, wait a minute.
Jesus meant no s.u h thing. He meant that food
and raiment sufficient to content cs would come;
because the Life that is large, round, full, wilt be
content. Children worry little. They are content
— until "they begin to learn from grown-ups — are
content with rag dolls, calico dresses, pebbles and
sticks of wood— aDd of su;h as these little ones is
the kingdom. of heaven. Turn a child loose in the
graa'; world of grass, and sand, and trees, and
stones, and it will find Life. Why cunnot we? Be-
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and prudent and has revealed thtm ui:to babes.
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fFlSCUS— VAIL.—At the home of the bride's
rents in Albion !a., J. C. Eocell officiating, Mr.
jhn Fisjus and Miss Florence Vail.
| KNIGHT— MA.NLEY — On Monday, Oct 1st,
iiOO, at their nevp home, Oscar A. Knight and
[lene M. Manley, both of Worcester, Mass.,
)land A. Nichols officiatiog.
MOORE— FE iVKES.— Oct. 3rd, at the home of
|e bride's parents in Browns, 111., by Eld. C.
Swards, Mr. Frank L. Moore, of t Vincennes,
fd., and Miss Maud L Fewkes, of Browns.
JPEAVEY— SAMPSON— On Thursday, Oct. 4,
1)00, at the parsonage, George H. Peavt.y and
ama G, Sampson, b^th of Wore ster, Mass.,
■oland A. Nichols officiating.
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Soydsr and Lil.ian R. Harrington, both of
orcester, Mass , Roland A. Nichols officiating.
WALTER— GOODSON.— At Ch llicothe, Mo.,
pt. 30, 1900, 0. L. Sumner, officiating Mr. Har
by S. Walter, of Warrensburg, Mo., and Mi.-s
eatrice A. Goodson, of Chillicoiho, M i.
Obituaries,
BLALOCK.
Nannie M. Taylor was born O'st. 2, 1859, in
jexas County, Mo., and died in Lamar, Mo., on
ne 41st anniversary of her birth. She united
'ith the Cumberland Presbyterian I hurch in
877, and two years later, under the preaching of
•ro. W. J. Frost, she unittd with the Christian
hurcb, of which she ever remained a faithful
jember. She was married to W. W. Blalock at
Ilk Creek, xo., March 30, 1882, and for eighteen
[ears served nobly the part of a preacher's wife.
Jhe was the mother of five children, one of whom,
!ttle Helen, was buried July 16, 1899, and
bother, a beautiful baby boy, was buried in its
aother's arms. Three children, two sons and a
aughter, survive her. Brother DeJarnett, of
jheldon, Is , conducted the funeral at the church
/here so often she had met with the sainte as a
rorahiper, and the vast throng assembled showed
heir appreciation of her earnest work with them,
nd their sympathy with the bereaved husband,
heir minister. At tbe grave, Bro. DeJarnett
aid this beautiful and well-deserved tribute to
er memory. He said: "If to day every hand
rhom Sister Blalock has befriended should cast a
ose upon her grave, she would sleep to-nfght
eneath a wilderness of flowers." Sister Nannie's
fe was indeed a life of sacrifice for others,
i'hen the Savior cornea to make up his jewels
lethinks the brightest of all diadems will adorn
be brow of the faithful preacher's wife.
J. M. B.
NOEL.
Mrs. Nannie Noel, nee Glascock, was born Jan.
, 1874. and died Sept. 22, 1900, aged 26 years,
months and 19 days. Sister Nannie united with
Church of Christ in Holliday, Mo., about
years ago, since which she tas "walked
'ith Gud"' In a most exemplary Christian life,
he was united in marriage to Bro. Jeff. Noel, Aug.
6, 1899, and leaves him to mourn the loss of a most
evoted wife. She also leaves to mourn their loss
l her departure, her father and mother, and two
isters and four brothers and a host of friends,
nt they sorrow not as those who have no hope,
ill her life was spent near Holliday, Mo , till after
er marriage, when she moved to Madison, M o.
he led prayer- meeting on the Wednesday night
efore she died. Her funeral, condscted by the
'riter at Holliday, was attended by a large con-
ourse of relatives and friends.
Paris, Mo. C. H. Strawn.
PICKERILL.
Bro. Thomas L. Pickerill was born in Brown
'ounty, 0., Jan. 12, 1835; died at his home in
ireston, la., Juoe 16, 1900. Bro. Pickerill was a
aithful m mber of the Christian Church from the
ime he was 15 year? old. His faithfulness and
is earnest devotion to the cause of primitive
;hristianity wiil be remembered by many readers
f ths paper. He was a genial, hopef al Christian,
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as sustained a great loss in parting with Bro.
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m were conducted by the writer, and it wa3 a sad
but sweet pleasure to talk of his beautiful life.
Surely he has fallen asleep in Jesus.
Creston, Iowa. D. F. Snider.
McALPIN.
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la., Feb 14, 1874, and died at her home in Fort
Dodge, la., S p . 22, 1900; was marris-d to A.
McAlpic, April 19, 1892. Her husband and three
small children survive to mourn her loss. She
was baptized by Brother Kerstein in Hastings,
Neb. Her life was pure and her death one of
perfect trust in Jesus.
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To work a little longer here;
And when o'erwearied by the toil
Of life our weary limbs shall be,
We'll come, and one by one lie down
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Epfie M. Dauphin.
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An all-day ride on the cars is usually a tedious
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any of those who attended the Kansas City Con-
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of its very best chair cars at the disposal of the
Christian-Evangelist and its friends, it will
readily b* seen that nothing was left to be de-
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city was reached. The fast train which carried
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promptly at 9:02 A. M. The morning was bright,
but not more so than the spirits of the members
of the party, which came from all points of the
North, East and South.
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which parallels the Mississippi River to Hannibal
and then turns directly west asross Missouri, de-
lighted comments from the members of the party
concerning the beautiful river acd the no less
beautiful country, were frequent and hearty.
Very many realized as they had never done before
the majesty of the "Father of Waters" and were
convinced that the title of "Imperial Missouri"
was not misapplied to the fifth state io the Union.
Good reading was furnished in the shape of the
Christian-Evangelist fresh from the presses of
the Christian Publishing Co., visiting was indulged
n and the air was made melodious with the old
familiar hymns. The Burlington "railroad lunch"
■ervice, by means of which one i > enabled to grat-
fy his appetite, whether great or email, was much
appreciated |by all members of the party and add-
ed greatly to the comfort of the occasion.
The sides Fof the chair cars bore large muslin
■treamers on which was inscribed this legend,
'The Christian-Evangelist, St. Louis, Mo." and
at nearly all^tbe important stations waiting dele-
gates made their way to join the party. As the
crowd increased so also the enthusiasm grew. At
Liberty, Mo., the train was held up by "White
Caps," whose motto "Reception Committee" shone
forth in blazing letters.
Tbe party at once surrendered and threw them-
selves on the mercy of their captors. Instead of
a calamity th's reception committee turned out to
be the "kaws" of great assistance to tha party.
They took charge of the delegates and piloted
them to the First Christiaa Church at 11th and
Locust St., where the headquarters of the conven-
tion are established and where delegates were as-
signed to boarding houses or hotels, as they pre-
ferred. It was a pleasant trip from the first
"How are you?" of the morning until the hearty
singing of "America" by the member* of the ex
cnrsion party a^ the train rolled into Union Depot
at Kansas City exactly on schedule time.
Not an accident or unpleasant injident of any
kind occurred to mar the enjoyment of the occa-
sion and it is quite certain that all will wait im-
patiently for the next Christian-Evangelist
Special. W. D. Cree
Hawkeye— terns.
As It is nearest to the Christian Evangelist
and Es the "pocket" is always the first considera-
tion, we will begin these Iowa notes with a brief
mention of our interests in the "Pocket City."
We have in Keokuk a goodly number of people
— about 400 — well distributed from the monument
to the Indian Chief, whose name the city bears,
in the beautiful park, overlooking the Government
Canal and river, to the equally interesting point
which affords a fine Missouri view, beyond the con-
fluence of the rivers. If Keokuk accords as warm
a reception to each of our people as it did to the
man who tried to find them, very little of it will
escape our influence.
We have a fine church building, admirably lo-
cated. Bro. Sanderson is very popular and pre-
sents a worthy example, in the length of his
pastorate. He is very ably seconded in his work
by the veteran preacher, James Connoran, who is
still quite active and not inclined to be shelved.
There seems to be little to prevent substantial
growth in Keokuk.
Passing the eight miles of canal, built and
maintained by the government, at a cost of
$5,000,000 and an annual expense of $30,000, i
the town of Nauvoo, of Mormon fame, whicl
certainly "beautiful for situation," we reach Fi
Madison, where the Christian-Evangelist saw
"day of small things," in the hands of Dai
Bates. It is said that sixty per cent, of the poj
lation is Catholic. Our people have had a var:
experience and are still without a church home
meeting in the court-room — but have purchas
and nearly paid for a very desirable lot and ho
to build next year. Bro. E. E. Lore has recen
taken up the work and, together with his peop
is hopeful of the future.
If any of our people are passing this way
warm weather, they will find it pleasant to tra^
with our gonial Bro. Capt. Peel, of the Stfair
Eloise, an elder in the Barlington church anc
mature member of the Christian-Evangeli
family. (The ciptain will owe us a ride forthii
Burlington is decidedly Trinitarian, bei
built on three hills — North, West and S^uth. T
most of our people are on South Hill, w.erat
church ii lo:ated It does very well for a Son
Hill location, but we have quite anumb?r of mei
bers on West Hill and a few on North Hill, f
whom it is inconvenient. Bro. N. G. Br.wn
rapidly learning the field and getting the con
dence and esteem of the people. There is bntoi
problem which seems to a visitor to be difficult
solution — that of location. It was suggested
Bro. Brown to build up three congregations undi
a common management, one on each hill. The:;
is an abundance of material and a fine opportu:
ity to "provoke one another to good works."
It is quite apparent to one who visits tl
churches, and learns something of their conditii
and experiences, that the great need of the day
not so much popular evangelism as a gospel :
systematic organization of the forces we hav
The suggestion of the Editor in the Christia:
Evangelist of Sept. 13tb, with reference to tl
churches in Missouri, could be very profitably fc
lowed in Iowa. Rambler.
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By J. H. GARRISON..
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No. 43
CONTENTS
.Editorial:
Current Events 1347
Kansas City Convention 1348
j Saving Our State and Neighborhood 1351
Editor's Easy Chair 1352
iOeiginal Contributions:
> Outvoting Fate.— L. H. Stine 1352
, Helpful Hints to Beginners in Bible Study.
—Peter Ainslie 1353
Preacherless Churches and Churohless
Preachers. — J. W. Lowber 1354
Roger Williams and Religious Liberty — IV.
W. H. Rogers 1355
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( On Old Ocean 1360
1 B. B. Tyler's Letter.... 1361
; New York Letter 1362
Texas Letter 1362
i Washington (D. C.) Letter 1363
The Boys and Girls' Rally Day 1363
i Shall We Criticise Good Men? 1364
! Irish Notes and News 1364
I Galveston Letter 1365
; The West Side Church of Christ, Chicago. .1365
Family Circle:
, Light from Darkness (poem) 1369
The Holy and Common 1369
A Practical Sermon from Revistd Texts. ..1359
1 Beyond (poem) 1370
: Raising Children 1370
: How Long Is Eternity? 1370
: Look Up (poem) 1371
' The Happy Home 1371
Miscellaneous:
' Our Budget 1356
; Personal Mention 1358
Notes and News 1366
Evangelistic 1368
With theChildren 1372
Sunday-school 1373
Christian Endeavor 1374
Marriages and Obituaries 1375
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No. 43
CURRENT EVENTS.
At a meeting of the miners' represtnta-
ives at Scranton, the attitude of President
litchell was more favorable to the accept-
ance of the operators' terms than had been
anticipated and the sentiment of the meet-
ng gradually fell in line with his view.
\lr. Mitchell commended the methods of the
oft coal miners, who hold an annual meeting
yith their operators and "like prudent, sensi-
ble men" agree together on a scale of wages
(or the year. By the resolutions which the
convention adopted, the miners agree to
feturn to work if all operators will grant a
;0 per cent, increase until April 1, and if
he sliding scale is abolished in the Schuylkill
,nd Lehigh districts. Arbitration is re-
quested in case these conditions are not met.
lost, but not all, of the operators have
tgreed upon these terms. The making of
he agreement until April 1 suggests that
t is the purpose of the anthracite and
rituminous miners to unite their interests,
'or upon that date the latter make their
tew agreement for the ensuing year. With
he miners of both hard and soft coal in
Agreement, their leaders will be in a position,
f they feel it necessary, to call the greatest
itrike in history.
Invitations have been sent to representa-
iives of the Spanish-speaking republics of
Central and South America to meet at Ma-
Irid in a congress for the discussion of com-
nercial and industrial questions. Spain is
;rying to regain a peaceful sway through
;rade over that vast territory which she
'ailed to rule by force. In the competition
'or the control of South American m irkets,
ppain has many and great advantages. She
las fixed her language, her literature, her
30cial customs, her methods of trade and her
nodes of thought upon the Latin republics
ind these give her a natural ascendency
among those peoples. The commercial con-
gress in Madrid will make the most of these
points and will endeavor further to make
the Spanish Americans forget the former
cruelty of Spain when she was their mistress
and craftily to play upon their fears of
American expansion.
The exchanging of diplomatic notes is a
serious and time-consuming habit to which
all the Powers have lately fallen victims.
Following the failure of Germany's first
note about the Chinese question to elicit
favorable responses, came the second Ger-
man note, to which substantially favorable
replies have now been received from all the
Powers, that of Great Britain being the last
to arrive but not the least cordial. A
French note has also been dispatched, in
which six items are suggested for consider-
ation. The reply of Secretary Hay is frienily
and recognizes the substantial agreement of
intention between France and the United
States, but withholds judgment in regard to
some of the details. The following points
are included in the plan of settlement out-
lined in the French note: (1) The punish-
ment of those responsible for the massacres;
(2) the prohibition of the importing of
arms; (3) the payment of adequate indem-
nities to states, societies and individual's for
losses in connection with the late disorders;
(4) the maintenance of permanent legation
guards by all the Powers; (5) the disarma-
ment of the Taku fortress; (6) the estab-
lishment of military stations on the road
between Tien-Tsin and Pekin, to be held by
the Powers as a further protection to their
legations.
China is entirely ready and anxious to
begin peace negotiations and has indicated
her willingness by submitting plans for
peace. The five points of the Chinese note
resemble those of the French proposals.
But while allowing the Powers to require
guarantees for the payment of indemnity
and the preservation of order, China requires
the immediate withdrawal of the foreign
troops. While negotiations are still in
progress, Pao Ting Fuhas been taken by the
English, German, French and Italian allies.
The recall of the German Minister, Baron
Sternberg, from Pekin has been attributed
by some to the fact that he favored a policy
of conciliation, whereas the Kaiser and
von Bulow favored a more rigorous policy,
as indicated in the first German note. The
Anglo-German agreement is the most re-
assuring piece of diplomacy which the week
has brought forth. These two Powers
agree explicitly that neither of them shall
attempt to acquire Chinese territory as the
result of the present complications and that
they will unite to resist the efforts of any
Power which shall make such an attempt.
America has formally agreed to this arrange-
ment.
While the Powers are trading notes, Chi-
na has apparently come to the conclusion
that, as regards the punishment of the
guilty, it is best to anticipate their formal
demands. It is probably a direct effect of
the second German note that the Chinese
government has, by imperial edict, fixed the
penalties for seven of those who led or en-
couraged the Boxers. Three are to be de-
capitated, three imprisoned for life, and
Prince Tuan banished to the Siberian bor-
der. It is highly significant that the Pow-
ers have agreed with Germany that their
several ministers shall judge whether the
penalties are sufficient and see that they are
actually inflicted. Minister Conger, at the
request of Secretary Hay, has sent in a list
of names of several Chine e officials who are
notoriously implicated in the work of the
Boxers. The list includes the seven who
have already been sentenced and a >out ten
more. The Chinese imperial court, in antic-
ipation of the entrance of the foreigners
into Pao Ting Fu, has withdrawn to Caeo
Cheng. There is an indirect report that a
body of European troops (probably British)
has already arrived there. The joint expe-
dition, composed of about 7,000 British,
German, French and Italian troops, left Tien-
Tsin for Pao Ting Fu late last week. The
United States consistently maintains that
the expedition is unnecessary and will delay
the opening of peace negotiations.
On Monday of this week, John Sherman,
lately Secretary of State, died at his home
in Washington. The most appropriate trib
ute is found in the President's proclamation:
"Few among our citizens have risen to
greater or more deserved eminence in the
national councils than he. The story of his
public life and services is, as it were, the
history of the country for half a century.
In the Congress of the United States he
ranked among the foremost in the House,
and later in the Senate. He was twice a
member of the executive Cabinet, first as
Secretary of the Treasury, and afterwards
as Secretary of State. Whether in debate
during the dark hours of our civil war or
as the director of the country's finances dur-
ing the period of rehabilitation, or as a
trusted counselor in framing the nation's
laws for over forty years, or as the exponent
of its foreign policy, his course was ever
marked by devotion to the best interests of
his beloved land, and by able and conscien-
tious effort to uphold its dignity and honor.
His countrymen will long revere his mem-
ory, and see in him a type of the patriotism,
the uprightness and the zeal that go to mold-
ing and strengthening a nation."
At his own request, Count Hohenlohe has
been succeeded as Chancellor of the German
Empire by Count von Bulow, who has been
until now Minister of Foreign Affairs. The
retirement of the aged Chancellor, who is
eighty-one years old, may perhaps be due to
his unwillingness to assume the responsibil-
ity for the Kaiser's Chinese policy. The
German Emperor is in reality his own Chan-
cellor in a large degree and whoever holds
that office must either agree with the Em-
peror or be subservient. Count von Bulo w
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 1900
is believed to be in full sympathy with the
Kaiser's views on the subject of naval ex-
pansion and to have quite as little of the
conciliatory temper. He is opposed to the
Agrarian party and will, therefore, oppose
those measures, supported chiefly by this
party, which place restrictions upon foreign
trade. He believes in maintaining warm
commercial relations with all nations and
especially with the United States. The new
Chancellor is a younger man by thirty-one
years than the former one and his experi
ence so far has been confined almost wholly
to foreign affairs.
Mr. Quay is again making a fight for the
senatorship in Pennsylvania and this time,
unfortunately, with a better prospect of
success. Pending the election of the new
legislature which will fill the vacancy in the
Senate, he is stumping the state in ihe good
old fashioned way and imploring the dear
public to vote for the men who will vote for
him. He is very genial and ingratiating
now. He is not trying to "bos?, 'but is
content to beg for support and is friendly
to every promising candidate for the legis-
lature. Apparently he is winning back
soma of his old supporters who were fright-
ened by the storm of a year ago and tne
bank scandal. His chief hope, however,
lies in the absence of any united opposition.
Mr. Wanamaker, who was the center of the
opposition last year, has not yet recovered
from a severe surgical operation, and no
other opposing candidate has been found
upon whom the anti-Quay elements can
unite. Si ill there is enough scattered oppo-
sition to make Mr. Quay'.* nomination dubi-
ous A Republican landslide in Pennsyl-
vania will probably carry him into the Sen-
ate, but less than that will give him trouble.
Many and varied as are the follies of
John Al-xander Dowie and his disciples,
they are not to be compared with the follies
of some of those who are seeking by violence
to prevent the spread of "Zion" both in this
country and in England. At Ma isfield, 0.,
the representatives of this phase of divine
healing have been prevented from entering
the town co make converts, and the officers
of the law have proceeded most lawlessly
against the Dowieites. Manager Dowie
himself is at present in Great Britain where
his propaganda is being opposed in all sort?
of legitimate and illegitimate ways. "Shad-
owed by Scotland Yard detectives, plotted
against by physicians, reviled by the news-
papers, reproached by clergymen and mobbed
by riotous students," he is having a hard
time of it, even without the hostile, action of
Parliament, which some have threatened.
Mr. Dowie defies parliament in unparliament-
ary language. It seems strange that in this
year of grace there are so many people who
have not yet discovered that violent and
lawless opposition and quasi-martyrdom lend
wings to error quite as effectively as to
truth.
committee of the school board has done a«
wise and sensib e thing. We would not be
willing t > admit that any part of the Bible
ought to be excluded on the ground that it
contains "sectarian teaching" — of which
school boards are usually so much afraid—
but some parts are obviously better than
others for reading to school children and
often the teacher is not fitted to make the
wisest choice. The committee which has
recommended this book is composed of both
Protestants and Catholics, and of men who
are not professedly religious as well as those
who are. It remains for the school board
to adopt the recommendation of its commit-
tee. The only weak point in the arrangement
is that it makes the book "supplementary
reading," that is, leaves it optional with
each teacher to use it or not. If it is a good
thing — and we agree that it is — it ought not
to be left in the power of the individual
teacher to nullify the action of the board.
In* answering a question as to whom he
regards the three ablest orators in each of
1he two great parties, William E. Curtis of
the Chicago Record says he considers
Benjamin Harrison the ablest orator in this
country. After him, among Republicans,
come Senators Frye and Depew. On the
Democra ic side he mentions Mr. Bryan,
Bourke Cockr in and Senator Daniel, of Vir-
gin! »•
A German eiitor, Maximilian Harden, ed-
itor an! proprietor of "Zukunft" (The Pres-
ent) has again been sentence! to six months'
imprisonment in a fortress for speaking dis-
respectfully of the government. The objec-
tion ible article was called "The Battle with
the Dragons." This is Harden's second
offense. Last y ear he served six months for
an article eatitled ' Poodle Majesty," where-
in he likened Enparor William to a poodle.
The articles were suppressed as soon as they
append and we have no 5 had an oppor-
tunity to see t em, but the last-mentioned
b^ars its contents clearly enough in its title.
It strikes us as being a singularly inapt
comparison, that between the Kaiser and a
lap-dog. The former has his faults, to be
sure, and he makes so little effort to hide
them that they sometimes, like a cloud, ob-
scure his virtues. But both his virtues and
his vices are those of a bigger beast fhan a
poodle. Poodles, for instance, are generally
ind )lent, whereas ihe Kaiser is one of the
most energetic men in Europe. If Editor
Harden reflects calmly upon his misdemeanor
(as he will have imple time to do) he ought
to regret that, since he must suffer, it is not
to be for some more accurate and intelli-
gent caricature than that of the "Poodle-
Prince."
In recommending a book of "Readings
from the Bible" for use as supplementary
reading in the Chicago public schools, the
The government of Austria-Hungary has
recalled its ambassador from the Vatican
and there is nothing yet to indicate any in-
tention of sending a new representative to
the papal court. In the days when the Pope
was a temporal prince with a considerable
part of Italy for his dominion, it was rea-
sonable enough for the other monarchsto
send representatives to his court. But with
the passing of the temporal dominion all
excuse for that arrangement vanished. Stil!
the custom has persisted more or less as a
matter of tradition, habit and superstition,
but it is tending more and more toward
desuetude of the most innocuous type. Last
year France recalled her ambassador, and
now Austria- Hungary, a far more staunchly
Catholic country thai France, is doing the
same thing. Only recently the Austrian
public schools were removed from clerical
control, ind certain lavs have lately
been passed countenancing civil marriages
in Hungary, both of w lich actions were
somewhat bitterly resented in Rome. It is
believed that the recall of the ambassador
was occasioned by the temporary coolness
growing out of this situation.
KANSAS CITY CONVENTION.
In our last issue we reported the Conven-
tion of the Christian Woman's Board of
Missions, together with a brief reference to
the services on Lord's day. The program of
the American Christian Missionary Society
began on Saturday evening with two very
inspiring addresses, delivered to packed
audiences in Armory Hall. W. K. Homan,
late editor of the Christian Courier, D illas,
Texas, presided over this and all subsequent
sessions of the convention of this society.
He proved to be a chairman of flue tact,
good knowledge of parliamentary law, and
made an excellent presiding officer. The
first address of the evening was by John E.
Pounds, of Cleveland, on "The Christian En-
deavor Era." It was brilliant, epigrammatic,
fresh, pungent, pointed. The second ad-
dress was delivered by President E. Benja-
min Andrews, of the University of Nebraska,
on "The Place of the Church College in the
American System of Education." It was a :
very able address. It was characteristic of ;
the breadth of a man of letters and of wide
experience in educational work that, al
though president of a state university, he
gave splendid and unanswerable reasons for
the maintenance and endowment of colleges
under the auspices of the various religious
bodies. It is not always the case that those
who are connected with church colleges or
religious institutions can recognize the
place which state universities hold in our
educational system; but men of breadth of
view in both state and religious institutions
recognize no clashing of interests in the two
kinds of colleges but consider them as co-
operative educational agencies, each of
which has its rightful place in our great
educational system.
MONDAY.
The Monday morning session opened with
a Bible study by Jibez Hall, who on this and
the following morning presented an outline
view of the Epistle to Ephesians. These
two lectures were illuminating and inspir-
ing. The president's address on "Greater
America, the New Century, and the Para-
mount Issue," was delivered without manu-
script, and was received with great applause
by the convention. It was an able addresss,
emphasizing the greatness of our country,
the greatness of the opportunities of the
new century and the greatness of the para-
October 25, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1349
mount issue now pending, namely, Shall the
great forces of this mighty nation and of
the cew century be dominated by Christ for
the welfare of humanity, or by the evil one?
Corresponding Secretary Benjamin L.
Smith then presented his statement of the
annual report, the substance of which we
have already printed. This was followed by
"Voices From Many Fields," by which
the secretary desired that the convention
should hear some of the appeals that come
to the Board continually for help. The east
and the west, the north and the south, pre-
sented their appeals through men who are
working in these fields and who are
acquainted with their needs. C. C. Smith
reported for the Board of Negro Education
and Evangelization. This work, as stated
in last week's paper, has been transferred to
the Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
It is probable that this transfer will carry
with it Brother Smith, who seems to be in-
separably connected with it, and who has
given the problem more thought, perhaps,
than any other man among us. We confi-
dently expect an enlargement of this work
under the management of the C. W. B. M.
I. J. Cahill, of Dayton, delivered an ac dress
on "Puerto Rico," pointing out the condition
and needs of that new island possession. The
session at the Hall closed with a prayer meet-
ing. Meanwhile a business session of the
convention was held from eleven to twelve
at the church, corner of Sixteenth Street and
Forest Avenue, where Brother Kokendoffer
is pastor. The only business dispatched at
this session was hearing and acting upon
the report of the committee appointed one
year ago on the subject of education. To
this committee had been referred an appli-
cation from the Board of Education for a
secretary. The report recommended that
the Board of Education be dissolved, and
that, instead, a National Education Society
be formed, co-ordinate with the American
Christian Missionary Society, and holding its
meetings in connection with it, or with our
National Congress, or at such other time
and place as might be determined upon. It
further recommended the appointment of a
committee of seven, which would have the
power to devise a plan of organization for
such society, and to call a convention of the
friends of education at such time and place
as it might deem proper. This change met
with universal favor, and it is believed will
mark the beginning of a new era in our
educational work.
The afternoon of Monday gave us three
strong addresses. "How Shall we Fire the
Hearts of our Ministry with the Home Mis-
sionary Passion?" was the theme of a most
thoughtful address by J. E. Lynn, pastor of
the church at Springfield, 111. "The Educa-
tional Hour" was jccupied by Professor J. D.
Forrest, of Bulter College, with a very
able and thorough di-cussim of the educa-
tional problem. Like President Andrews,
he advocated the necessity of maintaining
our religious institutions, showing that; they
filled a place that could not otherwise be
filled. At the same time there was nothing
in his address which antagonized state
universities. "Our German Neighbors" was
the theme of a very earnest address by our
German preacher of Cleveland, R. H. Timme.
His plea for an evangelist among the Ger-
mans wa< referred to the committee on
recommendations of the Board, and resulted
in a recommendation that the Board appoint
such an evangelist as early as practicable.
The evening .:e3sion, after devotional
exercises, was also marked by two strong,
practical addresses. The one on "The
Most Popular Thing of the Reformation,"
by William Ross Lloyd, of Richmond, Ky.,
being a strong presentation of the claims
of Church Extension, and the other on "The
Urgency of the Plea for Home Missions," by
C. J. Tanner, of Minneapolis. This was one
of the best addresses of the convention, in-
dicating the reasons why we should push
the work of evangelizing America with all
possible zeal.
TUESDAY.
After the second lecture by President
Hall on the Epistle to the Ephesians, A. J.
Marshall, City Evangelist of St. Louis, de-
livered a strong address on "City Evangel-
ization—the Overs adowing Problem of the
Twentieth Century." F. W. Norton dis-
cussed very clearly and forcibly "The
Adaptability of Our Movement to City
Evangelization Work," and "The Relation of
City Evangeliza ion to the Salva ion of Our
Country and the World," was strikingly
presented by C. G. Brelos. These addresses
made it apparent that the problem of the
city stands in the forefront of the evan-
gelization of this country and of the world.
G. W. Muckley presented an outline of his
report of the Board of Church Extension,
which more than realized the amount which
had been planned for up to the close of the
present century. He gave as the watch-
word, "A Half Million for Church Extension
by 1905." A poem, written by Mr3. Wilkin-
son, of Hastings, Neb., was then read by
Miss Worth ngton, and proved one of the
"hits" of the convention. It was entitled
"Boggess' Ride into the Cherokee Strip,"
and it celebrated in striking verse that ride
under the auspices of the Church Extension
Board. It has been promised for the
Christian-Evangelist. At this point in
the forenoon session a business executive
session was called in another building, but
the following additional addresses were
given at the hall, "Ministerial Relief; What
Is It?" by Howard Cale. Bro. Cale makes
an able and convincing plea for this fund,
and he is a worthy successor of our beloved
and lamented A. M. Atkinson. There was
also an address on "Indifferentism; A Plea
for Home Missions," by Wallace Tharp. It
was a matter of regret that these latter
addresses were not heard by those of us
who were compelled to attend the executive
session. The chief business of the forenoon
business session was deciding the place of
the next convention. San Francisco, Pitts-
burg, Buffalo and Minneapolis, all presented
their claims for the next convention. The
committee on nominations, and time and
place, recommended Minneapolis, and after
a spirited contest, in which the devices of
parliamentary law were exhausted, Minne-
apolis came out winner, and a recommenda-
tion to make it unanimous was carried. The
personnel of tie various Boards remains
practically unchanged. I. J. Spencer, of
Louisville, was selected as th9 presiding
officer of the next convention. A motion pre-
vailed providing that after the present year
the presiding officer of the convention and
the vice-presidents are to be elected by
ballot.
In the afternoon at the session at Armory
Hall there was a conference on Sta'e Mis-
sions, conducted by S. H. Bartlett, and an
address on "The Appeals that Come to the
Board of Home Missions," by J. H. McNeill,
and also an address on "The Initiative in
our Mission Work," by J. M. Rudy, pastor
of the church at Cedar Rapids. Tiiose of
us in attendance at the executive session,
which was continued on Tuesday afternoon
at Forest Avenue Christian Church, were
not privileged to hear these addresses, but
they were spoken of in terms of high praise.
Most of the time in the business session was
occupied with the discussion on one or two
of the recommendations of the committee
on the report of the Board. Tne "points of
order" that were raised, the amendments
and the amendments of the amend nents, and
the substitutes, with motions to "strike
out," "lay on the table," and the "previous
question" were quite bewildering. Evidently
a little knowledge of parliamentary law is a
dangerous thing. Drink deep of Cushingand
Roberts or else remain in blissful ignorance
of parliamentary ruies. We are compelled
to say that valuable time seemed to us to be
wasted on matters of little moment so far
as their practical effect is concerned.
We are almost disposed to call Tuesday
evening the culminating session of the con-
vention in its enthusiasm. The splendid ad-
dress of Mrs. Louise Kelly on "Boys and
Girls' Rally Day," and that of Chancellor
William Bayard Craig on "The Adaptability
of our Plea to America," lifted the audience
to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Bro. Craig
was at his best, and when he is at his best,
there is no one better. In our freedom from
ecclesiastical tyranny and from the d iminion
of human creed, in our appeal to man's
rational nature, as well as to his conscience,
in our emphasis of the subject of Christian
unity, and in the practical results of our
evangelistic work, our plea finds a hearty
response in the American people. This eve-
ning closed the sessions of the American
Christian Missionary Society.
FOREIGN SOCIETY.
On Wednesday morning the Foreign Chris-
tian Missioiary Society assembled, and after
a Bible Study conducted by C. A. Young,
on the Book of Jonah, from which practical
lessons were drawn, the venerable president
of the Foreiga Society, C. L. Loos, took the
gavel and called to order the twenty-fifth
annual convention of the society. After a
statement of the annual report by Secretary
F. M. Rains, in his enthusiastic way, A. Mc-
Lean read an historic address covering
twenty-five years of history. The substance
of this address we have already printed.
This was followed by a very interesting
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October 25, 1900
feature, namely, the introduction of foreign
missionaries, in which Brother McLean was
master of ceremonies. A3 one by one these
heroes of the cross were presentei to the
Convention, they were received by the wav-
ing of handkerchiefs and applause. Mission-
aries from India, China and Japan each sa-
luted the Convention in the language of the
countries they represent, followed in most
cases, with a few words of hearty greeting.
Following these missionaries, Brother Mc-
Allister, who recently came among us from
the Congregational ists, and a Dr. Nelson,
who ii pastor of an independent church in a
suburb of St. Louis, were introduced to the
Convention and spoke briefly, expressing
their appreciation of the fellowship they had
enjoyed in the Convention. At 11:15, J. M.
Van Horn, of Ohio, delivered a very able
address on "The Gospel's Unceasing Aggres-
siveness." Few addresses of the Convention,
if any, made a deeper impression upon the
people than this one. A. M. Harvuot made
a stirring address on "Children's Day,"
abounding in valuable hints as to ho w to make
it a success. Every one felt at the close of
this forenoon's session that the Foreign
Society had scored a great success in its
opening session. In the afternoon the ad-
dresses were on "The Spiritual Expansion of
Christendom," by S. T. Willis, of New York;
"Stewardship," byL. M. Sniff, of Indiana; on
"Adoniram Judson," by Albert Buxton, of
Texas. The latter was the only address of the
forenoon the writer was permitted to hear
in full. It was a fine address in spirit, in
literary excellence and in adaptation to the
purposes of a missionary convention. It
was too late in the afternoon when W. T.
Moore, of Columbia, began to read his poem
prepared in honor of the twenty-fifth anni-
versary of the Society, on "Heroes and He-
roes." He only read selections from it, how-
ever, but the entire poem, printed in excel-
lent style, was on sale at the Convention,
and we hope many of our readers provided
themselves with a copy. It was worthy of
the occasion, and of the author, and will re-
main among his most enduring literary pro-
ductions.
The report of the nominating committee
omitted the name of C. L. Loos for President
as heretofore, and presented the name of A.
McLean. This, it is understood, was at the
earnest request of Bro. Lo js. Bro. McLean
will not discontinue his present duties, but
will perform them as President of the So-
ciety. It might have been wiser to have
had a President of the Convention different
from the Chairman of the Executive Com-
mittee, a3 in the Ho tie Society, but if
these two positions are to be filled by one
man, as they have been heretofore in the
Foreign Society, no one is more competent
than Bro. McLean. He is thoroughly con-
versant with the foreign work, and his heart
is in it. At the close of the evening session,
which was the close of the sessions of the
Foreign Society, resolutions were offered
and adopted, expressing the high appre-
ciation of the Convention of the services
of Bro. Loos as President of the Society,
and our Christian affection for him. He has
given us an example of active Christian
service at a time of life when most men
consider themselves out of active service.
Bro. Loos, even yet, has no thought of re-
tirng from active service, but his influence
will be given, as heretofore, for the advance-
ment of the work.
The closing sejsion of the Foreign Socie-
ty on Wednesday evening was occupied by
addresses by returned missionaries: James
Ware, E. S. Stevens, H. H. Guy, F. E. Meigs
and Miss Josepha Franklin. Their hearts
were too full of the work to say a tithe of
what they desired in the limited time given
them, but what they said was sufficient to
show the value of their work and its suc-
cess.
On Thursday the Convention was broken
up into sections as follows: I. Christian
Endeavor; II. Education; III. Pastors
and Evangelists; IV. Conference on Be-
nevolence; V. Sunday-schools. These all
had good programs which we learned were
carried out successfully. We cannot here
report them in detail. We should be glad if
any one attending these sessions could give
at least an outline of the chief ideas or re-
sult*. We looked in on the Endeavor and Sun-
day-school sections but spent most of the
time at the c mferenc^ oa benevolence. There
was a fine audience at the litter, an excel-
lent pr 'gram with stirring addresses, and
a deep interest manifested in the benev-
olent work being accomplished and planned
for. Mrs. Meier, of this city, who with her
husband had just arrived from a protracted
European tour, reached the Convention in
time to thro v her enthusiasm int ) this con-
ference.
CLOSING SESSION.
The closing service on Thursday evening
was a Thanksgiving and Consecration serv-
ice. Devotional services were conducted
by H. A. Denton, of Missouri, and B. L.
Smith, presiding, called on a number of
brethren for brief addresses, after which the
Convention adjourned to me9t in Minneapolis
in Oct )ber next.
Thus ended the fifty-first annual convoca-
tion of the Disciples of Christ. In numbers
present it excelled all previous conventions
except, of course, the Jubilee C mvention, at
Cincinnati. There were probably five thou-
sand persons in attendance. The chief
drawback to the convention was the lack of
a suitable hall. The Armory Hall, in which
we met, was never intended for an auditori-
um and is not adapted for that purpose.
Besides, it was too small to accommodate the
audiences which desired to hear. We have
out-grown church buildings for the use of our
conventions, and mus; henceforth make a
suitable hall an essential condition of accept-
ing any invitation from any city. The news-
papers of Kansas City disappointed us some-
what in the meagerness of their reports of
the Convention. It can hardly be claimed
that it was the demands upon their space of
other interests more important which pre-
vented them from giving fuller notices of
the Convention proceedings. It is probably
the result of a failure on the part of the
editors of these papers to appreciate the mag-
nitude of the Convention, the number of
people it represented, and the importance of
the work it is doing. The brethren in Kan-
sas City did their part well, and a failure to
secure a suitable hall was no fault of theirs.
In spite of the unsuitable hall, ho vever, and
some confusion attendant thereupon, the
Convention was great in numbers, in en-
thusiasm, in earnestness, in missionary zeal,
and in unbounded hopefulness for the future.
Its real value is to be seen, however, in the
increase of the results of the ensuing year's
work over those of the past year.
CONVENTION PERSONNEL AND COMMENT.
The oldest man in attendance at the Con-
vention was the venerable Dr. Hill, of Mis-
sis tippi, who was present, we believe, at
every session of the Convention, day and
night. He is upwards of ninety years of age
and yet takes a deep interest in all the work
of the Church.
Perhaps the most patriarchal looking man
in the Convention was Dr. W. T. Moore,
whom one of tbe papers characterized as "a
patriarch with flowing white beard and an
immensely long Prince Albert coat."
C. L. Loos, although asking to be relieved
of the presidency of the Foreign Society,
shows no signs of waning energy or enthu-
siasm for the work. He ha3 learned the art
of carrying his years lightly, and growing
old not only gracefully but usefully.
It was good to see Governor Drake pres-
ent in the Convention, and looking much im-
proved. He is one of the pillars, not only of
Drake University, but of all our missionary
interests.
Kansas City has one of the most remark-
able High Schools we have ever visited. The
Central High School, of which Prof. White
is the principal, has about sixteen hundred
young men and women in it. Once a week
they have an entertainment, and on two oc-
casions they were addressed by representa-
tives of our Convention. The editor of this
paper addressed them on Friday morning,
the 12th, and on the following Thursday
morning they were addressed by Professor
Willett, of the University of Chicago. This
school had a graduating class last year of
two hundred and eighty-seven, which is said
to be the largest graduating class in any
High School in the United States. Professor
White has long been at the head of the
school. Prof. A. F. Smith, who has charge
of the English Department, is an oil-time
friend of the editor of this paper, having
been associated with him editorially in the
early history of the paper.
President Charles Carlton, of Bonham Col-
lege, Bonham, Texas, was the only represen-
tative present of the first National Conven-
tion held fifty-one years ago. He is more
than an octogenarian, but is still remarkably
active and well preserved.
It has been many years since the genial
face of Chaplain J. B. McCleery, of the
United States Army, was present in ore of
our Conventions. He has grown venerable
in appearance, but still looks hale and strong,
and has lost none of his interest in the cause
with which he has been so long identified.
B. F. Manire, of Mississippi, Tennessee
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and Florida, is another of the young old
men in attendance at the Convention
and who was deeply interested in all its
proceedings.
One of the pleasing features connected
with our General Conventions is the meetings
of college students and alumni of our vari-
ous colleges. These were held this year
as usual. We can speak from personal
knowledge of but one of these, that of Eureka
College, including the old students of Abing-
don. There were about seventy-five present
and it proved to be one of the most delight-
ful reunions we have ever attended, and one
of the most enjoyable in the history of the
reunions of the students of this institution.
The banquet was dispensed with, and the
time was taken up with short, reminiscent
talks of those present, with many an anecdote
and incident out of the long past, which
brought sometimes laughter and sometimes
tears. President Hieronymus, N. S. Haynes,
W. F. Richardson, Geo. A. Miller, President
A. P. Aten, of Christian College, Harper,
Kas., Mrs. T. R. Bryan, Professor Armstrong,
R. A. Lovett and others were among those
who spoke. The last-named speaker was an
old Abingdon student, and kept the meeting
in a roar of laughter with his references to
humorous incidents of the past, and bits of
his own personal experience. He is now a
lawjer in Salina, Kas. There were a dozen
or mere graduates from Abingdon College
present and one of these presided at the re-
union.
Geo. T. Smith, of Winfield, Kas., once a
missionary under the Foreign Society in
Japan, and who has a grievance with the
Executive Committee of that Society, which
has been adjusted, several times, tried to
bring his case once more before the Foreign
Board. As be was ruled out of order there,
he brought a series of resolutions before the
Convention which were declared to be out of
order. He then read another resolution ask-
ing for a committee of arbitration, but the
president replied that bis case had been arbi-
trated once before at his own request, and in
his own way, and that the result had been ac-
cepted by him,and that his request was, there-
fore, out of order. He appealed from this
decision of the chair, and the Convention by
unanimous vote, with the exception of one
solitary negative, sustained the chair in its
decision. Being thus defeated before the
Convention, he went into the civil court and
brought suit against C. L. Loos, President of
the Society, and A. McLean, Corresponding
Secretary, for $35,000 damages, and had
subpoenas served on them. This action on
the part of one who has been our represen-
tative in the foreign field is a matter of
great surprise and of pain, too, to those who
have believed in the sincerity and honesty of
Brother Smith. In view of the fact that his
case has been repeatedly adjudicated,and once
by formal arbitration, his action is rendered
wholly unjustifiable, and his suit will, of
course, be thrown out of court. We have
never made any mention of this matter be-
fore, and would not now had not the Kansas
City papers given large space to it as a sen-
sational matter, and that the probability is
that the Associated Press will carry it
throughout the country, and the brethren
will not understand the meaning of it. One
who refuses to abide by the decision of his
brethren to whom he has appealed for justice,
and who thus breaks covenant with them,
divorces himself from the confidence and
sympathy of his brethren until he repents of
his wrong-doing.
J. B. Haston, pastor of the church'at Gal-
veston, made a statement to the Convention
concerning the awful havoc wrought in that
city by the flood and hurricane, which touch-
ed every heart. Out of a membership of
about one hundred and forty they were able
to gather about twenty after the storm.
The most awful thing in the calamity, he
said, was the feeling to which so many gave
way, that God had forgotten them. Galves-
ton, he asured us, would be rebuilt and more
substantially than ever before. In response
to his appeal, which was in great good taste,
upwards of $500 was raised by a collection
taken on the spot, and by an offering made
after the communion service at the hall on
Lord's day. This amount, it is estimated,
will repair the church and put it in condition
for use. Brother Haston has himself lost
everything, and while he was too modest, of
course, to make any appeal for himself, the
brethren should remember him, nevertheless,
and see that he is fitted up as well as he was
before. We shall be glad to co-operate with
the brethren in replenishing his library with
anything we have in stock.
Dour of prayer,
SAVING OUR STATE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD.
(Matt. 9:35; Acts 9:31; 18:7-11.)
(Uniform Midweek Prayer- meeting Topic, Oct. .)
Central Truth. The gospel works like leaven:
individual touching individual, neighborhood
touching neighborhood, and state touching state,
and is designed thus to leaven the whole world.
Jesus had come into the world to preach
a universal gospel, adapted to all men, and
to all ages. His aim was nothing short of
universal conquest, anl yet we read in the
passage cited above that He "went about all
the cities and villages, teaching in [their
synagogues and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing all manner of disease
and all manner of sickness." With an aim
world-wide and age-lasting, He, nevertheless,
visited particular cities and villages in the
neighborhood where he was, availing him-
self of their synagogues for teaching and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom. In
connection with this work of teaching he
cared for men's bodies as well, "healing all
manner of disease and all manner of sick-
ness." The latter was not the end which he
had in view, but was a means to an end,
and w is used both as a means of expressing
the divine compassion toward men, and of
opening the door of opportunity for the
preaching of the gospel.
There is no patent since Christ's day that
supercedes the necessity of personal visita-
tion to the cities and to the villages, with
the old message of God's redeeming love in
Christ. There was divine wisdom as well aa
good common sense in the method adopted
of using the synagogues of the Jews and
preaching to the chosen people first this
message of the kingdom. This was follow-
ing the line of least resistance. The Jews
had greater preparation for receiving this
message than any other people. It was the
part of wisdom, therefore, to begin the work
among those best prepared to receive it. We
do well to observe this principle in all oar
mission work in both the home and foreign
fields.
When the apostles began the work of
preaching the gospel under the great com-
mission, after the resurrection of Christ,
they seem to have observed the same
method of beginning at the center and work-
ing out in widening circles. Jesus had told
them that when the H >ly Spirit had come
upon them, they should be his witnesses, "both
in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria
and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
(Acts 1:8.) And now we read in Act3 9:31,
after the conversion of Saul, "so the church
throughout all Judea and Galilee and Sa-
maria had peace, being edified; and, walk-
ing in the fear of the Lord, and in the com-
fort of the Holy Ghost, was multiplied."
The church, beginning at Jerusalem, in
Judea, had extended north into Galilee and
Samaria, finding a better preparation for the
gospel even among Samaritans who had a
knowledge of the Jewish law and of the
prophecies than among other Gentiles.
The further working out of this method
of spreading the gospel is illustrated in the
passage cited from Acts, eighteenth chapter.
Paul, having offered the gospel to the Jews,
who seemed to despise it, departed from
them, saying, "From henceforth I will go
unto the Gentiles." The record continues:
"And he departed thence and went into the
house of a certain man named Titus Justus,
one that worshipped God, whose house joined
hard to the synagogue." Thus the gospel
went from province to province, from house
to house, from neighborhood to neighbor-
hood, from Jew to Gentile, all the while
seeking the hearts most ready to receive it.
When Paul grew discouraged, the Lord, ap-
pearing to him in a vision, assured him that
he had many people in Corinth who were
ready to receive the truth when they should
hear it, and so "he dwelt there a year and
six months, teaching the word of God among
them." If there had not been a readiness
to receive the gospel on the part of many in
Corinth, Paul would have gone to some oth-
er city with his message. God offers men
salvation, but He does not iorce it upon
them. If they do not accept the offer of the
gospel, He would have His messengers turn
to those who are ready to accept it.
All this seems to accentuate the value of
our local, neighborhood and state work.
There are people within easy reach of our
local churches in neighborhoods destitute of
preaching, which can be reached by individ-
ual c ngregations; there are districts more
remote, that require the co-operation of
churches; there are cities whose spiritual
needs are so great that it requires the unit-
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October 25, 1900
ed effort of the churches of a whole state to
operate effectively upon them. We are not
to neglect these home fields because they are
home fields, but should naturally give them
the first; opportunity of accepting the gos-
pel, that they may co operate in the work of
world-wide evangelization. To the extent
that we weaken our state co-operations, we
weaken the general work and lessen our
capacity for reaching the heathen nations.
There is great practical wisdom, therefore,
in building up the home churches, in
strengthening weak and struggling congre-
gations and enlisting them in co opera-
tive service, and in planting new churches
in neighborhoods and communities where
but little work is required to accomplish
the end.
The time is at hand when most of the
states lift their annual offerings for the
work of state missions. This work is funda-
mental in all our missionary plans. It is to
be hoped, therefore, that no pains will be
spared to impress its value upon the church-
es and to raise a liberal offering for the
needy and destitute portions of the various
states which are calling for assistance. Nor
let us forget to pray for the missionaries
and evangelists working under the auspices
of our state organizations, who, in isolated
fields and often under very discouraging
circumstances, are seeking to establish the
kingdom of God.
PRAYER.
We thank Thee, our heavenly Father, for
the leavening power of the gospel of Thy
grace; that when planted in human hearts
its influence is seen on the life and character.
We thank Thee that Thou hast entrusted us
with this glorious message of salvation
through Christ. May we be faithful in carry-
ing it to others — our children, our neigh-
bors and all those around about us who are
ready to receive it — and even to those who
are afar off. Help us to be faithful to the
obligations we owe to our home-land, and
to the destitute fields within our own states,
that the gospel, firmly planted in this fertile
soil and bringing forth an abundant harvest,
may be sent hence to distant, perishing na-
tions. Above all may we be so filled with
Thy spirit that all who come in contact with
us may be brought into touch with the
power of the gospel, that thus Thy name
may be glorified, through Jesus Christ, our
Lord. Amen!
6ditor's 6asy Chair
There are a few things we need to culti-
vate in order that the gospel which we hold
and teach, and presumably embody in our
lives, may make a better impression upon the
world. One of these is good manners, by
which we mean a conscientious regard for
the rights of others. One of the speakers
at our late convention was moved to say in
the beginning of his speech, "Remember the
rights of a speaker." We are sorry to say
that this was not always done. The speaker
is entitled to an attentive, respectful hear-
ing. He has prepared his address with a
view to its being heard. This is impossible
in a large hall unless the people keep quiet.
A great many people unthoughtedly violated
this rule, of good behavbr. The construc-
tion of the hall made it difficult not to vio-
late the rights of the speakers, but it should
have been done, nevertheless, even at the
cost of social enjoyment. It ought, to be
sufficiently self-evident that visiting in the
rear part of a hall, or other building in
which religious services are being conducted
or in which public speaking is going on, is a
grave impropriety which cannot be indulged
in without violating not only the rights of
the speakers, but the rights of all those who
wish to hear. This violation of good man-
ners is not intentional, but is the result of
thoughtlessness, persons doing it being often
unconscious of the interruption and dis-
order which they are causing. It is possible,
however, to cultivate good behavior at
conventions as one of the fine arts.
There is another nutter closely akin to
the above, but even of graver importance.
A devoted Christian missionary from the
foreign field who was present at the con-
vention at Kansas City came to us at the
close of the communion service, held at one
of the churches, and besought us to urge
upon the Disciples of Christ generally an im-
provement of their behavior in the house of
God. The apparent lack of reverence in the
audience assembled to break bread in mem-
ory of Christ's death so grated upon her
feelings that she was compelled to go out
of the building for a little qniet communion
with God, to prepare her spirit for the
proper observance of this institution. Be
fore the announcement of the first hymn
there was the hum of voices throughout the
building, not loud and boisterous, of course,
but sufficiently audible to disturb religious
meditation. After the announcement of the
hymn and the beginning of the public serv-
ice, there was, of course, the utmost decor-
um. It is the time intervening between
entering the church and the beginning of
the public worship where the lack of rever-
ence among us is so frequently manifested.
Often while the solemn tones of the organ
voluntary are calling the people to worship,
this subdued conversation goes on, to the
great disturbance of those who feel the need
of these few moments of quiet to prepare
their hearts for public worship. Preachers
would do well to call the attention of their
congregations to this subject, and to seek
to cultivate in them the spirit and habit of
reverence in the house of God.
The matter of applause in our conventions
needs a little study. There is a lack of dis-
crimination here which often jars upon good
taste. A soloist is invited to sing a song.
It is, of course, a religious song, and, pre-
sumably, is intended as a part of the wor-
ship. A good soloist who can lift all hearts
nearer to God by the sentiments and the
sweet melody of the hyma, assists materially
in the p lblie worship; but if it is a part of
the worship, ought it to be followed by the
clapping of hands, as if it were a mere musi-
cal performance? Why, then, may we not
with equal propriety applaud an earnest and
eloquent prayer or sermon? It may be dif-
ficult to draw the line between what should
be applauded and what should be received
without applause, but everyone knows that
there is such a line to be drawn, and that
what is offered as public worship to God
should not be applauded by men's hands.
Sometimes, too, a mistake, or slip of the
tongue, is applaudei quite as demonstra-
tively as the loftiest sentiment. There
ought to be sorae way of distinguishing be-
tween what is merely humorous, and ^hat
we desire to endorse as a principle or policy.
We are not inveighing against applauiing
in our conventions, but we submit that there
is a little more discrimination needed than
is often observed. All these things which
we have mentioned above seem to us to be
worthy of our attention, looking, as they do,
in the direction of that good order and de-
corum which the very spirit of our religion
requires.
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are
true, whatsoever things are honest, whatso-
ever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatso-
ever things are of good report; if there be
any virtue, and if there be any praise, think
on these things."
William W. Hopkins.
It has seemed altogether proper that since
our Bro. W. W. Hopkins severs his editorial
connection with the Christian-Evangelist
with this number, after a faithful service of
six years as assistant editor, we should give
our readers a view of his face, which we do
this week on the first page of our paper.
Brother Hopkins is an Indiaaian by birth,
and was reared on a farm. He taught school
when yet in his sixteenth year, and entered
the Northwestern Christian University at
Indianapolis (now Butler College), where he
was both room-mate and class-mate of Geo.
E. Flower, of sainted memory. Ill health
compelled him to leave college near the close
of his junior year. He began his minis ■erial
labors in Minnesota in the summer of 1869.
From there he went to Wisconsin, where he
did some missionary work for five years,
preaching the gospel and supporting himself
mainly by teaching. While in this field, he
was married to his present wife, Miss Losina
Adams, a descendant of John Quincy Adams.
He returned to Indiana from this field on ac-
count of sickness and financial reverses in
his father's family, and later went with his
parents to Kmsas, whither they migrated in
search of a new home. He labored in that
state as evangelist and pastor for a time,
and came to St. Louis in 1885 in connection
with a business enterprise. He became a
temporary supply for the Second Christian
Church, then at Eighth and Mound streets,
and remained with them as pastor for many
years. Six years ago he became associated
with the Christian-Evangelist, having
previously written for its pages frequently
under the title of the "S;. Lxiis Pen." Our
readers will be glad to know that he will
continue to furnish a St. Louis letter for our
columns.
We have found Brother Hopkins to be a
true yokefellow, amiable, industrious, and
loyal to his convictions of truth. His abil-
ity as a writer is well kno ;vn to our readers.
Our best wishes go with him into whatever
field of labor he may enter.
October 25, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1353
OUTWITTING FATE.
L. H. STINE.
While sitting in a conference of ministers
and educators, the other day, in the city of
Bloomington, a conference called in the in-
terest of a higher education among our min-
isters, my mind was turned to the embar-
rassing problem that confronts my ministe-
rial friend who took his academic degree
from a college not many months ago, but
who is without moaey and opportunity to
pursue graduate studies in one of the great
universities. He would gladly pursue such
stuiies, for he sorely feels the need of them
and appreciates the value they would be to
him; but oa account of the sport of potent
circumstances, he is debarred from the priv-
ileges of the uiiversitv. Shall my friend,
(therefore, become the wretched follower of
a hope forlorn? Is a young man of ability
and promise, like my friend, doomed to the
ifate of thinking and of speaking from a lev-
el lower than tha* of his more highly fav-
ored brother whom fortune greets with su-
perior smiles? Must he deplore his helpless
doom, and must he be the fickle ball fo wind
! and wave, stern fate and time, to play upon?
By no means. He is not doomed to walk on
'! a lower plane; he can control his fate. With
i; his high soul aloft, looking beyond both
I clouds and tomb for a shining mark, he will
I laugh at fate and will shut it out.
What can my friend do to outwit the
plots of frivolous circumstances, to the end
that he may become a preacher of accom-
plished learning, and of vivid, appropriate
and persuasive speech? Much every way.
: He should look hopefully toward the higher
' things and should have confidence in the in-
tegrity of his mind which is the essence of
heroism. He may become the architect of
a brilliant intellectual fortune, and may
carry his ministry to the highest point of
efficiency and success. It is in the interest of
i my friend's higher education that I write
this article; an education whose costly pearls
he is compelled to gather without the state-
ly walls of a great university.
The first step my friend should take to-
ward the goal of higher learning, in my
judgment, would be the committing to mem-
ory of the four Gospels, the epistles of Paul
and the epistle to the Hebrews in the Greek
language. This much of the New Testa-
ment at least. Should the labor of commit-
ting the Greek Testament to memory appear
an Herculean task, let him not be deterred
therefrom, for the reward of the struggle
will be of priceless value and will yield the
largest returns. Frederick W. Robertson
committed to memory the Greek epistles of
Paul while dressing of mornings. With a
Greek lexicon, Winer's grammar of the New
Testament and Burton's Moods and Tenses,
without spending a dollar on commentaries,
except it should be on such as comment
critically on the Greek text, my friend will
have a sufficient outfit for the intelligible
consignment of the Greek Testament to his
memory, the warder of his^brain. Gifted
with a retentive memory and endowed with
a genius for toil, as my friend is, he will
find a delightful possibility in such a patient
endeavor. The intellectual culture produced
by the presence of the Greek Testament in
his mind and the consciousness of the liter-
ary and spiritual authority accruing to him
from so signal an achievement will be a rich
reward for his herois deed. In addition,
the Old Testament would supply each day
with a perpetual source of rational pleasure.
He wculd lose his mind in the brilliant
imagery of Job, the most splendid creation
of Hebrew poetry, and he would plunge
headlong into the literature of Solomon and
Sirach, and the lyrics of David and the odes
of Isaiah would he rapturously seize as de-
licious pleasures.
Placing the Bible in the midst thereof, my
friend should put Shakspere on one side and
Tennyson on the other. Now he is under
the tuition of two masters. He has found
his teachers. Hardly wiil he listen hence-
forth to ordinary men. I trust he will be
content no longer with the instruction of
lesser lights.
Shakspere will teach him the value of his
memory; how to use the shapeless mass of
materials that lie about him, whether of
mjth, or fable, or tradition; ho w to draw
continually from all the fountains of knowl-
edge, for Shakspere owed debts in all direc-
tions, and, notwithstanding his admonition
against the habit of borrowing and lending,
was the largest borrower in the history of
English literature; and also how to radiate
the truth and to bing every intellectuil
jewel in his office and every fine senti-nent
to the people who wait for light and inspira-
tion; ho fv to create and how to clothe the
creature of legend or of thought with form
and sentiment. Shakspere will teach him
how to harp on many strings. He will save
him from peculiarity of opinion, or of ora-
torical conduct, from eccentric and impor-
tunate topics. Shakspere will not permit
my friend to become sectional, or provincial,
or national, for he will show him how to in-
clude the world in his horizon. He will teach
him the art of weighing the relative value
of truth, and how to speak greatly on great
matters and subordinate^ on questions of
minor importance. Shakspere will open his
eyes to the splendor that plays over the
visible world and will teach him how ti dis-
cern the larger meaning of oak, or rose, or
peach, or hill, or sea, or star. What should
my friend do with Shakspere? Transmit
him to the table of his memory; work him
into the texiure and fiber cf his soul.
Tennyson will teach my friend how to ex-
press himself on the platform clearly, beau-
tifully and nobly. Daily will he bring his
heart into contact with the breadth of human
sympathy. He will show him how to be
strong and st-jadfast and great in faith in
an age of doubt, and how to give expression
to immortal love. He will point oat to him
the difference between a simple faith that
lives and works and grow.-", and the creeds of
men that are antiquated, superannuated, and
outgrown by the progress of ideas. He will
teach him how to cheer, to sweeten and to
elevate human life, and how to apply the
balm of hope to the sinful and the sorrow-
ful, that will lift the suffering man above
himself and will make him a wiser, a better
and a happier man. Daily will Tennyson
illustrate before his eyes the art of approach-
ing and of telling the truth. In Memoriam
and the Idylls of the King he should com-
mit to memory, with as much more of Ten-
nj son's writings as possible.
Another name belongs to thU faculty of
masters, it is the name of Byron. Bjron
will teach my friend how to use his gift of
liberty; how to apply his energy and how to
comprehend life's purpose and aim. Byron
will show him how to give magnificent ex-
pression to the sentiment of history and how
to realize the concep.ion of humanity in the
multitudes, for he is the greatest modern
preacher of "liberty, equality and frater-
nity." Byron will show him how to grasp
the material universe and how to identify
himself with it, and through the creation
with God of whom lily, or raven, or cedar, or
pendant rock, or mountain, or sea, or sun, is
a holy symbol, a sign between God and man.
Though wearied out by the emptiness of
life, Byron will teach him the vanity of
raising the cup of ignoble pleasures to one's
lips. He will bring him into contact with
impulses not wholl/ literary, and will open
his eyes to the present century and will ex-
hibit artistic creations that throb with the
life of the current year of grace. As long
as the combat of faith deepens, my friend
also a struggling combatant in the arena of
strife, will need Byron's impetuous vehe-
mence and the stormy play of passion that
mounts and s veils and thunders in the te n-
pest of his verse. L^fc him commit Childe
Harold to memory, and let him learn the
diction of Byron and his use and swing and
sweep of language.
Other voices with the authority and show
of truth occasionally will inflict new pains
of inferiority upon my friend as he fearless-
ly seeks the higher learning, and will remind
him of what ills of want, of toil, of envy
and of tears assail him. Wordsworth will
teach him the things that are really essen-
tial in nature; how to assuage, to resoncile,
to console the afflicted, and to add sunshine
to the noonday, by making the happy ones
happier; how to inspire young men and
young women to see, to think and to feel;
how the mutual adjustment of the external
world and the internal mind is able to trans-
mute the "simple produce of the day" into a
paradise; how to enlarge the understanding,
to widen the spiritual vision and to move
the sympathies of the heart. Wordsworth
will teach him the art of idealizing the vast
creation around — an animate presence in-
termingling with our works and "breathing
grandeur upon the very humblest face of
human life."
Brjant will conduct my friend often upon
the theatre of nature where Wordsworth
displayed the majesty of simple feelings and
humble hearts, where is played in endless
round the drama of life. Burns will teach
him tenderness, warmth and pathos. Cole-
ridge and Keats will develop his imagina-
tive quality, while Longfellow will convince
him how beautiful it is to love and will teach
him the power of a deed to overtake a flighty
purpose.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 19C0
Along with the pursuit of these sublime
studies at the feet of the masters, the whole
sphere of reading pours its crystal stream
of history, of science, of myth, of legend,
of religion, of theology, of philosophy, of
criticism, of poetry, of travel and of fiction
into the expanding mind of my friend. All
things now belong to him against whom,
unfavored by forlune, the doors of the great
university stood closed. With the Greek Tes-
tament in his memory — stamping the Greek
image of Christianity upon his mind; with the
sunny gems of Hebrew literature impearling
the flower of his thought; with the produce
of the great English masters wrought into
the structure of his mind and summoning
into council the vital thoughts of ages past,
my friend has secured an intellectual and
spiritual equipment with which to perform
the function of a preacher when he rises in
his pulpit, which is his throne, that vener-
able Harvard cannot give him.
Were my friend preparing himself to
teach geometry, or chemistry, or technical
theology, these masters would not serve his
purpose, though yet for culture they would be
indispensable; but the gospel of grace con-
cerns life, — life at the hearthstone; life be-
hind the plow and with the reaping hook in
hand; life at the forge and in the mine and
behind the counting- desk; life in its pains
and life in its pleasures; life in its defeats
and life in its victories; life in its tempta-
tions and life in its deliverances; life in
its dark despair and life in its shining
hopes; life in its midnight of adversity
and life in its noonday of prosperity.
Through whose voice can my friend
more effectively speak to the human heart
on themes so great with clearness, power
and persuasiveness, than through the voice
of the great masters who learned in suffer-
ing what they teach in song?
The poets are the teachers of mankind,
and to find the truth, and in its adequate
environment, one must interrogate the
brave poets who look up Godward and speak
the truth as it should be told, and keep back
nothing. Having learned the language of
Tennyson, my friend can deliver his message
to the peasant and the king and both will
listen to his story and will understand him.
Tennyson speaks the language of the heart
in every key, and a message with the drap-
ery of his discourse about it will wing its
way straight to the heart. This is the rea-
son the language of Jesus was direct and
powerful — it was gracious — the language of
the poet.
My friend will now be able to avoid the
common ruts of life that catch many of us
and instead of taking the husk for the
grain, he will be found taking the initiative
and beginning life anew. He will never
beome a slave to the opinion, or whim, or
conceit, or freak, or caprice, of any man; he
will keep pace with the energy and march
of sublime events, and will be prepared to
meet the issues of his time and to answer
the questions of his day.
It must be steadily borne in mind that
such a course of study for intellectual and
spiritual training is by no means intended
to qualify my friend for technical work in
thtology, or Biblical criticism, much less
for that ambitious enterprise of exploring
the archives in search of the genesis of the
history and doctrine of the Disciples — as he
must visit the university a few weeks for
such pretentious, if not momentous, work;
but to prepare him to stand in the presence
of the people and before princes and judges
of the earth and, with skilful tongue and un-
affected grace, to proclaim the message of
immortal love with beauty of diction and
vividness and persuasiveness of language.
Does my friend deplore the dull prospect
of theological training? If so, let me as-
sure him that, in the course of his reading,
he will get quite enough of the sweet pabu-
lum of theology for his intellectual and spir-
itual support; and further let me assure him
that, for his spiritual nourishment and for
his intellectual support as a preacher whose
function it is to deliver a message of love,
to translate doubt into faith and despair
into hope, the influence of the Greek Testa-
ment in his heart, the embellishment of his
mind with the wisdom and discipline of the
Hebrew classics and the imbuement of his
brain with the elegant literature and the
invisible and powerful influence of Words-
worth and Byron, of Tennyson and Shaks-
pere will supply him with more nutritious
food than all the theologians that ever wrote
from Augustine to Anselm, and from
Aquinas to Schleiermacher.
Let my friend be of good cheer and let
him hope to the end. His hours are lucky.
His bold heart has stormed at the gates of
fortune, and has conquered its supreme de-
sires. He has outwitted fate.
Quincy, El.
HELPFUL HINTS TO BEGIN-
NERS IN BIBLE STUDY.
BY PETER AINSLIE.
You can know just as much about the
Bible as you want to know. It is a revela-
tion of the mind of God and in it he has
revealed to us as much of his own mind as
the human mind is capable of grasping.
The acceptance of all its truths combines to
make a full- orbed mind — just such as God
wants every human being to have. It holds
the most precious secrets, and these will be
given up to every one who searches its
pages with diligence and prayer. No book
is so charming and no theme so uplifting
as that of this one and best book. God is
its author, truth its theme and salvation its
end.
1. In its study every one should have a
suitable Bible — not one too costly for every-
day reading, nor too small print, so that you
can read it only by the sunlight, but one of
good print, well bound, medium size, con-
taining mapsland other helps, and if possi-
ble the Revised Version. In fact, if you
must choose between the Revised Version
and the helps, get the Revised Version and
get your helps elsewhere. If you already
have a Teacher's Bible, it will be only an
additional cost of twenty-five cents to one
dollar to procure a well-bound copy of the
Revised Version of the New Testament, or
two dollars for the whole Bible, or more,
according to the style of binding, but by all
means use for your daily reading and study
the Revised Version.
2. Do not be afraid to use your Bible
and give no thought about keeping it clean,
although it is supposed that it will not be
soiled unnecessarily. It is the truth you
are after and not the paper that makes the
pages. That paper is no holier than any
other paper, and for a trifle you can get
another Bible when that one has become too
soiled for use, but the information from
those pages is what the soul is a'hirst for —
such information as was said of it and it
only: "Thy word is truth," and 'It shall
stand forever." Practice carrying your
Bible to church, especially to the prayer-
meeting and the Sunday services, and make
use of it there as opportunity may offer
itself. Make it a living companion.
3. Read it often and you will have laid
hold of that promise which is, "Blessed is
he that readeth," but especially study it as
you would your mathematics or Latin. The
command is, "Search the Scriptures," just
as one who is working a problem in mathe-
matics or translating a sentence in Latin,
or, having lost something, every piece of
furniture in the room must be removed to
find that which is lost. God's word no more
quickly gives up its secrets than other line3
of study. Emerson rightly said: "This
world belongs to the energetic," and it is so
with the study of God's word. It belongs
to those who combine their energies and
surrendered wills to its mastery.
4. If one is so situated, it is well to have
a certain time for the study of the word;
but if circumstances be against this, be
determined to get some time for study, a ad
be sure to get it, for your life depends upon
it. It is your spiritual food and the soul
must have it. It is significant that in the
oldest book of the Bible — at the very be-
ginning of writing — Job should have said of
God: "I have esteemed the words of his
mouth more necessary than my daily food;"
and Jeremiah said: "Thy words were found
and I did eat them." The Christian's
failure to grow is due either to the lack of
appetite for the Bible or if, having the
appetite, he does not take the time to
gratify it. This is supreme. The soul
should be fed as regularly and as contin-
ually as the body.
5. Memorize as much of the Bible as
possible and say it to your own self
frequently. Argue with yourself for a holier
life on this basis. Do not memorize the
Scriptures simply for prayer-meeting talks
or to meet others in argument, but do this
for your own salvation. Plant the word
right in your heart and, like a careful
florist, keep it growing. It is the greatest
bulwark against sin. "Thy word have I hid
in my heart that I might not sin against
thee," said ths psalmist. This is the divine
remedy and it cannot fail. Take the Sermon
on the Mount for an example. This can be
easily gotten to memory and the daily re
peating of it, even in part, brings God mora
largely into human life. For a long time
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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I have practiced saying this as soon as I re-
tire at night and with equal diligence I
practice saying it immediately on awaking
in the morning. I have found th"s to be an
incomparable mental purifier. It may ap-
pear as a trifling practice to bring into
one's life, and it is a small matter, but it
has brought great blessing to me.
6. Find out the purpose of each book in
the Bible and the circumstances surround-
ing its composition. No Scripture can be
fully understood without inquiring: By
whom was it written and to whom? When
was it written and where and why? These
questions are necessary for us in order to
understand anything men may write, and
they are no less necessary in understanding
what God has written, for the same laws of
interpretation that apply to a clear under-
standing of other ancient books apply to the
i Bible. Net only in the Old Testament, but
i many of the epistles are far from compre-
! hension without a" strict adherence to these
rules. The books ot the Bible, especially
the .epistles, should be so studied that one
would be able to give a general outline of
the book, perhaps getting to memory
verbatim some special verses, but making it
all very brief, and mark the verses that you
have come to love and that have become
to you liviDg sentences. Refer to these
j frequently and usually in the connection with
which they were used.
7. Make a careful study of those lands
which have been made so sacred to us be-
cause of Bible history. Not only study the
map, but practice map drawing until you
are able to make a general location of the
places mentioned in the Scriptures, especially
those mentioned in the New Testament,
otherwise those names of cities and countries
and rivers and mountains will have no
meaning to us. This part of Bible study is
too frequently neglected. It i3 very im-
portant. It locates facts and so makes
them more real.
8. Remember that the first law of Bible
study, which in fact is the law of all other
branches of knowledge, is to practice what
you learn. You know that this is an essen-
tial rule in the study of grammar, mathe-
matics and everything else and it claims the
very first place in Bible study. The promise
is very simple: "If a man shall do his will
he shall know of the doctrine." Without
doing you cannot know. Everything that
the Bible commands you must try to
practice, just as you do in obedience to the
laws of grammar and rhetoric in the hope
of being able to speak and write in purer
English. This is vital and Bible study is of
no practical value unless we enter whole-
hearted into the practice of all we learn.
In this way, and this way alone, are the
secrets of God open to the human heart.
"You shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free."
9. You must not expect to master the
Bible in a year nor several years. You did
not do that in the study of Latin, which
was written by men. God is the author of
the Bible and the highest knowledge lies
hidden in its pages. It is a life-long study,
every day the word getting sweeter and the
great world it opens getting larger and
more beautiful, until, like KepUr, we shall
exclaim: "0, Almighty God, I am thinking
thy thoughts af er thee!"
10. Never forget at any time in your
reading that the Bible is the living word of
the living God, so always be reverential, for
the Almighty Father is looking over your
shoulder as you read and study and fling-
ing new truths across your pathway and
opening new pictures before your vision, and
after awhile you begin to realize that God
and you are friends. All this will have
come to you through your diligent and
reverential reading of the word and your
constant practice of it.
In the study of tne Bible the very flowers
of God blossom around you and you smell
their fragrance, and the art galleries of
heaven have their doors thrown open before
you and you wonder whether you shall
enter, but already you will have become
annexed to the heavenly kingdom, for "the
kingdom of God is within you;" and so the
purpose in the Bible has been met in your
life, for the Man of the Book has become
the living Jesua in your heart. I know of
none other purpose of the Bible than this.
Baltimore, Md.
PEEACHERLESS CHURCHES
AND CHURCHLESS
PREACHERS.
BY J. W. LOWBER.
I believe the following causes largely
account f or preacherh ss churches:
1. Many of our churches do not under-
stand the true poshion in the church of
pastor-elder, who labors in word and doc-
trine. In the apostolic church the territory
of the local church was the territory of the
city. We real of the church in Jerusalem
and of the church in Antioch. The Anti-
ochan church at that time, according to
Eusebius, had one hundred thousand mem-
bers. Of course, it had a number of places
of meeting, and consequently a plurality of
pastors or elders who labored in word and
doctrine. The pastor should never be sep-
arated from the eldership. If this were
better understood many of our pastorless
churches would fee! more the n^ces-ity of
having pastors to feed the flock of God.
2. There are too many unconverted and
restless people in our churches. We have
gone ahead of all others in our scriptural
and practical method of evangelization.
From this fact, our increase in the past
decade has been marvelous. In many of our
churches you will find that the children
above eight years old have been baptized.
We sometimes come very near to infant
baptism. When a person is prepared in
mind and heart, I believe in baptizing, even
the same hour of the night; but as a people
we should be a little cautious and not bap-
tize persons before they are ready. In Texas
we number three members where the Pres-
byterians have one, but in the capital of
our 3tate and in some of our leading cities
they nu nber three to our one. Their sue
cess in pastoral work largely accounts for
this. We are far ahead of them in tha
evangelistic field, and I am certain that we
are now gaining in the cities.
3. Many churches have not wisely train-
ed their members to Christian liberality.
We are not as liberal a? were the ancient
Jews. We are strict in reference to some
ordinances and neglect others. God has
ordained that those who preach the gospel
should live of the gospel. Our churches
should not neglect this ordinance. The con-
tributing is part of the fellowship, and dis-
ciples who neglect this are certainly not in
good fellowship.
4. Many of our churches fail to distinguish
between pastor and evangelist. Of course,
a pastor may do evangelistic work, and an
evangelist may do pastoral work, but that
is not what I mean. It is a fact that many
of our churches try to employ every good
evangelist for their pastor. The really suc-
cessful pastor is turned off and the evangel-
ist is put in his place. In a short time the
evangelist finds that the work does not suit
him and he goes into the field. The result
is a pastorless church.
5. Some pastors leave churches for which
they preach without using their influence in
securing a successor. They even leave fac-
tions in the church. This is wrong. Prea h-
ers sbould be above envy. They certainly
should not be like the cow which gave a
good pail of milk and then kicked it over.
Preachers should be loyal to their divine
mission.
We have considered the question of preach-
erle?s churches, and will now give some at-
tention to churchless preachers. I believe
the following to be the principal causes of
so many churchless preachers:
1. Our colleges do not sufficiently train
young preachers for pastoral work. Much
attention should certainly be given to the
training of those who are to be the elders
ordained to labor in word and doctrine. The
great eastern theological seminaries have
chairs devoted to pastoral theology, and in
this way preachers are trained to feed the
flock of God. They may not always give the
sincere milk of the word, but they are cer-
tainly well qualified for pastoral work. Our
people can learn something from others
along this line. No pastor can sucseed who
does not preach from house to house.
2. Many of our preachers are too 'rest-
less and are not satisfied to let well enough
alone. I have known preachers who were
doing well, but changed for what they
thought to be a larger field, and the larger
field ruined them. Some of them are yet
churchless preachers. When there is a
vacancy in a city church nearly all the
applicants are already well located. They
simply want to do better, and will not let
well enough alone.
3. Some of our churches persuade young
men to prepare for the ministry when these
young men are not at all adapted to the
work. Some time ago I met a young man
who had graduated in one of our leading
institution?, but failed as a preacher and
became an infidel. As a business man he
might have been an active Christian worker
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 1900
in his local congregation. I thank God that
I have baptized a number of young men who
have become preachers, but I want no young
man to enter the ministry unless it is of
his own free will and accord.
4. Many of our young preachers are not
becoming well enough educated for the min-
istry of the 20th century. Of course, some
may do great good with a limited education
but considering the educational tendencies
of the present age, our young preachers will
certainly have to reach for a higher stan-
dard.
5. I believe we should have a bureau of
information coanected with our state boards.
Of course the corresponding secretary
should be a member of it. It would greatly
assist him, for the work now falls on him
alone. Of course, this bureau could only be
advisory and could not in any way interfere
with the freedom of either the preacher or
local church. The tendency in this age is
extended liberty in both church and state,
and I have no fear that anything vill con-
travene the liberty of our local churches.
Both church and state are now in more
danger from anarchy than from despotism.
It is certainly our duty to do what we can
for our prea-herless churches and church-
less preachers. Both parties deserve great
sympathy.
Austin, Texas.
ROGER WILLIAMS AND RE-
LIGIOUS LIBERTY IV.
W. H. ROGERS.
Roger Williams h^s been termed a "pic-
turesque figure in early American history"
by one of John Milton's biographers.
He was the protege of Sir Edward Coke,
the distinguished English lawyer.
Williams learned to hate the encroach-
ments of arbitrary power when he saw his
illustrious friend and protector sent to the
Tower for resisting the royal prerogative.
Though Coke was a great lawyer, he was
of a somewhat rancorous disposition, from
whom Roger Williams mi^ht learn independ-
ence of action, but not suavity of manner.
John Quincy Adams characterized Roger
Williams as "conscientiously contentious."
From soone one else he received the sobri-
quet of "Arch Individualist." A disturber
he was, but such a disturber seems to have
been needed in thofe days when no one could
sit as a deputy in the General Court who
did not hold to the orthodox creed. Henry
Dunster, the first president of Harvard Col-
lege, was compelled to resign his position
because he conscientiously refused to bring
his chil 1 to baptism.
Here is a man, thoroughly possessed by a
twentieth century idea, running up against
seventeenth century customs.
We do not marvel that he was so impa-
tient, but that he was so patient.
More than once Mr. Williams' persecutors
came to him apologetically.
John Cotton, "ihe unmitred pope," be-
sought Williams, after the sentence of ban-
ishment was paesed, not to withdraw his
favor and affection, though Cotton was one
of the leaders against Williams. J >hn
Winthrop, the first governor of the Massa-
chusetts Bay colony, wrote to Willia ns
afterwards: "Sir, we have often tried
your patience bat could never conquer it."
Again, it seems that popular opinion, so
far as it dared to express itself, was with
Roger Williams, for John Cotton states,
"Williams' positions were so well taken as
to threaten the authorities with seri-
ous embarrassment, and to force the court
to retrace their steps, and desist from that
proceeding."
Godliness was a feature of Williams'
character so prominent, and yet so genu-
ine, that friends and opponents looked
up to him with fear and respect, and
the court sought by every possible means to
avoid the sentence of banishment for fear of
the people.
John Cotton further sought to soften the
austerity of the sentence by saying that Mr.
Williams was not banished, he was simply
"enlarged" out of Massachusetts.
Certainly the banishment resulted in
Williams' enlargement. A grand idea al-
ways enlarges a man, and if his environment
is too small, if the creed, or the church, or
the state is too circumscribed, then the man
who is possessed by that enlarging idea
must simply get out.
As Rev. Mr. Merriman says: "The sen-
tence of the court was not recognized by the
British Parliament." "Mr. Winthrop want-
ed it revoked." "Cromwell authorized him
to trample it under foot," and gave "safe
conduct for him to go through all the colo-
nies at all times."
When Williams went to Rhode Island, he
made such an honorable and satisfactory
contract with the Indians as made the In-
dians his friends, and would have made
Williams himself rich in lands and worldly
goo is for all time.
But such a consummation did not happen
to fall in with the mission for which Roger
Williams was raised up, namely, the found-
ing of a free state. And so Roger Williams
died a poor man, but the statues both in
Providence, R. I., and in Washington, D. C,
commemorate his memory as one of the
founders, or, as some would say, the Father
of Religious Liberty in America.
It must be remembered that one reason
for the troubles in which he became involved
was that hs denied the right of the King of
England to cede away the lands of the In-
dians to the American colonists. Williams
had great power over the Indians to pacify
them, and in the case of the Pequot war, he
was the instrument in the hands of God for
saving the lives of his former Massachusetts
persecutors from destruction at tbe hands of
the Indians.
Willrains has often been spoken of as the
founder of the Baptist Church in America.
His connection with the Baptist Church was
a minor incident. He soon withdrew ecclesi
astical fellowship, though he continued to
preach and remained in closest spiritual fel
lowship with the church and with his suc-
cessor, Rev. Chas Brown, the pastor.
Like many another great religious leader,
neither his work cor his sympathy could be
confined to any single denomination.
Great mpn and great movements reach
beyond all denominational limits.
The Baptists have little more reason to
claim Roger Williams than the Methodists or
Congregationalists, for his movement was
not only inter-denominational, but interna-
tional and universal in its scope.
As one grows into the intensity and the
largeness of the love of Christ, his denomi-
nation becomes simply the platform on which
he stands, and from which he labors to build
up the universal kingdom. D wight C.
Moody was, and F. E. Clark is, connected
with the Congregational Church only
in a formal way, for the sake of con-
venience, order and example, but they in
reality belong to no denomination.
Roger Williams did not feel the need of
even that formal connection. It is thought
that some lingering confusion of mind con-
cerning apostolic succession led bim to sep-
arate hi m self from any local church or
ecclesiastical affiliation. It certainly was
not factions, opposition, or any such dis-
creditable motive that guided him.
It has often been the case that the Church
has been too narrow, too cold and formal, for
the progress of a great reforn, or for some
great advance movement; and men filled with
the Spirit of Christ have not found the
Church large enough for the expansion of
that Spirit of Christ.
It is sad when the Church becomes too
small and conventional for the sympathies
and activities of her Divine Guest. The
Holy Spirit is less jealous of any particular
form of organization, though it be one of its
own appointment, than it is of the oppor-
tunity to work through any form of organ-
ization which shall most effectually do the
work needed to be done at a given time or at
a given place.
The forms of the Church must not be so-
unyielding as to repress the ever-abounding
and ever-pliable life of the Church Men
seem to think they are loyal to Christ when
they are holding on tenaciously to forms from
which all life has departed, but he is most
loyal to Christ who is fullest of the life of
Christ, not most tenacious of the forms of
Christ.
In these letters I have conceded the as-
sertions made concerning Roger Williams as-
a u an of crotchets, ultra imperious and
somewhat given to tangents.
It should be stated that many of his biog-
raphers refuse to admit these assertions. In-
deed most of the dozen biographies which I
have consulted with more or less care allow
nothing of the kind. Oscar S. Straus says
that "though he was a positive, active, ag-
gressive man, yet the wrath and enmity he
provoked he never shared; the sweetness of
his temperament remained unruffled through
all his trials; spiteful aess and revenge were
foreign to his character; he was ever ready
to return good for evil." It is known that
in some important exigencies he did make
concessions to his opponents.
Still further, we may well concede that
Roger Williams' persecut rs were in many
instances as conscientious and God-fearirg.
and as devoted to the welfare of humanity,
as Roger Williams himself. There was rife
at the time a spirit of insubordination which
would not yield to anything but s ern civil
and ecclesiastical control. Even men like
Williams, and movements like his, needed
some curbing, and developed more healthily
for the repression by civil and ecclesiasti-
cal .tuthority. Liberty grows bt-st under
restraint, and the fetters which bind it
should not be snapped too suddenly. Why
reproach ojr Puritan ancestors for not
bounding at once into the spirit of tolera-
tion and moderation that has come to us by
two hundred years of growth? As Haw-
thorne says: "Let us thank God for having
given us such ancestors; and let each suc-
cessive generation thank him not less fer-
vently f >r b-ing one step lurther from them
in the march of ages."
East Milton, Sept. 19.
October 25, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1357
Our Budget.
— "Echoes of Convention" next week.
— Now for another year of progress.
— From the mountain-tops to the casting out of
devils.
— Let us gather up the fragments of the Kansaa
■City Convention — the most precious fragments —
for the benefit of those who were not there.
I — If you were present at the National Conven-
tion send us in not more than about one hundred
iwords, the best or most helpful feature or senti-
iment of the convention as you heard it. Do this
at once, and in this way help to publish the good
things for those who could not be present. Use a
postal- card if you prefer.
I — In this issue of the Christian-Evangelist is
-repeated for the last time the two great book
offers of the Christian Publishing Company — the
"Biographical and Historical Library" of ten
volumes for $5.00, and the "Home Library" of
fifteen volumes for $5.00. Both these offers ex-
pire October 31st, and those who intend to take
advantage of them should not delay a day loDger.
Both these offers have been very successful. Some
of our patrons have ordered both sets. All pur-
chasers have been delighted with the books.
For full description of these sets see advertise-
ments elsewhere.
' — The art! ;le on Bible Study this week under
the auspices of the Bethany Reading Courses'
iman*gement is by Bro. A.inslie, of Baltimore, Md.,
Jand will be found fresh and invigorating. Bro.
|Alnslie is a vigorous writer arid has an inspiring
Itheme and has writ '.en worthy of himself and of
the occasion in this article. This series of arti-
cles promises to be the best that have yet ap-
peared for the management of the Bethany Read-
ing Courses and their inflaence for good will be
inctlculable They ought to call into existence
many new reading circles Every Endeavor So-
ciety ta*t his not a reading circle ought to look
Into this matter and begin the work at once. Dr.
J. Z Tyler, of Jhvelanl, Oaio, will be glal to f Or-
nish you with explanatory literature
— We are glad t . report the relief of the First
Christian Caarch in Lincoln, Neb., from the great
burden of debt which has so long rested upon it
and hindered its work. Elsewhere in this p*per will
bef)Qul i letter from the pastor, T. J. Thompson,
giving the facts and figures in the case. And the
local paper of the church for October is filled
with eucoaraging ;onditions. There is probably
no more impjrtant work in the UnLed Spates at
present than the LincDln work; its success means
far more than the mere success of a local congrega
tion; it means incalculable gojd to the cause
throughout the state. No church was probably
ever confronted irita gr*ver financial probLms
and cmditions, and now that it has succeeded it
ought io briog hope toother languishing churches.
Faith and perseverince will get the victory.
— According to the Herald and Presbyter sev-
enty-nine Presbyteries have expressed themselves
as favoring a change or revision of their creed.
While this count includes over half their Presby-
teries yet they express so many shades of thought
on the subject that it is not likely that any radi-
cal steps will be taken in the immediate future on
the subject. The situation seems to stand about as
follows: One-third of the Presbyteries oppose any
action; one-third favor moderate revision, while
the remaining third are divided in their views. It
seems, however, from this count, that the trend of
thought in that great religious body is toward re-
vision and with no visible signs of a reaction of sen-
timent in the movement revision is one of the in-
evitable futurities of that Church.
— W. E. Harlow, of Parsons, Kan., is assisting
E. T. McFarland, pastor of the Fourth Christian
Church, this city, in a protracted meeting. The
meeting has been in progress two weeks and 32
additions are reported to date. Bro. Harlow is a
a plain, straightforward gospel preacher. His
sermona abound in apt illustrations and scriptural
quotations. He gets at the facts in his theme a&d
strikes for the hearts of his hearers. The com-
mon people can understand readily. St. Louis is
a peculiarly hard field at best for evangelistic
work and the Fourth Church is located in one
of the peculiarly difficult fi Ids, but the constant
presentation of the gospel after Bro. Harlow's
earnest fashion is making its mark.
— On last Sunday at 3 P. M., W. E. Harlow gave
an interesting lecture on Christian Science at the
Fourth Christian Church, this city, to a full house
The first part of the lecture was devoted to an
exhibition of the vagaries and absurditits in Mrs.
Eddy's famous book on Christian Science. The
latter part of the lecture was devoted to an eluc-
idation of Hudson's theory of psychical phenomena,
and was exceedingly interesting and profitable.
Bro. Harlow has given this matter mach study and
is well prepared to lecture on the subject. He
has gathered up a large book of facts from his
own observation and personal investigations, and
clearly illustrates the duality of tin human mind
in control of the physical body. Christian Sci-
ence, he says and ehows, is neither Christian nor
scientific, but having stumbled onto the law of sug-
gestion is enabled thereby to perform some
cures, and to this he attributes, and that correctly,
its success. In his lecture Bro. Harlow shows
th&t suggestive therapeutics is available for many
valuable uses by any who will inform themselves
on the subject without resort to greatly adver-
tised charlatans who seek to rob the people. The
lecture put all the phenomena of mental science
where they belong — in the field of science. He
takes off the religious mask which some have
thrown over it and gives you the facts upon
their merits. It will do any church or community
good to hear Bro. Harlow's lecture on Christian
Science.
— Brethren visiting St. Louis, desiring to
secure board, will find a pleasant place with
Mrs. J. D. Dlllard, 1128 Leonard Ave., this city.
It is near two car lines and about two blocks
from Central Church. Rates reasonable. Ad-
dress the above number.
— It is reported that a woman has invented a
machine to measure a man's capacity for affection.
If so, we pity the average yonng American, but we
tremble for matrimony. But happily the practical
success of the machine has not yet been guaran-
teed or even demonstrated.
— The plan of taking up one study at a time in
the Bethany C. E. Reading Courses, is proving
very popular. The English t Me is now the sub-
ject of study; the plea and history of the Disciples
will be taken up January 1, and world-wide mis-
sions will be taken up April 1. Readers may en-
roll at any time. W. B. Clemmer, of Clarinda,
la., says: "The Bethany C. E. Reading Courses
are the most timely movement in our brother-
hood of recent years. It must go and grow."
— T. H. Blenus, the pastor of the Adams St.
Christian Church, of Jacksonville, Fla., is contri-
buting weekly articles to the fimes-Union of that
city, the leading paper of the state. The fol-
lowing are among the recent articles contributed
by Bro. Blenus: "Time- ft asting," "Institutions
Peculiarly American," "Impure Literature," "The
Relation of Our Literature to Oar Morals," "The
Educated Man," "The Lord's Day and Primitive
Christianity," "The Preacher's Attitide in Poli-
tics," "Gold Worshipping."
This root of many evils —
Glandular tumors, abscesses, pimples
and other cutaneous eruptions, sore
ears, inflamed eyelids, rickets, dyspep-
sia, catarrh, readiness to catch cold
and inability to get rid of it easily, pale-
ness, nervousness and other ailments
including the consumptive tendency —
Can be completely and permanently
removed, no matter how young or old
the sufferer.
Hood's Sarsaparilla was given the daughter
of Silas Vernooy, Wawarsing, N. Y., who had
broken out with scrofula sores all over her
face and head. The first bottle helped her
and when she had taken six the sores were all
healed and her face was smooth. He writes
that she has never shown any sign of the
scrofula returning.
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Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Ask your druggist for it
today and accept no substitute.
— J. F. Berkey, pastor of the Church of Christ
in Monroe, Wis., is taking a very active part in
politics thi i camgaign. He is working for the
Prohibition pirty. It is pretty hard to find a
preacher among the Disciples of Christ who is not
a Prohibitionist and it requires no strain on the
conscience for them to work for the only political
party that stands squarely and solely on a moral
issue.
— On last Friday evening the Endeavor Socle-
ties of the Church of Christ in St. Louis held their
union quarterly meeting in the First Church. The
meeting was well attended, all of the churches be-
ing represented. Bro. Burns presided and Bro.
Pittman lad the song service. After devotional
exercises the meeting listened to reports of the
Kansas City Convention by the editor ani by Bro.
McAllister. These reports were then followed by
an address from C. E. Hill, our State Superintend-
ent of Christian Endeavor in Missouri. Bro. Hill
is pistor of the Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill,
Mo , and was present by invitation of the St.
Louis C. E. Societies. The meeting of the En-
deavorers on Friday night was followed by anoth-
er of the Juniors at the Central Church on Satur-
day afternoon, which was also attended by Bro.
Hill. Both meetings were profitable and greatly
enjoyed.
— Now that the national conventions are over
and have added enthusiasm to the churches it is
time to arrange for Rally Day in our Bible-
schools for Home Missnns. This day ought to be
to Home Missions what Children's Day is to
Foreign Missions, but this will not be with >ut
great interest in the work and more energy on
the part of preachers, churches and schools in
preparing for it. The fruits of the next Rally
Day will go largely to the first year of the next
century and it ought to be worthy of the occa-
sion. There will be a great effort on the part of
all religious bodies to begin the new century with
new energies and larger offeringp, and we, as a
factor in the religious world, cannot afford to be
in the rear. With such a plea as we have oar
banner ought to lead the procession in all good
works in the opening year of the 20th century of
the Christian Era. Let Rally Day be generally
and generously observed throughout all the
churches.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 19C0
— D. W. Campbell, of Cumberland, la., writes
that he can put a good young preacher, with small
family or single, with good references, into a very
pleasant work with two churches four miles apart,
one in a town of from 800 to 1,000, the other in
the country. Half time at each place, salary from
to $700. Address him with stamp.
— J. Z. Tyler, of Cleveland, Ohio, is writing a
series of articles in the Christian Monthly on
"Recollection of my Richmmd Pastorate." Tae
Christian Monthly, published in Richmond, Va., is,
by the way, a new magazine of marked ability,
edited and published by Julian C. Anderson. The
articles of Dr. Tyler are therefore peculiarly fit-
ting for such a magazine, as well as peculiarly
interesting.
—Dr. H. L. Willett, Errett Gates, D. B. and W.
D. MacCiintock, A. M., of the Disciples Divinity
House of the University of Chicago, have pre-
pared a course of lectures, each for the purpose
of carrying to the churches and colleges of the
Disciples of Christ the course of instruction given
in the University of Chicago by members of the
Church of Christ. Such course is designed to
cover one week, with one lecture a day, or half a
week with two lectures a day. All correspond-
ence concerning terms and dates for either of tbe
courses should be addressed to Errett Gates, Dis-
ciples Divinity Hou.e, University of Chicago
Either course would be a spiritual uplift to any
congregation.
— J. W. Lowber, of Austin, Tex., very much
regrets that he did not know until it was too late
that he was appointed to preach on Sunday morn-
ing at Independence, at the Kansas City Conven-
tion. He would have considered it both a pleas-
ure and an honor to preach for ex- President Cave
and to occupy the pulpit so long occupied by
Alexander Procter, the sage of Missouri.
— The following note speaks for itself. It has
the spirit of life and progress in it. It would be
well for the cause if all our preachers could say
as much.
"We are strictly missionary in word and deed
and I ventilate the mission work wherever I labor
and we have paid all our apportionments." — Eld.
H. H. Rama, Maitland, Mo.
— J. H. Allen, President of the Allen-West
Commission Co., one of the largest firms of cotton
brokers in this country, has issued a circular letter
to the patrons of the company in the South, in
which he takes occasion to boldly declare himself
on current political issues. Ha had received many
inquiries as to how he intended to vote, and hav-
ing declared himself in favor of expansion and
bimetallism, he adds:
As «e greatly r iffer with both the old parties
on their main issues, we expect to vote the Pro-
hibition ticket, for we think the great imperial
power that is ruining this country and others is
King Alcohol Both the old parties bow down
and worship him and dare not in their platforms
say a word against him, though they both know he
is costing mo e lives and money and bringing more
sorrow, distress and poverty into the world
than any other one thing. And when a timid Con-
gress passes a law against him, the executive will
not enforce it for fear of offending the liquor-
power. But both the old liquor parties will learn
there is a moral element in this country with
which they will have to reckon. We think it is
a crime against God and man to sell the heathen
abroad and the ignorant at home strong drink or
opium, and an enlightened government ought to
forbid the traffic, for nothing but truth and right-
eousness will finally triumph. So we will vote for
the right, even if it is now in the minority. The
writer, the prtsident of this company, is alone
responsible for these views.
Some of our readtrs no doubt will differ from
the opinions expressed above, but they will all
honor the man who believes that "nothing but
truth and riphteounness will finally triumph" and
who prefers to be in a minority with the righ*-,
rather than with a majority in the wrong.
— From a letter from Bro. J. P. Callahan, of
Noble, Ohio, we quote the following interesting
information:
I am quite well — rugged; but dread our lake
breezes and climatic changes of the winter sea-
son, so have about completed arrangements to go
to Eastern Kentucky with R. B. Neal to help
preach, stir up and build up. Our son Errett went
Sept. 2d (as electrician) with a company to Bering
Sea to lay a cable from St. Michaels to Cape
Nome. The boat — Origaba — was wrecked on a
rocky reef with water rising in hold and the in-
struments, passengers and part of cable were re-
moved by lighter to St. M. (six miles). By lsst re-
port it was doabtful about saving the boat and
the "Senator" may bring passengers, etc., home to
a ait spring and more favorable weather for ca
ble laying.
personal jVIentton.
J. A. L. Romig reports 22 additions to date in
their meeting now progressing in St Paul, Minn.
W. V. Folks has changed his field of labor from
Petosky, Mich ,to Clarksburg, Ind.
G. A. Ragan, of Irring Park, Chicago, could be
secured on reasonable terms to hold a meeting
during January.
The church at Sullivan, 111., has extended a
call to Baxter Waters, formerly pastor at Central
Church, St. Lou's.
All personal communications for W. W. Hop-
kins should hereafter be addressed to Kirkwood,
St. Louis County, Mo , it stead of this office.
Ben F. Hill reports 55 additions to date in his
meetiog at Union Star, Mo. The meeting was to
close on last Sunday night that he might meet his
next engagement.
On account of conflict in dates J. M. Lowe
can be had for a short meeting before beginning
his work at Waukegan, 111., Nov. 18. His present
address is 1209 31st St., Des Moines, la.
L. C. Swan, pastor of the Church of Christ in
Mt. Ayr, Iowa, reports $1,261.94 raised for all
purposes. An excellent church rally was recently
held and the outlook for the future is bright.
C. P. Evans, of Arapahoe, Neb., announces him-
self ready to respond to calls for evangelistic
work. He states that he can go anywhere in
Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri or Kansas.
M. J. Chandler sends a good report of the
church in Eiinburg, 111. Everything is flourish-
ing under the pastoral care of J. S. Rose, who is
greatly appreciated for his work's sake.
A. L. Ferguson, of Augusta, 111., says they ex-
pect to dedicate their remodeled church building
some time in December next. The cost of repairs
changes, etc., will De about $3,000.
A. I. Myhr, corresponding secretary for the
state work in Tennessee, called upon us on his re-
turn South. His home is in Nashville, but like all
other aciive state secretaries he belongs to the
state.
After a three months' visit among old friends
in Newton, Iowa, Morton L. Rose returns to his
home in Eugene, Oregon, via Kansas City Con-
vention and a week's visit with his mother in
Newton, Kansas.
The church at Kearney, Neb., has given J. C.
Lemon a call to serve the church there. Bro.
Lemon just returned a few weeks ago from his
trip in Europe and Paris Exposition. Reports
work moving forward nicely.
C. A. Young, editor Christian Century, Chicago,
was in the city on last Saturday and g»ve us a
pleasant call. Between the Century and Bible In-
stitute work Bro. Young finds no time for empty
moments.
W. T. Brooks reports four additions at Ladoga,
Ind., lately, including the baptism of a man over
sixty years of age. He is in a meeting at Butier,
Ky., with 0. P. McMahan. W. T. Brooks has been
employed for another year a; Ladoga, Ind., with
increased favors.
S. M. Martin, who is in this city for awhile at-
tending medical lectures at Barnes Medical Col-
lege, preached at tbe Mt. Cabanne Christin
Church on the last two Sundays to the great de-
light of those who heard him. Bro. Martin never
fails to interest an audience by his vigorous, in-
tellectual method.
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Ayer's Ague Cure
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectorai
Ayer's Comatone
Chas M. Sharpe has recently located with the
church in Kansas City, Kan. He was formerly at
Lawraoce, Kan., where he did a good w;rk;
J. T. Boone, pastor of the First Christian
Church at Jacksonville, Fla., accompanied by
C. W. Zaring, of his congregation, was in atten- |
dance at the Kansas City Convention. Bro. Boone '
will return to his church after a month's vaca- i
tion.
C. M. Kreidler began his work in Milwaukee,
Wis., Oct. 1, and at last reports there had been
six additions to the church. The prospect for a
successful work is brignt. C. M. Kreidler went
from North Tonawanda, N. Y., and his Milwaukee 1
address is 342 Greenbush St.
S. D. Dutcher, of Mexico, Mo., is assisting S. B. ]
Moore, pastor Compton Heights Christian Church,
this city, in a protrated meeting which began on
last Sunday. Bro. Dutcher and Bro. Moore will
make a stroDg team and we shall expect to hear
of a good meeting. The Compton Heights Church
is in afield where evangelistic work is not only
needed but where good and permanent results may
D. L. Dunkleberger, of Marion, 13., states that
according to ag eemert wrh rh=> churci h<? is at
liberty to ho'd a meeting in November or Decem-
ber and would be glad to hear from churches any
where wanting a meeting. He says that owing to the
financial condition of the church there he may be
compelled to give up his work in Marion. Owing
to the indebtedness of the church it may have to
employ a man who can work on a smaller salary.
For further information address D. L. Dunkle-
berger, Marion, la.
R. L. Cartwright, pastor of the Ch'istian Church
in Dover, Ky , paid his respects to this office on
his return from the Kansas City Convention.
Bro. C!artwright is not only a reader of the Chkis-
tian-Evangelist but sees that it goes to others
for their edification and comfort. It is somewhat
unusual for a preacher returning from a conven-
tion by way of this office to extend his subscrip-
tion for the Christian-Evangelist on a cash basis,
but this is what Bro. C. did in his call We com-
mend the church that sees that its pastor attends
a convention with cash for expenses, missions and
good literature.
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Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
J. F. Newton, 1125 N. Grand to 3636 Finney
Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
N. E. Cory, Barry to Mt. Sterling, 111.
John Treloar, Corydon, Ind . to Austin, Minn.
E. W. Brickert, Sullivan, 111., to Des Moines, la.
J. S. Pierce, Elk Creek to Lakeport, Cal.
T. D. Secrest, Coleman to Marfa, Tex.
Chas. M.Watson, Indianapolis, Ind., to Bellaire,
0.
R. R. Hamlin, Palestine to Piano, Tex.
D. F. Snider, Creston to Oskaloosa, la.
T. R. Shepherd. Angola, Ind., to Bowling Green,
Ohio.
Chas. E. Underwood, Pennvilleto Irviogton,Ind.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1359
A Parting Word.
My relation to the Christian-Evangelist as
assistant editor closes with the present issue. The
six years of service in this capacity has so greatly
endeared me to the office, the editorial staff, the
great family of readers and to all with whom 1
have had such pleasant associations in and about
the Christian Publishing Co. House, that the parting
: will not be without pain; but thia will be greatly
modified by very pleasant memories. During all
these years no unpleasantness has occurred to
1 mar the pleasant relations which have existed to-
ward all w th whom I have come in contact by
: word or pen, or with whom I have been associated
as a co-laborer in the production of over three
hundred numbers of tha Christian-Evangelist. I
, am therefore leaving the work with good will to-
; ward all and malice toward none.
The Christian-Evangelist is a great religious
[ journal and I shall always count it an honor to
j have been associated with its editor as an asslet-
; ant in this wo:k. As stated at the first I entered
! upon this work with no reforms in the spirit, plan,
i or purpose of the Christian-Ev angel1 st to advo-
' cate, but simply to be an assistant to the editor.
I My chief desire was to assist in realizing his ideal
I of a religions journal and trust that, in some de-
gree at least, my efforts have not been in vain. I
i have made mistakes, but these have been so kindly
borne as to make me the greater debtor to all for
their forbearance.
vWhile the ideal of the editor of the Christian-
Evangelist has not been realized, he has uought
to Improve the paper each yaar and in this respect
the Christian-Evangelist will continue to grow.
Our separation from the editorial staff will in no
wise hinder its growth and usefulness. What
we have been doing will be taken up by more effi-
cient hands and the great work will go on until its
mission be accomplished. The man who is to suc-
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stranger to our readers and needs no introduction
from me. You are already familiar with his name
and pen, and in thia work he has my heartiest com-
mendation to you.
Not being so situated as to accept of the paBtoral
care of a church anywhere at present I have ac-
cepted a position in the Professional Co-operative
Society of America, believing that I can be of
service to my fellowmen therein, and thereby a3
well to make provision in part for the wants of
my household. But of the nature and purpose of
thia Society I shall tell you later. It will be suffi-
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not my intention to quit the ministry of the gos-
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be richly multiplied in all our hearts, I beg to re-
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1360
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 1900 ■
Correspondence,
On Old Ocean.
The last alarm had sounded, hurried farewells
had been given when at exactly five o'clock Satur-
day morning, August 25, our good ship left her
moorings at the Hoboken pier and, amid the shuffle
of ropes and planks, the loud commands of officers,
the sound of Nation's music — national airs by the
band — the laughter and tears of friends and lovers,
waving of kerchiefs and salute of whistles, sailed
down the New York harbor. Alas for some a sad
farewell.
We had provided ourselves with silk flags which
we propose to cany throughout our journey of
17,000 miles, and while others waved farewell with
hands and kerchiefs, I said, "Boys, here's to Colum-
bia, the Gem of the Ocean." And as I saw a new
meaning in those words, I felt a new pride and
added, "steam ahead."
But a few moments later and I felt vastly dif-
ferent. I was standing alone; my mind had re-
verted to my old home and I thought again of the
parting sermon delivered on Sunday at Newville,
Ind., where I accepted Christ, preached one of my
first sermons and baptized my first convert; then
of the reception that last night at home by the
Butler Church; then of mother and a group of
dear friends at the midnight hour waiting for the
train that was t) carry me out into the night and
away from them possibly forever. Scores of let-
ters had been received and hundreds of good-byes
spoken, but up to this time no tears shed. But.
when the time for the train was almost at hand
that blessed mother instinct gave way, and with
her head upon my shoulder in heavy sobs she gave
vent to the pent-up feelings we both had tried to
conceal. Truly a boy's best friend is his mother.
I wanted to speak but found I could not control
my voice. The heart strings were straining and
I realized more than ever that —
'There are moments when silence,
Prolonged and unbroken,
Is more expressive by far
Than any word sp Aen" —
and words gave way to more expressive silence.
But on this the curtain most, fall and in recogni-
tion of the kindness shown, I mu3t mention the
grand far well reception tendered me by the Pitts-
burg Central and Allegheny First Church in the
parlors of the latter. Many, many more prayers
were pledged and the wtll wishes of all given me,
and as they sang —
"Smite death's threatening wave before you,
Keep love's banner floating o'er you," etc.,
I could only think as I looked at the great audi-
ence how utterly unworthy we are of all He bestows
upon us in the journey of this blessed life.
As we left the room for the depot all stood and
sang "Jesus, Savior, Pilo'-Me," and it was of this I
was thinking when our boat passed Bartholdi's
Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, and I
was delighted to think that I was soon to see the
home of the French people who presented us this
mighty work of art impersonating the ideal — the
freedom and equality of the masies and the kiDg-
ship of the common people — the greatest legacy
of the last century.
At eight A. m. wfc passed Sandy Hook, and here
the pilot who had thus far directed our ship's
course through busy harbor, was transferred to
the pilot boat awaiting him.
A rope ladder was let down the side of the boat,
a small yawl came alongside manned by two
sturdy sailors; the pilot quickly descended the
ladder and dropped into the boat and at the same
time a bucket was let down containing the last
mail for home and friends. This event marked
our entrance upon the great ocean.
We all repaired to the dining room and took
breakfast and then tried to regain the sleep we
had lost the night before. We were called for
luncheon at one p. M., and at four p. M. all rushed
on deck quickly to see the four or five whales that
were spouting and splashing near the boat and the
only ones seen during the entire journey, except
one near Plymouth, England. We saw a large
school of porpoise near the boat the second day
and also several times during the journey These
large fish, from three to four feet long, would
jump entirely out of the water, coming out of
the crest of a high wave and dipping in at the
bottom of the trough, thus giving us an excellent
view' of their apparently happy life.
Our party of ten consists of Prof. M. E. Bogarte,
Roy L. Piarce, Jacob Lowenstine, Jno. L. Brandt,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bowden, all of Valparaiso, Ind.
(the last two were married just before starting,
hence we are all on a Bridal Tour and really I
er joy it), J. F. Findley, of Indianapolis, L. E.
Brown, of Frankfort, Dr. B F. Slusher, of Decatur,
III, and your scribe. In all four preachers, bride
and groom, one doctor, one professor, one insur-
ance agent and one Jewish merchant — a fine com-
bination, indeed.
Our good ship, the Pennsylvania, of the Ham-
burg-American Line, is one of the largest and best
vessels afloat, and inasmuch as many of your read-
ers will never take an ocean voyage, a few facts
concerning this vessel may be interesting.
The Pennsylvania is a twin-screw steamer and
was built at Belfast, Ireland, in 1896.. She is
585 feet long, and from keel to top of smoke-stack,
110 feet. She has a capacity of 12,256 tons and
a passenger capacity of 2,266 — 301 first-class,
129 second-class and 1,836 deck and steerage;
there are 98 state-rooms and 310 births. She
draws 32 feet of water and is steered by electric-
ity. She has five boilers, three double ends and
two single, with eight steam chests, with a stroke
of over four feet. She uses 100 tons of coal per
day, or 140 barrels a minute, and this requires
twenty-four stokers, eight at a shift, which makes
three shifts. The shaft running from the engine
to the screw is a solid piece of steel, 260 feet
long and 16 inches in diameter. The screws make
about 76 revolutic ns per minute. The Hamburg-
American Line owns 75 steamers, of which 22 are
screws with a total tonnage of 425,396. We have
on board 476 passengers, 78 first-class 63 second-
class, 131 steerage and 204 of the officers and
crew. The sailors only receive $15 per month,
the 24 firemen only $19, the first mate $50 and
the captain $75 and one-half of one per cent, of
the value of the cargo. The waiters, stewards,
stewardesses, etc., only receive what the passen-
gers give them in tips.
Nearly all the employees of this lino are Ger-
mans, and when asked why Americans were not
employed, Capt. Spleidt, an old tar of twenty-five
seasons, answered, "We can get men cheaper any-
where than in America." This shows that
American workmen have better labor at more
remunerative wages than any other men on the
globe.
Oar meals on board are excellent. We have a
light breakfast at 7:30 A. m., then bouillon served
on deck atTO A. m., lunch at 12:30, consisting of
four courses, then bouillon at 3 P. M. on deck,
and a fine dinner of six or seven courses at
7 P. M.
About 5 p. M. the first day out, we ran into a
dense fog, and immediately the great fog-horn, or
rather whistle, began its tremendous blasts,
blowing automatically every minute and about ten
seconds each time, this was kept up all night and
a part of three days, the fog occasionally lifting.
We passed one vessel at night, we could hear it
blowing its fog alarm far out in the dark and fog
from us.
The third day out when we were off Newfound-
land we encountered a rough gale and sea. The
waves pitched and tossed and foamed, surging
against the great ship anl throwing spray on
deck. One of our party attempted to go down-
stairs and met his meal coming up.
Another told the story of the little Jew boy
who ran to his father in great affright, sajing:
"Papa! the boat's sinking!" and the parent re
plied: ' Veil, let 'er sink; ve don't own 'er!" Two
of our party had to run to the rail with "stomach
trouble." When one returned I tried to console
him by telling him of the fellow under like
circumstances, who was asked if the moon was up,
and he answered: "Yee it is, if I swallowed it!''
But our poor "bridegroom" had to leave the
table hastily, and when he returned (I mean what
was left of him did) he was as pale as death. Some
one said, "Mr. B. is your stomach weak?" and
he gave the old answer, "I don't know— ain't I
throwing 'er as far as the rest of *em?"
During the night the stormy winds abated, and
by the middle of the next afternoon the waves
were near their normal proportions.
The multitudinous forms of the surging MIIowb,
in every imaginable shape and position, rising like
mountains, then one hundred peaks breakiijg,
dashing, splashing, foaming; now indigo blue, now
most beautiful emerald green, then the dark
and purple spots, etc. — space forbids a full
description of this than which there is no scene
more beautiful.
It has been said that if the ocean were to dry
up the course of vessels could be traced by the
beer bottles. But while there was much beer and
wine consumed on our German boat, there were
none drunken, and I heard no swearing or carous-
ing whatever.
We had no religious service the first Sunday.
The captain was detained at his post because of
the dense fog and could not arrange for the
services. But the last Sunday it was my great
pleasure at his request to conduct a service which
we turned into a C E. or social meeting, in which
people of many denominations and several nation-
alities took part.
At 4 p. m., Monday, Sept. 3rd, we sighted
the light-house off Scilly Isle, and only those who
have had the experience can appreciate the thrill
of joy at the first sight of land. Long before we
could see the land the Lews had been flashed to
the entire civilized world of our safe arrival. We
touched first at Plymouth, England, at 5 o'clock
the next morning, then steamed across the chan-
nel to Cherbourg, France, a first-class fortified
town and naval prefecture, a city of about 40,000,
with a military harbor and a defense of seven
fortifications. Here also is a cannon from the
fleet of Trouvllle, which lay for a century and a
half »t the bottom of the s-*a. Here we reluc-
tantly left Capt Spleidt and his good ship and her
noble passengers of many vocations. Many of
these we had learned to love. We were
soon at the wharf, where we passed our first
custom-house with fear and trembling (.needlessly)
and were soon whirling away on a special train
for Paris and the Exposition, of which I will write
in my next. Charles Reign Scoville.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
136'
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
Dear Bro. Tyler. — A few days ago an elder of
he Christian Catholic (?) Church used these wordi:
fl know tfiat B. B. Tyler was right when he said,
the eldership is an unscriptural affair.' " This, he
aid, you stated concerning the eldership in the
jhurch of Christ (Disciples), and from your state
aent tried to show that our idea of the eldership is
prong, and tried to show that the idea of the
!hri9tiau Catholic (?) Church (Dowieites) is right,
challenged the interpretation of your words. I
dink the quotation was taken from some article
I'ou wrote.
Will yoi kindly tell me in what connection you
sed the expression? I suppose that you spoke
oacerning the abuse which is found in some con-
regatlons.
I cannot consent to be held responsib'e for the
'ords, "the eldership it an unscriptural affair."
,7hat eldership? I would like to inquire. It is
robable that there can be formed an "eldership"
hat is "an unscriptural affair." I have no doubt
hat the "eldership" of "the Christian Catholic
fhurch" is such an "affair." It is worth while to
pen the New Testament and look into this subject
, First of all, we are impressed by the fact that
.here is so liUle on the subject of organization in
he New Testament This seems to have been a
jiattar of bu'. little importance in the minds of the
hen who first proclaimed the good news.
In the second place, so far as we have informa-
!loo, Jesus did not command hia representativei to
rganize churches. He commanded them to preach
he gospel. This they did. As a result men turn-
d to the Lord, and gathered themselves together
a congregations. The first place wa3 given to the
,vaigellzation of mea. Tnis wa* the important
hatter. The organization of the converts was a
latter of subordinate interest.
• Unless one's views on the subject of church
rder tend to subvert some fundamental principle
if the gospel they are not to be made a reason
jor refusing cordial Christian fellowship. A
aan may be a Congrega'ionalist, a Presbyterian
lr an Episc >palian on the subject of chureh order
,nd organization, and be a brother in Christ in
;ood standing. Any one who loves the ' hrist and
trives to follow him is my brother. He may not
>hlnk as I shink as to the best ecclesiastical policy
—he may even be wrong oo. that subject— but he
3 my brother if he believes in and is obedient to
esus a9 Lord The bond of fellowship is a com
aon devotion to the one Lord and not of agree-
ment ia doctrinal or political views. This point is
limportant.
' I am impressed also by the fact that there is no ac-
count—not even an intimation — of a church organ-
zation, on Pentecost, in the city of Jerusalem. The
rord was preached on that day, and three thous-
and persons accepted Jesus as Lord. This accept-
ance they signifi id by being baptized. This is all
there is of Pentecost
The first hint at organization is found in the
sixth chapter of the book of Acts. There arose
a difficulty in the Jerusalem church about the dis-
tribution of alms Toe Grecians murmured against
the Hebrews beciuse their widows were neglected
In "the daily ministrations." At the suggestion
of tae apostles seven men "full of the Holy Spirit
and of faith" were appointed "over this business."
Were the seven men elders? The New Testament
does not 10 affirm. Were they deac ins? They
are not so named in the Scripture narrative. As
to the name of these functionaries, or officials, the
Scriptures are silent. In such a case it is not well
for us to be dogmatic.
Elders in the Church of Christ are first men
tioned in the eleventh chapter of Acts. The
brethren in Antioch sent relief to thoir suffering
friends in Judea — they sent it to the elders by the
hands of Barnabas and Saul. It is evident that
the elders, in this case, had the general oversight
of the believers in Jerusalem and in Judea. When
Qhe praise D^mnal. . . .
" I have been much concerned for years on account of the deplorable
need of sane, devotional and musical singing in our churches to replace
the delirious, grotesque and unmusical jigs — so often introduced in excite-
ment-— whose conspicuous traits are frenzied repetitions, devoid of sense
and akin to plantation melodies, but, composed by unmusical, noisy revival
singers, and empty of even the music of their negro patterns. At the same
time, the older devotional hymn-books sadly needed the introduction of
some modern steam and electricity, while retaining their devotion, religion,
music and sense.
"In the Praise Hymnal I have found the desideratum. IT IS THE
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the apostles found that they needed men to assist
them in the distributi n of alms they appointed
such assistants. It is probable that when they
saw that they needed assistants in looking after
the spiritual interests of the new converts they
appointed men to serve in this capacity. Such
persons are called elders in the eleventh of Acts.
In this way the "eldership" arose in the Apostolic
Church. This office is as enduring as are the spirit-
ual wants of men.
Paul uses the words "elder" and "bishop" inter-,
changeably. An "elder" in his style of speech, is
a "bishop" and a "bishop" is an "elder." But the
bishops were required "to feed the Church of
God." They are, therefore, "pastors." Peter re
quired the elders to "tend the flock of God." Ad
dressing the "eldership" of the Ephesian congre-
gation, Paul said, "the Holy Spirit hath made you
overseers" in the church. It is expressly said in
the New Testament that the elders are to bear
rule. The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews
says:
"Remember them that had the rule over you,
which spake to you the word of God."
Note the fact that those who bore rule were
persons who preached the word. It is evident that
the elderahip of the ehurch ia apostolic times was
composed of men who preached the gospel and in-
structed believers. Paul says that the "elder"
must "be apt to teach."
The Presbyterian view is that there are two
classes of elders, namely, teaching elders and rul-
ing elders. The only text that comes to my mind
apparently in favor of this view is the following:
"Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy
of double honour, especially those who labour in
the word and in teaching " But does this language
sustain the Presbyterian view? I think not. It
seems to me to mean that when a man is able to
so preach the word as to enlist disciples, this is
laboring in the word, and then is able to indoctri-
nate them, that is, labor in teaching, he is worthy
of double honor. And why noi? Does he not do
double work? Such men we have had and now
have. The name of the beloved Geo. E Flower
comes to me in this connection. Bro. Flower was
one of our most successful evangelists, and as a
pastor, in bis day, he had few, if any, equals. He
was worthy of double honor.
I find no intimation in my study of the New Tes-
tament of Diocesan Episcopacy. An elder or bishop
was limited in his official functions to the 'ocal
congregation. He did not rule over a number of
churches. His rule was limited to a single con-
gregation of disciples. Diocesan Episcopacy came
up at a later period.
So far from one bishop or elder over a number
of churches, there were a number of elders in a
single congregation. The size of the churches in
New Testament times explains the plurality of
elders in each. The church in Jerusalem had prob-
ably fifteen or twenty thousand members— hence
elders plural— in that church. I think that a care-
ful study of the New Testament will satisfy you
that a similar reason exists in every case where a
plurality of elders is named. Common sense says,
where one elder, bishop, pastor, teacher is needed,
have one elder, biehop, pas.tor. Where more than
one is needed have more than one, if the material
is at hand, and the New Testament says the same
thing. As a matter of fact common sense and
the New Testament are always in harmony.
You did right to call in question the Dowieite
interpretation of my words. I cannot imagine in
what connection I used the language quoted by the
Dowieite "elder." I am stroDgly inclined to say
that I never in any connection said, "the eldership
is an unscriptural affair." I could not have said
this without qualification.
While this subject, as I have said, is of subor-
dinate importance, it is at the same time worthy
of earnest onsideration. May what I have said
in this letter stir you up, and others also, to a re-
examination of the Scriptur s with a view to dis-
covering certainly what they teach on church order
and organization. And do not fear that you will
find out that some of us hold unscriptural views.
If we hold such views we ought to know it and
abandon them. The Lord give us independence
and courage. B. B. T.
Eugene Divinity School.
Twenty-six students are already enrolled. The
total enrollment will be between thirty and forty.
Fuller and better course? are offered this year
than ever before. Four of the class of 1900 are
doing graduate work.
Dean Sanderson has just returned from a tour
of the old world and the Holy Land. Consequent-
ly he is better prepared than ever for his work.
As an evangelistic force the school is already
making itself felt. About twenty-five places in
Oregon were supplied regularly by the students
and faculty last year. New fields will be opened
this year.
In connection with the U. of 0. Y. M. C. A. over
$350 was raised for the India Famine Fund last
spring and summer. This fall plans have been
made looking toward the guaranteeing of support
for some of India's half million orphans.
John J. Handsakbb.
Eugene, Ore.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 1900
New York Letter.
On Tuesday evening, Oct. 2, the Church of the
Disciples on 169th Street held its annual congre-
ga'ional meeting, which was most delightful in
every particular. Last year it was decided to
have a supper for the congregation at 7 o'clock
and to have the annual busineis meeting to follow
at eight. It was such a p'easant meeting it was
thought best to make this a regular 'eature of the
annual meeting ia the future. So on the 2nd at
7 o'clock the lecture room was full of beautifully
arranged tables, over which the ladies presided with
grace and dignity. After a pleasant social hour
the meeting went into executive session at which
all the various organizations presented written
reports. All of these reports were interesting and
also encouraging to the whole church. Not only
was the social feature a delightful one, but the
whole church was enabled by means of the reports
to pass in review the whole work of the year and
gather up whatever loose threads there might
happen to b :. Several times we heard the casual -
remark, "We hal no idea that so much had been
done in the past year." Suffice it to say all
are much encouraged at the prospects, as they are
pleased with the reeord of the past. To our mind
one of the most helpful of all the parts of this
service was the roll call, to which every member
was expected to respond with some appropriate
religious sentiment. Many of those compelled to
be absent were represented by such a sentiment
sent in to be read for them by another. It was a
happy meeting, full of sweetest fellowship and
peace and withal inspiring. I would commend the
holding of a similar meeting in e^ch of our church-
es annually for if properly managed it will do
much good.
* *
*
Last week many names were selected by the
committee on recommend ition for the Hall of
Fame in the New York University. A point to be
noted is the fact that none save Americin citizens
could be cho3en for a place of honor. But the com-
mittee has memorialized the University Senate
asking that another hall a I joining the present one
be established for the tablets of famous Americans
of foreign birth. No doubt this will be done.
Let me suggest that the Disciples of Christ all
over the country modestly but strongly present
the name of Alexander Campbell for a nishe in
this temple of fame. No American has done more
to enrich th8 religious thought of our times, or
more to correct the abuses of sectarian zealots.
No mau's influence on the religious tendencies of
this age exceeds, or even equals, that of the Sage
of Bethany. We who are Disciples of Christ
delight to do him honor, and so will all who love
the simplicity and power of the gospel when once
they realize Mr. Campbell's true pla^e in the
religious forces of America. If those who appre-
ciate the greatness of his work would only speak
out forcibly in the hearing of this committee, I
doubt not that the result would be effective in the
further spread of his teachings among men. Will
you do it?
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*
Among the most delightful experiences of a
great national religious convention is that of its
Christian fellowship. Coming over to Kansas
City I felt quite lonely on the way, having gotten
a late start from New York. Bit at Jefferson
City Bro. J P. Pinkerton, bishop of the capital
city of Missouri, came aboard and on to Kansas
City we had a most delightful interview. Among the
questions discussed was one chapter of W. E.
Garrison's new book, "Alexander Campbell's The-
ology." I will not sa/ here what we said, but
suffice it to say we enjoyed reading and thinking
over some of its well written p»ges. The New
York Letter will have something further about
this book after it has been read through. The
Kansas City Convention is now in full blast and
all in attendance seem happy in the work.
* *
*
Coming to Kansas City from New York over the
Royal Blue Line, theB. & 0., the B.&O.S.W.,and
thence over the Missouri Pacific, one can but be
deeply impressed with the immensity and all but lim-
itless resources of this great country. The Lord
in his goodness never so favored any people as he
has this nation. Will he not therefore require of
this people an account correspondingly good? No
thoughtful man will say God has given this im-
measurable wealth and power into our hands for
our good alone. Has he not blessed us that we
might be a blessing to others? Is not America
chosen of God to become a prophet-natioD, so to
speak, to all the other nations of the world. Does
not all history point plainly to this fact? Hence,
let us redeem America; first for America's sake
and secondly for the sake of the whole world. It
is refreshing and inspiring to a thoughtful mind to
go half way across the continent, recalling on the
way the historic associ »tions of the cities and
sections passed, and di cover, if possible, the great
currents of thought and life flowing steadily on
under the hand of Providence, to the accomplish-
ment of his will.
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*
One of the most important changes made in the
working forces of our missionary operations was
the placing of the work of Negro Education and
Evangelization in the hands of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions. It is thonght the
women can do more effective service along this
particular line than the men. And while the
women all may not think so, it is confidently be-
lieved by most of them that they will prove this to
b?, in the end, one of the very best branches of
their most excellent service.
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*
Some of the familiar faces at our national
gatherings are sadly missed here. Among those
most keenly felt by the writer, and doubtless by
all, are the faces of Bro. B. B. Tyler and Sister
Tyler. The sympathy of the whole convention
goes out to them A younger generation of men,
strong, noble and true, are rapidly coming into the
front ranks to fill the honored places of the great
and good men who one by one are passing on to
their heavenly rewards. S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Ave.
Texas Letter.
The first Sunday of October was our tenth
anniversary as pastor and people in the Central
Church of this city, and as is our custom we
observed it as such, and spent the morning service
in reviewing the work of the year, including also
a brief review of the entire ten years, and closing
with a glance into the future, and laying plans
for the work which we hope to do.
During the year just closing, from Oct., 1899,
to Oct., 1900, the figures are briefly as follows:
Sermons, 120; additions, 199; marriages, 31; fun-
eral?, 31; money for current expenses, $3,333.31;
building fund, $1,485.55; missions, $637.75; total
$8,141 03. Eleven of our number died during
the year. My work In connection with the edi-
torial and business management of the Christian
Courier, our state paper, a sixteen-page weekly,
added to my pastorate, has forced me to give up
pastoral visiting and this work has been turned
over to other hands.
The summary f<>r the ten < ears of joint labor is:
Sermons, 1,365; additions, 1,864; marriages, 247;
funerals, 277; money for all purposes, $131,947.-
09.
Ttiia report represents a good part of one's
life — ten years — and it represents much difficult
but joyful labor for the Master, and I am •
grateful to Him for the honor of such a service
It has been poor, I know, but it was the best
could do, and as such it has been cast at his feet
and his blessings asked upon it.
How swiftly she time flUs! It seema more like
ten months then ten years since I left tne churcl
at S dalis, Mo, and on account of poor health
came into the good Southland in the hope of pro
longing my life and usefulness, aai I thank Goc
every day that this precious hope has been real-
ized. From the day of my arrival here until thia
day I have been busy In the Master's business-
busier then ever before and my work has beer
heavier and more difficult;, nnd yet 1 have con-
stantly improved In health, and to-day wei^h
almost a half hundred pounds more than when i
came, and am doing double the wort I did ia
Missouri. Let God be praised for his marvelous
goodness to the children of men!
J. W. Marshall has recently closed a good meet-
ing at Summer'* Mill with 21 additions Theee
brave brethren lost their house in the floods at
last spring, but they will build another.
William Johnson's meeting at South Sulphui
was short but successful. This is a new pout foi
us. A church of 20 members was organized, and
the outlook is good.
F. T. Denson-, on account of throat troubl-, La-
had to give up preaching, at least for a while.
We regret to know this, and hope that this fiood
and useful preacher may soon be ready for bis
work again.
A. C. Aten and G. W. Taylor have held a fine
meeting at Kingaland with 43 additions. The
prospect for a new house there is good.
Tom Smi'h and E. M. Douthit have been doiag
some work in Cleburne, one of the most impor-
tant towns in the state, and every indication ie
that we will soon have a strong church there
Charles Freeman, the pastor, is rejoicing over the
prospects. M. M Davis.
833 Live Oak St., Dallas, Tex.
Don't Know How
TO SELECT FOOD TO REBUILD ON.
"To find that a lack of knowledge of how to
properly feed one's self caused me to serve ten'
long years as a miserable dyspeptic, is rather hu i
miliating. I was a sufferer for that length of >
time and had become a shadow of my natural self.
I was taking medicine all the time and dieting the'
best I knew how.
"One day I heard of Grape Nuts food, in which
the starch was predigested by natural processes
and that the food rebuilt the brain and nerve
centers. I knew that if my nervous system could
be made strong and perfect, I could digest food
all right, so I started in on Grape-Nuts, with very
little confidence, for I had been disheartened fore
long time.
"To my surprise and delight, I found I was im-
proving after living on Grape Nuts a little while,
and in three months I had gained 12 pounds and
was feeling like a new person. For the past two
years I have not had the slightest symptom of in-'
digestion, and am now perfectly well.
"I made a discovery that will be of importance
to many mothers. When my infant was two
months old, I began to give it softened Grape-
Nuts. Baby was being fed on the bottle and not
doing well, but after starting on Grape- Nuts food
and the water poured over it, the child began to
improve rapidly, is now a year old and very fat
and healthy and has never been sick. Is unusually
bright, — has been saying w rds ever since it was
six months old. I know from experience t»»t
there is something in Grape-Nuts that brightens
up any one, infant or adult, both physically and
mentally."
October 25, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
Washington (D. C.) Letter.
One hundred and fifty-two delegates assembled
it the Harlem Avenue Church, Baltimore, to at-
tend the annual convention of the Disciples of
Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
The program of Preachers' Day consisted of an
ntroductory sermon by F. D. Power on "Purposes
}f the Disciples," and addresses as follows: "The
Doctrine of the Second Coming of Christ," by Ira
W. Kimmel; "The Opportunity of the Church in
Social Life," by M. H. H. Lee; "The place of the
.Disciples of Christ Among the Religious Forces of
lo-day," by W. S. Hoye and "Practical Problems
Imong the Disciples of Christ," by J. A. Hopkins.
i The reports of the churches showed an improve-
ment over previous years. The twenty-three
churches in the co-operation had gained 586 ad-
litions, have a membership of 4,376 and contrib-
uted $915 37 for Foreign Missions, $670.78 for
lome Missions, $1,685.45 for State Missions,
S511.37 for local missions and $33,085.76 for all
purposes. Of the twenty-three churches report-
ag twenty-one had sent offerings to the For-
ign and State Boards and sixteen to the Ameri-
jan Christian Missionary Society. The Disciples
a our district give an average of 86 cants per
lember for missions. If the other states had
lone as well we should not be far from the mirk
if a million for miisions. The Ninth St. Church,
Vashington, now leads in membership, having 793
jnrolled; also reported the largest number of ad-
ditions (112) and the largest contributions for all
iarposes ($6,440). The Vermont Avenue Church
'ave the largest amount for missions. The H
jtreet Church gives the largest amount per mem-
ber and won th) Sunday-school prize banner. The
Whitney Avenue Church showed the greatest
froportionate increase. Thus, the Washington
jhurches set a good pace and the others followed
j;lo*e behind.
i The twenty-one Sunday-schools report a mem-
ierahip of 2,843, with 234 conversions, $1,775 59
aiaed for missions and $3,365.13 for all pur-
poses.
There are ten auxiliaries "of [the^C. W. B. M.
rith 546 members who'gave $874.91.
The four evangelists, W. J. Wright, D. N.
iuatin, H. J. Dudley and M. H. H. Lee, employed
Dy the State Board reported 138 additions for the
pear.
It was decided to continue the appropriations to
.he H Street Church, of Washington, and the Ful-
ion Aveaue Church of Baltimore. In addition,
■he churches on the Eastern Shore and in West-
ern Maryland and those of our colored brethren
sire to receive assistance. The sum of $2,000
i^as apportioned for the coming year.
I An interesting feature of the meeting was the
introduction of Dallas West, the John the Baptist
of our work on the Eastern Shore, his mother,
aged 88, his wife, daughter and granddaughter
and son, John W., one of the state evangelists of
Virginia. J. A. Hopkins told of how the boy John
learned the Lord's prayer at the public school,
how the recital of this prayer led to the conver-
sion of his mother and father, of his father's
struggle into the light, his reception by James
Vernon into our brotherhood and the growth of
our cause upon the Eastern shore through his
labors.
The most important business transacted by the
conviction was that relatirg to the establishment
lot a new seaside resort on the Atlantic Coast. The
location near Ocean View, Delaware, was selected
by a committee of which F. D. Power was chair-
man. A company has been formed under the
laws of Delaware with capital stock of $50,000
to carry out the project originally proposed by
our convention. Bro. J. K. Johler, of Scran ton,
Pa., ig president of the company and R. R. Bulgin,
pastor of the Scranton Church, general manager.
These brethren have purchased nearly one thous-
and acres of land, embracing four miles of water
front. The proposition of the company to donate
to our convention 10 acres of ground, build an
auditorium, etc., in return for our gocd will in
aiding in the sale of lots, was accepted. It is
the purpose of the company to build a railroad
from Dagsboro, Delaware, to the Beach and to
run a steamer on Indian Bay between Rehoboth
and the assembly grounds. The first assembly
will be held next summer. It is thought that in
twenty-five years our people will have a resort as
great as that of the Methodist brethren at Ocean
Grove.
The newly organized congregation at Martins-
burg, W. Va., was admitted to our co-operation.
They now number twenty; have purchased a lot
for $800, have $1,200 on their building fund and
have the promise of about $1,000 from the Church
Extension Board. W. S. Hoye, of Beaver Creek,
was chosen president of the convention and will
preside at its sessions next year at Jerusalem,
Harford Co., Md.
The presence of Bro. G. L. Wharton and Sister
Mary Graybiel was a benediction.
J. A. Hopkins takes up the work at Rockvllle
and Redlane, Md., and is continued as correspond-
ing secretary.
J. H. Troy has begun his work as assistant to
Peter Ainslie, of the Calhoun St. Church, Balti-
more, and has charge of the St. Paul Street mis-
sion.
One of the most spiritual and helpful of the ad-
dresses was that of Carey Morgan, of Richmond,
Va., on "The Children and The Church."
Edwabd B. Bagby.
631 Eighth St., N. E.
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^The Boys and Girls' Rally Day.
Boys and Girls' Rally Diy for America im-
presses me as one of the coming great days of our
brotherhood. It seems to me strange that the
plan was not sooner wrought out and put into
effect. In working without this day we have cer-
tainly been without the thing which, above all
others, will stir up the minds of our young people
on the necessity of earnest work in the home field.
It is axiomatic that the stronger we are at
home the more able we are to do work in every
way. If we desire to do the work God has given
us, it therefore becomes a duty incumbent upon
us to make the most of every God-given means to
impress upon the mind both of the present and
the coming generation the great necessity of more
consecrated and zealous effort in the home field.
We have done well, it is true. But wa have not
done our best. Nothing short of the best should
satisfy us.
Boys and Girls' bally Day fills a long-felt want.
It presents just the opportunity needed. In it
the children reieive first impressions as to the home
work. These impressions, carefully nurtured, will
in the coming days insure a generation of men
and women with hearts aflame with zeal for the
work in needy America.! fields. And this is the
thing just now desired.
The lack of knowledge is one prolific source of
the lack of interest in all missionary enterprises.
The more the knowledge, the more intense the
zeal. Boys and Girls' Rally Day furnishes the
knowledge which produces the zeal. It is the
open door on the home work. Shall we go in?
God has intrusted to our care the minds and
hearts of the children; what better lessons can
they learn than the love for the souls of men and
the love of country as taught in the Rally Day
exercises? It is to be hoped all our churches will
avail themselves of the opportunity offered in the
observance of this day to teach the children les-
sons of liberality; to enable them to make a splen-
did offering to the home work and at the same
time to inculcate the valuable lesson of our duty
to our God and our country.
H. Charles Combs.
Macon, Ga.
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THB CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 1900
Shall We Criticise Good Men?
It is quite common to excuse the fallacies of
men because they are good. Because men are
good is no reason that they are right.
Conscientiousness will not save us. A man in
Trenton gave the governor poison through mis-
take. He thought he gave him something that
would help him. Because he was conscientious
did not excuse him. He was guilty of manslaugh-
ter. A traveling man in Montana told a woman
when the train stopped to get off, as that was
Bozeman, her station. She stepped off into a
■now-drif t. The train had stopped to clear away
the snow. She was found frozen to death. He
was conscientious but wrong. Martin Luther and
John Calvin were honest and good but wrong.
John Wesley was pious, prayerful and good.
People refrained from combating him because
he was a good man. If Wesley had been
refuted where he was wrong, we might have
instead of good Methodists, good Christians.
If Mr. Drummond is wrong Brother Haggard is
right in letting Drummond on the track. Wrong
teaching b/ a good man is more dangerous than
wrong teaching by a bad man. When you pass
judgment on the teachings of a man pass that
judgment on what he says, nos what he is. Mor-
ally I am not sure but that Cornelius presented a
better manhood than Peter, but Peter had truth
on his side and Cornelius must accept it or die a
sinner. I have heard people say: "Well, this man's
life is superior to that of his critic." Is that any
argument? If so, sectarianism is equal to the
plea of the Christian Church. They have charac-
ter but need the truth.
When some of our great men teach unscriptural
doctrine, it is not argument to say: "Well, they
are spiritual and deserve much respect." Again,
when some people want to inculcate some of their
wild theories they fall behind the fortification of
spirituality. Should some of the false teachings
of these good men have been squarely met and
boldly exposed without any apology, we would be
further along the line of advancement.
"Are these things true?" should be the question.
If they do not contain the stamp of truth, they
should be hustled out of sight as so much rubbish
and cast upon the dumping ground of the past.
Mr. Drummond has taught many fallacies, as Dr.
Gordon and Gladstone have shown. His goodness
should not screen him. J. V. Coombs.
[The title of the foregoing article raises a false
issue. The article to which this criticism refers
has nothing in it against criticizing errors in the
writings of good men. It was a kindly admonition
to do it in a way that would not injure the cause
these men loved and served. True, goodness of
character does not guarantee infallibility of judg-
ment; but a good man is more apt to be right on
matters religious than a man of bad character.
But it would be a very great blunder to conclude
that we have no right to call in question the theo-
logical teaching of men of pure character. This
would stop all progress in religious thought.
This was not the meaning of the brother to whose
article reference is made in the foregoing. Truth
demands that error be called in question and re-
futed wherever it manifests itself. We think the
point was well made, however, that we should be
cautious not to do injustice to the motives of men
whom we criticize.
This being mutually admitted, we desire to call
Brother C's attention to a mode of reasoning not
uncommon but very misleading, namely, that
based on the analogy of natural and moral law.
Poison kills just the same whether given inten-
tionally or by mistake. Snow freezes just the
same whether one steps into it on purpose or by
mistake. What then? Shall we conclude that a
man who makes an honest mistake in seeking to
do the will of God suffers the same consequence
as if he had knowingly violated it? Thi» would ba
a most illogical and unscriptural conclusion, based
on a false analogy between physical and moral
law. Erery student of moral science understands
that the moral quality of an act resides in the
intention; hence a man intending to commit mur-
der, but missing his aim, is a murderer neverthe-
less in the sight of God; but one intending to save
life, and causing death, is not a murderer. It is
the intention or purpose in each case that governs.
This much is true, ho#ever, of the analogy: It is
a man's business to know physical law and con-
form to it. It It also the supreme business of
every rational being to ascertiia what the will of
God is concerning him to the best of his ability
and conform thereto.
Referring to the expression, "Well, this man's
life is superior to that of his critic," Brother C.
asks: "Is that any argument?" If true, it would
go to show only this much — that the critic would
far better be looking after his own character than
after his neighbor's theology. It is a serious
defect when men attach more importaace to
orthodoxy, or right thinking, than they do to
character. If what our correspondent calls "sec-
tarianism" has superior character to put over
against our superior logic and doctrine, we might
as well surrender now as later, for character is
what tells in the long run. Brother C. doss not,
perhaps, intend to admit that, but his argument
runs dangerously in that direction. Let us beware
of assuming that our religious neighbors have all
the "sectarianism," and that we have all the
"truth." An attitude of greater humility will put
us in better condition for receiving the truth that
we do not posEess. We should be sorry to believe
that there are any men among us so hypocritical
as to desire to propagate their false teaching
under the guise of "spirituality." If there are
such, however, we agree with our brother that
their false teaching should be "squarely met and
boldly exposed." By all means let us tear off the
mask of pretended piety from these propagators
of "wild theories" and show them to the world in
their true colors. It was only concerning con-
fessedly good men that the brother whose article
Is criticized urged considerate treatment. Hypo-
crites deserve no such consideration at our hands.
They should be mercilessly exposed. —Editor.]
Irish Notes and News.
I have just returned, through a gracious provi-
dence, from a trip to my native home in Ireland.
My brother Matthew, of Union City, Ind., and I
traveled together. We went as far as Paris and
saw the awful and powerful presentation of the
Passion Play at Oberammergau, in Bavaria.
While at the old home in Ireland I baptized my
dear old father, who has been a strong, staunch,
sturdy Presbyterian all his life. The occasion
was sacred and joyful beyond what I can express
in words. It was a triumph of will and a triumph
of the truth as it is in Christ Jesus.
Seven years ago in the same little clear waters
of the River Bann, I baptized my sainted mother.
A year after she "went home," to be with Christ
and many loved ones. My life is made richer and
happier and better by this rare and holy experi-
ence.
I preached while in England one Sunday at
Gloster, where Bro. Edwin Spring is pastor. He
is constantly reaping from his labors. The night
I preached there were nine persons made the con-
fession. They came to the front as the converts
do in America. It was a happy meeting and all
the congregation rejoiced. I do not think we have
a better church in England than the one at Closter.
Matthew preached on the same Sunday for Bro.
E. M. Todd, of the West London Tabernacle. He
reported good meetings and a splendid time. It
was delightful to meet again in their home, Sister
M. D. Todd and Earl and Flora. Miss Flora has
grown to ba a young lady now and all are in splen-
did health and spirits. I had a very pleasant visit
with Bros. Paul Moore and Durban in the Common-
wealth office. They showed us all kindoess and
gave us a hearty welcome. The Commonwealth
office, including editors and hands, is, I think, the
busiest place I saw in my trip. The front page of
the paper is suggestive. There is the picture of
the rising sun, chasing away the shadows and
shining upon an open Bible, with the words "Let
there be light." Also "For the advocacy of good
and right and truth." A scriptural quotation Is
added which reads: "He wrought good ani right
and truth before the Lord . . . with all his
heart and prospered."
I had a pleasant visit with some of our brethren
in our Liverpool Church. Bro. Bicknell, the pas-
tor, is in love with the work and workers and the
brethren are all in love with him. Liverpool never ;
was, perhaps, in as prosperous a condition as it is :
now. Gloster, London and Liverpool congrega- 1
tions remember Brother Willet and his wjrk. Bro. ,
Romig accomplished a good work in England. Hei
showed, as no one else did, that England has vast
possibilities for eva gelistic work as we carry it
on in America. Ttie English area sincere, sturdy, i
hearty race of people and know a good thing when :
they see it, if they don't rush for it as fast as
Americans.
The work in Bedford is pl-asant and prosperous.!
Bro. Z. T. Sweeney laid the corner stone of our
new $25,000 stone church which will be enclosed i
in about two months, a few days ago, and h» and
his brother John filled the pulp t in my absence.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
James Small.
Showed the Minister
AND GOT HIM IN LINE.
"In a minister's family in Los Angeles where I
was visiting so.ne time ago, the wife complained
of serious indigestion and dyspepsia. See ad
mitted that she used coffee and said she more than
half believed that was the trouble. I told her th*t
I knew it was the troub'e, for I had gone through
with the experience myself and had only been
cured when I left off coffee and took up Postum
Food Coffee.
"She eaid she had tried the Pes turn, both for
herself and her husband, but they did not like it. t
With her permission, I made Postum next morning |
myself, and boiled it full fifteen minutes after the)
real boiling of the pot began. Then when it was;
served, it was a rich, deep brown color and had'
the true flavor and food value that every Postum*
maker knows. It is all folly to talk about trying |
to make Postum with one or two minutes' steep
ing.
"You can't get something good for nothing. It:
must be boiled, boiled, boiled, and to keep it fromj
boiling over, use small lump of butter, perh»ps|
twice the size of a pea. That morning the minis-;
ter and his wife liked Postum so well that their i
whole lives were changed on the que-tion of diet,
and they abandoned coffee at onee ani for all |
time.
"Now after a hard day's work, they are com-
forted, refreshed, and rested by a cup of well-i
made Postum for supper. They are both enthu-j
siastic in its praise. The wife has entirely recov-
ered from her dyspepsia. I will not go into the
details of my own case, except to say that I was
a desperate sufferer with dyspepsia and discovered
by leaving off coffee that coffee was the cause of
it. I quickly got well when I took up Poitum
Food Coffee. I earnestly hope many more coffee
drinkers may get their eyes open." Name and
address given by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle
Creek, Mich.
October 25, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1365
Galveston Letter.
On behalf of the stricken church, I thank the
od brethren for what they have done, and for
lat they shall yet do for us. Among all the
eat, grand and sweet things said and done at
8 great Kansas City Convention, I am persuaded
at the tenderest of them all was this sacred
nistry to the bereaved and the destitute, the
Iping hand extended the sister church that could
t of herself rise again. It was unspeakably
autiful, brethren and sisters, — that wonderful
mmunion at the Armory, the offering for Gal-
lon, the prayer, the tears, the solicitude for
r welfare, the kind inquiries after dear wife and
bles, the love, the encouragement throughout
of it. The beloved Paul is yet moving among
3 churches to gather sustenance for the poor
;nts in Jerusalem. Many churches will very
pn send offerings for Galveston. Galveston will
ow as never before. It is hoped the amount re-
ived will enable us to place this good work of
B American Christian Missionary Society on a
ire progressive footing than ever.
A good tent has been donated, to enable us to
te advantage of the opportunity for evangel-
^ig the workmen strangers in the city, while
ring for our poor. Other gifts of supplies have
en made; these will be reported later.
Just a word to Ladies' Aid Societies and others
io desire to send supplies. If possible to you,
id bedding and house linen. This is the great-
i need at present, although clothing can be
'ed. Send to me, freight prepaid.
Many unacknowledged communications must be
swered later. Jesse B. Haston.
]Galveston.
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Passion Play — and
cals in General.
Theatri-
The brother who in last week's Christian-
I'ANGELIST seeks to furnish some "facts about
Itics" upon the Passion Play is not personal in
lat he has to say; and this is well, for contro-
irsy between brethren is unseemly, and the
lumns of our best papers seem haply to be growing
ore and more free from that. Our brother wisely
ncedes that there is the "Christian critic," al-
ough others may be found so inconsistent as to
cry the Passion Play, while having "no trouble
out attending theatres" in general. When he
fers to "the thousands of Americans that have
tended the play," he will doubtless concede also
at there are tens of thousands of Christians who
)uld not attend the Passion Play on the Lord's
y or on any other day (quite apart from its— to
me— seeming sacrilfgiousness), for the reason
Ht they believe such attendance to be plainly on
le side of helping to make theatregoers
)ssibly among church members even, taking the
!ore or less frequent and the occasional atten-
ds upon the theatre, they outnumber the total
(stainers from theatre going; but there are very
ain who are persuaded that the theatre is past
forming and that church members should
p entirely loose from this worldly indulgence,
the church does not set up and maintain such a
andard it will never be done. As an instance
wha. a matter-of-course pastime theatre-going
in the world at large, I cite the following case:
y twelve year-old boy — who has never attended
ie theatre — came home from school a few days
?o saying that his teacher had- proposed to the
sholars of their room that they all attend the
ay of Rip Van Winkle, to be given by Joseph
sfferson and his company in one of the popular
leatres — a theatre, by the way, that frequently
ivea performances on Sunday. Thia proposition
M teacher made without any slightest hint that
jme of the parents might not be agreeable to
heir children's, going to the theatre. It is the
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writer's humble opinion, in view of the thorough
worldliness of the theatre, that the church and its
minis, ry should educate away from it.
W. P. Keeler.
Chicago.
The West Side Church of Christ,
Chicago.
The West Side Church of Chritt was organized
in October, 1873, under the name "Central Chris-
tian Church."
The first pastor of the church was Geo. C. Mul-
lins, afterward chaplain in the U. S. Army and
now residing in Los Angeles, Cal. After him the
following preachers in the order named have
served the congregation: A. J. White, A. J.
Laughlin, J. H. Wright, B. W. Johnson, F. M.
Kirkham, J. W. Allen, J. H. 0. Smith, Bruce
Brown. Like Israel in the wilderness the congre-
gation has led a wandering life. Since the organ-
ization of the charch tho congregation has met in
seven different localities. It has been literally a
batle, a long, hard battle for life. To fight this
battle through to victory has required faith and
hope and courage in no common decree. Often to
go forward seemed like leading a forlorn hope.
But this brave little band of Disciples never fal-
tered but moved steadily on in the face of all
difficulties and discouragements.
Ground was broken for the present building in
the spring of '92 and in November following the
congregation began to hold its meetings in the
lecture- room of the building. Sunday, Nov. 4,
its wanderings over, the congregation meets for
the first time in its auditorium.
The church property, house and lot, has cost in
the neighborhood of $40,000. The building is of
brick with heavy stone trimmings. The lecture-
room has a seating capacity of 800. The audito-
rium, with gallery extending around the entire
room, has about 1,200 sittings.
The present membership is 550, well organized
in all departments of Christian work with a flour-
ishing Sunday-school, excellent Christian Endeav-
or Societies, Senior and Intermediate, King's
Daughters, Ladies' Aid, C. W. B. M. Auxiliary and
Bible Study Guild.
The church building is admirably located in one
of the best residence districts of the West Side
and the congregation, united and harmonious, has
a bright future before it along all lines of ag-
gressive Christian work. The dedicatory services
take place Sunday, Nov. 4, with Z. T. Sweeney as
chief speaker. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a
union communion service of all our Chicago
churches will be held, Dr. H. L. Willett delivering
the address.
We extend a hearty invitation to all our friends
and brethren in the city and out of it to be with
us in these meetings.
The church will entertain all visitors who de-
sire to remain over from o< e service to another.
Great interest always attaches to the safe ar-
rival into port of a vessel that comes in from a
stormy sea. J. W. Allen.
903 Adams St , Chicago.
Virginia News Notes.
R. W. Lilly has just entered upon his second
year with his group of churches in Craig Co. He
has seven points to meet and will be kept very
busy. He held a meeting recently for the Blue-
field church with several additions, and one on
Pott's Creek with 20 accessions. The work pros-
pers in his hands.
C. E. Elmore has been called to the work in the
Southeastern as my successor. Hope he will
accept.
W. H. Book is beginning to stir things in the
South Piedmont. Had more than 50 additions
during his recent meeting at Martinsville where
he is pastor.
J. H. Gillespie has been called for his third year
to the church at Pembroke and its attending
group. Jim is one of our strong preachers. He
knows the Book, believes it and preaches it with
force.
Our state convention comes off Nov. 13-16 at
Richmond, Va. Let all attend who can and enjoy
the good things that there are in store for us. Let
us make this the best convention in the historj of
our work in Virginia.
The Southeastern District is planning to put an
evangelist in the field. This is the ripest field in
the whole state. Hope the state and district boards
will co-operate in this work.
The state has 1st one of her best preachers in
W. S. Bullard. He goes to Texarkana, Tex.
Tazewell College is on a b om this year. Ne*
buildings are badly needed to accommodate the
students. The Virginia brotherhood needs a good
college and Tazewell is the place for it. They
have a first class faculty this year and we look
for good results. J. C. Reynolds.
Simmonsville, Va.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 190 1
ffotes and f^ews.
Lincoln (Neb.) Letter.
On Oct. 7th the First Christian Church of this
city held a special (service of rejoicing. The pas-
tor announced that the mountain of indebtedness
which had so long impeded the progress of the
congregation, had been "removed and cast into
the sea." Releases were exhibited, showing that
judgments aggregating aboat $5,000 have been
settled. Last March this congregation was suc-
cessful in a suit involving $13,000; and now con-
cessions have been made and sufficient money
raised to clear away the remaining debts. The
church will either buy or build a suitable home in
the near future. There have been 89 additions
since Jan. 1, 1899. The present pastor has been
called again for an indefinite period. Our present
membership is over 350. Hope fills all our hearts.
Rejoice with us.
T. J. Thompson, Pastor.
A High Day for Tower Hill.
Editor Christian-Evangelist: — Yesterday was
a high day for the Church of Christ in Tower Hill,
111. It was the day upon which they dedicated
their new house of worship, and the other churches
in the place omitted their usual services in order
to meet and rejoice with them. From town and
country they gathered in until the house could
hold no more and the people lingered about the
doors and windows.
The house is a beautiful and comfortable one,
prettily furnished and equipped. The report of
the building committee showed that there were
needed $250 to meet all obligations. At the close
of the morning service this amount was raised,
and the congregation starts out with bright
prospects and high hopes, under the pastorate of
Bro. J. 0. Henry. For the elegant new house the
chief credit is due to Bro. John T. Killam, whose
zeal and activity knew no intermission, and whose
liberality was manifest, B. J. Radford.
Eureka, III.
"Boys and Girls' Rally Day for
America."
The Day. The Chattanooga Convention decided
that the Lord's day before Thanksgiving Day in
November is Boys and Girls' Rally Day for
America.
The Offering. The convention ordered that
the offerings of the schools be divided as follows:
"One-fifth to the Board of Church Extension, two-
fifths to the State Board of Missions of the state
from whence it comes, and two-fifths to the Act-
ing Board of the American Christian Missionary
Society; all money to be sent to Ben j. L. Smith,
Y. M. C. A. Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, where the
division will be made.
The Purpose. The purpose of this day is to
educate our youog people in Home Missions, both
State and Genera!, and to secure their help in the
great work of winning America to Christ.
The Exercise. A splendid Concert Exercise
has b>?en prepared by C. M. Fillmore, with music
by J. H. Fillmore and C. M. Fillmore, and It will
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How Observe the Day. Begin now to plan for
it; make it the most enthusiastic day of the year.
Let it be a harvest home festival. Let it be
Thanksgiving Day. Let it be Rally Day for the
winter campaign. Let it be a day for God and
home and native land.
How Decorate the School Room. The American
[ ag should be freely used, and the autumn fruits,
, lants and flowers.
Mottoes for the Church Walls. "America for
Christ," "For God and Home and Native Land,"
"As goes America, so goes the World," "America
is the Basis of Supplies," "Three Hundred Dollars
will Support a Home Missionary a Whole Year,"
"Five Dollars w 11 Bring a Soul to Christ in the
Home Mission Field," "This Offering is for State
and General Home Missions," "Let us Help Win
(insert name of state) to Christ," "Our State
Board Supports Missionaries, Our Sunday-
Schools can Easily Double the Number," "Let us
Make and Keep Home Missions an 3 Foreign Mis-
sions Equal in our Love, our Prayers and our
Offerings," "America is the Ripest Mission Field
in the World."
To Whom the Money Should be Sent. To Benj.
L. Smith, Y. M. C. A. Building, Cincinnati, 0.,
where it will be divided and forw»rded according
to the action of the Chattanooga Convention.
Iowa Notes.
Dr. F. M. Kirkham preached at University
Church Oct. 14th.
Rally Day at Prairie City Oct. 14th. C. E.
Wells is doing good work.
Enrollment at Drake, in every department, ex-
ceeds that of any previous fail term.
Selection is beginning to build a house for the
church.
Albia, Pleasantville and Swan are endeavoring
to complete their church buildings before winter.
Bluff Creek, once a strong country congrega-
tion, but much weakened by deaths and removals,
intends to revive and work and grow.
News from everywhere in Iowa will be noted in
these notes.
B. L. Kline, who has returned from Montana,
will preach at Englewood next Sunday.
J. D. Corbett at Knoxville next Sunday.
Knoxville invites Bro. Walston.of Missouri, to
hold a meeting with a view to an engagement as
pastor.
Annual Harvest Home Services at Central
Church Oct. 14th, with decorations of grains,
grasses, fruits and flowers. Sermon on "The Par-
able of the Seed."
The Delphic, "the official Student Magazine of
Drake University," is now published weekly. Rescn
Jones editor-in-chief.
A cablegram from London, received last Satur-
day, says I. N. McCaeh is weak but improving. He
will be detained about a month yet before he can
come home. He is cared for by George Jewett, of
Des Moines, and Bro. Todd, onca pastor of Univer-
sity Place Church, now living in London.
W. B. Clemmer will begin his work as pastor at
Bondurant the first of November.
H. 0. Breeden gave a lecture last Tuesday
mornicg at Drake Chapel on "Shadows." His
father and mother were present.
J. M. Lowe at University Church, Sunday, Octo-
ber 21.
J. Ira Jones sends out a neat little card which
says, "There will be a reunion and grand rally of
the Church of Christ at Ontario, on November 4."
The writer of these notes preached a<= Ontario,
then called New Philadelphia, in the sixties.
Allen Hickey.
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ctober 25, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
U67
The Army Canteens.
Iditob CHRiSTiAN-EvANGELiST:-^The canteens
■i ing our soldiers are something that ought to
c done away with. It is very little the
s liers derive from that branch, and besides it
e ourages them to do a great many things they
^ lid not do otherwise If the advocates of the
c teen could be among the soldiers and see for
t mselves what happens every day, they would
j,y readily see the uselessness and the evil in-
fime of the army canteen. It encourages the
eliers to spend their money long before they
^ it, and teaches them the very principle of
c ne. I have often seen the soldiers on pay day
( nothing but a lot of canteen vouchers for
tir pay. Why? Because during the month
t y were induced to draw the vouchers. They
•: Id not go to town and thereby are persuaded
tTo to the canteen. On each pay day they are
i Iged to pay to the canteen the amount. They
i!j "they will only let a soldier draw one-fifth of
lj pay during the month in canteen vouchers,"
I that is untrue, for they will issue all they
(j, for it is more money in the canteen funds,
I just where the canteen funds go to the soldier
ifer knows. If the soldier goes to the canteen
buy anything he has to pay big prices, while an
cer gets it for just what it costs the canteen,
ieems to the soldiers that if any one should get
I goods at just what it costs it should be them-
i yes, because the ofScers' pay Is from ten to
jnty times that of a private.
rhe records of the canteen law in the past does
I show any good, and I cannot see why they
k't repeal the law or make an amendment that
' aid improve it, for as long as it is continued as
: s now it will be the cause of many unnecessary
mes.
i believe if it were left to the soldiers they
aid soon do away with all the canteens in ex-
ence tc-day. Of course, there are quite a num-
! the boya in the army that don't realize and
kt yet know the evils that exist in the canteens,
jb in years to come these will be able to see
air evil effects.
I see that there are a great many Christians
Voughout the United States fighting the canteen
k and I hope in time to come it will be a thing
the past. Sincerely yours.
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Co "I" 1st Infantry.
Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 15.
Zachary-Carlin Debate.
The Zachiry-Carlin six days' debate at Drake
eek, Ark., on the "Origin, Doctrine and Prac-
fe of Christian and Baptist Churches," closed
to^er 13th, with several hundred people in at-
n dance.
There was much interest in the discussiom from
a b ginning to the close, and it is believed great
od was done for the cause of truth.
Brother Zichary is from Lexington, Ky , and
aducted his part of the debate in an able and
"tlemanly wa r and won the esteem of all right-
inking and fair-minded people.
Prof. Allie Duican was his moderator and Dug
irper, a Baptist preacher, moderator for Carlin.
>e president nndentor was changed two or three
mes dur ng the deba'e.
In the process of the discussion, Brother
tchary showed that John's baptism was not
iriathn baptism, because, (1) it was not presed-
1 by faith in a crucified, buried, risan and exalted
ivior; (2) it was no*> orlainei by Christ, was,
before, no more Christiai than the Jewish feast
unleavened bread; (3) it was not administer
1 with the Christian ceremony: "Into the name of
■e Pathar and of the Son aid of t e Holy Spirit,"
id (4) because Jesus afterwarda instituted the
baptism rightly called Christian. Matt. 28:18-20;
Acts 19:1-5. Under the force of these arguments
Carlin got mad and raised a chair before a large
audience to strike Bro. Zachary. This created a
momentary excitement, but was soon quelled by
cool heads, and the debate moved on smoothly.
Bro. Zachary told Carlin that his chair business was
the physical, heartfelt religion working out of him,
and since Carlin could not defend his religion with
the word of Gad, he resorted to the use of a
chair. Carlin's conduct materially injured the
Baptist cause. He is a most vituperative and un-
scrupulous debater, dealing chiefly in abuse and
misrepresentation. Such a man will always injure
the Baptist cause and kill his own influence in de-
bate with a consiferate and careful preacher like
Bro. Zachary.
The church at Drake Creek gave Bro. Z *chary
$50 and bade him God-speed in his able defease of
the truth. Four years ago he met A. H. Antry, a
missionary Baptist, in debate in this county and as
a result there have been many conversions to the
truth. Lucile Powell.
Oct. 15, 1900.
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October 25, 19C:
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INDIANA.
Marioo, Oct. 15. — We had two baptisms at onr
last service in the old chorjh house yesterday.
We dedicate our tabernacle next Lord's day, the
21st. — E. L. Frazier.
WASHINGTON.
Garfield, Oct. 15. — Three additions yesterday by
letter. We took up a collection for the brethren
at Alvin, Tex., amounting to $5.50, to help them
rebuild their house of worship, and gent it to-day.
— R. M. ME6SICK.
COLORADO.
Colorado Springs, Oct. 15. — Still the revival
interest continues in our regular services. Ten
additions yesterday; three by confession, six by
letter and one brought in who has boen without a
church home for ten years. — F. N. Calvin.
ILLINOIS.
Clay City, Oct. 17. — Last Sunday the church here
had its annual rally and roll call. The various de-
partments gave favorable reports and the pros-
pects for the future are encouraging; 16 have
been added to the membership since Jan. 1, 1900.
At the close of the service the writer was extend-
ed a call to continue another year as pastor. —
Walter Kline.
OHIO.
Lisbon, Oct. 15. — The church here took an of-
fering of $22 for the Galveston sufferers. We
sent it via B. L. Smith. — Geo. Fowler.
Chillicothe, Oct. 15. — One addition here yester-
day.— J. L. Smith.
Findlay, Oct. 15. — Three added yesterday.
Large audiences Fine interest. Am recalled as
pastor. Three months before close of first two
years' engagement. Was "stormed" by church on
8th. Mrs. Growden presented a handsome rocker.
Work moves on. — A. M. Geowden.
NEBRASKA.
Arapahoe, Oct. 15. — Two added here yesterday
one by statement and one by letter. — B. G. Mer-
rill.
Bradshaw, Oct. 15. — Our meeting here goes
nicely. Interest increasing every night. Bro.
Vv hittaker is a splendid pastor and a fine personal
wo/ker. He is lovtd by outsiders as well as his
own brethren. Meeting three weeks old, 20 added.
The work at Tekamah is also progressing nicely,
Bro Smith Is doing nobly. The hall where they
meet is crowded at every service. One added
since the meeting closed, making a membership of
112. They begin the new building this week.
Pray for us. — J. S. Beem.
KENTUCKY.
Olive Hill, Oct. 15. — This is a growing moun-
tain town on the C. & 0 Ry. Fire clay deposits
are the finest on earth and practically inexhausti-
ble. I planted a young congregation here in
February. Have been visiting them often as I
can. We have a house, no debt on it. Reached
here Saturday night. In spite of lodge meetings
and a church oyster supper I bad a good audience.
Dr. C. L. Hudgen and wife made the "good con-
fession" and were baptized "the same hour of the
night." The Doctor is one of the most prominent
physicians in the state and a most influential man.
Yesterday (sunday) had two additions; one from
Missionary Baptist, one confeasioa, an old man.
Will continue a few nights. — R. B. Neal.
IOWA.
Iowa Falls, Oct. 15. — One confession yesterday;
Sunday-school on the up grade. $6.50 more for
Church Extension. — W. F. McCormick.
Cumberland. — Just closed a meeting here with
11 additions, nine immersions. R. Sheeler Camp-
bell, of Hedrick, Iowa, did the preaching for me.
D. W. Campbell
Green, Oct. 11. — Our meeting just closed.
Ogburn and Hughes led the meeting. Bro. Ogburn
is a good preacher and did the Church at this
place good. Bro. Hughes needs no mention among
our people — G. A. Hess, pastor.
Tama, Oct. 10. — Three additions to the church
here last Lord's day; one by confession. We are
preparing for a meeting to begin Nov. 11 aod will
probably run the rest of the century The writer
will do the preaching and Bro. J. Will Landrum
will lead the song services. Pray for ub, breth-
ren.— F. L. Davis.
KANSAS.
Columbus, Oct. 15. — Seven additions last night;
16 so far at Baxter Springs. My son Claude, pas-
tor at Modale, la., is assisting me. Hope to re-
vive the Baxter Church, which has been dormant
since 1895; 112 additions now in my work since I
came to Columbus, 18 month* ago, 74 of them
here at home; about 50 at regular services. — M.
McFarland.
Westmoreland, Oct. 11. — We closfd a four
weeks' meeting Oct. 6, with a high tide of enthu
siasm and seven additions, making in ail 29 addi-
tions during the meeting and 43 since January 1.
Bro. J. M. Lowe assisted us the last three weeks.
His preaching is characterized by his tender yet
forceful pre.' entation of the "inner life" which is
"hid with Christ in God" and his daily life exem-
plifies and enforces his preacbiDg. Bro. E. W.
Kerr had charge of the music and his splendid
solos were highly appreciated and aided materially
in the success of the meeting. No church will
make a mistake in calling Bros. Lowe and Kerr
for a meeting. — C. C. Bentley.
MISSOURI.
Ham's Prairie. Oct. 11. — Nineteen added. — J.
H. Bryan, Montgomery City.
Buffalo, Oct. 16. — Just closed a two weeks'
meeting at Prairie Grove Churcr< with 10 addi-
tions. All by primary obedience. — S. E. Hen-
drickson.
Grand Pass, Oct. 16.— Juet closed a three
weeks' meeting at Bethlehem, Salii e Co , result-
ing in 54 additions. Among them the best people
of the community. — J. I. Orrison.
Nevada, Oct. 15. — One confession at Rinehart
yesterday, which makes three since last report.
Will commence protracted meeting with the church
at Rinehart Thursday evening, November 8th. — S.
Magee.
Clarksvillo, Oct. 17. — Bro. Herb Corwine, son of
.J. B. Corwine, just closed two weeks' meeting at
Callao, Mo , with 15 additions, mostly confessions.
In addition to visible results he did much to infuae
new life and zeal into congregation. Bro. Corwine
is a growing power in the Church; lik« his father,
clings to old Jerusalem gospel, preaching it in its
simplicity with telling effect. — J. P. Myers.
Lees Summit, Oct. 13. — Recently Bro. R. E.
Prunty closed a meeting at Rothville, Mo., with
19 additions. He is a delightful man with whom
to labor. Bro. J. V. Coombs has just held a short
meeting at Greenwood, which resulted in 30 addi-
tions to the congregation. He and his singer,
Prof. De Loss Smith, are now with us at Lees
Summit. We expect a great meeting. This is
my fifth year here. We are only 20 miles from
Kansas City and are very sorry that our protracted
meeting overshadowed the National Convention. —
G. W. Terrell.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1369
Light from Darkness.
LISA A FLETCHER.
; Fadeth the day into the night,
Falleth the dark, the shadow, the blight,
Out of the skies
Mist-glooms arise,
Darkening the way, hiding the light.
Oat of the midnight and the rain,
Out of the palpitant heart of pain,
A voice most sweet
The words repeat,
"Sorrow and loss are not in vain."
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Point far above
To heaven and love,
Where brightly the dawning doth appear.
Daydawn of glory in the East,
Sorrow and pain and grief surceased,
For the suffering soul
There is a goal,
Light upon light for aye increased.
Manchester, N. H.
The Holy and Common.
C. H. WETHERBE.
Jit is asserted by some leaders of Christian
ought that there ought to be no particular
stinction made between what are called
cred and secular things. They affirm
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garded as being sacred in the estimation
Christians. At one time I was somewhat
jclined to accept this view, but now I am
|irsuaded that a real distinction should be
ade between holy things and common
lings.
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stinction. We see it maintained through-
it the Bible. The idea of consecration per-
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iich a thing has nothing to do with what
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jach my people the difference between the
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men," not that they were any better than
some other men, but bee ause they were con-
secrated to some specially holy service for
God, as in the case of the prophets. In
Peter's second epistle the term "holy proph-
ets" is used. There is no reason to think
that those prophets were more specifically
or essentially holy than some of their breth-
ren who were not prophets.
The difference consisted in the fact that
the prophets were set apart for the special
work of prophesying for the Lord, while
others were not. There is, then, a reason
for speaking of some persons and things as
being holy and of other persons and things
as being common or secular.
What is needed is a much more extended
conversion of secular things to sacred uses.
We are secularizing many things which
ought to be made holy.
A Good Story.
The late Dr. M. D. Hoge, of Richmond,
Va., tells of two Christian men who "fell
out." One heard that the other was talking
against him, and he went to him, and said:
"Will you be kind enough to tell my faults
to my face, that I may profit by your Chris-
tian candor, and try to get rid of them?"
"Yes, sir," replied the other, "I will do it."
They went aside, and the former said:
"Before you commence telling what you
think wrong in me, will you please bow down
with me, and let us pray ever it, that my
eyes may be opened to see my faults as you
will tell them? You lead in the prayer."
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over, the man who had sought the interview
said:
"Now proceed with what you have to com-
plain of in me."
But the other replied: "After praying
over it, it looks so little that it is not worth
while talking about. The truth is, I feel
now that in going around talking against
you, I have been serving the devil myself,
and I have need that you pray for me and
forgive me the wrong I have done you."
Doctor Hoge tells the story very well,
and here and there in almost every com-
munity is a man or woman who might profit
by it. — Religious Herald.
Practical Sermons froni Revised
Texts.
BY REV. PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN.
Subject: Greatness.
Text: "He tha: would be greatest among you
shall make servants of the rest " Mk. 10:43.
Great men are those who can command
service. The truly great man has not only
a number of servants about his house, but
has dozens or hundreds of servants working
in his factory or business earning money
for him. That is the way to get.
When we study the Bible carefully we
find perfect harmony in all of Jesus' teach-
ing. Note the following: "It is more blessed
to get than to give." "Lay up for your
selves treasures on the earth." "He that
would be greatest among you shall make
servants of the rest." By obeying all of
his commands we will grow rich and have
an easy time here and get an upholstered
seat in heaven.
At the last supper when Jesus wanted his
feet washed he commanded Peter to get a
basin and towel and wash them. And after
it was done he said: "If I, then, your Lord
and Master, have commanded you to wash
my feet, ye ought also to be able to have
other people wash your feet, for I have giv-
en you an example." Thus the Lord illus-
trates his teachings by his life.
Let us all cultivate greatness and get as
high up in the world and as near heaven as
possible.
When Pride is Sinful.
When is pride sinful? When it becomes
the excess of the underlying virtue. Wrong-
ful pride is the undue exaltation of self. It
is regarding one's self from a mistaken
point of view in reference to one's ability,
characteristics or disposition. It is center-
ing thought upon self to the exclusion of
others, their interests and the obligation
wbijh one sustains to them more than is
consistent with duty to them. In other
words, it is selfish, and whatever is selfish
is so far sinful. The false notions which
thus are begotten about ourselves lead to
false adjustments of our live3 to the lives
of others. — Congregationalist.
1370
THP CHRISTIAN FVANOELIST
October 25, 19C
Beyond.
BY G. S. JUDD.
What will I do when life's deep shadows lengthen,
And night her sable curtain drops around?
When cords that bind me t" the unseen strengthen
And draw ne to that silent solitude profound?
What knowledge have I of the land immortal,
Where spirits wander freed from forms of clay?
What path leads outward from the narrow portal,
Through which I enter when I'm called away?
Can I look upward when the stars shjne o'er us,
When these dim eyes are in the valley laid?
And can I hear the spheres sing in their chorus
When I am sleeping in the willow's shade?
With sight, and touch, all sense denied me,
A' d all my guides to human conduct gone,
How will my former strength and aids deride me,
How like a helpless infant left alone!
Are there no 'ootprints in the ambient ether,
That I may follow as I onward roam,
Is there no guide to lead me whither
I may find rest, and friends, and home?
Is there no passport, charm or token,
No watchword, shibboleth or sign,
Wh- n bll connection with this life is broken,
Will give me entrance to a home divine?
When age enfeebles, weariness oppresses,
Whf>n cheer and friends, ambition, all are gone,
When like a tired child I long for love's caresses,
Have I no hope, no tru3t, to lean upon?
Ah yes! there is a hope, a trust immortal,
Tnat when roy hour of solitude shall come,
I shall find conduct safely through death's portal
To rest and friends, to sinlestness and home.
For God, who called me into conscious being
By incarnation of h s love for me,
Bids me nor doubt, but trust to his clear seeing
Fur all the good which I have failed to see.
So, as the birds, when evening twilight falleth,
Twitter and call, and trustful sink to rest,
I will respond and trust to him who calleth, "
And sleep and wake and evermore be blest.
Everett, Wash., October, 1900.
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Parents should be firm but gentle with
their children. The worst mi take possible
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Never correct them by whipping when your
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side. — Good Housekeeping for October.
How Long is Eternity?
It is impossible for the human mind to
conceive of an adequate measurement for
eternity, or for infinite space. We refer to
this when we desire to express anything
that cannot be measured. Elihu Burritt
says, "To attempt to measure the influence
of Sunday-schools would be like applying a
two-foot rule to infinite space, or the meas-
urement of a moment to eternity." Thi3 is
the opinion of one great man concerning
this great agency for good — the Sunday-
school. We presume the comparison is just.
There are many thousands and millions in
our own country who agree with Mr. Bur-
ritt. The International Sunday-school Con-
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is laboring night and day to advance the
Sunday-school interests of this country, be-
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nation. Mr. Marion Lawrance, General Sec-
retary of the International Convention, re-
siding at Toledo, 0., will send circulars to
any desiring them, explaining this great
movement.
Living in the Fast.
It is never wise to live in the past. There
are, indeed, some uses of our past which are
helpful, and which bring blessing. We
should remember our past lost condition to
keep us humble and faithful. We should
remember past mercies, that we may have
confidence in new needs or trials in the
future. We should remember past comforts,
that there may be stars in our sky wh I
night comes again. But while there z
these true uses of memory, we should gua
against living in the past. We should dr:
our life inspirations not from mem ry, b'
from hope; not from what is gone, bu frc
what is yet to come. Forgetting the thin'
which are behind, we should reach forwa
unto those things waich are before. — J.
Miller.
"Where Doctor Hoyt Could Hav
Stopped.
Dr. Thomas A. Hoyt, the pastor of t
Chambers- Wylie Memorial Church, of Ph
adelphia, was recently entertaining Pre'
dent Patton, of Princeton, General John
Gordon, and other eminent men, at c'inn
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brought out.
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him, said:
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father's sermon? I saw you listening i,
tently to it;" at which praise Mrs. He,
smiled cordially, and all listened to hei
what sort of a reply the lad would make, i
"I guess it was very good," said the be
"but there were three mighty fine p a<
where he could have stopped." — Siturd
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think that servin' the Lord means shout j
themselves hoarse praisin' his name. No
I'll tell you howl look at that. I'm work1
here for Jim. Now, if I'd sit around t'
house here, tellin' what a good fellow J!
is, and singin' songs to him, and gettin"
in the night to serenade him, I'd be do;
just what lots of Christians do; but'
wouldn't suit Jim, and I'd get fired migl:1
quick. But when I buckle on my straps a
hustle among the hills and see that Jir
herd is all right, and cot sufferin' for wai'
and feed, or bein' off the range and brand'
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Look Up.
0 burdened hearts, cease thy repiniDg,
Above the clouds the sun is shintDg.
What if the world ij clothed in night;
The stars above are shining bright.
What though his ba?e the mists enfold,
The mountain's crest is b :thed in gold.
What though the world's vain pleaiurescloy
The child of God still hath a joy
That, though the world be plunged in night,
Can flood the soul with heavenly light.
Salt Lake City, Oct. 6, 1900.
The Happy Home.
Grinding poverty is a lingering calamity,
,nd over-wealth, though in a different way,
3 not much better. The happiness of the
Vorld is stored away, as it is in heaven,
yhere moth and rust can not corrupt nor
thieves break through and steal. It is not
a tbe hovels, amid vermin and coirupuon,
ior in the stately mansions, which are pack-
d full of rivalries, anxieties and vexations
-it is in those homes which the industry of
ioth the husband and the wife is required
o maintain. There dwells the real happi-
ess of love and duty — the husband work-
Qg cheerfully for the highest reward a man
an have — his wife and children; and the
rife putting love into her busy industry for
,im and them. The husband can find neith-
r work nor amusement more agreeable
ban his help to bear off from the wife such
f the heavy work of the home as he can, to
)ok after the tidiness and healthfulness of
he dwelling and its grounds, and to give
•leasanr little surprises such as his ingenu-
ty can suggest to both wife and children,
'he wife is at the happiest when skillfully
toring away her jellies and jams and appe-
izers, when planning this little frock and
xclaiming in mock petulance at the dirt
ind dilapidation of the little knee-breeches
ind stockings. That is the fact — it is no
ittempt to reconcile people to their lot — it
3 the fact that these are the conditions of
he highest human happiness. Below, in
fqualor, poverty, and the cause of them,
vhich is nearly always some moral defect,
here is no placi for happiness. Above, in
iffluence, amid many servants and the com-
nand of the caterers, there is no opportunity
)r occasion for the pleasantest of all activi-
ties. One passion alone can be grati-
fied— pride — all the rest soon becomes a
wearisome monotony. Every person of
wealth who reads this paragraph will sigh,
'That is perfectly true — it is a horrible
monotony ." Pride is eclipsed and wounded
svery day in the year. The gay bird is
stoned from below and hawked at from
above. Most of us men and women who
have to work may take pleasure in growl
ing at it. The fact is that, in our hearts,
we are proud of it, and take to ourselves a
sense of merit because of it, and would find
deprivation of it to be the greatest calamity.
The wife who is conscious that she has done
what she could to make the home-coming
pleasant, and the husband who is conscious
that he has done his best to make the home
comfortable and respectable, will meet at
the evening table in possession of all tbe
conditions of happiness that are possible to
man.— The Interior.
Stay on the Farm.
A recent writer urges boys to go on the
farm. He prophesies that the farm will soon
return to favor, as it will to greater profit.
He suggests that the life of the farmer is
far more peaceful and independent than the
lot of the average city man. Conditions are
annually growing more uncertain and diffi-
cult in the cities. Then, too, a dollar earn-
ed at home is worth two earned abroad. The
writer refers to Lancaster County, Pa.,
showing the money made and saved by the
farming community. There are in the coun-
ty thirty- seven thousand men, and there are
twenty-two million dollars out at interest in
trie county, hundreds of millions in homes,
besides one horse to every male adult, and
household comforts galore. — American Boy.
The Curse of the Saloon.
The diabolical business of making drunk-
ards of children is the pastime of the Amer-
ican liquor dealer, except where the sword
of the law is lifted above his head by the
strong arm of the law and order societies.
. . . What is it that breaks down our
Sabbaths and our Sunday laws, and gives
over our great cities to the domination of
the depraved and criminal classes? The
liquor interest. What is it that leads so
many thousands of our young men who ought
to be pillars in the church into lives of dis-
sipation? The evil passions of their hearts,
supplemented by the thousands of miles of
open saloons in our cities, and aided by the ex-
ample of good people who assert their rights
and liberties at the expense of others. What
is it that hurts the spiritual life of so many?
In part, the drink habit. What is it that
weakens the force of the church in its tes-
timony against the chief enemy of Christ in
the world? The fact that we are not wholly
free from alliance with that enemy. What
is it that is beating the Decalogue into frag-
ments? The drink habit allies itself with
every vice; it dethrones God from the heart;
it dishonors father and mother; it dese-
crates the weekly rest day; it is the ally of
licentiousness; it is a great support to that
covetousnes3 which is idolatry. — John
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 190
PETE.
IV.— Linda May Hides Her Dog.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
When you have a dog, you must feed him.
It's the same way with birds in cages. That's
the trouble. It was out of the question to
expect to get any of the breakfast scraps to
the dog hidden in the storm-cellar. Linda
May knew that Miss Dollie made a mental
inventory of every scrap just as soon as it
became a scrap. Not that the old lady was
the least stingy, but she hated waste to such
a degree that she would eat more than she
wanted rather than see anything thrown
away. Of course her chickens would eat
'most anything, but they drew the line at
pickles. While Linda May was eating her
breakfast, she kept wondering how she could
get provisions to Lucifer. That was what
she had decided to call the dog. She had
seen the name some vhere, and she thought
it sounded pleasant. Of course she had no
idea that Lucifer was just another name for
the devil; had she known this, she would have
called the dog something else. She asked
for a biscuit, and in a few seconds she
reached over and took another. Aunt Dollie
stared at Linda May's plate to see what she
was doing with the first. The first was no-
where to be seen. In fact, it was in Linda
May's lap, under her apron; but Aunt Dollie
supposed it had got inside of Linda May by
some fearful cramming process. "Linda
May!" she cried, "drink quick!"
"What for?" said Linda May, turning very
red. Miss Dollie supposed she was suffocat-
ing and ran around and gave her a few slaps
on the back to help the biscuit down to its
supposed destination. She hit harder than
she intended, in her excitement, and that
made Linda May lose her breath, sure enough,
and that made Miss Dollie pat her harder
than ever. When the aunt took her seat,
she kept her eyes fastened upon the child,
while she told her how wrong and unlady-
like it was to gulp down her food in such
extraordinary haste. "I don't see how you
did it," she kept repeating. Linda May felt
guilty and miserable, but she had to feed
Lucifer. So she slipped down in the storm-
cellar, just before starting for school. She
gave him the biscuit, which he caught in the
middle with his front teeth, and which he
threw down his mouth with one gulp. Then
he looked at Linda May with all his might
and showed as plain as plain could be that
he didn't coneider what he had had as even
a beginning. He had a way of looking out
of his great brown eyes that said: "Of course
I know you are a nice girl, used to good so-
ciety, and you wouldn't insult me by trying
to feed me on a crumb. I see you have a
basket with you, and I smell ham in it, and
I expect you to place it upon the ground at
my feet." After that Linda May could
do nothing but give Lucifer the dinner
she had intended to enj >y at noon. So she
went to school with nothing but her books,
her fresh handkerchief and her ten cents'
worth of lemon drops.
At the morning recess, she and Madge and
Pete and Letitia came together in the vard
as by a common impulse. Linda May told
her adventures. Madge and Pete said they
had found lemon drops in their box. So had
Letitia in hers! They had brought them to
school. They compared them, but they found
they were all just alike. What a funny
tramp to put candy in all their boxes!
"Did he sleep in your barn, last night?"
a-ked Linda May.
"I didn't ask him," said Pete. That meant
that she didn't want to discuss the tramp.
Linda May felt that Nap was Pete's tramp,
so she did not press the point. "I tell you
what I want," she said, "I want ycu and
Madge to take Lucifer and keep him, and
then I can come to your house and play with
him." None of them knew what Lucifer
meant, so they thought it a fine name.
"We have cats,' said Madge, "I don't know
if mamma will take dogs, too. But I'll ask
her and you come home with me after school
and find out."
"I will have to go home," said Linda May,
"I know Aunt Dollie won't let me go to your
house two days hand running. You come to
see me."
"Oh," said Madge, "you can't do anything
at your house."
"No," said Pete, "there's no fun there"
"7 will be there," said Linda May, timidly.
"Girls," said Letitia, "you are very im-
polite, I think. Linda May, I will come to
see you, if mamma will let me."
"Well," said Pete, arguing the point, "is
there a barn at Linda May's? Is there a
swing? Can you sit on the grass? Can you
sit out on the front porch? Can you eat be-
tween meals?"
"There is a hill over the storm-cellar,"
said Madge, "can you roll on that hill?"
"I know all that," said Linda May, quite
humbly, "I understand what you mean. But
Aunt Dollie won't let me go to your house
until you visit me."
"Well, I'll come around and tell you if we
can keep Lucifer," said Madge, "and I guess
it will be some fun slipping him away, any-
how."
Just as soon as school let out Linda May
ran home, eager to see Lucifer. But as she
entered the yard a lady drove up and stop-
ped. She got out and so did her little girl.
They had come to visit Miss Dollie and Linda
May had to go ia the parlor and talk to the
little girl. The little girl was one of
that kind who won't talk, or smile, or play,
until they have been with you about an hour,
and then they thaw out and want to bang on
the piano all the time because they haven't one
at home. Linda May knew what she want-
ed, so she tried to get her to go to the piano
right away; but the girl just shook her head;
she hadn't been there long enough.
Miss Dollie looked out of tie window and
cried, "Oh, you've brought your dog with
you!"
■■
"Did he come?" asked the lady in gre
surprise, "La, I told him to stay at hom<
"And he's scratching," cried Miss Dollie,
great excitement, "Come quick! B
scratching a hole right in my blue-grass!"
"He's likely after a mink," said the lac
who didn't seem much interested.
"There is not a mink on my premises
said Miss Dollie. "Come, put him in d
storm-cellar, while you are here."
The dog was one of those "bird-dog:
with long legs and almost hairless bodit
that looked undressed all the time.
"Oh, don't put him in the storm cella
cried Linda May, wringing her hands.
But they paid no attention to ler. He
they ever got him in the cellar (he didi
want to go) without finding that there w
already a dog in the excavation, is
marvel. But marvels often happen. Wfr
the door was closed on him, they went toe
amine the hole that had been scratched, i
least Miss Dollie did; the visitor was st:
uninterested, and Linda May was wonderii
what Lucifer would do. Not a sound, ho\
ever, came from the storm-cellar. But fat
in the form of a big black cat, was about
bring trouble upon the house of Miss Doll
Dudley. Miss Dollie brought it upon he
self. Seeirg the black cat trying to hii
behind the honeysuckle vine, she crie
"There's that stray cat agaiD, Linda Ma;
Chase him! Chase him! What with doj
and cats prowling about and scratching t
my earth, I lead a — "
She never finished that sentence. Line
May give one "Shoo'' at the cat, and thee;
ran s raight through the air-hole in tt.
storm-cellar. Now, ever since the bird-dc
had been shut up in the cellar, Lucifer ha
stood glaring at him with his teeth bared I
the gums. The bird-dog returned the star
They seemed turned to stone. In fact eac
knew that if he moved so much as a muscl
the other would fly at him. They made a cur
ous, low noise deep down in their chests tk
sounded like a man snoring. Suddenly thi,
black cat leaped through the air and 1.
right between them. The dogs gave a wil
yelp, the cat an agonized yowl. Hisse
howls, barks, mews, the scratching c
claws, the sound of things falling! The
the pane of glass was broken and out can:
cat and bird-dog together, with Lucifer clos
behind. They ran so fast that their hie
legs outran their front, and they rolled ove
and bounced straight for ^he house. Throng
the front door they swept, the cat a few fee
ahead, the bird-dog and Lucifer after it
neck to neck. They crashed through th;
parlor, sending the chairs dancing off acros
the room, and knocking over the little tabl
with the pitcher of ice-w.ter and the silve
company goblet (that couldn't break, any
way). Presently out they came and the ca*
skinned up the cherry-tree while tha bird-do:
planted himself at its base and licked hi
nose every once in a while so he could sraei
better. Lucifer trotted over to Linda May
and wagged his tail at her. He was tryinj
to tell her that he liked the bird-dog prett;
well, after all. What do vou suppose Ann
Dollie thought?
[to be continued.]
ctober 25, 1900
Dctol
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1373
Sunday - School.
W. F. RICHARDSON.
THE UNJUST STEWARD *
In the parables preceding this, Jtsus had re-
uked he Pharisees for their criticism of him as
jhe friend of sinners. They especially found
rault with him because he ate with the publicans,
a collectors of the Rom in taxes, a class of men
abhorred by every zealous Jew. Now that he had
Justified himself in seeking these bstones, de-
<pite their evil conduct, there might be need that
hey, in turn, should be made to see their true
haracter, and be brought to repentance. Luke
ells us that this parable was spoken to his disci-
jles, but we r -member that Jesus had at least
me publican — Matthew — among his chosen fol-
lowers, and that many more were drawn about
lim by the kindness with which he had treated
:ihetn, in cantrast with the bitter hatred mani-
fested toward them by the multitude. It would
kptly describe the wealth of this class to call it
Jhe "unrighteous mammon," for much of it was
gotten by extortion and fraud.
I The trusted steward of a rich man, according
lo tlie partble, got to wasting his master's goods,
taitil his extravagance could no longer be con-
cealed or tolerated. It is not said that he had
Stolen, but evidently his misuse of that entrusted
\i him was equivalent t3 theft; for the reckless
!ise of that which is not one's own betrays a dis-
position which only lacks occasion to become ac-
tual theft. The after conduct of the steward
phows his lack of honesty. He is informed by his
jbrnployer that he is to be removed from his posi
ipon, and is bidden to balance his accounts with
che various tenants of his master, and turn over
ais office to his successor. His distress is very
natural. "I have not strength to endure hard
jlabor," he says, and thus implies that no man will
accept him for another position of trust, such as
the has abused. "I am ashamed to beg," he adds,
jfor how could he who had been accustomed to
iorder other men humble himself so much as to
ask alms of them? He soon makes up his mind
what to do, and that is nothing more or less than
[to use his wits, as men would say, where honest
effort is unavailing. So he calls to him each of
the debtors of his employer, with whom he him-
self had agreed upon terms of lease or service, and
'reduces the amount of his liability, executing a
new bond, or altering She former one. He gives
'them to understand that they are now indebted to
jhim for such reduction, and they tacitly agree to
give him a home with them when he has lo3t his
| place as steward. It is not loDg till his former
i employer learns of the transaction and he com-
i mends the "wisdom," or shrewdness rather, of the
servant who had outwitted him. There is no com-
mendation Intended of the moral quality of the
act, for it was essentially dishonest, and the em-
ployer who lost by it could not approve It in this
sense. But he expressed admiration of the fore-
sight and cunning of his servant, just as one
whose house had been robbed might admire the
skill with which the burglar effected his entrance
and accomplished the robbery.
Prom this story of deceit and fraud the Master
draws a lesson of benevolence and spiritual wis-
dom. As he enjoins upon his dissiples to be wise
as serpents and harmless a3 doves, so does he by
this parable teach his followers to be prudent
and foreseeing, while shunning the dishonesty of
the unfaithful steward. He would have the min-
isters of f ighteousness as carefal in their use of
life'd opportunities, with a view of the reward
they seek, as are the ministers of the world's sor-
did ambitions in their efforts after earthly riches.
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world are in their generation wiser than the chil-
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"Make to yourselves friends by means of the
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nacles." Thus reads the revised version of Jesus'
words. It is possible to so use the perishable
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proper use of its rudder, makes the west wind
drive it toward the setting sun.
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to that of the world. "Know ye not that the
friendship of the world is enmity to God? Who-
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him. He was unfaithful, and that fact utterly
condemns him, so far as the moral quality of his
stewardship was concerned. He was unfaithful
in the use of another's wealth, and therefore
should have none of his own to manage. The
servant of God who despises or neglects his obli-
gations to his Master will never be entrusted with
heavenly riches, as his own. The unfaithful stew-
ard will not be promoted from stewardship to
proprietorship. God must rule the life, and riches
be made subservient to the good of man and the
glory of the Master, or else the scul becomes but
a slave to sordid motives and all its divine beauty
and power are lost. "Ye cannot serve God and
mammon."
A High Day.
Boys and Girls' Bally Day for Home Missions
should be a high day for our Bible schools. There
are many reasans for this that cannot be given In
a brief note. The children are ready and willing;
all that is needed is some one to direct them.
Just a little urging on the part of the officers and
teachers of the school will inspire the children to
do their utmost to raise their special amounts In
their envelopes.
Then the need of this work and of the means
that can be raised in this way is so great. "The
overflowing scourge" of sin in all its numerous
and hideous forms is passing over our land; intem-
perance and immorality are seeking to drag our
young down to degradation and death. The
boys and girls of our schools must help save their
companions from these awful plagues. Brethren,
help in this time of need. Help to place mission-
aries in every corner of our great and growing
cities, as well as in our villages. Help to place
our plea before the people in the present crisis of
crumbling creeds and falling away from religious
standards. Who knows but what thou art come
into the kingdom for such a time as this?
W. S. Lowe.
Topeka, Kan.
1374
THE CHRIS HAN-EVANGELIST
October 25, 190(
Christian Sndeavor,
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or fear of not getting credit, or envy of rivals, or
other selfish considerations, are refusing to make
the most of themselves. These shall be far mere
culpable than the man of but one talent.
But there are a great many more in the one-
talent class who refuse to do their best. Those
who possess a fair share of talent, say two or
five, are usually aware of their capabilities and
are excited to action by this knowledge. But
those who can boast but small share, or cannot
boast at all, are much more likely to settle down
to inactivity. They say: "The world is a hard
master. It expects much, while I can do but lit-
tle. I will hide away in a corner where I cannot
be seen. What's the use to try?"
And yet, on the other hand, there are some one-
talent persons who say: "I am as good a singer, or
as good a speaker, or as good a clerk, or as good
a salesman as the so-called five-taleat and ten-tal-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1375
!What Our Leaders say About Boys'
and Girls Rally Day.
This is a great day. It is a great opportunity
o posh forward the glorious gospel of our Re-
eemer.— A. M. Hootman, Tonawanda, N. Y.
; We should make it a great day. 1. The needs
if the home field demand it. 2 We can make it
., great day. — R. G. White, Harrison, 0
i Make it a great day: Beciuse the cause needs
he money; because the children need the educa-
tion and because America needs solvation. — J. E.
Lynn, Springfield, 111.
■ 1. Because the A. C. M. S. knows how to use
jihe m ney. 2. Because the A. C. M. S. seeks to
le'ed, not fleece, the flocks in the various states. —
W. Bedall, Southern Illinois.
', It will serve as a good opportunity for calling
Ihe attention of the young people to our home
ields and emphasizing In their thoughts the great
ieeds of these fields.— N. S. Haynes, Eureka, 111.
! Boys and Girls' Rilly Day should be made a
jjreat saccess as a feature of education for the
joys and girls, and also to help swell the receipts
■or our mission*. — D. A. Wickizer, Beatrice, Neb.
Christian citizenship ought to be taught to
hildren. "That righteousness exalteth a nation,
vhile sin is a reproach to any people" can be
best taught in a Boys and Girls' Rally Day for
America. — Geo T. Smith, Winfield, Kan.
] This should be made a great day because of the
splendid opptrtunity fur educating the young in
Rte importance of home work. Hitherto we have
/neglected, most grossly neglected, this urgent
iiuty. — P. H. Simpson, Massillon, 0.
i I am in favor of making Rally Day a "great
'day'' because our boys and girls for their own
good should be enlisted la H ime Mission work,
because they can give the cause great help and
because it needs their help. — Geo. Darsie, Frank-
fort, Ky.
i We should make Rally Day a great day. 1. The
work is a good one 2. It is one God wants us
to do. 3. We owe it to him. 4. All the
beneficiaries sorely need it. 5. It will bless the
giver. 6. It will set the pace for all our anni-
versaries.— A. J. Thomson, New Albany, Ind.
! Boys and Girls' Rally Day for America should
be a great day, because America is a great
country, and the boys and girls should be taught
to help love it and help s^ve it. What better can
they do than to help win America for Christ? —
S. H. Bartlett, Cleveland, 0.
Why have Children's Day for America? 1. To
win our home land for Christ. 2. To teach our
boys and girls the magnitude of their own cou <try.
3. To plant in their young hearts the seeds of
true patriotism. 4. To insure, for the future,
oar nation's life and perpetuate the highest ideals
of civilization. — 0. L. Cook, State Evangelist,
Ohio.
The Sunday-school Rally Diy for America
should be a "high day" among the Disciples of
Christ because (1) of its educational fea'.ures.
The jomg people of our churches should have in-
formation concerning the home field; (2) we love
the mother society and want to participate in her
joy in the successful evangelization of America. —
Chas. S. Long, Lock Haven, Pa.
Her Son's Statement.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15, 1900.— Mr. Frank
Hamilton, residing at 2718 S 7th St , this city,
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BARNES -WRIGHT.— Married at the home of
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1900, Ira E Barnes and Mary E. Wright. A. R.
Hunt officiating.
CARTER -FOSTER— Sept. 12, 1900, at the
home of the bride, Council Bluffs, la., were mar-
ried Mr. S. J. Carter and Miss Edich Post r, Rt>v.
W. H. Cable, of Trinity M. E. Church, Council
Bluffs, ifficiating. Mr. Carter is pastor of Chris-
tian Church, Olin, la.
CONNER— YOUNG —At the residence of the
bride's parents, by C. M. Young, father of the
bride, at Coldbrook, 111., Oct. 3, 1900, Mr. Chester
Ellison Conner, of Chariton, Iowa and Miss Lena
May Young.
Obituaries.
CHEATHAM.
Died, at her home near Lafayette, Ky., Oct. 13,
1900, Mrs. Mary C. Cheatham, aged 74 years.
She was a Virginian by birth, but came to
Kentucky in 1859. She was a devoted member
of the church for fifty-nine years, and one of the
best of earth. She leaves a host of relatives and
friends to mourn her. God bless her memory.
J. W. Mitchell.
Hopkinsville, Ky., Oct. 15, 1900.
DOWARD.
Alfred, son of Bro. and Sister Oscar Doward,
of Mt. Morrn, 111., aged seven montbs and one
day. Services conducted by the writer. Text
Songs 6:2. D. F. Seyster,
Mt. Morris, Oct. 6, 1900.
LEAK.
Mrs. Urbana Leak was bom in Baltimore, Md.,
and died at h*-r home in Hannitxil, Mo , Oct. 7,
1900, aged 59 years. Rejoicing in the compan-
ionship of h -sband and children at the evening
meal she was suddenly stricken down and the
spirit was freed in five hours. She was a conse-
crated Christian and her delight was to be in the
house of the Lord. Her life was full of duties
which she rejoiced to disch&rge as a religious
mother and wife. Like Mary, she did what s'>e
could. Husband and children will have a precious
memory of her busy, hopeful and trustful life.
Oct. 16, 1900. Levi Marshall.
McALPIN.
Orianna Wigton McAlpin was born in Malcom,
Iowa, February 14, 1874, and died at her home in
Fort Dodge, I wa, September 22, 1900. Was
married to A. McAlpin, April 19, 1892. Her hus-
band and three small children survive to mourn
her loss. She was baptized by Brother Kerstein
in Hastings, Nebraska. Her life, with its gentle
deeds and sweet memories, shall live to bless and
purify.
"We'll not forget thee, we who stay
To work a little longer here;
And when o'erwearied by the toil
Of life our heavy limbs shall be,
We'll come, and one by one lie down
Upon dear Mother Earth with thee."
E. M.
D.
MORGAN.
Edeth M. Morgan departed this life Oct. the 8th
after a brief illness of one week. She was born
June 22, 1890, in Pasco, Wash., on the banks of
the beautiful Columbia River. She confessed her
Savior at the tender «ge of nine years. She was a
lover of Pilgrim's Progress and the New Testament.
She was also devoted to church and Sunday-school
and prayer meeting, was kind and obedient, made
friends with all whom she met. She had a heart
full of sympathy for the oppressed, was ch-erful,
at all times had a smile for all she met. She was
not confined to the bed the night before her death.
She went to the cupboard, got a cracker and
passed it around to the ones of the family who
were not at church, likewise a cup of water, in
immitation of the communion, which was at about
the same hour being observed at the Second
Church. Verily she set an example before her
departure that we shall not forget till we meet
again up yonder. Cause of death: dropsy (scut*).
L. M. Morgan.
PHELAN
Rena Phelan died at her home in Hannibal, Mo.,
Oct. 13, 1900, aged 18 years, 5 months. She was
a mo^el young womsn, mode-t, kind and always
considerate of the feelings of others. The com-
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day school. In the delirium of fever, that was
her anxiety. She lived "m deeds not years." Her
widowed mother and brothers and sifter have the
sympathy of multitudes in their bereavement.
MaDy young people will be assisted in their spir-
itual vision by the light of her life.
Levi Mabshall.
Hannibal, Oct. 16, 1900.
SHEPPARD.
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near Akron, O., and died at her home near Han-
nibal, Oct. 1, 1900, aged 62 years. She was a
faithful member of the church and she had so
fully imbibed tie spirit of her Savior that her
chief concern was for the welfare of others. She
was always locking on the bright side of life and
in her long illness complained but little and found
much in her experience in which to rejoice. She
gave a spirit of cheer to all who conversed with her.
She was a devoted wife and wis« and helpful mother.
She leaves husband and two sons who have a rich
legacy left to them in the example of her noble
life. Levi Mabshall.
Hannibal, Mo., Oct 16, 1900
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A WEEKLY FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.
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CONTENTS
ijrroRiAL:
i!urrent Events 1379
}n What Shall We Glory? 1380
ponvention Personnel and Comment 1381
garden-Bearing 1381
kitor's Easy Chair 1382
Questions and Answers 1383
ejiGiNAL Contributions:
ow to Study the Historical Books of the
Old Testament.— A. M. Chamberlain 1384
The Chinese Enigma. — Wm. Remfry Hunt.. 1385
What Should be the Scope of the Benevo-
lent Assoeiation of the Christian Church
i es. — Carlos C. Rowlison 1386
rrespondence:
English Topics 1392
p. B. Tyler's Letter 1393
(From Hilkburg to Halifax 1394
Golden Rule Living 1394
Chicago Letter 1395
JA Suggestion for the next Program of Our
5 National Convention 1396
Concerning Oregon Missions 1396
Down East 1396
Virginia Notes 1396
iMily Circle:
When I Awaken (poem) 1400
Struggling Toward the Light 1400
Explaining the Bible in Osaka 1401
Evening Song of the Breton Fishermen
(poem) 1402
1 0or Chief Rulers 1402
A Practical Sermon from Revised Texts... 1402
IBCELLANEOUS:
Our Budget 1388
Personal Mention '. 1390
Notes and News 1397
Evangelistic 1399
With the Children 1403
8anday-school 1404
Christian Endeavor 1405
Literature 1406
Marriages and Obituaries 1407
Book Notes 1408
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No. 44.
CURRENT EVENTS.
that the Emperor and his court will return
to Pekin within a month.
The strike of the coal miners is virtually
; an end. The larger operators having all
seeded to the most important demands of
0 union, namely, the abolition of the slid-
g scale and a net advance of 10 per cent.
1 wages, to be partly made up by a decrease
the price of powder, the strike has been
jclared off so far as tho3e operators are
)ncerned who have accepted the terms,
ie sliding scale was originally established
'; the request of the miners and some pre-
let that its restoration will be asked for
rfore long. Unquestionably the victory in
lis contest rests with the miners, and they
ive won because they deserved to win. Not
jily was their cause just, but their methods
| procedure have been on the whole admir-
ble. The strike was accompanied by far
jss disorder than we had a right to expect,
ad the president of the miners' union has
)own himself to be a wise and skillful
iader. He has signally triumphed over the
pongest temptation of his position, the
OTiptation to demand more than there was
toy prospect of getting. He did not insist
on an explicit recognition of the union
d he encouraged the miners to be content
'ith a small gain for the present rather
ban risk a longer strike, with its consequent
uffering, its probable disorder and I03S of
•ublic sympathy.
Concerning the Chinese matter, the chief
flterest of the week has been absorbed in
matching for indications of the attitude
cinch the Powers will assume toward the
inglo-German agreement. The United States
3 heirty in its support of the purpose which
he agreement carries upon its face, i. e., to
irevent the dismemberment of the Chinese
C aiplre and to maintain the open door to
breign trade. There are those who suspect
hat the real motive of agreement was that
England and Germany, each recognizing
he other as her most dangerous rival in
'antral China, might not get into an em-
tarrassing squabble over the Yangste valley
tefore the eyes of all the Powers. The
■ttitade of France and Russia toward the
igreement is friendly but not exuberant,
i'hey approve the idea of maintaining the
erritorial integrity and take no noticeable
iffense at the apparent menace contained in
he third and f ourth provisions. Meanwhile,
he beginning of peace negotiations is de-
aved and the rebellion in Southern China is
mcheeked. The Boxers, so fir from being
>verawed by the opposition, have issued a
'ew and bitter anti-foreign proclamation.
rhe statement comes officially (but not nec-
sssarily truthfully) from Chinese sources
There is no reason to despair of China.
Things may move slowly in the Orient, but
in due time, if the civilized world faints not,
China will take her place among the Chri3-
tian nations of the world. Sir Robert Hart's
view of the situation is probably too pessi-
mistic, but it will take time to accomplish
the desired reform! in the celestial kingdom.
In dealing with the peoples of the East,
we may well remember the lines of Kipling:
"It is not good for the Christian man
To worry the Aryan brown ;
For the white mm riles, and the brown man
smiles,
And it weareth the Christian do yn.
And the end of the fight is a tombstone white
With the name of the lace deceased,
And the epitaph clear, "A fool lieth here
Who tried to hustle the East."
Mr. Bryan's visit to New York week be-
fore last was an event of much importance
in the campaign. He addressed four en-
thusiastic audiences aggregating probably
60,000. His hearty endorsement of Croker
with the cry, "Great is Tammany and Croker
is its prophet," surprised many who remem-
ber the cool relations between the candidate
and New York's champion corruptionist four
years ago. The folio sing are some of the
newspaper comments from both sides. The
New York Journal (Dam.) says:
The citadel of Democracy has welcomed
Democracy's leader. Wherever the advanc-
ing empire may have sapped the old Ameri-
can ideals, it is plain that the republic does
not lack defenders in New York. Mr. Bryan
told his audience modestly: ''I am not vain
enough to believe that any large part of
your enthusiasm is intended as a personal
tribute to the candidate, for in a cause like
this the individual counts for nothing except
as he may be the instrument used by the
people to carry out their own will." That was
Mr. Bryan's only mistake. The individual
counts for everything in this case. It means
much to the American people whether we
have a jellyfish for a president or a man of
character, strength and convictions — a man
to whom "plain duty" in December remains
plain duty in March. We have tried the
jellyfish — now let us have the man.
The Baltimore News (Independent Dem.)
Mr. Bryan has missed a great opportunity.
His appearance in New York was his last
chance to restore, in the public mind, some-
thing of the impression he had made in his
Indianapolis speech. This chance he has
completely thrown away. No one can read
his speech and come away with the convic-
tion that this man really feels the tremen-
dous importance of the issue upon the
decision of which he declares that the con-
tinuance of free government depends.
It is scarcely worth while to quote the
comments of the Republican press. They uni-
formly insisted tha1; the ovation was largely
manufactured by Croker and declared that,
by the alliance with Tammany, Mr. Bryan
has forfeited his claim to be considered
the champion of purity in politics. The
Baltimore Herald (independent, anti-Bryan)
makes these comments:
There was everything in the speech to
please and flatter the unthinking crowd.
Tcere was nothing to arouse the confidence
of thoughtful voters. Concerning that most
vital of all campaign issues — free silver, in
which the merchants and manufacturers of
New York are so deeply interested — there
was not a word. Not even a hint that Mr.
Bryan, if elected, would relax from his dan-
gerous insistence that he would do his be3t
to place the government on a silver basis.
There has been no more flagrant instance of
campaign dodging in our political history.
And yet the particular boast of his partisans
is that Bryan is "an honest man."
In regard to the advantages of the pres-
ent method of campaigning, whereby the
rival candidates rush about the country
making speeches at the rate of a dozen a day,
there is much to be said roth pro and con.
It ought to be a season of political educa-
tion, in which the voters will be helped to
cast an intelligent and discriminating bal-
lot. But more often it is merely an occa-
sion for senseless and ear-splitting enthusi-
asm. The spellbinder whoismo3t in demand
is not he who can give the soundest instruc-
tion in the issues of the campaign, but he
who can most effectively gibe at the other
party, who can entertain the crowd, who
can deliver the liveliest repartee. Even
candidates for the highest offices in the na-
tion pursue the same method, either from
personal preference or because they k' ow
they will not "take" without that cheap ap-
peal to the lightest (if not the worst) mo-
tives of a crowd which likes to be tickled.
There are those who believe that both Mr.
Bryan and Governor Roosevelt have weak-
ened rather than strengthened their posi-
tions by assuming the role and, to a degree,
the methods of the common political spell-
binder.
The welcome of the City Imperial Volun-
teers lately returned from South Africa to
London, was the occasion of a wild outburst
of mingled patriotic fever and hooliganism.
According to the press accounts, London's
millions turned out en masse to welcome the
returning soldiers. Royalty and nobility
honored them with messages and with their
presence at the parade. The crowds became
so dense that many were killed and many
more crippled; and at night, when the police
were even more powerless than they had
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November 1, 190
been during the day, the celebration degen-
erated into a bacchanalian orgy which filled
Fleet Street and the Strand with a mass of
hilarious brawlers. The press reports of
this revel may be exaggerated, but no one
who knows the capacity of an English
crowd of the lower class for booze-begotten
joy and the good natured quarrelsomeness
that goes with it, will consider the accounts
at all improbable.
Mr. Kruger has sailed from South Africa
and will land at Marseilles. It is given out
that he will make a sojourn in Europe in
the interest of his "health." It is also
rumored quite unofficially that he will
attempt to enlist the European Powers in
the struggle against Great Britain in the
interest of the late South African republics.
Probably a statesman of Mr. Kruger's
acumen will appreciate the futility of
attempting to secure intervention after the
war is over. To be sure there are still
many Boers under arms. One account puts
the number as high as 15,000 in bands of
about 300. Nevertheless, the war is over,
whatever disturbances may remain. There
is no reason why Mr. Krager should not
have an honorable reception in Europe, con-
sidering the prominent place which he has
occupied and the many admirable qualities
which he possesses.
It is always a matter of congratulation
whenever any of our infant industries win
triumphs in foreign markets. Within the
last few days American competition in the
steel trade has compelled the British steel
rail combine to lower its prices. Too many
of the big orders have recently been going
to American mills; one from the Dutch East
Indies for 10,000 tons, another for 2,000
tons for the Irish railway and one for 4,500
tons for the London and Brighton railway.
There is no question but that our infant in-
dustries are doing quite well.
It will be noticed that in most cf the elec-
tion forecasts Kentucky is placed in the
doubtful list. Whether or not it is really
doubtful depends upon the way in which the
Goebel election law is administered. The
Kentucky legislature spent nearly two
months in special session trying to enact
a new election law. The result is a law,
which, though far from satisfactory to the
anti-Goebel contingent, is better than the
former measure. The worst feature of it is
that it does not go into effect until after
the presidential election. Consequently the
election will be held under the Goebel law,
as the obstructionists and time-killers who
prevented the earlier passage of the new law
doubtless intended that it should be. Under
this law, all the judges and other officers of
election will be Democrats. The situation
presents an awful temptation. There are
few states in which any party could be safely
trusted to conduct an election and count the
ballots with no oversight by the opposite
party to insure a straight count. The act-
ual vote in Kentucky is doubtful; the returns
will depend upon the ability and inclination
of the party now dominant to resist this
temptation.
Among the learned men of the nineteenth
century, there was probably not one, who,
for sheer erudition, for depth of research
and breadth of general information, excelled
Professor Max Muiler, who died a few days
ago at his home in Oxford. A German by
birth and education, an Englishman by long
residence, and a cosmopolitan in the breadth
of his interests and his knowledge, he united
within himself qualities not often found to-
gether. To the artistic literary instinct
win ?h he inherited from his father, who was
a poet, he added a genius for music and a
thorough knowledge of mu3ic which led him
in his youth to look forward to a career as
a professional musician. With his German
birth and training, hs inherited the teutonic
capacity for intellectual drudgery and be-
came, while yet a young man, an authority
on the grammar and literature of Sanskrit
and all matters pertaining to philology. It
was in the pursuance of studies in this line
that he cime to Oxford and was induced to
remain there, ultimately becoming professor
of philology. One does not appreciate the
variety of his powers until one thinks of him
as not only the editor of the vast and learned
series of translations of 'The Sacred Books
of the East," but as also the author of
"Memories; a Musical Romance," a tender
and beautiful story.
IN WHAT SHALL WE GLORY?
There is, perhaps, no truer test of char-
acter, whether of an individual man or of
any body of men, than the nature of the
things in which they glory. Many of our
readers have just returned from the great
national gathering of the Disciples of Christ
in Kansas City. Perhaps some of us felt
the disposition while there, viewing the vast
multitude of Disciples gathered from all
parts of the country, to glory in numbers.
Frequent reference was made to the fact of
our rapid growth, and to our present numer-
ical strength. This was natural, and, with-
in proper limits, entirely legitimate. We
would be less than human, rather than
more, not to be grateful for the tokens of
divine favor manifested in our rapid growth.
Still, it would be a great mistake for us to
glory in mere numbers. There are many
organizations that far outnumber us, and
the existence of some of these is, to say the
least, of doubtful benefit in the advance-
ment of the kingdom of God. Let us not
glory in numbers.
We have many men of fine ability and of
noble character. We would feel willing to
compare them with any equal number of
men in any religious body in their efficiency
as preachers of the gospel, as Christian
scholars, as writers and authors. We ap-
preciate them and admire them. We would
be ungrateful and unappreciative not to do
so. But it would be a great mistake for us
to glory in men. Men may come and men
may go, but that in which men should glory
must go on forever. Let us never forget to
honor the men whom God has placed as lead-
ers in our great movement, nor fail to listen
to their admonitions and instructions; but
let us not glory in men.
There is a large amount of wealth repi
sented by the Disciples of Christ in til
country. This is not true of us to the sai
extent, perhaps, that it is of some older i
ligious bodies, more largely represented
that section of the country where the lar
est wealth is concentrated. Neverthele?
we have an abundance of wealth in the pc
session of our membership, and, along wi
this wealth, men and women of social cul
ure and prestige. The kingdom of God h
need for both wealth and social innuenc
and we ought to be grateful for these bles
ings. But it would be a great sign of wea
ness if we should glory in wealth, or in e
cial position, or influence. These are mere
passing phases of life, having an incident
but not a vital relation to the success of ar
righteous cause. God forbid that we shou
gl ry in uncertain riches, or in the fickl
ness of social position.
Perhaps some one is ready to say that *
have a knowledge of the Bible, a clearne
of apprehension of its divine contents, i
which we may justly glory. But let us n<
glory in knowledge, not even in the know
edge or intellectual apprehension of tte
literary record of God'a revelation whic
we call the Bible. We may well seek to ii
crease our understanding of that wonder h
volume and of its inspired revelation, bt
it would be a fatal mistake if we should r<
gard our intellectual resources, ecen as t
biblical matters, a ground for glorying. Le
us not glory in knowledge, or in any other ol
our own poor human attainments.
Paul, the great thinker and theologian c
the first century, gave the true ground o
glorying when he said: "But far be it fror
me to glory, save in the cross of our Lor'
Jesus Christ, through which the world hat
been crucified unto me, and I unto thj
world." By "the cross of our Lord Jesu
Christ" the apostle means the whole redemp
tive truth revealed in Jesus Christ. H:
means that revelation of God which has fo
its climax the cross of Christ, unveiling th
heart of God, and manifesting His love for
sinning world, and His willingness to accep
even sinners who would come to Him by th
way of the cross in a penitent, obedien
faith. The great apostle had seen th
transforming power of this doctrine of sal
vation through the cross of Christ, and h
said, "I will glory in this and in nothin;
else." "For neither is circumcision any
thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new crea
ture." He would glory in no ordinance, o
statute, or pedigree, or doctrine, or system.
or anything else which had not the power t
make out of sinful man "a new creature.
We cannot keep this great truth tO'i
steadily in view. There is constant dange
of our glorying in matters that are wholl;
subordinate or incidental. But now, as o:j
old, there is but one thing in which fchw
who call themselves Christians may glory
namely, "the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Only through that can the world be crucij
fied unto us, and we unto the world, h
this sign we conquer. Turning away fron
this central, fundamental, vital truth, of God
manifest in Christ, suffering for the world';
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| salvation, we have no gospel left that has
j in it any power to lift the world out of its
f moral degradation up into the light and life
j of God.
| CONVENTION PERSONNEL, AND
COMMENT.
We give a few paragraphs here that were
:■ crowded out last week, relative to the Kan-
; sas City Convention.
Among other things that may be said of
\ the Kansas City Convention is this, that it
; was very strongly anti-saloon and prohibi-
tion in its sentiments. Every utterance
against this national curse met with enthusi-
J astic applause. The resolution pledging the
j members of the convention to use their
I efforts to suppress the liquor traffic, was
received with applause and passed without
' a dissenting voice. There is, perhaps, no
religious body on this continent that has
taken a more advanced stind than the Dis-
] ciples of Christ agaiDst the liquor traffic,
which has proved to be such a desolating
■ curse to so many homes and hearts, and
' which threatens such peril to our national
; life. We are glad that this is so. It is in
; perfect harmony with that supreme emphasis
i which,as a religious body, we have ever sought
to lay on the ethical side of our religious
life. A Christianity which does not find
expression in pure ethics cannot be the re-
ligion of Christ, who is the supreme moral
Teacher of all the ages.
While the brethren in Kansas City did not
pledge themselves to free entertainment of
the delegates, but only to provide suitable
accommodations at reasonable prices for
those who attended, yet many of the breth
ren, perhaps most of them, threw open their
houses to the delegates and entertained
them freely. It was the good fortune of
the editor of this paper, together with his
wife and niece, to be entertained in the hos-
pitable home of W. F. Richardson, pastor of
the First Church, where several other dele-
gates were also entertained. It added no
little to the enjoyment of our stay in Kan-
sas City to have the privilege of intimate
association with Brother and Sister Richard-
son and their charming family.
"We are turning from books written about
the Bible, and away from theories of inspira-
tion and even the alleged results of critical
investigation, to study the Bible itself." —
Burris A. Jenkins at Convention.
In other words, the time has come to quit
our profitless controversy about mere
words and technical terms and critical pro-
cesses, and come directly to the study of the
Bible itself in the best light we can get from
all sources. Let us cease making such a
show of tools with which we work, and ex-
hibit to the people rather theproduet of our
honest researches in a clearer presentation
of the teachings of the inspired volume. It
is not uncommon, when people become
enamoured with any new rules of interpreta-
tion and methods of investigation, to make
these so prominent as to call attention away
from the end which they are to serve. It
was not unnatural that this should have been
the case with the critical method known as
the Higher Criticism. There is reason to
believe, however that among well-informeJ
people this period has been passed, and that
henceforth we shall hear less about the
legitimacy and necessity of certain literary
and historical methods of criticism, and more
concerning the contents of that inspired
word which it i i the object of all true inves-
tigation to make plain to the common mind.
among the Disciples of Christ is growing
everywhere.
The social feature of our co aventions is be-
coming more prominent each year. This
seems almost a necessity. The only thing to
guard is allowing it to become so promi-
nent as <o encroach seriously upon the
time of the convention. A reception was
tendered by Mrs. D. 0. Smart on one after-
noon to the foreign missionaries of the
Christian Woman's Board of Missions. Mr.
and Mrs. T. P. Haley on one of the evenings,
from five to seven, gave a reception to all
the foreign missionaries and their friends.
Both of these receptions were largely at-
tended. Mrs. Dr. Ridge entertained a large
company of friends at 'The Baltimore" for
dinner, where they enjoyed a pleasant social
occasion. Mrs. Bacon gave a reception in
honor of Professor C. L. Loos, which was
attended by a large number of the Bethany
alumni and friends. Besides these there were
smaller gatherings of congenial spirits in-
numerable, who took occasion to spend an
hour together as they could find opportunity
during the convention. We have already
mentioned the college reunions, which were
greatly enjoyed by the older boys and girls
as well as the younger. The social feature,
while not the main purpose of these conven-
tions, is not by any means unimportant in
the development and unification of the life
of the brotherhood.
/The statistical report of G. A. Hoffmann
contained many interesting figures. In 1850
the United States had a population of 25,-
000,000. Our membership at the same time
was 118,000. The present population of the
United States is 75,000,000 or three times
as many as there were in 1850. In 1900 we
have 1,150,000 or nearly ten times as many
as fifty years ago. While some of the relig-
ious bodies have only kept pace with the in-
crease of the population, and others have
gained as high as six times, our own increase
leads them all. Following is the financial
feature of this statistical report, showing
the receipts of the various interests during
the year past:
F C. M. S 8180,016.00
C. W. B. M 114.240.00
A. C. M. S | 63,628.00
Board of Church Extension 57,118.00
Received and expended by
State Society 114,368.00 235,114.00
Miscellaneous Missions
10,000.00
$539,370.00
EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER BENEVOLENCES.
Buildings and Endowment of Schools $250,000 00
Homes for Orphans, Widows, Etc 28,000 00
Ministerial Relief 6,269.00
Total $284,269.
LOCAL CHURCH WORK.
Ministerial Support $3,125 000.00
Incidental Church Expenses 730,000.00
Church Buildings 650.0U0.O0
Church and Bible School
Literature 335,000.00 $4,840,000.00
Totals for all purposes $5,714,638.00
This is a gain of $24,4043 over last year,
and indicates that the benevolent spirit
The colleges were well represented in this
Convention, as was meet, not only by their
graduates, but by members of their faculties.
President J. W. McGarvey, of the Bible Col-
lege of Kentucky University, and Prof. C. L.
Loos of the same institution, were present,
while Butler was represented by Prof. J. D.
Forrest, Dean Jabez Hall, Dean of the
Bible College, and probably other mem-
bers of the faculty. Eureka College was
represented by President Hieronymus; Drake,
by Chancellor William Bayard Craig,
Dean A. M. Haggard, Prof. Clinton Lockhart,
and by its founder, General Drake. Bethany
was there in the person of President Kersey;
Christian University by President Dungan,
and perhaps others. Daughters College by
President J. B. Jones; dristian College by
Mrs. W. T. Moore, principal; Central Chris-
tian College by President J. W. Ellis; the
Missouri Bible College by W. T. Moore; the
Disciples' Divinity House, University of
Chicago, by Dean H. L. Willett and Errett
Gates; the Bible Chair work at University of
Virginia by Charles A. Young.
Dour of prayer.
BURDEN BEARING.
(Gal. 6:1-6; Rom. 15:1-7.)
(Uniform Midweek Prayer-meting Topic, Nov. 7.)
Central Truth: No man liveth unto himself and
no man dieth unto himself; we must be sharers
of each other's burdens, the strong helping the
weak, in order to meet the obligations we owe to
one another, and to fulfill Christ's law.
Christianity is pre-eminently a social re-
ligion. True, its first con era is that of the
individual's relations to God, but after that it
has to do with man's relations to his fellow-
men. Nearly all the Christian virtues have
their root and reason in these human rela-
tionships. Such virtues as honesty, righteous-
ness, truthfulness, patience, unselfishness,
charity, chastity, brotherly love, etc., find
their opportunity for exercise in the rela-
tions of our social life. Isolated from his
fellow-beings, man would have little oppor-
tunity tor cultivating these virtues.
It is a proof of the divinity there is in the
Bible and especially in the religion of Christ,
that they put themselves always on the side
of the weak to plead their cause. This is the
more remarkable from the fact that when
the Bible was written, and when Christian-
ity had its origin, power and might were
almost deified, while the dependent classes of
society were despised and neglected. Chris-
tianity assumes that the strong will take
care of themselves, but it is concerned about
the weak and over- burdened. Moreover, it
recognizes the fact that the strong need the
weak, as an opportunity for developing their
unselfishness, quite as much as the weak
need the strong. There is this two-fold
motive, therefore, which tne inspired writers
have in view in inculcating the duty of car-
ing for the poor and assisting the weak.
There is something very tender and touch-
ing in this admonition of the great apostle in
behalf of a class of people so largely repre-
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sentedinour churches now, as then: "Breth- ■
ren, even if a man be overtaken in any tres-
pass, ye which are spiritual, restore such an
one in a spirit of meekness; looking to thy-
self, lest thou also be tempted." There is no
other way, perhaps, in which the presence or
absence of a genuine Christian spirit is man-
ifested more clearly than in the way we treat
a brother who has been overtaken in any
trespass, or who has erred in judgment con-
cerning some doctrine of the Scriptures.
The spiritual always seek to "restore such an
one in a spirit of meekness," not unmindful
of the fact that they themselves are not in-
fallible; whereas, Ihe unspiritual member
will assume an attitude of hostility and de-
nunciation far removed from the spirit of
meekness or of brotherly love. It is exceed-
ingly instructive to note how tenderly Christ
dealt with the errors of His disciples, bear-
ing with their infirmities patiently, pointing
out their mistakes by indicating the larger
truth. The smoking flax he did not quench;
the bruised reed he did not break. He came
into the world not to condemn men, but to
save them. -
When the apostle says: "Bear ye one an-
other's burdens, and so fulfill the law of
Christ," we recognize the statement at once
as the very out-breathing of the spirit of
Christ. Christ's whole life was but an illus-
tration of this truth. There are burdened
hearts all about us which we may lighten
and cheer by words of sjmpathy and deeds
of kindness. There is nothing that lightens
the burden of the human heart like human
sympathy, unless it be divine sympathy, and
these two are so blended that the one argues
the presence of the other.
The "law of Christ" referred to here is not
a statutory enactment, but it is the very
principle of Christ's life — the principle of
the cross — the law of self-sacrifice. It is
Christ's ideal of life as illustrated by Him
during His earthly ministry. Let no one
deceive himself with the idea that he is ful-
filling the law of Christ, and is a Christian,
if he is living simply for himself and bear-
ing no part of the burdens of his fellowmen.
It was a new ideal of life, a new standard
of righteousness, indicated by the apostle,
when he said to the brethren at Rome: "Now
we that are strong ought to bear the in-
firmities of the weak, and not to please our-
selves. Let each one of us please his neigh-
bor for that which is good, unto edify-
ing." What authority does the apostle give
for this new and strange doctrine of life?
Whence this oughtness on the part of the
strong to bear the infirmities of the weak
and to seek to please others rather than them-
selves? The apostle answers: "For Christ
also pleased not himself; but, as it is written,
the reproaches of them that reproached thee
fell upon me.'' Christ's example was deemed
sufficient to indicate the law of life for the
Christian. He was always bearing the in-
firmities of the weak and always lifting bur-
dens from weary hearts. He never thought
of pleasing himself. He turned away from
the glory, honor, power, and riches of the
world, that He might tread the lowly path
of self-denial and self-sacrifice in the service
of his fellowmen. If we admire and love
our Lord for this supreme unselfishness,
ought we not to cultivate, and manifest in
our own lives, the same grace? Instead,
therefore, of indulging so much in the spirit
of criticism and fault-finding, we would do
well to encourage and help those who are
weak, and to lift the burdens from hearts
that are weary. Only thus can we fulfil the
law of Christ.
PRAYER.
Our Father in heaven,Jwe thank Thee that
when we were weak, and without strength,
Thou didst send Thine only begotten Son to
bear our burdens, even our sins in his own
body on the cross. We thank Thee f jr His
unselfish life and we pray that we may be
inspired by His teaching and example to
bear the infirmities of the weak, to deal
gently with the erring, and so fulfill the
divine ideal. Forgive us, we pray Thee, for
selfishness in the past, and help us to live
more Christly lives in the future. In His
name. Amen!
editor's easy Chair
"Just for to day." It is the refrain of a
tender solo we heard in church yesterday
that lingers with us. The song so sweetly
sung asked not grace for the long vistas of
the future, not even for to morrow, but 'just
for to-day." This seems to be wise and in
perfect harmony with the teaching of our
Lord who taught his dis:iples to pray for
"daily bread." When we are assailed by
temptations and are conscious of our own
weakness, one day at a time is about all our
faith can compass. It is a good way to con-
quer an evil habit whose power has fastened
itself upon us, to ask God for strength to
resist it, just for one day. This victory
achieved, one feels stronger to renew the
conflict on the morrow. A succession of
daily victories gives strength of faith and
courage at last to put the evil habit under
one's feet forever. It is a good way, too,
when one is bearing a burden of sorrow or
suffering which seems too heavy, for him
to seek strength from the heavenly Father,
"just for to-day." His grace will be suffi-
cient for us. When burdens of labor and
responsibility presj heavily upon us, it is
not good to look too far ahead and think of
all there is to be done, and of all the prob-
lems there are to be solved, yet in the futu e.
Rather let us ask wisdom and grace for the
day's work just ahead 'of us. "Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof." Let us
not burden it with the evil of other days,
past or future.
What surprises await the great body of
American people within the next week! If
we are to believe the daily papers, each of
the two leading political parties confidently
expects a great victory on Tuesday next.
Indeed, according to statements from the
leaders of both sides, it is to be a perfect
"landslide" in favor of the party to which
the leaders respectively belong. We have
observed that men who read the party or-
gans of one party exclusively are most con-
fident that their party is going to carry
everything before it! Claiming everything
has become a part of the game of politics,
however, and the forecasts of party leaders
are no longer taken seriously by men who
keep their heads during political campaigns.
Many of the leaders who now appear so con-
fident of the success of their party will tell
you, after the election is over, that they
foresaw defeat several weeks before the
election occurred, but felt it their duty to
keep up a brave front to the en i! Very
few people will admit that they were great-
ly surprised at the results of the election.
Men prefer, as a rule, to admit lack of can
dor, rather than lack of political sagacity
and farsightedness Occupying the serene
height of non partisanship we could tell our
readers just how [we think] the election is
goiDg, but we are not going to do it. We
do not care to torment the defeated candi-
dates before their time. Besides it is only
a week to wait, and then they will find out
for themselves.
We are, however, prepared to assure our
readers of one fact, and that is that the
government will go right on doing business
at the old stand, as usual. The Stars and
Stripes will continue to float in the breeze, I
and will look as beautiful to patriotic eyes j
aa in the past. Nor is there the slightest
danger that the flag will be hauled down
from any place where it ought to float as !
the emblem of freedom and the en ugn of
hope. Alas! too, monopolies will continue,
for some time to come, to declare the largest
possible dividends without regard to the
rights of other people. Political "bosses," 1
too, will continue their nefarious business, \
and municipal misgovernment in all our j
great cities will cry to heaven for reform, j
The liquor-power will maintain its defiant ;
attitude toward Christian civiliz itioD, and
politicians will continue to pay homage at its
shrine. All these reforms and others await !
measures far more radical than anything
that is to be decided by the present election. ,
Education, evangelization, the extension of
the kingdom of God — only these can remove '
such dark blots as we have named from the
face of our civilization. Behind the ballot i
are the home, the school, the church, and
these must do their work well before the j
ballot becomes the potent power it ought to |
be in lifting burdens from the necks of the i
people.
There is another fact, too, that we can j
assure our readers of, and it is one for which '
we cannot be too grateful, namely, that
whatever disappointments to individuals or
to parties may be involved in the results of
the pending election, there will be instant
and universal acquiescence in the decision of
the people at the polls, whenever that de- ,
cision is known. This is something to be
grateful for. Until people reach the state
of enlightenment and of self-control which
enables them to submit to defeat at the
polls without insurrection and violence, they
are not capable of self-government. There
has never been but one exception to the
rule of acquiescence to the will of the ma-
j )rity in our national history, and that grew
out of conditions so unique, and now, happily,
no longer in existence, as to render its repe-
tition in the future wholly improbable. It
is a spectacle which the civilized world has
always looked upon with admiration, that
of men taking up power and laying it djwa
again at the will of the people, expressed
through the ballot box. The one thing we
all feel certain about is that no matter
whether Mr. McKinley or Mr. Bryan shall
receive a majority of the electoral votes of
the states of this Union, the defeated party
and its candidates will accept the decision
as final, and all the governmental processes
will continue peacefully and smoothly, as
heretofore. l£,— mi
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Questions and Hnswers.
I find an abundance of food for thought in
the perusal of your Question and Answer De-
partment. Will you kindly answer me the
following questions:
1. Whit remedy hare you to propose for
]the difficulty of keeping up the finances of the
local church, where the burden generally falls
upon a few?
2. What do you tkink of the plan we are
i thinking of adopting in our local church of
opening an account with the bank, depositing
I collections with the bank, pay our bills by
• cheques, and hive the bank notify us of any
. overdraft, so that we can go to the church mem-
'■ hers for money, not to pay the preacher or the
> jonitor, but to meet overdrafts in the bank?
An Elder.
1. Two things are Decessary in order to
' keep the financial condition of the church
• as good as that of a well conducted bank.
Tie first of these is that the n etnbership of
i the church be converted and have the spirit
' of liberality and love for the cause of Christ
] implanted in their hearts. The second is
proper training in the duty of regular,
systematic and proportionate giving. There
is great lack in most of our churches on the
second point, passing by for the present the
first condition named. It is not sufficiently
impressed upon the minds of the members
when they first enter the church and begin
their Christian life that it is a part of their
Christian duty to bear their proportionate
part in all the expenses necessary for the
successful on-going of the church. Many
members have very loose, not to say im-
moral, ideas on this question of financial
responsibility to the church. They must be
taught on this subject as on every other sub-
ject until they have as much conscience on
the subject of finances as, for instance, on
the subject of baptism. In addition to this
there should be some simple, practical
method by which all the members may be
reached with a request for a subscription to
the annual expenses of the church.
2. The success of this plan will depend
largely on how much pride the members of
the congregation have in maintaining the
financial credit of their church in the eyes
of the community. There is danger that a
large proportion of the members will feel
that they are in no way responsible for the
debt that has been created and will ignore
it. It is very difficult to distribute among
the members a sense of responsibility for
the financial obligations of the church.
Nothing but constant teaching will accom-
plish this, and even this will succeed only
among those who are sincerely trying to be
Christians and want to do what is right.
We shall be glad to hear from our corres-
pondent later as to how his bank plan
has succeeded in bringing the members to
terms.
I notice what you say in your issue of
October 4 concerning the continuation of
apostles in the church. Do I understand you
right that there are no apostles since the first
Twelve died? If so, how will you harmonize
this with the Scripture that says that when
Christ ascended He "led captivity captive and
ga,ve gifts unto men,'' and that He gave "some
to be apostles," etc., "jor the perfecting of the
saints, for the work of the ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ till we all come
unto the unity of the faith and of the knowledge
of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto
the measure of the stature of the fullness of
Christ?" Mrs. G. A. Reynolds.
Granada, Miss.
Yes, we said there were no successors to
the original apostles, because they are still
in authority. Their testimony concerning
Chr st, their teaching, their exhortation,
inspired as they were by the spirit of God,
have come down to us in the New Testa-
ment, and they are still sitting upon their
twelve apostolic th/ones judging the tribes
of spiritual Israel. There is, therefore, no
confli it between this position and the
Scripture quoted. Through the ministry of
the apostles, continued to us by the agency
of the Holy Spirit which dwelt in them, the
church is growing into the unity of the
faith and of the knowledge of the Son of
God, and will continue so to do until it
comes into a full grown man; "unto the
measure of the stature of the fullness of
Christ."
Is it proper for us to baptize in the name of
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, seeing that
the apostles baptized in the name of Jesus only
(Acts 2:38), and seeing that baptism is a
burial in the death of Christ, and not in the
death of the Father or the Holy Spirit?
H. C. Varner.
According to the commission given by
Christ to His apostles, which is our author-
ity for baptizing at all, we are authorized
to baptize believers "into the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit," and we do this in the name or by
the authority of Christ. The passage re-
ferred to in Acts does not differ from the
commission. Peter tells the people who
asked what they should do to "Repent and
be baptized every one of you upon the name
of Jesus Christ," etc. The baptismal
formula is not here given. They were
simply told that this repentance and baptism
was enjoined upon them by the authority of
Christ just as the commission declares. The
Revised Version (see Matt. 28:19) renders
the commission, "baptizing them into the
name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Ghost." This word "into" denotes
transition or change of relationship. It doe3
not indicate the authority by which the act
is done, as that is shown in the preface to
the commission — "all authority hath been
given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go
ye, therefore," etc. The baptism, therefore,
is by the authority, or upon the name of
Christ, and. "info th9 name of the Father,"
etc.
A man marries a woman who he under"
stands left her former husband for "gospel
reasons;" he discovers after living with her
several years that the real cause of separation
was not fornication, but his drunkenness and
cruelty to her; it is probable that fornication
was committed before she left him; and it is
certain that he was guilty after she left him.
She remained single for seventeen years, dur-
ing which time he "took up with" two differ-
ent women, and finally disappeared from
view, either dying or removing to some distant
part of the country. Ajter she had lost sight
of him for a long time and knew nothing of
him, she was married a tecond time. These
parties are both prominent members of the
Church oj Christ, and in the effort for higher
attainments in the divine life, this maiter is
giving them trouble. What should they do?
S. C.
There has been, apparently, no intentional
wrong-doing ia this case on the part of
either tin present husband or wife. The
only thing for them to do, as Chris ti ins, is
to maintain i he relation of husband and
wife which they have assumed, sacredly.
Any attempt to undo what ha3 been done
would result in far greater wrong tha i *ny
irregularity in their marriage gro-ving oat
of an imperfect knowledge of the facts.
They have no need to be troubled in con-
science, but should seek to live loyally to
their marriage vows.
If a young woman marries a man believing
him to be honest and straightforward, and
finds out ajter marriage that he is dishonest
and has deceived her, is she at liberty to seek
a divorce, and, should she marry again, would
she do wrong in so doing? M. E.
When the young woman married the man
in question, she took him "for better ;r for
worse," and if he turned out worse, that is
her misfortune, bat it is also her opportu-
nity. Probably she can bring to bear upon
him an influence to reform his life stronger
than any that has ever been exertad. Let
her, at least, make an effort to savj him be-
fore she seeks separation from him. Young
married people must not grow dissatisfied
when they begin to find out each other's
faults. Rather let then seek to correct
their faults and to help each other to a bet-
ter life. Marriage is one of the ways which
God has established for making men and
women better and purer. We would always
advise a young woman to undertake her
work of reforming the young man before
marriage, but if she takes the chances of
marrying first, she must not abandon the
work of reformation. According to Paul,
the unsanctified husband is sanctified by the
Christian wife and the relationship is thus
made sacred. It is better for individuals
to bear some hardships of this kind than for
society to be demoralized and degraded by
thoughtless marriages and easy divorces.
What do you think of the custom sometimes
engaged in by professed Christians, in this re-
mote section, of betting "treats" about little
things? Isn't this gambling on a small scale?
Inquirer.
Of course it is, and we would regret to
believe that there are many professed Chris-
tians who would engage in this species of
gambling, not to say anything of the abom-
inable custom of "treating," which, in con-
nection with intemperance, is one of the
greatest sources of drunkenness. Christians
should have no fellowship with these un-
fruitful works of darkness.
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November 1, 1900
HOW TO STUDY THE HISTORI-
CAL BOOKS OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT.
A. M. CHAMBERLAIN.
Here is a question of method. Fortunate-
ly it is not a question of the be?t method,
else, in deciding that, the study might be
entirely lost sight of. Thi 3 article only aims
to be suggestive to people inspired with a
desire to know with accuracy something of
the great "Old Revelation" of God to men.
No method of fixing in memory accurate
knowledge is surer than that of tabulating
it, if we construct our own tables. Mental
mastery is a sort of intellectual cabinet-
making, and at this I wish to set you, for
the time.
We are to deal with seventeen writings
and four thousand years of history. In
spite of inaccuracies, we will follow the
chronology of Bishop Ussher, because Irs
inaccuracies are not vital, and for the most
part, exist, so far as they can be proved to
exist at all, in the early, obscure portion of
the records.
1. Let the student now take a sheet of
foolscap, and turning it sidewise, through
the center of its length draw a line twelve
inches long. This will stand for our four
thousand years of time.
2. Make a mark upon this line every
inch and a half. These spaces will stand for
periods of five hundred years. We shall
remember these dividing points and their
relations a great deal better if we connect
each one with a prominent name or event
close at hand. As we can do no better we
shall write at the first division from the
left, Enoch, at the second, Noah, at the
third, The Flood, at the fourth, Abraham, at
the fifth, Red Sea, at the sixth, Solomon, at
the seventh, Restoration. At the end of the
line write Jesus. At the beginning, Adam.
Under each name, the proper date figure for
that point, and we have an outline of con-
crete chronology upon which to hang our
study of the Old Testament records.
3. An inch and a half from the top of
the sheet draw another line parallel with
the first, and we shall be ready to begin our
"Study of the Historical Books of the Old
Testament." You already know that these
are seventeen in number, and you know them
by name in the order of their occurrence in
our Bibles. We are now going to arrange
them on our scale of chronology.
4. Examination shows that eleven of the
books will cover the scale to a point beyond
the last division mark, with the exception
of one narrow space for which we have
among these no book at all. This leaves
six books which are either repetitions or
only related in a collateral or subordinate
manner to the real chain of historical hap-
penings. These six collateral books are
Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Ruth, First and
Second Chronicles and Esther.
5. Of the eleven books which really give
a fairly connected history, the first is Gene-
sis. We are going to draw a cross line at
the point in our scale where its record
closes. This is about half way between
Abraham and the Red Sea. We will draw the
line clear across the foolscap sheet and above
the upper line we will write Genesis; under
that "Beginning" and just above the line
2250. This will not prevent our remember-
ing that this "Beginning" reaches far back
into the mist and chios which antedate
human history. It will be proper for you to
stop right here and say, "What a wonderful
book. How scanty a record. What scat-
tered sun rays penetrating that cloudy morn-
ing of the world." This, I shall leave you to
continue at your pleasure. You will stop
for a moment, however, to look up the num-
ber of chapters which hold all that precedes
the call of Abram.
6. Run a dotted line from one parallel
to the other at the point marked Abraham,
and to the lefc of this indicate the number
of chap ers mentioned above. Now, you
may stop at your will and study the appear-
ance of your table. Between times, as you
look at this old record, read doubtless more
than once, you will run line3 down from the
middle line of chronology to the bottom of
the foolscap shett at the five hundred year
points in Genesis, and, in the compartments
thus made, you will note for each successive
period the prominent names and events
which you wish to remember. If there is a
passage which you think you ought to mem-
orize, note it as well, but be discriminating
in this. In the last compartment which be-
longs to Genesis, write the prominent char-
acters and be sure to note the last thing
recorded in the book. If you have done this
carefully, I am pretty sure that you will know
something of Genesis which you did not
know before.
7. Now take up Exodus, "The Way Out,"
with its record of 250 years in round num-
bers, and chart it in similar fashion. Note
in the compartment below the line of chron-
ology about a half dozen prominent subdi-
visions of the record of Exodus. I will sug-
gest for this book, the following: 1. The
Bondage in Egypt. 2. The Early Life and
Call of Moses. 3. The Ten Plagues. 4.
The Deliverance at the Red Sea. 5. The
Law Given at Sinai. 6. The Building of
the Tabernacle. There are some other
things that you will want to remember
when you have become somewhat familiar
with these, such as the details of the ten
plagues, incidents on the way to Sinai, and
the location and exact language of the ten
commandments.
8. Now we are arri ced at the book called
Leviticus, which is not a history in any
strict sense of the word, but is a compila-
tion of laws based on that which was given
to Moses at Sinai, and properly belongs in
this period of Exodus and Numbers. Write
the name in the compartment under Exodus
between the two parallel lines and proceed
with the historical record of Numbers.
9. You will find by brief examination
that this book covers practically the forty
years spent in the wanderings in the wilder-
ness, and you will draw a line across the
foolscap sheet that will fairly represent
such a lapse of time on the scale. It will be
rather narrow and you will have to do some
fine writing. In the upper compartment
write Numbers aDd under that "Wilderness"
and lowest, 40. Now, in the lowest com-
partment place notes that will call up in
order the most prominent happenings of this
forty years of wandering. You can rise
your choice and have from seven to fifteen or
twenty, but, whether you take few or
many, after you have chosen them, remem-
ber ihem as belonging to "Numbers."
10. Here is Deuteronomy, which is, like
Leviticus, in large measure extra-historical,
and you will write its name in the middle
compartment under Numbers, with the one
or two historical items which it really adds
to the other records noted in parentheses
following.
11. We have next to consider the two
books known as Joshua and Judges, which,
with the first eight chapters of First Samuel,
deal with a period of about four hundred
years following immediately upon the en-
trance of the children of Israel into Canaan.
This makes so distinct an epoch that we will
do best to group all these items in the upper
compartment with the figure — 400 under-
neath, the period being in reality a little
short of four hundred years. As we shall
see that two forty-year periods are to fol-
low before we reach the epoch of Solomon
at the 1000 B. C. mark, we shall need to
accommodate matters by not making our 400-
year space of full actual width by scale. It
is frequently necessary in tabulating in this
fashion to make small spaces a little larger
than they properly should be in order to have
them large enough to hold the matter in
intelligible shape and this must be rectified
by a corresponding reduction in some of the
larger spaces. Were the scale twice or
three times as large tnis would be unneces-
sary, and you may desire to enlarge it with
accurate spacing after this first examination
is completed. That will prove a good review.
As there are three books to be served with
notes in the space below the line of chron-
ology, we shall have to divide it into three
parts. You will note down the prominent
records of Joshua and Judges, seven or eight
each, and five or six for the eight chapters of
Samuel, each in separate divisions, and then
you will place "Ruth," another of the collat-
eral records, in the middle compartment,
with any notes you desire.
12. Six books of the main history remain
for study and treatment, together with
three that may be dealt with as collateral,
but it will be noticed that we have already
begun a practice which we shall find it
w'se to continue, viz., that of breaking
the books up at their ratural topical divi-
sion points instead of insisting on the
arbitrary divisions which have gained place
in the past.
13. The remainder of the book cilled
First Samuel will be our next section for
study. It covers a period of substantially
forty years, which fact you will properly
record. We shall find its epoch to be "The
Kingdom under Saul," and to indicate that,
it will be well to write the name of Saul at
the bottom of the middle compartment just
above the line of chronology. There is no
part of the Old Testament record thicker set
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with striking incidents than this; and you
will want to remember some ten or twelve
items, at least, that are the promicent oc-
currences of this section. The time period
i on the scale is narrow, and all that jou will
find room for, will be a number and initials
l for each event. You must be careful to
remember, as you write them, what each set
of initials stands for.
14. You will now treat the book of Sec-
j ond Samuel, "The Reign of David," a forty-
year period, i \ similar fashion.
15. After that, the first eleven chapters
j of First Kings, another forty-year period,
I covering "The Reign of Solomon." This last
space for the forty years of Solomon's Reign
i should lie about half on either side of the
i thousand-year B. C. point on the scale of
; chronology.
16. And no v we come to the most vexed
. part of the Old Testament history when
I the divided kingdom presents its confusion
of records to the inspection of the student.
This epoch is a little less than four hundred
years (" — 400" we will mark it in our table)
and involves all that remains of the books
of the Kings. The northern Kingdom,
Israel, endured for two-thirds of this time,
in round numbers 260 years, and the south-
ern Kingdom, Judah, outlasted the northern
in round numbers 130 years. To indicate
this, start a line about three-quarters of an
inch above the line of chronology at the
close of the Reign of Solomon, and run it
parallel with the line of chronology for a
distance sufficient to represent the 260
yeirs of the northern Kingdom. Divide the
lower compartment into two sections, the
upper for notes on the northern King-
dom, which should include at least the
names of the most prominent kings, and
the lower for the notes on the southern
Kingdom, involving at least the names of
the kings who are called "good kings." The
upper Kingdom's notes will also contain
what you wish to remember of the prophets,
Elijah and Elisha.
17. We shall treat the two books of
Chronicles as we have treated the collateral
records, though they are really not of that
class, but repeat in detail the history of the
kingdom, prefaced by a genealogy and
sketch of the early history of the nation.
Because so much of it is a repetition we
will write the names across the middle
compartments which stand for the time of
the kingdom from Saul on, and will run a
long arrow back from the beginning of
the words to the very beginning of human
history.
18. We now come to a period known as
"The Babylonian Captivity" (spoken of as
of seventy years' duration, but which in
reality lasted but about fifty years from
the close of the records of "the Kings")
for which we have no data in the books
counted as the historical books. You will
fill this fifty years' space by writing in the
upper section in parenthesis (Daniel, I — VI.),
under that, .in parenthesis (70), and under
that 50 for the time really left without
historical record. In counting the seventy
years of the Captivity, the Hebrews counted
the last eighteen years when the monarch-
ical administration was tottering to its final
downfall. In the lower compartment you
will annotate the first half of Daniel as
suits you.
19. Complete your table of Old Testa-
ment history by marking off a hundred-year
space for the books of "The Restoration,"
Ezra and Nehemiah. You will write Esther
in the middle compartment of this epoch as
collateral thereto, an I divide the lower
compartment into two sections, one for your
mnemonic notes on Ezra and the other for
those on Nehemiah.
20. There is left in your table a space
representing four hundred years, which is
the period preceding the coming of Christ
for which there is no record that is account-
ed inspired. What we know of the period
is gathered from Josephus, the books of
the Maccabees, and from outside historians
in scanty references. You might write
these facts in the middle compartment of
this section, if you choose, and such notes
on the history of that time as seem most
important in parentheses in the lower com-
partment and your table will be fairly
finished.
If a company of from a half dozen to a
dozen will do this work in weekly sections,
(it naturally divides itself into eleven sec-
tions) comparing your individual results
each week and spending the last two weeks
in general review, I think no one of you will
count the quarter as ill spent.
Alliance, 0.
THE CHINESE ENIGMA.
BY WM. REMPRY HUNT.
Missionary in Ch'u Cheo District, China.
China has riveted the eyes of the civilized
world. In the manner of her declaration of
war against civilization, she has outclassed
the most barbaric races. The position is an
anomalous one. It i3 fraught with grave
possibilities. The last great and hoary
heathen colossus has dared to set the world
back and isolate the nations. It is, however,
too late in the day of human history for the
world to exist "half savage and half civil-
ized." In the last terrible and, we predict,
final clash between the civilizations of the
old and the new world, the issue is not in
doubt.
The effect which the crisis has already
had upon the relations of governments with
each other is indicative of the fact that the
functions of those governments in demand-
ing protection and liberty for their nation-
als will be maintained. China has acted
with almost unpardonable duplicity. Claim-
ing supreme political power over the 18
provinces and the numerous dependencies,
she has pleaded inability to suppress the
secret societies or revolutionary clans.
The "Boxer" movement is not a new or-
ganization. Its history lies hid in the arch-
ives of Buddhistic and Taoistic priesthood.
It has existed through the present Manchu
dynasty. It is a religio- political rising.
Favored and financed with imperial aid, the
movement took on new impetus after the
memorable reactionary movement in Pekin
s ome two years since. It was in this coup
d'etat that the bitter hatred and anti- foreign
venom of the Empress Dowager was openly
expressed.
The "Boxers" are a fanatical and murder-
ous rabble. They are the militia of the
Chinese. On their banners are inscribed the
characters "Yih Ho Chuan," which in plain
English "means "United Volunteer Band."
Being a corrupt government itself, the
Chinese Court can but yield to the pres-
sure brought to bear upon it by the secret
societies who demand, under threat of rebel-
lion, blackmail from the imperial treasury.
Prince Tuan mobilized these bloodthirsty
and savage hordes. Their banners were un-
furled all through Manchuria. The revolt
spread like a prairie fire through Chili,
Shanai and Shantung. Its aim was anti-
foreign, anti modern, anti-government and
anti-Christain. Under Prince Tuan, Kang
Yih and Yung Lu, the revolution assumed
portentous dimensions. The Prince took a
diplomatic rush and proclaimed his puppet,
Poo Chuin, as the de facto Emperor of the
Chinese. Kwangsu had been forced to abdi-
cate. The plot was laid, the dark scheme
worked, and in less than three months all
China, from Pekin to Hong Kong and from
Shanghai to Szechuen, was in the throes of
an unprecedented political and anarchical
convulsion.
The astute Empress Dowager began to
fear the movement had already transgressed
its bounds. To attempt to stop it, how-
ever, would have been to turn its fury
upon the palace. Tsze Hsi Ang had to
not only sanction with imperial edicts the
anti-foreign crusade, but to enrich with gold
and commissariat the hordes of both Manchu
"Boxer" and imperial troops.
The anti foreign edicts were sent far and
wide by imperial courier. The vermilion
pencil (Emperor-Usurper Tuan's decree)
ordered the edicts to be rushed to every fu
Men and small city in the provinces, at the
express rate of 200 miles per diem. This
was carried out. In three short months the
provinces were swept clean of missionaries,
miners, railway agents, telegraph offices,
foreign naval and military schools and every-
thing savoring of modern and scientific im-
provements.
During most of this time anarchy, rapine,
pillage, disorder, and the general iegime of
insurrectionary devastation were laying
waste the fairest and richest districts. It was
in the provinces of Shansi, Chili and Honan
that the missionaries suffered most. The
fiendish atrocities (details of which are unfit
for reiteration) perpetrated upon the highest
and noblest womanhood of the century in
the hellish frenzy of the demon possessed
ruffians, whose barbarous hate claimed in
cold-blooded murder more than one hundred
and sixty missionaries — not to mention
thousands of native Christians, who are re-
garded as incendiaries — is a heinous crime
against every canon of humanity and a
tragic disavowal of international obliga-
tions.
The causes which lie at the base of the
trouble, and which have with such scientific
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November 1, 1910
certainty produced the crisis, have had their
origin, and still have their evolution from
within the Imperial Court. It is so plain
upon the tables. Facts are evidences. The
Blue books will be a revelation. It will clear
the air of the flimsy and flippant charge laid
at the doors of missionary effort re the
instigation and irritating of the outbreak.
China is responsible for her own break-up.
She has demonstrated her inability for self-
government. The "open door" has been shut
in the face of the world. The envoys, min-
isters and statesmen of the West have been
treated with outrageous an 1 murderous in-
sults. Treaty rights have been trampled
under foot, and missions hounded from her
borders. The Mandarinate and highest officials
connived at these unparalleled crimes, and
in many cases aided and abetted the perpe-
trators of the same. At the heathen tri-
bunal of Yu Hien, of Shansi, some sixteen
American and British missionaries were de
capitated and their bodies thrown outside
the city walls to be devoured by the scavenger
dogs. This is only one of the mildest of in-
stances.
It seems as if the remaining fragments of
the Pekin government must either choose
the peaceful program * f reform, or have its
disturbing elements rnelttd in the furnace of
war. It looks as if there were no other al-
ternative.
The allied armies are evacuating Pekin.
Punitive expeditions plan to reach Pao ting
fu and even Tai yuen fu. They may even
waste atd destroy the cities; but the lesson
needed will not thus be taught or impressed
upon the Chinese. Retribution may come from
without, but reform, if it is to be reform,
au permanence, must be inspired from within.
In this arena of an arrested civilization
it is true that missions have contributed not
a little to the upheaval. Missions sounded
the bugle blast of reform! Missions edu-
cated the masses! Enlightenment of the
millions meant revolutionary changes. The
dtsire for emancipation from pagan servi-
tude began to assert itself. Again, the
wonderful awakening that has come to China
in and through mate] ial avenues has had a
peculiar and disturbing effect upon the foun-
dations of Chinese life and society.
Into the compound of superstitions in the
Chinese mind also have been forced the
strangest innovations. The "foreign devil"
came to stay. In asking the Chinese to
forsake their ancestral customs, rites, idols,
age-venerated creeds and dearest and cher-
ished, though pagan, religious ceremonies,
the missions have brought upon them the
derision and fiercest hate of the priesthood
whose craft is in danger.
This antagonism of civilization is the re-
sultant creation of Western ideals and re-
alizations. It is a demonstration of the
problem of dynamics in the moral as well
as the physical world. It is an illus-
tration of the transforming life of a
higher over a lower state. It stands as
a protest against that quiescent inertia of
the state, and without "Krupp guns" is ever
winning new victories and achieving fresh
successes. This is the program cf mission-
ics.
Christianity has quickened the industries
of the East, enriched its variety, enlarged
its volume and widened its markets. A re-
cent writer on missions- said: "Missionaries
are the architects of a new civilization.'
Another, a critic, wrote: "The missionaries
deserve a vote of thanks from the commer-
cial world. Every dollar put into the newly
opened avenues means an enlarged return of
profitable trade."
The great commercial agencies are not
slow to recognize this. The Steam Naviga-
tion Company's agents on the Yangtse River,
the China coasting trade and the Oriental
and Occidental lines alike, take missionary
passengers at rates of 20 per cent, dis-
count on the ordinary charges.
Missions have, it is true, undermined and
almost dethroned idolatry, but they are clean
and free from the charge of instigating the
uprising. The rising is among the people.
This is a graver crisis than a mere conflict
with a government. It is among the masses
an insurrectionary movement, bo h anti-
dynastic and anti-governmental. The real
nature of the event is ja-t dawning upon
the minds of the Chinse masses.
It is a momentous politico- protestant move-
ment, in which four hundred millions of the
human race are wildly struggling to throw
off the bonds of servitude, the tyranny of
illegal taxation, the terrors of officialdom,
the demands of bribery, the corrupt injustice
of the Yamen, the unmistakable greed of the
Powers — after territorial expansion and an-
nexation— these things have fanned the
frenzy of the masses and unloosed the demons
of pagan hate and produced the greatest
collision of the century.
Current opinion comes to the conclusion
that until the Chinese court is compelled by
force to aid in restoring order, there will be
no decided move on the part of the govern-
ment or viceroys to suppress the rebellion.
Nor would it be a difficult thing for the in-
surrection to get utterly beyond China's
power to suppress, even should it finally de-
sire to do so.
At the great public meeting recently held
in Shanghai, representing some twenty lead-
ing Biitish, American, German and Swedish
missions, some resolutions were framed and
cabled home. They put the case in a nutshell.
They are thus summarized:
1. Causes of disorder and massacres
anti-foreign and anti-progressive, aided by
corrupt administration of Chinese officialdom.
Agitate for reform.
2. Plot to exterminate foreigners, origin-
ated and favored by Prince TuaD, Dowager
Empress and highest Manchu officials and
Chinese governors. Secure justice.
3. No settlement can be satisfactory or
lasting which is not thorough, and which
does not secure alike the legitimate interests
of Western nations and the real good of the
Chinese people. Premature peace will be
disastrous.
4. Following the settlement there should
be aun.versal proclamation of its terms
throughout every city and provinc i in the
empire, and that not only by mere edicts,
but by such acts as will leave no doubt of its
realty in the minds of the Chinese masses.
Settlement must be thorough if it is to be
permanent.
The situation, and the probable outcome
of it, is very forcibly stated in a recent issue
of the New York Journal of Commerce. It
says: "The right of occupancy of the earth
rests at bottom upon the use made of it,
and the people who do not properly or ade-
quately use the earth must give way t:> thjse
who will, and the people who will not form
a government must yield to the people who
can form a government or have one ready to
establish, .... The whole world has
now grown together so closely that it can no
longer exist halj civilized and half savage.
As to the savages who profess nothing that
we recognize as a government, we know how
to deal with them; we establish governments
over them. With the savages who profess to
possess a civilization, and who have a govern-
ment which appears to go through all the
motions of a supreme political power, the
problem is not quite so simple, but it is es-
sentially the same. They have got to estab-
lish a civilized government over themselves
or have one established over them."
WHAT SHOULD BE THE SCOPE
OF THE BENEVOLENT ASSO-
CIATION OF THE CHRIS-
TIAN CHURCHES?*
CARLOS C. ROWLISON.
The primary object of the Church as an
organization is not to feed the hungry, nor to
nurse and heal the sick, nor to educate the
ignorant, nor even to champion social re-
forms. Its primary object is to reveal ihe
nature of God and to induce men to live God-
like lives. It once built hospitals; but it
has found it possible to have many more and
much better hospitals by inspiring men as
citizens to build them. It once provided for
the education of a community; but this is
much better done now by those who, filled
with the divine impulse to dispel the dark-
ness of ignorance, have developed an edu-
cational system independent of the Church.
Hence in general it may be said that, while
the Church furnishes the essential motive
for every form of benevolence, yet its duty
as an institution in the community is not to
build up and superintend all manner of
eleemosynary and educational organizations.
Yet should there be any important reform
or benevolence which no other institution
can foster or perfect, it is clearly the
Church's duty to undertake it. Thus she
champions the overthrow of the liquor traffic;
thus she provides for helpless men, women
and children; thus she organizes and sup-
ports social settlements. So far as it is pos-
sible to turn over such enterprises to other
institutions, the Church shoild do so.
Is .here any room for an association within
the Church whose end must always be ior
benevolences? Certainly there is. For the
Church has, and always will have, those who
in a peculiar way are dependent upon her,
as they are upon n> other institutior. These
are those who ha>e undertaken as their
*Read at Conference on Benevolences at Kansas
City.
November 1, 1900
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life-work the service of the Church, or those
who are dependent upon these servants of the
Church, and those who, for other peculiar
reasons, have a natural claim upon the
Church such as they have upon no other in-
stitution. Therefore, the scope of a Church's
benevolence is:
1. To provide for the support of its
ministry — whether it is still active, or is
retired by age or infirmity.
2. To provide for those who are de-
pendent upon this ministry.
8. To care for the helpless who can be
redeemed by this care.
These are self-evident propositions, and
in so far as they are not otherwise provided
for they cover the scope of such an associa-
tion as is gathered here to-day. Let us
consider each item so r ewhat in detail.
1. To provide for the support of its min-
istry— IF RETIRED BY AGE OR OTHER IN-
FIRMITY. The ministry is not entered for
the purpose of making a liviDg. It is not a
money making office. And while it is worth
to a community all the money it costs to
sustain it, yet it is supported, and properly,
by the benevolences of the people over
whom the ministry is exercised. It is only
the extension of the principle which gives
the pastor a stipulated salary that also
provides a fund for the support of the dis-
abled minister who is in need of such benev-
olence. This is so evident that I shall not
argue it. The same principle may easily be
applied to the support of indigent men and
women who, for som reason, have failed to
make provision for the weakness of age or
other infirmity, yet who have been specially
devoted to the Church. Many a man not a
minister has, by his untiring efforts and
sacrifices, brought the Church to victory,
who ought to be ministered to by the Church
in the time of its prosperity and his indi-
gence. With our present form of organi-
zation, most of this peculiar relief is
committed to the Board of Ministerial Relief.
2. To impress the truth of my second
proposition, it needs only re- statement. It
is the duty of the Church to provide for
those who are dependent upon her ministry
for their livelihood. Helpless children,
dependent parents, or o her unfortunates,
must be cared for.
3. In the third place, it is the Church's
duty TO CARE FOR THE HELPLESS WHO BY
THIS CARE MAY BE REDEEMED. This function
of the Benevolent Association is essentially
missionary. No missionary enterprise is
more fruitful. Here are the children of
poor and friendless parents who have died
while their children are helpless; how shall
they be provided for? By the state, which
says that no child shall be allowed to starve
or to go naked, but whose motive can scarce-
ly be higher; or by the Church, whose
motive is that they must not only be fed
and clothed, but, above all else, that they
must be taught of God and disciplined in
love, and have supplied to them as far as
may be that parental affection of which
they have been robbed by disaster? The
Church has found many times that these
misfortunes have been her opportunity in her
effort to save the rising generation from
the sins of its parents. It is thus our for-
eign missionaries are led to open orphanages
and accept famine as" a divine opportunity.
It is thus that the Benevolent Association of
the Christian Church has opened its Orphans'
Home, and sought to find hungry parental
hearts to adopt the homeless little ones.
It should, therefore, be clearly understood
by the Church that this particular feature
of the Benevolent Association is not merely
an act of mercy, but is pre- eminently an
act of good Church business in accom-
plishing the purpose for which it exists,
namely, the redemption of the world. Since
the Church has not been looking upon the
care of the orphans and homeless as a
missionary enterprise so much as an act of
mercy toward the helpless, I wish to empha-
size more fully the importance of this atti-
tude toward the work. It is sometimes ar-
gued that the fact thatjan asylum is provided
for the offspring has loosened for, many, the
social rule of chastity. It is doubtful if
there i3 much truth in this objection. If
there are more illegitimate children than
formerly, the causes lie much deeper in
our social organizations and beliefs, and
such an excuse as this is only a make-shift.
Assuming then that natural parents will
continue to cast off illegitimate children
for some one else to care for, is it not an act
of the highest importance for the redemp-
tion of society and for the salvation of
individual souls that these children be
surrounded from their infancy with holy
Chris ian influences, and, if possible, be
adopted by loving hearts into holy fami-
lies? You and I, who have lived in the
atmosphere of Christian restraint and disci-
pline all our lives, still feel that our children
must be brought up with the utmost care.
If this is true of such children, how much
more do these who have in them the inheri-
ted tendencies to evil, the bad blood of
deoased parentage, and are shamed from
their infancy with the taint of illegitimacy,
need the most watchful care *nd the pro-
tection of loving hearts. A great doctrine
of our day is popularly stated: "An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure" —
"formation, not re-formation." We say
that the child must be helped to grow nat-
urally into a pure, true man, rather than
to make him over after he has undermined
his physical health and destroyed his moral
vigor in vice and sin. And so a hundred
dollars spent in caring for the orphan chil-
dren in the day of their dependency is worth
more, as an evangelizing enterprise, than
several times that much in rescue mission
work and city evangel zation.
If this is true regarding the work which we
should do for illegitimate children, how much
more should we care for the children of
poor but honorable parents who by disease
and death are left homeless in the world.
If they are left to drift without protection
and constraint, many of them will die an
untimely death and those who survive only
too often fall far below the plane of life to
which their parents had risen.
One thing, therefore, to be included in the
scope of our Benevolent Association is
surely its phase as a missionary enterprise.
Indeed, in advocating the necessity for such
an association, much more emphasis should
be put upon this characteristic of is work.
To keep a little body from hunger or cold
is an act of mercy, but to act solely from
this motive is to treat a child as though it
were merely an animal. Even dogs may
have cold bodies and hungry stomachs. Poor
poodle, how he shivers! Isn't it awful?
No, it isn't awful. If the wretched whelp
coald but get out and earn his living as he
was created to do he would be warm enough.
The mere hunger and cold of a child, though
important, are decidedly minor matters. To
starve its soul by neglect, to permit it to
grow up ignorant and undisciplined in an age
streaming with light and knowledge, is a
reproach to us. To let that boy remain in
the vicious atmosphere and vile society of
the slums, a terror to society and a soul
damned from its infancy, when he might
breathe the pure air of the farm and sit by
the hearthstone of a loving Christian family
and become a protection to society and an
undying son of God, is a disgrace to Chris-
tianity, and one of the first duties of the
church is to rescue him from his surround-
ings.
One thing the Benevolent Association is
doing, and must do more and more, is to
provide homes for honeless children among
the cultured end prosperous. We send mis-
sionaries to China and Porto Rico and we
send out our state evangelists, and this i3
all well. But when God undertook to save
the world he did not hire some one to do it
for him, — he came in the person of his Son
and by infinite sacrifice and personal service
saved the lost. So also must we do. And
there are thousands of Christian homes rep-
resented at this convention which are spoiling
with narrowness and selfishness, that God
is calling to open their doors to give light
and happiness and redemption to these home-
less children.
"The gift without the giver is bare.
Who gives himself with his alms, feeds three,
Himself, his hungering neighbor, and Me."
It must therefore be more and more the
work of the Benevolent Association to hunt
out these empty homes and to fill them with
the patter of little feet, with the prattle of
little lips, with the love of children's hearts.
What is more desolate than a childless home?
Nothing but an orphan's heart. Our beloved
Association must lend a mighty influence
for the dissipation of this desolation by
placing, many more parentless children in
childless homes.
The Benevolent Association has made a
remarkable record during the few years of
its existence. Its experience has taught it
pretty clearly what the scope of its work is
to be. When it controls homes for aged
preachers and their families, together with
other feeble Disciples, when it has Orphans'
Homes in all the states where we are
strongest, and an efficient corps of workers
connected with each who shall be placing
constantly homeless children in childless
homes, it will then be equipped to do the
work which a great religious people ought
to do for those dependent on them, and it
will alsD become one of the most effective
of our missionary enterprises. That the
churches and pastors of the country heartily
and enthusiastically support this association
is certainly the very least that we can ex-
pect from them.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 9, 1900.
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November 1, 1900
Our Budget*
— National election next week.
— But do not let thii little matter interfere
with your annual offering for State Missions.
— November is the month set apart for the
offering for State Missions, beginning with the
first Lord's day.
— A number of good churches have neglected
the offering for State Missions, to the serious de-
triment of every department of our missionary
work. This ought not so to be.
— If any church feels itself so exhausted by the
election that it is unable to attend to this offering
on the first Lord's day, let it fix upon some later
day in November in order to press this matter
upon the minds of its members.
— St. Louis just now is experiencing a revival
of interest in all the churches. W. E. Harlow's
meeting at the Fourth Church has resulted in fifty-
two additions to dite, mostly by confession, and
will continue over next Lord's day. The com-
munity is profoundly stirred. The meeting of
S. D. Dutcher with the Compton Heights congre-
gation is also progressing well, but we have not
learned the number of additions np to date. The
other churches are having increased aadiences,
enlarged Sunday schools and an awakened in-
terest.
— One hundred Thanksgiving dinners for the
poor will be provided by the Christian Eodeavorers
of St. Paul, Minn. The suggestion comes in time
to be adopted by many elsewhere. An Endeavor
can't be in better business than carrying happi-
ness to the poor and afflicted.
— The Disciples Club of New York holds
monthly meetings during the fall, winter and
■pring and an annual dinner in place of the March
meeting. Their list of speakers includes names of
many to whose utterances the thiDkingJ yorld|listens
with respect: Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth, Rev. F. D Power, Edwin Mark-
ham, Rev. Peter Ainslle, Rev. Edward Everett
Hale, Rev. W. J. Wright.
— Remember that the offering to be made on
the Boys and Girls' Rally Day for America is to be
divided among the different departments of our
Home Missionary work: Church Extension, the
general evangelization of America, and the mission
board of your own state.
— The raios have fallen in India, bat It must
not therefore be assumed that the famine is over
or the need of relief pas'. The rain is a promise
of a ha vest. But meanwhile people cannot be
fed and clothed by a promise which does not ma
ture for some months, la 1877, when India was
swept by a great famine, the number of deaths
for the year was five and a quarter millions more
than the ordinary death rate and there were fewer
births than usual by two million. That famine
therefore reduced the population of India by seven
millions The famine of 1897 was worse, and
that of 1900 was still worse. A populati n of
ninety million is affected by the preient famine,
or fifty per cent, more than in '77 or '97. The
British government has done much in relief, and
private charity has done much, but aid is still
needed until the crops which are now being planted
can mature.
— The call to the preachers of Indiana in behalf
of "The Twentieth Century Movement" in that
state, which will be found elsewhere, is one that
will be sure to attract the attention of our Indi-
ana preachers. The movement is one that promi-
ses great good for the cause of that state, and
the success of the work in one state means the
benefit of the cause in every other state. We will
watch with interest this movement in Indiana.
— The article entitled "H)«v to S^udy the His-
torical Books of the Old Testament," by A. M.
Chamberlain, is the fourth in the series of sup-
plementary readings in the Bethany Reading
Course. It is still not too late to take up the
work of the reading course for this quarter. J.
Z. Tjler, Cleveland, 0., will tell you all about it.
— If any one of our readers has a copy of The
Independent (New York) of Jan. 4, 1900, and will
send it to B. B Tyler, 1042 Logan Ave., Denver,
Col., he will confer a favor.
— W. Remfry Hunt, whose article on "The
Chinese Eiigma" will be found among our con-
tributed articles, is well-known to our readers as
a missionary of long experience in China and as
the author of the important little volume, "Facta
About China." Mr. Hunt writes to us from
Shanghai under date of Sept. 20:
"We are still refagees in Shanghai. The crisis
is at its height. The danger is not yet past.
The Yangtse Valley is bordering on anarchy."
— Last Lord's day St. Louis was favored with
an unusually large number of visiting preachers.
A. C. Smither, of Los Angeles, Cal., occupied the
pulpit of Mt. Cabanne Church, morning and even-
ing, preaching to large and interested audienceB.
He and his wife were on their way back from Ken-
tucky, whither they went to visit friends after the
National Convention, to their home on the Coast.
F. G. Tyrrell, of Chicago, having some engage-
ments to lecture in Southeast Missouri, spent
Lord's day in the city, worshiping with the Central
Church in the morning and preaching for it at
night. Needless to say, the church and his many
friends were delighted to hear him once more.
He was also accompanied by his wife. Bro.
Kersey, president of Bethany College, who has
been spending several days in the city, worshiped
with the Central on Lord's diy morning and even-
ing, where he also addressed the prayer-meeting
on Wednesday evening preceding. D. R. Daogau,
of Canton, was also present in the city, having
been called to pr ach at the funeral of one of the
members of the Mount Cabanne Church. These,
with the two visiting brethren mentioned holding
protracted meetings, made quite an addition to
our preaching force in the city. We had a de-
lightful meeting of these visiting brethren with
our pastors at the offue of the Christian-Evan-
gelist on Monday morning, and after the usuil
reports stirring talks wer«> made by Brethren
Smither, Tyrrell, Kersey, Harlow and Dangan.
Th se brethren all spoke words of hopefulness and
cheer concerning the progress of the work in
th ir various fie'ds of labor.
— The Boys and Girls' Rally Day for America
is the first offering that will be reported in the
new century. It ought to be a great offering.
Wiih such a plea as we have our home missionary
work ought to be in the very forefront, and to
this end our National Convention at Kansa* City
passed the following resolution:
"We recommend that Boys and Girls' Rally Day
for America be especially emphasiz-d, and that
all possible efforts be mide that the receipts of
this day may soon be as large as the receipts of
Childr n's Day for Foreign Missions "
We urge every school that has not ordered sup-
plies for this great day to order at once from
Benj L. Smith, Y. M. C. A. Building, Cincinnati,
Ohio. The day should be made a glad day in all
our schools, appealing to the sentiment of pitriot-
ism and to the sentiment of thanksgiving, and
should be made a rail/ day for the winter cam-
paign. No wise superintendent will neglect this
splendid opportunity of helping his school and at
the same time helping forward the good work of
Home Missions. We heartily commend it.
— J. L. Newcomer, of Hagerstown, Md., his
written a tract on "How to Get Rid of the Saloon."
His contention is that we shall never overthrow
the saloon as long as we have government by
party, and that "before anything can be done in
the direction of destroying th9 Baloon, the govern-
ment by parry must be done away with and gov-
ernment by the people establhhed." The remedy
he proposes is that of direct legislation He does
not believe, however, that the adoption of direct
legislation would immediately result in the de-
struction of the saloon. "All we claim for
direct legislation on the liquor questim is
that It would make possible the de trac-
tion of the saloon whenever the peop'e de-
sired Its destruction. This is at present impossible.
No matter how much the people may desire the de-
struction of the saloon, they have no more power
to accomplish ils destruction than ihey have to
regulate the laws of Russia. Direct legislation
would give the power to the people ind thus mike
possible what is now impossible." Those who
wish to read further literature on this subject can
secure the tract above mentioned and other litera-
ture by addressing R. S. Thompson, Springfi-ld, 0
— The American National Red Cross, of which
Miss Clara Barton is president, has issued ai ap-
peal to the manufacturers of , and dealers in, lumb-
er, hardware, builders' materials and household
goods, and to the business men in general of the
United States, in which it states that the following
summary of articles will be required to shelter
about 8,000 people in the most ordinary, one-story,
weather-proof houses:
SUMMARY.
Rou?h Lumber, Spruce or Pine:
35,000 pieces 2x10, 16 feet Ion r.
4.000 pieces 6x6, 16 feet long.
3,500 pieces 4i6, 16 fee* long.
5.500 pieces 4x4, 16 feet long.
6,5^0 piece i 2x4, 16 feet long.
125,000 pieces 1x12, 12 feet long.
80,000 pieces 1x3, 12 feet long.
25,000 pieces 2x8, 16 feet lo-g.
10 000 pieces 2x4 16 feet long.
90,000 pieces 1x6, 16 feat long.
Tongue 1 and Grooved Flooring:
90,000 pieces 1x6, 16 feet loog.
4,000 window fnmes and sash, 2 ft 10x6 ft. 6.
4.000 door frames and doors, 2 ft. 8x6 ft 6.
4,000 hinges, 3 inch and screws.
4,000 hooks and staples.
50,000 bricks for chlmieys.
7,000 squares of felt roofing, 3-ply.
50 kegs 8 penny nails
17 keg* 20-penny nails.
Carpenter's tools for 100 carpenters.
Bedsteads, beddin?, chairs, tables, stives, crock-
ery, cutlery and sewing machines sufficient to fur-
nish about 700 four-room houses in a modest, com-
fortable manner.
The above appeal is made "f jr the purpose of
awakening the sympathies of the American people,
and further app 'aling to their bountiful instincts
to rescue these sufferers from the hardships still
confronting them." The Christian Evangelist
hop^s that this appeal to the American people will
be generously responded to, so that there shall be
no unnecessary suffering on the part of the un-
fortunate victims of the Galveston hurricane and
flood.
— The following dispatch from the Globe-Demo-
crat of St. Louis, will carry sad news to many,
both in and out: of Indiana:
Rev. Henry Russell Pritchard, the oldest Chris-
tian minister in the United States died suddenly
at Chesterfi-ld, Ind Mr. Pntchard was born
near Georgetown, Ky., in January, 1819 In
1829 he mwed to Newport, Ky., where he re-
mained until he was 21 years of age He united
with the Methodist Church when a young man,
and remained a member until 1840, when he be-
came a member of the Christian Chu-ch. He had
lived in Indiana since 1854. He was the intimate
associate of Alexander Campbell and learned
many principles of the faith that he preiched for
more than half a century from its founder.
Movember 1, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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[ — J. Preston Lewis, of Petersburg, Va., sends
: a tract of 27 pages which he h ts prepared on
9 form of baptism. He calls it, "How God Says
,ptism is Performed " Any one seeking a clear
position of the arguments from the word and
om the meaning of the act will find it here.
— In the present issue of the Christun-Evan-
list we are beginning a new serial story enti-
|id "Struggling Toward the Light," by Walter S.
pith, of Greenfield, Ind., the first chapter of
lich will be found in the Family Circle. Read
You will find it worth while.
— B Q. Denham, pastor of the West 56th St.
mrch, New York City, sends us a report of his
at year's work in the m-tropolis. The figures
111 be found in next weak's New York Letter,
o. Denham says:
Our "forward steps" for the year, in respect of
|w work, were: Opening of our Chinese Supday-
hool, inauguration of a "proportionate giving"
jan, the publication of our church organ, "For-
ARD," every week, and circulating it through the
ails, and the raising of $1,124 on past deficits
Easter- time.
— Apropos of the University of New York's
all of Fame, the niches of which are to be partly
led in accordance with a recent vote of a jury
eminent men, some reflections occur to us.
ley may not be startlingly original, but they are
iggested very vividly by this list of the truly
ieat. First, not all famous men are great,
ime is often a mere gift. At least the ability
become famous not infrequently occurs in-
spendently of ability to do anything else of
inch consequence. Ability to bacome famous
■ay constitute a certain sort of greatness; but,
,ken by itself, it isn't worth the marble bust
thich keeps it famous. Whether there is such
Ithing as luck or not, many men owe their fame
i circumstances over which they have no control,
ither than to their greatness. Second, not all
reat men are famous. As the ability to become
imous may exist unsapported by much mark of
ther sorts, so a man may be great in almost
fery respect except in the faculty of getting
imself talked about. Third, not all men who
re supposed to be both great and famous are
jally well known to the general public. Probably
jw, even among well informed people, read
irough the list of the f imous, as decided by the
lry, without stopping once or more to ask them-
Blves, who was this or that man?
— We have received a clipping from the Atlanta
onsti tution of the 2d ult., containing an article
yMrs. Dacima Campbell Barclay, entitled "Jeffer-
on's First Successor atMonticello." It is a reply to
n article which appeared some time ago ia a New
ork magazine on "The Home of Jefferson," in
'hlch it was stated that Dr. Barclay, who pur-
hased Monticello and became its first accupant
fter Jefferson's death, being a "bitter political
nemy of the dead president," had "vindictively
ut down all the trees Jefferson had planted with
uch great care," etc. The article of Mr«. Barclay,
esldes showing the utter falsity of this state
lent, contains an interesting historical sketch of
he Barclay family in Ireland and since their re-
moval to this country. It shows that our first
lissionary to Jerusalem, Dr. James T. Barclay,
ad descended from an eminent family, whose rep
esentatives had held very responsible positions
oth in the old and the new world. The article
tales that "when Dr. and Mrs. Barclay took posses-
Ion of Monticello, the house was furnished just
8 Mr. Jefferson had left it They found in the
;reat man's bed-chamber his table and books in
ndistirbed position, his la up upon the table, and
herbarium filled with rare flowers and his own
ron bedstead Immovably attached to the wall."
'he article further states that "the venerable,
riute-haired, sweet-faced, gentle old lady, the
wife of D, . James T. Barclay, and first mistress of
Monticello, after the death of the illustrious Jef
ferson, who is in full possession of her mental
faculties" ia the authority of the writer for the
facts stated in her article, and "for the assurance
that Dr. Barclay never cut down a tree at Monti-
cello that Mr. Jefferson hid planted, or that was
rare, or of any value wha ever, but he himself
planted many trees on the 'little mountain' which
he loved as he had always loved and admired the
memory of its former owner." The article states
further that "soon after leaving Monticello, Dr.
Barclay was possessed with a strong desire to go
as a missionary to China under the auspices of the
Presbyterian Board of Missions, and his wife, Mrs.
Barclay, was also so imbued with the missionary
spirit that ehe sent all of her jewels to Dr Con-
verse of Richmond, to be sold for the missionary
cause." Circumstances prevented his gjing, at
that time, and later, as is well known, he bacame
the first missionary sent by the Disciples of Christ
to any foreign field. He was sent to Jerusalem,
where he remained a number of years, made val
uable discoveries, and wrote the book so widely
known, entitled, "The City of the Great Kipg."
— The following statement, made by W. E.
Curtis in a recent number of the Chicago Record,
is worthy of tb.e very serious consideration of
every American citizen.
Washing on is rapilly besoming the center of
Catholicism in America The apostolic legation
is located here. Io addition to the ancient Jesuit
university, which was established at Georgetown
during colonial days, we have now what is known
as the Catholic University of Washington, a more
extensive and wealthy institution, whose faculty
represent! the literal element in the Church. A
year ago an enormous monastery of the Order of
St. Francis was occupied by several hundred
monks, and is now the headquarters of the great-
est foreign missionary agency of the Catholic
Church, the Franciscan Brotherhood. All their
missionary work for the continents of America,
Asia and Africa is directed from here. The mon-
astery, one of the most imposing ecclesiastical
edifices in this nation and which cost; over $100,-
000, is situated a mile or two beyond the Catholic
University, near the Soldiers' Home. There is a
good deal of mystery about the institution, which
gives it additional interest. The monks are sel-
dosa seen except when they come or go through
the little village of Brookland, which is their rail-
way station.,
Burke A. Hinsdale, Ph. D., LL. D.
Burke A. Hinsdale, son of Albert and Clarinda
E. Hinsdale, was born March 31, 1837, in Wads-
worth, Ohio, and, like most of the successful
educators of the country, commenced at the
bottom round of the academic ladder. Professor
Hiasdale began teaching in a district school in
Summit County of his native State; afterwards he
became principal of an academy, President of
Hiram College from 1870 to 1882, Superintendent
of Cleveland Public Schools from 1882 to 1886,
and then Professor of the Science and the Art of
Teaching in the University of Michigan in 1888,
the duties of which office he continues to dis-
charge with marked ability. Professor Hinsdale
has had conferred upon him by Bethany and
Williams Colleges the degree of A. M., by Ohio
State University the degree of Ph. D., and by
the Ohio University the degree of LL. D. He is a
member of the National Educational Association,
the National Council of Eiucation, and the Michi-
igan State Teachers' Association and School-
masters' Club. For the year 1897 he was Presi-
dent of the Council, and has served as president
of some of the other departments for the N. E.
A. He is now President of the Michigan State
Teachers' Association. He was also a member of
the Committee of Twelve on Rural Schools and of
the Committee on College Entrance Requirements.
Besides his own chosen field of education, he has
also cultivated with much thoroughness parts of
And eating is simply perfunctory —
done because it must be.
This is the common complaint of
the dyspeptic.
If eating sparingly would cure dys-
pepsia, few would suffer from it long.
The only way to cure dyspepsia,
which is difficult digestion, is to give
vigor and tone to the stomach and the
whole digestive system.
Hood's Sarsaparilla cured the niece of
Frank Fay, 106 N. St.. South Boston, Mass.,
■who writes that she had been a great sufferer
from dyspepsia for six years; had been with-
out appetite and had been troubled with sour
stomach and headache. She had tried many
other medicines in vain. Two bottles of
Hood's Sarsaparilla made her well.
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Don't wait till you are
worse, but buy a bottle today.
tha field of American history; he is a member of
the Am-rican Historical Association, the Histori-
cal and Archse logical Society of Ohio, and an
Honorary Member of the Historical Society of
Virginia, has also served as president of various
educational and religious societies. For many
years Professor Hinsdala carried on in Ohio a
religious ministry in connection with his regular
educational work, served as an assistant or con-
tributing editor of various periodicals, and has
had a large experience as a lecturer on education-
al, religious, moral, political, literary, and other
subjects Ha has contributed extensively to the
pamphlet literature of the country. Partial
lists of Professor Biasdale's historical articles
and p3mohl ts may be found in the annual re-
ports of the Historical Association, especially for
the year 1889. His earliest books were on re-
ligious subject*. His best known bouks are
"President Garfield and Education," "Schools and
Studies," "The Old Northwest,'' ''The American
Government," "How to Study and Taach History,"
"Teaching the Language-Arts," "Jesus as a
Teacher," "Studies in Education," "The History
and Civil Government of Ooio," (in connexion
with his daughter, M»ry L Hinsdale), and "The
Art of Study " Professor Hinsdale edited Presi-
dent Garfield's Works, two volumes. President
Angell has endorsed "The Old Northwest" as one
of the most useful, exhaustive, and scholarly
works upon the subj ?ct ever given io the public,
and Judge T. M. Cooley 'The American Govern-
ment" as very carefully prepared by one who is
master of the subject. Professor Moses Coit
Tyler expresses himself as baiog the debtor to .
the author of "How to Study and Teach History"
in a high degree All of the works mentioned
have been ttrongly commend- d by the m st com-
petent authorities. Prof. Hinsdale is must happy
in his marital relations and has a family of three
daughters. A-o elaborate history of the Univer-
sity of Michigan by him will soon be io. the press.
It belongs to the great series called ' Univer-
sities and their Sons."
Alexander Campbell's Theology, by W. M.
Garrison, the niost recent book issued by the Chris-
tian Publishing Company, is already receiving high
commendation from many of our leading men and
best thinkers. It is a handsome volume of 302
pages, worthy in every respect a place in the library
of every preacher and thinking Disciple. Price,
$1.00. Christian Pub. Co., St. Louis.
1390
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 1, 19(0
personal JVIention.
Sumner T. Martin will begin a meetirg with
Howard Cramblett at South Omaha, Neb., Nov. 11.
Dr. W. T. Moore will begin a meeting for C. S.
Brooks, at New London, Mo., Nov. 11.
J. D. Johnson, of Canton, 0., informs us that
Bro. Updike will begin a meeting with his church
Dec. 30.
I. N. Grisso will soon close his work with the
Fir»t Church at La Porte, Ind. He may be corres-
ponded with at that address.
George P. Taubman, pastor of the church at
Portsmouth, 0., is again in his pulpit after a period
of enforced idleness on account of sicknets.
In the list of bequests to Church Extension in
our issue of Oct. 18, the name of Mareie Waughs,
$300, should be Mareie Waugbop, Henry, 111.
D. L. Dunkleberger closes his work at Marion,
la., bet sajs that the church does not want to
correspond with preachers at present.
Clyde C. Callahan has accepted a c%ll to Green-
field, 0., where he is already at work. The
church is now in its new building and the outlook
is bright.
S. W. Cnitcher would like to hold a meeting in
November or December, and will engage one
Sunday a month for 1901 with some church not
too far from Harrisonville, Mo
E. H. Crossfield, of Owensboro, Ky., has a lec-
ture on 'Six Pilgrim Parsons in Palestine," which
is highly recommended for brilliant description
and humorous narratire.
Prof. John Joyce, singing evangelist, of Athens,
Ohio, will assist J. J. Higgs In a meeting at Onar-
ga, 111., beginning Nov. 11th. After close of this
meeting he is free to engage for the balance of
the winter. Write him at Athens, Ohio.
Mrs. E. J. Lampton, of Louisiana, Mo., former
president of the C. W. B. M. in Missouri, was
taken dangerously ill on her return from the
National Convention in Kansas City. She is now
improving.
S. S. McGill has closed two years of successful
work at KiDgman, Kan., and will enter the evan-
gelistic field after Nov. 11. Churches desiring
his services may address him at KiDgman. M. B.
Ingle will take the church at Kingman.
Cal Ogburn has been nominated on the prohibi-
tion ticket for delegate to Congress from Arizona,
but has declined In order to carry rut his plan of
doing evangelistic work in the eaBt. His first
meeting will be at Madrid, la.
I. N. McCash, of the Univeratty Place Charch,
Des Moines, who has been dangerously ill with
typhoid in a London hospital, is reported by
cablegram to be improving. The last message
received by his wife reads: "Fever broken; very
much better."
Paul H. Castle has resigned his work at Virden,
111 , to take effect Jan. 1., and will be ready at
that time to enter another fi<j!d. Daring his pas-
torate of a year and a half the charch has grown
from 125 to 200. The church has in view a good
man to succeed Bro. Castle.
Albert Buxton, of Hillsboro, Tex., reports that
he has recently had a "double uiinistry"in each of
three families: a wedding and the burial of the
bridegroom within a week, the burial of a father
and child within a month, and the burial of a son
and baptism of the father within a fortnight.
The church at Greeley, la., has extended to D.
H. Bays a unanimous call to remain another year
at an increased salary. Many outside of the
church have volunteered to contribute to the
salary — a very substantial token of their interest.
Lawrence Wright will soon begin a meeting there.
Jeu Hawk writts us from Portland under date
of October 20th that he intends to sail, November
3, for Hong Kong, China, by way of Vancouver,
B. C, on the steamer "Empress of Japan." He
expects to practice medicine for the support of
himself and family, conduct a free clinic for the
poor, and to preach the primitive gospel of Christ
to those who come for treatment and whenever he
can obtain a tearing. Bro. Jeu has proved him-
self a man of integrity, Christian character and
ability, and we wish him success in his new field
of labor, in helping to make that New China which
Is to be.
F. D. Power, pastor of Vermont Ave. Chrisiian
Church, Washington, D. C, recently delivered his
twenty fifth anniversary sermon, recounting some
of the scenes and experiences in the life <f the
nation and of the church within that period.
"Nowhere on earth," he said, "does one seem to
get so old in so short a time as iu Washington."
He began his ministry there in 1875 when General
Grant was in the middle of his second term. He
and the famous men associated with him at tne
close of the war passed in procession, and then
came President Hayes and his cabinet, and after
that Garfield, with the tragic scenes aEso:iated
with his brief administration, then Arthu- and his
following appeared upon the scene. Of the
Forty-stventh Congresp, of which Brother Power
was chaplain, but five i emain on the roll of the
House, out of 325. Then came Presidfnt Cleve
land, and the changes which his administration
brought in Washington life. Cleveland was f> 1-
lowed by .Harrison and Harrison in turn again by
Cleveland, ar d then came Mr. McKinley and four
years of remarkable history in our national life.
While Washington has almost doubled its popula-
tion in that period, the congregation has quadru-
pled its membership in this quarter of a century,
while the membership in the city has increased
twelvefold. "From one church we have grown to
four and from 150 to a membership of 1,800. To
tl is church 1,346 have been added and $.00,000
has been conti ibuted to the Lord's work. Seven
thousand, five hundred services have teen held;
the pa6tor has preached 4,000 sermons', and made
35,000 visit?. " May the honored paster live yet
many years to be the faithful leader of our forces
in the national capital.
CHANGES.
T. D. Garvin, Clarksville, Tenn., to Los Angeles,
Cal.
Oscar Sweeney, El Dorado Springs, Md., to
Mar-ganola, Col.
S. W. Crutcher, Pine Bluff to Harrisonville, Mo.
D. M. Elam, Pleasant Grove to 425 Eagle St.,
Rochester, Minn.
B. H. Allen, Algonac to Jasper, Mich.
Hattress H. Shick, Marshall to Coles, 111.
A. J. Bush, Alvin to Hubbard, Tex.
Wm D. Rice, Nicholasville, Ky , to Phoenix, Ariz.
C. M. Kreidler, N. Tonawanda, N. Y., to Mil-
waukee, Wis.
J. A. Walters, Philadelphia to Highmore, S. D.
T. S. Tinsley. Owingsville, Ky., to Chicago, 111.
Cal Ogburn, PhoMiix, Ariz., to Madrid, la.
G K. Berry, Ionia, Mich., to Charleston, 111.
Simpson Ely, Brookfield t" Liberty, Mo.
E. F. Boggess, Salida, Col., to Des Moines, la.
A. D. Veatch, Mt. Sterlirg, 111., to Des Moines,
la.
A. C. McKeever, Garden City, Kan., to Fresno,
Cal.
American Bible Society and the
Revised Version.
A good many of us would like to see the
American Bible Society issue the Bible in the
Revised Version. I understand the Constitution
of the Bible Society forbids the issue of any
version other than the King James. If this is so,
would it not be wise, in this session, to pass a
resolution suggesting a proper change of the Con
stitution, so that this great Society may circulate
the New Version? Sumner T. Martin.
[The foregoing note was handed to us at the
National Convention at Kansas City, but there
was no opportunity at that time to bring it before
the Committee on Resolutions. We desire, how-
ever, to say that if there be a provision in the
Constitution of the American Bible Society which
prevents it from issuing any other version of the
Bible than that of King James, it should undoubt-
edly be changed. This is conservatism gone to
seed. The Revised Version has now been before
the Christian public for sixteen years and its
superiority over the King James Version is at-
tested by the scholarship of the world. Why, then,
should the American Bible Society continue to
publish exclusively an inferior version when it has
a superior one at its disposal? There should be
pressure brought to bear on the Society in some
way to effect the necessary change in its Con-
stitution to enable it to issue the Revised Version,
and better still, the Revised Version with "the
readings and renderings preferred by the Ameri-
can Committee." — Editor.]
Run your eye up and down
the advertising columns and
notice the number of medicines
that are advertised and the
promises they make.
Most of them guarantee to
cure almost everything.
You are bewildered between
the good and the bad, the real
and the humbugs.
Well, if you bite at every
weed you find in the fields, you
will run across trouble sooner
or later.
Ayer's medicines were made
in the good old davs when
promise and performance went
hand in hand.
They're as good todav.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mast.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Ayer's Pills
Ayer's Ague Cure
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Aver's Comatone
A Library for Bro. Haston.
Editor Christian- Evangelist: -I have just'
read your suggestion that we restore the library of
Bro. Haston. I am willing to help. I mail Bro.
Haston to day one volume out of my library —
"Trial aud Death of Jesus Christ," by Jas. Stalker.
Let every preacher send a volume from his library
and our brother Till soon have a goodly supply of
books. I suggest that the titles ba published so
that duplicate volumes m3y not be sent.
W. T. Hilton'. ,
Omaha, Neb.
Dedication at Havensville, Kan.
Our new house of worship was dedicated on
Oct. 21, by W. S. Priest, of Atchison. Though
the weather was bad, we raised of the amount
called for ($500) all but $120 and that was guar-
anteed by the trustees. The building is a neat
modern structure consisting of auditorium aud
lecture room seating together about 350.
W. M. tf AYFIELD.
Haiensrille, Kan., Oct. 24.
November 1, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1391
Twentieth Century Movement.
CALL TO THE PREACHEBS OP INDIANA.
Dear Brethren: — We are at the very door of
;he Twentieth Christian Century. We are con-
icious of great victories for righteousness in the
(jaat. We remember the wonderful advancement
j)f the century just closing. And yet we are
mindful that the spirit of the Master is by no
neans the all-pervading influence In the world,
ijigantic evils have entrenched themselves. Ma-
terialism engrosses the hearts of the people. The
iiense of the presence of God has been lost even
<;o maDy of those who are in the churches. Too
)ften indeed the ministry has shown a spirit of
•ivalry and worldly ambition that has dishonored
our Lord. In our own state the evangelization of
i,he isolated districts is very largely neglected.
The churches are doing but little to educate and
iquip a thoroughly qualified ministry. There is
ilaot a united movement of the Lord's army for
the redemption of all the waste places of our be-
loved state.
f Still, it seems to us that we are on the eve of a
great religious awakening. While our churches
are not actively co-operating as they should do,
nevertheless they are at peace with themselves,
and, under a strong ministry, have themselves be-
icome strorg. The ministry of the state is con-
igenial and is ready for a united movement. We
(are all conscious of our shortcomings; we are all
eager for a deeper consciousness of the presence
of God; we are all anxious to move our forces as
one army that we may convince the world that
Christ is sent of God.
Assured that you will cheerfully assist in any
plans for advancement, we most heartily invite
you, with all the ministers and churches of the
state, to join us in a Twentieth Century Movement
for tha furtherance of our Master's kingdom in
Indiana. There is great need for a united effort
to evangelize the neglected parts of our state; a
crying need is the complete and effective organ-
ization of our state forces; a great opportunity is
offered, and a widespread demand ri upon us, to
make strenuous endeavors toward the equipment
of an institutijn t) propire una for t*ie Curistian
ministry. Surely these are occasions enough to
demand a united movement.
We believe that this Movdtnent should begin
with a gathering of the ministfs of the state for
Prayer and Conference, that by w Hing our hearts
together in the fires of a comuon meeting for
consecration and counsel the L>rJ may the nun
effeotualy work through us. Bei no- intensely con-
vinced-that such a meeting is essential, we have
Jhe-efore determined to call together the preach-
ers of the state. It is sincerely hoped tb it ever/
one will respond.
We have thought November 20, 21, anopponune
time for holding such a meeting, and Indianapolis
the most accessible place for all. Free enter
tainment will be provided for all visiting pr^a-h
ers. The first session will be held at the Central
Christian Church, Delaware and Walnut Streets,
Tuesd*y, Nov. 20, at 2:30 p. m. Let every one be
present to join in the very first song and prayer.
I When you decide to attend, please drop a card to
Carlos C. Rowlison, 707 E. 'Thirteenth St., Indian-
apolis, that entertainment may be provided.
This call is sent out by the unanimous vote of
the Christian Ministers' Association of Indianap-
olis, and by the followiog brethren who have au-
thorized their names attached to it: A. J. Frank,
Columbus; Ira Billmai, Evansville; 0. E. PJmer,
New Albany; E. A. Cantrell, Washington; L. E.
Sellers, Terre Haute; W. J. Russell, Rushville;
P. J. Rice, South Bend; W. D. Starr, Noblesville;
E. L. Frazier, Marion; J. 0. Rose, Lebanon; E.
Finley Mahan, Saelbyville; Clias. S. Medbury, An-
gola; J. F. Floyd, Kokomo; T. J. Clark, Blooming-
ton; Wallace Tharp, Crawfordsvllle; J. H. McNeill,
Muncie; Geo. Darsie, Jr., Connersville; W. T.
Groom, Wabash.
Philadelphia Ministerial Associa-
tion.
The pastors of the Christian churches of Phila-
delphia met at the home of the undersigned Monday
morning, Oct. 22, 1900, and effected the organiza-
tion of a ministerial association of the Disc pies.
G. P. Rutledge, pastor of the Third Christian
Church, W. Phil., was chosen as prosiung officer
of the associati m, and R. A. Smith, pastor Ken-
sington Christian Church, secretary. The meetings
of the associaion wi 1 be held at 10 A. m., Mon-
days, at the Central Y. M. C. A. Building, corner
15th and Chestnut Sts. Brethren visiting in
Philadelphia or passing through the city at that
time are most cordially invited to attend these
meetings. R. A. Smith.
"Footsteps of the Pioneers."
With good taste and great care and at cocsid
erable expense, Bro. C. C. Redgrave, of Maroa,
111., has gotten up a stereopticon lecture on the
"Footsteps of the Pioneer^," setting forth the rise
andprogrfs» of the churches of Christ in America.
We have been having him among some of o^r
churches in this section and it arouses great
enthusiasm. There is nothing like it ar.d its
educational benefits are incalcu able.
In the opinion of the writer, we need in all our
churches a revival of first principles.
Carrollton, Mo. E. H. Kellar.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 1, 190(
Correspondence.
English Topics.
IN THE THROES OF AN ELECTION.
Here we in the United Kingdom of Great Brit-
ain and Ireland are once more flung into the cruci-
ble of a general election. As I write we are in
the very midst of the conflict at the polls. Many
of the readers of this letter may have been born
in the Old Country and will have a lively recollec-
tion of the doings throughout this land during a
political election, tut nobody who has not seen
England can form an idea of the meaning of such
a time without some explanation. In America
you make all the elections throughout the land on
one day and you shut the saloons. On the con-
trary, with us the old systems prevail. The poll-
ing lasts several weeks. Some places vote on one
day and all the returns for that day come before
the public next morning, creating a mixture of
surprise, excitement, delight and disappointment.
Some are dancing with delight that oozes out of
their toes because words fail to express their grat-
ification. Others hang down their faces in dis-
gust. All the publ'c-houaes, as we call the saloons,
are open, and they are just so many dens of dev-
ilry. Drinking is accelerated and disorders are
provoked. For about a month this goes on through
the country. Here then is one of those matters
of vital national interest in which our reformers
plead for a vast alteration by the adoption of the
American system. To that we shall have to come.
At the same time I must beg my kind American
readers not to imagine that I intend by this frank
exposure to intimate that America has all the ad-
vantage in electoral arrangements. We have
much less political corruption here than you are
afflicted with. Our troubles are rather social
than political. Yours are political rather than
social, as far as I can understand. Wonderful
purgation has taken place in our public life. What
we want is reform of the old abuses in the elec-
tioneering details. It is our astonishing conserv-
atism which keeps up a lot of silly time- honored
anomalies. On the other hand in political ethics
we are in advance of you. Therefore each of
these two great nations has something to learn
from the other.
THE PARTY PROSPECTS.
By the time th s letter appears the crisis will
be over and the immediate issues will be settled.
I believe that the Tory Government which has ap-
pealed to the country will remain in power, but
with a much reduced majority. The British peo-
ple are almost universally convinced that the Boer
war was rendered inevitable by the Boers them-
selves, and that the conflict was forced on Eng-
land. I myself became convinced of that, though
unwillingly, as I was a determined friend to the
Boers. I learned that they were all in the wrong,
and have not hesitated to declare honestly what
I painfully learned. This is the national state of
mind also. Well, I only make this allusion to the
matter because it explains the way the tide is
rolling In the election. On the morning when I
am writing these lines the returns show that the
Liberals have slightly gained, and that the current
of opinion is turning against the Tories. This
was s ire to be the case, because it is felt by all
classes and parties that though the Government
could not prevent the war, they should have shown
more wise prevision and have made more careful
provision. Through their lack of foresight thous-
ands of precious lives have been lost. Again,
there are future issues which are casting their
shadows beforehand at this juncture. We are to
have many a struggle in Parliament about religious
adjustments between Church and State. There is
a fierce current of indignation against ritualism.
The High Church clergy have gone too far towards
Rome to be able to retreat without shame and
humiliation, and High Churchmen are very arro-
gant and proud. But it really does seem at last
that the Evangelicals or Low Churchmen will not
any longer submit to the domination of the ritual-
izing section. There is likely to be a tremendous
ecclesiastical struggle of which all the world will
hear with thrilling interest. Thousands of us here
are longing and praying for the time when we shall
witness the emancipation of the Church of England
from the State thraldom. We want to see religion
free, as it is in America. Here again you have
set the pattern and so have all our colonies. But
the vested interests involved are so complicated
and so stupendous that we cannot expect dises-
tablishment and disestablishment in a hurry. Then
there will come a parliamentary war about the
drink traffic. This will be simpler, but will be
equally agitating. Selfishness will be even more
profoundly excited. So there are hot times in
store. England "will not be at all a sleepy place
to live in during the first years of the 20th cen-
tury. You American friends will find plenty of
interest in the affairs of Old England for many a
year to come. And if I am spared to write these
letters there will be some realistic romances of
national life to record. I want to see the mutual
interests of these two magnificent nations more
and more developed. We are sister peoples. We
shall need each other.
THE NEO-IMPERIALISM.
A new shade of party color is appearing The
Liberals are winning some seats in this general
election on afresh plea, never enunciated in politi-
cal programs before. Imperialism is the new watch-
word. Such men as Dr. Conan Doyle and Rudyard
Kipling have done much by their stirring proclama-
tions to promote the imperialistic feeling. I note
in all the American papers which reach me that
Imperialism is more and more affecting the Amer-
ican mind also. But there seems to be an import-
ant difference between American and English Im-
perialism. The English Imperialists are not Ex-
pansionists, but the American Imperialists are
supposed to be identical with the Expansionists.
Here the Imperialists are simply demanding the
unity, the consolidation and strengthening of the
empire. None of them advocate the addition of
another square mile of territory. But they will
hear of no paltering with secession. This is ex
actly parallel with the position taken by the North
against the South in the great American civil
war. But you Imperialists are for expansion. Is
it not so? I gather this from one paper after an-
other.
OUR NEXT PRIME MINISTER.
It is not possible that Lord Salisbury can much
longer be Premier. He is the most popular man
in all the land. It is difficult to say why. The
Queen likes him. The Lords like him. The Com-
mons like him. The rich like him. The trading
classes like him. The workingmen like him. The
paupers in the workhouses like him. For years
I have wondered why. In vain I have sought a
reason. This acme of political popularity is a
tremendous paradox. It is a problem in psychol-
ogy. For Lord Salisbury is an ideal type of the
arrogant and overbearing aristocrat. He has no
sympathetic faculty. He jeered, at the Lord
Mayor's banquet at the Mansion House, when he
made his infamous speech about the Armenians,
just as Lord Beaconsfield had done years before
over the agonies of the Bulgarians. Lord Salis-
bury holds the people in contempt. He flouts pub-
He opinion. He gibes and scoffs at free schools.
He has a supreme contempt for the workingman.
And now I think I have suggested the only solu-
tion. The public is not an ass. Far be it from
me to pen the blasphemy which I should perpetrate
were I to insinuate such a thing about the Englii
people. But I will go so far as to say that tl
great profanum vulgus is really very much liie i
ass. I may speak of affinities and may predict
verisimilitudes. Yes, an ass gets so used to beii
kicked that at last it actually seems to eDjoy tr.
most brutal blows of the hobnailed boot and
comeg to relish the applications of the cudge
Never has any Premier ventured on such constar •
demonstrations of contempt for the masses i
Lord Salisbury has been guilty of. Aid be i
meekly the insulted masses have borne it all!
have come to the conclusion that the popular co!
lective mind is altogether subjectively distinc
from the individual consciousness. Whai no or i
man would tolerate a million will delight to euc
mitto Public opinion is s corned by this big cor
oneted cavalier. But his reign is happily draw
ing to an end. He is growing too old and too in \
firm to bear the strain of our stirring times. Ami '
who will be his successor? My own opinion i
that the life of the new Parliament willbever.i
short; that Mr. Joseph Chamberlain will play t i
for the succession to the Premiership, but tha
the natioi will not have him In the Eupreme office
There will commence a strong reaction ag&ine
the Tory regin e. Lord Rosebery will ere long n
another general election come to the front as th>
favorite of the people and the leader of the Libera
party. And when that happens he will be a kind o
national idol in his turn. He will be the antagenis
(f "Brummagem Joe," and in comparison will
Rosebery, Chamberlain will in tha popular choicti
be nowhere.
TALMAGE'S DEPARTURE.
On Sunday afternoon I had the great delight ol
hearing Dr. Talmage's last sermon preached in
Ed gland during this visit. He leaves Liverpool fa'
the Oceanic, Oct. 17. I shall as long as I live re-
member that sermon, preached in Wesley's Chapel,
City Road. Surely, there is no more wonderful
master of oratorical magic living. At one time
we were with the preacher up in celestial realms
with the hierarchies and seraphs, and presently
we had floated down and were in the flume of j
earthly woe, looking with tearg in our eyes at ttei
victims of vice and wickedness. Then we were
joining in the rippling laughter that spread over'
the vast crowd like sunlight over the sea, as the j
marvelous rhetorician broke into flashes of wit.
He played on all the potentialities of mental mood.
I have put Talmage down in my category cf the
great preachers I have heard, and the great orators
I have heard outside the pulpit; and I class him
with Spurgeon, Gladstone, John Gougb, Beecher
and Alexander Maclaren. These to my mind have
been the greatest orators to whom I have listened
with enchantment. Of continental speakers I
would class with them the wonderful Italian, Podre
Gavazzi. It seems to me that Talroage is now at
his very best, for hie fire aDd eloquence a'e una-
bated and he las reinforced his style with the
accumulations of incidents all drawn from his own
personal experience. He told us nothing second-
hand but was all the while speaking of the things
he had seen and beard, tasted and handled, in the
purview of his own life. William Durban.
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8, 1900.
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B. B. Tyler's Letter.
The most Interesting ne*s within the last few
days is the intelligence from the General Conven-
tion of Disciples of Christ in Kansas City. You
did not fee me at the convention, but I was
present in spirit every day and every hoar. Kansas
City was the most interesting place on earth to
me at the time indicated. How eagerly every
item of news has been jotted down. With what
delight every indication of progress has been
noted. The time was when good men objected to
speaking of the Disciples of Christ as "a move-
rs nt." That day is passed. If we are not "a
movement" what are we? We are moving in the
right direction and with as great celerity as is
safe.
The value of the Christian Woman's Board of
Missions cannot be estimated in dollars. Its
chief value is spiritual. This Board was organized
in part to disseminate missionary intelligence and
to develop a missionary spirit. This purpose is kept
staadi'y in view. At the time of its organization,
twenty-six years ago, these were among our
greatest needs. The need exists to-day, but not
to the same extent as in 1874. The Disciples
know more about the work of world-wide evan-
gelization now than they did then, and the desire
to herald the joyful tidings to the whole creation
has increased among us encouragingly during the
last quarter of a century. I notice that the
"actual receipts" of the Christian Woman's Bjard
during the last year were $106,722.76. This is a
handsome increase over the year ending with "the
Jubilee Convention."
The success of this organization means success
for us all along the line of aggressive evangelistic
and educational work. Each auxiliary society is
a band engaged in the study of educational and
missi mary problems. Nor is it possible to limit
the advantages derived from these studies to the
women who are members of the auxiliaries. Un-
less a woman is suffering from lingual paralysis
she will talk about the enterprises in which she is
interested, and the meetings of these auxiliary
bands generate an interest, often amounting to
enthusiasm, in the matters considered. Moreover,
the npiritual health of the local congregation is
promoted. The meetings of the women in their
miss'onary societies are devotional. They sing
and pray and talk about the dear Lord and his
last command until their hearts fairly glow with
a holy enthusiasm. Does not this experience
inure to the benefit of the congregation with
which the 'ociety is connected? It must result in
an improvement of spiritual health.
Including "balance on hand" October 1, 1899,
"loans returned" and "General Fund returned,"
the receipts of the Christian Woman's Board frc m
October 1, 1899, to October 1, 1900, were
$143,961.69.
The Foreign Christian Missionary Society is
forging to the front as one of the great mission-
ary organizations of the world. Its receipts last
year, as doubtless you have seen, were $180,016.16,
a gain over the preceding year of $27,288.78.
The average offerings of the churches are 40 per
cent greater than they were four years ago.
Note the fact that this society is now at work on
fonr continents and in eleven countries, and that
257 persons are in its employ. Are you not
thrilled as you read the report of the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society?
"Enough to do at home!" "Heathen in our own
land!" True. There is much to do at home.
There can be no doubt that there are practical
pagans within the limits of the United States.
What of it? Before a convert had been made in
Jerusalem the Master said: "Make disciples of
all the nations." Soon after a beginning was
made in Jerusalem the disciples of Christ went
everywhere preaching the word. They did not
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wail until all Jerusalem had turned to the Lord
before they began to sound out the word of the
Lord. And besides, there is this marked differ-
ence between the heathen in our land and the
pagans in other parts of the earth — the heathen
in our country have heard the message and have
spurned it, while those abroad have never heard
of the Christ and his salvation.
Including the contributors of the Christian
Woman's Board the Disciples are giving annually
considerably more than $200,000 to Foreign Mis-
sions. Does this interfere with the work at
home? Not at all. It seems to aid the work in
our own land. When these societies were'or-
ganized the American Christian Missionary Society
was but little more than able to pay the salary of
the corresponding secretary. Besides the more
than $200,000 raised for the evangelization of
people beyond the seas, the sum of $63,627.30
was raised last year to carry on the work of the
Home Board. Add to this the sum of $114,368.53
contributed by the various state and district
societies and expended for mission work in their
respective fields, and you see how the work in
foreign lands interferes with the progress of or-
ganized evangelistic work at home! The fact is
that as the interest in world-wide work increases
the home work prospers.
No one expected the American Christian Mis-
sionary Society to raise $100,000 this year. This
amount it raised last year, but we all know the
well-nigh desperate effort that was made to secure
so large a sum. Those who understand human
nature expected something in the nature of a
collapse after the special effort of "The
Jubilee Year." I gladly confess that the falling
off has not been as great as I looked for. A
careful study of the report of "the Jubilee Year"
will abo show that the receipts for the year end-
ing October 1, 1900, available at once for evan-
gelistic work, fell but little short of the amount
received the previous year.
But one of the best things in connection with
the Kansas City Convention was the report of the
Board of Church Extension. Some time ago
Stcretary Muckley raised the cry of "a quarter
of a million for the Board of Church Extension
before the close of 1900." This seemed to some
of us almost wild. Let us pause to thank God
for the faith, courage, and optimism of G. W.
Muckley. We need men who "laugh at impossi-
bilities and cry, it mast be done." The printed
report of this Board shows $252,129.13 in the
treasury. The report of the Board is now before
me, containing annotations in the handwriting of
some one in the Kansas City office, saying that
there are low $260,000 in the Church Extension
Fund. The new receipts during the year were
$57,118.83. There was "a gain in the total re-
ceipts" over the preceding year of $16,839.46.
The method and work of this Board commend it to
the judgment of level-headed business men. It is
a great blessing to weak churches located where
money commands a high rate of interest to be
able to obtain money from the Board of Church
Extension at the rate of four per cent per annum
with which to secure a permanent church home.
No congregation can be regarded as permanently
established until it has secured a house of worship
as its own.
The annuity plan is growing in favor. "The
Board receives money from generously dispoeed
friends of Church Extension, on which it pays six
per cent interest annually as long as the donor
lives. At the death of the person so giving his
money, the gift becomes the permanent property
of the Church Extension Fund without further
obligations on the part of the Board. The money
will be loaned out to build churches just as other
funds of the Board, but will be loaned at six per
cent., the amount paid the annuitant, instead of
four per cent., the amount charged on General
Fond loans." The report continues: "How much
better it is to give money to this Fund and have
it building churches while it is earning six per
cent., than to have it earning the same per cent,
in some secular employment where it may not be
well secured, and where time will be wasted In
reinvestment. The interest will always be paid
promptly, and at the death of the annuitant the
money will go directly into the Church Extension
Fund, where it would have been placed by will.
The money is earning thj annuitant the same in-
terest, and he can see his money building churches
while he lives, and without contest will go where
he wants it to go at his death." What do you
think of this? Isn't it a good plan? B. B. T.
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Froni Hillsburg to Halifax.
AT THE SHRINE OF STE. ANNE.
My last letter left the re&der at quaint old Que-
bec, the Gibraltar of Canada, if not of the conti-
nent. I now want to take the reader with me on
a side trip to the far-famed shrine of Ste. Anne de
Beaupre, a distance of twenty miles below Quebec,
on the same 3ide of the St. Lawrence River. The
name of this place is French, and means "Saint
Anne of the beautiful meadow."
The wonderful Falls of Montmorency — nearly a
hundred feet higher than those of Niagara — are
eight miles below Quebec and can be visited or
seen from the car window on the trip to Ste. Anne
de Beaupre. The waterfalls perpendicularly over
the face of the rock, a distance of 250 feet, and
is then broken into white and fleecy spray. Its
roar is tremendous and can sometimes be heard
many miles away. The falls can be approached
and seen to excellent advantage from below, and
thus the tiresome descent to their foot, and yet
more tiresome climb back again, be avoided. Near
the head of the falls, from the old manor of the
Hall family, which a hundred years ago was the
country residence in Canada of the late Duke of
Kent, the father of Queen Victoria, there is a
splendid view of the river, surrounding country
and City of Quebec. But we started with our face
toward the celebrated shrine of Ste. Anne, where
hundreds of thousands of pious pilgrims, from all
parts of Canada and the United States, go every
year to be healed of the various maladies that
flesh is heir to, and we do not propose to be turned
aside very long by Dukes' residences or roaring
cataracts.
Ste. Anne de Beaupre has a history reaching
back 250 years, and is now one of the most cele-
brated spots on the continent. It is claimed that
great miracles, even as of apostolic times, are
wrought here — that the sick are healed, the blind
see, the deaf hear, the lame walk with ease, and
thoee that are nigh death's door have strength
and vigor given them, and that, too, suddenly and
through the intercession of the good Ste. Anne,
the Virgin Mary's mother, one of whose finger-
joint bones —with some flesh and skin yet adhering
to it — is still shown in a glass box in the parish
church, and venerated ard even kissed by hun-
dreds of thousands of devotees, who go annually
to worship at this shrine and be cured of their
chronic diseases.
Ste. Anne de Beaupre is a small burg, with a
population of about 1,000, and would be of no con-
sequence to the traveler were it not for the inter-
est, which is still on the increase, that attaches to
this wonderful shrine. The population, as in all
other parts of this country, is almost entirely
Fr- nch Catholie and, like many who come to the
shrine from a distance, not the most intelligent.
The origin of this shrine was as follows: Ac-
cording to Catholic tradition, two places, Nazareth
and Sephoris — at the foot of Mt. Carmel — contend
for the honor of being the residence of Ste. Annr,
the mother of the Virgin Mary. When she died,
her remains were interred near Jerusalem, in the
valley of Jehoshaphat. From that vale, in the days
of the Emperor Trajan, when Christianity was yet
but a century old, it is claimed that a rudderless
ship swept across the Mediterranean Sea bear-
ing no less a treasure than the body of Ste. Anne,
which was carried to Apt, France, and placed in
the keeping of the bishop of that town. It was
there that the Emperor, Charlemagne, long years
after, discovered this body. In after years Ste.
Anne became the patroness of Britanny, and at
Auray a shrine was built in her honor, and the
simple hearted Breton taught that she performed
miraculous cures for all who trusted her.
la 1608 the city of Quebec was founded. A
few years later a crew of Breton sailors were
buffeted unmercifully by a terrific tempest, which
made them to despair of all earthly help, and in
their straits turn toward their own people and
this shrine for help. 'I here and then they made a
vow to build a shrine in honor of Ste. Aone of
Auray, if she would guide them safely through the
storm. They landed at last, as they supposed ren-
der her protection, at the very spot iu this French
village where now stands the Basilica, one of the
finest Catholic structures in the Dominion. There
they built a humble chapel in fulfilment of their
promise. In 1660 it became necessary to rebuild
this unsubstantial edifice, which was primitive in
the extreme. In 1770, the chapter of Carcassone ,
in France, sent out a relic of Ste. Anne— I pre-
sume this .is the bone cut of her finger that all
pilgrims are permitted to kiss — to be kept in the
new shrine. Other rich presents came from the
Court of Loui3 XIV and Queen Anne, of Austria.
From this time on the religious fervor grew and
united with national enthusiasm to make this hum-
ble spot one of the most notable on this continent.
On entering the splendid new church above
mentioned, which is of the finest Corinthian archi-
tecture, one of the first things that meets the eye
is the vast quantity of crutches, wooden legs,
trusses and other thiDgs that have been used by
the lame and infirm, all built into two great pyra-
mids in the front end of the church. In front of
the altar platform, on a pillar of Italian marble
twelve fe6t high, stands the magnificent statue of
Ste. Anne, with a golden halo encircling her head
and face, and holding in her arms the child Mary.
In the base that supports this pillar our guide, a
priest, showed us a piece of the rock on which the
Virgin Mary was born, and told us that this was a
fact as well authenticated as any other fact in
history. This statement also included the tale
about the bone out of St. Anne's finger, and an-
other about a silk handkerchief — «hich was shown
to us — on which our Savior had wiped the sweat
from his brow, leaving upon it bis perfect likeness.
Ste. Anne, of course, is the great center of at-
traction not only in this temple, but in the two
other smaller chapels close by and, in fact,
throughout this region. Even the Virgin Mary
has but little glory here by reason of the glcry
that exc€ls it. At all hours of the day the wor-
shipers can be seen crowding around the statue
of their "good Ste. Anne," supplicating her for
favors of some kind. Through her intercession it
is claimed that thousands of cures are effected, as
in the days of Christ ard his apostles.
During the half day we spent at this shrine we
neither saw nor heard of any miracles being
wrought. One case, however, did claim our atten-
tion and our sympathy. It was the case of a poor
mother who had come with her crippled son all
the way from New York state. So confident was
she of his being healed she left his crutches be-
hind. But after having been at the shrine a day
or two she had been compelled to setd for his
crutches, and with a sad and disappointed heart
commence the journey back to their home without
securing the blessing she had so confidently ex-
pected.
On leaving this peculiar place, we felt impressed
with about four things: (1) The utter absurdity
of the claims made for this shrine. All false re-
ligions, from Mormonism down to Dowieiem, claim
to be able to work miracles and can show plenty
of old crutches to prove their claims. But no one
has ever seen a miracle wrought by any of them.
(2) The ignorance of the worshipers who go to
this shrine. This is depicted in their faces. (3)
The spirit of idolatry that pervades the worship
of the entire place. (4) The spirit of money-get-
ting. You can't turn without running against a
place where the pilgrims are expected to deposit
money. In the one building alone I saw 20 of
the^e places. H. T. Morrison.
Golden Rule Living.
The lack of positive and practical interest in
the Golden Ruls as a Xew Testament guide in the
aria rs of the Christiaa life may be attributed to
the oft-repeated assertion of the moral man, or
semi- religious organizition, that it is his, or its,
creed.
In debate with such parties it is referred to by
them as all-sufficient. They ignore the positive
commands of the Savior; the guidance of the '
Spirit and the pracci.e of the Apostles. Never-
theless the Christian feels the force of the open
avowal and the hearer (non- professor) sets it down i
to the credit of the advocate of the Golden Rule.
Why? Because it calls for no open profession of
faith. It is broad and humanitarian in the high-
est sense, and cannot be limited to the church '
member.
The matter of a Home for the aged, out of pul-
pit, out of health and means of living as becomes
the minister of Christ and servant of all, is the !
desire of many Disciples who contemplate the
demands of the age, and the eternal as well as
the temporal fitness of things belonging to a call- !
ing so earth rejoicing and heaven-filling.
Such a Home, with beautiful surroundings and
well arranged lands for farming, gardening, stock-
raising, poultry and many other pleasant and profit- j
able means of diversion and sources of joy, would be ■
headquarters for returned missionaries and a cen-
ter of godly influence that might send out workers
to sections neglected, needy, deserving and in re-
turn bless the Home and homes of many of the ,
now inactive and almost discouraged brethren '
whose voices now seldom sound out the Good
News and their hands a;.d hearts are laying hold
of things earthly — probably to the hurt of the '
soul.
Here the "Golden Rule side of Christianity"
could be girt about with bands of love and pre-
sented to the world — aye, to the Church — as a
lovely daughter of Zion and heir apparent.
J. F. Callahan.
Noble, Ohio.
A Roast
ON TEMPERANCE PEOPLE.
A little woman out in Tower Hill, 111., takes a
fall out of the temperance people in a letter con-
taining the following: "It is amusing to see some
staunch temperance people who would as soon be
caught stealing a horse as to be seen going into a
saloon, that are tied down, hard and fast, to their
coffee cups as much as an old whisky sot is to his
morning dram. They give the same excuse that
the old sot does, they act the same way, the habit
is just as fixed. Their dram does not as quickly
intoxicate, but its steady use just as surely breaks
down the nervous system and ruins then physically
and mentally, frequently setting up some fixe!
form of chronic disease.
"Consistency, thou art a jewel, justai much to
day as of old. Either break aiay from your
slavery — tea, coffee, or any other pernicious habit
you may have, or quit preaching to others. I know
what I am talking about, for I was a coffee slave
for a time and can speak truthfully of its effects.
It almost ruined my nervous system, ciustd con-
stipation, headaches, and sleeplessness. I suppose
if I had drank enough at one time to make me en-
tirely drunk, I might have felt easier.
"Finally the stuff began to cause coughing after
my meals, then I concluded to part company with
the demon, and at once, upon the advice of some
friends, took up Postum Food Coffee. The change
was marvelous. I passed from an invalid to a
healthy person, io a very short time. I had quita
drug and taken up a strong, powerful, nourishing
food in liquid form, and owe my present health to
Postum Food Coffee." Name will be furnished by
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.
November 1, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1395
Chicago Letter.
The system of elevated railroads in this city
affords the very best of rapid transit, but it is a
system which creates its own troubles. The roar
of passing trains impairs the value of adjacent
property, and one or two successful suits for
damages have brought a vast amount of litiga-
tion apon the companies. The latest litigant is
the School Board. It seems that a dozen schools
have been incalculably damaged by the erection
and operation of the roads, the aggregate value
being $1,225,000. The only absolute cure for
this evil is the abolition of the elevated road, and
the only way to make that possible is to start
an exodas from city to country, until the city is
reduced lr population so that there will be room
on the surface for everybody.
The 75 cent gas ordinance has become a
law by virtue of the fact that Mayor Harrison did
not veto it. Its operation is deferred until
January 2, 1901. It is generally understood that
the mayor will sign the resolutions calling for a
commission to petition the legislature to allow the
city to equip and operate a plant of its own. And
so the problem of municipal housekeeping is
being slowly solved. There are very few towns
and cities in the country that have put in gae and
electric light plants of late but hare seen the
immense advantage of municipal over private
ownership. Why should the many pay toll to the
few for a service which the many can render
themselves?
The Teachers' Federation is carrying on a
systematic effort to enforce equitable taxation.
There are not funds enough properly to operate
the public schools, and this lack led to the in-
vestigation. The teachers have discovered that
the capital stock of corporations entirely escapes
taxation. After making all proper reductions
they declare that $235,000,000 of corporate
property has been going untaxed for more than
twenty years. A mass meeting will be held at
Central Music Hall, Monday, October 30, to receive
reports.
At the North Side Church of Christ, October
21, Wm. Brooks Taylor preached his last sermon
in the morniDg, and the new pastor, Thad. S.
Tinsley, was installed in the evening. Nearly
six thousand dollars was raised on the present
indebtedness of the church, and a most hopeful
spirit seems to prevail. Mr. Taylor takes up the
work of Superintendent of City Missions, for
which he seems to be eminently fitted. As has
already been announced, the new West Side
Church will be dedicated the first Sunday in
November, Z. T. Sweeney assisting.
B. B. Tyler has gone to Denver, Col., to preach
for the South Broadway Church. He writes:
"Mrs. Tyler is feeling as well as I have any right
to expect. Her speech is almost entirely restored.
I have had a good time in Chicago. Sorry to go
away." And the Chicago brethren enjoyed Dr.
Tyler's stay. He preached a month or more for
the Union Church, to the satisfaction!1 of every-
body, and his presence was always welcome at
the ministers' meetings. His Denver address is
1042 Logan Avenue.
Melvin Putman, pastor of the First Church at
Sedalia, Mo., visited Chicago last week and
preachtd for Union Church. It was the writer's
privilege to fill his pulpit for him at Sedalia, one
of the largest and best churches in the brother-
hood. Under Mr. Patman's leadership they have
enlarged and improved their house of worship
until the audience room easily seats a thousand.
It is a most attractive place, and the array of
solid and substantial business men in the audiences
that gather impresses the visitor agreeably.
This church is a force for righteousness in the
city »nd surrounding country. Here I enjoyed
the hospitality of Judge and Mrs. J. N. Dalby and
Mr. L. W. Bryant and Miss Laura. Prof, and
Mrs. Wilson, now living in Sedalia, were members
of the church at Cameron, Mo., and there were
some visitors from Chicago.
The C. W. B. M. joins in the support of Geo. A.
Campbell with the Austin Church, and thus keeps
a valuable man in the city. Prof. W. D. M>ac-
Clintock is supplying for the First Church.
Errett Gates is succeeding splendidly in his can
vass for endowment for the Divinity Blouse.
F. G. Tyrrell assisted A. R. Spicer in the dedica-
tion of the new church at Indianola, 1 1 , October
14. Mr. Spicer is also building a new church at
Danville, 111., as he has built one everywhere he
has preached. Frank G. Tyrrell.
4957 Prairie Ave.
A Suggestion for Next Program of
our National Convention.
While the matter ia fresh in mind I would sug-
gest a few changes in the program of our
National Missionary Convention which w.uld save
some time and concentrate the thought of the con-
vention for the time being upon one great interest
that concerns us'all.
How would this schedule do for the Home Soci-
eties program? Saturday evening: Educational Ses-
sion with a strorg address, report of Educational
Board and business of the convention in relation
to the whole matter of education. In other words,
let us give our time and thought during the whole
session to educational interests and make the ses-
sion complete in itself. Give Monday morning to
the Geceral Board of Home Missions, in which we
shall have the president's address, the secretary's
report and all other business pertaining directly
to the American Christian Missionary Society.
Let all the committees of this society report, offi-
cers b^ elected and all business be transacted with
dispatch and enthusiasm. Monday afternoon could
be given to Church Extension and all its interests.
But let it also be a session omplite in itself with
all the budness of the convention in relation to
this department brought into it and completed.
Let Monday evening in the same way be devoted to
Christian Endeavor. Give Tuesday morning to
Sunday-school work, making everything contribute
to that intere*t; and bring the wh ole of Tuesday
afternoon under tribute ;o the cause of Benevo-
lence, Ministerial Relief and Orphanage work. It
seems to me we shiuld group these two phases of
Christian service under one head, for they are only
different phases of the same cause, the same work
after all. Why sh mid we not have a secretary
of benevolence to whom we may commit all this
work as one? Tuesday evening could be given up
to the work of City Evangelization, one of the
most important and also one of the most difficult
problems confronting us in America to-day.
Wednesday could be made Foreign Missions' Day,
as it was at Kansas City. Oae secret of the en-
thusiasm of the sessions on that day was the fact
that the program was concentrated and thereby
intensified. Of course it would not be necessary
to follow the order here indicated, that is a mat-
ter of small moment, but the question of grouping
all the interests of one department and concen-
trating all the time and strength of the whole
convention in a given session upon that one de-
partment and its welfare is of the highest import-
ance. If this were done all tie business of the
convention would be transacted in the general as-
sembly cf the people and not off to one side. The
business should be transacted in the body of the
convention, for all the people are interested in it,
or at least they should be.
Then let Wednesday night bring the whole to a
close with the very best program that can be pro-
vided for the deepening of spiritual life. Let the
closing session bs genuinely and intensely religious.
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Two or three short addresses might be given, with
a good prayer service to close with. Thij arrnnge-
ment would allow ample time for the proper con-
sideration of all our missionary work and save a
whole day of valuable time.
These things are written not in the spirit of
criticism, but merely to open the way to a fuller
discuision of the subject in the hope that good
for our missionary cause will come of it. Breth-
ren, what have you to say about the matter? Now
is the time to speak. S. T. Willis.
[The foregoing siggestlons are worth consider-
ing by our various Boards. Condensation and con-
centration would seem to be desirable features
for our programs. The formation of our National
Educational Society wou'.d prob&bly modify the
suggestion as to the Saturday evening session, for
that Society would require more time unless it
holds an independent convention at another time
and plase, which it may determine to do. It would
hardly be practicable to limit the business of the
American Christian Missionary Society, proper, to
one session. It might, however, be limited to one
day. This would require that committees should
be appointed and have their work assigned some
time before the convention meets, so that they
may give their reports proper consideration and
present them for approval at the meeting of our
General Board. They could then be carried through
the conventions with proper explanations and em-
phasis within the time specified. Every one will
agree that if it is possible to so condense the pro-
gram as to have the various important depart-
ments which are now considered in sections, con-
sidered before the wno'.e convention, it would be
very desirable. It is entirely practicable, too, to
cut down the number of addresses and give a little
more lime for business and thus shorten th<3 pro-
gram and facilitate business at the same time.
The matter is open for any further suggestion
from any one interested in our National Conven-
tions.—Editor.]
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1396
im CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 1, 1900
Concerning Oregon Missions.
The missionary outlook in Oregon is prophetic
of success, one of the hopeful features is the
Eugene Divinity School, a first-class place for the
preparation of young men for the ministry of the
gospel. The Divinity school building is situated
just across the Oregon University campus. Hun-
dreds of young people attend the University of
Oregon yearly, and in them is born a liking for
Eugene Divinity School. The enrollment at the
Eugene Divinity School Increases each year and
is very encou agiDg in this respect. Its influence
is felt in all the country surrounding Eugene. The
young men go out and preach in the school houses
and many of the churches. In their work they
have done planting and cultivation of the truth
among the people that is commendable They re-
port a large number of additions, and this is but
the beginning. At the close of last term some
graduated and ct once assumed work in the
churches. They were employed in close proximity
to the Eugene Divinity School and this is but the
beginning of this part of our work. God will
bless it.
The second bright outlook is the increasing help
the churches are extending to the fie'ds of need.
It looks as if, not in the hopeless, distant future,
but not long hence, every struggling band of the
Lord's workers would receive strength. The Gen-
eral Board is helping with a steady, faithful sup-
port, and our own brotherhood in the state are
seeing virtue in the Oregon Christian Missionary
Convention. Toe two boards together have eight
missions: Ashland, Roseburg, Coquille, Turner,
Tillamook, Hood River, Pendleton and Lagrande.
An evangelist is also kept at work full time. The
General Board alone is giving the help to Pendle-
ton and Hood River and supporting the evangelist.
The State Board is alone extending aid to Ashland,
Roseburg and Turner. Jointly the two boards
are aiding Coquille, Tilla-nook and Lagrande.
Oar missionaries are a splendid set of men —
self-sacrificing, enduring, able, well balanced,
bringing forth fruit to remain. They are just
that $600 kind that someone wrote about a short
time ago. And that is the salary all through.
They are, J. F. Tout, Ashland; W. A. Wood,
Roseburg; J. M. Hunter, Coquille; C. G. Lemast-
ers, Turner; J. W. Jenkins, Hood River; C. A.
Dotson, Pendleton; 0. H. King, Lagrande. We
are now ready for our Tillamook man. We thought
we had arranged for the ri^ht man, but disap-
pointment chuded our expectations. We are now
in correspondence with others. We invite corres-
pondence. Bat straDgers applying must have two
recommendations; one from B. L. Smith and one
from your own state corresponding secretary.
We have 125 life members in our 0. C. M. C„
pledged to pay $5 00 a year for five years. There
are in the slate 7,681 nu'inoers enrolled, making
119 places, weak and strong, where work is being
done for the Lord, as we understand him in his
word.
This expansive missionary work had its begin-
ning, as to the 0 C. M. C, in the autumn of 1891,
when an evangelist was sent out by the General
and SUte Boards. Then there were but two mis-
sions aided by the General Board. Now we have
the eight, with good hope of wide expansion.
Some of the places now being helped can soon
stand alone and give ( hce to others. Our incoms
is growing year by year.
The present fields raise from half to three-
fourtbs of the salary. We make it a rule that
the field shall raise at least half the support. The
evangelist is limited in the same way — to new
fields and raise half his support in the field. He
has reported an average of more than 100 addi-
tions yearly; he ha3 baptized 133 parsons in three
years; has coupled with his work the work o' cor-
responding secretary; his salary has averaged
less than $600 and has presented no bill of rail-
road expense.
Our Rally Day for State Missions is the first
Lord's day in November. Andminy of our church-
es are getting to be prompt in taking the collec-
tion. We call this "Oregon Day." We want to
make the duties of this day felt in the hearts and
consciences of our brethren. We look for it to
become a great day in Oregon, because the Ore-
gon Christian Missionary Convention is to become
the greatest gathering of any in our state, whether
political, religious, or social. The good things
are provided there for the people and they will
come to it.
We have asked most of the churches to double
up this year, because ou work has doubled up and
there is no other way to gtt it done thaa to double
up the power. J. B. Lister.
Down East.
Our meeting in Halifax was in every way a
pleasant one, though there were but four confes-
sions. The time of year was unf avorabl j for
protracted meetings. The summers here are so
short that while they last, out-door recreations
have the right of way. The Halifax church num-
bers but 50, none of them rich and nearly all poor,
and yet they raise more than $1,000 a year, and
during our four weeks' meeting their free will
offerings were $100. What church in the world
can beat that? Bro. E. C. Ford is the pastor and
Is doing a good work. The Lord willing I shall
return to Halifax for another meeting next Feb-
ruary.
My next meeting was at West Gore, in Hants
Co., Nova Scotia. This place is about forty miles
northeast from Halifax, and is at present twenty
miles from a railroad. And yet, in this obscure
place there is as cultured a community as one will
find in a long tim9. The place is noted for the
production of school teachers, and while I was
there they were all at home, and I have seldom
seen a larger per cent, of fine-looking young peo
pie. This community has sent out many profes-
sional people who have made their mark in the
world. Among these are M. B. Ryan, of Erie, Pa.;
and Hiram Wallace, who was once Garfi?ld's pas-
tor at Mentor, 0., and who now sleeps in the
cemetery at West Gore. I was there nine days
and baptized four young men.
On my way from West Gore to St. John, I spent
two days with Bro. R. E. Stevens in Cornwallis, N.
S. Our little church there is one of unusual inter-
est, being the early home of T. H. Blenus and
Josephine Smith. Here upon the shores of the
Basin of Minas and in full view of Grand Pre', the
home of Evangeline, grew to womanhood the first
missionary among our people to give her life for
Christ in Japan. In all my travels I have never
seen a more beautiful country than the Cornwallis
valley in Nova S3otia. I had read so mueh abou!;
It that it did not seem strange, and I never felt so
much at home in a new place. Indeed, Acadia
has quite won my heart. I do not wonder that
the old French did not want to leave it.
Reaching St. John the second time, I preached
at the opening of the new Christian church on
Douglas Ave. This congregation is over six years
old, but till now has not worshiped in a house of
Its own. Bro. J. C B. Appel, who once belonged to
the West London Tabernacle, has been the pastor
here for four years, and the crowning of his
work Is the erection of the new church. At the
dedication the house *as crowded, the Coburg
Street and Silver Falls churches uniting in the
services. Several nanisters and leading brethren
were present, aming them Dr. R. B. Ray, of Co-
burg St.; J. C. B. Appel, pastor of the new church;
Wm. Murray, of Le Tete, N. B., and U. G. Miller,
of Des Moines, la Since the dedication we have
been preaching to full houses on Sunday, and a
good attendance during the week. No providen-
tial hindrance I shall remain down here another
month and then return home andr>snme roy evan-
gelistic work in the States. A. Martin, g
St. John, N. B.
"Virginia Notes.
J. H. Gillespie is now in a meeting with Pem-
broke Church, assisted by Jas. T. Taylor, of Me-
chanicsburg, Va. We expect to hear of a good
meeting there.
J. A. Campbell, pastor of Graham church, is in a
meeting on Cavetts Creek. No confessions on
last Sunday. Bro. Campbell gives one-half of his
time to Graham and one half to state evangeliz
Ing.
A new church building is in course of erection
at Springville, which bids fair to be the nicest
building we have seen in the country. This is the
home of Geo. W. Harless, one of Tazewell's hardest
workers.
We had tie pleasure of visiting Tazewell Col-
lege and looking into the faces of many of the
best material of this section of the state. Taze-
well is overflowing this year. Our people in Vir-
ginia should awake to the necessity of patronizing
our own schools. This is the Athens of learning
in the Southwest, and a strong, healthful school
should flourish here. The location and scenery
cannot be surpassed. It has such men as C. D.M.
Showalter, J. N. Harman and Philip Johnson at its
head. The moral tone is high and the work ef-
ficient. You will make no mistake in patronizing
them.
Tazewell church hai a very fine opportunity to
do good. Philip Johnson is the efficient pastor and
is doing a good work. H. W. Pobst is superin-
tendent of the S. S , and is the right man in the
right place. He praises the literature of the
Christian Publishing Company and will use no
other. He has a magnificent school.
Shawver Mills' congregation has the best church
building for a country church that I have ever seen.
It speaks volumes for the enterprise and interest
taken by the members. This congregation h»d its
origin in a still on Clear Fork. Dr. Chester Bullard
organized it some forty years ago and his works
do follow him. J. C. Reynolds.
Food Saves.
DOCTOR KNEW THE VALUE OF GRAPE NUTS.
A breakfast food that a baby can handle is a
pretty safe proposition for grown people with weak
stomachs. Dr. Wm. Hall, 156 State St., Boston,
has tried Grape-Nuts food in his own case, as a re-
salt of which he says: "I have been relieved from
the distressing form of indigestion caused by the
non-assimilation of starchy foods, and sicce making
Grape-Nuts a part of my dietary scale, I have had
no trouble, and find my power of concentration
markedly increased.
"I have frequently prescribed Grape-Nuts food
in my practice, with most excellent results. The
note3 of one case I enclose herewith. July 10 :h,
'99, called to see M B , two years and
three months old; found the child ill nourished,
wi:h waxen skin, enlarged joints, beaded ribs, en-
largement of the abdomen, furred tonge, constant
vomiting and diarrhoea; in short, a typial case of
rachitis. The child weighed fourteen pounds and
was daily losing fl?sh.
"Inquiring into the dietary, I found ostmeal,
macaroni, rice, whi'e bretd, ai-d mlk had formed
the chief articles of food, and lately all had been
rejected. I at once stopped all other foods
and placed her on a diet of Grape-Nuts, whicib. was
retained on the stomach from the first.
"On my next visit, July 17, 1 found the child
bright tnd cheerful, vomiting all stopped, stools
formed and natural in appearance, weight 14f
pounds. From then, for the next th-ee months,
the child made a regular and even improvement,
gaining from eight to ten ounces each week. She
is now quite recovered. In my opinion, this girl
has been saved from an early grave by the use of
Grape- Nuts food."
Dvember 1, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1397
J^otes and ]Sew8.
Boys and Girls' Rally Day.
'aeday is the Lord's day bafore Thanksgiving,
1 1 is November 25. It is a children's day for
: ne Missions.
l special Children's Day exercise for the Rally
[|f for America is being prepared at the home
j;e, which will be sent to every Sunday-school
liag for it. Those desiring can order extra
: ies for a concert exercise. The exercise is
[! of patriotic songs and recitations which will
u ie a delightful entertainment for the children
i make them happy in giving to save America,
[cher, if you see this note, ask your siperin-
Hant at once what he is going to do about it
I !ou wish to be among the elect, secure a good
£ day-school offeriag for America.
'ha Sunday-schools in 1888 sent to our treasury
I Homa Missions over $400. There wa3 in-
i Qrated a Children's Day for Home Missions.
1889 this day yielded an income of $875.77; in
10 it reached $2,100; in 1891 it resulted in
nffaring of $2,392.97; ia 1892, $2,213.05; in
13, $3,550.45; in 1894 the day was abolished,
J it yielded $1,597.10; in 1895, with no day,
»j Sunday-schools sent $334.62; and in 1896 they
B.fciaued to send $469.36, and in 1898 they sent
(4.90 to our treasury. These offerings indicate
ti> there is an interest in this work among
I youag people that should be carefully con-
Ifad. In 1899, the first year the new day was
nrved, the offerings from the Sanday- schools
r-'shed $1,352.66; in 1900 the amount reached
^78.87; it is a good day for our schools and
g,;d f ;r oar mission work.
fote what some of our leaiiag men say of
Illy Day:
'he Boys and Girls' Rally Day for America is
(Highest importance. 1. For the cause itself
li|he matter of education and of offerings. 2.
a the young people who need to understand
tir p-ivileges and ob'igations. 3. For America,
t land which has the first claim upon our means
s\ prayers. — F. D. Power.
Ve should make the Rally Day for America a
I at day for the following reasons: 1. To teach
ti 1-sson of patriotism and love of country.
5 To acquaint them with the needs and perils,
I enlist their interest in its redemption. 3. To
t liliarize them with the great men and pioneers
i mr own movement aid the principles for which
if stood. - J. H. Garrison.
'oere are several reasons for making the Boys
I Grls' Rally Day for America a great day:
'. Because of the gre*tness of the work that
(i b- a' complied by means of their united
• itributkus. If it is made general, the yield in
nh will i e many thousands of dollars, and the
. Id in souls beyond all estimate. 2. Because
the tr.ining in ' benevolence that it will impart
the givers. It will go a long way toward saving
Itr souls.— J. W. McGarvey.
B ya and Girls' Rally Day should be made a great
'7 in all our churches. 1 For the sake of the
Idren They need this education in Home Mis-
ins. 2. For the sake of the Church. It needs
re an! more to emphasize "America for Christ."
For the sake of our Home Mission Board and our
iite Board. Th«se need the money and need it
idly • J. H. McNeill, Monde, lad.
We should m»ke our Rally Day for America a
iat day, because the future of world-wide
rk for Christ depends largely upon the develop-
mfc of Home Missions. To fail to acquaint our
fi an! girls with the conditions and needs of
nsrioa is to fail to put the key to the most im-
rtant, productive and powerful field of the
•rid in their hands. A lov j for God and native
'd, ani the whole wide world urges, nay, im-
ruively demands that wa intelligently interest
r boys and girls ia Homa Missions. — Mrs. Helen
Moses, Indianapolis, Ind.
Missouri Bible School Notes.
Boys and Girls' Rally Day for America is the
Sunday before Thanksgiving and every school in
Missouri should keep the day. Sand to B. L.
Smith, Y. M. C. A. Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio, for your
concert exercises, free gratis, and make it one of
the happiest days of the year. The children and
young people will rejoice in their co-operation in
making it the "great day of the feast."
R. B. Havener did for the friends and the Christ
just what we that knew him were sure would be
done, and the new house will soon be under way
at Villa Ridge, and will be the only church house
in the town. He is now trying to do the same
good work at Montevallo.
The Bethe1, Ralls Co., Rally was first-class, by the
help of the London school in a body, while good
dalegations were present from Spalding and Cen-
tre, but all were so well pleased that we are to
have a regular County Rally next year, the vari-
ous schools taking part as sich. Another joyful
res ilt of this Rally was the hearty cooperation
of the brethren in helping Bethel reduce Its church
debt, and it was p 'ompt and generous beyond my
utmost expectations and was a great help to pastor
J,B, Corwine who is always helping the deserving.
A few have long carried the burden and God will
abundantly bless them for it.
F. F. Schultz, 1325 Webstar Avenue, St. Louis,
is in the fiald, and will honor God and bless his
servants often as he goes in and out among
them. If you need help in any part of North
Missouri, write him as above, or this office, and
you will not regret it. Our brother is worthy of
your heartiest co-operation, and will give perfect
satisfaction wherever he goes. Write him.
Jno. W. Coggins sends in the apportionment
from Odessa in full, while Pattonsburg does the
sime, under N. J. Nicholson. Lees Summit accepts
her apportionment, remitting one-half. Antioch,
in Marion, pays in full on last year, with the as-
surance of doing as well for this. These are all
to be numbered with the friends of G)d in Mis-
souri whom your servant loves to serve.
The Marion County meeting at Emerson was
one of the best in yea-s, the interest, the giving
ard the results surpassing other years. Emerson
was most open in her hospitality, leaving noth-
ing undone that tended to the comfort of her
guests, while the congregations favored by the
Board are making substantial progress and will
before long be self-3U3taining.
Bro M. H. Wood has three houses of worship
under way in his old district, and has great hopes
that they will be dedicated clear of debt before
the bad weather sets in and to this end is seeking
the co-operation of E. E. Davidson, the very suc-
cessful evangelist in the employ of the State Mis-
sion Board.
We want to use the fund coming to us by the
kindness of S. G Niwlon in helping some other
needy points in getting houses of worship, but let
all such bear in mind that they must do their part
towards sustaining the worker.
To this end we labor this year: 50 new schools,
15 new congregations and 15 new houses, 5,000
increase in our Bible-school membership, $5,000
from our schools and 500 friends giving us one
dollar each. Will your school help us and will
you not be one of the 500? Have 25 of the first
hundred now.
Miss Nettie Wood and Mt. Zion, Marion, are
friends after mine own heart, the school accepting
the apportionment, Miss Nettie remitting in full,
and a like willingness and readiness on your part
will give like joy. Try it. H. F. Davis.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 1, 1900
The Anthracite Region.
Onr churches in this valley all report as moving
forward. Bro. C. W. Harvey, of Plymouth, is a
very busy man. He is president of the ministerial
union cleric of Wilkes Barre and vicinity and is
held in high esteem by all his ministerial asso-
ciates and co-laborers. He is secretary of the
Eastern Pennsylvania missionary district and has
its work upon his heart and will soon have ready
to mail to every church in the district their
apportionment. This is Bro. Harvey's extra
work; besides he has charge of the largest church
In this part of the state.
Bro. R. H. Sawtell, of Roarsburg, is in a meet-
ing at the Roarsburg Church with Bro. E. B. Man-
ley, of Altoona, as evangelist.
Bro. Frick, who about eighteen months ago
came to Westmore, with his own hands building
the chapel, has organized and gathered together
quite a good congregation and reports additions
at nearly every meeting — six in the last six
weeks. Bro. Frick knows how to make sacrifices
for the cause of the Master and the Lord is
blessing him in his work.
Bro. Bolton, of Sweet Valley, was reported on
the sick list, but at last account he was improv-
ing.
The Piovidence (Scranton) Church reports that
Bro. R. W. Clymer has been giving them some
very practical sermons on up-to-date themes and
the work is prospering in all lines.
The Dunmore (Scranton) Church is taking on
new life. The report for the quarter ending
Sunday, Sept 30th, gave average attendance for
the quarter 160, and an average contribution for
the same quarter of over $6. This is excellent
for a Sunday-school that iB only two years old.
One confession at prayer-meeting last week and
the work is in a healthful condition. Dunmore is
preparing to begin the new year with a revival
meeting with Bro. A P. Cobb as evangelist.
J. D. Dabney.
Scranton, Pa.
Conference on Benevolence.
All sessions of the convention were well at-
tended and profitably conducted, and the Confer-
ence on Benevolence was not second to any. Bro.
Haley is a master of ceremonies generally, but on
that occasion he failed, for the women would
continue their speech until they had their say.
The reports of the several departments were
enthusiastically received and showed much ad-
vancement. The two lines of work to be pushed
with greatest vigor now are the building of an
Old People's Home, at a probable cost of $50,000,
perhaps at Jacksonville, 111., where a beautiful
site has been offered for the Home, and the
purchase of a farm of fifty acres near St. Louis,
on which the permanent buildings for the
Orphans' Home are to be placed. The cost of
the farm will be about $10,000 and the buildings
perhaps $90,000, making a total cost for the two
homes of $150,000, which means larger gifts to
this divine mission. We have found a few people
who have remembered the association in their
wills, and some who have given annuities, but the
receipts so far are very inadequate for the needs
of the work.
The ladies reported all debts canceled in June,
but the income during the summer was insufficient
to meet the running expenses by about $300.
The Kentucky Widows and Orphans' Home at
Louisville is asking for a twentieth century en
dowment fund of $50,000 next year, and it should
be forthooming from that great state of liberal-
hearted people. Texas also is contemplating the
establishment of a home, which we believe to be
just the thing to do. We believe other states or
groups of states should establish hom< s just as
so >a as they can maintain them; but until they
can, let it be remembered that the Homes at St.
Louis are national and for the use of all the
states which have no homes of their own.
Brethren, let us come to the support of this
work better than in the past. Those godly women
who have stood so faithfully by the enterprise
have sacrificed and suffered long enough in silence.
Then, too, the work has assumed such proportions
that it is necessary to have more means. Let
those who read this, unless your churches have
made a liberal offering this year, bring the needs
of the Benevolent Association before the churches
and urge a special gift. Do not wait for the visit
of an agent, for that is expensive to the Associa-
tion, but urge your pastor to preach a good ser-
mon from Jas. 1:27, and ask for a large gift, and
send it to Mrs. J. K. Hansbrcugh, 5018 Cabanne
Ave., St. Louis, Mo., designating to which home
of the Association you wish, your gift to go.
At this time of the year many boxes of clothing
and food-fc tuffs are usually received. This year,
because of an increased number in the several
homes, it is desirable to have a larger number of
boxes. If you will go to your freight agent you
will be surprised how cheaply he will ship the
boxes to St. Louis. Ship the box to the Home
you desire it to be used by. If to the Orphans
Home, to 915 Aubert Ave.; if to the Old People's
Home, to 903 Aubert Ave., and if to the Mothers
and Babies' Home to 2821 Chestnut St., St. Louis,
Mo.
Yours in behalf of the homeless and in His Name,
Joel Brown.
The first discourse in the town by one of "oui
preachers will be given in the Opera House, No;
4.
J. H. Painter has bought a home at Eddyvil.
and will move to It early in November.
Allen Hickey.
Des Moines, la.
Iowa Notes.
B. S Denny dedicated the new church building
at Walker, Oct. 28.
Dr. Finleyson, of the Medical College, addressed
the Drake students at chapel Wednesday morning.
Lawrence Wright did good work at Walker, he
goes next to Greeley.
Herman P. Williams, recently chaplain of the
Fifty- first Iowa at Manila, takes the work as
pastor at Jefferson.
The first number of the "Drake Eatertainment
Course" — the Thomas Orchestra — « ill be given in
the city's new auditorium, Nov. 8.
Get ready for the offering for Iowa missions.
"Iowa Day" will be Sunday, Nov. 25. For leaflets,
maps, cards, etc., needed for the day, send to B.
S. Denny, Cor. Sec, Des Moines.
W. M. Jordan, a student of Drake in the 80's,
now of Helena, Mont , gave the students a lively
talk at chapel Tuesday morning.
The enrollment of Drake, without counting the
Medics and Law students, is 603.
R. N. Linnville, our next-door neighbor and a
Drake student, preaches three Sundays in every
month at Clark, Mo., 203 miles from Des Moines.
He believes in extension.
J. M. Lowe, who returned last week from a
successful meeting at Westmoreland, Kan.,
preached at University Church Sunday forenoon
and evening, he is now in a meeting at Stuart,
and will begin at Waukegan, 111., Nov. 18. Ad-
dress him at University Place, Des Moines.
L. M. Starr preaches at Troy Mills, Walker and
Alburnette.
J. C. Wright is in a meeting at Storm Lake
with Legrand Pace, the pastor. Write to Wright
at Scranton.
I. N. McCash is convalescent, but it is said that
he cannot be exp< cted home till near Christmas
time.
Counting the members of all the classes there
are eighty students in the Bible department of
Drake.
Harry Walstor, of Missouri, is expected to
begin work at Knoxville, Nov. 11.
Bussey has two railroads, a population of six or
seven hundred and two churches — M. S. and M. P.
Illinois Notes.
Illinois Day is the first Sunday in November
On this day the churches will tell the board ho?
much work they want done by the offerings the-
make and send to our treasury. The amount o
service rendered is governed entirely by the inte
rest and liberality cf the churches and preachers
Tell us in dollars how much we shall do.
*
When you read this, special literature will hav.
been mailed to the ministry and the year books t«
the churches. Apportionments have been twic<
sent to the churches. We have done and are do
ing our best to reach the consciences of all an<
to interest them in Illinois missions. The onh
"sympathizing" that does our cause any good is o
that kind that expresses itself in offerings to oi
work. Let us have your sympathy.
* *
*
If your minister does not arrange to ask for a:
offering for state missions kindly stir up his pur'
mind. A few words from one of the active men
bers will be a great stimulus. Tell him that tb
church is willing to give and he will call for th
offering. Some preachers underrate the liberalit,
of their congregations. In such cases the cot!
gregation needs to show him the way of the Lor!
more perfectly.
* *
*
Our convention was greatly pleased with th
management of the board for last year. Th i
brethren saw that the board does a careful busi
ness and that the great need is more money wit
which to do more. We should have ten thousan-
dollars this year without fail.
* *
*
Our state and district organization is growin;
more and more perfect and the spirit is fine. Th1
third, fourth, sixtb, seventh and eighth district!
will each support an evangelist this year. Thi
will give a splendid service but it will take mone j
to support it. The support will be cheerful]};
given by the church s if they are thoroughly in
formed of the work and asked to give it. Bret!
ren, tell your people about the work and ask ther
to contribute. The churches will gire if they ar
asked.
* *
*
Our church at Indianola dedicated its buildic
recently. F. G. Tjrrell wa« master of ceremonie
and A. R. Spicer is the minister. Why rot alway^
have Illinois men to dedi >ate Illinois churches?
* *
*
The church at Toulon, H. J. Reynolds miniate)
has put in a furnace and made other improve
ments. Bro. Reynolds has been with the chur^1
since 1896 and has labored succesifully thoug
under many difficulties.
*
The St. Joseph church. H.J. Hostetter ministei'
recently roofed its building. I spent a week therj
and found the work growiDg steadily and th
church delighted with the service of the ministei
and his wife. At this place there is a "church c
Christ" and its chief mission is to oppose all tc
vance of the cause. It was a blessing to thj
brethren when these sectarian people went on i
and left them in peace. They make several test
of fellowship that are unknown to the Scripture
and are therefore innovationists and sectarian.
* *
The Springfielj church gave us a cornsl invit*
tion to hold the next state meeting with them an
we are going to do it. This church is a grea
friend to our state missionary service.
Stanford, III. J. Fred Jones, Sec.
November 1, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1399
BvaiigeHstic.
UTAH.
Salt Lake City, Oct. 16. — Five added here since
last report; one by baptism. — W. H. Bagby.
TEXAS.
Hillsboro, Oct. 25. — Three additions recently,
ill of unusual worth. — Albert Buxton.
WASHINGTON.
Garfield, Oct. 22.— A young lady made the good
conff ssion at cur evening meeting yesterday and
will be immersed at our prayer meeting service
next Wednesday eveniDg. — R. M. Messick.
IOWA.
Estherville, Oct. 25. — One addition last prayer-
meeting — H. Morton Gregory.
Clarinda, Oct. 25.— Eleven baptiztd last night
it pri»yer-me ting; 116 present; more baptisms
Lord's day.— W. B. Clemmer.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Kensington, Philadelphia, Oct. 22 — Kensington
Church is enjoying an ingathering of souls. Our
work in October has been as follows: 1st Lord's
day, three added by letter, and three confessions.
2nd Lord's dsy, four confessions, and one added
who was an evangelist for M. E Church and bap-
tized by Baptists. 3rd Lord's day, 2 confessions.
Total for three weeks in October, 13. All depart-
ments of the work prosperous. — R. A. Smith,
pastor.
INDIANA.
Muncie, 0:t. 22. — We have just closed a meet-
ing at Monteith, la., with 40 additions, 30 by
confession and baptism. My address during
November will be Bowmanville, Ontario. — A.
Martin.
Franklin, Oct. 15. — Four were added last Lord's
lay at Mai shall, 111., at our regular meeting.
Two by letter, two from the U. B's. Marshall is
now being blessed with a continual revival. Ad-
ditions every visit. — VSillis M. Cunningham.
VIRGINIA.
Marinsville, Oct. 3. — The revival continues.
One came from the Presbyterians, a bright young
woman, and a man confessed Christ, Sunday.
The regions around about became stirred by the
tabernacle mealing and now the denominational
churches in the county are clamoring for meet-
ings. I canLot do the work, but have done the
tirxt best thing, secured a young man who will go
into these new sections, ani I shall be responsible
If or his support. Ttirtten added at Unionviile in
a four daya' meeting. — W. H. Book.
OREGON.
| Dllley, Oct. 24.— The meeting at Central, Linn
county, closed the 22nd. Visible results, 18 addi-
tions, all baptisms, amorg them one laoy 66 years
old. We begin the 28th at Hood River, Ore.,
where J. W. Jtnkins is the faithful pastor. — L. F.
Stephens and Wipe, evangelists,
i Corvallis, Oct. 24 — Just closed a meeting at
! Central Church, six miles east of Albany, where I
preach iwice a month. Bro L. F. Stephens and
wife conducted the meeting. There were 18
baptiztd. Bro. S. is a good evangelist and his
wife is an able second. She sings beautifully and
i* a good leader of song. My wife preaches twice
a month here and myself the remaining Lord's
flays. I also preach twice a month at Central. —
G. S. 0. Humbert.
KANSAS.
, Havensv.lle, Oct. 24.— I have just closed an
eleven nights' meeting at Fairview schoolhouse
near here, with nine confessions and baptisms. We
organized with eighteen members and arranged
for preaching service alternate Sunday afternoons.
Prospects for further tuccesa good — W. M. May-
field.
Lhanute, Oct 19. — Closed a four weeks' meet-
ing at Leanna, Kan., last Sunday evening. There
were 46 additions, 37 of these were by confession.
The interest was fine from first to last — W. T.
Adams
Horton, Oct. 24. — Our pastor, The-). Johnson,
just closed an excellent meeting in which much
was gained by way of influeoce and the adding of
five to our numbers. We have had big meetings
by big evangelists, and we are now thoroughly
convinced that when the pastor and church hold
their own meetings the influence remains with
the town and chur'ch instead of following the
ieparting evangelist.— Sam J. Paschal.
TEXAS.
Wichita Falls, Oct. 18. — Our meeting was rained
out at beginning of third week. Bro. A. E. Ewell,
of Waxahachie, did the pieaching most accepta-
bly. Result, 18 accessions; 12 by confession and
baptism. — A. Lynn Clinkinbeard, minister.
NEBRASKA.
Table Rock, Oct. 19. — Oar meeting continues.
Thirty-five to date More in eight. Raising church
debt this week. Lecture in Opera House to assist
next Wednesday night. — Atwood and Wifb, evan-
gelists.
Champion, Oct. 24. — I have just organized a
church here, Oct. 21 ; three confessions Monday,
one last evening and two by statement, more to
come. Largest audiences that have been in these
parts for years. — D. M. Sayles.
OHIO.
Chillicothe, Oct. 22. — Had one addition here
yesterday at our regular service. — J. L. Smith.
Perkins, Oct. 22 — The Austintown Church has
just closed a splendid meeting with F. A. Bright,
of Painesville, as evangelist There were 24
additions. — Percy H. Wilson.
Ripley, Oct. 19— One addition by letter and
two baptisms here recently. The outlouk is en-
couraging— Walter S. Rounds
Mt. Orab, Oct 25. — I am here assisting Pastor
Bowman Hostetter in a meeting. Large attend-
ance and fine interest. I go from here to West
Liberty, la., to aid in the Romig meeting. I can
engage for January and February. Address me
here, care of Henning House. C. M. Hughes,
singing evangelist.
KENTUCKY.
Paducah, Oct. 24. — I closed a short meeting at
Ebenezer Church in McLean County, on the 22nd
with nine additions and church strengthened. — I.
H. Teel.
Walton, Oct. 20. — I have just closed a good
meeting at Shelby Church, Ind. There were seven
additions, five by confession. The church was
much strengthened and encouraged. — J, W. Rog
ers.
Henderson, Oct. 26. — We have just closed a series
of meetings conducted by our home forces. This
is the third of this kind of meetings in three
years. We had 30 additions in October, 1897,
and 52 in October, 1898, and 20 last April when
Bro. E. L. Powtll, of Louisville, Ky., was with us.
The meeting jost closed resulted in 38 additions.
We have added 75 this year. We feel encouraged
in the work.— E. J. Willis.
ILLINOIS.
Du Quoin, Oct. 25 — Closed a 15 days' meeting
at Friendship, the only other church in this, Perry
Co.. laot night, with 33 additions, 29 baptisms. —
W. H. Kern.
Shelbyville, Oct. 22. — We are having a splendid
meetintr with the Oak Grove congregation five
miles in the country; 15 additions to date. — Wm,
Drummet.
Watseka, Oct. 18. — With great joy I this day
led to the wattrs of Christian bapti-m one of the
most talented and capable ex lawyers of our city,
who four j ears ago was a skeptic, but is now an
earnest and humble belkv r in the Son of God. —
B. S. Ferrall.
Illiopolis, Oct. 23. — Have just returned home
from a 15 days' met tit g with the Clear Lake
church. There were 11 additions to the church.
Bro. G. M. -Read, of Buffalo, assisted me four
nights. Notwithstanding Roosevelt, Tanner and
Hill all held political rallies near us, the meetii g
was a success.— Henry B. Easterling.
Virden, Oct. 26. — Just closed a short meeting
at Fairbury, 111., which effort resulted in five obey-
ing the gospel. Q. M. Daught, pastor, did the
preaching ably and effectively. My next engage-
ment is with Ivan W. Agee, at Manchester, 111. I
expect to work in Missouri this winter. Corre-
spondents should address me at 915 Aubert Ave.
St. Louis, Mo.— Guy B. Williamson.
Wayne City, Oct. 18. — I close a 15dbys' meet
ing at Union Star to-night. No additions but a
good interest and the work greatly strengthened.
I occupy the pulpit at Wayne City Lord's day
morning and evening. I go from there to Baily
to hold over the fourth Lord's day. Bro. J. A.
Battenfield is to be with me part of the time. We
expect good results there. — Lew D. Hill, 7th Dis-
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Coles, Oct. 25. — I am in an interesting mteting
at Whitby Creek of two weeks; will continue ti.l
after first Sunday. — Hattress H. SHick.
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When I Awaken.
BY GRACE PEARL BRONAUGH.
When I awaken from my final slumber,
Whether my sleep be broken, whether deep, —
Whether alone or 'mid a mighty number, —
It matters little so I wake from sleep
To find myself where I have longed to be,
To see a face which I have ye irned to see.
A little slumber, yet a little folding —
A little folding of the hands to sleep;
A closing of the eyes, then the beholding
Of Christ, the king! I think we could not keep
So long awake except for work of His,
Which makes life's day seem shorter than it is.
But just an end of all that doth encumber,
But jast the end of all the day demands,
And then a little sleep, a little slumber,
And yet a little folding of the hands.
It Is so simple! Why do mortals weep!
A little folding of the hands to sleep.
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STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chapter I. — A Dangerous Man.
There is, on one of the bends of the Ohio
River, a prosperous Kentucky settlement.
It has houses enough to require a post office
(kept, of course, in the store), a blacksmith's
establishment, a tavern (wth stage accom-
modations), and a ferry-landing. The shop
had a tumble-down appearance, and all
about it were signs of neglect. The owner,
"Lige" Taggart, was a garrulous, and bother-
some fellow who spent most of his time at
the store or, worse, at the tavern bar. The
one disreputable feature of the place was
this bar. By that strange inconsistency,
so current in this country, they had a bar,
although four- fifths of the people in the
county disapproved it and only a few pat-
ronized it. It was not until a little woman
came along and made a speech or two at the
county seat that the people conceived the
notion of ridding themselves of the nuisance.
This lady passed the gauntlet of popular ob-
jection to female orators before her first
speech was finished; and such crowds attend-
ed the second speech that they could not all
be seated in the spacious court-room. After
the third speech the whole county (speak-
ing figuratively) was ready to vote the de-
mon out. Local option prevailed, and the
bar at the Bend had to close. The tavern-
keeper himself voted with the majority, for
he had the best of reasons for casting that
sort of ballot.
Lige was the most conspicuous objector
in the precinct. He worked very hard to de-
feat the measure, but hid uncouth speeches
were only laughed at; and when the vote
came, he and old Ben Greenwell, who had
for ten years been fed at the county's ex-
pense, and Rip Peak, who sold whisky at
the ferry, and a half-dozen negroes were all
the voters who favored the bar.
Lige was much disappointed. He had
borrowed Walter, Brown's buckboard^and
horse and carried about a large jug of liquor
sent over to Peak by the Madison distillery,
and had neglected his shop two whole days
in an effort to prepare the people for the
vote. But the boys laughed at him and gave
him the sobriquet "Windy Tag." They imi-
tated his harsh voice and repeated his
speech; and currently asserted that he had
made almost as many vote i for local option
as the gifted Mrs. Nield.
When it was all over and the bar was
closed, Lige delivered his judgment in the
way of a declaration of independence. "I'm
a goern to leave this yur bend, jist as quick
as I kin sell my shop. I'll go acrost the
river and gi away frum this yur place.
Don't anybody know et's dead?" He often
repeated this speech, and punctuated it with
so much profanity that all the decent people
felt inclined to second his efforts and help
him to advertise the property. Fortunately
for the people, the clamor found its way up
the river to Sunrise, a regular whisky town
on the Indiana side, about forty miles dis-
tant.
In Sunrise there lived a smith named Nor-
ris, who had tried with all his might to
create a temperance sentiment. Repeatedly
had he failed; for he was under the shadow
of a great brewery whose beer stands
were on five conspicuous corners, and the
community was veritably forced into an odi-
ous atmosphere, reeking with the fumes of
the dirty business. Job Norris had bought
there on account of the town's reputation as
a good busioess point. But he had regretted
the purchase almost immediately, and^had,
after two years of effort, just now adver-
tised his place for sale. Hearing of the
shop at the Bend, and, with it, Taggart's
reason for desiring to sell, he boarded the
steamer Hattie Brown and made the place a
visit.
Desiring to know of the place before the
place knew of his errand, he went directly
to the tavern. Noticing the empty bar-
room, he inquired of the landlord, "Can't a
man get a drink in this place?"
"No, stranger! There's nobody sellin' it in
these parts."
"How's that? Why doesn't somebody
sell?"
"Well, sir, we've ousted it."
"Who's ousted it?"
"All of us, we might say; for there were
not a dozen of our people in favor of con-
tinuing the business."
"Well, isn't that a little queer? Hadn't
you any saloon keeper here?"
"Yes, sir, I was the dram-seller myself,
and I've sold over two thousand dollars'
worth over that counter in a single year.
We've suffered a good deal from crowds of
men who came in here from the hills and
from up and down the river."
"Well, do I understand that you voted
against it?"
"Yes, that's the fact; and I had reasons
for it. If you care to know, I'll tell you
what they were."
Job said, "By all means; let me know, for
it is a case of much interest to me."
The landlord, displaying a look of ine
pressible sadness, proceeded. "Well, si'
firstly, I was drinking too much myself; ai
while it was so convenient, I found it grcs
ing more and more difficult to withhold. Se
ondly, the crowds that gathered in here <
Saturdays and Sundays were so profane ar
so indecent that my wife and daughter wei
subjected to shocks at every turn; and tl
business was making them unhappy. Thin
ly, I had two boys, 19 and 21 years of ag
and I saw them falling into the ways of vie
I made my mind up, a year ago, to quit tl
business; but I didn't quit; it just seemed
couldn't.
"One night last June my youngest be
was shot and killed by one of the best frien:1
he had in the world, right there by tfal
hitcbing-post. It was drink that made hi '
shoot, and I sold him the drink."' Here tl!
poor man paused and cried audibly for se
eral seconds. Then he resumed.
"Coming back from the burial, I told il
wife I was going to quit the business. Bi
I didn't quit. About the same time of tl
day, a month later, my other boy was ci'
all to pieces right there in that room, by
ruffian from the river, and the ruffian w;
drunk, as before, on my whisky! The;
stranger, don't you think it was time to caj
a halt?"
"God bless you, yes!" answered Job.
was not wanting a drink; but 1 ami!
clined to settle in a place where all ti|
people are agreed to a sentiment like th '
I was informed that your blacksmith desir
to sell out. Is this true?"
"Yes, he doesn't like the turn we too:
and we would all like for a good workm;'
to take his place."
* *
*
It was not long until Lige was called >
and Mr. Barnet (the landlord) was amus'1
to hear him extol the place. It was "one j
the best pints on the river fur a stea
business." He said he would sell, or tracj
if he could "strike a bigger place." So, J
make the story shorter, the trade was so-;
consummated, and Job Norris brought 1|
family to the Bend. There was genei
rejoicing from the beginning, and, as ti
people found the family raking up the tras;
pulling down the old sheds and fences, pt|
ting in new tools and a new forge and clea
ing up generally, the rejoicing increase
Mrs. Norris and the girls wrought a similj
renovation in and about the house. With
pretty curtains and its new dressing ofpai:
the cottage became quite as attractive
appearance as any in the village; and witt;
things came around so clean and order
that callers were delighted. They all wei
out exulting over the change from Tagga
to Norris.
*
There was, at the Bend, a meeting-hou
used by its owner, the Missionary Bapt
Church. They had half-time preachii,
supplied by a very bright young minist
whom let us call Henry. Rev. Henrys
sided at Sunrise, where the other half
his time was employed. He knew Job N •
ris quite well and none rejoiced more (ra
the exchange than he. Sunrise was a la*
lovember 1, 1900
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• place, and Taggart was easily absorbed
mong his kind there, and would cut no fig-
re. So, too, Job Norris was a Disciple,
ad as his membership was not with the
aptists there, he could do them no good.
e knew Norris and his whole family to be
jcently and consistently religious, and he
id hopes that they would offer for member-
lip with his charge at the Bend.
As Job had no conveyance, and the near-
it congregation of Disciples was five miles
Rray, he accepted the cordial invitation of
ie committee who visited him, and offered
mself, as did the rest of the family, for
lembership.
Knowing them as a praying family, who'
jed no improper language nor drank nor
'ren chewed or smoked tobacco, they ad-
mitted the whole family to membership
iithout the array of questions usually pro-
punded by the Baptist people, and at once
ley went to work. None were more atten-
ve to the church services or more efficient
i Sunday-school. And, as Rev. Henry had
larmly commended them, the pulse of the
hole church was accelerated by their ac-
sssion to its rolls.
j But there is a devil in the churches and
is name is sectarianism. The Bend congre-
jation was not an exception. Job, being a
pry intelligent man and a good teacher,
ime at once to the head of his class, and
liey put him in charge. His work was ex-
pptionally well received, as was also that
E his wife in another class, and things went
|a pleasantly until one day the matter of
ae Lord's Supper came up for discus -
on. Th? passage read was, "Let a man
isamine himself and so let him eat" (1 Cor.
1:28). Without intention on the part of
orris or any one else the matter of Close
ommunion was sprung Bro. Guthrie, the
iillage teacher, asked: "Is the doctrine of
hse Communion taught in the New Testa-
ent?"
■ "I think not," answered the conductor of
ie class. "This same passage is to me a
ifficient answer to that question. We are
tore than once cautioned against judging
toners, and almost as frequently are we
'ounseled to examine ourselves. The Sa-
-ior meant this by his use of the mote and
ae beam. The apostle says, 'examine your-
slves, whether ye be in the faith' (2 Cor.
3:5). So I am constrained to believe we
re forbidden to pass on the fitness or unfit-
ness of any one except ourselves. I can,
herefore, not decide a man's right to par-
ake. I cannot withhold the privilege from
ny one who deems himself qualified."
Not much was said about this that day;
ut it was talked over later, and some of
he very faithful appeared anxious about it.
Prof." Guthrie said, in the store, that he
elieved the blacksmith was right, although
t was a new view of the subject to him.
?ut Joseph Revell, the leader of the singing,
aid Norris was not a good Baptist. Squire
^ee, who had served a term in the clerk's
ffice, approved Bro. Revell's view, and add-
'd: "My opinion is he'll bear watchin'."
By Thursday, the Sqaire was a self-ap-
'Ointed committee of one to see after this
matter. He called at the shop with a job
of shoeing; and, whih Bro. Norris was trim- >
ming old Clyde's enormous hoof, himself
keeping off the flies with a horse-tail brush,
he broke the silence with this question:
"Bro. Norris, if a sinner should ask you
what to do to be saved, what would you
say?"
Norris replied: "I would quote Peter's
answer to that same question, Acts 2:38.r
"And how does that read ?" said the Squire.
Norris replied: "It reads, 'And Peter said
unto them, Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for
the remission of sins, and ye shall receive
the gift of the Holy Ghost.' "
Squire: "Bro. Norris, that ain't good
Baptist doctrine. We don't u°e that verse."
Norrp, straightening up: "I am surprised
that the Scriptures are not good Baptist
doctrine! What is the matter with that
verse?"
Squire: "There's plenty of Scripters with-
out usin' that. We don't use that; an' we'd
ruther you wouldn't."
Job: "Why do you not use that verse?"
Squire: "The principal reason is, it
sounds like water salvation; and that's
Campbellite doctrine. That is the one
verse they are always a-throwin' at us.
They are very bitter aginst us, and they are
always a-takin' our members."
Job resumed his work on the hoof and
while fitting the shoe he said: "I am not
able to see the harm in giving a scriptural
answer to a question of so great importance ;
and until I do see it, I shall feel it my duty to
use the word as God evidently intended i t
should be used."
From this point, there was a period of si-
lence; and when the conversation opened
again it was directed to other subjects.
When the shoeing was done, the Squire
paid his bill and departed. Job was left
grieving over the ungodly character of sec-
tarianism, and Squire Lee went back to his
home fully convinced of what he feared in
the Sunday-school class: That Bro. Norris,
although one of the purest and best of
Christians, was, nevertheless a dangerous
man.
(to be continued.)
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A few weeks ago a couple of young men
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When they had bought it, I invited them
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English, too. — Mrs. Lila C. Winn, in Bible
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Evening Song of the Breton Fish-
erman.
A »iDgirg breeee in the yellow sail,
Crif p white foam on the summer sea;
Sunset fhadows and moonlight pale
On yonder haven, where I would be.
The toils of the day are over and past,
The fisherman comes to his rest at last.
The bells are ringing the vesper chime
In buried ci'ies beneath the pea;
And the calm of the holy tventime
Has wrought its peare on the world and me.
Ave Maria! In mercy keep
The resting land and the restless deep.
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A golden path on the daik'ning sea;
A star ehices oot in the dusky sky,
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Where the heart of heaven beats close to earih.
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Our Chief Rulers.
C. H. WETHERBE.
In these days when much is being said
about the wide prevalence of irreverence in
respect to divine things, and when the lack
of respect for those in high authority is
greatly deplored by many good people, it is
needful to call attention to the fact that the
Bible demands that all men everywhere
should show a proper regard for our chief
rulers. The Bible is jast as explicit in this
demand as it is in regard to any other re-
quirement. All Christians are commanded
by God to pray for those who are in author-
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Christians are to pray for only such rulers
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any ruler whom they so disrespect as to
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and devotedly pray for him? It is unrea-
sonable to believe that they do. See what
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men, for kings and all that are in high
place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet
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model men. They were hostile to Chris-
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V.— Linda May Hides Her Dog.
Continued.
At first Aunt Dollie was too amazed and
•ightened to think at all. She had shut up
ae dog in the storm cellar, and, behold,
■vo dogs had come out at breakneck speed!
hey had caroused after the stray cat right
ito her parlor, and she had heard her glass
itcher crash to the floor. She knew the
arpet was flooded with ice- water. And
;o w the bird-dog crouched at the foot of her
henry-tree as if he bad come there to live,
ad the second dog — the dog that had
prung into existence as by magic — was
lagging his tail at Linda May. Evidently
jiat shepherd dog was acquainted with her
iece. But do matter how many things
rowd upon you in a second, there is always
ae thing to do first. Miss Dollie rushed
)r a clofrh and mopped up th® lee-water, at
is same time ordering Linda May to gather
p the broken fragments and throw them
ker the fence. Linda May started into the
jouse but Lucifer followed. When Miss
follie looked over her shoulder and saw the
pg in the room with his tail between his
— because he wasn't quite sure that he
d done the correct thing — her patience
as at an end. She turned to the lady who
as visiting her and said: "Mrs. Bimby, I
always pleased to have my friends visit
'ie, but I am not at home to their dogs!"
"That is not my dog," said Mrs. Bimby,
dth spirit. "I have only one dog.''
"Go on out!" cried Linda May to the dog,
i an agony of alarm. "Oh, Lucifer,
iucifer!"
"Well!" cried Miss Dollie, sinking into a
hair. "Well! It seems it is not enough for
ie to have dogs and cats taking possession
f my house, but I must live to hear my
iece swear!"
"I am really surprised," said Mrs. Bimby,
taring at Linda May. "She is the last
hild I would have thought of doing that!"
"Lucifer!" cried Linda May, stamping
er foot at her dog. She felt that there
ras a crisis in the air, but she didn't know
'hat crisis. The dog wouldn't go out. He
aat flattened himself on the floor, trembling,
rith his tail bent under him to such an ex-
ent that it looked like it might never
tick out right any more.
"If he won't go out without you," said
liss Dollie, with irony, "pray go with him
linda May. You and your dog! But we'll
ee about your swearing. Swearing I will
of have!"
"What do you mean, Aunt Dollie? Why,
Jiot Dollie, you know I never swore in my
w ■
It's from letting you run with those
f 'rris girls," said Mis3 Djllie. "Go on out,
Linda May, this instant! I'll not have that
dog on my carpet!"
"But, Aunt Dollie, what do you mean
about my swearing? I never heard Madge
or Pete or Jennie swear in my lift!"
"Linda May, will you stand there arguing
while those fleas are just gambolling and
cavorting up and down my carpet?"
Linda May started toward the door with
a bursting heart. "Come on, Lucifer," she
said between her sobs.
"Why, Miss Dollie," cried Mrs. Bimby,
"the dog's name is Lucifer. Don't you
understand? It wasn't swear, after all!"
"Oh, no," cried Linda May, seeing light.
"I named him that because it sounded so
soft and pretty. I saw it once in a book."
"You named him?" cried Aunt Dollie.
"And pray how long have you had your dog,
Linda May?"
"He came just last night," said the child.
"There was a can tied to his tail and I un-
tied it. And so I put him in the cellar till
I could get somebody to take him. He was
glad."
"Last night!" echoed Auut Dollie. "Did
he come into your bedroom? Linda May,
were you cut in the yard after I went to
bed?"
"Yea'm." Linda May looked very guilty.
"Who was with you, Linda May?"
"Oh, nobody. It was only ten o'clock. I
just walked around and found Luci — found
the dog."
All this time Aunt Dollie had been clean-
ing the carpet and straightening the things.
Now she stood up with that look on her
face that meant a whipping. "Linda May,
can you get that beast out of my house?"
So Linda May went out of the room, and of
course Lucifer followed. Then Mrs. Bimby
and Miss Dollie sat down and talked about
the church ftstival and Mrs. Grigg's new
bonnet, just as if there was no Linda May
in the world! As soon as the girl reached
the front yard there she saw Madge coming.
"We can't take the dog," Madge said.
"Mamma can't afford to feed hi n. But,
Linda May, what's the matter?"
"Aunt Dollie's found out," said Linda
May. "I am going to get whipped."
"When?" asked Madge, with interest.
"Just as soon as Mrs. Bimby and her
little girl go home. Midge, ain't Mrs.
Bimby'sdog a funny-looking dog? I'm glad
Lucifer looks like he has something on. I'd
think bird dogs would get cold "
"Well," said Madge, "I wouldn't be think-
ing about dogs if I was going to catch it!
I'll tell you what to do. You begin to holler
real loud when she lights in on you, and
she'll think' —
"I've tried that," said the other, despond-
ingly. " 'Tain't any use." They sat down
on the sidewalk outside the yard. It was
high up from the road, so their legs could
swing. "1 11 tell you," said Madge. "When
Mrs. Bimby goes* I'll be here, and I'll just
stay and stay and stay till supper time."
"No use, Madge. If you were to stay till
morning it'd be all the same to Aunt Dojlie.
She'd soon whip one time's another. No,
you go on home when Mrs. Binary comes
out. I want to get it over so I can think
of something else."
"What's she whipping you for, anyway?"
"It's not for keeping the dog," said Linda
May, judiciously. "It is for being secret
and not telling Aunt Dollie. But I knew if
I told her she'd make me drive* Lucifer
avay, and I knew if I didn't tell, she'd
whip when she find out. I thought it over
and I took my chance *, Madge."
Just then came up Mr. Edgar Brown.
They pretended like they didn't see him, but
the strange young man stopped. "Is this a
committes on obituaries?" he inquired. "All
three of you look very unhappy."
Madge wished he would go on away, but
Linda May seized at a straw. "Oh, Mr.
Brown, don't you want a dog?"
The young man said with impolite prompt-
ness that he didn't. "Very well," said
Linda May, coldly. The young man was
roused at once. "You don't mean you want
to part with yours?" he 'cried. "What a
fine shepherd!"
"Aunt Dollie won't let me keep him," said
Linda May. "He came canned and I un-
fastened it, and now he won't go away with-
out following me and of course I can't keep
away, and Aunt Dollie will send for the
marshal as soon as Mrs. Bimby goes home,
and there will be a shot dog! I wanted
Madge to keep him so I could visit ".Aim
whenever I visited her. But Mrs. ]Morris
don't want to feed him, and I guess I won't
ever see Lucifer any more."
"Lucifer, I presume, is his name."
"Yes. Aunt Dollie said it was swearing,
but he don't seem to mind it, and it sounds
good."
"I don't like it," said Madge. "Ic sounds
too much like matches."
"I don't think it doe3," said Linda May.
"I'll tell you what I'll do," said Mr. Edgar
Brown, drawing a whipcord from his pocket
and i raking a slip-knot, "I'll take Lucifer and
keep him for you, and he'll be your dog.
And I'll manage so you'll get to see him
often." Wasn't Mr. Edgar Brown a strange
young man?
"I am glad," said Linda May. S > the
young man slipped the noose over Lucifer's
head and coaxed and pulled till he got him
away. Then Mrs. Bimby went home and so
did Madge. But there's no uje to dwell on
the scene between Linda May and Aunt
Dollie. Most of us have either whipped or
been whipped, and we know that while it is
a serious business ;t is not necessarily fatal.
Miss Dollie never whipped when angry. She
did the work as calmly and as dispassion-
ately as she kneaded her biscuit dough. I
think Linda May did wrong, buc I wouldn't
have whipped her, myself. However, Miss
Dollie is raising her and not I, so we must
not interfere while she is spanking moral
prin -iplesand cood intentions into her little
nie ie. And besides, it don't hurt us like it
did Linda May, so we needn't complain.
Linda May didn't want any supper that
evening. She wasn't hungry.
[to be continued.]
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W. P. RICHARDSON.
THE RICH MAN AND LAZAKUS.*
The parable of the unrighteous steward, which
we studied last week, was so plainly a rebuke to
the Pharisees, whose love of money was notorious,
that they could not be blind to its beariDg. But
their hearts were hardened against reproof. Luke
tells us that "The Pharisees, who were lovers of
money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at
him." The last phrase, literally translated, is
"they turned up their noses at him." To this con-
temptuous treatment, Jesus calmly replied, "Ye
are they that justify yourselves in the sight of
men; but God knowethyour hearts: for that which
Is exalted among men is an abomination in the
sight of God." Their religion was a hollow mock-
ery, and all their glory would turn to ashes under
the withering light of the divine judgment throne.
The Pharisees, who had made the law of God of
none effect by their traditions, were leaiing men
into siD, instead of away from it, as teachers of
religion ought to do. Even the sacred precincts
of the home had been profaned by their lax cus-
toms of divorce; so that many whom God had
joined together they had presumed to put asunder;
and those thus separated were in turn joined to
other unlawful partners, and were living ia adult-
ery. Such teachings then, as now, must have
proved very unpopular, though sadly needed. After
this stinging rebuke to the scoffing Pharisees, the
Master returns to the thought with which he had
closed the parable of the Unrighteous Servant, and
still further emphasizes its lessons by the parable
of the Rich Man and Lazarus.
Two men are held up to us in complete con-
trast. One a rich man, who was clothed in purple
and fine linen, the raiment of the noble and great
of earth. His table was loaded daily with the
luxuries that tempt the palate, and a crowd of
obsequious servants and retainer* fawned upon
him and fed upon his bounty. At his very gate
lay one whose condition was as miserable as his
was happy. Lazarus, whose name meana "God
help!" as though the echo of his daily prayer of
agony, was covered with ulcers, and fed, or rather
starved, on the scanty crumbs that he could snatch
at the rich man's gate, when fortunate enough to
have any fall near enough for him to reach them.
He was almost helpless, and so weak that he could
not drive away the dogs that hovered around him
and tormented him by licking his ulcers. No man
cared for him, though many must have passed him
daily. Who would not envy the rich man, in con-
trast with so miserable a lot as this? And who
would be willing, for any consideration, to take a
place so contemptible and wretched among men
as this leprous beggar?
But the world's honor is shame with God, and
its wealth but abject poverty. One may be home-
less and hungry on earth, and yet be a child of the
King. There Is an "afterwards" to all the world's
experiences of joy and sorrow, and it is plainly
written that "the first shall be last, and the last,
first." Soon the end of both prince and pauper
comes, and the contrast ia equally marked. "The
beggar died, and was carried by angels into Abra-
ham's bosom;" but another name, among the Jews,
for the paradise where the righteous dwell for-
ever. It is probable that the body of Lazarus re-
ceived no formal burial, but was cast into the pot-
ter's field, without prayer or other sacred service.
But his soul found holy and happy company; and
he who had only the dogs of the street for his
companions on earth, now occupies the place of
honor in Abraham's bosom. Of the rich man we
are told that "the rich man also died, and was
"Lesson for Nov. 11. Luke 16:19-31.
buried." Doubtless his shroud was of finest sillr,
and his bier adorned with costly trappings. He
was borne from a palatial home to an elegant
tomb, from a sumptuous table to an ample apart*
merit where the worms might find sumptuous re
past upon h'a flesh. All his glory has faded, and
not the lowest slave of his splendid household
would exchange places with him. How can men
read thi« story and yet covet gold?
But the end is not yet. Men may honor and
adorn the body of th's man, but hia aoul they can
serve no longer. Where has he gone, the one who
for all these years lived in this purple-robed body,
and lorded it over this mansion? He has gone to
hell. Awful sentence! yet the mouth of the Lord
hath spoken it, and it is trne. He is now suffer-
ing the torments of the lost. Why? Because he
was rich? No, for Abraham, In whose bosom Laz-
arus is resting so blissfully, was a rich man. Not
the fact of riches, but their abuse, is where the
sin lies. "The love of money is a root of all kinds
of evil." This man lacked the common humanity
that would have made hia riches a boon from God
to man. He could be content to let a wretched
human being lie daily at his pate, and die with
hunger and disease, while he rolled in luxury.
This was inhuman, devilish, and could issue in
nothing else than perdition. What a wonderful op-
portunity this man had neglected. He might have
been able to say, in his last days, with rich and
righteous Job: "When the ear heard me, then it
blessed me; and when the eye law me, it gave wit-
ness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried,
and the fatherless, and him that had none to help
him. The blessing of him that was ready to per-
ish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart
to sing for joy."
0, had this man but made frienda for himself of
the mammon of unrighteousness, with what joyous
greetings would ho have entered into the heavenly
mansions. But he knew that he had no claim upon
those who dwelt In glory. Still, he offered hia
petition. He is now the suppliant, but he caa re-
member no single act of mercy upon which he can
base his petition. The very messenger whom he
asks Abraham to send to his relief is that same
beggar whom he suffered to starve at his dcor.
How gently does the patriarch remind him of his
lifelong selfishneps: "Son, remember that thou
hast had thy good things, and hast abused them.
Lazarus has endured his afflictions with patience,
and norr enters into his reward." Even if he
would come to thy relief, Abraham continues, he
could not, because of the vast gulf that Intervenes
between ua and you. Language could scarcely
teach more plainly the final separation of those
whose earthly lives have been dominated by such
opposite purposes and principles. Faith and un-
belief, purity and lust, love and selfishness cannot
have the same result in this life, nor the same re-
ward in the life to come. This is the lesson the
Lord would have us learn from this feature of the
parable, and we need not press the details, which
were adapted, doubtless, from Jewish modes of
thought and forms of teachings, into hard and fast
rules of the divine government concerning the
future state. "Now is the accepted time; now is
the day of salvation," is the message which this
part of the parable is intended to emphasize.
Another lesson the Savior would impress, now
while he is opening the door of the spirit world,
to give a glimpse of ita conditions, and its r -
lation to our present life and opportunities. So
he represents the rich man, when he finds that his
own fate is irrevocable, as asking that Lazarus be
sent back to his brothers, to warn them against
coming to the same place of torment in which he
is suffering; alleging that they will hear one who
comes to them from the dead, although they have
despised, as did he himself, the law of God given
through Moses and the prophets. But Abraham
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where the heart is set on evil, no metsenger, ei
from the grave, will be heeded or obeyed. It ne<
no retorn of the dead to te»ch us humanity. I
visible sufferings of tb.6 living cry out in thunc
tones, and he who ia deaf to this voice of ago
will listen to no whisper from beyond the gra
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Christian 6ndeavor.
Burris A. Jenkins.
topic FOR NOV. 11.
A DECISION FOR CHRIST.
(Luke 14:25-33 )
How often we need to be reminded that Jesus,
the great Teacher, was a poet and rhetorician as
well. Indeed these literary qualities are necessary
to the best teaching ability. One must be able,
by repetition and extra emphasis, so to drive a
truth home that it cannot be forgotten, else ho is
not a great teacher. So Jesus sometimes stated
a thing so strongly that it stung men's minds into
activity and comprehension. Perhaps no one of
his oriental audiences misunderstood the meaning
— which fs evident to any who understands liter-
ary forms and is not a literalist — of this hyper
bole, that one must hate father and mother. True
filial affection is undoubtedly taught by Jesus, both
in word and deed. Bat evidently what he means
to convey is that where filial doty seems to come in
conflict with duty to God, the latter must have way,
One mast give up all, even loved ontB, for the
gospel's sake; and this meant much, in that day, of
danger.
Bat what does the message mean to us to-day?
The same! Perhaps not with the same intensity,
though there are those who are called upon to re-
nounce family and friends for Christ's sake, to day,
just as really as in the ancient time. But what it
certainly does mean to us, is that we are under
compulsion to give up aught that stands between
us and our Master, no matter how dear it may be.
If it is a relationship, the relationship must go. If
it is a desire the desire must be crucified. If an
ambition, the ambition must die. All that stands
between us and him must be thrust out of the
way.
This is the taking up of the cross. How few of
us there really are that are making sacrifices! How
few that know what a cross is! When David
Livingstone had been for years in the heart of
Africa, separated from his wife and children, when
he had traveled thousands of miles through fever
and danger, lookiDg forward to sitting once more
in the chimney corner by his aged father whom he
had loved so well, when he had reached England,
only to find that old father dead — when some one
spoke to this Livingstone of the sacrifices he had
made, he simply and humbly replied: "I never
made a sacrifice. I am not able to discbarge tha
debt I owe my Lord." Endeavorers, do we think
any of us have made sacrifices? Possibly, possibly.
Perhaps some little things we have to do and bear
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following thee."
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Literature.
Philip Gerard an Individual. By Edward Am-
herst Ott. Published by Drake University.
$1.25.
Professor Ott, of the College of Oratory of
Drake University, is already well known to many
of our readers as an instructor and lecturer. With
this volume he makes his entrance into the field
of fiction. It is an auspicious beginning. His
leading character is in truth "an individual," which
is more than can be said of most heroes. The
novel will receive a fuller review later. Mean-
while, we give our testimony that it is good.
literary notes
The Youth's Companion, according to its cus
torn at this season, offers the remaining issues for
this year free to those who subscribe for next
year. We are doing good missionary work in
mentioning the matter,'for it is one of those pa-
pers which make for the happiness and the men-
tal and moral health] of youth. Moreover, the
grown person who cannot enjoy that sort of chil-
dren's paper is the sort of grown person who
doesn't enjoy [giving Christmas presents to his
nephews and nieces, doesn't remember his own
boyhood, and doesn't care whether the birds siog
or not. If you want to know whether old age is
laying his chilly finger on your spirit and whether
your soul is turning gray and losing its eyesight
(that is the only sort of old age to be dreaded),
read a few good, lively stories for children and see
if you get the same old thrill that you used to.
It'sa good prescription. Try it some time.
People who wish to acquaint themselves with
the lives and works of the world's great artists
will do well to take note of the series of small
monographs which are being published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. The last two, making an
even half dozen which have appeared, deal with
Sir Joshua Reynolds and Murillo. Each volume
contains fifteen full-page illustrations and a por-
trait. Their very moderate price brings them
within everybody's reach.
Seribner's Magazine for November contains the
ast chapters of Mr. Barrie's "Tommy and Grizel."
The two illustrated articles on the Paris Exposi-
tion will interest alike those who saw]the original
and those who did not. No more practical service
can be rendered by the artist in encouraging the
subtle art of appreciation than the delineation of
the picturesque elements of our commjn environ-
ment, whether it be country or city. Several arti-
cles have been published on New York as an ob-
ject of artistic admiration. The one in thii issue
is on "The Cross Streets of New York" and its
many illustrations are signed by well-known names.
Henry Norman's series on "Russia of To-day" will
make a valuable book.
It is remarkable how much space is devoted in
current periodical literature to Russia. Its future
is a puzzling problem in politics; its present con-
dition is a curious study in civilization; Its ex-
ternal features abound in the unusual and the
piaturesque. The Atlantic Monthly has an article
on "The Future of Russia," by Edmund Noble, the
author of a recent and excellent book on Russia
The first chapters of "The Tory Lover" by Sarah
Orne Jewitt and "Penelope's Irish Experiences," by
Kate Douglas Wiggin, make the number further
notable.
Magazine readers are easily caught by a popular
name — especially one which has recently become
popular. That was the reason why Charles Major,
author of "When Knighthood Wa» in Flower," has
been importuned by the editors ever since he made
his great hit. When everything was exhausted and
the demand continued, he fished up some old bear
stories which he had written down years ago for
the youngsters of his own family and sold them to
The Ladies' Home Journal for a sum which would
be a good year's salary for most of us, and they
are now appearing. They are good bear stories, too.
The same paper has a chapter of Clifford Howard's
life of Christ under the title, "The Story of a
Young Man."
The story of the Banza Manteke church in cen-
tral Africa, one of the modern miracles of mis-
sions, is told by Rev. Henry Richards in the Mis-
sionary Review of the World. Other articles are
on "Our Future Missionary Policy in China" and
"The Crisis of the Moravian Mission in Nicaragua,
due to the closing of the schools by the govern-
The current number of the Living Age (weekly)
reprints an important article on "The Coming
Presidential Election" from the Quarterly Review
(London), giving an analysis and forecast from an
English point of view.
Dedication at Walker, Iowa.
The dedication of the new building of the
Church of Christ took place Sunday, Oct. 28, with
Bro. B. S. Denny, state secretary, in charge of
the services. The building is a very pretty, modern
structure and is the outgrowth of a series of meet
ings, held by the district evangelist, Lawrence
Wright, through whose efforts the church has been
reorganized and put in good working order.
Brother Wright is an untiring worker and deserves
much credit for the work done at this place. He
just finished a similar work at Waterloo, la., be-
fore coming here. He has done all the preaching,
led the singing, acted as chairman of the building
committee and has been foreman on the carpenter
work from first to last. He seems perfectly at
home either in the pulpit or at the carpenter
bench. J. T. Houser, Church Clerk.
Dedication at Marion, Ind.
Under the wise leadership of Bro. E. L. Frazier,
their pastor, the church at Marion, Ind., has erect-
ed a comfortable and commodious tabernacle,
with a beautif q1 auditorium, well finished and fur-
nished, capable of seating about 800 people. It
is in the very heart of the city, close to the busi-
ness as well as the residence districts, and near
two of the street car lines. It has in addition to
the large auditorium, two class rooms that can be
used as robing rooms. It is brilliantly lighted
with electric lights; the cathedral glass windows,
the carpet, the ceiling, etc., beautifully harmonize,
la short, it is an audience room with the modern
conveniences and beauty. Too much praise can-
not be bestowed upon their hard-working, zealous
and efficient pastor, Bro. E. L. Frazier. He threw
himself into the work with a zeal and energy that
assured success. In season and out of season, he
planned and worked and to his wise counsel and
management is due much of the credit for the
successful consummation of the enterprise.
Lord's day, Oct 21, was the time selected for
the dedication. Leaving the great convention in
Kansas City, having attended it from first to last,
we went to Chicago and remained there one day.
then went to Marion and remained over the Lord's
day, preachiug the opening sermon, raising the
money to provide for the indebtedness and dedicat-
ing the house.
Bro. Ricoff, pastor of the Centra! Christian
Church at Marion, adjourned their service and
with his congregation attended the dedication.
Brethren were also present from a number of the
surrounding congregations; so that the attend-
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ance was large. The singing and music was fine
and the giving generous, so that more than enough
was raised to pay all indebtedness against the
building. In the afternoon there was a platform
meeting attended by nine or ten of the pastors of
the churches in Marion. These brethren all spoke
kind words of congratulation and good cheer.
Wabash, Ind. L. L. Carpenter.
Dedication at Jewell City, Kan.
On Lord's day, Sept. 23, the new edifice ot the
Church of Christ in Jewell City was solemnly
dedicated. Tne dedication was the crowning
event of a successful departmental rally the
previous week. Sister Clara H. Hazelrigg, dis-
tinguished as the only woman evangelist of the
brotherhood, conducted the rally and delivered
the principal addresses on Lord's day. They
were characterized by her usual depth of thought,
beauty of doctrine and earnestness of delivery.
One confession was received at the close of the
evening service. The themes for the day were:
morning, "Voices of Diwn;" evening, "By tais
Sign Conquer." An indebtedness of $1,600 was
easily and quickly provided for, over $1,700 in
pledges being secured.
The new building is a decided improvement to
the city. Throughout it is furnished in gollen
oak, the comfortable and handsome pews of new
design matching the wood-work. With its ceiling
of pressed steel in blue and gold, its elegant art
glass windows, acetylene lighting, injlined and
beautifully carpeted floors, the interior is excep-
tionally beautiful and artistic. Arrangements
have also been made for furnace beat. The
combined seating capacity of the auditor! am aad
lecture-room is about 500. The prospects of the
church are very flattering, each department beiag
in excellent condition. In addi;ion to the usual
departments a beneficiary system, similar to the
one outlined in the Christian-Evangelist of re-
cent date, but without the insurance feature, has
been in practical operation for a ye»r and works
admirably; the plan being an o.-iginal one, oat-
lined and carried into effect by the pastor.
Jewell county is pardonably prjnd ot Mrs.
Hazelrigg and the work accomplished through her
efforts. The Jewell City Church is the tsirl
Church of Christ dedicated in the county this
year; all modern, substantial buildings, the erec-
tion of eaih being directly traceable to evangel
istic efforts in these separate fields by Mrs.
Hazelrigg. The plans for another are well under
way, Dearly $1,000 having been already pleiged.
That the brotherhood may give Sister Hazelr gg
Its confidence and esteem in large measured the
earnst desire of the Disciples of Christ in Jewell
county. Everett N. Phillips, Pastor.*
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BUNTING -ELMERS — At the home of the
bride'a parents in Albion, 111,, Wednesday, Oct.
17th, Mr. Louis E Bunting and Miss Elsie Eimers.
Eld. C. Edwards officiating.
HARRISON— CUMLEY— At the home of the
; bride's parents near Granville, Mo., Oct. 18, 1900,
! C. H. Strawn officiating, Mr. Thomas H. Harrison
and Miss Effie K. Cumley.
STONE -MOTHERSEA.D.— Married at the home
of the bride's parents in Albany, Mo., Oct. 17,
: Mr. Jack Ellis Stone, of Warrensburg, and Miss
; Minnie Marian Mothersead. J. W. Ellis officiating.
WOOD— GREEN.— Thursday, Oct. 18, 1900, at
i the home of th« bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. A.
W. Green, of Medical Lake, Wash., Rufus R.
Wood, editor of the Colville Reveille, and E. Allene
: Green. GeJ. E. Barrows officiating.
WICK— GLOVER— At the home of the bride's
i parents in Edwards Co., 111., Wednesday, Oct. 24th,
] Mr. Adam Whk and Miss Alletta Glover. Eld. C.
Edwards officiating.
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BOYLES.
Catherine Goodman was born in Crawford
County, Ind., July 3, 1815, and died at the home
of her son, in Clay City, 111., October 12, 1900.
Six children besides grandchildren and great-
grandchildren survive her. She united with
the Christian Church at the age of 18 and was
one of the charter members at this place, only four
of whom surviv) her Faneral services were con
ducted by the writer, Sunday, Oot. 14.
Walter Kline.
Clay City, III.
BLALOCK.
Sister Blalock, the beloved wife of our pastor,
W. W. Blalock, departed this life Oct. 3. She
I was 41 years old the day of her death. She was
! a consecrated Christian In all her relations she
: sustained a noble character. She was a modc-1
j wife and mother and an earnest member of the C.
W. B. M. Let us emulate her example and pray
the richest blessings on the three orpban children
j and the bereaved husband. Saeah Houston.
Lamar, Mo.
DAVIS.
Died in Canton, Mo., Sept. 9, 1900, Mrs. M. E.
; Davis, aged 76 years. Sister Davis was born in
' Kentucky Feb. 4, 1824, moved to Randolph Co.,
I Mo., in 1831. Was married to Mr. Henderson
, Davis, Oct. 7, 1841. She and her husband gave
their hearts and life to Christ under the preach-
ing of Eld. Henry Thomas and. for over fifty years
she lived a faithful member of the body of Chris+.
i Though dead she liveth in the hearts of the many
I who knew her. She leaves several sisters, o:e
, brother and many friends to mourn her depart-
ure. Her funeral was conducted by Bro. Davis
1 Errett and her body was laid to rest in Canton
cemetery beside her husband's. She was a warm
i friend of the writer from his youth and with her
i kindred we iorrow,but not as one without hope.
E. J. Lampton.
EMBERSON.
Mrs. Agnes Emberson, wife of R H. Emberson,
of Columbia, Mo., was born near St. Joseph, Mo.,
April 2, 1870. and d;ed at Columbia, Mo., Sept. 15,
1900, in her thirty first year. Mrs. Emberson was
a good daughter, a tender and true wife, a fond
and faithful mother and a most helpful friend
That she was all this is explained bf the fact that
sbe was an earnest Christian. Those who mourn
her most a'e her mother, Mrs. G. R Kasen, of
Illinois, her husband, Prof. R. H. Emberson, of
Columbia, Mo., end her little ones. Their deep
sorrow calls for the largest possible sympathy of
their friends. And yet the? know that their
loved one is at home in the Father's houte a-d
that if they be faithful thfy shall meet her there
before many years. H. D. Smith.
Hopkinsville, Ky , Oct 6, 1900
POWERS.
After an Illness of only six days Mrs. Julia Ann
Powers (nee Colbem), wife of Dr. W. H. Powers, of
Lone Dell, Mo., died S*pt. 5, 1900, at 4 A. M. She
wa« born Nov. 19, 1836, in Miller County, Mo. At
the age of 16 she became a Christian and up to
the time God called her Bhe was faithful. She
leaves a husband and four children, who miss her
in every walk of life. W. F. Hamann.
RIDDLE.
Nathaniel Riddle was born Aug. 4, 1810, in
Center Co., Pa., and died at Tedrow, 0., Oct. 13,
1900, aged 90 years, two months, nine days. He
moved to Holmes Co., 0 , in 1819. Obeyed the
gospel under the preaching of Elder James Porter,
Dec, 1833, becoming one of the charter members
of the Ripley Church. He married Sarah Arm-
strong Oct., 1845, and moved to Fulton Co. the.
same year. Sbe died within a few months. Aug.,
1847, he married Rachel Clark, who died in 1878,
leaving eight children, five of whom have since
died. The funeral of Bro. Riddle was held at the
home of his son Oct. 15.
SMITH.
$j Rebecca D. McGlasson was born in Macoupin
Co., 111., on Oct. 17, 1843. In 1872 she was mar-
ried to Mr. W. H. Smith in Des Moinea, la. They
removed to Denver and have lived here ever since,
until on the 10th day of Ju'y, 1900, she answered
the summons to come up higher and departed this
life. She was a devoted and faithful Christian
for many years and was more instrumental than
any other, perhaps, in organizing the church
at Highland, Denver, of which congregation she
was a loving member for all these years. The
funeral services were held in the church and were
conducted by Leonard G. Thompson, State Evar-
gelist, assisted by the writer. And so we laid her
tenderly away and prayed God that he mifcht give
to the broken-hearted companion of hers, who
still remains, sufficient of his grsce and love and
consolation. H. A. Davis.
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CONTENTS
Editorial:
Current Events 1411
Relation of Church and State in Educa-
tion 1412
The Wise Choice of the Young Man
Moses 1413
Editor's Easy Chair 1414
Questions and Answers 1415
Contributed Articles:
Modern Charity Methods. — W. W. Hop-
kins 1416
Christ and Modern Ethics. — Charles
Forster 1416
Doctrine and Dogma, — A. M. Chamber-
lain 1417
Boggess' Ride. — Rose Bush Wilkinson.1419
Popular Amusements.— E. W. Tnorn-
ton 1419
Shut In 1420
i An Historic Bible. — Decima Campbell
Barclay 1420
Are the Missionaries to Blame? 1421
iCORBESPONDENCE:
\ B. B. Tyler's Letter 1425
i Hazel Green Mountain Mission 1425
William A. Gardner 1426
| Reorganization of the Board of School
of Pastoral Helpers 1426
New York Letter 1427
i An Explanation 1427
Prom Hillsburg to Halifax 1428
Texas Letter 1428
Drippings from the Pacific. 1429
Family Circle:
November (poem) 1432
Struggling Toward the Light 1432
A Recipe for a Day (poem) 1434
The Two Parties Compared 1434
Miscellaneous:
Convention Echoes 1415
Our Budget 1422
Personal Mention 1423
Notes and News 1430
Evangelistic 1431
Sunday-school 1436
Christian Endeavor 1437
Marriages and Obituaries 1439
Convention Programs 1440
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No. 45
CURRENT EVENTS.
The election returns Wednesday morning
: indicate the election of M Kinley and
■ Roosevelt by a larger majority than four
years ago. Of the so called doubtful spates,
i New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland,
: Delaware, West Virginia and Kansas are in
; the Republican column. Kentucky is Demo-
jcratic by a narrow margin; Beckham, Damc-
| cratic candidates for Governor, ran behind
j his ticket. Nebraska's electoral vote is
I doubtless Democratic, but she has elected a
Republican legislature, which wi 1 sh rtly
I choose two United States Senators. In
i general the decreased emphasis on free
I silver and imperialism as an issue gave
Democratic gains in the East, but not
enough to carry any hitherto Republican
state; while the same causes led to Repub-
lican g ins in the Middle and Western
states, s me of which (Kansas and South
Dakota) gave McKinley the electoral votes
which went for Bryan in 1896. The next
Congress will be Republican in both
branches. The vote on the Constitutional
Amendments in Missouri assures the St.
Louis World's Fair in 1903.
It is difficult, in a time of ante election
excitement, to bear in mind the fact that
this country has already lived through
several unfortunate political experiments
which, though they have for a time inter-
fered with our prosperity, have endowed
us with a rich heritage of experience upon
some points. There is scarcely anything
which can be done by the popular will, that
cannot also be undone when the public
mind comes to see the way of politi;al
wisdom more perfectly. It is the burnt
child who dreads the fire, and there are
very likely several varieties of political fire
which we will never learn 3uffic ently to
dread until we have burnt our fingers in
them. This d >es not mean that it makes
no difference how the election goes. It
only means that it is foolish toco isider that
the whole moral order of the universe will
be thrown into irrevocable chaos, or the
appointed destiny of our nation thwarted,
by the election or defeat of Mr. Bryan,
Mr. McKinley or Mr. Wo -ley.
Mr. Croker's frank advice to his fellow-
partisans of New York to remain at the
polls on election day until they close, then
count Democratic noses and, if the an-
nounced result of the ballot did not tally
with their count, take possession of the
polling places by force and throw those in
charge of the returns into the street, is a
very remarkable utterance to be made by
such an astute poli ician. It is not often
that one whose political methods are so
dark and deviou3 that his right hand can
scarcely discover what his left hand i3
doing, indulges in such a burst of confi-
dence with the general public. The ballot-
boxes of New York state are in no
special danger of being stuffed. The
election law of that state provides
all reasonable safe-guards against ballot-
stuffing and ample facilities for pun-
ishing the crime if it is committed. Such a
pronunciamento ag that of Mr. Croker,
which is approved by Senator Jones, is
nothing less than an incitement to lawless-
ness in a most dangerous direction. If any Re
publican leader should give this same advice
in Kentucky, where there is at present no
legal Sife-guard to the purity of the ballot,
he wou'd fall under the same condemnation
as an advocate of one of the most danger-
ous forms of anarchy.
The Philippine Commission, under the
presidency of Judge Taft, has prepared and
enacted a civil service law for the Philippine
Islands. The effect of th s law will be to
reduce the power of the military authorities
in making appointments, and to make the
occupancy of a very large proportion of the
civil offices dependent upon competitive ex-
amination. Examinations are to be held in
Manila, Iloilo and Cebu and in the United
States, and, other things being equal,
the preference is to be given to native Fili-
pinos. This is another step toward that es-
tablishment of a stable form of government
which all parties admit to be the immediate
duty of the United States in the Philippines.
The recent reorganization of the British
cabinet involved some changes which created
surprise on both sides of the water. Lord
Salisbury has been carrying too heavy a
load, in his dual capacity of prime minister
and Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He re-
tains the premiership and with reluctance
turns over the foreign portfolio to Lord
Lansdowne, former Secretary for War. This
promotion for Lansdowne is a very bold act
on the part of the administration for, as
Secretary for War, he was the natural object
of the criticisms which were passed upon
the unpreparedness of the British army at
the outbreak of the war in South Africa.
The unpopularity of Lansdowne, on account
of the disasters with which the campaign
opened, was far more widespread than the
unpopuhrity of Chamberlain as the chief
advocate of the war. The result of the
elections was a popular approval of the ad-
ministration and a vindication of Mr. Cham-
berlain, but that did not carry with it the
approval of the disorganized condition of
the army when it entered upon the war. Mr.
Brodrick succeeds to the war portfolio, in-
stead of Mr. Wyndham, whose eloquent de-
fense of the South African war when he was
under secretary for war gave rise to an ex-
pectation that he would be advanced to the
headship of this department. Instead of
this, Mr. Wyndham becomes secretary for
Ireland. The promotion of the Earl of Sel-
borne from under secretary in the colonial
office to First Lord of the Admiralty, which
is in honor the third place in the cabinet,
is surprising, especially in view of the fact
that the Earl has no experience in naval
affairs. Mr. Chamberlain remains secretary
for the Colonies.
A new House of Commons in the Canadian
Parliament is being elected on Wednesday
of this week. It is noted that the nomina-
tions have brought forward fewer labor
candidates than usual, and more independ-
ents. The drift of the Liberal party from
its position as the advocate of free trade
has forced the more ardent advocates of
that doctrine into the support of independ-
ent candidates. There is at present no im-
portant issue involved in the fight between
the two parties. They are, indeed, trying
to "crowd each other off of the same plat-
form." In some quarters the Conservatives
are denouncing the present Liberal admin-
istration, with Sir Wilfred Laurier at its
head, because it sent troops to the war in
South Africa. In other districts, where the
war is popular, the administration is criti-
cized for not sending troops more promptly.
Altogether, it is a bitter struggle, but one
which deals with personalities rather than
with principles.
The movement for Christian union has
been advanced by the union of two branches
of Scotch Presbyterianism. The Presby-
terian Church in Scotland has lent itself with
singular aptitude to division and subdivision,
until a graphic representation of its ramifi-
cations would resemble a family tree for
several generations. The seventeenth cen-
tury was its time of heroic struggle against
Stuart persecution. The eighteenth and
early nineteenth century was its age of
division and lethargy. Successive bodies of
Seceders left the main body and themselves
split into still smaller groups. It will be
remembered that Thomas Campbell's first
practical effort toward Christian unity in
Pennsylvania was an attempt to establish
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 8, 1900
b-otherly intercourse between the "Burgher
Seceder Presby teri ins" and the"Anti-Burgher
Sender Presbyterians." Early in the pres-
ent century, a fresh secession from the main
body (the established church of Scotland)
produced the Free Church. But the spirit
of unity was already beginning to work.
Two of the earlier secediag bodies joined in
the Unite 1 Presbyterian Church. And nov,
by the action of a joint meeting of the Free
Church assemb'y and the United Presby-
terian Synod in Edinburg, Oct. 30, the
United Free Church of Scotland has been
formed. The occasion was celebrated with
much rejoicing in Scotland.
The Chicago drainage canal is still only
an experiment, according to the report of
Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers of the United
States Army. In his official report, lately
nude public, his statements in regard to it
are very cautious and he is evidently of the
opinion that Cnicaj^o's gain may very likely
involve loss to some other ommunities. He
says: 'The question of drawing water
from Lake Michigan through the Chicago
River and the drainage canal in the interest
the drainage system of Chicago is one of
great imp>rtance to that city and district,
but there are also questions involved of
equally great i nportance to the lake navi-
gation interests both of the United States
and Canadi. It is very probaole that all
these in erests cannot be fully satisfied,
and that there must be a co npromise ef-
fected. The question has been temporarily
settled by the granting of a temporary per-
mit, which can only be considered as a per-
mit to experiment so long as no serious re-
sults follow. It would appear that consid-
eration by Congress of the questions involv-
ed is of the utmost importance, with a view
of reaching an ultimate settlement as soon
as practicable. The probable effect on the
lake levels cannot be determined." It will
not be forgotten that the temporary open-
ing of the canal was a hasty and some-
what tricky proceeding, accomplished in the
night, as it were, to avoid legal restraint,
and even yet there has never been any suffi-
ciently thorough investigation into its effect
on the rivers into which it flows.
The reports of the census bureau reveal
some interesting facts in regard to the
growth of cities in this country. Those who
consider th* tide of population which flows
from the country to the city a symptom of
disordered social or economic conditions
will note with satisfaction that during the
past decade the increase in ci'y population
has been less, both in per cent, and abso-
lutelv, than during the preceding decade.
There are 159 cities in the United States
with more than twenty-five thousand in-
habitant-]. From 1880 to 1890 these cities
gained only a fraction less than fifty per
cent. From 1890 to 1900 they gained only
thirty-two and a half per cent. But the
growth of the larger cities has gone steadily
on, for the last three census reports, 1880,
1890 and 1900, show the number of cities
having over a hundred thousand inhabitants
to be, respectively, 20, 28 and 38. T velve
states and territories have no city of twenty-
five thousand. In Nebraska alone has the
urban population suffered an actual decrease
in the past decade.
The giving of a large order for railway
materials in South Africa to American
firms was such a surprising event, to some at
least, that it has taken some time for it
to gain currency as an actual fact. But,
whether the British steel makers like it or
not, it is unquestionably true this time, as it
has been often before, that American
makers have captured the order. Mr. Wynd-
ham, late under secretary of the British
War Office, recently characterized the
British markets as "the slowest and most
expensive," and said that they must turn
out their goods quicker and cheaper if they
wished to keep their share of the South
African trade. The order for railway
trucks, which has lately been placed in
American hands, could probably not have
been filled in less than a year, if sent
through the usual official channels. British
firms offered to do the work in seven
months, American bidders promised the
goods in three months and thirty per cent,
cheaper. Still, one-third of the order was
given to the British for the sake of en-
couraging home industry. It is further re-
ported, by so reliable authority as Dun's
Review, that the British government has
placed in this country orders for half a
million dollars worth of steel viadact work
for the Uganda railways.
Another secular tribute to the personal
worth and efficiency of the American mis-
sionaries in China, is found in the words of
thanks of Mr. Conger, American repre-
sentative at Pekii, to the missionaries who
were in the seige. Mr. Conner evidently
does not think that the trouble is all due to
then, as some misguided ones have asserted.
He writes as follows:
Besieged American Missionaries, one and
all of you, so providentially saved from cer-
tain massacre, I desire in this Inur of deliv-
erance to express what I know to be the
universal sentiment of our diplomatic corps,
sincere appreciation of and profound grati-
tude for ine timable help which the native
Christians under you have rendered towards
our preservation.
Without your intelligent and successful
planning and the uncomplaining execution
of the Chinese, I believe our salvation would
have been impossible. By your courteous
consideration of me and your continued pa-
tience under most trying occasions, I have
been most deeply touched, and for it all I
thank you most heartily.
I hope and believe that in God's unerring
plan your sacrifices and danger will bear
rich fruit in a material and spiritual wel-
fare of people to whom you have so nobly
devoted your lives and work. Assuring
you of my personal respect and gratitude,
very sincerely yours, E. H. Conger.
It is remarkable, too, how many people
who were more or less seriously menaced by
the dangers of the Chinese uprising have
suddenly concluded that there is a God who
has a hand in history.
RELATION OF CHURCH AND
STATE IN EDUCATION.
It has long been a matter of congratula-
tion among Americans that in this country
we have no uni m of Church and State, as
in most of the nations of the Old World.
Our theory of civil government gives it no
au:hority to say what creed, or what form
of worship or of ecclesiastical government
the people must accept, on pain of being re-
garded as "dissenters," nor has the State,
according to our way of thinking, any right
to maintain any ecclesiastical establishment
on the plea that religion is essential to the
stability of the government. It is believed
by the vast majority of the people of this
country that religion does sustain a very
important relation to good government and
to social order; but they also believe that!
religion does its best work where it is un-j
fettered by State authority, and unaided by
state patronage.
While we believe this view of the relation!
of the Church and State to be the true one,
and that its wisdom has been vindicated by*
experience, it is obvious that, since both the!
Church and the State are divine appoint-;
ments to promote humai welfare, there is a
very close relation between them. They
may co-operate, without being united, in)
promoting their common end in their re-j
spective spheres. It is an abnormal aac
anomalous state of things when they antag-
onize each other or work at cross purposes i
When thi3 is the case it folio vs that either!
the Church or the State has departed frotr
its true function as a conservator of the
public weal. Whenever the Church has be
come so corrupt as to foster and encourag<
practices which are in violation of good gov,
ernment, it ceases to be a true representa i
tive of religion and needs reforming. Whenj
ever the State lends its sanction to customs!
and practices which are immoral and there
fore opposed to the welfare of the people—;
practices which tend to neutralize the in
fluence and work of the Church — then th
State needs reforming.
Leaving the realer now to make the ap;
plication of this principle to existing condi.
tions in Church and State, we wish to speal,
of the relation of these two agencies of Go<
for the government of men, in the sphere o j
education. In this country both the Chard
and the State are engaged in the work oj
education. Are we to regard either one a;
an interloper in a field where it has no legit!
imate place, or are they both right in assum
ing that they have some obligations to mee!
in this sphere of life? The State answer;
that in a government where the people ml!
public education is a necessity, and it pro
vides for it by a public school system whbi
is the pride of our country. The apex o;
this system is the State University; its basj
the common school. The Church, availing
itself of the tremendous aid thus afforde'
indirectly by the State, has claimed its righ
and duty to build on this foundation such
superstructure of higher learning as it ha
been able to provide in colleges and univei
sities whose curricula include some studi<
of a religious and theological characte
November 8, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1413
which could no i tn taught iu State institu-
tions. Above all, the Church his sought to
imbue her colleges anl universities with a
religious atmosphere in which the moral and
; religious nature of f~e students will be de-
veloped. This is particularly true of the
smaller colleges, built and sustained by the
: various religious b >dies. It has been the
misfortune, too, of some of these colleges
; to be controlled by an intensely denomina-
!i tional spirit, hardly consistent with the
liberalizing influence of the highest and best
learning. But in spite of this defect, which
J is steadily diminishing, these colleges have
' wrought a work for the Church and for the
: State which neither could have dispensed
I with without great loss; just as the State
; Universities, in spite of the unfriendly spirit
toward religion which has occasionally been
| manifested by some of their teachers, have,
on the whole, rendered a service which has
been vastly helpful to society on both its
civic and religious side.
It would appear, then, that both the
Church and the State, being alike dependent
upon education for their equipment to render
efficient service to the people, are rightly
engaged in the work of educating the young.
It is worse than useless, it is folly, for either
to quarrel with the other, and regard itself
as able to meet the whole deman i for educa-
tion. Th 5 Church is limited by its financial
ability and the State by constitutional pro-
visions, so that neither alone can provide
that all sided and thorough training which
our complex civilization makes necessary.
It is the part of wisdom to recognize this
fact and plan accordingly. The State Uni-
versities are here as a permanent part of our
educational system. They offer certain
advantages which command an increasing
patronage, including a large percentage from
each of the religious bodies. It is the least
the Church can afford to do for them to
establish beside them Bible Chairs, both to
impart some general knowledge of biblical
literature and to throw around the students
sum religious influence as will tend to hold
then to morality and to the Church. The
value to religion of having some thoroughly
capable teacher of the Bible come in con-
tact wish many of the brightest young minds
of the country to impress them with the
claims of Christ, is too obvious to need
argument. No Church which has an eye to
religious strategy will neglect this work.
On the other hand the Church may well
feel, as it seems to us, that it owes much
more to the cause of Christian education
than it can render by supplementing the
studies taught in State Universities with
biblical ins ruction, and that it must estab-
lish institutions of its own, whose spirit
shall be not less broad than that of State
Universities, but broader, including religion,
queen of the heart, and theology, queen of
the sciences, and having for their corner
stone the Bible and the Christ of the Bible.
These institutions need not be hampered, as
State institutions are, but be free to teach
all truth esssential to the building of the
highest and noblest manhood and woman-
hood.
This, the Disciples of Christ, along with
other religious bodies, are seeking to do. We
have made many blunders in our blind zeal
for education, but we are learning wisdom by
experience. Recent action looks toward a
more intelligent direction of our energies
and zeal in behalf of Christian learning. The
educational skies are brightening. We are
making no war on state institutions nor on
Bible Chairs in connection therewith, but will
thank God for all the good they are doing
and strive to help them be more useful. But
we shall go forward, as God may give us
light and strength, to build up some institu-
tions of our own, whose sole reason for
their being will be the enthronement of
Christ in every domain of human thought
and activity.
Rour of prayer.
THE WISE CHOICE OF THE
YOUNG MAN MOSES.
(Heb. 11:24-27; Deut. 34:10-12.)
Central Truth :—It is better to choose the service
of God, with poverty, than the pleasures of sin,
though associated with royalty and wealth.
It was a decisive moment in the history
of the young man Mo3es, when he decided to
turn h;s back upon the Egyptian court, with
all its luxury, its leisure, its sinful indul-
gences, and identify himself with an en-
slaved people poor, despised, oppressed, but
the people of God. Reared in the palace of
the Pharaohs, educated in all the learning
of Egypt, the adopted son of Pharaoh's
daughter — what might he not have aspired to
in the way of earthly honors and emoluments ?
There was that in him, however, which en-
abled him to discern between the superficial
and temporary pleasures of sin and the
enduring honor of God. This was the power
of faith. Nothing else could have enabled
this young man to make such a choice.
How many young men, reared in more
religious surroundings than Moses and with
far less prospect of worldly renown and
wealth, have turned away from the service
of God and from association with His people,
to identify themselves with seekers
of wealth, and of pleasure, and of honor,
and have become lost to themselves, to their
fellowmen and to God. They lack this
power of faith which is able to discern be-
tween the temporal and the eternal, the
material and the spiritual, the sinful and the
righteous. Even to-day, any young man
having the earthly prospects which Moses had
who should turn away from them to identify
himself with a righteous cause and with the
people of God, even though they be enslaved,
would probably be regarded as a fanatic,
lacking wisdom and prudence.
But who that reads that splendid history
of Moses in the light of history and sees what
a leading place he holds in the history of
the world's best jurisprudence and of religion,
doubts the wisdom of his caoice? Who now
cares for the Pharaohs, except as historical
curiosities? For their thought about law or
religion, so far as they had any, is either
unknown or without any influence on the
thought of to-day, but Moses from his
"sceptered urn" is still a potent factor in
molding the thought and life of mankind.
Let us see whit the inspired record says
as to the place which Moses attained because
of his choice. Long after the death of
Moses an unknown writer, whose words con-
stitute the closing part of the Pentateuch,
wrote: "And there hath not arisen a
prophet since in Israel like unto Moses,
whom the Lord knew face to face, in all the
signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent
him to do in the land of E.rypt, to Pnaraoh,
and to all his servants,and to all bis land, and
in all the mighty hand, and in all the great
terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of
all Israel." Such is the calm and deliberate
testimony of one who looks back upon the
history of Moses and upon the history of
Israel since his day as to his place among
the great prophets of the Hebrews.
It is easy for us to see the wisdom of the
choice which Moses made, in the light of
history, but it is not always so easy to under-
stand that it is wise for us to deny ourselves
sinful pleasures and indulgences and to
choose the service of God, even though the
choice involves hardship, poverty, persecu-
tion. But yet this is the lesson which the
history of Moses teaches us. It is always
wise to turn away from the pleasures of sin,
no matter how strongly they appeal to our
senses, no matter what earthly honors and
emoluments are associated with them, to
walk in the path of righteousness, which is
the path of duty.
We are making choices every day. We
are choosing between the material and the
spiritual, between the service of God and
the service of Satan. Are our choices wise?
Are we able to endure as seeing him who is
invisible, looking for our reward hereafter?
To such a life does the example of Moses,
and all the teaching of God's word, call us.
PRAYER.
0 thou God of all truth and grace, who
calleth men away from sin, whose wages is
death, to righteousness, whose end is life
eternal, we thank Thee for the power f
faiih, by which we are enabled to choose
identification with Thy people and with Thy
cause, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of
sin for a season. Help the young especia'ly,
we beseech Thee, to make wise choices, that
nil the strength of their manhood and
womanhood may be devoted to the cause of
righteousness and that they may thus escape
the corruption that is in the world through
lust, becoming partakers of the divine nature
and of the divine glory through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen!
editor's 6asy Chair
When the year is in its yellowing time and
Nature becomes a study in old gold, as Ken-
neth Grahame would say, who but a prisoner
of his craft would forego the pleasure of
being out-of-doors? But even prisoners
sometimes make their escape, or are let at
large on their good behavior under pledge
to return to captivity. And so it has
come to pass that "we are tenting to-night
on the old camp ground — ," that is, we are
back at Macatawa for a few days, shelter-
ing in Edgewood-on-the-Lake and closing it
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up for the winter. How strange and still
the place appears! A few workmen are busy
with improvements down about the dock, and
a few new cottages are going up in the woods,
but otherwise all is silent, save the thunder
of the waves on the shore, the sighing of
the autumn winds through the trees, and the
falling of acorns and nuts upon the roofs of
cottages and upon the walks. A stiff
autumnal gale is blowing to-day from the
west, and the beach is resounding with the
succession of foaming billows that break
upon it, while the whole front of the lake,
from the second bar to the shore, looks like
a white sheet of foam in the distance. The
old lake has been making some inroads on the
shore-line since we left here, washing out
the lake-front walk, in some places, as if it
were seeking to 'pull down these sand hills
which the winds of centuries and millen-
niums have reared. It is reassuring, how-
ever, to remember that when Abraham mi-
grated westward Lfrom Chaldea, and when
Job was watching the course of Arcturus
and of the Pleiades^this old lake, unseen, it
may have been, by human eyes, and certain-
ly by other^than savage eyes, was then, as
now, given to these seasons of rage and fury
as often a* old f Boreas let loose his winds
upon it. If, in all this lapse of time, it has
not deluged the land, nor torn down these
hills, it is not likely to do so in the future.
If we call this place beautiful in the sum-
mer, we must call it gorgeous now in the
glory of its autumnal robes. To walk
through its deep, silent wood3 is to tread
upon a carpet more gorgeous in its colors,
and more harmonious in its blending of hues
and tints, than can be found in the palaces
of kings, while the aisles through the trees,
roofed and^carpeted in gold, and saffron, and
crimson, excel in grandeur and sublimity
those of the cathedrals of the Old World.
To sit alone upon the trunk of some fallen
tree is to be rapt in a silence so profound
as to fill the soul with awe and reverence.
How welcome to many a weary soul would
such a season of silence be in some of our
churches before the public worship is begun!
There are few people, comparatively, it would
seem, that know the value of silence as an
opportunity for the soul to commune with
God and to be taught of God. One who fears
silence and solitude occasionally is one who
is not on good terms with God and with his
higher selfhood. There is nothing, it seems
to us, which the American people, especially,
need to learn more than to be still in the
presence of God, and to open their hearts be-
fore His all-seeing eyes and to open their
eyes to His all-loving heart. Too much soli-
tude would not be good for man, as he is a
social being and loves the face of his fellow-
men, but a little solitude, a few moments of
reverential silence in each day, would be
vastly beneficial in detecting evil tendencies,
in correcting faults in our lives, and in pro-
mo fc ng that equipoise so essential to a stable
character.
blew a gale all through the night, and the
rain beat a tattoo upon the roof and window.
To-day the gale continues but the clouds
have drifted away, leaving a clear blue sky
and the blue lake churned into foam along
the shore. The leaves are falling rapidly
to-day and the air is full of them as they
sift down from the boughs of the trees which
they have adorned, to carpet the earth. Cot-
tages on neighboring hill-tops seen to be
brought nearer together since the trees have
been denuded of a part of their foliage, and
new vistas of lake upon either side of the
peninsula come to view from the summits
of the hills. While strolling through the
woods with a gun, on a little hunting expe-
dition, we reached the summit of a hill from
which Lake Michigan on the west, as far as
the eye could reach, lay before us, or rather
rolled in majesty, while on the east, Maca-
tawa Bay nestled quietly under the shelter
of the hills, and Black Lake stretched
away in the distance to Holland, with all
its bays and sinuosities of shore line
clearly marked in the transparent atmos
phere. We could note the different favorite
fishing points in the lake, but no fishermen
were visible and no sound of oar or shout of
lucky angler disturbed the quiet of the
scene. Standing here on this dividing sum-
mit betveen the two lakes, with the au-
tumn leaves falling thick about us, it was
easy to go back in imagination to the
period, not far remoce in the past, when
the Red Men of the forest were lords of these
lakes and woods, when they fished in its
waters and hunted through its primeval
forests. But they belonged to a vanishing
race and have given place here, as elsewhere,
to the aggressiveness of th9 white man, who
sees in this combination of hills, and lakes,
and canons, and woods, an almost ideal place
for those who are weary with the world's
strife, it3 work and its worry, to come
for a season of rest and communion with
Nature and Nature's God.
Last night heavy dark clouds rolled up
from the west and southwest and the wind
We have referred to improvements about
the Macatawa dock. These include a f>road
granitoid walk from the dock to the hotel
and beyond westward to Lake Michigan.
A large and commodious arcade, as it might
be termed, is gong up between where the
old 'grocery store stood and the hotel,
affording room for the various departments
of business below, and rooms above to be
fitted up as living rooms. Men are engaged
in haul ng the thick, black loam from
the valley running into Black Lake where
the wood and wagon yard is located,
and covering the sand between the
hotel and the dock preparatory to its
being sown in grass. These improvements
will add much to the appearance of the
Park, especially to that part of it which
visitors see first on arriving. Two new and
stately cottages are going up on Cedar
Walk, on the south side and east of the cot-
tages of Haley and Burgess. This seems to
be the popular "walk" of the Park, and
cottages are climbing higher along the
ridge-way on the south each year, and will
probably continue to do so until they reach
"Philosophy Hall" at the summit of the
ridge. As we passed between "Old Vir-
ginia" aid "Old KiintucV we called the
names of Tyl^r'and Haley, as we used to in
passing, but re reived no reiponse except the
echo of oar own voice. We believe thit in
the future this pla:e will become qiite a
popu'ar autumn resort *3 well as summer
resort fjr those who have the power to
choose their ti oe of vacation, an I who prefer
the splend)rs of aa:umn to the beauty of
summer. Besides those who remain at the
Park, we met only three of the reporters
whom we had been accustomed to see there,
L. C. Stow and wife, of Grand Rapids, with
whom we had a visit all too brief, and Jasper
S. Hughes, who, in returning from a pro-
hibition cam iaiga in Michigan, passed by to
take a glance at his "Nutshell" on the kaud,
and who, of course, was babbling over with
enthusiasm for Woolley, pnhioitioa and
Bober America. And now we must depart
The curtains are drawn, the shutters are on
the doors and wind)ws of Edge vood on the-
Lake, and we leave it to the squirrels and
birds until summer come3 again.
Questions and Hnswers.
In the Christian Evangelist of Oct. 11, in
answer to a question by M. M. S., I notice the
following:
"We think the Holy Spirit does, in addition
to the testimony through the Word, give to the
obedient believer a consciousness of peace and
joy and love, which the believer is able to recog-
nize as the fruit of the Spirit. In this way he
is assured of his relationship to God in a way
which would not be possible on tedimony whol-
ly external to himself."
Icannot see how the obedient believer can
possess a consciousness of "peace and joy and
love, which he is able to recognize as the fruit
of the Spirit," and "in this way be assured of
his relationship to God," except as this con-
sciousness comes to him by the revelations oj
apostles and prophets. How cm he have con-
sciousness in this mattir otherwise?
New York City. If. C. Tiers.
Our venerable brother has probably read
into our arswer something that we d;d not
put there There was nothing in our answer
to indicate that the knowledge which the
believer has, that the peace, joy and love
whi h he experiences as the result of the
Holy Spirit dwelling in him did not come
from the revelation of the apostles and
prophets of the New Testament. What we
were saving was, that there must be in the
hea' t the consciousness of these inward ex-
periences in order to the highest possible
certitude that we are children of God. Con-
sciousness has to do directly with that
which takes place in one's own mind and
heart. It is not in the power of any exter-
nal revelation to testify as to the existence
of these internal experienc -s in any given
individual. Here each man's own con-
sciousness is the only valid witness. But
no one is able to have this conscious-
ness of the fruit of the Spirit within
him, except as a result of the Holy
Spirit working in him. This is what the
apostle John means when he says: "He
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i that believeth on the Son of God hath the
i witness in bim." It is this internal witness
i in co-operation with the external testimony
i of God's word that gives us assurance of our
; relationship to God as hi3 obedient children.
I staled the other day in thepresence of some
j riends that there was not a single command
'' in the New Testament to keep the "Sabbath"
j holy; that every one of the Ten Command-
t ments was re- enact* d in the New Testament ex-
; cept the Fourth. Was I correct? Rex.
Oct. 9.
The st ttement without further explana-
: tion would probably be misleading. While
? it is true that the Fourth Commandment is
not re-enacted in the Ne# Testament, we do
have the principle underlying ir, perhaps, in
the observance by the apostles and first
Christians of the first day of the week. The
underlying principle of both these days is
the consecration of one day out of seven to
purely religious uses. In the Lord's day, or
the first day of the week, we have the sur-
vival of that which was vitil and enduring
in the Sabbitb, or Seventh day of the Mosaic
institution. There is a tendency, we think,
to neglect the proper observance of the
Lord's day even on the part of many Chris-
tians. Nothing should be said or done to
encourage sich laxity. What our querist
meant by his remark was, no doubt, sub-
stantially true, but unless it was guarded
or further elaborated, it might easily have
been misconstrued as a denial of any author-
ity for the observance of what many people
term the "Christian Sabbath." We believe
that the authority for observing the Lord's
day does not rest in Mo-ies but ia Christ,
and thit it has reference to the resurrection
of Christ on the first day of the week.
1. Suppose a little church in Missouri
should ordain a man as an evangelist and that
he should c >me to the Territory, and because of
irregularities in his conduct, the brethren
should louk him up, and as the result of their
investigation his name should be dropped from
our Territorial directory as a Christian min-
uter: Would he still have the right to work on
and legally organize Christian churches, bap-
tize believers and ordain elders and deacons?
2. I notice in the Christian-Evangelist
that many writers use the names Church of
Christ and Christian Church interchangeably
as though they are one and the same or-
ganization. Pleise state what, if any, dif-
ference exists between them?
3. How long should a new congregation be
held in an unorganized condition ordinarily
before being officered with elders and deacons?
R. S. Smedly.
1. The mere fact of the preacher's name
being left off of a directory, either terri-
torial or state, would have nothing to do
with his right to act as a minister of the
g03pel. If he has been found unworthy of
the office of a minister, the fact should be
reported to the congregation which ordained
him, and if it fails to revoke his ordination,
the ministers in any given state or territory
where he is acting would have the right,
after having found him unworthy by proper
investigation, to warn the churches against
him. He would have no moral or religious
right to continue his work as a minister
after such decision had been reached by his
brethren.
2. The names, Church of Christ and
Christian Church, are, of course, used inter-
changeably and refer to tbe same body. A
few factionists attempt to use the name,
Church of Christ, in a narrow, restricted
sense, referring to congregations which hold
certain peculiar notions, but no such distinc-
tion is recognized by our representative
preachers and writers
3. Until such time as it has within its
membership persons who are capable of
filling the offices of elder and deacon.
1, What authority is there in the New
Testament for the observ i we of Sunday (Lord's
day) instead of the Sabbath as formerly?
2 Phase give referen e to thf command-
ment, "Thou shalt not >teaV in the Nw Tes-
tament It is contended by a party here that
there is no direct mention of this eommand-
nent in the New Testament.
An Old Subscriber.
We have the example of the apostles, who,
beginning with the very day of Christ's
resurrection, were accustomed to meet on
that day. Whether they acted under any
direct intimation of Christ, or under the
guidance of the Holy Spirit, in meeting on
that day, may be an open question, but it is
extremely improbable that without such
intima'ion or guidance they would have al-
lowed the first day of the week to supercede
the seventh as the day of assembly and wor-
ship. We learn from Acts 20:7 that it was
the custom of the church at Troas to meet
on the first day of the week for the breaking
of bread. We learn from contemporaneous
history also that the first Christians were
accustomed to meet on this day for that
purpose. We have the example, therefore,
of the apostles and of the early church as
precedent far the observance of this day.
2. The man who would express any doubt
as to the prohibition of stealing in the New
Testament would give strong evidence of
having never read it. Aside from such di-
rect references as "Let him that stole steal
no more," "Provide things honestly in the
sight of all men," the whole book inculcates
those principles which are in direct antag-
onism, not only to stealing, but to every
species of dishonesty. It is confessedly the
highest ethical s 'andard which the world has
any knowledge of.
Convention Echoes.
One of tbe gre^te't advantages of tbe conven-
tion is the inspiration that it gives to tbe work
and the workers. We depend upon our news-
papers for ac- urate information, but we go to our
conventions for inspiration. Any one in his own
field toiling alone and not thinking of others might
become easily discouraged, but when we stand
side by side with five thousand brethren, full of
enthusiasm for the work and with a determination
that God's cause shall be greatly advanced, it
inspires every heart. We realize that in Israel
there1 are seventy times seven thossand thai have
not bowed the knee to Baal, and that God's cause
is moving constantly forward. Our conventions
must become more and more inspiratbnal; the
details mast be left more and more to committees,
but the great multitude of people must inspire
one another to do great works in the service of
our King. Benj L. Smith.
I am impressed at every annual convention with
glad signs of the passing of the age of the "tithing
of anine and cummin." Tlii transition was more
apparent in Kansas City than ever before. We
are still as loyal to minute obedience, but are
getting a perspective for adjusting things accord-
ing to their inherent emphasis. While we have
found that these weightier matters of the law —
justice and mercy and faith— are the real fruit of
the Christian life, yet we have not lift the others
und me — the more formal. We are learning that
''obedience to the gospel" includes the Christian
graces t.nd going into all the world, as much as
baptism — the difference being that one is the
single obedience of the moment, the other a state
of continued obedience.
Albert Buxton.
The magnitude of our National Conventions;
tbe world wide interests represented; the healthy
growth shown by all reports; the touching appeals
from all quarters for enlargement, the deep spirit
of earnestness and fellowship and, perhaps, most
of all, our unique and marvelous women's work,
combine to indicate the superior influence among
men of tbe pure gospel and the great power and
responsibility that have come to us, as a religious
people. S. C. Slayton.
Des Moines, Ia.
Tbe meeting of the great and good and mingling
with them was my first joy at our conventions.
When L ive Jameson in 1883 in Cincinnati, sang
"One by One," my wife wept aod said: "If I get
nothing more I'm paid for coming." We might
never have seen tr is friend of ber father's
but for the convention. Tis a benediction
to any former student of Bethany to shake the
hand of Charles Louis Loo?. A 1 want to get a kind
word from Chas. Carlton. At a convention at
Austin, I introduced Bro. Bently to Geo. Cul-
bertson. Bently of China said: "v^hen I saw
your victory over the prize fight, wbich I read in
London, I threw up my cap, and here it goes to
you as our governor." S. W. Crutcher.
1. The C. W. B. M. sisters had voices, knew
how to use them and took time to commit their
addresses so they could deliver them with power.
2. The poem on "Bnggess' Ride" ought to be
published and recited in every church.
3. The report of J. B. Haston'3 advertisement
in the Galves'.on dailies after the storm asking
that if there were any members of the Chris-
tian church alive they meet him at the church
next day, suggests that there are multitudes in
the world alive physically, but spiritually dead,
who do not appreciate the privilege of meeting
Christ in tbe public assembly.
J. E. Denton.
Onawa, Ia. Oct. 26, 1900.
The convention was one of the best, food for the
mind soul and spirit, a great soul-uplifting, a reg-
ular Last day and night. But with all its joy
and help to the believing Disciple, there were some
sad features, namely not one word said, not one
effort to send the gospel of the Son of God into
the great territory of 300,000 white people, be-
sides 150,000 Indians. Just in 12 hours' ride from
Kansas City a field ripe unto the harvest and
nothing said or done. Are not the souls of these
people as precious in the eyes of God as the
souls of men in India, China, Cuba, Philippine Is-
lands? Send us help, i3 our cry.
J. C. Howell.
South McAlester, I. T.
In the convention at Kansas City the most im-
pressive thing to me was that a true study of the
Bible will create in us a missionary spirit. I be-
lieve that this is true. Would that we could im-
press oar brethren with this thought.
J. L. Holmes.
South Haven, Kan.
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MODERN CHARITY METHODS.
W. W. HOPKINS.
Since we have the dependent poor on our
hands to be cared for, it is probably best to
go about the work in the wisest way. The
right thing to do would be to correct a sys-
tem of civilization the chief characteristic
of which is the production of millionaires
upon the one side and paupers upon the
other, but since men refuse to tolerate the
appearance of reforms ia this direction the
next best thing to do is to take up the task
as calmly and as generously as the circum-
stances will permit. It is with some degree
of pleasure, therefore, that we refer to the
Provident Association of this city as an in-
stitution of charity for the relief of the
helpless and the dependent poor so common
to our large cities. What is of particular
interest to us about this Association is not
its purpose so much as its methods, which
tend toward the elimination of poverty.
There are some methods of charity which
tend toward the increase of pauperism ; they
are sentimental and religious enough, but
they are unnatural, unwise, and non-scien-
tific. The Provident Ass>ciation of St. Louis
is trying to eliminate the dangerous ele-
ments in charity work by its more scientific
methods. An inspection of its plant and
methods of work will convince any one that
charity can and should be systematized. The
day of indiscriminate giving is passing and
a better method succeeding.
While the Provident Association is purely
a charitable institution an inspection of its
methods and agencies leaves the impression
of a well organized industrial school. In
the first place they have a plant costing
more than $50,000, designed and adapted to
the work for which it exists. This cost was
provided for by R. M. Scruggs, one of St.
Louis' most successful merchants and prom-
inent citizens. The central office, at 1623
Washington Ave., is a new building designed
upon the most approved methods and high-
est ideals, the result chiefly of investiga-
tions made by W. H. McClain, its present
business manager.
In the general plan of this Association
pauperism, the idea of getting something
for nothing, is kept in the background and
the spirit of self-help and independence
prouinently kept at the front. As a rule
the worthy poor do not like to ask for as-
sistance of this kind. On the other hand
the most persistent and continuous beggars
are the least worthy. One of the first duties
of the Provident Association, therefore, is
to weed out and discourage professional
tramps and encourage and assist the worthy
unfortunate and helpless poor. To do this
the Provident Association maintains a very
efficient and practical system of investiga-
tion. "No help except in emergency cases
without investigation" is one of the first
fundamentals of this Association. And in
this particular field they have collected and
systematically filed in their office for refer-
ence over one hundred thousand cases. These
files are accessible for churches, lodges or
individuals who may wish to know about any
particular person for the purpose of detect-
ing fraud or assisting the worthy poor.
To destroy the idea of dependent pauper-
ism, the Provident Association has inaugur-
ated numerous industrial agencies through
which persons in need of help may become
instrumental in relieving their own wants
and at the same time minister to the wants
of others. These agencies are a sewing
room, a cooking school, a nursery, a trained
nurse department, a laundry, a wood yard
and other useful departments. Another com-
mendable feature of these industrial agencies
lies in their power to utilize cast-off garments,
waste material, and to multiply and extend
the donations and gifts of the people for
charitable purposes. For instance, the men
who repair shoes and the women who wash
and patch garments are not only working
for the help they need, but they are fitting
up articles to be serviceable for others. In
this way a vast amount of cast-off material
is made to do service in behalf of the needy
poor. It is the claim of the Association
that they can double every dollar or dollar's
worth of material, old or new, donated for
the poor and their claim is amply justified
by their records and capabilities. It is wise,
therefore, for all who wish to help the poor
to help them through this Association.
Another prominent feature of these
industrial agencies is their educational
work. A lack of knowledge in common
duties often stands in the way of self- re-
lief. It is the purpose of the Association,
therefore, to instruct men, women and chil-
dren in some of the common affairs of do-
mestic economy as fully as possible. Women
are taught to sew, to wash, to iron, to mend,
to cook, to run power sewing machines and
various other classes of work. In the
cooking school girls are taught the first
principles of domestic economy and in the
nursery and kindergarten smaller children
are cared for and taught while their moth-
ers are away at work. This latter service,
the care of children for bread-winning
mothers, is a matter of almost inexpressible
value. Instead of locking small children up
in an untidy room at home with all of its
accompanying dangers and going out for
the day with these awful anxieties upon the
mind, mothers can take their children to
the nursery of the Provident Association
where they will not only be properly fed and
cared for, but bathed and taught,'as children
in the best Christian homes in the city are
cared for, and taught, and that at the rate
of a nickel a day per child.
In cases of emergency, temporary relief
is offered applicants for help at once,
but investigations are immediately insti-
tuted. If the applicants are found worthy
they no longer visit the store house of
the Association, but are visited regularly
twice a week by the provision wagon of the
Association until they are over their imme-
diate troubles. The object of this method
is to take away the humiliation of public
begging and to discourage professional de-
pendants.
One of the most tender ministries of this
Association is its trained nurse department.
Dependance on charity for daily bread for a
season is deplorable, but it is not to be com-
pared to the condition of that family that
has sickness with its destitution. You can
hardly imagine the comfort and sunshine
that a trained nurse brings into a home of
this kind. An angel from heaven could not
be more appreciated at such a time than a
trained nurse at the bedside of some sick
mo'her or child in some poor tenement home
with her soothing words and loving minis-
try.
The Provident Association has had forty-
one years of experience in this work and,
having made this a study in the light of
this long experience, is prepared to minister
the charities of the people with an efficiency
not attainable or even dreamed of by indi-
viduals who have no other idea of helping
the dependent poor than by direct and in-
discriminate giving. Their plant on Wash-
ington Ave. is one of the mo3t complete
equipments for such a ministry west of New
York City. There are two other institutions
of the kind in St. Louis — the Paul de Vin-
cent and the Hebrew Associations — but
there is no other such plant in St. Louis
for the efficient distribution of charities and
help of the poor.
In their new building on Washington Ave.
there are offices for the different executive
departments, store rooms, bath rooms, dor-
mitories, laundry, sewing rooms, cooking
room, nursery rooms, committee rooms, etc.,
etc. Everything is systematized and articu-
lated so that the machinery of the Associa-
tion goes on like clockwork, and until the
Christian era dawns, in which poverty shall
be eliminated and the saints shall inherit the
earth, we trust its educational and helpful
agencies in behalf of the poor shall gra-
ciously abound.
CHRIST AND MODERN ETHICS.
CHARLES FORSTER.
In our walk to-day we meet with a great
class of people who strive after high ideals.
These people, though certainly of high cul-
ture, make a great mistake when they put
aside the ethical system of Christ in the
search for what they believe to be higher
and more modern ethics. Fascinated by
modern philosophy, lost amid the beauties
of the search for truth, they give the gospel
no place in their ideal system. In many
cases, this is done carelessly, not wilfully:
and it is hoped that this article will bring
before such a class the fact that in Christ
and his system is found the highest cultore.
even culture that they, by human effort, can
never attain.
The finest principles of the most popular
and humane ethical systems of to day are
found in the gospel. The enthusiasts of
these systems assert with eloquence the
truths that they have learned. Truths they
are, and noble truths, but why put our own
minds in the place of revelation, and shut
our eyes to its truth. It is good for a man
independently to find out truth, but is
not good for him to forget the one great
truth, that all truth centers itself in God.
No matter how far, then, the human mind
penetrates the shining nails of truth, these
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truths can be found between the pages of the
written word.
When studying the principles of modern
ethics, those of Kant, Mill, Corute, Spencer,
for example, if we keep in our minds the
principles of the gospel, we will find that all
that is solid and true in the former is found
in the latter. Utilitarianism, the doctrine
that the greatest happiness of the greatest
number should be the end and aim of all
social and political institutions, is embodied
in the Christian religion. Indeed, Christ and
the apostles taught the most ideal utilitarian-
ism. They did not set up an institution
whose object was the greatest good for the
greatest number, but that of one great good
for all. Do we not gee this great truth in the
sentences of the gospel: "Love all men, fear
God, honor the king." "Finally, brethren,
I whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be
any virtue, and if there be any
. praise, think on these things." In all the
, writings of these ethical philosophers, can
there be found a more precise utilitarian-
| ism than is embodied in these sentences? Let
) us thank God that we have not to wander
j among the labyrinths of modern philosophy
to find the highest truths.
Spencerian philosophy, so much admired
to-day, is not unlike the philosophy of those
men of Athens who erected the altar to the
, unknown God. Would to God that the voice
of Paul could again ring through the world,
and say to every Spencerian disciple: "As I
i passed by and saw your devotions, I found
an altar with this inscription: — To the un-
: known God " It is a sad fact that these
philosophical students of nature should, in
! their worship of this discovered unknowable,
i disregard the eternal and revealed truth,
that there is one who giveth life and breath
to all things, and in him we live and mo ye,
and have our being.
To contrast, further, the nature of modern
philosophy with that of Christ would take
up too much space. Are these examples not
enough to show how transcending are the
principles of the Christian religion above
: those of human ethics? It is not good for us
< to climb high and then ignore that which
attained those heights before us. "Why
leap ye, ye high hills? This is the hill which
God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will
dwell in it for ever." Let us be satisfied
with this hill, the "unity of the spirit in the
bond of peace." No matter how high we
climb the hill of science, philosophy and cul-
ture, still we have to look upward in order
to see the face of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
| Christ.
It will also be seen that, when we put the
Christian religion in the background, we
ignore the system which has been the only
real success the world has ever known —
speaking from an ethical standpoint — while
all human ideals have failed to accomplish
their end. I ask the philosopher, can he lift
men as high as this ideal has lifted them?
He can not, for this ideal is a conception of
God. It is a conception not yet fully con-
ceived by man, and our duty as children of
the Creator is to press forward and attain
this ideal.
"Thus saiththe Lord God: I will also take
the highest branch of the highest cedar and
will set it; I will crop from the top of his
young twigs a tender one, and will plant
it upon an high mountain and eminent; in
the mountain of the height of Israel will I
plant it, and it shall bring forth bough3 and
bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar; and under
it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the
shadow of the branches thereof shall they
dwell." The highest cedar, the highest
branch, the topmost, the tenderest, the
greenest twig, the one that has been lifted
out of the darkness of the forest, and has
been kissed by the light of the morning,
Christ, the branch, will he "plant in the
mountain of the highest Israel." Let us
dwell in the branches of this high tree, the
highest and the grandest system of ethics
that was ever known, or ever will be known,
the embodiment of all that is eternal and all
that is truth.
Kimberlin Heights, Tenn.
DOCTRINE AND DOGMA.
BY A. M. CHAMBERLAIN.
The vague and incomprehensible exercises
over human thought a dominion, for the
mo.4 part unnoticed, but none the less real.
It spurs imagination towards heights of
discovery and is many times prophet of
true induction, while, on the contrary,
often, as by weird witchcraft, it turns
countless devotees from harvest fields of
life to bootless combat on barren slopes of
ever unrealized conceits. Like wizard's
wand it stretches subtle sceptre over realms
of reason till ideas forged from the fire fused
fabric of life become first fluescent and then
vaporous; till words, crystallized out of the
hard essence of experience, effloresce into
the amorphous dust of dreams. In no field
of mental activity is this more apparent
than in that where religion compels con-
sideration of the questions of duty and
destiny.
When Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, came
to the Athenians, he found their whole at-
tention fixed upon hearing and telling some-
thing new. A race of wonderful genius,
those old Greeks! They knew well the roads
to Corinth and to Sparta, and into Elis, to
Marathon and Delphi and to Thebes. Their
daring had sufficed in Xenophon to track
the unknown wilderness from Cunaxa to
Trebizond. They had colonized and then
fought Syracuse. Their sails had passed
the Pillars of Hercules. But this was not
enough. There must be always something
new. These, the hard ways of fact, must
lead to greater wonders, even lands of the
Lotus eaters and the island continent of
Atlantis. In such fashion does Mystery,
mother of wonders, add to her mythic
brood. It were bootless to attempt to trace
the origin of the fabled tales of antiquity,
but it may be not without interest to note
the analogous process by which dogma,
first superadded, at last almost displaced
the doctrine of the Incarnate Life. We
may hark back to Nicaea, after the vagrant
fancies of near a score of centuries, to
watch the first florescence in ecclesiastical
life of that; prolific plant whose fruit has
made for spiritual decadence. Turbulence
which gathered there in the early days was
no longer able to content itself with the
statements of the Apostolic ag^ as to the
relation existing between Jesus and the
Father, and the whole contest of that most
tumultuous assembly turned on the "vital
question" of whether Jesus should or should
not be declared homoousion, of the same
substance with the Father. The question
was acute, the contest keen, and victory
was with those who affirmed. But just
what difference, after all, the acceptance
or non-acceptance of this statement has
ever made or was ever expected to make in
the actual lives of men, has probably never
very clearly presented itself to any mind in
any age. This, however, was but the first
of many contests similar in charac'er, until
the real life of the church for centuries was
wrapped up in such exploiting of dogma;
and dogma had usurped the place of doctrine
in both organic and individual Christian
activity. As a modern writer says: "The
history of doctrines was, until recently,
considered only as a chapter in Dogmatics."
It is the purpose of this article to lay
emphasis upon the fact that, in New Testa-
ment usage, there is wide divergence be-
tween doctrine and dogma, and that the
divergence between "doctrines" of Apostolic
utterance, and "dogmas," so fully occupy-
ing religious thought in the last fifteen cen-
turies, is even greater.
The words "didache" and "didaskalia" occur
fifty-one times in the New Testament writ-
ings, and, with practical unanimity, they
are rendered "doctrine." The word "dogma"
occurs in the New Testament but five times
and is three times rendered "decree" and
twice "ordinance." Between it and the
more modern usage of the term this differ-
ence exists: both are the mandate of
authority, but the ancient "dogma" was
something to be done, the modern dogma is
a statement, whether intelligible or unin-
telligible it matters not, to be unhesitating-
ly affirmed. Discriminated from both, but
less remote from the ancient idea than from
the modern, the "doctrines" of the Apostolic
day were things to be done, incorporated in
life, not essentially because commanded by
authority, but because revealed and com-
mended to the conscience as right. The
gospel won its way by the gentle powers of
the Spirit, not by the forceful mandate of
the law.
The fundamental stimulus of all Apostolic
injunction was the yearning for "newness
of life." New ideals and new practice were
welded together in the fabric of that
marvelous "early Church." At the very out-
set of the era of gospel proclamation, we
are told that "the disciples continued stead-
fastly in the Apostles' doctrine." A com-
ment of worth in determining the exact
content of this phrase results from attempt
to make parallel utterance with regard to
the early days of the "Great Reformation."
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Suppose we say of the reformers that "they
continued steadfastly in the Heidelburg
Confession." We shall be accused of de-
scending to burlesque. But the burlesque
is in the chacged condition of the church.
It has not been originated by this discus-
sion. Where, then, is the difference?
Manifestly in that the "doctrines" of the
former age are messages for application in
, living, while the "dogmas" of the Confes-
sion, without practical bearing, are bul-
warks of futile words builded about thought
in its most abstract phases. As casting
definite light on the Apostolic meaning of
the term "doctrine," let it be noted that in
First Timothy 1:9, 10, murder, fornication,
lying and perjury are noted as things
again3t "siuni doctrine." In Second Tim-
othy 3:16, 17, in like manner, we are told
that the inspired records are profitable for
"doctrine," among other things "that the
man of God may be furnished unto every good
work." Again, in Titus 1:1-3, temperance,
gravity, faith, love, patience, etc., qualities
of life and not of affirmation, are noted as
things befitting "sound doctrine." Is there
left any uncertainty as to the character of
"doctrine" in the Apostolic cajs? I trow
not. But if we stop to sift these thoughts
and to compare the resultant ideas with
our own modern conceptions of "sound
doctrine," shall we find that we, plea for
primitive Christianity notwithstanding, have
entirely escaped inoculation with the creedal
bacillus? When we speak of "sound doc-
trine," have we in mind the moral basis of
right living or some philosophy of the
process of reg neration? Is it a mistake
to aay that the latter has far the larger
part in our conception? This is our heritage
from more than a thousand years spent in
creed-mongering. It would be quite profit-
less to spend time in carious search of
antiquity for the rise a ad progress of old
feuds founded on purely abstract specula-
tion. We all know en >ugh of them to be
amazed that, they could have been the
source of 3uch unbrotherliness of persecu-
tion as, in many ages of the church, dis-
graces its history. This process of salva-
tion by logic held almost undisputed sway
for a whole millennium. We are scarce out
of its shadow, here on the threshold of the
twentieth Christian century. The atmos-
phere of this vanishing past is strongly
sketched by John Morley in his resent "Life
of Cromwell." Of the age of the migh:y
Oliver he says: "Just as mediaeval school-
men discussed the nature and existence of
universals in one century and the mysteries
of immortality and a superhuman First
Cause in another century, so, now, divines
and laymen discuss predestination, justi-
fication, election, reprobation and the whole
unfathomable body of theological meta-
physics by the same method— verbal logic
drawing sterile conclusions from unexplored
authori y."
The day draws on when this fruitless
folly of philosophy is no longer in repute.
The creeds are passing. Yet is there danger
that, in forsaking old forms of thought, the
world shall discard rather than reform its
use of the term "sound doctrine." We our-
selves, strenuous as has been our protest
against "the creed," have not, in this
particular, been wholly guiltless. We have
said that we would use Bible terms for Bible
things, but when we have declared a man
"sound in the faith," have we not thought
rather of certain sermons on "first principles"
than of the force of precept and example
with reference to lying and licentiousness
and te>) perance and love and patience? It is
time that the word "doctrine" be restored
to its Apostol'c meaning in our thought;
that "doctrine" should resume its place in
the church as the main element in Christian
teaching. "Sound doctrine" is what the
world needs to day, what the church needs.
Honesty should be the mark of all Chris-
tians; liberality, not ^ovetousness, the stamp
upon their lives. This is "sound doctrine."
We shall have a better church membership
when the emphasis is better distributed
between faith, repentance, baptism, and
lying, perjury, licentiousness, profanity,
temperance, patience, love. Not that I
would alter cburch practice in "first princi-
ples," or cease to uphold our duty to follow
the leading of the Divine Sp'rit in regard to
the formalities of the church's organic life,
but emphasis is needed on the fact that one
may acquiesce in all the appointed ordi-
nances of the Church of Go(?, and yet be but
trie more condemned if the "sound doctrine"
toward which they look does not thereafter
mold the life and character. Fidelity of
heart as well as brain is demanded to make
a real Christian life. This is the vital
matter. Who doubts that God will pardon
errors of judgment when he cannot pardon
errors of affection? Fidelity of practice as
to the subjec s and substance of baptism is
without question f >r the advantage and
health of the church as an organization,
but fidelity of life with regard to questions
of character will have final weight in
decision of destiny. "Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in heaven."
Doctrine and dogma meet and blend in the
person of Jesus. He sets the standard and
the limit for both. He says of himself, "I
and my Father are one." This is dogma.
It smacks of unfathomed mystery. Yet
does it open no door to profitable specula-
tion. Linked with the gracious ministry of
Jesus, it assures the world of the wealth of
the Father's love. So far is it revelation,
but beyond that it but adds to the myster-
ies of life. Where Jesus lived above the
human plane, in his miracles and his attitude
toward sin and sinner, we gather from his
declaration that we see the Father in seeing
him; but no amount of speculation has be»n
able, either with the "homoousiori" of Nicasa
or with any other epithet, to clarify our
conception of the relation existing between
the Father and the Son. Is it not a little
strange, indeed, that those who have never
penetrated the mystery of the connection of
soul and body in their own natures, should yet
think themselves competent to discuss the
infinitely more subtle relations subsisting
under the manifestations of the Deity?
Enough that we see in Christ Immanuel,
God with us, seeking us, to save us. Ah,
"what 13 man thas thou art mindful of
him!" Halle wed and haloed by the mission
of the Master, let us pray Paul's prayer for
his children in the faith. "We bow our
knees unto the Father, from whom every
fatherhood in heaven and en earth is named,
that he will grant us, according to the
riches of his glory, that we may be
strengthened with power through his Spirit
in the inward man; that Christ may dwell
in our hearts through faith; to the end that
we, being rooted and grounied in love, may
ba strong to apprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height
and depth, and to know the love of Christ
which passeth knowledge, that we may be
filled unto all the fullness of God. And unto
him that is able to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think, according
to the power that worketh in us, unto him
be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
unto all generations, forever and ever.
Amen."
But Jesas is also "doctrine." When on
the human plan?, he says: "I am the Way,
and the Truth, and the Life," he is no longer
obscure, no longer mysterious, but practical
and comprehensible. "No man cometh unto
the Father but by me." No man's life be-
comes accordant with the divine ideal of
human life save as it patterns after my life
in its human manifestations. I am the way
to live, I am the truth, about duty, I am the
iife that endures. Doctrine is comprehen-
sible. It relates to the realm of human ex-
perience. It touches the springs of human
action. Dogma, on the other hand, is the
voice of authority. The need of authority
betokens the realm of mystery. If the au-
thority is valid, then dogma crowns mystery
with hope, bulwarks it with faith, seals it
for the revelations of the days to come.
Humanity needs little thereof, and little is
vouchsafed. Meagre dogma, but that proved
divine, God and Christ and the Hoiy Spirit
and the spirits of just men made perfect,
bound by a mighty love into a common fam-
ily, this fills the measure. But, in our frai.
natures, what demand for "doctrine?" And
"doctrine," divinely revealed 3nd illustrated
but humanly comprehensible, God has ac-
corded us. "Never man spake like this man."
Never man lived and loved like this.
Let us fill thought and preaching with this
truth, that "doctrine" is precept, illumin-
ated by example, laying hold on life. It has
no part with speculation or philosophy in
any degree. It kDows nothing of "schemes
of redemption" or "the orderly plan of sal-
vation," as though there were machine and
process for delivering souls thoroughly cured
and preserved at the rate of so many per
hour; but it deals with human weakness,
with human temptation, with human inspira-
tion, with human life. Here is the solici-
tude of Paul for Timothy. This is "doctrine."
Precept and example and love blended to re-
flect the life of man glorified in Christ Jesus,
to reflect it into darkened hearts and lives
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(fore the presence of him who is the light of
men. Aye, "Preach the Word; be instant,
I in season, out of season ; reprove, rebuke, ex-
hort, with all long suffering and doctrine."
I Doctrine deals with the questions of pratical
ilife, with to-day's duties, with the saloon and
jcorrupt politics, with the oppression of the
ipoor and the sanctity of the law, with our
juse of money and our obligation to the op-
pressed, with the lusts of the flesh and the
ipride of life. When we who wear Jesus'
iname look oftener to see what we would do
in these things, and strive more to follow
ihim in practical affairs we shall understand
{better what the apostle meant when he fur-
ijther wrote to Timothy: "Meditate upon these
iithings; give thyself wholly to them; that
<thy profit ngmxy appear unto all. Take
jheed unto thyself and unto the doctrine;
'continue in them; for in doing this, thou
shalt both save thyself and them that hear
(thee."
I Alliance, Ohio.
[The following porm, written by Rose Bush
Wilkinson, of Hastings, Nebraska, was one of the
hits at our National Convention at Kansas ity.
It was read on Tuesday morning at the National
Convention in Armory Hall, by Miss Mand Worth-
ing, of Hastings, Nebraska. No speech of the
^convention created more enthusiasm. It was
(excellently rendered by Miss Worthing, who re
Jceived repeated applaase.
This pien celebrates the run which E. F.
jBigge3s made into the Cherokee Strip on Septem-
ber 16, 1893, uader the auspices of the Board of
Church Estmsion, for the purpose of securing
jchurch lots for erecti n of Christian church build-
lings. Brother Muckley, the secretary of the
JBoard, bas been u-gi g some of our people with
ipoeuic instinct to immortJiza this ride inverse.
<0ther poems will d mbtless app9ar ]
BOGGESS' RIDE.
BY ROSE BUSH WILKINSON, HASTINGS, NEB.
You have read from a <?rea English poet,
How a man once gained renown,
By a famous ride on his wedding day
Fro«n London to Edmontown.
John Gilpin rode for his dinner that day,
For his dinner, John Gilpin rode.
From a loved American poet,
Known wherever our language is known,
You have read of a famous midnigat ride
In peril, in darkness, alone.
Paii Revere rod- for sweet liberty's sake,
For liberty, Paul Revere rode.
You have read from history's pages,
How another liberty's son
Intrepidly rode down a flight of stone stairs
And escaped from the enemies' guns.
Brave Putnam rode for his life that day,
For dear life, Israel Putnam rode.
You have read with pride and with pleasure,
From poet and historian, too,
How the Union was served and a battle saved
By toe ride of a patriot true.
Phil Shendan rode for vict'ry that day,
For our flag, Philip Sheridan rode.
Could one ride for anything nobler
Than the flag we love so well?
Aye, one hath ridden for nobler Cause.
Of that Cause and that ride I would tell.
For Church Extension, E. F. Boggess rode,
Boggess rode for the Church's Extension.
On the third of September, in '93,
The fertile land of the Cherokee
Was given o'er by our law's decree
To settlers of every station.
They might make homes on its sunny plain,
Might stake out cities and hold domain
"■Revelation 19'
O'er all ts acres. Might go and gain
Eaih for himself a location.
And in order that justice might here hold sway,
And each have equal right of way,
Tw>,8 arran.ed that on the sixteenth day
Of this same month of September,
At the hour of noon a signal should sound,
And every home-seeker in line on the ground
Might enter the race. Oh, surely 'twas bound
To be a race that all would remember.
All manner of people ranged side by side,
The pedestrian to nn, the equestrian to ride,
Each to choose his own transit, but whatever betide,
Each to strive in the race to be winner.
The rich and the poor, the timid, the bold;
The lover of home and the lover of gold;
The tradesman, the toi'er; the maid, young and old;
The wise and unwise; saint and sinner.
Now, our Church Extension Board was awake
And had said: "Why shall we not for the sake
Of our King and His Kingdom's extension take
In this land some goodly possession?
Let us here make homes for the oft homeless bride,
The Church of Christ. When for her sake he died,
Can we not find oae who will dare to ride
For her sake in that great procession?"
So to Boggess they turned in this hour of need
And said: "You are the man. Go find a fit steed
And failing for nimblaness, promptness and speed,
Prepare for that race to be ready."
An! B ggess procured a good horse and a tent
Where the horse might be cared for, then care-
fully bent
His thought to that training (one purpose intent),
With true heart and hand firm and steady.
(Oklahoma could tell you with pride of the man
Who prepared for the race and was found in the
van,
And Kentucky, with pride, of the good horse that
ran
Well enough to be oft told in story.
But pride in an effort like this hath small place,
Tbe worldling m*vy glory in the m-in and the race.
But we here to-day may alone praise His grace
In whose presence no flesh shall glory.)
The day has arrived! The hour is at hand!
See the long line expectant now breathlessly stand,
Each eager, intent, with his watch in his hand
Till the signal to go shall be given.
The silence so great you can hear the tick, tick,
Of witches, and almos! the hearts beating quick,
Till suddenly — Hark! 'Tia the signal gun's click
And the very air seems to be riven.
Here's the train — over-laden — kept at eight-hour
speed;
There are vehicles varied; wheels vieing with
steed,
And yondar is Bogcess away in the lead,
On the horse that seems proud of his training.
See! He leaps a broad stream. 'Tis a full rod
across, —
Then onward he goes, withou" swerving or pause.
Oh! well rides our friend for the good of the Cause —
The Cause so well worth our maintaining.
On — on, see him speed o'er the wide, rolling prairie.
On — on, till he reaches the town-site of Perry.
Here, a fo«man confronts, but our rider is wary
And ready for one, or a dozen.
He dismounts, stakes in hand, the church-site to
decide,
When, halt! by a cut throat his claim is defied,
But he springs 'cross the street with quick, vault-
ing stride
And the church-site is soon safely chosen.
But the rHer has still other conquests to gain,
So, day after day he rides on o'er the plain,
And choos?s locations again and again
Where the church may find safe habitation,
And in white raiment* wait another Rider* to come
On a white horse* from heaven to take his bride
home.
That Rider the Faithful* — that Rider the Groom,
The Christ at whose name every nation,
With quick-bending knee and with low-bowing head
Shall confess that He liveth who once had been
dead,
And shall honor the Church with such glorious
H ad,
— The Bride who that name hath been wearing.
Oh! then when earth's glory and fame shall have
flown,
Then — then shall the glory of heaven be known,
And Bogiress be honored — yet not he, alone,
But all they that love Christ's appearing.
/ POPULAR AMUSEMENTS.
B. W. THORNTON.
The solution of the problem involved in
the abuse of amusement has been variously
attempted. Some maintain that the church
should positively forbid indulgence in cer-
tain forms of amusement, and that the dis-
obedient should be expelled from fellowship.
But this course is admittedly not without
objection unless the disobedience be a clearly
apparent evidence of godlessness of charac-
ter, and then it is the godlessness and not
the act of disobedience that really demands
the discipline. Others maintain that our
best Christian men and women should patro-
nize those amusements most fascinating to
young people, thus raising the standard of
excellence and compelling amusements of a
better class. Spurgeon styled this plan of
procedure to be about as consistent as an
effort to purify a sewer by pouring lavender
water into it. Still others maintain that
the church should furnish amusements of a
high order for the express purpose of coun-
teracting the effect of those of a low order
furnished by the world. But the church can
scarcely afford to go into the show business
for even so laudable a purpose as this. Is
there, then, any sjlution? I believe there is.
It is to be found where the solution of every
other such problem is to be found — in the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. But the
gospel, instead of being a list of laws with
which to regulate conduct, is an elucidation
of principles upon which to build character.
While the command?, "thou shalt not dance,"
"thou shalt not attend theaters," and "thou
shalt not play cards," are not in the Scrip-
tures, there is that there which presupposes
more intelligence and finer consecration
than the necessity for such petty commands
would indicate. By the Christian, there-
fore, the Tightness or wrongness of any
course of conduct is to be determined ac-
cording to the Christian principles involved,
and the Christian principles involved in
the question of amusement are no more
difficult to determine than others when there
is a sincere desire to know them. Adopting
this method of solving our problem it seems
to me to be easily apparent:
First, that those amusements should be
shunned which are doubtful in their moral
tone. 1 Thess. 5:22: "Abstain from every
appearance of evil."
Second, that those amusements should be
shunned which tend to destroy reverence
for God and detract from the power of his
truth. 1. Cor. 10:31: 'Whatsoever ye do,
do all to the glory of God."
Third, that those amusements should be
shunned which may not safely be indulged
in by the weak as well as the strong. 1
Cor. 8:9: "Take heed lest by any means this
liberty of yours become a stumbling-block
to them that are weak."
Fourth, that those amusements should be
shunned whose tendency is to conform the
Christian to the world, instead of transform-
ing the world into the likeness of Christ.
Rom. 12:2: "Be not conformed to this world:
but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind."
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Fifth, that those amusements should be
shunned upon which the blessings of God
may not consistently be invoked. Prov.
15:8: "The sacrifice of the wicked is an
abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of
the righteous is his delight."
"Bu.t." you exclaim, 'can any amusement
pas3 muster when subjected to such a test?"
Yes. Every amusement is right which ful-
fils the pu*po3e for which amusements were
divinely intended.
Amusements were intended to be recrea-
tive and not dissipitive. They were intended
to be c instructive and not destructive of
physical, mental, moral and spiritual vigor.
They were intended to be tonic and not
toxic. They were intended to be a means to
an end, and not an end in themsel es. They
were intended to be clean, pure, sweet,
wholesome, temperate and helpful; not
contributing to a flippant, superficial view
of life, but resulting in the best possible
preparation for life's God-given tasks.
Mayfield, Ky.
SHUT-IN.
[The following extract from a personal letter is
from a sinter well known in Missouri and New
York City for her piety and zeal Although reared
in wealth, her father being at that time a Wall
Street broker, she never neglected the study of
the Bible, nor shirked a duty in Sunday-school.
Now, in her affliction, sh-* still shows what may be
done in keeping up her daily study of God's word.
How she puts many of us, who enjoy fir better
health, to sham9 in this reBpect!
Clayton Keith ]
I am going to write, but I have been
almost a complete "shut-in" for more than
two years. And that reminds me that I
saw somewhere in my reading recently that
the man had been around again questioning
the little S. S. class. This time he asked if
any of them could tell him wh m the Lord
shut in? The bright little boy was present
and shrie<ed out, "Jonah!"
Sometimes people ask me if 1 don't get
very lonesome, as I can't go out and there is
so little that I can do, but my answer al-
ways is, no, no in feed. I even wish the days
were longer, but I am al *rays glad to see
my frienls, — not in the sense of loneliness
though, like a lit* le boy who lived downstairs,
who once, when his aunty was out, came up
to ask if he might stay with me, as he was
so lonesome, and not even a peddler would
come.
We live a very plain, quiet life, with little
or no worry about the formidable Mrs.
Grundy and her notions of how things should
be. My husband is much of a student. He
loves the study of langu ige and has what
he calls a sm ittering of half a dozen or more
languages. One of his chief delights is the
study of words of our own language. 'Tis
astonishing how mich he will get out of a
word before he runs it down. One of our
morning papers gave 20 lessons in French
for the benefit of those expecting to go to
the Exposition this sunmer. We had no
expectation of going anywhere, but we went
faithfully through all the lessons, and began
again to speak French to each other.
* *
*
I am beginning to notice a difference in
e seasons. At first I couldn't tell whether
it was summer or winter without special
reference to the months. We wear the
same clothing right along all the time, over-
coats and all. The climate of San Francisco
is peculiar. I have often been walking with
my teeth chattering almost, and shivering
all over, and on looking around would see a
palm tree, or a magnolia, or probably a
great cactus that could not be covered with
a hogshead. It is what I call an inconsist-
ent climate. Fuchsias and heliotrope grow
most luxuriantly out of doors. I have seen
fuchsias climbing all over the side of a two-
story house, with large and very abundant
flowers. Our "spell of weather" for the past
week shows no sign of letting up. It makes
me think of weather in Brooklyn and of a
February spent in London several years ago,
when the sun was scarcely seen the whole
month, and consequently a great number of
the "old asthmatics" in that city died off.
* *
*
Now I want to speak of our studies. My
husband and I are daily reading the Bible
through together, — have gone through it
several times since our marriage, but a short
time ago I determined to take up the New
Testament myself, and as I have some kno pl-
edge of the Greek, my special delight is in
my Greek Testament, with a word-for-word
translation into English right under the
Greek, and I believe that is the best way to
study a language. I remember that our
last and best French teacher started us girls
with the gospel of John, and we were soon
able to converse in French. I am trying to
read all of the New Testament in the words
of Christ and his apostles! It is a little
difficult, but so interesting and so helpful! I
enjoy it very much. I wake about six
o'clock in the morning and, propped up on
my pile of pi'lows, and rolled in blankets
and shawls, I am ready for my morning
study. S metimes I go over what I have
read before (it is always best to review), and
sometimes I go on several chapters. I am
now in 2 Cor., 8th chapter.
#,*
Now for the best part. I always love
the Psalms of David. The 37th was my
father's favorite, the 34th was my old Sun-
day-school teacher's in New York, but I
can't settle down on any one, where so many
are full of praise and beauty. I was sur-
prised during some of my sickness, when I
couldn't read, how that old 23rd Psalm came
to me, with new beauty and freshness, every
word seemed weighted down with joy, com-
fort and peace. You ask what gave me
most comfort. It was the blessed assurance
that I am Christ's and he is mine, and all
those glorious promises which shall never
fail. I know whom I have believed, and I
can trust him. Oh! how I love him. Don't
you remember that first and great com-
mandment, and the second which is like unto
it? I haven't gotten the full of either of
them yet, — but, as the children say, "I'm go-
ing on." Yes, and going on in hope. Love
is the fulfilling of the law, and "the greatest
thing in the world." I sometimes wish I had
more literature to aid me in the study of the
Bible. If I could afford it, I would have the
Century, yes, and all the rest. But we have
enough as it is to make life and study very
bright and happy, and heaven and the dear
Savior very rear and dear and that is far
more than poor old Mr. had with all
his millions! Don't you feel sorry for those
poor ones — no matter what their condition
is here — who have not Jesus as their Savior,
and their constant friend and companion? I
do most certainly.
AN HISTORIC BIBLE.
DECIMA CAMPBELL BARCLAY.
The short paragraph which appeared in
the Christian Evangelist last week, from
the Bunker Hill Gazette, said: "The Rev.
J. G. M. Luttenberger, of Dorchester, while
traveling in Europe recently, came across
an old Bible at Strasburg, Germany. This
book is probably the oldest Bible in America.
It is the original translation of Martin
Luther and wa3 published in 1729, 171 years
ago." I have now in my possession a much
older Bible, which was published in London
in 1696, during the reign of "William and
Mary," and is 204 years old. It is in almost
perfect condition, a large, firmly bound vol-
ume in heavy calf binding and contains, be-
sides the Old and New Testaments, "The Book
of Common Prayer," "The Thirty-nine Arti-
cles of Religion," "The Psalms in metre,
"The Gun-powder plot" and "The Apocrypha."
This "Family Bible" descended to my hus-
band from his great-grandmother, Mary
Hoops, of Philadelphia, who was married to
Thomas Barclay in 1770, so that it must
have been in the possession of the Hoops
family many years prior to her birth. We
have also another most valuable Polyglot
Bible, published by Samuel Bagster, London,
in 1831, and given to my dear father, Alex-
ander Campbell, in 1847 by the churches of
Scotland. The following presentation is
beautifully written and illuminated by hand,
and is a most wonderf al specimen of ex-
quisite penmanship:
PRESENTED
To
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL,
President of Bethany College, Virginia,
United States Of America,
As A
Memento
Of
HIS TOUR THROUGH SCOTLAND,
During the months of August and September,
1847.
And As A
Token of the Gratitude of his Brethren,
For
The services he has rendered them,
For
His exemplary and firm devotion to the cause
Of
PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY,
And
Of their sincere desire that he may
Increase in the knowledge
Of
GOD'S HOLY BOOK
&
Continue to make advances in the
DIVINE LIFE.
October, 1847.
On every page the Bible is printed in
eight languages, Hebrew, English, Greek,
November 8, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Latin, German, Italian, French and Spanish,
and it is elegantly and substantially bound
in Morocco leather, and is by far the largest
and haadsomest Bible I have ever seen. Its
cost wa3 sixty English pounds, or nearly
three hundred dollars.
In 1863, my father wrote in clear, distinct
^characters, with his o unhand, the following
i presentation :
To John Judson Barclay, and Ddsima Campbell
^Barclay, his wife, with the moat affectionate re-
gards of tleir father, is this most precious Holy
Bible presented. A. Campbell
; Bethany House, Brooke County, Virginia, Nov.
\9th,A.D. 1863.
These two rare old Bibles are heirlooms,
more precious than their weight in gold.
Bethany, W. Wa.
ARE THE MISSIONARIES TO
BLAME?
[The following article, which appeared original-
ly in the Shanghai Mercury, is sent to us by the
kindness of Mrs. C. E. Garst. It shows the atti-
tude of an intelligent layman, a foreign resident
of China, toward the oft-repeated allegation that
the missionaries are the real cause of all the
trouble between the Chinese and the foreigners. —
Editor.]
The blind objections to missionaries being
made by some writers just no if, exhibit a
want of thought and discrimination. Not
a missionary myself, I, from a purely com-
mercial stand-point, appreciate their devo-
ted labors, their moral example and influence.
The great majority of Protestant mission-
aries wisely have refrained from assuming
or desiring aay official status, and in doing
so have avoided making themselves stum-
bling-blocks to the non-Christian natives, as
so many ot the Roman Catholics and a small
minority of the Protestants have done. But
the foreign resident who now rushes into
print and demands that missionary labors
cease in Cnina, is wanting in the exercise of
common sense.
The missionary, with good reason, might
retort that all commercial men and civilian
foreigners should be deported, because the
lives of a number of them in the treaty
ports are an outrage on all the be3t ideas of
the natives, and a libel on Western civiliza-
tion.
In the Boxer placards it ha3 been said
that "foreign men disregard all the human
obligations and their women commit adul-
tery." Now in no instance can this be
asserted of the missionaries in China, but
unfortunately it does hold true of a certain
minority amoDg the foreign residents.
Instead of clamoring for the expulsion of
all foreign residents because of the sins of
the few, the missionaries are level-headed
enough to see that what is needed is not ex-
pulsion, but decided protest by all those for-
eigners who desire the higher standard of
their respective nations to b9 emphasized in
this land. The protest should be made pri-
vately and publicly, both in and out o* the
press, so that the natives around us can
plainly see that foreign public opinion does
not for a moment condone what its highest
ideals distinctly condemn. The man or
woman of foreign birth who lives an im-
moral life; the foreigner who illtreats a
coolie, as he would not dare for an instant
to treat a London cab-man; the Westerner,
be he an ordinary private individual or a
city father, who encourages, establishes or
patronizes lotteries; in fact, any among the
foreign com nunities of China who in any way
lower the standard of life they have in the
home-lands been taught to respect and aim
at, do more to prepare the way for corrupt
officials, bent on stirring up the ignorant
people of China, than all the mistakes of all
the missionaries put together. The writer
is well aware that among certain sick-brained
circles it is fashionable to deride the meth-
ods, objects and personal character of the
mi3aionaries, and while not claiming for
them absolute perfection, nor asserting that
they are free altogether from minor errors,
it is certain that, taking them in a body, the
percentage of those among them that are
actuated by selfish motives is minute.
The number among them who fail to give
an example of pure morality in their sta-
tions in the interior and elsewhere, is less
than the proportion of similar failures
annng the established clergy of the home-
lands. The criticism of their objects comes
ill from men whose whole heritage of worth
is the main result of similar propaganda in
their o^n native lands in the past. At the
foundation of much ill-natured, ignorant
criticism of missionaries, and the real cause
of the lyinr reports that are spread abroad,
is an uncomfortable fealtng, resulting from
the critics often living in a manner that
would, if known, shut them out frou their
own parental roof. Where missionaries live
in the interior, away from all foreign civil-
ians or officials, there are no houses of ill-
fame, kept for, or by, foreigners. In such
places there are no lotteries licensed and
supported by foreigners. There no natives
are cuffed and kicked, for there are no
rowdy young foreign "drunks" to drag their
nation's character in the mire. Ninety per
cent, of the foreigners who glibly calumniate
the missionaries have absolutely no real
knowledge of the subject on which they air
their gaseous opinions. Few of them
have ever visited a mission station or seen
a native convert. If they have, the writer
can testify that often the native convert's
character and life would cause many a for-
eigner to hang his head in shame, for better
opportunities unavailed of.
When "loaves and fishes" is quoted as
the raison d'etre of mi-sionaries being in
ChiDa, it never occurs to the uncultured, ill-
educated carpers that they should first make
sure of the past history of those whom they
so readily vilify, or they might discover that
never was assertion mire unfounded, and
that many now in the mission field have
given up more than their small-brained mud-
flingers are ever likely to attain. "When
the wine is in the fool comes out," and on
hotel and club bar critics we will waste no
more time.
When it is remembered that the knowledge
of the language is largely due to the labors
of a succession of missionaries, it will be
seen how much even the consular services
owe to missionary workers in the past.as also
to several who are still among us. Bat when
coasideration is carefully given to the fact
that, all over the interior in places where the
foreign -:r is otherwise unknown, he is first
introduced in the person of a missionary,
who lives quietly a moral life, so that all hi3
immediate neighbors or close acquaintances
acquire a favorable knowledge of an indi-
vidual foreigner, and from that particular
argue favorably in general of foreigners.
All over the Empire, again and again, in
times of trouble and riot the immediate ac-
quaintances of the missionaries, a3 well as
the converts, have stood by their foreign
teachers at the peril of their own lives,
proving conclusively the good opinions won
by the example of their lives and teaching.
All through the horrid riots of 1891 2 the
native converts remained faithful not only
to their missionary pastors (laying down in
some instances their own lives to save the
foreigners), but also were staunch in their
faith, in spite of all tortures and persecu-
tions, too horrible to relate in detail. Such
centres of enlightenment as to what for-
eigners are, and have to give the Chinese,
open up the country for trade, and again and
again can the demand for foreiga goods be
traced directly to the influeneeof missiona-
ries in the interior.
If trade follows the flag, it is because the
flag is usually made known by a good intro-
duction on the part of the missionaries.
Withdraw your missionaries, and send into
the interior your young rowdy riotous liver,
with his "sleeping dictionary" concubines,
his drunkenness and bullying conduct, and
see how mush worse your trade and reputa-
tion will soon be.
It is high time that we drop all mad
talk about missionaries, and instead of try-
ing to make scape goats of any one section
of foreign residents, while endeavoring to
reform all these evils that prejudice us in
the eyes of the natives, show that we know
that behind all anti foreign agitation is the
Peking government, as chief instigator and
offender. The day will never come when
missionaries are withdrawn from China, bat
if it did, the writer as a commercial man
would venture to prophesy with certainty
the early ruin of foreign trade with China.
A Good Start on the New Year.
The following shows the receipts for Foreign
Missions for the month of October, 1900, as com-
pared with the same month a year ago:
1899 1800 Gain
Contributing Churches, 31 30 loss 1
Sundav-schools, 7 15 8
C E Societies, 10 9 loss 1
" Individ'l Offerings, 33 40 7
Amounts, $1,526 13 $2,095.05 $568.92
This is a large per cent of increase for the first
month. We start out this year to raise $200,000
as a Twentieth Century Fund for Foreign Mis-
sions. Please sesd to,
F. M. Rains, Cor. Sec'y.
Box 884 Cincinnati, 0.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 8, 1900
Our Budget.
— Now that the election is over, let us get down
to real business.
— Not but that the choosing of the president
and of governors and congressmen is important,
but its importance depends upon the educational,
moral and religious work that lies behind it.
— By real business, therefore, we mean the ed-
ucation and the moral and religious training of
the people so that they shall be prepared to dis-
charge intelligently the duties which devolve upon
us as rational, moral and religious beings.
— We are writing this, of course, before the re
suit of the election io known, but no matter what
the results may be the program of Christian work
will be carried out just the same. The campaign
just closing has been unusually quiet and orderly,
with very few exceptions, and highly creditable to
the American people, but it has, nevertheless, de-
tracted more or less from interest in religious
work, which ought now be resumed with all earn-
estness and concentration of purpose.
— We publish this week the program of the
Virginia State Convention to be held in Richmond
November 13-16. The brethren in Georgia bold
their missionary convention at Augusta, November
20-23. The editor of this paper has accepted a
place on the program of both these conventions,
and anticipates a delightful season of fellowship
with the brethren of these two states. We be-
speak for them a large and representative attend-
ance from the brotherhood of these states.
— By a strange oversight in mentioning the col-
leges represented at the Kansas City Convention,
we omitted the name of Coiner, which was repre-
sented by three of the professors and many of the
students. Prof. W. P. Aylesworth delivered one
of the addresses on education. We regret this
lapsus pennce all the more because Cotner has re-
cently shown remarkable grit, vitality and power
in canceling its indebtedness, and in girding itself
as a strong man to run a race. The truth is, we
have so many colleges that it is a perilous tt.ing
for one to undertake to mention all of them with-
out having a list before his eyes. We are glad to
learn that Cotner has opened the present session
with brighter prospects than for several years,
and that the brethren there are laying deep and
broad foundations for our educational work, not
only in Nebraska but in that great northwest of
which it is a part.
— Sumner T. Martin sends us the program of a
"Convention Echoes" meeting held; by the First
Christian Church in Omaha, which is the real
thing in the way of a meeting of this sort. There
were fifteen members of this church at the Kansas
City Convention and every one of them accepted a
place on the program of this service. Surely the
church must have gotten not only a great deal of
wholesome information about the convention, but
much of its enthusiam and spiritual uplift.
As we close up this paper, long lines of men are
standin \ in rows over the city quietly exercising
the right of suffrage by depositing ballots, ex-
pressing their choice for men to fill the various
elective offices which are to be filled the present
election. This is a spectacle to be witnessed in
no other country in the world on such a scale as
in the United States. The great work of the
future, politically, is to make these ballots all
honest and intelligent, as the great majority of
them already are. Much remains to be done,
however, in the way of cleansing the Augean
■tables of our political life so that there shall be
a free ballot, an intelligent vote and an honest
count in every precinct throughout our country's
wide domain.
— The cut on our first page this week repre-
sents the new building of the West Side Church
of Chicago, which was but recently completed,
and which was dedicated on last Lord's day The
bisemeat of this churci was built several years
ago, but on account of various hindrances the
buildirg has not been completed until receLtly.
We have no report at this writing, of the dedica-
tion services, but we congratulate the church on
its suc:ess and on the presence with it of its old
pastor, J. W. Allen, who has done so much to
make the church what it is. We trust its future
may be marked by increasing power and useful-
ness.
— The West Virginia Christian, published at
Cameron, West Virginia, and edited by J. A.
Canby and J. W. Yoho, reports the State Mission-
ary Convention in that state, recently held, *s
most sucjessfu' and encouraging. The report of
St»te Evangelist A. Lin' letter presented the
best reports in the way of results in the history
of the organized state work. The addresses were
said to be of a high order. The editorial report
of the convention closes with this statement:
"We do not rememer aay state convention
that had so many elements of success."
— We have received a reprint of the thoughtful
article on "The Decline of the Churches — Some
Causes and Remedies," which appeared in the Re-
formed Quarterly Review for October, by E. P.
Wise, f ormerly of Irvington, Ind., and now of Som-
erset, Pa The causes of decline which are men-
tioned are: (1) the fact that the church is judged
by its unworthy representatives rather than by
its perfect founder; (2) 1 .ck of dependence on the
Holy Spirit; (3) a weakening of the authority of
the Bible; (4) lack of the Christo-centric plea,
wherein the church barely keeps pace with the
world in its increased emphasis on the personality
of Christ; (5) failure of adjustment to new chan-
nels, (6) lack of social sympathy.
— We had an unusually large and interesting
session of our Ministerial Association in the office
of the Christian-Evangelist last Monday. W.
E. Harlow, who has just ci s*d a very successful
meeting at the Fourth Church, delivered an inter-
esting address before the ministers on "Psychic
Phenomena;" in which he claimed that there was
one underlying principle for all the phenomena of
Spiritualism, Christian Science, Dowieism, mag-
netic healing, faith cures, etc., namely that of
therapeutic suggestion. Brother Harlow has
made a special study of this subject, and his ad-
dress was listened to with deep interest. The
discussion led by J. Caldwell was also a lively
feature of the meeting. Next Monday Mr. Cald-
well will read a paper on "Social Settlements and
the Institutional Church," and business men in-
terested h downtown work are invited to be
present to hear the same.
—Calvinism, as set forth in the Westminster
Confession, has shown itself to be so susceptible
of different interpretations that there is room for
differences of opinion as to what the confession
teaches about election and reprobation, just as
there are differences of opinion as to what the
New Testament teaches about it. So there is
place for the book recently written by Prof. J. V.
Stephens of the Theological Seminary at Lebanon,
Tenn., to discuss the question as to whether or
not the Westminster Confession teaches that
some infants (i. e. the non-elect) dying in infancy
are doomed to eternal woe. The author shows
that the confession, as understood by those who
wrote it, does teach that herrible doctrine. No
wonder that a civilization which organizes socie-
ties for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
calls for a revision of such a creed.
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— A correspondent from Kentucky, Rev. E. M.
Doddridge, calls our attention to an inaccura'y in
the Current Evmts of last week's Christian-
Evangelist where restated that the officers of
election in that state under the Goebel law will all
be Democrats. It is true, as our correspondent
says, that the law does provide that election offi-
cers shall not all be o one political party. But
it is also true that the appointment of the officers
of election is entirely in the hands of the County
Boards of Election which are unanimously Demo-
cratic by appointment. The law also provides
that the election officers of each pr^ci e: shall be
merely of different parties. The apuoiutment of
two Democrats and two Populists will meet this
requirement. It. is known upon good authority
that as a matter of fact this is exactly what has
been done in many esses and the Republicans have
without success repeatedly petitioned in many
places for at least one representative at the polls.
The Christian Evangelist is a non-partisan
paper but ii has never made aoy particular secret
of its opinion that the Goebel law is a piece of
conspicuously unjust legislation. Even the Ken
tucky Legislature has registered its opinion that
the Goebel law is good enough to repeal.
— The article by Charles F^rster en "Christ and
Modern Ethics," will repay a careful reading. It is
worth while to note, in any consideration of Christ
and the philosophical writers upon ethics, that
modern ethical theory covers, for the most psrt,
different ground from that of the ethical teach-
ing" of Christ. The enunciation of a philosophy
of ethics was as far from the purpose of Jesus as
was the statement of the facts of natural science,
as such, from the purpose of the writer of Gene-
sis. Jesus taught conduct, not the philosophy of
conduct. No reputable philosopher has ever dis-
sented from the moral tesching of Jesus; that
has furnished the content of right conduct in all
of their systems. The philosopher is the man who
tries to understand, and the ethical theorist is he
who tries to reduce to a system all that he can
know of the what and why of moral obligation.
Modern thinkers have helped us much in our
understanding of God's moral order, but he would
be more fool than philosopher who, seeking for
the clearest view of n\3n as a moral agent, should
reverse the moral judgments of him whose in-
sight into human motives was as keen and unerr-
ing as his own conduct was irreproachable.
November 8, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
142 i
— Any church near cne of our colleges desiring
the services of a competent young preacher of
several years' experience for two or more Sun-
days a moath, while he completes his college
course, may be put in communication with him
by addressing Walter Scott Priest, Atchison,
; Kansas.
— Rev. Francis E. Clark, president of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor, is college
i preacher at Cornell University during the present
S week. After leaving there he will dbliver a course
] of lectures for the Theological Seminaries at
j Auburn and Oberlin.
— The church at Springfield, Illinois, Jay El-
»ood Lynn, pastor, ha< made a contribution of
j $60.00 for the rebuilding of the churches dam-
i aged by the Galv ston storm, and this in ad-
■ dition to a contribution of $110.00 made two
,: weeks before for the work of the church Charity
Committee.
— The annual state convention of the Interna-
tional Order of the King's Daughters and Sons is
I being held in St. Louis, on Nov. 7 and 8, at the
- First Presbyterian Church. There was an "In-
;! spiration" meei ing on the afternoon of the 6th in
] the same place. Mrs. Margaret Boitome and Mrs.
Isabella Charles Davis, of New York, are expected
l to be present. Many delegates are provided for.
i All King's daughters and sons with their friends
are invited to attend this convention.
i — The third edition of the great exercise,
"The Cross and the Flag," for Bays aixi Girls'
j Rally Day, has been exhausted, and tie fourth
{edition is nosv on the pr>ss. We h p» tf at onr
■{schools will all take up th's Boys and Girls' Rally
) Day for America Io can be made a jo\ ori , happy
I cay io the Sunday school, and i's good influence
{will be felt 'throughout the entire winter. If your
1 school has not yat decided to observe the day,
i write at once for supplies to Benj L. Smith,
Y. M. C. A. Building, Cincinnati, 0, and if youcan-
I not observe it on Ue Lord's day before Thankg-
i giving, do s > at the earliest convenient date.
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fore the doctor
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before the deadly blow kills you.
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colds that hang on ; the dollar size
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old cases.
— I would call the attention of preachers,
young and old, to the article entitled "Outwitting
Fate," by L. H. Stine, in last week's Christian-
Evangelist. Its demands ere appalling and yet
they fire the soul with ambition. J. E. Denton
— Especial attention is called to the Southwest
Missouri Preachers' Institute which w 11 be held in
connection with the Springfield District. Conven
tion at Aurora, Mo , Nov. 19 22. The program
appears elsewhere. Those wh > intend to be pret-
ent are requested to drop a card to M. J. Nico on
at Aurora, Mo.
— The office of the Christian Evangelist wan
favored recently by a visit from Dr E C. L
Miller, vbo has just now returned from five \ear.»
of medical missionary work in Central Province,
India. Dr. Miller has been in the midt<r. of the
famiae stricken district arid curing the pa3t year
has been in charge of one of the government,
kitchens at which 2,000 natives were fed daily.
The famine, he says, was ciuae.il le^s by an actual
scarcity of grain than bv a financial scare wbicn
sent the price of all food up out of reach of the
poor people. The same financial panic stopped in-
dustry and left thousands, aloooat millions, with no
employment and no income. Daring the first part,
of the famine, grain was being exported from
India, but the people starved because they could
not boy it. The crop failure later only intensi-
fied this distress. The British government, says
Dr. Milter, has done all a government c<uld do to
relieve distress.
— It is desirerl that special attention be called
to a movement inaugurated by the ex cutive com-
mittee of the Christian Church Widows and Or-
phans' Home at Louisville, Ky., to raise a Twenti
i eth Coatury Endowment for that institution. N)
missionary or benevolent appeal more richly de-
i serves our attention than the cry which comes
j from the helpless children of those that have
| worn, themselves out in tb.3 service of the Lord
| and have entered into their eternal rest. We
j heartily commend this attempt to raise a $50,000
j en otmntfor the Orphans' Home. If jou can
give $5,000, you will be allowed to keep five orphan
I children in the Home continually and the fund will
I be called "f be Memorial Fund" named after the
giver. A special appeals made for One Dollar
I off rings. Of course, if you can give more, it wlil
be greatly appreciated. If every reader of this
paper would give, and if the readers of all our
papers would do the same thing, $100,000 would
be raised in less than ten days. At least send $1
to Robt. H. Otter, nBox'.300, [Louisville, Ky., and
thus help to raise the $50,000. Don't delay, but
write Brother Otter at once the amount you expect
to give.
— The following note from the president of
Central Christian College will convey welcome
news to all those who are interested in that
worthy school. The new accession can but
add much strength to the facu ty.
The Board of Central Christian College, Albany,
Mo , has called to its faculty R. A. Gilcrest, A M.,
late Prof, of Sacred Literature in Eureka College,
111 Bro. Gilcrest is a scholar of rare qualifica-
tions and a successful teacher. He will, in the
field, act as our accredited financial agent and
solicitor. It is very desirable that the college
should he amply endowed, and it is hoped that
much will be accomplished by the effort now being
made. Bro. Gilcrest is a strorg man, an experi-
enced educator and abh preacher. By securing
his services the faculty is made stronger and the
business interests of the college, it is believed,
will be advanced. J. W. Ellis.
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personal JVIentiom
The church at Alexis, 111., is without a preacher.
J. P. Davis, of Fairbury, Neb , can be engaged
to hold meetings during the fall and winter.
Bro. Fpencer, Coldbrook, 111 , continues there
another year.
H. O. Breeden, of Des Moines, la., will dedicate
the new house at Cameron, 111.
F. D Power recently delivered a lecture to
large audience at Hannibal, Mo. He also preached
two sermons, to the .ielight of his audiences.
Chaplain J. B. M.-Clery, of Fort Logsn, Col.,
has been visiting old friends at Leavenworth, Kan.,
and preached once while there.
O. D. Maple at his last service at Scottville, 111.,
was the recipient of a handsome gold watch and
chain from the church.
J. M. Van Horn made a call at this office re-
cently. He was returning home from a visit to
his eon in Denver.
George B. Stewart has resigned bis charge at
Ravenswood, W. Va., and has accepted a call to
the church at Madisonville, 0., a suburb of Cin-
cinnati, beginning with November.
E L. Powell, of Louisville, Ky., has preached a
sermon on "Young Faith Vanquished or Allen's
Reign of Law." It was fully reported in the*
Courier-Journal.
J. P. Myers, pastor of the church at Clarksville,
Mo., is doing a good work. The congregation have re-
cently spent $600 in repairs on their building and
are having very frequent additions to their mem-
bership.
J. G. M. Luttenberger returnf d from his European
tour about the middle of September. He was in
this office a few days ago and reports that the
prospect is bright for the building of the new
church at Gillespie, 111.
J. B. Corwine, president of the Sunday-school
Board of MidBOiri, has been living and preaching
in Frankford and New London, Mo., a> d near by
for twenty five years. His field at present is
Perry, Bethel and Ocean Wave. It is said that he
has started out more young men in the ministry
tban any other man In Missouri.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 8, 1900
S. W. Marr has been the pastor at Bowling
Green, M >., for two yearB. He also labors for two
country churches near by and holds a half dozen
successful meetings during the year. At present
he is at Louisville, Mo., in a protracted meeting.
Dr. John B. Vivion, of Galesburg, 111., celebrated
his 90th birtacUy. Dr. Vivion was an early
pioneer among the D,scipl«s of Christ and was
virtually the founder of the church at Galesburg.
He is still in excellent health and is practicing
his profession.
F. M. Green has beeu appointed to complete the
history of Hiram College, begun by Professor
Pierson, and suspended by his death. Bro. Green
is n>w at work on the same and will be glad to
receive any communication or material from old
or new students or friend* of Hiram, that will con-
tribute to the interest of the book.
E J. Lampton has been pastor at Louisiana,
Mo., for seven years. Before going to Louisiana
he was at Palmyra, Mo., five years. While at
both places he built excellent houses of worship
and saved these two congregations thousands of
dollars by his economy and business tact in build-
ing. He recently resigned at Louisiana. The
congregation would honor itself by recalling him
and insisting on his remaining.
Frank G. Tyrrell, of Chicago, having devoted
most of list week to lecturing in southeast Mis-
souri, spent Lord's day in St. Louis on his return,
preaching morning and evening at the Mt. Csbanne
Church, where he was listened to by packed audi-
ences at both services. Mrs. Tyrrell spent the
week in the city visiting her old friends, and a
reception was tendered to Brother and Sister
Tyrrell and also to Brother and Sister McAllister
at the Central Christian Church, on Saturday even-
ing, which was a very pleasant occasion.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
Baxter Waters, St. Louis, Mo., to Lawrence,
Kan.
»;' George B. Stewart, Ravens wood, W. Va., to
Madisonville, 0.
J. H. Fuller, Newport, Ark., to Eureka Springs,
Ark.
A. 0. Hunsaker, Winslow, lad , to Liberty, 111.
J. H. 0. Smith, Dixon, 111., to Pomona, Cal.
F. S. Hallom, Springfield, Nev., to Nevada, Tex.
J. J. Finley, Kalka3ka, Mich , to Du Plain, Mich.
Bruce Wolverton, Portland, Ore., to Haines P.
0., Ore.
J. F. Williams, Morgantown, W. Va., to Fair-
mont, W. Va.
A. M. Harral, Farmington, Mo., to Chandler,
Okla.
L. H. McCay, Burnt Prairie, 111., to St. Louis.
't W. F. Flower, Peru, Kan., to Coffey ville, Kan.
£ M. F. Rickoff, Portland, Ind , to Marion, Ind.
Dedication ^at'Ambia, Ind.
r-*jOne of the most successful dedications that It
has ever been our pleasure to participate in, was
the one at Ambia, Ind., on Lord's day, October
28th. The day was an ideal one. The attendance
both morning and night was more than the house
would hold.
The house itself is neat, 'comfortable and com-
modious, well finished and furnished, ancTwell lo-
cated. The singing and]music were exceptionally
good.
The giving was prompt and generous. Enough
was raised to provide for all debts. The sister
churches in the town, with their pastors, attended
the dedication. Bro. Warren King, a preacher
greatly beloved by the people of Ambia, as well as
by the church, lives in Ambia. Bro. Lappin, who
preaches for the church at Cheneysville, was at
the dedlcatioo. With the new and better facilities
for doing good work, the church at Ambia enters
upon what we believe will be an era of great pros-
perity. May the dear Father in heaven hasten the
day, the time when truth shall triumph and right-
eousness prevail in all the land.
iHgjH L. L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
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Iowa Notes.
At the unanimous and urgent request of the
church, Sherman Hill, who had his goods packed
to leave, changed his mind and stays at Hampton.
C. G. Stout reports peace and prosperity at
Pleasant Grove. The Sunday-school is raising
money to buy a library.
Sunday morning Chancellor Craig preached at
the Central and H. 0. Breeden at University
church.
B. L. Kline, a former Bible student of Drake,
and Cora Coppernole, of Hampton, were married
Wednesday evening at the bride's home. They
have gone to Montana.
The oratorical contest has been postponed till
January 4.
The school at Drake adjourned Friday at close
of chapel service — foot ball; Drake and Simpson;
Drake was the winner, of course, and for the third
time.
At the Central on Sunday evening H. 0. Bree-
den discoursed on "Arbitration," fourth of the
series on "Solutions of the Labor Problem."
A. D. Veatch, a Bible student, is pastor of the
South Side Church, which is the tenth and young-
est member of the Des Moines family of churches
of Christ. H. 0. Breeden is conducting a series of
evangelistic meetings.
J. Gilbert Thompson, formerly an Iowa preach-
er, for eighteen years a clerk in the Treasury De-
partment, Washington, D. C, and for the last ten
years an elder in Vermont Avenue church of which
F. D. Power is pastor, came home to visit his
parents at Boone, and to vote at Prairie City, his
home as a citizen.
Many of Drake students are going home to vote
for MsKinley or Bryan or Woolley.
Interesting lectures have been given this week
at Drake chapel: Prof. Clinton Lockhart on "The
Relation of the Bible College to the University;"
Dr. A. B. Marshall, of the Presbyterian church, on
"Abram the Hebrew — the one who came across;"
E. A. Nye, editor of the Des Moines Daily News,
on "School Life and Life's School;" on Friday
morning the half hour was given to an excellent
entertainment by the university band.
Encouraging reports from I. N. McCash.
Delta's new church building will soon be com-
pleted.
University Place precinct casts a larger vote for
the Prohibition party than any other precinct In
Iowa.
J. H. Ragan preached at Norwalk last Sunday
and will preach there until the end of the nine-
teenth century. Allen Hickey.
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Correspondence*
B. B. Tyler's Letter.
I have had some time this autumn to give to
jolitica and have given it. To the best of my
knowledge and belief I had not heard a campaign
peech since 1880 when I heard the Hon. D. W.
/oorhees. I heard the Hon. William Jennings
Jryan last yea'. While Mr. Bryan's oration was on
affairs of state the speech was not delivered during
i political campa'gu, and so I do not count it as a
iampaign speech. My experiences during the
ast few weeks have been alike interesting, amus-
ng and disgusting. I have been especially im-
jressed with the familiar tone of the orators.
When I was a small boy I now and again attended
She circus and the political meeting. I soon saw
ihat the witticisms of the clowns were stereotyped.
I now put the clown in the circus and the po'itical
brator on the stump in the same personal cate-
gory. The speakers in the years of long ago as-
Wed their hearers in vociferous tones that if the
{Candidate, or candidates, for whom the speakers
3tood was not, or were not, elected the most ter
'rible results would certainly follow. The men
for whom a certain orator spoke were not elected
jnor did the unspeakably direful consequences fol-
low. Not more than one-half of the candidates
Ifor office in any campaign can be elected; but all
lof them, with their friends, invariably assure us
{that this is the most important contest in which
the people have been engaged since our Republic
jcame into existence. This is what the stump ora-
jtors said in '60, in '64, in '68, in '72, in '76 and in
'80, at which time I became so disgusted that, as
I have said, I have not heard a political speech
for twenty years. Imagine, if you can, my sur-
prise and disgust to hear the same old speeches
in the electioneering campaign of 1900. It is
the same old howl. The politicians have learned
nothing in all this time. Their mental imbecility
is amazing. Some men, it is true, are now politi-
cal demi-gods who , in the sixties, were, without
doubt, the embodiment of all evil. They are
saints now; they were demons then. This change
is noted. The cry of "Imperialism" to-day is
neither so loud nor so frantic as it was in former
campaigns. The money question has been a
"burning" issue —probably I ought to say "immi-
nent" or "paramount" — for the last thirty years.
Indeed this was the question at the time of "the
Shays Rebellion" In New England. It is probable
that for some time to come it will be a favorite
topic of debate with certain classes of our fellow
citizens.
The credulity of the people is marvelous. One
Incident of the campaigns, I believe, of '76 and
'80 will serve to illustrate this. An orator, of
more than national fame, spoke twice in one place
— the two speeches separated by four years of
time. In the first speech he told the people that
but for his efforts and influence and those of his
party associates specie payment would have been
resumed and the country would at that moment
be Involved in financial ruin. The speech was ap-
plauded to the echo and the unselfish and heroic
friend of the people was kept in office. He was
continued in Congress for the express purpose of
preventing the resumption of specie payment.
Four years later this man stood in the same place
and to substantially the same people told of the
successful efforts that he and his friends in Con-
gress had made to secure a resumption of specie
payment. Again the people shouted and voted
that this heroic, honeit, unselfish person should
be continued in office. At no time do the people
manifest such a blind credulity as during the
progress of our quadrennial political campaigns.
The selfishness and manifest insincerity of the
political preachers impress me. If they are not
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me, no other conceivable way of accounting for
their manipulation, or avoidance, of well-attested
facts. This remark is not applicable exclusively
to the representatives of any one party. Neither
party has a monopoly of intelligence and honesty.
There are good men and bad men, wise men and
fools, in all the parties. This probably is not a
safe thiDg to say in the midst of the present ex-
citement— but I dare to say it since this letter
will not be read until after the election! The
man who is wrought up now on the subject of
politics is sure that all, or almost all, the good
men and great are in his party, and that all the
small men and bad are in the other parties.
Have you thought how difficult it is to cast an
intelligent ballot? ,
The demagogues manage to bring to the front
questions that can only be understood by experts.
These are made paramount issues. It is safer to
say that in the present campaign there are no
real issues. The so-called issues are invented for
the occasion. They have been manufactured by
the political wire-pullers an 1 aspirants for office.
The tariff, for illustration, is not now in debate,
albeit it is as much an issue as at any time since
the formation of our government; but when it was
a paramount issue, by the will of the demagogues,
what did you know about it? What did you know
about the monetary questions which were so much
in evidence four years ago?
I may as well confess that I know nothing
about the tariff and financial problems. Am I the
biggest fool in America? Am I a greater simple-
ton than you are? I have tried to become intelli-
gent on these topics by reading and conversation,
but hare failed. I know nothing about them; and
I have a vague suspicion that the average man
who is engaged in their discussion is in the same
condition! It is not easy to cast an intelligent
ballot. The average voter in the United States
in 1900 will not do so. He will vote as his party
managers dictate. Isn't this true?
A man of average intelligence can see the
point in the real questions which from time to
time he must, as a citizen, consider. My conten-
tion is that the political aspirants look about and
get up issues for the purpose of blinding the peo-
ple and leading them captive. The issues, so-
called, in this campaign are not real — they are
gotten up for effect. The same is true of almost
every campaign. Now and again there are real
questions, actual issues. There were, for in-
stance, in 1860 and in 1864.
There are a dozen parties to-day asking the
support of the American voters. There are the
"Socialist Labor Party," the "Social Democracy,"
the "United Christian Party," the "People's Party,"
the "Middle of the Road Party," the "De Leon So-
cialist Party," the "Republican Party," the "Dem-
ocratic Party," the "Silver Republican Party," the
"National Party," Ihe "Union Reform Party," and
the "Prohibition Party." The candidates for the
office of President of the United States are, Job P.
Harriman, Eugene V. Debs, S. C. Swallow, William
Jennings Bryan, Wharton Barber, Joseph F. Ma-
loney, William McKinley, John G. Woolley, Don-
aldson Caffery, and Seth Ellis.
What, now, do you know about these men and
the principles of these parties? B. B. T.
Hazel Green Mountain Mission.
Our misiion at Hazel Green is In a more pros-
perous condition to-day than ever before. The
enrollment of pupils in our academy is far ahead
of that for any other fall term; it is more than
110 and the outlook for the winter and spring
attendance is very flattering, the only question
now is "How can we accommodate all who will
come?" Our stating capacity will be full, and
our boarding department will be overcrowded.
During Ihe ten years we have labored at this
mission point, most of our pupils have come from
countieii other than Wolfe County, in which our
school is located. We are glad of this, for we
have not sought to do especially local work. Our
aim is to reach out into the mountain country and
get the young men and women, that they may be
prepared to wield a wholesome influence in their
respective communities.
The people of the mountains are strictly a rural
people; they do not live in towns but stay u. on
their mountain farms. We find the towns in the
mountains small when compared with the towns
of other parts, still we find the mountain country
comparatively thickly populated. Our mission is to
the mountain country more especially and not to
the mountain town.
No one can estimate the value of the mission
school in the mountains. Through such schools is
the only true way to help the mountaineers Per-
manent work for Christ and the church is done in
this way. Through our school courses we are not
confined to text books or academic work, but
we seek to lead our pupils into the broader light;
we seek to bring them to Christ and his righteous-
ness. We are pleased that our efforts, so far,
have not been in vain, and the future is full of
hope. The efforts put forth by the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions in the mountains of
Kentucky cannot be too highly commended, and
we pray that their hands be upheld and their
efforts be greatly strengthened.
Wm. H. Coed.
Hazel Green, Ky.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 8, 1900
Williain A. Gardner.
W. A. Gardner was one of the most powerful
preachers on the Pacific Coast during the past
fifteen yea-s. He was of Presbyterian parentage.
His father was a physician and business man of
sterling qualities. Hi* mother was an ideal Chris-
tian character. He wa3 born in Northville,
Wayne county, Mich., August 8, 1846. His
father's family moved to Kansas early in the
fifties, and from that hot-bed cf agitation he
entered the Union army. At ttie age of eighteen
he was mustered out, stricken with fever, and
griven up by army surgeocs to die. Daring the long,
weary days and Eights of suffering in a poorly
k>pt government hospital teat, he said: "I often
wcndered if I were one of ihose elected to ever-
lasting life or death." He was removed to an
acquaintance of the family, and it was there that
"William A. Gardner.
he heard the simple gospel as preached by our
people. He was obedient to the first gospel in-
vitation he ever heard and was baptized by
Pardee Butler in Celar Creek, Doniphan couoty,
Ku,n., March 25, 1865. About two years after-
ward he was officially set apart for the ministry
of the word.
His education, began in Michigan, was carried
on after his recovery at Highland University.
He taught school in Kansas and Northwest
Missouri. At a later time he spent one year in
Drake University. His residenc » was Oregon,
Hoi; county, Mo., for more than fifteen years.
There he was married twice; first to Annie
Springer in 1870, who lived only five years, leav-
ing one son, John E., then, to Mary Springer, who
bote him two sons and two daughters. There he
was clerk of the Circuit Court for a term or two.
But he preached regularly at Oregon, Mound City,
Bethel, Filmore, Old Union, Game* and other
points. He hell many successful protracted
meetings both in Kansas and Missouri. There
w»re over ote' hundred added to the Filmore
Church in one meeting.
In 1886 he came to California and was state
evmgelist. In two years spent in Humboldt
country, he organized three congregations, built
three churches, giving liberally of his own moner.
The next ten years completed his earthly course
and he crowded into them more work for the
Master than any one I ever knew. January, 1890,
he was called to the Woodland, Cal., Church.
Four hundred were added to the congregation
during a pastorate of four and a half years
The West Side, San Francisco, Church was or-
ganized and he was selected as its pastor when
the church numbered Uenty. The first \ear saw
a net increase of one hundred, and this number
was annually added each year. This was but a
part of his labor. No more faithful pastor ever
visited his people. It was in the sick-room and
with those in trouble and bereavement that he
was most efficient. He usually held two pro-
tracted meetings each yeai , always with large in-
gatherings. During these years he wa3 a member
of the State Board, and three years its president.
What with his work as associate editor of the
Pacific Christian, treasurer of Berkeley Bible
Seminary, and the settlement of various church
difficulties, his was a busy and use-
ful life.
In the midst of such toil and
service, while holding a meeting at
Concord, Cal., he was attacked
with ileurisy. For eight weeks he
fought for his life and gained a
truce for nearly two jears. After
a period of retst he accepted a call
to the Honolulu Church, going
thither hopeful of complete recovery
in that milder climate. For a year
he worked with his accustomed zeal
and success. He estimated the
year's work as one of the most im-
portant of his life His hopes of
recuperation were not fulfilled. He
saw he must return to California,
if he was ever again on earth to
see his two children and sister Net-
tie.
Just then the plague broke out
in Honolulu. He, with his wife and
two children, was detained three
months. While in quarantine, ex-
pecting soon to sail, they were
invited to spend the last days on
the islands at a sister's home. She
sent them many costly presents of
fabric. On Monday they were to go
to her home. Sunday they received
a telephone message, saying it was
not possible'for them to do so. Monday morning's
paper announced she" had the plague, and Tues-
day she was a corpse, and her beautiful home
condemned by the authorities and burned. These
were anxious daj s. Finally the long sea voyage
was begun with hardly strength enough to endure
it, and when he landed at home his friends saw his
work was done. After a few days at home in Sin
Francisco, at the invitation and advice of his
faithful fdend, Dr. C. E. Beebe, he went to
Watsonville. For a time he seemad to improve,
but was suddenly overmastered by disease, and
he was at the end of his earthly journey. He
died April 5, 1900, at the age of 53 years, sur-
rounded by h!a wife, sister Nettie, t»o sons and
two daughters; one infant son preceded him
home.
He was a life member of the Foreign Mission-
ary Society and the Missouri State Missionary
Society. He left $500 life insurance to the
BerkeUy Bible Seminary. He bad the ability to
make money, and whit he made he gave to the
Lord's work, for he left but little aside from a
moderate life insurance.
As a preacher he took high rank. He made no
pretensions to scholarship, but was able to move
an audience as I never saw any on>* else do One
intelligent man who had heard Charles G. Ficney,
said Bro. Gardner was of the same type.
His home was a delight to him. He loved his
family greatly, and never failed to demonstrate
his affection. No one ever appealed in vain tc
him. No impure word ever escaped his lips. Nc
man ever had a truer friend than W. A. Gardner
Nearly his last written word in bis diary is an
outline of an address to young men, why they
ought to pr ach the gospel. W A. Gardner was'
the simplest and greatest man I ever knew.
Edward T. Nesbit.
Salinas, Cal , Oct. 19, 1600.
Reorganization of Board of School
of Pastoral Helpers.
The committee on School of Pastoral Edpera
met in Kansas City during th '. convention. The
report of the work by A. M HarvuH showed tea
young women in the school and the workprrgress-
ing finely.
It was decided to electa board of 15 members,
five of whom should live in or near Cincinnati, v
should constitute an executive committee to whom
all the details of work should be committed
The Board is as follows: F D. Power, chair-
man, Washington, D. C; Geo. Darsie, Frank' ort,
Ky.; A. B. Philpatt, Indianapolis, Ind ; E. W.
Darst, Texas; T. E. Cramlett, Pittsburg; H. L.
Willett, Chicago; H. O. Ereeden, Des Moines; W.
B Taylor, Cuieag); Mrs Jesssie Brown Pounls,
Cleveland, 0.; Mrs. J. H. Garrison, St. Louis; J.
H. Fillmore, Cincinnati; S M, Cooper, Cincinnati;
T. M. Worcester, Cincinnat'; A. M. Harvuot, Cin-
cinnati; Gio. A. Miller, Covington, Ky. Tae last
five constitute the executive committee. They
were instructed to apply for a charter and take
some measure to raise all money needed to carry
on the work of the school.
The school reoeifed much encouragement it the
conference of the Pastors and Erangeiists and by
private talks with the three teachers present: A.
M. Harvuot, L ttie S. Nichol and Geo. A. Miller.
Already some have arranged to enter next term'
which beg ins Jan. 15, and many mo; e are arrargiog
to enter next year. Bro. Harvaot his received
five applica ions from city pastors to recomenend j
helpers in the past three weeks.
Take a Record.
SEE HOW MANY FRIENDS ARE HURT BY COFFEE.
It would be just as reasonable for a temperance
advocate to drink a little diluted whiskey as to
drink coffee, for one is as tru'y intoxicant as the
other, and persistence in tbe use of coffee brings
on a variety of chronic diseases notorious among
which are dyspepsia, heart palpitation (and ulti-
mately heart failure), frequently constipation, kid-
ney diseases, many cases of weak eyes and trend-
ing conditions of tbe nerves.
This is only a small percentage of the great
variety of diseases which come from an unbalanced
nervous system, caused by the persi tent daily use
of the drug caffe'ne, which is the active principle
of coffee. Another bit of prima facie evidence
about coffee is that the victims to t'e habit find
great difficulty in giv ng it up.
They will solemnly pledge to themselves day
after day that they will abano'on the use of it, when
they know that it is shortening their days, but morn-
ing after morning they fail, until they grow to de-
spise themselves for their lack of control.
Any one interested in this subject wculd be
greatly surprised to make a systematic inquiry
among promin nt brain workers in Am>rica. There
are hundreds of thousands of our most prominent
people that have abandoned c< ffee altogether and
are using Postum Food Coffee in its place, snd for
the most excellent reasons in the world. Many of
them testify that ill health, nervous prostration,
and consequent inability to work, has in times past
pushed them back and out of their proper stand-
ing in life, wh'ch they have been able to regain by
the use of good health, strong nerves, and great
vitality, since coffee has been thrown out and the
Postum put in its place.
November 8, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
427
New York Letter.
' B. Q. Denham'a report of the first year's service
in the church on West 56th Street is encouraging:
, "Total expenses, $5,969 95. Receded from
(Sunday offerings, $3,994.75; Easter offering,
$1,124.00; total, $5,118.75. Deficit for the year,
i$851.20. We had some extraordinary expenses
;in connection with organ and building, amounting
(to $650, without which our deficit would have
ibeen $201.20. For some time the deficit has
Ranged annually between $1,200 and $1,500. We
find reason for encouragement that, with extra
Expenses, we havecutthe deficit down to $851.20.
[Even this must be wiped oat another year. Mis-
sionary offerings of Church, Sunday-school and Y.
P. S. C. E., $970.60, and C. W. B. M. $255.69;
jrand total for missions, $1,226.30. Here are the
;otal amounts raised for four years, for all pur-
iposes, showing soms $700 more the pa*t y»ar
'than the highest for the other three years: 1897,
i$4,637.70; 1898, $5,689.33; 1899, $5,666 82;
J1900, $6,374.09. If we include the C. W. B. M.,
the grand total for 1900 Is $6,629.78.
"Gross gaia in membership, 83; loss, 19; net gain,
!54, be>ng 20 percentum, net. Present membership
J14. The C. W. B. M. grew from a membership
)f 42 to 109. The Y. P. S. C. E. has 62 members,
(representing a large increase. The Ladies' Aid
Society shows a gain of 10 active and two honor-
ary members, making present membership, active,
J26, honorary 12.
•, "The Sunday-school, while not showing material
increase, reports a more steady and larger attend-
jance during the summer just past than for two or
jthree yeare."
] He does not state how many of these were
added to the Lord by confession and baptism, or
how many were added to congregation by letter.
* *
*
j J. M. Philputt, of the Lenox Ave. Union Church,
makes quite a good showing also in his annual re-
port. The total receipts for year ending Oct. 1st
were, $5,675.03. Of this s-m, some of the chief
.amounts are: Church treasurer, $4,589.72; S. S.,
$475.63; Y. P. S. C. E., $575.63; C. W. B. M.,
($104.56. This is a gain over the previous year of
i$l,335.48. We do not know how much of this
goes to missions. The present membership, 294;
(total number of additions, 56; losses, 25; net gain,
31. Miss Dalzell, who is the church visitor, made
1 4,500 calls during the year. R. E. Carpenter is
the new "lay assistant to the pastor," and will
:give his entire time to the work of the church.
* *
*
I The Newark mission starts off encouragingly
.this fall. R. E. Shepherd, a student in Columbia
University, has become the regular minister and is
i already on the field. The Church Extension Board
has granted them a loan of $3,750 and the Amer-
i can Christian Missionary Society has appropriated
$600 toward the salary on the condition that
| Newark people put $1,500 into a chapel for the
i home of this work. It will be done and the little
church in Newark will soon become a host in the
work of the Lord. If any one reading this knows
of a disciple of Christ in Newark or vicinity, and
will drop a card to R. E. Shepherd, care E. L.
Kelland, 24 North 7th St., Newark, N. J., the par-
ty will be sought out and made welcome at their
services.
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*
Dr. W. S. Crowe, Unitarian, of this city, in
speaking last Sue day of the Chinese trouble, said
the best thing that can be done is for all the mis-
sion boards to recall the missionaries. He also
Baid the commission of Christ to his disciples, so-
called, was read into the gospels in the second
century as a justification of evangelistic zeal,
which characterized the church at that time. Per-
haps Dr. Crowe says this in justification of the
lack of evangelistic fervor among the Unitarians
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and the Universalists. It's a poor rule that won't
work both ways, especially when it coacerns a
matter you can twist about to suit yourself! But
the strange part of it is that some men who pose
as learned, show themselves unlearned by saying
that the best scholars agree in the opinion that
Christ never gave a commission to his disciples to
evangelize the world. Such a commission he did
give and under it we live and labor. We should
see to it that we are true to the trust committed
to our hands. S. T. Willis.
1281 Union Ave., New York.
An Explanation.
Dear Bro. Garrison:— May I ask a little space
in your columns for a few words of explanation on
the part of the Kansas City brethren regarding
our late National Convention. So many kind and
appreciative words have been spoken and written
that W9 would not aak to make any such state-
ment, had It not been for an editorial in th6 Chris-
tian Guide, which shows that the facts were not
known by all our brethren who attended the con-
vention, and that we are being censured for what
was in no sense our fault. I beg to call attention
to the following facts: !§|
1. When we invited the convention to Kansas
City at the Jubilee Convention in Cincinnati, we
bad Convention Hall, seatiag 20.00Q people, en-
gaged, and expected to return from Cincinnati, if
successful in securing the convention, and at once
sign the contract for it. But that convention,
thinking to force the Western Passenger Associa-
tion to grant a one fare rate, voted to hold the
convention in Kansas City, only on condition that
such rate be secured, the Acting Board being in-
structed, in the event of failure, to take the con-
vention into the territory of the Central Associa-
tion. On our return to Kansas City we laid the
facts before the managers of Convention Hall, who
held the hall lor us several weeks, while we wait-
ed for the action of the railway association. They
were finally compelled to rent it for other pur-
poses, because we could not assure them that our
convention would come to Kansas City. When the
Western Association at last voted against giving
the one-fare rate, the Acting Board considered the
question of taking the convention elsewhere, as
instructed by the Jubilee Convention. The Kansas
City brethren hoped they would do this, as we
knew we could not entertain it as we had expected
when we invited it. The board finally concluded
it was best to come here anyway, and asked us to
make the best arrangements we could.
2. We learned that a new building, containing
a large hall, was to be built downtown, and we
promptly engaged it; but labor strikes delayed ts
beginning, and the owner finally decided !to make
it an offica building, Instead of a hall, and we were
again without a place of meeting. The Boards of
the Home and Foreign Societies tnen determined to
arrange simultaneous programs, and hold the con-
vention in sections in a group of churches.
About the time they got these programs arranged,
we found that it was possible to secure Armory
Hall, used by the Third Regiment for drill pur-
poses, and with the approval of the Boards we
did so.
3. This hall was used by the regiment for its
drills up to the night before our convention began,
and we coald not get possession till Thursday
morning, October 11th. Save the building of the
platform, everything done to fit the hall for the \
convention was done after seven o'clock Thursday
morning. It is not surprising if everything was
not in "apple-pie" order. We regret that the hall
had no vestibule, ar;d we therefore could not fur-
nish space for the displays of our publishing
houses, our colleges, and other interests. These
we supplied at headquarters at the First Christian
Church, which was the best we could do. As to
the acoustica of the hall, we know they were not
perfect; but there was no complaint when the
Mills and Wharton meetings were held there, and
if quiet could have been maintained in the r^ar of
the hall, which is difficult without vestibules, there
would hav9 been little complaint on that score.
As to committee room?, toilet rooms, check room
and postoffice, the facilities werci perhaps as good
as the average convention enjoys. As to accom-
modations ia homes, we did the best we could, but
no doubt some delegates were not as comfortable
as we would have made them, had we known persoo-
ally e'ery home to which we assigned them. We
did the best we could, and are willing to bear any
censure that msy rightly belong to us. But for
the hall, we are not responsible.
W. F. Richardson,
Chairman Executive Committee.
Kansas City, Mo.
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'428
HRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 8, 1900
From Hillsburg to Halifax.
AMONG THE BLUENOSES.
-Turned my back upon Quebec and its lovely
scenery, and boarding a train on the Intercolonial
Railway at Levis on the opposite side of the great
St. Lawrence, I commenced the journey toward
Truro — beautiful Truro where I was born and
grew to manhood — situated at the head of the
Bay of Fundy in the Province of Nova Scotia.
Our route was through the Northern region of
the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick.
The time between Quebec and Truro was a little
over eighteen hours. In passing over this North-
ern country there is little, indeed, of interest to
the traveler. The land is about as poor as any to
be found in the Dominion, and on this account
much of it is still under a thick growth of timber,
consisting of spruce, fir and cedar, interspersed
with the white birch. The moose, caribou, bear,
and even the deer, are yet quite plentiful in
these forests.
In this land of the spruce tree, it is not neces-
sary to drop a penny in a slot machine every
time you desire a quid of gum. If you have
learned the art of climbing, all that is needed is
to climb one of these spruce trees, and there you
get the genuine article — used by our forefathers
and f oremothers clear back to the original pair —
without money and without price; none of your
Yankee store gum, manufactured out of old rub-
ber shoes, and the hoofs of horses, and sweetened
and scented up to deceive the taste of the unwary,
but the pure, wholesome blood of the stately
spruce tree. To sit in a railway coach, in this
region, and for hours witness the sublime per-
formance of a company of nice-looking young
ladies and gentlemen chewing their cuds of spruce
gum is the treat of a lifetime.
The Intercolonial Railway system, including
nearly all the railways in these maritime prov-
inces, and extending as far Wrst as Montreal, has
been built, is owned and run most satisfactorily
by the Dominion government, showing the feasi-
bility of the government own rship of such public
works. The government does not aim to make
money out of the road.
Nova Seotia is a land of mountains and miner-
als, fine forests and good timber, beautiful rivers
and clear lakes, fine fish and good fruits; some
farm land as fertile, and some as poor, as the sun
ever shone upon; dense fogs, and a large and
healthy race of people, called by the blueblooded
Bostonians "Bluenoses," not because their noses
are any bluer than Yankee noses, or out of re-
spect for the Nova Ssotlans, but after a certain
"Bluenose" potato which Nova Siotians many
years ago furnished New Englanders in Immense
quantities.
In speaking of Nova Scotia fog, I am reminded
of the fact that there is only one other place on
the continent where a denser article of that
commodity is produced, and that is St. John, New
Brunswick. A story is told of a man there, not
much accustomed to workiag in Bay of Fundy
fogs, who undertook to shingle the roof of his
house one foggy day, aud before he knew "where
he was at" he had shingled ten feet beyond the
comb of his roof.
I have now been over a month in Nova Scotia,
visiting old-time friends I have not seen for up-
wards of thirty-five yeas, "climbing the moun-
tain way steep and walking the shadowy vale,"
tramping through forests primeval, fishing the
speckled trout in laughing stream and silvery
lake, and preaching somewhere every Sunday to
thoughtful, sober audiences that would think it
almost a sin to even smile in a religious meeting.
I thought I was coming to my old home to rest,
but it seems to me the longer I stay the more
tired I am becoming.
I have already been within a few miles of
Halifax, but did not eater. Among other placcs
in the province where I have had most delightful
visits is the Annapolis Valley, known now as
"the land of Evangeline." No finer spot can be
found in North America than this valley, made
famous by Longfellow's Evangeline. American
tourists, who visit this loealitr in great numbers,
are charmed wi h its delightful scenery and
healthful climate. This sec ion is fitly termed
"the garden of Nova Scotia" and is destined to
become a fine summer resort. Charles Dudley
Warner, in his "Badd^ck," dd both it ani the
province an injustice in speaking of it as "a very
stony garden." All this scope of country in the
vicinity of Minas Basin is exceelingly free from
stones, and fertile in the ex'reme Some land
here is worth as high as four hundred dollars an
acre.
Nearly all the land around Minas Basin has
been reclaimed from the Bay of Fundy tides, by
means of levees, which have been built at consider-
able cost, to shut out the tides, which rise and fall
upwards of sixty feet in some places. When the
French Acadians were being driven from here in
the time referred to by the po-t L ng'ellow, they
cut the levees they had built, allowing the tides
to again flood the country We saw a part of
one of these original "embankments in a good
state of preservation.
A few houses, called the village of Grandpre,
mark the spot where stood the original Grandpre
The house where E^an^lins liv d. and ev»n the
old well sweep with which she drew water, are
still pointed out to toe uonfi.iiog tourist. Long-
fellow never saw this section of country. He
got the material for his Evangeline from Haw-
throne, who in turn had learned the principal
facts conta ned ia the poem from some of the
Acadians wh > had bean deported »tid tent to New
England by the British. With sonn few excep-
tions the poet has giv n a correct description of
this love'y section of cou try atd it' bays. Cape
Blamedan, ristng almost perpendicularly four
hundred feet above the Bay, and standing as a
mighty sentinel guarding the Bay and country, is
almost the first object that the eye of the ex-
pectant traveler rests upon on reaching this
peculiar section of country.
The tides that ebb and flow in Minas Basin
and its rivers and creeks, are a great curiosity to
those unused to tin Bay of Fundy. When the
tide is out of some of these rivers, the small boy ca^
ford them where the largest s>>ips enter with
ease when the tide is in. H. T. Morrison.
A Chemist Speaks
OF PREDIGESTED FOOD.
"After having tested and tried every form of
predigestdd food on the market, and experiment-
ing in my own family, my attention was attracted
to an article headed 'Brawny Scots' Diet,' men-
tioning eggs and Grape Nuts. I carefully tested
the new food and finally began its use in my family,
with most gratifying results.
"My little boy at that time was a pale, anaemic
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A. J. Bush, who for years has been in the em-
ploy of our State Board, has resigne i and located
at Hubbard City. Since that frightful storm his
family is not willing to have him away from them.
D. A. Leak, another of our state evangelists, has
been very near death's door, bat is now, it is be-
lieved, on the road to recovery. He is a strong
man and a noble character.
J. G Huddleston for seven months has been on
the sick list, but he has gone to Mineral Wells,
and it is hoped that he will soon be himself again.
He is one of our best men.
Miss Mary Graybeil is touring Texas in the in-
terest of the C. W. B. M. work, and she is receiv-
ing that warm welcome which she so r.chly de-
serves.
J. C. Mason, who has been in Houston about
eleven years, changes to Palestine. We are sur- 1
prised at this, for we bad come t > think of Mason '
and Hon- ton as one and inseparable. Bit alas!'
we do not have many tbingi of that kind d >wn I
here. Sister Mason's health demanded the change.
Bro. Mason did a truly great work there, and he
will repeat it in Palestine.
R. R. Eamlin changes from Palestine to Piano:
another surprise, for hs successful ministry up to
the very last sermon showed that he was still a :
power among his people. He has a fine field in'
Piano and God will continue to bless his labors, j
The Austin meeting, in which S. M Martin as-!
sisted the pastor, J. W. Lowber, was a success.)
There were 31 additions, and Bro. Lowber says,'
"We have really had a good meeting."
The Huntsville brethren, under the leadership of!
the talen'el E. C. Boynton, are striving to build a!
church. The State Normal School is there, snd'
hence it is a place of great importance.
The Girls' Home, one of the handsomest build-
ings in the state, is nearing completion. Itisa:
part of our Add Ran University buildings, and de-'
signed for our girls. Present iadications jastify:
the hope that it will be full the first year. T. E]
Shirley, aided by a few kindred spirits is pushing
this great enterprise, and it will succeed. Prof i
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sive and hopeful, and the prospect is better than1
ever before. And what is true of Add-Ran is trutj
of all our Texas schools.
The storm-swept region of our state i< gradual-;
ly recovering from the awful shock, and Hope ;
with her fair, sweet face, is seen amil the ruins!
and desolation, encouragirg the people to rally arn
retrieve their lost fortunes. The warm heart o.
the world at large has poured generous offerings
at the feet of the sufferers and relieved thei;,
wants, and now that same world is urging them M
buckle on the armor and try again. The mer
chants have all needed credit tendered them, an<
an atmosphere of cheerfulness pervades the city
Our congregations are having tbeir houses rebuil
and the scattered flocks are being sheltered onc<
more in the old folds Bro. Ha-ton's visit amon£
the churches was an ovation, so gladly did th>
brethren wtlcome and aid him.
M. M. Davis.
833 Live Oak St., Dallas, Texas.
November 8, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1429
Drippings froni the Pacific
Dear Christian-Evangelist:— Time
away! It is now twenty years since the "Drip-
pings from the Springs" greeted the readers of
the Christian-Evangelist. Then the Drippings
flowed from those health giving springs at the
foot of Pike's Peak. For ten years I have been
on the head waters of the great Mississippi in
Minnesota, trying to dispense the water of life
to the dwellers of that land of sky-tinted waters.
It has been a source of great joy and profit to
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great Minnetonka, the falling Minneopa, and the
laughing Minnehaha, are beautiful symbols of those
crystal waters that unite to form that river "the
streams whereof make glad the city of God, the
holy pi ice of the tabernacles of the Most High."
We closed our three years' pastorate at Olivia,
Minn., the last of August. Twelve additions crowned
our closing service the last week — all by confes-
sion and baptism. Eleven of these were Sunday-
school scholars. For nearly two years we had
practiced the combined service of church and Bible
school, on Smday mornings. It was a success
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ministry there, and resulted in the bsptism of
nearly every scholar old enough to confess the
Savior. The service was left in charge of Bros.
Perry Burch and M. P. Givens, both splendid stu-
dents of the blessed Book, and efficient helpers in
the Lord's work. It was my privilege and pleas-
ure to attend the state convention at St. Paul, the
last day of Auga3t. I also had tbe extreme grat-
ification of seeing some of my children in the gos-
pel taking part in the convention work, and grad-
ually developing into substantial leaders in the
commonwealth of Israel.
The transfer from Minnesota to Washington,
nearly two thousand miles, over plains, mountains,
hills, brooks, vales, fruitful fields and evergreen
trees, was an experience never to be forgot-
ten. It was like the journey of life from in-
fancy to youth and old age. In Minnesota
we left the sweet flowers, fruits and fields,
representing the sweetness and purity of child-
hood. In the Dakotas and Montana we passed
through th9 birren plains and bid lands, repre-
senting the prodigality of lifo. In the mountains
we passed through the dark tunnel and emerged
into the glorious light of day, representing our
translation out of the kingdom of dirknesiinto
the glorious light of liberty of the children of
God. Leaving the tunnel we passed through the
verdant hills and fruitful vales, where* the atmos-
phere was laden with the sweet perfume of beau
tiful flowers, and where the reapers were gather-
ing the ripen d sheaves from the golden harvest
field, all of whi h reminded us of the sweet and
holy atmosphere of the kingdom of God and the
ever ripening sheaves that are gathered by the
angels f jr the Harvest Home in heaven. Our
journey brought us to a goodly land and to a
warm-hearted and godly people. Waitsburg is
located in the south ->a<<t corner of Washington, at
the foot of the Blue Mountains. The climate is
ideal, the hil s and valleys fertile, and the orchards
bear tw-ive manner of fruits. We closed our
work in Minnesota tie last Lord's day In August
and began here the first Lord's day in September.
A church of 250 members greeted us the first d ty.
The same d>y there were four additions by letter
and two more by letter since. The prospects for
a great and gojd work are before us
David Husband.
Waitgburg, Wash.
Editor Christian-Evangelist:— In a copy of
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Congregation" says: "Do not ask or expect the
preacher to do much visiting, as this iB found in
these days not so profit- ble as are good, sound and
educational sermons Sunday morning and evening."
In our city schools the teacher is required to go
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day with the children of her room, that she may
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borne life, I can better supply their needs on the
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Virginia Convention,
The annual convention of the churches of Christ
In Virginia will meet in Seventh Street Church,
Richmond, November 13-16, 1900.
Program. An excellent program, one worthy
of a great Convention, has been prepared. The
session of the Ministerial Association on Tuesday
promises to be the best one we have ever had.
The Christian Endeavor rally, the Conference on
State Work, and the Sunday-school symposium are
some of the special features of the program.
In addition to the preaching brethren of the
state, Brothers C. P. Williamson and J. H. Garri-
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Sheldon, author of "In His Steps," and of Endeavor
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The greatest event of the present year in our
own church work in Nebraska was the State Con-
vention, held at Bethany during the last days of
August and the first days of September. It easily
ranked as the best convention ever held in
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State Missionary Board Bro. Baldwin has the
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Oa Sept 10, 11, Cotter University opened its
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THE CHRISTIAN-FVANGELIST
1431
6vangeli8tic.
OHIO.
: Chillicofche, Oct. 29 — Had one addition here
lesterday.— J. L. Smith.
ARKANS *S.
1 Arkadelphia, Nov. 2. — One addition by baptism
t Hebron last Lord's day. — E. S. Allhands.
UTAH.
Salt Lake City, Oat 29. -Two added here yes-
terday, young husband and wife; he by baptism,
■he from another church. — W. H. Bagby.
IOWA.
; Council Bluffs, Oct. 29. — One addition here yes-
ierday; work growing nicely; all departments tak-
jae; on new life. — W. B. Cebwdsonj
INDIANA.
; Decatur, Nov. 2. — Closed a meeting here last
light with 12 additions. Organized a Junior En
jeavor Society with 20 members. — Austin Hunter,
University of Chicago.
WASHINGTON.
, Garfield, Oct. 29.— Bro. E. A Ladow, of Tekoa,
■nd the writer exchanged pulpits yesterday. There
tare three adlitions here by letter and one by
■tatement at Tekoa. — R M. Messick.
NEBRASKA.
j Omaha, Oct. 29 — Two confessions of Christ
yesterday, making 65 added since Apr. 1st Sui-
Jay-school the largest for months with tin largest
jffering for years On Friday afternoon at the
first I'huroh a union meeting of the C. W. B. M.
iuxiliarles of the citp will be held. I am soon to
Wist Howard Cramblet and the South Omaha
Church in a meeting. —Sumner T. Martin.
I Champion, Oct. 31. — Our meeting closed last
light with a permanent organization of at least
|1 members. Money has been raised and arrange
aents been made whereby we expect to give a
iart of our time for the coming year to this con-
regation. — D. M. Sayles.
KENTUCKY.
Nicholasvllle, 0 ;t. 31. — We have just closed a
"rery excellent meeting here with 21 additions; 12
w confession and baptism &nd nine by letter. Bro.
tt C Garrison, of Danville, did the preaching. —
James Vernon.
j Louisville, Oct. 29. — The following additions
iave been rep >rted in the Louisville Preachers'
meeting for October:
3roadway— Geo. Go*en, pastor 15
plifion — C. H Hilton, pastor 3
rhird— D P. Stafford, pastor 1
Parkland— S M Bernard, pastor.......... 8
?irst— E. L P. iwell, pastor 4
feffersonville, Ind. — E. R. Black, pastor......... 2
Total 33
i The following were reported fr^m protracted
jS. L. Powell, at Owingsville, Ky 8
'1 G. Bersot, at Orr, Ky 5
Total.
13
C. H. Hilton, Sec.
KANSAS.
i Piedmont — Meeting ten days old; three conver-
sions.— Ingels & Sherman.
Greeoleaf , Oct. 30 — Our meeting here so far has
resulted in 17 added. Bro. J. W. Paine, pas'or, is
a faithful c 1 .borer Will close next. Sunday. I
go to Randall next with Bro. E. H. N*wl -<y, pastor,
as helper. We ministered to this congr gition
one year and held a meeting. — Irvin T. LeBaron,
state evangelist.
Columbus, 0 t. 27. — Closed meeting at Baxter
Springs with 38 additions altogether; 21 new to
the Christian Church. The Christian church in
Baxter was blown down in 1895 by a cylone and
nev^r rebuilt About 60 members of the old or-
ganizati >n still live there, and with those added,
make nearly 100 members with which to revive
the old Baxter Spring* congrega'im. Will begin
a meeting here in November. My son Claude, of
Modale, la., assisted me at Baxter Springs in
above meeting. — M. McFarland.
Bluff City, Oct. 30 — La^t Sunday closed one
year's work, one fourth time, for the church at
Sand Creek, 0. T. We had 27 additions. The
church there employed me for one-half time for
another year. I think before the year closes we
will have a new house of worship. We now meet
in a school house. — E. B. Huff.
MISSOURI.
Ridgeway, Oct. 30 — I closed a successful meet-
ing at Mount Olive, Rarrrisun County, with 19
additions; 16 confessions. The church is pros-
pering. H ve had 25 additions in the past sir
months.— E S. Oatman.
Burlington Junction, Oct. 30. — Since writing I
have had the following additions: At Clear Creek,
Daviess County two by confession and baptism;
at Dawson, Nodaway Coui.ty, 20 by confession and
baptism and s.-ven otherwise; and at this place
one by relation. Am now ho diog a me ting here
wi h my brother, R N. Davis, of Santa Cruz, Cali-
fornia— N. Rallo Davis.
Joplin, Oct. 29 — During October we have re-
ceived three additions; one by 1-tter and two by
confession. Our congregation waa represented by
10 dogates to the Kansas City Convention.
Twenty one car loads of stone are b^ing used la
the foundation of our new church building. We
gave $8 40 to Galveston and $81.40 to Alvin,
Texas.— W. F. Turner.
Speed, Oct. 29. — Since last report I have held a
three weeks' meeting at Pisgah, Cooper County,
Mo , with 13 additions, and one in a Primitive Bap-
tist Church South of Clarksburg, with 39 additions
In three weeks. Of these 25 were adilts and two
were from the Ca.holic Church. I am in a meet-
ing at Blackwater — H. E. Monser.
Salisbury, I )ct. 29 — At our services yesterday
there were seven added ta the church here by con-
fession and baptism. More will follow. Our
Junior C. E. gained two more new members yester-
day. It has had a rapid growth and is an enthusi-
astic society. Bro. G. E. Prewitt, of Brunswick,
Mo., will help us in a meeting beginning in Novem-
ber. - K. W. White.
St. Louis Oct. 29. — The Harlow and Marphy
meeting at the Fourth church continues with great
interest; 61 accessions; 53 confessions. — E. T. Mc-
Farland.
ILLINOIS.
Milton, Oct. 29. — Baptized one at Montezuma
yestt-rday afternoo". — C B. Dabney.
Pumbolt, Oct 29. — There was one baptism here
last Sunday, all departments of the work prosper-
ing— A H. Harrell.
Mt Pulaski, Oct ^ 9 — We closed a three weeks'
meeting at New Union yesterday. Nine ad led;
eight C'-nf seions; one reclaimed, four from M.
Es. Church reorganized and brethren encour-
aged.— S E Fisher.
Dalton ity, Oct. 30. — Three weeks' meeting
held y N. 1. Wright, of Olney, 111., ciosed with
four additions. The members were greatly
strengthened, which was the chi^f object of tne
meeting Mrs. Brickert, of Des Moines, had charge
of the music
Sided, Oct. 29. — Three made the good con-
fession yesterday, two of shorn put on Christ in
baptism last night. Just closed one of the most
prosperous years in the history of this church.
— L. T. Faulders.
Chicago, Oct 29. — Four recently made the con-
fession at Garfield Park and were baptized and
two at H.imboldt Park, b>tn mission churches.
The two at Humboldt wer fine young men capa-
ble of doing a grand work for the Master. — Lloyd
E. Newcomer.
Indianola, Oct. 29. — Our dedication was fol
lo*ed by home forces in a meeting, led by A. R
Spioer Closed second week last night with 20
addi ions. House entirely too small to accommo-
date Saturday night and Sunday night audiences.
This is >ne of the new fields iu Illinois. — Dr. R. R.
WORTHINGTON.
Ashley, Oct. 29 — Closed a good meeting at
Mulkejtown. Ill , on Oct 21 t with seven added.
Had good merest and meeting would have con-
tinued longer but the political campaign got too
warm. The church here is one of the m del con-
gregations of tae brotherhood. — F. M. Morgan.
—Dixon, Oct. 27.— Our meeting with J. H. 0.
Smith as evang ll«t cloned last Sunday night with
58 additions. Bro Smith labo-nd under many dis-
advantages while here, but he did a great work.
There was no excitement. Calmly from night to
night for seven we^ks he presented the claims of
the gospel, so that when he left the church in
creased its efforts rather than lulled. His devoted
wife accompanies bim on his evangelistic tours.
They went from here to Po nona, Cal., to begin a
series of meetings on the Pacific coast. — Finis
Idleman.
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November.
W. T. MOORE.
The leaves swing yellow, and the flowers wither,
The wind sighs frost through trembling maple trees ;
The sun sinks lower, and the shadows lengthen,
While sad decay rides on each passing breeze.
Down in the grove large flocks of birds are gath'r-
ing,
Preparing for their annual southward flight;
They seem to whisper words of farewell fondness,
As when to parents children say "good-sight."
The huntsman with his pointer finds the stubble,
Bob White is calling in the field away;
Anon the deep, resounding roar of shot-gun
Tells surely he's begun the deadly fray.!*
The ripened fruit smiles throughlthe golden^orch-
ards,
The farmer's busy housing in his grain;
The cow-bells ring a requiem for October,
As lazily the herds browse in the lane.
The air is streaked with chilly waves from North
land,
Mixed half with those of bright and sunny climes;
Whi'e from tae crippled music of the summer
Come limping discords through the autumn chimes.
The slumb'rous sun hangs drows'ly in the heavens,
The sky is tinged with rays of sombre hue;
The beetle's hum has in it all the meaning
That now we must to summer say adieu.
Then farewell to the fading days of brightness,
We bless them for their warm and happy cheer;
And now we turn to face the season gloomy,
For every sign doth tell November's n?ar.
Columbia, Mo., Nov. 1st.
STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chapter II. — Church Loyalty.
The Baptist people have a day each month
for attendiDg to business concerns. It is
called Church Meeting Day. It is a sensible
and business-like arrangement, for it comes
on Saturday, and thus relieves the Sunday
services from all wrangles that might
cause a disturbance of the serious duties of
Lord's day worship. It is opened with
prayer, presided over by a moderator, and
carefully recorded by the church clerk.
This session came on two days after the
visit of Squire Lee, and as an ominous
silence, denoting a profound mystery of
some sort, was in the air, the attendance
was uncommonly large. As Job was more
than usually busy in the shop that day he
did not attend. The squire, however, was
. on hand, and his pious face indicated that
he had a duty to perform of quite a serious
nature. As to-morrow was "preaching
day," Reverend Henry was present, and his
prayer for the Baptist church was especial-
ly ardent. "Help us, Htdy Father, to be
true to the church! Help us, that all we
do may add to its usefulness and may build
up our Zion's walls, that they may be even
like the mountains 'round about Jerusalem!"
. . . . The minutes of last month
were read and approved, and the order of
business followed. When "matters of dis-
cipline" was reached, Brother Lee arose
and solemnly addressed the chair. "I am
sorry, Brother Moderator, to reveal a mat-
ter that demands our immediate attention.
You that are in the Men's Class at Sunday-
school will remember a question asked by
Prof. Guthrie, and answered by our beloved
Brother Norris. I was anxious over that
matter, for I did not believe such answers
good for this church. I used to be a good
deal with the Campbellites at the county-
seat, and I have heered them say the very
thing he said about close communion. So I
was afeared he might have them kind o'
sentiments, and I went around to see him in
his shop. He was gentlemanly and polite,
and I believe he is honest, but he handles
the Scriptures precisely the way them peo-
ple do."
The squire went on and de! ailed the
whole conversation, Scripture, emphasis,
earnestness of the blacksmith and all.
And when through, he moved that Bro.
Norris be excluded. Bro. Revell seconded
the motion, and it was about to be put
before the house; but the young minister
said he would like to move an amendment.
"I know this family so well, and they are so
useful in our church, that I fear excluding
them will not only be treating them unjust-
ly, but it will almost certainly do our own
selves an injury. It is not quite fair or
according to our American ideas to punish
a man without giving him a chance to de-
fend himself. So I move to amend that
motion by the appointing of a committee of
three to wait on Bro. Norris and pray with
him and expostulate with him, before pun-
ishment.'' The squire accepted the amend-
ment and Job shaped his second accord-
ingly. The motion carried, and the
minister and the two zealous men of the
motion were appointed as the said com-
mittee. As this proceeding had created
some excitement, there was but little more
business attended to. Indeed, the scan-
dalous conduct of Dr. Zachary was neglect-
ed, or forgotten, and the meeting adjourned
to the next regular day.
This doctor was an illiterate scamp who
had joined the church for popularity's sake,
and who served the devil every hour for
filty Lucre's sake. He lied to the preacher
when he professed to know his sins were
forgiven. He cheated the medical experts
when he obtained his license to practice
medicine, and literally turned in nothing of
his own, except the necessary dollars, in
consideration for the great honor of a
medical college diploma. Having an indus-
trious and business-like way, and rather a
prevailing cheek, he got the diploma and
the license and went to practicing, although
scarcely able to read and wholly unable to
spell or use good English. For instance, he
counseled the teacher's wife to not weary,
when he meant worry. The teacher, dis-
cerning this and other evidences of ignor-
ance, called another physician. This made
Zachary so angry that he doubled the
amount of the teacher's bill, and boasted
before him that he was in the medical
business for the money there is in it, and
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This buncombe boast was at the tabl
where both men were eating supper. It i
best shown in the wretched criminal's ow:'
words: "I brung in a dozen chickens las
night!" Nobody appeared to care for this
but as no one spoke, the quack went or
"They wuz all the feller had, too!" Still n ;
response. "That wuzn't all, neither; I too)1
his feather bed, 'n 'is wife wuz a-layin' 0;
it, sick!" With this he looked up with an in|
describably satisfied expression such as Dant
could fancy overspreading the faces of th!
fiends of Inferno. So incensed was Pro!
Guthrie that he fairly blazed with indigns
tion. "Hold on, you wretch! Dj not te
us another word of that criminal process
It is unworthy of the company you are ir
and we do not want any more of it!"
The doctor turned about, just a littl
subdued, but with gall enough to repeat th
boast recorded above. "I generally allu
git my money!"
Prof. Guthrie had been at some pains t
November 8, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1334
irepare this recital to report at the church
aeeting; but so very important was the
ase of disloyalty to Baptist usage, as Bro.
lorris's actions were called, that the mod-
rator failed to call it up and the meeting
djourned, leaving it unnoticed. The
eacher was now more than ever the friend
;f the accused; but he himself had a high
egard for church loyalty, and believed the
hurch would do right. He dropped in at
he shop to counsel moderation. But when
|e found him perfectly placid and not at
11 extreme in any of his utterances, he
ound himself disarmed and unable to raise
note of protest. He went further on his
ray newly and strongly drawn to Job
f orris's" Christian courage.
On Monday the committee called, Job had
ad the Sunday-school class just as usual;
;ad attended the services following, and
/ondered somewhat at the minister's extra
puches on church loyalty; had noticed with
1 touch of pain the shy manner of Rev.
lenry, who had always been so very cor-
ial; had felt the nearness and fellowship
f Prof. Guthrie and his wife, and had won-
dered a little at the ominous appearance of
kings. But Monday's visit brought him the
irst certain information of what it all por-
ended. The arrival of the three men dressed
l their Sunday clothes, and ea :h one decorat-
ed with a long face, he knew meant some-
king, and as he had just finished the char-
ing of his coal for the day and it lay
Imoking in a neat heap where he had raked
; up and sprinkled it with water from the
lack-tub, he was as ready to see them as
Je was apt to be in the next five da7s. His
treeting was warm and brotherly, theirs,
tiff and awkward.
Squire Lee, who was the last of the three
o shake his hand, squirmed a little under
lob's unconsciously severe pressure, and
hen informed him that they wanted to see
iim a little while in the house. In the
lou-ie, because what they had to say was
tot for others to hear. Norris guessed
jorrectly that the sectarian devil had
wrought them to him; and as he seated
ihem in the airy side-room which served
{is library, drawing-room and parlor, he
teated himself near the stand on which
the well-read Testament lay. The waiting
pas embarrassing to all the company; but
,he squire, after a season of fumbling in
lis vest pocket as if looking for a tooth-
nek, made a beginning:
"Brother Norris, we are a committee
!rom the chur ;h m^etin' of last Saturday,
ippointed to expostulate and pray with you
>ver your doctrinal views. Your notion of
uioting Acts 2:38 is not in harmony with
3aptis' doctern, and we are instructed to
."emonstrate against it."
Norris answered slowly, and with feeling:
'I trust your instructions are not to remon-
strate against Acts 2:38! Who is the
author of that verse?"
The inquisitor colored a little, but went
forward in his line of duty: "Oh! of course,
we all know this passage comes from God,
iike the rest of the Bible. But our objec-
- on is to the using of it as an answer to
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sinners who ask what hey must do to be
saved."
"But, brethren," said the guilty man,
"that i« all the use there is for it. It was
given by Peter in answer to that question,
and Peter surely did not answer incorrectly,
he was just now 'endued from on high,' as
the Savior promised before his death, and
all the world agrees that he spake the mes-
sage of the Holy Spirit. Don't you think
such authority will do? If right to use
that language then, is it wrong to use it
now?"
"Perhaps not, if it can be made to repre-
sent Peter's true idea," said the squire,
"gut we prefer to use other passages, so's
not to favor water salvation."
"And is the idea of water salvation in
this passage? Maybe Peter believed in
water salvation? If so, just now, while the
Holy Spirit is telling him every word he
uses, maybe there is something in it. Come
to think of it, Peter did later use language
that sounds the same way. It was he in
speaking of the salvation of Noah by the
buoyancy of the ark as borne up by the
water, who said, 'the like figure whereunto
baptism doth also now save us.' "
"Well, Brother Norris, we have no ob-
jections to the use of this passage, if at the
same time you make plain the fact that one's
sins are forgiven before he is baptized."
"Bu<", brother, how am I to do th»t, when
the idea is not in the passage? The language
is 'be baptized for the remission of
sins.' That does not sound as if the sins had
already been remitted!"
The Squire looked helplessly around at
Joe Revell, who was much better informed
than himself. Joe had attended a debate at
Owenton, where this matter had been much
discussed, and he remembered the turn there
taken. The champion had said, "All the
dictionaries" give as a meaning of the word
for, "because of," and from that they reas-
oned that sinners were not baptized at all,
but the regenerated were baptized because
their sins had been remitted. Looking ex-
actly as if he did not believe it himself, he
offered this as an explanation. But Job
quickly replied: "And were they to repent
because their sins were remitted?" Seeing
three faces blushing with confusion, Norris
thought the battle was over; and he only
added a passage from Matthew (the 26th
< erse of chapter 28): "For this is my blood
of the New Testament which is shed for
many for the remission of sins." Innocently
going on, Job asked, "Was this blood of
atonement shed because the sins of the
'many' had been remitted?"
The committee was now so "exquisitely
perplexed" that they made no more effort to
answer. The young preacher, who had
listened with much interest, but had said
nothing up to this point, now proposed the
only feasible solution of the difficulty. Fac-
ing the accused, he said, with the assurance
of young America: "Brother Norris, it is
not a question to be debated. We all know
you are sincere and uncommonly well in-
formed; and we want your services and
your influence in the church; but it is a
serious matter to be arrayed against the
usages of the church." As these very words
were used by Rev. Henry in yesterday's ser-
mon, Job now saw that the sermon had been
aimed for him and he was better able to
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THE CHRISTIAN FVANGPLIST
November 8, 190C
divine tie animus of the whole proceeding.
For a moment he felt a rightems disgust
and indignation, but his sweetness of spirit
immediately returned, and he listened with
respect while the fluent Henry spoke: "Is it,
then, your intention to continue a custom
you know to be contrary to Baptist usage?"
Again the accused spoke, with delibera-
tion and much feeling: "I cannot, brethren,
be disloyal to the Holy Spirit for the sake of
loyalty to the Baptist Church!"
Here the Squire found utterance again,
and with a manner that said, "I've got him
now where I want him," he spoke up: "Well,
brethren of the committee, we've only one
course. We can only take our leave and
pray that God will direct our brother out of
the way of error. Brother Henry, dismiss
us with prayer."
The prayer was not denunciatory in tone,
but the young man voiced the real wish of
his heart, wheD, speaking to the Lord of
faithfulness to the church, he begged to be
"led to the higher paths of loyalty to God."
Job was the only one of the three listeners
who spoke an audible Amen!
It was almost a month before the next
church meeting, and there was much think-
ing done about the Bend. The two older
men Kept silence, even to the point of being
snappish and curt whea spoken to on the
subject. Prof. Guthrie tried both of them,
but nothing would they divulge. In the
three meetings that intervened, the effect,
though smacking of mystery, was quite vis-
ible. Some, they knew not why, dropped
out of the two classes, but a larger number
dropped in. There was no disguising of the
popular sympathy and Job Norris had a host
of friends to explain to each other that he
had not dene anything wrong.
Of course, his class work must not be dis-
turbed, for th at would call for an explana-
tion. He did his best to teach as before,
but the embarrassment wore on him and he
heartily wished it over. By every course
of reflection through which his thoughts
passed, he reached the original conviction
that he had done right and that God would
approve his course.
As he answered many questions at the
shop in harmony with what he had already
said, the committee came to regard him as
incorrigible a ad at the next church meeting
he was excluded. But the action of the
body was not unanimous. A very respecta-
ble minority believed, with the teacher and
his wife, that the church was turning out
the best of its members. The young preach-
er could not be still. He continued to dis-
cuss church loyalty until it appeared plain
that he was trying to keep himself from be-
lieving he had committed a wrong. Clearly
the effect was against him, and at last Broth-
er Lee rebuked him in these pungent words:
"Why don't you let up on that subject? If
you think you done right, let the matter rest.
You've already got the church to talkin' and
the first thing you know, they'll be wantin'
another preacher."
This, from the man of all men the preach-
er thought he was defending, was, to the
young man, a stinging blow, and the next
Lord's day when through with his sermon,
he surprised everybody by announcing his
resignation.
(to be continued.)
DELSCiOUS !N
L>
A Recipe for a Day.
Take a little dash of water cold,
And a little leaven of prayer,
And a little bit of morning gold
Diasolvtd in mornitig air.
Add to your meal some merriment,
A thought for kith and kin;
And then, as the prime ingredient,
A plenty of work thrown in.
But spice it all with the essence of love,
And a tiny whiff of play;
Let the wise old Book arid a glance above,
Complete th» well made day.
— Amos R. Weill.
The Two Parties Compared.
The Republican party is in its composition
quite as clearly as in its politics the true suc-
cessor of the Fed- ralist and Whig parties.
It bears to-day the stamp of Hamilton's pur-
pose, of Marshall's constructive bent, of
Clay's fertility in makeshifts, even more
legibly than of Lincoln's profound insight
into the popular mind, or of Stevens's Crom-
wellian thoroughness. ... Of the two
historical tj pes of American character, the
New England Puritan and the Virginian, the
former is by far the more prevalent among
its members.
No wonder, therefore, that it always goes
before the people with a list of its practical
achievements. Its ordinary conventions are
not unlike meetings of stockholders; ite com-
mittees are like boards of directors. Here,
one might say at almost any Republican
gathering in the North, is American energy,
American shrewdness, American business
correctness, occupied with political work.
These men will go at the matter directly,
they will reconcile or compromise their dif-
ferences, they will waste no time with mean-
ingless oratory, they will certainly get some-
thing done. Then each of them will go about
his business. Such is the impression an ob-
server would have got at Philadelphia last
June.
At Kansas City in July, at Chicago four
years ago, one would have seen a different
sort of Americans going at their work in a
different way. Here, one might have said,
is the American idea still militant, the
American character not yet smoothed out of
its angularity by contact with the larger
world. Here is no business association, but
a debating society, and none of the most
orderly at that. What was energy yonder
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disagreement or a pitched battle for suprem-
acy. Here is less forethought of to-morrow;
and more qnestionkg of the coming age, less,
correctness and more simple honesty of pur-l
pose, less intell gence and more hospitality1
to great ideas, less work and more oratory..
This is the political aspect not of America'
the materially successful but of America:
still revolutionary, still trying out the
world's ideals. . . . The men who at
the beginning of the century cistrus' ed the
elder Adams would in Jack son's time have
distrusted the younger, and the men who be-i
lieved Jackson's charges agaiDst the Nationa
Bank would in our day cry out against Wal
Street and the "square mile" in London
. . They would look favorably on the
plan of choosiDg senators by popular vote)
and might even attempt to reconstruct the;
financial system of the world in accordance
with the popular conception of money.
The Republican party is no more military)
no more imperialistic, than the Federalists
were, or the Whigs; but it is ready, as they
were ready, to employ the fittest available*
instrument for whatever work actual con <
ditions and things done seem obviously t(i
demand, and it is loath, as they were loatbi
to relinquish an unfinished task for fear of jj
remote disaster or for reverence of a vagut|
generality. To use military force freely;
and to have no fear of it, was characteristic
of Alexander Hamilton, who left the treasury
and personally accompanied the army tha'j
put down the Whiskey Rebellion, and it i:'
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1435
just as characteristic of the Hamilton party
>;o-day, whose candidate for the vice-presi-
lency and prospective heir to the presidency
js equally at home planning a campaign of
siaval strategy and leading a regiment into
Rattle. That party is never lacking in the
,tatesmanship of the winds and the tides;
ihat of the compass and the stars is more apt
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i So far as Bryanism is a definite program,
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jt antagonizes many interests which have
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put so far as it is a popular movement, so
•ar as it is a matter of impulse, so far as it
:eflects character, it does not essentially
iiffer from any confessedly Democratic up-
rising of the past. To cry out against ini-
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|o try, by some such device as an income
ax or cheap money, to shift the burden on
jo the shoulders of the rich; to look with
uspicion upon that department of govern-
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p the popular comprehension — these are all
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hey are all manifestations of the same spirit
hat won us our independence as a com-
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{-William G. Brown in November Atlantic
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November 8, 19 0
Sunday - School,
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THE TEN LEPERS CLEANSED.*
It is very doubtful if the present lesson belongs
chronologically where we find it. Luke says that
"It came to pass, as they were on the way to
Jerusalem, that he was passing through the midst
of Samaria and Galilee." The latest journey
through these provinces of which we have any
other account was made some months earlier than
this, and the best authorities on the life of Christ
place this Incident during the journey made by
the Master which is recorded in the closing part
of the ninth chapter of Luke. It is there stated
that "He stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusa
lem." It will be remembered that the Samaritans
refused him lodging in their homes, and the infer-
ence is that he turned aside, and followed the bor-
der line between Galilee and Samaria, until he
entered the district of Perea, east of the Jor-
dan. When we understand that the expression, "He
was passing through the midst of Samaria and
Galilee," can be rendered with equal accuracy,
"between Samaria and Galilee," I think it is not
unreasonable to place this incident during that
journey. While its date is not very important,
yet it seems so plainly out of its proper order
here and fits in so perfectly with the above por-
tion of the narrative, that I venture to believe
that Luke did not follow the natural order here,
but inserted this beautiful incident as it occurred
to his memory, because he had overlooked it in
its proper place.
Jesus and his disciples were approaching a
village, on the border of these two provinces,
when, just outside the gate, 1 hey met a group of
those wretched beings whose afflictions are pro-
ductive of pity and horror in the hearts of behold-
ers. Leprosy is so foul a disease, its manifesta-
tions so repulsive, that men shrink from its vic-
tims, even though they b ■>. nearest neighbors and
kinsfolk. It was a constant marvel that Jesus
did not draw back from their approach, and that
he even touched their ulcered bodies with his hand
They were not suffered to enter the cities, and on
the approach of wayfarers, they must put their
hands over their mouths and cry "unclean, un-
clean." Another fact is stated, and a strange one,
namely, that at least one of these lepers was a
Samaritan. "Misery makes strange bedfellows."
Jew and Samaritan, hating each other with the
Intensest hate, are here drawn together by a
common affliction. On the border of their re-
spective countries, "like froth at the margin of
wave and sand," the wretched of both Galilee and
Samaria gathered, and forgot their animosity in
their common misery. Suffering is often the only
means by which man will learn human brother-
hood.
The fame of Jesus' healing ministry had reached
these poor wretches, and they may have talked
together of the possibility of finding relief through
his gracious power. No sooner did they see him
than, still keeping at a distance from him, they
cried aloud, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"
The answer was immediate. He called out to
them, "Go and shew yourselves unto the priests."
They understood what he meant, and forthwith
turned their faces toward their temples, the Jews
setting out for Jerusalem, and the Samaritan for
Gerizim. The law for the cleansing of the leper
was set forth minutely in Leviticus, 13th and 14th
chapters. There were certain tests by which the
priest was to determine whether a disease were
leprosy or not. If proven to be such, the leper
must be shut out from the camp. No means were
given for his treatment, for it was believed to be
*Lesson for November 18. Luke 17:11-19.
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beyond human remedy. Yet, in some cases, the
leper recovered, and then he was to submit to
certain 0 her tests, until the priest declared him
cured, and gave him a certificate to that effect.
After making the prescribed offerings, aid bath-
ing himself, with some additional rites of purifica-
tion, he was again at liberty to resume his former
life of perfect freedom. We may imagine with what
eagerness one of these poor creatures, so long
shut out from home, and all human companionship
save that of his fellow sufferers would hasten to
the priest to secure his certificate of cleansiDg.
But what faith these lepers manifested. For
they were not yet healed when they started to
show themselves to the priests. Had their confi-
dence in Jesus been faiut, they would h%ve said,
"What is the use of going to the priest? We are not
yet cured, and he will give us no certificate while
the leprosy is yet up in us." They somehow felt
that Jesus had answered th< ir petition and that
they were to receive the blessed boon of health.
So off they hastened, and had hardly started till
they felt the curent of life flowing freely through
tteir veins, and looking upon thei- fl sh, just now
raw and loathsome, found it fresh and clean again.
What folly it is to hesi'a'e when the Savior bids
us do anything upon which depends the reception
of his grace. Had tbes* poor lepers refused to
trust him, and demanded some visible assurance
of their healing before taking a step in the way
of obedience, how infinite their loss Do not men
so treat the Master to-day? When he bids the
sinner to believe in him and be baptized, in order
to the forgiveness of his sins, how often the stub
born soul answers, "What 's th^ use of being bap-
tized? How can water wash aw»y sine? Why
can't the Lord forgive me without that, forma'ity?"
And he goes away unaved, b'cau*e he has not
faith in Jesus to lead him to obey. Another, hear-
ing the same message, cheerfully obeys, and in the
very p'ocess of obedience finds his heart rejoic-
ing in the Lord, and feels that h!s sins, which are
many, are all forgiven. He cares not whether
they were pardoned before, or during, or after
baptism. They are washed away, and that is all
he cares to know. And he has ob yed the Lord,
and that fills his soul with peace and sweet assur-
ance.
All the ten lepers were glad when they four d their
leprosy gone. But one was grateful. Nine were
so eag^r to get their certificate of cleanness from
the priest »bat they forgot their benefactor. One
heart overflow" d with love, and could not wnit for
the formalities of the law to be complied with,
before expressing its grateful affection. The
Samaritan turned bsck and threw himself down on
bis face at Jesus' feet, and poured out his thanks
The soul of Jesus was pained at this new evidence
of the ingratitude of his own people. "Were
there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
Were there none found that returned to give,
glory to God, save this stranger?" Ah! how many
times is the divine heart grieved with human in-
gratitude. How many in our own Christian land
hear unmoved the message of the gospel, and live:
and die in disobedience; while heathen men and
women eagerly drink of the mt-ager drops of
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ttieir prosperity. We need a revival of the giace
of gratitude. We need to learn to say "I hank
you" to those who do us favors, and above all tc
daily praise God for his wonderful mercy to us anc
our dear ones. This poor Samaritan had goiter
from Jesus' grace a ri her gift than any of hif
companions, because his faith was purer and deep-
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as'urance of his forgiveness, that made even his
healli g from the dread disease 1 f leprosy seem ■
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Christian 6ndeavoi\
Bdrris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR NOVEMBER 18.
WHAT INTEMPERANCE COSTS
OUR NATION.
Prov. 23:1-7; 15-21.
! [Quarterly Temperance Meeting.]
Intemperance annually costs our nation many
homes. Families are by it br ken np. Sons and
laoghters, fathers and mothers, are turned out of
jjomfortable houses and made to toil hard or
itarve. Wives that have known plenty are pinched
with want and struggle to feed their little ones.
Children that have known the advantages of
school li'e are turned into the shop and the fac-
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nost degrading of all conditions, child labor.
I Intemperance aho costs health. Excess of any
ifind strikes at the centres of strength. Nerve
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bf his innocent family which must suffer for his
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dwarfing and degradation. The sins of the one
ire upon the others' heads.
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ihousands every year. What joy is there in living
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ness and by the physical discomfort of his condi-
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, Intemperance costs lives. Is it to be wondered
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*cy reduces the victims and their friends, that
many succumb to the burdens and prematurely
4ie? Delirium tremens takes some; other diseases
isweep away others; suicide claims many, and gen-
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all sorts, slays more.
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The congregation here last Lord's day employed
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This was without a dissenting voice.
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Current Events 1443
Some After-Election Reflections 1445
Editor's Easy Chair 1445
The Church at Epheeus — A Scripture Study.1446
Questions and Answers „ 1447
Current Religious Thought 1447
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The Christ in Contrast— I.— W. J.Lhamon 1448
Causes of the Present Disturbance in Chi-
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Reunion Poem. — Aaron Prince Aten 1450
How to Study the Prophetic Literature of
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The Convention and Its Lessons. — W. T.
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Some Object Lessons in Christi*n Enter-
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Hunting a Pastor. — J. H. Smart 1452
Into All the World.— Preston Bell Hall 1453
English T .pics. — William Durban 1453
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1454
Family Circle:
Divine Discontent (poem) 1463
Struggling Toward the Light 1463
The Prodigals (poem) 1464
Practical Sermons from Revised Texts 1464
A Tale of the Airly Days (poem) 1465
Tardy Thanksgiving 1465
Miscellaneous:
Our Budget 1455
Personal Mention 1456
Notes and News 1458
Evangelistic 1462
With the Children 1466
Sunday-school 1467
Christian Endeavor 1468
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[o., Thursday, November 15, 1900.
No. 46
The best thing about the political cam-
>aign which has just closed is that it was a
;:lean campaign. The presidential candi-
dates were both Christian gentlemen and
ijvere recognized as such by their opponents,
ifhere was probibly never a political con-
gest in the history of this country that was
'aore conspicuously devoid of offensive per-
pnalities. la two cases, the results of the
Ijlection have been a rebuke to political
jrookedness — in St. Louis and in New York
pity. There is probably no more corrupt
[et of local officials in this country than the
Republic in City Hall gang in St. Louis.
ifhey are as bad as they know how to be. If
jhey had more ability, they would be worse.
!uch was the indigtiition of all decent citi-
ens that the normal Republican major-
ity was wiped out and the entire list of
democratic candidates for local offices was
Sleeted. This may not have been a very
intelligent sort of vengeance, for the offices
|7hich were beiDg filled at this election were
ot the City Hall offices. But this distinc-
tion was tjo fiae for the average citizen to
la'te and the votes registered a storm of
rotest against the "moon yet" administra-
tion in St. Louis. How much the operation
f the Nesbit election law (a fit companion
Jiece to the Goebel law) contributed to the
iesult, cannot be known — probably a good
eal. And the Nesbit law, assisted by
he police force (under corrupt Republican
management) elected one Democratic con-
ressman from St. Loais whom Congress
light well eject from its halls to avoid
loral contagion. Truly there is no politics
p St. Lonis; it is merely the decent against
he inde.ent. In New York City th> n >to-
iously nefarious political me:hods of Mr.
Jroker resulted in a reduction of .the plu-
ahty from the 80,000 which he claimed to
'he 30,000 which he got. Still, the revul-
jon was not strong enough to overthrow
lis power, though it narrowed his margin.
I Fortunately for the nerves of the public,
his was not one of those close elections
?here the result remains long in doubt.
Jven in the doubtful states the returns
ame in promptly. Nebraska's electoral
ote, which was at first believed to be
)emocratic, was found to be Republican by
.. fair margin. The ante-election claims of
he chairmen of the national committees are
aterestincr, readiDg in the light of the
eaults. Two days before the election the
)enocratic chairmai gave oat this state -
lent: "The fight is won. Bryan and
Itevenson will be elected. The Democrats
will hold all states carried in 1896, with the
possible exception of Wyoming. We will
also carry New York, New Jersey, Dela-
ware, Marylanj, West Virginia, Kentucky,
Indiana, Ohio and Illinois." The fact that
of these nine states his party carried none
but Kentucky (and even that would have
been doubtful but for the assistance of the
Goebel law) does not speak well for Mr.
Jones' ability as a political guesser. Yet
he was right in saying that "in a general
way there will be somewhat of a falling off
of Bryan's strength west of the Mississippi
and that east of the Mississippi he will
make overwhelming g sins" — except that the
gains were not overwhelming. The fore-
cast of the New York Herald, which gave
McKinley 282 electoral votes, maintained
its former reputation for accuracy. Its
only substantial error was in assigning
Nebraska to Bryan. The last estimate of
the Republican national chairman claimed
294 votes for McKinley; the actual returns
gave him 292. The difference is accounted
for by the unfulfilled expectation of getting
Kentn ky's 13 and by the acquisition of 8
from Nebraska and 3 from Utah, which had
not been claimed.
The comments of the pres3 upon the re-
sults of the election are naturally as diverse
as the political opinions of the papers. All,
however, seem agreed that the material pros-
perity of the country will not suffer ;>y reason
of the continuance of Mr. McKinley in office.
The St. Louis Republic (Dam ) in its editor-
ial on the morning after election says that
"the outlook for prosperity is bright" and
that the thing for the people to do is to
quit talking politics and go to work. There
is pretty general agreement, too, as to the
cause of the Democratic defeat. Anti-
imperialism won votes in the Bast but lost
them in the West, and the gaias were not
enough to compensate for the losses. Even
such a paper as the New York Journal (Dem.),
whicn stands for both free silver and anti-
expansion, refers to these two doctrines as
"extraneous issues, needlessly dragged into
the campaign" and contributing to its defeat.
Whether or not one approves of the admin-
istration's Philippine policy, it is not diffi-
cult to see the necessary tru h of the
comment of the Philadelphia Press (Rep.),
that "no party which has condemned a suc-
cessful war has failed to go into involuntary
retirement." "The election," says the Press,
"puts the seal of strong disapproval on
Bryanism and says to President McKinley,
Well done, thou faithful servant
Bryan would have been beaten anyhow,
even if the corpse of free silver had
not dangled at his neck." The New York
Evening Post (Indep. anti-expansionist)
says that "general trade will be very favor-
ably affected by the defeat of Mr. Bryan,"
and maintains that the prosperity a'gument
was the only one that really counted in the
campaign. "It will be impossible to find in
the election returns any gauge of public
sentiment as to issues. As a choice be-
tween the only change possible — the trans-
fer of the government to Mr. Bryan and his
mixed following — and a second McKinley
administration, the country prefers the
latter. Prosperity won on the old maxim,
'Let well enough alone.' "
The responsibility which now rests upon
the Republican party, having control of both
branches of Congress for another four years
as well as the executive, is very great.
Since 1874, the year which witnessed the
first Republican landslide after the war, the
Republican party has never had control of
the House of Representatives twice in suc-
cession until 1896 1900. A good working
majority in power for eight years ought to
be able to accomplish a good deal if it is
worthy of its trust. The leaders are already
mapping out the legislation for the next ses-
sion of Congress which assembles December
3. The Ways and Means Committee will
meet before Congress convenes to prepare a
bill for the modification of the present war
revenue law. Secretary Gage and his as-
sistants are now preparing the information
which they were called upon to give as to
the needed revenues and the possible reduc-
tion of taxation. There may be important
legislation in relation to insula*: affairs, de-
pending chiefly upon how Purto Rico and
Hawaii conduct themselves and what the
Cuban constitutional convection does. The
reapportionment of representation on the
basis of the new census will call for c nsid-
eration. It is desired to keep the House of
Representatives at about its present sizs,
357 members. To do this the ratio of rep-
resen ation will have to be changed some-
what, giving one representative to about
209,000 of population instead of 173 901 as
at present. The matter of decreasing the
representatioa of those southern states
which have disfranchised a large proportion
of their negro citizens, will also have to be
taken up. There will be a hard fi^ht in re-
gard to the increase of the army and navy.
General Miles still holds to his est:mate that
there should be one regular soldier for every
thousand of popu'ation. This would make a
standing army of 80 000. Senator Proctor,
a prominent member of the Senate Commit-
tee on military affairs, favors a regular
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November 15, 1900
army of 55,000 with a provision that the
President may at his discretion increase it
to 100,000. Other important legislation at
the coming session will deal with naval in-
crease, appropriation for river and harbor
improvement and the building of public
buildings, and the ship subsidy bill.
The Lord Mayor's Banquet at London was
held on Friday of last week and the Prime
Minister, as usaal, made his annual Guild
Hall speech, giving a comprehensive and
official summary of the current happenings
of prime importance. Lord Salisbury found
in his prospective retirement from the
foreign secretaryship an excuse for speak-
ing somewhat more freely of some things
than might be expected of one in so high an
office. In regard to our election he said:
"We believe that the cause which has won
is the cause of civilization and com-
mercial honor. We believe those principles
to b8 at the root of all prosperity and all
propress in the world. Therefore we claim
that we ha e as much right to rejoice in
what has taken place as the distinguished
gentleman (Ambassador Choate) who sits at
my side." Except for this burst of enthusi-
asm, the Guild Hall speech was pervaded by
a melancholy tone. The cost of the war
was dwelt upon and the price of the victory
received more emphasis than the victory it-
self. The dangeroas illness of Lord Roberts'
daughter was feelingly alluded to. The
War Office was praised for the way in which
it ha3 handl-d affairs, but, referring to the
alleged incompetency of the department,
Lord Salisbury said: "I should rather depre-
cate any unnecessary examination into what
has occurred." The present condition of in-
ternational affaire holds out little promise,
he says, of the realization of the dream of
disarmament and universal peace. The dil-
atory proceedings of the allied Powers in
China were referred to in a tone bordering
on ridicule.
Mr. Root, Secretary of War, is making a
trip in Cuba. There was an effort at first
to convince the public that it was a mere
vacation journey for his health, but it has
now become apparent that his visit has po-
litical significance in connection with the
Cuban constitutional convention, which is
now in session, though it is not known what
he will try to do. Doubtless he will at least
gather some information which will be use-
ful to the President in the preparation of his
forthcoming message to Congress. The con-
stitutional convention has been very slow
in getting into action, but this deliberate-
ness in a people naturally so inclined to be
hasty is by no means an unpromising symp-
tom. While all political parties in Cuba
are represented in the Convention, the radi-
cal rt volutionary or war party has a strong
majority. The leaders of this party are the
men who are least likely to welcome any at-
tempt on the part of our government to
guide them either in the formulation of a
constitution or in the administration of af-
fairs. The control of the customs is a point
about which they are particularly sensitive.
They do not feel that they possess a real
government of their own unless they have
complete charge of its income. It will,
however, probably be deemed necessary for
our government to c ntinue in charge of
the Cuban customs for a time at least. There
is it present a strong current of immigra-
tion to Cuba from Spain. Not less than
60 000 have come in the last ten months.
At this rate itseens not impossible that be-
fore many years Cuba may by peaceable
vote return to Spanish methods of govern-
ment, even if not to actual Spanish sover-
eignty unless constitutional barriers are
erected. In view of this fact the work of
the Constitutional Convention is particular-
ly important.
a second, equipped like the first with electric
lights and all modern improvements, is be-
ing constructed. The denizens of the des-
ert are naturally much perturbed by this in-
novation.
After many delays the representatives of
the Powers in China have agreed upon the
terms to which China shall be required to
submit as the basis of a preliminary treaty.
The chief points are these: China shall build
a monument to Biron von Ketteler on the
spot where he was murdered and shall send
an imperial prince to Germany to offer
apology; eleven high officials, already speci-
fied, shall be put to death; all officials who in
the future fail to prevent anti-foreign up-
risings shall be degraded and punished; the
Tfiung Li Yamen shall be abolished and its
powers given to a foreign minister; the
Emperor shall be accessible as civilized mon-
archs are; the forts atTakuand other points
along the Chi Li coast shall be destroyed
and the importation of war material pro-
hibited; permanent legation guards and gar-
risons to keep open the line of communica-
tion from Pekin to the sea shall be main-
tained; the Boxers shall be suppressed by
imperial proclamation; and indemnity shall
be paid to states, corporations and individ-
uals. It is estimated that the war expenses
of each of the six Powers which China will
be required to pay will be not less than
$100,000,000. The total indemnity will not
be much under a billion dollars. This is an
enormous sum for China to pay, but, after
all, there is nothing impossible about it, if
the administration has reformed so that a
decent degree of honesty can prevail in the
collection of the taxes. The Chinese have
always been opposed to the idea of being in
debt, especially to foreigners, and while the
Chinese Empire contains ten times as many
people as Great Britain, its public debt is
scarcely one-tenth as great. Li Hung Chang,
however, maintains that it will be impossible
for China to pay any such sum and that if
the Powers insist on a large indemnity, they
will have to take it in the form of land.
The railroad invaded Palestine years ago
and the toot of the locomotive resounds
along the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem.
And now a line of steamers across the Dead
Sea has been established to connect the
cities of Jerusalem and Kerak. Hitherto
the commerce between these cities has been
carried on over the sand-swept desert roads
around the sea. The first boat, built in Ham-
burg, has already been put on the route acd
The death of Marcus Dily m>rks the end
of one of the greatest political feuds in the
history of this country. The quarrel be-
tween the two Montana copper kings, Dily
and Clark, who was sent to the Senate from
Montana last year and sent back ag *in on ac-
count of proven bribery in his election, was
one of the most picturesque and far-reach-
ing enmities which have ever come to public
attention. Beginning as friends, business
partners and brothers in-law, their ami able
relations were disturbed by a little row
over a water right which Dily Deeded for
his copper mines. Clark bought it and
forced him to pay sixty time3 the price
which he had refused to pay to its original
owner. Both men rose to positions of great
wealth and theT wealh was employed to a
large extent in fighting each other. The
struggle between Butte and Anaconda for
capitol of Montana wis merely a phase of
the Clark-Daly feud. All the poli ics of the
state took its coloring from this personal
emnity and state representatives aul con-
gressmen were elected not as Republi-
cans or Democrats, but as Clark men or Dily
men. The election of Clark as United States
Senitor was a great triumph until it was
proved that the vote had been secured by
bribery. Tie strongest argument in defense
of Clark was that Daly had used as much
money in corrupting the legislature to keep
him out as he had used to get in. Mr. Dily's
death increases the probability thit Clark
will be re-elected to the Senate without the
necessity of such conspicuous bribery as
will warrant an ejection by that body.
The Paris Exposition closed in a blaze of
illumination on the evening of November 12.
The Directors were urgently requested to
continue it longer but the condition of the
buildings rendered this inadvisable. Staff
and stucco cannot maintain an appearance
of expositional gaiety in the wet autumn
and dreary winter of Paris. The Exposition,
in spite of its slow start and the compara-
tively small attendance in the eirly months,
is said to have been a great finan -ial success.
The total attendance was more than 50,000,-
000 or twice that of the Exp sition of 18S9.
M. Hanotaux, former Mi lister of foreign
affairs, treats of the financial side of the
affair in an article headed "The Balance
Sheet of the Exposition" in which he siys:
"France expended 200,003,000 or 300,000,-
000 francs to erect the Exp ositbn. She has
recovered them easily in the increase of the
treasury receipts, whi 'h, for this year alone is
nearly 100,000.000 francs, in the surplus of
Parisian octroi duties, in the monuments
remaining to the state or the city and in the
quays, bridges and improved transportation
facilities bequeathed by the Exposition.
Moreover, there has been a general improve-
ment of the city which has contributed to
ts brilliance and beauty."
November 15, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN- EVANGELIST
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SOME AFTER-ELECTION RE-
FLECTIONS.
Another great political campaign is ended,
and the people of the United States, with
characteri tic respe:t for law and for the
majesty of public opinion expressed by the
ballot, have quietly acquie-ced in the result.
One cannot help feeling, as he looks back
over the campaign and note3 the results,
that there are som» lessons applicable both
to our political and our religious life that
ought to be noted. We feel sure that we
shall not be misunderstood by ar.y of our
readers in mentioning some of these lessons.
One of the most obvious of these lessons
is that political corruption in any party is a
source of popular weakness. This truth
finds illustration on bo h sides of the re-
cen. contest for national supremacy. Re-
publicans in Missouri, and especially in St.
Louis, are wondering why the Republican
majority of 15,000 in this city disappeared
in the recent election. They are ascribing
it to the Nesbit Law and the Police Board.
No doubt this law, which is an imitation of
the Goebel Law in Kentucky, has had its
effect in decreasing the Republican vote,
but a more obvious reason, as every un-
biased citizen of this city must realize is
the corrupt Republican ring of the city,
with a weak and incompetent Republican
mayor, who has allowed the city's business
to be neglected, its resources to be squan-
dered and its streets to remain unlighted
and in a filthy c ndition. What right has
any party to expect a triumph at the polls
with such a record of incompetency and
mal-administra'ion of the city's affairs to
condemn it in the eyes of all good citizens?
Political defeat is exactly what might have
been expec ed, and what ought to have been
the result. This is the price which the
Republican party of the city has had to pay
for the corrupt city administration which it
put into power. It would be well for it to
learn this lesson and take it to heart.
Another illastration of the same truth is
seen in the city of New York. The alliance
of the Democratic party with Richard
Croker and Tammany was a fatal blunder.
It cut down the large Democratic majority
in th*' city to a mere bagatelle and increased
the R publican majority in the state out-
side of tie city so that it easily overcame
the sm&ll odds against it in the city. No
wonder the young Democrats of the city,
as soon as the returns were in, shouted,
"Down with Crokerism," for they realized
that he had been the cause of the defeat of
their favorite political leader. It ought to
become a political axiom in this country,
that no party which allies itself with, and
puts itself under the control of, any political
"boss" whose methods are known to be in-
f tmous, and whose avowed aim is personal
aggrandizement, can ever win a national or
state election.
It is true th it these cases of corruption
in politics do not always meet with speedy
justice, and the party that perpetrates them
n ay succeed ior the time, but sooner or later
the day of reckoning comes and political
defeat must be the result. The Democrats in
St. Louis have nominated and elected a
man those character and whose business
are not only corrupt, but corrupting in their
influence on the young men of the city. He
is a disgrace to the party and a disgrace to
our city. It was a great political blunder on
the part of the Dean crats which they must
in future atone for. It does not pay,
viewed from the standpoint of mere party
success, to make standard-bearers of mtn
wnose characters are notoriously bad, and
whose influence on the community in which
they live is baneful. When the political
parties all come to realize this fact, we
shall be saved the disgrace of sending such
meu to represent us in the Congress of the
United States.
There is a lesson to be drawn by Chris-
tian people from the recent campaign which
ought not to be overlooked. It was a remark
of one who had a profound insight into
nature, and who was a keen observer of
what was going on in the world, that "the
children of this world are wiser in their day
than the children of light." In other words
he was forced to recognize the fact that the
men of this world, in their efforts to ac-
complish the ends which they had in view,
adopted wiser methods, as a rule, than the
religious people of his time adopted for the
accomplishment of the purposes they had in
view. We cannot fail to be impressed with
the truth of this statement as we witness
the comp'eteness of organization in both
the great political parties of our time, the
prodigious amount of strength they put into
the work of the campaign and the wisdom
which they displayed in adapting means to
ends. They employed the ablest men as
speakers, and these men went everywhere
preaching the gospel of their respective
party phtforms, coming in direct touch
with the people and making as plain to
them as possible the nature of the pending
issues. They supplemented this method of
instruction with literature that literally
rained down upon the people. Speeches,
editorials, platforms, appeals to the voters,
were put in cheap tract form and scattered
broadcast among the people. The news-
papers of the country entered heartily into
the work and used their pages freely for
their respective parties. These men spoke,
wrote and acted as if the salvation of the
country depended upon their efforts. They
were able to command large sums of money
from liberal contributors who were deeply
interested in the results of the election.
When we compare all this with the
ordinary methods of church work, and
realize how much greater issues are at stake
with those who are pleading for the exten-
sion of Christ's kingdom, we can but feel
how inadequate our efforts are to the great
ends which we have in view. Moreover,
when these political parties found there
were factions among themselves, they im-
mediately sought to heal them in order that
they might present a united front to their
opponents. They realized the value of unity
in order to victory. What could n t the
Christians of this country accomplish if
they would put aside their divisions and
party spirit and work together with the
zeal, the liberality and the practical wiedom
which the political parties f;ave di-played
during (the recent campaign? If they do
that for a corruptible crown, ought we not
to do it for an incorruptible one?
Another refle'tion which forces itself
upon U3 as we read the results of the elec-
tion is how b -idly moral issues fare when
they are tangle I up with party issues and
o iscured by party spirit. At this writing
it is not known how manv votes were cast
against the saloon and the liquor traffic, but
it is safe to say that they represent but a
small part of the anti sa'oon sentiment of
the country. This gives aid and co i fort to
the enemy and leads them to treat with
contempt the sentiment of the temperance
element of the country. Is it not evident
that some way must be found by which the
real sentiment of the people on this question
can be voiced independent of party lines
and independent of party issues, if we are
ever to make the liquor power tremble be-
fore the righteous indignation of those who
realize the magnitude of this evil? Is it
not an appropriate time for the leading
temperance and anti-saloon workers, repre-
senting all the organized efforts against the
liquor traffic, to come together in council to
consider ways and means by which this holy
warfare can be carried on more successfully
in the future than in the past? The cam-
paign against the imperialism of King
Alcohol must not end with this presidential
election, but must be carried forward until
the people of this country are free from
his tyrannous and demoralizing reign. How
to carry on this warfare in the most success-
ful way is the all-important question which
now confronts the Christian and temperance
people of this country.
editor's easy Chair
"To see cLarly," says Rust in, "is poetry,
prophecy, and religion all in one." Aye,
but who can "see clearly?" He of the pure
heart, the honest miud and the unclouded
brain. The vision of things divine is not so
much a matter of intellect as of character.
"To see the King in his beauty,'' says Fred-
erick Robertson, "is vouchsafed not to sci-
ence, not to talent, but only to Purity and
Love." Education, however, united with a
pure heart, does help to open up to us the
beauty and glory of the natural world, and
enables us to see the handiwork of God in
the heavens above and to trace his foot
prints on the earth beneath. So vast are
the m >tives for purity of heart that it is a
wonder men do not seek it, at all cost, as
the pearl of great price. "Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they shall see God."
The time seems to us propitious for special
evangelistic efforts among the churches.
The election excitement is over, the crops
are harvested, the evenings are long, the
weather is favorable and the interest created
by our National Convention is felt in many
of the churches. It may not be practicable
to secure an evangelist of renown, bu' this
is not necessary in order" to put the church
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November 15, 1900
to work to convert souls to Christ. Perhaps
we have put too much dependence upon evan-
gelists and too little on the Lord who is
able to use the weak things of this world to
confound the mighty. The best way to have
a revival is to desire one, then pray for it,
and then work for it. Perhaps your pastor
can hold you the very best meeting, if you
will pray for him, hold up his hands and
work with him. Individual effort at soul-
winning is what is needed in all our churches.
the church may well expect and prepare for
additions from the outside. Many of the
best meetings among us have originated in
the prayer-meeting. Even Pentecost was
preceded by a prayer- meeting and this is
apt to be the case in every great spiritual
movement of the church.
This i3 saying nothing, of course, against
trained evangelists who have have had large
experience in conducting evangelistic serv-
ices, and whose labors have been abundantly
blessed of God in lifting churches to a
higher spiritual level, in cementing the ties
between pastor and people, and in convert-
ing large numbers from the world. These
men will be sure to find all they can do, and
still there will be many calls they cannot
answer. Our point is, that churches should
not fail to put forth special efforts to reach
the unconverted in their respective commu-
nities, because they cannot secure the aid
of an able evangelist. Very humble talent,
consecrated to God, often wins signal vic-
tories for His Cause. What is needed is
mora faith in the power of the gospel, in
the efficacy of prayfr, in personal effort and
in hearty co-operation.
It ought to be remembered continually
that the best preparation for evangelistic
work in any church is first of all that the
members put themselves right with God and
with each other. No church is in a fit con-
dition for turning men to the Lord until it
has itself turned to him fully, and in His
strength unr ertakes the work of bringing
others to Him. The failure to observe this
condition is one of the most common sources
of failure in evangelistic effort. In the
later years of his life, especially, Mr. Moody
felt that the chief obstacle in the way of
converting sinners to Christ was the luke-
warmness and worldliness of the church-
es. Hence an evangelist usually has to
devote a few weeks to the conversion of the
church before he is ready to begin on the
wor d. But this preliminary work should
be done by the church itself, and when this
is well done, it may turn out often that no
outside help is necessary for a good meet-
ing.
One of the best signs of the readiness
of a church to begin evangelistic efforts
will be found in tbe prayer-meeting It,
more than any other meeting, perhaps, regis-
ters tbe spiritual condition of the church.
If its attendance be meager, if the singing
be without spirit and life, and few are in-
clined to pray, and if the prayers are
mechanical and the talks of the same type,
the church is in no condition for a forward
movement. But when the attendance is
large and the spirit of earnestness and de-
votion is manifest in their songs, and
prayer?, and exhortations, when the hour
seems too short for <dl who wish to partici-
pate, this may be taken as the sound of
going in the tops of the mulberry trees, and
Row of prater,
THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS—
A SCRIPTURE STUDY.
(Rev. 2:1-7.)
(Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Nov. 27.
Central Truth: Jesus Christ, though risen and
glorified, is still in the midst of his churches,
noting their faith, their fidelity, their faults,
and seeking to inspire tiem to accomplish the
work for which they, were established.
This is a letter from Jesas Christ, sent
through John to the church in Eph-sus. By
"the angel of the church" is probably meant
what we would call the pastor or overseer
of the congregation. The risen Christ de-
scribes Himself as "he that holdeth the seven
stars in his right hand, he that walketh in
the midst of the seven golden candlesticks."
From the last verse in the prec^d ng chap-
ter, we learn that "the seven stars are the
angels of the seven churches; and the seven
candlesticks are seven churches." This
means, then, that Christ holds the ministers
of tie churches in His right hand, and walks
amidst the churches themselves. In other
words, He has special care of those who have
special care of His churches, and he walks
amid these churches in intimate communion
and fellowship with them. He is not an
absentee Christ. He is fulfilling His prom-
ise made to His disciples: "Lo, lam with you
alway, even unto the end of the world."
There is great comfort in this assurance
of our risen Lord, that He has not left His
faithful congregation alone to battle with
the powers of darkness, but that He is with
them, leading them on to conflict and unto
victory. Let this thought cheer our hearts
when the battle seems to be hard, and when
they that are against us seem to be more
than they that are with us. If Christ be
with us, who can be against us?
Sometimes we feel as if our toils and sac-
rifices were unappreciated by the world and
even by our closest friends. But even
if this were so, it matters little since there
is One that knows all. "I know thy works,
and thy toil and patience, and that thou
canst not bear evil men, and didst try them
which call themselves apostles, and they are
not, and didst find them false; and thou hast
patience and did -.t bear for my name's sake
and hast not grown weary." All these things
the Savior had carefully noted, and not one
prayer had been offered, not one burden
borne, not one pain endured for His name's
sake, escaped His attention. Let this thought
comfort us when we feel that we are not
appreciated.
But in spite of these good points which
our Lord first mentions, He now calls their
attention to a grievous fault, namely, "That
thou didst leave thy first love." That was
something that went right to the heart of
the Master. As long as the heart is as true
to * im a? the needle to the pole, He can look
with compassion upon our errors and short-
comings; but when the heart grows cold
toward Him and ceases to thrill with that
passionate love which we first experienced
when we realized what he had done for us,
it must bring pain to His own loving heart.
How is it with us? Do we love Him as we
once loved Him, when we first turned our
backs upon the world, and said, come weal
or woe, we will follow our Lord whitherso-
ever He may lead U9? This is a question
which eveiy heart must answer for itself.
There is but one remedy for this, as for
every other fault, and that is, "Remember,
therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and
repent, and do the first works; or else I come
to thee ard will move thy candlestick cut of
its place except thou repent." Stern words
these, but tbey are none the less word of
love. Repentance is the only remedy for
tbe sin of heart-apostasy, and it is only by
remembering all that we were, and all that
Christ has done for us, that we are likely to
be brought to repentance. The sermon, the
songs, and especially the breaking of bread,
are well calculated to make us remember and
to bring ts to repentance.
The tender-hearted Lord seems unwilling
to close this letter, which began with com-
mendation,without another word of approval,
and so adds: "But this thou hast, that thou
ha test the work^ of the Nicolaitans, which I
also hate." It is a good thing to be sure
that we hate what the Lord hates, as well
as to love what He loves. A lover of right-
eousness must also be a hater of iniquity, if
he would be like his Master. We cannot be
on good terms with sin if we are the friends
of Christ. Many have tried this to their
utter ruin.
The letter closes with that solemn admoni-
tion so often repeated in this book, and in
the teaching of the Savior, "He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to
the churches." The churches of to-day must
hear these words of the Master, as well as
the churches of any other period in the past,
and hearing, it must heed if it would live.
And then, there is the promise that, "To
him that overcometh to him will I give to
eat of the tree of life which is in the midst
of the paradise of God." Let it be noted
that it is not to him that professes, or joins
the church, but to him that overcometh, to
him that antagonizes evil and conquers it,
that res sts temptation, refusing to yield to
it, and that in the strength of his Master
gains the victory over sin, to him is the
promise made that he will be given "to eat
of the tree of life which is in the midst of
the paradise of God." This means the en-
joyment of the richness and fulness of life
e ernal which Christ came to give to the
world. May this be the reward of all who
read this lesson!
Prayer.
We thank Thee, 0 Lord, that Thou hast
not only called us by Thy gospel out of the
world into fellowship with Thyself, in the
great work of the world's redemption, but
Thou art with us as a Comrade, as a Leader
in this great conflict with the powers of evil.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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We thank Thee for Thy words of reproof.
We beseech Thee that Thou wilt never leave
us nor forsake us but continue to encourage
us with Thy presence and guide us with
Thine eye. If at any time our hearts depart
from Thee may we hear Thy voice calling
us to repentance, and may we turn and live.
And gr-mt at last, we beseech Thee, that in
Thy stength we may overcome and be per-
m t ed to satisfy the hunger of our hearts
by partaking of the fruit of the tree of life
and reign with Thee forever. And to Thy
nam°i we will ascribe everlasting praises.
Amen!
Questions and Hnswers,
A brother actused of sin against morality
and decency and attempted sin against virtue
is brovght before a civil officer and pleads
guilty of the charge and pays his fine. What
is the proper method for the church to pursue?
In the withdrawal of fellowship is it necessary
to notify him to appear before the board, he
having already plead guilty to the charge? Or
in the case of such heinous sin should not the
chruch withdraw fellowship and if he at any
time desires to return let him come by the way
of confession and reformation of life? I. G.
Nor arte.
It would be advisable, we should think,
for some of the offi ers of the church to visit
this erring brother and ascertain if he is
prepared to make confession of his error,
ask the forgiveness of his brethren and re-
new his allegiance to the Lord and to His
cause. If he should be found penitent, it
would be wroDg to ex lude him. Of course,
in the absence of penitence for hi? wrong-
doing, it would be the duty of the church to
withdraw its fellowship from him with a
view of ultimately bringing him to repent-
ance and to a better life.
In a recent conversation which I had with
two rather elderly people who were mem-
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, they
related the following circumstance which hap-
pened during the late Civil war: Their local
congregation ousted one of the good brethren
from the fynagogue on the charge of sympa-
thizing w th the South, or, as they expressed
it, "of entertaining treasonable sentiments.'' I
objected and stated that I did not think the pun-
ishment of treat- on to be one of the legitimate
prerogatives of the church, and that such con-
duct by her was childish, not to say contempti-
ble. They thought it perfectly proper and
seemed to be proud oj the church's record jor
loyalty. They said the Methodist Church
would as promptly purge herself of suspects oj
treason to-day as she formerly did.
I would like to know the merits of the ques-
tion at issue.
We think our querist is right in his view
of the question he presents. We know, as
a matter of fact, that members of the same
church, eq tally Christian in character, have
differed entirely upon political questions,
and even upon such fundamental questions
of government as brought on our Civil war.
It is greatly to the credit of our brethren
throughout the country that they made
these differences of opinion matters of for-
bearance, and no one, so far as we know,
was ever excluded from a congregation in
the north baoause of his sympathy with the
south, nor from any congregation in the
south for h'*s sympathy with the north.
This, we have no doubt, was the proper rule
to observe then, and it is equally the proper
rule to observe yet. It is not the province
of the church to deal with political heresies
but only with such moral and religious
heresies as render tin life un-Christian.
1. In Acts 7:59, who was it who said:
"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit," Stephen or
the mocking crowd?
2. What is the best Scripture with which
to rejute soul sleeping?
3. In reply to a querist, you say you hope
there are not many who call this year a part of
the twentieth century. Now, is not every year
composed of 365 days and when these have
rolled around, we say one year, and when one
hundred of these cycles have rolled past we say
one hundred years, and when nineteen hundred
have rutted by we say nineteen hundred. Why,
then, has not one year of the twentieth century
passed with 1900?
1. Stephen, of coarse.
2. Genesis 1: 26 27, where a man is said
to be created in the image of God; all pas-
sages referring to persons being raised from
the dead; the transfiguration scene as re-
corded by the three evangelists, and the
resurrection of Christ from the dead, and
almost, indeed, all the New Testament.
3. Because nineteen hundred years have
not "rolled by" until the end- of the present
year, just as the first year did not roll by
until the end of that year.
Current Religious Cbougbt
Most of us know that Mormon missionar-
ies are at work all over this country and in
Europe. Bowie's adventurous campaign in
London is a matter of current history. There
is a Mohammedan newspaper in New York
and more or less of a propaganda behind it.
Buddhism >oo, closely allied as it is to all
the occultisms which form the favorite
pabulum of the esoteric Bostonian m nd, is
being pushed by a missionary movement in
the western worl 1. A recent brochure on
Buddhism by a German savant gives much
learned and accurate information. The fol-
lowing extracts were translated for the
Literary Digest:
While the Hhristiani of all leading denomina-
tions are sending their representatives with the
gospel of Jesus Christ to the far East and are
penetrating Gv«n the inoermost recesses of the
center of Asia, there comes from those regions a
most unexpected answer in the shape of aBuddhisti;
counter-agitation an i mission. It is a work con-
ducted with a zeal that deserves a better cause,
and has adopted, aa its means for conducting its
propaganda, not the tongue of the preacher, but
the print-r's art. One of tk^ most recent and
noteworthy examples of this new Buddhisti; mission
literature is a tract which appears with the yellow
color of the Buddhistic monks, and is entitled
"Through Light to Light," and rather impolitely is
aidresfed "to the Christian barbarans of Europe."
A perusal of this work shows that in all earnestness
the attempt is made "to lead the barbarians and
heathens of the We.st, who are still sunk in the
lowest stages of religious ignorance" -to use the
very words of the pamphlet —and b.-ing them to
see the light of tin Buddhistic gospel.
An analysis of the Buddhistic creed brings to
light the fact tbat practically it is not a positive
religion at all, but that i e highest aim is Nirvina,
or annihilation, whi'h is the only salvation it < ffera
in the great b<Mond. In this way, Buddhistic
atheism and psfsimism ends c m-ist-ntly in Nihi-
lism. Its message may be summed up in this one
sentence: "The greatest of evils is life; th.; tigh-
est of good is the nothing." The Buddhistic ideal
of Nirvana is the absolute nothing, and this is the
final consequence of the sya em. Its highest
moral behest is, accordingly, to destroy thi love
of life and the tendency to self- preservation, and
to avoid a reappearance in anot er and possibly
worse form of creation by self destruction and
Nirvana. For this reason, Bu ;dhism has devel
oped a high typ6 of monastic life, at d these monks
aim at realiziog the ideals of the creed in a man-
ner not possible to the laity. Poverty is one of
the leading virtues among these monks, and celi-
bacy ia absolutely imperative. As beggars they
travel through the country, and, »s they do not
work, their whole life is devoted to ascetic exer-
cises and constant prayers, although there are no
evidences of a systematic form of worship in their
devotions. Their exercises consist chiefly in the
repetitions of the sayings of Buddha, in disputa-
tions concerning his teachings, and in pious coo-
tempiation.
Over against these mocks stand the bulk of
Buddhists, consisting of those who bave not the
moral courage 1 1 become bejrgars; but these lay-
men are regarded oaly as half Bud lauts, with
poor prospects for the delights of Nirvana. Even
for the laity the five rules hold good: (1) Kill no
living creature; (2) do not take another's proper-
ty; (3) do not touch another ma i's wife; (4) do
not speak an untruth; (5) do not drink intoxi-
cants. But the* substance of the syst' m is the
doctrine that life Is the greatest evil and that
nothing is the greatest good; and Its moral code
is in harmony with these principles.
In classifying the six great religions in
two groups, Max Muller called Christianity,
Buddhism and Mohammedanism missionary
religions, while Brahmanism, Zoroastrian-
ism and Judaism are non-missionary. Speak-
ing of the missionary activity of Moham-
medanism, Oskar Mann says, in an article in
the North American Review:
The status of Islam in America may be dis-
missed very briefly. On the whole continent of
North aod Sou h America there live only aiout
49,500 Mohammedans, there being 20,500 in North
and Central Ame ica. ... At tKe present
day the Balkan peninsula contains about 15,700 000
in labitants, of whom 3,350,000 are Mohamme
d*ns, most of them living in Turkish territory But
in Turkey itself a consUnt retrogression of Mo-
ll amm 3 1 an ism is to be observed. Here the re-
ligi n of the Prophet encounters Chri tu.nity, and
frequently succumbs, since the latter is usually
accompanied by the superiority of Western cul-
ture. ... On the other hand, great progress
has been matfe by Mohammedanism in this century
in Asia and Africa, its ancient homes: less through
the power of the sword than by means of untiring
missionary work. It is a fact that, especially in
Africa, this kind of peaceful progress is more
often the result of a "jihad," or '-eligiois war; but,
in spite of this, it mast not be forgotten that the
real Instrument of Mohammedan propaganda is
no longer the sword, as in the first cen'uries
of Islamism, but the teaching of the priests who
succeed toe soldiers, and *ko import the faith to
the masses of the people. Almost the whole of
the modern progressive movem3at of Mohamme-
da ism in this century may be traced, directly or
indirectly, to a Puritanical sect, the so called
Wahhabis. . . . Like the Reformation of
L'i her in Germany this movement was originally
directed only against the abuse of the veneration
of saints, ag-ainst religious superstition and in-
creasing luxury in worship, and, therefore, it
aims merely at a spiri ual revival; it has, how-
ever, particularly eince the destruction of its
political importance, assisted a great deal in the
exterior propaga ion of Mohammedanism. As
little now could be effected by means of the
sword for the renewal of the faith, so much the
more fervently did its adherents labor as religious
teachers within the sacred mosque itself.
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November 15, 1900
THE CHRIST IN CONTRAST.— I.
W. J. LHAMON.
Within certain limits there are possibili-
ties of comparison between the Christ and
other great mas ers among men. Beyond
these limits Christ himself forbids compari-
son by rising into the realm of marked and
absolute contrast. Not a few ge orous stu-
dents in the field of comparative religions
have be^n so charmed with the process of
comparison, and seemingly so engrossed with
the common ethical and philosophical con-
tent of all religions, that 1 hey have failed
to discover the supremacy that resides in
the claims of Jesus and the uniqueness that
marks his character and career. The times
are calling for emphasis of that in the Sa-
vior of men which is unlike other men. Let
Jesu3 be a man indeed, for he is that; let
him be forever a Brother and a Friend; let
him walk the earth with human feet, and
let him have "a hand like my hand," or
thine; let him be classed with Moses and
Plato and Socrates and Buddha an 1 Zoroaster
and Confucius, or any greater list of high-
sounding names— but let us forget not to
class him also with Peter the fisherman and
Matthew the publican, and with James and
Joha the sons of Zebedee, and with Lazarus
of Bethany and Saul of Tarsus and Barnabas
of Cyprus. In short, while we are indulging
ia the pedantry of selecting a list of great
names to keep company with that of Jesus
let us not forget that he himself classes
himself with the whole race of us, and that
seemingly if he had any preference it was
for the humble ones among us rather than
the "great, and mighty, and noble." Let
his clissification with humanity stand, for
it is sweet and meaningful, and within the
limits of that classification let there spring
up every possible helpful comparison — not
between himself and Plato or Buddha — but
emphatically between him*elf and ourselves,
for there and no otherwhere is the field of
comparison. All these great ones belong to
our category. Plato is one of us, and rot
anything other than we in kind. And
Buddha is one of us, however he may
be wreathed in poetry and mythology;
and Confacius is one of us, and Moham-
med, and all the rest of our great ones.
They are weak as men are weak, and sinful
as men are sinful, and errant as men are er-
rant, and they are strong, and wise, and no-
ble, only accord ng to the measure of men.
We may look into their faces with great
respect, but we may not worship them one
whit more than the people we see in our
mirrors. Where we are comparable with
Christ so are they; and precisely where we
strike the plane of contrast with Christ s)
do they.
In syllogistic form the Christian position
may be stated thus: Christ is unique, all
others are but men; therefore their points
of comparison and contrast with him are
the same. In his presence we all level
down alike. It is only when he steps aside
and gives us the opportunity of indulging
in the folly of comparing ourselves w th
ourselves that we begin to use the terms
great and small.
This, then, is our hypothesis, and we have
sought to make the statement of it quite
explicit because of the tendency to stop
with comparisons, or rather to carry com-
parisons forward into the realm where only
contrasts can be. But there are other rea-
sons for thrusting this great theme into
prominence.
In the first place, the Christ of the dog-
matic and speculative creeds is being so
rapidly discredited that some are in danger
of losing the real Christ. The big words
that have been gathered round the name of
Jesus, the attempt to limit him in terms of
the illimitable, and to make him compre-
hensible to our finite minds in terms of the
infinite, the contradictory and confusing
categories of hoary councils, — all these fall
with little meaning upon our modern ears.
The theological schools may keep such rel-
ics as they will of post-apos:olic and mediae-
val dogmatism, our busy, pushing, practical
world wants to see the man himself. And
somehow or other the man himself must be
caused to loom larger in proportion as the
theories about him fade from our vision.
Well may our feeble stars pass out of sight
if it is because the sun himself is approach-
ing his rightful meridian among the sons of
men.
Again: Our world-embracing missionary
enterprises can proceed logically not upon
the basis of a Christ comparable with other
masters, but only upon the basis of a Cbrist
incomparable with and superior to all others
among men. In the name of the peerless
One, showing that he is peerless, we can go
to the worshipers of Confucius and Buddha
and Brahma claiming their attention and
expecting their conversion. In the superi-
ority of Jesus rests the warrant of his su-
premacy, and in his supremacy rests our
warrant for the world-wide proclamation of
his claims and the establishment of his
church.
Once more: In proportion as it can be
shown that Christ is incomparable there
must come confirmation to the faith of his
followers. The fact of his superiority,
when once it is established, must stand as a
challenge quite as effectually to our own
age as to the one in which he himself lifted
up his voice ar d said, "Which of you con-
vinceth me of sin?" He commands atten-
tion. He demands from us a hearing, and
a decision. Still as of old he is saying,
"What think ye of the Christ; whose Son is
he?" We can fix no limit to space, for be-
yond our proposed boundary there again is
space. So it is with Jesus when we at-
tempt to define him in terms that are mere-
ly manlike. With utmost paint we com-
plete all such definitions, and we adorn
them with many a eulogium, only to look
up and see the Christ st tnding far beyond
the boundaries we had fixed, and c mpelling
us to follow all our human formulas with
the logical, mathematical sign of plus. It
is this in Christ that is other than we, and
more, this that is undefinable and incompar-
able, that must be accounted f r. And if
finally we should discover that it is as un-
accountable as it is undefinable and incom-
parable, could we not then quite rationally
settle down to the conviction that he him-
self has given to us the only possible ac-
count of himself in his matchless Godward
claims? To know Christ as a Galilean only
is to know him but in part. It were com- i
paratively a small matter to see him the
greatest man of his own age and nation;
but to gee him the greatest of all men of all
ages, and from that climax of manhood
reaching higher still by tar and laying claim
to Godhood — it is this that challenges us! It
is this that makes him such an unfailing
comfort to the growing multitudes of his
disciples in all lands, and such a perpetual
problem to those who hold their hearts
aloof from him.
Allegheny, Pa.
CAUSES OF THE PRESENT DIS-
TURBANCES IN CHINA.
BY S. T. WILLIS.
An interview with the Rev. James Ware, just
from the seat of trouble and who was 20 jears a
missionary in that Empire, under the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society.
As the public is holding an interrogation
mark on the Chinese situation, any light
that can be thrjwn upon the status of
affairs and the causes of the uprising is
welcomed. With this thought in mind I
sought of the Rev. James Ware, who has
just landed at New York, to know the
causes of the Chinese disturbances as they
appear to one twenty years a resident of
that Empire. Very ready to help the Amer-
ican people understand the situation as it
really is, Mr. Ware said: I would divide the
causes leading to the present uprisings,
more or less all over China, into two general
classes:
I. Native Causes, under which I will
enumerate five special causes; and,
II. Foreign Causes, which also I will
support under five particular heads.
1. Among the native causes, I would as-
sign the first place to Confucianism which,
as a system, teaches that the power of civil
reform resides in the people. Whenever an
official is not acting light, Confucianism de-
clares that the people have the perftct right
to revolt and institute a new order of
things. This system of teachings holds that
the Emperor should be in very truth a father
to the people, as well as a ruler of the land.
Dr. Faber, without doubt one of the pro-
foundest scholars China has yet known, says:
"During the last 2,000 years China has seen
50 great rebellions, besides local di-turbances
which are of annual occurrence, traceable
directly to the teachings of Met cius."
2. Hatred toicard the present Dynasty is a
potent cause of the general destruction and
death. For several years revo'ntionary
propcecies have been afloat in many parts
of the kingdom which, claiming that the
end of the present Dynasty is at band, call
upon the people to get ready for a new gov-
ernment and a new order of things in gen-
eral. The Emperor, as is generally known,
is not a Chinaman, but a Manchu; and his
court also is composed of Marchurians, as
are his representatives in almost all the large
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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cities such as Canton, Hang Chow, Nankin
and Soo Chow. In each of these centers of
population he is represented by a permanent
garrison, strongly intrenched in the walled
cities, within the cities. These representa-
tives of his majesty, with their families and
servants, live in laxury, but by no work of
their own. They are pensioners of the gov-
ernment. This order of things the people
resent. Of late years the Chinese have en-
deavored to institute reforms against these
Manchurian abuses and in favor of their own
couatrymen. It is their fixed purpose to
drown out all Manchurian authority and
power in the land.
3. The growth of public opinion is one of
the most effective caases back of all these
disturbances; and this has been brought
about very largely by the circulation of mag
azines and daily newspapers, which are pub-
lished mush after the foreign style of peri
odicals. This is especially true of the daily
papers, which are circulated extensively in
the coast and river towns and thence into
the interior towns and cities. These publi-
cations, burdened with their messages of
reform, little by little take hold of the peo-
ple and the result is their dissatisfaction
with the present order of things. All tele-
grams of general importance in foreign pa-
pers, in London, Paris and New York, are
published th i following day in the great
Chinese dailies. It is an interesting fact
that most, if not all, of these publications are
registered in the name of foreigners, though
really ovned and ctntrolled by the Chinese
capitalists. This is done to prevent them
from being suppressed by the government
au' horities.
4. As a result of these agencies, reform
societies have been established in the most
important cities in China, notably in Pekin,
where no less a personage than the Emp-ror
hi nself was at the head of the movement.
And just before the coup d'etat he purchased
a large consignment of books which he
ordered through Mr. Ware's brother-in law,
Dr. Gatrell who was at that time the agent
of the American Bible Society in Pekin.
These reform societies may be checked in
their efforts, but they will not be destroyed,
for the necessity of reformation has laid
deep and permanent hold upon thousands of
the best minds in China. The story of the
Eapres3' usurpation of the throne and the
awful results in suffering and death is a mat-
ters of history and are well known, but in-
stead of suppressing the reform movements
her policy will inevitably tend to foster and
spread them as never before. One of the
direct and immediate results of her move-
meat is the suppression of "official squeez-
ing" which was very largely responsible for
the general stagnation of crade, and the des-
truction of all efforts at progress. Toe Chinese
have a proverb which is aptly illustrated in
this connection. They say, "The large fishes
eat the small fishes; the small fishes eat the
shrimps; and the shrimps eat the mud."
5. The fifth and last cause of disturbance
among the natives is in the influence of the
returned, educated, thinking Chinamen who
aag nent very largely the reform forces. In
their residence abroad they have learned
many things which will never allow them to
be again satisfied with native Chinese con-
ditions. In foreign lands they are allowed
to acquire wealth and keep it, which at first
is a great surprise to them; for in China
whenever a man begins to amass a fortune,
the officials come down on him in one way
or another, and unless he has personal power
with the authorities his property will be
taken from him. Hence, Chinamen at home
have but little encouragement to make
money. But when many return from foreign
lands with wealth, and rich in personal ex-
periences of good governments protecticg
their persons and property, they set about
to teach the"r fellow countrymen valuable
lessons in governmental reform.
The foreign causes may be enumerated
at great length, but in my opinion there are
five whi -h comprehend all that justly should
be considered in this connection.
1. First among these is the opium traffic,
which is to be blamed for much of the dis-
tress and trouble in China to-day. In all my
travels as a missionary in the interior, when-
ever I told the people that I was a subject
of Great Britain, men of intelligence and
thought would instantly say: "Oh yes, that's
the country that sen Is us opium!" And
they themselves trace much of their misery
and degradation directly to this curse. In
fact, some would lay all their troubles at
the door of the opium traffic, and therefore
would charge it all up to the account of
Great Britain, though this conclusion is
neither logical or just.
2. Second among foreign causes is the
Earth-Hunger of the nations which have had
their greedy hands upon China. For years
Russia has been absorbing Manchuria, the
ancestral home of the Emperor. The chief
naval ports of the Dorth, Port Arthur and
Wei Hai Wei, have been annexed by Russia
and Great Britain respectively. Germany
has taken to herself a large slice out of the
Shantung province on the east; England
has annexed a large strip on the mainland
opposite Hong Kong; Japan now rules in
Formosa; France in the south has taken the
ancient Chinese dependencies of Ton King;
and many troubles have existed between
Chinese and the British officials in the far
west on the Burmese boundary. Influential
foreign papers have printed shaded maps
showing "the spheres of influence" of the
nations in China. These maps have found
their way into the Central Government at
Pekin and into the offices of viceroys and
governors throughout the land. Besides the
treaty ports, which are conceded to be the
wealthiest cities in China, are generally re-
garded as foreign territory because they
are ruled entirely by the foreigners in them,
and, although the Chinese pay far the
larger part of the taxes, they have no rep-
resentative in the councils. It mears to
them heavy taxation without representation.
Only the mutual jealousy of the foreign
powers and the fear of international compli-
cations have prevented the rival nations
hitherto from dismembering China. No na-
tion (except Russia) has had a definite
policy during the last ten years, ard hence
the weakness shown by the several powers
during recent years in their willingness
to accept monet*ry indemnities whenever
life and property have been destroyed by
Chinese revolutionists.
3. Injudicious statements and criticisms
of the Chinese Government, and particularly
of Chinese officials, by the foreign press is
a fruitful source of disturbance. Fureign
papers are taken by all the Chinese officials
and are translated to them daily, especially
is this true of foreign papers published in
China, of which there are many. In this
way the Government in all its branches
is kept constantly in touch with all politi-
cal, educational, religious, and military move-
ments of other nations.
4. Another cause is that of cruelty to
ward the Chinese on the part of certain for-
eign rs in the treaty ports. I . is no uncom-
mon thing to see a foreigner driving along
in his dog-cart lash a Chinaman out of the
way with his whip if he does not get
quickly out of the road. The police force
in Shanghai, for instance, is composed of
foreigners, Siks, and Chinese constables.
The Siks wear red hats and are called by the
Chinese "red-headed devils" on account of
their cruelty. Frequently even the high-
bred Chinese are shamefully treated by
cruel, heartless foreigners. This, of course,
has its effect upon the people and plays a
part in the present troubles.
5. The Roman Catholic usurpation of
official duties is yet another cause of the
sad situation. Last year the Chinese
Government conferred official status on all
missionaries, irrespecti 'e of creed or
nationality, which signified that a bishop or
superintendent would be ranked with the
viceroy.while the missiooary would be classed
as on an equal footing with the magist'ates
in their respective districts. Thus the mis-
sionaries would be empowered to call upon
and confer with officials as with equals.
When this edict appeared the Protestant
missionaries throughout China met in their
different stations and coLferred as to the
best disposition to make of the matter. In
Shanghai the American missionaries met at
the invitation of Consul General Conger, he
himself being present. After much dis-
cussion and deliberation they came to the
conclusion that they would have nothing to
do with official status. Their action was
also in accord with all other Protestant
missionaries in China, for all believed that
as they were there as the representatives of
Christ, they should not accept official rela-
tions that would put them and their work
in a false position before the people.
The Roman Catholic missionaries, how-
ever, accepted the official status and be-
gan at occe to usurp tfficial duties.
By taking these duties out of the hands of
the magistrates, they are belittled in the
eyes of their own people, hence the wide-
spread and bitter antagonism of officials
toward the missionaries, especially toward
the Roman Catholics.
Mr. Ware does not deny, however, that
the missionaries are trying to bring about
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reforms; and says we must expect that the
present order of things will be upset in
China, but the blame for the present trouble
was never laid upon the missionaries until
the officials began to look about for some
one on whom to fasten the responsibility of
these outrages. It is not true that the mis-
sionaries are despised, but on the other hand
the Protestant missionaries are loved and
honored throughout China. All through my
20 years of work in tha ; Empire I have met
opposition only from the officials. This tes-
timony is also in general accord with all
other missionaries in all parts of the king-
dom of the Celestials.
New York City.
REUNION POEM.
Read at the Eureka Alumni Reunion at Kansas
City, October 16, 1900.
AARON PRINCE ATEN.
From all the land to where Missouri's flood
Sweeps onward to its rest in Ocean's bed,
Have g ithered earnest hosts of God's elect
With purpose pure, and hearts with holy thought
All filled to fullness, and with love unfeigned,
latent as by behest of heaven's King
To bear the tidings of eternal truth
To utmost metes and bounds of earth's broad belt.
Amid these workers in the world's great field
Are some with hearts bound close by mysiic tie —
A brotherho' d from common mother sprung —
A mother beautiful as erst the past
Has known, with every grace and goodness
crowned,
Who meet to celt brate with loving hewts,
With '"feast nf rtason and with flow of soul,"
And Alma Ma'er crown with myotic wreaths.
A few with whitened heads, the cr>wn of life;
And some with silver mingled with the gold,
Sixteen to one perchance, in parlance now; •
While some in manhood's strength and prime and
pride,
Or youtii'd abounding hopefulness and faith —
All corre to fee! the rush of memory's flood
As, purging from the years of long ago,
It sweeps in fullness o'er our spirits now,
And carried them Uion its bold, resistless tide.
Lay we aside the carkiug cares of life
For this brief hour of ttl&due^ and of joy;
And as we look in other's face once more,
Let reminiscence have ber perfect work.
Tread we again dear Alma Mater's halls;
Hear v/e once more the old familiar bell,
As peals out clear the m r; ii.g, call to prayer;
Familiar voices hu-shed for ver more
Salute again our eager, listening e^rs;
Our inner consciousness, alert and rapt,
Feels rouod about the touch of myet'.c hands;
Behold ■ ur eyes the teachers tued and true
Who guided safe our feet up learning's mount;
And gra*p we once again the friendly hands
Of fellow students passed b-yond the veil —
The r>»yal comrades < f the early years
Called all too soon from earthly sights and scenes;
The sweet, bright faces and the fairy forms
That cheered and gladdened all our gloomy hours,
Yet stole so soon and silently from earth.
Alum'd et alumnae stroDg and brave,
While meet wo in this blest reunion rare
Ir, interchange of heartfelt sentiment,
And flash from soul to soul the electric, sparks
Of love and blessing for each other's weal;
While talk we of the unret irnlng past,
And feed our souls on all the present joys,
Let prescience peer with eager, earnest gaze
Into a future filled with my tery Veiled,
Yet great in glory for the valiant hosts
Who battle bravely for eternal right.
As close we np >he record of the old,
And stand upon the threshold of the new,
The bright new century that welcomes us
With open doors and aisles for duty's feet,
May new determination fill our hearts,
And gladness g'eat that we may bear a part
In strife so sure of heaven's high reward.
So now may this reunion be for ua
An earnest of another great ar.d grand,
Where all the beauty of 'h' eternal hills
Sh dl break upon our unveiled vision bright,
And where once more our spirit hands shall clasp
In recognition sure an1 sweet and swift,
And visions through the vistas grand and broad
Shall sweep in wondrous beauty o'er our souls.
HOW TO STUDY THE PROPHET-
IC LITERATURE OF THE
OLD TESTAMENT.*
BY M. B. RYAN.
I. Some "Don'ts."
1. Don't become discouraged by the
things "hard to be understood." No book
can be mastered at a first reading; least of all
a Bible book. The prophetic books are not
the easiest of the Bible books to understand.
The higher the mountain the longer the
climb. The unobstructed vision is gained
only when the top is reached. But mean-
while, there are enchanting views and fresh
inspirations at every turn as you go up.
2. Don't become confused by conflicting
interpretations of, and theories about, the
prophecies. Let the "interpreters" and the
"t'heorizers" alone for awhile. Look at the
prophetic literature through your own eyes.
You will find no end of beauties that are
undisputed.
3. Don't be satisfied with a superficial
knowledge of the prophecies. Climb high.
Not only will you see new sights, but the
old beauties will be seen in new lights.
II. Things to Remember.
1. The prophets were men "of like pas-
sions with us." While their message was
divine their manner was human. They
differ in their way of presenting their mes-
sage as widely as men do now. The differ-
ence in style between Macaulay and Carlyle
is noL more marked than can be discerned
between different prophetical writers. Due
attention should be given to this difference
of manner. It will add to both the interest
and the profit of the study.
2. The prophets were Hebrews. They
had a race-peculiarity as well as individual-
peculiarities. Their race history and charac-
ter form the fitting background to their
message?. An acquaintance with the
history of Israel is a necessary pre paration
for a profitable study of the jrophecies.
3. Different prophets spoke and wrote at
different periods. As far as possible, each
prophet's writings should be studied in their
proper place in the history. Only when the
picture is in its own niche in the historical
gallery are the "lights" best suited to it, so
that it can be studied to best advantage.
4. The prophets were seers. We cannot
see what they saw unless we get their stand-
point. That was a very high standpoint
spiritually. A spiritual preparation is nec-
essary to an understanding of the prophe-
cies. Perhaps nowhere is Paul's saying more
literally true than here, that the natural
man receivetb not the things of the Spirit
of God: for they are foolishness unto him;
and he cannot know them because they are
spiritually judged. This explains how it
was that the great mass of their contem
poraries misjudged the prophe's. "History"
and "dogma" may be grasped by the carnal
mind. Prophecy requires the spiritual
mind for its comprehension.
5. The prophets were the great teach-
ers of Israel. Prophecy is not simply "fore-
*Supplementary reading in the Bethany C. E.
Reading Course, Department of Bible Study.
telling." These men had a message for
their own times, of present significance to
their people.
6. While their messages were in great
part primarily to the people of their day,
and of immediate importance, they dealt
with the truth of things; and truth is
eternal. Their messages have, therefore,,
always a present interest and importance.
III. Things to Do.
1. As a preparation for the study, read,
if possible, the prophet under consideration
entire at one sitting. If not at one sitting,
then consecutively until completed. This
gives sweep to vision and helps to preserve
the harmony of the study.
2. Use such helps as will enable you to.
get clearly the historical background and
the proper historical and personal setting of
the book. The man tmnt bee )me as familiar
as possible to you before the message will
b9 most easily understood and appreciated.
For this purpose the Bethany handbooks,
"A Guide to Bible Study," by McGarvey,
and "The Prophets of Israel," by Willett,
cannot be excelled. The latter is especially
devoted to this purpose. It is brief, con-
cise and luminous. A careful use of it in
connection with the study of the prophetic
books cannot fail to be greatly helpful.
The section of the former work devoted to
the prophets will also be found of great
value. Those who have the time and op-
portunity will find many more voluminous
works which render great assistance.
In this way the situation and the particu-
lar aim of the prophet under consideration
will be readily seen. We will see Jeremiah
in Jerusalem and Ezekiel by the River
Chebar in Babj Ion, each with his own task,
yet with a common aim — to prepare Israel
for the doom which both saw to be inevit-
able. We will see Isaiah with visions of the
distant storm before him, struggling with
Judah's apostasy and erdeav ring by a
renovation of the nation's faith and parity
to avert the disaster. And we will see
Haggai and Zechariah with the wreck and
ruin of the storm all about them, stirring
the remnant of the people to rebuild the
wrecked temple, to re-constiiut? the worship
of God in their own home land, ar d thus to
rehabilitate the nation as the chosen p ople
of God. We will see Amos starting from
his farm in Tckoa and appearing, like an
apparition, before the luxurious and de-
bauched rulers of Israel at Bethel, to fliDg
at their ears such a ringing message of
rebuke and reproof as they had never heard;
a message, however, which they little
heeded. And we will see Jonah, sobered by
startling experiences, journeying to far
Nineveh to preach a message of warning
somewhat similar to that of Amos and with
better success.
3. Place yourself, as far as possible,
side by side with those to whom the prophet
wrote. The standpoint of t he hearer is as
necessary to the understanding of the
prophecies as that of the speaker. The
message, being divine, was adapted to
those to whom it was sent. We must
see it from the place where it found them.
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This emphasizes again the necessity of an
intimate acquaintance with the history and
condition of the people.
4. Notice and study closely the symbol-
ism of the prophets. In no part of the Bible
is the use of figures more profuse or more
instructive than in the prophecies of the
Old Testament. You can scarce open at
random to a section of these books that
does not contain more or less figurative
language, and many portions abound with
it. Some of the books, like Hosea and
Ezekiel, are largely composed of symbols.
Single chapters, like the second of Jeremiah,
have a dozen different and suggestive
figures, illustrating Israel's condition, past
or present or to come; or her attitude to-
ward God and his dealings with her. An
intelligent appreciation of these figures will
go a great way toward a mastery of the
meaning of the prophecies.
5. Study the various "visions" of the
prophets singly. In eleven chapters of
Isaiah there are as many visions or "burdens
which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see," con-
cerning different nations and peoples. Each
vision is a pcture in the larger picture of
the book. The impress on which the whole
prophecy makes upon us will depend much
upon this study in detail of its several
features.
A careful and reverent study of these
Old Testament messages is greatly needed
in our day. Many of the conditions and
situations prevailing then can be duplicated
in our civiliz ition. The insight, the zeal
and the courage of the prophets to see and
rebuke wrongs and to plead for righteous-
ness is one of the great needs of the present.
Were Isaiah or Amos or Hosea here now
they might, very aptly, with a few adapta-
tions, repeat many of their most startling
and scathing messages. There is need that
these messages lay hold of the consciences of
God's people and find utterance anew.
Erie, Pa.
THE CONVENTION AND ITS
LESSONS.
W. T. MOORE.
The recent National Convention of the
Disciples at Kmsas City was an inspiration.
While the spell is upon us, it may be well to
consider carefully some matters which seem
to be important in the light of all the facts
of the rase.
1. The size oj the Convention. — Much can
be said in favor of a great mass-meeting,
such as the Convention has come to be. But
there are weighty reasons why these con-
ventions should be more re-tricted. Indeed,
they must be more restricted in the future,
unless some radical changes are made in the
programs. At present, nothing is quite sat-
isfactory. Even as a mass-meeting, some
important elements are wanthg. Certainly
frooa a business point of view the whole
thing is a failure.
2. The time allotted for the Convention. —
This is not long en ugh. The first meeting
shou'd certainly be he'd on Tuesday evening,
and the last, not before the Thursday even-
ing of the next week. This would give two
clear days more than we now have, and few,
if any, would be inconvenienced thereby.
Most everyone can reach the Convention for
Tuesday as easily as for Thursday, and the
advantage gained would be very great. At
Kansas City, though the Silver Jubilee of the
Foreign Society was celebrated, that society
had only one day for all that was said and
done.
3. The use of the Press. — The Disciples
have not yet learned the value of printer's
ink. At ar,y rate they do not seem to know
how to U3e it. The convention at Kansas
City was shamefully reported. Tae daily
press seemed to have little or no conception
as to what the convention represented. But
the press should not be blamed too severely.
There was little provision made for the ac-
commodation of reporters. They ought to
have had ample room at convenient tables, set
apart for their special use. Then they ought
to have been served by one of the most com-
petent men in the convention, to deal with
press matters. Our daily newspapers are
always ready to print whatever will be ap-
preciited by the public, provided the copy,
in good shape, is furnished to the reporters.
Speaking broadly there ought to be at least
two officiil reporters appointed by the con-
vention each year, and it should be the busi-
ness of these to furnish the press-men with
all the help that is needed. Of course any
wide-awake newspaper will see to it that
seme hing appears in its columns about such
a convention as the Disciples hold; but often
the very thing is published that ought to be
omitted, while many things that are omitted
ought to fill considerable space. All this
can be regulated by a wise management
through the officials of the convention.
A few suggestions miy not be out of place
with respect to the future program. Two
things must be clearly obvious to everyone
who has thought much about the matter.
First, there are too many special addresses,
and secondly, there is altogether too much
reading of these addresses in the convention.
There ought not to be a single set address
before the main body of the convention ex-
cept at night, and then we ought to have
one address on each evening by the very
ablest man whese services can be obtained,
without any respect whatever to the position
which he occupies. I hold it to be absolute-
ly inexcusable to take up the time of the
delegates with any address that has not re-
ceived the most careful preparation by a
first-class man. This address should not be
read, though it may bs written and com-
mitted to memory. Long essays read be
fore a popular audience are usually very
tiresome. But this is not all. These essays
are not needed, and consequently should
have no place on the program where time is
such an important factor.
However, if these set addresses must be
given, let there be sectional meetings pro-
vided to hear them ; but let all the meetings in
the main hall be devoted to hearing the re-
ports of the respective boards; the reports of
the various committees; and the consideration
of such other matters as may be deemed im-
portant. In short, let all the day sessions
in the main hall be devoted to the real busi-
ness of the convention.
This plan would give opportunity to dis-
cuss freely all imporrant questions relating
to our work. At present the report of the
board is not even read, except in a very
brief abstract. There is scarcely ever any
discussion with respect to anything the
various committees say. The net result is
the business of the convention is rushed
through without any careful consideration,
and usually everything is forgotten before
the convention adjourns. What is needed is
that all business matters (and I mean by this
everything relating to our practical work)
should be discussed enough to impress the
main points upon the delegates; but this
cannot be done without more time than is
now allowed for the hearing and disposal of
reports.
But still a more important matter remains
to be noticed. At present no less than at
least three-fourths of all the delegates prac-
tically take no part in the convention. They
are there as an audience, and they seem to
have no other function. Now, this becomes
tiresome after awhile. It certainly does be-
come monotonous; and it will not be con-
tinued for an indefinite length of time. But
the moment these delegates are reckoned
with in the convention, and allowed to ex-
press themselves freely upon the matters
under consideration, that moment will they
feel a new interest in all the pro 'eedings;
and when the convention adjourns they will
go home full of enthusiasm and impart this
to their respective congregations. Stereo-
perfunstity never carries with it enthu-
siasm. It may dispose of busineps in a sort
of humdrum way, but it always fails to in-
spire those who are its subjects with loyalty
to the cause it seeks to represent. It is
quite possible to have harmony which does
not make music. It is better to have some
discord in the right place than to have too
much harmony in the wrong place. There
may be evils in a popular discussion, but
nothing can exceed the evil of confining dis-
cussion between brackets that kill it, and in
the hands of a few persons who are credited
with always trying "to run things."
I would make our conventions popular in
the best sense. But I would nake them use-
ful before every other c msideration. Our
work has now reached wide dimensions. We
have ceased to be a little and despised folk.
Our missionary operations are at least re-
spectable. We are beginning to touch the
borders of a decided success. We have cer-
tainly reached the manhood period, and we
should now put away childish things. We
cannot afford any longer to pay our fare to
these great conventions simply for the pur-
pose of making an audience for a few men
who are appointed to read essays, however
good these e3«ays may be. For the most
part they are generally very excellent in
their way, but this is not the thing to be
most desired. We want to consider the state
of the cause in these great gatherings; and
we cannot do this effectively unless we shall
hear from the counties. The plan I have
suggested wt uld bring the convention into
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November 15, 1900
touch with the churches through representa-
tive delegates, and in this way the meetings
would be mirh more interesting to the dele-
gates generally than they now are, and cer-
tainly much more profitable in helping to
carry on our great work.
I have made these suggestions thus early,
because I hope that next year at Minneapolis
a program will be prepared which will avoid
some of the mistakes that have been made in
recent years. I know that in order to secure
the best results the making of this program
should not be delayed very loig, espec ally
as it rearards speeches; for no man ought to
allow himself to come before one of these
great conventions with an address that has
not cost him at least a year's preparation.
When our speakers take this view of the
matter, we may hope to hear something that
is really worthy of the occasion, provided
the program committee see to it that none
but able men are selected for this service.
Columbia, Mo., Oct. Sid.
SOME OBJECT LESSOMS IN
CHRISTIAN ENTERPRISE.
EDWARD B. BAGBY.
Benevolences and education are the two
great problems that confront our people at
the present time. In evangelism we sur-
pass -ill the great religious bodies of this
country. In offerings for missions, when
we take into consideration our ability and
ourgroving interest, we do not suffer in
comp irison with them. We have a Church
Extension Fund growing beautifully more
every year, that will soon begin to meet
the demands made upon it. It is only when
we consider our benevolent institutions and
the endowment of our colleges that we have
reason t> feel ashamed. It is the purpose
of this letter to show what may be accom-
pli-ihed when interest is aroused upjn this
subject.
At the recent S ate Convention in Balti-
more, a hundred or more delegates were
gfeatly interested in a visit to the Christian
Tribune H ime for Working Girls, the only
ben«volen;, institution of the Disciples of
Christ upon the Atlantic Coast. It was
difficult to believe that su m a successful
enterprise could have grown in a few years
from an offering of eleven cents.
In presenting the claims of the Christian
Tribuie in Strasburg, Va., in 1895, Editor
Peter Ainslie mentioned the need of a
Working Girls' Home. At the close of the
service a p»rlychd girl cane forvard and
put in Bro. A's hands oins to the amount
of eleven cents, saying, ''It is all I have,"
and, 'urning awiy in tears, quickly disap-
peared. In four years this small sum had
gro *n to $2,000, which was sufficient to
purcha-e a suitable hou<e at 805 W. Fayette
St., Baltimore. There is a ground rent of
$1,500 n th« property which will be, re-
deemed in 1902
In producing this happy result Bro. Ains-
lie had to meet great opp >sition and bear
the brunt of considerable ridicule. Once
when Bro. Ainslie, who is a bachelor, made
an appeal for the home, some one suggested
that he should provide a home for one good
girl rather than to be interested in a home
for gir's at large. Bro. Ainslie was in no
manner discouraged and has now the sat-
isfaction of knowing that fifty young
women have enjoyed the privileges of the
Homo, that they have been provided with
good board at the cost of $2 00 a week and
have on deposit over $100 saved from their
wages. The institution is truly a home. Its
affairs are conducted by a matron and fif-
teen lady managers. There are firms in
Baltimore who send regularly to the Home
for employees and every resident of the
Home has an opportunity of earning a liv-
ing at fair wages. While going throigh
the Home I stopped in on i of the rooms to
ask some questions of two of the young
ladies. I found one was from near my home
in Virginia and the other the niece of a
United States Senator.
The Home is a boon for young women
thrown upon their own resources and the
good to be accomplished there in the ytar3
to come is beyond all estimate.
In the planting of the American Univer-
sity n this city we have an object lesson of
what mav be done by hearty and persistent
effort. This great enterprise is under the
auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The initial step was taken in 1892. when
the General Conference declared it to be
"the duty of the Protestant Church to pro-
vide in the city of Washington a university,
Chris'ian, catholic, tolerant and American,
having for its sole aim post-graduate and
professional study and research."
Five years after the receipt of the first
subscription the Board of Trustees was able
to announce the total assets of the univer-
sity to be $2 500.000. The--e assess incl ide
the site, a magnificent plat of ninety-three
acres of ground on an extension of Massa
chusetts Aveme, four miles from the Capi-
tol. One building, the Hall of H:story, has
been completed at a cost of $176,000. Be-
sides this, $380,000 in cash and subscriptions
have heen secued for other buildings and
endowmen". The trustees are asking fur
$10,000 000 and contemplate theer-cion of
twenty-three buildings of rrar le and gran
ite. The preachers >f the Methodist Church
have subscribed $80,000 oward the erection
of Asbury H ill which is to cost at least
$100,000. Tbe y< ung people are being en-
listed and are pouriDg in a steady stream of
money to build and endow the Epworth Col-
lege of Literature. Bishop John F. Hurst,
the prime mover in this work, has appealed
to the patriotic impulses of tbe people of
various states. As a result, there will soon
.be built the Ohio College of Government,
the Pennsylvania Hall of Administration and
the Mary'and Colle {e of Physics. The Ameri-
can University is receiving a liberal ^hare
of the Twentieth Century thank offering of
$ 10 000 000 now being raif ed by the Method-
ist Church. 'What is the difference between
the Friends and Me'hodists?" was once asked.
The reply was, "The Friends are Qutkers
while 'he M< thodists are Eirth quakers."
In the establishment of the American Uni-
versity the Method'sts are giving a new
proof of their right to this title.
Washington, D. C.
HUNTING A PASTOR.
J. H. SMART.
With many a church this has been a
wearisome duty. Every church wants a
good pastor, if it wants one a1; all. The
pulpit has become vacant, or is about to be-
come vacant, and the elders or the official
board or a committee selected for this
special work, commence looking about for the
preacher they think will be of the greatest
service to the church. Sometimes they ad-
vertise the vacant pulpit in the hope that
out of the many applicants they may be
able to find the man most suited to the work
in their field. They are simply deluged
with letters if the pulpit is one of any
prominence, and their tribulations increase
from day to day. They receive lttters
from a few who announce their cuming in a
few days, and that they hope no one will
be engaged prior to their com ng. Such are
confident of their ability to work wonders
in the community.
But the decision is finally reached to in-
vite a number of the applicants, in regular
order, to come on trial. They never fail to
come, aad in the ord-r specified, and each one
imagines that he will be the chosen prophet
to lead that Israel on to victory. They make
a display of the best sermons they have, or
try to at kast, then go home to await a call
from the church. The members of the
church are divided over those whom they
have heard preach, and in many instinces
they fail to agree on any one. But finally,
in their desperation, they extend a call to
the preacher who will be of the least service
t) them. They make this mist ike chiefly
because trial sermons, under suhc co ditions
as named above, ca mot be relit dupoa as de-
cisive means of knowing a preacher, his
pulpit power, his pastoral work, or his
standing as a man. A visit with two trial
sermons preached is the poorest means that
could be adopted to find a good pastor or a
good preacher. Our churches ought to
abandon this method of selecting a preacher,
for it is wholly unreliable and often ruinous
to the charch.
There is a better way than the above, a
more sensible way to find a go id pa-tor,
and it ought to be adopted by our churches,
and in fact bf all churches that employ
preachers as we do. 1. Take a preacher's
record where he has lived and labored. Has
he succeeded? Has he kept the church out
of trouble, and himself out of trouble? Doea
he stand well in the community? Is he
noted as a good man, a good preacher?
2. If the church wanting hi n is still in
doubt of his preaching abili y to fill the
pulpit acceptably, select a committee of
members who are ju 'ges of preaching and
preachers and send them to the place the
man is preaching and let them hear him as
strangers in the community, wit' out the
preacher's knowing who they are or why
they are in his congregation. They will
hear him preach such sermons as he preaches
all the time in his every day work, and they
will see him as he is. In nin«- cases out of
ten a selection made in this way will be
satisfactory, and the church will nevtr get
an unworthy preacher.
Winchester, III.
November 15, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1453
INTO ALL, THE WORLD.
BY PRESTON BELL HALL.
The command to "go" is certainly em-
phatic, and comes from the highest au hor-
ity in the universe. And it is not an in-
definite command. The boundaries of the
commission are well defined. ''The field is
the world." "Go ye into all the world."
The messenger of Christ knows no halting
place, until the gospel has been preached in
every kingdom, republic, pr vince, state,
county and town in all the earth. Every
continent, every island of the sea, wherever
man is found, there must the preacher go.
And, to be yet more emphatic, the command
to "go" is not obeyed until every man and
every woman and child in all the earth has
heard the glad tidings of salvation from
sin and of life eterna'. "To every creature,"
the Lord said, must the message go. To
the king on his throne; to the peasant in his
hut; to the great general who commands an
army; to the common soliier in the ranks;
to the judge upon the bench; to the criminal
behind the prison bars; to men of all races,
color-", occupations, must the man of God
proclaim the truth.
The church has always been slow to com-
prehend the wideness and imperativene s of
the commissioi of Christ. He had com-
manded his apostles to ''tarry in the city of
Jerusalem until they were endued with
power from on high." But they seemed
slow to understtnd that Jerusalem must be
only a starting place, and not the permanent
seat of the church. Not till Stephen was
martyred and the church scattered by per-
secu ion did the preachers go everywhere
proclaiming the word. But even then they
preached only to the Jevs who dwelt
in foreign cities. Peter, we know, was
taught by a vision that the gospel was for
all men, and then told by the Spirit to go to
the Gentile Cornelius.
It is a c immon misfortune of our human
weakness to make the effort to accom nodate
the greatness of things divine to the small-
ness of our conceptions. To the child the
sky seems to touch the earth all around
him, and he is ready to affirm that the world
is no larger than the circle of his horizoi.
So do men try to compass the infinity of
truth by the limit itions of their own powers
and make the effort to squeeze love into the
infinitesimal mold of their owq selfishness.
"Go," to them, means stay at home where
they are comfortable, and "into all the
world" is made to read, "to me and my wife,
my son John and his wife, we four and no
more." And this mistake of men who love
the truth has held back the growth of the
kingdom and has kept out of the Christ
millions who might have heard had the
church learned that she exists for the pur-
pose of sounding out the word, and not to
hold it in her creeds nor to make it of no
effect by putting it in a strait-jacket of
dogma.
It seems strange to some, it will seem
marvelous to all of us one day, how a Dis-
ciple of Christ can mike a distinction in his
feel ngs between foreign and home mission-
ary work. But the stra igest thing of all
is that a preacher who will quote with
much fervor the Lord's announcement that
"all authority in heaven and in earth is given
unto me," when le wishes to impress upon
his audience the importance of the rite of
baptism, nee Is further proof than the
Master's command to "go into all the worll"
to convince him of the divine right of
missions.
And after all why does any one, in the
face of this divine commission, need mis-
sionary sermons and exhortations to per-
suade him to give his m< ney? Because of
unbelief. We do not believe in him if we
do not feel the force of his command to go
and preach. If we were full of faith and
the Holy Spirit (and these are never separ-
ated) we would be glad to obey the voice of
him who
"Bids ua nor sit nor stand, but go."
Ebensburg, Pa.
ENGLISH TOPICS.
WILLIAM DURBAN.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TRAVELERS.
On^e more for a brief spell I am on the
wing, flying this time southward with the
migr tting swal'ows. These lines are being
penned in an earthly paradise near what was
once converted into a terrestrial inferno. I
am at Sorreito, that spot in Italy which
basks in almost perpe'ual sunshine, and
breathes an atmosphere perennially pu^e.
Ambrosia is in the air. The olive clad moun-
tains are behind. The Bay of Naples, a
mirror of heaven, is in front. Yonder across
the Bay smokes Vesuvius. To day I have
been ransacking Pompeii. That is why I
say that Sorrento, the celestial, adjoins the
spot of earth wtrch once was a raging hell.
Oh ho 5? powerfully has providence preserved
for us the evidences of the truth of Paul's
writings as well as of Pliny's! Pompeii and
Herculaneum were sealed up under rivers
of lava and beds of pumice ashes, in order
that from the hour of the awful eruption
there might be kept for future ages one ir-
refutable testimony to the depravity of old
paganism under Imperial Ro ne. I have
spent a day or two at Luzarro, Spezzia, Rome
and Na de3, and have reached this point on
the way to Sicily. A dear old friend
thought he would like to treat me to a holi-
day, after a year of hard work in my be-
loved sphere of London ministry. Accord-
ingly I am now on my vacation, rather late
in autumn. I am pleased to find tb.it there
are everywhere quite as many Americans
toaringin E trope as there are English peo-
ple; and these representatives of t.etwo
great nations aopw uniformly to fraternize
most eagerly. The American travelers to
England for the mist part take some por-
tion of the continent into their plan of a
tour. Many are drifting into Italy and sev-
eral are at this moment in this Hotel Tra-
montano, under the orange groves of sunny
Sorrento, the birthplace of Torquato Tdsso,
the immortal poet. But I have not found
any yet who are going to Sicily. Mo t are
turning back at Naples to take the steamer
at Genoa for America. I will in my next
letter give my impressions of Sicily as I
shall by the time I next write have seen
that isle so rich in archaeology, architecture,
and ecclesiology and so romantic in i.s beau-
ty of scenery.
WHY ENGLAND HAS GONE TORY.
The General Election is practically over
in England, and it has according to popular
opinion decisively settled the fact that the
Liberals are out in the cold shades of oppo-
sition, and the Tories in the place of power,
for the next five years. I cannot myself
easily beliove anything of the sort. For the
Tory government has stolen a march on the
nation by snatchiog a tactical advantage at
an opportune moment. Salisbury Balfour
and Chamberlain knew that the people would
expect them to see the country through the
crisis crea ed by the Boer war, and they
knew that by springing an election on, as
now, they would gain an enormous "Khaki
vote." Their presumption is justified by the
result. But, although they are continuing in
power, some acute observers are convinced
that the tide of public opinion is about to
turn, and that very strongly against Tory-
ism. The national feeiing in approval of
the war was secured by the insane ultima-
tum hurled at the British Empire '>y Kruger.
What else could happen? What great na-
tion would have endured that outrageous
insult, even if it had been doubt 'ul or un-
certain as to rights and wrongs? Therefore
the government which took up the shameful
challenge has very naturally received a na-
tional endorsement, upon appealing for the
pronouncement of public opinion. And yet,
the war will prove to have been only a pass-
ing incident, and in a very brief period the
people will want attention to other inter-
ests. That attention will be exactly what
Lord Salisbury will be incapable of giving.
"Peace, Retrench nent, and Reform" will
soon again become the grand w -itch words
of our advanced parties, and only the Lib-
erals will be reckoned to possess the com-
bined facul ies of ability and inclination to
carry measures indicated by those terms.
AND NOW, WHY HAVE YOU SENT DOWffi!
Well, we have been treated to Lorimer,
Braiford, Bevan, and Talmage, and have
reveled in their preaching, as well as in
once more hearing the musical voice of
Sankey. But oh, my American friends, why
have you per contra inflicted this Cnicago
Zionist upon us? Dr. Dowie is in London.
I did not leave England to flee from Dowie,
but I might almost have done so. But I
cannot escape him. At the very first hotel
on the continent where I halted I found in
the reading-room "Leaves of H i ding," the
organic wh'ch page after page is filled with
a distracting hash of the most singular the
ology imaginable, all either from the pen
of Dowie or from tie mnsives of his disci-
ples One of the largest buildings in Lon-
don, the Holbern Town Hall, is the scene of
Dr. D iwie's opening campaign in the me-
tropolis. He had a somewhat rough begin-
ning, for he was freely "heckled" by hear-
ers who had come to catechize him about
his miracles. This put the Doctor out of
temper not a little, so that a lively scene en-
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November 15, 191
sued. And yet, although this pretentious
and impudent claimant for universal credul-
ity approaches blasphemy, like those of the
Reverend Mother Eddy, I am bound to say
that his indictments of physicians and
churches are only too just. Furthermore,
the way in which thousands have flocked to
his standard in America must be accepted
as a proof that in some way he is supplying
what many ardent souls sin:erely desire,
which the churches have not furnished. In
age after age of apostasy from Christian
simplicity, Christian power has been largely
lost, but the hunger of the human he *rt is
as strong as ever. And what the soul wants
it will go on trjing to gain.
Sorrento, near Naples, Italy, Oct. 18, 1900.
B. B. TYLER'S LETTER.
"Name six books, please, the reading of which
has been most profitable to you during the year
1900."
It is impossible for me to name any
number of books that, during any designat-
ed period, have been most profitable to me.
One book is valuable for one thicg, while
another is equally profitable for a different
reason. I will, however, briefly speak of a
few books that have been helpful to me.
I have recently read "The Man of Galilee,"
by Atticus G. Haggard. It is a small
volume, worth, probably, seventy- five cents.
Any thoughtftil person will be helped in his
faith, and so in his entire spiritual life, by
the. reading of this little book. It seems to
have been prepared especially for young
persons. It is a clear and strong presenta-
tion of Jesus as the Son of God. I do not
now think of a more profitable book than
the one here named for the purpose in-
dicated. It is an excellent book to place in
the hands of one who is in doubt as to the
nature, character and official position of
Jesus of Nazareth.
"The Student's Life of Jesus," by Prof.
Gilbert, of the Chicago Theological Semin-
ary, is an exceedingly interesting and, to
me, valuable book. It is of an entirely
different character from r he one just men-
tioned. The reading of it, however, was as
profitable for the end in view1— a lucid unfold-
ing of the life of Jesus among men, with a
crisical handling of our sources of informa-
tion, that is to say the four gospels. Dr.
Gilbert's study of the rehtion of the four
writers to each other is critical and, from
my point of view, eminently satisfactory.
The question is: Were Matthew, Mark and
Luke dependent on each other in the pre-
paration of their narratives concerning
Jesus? Did they borrow from each other?
Prof. Gilbert shows conclusively that they
wrote independently. As a result of the
reading of this book one's confidence in the
testimony of thoje on whom we chiefly rely
for our knowledge of the Nazarene is in-
creased.
"The Revelation of Jesus," by the same
author, vexed me from first to last. As I
read "The Student's Life of Jesus," and re-
ceived help, I found myself saying, "How
could the author of this book produce such
a volume as 'The Revelation of Jesus?'"
The reading of the last-named book was as
distinct an injury to me as the reading of
the "Life of Jesus" was intellectually and
spiritually helpful. You have heard that
what is food for one may be p iison for an-
other. Much, too, depends on one's intel
lectual and sp ritual condition. A book that
may possess value at one time may be
valueless at another — to the same person,
on account of a change in condition either
mental or moral, or both.
One of the most accomplished biblical
scholars with whom I am acquainted, spoke in
my presence in terms of praise and in a
spirit of enthusiasm of "The Life of Jesus
of Nazareth," by Prtf. Rush Rhees — a book
which, when I read it, had absolutely
nothing for me. Hearing what this master
among the teachers of the Bible said, I
quietly resolved to read the book again. I
may not have been in a condition to be
helped by Prof. Rhees.
I am so built as to sometimes get a great
deal of help from a writer with whose posi-
tion I have but little or no sympathy.
"Christianity and Anti-Christimity in Their
Final Conflict," by Samuel J. Andrew.*, may
be mentioned in this connection. Simuel
J. Andrews is the author of tae well-known
"Life of Our Lord Upon the Earth." I
opened his "Christianity and Anti-Cnris-
tianity," therefore, with a conscious pre-
judice in its favor. A few pages were
sufficient to convince me that Andrews and
Tyler occupy positions diametrically opposed
to each other as to the character of the
Bible and the significance of current events.
Did I close the book and turn from it in
disgust when I found that the position of
the writer was wrong on almost every
point discussed? No, indeed! My interest
in the author and his work was, if possible,
increased by this fact. The reading of the
book became, in a sense and to a degree, a
psychological study. I read every word of
the more than three hundred and fifty pages
with an almost eager interest. It is pre-
millecnial in its doctrine and thoroughly
pessimistic in its spirit. Almost every-
thing, with the possible exception of the
Church of England, is bad and steadily
growing worse. Nor is there any hope of a
change until the Lord shall come in person
and by his resistless migho inaugurate a new
social, moral and spiritual era. The gospel
of Christ, I would say, if I accepted the
position of this author, is a failure. The
mission of the Son of God must also be re-
garded as a failure. Current events which
are full of encouragement to you and me (I
assume that you are in good health) fill the
mind with dire forebodings. But; the read-
ing of even this book was a profitable ex-
ercise.
"Christianity in the Apostolic Age," by
Geo. T. Purves, D. D., LL.D., recently
Professor of New Testament Literature and
Exegesis in Princeton Theological Seminary,
now pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church in New York — the late Dr. John
Hall's church — is a scholarly, conservative,
sweet-spirited book. You ought to read
three books on "Christianity in the Apostolic
Age" in close connection: the well-know
and much- discussed volume by Prof. A. C. Mc !
Giffert, of the Union Theological Seminar;
a volume entitled "The Apostolic Age: It
Life, Doctrine, Worship and Poli y," by Jame
Vernon Bartlett, of Oxford; and this wor
by Dr. Purves. Th) subject is approache
by the distinguished gentlemen from threi
different points. McGiffert, a3 you know, ij
radical almost to the point of recklessness i:i
his destructive criticisms. Prof. Bartlet
may be characterized as a moderate thinke
of the modern school of higher cri deism
while Dr. Purves is almost, if not quite, a:i
extreme conservative on current critica;
questions. Read the books in the ordei
named, which, by the way, is the order ol
their appearance from the press, and I bel
lieve you will find the exercise pr- Stable. J
For some months I have been on the look
out Tor leisure to read "Life Beyond Death, |
by Minot J. Savage, D. D. Dr. Savage ij
pastor of the Church of the Messiah, Or f
Collyer's old congregation, in New Yorkl
I read this book this week. The featunj
whici impressed me from first to last wa.1
the egotism of the author. He evidently
thinks that he is one of the great men o .
this age. Dr. Savage's colossal egotism i |
refreshing. The not-i of dedication to bi;j
deceased son — Philip Henry Savage — is a.
sweet and patheric a piece of writing as
ever read. It is a literary gem. To read r|
brings tears to the eyes. The out of date!
ness of this up to-date thinker was the nex :
thing that impressed me. Again and agaii
he fights a man of straw. He seems U\
suffer from a horrid nightmare when h<;
thinks of Dante's and Milton's represeata
tions of purgatory and hell. It is al nosij
certain that no man who will read Dr
Savage's book is in sympathy with the con
ceptions of Milton and Dante as to th/
nature of the punishment of the wicked; bu
Savage seems not to be cognizant of th
fact that the world — even the theilogica
world — has moved and is now m iving
Speaking of the punis* ment of the w
Dr. Savage says: ' If the doctrine of et<rna]
punishment was clearly and unmist :
taught on every leaf of the Bible and oi
leaf of all the Bible* of all the world, I coulc
not believe a word of it."
There you have it; now be good!
A Hard. Worker.
ONE OF THE "KINGS" OF THE COAST.
Mrs. L. S. King, of Concord, Cal., i> state or-
ganizer and lecturer for the W. C. T. U. of Cali-
fornia. She had been carry ng on her work-
without using proper food to sustain her body.)
and says: "Before I found Grape- Nuts Food I;
was suffering serbusly with indigestion and my
mind had become sluggish and du 1, the memory
being very mu-h impaired.
"Hearing of Grape- Nuts as a food for rebuild-
ing and strengthiDg the brain and nerve centers. j
I began its use. In two m >nths I h*ve gainedl
four pounds in weight, never felt b-tter in my
life, and find a most remarkable improvement in
my memory and mental activhy. I n v<-r stood
the fatigue and pressure of work as well as I dc:
no*. A short time ago I went to a new county,
worked twenty-two days, almost day and night,
without rest, and ca ne home fe-llng fine. You!
may be sure I take Grape-Nuts Pood with me so
that I may depend upon having it."
November 15, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1455
Our Budget*
— Virginia Convention at Richmond this week.
— Georgia Convention at Augusta next week.
— C. W. B. M Day is first Lord's day in Decem-
■ ber.
I — Glorious autumn this! Great time for Chris-
, tian work. Forward, all along the line!
' — Look out for our Thanksgiving number. We
■hope to make it up to the best.
| — S je splendid list of premium offers for Chris-
fHAN-E vang bust in this issue. Raad it carefully.
I — During the year 1900, we have made a large
(increase in our circulation. But we expect "to do
much better for 1901.
• — Christian Pub. Co. has purchased the Central
'Christian R-gister, at Kansas City, Mo., and G.
| A. Hoffmann has been appointed editor and busi-
ness manager of same.
— Our "neighbor, the Central Christian Advocate
I (Methodist), is moving this week to Kansas City
i If olio wing the star of empire. We wish it well in
jlits new field. This leaves only three Protestant
religious journals in St Louis out of eight which
were here a few years ago. The others have con-
solidated, died or removed. The Verdict of Time
I seems to be: fewer out better religious journals.
i — 'Religion Straight from the Bible: A Plain
and Sure W*y to Become a Christian," is the title
of a new tract we have issued from the pen of D.
G. Porter, of Waterbury, Conn. The remarkable
i feature about the tract is that, while written by a
I member of the Baptist Church, and dealing with
jthe question as to what one must do to be sure of
! salvation, it runs so parallel with the teaching of
, the Disciples on this subject that it might well
be circulated in any of our protracted meetings,
,as an aid in evangelistic work. It covers 19
, pages and can be had for 5 cents per copy, 40
cent3 per dozen, or $3 00 per hundred. Send for
'a single copy and examine it and then you may
wish to order a supply.
I — We call attention to the Southwest Missouri
Preachers' Institute and Springfield District Work,
I I to be held at Aurora, Nov. 19-22. A very excel-
lent program ha3 baon arranged, with a fine array
| of talent, a one and one-third rate has been
| secured for delegates, and the Brethren in the
southwestern part of the state should make it a
great occasion. Let all the churches within that
region be r presented in that convention. It is
I not for preachers alone. D. W. Moore, of Spring-
i field, is president of the District Co operation.
— P.ctorial postal cards are a great fad in
Europe. Every city, every point of interest,
•• every society has them. The German Christian
Endeavor Union has lately issued a Christian En-
deavor postal card having the monogram of the
society in gold on a purple ground.
— Some time ago we referred to the probabil-
ity that a book of selections from the Bible would
be introduced in the Chicago Public Schools as sup-
plementary readings. A committee of the School
Board had so recommended, but the Board itself
has voted down the recommendation.
— Gove -nor Stevens, of Missouri, closes his
Thanksgiving proclamation with a well-chosen
verse of Scripture. He says: "It will be well to
remember the words of the prophet Nehemiab,
spoken with reference to a thanksgiving day ap-
pointed more than twenty-three centuries ago:
'This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn
not, nor weep; go your way, eat the fat, and drink
the sweet, aad send portions unto them for whom
nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our
Lord; neither be ye sorry, for the joy of the Lord
la your strength.' "
— We have received further reply from W. H.
Winsor to the position of our English correspond-
ent, but it has been crowded out by other matter
until now it is rattier out of date and we have his
consent to withhold his article. This explanation,
however, is due to Brother W. who writes in good
spirit and whose article h unobjectionable save
for the reason stated.
— Rev. Charles M. Sheldon has been busy since
his return from Europe writing a story which
deals with i'\e servant girl problem. Even those
who have felt hitherto that this distinguished
writer has missed the p>int in his studies of
social needs will be prepared to admit that he
is now grappling with the genuine problem in its
fiercest form. Dr. Sheldon eill read his story to
Boston audiences during December and soon after
it will begin to appear serially in the Christian
Endeavor World.
— Misa Lois Almira White was married on No-
vember 8 to Mr. Neil MacLeod at Stow, Ohio.
Mr. MacLeod has been one of our missionaries in
Jamaica and Miss White is known and loved
wherever the C. W. B. M. is knorn. They will be
at home af tar Nov. 30 at King's Gate, Jamaica.
— The American Issue, the official organ of the
anti-saloon league, becomes a weekly paper with
the first numbei of its eighth volume. As a
monthly it has done a good work and has main-
tained a good spirit. Friends of temperance may
expect it to be an ev«n more powerful instrument
in the future.
— S. M. Hunt, Missionary Secretary for New
England, has compiled statistic* shewing the per
capita contributions of the Disciples of Christ in
various states for state missions. The figures as
published in the New Engl md Messenger show
that the churches of New England head the list,
with a contribution of $.44 for each member.
— A debate was recently held between L. W.
Spayd, of Shreve, Ohio, and E. C. Manville, of
Sparta, Ohio, a First Day Adventist, on the prop:)
sition, "Resolved, Ttiai death is the cessation of
being of the entire man — body, soul and spirit."
Tne Shreve News is publishing the debate in its
weekly issues, October, November and December.
— The report of the Church Extension Board
for October shows the total amount received dar-
ing the month' was $5,245.71, a gain over the cor-
responding month iast year of $1,082.36. Remem-
ber the new watchword coined at the Kansas City
Convention, "A half million for Cnurch Extension
by 1905." Churches that have not already taken
the offering should do ao at once and m ike remit-
tance to G. W. Muckley, Corresponding S cretary,
600 Water Works Building, Kansas City, Mo.
— We are in receipt of an invitation which reads
as follows: "The ladies of the Bethany Auxiliary
most cordially invite you to attend the twenty-
first anniversary of their society and of the C. W.
B. M. work in West Virginia, Sanday evening, Nov.
18, Christian Church, Bsthauy, West Virginia."
— The Davis Street Christian Church of Ottum-
wa, la., held a rally recently, which is described
as a grand success. It was a time of praise serv-
ices, backet dinners, reports from all the depart-
ments of the church and helpful addresses. By
the offerings of the day the church was put en-
tirely oat of debt.
— All Indiana preachers are urged to send a
card to Carlos C. Rowlison, 707 E. 13th Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana, stating that they will attend
a meeting for prayer and conference on Nov. 20,
21, in behalf of a Twentieth Century Movement
and that they will come to the city the forenoon
of the 20th. Tnis statoment will provide for them
entertainment for the two days. For further
pa: ticulars see last week's Christian-Evangelist.
It may become chronic.
It may cover the body with large,
Inflamed, burning, itching, scaling
patches and cause intense suffering.
It has been known to do so.
Do not delay treatment.
Thoroughly cleanse the system of
the humors on which this ailment de-
pends and prevent their return.
The medicine taken by Mrs. Ida E. Ward.
Covs Point, Md., was Hood's Sarsaparilla.
She writes: '* I had a disagreeable itching on
my arms which 1 concluded was salt rheum.
1 began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and in
two days felt better. It was not long before
I was cured, and I have never had any skin
disease since."
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. It is positively unequaled
for all cutaneous eruptions. Take it.
— The Central church, of Lexington, Ky., is
making an heroic struggle to wipe out the debt
which rests upon their church bull liog They ex-
pect to ac oraplish much of this task btfore
Thank sgivirg day, and have a Thanksgiving service
which will be a real Thanksgiving service.
— G. W. Hall, of Ellendale, N. D., has prepared
an excellent pamphlet of 46 pag> s on 'The Model
Conversions, H^rmotiiztd and Unitized," which, with
the chart it contains, will go far toward straight
ening out any one who has a confused view of the
process of conversion.
Iavitations have bees issued to tha dedication of
the new church at Delta, la., on De ember 2. The
new hou*e is said to be a. handsome building and- a
decided improvement to the town. It, is furnished
in oak, seated with opera chair?, lighted with
ace'ylece and heated with a furnace. W. F. Fisher
is the efficient pastor of this congregation.
—The C. W. B M. auxiliary, of Fairbnry, Neb.,
goes at its work with an intelligent zeal which is
worthy of imitation. Mrs. Oesbgar, vice-presilent
of the State Board, sends us an account of their
plans for the year. The president appoints the
leaders for the year in advsnce, who, with her,
prepare the programs. Two hostesses are ap-
pointed for each meeting to act as a social com-
mittee. There is a map drll each month for edu-
cation in the work of the C. W. B. M , and a re-
view of the most important articles in the Tidings.
Five cents a month per member is paid to the
State Board. They support an orphan in India, and
do their share in helping Nebras-ka to support one
of the new missionaries for India.
— The annual report of the Boa-d of Church Ex-
tension has been mailed to all the preachers and
churches this week. This report is very interest-
ing. It is decidedly the best in the history of
Church Extension. There are twenty one pages
taken in the publication of receipts. There is an
especially interesting table of churches t at
reached their apportionmen's, and another table
which is very valuable, indicatir g the loans that
have been made since the beginning, with those
that have been paid out.
This report can be obtained free, by mailing a
postal curd to G. W. Muckley, Cor. Sec, 600
Water Works Building, Kansas City, Mo.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 15, 1900
Special dispatch to the Christian-Evangelist.
Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 12.
Received ten thousand dollars this morning on
the annui'y plan. P. M. Rains.
— Mr. H. L. Atk'nson, of the University of
Chicago, is the one who will receive the $150 lot
offered for a suitabl name for the new resort on
the Delaware Coast, he ha^iog been the first one
of four persons to seed in the name "Bethany
Beach." The committee selected to choose a
name from the larg^ list sent in, was composed of
the following well known men of Scranton, Pa.:
M. H. Holgate, Real Estate and Loans, D B
Atherlon, Secretary of Board of Trade, George
Hoivell, Superintendent of Public Schools.
— The Annua! Report of t* e Foreign Society has
been published. Ic contains the minutes of the
convention at Kansas City, the annual report, a
list of th*. missionaries and their ad iresses, the
names and addresses of the Life Directors and
Life Members and the entire receipts for the year.
This is a very valuable document. Those who re-
ceive copies should keep them for ref rence. Any
one who has not r-'CMved a copp can get one by
sending a card to- P. M. Rains, Cor. Sec'y., Box
884, Cincinnati, Ohio.
— We regret the interruption that has occurred
in the publication of the letters of travel by
Charles Reign Scoville. The irregularities of
European mail service are doubthss to blame, for
only th-i first, third and sixth of the series have
reached us. We await the second.
personal JMeiittotn
J. E. Hawes, of A^a. 0 . may be engaged for
one meeting bi fore Dec. 20.
C. G. McN-ill, of 670 33d St., Milwaukee, Wis.,
has not located yet, aud u wil ing to hold one or
two meetings.
George Darsie, of Frankfort, Ky., began a
meeting with the Broadway Christian Church,
Lexington, on Mjbday of this week.
R. A. Omer, of Camp Point, III., is now in a
meeting at Albany, Mo. His next meeting is at
Lexington, Ky.
C. M. Fillmore is giving a series of Sunday
night sermons on familiar old texts and historic
sketches of favorite old bymns at Carthage, O.
By an e-ror we announced that J. P. Davis, of
Fairbury, N^b , c^old b- engaged for me^tinsa
dmiig thi fall and winter. He is at Fairfi.ld,
Ntb.
Singing evangelist A 0. Hunsaker will return
to the field at once. PjS'ors or evangnlists de-
siring the services of a singer may addrr^s him
at Lib-rty, 111. He has had tiix years' expe ience.
J. W Lovber is d liverin^ a series of chapel
addreesei in the auditonu a of the University of
Texas on "The Moat Dangerous Tendencies of the
Present, Age."
W. J. Lhamon's evening sermons preached in
his chu-ch in Allegheny, Pa., are printed, Bome-
what coni^nsed, in the local church paper. They
are woith it.
Following the dedication of tin new church at
Cameron by fl. 0 Breed n, Nov. 25, 0 D. Maple,
the p tutor, will give a c urse of six chart lectures
which will bo the prelude to a protracted meeting.
F. C. Wing goes f rom Coats Grove, Mich., to
Ahanoe The church at the former place have
given official expression of their esteem for Bro.
Wing and their regret for his departure.
S. T. Fadde-, of Sidell, 111., reports that the
churci there has paid $225 to missions and Ind a
sufferers during th> pa«t year. Bro. Faulder
obeyed the Lord in baptism on Nov. 4.
A. M. Harral leaves the church at Farmington,
Mo , with a naw church nearly built and p*id for,
and has begun at Chandler, Okla., where he re-
ports one addition at the first service and a
promising outlook »
W. W. Weedon is beginning his third year at
William«vilh, 111. The church there raised Its
apportionment for State Missions — as we would of
course expect in the church of the state chair-
man.
H. A. Eas^on, singing evangelist, is in a meet-
ing at Champaign, III , assisting the pastor, W. P.
Shamhart. They have prospects for a successful
meetirg. Bro. Easton would like to engage for
January either with pastors or evangelists. Per-
manent address, Danville, III., Route 2.
T. E Cramblett, of Pittsburg, Pa., will persoo-
ally conduct a party on a 'comprehensive p lgrim-
age tbro igh Europe and the Orient'* in ninety
days, starting from New York Feb. 23. Half a
d.iz«n of our preachers are alreidv booked for the
party Others who wish to j in may secure in
formation by addressing Bro. Cramblett as above.
Evangelist Samuel Gresg has been elected
corresponding secretary for the seventh Nebraska
district. In this district are several fielis where
consecrated young men can find pl-nty of oppor-
tunity to labor for the Master and build up a good
work Sm--.11 salaries only c-m be paid at first,
but they will be enhrged act-ordirg to the ability
of the preacher. Write Bro. Gregg, with refer-
ence, at Harvard, Neb.
H. J. Hostetter, of St. Joseph, II!., reports that
his work is progressing as it ought, that his
church has rais-d Its apportionmnt for Church
Extension and Illi ois day; that it has entertained
the annual county meetirg and (erhap» as a re-
sult) has been compiled to put a new roof on the
building; that J. Fred Jones preached for them a
week with excel'e t reeults; »nd that the pastor
himself (ha»ing survived a first) has been the
victim of a second surprise and donation party.
J. A Largston, late of Oswego, Kan., called at
this office recently on his way home from an ex-
tensive trip in Europe, He traveled alore and he
ha« a cy. lometer to prove that he cycled over
3,700 miles These two fac s account for his
knowing more about the cou'. tries through which
he has passed than most travelers do It was a
pleasure to s»ap stories with him about bicyclirg
in the Alps and Apennines. He is going back to
south-eastern Kansas where he formerly labored.
A special dlsp-.tch to the St Lou's Globe Demo-
crat says: "Rev. J H. Gilliland, pastor of the
First Christian ehurch of Bloomington, at the
morning services to-day announced to his congre-
gation that his work as pastor would close Feb. 1,
and a»tied the church to govern itself accordingly.
Mr Gildland h'S been pastor of this church since
1888, and his ministry has been remarkably suc-
cessful in all respects. The congregation during
his pastorate has grown from 300 to above 1,000.
Mr. Gilliland s 'me time ago concluded that the time
had «rrisr. d when a second '•ongregatim should be
established in this city, with a church in the south-
ern p rt of town. He conferred with the trustee,
but being unable to convince them that such divis-
ion was necessary, has decided to resign the pas-
torate."
MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
W. S. Bullard, East Radford, Vs., to Texarkana,
Tex.
L'uls D. Rtdd-11, Springfield, Tenn., to 986
Mississippi Ave , Memphis.
W. C. Hull. Charlottesville, Va , to 187 Bryant
St., N Tonawanda. N. Y.
A R. Adams, Lynnville, 111., to Blan^hard, la.
W. B Clemmer, Clarinda, la., to 1325 28th St.,
Des Moines.
D F. Snider, Oskaloosa, la , to Sa*. City, la.
W. W. Burks, Parsons, Kan., to Crestoa, la.
A. R. t^hiiputt, to 311 North New Jersey St.,
Indianapolis.
R. A. Gilcrest, Centerville. la., to Albany, Mo.
J. Henrv Fish, Mc. Vernon, Ky., to Crab
Orchard. Kv.
Clark Braden, to Cairo, III.
J. H. Marshall, Oklahoma, Okla., to Devine,
Tex.
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The doctors and everybody" else thought
I had a true case of consumption. Then
I tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and it only
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Oct. 28. 1898. Camden,' X. T.
Errett Gates.
Mr. Errett Gates, whose picture appears on our
front page this week, is one of the coming men of
the younger generation. Inde- d, he is more than
a coming man; he has already arrived. Following
his college course at Ada, 0., Mr. Gates took the
full theological course in Union Theological
Seminary in New York City. He succeeded
W- J. Russell as pastor of the large and prosper-
ous congregation at Grand Rapids, Mich., and
occupied that post acceptably for several years.
About three years ago he came to Chicago, fi'st
as pastor of the Hyde Park Church, then as
instructor in the Disciples' Divinity House and
financial secretary of the same. He is doing
good work in his effort to secure endowment for
the Divinity House and we bespeak for him a
cordial reception by the brethren to whom he
may come. The triumvirate which is now in
charge of the Divinity House, Gatss, Ames and
Willett, are men well known and worthy of all
confidence.
PURCHASING AGENCY.
ShopptDg of all kinds, in large or small quantities.
Lady assistants experienced 8nd capaiilt- to select
dr. ss goods notions, house furnishi' gs, bric-a-brac,
etc., from he mammoth stores of New York. Cor-
respondence solicited. Estitrate'l cost eent by return
mail Y u then send me Money order Express
Order or New York Draft. My charge is 16 per cent.
Any unexpended bal roe returned promptly. Bank
and other references given.
i W. E. SCOTT, ISO Nassau St., New York-
West Side, Chicago.
The West Side Church, Chbago, gratefully wit-
nessed the d^ dication 01 its new chur.h building,
Low's day, Nov. 4. The day was beautiful, the
services delightful and the audiences immense. Z.
T. Sweeney preached an excellent discourse on the
"Power of i he Gospel" in the morning, and then
raised $4,300 in subscriptions, which were in-
creased in the evening to $5,700, making within
a year since building commenced $14,000 sub-
scribed for the upper structure, the basement
having been erected some years ago.
At 3 P. M. a Union Communion Service of the
Chicago churches was held, many from
other cities participating. The exercises
were very impressive. The invocation was
by G. C. Kindred, Scripture reading by
Hngh Morrison, prayer by E. S. Ames. Professor
Willett delivered an interesting address on "What
Meaneth These Stones," after which W. B. Taylor
November 15, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGFLIST
1457
ind George A Rajan presided at the communion
able. George B. Campbell pronounced the bene
liction.
In the evening Z. T. Sweeney delivered a power-
ul sermon on "G)d Spake by His Son." A. large
horns caoir under the leadership of H. P. Bulkley
ontnbuted excellent music. About 1,200 people
ittended each service. The building and ground
lost in the neighbored of $40,000. E W.
Reynolds, Dr. P. G. Madison, S. J. Chapman, J. W.
Iwafford and N J. Relph are credited with the
main share in the erection of the new building.
With the trinity: A splendid building, a faithful
nlnister, John W. Allen, and a united membership,
he church is thrice blessed.
Edwin Stewart.
i Church Re-opening at A.ugusta, Ga.
' The First Christian Church at Augusta, Gi.,
L B. Phillips pastor, has been closed during the
umm-r m >nths fo' improvements. The re-op- n
Qg occarrei on Lord's day, the 21s?. ult. The
Augusta Caronble contains a full account of the
imprjvemeats male in the chu-ch under the
; mergatic 1 -adership of the pastor, and of the
nion services on the night of the re-opening.
!?he following des-riptioa of the improvements
iade in the church is from thai paper.
A partition was run across the church in front
)f the former rostrum, and in the center of this
■here is a beauti'ully proportioned arch. In the
j-ecees spanned by this arch is placed the or^an
and choir above the back of the pulpit, and
Partitioned off by ornamental panel work sur-
Jnountel by a brass rod extending across. The
form r organ gall-try on the side of the cbucb
vas taken out and double doors were placed there
■eadiag a ross a vestibule into the lecture room.
:3y throwing open these doors and the doors t)
;he lecture room, ma h additi >nal seatngsoace
is added, as perso is in the lecture room nave a
new of the rostrum and can htar as well as in
;he main audit irium
The bap .istry, which was formerly behind the
Jralpit, wttere the organ now is, was t-ansfe red
p the lecture room, and imnaersions will in
k'uture tase place ac the prayer-meeting service
bn Wednesday ni,<ht B >th the church and
lecture room have been painted through >ut, w >od
work, do rs, walls and ceiling. The ceding in
the church was very high and was of n *tural
spine. Tnis hal grown dark with ago, a id th* ap-
pearance was heavy and gloomy. The ceiling has
been painted 1 ght blue and the rafters old ivory,
and the wall and woo i work a li«ht c dor, so that
the brightness of the auditorium has been greatly
enhanced.
; Bat the most gratifying effe -t of the changes is
•in the better prop >rt,ions of the room and the im-
proved acoustic qualities. The church no longer
(looks 1 >ng and narrow, but is apparently wid-r
and symmetrical. The organ and choir are heard
!to much better effect in their ne* positi n, and
the echo which worried a speaker and congrega-
tion seems to have been cured. The members of
the church are delighted with the changes that
have b*-en mad», and there were many exprefsi ns
'of compliment and approval from th* large
audience at the re-opening serv ces last night.
While the church was closed Bro. Phillips has oc-
jcupi d the pulpits of the Baptist Me hodist and
Presbyterian churches several times in the
absence of their pastors, who had left on their
vacation* earlier than he. As a matter of Chris
tian recipr/city, they adjourned their meetings on
the night of the re-openng and participated in
the exercises of the evening Addresses were
made by J. S. Lamar, on "The Church;'' by Dr.
Kendall, on "The Church T-mpiral;" by Rev. Mr.
Melton, on "The Intellectual "and by Dr Plank^tt,
on "The Spiritual Church;" Mr. Phillips closing
with a few felicitous remarks. The occasion was
a very profitable one and the church building is
said to be vastly improved in convenience and
beaity by the changes made. Great credit is
given by the Chronicle to Bro. Philiips for his
part In bringing abont these desirable improve-
ments, both in securing the moffey and superin-
tending the work.
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all our Readers May Have a Samp'e Bottle Sent Absolutely Free
by Mail.
You know what happens to a sewer when it
becomes clogged, don't you?
Do you know what happens to the human
system when the kiineys become clogged? They
are unable to throw out thd impurities from the
blood and become infected with poisons; they
decay, fall apart and pass out in the U'ine; the
blood, unfiltered, carries the p >i son all over the
system, and if not checked death follows. The
kidneys are the sewers of the human system.
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When your kidneys are not ioi ng their work,
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scanty supply, scalding irritation in passing it,
obliged t) go often during the day and to get up
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irregular heart, breathlessness, a allow, unhealthy
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sumetimes the feet, limbs or body bloat, loss of
ambition, general weakness ail debility.
When you are sisk, then, no matter what you
think the name of your disease is, the first thing
you shoald do is to afford aid to your kidneys by
using Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney
remedy.
In taking Swamp-Root y u afford natural help
to Nature, for Swamp- Root is the most perfect
healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is known
to medical science.
Perhaps you are in doubt about your kidneys
and want to Bad out. Here is a simple test.
Take from your urine passed when you arise in
the morning about two ounces, place in a glass or
bottle and let it stand for twenty- four hoars. If
upon examination you find any settlings or sedi-
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about in it, disease has gotten a foothold in your
kidneys anl Nature is caliig for help.
If you have the slightest symptoms of kidney
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your family history, you would profit by taking
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The fam us new discovery, Swamp-Root, has
been tested in so many ways, in aospital work, in
private pra -ti e, among the helpless too poor to
purchase relief, and has proved so successful in
«-very case, that a special arrangement has been
madi with tne Christian-Evangelist by which
all of its readers who have not already tried it,
may have a sample bottle sent abs lately free by
mail; also a book t ellin/ all about kidney and blad-
der diS'-aies, and containing some of theth >U3inds
of testimonial letters from men and women re-
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the means of Swamp R,ot, the great kidney
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Swamp-R >ot is pleasant to take and is so re-
markably successful that our reader» are advised
to write for a five sample bottle, and to be sure
and state that thwy r^ad ths generous offer in
the St. Louis Christian-Evangelist when send-
ing your address tj Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham-
ton, N. Y.
If you a^e already convinced that Swamp-
Root is what y u ne<-d, you can purchase the
regular fi ty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at
the drug stores everywhere. Remember the
name, Swamp-Root, and the address, Bingiamton,
N. Y.
The Work of the Disciples' Divini-
ty House.
With the opening of theau^u nn quarter, Ost. 1,
several new names were added to the list of stu-
dents in the Divinity School. Oar 'young men
continue to come with persistent regalarity.
Many times the number would c >me if the House
could hold out any hopes of eup'oyment to pro-
vide means of subsistence. We are receiving
inquiries every weei from young men who are
anxious to come, but who have no means of sup-
port. The be3t we can do is to assure them of a
scholarship coveriag the cost of tuition, to tha;
they have no expense on that ground. The Bap-
tist 'heobgi; il Uaioi, however, Is eiabled to pro-
vide Baptist yoing men with partial support, and
the assiraiee of employment in churches and
missions to secure the balance.
Tae Disciples could have as many young men
here as the Baptists if they could offer even a
partial suppo-t by way of employment.
The following men are in attend tuie this quar-
ter: H. T. Atkinsin. E M. Plynn, W. W. Frost,
L. R. Hotaling, P. L. Jewett, C. R. Loop, P. 0.
Norton, F. N. Otsuka, W.C.Payne, A. W. Place,
G. A. Ragan, C. L. Waite, A. L. Ward, G. W.
Hemey, H E. Luck, J. P. Givens. Most of these
m m are serviog churches or missions in and around
Chicago. Dr. Herbert L. Willett is conducting a
weekly leiture assembly. The Disciples at the
Universi'y hold tbeirfi-st monthly banquet next
Monday night. This is to be a regular monthly
social gathe ing.
During the journey of the writer among the
Disciples of the West, he found strange miscon-
ceptions of the purpose and nature of the Divinity
House. The most common misconception was the
confusion of the Divinity House with the "Bible
Chair" movement. The purpose of the Divinity
House is spejifiia'ly for the more complete train-
ing of ministers and missionaries; that of the Bible
Chair is for the instruction of college students.
The Divinity House gives special ministerial in-
struction, the Bible Chair general re'igious instruc-
tion. The Divinity House is an organic part of
the university, the Bible Chair has no relation but
that of proximity to a university.
Errett Gates.
Chicago, Nov. 6, 1900.1
"GARLAND STOVES AND RANGES"
were awarded the highest prize at the Paris Exposi-
tion 1900.
1458
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 15, 1900
JVotes and J^ews,
The Land of Evangeline.
When I was in the coantry of Rob Roy in the
Highlands of Scotland the beautiful little boat
that carried us over Loch Katrine was named
"Rob Roy," and when we landed at Digby, In New
Scotland, the engine "Evangeline" came to the
wharf to take us to the station. We left Digby
at 1 P. M., and all the afternoon feasted our eya
upon as fine a country as I hive ever seen. The
Annapolis and Cornwallis val!eys are hard to ex-
cel either in beauty or fertility, and the ground is
richly hi-toric. We passed through the village of
Grand Pre, and saw the old well and ancient trees
about the traditional home of Evangeline; and the
Basin of Minas, where the English ships stood at
anchor and whence they conveyed away the sor-
rowing Acadians, is in full view from ihe Dominion
Atlantic Railroad. 'The forests primeval" are
gone, bat the "deep-voi'ed neighboring ocean"
still "speaks from its rocky caverns," and "on the
shores of the Basin of Mioas, distant, secluded,
still, the little village of Grand Pre lies in the
fruitful valley."
But it is another village now. Few traces of
the ancient town remain. With its old denizens
it is little more than a memory now. It is said
that Longfellow never saw the land that he so
faithfully and graphically portrayed. I have read
his sai poem with a tew interest since I have
been on the ground. Bnt the people here do not
like this poem. They thick that it does the En-
glish injustice, and that its narrative is more im-
agination than reality. The substantial people
living in the Cornwallis valley have little appre-
ciation of the poetic value of the country.
At 9 P. M. we reached Halifax, and were met
at the station by the pastor and some of the
brethren and I was taken to a hospitable home.
This being my first visit to Halifax in the New
World, it is one of mu~h interest. Let me assure
you that it is not a hot place at all, but most of the
time since arriving here I have been uncomforta-
bly cool, my winter overcoat being often in requi-
sition. The site of the city is most beautiful, and
its harbor is one of the finest in the world. There
are many interesting old buildLgshere, the parks
and gardens are fine, and many of the churches
are spacious and imposing; but the main part of
the residence district is treeless and unattractive.
The Admiralty interests are extensive. Barracks,
armories, forts, men-of-war, and the citadel form
no small part of the city. Everywhere the red-
coats are in evidence, and the people are very
loyal to the mother country. But the people
generally feel very kindly toward the United
States, and let us hope that the growing friend-
ship between the two great English speaking
countries in the world will never be interrupted by
uuthoughtful partisans upon either side.
Halifax has always been a difficult field for our
religious work. Successive attempts have been
made for nearly half a century t o plant the cause of
primitive Christianity in this city. But what with
poverty, removals and mistakes, and the unfriend-
ly attitude of the older churches, little progress
has been made. We now have a neat house of
250 seating capacity, well located in the north
p&rtof the city, und u,ion which there is but a small
debt. We have 50 members, <\s consecrated and
li eral a people as I have ever seen. There is not a
g. ambler, or crank or kicker among them. Bro. E.
C Ford is the pastor, — one of the most experienced
and effi ient men in the provinces. The greatest dif-
ficulty that confronts them is the constant removal
of our members from the city. During the last two
years one-half of the members have gone away
and unless this ebbing tide shall return, or at
least be stayed, it will be only a short time till the
church will be stranded. Bot let us hope for a
flow of the tide and a refilling of the church.
Those who think that the bitter opposition of
the denominations is over should accompany the
evangelist into places where our cause is weak.
We have tried to preach the truth in love here,
and yet everything that sectarian hate and bigotry
could do has been done to hinder the people from
coming to our meetings. The press is so under
the influence of sectarianism that the leading
daily refused to publish some sta istics about our
people when our pastor offered to pay for its in-
sertion. When one of members said that we
numbered 1,200,000, a man who works for one of
the daily papers declared that he knew the facts
in the caee and that we did not have twelve thous-
and members in ihe world!
We should have a four months' meeting instead
of four weeks, but we are sowing the seed, and
our faithful pastor will gather In the crop in after
days. A. Martin.
Hawkeye Items.
Des Moines is the "Hub" of the Iowa "Universe"
and our Iowa "Jerusalem." Drake University
must be mentioned first. It is forging ahead of
its usual record of growth. Ihe present enroll-
ment is about 800 — a gain of 100 over this time
in any previous year. All departm-n!s have
gaiaed, especially the Bible department, which
enrolls 90; about half of whom are preaching.
Dean Haggard's fresh European experiences, and
the strong reinforcement in Prof Cli- ton Lock-
hart, who has introduced some original work in
Hebrew, are giving unusual interest to this depart-
ment, which means so much to our brotherhood.
Bro. Breeden has sp^nt the summer at horns.
He has started a new mission on the South side,
bought and paid for a house for its use — our tenth
house of worship in the citj — and is about to be-
gin a series of meetings in it himself. He is
feeling keenly the loss, by removal, of several of
their strongest members and heaviest payers.
The Central has always been a munificent giver —
of money and members — and has richly experi-
enced the promised blessing.
The University Church has done remarkably
well in the absence of its pastor. The whole city
and brotherhood has lately shared in its solicitude
on account of Bro. McCash's serious illness in
London. The latest report from him is, "improv-
ing rapidly" The attendance at the University
Sunday-school on the recent "rally day" was 1 047
and the regular attendance last Lord's day 768.
The East Side Church, for some time without a
pastor, has secured Bro. E. W. Brickert from Sul-
livan, 111., and is starting very enthusiastically for
new conquests under his leadership.
Our little congregation at Valley Junction, a
very important railroad suburb, has commenced
the erection of a new $3,000 house; the only way
to keep pace with the growth of the place. E. J.
Wright, formerly of Hannibal, Mo., is doing
faithful and fruitful work there.
We are well abreast of the other churches at
Highland Park, the seat of Highland P*rk Nrmal
College, wi.h a very large number of students.
Clark Bower Is leading and constantly growing in
favor.
T. T. Thompson, pastor at Ninth and Shaw, at-
tended the Kansas City Convention and i-t doing
his best to unload it upon his people. They are
improving and beautifying their house.
Grant Park, in a rapidly growing suburb in close
proximity to the state fair grounds, is taking on
new life under the ministry of M M. Nelson, who
has jmt entered Drake University from Colorado.
At Chesterfield, a manufacturing suburb, we have
a very convenient house for the institutional work
which the Central people propose to inaugurate
there this fall.
Park Avenue has secured the services of Prof. '
Sherman Kirk, a good preacher and a good church
of very substantial people, in a southern suburb,
where we have about all the-e is.
These aggregate about 3,800 members and each
has a good list of Christian- Evangelist readers,
30 it may be expected that they will thrive.
Rambler.
Ocean "View, Delaware.
The brethren at Ocean View, Delaware, are
building a new edifice Njt only are they doing
tbis, but with only 60 members they support a
minister all his time and contribute to our mis-
sionary enterprises. Bro. Jacob Walters is their
pastor and it is safe to say no man is making
greater sacrifices than he. This brother, with a
wife to support, receives les3 than $225. He ia
not a young man either and by no means a care-
less or indifferent preacher.
Ocean View is within one and a half miles of
the new summer ocean resort for the Disciples of
Christ. We are receiving letters of inquiry from
all parts of the country. Many are purchasing
lots, which at the present time are very low in
price. Cottages can be erected for a mere nomi-
nal sum. Here is an ideal spot for our brethren
to spend their summer vacation. Ocean breezes,
ocean baths and gospel sermons will be a fine
tonic for weary men and women. A committee
on program was appointed by the late convention
of the Disciples of Maryland, Delaware and Dis-
trict of Columbia. Bro. F. D, Power, of Wash-
ington, is the chairman. If any of our brethren
are in the haoit of goiDg to Atlantic City, Ocean
Grove or other famous ocean resorts, I wish tbey
would write me for fuller information concerning
this matter. We intend to make this resort an
ocean Mecca for our brotherhood. Address all
communications to me at Millville, Del.
R. R. Bulgin.
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"I have been a coffee drinker, more or less,
ever since I can remember, until a few months
ago I became more and more nervous and irri-
table, and finally I could not sleep at night for I
was horribly disturbed by dreams of all sorts and
a species of distressing nightmare.
"Finally, afser hearing the experience of num-
bers of friends who had quit coffee and gone to
drinking Postum Food Coffee, and learning of the
great benefits they had derived, I concluied coffee
must be the cause of my trouble, so I got some
Postum Food Coffee and had it made strictly ac-
cording to directions.
"I was astonished at the flavor and taste. It
entirely took the place of coffee, and to my very
great satisfaction, I began to sleep peacefully and
sweetly. My nerves improv< d, and I wish I could
wsrn every man, woman and child from the un-
wholesome drug, ordinary coffee.
"People really do not appreciate or realize what
a powerful drug it is and what a terrible effect it
has on the human system. If they did, hardly a
pound of it would be sold. I w^uld never think
of going back to coffee again. I would almost as
soon think of putting my hand in a fire after I
had once been burned.
"A young lady friend of ours, Miss Emily
Pierson, had stomach trouble for a long time, and
coull not get well as long as she used coffe. She
finally quit coffee and began the nse of Postum
Food Coffee and is now perfectly well. Yours for
health. Don't publish my name." Her-
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November 15, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1459
Minnesota I^etter.
AmoDg Mianesita's population of two millions
there are about 3,00r) Disciples of Christ, distrib-
uted among about 40 churches. For over 20
years we have been 40 churches and 3,000 people.
Yet we have bet n growing during all that time.
Statistics show that, as compared with other
religious bodies, our percentage of converts has
always been the largest — and also that our per-
cent»ge of removals is nearly always the largest.
During the past 20 years there have probably
been 4,000 people added to our Minnesota
churches, and just about the same number have
moved on west or back east and are now
serving in other states. Why is this? Well, our
converts are mostly Americans, and are also most-
ly c ;untry people. This state has been go crowded
with European people that thousands of Ameri-
can families, especially of farmert1, have left the
state in search of ao English-speaking settlement.
Forty per cent, of our population is foreign-born.
Minnesota is almost like Europe for our cause.
Take Mankato as a sample of our cities. It has
a population of 12,000, with 21 churches, in 11 of
which the preaching is always in a foreign language.
Then, too, the Dakotas have been enticing our
people away with all the allurements of a new
country. For 20 years we have been starting
churches in the Dakotas. We are a missionary
people, and give more p9r capita than any other
like number of our per pie.
Those 40 churches, with two or three excep-
tions, are weak, struggling churches. Most of
them have kepi up the struggle for 20 or 30
years and, though they have converted many
people, are yet weak churches, numerically and
financially. In faith, patience, courage and depth
of conviction, they are like unto the fathers. They
know how to stand alone, to be little, ineigni6cant
churches ia the midst of a community, to suffer as
Christians only, to brare misrepresentation and
acjffs, to fight for recognition. They are strang-
ers to our prominent men, to great; contentions
and popular churches.
Imagine, thea, the anticipations of our Minne-
sota people when they learned that the National
conventions of our people are to be held in Min-
neapolis next year. It will be a great event for
the cause in the northwest. A large percentage
of the Minnesota, Dakota and Wisconsin brethren
will be there, and when they behold the banner
which they have been accustomed to as-
sociate with meagre numbers and struggling
bands waving in triumph over a mighty host,
they will thank God and take new courage.
And the brethren from the states where our
churches are many and strong will find in the
brethren of the Lorthwest a spirit of loyalty, en-
terprise, devotion and liberality worthy the imi-
tation of their home churches. Com-* up, brethren,
next year. Teach us that great conquests of the
world are possible, and let us teach you patient
endurance in a righteous cause in spite of great
discouragements.
The meeting which J. A. S. Romig recently
clos* d with the church in St. Paul, I learn was a
great blessing to that church, though the addi-
tijns were only 25, not so many as some people
had hop id for. A. D. Harmon the pastor, will
mike the most of the evangelist's work.
M Don. Id and K*rr, evangelists, are in a meet-
ing at Amboy where they hope to start a church.
I hear they arj meeting with good success.
Next Lord's Day, C. J. Fanner, pastor at Min-
neapolis, will begin revival services.
H. D. Williams.
Mankato, Minn., Oct. 30, 1900.
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Bros. Hall, Breeden and Martin's mention of the
efforts to establish a Christian Home has called
out so many inquiries, I thiDk that an explanatory
word at this time from my pen in regard to it Is
needful. The Home, as now planned in the minds
of the promoters, is to be a place where our own
and other Christian people can stop when in the
city; a place where every accommodation now
found in the city hotels will be furnished at reas-
onable rates, and where, too, Christian people will
be the guests, thus creating an agreeable cempany;
where there will be no objectionable characters,
games or amusements, but where all things will be
in keeping with Christian ide*s. The home will be
furnished with a library and reading-rooms, where
there will ever be on hand a good supply of our
own literature. The money accruing from the
board of these Christian guests, over and above
the actual cost, will be used in a free sanitarium.
It will be a plase where, as far as our means will
permis, all worthy destitu'es who are Christians
will be cared for until able to care for themselves
or return home.
Such a home would be crowded with grateful
guests who would gladly avail themselves of its
pleasant surroundings. The need of the borne can
not be told in a letter, bat may be illustrated by
the Pythian Saaitarium. The K. of Pa. In their
grand lodges have voted to build a $500,000 sani-
tarium here. "Do they really need it?" To be
sure. If not, a body of wise snd capable business
men, such as compose that body, never would have
voted this expense. Whe'e do they need it? Here.
What for? To care for K. of Ps. and carry out
the noble principles of that order.
Do you know, brethren, our membership is twice
as large as theirs? That means that the DiscipHs
need a home twice as bad, and twice as large, to
care equally well for their needy brothers. They are
building that they may serve humanity. Shall we
let our poor and htmeless, sick and destitute, walk
the streets or sleep on the mountain side or go to
the poor-house, while the doors of a $500,000
Pythian sanitarium open to welcome their needj?
Is it better to be * Pythian than a Disciple of th^
Lord Jesus Christ? Shall the lodge do more for
humanity than the Church? It is our shame that
we have to contemplate but a $75,000 Home — but
it will be a greater shame to refuse the means alto-
gether, and have our poor homeless invalids to beg
in the future as in the past. If we do this, we
can not be the Church of Christ, for we do not have
the spirit of Christ.
The Home will be under the management of seven
wise Christian business men who form the Board
of Trustees. I have been asked if we are In need
of means or ready to receive money. Yes. There
is no small expense in starting a work of this sort.
Others have asked: "Are you going to stay there?"
"Wuat assonance have we that you will not start
the work and thin leave and it might fall through?"
I have bought a home here. The brethren are
with me. The Church is a unit. Success has been
had in the past, and God is with us, and no work
depends on the efforts of one man. Have no fears
if you wish to assist. T. Nelson Kincaiq.
Hot Springs, Ark.
Disciples In Yale.
Yale starts off with about 2,800 students. The
Disciples of Christ are well represented here this
year. There are five in the Divinity School, two
in the Academic Department and perhaps others
with whom we have not as yet become acquainted.
Those in attendance are Mr. C. P. Leach from
Drake, Messrs W. L Fisher, P. B. Cochran and P.
L. Stottlemeyer from Bethany and Messrs Howard
Woodward and G. H. Coach from Hiram.
The professors have become acquainted with
our colleges and give full credit for all work done.
Especially does o.'d Bethany rank well in Yale.
After graduating such Bethany men as Pres. B. A.
Jankins, Professors H. L. Willttt and W. E. Gar-
rison, they are glad to welcome all who have
tasttd of Bethany's goodness. The Disciples of
Christ are every year sending more and more men
eastward beyond the Alleghenies. There seems to
be an atmosphere of greatness in these New Eng-
land Universities. After having studied such
books as Fishei's Church Histories, Stevens' books
on Theology, Ladd's Psychology, Adams' Histories,
it is a rare privilege to sit at the feet of these
authors and meet them face to face.
One of the be*t features of Yale outside of the
lecture room is the systematic Christian work.
Nearly every student in the Divinity School and
maiiy others are actively engaged In teaching
Sunday-school clashes, conducting courses in mis-
sion study, assisting in social settlements snd
missions, aiding in hospital and jail work, and
preaching for churches in and out of the city. The
work is carried on in a very systematic way, hav-
ing a general chairman and a committee for each
division of the work.
We have on our table the Christian-Evangel-
ist, the Christian Statdard and Christian Century,
which are mast highly enjoyed by all of us, and
especially because we do not have the privilege of
attending the Church of Christ. We have no
churches closer than New York City except a
small, disorganized congregation in Bridgeport,
which we hope to be able to strengthen before
leaving here. Herbert H. Moninger.
New Haven, Conn.]
460
V E CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 15, 1904
Washington State Convention.
The Washington State Convention completed its
best session in Tacoma, Oct. 13. The C. W. B. M,
met on the 11th and had a splendid convention,
my wife presiding. Miss Wilcox, of Ballard,
preached for the ladies Thursday and gave them a
fine sermon. Friday mening opened with the re-
port of the State Evangelist, and reports from the
chnrches. On miscionary days we were treated to
addresss-s by J. N. Snrth, of New Whatcom, on
Home Day; D. B. Garrison, Olympia, Foreign Day;
A. C. Vail, Seattle Church Extension; John Young,
Everett, Forefathers' Day, and J. T. Eshelman,
Tacoma, Ministerial ReLef. These addresses were
all strong, swot-spirited, earnest and effective.
They were followed by Neal S. McCallum *rom In-
diana, now of this ttate, in an eloquent appeal for
State Work. Bro. McCallam has determined to
remain in Washington. "Toe Advantages of the
Latest and Best Translation of the Bi9lo" was in-
structively handled by W, P. Caldwell, of Deer
Harbor.
Bro. Wm. S. Cowden delivered a masterly ad-
dress on tie "Care of all the Churches." In the
evening W. S. Crockett, of Nor h Yakima, gave us
"The A.greasiveness of Christianity." It was full
of seed th ughts and was a plea strong and earnest
for the "old guidebook." Saturday opened with a
symposium on Sunday-school Work led by King
Pendleton, of Tacoma. His address was a gem in
its sparkling beauty and a steam engine in force
and power. His theme was "The Scope of SuDday-
school Work." I followtd on "The Superintendent
and the Micagement of Schools." Dudley Eshel-
man, of Tacoma, treated of "How to Interest Classes
and Get Taem to Study." Rev W C. Merritt, of
Tacoma (C >ngregationalist), and Union S. S. Evan-
gelist for Washington, emphasized the "Opportun-
ities of Building the Church of Christ through the
Sunday-school." In the afternoon David Husband
— a late-comer to the state — made two addresses;
one on the "Endeavor in the Church" and the
other on the "M >rning Service as a Combined
Preaching and Sund»y-school Service." This «aa
the most striking address of the convention. Bro.
Husband makes the entire church a Sunday school.
He must be prevailed upon to g ve his ideas on
the subj-ct again to the church through our pa-
pers. He is now at Wait«burg.
Bro. E C. Wigmore preached Saturday night.
His theme was the "Duty of Briogi g our Best to
the Lord's Wotk " It was a g^eat sermon.
The following board was elected f r this year:
J. S McCallum Olympic, president; King Pendle-
ton, Tacoma, West Side, *nd E C. Wigmore, East
Side, vtce-presidentf ; Dudley Eshelman, Tacoma,
recording secretary; C. 0. Curry, treasurer and
D. B. Garrison corresponding secretary, both of
Olympia.
Sun lay many Tacoma pulpits were filled by our
prea-hers and communion services conducted by
Bros. Cowden and Uusband at the First Church at
3 o'. lock. It was a great convention. We met
with the First Church, Tacoma, but the Ceutral
was present in fo-ce and helped in the splendid
entertaioment, D. B. Garrison, Cor. Sec'y.
Olympia, Wash.
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The church at Homer, Indiana, has just com-
pleted a new and commodious house of worship.
Homer is in Bush County, one of the richest coun-
ties in Indiana. Many of the older prea hers 8m' ng
the Disciples have preached there. It was in the
church at Homer that Bro. Knowles ^haw con-
fessed his faith In Christ. For several years Bro.
James W. Connor ha< preached for this church,
and he i* justly held in the highest esteem both
by the church aud the community. Lord's day, Nov.
4, was the day selected for the dedication of the
new house. The other churches had kindly given
up their services and, »ith their p*stors, attended
our service. We preached as b-st we couli, then
asked for m >ney to provide for all debts against
the building, and to the delight of all enough was
raised so that the house was offered to the Lord
with all indebtedness provided for.
L. L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
Notes from Northwestern Indiana.
We are now preaching reg .larly for the church
at Valparaiso, as Bro. Brai dt and party will not
return from the East before December. Bftween-
times we are closirg up our district work and by
January 1st will either accept pastoral work again
or evangelize indep ndently.
Mrs Brandt leaves November 3d to join her
husband in London, Mrs. Bogart and Mrs Lowen-
stine accompany her. They will visit Scotland,
France and Germany.
B. C Black has taken the work at Lowell. Milo
W. Nethercult is pushing the work at Hammond.
Louis R. Hotalli'jg closed his two years' hbor with
the chursa at Kentl .nd. George Watkins is mak-
ing a fine record at Morosco. Mrs. Catkins is
teaching in the public schools.
The church at Wesfculle will soon call a pastor.
Grant E. Pike held a good meeting at Boone
Grove. The writer assisted tim the second week.
He expects to hold a revival at Hebron after the
election.
Melnotte Miller has been holding a g:od meet-
ing at Ge dale, in Jasper County.
We close ou- work in this missionary district
with many regrets. During the twenty-two months
we were actively engag d in tbi< work, we experi-
enced many hardships, aDd had many seasons of
rejoicing. We have been the humble instrument
under God of doing much good. During the past
two years I have seen many things that have
served to op^n my eyes to human weakness. If
the cause we all love shall ever prosper in Indiana,
Bomeboly must t-11 the truth. We have been at
temp ing to bring about co-operation — ani this is
the only salvation for these church s — by getting
tog«ther occasionally, and having no success to re-
port, we have wasted th- time in exchanging c< m
pllments. We submit that the time ha* come when
something else is in order. Let the churches join
hands in this great work. There is no end to the
work needed in the missior fi-lds of Indiana. We
close our work because, the churches will not sup-
port, us. We have done the hardest year's work
we have ever done. Have preached on an »verage
of one sermon for each day, since January 1,
served two chuiohes, and, through the grace of
God, added nearly 200 to the sav^d, notwith-
standing the fact that n»a-ly all the work done
this year has been mission work. Not ten churches
in the district have done anything to help it
along. May God add hi* blessing, that the seed
sown with tears may enable some ore to reap with
joy. T. J. Shuey.
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Missouri Mission Notes.
The minutes of the State Convention have at
last be>-n gotten into the mails, the General Con-
vention bring here made i'. impossible to get this
done sooner. This in the last issne of the Chris-
tian Mi-sionary Magazine for this year, the next
ffill be the Janmry nnmb r, but will be out De-
sember 1. This is the Official List number. All
jur preachers in this state must get their names
ind addresses ia this list, or else be put to a world
jf trouble concerning their permits. Each one
ifill receive a notice to this effect this next week.
Be sure and give it immediate attention. You
san't afford to neglect it.
The motto for this year is: "Ten thousand dol-
an for State Missions and ten thousand souls for
leans." We can realize these things only by the
learty co-operation of all the churches and all the
preachers in ihe state.
It is a good thing to begin now. Sunday before
Thanksgiving day is "Boys and Girls' Rally Day
"or America." We hive been e mating our chil-
dren concerning the heathen in other lands, while
we have failed to arouse their sympathies for those
>n our own shores. It is high time we changed
ill this.
It was the delight of your secretary to spend
ast Lord's day in Sj. Louis, preaching at Beulah
jn the morning and West End at night. I was de-
lighted with all that I aw at each place. Bro. W.
A. M )ore, the past >r at B-ulah, seems to be filling
she thee well. He is full of aggressive force and
if the church wi 1 follow his lead it must grow.
Ihe audience at night was a happy surprise. It
:vas as dark as cou d be, no street lights at all,
raining hard and sidewalks not of the best, yet we
had a good audience. They have a splendid lot,
170x100 feet, the chapel aad parlors OT.ly have, as
yet, been erected, but some day * splendid church
'building must be there. I found Brother and Sis-
ter Bartholomew loved by all, as they truly deserve
jto be. T. A. Abbott.
! 1123 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Missouri Bible-school Notes.
F F. Schultz, 1325 Webster Ave., St. Louis, has
just closed a good work at Hematite, and the
brethren manifested tieir appreciation of the
same in liberal support of the work. He has done
.no work that has not manifested its resul s in the
brethren's calling him sgain to th^ir help, and he
ijjoes to New Florence to help the little band there
straggling against te'rib'e odds, and the Board
'believe he will do for them as at Henatite, and
'if you want his help in northeast Missouri, write
Immediately or take chances.
' The rally at Cam-ron was one after my own
iheart, taking work and planning by leaders, White,
Brown aad Baker, and then execution by scores of
workers. The exercises were prepared by Miss
Dollie C aig, a blind lady, and were unique and
most acceptable to the immense auoience, while
the offering ran over fifty dollars. Think of that!
The sch ol gave $30 to our work.
At Fiucett, Jn •. P. Jesse was hoWing a meet-
ing, but kindly gave your servant time night
,afcer night to present some feature of Bible-school
work while the school and fri nda paid in full. In
the homes of Christian friends the work in all
feafurs-s was discussed and new p'ans suggested.
At Garden Prairie, E. J. Shreves, his wife, and
C. 0 Sickett were very cordial to your secretary,
and the raly was an all day time, with basket
dinner and fine attention and much enthusiasm.
The work was intended to interest the brethren ia
State Bible school work and the r suits were good,
thanks to those whose hearts are with us in the
service of Chri-t.
Kentucky State Board of Missions has decided
to give its proporion of the Rally Day receipts in
this month to State Bible-ichool work, just as did
the Missouri State Missionary Convention last
September, and this is as it should be. R. M.
Hopkins is seeking to revive the Bible-schools »nd
Bible-school work in Kentucky, and the pulse
beat is feeling his quickening effort.
Lamar is where Mrs. Lou Shelton is superin-
tendent, and where she goes the school prospers,
all the work enlarges and we are n<>t forgotten.
God bless the army of women, older and younger,
that are doing no much for this great and growing
work in all parts of this state.
Pleasant Uiion, Jackson, with W. A. Nickle as
pastor and Bro Rodgers as superintf ndent, is
coming to the front in this work, and while pecu-
liarly situated, is growing right along and it was
a pleasure to render them all the help and to g've
them all the co-operation possible, and to rejoice
in their enthusiastic recep'ion of the same. By
the kindness of Mrs. Lucy Barton and her good
husband, your servant was much furthered in this
work.
New Hampton and J. S. Magee never need that
one word be «aid on Bible-school matter*, for they
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What a joy to work with Raytown and C. B.
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which the heartiest of hearty welcomes and the
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W. H Book, of Martinsville, Va., began a meet-
ing at Roanoke, Va., on Oct 22 Cephas Sh< lburn
is the pastor and we hope to hear of a good meet-
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The Craig County Sunday-school Convention
met at Mt Carmel Church, Oos. 26 and 27.
The following is a partial program < f the many
good things they had: "The Model S S. Teacher,"
Miss A. J. Caldwell. "The Teachers' Meeting and
How to Conduct It," E W Caldwell; "How I
Prep ire My S. S. Lesson," Miss <vmat da Eeynolds;
"The P irpose of Smday-s-hools," W. P. Caldwell;
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Caldwell; "A Well Spent Youth," by G W. Snod-
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Super ntendent, his Q alifications and Duties," by
Miss Nannie Given , ' The Model S. S. S holar," by
Miss Vyrtle M Pherson; "S. S. Literature," J. C.
Reynolds.
R W. Lilly is pres'dent and Miss Amanda Cald-
well is secretary. The convention meets twice a
year. The Uuion reports nine Sunday schools, 34
officers, 54 teachers, 515 pupils and $123 66 col-
lect ns f)r the last h If ye»r. They hope to
enlist every school in the county.
R. W. Lilly is in a meeting with Chestnut
Grov Church and we trust that much good will
result.
The meeting at Cli'ton Forge continues
through this week — F A Hodge, tne pastor, is
assisted by W. J Cock— one add^d at last report.
Craig County can boast 0' 16 ^h-istian preach
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November 15, 19(i
evangelistic*
GEORGIA.
Fitzgerald. — Just closed a meeting here with
7 accessions. Much of the good accomplished
s due to the earnest tffort of J no. W. Moody, the
well-beloved minister.— H C. Combs.
OHIO.
Clflveland, Nov 5. — At Franklin Circle we had 17
additions in regular services during the month of
October, nine of them by baptism; five more yes-
terday.—W W Sniff.
Chilli'.othe, Nov. 5. — Had one addition yester-
day.— J. L Smith.
IOWA.
Council Bluffs. — Work goes on nicely. One
addition. Fin* audiences, — ft. B Crewuson.
Des Moints, Nov. 5. — Audiences and interest
increasicg Prospects are very fl ittering and
every one happy. Baptized two Wednesday eve
and had three more accwsions yesterday. — B. W.
Brickert, Pastor East Side Church of Christ.
INDIANA.
Bedford, Nov. 5. — I have been preaching out
from Bedford in a country church, called Pinhook,
the last four evenings with 34 additions; 24 by
confession and baptism. The country around is
gre- tly stirred. />11 f»el that the old gospel is
still the power ard wisdom of God unto salvation.
We will have our new church enclosed in about
two weeks. — James Small.
NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Nov. 8 — Oar meeting at Primghar, la.,
was good indeed; 20 baptisms. Bro. Finch (lid
good practical preaching. Bro. McCurdy was to
have helped in this meeting, but had to give up
th- work for a time. Bro Huntley, ihe esteemed
pastor, will carry the work on. — F. Howard
SWEETMAN.
Dorchester, Nov 5.— Closed at rable Rock with
42 added. Church debt raised. Our meeting here
with I. Clark goes nicely. House too smdl. We
will ute Baptist church Sunday night for women's
meeting and Mrs. Atwood will preach. Men's meet-
ing at our own bui ding. — C. C. Atwood.
ILLINOIS.
DuQuoin, Nov. 5. — Four more additions at
Friendship last Lord's day afternoon, and one here
in the evening.- W. H. Kern.
Olney, Nov. 6.— Just closed a meeting at West
VilLge church with ll confessions and one by
letter. West Vrlage is six miles from railroad
and we are agitating the country parsonage idea.
— W. C. Swartz.
Roseville, Nov. 4. — Two more confessions and
baptisms last Sunday and two baptisms and one
reclaimed to-day. Th*t makes ten baptisms since
Bro. Viole t began the last of August, almost an
average of oue ea^h Lord's day. We are having
a good old-fashioned protracted meetirg all Ihe
time. Our series of meetings will b gin Nov. 25 ;
Bro. Camp, of Concord, 111, will asbist Bro. Violett
in the work. We are planning for a four weeks'
me ting. — J. F. Fisher.
Fairmount, Nov 5.— On Sep. 23, Bro. E. M.
Norton b^gan a five we-kt*' meeting at Center
Point Church of Christ. The meeting resulted in
21 additions Kro. Norton, of Hoopeston, 111., is a
young man 23 years of age; he is truly a student
and teacher of God'a word.— F. Plelch.
KANSAS.
Leavenworth, Nov. 5. — Four additions Sunday
Nov. 4th —S. W. Nay.
Marion, Nov. 6. — Closed meeting at Greenleaf
Sunday evenirg with 1 9 added. Preached to a
good audience in Vining, Monday night. Begins
at Randall, next Sunday.— I. T. Le Baron, State
Evangelist.
Kansas City, Nov. 5. — I am meeting with abund-
ant success in my new field. Began work here
Oct. 7. Twenty accessions to the church since
that time. Eleven by letter and statement at
yesterday's service. Will begin a meeting with
home forces next Lord's day. — Charles M.
Sharpe
Erie, Nov. 9. — Closed a three weeks' meeting at
Effingham, Nov. 7, with nine added, four by bap-
tism and five by relation Begin at Pittsburg,
Kans., Nov 11. Harold B. Wright is the efficient
and beloved minister there and we are expecting
a great meeti' g. — W. H Scrivener.
Reserve, Nov. 10. — The church here has ex-
tended the writer a unanimous call to remain
with them the third year, at an increased salary.
Three have been added since our last report. —
Mblancthon Moore.
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Cherry Box, Nov. 8. — Thirty-seven added to
date. — T. A. Hedges.
Juplin, Nov. 6.— Bro Simpson Ely preached
here Sunday morning. We had nine additions dur-
ing the day. — W. F. Turner.
Kirkaville, Nov. 5. — We had five additions t^
the church htre last Wednesday night at prayer-
me*ting and three yesterday.-- H. A. Northcutt
Frankfort, Nov. 8. — The meeting here lasted
20 days and was largely attended. The pastor,
W. D McCulley, is a fine man to assist in a mei-t-
inj, and is one of the very best singe's and load-
ers that I have met. All who spoke of him said:
"He is a spiritual man and a good preacher."
Their building is the handsomest and best I have
seen among our people in a town of that size
The c ngregation should, I think, employ a preach-
er for all his time. There wi-re nin- confessions;
one reclaimed, one by lett-r and one from the
Baptist Church. — Wm Ross Lloyd, Richmond, Ey
Salisbury, Nov. 5 — Two more were added to the
church here at regula' services yesterday; one
by confession and baptism and one by stati-ment.
This makes nine additions; eight by confession
the last two weeks. There were large audiences
at all services yesterday. The future is promis-
ing. I have one Sunday unemployed. Any church
in a reasonable distance of Salisbury needing that
amount of work write me. — K. W. White.
Eldorado Springs, Nov. 8. — We have just closed
a meeting at Hazri Dell and Uoion Hall in Cedar
County. Twenty-four sere baptized, three took
memb<-rehip by letter. Organized a congregation
at Hazel Dell of 32 members. — J. W. Rogeks.
Woodlawn. — I closed a nine days' meeting Oct.
26, resulting in 11 additions; 10 by r.apusm, one by
statement. — C H. Strawn, Paris, Mo.
Hematite, Nov. 3. — Eider F. Schultz has been
with us for nine days to date, preaching ev^ry
night and vi-iting the people every day, and from
a small audience atfrst the attendance has grown
larger each night. Many are interested in the
g <od work and we hope for jrood reiults if the
meeting is continued — S. A. Seat.
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Divine Discontent.
MRS. P. R. GIBSON.
.istlesa, my soul? Ah! Why this discontent?
i Whyb-iatthy wings against life's prison bars?
I little time thou here shalt pitch thy tent,
j But home — thy home — ia far beyond the stars.
•ost thou not know earth cannot satisfy
' Immortal longings, 0, my deathless soul?
fnd so thy wings are ev^r poised to try
S The way th»t leads to the immortal goal.
;ho' hedged about by life's environment,
I And oiten hind-red on thine upward way,
je glad, 0 soul, that thou art discontent;
I And bver longing for a better day.
', soul of mine, thou art the heir to all
P Immortal life and deathless love can give,
i ,'hy be content wh-n holy voices call,
Bidding thee on the higher plain to live?
8 thou did-jt come from God, 0, soul of mine,
i Nothing bit Ho the soul can satisfy,
ltd discontent is but the power divine
, To train thy wifga for flight beyond the sky.
f ever poised upon the wings of faith,
Ready for flight wh»nGodsays"Come up higher;"
|iien even h«re thuu m yest conquer death,
i And fi d fu fillment of divine desire.
St. Louis, Mo.
STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chapter III.— The Reverend Mr.
Henry.
The young preacher was himself a char-
ter. Born of pious Kentucky parents, he
■ew up religiou^y inclined. Indeed, he
•uld not remember the day when he first
jlieved in Christ or felt inclined to do his
ill.
At the age of twelve he offered himself
';r membership in the Third Baptist Church
j the city where his parents lived. As his
rents vouched for his good behavior and
I one knew of any fault serious enough to
considered, he was promptly voted in, as
'proper sabj jet for baptism and member -
Lip in the Baptist Church. He did not
Mime to have a miraculous onversion, nor
in he relate any mysterisus experience.
3 was just a good boy and eager to obey
lie Lord, and he was baptized by the min-
lier without any extended examination.
At the sane tim9 the boy had two boy
iends, of his a*e, who were moved with
e same desire. Taey went forward with
\\a and sat on the seat with him. But the
l Jrents of these two interfered, and th carted
eir desire. One was the son of a very
t fch woman, who felt complimented when
e preacher called her Martha because she
as a very superior cook and pre ared very
lborate meals. She had trodden life's
chwty alone till thirty three years of it
1 been compassed. And, filling the office
sahool ma'am, she accepted work on the
xington Pike where she attracted the ad-
ration of a six hundred acre farm with a
dower on it.
The widower laid siege to the citadel of
her affections; and after two years of stren-
uous persuasion he took her surrender and
she took his name, and at once assumed con-
trol of the land.
George Highblood was her second child
and only son; and, when she saw him actu-
ally sitting on that front bench with that
Henry boy and Joe Bristow, she arose and
strode forward in her most majestic manner,
displaying fifteen yards of Marseilles silk,
diamond sets in rings, bracelets and ear
pendants, and an over-sufficiency of rich
laces, and, being sure she had the attention
of the whole audience, she took the manly
little fellow by the hand and led him back
to her seat in the rear of the house.
Mrs. Bristow, supposing that to be the
la' est from Paris and Lexington, did like-
wise with Joe; Timmy Henry was left to
pass the ordeal alone. Not deterred by what
had happened, he answered the two or three
questions intelligently and bore himself like
a little hero. And how sincere he was! And
how sad were his two chums, debarred in
this meddlesome way, in this short-sighted
and godless way, from the enjoyment of the
same happiness!
Timothy Henry went forward in his obedi-
ence, and rose from baptism to walk in new-
ness of life. At the age of sixteen he had
already begun to preach the gospel as inter-
preted by the Missionary Baptists. But
poor George! Poor Joe! They returned to
their former tastes and never again could
either of them become interested in ques-
tions religious. George became a turf sport
with the low notions of the jockey. More
than a hunired times his mother tried to in-
duce him to go to church; but all relish for
such things was gone. Over and over again,
she wept real tears because of his godless
and profane course. But nothing availed to
assuage her grief. About the time they all
reached the age of twenty, Timothy Henry
was ordained to preach, George Highblood
was a confirmed turf-gambler (with saloon
and brothel attachments), and Joe Bristow
was dead! Dead, by violence! Dead, by
means of a severed jugular in a disgraceful
bawdy-house fight.
Timothy's preaching attracted much atten-
tion, and at the first association he attended
he met a delegation from Indiana who in-
vite i him to make them a visit at Sunrise.
He was then eighteen; but being a fluent
speaker and an excellent singer he struck
the Sunrise people favorably, and they em-
ployed him, half time, to preach for them.
The young people were especially fond of
him; and several of the maneuvers of arx-
ious mammas were noticed by other mammas;
each one being unconscious of the suspicion
of every other, and supposing her operations
were entirely invisible.
The young preach* r was all ignorant of
such game?; and went on extending the
borders of his activity. Freely mingling
with the village people, he met in the Meth-
odist Sunday-school a sweet girl whose sing-
ing and playing and hair and eyes, without
a maneuver on her mother's part, captured
him and held him prisoner.
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and without much of prudent calcu'ation,
he proposed a marital union with her; and
she, as little calculating as he, accepted his
offer and they were engaged. So far was
the mother from maneuvering that she ob-
jected to the match. And her objection was
the queerest imaginable. It was not that
Henry was a Baptist; nor that Ruby was
too young; nor that they were both poor;
nor tint she objected to her daughter's wed-
ding a preacher; but it was jealousy! She
had flittered herself that no man would ever
be able to win Ruby away from her. And
she could not be reconciled to the fact. She
tried abusing Timothy; but that only brought
the daughter to his defense; and at last she
had to consent to the marriage to prevent a
run away match. It was all the work of a
few weeks; and, before the first year had
half elapsed, the twain were made one; he
eighteen years of age and she not quite six-
teen. It is said that a preacher cannot
marry and remain. But Ruby took member-
ship in the Baptist Church and at c nee dis-
phyedrare womanly traits. Her husband
was wonderfully active; and under their
joint efforts the church began to grow and
prosper.
It was the feeblest of the three congrega-
tions of the village; but the boy preacher
commanded more than his share of credit, for
his audiences were large and all the public
exercises of the church were well-attended.
It was never until his resignation occurred
at the Bend that animosity sprang up
against him. But Job Norris was so exem-
plary a citizen in Sunrise that a great deal
was said there about his exclusion from the
congregation, and, some way, the blame
seemed to fall upon the preacher. He was
asked about it and seemed fond of explain-
ing the reason for the committee's action;
all of which he justified on the plea of
church loyalty. He repeated his sermons on
that subject until the officers counseled a
change of the subject. "There are no cases
of disloyalty here," they said; "and you
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November 15, 190C
sermons sound exactly as if we had such
cases." It was really an extreme anxiety
to justify his action in the Norris case that
caused this error.
For the whole two years of their married
life, Timothy and Ruby had been annoyed
by the curt remarks and the unkind flings
of the unreconciled mother. She had even
tried to win back the daughter after she
was married. And, now that the preacher's
sky seemed to be clouded, she broke out
afresh, making false allegations. So, too,
others, who in various ways had felt
aggrieved, but had kept silent on account of
Henry's noble work, now piped in and as-
sisted the gossip of the mother in-law. The
toughs who had felt Timothy's respectability
and knew him to be far too clean for them,
had much pleasure in seeing him humiliated
and in hearing him slandered. "Lige" was
in his glory. Henry had playfully remarked
that Sunrise was cheated in the exchange of
blacksmiths; and when the news came that
the preacher had assisted in turning him
out of church, Taggart fairly swelled with
exultation. "He 'dort to a-ben turmd out.
An' ef it wuz all found out, the preacher his-
self 'dort to, too! Didn't I see'im a-drinkin'
out'n a bottle in the lumber jard? An' haint
'e 'ntirely too thick with them gals as do 'is
singin' ?"
Thus, one by one, the viler classes took
up the gossip that was started until Henry
was charged with everything, from failing
to p*y his store accounts to running away
from his wife.
He had made a couple of tours to central
Indiana, hoping to find employment for the
other two Sundays; and while on these
errands, both times this was said of him, the
sweet wife having to hear it from her un-
reasonable mother. Finding a fitld that
would do, he returned in high glee, and sup-
posed himself situated for the winter; but
behold! the clouds had thickened so at Sun-
rise that he found his wife very unhappy.
"Let us go away from this hateful place!"
said she. She detailed the speeches that her
mother reported to her from Mrs. Marcum,
and Mrs. Arrowshot and Mrs. Loyalty, all of
whom had discovered hoar they could please
Ruby's mother by saying wicked things to
her about the preacher.
Feeling that he could do better further
north, the young man pleased several of the
Sunrise people by resigning and moving
away.
He was suffering more from the con-
stantly re-appearing vision of that godly
blacksmith tban from all the falsehoods that
were circulated at his expense. He hoped a
removal to an interior settlement would re-
duce the poignancy of that picture; and he
was glad his wife desired to go.
He took residence at Luzon, a very nice
inland village, situated exactly midway be-
tween the two churches which had employed
him. They were two small congregations
of good people; one named Little Blue on
his right and the other called Williams
Chapel on his left a=! he faced the land of
his former 1 >bors. He was just beginning
to feel adjusted to his work and had drawn
a month's salary when down upon his head
poured a whole avalanche of scandal from
Sunrise. The unfortunate feature of it was,
however, that the neighbors all heard it be-
fore he did. The first intimation he had of
it was brought to him by a committee from
Littlt) Blue, who requested him to suspend
work wi h them until the charges were in-
vestigated.
Like the prophets and apostles of old, he
was brutally maligned and falsely accused,
and although conscious of innocence found
himself unable to prove it.
He requested the Little Blue congregation
to do him the justice of appointing a com-
mi ,tee who should go to the fields of his
former work and give his case a fair exam-
ination. All he wanted was the truth. This
righteous measure they agreed to adopt,
and the next day the committee started.
(to be continued.)
The Prodigals.
The browi earth calls them h me to her,
Flower and !e .f and seed —
Back to her kinily heart ag >in
To shield them in their need.
So ends their little ►pan of li'e
The glimpse of wind an<l sun —
So f lis th*- winder rest on them
Wdose t-ummer tii>- is don^.
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Practical Sermons From Revised
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Suhjed: Get.
Text: It is more blessed to get than to give .
— Acts 20:35.
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to anybody in the world you must get up
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When Jesus found his work lagging he took
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can and keep all you get. That is the chief
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Jesus and Solomon ar d Paul. They speot
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though you can't get a whole living. When
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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A Tale of the Airly Days.
Oh t»ll me a tale of the airly days —
Of 'he times as they net to be;
'Tiller of Fire," and "Shakespeare's Plays,"
Is a'most too deep for me!
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Of th good old-fashioned ways,
When speech run free as the songs of birds —
'Way back in the airly days.
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And the old-time pioneers —
Somepin' a p >or man understands
With his feelia's, well as ears;
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The loft aod ihe pancheon floor —
The old fire-place, with the crane swung out,
And the latch-string through the door.
iTell of the things just like they wuz —
They don't need no excuse!
Don't tetch 'em up like the poets does,
Till they're all too fine for use!
Say they wnz 'leven in the family —
Two teds and the chist below,
And th» trundle-beds 'at each helt three;
And the clock and the old bureau.
'Then bl^w the horn at the old back door
| Till the echoes all halloo,
And the children gathers home onc't more,
; Jest as they ust to do;
tBlow fer Pap till he hears and comes,
I With Tomps and E ias, too,
A-marchin' home, with the fife and drums,
And the old Red, White and Blue!
Blow and blow — till the sound draps low
As the moan of the whipperwill,
And wake up Mother, and Rath, anl Jo,
i All sleepln' at Bethel Hill;
Blow and call till th* faces all
! Shine out in the back-log's blaze,
And the shadde's danee on the old hewed vail,
As they did in the airly days.
— James Whitcomb Riley.
"Tardy Thanksgiving."
BY CAL OGBURN.
(Illustrated Sermon.)
Despise.- 1 thou the riches of his goodness and
forbearance and lorgsuffer nj; not knowing that
the go' dness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Rom 2:4
Praise waiteth for the°, 0 God! and unto thee
ihall thevow b pe fo^mel . . . Thoucrown-
jst the year wion thy goodness. Ps. 65:1,11.
A few years ago a far ner who lived then
jnd is still living in one of the most fertile
section? of th9 "great corn belt" in the up-
Ijber Mississippi valley, was busy one
aational Thanksgiving day harvesting the
jbundant crop of corn that his land had pro-
luce i and did "not have time to spare" or
;he djsire to attend the thanksgiving service
held by his neighbors that day in the village
bhurch, onl> a f-hort d:stance from where he
Bras at work, to render to the Great Giver a
iributa of grateful praise for the bountiful
harvest with which he hid blessed their
labor. His wife, too, a most devoted Chris-
tian, was one of the thankful worshipers,
out this man, basely ungrateful for God's
rich bounty, spent the day in his field.
One of his horses was blind, a d because
it could not "folio v the row" he repeatedly
cursed and beat it till at last his abuse of
the poor animal caused a seise of shame to
some to him — and he began to reflect.
"Here I am," he mused, "the most un-
grateful man in the world. God has greatly
blessed my labor — my ground has brought
forth abundantly — and instead of being
thankful I am a perfect ingrate, profaning
God's name and abusing this blind horse
with which I cultivated my field. My yield
rf corn is as large as or larger than that of
my neighbors, and while they are assembled
to express with ihanksgiving their appre-
ciation of God's goodness, lam selfishly harv-
esting my great crop, and cursing the Giver
and shamefully abusing this poor dumb,
blind animal without which I could not have
cultivated my land. My wife, too, is in that
church yonder on the hill expressing her
gratitude to God and doubtless praying — as
she has so often done — that I may become a
better man. I am unworthy to be the hus
band of such a wife. How thankless and
mean I am. I will repent towards God and
amend my ways.''
That evening when he went home he said
to his wife, "God has crowned my life with
innumerable blessings and I have never
shown the least gratitude. You know too
well how profane I have been, and you will
no doubt be surprised when I tell you that I
have quit swearing, but such is the case.
You will never hear me utter another oath.
Nor will I ever again abuse my horses. I
am heartily ashamed of myself, and God
helping me I will be a different man.
Then he explained to his wife how this
purpose had come to him that day, and they
mingled their voices in true thanksgiving.
Not long after that he made a public
confession of his faith in Christ, and has
ever since lived as an exemplary Christian,
filling many places of usefulness in the
church.
At the approaching Thanksgiving he will
attend religious services in the new and
commodious church that he was instrumental
in building where the old one stood, and with
his wife and children and neighbors will re-
turn unselfish praise for the bounty of the
year. Or he will have joined the "choir
invisible" to sing a new song of thanksgiv-
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"praise God from whom all blessings flow,"
ascribing his repentance — and joy — to the
unfailing goodness of that One from whom
all blessings, both temporal and spiritual,
terrestrial and celestial, come.
APPLICATION.
Sadly enough there are many persons who
have never permitted the goo-dress of God to
lead them to repentance. Year after year
their lives have been crowned with his un-
ending goodness, yet they receive with in-
creasing selfishness and growing ing'abtude
the daily bounty of the Gracious Giver.
Surely not a minute passes that does not
bring its complement of blessings, placing
us thereby under renewed obligation to the
Wise Provider. Shall we not at th's Thanks
giving season reflect thoughtfully upon the
goodness of God during he }eir, that we
may be led to repentance and a better life?
Our Father has been waiting long for our
tardy thanksgiving. Let us say, "Unto Thee
shall the vow be performed."
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The Advance Society.
J. BRECKBNRIDGE ELLIS.
The time has come for us to have our
monthly talk among ourselves. While 1
have the floor I wish to express once more
my pleasure in the growth and success of
the Advance Society. We always want new
members, but they are no:; as important as
the old ones. I've seen some churches that
thought twice as much of a new member as
they did of one who had been on hands a
long time. They seemed to think that if
they could get 'em fresh, they'd keap up the
church, and if they couldn't, the old ones
might spoil. Well, we're not that a-vay
about our society. We want to keep all the
old members so we will feel more at home
and comfortable. You know you can have
lots more fan in your old clothes ;han you
can in your very best. So I exhort the mem-
bers not to get tired of the five lesolutions,
but to persevere till the habit of reading
good literature beomes a part of your na-
ture. But here is Lola Cjx. How do you
do, Lola? How do you like "Pete'? "I think
I shall like the new story fine. I think the
Tramp will turn out to be good. I am still
your member." Of course you are, and a
very faithful one. As to the Tramp, we will
have more of him next week. And here is
Julia Cox; how do you think the Tramp will
turn out? Or, perhaps you are not reading
our continued 3tory? "I like the story
'Pete' well. I think it is exciting. It has
not been going on long enough to tell how it
will turn out. Our school began the first
Monday in Septembsr. Our brother is our
teacher." I think it is very nice to have
your brother for a teacher. Then when you
get whipped you don't mind it so much be-
cause you feel that it is all in the family.
Here comes Mary Emily Day with her
picture which I feel sure she is going to
give me. Yes, that is whom she brought it
for! I am very much pleased. I have been
expecting a report from you for some time,
Mary. "I went visiting, sc you see I did not
report at the right time. I went with my
mother, brothers and sisters to the street
fair at Springfield, Mo. We had a general
good time, visiting uncle, aunt and cousins.
We had a fine drive of 25 mile', we went in
the hack and on the way we stopped at a
beautiful spring for lunch." Here is a sad
little note from Maude Keiley, Beardsley,
Minn., that will cause our members to svm-
path ze with her, and to love her because
she has been in trouble: "I am very sorry
to wrife this Our little biby died; so I
failed to keep up the Advance Society work.
I will try to keep the rules the next twelve
weeks." Here is one of our most reliable
member?, you all know her by this time,
Bertha Beesley: "It will soon be two years
since I joined the Av. S. Only once have I
failed to keep the rules. I have rtad a
great deal of History which, but for the
Av. S., I probably never would have read. I
find it has done me good. I have liked all
the continued stories. If the Society has
done as much for others as it has done for
me, I think you may well feel proud of your
movement." I am proud of the society and
of the boys and girls who so faithfully perse-
vere in improving their minds. Among the
latter must be classed Mrs. Dever, who
comes with a question: "I hive forgotten
your address. Will you publish it on Chil-
dren's Page? We will try not to forget it."
My address, since I moved away from
Plattsburg, is Central Christian College,
Albany, Mo. You make three lines of it
usually, but in order not to waste any space
here, I have strung it all on one line, the big
fish and little all together.
Ethel M. Taylor says: "Is the Red Box
Clew going to come out in bo )k form? I
hope it will, for our school library wishes a
copy. I believe 'Pete' is going to be very
interesting. It starts out very favorably.
If you cannot read my letter, please excuse
me, for my pet kitty is lying on my lap try-
ing to help me, or at least she seems to
think my pen is a very nice plaything.
Won't some of the members write to me?
My address is Box 408, Harlan, la." The
Red Box Clew will be published in book
form, but when, how or where, has not yet
been decided. As soon as I know definitely,
I will announce it in our page.
I am proud of our Honor List this week,
when I consider how hard it is to appear
upon it. But I am surprised that only one
boy is represented. Some failed to tell me
which quarter they finished, so I have been
obliged to guess at these, which the question
mark will indicate. Honor List: Charlie
Hancock, Moselle, Mo. (2nd. quarter); Flor-
ence Belle Beattie and her aunt, Dover, Mo-
(2nd?); Nannie P. Chambers, Richwood, Ky.
(8th?); Ethel M. Taylor, Harlan, la. (6th.);
Gerald Dever and Mrs. Daver, Hume, 111.
(8th.); Mary Errily Day, Sparta, Mo. (2nd?);
Bertha Beesley, Moselle, Mo. (7fch.); Ju ia
Cox, Cox, Mo (8th.); Lola Cox, Cox, Mo.
(7th?); Madge Masters, Ozark, Ark. (7th.).
I think the above are all correct without the
question marks, but we must get this thing
exactly right.
Doubtless you remember Madge Masters'
letter telling us how 'o plant sweet potatoes
in Arkansas. She promises to write soon
describing how you dig them. Charlie Han-
cock say?, "1 like the Advance Society very
much and I like 'Pete' all right. She seems
like a jolly girl. I haven't much to say only
to give my best wishes to the Av. S." And
Nannie D. Chambers says: 'Sometimes the
Av S. work is work sure enough, but I in
tend to keep at it. I am pretty busy now
at school, as I want to try for ex mination
in the common school branches next sum-
mer. 'Pete' is fine. We all like it very
much. I have read 263 pages of Miss Strick-
land's 'Lives of the Qu- ens of England'".
(That is the very history I am reading at
present, and, by the way, I wish to rec
ommend it to all who are looking for a his-
tory that is as interesting as a story and as
true as life.) "It is late now and every-
body is in bed, so I will stop."
It is getting pretty late, and I believe I
will go to bed myself. So good-night.
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He replied, there are two prin ipal reascn
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1467
Sunday - School.
W. P. RICHARDSON.
SOBER LIVING.*
The Sunday before Thanksgiving is now rec-
nizad everywhere as "Temperance Sunday,"
jd the Lesson Committee assigns a tempur-
• ;oe lesson for that day in all our Sjnd ay -schools,
view of the widespread e^ils of intemperance,
iis well to bring the subject to the attention of
1 and young, on every favorable occasion. The
asent lesson, however, has to do not only with
j;emperanie in the matter of strong drink, but
i fit lack of self-control which is manifested in so
. my ways, and a) disastrously, by all classes of
llety. There are very many intemperate who
men taste strong drink. A full grown Christian
one who has subdued his whole natnre to the
I of Jesus Christ. E/ery appetite, every fac-
;iy, is cmaecratei to righteousness. To such
>jj one, drunkenness, unchastity, slander, reck-
i«3 conduct of any kind, is impossible. Such is
;j) temperance taught in this Scripture.
i JTne author of this epistle is Paul, the apostle,
«| he wrote ifi to Titus, who had for many years
ftn his companion in his journeys through Asia,
iiredonia and G-eece. Titus was a convert of
ill, and proved worthy of such spiritual parent-
m. When Paul left Crete, near the close of his
liistry, he left Titus in charge, with instruc-
ts to "set in order the things that were want-
if, and appoint elders in every city." It is plain
:,t the Cretins were a people of low moral
ii'als, and needed especially to cultivate the vir-
98 of self-restraint and honest industry. (See
lap. 1:12,13) The injunctions he gave to
f>m may not be wholly lost upon us, for their
ilea are, alas, too common to day.
jle first instructs Titus in the counsel he is to
jte to the aged men. They are to be "temper-
i , grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love,
i patience." (We prefer to use the revised ver-
e'Q in this lesson, for its greater accuracy and
ice.) The aged women, likewise, are to be
''Verent in demeanor, noi slanderers nor en-
Bred to much wine, teachers of that which is
»d," It argues a sad condition of society when
t old men and women have to be exhorted to
tf'riety. No more pitiful sight can be witnessed
t.n that of gray haire lying in the gutter. Strong
t'nk is so deadly that not many survive to old
A\ who use it. With what noble pride does the
g.nifatber say to his children's children, "I have
irer used the deadly stuff!" I saw, only a few
ws ago, an aged man come out of a saloon door,
tfing his Hp3 with tremiiing hand, and tottering
•leptarte i down the street. I fancied I could hear
t'i angels weep and the demons laugh. What a
c wn of shame to a long life, which might ac-
cpulate honors and virtues that would make
■utlful the end of the sou.'s earthly pilgrimage.
4 other graces wait upon that of sobriety,
(ivity, fidelity, love, patience, reverence, truth-
fiess, kindness — none are possible to the victim
cdrink. It Is told of a saint of old, that he was
cipelled to choose one of three vices to prac-
t); and, after deliberation, he chose drunken-
is as the least sinful of the three. But he no
s ner became intoxicated than he began practic-
i the other two.
'aul then turns to the younger men and women,
• i enjoins on them the same virtues. He tells
h older women to teach their younger sisters
j> love their husbands, to love their children, to
1 sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kini,
login subjection to their own husbands, that
t word of God be not blasphemed." Love is the
l>rt of the home life, and when it ia wanting the
loeladead. It may seem strange that Paul
Lesson for Nov. 25. Titus 2:1-15.
deems it necessary to exhort that wives be taught
to love their husbands and children. But there
are countless families in Christiaa lands to day
where this lesson is hardly half learned. Many
men seek the saloon for the good cheer they
ought to find under their own roof. Many boys
and girls escape from the sharp tongue of a scold-
ing mother who little thinks that the love she
really feels for them is counteracted by the hate-
ful words that fall from her lips. Without ex-
cusing for a moment the selflshness and sensuality
of man, which causes so much of the misery in
unhappy homes, it is too palpable a fact that very
many mothers fail utterly to realize their duty
and privilege as the divinely chosen center of the
home circle. Nor Is the warning to women against
strong drink entirely untimely to day. This evil
habit is increasing in the very face of temperance
agitation and growing Christian sentiment. Phy-
sicians are prescribing wines and beer as tonics,
and the visits of the brewer's wegon are
as regular to some homes as the grocer's
or the butcher's. The example of the
mother is fraught with awful peril to the
children, and the new-born babe may enter the
world with the cur6e of her slavery upon it. Both
fatherhood and motherhood should be counted too
sacred a thing to be vitiated by any habit that
pollutes the body, enfeebles the will and stains
the white innocence of the soul.
The young men Paul exhorts to the same so-
briety, and tells Tiius to enforce his lessons by
personal example. The only way to ensure re-
spect for his teachings is to practice them. When
no one is able to epeak evil of a preacher's life,
but little opposition will be offered to his teach-
ing. But an unworthy life will make the most
eloquent sf rmon fall upon heedless ears. "What
you are speaks bo loud I cannot hear what you
say," says Emerson.
Even the humblest service, that of the slave,
may be ennobled by the presence of such a spirit
as Christ imparts. The apostle declares that it
is impossible for the bondservant to "adorn the
doctrine of God our Saviour in all things." In
early Christian history it was a common thing for
a Christian slave to comport himself with such
simple dignity and sincere fidelity as to win the
absolute confidence of his master, and lead him to
inquire more fully into the religion which wrought
such a transformation. A Christian employe may
so exhibit the spirit of his Master as to command
the respect of his employer and fellow workmen.
Christianity is intended to hallow every relation
of life, and make ev ry duty and oppor.uni y
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sacred. It is for no exclusive class of people, nor
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his nature and life. The sublime declaration of the
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gold over every threshold, and across every high-
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as thus live may confidently look for the appear-
ing of the Savior, "who gave himeelf for us that
he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify
unto himself a people for his own possession,
zealous of good Wjrks," May we cherish this high
ideal for ourselves and for our children.
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1468
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 15, 190C
Christian endeavor 4
lBubeis A. Jenkins^
topic FOE NOV. 25.
L""Tr'PSAISE„THE LORD.
Z (Pa. 147 1 -20 ) —■*•
All nature praises God; the birds that sing, wind*
that roar, li-aves that rustle, rain that falls. If
we would (live adequate praise to him, we should
get in tune with nature One may praise God
these autumn dajs by going out under the trees
of the fo'ests, into the crisp country air, and lift-
ing ap the heart in conecious or uncons ious ador-
ation. So th« great poets like our Psalmist have
done. So Hi tie children do. Wordsworth, when
a child, would go and stand alone in the darkness
of the night, out of- doors, liotening to the praises
made vocal by the night — running water, the sigh-
ing wind, a chirping cricket. He was enchanted
by these sounds.
Another great poetic soul, one of the Chan-
nings, so keenly sensitive to nature, when a little
boy awoke one Dight with a bright star shining
through his window into his face. Soon the group
in the parlor chatting and laughing, heard the
patter of little feet, and the father caught up in
his arms his little white-robed boy who cried out:
"0, father, the star! the star! I cannot bear it!"
He was moved with awe, though not with terror,
at the rrightness and steadiness of the shinirg.
It would be well for ua if we could cat h more
of the deep reverence in nature, and join in it.
History also praise s God. The clash of nations
in commerce, and tae greatness of rising empires
praises God. It would be worth while for us to
get into the swing of it, to seek to trace God's
hand in the politics of people and to coma into
sympathy with it.
A good life praises God; kindness to friends
and strangers; self control and moderation, the
fruits of the spirit: love, joy, peace, long suffer-
ing, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, all these
praise God. There is, perhaps, no prayer that is
surer to reach his ea^ than the prayer of a right
life; no song that to him is sweeter mucic than
the hymn of an upright and true life.
At this Thanksgiving season, then, it is ours to
spend part of the holiday, if possible, in touch
with nature; part of it in meditating upon our
nation's blessings and opportunities; part of it in
examining our lives to see if they be strictly what
they should be; and then there should be a season
of actual formal praise and worship.
Like our old Pmitan ancestors, we ought not
to forsake the assembling together on that day,
to speak and pray and sing of G id's goodness. If
denied this privilege, our homes should s und
with singing, and with some formal celebration of
the day. We have, iideed, too few holidays and
feast and fast dajs. More such w^nld doubtless
add to the quietude and meditation of our lives
Bvffalo, N Y
Galveston Cared For,
It is with great pleasure that the Acting Board
of the American Christian Missionary Society an-
nounces that enongh money has been pledged to
care for the work at Galveston and put the church
on ita feet. If those who have taken offerings »i 1
kindly send them in promptly, the Acting Board
will be able to put the church in repair and to
supply the pressing needs of the church until it
gets on its feet again. In addition to this, the
Board will be able to assist the chnrch at Alvin,
where the church house was entirely destroyed by
the storm.
The Board expresses hearty thanks to the
brotherhood for their liberal response to the cry of
our brethren in distress. We urge those who have
taken off rii ga t- r this purpose to send t^em in in'-
mediately that this matter may be promptly n. t-
tltd np Send all monty to Benj. L. Smith, V. M.
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CHAPTER 1.
9 Baptism and preaclnna of
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The individual whose "eminent services to
the party," in the opinion of his friends,
can only be adequately repaid by the gift
of a Cabinet position; the party potentate
of the erstwhile doubtful but now safely
Republican state, who demands for his
state representation in the Cabinet; the
political journalist who revels in specula-
tion upon Cabinet possibilities and has two
or three slates ready for publication before
complete election returns are in — these will
all suffer by tbe announcement of the
President's intention. How can the Presi-
dent retain tbe good will of the press when
he has thus ruthlessly killed so much good
space-filling matter? There is nothing to
do now but re-open the discussion as to
when the twentieth century begins.
The world's parliaments are getting
ready for their winter's work. Congress
opens December 3. The session of British
parliament, which was to have met early in
December, has been postponed until next
February. The French Chamber of Dep-
uties opened last week, and this, togeth-
er with the expected visit of Paul Kruger
to Paris and the excitement over the
alleged discovery of the secret mechanism
of a French field gun by a spy of the United
States War Department, gives the boulevard
press plenty to talk about for the present.
The German Reichstag opened on November
14 with a very tame speech from the
Kaiser. It was a disappointment to all
who were looking for a sensational state-
ment of Germany's relations to England, or
of a new Chinese policy under the new
Chancellor. The Kaiser's speech from the
throne, like Lord Salisbury's Guild Hall
speech of the week before, makes little of
the Anglo-German agreement and much of
the common interest which moves all the
Powers to act in concert. One task which
is before the Reichstag is to provide for the
expenses growing out of the military activ-
ity in China. But although there has been
some criticism of the sending of a military
expedition without the sanction of the
Reichstag, there is no doubt but that the
required revenue will be voted.
not an unprecedented event. New York
has had anti-vice crusades before and she
needs them periodically as a sort of moral
house-cleaning. The distinguishing feature
of this one is that it is preached by two
advocates of such different sort as Bishop
Potter and Mr. Richard Croker. Some
weeks ago the Bishop announced his inten-
tion of writing a letter to Mayor Van Wyck
in regard to the lawlessness and disorder on
the east side and particularly apropos of
the insults which had been tendered to an
Episcopal clergyman who had ventured to
remonstrate against the failure to exe-
cute the laws. The letter has been
published and it is an admirably clear-
spoken appeal to the Mayor to see that
those laws are enforced which have been
enacted for the restraint of vice. The same
subject has been brought up in a meeting
of the Executive Committee of Tammany
Hall and one of Mr. Croker's last acts
before starting abroad was to aid in the
selection of a committee of five to co-oper-
ate with individuals or associations for the
suppression of vice on the east side. Mr.
Croker and the Tammany braves have hith-
erto never been detected in the exhibition
of any great enthusiasm for virtue for its
own sake, and it is scarcely surprising that
their unwonted zeal at this moment is at-
tributed by many to a desire to strengthen
the power of Tammany Hall which, as
shown by the recent election, is at present
under a cloud of popular disapproval. The
police board has taken the matter up; the
preside ot of the Aboard has written an en-
couraging reply to Bishop Potter's letter;
and an inspector and a captain of police are
to be tried before the commissioners for
neglect of duty.
An anti-vice crusade is about to be
launched in Greater New York. This is
Dispassionate observers of the situation in
China are beginning to wonder whether the
allies have not introduced quite as much dis-
order and lawlessness as they were sent to
prevent. From the beginning there have
been reports, m ire or less lacking in confir-
mation, of terrible atrocities cammitted
against the non-combatant Chinese by Eu-
ropean soldiers. Such stories are being re-
peated with a degree of authority and of
circumstantial detail which makes it impos
sible to doubt their substantial correctness.
The worst accusations are brought against
the Germans, who seem more than the oth-
ers to be actuated by a savage spirit of re-
venge. The destruction of the tombs of the
Ming dynasty, for instance, to cite a case
which involves vengeance upon the dead as
well as the living, was a particularly inex-
cusable piece of vandalism. These magni-
ficent tombs, fifteen miles northwest of
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 22, 19C0
Pekin, were a group of marble terraces, bal-
ustrades and bouses, "carved with the deli-
cacy of an ivory jewel case" and represent-
ing the very best of Chinese archite :ture,
as well as being the object of great religious
veneration. Their destruction by a column
of German troops is a no less barbaric and
unnecessary measure than would have been
the destruction of the Cathedral of Notre
Dame in Paris by the German invaders. We
are gl id to note that the American author-
ities have protested against all such unnec-
essary acts of vengeance. In the absence
of the regular Chinese authorities, highway
robbery and murder have become common
in many quarters so that business in North
China has been at a standstill. The Rus-
sians, it is said, protect only the railways
and make no effort to prevent or punish the
crimes of native highwaymen which are
committed even within their sight.
There is coming to be a general feeling
that the internat onal tribunal at Pao Ting
Fu, which has already condemned several
Chinese to death and caused them to be ex-
ecuted, has made a great mistake. The na-
tives consider as martyrs all who have met
death in any way at the hands of the foreign-
ers. Moreover, the execution of those who
had surrendered at the command of the
Chinese Peace Commissioners has the super-
ficial appearance, at least, of treachery. It
was the understanding that if sentences
were passed they would be executed by the
Chinese authorities. The Dowager Empress
makes this the plausible excuse for refusing
to accept the assurances of the Powers that
she and the cjurt can return to Pekin with
perfect safety. The tribunal, however, is
still sitting in Pao Ting Fu and is still car-
rying on its work of condemning and exe-
cuting.
The ministers at Pekin have almost fin-
ished their work of arranging the terms of
a preliminary treaty as stated approximately
in the Christian-Evangelist of last week.
There are, however, two questions still open:
First, the Li Kia tax, a tax levied on the
transportation of all merchandise according
to distance, the most lucrative of all Chinese
taxes, but one which has the disadvantage
of practically prohibiting trade with the
more remote parts of the interior; second,
the recognition of Pu Chan, son of Prince
Tuan, as heir apparent to the throne. The
latter is a particularly embarrassing point.
Th-j latest decree of the Dowager Empress
degrades Prin;es Tuan and Chwang from
their official positions and sentences them to
imprisonment for life. The ministers may
consider even this punishment too light for
Tuan and may insist upon his death. In
either case the disgrace of the father is in-
herited by the children, and Pu Chan, whose
adoption by the former Emperor a few years
ago placed him in the line of succession to
the throne and scored a great victory for
the anti-foreign element, is a son of Prince
Tuan. The question is, considering the im-
portance which the Chinese attach to the
matter of ancestry, can the son of a con
demned and punished criminal ever a cede
to the imperial dignity? True, his adoption
by the former Emperor makes him tech-
nically no longer the son of Tuan, but on the
other hand his edu ation has been of the
most rigidly anti-foreign sort — so much so
that the two tutors who have had full con-
trol of his training committed suicide on
the entrance of the allies into Pekin. It is
not improbable that, either in the prelimi-
nary ne. otiations or the final treaty, pro-
vision will be introduced for a differenc suc-
cessor to Kwang Su.
The latest "yellow peril" scare is voiced
by one of the St. Petersburg dailies which
looks forward with fear and trembling to
the possible dismemberment of the Chinese
Empire and the effe t of that event on
Asiatic and European Russia. Once the
celestial empire is dissolved and its territory
distributed among the several Powers, the
natives, no longer bound to it by the ties of
patriotism or natural affection, will seek to
escape as quickly as possible. The easiest
egress, says the Russian paper, will be
toward the west, and the Czar's dominions
will in consequence be flooded by Chinese
immigrants to a degree which will imperil
its very existence. This fantastic terror
which has taken possession of our St. Peters-
burg contemporary shows that our Pacific
slope has no longer a monopoly on the fear
of Chinese immigration.
Even the repeated delays in the passage
of the Nicangua Canal Bill cannot destroy
the popular interest in that enterprise. It
is a thing so obviously needed and so thor-
oughly approved by a large proportion of
the people, that they cannot cease to hope
for it. In spite of the pessimistic predic-
tion that the great grandchildren of this
generation will still be expecting the pas-
sage of the Nicaragua Canal Bill from one
session of Congress to the next, it really
appears that there is some chance of getting
it through this time. Tee bill which passed
the House at the last session will be one of
the first measures to come bef »re the Senate.
It is on the calendar by special order for
December 10. The bill, as passed by the
House, provides that the United Siates Gov-
ernment shall acquire from Nicaragua and
Costa Rica the right to construct the canal;
authorizes the Secretary of War to build
and fortify it at a cost of not more thin
$140,000,000; and appropriates $10,000,000
with which to begin work. The Clayton-
Bulwer treaty is not mentioned. It occurs
to the casual observer that fixing a limit to
the cost of an enterprise like this is very
much like setting a limit to the cost of a
war. A government must in either case
count the cost as accurately as possible be-
fore deciding whether to undertake it or
not, but when once begun it must be fin-
ished at any cost.
$545 a ton and the lowest bid in the compe-
tition of last August was $490. The pres-
ent contract was made at a maximum rate
of $455 53. It is intended for seven-
teen ships now in various stages of con-
struction, including eight bat tie- ships, s x
armored cruisers and three protected cruis-
ers. Admiral O'Neill, Chief of the Bureau,
of Ordnance, says that the United States
in making this contract is buying armor
more cheaply than any European govern-
ment can.
General MacArthur's recent report from
the Philippines deals with the general situ-
ation, the character of the natives, the ef-
ftcts of the election, and other matters not
usually expected in a military report. Butj
on the whole there is a pleasing exhibition of
insight into the real situation and the people |
with whom he has to deal, whether he is cor-
rect or not in his opinion as to the causes of
the long-continued rebellion. The continu- !
ance of the war, he says, is due solely to the j
activity of place-seekers like Aguinaldo. The
Filipinos, ordinarily peaceable and mild, have
been "maddened during the past five years
by rhetorical sophistry and stimulants ap-
plied to national pride, until power of dis- j
criminating in matters of public concern or j
private interest has been almost entirely
suspended." It is General MacArthur's opin-
ion that it is not possible at present to or- j
ganize the natives into an independent re-
public, but he says ultimate performance of
the task will be rendered less difficult by the
absence of firmly fixed principles, feudal
laws and established customs of government
which would have to be eradicated before
American principles could be introduced.
The letting of a contract to the Carnegie
and Bethlehem steel companies for $16,000,-
000 worth of armor plate, marks the end of
a long and bitter struggle between the gov-
ernment and the steel makers. The price
originally asked for this Krupp armor was
The Anglo-American Commission, other-
wise known as the circumlocution office, is
about to re-open negotiations in regard to
the long list of more or less important
differences of opinion now standing between
the two governments. At the last session
the deadlock on the Alaska boundary ques-
tion, which was only temporarily broken by
the adoption of a modus vivendi unsatisfac-
tory to the United States, prevented the
Commission from issuing any report upon
the other subject?. Now, after a year of
silence, this most vexing question will be
It ft for settlement by direct negot ation
between the two governments, and the
Commission will debate several other mat-
ters of long standing and lesser moment:
the Behring Sea and seal-fishery matter; the
unmarked boundary at several points in
Maine, Wisconsin and Minnesota; the New-
foundland fisheries question; the regulation
of fisheries on the great likes; the immigra-
tion of alien labor into the United States
from Canada; commercial reciprocity; the
regulation of the bonding system, by which
goods are taken from one country to the
other in bond, and of international trans-
portation; reciprocal mining privileges;
wrecking and salvage on the ocean and the
great lakes. The Canadian premier, Sir
Wilfred Laurier, is at the head of the
Canadian delegation in the Commission and
Senator Fairbanks of the American.
November 22, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVAJNGELIST
1477
THE TWO GREAT COMMAND-
MENTS.
We are justified on the authority of the
world's greatest Teacher to say that reli-
gion consists in the recognition of the
relation between man and God and between
man and man, and the discharge of the
duties growing out of these relationships.
In other words, love to God and love to our
fellowmen is, on the one hand, to obey God,
and on the other to serve each other, and this
is the sum and substance of religion. The
attempt to separate these two command-
ments and to found religion upon either one
alone can never prove successful. They
are mutually complementary to each other.
It has been the fault of the church in the
past to lay too excusive emphasis on the
first of these commandments, making much
of man's duty to God and giving slight, if
any, emphasis to our social obligations. In
other words, religion was conceived of as
having but one dimension, namely the verti-
cal, while the horizontal dimension, reaching
outward toward our fellowmen, was largely
lost sight of. During that period we heard
much about man's saving his soul, but little
about saving society, government and hu-
manity. There was, it must.be confessed, a
good deal of selfishness in this conception of
religion.
Of late there has been a decided swing of
the pendulum in the direction of humanitar-
ianism. Much is said now about religion's
consisting in doing good to our fellowmen,
in bearing each other's burdens, in feeding
the hungry, in clothing the naked, in visit-
ing the sick and so ameliorating the condi-
tion of the most unfortunate classes of so-
ciety. All this is well, provided in laying
emphasis upon this phase of practical Chris-
tianity men do not swing too far from God
and forget that the source of all power for
lifting our fellowmen is in Him, and that
we can only love our fellowmen as we ought
to because we love God supremely. There
is already abundant reason for fearing that
some of our modern soci logical movements
j may become purely ethical or humanitarian,
[ thus losing the power and motive for accom-
plishing the very work they profess to have
1 in view. Already, in some instances, the
: church is disregarded and brushed aside as
an effete and obsolete institution which
must give way to something more modern
1 which shall expend its energy in providing
; for man's material nature. This tendency
must be deprecated by every true lover of
humanity who recognizes in Christ the only
effectual remedy for human ills.
Said one of these sociologists recently,
who was giving much time and thought to
the problem of elevating the Submerged
1 Tenth, "The church needs less theology and
more care for the p or and helpless." If the
theology which any church has is an obsta-
cle in the way of its extending sympathy
and aid to the down-trodden and oppressed,
it is not less of such theology that it needs,
. but a different kind of theology. The
church that is permeated with the theology
whi ;h conceives of God as coming down to
men in the person of Jesus Christ, living,
suffering and dying for humanity in order
to lift it up into union with Himself, is the
only church that is properly equipped for
ministering to the despised, the forsaken,
the outcasts of society. Of that kind of
theology no church is likely to have too much.
It is a matter of common knowlege that
those churches and ethical organizations
which have let loose their hold upon God as
incarnated in Jesus Christ are doing the
least to lift up humanity out of its sin and
degradation into newness of life. The hope
of this world is that it may be lifted out of
its sin and misery by men who, holding on
to the divine Christ with one hand, reach
out the other to rescue the perishing.
Is it not, therefore, the duty of the
church to see to it that it does not separate
these two great commandments, but lhat it
gives due emphasis to each? The church
does not want to become less theological,
but more sociological. It does not want to
know less about God, but it needs to care
more for men. It does not need to love
God less, but humanity more. It is only as
the church loves Christ and enters into
fellowship with Him and with His thoughts
and His plans for the salvation of the
world that it can fulfill its great mission as
a divine instrumentality for blessing man-
kind. Come and Go are the two great words
of the gospel. "Come unto me, and learn of
me, and take my yoke," and then "Go into
all the world to bless humanity." But the
Coming must precede the Going. I he divine
plan is for man to get right with God first,
and then, receiving strength from God, seek
to help his fellowmen. These are the two in-
separable parts of the divine plan for the
world's salvation.
Hour of prayer*
REASONS FOR THANKSGIVING.
(Luke 17:11-19; 1 Thess 5:18.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic Nov. 28.]
Central Truth: Thanksgiving for blessings re-
ceived is a duty we owe alike to ourselves and
to the gracious Giver.
Jesus had turned his face steadfastly
toward Jerusalem on His last visit to Judea.
On his way thither, passing through the
midst of Samaria and Galilee, He met as he
entered into a certain village ten lepers
who, standing off at a distance, cried unto
Him, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on
us." The Master's heart went out in instant
compassion and He said unto them, "Go and
shew yourselves unto the priests. And it
came to pass, as they went, they were
cleansed." What an experience this must
have been to them, to discover as they went
along that their leprosy was healed! What
an occasion for joy and for thanksgiving!
And yet, strange to say, only one of the ten
"when he saw that he was healed, turned
back, with a loud voice glorifying God; and
he fell upon his face at His feet, giving Him
thanks." No wonder Jesus asked, "Were
not the ten cleansed? but where are the
nine? Were there none found that returned
to give glory to God, save this stranger?"
The only thankful one was a Samaritan. Is
it too much to say that about one-tenth of
the people are thankful to God for the
blessings they receive from Him? It is
certain, at least, that there are nuny who,
though they experience the blessings of
God's grace and providence, never think it
worth while to glorify God on this account
or to give Him any thanks.
Every one who is a Christian has received
from Christ a blessing far greater than the
healing of leprosy. He has had his sins
forgiven; he has been renewed in his mind
and heart; he has received a ne* meaning
of life and its duties, and every relation of
life has been made holier and more blessed
by what he has learned of and received from
Christ. And yet, how many are ungrateful
for these blessings, if we are to judge them
by their lives. Surely, if one is grateful to
Chri.-t for what He has done for him, he
will be faithful in all his Christian obliga-
tions and will be diligent in conveying to
others the same blessings he has received.
He will also express his thanks upon all
suitable occasions. On Thanksgiving day,
as the Lord looks down upon the assembled
people, will He not have reason to say, as of
old, Were there not more than this healed?
Where are the remainder? Paul tells the
Thessalonians to "pray without ceasing; in
everything give thanks; for this is the will
of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward." The
ground of thanksgiving in this passage is
considerably widened. We are taught "in
everything to give thanks." This must
mean that we are to give thanks for sick-
ness as well as for health, for adversity as
well as prosperity, for persecutions, stripes
and imprisonment as well as for brotherly
love and kindest treatment. Why not? If
it be true that "all things work together
for good to them that love God and are called
according to His purpose," why should we
not be thankful for every providence by
which we are made more meet for the
Master's use?
It is the season of the year when, accord-
ing to national custom, we meet in our
respective places of worship to remember
all the blessings of the year to the nation,
to the family and to the individual, spiritual
and material, and give God thanks. It is a
great thing for a people thus to recognize
God as the source of all blessing and feel
their obligations to Him for what he has so
generously bestowed upon them.
Let us not forget, however, that one of
the ways, and perhaps the most acceptable
way, of manifesting our gratitude to God
for His blessings, is to seek to share them
with our fellowmen who have received a
less measure of them than ourselves, "for
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus" to
us-ward.
Another thing we ought not to forget:
In recounting our blessings we can but be
reminded of our unworthiaess and it is a
good time to seek forgiveness when we are
remembering what great things the Lord
hath done for us.
PRAYER.
0, Thou fount of every blessing, we lift
our hearts to Thee in gra itule for the un-
numbered mercies that have crowned our
lives during the year past. For life and
health, for home and family and kindred
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 22, 1900
and friends, for the church and its fellow-
ship and its Christian activities, for sins
forgiven, for strength imparted to ns in
time of need, for Thy guidance in hours of
darkness and for all the joys, the inspira-
tions and the sweet companionships of the
life that now is and the hope of life eternal,
and we give Thee unfeigned thanks, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
editor's Gas? Chair
From St. Louis to the capital of the Old
Dominion isn't a very long distance in these
days of steam-drawn palace cars. The ride
at this season of the year, when Nature has
donned her imperial robe, presents a succes •
sion of scenes which delight the eye and
make one forget time and distance. Now
the fertile, level plains of Illinois, now the
hemp fields and bluegrass region of Ken-
tucky, and later its mountain region, and
soon we are in the hills of West Virginia,
and here we are on the historic soil of Old
Virginia and within the gates of its capital
— the city of Richmond. About thirty six
years ago, a large company of men, "all
dressed alike," found it a very difficult task
to enter this same city. Bat they did enter,
and they brought back the old flag, and un-
der its starry folds there is no happier nor
more loyal pe >ple than the citizens of the
Old Dominion. Her battlefields are the
common heritage of a united country, and
th<> graves of her fallen heroes are sacred
alike to the^patriotslof the North and of the
South. ;._u; W^M
"We are not divided
All one people we;"
One io flag and couotry;
One in destiny.
We had long'desired to be with the Vir-
ginia Disciples in one of their State Con-
ventions, and were glad to accept a kind in-
vitation from the State Board of Missions to
address their 'convention which has just
closed. We could not reach the convention,
however, until Thursday morning, and shall
not attempt.to report it. Another hand will
do that for our next issue. We must, how-
ever, say a "few things about it. It was the
unanimous judgment of the brethren of the
state who were present, that it was decid-
edly the' largest and best convention which
the Disciples in the State have ever held.
Of that we are not qualified to speak, but of
this we are sure, we never attended a better
convention "anywhere, state or national. In-
deed there ;were moments of spiritual exal-
tation and of religious fervor which we
have seen equaled only a few times, if ever,
in any of our religious conventions. We
are bound ^to say that the loftiest of these
Pentecostal^ heights were reached in that
part of the convention which was under the
auspices of„the]Christian Woman's Board of
Missions. And this, too, in a state where it
was thought, a few years ago, that our
Christian women to-day should "keep silent
in the churches," juat as the apostle enjoined
upon the women of the churches of Greece,
nineteen centuries ago.
returned missionary from India, whose home
was here in Richmond. We had heard Mr.
Sheldon before, but never before realized so
fully his power. He is a modest, unpreten-
tious man who requires a congenial atmos-
phere to be at his best. He found this in his
Richmond audience. He remarked to some
one, privately, that he sometimes had to
thaw the ice out of his audience, but that
here he found it en rapport with him from
the start. He said to the writer in a per-
sonal interview that our people seemed to
understand him and what he was aiming at
better than most others. His address was
so simple that a child would have been in-
terested in it, and yet it was full of power
and profoundly moved his audience. Let us
have him address our Minneapolis convention
on "How to Make this a Better World."
Miss Farrar has an extraordinary gift,
which seems to be a gift of the Holy Spirit,
in conveying to her audience a living pic-
ture of actual scenes and incidents in the
mission field. She draws her pictures with
the skill of an artist, and yet with trans-
parent artlessness. We have never known
an audience more deeply stirred than hers
was by the simple recital '»f facts and inci-
dents in her own experience in India. We
regret she is to return to the mission field
before having an opportunity to address one
of our national conventions, or to visit many
of our churches. Bro. Stevens, missionary
to Japan, was also present, but had only a
few minutes to speak before the convention.
He is to occupy the pulpit of Bro. Morgan,
of the Seventh St. Church, in this city, on
Lord's day. He represents our foreign so-
ciety, as Miss Farrar does the C. W. B. M.
The membership of the churches known
as Christian, in Virginia, is said to be about
20,000. And yet the amount of money
raised by the State Co-operation last year,
was considerably over $5,000, or about the
same sum raised by our Missouri State Co-
operation. In addition to this, the ladies of
the C. W. B. M. raised about $2,000 for the
permanent endowment of the Virginia State
University Bible Chair, at an expense of
$1.98, and about $1,500 for the general fund,
besides over $300 for state development.
They have seventy- two auxiliaries in the
state. The endowment fund for the Bible
Chair has already reached $20,000 and will
ultimately reach $50,000. This was the
project of the late and the lamented John B,
Cary, of Richmond, who remembered it gen-
erously in his will, and whose son and daugh-
ters have it on their hearts to carry it on to
completion in co-operation with the national
Board of the C. W. B. M. Bro. Cary's in-
fluence is yet a potent factor in all the en-
terprises of the brotherhood of the state.
Bro. C. A. Young, who delivered some help-
ful Bible lectures for the convention, re-
ported also the progress of his work in con-
nection with the Bible Chair at the Univer-
sity, and gave an encouraging outlook for
that enterprise.
prayers. We believe, in this respect, the
brethren in many of the other states might
profit from the example of our Virginia
brethren. It was delightful and spiritually
uplifting to be in their fellowship. A
pleasing incident of the convention was the
arrival on the last day, "that great day of
the feast," of J. Z. Tyler, with his wife and
little Mary. Brother Tyler was for many
years pastor of the Srventh Street Church,
where the convention was held, and has left
an indelible mark of his personality upon it.
Of course he received such an ovation as
would delight the heart of any pastor, and
the same was true of his wife. They are
greatly loved here. Brother T. made a
happy little speech, reporting himself very
slowly improving. This was the longest
journey he has made for more than a year.
How good it is for a preacher to live so
purely, so unselfishly, and give himself so
unreservedly to the building up of the
spiritual life of a church, that when he re-
turns to an old field of labor he can receive
such manifestations of Christian affection!
These lines are written in the home of
Carey E. Morgan, present pastor of this
mother church of Richmond. We are
abiding in his home over Lord's day, and
will speak for the Methodist brethren in
the morning and occupy his pulpit in the
evening. No lovelier man and no lovelier
family have ever shared their home with us.
Happy church to have such a pastor!
Happy pastor to have such a church!
Brother Morgan has already gotten a deep
hold on the hearts of this people, and Sister
Morgan, who is a genuine assistant pastor,
is equally strong in her work and equally
loved. The churches of Richmond and
Manchester gave splendid meals in the
basement of the church, by turns, all free.
But there is no need to speak of Virginia
hospitality. It was a great convention, a
memorable one, and it is believed that it
will mark a new era of growth and
progress for our cause in the Stite. May
it be so, and may the example of Virginia
stimulate us all to aspire to higher and
better things.
We go from here to Augusta, Ga., to at-
tend another one of our Southern Conven- .
tions, where we expect another season of
refreshing from the presence of the Lord.
Concerning it we shall have something to
say next week.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 17, 1900.
Some features of special interest were the
presence and addresses of Rev. Charles
Sheldon, known to the world as the author
of "In His Steps," and Miss Bessie Farrar,
We cannot mention particular addresses
of the convention, where all were so excel-
lent. What impressed us most was the
flavor of spirituality in all the speeches and
Yale University has offered to give free
tuition to five Filipinos to be selected by
Judge Taft, head of the Philippine Com-
mission. This is a proper and commmend-
able move. It will he a good thing for the
seLcted Filipinos, if they can pass the en-
trance examinations, and it will be a good
thing for the University. It remains to be
seen whether the guerrilla method of warfare
which is especially in vogue among the Fili-
pinos as we know them, can be adapted to
use on the foot ball field. The thought is
suggested by Yale's victory of 29 to 5 oyer
Princeton last Saturday and her impending
game with Harvard. Next year the Filipinos
may figure. The "half devil- and- half-child"
temperament ought to make its mark on
the grid-iron.
November 22, 1900
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THE CHRIST IN CONTRAST— II.
W. J. LHAMON.
THE CLAIMS OF JESUS.
Within the limits of our humanity Jesus
claims to be precisely what we all are. We
see him pictured here in the pages of our
New Testaments as a babe, a youth and a
young man. He hungers and thirsts, he
sleeps and wakes, he rejoices and weeps, he
has his questions and conclusions and he is
subject to growth in wisdom and stature.
II Nazareth he is called "the carpenter's
son," and they say, "is not his mother called
Mary? And his brethren, James, and Joses,
and SimoQ, and Judas? And his sisters, are
they not all with us?" He travels with a
company of his relatives and townsmen to
Jerusalem to worship; he returns and is sub-
ject to Joseph and Mary; he is baptized at
ithe hands of John, and is tempted in the
wilderness; for a season he moves as a
brother and friend among his disciples and
companions; he has his career as a political
'and religious teacher; he is rejected by his
hation, denied by his disciples, crucified un-
der Pontius Pilate and buried in Joseph's
new tomb. la every possible way he identi-
fies himself with us. Surely "he was made
of the seed of David according to the flesh."
iSurely his hand is like my hand and thine,
land surely his soul is the soul of a brother.
;!Be is human, so human that our human
•hearts beat high for him. He is "the word
■mad 8 flesh." He sits at our feasts; he weeps
ra our graves; he knows all about our prod-
igals and their fathers; our rich men and
pur beggars; our Levites and our Samari-
tans; he comes into our synagogues and
'worships with us, and looks into our temples
to see whether we have made them dens of
•thieves. In every way he is a man. "He
iakes not on him tha nature of angels, but
the seed of Abraham." He has compelled us
,to believe that he is a man.
i He is the only one who has had so great
difficulty ia convincing us that he is really
I brother to us. But when we think about
,it, when we really stop to think, we must con-
clude that it is as difficult for the God Christ
to convince U3 of his manhood as for the
man Christ to convince us of his Godhood.
'We hare never doubted that Caesar was a
man, or Plato, or Baddha, or Confucius.
'These m >rtals have had no difficulty in con-
vincing their fellow mortals that they too
were indeed mortals. In the eyes of history
Caesar has never been in danger of being
mistaken for a god; and Plato is only a
philosopher; and Buddha and Confucius did
not claim to be more than men, and did not
live in a fashion other than that of man.
None of these great ones have been vexed
with the problem of convincing the world
that they were indeed men. On the contrary
the world has refused to believe anything
else about them. It is true that this or that
Caesar may have been idolized, and that
since his death Baddha has been canonized
among other Baddhas and classed among the
innumerable idols of the East, and that Con-
fucius is worshiped by a nation that is capa-
ble of fetich worship and animal worship
and ancestor worship and any conceivable
sort of worship. We are not dealing here
with the superstitious process of deifying an
ox or an emperor, a mound of mud or a
human being, regardless of ethical and in-
tellectual character and in defiance of every
rational claim upon the qualites of deity.
Our theme carries us above that.
We return, therefore, to say, in spite of the
fact that many a great teacher, and many
a noble or ignoble ruler, has had his apoth-
eosis, none of them has been confronted with
the problem of proving that he was human.
Jesus on the contrary is so high above us
thut we wonder whether he can be one of us.
He is so pure that we wonder how he could
dwell in the midst of our impurity; so ex-
alted as seemingly to forbid condescension
to our humility; and so utterly foreign to
us as to make his nativity among us very
strange indeed. Yet he has compelled us to
say of him,
"A.nd so the word had breath, and wrought
With human hands the creed of creeds
In loveliness of perfect deeds."
The man vard claims of Jesus are the more
remarkable in that he assumes a full and
complete humanity. Others might call him
the son of David, he called himself "the Son
of man," using the generic term in prefer-
ence to any specific or ethnic one. Eighty
times at least in the New Testament he
appropriates this term to himself, or it is
applied to him. He wa3 seemingly fond of
it as he was of no other. He made use of
it under the most trying circumstances, and
frequently sought to impress its fulness of
meaning upon his disciples.
Plainly, according to this designation of
himself, Jesus is more than a son of Abra-
ham, he is more than Jew, more than Greek,
more than Roman — he is nothing less than
man. In his loves and longings, in his pray-
ers and plannings, in his freedom from the
incidental and his devotion to the universal,
he is a man. "Moses for a people; Christ
for the world," was the impassioned cry of
Pascal. The cry applies to the whole list of
ethnic leaders, who may be classed with
Moses but not with Christ. Buddha may be
the "Light of Asia," or the night, he is not
the "Light of the world." Confucius abides
in China, smitten with the limitations of a
"celestial." Mohammed "went forth conquer-
ing and to conquer," with the sword. But
now he has retreated into Asia for the most
part and is rapidly dying. Let him be the
prophet of God or not, he has his limitations
as compared with "the Son of Man," who
once stood ready to die rather than to kill,
and who disarmed his own disciple, saying,
"He that takes the sword shall perish with
the sword."
To lay claim to a universal style of man-
hood in the days of Jesus was more difficult
by far than it would be at present. Then
men were not modified by travel and study
and intercommunication as they are now.
The universal ideal was not, and if it had
been it would not have seemed admirable
to such as prided themselves on being Greeks,
or Romans, or "children of Abraham." Je-
sus had first to create that ideal, then he
had to realize it in his life and teaching; he
had also to suffer for it, and wait through
all these centuries to see it become desirable
in the eyes of even the foremost men, not to
speak of the multitudes of them. But now
the real students of his claims are beginning
to see how effectually he lays his hand upon
Jew and Gentile alike and makes them one in
him. When we remember that Jesus was a
Jew and then reflect that to-day the foremost
Christian nations are Anglo-Saxon; when we
see the story of his life triumphant over the
souls of men of every tribe and tongue and
kindred and people and nation; when we see
men that are daring a ad women that are
gentle bowing alike in adoration before him,
and little children flocking to him, and aged
people reposing in him, we begin to appre-
ciate and to admire the universality of his
claims and the fulnss of his humanity.
Rightfully and with gracious and far-reach-
ing purpose he named himself "the Son of
Man."
On the contrary, Confucius claims to be
not so much as a prophet even, but only a
historian. Buddha claims to be one among
other Buddhas. His state was for him the
final incarnation preceding Nirvana, the
lapse into the infinite when e he came. He
did not aspire to universality but to the end
of conscious existence. Mohammed claimed
to be one among many prophets of God.
Even from that claim he fell. The prophet
turned soldier and indulged himself in the
ambition, the avarice and the lust of the
average first-class military man. Plato and
Socrates are high type Greeks with no
special claims beyond their intellectual pre-
cedence, unless we make an exception of the
latter, who thought himself now and again
under the influence of a demon. But how
infinitely this falls below the level of our
Lord ! If we turn from the list of great
Gentiles to the greatest among the Hebrews
we find Moses saying, "A prophet shall the
Lord your God raise up unto you like unto
me; him shall ye hear in all things whatso-
ever he shall say unto you;" and John the
Baptist saying of the Christ, "He must in-
crease but I must decrease."
Allegheny, Pa.
SOME MODERN OCCULT
FADS— I.
BY W. E. HARLOW.
In dealing with the above subject I am
well aware of the importance of being under-
stood, and hence I shall endeavor to use only
such words and phrases as will be compre-
hended by the many and not the few. Oc-
cultism means, primarily, hidden, secret and
unknown, and as I shall class "Christian
Science," "Dowieism," "Spiritism," and the
so-called modern "Faith Cure" under the
title of these articles, it will be at once ob-
served how difficult the task. These pseudo
philosophies are here brethren, and all the
ridicule and denunciation and attributing
them to the devil will never stop their on-
ward march while they continue to make
their cures by the thousands. We must
meet them with facts and not fun; with re-
ligion and not railing; with science and not
sentiment, and it is to this end that I have
consented to contribute, after several years
of patient research and experiment, a few
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November 22, 190'
articles for this pape. From a theoretical
standpoint I shall follow the hypothesis
formulated by Mr. Hudson in his Law of
Psychic Phenomena, because, whether true
or false, it appears to be true in my own
personal experiments, and I shall not attempt
to reply to any man who has not under fav-
orable conditions put it into practical ex-
perience. Oar Maker has endowed us with
reason and assigned us a noble and intelli-
gent rank in the scale of intellectual and
moral being, and as he has commanded us to
use this faculty, so I may with justiie re-
mark, that he wh"> cannot reason is a fool;
he who dare not reason is a coward; he who
will not reason is a bigot; but he who can
and dare reason is a man. By so doing and
daring to think for myself I am well aware
that I assume no very enviable position as
regards popularity.
Independent thought and fearless expres-
sion have ever drawn forth the scoffs and
sneers of that portion of our race who have
adopted, without investigation, the scientific
opinion of others. I refer to those only
who have received their ideas from others
by inheritance as they did their real estate;
for the one they never labored and for the
other they never thought. If no human
being had dared to hazard the expression
of an original thought, then nothing in the
realms of science would have been disclosed
by speech, nor penned in books. It is by
daring to step aside from the beaten track
of tradition, and bringing forth from the
dark arcana of nature into the light of day
some new truth, that we add our mite to
the common stock of knowledge already ac-
cumulated. The truth 3 that God has estab
lished inherent in nature are not only in-
finitely diversified, but are at the same time
immutable and eternal. No possible addition
can be made to their number, nor is it in
the power of man to create or annihilate a
single truth in the empire of nature. That
there is a residuam of truth in all these "oc
cult fads" no student of p3ychic science will
for a moment question. It takes some truth
to bolster up so much error. It exists inde-
pendent of our belief or unbelief, and all we
can do is to search it out and bring it forth
from darkness to the light of day. And he
who has the magnanimity to do this, so far
from being persecuted and opposed, should
be sustained and encouraged as the bene-
factor of his race. It is my purpose now to
show that the success of the modern occult
propagandist does not depend upon some in-
herent force or power, neither does it belong
to the supernatural. And I might add here
that it does not emanate from his Satanic
Majesty. Whatever may be his belief he
has stumbled onto a natural law, and his
success is measured by his conformity to the
conditions of that law. That law is pyschol-
ogy, the science of the mind.
"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he,"
is being constantly proven true. If a man
believes himself to be sick, he will, by his
own thought, produce in himself physical
changes corresponding to the nature of the
disease he believes himself to be suffering
from. The treatment of disease by psycho-
logical processes may be summarized thus:
Thoughts are things; change the thought
and benefit will ensue. Let us begin at the
beginning and show what scientific warrant
we have for our declaration that the mind
of man is powerful enough, when properly
directed, to control certain forms of disease.
We can follow out our argument without
diverging from the question as it applies to
the healing art.
It is now many years since the pilgrim in
search of health made his journey to Lourdes,
France, in the hope that by the healing
grace of the saint he worshiped he mi *ht be
healed of his bodily infirmity. Wonderful,
indeed, to witness or to read of, are the now
yearly pilgrimages to that shrine of the
halt, the blind and the sick, and still more
wonderful to those who are ignorant of the
principles at work are the remarkable cures
which result from that journey. It has been
estimated that ten per cent, of the so-called
incurable cases have yielded to the healing
power of the shrine. Is this, then, an evi-
dence of a miracle? By no means. It mat-
ters very little whether the particular
"charm" which works the cure is in the form
of a glass of consecrated water, a piece of
wood, a block of stone, a finger-bone of a
saint, or a living being, the point to note is,
that a very large percentage of the so-called
miracles are actually wrought, and that, ap-
parently, through personal contact with the
charm.
But we find also that when a piece of
ordinary wood was substituted, without the
knowledge of the suppliant, for a supposed
fragment of the true cross in the Geneva
Monastery, there was no abatement of the
cures or miracles. So that from these and
a dozen other known facts we gather this
scientific truth: the healing virtue does
not rest in the relic, but in the attitude of
mind of the sufferer. Faith worketh marvels
truly, but faith alone is not sufficient for all
things in this materialistic age.
In face of the fact that some are healed
by faith and some are not, theory falls to
the ground and we must deal with the facts
as we find them. In these cures by faith
there is no evidence of the transmission of
divine power from the relic or agent to the
sufferer. There is no evidence of a miracle.
A miracle is something super-natural, some-
thing beyond the pale of natural law. Do
we know of any example in which the laws
of nature were arbitrarily thrust aside? I
refer now especially to the miracles of heal-
ing. Did not the Great Healer himself de-
mand that in those he healed the conditions
of faith, or expectancy of relief, should be
present? How often do we find that quality
'faith' the condition, the essential condi-
tion, upon which the wonder depended! We
quote a few examples: "Thy faith hath
made thee whole," "According to thy faith
be it unto thee," "0 thou of little faith," "I
have not found so great faith, no not in
Israel," "And he did not many miracles
there because of their unbelief." From these
it would seem that the condition of mind of
the sufferer is a very potent factor in estab-
lishing or removing a disease.
In carefully diagnosing the cases treate
by miracle workers, metaphysicians ai
mental healers of all kinds, we come upc
these important facts: Firstly, they a
and do cure similar ailments in different pe
pie by entirely different modes of trea.
ment, and in using the word "ailments" *
do not mean thereby merely hysterical di
eases. Secondly, they do not perform a cui
until the mind of the patient is brought t
prayer, communion, thought, or readin
into a condition of hope, merging inl^
the conviction of faith. There are ce ;
tain medicines which are a help to th-
sick, and in their physiological actio
upon all temperaments are uniform and sa-,
utary. To refuse to employ medicine of an
kind is the height of folly and is the wea
spot in the armor of the mental healer. 1|
refuse to acknowledge the power of the minj
when properly directed by scientific metli
ods, is the weakness of the duly qualifies
physician, and not all his knowledge of mec
icine, anatomy, surgery and physiology caj
compensate for his ignorance of psychologj.
At the present time there is no school c,
healing which is not based upon the truth'
of psychology, not one which psycholog.
does not embrace and envelope. It is th,
Aaron's rod of medical science and, couple'
with the judicious employment of medicines!
it is more effective in the treatment of dif
ease than any other method known to mar
There is no muscle or nerve in the huma
body which cannot be brought under the all
solute control of the mind. We will, in ou :
next article, give the functions of the min
and their scientific application to the cur
of disease.
THE CHURCH IN THE TWEN-
TIETH CENTURY.
0. B. STOCKFORD.
I.
In order to study our future we mus
understand our progress in the truth and th
present state of the world.
Knowledge respecting the latter is nej
cessary in order that we may know the prob
lems which will demand of the church solu,
tion in the near future.
Josiah Strong, in his admirable work "Th(
New Era,'' calls the nineteenth century one
of preparation. And the great discoveries
and reforms of the last hundred years cer-
tainly forecast a state of society during the
twentieth century differing from that of this
or any preceding age.
The recent inventions which make the
intercourse of the peoples of the world much
easier than ever before, and the social, in-:
dustrial, educational and political changes
which have lately taken place render the im-
provement or degradation of mankind not
only possible but certain. And it would ap-
pear that the century is anxious to extendi
in her last moments, this preparatory work
as far as possible. Of the political life of
Japan, China, Africa and the new colonial
possessions of the United States this is es-<
pecially true.
The study of the material progress of the
race forms a necessary introduction to the
consideration of our subject. But it is not
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1481
ny intention to discuss such progress just
(low. I desire merely to call attention to it.
i With the Disciples of Christ, also, this has
?)een a century of preparation. The Camp-
bells and their fellow-laborers aimed at a
eturn in doctrine and life to the teaching
nd practice of the church in the beginning.
k careful study of our history, however, will
(how that we have by no means come up to
he standard set before us. We have, it is
arue, made substantial progress in some re-
pects. Our leading thinkers, for instance,
iave placed before the world a clear exposi-
ion of the first principles of the gospel; and
mr practice as well as our teaching in this
•articular is supported by God's word. But
a the discharge of some of our duties we
tave not, as a body, made even an effort.-
I I think our pioneers in striving to return
b scriptural teaching took the right course
s*hen they began with the elucidation of first
itinciples. The laws of admission to the
kingdom naturally demand first considera-
ion. A correct understanding of them is
tecessary in order fully to comprehend the
liuman side of the plan of salvation. A com-
itate submission to Christ in the practice of
■hem. necessarily precedes the full enjoyment
tf the privileges and duties of the Christian
J-duties and privileges to which they, by
tod's grace, admit us. The greater portion
f our strength is probably due to our loy-
Ityto the Lord in respect to these doctrines.
i But while the proper presentation and
iractice of first principles is of supreme
toportance we should not so dwell upon
hem as to neglect other truth. Neverthe-
iss many of our brethren speak and write
3 though the Ne v Testament teaching on
iiis subject contained all things necessary
ip the solution of the great question of
hristian union. Now, it is evident that we
annot have true union merely by submitting
io part of Christ's law. This great object
an only be accomplished through an honest
jffort to realize the whole mission of the
tiurch — to obtain co-operation of members
!i all good work. Strictly speaking, there
an be no such union as taught in the New
testament between those who have not
beyed Christ in first principles. The ques-
tion of union is based upon doctrines which
bllow those by which we are brought into
he body of Christ.
II.
i Denunciation of sectarianism was, until
(ecently, peculiar to the Disciples. Even
o-day aggressiveness along this line is al-
most one of the distinctive features of our
;eaching. Certainly no other body so in-
elligently and fearlessly proclaims its sin-
ulness.
Bat there is danger that we may our-
elves become sectarian through the narrow
onception we entertain of what true union
jonsists in.
I The teaching and practice of error are not
■>y any means the only causes of division in
he Church of Christ. Mere neglect to
each or apply a portion of the truth is also
ivisive in its nature. Indeed it would ap-
pear that narrowness is the root of almost
II division. The chief cause of sectarian-
ism seems to be the failure of Christians to
appropriate the whole truth. In this way
fallacies of a positive as well as a negative
nature arise. For this failure ha i given rise
to undue stress being laid upon favored por-
tions of Scripture; thus causing erroneous
teaching aad practice as well as neglect of
truth. While we cannot study any portion
of God's Word too earnestly, yet we will fail
to understand it through narrow, self willed
consideration. We can never comprehend
the truth by accepting only sections of it.
By such a course not only is the preferred
portion wrenched, but other phases of
the same truth are denied. The only way to
avoid denominationalism is to strive to know
and practice the whole truth.
Had Calvinists fully considered those
Scriptures which reveal the universal scope
of the plan of salvation, Calvinism would
never have been framed. Had Universalists
conscienti usly studied those passages of
God's Word which plainly refer to his elect
and the laws of admission to his kingdom,
Universalis n would never have been taught.
The exclusive advocacy of pet theories,
whether drawn up into written statements
or not, have necessarily, a contracting in-
fluence. And this narrowness has become
just as prominent in the practical side of
Christianity as in the doctrinal.
A church can no more be absolutely per-
fect than the members of which she is com-
posed can be. But she can possess the spirit
of per'ection. And this spirit calls for more
than a rejection of all uninspired creeds and
the acceptance, in theory, of the Bible as
our only guide. It will lead the members to
an honest effort to carry out the whole mis-
sioa of the church — to co-operate in all good
work. We should not be content to merely
keep within the bounds of truth. We should
strive to practice the whole truth. It is only
when a body has such an aim that it is free
from sectarianism; for a wider or less broad
purpose will not be strong enough to include
all Christian workers.
We must not only try to break down error
but aim to build up the truth in every way.
We should not be content with being a nega-
tive force respecting erroneous teaching;
but should endeavor as far as possible to be
a positive force ii relation to all good works.
Indeed by the latter course we will the more
effectually accomplish the former. Unless
we use our power as an organization more
effectively agaiast the evils of society we
will degenerate into a sec:. Our fight for
sound doctrinal principles may excuse our
slow progress in practical work in the past;
but it cannot in the future.
III.
The chief weakness of the Disciples of
Christ appears to be their failure to com-
prehend the importance of the latter portion
of the great commission: "Teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have com-
manded you." Iq our consideration of this
command we must bear in mind the truth of
the words with which our Savior prefaced
it: "All power in heaven and in earth is
given to me."
The Christian's duty to preach the gospel to
the world seems to be fairly well understood.
But our responsibility as a church, in build-
ing up social and national life — in elevating
mankind and removing obstacles to conver-
sion is not so fully realized. Yet such work
is included under Christ's commandments.
In the sermon on the mount our Savior re-
fers to his disciples as "the salt of the
earth," and "the light of the world." If we
are true Disciples, therefore, we will be a
potent force for good in the world — an up-
lifting power in all human activities. Our
Savior undoubtedly intenJs us to preserve a
saving and enlightening relationship toward
all matters which concern humanity.
The trouble with us is that we do not feel
as much as we should our responsibility as
a church. Too much stress is not laid upon
individual duty. But our chief neglect is in
respe it to those duties which require collec-
tive effort. We have yet to learn the great
power of co-operative work in those occu-
pations at d interests which are known as
secular. Were we able to show the world
an example of fellowship in daily life, of
united effort to purify political affairs, and
of conscientious co operation in elevating
our social, industrial and educational systems
we would greatly benefit the world and do
much toward accomplishing the purpose
for which our congregational organizations
exist.
Our mission as a church is almost as wide
as our duty as Christians. Every good work
which requires co-operation demands the aid
of the church. We are taught, through the
New Testament, that we hbve duties as citi-
zens and as members of society. Much of
that which is connected with these duties
can be effectually accomplished only through
united effort. Had Christians, as a church,
thrown their weig it into much-needed re-
forms we would not have the selfish, corrupt
systems that now exist, and the kingdom of
God would be much more extensive. One of
the characteristics of the kingdom is right-
eousness. Do we carry this into all phases
of our life? Our Savior came "that they
might have life and that they might have it
more abundantly." Are we his disciples if we
permit a state of affairs that is crushing the
life out of people?
Our leaders frequently state that Chris-
tian union will solve all our present-day
problems. But this is beginning at the
wrong end. We will never have true union
until we assume all our responsibility re-
specting the *orld. Nor need we think we
possess the ground of such union unless we
are striving to do all the Church of Christ
should do. Divisions to-day arise as much
out of lack of practical work as out of dif-
ference of opinions on doctrinal subjects.
There appears to be no body which is en-
deavoring to accomplish the complete mis-
sion of the church. The Disciples of Christ
are strong in first principles and evangeliza-
tion. The Quakers and similar bodies excel
in simplicity of life. The Free Methodists
take a creditable part in social and political
reforms. The Episcopalians delight in the
intellectual features of religion. The Mor-
mons, though clinging to some vicious prac-
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tices, furnish us with a good example of in-
dustrial co-operation. Some bodies empha-
size the practical side of Christianity, while
others exalt the spiritual. While every sect
possesses some truth, the narrow manner in
which they study God's Word causes them to
see even their favorite theme in a wrong
light.
The time has arrived when all the church
must strive to unite all the excellences of
pure religion. Socialists and skeptics are
not only charging us with inability to im-
prove present conditions, but they are seek-
ing themselves to relieve society. If the
church does not become more aggressive
along the lines above referred to, Christian-
ity must greatly suffer. I believe, however,
that the close of the next century will see
a united church working on all lines for the
upbuilding of the race.
As the Disciples of Christ were foremost
in advocating Christian union during the
present century, let us not be backward
during the next one hundred years in prac-
ticing those things which make for it. This
must be our aim if we desire to remain un-
sectarian.
HOW TO STUDY THE PSALMS.*
BY B. A. ABBOTT.
The book of Psalms is at once the easiest
and the hardest portion of Scriptures to
study satisfactorily — easy, because, for the
most part, the style is clear and the themes
of a practical and experimental nature; diffi-
cult/because of the inexhaustible treasures of
thought and suggestion they contain. Hooker
says: "What is there necessary for man to
know which the Psalms are not able to teach ?"
and Bishop Home says: "The Psalms are an
epitome of the Bible adapted to the purposes
of devotion." Stanley calls them "a Bible
within a Bible; in which most of the pecu-
liarities, inward and outward, of the rest of
the sacred volume are concentrated." In
them every anjel of joy and sorrow sweeps
the chords of the heart.
1. The first thing essential to a proper
understanding of the Psalms is to remember
that they are the hymnal of the Hebrew
people. The name by which they are usu-
ally designated in the Hebrew is "Book of
Praises." Some are called "Prayers of Da-
vid." The collection consists of 150 com-
positions, and these are divided into five
books (see Revised Version). This distribu-
tion of the Psalms is very old, and is not
chronological nor even logical nor vital, but
seems to have been determined either by re-
lated theological ideas or literary form, or by
being collected in different times or by differ-
ent persons. The Psalms are full of the re-
ligious passion that can only be fittingly
expressed in music. They are therefore to
be studied and used largely as we use our
hymns of to-day. And this has indeed been
one of their chief services through the ages.
2. It is impossible to fully appreciate
the Psalms without knowing the historical
background upon which they rest, and the
trials and struggles out of which they were
•Supplementary reading In the Bethany Christian
Endeavor Reading Course.
born. They are the heart history of an
earnest people in their loftiest and most
earnest moods. They are the elite thought
of the elite people of an elite nation. One
must be familiar with the history of Israel,
at least from the crossing of the Red ,Sea
till the end of the exile, before the full
meaning of the Psalms will dawn upon him.
The whole story of Israel's life, inner and
outer, is in the Psalms. No nation ever had
such terrible trials of faith as Israel, none
ever experienced such puzzling providences,
none ever had so much reason both to
doubt and believe; and, on the whole, none
ever held to their faith with a more desper-
ate and sublime constancy. The vicissitudes
of the people of Israel are the road to the
heart of the Psalms. If it is a sinaous way
to folio w, it is lighted up by divine revela-
tion.
3. Having seen that the Psalms are the
consummate flowers of the religious expe-
rience of the people of Israel, the student
will be prepared to eximine the composi-
tions separately in substance, form, and his-
tory. Space forbids an exhaustive arrange-
ment here, and surely the analysis of each
is not to be thought of; but we may point
out roughly the following: Psalms that
contain or are prayers, including nearly
every form of petition, 3-7, 11, 13, 16, 17,
20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 38, 41-44, 51,
54-57, 59-64, 67, 69-71, 74, 77, 79, 80, 83,
84, 86, 88, 89, 94, 102, 109, 120, 122, 123,
130, 132, 137, 140 144; psalms of thanks-
giving, 9, 18, 22, 30, 34, 40, 45/48, 65, 66
68, 75, 76, 81, 84, 98, 103, 105, 108, 116,
118, 124, 126, 129, 135, 136, 138, 149;
psalms on the goodness and mercy of God,
23, 34, 36, 91, 100, 103, 107, 117, 121, 145,
146; psalms on the power and majesty of
God, 8, 19, 24, 29, 33,47, 50, 65, 66, 76, 77,
93, 95-97, 99, 104, 111, 113-115, 134, 139,
147, 148, 150; psalms on different classes of
men, with their respective rewards, 1, 5, 7,
9, 10-12, 14-17, 24, 25, 32, 34, 36, 37, 50,
52, 53, 58, 73, 75, 84, 91, 92, 94, 112, 119,
121, 125, 127, 128, 133; on God's law, psalms
19, 119; on the vanity of human life, 39, 49,
90; advice to rulers, 82, 101; on humility,
131; prophetical psalms, 2, 16, 22, 40, 45,
68, 72, 87, 101, 118; and historical psalms,
78, 105, 106. This classification gives only
the leading ideas. Many other thoughts
could be gathered from each, and some sub-
jects run through them all, like veins of
gold in the heart of the hills.
4. Hence the Psalms may be studied top-
ically. It is here especially that we find
ourselves unable to be exhaustive. Here is
work for a lifetime. Here we find treated
the creation of the world, the great ques-
tions of God's provid« nee and the economy
of grace; the spiritual meaning of the his-
tory of Israel; repentance and forgiveness;
the sufferings and victories of David; the
prophecies of the Messiah; the firm estab-
lishment of God's power in the world, and
the final overthrow of the wicked. Nor do
subjects and themes stop here, for in the
Psalms, the first place in the Old Testament,
we have the clearest and strongest intima-
tions of immortality, notably in psalms 16
and 17, which "bear witness to a perfectly
developed consciousness of immortality in
the writer," and scattered through them
may be found single verses which shine like
the calm, peaceful stars in a winter night,
prophesying the future life where the soul
"will see light in God's light." A fascinat-
ing line of study is Christ in the Psalms,
the basis of this study being psalms 22, 45
and 110. Studied thus topically we would
have the best view to be found in the Old
Testament of the development of doctrine,
ethics, and spiritual feeling. And it may be
said that the Psalms must be studied to
fully understand Christian doctrine, for they
have so permeated Christian thought and
affected the Christian consciousness that
their influence has been vast in church his-
tory. Also, if we would study the blessed-
ness of public worship we must not over-
look the Psalms. They are full of enthusi-
asm for God's house.
5. The Psalms are to be studied with su-
preme reference to the spiritual life. Set-
ting forth as they do every conceivable ex-
perience of the soul of man in his various
relations and obligations, they become the
best available guides to holiness. Doubt-
less it is right to study this portion of ;
God's word critically as literature, and as [
sparks of light thro vn off in the movements
of life, thus coming to them in the philo-
sophic spirit, but we will only get the best
from them when we come with the religious
motive. The Psalms are the devotional
book of the world. They were drawn forth
from sincere and often troubled hearts by
the spirit of God, and the study of them will
help lead our hearts to the God who alone
can give them rest. They are the struggle
of man's religious feelings to find God. Few j
books in the Bible are so well calculate! to !
cure the religious man of pessimism and
doubt. Recognizing all that is bad in so-
ciety and the individual, yet the darkest
cloud is made resplendent with an undying
optimism. Says Reuss: "The psalmists-
seek God and know where to find him; the
prophets for the most part address men who
have forgotten him." The spiritual power
of the Psalms is to be judged from the use
made of them by Christ and the apostles,
and holy and devout men and wonen since, j
Jesus quoted from the book of Psalms when
he was dying on the cross. A book of de- '
votion, the Psalter is also a book of conso- .
lation and inspiration. "The God who is
the Speaker in the Pentateuch is the Lis-
tener in the Psalms;" and that means an- i
swered prayer. The Psalms show us that a
man may dare to tell God all that is in his
heart. And that is the sweet story of child-
trust and Father- love. Under the breath of
the Spirit of God, the music from David's
"mystic harp" soothes all, cheers all, in-
spires all, cleanses all.
6. The problem of the so-called impreca-
tory psalms (such as 59, 60, 79, 109 and
137) deserves a more extended notice than
we can here give it. I believe the true ex-
planation of them is that they are intended
to set forth the principle of the supreme
repugnance of good to evil. God cannot
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tolerate evil. If these psalms seem to be
contrary to the love of God, we must re-
member that God's wrath is a form of love,
and therefore in the moral government of
the world, a measure of mercy.
7. Among the many fruitful subjects for
special study we may infer from the Psalms
we mention:
(1) The doctrine of nature. Some of the
psalms might be termed natare psalms. Ac-
cording to the psalmist there is spiritual
law in the natural world, and with nature
as a symbol or revelation or parable or self-
utterance of the Divine, we may read the
goodness of God.
(2) Here is, again, a philosophy of his-
tory. The true way to read history is from
the religious standpoint. True history is
the story of the government of God.
(3) The Psalms suggest the place of mu-
sic in public worship and in spiritual culture,
a subject that has never been adequately
treated. In this life we have few better
revelations of heaven than that given in
music. Wed words and melody and you
give wings to the soul.
(4) A fresh study of the Psalms will
suggest to us a reconsideration of the most
effective forms and methods of conducting
worship in the house of God.
(5) There is no better place to study the
meaning and nature of inspiration than in
the Psalms. Inspiration is more than genius.
Genius comes to its full under the touch of
inspiration. Inspiration and art are re-
lated. Art is, or at least if no more, may
be, the result and servant of inspiration . In-
spiration gives the diamond in the rough,
art polishes it till it flashes before men.
(6) Revelation may also be studied well
in the light of the Psalms, where it will be
seen that experience is usually the pathway
of revelation. The common law of revela-
tion is duty- doing.
8. What are a few helps to the study of
the Paalms? No part of the Bible has been
written upon so profusely, and on the whole
so unsatisfactorily. Among accessible helps
we would note in the Bethany Reading
Courses: "A Guide to Bible Study," by Prof.
McGarvey, chapters 4-12; and "The Prophets
of Israel," by H. L. Willett. Others are the
preface to Bishop Home's Commentary on
the Psalms; introduction to the Psalms in
the "Speakers' Commentary;" Delitzsch's
Commentary; Stanley's "History of the Jew-
ish Church," Lee. 25; "The Origin and
Growth of the Psalms," by Murray; "The
Poetry and the Religion of the Psalms," by
James Robertson, D. D.; "The Life of David
in the Psalms," by Alexander McLaren, D. D.,
in the "Expositor's Bible" series. There
is a very interesting little book by Henry
Van Dyke on some of the psalms, and "The
Psalms in History and Biography," by Dr.
John Ker, will help the student to realize
the wonderful value and power of this divine
old hymnal.
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ENGLISH TOPICS.
WILLIAM DURBAN.
MY BELATED HOLIDAY.
Bro. Garrison, when you were reveling in
the lacustrine delights of your beloved Mac-
atawa I was riveted to my duties in London,
during one of the hottest seasons we have
ever kno*n. But the laws of compensation
are not exhausted. They have come into
play once more. Now you are pinned down
to the pivot on which you must dutifully re-
volve, and I, for a brief period, am luxuriating
in the dolce nonfar niente of an Italian holiday.
That old pagan poet, Lucretius, who dwelt
and wrote in the fair Italy I have been
traversing, expatiates, in a celebrated pas-
sage, on the joy of walking safely on the top
of some cliff while seeing other people drown-
ing in a storm. He was an old heathen and
knew no better. But had he been a Chris-
tian he would still, perhaps, have been guilty
of feeling the luxury of a holiday enhanced
by the reflection that others are toiling on.
However, I must improve even on that sort
of cynicism by expressing a wish that here,
where I write this letter, I could have with
me a large party of all my best friends in
the world.
IN VIEW OP /ETNA.
Across the Italian garden where I am pen-
ning these paragraphs, and over a great
stretch of viae, orange, almond, lemon and
olive groves, soars the most majestic of vol-
canoes in Europe. Nature effloresces at his
feet and his flanks are trellised with an
overflowing harvest of fruit, even along
many of the old lava torrents. Somewhere
on the other side of the mountain smokes
the jumario perpetuo, the crater which is al-
ways more or less in action as a saf ety-val re.
That I shall see from Catania to-morrow;
but at this moment I am at Taormina, sixty
miles from Messina, on the eastern shore of
the island. Taormina is one of the most
beautifully situated towns in Europe. It is
one of the most superb spots in this great
island of countless enchantments. If any
reader wants to know what Sicily means
what a feast it spreads for the student, the
artist, the Christian, the tourist, and the
overworked toiler seeking rest, let him, if
he cannot come here, read the most interest-
ing book I have seen on the subject. It is
written by Dr. Paton, an American, and there-
fore should be easily accessible. The title is
"Picturesque Sicily." The island has an area
of 10,000 square miles and contains three
and half millions of people. It is crammed
with historical evidences, for it has been in
possession of the Siculi, Carthagenians,
Romans, Saracens, Normans, French, Ger-
mans and Italians. Now it is part of free
and independent Italy. It is a tangled mass
of glorious mountains of which iEtna is king.
It is a perfect paradise of archaeology and
architecture, and any cultured visitor will
derive unparalleled pleasure from a visit to
Messina, Taormina, Catania, Syracuse,
Girgenti, Marsala, Segesta and Palermo. I
find that especially Americans seem to come
under the spell of this Sicilian enchantment.
Some, for instance, each season come to
Taormina or Palermo for the first time.
They intend to stay a week and they linger
on and on for three months. They cannot
tear themselves away. I consider their con-
duct wise, especially if they are observant
and thoughtful people and not mere super-
ficial sybarites.
"THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY."
At length I have discovered what Paul
really alluded to in that sentence in his ac-
count in the Acts of the Apostles of his
shipwreck. When he says "the south wind
blew softly" he must be alluding to the
scirocco. I used to think that the people of
South Italy, Sicily and Malta would find the
soft blowing of the south wind a delight in
contrast with our savage hyperborean blasts.
But I find that they detest the scirocco, be-
cause though it comes breathing with such
soft seductiveness that the clouds seem
stationary, the oleanders and cactus blos-
soms and olive leaves scarcely stir, and the
air is balmy with fragrance of myriad blos-
soms, yet this element from the opposite
African coast is simply the enervating cur-
rent from the parched Sahara. Human
nature is none the better for the influence
of soft, warm surroundings. It is better for
us to be subjected to environments of storm
and battle than to be lapped in conditions of
luxury. So I am glad I have presently to
rush back northwards and to endure the
chill and fog and frost of an English winter
and to work under English conditions. The
Italians are a noble race, but there is much
in the atmospheric auspices under which
they live to account for the fact that they,
like the Greeks, have been eclipsed by the
progress of the northern races.
WHAT I HEAR FROM ENGLAND.
Evidently we are on the eve of great
developments of very decisive policy in
England. The coming policy appears to me
to be partly very good, partly very bad.
Europe has this week experienced one of
those shocks which Lord Salisbury periodi-
cally administers, and which prove that he
is, at any rate, a great statesman, for whose
Olympian nod the world is constrained to
wait. The talk of Europe is the new rap-
prochement between England and Germany
on the Eastern problem. I notice that the
continental press is unusually agitated about
the agreement that England and Germany
shall keep open the Chinese commercial
dooi. Russia is aghast ; France is hysterical ;
Germany ig profoundly gratified; Austria is
pleased; Italy is delighted. Accounts which
reach me from England seem to show that
there is a mixed feeling. It is feared by
some critics that Russia will once more take
mortal offence at a step which will compel
her either boldly to annex Manchuria or to
withdraw her heavy hand from over that
province. If Lord Salisbury has managed
really to thwart Russia he has committed a
huge diplomatic blunder. Rassia will never
loosen her hold on Manchuria. She will only
tighten her grip. That I know. The evi-
dence is easy to secure by anyone who knows
Russia. I have little confidence in German
diplomacy, for it is callous and selfish. The
Kaiser is a better friend and warmer ally of
the "Butcher of the Bosporus" than he is of
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November 22, 1900
his grandmother, Queen Victoria, If Lord
Salisbury had sought an adhesion and under-
standing on the part of Am >rica to this
"open door" policy, and had announced to
the world that Britain and America would
keep that door open in China, the result
would have been ultimately far more grati-
fying than I, for one, am able to believe will
be the outcome of this Anglo-Garman out-
come. I fear that Lord Salisbury and the
Kaiser mean to plunge more deeply into the
Chinese bog. Absit omen!
Taormina, Sicily, Oct 28, 1900.
SWITZERLAND
ALPS.
AND THE
CHARLES REIGN SCOVILLE.
We left Paris at 9 a. m., Monday, Sep-
tember 10th, on a limited train, and fairly
flew through beautiful and picturesque
France. At first along the Seine, then
leaving it we came late in the afternoon to
the foothills, and by 6 o'clock we were lift-
ing our eyes unto the everlasting hills and
all were in ecstasies, when, much to our
disappointment, darkness came on, let ing
the curtain fall on our beautiful mountain
scenery. But as we were passing
Lake of Neufchatel and Lake of Bienne,
the moon arose in all her glory and the
mountains and lakes by moonlight sur-
passed, if possible, the scene at sundown.
The quiet cities nestling on the bosom of
the lake, folded in the arms of the moun-
tains and wrapped in the robes of night,
were an ideal expression of rest.
We reached Berne, the capitol city, at 10
p. m., and retired at the beautiful Bellevue
Hotel.
Not on the pages of the historian, but
beneath ■ he surface of her lakes, are found
the earliest records of human existence in
this beautiful country now called Switzer-
land. The earliest inhabitants seem to
have been a mysterious race who dwelt in
houses reared on piles abrve the waters
of the lakes, and who used stone
instead of metal implements. Following
this primeval race, history shows us the
Rhaeti of Etruscan origin — retreating be-
fore Celtic Helvetii, and then in the first
century of our era Rome comes upon
the scene, subjugates the people, founds
colonies, builds roan's, spreads Latin civili-
zation and holds dominion until her down-
fall. Next, the fierce, barbaric tribes
swarmed in from overcrowded regions to
which the Roman prowess had confined
them, and the Goths, the fierce Alemanni,
and the Bargundians became the conquerors
and divided the country into three sections.
The Franks next appear under Clovis, A. D.
496-534 culminating in the great empire
of Charlemagne, who introduced the feudal
syste n. In 1016 we find Switzerland under
German dominion. Soon, the feudal lords
grew more powerful and less mindful of
imperial rule and the free towns, to pre-
serve their liberties, were compelled to treat
with the no t.les, and the German yoke was
thrown off. Following this came the Aus-
trian contests to which the Tell legends
belong (1307). For more than two hundred
years Switzerland maintained the struggle
for independence until Maximilian struck
the final blow at Swiss independence in the
Suabian war, 1499. But at the memorable
battle of Dornach, where six thousand
Swiss defeated fifteen thousand Austrians,
the tide was turned and, in course of time,
independence formally gained — 1648.
Christianity had been disseminated
among the Burgundians in the fifth century
and among the Alemanni by Columbus and
his disciples in the seventh centuryj
The reformation of religion was com-
menced by the proclamation of the new
doctrine at Zurich, 1523. Under the
preaching of Zwingli, and later Calvin and
Favel, a large per cent, of the people ac-
cepted Protestantism. In 1523 the Helvetic
Confession of Faith was put forth and three
wars (1531, 1653 and 1712) between Catho-
lics and Protestants ensued.
In 1802 Bonaparte restored the cantonal
system, and in 1815 the allied sovereigns
acknowledged the independence of Switzer-
land.
"The Swiss people," says Laing, "are the
Dutch of the mountains, the same cold,
unimaginative, money seeking, yet vigorous,
determined, energetic people. Lovers of
freedom, with unbounded reverence for
antiquity, and exceedingly reserved and
exclusive in their social arrangements."
The government consists of a Federal
Assembly made up of a National Council of
145, and a Council of States of 44 members,
or two for each of the 22 cantons, or polit-
ical divisions. The former has one delegate
for every twenty thousand inhabitants.
This assembly elects a Federal Council of 7
for thr-e years, under a President and
Vice-President, elected annually. A judi-
cial body or Federal Tribun >1 is nominated
for three years. Every male has the fran
chise at the age of twenty, and is bound for
military service. Switzerland is the small-
est Republic, except one, in the world, hav-
ing an area of only 16,000 square miles
(about 206 by 139 miles at its greatest
breadth) and with a population (1895) of
only 3,100 000.
The surface varies from 800 feet on the
Rhine at Basle to 15,830 feet, the summit
of Mt. Blanc. More than half of the sur-
face is occupied by the Alps, whose literary,
legendary and historic lakes, such as
Geneva, beggar description.
Berne was founded A. D. 1191, by
Berchtold, Duke of Zahringen, from whom
it derives its name, coat of arms, and the
ever-present bear in all public places be-
cause of the founder's having slain one in
the vicinity. Toe city is one of the mest
ancient in Europe, of which you are remind-
ed at every turn by s amps of past ages.
The houses are mostly of grey sandstone,
with iron balconies so constructed as to
form an arcade over the sidewalks. This
has its advantages in bad weather, but
renders the shops gloomy arid has led to the
practice of exposing the goods outside the
stores, and if you do go in to purchase an
article you must come to the light to
select it.
The places of interest are — the city .
library with 90,000 volumes, the "Chnrch
of the Holy Ghost," a Gothic structure with
a tower 360 feet high, begun in 1421, on
the site of the older church of 1276; the .
Museum of Fine Arts; the Natural History
Museum; the Cavalry Barrack? and Military
School; the Munster Platz (park); numerous
fountains; the Bear Pit, and last and not
least the famou3 Clock Tower. The follow-
ing curious exhibition takes place when the
clock strikes, "At three mimtes before the
hour a cock crows and flops his wings;
presently some bears march in procession
around an old man, and the cock crows
again. Then a fool strikes tbe hour on the
great bell wrh a hammer, whilst the old
man checks off the strokes with his sceptre,
and turns his hourglass. A bear nods ap-
proval and a fioal bout ot cock crowing
ends the performance." Do you wonder that
I went to see this a second time and wanted
to go again? At midnight I heard eleven
different great clocks fr <m the towers of
the city strike. Eirly in the morning three
shepherds, with as many dogs, passed my
window with their sheep, and I was de-
lighted to see the dogs do their work quick-
ly, earnestly and perfectly. The sheep also
seemed to equally understand and the shep-
herd was "going before." But I was sur-
prised to see that more tban half of the
flock were black sheep and it is almost
universal here.
We left Berne at 8:30 for Scherzligen,
where we took the boat on beautiful Lake
Thun, 10J miles long, 2 mib»s broad, 1,800
feet above sea level and 702 feet deep.
The water is so extremely clear tha- fish are
visible to great depths. No view that I have
ever had could equal this. On bo*h sides
of the lake rose the high Oberland Moun-
tains, dotted with chalets, villas, villages
and garden*, kept as beautifully as any city
lawn. On the north side were the Bernese
Alps with their glittering snow- fields, and
on the southern shore the two isolated
peaks — Mt. Niessen and Mt. Stockhorn,
the former rising up like a vast, symmetric-
al, broad based pyramid; the other shooting
out diagonally into the western sky its
huge terminal horn, bold, bare and cloud-
capped.
Steaming on we passed the cavern of St.
Beatus in a perpendicular cliff which forms
the base of the Beatenberg Mountain.
Tradition says this saint, who dwelt in this
cavern, was the first to introduce Christian-
ity into these parts. A strange legend is
reported, that "a dragon originally occupied
the cave but was turned out much in the
same way as St. Sabo ousted the lion, and
that St. Beatus had accomplished the art of
navigating the lake on his cloak without
any external assistance."
We left the boat at Interlaken, beautiful-
ly situated among the mountains between
the lakes, and were soon on our way
up the valley to Grindelwald. On
either side were mountains apparently
more and more wonderful, and we
were called quickly from one side of our
car to the other as some member of our
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1485
party discovered a grander scene than any
previous one, and truly the grandeur did
increase until, looking suddenly to my left,
we saw our first glacier, when our enthusi-
asm knew no bounds. Here we left the
train and all wanted to go immediately to
the glacier, but we were persuaded that
dinner was best for the hour, and 1 content-
ed myself by taking a picture of it with
my faithful kodak which had been clicking
off snapshots ill the forenoon. Dinner
over, we left at once for the glacier and
found it more than double the distance we
had anticipated. We took pictures of it,
went far under it, were chilled by it, and
used all the adjectives and superlatives ten
Americans could command. Grindelwald is
a romantic village inhabited chiefly by
those who tend the thousands of cattle in
the adjacent mountain pastures, and nearly
every one of these cattle, small and large,
wears a beautifully toned bell, some high-
pitched and some low. The music of these
Swiss bell ringers is indescribable. We
were always delighted when we came in
sight of the cattle. The town is guarded
by giant mountains — Eiger (13,040 feet),
Mettenberg (10,197 feet), forming the base
of the Shreckhorn, and the Wetterhorn
(12,150 feet). The two glaciers, one on
either side of the Mettenberg, are the low-
est projecting portions of the vast ice fields
of the Bernese Alps.
From here we took the cog-wheel railroad
again and went up, up, up! until vegetation
became coarse and scanty, and finally the
last pine tree was passed, then we were
in the clouds, there above them and behold-
ing the peaks still pointing abo ve all this,
with clouds for their base. I could only say —
great, grand, gorgeous, immense! Flowers
are beautiful, many things are lovely; but a
great mountain peak, seen from above the
clouds, pierciDg the sky — that is grand!
"The heavens declare the glory of God and
the firmament showeth his handiwork."
We left the train at Scheidegg and
walked about two miles to where "up-
springing from a world of glaciers rises the
colossal Jungfrau (13,671 feet) in robes of
dazzling whiteness." When Dr. Slusber be-
held this be sail: "Gentlemen, that scene
discourages language!" We spent this
night above ' he clouds, and at sunrise, the
next morning, when the MoDch, the Jung-
frau, the Eiger and the Shreckhorn were
"tinted with a thousand hues," than which
there is none other such scene on earth — I
gazed with an admiration akin to nothing I
had ever felt before; my heart melted within
me and my eyes filled with tears — I had
seen the glory of the Lord.
We heard two tremeidous avalanches —
great masses of ice breaking from the
glacier, plunging down the mountain,
breaking into a thousand fragments. The
sound is marvelous, as echo after echo
takes up the thunders with manifold rever-
beration.
We reluctantly left Scheidegg at 7:30 a.
m., going d< wn through the clouds, passing
hundreds of cattle and goats until we came
to Lauterbrunnen (meaning "nothing but
streams"). The sun cannot visit this little
town until 7 o'clock in summer nor till
noon in winter. There are about twenty
streamlets that come down from the
mountains here of which the renowned
Staubbach is the finest. It leaps down 900
feet — hence is the highest Europe in water-
fall— and the water is dissipated into
spray before it reaches the bottom. The
name Staubbach means "du-t stream." It
has been compared to an undulating lace
veil; to a bird of paradise; and Byron com-
pares it to the tail of
"The giant steed to be bestrode by Death,
As toid in the Apocalypse."
Wordsworth calls it a "sky- born water-
fall." At this place all but one of our
party, who was "scared out," took a car
drawn by a cable — that went just one mile
straight up the mountain side at an angle
of 53°. Here we took an electric road to
Murren, where we were to have one of the
best views in Switzerland — of glaciers,
rocks and ravines untrodden save by the
daring chamois hunter.
B. B. TYLER'S LETTER.
What do I think of "Chalk Lines Over
Morals?"
What do I think? A difficult question to
answer.
The words in quotation marks are the
name of a book containing a dozen lectures
by the Rev. Charles Caverna, a minister in
the Congregational Church. They w-re
delivered in Hershey Hall, in Chicago, in the
winter and spring of 1882. It was, the
author says, the opinion of certain gentle-
men whom he characterizes as "progressive
conservatives" that there ought to be a ser-
ies of lectures each year in Chicago, giving
rational treatment, popular as far as possi-
ble, of any subjects that might be in the
field of thought, either in religion,philosophy,
or sociology. Mr. Caverna was requested
to give the first series. This he did. His
series proved also to be 'he last.
The subject* of the lectures are: "Morals
and God," "Morals and the Bible," "Morals
and the Holy Spirit," "Moral Discernment,"
"Morals and Immortality," "Morals and
Miracles," "Morals and Spiritism," "Morals,
Politics and Law," "Morals and Divorce,"
"Morals and Capital,' and "Morals and
Labor." The le tures on "Morals and the
Holy Spirit," "Morals and Immortality" and
"Morals and Miracles" appear as if dragged
in. The author seems to have made up his
mind to give twelve lectures wi h the word
"Morals ' as a part of the title of each.
Now and again Mr. Caverna speaks with
a rugged common sense on popular fads. I
will not attempt to quote him, but give you
the substance of what he says on a few
topics.
It spiritism, popularly called spiritualism,
is true we want little or nothing of it. In
the first place, according to the conft ssions
of those who believe in modern spiritualism,
the communications which come from the
realm beyond are unreliable. There are so
many ljing spirits that one does not know
when to acctpt a message as true.
In the second place it is a meddling with
matters before we get to them. It forgets
he here in the there and so is hurtful to
morals. It jumps arithmetic to fumble with
conic sections. It neglects the strawberry
and potato patch for cosmogony. It is said
that alligators can count. But I would not
have alligators 'Sicklied o'er witn the pale
cast of thought.' Let boys cipher and alli-
gators bask in the bayous. We do best by
holding to natural conditions. Let men
work and think on their plane and spirits on
theirs.
If a spirit should eay, "I am here," the
answer to it should be, "So am I." If a spirit
says, "I can write," the answer should be,
"So can I." If a spirit says, "I can be ma-
terialized," the answer should be, "I am
materialized and can do more work in an
hour than you can in a day."
If a spirit can wrench a slate from your
hands, invite him to shovel gravel on the
road. If a spirit can move a table or over-
turn a chair offer to pay for all the loaves
of bread he will deliver to the poor in town.
If he can do the one there is no physical,
certainly no moral reason why he should not
do the other. There are spirits who when
they were in the body found pleasure in
feeding the hungry, in clothing the destitute,
in giving fuel to the cold. It would seem
that now and again, if spiritualism is true,
su h spirits would return to the earth and
readily engage in works of benevolence. If
not, why not?
Did you notice that in the discussion of
trusts during the last campaign not a word
was said by any orator about the greatest
of all known trusts — the labor trust?
I cannot get the chance for my boy to
learn the business of nail maker unless the
nail makers' society will let him work at the
trade, nor can my boy have anything to say
about the rate of his wages. Ponder this
fact.
When we settled this country we threw
away castes of the highest orders, bat work-
ingmen in their labor organizations are do-
ing their utmost to build them up from
beneath.
Coal heaving is an honorable business,
but it is not one to which to which a man
ought to look forward as a life occupation,
or seek to make hereditary in his family.
Yet it is only necessary for coal heavers to
combine to regulate wages, in the way they
ordinarily do, in order to secure poverty for
everybody who works at the business and
make both business and poverty hereditary.
If some athletic young man wants to work
at coal heaving for a season or two in order
to lay up money enough to buy a span of
horses, a wagon and a plow for the homestead
he is going to take up, and to buy some
comforts for the young woman he is to
marry, and he can handle twice as much coal
in a day as men usually handle, he ought to
have the benefit of his inspiration and his
athletism and receive twice as much wages
as other men. But this the coal heavers'
union will not permit.
The tendency of workingmen's organiza-
tions, as manifested now by noisy and con-
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November 22, 1900
scienceless demagogues, is to make each kind
of labor a caste and make a slave of the
free-born workingman.
Daring the last quarter of a century our
legislation, both state and national, has been
in the interest of the so-called workingman.
As a result, in spite of the demagogues and
his own unwisdom, his position is vastly
better than it was twenty-five or thirty
years ago.
There is more in the initial words of the
Lord's Prayer to settle the conflict between
labor and capital than in the solemn pro-
nouncements of the dozen political platforms
of the recent campaign. Our Fathei — then
we are brothers, we belong to one family, our
interests are identical, our burdens are the
same, our goal is one. Your defeat is my
shame; your victory is my glory. "No man
liveth to himself and no man dieth to him-
self." The gospel of the Son of God is a
social gospel. It has to do with the rela-
tions which men sustain to each other. It
is time for sane men, and unselfish, to speak
on current social problems.
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
FRANK GARRETT.
Our China missionaries are all in Shang-
hai except Dr. Butchart who is in Japan
We, in common with all other missionaries,
are anxious to get back to our stations. The
letters which come almost daily from our
Chinese friends and brothers assure us that
they anxiously await our return. They feel
the need of our council and teaching. We
hope for more successful mission work in
the future.
But there is one danger which I wish to
raise my voice against, the danger of having,
in the terms of settlement for the present dis-
turbances, a clause restricting the freedom
of the missionary. It is said the mission-
ary is chiefly to blame for the recent out-
break. This is simply an assertion and can-
not be proven. On the other hand there is
abundant proof to the contrary.
True, inasmuch as the gospel antagonizes
the ancient faiths, it is not welcomed by
those zealous for the old religions, but re-
ligious zealots are very few in China. The
common people only worship through fear,
not for love of the idol or the religious sys-
tem. Hence it is that the missionaries have
gone into the provinces in large numbers and
worked for decades and never encountered a
riot. So it was in Shansi, where the work
had been peacefully prosecuted since 1877;
and it had not been done secretly. In the
capital Tainyuen-fu, for three yeirs month-
ly lectures illustrated by limelight lanterns,
were delivered to the interested mandarins
on western religion and learning. Friend-
liness resulted. Not until the anti-foreign
outbreak, which originated in the coast
provinces, spread inland to Shansi was there
any serious opposition.
The missionaries treat the natives with
kindness and consideration. Commercial
and political interests are advanced by the
selfish, aggressive foreigner with cunning
and cannon, not always, but frequently, to
the injury of the Chinese. The boatmen,
weavers and wheelbarrowmen, thrown out
of employment by the steamboat, cotton
mills and railways, add not a little to the
force of the present movement.
The curse of opium fastened upon them by
a foreign power is a strong cause of hatred.
The taking of a small tract of land enrages
a whole province. The rulers in Pekin see
the foreigner too aggressive and, apprehen-
sive of the future, seek to drive him out of
the country.
But religious toleration has been a
principle of the Chinese government for
ages past. So laying the blame for the
present outbreak upon the missionary is
making a scapegoat of China's best friend.
How Christiin nations can consistently
countermand the order, "Go ye into all the
world and preach the gospel," I don't know.
We will pray and work that they may not.
Shanghai, Oct. 10, 1900.
CHICAGO LETTER.
This city had an unusually quiet election.
The vote was heavy and there seemed to be
a feeling of deep earnestness among the
voters, but there were no brawls worth men-
tioning. This is highly creditable when we
stop to think of the exceedingly heteroge-
neous character of our population; more than
90 per cent, are either foreign-born or chil-
dren of foreign- born parents.
Now that national issues are out of the
way, why not move for a revival of munici-
pal patriotism? The vexing problems of
municipal government have scarcely been
noticed by the rank and file of respectable
citizens. If anywhere on earth, surely in
the large cities the words of the apostle are
true, "None of us liveth to himself," — espec-
ially if we live in flats. The recent conflict
between the purveyors and promoters of
vice in New York City and the Episaopal
Church is in evidence to show what a seri-
ous obstacle in the way of the kingdom is
municipal unrighteousness. The conditions
about us either help or hinder the work of
evangelization.
The great lack seems to be a lack of civic
pride. If men were proud of their city, her
buildings, her parks, her clean streets, her
sanitary tenements, they would give closer
attention to her affairs. Or perhaps the
converse is equally true: if they gave closer
attention to her affairs they would be proud
of the city. Some time ago Michael Simons,
a member of the Glasgow city council, vis-
ited Chicago, and in an interview he spoke
enthusiastically on the subject of municipal
ownership of public utilities. "It has in-
creased our water and gas facilities, cheap-
ened the price and helped to inspire in the
community civic pride and virtue."
The fact seems to be that British and
European cities are far better governed than
American cities; we almost said, they are
far more democratic, paradoxical as it may
seem. In this country, the boss is supreme,
and hence the government of our cities is
the government of low-lived demagogues
and political dictators. The party machine
stands between the upright citizen and the
nomination of candidates for municipal
office. The leading parties are compactly
organized in every ward and precinct; or-
ganized of men who have some selfish end
in view, offices and salaries to gain, or favors
or franchises, and they make a business
pure and simple of city politics; it is dollars
and cents, bread and butter to them. No
wonder the average citizen declares that it
is no use for him to attend the primary,
where, if there be a contest, it is only one
slate against another!
Not to dwell longer upon the evils, what
is the remedy? The abolition of primaries
and the annihilation of partisan control. In
English cities the municipal tickets do not
bear the party names. Not only so, but
when it comes to candidates, half a dozen
voters by petition may nominate a candi-
date. The very freedom and flexibility of
the sytem tends to a minimum of nomina-
tions and contests. As no party names ap-
pear, the good of the city is both the imme-
diate and the paramount issue.
Even in national elections, the pecuniary
interests of the political leaders are far too
much in evidence. Our whole system may
be and ought to be amended by the intro-
duction of direct legislation, and the exten-
sion of the civil service. "New occasions
teach new duties;" happy are they who keep
pace with the occasion in the patriotic per-
formance of their duty.
The custom of having men's clubs is grow-
ing in our churches. This is certainly a whole-
some symptom. The women and children
are organized to the limit, aT d in most
churches, aside from the official board, there
is no men's organizitLn. Why noi bring
the men together once a month, for the dis-
cussion of problems of government from the
economic rather than the political stand-
point? A program for the year could be
mapped out, a reading course outlined and
lectures had by specialists that would be
wonderfully effective in quickening civic
pride. All the usual social features could
easily accompany this plan.
Frank G. Tyrrell.
THE TEXAS LECTURESHIP.
M. M. DAVIS.
The Texas Lectureship was held this year
at Taylor, November 6 9, and by all it was
regarded a success. The attendance, not be-
cause of a lack of interest, but because of
other unavoidable obstacles, was not so large
as usual, and yet it was good. There were
forty-five preachers and many other church
workers present, besides a large number of
Taylor people. The spirit of all the meet-
ings was the sweet spirit of Christ, so that
our fellowship was delightful and our wor-
ship was such as to lift us up nearer to the
throne of our God. The singing, aided by
the Add-Ran University quartet, was a
marked feature, and it did much in making
the Lectureship a success. The hospitality
was of the old-fashioned Southern type, and
each one was really honest in the belief that
his home was the best. But so far as this
scribe is concerned he knows that the hospi-
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1487
table mansion of Brother and Sister C. Men-
del, where he stopped, was the beat.
The addresses were of a high grade. Not
one of all of them was ordinary. D. W.
Pritchett on "The Plea of the Fathers" was
vigorous and meaty, and it was heartily re-
ceived; David Walk on the "Eldership" was
all thit the people expected of him. A.
Buxton's paper on "The Cultivation of the
Devotional Nature" was a happy treatment
of a vital question. J. J. Cramer, one of our
most successful pastors, out of his own rich
experience told us of "The Successful Pas-
tor." The scholarly and beloved J. W. Low-
ber was most suggestive and helpful in his
short address on "Christian Sociology." "The
Kingdom of God, its Nature and History,"
by E. C. Boynton, would have done honor to
a man of age, experience and national repu-
tation. Addison Clark, the "old reliable,"
fully sustained his high reputation for close
thinking and clear writing in his paper on
"Conscience and the Bible." 0. *L Carr's
brief address on the Church was character-
istic of the author. It was solid and sensi
ble. Miss Mary Graybeil, fresh from the
foreign field, thrilled all our hearts with the
graphic story of her hand-to-hand conflict
with heathenism. Would that all our people
could hear this cultured and consecrated
Christian woman.
But good as was all this, it was not the
best. F. D. Power, of Washington City, our
"Chief Lecturer," gave us four speeches
which will not soon be forgotten. His first
was "The Standard of Appeal in Religious
Thought; or a Conservative View of the
Higher Criticism," in which he argued that
it was Christ and his teachings. His appeal
wa3 a strong one, and it will bear fruit.
"Oar Place in the Religious World" was his
second address. He thinks we have a place,
and a most important one, and that if we do
not fill it God will raise up a people more
worthy, atd give to them the glory which
he now offers to us. His third address was
"A Quarter of a Century Pastorate." It
touched every chord in the human heart. It
was tender, humorous, eloquent, logical, prac-
tical, helpful. It was an inner view of the
life and growth of a great metropolitan
church, led on by a pious young man who
himself was led of God. His last address
was the famous lecture on Garfield. The
martyred President, the brilliant statesman,
the brave soldier, the dutiful son, the devoted
husband and father, the orphan boy strug-
gling with poverty and surmounting every
difficulty, and the humble Christian, were all
seen in him.
Bro. Power had no easy task assigned him.
He was to follow such men as B. B. Tyler,
Garrison, McGarvey, Briney and Pritchard,
all of whom hav.3 been with us in our Lec-
tureships, but he proved himself worthy of
the distinguished succession, and, like them,
won our hearts and paved the way for a still
warmer welcome should he ever return to
the Lone Star State.
The old officers were continued: J. Z.
Miller, president; G. L. Bush, vice-president;
A. E. Erwell, secretary and treasurer; and
the executive committee also have a second
term: G. Lyle Smith, V. R. Stapp and A.
Clark.
The next Lectureship will be in Waco,
Tuesday-Friday after the first Sunday in
December, 1901.
Dallas, Texas.
ONE OF BRO. PROCTER'S GEMS.
CLAYTON KEITH.
It was a lovely day in October, 1883,
when a belated train put Bro. Procter into
Louisiana, Mo. He was compelled to remain
at either the depot or a hotel for several
hours. I met him and took him driv-
ing over one of our smoothest roads and to
the pinnacle above the city, where he had a
view of the hills, the winding river and sur-
rounding country for many miles. Nature
was in her loveliest mood, having a charm-
ing dress of variegated colors. The air was
pure and refreshing. And when he ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the scene
we returned. On our way home I remarked,
"What a pity that Nature, so full of beauty
and kindness to us to-day, should, before
next winter is past, be cruel and austere. I
want a sentiment from you on the cruelty of
Nature." He began :
"Nature's laws know nothing of mercy to
man. As Emerson says, 'Nature has teeth
in her mouth' and she'll bite. When the
temperature is below zero, the cold will
freeze your toe or my toe as quickly as it
will freeze a potato. Look at the Arctic
explorers. 'We are in the hands of God and
unless Nature relents we are lost.' These
pathetic words were written in the note-book
of the* heroic commander of the Jeannette ex-
pedition, a few days before his death, in the
wintry solitudes of Arctic Siberia. The
writer was a religious man. The entries in
his journal show this. He speaks again and
again of reading prayers. But the forces of
Nature were relentless. The fa <t-f ailing
band of explorers sought help in prayers as
instinctively as children turn to their fathers
for aid in distress. There is no kind answer.
The white earth, the cold sky, the icy wind
seemed to ask, in the mocking words of the
English poet: 'Shall gravitation cease when
you goby?'"
"The great cosmic forces," says John
Stuart Mill in one of his most impressive
essays, "go straight to the end without re-
garding what or whom they crush on the
road." Nature impales men, breaks them as
if on the wheel, casts them to be devoured
by wild beasts, burns them to death, crushes
them with stones, like Stephen, the first
Christian martyr, starves them with hunger,
freezes them with cold, drowns them in the
flood, poisons them with the quick or slow
venom of her exhalations and has hundreds
of other deaths in reserve such as the in-
genious cruelty of a Nabis or a Domitian
never surpassed. This view is terrible, but
it is true.
Christians should recognize the fact, and
not uniformly teach the existence of a be-
nignity in Nature which is not confirmed by
experience. God is kind. He is also terrible
and "to be feared above all gods."
Louisiana, Mo.
The Chicago Drainage Canal has been
formally tendered to the United States gov-
ernment. This means that the condition
laid down in the law of the sanitary district
that the canal shall carry 300,000 cubic
feet of water per minute is now fulfilled
and the channel is now a water-way deeper
than the draught of any lake vessel and
broad enough to float three of them abreast.
The condition upon which it is to be handed
over 'o the Federal government is that the
Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers shall be so
improved as to make a continuous deep
water way from the lake to the Mississippi.
Of interest in connection with this event is
the legdl battle which is now pending in the
Supreme Court in regard to the c^nal. The
arguments were commenced on Monday of
this week by representatives of the State of
Missouri versus the Chicago Sanitary Dis-
trict. The argument against the canal
turned upon the menace which it carried to
St. Louis and the other cities along the-
Mississippi into whose drinking waUr is
poured the sewage of Chicago. The defense
dealt chiefly with technical points relating
to the right of a state to take up the matter
and the right of the court to issue an in-
junction against a work which had been
completed at very great expense. But, as
the attorney for Missouri said* "no amount
of expenditure can justify a nuisance." The
matter to be determined is the question of
fact: Does or does not the operation of the-
canal endanger the life and health of those
who dwell below it?
Stockman's Fingers
SAME ON BOTH HANDS.
W. E. Beckham, a corking heavyweight of Bir-
ton, Kan., is In the live stock business. He did
not reed to pay much attention to the food he ate^
until »bout two years ago an attack of the grip
left him partially paralyzed. His experience with,
food is well worth reading.
"The third and little finger on each hand be-
came partially paralyzed, and my spine was affect-
ed just bilow the back of the neck. This came
from a severe attack of the grip two years ago.
I almost entirely lost the use of my hands.
"This condition continued several months, in
spite of a 1 kinds of baths and treatments. In
the meantime my stomach, bowels, and digestive
organs became affected and deranged. My liver
seemed to have no more action than if I had no
liver at all. No food of any kind tasted rigbt,
and I run down from 210 pounds to 160.
"One day the groceryman asked me if I had
ever tried Grape-Nuts food. He told me that it
was recommended as a brain and nerve food and
that it was predigested.
"So I commenced the nee of Grape-Nuts, and
carried some in my pocket. Now and then when
I felt hungry would take some of the food into my
month and allow it to melt before awaHowing.
The food has a delicious taste and I began to im-
prove right away. In three days' time I was very
much better.
"I continued the use of Grape- Nuts, and contin-
ued to improve steadily. In a few weeks longer I
was strong and had regained the use of my hands
perfectly. In less than five months I was back to-
over 200 pounds, as you see me in the picture
which I send. Am now 51 years old and never had
better health in all my life. I passed a first-class
medical examination about four months ago in a
life insurance company.
"My recovery to good health is solely due to-
the use of Grape- Nuts food. As a brain and nerve-
food, there is nothing equal to it. You can use-
any part of this letter, and I hope it may lead)
some unfortunate invalid to health."
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November 22, 1900
Our Budget*
— J. J. Haley, of Cynthiana, Ky., informs us
that the stonework of their new church is finished
and the roof is on. It will be our finest church
in Kentucky, with one exception.
— The August-October number of the Mission-
ary Voice, published quarterly by the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society, has been received.
It contains all the facts that you want to know
about the present work of the Foreign Society.
— The American Christian Missionary Society
has received eighteen hundred dollars on bequest,
the interest only to be used in pushing the work
of Home Missions. It is a Memorial Fund to Mrs.
Marian Parmley, of Painesville, Ohio.
— Read elsewhere in this issue the article by
A. L. Orcutt on Ministerial Relief, and remember
the day upon which he calls for an offering. We
have no worthier cause than this of helping the
veterans, and our long neglect of it should but
add to our present zeal.
— During the week ending November 15, the
Foreign Society received $12,465.96, a gain over
the corresponding week in 1899 of $12,044.98.
We hope the Twentieth Century Fund will not fall
a dollar below $200,000 for Foreign Missions.
Send offerings to F. M. Rains, corresponding secre-
tary, Box 884, Cincinnati, 0.
The Irvington (Ind.) Athenasam, an organiza-
tion which owes its existence largely to the efforts
of Prof. W. D. Howe, of Butler College, has se-
cured a distinguished list of speakers for this fall
and winter. Dr. Henry Van Dyke «poke before
the Athenaaum on Monday of this week on
"Tennyson, with particular reference to the mes-
sage of his poetry to the 19th century."
— The new church at Bonner Springs, Kan.,
was dedicated October 28, by Vernon J. Rose.
The congregation, under the ministry of W. E.
Bobbitt, who became pastor a year ago, quickly
outgrew its old building, which was sold for $700
and a new one built for $3,500. Bro. Bobbitt has
a record as a church builder. During the past
year about fifty have been added to the member-
ship at Bonner Springs.
— After waiting as long as we felt justified in
doing for the missing numbers in Bro Scoville's
letters of travel to reach us, we begin in this
number to publish those which we have on hand.
We regret the necessity of disturbing their
original order, but trust that the interest will not
be materially decreased thereby. The second
letter, which we have not yet received, evidently
dealt with Paris. The third, which appears in
this week's paper, ha« to do with Switzerland.
— L. L. Carpenter, than whom no one has a
more enviable reputation as dedicator of churches,
dedicated the new house of worship at Stanford,
111 , November 11. It is, he says, the handsomest
house he has ever seen in a town of its size.
Of the total 'cost, which was $11,000, $5,500 re-
mained to be provided for on dedication day, and
this indebtedness was more than wiped out by a
subscription of $7,000. Bro. Porter, the pastor,
and his earnest congregation deserve much
credit for the work they have done.
— Writers take notice! One thousand dollars is
offered by the American Sunday-school Union in
prizes for the best book on the topic, "How is
Man to be saved; or, God's Way of Salvation."
Thero is a first prize of $600 and a second one of
$400. ' The books should be of a practical and
popular sort, in length from 40,000 to 70,000
words, typewritten, signed with a private mark
and sent to the American Sunday-school Union,
1122 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, before November
1, 1901.
— The Old Folks' Home will be located in Jack-
sonville, 111. An efficient board of officers has
been elected from the membership of the church
and work enthusiastically begun. Already two
life memberships have been taken, one bj Mrs. T.
N.Hall, of Pittsfield, 111.; another, Dr. Virginia
Dinsmore, Jacksonville, 111., and more to follow.
Mrs Lutie B. Hatch has asked to furnish the first
room complete, in memory of her husband, Dr. H.
Lee Hatch.
— I notice in the Christian Evangelist of 8th
inst., "An Old Subscriber" asks "Give reference to
the c immandment, 'Thou shalt not steal,' in the
New Testament." I refer him to Rom., 13th chap-
ter, 9th verse. W hile, as you say, "the whole
Book inculcates those principles which are in an-
tagonism to every species of dishonesty," yet the
direct command, "Thou shalt not steal," is there.
A. C McKeever.
Fresno, Cal., Nov. 15, 1900.
— The American National Red Cross Society
has arranged for a special series of watch meet-
ings to be held on the night of December 31 to
greet the new century. Mammoth meetings
have been arranged in the principal cities and
they will be held at many towns all over the
country. Greetings have been prepared by more
than fifty of the most prominent men of every
land, and a sealed package of these greetings
will be sent to any meeting for which they are
requested. For information, address the American
National Red Cross, St. James Building, New
York City.
— What can the poor Editor do in the face of
communications like the following which is an
exact representation of a note received a few days
ago:
"Please stop tbe paper. I will send you your
money I Don't Want it any more and I don't
think it worth while to lell the reasons for not
wanting it."
There are quite a number of people who do not
like our way of rurning a paper and occasionally
— not often, but once in a while — one of them finds
it so obnoxious as to discontinue his subscription.
But those who do so almost always give us the
benefit of some more definite expression of their
opinions. Really it helps us a good deal to have
a definite and intelligent expression of any reader's
approval or disapproval. But indefinite praise,
while it, of course, makes us feel good, helps us
in the improvement of the paper scarcely more
than this sort of unspecified disapproval.
— The Topeka State Journal, of Topeka, Kan.,
announces that a movement is on foot for the
establishment of a new church in that city — a
church whose "sermons would be on some line of
theol gy, broad and expansive, a liberal theology,
but the minister would only talk religion in his
pulpit." The movement has been suggested, it is
said, by the disgust which its leaders and many
other people feel toward the habit of many
ministers of talking politics in the pulpit. While
it is certainly true that It is the minister's business
to preach religion in the concrete and to insist
upon righteousness in both political and commer-
cial life, it is also true that there is a wider gulf
between the real sermon and the political stump
speech than some preachers realize. Poor Topeka
must, indeed, be in a bad way if those who object
to politics cannot find even one church in town
which meets their views on this point, but must
start one of their own. It would seem, too, from
the public statements of the leaders of this
movement, that hatred for the Ministerial
Union of Topeka may also be one of the cardinal
doctrines of the new church. The Ministerial
Union may have made some serious mistakes — we
do not know about that — but the denunciation of
it coupled with a declaration against politics in
Scrofula
Few are entirely free from it.
It may develop so slowly as to canse
little if any disturbance during the whole
period of childhood.
It may then produce irregularity of the
stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh,
and marked tendency to consumption
before manifesting itself in much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling.
It is best to be sure that you are quite
• free from it, and for its complete eradica-
tion you can rely on
Hood's SarsapaHlfa
The best of all medicines for all humors,,
the pulpit does not seem to us to constitute the
most promising platform for a substantial religious
work.
— The nineteenth annual report of the principal
of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute,
Mr. Bouker T. Washington, is a document of [un-
usual Interest. It shows Dot only the present
size and resources of the school — 1,083 students,
of whom one-third are young women, 103 officers
and instructors and an income of $236,163.40 for
the yea — but exhibits the kind of work which the
institution is doing. The new Trade's Building,
which »as built during the past year, was designed
by one of the instructors, was built by students
and the plastering, carpentry, painting and roofing
were done by students learning those trad* s. This
is but one illustration of the practical direction
which the work takes. Statistics show that at
least three-fourths of the graduates and former
students of the institution are earning their liveli-
hood by use of industrial knowledge which they
gained there and the others are doubtless benefited
by the habits of thrift which are there inculcated
as a matter of even more importance than techni-
cal training. There is a great denial d for gradu-
ates of the ichool to serve as instructors in other
industrial institutions. Note should be made of
Mr. Washington's recommendation that the masses
of the colored people should remain in rural dis-
tricts, and industrial education should to this end
lay stress upon agriculture. "The c lored man is
at his best in rural districts where he is kept
away from the demoralizitg influences of city life."
The work, as its principal sa}s, is not sectarian,
but it is thoroughly Christian and he notes with
gratification the growth of the religious tone of
the school.
— A called meeting of the ministers of the city,
which was held in the I. 0. 0. F BuildiDg on last
Monday, considered the organization of what is to
be known as the Chr istian Empli yment Association,
whose object is to fiud employment for the Chris-
tian and worthy unemployed ia our midst. This
has been a long-felt want. The applications to
the city pastor for help in this line, if well attend-
ed to, demand almost as much time as any other
part of his work. It becomes burdensome and yet
its importance is recognized by every pastor. This
interdenominational plan will, it is hoped, to a
very large extent relieve this burden, and prove of
still greater advantage to the unemployed.
A committee, consisting of J. C. Banks, of the
Union M. E. Church, Rev. Foster, of the Congre-
gational; Rev. Carlton, of the Baptist; S L Lind-
say, of the R public, and Rev. F. 0 FanDon, of
the First Christian Church, was appointed to re-
commend plans and outline the best course to
pursue. A plan to as»ociate this work, by form-
ing a new department, with the Y. M. C. A. was
agreed upon as the most economical, practicable
and efficient, and the association agreed to take
up this work and push it as any other department
of the Y. M. C. A., providing the churches of the
city would vouch for the support of the newly ap-
November 22, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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ointed secretary, whose entire time was to be
Iven to this work. But the ministers disapproved
f this plan. A joint committee will be formed,
omposed of one minister and one layman from
sch denomination and the work will be organized
n an independent basis.
This movement, if wisely directed, will be
apable of great good and will help to bring cap-
iat and labor together under Christian effort. It
ill show both employee and employer that the
hurch is interested in them.
personal JMentioii.
V. E. Ridenour is in a meeting at Caney, Kan.,
ith J. B. Lockhart.
W. H. Hook, of Bethany, Mo., reports that B.
. Hill is there in a meeting.
J. H. Gilliland closes his work at Bloomington,
1, the last Sunday in January. He will be open
>r engagement after that time.
The evangelistic committee of Greater San
rancisco has extended a call to B. B. Burton, of
in Jose, to take charge of the work of city evan-
jlization.
J. F. Callahan, of Grayson, Ky., has begun a
'eeting with Bro. Flynn, at Oakgrove, two miles
•om Grayson, Ky. R. B. Neal is an untiring
orker in this district.
Miss Josepha Franklin, returned missionary
om India, preached recently at Orestes, Ind., and
; is e aid converted to missions some who had
aver before been touched.
Congratulations and felicitations are hereby ex-
nded to Mr. and Mrs. Janvs H. Fillmore, who
ill celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary
i Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 29, Norwood, 0.
F. D. Power, of Washington, D. C, during a
icent visit to Texas, delivered a lecture at Llama
jd preached in that town one Sunday, to the
•eat delight of that church, as its pastor, C. E.
nootz, informs us.
W. T. Moore's poem Heroes and Heroes, of which
Utracts were published in the Christian-Evan-
glist, can be obtained for twenty-five cents, by
'^dressing the Foreign Christian Missionary Soci-
>y, Cincinnati. The proceeds of the sale go to
le society.
Bro. F. E. Meigs, since the general Convention,
as been making a missionary journey through
tansas Missouri and the southern states, speak-
,<ig almost every night. He was at the Alabama
invention Nov 14, and will be at the state con-
antions in Georgia and South Carolina this week.
C. A. Burton has been called to the church at
jirden, 111 , and will commence work Dec. 1.
'aul H. Castle, who has been pastor at Virden,
ill take charge at Centralia, 111., from which
ilae J. H. Smart has recently gone to Wincheg-
fer, 111.
A. C, Smither, of Los Angeles, Cal., is deliver-
ig a series of sermons on "The Ideals and Plagues
f the Modern Church." The prospectus of the
sries, which comes to us printed on a postal card,
)oks interesting and the method of announce-
lent indicates that the pastor knows how to ad-
ertise.
Long pastorates are too infrequent among us
t pass unnoticed. Frederick D. Power has com-
eted his twenty fifth year with the Vermont Ave.
hristian Church, Washington, D. C. His congre-
ation tenders Dr. and Mrs. Power a reception on
ov. 20 in honor of the anniversary. We con-
ratulate the congregation and incidentally the
"tor. A long pastorate is equally a blessing to
ith.
Charles R. Scoville has reached Jeruialem, as
'8 are informed by a pictorial postal card received
'omhim bearing "views" of Zion and Hebron, and
ated Oct. 21. It is sad to think that the chromo
oat-card, after devastating western Europe and
weeping in a wave of color over Russia and Tur-
ey in Europe, has invaded Palestine also. But
e are glad, as our readers will be, to know that
ro. Scoville has safely arrived at the Holy City.
h have received several other articles from him
id they will appear regularly from this time.
M. D. Clubb severs his connection as pastor of
the Walnut Street Christian Church at Chattanooga,
Tenn., preaching his farewell sermon Sunday eve-
ning, Nov. 11. No minister in Chattanooga was
more universally beloved than was Bro. Clubb.
His health was such that a change was necessary.
Bro. Clubb was a man of sterling worth He
leaves the church in better condition than it ever
was before and in perfect harmony.
Z. T. Sweeney, of Columbus, Ind., visited the
office of the Christian-Evangelist and the St.
Louis preachers' meeting on Monday morning of
this week. He had just come from dedicating
the new church at Girard, 111. A special dispatch
to the St. Louis Republic says that the other con-
gregations of the town adjourned their services
and sent both their audiences and choin to assist
in the services of the dedication day. The build-
ing will seat 500 people and coBt about $5,000.
Rev. James McAllister, acting pastor of the
Central Christian Church of this city, read a
paper at the ministers' meeting on Nov. 19, on
the subject, "The Analogy Between the Bible and
Nature." The world is no less God's world be-
cause its continents and oceans are not arrayed
in circles and squares; and the Bible contains no
less of God's word because it is not arranged in
an orderly code like a law book.
J. F. Callahan, Noble, Ohio, to Grayson, Ky.
W. H. Hook, Mexico, Missouri, to Bethany, Mo.
M. D. Clubb, Chattanooga, Tenn., to Franklin-
ton, Ky.
Z. E. Bates, Beaver, Pa., to Rudolph, Ohio.
T. P. Reid, Selma, to Traver, Cal.
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hood and was converted. He attended Kentucky
University a part of three sessions, returned to
Missouri on account of the death of his father,
and later was graduated from Christian Univer-
sity, Canton, in 1874. His first pastorate was at
his old home, Clinton, which he served for six
years. During his second pastorate at Sedalia,
he was married to Miss Fannie Sparr, of St. Louis,
who died in 1896. For the last fifteen years Bro.
Ragland has served the church at Fayetteville,
Ark., one of the oldest and strongest congrega-
tions in the state. He is the first and only su-
perintendent of Eadeavor work among the Disci-
ples in Arkansas. A year or two ago he v\ as ap-
pointed to go to Calcutta, India, to serve with
W. M. Forrest in the work of the C. W. B. M.
Bible Chair at the University of Calcutta. The
advice of friends, based chiefly upon the condition
of his heal h, persuaded him, much against his
own inclination and the desire of the C. W. B. M.,
to abandon this work.
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November 22, 1900
Crescent City Letter.
Several new families have moved to New
Orleans from other states and we are hipeful of
greater success. The congregation is united and
consecrated. Oar church building is so small and
plain that when compared with the denominational
churches, large and commodious as they are, we
suffer by contrast.
With the increasing business coming to the city,
the commercial successes that await us, all of
which serve to make New Orleans a strategic
point for the Disciples, it does seem plausible, at
least, that is would be a paying investment for
the Disciples in the nation to rally to the support
of New Orleans in putting us into a church house
that would reflect credit on a people over a million
strong in the United States. A twenty or twenty-
five thousand dollar church would greatly augment
our work in this groariag metropolis. The pres-
ent church, very small and plain in structure, is
situated on one of the handsomest sites in the
city, overlooking a magnificent park, and in easy
walking distance of the business center of the
city. A dollar a head from 20,000 brethren of
the growing south-west and west, whose products
are daily finding shipment from this port, and
which has been greatly increased since the Gal-
veston disaster, turning a tremendous tide of
trade to this important port— would be a noble
Investm nt.
The me n bers of the Prytania Street Presby
terian Church attended the last service in their
old church building yesterday, which will be torn
down to give place to a large and handsome
structure, whieh report says will be the most
beautiful church in the city.
Yesterday afternoon the writer attended the
missionary session of the Southern Baptist Asso-
ciation, which met at the First Baptist Church
The necessity of Home Missions was emphasized.
The report of the Home Missionary committee set
forth: First, the importance of frontier work.
Secondly, that the large cities should be captured.
It was shown that in the city of New Orleans, in
the French and Spanish quarter there is a popula-
tion of 100,000 white people and not a Baptist
Church. Third, negro evangelization. The re-
port says the Home Board is co-operating with the
northern brethren in educating and evangelizing
10,000,000 negroes. Fourth, that a great work
was being done in the mountain districts. Fifth,
the report further st*ys: "The Lord has blessed the
Baptist missionaries in Cuba." Tneir missionaries
are preaching to crowded houses and many con-
verted to the light. The Southern Baptist Asso-
ciation ssked Southern Baptists to raise this Cen-
tennial year $150,000 for Home Missions, and the
Louisiana Baptists were apportioned $3,000.
The report on State Missions was interesting;
however, 17 parishes (counties) in Louisiana did
not have a Baptist Church; besides, in 15 years the
Baptists had entered but two parishes. The speaker
asked, at present rate how long would it take to
enter the 17?
A gentleman from Lutcher, La., reported his
town to have 1,500 inhabitants and not a church
of any religious people.
The Rev. Mr. Ware endeavored to impress in
his address that "a Baptist dollar goes as far as
$3.00 goes extended for missions by any other de-
nomination."
I felt more encouraged in the work of the Dis-
ciples In Louisiana, which has been productive of
only meagre returns; and I was more impressed
with the immense field that Louisiana offers for
evangelistic labors. I om confident that when the
plea of the Disciples is brought to the thinking
people In our cities and large towns, it will find a
ready response in the hearts of the intelligent
masses and victory will resalt.
The State Evangelist, Chas. E. Donlap, is faith-
fully discharging his duties. He visited eight
chu ches during October and raised for state work
in cash and pledges nearly $100.
The Lake Charles Church has calbd a pastor
and his work opens up auspiciously.
M. PlTTMAN.
New Orleans, La.
On account of oversight of our locil officers,
our C. W. B. M. report does not appear in Illinois
state report. We hav^ doae the best work of
years; have Increased the membership, observed
C. W. B. M. Day, given to state work, and in all
have given about $75. This note will lei the
workers know that we are not dead.
R. F. Thrapp.
Pittsfield, III.
Iowa Notes.
Mahaska County Convention at Oskiloosa,
November 14-15.
"Iowa Day," which means our Home Mission
day, will be Sunday, November 25.
Le Grand Pace says: "In your notes you say
that J. C. Wright is wih me in a meeting at
Storm Lake. This is a mistake. He is holding a
meeting for me at my mission at Alta. Wright is
the right man, and you may write to Wright at
Alta. We are building a church house at Alta
and expect to dedicate November 11."
The writer preached in the Opera House at
Busaey, a new mission, last Sunday. There was
a very large attendance in the evening. There
are ten or twelve disciples in the town. Intended
to have a meeting there beginning this week, but
circumstances make it necessary to wait a week
or two.
Wednesday was a red-letter day at Drake. At
chap 1 there were short speeches by Chancellor
Craig, Governor Drake, Dr. E. J. Toof, of New
Haven, Conn., one of the liberal donors to the
University, Judge C. C. Cole, Dean of the Law
College, H. 0. Breeden of the Central Church,
Major S. M. H. Byers, who wrote "Marching
Through Georgia," and Mies Alice Tyler, sister of
B. B. Tyler. Prof. Howard sang Kipling's master-
piece, "The Recessional."
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New York Letter.
The Second Church, Brooklyn, was the scene of
a beautiful wedding on Wednesday evening,
October the 31st, when Bro. John L. Keevil, the
pastor, led Miss Ella M. Elliott, one of his charming
young lady members, to the altar. The building
was nicely decorated for the occasion and filled
to overflowing with the friends of the pastor and
the bride- elect. I had the happy privilege of
performing the ceremony. Bro. Keevil had done
excellent service in building up the Greenpoint
congregation, and now that he has a charming
helpmeet we naturally expect even greater suc-
cess in his field of labor. May the Lord prosper
and bless their lives in his service.
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Havinz jint read "The Reign of Law," by James
Lane Allen, I wish to say, while it is one of the
most delightful books, from a literary point of
view, that has fallen into my hands, it is, never-
theless, calculated to do much harm to the faith
of many youog people who will read it. In the
first place Mr. Alien does the College of the Bible
and Kentucky University an injustice by locating
"David," his hero, in them and making them
largely the cause of the downfall of this young
nun's religious life. The pastor of one of our
churches in Lexington i3 presented in conversation
with doubting David as a brusque, unsympathetic
and unchristian man. Such a presentation of
a Christian minister will prejudice many readers
against all ministers of the gospel and against the
Church of Christ as well. President McGatvey
says no student has ever been dismissed from the
College of the Bible on account of becoming an
infidel. And even if such were the case, one who
know? the institution can hardly conceive of a
young man's being expelled for doubting as David
did at the tima of his trial. When his professors
asked him if he believed in God, he said, "Lord, I
believe; help thju mm uubelief.'' But, later in
his life he tells Gabriella, the devout Christian
whom he loves, that he believes in the God of the
Hebrews jait as he believes in the God of the
Babyloniaas, of the Greeks and other heathen
nations. He does not believe in the Old Testa-
ment Scriptures as inspired, nor does he believe
in Christianity as of divine origin. But he simply
states, he does not argae. Neither does he
produce any evidence. la these respects it is a
hurtful bo3k. The fruitage of infidelity in David
is bitter, as it always is. He loses his friends,
he feels the loss of Christian fellowship, and finds
that even his father and mother are embittered
toward him Against these losses his higher
nature cries out for relief. This is not strange,
for unbelief breeds pessimism and despair.
Charles Darwin, the great scientist, denied food
to his soul so long that at last he confesses that
he was conscious that his higher spiritual nature
had atrophied In his latter years he could find no
delight in poetry or music, or any such thing. He
regretted this, and said that if he had his life to live
over again he would give some time every week
to the cultivation of these elements in his nature.
Since the world by its wisdom knew not God, it
pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to
save them that believe. Men will believe if we
will faithfully and strongly preach Christ as the
Sarior of lost men.
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of the new century, it will be because of the
negligence of the preachers. He thinks the
people are ready for an enterprise of evangelism
that will compass the whole country. He sug-
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great series of meetings to be held in New York
in January and February, and that in March we
spre»d into the towns and cities round about the
metropolis. This all sounds good, and certainly
if men could be brought to Christ in great num-
bers in this way it would be a most desirable
thing to do. But I am inclined to think Dr. Hillis
is mistaken in placing the whole responsibility of
this work upon the preachers. The true minister
of Christ is always ready to do just this sort of
work. The old Jerusalem Church evangelized
Judea and Samaria and then went out into the
uttermost parts of the earth when the disciples
"went everywhere preaching the word." Similar
results will follow a similar work to-day. One of
the greatest needs of our time is a witnessing
church, a church whose every member testifies,
by word and deed, to the verity of the Christian
faith and ho/e. Sach a church would continuously
enjoy the blessings of evangelism. This should
be the normal condition of the Church of Christ;
anything else is abnormal. The preachers, how-
ever, can do much toward producing this desirable
state of affairs; shen the churches, and not the
preachers, will conduct revivals.
S. T. Willis.
The Christian Woman's Board of
Missions.
The first Lord's day in December is given for
the placing of the enterprises of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions before the people.
It is hoped the observance of this day will be
general. The Sisterhood has undertaken much
work for Christ and his church and should have
the opportunity of presenting it to his people.
The sisters are seeking to increase their member-
ship, to call others to the service they have found
so precious, and want to make this a day for the
enlargement of their forces.
The pastors and elders of our congregations
should give the auxiliary members all poisible
help in arranging for the celebration of C. W. B. M.
Day. Above all let fervent prayer be offered
that the message given may be blessed.
It is no small thing that in many of our con-
gregations little groups of the women are study-
ing the best ways of advancing the reign of
Christ upon the earth. On the first Lord's day in
December they will try to tell the Church the re-
sults of their efforts. Let the people hear them
with love, pray for the work and honor the great
Head of the Church by helping forward the
women who are laboring with Carist for the ad-
vancement of his kingdom.
They have chosen as their watchword for this
year, "Missionary education for the world's evan -
gelization," and aim to secure twenty thousand
readers the Missionary Tidings, two thousand
auxiliaries and an advance of $20,000 for
the twentieth century. Surely this is a worthy
aim, help them to reach it by giving your
best giftf of prayer, thought and money on C. W.
B. M. Day. Helen E. Moses.
Ordination.
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 31, at Lynnville,
III, Bro. J. W. Camp, of Riggston, 111., was or-
dained to the ministry. Bro. Camp has been a
member of the Lynnville Church from his boy-
hood. He spent a number of years at Eureka
College and it at present pastor of the church at
Concord, 111. Tae Lynnville Church rejoice3
greatly in the honor of sending him forth as a
herald of the King.
Bro. James H. Campbell, who with Bro. Camp
served as elders of the church, was also ordained
as elder. It was inspiring to all to have these
good men set apart to this holy ministry by fast-
ing, prayer and imposition of hands. The writer,
their pastor for four years, officiated, together
with Bro. A. C. Roach, another former pastor and
now associate pastor at Jacksonville, and Bro.
Newton Bundy, pastor at Chapin, 111.
Frank L. Bowen.
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Ocean View, Del.
The Mt. Zion congregation near Ocean View Is
the only congregation of Disciples in the state of
Delaware. Once we had a mission in he city of
Newark, for which Brother McLeod preached;
but tae mission has been abandoned. Nearly three
years ago I came to minister unto the Mt. Zion
congregation. Since coming here there have been
twenty or tweaty-five additions and the church
has purchased a lot and built a house of worship
in the town of Ocean View. The church contrib-
utes to State and Foreign Missions besides partly
supporting me.
The Coast Assembly of the Church of Christ is
located about two miles from here. A company
of capitalists from Scranton, Pa., has been incor-
porated under the laws of Delaware, and has pur-
chased one thousand acres of land. They willjay
off about thirteen acres of land in walks and flower
beds, and the company will erect an auditorium to
seat between three and four thousand people,
which they will deed, free of cost, to the Disciples
of Christ. There will be a park of about ten
acres. The company is now laying off the city
with streets, avenues and boulevards. Already a
number of lots have been sold. Those wanting
lots had better apply soon. Write to R. R. Bulgin,
Millville, Del.
The climate here is mild and the ozone from the
salt water will invigorate the body and send a
healthy life fluid coursing through the veins. I
hope that quite a number of the brethren every-
where will purchase lots.
By the time this is in print the company will
have a charter for an electric or steam railroad
from Dagsboro to Ocean View Beach.
Brother Shinnal. our blind preacher from Vir-
ginia, has been called to preach for the Mt. Olivet
and Perry Hawkins congregations on the eastern
shore of Maryland. Jacob Walters.
Christian Education in Illinois.
The Eureka College Aid Association, organized
for the purpose of awakening greater interest in
the cause of Christian education in Illiaois, was at
the recent convention at Bloomingcon, 111., re-
organized as a permanent association.
Having lived through the experimental stage of
Its existence and demonstrated beyond doubt its
right to existence, and the wisdom of its plea, the
association is ready to do mor - aggressive work
toward securing to the Diaciphs of Illinois the
blessing of an institution of learning where Chris-
tian training is an ever-present element of college
life and work.
The history of the association is such as to win
the cordial approval of the churches and college
authorities. Although the presentation of the
work in other localities has been prosecuted by a
field secretary only a few months of this time, yet
over 500 women have united in the work and
$2,567.83 have been raised for the college.
It has long been recognized that the women
possess the greater pirt of the zeal for education.
To the women of the Uaiversity Bible Ohair move-
ment is due the organization and sustain Bent of
the most progressive plan for promoting Christian
education hand in hand with the best secular edu
cation offered by the universities. To these same
women and others we may confi ently look for co-
operation in promoting Christian education within
the limits of the state of Illinois.
The cause of Christian education in Illinois,
though lying at the very foundation of all growth
and development of the Christian Church, receives
but meager encouragement. The Disciples in
Illinois have but one institution of learning. Yet
few churches recognize Its support either as a
duty or as a blessed privilege for investing money
where its benefits may be reaped orer and over
again in the consecrated lives and work of its edu-
cated youth.
The members of the Eureka College Aid Asso-
ciation pay $1.00 or more per year, and are con-
sidered agents of good will and centers of college
interest in their several communities.
At the recent convention plans for future work
were discussed and a recommendation was carried
to undertake as special work, as soon as the asso-
ciation is strong enough, and rith the approval of
the trustees and faculty, the endowment of a chair
In Eureka College. This chair, appropriately
named for the devoted and efficient president of
the association, Mrs. S. J. Crawford, is to be occu-
pied by a woman who will act not merely as an In-
structor in the college, but have oversight of the
young laly students as well.
With this as a definite future work, the members
of the associati >n, with Miss Mary Hedrick as
field secretary and organizer, are press mg on with
fresh enthusiasm, confident that the friends of
Christian education throughout the state will
gladlv lend th-ir influence and membership toward
the furtherance of such a worthy enterprise.
Mrs. Maud M. Conklin, Cor. Secy.
Sensible Temperance.
A word to temperance ladies.
It Is universally admitted that temperance women
work for their cause with a desire to make life
happier; that is, intemperance in drink causes an
immense amount of misery in human life, and the
temperance movement is an effort to replace this
misery with happiness, peace and comfort.
Many temperance women make the mistake of go-
ing at the subject hammer and tongs and proposing
to force people to believe their way. It is far
better to exercise a broad charity and take the
position that one's own peace of mind and happi-
ness, not only of the individual, but of the family
and friends, depends upon sensible habits of life.
A very much greater foe to human happiness
than whiskey exists, and it will startle many an
honest temperance worker when the name of that
foe is given. It is spelled c-o-f-f-e-e. "I don't
believe it," some ardent temperance worker says,
who is really a slave herself to the coffee cup.
Cast your thought among your sick friends,
nervous, irritable, brokendown women whose
homes are anything but peaceful homes be-
cause of the irritation and friction brought about
by their physical and mental condition. In ninety-
five cases out of a hundred, the nervousness, irri-
tability, dyspepsia, kidney trouble, female troubles
and various diseases which such people are subject
to, come directly from a brokendown nervous sys-
tem, brought about by the daily use of coffee.
Caref il chemical analysis proves this statement
to be absolutely true and personal experiment will
prove the same to any one who cares to make it.
You may have a few friends who are made
mlseraMe by whiskey, but you have scores of
friends whose live? are made miserable, as well as
the lives of their families, by the use of coffee.
Hard to believe, isn't it? Many of the most pro-
found truths are not accepted by humanity when
first brought to humanity's attention, but they are
truths nevertheless.
Try for yourself, reader. Leave off coffee
altogether and start in with Postum Food Coffee,
which can be obtained at any first-class grocery
store. You will find within ten days an improve-
ment in the sum total of happiness for yourself
and for your friends about you. Life will take on
a new aspect; strength, vigor and vitality will begin
to come back for your use. You can do things that
you have heretofore been unequal to. You can
accomplish something in this world, and you can
quietly and without ostentation become a most
efficient worker in securing to humanity that
peace, content and happiness that we are all seek-
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Lord's Day, Dec. 16, 1900.
One of the last thing3 to be done in this
wonderful century, and one of the bast things to
be done at many other times, is for individuals
and churches to make liberal contributions to the
good cause of Ministerial Relief. Th:s is no
charity affair, as som.9 are pleased to look upon
it, but one of the expressions of a real, genuine
Christianity, in the payment of an honest debt.
No essential element In the religion of Jesus
Christ needs more emphasis to-day than that
which manifests itself in "ministering to the
necessity of saints." To do for the needy of
earth that whtah they could not do for themselves,
is the fulfilment of the mission of the Son of
God to this world; ani this not only in the
spiritual, but in every sense of humanity's needs.
Every spiritually-minded individual loves God; and
because he loves God he loves the children of
God. Deeds of kindness are love's simple
language. Loving is doing. If we love God,
then we love our brethren also, and this means
to reach oat a helping hand.
We have not done what we could and should
have done In this matter. The report made to
the Kansas City Convention by the Board of
Ministerial Relief shows that only $6,173.79 were
handled in cash last year; that the permanent
fund is only $16,907.22 It is true that, as an or-
ganized effort, this work is only five years old,
and I am told that it will take time to work it up.
Perhaps it will, but it seems to me th ktitoight to
take no more time than is required to strike the
chord to which every Christian heart should be
attuned. And the simple statement that there are
a number of our worthy and beloved brethren who
are both hungry ani cold, and that the good
Father who gives us all Is calling upon us to
help them, ought to strike that chord, and the
music which arises to heaven be the mingled
sounds of the jingle of our silver and gold with
the expression of their heart's gratitude.
Brethren, there is a real joy, the joy of right-
eousness reflected back upon the soul, in knowing
that you have helped to supply the needs of these
good brethren, and that you have added just a
little to their joy. Hear them: "I am al uost
helplesa and have no help only what you give me.
. . . I feel that the good Lord is very gooi to
me in giving such brethren to minister to my
necessities." And "I do not know what I should
have done had it not been for your timely check."
And what more need I say? We already have
enough of such replies to the little favors done to
make a small volume.
I would that we might all rise above the idea of
simple duty, and having suih measure of the
Christ spirit as would enable us to .ay, for the
joys that are set before us, we will help these
dear brethren.
Look at tne heading of this article again, keep
in mind the appointed time, and pr-pare yourself
in heart and purse co do in this matter whatso-
ever the Lord would certainly have you do.
Send all contributions to Howard Cale, Pres.,
Indianapolis. Ind. And may the ble-sing of heaven
be upon you. A. L. Orcutt, Cor. Sec.
November 22, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
149
Announcement.
Following instructions from the Convention the
Board has employ d A. C. Roach, Jacksonville, to
serve as evangelist under the pay of the Bible-
schools and he has the work of sec j ring the con-
tributions through the superintendents. Bro.
Roach will remove to the territory north of Gales-
burg and organize missions in new fields and grow
them into churches. Circulars are sent to super-
intendents giving the plan in detail and he wil
announce his address as soon as it is decided. It
is hoped that all our Bible schools will give him a
cordial support. This is pure missionary work
and is to be done where we have no surrounding
churches. J. Fred Jones, Sec.
Stanford.
Missouri Mission Notes.
The appropriations for the ensuing year are be
lng made and they are calling for a large increase
in treasury receipts. We are now sustaining five
men in South Missouri, besides helping at Doni-
phan, in Ripley County. Help is continued at
Beulah and Tuxedo, in St. Louis, and newly grant-
ed to Car.ndelet and West End. Westport, in
Kansas City, and South St Joseph are new mission
points, while help is continued at Warrenton, Jef
ferson City, East Moberly, Bucklin and Gorin.
Thus, you see, we have seventeen men now on
the pay-roll besides the office force. This is a con-
siderable increase over the force employed at this
time last year, while the apportionments remain
practically the same. This means that we must
have every church in the state enlisted as far as
passible, and more of the churches must p»y their
full apportionment. There are a number of life
members who are in arrears with their payments
and money ii very much needed now to keep the
work moving till the opening of the year. The
great majority of our field force are poor men,
they need their money as fast as it is due, and es
pecially jast at this season of the year when the
winter's supplies must be provided. Some of the
churches who promised to pay before October 1,
have not done so yet. I entreat you, brethren, that
you do so now. We are in the very largest need.
Again, some of the churches can pay this year's
apportionment at once; will you not do it? It will
come as a blessing of such great magnitude that
we shall be indeed doubly grateful therefor. We
shall try to get out the notices next week, but
don't wait for that, send at once. Are there not
some friends of the work throughout the state
who will become a
VOLUNTEER BAND
to help on this work by voluntary contributions?
The convention instructed the board that: "Where-
as, it is desirable to place our State Mission work
on a permanent basis; and whereas, other states
have fouod it a great benefit to raise permanent
funds, Ohio having $48,476, Illinois $22,207 and
Indiana $11,000; and whereas, such funds pro
dace both cash and security in years of depression
and need, th refore, we heartily recommend that
our State Board and corresponding secretary be
requested to raise \ permanent fund of $25,000,
or more, to be invested in first mortgage secari
ties, the interest only of which may be used, and
that every effort be nude to secure personal gifts
and legacies for this fund." These are our in-
structions. Who will lay the foundation of a
PERMANENT FUND
for State Mission wore? Have we not those in
Missouri who love the cause as well as our b-ethren
in the states named love the cause in their states?
Surely so. It would be a aad comment upon our
people if this were not so. Can you do a better
thing for the cause you love than to build up a
fund by the help of which men will go on preach-
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gone home to be with him? What joy, as the
cycles of eternity roll on, to know that I have left
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heaven with the redeemed! Woo will be the first to
answer the call and begin this work in the Master's
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Missouri Bible-school Notes.
More schools will keep Boys and Girls' Rally
Day for America this year than in both previous
years, and if you are not planning for it, the time is
not entirely too late. See to it.writing B. L. Smith,
Y. M. C A. Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, for supplies
free gratis.
The work at Balm had come to a standstill ,
no school, nor worship, nor preaching for nearly a
year, but R. B. Havener has revived things gen-
erally, and now J. T. Bunch will preach for them,
they are to finish their house immediately ,and Miss
Dean Chandler is superintendent, and there were
16 additions, just the work the people of God want
done among the weaker and discouraged brethren.
The kindness of the Christian-Evangelist and
Register is such that we do not wish to monopo-
lize the space, so that brethren must allow us to
abide our time and place. No better friend in all
Missouri to this work than are the above papers,
doing the best for us they can.
At Ray town, we have had friends these many
years; though I had never gone near them, they
always met their apportionment, and on my going
we had a good day, the biethren and C. B Lot-
speich having made all preparation and when
asked to join our army of 500 giving one d liar
each, thirteen of them responded, besides the school
apportionment. O. A. Ishmael followed up the
rally with a meeting, while I went to other work
happy in the Lord.
Did you hear? We want 500 names to put
before the next convention, representing 500
friends that, outside of the school apportionments,
have given us one dollar each, and it is a great
pleasure to say that we are getting many of them.
Will you be one? Why not? Is there better
cause? Where?
John Gidd -ns is doing the work at Tavern that
tells, and now they are putting on the paint, and
we will soon have another good house in which to
worship and work.
Missouri City and Garden City are two friends
that meet with regularity their apportionments to
this work, which ought to be done by so many.
Have you a Teacher's Assistant? One who shall
assist in seeing to order in school, in recitation;
see to absentees, visiting the sick, re> resenting
the class on public occasions or times of gloom;
one that quickens the class spirit and credit; one
whoisgeneralli useful to the teacher. Try it.
A superintendent writes that they have decided
on Boys and Girls' Rally Day for America, "only
we are a little late for the program prepared by
the General Home Board, and want you to sug-
gest one a little more brief." Well, am glad you
are going to observe one anyhow. But put in
the time, and "The Flag and the Cross" will serve
you well, for it is fine and no mistake, and if it
must be, why have the rally the Sanday following
Thanksgiving. But be sure and have the rally,
you owe it to the children, to the church, to Home
Missions.
We are nearing the third quarter, and more
I than two-thirds of the schools have not remitted
for either, hence our constant begging. Help us
by sending the full year's pledge or apportionment
right away, please. H. F. Davis.
Commercial Bldg., St. Louis.
Central Christian College.
The college has a larger attendance than for
several years past.
Evangelist R. A. Omer is assisting A. G. Alder-
man in a m eting at Albany, Mo.
J. E Davis has accepted a call from Princeton,
Mo., and will b"gin his labors »ith them January 1.
E. B. Harris has had fiftffour additions at
Gaynor City since April 1. He also gives half
time to Denver, Worth Couoty.
0. J. Law and his work is spoken of in the high-
est terms.
M S Jamison has lately moved his family on
Bethany Heights and will enter school next term.
He is now in a meeting nearBlythesdale, Harrison
County.
Several consecrated and experienced preachers
are ready to preach for small churches in the sur-
roundir g counties. Church«s in need of a preach-
er should write Dr. Ellis, president of Central
Christian College.
The John S. Allen Literary Society is arranging
a lecture course f >t this winter. The coarse will
be made up from the ranks of well-known Mis-
souri orators. This Is in addition to the "Popular
Course" now being given in our city.
Chas. L. Beal.
Nov. 15, 1900.
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evangelistic.
OHIO.
Chillicothe, Nov. 12.— Had one confession last
evening at regular service. — J. L. Smith.
COLORADO.
Cripple Creek, Nov. 8. — Two additions last
Sunday, making nine since my last report. — Job
S.EILBY.
NEBRASKA.
Roseland, Nov. 17. — Just beginning a meeting
here where we have no organization. Crowds
large and interest deep. We hope to effect an
organization before we close. — Wilkison and
McVey.
TENNESSEE.
Johnson City, Nov, 13. — Ephraim Buck, evan-
gelist for the 1st district of Tennessee, has just
closed a meeting of 16 days with the congrega-
tion at Boone's Creek, Washington County, Tenn.
Thirteen additions, nine of whom were by con-
fession and baptism. — T. C. Garst.
KANSAS.
Leavenworth, Nov. 14. — Another addition here
Nov. 11th. Have just repaired our house some
and will do more soon.— S. W. Nay.
Chanute, Nov. 11. — One confession at Yates
Center and three by letter at Chanute since my
last report. Will assist Bro. Duncan McFarland
in a meeting at Pleasant Hill Church, near
Burlington, Kan., beginning Nov. 12.— W. T.
Adams.
Piedmont. — Evangelist M. Ingels' meeting closed
with 11 additions. Three conversions; three from
denominations and five took membership. The
church roll was revised, a large Ladies' Aid organ-
ized and aggrestive work inaugurated. Bro. In-
gels li no v in a meeting with A. L. Drummond at
Downs, Kan.
IOWA.
Des Moines. — Accessions every service for sev-
eral weeks, two last Sunday; 16 in three weeks.
— E. W. Brickert, pastor East Side Church of
Christ.
Greeley, Nov. 12. — Meeting here starts out
fairly well; house crowded last night. The spir-
itual condition of all the churches in Greeley is at
low ebb. Nothing could give one a bei ter descrip-
tion of the condition of the church here than to
read Revelation 3:15. We hope to be able to re-
port things in a better condition before the meet-
ing closes. — Lawrence Wright, district evan-
gelist.
Clarinda, Nov. 16.— Closed my pastorate of 14
months here Lord's day, Nov. 4. During this
period 86 were added, of whom 62 were baptized.
Contributed $408.78 for missions. The Junior
C. E. grew from a handful to be the banner soci-
ety of S. W Iowa. Two new furnaces were put
in plaoe, $500 paid on standing indebtedness and
largest weekly pledge for coming year's work in
history. Resigned the pastorate to take further
preparation in Drake. The next six weeks will
be spent in field work under the Bible-school de-
partment of the I. C. 0. — W. B. Clemmer.
ILLINOIS.
Obey, Nov. 12. — One confession at Bellmont
yesterday evenii g, a young school teacher. The
Bellmont Church is repairing their chapel which,
when completed, will be a beautiful little struc-
ture.—W. C. SWARTZ.
Knoxville, Nov. 12 — We commenced a meeting
on the 11th. Two additions the first night. We
expect to continue for four w eks and close the
meeting with a lecture, "In the Footsteps of the
Pioneers," by C. C. Redgrave. Everything bids
fair for a successful meeting. — J. T. Stivers.
Princeton, Nov. 12. — Two young persons made
the good confession last evening at our regular
service and one united with us by letter in the
morning. The church building is getting two good
coats of paint within and without this fall and is
moving forward in every good work.— J. G.
Waggoner.
La Harpe, Nov. 12. — D. J. Elsea closed a three
weeks' meeting for us two weeks ago with 23 ad-
ditions ; 17 by obedience, two by letter, four by
statement, two from the M. E. Church. Bro. E.
began hit work for the church the latter part of
August As a mark of esteem and confidence in
Bro. E. the members recently gave him a surprise
reception and a number of valuable presents. — J.
E. Williams.
VIRGINIA.
Martinsville, Nov. 13. — Meeting of three weeks
closed; 32 confessions, six from Baptists and 27
by statement. Total, 65. C. E. Elmore will be-
gin work in this county as special evangelist Son-
day. W. G. Walters recently closed a good meet-
ing at Rural Hall. Jim Shelburne held a meeting
at Salem with about 40 added to the church. — W.
H. Book.
MISSOURI..
Huntsville. — Louis S. Cupp has been called for
another year by the Huntsville Church. Two ad-
ditions Oct. 28. Will exchange meetings with
Granville Snell, of Memphis. Bro. Snell began at
Huntsville Nov. 12.
Armstrong. — The meeting conducted by Arthur
N. Lindsay resulted in 11 additions to the church.
Faith was strengthened and our cause much ad-
vanced in this place.
Frankford, Nov. 13 — Since my last report I
have had accessions as follows: At Salt River
Church, three by baptism, two by statement, two
from other churches. At Liberty, two from the
Baptists.— W. D. McCulley, pastor.
Hematite, Nov. 15. — Bro. Sohultz held a meeting
here, resulting in four additions to the church. The
number is not large, but the church is much
strengthened, and expresses great satisfaction
with the work of the evangelist.
La Grange, Nov. 15. — Forty-nine added at
Cherrybox, Shelby county. — T. A. Hedges.
New London. — I am here at New London in a
good meeting. Having fine audiences and good
prospects. — W. T. Moore.
St. Louis — Beulah Church, at the corner of
Marcus Avenue and Hammett Place, began a
series of gospd meetings, Sunday, Nov. 18, W. A.
Moore, pastor, preaching.
St. Louis.— The Fifth Church, W. F. Haman,
pastor, commenced a protracted meeting Wednes-
day, Nov. 15, S M Martin, evangelist, assisting
in the conduct of the meeting.
Nevada, Nov. 12. — Two additions at Rinehart
yesterday. Will commence a meeting with the
church at Walker next Saturday night. — S. Magee.
St. Louis. — The Compton Heitrhts Church closed
a short meeting Niv. 9. with 17 additions. We
were ably apsisted by S. D. Dutcher, of Mexico,
this state, who made many friends while among
us. — Sherman B. Moore.
Fayette, Nov. 15 — We have just closed a very
successful meeting at Ashland, eiffht miles south-
east of Fayette; 27 additions, 16 new converts,
six reclaimed, five from other churches. — Arthur
N. Lindsey, pastor.
Monroe City, Nov. 12 — We started a meeting
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hundred present at Bible school and fin<* crowds
at both church services. W. N Briney, of Paris,
will begin preaching for us to-night. We are ex-
pecting and praying for a genuine revival. The
Monroe City Church remembered the etricken
sufferers in GMveston a few Sundays ago; col-
lection about $30. — Russell B. Briney, pastor.
St Louis, Nov. 19.— At the First Church. F. 0
Fannon, pastor, six additions yesterday; 12 since
last report. At Ellendale, A. J. Marshall, pastor,
four additions Nov. 18. At Beulah. W. A. Uoore,
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Haman, pastor.
Cameron, Nov. 18.— Bro C. M. Chilton, of St.
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our membership over 700 Among the 25 added
are several splendid business men. — Will H.
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BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chap. I V.— Prof. Guthrie; A Double
Surprise.
At the time of the Norris trial, "Prof."
Paul Guthrie was forty-four years of age.
Like Job Norris, he had his membership in
the Bend congregation on account of the
distance of the Bend from the place where
he would have preferred to place it. He
always liked the Baptists; and, until this
action, he had no objection to their polity.
He had no great acquaintance with their
special tenets; and, as they were devout and
active, he worked contentedly along with
them for his four years of residence there
as teacher of the public school. He was a
firm and manly fellow, andhia qualifications
entitled him to much respect. Born of the
stern old Presbyterian stock of Scotland
liberally mixed with the inflexible blood of
Wales, he had certain traits that rendered
him readily conspicuous. He could sing,
play on several instruments, write poetry,
make a speech, drive a good horse, build a
coal fire, keep a garden, relate an anecdote,
deliver a lesture or conduct a debating so-
ciety. Of North svest territory birth, he had
been liberally educated; and, knowing well
the workings of the public school system of
Indiana, he had been called to the Bend to
organize the graded school in the handsome
new building. It was a success from the
start; and all the people were with him, ex-
cept the doctor above alluded to and a
few disreputable characters who disliked
the preacher and Job Norris and all who
tried to keep themselves clean. Lige Tag-
gart, John Elliott, Rip Peak, Walter Brown,
and Joe Re veil disliked him; and some of
them annoyed him in all he tried to do. At
least three of them owed him bills for
schooling which they had never paid; and
the doctor and Elliott got out of their bills,
as they did out of many obligations, by pos-
itive lying. In Kentucky the public school
fund is weak, and to employ strong teachers
the patrons pay tuition rates in addition to
the public money.
But every year the good teacher was re-
elected to the work by strong majorities,
and the school went on in spite of Satan and
this little army of his. Paul was much im-
pressed with what he saw in the trial. He
was already unfriendly to sectarian bigotry,
and, as he abominated all acts of injustice,
the treatment meted out to his noble friend,
Norris, excited all the Welsh and Scotch of
his nature. Calling on Norris, he freely
talked it over. At first he advised him to
demand a re- hearing. But, thinking better
of it, he acquiesced in Job's decision to bear
it without remonstrance. Job's view was
adopted as correct; to-wit, that the sectari-
an spirit would not be corrected by a fight.
But to see that good man and his model
family still attending the Sunday-school and
the church services, was to Paul a great
surprise.
The two families became more and more
fond of each other; and, as Paul read Job's
papers and books, he became greatly inter-
ested in the Christian Church. He asked
many questions about Campbell and Scott
and Stone; and before he was aware of it
he had passed all barriers, and was fully
committed to the simple Jerusalem creed —
the faith of the apostles and prophets. It
struck him with genuine Scotch and We lsh
conviction. Being a ready speaker he de-
livered pioneer philippics against sectarian-
ism; and fully two-thirds of the Bend church
endorsed him.
After Rev. Henry's resignation, the church
was without the shepherd for a few months,
and Prof. Paul was one of three to take
each his turn in edifying the saints. All
the people said he could preach; and in spite
of his philippics, he was requested to fill out
the unexpired year.
He consented on condition first, that the y
should find another minister before the year
was out, if they were able to do so; second,
that he should not be restricted in what he
should say. Entering thus on a new line of
study, he prepared original sermons on the
purity of the gospel, and the sin of sectari-
anism, that made all the people think and
read; and as Re veil and the wicked doctor
did not attend, there was but little irrita-
tion. Their meanness, however, was dis-
played in a bitter effort to get the school
out of his hands. Having himself become
so deeply interested in the ministry, al-
though re-chosen for the fifth year, he de-
clined to serve as principal again; and,
while on a visit in Lexington, he and his
wife cast their membership with the Disci-
ples. The church at the Bend was never
again satisfied with the narrow views dis-
played in the Norris trial; and the dogma of
close communion was never more mentioned
except in condemnation.
Paul saw in a Christian paper a call for
a man to take an evangelistic field in Indi-
ana. The man who wrote the call was in
the very village where Guthrie had taught
his first important school. Answering the
advertise nent, he stated that he had been
preaching but one year, and not at all as
an evangelist; but as he would like to work
in the ministry, and in an Indiana field, he
would be willing to undertake it. The an-
swer came back altogether favorable:
"There are people here who know you, who
attended your school, who have read your
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secure other names. My plan was
received enthusiastically. In ad-
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obtained subscriptions from many
not connected with the church.
Everywhere we went we talked
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Soon we had subscriptions enough
to reduce the mortgage consider-
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articles in the papers, and who are very
sure you will succeed as an evangelist.
Come at your convenience, and visit four or
five of our churches, and I think you can go
to work at once."
This seemed to Mr. Guthrie a providential
call, and he accepted the suggestion. Al-
though the congregations were busy prepar-
ing for their Christmas festivities, they
turned out to hear the preacher, liked him,
instructed for{ him, and he was employed.
Returning to Kentucky, he 3ad justed jhis af-
fairs there and ..left jfor his new field. 3 He
met the Board on Saturday, January 19,
1889. This Board consisted of delegates from
about twenty congregations who had gone
into a compact to co-operate in the employ-
ment of an evangelist who should hold meet-
ings in destitute places, who should aid the
weak churches and "set in order the things
that were wanting" in any part of the dis-
trict. The state had been divided into
about thirty districts. The fourteenth dis-
trict embraced three counties, and it was to
this charge that Paul was called. | -Jl S^PU
There was present at the Board meeting a
delegate from the church at Luzon, who ur-
gently pressed the Board to allow the evan-
gelist to begin his work there. These were
his earnest words: "Brethren, we are in
great need of a meeting. We have no
preacsing and our church is empty and idle.
There is a young Baptist preacher there
who U out of work and who is willing to
preach for us in a union meeting. We have
told him he might preach till we could find
a man; and he said that would suit him ex-
actly. He will be glad to give way any
day; and if you will send Bro. Guthrie there,
I am sure a great deal of good can be
done."
On motion of one of the delegates this
request was granted ; and all agreed that
the work should begin there in two weeks.
It could not begin earlier, because some
visiting must be done in the co-operation to
bring up the pledges for support.
Paul went about his work with a light
heart, and in the two weeks, he was fully
ready for Luzon.
Meantime Timothy had bravely 'under-
taken the union meeting; although his spir-
it was weighted with the lies from Sunrise.
The committee had made a faithful examina-
tion; but when they reached Sunrise they
found the scandal all pointing to the Bend;
and when they went to the Bend, they found
it all centered in his act of "loyalty" in ex-
pelling a heretic who persisted in quoting
"Campbellite Scriptures;" and as for bad
morals, all they had heard had come from
Sunrise, and "Lige Taggart and a gossipy
widder over there had started it all." This
information came directly from Squire Lee,
of the committee. Nobody believed that
Henry ever drank in the lumber yard, be-
cause he fought whisky all the time; and
as to running away from his wife, that
gossip was his mother-in-law's meanness,
for everybody knew he had returned from
two visits from the interior directly to his
wife in a week, each time; and the commit-
tee knew she was now with him at Luzon.
As to his conduct toward his singers, these
young women were among the best girls in
Sunrise and Taggart had already received a
handsome thrashing for his speech on that
subject.
So they had returned fully prepared to
exonerate the young preacher; but as they
found him engaged in a union meeting, they
decided to wait till it was over, and then
make his vindication ceremonially public.
With all this load pressing upon his fair
name, he began very humbly indeed. There
were pharisees in Luzon, as well as in Jeru
salem; and they would not go to hear a
preacher that was talked about. There
were but few that did go at first; but as his
singing was fine, and his sermons earnest
and fiery, they gradually dropped in. In
the two weeks, the audience had increased
to almost two-thirds of a houseful.
Wednesday night of the second week a
lady came forward, desiring to become a
Christian. He could not ask the congrega-
tion to vote upon her fitness to be baptized,
for she desired to unite with the Christian
Church, and that, with them, would not be
good form. He could not well ask her to re-
cite a Christian experience, for that also
would be of doubtful propriety. He asked,
one of the el lers what to do, and he replied:
"take h^r confession." Henry was able to
do this, but he did it very awkwardly; and
he inwardly prayed that he might not have
it to do again, until he knew more about it
But oh, how glad he felt! It was the very
day of the committee's return ; and he soon
met the leader, who assured him that the
scandal from the river had been investi-
gated, and had all dwindled away to nothing.
He had only done right in expelling a here-
tic; and all the balance of the allegations
were false. Clear! clear! clear! So said
the committee and so rejoiced the accused.
But two things confronted him to mar his
rejoicing. First, he knew he had not done
right in expelling such a heretic as Job
Norris; second, he perceived that he lacked
a great deal of being fit to hold this meet-
ing. That very night he wrote to Rev. Paul
Guthrie at Phocis, "Come! Come at once!
There is an interest here, and you are sadly
needed! One lady has already expressed
her desire to be a Christian, and I am sure
there are others."
Paul received this letter on Friday, and
regarded it as providential; for he had just
completed the rounds and was aiming to
reach Luzon the next day. The letter sur-
prised him no little; for he had lost the
whereabouts of the young preacher. But
his surprise was as nothing compared with
that of Rev. Henry, when at two o'clock
the next day the well-known teacher from
the Bend drove into town. They shook
hands several seconds and acted like two
long-separated brothers.
(to be continued.)
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Thy Will Be Done.
BY ALICE CURTICE MOYER.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain: for the former thiDgs are passed away. —
Rev. 21:4.
"Thanksgiving, and I cannot give thanks."
Within was light and warmth and com-
fort, but the sad faced woman at the win-
dow heeded not these things. Her thoughts
went out to the spot called Calvary— the
city's "city of the dead." She could see a
little grave which, since the last Thanksgiv-
ing, had covered the remains of her only
child. She dwelt upon the Thanksgiving of
one year ago, when home was such a joyous
place because of the presence of that little
one. And now — now the rosy lips that had
bo often and so lovingly lisped the name of
mother, the blue eyes in which shone the
light of a soul from God, undefined, the little
feet whose patter was sweetest music — all
were forever shut away from mortal sight,
all were in the cruel cold — she shuddered
and could not finish the thought; but she
stretched out her arms to the world without.
0, for one glimpse of the dear little face,
for one moment more to experience the joy
of the little clinging arms, for just once more
to hold the little form close to her heart!
Tears like drops of heart's blood blind her
sight and her heart aches with an agony of
longing that can be understood only by those
who know from experience what it means.
She hears the hall door open and knows
that the husband, who has borne the sorrow
so bravely for her sake, has come home
early, though his business is of the sort
that knows few holidays. He comes and
stands beside her and puts his arm about
her, that she may know he understands. His
heart is bursting with sympathy for her and
with his own grief, but he forces himself to
speak cheerfully, and by and by he says:
"On my way home, Mary, I saw Tim Mur-
phy's little 5-year-old twins begging, act-
ually begging on the street. Tim, you know,
was our old office janitor. He died several
months ago. I did not mean to lose sight of
his family but I have been too wrapped up
in my own sorrow to remember Tim's dear
ones and it was a shock to me to see his little
Mollie and Dollie of whom he was so prjud,
in such a sad plight. They used frequently
to come to the office with their father and I
learned to know th< m well. I took them
home and found the mother sick, been so for
several weeks; exposure and hardship the
cause I think, and this accounts for their
present condition. While her health bore
the strain they fared better. Of course I
provided for their immediate wants and do
not mean to lose sight of them again, but,
Mary, you should see those poor little deli-
cate girls. Winter is coming, or has come
we might say, and their worn frocks and
threadbare jackets and torn shoes, — well
only a woman would know how to put things
to rights. I don't know how you feel about
it but the warm coats and dresses and shoes
that our little Mary wore, — I think she would
be pleased, dear."
An hour later the Murphy family had two
visitors. One was a woman who so tenderly
bathed and dreseed Mollie and Dollie that it
seemed almost like their own mother. Soft,
warm frocks were put on them by hands
that trembled a little, and a few tears fell
upon the shoes that were buttoned on the
feet of the little orphans, but the voice that
talked to them became more and more
steady and the aching heart was made glad
by the joy of the little ones and by the look
of gratitude that lit up the face of the sick
mother when she beheld the changed ap-
pearance of her babes. "You are already
better, are you not, mother dear?" they
asked as they kissed her, and the mother
answered, "I believe lam," and added: "You
see our prayers are answered." It might be
well to mention here that the Murphy fam-
ily was not lost sight of again. The mother
was finally restored to health and was given
employment by which she was enabled to
care for her little ones, and she was made to
feel that she had friends who were interest-
ed in her and hers, and who were ever
ready to extend a helping hand.
But to return. Mr. and Mrs. Graham were
strangely silent on their way home from
their visit to the Murphy family. Only once
were a few words spoken: "I felt that our
little Mary knew about it, dear. By relieve
ing the needs of others I believe we shall be
able to live closer to our darling. I have
dwelt in the tomb all these long, weary
months, and she is not there. I wish I
might have understood it before." The hus
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that lay on his arm, but he was understood.
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God shall wipe all tears from their eyes; and
there shall be no more death, neither sor-
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more pain."
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quite satisfied — perhaps will never be this
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but she is safe. The little feet cannot go
astray, and her presence in the eternal city
will be an anchor to draw them closer to God.
Hereafter their lifeboat will be steered
more and more toward the things that are
of heaven. The little grave will bind their
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presence will more often be sought.
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PETE.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
V.— How the Tramp Talked to
Edgar.
This chapter is about Mr. Edgar Brown.
I have been calling him a young man, but
in reality he was as old as twenty-six, if
not seven. So he had been in the world a
long time, and he ought to have known
whether he liked it or not. But he didn't
know for certain, and I am just about to
tell you why. His mother died when he
was five years old, and his father, who was
very rich, married again, of course, and
when that stepmother died the father got
Edgar another one. One, two, three — yes,
that makes three wives Mr. Brown had;
you can coant 'em up yourself. The second
step- mother lived on and on; so Mr. Brown
died, and there she was still alive. Then
what does she do but marry a gentleman of
the name of Hardcattle! I hope you are
keeping the connection. The second step-
mother, now Mrs. Hardcattle, was just the
same age as her step-son Edgar. Of course,
there might have been a few days' differ-
ence, but as to years they were twins. They
had always been quite friendly, but Edgar
sould never feel like he was the son of a
lady as young as he; so he had never called
her "mamma" nor asked her if he could go
but to play. Well, when she married the
gentleman I have mentioned (Mr. Hardcattle),
jBdgar didn't live with them. He was of
jige and he had a great deal of money, so
le could live where he pleased, and he
didn't have to do a thing from morning to
aight, he was so rich! So he traveled in
Europe and went into business just for ap-
pearances, and when he was twenty-four he
fell in love with a lady as rich as himself,
iifter going to see her a great many times,
iind buying ever so many tickets to take
per to entertainments, he told her that he
loved her. But she did not seem very much in-
terested and at last she thought it was about
;ime ti get married, so she married, and it
wasn't Edgar Brown either. The young man
Aought he could never be happy again, and
\& for his heart he felt that it was broken.
3e went to London and Paris, but when he
same home everything reminded him of that
roung lady. If he looked out the window
le remembered how he had seen her once
:rom that very window as she crossed the
itreet, and how he had seized his hat and
•ushed out to join her. He went to pay a
risit to Mrs. Hardcattle, and there sat the
ady in the parlor discussing teething with
Edgar's step-mother.
Edgar determined to travel and travel
ind travel until he had traveled the thought
)f that beautiful sweetheart entirely out of
iia mind. So he packed up and got on the
train without making up his mind where he
ffould go. In fact, he decided to go no
place in particular. He found that Mizzoury-
ville answered that very description. It
was a small town without water-works, and
he stopped at the largest hotel, which came
pretty near being three stories high. He
resolved to stay a few days and roam about
the country where there wasn't a single
electric car to disturb his thoughts —
nothing but cows and fences and signboards.
Now, I am going to tell you something that
probably you will not understand. The
second day, when he came into town from
a long, hot, dusty tramp about the country
roads he passed Mrs. Morris' house. And
there in a swing sat a girl; it was Madge
Morris. Madge was thirteen, and her hair
had just been curled and she had just put
on a fresh apron and her new shoes, so she
looked her best. But Edgar didn't
notice whether her stockings were black or
tan, he couldn't have told you the color of
her dress; all he noticed was her fresh,
bright face and youthful form. He went
on to his hotel, thinking how lonely his life
had been, and what he had missed by not
having a whole lot of brothers and sisters
to play with. Now a girl like the one he
had seen in the swing — if he had a friend
like that! But he had been especially un-
fortunate in his friendships. He had always
gone with people older than himself; and
they had married or moved away from his
city or died. He went to bed with the
"blues," but he had them so much that he
rather enjoyed them, after all. You know
what the blues are? It's just being real
sorry for yourself and not caring what be-
comes of the rest of the world. It was not
Edgar's fault that he was lonely and with-
out a home, for as we have seen he would
have been a married man himself if he had
had his way.
The next day he took another walk in the
country, coming back by Mrs. Morris'. This
time he saw Madge, Pete and Letitia playing
"hide-and-seek," and it made him feel
worse than ever. They were so happy, so
free from care — they were such children —
and he knew so little about children. That
night he got out the five pictures of his old
sweetheart which she had given him at
various times, and he sat down before them
— that is the way he had been trying to
forget her for a year and a half. But
though he stared at them hard, all he could
see was little girls darting behind Mrs.
Morris' house and running to an old apple
tree to pat it, crying, "One, two, three for
me!" The next night he did not even get
out those five pictures, which I think well
enough, as she wa3 now a married lady.
He saw more of the children every day, he
thought of them as he took his country
walks, and he forgot his first intention of
only staying a few days in the little town.
But he felt more than ever the lonely gap
in bis life, and it became his earnest desire
to fill that hollow emptiness with the faces
and the voices of young children. You see
he didn't care much for grown-up people.
He had known one young lady; and as he
knew he could never love again — at least
he thought he knew it — he longed to get
acquainted with Madge and the others.
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But as he knew nothing about the ways of
children, except that those he had known
asked a good many questions about one's
most intimate affairs, it was two weeks
before he spoke to the objects of his
thoughts. It was when Madge called him
in to drive away the tramp from her
mother's barn.
And now Pete had plainly told him that
the only way to gain their friendship was
to make that tramp leave the town. Edgar
smiled as he told himself he was like a
knight of olden times, bidden by his lady
to go and slay some dragon. At first he
thought of hunting up the tramp, but he
decided he had better first know what he
would do with Nap when found. All kinds
of wild schemes flashed through his mind;
he might shut Nap up in a secret place and
keep him there till he promised to leave
the country; or kidnap him and haul him
away in a covered wagon like a corpse; or
have him arrested and sent out of the
county as a vagrant. The trouble was that
nobody must know that the tramp was a
bother to Mrs. Morris. That troubled
Edgar. Evidently the tramp had the widow
somehow in his power; and if he were ar-
rested he might be goaded to revealing a
secret that Mrs. Morris had been hiding for
years. Edgar wondered how the tramp
could ever have learned Mrs. Morris' secret,
and what kind of a secret it was that she
had been guarding. It must be something
of great importance, or she would never
suffer a disreputable tramp like Nap to
frighten her by his presence. It was a
great mystery over which Edgar spent a
sleepless night without once thinking of
that lady who had given him a rose after
the party. He studied over the situation
all day; he was thinking of it a 3 he passed
Miss Dollie's house and Linda May presented
him with Lucifer. As he went on, leading
the dog by the whipcord and wondering
what he would do with him, Edgar spied
Nap slouching up the street. He hurried
on as fast as he could tug Lucifer along,
meaning to enter into conversation with
the tramp.
(to be continued.)
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 22, 1900
Sunday - School.
W. P. RICHARDSON.
THE RICH YOUNG RULER.*
The incident of this lesson occurred very near
the close of our Lord's journeylngs to Perea. Fol-
lowing the lessons we have been studying in the
gospel of Luke, the same evangelist gives us sev-
eral interesting discourses of the Master, including
two parables, which are passed over in our series
of studies for the year. The first of these is a
striking discourse on the circumstances attending
the manifestation of the kingdom of the Messiah,
either at the end of the Jewish age, or at the end
of the world, more probably the former. This is
found in chapter 17, verses 20 to 37. He then en-
courages his disciples to pray in faith, by the par-
able of the widow and the unjust judge; the lesson
of which is that, if even an unrighteoas man would
answer a petition because of the persistence of
the suppliant, much more will a righteous God
answer the prayers of his elect. Then follows the
parable of the Pharisee a^d the publican, im-
pressing the duty of humanity, and the discourse
concerning marriage and divorce The high ground
taken by the Son of Man regarding the marriage
relation is in startling contrast with the loose
views and practices of Christian society to-day,
and no more needful reform awaits the advocacy
of the Disciples of Christ than su*h as shall rein-
state the marriage bond in its divinely ordained
rank, and thus redeem the holy family life from
destruction. God hasten the day. Here, too, the
evangelists pla^e the delightful incident of Jesus'
blessing the little children, and the words he uses
have been forever embalmed in the hearts of all true
parents, and have drawn the spirits of the tender
little ones to a loving faith in him as their truest
friend. "Suffer the little children, and forbid them
not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom
of heaven." Blessed childhood, thus forever sanc-
tified by the word of the Only Begotten Son of
God.
It is not strange that, after such a series of
marvelous discourses as Jesus had delivered in
Perea, the hearts of the wise and good should turn
to him for the fuller truth and grace which they
craved. Such an one now came to seek the peace
which all his legal righteousness had not afforded
him. Although he was yet a young man, as we
learn from verse 20, his piety and diligence had
won for him the highest mark of respect and con-
fidence that ciuld *e given by his people; he had
been made a Ruler (Luke 18:18), which is usually
understood to mean a member of the Sanhedrin,
the highest court of the Jewish nation. Nor was
he wholly unworthy of this honor, so far as
his outward life was concerned. He came running
to the Master, which indicates his earnestness, and
he fell down on his knees before him, which shows
that he possessed the spirit of reverence. These
facts are given us in Mark 10:17. Surely, we
would have thought such a seeker will find his
heart's desire. It is with almost as great sadness
as that which fried his heart that we see him
shortly turning away from Jesus, and going back to
his home unbl ssed.
"Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that
I may have eternal life?" Such was his question.
Wherein was it wanting? In this, chiefly, he
looked upon Jesus as merely one of the rabbis,
better and wiser than others, perhaps, but nothing
more. And he looked for Jesus to lay upon him
some command, of his own devising, after the
fashion of other rabbis, and by the doing of which
he should find that complete acceptance with God
which his consci- nee told him he had not yet
found. His error was in thinking that the simple
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sages : Mark 10 : 17-27 ; Luke 18 : 18-27.
precepts of the Word of God were insufficient to
point out the way of life. Like Naaman, the
Syrian leper, who looked for his leprosy to be
healed through the doing of some great thing,
rather than through simple obedience to the in-
structions of the prophet of God, this pious young
Jew was seeking for some "good thing" to do,
which should bring him acceptance with God, and
at the same time mark him as a "perfect" man be-
fore the world.
Jesus answered htm in startling fashion. Put-
ting together the various accounts of the three
evangelists, we have the Master's words: "Why
callest thou me good, or askest me concerning that
which is good? None is good save one, even God.
Thou knowest the commandments; if thou wouldest
enter into life, keep them." If you look upon me
merely as a "good teacher," like the rabbis from
whom you have been learning, you are mistaken.
Truth is of God, and if I have any truth for men,
it is because I come from God. Why have you
not sought for the good way where a teacher of
Israel should expect to find it, in the word of God?
But this young man shows that he is not, after all,
seeking for the way of life. Nothing could be
plainer than the amwer of Jesus, yet it does not
satisfy him. He eagerly inquires: "Which com-
mandment?" Jesus recites those that have to do
with the duties of man toward his fellows, for
these were clearly the ones in which this young
man had fallen short. But he was unconscious of
his failure, and when the Master named those
great commandments of the decalogue, he com-
placently answers: "Master, all these things have
I observed, what lack I yet?" He would be per-
fect, he would exhibit some form of rare consecra-
tion and obedience that should mark him out amid
the multitude as a righteous man. His desire is
granted. He is shown a way in which he may at-
tain to conspicuous place among the servants of
God, but it is the way of sacrifice. "If thou
wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and
give to the poor, and 1 hou shalt have treasure in
heaven; and come, follow me."
He who would have conspicuous sanctity must
make an entire surrender of all earthly hopes and
pleasures and become a follower of him who had
not where to lay his head. This seems to me an
offer of Jesus to make the young man one of his
chosen disciples. He saw that in him which made
him love him with an intensity of feeling that was
noted by his followers. But he saw, too, that this
young man was in peril from his wealth, which had
already become a snare to him, so as to delude him
into believing that the scanty service he had al-
ready rendered his fellow men was all that the law
of God required The only way of saving him was
to persuade him at once to put away his riches.
If his faith in the one at whose feet he knelt was
insufficient to produce this revolution there was
no other means available. Hence the abrupt com-
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advantage of the new impulse that had sprang up
in his soul in behalf of righteousness.
Alas! it was too late. Not ev?n the strong '
emotions that had swayed his will, and brought
him running to the feet of Jesus, could withitand
the revulsion of feeling with which he heard the
proposal that he give away all his earthly posses- i
sions. "He went away sad, because he had great
possessions." He had made what Dante calls "the .
great refusal," and we seem to hear the echo of
his sigh of disappointment as he takes his way
back again to his riches, which we may be sure !
never afterwards satisfied him, or gave him even
the pleasure he had once derived from their enjoy-
ment. Let us hope that at some time he heard
again the sweet invitation, and found strength to
give up all for Jesus. But we hope without any
foundation of revelation to baild upon, for he dis-
appears forever from our sight.
"How hardly shall they that have riches enter into
the kingdom of God." In the striking language of
the Jewish proverb: "It is easier for a camel to
go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of God." This is a hard saying,
even when we read the explanation recorded by
Mark: "How hard it is for them that trust in
riches to enter into the kingdom of God." No
other problem seems so difficult as that of securing
a consecration of wealth to the Lord. No other
sin is so common in the church as the withholding
of money from the ser»ice of the King. It is in-
deed like trying to force a carnal through a needle's
eye to force from the purses of some of God's pro-
fessed children their wealth. The hope of the
salvation of such rest« upon the assurance of
Christ that what is impossible with men is possible
with God. We rejoice in the belief that there are
many among the rich in our churches who are at
least beginning to learn their duty and privilege in
this regard, and that we are on the eve of an era
of generoas and cheerful giving such as the world
has never seen before. Unless snch an era speed-
ily arrives, the Church of God will be ruined by the
very abundance of her wealth, which the Lord is
suffering to flow into her coffers.
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TOPIC FOR DECEMBER 2.
SPENDING TIME AND TAKING
PAINS FOR CHRIST.
Matt. 25:1-13.
Charles Lamb declares that he always had great
sympathy for the foolish virgins. They were not
vicious, only unwise. And for the foolish servant
who went and hid his Lord's talent in a napkin.
He was not mean, only timid. And so do many
of us feel. We, perhaps, placed in the same
position, might do the self-same thing. We might
find In ourselves the same unwisdom and timidity.
Nevertheless, this sympathy of Lamb's, with all
the credit it does to the gentle heart of him who
wrote the Essays of Elia, does not unsay the
parables. There they stand, and there the lessons
they convey will ever stand. The foolish virgins
must ever hear the inexorable words, "Too late, too
late, ye cannot enter now." And the foolish,
timid man of one talent must ever hear the hard
saying: 'Thou wicked and slothful servant!"
Lack of effort, neglect, sin of omission, may be
just as reprehensible as a positive crime. He or
she who fails to spend time and to take pains
may be just as guilty befor » the Lord as he who
wrongly spends time. Indeed, is not the failure
to utilize time precisely the same thing as abusing
time? The foolish virgins had no lack of oppor-
tunity. Their sin was Jack of effort. Bestir!
bestir! is the word which comes to us out of this
parable.
Let me do all the gooi I can to as many people
as I can as hard as ever I can — I may never pass
this way again. Such is the proper spirit to
actaate u%. There are numerous things to be
done in spending time for Christ.
There is first the perfecting of our own natures.
They are to be burnished and brightened, filled
with shining to do honor to him we serve. There
is reading to be done, the message of God in the
autumn woods and leaves to be listened to, divine
music to be heard, and not met with dull, deaf
ears. There are numerous sources open to us in
.this bright, speaking world in which we live from
which to draw inspiration — breath for our souls,
oil for our lamps.
, Then there are those to whom we should impart
,our stores — for, like the handful of meal in the
barrel, and like the cruse of oil, they will not fail
in the giving forth to others. "There are lonely
hearts to cherish as the days are going by."
, There are people who need what we possess. If
I we have any store of bright truth, any quantity
'of che-ry, exuberant life, any large outlook on
the world, we shall be reprehensible if we fail to
| impart. The fact that the five wise virgins do
mot give to their foolish sisters is perhaps a
'blemish on their characters — though it is al-
ways possible to press a parable too far.
After all, the taking pains for Christ is simply
taking pains for humanity. Doing anything for
1 Jesus' sake is only doing it for the sake of people.
Service of the Master is service such as the
Master rendered to the world; it is serving mere.
It seems to us sometimes a shadowy and indefinite
way of putting the thing — "serving Christ." But
l it is a very real way of putting it. If you serve
! a king, a true king, you serve his subjects whom
'he loves. If you serve a government you serve
its people. If you serve a teacher you help his
, students. If, then, you wish to serve the great
King, Governor, Teacher, serve his people, for
"Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of
these ye did it unto me." Doing thiDgs for Christ,
taking pains for Christ, using time for Christ, is
■ anything but a cant phrase if used in its true
depth of meaning, which is, doing what Christ
sougnt to do — give himself, in total self-forget-
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This is a lamentable fact, and accounts largely for
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The Disciples' Club of New York, in the promo-
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them and endeavor to have them at once connect
themselves with one of our six churches here.
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Literature.
BOOK REVIEWS.
China's Only Hope. By Viceroy Chang Chih
Tung. Translated from the Chinese by Samuel
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Of books on the Chinese problem, this is cer-
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unsparing. The remedy which he proposes and
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The Inner Life. By Bishop John H. Vincent.
Tbe Loom of Life. By F. N. Peloubet. The
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These three little books of sixty or seventy
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and others. Their writers are all well known for
their productions in this field. Bishop Vincent's
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consideration of Christianity as it manifests itself in
states of feeling — a study of the elements of Chris-
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present, which practical-minded Christians con-
sider dangerous. But it lays emphasis upon the
fact that the divine indwelling, which is the es-
sence of religion, expresses itself in certain
■tates of feeling. "Even the skeptical physician,"
says the writer, "will ask the patient how he
feels. He puts great stress on the patient's testi-
mony. If he finds that he must discount it for the
time being he nevertheless asks the question time
and time again, 'How do you feel?' "
Dr. Peloubet's book contains two helpful eisays,
the first under the title already given, the second
"If Christ were a Gueet in our Home," carrying
into the life of the home the eame method with
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another five. And the lives of men adjoining one
another in a given generation, and doing their
work, some well and others with knots and cracks,
these are the shingles of a single course. And
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toward the ridge. And underneath are the raft-
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age, and be nailed fast to the eternal truths that
are God's own! It is not my duty to hold up the
roof; but there is one email spot upon it, whose
length is measured by the years of my life, and
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Clarinda, la., and Miss Daisy M. Lucy, of Murray.
<W. W. Wharton, pastor at Murray, officiating.
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Oct. 24, 1900, R. E Kinney and Mollie Crabtree.
Melvin J. Duncan officiating.
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HOPKINS.
Jacob Hopkins was born in Stark County, Indi-
ana, March 4, 1832. In 1855 he removed to Wis-
; consin and was married to Jane Marston in 1858.
He served faithfully as a soldier in the Civil War.
In 1896 he came to Cherokee County, Iowa, where
he has since resided. He had been a member of
the church since 1878. His death occurred Nov.
5, 1900, at Hoxie, Kansas, at the home of his son.
He leaves a wife, a son and daughter. The re-
mains were brought back to Cleghorn where the
funeral took place Nov. 8 th, conducted by the
writer. E. M. Miller.
MARSHALL.
Grandmother Mary Rodebush Marshall was
born in Pennsylvania in 1803, and died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lydia Ray, Oct. 22,
1900, near Carrollton, Ohio. She reached the re-
markable age of 97 years with a clear mental
vision. Her faithful companion, Joshua Marshall,
Sr., passed away 24 years ago. She saw nearly
all the progress of our closing century. She came
in a wagon around Horseshoe Bend when no rail-
road was there. She was the mother of twelve
children, eight of whom survive her. All grew to
maturity and nearly all were and are memoers of
the Church of Christ. Recently she sat in a group
for a picture In which five generations were rep-
resented. She was greatly beloved by the whole
community for her plain, frank and honest life.
She has left the stamp of her transparent charac-
ter on her children. Funeral service was appro-
priately conducted by the pastor, Bro. Johnson, at
Mt. Olivet Church, Carroll Co., Ohio.
Levi Marshall.
STROBEL.
Elith May Strobel was born Feb. 13, 1871, in
Monmouth, Polk Co., Ore., died in Spokane, Oct.
29. 1900 aged 29 years, 8 months and 16 days.
Was married to J. A. Strobel Sept. 6, 1894. Be-
came a Christian in August, 1895. From the day
of her obedience to the gospel of Chr.st she was a
devoted Christian worker, was kind and obedient,
made friends with all she met. She leaves a de-
voted husband, a widowed mother, brothers and
sisters and a large circle of friends to mnrn her.
The writer preached her funeral in Christian
Church in Tekoa, Wash. E. A. LaDow.
YOUNG.
Mrs. Ada (Wilkinson) Young died nearYorkton,
Assa., Canada, Oct. 25, 1900, aged 40 years. She
was born at Dyersville, la., May 12, 1860. ~ Re
moved with her parents to Lincoln county, S. D.,
in December, 1873. Married Galen B. YouDg,
April 11, 1878. Was baptized by Elder J. M.
Moore in February, 1881. Was a devoted wife
and mother and faithful Christian, loved by
neighbors and friends. Wai active in Sunday-
school work and for a long time teacher of the
primary class. In the spring of 1900, she went
to Canada, there to be laid to rest far from the
scenes of her life labors. She leaves a husband
and six children to mourn her loirs, also father,
mother, two brothers and sister.
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lines, a white pique skirt with deep circu-
lar flounce; a satin straw hat, tilted and
rather flat, trimmed with hydrangeas and
loops of pale blue surah, and her hair was
done up pompadour. That's all I had time
to see.
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Hunker. I asked old Mr. Munn if I
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Spratts. What did he say? Hunker. He
suggested that I should pay my debts first.
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OPINION AND METHODS, LIBERTY
VoL xxxviL St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, November 29, 1900.
No. 48.
CONTENTS
Editorial:
Current Events 1505
National Thanksgiving" 1507
"Give Attention to Reading 1507
Editor's Easy Chair 1508
Contributed Articles:
The Story of Jared 1510
Some Modern Occult Pads— II.— W. E. Har-
low 1513
Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes 1514
The Reading of Fiction. — Burris A. Jenkins 1515
Six Best Books.— Geo. H. Combs 1516
B. B. Tyler's Letter... 1517
Family Circle:
Macatawa (poem) 1529
Struggling Toward the Light 1529
Miscellaneous:
N^w Books 1518
Our Budget 1522
Personal Mention .....1523
Evangelistic 1528
With the Children 1532
Christian Endeavor 1533
Sunday-school. .1534
Obituaries 1535
Subscription $1.50
CURRENT EVENTS.
The serious illness of Senator Cushman K.
Davis, of Minnesota, is particularly unfor-
tunate at this time, not only because it puts
in jeopardy the life of a man who has ren-
dered eminent service to the country, but be-
cause now, when Congress is about to open,
a task devolves upon him as chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee which can
scarcely be discharged by any other member
of the Senate. At the close of the last ses-
sion several matters were left over on ac-
count of the indisposition of the Republican
leaders to permit, on the verge of a presi-
dential election, any action which might
create new issues or furnish new campaign
arguments. Among these were the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty, the ratification of which
must, in all likelihood, precede the passage
of the Nicaragua Canal bill, and several
treaties of commercial reciprocity, including
those with France and the Argentine Repub-
lic. Senator Davi3 is the only member of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
who i3 thoroughly conversant at once with
the commercial and legal bearings of these
international questions. In his absence
most of the burden will fall upon Senators
Frye and Dolliver. Bat neither of these will
be able quite to take the place of Mr. Davis
in explaining the workings of the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty.
A preliminary meeting of some members
of the Ways and Means Committee of
the House is now being held in Wash-
ington, with a view to a reduction
of the war tax. The Secretary of the
Treasury believes that between fifteen and
thirty millions can be spared. The proba-
bility of an appropriation for the Nicaragua
Canal and an increase of the military appro-
priation (an increase over the normal expen-
diture though a decrease from the present)
renders it impossible to make a greater re-
ducti n. The members of the committee are
being besieged by repres-ntatives of various
industries which wish to be relieved of the
special taxes now levied upon them under
the War Revenue Bill. The policy of the
committee will probably be — at least it
ought to be — to remove those taxes which
cause the most annoyance to the public
without producing a corresponding amount
of revenue. The stamp tax as applied to
telegrams and bank cheques means about two
cents worth of nuisance for one cent of
revenue. It is a plain case of great cry and
little wool.
The end of the rainy season in the Phil-
ippines is expected to m&rk the beginning of
a more aggressive campaign against the
rebels. The President has sent instructions
to General MacArthur to the effect that the
time is up for the use of gentle means. Like
the old man in the primer, we have found
that there is no efficacy in throwing tufts of
grass and must now try what virtue there
may be in stones. Unfortunately, the begin-
ning of the dry season has also stirred up
the insurgents to renewed endeavors, and
hostilities have been more brisk than for
some months. There seems to be a miscal-
culation somewhere in the prediction that
the rebellion would end as soon as the re-
election of President McKinley was assured.
But it may be that this is the storm before
the calm. It is rumored that Generals Mac-
Arthur, Grant and Bates may be recalled to
the United States, at their own request, and
tha^; other commanders will be sent out to
finish the campaign.
The Cuban Constitutional Convention is
still busy organizing itself and adopting
rules of procedure. The committee on this
subject submitted a list of 131 rules, sever-
al of which caused warm discussion, es-
pecially the one in regard to the holding of
secret sessions. It was finally decided that
the sessions shall be public except when the
convention is dealing with matters which
concern its own decorum or its members or
when, on the petition of five members, the
convention shall vote to hold any particular
session behind closed doors. The question
of the relation of Cuba to the United S;ate3
and whether this ought to be con3 dered
prior to the framing of the Constitution, ha3
also been the occasion of many words. But
most of the leaders hold — and rightly it
seems to us — that they should frame the
Constitution first and talk abou; relations
afterward. Secretary Root has just re-
turned from his trip to Cuba.
The American attitude in favor of lenience
in the treatment of China is growing more
and more pronounced. Upon tvo points our
government insists: First, that China shall
not be forced to inflict such punishment upon
her high officials as will seriously endanger
the life of her own government; second, that
under no pretext shall the integrity of the
Chinese Empire be sacrificed or the open
door to commerce closed by the seizure of
territory by any Power. The logical con-
nection between these two requirements
seems to have been perceived by our state
department before it was fully appreciated
by the other governments; for Germany,
while joining with England in a pledge that
the Enpire shall not be divided, has been
foremost in demanding such punitive meas-
ures as would render a Chinese revolution
almost inevitable and the division of the ter-
ritory perhaps necessary. And Great Britain
is believed to be still inclined toward a policy
of rigor rather than of lenience in dealing
with the Boxer leaders. Minister Conger has
been instructed not to insist upon the de-
capitation of the eleven princes judged re-
sponsible for the Boxer outrages — not be-
cause they do not deserve it, but because
China could not stand it. A note embody-
ing the two points above mentioned has been
despatched to the other Powers and it is
confidently expected that they will accept
the suggestion. In spite of this plea for
lenience, there is a general belief that the
imperial edict of November 13, which de-
crees the punishment of princes Tuan and
Chwing, is both inadequate and insincere.
The report that General Kitchener, who
has been recommended to the Queen for pro-
motion to the rank of Lieutenant-General in
order that he may succeed General Roberts
in command in South Africa, had decided to
depopulate the towns of the Boers as the
only means of crushing out their resistance, is
followed promptly by the tidings of Boer up-
rising of a more serious and formidable sort
than had been supposed possible. Lord Rob-
erts reports that the enemy is very active
in the southern part of the Orange River
colony and is giving much trouble by cutting
railroads and telegraph lines. DeWet is
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November 29, 19C0
still exhibiting his genius for being every-
where at once and is harassing the British
commands by his swift raids and elusive
retreats. In one of these raids thirty
British soldiers from General Littleton's
command were captured and a dozen killed
or wounded. Following this successful
movement, B: tha and DeWet succeeded in
joining their forces and gave General French
a lively chase. French has retired to Jo-
hannesburg and it is even said that Bloem-
fontein is threatened and that the whole
Orange River Colony will have to be sub-
dued over again before the work in the
Transvaal can go on. It seems to be true,
as Kitchener says, that there can be no paci-
fication so long as the whole population re-
mains hostile.
On Thursday of last week Mr. Kruger ar-
rived at Marseilles, France, and met a tri-
umphant reception. Every reasonable precau-
tion had been taken to prevent the ovation
to Kruger from being turned into a directly
anti-British demonstration and the populace
had been warned that any person who vented
his enthusiasm through "a bas TAngleterre"
instead of the unobjectionable "vive Kru-
ger," should be taken in hand by the police.
In general, the crowd not only at Marseilles
but at all the points at which he stopped —
Tarascon, Avignon, Valencia, Lyons, Macol
and Dijon — on the way to Paris, did quite
well — considering tiat they were French.
It was a series of tremendous ovations of a
semi-official sort and there was a praise-
worthy effort not to make the reception
any more of an affront to England than the
necessities of the situation demanded. Kru-
ger is the popular idol at present in France,
and there is no peop'e in the world which is
so thoroughly competent to go into ecstasies
over a lion of the hour as the French.
The Czar of Russia, whose reported attack
of typhoid fever last week set all the world
to wondering what would happen in the dire
event of his death, is still in a critical con-
dition. The turning point cannot be said to
have been passed. The Czar's youth is in his
favor, but his constitution is not naturally
strong. In spite of the deceptive appear-
ance of his imperial regilia, it is easily no-
ticed, when he is seen surrounded by other
men, that he is below medium height and
somewhat frailh built. The ordtr has gone
forth that special prayers shall be said in
all Russian churches for his recovery. The
present heir-apparent to the Russian throne
is Grand Dake Michael, the Czir's brother.
A convention of the Interstate Commerce
Leigue is to meet in St. Louis this week, with
about two hundred delegates from all parts
of the country. The purp >se of the meet-
ing is to develop sentiment in favor of pass-
ing the amendment, known as the Cullom
Bill, to the present Interstate Commerce
Law. As the situation is at present, the
commission which is crea'ed and maintained
by that law is entirely impotent. It can ex-
press its opinion in any case of alleged viola-
tion of this law, but it has no authority to
cause anything to be done. The chief ob-
ject of the proposed amendment is to re-
move this disability and give the commission
some real power as the executor of the law.
A hope is entertained that the amendment
can be passed at the coming session of Con-
gress.
Another notable game of that horrid and
barbaric foot-ball has been played between
the eleVens of Yale and Harvard, virtually
finishing the season — and also virtually fin-
ishing the Harvard team. The brutal bruis-
ers met on the Yale field. They alternate
between New Haven and Cambridge now, in-
stead of playing at Springfield, Mass., as they
used to. A great many thousand fanatics,
wearing the crimson or the blue, witnessed
the hidtous exhibition and seemed to enjoy
it. It was noticeable that, the wearers of
the crimson were blue after the game, but
nobody was eeiiously injured in mind, body
or estate. For the benefit of brutal and be-
nighted lovers of the game elsewhtre, it may
be stated that it was a good game and that
the score was: Yale, 28; Harvard, 0.
An enthusiastic advocate of rural free
delivery of mail is found in the First Assist-
ant Postmaster General, W. M. Johnson,
whose annual report, which has just been
made public, deals largely with this subject]
The system has been a great success so far
as it has been adopted, he says, and ought to
be extended. The appropriation for this
purpose for the fiscal year, 1899-1900, was
less than half a million dollars and for the
following year one and three-fourths mill-
ions. An increased appropriation will be
asked for next year. The strvice, says
Mr. Johnson, does not demand any excessive
expenditure. The average route of a rural
carrier is twenty five miles, no part of
which is traveled twice in one day. The ,
pay is from $400 to $500 a year. There is
no civil service examination, but evidence
of trustworthy character is insisted upon.
The present policy is to extend the system
as rapidly as possible with a view to inau-
gurating rural free delivery in all the well-
settled parts of the United States.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, the musical composer,
died in London on Nov. 22. His death was
sudden and resulted froii heart failure.
Born in 1842, the son of a musician, he
early chose his life calling. At the age of
twenty he returned to London, after two
ye its of study in Leipsic, with his music to
Shakespeare's "Tempest." The production
of this at the Crystal Palace marked the
beginning of his reputation. Above every
other quality one must mark the versatility
of that musical genius which could produce
compositions so widely different and each so
excellent in its class as ' The Lost Chord,"
"Pinafore" and "The Mikado."
Tha London underground railroads ara to
be changed from steam power to electricity,
and it is possible that the smoky gloom of
those tunnels may be considerably alleviated.
There are fifty miles of track to which the
change will apply, and the approximate cost
of introducing electricity as the motive pow-
er is estimated at twenty- five million dollars.
Plans and schemes have been solicited from
electrical manufacturers and contractors,
expressly including those in the United
States.
To be patriotic without narrowing one's
human sympathies to fit the boundaries of a
political division, to preserve a proper racial
pride without running into a narrow "par-
ticularism" which fails to recognize the
worth of a man who speaks any language
but our own — this is one of the most diffi-
cult things for a man of spirit and loyalty.
The American people have not been beyond
criticism in this respect, and the Jews have,
in the non-missionary character of their
religion, shoivn the same spirit with even
more intensity. A Jewish paper recently,
in speaking of the tendency in some syna-
gogues to secure preachers who would at-
tract Gentiles, said: "The young Jewish
preachers in America to-day need no longer
cater to the tastes and religious inclinations
of non-Jews in order to br ng about a better
feeling between Jews and non-Jews. What
we need to-day is a re-awakening of Jewish
sentiment amongst the Jews. For whom do
we build temples? For whose spiritual
benefit do we pay large salaries? For the
spiritual regeneration of our own children
and of our own men and women." It is a
fortunate thing for the Gentile world that
the Apostle Paul was willing to "cater to
the tastes of non-Jews;" he called it being
"all things to all men."
American manufacturers and those
directly or indirectly connected with them
(which means nearly everybody in the
country) ha^e abundant cause for thanks-
giving in view of the commercial conditions
which now prevail. Statistics are dry
thicgs, but often they have meaning. For
example, when a reader with imagination
reads the statement that the exports from
this country for the first ten months of
1900 exceed those of the corresponding
months of last year by $166,000,000, and are
double those of 1894, he will instantly frame
a mental picture of busy factories and full
dinner pails. (There is no politics in a
dinner pail, full or empty, and we are not
raising the question of the cause of the
prosperity.) Estimate for yourself the
probable cost of the labor which goes into
each dollar's worth of those exports, and
say whether the American workmgman is
not better off than he was. The amount of
our imports is, of course, also increasing;
even the importation of raw materials for
manufactures (such as rubber, tin, hemp,
raw silk and chemicals) would insure that,
but the balance of trade is increasingly in
our favor. Our exports of manufactured
articles alone have more than doubled in
four years. Moreover, the exported prod-
ucts of both factory and farm have brought
higher prices than last year. Great Britain's
exports have increased less rapidly than
ours, and the other great nati ns are far
down the scale. Truly there is much to be
thankful for in the commercial world.
mber 29, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
The appointment of a national Thanks-
giving day is a distinctly religious act. A
nation does not give thanks to itself but to
a Power higher than itself, even to the God
of nations. The observance of such a day,
therefore, should be in a religious spirit.
A celebrated Jewish Rabbi has objected to
the use of the word "Christian" in President
McKinley's Thanksgiving Proclamation. This
is narrow and sectarian. It is a prejudice
that even the Jews ought to overcome. There
is no G id to worship or to whom we can
give thank-? for his beneficent influence
in molding the life of our nation, except the
God revealed by Jesus Christ. Even the
Jews cannot love or worship any other God.
It is not too much, then, to say that the
recognition of a national Thanksgiving day
is a Christian act. It is the influence of
Christ's teaching concerning God and man
that has wrought so mightily in behalf of
human rights. Jesus taught the universal
Fatherhood of God. This implies the uni-
versal brotherhcod of man. This means
that "All men were created free and equal,
acd are endowed by their Creator with cer-
tain inalienable rights, among which are
life, liberty and pursuit of happiness." This
is the gist of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. It is the spirit which founded our
American Republic. It is the spirit which
animates and perpetuates it. But it is not
more certain that this truth came from Je-
sus Christ than that vegetable growth re-
sults from the ray a of the sun.
If, then, we truly appreciate our country
and its institutions; if we are really grate-
ful for the heritage of civil and religious
liberty which we received from our fathers;
if we recognize the truth that we hold in
trust this heritage of freedom to be trans-
mitted to generations yet unborn; if we
realize that, as we are indebted to God for
the principles on which our government is
established, so we must look to Him for that
providential guidance which has been so
marktd hitherto in our national history,
then it will be an easy and natural thing
for us to meet in our accustomed places of
worship on the day appointed, to give thanks
to Almighty God for all that we have
achieved as a nation, for all that we enjoy,
and for whatever influence we have been
able to exert upon other nations and peoples
of the world in the direction of human
rights and human liberty.
Let us thank Him for the ripened harvests
which have rewarded the husbandmen and
which are ample for the material needs of
the people; for the general prosperity which
e igns throughout e country; for the
growth of education and enlightenment; for
progress of invention and useful discovery;
fcr the growing sense of human brother-
hood; for the extension of the kingdom of
God at home and abroad; for the increasing
unity of all those who love our Lord Jesus
Christ; for a flag that waves over a united
country, and has brought deliverance and
freedom to the oppressed peoples of other
lands who are to-day rejoicing under its
protection; for a nation that, in a great
international crisis, is exercising its
mighty influence in behalf of justice and
righteousness, and even of generosity,
toward a less enlightened nation. For all
these and the manifold blessings which God
has bestowed upon us as individuals and
families, let us give Him sincere and hearty
thanks, through Jesus Christ cur Lord.
"GIVE ATTENTION TO READ-
ING."
This admonition of Paul to Timothy, his
son in the gospel, is one that has an accumu-
lated force and meaning in our day. The
few parchments or books accessible to Tim-
othy have been multiplied by infinity. The
books to day contain the accumulated wis-
dom of the world along the several line3 of
research and investigation. To be ignorant
of books is to deprive oneself of the treas-
ured knowledge gleaned from centuries and
millenniums of experience and of intellect-
ual labor of those who have gone before u?,
and have grappled with the same great
problems which confront us.
Some sage of modern times has warned
the people against the danger of reading
good books. No one, he argued, should be
content to read a good book unless it be the
best on that subject. One cannot read all
the good books in the world, even on any
one subject of importance. He ought,
therefore, to read the best books on any giv-
en subject, if he can find out what books
these are. But, on this point, it must be
said that what is the best book for one man
or one class of men, may not be the best fcr
another man or another class of men. This
makes a variety of books necessary. It is
of the first importance, however, that one
read very discriminatingly if he would avoid
wasting time and money on inferior books.
Some people are so confused by the multi-
plicity of books being turned out in our day,
that they lose heart and fail to read very
much of anything. This is like a hungry
man's refusing to partake of a richly- laden
table because he cannot eat everything in
sight. There are a great many limitations
to be considered which reduce very largely
the number of books which we need to read.
Most people prefer a book in their native
tongue. That cuts off a large number. A
vast number of books are of a technical na-
ture and on special subjects in which we are
not interested. That greatly reduces the
number of books which one needs to take
into consideration. Many books are written
by men who have, hobbies to ride, which
generally fall stillborn. Others are out of
date. Any book is out of date when a bet-
ter one on the same subject makes its ap-
pearance. Thousands of books never had
any reason for being born, except the am-
bition of authorship. These will never be
"born again." And so it is wonderful the
number of books one can omit- from hia
reading without suffering any appreciable
loss.
But there are books appearing every year
which one can hardly afford to miss reading
— books of fiction, history, biography, theol-
ogy, ani books dealing with the various so-
cial and religious problems of our time. It is
great men'al impoverishment for persons to
deny themselves the fertilizing thoughts and
facts of these able writers. Their own
minds would be vastly enriched and made
more fruitful by coming in contact with
these vigorous thinkers in various fields of
investigation. Many plead lack of time and
means for such reading. But books are
cheap, and we generally find time to do
what we most wish to do. A little planning,
and some economizing in means and time in
othr directions, would put soch persons in
communication with the ablest minds of the
pist and present.
It is the aim of the Christian Evangel-
ist to encourage and foster the reading of
the best books, and to make its literary de-
partment to some extent a guide in the
choice of such books a3 are worth reading.
The present issue of the paper gives special
prominence to new books, and may be re-
garded as a prophecy of larger things in the
same direction.
Y)ouy of prayer.
WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
(Acts 1631; Matt. 10: 32; Rom. 10: 10; 1
Peter 3: 21; 2 Peter 1:5-8.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic, Dec. 5.]
Central Truth: Salvation is God through Christ,
but there are conditions upon which men must
avail themselves of this salvation.
The question, "What must I do to be
saved?" is a momentous one. It implies, in
the first place, that man is in need of salva-
tion, and the consciousness of that need. It
implies a conviction of sin, for it is this con-
viction of sin that ever extorts the cry,
"What must I do to be saved?" Moreover,
the question implies that there is a salvation
brought within the reach of sinful men, and
the inquiry is as to how one may accept such
salvation and rejoice in its blessings. The
several Scriptures cited above are intended
to guide the inquiring soul into the way of
salvation.
In answer to the inquiry which constitutes
the topic for this meeting, Paul sums the
answer up in the comprehensive words,
"Believe on the Lorl Jesus and thou shalt
be saved, thou and thy h)U3a." This is the
answer which every true minister of the
gospel must give to this question. "It is a
true saying and worthy of all acceptation
that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners." This being true, the way of
salvation lies through faith in Him as the
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great Deliverer from sin. "There is no
other name given under heaven or among
men whereby we can be saved." The only
faith that saves from sin is faith in Jesus
Christ — a faith that link? the soul with
Him in loving and loyal obedience. It is
often necessary to explain to tiose to whom
this answer is given what is me int by be-
lieving on Christ and what is involved in it.
And so we read in this instance that Paul
and Silas "spake the word of the Lord unto
the jailer and to those that were in his house,"
and that as a result of this further teach-
ing the jailer and his household were bip-
tized "the same hour of the night."
The passage, Matt. 10:32, pronouncing a
blessing upon those who confess Christ "be-
fore men," is not to be limited to the
primary confession of Christ as Lord. Per-
haps it does not refer to that directly at all,
but rather to the duty of confessing Christ
in the presence of His enemies, and when
we have been assailed because of our
allegiance to Him as His disciples. Never-
theless, it is entirely proper and even
necessary that there should be an original
confession of Christ, for we learn from
Rom. 10:10 that "with the heart man be-
lieveth unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation."
In the same connection we learn what the
nature of that confession is: "Because if
thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as
Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that
God raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved." What the heart believes the
mouth must confess, both for the sake of
him who makes the confession, that he may
be committed Qpenly to Ciirist, and for the
benefit of othe-s who may be influenced by
his example. It ought to be impressed,
however, that this confession of Christ with
the mouth avails nothing except as it is an
expression of the heart's truest convictions,
and of its purpose as well, to follow Him
who is confessed. This purpose to forsake
sin and to follow Christ is true repentance,
without which there can be no Christian
life. No faith is genuine that is not ac-
companied by a true repentance, and no re-
pentance is true that does not issue in a
changed life.
The quotation from Peter above cited
shows that there is another act which has a
place in the divine plan of bringing
the believer into the knowledge and
joy of forgiveness. Referring to the
salvation of Noah and his family as
being saved in the ark "through water,"
he adds: "which also after a true likeness
doth now save you, even baptism, not the
putting away of the filth of the flesh but
the interrogation of a good conscience
toward God through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ." Baptism, he declared, is not
an act for outward purification, but pertains
to the conscience. It is the inquiry of the
soul after a good conscience — a seeking for
the assurance of sins forgiven. It has
pleased God in His wisdom and love to
grant us this visible symbol and pledge of
the forgiveness of our sins, and to regard
it, as some of our religious neighbors seem
to do, as a work of law, instead of a condi-
tion of grace, is to miss the whole spirit
and intent of the institution. Equally in
error are they who ascribe to baptism any
magical virtue or regenerative power
which works some supernatural change on
the person baptized. It is God's appointed
means of bringing the believing soul into a
condition of open surrender to Him, and of
the assurance of forgiveness of sins. As
such let it be maintained as a divine ordi-
nance in the integrity of its form and
meaning.
But even this is only the beginning of the
Christian life. For after the believer has
thus been admitted through confession and
baptism into the fellowship of the sainrs, it
remains for us to "work out our salvation
with fear and trembling, for it is God that
worketh in us both to will and to do His
good pleasure." Peter's way of expressing
that fact, in the passage given above for
our study, is by giving diligence "in our
faith to supply virtue, and in virtue knowl-
edge, and in knowledge temperance, and in
temperance patience, and in patience godli-
ness, and in godliness love of the brethr m,
and in love of the brethren love."* This
means a growth in the divine life which is
essential to the realization of that full sal-
vation which is offered to us in Christ. It
is just here that so many of us fail, ftvany
seem to act as if they supposed that coming
into the church was the end of Christian
effort instead of the beginning. The work
of adding these Christian graces to our lives
is one of far greater magnitude and requires
far greater patience and diligence than com-
pliance with the conditions which have been
previously mentioned as necessary to bring
us into the church of God. Let none of us
be content with beginning the Christian life,
but resolve rather to "go on to perfection,"
to the end that we may not only have life
but have it "more abundantly." So shall
there be "richly supplied unto you the en-
trance into the eternal kingdom af our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ."
PRAYER.
Almighty God, our gracious Father, we
thank Thee for the gift of Christ and for
the great salvation which Thou hast offered
to us in Him. We thank Tnee for the great
love which lies behind this offer of salva-
tion, and which has brought it within our
reach. We thank Thee for the plain way
which Thou hast given us in Thy word by
which we may re ;eive forgiveness of sins,
and the hope of life everl-isting. Grant, we
beseech Thee, that having accepted Jesus
Christ as our Savior, we may follow Him in
the attainment of all those virtues and
graces which shone so conspicuously in His
lif ", and in all paths of lowly and useful
service into which we may be called. And
finally, wi t Thou admit us with a joyful
welcome into Thy eternal and triumphant
kingdom through riches of grace in Christ
Jesus our Lord. Amen!
editor's easy Chair
From Richmond, where we spent a de-
lightful Lord's day with as warm-hearted a
people as we ever met, it is only a half-
day's ride on the Southern Railway to Dan-
ville, Va. Leaving Richmond at noon M n
day, in company with Brother J. C. Rey-
nolds, a young preacher who represents the
Christian Evangelist and our publishing
company in that State, we reached Danville
at 6 o'clock in the evening. While the
train was crossing the river that flows
through the city we inquired the name of
the stream and were told that it is "the
river Dan." The name had a strangely
familiar sound and we soon remembered
that it was associated with stories which
had come down in our family tradition con-
cerning the deeds of one who, in his day —
which must have been about the first of the
present century or the latter part of the
preceding one — was "a mighty hunter." He
was the grandfather of the writer hereof,
and lived in North Carolina, in the moun-
tains of which the river Dan has its source.
The bear stories which formed a part of the
evening fireside entertainment of our boy-
hood days had their scene laid mostly on
"the river Dan." The hero of these stories
moved later into Eastern Tennessee, from
which state he migrated to Southwest
Missouri with his youngest son. at the age
of 100 years — rather an advanced period of
life to "go West." But he lived four years
longer and was "gathered to his fathers."
But this is a digression. By the failure of a
letter of Brother Reynolds to reach Danville
in time we were relieved of the duty of
preaching in the evening, which on account
of the raia we did net regret. We had a
most enjoyable visit with Brother J. A.
Spencer, pastor of the church there, and
his family, with whom we spent the night.
The influence of such a devout man as
Brother Spencer and his Christian family
must be a blessing to any community.
Leaving Brother Reynolds there to prose-
cute the good work of sowing the Christian-
Evangelist all through Virginia, we
pushed our way on further South.
*Note: It would be a good plan to assign
these seven graces to as many different members,
beforehand, and have each one write a two or
three minute paper on the topic assigned him.
These could be assigned to persons not accus-
tomed to speaking in the prayer- meeting.
The colored man who drore us to the
residence of Bro. Spencer and called for us
next morning at 4 o'clock, was an interest-
ing type of his race. In answer to a ques-
tion fron as he said, "Yes, boss, I wuz heah
fo' de wah, and helped to make de fortifica-
tions." "How are the colored people about
here getting on, uncle?" "I declar, boss,
I'se afeard many of 'em are worse off now
dan dey wuz fo' de wah " "That probably
comes from their having had a wrong idea
of freedom; perhaps many thought it meant
idleness." "Yes, boss, and I'se afeard dere is
aheap of 'em thinks de same yit." He went
on to say that he had raised five children
and had educated them and that two of his
daughters were teaching in the public school
and that he had learned a great many things
from his children. One can not travel
through the South, with his eyes open, with-
out realizing that tin race problem is a
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGEl 1ST
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much more difficult one than has usually
been supposed by people of the Nor h.
Another half day's ride brought us to Colum-
bia, capital of South Carolina. A few
hours between trains here to visit some
relatives gave us an opportunity of seeing
something of the capital of the Palmetto
state. The capitol building, begun on a
grand scale before the war, has never
yet been completed. Recently, however, an
appropriation has been made for its comple
tion, and plans have been accepted and the
work is in progress. Mr. Frank Walter,
architect, whom, with his wife, formerly
Miss Kate Garrett, of Camp Point, 111., we
were visiting, and who is here in connection
with this enterprise, showed us the splen iid
fluted columns which have been lying on the
ground sin:e before the war, and some finely
polished and carved granite stones which
have been patiently waiting all the3e years
for that revival of prosperity which would
enable the state to complete the splendid
structure. The time has come and the re-
newal of work on this capitol may be re-
garded as fairly typifying that general re-
vival of material prosperity which is rapidly
developing a new South — new in industrial
enterprise and manufacturing interest. The
state capitol bears the marks of two or three
of Sherman's cannon balls, but in the recon-
struction of the building these will proba-
bly disappear, just as the alienations between
the two sections have largely disappeared in
the new baptism of patriotism which our
country has recently undergone.
It is only a few hours' ride from Columbia
to Augusta, our destination. We arrived on
Tuesday evening too late to attend the open-
ing session at which J. S. Lamar, the patri-
arch and sage of Georgia, had read a histor-
ical paper on the jubilee anniversary of the
inauguration of our cause in Augusta. The
address is to be printed, however, and we are
promised a copy of it and will give our
readers the gist of it, at least. It was
spoken of as a most important paper, written
in classic Eaglish. We have asked Bro. La-
mar to report the salient features of the
convention for the Christian-Evangelist.
There are rather more organizations repre-
sented in a Georgia Convention than we have
in most of the states. Besides the State
Missionary Convention and the C. W. B. M.,
there is the W. S. G. M., another missionary
organization of the sisters for state work.
There is also an Educational Board to raise
funds to educate young men for the ministry
— a good work, we should say. All these
organizations reported their work for the
past year. The State Convention was pre-
sided over by W. A. Chastain, and State
Evangelist H. C. Combs read an encouraging
report of his work during the past year,
showing splendid results from the labor and
means expended. There have been 700 or
BOO additions during the year within the
state, which is a good per cent, of gain, our
entire membership in the state being only
about 12,000.
resentatives of our foreign missionary army
— B. L. Smith, of >he A. C. M. S., &nd the
editor of this paper. They heard us all not
only with patience, but with interest in our
respective messages. This number of out-
side speakers was not the result of any lack
of home talent, as was evident from the
presence of many able brethren and sisters
of the state. They felt it would be good
for them to hear representatives from other
fields. This absence of a narrow provin-
cialism is one of the signs of progress, as
it is also evidence of previous sowing by
large-minded men. Nothing tends more to
the promotion of unity and intellectual
stimulation than this interchange of ideas
between brethren representing widely-sepa-
rated fields ot labor and different points of
view. This fact alone would justify con-
ventions if there were no other motive. This
convention, like that of Virginia, was said
to be the largest and best in the history of
the state. We were pleased to see the num-
ber of bright, promising young preachers
present, beside* some of the old wheelhorses,
such as J. S. Lam »r, Dr. A G. Thomas, C.
P. Williamson and W. F. Watkins. The
spirit of the convention was good, and it
was evident that things are on the upgrade
in Georgia.
The convention was held in the splendid
edifice of the First Church in Augus'a — a
monument to the liberality of our lamented
Sister Tubman— and the church served a
bountifil free dinner each day in the build-
ing to all the delegates and visitors. Be-
sides this they entertained them in their
homes. It was our good fortune to share
the hospitality of the elegant home of J. R.
Lamar and wife, the litter being the daugh-
ter of our lamented brother, W. K. Pendleton.
Brother Lamar is the son of our widely
known and greatly loved J. S. Lamar, and is
one of the most prominent lawyers in the
state, a man of ability and character. Both
he and his wife occupy a position of influ-
ence in the social and literary life of Au-
gusta, and are also loyal members of the
church. We had a pleasant but brief visit
also in the home of Brother L. G. Thomas,
one of our Georgia readers. He is deeply
interested in the cotton manufacturing in-
terest in Augusta, as well as a pillar in the
church. We also enjoyed the liberty of the
parsonage, occupied by A. B. Phillips, the
popular pastor of the church which was the
host of the convention. Bro. Phillips is do-
ing a fine work in Augusta.
The addresses from speakers outside the
state were by foreign missionaries, F. E.
Meigs, of China, E. S. Stevens, of Japan, and
Miss Bessie Farrar, of India, — splendid rep-
Speaking of cotton manufacturing, Geor-
gia stands at the head of the southern
states in this line of industry, and Augusta
is one of the chief manufacturing centers of
the state. We regretted that lack of time
forbade our visiting some of these cotton
mills, but we learned that this industry is
growing in the South, and it is only a ques-
tion of time when the East will find itself
beaten in the competitive race with the South
in its cotton manufacturing. We were glad
to note the spirit of hopefulness that per-
vades the people of the South in view of the
brighter outlook for that section of the coun-
try, industrially. It is safe to predict a re-
markable development of these southern
states within the next decade. The race
problem will be solved in due time, though
it will require patience, wisdom and a very
diligent and united effort on the part of the
people of the whole country to lift up the
colored population of these states to the
plane of intelligent and useful citizenship.
It is the problem not of the So^th alone, but
of the whole nation. It was an act of
Congress, now generally recognized even at
the North to have been ill advised, that
granted immediate and universal suffrage to
the freedmen of the South. The results of
this mistake should be borne, as far as pos-
sible, by the whole people, though of neces-
sity its chief burden rests up .in the white
people of the South.
The return trip from Augusta by way of
Columbia and Asheville, N. C, where we
spent a few hours in this "land of the sky,"
and on through the mountains, alongside of
the roaring French Broad River, gave us
some of the finest mountain scenery to be
found in our country. We had a glimpse of
the far-famed "Biltmore," the castle of Mr.
Vanderbilt, near Asheville, and from the
summit of Battery Park and the verandah of
the splendid hotel that crowns it, we had a
magnificent view of the mountain peaks and
mountain ranges which, for grandeur and
beauty, it would be difficult to excel any-
where. Our southern tour on the whole was
a very delightful one, and we were glad of
the privilfge of making it, and be omiog
better acquaiii ted with the religious, mate-
rial and social conditions of the South, and
with many friends in that section.
Miss Helen Gould wrote a leter recently
in answer to a request for a statement of
her opinions in regard to the use of wealth.
It was not necessary, for everybody knows
her ideas of the use of wealth. It is not
remarkable as a piece of literature, but it
is made eloquent by her deeds wherein she
has carried out the Christian idea of stew-
ardship. It is worth noting that a woman
with millions recognizes that the gift of
loving sympathy is of more value than the
gift of money, and that she herself gives
both. She says in part:
"The Christian idea that wealth is a
stewardship or trust, and not to be used for
one's personal p'easure alone, but for the
welfare of others, certainly seems the noblest,
and those who have more money or broader
culture owe a debt to those who have had
fewer opportunities. And there are so
many ways one can help. Children, the
sick and the aged especially have claims
on our attention, and the forms of work for
them are numerous — from kindergartens,
day nurseries and industrial schools to
'homes' and hospitals. Our institutions for
higher edacation require gifts in order to
do their best work, for the tuition fees do
not cover the expense of the advantages
offered, and certaioly such societies as those
in our churches and the Young Woman's
Christian Association and the Young Men's
Christian Association deserve rur hearty
co-operation. The earnest workers who so
nobly and lovingly give ftheir lives to pro-
mote the welfare of others give far more
than though they had simply made gifts of
money, so those who cannot afford to give
largely need not feel discouraged on that
account. After all, sympathy and good will
may be a greater force than wealth, and we
can all extend to others a kindly feeling and
courteous consideration that would make
life sweeter and better."
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THE STORY OF TARED.
[From "Fortune's Boats." By Barbara Yeehton.
Reprinted by permission of and by special
arrangement witn the publishers, Houghton,
Mifflin & Company.
The following story of how a good man trusted
a bad man and how the bad man, through being
trusted, came to be worthy of it, is one of the
strongest pieces of net on that has issued from
the press this year. Uncle Gabriel is a little
clergyman living in New York without a parish
because whenever he was offered one he> resigned
it in favor of some one whom he thought needed
it more, earning a scanty subsidence by the exer-
cise of his unusual knowledge of languages editiog
an Italian paper and using most of his time and
money for >he benefit of his friends, the immi-
grants Jared was a ruffian and an ex-convict
whom Uncle Gabriel tried to save by getting him
out of his evil associations, He had secured a
position for him io Denver and provided the
means for his transportation thither Jared is
ready to start and calls on the minister on his
way to- the station]
It happened that uncle Gabriel was quite
alone when Jared Watkins called. At the
flat-topped desk in the dining room he sat
wrhi ig by the fast fading light of a late
April afternoon. The article was for the
next nunber of the Italian paper, the sub
ject Garibaldi, — a hero dear to the little
rain's heart, — and his pen was traveling
over the pages of his pad with genuine en-
joyment. Yet he heard and recogn zed the
stealthy knock at the front djor, and im-
mediately rose to answer it.
'Ah, good-evening, Jared! Glad to see
you!" he said heartily. "Come in, my
friend, walk right in! I'll take you to my
room to have our talk. It's pretty small —
shouldn't wonder if we too big men'd be
rather crowded. Ha! ha! But we'll
manage somehow. Tell you what, you can
sit on the bed, and I'll hang my feet out of
the window. That'll give more space — eh?
Ha! hi! This way, Jared!"
Mr. Kincaid took the lead, turning up the
light for the viskor to see his way across
the drawing room. It was Jared's first ad-
mittance wi hin the flat, anl he followed
his patron leisurely, as he went casting,
from under beetling brows, glances sly but
sharp to right and left; glances which, by
the time he reached Uncle Gabriel's bed-
room, had fixed in the protege's mind the
exact location of the few articles of value
in the little parlor.
"Take a seat, Jared; this chair's about the
only one here that would bear such a
heavy weight as you. Light weights may
not be imposing, perhaps, but I've found
one advantage they possess," — the little
man's eyes were twinkling behind his
glasses, he was in good spirits this evening,
— "they agree better with old, infirm furni-
ture than do you heavy people. Ba! hal
This wouldn't hold you — I'm perfectly safe
in it," as he spoke, twisting 'round a weak-
backed revolving chair, which had lost its
thread and wobbled aimlessly frou side to
side. Mr. Kincaid confidently seated him-
self in it. "Little pla'e, but cosey — isn't
it?" he asked. A comprehensive wave of
the hand indicated his small domain.
Having settled his huge bulk to his satis-
faction, and placed on the fbor beside his
chair a dirty looking carpet-bag which he
had carried, Jared was now letting his
shre vd eyej wander around, his friend's
bedroom. It was cosey, in its arrangement
showing evidence of a woman's touch and
thought, but, save for the fine copy of
Andrea del Sarto's head of Christ which
hung upon the wall, and for Mr. Kincaid's
new spring overcoat which lay over the
foot-rail of the bed, everything in the
apartment was of the simplest, and indeed
shabby. The picture had been presented to
uncle Gabriel years ago; the overoat had
come in rather an unu-mal way — in pay-
ment of a piece of writing from a clothier
who was short of ready cash. From the
same source and on the same terms had
come the nesr suit of clothes in which the
protege was now arrayed.
Jared apprai?ed the furnishings at a very
low figure, but the comfort which they rep-
resented appealed directly to him and em-
bitterel his soul.
"You're fine an' comfortable. What
more d's a man want'n something to eat an'
drink an' a place to sleep?" he said; he had
a rough, abrupt manner. His tone grew
querulous. "This'd be a palice — a palice —
to me!" he declared. "You'd ought to see
where I slep' las' n:ght!— a shelf 'gahst the
wall, an' two of us on it at that. Guess
there was more'n two — " this grimly, and
with a reminiscent scratch of his upper
arm.
"Why, how's that? I gave you — er — I
told you to get sleepiug accommodation at
the Mills Building," Mr. Kincaid exclaimed,
in surprise.
Jared started, and hastened to retrieve
his mistake. "You did gi' me some money,
parson; you're the best — and — only — friend
—I've got — -in the world!" he asserted, with
a sidelong, emphatic movement of his
brawny hand. "You've been a friend to
me when everybody else'd turned the cold
shoulder. You did gi' me money yesterday
for a Mills bed, an' it was my intention to've
gone there, but, parson, I ain't an angel, an'
I ain't dead, consequently I had to eat. An'
by the time I'd satisfied myself an'" — here
he dropped his voice and tried to look
modest, with a shrewd eye on his audience,
— " 'ad give a bite to a poor wretch as bad
off as myself, there weren't much left; not
more'n enough to get a shelf in one of them
sleepin'-hells along the riveiside. 'Tain't
your fault, parson, — -it's all mine. I'd no
business to be givin' a meal to that man
with the money you gi' me for another
purpose. Oh, I know it — I know it," wav-
ing his hands at the distressed little clergy-
man, who was trying vainly to interrupt his
protege's flow of words. "But I've got a
heart, parson — a heart, sir — if I am a bad
lot, an' I'd 've slep' on that shelf every
night in the week rather'n refuse a meal to
that unfortunate creature." He paused,
with an air of boing overcome by his feel-
ings.
"Why, certainly, Jared, certainly!" ex-
claimed Mr. Kincaid eagerly. He put out
his thin hand and patted the other man's
broad shoulder. "My friend, I would never
be the one to blame you for such an
unselfish piece of kindness," he said. "I've
always felt that you had a good heart,
Jared. And there'll be no more sleeping on
a shelf against the wall for you — let us
thank a merciful Heavenly Father for that,
Jared! No more being hungry, with an
empty pocket, and without a home. This
opening iD Denver is full of promise — fu-1-1
of promise! There you'll he able to put the
old unhappy past entirely behind you — bury
it, in fact, and with God's help make a new
name for yourself, a new and honorable
name, my friend. It's an excellent opening
in Denver, and I know you'll make, good use
of it, Jared. I expect great things of you
in this new situation — great things! Don't
you forget that." Uncle Gabriel's bright
face beamed with kindness, his voice rang
hopefully.
But the little red eyes under Jared's sul-
len brows were filled with an ugly light.
"'Anew life!'" he cried out roughly, al-
most fiercely. "I tell you, there ain't no
new life for me. I've gone wrong — I'm a
jail-bird — an' that settles it! Down in the
gutter I'm to stay — where I belong. Don't
say a word, parson. That's just the way it
stands. There's no gettin' up in the world
again for me — God won' help me, an' man
won' let me." Jared was in downright earn-
est now. "I tell you that's true!" He
brought his fist down on the little table near
him with an unexpected bang that made Mr.
Kincaid jump. "Anderson said he'd gi' me —
I mean len' me half the money to get to
Denver. To night I Went to him for it, all
ready to start," motioning to the carpet-bag
beside him, "as the train goes at midnight
I went to him for the money he'd promised —
what's he tell me? He ain't got no money
to lend — he can't spare it! That's all. Yes,
sir, — 3ays he — can't do it! Lyin' cheat! In-
terested in me? Bah! I tell you, parson, he
don' care a "
"Jared! Jared! — no swearing!" broke in
Mr. Kincaid firmly, barely in time to arrest
the oath that trembled on his protege's lip3.
Jared glared, then dropped his head; a
little whine came into his voice. "I ask
your pardon, sir — hope you'll forgive me.
It's the bad company I used to keep that's
learned me them ways. But I'm tryin to do
different — since I've known you. 'Tain't
easy, but I'm tryin'; you're my best friend,
parson; you won' be hard on a poor feller?"
"I do believe that you're striving to be a
better man, that you've turned from the evil
ways and are seeking after God. Yes,
Jared, I believe that," Mr. Kincaid said
kindly, instantly mollified. "And I'll never
be hard upon you, my friend, never, of that
you may be sure. For I know by my own
experience that even with the strongest res-
olution, it is often far from easy to over-
come the old Adam within us.:' The near-
sighted, unsuspicious little gentleman failed
to notice the expression, half amusement,
half contemptuous, that contorted Jared's
m mth at his remark, and 10 conceal which
he c )Ughed behind his hand.
"And now I'll tell you something pleasant,"
uncle Gabriel continued gayly — "something
very pleasant! It's a pity Anderson has
dropped out; but it's his loss as much as
yours, Jared, for it is a great privilege to be
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able to help a fellow creature 10 stand once
more upon his own feet. A man who knew
what he was talking about says that 'Lib-
erty is that place in life in which we can do
our best.' This place in Denver is going to
be liberty to you, Jared, for you will be free
to do your best in it, — free from the evil
associates that sometimes tempt you here,
and with your past a dead past, indeed.
Those who meet you out there will know you
only as you show yourself — an honest man,
as I firmly believe you now to be, and de-
serving of respect. At your very best you
will be out there with God's help — your best
of body, mind and soul. See? Why, Jared,
you may yet rise to be one of the firm. I
expect it of you — nothing less! Ha! ha!"
Pulling open the top drawer of his chif-
fonier— it was never locked — Mr. Kincaid
took out a pocket-book. Its once smooth
surface was scratched and worn with the
service of years, its form limp and flat, and
from among its musty folds Jared's patron
drew a roll of bills. By the provision of a
friend — long dead — uncle Gabriel, twice a
year, received a small sum of money. Its
expenditure should have added to his personal
comfort and lightened the pecuniary cares
which sometimes pressed heivily upon him;
but it was mainly spent in giving aid to the
suffering poor thai came to him for help.
Now, separating one bill (it wis all the cash
that he expected to own for weeks to come)
from the roll, the little gentleman laid it
away in the pocket-book, then turned to
Jared with a happy countenance.
"From a chance remark of Anderson's yes-
terday, I feared that he might back out at
the last moment," Uncle Gabriel said. "So
I prepared for such an emergency — I was
determined you should have this chanc?,
Jared! On my way up town this afternoon
I called upon a man I know and made an
arrange nent with him to do some work.
He's been after me for some time to take it,
but it's work on a dictionary and — eh —
rather confining, with my other indoor la-
bors— editing those papers, I mean, — so I'd
fought rather shy of the job. My friend
agreed at once, and I got him to advance me
some money on my future work. That is in
here," he motioned to the roll of bills, "as
well as a small amount which comes to me
semi-annually. Altogether there's enough
to take you to Denver, Jared, and to allow
you a little over for meals on the cars, and
for a bite when you get to your journey's
end. As yoa say, not being an angel or
dead, you must eat. Ha! ha! pretty good
for you, Jared! Now, see," Mr. Kincaid be-
gan counting the money out on the little
table near which sat his protege.
"It was my intention to go to the station
with you," he continued, shedding the bills
from his finders with the slow, awkward
touch of one unaccustomed to such handling.
"But your train goes at midaight, and I've
an article to finish for my Italian paper and
some proofs to correct, dictionary proofs — I
began work right away — that must be given
in tomorrow morning, and it'll take — well —
most of the night to get it all finished. Else
I certainly would go up with you."
At sight of the money a hard, glittering
light had sprung into Jared's ferret eyes, a
greed that set his heavy mouth twitching.
The big fingers spread upon his knees worked
with longing, and, before uncle Gabriel had
well finished his count, they were out-
stretched and had closed hungrily upon the
bills. "God bless you, parson!" he exclaimed
breathlessly. He brought the two fistfuls of
money together and held them extended be-
fore his almost incredulous eyes. "I ain't
seen so much for year: — years — years!" he
said thickly. With trembling fingers he
shook the bill J into an even pile ani laid
them lovingly away in a dilapidated wallet
which he produced from some re note pocket.
Then he lifted his huge figure erect and
faced his patron. "There's nobody been so
good to me since I was born as you've be^n,"
he declared, with an unusual and genuine
earnestness in his voice. "I ain't had any
too muoh of such treatment; mostly it's been
kicks an' cuffs an' hard words. If I'd met
you years ago, maybe I'd been a better man!
Parson, you're the right sort, you are! God
bless you!" He wrung uncle Gabriel's hand,
ard the little man patted him on the arm
with the other hand.
"If you could kno v the great pleasure it
gives me to do this for you, Jared!" he said,
beaming affectionately upon his protege.
"All I ask is that you keep straight and make
a new, honest name for yourself in Denver.
That's all I ask. And, perhaps, out there,
one of these days, you'll have opportunity to
pas3 along to others in trouble some of what
you call my 'kindness' to you — asking them
to piss it on to some one else. Eh, friend?
In that way one can d > a good deal of book-
keeping without having a very long pocket.
Wasn't it Benjamin Franklin said something
like that? Wise old B-m! I am sorry I
can't go to the station with you, Jared; I'd
like so much to've seen you off. Let me
see — I wonder if I could?" he finished,
with a questioning glance at the table where
lay a bundle of proofs waiting to be revised.
Jared scowled heavily. ' Is it 'cause you
don' trust me, parson, that you'd be goin'
along?" he asked, in an injured, sulky tone.
"You've got y mr writin' to do, an' the Lord
knows — g odness knows," he hastily cor-
rected himself at Mr. Kincaid's upraised
finger — "goodness knows I've been bother
enough to you without you takin' the time
— vallyble time — to go all the way to the
train with me. 'Tain' necessary; you don'
think I'd spend that money on anything but
the tickets — "
"Why, Jared!" broke in Mr. Kincaid, deep-
ly pained to have in any way, however un-
intentionally, hurt his protege's feelings.
"Why, my friend, whatever in the world put
that absurd notion into your head? Don't
you know that I trust you? Well, I do. I
trust you, Jared, I trust you thoroughly!
There! Now sit down and we'll chat a little
longer before you go. You know we shan't
have the opportunity again in a hurry. Eh?
Sit down."
But Jared did not sit down during his
pavron's absence. He continued to stand,
and his eyes were fixed, with a horrible fas
cination, upon the open chiffonier drawer,
where on a heap of disarranged collars, cuffs
and handkerchiefs lay uncle Garbriel's old
pocket book, in full view. The man's hand
went out, the fingers working, clutching at
the empty air, then fell to his side, and turn-
ing his back he stired unseeingly down upon
the table.
Suddenly Jared wheeled around, made a
stride to the drawer, snatched out from the
pocket-book the bill Mr. Kincaid had left
there, and stooping, shoved it inside his
shoe — the new shoes that uncle Gabriel had
given him. "He hadn't ought to left me
alone, alone — me — a jail-bird!" he muttered
fiercely. His breath grew short, a wild ex-
citement came into his manner. "It's mos'
too easy!" he declared, with a nervous con-
tortion of the mouth that was intended for
a smile. Seizing the overcoat that lay over
the foot-rail, with a few rapid sweeps of his
hand it was folded and deposited in the
carpet bag. Darting into the drawing-room
he swooped down upon a valuable little
bronze match-box which Miss Austin had
given Margaret, and in a trice that also was
stowed away in the same receptacle. The
whole thing was done with marv lous dex-
terity and quickness, and when Mr. Kincaid
re-entered the room, Jared received him with
the stolid composure which was that gentle-
man's habitual experience of him.
"Here it is," uncle Gabriel remarked,
handing the letter of introduction to his
protege. "Put it in a safe place, Jared, and
deliver it just as soon as you arrive in Den-
ver— before you even get a meal. Mr. May-
nard is a good man, an excellent good man!
and a faithful friend of mine. He'll be a
friend to you, too, Jared. You must go? I
suppose you're right to get on board the
train early and have a good night's rest.
Well, friend," the little man's voice grew
very gentle and affectionate, "we've known
each other for a considerable length of time;
now our paths are diverging, and we may
never meet again — let us pray before we
part."
Jared's face darkened, he made an invol-
untary movement toward the door; but 'he
hand upon his arm drew him back. The two
m^n knelt down beside the narrow white bed,
side by side, and with one hand resting upon
Jars-d's clinched fist uncle G.briel prayed —
"0 God, thou knowest us to be set in the
midst of so many and great dangers that by
reason of the frailty of our nature we can-
not always stind upright; grint to us such
strength and protection as may support us
in all dangers, and carry us through all
temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen!'
Then they rose up, and Mr. Kincaid led
his friend out into the public hall, and there
they parted. "Good-bye, J*red ! God's bles-
sing be with you!" was uncle Gabriel's ben-
ediction.
Jared looked up at the bright, kindly face
smiling down at him over the banisters, at
the brown, near-sighted eyes across which lay
an undeniable moisture, and a curious sou d
escaped his lips. It was intended for "Good-
bye," but was really a cross between a grunt
and a groan.
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"Poor fellow! He feels the parting!"
thought the little clergyman with gratifica-
tion— the protege was not given to emotion
— and he went hack to his room and began
his work of correcting the dictionary proofs
— arduous work, of a kind he particularly
disliked, and which he had yet cheerfully
undertaken for Jared's sake.
Ponderously, with lagging feet, went Jar-
ed down the stairs he had so often trod.
Never again would he go up them, he told
himself; at the very moment ha turned sud-
denly and retraced a step or two, then hur-
riedly and impatiently resumed his down-
ward way. At the door of the house he
again paused, with his hand on the knob,
swayed by two strong emotions; the expres-
sion of his face frightened a little child who
ran past him. "He trusted me!" "He hadn'
ought to 've lef ' me there — he knew I was
a jail-bird!" Good and evil fought within
the man's breast — and presently, with an
awful oath, he opened the door and, striding
out into the sweet April night, was lost in
the darkness.
Evil had triumphed.
* *
*
Uncle Gabriel came home late the next
evening. The dictionary had held his atten-
tion for the greater part of the day, so that
he had found quite a company of poor Ital-
ians waiting for him at the river office when
he finally reached there. He had listened to
their tales of woe, no less volubly told for
the delay; had counseled, comforted, and
calmed what Frances saucily designated as
his "constituents," settling disputes, encour-
aging the timid, and in general straightening
out difficulties. He had gone to a restaurant
and ordered a cheap dinner, and then given
it, untouched, to a poor, hungry creature
who eyed him wolfishly from the door. With-
out a cent in his pocket, the little man had
walked up town, and now had reached home,
tired, empty, and weighed down by an unu-
sual and unaccountable depression that was
hardest of all to bear.
Frances ran down a couple of the long
flights of stairs to meet Mr. Kincaid. "Dear,
blessed old boy! He looks dreffle tired!" she
declared; standing a step or two above her
uncle, she turned his face up between her
hands, and kissed him. "Didn't have a thing
to eat, not even from a lunch wagon, did him?
I thought not! You're bad — yes, you are —
bad! — not to take better care of yourself
when you know we all love you. Never
mind," she snuggled her piquinte little face
against uncle Gabe's for a moment, in token
of forgiveness, "come on upstairs with me.
I had a feeling that you'd come home all
tired out, and I've just cooked you a little
supper — all by my o»n self. It's waiting
for you — a nice cup of beef tea — just as you
like it — and » chop — brown aad juicy, done
to a turn. Doesn't the mere hearing of it
make your mouth water? And you'll eat it
right away, won't you?"
"Why, of course, I'll eat it right away —
never you fear!" laughed uncle Gabriel.
"I'm as hungry as a hunter. Take care, or
I'll gobble you up, as a relish. Ha! ha!"
They were going up the steps together, his
arm around Frances's waist. "Any letters
for me? Anything from Jared?" he asked.
"He said he'd post a line in time for me to
receive it by the last delivery this evening."
"He's back — here — waiting for you. And
he looks dreadfully!" Frances whispered, re-
lieved to have accomplished her errand.
"Mother sent me to tell you."
Mr. Kincaid started violently. "What!
Jared back? What're you saying?" he cried
in consternation. Dashing up the steps he
reached the public hall, and came face to
face with his protege. "You here, Jared!
What doe3 this mean?" demanded uncle
Gabriel, surprise and agitation giving an
unusual peremptoriness to his tone.
Jared hastily put out an appealing hand;
his other hand held the carpet-bag which he
had carried the night before. "Parson,
let's go where I can talk to you," he begged
hoarsely, and one glance at his drawn, sod-
den face, his desperate eyes and fierce mouth,
completely routed Mr. Kincaid's short lived
anger.
"Certainly, certainly," he agreed. "Come
to my room. Frances, run and open the
other door for me. Eat?" His hunger for-
gotten, he looked blank at his niece's re-
minder. "Oh! — yes, by and by, by and by,
my dear. I couldn't now. Come, Jared."
When the two men were in Mr. Kincaid's
little room and the portiere drawn, Jared sat
down heavily in the chair which his patron
silently pushed toward him, and opening the
carpet-bag, drew out of its depths the over-
coat which he had packed into it the night
before. With this in one hand and the
bronze match-box in the other, he looked up
at his friend. "I stole these las' night," he
said, dully, doggedly. "Stole 'em from you
while you were out of the room gettin' the
letter of introduction. What you goin' to
do 'bout it?"
Uncle Gabriel threw a hasty glance at the
closet within which he had supposed his coat
hung; bewilderment, incredulity, deep pain,
appeared in rapid succession on his expres-
sive face.
"An' I stole the ten dollars out of the
pocket-book in the drawer," went on Jared,
in the same dull monotone. "What you
goin' to do 'bout it?"
With shaking finger* Mr. Kincaid opened
the drawer, opened the pocket-book, and
hunted through every compartment. It was
empty. He turned and faced the thief.
"And I trusted you!" he said sadly, brokenly.
Sitting down on the bed, he put one hand be-
fore his eyes; his lips were moving, but no
sound came from them.
Leaning forward in his chair, Jared watch-
ed uncle Gabriel intently; and presently it
entered into his dull mind to comprehend
what his friend's quiet meant. "He's prayin'
for me!" he thought, with a heavy start, his
sodden face turning a dark red. And then
the strange power which bad held and t'or-
mented him throughout the lasttwe"ty four
horns, and finally brought him again to his
long-suffering friend, now forced him to full
confession.
"Yes, you trusted me!" he broke out, when
he could no longer bear the silence. "You're
the only person what's trusted me, the only
one. An' you hadn' ought to done it. You
knew what I'd been; you shouldn' 've trust-
ed me one minute alone with anything that
could be stole. I ain't like you; I ain't one
of the good kind, though I've pretended it
many a time to blind you. I'm a bad egg —
bad as ever they come — an' you might's well
know it all. I didn't mean to go to no Den-
ver." He saw Mr. Kincaid's violent start,
but went doggedly on with his story, paus-
ing now and then between the sentences. "I
meant to get all the money I could oat of
you, then scoot with it — go on a tremend-
ous spree — an' never lay eyes on you
again. . . . When you lef me alone I
took all I could. I'd ve got more, if you bad-
n' come back so quick. ... I intended
to pawn the thing's soon's I went ou*-, but,
somehow, I didn't, I kep' putting it off. But
I spent a good pile of the, money, besides the
ten I took out the purse; that went first, an'
what you gi' me for meals on the cars," the
peculiar contortion that did Jared service for
a smile flashed across his ugly mouth and
was gone. "I e't an' I drank my fill — for
once! I went to the theyater — I made a
night of it — a terrible night! An' maybe
you think I had a tearin' good time!"
Jared rose from his chair — gripping the
foot-rail of the bed with one brawny hand
on which the big veins stood out, he waved
the other at Mr. Kincaid, his heavy face
worked convulsively, his voice grew thick
and agitated. "Talt about your hell pun-
ishment," he cried, "there can't be no worse
hell than I carried roun' with me last night
an' to-day. I've done worse things in my
life than steal from a parson, but I've never
had so much torment here to contend with,"
touching his breast. "I tried to get away
from it — I ain't used to bein' chicken-heart-
ed— but I couldn'— I couldn'! That's why I
come back. I didn' want to come, but
I had to. I never thought that all you'd
done for me, every kind word you'd spoke,
every prayer you'd prayed with me, every
cent you'd took from yourself to give me
would've rose up an' tormented me like it
done." The sorrowful gaze of his friend was
more than Jared could bear; hastily he turn-
ed his own eyes away. "I couldn' eat
enough, I couldn' drink enough, no matter
how much I poured down, to forget you! I
couldn' pawn your overcoat. I couldn' spend
the rest of the money. Here" — he threw
the bronze match-box upon the bed and uncle
Gibriel's overcoat af er it. Then, slowly,
reluctantly — only God could know at what
struggle — he laid beside them all that was
1-ft of the roll of bills, his friend's gift of
the night before. "That's the best, I can
do," he said gruffly. ''Now, I'll be off. You
won't want no such devil's spawn's I am
round you again." Picking up the carpet-
bag, he pushed aside the portiere to go out,
but Mr. Kincaid's hand arrested him.
A kindness that was divine shown in the
little gentleman's eyes, and sounded in his
voice. "You are the child, not of the devil,
but of God, Jared, sinful and erring; but
always the child of God! Dm't you ever for-
get that! He would never refuse forgive1
ness to one of his penitent children; and how
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should I dare deny you the forgiveness that
I ask of h m for myself every day. I for-
give you, Jared, for I believe you to be truly
sorry for what you've done."
"Sorry?" cried Jared vehemently; his
heavy under lip shook. "Parson, I've never
been so sorry for anything I done in all my
life! You might know— when I come back!"
His gesture toward the articles on the bed
spoke volumes.
"Suppose that matter could be arranged
— just suppose it were possible — would you
go to Denver and try to make a better name
for yourself?" Mr. Kincaid asked slowly.
Jared made an impatient movement. "No
sense bringin' that up, parson. I've had my
chance an' lost it," he answered roughly.
"We won' say any more 'bout that.'1
"Yes, but we will," gently persisted uncle
Gabriel. "I have no more money of my
own — not a cent; but, perhaps, perhaps, I
could borrow enough to — er — make up what
is missing. So that you might still go out
and fill the situation."
The proege's jaw dropped, he made a
step forward. "What! you'd do this for me,
after what I done?" he cried out incredulous-
ly.
Uncle Gabriel nodded; tears were in his
eyes. "You've been an under dog all your
life; now I want you to have the^chanceto
be something better," he said.
"Good Lord!" ejaculated Jared. Dropping
into a chair, he laid his arms on Mr. Kin-
caid's ta ile and buried his face in them; sev-
eral heavy sobs shojk his big frame.
"If I do this, can I trust you to make hon-
est use of the opportunity?" asked uncle
Gabriel presently.
Jared lifted his face. All his stolid com-
posure was gone; his eyes were wet and the
heavy lip3 and chin worked with e notion.
"Ay, parson, you can!" he cried ^hoarsely,
striking his hand on the table tojlend] em-
phasis to the words. 'Tll/bree myself (to be
trusted! I'd be worse'n a brute beast, if I
didn' make you some returns for all 'you've
dune for me! Gi' me this one chance more,
an' le' me show you what I can do. I'll pay
you the money I stole, I will — I will ! I'll
pay you back every cent, an' I'll try — hard
er'n I ever tried before — to be honest. Only,"
his hands went out imploringly, — "only don'
let'em put me where I'll handle J money;
there's a devil in here as well's a heart!"
motioning to his breast. "Keep money out
of my way, an' I swear," he lifted one big,
brawny, shaking hand, — "I swear to you,
not by God, parson — I've broke too many
promises of that sort — but by the memory
of the only creature in the world that I
never ill-treated, never wronged — by the
memory of my li'l baby girl that died years
ago." Two big tears ran down Jared's face.
"She loved me, that ls'l thing, an' I never
laid a rough finger on her. I'd a' gi'n my
life to save hers, but she had to go. Annie
is the best I know, parson, an' I swear to
you by her that I'll try to live honest if I
ever get to Denver. You can ask your God
to help me, parson" —
"My God, and your God, too, Jared," came
in the little gentleman's earnest, hopeful
voice. "Have courage, my friend; and have
faith in His mercy. The Christ who, in the
mi !st of His own agony, yet heard and par-
doned the penitent thief, will never turn
from you. And, if it be allowed in the other
world, don't you think your little Annie is
pleading for you? Come, friend, let us lift
our hearts to Him." Kneeling down beside
Jared, with an arm thrown across the man's
bowed shoulders, uncle Gabriel poured out
his soul in prayer. And the deep fervor,
the simple speech, and childlike, absolute
faith in the mercy and love of God, in the
human sympathy of Christ, brought a light
into the soul of the poor sinner in whose be-
half the prayer was offered.
The noon train which left the city the
next day for the West bore with it Jared
Watkins, taking with him uncle Gabriel's
blessing, an unfamiliar sense of respectabil-
ity, and in his heart a new hope which, with
God's help, would bear fruit in the future.
SOME MODERN OCCULT
FADS -II.
W. B. HARLOW.
In our first article we endeavored to es-
tablish the fact that certain mental states
produced physical changes. Who is it that
has not heard or known of persons dropping
dead upon receiving the sudden information
that some friend was dead? Many a person's
hair has turned white in a day who received
a scare. If a man believes himself to have
swallowed a fly, it is almost sure to produce
vomiting, whether he did or not. If then,
the mind is capable of producing an abnormal
physical condition, why is it not capable
under favorable conditions of producing a
normal physical condition, since all laws
follow the line3 of least resistance? Let it
be understood that the healing medium
for all diseases is already in man. That
medium is the blood. It is in the circula-
tion of the blood that every wound is healed,
and the rapidity with which the healing
takes place depends upon the amount and
quality of the blood supply to the affected
part. The quantity and quality of the blood
depends upon the air taken into the lungs
and the food digested and assimilated by
the stonach and bo vels. The digestion and
assimilation of food may be completely
stopped by certain mental states. The men-
tal states which most frequently interfere
with nutrition are melancholia, worry, grief,
anxiety, fear, unhappiness, love, etc. The
world for centuries has gone to the extreme
in materialism and physical science and has
come to look upon man as possessing nothing
that cannot be weighed in the balances or
carved with a scalpel, and these occult fads
will do a good thing if they force us to a
re study of metaphysics and of man. I am
prepared to admit almost all of their phenom-
ena, but not the vagaries and false philoso-
phies by which they claim to produce them.
I will not indulge in knocking the crutches
from under a cripple unless I can give him a
better pair, and these I believe I have found,
and their name is suggestive therapeutics.
Suggestion, in its application to the cure of
diseases, means the presentation of such
thoughts or ideas to the mind as will result
in physical changes. Suggestion has been
scientifically applied in France for forty
years, and is now being introduced in our
medical colleges of America.
It is, however, only within the last decade
that we have been given an hypothesis suffi-
ciently comprehensive to embrace all psychic
phenomena. This hypothesis was tenta-
tively formulated by Thomas J. Hudson, of
Washington, D. C, in 1892, and given to
the world in two volumes known as The
Law of Psychic Phenomena, and A Sci-
entific Demonstration of a Future Life. His
hypothesis in brief is as follows: Man is
possessed of a dual mind. That is to say,
man has, or appears to have, two minds,
each endowed with separate and distinct
attributes and powers; each capable, under
certain conditions, of independent action.
One is designated as the objective mind, and
the other as the subjective mind. The objec-
tive mind is supposed to reside in the cere-
brum. It is the mind with which we do
business; the mind that comes, develops
with, and finally dies with the physical body.
It controls all voluntary motion. It reasons
by all processes. The subjective mind is a
separate and distinct entity. It may be said
to occupy the whole human body, especially
the cerebellum and spinal column. It con-
trols all involuntary motion. As it is the
subjective mind with which we have to do
largely in the production of all mental phe-
nomena I will here give its principal normal
functions, and the reader who has not read
Mr. Hudson's works will have to take my
statement for the proof of their existence.
I have put most of them to the test in prac-
tical experiment and am fully persuaded of
their correctness:
1. The subjective mind is constantly
amenable ta control by the power of sugges-
tion.
2. It is incapable of inductive reasoning,
can reason only by deduction.
3. It has practically a perfect memory.
4. It is the seat of the emotions. Under
this head we find four minor functions, three
of which may be said, to belngto all animal
creation; they are instinctive emotions,
as follows:
(a) Self preservation.
(b) Reproduction.
(c) Preservation of the offspring.
(d) Religious worship.
These are the only normal functions of the
soul in its relation to the physical body.
5. The subjective mind possesses the
power to move inanimate objects without
physical contact; this will account for the
phenomena of modern spiritism.
6. It has the power to communicate and
receive intelligence otherwise than through
the channels of the sense3. It perceives by
intuition.
7. Its activity and power are inversely
proportionate to the vigor and healthfulness
of the physical organism; that is, the nearer
death we approach, the stronger and more
active becomes the subjective mind.
8. It absolutely controls the functions,
sensations and conditions of the body, when
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November 29, 1900
not opposed by the objective mind. All of
the silent, involuntary and vegetative func-
tions, nutrition, waste, all secretion and ex-
cretion, the heart and lungs, and all cell life,
are positively under the complete control of
the subjective mind. The subjective mind
never sleeps. The faculty of measuring
time is inherent in the subjective mind
alone. It accepts without doubt or hesita-
tion every suggestion made to it, no matter
how absurd or incongruous, so long as the
suggestion does not conflict with the settled
convictions and principles of one's life. This
can at any time be demonstrated by a simple
hypnotic experiment. Now don't get scaled,
brethren, when we say that in our study of
the new psychology we have been led through
the misty maze of hypnotism. We are still
accounted orthodox by competent judges.
Hypnotism is simply the elevating of the
subjective mind to where it will accept a
suggestion, and the abeyance of the objec-
tive mind. No person will ever perform an
act uader hypnosis which is contrary to his
moral principles. Asleep or awake, the
moral standard remains the same. If it
is a bad thing we ou^ht to know how to
meet and avoid it, and if it is a good thing
we ought all to know how to apply it. I
affirm that it is the latter.
Familiarize yourself with these functions
of the mind, and in our next article we will
apply theru to some of the "fads," inter-
spersed perhaps with some of our own ex-
periments.
CHINESE MOTHER GOOSE
RHYMES.
Pre-eminent among the season's output
of children's books for young and old is this
highly decorated volume of translations
from the nursery rhymes of the far east.
So similar are these jingles to those with
which the infants of our own land and tongue
are wont to be entertained in the hour be-
fore bed, that one is tempted to think that
the process of translating must have well-
nigh eliminated the distinc-
tively Chinese element. But
the author refers to some of
the best known English and
American scholars in China
as his assistants in the work,
and a letter from Wu TiDg
Fang, the Chinese Minister
at Washington, testifies that
it is a faithful representa-
tion of the original. The
name of China nowadays at
once suggests Boxers — and
perhaps even the Chinese
nursery has its ear-boxers.
But this book is chiefly val-
uable as showing us more
vividly than any general
statements could do, that
the same heart of mother-
hood beats beneath the
curious clothes of the Chinese parent, and
the same endearing qualities of playful
and mischievous childhood prevail among
the toddlers of that land, as here in our own
midst. The grown folks of China are differ-
ent from nrost of us. Th^y think in a dif-
ferent way, they read different books and
are amused by different things. But no such
gulf separates the childhood of tie east and
the west. In reading these rhymes — and the
translator, who is also illustrator, though a
learned man of the University of Pekin,
writes excellent jingle3 — we are occasionally
struck by differences in expression especially
in regard to things to eat and comparative
terms of endearment; for example, when a
fond mother says that her child is "sweeter
than dates and cinnamon flowers," and whea
"boiled crow" and "mutton dumplings with
vinegar and tea" art- referred to as an ap-
propriate diet for a yearling.
But after all there is much more room for
surprise at their likeness to oar own nursery
rhymes than at their difference. Who will
fail to recall that old familiar stand-by,
"This little pig went to market," as he reads
the following, or will fail to recognize in it
the same motive to amuse the youngster by
counting his own toes in the most primitive
fashion:
This little cow eats grass,
This little cow eats hay,
This lit'.le cow drinks water,
This little cow runs away,
This little cow does nothing
But jost lie down all day;
We'll whip her.
This one wherein the two-year-old is enter-
tained by pleasing references to the parts of
his head, and their several functions, is
wondrously like a certain motion-song which
is in more or less common use in infant
classes and kindergarten:
Little eyes see pretty things,
Little nose smelh what is sweet,
Little ears hear pleasant sounds,
Moutu likes luscious things to eas.
The Chinese version of "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-
cake, baker's man," introduces certain sug-
Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes. TranRlated and
Illustrated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Fleming H.
Revell Co., Chicago. $1.25
From " Chinese Mother Coose Rhymes."
Copyright, 1900, by Fleming H. Revell Company.
gestions of a truculent and peace-disturbiDg
sort which do not appear entirely relevant
to the theme as given in the first line, but
which are not likely to be any less pleasing
to the incipient Boxer on that account:
From " Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes"
Copyright, 1000, by Fleming H. Revell Company
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake,
Little girl fair,
There's a priest in the temple
Without any hair.
You take a tile,
And I'll take a brisk,
And we'll hit the priest
In the bajk of the neck.
This on the subject of crow as an article
of diet may afford comfort to some American
readers in view of the recent election:
Look at the white-breastei crows overhead!
My father shot once, ani ten crows tumbled dead.
Whea boiled or when fried, they taste very good,
But skin them, I te'l yon, there's no better food.
And finally, as one of many rhymes in
which beasts and birds are made to express-
their opinion of existing social conditions
and the probable outcome of the same for
them, may be quoted the following whici
appears under the title, "What The Old Cow
Said."
A sad old cow to herself once said,
While the north wind whistled through her shed:
"To head a dm 31 they will take my skin.
And they'll file my bones for a big hairpin,
The scraps of bone they will make into dice,
And sell them off at a v«>iv low price;
My sinews they'll make ii.t ) whips, I wot,
And my flesh they'll put in a big soup pot."
If one cares to consider the book seriously,
it will be seen in an instant that it is, as
Minister Wu himself says, "a valuable con-
tribution to the folk-lore of nations." But
most readers will find too much delight in
reading it just for fun and in meditating
upon the similarity of child nature in all
ages and climes, to care very much about
it as material for the scientific study of folk-
lore.
November 29, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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THE READING OF FICTION.
BURRIS A. JENKINS.
It is evfry one's duty, as well as a very
great privilege, to acquaint himself with all
the arts that are within his reach. It is
quite as great a duty as to learn all one can
of the sciences. Nay, it is even more need
ful for those who would reach the springs
of religious action to gain all that is possi
ble of the beauty and poetry in the world.
Some there are who insist that religion is
very largely poetic in its nature, t::at
Jesas was more poet than aught else, and
that the highest beauty — the beauty of a
perfected life — is the best religion. Be
this as it may, it certainly is true that the
arts, even more than the sciences, contribute
to religious life. Music, therefore, and
painting and poetry and architecture, it is
the joyful duty of all re-
ligious people to study so far
as they are able.
Among the newest of the
arts, and at the same time
one of the most accessible
to all, is the art of fiction.
Not all can hear the greatest
orchestras and soloists, for
these come only to the larg-
est cities. Not all are in
reach of the masterpieces of
sculpture and painting. One
must cross seas and travel
roads to find them. Not all
may be uplifted by gazing
at the classics of architec-
ture, for they are far remov-
ed from most of us. But
there is none who cannot be
admitted to the temples of
poetry and fiction. They are
in every village in the land.
So easy of access, to-day, are
the greatest masterpieces!
We do not realize it. My
aunt, a studious woman,
when the novels of Dickens were appearing
in the weekly papers, clipped the columns
and stuck them on great squares of paste-
board for preservation. When the stories
were all complete ehe had a roomfull of
Dickens. A single novel occupied the space
now given to an Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Contrast with those laborious pioneer days
of art the present ease with which one
may possess himself of a set of any great
novelist.
Moreover, the new art naturally has had
to overcome considerable opposition. The
Church — strangely enough, and yet not so
strangely after all, for it has been her habit —
opposed the newcomer. They were not true,
the3e tales, therefore they were evil. How
absurd do we now see this position t) be!
A great statue, it is not a real man, there-
fore it is a sin to look at it! A wonderful
landscape, it is not real sky and water,
therefore it is a waste of time to behold it!
Step out-of-doors and look at real men and
real skies. The reductio ad absurdum, is
complete.
We have long since learned that sculpture
and painting may be truer to life than life
itself; that the ideal is a more real thing
than the actual; that nothing in all this
world h more real than a great idea.
We have harned, too, that fiction also is
true. If truth is Btranger than fiction,
fiction is sometimes truer than fact. We
have learned that there is much of truth
and beauty in the world besides what is
contained in demonstrable propositions, in
statistic il tables or in catechism*, prayer-
books and confessions of faith. A novel
may be just as true as a treatise on
biograpby, history or political economy; yes,
it may be truer. Romola is truer than
Gibbon's Rome. Whatever conveys to us
pictures of life, clear conc?ptions of the
human soul 3nd its passions, whatever plants
ideas in our minds, imparts truth and is,
therefore, true. That class of mind which
durability of its style. There are many
minds to which it is an intense satisfaction
to supply the details for which but a sug-
gestion has been given. Indeed, it is always
a pleasurable thing to apprehend a writer's
or a speaker's meaning before he ha3 fully
expre-sed it. It i3 a tribute to one's own
acumen. If the writer or speaker goes on
without fully expressing the idea, be pays
still another tribute to one's acumen. He
sees one has grasped his meaning. And in
this day when everything is done quickly
such a style is particularly in keeping with
the spirit of the age The question is, Will
such work endure? Will the age that
cones after be able so clearly to catch the
drift? Will the lacunas, be S3 easily filled
up? Or will not the detailed pictures of
the older and mere classic style, the leisure ■
The Chateau of Chenonceaux. From "Old Touriane."
By Theodore Andrea Cook. Copyright by James Pott & Co.,
cannot distinguish truth from fact, and
which always insists that nothing is true
but fact, will miss many of the words of
God which come to us from many sources.
Such a mind can see no truth in Jonah, ex-
cept it be a fact; no truth in Ruth, Esther
or the stories of the Pentateuch unless they
be history, facts, biographies. They are
far truer than any history of the times
could possibly be. They are so true as to
be immortal.
Bat in strictest sense the art of fiction
is new. The world has always had its
stories and story-tellers, its epics, songs,
dramas; but prose fiction, sustained im-
aginative narrative, is a thing of a compara
tively modern day. It is essentially the
possession of our own end of the ages, and
we take pride in it. No doubt it is but in
its infancy, and is is matter of great inter-
est to watch the phases of its develop-
ment.
For example, the current form of fiction,
the condensed, suggestive narrative, that
furnishes but a skeleton upon which the
imagination is to put the flesh and clothing,
presents a question to our minds as to the
ly narratives with nothing to supply, live
longer, as the perfect finish of a Raphael
will outlast a charcoal sketch? Who
knows?
Again, the war of tastes regarding
romanticism and realism — to put it ex-
tremely— is another battle of the books of
great interest. Shall fiction that is a
portrayal of the actual — the fact, once
more, — of life as it is, of what the author
has feen and handled; or, at all events, shall
the psychological novel which sets forth the
phases of intellectual, emotional or religious
life as the writer divines them — shall this
prevail? Or shall the novel of the unusual,
of adventure, of strange combinations 0f
events; or, for that matter, the historical
novel, havirig to do with wars and the
vicissitudes of individuals involved in war,
the struggle of the heroic, the endurance
of the loyal — shall these prevail? It is
hard to say. Some consider the latter taste
evidence of immaturity, the boyhood of a
writer or reader. Others say, "No, give
us now and Ihen an uplifc from our wom-a-
day world, a rest from the carking cares;
let us move in the world of ideals." After
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November 29, 1900
all it is possible, is it not, to compromise
such a question and to find books which
combine the real psychological struggles for
right against wrong, for higher life against
lower, with the untoward circum tances of
a romantic time or environment. And after
all it wi 1 be found, too, that the great,
imperishable novels, those which stand as
models of perfect construction, partake of
both characteristics, leaning, if anything,
rather strongly to the romantic side — Les
Miserables, Romola, Henry Esmond, Lorna
Doone.
New fiction, which comes fresh from the
press, may be read with profit, certain lit-
to again." We can walk for years with
Jean Valjean and never grow tired of look-
ing at him. Thanks be to the art that can
■so lift us out of ourselves and give us
friends where friends are few!
r
SIX BEST BOOKS.
GEORGE H. COMBS.
"What are the six best books you have
read this year?" This question, with the
courteous invitation to answer through the
columns of the Christian-Evangelist, came
to the writer the other day.
The question is so broad, so vague. "Best
books" B^st fir whom? Best for what?
Best when? That
From "Along French Bywvys." By Clifton johi
Copyright by the Macmillan Co., New York.
erati to the contrary, notwithstanding. New
books show U3 what the world is interested
in, what it is thinking about. New books
are like the deeds ot men we know, they
have the double interest of contemporane-
ousness. To be sure, it is quite possible to
waste one's time as well as one's subs ance
in riotous reading, and the great classics
are not numerously increased by each
generation; but it is worth one's while,
through periodical fiction as well as through
fiction in covers, to feel the pulse of one's
own day ard find out what great thoughts
are in people's minds.
Nevertheless, it is the great masterpieces
that should most concern us. No man can
read too m my times such a book as The
Mill on the Floss. To say, "1 have read
so-and-so," as if that were the end of it, is
like saying. "I have thought that thought,
seen that picture, heard that music, no need
which feeds one will
not feed another.
One palate relishes
cauliflower, another
abhors it. The book
best for the astrono-
mer is not the best
book for the psycho-
logist. Tastes differ;
needs differ. We can-
not all be put on the
same diet. You may
like quinces; I don't.
"The Best One Hun-
dred Books" is a
literary fake. The
best interests of Mr.
Smith may possibly
be conserved by leav-
i ig these best books
urjopened. Let us be
fraiik. Many of the
standards, the clas-
sic, do not suit our
palates. The writer
for example does not
like Bnnjan. When
but a boy he felt it
his duty to like him
and tried, but with
sorriest result. "The
Pilgrim's Progress"
seems dull, " The
- •■ - -- :- Holy War" even
on. duller and, as for the
sermons with their
interminable divisions, there is even slighter
relish. Yet " The Pilgrim's Progress" is un-
questionably a classic. Others do not find it
dull. The dullness was doub less in the
reader. But is it not best frankly to re-
cognize it?
The when is also important. There are
doubtless times in the lives of all when a
book of Riley's poems or the humor of Arte-
mus Ward would be more helpful than Pas-
cal's "Thoughts," or Jeremy Taylor's "Holy
Living and Dying." In reading as in work-
ing the mood counts.
All this and more should be stated in
prefatory note. The "best six?" Well, to
one given to a somewhat wide though not
the closest reading, to whom so much has
appealed, the exclusions are difficult. There
are so many claimants, so much to be said,
such innumerable pros and cons.
Can one never get to the point? In head-
long, desperate plunge, here is one, "Wisdom
and Destiny," by Maurice Maeterlinck. It
is stiff reading. It is musical, but the music
is to be thoughtfully listened to. For the
skimmer and the seeker of easy reading it
will have little charm. Yet it is thought-
provoking and illumining.
The book is a search for happiness and its
key- note is submission. "If all who count
themselves happy" — so runs the argument —
"were to tell very simp'y what it was that
brought happiness to them, the others would
see that between sorrow and joy the differ-
ence is but is between a gladsome, enlight-
ened acceptance of life and a hostile, gloomy
submission." The springs of happiness are
within and not in external conditions; be
quiet. "To be happy is only to have freed
one's soul from the unrest of seeking happi-
ness." It is an uccomphining acceptance
of life. Here is a myst;cal gospel close akin
to that of Madame Gu' on and the gentle
Amiel. It is not heroic or energizing but
fits itself to our unheroic hours.
"Social Ideals in English Letters," by
Vida M. Scudder, is another book well worth
the reading. It is a worthy successor of
"The Life of the Spirit in tr e Modern Eng-
lish Poets," by the same author, and this i3
high praise. The title of the book serves
another purpose than the mere adornment of
a cover. It is descriptive. It reveals the
book. Tne Social Ideals of Carls le, Ruskin,
Dickens, Matthew Arnold, among many
others, have here sympathetic and artis'.ic
exposition and interpretation. There is a
"social problem." The author sees this and
hers is luminous leadership. The book
is more than an echo. It is a voice. "The
Christian Conquest of Asia," by J hn Henry
Barrows, is health. The book glows with
the enthusiasm of faith. There were not
wanting a few years ago tiose who held
that Dr. Barrows' wide catholicity as ex-
hibited In his conduct of "The World's Re-
ligious Parliament" at Chicago, where the
representatives of every faith had freest
utterance, leaned towards daDger. The
thought was put into ugly print. This book
corner as eloquent refutation. Dr. Barrows
is not blind, nor is he narrow. He sees the
good that may be in other religions, and un-
hesitatingly and cheerfully bears testimony
to it as a gift of God. But he sees the
weakness, too, of these religions and their
powerlessness to help a sinful world, and
this book is eloquent criticism and cham-
pionship in one. From the most sympathetic
expositors of other religions he shows their
failures and limitations and above all faiths
of the Orient he holds up the banner of the
cross. Christ, not Buddha, is Asia's l'ght, —
the light, too, of the whoie world. And the
Christ will win. Doors are opening, needs
are crying, the day of victory dawns.
Of quite a different kind of literature is
"The Wonderful Century," b? Alfred Russell
Wallace. The book is a review by an un-
questioned authority of the century now
well-nigh past. A sentence criti -ism would
better give way to the contents: Part I. —
Successes: Modes of Traveling; Labor-Saving
Machinery; The Conveyance of Thought;
November 29, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1517
Fire and Light; New Applicatio s of Light
— Photography; Nev Applications of Light
— Spectrum Analysis ;Theoretical Discoveries
in Physics; Newer Applications of Physical
Principles; The Importance of Dust; A Few
of the Great Problems of Chemistry; As-
tronomy and Cosmic Theories; Geology;
Evolution and Natural Seleccion; Popular
Discoveries in Physiology; Estimate of
Achievements: — the Nineteenth Century as
Compared with Earlier Centuries. Part II. —
Failures: The Neglect of Phrenology; The
Opposition to Hypnotism and Psychical Re-
search; Vaccination a Delusion; Militarism
— the Curse of Civilization; The Demon of
Greed; The Plander of the Earth. Such a
bill of fare should whet any appetite. A
fresh study of Coleridge and Emerson will
serve as indications of numbers five and six.
B. B. TYLER'S LETTER.
The United States mails are tampered
with! In my letter of November 15 I said:
"I have recently read 'The Man of Galilee,'
by Attigus G. Haygood." In this form the
statement left my hand in Denver. Now,
either in the Denver postoffice, or between
Denver and St. Louis, or in tte St. Louis
post iffice, I was made to say: "I have re-
cently read 'The Man of Galilee,' by Atticus
G. Haggard." The name Haygood was
changed to Haggard. The change could
not have been made in the office of the
Christian-Evangelist. Such a thought
cannot be entertained for a moment.
Neither the editor in-chief, nor the office
editor, nor the printer, nor the proof readtr
could have changed Haygood to Haggard,
and all persons who have seen my chirog-
raphy known that it is well-nigh perfect!
Th>re is only one remaining explanation.
The United States mails are tampered with.
Let us elect a new president!
May I speak to you about two helpful
books in Bible study? I have not seen a
notice of either of them in any of our
papers. They are not new books, but they
are good — for the end in view.
The first of which I will speak is entitled,
"A Harmony of Samuel, Kings and Chroni-
cles," by William Day Crockett. Professor
Willis J. Beech r wrote the Introduction
Mr. Crockett is pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church, Canton, Pa.; Dr. Beecher
is Professor of Hebrew in the Auburn
^From "William Shakespeare: Poet, Dramatist, Man.
Copyright by the Macmillan Co.
Theological Seminary.
The book is from the
press of Eaton &
Mains, 150 Fifth Ave.,
New York.
This work is on the
plan of the harmonies
of the gospels with
which you are famil-
iar. If there are two
or more statements of
a fact, they are printed
side by side. If there
are apparent contra-
dictions you have
them before your eyes
at the same time.
There are no notes.
No effort is made to
remove difficulties.
There are four ac-
counts of David's
death in the books of
Samuel, King3 and
Chronicles. There are
two accounts of Solo-
mon's sacrifice at
Gibeon, and two ac-
counts of the young
man's dream and pray-
er for wisdom. The
prayer that Solomon
offered at the dedica-
tion of the temple is reported in two
places. There are four accounts of the
chariots, horses, horsemen and commerce of
King Solomon. There is a lack of harmony
in these four accounts; but the statements
in this book are placed side by side, while
the student is left, to work out an explana-
tion, if possible, satisfactory to himself.
Moreover, the He1 rew history, as far as
we have it in the books named, is arranged
in chronological order. I have used this
"Harmony of Samuel, Kings and Chroni-
cles" for three years and find pleasure in
commending it.
The next book h entitled "How to Real
the Prophets." The author is Buchaanan
Blake, B. D. The work is published by
T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. There are five
volumes of about two hundred and fifty
pages each. The regular retail price is, I
believe, $1.50 a volume. Ciarles Scribner's
Sons, New York, handle the book in this
coun try . Mr.
Blake's effort is to
place the dis-
courses of the
t rophets in their
historic environ-
ment. As we are
in the habit of
studying the books
of the New Testa-
ment, especially
the epistles, so Mr.
Blake would have
us read the Hebrew
Prophets. 'He at-
tempts also to ar-
range the address-
es of a given
prophet in the
"'•'■
WSm$.
From "The Dream-Fox Story Book."
Copyright by the Macmillan Co., New York.
By Hamilton W. Mabie.
order of their delivery, and to place the
prophets themselves in chronological order.
He places Jonah first; then Amos; then
Hosea; then the prophet Oded; after this
"the first burden-' of Zechariah; following
this coce3 the prophecy of Micah; liter that
of Nahum, then Zephaaiab, Habakkuk, and
"the second burden," of Zecturiah, the
prophecy of Ob»diah, and Joel'* disourses.
Tnese are in the first .volume. The text is in
the best style of tie printer's art. There
are also helpful and suggestive headlines.
The history, as given in the Bible, is printed
as a sort of introduction to the prophecy to
be read. The history of the period to which
a given prophet belongs, so fir as seems to
be necessary to an understanding of his
pr>phecies, is also given in present- day
English and up to the date of the latest dis-
coveries in Bible lands and the conclusions
of the ripest scholarship.
Mr. Blake does not claim to be inerrant,
nor do I claim this for him. It is probaole
thit you will dissent from some of his posi-
tions, but I have found, during the last two
or three years, "How to Read the Prophets"
very helpful. I now read the Old Testament
propheciei with an intellectual and spiritual
relish.
Dr. Josiah Strong's last book is his best.
The read ng of it made me fairly wild ! I place
the flag of my country just below the cross
of my Lord; and I place the Declaration of
Independence with the Constitution of the
United States just below the Bible. There
are three divine institutions — the family,
the state, the church. This setting forth of
my creed will help you to understand why I
speak so enthusiastically about Dr. Strong's
book entitled: "Expansion Under New World
Conditions." The book is published Iby the
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 29, 19C0
Baker & Taylor Co., New York. There are
nine chapters, with the following headings:
■"Exhaustion of our Arable Public Lands;"
"Our Manufacturing Supremacy;" "Foreign
Markets a New Necessity;" "The New China;"
"The New Isthmian Canal;" 'The New Med-
iterranjan;" "The New Mediterranean an
Anglo Saxon Sea;" "A New World Life" and
"A New World Policy."
I will not attempt, in the brief space at
my disposal, to condense the thought of this
wonderful book. It is itself a condensation
— as are all of Dr. Strong's books. Read
this little volume of three hundred pages and
be a larger and better American and a truer
Christian.
I cannot forVear, in this place, to mention
the latest book from the pan of Carro 1 D.
Wright entitled, "Outline of Practical Soci-
ology." It is one of the volumes of the
"American Citizen Series," published by
Longmans, Green & Co., New York. It is a
two-dollar book. Dr. Wright is, as you
doubtless know, a pronounced optimist. His
knowledge of social facts in the United
States is probably larger than that of any
other living man. His position as United
States Commissioner of Labor has given him
unequaled opportunity to collect facts. The
book to which I refer is full of statistics.
A number of ingenious diagrams assist the
reader in haadling the great mass of facts
which have been collectel by this master
statistician. This "Outline of Practical
Sociology'' is a veritable B jok of Revelati tns.
I cannot say more at present. As soon as I
cm find time to do so I will write at greater
length. Denver, Col.
NEW BOOKS.
The Sky Pilot; A Tale of the Foothills. By
"R^lph Connor." Black Rock; A. Tale of the
Selkirfcs. By "Ralph Connor." Both are illus-
trated by Lou's Rce-ad. Fleming H. Revell
Company, Chicago. $1.25 each.
The success of these two books, which has
brought their author into sudden fame in the
literary world, is no more than their merit
warrants. That over 100,000 copies of the two
together have already been sold is no more than
one would expect. They breathe the strong, free
life of toe west with all its glaring lights of
heroism and noble achievement and its deep
shadows of human wrath and folly. Having
already fullly reviewed both volumes in these
colum is, we need do no more here thin call at-
tention to the new and illustrated editions and
register the conviction that their author, who is
himse'.f a "sky pilot" far up in the foothill country,
never preached a better sermon than when he
told for readers of the south and east these two
stories of the great northwest.
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Prom 'Vi J'>/so>ii-r in Buff." By Everett T. Ton
Copyright by the American Baptist Publication
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay.
By Maurice Hewlett. The Macmillan Company,
New York. $1 50.
Amo g the writers of to-day, none has a style
more inimitably his own and none has made for
himself a distinctive place la the literary world,
separate and apart, more surely than Maurice
Hewlett. His "Forest Lovers" was a work of
pure Inspiration, of luminous imagination, of the
most delicate and exact literary workmanship.
H!s "Little Novels of Italy" pleased most readers
lass than the preceding. This latest volume ex-
cels the second, bat will be to most readers less
1 ovely than the first. But It is a masterly piece of
historical fiction. Royal scandals have, time out
of mind, been held to be legitimate matter for the
historical novel. Perhaps because the common
herd of humanity finds it easier to conceive of a
kin? (and e pacially a king long dead and gone) as
a real man with all the passions
which animate untitled mortals,
when he is pictured as loving,
especially as loviDg where he
ought not. And sothe author
has done a real service by show-
ing us the real man, living and
breathing, fighting and loving
and wining service from his
enemies by the very kinglinass
of his nature, in spite of the
contradictions of hla character
— the real Richard Yea-and-Nay
— where our sober histories of
England have given us only a
crowned and ermined dummy, a
personification, as it were, of
the highest virtues and deepest
vices of chivalry, under the
name of Richard the Lion heart.
There is, of course, much
fighting in a story which tells
of Richard's rebellion against
hisfarher, Henry n. of Eogland,
of the crusade in which he
fought his way to Jerusalem,
fought the Saracen in Palestine
and fought, more or less openly,
his jealous allies all the [way
there and all the way back, and
of the wars which he waged
igainst Philip Augustus of
France on his return, and of
bis death on the field of battle,
•tut, for all that, the book is far
from being a chronicle of bloody
deeds. To use his own compari-
son, the author differs from the
poet of Mantua in singing the
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ilinson.
Society
manmore than the arms. An excellent flavor of
medievalism is preserved throughout the narrative
and the author well understands and well portrays
that chivalrous subtlety and fine feelirg which un-
derlay the often gross actions and fierce demeanor
the of crusading knights. They were men of primi-
tive passions and heroic vices But even Gilles de
Gurdun, who hated Richard most cordially and
justly on three separate counts and long sought
his death by fair means or foul, could never kill
the king even when he had him unarmed and in
his power, because he felt Richard's kingliness and
It overawed him. There is no known wiy of
breaking the reader's partiality for Rhhard the
Lion hearted, though he makes enemies of all the
other characters in the book from time to time.
Whether or not Mr. Hewlatt has reached the high
standard of perfection here which he touched in
"The Forest Lovers," he has at least added lar^elz
to his reputation as a painter of character and a
master of good English.
The Master-Christian By Marie Corelli Dodd,
Moad & Co., New York. $1 50.
Miss Corelli's latest book has evoked so many
conflicting opinions that it is scarcely worth
while to add another. Indeed, there is scarcely
another opinion to add, for all possible opinions,
bath favorable and unfavorable and in a'l degrees
of intensity, have already been expressed.
Whether or not she has written a great book, she
has at least written a book which has in an
eminent degree the quality of getting itself talked
about. The theme is the hypocrisy and corrup-
tion of the church, especially the Roman Catholic
Church, as exhibited in its workings in Paris and
Rome. The villains in the piece are all Roman
ecclesiastics and the role of hero is shared be-
tween asa'ntly old cardinal, who gets into trou le
with the hierarchy on account of all those graces
of character which commend him to the readers'
favor, and a social reformer, who professes to be
a sincere follower of Christ bus wars again-st tie
churches as monstrous misrepresentations of His
spirit and touching. A3 a polemic agahst
spiritual wickedness in high places, it unquestion-
ably expresses a large amount of trath. Still, all
the author's eloquent denunciations of evil cannot
prevent the impression that the wickedness and
hypocrisy of the church, the Machiavel ian
inirigues of the papal cou t and the contrasting
virtues of the pious cardinal and tne lay reformer,
appeal to her less as the elements of a moral ani
religious problem than as material for a series of
striking dramatic situations. And the situations
are unquestionably there; strongly dramatic,
though not infrequently overwrought and going
far beyond the verge of melodrama.
Miss Corelli has never y t been able to confine
the action of one of her novels to a single world.
Like Alexander, she sighs for other worlds to
conquer, and her florii imagination can letp to
other spheres more easily than his hoplites and
phalanxes could transcend the limits of our nar-
row earth. In the Master-Christian she is da'ing
enough to introduce a new incaroa ion of Christ
in the form of a tw lve-year-old boy, who follows
the godly cardinal through exciting scenes in
Paris and R)me, has an interview with Pope Leo
XIII (for the story is contemporaneous enough to
contain even a reference to the Dreyfus case) and
finally vanishes when the cardinal dies.
That the book con rains elements of strength,
there can be no doubt. That its torrent of
verbiage includes much real eloquence, Is
equally true. But its strong effects are for the
most part produced by cruie means, and inac-
curacies ab <und. The characters toss gold
pieces to beggars and fling themselves into their
saddles in the same old way that they do in all
melodrama. And surely the public has a ri^ht
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1519
to expect in tin writer of a religious novel more
accuracy than is involved when the author speaks
of the apostles as "twelve fishermen."
The Biography op Charles H. Spurgeon. Com-
piled from his diary, letters and records by
> is wife and private secretary. Volume 4.
Fleming H. Revell Comp»ny, Chicago. Price
$2.50.
This fourth volume closes the monumental
work of which the earlier volumes have already
been reviewed in these columns It need only be
said that the high standard which was set at the
opening of the first volume was maintained to the
close of the last. Mr. Spurgeon had filled so
large a place in the religious life of England and
in the affection of his contemporaries on both
sides of the Atlantic, and he left behind him such
a vast mass of biographical material, that the
task of presenting his biography to the public as
far as possible in his own words was one of im-
portance and difficulty alike. The outcome shows
that it could not have been committed to
better hands. The volumes contain an
immense number of letters and other docu-
ments relating to the life of the great
preacher and they form a valuable contribution
to the religions history of the nineteenth century.
Critique on Higher Criticism. By Geo. T.
Smith. Industrial Free Press, Winfield, Kan.
The volume in hand is not properly speaking a
"crnique on higher criticism," but a study of the
Old Testament by the methods of the higher
criticism. Like every writer on thi3 subject, its
author finds it necessary to take issue with the
findings of other critics, and to that extent it is a
critique. But the main force of the argument is
devoted not to tearing down the work of this or
that higher critic, much less the results of higher
criticism in general, but to promoting an intelli-
gent understanding of the different theories. The
book is, in fact, much better than its name.
Its definitions are liberal, its recognition of the
legitimacy of critical methods is frank and ex-
plicit, and its spirit laudably free from bitterness
and denunciation. On mooted questions, such as
the authorship of the Pentateuch and the latter
chapters of Isaiah, the arguments in support of
both theories are stated dispassionately. The
author's position is in the main conservative but,
while opposing the analytical theory of the Penta-
teuch, he maintains that Isiiah 40-66 was written
in Babylon during the exile.
The Evangelization of the World in This
Generation. By John R. Mott. Published by
Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign
Missions. Price, $1.00.
Mr. Mott, who is general secretary of the
World's Student Christian Federation, is eminent-
ly fitted to write su;h a book as this, because he
has both information and enthusiasm and knows
how to transmit both to his audience. The title
of the book is a statement of its purpose. But
what is meant by "evangelization" in any plan for
evangelizing the world in a single generation?
In the language of the author, "it means to give
all men an adequate opportunity to know Jesas
Christ as their Saviour and to become his real
disciples, .... to make the knowledge of the
gospel accessible to all men." This limitation of
the term ought to relieve the author of the accu-
sation of proposing the accomplishment of the
impossible. "It does not mean the conversion of
the world with the generation," for even in
Christian lands it is not possible to convert all
men and we have no warrant for believing that all
men will ever be obedient to the gospel. "It
does not signify the Christianization of the world,
if by that is meant the permeating of the world
with Christian ideas and the dominance of the
principles of Christian
civilzation in all parts of
the world," for history
has shown that the insti-
tutions of civilization
change only by slow
growth. The author is
not prophesying that the
world'wt'Z/ be evangelized
within a generation, even
in the limited sense of bia
definition, bui he is saying
that it is a possibility
and an obligation. He
recognizes that evange-
lization of this sort is
not the end of the task,
but that it must be fol-
lowed by "the baptism of
converts, by their organ-
ization into churches, by
building them up iu
knowledge, faith aid
character and by train-
ing them for [service."
A chapter is devoted to
the difficulties which con-
front the church in the
accomplishment of this
task— first, difficulties in
the world and second,
difficulties' in the church.
The example of the pro-
gress of early'Christianity
and some modern mis-
sionary achievements are
cited to show the practi-
cability of the plan; and
the resources of the Church in men, money, edu-
cation, organization and means of communication
indicate further that the task ought not to be
considered impossible. There is much detailed
missionary information in the book, including a
bibliography of twenty-five pages, but its chief
value is in its inspirational quality.
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Jericho.and de Pahson. From "Stories from Dreamland.
Copyright by James Pott & Co., New York.
which he succeeds in drawing, from the various
incidents in the life of this great Hebrew prophet
and reformer. We bespeak for the work the
same generous patronage which the former vol-
ume has received and is receiving from the read-
ing public.
Elijah. By M. M. Davis, A. M., Author of
"Queen Esther" and "Change of Heart."
Cliristian Publishing Co., St. Louis, 1900.
Price $ .75.
The author's little volume on "Qaeen Esther"
having met with a generous reception from the
public, the publishers secured him to write a simi-
lar volume on Elijah. This has just been issued
from the press of the Company. It is a handsome,
well-printed, well-bound volume of 201 pages.
Elijah is one of the most picturesque and dra-
matic characters of the Bible and was altogether
the most important figure of the period of Hebrew
history in which he lived. Mr. Davis has suc-
ceeded in presenting a most vivid and life-like
sketch of this remarkable man, and of the time in
which he lived. It is, perhaps, one of the best of
all the ways of studying the Bible, to take up its
great characters biographically and become ac-
quainted with the times in whi h they lived and the
conditions of life with which they had to deal. It
is also the most fascinating method of studying
history, whether biblical or profane. The great
events of Elijah's life are made to stand out like
mountain peaks, and the lessons drawn from them
are not only of a practical character, but very
vital also in their bearing upon the problems of
our own time. The readers of "Qaeen Estbr"
will be glad to welcome this additional volume
from the same author and they will not be disap-
pointed in their expectation of finding a mast
readable and instructive volume. The author has
a happy faculty of seizing upon the essential
features of ths story, and of emphasizing their
meaning by copious illustrations from literature.
He is very happy also in the practical lestois
Home and Fchool Classics. Published by D C
Heath & Company. Boston. ^,10 and 15 ceDts
each.
This serits of classics, containing the best works
of English literature for children of sny age, is
worthy of the highest commeniation. Tho four
numbers which are before us indicate sufficiently
the character of the literature which it contains t
'The King of the Golden River," by John Ruskin;.
"Goody Two Shoes," attributed to Oliver Goldsmith;
"Jack*napes," by Mrs. Ewing; "The Tempest," by
William Shakespeare. They are all admirably
printed, well illustrated and carefully edited, with
such notes as will ba helpful but not tedious to the
young. The numbers of the series are issued
fortnightly at an annua! subscription price of
$2.50.
The Last Refuge. By Henry B. Fuller. Hough-
ton, Mifflin & Co., Boston. $1.50.
A vivacious siory of 284 pages, located in
Southern Italy. It is interesting, harmless, and
has a moral. Theodore Egmont, Freiherr of
Kaltenau, a man of middle age, leaves his ances-
tral home to descend into Italy in pursuit of hap-
piness and a renewal of youthful spirits. After
fiading that society does not satisfy him, he starts
on a tour throogh the country with an enthusias-
tic youth, Bruno de' Brunelli, for company. He
soon finds that his interest in life is being re-
newed by devoting all his energies to helping
Bruno find and win his lost love. It is an imagi-
native story which holds one's attention firmly to
the end, where he feels that happiness is to be
founl In the devotion of one's life to others and
that this world "is what we make it, what we
think it."
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 29, 1900
Unknown Switzerland; Reminiscences of Travel.
By Victor Tissot. James Pott & Company,
New York. $3.
This sumptuous volume, with many photograv-
ure illustrations and a large map, is an account of
a roundabout journey through the mountains and
valleys of Switzerland. The author not only sees
the scenery and sees it well, but has an eye to hia
fellow-travelers, who always furnish half the fun
on any journey, and recounts as he goes bits of
Swiss history and larger bits of Swiss legend.
His style in description is somewhat ornate and
most readers will probably consider it marred by
an excess of similes and metaphors. Take, for
example, this paragraph of otherwise excellent
description of the vicinity of the Lake of Zag:
"Villages and hamlets, framed in orchards that
surround them like great hedges, are scattered on
the capes and promontories that
rise above the shores covered with
willows and ozierbeds; there are
wide marshes dotted with motion-
less pools, in the midst of which
great silvery water-lilies shine like
the pale image of a dead star. A
few islets covered with exuberant
vegetation look like baskets of
flowers floating on the lake."
The author, is one inclined to
think, overestimates the travel-
ing public's ignorance of this land
which has been for centuries the
plaj ground of Europe, when he
includes Lucerne, the Axen
strasse and the Rhone Glacier
under the head of "Unknown
Switzerland." His route for the
most part is not greatly different
from that of most travelers. He
goes through the St. Gotthard
tunnel by rail, instead of tramping
or wheeling or driving over the
pass, and he goes over the Furka
Pass, by the Rhone Glacier and
down the valley of the Rhone, just
as those vulgar, hurrying tourists
go whom he so cordially and justly
despises. Of the five parts into
which the book is divided, only one
treats of country which is really
unknown tomost Swiss travelers,
and even the Engadine comes far
from being an untraveled valley
in these days. And yet the title
"Unknown Switzerland" is not
wholly without justification, for
the au hor, even on the beaten
track, has eyes to seethings which
the others miss and has charming
stories to tell which will tempt even the harrying
tourist ( who is making a circular tour from Paris
through Holland, up the Rbine, across Switzerland
and back to Paris in three weeks) to linger and
listen.
Fortune's Boats. By Barbara Yechton Hough-
ton, Mifflin Company, Boston. Price $1.50.
This novel of New York life, from which the
publishers have kindly permitted us to reprint a
chapter, which will be found on other pages,
scarcely stands in need of further review. It
will be difficult for anyone to avoid reading
through the story of Jared and having done that
the reader will know that ic is taken from a book
strongly written and pervaded by a faith in
humanity which always gives a healthful tone.
The principal narrative has to do with five self-
supporting sisters who found novel methods of
exercising their several talents for the benefit of
the family exchequer The character of uncle
Gabriel is worthy to be compared on a small scale
with that of the philanthropic and incomparable
bishop in Les Miserables.
The Vision op Christ. By the Rev. William
Miller, author of "The Transfigured Valley."
Fleming H. Revell Co., Chicago. $ .50
This is one of those handsomely bound rand
beautifully printed little volumes which this com-
pany is notud for bringing out on various phases
of evangelical religion. It exhibits Christ as seen
in humanity, in the New Testament, in history, in
the church, in the poor and needy, in nature and
providence, in all things that live, while the clos-
ing chapter indicates how we should live, "as
seeing him who is invisible." The little book
may ba read through at a single sitting and can
hardly fail to give one an exalted view of Christ,
and a new conception of His immanence in all
human life and in all visible things.
From " The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts."
By Abbie Farewell Brown. Copyright by Houghton,
Mifflin & Co., Boston.
Jukes-Edwards. A Study in Education and
Heredity. By A. E. Wlnship. R. L. Myers &
Co., Harrisburg, Pa. $ .50.
Students of criminology and of sociology in
general are familiar with the family known as the
"Jukes," which furnishes an unparalleled example
of hereditary and congenital criminality intensified
by environment and education. Of the twelve
hundred persons of this family whose record has
been traced, sixty were habitual thieves, one hun-
dred and thirty were criminals, seven murderers,
fifty, women who lived lives of notorious debauch-
ery, three hundred died in infancy from lack of
care and four hundred were physically wrecked at
an early age by their own weakness. It is esti-
mated that this family has cost the state of New
York $1,250,000 in crime and pauperism. Dr.
Winship states these and many other interesting
facts in regard to this family, as collected by Mr.
Dugdale several years ago, and contrasts with
this record the family history of Jonathan Ed-
wards and hia descendants, a family which has been
as notably productive of culture and talent as the
other one has of crime. Of the fourteen hundrei
descendants of Jonathan Edwards, at least two
hundred and eighty-five have been college gradu-
ates and among theee are found ^thirteen college
presidents (iacludiDg presidents of Yale, Princeton,
Union, Hamilton, Amherst, University of Califor-
nia, Columbia Law School and Andover Theological
Seminary) and sixtf-five college professors. The
author's stady of the life of Jona han Edwards is
well worth while merely as a biography, but i»
doubly suggestive in this connection as a study of
the workings of heredity and environment.
Squirrels and Other Fur Bearers. By John
Burroughs. With fifteen illustrations in color
after Audubon, Houghton, Mifflin & Company.
$1.00.
The fame of John Burroughs as a writer upon
out-of-door topics needs no reinforcement at this
late date. He is a scientist wh jse writings give
one the impression that his love for the living ob-
jects of his stady is greater than his devotion to
the lifeless abstraction of mere science. He is an
observer whose eye is keen enough to note the
foot-priats of the rabbit, the provident methods of
the chipmunk, the domestic habits of the field
mice, and yet he sees with his heart as well as
with his eyes There Is as much difference between
the writing of John Burroughs aad the ordinary
cold book of science as there is between a pas-
sionate poem and a spelling book containing the
same words. In this book the author introduces
the reader intimately to the homes, haunts and
habits of the squirrel, chipmunk, woodchuck,
rabbit, hare, muskrat, fox, weasel, mink, raccoon,
por-iupine, opossum and wild mice. It is a book
which will be charming to any right-minded person
between the ages of eight and eighty.
Foregleams in Nature of Redemption in Christ.
By B. W. Pierce. Christian Publishing Com
pany.
We have here a new treatment of the problem
of evil. The author denies that knowledge of
evil is necessary to a knowledge of God and that
suffering is a necessary step in man's elevation.
E 41 and suffering, he says, come only through
sin. There is found in nature a remedy for many
of man's physical ills, aad it is impossible to con-
ceive, says the author, that if our knowledge
were perfect we would not find there a remedy
for all of them. By analogy he reasons that there
must be found in the spiritual realm a sufficient
remedy for the ills to which man's soul Is liable.
The author lays much stress up m the denial of
the doctrine of evolution. But his main argu-
ment, as we understand it, would not materially
weaken even if that doctrine were true.
Life and Work of Dwight L. Moody. By Rev.
A. W. Willi »ms. P. W. Zaigler & Co., Phila-
delphia and Chi -.ago.
As one among many lives of Moody which have
appeared since that great man's death, this is
chiefly distinguished by the fact that it does not
claim to be the only authorized biography It is
a well illustrated volume of more than 400 pages
and tells the story of the great evangelist's life
plainly and with many extracts from his sermons
and speeches.
Consecration. A Message to tbe Church. By
Evangelist M. B. Williams. Fiemiog H. Revell
Co , Chicago.
As a call to the church to put away its sins and
live a holy life, this message is well calculated to
do good. Its definition of theological terms is
hardly satisfactory. The author's idea of "regen-
eration" and "sanctification" as processes in which
men are passive does not harmonize with many
New Testament passages, but its emphasis on holy
living is much needed.
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)ld Lanterns for Present Paths. By Francis
E. Clark, D D. Published by United Society of
Christian Endeavor, Boston. PrLe, $ .35.
This unpre(ent(ous booklet is the result of
lome studies during "a long and lonely voyage on
\ tropical sea" — studies which the author says
rere undertaken rather for his own instruction
;nd inspiration than with a view to giving them
o the world. The spontaneity which marks the
honght !s perhaps accounted for by this circum-
tance. It is a little book of eleven devotional
tudies from the prophecy of Jeremiah.
i Dictionary of the Bible. Edited by James
Hastings. Volume III. Kir-Pleaides. Charles
Scrlbner's Sons. New York.
This third volume of the new Bible dictionary
lontains many important articles, e. g., those on
he language of the Old Testament and the lan-
;uage of the New Testament; law; the Lord's
tapper; Gospel of Luke; Gospel of Mark; Gospel
if Matthew; Messiah; miracle; New Testament
anon; Old Testament canon; Palestine; Paul;
'eter and the epistles of Peter. Further review
if some of the contents of this very important
■olume will be given later.
Literary Notes.
The narrative of "The Siege of the Lpgations,"
written by Dr. Morrison, correspondent of the
jondon Times at Pekin, will be reprinted in
leveral successive issues of "The Living Age," be-
;inning with November 17.
A new candidate for favor in the field of the
lollar magazine ia the Ledger Monthly which ap-
>ears in new form with its November number. In
he same number begins the publication of a new
itory by Hall Caine, "Jan, the Icelander."
"The Rulers of the South," by Marion Crawford,
s a treatment of Sicily, Calabria and Malta in the
lame scholarly and fascinating manner in which
lis "Ave Roma Immortalis" dealt with the eternal
ity. It will be issued in a few days by the Mac-
nillan Company.
Vol. 1, No. 1, of "Good Cheer, a Monthly Maga-
Ine for Cheerful Thinkers," (Forbes & Co.,
Boston) is as cheerful as its name. Nixon Water-
nan an optimistic poet, is its editor and among
ts first contributors are Hezekiah Butterworth
md Opie Read.
"The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts," by
a.bbie Farwell Brown (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.),
bells in the clearest and most attractive s yle the
numerous stories which tradition has handed down
joncerning those saints who have made friends
with beasts and birds and have been protected by
them.
Professor Reinsch, of the University of Wis-
sonsin, author of "World Politics," has written a
rolume on "Colonial Government," which will be
ssued shortly by the Macmillans. The character
of the former work is sufficient warrant for ex-
pecting a vigorous treatment of the colonial
problem.
Students of the civilization of India and espe-
uially those interested in the women of India,
should note the recent publications by the Revell
Company of two important valumes: "The Story
of Pundita R&mabai," by Helen S. Dyer, and "The
Wrongs of Indian Womanhood," by Mrs. Marcus B.
Fuller.
Dr. W. A. P. Martin, than whom there is no
higher authority on Chinese affairs, will publiih a
volume on the "Siege of Pekin" about Decem-
ber 1. Dr. Martin was himself one of the be-
sieged— which was hard luck for him but fortun-
ate for hii readers. The book will come from the
press of Fleming H. Revell Company.
The prospectus of the Sunday-school Times for
the coming year shows that that excellent and
unique journal intends to render itself still more
popular by the double means of improving its
quality and reducing its price. Single subscrip-
tions are now $1.00. Among the announced con-
tributors of the next year are Israel Zangwill,
Newell Dwight Hillis, ex-President Timothy
Dwight and a long list of other eminent names.
Young writers who have as yet no fame but
hope for it, may take courage from the example
of the author of "The Helmet of Navarre" which
has been running in the Century since August and
will continue through several months of next year.
It is the author's maiden effort and the accept-
ance of so pretentious and space-filling a work
from an unknown pen is sufficient evidence that
the best magazines are not closed to the new
writers — provided they can write.
John Wanamaker, who has hitherto come as
near selling everything as one man could, has
extended his operations one degree farther by the
purchase of Everybody's Magazine. The Decem-
ber number is the first under the new management.
Its table of contents includes everything from
golf to politics, with ghost stories and bear stor-
ies (one of William Major's) by the way. It will
undoubtedly be a dangerous rival to the other
dollar magazines.
Several of the best pictures of Puvis de Chav-
annes will be reproduced in color accompanied by
an essay by John La Farge in the Christmas
Scribner's. Lovers of art who remember the noble
frescoes of this eminent colorlst in the Pantheon
at Paris, or his Pauvre Pecheur in the Luxem-
burg, will await these reproductions with inter-
est, not to say impatience. The same number
will contain a "story of a misunderstood dog and
a trapper who was his friend," by Henry Van
Dyke.
A new department of St. Nicholas, which now
has the honor of being the only children's monthly
magazine of aDy consequence in the world, is "Na-
ture and Science." Its object is not only to stimu-
late an interest in such subjects among its youth-
ful readers, but to relieve some of th^ strain which
juvenile curiosity sometimes puts upon the patience
as well as the store of general information of
parents and other "grown-ups." This is, from the
point of view of both child and parent, a worthy
cause.
The record for large circulation of novels has
been broken several times in the last few years.
A new record for quick circulation is made by
Marie Corelli's "Master-Christian," of which
150,000 copies were sold before the first copy ap-
peared from the press, and three books from the
Macmillan press which ran into large second
editions on the day of their first publication: "In
the Palace of the King," by Marion Crawford;
"Richard Yea and Nay," by Maurice Hewlett, and
"Who Goes There?" by B. K. Bt-nson.
The Atlantic Monthly, which we have always
considered as pre-eminently the magazine for
people who think and who are not to be attracted
by the cheap pictures and clap-trap features
which characterize some of the so-called popular
magazines, issues an announcement for 1901
which will be gratifying to all its old admirers.
Professor Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton, will
write the introductory article in a series on "The
Reconstruction Period in the Southern States."
The single articles which are announced are too
numerous to mention, but they are such as will
make the magazine in the future, as in the past,
thoughtful without being heavy.
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official organ of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. It will continue to be
as heretofore under the management of an editor-
ial committee composed of about twenty of the
most eminent scientific specialists in the country.
The work of Paul Liurence Dunbar, who was at
first known as W. D. Howells' colored protege,
but has now acquired an independent reputation
of his own as a writer of poetry and short stories,
is always interesting in writing of negro life.
And Mr. Kemble h always interesting in his
drawings of the same subject. They appear to-
gether in a Christmas story in the December
Delineator.
It should not be forgotten that Henry James,
although he has of late devoted himself almost
entirely to sociological fiction, has done some of
his best work in descriptions of travel. Those
into whose hands falls his "Little Tour in France,"
issued in an illustrated holiday edition by Hough-
ton, Mifflin & Co., will be happily reminded of this
fact. The "rittle tour" was made soon after he
went abroad to reside aod he visited a score or
more of the ancient and picturesque towns of
Provence, the country beloved of Balsac, Daudet,
Maupassant and Felix Gras.
Hamilton W. Mabie's "William Shakespeare:
Poet, Dramatist and Man" (The Macmillan Com-
pany) ia a work of singular and almost unique
completeness. Vast as is the library of Shakes-
peare literature, one may seek loDg and in vain
for a single volume which presents so many of the
things which really make for an intelligent under-
standing of the man Shakespeare, his environment
and his work. Mr. Mabie not only tells the story
of his life, but reveals to us the Shakespeare
country as it is now aod as it was then, sets forth
the local influence which worked upon him and the
literary influence of his time. And the whole ii
illustrated not only with excellent and abundant
pictures but with copious references to earlier
and later literature.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 29, 1900
Our Budget*
— "0 give thanks unto the Lord."
— "Be ye thankful, all ye peoples."
— "It is a good thing to give thanks unto tbe
Lord."
— "Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not
all his benefits."
— Let there be crowded churches and hearty
praise to God on Thanksgiving day for all our
national and individual blessings.
— We give as large space as possible this week
to the book feature without crowding out the
regular departments entirely, and trust that our
readers will find much to interest and instruct
them.
— The report of the Indiana preachers' "re-
treat," held at Indianapolis, Nov. 20, 21, will
appear next week.
— The third article in W. J. Lhamon's series,
"The Christ in Contrast," is postponed until next
week to make room for the contents of our book
number.
— The receipts for Foreign Missions for the
week ending Nor. 22, amounted to $5,246.29, or a
gain of $5,149 59 over the corresponding week
last year. If the friends of the Foreign Socisty
continue in their well- begun liberality, the Twen-
tieth Century Fund of $200,000 will certainly
be reached during this missionary year.
— The Foreign Society was the happy recipient
during the past week of another gift of $5,000 on
the Annuity Plan. It came from the same man
who. a few days ago gave $10,000. This man
does not want his name known. He has been a
liberal supporter of the society for many years.
He is administering on his own estate.
— The twenty fourth annual MiBS3uri Y. M. C. A.
Convention will be held at Moberly, Mo., Dec. 6-9.
Prominent workers from other states will be
present, as well as the Y. M. C. A. leaders of
Missouri. The Wabash Railroad Company and
the citizens of Moberly are erecting a handsome
building for the Railroad YouDg Men's Christian
Association of that city, which will probally be
completed by the time of the convention.
— A Bible Teachers' College is to be inaugurated
at Moontclair, N. J., the first session of which will
be held from January until June, 1901. Over
three hundred studies and lectures will be given
by men of recognized eminence in various depart-
ments of biblical learning. Among the many
well known names in the prospectus are those of
Dr. Marcus Dods, of Edinburgh, Scotland; Profes-
sor Ira M. Price, of the University of Chicago;
Dr. Patton, President of Princeton University,
and John Henry Barrows, President of Oberlin
College. Studies and lectures will be given on
the Four Gospels, the Epistles to the Hebrews,
Assyriology, Isaiah, etc. Such popular presenta-
tions by men of the highest scholarship can
but be most helpful to all who attend.
— Our esteemed contempcrary, the West
Virginia Christian, has a most annoying and un
comfortable way of stating our missionary obliga-
tions. After exhibiting the fact that the evan-
gelists of that state won sixty converts last year
at a total expense of $762, which ia $12.70 apiece,
whereas the contributions for State Missions
averaged 7^ cts. per member, it says: "We
pretend to believe that a soul is of more value
than all the world; yet when they may be had for
cold cash at the rate of $12 70 each, we tighten
our purse strings and in effect say, I will give
you li cts. for one." The West Virginia Christian
must be a mean sheet and we advise all those
who enjoy shirking their missionary obligations to
stop their subscription to it.
— The Universalists, whether or not their plea,
as we look at it, affords a logical baBis for mis-
sionary zeal, are feeliDg the impulse toward ex-
pansion which is moving several of the other de-
nominations in this end of thu century. They are
raising a twentieth century fund for church ex-
tension and are preparing to enlarge their mis-
sionary work in Japan.
— Our contemporary, the Christian Instructor
(Presbyterian), resents a puggestion that certain
psalms which are never used be omitted from the
church song book, and cites the curse which is
pronounced on him who takes away from Goa's
word. If "takirjg away" means printing and
binding in a separate volume, how about "taking
away" the Book of Psa'ma from the Bible and put-
ting it in a separate volume?
— The United Brethren are celebrating this year,
the centeninal of their organization as a religious
body. Their founder, Phi'ip William Otterbein,
was born in Germasy in 1726, and died in 1813.
The religious movement led by Otterbein began in
the German Reformed Church in Baltimore. In
1774 there occurred a separation from the older
church; in 1789 a constitution was adopted by
Otterbein's congregation, and in 1800 a complete
separation from the parent body and organization
of the church of the United Brethren in Christ
were effected. Their present membership is
245,000.
— "We are grown too big to be any longer
small," says the Universalist Leader, in speaking of
the denomination which it represents. The exhorta-
tion is a good one; it is, perhaps, even better for
us than for those for whom it was intended. In
the first place it suggests that it is quite possible
for a religious body to be big in numbers and
wealth, and small in all others respects — which is
very true. Ia the second place it suggests that
this, whenever it exists, is an abnormal condition
— which is also true. We are big with our mil-
lion members and with our wealth, in spite of our
attempts to excuse our illiberallty on the plea of
poverty. Shall we not also be great in spirituality,
in depth and breadth of Christian sympathy, in
works of practical charity, in missionary activity,
and in that education which makes for the highest
and most Christian culture.
— The congregation at Alvin, Tex., whose
church building was completely destroyed by the
storm of September 8, is in sore need of assis-
tance. They have received already about $500,
which is only one-fourth of what they need and
ought to have. The town is an important one,
midway between Houston and Galveston. We
have received a photograph marked "The Chris
tian Church at Alvin," It should rather be called
the site of the Christian Church, for all that re-
mains is a vacant lot strewn with shingles and
here and there a cisual timber. Extraordinary
needs necessitate extraordinary appeals. In this
day of organized effort, we find it best, under
ordinary circumsttnces, to make our missionary
and benevolent con ributions through societies, but
at the time of the Galveston flood the stream of
human sympathy barst the banks of its accus-
tomed channels and dealt directly with the saffer-
ers, and we may well do the same now with the
church at Alvln. A.l contributions should be
sent to J. M. Keeton, Treasurer Building Com-
mittee, Alvin, Tex.
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Oct. 7, 1898. Browntown, Va.
— Wanted. — To discover a chur:h in tow.i or
city where a minister fully equipped for up-to date>
pulpit and pastoral work Is wanted. Address
C. B. C, care of this office.
— The period of enforced leisure which has
been brought upon our missionaries in China,
while they have been refugees In Shanghai, !s>
bringing forth some valuable literature. With
the txception of Mr.^BentUy, the F. C. M. S„
worker3 do not speak the Shanghai dialect and
hence cannot work directly among the Chinese in
this distiict. Dr. Macklin is translating into
Chinese the biographies of Thomas Jefferson and
William the Silent, whbh will be published by the-
society for the Diffusion of Christian Litsrtture,.
and is writing much for Chinese m&gazines.
William Remf/y Hunt has written a book en-
titled "A Chinese Story Teller." which will be-
published, as soon as practicable, in America..
Frank Garrett is editng an eight page monthly
paper in English. Tte martyr roll of missionaries
murdered during the late nprising and the present-
disorders has reached 127, but happily none of
our own missionaries have »uffered loss of either
life or property.
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THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1523
personal jVIentton*
George L. Peters has resigned the work at
Taylorville, III., and will be ready for work any
where after December.
Milo G. Cummings, of Peabody, Kan., aid Pearl
L Wiley, singing evangelist, are open for en-
gagements for two more meetings this winter.
C. C. Redgrave will give his lectare, "Iq the
Footsteps of he Pioneers," at Betlany, W. Va ,
on Deo. 11, for tie benefit of the Bithaiy Church
and will preach there the Sinday preceding.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the b°ginn'ng
of the ministry o' I J. Spencer will be celebrated
in the church parlors of the Central Christian
Chur b, L'xingtjn, Ky., on the evening of Thanks-
giving day We tender our heartiest congratula-
tions Tae brotherhood has mach to be thankful
for in him.
The local papers of Colorido Springs, Col., re'er
to the Fi'-st Christian < tnrch, of wbio>i F. N
Calvin i» pastor, as one of the Ouaieso places in
the city ev-try day of the week. The doors are
open from Sunday morning till Saturday night,
and there is something going on inside most of
the time.
Strother M. Cook, of Bu-gin, Ky., missionary to
the Yoruba country on the west coas of Africa
(headquarters at Lagos), called at this office last
week. Bro Cook asks no support from the For-
eign Society, but is supported by the contribut'ons
of those churches whicn are not willing to work
through the socie'y. It is entirely proper that
those who do not like the society'* way should
have a <-hance to do some missionary work in their
own way. It involv s a good deal of extra trouble
and expense, of course, i ecause the missionary
has to leav i his work and come bask (Bro. Cook
has r>een back firee times) to solicit support
Still thfy ought to have the chance and we hope-
taey will support him as he deserves
John G. Miller, of Elk Mills, Tennessee, has
Invented a form of steam engine, which in his
belief, is bound to revolutionize the whole steam
engine butinnss. Its distinctive feature is that it
has "a pad lie wh^el instead of valves." Of course
the turbine-wheel engine has b*en hventtd and
re-inv-nted at brief but regular intervals for a
good many years It made the largest stir when,
a f e v year.* »g<>, it was reported that a telegraph
operator in Dak ta had sold a pitent on such an
invention to an English syn icate for several
million dollars This may be different. Look out
for the mod»l of it at the World's Fair in St.
L.uis in 1903
W. H. Waggoner held a missionary institute at
Wilber, Neb , recently, which was highly spoken
of by those who attended Mr. Waggoner has
some remarkable missionary m«ps wai.;h he has
made himself, which give a broad view of the work
of all denominations in all of the foreign fi- Ida.
The Church at Taroop»vilie, N. Y., would like
to corr"spond with a preacher wh> will work for
a small salary and parsonage. Address, Benjamin
Barber
J R. Stuart, 2001 Prospect Place, Kansas City,
Mo , would like to bear from cnu -ches in West<-rn
Missouri, Eastern Kansas and Nebraska with
which he can work during the coming year.
W. H. Kern, from DaQuoin, 111., to 2627 Gamble
St , St Louis, Mo.
J. H. Marshall, from Devin to Hondo, Tex.
J. J Barns, from Marion, LI , to H-rrin, 111.
John C. Irvin, from Phiilipsburg, Kan., to Agra,
Kan.
J. M. Harris, from Clay Center, Kan., to Des
Moines, la.
Prank W. Allen, Stanford, Ky., to Chiilicothe,
Mo.
C. H. Mattox, North English, la., to Arlington, la
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Indiana Christian Ministers' "Re.
treat."
The "Retreat" of Indiana Christian preachers
was held at the Central Christian Church, Indian-
apolis, Nov. 20, 21, 1900. There were fully fifty
preachers in attendance, about half of whom live
in Indianapolis and Irvlngton. The out-of town
preachers were: A. J. Frank and E B. Widger,
Columbus; Chas. S. Mtdbury, Angola; Chas. R.
Hudson and Willis M. Cunningham, Franklin; L.
I. Mercer, Richmond; J. L. Brady, Rensselaer;
Oscar E. Kelley, Clinton; W. J. Russell and W.
Stairs, Rushv.lle; E. L. Frazier, Marion; Urban C.
Brewer, D*nv.lle; L. V. Barbre, Greencastle; M.
W. Harkins, Anderson; H. A. Turney, Brooklyn;
Alp onso Burns, Harfcsville; C. G. Cantrell, Cin-
cinnati, O.; J. H. Garvin, Cambridge City; S. J.
Tomlinson, Eikiart; Amzi A'water and T. J.
Clark, B.ixiuiugtou; VV. U. Stan, NVjleBville; T.
J. Legg, Logaasport; J. O. Rojo, Lebanon; E.
Finley Mahan, Shelbyviib. A large nunber of
other brethren sent regrets thit they could not
attend.
The meeting opened with a most delightful de-
votional session led by Jabez Hill, dean of the
Butler Bible College, the entire afternoon session
being devoted to this love feast. At the Tuesday
evening stssion, after another inspiring service of
devotion, a conference on our educational problem
was held. This conference was continued through
the Wednesday morning session. After the freest
discussion of the educational situation in Indiana,
it was agreed that the greatest need of our cause
in Indiana is an institution properly equipped for
the education of the ministry, and that the out-
look for securing such an institution is most hope-
ful. The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
We, your Committee on Recommendations from
the Educational Session of the "Retreat," report
as follows:
Recognizing the greatest need of our cause in
Indiana to be a ihorough>y iqipp d institution
for the education of the Christian Ministry; and
Owing to the propitious opp jrtunities presented
to the Trustees of Bu ler Bible College to control
such an institution by raising for i self Endow-
ment Fund of One Hundred Thousand Dollars:
Be It Resolved, That we recommend to the
Brotherhood of Indiana to immediately raise the
One Hundred Tuoueand Dollars Endowment as a
Twentieth Century Movement;
Further, Be it Resolved, That we unreservedly
endorse the Bible College Financial Secretaries,
Brethren W. D. Starr and Amzil Atwater, and
pledge our most hearty co-operati m.
Fraternally submitted,
L. I. Mercer, Richmond.
C. C. Rowlison, Indianapolis.
C. R. Hudson, Franklin. ■
Com.
It is believed that the organization of a Twen.
tieth Century Movement among the Disciples of
Indiana for the Endowment of the Butler Bible
College is to profe one of the most significant
undertakings in the history of the Disciples in the
State. The Bible College ia entirely independent
of the Butler College of Arts, except that the
latter furnishes the former rooms, light and f ael
free, and the pay for a full professorship in the
Bible College. It is proposed to put $100,000
endowment fund into the hands of the trustees
for the equipment of a thorough school for train-
ing men for the ministry. The faculty as now
organized consists of Jabez Hall, D>an; John Me-
Kee, Professor of Hebrew; C. B. Coleman, Profes-
sor of Church History. Indiana must have more
well-trained ministers, and hence this school ia
essential. The Conference also determined to
u-ge the hearty co-operation of the preacher* of
the state in support of the Indiana Christian
Missionary Society, and proposed a great rally of
all our forces at the State Convention in Anderson
no it May.
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In closing the "Retreat" all joined hands in
token of the sacred fellowship of the Christian
ministry. To estimate the good accomplished in
this assembly is impossible. The sentiment wai
often expressed that it would be profitable for our
preachers everywhere to hold similar meeting!
for prayer and conference. Who is sufficient for
this ministry without the sense of the presence of
God and of the holy fellowship with his co-
workers! Carlos C. Rowlison.
Indianapolis, Nov. 23, 1900.
Virginia Notes.
P. P. Hasselbander is pastor of the Radford
work and some very cheering reports come from
there.
Lynchburg has j 1st had the best revival in the
history of the church; 73 were added to the saved.
F. F. Bullard is the pastor and Sister Ballard is
associate.
Roanoke has had a mighty shaking of dry bones.
W. H. Book began with the pastor, Cephas Shel-
burn', on October 22 and closed on November 9,
with 65 added. The house would not hold half
that came. Election night gave him' a crowded
house and eight came forward at the in vita 'ion.
Group No. 3, Southeastern distri st, F. 0. Robert-
son, Chairman, Maceo, Va., is still without a pastor.
They want a man badly and a fine field is open to
some man who is willing to work.
Bro. Shelnutt, of Georgia, has been called ai
district evangelist and we expect to hear that
the Southeastern has taken on new life. This is
the ripest field in the state.
W. R. Carter, formerly of Misiouri, is the new
pastor at Newport News.
The Virginia Christian Missionary Convention
was the best in the history of the state. It was
grand throughout. Suoh men as C. P. Williamson,
Atlanta, Ga.; Chas. M. Sh-ldon, Toppka, Kan.; J.
H Garrison, editor of the Christian-Evangelist;
C. A. Young, Charlottesville, Va.; Miss Bessie
Farrar, 0' India; C. S. Stevenson, of Japan, were
on the bill of fare, and to say that every soul was
blesstd, lifted up, and strengthened is only partly
expressive.
A series of meetings has begun in Petersburg.
J. C. Reynolds.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Constantinople.
We left Vienna Saturday at nine a. m., on a
limited train and found ourselves the next morning
In the uninviting land of tbe Turk —whirling along
at times through bold, bleak, barren wastes, then
across level plains poorly tilled, and again over
extensive pasture lands, spotted ev*ry where with
corrals made of sticks, brush, stone or sod*, and
also with the ruins of ancient towns or village.
One look convlnred us that we had reached the
Orient. Everywhere was the stamp of past ages.
Our baggage was examined three times, and our
passports called for as often. When we did
finally reach Constantinople, we were fined 20
piasters (84c ) each, because we did not get them
signed by some Turkish consul before entering
the Empire. "There is no lovelier saene on earth,"
says Marray, "than that which opens up before the
traveler as he approaches Constantinople from the
Sea of Marmora." Nor did we find it much less ani-
mating on land. Bro. Shiahmanian, our beloved mis
sionary at Constantinople, met us at the depot ani
in spite of ail protests, would have us accompany
him to his home, where we met his lovely and de-
voted family and partook of an elegant breakfast.
We visited the mission school, met Bro. and Sister
Chapman, who received us royally, attended Sun-
day-school and church services on Sunday, eacb
one speaking a few minutes through an interpreter,
and with thankful hearts and tearful eyes we
blessed the Lord for the sweet communion and
familiar tunes — though sung in an unknown
tongue —in a strange land. Together we sang,
each in hit own language, "My Faith Looks up to
Thee," "Wonderful Words of Life," "Sweet Bye
and Bye" and 'God Be with You till We Meet
Again.'r
The Ottoman Empire dates from the 13 h cen-
tury, and according to Statesman's Year Book, '99,
has a population of 38 790,736, and covers an area
of 1.576,677 square miles, lying partly in Europe,
partly in Asia and partly in Africa. Constanti-
nople, capital of &he Empire, occupies the site of
ancient Byzantium which was founded in the year
658 B. C, by a band of Greeks from Megara who,
tradition says, were guided by the oracle of
Apollo at Delphi and Battled on the promontory
now occupied by the Seraglio. Constantino male
it the capital of the Roman Empire in 330 A. D.
Its history is almost a record of its sieges— by
Persian', Romans, Huas, Slavs, Persians again, and
Avars; Arabs, once a year for seven years; twice
afterwards by Arabs within a century. Then by
Bulgarians; Russians; and daring the Crusades by
Germin3 and French; then in 1261 by Greeks,
and finally by the Turks on Mai 26, 1453.
From all this it will be easily seen thatConstan-
tinople, as Bryce says, is "a city not of one nation
but of many; a mixture of all sorts of European
and Asiatic peoples who have been converted to
Iilam and recruited (down till recent times) by tie
constant kidnapping of Christian children and the
import of slaves from all quarters." "Plenty of
them," says Murray, "are ecclesiastics of some
kind or other wno get their lodging and a little
food at the moaqaas; plenty are m jre b oggars.
The great bulk are ignorant and fanatical, danger-
ous when aroused by their priests, though honest
enough fellows when left alone." We found that
the best place to get a glimpse of this strange
mixture of nationalities was on the New Bridge
across the Golden Horn, over which passes an end-
less, m )tl y crowd of every tongue and religion
and of every conceivable dress, having nothing in
com fion, no relations except those of trade, and
as our guide said, "Everybody living in perpetual
dread of everyoody else " We find that Turkish
Christians, Greeks, Armenians and Bulgarians
agree on just one thing, and that is to hate ea;h
other just as they all hate the Turks. There are
papers published here in Arabic, Armenian, Bui-
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giriiD, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian,
Persian, Spanish, Tursish, Turkish written in Ar-
menian character and Turkish written in Greek
character. But the censors of the Sultan (one or
two o?er each paper) have paralyzed the press aad
deprived it of all authority on matters of fact as
well a9 of opinion. For example, when King Hum-
bert was assassinated the censors cut that word
out of all reports ani the papers here said: "King
Humbert suddenly died of heart failure," and our
own missionaries knew no better until Americans
arrived and related the facts. In the preface of
a new Armenian Hymn 8ook, pu dished by an
American firm, were these words: "Remember the
old i* not always the best." And the cens r sup-
pressed the book until that offensive sentence was
removed.
We first visited Galata Tower, called in the
Middle Ages Tower of Christ. It is round and
massively built, is 150 feet high, about 40 In diam-
eter and was erected in 1348, probably upon the
ruins of an earlier Byzantine tower. From this
point tournts gain the bast geaeral panoramic
view of the ci y and of the three parts — Pera,
Siambul and Skutari, into which the Bosporus and
Golden Horn divide it. This view of the G <lden
Horn beggars description. Huge Iron-clads, men
of war, and Turkish coasters flying the red flag
and crescent were lying at anchor within a cable's
length of the shore; passenger steamers from
nearly every country of Europe were moored to
the quays or buoys before them; and hundreds of
caiques each one manned with one or two Turks,
were flittiag everywhere over rippling waters of
the deepest blue.
From here we went to the Seraglio, the first
place visited by all tourists, because of the scenes
that have been enacted within its walls. It con
tains terracsd gardens, groves of cypress, imperial
palaces and many kiosks and mosques. We en-
tered through the Sublime Porte, meaning In
Arabic "The Imperial Gate," which is & high semi-
circalar arch be*riDg an Arabic inscription. H^ere
is the Treasury — the two doors of which are
opened with gr^at cerem >ny, revealing three rooms
with galleries, wherein are kept the robes of state
and some of the oldest, richest and mosi; valuable
relics, the trophies of ancient «ars. Here also is
the Imperial Museum of Ant'quities, in the Chinlli
Kiosk, one of the oldest Turki-h buildings, erected
in tbe form of a Greek cross. It contains moat
valuable reiica from ancient cities; "gold from
Troy, Phoenicia and Babylon," works of Greek and
Roman sculptors; and the Himyaritic and Palmy-
rene monuments.
The New Museum has five roomi which contain
the Sidon Sarcophagi (4;h century B. C)whi;h,
with the Assyrian. Chaldean, Hittite and other an-
tiquities, form one of the most interesting col ec-
tions on earth. In one tomb at .cidoo con aining
seven chambers were found, "Alexander's," the
"Mourner's," the "Satrap's," the "Lycion" and other
sa-cophagi. From another was taken th«.t of
Tabnith, king of Sidon, whose "sms or father's"
(?) sarcophagus we saw in the Louvre at Paris.
Here also is the Imperial Mint, the Armory and
Private Library of the Sultan, near which we saw
a fine large stone baptistry, with a Greek cross in-
side, thus p'aciDg it in about the days of Constan-
tino (306-337 A. D).
From here we weat to the Mosque of St. Sophia,
which stands near by, and is the principal Mosque
of Stambul. It was originally the Cathedral
church of ancient Constantinople. Three build-
inga have been erected here bearing the aame
name. The first was begun by Const »ntine and
finished and dedicated by Constantius, his son, Feb.
15, 360; this was burned by the mob when John
Chryeostom was exiled, 404. The second church
was built by Theodosius II, in 415 and burned Jan-
uary 15, 532.
The corner stone of the present church was laid
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 29, 1900
by Justinian, February 23, 532, and was dedicated
December 26, 537. It is built in the form of a
Greek crosa, 235 by 250 feet, the dome being 180
feet high; "the most perfect and most beautiful
church," says Ferguson, "whbh has yet been
erected by any Christian people." The building
was superintended by the Emperor, who employed
100 architects, under each of whom were placed
100 masons, 5,000 on each side, and was completed
in fire years and ten months. The lowest esti-
mate of its cost is one million sterling. There is
a legend that "an angel appeared to the Emperor
three times and gave the plan, the name and the
final funds for the completion of this wonder of
the Middle Ages." "The walls and arches were
constructed of bricks and reveled with marbles,
the variety and magnificence of which surpas»ed all
bounds." — Murray. There are about 200 pillars
of every variety of marble, granite and porphyry,
gathered from the temples of antiquity and from
every quarter of the globe. Here are pillars from
the Temple of Diana atEphesus, Temple of the San
at Baalbec and others from Athens and Delos.
When Justinian entered the church after it was
completed, he exclaimed: "Glory to God who hath
counted me worthy to complete such a work. Sol-
omon, I have surpassed thee!"
The Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I is situated on
the ioutheast side of the Hippodrome and is sur-
rounded by a large court plant-d with trees and
with its six minarets, colleges, kitchens and tombs
forms an imposing structure. It is the only mosque
in the Empire with six minarets. Mecca had but
six when this was built, but a seventh was added
there that it might surpass all. Two of us visited
the renowned Mosaic Mosque which is so exceed
ingly interesting because of its mosaics and Its
plan, of both of which space forbids a description.
There are in all 230 mosques and 500 mesjids
(chapels) in the city.
Adjoining the Sultun Ahmed Mosque is the Hip-
podrome, which is 1,200 or 1,300 feet in length
and 600 feet wide and was built after the Circus
of Maximus at Rome Here Emperors were pro-
claimed and victorious general* were received in
honor; here criminals were beheaded and heretics
burned; here athletic sports were held and wild
animals exhibited. The historian has said that
"the Spina of the Hippodrome was the axis around
which the Byzantine world revolved." Oa this
spot in 532 occurred the struggle between Justinian
the Great and the rebellious faction* of the circus,
which deluged the sands of the arena with the
blood of 30,000 citizens. The four famous bronze
horses of Lysippus which now adorn the front of
St. Mark't Church at Venice formerly stood here.
The Egyptian Obelisk of Theodosius, brought
from Heliopolis, still stands in the north end of
the circus and is 60 feet hi^h. Here stands also
the Serpent Columu, 20 feet high, formed of three
brorze serpents. The bodies are twisted spirally,
tail downwards and the heads spreaiing outward
once supported the golden tripod in the Temple
at Delphi. The h ada are gone. Tradition says
Mohammed II when entering Constantinople
struck off the under ja » of one of the serpents
with his ax. We saw a portion of one of the
heads in the Imperial Museum.
The Seven Towers built by Mohammed II in 1457
are at the soutnweat cora<-r of the city on the
banks of the Marmora, where the land and sea
walls meet. This was once a state prison like the
Tower of London and the Bastille in Paris, but is
no longer used as »uch. Three of the seven tow-
ers have nearly disappeared and the whole struc-
ture is dilapidated. The towers were 200 feet
high and within their massive wills seven Sulta s
have lost their lives and innumerable less illustri-
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were imprisoned upon the Porte's declaring war
against the states they represented. The French
embassador in 1798 was the last victim of barbar-
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took place, the "Well of Blood," where the heads
were thrown, the "Dungeons," the prisons for the
condemned, and the "Rocky Cavern" where they
were put to the torture, were all pointed oat to us.
The Burnt Column brought from Rome once
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Kandlli, and the minute a fire breaks out a can-
non is fired and red flags or balls from the towers
signify in what quarter the fire is located. At the
same time the swift runners start through the
streets at the top of their speed yelliag, "Yangin
Var" (fire), at the top of their voices; these are
followed by the firemen with the fire engines (small
boxes on the shoulders of four men) and they too
run headlong giving the most fiendish yell Imagi-
nable. We hive had one experience this week and
I sincerely hope there will ba no more fires until
we get far out at sea. When the fir jmen reach
the conflagration they stop an S wait to be hired
by the people whose hjusjs are in danger, as well
as by the owner of the burniog building. A man
of authority says: "The police are powerless for
good, evil int^ntioied men rush into the houses
and rob them, pretending to be friends of the fam-
ily, and they hice been known to carry burning
coals into the buildings not yet reached by the
Yeste-day we visited the Basilica Cistern or
"Underground Palace." It is a great subterranean
chamber 336 feet long and 182 feet wide and its
vaulted brick roof rests on 336 columns, arranged
in 12 rows of 28 columns each, which are 39 feet
high. Many of them have Corinthian capitals. Its
structure is ascribed to Constantine and it was
enlarged by Justinian. There is about three to
five feet of water in it brought from Belgrad.
The "Cistern of 1001 Columns" near the Hippo-
drome is 195 feet long and 167 feet wide. The
roof is supported by 212 pillars 27 feet
high. This cistern ia dry and was occupied by
Armenian silk workers, 50 of whom were killed
here in the massacre of 1895. Looking from my
window where I am now sealed I can see one sec-
tion of the city where over 1,200 Armenian men
were murdered at that same time. The women
and children were spared.
At the south end of the Hippodrome is the Mu-
seum of Ancient Costumes, or of the Janissaries.
Here are 110 wooden efluies clothed in the apparel
of that s'rong body of soldiers composed of Chris-
tian prisoners compelled to fight for Mohammed.
Finally Turks were admitted and the Janissaries
became the controlling power, dethroning and
executing several Sultans, and making and exe-
cuting laws at their pleasure. They met their mas-
ter in Mohammed II, the reformer, who defeated
them in battle, killing 8,000, which was followed
by the wholesale slaughter and banishment of
12,000 more, thus wiping them forever from off
the earth. Here are seen the Sheikh-al-Islam;
viziers, pasha3, commanders, water-carriers, Sul-
tan's dwarfs, his surgeon, his executioner, white and
black eunuchs and representatives of many trades
and professions.
I had he^rd and read much of the dogs of Con-
stantinople, but there are thousands more than I
expected to see. I just now counted 20 from my
window, and standing on one street corner I
counted 34 They are protected by the govern -
ment, the Mohammedans believing that if they
feed these dogs wh ire there is sickness in the fam-
ily, they will carry off the sins and hence the sick-
ness. They are the scavengers and "City Board
of Health." They have the right of way and you
walk around. They have their quarters and know
their boundaries and woe to the cur that dares to
trespass. B it the nocturnal howling ani barking of
these poor, ugly, sore, half-starved, dirty, maimed,
flea-centered, mange-ridden, snarling yellow dogs
is almost unbearable. A single railroad enters
this city. There are but three miserable horse
car lines, with a man running before blowing a
little brass horn. Telephones and electric lights
are forbidden, the Sultan fearing a conspiracy
might be wrought more easily through them. If
an Armenian or Greek becomes too wealthy or
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November 29, 1900
evangelistic.
INDIANA.
Morocco, Nov. 17. — Began our second meeting
with the church at this place on last evening.
We prophesy a good meeting. — Geo. W. Watkins.
OHIO.
Chillicothe, Nov. 19 — Had one confession and
one addition here yesterday — J. L. Smith.
Perryton, Nov. 22. — Ja<it closed a meeting here
with el ven additions, all by confession and bap-
tism.— J. H. McCartney, Pastor.
MICHIGAN.
Vassar. — Since last report I have had two con-
fessions at Pontiac and five at V*ssar and organ-
ized a new church at Bid Axe, the county seat of
Huron County. This new organization will have
20 members. — R. Bruce Brown.
COLORADO.
Cripple Creek, Nov. 19 — Three additions yes
terday; I would be glad to correspond with
churches needing a pastor, a« I shall leave the
work he e by J*nuaiy, 1901, as the altitude is
too great for my family. — Joe S. Riley.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville. — Report 29 additions at C. C. Cline's
meeting recently held. Hi begins meeting Mon-
day nexx at Morris, Ky. — R P. C.
Petersburg, Nov. 17. — Milo Atkinson, of Lex-
ington, recently held a mooting for the church at
this place, resulting in 25 additions, and the entire
membership being closer bound in the bonds of
Christian love. — Edgar D. Jones.
VIRGINIA.
Martinsville, Nov. 18. —Sixty-five added at
Roanoke. Chas. E. Elmore has arrived and has
taken charge as evangelist in our new field.
W. G. Walters is succeeding at Winston. D. A.
Bdndle has resigned at Spray. J. 0 Shelbarne
recently held a meeting at Salem with about 40
ad led to the church. J. A. Spencer is succeeding
at Danville; 64 recently added at Lynchburg. —
W. H. Book.
TEXAS.
Qaanah, Nov. 19. — We organized a progressive
church in the town of Crowell, Tex., Nov. 10 and
11, with twenty numbers and good prospects of
many more in the near future. Sanday, the 18th,
we filled the pulpit made vacant in this city oy
the resignation of Bro. Bandy and preached to
appreciative audience!. We will preach at
Vivian, anoth«r destitute place in this district, on
the 25th. — Geo. A. Griffith.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Sharon, Nov. 19. — The Herbert Yeuell — Frank
Ballard meeting at Lynchburg, V&., resulted in
61 additions in 19 days -about 40 baptisms,' the
others mostly from the denominations, and about
two-thirds aJulto. There were great aidien ;es
all through. Several others have come since as a
result of the meeting, among whom i-i Lee S.
Parks, a noted Baptist preacher of the South, who
will shortly be located in Virginia. I am niw in
a short m eting at Sharon, Pa., prior to entering
upon my seconi year at Shady Ave. Church, Alle-
gheny, Pa. — Herbert Yeuell.
ILLINOIS.
Watseka, Nov. 23. — Five persons have recently
handed their letters in here and become members
of this congregation. — B. S. F.
Niantic, Njv. 19. — Our meeting is one week
old, with good interest. Three confessions last
night. Misc Lillian Pearl Perrln is singing for us.
— J. R. Parker.
Roseville, Nov. 18. —We had another addition
to-nuht. This makes 14 additions in 14 weeks,
with Bro. Violett. He preached on 'The Church
and the Lodge," this evening. Our meeting be-
gins next Lord's day. — J. F. Fisher, elder.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Perkins, Nov. 15. — Elder E Harrold, pastor at
Mt. Cimmarron, called me to help him two weeks
in a meeting which resulted in great good; eight
added by confession and baptism. — J. W. Garner
El Reno, O. T., Nov. 19. — Clo»ed a four weeks'
meeting here yesterday, with 13 confessions and
baptisms; two from the M. E's., four otherwise.
Total, 19. Election came in middle of meet-
ing, and though this territory has no vote for pres-
ident, yet the excitement was cyclonic. Nearly
all additions came last six days of meeting. In
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had 239 additions, almost one for ev*ry sermon.
We go to Peabody, Kan., where we begin at once.
— Milo G. Cummings and Wiley.
KANSAS.]
Manhattan, Nov. 17. — Meeting here with home
forces one week old, with 14 additions; nine bap
tisms. Will continue.— R. E. Rosenstein.
Conway Springs, Nov. 20 — Wo began a meeting
here Sunday, with Bro, George C. Ardrey doing the
preaching. Audiences and interest are gnod. We
hope to report some additions soon. — Ellis Puelee
Medicine Lodge, Nov. 21. — Bro. W. H. Boles, of
Alma, 111., is here in a great meeting. Ho began
in the Christian Church and for more room we ac-
cepted the Presbyterian Church. When the pas-
tors of the M. E., Presbyterian and Baptist
Churches saw what a power Bro Boles was against
evil, they c inferred with me and decided to make
a union meeting out of it, and now we are in a
great meeting, indeed. — W. T. McLain.
NEBRASKA.
Waterloo, Nov. 22.— The cause of Christ still
progressing; one reclaimed Sept. 2, not reported;
one from the M. E. Church at prayer-meeting
Wednesday night, Nov. 14. At a mission, Fair-
virw schoolboase, where we have been preaching
since July, there is a bright prospect of an organ-
ization in the near future. Oae confession there,
Noif. 18. We hope to hold a meeting there soon.
— A. 0. Swartwood.
Omaha, Nov 20 —Pour persons presented let-
ters of commendation last Lord's day. Next
Lord's day we observe "Children's Rally Day for
America," and hope for a handsome offering for
Home Missions, and to see several of our Sunday
school scholar* turn to the Lord. Oar annual
business meeting comes Dec. 5. — Sumner T.
Martin.
MISSOURI.
New London, Nov. 22. — Am preaching here to
crowded house, with 18 additions up to date. Ei-
pect to return to Columbia about Nov. 27. — W. T.
Moore.
Columbia. — Seven additions to the Olivet
Chu-ch, five by obedience and two by statement,
in a recent meeting of 11 days. — W. S St. Clair.
Bethany, Nov. 23. — I have been here 10 days
and there hare been 10 accessions. Go from here
to Miami, Mo. I was pastor there for three years;
have not been there for 10 years. — Ben F. Hill.
Monroe City, Nov. 19.— Our meeting is taking
on splendid interest; 12 additions daring the first
week. W. N. Briney, of Paris, is doing fine work
and the people are appreciating him. — Russell B.
Briney.
Chillicothe, Nov. 19. — Baptized three persons
at Ludlow, the result of three nights' preaching
last week, folio «ing a three *eeks' good meeting
by Bro. C. C. Bentley, I preached morning and
evening for the congregation yesterday and ar-
ranged to visit them once a month. — W. T. Mc-
Connell.
IOWA.
Albia, Nov. 20. — Three added here recently by
letter and one by confession. Oar new house is
progressing and will probably be reidy for dedi-
cation some time in January. — R H Ingram.
Council Bluffs, Nov. 19.— Six addiii ins since
last report. We began our meeting here with
home firces. Four additions last night. We
think the field is white for a harvest. — W. B.
Crewdson,
Estherville, Nov. 19 —Three additions last
Lord's day. This makes six since »e list reported.
We are enjoying good audiences, as large, in fact,
as our house will hold Sunday evening we had
to turn some away. — H. Morton Gregory.
Tama. — Oar meeting is progressing nicely. It
is in the second week, with go id aUen lance and
interest increasing. The preaching is being done by
the pastor, F. L. Davis, and singing led by J. Will
Landrom. Will report results later. — Davis and
Landrum
Lake City, Nov. 22. — The Woodlawn Christian
Church celebrated its 35 ch anniversary and the
fourth anniversary of its dedication last week. G.
L. Broka* and Elward Wright, both former pas-
tors of this church, were present aad preached.
During the oastorate of F. Hey L?mon there have
been nearly 200 additions to the church.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1529
The following poems, which are devoted to sing-
ing the praises of Macatawa, are called out by
the offer of a prize by the editor for the best
verses on that subject. It happened one day last
summer, as the editor was returning from a trip
to Saugatuck on the little steamer Lizzie Walsh,
that, comiDg in full view of Macatawa, as it lay all
green and gold under the afternoon sun, he burst
forth in rash enthusiasm with an offer of $5 for
the best poem on Micatawa. The readers of the
Christian-Evangelist are to be the jury of
award. The poems are published without names,
but each is designated by a letter (which is not an
Initial). So let all who feel an interest in this
subject and wish to enjoy the sweet consciousness
of being patrois of literature — at the editor's
Bxpense — send in an expression of their opinion.
Ihe prize will not be awarded if not less than
twenty-five votes are cast. Eeplies must be re-
ceived within two weeks from date of issue of this
paper.
Fair Macatawa,
rhere lake-surfs on the sand dunes sound
The long roll of toe thunder drum;
And chasing, white sea-Dillows come
Lake leaping chargers shoreward bound.
rhere sunset paints, there pine plumed hill,
Or mojnlit path of watery gold;
There storm clouds gather, fold on fold,
ind gusty giants walk at will.
rhere summer days dreim long and find
Sweet fellowships; there glinting run
Both fish and thought; there tales are spun,
kui beach-song3 float on evening wind.
Forever over, for defense,
A wakeful eye waits life to save —
The feeble life from struggling wave —
ind shield from folly's consequence.
3o, Father, may thine eye defend
Thine erring children, and the wrong
They follow often and so long
furn from them, guide them to the end !
Macatawa.
Bright Macatawa! Green Macatawa!
When first thy glit'ring silver beach I saw,
With fairy woodlands rising from the shore
ind blending with the blue sky evermore,
I wonlered if it were some vision true,
Or had my fancy strayed to regions new ?
lie boat in which I sat soon reached the land,
While waves of music floated from the band,
And filled the air within the space around
With rising floods of most delicious sound.
Was I in dreamland, and was this vision clear
Made out of things that only do appear
And are not real in a worthy sense,
But w iere our ide'ls give full recompense ?
It matters not how this can be explained;
Some visions here, to eyes which are not trained,
Seem far too beautiful for this sad earth,
And hence in dreams, we think, they had their
birth.
But whether wake or sleep I care not now;
rhou fairy land! I put a wreath upon thy brow
And crown thee Qieen of every wat'ring place,
Where all may come from every clime and race.
Bright Macatawa! Green Macatawa!
rhou art the paradox of nature's law!
Thou art both white and green, both hot and
cold!
Ihy days are few and yet thou art quite old!
Thou art a place — indeed the very best —
Where weary, struggling souls find peaceful rest.
1 sought thee for some quick and sure relief,
And found it, though my stay was all too brief.
3till I am glad on life's highway we met,
And now I leave thee with profound regret.
B.
Macatawa.
I love thy quiet, woodland walks,
Thy sand-hills crowned with trees;
I love to watch thy forest bend
Before the gentle breeze.
I love to stroll with genial friend
Through thy deep shaded ways,
And note how Dature joins with man
To speak our Father's praise.
I love, alone, to tread thy paths,
Free from the world's mad strife,
And ponder all God's loving care,
That guards our human life.
I love the meetings on the beach,
Beneath God's chandeliers,
Where stars look down and hearts look up
To Him who rules the spheres.
I love to hear thy breakers roar,
When whitecapa, far, are seen
Like flocks of sheep in gambols free
On some broad meadow green.
But most I love, at eventide,
When the daily task is done,
To sit and muse beside thy lake,
And watch the setting sun.
How gorgeous is the going down
Far o'er the waters blue,
When clouds reflect his radiant beams
In changing form and hue.
And when the stble robes of night
Shut out the light of day,
I love to trace the moon's bright path
Across the watery way.
Far out toward the golden west,
The land of promise fair,
Where stalwart men are building states,
Not castles in the air.
I love thy woods, I love thy lakes,
I love thy bracing air;
I love the folks who love thy charms,
0 Macatawa fair!
STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chapter V. — The Luzon Meeting.
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commune with the Disciples; and yet he
knew they do it, and be had done it. The
night sermon was on Christian Union; and
as the professor proceeded in the discussion
of Schism and Sectarian Isolation, the young-
er man saw for the first time the inspira-
tion of his own meeting. For instance,
there would have been no embarrassment in
taking Mrs. Marshall's confession, if he had
been free to proceed in the language of the
New Testament. And so, too, he could
have partaken of the communion, if only he
had remembered what the Scriptures say,
instead of trying to remember what Bap-
tist authorities say.
And when Paul, in his sermon, said he had
known one of the best of men to be excluded
for quoting the Pentecostal Scripture the
red darted through his face and he felt em-
barrassed.
Timothy went to his room profoundly
moved. He reviewed the Norris matter,
and now saw the propriety of all Norris had
said. Especially did he feel the force of
his final word: "Brethren, I cannot be dis-
loyal to the Holy Spirit for the sake of loy-
alty to the Baptist Church." He reviewed
also his own anxiety to justify himself, and
remembered the caution of the brother at
the Bend, who reminded him that he was
saying entirely too much on that subject.
So, after a long time, he dropped off in
sleep, to dream of a good handshake with
Job Norris, and of taking up a residence in
his cottage.
Monday, he stayed in, and rer.d most of the
day from Armitage's History of the B iptists.
He discovered there, that nobody had ever
successfully answered Alexander Campbell's
heresies, "until Dr. Jeter came along." But
he inwardly noted that, if Alexander Camp-
bell's works were as clear and as logical as
Prof. Guthrie's three sermons had been, Dr.
Jeter would not be able to answer them.
Monday night there was a discussion on
The Law of the Lord; and the Baptist laws,
to which he had wanted to be so loyal, ap-
peared to pale in contrast with the author-
ity of God.
After reaching his room, he took his Bible
and read all the passages Paul had quoted,
with their connection. Such expressions as
will, and power, and authority, all eeemed to
bristle with new meaning; and he retired,
believing one might be a faithful member
of a sectarian church, and yet remain dis-
loyal to God. He told his wife that he would
like to return to Sunrise and the Bend and
preach over again his sermons on Loyalty.
Ruby had not said much up to this time;
but now she ventured to remark: "I was
just thinking that my change out of the
Methodist Church appeared incomplete. I
have heard these people at Sunrise, and they
always seemed to have the Bible on their
side. I have rarely heard a poor sermon
from them."
Tuesday forenoon, Paul walked about the
village. In one of the shops he met a young
man whose face betokened dissatisfaction,
and he frankly asked: "Mr. George, wouldn't
you feel better satisfied if you were in the
church?" The young man looked up with a
quiver in his eye lids, and said, with a quiv-
er in his voice, "I am a raid I am not fit,
sir!" Paul took his hand and said, "This is
a faihhful saying and worthy of all accepta-
tion, that Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners."
The listener's eyes moistened, and he
turned about to his work at the bench; but
when Paul told him to come around to the
afternoon meeting, he thanked him and
promised to come.
When Paul ended his remarks with a
touching appeal to sinners to submit them-
selves to the authority of him who said
"thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteous-
ness," he stepped forward and offered his
hand. He cam», as did the husband and
wife, prepared for the ordinance of baptism.
Together with the ministers and the audi-
ence, numbering about sixty, they repaired
to the stream, and the sacred rite was ad-
ministered. There is no service more im-
pressive; and so all felt today.
Timothy went to the farm-house opened
for their accommodation, with the preacher
and the baptized, and was active in assist-
ing the two young men in changing their
apparel. When Pail returned to his vehi-
cle to be driven back to Luzon, the young
preacher clambered in with him. He evi-
dently desired to say something; and under
cover of the noise made by the wheels he
began: "Professor, if you will satisfy my
mind upon one point, I will offer myself for
membership in the Christian Church. Tell
me where you get the authority for invit-
ing everybody to the communion?"
Paul smiled at this, and answered inter-
rogatively: "Did you hear me invite every-
body?"
'Well, no! I supposed you neglected it,
by accident."
"Did you ever hear any of our ministers
offer such an invitation ?"
"I am not sure that lever did; but they
do, do they not?"
"No, they never do! At any rate, if one
should do so, he would transcend his author-
ity. We have no more right to invite than
to repel. It is the Lord's table, and all we
can do is to put it in readiness and then say,
'let a man examine himself, and so let him
eat.' This is the first light I obtained from
Job Norris; and since hearing him, two
years ago, I have observed very carefully,
and all the preachers say the same."
Timothy answered somewhat impulsively,
"I see it all. I have thought of this pas-
sage before, but candidly it seems new to
me now. My last objection is gone; and I
only want the opportunity to be one of the
freest people on earth."
Paul was stopping with one of the elders
whose ample house and easy circumstances
rendered the entertainment of the prescher
a real pleasure to him; and the preacher's
room upstairs was well provided. Books
were in easy reach; and he found this a
great advantage. Being his first meet-
ing of the evangelistic sort, it kept him
busy to have sermons prepared ahead.
Questions like this from Timothy were full
of suggestion; and he lost no time in making
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this a subject for special study. He at
once noted the points already determined as
so much matter for next Lord's day sermon
on The Communion.
That evening he spread on a blackboard
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commented upon before the last song pre-
ceding h s discourse. The first was James
4:17: ''To him that knoweth to do good and
doth it not to him it is sin." The second:
"Man looketh on the outward appearance;
but God lo«keth on theh^art" (1 Sam. 16:7);
the third: "Ye shall know them by their
fruits" (Matt. 7:16.) On each of these pas-
sages he spent a little time, as he said, to
set his audience tOj.thinking "for the gos-
pel is aimed for people who think." In the
sermon he addressed himself to the theme
of Christian fellowship; showing its advan-
tages, and its requirements. The church was
a fraternity, a firm, a composite, a partner-
ship, a body politic, with mutual obliga-
tions and with well defined duties. "A con-
gregation is bound to its divine head,
and it cannot do things that displease its
author without disloyalty. When one takes
his place in the kingdom he has changed
rulers, and thenceforth Christ is to be his
Master. God has not left the fellowship
without instruction; for a division of the
New Testament is devoted to church tac-
tics; to lessons of decorum; to directions in
the matter of edification. I mean the epis-
tles wri ten by Paul, James, Peter, John
and Jude. They constitute a joint lecture,
from the Holy Spirit, to direct us in Chris-
tian duty. In them we may readily under-
stand what God wants us, as Christians, to
do." He then closed with an invitation to
such a fraternal place.
(to be continued.)
Preludes.
Before we sing a song, the organist
sometimes plays a prelude. Confessing
Christ is a prelude to all the bliss of
heaven; while denying him is the prelude
to all the woes of separation from God.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
November 29 19(0
PETE.
J. BRECKENRIDGB ELLIS.
V.— How the Tramp Talked to
Edgar.
The tramp stopped when he saw that
Edgar Brown meant to accost him. They
were in an alley with the backs of barns
on both sides and old tin cans and wornout
shoes scattered over the damp ground, — it
was generally damp in that narrow alley, —
and nobody could see you except from the
ends. Lucifer, who had been very unhappy
ever since Edgar had led him away from
Linda Miy, now seemed to take an interest
in life once more, and showed an obstinate
desire, as inconvenient as it was disreput-
able, of waQting to smell the tramp.
Edgar had to hold him back with all his
might while Lucifer strained his nostrils
and hung on the whipcord, trying to get
nearer.
"Keep that dog off," said Nap gruffly.
Lucifer made no noise. He did not even
bare his teeth. All he asked was to smell
Nap at a closer range.
"You are the tramp I saw yesterday,"
said Edgar abruptly.
"I'm not a tramp," said Nap fiercely.
"What are you, then?" retorted Edgar.
"I'm on the road," said the other. "You
go on and leave me alone and take that dog
with you." He wis a larger man than
Edgar, and he looked dangerous, for there
was an ugly scowl upon his face. But
Edgar wasn't afraid.
"You can call yourself what you please,"
said the young man, "bat to decent people
you're a tramp. And I'm tired of seeing
you around. And I want you to leave
Mizzouryville before dark, and never come
ba ;k here again. And I tell you now that
if you don't go at once you'll be sorry."
"Oh," said Nap, "so you're tired of seeing
me around! And you want me to leave
before dark! And you want to tell me now!
And you say I'll be sorry! And who are
you, I'd like to know? Are you the marshal
and mayor and the board of alder-
men and also the secretary and treas-
urer? Or does the town belong to
ycu and you've leased out its streets to
them you wants to walk on um?"
"You can take your choice," said Edgar
calmly. "You can either get away at once,
or I'll have you working on the rockpile
to-morrow. Hold back, Lucifer!" For the
dog was so eager to get closer to Nap that
his forepaws were clear off the ground, and
he was about to hang himself.
The tramp pointed his finger at Edgar
and said in an ugly voice, "I know who sent
you to bother me in my rights. Mrs.
Morris has got you to do this dirty w irk."
"I do not know Mrs. Morris," said Edgar.
"I have never seen nor spoken to any one
here of that name. She did not get me to
run you out of town. But I'm tired of
seeing you around, and you have to go.
Now, that's plain talking."
"Yes it is," said Nap. "And when it
comes to plain talking, I don't let nobody
shine over me. And I tell yoa now that if
you have me arrested, I'll tell every blessed
speck of Mrs. Morris's secret. You say you
don't know her. Maybe you do and maybe
you don't. / think you do. I think you
speak false words, sir. But however that
may be, you fool with me, and I'll tell her
secret. Now, that's all I got to say. You
go on arrestin'. And if you put me on the
rockpile, I'll shout that secret to everybody
that passes. I'll make a song of it, and
beat time to it, and I'll have an audience if
they's anybody here that can appreciate
good music. But I tell you what I'd advise
you to do. I'd advise you to go ast Mrs.
Morris first, if she would like my program.
If you don't know her, you can get an intro-
duction. Bat if it ain't nothin' to you, her
troubles, just go ahead. I'm shore I can
stand it. So just drive on, young feller,
and crack yore whip."
"I have never met Mrs. Morris," said
Edgar, "but of course I have no wish to
get any lady into trouble. And I warn you
that if you try to invent a tale about her,
in the first place nobody will believe you,
and in the second place, you will have the
White Caps after you. It hasn't been long
since they took a tramp to the woods and
gave him a thorough beating. Then he
was glad enough to leave town."
"As for the White Caps," said Nap, look-
ing down his long nose, "I ain't no cause to
be skeered of them, for I am a White Cap
myself. As for inventin' a tale on Mrs. Mor-
ris, I ain't no poet nor no inventor, and I
can only tell what I have saw and what has
happened and been. If Mrs. Morris is a
friend of yours, you'd better leave me be.
But if you're her enemy, go ahead and pros-
ecute me, and force her secret out of my
bosom!"
"I have given you warning," said Edgar,
turning away with a bold front, but secretly
wondering what he was to do.
"Yes, and I have gave you warning," Nap
called after him. "You have came after me
in the wrong way, young feller. Nap can't
be drove. You can catch Nap with molas-
ses, but he have the indigestion and it's loDg
sence he et pickles. You just crack yore
whip, young feller."
Edgar dragged away his dog with a keen
sense of failure. He was greatly perplexed.
He had never seen Mrs. Morris, an 1 he won-
dered whit kind of a person she was, and
what kind of a secret she could have. He
had not been so interested since the days
that lady who didn't marry him made him
think that she might. He was glad he
had stopped in Mizouryville. But how he
could get rid of the tramp was a tormenting
puzzle.
Just then his mind was attracted to the
strange behavior of Lucifer. The dog show-
ed a determined wish to take the lead.
Finally the young man allowed him to do so,
being curious to see where he was so anxious
to go. Lucifer, finding that he was to be
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humored, settled down to a comfortable gait
and led Edgar out of town, straight toward
the deep woods on the north. They entered
the woods, Lucifer, under the barbed- wire
fence, and Edgar over it. The dog plunged
at once into a dense undergrowth where
there was no path. Edgar grew more and
more interested. It began to be d »rk. The
woods extended a great way, and it was lone-
some and wild. They came to a ravine whose
banks were high hills, and in its midst was
a little brook that must have felt lost in
such a great bed. Lucifer started down the
steep hill and Edgar wondered if the dog
meant to go right on across Missouri with-
out stopping. So he paused, but his com-
panion tugged at his cord and whined. Then
Edgar followed down the hill. Tae dog
reached the branch and lapped up so oe of
its water, then led along its margin till at
last he came to a spot where there had been
a camp-fire. Some sticks lay there half
burned, and there was a blackened tin can
in which somebody had boiled water. Luci-
fer walked all about the spot, and suddenly
stopped and put his nose to the ground and
began to howl. Edgar tried to draw him
away, but he set his four legs stiffly at angles
and wouldn't budge. It was so gloomy down
in the great hollow, and the dog's howl was
so melancholy that E Igar wished he was
back at his hotel. However, he struck a
match and examined the spot where Luci-
fer's no3e was fascinated. He sa v a dark red
stain upon the ground where some rocks lay
piled together. It was blood. As soon as j
Lucifer saw that Edgar knew what was
there, he was satisfied. He did not try to
stay any longer, nor to go any further. If
he knew any more he could not tell it. He
was perfectly willing to go back to town,
So was Edgar. And they hurried to do so.
[to be continued.]
Jovember 2°, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVAN* imsi
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Christian endeavor.
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOE DECEMBER 9.
HOW TO LISTEN.
(Matt. 13:1-23.)
We hear a great deal about the responsibility
f the preacher; and indeed it iB a grave respon
ibility to stand up and preach the gospel broad-
ast, as a sower sows his seed. We sometimes
link in these nndern days of books and news
ipers and magazines that the drill is to take the
ace of the hand-sowing, but it is not so. By
le old-fashioned foolishness of preaching will the
>spel continue to be sent forth and men will
ratinue to hear. The responsibility, then, is a
rave one, to declare the word of life. A preacher
tould not spare himself. No thought of self or
ire of self Bhould prevent the faithful delivery
E his message. Dr. Munger declares that in the
nlpit a preacher dies on his cross.
But little is ever said about the responsibility
the hearer. How about the pew? Is there no
sponslbility resting upon those who hear? The
spondbility of receiving a talent, two or five
ten. Is not the receiving of ideas precisely
e same? There is nothing in all this world so
iluable as a great idea. No amount of wealth
>n be balanced in the scale with a great idea.
, then, the important issues of life and salva-
)n are handed out to men and women as talents
are handed to the servants, is there no re-
onsibllity going with the tru9t?
Jesus describes four ways in which men hear
te message:
First, there is the hard hearer who is like the
ithway which served in lieu of fences between
,e fields of Palestine. So hard has the soil be-
ime by the hurrying feet of this and that, so
different Is the heart to the reception of high
id exalted conceptions that seed can find no
dging place. Evil thoughts come at once like
rds and devour the good as the seven lean kine
'Egjpt.
Then there is the hearer who is like the thin
:im of soil over a ledge of rock. The se?d easily
,kes root over the oven-like, hothouse-like stone,
id springs up with the shallow moisture of het
«t rain. These are they who join the church at
ery protrasted meeting, or who get great
ithusiasm upon the advent of every new preacher,
who make endless New Year's resolutions only
break them, or who weep most readily on all
caBions. But when a bit of a trouble comes, an
atacle or a difficulty, they wither like the long,
illo wish- white stalks on the stony ground.
The third kind is the hearer who takes into his
lart both the seed and a quantity of noxious,
orny thoughts in seed-fonn. Both of these
eds spring up together. But what wheat can
*ep pace with a Scotch thistle? It is not long
II the passionate longing for wealth and position
id ambition and selfish desire of all the many
9edy kinds choke out all high aspiration, and the
ord dies. How many there are who to-day are
ing from the choking of the thorns !
The fourth kind of hearer is that represented
' the good soil. Deep, loamy soil it is, such as
in be found in every human breast, If it but be
ten to the truth. Not all shall be equally fruit-
I Not all are of equal capacity. But, thank
)d, he does not julge us by what we have not,
it by what we have. It is according to our
.pacity to receive the seed into our hearts that
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Sunday - School.
W. F. RICHARD30N.
BARTIMAEUS HEALED.*
The Perean ministry of Jesus was now closed.
The time drew near when he was to fulfil his mis-
sion, as the Messiah, by suffering on the cross for
the sins of men. Jesus therefore turned his facie
toward Jerusalem, and his disciples followed him
with "melancholy step and slow," feeling already
the shadow of his cross and tomb, Luke tells us
that "they were amazed, and they that followed
were afiaid." Well might they be, for the Master
told them plainly of his approaching humiliation
and death. "The Son of Man shall be delivered
UQto the chitf priests and scribes; and they shall
condemn h!m to death, and shall deliver him unto
the Gentiles: and they shall mock him, and shall
spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall
kill him; and after three days he shall i ise again."
But the depression caused by this picture of suf-
fering soon passed out of the minds of some of
the disciples. They could not understand that the
Christ must reach his throne by the way of the
cross. From their bewilderment over the Savior's
words they at last turn in hopeless effort to see
the brighter prospect of power and glory; and
soon their carnal ambition asserts itael? again.
They renew the controversy over the question as
to who shall have precedence in the kingdom he
is about to establish. This time James and John
the sons of Zebedee, whose impetuous spirit and
fiery eloquence had won for them the title "sens
of thunder," had an auxiliary in their mother, Sa-
lome, who added her petition to their own, that
they should be granted places of honor beside
the throne of their kirg. If, as is commonly be-
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might partly excuse what would otherwise look
like unadulterated selfishness. To their request
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prepared to share with him the sorrows that wait
in the path of saving love. When they confident-
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hs tells them they shall fulfil their pledge of
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them as worthy of the reward of righteousness.
In his kingdom, honors flow out of service; the
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recovery of the larger number of those whose
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pleasure of human life was utterly deni d them,
was a'ded the condition of beggary. The world
had not yet learned to recognize the claim of
weakness upon strength, and the blind, the lame
and the leper had to live as best they could upon
the meagre tharity of the passing crowd.
Bartimaeua inquired the meaning of the crowd,
the noise of whose coming had been caught from
afar by his quickened sense of hearing. He was
told that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. In-
stantly he was aroused and quivering with excite-
ment. He had heard of the gracious works of
Jeeus, and had long cherish- d the hope that be
might some time be permitted to ask for himself
the boon that had been so freely bestowed upon
others. Lifting hia voice above the clamor of
the crowd, he cried out: "Jesus, thou son of Da-
vid, have mercy on me!" Again and again that
cry rang out upon the air, and still Ih? crowd
moved on. Those in advance stopped to chide
him for the uproar he was making, and rudely
bade hm hold his peace. But he heeded them
not. His heart was fet on securing the blessed
gift of sight, and he only cried the louder for
mercy. Such a cry of need and faith the Master
never heard unmoved He stood still, and com-
manded that the blind man be brought to him.
And they who had rebuked him most sharply for
his f rant c appeal are now perhaps most officious
in bringing him to the Savior. They say unto
him, "Be of good cheer; rise, be calleth thee." 0,
that w, th« disdplea of Jesus', were more ready
to go wit.h this message to the blinded hearts and
beggared spirits of the victims of sin, ssyirg t<
thtm, "Rise, he calleth thee." He waits not foi
tieir agonizing cry, "Have mercy on me," but bidi
his meas.engers speed on the ■sirgs of the wind
echoing his lovicg invitation, "Come unto me, al
ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will giv(
you rest."
Bartimaeus threw aside bis outer garment
sprang from his seat beside the road, and hasten©
into the presence of Jesus. ''What wilt then tha
I should do unto thee?" asked the Master; tot be
cause he knew not the d-sire of the poor man
but that he night in the hearing of all expreei
his loDging and utter his faith. "Rabb ni, that!
may receive my sight," th° blind man an-were
Je us saya unto him, "Go thy way; thy faith hstl
made thee who'e." And Bartimaeuj, with the jo;
of one to whom a lost world has been restored
follows the steps of theSm of Man, and. we ma;
safely b^li<-ve, becomes his disciple When h<
called upon him as "the son of David" he must
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Current Events 1539
A Great Social Problem 1541
What Must I Do to Save Others? 1542
Editor's Easy Chair 1542
Books I Have Not Read 1543
Questions and Answers 1543
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Stereoperfunctry and What to Do With
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The Georgia Convention. — J. S. Lamar 1544
A Notable Pastorate. — Edward B. Bagby...l545
Some Modern Occult Pads— in.— W. E. Har-
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The Christ in Contrast— III.— W. J. Lha-
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The B 8porus.— Charles Reign Scoville 1547
The Evolution Theory.— Edward S. Ames. ..1548
B. B Tyler's Letter 1549
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An Autumn Moraing (poem) 1561
Struggling Toward the Light 1561
The Mantle of Charity 1562
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Vol. xxxvii. St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, December 6, 1900.
No. 49
CURRENT EVENTS.
The last session of the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress opened at noon on Monday, December
3. We have already stated in outline the
principal measures which are to be consider-
ed at this short session. It is unusual to
have so many important matters to be set-
tled within a three months' session, which
will be still further shortened by the holiday
recess. It has been agreed that the Philip-
pine bill, which held the first place on the Sen-
ate calendar as unfinished business, shall be
displaced by the Ship Subsidy bill, which, with
the Hay-Pauocefort treaty, will be taken up
immediately and discussed alternately until
settled.
The President's message, which was read
to Congress on Monday afternoon, contains
no surprises. After some end-of-the-century
considerations in regard to the growth of
JEhe United States in population and terri-
tory daring the last hundred years, the place
of prominence in the message is given to
the Chinese trouble. A brief history of the
rise of the anti foreign feeling and its suc-
cessive outbreaks is followed by a vivid
narrative of the events of the past year. In
his account of the outbreak of hostilities
and the siege and relief of the legations, the
President exhibits admirable descriptive and
narrative powers. After a brief survey of
the subsequent diplomatic negotiations be-
tween China and the Powers, he makes a
suggestion which may not improbably con-
tribute materially to the settlement of the
trouble. Since the injury to life and prop-
erty, measured by money alone, is likely to
be more than China can be reasonably ex-
pected to pay and since all the Powers have
declared against territorial indemnity, it is
suggested that "due compensation may be
made in part by increased guarantees of
3ecurity for foreign rights and immunities
and, most important of all, by the opening
af China to the equal commerce of all the
world." The suggestion of the Russian gov-
arnment that, if the representatives of the
Powers cannot come to an agreement, the
matter be left to the arbitration tribunal at
the Hague, is commended.
It is significant that ao large a propor-
tion of the President's message is devoted to
foreign affairs. Among the matters of this
3ort referred to are: the treaty of extradi-
tion with the Argentine Republic; the arrest
if naturalized American citizens in Austria-
Hungary for alleged evasion of military
service; the Belgian proposals for the regu-
lation of the liquor trade in Africa (in con-
nection with which the President recom-
mends an international agreement for the
restriction of the liquor traffic with all un-
civilized peoples, "especially in the Western
Pacific"); postal and commercial agreements
with the South American republics; the
Paris Exposition; the Germany meat bill;
boundary disputes with Great Britain; the
Italian claim for indemnity in the Tallulah
case; relations with Japan and Mexico; the
general subject of international arbitration;
and the new treaty with Spain. Obviously,
we are no longer a hermit nation. On the
other important topics of which the mes-
sage treats — the Philippines, the Nicaragua
canal, the reduction of the war tax, and the
army bill — the declarations are in line
with policies that have already been de-
clared.
Turkey, China and Morocco, if we would pay
what the Italian government justly demands
of us.
The visit of the United States battleship
to Smyrna evidently reminded the Turkish
authorities that there was business pending
between Turkey and the United States, for
the Turkish minister at Washington prompt-
ly called at the State Department to ask an
explanation. He was told that it was
merely a "friendly visit," and no reference
was made at that time to the overdue ac-
count of about $100,000 indemnity for
losses to American citizens in the last
Armenian massacre. The Turk is marvel-
ously ingenuous in devising excuses for de-
lay in a matter of this sort, but it seems
that business interests are about to accom-
plish what diplomacy has so far failed to
effect. It is reported that the Turkish
government has placed with the Craaops of
Philadelphia an order for a cruiser, the
stipulated price of which is far enough
above the cost to cover also the indemnity;
and the ship-building firm is to turn over
$115,000 to the State Department to be
divided among the claimants. This arrange-
ment has been ratified by the Sultan. If
this makes it any easier for him to pay, or
if it helps his book-keeping to keep the in-
demnity item from appearing in his list of
expenditures, we have no cause to complain,
so long as he pays. While we are blaming
the Sultan, as we have a good right to, for
his slowness in settling this account, it
might perhaps be well to remember that
Italy has an equally valid claim upon us for
an indemnity of much the same sort. It is
considerably more than a year since the five
Italians were lynched at Tallulah, La., and,
although repeated demands have been made,
there has been no punishment of the guilty
parties and no payment of the indemnity
asked. It would strengthen our position in
presenting our claims for indemnity for in-
juries and losses to American citizens in
Mr. Kruger, after spending about a week
in Paris making and receiving official visits,
has gone on to Belgium and Holland. The cor-
dialitj of his reception in the French capital
cannot be taken as a sign of the willingness
of France to co-operate with other powers
for intervention in behalf of the Boers, but
rather as an extraordinarily convenient oc-
casion for an outbreak of the traditional
anti-British feeling which still lies very near
the surface in every Frenchman. The
Chamber of Deputies and the French Senate
passed resolutions of sympathy for Mr.
Kruger and the Boers, but when Mr. Kruger
broached the subject of substantial aid in a
conversation with M. Delcasse, French Min-
ister of Foreign Affairs, he received no en-
couragement. A still more discouraging re-
buff is contained in Emperor William's re-
fusal to grant an audience to the ex-Presi-
dent, and the German official and semi-
official organs, such as the Cologne Gazette,
are stating definitely that Germany can have
nothing to do with Mr. Kruger and his lost
"cause. The Dutch government has already
expressed its sympathy by furnishing the
"Gelderland" to transport him from Lorenzo
Marques to Marseilles. But in view of the
attitude of France and Germany, it is certain
now, if it was not certain before, that there
will be no intervention.
General Kitchener has at last been placed
formally in command of the forces in South
Africa with the rank of Lieutenant-General.
The work before him is by no means easy,
but there is a general feeling that he is the
man to do it if any man can. The popular
conviction is that he will be, perhaps, more
effective than humane. Humanitarianism
is not his specialty; he is a soldier. It is
believed that he will meet the operations of
the numerous small and shifty commandoes
of the Boers by increasing his force of light
cavalry. He is already famous for his ability
to mobolize troops and mobility is above all
the thing that is needed now. A few days ago
De Wet, by another of his brilliant attacks,
captured a British garrison of 400 men and
two guns. To the casual observer this does
not look like guerrilla warfare but like war
on a fairly large scale. Even the fact that
the South African republics have been form-
ally annexed as British colonies will not
persuade the public that the war is over and
that only police service remains to be
performed, so long as troops are carried off
four hundred at a time.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 6, 1900
The Porto Riean tariff may still be open
to objection as a dangerous precedent, plac-
ing ia the hands of Congress powers for
colonial legislation without constitutional
safeguards, but, setting aside this phase of
the matter, it is interesting to note what
have been the actual workings of this par-
ticular piece of legislation in this special
case. In a recent issue we gave the statistics
showing the vast increase of trade under
the new regime. The press of Porto Rico
is now considering the abolition of the tar-
ig. It will be remembered that Congress
placed it in the power of the Porto Rican
legislature to abolish this tariff when-
ever it is able to put into operation a
system of local taxation to pay the ex-
penses of government. The San Juan Daily
News, of Nov. 13, speaks editorially as fol-
lows: "We have lived now for six months
under the 85 per cent, preferential tariff.
The question now is, is it good or bad? Has
it helped or injured us? We now have the
question to deal with aside and apart from
politics. Its use as a campaign club is past
and gone. The burden of deciding this very
important question is solely upon the legis-
lature. If the tariff is abolished it is at once
evident that a more burdensome and higher
rate of internal taxation must be imposed.
Where and upon what shalljthis be levied is
indeed a perplexing question. In the last
six months the 15 per cent, tariff has af-
forded the island is much, if not more rev-
enue than the 100 per cent, tariff. The
theory 'that the way to increase revenue is
by lowering the taxes' is proven to be true
for Porto Rico. This revenue will be con-
stantly increasing as our trade increases, as
it is sure to do. It has helped the consumer,"
for it has lowered the taxes he has to pay,
not only on American goods, but upon all
goods that enter our market in competition
with them. A tariff helps us as borrowers;
it will give our securities a stand in the
United States, which they could not'have
without a permanent revenue like the'tariff
revenue. The argument so often advanced
in favor of a tariff tax as against other
means of raising revenue, that it is easily
collected, is especially forcible in Porto
Rico. We would advise that the tariff is
necessary, and if it were not it would still
be the most convenient and logical means of
raising our revenue. Let the tariff stand
at 15 per cent."
Two conspicuous Democrats have given
delibera e and formal expression of their
views of the recent election, viz., Mr. Bryan
and Senator Vest. In the December North
American Review, Mr. Bryan writes an arti-
cle on "The Election of 1900," in which he
discusses three topics: first, what actually
happened; second, the causes which produced
this result and third, the influence which
this election may be expected to exercise
upon the future. What actually happened
was, of course, a strong end >rsement of the
administration. The most important cause
of this was, in his opinion, the prosperity
which the country was enjoying quite in-
dependent of political conditions. In view
of this interpretation of the cause, he does
not consider that the victory was a triumph
of any political principles, or that it marks
the permanent defeat of the policy which he
advocated. Senator Vest, in an interview
on the same subject, laid much stress upon
the war argument in accounting for the
result; many patriotic citizens who are
really opposed to the policy of expansion
voted for Mr. McKinley because the demands
of patriotism seemed to them to require
that when the government had a war on
hand, it should be supported to the end. He
says further: "I think that this election
demonstrates the fact that Mr. Bryan can
never be President. But the Democratic par-
ty is not dependent upon the fate of anyone
man. It survived the death of Mr. Jeffer-
son and it will survive the disappearance of
Mr. Bryan. We have had too mu:h popu-
lism and too much groping around for alli-
ance with people who have no sympathy
with true Democratic doctrine. Nobody
can say now who will be the nominee of the
party in 1904, or from what section he will
come. A leader will be found at the proper
time." Although Mr. Vest pooh poohs the idea
of a reorganization of the party, it will be
seen that he favors something which differs
from it only in name; only he believes that
it cannot be accomplished at present, but
must work itself out gradually.
a single country. It is probable that the
Department will attempt to make a treaty
arrangement with Colombia simihr to that
with Nicaragua and Costa Rica in order
that the two routes may each have a chance
before Congress.
Secretary Hay has achieved an important
success in the preliminary treaty with Nicar-
agua, which was signed on last Saturday,
granting the United States the exclusive
right to construct, operate and police an
interoseanic canal through Nicaraguan
territory. A similar concession had already
been obtained from Costa Rica, so that now
the diplomatic preliminaries to the buildiDg
of the canal, so far as these two states are
concerned, are complete. It is rumored that
England has been trying to make a treaty
with Nicaragua which might limit its right
to grant this concession to the United
States. If so, the signing of this treaty
precludes the success of that plan. The ex-
istence of a possible route for a canal
through Panama, aided the Secretary in
securing the concession through Nicaragua,
although public opinion in the United
States is strongly against the Panama route.
The commission, in submitting its report to
the President last Saturday, did not recom-
mend either route above the other, but
stated that both of these (and no others)
were feasible. The Panama route has some
advantages over the route through Nicar-
agua and Co3ta Rica. Henry L. Abbott in
the December Aiantic Monthly s'ates them
as follows: (1) good natural harbors; as
opposed to artificial harbors at the ends of
the Nicaragua Canal, one of which at least
can be maintained only by constant expen-
diture; (2) a land route less than a quarter
as long, the highest level only one-half the
height and requiring only half the num-
ber of locks; (3) very gen'le curvatures,
as contrasted with turns in the Nic-
aragua plan too abrupt for rapid
passage; (4) less danger from earth-
quakes and excessive rainfall, and no
trouble from river currents; (5) location in
Mr. Hoar, the venerable Senator from
M issachusetts, in addressing the Harvard
students recently, said some things which it
is well for any body of young men to re-
member and some which it is perhaps better
for them to forget. His exhortation lo in-
dependence of thought and action was for-
cibly expressed, but lacked the reservation
which that subject always needs. The prop-
er attitude of an individual toward public
opionion is neither slavish subserviency nor
contemptuous indifference. It is well enough
for one to learn not to fear public opinion,
but not to care what people think is a dif-
ferent matter. "A decent respect to the
opinions of mankind" is no less a virtue in a
person than in a people. Mr. Hoar's admo-
nition to the young men to "set yourselves
strenuously against evil but do not go out of
your way to reform," contains within itself
a contradiction. How can one set himself
strenuously against evil, unless he goes out
of his way to reform evil conditions and
stop evil influences? It is the ^attempt to
follow such ad vice as this — to live an honest
li,® but stay away from the primaries, to
pay your debts but take no part in the elec-
tion of honest men to govern your city,
to obey the laws but make no protest against
the failure of corrupt officials to execute
them — it is this sort of thing which makes
our problem of municipal government so dif-
ficult of solution. Amaasaves much trouble,
to be sure, by not going out of his way to
reform, but he is not setting himself strenu-
ously against evil when he does it.
Science, like history and religion, is busy
destroying the baseless superstitions which
have long held the world in thrall. Scarely
anyone nowadays tries to cure warts by
burying a knotted string and there are not
many who order their undertakings accord-
ing to the phases of the moon. And now
the best scientists in the country are talk-
ing about the "Gulf Stream myth" as if that
famous current were as unsubstantial as the
historical foundations of the William Tell
and Arnold Winkelried legends. Of course,
no one denies that the Gutf Stream exists,
but investigation has disproved the ancient
theory that this warm current, flowing from
the tropics up toward Eagland and the
coast of Norway, accounts for the mild cli-
mate of these countries as compared with
similar latitudes elsewhere. The proceed-
ings of th a Royal Geographical Society some
years ago said: "It will probably take a
generation or two to eradicate the old er-
roneous notions of text books and popular
treatises concerning the Gulf Stream;" and
since the expeditions of the "Porcupine"
and the "Challenger," which measured the
stream, timed its velocity and took its tem-
perature as far as they could follow it, it
has been known by all who cared to avail
themselves of the information, that the
December 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1541
Gulf Stream loses itself about three hundred
miles east of Newfoundland and beyond that
point exercises no appreciable influence on
the temperature. The Weather Monthly, a
government publication, in a recent issue
says: "By itself alone the Galf Stream has
as much effect on the climate of North-
western Europe as the fly in the fable had
in carrying the stage coach up the hill."
The moderate temperature of Great Britain
must be accounted for by the presence of
currents of air rather than a current of wa-
ter. LoDg ago, when the Panama Canal
first began to be planned, some ingenuous
mind with exceptional fertility of dolorous
imaginings suggested that the joining of
the two oceans would divert the Gulf Stream
to the Pacific and that the British Isles,
robbed oi its warming influence, would be
left as drear and uninhabitable as the coast
of Greenland. Our English cousins can now
rest easy with the assurance that nothing of
this sort will happen, for two reasons: first,
the Gulf Stream could not possibly go
through the canal, since no canal would be
large enough to contain one per cent, of it,
and sine it could not any way climb up
over the locks very well; and, second, because
it would not make a particle of difference
in the climate of Great Britain if the stream
should bear away across the Pacific and de-
vote its feeble energies to warming the
Aleutian islands.
A GRAVE SOCIAL PROBLEM.
There are many social problems of more
or less gravity which must be solved in some
satisfactory way if we are to carry forward
the work of Christian civilization; but the
one we now have in view is that of marriage
and divorce. By general consent, in this
country, at least, the family or the home is
the social unit, without whose influence on
the side of virtue, righteousness and parity,
any effort at social reform must be crippled
if not defeated. It is the oldest institution
among men and it has upon it the solemn
sanction of divine authority, of human law
and of public sentiment. It is one of the
chief fountains whence must flow 'he heal-
ing waters which alone can remedy our social
ills. Whatever, therefore, undermines, or
in any way defiles, the home, is a menace to
society and to civilization.
One of our daily papers announced a few
days since that one hundred divorce cases
came before the cwt in this city on a single
day! This is appalling. It indicates that
there is something radically wrong. The
wrong is not wholly with the divorce laws,
either. We must probe deeper than that to
find the source of the evil. It lies in a low
and unworthy conception of what marriage
is, and of what it is intended to conserve.
It is apparent to any one who has given any
attention to the subject that thoughtless
marriages and easy divorce laws are related
to each other as cause and effect. That is
to say, the easy divorce laws are both a cause
and an effect of thoughtless ard unwise
marriages. They are a cause to the extent
that they encourage persons to enter into
such relation tentatively, knowing that they
can escape the bonds of matrimony by an
application to the courts; they are an effect
to the extent that false marriages, yoking
together persons wholly un->uited to each oth-
er in taste, temperament, character and aims,
seem to make it necessary that such persons
should be separated in order to their own
peace and, perhaps, for the welfare of so-
ciety. There can be no question but that
there are many couples holding a nominal
relation as husband and wife to whom it
would be a species of cruelty to one or the
other party, and sometimes to both, to hold
them together by legal bonds. The error
lies further back. They should never have
been married. Whether in such cases it is
allowable to grant separation with the right
to marry again, is another question, into
which we do not here enter.
There is no doubt great need of reform in
legislation relating to marriage and divorce.
Divorces are often granted on grounds
which are trivial, and which should be over-
come without separation. But the greater
need, we can but think, is a higher con-
ception of the marriage relation and of the
qualifications for entering it and of the du-
ties and obligations which it imposesj There
should be more teaching on this subject
from the pulpit and through the press. Un-
fortunately in this country the tendency is
to treat the subject of marriage lightly, as
if it were a subject for jest and amusement.
It is difficult to get young people, particu-
larly, to think of matrimony as a subject
worthy of their serious and thoughtful con-
sideration.) Perhaps there is a false delicacy,
too, on the part of both the pulpit and the
press in dealing with this subject. We are
sure that the most effective remedy for the
evils which we all recognize is to be found
in teaching the young what marriage means
in its divine intent, and what are the condi-
tions by which it may prove a blessing and
not a curse.
This instruction should be begun at home
and the parents should be the teachers. No
opportunity should be omitted to impress
upon the minds of the young the sacredness
of marriage and of the family relation, and
the necessity of maintaining purity of life
and cultivating a high sense of honor and
of unselfishness, as necessary qualifications
for a hippy home. Dae emphasis should also
be laid upon the importance ot making wise
choices, and of giving careful consideration
and investigation as to the character and
standing of those to whom they give, or from
whom they receive, those attentions which
look in the direction of marriage. This in-
struction at home should be supplemented
by the Sunday-school teacher and by the pas-
tor of the church.)
It ought not to be necessary to say that
no considerations of a mercenary character
should enter into the question of marriage.
And yet we fear that many parents, even,
encourage their daughters to form alliances
with men of questionable and even of posi-
tively bad character, simply because they
possess wealth, and alas! even social pres-
tige in spi'e of their moral delinquencies.
The outcome of such marriages can only, of
course, be disastrous. In marriage, charac-
ter is everything; money is nothing. In
character, however, mu3t be included a sim-
ilarity of culture, taste, and a general affia-
ity of spirit and aims which are essential to
the truest happiness in the marriage rela-
tion.
What we advise and most earnestly rec-
ommend is that pirents, teachers, ministers
of the gospel, and all who are interested in
the welfare of society, give more serious at-
tention to the subject of mirriage, and more
needed instruction in relation thereto, with
a view of avoiding the disruption of the
home, and the multiplication of divorces.
By such a course only can we protect the
sacredness of the family relation and pre-
serve unsullied this fountain of social, polit-
ical and religious purity.
ftour of prayer.
WHAT MUST I DO TO SAVE
OTHERS?
(1 Timothy 4:15, 16; John 1:40-45 )
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic Dec. 12.]
Central Truth: We are saved ourselves in
order that we may save others. "No man
liveth unto himself and no man dieth unto him-
self."
It is one of the prime characteristics of
the religion of Christ that no sooner does
any one enter into the enjoyment of the
new life which He gives, the new hopes
which He inspires, and the blessed promises
which He makes, than he experiences a
strong desire that others of his fellow-
beings shall share this blessing with him.
Naturally this desire expresses itself first in
behalf of those who are dearest to us, and
in whose happiness and welfare we are most
deeply concerned. It may be safely affirmed
that one who has never felt the desire or
impulse to extend to others the blessings of
the Christian religion has never himself
experienced its joy or realized its supreme
blessing. The command of Christ, there-
fore, given to us to disciple all then itions, to
preach the gospel to every creature, is in
perfect harmony with the desire of every
truly saved man or woman.
To his son Timothy in the gospel, Paul,
having given certain instruction to him
concerning the doctrine he should teach,
said: "Be diligent in these things; give
thyself wholly to them; that thy progress
may be manifest unto all. Take heed to
thyself and .to thy teaching. Continue in
these things; for in doing this thou shalt
save both thyself and them that hear thee."
While this instnntion is given to a preacher
of the gospel, the principle it inculcates is
equally applicable to all Christians. Every
one, by his example, by his words, is teach-
ing and influencing others. By seeing to
it that our conduct and our utterances are
in perfect harmony with the life and teach-
ing of Christ, we not only save ourselves,
but become also instruments in the hands of
God for saving others. Both by what we
are and by what we do and say are we in-
fluencing the lives of those with whom we
come in contact. How pre-eminently true
this is of parents in relation to their chil-
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dren, of Sunday-school teachers in relation
to their pupils, and of a preacher of the
gospel in relation to his flock! The ad-
monition to "take heed to thyself and to
thy teaching" is as needful to-day as at any
time in the past.
It is beautiful, and instructive as well, to
notice how and by what means the early
followers of Christ were enlisted. As soon
as Andrew found out that Jesus was the
Messiah, he went at once with the good
news to his own brother Simon. Perhaps this
was the greatest act and the most far-
reaching in its results that Andrew ever
performed — this bringing of his brother,
Simon Peter, to Christ. No sooner does
Philip receive and accept the invitation to
follow Christ than he proceeds to find
Nathaniel, to tell him the wonderful news
and to overcome his incredulity by insist-
ing that he "come and see." There is a
hint in this record of how Jesus expects His
church to grow. Here is a practical illus-
tration of the parable of the leaven in the
meal.
The fact that Jesas Himself gathered
audiences together and spoke to them and
that His ministers in all ages have done
the same does not cancel the obligation of
each individual disciple to exerb his influence
in word and deed for the salvation of those
about hi >n. It is greatly to the detriment
of the church that this hand-to-hand work
has fallea so largely into disuse. Except
in oases of protracted meetings this personal
work is rarely ever carried on, and even in
many eva igelistic meetings the preacher is
relied on wholly to bring men to Christ.
It is easy to see what a mighty force is
here unutilized in the church. The preacher
who can succeed best in securing the co
operation of his members with him in direct
personal work in bringing the invitation of
the gospel to those without, will, other
things being equal, succeed bast in evangel-
istic work.
But our obligation to assist in the saving
of others does not end with our individual
or personal efforts to those about us. There
are multitudes of unsaved people remote
from U3 to whom some messenger must be
sent with the good news of salvation
througa Christ. What we cannot accom-
plish singly and alone can be accomplished
through co-operation. This is the funda-
mental ground for missionary organizations
the object of which is to disseminate the
light of the gospel throughout the whole
world. In this great enterprise laid upon
the church by the risen Christ in his great
commission, it is the duty and the privilege of
every disciple of the Lord to participate.
Let us ask ourselves these questions serious-
ly and with honest, searching self-examina-
tion: (1) Is our life of such character as
to exert a saving influence upon those with
whom we come in contact? (2) Are we
doing what in us lies to extend the knowl-
edge of Christ throughout the world?
PRAYER.
We thauk Thee, 0 Lord, that Thou hast
called us into fellowship with Thyself, not
only that we may be partakers of Thy life
and Thy salvation, but that we may be co-
workers with Thee in saving our fellowmen.
We thank Thee for this honor and for the
joy it brings to human hearts to be in-
strumental in the salvation of others. Help
us, we beseech Thee, to so liv * and to so refl ct
Thy light in our lives that others may be
constrained by our example to glorify Thy
name. May we also realize that it is our
duty and our privilege to co-operate with
Thy disciples in extending Thy reign
throughout all the earth. Having freely
received from Thee may we freely give.
And thus entering into fellowship with Thy
sufferings here on earth, may we share in
the glory of Thy triumphant reign, world
without end. Amen!
ed Christ as Savior and Lord. Do not, we
beseech you, allow the present year to expire
and the new century to open and find you out-
side the fold of the Good Shepherd, outside
the kingdom of God, and hence unprepared
for life here and hereafter.
Sditor's 6&sy Chair
The year is hastening to its close. The
century will scon be deacf. Is it a time for
frivolity and pleasure-seeking? The time,
the season, the conjunction of great events,
all seem to call for though tfulness. Let us
have a little self-examination: "What is ray
life? How much of it has already gone and
been buried with" the dead years? What of
my sins? Have they also been buried in the
sea of oblivion, so that they will be remem-
bered against me no more forever? That
depends on whether I have in heart and life
turned away from them and sought forgive-
ness through Christ. Have I done so? If
not, why do I delay? Are there not voices
calling me to a better life? Are there no
impending sorrows which will cast their
dark shadows over my home? No storms of
temptations to beat upon me? Who will
be my refuge and my strength in those days
of anguish and conflict? E?en now ia there
not, in the depths of my heart, a feeling of
unrest, of dissatisfaction, a hunger of soul
for something which the world cannot supply ?
Is this not the knocking of Jesus at the door
of my heart asking to be admitted? Why
should I keep him out? Is he not my friend ?
Does he not wish me good? Did he not
give his life for me? Ought he not then to
be admitted into my heart to rule my life?
I will opea the door and let the Master in."
Perhaps something like the foregoing
soliloquy is just now going on in the secret
processes of the hearts of many of our read-
ers. There are doubtless many young per-
sons growing up in families where this paper
has been a visitor for many years, who have
never yet surrendered their lives to the
loving Christ. There are also husbands and
wives — but more of the former than of the
latter— who have honored us with reading
the "Easy Chair" these many years, but
who for reasons known to themselves have
never openly confessed Christ and iden-
tified themselves with him and with
his church. All these will permit us, we
are sure, to urge upon their attention,
in a sort of personal way, as if we were
face to face, the claims of Jesus Christ on
their love and obedience. The editor can
no longer, on account of the pressure of
other labors, hold meetings, as he once did,
to persuade people to become Christians —
simply Christians. But surely he cannot be
denied the privilege through these columns
of pressing the invitation of the gospel upon
those of his readers who have never accept-
It may be that someone whose eyes may
chance to fall on this paragraph remembers
a time, away back when the heart was
young and tender, when he loved Christ and
when he confessed Him before men and took
his place on the Lord's side. But alas! the
heart has grown cold, and hard, too, under
the hurrying tramp of the swift- footed years
that have gone over it with their burdens of
care and temptation and struggle. Now
all this is only a reminiscence. Since then
he has gone, it may be, into a "far country."
But he has never quite forgotten the pray-
ers and advice of the godly fatier and moth-
er, and some of the sweet strains of the
dear old hymns come to him occasionally
out of the distant past. No one who has
ever tasted the sweetness of forgiveness,
and has felt the thrill of filial love as he has
said, "Our Father," can ever quite forget
those experiences of joy and hope and aspir-
ation. Why should not such an one arise
and go to his Father, whose heart has never
ceased to love him, or to mourn over his de-
parture, that he may enjoy again the bless-
ings and the dignity of sonship? There
would be gladness in the Father's house, there
would be joy among the angels in heaven,
and life would once more be radiant with
hope, if this resolve were made and carried
out. Every one's experience tells him that
that has been the happiest and most joyous
period of his life in which he has walked
closest to the Master. This is because man
was made in the image of God and can never
realize the end of his being except through
fellowship with God.
But whatever may be our past or present
attitude to Christ, there must be always, in
all of us, the consciousness that we may live
better and truer lives than we are now liv-
ing. There are times when we ardently
long to do this. There are moments of
moral and spiritual vision, when, on some
lofty height of contemplation, we seem to see
ourselves in our true relation to God and to
the eternal world. Earth, with all its
fleeting honors, pleasures and gains, seems
to fade from our view. At such moments,
which are our best moments, we are con-
scious of a deep and yearning desire to be
pure in heart and life. These moments
should set the key for the music of our lives.
We should always strive to be what we have
desired and purposed to be in our moments
of clear vision and of spiritual insight. The
mind should be so steadily fixed upon the
moral beauty and spiritual perfection of
Christ, that His divine personality may trans-
figure our lives and make them like His
own. This vision, however, must be accom-
panied by the daily effort to realize, in our
relation to God and to our fellowmen, the
divine ideal which we have in Christ. In
this way shall we most worthily fit ourselves
for the duties and responsibilities of the
dawning century.
December 6, 1900
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BOOKS I HAVE NOT READ.
BY THE BOOKIST.
I read a good many books; always did,
because I was born with a taste for books;
do now, partly because it is the business of
a Bookist to read books and partly because
my love for them still persists, in spite of
the abuse to which it has been subjected;
and probably always shall, unless blindness
shall drop a veil over the printed page and
the emoluments of a literary career prove
insufficient to furnish the financial basis for
a leisurely old age and also command the
services of younger eyes. "Because it is
my business*' — ought I not to blush to enroll
that among my reasons for reading books?
Certainly not. Rather do I record it gladly,
for it is not only one of my reasons for
reading at all, but also my best excuse for
not reading many of the books which I have
not read. I am not now speaking of trashy
books, of those books which give no valu-
able information, no wider outlook upon life,
no deeper insight into human character, no
inspiration for better living, nor even any
wholesome and honest pleasure. I have
never been tempted (thank Heaven!) to read
rubbish. Bat I admit with regret, which
would not be unmingled with shame were it
not for this excuse, that there are many
good books, great books, books whose names
are household words with all literary folk —
that I have never had time or inclination to
read.
It fell to my lot once to take out to din-
ner a blooming damsel who had evidently
been forewarned by our hostess that I was
^'literary." (Oh foolish and meaningless word!)
Between the fish and the roast she exclaimed
suddenly, and apropos of nothing in partic-
ular, so far as could see, except her own no-
tion that I was "literary" and must be talked
to as such: "Oh! Mr. Bookist, don't you think
Milton's Sampson Agonistes is perfectly
grand?" Perhaps I might, without undue
rashness, have conceded a reasonable degree
of grandeur to anything of Milton's "unsight
unseen" — as we used to say when we
swapped bladeless jack-knives and point-
less tops in our unliterary youth— and
by the exercise of even a little skill I could
have turned the conversation into
some more familiar field. There was a time
when I would have done it. But now I put
the temptation behind me and said with per-
fect candor, "Madam, I have never read
Sampson Agonistes." Perhaps I ought not to
have done it, for it certainly gave her con-
fidence in literary men a serious jolt. She
supposed of course I had read everything,
and the next time she meets a literary man
she will probably assume that he has read
nothing and will start in to tell him
about Pickwick Papers or David Harum.
Still, I couldn't help wondering how
long a general conversation would thrive,
even in a company of people who think
themselves well-read, if Sampson Agonistes
were broached without warning as the sub-
ject of discussion, or Shakespeare's Titus
Andronicus, or Gibbon's Autobiography, or
Pollok's Course of Time, or Thomson's
Seasons. For my part I never read any of
them, though I have known their names
from boyhood, as almos: every one else has.
Very likely, now that I have made this
confession, I eh ill feel constrained to give
it the lie by reading all these when I ought
to be attending to more important business.
But even if I do, it will not alter the case,
for tture are plenty more classics unread
by me which I have not included in this
confession, and hence will probably never
read.
I had intended to make this confession
much more comprehensive (believe me,
there is room for it) and tell how, to this
day, most of Wordsworth remains unread by
me because, in my childhood days, a teacher
with a genius for the inappropriate tried to
cram "The Excursion'' down my throat
instead of tempting me with "Daffodils" or
something of that sort. But perhaps this
is enough confession for once. If I make
any more I shall be in danger of becoming
vain-glorious over my humility. But this
is enough for tha purpose, if it serves as an
encouragement to those who feel ashamed
and discredited when anyone mentions a
book they have not read, and if it is an
effective exhortation to honesty for those
who are tempted to pretend to a wider
knowledge of literature than they possess.
It is a shame not to have read any great
books, but it is no disgrace not to have
read every great book.
part of the Rabbi. This rejection of the
ruler of the synagogue on the basis of blood,
led him probably to that farther investiga-
tion which resulted in his becoming later at
least a secret disciple of tha Master.
Believing good government to be a most es-
sential factor in Christianizing a nation, I
would respectfully ask your opinion touching
the platforms of the two great political parties
in this country? James Hammond.
It is, perhaps, well that this question
comes up for attention after the election.
We are free to say that neither of the plat-
forms referred to seems to us to touch some
of the most vital issues before the American
people, while both of them seek to make is-
sues where there are none, or none of great
importance. The remedy for this is in
creating a better political conscience among
the people of the United States, and this can
only be done through the extension of the
kingdom of Christ, and by making its in-
fluence felt in all the departments of life.
Dr. Lyman Abbott in his book, "The Evolu-
tion of Christianity," page 145, makes the fol-
lowing statement: "The scribe who would follow
him provided he might first go back to his home
to bury his father or bid his kinsfolk good-bye;
the ruler of the synagogue who would join him
provided he might still keep the control and
administration of his own wealth; the Nico-
demus, master in Israel, who was interested in
his teachings but thought himself in no need of
a new life, were rejected." Was Nicodemus re-
jected? Did he not become a disciple toward
the close oj the ministry of Christ? Please
explain this and oblige a searcher after truth.
John J. Higgs.
Nicodemus was "rejected" on the basis on
which he seemed to have offered himself,
namely on his Jewish blood. Christ's reply
to him indicates clearly such reliance on the
In the Revised Version, why is the word
given "Holy Spirit" in Luke 11:13, and
"Holy Ghost" in Acts 2:38? Is there a differ-
ence in the original word, and if there is, is
there, can there be any distinction? P.
There is no difference in the original Greek
word, and no good reason so far as we are
able to see why the word should not be ren-
dered alike in all passages where it occurs.
This is done in the American Revised Bible.
The word ghost meant guest, originally, and
it may be that it was with reference to this
meaning that it was preferred by the Eng-
lish revisers in the passages where it occurs;
but the American revisers seem to us right
in insisting on a uniform rendering.
1. Ought a Christian to take any part in
the Civil Government, aside from paying his
taxes and praying for the rulers?
2. May a Christian pray to God to destroy
the liguor traffic and at the same time vote for
a political party which he knows will protect
and perpetuate the destructive and devilish
business?
3. How is it Christian to exclude a liquor
seller from the church and also Christian to
vote for a political party which legalizes the
liquor- seller s business?
4. Is not such a voter the proprietor of the
saloon and the saloon keeper his Agent?
L. A. Cutler.
1. Yes; he ought to obey the laws, help
to enforce them and vote intelligently and
conscientiously.
2. Many Christians do vote for parties
that are not pledged to the destruction of
the saloon. They do not regard themselves
in such cases as voting for the saloon, but on
other issues. We may regard their course
as inconsistent, but must not condemn them
for seeing their duty differently from what
we do. In a direct issue with the saloon
they would probably vote against it.
3. Political parties are imperfect in-
struments for accomplishing certain neces-
sary ends of government. It is one thing
to vote with one of these parties as the best
instrument perhaps that can be used at
present, and quite another thing to endorse
all it does or to engage in every business it
tolerates.
4. We do not think this is exactly a
fair way of putting it. Many a man feels
it his duty to vote for his party on issues
which he feels will be decided by the elec-
tion, who despises the saloon business. We
may think him mistaken, and both our
querist and the editor of this paper pursue
a different course; but we may not, in
charity, class all other kinds of voters with
saloon keepers or proprietors. We do not
yield to any one in our feeling of antipathy
to the liquor traffic. But we do not believe
it can be destroyed by a policy that is un-
charitable and unjust to a large body of
Christian voters. In this we are sure our
esteemed brother must agree with us. J
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December 6, 1900
STEREOPERFUNCTY AND
WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
W. T. MOORE.
All history justifies the conclusion that
extremes beget extremes. Cowper's state-
ment that "man, desultory man, is studious
of change and fond of novelty," is no doubt
perfectly true. Very maty persons are
never so happy as when they are in pursuit
of something new. The Athenians of old
were not peculiar in this respect. In these
modern days we find much that compels us
to believe that there is a constant teadency
to the extreme of novelty with a gredt
many people. At the same time, it is
equally true that there is another tendency
directly opposed to the one just mentioned,
and which operates upon the love of novelty
very much as the centripetal force restrains
the centrifugal in nature. I refer to what I
have named stereoperfuncty.
This word has not yet found its way into
the dictionaries, but what it fitly represents
has long held dominion in all the spheres of
human life. In our church life its
reign i3 sometimes extremely oppressive.
It represents fixity in excess and
definiteness to exaggeration. It stands
for what some people call consistency, but
which is nothing more than unwillingness
to yield to the necessary conditions of
human progress. It is often called consci-
entiousness, when, in reality, it is nothing
but pure "cussedness." Doubtless consist-
ency is all right when it measures conduct
by a divine standard, but when we constant-
ly seek to make our actions of to-day cor-
respond with those of yesterday, we at
once bar the possibility of all progress
worthy of the name. We are simply illus-
trating stereoperfuncty, and nothing else.
We see this illustrated in party politics.
Men often vote their party ticket, no
matter whether they like the platform and
candidates or not. They must not scratch
their ticket, for if they did they would no
longer be consistent with their past record.
In this way they measure the duty of to-
day by what they did yesterday, and this
makes every yesterday practically a despot,
ruling with imperious s vay all the actions
of the present. Nothing could be more
fatal to real growth than this foolish notion
about consistency. Real consistency con-
sists in harmonizing every day's conduct
with the truth, as it is seen and understood
as each day passes. Hence no one can tell,
or ought to even try to tell, what he will do
to-morrow in a given case.
Every to-morrow should take care of
itself with respect to good as well as evil;
for the moment we begin to plan definitely
and positively the work of tomorrow, that
moment we make even the present a stereo-
typed despotism.
In our religious life stereoperfuncty
work* untold evils. In fact, there is noth-
ing else which stands so much in the way
of real development. ' Once in grace,
always in grace," finds an illustration in
more places than in controversial theology.
This phrase is only another way of stating
what I mean by stereoperfuncty. We have
only to examine carefully the practical
workings of many churches to see the ruin
which is wrought by the despot whose
reign we are considering.
Much of our church life is thorough-
ly dominated by stereoperfuncty. The
order of the service is definitely
fixed, and must be carried out to
the letter, no matter what becomes of
the spirit of service. There must be jast
so many songs song, so much Scripture
read, the announcements made, prayers
offered and sermon preached, all exactly
within the time and at the place prescribed
by the imperious law of order which pre-
vails. Indeed, if the service cannot be
made to fit the time of the clock, the clock
must be altered to suit the service. In
some way or other everything must corres-
pond, and this seems to be necessary in
order to the happiness of the worshipers.
Recently our conventions are becoming
subject to the tyrant, stereoperfuncty.
Everything is regulated by a schedule, and
usually this crowds more into the time
allotted than is possible for mortals to
realize. All the same, the rule must
prevail. It would be an unpardonable sin if
someone who has something to say should
say it while the stereotyped program is
being carried out. In this way our Conven-
tions are rapidly drifting into a sort of
pneumatic-tube-system through which busi-
ness, speech-making and everything else are
dispatched according to the pressure of
time arranged in the program.
Now, I am not unreasonable. I believe
that some kind of order is necessary in
order to do business in a practical way.
But is it not possible to have too much
order, especially stereotyped order? A
gentleman once cam 3 into my office and
insisted upon putting things in order, as he
called it. I told him to do so to his heart's
content. He spent about an hour in
arranging everything according to his
notions. After he had finished it was with
great difficulty that I could find anything I
wanted. I told him that if he had had the
placing of the stars in the firmament, he
would doubtless have put them in squares,
parallelograms and other mathematical
figures. He said he was con plimented by
my estimate of his precise notions of order.
Nor must he be regarded as standing alone
in this respect. There are many people
who cannot do business at all if it is not
done according to some stereotyped rule.
Bat the man of true genius works without
rule, or rather works above all rules, for
only in such a sphere is there liberty to
work to the best advantage. He makes
achievement his rule. He does not stand
on the order of working, but works. In a
convention he has little or no use for
Cashing's manual or any other manual.
He does not believe in spending an hour in
discussing a point of order when the main
business of the convention must finally be
disposed of in five minutes. He prefers to
give the hour to the discussion of the busi-
ness and the five minutes to the matrer of
order, if this matter must be considered at
all.
We now begin to see what mu3t be done
with stereoperfuncty. It must be smashed.
No matter at what cost, the thiDg must be
killed outright. This does not involve the
destruction of any order that is really
necessary. It simply means the dethroning
of that despot which hinders freedom of
expression and investigation.
Everything that is legitimate will still
remain; but stereoperfuncty will die the
death of the wicked; and the death of this
tyrant will bring new life and vigor into
our church life everywhere, and inspire
new hopes with respect to the salvation of
the world. In our methods of worship we
often need the courage of audacity, in order
to break the fetters that bind us. Of
course it is not meant by this that we
should do anything that is necessarily dis-
orderly or contrary to any method that is
right and has proved to be efficient. What
is really meant, is a plea for a freedom
which will honor the mind and heart, while
at tne same time it encourages and provides
for the highest degree of usefulness. It
simply means that stereoperfuncty shall do
longer sway our religious life.
THE GEORGIA CONVENTION.
J. S. LAMAR.
I tell you the old state is wakiDg up. We
have never had so good a convention. No
state has ever had a better. The brethren
in Augusta literally spread themselves.
They entertained us royally, feasting us on
the fat of the land and doing it with a gra-
cious cordiality and freeness that made me
feel proud of them — proud and happy that I
once lived with them and was one of them.
The two pastors, A. B. Ph'llips, of the First
Church, and W. A. Chastain, of the Second,
had neglected not one single detail of the
preparations. Everything had b> en thought
of, and everything was just as it should have
been. The program, too, had been carefully
considered and was most excellent, and ad-
mirably was it carried out. It contained one
feature that was novel and that I must com-
mend to all future conventions — a really
good soporific address on the opening night!
As my eminent qualifications as a specialist
in the treatment of insomnia were well
known, I was of course appointed to the re-
sponsible office; and if I do say it myself, I
doubt if the place could have been better
filled. The speech was discreetly constructed
so as to read like a continual buzz buzz, and
in the delivery to sound like an endless croon-
ing. Any two or three paragraphs of the
address, taken at random, will put any man
into a sound and refreshing sleep, with
pleasant dreams that something is being
said, he hardly knows what. Thelspeech is
warranted to produce its legitimate effect.
This is mentioned here because Bro. Gar-
rison, who knows by happy experience its
somnolent power, insists that the readers of
the Christian-Evangelist shall get a good
nap or two from it; and I have promised that
he may have it if he will allow me take out
any bird-song or other awakening note that
may have inadvertently crept in. Besides,
the thing must be shortened somehow for
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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fear the readers never would wake up.
But to return to the convention. That
first night's sleep did the business. I never
saw a more wide-awake, enthusiastic, har-
monious and happy-hearted meeting any-
where. The women's societies made a fine
showing, as they always do, and planned for
great things in the future. Bro. H. C.
Combs, the state evangelist, made a most
gratifying report; and all the departments
of our work were daly reported and thought-
fully considered. Nothing in all the pro-
ceedings was more inspiring than t vo papers,
one by Ytiss Ella Mitchell and the other by
Mrs. B. 0. Miller, read before the W. S. G.
M., on the establishment of industrial schools
in the mountain region of Georgia. It
touched the heart-chord of the whole conven-
tion, and was warmly and generously in-
dorsed and fostered.
The committee had been fortunate in se-
curing the very best speakers. Bro. B. L.
Smith, who is always good, surpassed him-
self on Wednesday — the effect, perhaps, of
the sleep I had given him the night before.
Bro. C. P. Williamson, whom everybody
knows and everybody loves, and loves to
hear, rose to his old-time fervency and pow-
er in the splendid sermon which he gave us
on Thursday. Then at night came Bro. J. H.
Garrison. Splendid is no word for it. He
never preached so well in his life. He had
come to us a personal stranger to the people.
We had all taken him into our hearts, and
he knew how we honored and loved him. He
had rested from his travel i and had breathed
the sweet spirit that prevailed among us —
and, like everybody else there, he had had
the good of my infallible soporific, and he
felt fresh and strong and happy. If anybody
wants to know what good preaching is —
what a grand, uplifting, soul-inspiring
preacher J. H. Garrison at his best is, place
him in the best conditions and circumstances,
and just listen, aid be enraptured. God bles3
him for coming to us.
Then the returned missionaries, Bro. Meigs,
of China, and Bro. Stevens, of Japan, were
most happy, entertaining and instructive
and filled us to the very briars with the mis-
sionary spirit. We thank them for coming,
and bringing us the light of their experience,
and pouring into our hearts some of the ful-
ness of their ardor and enthusiasm. And
what shall I say of our "little mother," the
dear, sweet, gracious and loving Miss Bessie
Farrar, from India? Her simple little stories
and incidents, so simply told and so artless,
go right to your heart, and before you know
it you are just living in far off India and
working with her, and sympathizing with her
and praying for her, and crying and crying.
You cannot help it — and you are more of a
missionary than you ever were. May the
Lord bless the little darling, and continue to
make her a blessing wherever she goes.
At length we reached Friday night and
the closing service of the convention — a
convention that had been instilling enthu-
siasm into us until we could hardly hold any
more, and by a happy inspiration Bro. W. F.
Watkins, of Savannah, had selected Enthu-
siasm as his subject. Bro. Watkins is a new
man to us in Georgia and very few of us
had heard him. And now I am almost afraid
to speak of him, lest some of the big churches
off yonder who do not need him as much as
we do will want to get him away from us.
I wish it understood that Bro. Watkins is
now a Georgian. He is identified with us,
and is not to be taken away from us. With
thi-t understood, I am free to state that he is
a masterly preacher. He has all the qualifi-
cations— learning, eloquence, elegance, piety
and a soul on fire with enthusiasm for Christ
and his cause. I shall not pretend to char-
acterize his sermon on Enthusiasm. It was
better than I had ever heard, better than I
had ever thought of even in those hours of
warm enthusiasm and inspiration which
sometimes come to even the dullest of us. It
was the blessed close of a most blessed meet-
ing.
I wanted to say something of our bright
and brainy young men, zealous, self-sacri-
ficing and devoted, the j y and the hope of
our churches. But the light of such men
cannot be hidden. The names of R. Lord
Cave. E. L. Shelnutt, W. A. Chastain, (the
president of the convention); J. W. Moody,
H C. Combs, J. H. Wood, M. F. Harmon, the
Spiegels, Rowland, Jenson and others are
already enrolled in our front ranks and will
in gool time be known far and wide.
This imperfect report would be inexcus-
ably in complete if it failed to record the
deep-felt obligation of the convention to the
choir of the First Christian Church, one of
the best in the state, one of the best in any
state. Their music was a source of thrilling
pleasure to us all, an inspiration and a bene-
diction. May God bless them all.
A NOTABLE PASTORATE.
BY EDWARD B. BAGBY.
The celebration of the twenty- fifth anni-
versary of F. D. Power's pastorate at the
Vermont Avenue Church has been the event
of surpassing interest with us this fall.
One Sunday in Septembe •, 1875, a cadav-
erous-looking young professor from Bethany
College stood in the pul} it of a small frame
meeting house in this city and preached
from the text, "What is truth?" This was
the beginning of one of the longest and
most fruitful pastorates in the annals of our
people.
Brother Power entered upon his work
with a full appreciation of its difficul'ies.
Their house of worship was contemptuously
called "the little Campbellite shanty." On
one occasion the newspapers referred to it
as "the little colored church on Vermont
avenue." The members were few in number
and poor. Judge Jeremy Black had pre-
dicted that if Brother Power accepted the
call he would starve. A dozen men who
had been called had declined. Serious dis-
sensions existed among th- members, but
Brother Power had not entered the ministry
for revenue and had unbounded faith in God
and the brethren.
At the time of his graduation he had
declined an offer of $1,200 from a city
church and consented to s rve three country
congregations at the modest salary of $500.
He says, "I was poor, much in debt, without
books. I never regretted my choice.
Three years later I married. I borrowed
the money which I paid the preacher —
and I paid him well — and I went in debt for
the wedding suit. I never regretted that
either."
The young pastor was fortunate in having
as a nucleus some of the noblest people
on earth. "I look over my first visiting
list," sajs Brother P., "and happy pictures
rise before me. Characters of marvelous
beauty throng the halls of memory.
Visions of ransomed ones are revealed
before the throne — heroic men, noble
women, sweet children, most of whom have
fu filled their mission and fallen asleep.
Only a handful are left of the original
flock. Three times, at least, the congrega-
tion has changed. Three times the preach-
er has been able to turn his barrel."
Among the most noticeable features of
this pastorate has been the development of
this congregation in liberality. "I early
made up my mind that if I expected my
church to be liberal I myself must lead
them; like priest, like people." He began
by giving one-tenth, tbn OLe-fifth. What
prop rtion he gives now I cannot say, but it
is more than one half, and he says he does
not have so many of the luxuries of life as
when his salary was $500.
Brother Power has a larger sum invested
in the Ninth Street Church than any other
individual. He says, by the way, it is the
best investment he ever made. He leads in
all offerings for missiomry and benevolent
enterprises. His people refer oftenest to
his gifts to the poor. The salesman who
sells him clothes said to me recently: "Dr.
Power buys more clothes than any minister
in town. I asked him one day, 'What do
you do with all the clothes you buy?' He
laughed and said, 'I expect my wife gives
them away.' "
One co d winter day a tramp came into
his study begging for money. Brother P.
had no money, but noticing the thinness of
the man's coat, took from the rack his own
overcoat and gave him. To another import-
unate one he gave all the money he had
and then remembered tha' some duty called
him to the navy yard. As he had not the
price of a car ticket he began a five-mile
tramp through the city. On his return as a
car passed he saw on board his recent bene-
ficiary.
He was taken in once by a man who
claimed to be a friend of R. M. Bishop, of
Cincinnati. As an evidence of the truth of
his claims he showed Brother Power the tag
of his shirt, which bore the initials, "R.
M. B." Learning afterwards that the man
was an impostor Brother Power wrote
Governor Bishop asking that in the future,
for his protection, when disposing of his
shirts please to cut off the tags. But our
bishop's generosity has not been confined to
gifts of money. During the second year of
his pastorate he started a mission »nd gave
to this enterprise freely of his time. For
several years he came every week through
heat and cold to cottage prayer-meetings
on Capitol Hill, when the attendance would
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often consist of three others and sometimes
a dozen. When at last the Ninth Street
Church was started he encouraged his peo-
ple to take membership. Some of his faith-
ful members and best contributors he has
encouraged to jom the Ninth Street and
Whitney Avenue Churches. It is no wonder
that after such a pastorate the Vermont
Avenue Church should have been thronged
with people to celebrate the silver anniver-
sary. Rarely has a minister of this city
received such an ovation as was accorded
Brother Power upon this occasion. Of this
we shall speak more fully in our next.
Washington, D. C.
SOME MODERN OCCULT
FADS III.
W. E. HARLOW.
When first born into this world a child is
the most helpless of all God's creatures. No
objective mind to speak of, no conscience,
no fear of dinger, no regard for the feelings
of others, not even the natural instinct of
the brute. Possessed only of a soul (sub-
jective mind), a spark of the divine, which by
the law of procreation has been handed down
from Adam, he begins his career. Leaving
out heredity and hereditary influences, he now
becomes purely a creature of circumstances.
He believes absolutely every statement
made to him as soon as he has learned to
understand, until the objective mind becomes
sufficiently developed to reason by the in-
ductive method. The objective minds of
millions of human beings have never reached
that state of development where they de-
mand a verified fact as a premise from
which to reason, heEce the growth of Chris-
tian Science. Dr. John D. Quackenbos,
formerly adjunct professor of English liter-
ature in Columbia College, speaking of
Christian Science, says: "The o^e grain of
scientific truth underlying Christian Science
practice wins credence for the whole sys-
tem. The Christian Science healer is a sort
of spiritual broker on the floor of the celes-
tial exchange who, always for a liberal
commission, negotiates between the divine
and human and loves to consider himself on
equal footing with Jesus Christ. I know
that some men and women, well educated in
certain directions, belong to the cult, but
they are not broadly educated, and I main-
tain that Christian Science is the voodooism
of the half educated." It would seem, indeed,
that in the face of reason, revelation and
Common sense, a person who could be-
lieve in the non-existence of matter,
(which is the fundamental and basic princi-
ple of Christian Science) could by the same
mental gymnastic process believe all the
rest of Mrs. Eddy's vagaries. The faith re-
quired for therapeutic purposes, however,
is a purely subjective faith, and is attain-
able upon the cessation of active opposition
on the part of the objective mind. Of
course, it is desirable to secure the concur-
rent faith of both minds; but it is not essen-
tial, if the patient will in good faith make
the necessary auto-suggestion, either in
words, or by submitting pasBively to the
suggestions of the healer.
Christian Science furnishes a very strik-
ing example of the principle involved in the
proposition that the requisite subjective faith
may be acquired without the concurrence
of objective belief, and even in defiance of
objective reason. That system is based up-
on the assumption that matter has no real
existence; consequently we have no bodies,
and hence no disease of the body is possible.
Of course, no serious argument can be
adduced against such a self-evident absurd-
ity. Nevertheless, there are two facts con-
nected with this system which stand out in
bold relief: One is that it numbers its
followers by the hundred thousand; and the
other is that the cures effected are of daily
occurrence, and some of the most marvelous
character. It seems that no greater demand
could be made upon the resources of our
credulity than to tell U3 that all that is
visible or tangible to our objective senses
has no renl existence. And yet that is what
the patient of Christian Science is invited
to believe as a condition precedent to his
recovery. Of course he feels at first that
his intelligence is insulted, and he protests
again&t such a palpable absurdity. But he
is quieted by soothing words, and is told to
get himself into a perfectly passive condi-
tion, to say nothing and to think of nothing
for the time being. After a seance of this
kind, lasting perhaps half an hour, the pa-
tient almost inevitably finds relief. To say
that the patient is surprised, is but feebly to
convey his impressions; he is confounded.
The healer triumphantly asks, "What do you
think of my theory now?" or, "By their
fruits you shall know them." To the aver-
age mind, untrained to habits of logical
reasoning, that settles the question; and
Christian Science has scored a triumph and
secured a follower. It ha3 been claimed by
some mental healers that faith on the part
of the patient is not an essential prerequisite
to successful healing. Doubtless some of
the more ignorant ones believe that state-
ment. But an observation of the methods
employed by some who make this claim leads
one to suppose that the statement often
made to their patients that faith is unnec-
essary is rather a running evasion of the
truth for the very purpose of inspiring faith.
Thus, a patient enters the sanctum of a
mental healer, and begins by sayiDg, "I
understand that it is necessary that your
patients have faith before they can be
healed. If that is the case I never can be
healed by mental treatment, for I am utterly
sceptical on the subject." To which the
ready reply is, "Faith is unnecessary under
my system. I do not care what you believe,
for I can heal you, however sceptical you may
be." This is generally satisfactory to the
sceptic. He brightens with hope, and sub-
mits to the treatment full of the faith that
he is to be healed without faith. It is super
fluous to add that by this stroke of policy
the healer has inspired the patient with all
the faith required, namely, the faith
of his subjective mind. Passivity on the
part of the patient, and confidence, coupled
with constant, reiterated, positive sugges-
tions on the part of the operator, will work
wonders. The writer has cured the mor-
phine habit, cigarette habit, lying, stealing
and even worse vices by suggestion.
Paralysis, rheumatism, constipation, deaf-
ness, and many other chronic diseases have
given way to suggestive treatment under
my own personal supervision. Suggestion
has succeeded where the Christian scientists
and magnetic healers have failed. By sug-
gestion, perfect anesthesia can be produced,
so that a tooth can be extracted or a finger
amputated without a particle of pain. There
is a limit, however, to the powers of the
mind, hence the mental healer's failure is
either due to lack of necessary mental con-
ditions, or his case is beyond the power of
mind to cure. Men-al adverse auto-
suggestion, and the adverse suggestions of
others,have. killed more people than medicine
ever cured. It has filled our mad houses
with lunatics, and our penitentiaries with
murderers and thieves. Take the best and
brightest child, and tell him he is a lazy,,
good-for-nothing scamp, and tell it to him
often enough, as if you meant it, and he will
become such. Can you not see now why
God ordained that by the foolishness of
preaching the world should be saved, and
left the evangelist as a permanent fixture in
the church? The man who has a message
which he believes himself, and who has the
ability to hold the attention of the hearer,
is the man who always succeed3. Brethren,
read up on the new psychology. It will
broaden your vision, and enlarge your use-
fulness. It will make you more charitable,
and help you to account for the strange ex-
periences of our religious neighbors; it will
help you to say with the psalmist that
"man is fearfully and wonderf illy made."
Parsons, Kansas.
THE CHRIST IN CONTRAST— III,
W. J. LHAMON.
THE CLAIMS OF CHRIST.
(Concluded)
But this strange and unique man, this one
so thoroughly cosmopolitan far away there
in his own narrow century, makes a still
higher claim than that he is "the Son of
Man," and attempts the more difficult prob-
lem of proving it. This "Son of Man," chims
to be also "the Son of God," and side by side
with the former he undertakes to convince
the world of the latter. The proofs that he
gives of this astonishing claim cannot be
followed here; they lie open "everywhere in
the pages of the New Testament. Our at-
tention is directed now simply to the claim
itself.
Eliphaz was greatly horrified when Job by
cursing the day of his birth seemed to im-
pugn the wisdom of God. His horror ex-
presses itself in a vision in which all his
bones are made to shake, and the hair of his
flesh stands up, and an image passes before
his eyes, and the horror is deepened by
silence, and out from that awful silence a
voice is heard saying:
"Shall mortal roan be more'just than God?
Shall a man be more pure than his Maker"
Behold he pnt no trust in his servants:
And hiii angels he charged with folly.
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay*
Whose foundation Is in the dust.
Which are crushed before the moth?"
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Here in the man Jesus is one who "dwells
in a house of clay;" together with the weak-
est of us "his foundation is in the dust;" he
is a "mortal man;" yet he "makes himself
equal with God," and, though he astonishes
us, he does not horrify us. On the contrary
many of us find ourselves hastening to the
recognition of the claim and joyful in the
acknowledgment of it.
That Jesus did make this claim there can
be no doubt. He permitted the phrase "Son
of God" to be applied to himself in a way not
applicable to other men. He called God
"Father" in a way from which we all shrink,
saying, "I and the Father are one." Side by
side with the Father he invades the realms
of the dead, saying, "As the Father raise th
up the dead and quickeneth them, so the Son
quickeneth whom he will." He places him-
self close to the Father on the throne of
judgment, saying, "The Father judgeth no
man, but hath committed all judgment unto
the Son." He demands from us the honor
due to the Father, saying, "All men should
honor the Son even as they honor the Fath-
er." He goes one step further and declares
that the honor due to himself is identical
with that due to God, saying, "He that
honoreth not the Son honoreth not the
Father who hath sent him." In precise keep-
ing with all this he arose from the dead, say-
ing, "All authority is given unto me in
heaven and in earth."
All these are wonderful words. They are
unfathomable to our reason, but our faith
does not reject them. The more we medi-
tate upon them in the presence of him who
uttered them the more fitting they seem to
be to him. To those who at the same time
reverently gaze upon him and reverently
listen to him there rises up a great harmony
between the Man and his claims.
But the appeal to such as are reverent is
not always possible to Christ to-day, even as
it was scarcely at all possible among the
people of his generation. "He came to his
own and his own received him not." The
rejection of him by them was due to this,
namely, that these claims, which to us seem
so true and transcendent, to them seemed
utterly false and blasphemous. Let us try,
therefore, briefly to see what such claims in-
volved to Jesus and to the people among
whom he moved.
In the first place, he must subject himself
to the charge of blasphemy at their hands,
and under this charge he must suffer the
penalty of their law. This penalty was
death. Jesus knew all this; he knew the
people and the charge they would make and
the penalty they would inflict. Face to
face with it all he made his claims unfalter-
ingly, and unfalteringly he suffered.
In the second place, he must attempt a
life among men that shall be in keeping with
this unparalleled claim of equality with God;
that is, he must attempt an unparalleled
and God-like career. From such high at-
tempt he did not shrink. That he attained
to a full measure of success in it, so far as
our finite faculties can measure such infinite
undertakings, must be in this connection
simply asserted. The argument of it must
be referred to the chapter on the character
of Christ. Meanwhile the evidential neces-
sity of success in such an undertaking is as
clear as an axiom. Whoever cannot make
his life keep pace with his claims sinks be-
low the level of an honest man. This is
more especially true if the claims are ex-
traordinary. It is glaringly true if the
claims are supernatural or divine. Think of
Nero claiming to be a god! or Caesar Borgia
posing as an infallible leader in the holy of
holies of the church of Christ! There comes
a revulsion of soul at the mention of such
monstrosities. But when Jesus claims to be
the Son of God, and when we look into his
character and career for the justification or
the falsification of the claim — when we do
this reverently (I appeal to the experience
of myriads of the most intelligent and gra-
cious people upon the earth) we invariably
end our investigation upon our knees in con-
fession, and in the waters of baptism in his
great and sweet name, and at the com-
munion table in remembrance of his broken
and restored life. The claims of Jesus are
transcendent; his life also is transcendent.
Now in contrast, let it be remembered
that Mohammed claimed to be no more than
a prophet of God, and that his life is a par-
ody on the high prophetic standard set by
Moses and Samuel and maintained by the
whole line of Old Testament claimants to
that high office down to the time of Zacha-
rias and John the Baptist. There are no
claims of Mohammed that can compare with
the claims of Jesus. The aspiration for
universality is not in his soul, and the stamp
of it is not on his character. He has no in-
tuitional kinship with deity other than such
as belongs to the whole race of men. He
does not call himself "the Son of God," and
it is well that he does not since his broken
and distorted life would give to the world
credentials against rather than for such a
claim. It is growing more difficult with each
decade for Mohammed to maintain his as-
sumed place as a prophet of God, not to speak
of higher claims. When he became a soldier
he ceased to be a teacher and thus abdicated
the high office of the heralding of truth for
the low office of the conquering of kingdoms.
Such prophetic vision as he had was prosti-
tute! at the last to the licensing of his own
lust and the furthering of his ambition. It
was a sad day for Mohammed when the
Koran was translated and brought into con-
trast with the New Testament, for the crudity
and the cruelty of the former is put to
shame by the refinement and gentleness, the
long-suffering and forgiveness of the latter.
As to Confucius — it has already been
stated that he did not so much as claim to
be a prophet, but only a historian; and that
he was not a teacher of religion, but of mor-
als and wisdom. He claimed no special kin-
ship with God and he presumed to give no
revelation from him. That Confucius is
worshiped to-day is simply the mistake of an
untutored and idolatrous people.
As to Buddha — how could any claim of
his be at all comparable to this high claim
of Christ, since he did not even so much as
know whether there was such a being as we
call God? Buddhism is atheistic. Buddha
knew no Infinite One whom he could call
Father and from whom he could receive
guidance and comfort and help. His en-
lightenment was attained not by the way of
revelation, but by meditation. By a mysti-
cal process he attained not to God or to rev-
elation, but to illumination and exhortation.
However great and good Siddartha was, and
with however much admiration we may look
upon him through the kindly medium of our
Christian charity, he must nevertheless
stand forever apart from him "who came
from above and is above all." Buddha is "of
the earth; he i& of the earth, and speaketh
of the earth." "He that came from heaven
is above all."
Might Socrates be at all named in this
connection? We are speaking of contrasts
and surely he furnishes us a striking exam-
ple. The highest that can be said of him is
that he was "the Father of philosophy." It
is doubtful if he would have claimed so much
for himself. He had no conscious kinship
with God, and did not presume to give a rev-
elation from God. He gave to the world a
method of speculation, or, let us be charita-
ble and call it investigation. To this he was
impelled, according to his own claim, by a
guiding genius, a monitor, a dasmon. No
higher claim than this was ever made by
him, and none has ever been sought by hia
admirers. On the contrary some would even
rob him of this slender hold upon the super-
natural, and refer his humble claim to pure
hallucination. At any rate, there he stands
like all the others of our great ones shroud-
ed in mists; there is this difference only,
that he has "a method by the end," multi-
tudes of men have not. But his poor method
reaches out helplessly toward the infinite and
the eternal, and he comes back at last from
his farthest following of it with a guess up-
on his lips, offering that as his best legacy
to his anxious disciples. Let him be called
"the greatest man of the ancient world— one
in whom the spirit of that world, going be-
yond itself, strove after a more glorious
future;" still, like others of the Greeks there
in proudest Athens, he built his altar to "The
Unknown God," and left his people waiting
long centuries for an humble Hebrew to say
to them in the name of the risen Redeemer,
"Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship,
him declare I unto you."
THE BOSPORUS.
CHARLES REIGN SCOVILLE.
According to promise, I begin this letter
with a description of the Bosporus, meaning
"Ox-ford," so named from the passage of
Io, transformed into a cow. This tortuous
channel, which is 19 miles long and from
800 yards to 2J miles wide, runs between
Marmora and the Black Sea, separating
Europe from Asia. The water flows some-
times in one direction and again in the
opposite, according to the winds, but there
are also counter currents beneath the sur-
face stream called the "devil's currents."
On either side are seven promontories with
their corresponding depressions opposite,
the European shore presenting an almost
continuous line of palaces, summer resi-
dences and villages, while on the Asiatic
side they are separated by wide intervals of
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rich vegetation. On either side at the
north end are many forts with heavy guns.
The surface has only been frozen over seven-
teen times in fourteen centuries, the last
time was in February, 1755. No less than
twenty kinds of fish are marketed from its
waters besides lobsters, prawns, mussels
and oysters. All fish brought to the market
pays tithe to the government, and it might
be well to add here that, while the taxes of
the empire are not oppressively heavy, the
mode of collecting by he tithe system gives
rise to great abuses, the people in every
case paying half as much again as the tax.
Bro. Chapman accompanied us on our trip
up the Bosporus and the first place on the
European side was Kabatash, meaning
rough stone, a place mentioned by Dionysius.
Here also T >urus, the Syleian, while on
his way to Crete, anchored with his fifty-
oared vessels. The imperial stables are
located here, also the ornamented gate
through which imperial guests embark or
disem »ark. Also the Palace of Dolma-
baghcheh with its most beautiful gardens
all enclosed within a high wall and reserved
for the use of the ladies of the harem.
From this palace Sultan Abdul Aziz, after
his dethronement in May, 1876, was carried
away with his family of fifty- two boatloads
of wives first to the Seraglio, then to
Cheragan Palace, where he is said to have
ended his life on JuDe 13. by opening an
artery, but was murdered thus by conspira-
tors. The second stop was nearby at
Beshiktash, meaning cradle stone, where the
Venetian fleet, under Dnndola, landed and
besieged the city in 1203. It was at this
point that Mohammed II landed eighty
galleys of fifty and thirty oars, and trans-
ported them overland to the upper end of
the Gold n Horn and astonished the be-
sieged, wb >se harbor was protected by a
large double chaii. by appearing in their
rear at the weakest point in the wall.
Cannon, catapult and battering-ram were
used together. The city fell, the Ottoman
rose over the Roman remnant, the rescent
supplanted the cross and the light of God
went out. "When the light that is within
thee is darkness, how great is that dark-
ness." Here also is Cheragan Palace, where
the deposed Saltan Murad 5th is imprisoned
a*d where Abdul Aziz was assassinated
in 1876.
At Bebek, the six*h place we stopped,
is a large Brit;sh and American community.
On a bill, 300 feet above the Bosporus, is
located Robert College, an American institu-
tion found, d by C. Robert, of New York, in
1863. We visited Pres. Washburn and were
shown through the five story main building,
with it* library, museum, cla*s rooms and
halls, by Vice president Dr. Albert L. Long,
who was one of the pioneer mi sionaries to
Bulgaria and the first to translate the Bible
into their langu ige. The college has an
endowment of $250 000. It is an inter-
denominational school, with a capacity for
285 students, and is crowded. A second
building has been begun after waiting two
years for the "irede'' (permission) from the
T.irkish government with its everlasting
"vis inertiae." The instruction is in
English. The college . confers the degree
of A. B., and is affiliated with the State
University of New York. Many nation-
alities and religions are represented
in the student body, and the college has
exercised a marked influence in this part of
the Orient. Cyrus Hamlin, to whom should
be attributed the honor of establishing the
school, says its origin and history hang on
two very small events — the baking of good
bread and the crying of a child. Daring
the Crimean war, when the British soldiers
were being poorly fed on the universal stale
bread of Turkey, Cyrus Hamlin established
a bakery and did his best at baking and
furnishing good bread. Mr. Robert, visit-
ing here, asked where that bread was
purchased, huntel up the baker, found him
interested in tie social and educational
problems of Turkey, but greatly discouraged.
Mr. Robert offered the endowment, to which
many friends have since added, and Mr.
Hamlin began his efforts to secure a permit
from the government for the establishing
of the school. Day after day, week in and
week out, he made his fruitless efforts,
when finally Admiral Farragut's flagship
cast anchor in the Golden Horn and Mr.
Hamlin's boy began teasing to go on b ard.
His wish not beiag granted he be^an crying
and kept it up un il Mr. H. and the son
went on board, where he met the admiral,
and in a conversation told of his difficuly.
Admiral Farragut made no resjonse, but
at a reception given in his honor that
night he asked an official what objection
they had to granting the "irede" (permit).
He said that there was no objec ion and as
the Turks were much perplexed to kmw the
cause of his vi~it, it was granted at once.
Great events again from apparently in-
significant causes. Just beyond the cfllesre
is the Castle of Runeklia, built by Moham-
med II in 1452, just before the siege of
Constantinople. It was so constructed as
to form the Arabic 'etters of the word
Muhammad. His three 'generals built the
three towers and he compelled each of the
1,000 masoDs, assisted by a lime-burner, to
build two yards of wall 30 feet thick. The
wh' le was completed in three months and
was mounted with enormous guns that would
throw stone shot of six cwt. Immediately
across tie Bosporus from here we saw the
"White Castle" of Prince of India fame,
wher- Princess Irene met her Musselman
lover. At Skatari we visited tie American
College for G rls, and were shown through
the large building and invi ed to take a
cup of the customary Turkish tea, which we
heartily enjiyed. This school has a faculty
of about 20 and 140 students, and is doing
a fine work for the future women of
Turkey. The majority of the students are
Armenians. We visited also the Whirling
and Howling Dervishes, of which I will
write later. Th->re are seventeen places of
interest on the European shore and eleven
places to visit on the Asiatic shore, but
space f >rbids a farther des -ription, and
enough has been given to convince all that
there is no pi »ce in the Orient outside of
Bibl-* lands that can excel a day on the
Bosporus.
"THE EVOLUTION THEORY."*
BY EDWARD S AMES.
This book is a criticism of Dr. Lyman
Abbott's Evolution of Christianity. It was
written a fey months before i he author's
death, while his emaciated body was racked
by pain, yet there is no evid-hce of that
suffering in these pages. The point of view
of the critic is so far removed from that of
Dr. Abbott that the conflict is never hand-
to-hand. The first page bears a portrait of
Professor Tholuck, under whom Prof.
Bruner studied in Germany. The criticism
is rather of a quarter of a cen'ury ago, and
it does not sufficiently take into account the
facts of modern biology nor those of the
science of religion. These two sciences
have greatly broadened and strengthened,
while they have also modified, the statement
of evolution. The appeal to the "testimony
of the race from the beginning" to ^how
tha there has been no progressive develop-
ment in nature can hardly meet the needs
of the critic. It is undoubtedly true that
many presuppositions of the scientific
theory need investigation, but 'hat is not to
say that a 'vote of the people' could suffice.
Prof. Ward, in his recent book, "Naturalism
and Agnosticism," has given a better ex-
ample. The application of evolution t) the
Bible leads Dr. Abbott to refer to it as "the
histoiy of the development of religious
thought and life, the life of God in the soul
of man." To Prof. Bruner, God was ex-
ternal to man and he could not understand
such phrasts. Such a view he says "cuts
away the soul's hold upon the Bible as the
source of the knowledge of God and divine
things. If every man has power to know
God directly and immediately, then what
n-ed is there of book, preaching, priest or
prophet?"
In defense of the traditional view, the
religions of the heathen are reviewed to
show that they do not show any advance,
but rather only a degeneration from the
original truths of revelation. What is
recognized to day as the historical spirit
and method does not appear in this survey.
H athenism is held to have begun at the
tower of Babel. History reveals the
struggle of three great world-spirits, name
ly, heathenism, Judaism and Christianity,
and the last two are so absolutely opposed
to the first and the last to the second, that
no development is conceivable from one to
the other. The last chapter is devoted to
'The Divine Method," which is this: God
gives man his word. If man obeys he gains
spiritual life. If he disobeys h- dies. Here,
as throughout the book, the critic dissents
from any suggestions of an identity of the
life of man and God. Evolution, of course,
proceeds upon the view that there is a
oneness of life from the lowest to the
hig iest form?, but does not on that account
deny the reality or the providence of God.
Professor Bruner's book will be read with
interest because it deals vigorously and
fearlessly with a i-ubject whicn ought to be
studied carefully by all, and which is always
full of interest.
*The Evolution Theory, by F-ancis M. Bmaer.
Pre atory note by D. R. Dungan. Des Moines.
Pp. 227.
December 6, 1900
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B. B. TYLER'S LETTER.
"Is life worth living?" Yea! If one can
live in Denver!
Denver is not "out west." Grand opera
tickets were sold yesterday to the value of
ten thousand dollars. The gentleman who
had charge of the sale is reported to have
said: "I do not consider Denver a western
city at all. It is metropolitan — it is an
eastern city." When a town can purchase
ten thousand dollars' worth of opera tickets
in a single day, and no grumbling at the
prices asked, its place is assured — it is a
metropolitan city !
But there is much in Denver besides the
opera and the theater. There are fine
churches and good schools. There is also
business of aim ist every variety, much of it
on a large scale. Let me tell you about
Denver. Here are a few facts.
The town is one mile above the sea level.
It is the capital of the state of Colorado.
The guide on the "Seeing Denver" electric
car will tell you that its population is 190,-
000, not counting the people who are in the
cemetery! The recent United States census,
however, gives Denver a population of a
little less than 134,000. It is forty-two
years old and covers forty-four and a half
squire miles of territory. It has twenty
blocks of eight-story business houses. The
real estate transactions last year aggregated
$8,000,000. Its manufacturers' ou'put in
'99 wa* more than $25,000,000. Its gold
cutput at the same time was $26,508,675,
and its silver $13,771,731. There are no
epidemics of disease in Denver. Tie death
rate is said to be lo sver than that of any other
city of its size in the United States; and you
must bear in mind, in connection with this
statement, that sick people are brought to
Ddover from every part of the land. Many
are fatally ill when they arrive in Denver.
There are seven breweries, one hundr- d and
sixty churches, fifty eight public schools and
one hundred and fifty-five miles of street
railway. Denver has the best stree'-car
system that I have found in the United
States. You can ride trirteen miles for a
nickel. Tae union railroad station is built
of stone and has a magnificent frontage of
two block?. Fifteen railway lines enter
this depot, representing five thousand miles
of railroad in the state. The county court
house cost $1,400 000. The state house is
one of the finest in the Union and cost more
than $4,000,000. The state of Colorado is
only twenty-four years old. It sometimes
called "the Centennial state." It is 376
miles long and 280 miles wide. Its area is
103,000 square miles. The population is
almost 600 000. ' The increase of population
during ihe last ten years was thirt)-one per
cent. Of its fifty-six counties, forty-four
have rtilroid facilities. Colorado has more
thin five million acres of farm land, aid not
less thin nine million acres of grazing land.
Four hundred and two thousand one hundred
and forty-eight head of live stock were re-
ceived in Denver during the last twelve
months. I npent an hour at the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday. I s tid to the secretary,
wh«n looking at mining machinery, and
speaking of the rich deposits of coal and iron,
and copper, and silver, and gold: "I sup-
pose your mining industries are the chief
st urces of wealth in Colorado." He replied:
"Oh, no; our agricultural resources are great-
er even than are our mineral." Three or
four years ago the agricultural produc s of
the state were estimated at more than $107,-
000,000 in a single year. It is said that the
bees of Colorado make $250,000 worth of
honey annually. Denver is in fine business
condition. The panic of '93 struck the town
hard. It is probable th t no other city in
the nation suffered as did Denver in that
crisis. Al nost everything came to a stand-
still. The year before the panic buildings
of the value of $10,000,000 were erected.
Building permits one year since the panic of
'93 aggregated only $12,000. But all this
is past. Houses are g ing up all over town.
Money is plentiful. Denver has four national
banks, whose resources are $38,514,447. The
deposits aggregate more than $28 000,000.
The legal rate of interest in Colorado is
eight per cent., but any amount of money can
be borrowed in Denver at six per cent, and,
where the time is long and security satis-
factory, at five.
Thi- is enough about Denver on its mate-
rial side — and Colorado.
The social life of Denver is fine. The men
and women who have come to this place and
who have built it up are picked per ions from
the e^st. They are men and women of edu-
ca'ion and refinement. If you want to see
the "wild and w 'oily," you must go to some
other city than Denver, and to some other
state than Colorado. A larger number of
papers and periodicals are published in Col-
orado than are publ shed in either Kentucky
or T nnessee. There are eleven colleges in
Denver. The public library has 65,000
volumns.
I said in beginning, quoting the man-
ager of tt>e approaching grand opera, that
Denver is metropolitan. A crusade against
vice under the auspices of the Anti-saloon
League is about to be inau urated. Denver
is what is called "a wide-open town."
Saloon keepers, as usua', have but little re-
spect for the law. Men who have been
elected, or appointed, to enforce the law are
quite indifferent. They do not seem to care
what becomes of the law after they secure
office. In this respect t>ie police force of
Denver is much like the same class of officers
in other places. Dean Hart, of the Episcopal
Church, started in a while ago to play the
part of Bishop Potter. His especM effort
was to close the play-houses on the Lord's
day. D^an Hart is "a Hinglishman." He
has not become a citizen of the United
States. His well-meant effort, as might have
been expected, came to naught. Men to the
manor born, native born citizens of the
United Spates, are at the head of the crusade
to which ref rence has just been made.
There are five congregations of Disciples
of Christ in Denver. Th«y are: the Central
Christian Church, of which Bruce Brown is
pastor, at present meeting in a hall; the
Highlands Christian Church, H. A. Davis
pas 'or, with <* good hmse of worship; the
South Rroadway Christian Church, on Ells-
worth Street, near Broadway; the Berkeley
Christian Church, of which Mrs. F D. Pettit,
widow of our lamented brother, Frank Pettit,
is the pastor, with a comfortable bouse of
worship; and the Etst Side Cnristian Cnurch
without a house of its own.
At a future time I will tell you about
these congregations at length. My space is
now full. ,;
Denver, Col.
THE ELIJA.HS A.ND THE ELI-
SHAS OF THE RESTORA-
TION.*
BY J. S. LAMAH.
Matt 17: 11.— "And Jeans answered and said unto
them, Ellas truly shall first come, and restore all
things "
1 Kings 19: 16— "And EHsha, the son of Shapbat, of
Abel meholah, sbalt thou anoint to be prophet In
thy room."
I congratulate you, my brethren, upon your
auspicious reunion. May it bring rich blessings to
you, and may the Holy Spirit of God fill your
hearts.
In responding to your call for me to occupy this
opening hour of your service, it shall be my object,
however Imperfectly my feeble power may grasp
it, to enable you to see, in the light of my textd,
the hand of a divine leader and guide displayed in
the rise and progress of the great restoration
movement of the nineteenth century— a movement
in which it has been our privilege to bear some
humble part, and in whose interests we are as-
sembled in convention.
Bat before addressing myself to this gracious
task you will properly expect me to make some
reference to the occasion of the present meeting;
and also to dwell for a few minutes upon the special
subject, growing out of this occasion, which you
h&ve entrusted to my hands. I believe, however,
that you will be glad to know that this sp-cial
subject will soon be embraced in the broader field
which will open before us. It is rightfully en-
titled to that place, and to share in its larger in-
terests.
I.
Since your first organization as a convention —
which was called at that time and for some years,
the State Cooperation Meeting — you have num-
bered seven Sabbaths of years, or forty-nine years
— and you enter now upon the fiftieth. The an-
cient Israelites would have ushered in an occasion so
joyous by the blowing of trumpets throughout all
their laud. It has, however, been decided t > pro-
claim our jubilee by the blowing of only one single
trumpet; and, as I have been appointed to do the
blowing, you will not, of course, expect the blast
to be either loud or long. Indeed, if I can exhibit
the start and the finish of these fifty tears, it will
be as much as I shall attempt, heli3ving that you
will not consider me as utterly failing if I succeed
in "making both ends meet " As for the finish, I
must struggle along with it as best I can, but lam
enabled to make the start by the kindness of my
friend and yours. Mrs. Burt O. Miller. In her
forthcoming work on "The Orig'n and History of
the Christian Churches in G orgia and S uth Car
olina" she not or>ly rescues many valuable histori-
cal facts from ihreatened oblivion, but gives us a
riah collection of entertaiaing memorabilia — all
of which will he deeply interesting to the present
generation of Disciples, in the states named, while
to their children and remoter descerdants they
will be a legacy of priceless value. I have been
permitted to peruse the manuscript of 'his admir-
able production, and I find in it a d-tailed and cir-
cumstantial account of our first organization for
state work in ihe city of Griffin, in the year 1850.
This I must leave for your enjoyment when you
come to read the published book. I myself was
not present at th*t meeting, for you should know
that I am not one of "the old fathers." Inasmuch,
however, as I was, so to speak, married to the in-
stitution only a little while afterwards, I suppose
you mteht cla»s me, if you so pleased, as one of
your old step-fathers.
Judged by the standard of our times that first
state m«eting would seem very small. It had in it
a few plain preachers, without broadcloth or starch
♦Delivered before the Georgia State Conversion,
Augusta. Nov 20, 1901, on the Jubilee anniversary or
the Introduction of the Reformation in that state.
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December 6, 19C0
— men like Nathan W. Smith and Wm. S. Fears,
who knew and loved the Bible, and who cared for
very little besides. There was also Dr. Daniel
Hook, a portly, dignified and courteous gentleman,
honored and loved by all good men. If, as I sup-
pose, the venerable Shelton Donning, of Savannah,
was there, you may be sure that he had his Naw
Testament under his arm, as he always had. In
his case this was a sort of outward and visible
sign of an inward and spiritual grace, showing
that the good book was in his head and in his
heart. It showed also that he wanted to have it
handy as the sword of the Spirit. And woe to the
enemies of God and his truth when he suddenly
drew it upon them. You m'ght always feel sure
that he would put to flight "the armies of the
aliens." I suppose that Doctors Elder and Dostor
and Wm. T. Lowe of old Antioch in Oconee, were
on hand — not showy men though thoroughly
honest and true. As for Atlanta, it was not then
as now the center of the solar system, but the
plucky little city spared us two or three delegates
from her sparse population. Besides these, breth-
ren dropped in from the Griffin church and the
neighborhood, and upon the whole there was a
pretty fair congregation. They had their songs
and prayers and preachings. They organized ia the
usual way. They heard reports from the churches.
They introduced resolutions and discussed them,
and amended them, and finally laid them on the
table, or withdrew them, or indefinitely postponed
them, as wise people commonly do. Bnt in all this
they were feeling for open doors into this great
empire of Georgia, and trying to find somebody to
enter them with the gospel. They found him, too,
and as they had already elected a treasurer, it
really looked like the sun was going to rise; a
bright day was coming; we might as well sing the
Long Metre Doxology, and go home. What a grand
thing it is to have a treasurer, even if you put no
mon-y in his hands! It reads well in the reports.
The word has a sort of silvery jingle to it. And
then it is so business like. Certainly the evange-
lists cannot hesitate to take the field. Their sal-
aries are aisured. 'Draw upon the treasurer."
There need be no ifs nor ands nor nonsense about
it. "Just draw upon the treasurer!'' I need not
tell you how the scheme worked, or who got the
worst of it.
Before leaving that first convention I must
mention that a number of saintly women were
present — the mothers in our Israel — sweet- faced
and sober. Perhaps they were already beginning
to wonder as they watched the proceedings, if
they could not manage such business better than
the men, and do it without all this circumlocution
and all these pesky parliamentary rules — do it by
going straight at it, and putting a little grain of
common sense into it! But we contrived in those
good old times to hold the lovely critics in check
by "not suffering a woman to speak in the
church." Even in that archaic period, however,
we might allow them to sing — on an emergency.
Indeed, we had to. You should have seen Bro.
Blank as he led off with the favorite hymn of
those days, and still popular,
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound.
After "tuning forking" for a while, which was
exciting to the small boy, he began to tug at the
tune, t'ying to "raise" it, as it was called;
and, of course, with all this science and struggle,
he raised it too high — so high, in fact, that no
ordinary morfcal could reach it. Bravely the men
assailed the heights — ingloriously they retired,
baffled and defeated. The sweetness of the
"amazing grace" was not in issue, but "how
sweet the sound" trembled in the balance. It was
then that the blessed women came to the rescue,
turned defeat into victory and saved the day.
Sooth to say, not many of our fathers were
noted singers — and little wonder, What had
David been without his harp? And they had
neither harp nor organ; neither tabret nor pipe;
no psaltery, nor yet an instrument of ten strings.
Of course it was up-hill work for them. But if they
were short in singing, they were long in praying.
They prayed with the simplicity and trustfulness of
liitle children — good, honest, earnest prayers of
faith and fervency; prayed as man who lived and
walked with God — who felt that he came close to
them and listened to them and loved them and
really attended to the voice of their supplications.
Their preaching, too, was simple, earnest, direct
— without vain show or pretention; with no
parade of scrappy learning, no pompous clerical
airs or assumed superiority. They announced no
sensational subjects, they descanted on no ologies
or ossities, nor yet on the subjective and the ob-
jective. They preached the word, always the word,
only the word. Tiey loved It and the; believed
it. They understood it only in part but they
believed it all Its deeper springs they might
not reach, but they could drink refreshment from
their overflow. They stumbled at no miracle, for
behind all miracle was God. And they believed
in God. And a half century, with all its ac-
cumulated science and learning, has brought to us
no better logic, no sounder theology than this;
for it is still true, as it was in the beginning, is
now and ever shall be, that, underlying all true
faith, of whatever articulation or development —
deep down below it all, as its very root and life —
is the "belief in God the Father Almighty, maker
of heaven and earth."
Dear, saintly, simple-hearted fathers and
mothers of the long ago! Many of them had
little of the world's learning, but they were all
taught of God. Often they were in sore straits,
sometimes in actual want. Many were their
trials, many their sorrows — sorrowing most of all
that they were so strangely misunderstood, so
persistently and grievously misrepresented. But
whether with honor or obloquy, whether with
little pay or no pay, meeting sympathy and smiles
or rebuffs and frowns, they might not linger.
Heralds of the Great King, they must on —
harbingers and prophets of the world's brightest
day, of the church's richest life, they must fulfil
their God-appointed mission. They finished their
course with joy, and God took them. No praise
nor blame can reach them more. If we recall
their revered names, and write deeper in our
hearts the story of their glorious deeds, it ii that
we may emulate their virtues; it is that we may
rejoice to see that by their holy lives of faithful-
ness and love they reflected even here foregleam-
ings of their eternal glory.
I have not told nor can I tell as I would the
tale of their arduous toil and faithful service.
But if you would see their monument, look
around; compare 1900 with 1850. Judge of their
deep plowing and bountiful sowing by the harvests
ripening to-day in every field. Listen to the
glad reports of the reapers coming together here,
"bringing in the sheaves." If we have shared in
I his good work let us encourage our hearts to still
greater efforts by thinking of the glad day when
"he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice
together."
I have but to add that a few — perhaps three or
four — of the old brethren and fathers, scattered
and hidden here and there in their beloved
Georgia, are still spared to us. They are worn
and weary and lonesome. The friends of earlier
years have all crossed over and left them behind.
Their own loved ones, it may be, are gone — all
gone. The world, with its bounding life and
diversified interests, has passed out of touch and
sympathy with them. The very church of God,
their lifelong joy and delight, seems to speak in
unfamiliar tones, and to look strange and distant
to them. Poor, desolate old mariners, tempest-
tossed and afflictel, their voyage is ended, but
they enter not into port. Stranded between two
worlds, they are at hom9 in neither. Sad and
solemn it is to be datainei in that mysterious
region of the unsubstantial, where the interests
of time and eternity mingle in bewildering con-
fusion; where the ideal is unsatisfying, and the
real eludes the grasp. The past, with its wealth
of experience, is but a fleeting shadow; it ap-
peareth for a little while, and is gone. The
present, so full of pulsing life and multiplied
interests, finds entrance to the heart for a
moment, but like a bird it is wary and flieth
away. The future — it is beautiful as a poefs
dream — but it is not here; it is the home
of the heart's beloved and lost — but it
cometh not, oh, it cometh not! My dearly be-
loved, I commend these faithful old brethren to
your sympathies and your prayers. Let me find a
shelter for them in your care, a home for them
in your hearts.
And now I must ask, "Who hath despised the
day of small things?" As I look over this conven-
tion, so strong in numbers and in faith, so united
in heart and purpose, so blessed with heavenly
gifts and the graces of the Divine Spirit, I can but
feel that the mustard seed, planted in 1850, has
become a tree, and the birds of the air are
lodging in the branches thereof. Surely "the
little one has become a thousand, and the small
one a strong nation." This is the Lord's doing,
and he hath hastened it in his time. Going out
from this convention with Christ in our hearts,
and exemplifying in our lives the zeal, the faith-
fulness and self-sacrifice of our fathers, we may
indeed hope that "the wilderness and the solitary
place shall be glad for us, and the desert shall
rejoice and blossom as the rose."
n.
You are wondering, perhaps, what has become
of Elijah and Elisha, of whom you causht a glimpse
in my texts. They are not far away now; and if,
with wakeful eyes, you will accompany me into
the larger field of my discourse, you shall see
them, followed by many more, great and small, a
blessed and glorious train. We shall find them
in the general proposition which I am about to
submit, the terms of which you will carefully
notice. It is this: That every great restoration
movement, proceeding from the Divine Will and
guided by the Divine Spirit, will, in its be-
ginning and earlier stages, have its God-sent
Elijahs; but sooner or later, as the movement ad-
vances, these must give place to its God-appointe4
Elishas.
You cannot fail to see the principle of this
proposition, if not its very words, in my two texts.
The first, referring to the Elijjh of the New
Testament, says, "Elias truly shall first come and
restore all things." The second, addressed to the
Elijah of the Old, says, "And Elisha, toe son of
Shaphat of jAbel-meholah, shalt thou anoint to be
prophet in thy room." It should also be noted
that as mere historic persons, the Elishas may
appear contemporaneously with their Elijahs, or
even before them; but whether they live at the
same time, or a little before or after them, as
logically related to their great restoring work,
they will stand in the succession indicated by the
texts. And not only is this foreshadowed in the
language of these Scriptures, it comes out in
boldest relief in the lives and works of the two
typical prophets themselves, that is, in the his-
torical Elijah and Elisha, and equally in John the
Baptist and his greater Successor. And if this
seems less clearly exhibited in the phenomenal
restorations of the historic church, it is perhaps
because we are less familiar with their rise and
progress, and with the spirit and work of the
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master minds who, on the one hand, originated
these mighty movements, and who, on the other
stamped upon them their abiding character. It
will require no deep reading of church history,
however, for any one to recognize Martin Luther
as the Elijah of the sixteenth century restoration
and Philip Melancthon as its Elisha — Luther, the
mighty combatant, rude, brusque, sometimes
coarse, but always bold, and, whether it was the
devil or the pope, always ready to fight; and
Melancthon, equally earnest and true, but aweet-
epirited, g-mtle, coae liatory and loving, who by
his moderation aad sanctified leirning conducted
the Protestantism of his day to its best reputa-
tion and truest life.
You will perceive also that John Wesley and his
brother Charles, aloog with Whitefield, sustained
a like relation to the movement for the restora-
tion of scriptural ho iness which they advocated
and carried forward. John was the fighter, the
great controversialist and, as a consequence, the
one hated, despised, misrepresented, maltreated
and feared. He w*s ridiculed by basottei par-
sons and condemned by horse-racing and licentious
churchmen ; they might call him the Ignatius Loyo la
of his times, the Jesuit of Protestantism, bat with
his orginizing geaius and administrative power
he pressed right on, bravely fighting like a man
for his honest convictions — and equally fearless
and unyielding whether the assaults upon him
camj from ruffians in the street in the shape of
brickbats, or from the gentlemanly Toplady and
Rowland Hill in the form of logic and Scripture
texts. Meantime Uharle3 was giving character and
highest spiritual worth to the movement by hiding
himself away In the heirtof his Lord, and breathing
out his soul there In hymns of trust and love that
will live through the ages. While John was, in his
way, trying to argue men out of hell, Charles in
his was singing them into heaven. And we may
observe that the great Whitefield of like spirit,
though he could not be brought to yield to John
Wesley's theological arguments, could drink in the
spirit of Charles Wesley's songs, and, turning
them into sermons, preach the gospel of love with
an eloquence and power well-nigh irresistible.
But it accords better with my immediate pur-
pose to say that Alexander Campbell was the
Elijah of our nineteenth century restoration,
while his venerable father, the benign, the gra-
cious, the tender and loving Thos. Campbell, was
Its typical Elisha, When our Elijah came Protes-
tantism had reached its lowest degree of spiritual
decadence. Mr. Wesley had finished his wonder-
ful work, and was sleeping with his fathers; but
owing either to some infirmity in himself or some
defect in his followers, he had failed to realize
his own gloriou- ideal He had said in the day
of his loftiest aspiration: "Would to God that all
the paHy names and unscriptural phrases and
forms which have divided the Christian world
were forgot and that we might all sit down to
gether at the feet of our common Master, to hear
his word, to imbibe his spirit and to transcribe
his life in our own." Worthy prayer! Worthy of
Paul to have written, worth p of Christ to have
prayed! But, alas, instead of working to the en I
to which it looked, he embraced and promoted the
very evils which it deprecated. The result was,
in lieu of one glorious church of Christ, simply
another great sect, the prolific mother of many
smaller ones. The great Westminster Confession
of Faith, the product of England's most powerful
religious intellects, collecting what was believed
to be the very essence of the best theological
thought from Augustine to John Calvin, and pre-
senting it as the true foundation and constitution
of the church, had proved to be divisive rather
than unifying, afflictiog the world with more sects
and confusing the human Intellect by endless
hairsplitting and profitless logjmichies. The
great Baptist family in like manner, while rejoic-
ing in a glorious ancestry, some of whose hallowed
garments diffused even yet the smell of martyr
fires and martyr blood, had split into sects and
parties, each claiming to be the only lawful heir of
Baptist grace and Baptist glory. Nor were these
divisions and subdivisions of the greater sects all.
Besides these there were numberless smaller eects
of doubtful parentage, and representing doctrines
that were ridiculously im-ij-nifiiant and trivial.
Each one of these parties, from the greatest to
the least, from the prou! andpiverful mother
sect to the la'est born little daughter or grand-
daughter, each paraded itself before high heaven
as the church — the church of Christ, bless you! —
outside of which there is ordinarily no salvation.
All together they were a spectacle which it is
difficult in our favored time to bring before uo.
They were unfraternal .standing aloof in non- fellow-
ship. They were vain and supercilious, preten-
tious and haughty. They were mutually auspicious,
they were full of jealousy, rivalry and boasting.
And withal they were intrenched in unyielding
fortresses of spiritual pride and self-complacency.
Surely no well-informed person, knowing the real
condition, which I have but faintly depicted, will
say that Elijahs were not then necessary. Surely
no intelligent person will believe that the case
could be remedied by any evening zephyr's gentle
breath. It required some "great and strong wind
that rent the mountains and brake In piect s the
rocks before the Lord" — some terrible earthquake
that could rouse apostates and sinners from the
deadly slumber of carnal security, and make them
tremble in view of the judgment to come. Be-
fore, then, you condemn our Elijahs for their dar-
ing assaults which, in the light of this brighter
and happier day, may seem uncalled for and harsh,
I pray you consider the formidable evils that con-
fronted them, and the fearful magnitude of the
work which God had sent them to perform.
It is to be noted respecting the Elijahs of all
the restorations mentioned, that, together with
their co-operants and sympathizers, some of whom
were themselves men of great ability — each was
characterized by unflinching courage, by icono-
clastic zeal, by a controversial spirit that, when
the honor of God and of truth was involved, was
irrepressible and by a controversial power that
was almost irresistible; and that the Elisbas in
every case, while keeping in perfect accord with
the purpose of the master-mind, dr&nk deeper
into the sweetness of the Divine Spirit, and, by
their reflex influence, modified the tendency of
the primal movement, and so directed it to a bap-
pie'*, a grander and a more hallowed result. It
should also be observed vhat each of the.'e Elijahs
— whether, like the Tishbite and Mr. Wesley,
through the transformation of a convulsive ex-
perience, or like Mr. Campbell, Dr. Pendleton and
Isaac Errett, through the silent deepening ir them
of the spiritual life, in short, whether through
crisis or growth — each of them was brought before
his translation into a richer fuloess of the sweet
gentleness and love characteristic of the Eliahas —
as if God w>ald give him even here a foretaste of
the joys which awaited him hereafter. Of Mr.
Campbell aloDe I can now speak, and I do so from
personal knowledge. It was not my good fortune
to be acquainted with him in the early years of
his career, nor during any part of the period of
his mighty and numerous conflicts; but in the
early fifties I knew him intimately and well. I was
a frequent visitor at his house; I sat daily at his
feet; I listened weekly to his sermons; and I can
testify, and am glad to leave behind my testimony,
that I never knew a man, I never heard a preacher
who seemed so constantly to live and so heartily
to rejoice In th^ glory of the infinite Christ. He
was more eloquent than Whitefield because his
soul was attuned to a higher strain. His was not
the eloquence of the rhetorician'3 art, 1 but the
outpouring of a heart filled with the living Christ.
No wonder that listening multitudes hung enrap-
tured upon his lips as, with adoring love, he
transported them from the meaner things of earth
into the very splendors and glories of heaven's
eternal King.
Venerable patriarch of the clean heart and the
silver tongue! Faithful servant of God, and
apostle of Jesus Christ! The world did not know
him. The churches whom he lived and labored to
bless did not know him. Nor will they know him
until, by the grace of God, they meet him before
the throne, clothed in white raiment and with
palms in his hands.
But now what of the great prophet named in
the text? Let me lightly touch upon a few salient
points of his most interesting history, sel-cting
those which bear especially upon his profound
experience of the life of God within. Theie
should have an at:ractlon and value of their own,
but they will have a peculiar interest for you as
reflecting their light upon the varied experiences
of all those whom God conducts, along whatever
road, to the same goal. These refloated lights I
shall leave you to improve and apply at your
leisure.
Elijah, the Tibhbite,of the inhabitants of Gilead,
is easily the grandest an, most picturesque char-
acter of ancient Isra 1. Much of his history is
shronded in darkness, but we can hardly be mis-
taken in saying that he reached the summit of his
earthly renown in the splendor of his unexampled
conflict and victory at Mount Carmel. The story
is well known, and need not here be rehearsed.
King and courtiers with the multitudes of Israel
were present, lending sympathy and support to the
450 prophets of Baal These, as honored ministers
of the court, as the queen' e pets and proteges, *nd as
favorites and leaders of the people, appeared, we
may feel sure, in rich attire befittiDg their exalt-
ed station. We may, too, imagine their gorgeous
procession, marching with music and exult int
shouts to the field of conflict — there to meet a
single man, obscure and humble, who had rarely
been seen, and representing a God who had never
been seen, and of whom no im<ige or likeness had
b jen allowed. When the prescribed preparations
had been made, they called loudly upon their god
from morning till noon, and then, under the stings
of Elijah's taunts.till near the time of the evening
sacrifice, cutting themselves meanwhile with knives
in the frenzy of despair and fear, till their robes
were covered with blood — but there was neither
voice nor any answer, nor any that regarded.
Their god was deaf and dead and powerless, be
was no god. His prophets have had a fair trial
and have failed. It is an utter, shameful, morti-
fying failure. And now Elijah stands forth —
with not a friend to strengthen his heart, not a
voice to encourage his faith. He stands a man
somewhat above the average height He is a
lithe, lean, wiry mountaineer. His hair is long
and hangs unkempt down his back. Around his
loins he wears a leathern girdle, and on his
shoulders a capo or mantle of common sheepskin.
Evidently he relies upon no adventitious aid. He
is no monarch's pampered weakling. But in his
eye, as he calmly looks around, is seen the light
of a deep soul — the glory of a lofty purpose;
while on his brow he bears the mystic stamp with
which greatness seals her own. With utmost
deliberation and composure he prepares to meet
the tremendous issoe of the day. He repairs
Jehovah's altar that had been broken down — in-
dicative of the result at which he aimed; aDd he
took twelve stones to represent the twelve tribes,
and with these built an altar; he dug a trench
about i^, laid the wood in order, and put the slain
bullock upon it; drenched the whole with abundant
outpourings of water; and now all is ready. The
vast multitude stands spell bound It is an anx-
ious moment for king and prophets and apostate
people. Elijah alone is unperturbed. Not a fear
shakes his heart, not a doubt enters his soul, as,
amid the hush of the great multitude and in the
sublimity of an assured and matchless faith, he
calmly stakes everything upon the result — his life
as a man, his reputation as a prophet, his people's
faltb, his country's law, and the very honor of his
God, all serenely ventured upon the answer to
one simple, earnest prayer. In tones subdued and
solemn he lifted his trustful heart to God and
said: "Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and of Israel,
let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel,
and that I am thy servant, and that I have done
all these things at thy word. Hear me, 0 Loid,
bear me, that this people may know that thou art
the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their
heart back agaiD." The answer was prompt; the
fire of the Lord fell as an all-coneuming flame,
while the people, prostrate on their faces, cried
out: The Lord he is the God; the Lord he is the
God. Then, after executing the idolatrous proph-
ets, convicted no» by divine degree as guilty de-
ceivers and rebels, he goes up the mountain and
once more bows his soul in prayer. Approving
heaven, so long shut up according to nis word,
opens to respond in refreshing and abundant rain.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
1552
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 6, 1900
Our Budget.
— Last month of the last year of the nineteenth
century.
— Let us make the best use of the remaining
days of the century.
— A fine bill of fare is being prepared for the
Christian-Evangelist for the first year of the
twentieth century.
— "The best is none too good for our readers"
is our motto for the coming year. Onward
and upward is our constant aim.
— Nothing short of a large increase in our cir-
culation would justify us in the outlay we are
making for our volume for 1901. But the growth
of our subscription list during the year now
closing gives us assurance of a still larger in-
crease the coming year.
— We hope to be able to make at leant a
partial announcement next week of our plans for
the coming year. Then we shall expect our
friends in all parts of the country to do their
part towards doubling our circulation.
— We have always gone on the principle that
our readers desire us to keep abreast of the best
religious journalism of the times, for that is the
kind of constituency we have appealed to. We
do not believe they will disappoint us by failing
to stand by us and to co operate with us in
our efforts to improve the paper.
— Do not fail to read the three prize poems on
Macatawa in our Thanksgiving number and cast
your vote. So far the race is close and is getting
ta be exciting. The time is short. Vote at
once — one vote only for each reader. Polls will
be closed at 6 p. m., Dec. 13th.
— The "Special Christmas Catalogue" of the
Christian Publishing Co. contains descriptive price
list (illustrated) of nearly three hundred books
suitable for Christmas gifts. If you have not re-
ceived this catalogue, please inform us at once.
— Christmas is rapidly approaching. It is high
time our patrons wore forwarding to U3 their
orders for books. These orders should be sent as
early as possible, to avoid the tremendous rush
that begins about December 15.
— We have received Vol. 1., No. 1. of the
"Church Messenger," a local paper representing
the congregation at Pindlay, 0., of which A. M.
Growden is pistor. R. H. Bolton edits and pub-
lishes the paper and it is a newsy sheet.
— We call attention to the timely and thought-
ful articles by W. E. Harlow on "Psychic
Phenomena." The principles which modern
psychical research have brought to light cut the
ground out from under a large number of modern
religious fads and fancies that are in the healing
business.
— The church at Cameron, 111., whose new house
of worship was dedicated Nov. 25, by H. 0. Breeden,
has issurtd an illustrated booklet containing a his-
torical survey of the congregation's history from
its organization in 1831 down to the present pas-
torate of 0. D. Maple, and the program of the
dedicatory services.
— A somewhat radical step was taken by the
trustees of Andover Theological Seminary in per-
mitting the inauguration of Prof esior E. Y. Hincks
Abbot Professor of Theology without requiring
him to subscribe to the creed. The trustees first
referred the matter to the board of visitors, sug-
gesting that the phraseology of the creed is
ancient and unfamiliar and often misleading and
the visitors agreed with the trustees that it should
not be held as binding. This is the natural course
of history. A creed which needs to be revised
and is not revistd gets itself ignored.
— Christian Endeavor Topic Cards for 1901 are
now ready — $1.00 per hundred. C. E. Societies
should secure these in good season for the new
year.
— Have you received the Christian Lesson Com-
mentary for 1901? Don't put off sending your
order too long, or you will not have the book in
time to prepare for the first Sunday in the new
year.
— Nov. 25 was the day appointed for the boys' and
girls' rally for America, but if for any reason your
school could not observe that day have your rally
as soon as possible. Send all remittances to B. L.
Smith, Y. M. C. A. Bldg., Cincinnati, 0.
— Speaking of the ministerial dead line and how
not to pass it, a correspondent utters this parable:
"A man who has used an axe for twenty- five years
without using the grindstone will not chop much
wood in a week." Books are an important part
of the minister's grindstone. Therefore haec
fabula docit, read good books and keep your axe
sharp.
— The fifth annual report of the Board of Minis-
terial Relief for the year ending Oct. 1, 1900,
shows receipts for the year $6,298.15; the perma-
nent fund, $16,907 22. It contains also much
other matter, which if generally known, would
stimulate the brotherhood to make a large offer-
ing on the third Sunday in December.
— The articles on "Christ in Contrast," by W. J.
Lhamon, of Allegheny, Pa., deserve, and we hope
will receive, a very careful reading. At this time
when Christianity stands confronting all other
religions of the world, claiming to be the one
universal religion for mankind, it is well to know
in what respects Christ sustains a unique relation
to God and to man.
— It will be remembered that A. B. Philputt in-
troduced a resolution in the National Convention of
the Foreign Society at Kansas City, asking the sec-
retaries to make a call for One Hundred Thousand
One Dollar Volunteers for Foreign Missions this,
the first year of the new century. The call is
being made, and large numbers of one dollar gifts
are being received daily at the offue of the society.
Send to F. M. Rains, Cor. Sec, Box 884, Cincin-
nati, 0.
— Read W. T. Moore's article on "Stereoper-
functy" and recall, in connection with what he
says about the foolishness of a man's ordering his
opinions to-day in agreem nt with his opinions of
yesterday, these words of Emerson: "Consistency
is a right fool's word. Speak what you think to-
day in words as hard as cannon balls, and speak
what you ihink to-morrow if it contradicts every
word you say to-day."
— The Christian Courier quotes from an ex-
change a paragraph to prove that the words
neither and either should not be pronounced ni-
ther. The proof is by analogy. About fifteen
words are cited in which this diphthong occurs and
the long "i" sound is in only one or two of them. So
far so good, but in fully a dozen it is pronounced
like long "a" (e. g. feigD). So, after all, if the
analogy counts for anything, it is neither ni-ther
nor nee-ther but nay4her. Hurray for auld Ire-
land!
— A personal note from A. L. Chapman, Mis-
sionary of the Foreign Society in Constantinople,
tells us that Mr. Shishmanian has taken charge of
the work among the Armenians at Levas in the
interior. Brother Chapman gives most of his
time to the school in Constantinople where he has
three young men who look forward to the minis-
try. "The greatest opportunity for mission work
in Turkey is in schools and orphanages where
much labor is to be expended, hoping to reach the
great grandchildren of the present generation."
What are Humors ?
They are vitiated or morbid fluids cours-
ing the veins and affecting the tissues.
They are commonly due to defective diges-
tion but sometimes inherited.
How do they manifest themselves ?
In many forms of cutaneous eruption,
salt rheum or eczema, pimples and boils,
and in weakness, languor and general
debility.
How are they expelled ? By
Hood's SarsaparSIIa
which also builds up the system that has
suffered from them.
It is the best of all medicines lor all
humors.
— In a letter from H. A. Northcutt, he says:
"I have been preaching in Sedalia two weeks.
Have had tweniy-three additions, most of them
young men, almost all by confession." We are
glad to hear of thia good work in Sedalia.
— The church at Kirksville, Missouri, is remodel-
ing and improving its building at a cost of about
$6,500 and will have the formal reopening and
dedication on December 9, the Editor of this
paper preaching on the occasion.
— The Central Christian Register, of Kansas City,
publishes the following editorial staff: G. A Hoff-
mann, editor, and T. H Capp, F. W. Emerson,
R. L. Wilson and J. T. Ogle, as contributing edi-
tors. It is a newsy, wide-awake sheet.
— An irate correspondent in commenting on the
outcome of the late election say§, "take off the
negroes' and foreigners' vote and give us a clean
white vote" and the thing will be very different.
Our correspondent is exactly right in warning a
clean vote, but that is not to be obtained by any
such simple process as the elimination of the
colored and foreign voters. The fact is if we
could once get an absolutely clean vote wherein
all citizens of whatever color and race would cast
an honest and intelligent ballot, there would be
some results which would startle the political
forecasters.
— Eva Marshall Schontz, the eloquent young
lady who thrilled the National Convention at Kan-
sas City on the subject of temperance, is to ad-
dress a great mass meeting at the West End Coli-
sem, 3218 Olive Street, this city, Thursday even-
ing, December 6. Her lubject will be that to
which she has dedicated her life — the overthrow of
the saloon. Miss Schontz is National President of
the Young People's Christian Temperance Union.
A great chorus under the leadership of S. C. Bolt
will furnish the music. It is the desire of those
haviDg charge of the arrangements to fill that great
auditorium. All are invited to come and "let
him that heareth say, Come."
— Dr. George Park Fisher, who has for many
years held the Titus Street professorship of
ecclesiastical history in Yale Divinity School, has
lately tendered his resignation. For more than
forty- five years he has been connected with the
faculty of Yale and for thirty-nine years he has
been professor of Church History. His sound
and comprehensive scholarship and his command
of a literary style gave him an important position
among the historical writers of this century. His
Church Hist iry in one volume is the best known
of his works and has for mary years been con-
sidered the standard work on the subject, but
those who have read none of his other books will
not fully appreciate his power of writing forcible
and picturesque English. Since the death of
Philip Schaff, Dr. Fisner has been recognized as
the foremost church historian in America, a posi-
tion corresponding to that held by Hamack in
Germany. In spite of his advanced age, Dr
Fisher is well-preserved and much good work may
yet be expected from him.
December 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1553
— The Union Thanksgiving service of the Chris-
tian churches of this city, last week, held at the
Mt. Cabanne church, wa« largely at Gen led and was
pronounced one of the most successful ever held
in this city.
— The office of secretary of the fifth Illinois dis-
trict was made vacant by the resignation and re-
moval of Paul EL Castle, but the board hat ap-
pointed R E. Thomas, of Petersburg, to fill the
vacancy aod he has accepted. Correspondents
will please note this change.
— F. G. Tyrrell, late pastor of the Pirat Chris-
tian Church in Chicago, and before that for eight
years pastor of the Central Christian Church in
this city, has accepted a call from the Mt.
Cabanne Church of this city, and will begin his
regular pastoral work there as soon as he can
close some engagements already made. It Is a
high compliment to Brother Tyrrell to be called
back to a city where he is ao widely knowa, and
we congratulate both parties to the contract, and
wish for the best results therefrom.
— In an editorial in the Washington Post, sug-
gested by t^e 25th anniversary of Bro. Power's
pastorate there, occurs the following paragraph:
When Mr. Power was called to minister to the
little band of Disciples in the little frame church,
Judge Black said to him: "They will starve you,
young man; I know them They are not able to
sustain you." Referring to that admonition, Mr.
Power says: "I never in my life cared for money,
but it has always come to me when I needed it.
I never yet put a price upon my work as pastor,
but my brethren have always dealt generously by
me."
It is a fact capable of ample proof, that the
ministers of the gospel, who are actuated by the
most unselfish motives in their m'nlstry, are the
very mea who are most likely to be "dealt gener-
ously by." The preacher who makes it apparent
that the salary is the principal thing, and who always
regards the offer of a higher salary as "God's
call," is likely, sooner or later, to find himself
without a call, even from men.
— But we believe that such a preacher is the
exseption, not the rule. Referring to the un-
selfishness of tie ministry the same paper says:
There are clergymen in the District of Columbia
who have refusea an increase of their smtll sala-
ries because most of their parishioners were poor.
There are others who have remain-d with their
flocks notwithstanding offers of mush larger sal-
aries to go elsewhere. That is the spirit which,
whenever mani'ested indic»tes the possession of
the most important item In the eq iipment of a
minister for so broadly useful a career as that of
Mr. Powt-r. That is the spirit which has built up
some of the large churches in Washington and is
building up others.
It is such a spirit as this that impresses men of
the world with a respect for the ministry and for
the religion they teach and illustrate.
— The following communi nation, received on
December 1, by B. L. Smith, explains itself:
"I enclose you draft for $10,000 (ten thousand,)
on the anuuity plan Phase do not let my n*me be
known I am geoting in earnest abou. saving our
own people. I bslieve more thin ever in Home
Missions."
The wisdom of the Board in pushing the annuity
plan Is being demonstrated day by day It is such
a straightforward, business like arrangement and
makes it so easily possible for persons of only
moderate reiourc^s to do great gooi without un-
duly impoverishing themselves, that it is bouad to
commend itself more and more. The friend who
has thus anonymously given $10 000 for mission-
ary work is evidently "getting in earnest" on the
subject, for he gives the whole sum for actual
missionary work and does not expect to receive
the benefit of any advertising from it. May his
tribe increase.
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—The Fifth Christ an Church of this city, S. M.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 6, 1900
J. M. Rudy.
J. M. Rudy, whose picture appears on the first
page this week, moie3tly declines to give us a
sketch of his career. He says he has no history.
He has at least had three successful pastorates, at
Joplin, Mo., Quincy, Iil., and Cedar Rapids, la., the
last of which he now holds.
Among Our Advertisers.
BARCLAY MBADOR, ADVERTISING MANAGER.
There was a time when an advertiser was looked
upon as one who had for sale a commodity of
doubtful mtrit. There was a suspicion that the
owner or promoter was seeking by means of news-
paper publicity to create an abnormal demand for
the article and thereby effect s sale to an unsus-
pecting purchaser.
To-day it is not so. The purpose of adve»tising
is understood. While there are a few advertisers
who p -ey upon the credulity of the public, the
great balk of them are sincere and have meritori-
ous articles or goods for sale.
The merchant or manufacturer who would be-
come an advertiser casts boat to see what class
of people need what he has to offer for sale. He
finds that a great many people who can use his goods
are realers of religious papers, hence he calls to
his aid the advertising columns of such papers.
Readers of the Christian-Evangelist
posted as to the advertisements which appear in
its columns from week to week, but will b9 inter-
ested in knowing something of them from the
standpoint of the Christian Publishing Go's, ad-
vertising department. Herein is suggested the
reason and the purpose for the setting aside of this
column headed "Am )Dg Our Advertisers." Prom
week to week it will contain references to our ai-
vertisers and information of interest upon the
subject of advertising.
Fillmore Bros., of Cincinnniti, may be taken as
an illustration of a mi nufacturing establishment,
which in seeking for opportunity to make known
what it had for sale, sought tut the Christian-
Evangelist's advertising columns. J. H. andChas.
M. Fillmore, as many know, are music publishers.
They are members of the Christian Church and
their publications are adapted to the use of our
people. For some weeks they have bien adver-
tising The Praise Hymnal in our columns. A bit
of information concerning one of their publications
will not fail of interest. They have just com-
menced the publication of "The Choir," which is
styled "a monthly journal of choir music." Bro.
Chas. M. Fillmore is the literary editor and Dr.
J B. Herbert has charge of the musical depart-
ment. Sample copies are offered free on applica-
tion.
Another case in point is that of the S. S. Scran-
ton Co , of Hartford, Conn. They used the entire
back page of the beau' if ul cover of our Thanks-
giving and Book Number to clearly set forth
the offer tbey make of a Religious Reference
Library for $6.25. This old established book pub-
lishing house has the reputation of issuing excel-
lently made books of a high character and fur-
nishing tbem st an exceedingly low price. Their
present offer fully sustains their reputation. The
Religious Reference Library consists of the fol-
lowing standard works: The Jamieson, Fausset
and Brown Commentary, Edertheim's Life of
Christ, The Critical and Repository Bible Cyclo-
pedia, Smith's Bible Dictionary and Conybeare
and Howson's Life of St. Paul.
The readers of a religious paper above all oth-
ers need such books. The S. S. Scranton Co. rec-
ognize this fact. The response they receive to
their generous offer will reveal the extent of ap-
preciation on the part of our readers.
The destruction, by fire and explosion, of the
fine tuilding of the drug firm of Tarrant & Co ,
in New York City on October 29, directs our at-
tention to an advertiser who has made use of our
columns for a number of years. The true Ameri-
can pluck and enterprise which erabled them to
open new offices the day after the fire, and to set
on foot arrangements to resume the manufacture
of Seltzer Aperient and their other specialties
commands admiration. Consumers will not mies
any of this firm's articles from the shelres of their
drug store.
personal JMention.
Albert Buxton preached the union Thanksgiving
sermon at Hlllsboro, Texas.
A. C. Roach, Jacksonville, 111., becomes State
Evangelist, Dec. 1, with headquarters at Wyo
ming, 111.
H. H. Rama, of Maitland, Mo., will be glad to
correspond with churches wishing meeting during
December and January.
C. C. Davis preached the Thanksgiving sermon
for the union service which was held at Daven-
port, la., in the Edwards Congregational church.
James C. Creel will give half of his time during
1901 to holding protracted meetings. Churches
desiring his services may address him at Platts-
burg, Mo.
Rev. and Mrs. Earl Wilfley, of New Castle,
Ind , celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on
November 20th with a reception to the members
of their congregation.
F. R. Stutzman has left Macon, Mo., and gone
to Kansas City, where he is doing a special work
for several of the churches. He re ;ently made a
return visit to Macon and added two persons to
the membership.
J. T. Boone, of Jacksonville, Fla., has engaged
his berth on the Christian-Evangelist special to
Minneapolis for the convention in October, 1901
He tried it this year from St. Louu to Kans s
City and knows it was so good that there will be *
big rush next year.
CHANGES.
Henry Shadl?, Sacrame-nto to Madera, Cal.
J. J.Williams, Milan, Kans., to Mai field, Kans.
E. A. Hastings, Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Floris, la.
A. Calhoon; Roscoe, Mo., to Cobb, Mo.
F. R. S.utzman, Macon, Mo., to 2104 Wolrani
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D. M. Call, Yale, Mich., to Imlay City, Mich.
Jesse B. Haston, Arcadia, Tex., to 38th St. and
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THE: CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1555
Correspondence*
New York Letter.
Wherever the number of Disciple ministers in
any city or community is sufficiently large, it
would be well to follow the example of the Pres-
byterian preachers of New York, by going into a
two or three days' retreat for conference and
prayer. For the past three years, in the Indian
summer days of November, the Presbyterian pas-
tors of New York, under the leadership of Drs. John
Balcom Shaw and Wilton Merle Smith, who got
their inspiration from the Northfield Conferences,
have met at "The Chestnuts" at Riverdale on the
Hudson. All who attend say the most blessed re-
sults follow the gatherings. The exercises are in-
formal to a great extent. All addresses are short,
pointed aid spiritual. As an example, the first
ov'tiing'i tipn was R Oigious Leid-trsh p, at nvhich
President Hall, of Union Seminary, made the
chief address based upon a study of a portion of
the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. In studying
these Ssriptures he said he would say tiafc five
elements of religious leadership had been revealed
to him, viz: (1) The Great Refusal of Moses; (2)
The Gnat Choice; (3) The Great Estimate; (4)
The Great Endurance; (5) Under each and all of
these, the basis of their character, which was
Faith. Such, you see, is a most suggestive treat-
ment and if properly handled would prove spiritu
ally helpful to religious bodies everywhere. Preach-
ers are so much overworked that they are in
danger of becoming professional in spirit and per-
functory in service. To get away from one's
work and spend a few days in conference and
prayer with kindred spirits, would prove religiously
inspiring. Another good thing which this "retreat"
does is to schedule their churches of the city, and
set apart a specific number of days in the year
during which all the ministers and people are to
pray for the success of the pastor and church as-
signed to that particular tinw. For instinee, when
Dr Siniob aad hie people kaovthai on Mo 'day,
Tuesday aad Wednesday of this week *11 the Pres-
byterian preachers and people of the city are pray-
ing for them especially, it will have a good effect
upon them. "Pray one for another."
*
* *
The crusade against vice and crime started by
Bishop Henry C. Potter is meeting with the sym-
pathy and encouragement of all good people in the
city of New York. Unquestionably the po lice de-
partment is corrupt in the extreme. This is sup-
posed to be the esse especially in the down town
districts; but anyone acquainted in New York
knows that the laws are vulgarly and brazenly set
at naught all over the city. Saloons everywhere
are doing business in flagrant violation of the Sun-
day laws, and policemen are either out of sight or
wholly indifferent. It is interesting to see how
these wicked men will bestir themselves whenever
good men show a determination to expose their in-
famous doings. The first work of the church is
that of regeneration and one of the first duties of
the regenerate is that of social reformation. If
the church cannot bring all men to Christ, the
members of the church should exert all their pow-
er in behalf of moral decency. If Christian men
would be unceasingly vigilant in the efforts to
purify the politics and morals of the community in
which they live our cities would not become so
corrupt. It will be a sad day for us whenever the
cities outnumber the country population, unless
the cities are redeemed from vice and crime.
Ought not religious bodies everywhere to follow
the example of such men as Dr. Parkharst and
Bishop Potter in an effort to cleanse the cities of
the land? It is to be hoped that the Disciples of
Christ will not be found lagging in this matter.
The New York State Conference of Religion
which was organized in 1899 has just held its first
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general meeting or series of meetings in this city.
Fifteen denominations are included in the member-
ship of its general committee. Its aim is practical:
seeking to combine in the strongeit possible way
the religious forces for the furtherance of those
fundamental religious, nnral and social interests
which are vital to the stability of the common-
wealth. The day sessions were held in the United
Charities Building and the evening meetings in
various churchei. The leading themes were:
Ethical Progress of the Century; Religion the Life
of God in the Soul; Possibilities of Common Wor-
ship; Political Ideals of the Bible; Demands on a
Nation Conscious of a Moral Mission; Dangerous
Classes in a Republic; Religion Vital to Democracy;
Religious Education in the Public Schools; Educa-
tion by Church and School in Social Righteousness,
etc., etc. Many of the strongest and most ag-
gressive men in the Eaet took part in the various
sessions. Some tbiags were said with which you
very likely would not agree, but perhaps that is a
strong reason that the conference will do good. I
would like to commend these and kindred themes
to our conferences and conventions, especially to
our annual congress. It is not enough to evan-
gelize; that is good and very necessary, but we
should not neglect to teach those who have obeyed
the Christ primarily. In other words the gospel
of salvation should always be followed closely
with the gospel of life.
*
* *
The twenty- eighth anniversary of the Old Jerry
McA.uley mission, at 316 Water Street, was cele-
brated on Sunday, Nov. 25. Services were held all
day, and several prominent men spoke. There Is no
means of calculating the great good that has been
done by this mission, both in the bringing of men
to Christ and in the inspiration Imparted to others
in establishing and maintaining similar missions.
S. H. Hodley said: "The night I was converted
there were 125 forgeries hanging over my head,
and it was Jerry McAuley, the ex-convict and the
ex-bum, that saved me." The Rev. Donald Sage
Mackay made the address, in which he said, this
kind of work standa for human sympathy, for the
salvation of the lost and for a witness of Christ's
power to redeem. The churches had tried hard
to draw the people to them by eloquence, by large
fine choira, by elaborate services, by entertain-
ments of every kind, but they all had failed. But
the cry of the uplifted Christ does draw and noth-
ing else will. In response to a general'appeal sent
out recently for the support of the mission, two
Hebrew bankers gave quite liberally. The mis-
sions of New York are doing a great work and
these faithful toilers shall have their re ward — "in-
asmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these,
ye have done it unto me." S. T. Willis.
Los Angeles Letter.
The winter's evangelistic work in Soathern
California has begun. J. H. 0. Smith, recently of
Chicago, has been employed by several of our
churches for a winter's campaign in this land of
sunshine and flowers. He is now assisting Grant
K. Lewis at Pomona, preaching nightly to throngs
of people. He goes next to Riverside and then
will aid the writer in a meeting at the First
Church, this city, assisted by the noted singer,
Mrs. Princess Long. F. M. Dowling began last
Lord's day in his own church in Pasadena. This
is a strong team and it is expected that great
good will result. The Ontario Church, led by her
pastor, Loren Howe, is campaigning for Christ,
with good audiences hearing the preachicg of the
Word. The Eighth St. Church, of this city, is in
the evangelistic procession with preaching by the
pastor, H. E. Ward and the writer. Already there
have been some conversions. Eugene Burr and
wife, of Orange, have been engaged for several
weeks in evangelistic work with their home church.
As may be judged from these statements, our
churches have entered vigorously upon their win-
ter's work. We never had so many preachers
supported by our churches as we have now and
our churches were never so prosperous and well
conditioned.
We have recently had heivy rains which en-
courage us to expect abundant wetness for the
winter. The hills and plains are rapidly robing
themselves in garments of green and producing
flowers of endless variety in gratitude to the Giv-
er of all good. The hearts of the people here are
full of rejoicing. Every incoming overland train
is loaded with tourists who are planning to spend
their winter beneath the smiles of our Italian
sky rather than amid the ice and snow of less
favored climes. The pen is unable to portray the
joys of a winter in this glorious climate. Nor are
the people of this country Ignorant of the attrac-
tions of Southern California climate. Within the
past ten years Los Angeles has more than doubled
her population, thus surpassing the record of
growth of any other city of similar size in the
United States. Other towns of this section have
grown with equal rapidity and this, too, in the face
of the great panic of 1893 and the three most un-
precedented drouths in Southern California's his-
tory. Sauthern California is a world beater on
climate and the world is rapidly finding it out.
We extend a cordial welcome to all visitors.
A. C. Smither.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 6, 1900
Chicago Letter.
The city council has appropriated $10,000 upon
request of Mayor Harrison, for the employme-t of
121 probationary patrolmen to serve until January
1. This is part of an eff jrt to suppress crime, or
at least to check its increase. The last tew weeks
hive witnessed unusutl boldness on the part of
thugs. Tne chief of police publicly advised the
citizens to carry arms and shoot hold-up men. The
dfficers of the law seem to think that more drastic
punishment of eliminate who are apprehended ii
demanded.
"I do not hesitate to say that a great part of the
congregation of my church cares more for the
theatre, cheap literature, and all the other allure-
ments of sin thin they do for iheir own church, its
welfare, and the salvation of their o»n souls. And
I believe this deplorable state of affairs exists in
all parts of the city." Like a cry of distress and
disappointment, these words were heard from the
lips of Dr. Kittredge Wheeler, of the Fourth_Bap-
tist Church, at a recent meeting of the Baptist
ministers. It may well be a question as to the
extent of the evils complained of. Worldliness is
the constant foe of the church, and the Christian
life is a warfare. But most people, even Chicago
church members, are amenable to reason, and
there is hope for the rest ration of the erring and
the salvation of the lost. The faithful shepherd
may grieve, but his laSor« will not be in vain.
Last week's papers announced a new corn king
on the Chicago Board of Trade, give a sketch of
his life and gauged his p'puhrity. In speaking
of his gains, one of the reporters stated that he
always won f r mi heavy speculators, who were able
to stand it, and who were tin only ones affected.
Some of us believe that the "heavy speculators" are
not the only ones affected. Wou'd that they were.
Not to menti >n the pernicious effects of Board of
Trade speculation upon public morals, It seems
clear that the prices of farm products are affected,
and legitimate business hurt.
There are evidences of new departures in busi-
nest on every hand. Most people seem t< be glad
the election is over. As the Christian-Evangel-
ist has already pointed out, a p ditica campaign
has its lessons for the ch irch. J. H. O Snith
calls the campaign a politi sal revival, and the re-
rival a religious campaign. Would it not be a
good plan to bring a force of capable men to our
larger cities and hive ten or fif teea of them at
work simultaneously? Congregations in the dif-
ferent part* of a dtp cannot be of any real help
to one another; each mig it better be engaged In its
own meeting. Then the enthusiasm and success
of one would stimulate all the rest. Such a spec-
tacle would greatly impress e?en a city of half a
million.
Chicago city missions are undergoing a neces-
sary process of readjustment. Wm. Brooks Taylor
Is getting the reins well in hand before attempting
any rapid driving His successor, Thad. S. Tinsley,
is being stauach.lv supported by the saints of the
North side. Both pastor and church are deserving
of commendati >n for the sane, q liet way in which
the vacant pulpit was filled. There »as not a mo-
ment's break in the succession from Taylor to
Tinsley.
As soon as the new First Church locates a »hep
herd, we shall feel stro g on the South Side. E.
S. Ames is a tower of defence and an aggressive
leader at Hydi Park. The old Central cannot run
do *n forever, and the Divinity House furnishes a
group of choice preachers for the wetk missions.
We feel that the faithful in Chicago are entitled
to the sympathy and prayers of the whole brother-
hood. It is a city of uncurbed mammonism, a city
of flats *nd tenements but no houses, a city over-
whelmingly foreign in iti population and full of
all unrighteousness.
Frank G. Tyrrell.
Christian Work Among Students.
The statistics of the Missouri State University
giving the comparative strength of the several
churches represented in the student body there
furnish food for serious thought, The importance
of church work in student centers is not felt, I
am sure, by many of our people. Work with the
students in Warrensburg impresses this upon me
as never before. One-third of the enrollment here
is from the Christian Church or from families at-
tending that church The gradaa.ing classes last
year represented 56 couoties of the state. Taese
young people go out into counties where we
are weak and into communities where we have no
churches. They teach Sunday school classes; they
even organize Sunday-schools; they become cen-
ters of influence; they are the forerunners of
churches. They are the material from which shall
come the best civilization of the next decade.
The duties of a church in student centers are
many and heavy. In Warrensburg we try to real-
ize this broader conception of duty. Mmy come
into touch with as the first tine while attending
our services, ano we feel that our order of exer-
cises, the methods of work in the Y. P. S. C. E.
and Junior become models to them. The organi-
zation and management of our Snnday-sohool will
be reproduced in many localities. The Bible classes,
teachers' meetings, committee meetings — all these
are important.
It is probably not known that we have more
students who are members of the Christian Church
attending the State Normal here than there are
attending the State Univ rsity at Columbia. We
are not arguing from this tnat we should have
Bible-chair work. We realize that students are
here for special work; that thrir time and money
are limited; that the waysa>ove mentioned are the
only ones by which we can do much for more than
a small per cent, of the students.
H. A. Denton.
F
The Doctor Laughed
but the woman was frightened.
A physician of Cohmbus, Ga., rather poked fun
at a lady patient who insisted she had heart
disease.
The trouble really was caused by injuries
from the effects of coffee drinking, and the serves
were so affected that it gave her every indi -ation
of heart disease. This is true of thousands of
people who are badly hurt by the caffeine of
coffee, and it is understood that if continued loisg
enough real organic heart disease will set In.
The lady referred to above is Mrs. C. V. Irvin,
1010 B Street, East Highland, Columbus, Ga. She
says: "I had been running down in health for a
number of years and suspected that coffee was
hurting me but could not get my consent to quit
it. My h art troubled me so that I was v. ry
short of breath, and couM do little or nothing
that required exertion. I had fearful nervous
headaches nearly every day, and was exceedingly
nerTous with indigestion and badly constipated.
The doctor laughed at my idea of heart trouble,
but knew that I was in a serious condition gener-
ally Finally I was induced to quit coffee and
take up Postum F od Coffee. This was about
four months ago and the change has been wonder-
ful. I feel like another person. My heart does
not trouble me at all, and the stomach and nerves
are decidedly improved My h- ad does not give
me the old trouble it did, while the bowels are
regular without any purgatives or medicine of any
kind
"I can hardly express my gratification for the
relief from suffering brought on by the use of
regular coffee, and I cannot thank Postum
enough."
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I have been wondering if a better day than the
third Lord's day in December could not be fouad
on which to t*ke tie offering for this holy and
tender ministry. December is the month for the
payment of taxes; for the cl< sing up of the year's
work In many churches and the raising of money
to meet deficits in current expenses; fur the un-
usual outlay of the people for the approaching
holidays. Besides, the weather is nearly always
bad, «o that rural people cannot always be at i
church on the present day of the offering. Now that
we have a secretary forthio most important work,
we ought to give him the very best day we possibly
can. I have th ught that, perhaps, the first
Lord's day in July would be a better time. That
is t* o months away from the Home offering and also
the Chur.h Extension offering; the weather is
almost always good; it is before the hegira of the
city pa- tors has begun, no coal bi Is or taxes to pro-
vide for; both city and country churches will have
a be ter chance to call out all their membership and
it does seem to me that it would be a better date
ttan the ure we now have. Last year we raised
for Ministerial Relief, $6,173.79 We ought to
raise this year not 1- s» than $15,000. Ev»ry
preacher ought to give not less than $2 00.
Many can well afford $5.00. A thousand churctes
ought to average not less tban $5.00. If the
board can select a better day, let it be done. If
no>, let all our churches observe the day with as
liberal offerings as possible. W. S. Priest.
Atchison, Kan.
Froin Alabama.
The State Convention at Annitton, Nov. 12-14,
was a success. The disciples pledged themselves
to enlarge thi work this year. Eigb e<sn preach-
ers were present. The writer, after two years'
rest, was urged to again become corr-s ponding
secretary and treasurer. Bro. S. R. Hawkins
resigned as stite evangelist. Bro E V. Spicer
has resigned at S lma, and E. R. Clarkson leaves
Anniston to re-enter college at Lexinkton.
All unpaid pledges for state work, whether for
this or former years, saould be sent to O. P.
Spiegel, Birmingham, Ala.
The cross comes before the crown; those
who are unwilling to bear the crosses
Christ lays upon them will have no crown.
)ecember 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1557
Texas Letter.
Judge T. J. Brown of the Supreme Court of
>xas prepares the -unday-school notes for the
iristian Courier. Bro. Lowber'a w irk was too
avy for bim to coatinue in this work, and he
rned it into -he hands of one of his elders. It
eaks well for the n*tioa, for Texas and for oar
jple that we have such men as Judge Brown os-
pyiog these rrspom<ibI-> positions.
D. W. Pritchett, one of the strongest and safest
jn in the state, has resigned at Greenville. His
aistry there has resulted in the erection of a
ndaoun house of worship, which is good evidence
superior work. S -me church should secure his
rvices at once.
6. A. Paris, of McKinnay, father of our pioneer
ssionary in Africa, has tendered his resignation
take effect January 1. Bro. Paris is a fine
eacher and the church will be fortunate which
cures him for a pastor.
J. H. 0. Smith is to assist J. B. Sweeny, of
linesville, in a meeting In May. Scovllle held a
eat meeting thttre less than a year ago, but
reeny believes in stirring things and he is wise
his selection of men to help him,
B. B. Sanders is in a fine meeting at Lockhart.
lis is one of our best churches. It could not
til be otherwiie, for J. J. Cramer has been pas-
r th- re for a number of years.
J. B. S teeny and a number of others expect to
lit Europe and the Holy Land during the early
rt of next year. This t-ip has been a cherished
sam of my life for many years, but it locks as
it would always be "only a dream." But if not
raer, I h >pe in the swaet by and by, lite Moses
d E ijah, to visit it from the other world.
The church at Colorado City, Texas, under the
storate of H. W Laye, believes in worshiping
id in the "oeauty of holiness." The grounds are
in* sodded, trees are being planted and a foun-
In will be erected, making it one of the most
arnrng spots in the city. What a delightful
ange from the old custom when awkwardness
d ugliness seemed to be regarded as essential in
e construction of a place of worship.
Tom Smith, one of our state evangelists, has
en assisting pastor J. C Dickson in a good meet-
g at T> ler. This is an important place, and at
at it 1 oks as if w-t were to succeed there.
J B Boen has resigned at Oklahoma City, 0 T.
Is pastorate ■ he e resulted in an unusual <y large
ruber of adlitions. I think his eyes are turned
sis- ward ani we hope he will return to us
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December 6, 19(
The Virginia Missionary Conven-
tion.
The 25th annual convention of the churches of
Christ in Virginia met in Richmond, Nov. 13-16.
The Virginia Ministerial Association took the
first day for the discussion of the question, "How
present our plea for Christian unity most effec-
tively?" Six phases of the question were con-
sidered according to the program published in this
paper and every topic was discussed in a prepared
address which was followed by short, informal
talks in open parliament.
It was a helpful day. The spirit of the discus-
sions was truly Christian. Loyalty to the Lord
and fidelity to the truth were apparent but there
was freedom from bigotry, sectarianism and prej-
udice.
The first session of the missionary convention
was Tuesday evening, when Bro. Williamson made
an address on "The Church for the Twentieth Cen-
tury."
On Wednesday morning the Board reported as
to the work of the past year, and addresses were
made by J. W. West, on "The Work of the Evan-
gelist," by J. D. Hamaker on "The Spirit of Our
Plea Evangelistic," by J. T. T. Hundley, on "Mis-
sions and Spiritual Culture," and by W. H. Book on
"The Missionary Conscience." The report showed
in receipts $6,049 86 with a balance on hand of
$1,829.39 with which to begin the new year. As
compared with the receipts of '98-99, the amount
is more than twice as large. Appropriations were
made for ten mission points and evangelists were
kept in the field.
In the afternoon a good paper was read by J.
N. Harman on "Loyalty to Our Church Schools."
The Sunday-school conference followed, which was
full of short, interesting talks and suggestions.
The report of B P. Smith, State Superintendent,
showed the number of schools to be 143, and of
pupils 9,561 and the amount of money given
$4,093.76.
C. A. Young, of Charlottesville, made a strong
address in the evening on "The Great Commission."
Bro. Stevens followed him with a short talk, tell-
ng something of missionary work in Japan.
Thursday morning was given to a conference on
state work, consisting of five-minute talks on "The
Field and the Forces," and addresses on "The
Need of Co-operation," by Harry Minick, on "The
Claims of State Missions Paramount," by Wm.
Burleigh, and on "The Outlook."
The C. E. Rally, Thursday afternoon, was en-
thusiastic and spicy. The closing address on
"How to Make the Ideal Real or Practical," by
Mr. Sheldon, was listened to with much interest.
His simplicity and directness were impressive and
helpful to all who heard him. The report of the
State Secretary of C. E. Work, H. F. Miley, showed
44 Senior and 15 Junior societies, with 995 active
and 127 associate members for the 40 societies
that reported to him. This is a gain of 302 mem-
bers over the report of last year.
The evening address was very excellent, made
by Bro. Garrison on "Some Triumphs of the Cen-
tury." The support of a Financial Secretary was
provided by subscriptions from individuals, also a
number of pledges were made for the new year.
Our aim this year is to raise $8,000 and to report
1,000 converts.
The same Board was retained and the conven-
tion goes next year to Tazewell, Oct. 29-Nov. 1.
The last day was the C. W. B. M. session. The
report showed 66 auxiliaries with a membership of
1,519, contributing $2,865.07. The report of
Junior work showed 39 Bands with 810 members,
giving $555.69. Individual gifts were made ag-
gregating $903.94; the total sum is $4,314.70,
$1,970.81 of this went to Bible Chair work in
Virginia University. A splendid conference was
istened to in the afternoon on the "Virginia C. W.
B. M., its Development," led by Mrs. Worley, of
Bluefield.
In the evening Mrs. C. E. Morgan told very
impressively of "The Cost of Success," which was
followed by an address on "India," by Miss Bessie
Farrar. It was a most telling talk, thrilling and
melting the hearts of the hearers. She related in
a simple way her experiences and the conquests of
the glorious gospel in benighted India. How fit-
ting for the climax and conclusion of the great-
est missionary convention in the history of Vir-
ginia work.
The experiences and influences of the conven-
tion abide with us. The hope and enthusiasm of
its sessions remain and will inspire us to press
forward in the work of the new year. The future
is bright with promise.
We believe a new day is dawning, a day of
larger and better things. This convention marks
an era in our work.
Bro. Morgan, minister of Seventh Street Church,
made every one feel at home and much endeared
himself to the visitors and delegates. How good
it was to be there, how refreshing to look into the
faces of so many brethren in the Lord and how
we were lifted up to the very mountain top where,
like Peter, we felt like staying.
Wm. Jackson Shelbdenb.
Richmond, Va.
The Record for November.
The receipts published in the papers from time
to time are silent and effective reminders of duty
and privilege as regards the work of world-wide
missions. The following comparative statement
shows the receipts for Foreign Missions during
the month of November compared with the cor-
responding month of 1899:
1899 1900 Gain
No. of contributing
Churches, 14 44 30
Sunday-schools, 6 9 3
C. E. Societies, 13 6 Loss 7
Individual Offerings, 31 188 157
Amount, $2,011.87 $19,265.75 $17,253,88
Comparing receipts from different sources shows
the following:
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Sunday-schools,
C. E. Societies,
Individual Offerings,
Miscellaneous,
Annuities,
Bequests,
$ 112.80 $ 237.79
18.95 45 39
65 00 37 50
369.22 1,965.03
248.40 380 04
1,100.00 15,700.00
97.50 900.00
Gain in regular receipts, $1,851.38; gain in annu
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$ 124.99
26.44
Loss 27 50
1,595 81
131.64
14,600 00
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Cotner University Notes.
Cotner University Is in the midst of one of
most prosperous and hopeful terms of its hist«
The increase in the number of students has h
gratifying, while the interest in the institul
shown in this state and other states has never b
equaled.
One addition to the regular membership of
faculty has been made in the person of Prof
S. Jones, a graduate of the Nebraska State N
mal School, Class of '93. After a long and i
cessful experience as teacher, principal
superintendent he has been elected Dean of
Normal School and Professor of Pedagogics
has already entered upon the duties of t
position.
H. G. Wilkinson, a former Cotner stud<
who has just closed a successful pastorate of v
years' duration at Hastings, Neb., has been cha
to fill the position of Financial Secretary of C
ner University. The work of raising tempoi
and permanent endowment will be pushed as i
idly as possible.
J. W. Hilton, '98, who so long and ably fil
the position of Financial Secretary during
time when the work of redeeming the univen
building was pushed to completion, has given
that position in order to enter upon a graduj
course in Philosophy at Nebraska State Univers:
The East Lincoln Church, of which he was pas'
1895-98, has prevailed upon him to again nnc
take that work in addition to his univeri
studies.
The university library has been greatly
proved this fall by the gifts of friends. Ami'
the donors are Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, of Ann Art
Mich.; Bro Wm. Oeschger,'94, pastor at Fairbi
Neb.; Bro. A. McLean, of Cincinnati, and I
Robert Moffett, of Cleveland. 0.: Dr. Albert B
ton, of Texas; Bro. Pollard, of Murray, and 1
Mollie Enyast, of Douglas, Neb. Other gifts
promised or are already on the way. All d
munications in regard to sending books for
library should be addressed to Prof. Grace
Young, Librarian.
Bethany will be a busy place next summer. 1
only will the Nebraska Christian Missionary So>
ty hold its annual session on the Bethany Assij
bly Grounds, but the Ministerial Association ifj
have a month's institute from July 15 to Aug!
15. Surely Bethany is fast becoming the Me l
of Nebraska.
Old friends at Bethany are rejoicing to heaii
:ember 6, 1900
HE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
I559
ray pleasant things being said recently at
[ansas City Convention and other places of
rork at Liverpool, England, of J. H. Bicknell,
ind his wife, who was also once a Cotner
nt.
r has the work of Dr. Clarence DrummoD d
I Cotner Medical College '96) at Burda, India,
all its buiy rouad of medical work, been for-
n by the many friends of Dr. and Mrs.
imond in Nebraska.
rmon E. Motter, who has been at Cotner for
a year, has recently moved his family to
Nebraska, in order to take charge of the
ih there He will carry on his studies while
in the Nebraska State Normal School,
e Bethany Church is prospering under the
rship of Bro. Wm. Sumpter, the editor of
Christian News.
e Bethany Sunday-school ia fortunate in hav-
jcured Superintendent 03terhout of the pub-
schools as Sunday-school superintendent,
the school adopted the "Five Point System,"
imended by Bro. Dill, of Belvidere, there has
a dedded improvement in both punctuality
ittendance. The proportion of students and
e of mature years in the school is good. Mrs.
Wlllard, long a teacher in the Chicago
ils and a member of the West Side Church,
i resident of Bethany, has been induced to
charge of the Bible Class,
braska has recently lost a valued worker by
■emoval of Prof. J. A. Beattie, Professor of
ematics at Cotner University, 1891-96, Pres.
ate Normal at Peru, Neb., 1896-00, to West-
3regon, where he has taken the position of
dent of the State Normal School,
the Nebraska Teachers' Association, soon to
its annual session, Prof. Ellen B. Atwater,
ippears up on the program for an address on
Ideals of Success as College Educator*."
Atwater is the efficient head of the depart-
of History and English in Cotner University.
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Gvangelietic*
VIRGINIA.
Roanoke, Nov. 26 — Cephas Shelburne, of
Roanoke, has just closed a meeting, with W. H.
Book doiDg the preaching, which resulted in 65
added to the church. Bro. S. closes his year with
the Roanoke church with 108 additions.
NEBRASKA.
Deweese, Nov. 28. — Oar new house of worship
at Ox Bow will, soon be completed. We want to
dedicate about January 1, and follow with a good
meeting I go to Courtland, Kas., to help Bro.
Jewett in a meeting, commencing Deo. 2. — E. W.
YOCUM.
KANSAS.
Westmoreland, Nov 24 — The meeting at Lud-
low, Mo , closed the Hth inst., with 12 additions
to the congregation. Vacancies on the board were
filled and all things set in or ler for future. K good,
live preacher could find a splendd field of labor at
Ludlow and Braymer.— C. C. Bentley.
WASHINGTON.
La Center, Nov. 19. — Just closed a successful
revival at La Center; five confession*, three re-
claimed; congregati on much strengthened. Begin
another siege at Castle Rock, the 25th. This is
real mission ry work without a board bthind us. —
E. L. Burch.
OREGON.
Dilley, Oregon, N>v 22. — Meeting closed at
Hood River last Lori's day. Immediate results,
two by letter, eight by "onfession, 10 ia all Next
meeting at Bethel, Polk County, Oregon Begin
there next Lord's day, Nov. 25.— L. F. Stephens
and Wipe, evangeli-ts.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Sharon, Pa., Nov. 26— Herbert Yeuell
and C. C. Waite meetiog, Sharon, Pa.,
doing finely. Fourteen confessions yester-
day—19 to dafe. Very large audience at
men's lecture. Fine audiences a"d interest all
through. Continuing. — Herbert Yeuell.
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco. — A new mission was organ'zed
on Twelfth Ave. and I ■Stre-t, San Francisco, N)v.
18, at 3:30 p m A Sunday school was orginiz^
with Mr Daniel Manerhao, superinte dent and Mr.
Miles H pki >s, secretary. Bros. F S. F >rd and
W. M. White presided over the meeting which was
well attended.— C. A. W.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville — Had one confession last Sunday
and one the Sunday before. This is gala week in
Jacksonville. Gala week is to Jacksonvllh what
Mardi gras is to New Orleans, or the old fashioned
Christ nas to the darkey, I i nagine. It is a hub
bub and a hurrah, and revelry and dissipation and
disorder generally and everywhere. It.is well it
is only one in fifty two. — J T. Boone.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville, Nw. 27. — This has been a great
month in the Louisville churches Thes victories
of faith cau*e Kreat rejoicing among our preachers
here, one entering into anothei's joy Great
harmony prevails here, and never was brotherly
love more manifest than among us. Oar M 'nday
morning meetings are a great blessing. The fol-
lowing is the report of additions for November:
Broadway -Ge >. Gowen 17
Parkland— S. M Bernard 21
First Church— E L P well 20
Clifton— C. H.Hilton 9
Jeffersonville, Ind -E P. Black 1
Salem, Ind -J. T.< Brown 1
Total 69
C. H. Hilton.
TEXAS.
Crowell, Nov. 27. — I preached at Vivian last
Sunday to large and atten ive audiences. The
bu ldiag was filled to ove fl twing at both morning
and night services. At night a young lady made
the good confession and obeyed her Lord on Mon-
day morning. Her f»ther was so much rej >ieei at
the event that he invited all who were at the
water's edge to r turn to the house and partnke of
a thaiksgiving dinner. I will p each a' Vivian the
3d Sunday of each month. — Geo. A. Griffiths.
tism. Br >ther Parker is serving his second year
on his second pastorate at Keithsburg. — Edward I.
Ward.
Eureka, 111., Nov. 26. — Last Lord's Day at
Henry we had three by statement in the morning;
one by confession at the even ng service, and bap-
tized two who made the confession two weeks
previous. This makes 9 add d in all to date at
regular services. — B. L. Wray, Minister.
IOWA
Estherville, Nov. 27 —We are glad to report
one baptism this week. — H. Morton Gregory.
Des Moines. — Six secessions Sunday and six the
weet before; 28 in six weeks. — E. W. Brickert,
pastor E >tt side Church of Christ.
Council Bluffs, Nov. 26 —Our meeting is eight
days old; 18 added to date; fine iotefst, growing
audience. Pray for us. — W. B. Crewdson, pastor.
OHIO.
E'more, 0., Nov. 23. — Our meeting here will
oontiuue another week. Great interest is shown.
The house is cro*ded at each service I use the
illustrated longs. In answer to many letters of
inquiry, I will say that I will continue in my
special line of evangelist work. I go from here
to Warrensburg, Mo., then to L'ttle Rock, Ark.
Permanent Address, Mavsville, Mo.
C. E. Willard, (Evangelist Singer).
Columbus, 0., Nov. 20 — ■Ve held a meeting
recently at Crook sville, with 12 accessions,
a'l heads of families but one, and 8 by confessi >n
and baptism, 2 by letter and 2 from Methodist
church. Tiere have been 12 added recently at
Central Church, Columbus. T. E. Cramblett, of
Pittsb irg, gave us a fine lecture last week on
"Napoleon," and Eirl Wilfley, of Newcastle, Pa,
recently gave us his masterly lecture on "The
Play i.f Li e." We began a pro racted meeting
Lords Day at Central with singing evangelist
H A. Easton as lead r of song, the writer d >ing
the preaching. Two added and prospects bright.
R. W. Abberley.
West Carlisle, Nov. 29. — My summer's work with
the Bell Church, Knox County, closed with a three
weeks' meeting held r>y J. S. B 'nham, resulting in
14 additions. Meeting closed Nov. 18. — A. E.
Meek.
ILLINOIS.
Bennet, Nov. 3 \— J W Marshall, of Taylor,
Texas, is assisting H S. Mavity in a very success
ful revival.
Eliottstown, Nov 26.— Eld. W. S. Mesnard
closed n two we ks' meeting with six additions;
four by obedience, two by letter — Lucy Palmer.
Knoxville, N )V 27. — Our meeting s i ill continues
witn interest Two confessions last night. Eight
additions to date. Expect to continue for several
weeks. — J. T. Stivers.
Wauk«-gan, Nov. 29 — We are in an interesting
meeting at this place with W 0 Thomas Inter-
est and attendance good. Meeting a week and a
half old. Twelve added and more to follow.
This is a hard fi Id. a city of 10,000, with 30 sa-
loons. —J. M Lowe and E. W. Kerr.
Onarga. Nov. 30. -Two addit ons to date in our
meeting her*-; one an aged l*dy who had been a
Meth idist 59 years. Bro. H gga, the pastor, is
doi g the pre ching. The h >nse is crow ied every
night and a gre»t interest i- being manifested
P »»tor» or evangelists desiring my services may
address me here. —John Joyce, singing evangelist.
Al-do, 111 , Nov 24. -Brother J. E. Parker,
pastor of the Christian Church at Keithsburg, 111.,
has jast closed a five weeks' meeting at Onio
Grove. The Lord blessed his labors wonderfully
Thirty-five were added to the church, all by bap-
MISSOURI.
Jefferson City, Nov. 26 —Bro W. F. Richard-
son gave us two weeks of his valuable time in a
protracted meeting, beginning Nov. 7, and closing
Nov. 24. I o pains me to report that there were
no additions, and mire so in view of the unusually
strong presentation of the gospel Every one
expressed great surprise that ucder such preaching
many wt^re not won to the c os<. But, while dis-
appointed in this r-ga-d, lam glad to say that
great and lasting good wis done to the congrega-
tion. We are stronger in the fai-h and more
hopeful for the future. Tne outlook for the
church here h»s been greatly brightened. It is need-
less to say that Bro. Richardson greatly endeared
himse f to all our hearts, the preaching and pres-
ence of snch a man is a benediction to any com-
munity It is due to him and his church to say
that his services were given without money and
without price. The deep interest they have in
the church here and th ir desire for i's success
prompted to this, and the kindly services are
appreciated by all of u«. We are agitating the
question of a new house which is so sorely needed,
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day). Large congregations at both services
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Carthage, Nov. 26. — Four added at Jasper j
two appointments; three confessions. — M.S.Jo
son.
Sedalia, Nov. 28. — Have been here in a mee '
for two weeks; 23 ad 'ir.ions, most of whom
young men. — H. A. Northcutt.
California, N >v 30 —Closed at Bethany, J
(county seat of Harrison) this mornijg witli
in 18 days Begin at Miami to-morror ni
—Ben F. Hill.
New Franklin, Nov. 27. — Three additions}
day; two confessions. Bapt'z^d one at Boon-
Sunday afternoon. — Arthur N. Lindsey.
Monroe City, Nov. 30. —Our meeting, with W
Briney, of Paris, doing the preaching, closed \
35 additions, 24 by baptUm. It was one of
best meetings in the history of the church. — B
Briney, pastor.
Centralia, Nov. 15. — C. H. Winders, of Colurr
aisiited us recently in a good meeting wit!
additions in two weeks There have been
additions during my 14 montas' work here. — E.
Smith.
Grant City, Nov. 27. — We have closed an
cellent meeting with 37 additi >ns, with Bro. A'
Hunt, of Savannah, M >., assisting. I begs!
meeting at Kent, Iowa, last night. The I:
church deli-ated a $4,500 house last San
Bro. A. M Haggard, of Des Moines, assisting
pastor, J. R. Johnson. — W. H. Harris.
Joplin, Nov 26. — Daring Novamber we have
ceiv'-d 15 additions here; eight by b .pti^m.
foundation of our new church is finished ant
are collecting money to enclose the building
M*tti< Burgess was with us last Sunday
touched all hearts with the story of her worcii
dia. We gave hei a reception on Monday that
be long remembered by us. — W. F. Turnsr.
Kansas City, Nov. 27. — R. Lin Cave, of I
pendence, M >., has just closed a short meeting
me at the Forest Ave. Church, running but 1
over two weeks, with 32 additions. Tne pers
work and influence of Bro. Care in the congr
tion was fo ceful and telling for good Nj o
nun ever gave us such a spiritual uplift. — A
KOKENDOFFER.
Richland. Nov. 28. — Since our last repor
have had 26 additions to the church h^re am
other places where I hav< preached At the el
of our first year's engagement wi.h the Richl
church we received a u ani >n 'Us call for ano i
yaar for half time as heretofore. I am readj
evangelize half time and would be glad to j
from churc&es in south east, central and scl
west Miasjuri wanting meetings. — Perc^I
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iecember 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
An Autumn Morning.
I frost's agleam in the mellow dawn,
i the spider's nots are on the lawn,
And detp in flimsy robes of mist
ft hills and the silent woodlanl lie,
i anon, as the sun comes up the sky,
The gray clouds tarn to amethyst.
j tender song of the waking thrush
leard no more in the brooding hush,
Nor linnet's song in the dying trees.
i down where the dodder's skeins are spread,
9 wit h haz«l gleams In velvet red,
Ind the sweetbriar waves in the breeze.
id wheeling up through the distant sky,
(their flas ling wings the plovers fly,
k.ai over the breast of the pool,
rough haze of the daybreak's atmosphere,
^ cry of a bittern, sharp and clea',
pomes from the marshec, dim and cool.
jd deep in the grasses at our feet,
p tuneful crickets still sing as sweet
Is in the depths of torrid June;
§ o'er the dells and sleepy woods,
reverent hush of stillness broods
ks morning dreams into noon.
— Edward Wilbur Mason.
STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
lap. VI. — The Meeting at Luzon
Continued.
True to his word, the "little preacher"
note forward with his wife, to receive
ristian fellowship and the hand was ex-
lded to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Marshall, to
d, George and the two Henrys. Luzon
,s considerably "wrought up" over the
arse things were taking, and throngs
me in from all the neighborhoods adjoining,
e two Baptist congregations were every
;ht represented, and in the next week, six
the members from Little Blue followed
)ir preacher's example, and were enrolled
Luzon. Others came almost every day
1 night, and the interest became remark-
ile.
Paul had a brother younger than himself
10 was gifted much in the same way; but
lose circumstances had run him astray,
0 skepticism. He was not hopelessly
tie; bat he had a good while ago ceased to
an active church worker. Knowing him
be an extraordinary singer, Paul wrote
n to come to Luzon and assist in that
rvice.
The exhortations increased in warmth,
i very substantial accessions were
iched. One day Paul and his brother
as were walking along a row of cottages,
nearly all of which they had made ac-
aintance; and as they passed one belong-
1 to a man named Tharpe, one of his
ughters came to the door and said: "Bro.
ithrie, I wish you and your brother would
me in; I want to talk with you." As
ich of the work had been done personally,
is was an agreeable invitation. This
lung lady was a bright and talented girl,
lose mother belonged to a family very
nspicujus in the Christian Church. It
had already seemed to Paul a little queer
that she had held aloof, when so many oth-
ers were yielding to the power of the gos-
pel.
Without waiting for formalities, she be-
gan: "I know tvhat you are thinking; and
I cannot say you are wrong. You think I
ought to be in the charch? I think so, too;
but there is an obstacle in my way. I
wanted to ask: Do you think Christians may
follow dancing?"
Paul answered, as in the previous case,
with a counter question: "Why, Miss Jes-
sie, do you ask that question?"
"I suppose," she replied, "that I do not
believe, myself, that they should dance. At
any rate, I am not sure that they may."
"Well, there was a great preacher in the
East, who said a young person might safely
abstain from a practice whose propriety she
doubted. A much greater than the preacher
in the East said, 'Abstain from all appear-
ance of evil.' And another said, If our
heart condemn us, God is greater than our
heart and knoweth all things.' "
She listened attentively, and then replied,
"I thought you would view it in that way,
and I believe all you say is right. But, oh!
it will be so hard for me! I am fond of
dancing; and if there is any point in which
I excel it is this. I am always invited and
all my best friends are of the dancing class.
We are, even now, organized in a regular
dancing club, and it is our favorite pastime.
If I become a church member, and give up
dancing and the social games of cards, I
will be aa effectually separated from my
best friends as if I were dead."
"I appreciate your situation, daughter,
and I know much of the struggles of the
young. We reach little, however, without
a struggle. It is true, too, that our pro-
fession requires a separation from the world,
very much like death. Paul calls it a 'death
to sin;' and many a man has had to sacrifice,
seemingly, everything to be a Christian.
The Savior says: 'Whosoever doth not bear
his cross, and come after me cannot be my
disciple.' There are, indeed, many assur-
ances in the New Testament that Chris-
tianity is a life of cross-bearing; but there
is joy even in this. The Word counsels us
to count it all joy when we 'fall into divers
temptations.' "
She asked: "Bro. Guthrie, is any other
one's cross as great as mine? It seems to
me that it cannot be."
Paul heard her with respect, and then
answered with this parable:
"There wa3 a great king who had a
daughter whom he loved as his own soul.
Every day her wishes were anticipated; and,
by the sweetest of choirs, her praises were
sung. Cohorts of servants vied with one
another to render her such services as would
make her always happy.
"One day the king approached her and
said: 'Daughter, there is a rebellion among
my subjects, and my enemy is becoming
more and more their master. I wish you to
undergo a wonderful transformation, where-
by you may visit these rebels ; live as one
of their number; suffer the consequences of
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 6, 19
their rebellion; and sorrow among them
even more than they themselves. By your
efforts to uproot the cause of their disloyalty,
you will bcur their hatred, and their lead-
ers will ostracize, malign and reject you,
and at last clamor for your death. And,
after you are murdered in a most disgrace-
ful way, they will boast that my will has
been thwarted, and my enemy enthroned.
" 'But, by this act of consecration on your
part, you will have planted the seeds of loy-
alty; and, after your death, and on account
thereof, my rule will be restored.' The
maiden very promptly replied: 'I will go,
Father; for thus it seemeth good in Thy
sight.' "
Miss Tharpe interposed, with evident ex-
citement, "Oh! pray! do not carry the story
farther! I know what it all means. My
Savior gave up all for me, cheerfully, and I
should be ashamed to murmur over what I
must surrender for him. I see the justice
of it; and I shall hope for courage to do as I
should."
The brothers left to make other calls and,
on account of the interest felt in the meet-
ing, this incident was but little spoken of.
Thursday and Friday night passed by, and
yet no Jessie Tharpe. On Saturday, Paul
sang and talked all day, and when evening
came his voice was so worn that he could
scarcely speak above a whisper. Moreover,
he had for discussion, The Heart, which he
had discussed on two evenings before and
now, although it was a special feature of
the heart commonly called the conscience, he
found himself at a loss for illustrations. His
text was: "If our heart condemn us God is
greater than our heart, and knoweth all
things." Feeling that he had not preached
so poor a sermon in all the meeting, he
closed with an exhortation less forcible than
his appeals had been before. But what was
his astonishment, when down the south aisle
came Miss Jessie; down the north aisle, her
sister Louise, and following each of them
three others— the very friends she said she
must abandon! It was the best night of the
meeting; and thus was realized to her and
to the preacher the promise enjoyed by the
Apostle: ' My grace is sufficient for thee;
for my strength is made perfect through
weakness."
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though they were not always neighborly.
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antipathy towards the other which amounted
at times to actual animosity. There had
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All who knew him believed that he would
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even an enemy. People where he lived
knew but little of his ancestry, for he
seemed to manifest a desire to keep his
family history an entire secret. This was
one of his eccentricities, to hide away in
the archives of his memory the annals of
his ancestors and to vigilantly guard the
same against all intruders.
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concourse of people attended the funeral,
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all had a very high regard for him as an
honest, industrious man, a true friend in
time of need, and one whose moral character
was above reproach. Even his unforgiving
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though rather eccentric ancestry. As you
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had tarnished the family.
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PETE.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
VI.— How the Black Lady Turned
White.
The next morning Pete got up before any
of the family, and hurriedly dressed. She
slipped out of the house and ran toward the
back lot, mticing the heavy dew on the
grass and the sweet freshness of the world
that comes with the sunrise. The barn door
was propped open as usual, for ever since
the tramp had made bis threat, Mrs. Morris
had warned her children not to shut it.
Pete slipped up the ladder that led to the
loft with a fluttering heart. There was one
window in the loft, and as it faced the east,
the golden sunshine poured through, striking
upon the ceiling on the opposite side; for the
sun was not up high enough to throw his
light upon the floor. Usually Pete liked to
watch the sunshine that came through the
loft window, it always looked so dusty and
lazy and good-humored. But this morning
she took no pleasure in it. There on the
hay lay a disreputable figure, a man fast
asleep. It was Nap, the tramp. Pete had
come up on purpose to see Nap, but somehow
the sight of him made her want to go back
home. She perched upon the head of the
ladder, so she could slide down whenever
she wanted to. And she kept her eyes fast-
ened upon the sleeping form. 'At last it
stirred, as if Nap could feel those bright
young eyes. He threw his arm over his head
and stiffened his knees and then opened his
eyes. The first thing he saw was the little
girl. He sat up suddenly, and she took one
step down the ladder. But he did not try
to come at her, so she went no further.
"Well, good-morning," said Nap crossly,
"and who are you?"
"I am Prudence," said Pete. She didn't
want him to be calling her by her pet name.
"What have you did with your kodak?"
he inquired.
"I have not been taking your picture,"
said Pete. "I came up here to see you."
"Oh," he said, clasping his knees in his
grimy hands and staring at her. "You
must excuse my appearance, Miss Pruience.
Had I of knowed that I was to have comp'ny
so soon in the morning I would have made
my toilet the night afore."
"Well," said Pete, " the reason I came so
early, you always gooff before breakfast, so
I took my only chance, you see."
"I am sorry," said Nap, "tint I didn't
know you wanted me to stay longer. I
judged that the sooner I went the better
your ma woull be pleased. If I had of
knowed you wished my comp'ny, I'd a-died
in my tracks afore I'd a-gone away."
"You can't go too soon to please us,"
was the reply, "and that's what I came to
see yon about; to ask you to go away and
stay away."
"Oh! Well, Miss Prudence," said he, look-
ing down the side of his nose, "as you're in
your own house you can talk as you please.
But if you was visiting me, I'd have my right
arm sawed off — this here one — afore I'd talk
to you so unkind and impolite. But this is
your place and I got to take it."
"It isn't the same as if you were visiting"
said Pete, willing to justify herself.
"And you come to see me," said Nap, in-
terrupting her, "and will I make you sleep
in my barn? Not much! I'll let down the
folding-bed in the parlor, and kill a chickun
and have in the neighbors to see you. That's
hospitality. Why, I knowed a little boy
once, and he had to work for a living. Pay-
rents was dead and didn't have nothing.
So he was a bootblack. One day a gentle-
man druve into town in a carriage and see
the little boy with his kit. 'Do you black
boots?' says he. Boy says, 'Yes.' Out jumps
the man. 'Swear to me to black both my
boo's for a dime?' says he. Boy swears and
hopes he may die if he don't. Then sees that
the gentleman have only one leg; other leg
just a wooden peg-, no boot on it. Boy blacks
the one boot. 'Gimme dime,' says the boy.
'Not much,' says the gentleman. 'Git in this
carriage,' he says, 'and come and I'll take
you to my other Leg; boot's on that other
Leg. Remember you've swore to black both
boots,' says he. Boy was skeered, but gets
in carriage. Gentleman druve and druve
tell he come to a big, black forest, nothing
buttreesand pisen-oak. On and on and on he
druveit getting blacker'n' blacker'n' skerri-
er'n skerrier. Then of a sudden the boy h ara
a wild, strange noise a-goiDg this way: 'Wol-
lo, wollo, wollo-ee! Wollo, w< llo, wollo-ee!'"
"What was it?" asked Pete, quite breath-
less with excitement. And if you had heard
how Nap said "Wollo," and how he looked
when he said it, I presume you would have
been excited, too.
"That's what the boy didn't know," said
Nap, leaning back on the hay. " 'What is
it?' says he to the gentleman. Gentleman
nuver say narry word, just druv and druv
on through the pitchy black forest. Bimeby
boy heerd the sound agin, only now it was
ever so much nearer, a-goin', 'Wollo, wollo,
wollo-ee! Wollo, wollo, wollo-ee!' Boy, all
a-trembling and the tears a-streaming down
his countenance, says, 'Oh, sir, what is that?'
Gentleman says, 'That miserable, doomed
wretch air my Other Leg.' Then of a sud-
den there came a crashing through the bush-
es a monster Leg, and on it was a great big
rusty boot. 'Black it!' says the gentleman.
The poor boy got out, and taken his brush and
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his blacking-box and his dauber and kne
down in the dust and is a preparing to bh
it, he a-trembling and a-quivering, arid
tears a-making the blacking just of the rij
moisture. Then SQddenly the sound is
peated, 'Wollo, wollo, wollo-ee!' And I
monster Leg lifts itself up and comes do
upon the boy and mashes him out entir
flat in a manner too sickening to detail
length — and that was the last of that bo
"I never heard that story before," s
Pete. "It is a good one. I would like
hear it at night-time in front of the fi
place, wouldn't you?"
"It's better, then," said Nap, gratified
her reception of the tale.
"But I don't see how the boot could i
'Wollo, wollo, wollo-ee!'" Pete imitated
tramp's pronunciation and awful look.
"Well, jou know a boot has a mouth," s
Nap, "and it's got two tongues. Them's
straps, you know."
"Yes. Well, the boy oughtn't to hi
sworn to black both," said Pete. "He mij
have known something was up."
"He wasn't very bright," said Nap.
"But of course it isn't true," obser
Pete. Then she began to wonder how t
story had come into the conversation, i
what it had to do with what she had b
8a^ ing.
"Now's I've told you such a good stoi
said Nap, "I hope you won't ast me s
with you any longer ; so I'll just be goi
if's all same to you."
"Oh, no," cried Pete. "I haven't even
gun to eay what I was visiting you to ss
"Now I'll tell you what's a great mistal
said Nap somewhat crossly. "It's to fo
up a first-rate story such as mine, wit
pore one. You may think yours is a g
one, and yet when you go to tell it, it n
fizzle and spile the impression of mine,
yours ain't got no rW> llo, wollo,' in it, p,
excuse me this morning."
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ZACCHAEUS THE PUBLICAN.*
It was in Jericho, the City of Palms, and the
Passover wai nigh at hand. Already, in the trop-
ical climate of the lower Jordan valley, the
flowers and fruits of summer were seen on every
hand. The balsam trees, which were sj numerous,
and whose odors perhaps gave to the city its
pame, Jericho, "the perfumed;" the wealth of
flowers, from whose fragrant hearts the swarm-
ing baes drew their abundant stores of honey; the
gnarled trunks and writhing branches of the
olive, whose fruit formed a staple in the common
food and traffic of the people; and the graceful
palm 4, the queen of oriental trees, conspired to
make this spot, now a dreary ruin, one of the
most beautiful cities of Palestine. Many rulers
had here built their palaces, and great aqueducts
supplied with water from the adjacent springs the
blooming gardens and fertile vineyards. As one
of the levuical cities, it was a favorite residence
of the priests, and he was counted fortunate who
could spend his life in its delightful climate.
But Jericho was likewise a center of trade, and
an important station for the caravans on their
route from Damascus to Jerusalem and Egypt.
It was inevitable that the customs, and other
forms of trade taxition, should require the pres-
ence of m*ny officials. These officers of the
Roman government, who were known as publicans,
or collectors of the public revenues, were, as we
have already learned, hated bitterly by the Jewish
peaple. And, in many instances, deservedly so,
for they used all the power of their offices to
wring from an oppressed people the last farthing
of their hard-earned wages, beyond the barest
living, to enrich those who had purchaeed the taxes
of the various districts. He who could secure
a position as "cnief," or commissioner of taxes, as
we might designate him, had a fortune in his reach.
The fact that these men were usually Jews made
them more odious to their nation, who looked
upon them as traitors, who had sold themselves to
the oppressor of their people.
Prominent among tbese chief publicans was one
whose name, Z.cchaeus, meaning "just" or "pure,"
was doubtless spoken with a sneer by his fellow-
citizens. He was rich; and, from his subsequent
confession, we may believe that his wealth was
the result of the cruel and dishonest pursuit of
his calling, in which he had gone so far as to
swear falsely against some of his victims before
the magistrates. He shared in the universal ex-
citement that attended the visit of Jesus to
Jericho. News of the raising of Lazarus from
the grave, which had occurred but a few weeks
p evi u-ly, would quickly fly from Bethany to
Jericho, on the lips of the thousands of travelers
who had passed to and fro since that time. To
this general desire Zacchseus would add one of a
more personal character. It was freely reported
that Jesus did not share in the popular hatred
for the pu ilican. His enemies charged, and his
friends admitted, that he fr quently ate in their
hou <es, and even that he had chosen one of them,
Levi Matthew, to be of the number of his closest
disciples. Zacchseus determined that he would
at least see the face of this famous Rabbi, who
seemed to draw upon himself the warmest praise
and fiercest accusation.
Bat there were many difficulties in the way. A
gre*t mnltitude of Passover pilgrims crowded
around the Nazarene, so that approach was diffi-
cult, if not impossiole. Besides, Zacchseus was
so hated that his presence in the excited crowd
might be unsafe. Then, too, he was very short of
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stature, so that he would need to force his way
a '0 the very presence of Jesus, to see him at all.
Better give it up, would have been the decision of
a faint heart. But this man had something of
heroic stuff in him, and he would not be balked in
his purpose. The same persistence that had
given him success in his office brought him its re-
ward now. He ran ahead on the way by which
Jesus was to pass, and climbed into a sycamore
tree, a species of fig, and there awaited the coming
of the crowd Not a very dignified position for a
rich man, a prominent office-holder of the great
city of Jericho. No, but he was in earnest, and
when men set their hearts on anything, they
forget snch little matters as the question what
folks will saj about them. Ridicule is a bugbear
of cowards. Brave men ignore it.
The prophet of Nazareth came along the street,
and passed beneath the branch where Zacchseus
was perched. He had a clear view of that pure
countenance, with its noble brow, its searching
yet kindly glance, Its patient, loving mouth.
Goodness was written in every feature. His
heart assured him that this man could not be
other than saintly, and already his heart began to
warm toward him. Suddenly the Saviour fixed
his eyes upon the publican, and quietly, as though
he recognized in him a familiar friend, spoke to
him, "Zacchseus, make haste and come down; for
to-day I must abide in thy house." Zacchseus
almost fell out cf the tree, in his excitement.
What, would the great pophet indeed honor him
with his presence in bis own home? He would
hardly have dared to invite him, knowing how the
people would resent it. And now Jesus chooses
his home, out of all In Jericho, for his lodging.
No marvel that he hastened down from the
tree, and joyfully received Jesus as his guest.
Base as he was, he felt deeply the honor that the
Master had shown him, and for the time Ignored
as did Jesus, the murmurings and criticisms of the
mnltitude.
What transpired in the home of Zacchaeus we
do not know, save as to its result upon the host
himself. We may be assured that the Master
breathed in that household the same spirit of holi-
ness that made his presence always a benediction.
To Zacchseus there came a new birth of desire
and purpose. No<r that this wonderful prophet,
this holy and divinely gracious man, had so sig-
nally honored him as to enter his home in prefer-
ence to all 0 hers, onght he not to honor himself
by abandoning the evil life he had lived, and emu-
late the righteousness of this One, whose spiritual
beauty had revealed its loveliness even to inch a
sordid heart? What the scornful derision of the
multitude and the bitttr curses of the Pharisees
had failed to accomplish, gentle love had wrought
in a single hour, "As all that was base in him
would have been driven into defiance by contempt
and hatred, so b.11 that was noble was evoked by a
considerate tenderness." He could not resist the
strange new impulse that swelled In his heart.
He would break at once with the old life, and
show himself worthy of tbin gracious confidence.
Suddenly he arose to his fett and, looking into
the face of Jesus, said, with tearful eye and voice
trembling with earnestness, "Bebold, Lord, the
half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have
wrongfully exacted aught of any nan, I restore
fourfold." Such repentance as this bears the
surest seal of genuineness. The heart of this
sordid man, this greedy and exacting publican,
has been touched by the finger of God, and has
responded to its gentle appeal. "Thus did love
unseal by a single touch those swelling fountain!
of penitence which contempt would have kept
closed forever."
With what joy must Jesus have heard those
words, and observed the emotion of his host.
From that heart whose deepest satisfaction was
that of saving sinners came the glad words, "To-
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and fraud, is still a son of Abraham. He needed
but to feel the glory of the birthright he had for-
feited to seek it again. The best and strongest
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wide open for his reception, and his heart may be
tooched by repentance. "For the Son of man
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see Jesus that first turned your feet toward the
way or life? Nay, it was Jesus seeking you.
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like me," is a possible paraphrase of Christ's words.
The one thing that the great preachers have
earnestly sought to do is to prevail upon men and
women to take a decided posi'iou; not to stand
afar and behold Christ ani wonder at his beauty;
but to draw near to him,'„identify themselves with
him, take a stand with his people.
Je;us said: I am not come to leave any man or
woman neutral in this mitter. He thit is not with
me is 8gainst me No comprom'se is possible. I set
persons against fathers and mothers if neressary.
There is no middle course. Wendell Phillips, on
his way to address a furious mob in Boston, felt a
note thrust into his hand. It was from his wife,
and read: "Wendell, no shilly-shally in the face of
that mob." Jesus says to everyone who cares for
him: "No half-way measures. Declare for me.
What is that to thee? Follow thou me."
This Is not to say that anyone is to make undue
display of their religious allegiance. There are
those who go about with their Bibles under their
arms and themselves upon their faces. There are
many who have constant professions upon their
lips, whose heart* are Btrong with self centering.
There are pharisees to-day, as in the year one, or
the year thirty.
Nor Is this to say that Endeavorers or Christians
are to peer impertinently into thespiritual affairs
of their neighbors. Religion does not consist in
indiscriminate membership. Jesus meant nothing
of this sort. He came not to set children against
parents, or parents against children by undae
assertion of religious differences. There are those
who tMnk tbey are confessing Christ, when they
are but confessing some reHgious^dogma.
After all, the highest and best witness for
Christ, the truest coifessioD, is to be found in a
life that is avowedly, but humbly and not self-
assertivelv, devoted to the Master's service. A face
which reflects the face of our great exemplar, a
life which gives out the perfume of the lily of the
valley, a heart that is gentle and kind and ti ue, like
his, this is a picturing forth of him before the
world. This is confession.
Bvffalo, N. Y.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, /
Lucas County, (
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior
partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that can not be cured by the use of
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886.
C ~~ 1 AJtf\ GLEASON,
( ^^ \ '.'*,. Notary Public
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. bsmm ^s.
JYFarriages*
BENDER— GILL ARD — At the Christian par
sonage, Nov. 14th, Mr. David W. Bender and Miss
Lulu Gillard. Eld, C. Edwards officiating.
GREGORY— SCHWINN.— Married Oct.31, 1900,
at the home of the bride's m >ther, Mrs. Hamilton,
of Orestes, Ind., Mr. Frank Gregory and Mrs.
Sal'ie Schwinn,both of Orestes, Ind. R. B. Givens,
of Anderson, Ind., officiating.
HENRY— PITT.— At Hot Springs, Ark., Nov.
20th, Perry T. Henry, of Little Ro.tk, and Ablah
M. Pitt, of Frankfort, Mo. T. Nelson Kincaid of
ficiating.
KIMBROUGH--CRAM.— Married in Florence,
Colo., Nov. 14, 1900, Mr. Marion Kimbrougb, of
Moberly, Mo., and Miss Hattie Cram, of Baltimore
Md. David Lyon officiating.
McCALMENT— ENYEMENN.— Married on Nov.
22, in Council Bluffs. la., Robt. McCalment and
Emma Eayemenn, both of Council Bluffs. W. B.
Crewdson officiating.
PEDERS0N— PEDERSON — Maniod at the
bride's borne in Waterloo, Neb , Wednesday, at
noon, Nov. 21, 1900. Mr. Chaster P. Pederson, of
Omaha and Miss Johanna B. Pederson, of Water-
loo. A. O. Swartwood officiating.
THOMSON— BARNES— Married at Clarinda,
Iowa, Mr. Thomas Thomson and Mrs Mary E.
Barnes, Nov. 14.
WILKINSON — FOGLESONG— GRISWOLD—
GRIMSLEY. — There was a double wedding at the
Christian parsonage, Salisbury, Mo., Nov. 18, 1900,
Oscar Wilkinson and Miss Effid Foglesong; Waiter
Griswo'd and Miss Mary E. Grimsley were united
in holy matrimony, the writer officiating. Con-
tracting parties were all of Chariton County.
K. W. White.
Obituaries,
[Obituaries of not more than 100 words are in-
serted free. For longer notices, one cent for each
word in excess of 100. Please send money with
notice. 1
GILBERT.
Elder D. W. GiPert was born in Allen Co., Ohio,
June 18, 1843. Difd at his home near Palacedro,
Col., Sept. 29, 1900, aged 57 yearr, 3 nnnths
and 11 days. He Uaves to mourn his loss, a lov-
ing wife, seven sons, (two by his former wife) and
four daughters, also his father, two brothers and
two si-tors who reside in Iowa and Nebraska, and
a host of brethren and friends. Bro. Gilbert was
an affectionate husband and indulgent father and
greatly beloved by all who knew him. Some six
or seven years ago he preached for the congrega-
tions at Gait and Acantpo. Was quite successful in
his work there, especially among the ycung people.
He always had a warm place in hi* great heart for
every brother and sister and they loved him fondly
in re urn. With an aching heart and tear-dimmed
eyes I pen these lines because I shall see him
"never more" till I enter that "blissful abode." Of
late yea' s he has labored for the most part in
Shasta Co., and some hundreds h*ve been led by
him to the Master. He has sacrificed much for
Christ but his trials and sacrifices are o'er. The
funeral service was conducted by Bro. Ferguson,
the attendance being the larges- known in that
locality for years. Bro. Gilbert died of neuralgia
of the heart; was sick only about fifteen hours.
All that medical skill and tender h arts and loving
bands could do brought to the sufferer no relief.
His suffering was intense. He said, "My work is
done," and fell asleep. Dear sister, we weep with
you and may our loving Father and blessed Savior
who tasted deaih for every man sustain you and
the children he has given you until "sorrow and
sighing shall flee away and there shall be no more
death" and the Lord God shall wipe away all tears
from our faces. C. S. Needham.
Selma, Gal.
JAMESON.
Robert Bruce Jameson was born in Barren
County, Kentucky, March 20 1841. Died sud-
denly November 16, 1900. He was married to
Rosa M. Ingele, April 13, 1867, by Elier John
Errett. Was baptized when seventeen years of
age by Elder Smith Wallace. Was a steadfast
member of the Church of Christ and gave liberally
to enpport the cause. He leaves a wife and four
daughters to mourn their sad loss, but not to
sorrow as thjse who have no hope. In the de-
THE HEALTH HABIT
Just as Easy to Form as Any Other.
We do not deliberately form our pet habits, but
they are unconsciously acquired and grow as we
grow, and by the time we learn they are hurting us,
we And them too strong to be easily broken.
Then, why not form a good habit, a habit which
will counteract the many bad ODes, in other words
contract the unfashionable habit of being always
well.
The best health habit t'o get into is to have and
keep a vigorous stomach; if you have a healthy di-
gestion you can drink your beloved coffee, smoke
your favorite brand of tobacco, with little or no
harm; the mischief begins when these things are
forced upon the faithful stomach, without any
assistance.
Form ttie habit of taking after meals some harm-
less but efficient digestive which will relieve the
stomaca of so much extra work.
Nature furnishes us with such digestives and when
they are combined with such a pleasant prepara-
tion as Stua: t'» Dyspesia Tablets, they give the
overworks d 6t;mach just the necessaiy assistance
to secure perfect digestion without any of the harm-
ful effects of cathartics and similar drugs.
The habit of taking Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
after meals is as necessary to the weak stomach as
food itself, and indeed to get the benefit from food
eaten, nothing better and certainly nothing safer
can be u>ed.
Many families consider Stuart's Tablets as essen-
tial in the house as knives and forks.
They consist entirely of natural digestive princi-
ple without the effect or characteristics of drugs;
they have no cathartic action, but simply go to
work on the food eaten and digest it.
Take into account your bad habits and the expense
they entail and then invest fifty cents ii a box of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and see if your digestion
for the next month is not vastly improved.
Ask the clerk in any drug store the name of the
most successful and popular stomach remedy and
he will say Stuart's.
parture of Brother Jameson his family, the
Church, the University and the community all
sustain an irreparable loss.
L. B. Ames.
RICE.
Bro. Wm. Rice was born Feb. 17, 1821, in Maury
Co., Tenn. Was married to E.iza J. Campbe'l,
Dec. 9, 1847. To them were born eight children.
Bro. W. A . Rice is the only surviving < ne of the chil-
dren. Bro. Wm. Rice was baptized by Barton W.
Stone when he was t wenty years of age and has been
a devoted follower of Christ and loyal disciple until
his death, which was Oct. 6th, 1900. For twentj-
five years he has been a respected and influential
member of Saratoga, Cal. He was one of the
charter members of the church organized here
twenty years ago. For years he seived as one of
the elders. For twenty-five years Bro. Rice has
never missed a state meeting until the last one.
He was well posted in the Scriptures and zealous
in all good works. All these years he has been
most generous In his offerings for Chrisfs cause.
He came of a family of twelve children of which
three were prominent preacher*, and all membeni
of the Christian Cturch. Sister Rice — aunt Liza,
as she is familiarly called, who has been his noble
and true helpmeet for nearly fifty-three years and
her son, Bro. Allen, his wife and three grandchil-
dren are the immediate relatives who look forward
to a glad reunion. Bro. Rice w»s loved and es-
teemed by all who knew him. He cculd truly say,
'I have fought a good fight, I have finished my
course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there
is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which
the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at the
last day." S. A. Nesbit.
Saratoga, Cal., Nov. 3.
Stronger than Ever.
Robertsville, Mo., Nov. 23, 1900. — Mrs. Emma
J. Lisher, of this pla-e, who has been weak and
delicate, has been taking the well-known meoicine,
Hood's Sars«parilla, and it has made her stronger
and better than ever before. She says she never
weighed so much as she does since taking Hood's
Sarsaparills.
«/» PISO'S CURE FOR N
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CURES WHtHt ALL tLSt rAILb.
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
In time. Sold bv druecists.
n
N CONSUMPTION y
December 6, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1567
A GOD-SEND TO ALL HUMANITY.
Remarkable Invention of an Ohioan that Guarantees Perfect Health, Strength and
Beauty to Every User, and Cures Without Drugs All Nervous Diseases, Rheumatism,
La Grippe, Neuralgia, Blood and Kidney Troubles, Weakness, and the Most Obsti-
nate Diseases, by Nature's Method of Steaming the Poisons Out of the System.
Ministers and Those Who Have Used It Declare It to Be the Host Remarkable Invigorant Ever Produced,
Better than Any Treatment at Hot Springs, Sanitariums or Health Resorts.
A prominent business man of Cincinnati has in-
vented a Vapor Bath Cabinet that has proven a
blessing to every man, woman and child who has
\ised it, and as many of our readers may not know
of its real comfort and blessings, we illustrate it in
this issue.
Our recent investigation of this remarkable in-
vention was so very satisfactory we have no hesi-
tancy in indorsing the same as iust what all our
readers need.
It is an air-tight inclosure, a rubber- walled room,
in which one comfortably rests on a chair, and with
only the head outside, enjoys at home, for three
cents each, all the marvelous cleansing, curative and
invigorating effects of the famous Turkish, Hot Va-
por, Hot Air, or Medicated Vapor Bath, with no
possibility of taking cold afterwards, or in any way
weakening the system.
Hundreds ot well-known physicians have given
up their practice to sell this Cabinet — such eminent
men as Emerson McKay, Detroit, who has already
sold over 700, and John C. Wright, Chicago, who
sold 125 last month.
Thousands of remarkable letters have been writ-
ten the makers from users, some of which, referring
to
Rheumatism, I, a Grippe, Kidney Troubles,
will be interesting to those who suffer from these
dread maladies. W.I,. Brown, Oxford, O., writes:
"My father was down in bed for months with rheu-
matism; this Cabinet did him more good than $50
worth of drugs. It cured my brother of neuralgia
and sleeplessness, with which he had long suffered,
and his wife of la grippe in one night." G. M Laf-
ferty, Covington, Ky., writes: "Was compelled to
quit business a year ago, being prostrated with
rheumatism and kidney troubles, when your Cab-
inet came. Two weeks' use cured me; I have never
had a twinge since." Rev. George H. Hudson, Oke-
mos, Mich., says: "I gave up my pastorate on ac-
count of nervous prostration and lung troubles; my
editor so highly recommended your Cabinet, I tried
it; from that day I have steadily grown better; am
-now well; nervousness gone; lungs strong; am a
new man." Mr. Simon Tompkins, a retired capi-
talist of Columbus, O., 1031 Broad St., says: "lam
satisfied it saved my life. I was taken down with a
hard cold, which developed into a dangerous case of
pneumonia. The first Bath relieved me and I quick-
ly recovered. It is far superior to drugs for curing
la grippe, colds, inflammation and rheumatism."
Hon. A. B. Strickland, of Bloomington, writes that
the Cabinet did him more good than two years' doc-
toring, entirely cured him of catarrh, gravel, kidney
trouble and dropsy, with which he had long been
afflicted.
Hundreds of Ministers
write praising this Cabinet. Rev. H. C. Roernaes,
Everett, Kan., says: "It is a blessing; made me
full of life and vigor; should be in use in every fam-
ily." Rev. J. C. Richardson, N. Fifth St., Roxbury,
Mass., was greatly benefited by its use, and recom-
mends it highly, as also does Prof. R. E- P. Kline, of
Ottawa University, who says: "I find it a great
benefit. No Christian should be without it." Hon.
V. C. Hay, St. Joe, Mo., writes: "Physicians gave
me up to die; was persuaded by friends to try this
Cabinet, and it cured me. I cannot praise it
enough." Rev. Baker Smith, D. D., Fairmont„N. J.,
says: "Your Cabinet rids the body of aches and
pain, and as cleanliness is next to godliness, it mer-
its high recommendation."
Congressman John J. Lentz, Hon. Chauncey M.
Depew, John T. Brown, Editor "Christian Guide";
Rev. C. M. Keith, Editor "Holiness Advocate," as
well as hundreds of clergymen, bankers, governors,
physicians and influential people, recommend it
highly.
Physicians are unanimous in claiming that colds,
la grippe, fevers, smallpox, consumption, kidney
trouble, Bright's disease, cancer — in fact, such
Marvelous Eliminative Power
has this Cabinet that no disease can gain a foothold
in your body it you take these hot Thermal Baths
weekly. Scientific reasons are brought out in a
very instructive little book issued by the makers.
To
Cure Blood and Skin Diseases
this Cabinet has marvelous power. Dr. Shepard, of
Brooklyn, states that he has never failed to draw
out the deadly poison of snake bites, hydrophobia,
blood poison, etc., by this Vapor Bath, proving that
it is the most wonderful blood purifier known. If
people, instead of filling their system with more
poisons by taking drugs and nostrums, would get
into a Vapor Bath Cabinet and steam out these poi-
sons, and assist nature to act, they would have pure
blood, and a skin as clear and smooth as the most
fastidious could desire.
The Important Feature
of this Cabinet is that it gives a hot vapor bath that
opens the millions of pores all over the body, stim-
ulating the sweat glands, drawing out all the im-
pure salts, acids, and effete matter, which, if re-
tained, overwork the heart, kidneys, lungs, and
cause disease, debility and sluggishness. Astonish-
ing is the improvement in health, feeling and
complexion. The first bath makes you feel like a
new being; 10 years younger.
With the Cabinet, if desired, is a
Head and Complexion Steamer
in which the face, head and neck are given the
same vapor treatmeut as the body, producing the
most wonderful results; removes pimples, black-
heads, skin eruptions, cures Catarrh, Asthma and
Bronchitis.
O. C. Smith, Mt. Healthy, O, writes: "Since using
this Cabinet my Catarrh, Asthma and Hay Fever,
with which I have been afflicted since childhood,
has never returned. Worth $1,000 to me. I have
sold hundreds of these Cabinets. Every one was
delighted. My wife finds it excellent for her ills.
Whatever
"Will Hasten Perspiration
every one knows is beneficial, but other methods
are crude and insignificant, when compared to the
convenient and marvelous curative power of this
Cabinet, known as the new 1903 style.
Quaker Folding Thermal
Bath Cabinet. We find it to be a genuine Cabinet,
with a real door, opening wide, as shown in cut.
When closed it is air-tight; handsomely made of
best, most durable, water-proof goods, rubber lined
A heavy steel frame supports it, making it a strong
and substantial bathroom within itself. It has top
curtains; in fact, all the latest improvements.
The makers furnish an excellent stove with each
Cabinet, also valuable recipes and formulas for
medicated baths and ailments, as well as plain direc-
tions. It folds flat in 1 inch space, when net in use;
easily carried; weighs but 10 pounds.
People don't need bathrooms, as this Cabinet may
be used in any room, and bath tubs have been dis-
carded since this invention, as it gives a far better
bath for all cleansing purposes than soap and wa-
ter. For the sick room its advantages are at once
apparent. There have been
So-Called Cabinets
on the market, but they were unsatisfactory, incon-
venient, simply cheap, flimsy affairs.
After investigation we can say the Quaker Cabinet
mad- by the Cincinnati firm is the only practical
article of its kind, and will last for years. It seems
to satisfy and delight every user, and the
Makers Guarantee Results.
They assert positively, and their statements are
backed by a vast amount of testimony from persons
of influence, that this Cabinet will cure nervous
troubles, Debility, Purify the Blood, Beautify the
Skin and Cure Rheumatism. (The}' offer S50.00 re-
ward for a case not relieved.) Cures the most ob-
stinate cases of Women's Troubles, La Grippe,
Sleeplessness, Neuralgia, Malaria, Headache, Obe-
sity, Gout, Sciatica, Eczema, Scrofula, Piles,
Drops}-, Blood and Skin Diseases, Liver and Kidney
Troubles. It will
Cure the Worst Cold
with one bath, breaks up all symptoms of La Grippe,
Fevers, Pneumonia, Consumption, Asthma, and is
really a household necessity. Gives the most
Cleansing and Refreshing Bath
known, and all those enjoying health should use it
at least once or twice a week, for its great value is
its marvelous power to draw out of the system all
impurities that cause disease, and for this reason it
is truly a God-send to all humanity.
HOW TO GET ONE.
All our readers who want to enjoy perfect health,
prevent disease, or are afflicted, should have one of
these remarkable Cabinets. Space prevents a de-
tailed description, but it will bear out the most
exacting demand for durability and curative prop-
erties.
Write the only makers. The World Mfg. Co., 2389
World Building, Cincinnati, O., and ask them to
send you their valuable illustrated Book FREE,
describing this invention and these remarkable
Baths. The price of the Cabinet is wonderfully low,
only $5.00, complete, with heater, directions and for-
mulas. Head attachment, if desired. Si. 00 extra,
and it is indeed difficult to imagine where one
could invest that amount of money in anything else
that guarantees so much health, strength and vigor.
DON'T FAII, TO WRITE TO-DAY
for full information; or, better still, order a Cabinet;
you won't be disappointed, as the makers guarantee
every Cabinet, and agree to refund your money after
30 days' use if not just as represented.
We know them to do as they agree. They are re-
liable and responsible; capital, $100,000.00.
The Cabinet is just as represented, and will be
shipped promptly. You can remit safely by express,
P. O. money order, bank draft, or certified check.
Don't fail to send for booklet, an}- way.
$150 a Month and Expenses.
This Cabinet is a wonderful seller. More than
20.000 were sold last month by agents, and the firm
offers special inducements to both men and women
upon request, and to our knowledge many are mak-
ing from $100 to $150 every month, and expenses.
Don't fail to write them.
Not In His Case.
Questioner. Is marriage a failure?
Farmer. I should say not. Why, there's
Lucindy gits up in the mornin', milks six
cows, gits breakfast, starts four children
to skewl, looks after the other three, feeds
the hens, likewise the hogs, likewise some
motherless sheep, skims twenty pans of
milk, washes the clothes, gits dinner, et
cetery, et cetery. Think I could hire any-
body to do it for what she gits? Not much!
Marriage, sir, is a success — a great success.
I^ost the Race.
Mamma (putting her little girl to bed).
Why, Dorothy, I thought you were going
to run a race with yourself! Dorothy (un-
dressing very slowly). Yes, mamma, but
I'm the one that don't beat, you see.
1568
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 6, 190
DH
CREAM
Used in Millions of Homes— 40 Years the
standard. A Pure Cream of Tartar Powder,
Superior to every other fcnown. Makes
delicious cake and pastry, light, flaky biscuit,
griddle cakes — palatable and wholesome*
mioB making powoch ax,
OHICAGO.
Note. — Avoid baking powders made fron
alum. They look like pure powders,
and may raise the cakes, but alum
is a poison and no one can eat food
mixed with it without injury to health.
Book Notes.
We are anticipating a very large Chris* mas
trade this year, and are preparing to handle it
with promptness, that our patrons may suffer no
disappointments. There is every reason why we
■honld expect to sell many thousands of book s dur-
ing December. Firstly, the good people of these
United States are very rapidly coming to appreci-
ate the fact that the ideal Christmas gift i- a
good book; secondly, the country is enjoying pros-
perity and the people can afford to buy books;
thirdly, we are offering our patrons a much larger
and better assortment of books than ever before,
at prices which are certain to attract careful and
judicious buyers.
send you one You.hould not miss having it, for
it may save yoa several dollars in the purchase of
Christmas gifts for your family aid friends. In
it are described and priced nearly three hundred
different volumes suitable for Christmas gifts, in-
cluding books of all kinds — all good kinds, that is —
at all prices, for all sorts of folks.
You have probably received, before you read
his, a copy of our "Special Christmas Catalogue."
U's a handsome little thing, isn't it? If yon bave
*■ t received a copy, notify us at one & and we w
We desire to call especial attention to our
Christmas list of books for boy and girls — vol-
umes adapted to the reading of children from
eight to sixteen years of age. These volumes are
not of the silly, giody goody, "Sunday school- story-
book" type, on the one hand, nor of the blood and
thunder "Dead-shot Dave, the Texas Terror,"
style, on the other. They are clean, wholesome,
interesting stories, which will entertain the young
folks without harming them. Such literature for
the young is rather scarce, and we have spent
much time and thought in selecting a list o
books that we could, in good conscience, heartily
recommend to parents and teachers. This list ii
given in our Christmas Catalogue, and will also be
found elsewhere in this issue of the Christian-
Evangelist.
You ought to remember your pastor at Christmas
time. It Is certain that he frequently s'ghs to
himself that his income wl 1 not permit him to buy
many helpful books that he would like to have.
Why not delight him by a gift of som« sucb volume
as "Trie Circuit of the Gbbe," "The Miracl s of
Jesus," "Elijah," "Leaves from Mission Pielda" or
a set of Alexand.-T Campbell's workc? Think
about this, and then let us hear from you. You
can casually drop into the pastor's study and, while
charting with him, note what books he already
has on his shelves, so that you will not give him a
duplicate of a volume he already possesses.
We urge Sunday-schools and Chris1 ian Endeavor
Societies to at once equip themselves with the
proper supplies for the new year. No school or
society can do its best work without the necessary
equipment It is a false economy to try to get
along without supplies, or to adopt a certain series
of supplies just because they are cheap. The
best are really the cheapest. Inferior supplies
are dear at any price
The Christian Publishing Company.
St. Louis, Mo.
Virginia Notes.
Marshall Street Church, Harry Minick, pastor,
is In a meeting. They had a big day on last Lord's
day. Two confessions and two by letter added.
They had a church rally and it was well attended;
many members present that had not been in the
church for mon hs.
Bro McHattan, of California, is assisting J. P.
Lewis at Park View Christian Church, Petersburg,
Va., in a meeting.
C. E. Elmore is in a good meeting at Mt. Olivet,
four milss from Martinsville. Twenty two added
up to November 24. Among the Dumber are the
steward and trustees of the church in which the
meeting is being conducted. They wH turn the
house over to the Disciples and an organization
will be completed. The meeting will continue sev-
eral days longer.
Martinsville is to have a negro industrial school.
The C. W B. M. has purchased a most excellent
property there and the work will be prosecuted
with energy. The best element of the negroes in
this section are Disciples. This bids fair to be a
movement of great moment in Virginia among the
colored Disciples.
W. H. Book will keep C. E. Elmore in this field
for a year, as evangelist. He is responsible for
his support. Why should not s me of our breth-
ren who have means do a similar work?
Gravel Hill Church in Craig County has lost a
most excellent member in the person if Bro. David
Kent, who died of typhoid fever. He was SuDday-
school superintendent and faithful at all services.
Bro. Kent will be missed from the community acd
the church as well as the home. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Spray, N. C, is looking for a pastor. This is a
good field and some one should take hold of the
work at once.
J. A Spencer, Danville, Va., is doing a good
work there. They will pay off their debt and burn
the mortgage January 1, 1901. He is wel liked
by his people. We look for aggressive work there
now. J. C. Reynolds.
Simmonsville, T'a.
If you Lack Energy
Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
It vitalizes the nerves, helps digestion, and
refreshes and invigorates the entire system.
u?THE '*■*
RST1AN
GEUST.
Vol. xxxvii
A WEEKLY FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.
December 13, 1900
No. 50
CONTENTS
Editorial:
Current Events.. 1571
Human Agency in Salvation... 1572
Christianity in the Nineteenth Century..... 1573
Ministerial Relief 1574
Editor's Easy Chair 1575
Contributed Articles:
The Bequests of the Nineteenth Century to
the Twentieth.— W. H. Bagby 1576
Church Organization a Growth. — J. J.
Haley 1577
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1578
The Christ in Contrast— IV.— W. J. Lha-
mon 1579
Constantinople to Beirut. — Charles Reign
Scoville 1580
The Elijahs and the Elishas of the Restora-
tion.— J. S. Lamar 1581
Correspondence:
Ministerial Relief 1590
Missouri Bible-School Notes..... 1591
Family Chicle:
Utopia (poem) 1592
Struggling Toward the Light 1592
Shunning Difficulties 1593
When I Was a Child (poem) 1594
Authors in Parliament 1594
Miscellaneous:
Our Budget 1584
Notes and Ne»s 1586
Evangelistic 1588
With the Children 1595
Sunday-school 1596
Christian Endeavor 1597
Literature 1598
and Obituaries 1599
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No. 50
CURRENT EVENTS.
The present session of Congress is making
for i'self a reputation for its prompt action
upon important measures. The passage of
the army reorganization bill with the Bower-
sock anti-canteen amendment was a piece of
exceptionally quick legislation. The bill
provides for a standing army of 60,000 and
gives the .President authority to increase
the number to] 100,000 at his discretion.
This seems'to us to be a reasonable and
moderate measure. Comparing it with
General Milei' recommend -ition of one
soldier for' every thoasand of population, it
provides for -slightly less than this under
ordinary conditions and somewhat more in
times of emergency. The anti-canteen
amendment, which ha3 been fathered by Mr.
Bowersock, of 'Kansas, was passed by the
very gratifying majority of 159 to 51.
The speakers in favor of the amendment
cited the opinion of jmany high officers as to
the ruinous ^effects of the canteen system.
The vast 'number of petitions and appeals
which^have been received since the nullifi-
cation of "the former anti-canteen amend-
ment by aAttorney-General Griggs is evi-
dence that thelpublic wanted another law
on the subject expressed in more unequivocal
language which could not be misinterpreted.
It is believed that in its present form there
will be no chance of nullification. The
convention of the W. C. T. U., which was in
session in Washington last week, received the
news of the passage of the amendment with
great enthusiasm. ^Mr. Bowersock, the author
of the amendment, and Mr. Littlefield, of
Maine, who assisted in the legal wording of
it, supported it strenuously and argued from
the success;'of prohibition in his own 3tate,
are entitled to much credit. They have
won the gratitude of all friends of temper-
ance.
There has been a big fight before tbe
Ways and .Means Committee of the House
of Representatives over the proposed reduc-
tion of the war tax. The tax on beer,
which before the war was $1 a barrel, was
increased to $2 with an allowance of 7J
per cent, for leakage and waste. The
brewers'.have sent to Washington a power-
ful lobby to secure a reduction to the former
rate. The committee has recommended that
there be no reduction except an increase'of
the allowance to 20 per cent, which would
mean a decrease of the net tax to $1.60 a
barrel. The brewers are not inclined to ac-
cept this and are strenuously urging the
value of their support to the party, which
was given in the expectation of a reduction
of their tax. It may interest St. Louis
readers to know that the chief spokesman
of the brewers and the chief defender of
brewing as a "legitimate and honorable
business" is Congressman Bartholdt, who was
also one of the bitterest opponents of the
anti-canteen amendment. Tee different
arguments for the reduction of the tax on
beer are somewhat less plausible when
taken together. At one moment it is argued
that the burden falls entirely upon the
laboring men who consume the article and
who must, of course, get a smaller glass or
a poorer quality for their nickel. The
presence of an expensive lobby at Wash-
ington supported by the brewers gives
the lie to this statement. Brewers do not
support lobbies for the benefit of the labor-
ing man. Again it is argued, inconsistently
with the above, that many brewers are
failing under the too heavy tax; which we
can only hope is true. Again it is pointed out
that the consumption of beer has decreased
since the tax was increased; which would be
a sufficient reason for maintaining it, if the
chairman of the Ways and Means Commit-
tee had not pointed out that the decrease
in 1899 was more than counterbalanced by
the increase in 1900. The fight has still to
be fought out in Congress. The bill as
recommended by the committee gives a total
reduction of about $40,000,000, of which
$10,000,000 is on beer and the remainder,
for the most part, on documentary taxes of
one kind or another, including bank cheques,
promissory notes, telephone and telegraph
mesa ages.
The report of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shows that for the first time since 1893
the government's receipts are greater than
its expenditures. The excess on the wrong
side of the books during these inteivening
years has varied from twenty- five to eighty-
nine millions. The surplus of revenue for
the. fiscal year 1900 is over seventy-nine
millions. It is this flush condition of
our national pocketbook which makes it
possible to reduce the revenue by forty mil-
lions in spite of the continuance of many of
the expenses which began in the late war
or grew out of it and in spire of the pro-
jected expenditure of a large sum on the
construction of the Isthmian canal.
The Porto Rican Legislature met for its
first session on the same day on which Con-
gress assembled. The legislature consists
of two bodies, the Executive Council, of
which Mr. Hunt is president and which has
already been in existence for some time as
a cabinet to Go?. Allen, and the House of
Delegates, which has now assembled for the
first time. The latter, which might be
called the lower house, has thirty-one mem-
bers. Judging from the accounts of the
opening session and the ..organization of the
house, the Porto Ricaas have much to learn
of the arts of politics. The committee on
nominations named Senor Quinanes for
Speiker, but he modestly declined the honor.
Senor Ro?sy was then nominated and, there
being no opposition, was unanimously elected.
The simple denizens of this lesser pearl of
the Antilles have evidently yet not discov-
ered the political advantages which inhere
in the speakership and, to all appearances,
the assembly differs strikingly from the
Cuban constitutional convention in being de-
void of parties. The first act of the Council,
after the assembling of the legislature, was
to refuse to grant the French railway fran-
chise, the granting of which woald have
carried with it the guarantee of a certain
interest on the investment. The governor's
message outlines a plan of internal reorgan-
ization, including financial, judicial and edu-
cational matters. The New England town
and county plan was recommended.
The question of admitting new states to
the Union is again being agitattd and it is
not improbable that before the close of the
present session of Congress there will be
an act of internal expansion which will
place three new stars on the flag. The ad-
mission of Arizona, New Mexico and Okla-
homa-Indian Territory to statehood will
mark the passing of the last of oar conti-
nent al possessions (except Alaska) out of the
territorial stage. A convention was held
the first part of this week at South McAles-
ter, I. T., composed of representatives from
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, which
passed resolutions asking for admission as a
single state and appointed a permanent com-
mittee of twenty members to keep up the
agitation. The combined population of the
two territories is not far short of 800 000
and it is claimed that the value of their
property is approximately $200,000,000,
"which is more people and more wealth than
were possessed by any one state when ad-
mitted into the Federal Union and is more
people and more wealth than are possessed
by some of the states now." In view of the
admission of Nevada with scarcely more
than 50,000 inhabitants and scarcely any
resources other than mineral, it seems only
right to signalize the beginning of the new
century by admitting to statehood this rich
and populous territory.
The United States Supreme Court has sus-
tained the state court in declaring the con-
stitutionality of the Missouri election law
known as the Nesbit law. This law makes
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December "b, 1^0
a special class of "cities having a popula-
tion of over 300,000 inhabitants" and estab-
lishes for them a different sort of election
machinery. The only city included in this
class is St. Louis and it was maintained by
those who brought this test case to trial
that it was unconstitutional in that it set
off one city by itself and, by the special re-
strictions thrown about its provision for
registration, deprived its citizens of that
equal protection of law which the constitu-
tion guarantees. The court did not take up
the question of the justice or injustice of
the actual provisions of the law, but de-
clared that "the power to classify cities with
reference to their population being exer-
cised in conformity with the constitution of
the state, the circumstance that the election
law in force in St. Louis was made to differ
from that which regulates the conduct of
elections in other cities in Missouri does not
in itself deny to the citizens of St. Louis
the equal protection of the laws," The
Nesbit law, therefore, like the Goebel law,
which it resembles in many particulars, is
declared to be constitutional. Whether or
not either one of them is a just law is, of
course, another question and one which the
United States Supreme Court cannot take
upon itself to decide. The legislators of
Kentucky, even those of the party which en-
acted it, came to the conclusion that the
Goebel la v was too unjust to be allowed to
stand. It is to be hoped that the lawmakers
at Jefferson City will make the same discov-
ery in regard to the Nesbit law.
Starting with a very trivial dispute in re-
gard to the Dutch Minister at Lorenzo Mar-
guez, Holland and Portugal have developed
a quarrel as large and lively as can easily
occur between two such insignificant powers.
Wilhelmina has recalled her minister from
Lisbon and King Carlos has retaliated by re
calling his minister from The Hague. The
trouble has been further aggravated by the
cordial interchanges between the Portuguese
King and his aunt, Queen Victoria, at the
same time that Queen Wilhelmina is gra-
ciously receiving and encouraging ex-Presi-
dent Kruger. In replying to a message from
King Carlos, Queen Victoria speaks clearly
of an alliance as already existing between
England and Portugal, and the recent visit
of a British fleet to Portuguese waters bore
many of the marks of an interchange of
courtesies between sworn allies. It would,
of course, be ridiculous to conceive of a war
between these two second class powers grow-
ing out of such a triviality, but the King of
Portugal has in his veins the hot blood of
the south and the Queen of Holland is a very
headstrong young lady. It is perhaps
somethicg of a surprise to most readers to
be reminded that Kirjg Carlos is a nephew
of Queen Victoria, but the ramifications of
her family tree are too complicated for most
of us to follow with any degree of complete-
ness. She is the grandmother general of
most of the ruling dynasties of Europe. It
will be remembered that, besides being aunt
of the KiDg of Portugal, she is the grand-
mother of the Emperor of Germany, grand
mother of the Czarina of Russia, that she is
closely connected with the King of Denmark
through the marriage of the Prince of Wales
to his daughter, that that same alliance con-
nects her with the King of Greece, who is a
son of the King of Denmark, and that sev-
eral of the dukes and princes of the German
Empire have married her daughters and
granddaughters.
fierce at rack upon the administration's Dolicy
of holding an election at this time to catch
Khaki vote, and both Chamberlain and Salis-
bury have found it necessary to defend them-
selves repeatedly. In general the Liberals
are concentrating xnd the Conservatives are
concil ating.
Triumphs of American diplomacy are being
scored nowadays so frequently as to be al-
most monotonous. Even the British press
and the anti-administration journals
in this country admit that the nego-
tiations between the representatives of
the Powers in China have reached a point
which may fairly be considered as guaran-
teeing the adoption of the policy initiated
and advocated by our State Department.
The policy of making the punishment for
the Boxer outrages commensurate with the
ability of the Chinese government, rather
than with the crimes it has countenanced,
was first suggested by Secretary Hay. The
other Powers have at last agreed to this
and the terms of the preliminary treaty,
now fully agreed upon, are ready for signa-
ture. Minister Conger has been instructed
by cable to sign the protocol. Question is
now being raised again as to the authority
of the Chinese envoys, Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching, to represent their government.
They have no official documents showing
their appointment and it may be difficult
to hold the government to the performance
of their promises. Many flimsy excuses
have been presented for their lack of proper
authorization. The real reason doubtless is
that the government wishes to keep a large
loop hole through which to escape the per-
formance of what may be agreed upon.
Meanwhile the return of the court to Pekin
has become a somewhat less remote possi-
bility. The degradation of General Tung,
who has had virtual command of the im-
perial household, may be considered as a
step in that direction.
The brilliant career of General DeWet,
who has given the British in South Africa
an unexpected amount of trouble in the last
few weeks and has gone far toward turning
guerrilla warfare into an actual and aggres-
sive campaign, appears to be about at an
end for the present. Bloemfo itein, which
was lately threatened by his successful *d-
vance, is now safe and General Knox is pur-
suing his force north from Rouxville. Hem-
med in on one side by the confluence of two
swollen rivers and on the other by three
columns of British troops, it begins to ap-
pear that the gallant DeWet has reached
his last ditoh. There are unsubstantiated
rumors of a hard fight at this place. If it
has not occurred it will and the almost in-
evitable result will be the crushing of the
largest single body of belligerent Boers now
in the field. There will remain, of course,
many small commandoes of guerrillas which
will give infinite trouble for a considerable
time. Meanwhile the war leaders in Par-
liament have been made the target for sting-
ing criticism. Lord Rosebery has made a
An invasion of England by a foreign enemy
is not one of the things which have baen con-
sidered probable even in these war-like end-
of-the-century times. Yet it ha3 been sug-
gested, apparently in all seriousness, by a
member of the French Senate. The publi-
city of the suggestion robs it of any grain
of serious import which it might posnbly
have had. Gen. Mercier, who suffered seri-
ous loss of prestige in connection with the
Dreyfus affair, in the course of a speech in
favor of increasing the navy began to dis-
cuss the possibility of an invasion of England.
The developments of scientific warfare dur-
ing the century, he said, would make it easy
to carry such a project into effect. He an-
nounced that he himself had worked out a
plan for a hostile landing on the channel
caast and was proceeding to outline it when
he was interrupted and ruled out of order.
The British papers treated the affair with
the gaiety which it demanded. Gen. Mercier
was an object of much contempt before. He
has now succeeded in getting himself laughed
at as well as despised.
HUMAN AGENCY IN SALVA-
TION.
A recent editorial in the Sunday-school
Times entitled, "Not a duty to work out one's
salvation," is noteworthy as showing that
the theory which many of us had supposed
was obsolete among intelligent Bible schol-
ars and theologians is yet held and finds ex-
pression in a religious journal of at least
national if not international reputation.
The editor, who is also quite as widely known
as his paper, if not even more so, because of
his authorship of some able books, in the
editorial mentioned undertakes to correct
what he believes to be a general misinterpre-
tation of the passage in the Philippian letter
in which Paul says to the Philippian brethren;
"Work out your own salvation with fear and
trembling." We quote:
"The common idea ss to this test is that it
means that the sinner has a share in the work of
securing his own salvation. As a matter of fact,
it means nothing of the sort.
"Salvation is Christ's work. It is not a work
that is partly Christ's and partly the sinner's. He
who begins a good work will doubtless finish it.
This we are to believe, and this we are to teach.
Our share in our salvation is not to our credit, but
to the added credit of our Savior."
And then the editor cites the case of the
New England boy, of whom our readers have
doubtless heard before, who, on applying to
the church authorities for admission, and on
being asked, "Who saved you?" replied, "It
was the work of Jesus Christ and myself." On
being asked, "What was your share in the
work of your salvation?" he replied, "I resist-
ed, and Jesus Christ did the rest." This inci-
dent is quite common property among modern
evangelists and is made to do service in the
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1573
interest of the Calvinistic theory of conver-
sion. The Sui. day-school Times observes that
"that boy understood the case better than
one who thinks that he has a part of his own
salvation to accomplish by personal en-
deavor."
Is this not a fundamental misapprehension
of the whole question of what salvation is,
and what is man's relation to it? That the
editor of the Sund iv-school Times should
give currency, at this date, to a view of con
version that runa contrary to the whole ten-
or of New Testament teaching, is a most re-
markable fact. It is also a matter of pro-
found regret. Nothing, it seems to us, can
be more unfortunate than for a prominent
and accredited teacher of the Christian re-
ligion to persuade men that they have noth-
ing to do, and therefore no responsibility in
the matter of their salvation; that like the
New England boy they can even resist Christ
and yet be converted and saved! Why then
should men concern themselves about their
salvation? But let us examine this theory a
little.
What is salvation? It is used in the New
Testament in two senses. Sometimes it re-
fers to conversion and the forgiveness of
sins — the turning of a man's face in the
right direction and bringing him in right re-
lations to God, in which he receives the for-
giveness of sins and the hope of life eternal.
Another and larger meaning of the word is
the complete restoration of man to the
image of Christ, who is the image of God.
In this last sense salvation means character.
Has man nothing to do in the formation of a
character that is Christ-like? Must he not
co-operate with God who works in him both
to will and to do his good pleasure? Must
he not, by 'giving all diligence," add to his
"faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and
to knowledge temperance, and to temper-
ance patience, and to patience godliness, and
to godliness brotherly love, and to brotherly
love charity," or universal love? The
Apostle Peter seemed to think that this pro-
cess is one that requires diligent effort on
the part of believers. Of course, the pas-
sage referred to was addressed to Christians
who were saved in the sense of having been
forgiven and "born again," but they were
yet to work out, in co operation with God,
that larger salvation which means character
transformed into the image of Christ.
But is it true that, even in the matter of
conversion and the forgiveness of sins, man is
wholly passive, and may be saved while in a
state of resistance to God? By no means.
The New Testament teaches exactly the con-
trary. It is, of course, a Christian truism
that man can do nothing to merit his salva-
tion or to earn it. God has provided the
means of our salvation, and through the
death of Christ has opened up the way of
pardon and reconciliation. In this man had
'nothing to do. But these provisions having
been made for man's salvation, he is now in-
vited to accept the offer of solvation on God's
terms. This he must do or remain unsaved.
The New England boy would have shown
himself a much better theologian, though not
near so good a Calvinist, if, when asked as
to his share in his salvation, he had replied,
"Jesus Christ, who loved me and gave Him-
self for me, offered to save me if I would ac-
cept Him a3 my Savior, and I have accepted
Him." According to the New Testament
those who accepted the offer of salvation
through Christ are said to have believed on
Him with a faith so earnest and active that
they turned away from their sins and sub-
mitted to Jesus Christ in the initial act of
baptism. Only those who so accepted Christ
are spoken of as among the "saved" in the
New Testament.
One or two passages of Scripture will suf-
fice to show how the theory of conversion
advocated by the Sunday-school Times an-
tagonizes the teaching of the New Testa-
ment. In Peter's address on the day of
Pentecost, we are told, after the outline of
his sermon, that "with many other words he
testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save
yourselves from this crooked generation." It
is evident that if Peter had held the view of
salvation which the editor of the Sunday-
school Times holds he never would have
given this exhortation. We are further told
that "they then that received his word were
baptized, and there were added unto them in
that day about three thousand souls." Lest
Peter's orthodoxy should be called in ques-
tion, as is sometimes done, let us go back
to the Master Himself. To the hard-hearted
and stubborn Jews he said, "Ye will not
come unto me that ye might have life."
Again: "How oft would I have gathered
you together, even as a hen gathereth her
brood under her wings, but ye would not."
Does this not indicate that there is some-
thing for man to do in order to enjoy the
salvation which Christ offers to the world?
Does it not show beyond cavil that he
saves no man against his will? Is not the
Lord waiting even now patiently, while
seeking to win men to Him, for them to
admit Him into their hearts? "Behold, I
stand at the door and knock: if any man
hear my voice and open the door, I will
come unto him, and will sup with him, and
he with me."
But why quote isolated texts of Scripture
when the whole trend of the New Testament
is in the same direction? The very nature
of man, his creation in the image of God,
implies his freedom in accepting or rejecting
the gospel. God respects the volition with
which He has endowed man. He offers sal-
vation to men but they must accept it on
the terms He names, and then co-operate
with Him in working it out in its perfection
and glory. Do we need any further expla-
nation of the moral and spiritual parp lysis
with which some of the great relig ous
bodies seem to be afflicted in relation to
gro *th and aggressiveaess, than the pre-
valence of such a theory of man's irrespon-
sibility in the matter of his salvation?
What is needed is such a solemn emphasis of
man's responsibility as will make men feel
that their condemnation is just if they
refuse to accept the great salvation which
is "of grace," but "through faith" — a loving
and obedient faith, which unites the soul to
Christ and holds it in everlasting loyalty to
Him.
"CHRISTIANITY IN THE NINE-
TEENTH CENTURY."*
Among the notable books which have
been issued and will, no doubt, be issued,
dealing with the progress of the ceatury
now closing, is the recent volume whose
title is placed at the head of this article.
Dr. Lorimer has done the cause oi our com-
mon Christianity distinguished service in
this contribution on the progress of Chris-
tianity within the nineteenth century.
Christianity is first exhibited as it ex-
isted in the dusk of the eighteenth century
and the dawn of the nineteenth. This
furnishes the background for the history of
the ceatury. When religious life seemed to
be at its lowest ebb, hope sprang out of
darkness in the formation of the "Godly
Club" among the students of Oxford and
the rise of the great movement of Method-
ism under the labors of John Wesley, White-
field and others. The influence of this
movement extended to the United States
and the great revival spread through New
England under Jonathan Edwards and
others.
The chapter on "The Human Element in
the Progress of a Divine Religion" is one of
the most thoughtful and suggestive in the
book. The hisory of Christianity in the
world cannot be understood without recog-
nizing both the human and the divine ele-
ments in it. "Why should theologies,
modes of worship, implements of spiritual
husbandry and systems of Sunday-school
instruction be retained when they have out-
grown their usefulness and are no longer fit
to render religion operative or to enable
her to fulfill her mission in the world?
What our fathers have done, why, if the
same necessity exists, should not we do, and
do it without hesitancy and without
apology? The human element has been
incorporated into Christianity for just such
purposes. It has no place there at all if it
has not the right to free religion from in-
crustations that impede its activity and to
supply it with the mo3t important weapons
for its world wide conquests." Our own
religious movement had its origin in this
conception of Christian liberty and well
would it have been for us if, at all stages
of our progress, this conception had more
universally prevailed.
"The Mediae /al and the Modern" is the
title of the chapter that deals with the
renaissance of Roman Catholicism in the
"Oxford Movement," which, in its earlier
stage, was known as the "Tractarian Move-
ment." The causes and the results of this
revival of Roman Catholicism in England
are treated very f ally and ably. The ex-
tent and significance of that upheaval in
the religious life of England we should say
are imptsrfectly apprehended by the average
reader of history. Its influence on the
Church of Eogland was most decided, and
continues to this day in the Romeward
tendency of the High Church branch of the
Establishment.
*Chrlstiantty In the Nineteenth Centur? (The
Boston- Loweil Lectures, 1900.) By George C.
Lorimer, Minister at Tremont T«mple, Boston. The
Griffith and Rowland Press. 1900.
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Under the title of the 'New Prophetism
in Modern Literature" the author deals
with the religious quality of certain authors
and books which have been influential in
molding the religioos life of the century.
The prophetic office which properly belongs
to the preachers of to-day, he judges has
been taken up largely by modern literature
which deals with the religious life of the
times with a boldness and freedom which is
not always found in the pulpit. The
chapter presents a very vigorous, and, as it
seems to us, for the most part, a very in-
telligent criticism of the poets and prose
authors of the century in their bearings on
the Christian religion.
"The Church and Society" is another
problem that is dealt with. The spirit of this
chapter miy be seen from the following
quota tion :
"I am aware that His Grace of Peterborough
has recently decided that society could not be
constructed on the principles of the Sjrmm on
the Mount; but I must crave indulgence to attach
more importance to the testimony of Christ than
to that of a bishop, who probably was conscious,
when he spoke, of the insuperaole difficulty that
exists iu harmonizing the assumptions of a
hierarchy with that view of social order which
begins with the non-ecclesiastical beatitude,
'Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.' It seems irreverent to place
our Stvior and His apostles in the position of
solemn triflers, amusing the world with im-
practicable and hazy notions of virtues and bless
ings which, the longer they are sought, fade
away the more into the incoherent and intan-
gible."
la what our author says on "The Bible
and Criticism" he no doubt lays himself
open to criticism from the extreme con-
servatives among his own and other re-
ligious bodies. But the entire chapter
seems to us to be marked by great sanity
of judgment and great reverence for the
Bible. There is a frank recognition of the
changed view of inspiration and revelation,
brought about by modern criticism, and the
author has no difficulty in seeing great gain ,
to Christianity in this changed view. While
this part of the work may prove too liberal
for the extremely conservative, it is sure to
prove too conservative for the extremely
liberal. The author is a staunch believer
in the inspiratijn and authority of the
Scriptures and in the Goihood and Lordship
of Je3us Christ.
In his able treatment of the subject of
"The Regeneration and Development" he
makes a further statement of the changes
which have been wrought in theological
thought. We cannot refrain from quoting
a single sentence: "The makers of theology
are being compelled to make the Savior, not
sentimentally, but scientifically, the center
of their systems; and as mankind opens its
eyes to what is talcing place and perceives
that metaphysical speculations are being
relegated to the shadowy background and
that Jesus is being brought more and more
to the fron , love springs up in its heart;
and as more will be undertaken when in-
spired by love for a person than by venera-
tion for a creed, the prospects are that the
church is just on the eve of her noblest
enterprises and her grandest victories." In
this pregnant sentence our readers will
recognize a truth with which they are
familiar, and one which may be said to be
most fundamental in the movement which
we are urging. When Dr. Lorimer adds to the
above the statement that "when theology
itself has ultimately been transformed by
the love of Christ, and has rid itself of its
traditional garments, has completely aban-
doned ancient prejudices, and has deter-
mined to fashion its judgment in harmony
with his teachings, then shall the church
herself be transformed by love, and then
her touch of love shall transform the
world" — he puts himself pretty squarely on
the true ground of religious reformation.
The "Isms and Schisms" is a fit and strik-
ing characterization of modern substitutes
for Christianity. Perhaps tha chapter that
will awaken greatest interest among most
readers is that on "The Movement for the
Restoration of Primitive Christian Union."
After correcting what the author thinks is
an exaggerated statement of the divisions
among us, bised on the census, and pointing
out how naturally many of these leading
denominations had their origin, Dr. Lorimer
makes it plain that his sympathies are in
favor of the movement for Christian unity.
By this he does not mean an ecclesiasticism,
but such a unity among the followers of
Christ as would enable them to co-operate
as brethren in the regeneration of society
and the conversio i of the world. His
reference to the religious movement of the
Diciples is brief but courteous. We could
have wished, haviag testified frankly to the
good influence of their plea in favor of
Christian uaion and against divisions, he
might have given a brief statement at least
of the method by which they propose to
bring about such a union. We may have
occasion hereafter, however, to advert to
this feature of the book. The author's con-
ception of union is not unlike our own. He
is not anticipating any scheme for produc-
ing uniformity of thought, or of methods of
worship or forms of administration, and
much less a colossal ecclesiasticism. For
the present his advice is that "all Christ;ans
federate their churches and let them press
forward to conquer the world for Christ,
and by and by, after the &moke of success-
ful battle shall clear away, they probably
will perceive that the creeds which now
seem irreconcilably opposed have in them
much in common and not enough of differ-
ence to warrant the perpetuation of sectarian
names."
The chapters on 'The Nations and Re-
ligion" and "The Obstructions and Opposi-
tions" deal with some later history and
with events some of which are too close to
us for their stupendous significance to be
understood. We imagine that if the author
should revise his work ten years hence, he
would give a different interpretation to
some of the remarkable events in our own
recent national history. The book closes
with a chapter on ' The Past and Future,"
which, while pointing out the evils that
threaten the church, gives, nevertheless,
a hopeful and inspiring outlook for the
future.
On the whole, we have read few books
covering so wide a range of thought and
discussing so many topics in which we have
found to little that we could not endorse.
The book indicates scholarly research, sober
thought, wise judgment, a thoroughly
evangelical faith, a liberal mind, a prophetic
spirit, and we shall be glad to know that it
has received the generous recognition on
the part of the public which its merits
deserve.
Ftour of prayer*
MINISTERIAL, RELIEF.
(Phil. 4:14-19).
(Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic. Dec. 19.)
Central Truth: — It is both a high privilege and
a sacred duty that the church should minister
to the needs of its faithful servants who are in
affliction and want.
The Philippian letter is a classic on the
humanities and the courtesies of life.
While it touches some of the loftiest peaks
of theology it deals in the main with those
sweet and holy relationships which grow
out of the Christian life, and" the duties
and obligations which spring from these
relations. Nothing can exceed the grace
with which it defines the relation of the
preacher to the flock he serves or has
served in the past.
Paul is a prisoner in Rome. He was the
founder, along with Silas, Timothy and
Luke, of the church at Philippi. While
there he had suffered affliction by stripes
and imprisonment. This suffering had only
endeared him to the church. They learn
of his imprisonment in Rome and
determine to minister to his needs.
To do this the more effectually they
sent not only their gifts, but many
loving messages by the hand of th
ful minister, Epaphroditus. It is in ac-
knowledgment of this visit and of these
gifts that he writes, in the passage which
constitutes the lesson for the hour.
The effect of this ministration
on the part of the church is indi-
cated by the remark of the aged
apostle, who tells them in this letter,
"I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that. now at
length ye have revived your thought for me;
wherein ye did indeed take thought, but ye
lacked opportunity." It was not so much
that he wa* in dire need, but what rejoiced
his heart most was that he was not forgot-
ten by those whom he had served at the
peril of his life; that they had revived their
thought of him. Is this not most pathetic ?
Perhaps there is no harder burden for the
aged or the disabled minister of the gospel
to bear than the feeling that he has been
forgotten by his brethren for whom he has
labored in the kingdom and patience of
Jesus Christ. Perhaps some of them
owe all they have, and all they hope
to be in the life to come, to hia
faithful preaching of the word; and
yet he is desolate, lonely and in want,
and there is no Epaphroditus to visit him
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•with loving messages and tender gifts as
the proc fs of their love.
Paul might have been able to get on with-
out their gifts, for his wants were very few,
'"Howbeit," he adds, "ye did well, that ye
hai fellowship with my affliction." Yes,
thay "did wall," not only for the apostle's
sake, but for their own happiness and self-
respact as well. No doubt they were bene-
ficed more thia Paul by the consciousness
that they hai nob only relieved his want,
but comforted his heart and cheered him in
his lonely hours. This is what the apostle
means when he tells them, after referring
to other generous gifts from them in the
past, "No j that I seek far the gift; bat I
seek for the fruit that increaseth to your
account." It was for the benefit that would
acc:u9 to them rather than to himself that
he rej need in this evidence of their gener-
ous thought ft-r him.
Moreover, the apostle tells them that the
things that came from them through Epaph-
roditus were "an odor of a sweet smell, a sac-
rifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God." Not
only, then, was Paul's heart rejoiced and the
church at Philippi enriched, but God was
well pleased at this sacrifice of love. Sure-
ly this three- fold reward ought to inspire
great liberality in the churches toward the
aged an 1 destitute ministers of the gospel,
who are no longer able through disease or
the infirmities of age, to minister to their
own necessities. Bat here is a still furtner
promise, as if every possible motive should
be urged upon the church to cause it to ful-
fill this sacred obligation: "And my God
shall fulfill every need of yours according to
his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." What
more could any one ask than this?
During the present month the churches
are called upon to make an offering to
the Ministerial Relief Fund; or in the lan-
guage of Paul, to have "fellowship" with the
aged and needy ministers in their "afflic-
tion," in order that the hearts of these serv-
ants may rejoice that the thought of them
has been "revived," in order that their
wants may be supplied, that fruit may
abound unto the account of the churches, and
that God may be well pleased. Let this ob-
ligatioi be met in such a spirit as will call
down the blessings of Him who "shall fulfill
every need of yours according to his riches
in glory in Christ Jesus." The season of
the year is now here when their wants are
most urgent, and our gifts should be cor-
respondingly generous. May we all have
fellows ip with these faithful ones in their
affliction!
PRAYER.
0 God, our Fa her, we thank Thee for the
riches of Thy grace which Thou has show-
ered upon us abundantly thr >ugh the pover-
ty of Thy Son and our Savior who, though
he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor
that we might be rich. We thank Thee, too,
for those faithful servans of Thine who, in
their love for Thee and Thy cause and for
their fellowmen, preferred poverty to riches
if so they might extend the knowledge of
Tuy salvation among men. Many of these
?et survive among us and some of them are
dependent upon the generosity of the
churches to save them from want and dis-
couragement. May it be a joy to us to
minister to their necessities, and to comfort
their hearts while they are yet with us!
May we thus have fellowship in their afflic-
tion and fellowship with Him through whose
poverty we have been made rich. In His
name. Amen!
Editor's &&&y Chair
To-day the first white flakes of snow we
have seen this season are floating down
through the air, intermingled with rain. It
is a sort of contest between autumn and
winter, in which the latter is likely to get
the worst of it in this, the first round. But
every one knows that these few white crys-
tals that melt as they fall to-day are the
prophecy of winter's stealthy approach, and
of his supremacy throughout this zone, for a
season. It i3 expected, provided for and by
most people will be welcomed. It has de-
cided advantages for those who prepare
themselves to make the best use of them. It
is the opportunity for cultivating the indoor
life. Every home should be supplied with
good books aid papers — the very best that
can be ob ained — and, if there be children
in the home, old or young, there should be
games of some innocent and interesting sort.
The old folks must n >t be disturbed too
easily by the noise of youthful frolics and
fun. The home in which musi ; and laughter
and good cheer abound, and where books,
magazines aad papers are regarded as a
necessary part of its equipment, is not the
home from which the boys and girls are
anxious to escape; and even when duty at
last calls* them to leave the parental roof
they look back to it with swelling hearts and
with fond recollections through all the com-
ing years. Int > the ears of parents we would
whisper this word of advice and caution:
In getting ready for winter, do not forget
the hungry minds and hearts of the young
people and little children. Plan to make the
home so interesting, so full of the spirit of
good fellowship, that it will be the dearest
spot on earth to those who call it home.
Apropos of the thought of children's going
out from their old home to establish homes
of their own, which is the law of nature
and of God, and of their carrying with them,
and holding as a perpetual legacy, pleasant
memories of the life under the old roof-
tree, it occurs to U3 to remark that the "old
folks at home" have an investment in mem-
ory, too, with which they would not like to
part. When all the children have married
and gone away, and the old home becomes
still — 0, so still! — how memory recalls the
patter of little feet, the chatter of little
voices, and follows on down the shining years
when they left us for the college! Can we
ever forget that day? And then there were
the home returnings, and the little while —
so brief — in which they mingled their young
live3 with ours and filled the home with the
joy of their presence, and then — well, it
was with them as it was with us, and with
our fathers and mothers before us — they
felt the power of other attractions, mated
and left the old home nest to build new ones
for themselves. "As it was in the be-
ginning, is now, and ever shall be," while
human nature remains what it is. But what
a source of pleasure doe3 memory become to
us in those inevitable days of loneliness, if
we can have the consciousness that while
they were yet with us we sought to make
home, even if it were humb'e, the brightest
place in the world to them, and to fill it
with such an at nosphere of love, of cheer-
fulness and of unaffected piety as would
be most favorable for the development of
all that was pure and noble and Godlike in
their natures. To some of our readers this
experience has passed into history, while to
others it remains to be wrought our; in the
years to come. Let us hope the latter
class, especially, may be helped by these
reflections.
We had the privilege, recently, of hearing
an address by Rev. Charles Sheldon, author
of "In Hi3 Steps" and several other works
of wide circulation. The part of his address
which touched us most and in the deepest
part of our nature was that in which he told
us how we could make our homes better. He
described his home in one of the Dakotas.
His father was a minister with a small
salary in that new country, and the home
was very unpretentious. He told of how
the snov in winter was so deep that the
only way they could find the barj to feed
the stock was by having a rope tied to the
barn and reaching to the little dwelling and
tunneling through the saovv, guided by that
rope. But inside the humble home there were
books, music, games and, above all, there
was love. At some time in the evening
other books were laid aside and a lesson
was read from the Book of books by his
father who, then, as they all bowed, com-
mended them to God's care and protection.
Bat the last thing before retiring was a
game and a romp in which they all engaged.
Home was everything to them. They had no
place else to which they could go. And so
they made the most of houe. As ths
speaker told of those boyhood days with its
hardships, but with its homelo/e and
brightness, his eyes grew moist with the
tender memories. Is it any wonder that a
man like Charles M. Sheldon should come out
of such a home as that? Compare it, con-
trast it rather, with many so-called homes,
filled with the spirit of pride, worldliness
and fashion, from which reverence and piety
have been expelled and even parental and
filial affection are neutralized by the claims
of society! Shall we no c resolve to protect
our homes as oases in the desert of worldly
strife and turmoil where we may rest and
be restored and from which our children
may go forth with a chance to win in life's
battles?
We call very special attention to the ad-
dress of Bro. J. S. Lamar, the first part of
which was published in our last issue, and
which is completed in this number. We
trust no one will allow the length of this
address to prevent him from reading it en-
tire. It has a present relevancy which
makes it very valuable. It has the advan-
tage, too, of being fine thought expressed in
fine English. That lesson which Elijah
learned at the mouth of the cave is one
which needs to be taught to every genera-
tion. Give the whole address the thought-
ful reading which its honored author and
its intrinsic value deserve.
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THE BEQUESTS OF THE NINE-
TEENTH CENTURY TO THE
TWENTIETH.
BY W. H. BAGBY.
"And they offered great sacrifices that day, and
rejoiced; for God had made them rej ice with
great joy; and the women also and the children
rejoiced; so that tve joy of Jerusalem was heard
even afar off."— Neh. 12:43.
If the completion of such a work as the
restoration of the wall about the city of
Jerusalem could inspire such joy and thanks-
giving, how unspeakable should be the joy
and gratitude born of the completion of
auch a century as the one to which we must
soon say good-bye forever! What a mighty
century it has been! What a page it has
added to the history of time! What a note
it has struck in the anthem of the ages!
What a stride it represents in the march of
improvement! What a mountain chain of
mighty achievements stretches back over
the shining path of its progress! What a
contribution it has made to the sum total
of human achievement! What problems
have been solved! What mysteries have been
revealed ! What feats have been performed !
What depths have been sounded! What
heights have been scaled! The mind stag-
gers under the very burden of them. A re-
cent speaker in Brooklyn thus summarizes
several important achievements of this cen-
tury:
The century received from its predecessors the
horse, we bequeath the bicycle, the locomotive,
and automobile. We received the goose quill,
and bequeath the typewriter; we received the
scythe, we bequeath the mowing machine; we re-
ceived the sickle, we bequeath the harvester; we
received the hand printing press, we bequeath the
Hoe cylinder press; we received gunpowder, we
bequeath nitroglycerine; we received the tallow-
dip, we bequeath the arc light; we received the
galvanic battery, we bequeath the dynamo; | we
received the flint-lock, we bequeath automatic fir-
ing Maxim guns; we received the sailing- ship, we
bequeath the steamship, the greyhound of the
■ea; we received the Constitution, we bequeath
the battleship Oregon; we received the beacon
signal fire, we bequeath the telephone and wire-
less telegraphy; we received wood and stone for
structures, we bequeath 20-storied sky-scrapers
of steel.
To this we may add, we received the tin-
der box, and bequeath the parlor match; we
received the wooden mole-board plow, and
bequeath the steam plow; we received the
needle, and bequeath the sewing machine;
we received the lumbering stage-coach, and
bequeath the vestibuled train. And so I
might go on indefinitely, enumerating the
improvements that have been made in com-
paratively small things during the 19th cen-
tury. But I desire to direct your attention
to the greater and more abiding things for
which we should be grateful, Dot only to-day,
but every day and hour of our lives.
* *
*
The 20th century received from its pred-
ecessor the district school, with all its puni-
tive paraphernalia, and its primitive provi-
sions for implanting in the minds of preco-
cious youths the rudiments of "Reading,
'Riting and 'Rithmetic," we bequeath to the
20th century our splendid public schools,
which are supposed, in the space of a few
brief years, to successfully cram into the
craniums of capable children a curriculum
covering almost all branches of learning. In
spite of their defects, our common schools
have been a great blessing to the 19th cen-
tury, and are destined to be a still greater
blessing to the 20th: for a part of the work
of the 20th century will be to correct the
things that need correcting in our public
school system, which has taken too deep
root in the affections of the American peo-
ple to ever be uprooted. While we con-
tinue to believe that the public school is the
foundation upon which must rest general
education; and while we contiuue to relieve
in education as the chief defense of the na-
tion and a better safeguard of liberty than
a standing army, we will never part with
the public school.
* *
The 19th century received from its prede-
cessor a government being rapidly driven
toward the rock of dismemberment; we be-
queath a people bound together in that
closest, strongest, most sacred and most
enduring union, the union that comes after
the fierce fires of passion and hate have
been extinguished in blood and tears — a
people whose united prayer is:
"Lord of the Universe, shield us and guide us;
Trusting Thee always, through shado* and sun!
Thou hast united us, who shall divide us?
Keep us, 0 keep cs, the many in one!
Up with our banner bright,
Sprinkled with stwry light,
Spread its fair emblems from mountain to shore,
While through the sounding sky,
Loud rings the Nation's cry —
Union and liberty! One evermore!"
* *
*
The 19th century received from its pred-
ecessor a self-centered nation; we bequeath
to the 20th century a people whose eyes have
been providentially opened to their obliga-
tion to follow God in his march to the lib-
eration, civilization and evangelization of
the rest of the world that needs these
things. Said Phillips Brooks: "There
are men who cannot know of a need in
all the world without its taking the
shape of a personal appeal to them." It
was the presence of so many men like that
in the United States of America that forced
our government to strike the hand of op-
pression from suffering, starving Cuba. The
middle wall of partition broken down by
Christ must not be replaced by the bound-
ary lines of nations. The bond that binds
all men in one common brotherhood must
never be cut through by the boundary line
of a state. Men are citizens of different na-
tions by the accident of birth, they are
brothers by the sacrifice of the Son of God.
The ocean itself is not wide enough nor deep
enongh to keep apart two souls that would
join hands to help their fellow men. If two
individuals can join hands to help humanity,
two nations may, for men are brothers first.
In the light of this fact, who could find fault
with these noble words of Canon Farrar: "0
friends, brothers beyond the sea, never more
be the words of strife or hatred uttered be-
tween us! Let all those common sympathies
which make us weep when you weep, and re-
joice when you rejoice, be an alliance sealed
between us and for our children, till time shall
be no more — an alliance between Christian
citizens against a crushing preponderance
of military despotism — an all ance for the
people's progress, for the blessing and evan-
gelization of mankind." The nation that
proposes to stand still within its own bound-
ary liDes and see the salvation of the Lord,
loses sight of its own safety and of its true
mission in the world. No more than an in-
dividual can a nation reply, "Am I my
brother's keeper?" No nation can live for
itself and live for God. God has something
nobler for every nation to do than to bask
in the sunlight of its own peace and pros-
perity. The neighbor of the individual is
the neighbor of the nation, and the duty of
the one is the duty of the other. The Chris-
tian nation must do what the Christian in-
dividual is called upon to do — follow God as
he marches on,
* *
There may be some who dream of empire
as the? follow the leadings of the Lord. If
they do it is no more than the disciples of
Jesus did. The larger and truer vision will
come to these as it came to those. God's
work cannot wait for men to develop per-
fect visions and perfect lives. Often the
clear revelation comes only with the com-
pleted revolution. Prophecy is seldom un-
derstood until after it has been fulfilled.
Jesus had gone back to heaven before many
of hia sayings were clearly understood by
his disciples. Yet Christ could and did use
them in spite of their erroneous notions and
unworthy motives. God can and does make
blows struck for self count for the salva-
tion of others. The motive, if it be a bad
one, counts against the actor, but the act, if
it be a good one, counts for God. In the
days of Paul some preached Christ through
envy and strife, and to add to his bonds. He
thanked God, not that Christ was preached
through envy and strife, but that Christ
was preached. "He causeth the wrath of
men to praise him." The selling of Joseph
was a great sin, but it saved Israel. The
crucifixion of Christ was a great crime, but
it saved the world. If empire be our mo-
tive for sending soldiers and ships to the
islands of the sea, the m )tive is greatly to
our discredit; but if, as the result of our
act, be it immediate or remote, the shackles
shall be struck from the bodies and the
minds and the souls of the inhabitants
thereof, and the kingdom of God thus fur-
thered, the act will be to the glory of Christ,
and future generations will thank God that
we —
Stepped over the line to the isles of the sea
And made them the homes of the brave and the
free.
* *
*
The 19th century received from its pred-
ecessor the embryotic Sunday-school with its
mixed instruction, its meager equipment and
its primitive methods; it bequeaths to the
20th the mightiest movement the world has
seen since the Church was born — the organ-
ized movement to save the children to Christ.
One of the greatest discoveries the Church
ever made was when she discovered that the
Bible is the best seed, that childhood is the
best seedtime, and that the child heart is
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the best soil in which that seed can be
sown. If we had nothing else to be thank-
ful for bat the discovery of these things,
we should have enough to inspire an anthem
of praise that would 6nd an echo in the cor-
ridors of heaven. But once did ever the
choir of heaven come to earth to sing, and
that was when a child was born; and the
song they sang was a song of hope and
praise. The aged Simeon looked upon a lit-
tle child and thanked God that his eyes had
been permitted to behold the salvation of
Israel. The scene and the saying were
prophetic. The Church to-day looks upon
childhood and beholds the hope and the sal-
vation of the true Israel of God. In child-
hood she finds the field that is indeed white
unto the harvest. No wonder that millions
of money and multitudes of men and women
are being given by the Church to childhood
— to the sowing and the reaping in this most
fruitful of all fields.
*
The 19 th century received from its pred-
ecessor the yoith of the Church, silent-
lipped and empty-handed; it bequeaths to
the 20 h the Y. P. S. C. E., Epworth League
and kindred organizations, millions strong,
with the open Bible in their hands and the
love of Christ in their hearts. Strong in
the strength of Christ, their Leader, and
buoyant with the hopefulness of youth, they
have given a new impetus to the king-
dom of God on earth. Trusting in Gjd for
strength, stu lying his word for light, look-
ing to Je3us for leadership, they are a veri-
table Gideon's band, mirching forth to vic-
tory.
The 19th century received from its pred-
ecessor the womanhood of the Church with
her hands bound with silken cords, and a
ban upon her lips; it gives to the 20th
Christian worn mhood, freed from bond and
ban, loving- hearted and gentle-handed, or-
ganized to bring relief to suffering, to lift
up the fallen, to feed the hungry, to clothe
the naked, to bind up the bruised in body
and heart, to provide help for the helpless
and homeless, and to proclaim to a lost and
ruined race the acceptable year of the Lord.
"Through court, and through mart, and through
college,
The grand truth is working at length.
There's a purity wiser than knowledge,
There's a righteousness stronger than strength.
"And though pride unto pride hath erected
The temple of state and the tower,
Go1 again, what the baildeni rejected,
Uplifted in honjr and power."
The 19th century received the Bible in
limited editions and few languages, we be-
queath it published by the millions and in
multitudes of languages, read, believed and
loved by more people than ever before in the
history of the world.
We received a missionary zeal just be-
ginning to struggle into life, we bequeath
the mightiest missionary impulse the Church
has known since the days of the apostles. It
is not an impulse born of a fiery zeal that
would take the world by storm, but one that
is born of a quiet determination to take the
world for Christ if it takes ten thousand
years.
In addition to these things, for the pos-
session of which we should be profoundly
grateful to Almighty God, I must mention
the faith, the hope, the love and the life that
will abide when temporal things shall be no
more. It is a good thing to be thankful for
material prosperity, but it is a vastly better
thing to be able to be joyful, contented and
thankful though destitute of temporal bless-
ings. The very best thjng within the power
of a human being to grasp in this life is the
ability to say with Paul, cold and hungry in
his dungeon at Rome, "I have learned, in
whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
. ... I have learned the secret both to
be filled and to be hungry, both to abound
and to be in want." If he had no food and
drink for the body, he did have the bread
from heaven, and the water of life for the
soul; if he had naught but rags for his body
he rejoiced in the possession of the robe of
righteousness; if his earthly friends had de-
serted him, he still had left the best of
Friend ; if he had no hope in this life, he
still had hope in the life to come; if he had
no home on earth, he did have the precious
promise of Him for wlnse sake he had given
up all things earthly, "In my Father's house
are many mansions; I go to prepare a place
for you!" These tenderly beautiful lines,
in the negro dialect, by Paul Laurence Dun-
bar, breathe of the hope and the home that
abide:
"It's moughty tiahsome layin' roun'
Dis sorrer laden earfly groun'
An' of tent mes I think, thinks I,
'Twould be a sweet t'ing des to die,
An' go 'long home.
"Homewhalh d« frien's I loved '11 say,
We've waited f u' you ma- y a day,
Come hyeah a ' res' yo'se'f, an' know
You's d >ne wid sorrer an' wid woe,
Now you's at home.
"I wish de day was neah at han'
I's tiahed of di* grieven Ian',
I's tiahed of de lonely yeahs,
I want to de< dry up my teahs,
An' go 'long home.
"0, Mietah, won't you sen' de call?
My frien's is daih, my hope, my all,
I's wai'in' whaih de road is rough,
I want to byeah you say, 'Enough,
01' man, come home!'"
CHURCH ORGANIZATION A
GROWTH.
J. J. HALEY.
The church is not a piece of mechanism;
it is not the plan and specifications of an
infallible architect worked out and put to-
gether by inspired builders; it is not a house
that was built, but a tree that grew; not a
sudden creation or instantaneous revelation,
but a gradual evolution; not an organization
in the beginning at all, but a family or so-
ciety of believers of the simplest possible
type.
Christ did not form an ecclesiastical or-
ganization, nor did he authorize any one
else to create such an institution. He sub-
mitted no rules and left no regulations for
church government. Neither Christ nor the
Apostles formulated a creed. There was no
theological system in their preaching, nor
is there any in the New Testament. They
prepared no ritual and left no liturgy for
the use of the churches. There was no pro-
fessional officialism or clericalism or priest-
craft in the early church. No offises were
created except the Apostolate and no officers
were appointed except the Apostles till cir-
cumstances rendered some kind of organiza-
tion absolutely necessary. When and where
the eldership began we have yet to learn.
There were three forms of organization
current in the first century, all which, at
different times and places, seem to have been
made ase of by the developing church, the
Jewish, the Greek and the Roman. The
Jewish organization was a kind of oligarchy.
The elders or older men came by a seeming-
ly natural prescription to exercise authority
in the village and in the synagogue. The
Jewish Christian church was clearly modeled
after the synagogue, hence its superintend-
ence by old men, its eldership rule. Greece
on the other hand was a democracy. It had
passed under monarchical rule in the time of
Jesus, but retained its demo:ratic spirit.
Where Christians were mainly gathered out
of Greek communities they took on the
Greek form of organization. The election
of seven deacons mentioned in the sixth
chapter of Acts was the first coocessioi to
Greek demo 'racy. In Rome the organization
was imperialistic and monarchical; it was
highly articulated and centralized. The
government was administered on military
principles; it was centered in one man in a
city, one man in each province, and finally
one man over all, the Emperor, who was
commander in-chief of the Empire. Where
the church was made up of Romans the
church took on the imperial stic form of
organization, ending with the Pope in place
of Cassar, and a great centralized spiritual
monarchy in place of the Empire.
Thus the political and traditional envir-
onment of the communities has more to do
with the form of church organization than
spiritual considerations or specifi: scriptural
authority. This flexibility of forms, and a
margin for liberty and growth in the use of
externals, renders the church adaptable to
nations and countries in every stage of po-
litical anl social evolution. The Moham-
medan conception of revelation that makes
it a set of unchangeable mechanical rules to
be inflexibly applied according to a hard and
fast interpretation of 'he letter, would
make Christianity like Mohammedanism in-
capable of wirld expansion, reformation
when corrupted, or any specit s of growth.
There are three periods in all organized
religious movements, the Creative, the In-
terpretative, and the Constructive; first
created, then interpreted, then organized.
First the creative personality, the initiating
genius, who is founder and father of the re-
ligion. Then a man almost as great to in-
terpret him, to adopt and apply his princi-
ples to human need. The third man is the
constructive genius who organizes the move-
ment into a permanent form. Moses was
the creative personality of Judaism. The
prophets were his interpreters and preachers.
Later Judaism after the captivity was the
constructive period in the history of that
religion, and Ezra was the organizing
genius. Christ was the creative and initia-
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tive personality of Christianity. Paul and
John were his great interpreters. The Rom-
an period was the period of construction
and organization. This order of creation,
interpretation, and construction shows reve-
lation to be progressive and the church a
development. The first and second periods,
that is the periods of initiation, interpreta-
tion and the first application of principles,
are always the times of greatest purity.
Corruption and stagnation, and crystalliza-
tion, always set in in the third period,and this
creates the necessity of going back to the
founder and his first interpreters, to get a
new standpoint and a new impulse for the
reformation of abuses.
The lesson from these conclusions is ob-
vious. No particular form of church gov-
ernment is fundamental or essential to the
existence and perpetuity of the Christian
religion. One form of ecclesiastical admin-
istration may be better than another, may
suit the genius of the gospel better, may be
more useful and fruitful of good results,
may be more easily adjusted to the few
fragments of knowledge we possess derived
from Holy Scripture, but none of J hem are
exclusively or wholly inspired. In future
schemes and discussions of Christian union
all forms of church organization that can
not be positively shown to contravene a
truth or truths fundamental to Christianity,
must be placed in the category of toleration,
and not elevated to the sphere of things es-
sential. If the religious denominations of
the 20th century are to attain and maintain
the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace,
there must be mutual concession and tolera-
tion in matters external and incidental. The
refusal of denominational bodies to recog-
nize, fraterniz v, and co operate with each
other on the ground of differences of opin-
ion and practice regarding doctrines of the
ministry and church organization, will be
interpreted as a sign that they are domi-
nated more by the spirit of mediaeval bigotry
than by that of Jesus Christ and his Apostles.
B. B. TYLER'S LETTER.
The *riter of the letter which I, in this
manner, pass on to yoi said: "Please con-
sider this letter private. I want truth not
press notice." 1 do not think that this in-
junction is violated when every trace of the
writer is erased. The question raised is a
real question in the minds of some. It is
not a new question. Alexander Campbell
discussed it and arrived at a conclusion;
other able men have discussed it. The
problem is difficult. Possibly it cannot be
solved. The difficulty is sufficiently great
to warrant me in placing the following
statement of it in your hands with a request
that you attempt its solution. Shall I hear
from you? Now read with care, and with-
out passion or prejudice, the following:
B B. Tyler, Denver, Col.,
Dear Bro Tyler: — All my Christian life I've
b«en associated with the "Disciples," but I am
much dissatisfied with what seems to be a denom-
inational spirit among "our people." I have been
thinking I thoroughly understood "our plea" and
"our creed." I am either in error or its applisa-
tion is perrerted.
I notice with pleasure your words in current
Evangelist, page 1351. "Any one who loves the
Christ and strives to follow him is my brother. . .
The bond of fellowship ia a common devotion to
the one Lord and not of agreement in doctrinal or
political views." In perfect harmony with this
are the words of Alexander Campbell: "I should
never force what may be a conclasion of my mind
upon the religious practice of others." It seems
to me that both statements are violated among
"our people." Two cases in point:
1. An affusionist offered himself for member-
ship. He was satisfied that his sprinkling an-
swered erery condition of mind with him that
immersion could. His wife and children were mem-
bers there. He wanted to be rt cognized as a
Christian and have hla "church home" there. They
refused to give the "right hand of fellowship" with-
out his immersion. I think their action made the
"bond of fellowship" not simply "a common devo-
tion to the one Lord" but also "an agreement of
certain doc.rinal views." Immersion was a test
of fellowship. They wanted to "force a conclu-
sion of their minds upon him" as a condition of
local church membership. Your statement and
that of Mr. Campbell would welcome him upon his
Christian character. It would not endorse his
affusion nor discriminate against him on account
of it. Mr. C. also says that "joint participation
in any act does not mean approbation of other
doctrines not held in common." Why can't it ap-
ply to our usual "giving right hand of fellowship?"
2. Recently there died a doctor of note, a
Methodist, sprinkled and of unusual Christian
character. At our next prayer- meeting a sister,
an intimate acquaintance of the doctor, was eulo-
gizing him almost extravagantly. I asked her
this: "Supposing the doctor when living bad moved
into our vicinity, and knowing you and others and
enjoying our company, had said to the congrega-
tion: 'I greatly enjoy the worship and social life
here and as this is my homa I would like to be
recognized as a brother and be counted as one of
your member?,' would you give him 'the is and of
fellowship?' " "No." "Why?" "He would have to
be immersed." She recognized his "common devo-
tion," etc., lauded his character, but made certain
"doctrinal agreement" a necessary condition of
"local church membership." I cannot make it
consist with your statement nor that of Mr. C.
nor "our plea."
Does it not really set a denominational line, and
so become divisive, sectarian? And yet we bjast
to the world that we are undenominational and
the enemies of sectarianism.
Permit a few questions:
1. Is there any authority for receiving, admit-
ting, dismissing or excluding "congregationally"
in any formal or legal sense? If it ia not an essen-
tial, why use it at all?
2. We place no restriction at the Lord's table.
All Christians who deem themselves worthy par-
take; unless the same are immersed we refuse
to receive them or in any way account them mem-
bers. We stand against "close communioD," yet
do we not practice "close fellowship?" We rec-
ognize them as Christians and participate in almost
every act of worship, yet shut them out of our
"membership."
3. We grant letters of "good standing and full
fellowship." Is immersion absolutely necessary
to full fellowship?
4. An effort was made to unite one of our con-
gregations with one of the Congregationalists.
We encountered opposition. In what way could
we have effected the union with the approval of
"our people?"
I am happy to consider myself your brother and
a disciple of the Great Teacher.
Let the difficulty so cogently presented
above be carried a little farther. Suppose
the pious doctor to whom my correspondent
refers had been a Quaker would he have
been in favor of giving to him "the right
hand of Christian fellowship ?" The devout
Quaker has not been immersed in water, nor
has he had water sprinkled or poured ^n
him, but his daily life is Christian. Why
not receive him by "the right hand of fel-
lowship?" Probably no man in New England
had a gentler, purer, sweeter, more Christly
character in its daily and hourly manifesta-
tions than had Ralph Waldo Emerson. Sup-
pose that he had moved into your neigh-
borhood or into the neighborhood of your
congregation and had said, as the pious
Methodist doctor is supposed to have spoken
in the foregoing communication: "I greatly
enjoy the worship and social life here, and
as this is my home I would like to be re-
ceived as a brother," would you give him
"the right hand of fellowship?"
Even the Methodist is narrow on the sub-
ject of baptism. He says: "Here are three
modes of baptism; take your chice." An
applicant replies: "I have looked into the
subject and there is a fourth mode which I
prefer to either of the three customary modes,
will you baptize me in this fourth possible
way and receive me into the fellowship of
your church?" Certainly not! You will ac-
cept one of the three modes that we have
decided to be valid or you cannot receive
from us "the right hand of fellowship." Or
one says: "I do not see that Aater baptism
in any form is essential. I have received
the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I am satis-
fied with that — will you receive me?" The
Methodist is compelled to reply: "No, we
cannot receive you into 'full fellowship' in
our church without a baptism m or with
water."
But why speak of these possible cases?
To show that the difficulty mentioned by
my correspondent is not confined to the
Disciples. The problem is much larger
than the letter quoted above presents it. It
is, in some respects, different with the Dis-
ciples of Christ, but the limitation of
membership in the church is a problem, or
easily may be, in the local congregations in
all denominations.
You recall "the half-way covenant" in
New England in the eighteenth century.
Its results were disastrous in the extreme.
Those who advocated it intended good; but
the result was evil. A revival of spiritual
life swept "the half-way covenant" out of
existence.
"Preach the word." This is safe. Preach
the gospel honestly and fully as you under-
stand it. There is no other way for a man
of convictions. Speak out clearly, in a
spirit of charity, the way of life as you read
it in the New Testament. Do not pause to
inquire how some other man understands or
presents it. To God you are responsible.
The Head of the body. Jesus Christ, our
Lord, says to his disciples, "Preach the
gospel." This every man must do as he under-
stands the message. Do not even pause to
inquire how the Disciples usually understand
and proclaim the glad tidirjgs.
I have not attempted to reply to the
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questions presented. Let the problem be
fully stated in the first place.
Preserve this letter. The Lord willing, I
will have something to say on this subject
next week. Meantime, let me hear from
you. What is your answer to the queries
presented? What do you say when a pious
unimmersed person desires to be received in-
to full fellowship in your congregation? Let
us compare notes. Good, I am sure, will re-
sult. The Lord give to us the spirit of
wisdom and understanding. Above all, may
we have the charity so highly commended
in the New Tes ament — the charity that
covers a multitude of errors, both of under-
standing and conduct.
Denver, Col.
CHRIST IN CONTRAST. NO. IV.
The Character of Christ.
W. J. LHAMON.
"Most perfect Hero,
Tried in heaviest plight,
Of labors huge and hard,
Too hard for human weight."
Carlyle considers Napoleon a small soul
a sort of "gunpowder force," and estimates
that such a soul may "explode his whole
virtue suddenly, and thunder himself out
and silent in the space of five-and twenty
years. While agaiD," he continues, "for a
man of true'greatness, working with spirit-
ual implements, two centuries is no uncom-
mon period; nay, on this earth of ours, there
have been men whose impulse had not com-
pleted its development till after fifteen
hundred years, and might perhaps be seen
individually subsistent after two thousand."
To-day the influence of Jesus is not
merely "perhaps to be seen individually
subsistent;" it is plainly and avowedly
the controlling influence in our modern
world's best thought and action. And
moreover, in contrast with the waning in-
fluence of the world's greatest men Christ's
influence is an increasing one. John the
Baptist may stand as sponsor for all the
prophets, and through the centuries his
voice may be heard still as the forerunner
of the glory of our Lord, saying, "He must
increase but I must decrease." Strangely
enough Jesus is not left behind by the
centuries; he keeps pace with them; rather,
he has long since passed far in ad-
vance of them, and we see him quite as
much in the light of the future, and
of the present, as of the past. At no
time can it be said that history fully ex
plains Jesus. Forever and forever prophecy
will be required in making up our estimate
of him, for after we have heard all that
history can say we still feel that he belongs
to the future, and that the halt has not
been told. Intuitively we feel this. Jesus
has so impressed himself upon us that it
would be unnatural not to have some such
feeling mingled consciously or unconscious-
ly with our thought about him. To the
reflecting mind this in itself is a proof of
the greatness an! uniqueness of the man.
It i3 no ordinary being that can sit upon
such a throne among the centuries and
wield such a scepter over the history and
prophecy of succeeding generations.
It is not easy to defcribe the character of
Jesus. The greatest artists have been
baffled in their attempts to produce on
canvass a truly iddal and cosmopolitan
Christ. It is so difficult to bring strength
and tenderness into the same face; to make
loftiest thought comport with fathomless
love; to show the forgiver of sins as also
the judge of sinners; to transform the
brother into a Lord, and the Lord into a
brother, tp depict the sufferer as a con-
queror, and the crucified One as the risen
and reigning One. We have many pictures
of the Christ, but is there anywhere in the
world on canvass the face of a Jew that can
seem to all beholders "the caiefest among
the thousands of earth, and the one alto-
gether to be loved?"
A writer in attempting to describe the
character of Christ finds himself involved in
similar difficulties. The most that one can
do is to point out and emphasize a few lead-
ing charac eristics and leave the reader to
his study of the Gospels, to his own medita-
tions, and his lifelong experiences for the
completion of the work.
Greatness of character presupposes intel-
lectual superiority. To-day the loftiest
minds are bowing down in readiest, lowliest
reverence before the One whose sermon on
the mount has furnished a complete code of
ethical and social and spiritual living;
whose parables are masterpieces in that
style of teaching; whose answers to his
critics are invariably unanswerable; whose
most incidental conversations are replete
with fundamental and revolutionary doc-
trine; whose simplest precepts embrace the
profoundest revelations; whose distinctions
are inerrant between the accidental and the
essential in worship; and whose kingdom
rests so completely on things that are
fundamental as to warrant him in an out-
look for it that is universal. The intellec-
tual supremacy of Jesus is most readily
conceded by minds that are most superior.
And among the superior minds that look at
the world from exceedingly different angles
there is unanimity in ascribing the very
foremost place to Jesus the Nazarene.
Paul and Chrysostom and Luther are among
the lights that shine afar from the pulpit,
and they themselves are sure that their
radiance is reflected wholly from Jesus.
Statesmen and poets unite with preachers in
their reverence for the mind that was in
Christ. Cromwell and Gladstone and
Washington among the former; Dante and
Browning and Tennyson among the latter
may be named, not to crowd many a page
with the names of intellectually great ones
who bow down very reverently in the
presence of their Master.
Again: Greatness of character presup-
poses a soul full of pure and mighty
motives, in other words, love. But the love
of Jesus is a fact so patent upon the face of
the Gospel, and a theme so worn (though
never out-worn) in every pulpit and in a
multitude of writings, that we pass it by
very briefly here, simply contenting our-
selves with Whittier's fine apostrophe to
the Christ:
"Through all depths of sin and lost
Drops the plummet of Thy Cross;
Never yet aby»s was found
Deeper than that cross could sound."
But the courage of Jesus! That is a
characteristic not yet sufficiently empha-
sized. We have been too much dazzled by
the bravery of the battlefield and too little
appreciative of moral heroism. Under the
excitement of martial music and the clash
of arms, and urged on by a thousand or ten
times a thousand of his fellows, one may
indeed fight bravely and die manfully. But
there is a higher courage than that, and one
that must command an increasing measure
of admiration in proportion as men become
increasingly able to admire it. When a
man must stand alone in the world, and
feel that he i3 living centuries in advance
of his times; when he bears not alone the
opposition of foes, but of friends also,
which is more crushing by far; when out of
sheer moral and spiritual conviction he
calmly sets himself against all the social
and political and religious tendencies and
customs of his people; when with like calm-
ness he puts aside every allurement of the
world's thrones and kingdoms and crowns,
and deliberately sets out upon a pathway of
poverty toward a crown of thorns; when he
goes with utmost calmness and sweetness to
his martyrdom and his grave; when he does
all this knowing precisely what he is doing,
and foreknowing it, and foretelling it; and
when in doing it he seems all the while to
be seeking the greatest good of the greatest
number even of those who are arrayed
against him, and of all men of all times;
when one lives and dies thus he gives us an
exhibition of courage other in kind and
higher in quality than the battlefield can
boast. Mr. Hughes in his "Manliness of
Christ" insists upon a just and needful dis-
tinction between the courage of self-asser-
tion and the courage of self-sacrifice, and
he tells us that the worth of Christ's .
courage lies mainly in the sublimity of the
latter. Jesus was a hero — -every inch of
him, but he was a hero on a moral and
spiritual plane high above that of our
groveling Csesara and Napoleons. Anybody
with good nerves and a provoking occasion,
sword or blunderbuss in hand, can shed the
blood of another, but who is it that can
spurn the sword and shed his own blood in
the interests of a movement that is new
and untried, and of a cause which he alone
of all men sees to be divine and imperative?
The temptation of Jesus is an exhibition
of courage. The sermon on the mount is
the grand state paper of his new kingdom,
launched bravely in all its proclamation of
breadth and love and forgiveness into that
age of narrowness and hatred and retalia-
tion. The choice of his fishermen and pub-
lican disciples is an exhibition of courage,
for in it he dared to affront the foolish "four
hundred" of his day. The parable of the Good
Samaritan thrills with the moral heroism of
its author. Mr. Hughes thinks that "the
narrative of the seventh and eighth chapters
of John, which records the scenes at the
feast of Tabernacles, has done more to make
men courageous and truly manly than all
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the stirring accounts of brave deeds which
were ever jfritten elsewhere." His rebukes
of the Pharisees and Sadducees and Hero-
dians were courageous. His prediction of
his death; of the denial of his disciples, and
of his resurrection was courage ">us, and his
commission — what can be said of the faith
fundamental to it; of its vast outlook, and
of ttie sublime daring embraced in its very
conception! There is nothing like it, surely
there is nothing like it, anywhere among
the proclamations of men. It stands in con-
trast, like its author, with everything, even
the greatest and the best, in its kind.
Again: Consistency is a mark of greatness
in character. That a m *n should, like Dan-
iel, be one with himself through a long life-
time is an unusual tribute to him. Our
greatest characters, whether in fiction or in
fact, are marked by degrees of consistency,
not by the perfection of it. Moses made at
least one mistake. David fell into sin. John
the Baptist doubted Jesus at the last. Saul
of Tarsus was radically wrong. Peter wag
caught in dissimulation. Luther and Wes-
ley and Carlyle ha?e had each his conver-
sion, and what is conversion but that point
in life where a great new career rises up in
contradiction to a feeble or foolish old one?
Some "everlasting Yes" asserting itself "with
grim-eyed defiance" to some "everlasting
No!" Mahommet's life is broken in two
by the prophet here and the soldier there,
and his fall has made him to myriads of
people a misleader an 1 a source of sorrow
and destruction. Buddha sought peace by
the way of the monk and the ascetic; he re-
duced his food, we are told, to one grain of
rice a day; but to the chagrin of his disci-
ples he gave that way up and went forth to
the enjoyment of good things, preaching
peace through the extinction of all desire.
Where is there a man who is one with him-
self? Isaiah cried: "I am a man of unclean
lips," and his cry is the symbol of human
life at its highest and best.
Daniel has been named above as an ex-
ample of consistency, and perhaps Joseph
and Jeremiah might be named also in the
same category. But we know as compared
with Jesus very little of them. To know
more might be to admire less, for such is
the case with many a great man. Besides,
the claims nf these men are not comparable
to those of Christ. In the presence of such
claims their lives would seem poor indeed.
Christ alone, as has been shown, aspires to
the highest claims, and he alone brings his
life up to the level of them. He gave the
golden rule and he lived it. He inculcated
love in an age of hatred, and he practiced
it. He taught his disciples to bless those
who cursed them, and he showed them how
to do it. In the midst of a people where
retaliation was the rule he taught forgive-
ness, and he forgave even to his expiring
prayers on the cross. If he taught a length
of love that reaches even to enemies he
practiced a love that is limitless, reaching
beyond the cross even to his eternal reg-
nancy. If the sermon on the mnunt stands
highest among moral codes the cross on
Golgotha stands just as high, and the latter
is the best comment on the former. All
that Jesus condemned he refrained from,
and all that he commended he did. If we
marvel at his miracles we turn to him, and
lo, a greater miracle is there, for he is him-
self a miracle, "the moral miracle of his-
tory." There is no break in his life such as
we see in the case of Mohammed, or Buddha,
or Moses or David; there is no conversion,
but there is continuity. "He is the same
yesterday, to-day, and f irever." He made
no mistake; he retraced not a single step, he
recalled not one word, his yea is yea and his
nay is nay. Upon his untried pathway he
marched inerrantly and with the tread of a
hero.
This leads to the last characteristic to be
named here. The point excludes compari-
son, and allows only contrast. Of no other
one than Jesus can it be said that "ha was
made perfect." His enemies never met the
challenge — "Which of you convinces me of
sin?" They never answered that rebuke of
his — "Many good works have I shown you
from my Father; for which of these do you
stone me?" Pilate said: "I find no fault in
him," and the world agrees with this decis-
ion.
"He was made perfect through suffering."
The perfection of love is wrought out in
loving through all trials even "to the end."
Had Jesus turned there upon the cross to
the hatred of his mockers and murderers we
never could have seen in him the perfection
of love. The perfection of forgiven* ss
comes in forgiving even "to the end" Had
Jesus retaliated and cursed those who were
cursing him we never should have had the
perfection of forgiveness that rises out of
that sweet prayer, "Father, forgive them;
they know not what they do." Had Jesus
trembled, and had he failed and denied him-
self in the presence of the Sanhedrin or of
Pjntius Pilate as Peter denied him in the
presence of the maiden, we never should have
had the perfection of courage and candor
and truthfulness. Had Jesus not died as
he did we should not have had the perfect
triumph of a great soul over sin and sinners
and sorrow and suffering and death. And
had he not risen from the dead we never
could have known what it is that constitutes
perfect victory over death and that brings
perfect life to light, and our poets would
not now be singing of that
"Life which is ever Lord of Death,"
and of that
"Love which can never lose its own."
For such perfection as Jesus has revealed
there is no other way than that of suffering,
and in the fact of his "endurance to the
end" there lies the secret of his many com-
pletions. There, on the cross, and there in
his resurrection, he gathers up the strands
of his life and weaves them into a seamless
robe of glory around himself forever. We
behold him there, and we exclaim, "He is
holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from
sinners, and made higher than the heavens."
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CONSTANTINOPLE TO BEIRUT.
CHARLES REIGN SCOVILLE.
We left Constantinople Wednesday, Oct.
3rd, at 5:30 p. m., on a French steamer
bound for Beirot. The passengers were a
mixed multitude of Turks, Jews, Italians,
Negroes, Greeks, Eiglisb, French, Germans
and 21 Americans, consisting of four young
college graduates en route to Beirut, where
they will teach in the American school; a
party of ten ideal American girls from the
southern states with their chaperone, and
our party of seven.
The front of the ship's deck is liberally-
crowded with t:drd class passenge's who
have their own bedding and provisions.
They are a motley crowd of miserable,
filthy, ragged, sickly-looking people, the
appearance of whose baggage is indescrib-
able. Darkness came on as we were pass-
ing the Seven Towers of the Ancient City,
within whose walls we had spent eleven
days, and we now enjoyed a good n'ght's
rest as we steamed across the Sea of
Marmora. We passed Abydos about four
o'clock the next morning. From the
Acropolis here Xerxes "reviewed" his army
and fleet and here Leander swam the Helles-
pont to gaze upon the beauty of his lovely
Hera. Lord Byron, who was skeptical con-
cerning the possibility of this, performed
the same feat with even a maimed foot, be-
came a believer in and immortalized the
event in verse. Our, first stop was at the
Dardanelles about five o'clock. H-re on
either side are strong earthworks mountirg
enormous cannon, which with the other
forts at the entrance below seem to chal-
lenge the navies of the earth. The Dar-
danelles (ancient Hellespont) is 33 miles
long and from 1,400 yards to four miles
wide, averaging about two miles. Its depth
is from 25 to 55 fathoms. We were now
crossing the course taken by Jason and his
Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece
and although we had no Orpheus nor stopped
our ears as Odysseus, yet we heard not the
sweet, melodious voices of the sirens. As
we left the Hellespont, to our left was a
good view of the Plain of Troy and of the
site of the ancient city around whose
walls Achilles chased Hector; and also of
the spot where Agamemnon, Achilles, Mene-
laus, Nestor and Paris — the heroes of the
Iliad — wrought out their glory. On the east
was snow-crested Mt. Ida, the place from
which the poet repre-ents Jove as viewing
the immortal battle field. Far off to ouf^
right was "the low ledge of Imbras, over
which Neptune looked down upon old
Troy from the peaks of 'far-off1 Samathrace."
A little later we saw off to our left the
site of Alexandria Troas, where Paul saw
in a vision "a man of Macedonia," and
where he tarried seven days and where
"upon the first day of the ireek the disciples
came together to break bread" (Acts 20:7-
12). We passed near Lesmcs, which island
is only 7h miles from the mainland and on
whose eastern coast is Mitylene, the inter-
mediate place between Assos and Chios,
where Paul's ship cast anchor for a night
(20:1315).
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As we entered the harbor of Smyrna
about 3 P. M., a most beautiful sight spread
out before us. In the distance, crowding
the water's edge, lay the quiet city with its
white, glittering houses, back of which arose
the mountains, crowned with tbe ruins of
an ancient fort. In the harbor, immediately
in front of the city, were more than 100
small boats, and just out from these the
British fleet of 35 boats — 8 battleships,
9 schooners and 18 torpedo boats, with
colors proudly fl.ting. It was a most
inspiring sight. Smyrna, the principal sea-
port town of Asia Minor, with 200,000 in-
habitants, was founded by Alexander the
Great, 2J miles from the site of the ancient
city founded 1500 years before Christ.
Here was located one of the seven churches
of Asia (Rev. 2:8-11). Polycarp, disciple of
John and bishop of this church, suffered
martyrdom, saying at the last, "Eighty and
six years have I served Him and He has
never forsaken me and I will rot deny Him
in my last hour." His tomb is just outside
tbe city. Here also is one of the seven
birth places of Homer. Smyrna has a
greater proportion of foreigners than any
other town ia Turkey. It has many fine
European stores and consequently the old
bazaars are forsaken and are much inferior
to those of Constantinople. Its land-locked
harbor is one of the best in the Bast, and as
we steamed out through the British fleet
about 8 p. M., we Americans sang our
patriotic songs most enthusiastically and a
vessel saluted by dipping its flag. We have
a mission station located here, but as we
only had a fev hours to do the city, we
were on the go continuously in our cabs and
were unable to meet our brethren. We
were now within 40 miles of Epheius — -one
of the most interesting places connected
with Bible history, but a3 our ship was
alreidy four days late because of quaran-
tine, we were compelled to mi-'S the site of
one of the seven churches of Asia and of
the temple of Diocia, the home of Aquila
and Priscilla and Troohimus, the burial
place of Luke, the spot where Paul labored
two years, the place visited by Timothy and
the home of the elders called to Miletus, of
Alexander the coppersmith and the sons of
Sceva. Wi greatly lamented the fact
that we were compelled to pass by the city
of the Ephesians. Twelve miles out from
Smyrna we passed the Idand of Chios, now
called Scio. It is 32 miles long and from
8 to 18 broad. Here Paul's ship cast
anchor one night (Acts 20:15), and here is
another one of the seven birth-places of
Homer. On this island in 1822 the Turks
massacred 30,000 people and led at many
more into captivity after burning their
cities. The next terrible calamity for these
unfortunate islanders was the earthquake
of April 3, 1881, when fully 6,000 people
perished and scores and hundreds of build-
ings were wrecked, the very earth open-
ing like massive jaws to swallow its victims
, whole. Our ship cast anchor at Samos
abiut 8 o'clock Friday morning and lifted it
I at 2 p. M. Pythagoras was born here and
Paul's ship touched at this island when he
was returning from his third missionary
journey.
Just as the sun was setting we came in
sight of the Isle of Patmos, and as I thought
of the ble sed old man whom Jesus loved —
now past four score and tea years and alone
on that rocky isle, "for the word of God
and for the testimony of Jesus Christ" — my
eyes filled with tears and I blessed the Lord
for his goodness and for his wonderful
works unto the children of men. He who
did not leave John alone has promised to be
with us unto the ends of the eirth. The
sea separated the apostle from his friends
and brethren and where thore is "co more
sea" there will be no more separation for-
ever. Tee island is 24 miles west of Asia
Minor, and is divided into two nearly equal
portions by a very narrow isthmus, on the
east side of which is the harbor and a town.
On the summit of the hill to the south is the
monastery bearing the name of "John the
Divine." There is a grotto or cave half way
up the hill, where tradition says John re-
ceived the Revelation.
About 8 o'clock the next night we came
in sight of the lighthouse on the Island of
Cyprus. This island occupies a distinguished
place in both sacred and profane history, is
140 miles long and about 50 miles broad at
the widest point. Here was the h .me of
Barnabas and this island was visited by
Paul on his first missionary journey. At
8 o'clock Sunday morning we came in sight
of Beirut, and about 14 of us gathered in a
small room and had Scripture reading and
several prayers and sang nnny dear old
songs. We were soon t « place our feet on
the "land of promise," and never was I in a
more spiritual meeting than our little praise
and thanksgiving service for the safe
voyage just back of us and the Holy Land
just before us. When we anchored in the
harbor a great throng of little boats came
rushing about the boat, and such a babel of
loud voices we had never heard, and more,
before the door was opened for us to pass
out, the boatmen, all dressed like Turks and
Arabs, came climbing right up the side of
the boat and climbed over the rail and vied
with each other to get every man's bag-
gage. Such confusion, disorder, hubbub and
jamming — it was enough to strain every
mrve and it took an effort to stay on your
own feet and keep other people off. But
soon we were safely lodged in a little boat
and were rowing for the shore and the
custom house.
Education should teach Dot how to make money,
save incidentally, but how to spend it. It is not
necessary to go to school to learn how to make
money. That can be learned elsewhere even more
readily. All that is needed is a book of interest
tables and a hard heart. But real school training
should teach how to spend money wisely, for what
purposes to employ time and wealth, how to get
the most out of life. The commercial §pirit ought
to be kept out of the schools. Let humanity be
taught there first. Man does not live by bread
alone. Do not let our children be Indoctrinated
with the belief that books are only written to
teach plowing and buying and selling. — Columbia
Herald.
THE ELIJAHS AND THE ELI-
SHAS OF THE RESTORA-
TION.* (Concluded.)
BY J. S. LAMAR.
Thus in one day, almost in one hour, Elijah had
been the means and instrument of God's righteous
judgment and of his abundant mercy. Surely
now, he must think as he nears the close of his
sixteen miles' exultant run before Ahao's chariot,
the good news has gone before him; surely brave
hearts and strong arms will be gathered at the
gates of Jezreel prepared to surround aad protect
him. But he feds no brother's gra-p; he hears
no exulting shout. It is ominous. He turns aside
from the gate and stands in the darkness and
the rain to wait. Presently Ahab, the king,
drives madly through the gates bearing the news
of the shameful defeat and bloody death of the
queen's favorir.es and prophets. In wild fu-y she
proclaims her murderous ven^eanc, and by some
means conveys the determined purpone of her
soul to the friendless prophet. He must flee for
his life — out in the dreary darkness — on along
the lonesome road —on, on, till he comes to
Beersheba, which beloageth to Judah, where he
left his servant, but he himself went a day's
journey into the wilderness, and came and sat
down under a juniper tree. There, worn and
weary from his long journey, hungry and faint
and lonely, and in sore mental depression and
discouragement he prays for death— the only
prayer of his, so far as we know, that was not
answered, and that never through the rolling
ages will be answered, but we may learn from
the state of heart out of which it arose that
where God would write his deepest truth in the
soul, he must prepare the tablet for ts inscrip-
tion— there must be a more perfect effacement of
self, a qniceened sense of unworthiness— of
failure — of disappointment, and the softening
effect of pain and sorrow. Thus Elijah was cast
down but not forsaken. Supplied wich bread and
water by an angel, he went in the strength of
that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb,
the Mount of God. We may infer the subject of
his meditations during the long jiurney by noting
how it a rill lingers with him at its close. It was
the old, old problem of th9 wonders of divine
providence — a problem whose solemn interest
pre'ses forever upon the soul, while its infinite
complexity and mystery baffled and confounded
the intellect -What meane h this? I have been
faithful and true. I have been very jealous for
the Lord God of hosts. I have bsen aroused by
the insults cast upon him; for the children of
Israel have forsaken his covenant, thrown down
his altars and slain his prophets with the sword.
There is nobody left but me, and me a fugitive
from the wrath of an infamous woman. And yet
God, if he would, might crush them like a worm —
God, who is able to arrest the rain from heaven
and send down his fire in consuming wrath
upon their guilty heads. What can it mean!
With such perplexing soul-questions he comes to
Horeb. Par up in its lonely heights he enters at
nightfall a gloomy cave and lies down to sleep —
perchance to dream. Early in the mornng the
word of the Lord comes to him, What doest thou
here, Elijah? Thus is he searched. He must
understand himself before he can know God. He
answers in the set phrases which he has doubtless
been repeating to himself, but no explanation is
returned to him; he is simply called to stand upon
the mount before the Lord. The scene now is
most impressive and solemn. The helpless man,
bewildered, agitated and wondering, steps forth
from the cave into the dismal fogs that still
wrap in gloom the mountain heights — a moun-
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Augusta, Nov 20, 1900, on the Jubilee anniversary of
the introduction of the Reformation in that state.
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tain where of old, amid awful thunderings and
lightnings, had been heard the voice of the great
and terrible God. There, remote from hnman
habitation and human sympathy, he stands with
trembling knees and quaking heart alone — alone
before the Lord. Not a bird sings afar. Not a
butterfly sports in the air. And around, far as
the eye can reach, is naught but bleak desolation
and ruin. Presently, aa he feels the premonitions
of the coming terrors, or soon after they begin,
he steps back Into the cave. "And, behold, the
Lord pajsed by, and a great and strong wind
rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks
before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the
wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the
Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the
earthquake a fire, but the Lord was rot in the
fire," No, the Lord was in none of these — it was
Elijah that was in them. They were sant before
to herald the coming Lord, and were but repre-
sentations of the storms that rased in his soul,
of the destructive power that he longed to
invoke, of the consuming fire which he was ready
to kindle. The prophet read* the deep meanings
of the wonderful lesson, and i3 subdued and peni-
tent. Called once more to stand in the door of
the cave, he looks abroad upon a scene of perfect
peace. The mighty roar of he dreadful hurricane
is lulled to rest; the shudder of the quaking
earth is no longer felt; the flames as of a world
on fire are gone. And there is a great calm.
The sky, serene an 1 peaceful, spans the heavens
with its lovely arch. The sunbeams, so noiseless
and gentle, kiss the rugged rocks into quiet
beauty. As he stands and gazes and ponders,
the spirit of that gracious and benign power,
gentle as the touch of a mother's hand, soothing
as the lullaby of a mother's cradle-song; and yet
mightier than wind or earthquake or fire — sub-
duing and mastering these abnormal and destruc-
tive forces— this spirit of eternal peace sinks
into his heart. And now, with face mantled, he
hears deep down in his soul "a still small voice" —
still as the infinite depths — mighty as God —
What dost thou here, Elijah? He returns in
words the old answer, but now with what new
meanings, and in what a spirit of humble sub-
mission and trustful resignation. The great
prophet has become the great man — great ac-
cording to the standard of divine measurement — by
becoming little, and exalted by becoming meek
and lowly in heart. But we should not expect
the current of so deep and strong a life to be
turned back upon itself in a monent He must
be trained and disciplined. He i*, however, as-
sured of great changes impending which will
powerfully help and strengthen him. Tta fearful
judgments and scourgings of heaven are not
henceforth to be sent through him, but through
worldly agencies. He is told to anoint Hazael to
be king over Syria, and Jehn, the son of Nimshi,
to be king over Israel. They shall be the divine
nstruments of judgment and scourging; and
further, ''Elisha, the son of Shaphat of Abel-
mehoUh, shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy
room; him that escapeth the sword of Hazael
shall Jehu slay, and him that escapeth the sword
of Jehu shall Elisha slay" — wielding as he will
the sword of the Spirit. He was to call Elisha to
be with him for companionship and fellowship and
help, to be trained for his high office, while
Elisha breathes around him continually his own
gentle and patient and loving spirit.
For many years Elijah lingered, accompanied
by Elisha as junior and servant; he looked up the
7,000 faithful ones left in Israel; selected out
from them pious young men to be trained In
schools of the prophets; he spent his days con-
firming the faith and directing the walk of the
people; listening reverently to the spirit of the
still small voice within and growing more and
more into the divine likeness, till the time came
for him to be taken away. Tois being prophetic-
ally Indicated, he started for the designated
place. His tender love and faithful kindness had
so endeared him to the younger prophet that
Elisha, though repeatedly asked, refused to leave
him. Together, therefore, they went from Gilgal
to Bethel, to Jericho, to the Jordan, cl"se to the
spot where in later ages another great Elijah was
to proclaim the coming of a Divine Elisha. Using
for the last time his wonderful mantle, he divided
the stream and the two men crossed over; and as
they climbed the opposite slope, the elder man's
heart thought tenderly of the approaching separa-
tion, and he said unto Elisha, "Ask what I shall do
for thee before I be taken away from thee." And
Elisha, who thought not at all of the old Elijah-
spirit of vindictive judgment, but felt that he
would be undone without the sweet, tender spirit
which he had known and loved so well, and which
had brought his master so near to God, said, "I
pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be
upon me." It may be that Elijah, like our de-
parting Lord, felt a longing for human companion-
ship and sympathy as he approached the deep
mystery of the supreme moment — or it may be
that he wished to test whether the younger man,
who had been tru^ and faithful thus far, would
hold out to the very end; at any i ate he sail
"Thou hast asked a hard thin?, nevertheless if
thou 896 me when I am taken from thee, it shall
be so unto thee; but if not, It shall not be so "
Going on a little further he could, perhaps, point
out the very mountain top from which Moses, the
man of God, ascended to heaven — Moses whose law
he had restored and whose authority he had
vindicated. Presently the mountains of Gilead
are approached, and an he looks upon them he
thinks perhaps — for he is a man of like passions
with us — of his boyhood's happy home, nestling
over there. In fancy he sees the humble house In
which he was born; in which as an infant he re-
ceived a mother's loving kiss, as a youth his
father's faithful Instruction in the law; beyond the
house he may see the copious mountain spring
from whkh, when a boy, he had taken many a
draft of cool refreshment; lower down in the
valley is the garden with its melons and vines; up
yonder the cattle lazily browse on the hillside;
while his gray-haired father sits calmly in the
door, and the sweet-facei old mother stands by
his side — oh, it is so peaceful and sweet! After
all these years of labor and sorrow and strife
there is blessed rest — there is tender love— it is
home— It is home! No, not there, not there, 0
greatest of prophets and of men, thy home Is not
there In the mountains of Gilead — it is up yonder
in the mountain of God.
"And it came to pass, as they still went on and
talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of
fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both
asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into
heaven. And EHsha saw it, and he cried, My
father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the
horsemen thereof; and he saw him no more; and
he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in
two pieces. He took up also the ma' tie of Elijah
that fell from him, and went back and stood by
the bank of Jordan."
Elisha was himself a prophet mighty in words
and deeds, but I shall not trace his career. It is
familiar to you. As you are well aware, the
predominant spirit of his life and work is seen in
that of the later years of Elijah, while in the
number and variety of his miracles, as in the
gracious goodness and tenderness of his heart, he,
more fully and distinctly th»n any other Old
Testament worthy, foreshadowed the coming
Messiah. He lived, after Elijah's translation,
more than fifty years, the guide and counselor of
kings and captains, the friend of the poor, the
instructor of all, and at last, honored of God and
venerated and loved by the people, he left behind
an imm rtal nama and entered hto the b'iss of
an immortal life.
It now only remains to take a brief survey of
the period covered by the Elijahs and Eishas of
our own restoration movemant. And here,
though I have already detained you long, I must
invoke your kindest at ention and indulgence.
While I shall speak both of my own brethren and
of others with perfect candor and frankness,
honestly praising where I can, faithfully oiaming
where I must, I shall trust to be influenced
throughout by the love of the gracious Spirit in
whose fellowship I seek to live and upon vhose
help I depend.
The very primum mobile of our movement — its
first sacred inspiration and impulse — was an
earnest longing to restore the unity of divided
Christendom and bring all the people of God into
fraternal relations and hearty fellowship. The
basis pr posed was the living Christ, accepted
and obeyed a-cording to his word. They sub-
mitted no creed made by themselves, they would
accept none made by otiers. With earnest and
tender pleadings they insisted upon the sufficiency
of his divine foundation, and the solemn duty of
Christians to give up every human substitute and
unite upon it. A few of their brother Christians
listened with favor and came to their help, but by
most their plea was regarded as chimerical, their
foundation insufficient, and their object unde-
sirable. The opposition was so inveterate and
widespread that it amounted to a union of all the
sects to oppo3e union After a while our fathers
discovered that their labors for union were being
hindered and obstructed by another cause, name-
ly, the character of the evangelizing and revival
work of the times. On the one hand men were
preaching the cheerless phil:sophy of human na-
ture, along with the postulate of divine decrees;
and on the orher they were working up wildest
excitements cf fcuperht-at-d ptssioi.s accompaiii d
by unrestrained outcries of fervid and unreason
ing emotion; and all this attributed without
doubt or question to the direct influenie of the
Holy Ghost Now, it was in view of a state of
things so distracting to the public mind and so
obstructive of any proper interest in their sacred
plea, that our father* were led to see and to re-
store to practical use the primitive plan of salva-
tion, i. e., the great commission as expounded and
illustrated in th3 Book of Acts. I beg you to ob-
serve that this was not in their original con
tempi ation, nor thought of in their over ure for
union. They believed that union, as it became
gradually accompliihed, woild result more and
more in the conversion of the world, and they
gave very little independent consideration to the
mode of conversion. Now at length, in view of
the unexpected obstructions retarding their great
movement, they recognized the discovery of this
revealed plan of salvation as an open door through
which they should enter directly upon the conver-
sion of the world. It was an intimation from
God. They studied it carefully. They saw is
wonderful adaptation to the work before them;
saw its divinity, its completeness, and its biblical
harmonies, and so, after much deliberation and
some hesitancy, they submitted it to the world by
a practical resort to it in preaching Instantly
and almost universally it was condemned by the
churches. It was heterodox; it was heretical; it
was unsound; it was ruinous and deadly. Pulpits
thundered and auathmatized; the press fired its
broadiides; the people were solemnly warned;
churoh doors were locked; Christian hearts were
closed, and still the combat deepened. It was
earnest conviction on one side, it was earnest
disbelief and distrust on the other. In any
case one result that followed was a wonderfa
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awakening of intelligent interest on the subject;
and another was the discovery, surprising alike to
its friends and its foes, that this simple commis-
sion was, ia competent hands, the most potent
instrument of conversion that had ever been
kno»n. Wielded by those grand old pioneers,
who poured into it the tender love of Christ, who
supported it with matchless argumentative power,
and urged it home with a pathos of tearful earn-
estness that melted all hearcs and subdued every
will, few could wholly reject it. Its simplicity
was its power. A man could understand it. He
knew what h^ had to do. He could read it for
himself. It accorded with the Bible, it satisfied his
common sense. It was visible. It was tangible. It
was divine. It was the truth. Its victories multi-
plied. Its adherents increased beyond all pre-
cedent. They reminded one of the numeration
table, going from units to tens, to hundreds, to
thousand*), to tens of thousands, to hundreds of
thousands, to millions. The blessed little evangel
sounded through all the land; it spread to foreign
lands, to every continent, to the isles of every
sea, across the roar of every ocean. Opposition
only strengthened it, misrepresentation aroused
its advocates to higher endeavors, obstructions
and hindrances speeded its course. Its triamph
was complete.
We shall do well to recall here that if the
amazing victory was ga'ned by means of a mighty
Instrument, that instrument was wielded by
mighty men — by the Campbells, the Scotts, the
John Smiths, the Haydens, the John T. Johnsons,
and a host besides, including our own humbler
pioneers and fathers whose lips had been touched
by the same coal, and whose arms were nerved by
the same strength. They preached first princi-
ples, but in their case it was preaching — it was
the heralding of the soul's King and Saviour.
They found men confused by the jatsgle of secta-
rian strife, and wandering bewildered in the
mazes of conflicting doctrines, and groping in the
night of deep and incomprehensible mysteries;
and their gospel conveyed to them light and peace
and joy. To the sick it was a healing medicine,
to the guilty it was pardon, to the weak and faint,
it was a divine power. They started with faith
as the first and all-inclu3ive principle. Wherever
it was necessary they would establish this truth
by argument, but this was only a preliminary, and
in itself but an impotent doctrine. The main
purpose was to generate and confirm this faith
right then, and right there, in the hearts of all
present. Propheta, apostles, all divine tongues
and divine works were brought forward to testify.
Christ himself was set forth, the loving, the gra-
cious, the wonderful, counselor, the tender shep-
herd— the crucified, the exalted, the glorified,
bending his ear in infinite love, willing to save,
and able to save. Repentance, too, was preached.
It was not set forth as a mere term in a theolog-
ical sjstem, occupying this or that place, before
faith or after faith or along with faith, it was an
urgent, pressing duty — the moving of heart and
j will away from self and sin towards the Christ in
i whom now the soul trusted. Nor was this
I enough. The Lord so loved the believing penitent
1 that he desired to come nearer to him still. He
had appointed a meeting place. He has gone
' there before you, they said; he is waiting there to
i receive you; look; his own voice proclaims him;
see him down there in the consecrated waters of
' holy baptism, using them as his outstretched hand
1 to embrace and bless you, — nearer, oh, weeping
■ sinner — closer, oh trembling soul, come cloier,
| closer, yield to his tender pleading, clasp the same
< outstretched hand with ur doubting faith, and be
drawn to his heart in glad welcome and free for-
giveness.
If I have enabled you to hear even a faint echo
of those powerful voices of the past — voices full
of tearful pleading and divine love — you will not
be surprised at their wonderful effect. The
churches drank in the divine spirit and were filled
with joy. Men of the world were awakened to a
lively and serious interest Hard hearts were
broken down; the skeptical and careless were
aroused to sober reflection, and brought in large
numbers to the obedience of faith. O'ten the
very devotees of fashion and pleasure, of worldli-
ntess and vanity, who came to scoff remained to
pray; were led to realize the emptiness and ruin
of their prodigal life, and c me back to a loving
Father's heart and home, partaking of the festal
feast of a heavenly gladness.
I must now speak for a moment, ungracious as
it may seem, of an abuse of these elementary
principles that gradually grew up among us —
spreading I know not how widely, but greatly re-
tarding our progress. When the fathers had
passed away, men rose up— most of them earnest
and well-meaning — who tried to fill their places.
But no little David could wear the armor of Saul.
They essayed to preach the same gospel, but it
was only a feeble copy of the old masters. Very
often, indeed, it was so changed as hardly to be
recognized. The very terms which had come to
us filled with the love and life of Christ, seemed
emptied of these saving virtues, and sounded as a
cold philosophy, an unmoving argument, a flawless
but impotent logic. These well-meaning but
mistaken brethren fancied that to discuss the
plan of salvation was to preach the gospel. With
endless Iteration and wearisome sameness they
proved the doctrine of faith, repentance and bap
tism, day in and day out, in place and out of
place to the iaints who already believed it, and to
sinners who felt no need of it — never learning nor
thinking that a treatise on first principles, though
delivered from the pulpit and supported by con-
summate ability, was not the preaching of the
gospel of salvation. The churches began to see
this and became dissatisfied. The preachers, in
many cases, realized and deplored it. The situa-
tion was peculiar, and while the preachers might
not have handled it most wisely, thsy were not
wholly to blame. Many of them labored in places
remote from the centres of high intelligence,
where they were met by the old traditional antago-
n'sm3 and by the misrepresentations transmitted
from a bigoted past. They were assailed by
ministers on whose minds the sun of this new age
had not risen— cold, narrow, unsympathetic and
Intensely partisan. These also circulated far and
near numberless tracts and pamphlets and leaflets,
which, however feeble in argument, were powerful
in epithet, offensive in tone and most unchristian
in spirit — and which, though aimed dir. ctly at us,
were even more hurtfal to the interests of religion
in general. In tuch places, therefore, and under
such circumstances, it was of course necessary
and proper for onr preachers to renew the old
fight, and to bring out the old argumentative
weapons whose effective power was so well under-
stood. If they failed, as sometimes they might,
to supplement the argument by the preaching, the
genuine preaching of first principles, the remltiog
effect was not good. It was like so much of the
work of the Christian world which it was our
mission to correct, it converted men to doctrines
rather than to Christ, it made them content to be
sectarians rather than Christians. Many of the
truly piom of other churches, lovers of God and of
Chriit, findirg no comfort in the perpetual
repetition of a mere logic that was crashing,
freezing and lifeless, gradually drew away from us;
but the ctief evil result was the false impression
produced, as w> 11 upon our own people as upon
others, that this mere doctrine, these abstract
and lifeless terms of jalvation, were our true and
fundamental position— these rather than unity in
Christ, which had led to these as its necessary
supplement, but to these as preached by the
fathers a- d the apostles, filled with the warmth
and power of an infinite love and a gracious salva-
tion. I rejoice to know that in the deepening
spiritual life of this happy Elisha age, m* et of us
have gotten back 10 the original heights from
which some of us had declined. As a conefquence
the world is again ringing with our unexampled
triumphs for Christ; the holy men and w^men of
other <hurches have come back to us in the sweet
fellowship of fratenal love, whl'e the glorious
future shines brightly for us all in the face of
Jesus Chris-.. The kftler spirits among all
Christian people are moving on converging lines.
The? have not yet come together but they are
moving towards th* one comnun center of attrac-
tion, and thus coming closer to each other. For
ourselves we have not ceased, we >hall not cease,
«e dare not cease, to pr -ach nur pacred Firsc
Principles. The Lord's commi.-sion has i ot been
abrogated, nor the record of apostolic conversions
lost its autboriiy. We shall continue faithfully
to proclaim these holy truths to the bewildered,
the perishing and the lost, and w« shall hope in
the end_ as in the beginning, to fill them more and
more with the love and saving power of Christ.
And while we shall cot offensively pre»s their
adoption upon other Christians, wa do expect that
as these get nearer to the divine fountain they
will sea that its life giving waters cm best flow
through its own appropriate anl prescribed
channels.
And now, beloved, your close attention at d un-
wearied patience command my appreciation aod
my thanks I should be unkind to you if I ven
tu'ed to tax yon longer, but I should be uatrue to
myself if I failed, in a few closing words, to em-
phasize a matter that lies nearest to my heart. By
very many the great subject of Christian union is
not properly understood nor wisely advocated. It
is in the air; it occupies every heart; it is the bur-
den of serious thought and many prayers, but it
is not the outward thing that most Christian peo-
ple suppose. Thus supposing, they are thinking
of platforms and compromises; they are devising
plans of confederation and co-operation; smaller
sects are coming together here and there into
greater sec s; and the ultimate aim and hope is to
bring all sects together in one all-embracing body,
but still as the device of human wicdom and the
work of men's hands, still essentially a sect and a
sin, and no less a sin because a great sect. Has
it occurred to you to observe that the Savior's
prayer was not primarily for uaion but for unity,
not for the outward semblance but for the inner
reality, not for the form bat the life— "that tttey
all may tie one?" When the true Christian union
comes, it will not be a conglomerate of heterogene
ous elements driven together by dynamic force,
and glued together, however compactly, by some
external influence; it will not be a mere troce of
warrirg sectaries, nor yet the hiding and hushing
up of honest differences and matured conviction? ; —
the components of the union will really and truly
be one, as the Father and the Son are one. Tnis
divine ideal corresponds to its shadowed image as
it is witnessed in the biogenesis of science, where
as we see it the body of the coming animal is not
an outward proiact nude and fashioned off yonder
by even the creative hand, it comes by a vital
process. The numerous elements are attracted
and molded by accretion and growth upon a pre-
existing and living germ— upon it and by it; re-
ceiving its form and its life not by pla=tic mold-
ing but by the infusion of the hidden life of the
germinal celi. And so the union for which we
labor aud pray will come not as a fabrication but
as a lifing development. Never were our vener-
able fathers more divinely guided than when they
were led to postulate the living Christ as the one
true foundation and creed of the one church. To-
day, after all these years, the b^st thought of the
age is beginning to see this — to see through all
the mists of tradition and human speculation, and
better still the best hearts are beginning to feel
that nowhere in all the wide world can Christians
truly unite save in Jesus Christ, the Son of the
living God And not the narrow and sectarian in
spirit bat the good and the true and the sanctified
will come together there. The spirit of the Lord
is moving them, the prayer of the Savior is urg-
ing them, the cry of the perishing world is arous-
ing them. And they will come. I know not when
nor how. For myself I care not when nor
how. Let it be as God wills — in his own
time, in his own way, for the work is his,
and his the means aid instruments. It is ours
only to labor, to wait and to pray, for not ours
but thine, oh, Father in heaven, thine is the king-
dom and the power and the glory forever and ever.
Amen.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 13, 1900
Our Budget*
— Rf member the aged and dependent preachera
next I Lord's day. Read the literature we print
on. the subject this week.
— The growth of good feeling among the
different churches in the smaller towns throughout
the country is one of the signs of the times — a
sign of the triumph of Christianity over party
spirit.
— It is a great loss our missionary work has
sustained In the death of Dr. Gerould, of Cleve-
land, 0. His heart was fully enlisted in the
cause of Foreign Missions, and his zeal and
liberality in th»t direction have written his name
on the hearts of our missionaries and in the
history of our Foreign Mission work. We have
asked one who knew Mm well to write a sketch of
his life for the Christian-Evangelist. To his
bereaved wife our sincere sympathy is extended.
— We invite attention to our partial prospectus
this week for the Christian-Evangelist for
1901. Oar readers may as well know that we
have never planned so gsnerously to provide the
best mental and spiritual food for their use and
benefit as we have for the coming year. We
have made no advance In pricj, however, but, on
the contrary, we continue our club rates, modified
so as to make them available to a large part of
our readers.
— The Chinese minister, Wu, has been compar
ing Confucianism and Christianity, and thinks the
former is superior to the latter. He acknowledg-
es that Confucianism is not a religion at all
But Wu does not know what Christianity Is. His
speech makes this very plain. He Is a very intel-
ligent pagan, but he Is a pagan nevertheless.
Can not Bishop Power, or some of the other
Washington buhops, get Wu into a good Sunday-
school class where he can learn what be the first
principles of the Gospel of Christ? Truly we
have "the heathen at our door."
— W. K. Homan, late editor Christian Courier,
Dallas, Texas, has resumed the practice of law at
Colorado, Texas, with his son Patrick, under the
firm name of Homan & Homan. By the way, the
speech of W. K. Homan, printed in the b oklet
entitled "The Church on Trial, or The Old Faith
Vindicated," whi;h we have recently re-read, is a
masterly defense and statement of our position as
against such factions as the "Firm Foundation"
element in Texas. That pamphlet ought to be
sown all over Texas, and would prove interesting
to any one who would like to understand that re-
markable lawsuit and its triumph for truth and
unity.
— A Christian Science magazine, in giving di-
rections to those who desire "absent treatment,"
in emergency cases, says: "Persons ought not to
wait until de«ih has set in before telegraphing us
for treatment. It seems to be much easier to
destroy error when sickness is in its incipient
stages than it is after death has commenced.
Why this is true we do not know, but it is true."
So 'tis, bo 'tie! It is quite a concession though
for them to admit it. That piece of advice to do
something while sickness is yet in its incipient
stages and not to wait until death has begun, is
one of the few sane utterances which have
escaped the censorship which guards Christian
Science writers against the dissemination of any-
thing but nonsense. We are inclined to believe,
however, that the writer overestimates the diffi-
culty of determining why this should be done.
That's easy. If you take the patient in the early
stages he may get well of his own accord, or the
natural (though little understood) workings of the
law of suggestion may help him out even in the
absence of a physician, but if you wait until he is
nearly dead, then, of course, he dies.
— The Chinese Recorder for October contai as an
article by C B. Titus, our missionary at Lii Chou
Fu, Central China, entitled "Seeking to Save;
Have We a Definite Plan?" The writer points out
the danger of baptizing converts too soon and send-
ing them out as preachers before they are prop-
erly instructed and before it Is certain even that
they are not "rice Christians."
— Archbishop Ireland recently made a speech
In Washington advocating the restoration of tem-
poral sovereignty to the Pope. Archbishop Ireland
has recently returned from Rome where he had
several interviews with His Holiness. Whether
this speech Is a case of post hoc merely, or of
propter hoe, sequence or consequence, we leave
our readers to judge. But the argument of the
distinguished prelate, that the Pope must not be
the. subject of any government, else religion is
not free and untrammeled, involve! some conse-
quences of a very grave character, which he does
not seem to see.
— At the Kansas City Convention it was "Re-
solved, that we raise not less than $100,000 for
Home Missions in 1901." It is quite generally un-
derstood that resolving a thing does not accom-
plish it unless the resolution be put into the form
of earnest effort. It is not a moment too early for
us to plan to make that resolution a success. The
sum mentioned is a very modest one considering
the needs of the field and the numerical strength
of the brotherhood. Never were the demands
greater upon us for aggressive work In America
than at present. Let there be a strenuous effort
on the part of all ministers and teachers to edu-
cate the people on the needs of the field and upon
the necessity of evangelizing America, not only
for the sake of our own country and its institu-
tions, but for the sake of the world.
— Cardinal Vaughan,in summing up the condition
of the world at this turning point of the century,
concludes that the times are badly out of joint.
"In the present condition of society the temporal
sovereignty of the Holy See is absolutely neces-
sary for good government of the Church and men's
souls," but there is no chance of restoring it. The
fact that the Pope was not ca;led in to participate
as a sovereign in the international peace confer-
ence is considered ominous. Compulsory education
is a menace. Commerce is mere greed and the pres-
ence of foreign troops in China means treachery
on the part of the Powers. No wonder one who
starts with a postulate that no good thitg can
come until the Pope is again at the head of the
temporal kingdom, finds the outlook very gloomy.
The signs all point the other way.
— A writer in a southern paper, giving his rea-
sons for not voting at the recent election, quotes
from Daniel to the effect that the most High God
rules in the kingdoms of men and gives them to
whomsoever he will. He knew the right man
would be elected because he knew that God was
controlling the election and so it was not worth
while to vote. It might have been supposed that by
this year of grace and general enlightenm >nt, the
belief that God controls elections without the use
of voters and rules the ffairs of men without em-
ploying human agents, had bsen superseded by a
more intelligent and more religious conception of
both God and the world. That conception belongs
to the transition from the seventeenth century to
the eighteenth rather than to the dawn of the
twentieth. The writer of the article evidently
feela that the thing needs modification, for he
admits that through "human instrumentality"
God has placed every President in the chair. If
he will abite by that statement, that the voter is
God's instrument for the election of a President,
then the refusal to cast a ballot means simply a
refusal to act as one of God's human agents for
doing his work in the world.
— It is but twelve days from the date of this
paper to Christmas. It Is high time you sent the
Christian Publishing Co. your order for Christmas
books.
— You will never be able to purchase a fine Bi-
ble so cheaply as now. We are closing out what
we have left of certain styles of Bagsiers and Ox-
fords at less than wholesale prices.
— We shall soon have to put our presses to work
on the third edition of the Christian L-jsson Com-
mentary for 1901. This splendid annual is more
popular than ever before.
— Remember that your pastor will probably re-
ceive numerous pairs of slippers and several dress-
ing gowns from female admirers, and let your
Christmas gift to him be something else — prefer-
ably a good book.
— Give your children good books for their
Christmas gifts. Let them learn, early in life,
the benefits of reading and the pleasure of ac-
quaintanceship with great writers aad their works.
The Christian Publishing Co. has prepared a fine
list of books suitable for children and youog
people.
— One of the oldest readers of tha Christian-
Evangelist called at our offise this week to renew
her subscription in person. She is Sister S.
T. Halyard, now of our Old Ladies' Home in this
city, who is in her 93d year. She walked up three
flights of stairs to the editor's offi -.e, and did not
complain of it as much as younger people have
been known to do. Asked as to the secret of her
long life, she said it was "the merjy of God."
Farther investigation revealed the fact that she
has led a temperate, active life and is a stranger
to tea and coffee. She was born in Spottsylvania
County, Va., in 1808, was reared in Kentucky and
migrated to Missouri about fif y years agn, and
has been a reader of the Christian- Evangelist
from its birth. This last fact we commend to our
readers who are interested in the question of
longevity.
— The Ministerial Institute of the Springfield,
Mo., district in its regular meeting held at Au-
rora, Mo., Nov. 19, 20, passed resolutions notify-
ing the churches that Isaac W. Bridges, whom
they have been unable to bring to repentance for
his wrongdoing, i9 no longer to be considered a
minister in the ChristUn Church. Mr. Bridges
himself publishes the following notice in the Boll
var Free Press:
Bolivar, Mo , Aug. 1, 1900. — To the churches
where I have preactied and rom which I have been
recomm-mded, let this be a notice that I no longer
ask for fellowship nor endorsement, and that the
churches are no long-r responsible for my manner
of life, having no corneciion in any way, what-
ever, until the wolf can be trapped and tje head
of the serpent bruised. I will do It.
I. W Bridges.
It is to be hoped by all good people that "the
wolf can be trapped and the head of the serpent
bruised;" but we suggest that our brother seek
the Lord's help in this undertaking.
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Prof. B. A. Hinsdale.
We were surprised and shocked to learn a few
days ago of the death of this distinguished brother
who for many years has occupied so prominent a
place In our literature and in the educational
world. We had not even heard of his ill health.
We saw him in July last at the Hiram Jubilee and
heard him read an historic paper of rare literary
beauty and full of tender historic reminiscences.
We learn that he died at Atlanta, Ga., the 29th
nit., whither he had gone a few we ks before in
search of health. He was suffering from nervous
prostration. Brother Hinsdale was at the time of
his death Professor of Pedagogy in the Mi ^higan
University. He was wid> ly known among educa-
tors and is the author of several well-known books,
among which may be mentioned "The Genuineness
and Authenticity of the Go»pels," "Ecclesiastical
Tradition," "Jesus as a Teacher, and the Making
of the New Testament," "The Old Northwest," and
other works, more especially on the subject of
teaching. He was a frequent contributor to our
periodical literature.
For many years he had confined his literary con-
tributions largely to the Christian-Evangelist.
Perhaps we hrive had no abler writer in our ranks
than Professor Hinsdale. He had rare insight into
history and into the forces that make history. His
work entitled "The Old Northwest" is the best
bird'seye view of American history we ever read.
As a religious writer he penetrated to the heart of
his subject. He had no taste for, and little pa
tlence with, the small, petty questions upon which
sects diride and quarrel, bat he loved to deal with
the great fundamentals of Christian faith a >d
doctrine. He was a liberal mind d man, broad
and catholic in his views of religion, yet loyal to
Jesus Christ as the revealer of God to man. An
intimate friend of Garfield, whom he knew at Hi -am,
and whose close friend he remained until the death
of the latter, he shared his confidence and became
his literary executor. While he had an outward
seeming of coldness, he possessed a heart capaole
of the warmest friendships and of the most tender
emo ions. We sjmp»thize profoundly with his
wife and daughters in their great bereavement,
and tend r our smcerest sympathy. We hope to
be able to present later a suitable estimate of his
life ana labors.
Alexander Campbell's Theology, by W. B
Garrison, the most recent book issued by the Chris
tian Publishing Company, is already receiving high
commendation from many of our leading men and
best thinkers. It is a handsome volume of 30a
pages, worthy in every respect a place in the library
of every preacher and thinking Disciple. Price.
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cause in that part of the state. The church
itself has for some time been expanding in mem-
bership, notably under the labors of Simpson Ely,
and of the present pastor, H. A. Northsutt, until
an expansion of the building became a necessity.
Accordingly the old brick house has been revolu-
tionized, modernized, beautified and enlarged into
a magnificent auiitorium which seated perhaps
1,200 people at two of the meetings on last Lord's
day. The work was beuun during the past sum
mer and has been carried forward with great ex-
pedition, the church meanwhile worshiping in the
hall connect d with the Osteopathic Institute of
that city. Last Lord's day was the day set apart
for formal re-opening and dedication, and by invi-
tation the editor of this japer had the pleasure of
being present with them, and of speaking morn-
ing, afternoon and evening to great audiences.
It was a charming winter day and the capacity
of the enlarged edifice was taxed to contain the
people, especially at the morning and evening
services. The entire improvement cost $6,500,
including the new carpet and the splendid new
seats. The new part of the building is bo
arranged that it can be cut off from the main
auditorium for Sanday-school or prayer-meeting
purposes by a sliding pirtition. There was an
indebtedness of $2,200 to be provided for, and
the greater part of this was pledged in the fore-
noon service, and the remaind r in the evening,
with a little margin. The church is not wealthy,
and the giving was very liberal, very prompt and
very general. In the afternoon there was another
great meeting, in which the Lord's Supper was ob-
served, and short speeches made by local minis-
ters, of a congratulatory character, closing with
a brief address by the writer and the dedication
of the bui ding. It was a delightful occasion every
way. The music was excellent. There was a
large chorus choir, and the congregition joined
heartily in the music. We were greatly delighted
with the church at Kirssville. We have loved
Brother Northcatt for many years and this asso-
'ciation with trim, and he manifest tokens of his
good influence in the church and community, only
endeared him to us all the more. He himself set
the example in liberality, and by so doing made it
possible for us to raise the indebtedness. We
were told that the church, even in Its enlarged
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dollar sizes are sold by all first-class druggists.
form, is hardly capable of seating the people who
attend the regalar Lord's day services, for it hai
been in use several weeks since its completion.
The State Normal School and the American Insti-
tute of Osteopathy, founded by Dr. Still, bring s
great many students to the place and make it a
great center for religijus work. The school of
Osteopathy has about six hundred students,
although it is a comparatively new Institution
and the system of treatment it represents is a
modern innovation. It exerts a very wide influ-
ence, however, throughout that section of the
state, and there is no question but that its influ-
ence is extending.
The church has now a very promising future
before it, and under the leadership of Brother
Nort&cutt, who ought to remain there, we should
say for many years yet, it may accomplish a great
work for tie Master. Its church building now is
creditable to the congregation and to the town.
It is gratifying to note the steady improvement in
church architecture among our Missouri churches.
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NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS!
You will please take notice that under the provisions
of an act of the Legislature, approved Feb. 18th, 1899,
all Current Tax Bills become delinquent on and after
January 1st, 1901, and I will be compelled to charge in-
terest at the rate of one per centum per month.
To avoid the usual rush Tax Payers are requested to
call early. CHAS. F. WENNEKER,
Collector of the Revenue.
1586
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 13, 1900
ffoUQ and J^ews.
F. A. Hodge is doiDg evangelistic work in Louisa
County, Va.
Brother Ramey has become pastor of the
church at New Castle, Va.
Albert Nichols has resigned his pastorate at
Lincoln, 111., to take effect March 1.
D. A. Brindle, who has done a good work at
Spray, N. C, has returned to Georgia to live.
Melancthon Moore preached the sermon at the
union Thanksgiving service at Reserve, Kan.
P. M. Gummtngs and son, of Marlborough, Ohio,
called at this office on their way to Anthony, Kan
The brethren in Virginia are glad to learn that
W. L. Cocke will not go to Ohio, but will remain
in Virginia.
J. H. Regan, 1350 W. 27th St., Des Moines, la ,
can be secured to hold meetings or for regular
preaching.
Robert E. Elmore, principal of the Craig Heal-
ing Springs High School, is teaching and preach-
ing in Craig County, Virginia.
C. C. Radgrave has resigned his charge at
Maroa, 111., to take effect Dec 31, and will be
ready for work elsewhere after that time.
Dr. M. Sajles, pastor of the church at Champion,
Neb., would like to correspond with some church
which is re-seating its buildiDg and has second-
hand chairs or pews to sell.
The Board of Church Extension recently re-
ceived $1,000 on the annuity plan from Miss
Nancy J. Jones, of Markham, 111., and another
$1,000 from "Friends in Nebraska."
Miss May Whaley, who has been a student in
the School of Pastoral Helpers since its opening,
has been called as helper to M. E. Harlan, pastor
of the church at Brooklyn, N. Y.
J. C. Howell, pastor of the church at South Mc-
Alester, I. T , is starting a semi-monthly paper
under the title, "The Pioneer Christian." He has
our best wishes in his editorial venture.
The Church at Leavenworth, Kas., is making ex-
tensive repairs on its building. The pastor, S. W.
Nay, preacheJ the sermon for the Union Thanks-
giving service of the churches of the city.
We have received the first annual report of the
"House of the New Covenant," the Pittsburg
mission to the Jeirs. It is a new and worthy
enterprise and is doing much good in a hard field.
The Home Missionary Board last year helped the
local forces in 37 states and territories, assisted
in supporting 168 missionaries, who organized 53
new churches and brought 6,028 persons into the
church, s.
R. L. McHatlon is on his way back to the
Pacific coast after some good evangelizing in the
east. He pissed through St. Louis Friday even-
ing, preached Sunday at Holden and left Kansas
City Monday morning.
We are indebted to Congressman Champ Clark,
of Missouri, for the Cocgressional Record. This
vo'umiaous and almost daily report of the doings
of Congress is a valuable source of information
for any writer of current history.
T. E. Cramblett, of Pittsburg, has, during the
past six weeks, been preaching his Sunday evening
sermons on these suggestive topics: The Use and
Abuse of Luxury, of Citizenship, of Speech, of
Money, of Printer's Ink, of Amusements.
A. B. Moore closed his pastorate of one year at
Macon, Ga., on Dec. 2, with the following report:
Enrolment, 190; net increase for the year, 40;
money raised, $2,200; for missions, $175; raised
by Ladies' Aid Society, $559; Bible-school report-
ed having read 26,894 chapters in the Bible.
J. M. Middleton, 114 Whitehall Street, Atlanta,
Ga., would like to correspond with churchei in
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama or Mississippi with
a view to employment, western Tennessee pre-
ferred.
The minutes of the Kansas City Convention, a
pamphlet of 130 pages, containing much valuable
material for reference, can be secured free of coBt
by addressing B. L, Smith, Y. M. C. A. Building,
Cincinnati.
G. W. Thomas has severed his connection with
the chuch at Tocula, 111., and has taken up the
work at Hoopston. The congregation which he is
leaving tendered him a farewell reception and gave
gifts in token of their esteem.
Albert T. Fltts, of Kimberlin Heights, Tenn.,
will furnish his new tract on The Setting up of
the Kingdom and the Law of Admission, for five
cents a copy or six for a quarter. It contains 11
pages, is well gotten up and good In matter.
E. J. Ellis gives this report of his three years'
pastorate at Henderson, Ky.: Present membership,
330; increase in membership In three years, 165;
average amount raised annually for all purposes,
$2,044; amount for missions, $260; Sunday-school
roll, 180.
A house-to-house canvass in Uoiontown, Pa., to
get statistics as to church preferences, showed
that the Christian Church, though the youngest
organization in the town, was fifth in a list of 32
denominations. Its SuDday-school tanks second
In attendance and firtt in collections
W. W. Burks, having removed from Parsons,
Kansas, to Creston, la., reports that the work at
the latter place is opening up encouragingly and
that he will hold a meeting in January We have
received a local paper containing an account of a
reception given to him by the church at Creston.
During the month of November, the Church
Extension Board received $1 1G6.35 from the
following sources: Individuals, $505.30; Churches,
$60106. Last November, there was received:
Individuals, $1,440 20; Churches, $393.47. This
is a loss of $934.90 from individuals and a gain of
$207 59 from the churches.
The statistical report for the Sunday-schools of
St. Louis shows that there are 336 schools of all.
denominations in the city, with 68,533 scholars
and 4,627 teachers. The Disciples of Christ have
15 Sunday-schools with 3,394 scholars and 266
teachers. There are eight denominations wlich
have more schools than we have.
The Home Board has no missionary among the
Indians, none in Alaska, only odo among the Mex-
icans, only one among the Scandinavians in this
country, and none speaking any other foreign
language except German. T. H. Timme, our mis-
sionary among the Germans, has orgadzed two
German churches in Cleveland, 0. He will soon
start another and will then go elsewhere.
On December 2, the Second Church at Rochester,
N. Y., dedicated its new Sunday-school chapel and
celebrated the third anniversary of its existence.
Not every church needs a large building before it
is three years old. C. R. Neel, pastor of the First
Church, preached the dedicatory sermon and money
was raised exceeding the amount asked for. S. J.
Corey Is pastor.
The church at State Line, Ind , has received a
valuable bequest from Brother Benjamin Franklin
Bonebrake of that congregation, lately deceased.
The income of the land is to be applied exclusively
to the minister's salary. The church, while grate-
ful for this generous gift, will not, we trust, feel
relieved of its responsibility for the support of the
gospel. The lightening of its burden at home
gives it an opportunity to abound conspicuously
in missionary offerings. H. A. Wingard is pastor.
W. F. McCormick has closed his work at Iowa
Falls, la., and registers the pleasing hope that his
successor there (not yet selected) will assist us,
as he has done, in the great work of getting good
Christian literature into every Christian home.
The report of G. A Hoffmann, our natioaal sta-
tistician, in the minutes of the Kansas City Con-
vention, shows that we have 10,523 churches, a
gain of 127 the pa3t year; we have 1,149,982
members, a gain of 31,982 the past year. We
gave $539,370 for missions laBt year. We have
5,001 societies of Christian Endeavor.
Chicago Commons, the Social Settlement or
"Neighborhood House" of which Prof. Graham
Taylor is the head, has recently opened a new
auditorium and otherwise enlarged its plant.
DuriDg the present month a series of Sunday
afternoon entertainments are being given — con-
certs and illustrated lectures. Chicago Commons
has made itself a center of sweetness and light
and Christian culture in its neighborhood.
The executive committee of the School of Past-
oral Helpers has elected A. M. Harvuot, president;
Geo. A. Miller, vice-president; J. H. Fillmore, treas-
urer; and Lottie S. Nicho1, secretary. They de-
cided to move the school from the Central Church,
Cincinnati, to quarters of its own. It is now
nicely located on the second floor of the Goodall
building, next door to the church. The students
have organized a literary society, and have ar-
ranged to furnish the new apartments and start a
library. It has been decided to receive, at; the
opening of the next tirm, only young women who
are well educated and have had experience in
church work.
Struck Centre
WHEN SHE FOUND COFFEE WAS SLOWLY K.ILLIN&
HER.
Even a temperate mode of living in regard to
food beverages will not avail if the use of coffee
is continued.
A Virginia lady, Mrs. R. F. Miller, of Bsdford
City, S3ys that she wa3 very temperate in every
way. "I d(d no", suspect that coffee was the
poison that was uodermiaing my whole nervous
system, causing a condition of var.igo ani head
aches, until the attacks bscame so freqasnt and
violent that I was compelled to give up all kinds^
of work and forced to lie down most of the time.
"My attention was drawn to Postum Food
C.-ffee by the expsrience of soma others in regard
to common coffee, and the thought occurred to
me that perhaps coffee was the cause of my
trouble, so I began to use Postum, being careful
to have it mai9 according to the directions on the
package.
"I did not have to cultivate a taste for it, for I
found on the start that it was a most delicious
beverage.
"Day after day I continued to improve but did
not dream that it would be such a help, and never
since the day I left off coffes and commenced the
use of Postum Food C,ffe9 (about nine months
a$o) have I had any return of the trouble. I have
used no meiiciae or tonic during this time, and
my present condition of magnificent health is due
entirely to the use of Postum Fool Coffee.
"I have heard several persons say tiey did not
like Postum but in each case I discovered upon in-
quiry that it was because they trie! to makeit like
common coffee, that is, to boil It four or five min-
utes. This will not d>, for one cannot get the
delicious flavor and the food value in so short
boiling. The directions are plain enough, and it
only requires a little patience to bring out the
beautiful flavor.
"The doctors find Postum one of their most
valuable aids In their treatment of cases like,
mine."
December 1 3, 1900
THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1587
As a part of its attempt to raise a Jubilee Fund
of $200,000, the Foreign Missionary Society calls
for one hundred thousand One Dollar Volunteers;
i. e., for that number who will increase their last
year's contribution of one dollar. Pastors are
requested to act as recruiting agents and send
for the enrollment cards, which may be had by
addressing A. McLean or F. M Rains, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The new church at Delta, Iowa, was dedicated
by A. M. Haggard of D-ake University on Dec. 2.
It is reported by George C. Ritchey, of Keota, to
be a handsome edifice with a seating capaoity of
650. W. T. Fisher is in the third year of his
pastorate there, during which time there have
been about 125 additions to the church. He and
his wife are both graduates of Cotner. The
money for the new church was all raised before
dedication day.
The contract for the new Central Church at
Denver has been let. It will be one of the hand-
somest churches in the brotherhood. The entire
amount needed to pay for it has been subscribed,
and it is expected that the $5,000 required for
furnishing will be raised before dedication day.
Four of the down-town churches in Denver held a
union Thanksgiving service at Temple Immanuel
at which Bruce Brown spoke on Religious Progress
During the Nineteenth Century.
B. B. Tyler has been engaged to write a series
of articles for the Congregationallst (Boston) on
Movements and Events Among the Disciples of
Christ. They will appear in the monthly "Chris-
tian World" number Brother Tyler reports that
he has turned the Wednesday evening prayer-
meeting in his church at Denver into a meeting
for systematic Bible study, the books of the New
Testament being read in chronological order. At
the v -ry first session under this plan the meeting
overflowed the lecture room and had to adjourn
to the main auditorium.
At the meeting of the Board of Cnurjh Exten-
sion, on Tues lay, December 4th, loans to sixteen
different churches were granted, aggregating
$13,350. These loans were distributed through
thirteen different states. The following is a list
of the churches, and amounts granted: Doniphan,
Mo., $400; Holland, Tex., $250; Fellowship, Fla ,
$100; Greenwood, Mich., $125; Asheville, N. C,
$1,000; North Side Church, Chicago, III , $6,000;
Latonia, Ky , $750; Grand Juiction, Col., $500;
Green Mound, 0. T., $150; Central Church, Stan-
ford, Tex., $150; Second Church, Wheeling, W.
Va., $2,000; Billing, 0. T , $400; Coyle, 0. T„
$400; Nora, Neb , $400; Wilber, Neb., $600; and
Frederick, Kan., $125
Boys and Girls' Rally Day for America was
quite generally and profitably observed. The
Sunday-school at Carthage, 0 , gave the concert
exercise and raised $25 40. The school at Hunt-
ingsburg, Ind., sent $8.43. Sevard, Neb., gave
the exercise and took the collection — a fair ex-
chan ;e to everybody's advantage. Eaton, Ind.,
sends $6 00. The school at California, Mo., with
an attendance of 262, raised $14 50. Rain hin-
dered at Mentor, 0., as in many othsr places, but
$6.00 was secured for American Missions.
Kensington and Rossville, Kan., were both delight-
ed with the exercise and send in their offerings.
There was bxd weather at Samsville, III., too, but
they kept the day. Tae school at Delta, 0., sends
$10.00. A high plaie of honor belongs to the
little mission school, six months old, at Daytona,
Fla., which kept the day and made an offering of
$2.00.
CHANGES.
J. H. Marshall, Hando to Goldthwaite, Tex.
W. L. Neal, Peru, Ind., to Box 100, Londonville.O.
J. R. Stuart, North Fork, Neb., to 2001 Prospect
Place, Kansas City, Mo.
B. B. Tyler, 1042 Logan Av ., to 102 W. Fourth
Ave., Denver, Col.
J. S. Smith, Carrollton to Carlinville, 111.
J. L. Rowe, Galesburg, 111., to New Windsor, Col.
R. E. L Pruity, Unionville to Brookfield, Mo.
J. E Lorton, Hiawatha to Cneney, Kan.
Paul H. Castle, Virden to 313 S. Maple St., Cen-
tralia, 111.
E E. Hartley, Toledo to Mattoon, 111.
M. S. Spear, Plymouth to Naw Berne, N. C.
Thank God Our Debts Are Paid.
On Satardiy, the 24th inst , the B ard of
Directors of Daughters' College met, pursuant to a
called meeting, at Fulton, and the entire indebted-
ness of the Institution, now amounting to nearly
$36,000. was paid off. The debt at the bank was
compromised for $17,500— the school owing that
institution, with interest, nearly $30,000; and the
other cUin amoonted to $5,%0.
Seeps were taken by which the site of the
College will hereafter be forever free from
liability to debt. It can never stand good for
any debts that may be contracted by the manage-
ment of the institution. It can not be mort-
gaged. The outlook ie exceedingly encouraging.
By the payment of $23,300 the site of the institu-
tion with all furniture is saved. This could net
be replaced for less than $40,000. We save the
scholarships, amounting to at least $10,000; we
save the bequest of Alexander Breckenridge,
amounting to $15,000; we save the real estate at
Higglnsville, worth $2,500; besides bequests that
have been made to us by a number of persons,
probably amounting to $100,000 more.
Over two years ago the president of the insti-
tution tried to induce Dr. W. S. Woods, of Kansas
City, to wipe out the entire debt and permit his
name to be given to the institution. He has been
a staunch friend of the Institution for years
having made the largest donation ever made to it.
Nearly eight years ago he gave a piece of property
in Kansas City to the school, which cost him
$50,000. . For no fault of his the property has
depreciated in value and has never been the
source of profit to the school that was anticipated.
He is now in hearty sympathy with the institution
and the purpose for which it exists, and through
the influence of his wife he has consented that his
name sha 1 be given to it. It is believed that the
institution will be generously endowed at no dis-
tant day. The Board of Directors, in view of the
generou3 assistance which has been given to the
school and the friendship of Dr. Woods and his
wife, decided to change the name from Daughters
College to William Woods College for Girls. The
school will be placed upon a new footing entirely,
without a change of purpose or ownership. It Is
proposed to establish an Annuity Fund and"
Memorial Chairs. It is firmly behaved that there
are many persons who desire at their death to
make bequests to the school and during the latter
days of their lives to be relieved of the care of
managing their business affairs; and if they could
be guaranteed that their property was safely in-
vested, and that they would receive an annual
income adequate to their support, would transfer
their property to the school while they live. A.
committee has been appointed, consisting of Dr.
W. S. Woods, Kansas City, J. T. Mitchell, Centra-
lia, and George A. Mahan, Hannibal, constituting
a Finance Committee, who will have the manage-
ment of the property of the school.] ^ ::.;:
It also gives us pleasure to say that James M.
Sandusky, who has been a staunch friend of the
institution from the beginning and one of its
most liberal donors in the payment of its debts,
and the constant legal adviser of the school, will
continue the trustee of the Breckenridge farm,
valued at $15,000, or the proceeds that may be
derived from the sale of It — the same to consti-
tute a separate f and known as the "Breckenridge
Fund," for the education of orphan girls, accord-
ing to the will.
The people throughout the state may be assured
that the school will enter upon an era of enlarged
usefulness. At present there are ninety-six
boarders in the institution and the benevolent
feature of it continues to dominate the whole
school, although many of the patrons are wealthy
people. It is the purpose of the management to
more fully equip the school in every respect, and
that it shall continue to merit the generous pat-
ronage which it haB heretofore received. They
also hope to add to it many new features at some
date not far off. We hope to have a Jubilee in
which there shall be represented all interests con-
nected with tbe school and the church throughout
the state, in which the ownership of the property
shall remain forever vested.
J. B. Jones, President.
Life
The father?
Gone for the
doctor. The
mother? Alone
with her suffer-
ing child. Will
* thedoctornever
■ come? When
there's croup
in the house
you can't get
the doctor quick enough. It's too
dangerous to wait. Don't make
such a mistake again ; it may cost
a life. Always keep on hand a dol-
lar bottle of
Pectoral
It cures the croup at once. For
bronchitis, whooping-cough,
hoarseness, asthma, pleurisy, weak
lungs, loss of voice, and consump-
tion, there is no remedy its equal.
A 25c. bottle will cure a miserable
cold ; the 50c. size is better for a
cold that has been hanging on. But
the dollar bottle is more econom-
ical in the long run.
A Superior Through Sleeping Car
Line Between St. Louis
and Jacksonville,
Commencing November 26th the Florida Air Line,
consisting of the L. E. & St L R'y, St. Louis to
Louisville, So. R'y in Kentucky, Louisville to Lex-
ington, Queen and Crescent Route, L»xineton to
Ctiattanooga, Southern R'y, Chattanooga to Jesup,
and Plant System, Jesup to Jacksonvi le, Fla.. will
inausrurate for the season the great Throogh Sleep-
ing Car Route to Florida. Through sleeping cars
will leave St Louis 9 15 d. m daily, passing Louis-
vile 7 00 a. m , Lexington 10 50 a m., reaciDg
Chattanooga 5.50 p m., Atlanta 10.25 p. m and Jack-
sonville 830 am (second morning). Sop-overs
allowed. This rou^ is through large citie- and In-
teresting country, and is operated over most supe-
rior and well-established lines of railway. The
schedul e are fast and most convenient.
In addition to the above schedule leaving St. Louis
at night, train leaving St. Louis 8 08 a. m., will
arrive Jacksonville the next Dight 10 00 p. m., mak-
ing only one night out from St. Louis to Jackson-
ville.
This line also affords passengers for Florida trip
via Asheville,N. C, the greatest American all-year-
around re ort.
Correspondence solicited and information prompt-
ly furnished. R. A. CAMPBELL, Gen'l Passenger
Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
This is also the best line to points in Kentucky,
Tennessee. Georgia and >Tjr;o i d South Carolina.
1588
THE rHRlSTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 13, 1900
Gvatigeltettc.
Special dispatch to the Christian- Evangelist:
Lima, Ohio, Dec. 10.— Eighty-seven to date,
twenty-nine yesterday. Music Hall overflowed.
Intense interest continuing. Chorus of 100. —
Wilson & Huston.
WASHINGTON.
Palouse, Dec. 5. — Two added by statement last
Lord's Day. — E. C. Wigmore.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia. — Robert G. Frank reports 11 addi-
tions since he began Oct. 1, H^ recently preached
his annual sermon on "Our Church Papers."
FLORIDA.
Lake City, Dec. 6.— Bro. W. E. Daugherty, of
Hampton, Fla., has just closed an excellent meet-
ing here with three additions, my own son and
daughter being two of the three, — R. Madison
LlSENBEY.
CALIFORNIA;
Rutherford. — Nov. 3. — Four added at Yount-
ville, Cal., at our appointment Sunday. One made
the good confession and three backsliders restored,
one of them from the Mormons. — C. E. Edgman.
ALABAMA.
Anniston.— B'o. E. V. Spicer assisted by Bro.
S. P. Spiegel, singing evangelist, closed a two
weeks' meetlog here with 17 additions. Bro. E.
K. Clarkson, our pastor, has resigned his work
here and leaves to day to re-enter the Kentucky
University. This leaves us temporarily without
a pastor. We want and must have a man. — E. C.
Anderson.
INDIANA.
Hlrvington, Des. 6. — Ju?t closed a grand meeting
as New Brunswick. Thirty-six added and the re-
sults far-reaching. I began at Russellvill9 for
Bro. J. G. Ashley last Monday. I am assisted by
Miss Nona McCormick, one of the greatest sing-
ers I ever heard. After a great year's work I
have resigned at Jam etown to take effect Feb. 1.
I will probably return to the evangelistic field Jan.
1. I already have many calls. — H. C. Patterson.
TEXAS.
Smithville, Tex. — One year has passed since I
came to Texas. It would be hard to find a better
brotherhood than here. Peace and prosperity
prevail. Audiences good; one added yesterday. —
H. P. Bunce.
Austin, Tex., Dec. 3. — Have recently held a short
meeting *t Lockhart, in which there were 38 ad-
ditions. This church haa a beautiful church edifice
which cost about $8 000, and on which there was
a debt of $1,000. This amount was easily raised
and the entire membership made happy. Bro. J.
J. Cramer, who is the pastor, has done a fine
work. — B. B. Sanders, Cor. Sec.
COLORADO.
Golden. — I began a meeting here Nov. 25th, to
continue two or three weeks and longer if there
is sufficient interest manifested. This is one of
the oldest churches in the state and has a
variable existence. Bro. E. F Behr, an engineer
on the C. & S. Ry , has ministered to them as best
he could the pa«t two years, and is held in high
esteem for his work's sake. But he could give
them no pastoral care. My services can be had
for meetings during January and February at
reasonable rates. Correspondents please address
me at Colorado City, Col., Box 335— J. P. Lucas.
KENTUCKY.
Midway, Dec 4 — The writer was assisted by
H. N. Reubelt, of JefferBontown, in a glorious two
weeks' meeting, which began Nov. 11, and which
resulted in 43 additions; 37 by confession and
baptism, three came from the Baptists, three from
the M-thodists and one from the Presbyterians. —
Geo. W. Kemper
Rush, Dec. 5. — I am here for a few days to help
afe* brethren to unite in sustaining a preacher
one-fourth time. I go to Willard Saturday to
promote a similar end. Just came from Pactolus
where I preached and worked from house to house
for one week with good effect. — J. L Callahan.
Paducah, Dec. 3. — Two additions at Tenth
Street Church, Dec. 2. Ladies' Aid Society re-
cently reorganized. We recently more than
doubled our apportionment for State Mission work.
— I. H. Teel Minister.
MINNESOTA.
Litchfield. — I came to Litchfield Aug. 1, and am
glad to report the work prospering. We have
had four additions to the church. We enjoyed a
visit recently from Si4er Louise Kelly, our
national C. W. B. M. sup -rint undent. Sae gave
us much encouragement. I have s<nn only three
ministers of the Christian Church sinje September.
1. Coming from i he great brotherho id of Indiaaa, I
feel lonesome. We have seven other ministers
and a Catholic priest here. We I ave meetings
every two weeks. At our last meeting we had a
warm discussion of "conscience as a guide " Bro.
J. K. Shellenberger, our state corresponding sec-
retary, reports three new organizations in the
state since Sept;. 1 and 137 adiitions. Minnesota
Is a hard field. We need more preachers in the
state. — Wm. H. Knotts.
OHIO.
Perkins, Dec. 4. — Just closed a two weeks'
meeting at Mountville, wi h nine additions; also
organized a C. W. B. M. auxiliary of 10 members.
These brethren are few in number, but strong in
faith. — Percy H. Wilson.
Geneva, Dec. 6 — Six additions here since last
report; three by letter, one bv statement, two by
confession. Raised $33.62 "Ohfr day;" apportion
ment only $12 — Garry L. Cook.
Colnmbus, Dec. 3. — The G-ntral Church has
just closed a 15 davs' meeting with 30 accession*.
This makes over 70 added since Feb. 1. Bro. H.
A. Eaaton had charge of the singing in the meet-
ing and did spleodid work. We are pushing tho
work with vigor and the church is in most encour
aging condition. The writer did the preaching in
above meeting. — R. W. Abberley, pastor.
NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Dec. 3 — Four baptized yssierdav; 19
additions to date. Meeting continues. — Howard
Cramblet.
Roaeland, Dec. 1. — Ten confessions to date.
Large crowds. Plea is new. Continuing. —
Wilkison &McVey.
Ediiyville, Dec. 6. — Bro. George Reader, of
Bloomington, Id., closed an 18 days' meeting
Dec. 5th with five additions — three baptisms. —
J. F. Bridges, Clerk.
Arapahoe, D c. 8. — Our meeting conducted by
T. A. Hedges closed last night with 17 additions,
after continuing three weeks with unabated in-
terest.— E. G. Merrill.
Omaha, Dec. 3. — Yesterday I preached our
anniversary sermon preparatory to the annual
meeting. At the close 15 came forward to unite
with the church. Over 30 added since Nov. 1.
S. S. and C. E touched hi^h-witer mark ywster
day; 20 new scholars in S. S. and 20 new C. E.'g
the past month. Am preaching every night ex-
cept Sunday in S. Omaha; 17 added there last
week. — Sumner T. Martin, j
IVIRGINIA.
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Petersburg, Dec. 3 — An excellent meeting has
just closed here in old Petersburg, Va. Peters
burg is one of the oldest cities in i*me-ica, and
has many of the old colonial marks This vicinity
was one of the most bloody battlefields of the re-
bellion, and many of the marks of the terrible'
battles are still visible. Here was one of the heavy
battles of the revolutionary war between General
Lafayette and G meral Phillips. Here was the
headquarters of General Lee for some time during
the late war. This is one of the places in the
"New World" where people have become estab-
lished in their ways and all seem to be content to
walk in the way tieir fathers trod, and care not to
be disturbed by "anything new." Bro. R. L Mc-
Hatton, of Panra Cruz, Cal., did the preaching.
There were 17 moved, and a few are yet to be
baptized. Several old conservative families have
been entered. This makes about 45 additions dur-
ing the past nine months. Most of them are from
the denominations. — J Preston Lewis.
Martinsville, Va. — Evangelist Charley E. Elmore
arrived in tbi* field November 19r.h. He began to
operate at Mt. Olivet, a Methodist church four
miles from Martinsville. The meeting continued
for two weeks and resulted in 34 additions, 24 of
that number being baptized. Nearly all of the ad-
ditions came from the Methodist Church, the
steward being one of the number. We want to
organize and put them to work. Bro. Elmore left
Saturday for Stella, and will continue there two or
three weeks. It is our aim to send him to new
points, into communities where we have no organ-
izations. RecentK Bro D. W. Spencer closed a
meeting at Horse Pasture, which resulted in 25
additions and Bro Reid Spencer's meeting in this
town resulted in a number of additions. The work
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here in the home church continues to grow. Two
splendid women recently united with us, from
the Baptists. Am now assisting Bro. J. A. Spencer
in a ten-day's meeting at Chatham. — W. H. Book.
IOWA.
Blanchard, la. — The church here has been
divided for some time, but is now getti g in shape
to do a good work. Since I took the work here the
brethren have bought a good parsonage Mrs.
Adams has organized a Junior Endeavor Society,
and there has been one addition 1 1 the church
will remain here until the church is in good work-
ing order — A. R. Adams
Des Moines, Dec. 3. — Bro. L C. Harris and the
writer have just closed an -ightday meeting at
Patterson, la., with three confessions; two were
baptized. — H. E. Millsap, singer
Council Bluffe, la. -Meeting continues; 29 added
in two weeks. — W. B Crewdson.
Akron, la. — Bro. Wickham's meeting with the
b-ethrm here is succeeding. Audiences and re-
sults are just now becoming satisfactory. Have
organized, and number now 23. I came over a
week ago to lead song service. — R. D. Mc^ance.
Tama, Dec. 4 — Ou- meeting he re is in the fourth
week; only two additions. Bad roads, unfavorable
weather and sickness have been against us. — Dave
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KANSAS.
Augusta, Kan., Dec. 7. — One added by baptism
it Benton, Kan.— C W. Yard.
Lakin, Kan. — We clneed a two weeks' meeting
tfov. 28, which resulted in 14 by confession and
Daptism. Bro. R. H. Tanksley is the pastor. — E. M.
Carr.
Hoiaington. — D D. Boyle and V. E. Ridenoar
ire holding us a meeting; 42 ad Jed so far. — J. N.
McConnell, pastor.
Great B->nd. -I have change of the Great Bend
congregation. We have bought lots and will build
at once. Have tad six additions since I began
!rith them. — J N McConnell, p-tstor.
Manhittan, Dec. 1. — Meeting here continued
ust two weeks. Twenty additions. — R. E. Ros
ENSTEIN.
Iol i, Dec. 6. — I preach d the union Thanksgiv-
ng sermon. Have had lately 9 additions, or 118
lince last May. Am called to remaia here indefi
litely — G. M. Weiner.
Chanute, Dec 6.— There were five additions to
;he Y*tes Center church last Sunday and the as-
rarauce of nnre on my next visit in two weeks. —
W. T. Adams.
Neodisia, Dae. 8. — Bro. R. W. Woodside, of
lugusta, Km., and Pr>f. P. H. Cappa, singer, of
jouisville, Ky., closed a three weeks' meeting at
this place last night, with 18 additions; nine con-
essioas, four by letter, five by statement. I nave
teen ret lined a* minister for the Neodesha con-
gregation for 1901, my third year. Prospects
food.— J. A. Smith.
Arkansas City, Dec. 7. — Our meeting at Arkan-
as City closed last Friday night. Bro. Guy was
rlth us for 17 days, in that time we had 32 addi-
,ions, 11 confessions and 21 by letter and state-
nent. One confession after Bro. Guy left and on
ast Sunday we had s^ven, six by le ter and state-
nent. The church was greatly blessed. I am now
n a meeting at Atlanta, Kan., with Bro. Gay. — M.
Lee Sorey.
ILLINOIS.
Waukegan, 111., D*c. 1. — Meeting 13 days old;
JO added. W. 0. Thomas is the pastor. To his
sareful preparation our good meeting is due. — J.
ft. Lowe, E. W. Kerr.
Rutland, 111 , Dec. 4. — At the close of our ser-
vice with the chur ;h at London Mills there were 7
taptized, making ten not before reported. — S. A.
Snneper.
Kankakee, 111., Dec 4. — Meeting continues with
nterest; 22 additions to date, vvill continue in-
lefioitely. Our next meeting will be in Canton,
Dhio, begini ing last Lord's day in December.
—Geo. A. Webb, Sieging Evangelist.
Milton, 111., Dec. 3. — Baptized one at Wednes
lay evening prayer-meeting last week. — C. B.
Dabney.
Mattoon, 111., Dec. 3. — Meeting here with home
'orces t*o weeks old, with 22 added. We continue.
— 0. C. Scott, clerk.
DnQ toin, III. — Closed my pastorate here with
.,400 :a le, 25 funerals, 130 additions, and 37 at
friendship and 11 at Elkville, a total of 178 dur-
ng a period of one year and nine months. I
rill hold a few meetings when I shall ba pleased
o coT^spind with churches needing a pastor.
-W. H Kern.
Marion, 111. — A meeting is beginning with
Joombs and Smith.
Wats^ka, 111., Dec. 7. — Two more confessed the
Javiour here recent y. "Rally Day for America" and
'C. W B M Day" w^re observed ia our congre-
gation, gre X audiences being present. One can-
not begin to measure the go«id these special
services accomplish. - B. S. Pirrall.
Kankakee, HI., Dec. 8.-44 added to date, 12
ast night. — Updike and Deweese.
Stanford, HI, D«c 4. — We closed a four weeks'
nesting to-day with 14 confessions and one re-
slaimed. Brother Victor W. Do ris, of George-
>own, Ky., did the preaching. Pro'. Leonard
Daugherty of Ellzabethtown, Ky., led the singing
for us. I freely commend both of these brethren
tor their high stand -rd of work. — J. W. Porter.
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MISSOURI.
Billings, Dec. 3. — We are in a very good meet-
ing here. — P. J. Yokley.
Greenville, Dec. 6 — Bro. Davidson is with us in
a good meeting. Have already had 31 additions.
C. A Bennett.
Nevada, Dec. 3. — Closed a two weeks' meeting
at Walker last night with five additions to the
church. — S. Magee.
Brookfield, DrtC 4. — Entered on my work here
the first Lord's day in December Largn audiences
morning and evening Oae addition at morning
service. — R. E L. Prunty.
Liberty, Dec. 6.— During a meeting the church
at this place held, 18 persons were added to its
membership. Fifteen of these were by conversion.
— J H. Hardin.
Troy, Dec 5. — Nine added since last report.
Five accessions Dec. 2. Baptized 11 last night.
Close to-ni.hi; and go to Foristell.— G. P. Assiter.
Bethany, Dec. 1 -Bro. Sill left us yesterday.
About 60 united with the church; mostly by prim-
ary obedience — W. H. Hook.
Rosendale, Dec. 7. — We closed our three weeks'
protracted meeting this, week with 12 add*d. Bro.
G. A. Bu ler, of Mound City, led the song service.
— S. R. Reynolds.
Aurora, Dec 6. — Am in a meeting with my
home church; 20 additions to date. Eleven in the
last two nights. Seven were heads of families.
Meeting running two weeks to-night. — M. J. Nico
SON.
Albany, Dec. 6. — In a short meeting just closed
here, in which Bro. R. A. Omer did th* pr> aching,
25 were added and the spiritual strength of the
church was renewed. — A. G Alderman.
Bethany, Dec. 4 —Meeting here six weeks old
and still continues. S venty-two additions to
date. J. B Briney was with us three weeks and
B P Hill two and one-half weeks, both doing ex-
cellent work. We are now alone. — F.J. Stinson,
pastor.
Mexico, Dec. 3. — Church here began a meeting
one week ai?o. The pastor, S. D. Dutcher, is
preaching Singing led by W. W. Settle. We have
no outside help. Additions in first week 27; four by
letter, one reclaimed, 22 by primary obedience. —
W. <■•'■;, p$§
Fulton, Dec 3 — Have had six additions to the
church here since I began work two mouths ago.
0 ir Sunday school observed Boys and Girls' Rally
Day for America. Our Auxiliary observed C W.
B. M Day yesterday at the evening service; offer-
ing $13.00 —Charles E Powell.
Wishart, Dec. 7 — Just closed a two weeks'
meeting here. Organized a congregation with 43
members and a Bible- school and raised money to
build a new housB. Left them feeling go d. My
next meeting will be at Monte valle whrre expect
to build a house. — R B. Havener, Windsor, Mo.
Warrensburg, Dec. 7. — Our meeting has grown
to wonderful proportions. We have over 1,200
in attendance at each service. I gave an illus-
trated song service to the school children yester-
d y; 800 present. I use the illustrated songs at
ea ih night service. Bro. Denton, the pa«tor, does
the preaehing I go from here to Little Rock,
Ark. — C E. Millard, singing evangelist.
Coffeyburg, Dec 3. —Have just cl tsed a short
meeting with Ivan W. Agee at Manchester, III,
whera two were added to the church. Commenced
herewith Thomas H Papplewell, evangelist, yes-
terday Everything is f vorable for a good meet-
ing.— Guy B. Williamson. Singer.
Memphis, Dec. 6. — Am in a meeting here with
Granville Snel!;me ting four days' old and we have
seven additions, four by confession. One saloon-
keeper h*s made the good confession, and will
close his businets. Tnis is a live and hustling
ch ireh. Bro. Snell held his own meeting here
last year with nearly forty additions. We hope to
get what are left. — Louis S. Cupp.
Lexington, Dec. 4 — Am beginning the third
year with this congregation. Conditi ns are most
encouragirg. Three confessions a^d one reclaimed
Dec. 2nd. Two confessions Nov 25 h. Three of
these heads of families. The congregation has
about completed repairs and changes on house
coding $2,900 and will soon be in one of the most
pleasant rooms in the state. — E. J. Fenster-
macher.
Osceola, Dec. 8. — The meeting here continues
with unabated interest. There have been 35 addi-
tions to date. This is the second meeting I have
held here during the past nine months. The meet-
ing la*t Ma' ch resulted in 41 additiors. We now
have the largest mem ership in the town. I will
preach for the church half time next year. I am
now living in Warrensburg and would like to cor-
respond with some church that wants half time or
two churches that want quarter time. I am being
ably assisted in my meeting by Prof. J. F. Cox, of
Warrensborg, as singmg evangelist. — King Stark
Tarkio, Dec. 6 — M. 8 Williams a-.d C. M Al-
exander have just cl> sed a remarkable union meet-
ing here; 560 professions, two-thirds f these men.
There are five Protestant churches here. The
Christian Chorch will receive her full share, f ome-
thing over one hundred, all adults but about a dozen.
Received 48 last Lord's day and six last night at
protrac-ed meeting, makiDg54 to date; 33 by bap-
tism. And so the ingathering continues, at all
services Tne sinners have been se king rest and
finding none and some are going to waterless
places. A non-church memoer would almost be a
curiosity here now. I'll remain with this c >Dgre-
gation another year.— P. B Elmore, past)r.
Sedalia, Dec. 4.— With November Bro. F. L.
Cook began his sixth year as pastor of the East
Broadway Christian Church. During the first
two and one half years of the time he served in
the double capacity of associate pastor with J.
S M?ers, in the First Church, and pastor in East
Broadway until their beautiful bricfc church was
completed. Since that time his hands have been
full. The Bible-schools and Endeavor Societies
had to be organized under the very shadow of that
in the First Church which wai called .he larg-
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1898, with seven tea hers and our first day's at-
tendance was 59. Now we have 15 teachers and
an enrollment of about 300. Have good Junior
and Senior C E 's and duriog the year ending Nov.
1, received into our membership 200 souls. — John
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Correspondence.
Ministerial Relief.
One of the best known authorities on the work
of Ministerial Relief, as to its importance and
benefits, is that individual who speaks the experi-
ence of his own heart. That man who, because
of sacrifice, sickness, misfortune, or all combined,
finds himself nearing the sunset of life, with no-
where to lay his head, and no income to meet the
necessities of life, who has been saved from a
greater suffering and a deeper sorrow by the
help the Board of Ministerial Relief gave him, is
the man who speaks with undeniable authority.
A nd here is the kind of man of whom I am speak-
ing: "I am now ninety-three years old. I am
almost helpless, and I have no help only what you
give me." This man knows the necessity, the
importance and the benefit of even the little he
ia receiving. Ha speiks out of a sad, and at the
same time, joyful experience. And no one knows
better than those who know.
Think of it, brethren, a man who has preached
the gospel of Christ for more than a half century,
who made great sacrifices during all these years ,
who pioneered the way through the doubts and
difficulties of a bitter and blinding sectarianism,
making the glorious present and the still more
glorious future a possibility, that any such
valiant soldier, in f eerie, helpless old age, should
want, not only for the comforts, but even the
necessities of life, is one, if not the one thing
that casts the shadow of its horrid visage upon
the glories of our marvelous victories. God holds
us responsible here. This thing must not be so
longer. These faithful old fathers and mothers
in Israel must have our appreciative considera-
tion. We owe it to God, to them, to ourselves,
and to the cause we hold so dear. The world
looks on. The double charge of selfishness and
ingratitude will hold against us until from our
abundance we provide for their needs and com-
forts.
Only when there are none among us lacking
life's necessities, will primitive Christianity have
been restored. Only when we delight in helpiDg
those who need our help will we be like the Mas-
ter. Only under the inspiration of such spi it
will we ourselves be truly happy. This essential
element in Christianity is perhaps best expressed
by saying, giving is receiving.
Every church in the brotherhood is indebted to
these worthy brethren. Third Lord's day in
December ought to be one of the great days of the
year. It has been set apart to the holiest of
holy ministries, and ought to be sacredly kept.
It is easily the day of all the set days of the year
for the deepening of spirituality in the churches,
and should not be neglected anywhere. Let us
look to these interests with ready minds and lib-
eral hands. If the preacher will interest himself
In this matter, he can easily interest his people,
and do them, as well as the old brethren, a great
good. We will be glad to send our last annual
report to any one who will make judicious distri-
bution of them in his congregation. If the peo
pie know of this work they will be interested in
it, and will support it.
This will be our last call before the day for the
offering. Brethren, come to the help of the Lord's
A. L. Orcutt, Cor. Sec.
extra couch where Paul could rest after his la-
bors.
Mnason was fortunate. No doubt there were
those of this original band of preachers who, in
old age and retirement from active service, were
without these comforts. The church provided for
them. Even their enemies bear testimony to their
faithfulness in this respect. "These Galileans,"
said Julian the Apostate, "nour shed not only
their own poor, but ours as well." "It is incred-
ble," said Lucian, who jeered and scoffed at Chris-
tianity, "to see the ardor with which these Chris-
tians help each other in their wants. They spare
nothing. Their first legislator put it into their
heads that they are all brethren." When called
by their enemies to show the most precious treas-
ures of the church, they showed them the sick,
the lame, the blind.
Was not this New Testament Christianity, Prim-
itive Christianity, Apostolic Christianity, the "An-
cient Order of Thing*?" Hear Paul: "We then
that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of
the weak." "Concerning the collec'ion for the
saints, as I have given order, let every one of you
lay by him in store as God hith prospered him."
"We should remember the poor." "Let him that
Is taught in the word communicate unto him that
teacheth in all good things." Especially should
this care be exercised by the church for the infirm
and the aged who may be in want. It is a pre-
cept as old as Moses, "Thoi shalt rise up before
the hoary head and honor the face of the old man,
and fear thy God."
Mnason may be without lodging place; or Mna
son may have closed his career, and left one, aged
and helpless, who worked with him through his
long discipleship; or Mnason may have little chil-
dren that are straggling alone with poverty be-
cause the old disciple was unable after his long
and unselfish service for the church to leave them
provided for. Shall we be unmindf al of him and
his, ungrateful for his self-denying and useful la-
bors? May we not, out of our abundance, remem-
ber the old preachers, and the preacher's wife,
and the preacher's child?
If Paul, the aged, crippled, and needy, were In
our streets, or should come to our church doors,
would we not joyfully minister to him? And shall
Mnason, the "old disciple" who helped forward,
even in a humble way, the great cause of which
Paul was. the chief champion, be deierted by his
brethren? "Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the
least of these, ye did it unto me."
F. D. Powee.
The Value Of Charcoal.
OUR DUTY TO MNASON.
Mnason, of Cyprus, whom Luke describes as "an
old disciple," was one of the seventy, and one of
our Lord's own converts. He had a home of his
own, and Paul lodged with him at Jerusalem. He
was an aged and retired preacher and as he could
extend his hospitality to the Apostle, we con-
clude he at least had a roof over his head, and an
A TENDER, LOVING MINISTRY.
One of the most tender and loving works of
the church of our Lord Jesus Christ is that of
ministering to the wants of the aged preachers
who have come near to the sunset of life, and who
find themselves without means to provide for their
families, and for themselves.
The writer is not one of the pioneer preachers
of the Reformation, neither does he belong to
that class of noble, God-fearing young men who
have taken up the work of the Fathers, and who
are carrying it on so successfully; but he Is old
enough to remember the pioneers. His life laps
back over part of their lives. He well remembers
how these men of God, of whom the world was
not worthy, went out into looalities where the plea
for a return to New Testament Christianity had
never been made, and where there were no
churches to pay the n for their work, and how they
preached the gospel and planted churches at their
own expense. A few of th> m still linger among
us. Some of them with their aged companions
are almost destitute. Can we live in ease, and
gather wealth around us, and let these fathers
suffer for the common blessings of life?
Surely the coming collection for Ministerial Re-
Few People Know How Useful it
is in Preserving Health and
Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal Is the
safest and most efficient disinfectant and purifier in
nature, but few realize its value when taken into
the human system for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of it
the better, it is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs
the gases and impurities always present in the stom-
ach and intestines and carries them out of the sys-
tem.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking,
drinking or after eating onions and odorous vegeta-
bles.
Charcoal effectually clears and improves the com-
plexion, it whitens the teeth and further acts as a
natural and eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the injurious gases which collect in the
stomach and bowels; it disinfects the mouth and
taroat from the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another,
but probably the best charcoal and the most for the
money is in Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges; they are
composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal
and other harmless antiseptics in tablet form or
rather in the form of large, pleasant tasting lozen-
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The daily use of tb-s > lozenges will soon tell in a
much improved condition of the general health,
better complexion, sweeter breath and purer blood,
and the beauty of it is, that no possible harm can
result from their continued use, but on the contrary
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking of the benefits of
charcoal, says : "I advise Stuart's Absorbent Loz-
enges to all patien's suffering from gas in the stom-
ach and bowels, and to clear the c mplexion and
purify the breath, mouth and throat; I also believe
the liver is greatly benefited by the daily use of
them; tl>ey cost but twenty-five cents a bcx at drag
stores, and although in some sense a patent prepa-
ration yet I believe I get more and better charcoal
in Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges than in any of the
ordidary charcoal tablets."
lief will be a generous one. We are unworthy
children of inch a parentage unless we give lib-
erally as God has blessed us for a purpose so
holy and divine. Brethren, if we are apostolic in
faith, let us be ejually apostolic in practice. When
we are that, the poor saints will be cared for.
L. L. Carpenter.
Wabash, Ind.
HELP THE NEEDY.
The servants of the Lord are all oie. Those
that labor in word and teaching are certainly
worthy of their share In the prosperity of all. The
aged and wornout servants are the ones, above
all others, entitled to have their needs supplied
No appeal comes to the churches and ministers
with more force than that of Ministerial R- lief. I
have been so associated with it that I know its
value and it may truly be called the "Ministry of
the Saints." It is in harmony with all the nobler
sentiments of the human heart. A single verse of
a poem a hundred years old ii the strongest ex-
pression I can give:
"Pity the sorrows of a poor old man,
Whose days of labor for the Lord are o'er,
Whose time is dwindled to the shortest span,
0, give relief and heaven will bless your store."
D. R. Lucas.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 1. 1900.
A HOLY MINISTRY.
"Let him that is taught in the word communi-
cate unto him that teacheth in all good things."
To deny the faithful servant of Jesus Christ, who
has spent his life in dispensing the blessings of
the gospel to men, an adequate support, is to vio-
late this plain injunction of the word of God. Not
a grudging pittance, doled out to him as a charity
but "all good things," paid to him a3 well-earned
compensation for his toil, is the divine law. If
ohurches obey this command as loyally as they re-
quire their ministers to observe the duties per-
December >3, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1591
taining to their holy office, we should hear of
fewer needy preachers. But, since the churches
so generally fail in this duty, they ought to do the
next best thing, and provide for the age and want
of these devoted ministers of the Lord Jesus, by
placing in the hands of our Board of Ministerial
Relief abundant funds to meet all such necessities.
No more blessed ministry, and none that is more
gratefully received, have we among us. Every
congregation and preacher ought to be on the list
of regular contributors. W. P. Richardson.
Missouri Bible-school Notes.
Dr. T. B. Neely, head of the Bible-school work
of the Methodist Church, South, is isiuing a Home
Department Journal, pushing this feature of the
work as it should be, right to the front, and our
brethren must awake to it sooner or later, and
the sooner, the better, friends.
Our evangelist in the southwest district, who is
trying to plant tha gospel permanently in the
destitute places of his district, is now at Wishart,
on the extension of the 'Frisco, and present Indi-
cations are that there will be a house of God in
the place before January, also a new congregation
of disciples and a working Bible-school.
The South Street, Springfield, Bible-school
Rally, was one of the biggest and best half days I
have had this fall. The program was well
handled and happily executed. Pastor Moore and
those laboring with him were fully compensated
for all their hard work by the glad results, while
the American Society and State Bible-school
work were to receive the remits of the offering.
That night Brother D. W. Moore was going to add
fifty dollar volunteers to our dollar fund, but the
rain ruined our meeting; pastor said the $50 will
come by next June.
We have been sorely pressed this month, so
that the remittance in full from the California
school was a double blessing to us. We could not
have paid the November salaries to some of the
men without it, and can not pay some of the
others without your help, dear friend. Will you
not do as did C..C. Hill?
Fred F. fchultz has created such an interest in
Montgomery county that nearly every school in
the county has applied for his help. New Flor-
ence is taking on new life, the citizens joining in
the Normal Bible study. The field collections of
our brother show the people appreciate him.
John Giddens is now at Thayer helping the
school for a few days, thence he goes to Alton,
county seat of Oiegon. Bat few county seats
remain in which we have no house, and with our
state mission workers, we hope to soon see these
few with good buildings.
F. A. Mat hall, with his usual farsightedness,
saw the good of the Bible-school Rally, and imme-
diately planned for one at Vandalia and Union.
The offering taken, with the school apportionment,
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Missouri.
John Giddens is now at Alton, county seat of
Oregon, where he hopes to permanently establish
the cause of Christ by helping them raise the
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Utopia.
(From "Smiles Yok°d with Sighs," by Robert J.
Burdette.)
Wh tt shall we do when the good days come,
When the croaking prophets' h^s are dunb?
Wnen the mau who roads us his "little things,"
Has lust his voice with the dole it brinns;
When stilled is the breath of the whistling man,
And .he y< lis of the campaign marching clan;
And the neighbor's chilaren have lost their
drums —
Oh, what shall we do when the good time comes?
Oh, what shall we do in that good, blithe time,
When the tramp will work —oh, thought sublime!
Wiien tne scornful dame with the weary feet
Will ' thank you, s r," for the pr ffered seat;
Wnen the man you hire to work by the day
Wil let you do ids work your way;
When the office boy will cill you "Sir,"
Instead of ''Soy" aa<t "Governor";
When the funny man is hum' rsome —
On, how can we stand the millenuium?
STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chap. VII. -Further Details of the
Meeting.
February 24th was the Ir rd's day. No
sun ever shone more brightly on the frozen
earth at the close of winter. Paul had re-
ceived a pressing call to preach an after-
noon sermon at Homo, the village east of
Luzon, where Timothy's other charge was
situated. There were several members of
the Luzon church there who had purchased
the unused school-house and arranged to
have preaching there by tbe Luz m preacher,
and tbe breaking of the loaf on Sunday
afternoons. This was especially agreeable,
inasmuch as twenty five or thirty of them
lived there and could not always attend at
the larger place. Nor was this the whole,
nor even tie principal reason for an occa-
sional separate meeting. It enabled these
workers to condu t there a Sunday-school;
and so, too, they c uld bring the ministry of
the gospel to a goodly number of people
who thus enjoyed attending and hearing.
As the Luz »n congregati m had been for
several months without preaching, they
were hungry at Homo for a sermon, and Paul
readily assented to their request. On such
a beautiful day, he felt that the influence of
the meeting ought to be dispensed over as
wide a territory as possible; and he bft
Timothy to preach an afternoon St rmon and
baptize the ten or more candidates, wbile
he broke bread to those at Homo. The sight
of the three Tnarpes marching together
into the water — Mis* Jessie in the middle,
Louise on the left an 1 the younger brother
on the right — was beautiful to see. They
were tastily and simply arrayed, and all
were adorned with humility. All were
waited on before either of them came from
the water; so they came up out of the water
in the order of their entrance. The counte-
nance of Miss Jessie showed plainly that her
victory over her obstacles was just now
making her happy.
Paul prepared a discourse on what he
called "The Evidence of Plain Facts." His
text was the Savior's thrust at the Phari-
sees: "What think ye of the Christ? Whose
Son is he?" Matt. 22:42. "This question's
object,'' said he, "was not to ascertain what
they thought of him, but what they thought
of the exp cted Messiah'" he proceeded to
make an application: "What would you
think of an individual in his several aspects,
biographically stated?" The analysis of the
sermon was thus along the line of his life,
and the effort wis to show a character un-
accountable, unless on the hypothesis of his
divinity.
What would you think:
1. Of a child in a little village, and in a
poor family, that created a great national
panic?
2. Of a lad confounding the lawyers?
3. Of the marvelous baptism ?
4. Of a life of miracle and teaching?
5. Of a line of prophecies fulfi led?
6. Of the crucifixion and its attendant
phenomena?
7. Of the resurrection?
The chief feature of interest was that the
sermon was an active factor in moving Silas
in his return to his discarded faith. Silas
declared that the simple story had more in
it than the average argument to convince.
Prof. Guthrie, in the discourse, took the
bold ground that no man of good mind can
look attentively upon the facts of Christ's
life without a conclusion in favor of its
divinity. And he further asserted that all
Unitarian and Rati nalisticexphnations fail
for the *antof cogency and faithfulness to
common logic. The ease with which he
applied the rules of the syllogism made a
most profound impression. It put to silence
the conceited vaporings of a certain medical
character in Luzon, who delighted in the
reputation of an agnostic. But, as is too
often the case, instead of convicting the
heathen of his sin, it only made him angry,
caused him to stay at home and stamped him
as Guthrie's enemy for all time.
Speaking of this agnostic suggests that
Luzon had its characters — the physicians,
the shoe-maker, the butcher, the bachelors,
the hotel keepers, the merchants, the maid-
ens, the widows, the cripples, the orphans,
verily, there was a little world right in
Luzon. From this endless array of peculiar
dispositions there was made up as attentive
an au lience as man ever addressed. There was
a change from moonlight nights to nights
very dark, and from smooth, frozen roads to
the deepest and blackest of mud. And as
all three men were, just at this time, so
hoarse from much singing and speaking
that they hid to give up their special songs,
Paul fully expected the attendance to fall
off and the interest to subside. But, from
somewhere, in some manner, the people
flocked in, in sufficient numbers to fill the
lartf e room. The interest abated not in the
small st degree.
The inexperienced evangelist made one
serious mistake. He allowed himself to
register an appointment for a meeting in
another place, to begin. on the second day
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of March. Then he announced to the peo-
ple at Luzon that he must quit on the first
of March to fill this appointment. So the
meeting at Luzon closed in the midst of its
usefulness, with thirty nine accessions, and
as many more who would have been acces-
sions. But Paul was sensitive, and a mere
hint from the raven-voiced wife of one of
the elders sufficed to m>»ke him feel that he
ought to leave Luzon, "before he wore the
people out." It was a grievous error,
and it is always an error to fix a limit to
a meeting in advance. Nobody knows what
the interest may be at the date assigned for
closing.
Before leaving Luzon, let us give an idea
of Timothy's preaching. He had so good a
memory that he needed no notes before him,
being able to remember all the outline and
present it in its order. He was fond of a
series of sermons; as shown in seven day
meetings of which he had charge. He based
each day's lesson upon one of the letters
written to the seven churches. He showed
much sk 11 in deriving moral and religious
lessons and applying them to present day
membership.
He made, for instance, a point like this
when discussing the duty of a church or
an individual in relation to whit is written:
"We are not to be excused for failing to
heed what is written, simply because we
have not read it; it is our duty to read it. I
once canvassed a sister in the interest of
the Baptist Recorder. This is a good paper,
and Baptist families, in Kentucky, very
generally take it. But this good sister
could not subscribe. She said she had sub-
scribed for one paper for her boys, and as
that had cost her three dollars, she could
not afford to take another. I did not sup-
pose she would make a fatal mistake, and so
I did not ask her what paper she had
bought at so high a price. But as I passed
out of the door, the wind blew up a corner of
a curtain that hid a recess near-by, and
what do you think I saw? A stack six or
eight inches thick, of that delectable maga-
zine called The Police Gazette! The Police
Gazette, with all its filth and lechery; with
all its infidelity and its lascivious pictures;
with all its vile suggestions! I observed
the conduct of her two boys, and I found
them the toughest boys about the Bend.
They would stand and talk at the church door
and smoke at the windows; would come
inside in bad weather and crack peanuts all
through the prayer; at d,of course, they were
leaders in all forma of Sunday desecration.
"Their end came all too soon; for one went
to the penitentiary for forging and theft,
and the other was drugged and robbed in a
brothel and his helpless body was laid on the
rail of a wharf boat, whence the waves of a
large steamer shook him into the water.
"Ah, friends! This silly sister paid for
her indiscretion, even though she did not
read what was written to the churches!
The language is, 'He that hath an ear to hear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith to tae
churches.' "
(to be continued.)
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(Illustrated Sermon.)
I am made all things to all men, that I might
by all means save some. And this I do for the
gospel's sake. 1 Cor. 9:22, 23.
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APPLICATION.
Viewed from a distance it may not appear
to be a difficult thing to preach the gospel
and convert men, but a trial, when in close
contact with the unsaved, will convince the
most credulous that it is no easy task t< be
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profit. Yet there is not a railroad company
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It is due to say that either of the other great
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extent of its system.
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December 1 \ 1900
When I was a Child.
When I was a child the moon to me
Through the nursery curtains seemed to be
A thing of marvel and witchery.
The slim, white crescent floating high
In the lucid green of the western sky
Was a fairy ooat, and the evening star,
A light on the land where the fairies are.
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activities. In the new parliament just chos-
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O'Connor, but not a feiv authors of wide
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four, the government leader in the House of
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: His*
VI.-
PETE.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
-How the Black Lady Turned
White.
[Continued.]
"But I didn't come up here to tell you a
story a tall," said Pete, "I came on busi-
ness."
"Now, I'm glad you told me that," said
the tramp. "I'll know how to meet you. I
supposed you was makin a friendly call,
that's how come I to be relegating my fairy
stories to your ears. But if it's business,
Miss Prudence, I'll be business, too. And
business calls should be brief as your spellin'-
book says; so don't take up no more of my
time than you kin help. My time's all I got,
so just nachully I don't want to be wastin'
none of it on business. It's just like the
man that lived by the river and he had ten
sheep. So one morning he found two sheep
missing, and the next morning two more
was gone, and the next morning two more,
which was six. But the man was so very
pore that he had only his sheep to make
a living by, and he had a pretty little
daughter with golden hair to support."
"I wish you would ' n )t begin another
story," said Pete, "because I get all inter-
ested and that takes my mind off of what I
came up here in the loft to say."
"I don't intend to bother nobody with my
stories," returned Nap with dignity. "I was
only going to add that on the fourth morn-
ing the man got up very, very early for to
see if he could ketch what it was a-taking
his sheep, two and two. So he crep' out to
the paschur afore day, and lo and behold!
there stood a woman all dressed in black. A
beautiful young lady she was, with raven
black hair. She held up a wand and two of
the sheep took out and followed her off and
off and away and away, tell she led them to
the river-bank. The man crep' along to see
what she'd do. But I'm just a-waiting, Miss
Prudence, for you to tell me your business."
"But what did the beautiful young lady
do?" demanded Pete.
"So she drawed out a golden knife with a
diamond a- twinkling a-top of the handle,
and cat both the sheep's throats, a-catching
their blood in a silver basin. Then she
drawed up the skirt of her dress and they
not being no shoes nor stockings adorning
her limbs, if you will excuse me, the man
seen that one foot and leg was jet black and
t'other was snow white. But I'm afeerd I'm
a-keeping you, Miss Prudence."
"I hope you will not stop there, Nap," said
Pete, "for this is better than the 'Wollo,
wollo' story."
"So what does the beautiful young lady do
but take her black leg and begin to wa3h it
in the hot, reeking blood of them two sheep.
And as she washed and washed, it got
whiter'n' whiter, tell when the last drap of
blood had been utilized, it was white clur
down to her ankle-bone, if you will excuse
me. Then she up and throwed the sheep's
corpses into the rollin' river. But just as
she was preparin' to go, the man pounced
upon her and grabbed her by the arm and
cried out, ' Them's my sheep! You have done
taken and killed eight of 'em, and I've only
two left, and now my poor little golden-
haired daughter will starve to death!' 'Never
you be ekeered,' says she when she had got
over her surprise. 'To-morrow I'll come and
git your last two sheep and wash my foot in
their blood and then I'll be a beautiful
marble white,' says she, 'all over, barring my
raven black hair. Listen to my story,' says
she: 'On;e I was a fair white maiden, but a
wicked witch turned me jet black because
the prince loved me and she wanted him her-
self, the witch did. But the prince loved
me, until I was black. So I went to a fairy
to see what to do, and I was told that the
blood of ten sheep, took two and two, would
restore me to my original hue,' says she.
'And when I've married the prince, I'll make
your golden haired little daughter my maid
of honor, and you shall be my Head Butler,'
says she. And she done it, too. Everything
turned out according to program and the
string band played a chune and everybody
went home."
"But," said Pete, "why would sheep's blood
do the turning better than other blood?"
"Sheep's blood makes sheep white," he re-
turned; "I guess it'd make her white.
Nothin's as white as wool you know, and it's
blood what makes the wool to be a-growing."
"Well, was she a negro when she was
turned black, Nap?"
"I d)n't know as you could say she was a
negro, Miss Prudence; it's other things aside
the color that makes crows crows."
"Do you reckon she was glad when that
last foot got marble white and she looked
and saw that she was white all over, except
her raven black hair? Oh, Nap! I wonder
what she said when the prince came expect-
ing to see her jet black, and found out that
she was so sweet and beautiful! Wasn't he
glad, then! And I am glad about the golden
haired little daughter too. But I don't think
being a head butler was very safe, was it?
The only head butler I know about had a
pretty bad time of it When he wasn't in
jail, he had to pass a cup about; and he was
in the Bible, too!"
"Well, butlers have easier times in these
days, Miss Prudence. All my head butler
had to do was to draw his pay and see that
others done the work. Besides, we ain't so
shure that that there Bible butler had to pass
arry cup. You see we air finding out heaps
of things in Scripture that us high critics, —
and I'm OEe of the highest, I reckon, — has
our doubts on."
"Oh, Nap! Do you mean that you don't
believe what's in the Bible?"
"Well, Miss Prudence, I don't want to say
nothing to worry you, and besides, I got to
be a-goin', for your ma's breakfast must be
near ready and I don't want to be found here
so late. So let me down the ladder, please
mom. But as I was a-saying, I'm a high
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not the words of inspiration."
"Oh, Nap! Then you ain't a Christian?"
"I'm afraid not," said Nap, who now stood
upon the ground beside the little girl.
"Maybe you are a Catholic?" she suggest-
ed. (That would be better than nothing).
"Not even a Catholic. Well, good-by,
Miss Prudence. I have passed a lovely
morning and I wish the same to you."
"But Nap, but Oh, Nap, if you will just
let me tell you how we wish you would go
away, because poor mamma is]",getting pale
and sick! She is so terribly worried over
your being here, and we are poor, — and how
can we give you a hundred dollars and have
enough to live on? You know how to be so
nice and kind, and you can tell such lovely
stories with scary places all over them.
And would you be willing for mamma who
has only girls to help her, and no son, and
papa is dead, — and would you take her
money when she has so little? You don't
know how good and kind she is, and willing
to help you, too, if she was able, and how
happy we all were before you came, — the
happiest little family in the country! I don't
see how a man who can tell the stories you
can would be willing to make such a family
all sad. And Oh, Nap, I have some things, —
some lovely things, and so has Madge and
Jennie, and wouldn't you take them and go
away?"
"You bring 'em up here to-morrow morn-
ing," said Nap, "and I'll take a peep at 'em;
just you, alone, Miss Prudence. I don't
make no promises, but I'll see what kin be
done." So saying he made her a low bow
and went away, chuckling.
[to be continued.]
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Sunday - School.
W. P. RICHARDSON.
THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN.*
It was a time of great anxiety and distress in
Judea. Herod, whoso title of "the great" is due
to his military prowess and political sagacity, was
as contemptible a ruler as ever sat upon a throne,
judged by his personal character and career. In-
sanely jealous for his throne, he put to death with-
out remorse every one who might in any way become
his rival. Besides many of the noblest of his sub-
jects, he murdered his sons, Alexander, Aristobu-
lus, Antipater and his favorite wife, the beautiful
Mariamne, the only human being he seems ever to
have really loved. Hated by the whole people,
crazy with fear of the revenge of those whom he
had wronged, tormented by the most loathsome
disease, conscious that he must quickly die, and
that his death would bring universal rejoicing to
the nation, it is little wonder that Jerusalem was
full of troubled hearts. Suddenly the city was
■tartled by the news that a company of wise men
from the east had entered Jerusalem, inquiring
for the birthplace of the Messiah, whom they
called by the familiar title of King of the Jews
Much speculation has been indulged in on the sub-
ject of these magi, and fi >tion and art have made
free use of imagination in depicting their persons
and history. We know but little about them from
the sacred record. Their number is not given,
nor is their specific country named. Because of
their threefold gifts, they are often pictured as
three In number. Fancy has represented them as
coming from the three then known continents of
Asia, Africa and Europe and from the three
branches of the human race, children of Shem,
Ham and Japheth. But this is evidently not war-
ranted by the record They came from the east,
not the south and west. They were most likely
dwellers in Persia, and members of the priestly
caste, to whom the title of magi was commonly
applied.
The relation between Jews and Persians was for
many centuries very close. The happiest period
of the exile was that spent under Persian rule.
Indeed, the reason why so few Jews returned to
Palestine, when permission was given by Cyrus,
was that they were so happily situated and granted
su many privileges among the people of that em-
pire. Among all the gentiles, the Persians possessed
the purest form of religion. They utterly re-
jects all the baser forms of idolatry, and their
worsh p of the heavenly bodies was akin rather to
the reverence, with which a good Catholic bo»s
before an image of the Virgin, than to the ab-
ject superstition that marked the common worship
of idols. They looked on these as symbols of the
spiritual powers from which proceeded life and
its blespin^s. Many of them had long before the
time of Christ acc< pted the purer religion of the
Jews; and, while sail attributing to the portents
of the sky a mysterious power of revelatioD, yet
worshiped the true God, and waited in hope for
the Messiah who should bring glory and power to
the now subject and scattered people of his choice
The heart of Israel was throbbing with expecta-
tion. The literature of this period, between the
time of Daniel and that of Jesus, was increasingly
occupied with the Messianic hope. Of these
apocryphal books it has been truly said: "Burning
hope glows through them, like fire through clouds,
revealing the feverish concentration of heart and
thought of all Israel on this one grand expecta-
tion."
These strange visitors from the east declared
that they had seen in their far-sway home, shining
In the heavens, some wonderful star, which they
could only interpret as a signal of the coming of
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(*Lesson for December 23. Matthew 2:1-11.)
the long-expected Messiah. The Jews were wont
to repeat the prophecy of Balaam, "There shall
come forth a stir out of Jacob," aa evidence that
his coming would be preceded by such a sign.
Balaam himself was a dweller in that very land,
and the magi were his successors in the priestly
and prophetic office among the people. Both na-
tions would understand alike any strange stellar
phenomenon. All nations shared in this super-
stition Josephui tells us that for a whole year
before the fall of Jerusalem a star, In the shape
of a sword— doubtless a comet — hung over the
doomed city. A like portent is noted by Suetonius
as immediately preceding the death of Caesar. If
the sign in this case was a natural phenomenon it
was probably, as has been conjectured, a conjunc-
tion of the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars,
which is reckoned by astronomers to have occurred
about two years before the birth of Christ, and
which would have been viewed with great interest
and wonder by the oriental nations. Whatever
the cause of the appearance in the sky, it was in-
terpreted as we have said, and these earnest and
reverent seekers after God made the long journey
into Judea, that they might find and worship the
newborn Messiah.
No wonder the heart of the infamous Herod
quaked with fear at the question of the magi.
But his cunning thought itself equal to the emer-
gency He would discover this child, and promptly
have him murdered. Calling together the Jewish
council, the king asked them where the Christ
was to be born. They gave ready answer, "In
Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the
prophet." Micah, centuries before, had foretold
the glory that should visit the little and humble
town, whose obscurity under the shadow of Jeru-
salem, "the City of the Great King," could not
always hide its renown, as the birthplace of Is-
rael's noblest king and the place of the advent of
the nation's deliverer. Sending away the wise men
the king bade them return with tidings of the child's
exact whereabouts, that he might go himself to
worship him. But the providence that had led
them thus far would not suffer them to be the in-
nocent instruments of such vile conspiracy, and a
warning came to them which caused them to
hurry quickly back to their own country, without
returning to Jerusalem.
With what feelings must these good men have
hastened on their journey toward Bethlehem At
last their hopes were to be realized and they were
to look upon the face of him who brought hope to
a despairing race. No sooner had they passed
out of the city than they saw above them the
same star which had fastened their attention in
their distant home. They recognized it as an add-
ed assurance of the divine guidance, and tbeir
hearts overfl >wed with holy jny. The star sBemed
to move as they advanced, until, as they ap-
proached Bethlehem it became motionless, and
stood directly above the city. It was not long
till thty had found the child, for, even if the star
did not, as some suppose, stand directly above the
very house in which the holy family were lodging,
there was doubtless enough knowledge of the
birth of Jesus and his present whereabouts to be
secured in almost any quarter of the city.
Joseph had bng before this found more com-
fortable lodging for his family *han the stable
where Jesus was born. The crowds were no longer
thronging the streets, now that the season of en-
rolling had passed. So we may believe them dom-
iciled in one of the humble, but comfortable homes
in the city of David. Into its doors now entered
this group of strange men, whose dress and speech,
as well as features, would attract attention wher-
ever they went. Perhaps a curious throng fol-
lowed them to Joseph's house and stood about the
door, to see what might be the business of these
travelers with this family so recently come to
abide with them. To the wonder of the crowd,
and no less of Joseph and Mary, no sooner were
the strangers admitted than they fell on their
faces before the gentle babe and hailed him as
king of the Jews. They breathed out the most
reverent words in which men were wont to wor-
ship God. Then, undoing their bundles, they laid
at his feet such presents as subjects were accus-
tomed to give to their rulers, gold and frankin-
cense and myrrh. With holy joy they knew their
quest to be ended and that they had knelt before
the promised king.
At this Christmas season we may share in their
joy as we share in their gifts. For, though the
Babe of Bethlehem lingers in no earthly home to
receive our homage in his own person, he is truly
here in ten thousand homes where want a d sorrow
await relief. And, whether with the gold that
buys bread, or the frankincense that cheers the
heart, or the myrrh that comforts in grief, we may
lay our tributes at his feet and crown him Lord
of all.
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Christian Gndeavor.
Bukris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR DECEMBER 23.
THE GLORY OF CHRIST.
(John 1:1-14)
Regarding the prenatal glory of Christ none of
us is able to speak. The only word that comes to
ns is the word of ancient men. "In the beginning
was the word, and the word was with God, and the
word was God.'' Here is a theological mystery
that we might just as well leave off trying to com-
prehend.
Bat regarding the glory of Christ in the world of
to-day, we can speak and speak with certitude. He
is glorious beyond all rivalry in the position he
occupies in our world. No personality is so com-
manding; no one shadow falls upon the world as
his. He d)th bestride the narrow world like a
oolossui. His influence falls opon every person
and every institution of our little life of to-day.
There is no life that haa been lived in the centuries
of history that has gone on living as his has done.
And what are the sources of his glory?
1. The Spirit of God was upon him. When-
ever one gathers into himself the nature of God
in any degree, just in that degree does his char-
acter become glorious. God made us to attain his
image. Jesus, more than any, has summed up in
his life and character the divine Spirit of God. He
is the chiefest among ten thousand, the one alto-
gether lovely.
2. He sought not his own glory. The life that
seeks its own glory is destined, is it not, to fail-
ure more or less dismal? But here is a life that
sought not its own glory, but sought to aid and
comfort men, and to advance the reign of God in
the world. Its very self-forgetfulness, its very
humility is its glory.
3. His was a life of courage, and courage is
forever glorious. We are hero- worshipers all.
We love the man who can dare. Jesus is never
more glorious in our eyes than when he stands be-
fore Pilate, pale but determined, dignified beyond
any dignity the world has known beside, and says,
"I am a king," when he knew that he would die for
saying it.
4. His was a life of kindness. To be sure, one
may be kind without becoming glorious. There
are many obscure lives that never become prom-
inent, and that have no wreath of glory. But
where a life is so conspicuously gentle as his, so
kind as to lead to a death for the world's sake, glory
is sure to come. Jesus himself said so when he
declared: "The meek shall inherit the earth."
That is, the gentle, kind folks shall gain dominion.
It is so in the course of nature. In the struggle
for existence, the ferocious wild brutes are dis
appearing, and the gentle — cattle, lambs, horses
— are multiplying. Is is so in commerce; the
gentle, obliging people are the winners in the
competition. It is so in all realms. The kind shall
be glorious.
So one might go on enumerating the qualities
of Jesus that have given him a name that is above
every name, that, at the^name of Jesus, every knee
should bow — of things in heaven, things in earth
and things under the earth, and that every tongue
should confess that be is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.
"All hail the power of Jesus' name,
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all."
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Literature.
NEW BOOKS.
Old Touraine; the Life and History of the Fa-
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In the valley of the River Loire, 150 miles south-
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of the history of France. While the story of many
of these noble houses and their famous occupants
runs through centuries, there was in the history of
each one a supreme moment in which it was for
the time the most important spot in the kingdom.
Arranging these supreme moments in their chron-
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the story of the chateaux, the author gives us
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information. The land is 'ulltf romance. In the
history of France, more than all other countries,
women have from time to time played an important
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conspicuous. From Fredegonde and Brunhilda of
Merovingian times to Joan of Arc, Agnes Sorel
Louise of Savoy, Margaret of Navarre, Diana of
Poitiers, Katherlne ds Medici, Maria Stuart and
Madame de Maintenon, they have all acted their
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and a better boy. The boy who was selfish with
his Christmas sled dreams of an endless and soli-
tary coast over an unlimited expanse of snow,, in
the course of which he grew old pining for the
society of his little brother and sister. The small
boy whose youth was rendered dreary by an excess
of maternal care, administered by five older sis-
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tion that even this situation was not without its
compensating advantages. The little darkey who
had a weakness for forbidden chickens received an
effective warning in a dream which, from hia
point of view, might be classed as a first-rate
nightmare. And so on. There is a good deal of
ingenuity displayed in devising variations upon
this single theme, the dream is corrective for the
foibles of youth. The best story of the lot is "De
Parson's Chickens."
THE DECEMBER MAGAZINES.
The principal articles in the Chautauquan are
the series of Critical Studies in French Literature,
the "Reading Journey in the Orient," which is a
sort of personally conducted tour through Egypt
with good descriptions and copious bibliography,
and the series of articles on the Rivalry of Na-
tions, a study in the world politics of to-day.
The colored reproductions of pictures by Puvle
de Chavannes in the Christmas Scribner'i are fully
up to the highest expectation. The soft coloring
and the delicate lights which to conspicuously
mark the works of this artist are admirably pre-
served and the accompanying essay by John La
Farge is, of course, illuminating. There is in the
same number a bear story of the Yellowstone
Park, by Ernest Seton Thompson, the man who is
chummy with grizzlies, and a story of an Arctic
sledge- dog, by Henry Van Dyke.
The series of pictures which have been appear
ing in The Ladies' Home Journal for some months
under the title "Through Picturesque America,"
are an excellent lesson to impress the fact that we
have some scenery in this country which, consid-
ered simply as scenery, is as well worth traveling
to and looking at as any to be found in any land.
The photographs this month illustrate the scenic
beauties of the Yosemite Valley. As is expected,
the present number of this magazine contains
many suggestions for Christmas.
The World's Work, the new magazine wh'ch
began its publication (by Doubleday, Page & Co.,
New York,) with the November number, is making
a fair start toward occupying a place in the list of
the serious magaz'nes. The twenty five page edi-
torial survey of the happenings of the month,
under the title "The March of Events," shows
ability and a reasonably non-partisan spirit. The
long articles are for the most part of a journalis-
tic sort, i. e , relating to the events and conditions
of to-day. The illustrations are numerous and
good and there are a few pages of book reviews.
The Christmas Century opens with a gorgeous-
ly decorated reprint of Milton's Ode on the Morn-
ing of Christ's Nativity. The six full page pict
ures which accompany the poem are the richest
examples of colored printing that have been
given to us by any of the magazioes. The first of
a se'ies of articles by Augustine Birrell on "Down
the Rhine," illustrated with marjy drawings by
Andre' Castaigne, is full (but rot too full) of gen-
ial philosophy and literary allusion. Sir Walter
Besant moves in a field with which he is thor-
oughly familiar when he writes of "East London
Types."
There are many notable articles in the North
American Review for this month. W. J. Bryan
tells what he thinks about the rece-nt election.
There is a hitherto unpublished paper Govern-
ment by the novelist Balzac. A son of the revo-
lutionary leader Garibaldi writes on "Monarchy
and Republic in Italy." Mr. Holland, the inventor
of the submarine boat which bears his name,
treats the general subject of submarine naviga
tion, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton tells of the
"Progress of the American Woman." The pub-
lishers announce that Mr. Howells will write a
series of articles for the Review on phases of
contemporary literature, the first of which on "The
New Historical Romances," appears in this number.
In brief, Mr. HowelU does not like the new his-
torical romances. He thinks that they contain
much of the ludicrous and the grotesque, often of
the immoral in a certain sense, yet he says that
they do not exhibit those qualities which call for
too serious denunciation. Most readers »ill agree
with him that the characters in the average his-
torical romance exhibit as little vitality and
human personality as would the figures of the
EdenMusee, if these were called upon to move and
speak. As shining exceptions from this general
condemnation, Mr. Howells cites two "retrospective
novels" which he considers "as veracious as the
faithfullest circumspective novels." These are
Tolstoy's "War and Peace" and Mark Twain's
"Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court."
The feature of the Outlook's magazine number
for this month, ^hich is also the annual Book
Number, is a symposium of opinions by ten emi-
nent men in answer to a request to nime the ten
books of this century which have most influenced
its thought and activities. The opinions of such
men as James Bryce, Henry Van Dyke, Arthur T.
Hadley, Edward Everett Hale and A M. Fairbairn
on this question are worth hearing. It is notice-
able that many of the writers nance books which
are now little known and less read, books which
have exercised their Influence indirectly, by in-
fluencing the writers of more popular books. How
many of the readers of this paragraph, for ex-
ample, have read Champollion's De I'ecriture hier~
atique des anciens Egyptiens or Nlebuhr's Bcem-
ische Geschiehte, which Dr. Fairbairn mentions as
the most important historical works of the cen-
tury? In fact it is generally true that the great
books are no" the ones that are the most read.
And the most Influential books are not necessarily
greatest, for, as Dr. Fairbairn himself »ays, a book
may be influx ntul in the highest degree by Leing
merely timely.
Several features raise the Atlmtie Monthly for
this month even above its usual level. One of them
is the article by Gerald Stanley Lee on "The Dom-
inance of the Crowd," wherein he shows that, as
Ruskin (I believe) has said, the besetting sin and
essential characteristic of this age is an exag-
gerated faith in machinery, a faith in the efficacy
of organization to take the place of personality.
Here are a few of Mr. Lee's epigrammatic sen-
tences: "Erery idea we have is run into a constitu-
tion. We cannot think without a chairman.
Our whims have secreta-ies; our fads have by-
laws. 1 iterature is a club. Philosophy is a so-
ciety. Our reforms are mass meetings. Our cul-
ture is a summer school. We cannot mourn our
mighty dead without Carnegie Hall and forty vice-
presidents. We remember our poets with tru- tees
and the immortality of a genius is watched by a
standing committee. Charity is an association.
Theology is a set of resolutions. Religion is an
endeavor to be numerous and communicative. And
how Jesus of Nazareth could have dote so great a
work without being on a committee is beyond our
ken " These are good epigrams and no wiiter of
the present time has a better command of that
fascinating but dangeroas style than Gerald
Stanley Lee.
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use of Grape- Nuts food that I am sincerely
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April 26, 1884, after which wad event he made his
home with his son, William, living in Ralls County,
five miles from Hannibal. Mr. Davis was reared in
the primitive Baptist faith, and hence his long
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' ': Mrs. Eleanor Dnlauy died at her home near
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Eleanor Tyding* cam? at 10 yeara of age fron
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No. 51.
V Some CKristmas Classics V
FROM IN MEMORIA.M.
ALFRED TENNYSON.
The time draws near the birth of Christ;
The moon is bid; the night is still;
The Christmas bells from hill to hill
Answer each other in the mist.
Four voices of four hamlets round,
From far and near, on mead and moor,
S veil out and fail, as if a door
Were shut between me and the sound.
Each voice four changes on the wind,
That now di ate and now decrease,
Peace and good will, good will and peace,
Peace and good will to all mankind.
But they my troubled spirits rule,
For they controlled me when a boy,
They bring me sorrow touched with joy,
The merry, merry bells of Yule.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL,.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
"What means this glory round our feet,"
The Migi mused, "more bright than morn?"
And voices chanted clear and sweet,
"To-day the Prince of Peace is born!"
' What means that star," the shepherds said,
"That brightens through the rocky glen?"
And angels answering overhead,
Sang, "Peace on earth, good will to men!"
'lis eighteen hundred years and more
Since those sweet oracles were dumb;
We wait for Him, like them of yore;
Alas, He seems so slow to come!
But it was said, in words of gold
No time or sorrow e'er shall dim,
That little children might be bold
In perfect trust to come to him.
All round about our feet shall shine
A light like that the wise men saw,
If we our loving wills incline
To that sweet Life which is the Law.
So shall we learn to understand
The simple faith of shepherds then,
And clasping kindly hand in hand,
Sing, "Peace on earth, good will to men!"
And they who do their souls no wrong,
But keep at eve the faith of morn,
Shall daily hear the angel-song
"To-day the Prince of Peace is born!"
KING OLAF'S CHRISTMAS.
HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
At Drontheim, Olaf the King
Heard the bells of yule tide ring,
As he sat in hi-* banquet-hall,
Drinking the nut-brown ale,
With his bearded Berserks hale
And tall.
O'er his drinking-horn, the sign
He made of the cross divine,
As he drank and muttered his prayers;
But the Berserks evermore
Made the Sign of the Hammer of Thor
Over theirs.
"Sing me a song divine
With a sword in every line,
And this be thy reward."
And he loosened the belt at his waist
And in front of the singer placed
His Sword.
Then the Scald took his harp and sang,
And loud through the music rang
The Sound of that Shining word;
And the harp-strings a clangor made.
As if they were struck by the blade
Of a sword.
And the Berserks round about
Broke forth into a shout
That made the rafters ring:
They smote with their fists on the board
And shouted, "Long live the Sword
And the King."
Then King Olaf raised the hilt
Of iron, cross-shaped and gilt,
And said, "Do not refuse;
Count well the gain and the loss,
Thor's hammer or Christ's cross:
Choose!"
And Halfred the Scald said, "This
In the name of the Lord I kiss,
Who on it wa9 crucified!"
And a shout went round the board,
"In the name of Christ the Lord,
Who died!"
Then over the waste of snows
The noonday sun uprose,
Through the driving mists revealed,
Like the lifting of the Host,
By incense-clouds almost
Concealed.
On the shining wall a vast
And shadowy cross was cast
From the hilt of the lifted sword,
And in foaming cups of ale
The Berserks drank "Was-hael!
To the Lord!"
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December 20, 1910
CURRENT EVENTS.
the3e diplomatic preliminaries as difficult
and time-consuming as possible.
The Senate, called upon to ratify the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty in regard to the building
of the Nicaragua Canal, has taken the
somewhat unusaal * course of adopting an
amendment which materially alters the im-
port of the treaty. It will be remembered
that the treaty provides that the canal shall
be kept strictly neutral in time of either
war or peace. On the otber hand, the canal
.bill as passed by the Hoise instracts the
Secretary of War to "build and fcrtify."
Evideatly the treaty and the bill could not
stand together. One must be modified or
rejected. The Davis amendment, which the
Senate adopted by a vote of 65 to 17, is a
compromise measure. Accepting all the
treaty's safe-guards for neutrality, it pro-
vides that these stipulations "shall not ap-
ply to measures which the United States
may find it necessary to take for securing,
by its own forces, the defense of the Uaited
States and the maintenance of public order."
This means that in case of a war involving
the Unite! States the canal would not nec-
essarily be neutral. It is interpreted as a
set-back to Anglo American cordiality. Brit-
ish Ambassador Pauncefote believes that his
government will not accept the amended
treaty and it has been reportel without ade-
quate confirmation that Secretary Hay's
resignation is virtually in the President's
hands.
Two conditions must be fulfilled by any
measure which has to provide satisfactorily
for the construction and maintenance of an
isthmian canal. One is that we shall dial
honorably with Great Britain, in so far as
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty gives her a right
to be considered in the matter at all, and
that we shall not give just causa for the
interruption of the cordial relations which
ought ever to exist between the two govern-
ments; and the other is that, if we take the
responsibility of constructing the canal, we
must control it as absolutely as we control
Massachusetts Bay or the coast of New
Jersey. The commercial and politic il im-
portance of that interoceanic waterway is
too great for us to allow it to become an
object of inter lational haggling in any
emergency. There is no harbor in the
United States the neutrality of which, in
time of war, we might not better concede
than that of this caaal. Lat the task of
diplomacy be to reconcile these two indis-
pensable conditions, to show to Great
Britain that Anglo S»xoa control of the
canal is more to her advantage than
neutrality would ba. This, perhaps, will
not be an easy task and with the develop-
ment of these diplomatic complications
there is a growing probability that the
passage of the canal bill by the Senate will
be subjected to considerable delay, possibly
even beyond the present short session of
Congress. The Panama interests, in spite
of the report of the commission in favor of
the Nicaragua route, are sedulously nursing
every pretext for delay and all the elements
of opposition to the canal will unite to make
On Wednesday of last week was celebrated
in our national capital the centennial of
the first assembling of Congress in Washing-
ton City. It was on November 17, 1800,
that the Sixth Congress met for the first
time in the new capitol building, the corner
stone of which had been laid seven years be-
fore by Washington with Masonic cere-
monies and the accompaniment of a barbecue
feast. In this hundred years the city has
grown from a population cf 3,000 to 288,000
and has been transformed from a muddy
village into one of the handsomest capitals
in the world. The German capital (a par-
venu among the historic cities of Europe)
is four centuries old and the Austrian seven,
while the French and British capitals, dat-
ing as settlements almost from the begin-
ning of the Christian era, have baen centers
of civilization for a dozen centuries. And
yet, as Senator Hoar pointed out in his
speech in the congressional celebration,
Washington compares not unfavorably with
any of them for magnificent streets and
public buildings. The capitol building, which
was almost entirely destroyed by fire when
the British captured tha ciy "in 1814 and
which has baen either reconstructed or en-
larged in every generation of its history,
nas cost altogether about $19,000,000. There
are many more costly seats of national gov^
ernment but none more imposing or archi-
tecturally perfect. Our capital seems now
to be far to one edge of the republic, but it
must be remembered that at the time when
Washington was chosen as the seat of gov-
ernment it was west of the center of popula-
tion. Even now the representatives of the
most distant states can make the journey to
the capital with less time and inconvenience
than those from New York or Philadelphia
could then.
The week in South Africa has baen mark-
ed by Boar successes on a larger scale than
any since the early stage of the war. De
Wets force, which was apparently so neatly
cornered between impassable rivers and
overwhelming columns of the enemy, seems
to have leaked through the trap in some in-
scrutable fashion and to be leading General
Knox a break-neck race which is most ap-
propriately characterized as a fox-chase.
Meanwhile Commander Dalarey, at the head
of a body of nearly three thousand Boers,
has attacked General Clements forty miles
west of Pretoria and has gained a signal
victory, capturing several British companies.
This is said to be the first time in the whole
war that the Boers have taken the initiative
in an attack. There is a grewsome signifi-
cance in the fact that this engagement took
place upon the anniversary of the disastrous
battle of Colenso. Mr. Broderick, in a gloomy
speech in the House of Commons, has de-
clared that the expenditures must continue
at least four months (onger at the same rate
which has prevailed during the past year.
A supplementary grant of £16,000 000 has
been voted without opposition, the Liberals
being patriotically willing to see the thing
through at any cost, though they are not
slow to accuse the government, as Sir Wil-
liam Vernon Harcourt and Lord Rosebery
have done, of gross miscalculation at every
stage of the war. It is needle-s to remark
that the laurels of the returning British
generals are losing much of their luster by
reason of the Boer successes. General
Roberts has sailed for home.
Archbishop Ireland and Bishop tfcGoldrick
appeared before the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs last week to present argu-
ments against the adoption of the anti-can-
teen amendment which has been passed by
the House. The argument; of these distin-
guished ecclesiastics was the same old
threadbare argument whicn has been used
from the beginning of time: that it ought
to be made easy for men to do a small wrong
so that they will not take the trouble to do
the larger wrong which lies just out of easy
reach. It ought to be made easy for the
recruit to get comparatively mild alcoholic
beverages and to get moderately drunk on
them if he wants to at the canteen, so that
he will not be so strongly tempted to go out-
side and get roaring drunk on the bad whis-
key which is furnished unofficially. Tuere
are several fallacies in this argument. One is
that drinking a little bit doei not ordinarily
decrease or satisfy the desire, and the man
who would, as the opponents of the amend-
ment say, go outside to get his drink if it
were not furnished in the canteen, will still
go oatside if he cannot gat it in the canteen
as much or as strong as he wants. Arch-
bishop Ireland makes light of the objection
that many young men who had been prev-
iously temperate learned iniemp9rite hatuta
in the canteen. Ha saps that "the youag
man who has never drunk before entering
the army i3 a rare article." Evidently the
Archbishop has a poor opinion of the young
men of this countrv.
St. Louis is enjoying the prospect of a
non-partisan campaign for municipal decen-
cy. A meeting of representative business
men has been held at the call of the News-
paper Publishers' Association to ducuss
plans for civic house-cleaning in view of the
World's Fair which is to ba held here in
1903. St. Louis has suffered so much from
the machinations of political ringsters of
both parties, who interpret public office as a
private snap, and its citizens have been so
often deluded with the pretense of non-par-
tisan reform only to discover that the
movement was really in the interest of one
rotten gang against another, that it is a
distinct relief to hear of the appointment of
a standing committee of reputable citizens
whose integrity and intelligence is above
question. Th9 city has miny needs. It is
hampered by the limitations placed by the
charter on the local government, and by
the untrustworthiness of the local govern-
ment in handling the power which it has.
It needs a new charter with fewer village
limitations and it needs a city council capa-
ble of wielding this larger power. It needs
to ba swept and scrubbed and drained. If
December 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1603
the prospect of the Louisiana Purchase Expo-
sition shall be the occasion for such an
access of municipal pride and honesty and
cleanliness as shall give the city clean
streets and clean government, it will be
worth all the millions which it is to cost.
A world's fair is a doubtful blessing to any
city. Like some other stimulants it causes
great hilarity and the appearance of abound
ing life for a time, but is apt to be followed
by a relapse. There is, however, much
good to be gained by the expectation of it.
As the old proverb says that there is more
pleasure in anticipation than in realization,
so there is doubtless more advantage to be
gained by a city in preparing for a world's
fair than in having it.
It has been decided that the envoys in
Pekin shall go ahead with their negotiations
without waiting for the Chinese representa-
tives to present their credentials. There is
still opportunity for indefinite delays,
for international diplom itic mach nery
never moves rapidly at best and the Chinese
are particularly prolific of pretexts for pro-
crastination. There will still be a chance
for China to haggle over the acceptance of
the terms which the envoys have laid down
in their preliminary agreement, though it
has been generally agreed upon that the ac-
ceptance of these terms by China shall be
declared to be irrevocable and indispensable.
It is reported that General Chaffee and
Count Von Waldersee, the German Com-
mander-in-Chief, have made up their diffi-
culty, which grew out of the former's disap-
proval of the complaisant attitude of the
latter toward the looting by German soldiers.
An ingenious divorce mill which has been
in operation for a considerable time in New
York City has been discovered and checked
and its operator given a penitentiary sen-
tence. The promoter of tais scheme used a
system at once simple and daring. Women
were employed to play the part of co-re-
spondents in divorce suits which were placed
in his hands and, by making under oath on
the witne-s stand the false confessions
which he dictated to them, the case was
readily gained. The operator of this method
was convicted of subornation of perjury
and was given a severe sentence. Investi-
gation would probably lead to the discovery
of similar schemes systematically operated
in other places.
William E. Curtis is authority for the
statement that "the post-office department
has decided upon six special stamps for the
benefit of the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo. The 1-cent stamp of green
color will have a picture of a lake
steamer to represent the great transpor-
tation industry of the inland seas in
which Buffalo is so much interested. The
2 cent stamp, printed in red, will have a
railway train; the 4-cent stamp, in red-
brown, an automobile; the 5 cent stamp, in
blue, a picture of the new bridge at Niagara
Falls; the 8-cent stamp, in lilac, a picture of
the lock at Sault Ste. Marie, and the 10- cent
stamp, of light brown, an ocean steamer."
BACK TO BETHLEHEM.
Once a year at least the great capitals of
the world are eclipsed by the splendor
which shines from the little town of Beth-
lehem of Judea. A.U over the world at this
season of the year men are saying with
the shepherds of old, "Let us now go even
unto Bethlehem and see this thing that is
come to pass, which the Lord made known
to us." This year, more than ever before
since the birth of the Christian era, will the
world go to Bethlehem to study with new
interest what manner of child was born
there nineteen centuries ago, and what in-
fluences have gone forth from His life to
bless the race and to change the current of
the world's life and the course of human
history.
There are several reasons why there
should be greater interest now than ever
before in the birth of Je3us who is called
Christ. In the first place the world has a
better opportunity now at the close of
nineteen centuries of Christian history than
ever before to judge of the character and
scope of the life and teaching of Jesus and
of their ultimate effect on the world. In
the beginning of the Christian era men had
no data by which to determine what the
influence of Jesus' life and doctrine, His
death and His resurrection, would be
upon the world, except the general principle
that whatever is true and right must exert
a beneficent inflaence upon mankind. Bat
in the light of these past nineteen centuries
of history, the case is very different. We
now know by actual experience and obser-
vation what have been the effects of Christ's
influence upon the civilization of the world.
Each century has added its quota of testi-
mony to the vitalizing and uplifting influ-
ence of Christ on every sphere of life in
which He has been permitted to enter. The
present century especially has been prolific
in movements theological, sociological, phil-
anthropic, educational, political and indus-
trial, which may be said to be the outgrowth
of Christ's teaching, and which have done
much to lift the world out of darkness into
the light of a better day. Those who can-
not reason from cause to effect are often
able to reason back from effect to cause,
and will find the only adequate explanation
for the world's advancing civilization
in the birth of Jesus nineteen centuries'
ago.
The converging lines of testimony from
so many departments of life and from so
many fields of thought, all tending to
show the reasonableness of the Christian
faith and the necessity for the facts upon
which it is based in order to account for
the phenomena which confront us on every
hand, are giving a new impetus to Chris-
tianity and naturally awakening a new in-
terest in its historical sources. A marked
tendency of the closing decades of the
present century is the disposition to turn
away from creed formulas and from doc-
trinal speculations to the personal, historic
Christ as the source of all that is true and
vital in the Christian faith. The Lives of
Jesus written by Strauss and Renan, unsat-
isfactory as they were when considered as
interpretations of His real nature, did much
for Christianity by calling attention to and
awaking an interest in the personal Christ,
as is manifest by the large number of
books which have been written since, dealing
with the same problem and in a far more
evangelical and helpful way. This ten-
dency has found expression, in these later
years, in the cry, "Back to Christ," a cry
which, in spite of any abuses to which it
may be subject, is bound to prevail, because
it holds within it the essential principle of
all true reform in religion. The farther
the church has gotten away frcm Christ,
the less has it been able to cope with the
powers of darkness and to minister to the
world's needs. Nothing is more imperative,
at the present time, than that the church
should get back to Christ and enthrone Him
as the source of all its authority, its life
and its truth. The waning power of creeds
and the rising power of the personal Christ
are facts which are full of significance as to
the future of Christianity.
On this last Christmas-tide of the nine-
teenth century let us join in the great pro-
cession which is on its way to Bethlehem.
Let us hear once more that Gloria in Excel-
sis sung by the angel choir in honor of the
birth of Jesus. Let us feel, as did the
shepherds of old, who watched their flocks
by night, the presence of the supernatural
in the very palpitating air, vocal with the
sweet refrain, "Peace on earth, good will
toward men." Let us seek to enter into the
joy which the angels felt on that starry
night, but which mortals then could not
comprehend. Let us go with our gifts of
frankincense and myrrh — the sincerest trib-
utes of gratitude and praise — and offer them
at the shrine of Him "who, being in the
form of God, counted it not a prize to be
on an equality with God, but emptied him-
self, taking the form of a servant, being
made in the likeness of men; and being found
in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, be-
coming obedient even unto death, yes, the
death of the cross." This is the world's greit
love-story. In it Prophesy and History meet
while Justice and Mercy are reconciled.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 20, 190 j
In a literal or geographical sense we can-
not all go to Bethlehem, and even if we
could, it might not profit us much. Bat in
another and higher sense we may all go to
Bethlehem. We may even make our hearts
a Bethlehem wherein Christ shall be born
anew and at whose shrine we may offer the
sincerest tribute of love and adoration.
So shall the world be made gladder and
brighter and better by this anniversary of
the birth of Christ.
Rour of prayer.
NINETEEN CENTURIES OF
BLESSINGS THROUGH
CHRIST.
(Luke 2:8-20; Acts 19:20.)
[Uniform Midweek Prayer-meeting Topic Dec. 26.]
Central Truth:— The coming of Christ was the
opening up of a new era of blessing and of hope
for mankind, and nineteen centuries of history
confirm, the truth of the angelic testimony, that
His birth in the world was "good tidings of
great joy which shall be to all the people."
This is the last regular prayer meeting
for the year. It is the last meeting of the
kind of the centiary. In a few days the year
will have closed, the nineteenth century will
have gone into history, and a new century
will be born. Surely, it is a time, not only
"for memory and for tears," but for high
resolves. What is it that has marked off
these nineteen centuries from all the cen-
turies which have gone before them? It
was the birth of Christ. This great event
drew a distinct line across the ages and
introduced a new era in the history of time.
What have been some of the blessings which
Christ's coming has conferred upon the
world?
1. It has introduced the element of hope
into the world. We know how dark despair
was settling down upon the hearts of hu-
manity before the coming of Christ. Men
had tried the ways of sin and found them un-
satisfying. Pagan religions had been weighed
in the balances and found wanting. Like
the Venus of tfilo they had no hands with
which to minister to the world's deepest needs.
Men were "without God and without hope in
the world." Neither Hebrew law, Roman
government nor Greek culture had proven a
panacea for the world's ills. Each genera-
tion saw humanity sinking to lower levels
of sin and sensuality. But the coming of
Christ introduced a new element of hope into
the life of mankind, because it opened up a
channel of divine grace and lova, and
brought earth into closer contact with
he*ven. In Christ men saw a new type of
humanity, a new ileal of life, and in His
teachings and works they saw a new revela-
tion of God. They saw that God loved men,
and that he was the Father of men, and
that He had sent His Son into the world, not
to condemn it, but to save it. And so the
star of hope rose, with its cheering light,
above the horizon of time, and shone upon
the pathway of men.
2. It has introduced a new element of
power into the world. It was when the
world was "without strength" that Christ
visited it and "died for the ungodly."
Christ's coming not only gave the world a
new ideal of life, but new power to overcome
the false ideals and to struggle upward to
higher things. Those who believed in Christ
received power to become the sons of God
in the spiritual and ethical sense of the
phrase. And those thus renewed in the
spirit of their minds began to work for the
world's betterment. Every red lemed life
becime asource of new streigth for the'
lifting up of the world. What mighty deeds
have been wrought through the power of
faith in the Son of God! Neither cold, nor
hunger, nor weariness, nor stripes, nor im-
prisonment, nor martyrdom itself suffind to
check the rising power of the new faith
which had its origin in Jesus Christ. It is
in this sublime faith, which gives to men
the power of an endless life, that all the
battles have been foaght and all the victor-
ies won for truth and righteousness since
time began; but this f lith has received new
meaning and new power with the coming of
Christ, who has changed the whole course
of human history.
3. Jesus Christ has broken the fetters of
slavery, has sanctified childhood, has en-
nobled womanhood, has made more sacred
the marriage relation, has exalted the fam-
ily and the home and given dignity and
value to human life. It has enlarged the
area of human freedom and broken the
power of kings and despots. It has estab-
lished constitutions, safe-guard. ng the
rights of the people and guaranteeing lib-
erty and protection to the humblest citizens.
It has built up in the New World a Repablic
based upon the will of the people, and grant-
ing civil and religioas liberty to all who
come under its protection.
4. It has begotten the spirit of human
brotherhood which is born of the fatherhood
of God, and it is binding the human race
closer together. We are coming more and
more to feel our common kinship and h*nce
our obligation to care for the rights and the
welfare of the unfortunate, the weak and
those who are less able to care for them-
selves. Out of this feeling has come our
hospitals, our asylums for different purposes,
our homes for orphans, widows and the aged,
our conmon schools, our prison reforms and
all our philanthropic agencies for alleviating
human sorrow and for lifting up the lowly
out of their wretchedness and their need.
Tie great missionary movements of the cen-
tury have come also out of this feeling of
responsibility for the welfare of others
which we owe to Christ.
Indeed for all that sanctifies our homes,that
sweetens and dignifies hu nan life, for all
that enables us to see this mortal life in the
light of the life eternal, for all that helps to
lift the world out of darkness into light, out
of deipair into hope, out of the sensuil into
the spiritual, out of death into life, we are
indebted to the coming of Jesus Christ into
the world. Well, then may we sing:
"Joy to the world, the L>rd is come!
Let earth leceive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heav'n and nature sing."
PRAYER.
Our Father in heaven, with hearts full of
gratitude do we thank thee that Thou didst
so love the world as to give Thine only be-
gotten Son td visit us in our ti ne of dire
need, and to bring us life and salvation. We
thank Thee for the coming of Christ and for
all the manifold blessings which have come
to the world from His life and teaching, and
from His dea h for us and His resurrecion
from the dead. May we all, at tus season
of the year when our hearts are stirred by
thoughts of the Christ child, resolve to
receive Him more fully into our hearts, that
our lives may be a greater blessing to man-
kind, and that we may leave the world bet-
ter for having lived in it. As we recount
the blessings which have come to the world
through nine een centuries of Christian
history, may our faith and our vision be en-
larged so that we may henceforth labor
more diligently and more effectively tomakj
this world what Thou wouldst have it to be.
For the sake of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, our
Lord. Amen!
Editor's 6asy Chair
Come to think of it, Christmas will soon
be here. Christmas! It is a word to con-
jure with. What other word can carry one
back more swiftly across the gulf of years
to the green shores of childhood? What
other season of the year so softens the heart
and calls out all the generous and tender
emotions within us as Christmas-tide?
Old "Scrooge" himself can hardly help
feeling a little warming up of the
heart, as he looks about him and
sees so many homes of want where
little children and sad hearted mothers could
be made happy and grateful by some kindly
remembrance. Bless his poor, dwarfed
soul, he does not know what real joy it
would bring him to be the almoner of Christ
to carry relief and a little breath of real
Christmas to some of these desolate homes.
Nor is "Scrooge" the only one who is a
stranger to the happiness that comes from
dividing our Christmas blessings with others
less favored than ourselves. Most of
us are too busy to stop to think of some
poor family which we could help
to have a merry Christmas. At least,
we think we are, and so Christmas
passes and we seldom give ourselves the gen-
uine pleasure of trying to make others oat-
side our own homes happy. Would not this
be a good year to make ame-ids if that has
been our fault?
Few things are more pathetic, as Christ-
mas approaches, than the efforts made in
the homes of the poor by weary, toiling
mothers to secure some little toys or articles
of cloth'ng for the expectant children.
They have heard other children tell of Santa
Claus, and have perhap? seen him in the
shop windows surr mnded by wagon loads
of such things a* delight the hearts of boys
and girls. Why should he not come to their
humble homes? In their s mple faith they be-
lieve he will come and they wonder what he
will bring them. The tired nntaer — a poor
seamstress, it may be, who works for a
mere pittance, ponders how she may provide
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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something for them, so that they may not
realize their poverty too keenly. Fortu-
nately it takes very little to make poor
children happy. They would be delighted
with toys which have been laid aside by
the children of the wealthy. IP every
reader of the Christian-Evangelist would
make it a point o find out one such family
and try to make Christmas a bright and
happy day for its members, they would
greatly enhance their own joy and vastly
increase the turn total of human happiness.
They would also give a religious meaning to
Christmas which it is in danger of losing.
Take the children along with you on these
visits of mercy and let them share with you
in experiencing the truth that "it is more
blessed to give than to receive."
How can we make Christmas a more re-
ligious day and free it from those excesses
which have become attached to it? Strange
that a day associated with the birth of
Christ should be so largely given over to
utter frivolity ani often to excess of eating
and driakiag. Oae reason for it, however,
is that th-1 churches have not attempted to
give a religious turn to the joy and glad-
ness of the day. Why should not Protestant
churches hold religious services on Christ-
mas and seek to impress the lessons of His
life upon youig and old? Is it because no
one can prove that Jesus was born on
December 25th? What difference does that
make? He was born, and that is the fact
that concerns us. Is it because Roman
Catholic3 hold services on that day? They
also hold religious services on the Lord's day,
but we do not regard that as a reason why
Protestants should not meet on that day for
worship. No authority for it? No, not
any more than for our mid-week meetings
or Thanksgiving service. Nor do we need
any more. We cannot abolish Christmas, if
we would, and we would not if we could.
Let us do what we can then to make it
serve the cause of Him whose birth it com-
memorates. The joyful character of the
day should be retaiaed, but the joy should
be purified, and express itself in forms of
religious worship, in deeds of charity, and
in those interchanges of remembrances
among dear friends which custom has
already established.
If God really entered into humanity, in
the birth of Christ, if Christ were indeed
"Immanuel" — God with us — if the motive
lying behind that incarnation of Deity was
infinite love, and its purpose was the salva-
tion of a lost and sinning world, who can
overestimate the meaning of that event?
What may we not hope for if the Power
which created and controls the universe is
Love, an! is guiding all things toward a
far off, beneficent end? "If God be for us
who can be against us?" If the Almighty
has stooped down to us and shared our
griefs and sorrows, and suffered for our
sins, in the person of Jesus, that He might
exalt us to our true dignity, who can suc-
cessfully resist his gracious purposes? If
what Christmas stands for is a fact
of history then indeed there is a divine
factor at work shaping the course of events,
leavening the world with its saving influ-
ence and leading humanity on to a glorious
destiny. Here is the basis which Faith
offers for a true optimism — that God has
undertaken man's case that He has entered
into human history as a controlling and
transforming power and that "they that be
for us are more than they that be against
us." If evil seems to be triumphant now let
us know that its triu nph is only temporary,
for in Christ God has united Himself with
humanity for tne overthrow of iniquity and
the triumph of righteiusness in the world.
SHALL WE FAIL?
To endow a Bible college at Columbia, Mo.,
for the benefit of the students attending the
State University, about $40,000 has been sub-
scribed subject to the condition that $50,000
be raised by January 1, 1901. This leaves
about $10,000 to be pledged before the end
of the present year to mike good the $40,-
000 already subscribed. The donors to this
endowment have the privilege of giving
their notes and paying six per cent, interest
on same until such time as they prefer to
pay the notes off. This effort to endow
Bible instruction at the seat of the State
University has attracted wide attention and
commendation in the state and out of it.
Its wisdom, so far as it is an attempt to
teach the English Bible to the students of
the University, is universally conceded.
Even $50,000 would insure the perpetuity of
a Bible chair at Columbia, which would
bring the literature of the Bible to the at-
tention of the best educated young people
of the state, and exert a wide influence in
behalf of Christianity. Shall this enter-
prise fail for lack of the paltry sum of $10,-
000 when there are scores of brethren in
the state so able to give the entire amount?
This would be a very discreditable retreat.
We beseech the brethren of the state not
to permit it. But the time is very short.
What is done must be done quickly. Let
those whom the Lord may stir up to help
in this nutter write at once to T. P.
Haley, Kansas City, W. T. Moore, Columbia,
or the editor of this paper.
Questions and Hnswers.
7s it the position of any of our leading min-
isters that, in conversion, faith changes the
mind and repentance the heart?
H. Scott.
We cannot say what some preachers may
have said or may not have said, but we
should <hink the above was a very faulty
attempt at analysis. It is faith in Christ,
mingled with repentance, that works by love
and purifies the heart. Faith and repent-
ance are not distinct steps following each
other, one b 'ginning where the other ends,
but they exist together and work together
in the purification of the heart and mind,
and in bringing the disobedient into subjec-
tijn to the will of Christ.
In the Christian-Evangelist, Nov. 8th, in
answer to a query you state: "The underlying
principle of both oj these days (tht Seventh Day
Sahbath and the Lord's day),, is the consecra-
tion of one day out of seven to purely religious
uses." Will you please cite a single passage
in proof of this position? Clark Braden.
Jesus said: "The Sabbath was made for
man, not man for the Sabbath." What is
true of the Sabbath, in this respect, is no
doubt true of the Lord's day. It, als?, was
made for man, and not man for it. The
underlying principle in both days, then, is
that they were designed to promote man's
interests. Shall we say that the Sabbath
was made for man's material interests alone,
and with no referHnce to his religious na-
ture? This would be a low conception of
the meaning of the Fourth Commandment.
It served man's higher nature as it could
not have been served by se en days of labor.
The Lord's day, too, has respect to man's
physical nature as well as to his religious
needs. Man is a unit and what is helpful to
his body is also helpful to his mind and heart.
The religious use of the day of rest we
believe to r-e highest meaning of both the
Sabbath and the Lord's day, though the lat-
ter does not rest on the Fourth Command-
ment.
1. What may be said to be the doctrines
held in common between those whom you would
regard as representative Baptists and repre-
sentative Disciples of Christ?
2. Do these points of agreement furnish a
sufficient basis for practical Christian union
and co-operation? Apollos.
1. Baptists and Disciples alike hold to
those fundamental truths which, by general
consent, constitute what is known as evan-
gelical Chris ianity, sach as the inspiration
and authority of the Holy Scriptures, the
incarnation, the trinity or tri-personality of
God, the depravity of mankind and the ne-
cessity of regeneration, justification by
faith, and the necessity of maintaining good
works and a pure life; also the doctrine of
the future life with its rewards for the
righteous and its retribution for the wicked.
In addition to these general truths held in
common by the great body of evangelical
Christians, there are some points held in
common by Baptists and Disciples which are
not accepted by the majority of the religious
world. Among these may be mentioned the
sufficiency of the New Testament as a rule
of faith and practice, which most Baptists
accept, the doctrine that only peni ent be-
lievers are proper subjects for baptism, and
that baptism is an immersion into, and an
emersion out of, water — a symbolic burial
wi h Christ, a resurrection witl Him unto
newness of life. No doubt there are many
other points on which they agree which are
less important in their bearing on Christian
fellowship.
2. Given the spirit of unit?, there is no
reason why the two bodies should not co-
operate as Christian brethren, with that lib-
erty for freedom of opinion in which both
bodies profess to believe. There pxist, how-
ever, some mu'ual prejudices and misunder-
standings which will prt bably suffice, for
some time to come, to keep the two peoples
apart, but these misunderstandings cannot
continue, and the time will come when they
will recognize their essential unity in Christ,
and treat each other as brethren.
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CHRISTMAS IN THE CZAR'S
LAND.
BY MADAME FRIEDLAND.
How differently the Christmas Holidays
are celebrated in Russia from any other coun-
try. England and the United States have
but one day for Christmas and one for New
Year. Tnroughout the Empire of the Czar —
be it capital or village — the Christmas holi-
days comprise two entire weeks. Begin-
ning from December 24th until January 6th,
▼hen schools and factories once more re-
sume their work, we have one line of holi-
days.
Most of our factory men come from vil-
lages more or less remote, where their fam-
ilies live, and they go home for Chrisrnias,
but they are in no hurry to take up work
again. I have often heard the managers of
factories complain that regular work is
stoppe 1 for a whole month.
The Russian peasant has not yet reached
that step o? civilization where money is
everything. He can still enjoy the day
without troubling about the morrow. A
week before Christmas the streets of our
cities offer a temptiag picture for the artist's
brush aad are apt to bring tears of admira-
tion into the foreign tourist's eye.
The clear blue sky of our northern win'er
and the bright sun look down on a motley
crowd of different races — Russians, Tartars,
Armenians, Circassians and many more, all
dressed in their national costumes, bright
with the colors of the rainbow— some anxious
to sell, others to buy, the whole scene
heightened by peep-shows, booths, vendors
of drinks, idlers, merry-makers of all kinds,
whose fur coats and caps, sheepskins and
Bnow- boots match well with the snow and ice.
The Gostinoi Dvor, the great Bazar of St.
Petersburg, looks as if an entire forest of
firs had left its home and had come to the
great capital to be made into Christmas
trees, for there is nobody so poor but that
he can afford a small tree, decorated with
paper flowers, multicolored glass beads and
cheap dainties.
Fortunes are spent every year on Christ-
mas trees in the houses of the wealthy and
on presents for relatives, friends and serv-
ants. Every club, society, school and regi-
ment has a Christmas tree for those who
for some ceason are unable to have one at
home. The Christmas tree is lighted every
evening between the 24th of December and
the 6th of January, and is always followed,
at home or in a public place, by a dance.
My memory goes back to many a Christ-
mas tree since the time I was a little tot
and had to be lifted up by loving hands in
order to reach my Christmas presents, hung
quite low on the tree. It follows me to
a Christmas tree given by the Dowager Em-
press to the pupils of St. Ka'herine's Insti-
tute, of which she is the patroness, when
the boys educated at the imperial military
schools, corps de pages and other institu-
tions are invited to the ball which generally
takes place after the tree is removed. But
no Christmas tree did I enjoy more than the
one decorated and lighted right in the forest
where it grew in one of our distant country-
seats, far away from the bustle and life of
a city. What a lovely picture the tall,
slender fir made with its outstretched arms,
covered with millions of snow-flakes glisten-
ing with the electric lights, brightening the
winter night with their beauty! And the
joyous shouting of the village children, for
whom it was destined, the humblest and low-
liest of Russia's millions, as they danced
around the tree in expectation of presents
and dainties.
The first day of Christmas is usually spent
at home quietly, or at some grandmother's
house, where a whole family of generations
often assembles.
The second day is the day of congratula-
tion, la Russia everybody congratulates
everybody else on the holidays. Early in
the morning, or what is called early in
Russia, from 10 to 11 o'clock, janitors, port-
ers, letter-carriers, telegraph boys, police-
men and a great many more who for some
reason or other consider themselves entitled
to a tip (for this is the purpose of their reg-
ular Christmas and Easter visit) send in
their congratulations through the back door,
for it would be martyrdom to receive these
numerous congratulations personally. I am
sorry to say not even the clergy are always
received, who in a body of three, priest,
deacon and cantor, come to offer not only
congratulations but also to pour, in rather
monotonous notes, blessings on house and in-
mates. Of course the money is sent to
them, for all these congratulations are noth-
ing but a genteel kind of begging which
some day, I hope, will be abolished, and it
would be an utter impossibility to receive
not only all the representatives of the
church to which you belong and which costs
you quite enough if you are a good follower
of the Greek Faith, but also the clergy of
other churches, to which you do not at all
belong, but to which your long deceased
grandfather once happened to go.
In Russia people do not use the "Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year." They
simply say, " Sprasdnikom," which means,
"With the Holidays." The greeting is short
but in many cases it means money.
The foreign tourist who happens to spend
the second day of Christmas in a Russian
city is veiy much surprised to see so much
life in the streets. Hundreds of cabs and
private carriages fly across the snow-cov-
ered streets; the passengers with a holiday
look on their faces and their best fur-coats
on their backs, are hurrying to congratulate
their lady friends "with the holidays." They
must needs hurry, for, in a country where
there are no women's clubs, where society
is comp sed of men and women, a man is
apt to have a legion of friends amongst the
fair sex and he is bound during the holidays
to kiss the hand of every one. This custom,
though it still exists, is beginning to die
out. It is tiresome, useless and expensive,
considering carriages and tips left at every
house.
The holidays in Russia are a full harvrst
to footmen and janitors. A.mongst the call-
ers there is not one who does not "tip," and
amongst the men who open the door of a
home, there is not one who does not expect
to be tipped, for are not these holiday calls?
But these holiday calls are breathing their
last. For the last few years gentlemen who
do not desire to make Christmas and Easter
calls, simply send their card and give the
money they might have spent on carriages
and tips to some benevolent society, which
has their names mentioned in the papers.
On the third Christmas day there is a
Court-reception. The Czar receives in the
morning the highest representatives of the
Council or State, of which he is the presi-
dent, the senators, the represenatives of the
Synod, the army, navy and other swell folks.
They are all assembled in one of the beau-
tiful reception rcoms at the Winter Palace,
before the Czar enters and the whole group,
dressed in picturesque gold embroidered
court uniforms, standing in a long line, wait-
ing to congratulate Nicholas II on the Christ-
mas holidays, is certainly an interesting
sight, but one which does not last long, for
his Majesty is not expected to button-hole
anybody with a story of his hopes and fears
in China — and nobody wants to button-hole
him with his own family troubles.
At two o'clock the young Empress receives
the wives and daughters of the morning
martyrs, for even a court reception is con-
sidered a bore by those who have to go over
it two or more times in the year.
The ladies who come to congratulate her
young Majes'y are mostly dressed in white —
by tradition nobody dresses in dark colors
when they ccme to offer good wishes — and
they are introduced by the mistress of cere-
monies to the Czarina, who shakes hands all
around and, if she happens to be better ac-
quainted with any of them, says a few
words, and her duty is over and every one
is left to enjoy the res', of the holidays, and
this is done in high life with a vengeance.
Dinners, balls and troika-parties follow
one another. Fancy balls, private or at
clubs, theatres and charity associations, are
enjoyed by high and low, and even in the
villages the young people disguise them-
selves in all kinds of fancy dress, put masks
before their faces and go to surprise their
friends in other villages.
New Year's eve is the time for fortune
telling, wax melting and other helps to look
into the future, and many a village beauty
has met her death by venturing out in
the icy night in order to meet the "first
man," whom she would surely marry.
The dawn of the Ne* Year is usually
drowned in champagne, for the New Year
is always met in company and its health is
drunk in liquid of all kinds, color and price.
A great many people leave the city in a
troika and go out to one of the great subur-
ban hotels, where they meet the New Year.
Reader, have you ever heard of a troika?
It really only means a large, comfortable
sleigh, lined and covered with furs, and
drawn by a "troika" (three) horses, har-
nessed a la Russe. The meaning seems
simple, but with it is connected every na-
tional feeling of enjoyment. Imagine your-
self wrapped up to the ears in furs ready to
brave old Father Frost, even when severest,
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THE CHRISTIAN-frVANGeLIST
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reclining in the soft cushions of the troika,
with the companion whom you like best.
Above you the mysterious blue sky of a win-
ter night with its myriads of twinkling
stars as you fly along the frozen road at a
spaed of fifteen miles ai hour, whilst the
troika bells jingle merrily in the still, dry
air of a Russian winter. And you are going
to a place where the sound of music, the
merry songs of a choir of gypsies, peais
of laughter and the Polish Mazurka will be
there to meet yoa and in an hour or so you
will raise the goblet fillel to the brim with
champagne as, stirr mnded by your friends,
you hear the distant noise of the cannon pro-
claiming in hundred shots that a New Year
has come to greet you.
St. Petersburg, Russia.
CHRISTMAS DAYS IN ROME.
BY MADAME SOPHIA BOMPIANI.
There is in Rome and in Italy an old way
and there i3 also a new way. The old way
is followed by the great majority of the na-
tion and the new way by only a few. Yet
the old is growing heavy and dull with age
while the new gives promise of growth and
added strength. No sign of this coming
ch tnge is so clear to the wise observer as
the different ways of celebrating Christmas.
The old way uses images. The new one
does not. And the Pre?epio and the Christ-
mas tree are emblematic of the two sj stems
of religion which now after the lapse of cen-
turies meet in the so-called Eternal City.
The Presepio is a reproduction of the Sta-
ble of Bethlehem where Jesus Christ w&3
born. There in a rocky cavern are wax
images, often as large as life, of the Virgin
Mother and the child; of Joseph, the Shep-
herds and the Magi; while other images of
placid cows and wise donkeys, the natural
inhabitants of the stable, fill up the scene.
The Christmas tree has no images, not
even the German Christ-child on the top,
but its green, aromatic branches are laden
with yellow oranges; with silvered balls and
strings of gilt piper; with lighted candles,
red, white and green, the colors of Italy;
and with flakes of mimic snow. The Sunday-
schools of the Evangel ical Churches in
Rome generally have a Christmas tree not,
only beautiful to see bat laden with gifts
that make the hearts of the little ones sing
for joy. Nearly all of the Roman Catholic
Churches have a Presepio, but the most
splendid is that of the church of Ara Colli
on the historic Campidoglio. There the
Madonna holds in her lap the wondrous Bam-
bino Gesu, a dark complexioned wooden doll
dressed in g)ld and Silver tissue stuff and
covered from head to foot with precious
stones. It is believed by the populace to
possess miraculous healing power and is
often carried in a grand carriage to the
sick. The Presepio is on the left of the en-
trance after you climb the long, long stone
staircase that leads up the hill; on the right
at Christmas time is seen a platform where
children recite hymns and other poems, to
the great delight of their respective moth-
ers, aunts, sisters and grandmothers.
Wherever in the smaller churches there
is a modest Presepio the mothers gather and
urge their lit le ones to recite their hymns
of praise to the Madonna and the child. But
to the Divine Child alone are the hymns and
songs addressed which are repeated by the
children around the Christmas trees.
Smae time in Christmas week, not always
on Christmas Eve, these visions of lia;ht and
beauty entrance the children in i he Walden-
sian, the Methodist, the Baptist aDd the
other Italian Evangelical Churche3. And
not only the children but the mothers and
the fathers come to celebrate the "Peace on
earth, good will to men." Love and joy
touch the hearts of young and old. Then is
sung the beautiful hymn written by Ales-
sandro Manz* ni, set to a melody even more
beautiful than the words sung by martyrs
and confessors of the persecuted churches
since the year 1535:
Ecco ci e nato il Parvolo
Ci fa largito il Figlio.
In such grand poetry as this, a hymn of five
verses of seven lines each, both Roman
Catholic and evangelical Christians can join
at Christmas time.
Christmis Eve is a family festival where
old and young of three or four generations
meet at a supper of fish, eels, nuts, cakes
and fruit or vegetables. No meat is per-
mitted, as this is what is called eating magro,
but it is none the less a full meal. It is fol-
lowed next day by the sumptuous dinner,
graced necessarily by a fat capon and ende 1
by pan giallo, a kind of coarse nut and fruit
cake. Roman children receive no gifts on
Christmas Day. They have no legendary
Santa Glaus with snow-covered cap and furs
ana bells who comes down the chimney to
fill their stockings with long-desired gifts.
Their ideal is La Befano, an ugly but very
benevolent old woman who brings them
dolls, trumpets, little watches, sweets and
marbles on the night before Epiphany. As
the wise men of the East brought gold,
frankincense and myrrh as gifts to the Ma-
donna and Child, the Romans consider that
Epiphany is the time to give gifts instead
of Christmas. This is a miterialistic view
of the beautiful custom, vary different from
that of the Protestant Church, which selects
Christmas Dty for its observance. Gifts to
each other are tokens of joy for the inestim-
able gift which God in his tender love to-
ward mankind gave that day in Bethlehem.
The people who serve you at home: the
baker, the milkman, the grocer, the wash-
woman, the carpet beaters, the postman,
etc., are willing to receive their mancia, a
small gift in money, on Christmas Day.
They expect it then and one holds a regular
levee, purse in hand, until the procession is
ended.
Very often there is an interchange of
gifts and pleasant words. The baker sends
you a cake of ptn giallo; the grocer nuts and
Malaga raisins; the wine merchant ^a bottle
of rare old wine, and they know they lose
nothing by the reme nbrance.
Services are held at midnight in all the
Roman Catholic Churches on Christmas Eve.
The most elaborate of these ceremonies is
held of course in the Basilica of Santa Maria
Maggiore where the Santa Culla or Holy
Cradle in which our Savior was carried into
Egypt is allowed to be seen by the devout.
It is generally kept in a magnificent reli-
quary six feet high, adorned with bas-reliefs
and statuettes in silver, in the first chapel
on the left of the Church. This is the chap-
el which contains the statues of the mighty
and terrible Popes Pius V. and Sixtus V.
This is the Anno Santo, the Holy Year of
Jubilee which has not been observed since
A. D. 1825. The design is to keep it either
once in fifty or in twenty-five years. But
as neither 1850 nor 1875 were fortunate
year3 for the Papacy the Jubilee was omitted.
Seventy- five years had passed and the cere-
mony could not longer be delayed although
the Pontiff is still a "prisoner" and Rome is
not yet restored to him. Bat the great age
of Leo XIII. has given him unusual prestige
and the leniency of the Italian Government
promised safety and protection to pilgrims
if they came to Rome. So they have been
coming all the jear, except in the heat of
summer, from all parts of the Roman Cath-
olic world, a crowd of Servians and Bulga-
rians, Germans, French, English and Amer-
icans. They have visited each of the four
ancient basilicas five times and have re-
ceived pardon for all their sins. The Porte
Sante or Holy Doors in each of these
chur:hes which were opened with great
ceremony December 24, 1899, will be
closed with equal care on the 24th of De-
cember this year at noon. Then the vesti-
bule of St. Peter's Church will be filled with
seats, some of them decked with red velvet
and gilt fringe for sovereigns or royal per-
sonages, and a splendid throne for the Pope
will be erected. He will then, if his frail,
aged body lasts until that day, rise from the
throne and wearing the triple crown and
trailing behind him a silver tissue train
three yards long, begin the closing of the
Holy Door with a gold trowel as he opened
it last yeir with a gold hammer. The
bricks that are to close it for another twen-
ty-five, fifty, seventy-five years, or who
knows how much longer, are all ready, each
one contributed by a noble family and bear-
ing its crest.
Johnson's Dictionary defines the Christ-
mas season as the twelve days succeeding
the festival of the Nativity. If we so con-
sider it, this is a time of many functions in
the church and city of Rome. There are
not only the splendid ones on the great fes-
tival but those of the three classes of mar-
tyrs during the week, the martys in will and
in deed typified by St. Stephen; the martyrs
in will but not in fact typified by St. John,
the Evangelist; and the martyrs in fact but
not in will typified by the Holy Innocents.
These numerous festivals, followed by that
of the New Year and a few days later by
the Epiphany, arrest labor and make these
twelve days one long resting time. Families
meet together the last night of the year to
take a friendly glass of wine and wish each
other Buon Anno, Happy New Year; as the
clock strikes twelve.
Rome, Italy.
1608
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 20, 1900
PROF. B. A. HINSDALE.
[The following memorial concerning the
late Professor B A. Hinsdale, read before
the S natf of the University of Michigan; is
a beautiful tribute from the pen of Prof .
Isaac N. Demmoa.]
The University Senate is again called to
mourn the loss of one of its most distin-
guished members. A man of marked intel-
lectual range and power, of thorough and
comprehensive scholarship, and of vigorous
personality, has been taken from us; and we
shall see his face no more. It is fitting that
we pause for a little to take note of his vir-
tues and achievement, and to make record
of our deep sense of the loss we have sus-
tained.
Burke Aaron Hinsdale, son of Albert and
Clarinda Eyles Hinsda'e, was born at Wads-
worth, Ohio, March 31, 1837, and died at
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 29 1900, in his sixty-
fourth year. His parents were of sturdy
New England stock, the families of both
having made their way from Connecticut to
the Western Reserve shortly after the close
or tbe war of 1812. They became farmers
by choice and in 1836 settled in Medina
County, on the land which they continued
to improve and to hold till in the fulness of
years they passed it on to their surviving
children. This farm still remains in the
hands of the sons, and a visit to the scenes
of his boyhood was a frequent source of
recreation to our friend when fleeing for a
little from the burden of his college work.
Here he was born, the second of five children,
and here he grew up amid the privations
and struggles and mutual helpfulness and
joys of the pioneer household. He knew
full well what it was to toil with his hands
as well as with bis brain.
His early education was obtained in the
district school. At the age of sixteen he
made his way to Hiram Hill, some forty
miles away, where 'he Western Reserve
Eclectic Institute (afterwards Hiram Col-
lege) had been opened three years before,
and which had already become a mount of
hope to many young and ardent minds
throughout all that region. This spot was
henceforth to be the principal scene of his
activites for nearly thirty years. One of the
last things he wrote was the c >mmemorative
address for the semi centennial of the found-
ing of the institute, and some of us know
how deeply the story touched his heart. It
was here that he first met the young Gar-
field, who was before him at Hiram and
who was about four and a half years his
senior. Between them there sprang up a
mutual regard and fast friendship which
was broken only by the trajtic death of the
elder. Unlike in many ways, they both
possessed striking intellectual gifts, and
had common tastes and aims. Their powers
were in some degree supplementary each to
the other. The older by his abundant vital-
ity and hopefulness cheered and stimulated
the younger, who was more timid and less
sanguine; the younger by his piercing logic
and justness of view often steadied the en-
thusiasms of the older. Seldom have two
friends owed more to each other, or been
more to each other.
Hinsdale was always an eager student,
and read extensively in a wide range of
subjects. He had a singularly re entive
mind and thus became a man of large and
accurate in'ormation. Most of his life was
given to educational work. As a teacher he
began at the foot of the ladder, teaching at
first in the district schools, then assis ing
at Hiram, later chosen a professor, and in
1870 President of Hiram College. He was
ordained to the Christian ministry and
preached regularly for some years in con-
nection with his teaching. In the sixties
he wa.fi pastor of the church at Solon, where
he also had a school, and later in Cleveland,
where he was associate editor of The Cdris-
tian Standard.
His presidency at Hiram covered twelve
years, from his thirty third to his forty fi'th
year. During this period his powers of en-
durance seamed inexhaustible. In addi ion
to his administrative duties he taught classes
in history, philosophy, rhetoric and litera-
ture gave frequent public lectures, preached
on Sundays, and made numerous contribu-
tions to the press. His first bo tk, "The
Genuineness and Au-henticity of the Gos-
pels," appeared in 1872. In 1878 he pub-
lished a work on "The Jewish Christian
Church" and, the following year, one on
"Ecclesiastical Tradition." Some of the
reviews written during this period were
afterwards gathered into a volume entitled
"Schools and Studies" (1884). He was
naturally much interested in the presiden-
tial campaign of 1830, and at the request of
the Republican national committee prepared
a "Campaign Text-book," and made a num-
ber of speeches in Ohio and Indiana. The
death of Garfield called out two books irom
him: "President Garfield and Education"
(1882) with a biographical introduction, and
a collated edition of General Garfield's
works in two octavo volumes (1883).
In tbe summer of 1882 there came to
him quite unexpectedly the tender of the
superintendency of the Cleveland schools.
He hesitated for some time to leave Hiram,
but finally decided to enter upon the larger
field. His organ zing power and thorough-
going methods were at once felt hroughout
the system and called forth unqualified ap-
proval from those best fitted to judge. Dur-
ing the four years of his incumbency he
published annual reports which attracted
the attention of educat >rs throughout the
country and which have a permanent value.
These reports, together with his contribu-
tions to educational journals and his public
addreases on educational topi s, won him such
repute, that when the chair of The Science
and the Art of Teaching fell vacant at this
University by the resignation of Professor
Payne in 1887, the choice of a successor
quickly fell on him. He entered upon his
work here in February, 1888, and continued
in unbroken service to the end, barring a
single year spent in study and travel in
Europe.
During these years he has been a prolific
writer. The following titles will give some
idea of the volume and range of his work:
"The OH Northwest" (1888), "The American
Government" (1891), "How to Teach and
Study History" (1893), "Jesus as a Teach-
er" (1895), "Teaching the Language Arts"
(1896), "Studies in Eiucation" (1896),
'Civil Government of Ohio" (1896), "Life
of Horace \Iann" (1898), "The Art of
Study" (1900). A History of the Uni-
versity of Michigan, on which he spent
no little research, is now in the hands of the
printer. During the past year he also pre-
pared a monograph on "The Training of
Teachers," which has won a medal at the
Paris Exposition. Besides these he has con-
tributed largely to educational journals, and
has written numerous reviews and pamphlets.
His published work was always good. "The
Old Northwest," written in the interval of
leisure between his leaving the Cleveland
superinten ency and his coming to Ann Ar-
bor, is one of his most original and sus-
tained productions. His more recent con-
tributions to the International Educational
Series are also finished productions and are
sure to perpetuate his name. At the time
of his death he had plans for other books,
the materials for which were largely in
hand; and his chief regret at departing from
this life seemed to be that he co lid not fin-
ish the work he had set himself to do. But
his friends should be thankful that he was
able to leave so large a body of good work
in a form to endure.
He received academic honors from Will-
iams College, Bethany College, Ohio State
University, and Ohio University. He was
an actire member of the American Histor-
ical Association and of the Historical and
Archaeological Society of Ohio, and an hon-
orary member of the Historical Society of
Virginia. He was prominent in the National
Edu 'ational Association, the National Coun-
cil of Education, of which he was president
in 1879, and of the Michigan State Teach-
ers' Association, of which he was president
at the time of his death.
He inherited the physical frame and tem-
perament of his mother. He has himself
described her extraordinary force of char-
acter, her fertility of resource, her strength
of will, her chivalrous courage and immor-
tal hope, her lofty spirit, and her unfalter-
ing devotion to duty. "She was reserved
in manner to the world at large, and keenly
resentful to injustice and everything mean
and wrong." These traits descended to the
son. The father was known as ''an excel-
lent observer of men and things, with a
keen insight into character, a cool temper
and careful balance in dealing with men, a
power of analysis and description both
quaint and picturesque, and a playful, satir-
ical humor." This picture also fits the son.
To persons who did not know him well, or
who met him in controversy only, he often
appeared unsympathetic, sometimes harsh.
He was quick to detect and expose the weak
points in his adversary's position, and in the
nature of things he sometimes incurred dis-
likes thereby; bu" he was a man wholly su-
perior to resentments. To his papils he was
always warm hearted and helpful. His own
early experiences and his life at Hiram bred
in him an abounding tenderness for aspir-
ing and struggling youth, and such persons
never found him cold or deaf.
December 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1609
THE BIBLE IN PUBLIC EDU-
CATION.
HERBERT L. WILLETT.
There is just now in the city of Chicago
considerable agitation over the question as
to whether the Bible ought to be introduced
into the public schools in the form of read-
ings of selected character, either at the
opening of the school or as a part of the
prescribed curriculum at the discretion of
the principal. The question has been agi-
tated at times during recent years, but has
received special consideration of late owing
to the fact that it was recently brought be-
fore the school board and dismissed as im-
practicable, with the assertion on the part
of the majority that the Bible is a sectarian
book, or at least a book likely to be inter
preted in a sectarian manner wherever used,
and this would be the cause of dissatisfac-
tion on the part of a large number of pa-
trons.
This action of the school board resulted,
however, in stirring up people of both
friendly and hostile sentiment. It had its
origin in a movement some months since to
introduce into the public schools a sort of
compromise Bible, being a selected list of
readings from the Scriptures chosen under
the direction of an interdenominational, or
perhaps undenominational committee, consist-
ing of representatives of different churches
orthodox and liberal, Christian and Jewish.
The volume prepared by them was an ex-
purgated edition of the Bible, of which there
re nained only such p irtions as could by no
reasonable process lend themselves to a
biased view from the standpoint of any par-
ticular group of people. All the miraculous
elements in the life o? our Lord were elimi-
nated; all questionable or objectionable
features from the poiat of view of liberals
were suppressed, and only those portions of
the Bible ivhich might be considered litera-
ture in the sense in which the masterpieces
of Greece, Ro ne, Italy, France and Germany,
as well as of our own language, are so esti-
mated, were permitted to remain. It would
seem that this collection which had been
made to meet all objections would pass with-
out any danger of disapproval; but such
was not the case. The Secularist Union of
the city, of course, found it easy to stir up
prejudice in the minds of those who were
but slightly informed of the honest, but per-
haps futile, effort of those who had sought
to make a Bible acceptable to the anti-bib-
lical section of the community. A majority
was secured in the school board and the mat-
ter, at least for the time, has received its
quietus.
It will thus be seen how strenuous is the
opposition to any effort which lo< ks toward
the placing of the Bible in the public schools,
even in a seemingly diluted and harmless
form. As the result of this action, two
counter movements have been set in motion
in the community. The first is that of the
active Christian element, which in the vari-
ous ministerial associations has registered
its protest against the action of the board
and has demanded a re-hearing of the mat
ter. The other is the Secular Union, which
is sowing broadcast over the city tracts and
pamphlets mailed, for the most part, to chil-
dren in the public schools, so far as their
names can be secured, belittling the Bible
and pointing out in he most glaring terms
its supposed barbarisms and immoralities.
It is hardly conceivable to one who has not
looked into this type of literature to what
extent attacks of this kind upon the Bible
will go. The features of the word of God
which are most indicative of the human and
imperfect instruments through which it
c me to us are pointed out with sneering
comments upon the character of a God who
would speak in snch terms as these. Of
course it requires but a small capital of wit
and learning to prepare a pamphlet of this
character, but the insidious and disreputable
manner in which the campaign is carried on
in securing access for these vile publications
to the children, not only of the public
school , but of the Sunday-schorls, is suffi-
ciently informing as to the motives and per-
sistence of its promoters.
The fact is that Christian people have
been all too supine in their indifference to
the place which the Bible ought to occupy
in mo lern education. One has to go but a
few years back to recall a time when the
Bible had a recognized place in the public
school system of EoglaDd, where Shakes-
peare and his contemporaries studied it in
the common schools of Stratford and in
every other town where primary and secon-
dary education was carried on. It is well
known that in the early history of our own
country the same rule prevailed, and it was
only the undue insistence upon the divorce-
ment of church and state which grew out of
a somewhat groundless fear of denomina-
tional control that finally banished the Bible
from our educational program. The result
is that not only has it no place in the public
school system, either as a . part of the cur-
riculum where it ought to be or even as a
book for public reading, but it is also con-
sidered dangerous to mention its introduc-
tion in those great schools organized under
public patronage, the state universities.
Here the secular process reaches an ideal
perfection. While the st ite universities of
Germany, popularly supposed to be the land
of skepticism and rationalism, are amply
provide! with facilities for biblical instruc-
t on, those of our own country have been
inhibited from offering courses of this char-
acter by reason of fear that they would min-
ister to sectarian interpretation and jeal-
ousy. As a result it is to be observed that
while denominationalism has thus been de-
prived of possible nour shment in the atmos-
phere of state universities, that worst and
mo3t persistent form of sectarianism, viz.,
secularism, has grown apace. The Bible has
no place to day in the curricu um of the
state university any more than in that of
the public school, and yet every other phase
of thought which is in any large way ger-
mane to the public life may be freely dis-
cus°ed with any interpretation which the
individual instructor sees fit to offer.
In permitting such a condition of affairs
to continue, groand has been surrendered of
which the secular forces are quick to take
advantage, and it becomes more difficult each
year to restore the Bible to the place it
ought to hold in educational work. Only
with a large and vigorous demand on the
part of the Christian people for its restora-
tion will there approach the day when it
will be less an unknown book that it is at
present. The dangers to the Bible from crit-
icism, persecution and ridicule are insignifi-
cant be-ide those which are of its wn house-
hold in the neglect to s udy it, permitted
and encouraged by our present educational
syste-n, boih secular and religious. The
movement which is apparent in Chicago is
probably equally present in every other con-
siderable city, though perhaps more quietly
and insidiously making its way in some
places than in others. The Bible needs the
fresh attention and devotion of those who
are its students and defenders in this effort
to put it once more into its rightful place in
an adequate educational program.
The University of Chicago.
THE CHRIST IN CON TBAST.-V.
A Transcendent Fact.
W. J. LHAMON.
Edersheim pronounces the resurrection of
Jesus the best established fact in history.
Negative criticism has not been able to set
aside the gotpel narratives recoriing this
fact. Theories militant to it have nit been
wanting, but theory has shallowed up
theory until, as Joseph Cook says, "the hour-
glass has shallowed them alt." T> the can-
did student of history tie resurrection of
Christ lecomes an intellectual neces<it»\
Within thirty years of the death of Jesu3
the church of Jasus has become a trans
foruiig fact and p^ver in the astivities of
that whole cluster of nitons b)Hering
upon the Mediterranean. Th a mtjesuc
movement; passed outvart from Jirasalen
by the way of J daai aid Stmaria to "tne
utter nost parts of ,he ear&h." Ciie c lurch
abroad procee lei fro a the chare 1 ia Ji*u
aalen. The ehirch i i Jerisah n proceeded
from the fiith of the aputles. Tne faith
of the apostles proceeded fron the nsurrec
tion of Jesus. There is no other cause ade-
quate to such an effect.
Oq the day of the oetrayal Peter denied
Christ. Oi the day of Pen ecost he
preached Christ with miraculous power.
A mighty chaij;e had cine over the mai.
Hehvdpissel fron doabt t) faith; fro a
despair to hope; from fear to fortitude; and
from a c irnal t » a •piritual conception of
the kingdom of his Lord. Such conversion
is not the resalt of tiikleaess or caprt e.
Betveen the weakliag vh) d niel and the
hero who preached there must be a trans
forming fact. Reason denands it. Tiis
demand of reasoa is aisvered by the resur-
rection. The risen Redeemer rather than
the crucified Redeemer is the logical link
between the disciples who denied and the
apostles who preached; between the noon-
day darkness and the Pentejost tongues of
flame; between the new tomb aid the new
church; between Golgotha and all suhseqaent
history of that kingdom of our Christ which
shall know no rest till it has made the sign
1610
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 20, 19CO
of the cros3 its symbol of triumph through
all the earth.
The Apostle Paul assumed the resurrec-
tion of Jesus as the basal fact in all hia
work. Saul of Tarsus was a soul moulded
majestically, great and daring and resource-
ful and ardent. One vision of the risen
Christ transformed him; one Christophany—
and persecuting Saul became preaching
Paul! He cast his all into the cause of the
crucified and risen Redeemer. His life is
the most complete example of abandonment,
of rational abandonment, to a holy cause in
all history. And he lives to-day. His spirit
is in our midst while his writings are in our
hands. But a crucified and dead and buried
Christ is not sufficient to account for
such a character and career as those of
Paul. A being, however great and holy,
who should have dashed himself in vain
against the Phariseeism and Sadduceeism
and narrow nationalism of Paul's day, and
who should have had for his pains nothing
more than the cross and the tomb, would
never have appealed to Paul. Such a reg-
nant soul can never seek or find one more
lofty and regnant than himself in a crucified
and buried fanatic and impostor, for such
Saul assumed Jesus to be till the resurrec-
tion proved him otherwise. But when he
saw the risen Savior he saw the revelation
of God. A new light flashed upon him from
the glory of the empty tomb, and made
radiant before him all the pathway and
purposes of the risen One. Not in the
buried but in the risen Christ he saw a new
covenant, a new church, a new revelation,
and a new era for the world; he adopted it
all, and became its child, its hero, its cham-
pion and its martyr.
Not only to Paul but to countless multi-
tudes of believers the resurrection of Christ
has been and is the transcendent and trans-
forming fact even in such a transcendent
life as that of Jesus. Above, this fact has
been spoken of as an intellectual necessity
from the historical standpoint. But is
there not also a spiritual necessity for it ?
Does not the soul cry out for some such
spanning of the chasm of death ? For
some such proof "that Life is ever Lord of
Death ?" For some such mediatorial way of
mounting up to God out from the very
"valley and shadow of death?" At last in
the resurrection of .Jesus the cry of Job is
answered, "If a man die shall he live?'' No
longer does the soul go groping in darkness
and limping upon the crutches of analogy
for its answer to that question. It may be
helpful to observe that "there i3 hope of a
tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout
again," but it is not sufficient. Those now
who are seeking for glory, honor and im-
mortality, leap to the embrace of the risen
Saviour. In view of the living hands hold-
ing up their own death wounds such seek-
ers cry out with Thomas, "My Lord and my
God." In view of the resurrection they
bend over the graves of their loved ones in
triumphant sorrow, saying, "When this cor-
ruptible shall have put on incorruption, and
this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying,
Death is swallowed up in victory. 0 death,
where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy
victory?"
From still another standpoint the resur-
rection of Jesus is a necessity. We were
meditating in an earlier essay upon the
claims of Jesus. Such claims cannot be
made good if the grave must be their goal.
If Jesus assumes to more than merely man,
and yet ends his life as a man, he must by
that invite not the faith but the doubt of
men. If he lives a supernatural life there
must be other than a na'ural ending to it.
If we are to accept Jesus at his own high
valuation there must be a great harmony
running through all his history ; the miracu-
lous in his life must be matched by the
miraculous in his death; and the miraculous
in his death by the miraculous beyond death,
even the resurrection. Such a career as
that attempted by Jesus must rise climax
upon climax, and there must be no anti-
climax. The miraculous conception calls for
the baptism and the miraculous confession of
the Son by the Father there; this calls for
the transfiguration and the repeated miracle
of confession; this calls for Gethsemane
and the miracle of prayer and victory there;
and this for the crucifixion, and this for the
resurrection, and this for the ascension.
We repeat it, the intellectual demand made
by the miraculous conception is for miracle
upon miracle, climax upon climax, till the
circle is 'complete, and the final miracles
demanded by the miraculous birth rise up
before us to cast their glory and their cre-
dentials back upon that strange and holy
inception. The resurrection and the ascen-
sion do complete the circle, so that both
in reverence and in reason we may
say, such a beginning calls for just such
an ending, and such an ending justifies
just such a- beginning. In the resurrection
of Jesus the virgin birth of Jesus has its
sufficient explanation and justification.
The whole of his earthly history is at the
same time a heavenly history, and from the
beginning to the end of his career his
human life is dynamic with the divine. Of
our lives it must be said,
"On earth the broken arcs;
In the heaven a perfect ronnd,"
but not of Jesus. His is a "perfect round'
right here on earth, and the perfection of it
is its highest appeal to the "sweet reason-
ableness" of men.
Though no one understood him in all this
Jesus understood himself. He knew that
there must be continuity of the miraculous
in his career in order that there might be
harmony between his claims and his charac-
ter. He knew that as he had vanquished
hatred by his love, and sin by his holiness,
he must also vanquish death by his resur-
rection. He knew that perfect mastery in
life must be inclusive of perfect mastery in
death and over death. He knew the law of
continuity, and the necessities of it, and our
dependence upon it, and the remedial con-
victions that must spring from it in the
minds of men. It was out of such knowl
edge that Jesus foretold his death and resar-
rection to his bewildered and stumbling dis-
ciples, and it was because of their incapac-
ity to understand him that the disciples-
doubted and denied him. Not till the "per-
fect round" of his life was made, and not
till the demonstration of his perfection lay
fully before them in the resurrection, did
the light and the glory of it all flash fully
up into their souls. And not till then wes-
there the possibility of a Pentecost, and of
a new baptism, and a new church, and a new
kingdom, and era, and heavenly hope.
In all this Jesus stands alone. No com-
peer can even so much as be suggested.
There is a book, it is said, entitled "Sixteen
Crucified Saviors;" it must be very rare as
compared with the New Testament; the
writer has tried to find it, but has been
unable to lay his hand upon it. However,
who will present us with a book telling us
of sixteen risen saviors, or of six, or of
two? What the Apostle Peter said of
David may be said of all our great ones
aside from Christ. "Men and brethren, let
me freely speak to you of the patriarch
David, that he is both dead and buried, and
his sepulcher is with us unto this day."
Though Moses said, "A prophet shall the
Lord your God raise up unto you like unto
me; him shall ye hear in all things whatso-
ever he shall say unto you," yet that prophet
was unlike Moses in respect to the resurrec-
tion, as in many other points. It is only
within certain limits that Moses and Jesus
can walk together. Down into the grave
they may go side by side, but there the cne
remains, and thence the other arises. If
the burial of Moses has the fascination of
romance for the preacher and the poet, the
resurrection of Jesus ha9 for them on the
contrary the fascination of the supernatural
and the eternal. Of the one we say,
"By Nebo's lonely mountain,
On this side Jordan's wave,
In a vale in the land of Moab,
There lies a lonely itiave;
But to man dug that sepulcher,
And no man saw it e'er,
For the angels of God upturned tbe sod,
And laid the dead man there."
But of Jesus we say, still pointing to the
empty tomb, "He is not here; he is risen;
come, see the place where the Lord lay.-'
Simply to mention Socrates in this con-
nection is to throw him into contrast with
Christ. Socrates bad a theory of immor-
tality, he never dreamed of a resurrection.
Something like a shadowy existence, he
thought, must happen to men after death.
This was the best the Greek had to offer the
sorrowing disciples who gathered round him
there in the prison on the day of his death.
If the Crito heightens our admiration for
the stern and high-souled philosopher and
martyr, it at the same time deepens our
conviction that he is only a philosopher —
not a savior.
And Confucius, and Mohammed, they, too,
are both dead and buried and their sepul-
chers are with us unto this day. They are
named only that they may be quickly dis-
missed from the presence of the risen Christ.
The doctrine of transmigration, by no
means of the resurrection, belongs to
Buddha and the Buddhists. Gautama him-
self, according to the "Light of Asia," was
once a tiger —
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'With his striped and hungry kind,
coucted in the kuea grass
Gazing with green-bli/iked eyes upon the herds
Which pastured ntar and nearer to their death
'Round his day-lair."
He won his tigress, fighting for her as in
after ages he contended for his bride Yasod-
hara. Through numberless births and
deaths this tiger became Buddha. Then the
law of the Raima was fulfilled in him, and
transmigration ceased, and he died and
passed into Nirvana. And what is Nirvana?
The place or the state wherein individuality
and personality are lost in the infinite.
Pantheism and not heaven is the goal of
Buddhism. Not victory over death but
submission to death with final loss of con-
scious existence is its best gospel.
"The dew is on the Lotus! Rise, great San!
And lift m/ loaf and mix me with the wave.
Om Muni Padma Hum, the but rise comes!
The daw-drop slips into the shining sea!"
Thus in verse that is wlnlly faultless and
beiu'iful Edwin Arnold presents the Bud-
dhistic teaching of the annihilation of con-
scious personal existence. In such a night
ends at last the Light of Asia!
One other great E is tern Master remains
to be mantbned. He is supposed to have
beea the prophet of the Magi who visited
the infant Jesus. A hundred thousand fire-
worshipers still gather, after twenty-five
centuries or more, round his altars. He
ranks among the greatest and purest sages
of history outside of the Hebrew race. To
Zoroaster there was granted a vision of the
resurrection, and therefore the doctrine of
it. But from the fact of it and therefore
the proof of it, and the experience of it, he
was as far removed as all the other great
one3, to whom may be fittingly applied the
threnody of Isaiah:
"All the kings of the nations, even all of
them, lie in glory, every one in his own
house."
"Cased in cedar and shut in a sacred gloom,
Swathed in linen and precious unguents old,
Painted with cinnabar, and rich with gold,
Silent they rest In solemn salvatory."
But, 0 Christ! Thou art not here; Thou
art risen! Not in the narrow house, but in
our Father's house Thou dost reign in glory!
HOW TO STUDY THE WISDOM
LITERATURE.*
OSCAR T. MORGAN.
I. The books of the Old Testament that
constitute the W sdom literature are Prov-
erbs, Job and Ecclesiastes. Some would in-
clude the Song of Songs. Some of the
Psalms would fall under the same classifica-
tion. The most i aportant of these are
Ps*lms 49, 112, 119, 127, and 128. Habak-
kuk is also as much of a philosophical
treatise as a prophecy. The stude nt should
not make the mistake of merely reading
about these books; he should read the books
themselves. This study may be of help to
you only if jou will use it as a guide
through the books.
In beginning the study of these books, it
must be remembered that the Wisdom writ-
ings of the Hebrews are very different from
♦Supplementary reading In the Bethany C. E.
Reading Conrues.
the philosophy of other nations. There is
here no abstract speculation into the nature
of the universe and man. These writings
are not intended so much to guide the
thoughts as to regulate the conduct. The
Greeks sought truth to think by, the He-
brews to live by. They were concerned
only for the truth that saves.
II. Among the earliest examples of Wis-
dom are the parable of Jotham (Jud.
9:8-15), and the riddle of Samson (Jud.
14:14,18). David shows a fondness for
proverbs, and uses them frequently. The
book of Proverbs, however, is the typical
Wisdom book. It is the treasure house of
the best thought of Israel on the way to
make the most of life. All the practical
affairs of life that fell within the range of
their observation or experience are here
touched upon. It is the greatest text book
on morals and manners that the world has
produced. Even a very hasty examination
will show that this book is made up of a
number of different collections. It seems
likely that, following the divisions of the
Pentateuch and the Psalms, it is intended
that there should be five books of Proverbs.
The first book contains chapters 1-9 and
has the title, "The proverbs of Solomon, the
son of David, king of Israel." It is uncertain
to how much of the book of Proverbs this
title is intended to apply. Quite certainly
not to all of it, as several sections are ex-
pressly ascribed to other authors. In a
sense all the first nine chapters, which con-
stitute the first book, are an introduction
to the whole collection. Their aim is to
exalt Wisdom and to show its advantages
for men. This book is highly artistic, and
presents a connected discourse, while the
other books are made up largely of discon-
nected sayings and proverbs.
The second book (chapters 10-22: 16) con-
tains a collection of three hundred and
seventy five proverbs, all in couplet form,
entirely independent of each other, and con-
taining no logical arrangement. There is,
however, a certain unity of poetic form.
The poetic form, or parallelism, of chapters
10-15 is mostly antithetic. That is, the
second line states a truth opposed to the
first line:
"Riches profit not in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivereth from death." 11: 4.
In the rest of this book, the parallelism
is synonymous and comparisons. In synony-
mous parallelisms, the second line states
in different words the same thing as the
first:
"He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool hath no joy." 17: 21.
In comparisons, two truths are com-
pared:
"Better a dry morsel and quietness therewith
Than a house full of feasting with strife." 17:1.
This book is generally considered to be
the first one collected and contains, there-
fore, the oldest proverbs. They reflect the
settled life of a prosperous people, and seem
to deal with the life of the city more than
with that of the country.
The third book (chapters 22: 17-24:34) is
in the form of an epistle of a teacher to
his pupil. The proverbs here contain ;f our
lines, and they are more closely connected
than in the preceding book. In subject
matter, there is as much of manners as
morals, many of the proverbs containing
maxims of worldly wisdom and the proprie-
ties of social life. Chapter 24:23:34 is an
appendix to this book.
The fourth book (chapters 25-29) goes
back to the form of the earliest proverbs,
being couplets with no logical arrangement.
There are, however, some proverb clusters,
having the unity of a common theme.
These groups treat of the Kmg, 25: 2-7;
Fool?, 26:2-12; Sluggards, 26:13-16;
Hypocritical Words, 26:23-28.
The last two chapters do not properly
constitute a book, but they are rather a
collection of miscellany. The collection
closes with an acrostic poem on the Capable
Woman. In this poem the verses, in He-
brew, begin with the letters of the alphabet
arranged in regular order. This is one of
the best things in the whole book, and it
shows the high estimation in which women
were held among the Hebrews.
The student will find it profitable to study
this book as a guide manual to social life,
and to arrange the material under
the various subjects which it treats. These
maxims do not grow old with time, as they
belong to no one people, time nor country.
They are as universal as human nature, and
as eternal as human duty.
(to be continued.)
B. B. TYLER'S LETTER.
Ought Disciples of Christ to receive by the
right hand of fellowship unimmersed persons
as members of the church in full fellowship? Is
it in harmony with their principles to do so?
Do not their avowed principles on the subject
of Christian unity and union require them to
do so?
This question was raised last week by an
earnest and dissatisfied correspondent. No
effort was made to reply to the puzzling in-
quiries. Only the difficulty was made to
stand out prominently. That there are dif-
ficulties connected with the conditions of
local church membership was conceded. The
difficulties are really greater from one point
of view than our correspondent in his state-
ment made them to appear. Nor are they
peculiar to the Disciples of Christ. Disciples
may face them, wrestle with them, try to
get rid of them, while others ignore or turn
away from them — but they exist neverthe-
less. Baptists meet them; Pedobaptists
come face to face with them. They are in
the way of all Protestants. None are free
from the puzzling problem connected with
the conditions of membership in the local
congregation. The difficulties are quite as
real with others as with the Disciples of
Christ. Make a note of this fact.
The man among us who preaches the facts,
truths, precepts, promises and warnings of
the gospel as revealed in the New Testament
and who interests the people in a rational
study of the Bible will have but little trouble
of a practical character at this point. The
man whose motto is: Where the Bible
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SPEAK AND WHERE THE BlBLE IS SILENT I WILL
be silent, will not be annoyed by those who
have not recognized the L >rdship of Jesus
in the ordinance of baptism offering them-
selves for membership in the local church.
This is a plain and it may be blunt state-
ment of a fact. The fact is indisputable.
The man who is lacking in clearcut con-
victions and who speaks in a hesi tating, apolo-
getic, compromising tone on the great ques-
tions of life and death, time and eternity, is
the man who secures the secret, if not the
outspoken contempt of those whose good
opinion he craves.
* ' *
Dear old Dr. Charles F. Deems, of the
Church of the Strangers, in New York, was
wont to say to me: "I am a belter Disciple
than you are! I endorse the principles of
the Disciples and apply them faithfully in
my church, you abandon them when you
come to baptism. I do not trust my inter-
pretation of the ordinance on those who de-
sire membership in the Church of the Strang-
ers. I have a baptistry in my church. I
immerse those who desire to be immersed. I
sprinkle water on those who wish to be bap-
tized in that way. If persons desire water
poured on them in baptism I pour water on
them, saying 'I baptize thee.' This you
ought to do. Your avowed principles re-
quire you to do so, but you do not. I am a
better Disciple than you are!"
On one occasion in a meeting of a clerical
club, both Dr. Crosby and Dr. Deems assailed
me on this point. After I placed before
them the position of the Disciples, they
Siid: "If that is your position, if that is the
position of the Disciples of Christ, we would
only have a contempt for you if you were to
pursue any other course than that which is
your custom." More than once in that com-
pany I heard members express th-ir opinion
of a man who was attempting to curry favor
by the reception of unimrnersed persons into
the fellowship of a so-called congregation of
Disciples of Christ.
Men who are men want a man to believe
something and to speak out in plain English
his honest convictions. This is the way to
popularity — if you have a desire for that.
* *
But what is the teaching of the Disciples
in brief? They protest against the divisions
in the church both denominational and sec-
tarian. They alone affirm the sinfulness of
schism. They say that sectarianism is a sin
to be repented of and abandoned as any
other sin ought to be repented of and for-
saken. They say that the Church of Christ
in the beginning, and under the personal care
of the holy apostles, was one. Believers
ought to be united now as they were then.
Th s unity and union is a condition precedent
to the conversion of the world to Christ.
The bond of fellowship in the Apistolic
Church was a comnon devotion to the one
Lord. So it should be now. The remedy
for the existing divisions of Christendom is
a return to the Christianity of the Christ as it
was at the first — its creed, its ordinances, its
life. "Back to Christ" is their cry. Jesus
is the Lord. "Hear ye Him" is the oracle
from the Holy Mount.
This, in few words, is the real position oc-
cup;ed by the Disciples of Christ. It is not
a goody-goody, namby-pamby plea for Chris-
tian anion.
There is no question that the Lordship of
Jesus was recognized by converts, in the
apostolic age, surrendering to him in bap-
tism. No one calls this in question. In this
ordinance men said, after the Christ and his
claims had been presented, "Here, Lord, I
give myself to thee." Of this there is no
doubt. This proposition is not open to de-
bate. If any question is set led this is.
Now, the plea of the Disciples for a return
to the Christianity of the apostolic age — its
creed, its ordinances, its life — says that the
Lords-hip of the Son of Man should be recog
nized in the same way now To pursue any
other course is an abandonment of the plea. It
is possible that the plea is not practical and
should be abandoned, but that is another
matter. In this place it is not under con-
sideration.
My correspondent would probably say:
"That is all right. The persons of whom I
spoke recognize Jesus as Lord, and they be-
lieve that they have been baptized."
Was their so-called baptism their act?
Generally it was not. As a rule it was the
act of some one else. In infancy, by parents
or guardians, they were consecrated to God
by a ceremony ca led baptism — this, nothing
more. The ceremony was not of their
choice. The act was not theirs. They did
not say: "Here, Lord, I give myself to thee."
Nor did those who conducted the ceremony
say: "In this is embodied the authority of
our Lord. He commands. We obey. The
thing we now do, he enjoins. In this ser-
vice we render obedience to him as Sovereign.
In this ceremony we confess that he alone is
Lord." This they do not say; this they do
not think, nor believe.
Another matter not in dispute is that
when persons were baptized in the apostolic
age they were immersed in water. No one
denies this n>w — I mean no one who has any
standing in the Christian world as a scholar.
It is now conceded that the immersion of
believers was the baptism of the New Testa-
ment times. To this, then, the fundamental
principles of the Disciples bind them. For
a return to the Christianity of the New
Testament — its creei, its ordinances, its life
— they plead.
What au hority is there for the reception
of any person? What New Testament au-
thority is there for the reception of anyone
into the membership of the church by the
right hand of fellowship? Name the book,
the chapter, the verse. Is not this custom
a human contrivance and does not much of
our trouble originate at this point? Think
about this.
One more question. Is not the local con-
gregation, as it now exists, a human insti-
tution? Where is a "thus saith the Lord" for
such local organizations as we have and call
churches? These questions are propounded
for the purpose of exciting thought.
Denver, Col.
ENGLISH TOPICS.
WILLIAM DURBAN.
THE DEARTH OF YOUNG MEN.
In Engleod as well as in America there is
a tendency to drive out the old meD from
every position, that the youngsters may
cowd in and come boomiDg along with their
green inexperience, as if they were fi" ttrfor
trust and work than the tried and trailed
veterans. The grievance is too familiar to
need any expatiation on my part. Bat, per
contra, there are some departments of life's
activity in which youth is not in evidence,
but age exclusively dominates the scene.
For instance, our politicians are at this crisis
raising an outcry concerning "the dearth of
young men." The occasion of the criticism
is a supreme one, f i r it is the reconstru tion
of his Cabinet by Lord Salisbury. This pro-
cess has created much astonishment and
even consternation. Lord Salisbury's retire-
ment from the Foreign Secretaryship has
necessitated considerable shuffl ng of offices,
and the new arrangement has created much
dissatisfaction in the country. He remains
Prime Minister at the Queen's request. His
friends declare that he has done his best
with the material at hisd sposal, but that he
cannot produce geniuses from his coat-
sleeve. For some reason or other there is a
dearth of conspicuous ability in Parliament
at the present moo ent and the country must
put up with mediocrities.
WHERE IS THE BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN?
I have repeatedly heard it said about
America that it is full of men of gre^at talent
but that genius is very rare. Is the same
characteristic coming to be recognized con-
cerning England? I believe that it is. Genius
was more frequently developed formerly than
it is to-day. We have host* of clever peo-
ple but very few of commanding ability. We
have not a single preacher to compare with
Spurgeon. I have heard all the famous
British preachers now alive and I used fre-
quently to hear Sfurgeon in his pulpit and in
his college. He was incomparably grander in
intellect and eloquence than any of his con-
temporaries or survivors. What they do
laboriously he could do without an effort. Ex-
actly the same description applies to Glad-
stone. In him we have lost the solitary
supreme genius in politics. All other par-
liamentarians are but infants or dwarfs
compared with that towering colossus. Of
course I am open to contradiction; but I have
seen and heard Gladstone. So it seems to be
the case throughout the world that the
young men are not of eqaal character with
their predecessors. It really seems as though
Germany can find no successor to Bismarck.
Russia can only produce nobodies after
Gortchakof Where is the Frenchman to-
day who conld be named in the same cate-
gory with Thiers? The migh y men have
vanished apd the seats of the mighty are
empty. I do not mean to say that the clever
young man is extinct. Sir Edward Grey,
Mr. Asquith, Mr. Balfour, Lord Rcsebery and
Mr Brodrick are gaining influence and mak-
ing fame, but not one of them is possessed
of the qualities which constitute greatness
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And men even of this stamp are not as numer-
ous as they should be. Is civilization wearing
itself out? Is the influence of mammon,
materialism and pleasure-seeking lowering
the vigor of the rjce? I do not venture to
answer such a query. I only suggest it.
THE FREE UNITED CHURCH.
A wonderful event, which was eagerly ex-
pected, has been consummated in Scotland.
The Uaited Presbyterian Church and the
Free Church have coalesced and a great Free
United Church has beea form-d. This is a
magnificent step in the direction of Chris-
tian unity oyer which we Disciples of Christ
must unfeignedly rejoice. It is the most en-
couraging sign of the time3 that has oc-
curred in our generation. The U. P. Church
began its existence 167 years agi. Its
coimunion roll to commence with contained
2,000 names. On the day of this recent
union with the Free Church it numbered
200,000. Within its unity are gathered
sects each of whose names contains histories,
and each of them is fraught with the nation-
al life of the Scottish people and the story of
the martyrs of her Presbyterian faith.
Within her fold are gathered the remnants
of the military saints, the Cameronian sect,
the Relief, the Secession, the Auld Lichts —
made familiar across the Border by the
genius of Mr. Barrie — these and more also.
One principle bound together all those with-
in the U. P Church — the Voluntary prin-
ciple. The Free Churjh has had a shorter
history, one that has had far-reaching effects
on the national life of Scotland, and one
which can never be contemplated by any
thoughtful student without a thrill of ad-
miring emotion. Chalmers and the other
men who seceded from the Established
Church of Scotland were heroes for consience'
sake. And now the U. P. Church and the
Free Church are one! What would Chalmers
have said if he could have lived to see this
day!
WINDING UP MY VACATION.
I am writing this letter in Naples, where
I am pausing in my homeward flight from
Sicily. Of the occasion of my holiday I will
here say a word. For who knows but that
the word I will say may produce a blessing
for some overworked brother minister? I
have a dear old friend who was the first
deacon with whom I worked as a young
minister. Since those days of my youth this
grand old deacon has been my fai hful
friend. He can afford to take a holiday
when he needs it, and also to ask another to
share it with him. And he demonstrated
his generosity after that manner this
autumn, inviting me to travel with him at
his expense. What is this but true Chris-
tian brotherhood? May I venture to suggest
that amongst my kind American readers
are some who have profited in this world's
goods who could find a congenial traveling
companion in the person of some preacher
less gifted in material things? I remember
how the sainted Timothy Coop, of Soathport,
when in America took it into his munificent
soul to ask an American preacher to accom-
pany him around the world. Could not this
kind of Christian socialism be more exten-
sively practised? Well, I have seen Sicily
and have jast sp<mt a day or two at Capri,
the "pearl of the Mediterranean." Instruct-
ed, refreshed, invigorated, I return to my
Fatherland for a winter of earnest work. I
shall be spending my last Sunday on the con-
tinent with a remarkable man, Mr. James
Wall, the generous Baptist missionary in
Rome. Of Mr. Wall I will only say that I
wish some of our American Christians of
wealth would help in his work. He tells me
that there are about 1,000 Protestant
church members in Rome, but that sectism
is the curse of every evangelistic movement
in Rome and throughout Italy. These 1,000
members are divided into six different sects.
Accordingly this good Baptist missionary
tells me that he is forced into the convic-
tion that the position of the Disciples is
right. He thoroughly endorses it. If we
could send a missionary to Rome and another
to Naples, we should kindle an inextinguish-
able light in darkened Italy.
Naples, Nov. 10, 1900.
THE GOSPEL IN LIFE.
C. H. WETHERBE.
There is much danger that not a few pro-
fessed Christians will have far more regard
for what they consider to be strictly correct
views of gospel truth than they have
regard for the necessity of their having the
gospel in their life. I know of reputed
Christians who apparently consider them-
selves to be divinely 'ppointed guardians
of a pure gospel; they insist upon the strict-
est adherence to the very letter of the gos-
pel; they express great resentment at those
in their denomination or church who do not
accept some of t*ieir vie vs of Bible doctrine;
and yet these very men show, by the temper
which they manifest towards those who
differ from them, that the cardinal princi-
ples of the gospel do not have a ruling force
in their life. While stickling for strict
obedience to the very letter of the gospel
they are exhibiting a spirit which is totally
foreign to the gospel.
They do not hesitate to accuse those who
will not admit their definitions of certain
gospel truths of being disloyal to God's
word, of being enemies to the gospel, and of
standing in the way of the progress of
Christ's kingdom. Some of these men are,
unfortunately, the editors of religious pa-
pers and the influence which they exert over
their readers, and especially young readers
who are swayed too easily by their leaders,
is perilously bad. These readers are misled
by the fact that the editor of their paper
professes to have an extreme regard for the
purity of the gospel and for the most de-
voted obedience to every requirement of the
Bible. This goes a long way with those
readers who look more to what seem to them
to be loyal avowals of fidelity to the gospel
than they do to the temper which is mani-
fested by their editor. And this applies to
all church leaders and preachers.
I undertake to say that the editor or
preacher who has so much of the gospel in
his life that he leads people around him, and
all whom he reaches, to see in his conduct
the graces of kindness, forbearance, forgive-
ness, patience with the erring and the spirit
of sterling fairness in all relations, does a
thousand fold more to favorably i npress the
unconverted than does that professed Chris-
tian who, though he miy have positively
correct vi^ws of gospel truth, manifests a
bitter spirit and a savage manner in assert-
ing his views. It is the man whose li^e is
an evangel of plain goodness that carries
conviction to all hearts.
An Educational Convention.
The committee appointed by our Jubilee Con-
vention in Cincinnati in '99 on the recommenda-
tions of the Board of Education reported at Kan-
sas Cit7, and, in view of the conditions aad over-
shadowing importance of our educational interests,
declared: "We believe the time ha3 come for
definite and organic action amoag the Disciples of
Christ for the furthering of Christian education
among us. We, therefore, recommend that a
committee of seven be appointed by the conven-
tion to formulate a plan of organization for an
Educational -Joclety among the Disciples of Christ
and t^is ommitteebe authorize 1 to call a special
convention for that purpose, either in connection
with the next annual convention of this society,
or with the annual Congress of Disciples in 1901,
or at such other time as miy seem to them ad-
visable, but not later than the date first named."
This committee consisted of J. H. Garrison, A.
B. Pailputt and J. A. Lord. Thsir report was
unanimously adopted and the convention appointed
as a committe to carry out this recommendation
the fillo wing: P. D P)wer W. F. Richardson,
George Dirsie, P. M. Drake, J. H. Garrison, A. B.
Philputt, and J. A. L >rd. Th«se brethren met at
Kansis City and decided to issue a call for an
Educational Convention to meet as Lexington, Ky ,
during the sessions of the Congress, March 26 28,
1901 At such time a plan of organization will
be submitted by the committees and we earnestly
desire a full representation from all our colleges
and all friends of higher educa'ion among us.
For the committee,
P D. Powee.
Washington, D. C, Dee. 10, 1900.
Children Showed It.
EFFECT OF THEIR WARM DRINK IN THE MORNING.
"A year ago I was a wreck from coffee drinking
and was on the point of giving up my position in
the school room because of my excessive ner-
vousness.
"I was telling a friend about it and she said,
'We drink nothing at meal time but Postum Food
Coffee, and it is such a comfort to have something
we can <-njoy drinking with the children.'
"I was astonished that she would allow the
children to drink any kind of coffee, but she said
Postum was the most healthful drink in the world
for ch.ldren as well as for older ones, and that
the condition of both the children and adults
showed that to be a fact.
"Just a little thought convinced me that one
should not take a stimulant such as coffee, but
really should have the best food to nourish the
brain and nerves, and that nourishment was found
in Postum.
"My first trial was a failure. The cook boiled
it four or five minutes and it tasted so flit that I
was in despair, but determined to give it one more
trial. This time we followed the directions and
boiled it fifteen minutes after the boiling began.
It was a decided success and I wai completely
won by its rich, delicious flavor. In a short time
I noticed a decided improvement in my condition
and kept growing better and better month after
month, until now I am perfectly healthy, and do
my work in the school room with ease and pleas-
ure. I would not return to the nerve-destroying
regular coffee for any money." — P. Scott, War-
rensburg, Mo.
1614
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 20, 1900
Our Budget.
— A Merry Christmas to all.
— "Glory to God in the highest; peace on earth
amoDg men and good will."
— "For unto as a child is born, unto us a son Is
given; and the government shall be upon his should-
er; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Coun-
selor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace."
—But is his government not likely to be over-
thrown by the fore s of ii fidelity and materialism?
Let the same prophet answer: "Of the increase of
his government and of peace there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,
to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and
with righteousness from henceforth even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform
this."
— Nothing is clearer than that this government
of this King, born nineteen centuries ago, has
made wonderful progress during the century now
closing. His inflaence as Counselor was never so
widely felt in all the departments of life as it is
to-day. The facts of history for nineteen cen-
turies confirm the prophetic word: "Of the increase
of his government there shall be no end."
— We have elsewhere in this number suggested
that our readers make a special effort this year to
carry the light and cheer of Christmas into many
homes and hearts where it would not otherwise go.
We are sure this is what Christ would have us do,
and in doirg what we know would please him, we
greatly enhance our own joy. Too many Chris-
tians have yet to find out by experience that the
real blessedness of life, its purest happiness, is to
be found in following Christ's example, in minister-
ing to others who are in need.
— We are glad to publish this. week a tribute to
the memory of Professor Hinsdale, from one of his
fellow- professors in the University of Michigan,
which has been kindly forwarded to us by Bro. T.
W. Grafton, pastor of the church at Ann Arbor.
Profe»sor Dammon, it seems to us, has given a
very just estimate of Bro. Hinsdale, and we are
sure our readers will appreciate what is said of
him and of his work A boy raised on the farm
in Northern Ohio, and only able to attend college
by the sacrifice of hi* parents and other members
of the family, he rose to a place of honor and in
flaence in the church and in the educational world.
He dated the turning point in his life from a question
his father pat to him one evening as the family
were seated about the fire paring applea. "Burke,"
said his father, lifting up his eyes for a moment,
"how would you like to go to school at Hiram?"
He related this incident the last time we met him,
and his voice was husky with emotion. Henceforth
life had new meaning and value to him.
— One of our Missouri pastors sends us a story
with a moral th»t needs no pointing out. The
pastor is engaged in a very successful meeting and
writes: "My wife has just stepped into my study
and related an amusing incident which occurred
yesterday. Mrs. who is a member of the
church here was asked by her little boy if he might
unite with the church. She told him he could not.
He demanded the reason why. She replied, 'You
are too young to understand the duties devolving
upon Christians.' The boy insisted that, she name
some of these duties. The mother answered, 'Well,
going to the Sunday-school regularly, attending
prayer-meeting and church on Sunday, reading the
BiMe, etc' 'Then, mamma,' said the ruthless
'little logician, 'you are too young to be a member
of the church, also, for you never do any of these
things!' The mother is the wife of a prominent
politician and one of the brightest of onr society
ladies " The incident carries its own lesson.
"Oat of the mouth of sucklings," etc.
— We here and now nominate J. P Pinkerton,
pastor of the Christian Church at Jefferson City,
Missouri, as Chaplain of the Senate. Do we hear
a second to the motion from some member of
that body? Brother Pinkerton represents the
strongest religious body numerically in the state,
and he is by culture, ability and character, finely
adapted for the position. The church in the cap-
ital is small and both the salary he receives from
it and the duties it demands from him would
make it consistent for him to accept the position.
Needless to say this suggestion is entirely without
the knowledge or consent of Brother Pinkerton.
— J. C. Reynolds, of Macomb, 111., in a letter
dated December 7, says: "I am happy to say that
I am in better bodily health now than for the ten
years past. I am hungry to preach and am abund-
antly able to preach now had I the opportunity.
But I will be 75 years old one week frpm to-mor-
row. That settles it." It is a strange thing if a
man with the character and ability of Brother
Reynolds, who is able to preach, can find no oppor-
tunity to do so simply because he is 75 years old.
There are many congregations which could pay
Brother Reynolds a imall salary and which would
be greatly enriched and edified by his instruction
and spiritual oversight. We hope some of these
will give him a call.
— la another place we print the call for an ed-
ucational convention by the chairman of the com-
mittee appointed at Kansas City to call such
meeting and to submit plan of organization for a
National Educational Society. The committee
held a meeting at Kins as City and decided to call
the convention ia connection with our Congress to
be held in Lexington, Ky., next spring. The notice
given elsewh-re is the carrying out of this de-
cision, according to the authority given to the
committee by the Kansas City Convention. It is
believed that we have no more important work
before us at the threshold of the new century
than the building up of our educational Interests,
and it is furthermore believed that the organiza-
tion of this educational society will be instru-
mental in bringing in a new era of educational
development. We trust, therefore, that all who
are interested in this work will make a note of
this call and remember that the next meeting of
our Congress will be one of very great importance
to our cause.
— The Chinese Minister, Wu Ting Fang, thinks
Chrisi's saying "love your enemies and blees them
that curse you," is "too high for frail humanity,"
and that "no man of this world could ever attain
it." That is all that Wu knows about Christianity
and Christian history. If he had a wider acquaint-
ance with Christian people he would know that
there aTe thousands who d.i love their enemies in
the sense which Jesus meant, and who setk to do
them good. "Confucianism," says Minister Wu,
"is the highest form of civilization and morality."
Witness China, for instance, and the Boxer move-
ment and all tte indecent outrages which have
grown out of it. S*id Archbishop Ireland recent-
ly: "Other churches than the Catholic do not de-
mand civil independence and temporal power for
their chieftains, because no other church than the
Catholic has a world chu-ch nor aims at being, at
the same time universal and one, n >r fulfills the
injunction of the Savior, 'teach all nations.' " Is
it not true that various Protestant churches are
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spreading in all lands except in thoje where the
Roman Catholic power prevails to Euch an extent
that no religious liberty is enjoyed? The Arch-
bishop has not given the true reason. Other
churches than the Catholic do not demand civil
independence and temporal power because they
recognize the truth stated by our Lord when he
said, "my kingdom is not of this world." They re-
gard civil government and the kingdom of God as
having different spheres and do not admit the
principle that the head of the government should
be the head of the church, or vice versa. Roman
Catholicism holds to a theory of the church that
is wholly inconsistent with the principles of our
government.
— Do not fail to read, on page 1615, the an-
nouncement of the adoption of the "instalment
plan" in our Book Department, under the title, "A
New Ddparture."
— The newly coined word of Bro. W. T. Mjore,.
on which he wrote an interesting article recently
was not "stereoperfuncty," as it appeared in print
and in the copy too, but "stereoperfunctity."
This word m»y find its way into some future edi-
tion of Webster, Standard or Century dictionaries,
but until then printers will have to be governed
by "copy."
— We call attention to the brief editorial else-
where entitled, "Shall We Fail?" The matter is
of unusual importance to the brethren in Missouri.
There is a responsibility resting upon brethren and
sisters of means in the state, which they cannot
evade without incurring the divine displeasure, so
far as we are able to discern the duties of the
hour.
— In a personal letter from one of our minis-
ters whom we have known for many years, he
writes, in the freedom of personal confidence, as
follows:
"I know more of my beloved Master than I ever
did. It is over four years ago that He revealed
Himself to me as He never had done before. Smce
then the invisible has been to me real. I under-
stand now that fai h is conviction of the unseen,
as I am afraid a greit many do not. I understand
what it is to love your neighbor as yourself I
never was aMe to do that before. Now their sor-
rows are mine."
It is gratifying t) know that many Christians
are passing through these deeper experiences of
Christian life as the years go by. Why should
they not? Is not this jjst what our Lord expects
of us, to be continually getting a clearer grasp of
divine things, a firmer hold on unseen realities?
Our Lord has many things to show us yet, as soon
as we are able to bear them. Alas that so m*ny
of Us should be content with oar meager attain-
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1615
A New Departure.
Daring the year which is ju3t closing the Chris-
tian Publishing Company has given more promi-
nence than ever before to its Book Department.
This branch of the business has been reorganized
and revolutionized. Prices have been generally
lowered, special rates have been made on certain
sets and combinations of books; three book cata-
logues have been issued, and thousands of dollars
have been spent in bringing our publications to
the notice of oar patrons, by means of circulars,
letters, cards and newspaper advertisements.
The Managers of our Book Department laid
down their purpose and policy In these words:
"The Disciples of Christ need and should have the
books that we publish and sell. It is our budness
to make it as easy as possible for anyone to
■ecure these books." This Is the policy which has
been steadfastly pursued during 1900. It was
our constant endeavor to make it as easy as pos
sible for our patrons to secure good literature.
The results have been very gratifying. Our book
trade has been much larger than ever before.
The people have appreciated our efforts, and we
have received hundreds of letters of thanks from
grateful patrons.
But we are not content with our success. Our
great brotherhood does not yet read enough
books. The standard works of the distinctive
literature of the DiscipL-s, especially, should have
a tenfold greater circulation than they have ever
had. Continuing our general policy of making it
easy for our people to secure good books, we have
determined to extend to our patrons the privilege
of purchasing books on the instalment plan.
For example: A preacher, let us say, wants
The People's New Testament with Noteo, by
Johnson ($4.00), Alexander Campbell's Works
($8.00) and the Old Faith Restated
($2 00). Here are fourteen volumes, price
$1400. This is rather a large sum for the
average preaeher to pay out all at once. But he
writes to us, stattog what he wants. We prepare
and send to him a contract for him to sign. In
this contract he agrees to pay $2.00 down, and
$2.00 on the first of each month for six months.
He returns the signed agreement to us with $2.00,
and we send him the books.
We extend this initalment privilege to all
persons known to us, and to those unknown to ua
who can furnish good references. The instalment
plan will not apply, however, to any order amount-
ing to less than $10, nor to orders for song books.
The number and size of the monthly instalments
will vary with the size of the order. If you want
some books, let ua know what they are, and we
will let you know our best terms. This new plan
involves some extra trouble and expense to us on
account of additional book keeping, postage, etc.,
but we make no extra charge to our patrons.
We do not add anything to the price of our publi-
cations when paid for in Instalments.
The Christian Publishing Company owns, pub-
lishes and sells practically all of the standard
books of the Disciples of Christ, and is, without
question, the literary and publishing center of our
brotherhood. Above all thought of financial
profit, we desire to serve the interests of our
cause, and so we ar<j striving to place first-class
literature In the homes of our people. Oar adop-
tion of the instalment plan in our Book Depart-
ment it but a part of our general policy to make
it as easy as possible for our patrons to secure
the very best literature. We shall be much mis
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once take advantage of this latest plan, and write
ub of their warns in the way of books.
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1616
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 20, 1900
JSotes and N^ws.
H R. Trlckett, of Bloomfield la., will hold a
meeting at Hampton, la., in January.
J N. Jessup, of Little Rock, Ark., is assisting
E. S Allhands, of Arkadelphia, in a meeting.
The congregation at Guilford, Mo., has a lot and
building fund and hopes soon to have a church
building.
G. W. Terrell has resigned the pastorate at
Lee's Summit, Mo., which he has held for five
years.
A church baa just been organized at Yellow
Pine, La., by the state evangelist, Charles B.
Dunlap.
The new church at Broolsston, Texas, will be
dedicated the second Sunday in January by James
N. Crutcber, of Paris, Texas.
C. M. Hughes is closing his work at West
Liberty. la., and will b ready to enter into a new
engagement after January 1.
The chur h at Brenham, Texas, has taken the
work of o>r Mexican missi nary, YgnacioQuintero
and pays $300 a > ear for his support.
Brother A. Flow-r, of New York City, is start-
ing on his annual journey to Southern Florida,
where he has spent his winters for several years.
At Burlington Junction, Mo., where M. Rollo
Davis is pastor, Boys and Girls' Raliy Day was ob-
served with a good program and a collection of
$9 95.
The chur-h at Throopvi le, N. Y., recently gave
its departing pastor, E J. Butler, and family a
far-well reception and isome substantial tokens of
esteem.
Prof. R. A. Gihrest, of Central Christian Col-
lege, is acting as field agent and expects to visit
all the chur hes in No- th west Missouri in the in-
terest of the college during the next few months.
M. S. Jamison, a student of Central Christian
College, has been engaged to preach during the
coming year at Sheridan, Mo., and at the new Cen-
tral Church near Blythedale, Mo.
Charles L. Beal, of Central Christian College,
preached to large and appreciative audiences at
Raven *ood Mo., December 9 aDd began a meeting
wi h the B^diaon chuch December 16, assisted by
Clark Warren, of Grant City.
The Coverstone church at Gila, in Jasper Coun-
ty, 111 , has com doted its new chapel, which will
be dedicated the first Lord's day in January by
Isaac Be kelheimer, state evangelist for the
seventh Illinois district.
The rec n ly published directory of th» First
Christian Church at Bedford, Ind., of which James
Siiall is pa-tor, shows that the congregation,
which is fifty four years old, has now more than
800 memb *8.
The congregation at Alexandria, Ind., of which
A. B. Tunningham is pastor, is 70 yea's old. It
has issued a s uvenir and directory giving statis-
tics and genial informati n about the Disciples
of Christ in addition t» the usutl local matier.
The church at Augusta, 111., has nearly com-
pleted its extensive repairs, but by reason of
delay in getting the seats it cannot be re-dedicated
until Februiry. The pastor, A. L. Frguson,
preached the Thanksgiving sermon for the union
set vice.
The State Mission Board of Arkansas is asking
for a thousand one doll»r contributions for the
state work. This sum will enable the Board to
assist ten or twenty -ongrenatlons in securing
p-eacherB where preaching could not otherwise
be maintained. It will insure the organization of
several new churches, the building of several
houses of worship and many accessions.
Bro. I. Banserman, who has for some time been
ill in Virginia, is now back at his home at M ait-
land, Mo., with restored health and ready for
work.
G. N. Shishmanian writes that he and his
family have arrived safely at Sevas, Asia Minor,
where they will engage in missionary work, and
he promises that he will write an article soon in
description of the situation there.
Dr. W. T. Moons spent a few days in this city
last week in the interest of the Missouri Bible
College endowment. It is hoped that we will have
some definite and enouraging announcement to
make in regard to that matter at an early date.
J. S. Hughes, our specialist on the book of Rev
elation, recently delivered his lectures on the
Seer of Paimos, at Mason City, la The pastor,
Ralph C. Sargent, writes enthusiastically of Bro.
Hughes' work as affording a genuine spiritual up-
lift to the church.
The Foreign Society has just received another
gift on the annuity plan. Since October 1st the
whole amount received on the annuity plan by the
Foreign Society is $15,800, a gain of $14,700 over
last year. The gain in regular receipts for the
same time is $2,390.25 '
C. 'C. Redgrave delivered his illustrated lecture,
"In the Footstep* of the Pioneers," at Bethany, W.
Va., Dec. 11, to a large and interested audience.
Mrs. Decima Campbell Barclay says that it incul-
cates and illustrates our religious views in a singu-
larly forcible and attractive manner.
The tenth annual report of the Board of Negro
Education and Evangelization contains much inter-
esting and encouraging information. The
Southern Christian Institute at Edwards, Miss ,
is in a particularly healthy condition and is doing
a m st wholesome and practical work.
Butler Bible College has engaged Amzi Atwater,
of Bloomington, Ind., as its agent in raising a
permanent endowment fund. W. D. Statr, of
NooWsville, Ind., field secretary, is raising a tem-
porary fund for the support of the institution dur-
ing the next three years. At least $5,500 a year
will be needed.
The churches at Prescott, Hope, Nashville,
Camden, Cook Springs, Arkadelphia and other
neighboring towns in Arkansas, have just closed
an interesting co-operative meeting at Prescott.
Missionary sermonu were delivered by Bros.
Ratchffe, Jessup, Bullard and Browning. Bro.
Ratchffe «ras chosen to assist in the missionary
work of the sou.hwest district.
J. G. M. Lattenberger delivered his lecture on
the Ooerammergau Passion Play at Glouster, 0.,
while he was holding his meeting there. It was
enthusiastically spoken of by the local press as a
piece of vivid description. Bro. L. was in Europe
during the past summer and saw the Passion
Play.
A personal letter from Bro. A. E. Cory, of
Honolulu, to Mr. and Mrs. Hull, of Oskaloosa, has
been forwarded to us. Bro. Cory's many friends
in Iowa, and elsewhere will be glad to know that
he is well and prospering in hi* work. He has
made a journey througn the Philippines, China
and Japan and has seen most of our missionaries
in those countries.
The American Institute of Sacred Literature is
issuing a new course of study on "The Woik of the
Old Testament Priests." This course, Ike the
others of the series, is for correspondence study
and is intended for laymen as well as ministers.
It is believed that the enrollment for the wo. k of
the institute will reach ten thousand by the first
of January. Those who are desirous of under-
taking serious and consecutive Bible study oannot
do better than write to the American Institute of
Sacred Literature, Hyde Park, Chioago, 111.
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of the United States.
K. W. White, pastor of the church at Salisbu-y,
Mo , was recently the victim of a surprise party,
perpetrated by well meaning memoers of his con-
gr gation. We extend our sympathies or c mgrat-
ulations according as the case seems to him to de-
mand.
By the generosity of our brotherhood, the Ameri-
can Christian Missionary Society has been enabled
to render assistance to our stricken brethren n
Galveston, paid for repairs on church building,
paid off the debt on the church, parchased a par
sonage for our missionary and given hioi support
for the year. In addition has given aid to the
brethren in Alvin, Texas, who also suffered losi by
the storm.
Mrs. Harness, of Atlanta, 111., who has for many
years been a friend of Eureka College his recent-
ly promised a gift of $5 000 to be used in the pur-
chase of books for the college liorary, the amount
to be available as soon as there are 250 students
in the college. Eureka ought to have that many
students and a great m»ny more and we hope that
she will be enjoying the double blessing of an in
creased attendance and an enriched library.
Leslie W. Morgan, late of Atlanta, III, has com-
pleted the first year of his pastorate at Southamp-
ton, England. During that time he has achieved
notable success in a field which is far from easy.
Floating debts to a considerable amount has been
paid, Sunday school, Endeavor Society and mis-
sionary societies greatly enlarg -d and offerings
for missions much increas-d. There havd been
36 additions to the membership. The congrrga-
tion celebrated the anniversary by special services
and a ' tea- meeting."
It is announced that Rev. James Parker of Lon-
don, is to assume editorial charge of one of the Lon-
don daily papers for one week and make an experi-
ment in practical Christian journalism, somewhat
on.the plan of Mr. Sheldon's Topeka experiment. Dr.
Parker may, perhaps, without injastice to anyone
else, be ranked as the most influential preacher of
the present time and his undertaking will naturally
command wide attention on both sides of the At-
lantic It is understood that his idea is not to at-
tempt to make the paper religious, but merely to
make it clean, truthful and wholesome.
December 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-FVANGEUSr
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The School of Pastoral Ht-lpers at Cincinnati is
just closing Its fall term. Six applications have
been received from city pastors who desire
women assistants. Several will be ready for
work by the end of Mav. Applications should be
addressed to A.. M. Harvuot. The second term
opens January 15.
Ti e congrega ion at Warren, Ind., dedicated its
new house of worship on December 9, the first
birthday of the organization. During this angle
year the co gregatlon has more than doubled its
numbers ano has b ilt and p *id for a house with
a seating capacity of 300. L. L. Carpenter, of
Wabash, pre ached the dedicatory sermon.
Charles Reign Sj iville, whose letters of travel
in ur columDS have doubtless found many inter-
esti-d readers, bas returned from his tour abroad
and Is for the pre ent at Albany, Ore., where he
dedicated the new church on December 16. His
letters covering Palestine and E^ypt,will continue
for three or fuur weeks Lnger.
The charch at R>s»ell, N. Mex., desires to
secure the services of an efficient pastor. It is a
live arjd growing town of 3,500 in a live and
growing territory, which will soon be a state, and
is said to hbve good graded schools, worthy
so iety and superb cl mate. The membership is
240 and the salary $800. Write to C. M. Bird,
Clerk.
The church at Virden, 111., gave a public recep-
tion Thanksgiving ni^nt in hon r of the retiring
pastor, Paul H. Castlf, and the new pastor, C. A.
Burton. I ia fortunate that thera is to be no
interval between pastorates and chat the new
pa. tor is on the gr und so that Bro. Castle's ex-
ce ent wo k in that town can be carried on with-
out a break.
Illinois Bible-n hool superintendents are re-
minded tlat ti e I. C.M.I, hasdtcideo toiiaugurate
mitsion work in at least four places in tfce state,
Bradford, Wyoming, Kewanee and Galva, to be
supported by contributions fr m the Suuday-
•choois of the state. Last year only one
school in ten contribuud to the state work. Send
money to A. C. React, Wyoming, 111.
E. E Hartley has recently removed from
Toledo, HI., to Mat. ooi , 111 During his year ai d
a half of work in Toledo and Cumberland county
he has bssiftec in building or improving four
churches, held seven prorated meetings wi h
one hundred addi ions, belo thirty church rallies
and t*o county meetings and aided W. H.
Waggoner in five mirsionery institutes. He
would like to v sit churches near Ma .toon.
W. C. Swbrtz, secretary of the seventh district
in Illinois, sends us a prin ed report of the prog-
ress of the work there during the last qaarter,
which shows that Egypt" ie very much alive.
Isaac Beikelheimer is - tate evangelist for that
district Every church which he has visited ex-
cept ore has made a contribution toward the work.
Bro. Swartz eajs: "We have a better class of
preacher* here now than five years ago, more en-
terprising chur hes and, b< st of all, a vigorous
aud Qealthy d. sire for a more educated and de-
voted ministry."
It is pretty generally known that Rev. G. Camp-
bell Morgan, of London, is to come to America as
Mr. Moody's successor. The statement in only
partly true. In the direction of the educational
Work at Northfield, Sir. Moooy will be succeeded
by his two sons, William and Paul, and his son in-
law, Mr Fitt. Mr. Morgan will engage in evange-
listic wtrk, as Mr. Moody formerly di i, making
Northfield his center. He is already well known
in this country and lis unusual adaptability, togeth-
er with his previous acquaintance with American
ideas and methods, gives ground for the expecta-
tion that he will be readily Americanized.
The Convention of Theological Students and
Professor* held in Allegheny, Nov 1-4, was the
largest and most representative gathering of the
sort ever held. The report, which will soon be
issued, will contain many reports of deep interest.
Orders sent before the end of this mo th to S.
Earl Taylor, 3 West 39th St., New York, will be
filled for 35 cents, paper edition, or 60 cents
cloth bound.
We have heard wi'h deep regret of the recent
death of Brother B n C. Herr, formerly a student
at Eireka, and later at K-jatucky U uversity and
pastor successively of the ohurch s at Je t, Ky.,
and Njrfjlk, V». Bis death occurred at Colorado
Springs, Col., whither he h*d gine ia search of
health He wa< a youig mai of bril iant talents,
of singular versatility, of amuble disposition and
of sterling integrity. He had already oegun to
fulfill the ex .eolations of hid friends wh predicted
for him a brilliant and useful career. He leaves
a wife and infant son.
During the m >ntbs of January, February and
March the work of the Bethaay C E. Reading
Courses will b < concentrated in the Btu iy of the
pioaee s and the plea of t >e Dis :iples of Christ.
Now is a good time to take up this work if you
are not already pursuing It. The handoo ks of
this department ar« : oncerning the Disciples,
by B B. yler; Sketches of our Pioneers, by P. D.
Po*er, and Bi le Doctrine for Young Disciples.
The th-ee V)lames may be obtained for $1, by
addressing J. Z Tyler, 798 Republic Street, Cleve-
land, 0.
Roland A Nichols has resigned his pastorate at
Woroeste , Mass., to take effect February 1, and
will bee me pastor of t'*e Union Coristian Church
of Chi ago Bro Nk-hols has been in Worcester
four ye^rs, during whi h time he bas had 300 ad-
ditions to the church has doubled its aiemuerstip,
has raised money for the ext nsive remodeling of
the building and for the purchase of a lot for the
Highia d S missi n, and has been in tb lead in
all righteous municipal activities. The church to
which he goes in Chicago was organized in July,
1897, aid in. eis in the Pe< pi 's Ius.iiute, tie
largest auditorium on the West Side.
J S Hughes, Station 0, Chicago, has been de-
livering his se ies of lectures, ' Seven Nights with
St John," to appreciativ audiences in the Central
Christian church. Den Moines, la , Bro. Breeden,
p .st r. It seems to be Bro. Hughes' mission to
bring this neglected book of ReveUtion into the
prominence it deserves at this time when the very
coi flict between the Son of God and the migh'y
world powers with which the book deals is attract-
ing th attention of all who have eyes to read the
si. ns of .h-< times. The whole Johani ine litera
ture ir emphaeiz-d and the "beloved disciple 'given
his rightful place in the development of Christian
do -trine and life in these 1< ctures.
An impressive service in memory of the late
Pr f Burke A. Hinsdale was held in the Euclid
Ave. Christian Church, of Cleveland, on Sunday
afternoon, Dec. 9 It was pe uliarly fitting that
such a service should be held in this city, and in
the church where for many years he held member
ship. Between his presidency of Hiram College
ai.d his professorship in the University of Michi-
gan, he was superintend nt of the public schools
of Cleveland. The church was completely filled.
Many prominent educat rs were present. Ad-
dresses were made by Miss Harriet Keeler, assist-
ant principal of the Central High School, T. H.
JohnBton, principal of the West High School, Fred-
erick A. Henry, attorney at Uw, Miss Ellen G.
Reveley, public school supervisor and Harris R.
Cooley, pastor Cedar Ave. Church. Miss Keeler
and Miss Reveley spoke especially of his work in
the educational world and of his abiding influence
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December 20, 1900
6vangeli8tic,
Oalland, Cal. — Alan G. Clarke has begun a
protracted meeting with the East Oakland Mis-
sion. The servicei are held in a hall.
Jacksonville, Fla, D^c. 12. — We had one confes-
sion at onr regular service last Lord's day morn-
ing and one united with us from the Baptists to-
night at our Wednesday prayer-meeting. Our
Sunday-school has doubled itself in the last two
months. — T. H. Blenus, pastor.
Waukegan, 111., Dec. 15.— Our meeting here
closes to morrow; 33 additions. W. 0. Thomas is
pastor here. My next meeting begins at Mt. Ayr,
la., Dec. 30, where L. C. Swan is pastor. E W.
Kerr, my siDger, goes to Tampico, 111., with J. S.
Clements. — i. M. Lowe.
Charleston, III., Dec. 7. — We are in a meeting
here with home forces; 31 added in past eight
days; 35 during whole meeting. Bro Cubb assisted
first two weeks. — F. W. Burnham, pastir.
Niantic, 111., Dec. 10 — Oar meeting from
Nov. 11 to Dec. 5 resulted in 15 baptisms, two
by relation and one re- instated. Three confessed
their laiih yesterday aid were baptized at the
close of the evening service. — J. R. Pakkeb.
Mt. Sterling, 111., Dec. 10. — One confession last
night; house full of people. We hold union services
the week of prayer. We hold our protracted meet-
ing in January. I have appointed 18 committees
to canvass this town from house to hi use; also
invite the business men to church. — N. E. '.'ory.
Cameron, 111 , Dec. 11. — Meetir-g one week old;
nine confessions last night; more to follow to-
night. Work in new church moves on nicely. — 0.
D. Maple, pastor.
Pekin, 111., Dec. 10.— I have just returned from
Cerro Gordo, where I conducted a short
meeting. Two were baptized Monday. Bro. Ram-
son Brown becomes their pastor the first of the
year. Two were received by letter here yester-
day; five by statement four weeks ago. — J. T.
Alsup.
Pine Creek, 111., Dec. 11.— Eight baptiims since
last report, four men and two ladies; two from the
Lutherans. The Y. P. S. C. E.-is growing, having
additions at nearly all meetings. — D P. Seyster.
Fairfield, 111., Dec. 10. — Since my last report
two have been added to the Church of Christ at
B&ily and others are expected; there is a great
spiritual uplift there. I am now In a meeting at
Buckeye assisting Bro. K. A. Williams, their pas-
tor. Two hare obeyed the gospel I will be open
for engagement after Jan. 1, 1901, either to do
evangelistic work or locate wit'a a church. — Lew
D. Hill, Exchange, 111.
Kankakee, 111., Dec. 13 -J. V. Updike has
been here in a meeting for four weeks stirring
Kankakee as it has nut been stirred for years. A
great many are ir quiring "what they must do to
be saved." Already 55 have obeyed the call —
mostly confessions — and we look for many more
before the meeting closes.— Geo. A. Webb, sieg-
ing evangelist.
Cantrall, 111., Dae. 12.— W. W. Weedon.Pres. of
State Board, is holding a meeting here. Nine ad-
ditions to date. Meeting continues with gocd in-
terest. J. R. Robertson, of Cantrall, is filling
Bro. Weedon's pulpit at Williamsville. The con-
gregation there in fine working order.
Wabash, led., Dec. 11. — After the dedication
of the new house at Rochester, Ky , we remained
and preached a few sermons; eight penitent be-
lievers confessed their faith and were baptized
The church at Rochester now has the best house
in the city. — L. L. Carpenter.
Ft. Wayne, Ind., Dec 10. — There were six addi-
tions to the West Jefferson Street Church yester-
day, one the- Sunday before, and two the Sunday
previous to that. — E. W. Allen.
Packwood, la., Dec. 10. — I just closed a two
weeks' meeting at Renick, Mo., 43 added, 30 bap-
tisms.— J. R. Perkins.
Davenport, la — Our annual rally and roll call
was held Dec. 9. There were large congregations
at all services. Five united by letter or statement
at morning service, and two young men confessed
their faith. W. B. Clemmer clo ed his work with
us in the Sunday- echool Irstitute with an ad!rees
on "The Rights of t^ie Boy."— C. C. Davis.
Falmouth, Ky., Dec. 8.— Geo. Ringo has been
called to the ministry of the Falmouth (Ky.)
Church for the third year. There has been a net
increase in the membership in the past two years
of nearly 50 per cent.
Walton, Ky., Dec. 12. — At my last appointment
at Liberty, Ind., one young man made tin good
confession. All lines of church work in a good con
dition. Shall preach next year for Liberty. — J. W.
Rogers
Bethany, Ky. — Thirty-eight additions in a meet-
of 18 days.— C. C. Cline.
Eldorado, Kan., Dec. 10. — We are rejoicing
over the harvest of 61 souls, seven from sects
by taptitm, 15 by statement and 39 by con-
fession, 31 nights. Four nignts I preached, the
balance Bro. L. B. Meyers, pastor S >uth Lawrence
street church, Wichita. This city has never been
blessed with a better and grander presentatation
of the Christian p'ea. This verdict is universal.
His power is thrilling, his reasoning clear and logi-
cal; in manner earnest; simplifies the gospel un-
til a child can understand sin is hie foe. — E. E.
COWPERTHWAITE.
Eureka, Kan , Dec. 11. — Closad a short meeting
here last Light; meeting was held with home
forces. Seven a-cessions and outlook for a steady
growth is bright.— J. D. Forsyth.
Hoisington, Kan., Dec. 10. — Sixty-four to date,
40 the last w< ek, nearly all by confession Will
close on Thursday evening. Next meeting will be
with Pastor Sherman Kirk, of Des Doines, Iowa.
— D. D. Boyle, evangelist.
Chanute, Kan , Dec. 9. — There were four addi
tions here yesterday Two protracted meetings
were in progress, yet we had good audiences both
morning and evening. — W. T. Adams
Columbus, Kan , Dee. 15. — Five additions here
at regular servici s since last report. Baptized
two at prayer meeting last week. Preached nine
sermons on week-day nights recently at Crestline,
resulting in two baptisms. Our mayor and coun-
cil have ordered the schools and churches in Col-
umbus closed until January, on account of small
pox. We have postponed our meeting on that
account. — M. M. McParland, pastor.
Kano a, Kan., Dec. 8. — I have just closed a
meeting of 17 davs. Organized a bind of disci-
ples here of about 20 souls. There were only two
or three in the place who were interested when I
began. They need a preacher. Will begin a
meeting at Formosa, Kan., soon. — F. U. Harmon.
Hoisington, Kan., Dec. 14. — Our meeting under
the direction of D. D. Boyle and V. E. Ridenour
closed last night with 85 additions. Our church
now numbers 170. It was a gra&d sight to see
business men and railroad men and all classes of
people come to Christ. — J. N. McConnell, pastor.
GreatBend, Kan., Dec. 14.— One more added here
last Sunday, we have bright prospects. — J. N. Mc
Connell, pastor.
Jackson, Mich., Dec. 11.-— L*st Lord's -iay
evening's regular service bronght 5 txeell-nt
young ladies forward to confess Christ. We be-
lieve there are more to follow. — James Egbert.
Cameron, Mo., Dec. 11. — Two additions Sunday,
one by confession. — S. J. White.
Mexico, Mo., Dec. 10. — Toe church here is hav-
ing a splendid meeting just with home forces.
Brother Dutcher is preacnirg Meeting just two
weeks old and 50 additions, 4l by confession and
baptism. — P. W Harding.
Moberly, Mo., Dec. 15 — Brother J. M. Vawter,
of Lawson, held ns a successful meetiog at Mis-
souri City in November with 20 additions. He
does excellent work in protracted meetings. — J.
P. Furnish.
Perry, Mo., Dec. 10 — E. J. Lampton, of Liuis-
iana, Mo., has ju3t closed a meeting here with six
added. The discourses were valuable for their
teaching and the splendid effect on the community
generally. Any cburch is fortunate that secures
him for a series of discourses. He is vigorous,
enthusiastic and instructive. The increase for
the year is 29, mostly by baptism. — J. B. Cor
WINE
Cowgill, Mo., Dec. 13. — The writer closed a
short meeting at Breckenridge, Dec. 11, with 2
additions, making 20 additions to the church there
since April. There is a bright outlook for the
church there. We had 3 additions at onr last
visit to Jamesport, also 3 in September. — W. E.
. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 10.— The West End Church
has just closed a two weeks' meeting in which
Bro. Shi rmanB. Moore, pastor of Compton Heights
church, preached twelve sermons. I take great
pleasure in testifying that his sermons were all
true to the Bible and tie gospel of Christ, strong,
clear and practical, wholly rreefrcm claptrap and
sensationalism, convincing and helpful to all who
heard him; and his bearing as a Christian minister
was faultless. There were six good additions, and
the church was benefited and strengthened by his
work among us. — 0. A. Bartholomew.
New Loidm, Mo. — W. T, Moore, of Columbia,
recently closed his meeting here with 30 additions.
The best >esolt of the meeting wa» the awakening
of the spiritual life of the churon and community.
St. Louis, Mo., D c. 17. — The following reports
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THt CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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at the office of the Christian Publishing Co.: At
the Central, James McAllister pastor, one confes-
sion and one by letter. Second Church, W. D.
Pittman pastor, two baptisms, one confession, one
by latter. Beulah, W. A. Moore paitor, one by
baptism. W. W. Hopkins is supplying at Tuxedo.
F. 0. Pannon of the First Church exchanged pul-
pits with William Ross Lloyd, of Richmond, Ky.,
on Dae. 16. At Compton Heights Church, S. B.
Moore pastor, one from Congregationalists. W.
E. Harlow, of Parsons, Kans., preached for the
Fourth Church.
Warrenburg, Mo., Dec. 10. — Meeting in progress
one week. 20 additions, 16 of that number by
confestion. With extra chairs we can seat 1,400.
That capacity is being taxed nightly. C. E. Mil-
lard is leading the music and giving his illustrated
solo work. I am managing the forces and doing
the preaching. — H. A. Denton, Pastor.
Harrisonville, Mo.— Eleven have been added to
the church since I came Oct. 1st, all by letter.
Our auditnces are good. The Mormon clergy
have been very active In a house to house minis-
try and very profuse in distributing tracts. Last
Sunday evening I gave their history and reviewed
the tracts. — S W. Cbutcher.
Chillicothe, 0., Dee. 10. — Had two additions
here yesterday. — J. L. Smith.
Nelsonville, 0., Dec. 10. — Just closed a meeting
at this place with 20 additions. Bro. C. W. F.
Daniels, of Ionia, Mich., rendered efficient service
as singer. Three were added be'ore the meeting,
making 23 since last report,— C. M. Keene.
New Matamoras, 0., Dec. 15. — Recently I bap-
tized four persons in a meeting at Sheldon, 0. I
have preached at this place, a mission point, a
few days, and will close to-night. Only three
have been added, but the outlook is more hopeful.
We have rented a hall for one year and I now be-
lieve there is laid a firm foundation for successful
work in this wicked oil town. There are only 20
or 25 brethren here. I will be glad to correspond
with churches or pastora desiring meetings. —
James W. Zachary.
Glouster, 0., Dec. 17. — J. G. M.Luttenberger
has j jst closed a three weeks' meeting here. Re-
sults as follows: Several church members con-
verted, saloons regulated, town officials compelled
to erforce the laws, mayor impeached, slot
machines ousted and one noble soul saved by
letter. Beginning Jan. 5, Bro. L. will assist Bro.
Timme in a meeting among the Germans in Cleve
land It is expected that a second German
church will then be organized in that city.
Chandler, Okla , Dec 11. — We become more
hopeful as we go forward in the work here. In a
few evenings' meeting last week at a missi n
point near town we had 31 additions; 22 baptisms.
In six instances husband and wife were baptized
together. Three additions at last Sunday's ser-
vices here. Fine audiences. — A. M. Harral.
Bowmanville, Oat., Dec. 14. — A very helpful
meeting has been held here by Bro. A. Martin, of
Muncie, Ind. "No other such eeries of sermons
since the days of Moses E. Lard" is the way the
older ones speak of it. The church is much
stronger by growth from without and within. His
lecture on "Four Years in England" was received
with marked approval and enthusiasm. — B. H.
Hayden.
Carlton, Oregon, Dec. 11. — Closed at Bethe
last Lord's day; three confessions and the church
revived. Bro I. N. Mulkey is the pastor. Began
here last night with fine prospects. Bro. W. T.
Matlock is the pastor and has everything in read
ines*. The church numbers only 35 members. —
L. F. Stephens and Wipe, evangelists.
Sharon, Pa., Dec. 10. — Urder the leadership of
Bro. Herbert Yenell we have just closed a very
successful meeting hare; 36 baptisms; seven from
Baptists; seven others by statement. This is the
best meeting Sharon has known in years. — C. C.
Waite.
Llano, Texas, Dec. 13. — Our meeting continues
with nine confessions to date. Bro. Morgan Mor-
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The interest is deepening and we look for many
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Whitesboro, Tex. — We came here from Kansas
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here Dec. 9 and am open for engagements for the
coming year. — Frederick F. Wyatt.
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The New York sweat shop is one of the most
deadly menaces to industrial society, and great
vigilance is exercised upon the part of the state
and city to regulate and curtail its evils. At a
recent meeting of the church association for ad-
vancing the interests of the poor, preliminary
steps were taken to secure nee led legislation on
this matter. The Consumers' League, which for
several years have been doing their best to induce
the public to patronize the honest merchants and
manufacturers, now state fiat new difficulties are
continually met with. So many foolish people de-
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within five minutes' walk of the Bowery. While it is
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bytery, one of the most influential in the country,
voted by a small maj irity in favor of letting the
Westminster Standard remain as it now is, nndis-
tmbed. Bat the general committee of sixteen,
having canvassed the returns of all the Presby-
teries, say that the votes indicate plainly, (1)
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statement; (2) That no change is desired that
would in any way impair the system of doctrine
contained in the Confession of Faith; (3) That a
new statement of old doctrines is desired; (4)
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of the present Confession; (5) That the committee
of sixteen recommend to the General Assembly
changes in agreement with the above findings.
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slightest indication of a coming split in the church
over the question of a restatement of their doc-
trines or a revision of their creed But many of
us believe with Dr. Parkhurst who said: "Put
the dear old Confession in a museum as a relic and
let us have no more creed than John 3:16, with
its fulness of meaning." That, said he, is enough.
The agitation must result in good to the cause of
Christ in general.
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Chamber of Commerce, representing more wealth
than any like association in this country, Is in-
augurating a campaign against vice and crime.
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day. The city pastors of all denominations are
preaching upon the need of reformation, and the
volunteers of Ballington Booth are planning to in-
augurate a new movement, to be known as the
Volunteer Tenement Work The preachers and
the churches should stand together for the puri-
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habitation. Good work of reformation will lead
to the good work of regeneration in many cases.
S. T. Willis.
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The brethren everywhere have, I know, been
anxious to learn of our welfare in this city during
these sad weeks, and are ready to rejjice with us
in any success in the eff rt to gather up and heal
and go forward iu the work.
We are comfortably situated in the house of
Sister A C. Barden in the west end, a building
which miraculously stood during the storm. We
are among the drift; we look south a mile to the
gulf shore and see ragged remains of "Salt Cedar"
and yard shrubbery, a few fence posts and an
occasional bent telephone pole among the piles of
drift-lumber, furniture fragments, remains of
trunks, rags, pieces of vehicles, stoves, dolls,
books, photographs, bedding, cradles, jewel-cases,
and all else that clustered around the hearthstones
which flourished thickly all over this now a wil-
derness. Here and there as I write can be seen
people gathering the wood to burn on the ground
before the tents further down the beach, or search-
ing where the home stood for a chance relic of
something or somebody cherished in other days.
Perh«ps that man just under my eyes at this mo-
ment was down town at work the afternoon of the
storm could not reach home and is the only one
of the family left. There are many such. Per-
hapa that woman now lepresents the family; she
is in black — over hal: of the people are in mourn-
ing— she floated on a house-top fo: five hours, out
into the gulf, then back, when the wiud turned,
and was drifted against some standing house,
taken in naked, resuscitated and given what
clothes could be spared.
Farther down east there are some small, un-
painted houses which have been put up, for those
who have their lots of ground left, by the relief
committee. Some of these people have meagre
furniture; some have nailed up temporary tables,
chairs and beds out of boards taken from the
drift.
One bare spot just a block before my eyes is
the site of the home of oue of our estimable sis-
ters who, with her husband and little Sandford,
were living in a beautiful home recently erected
through the aid of the Loan Association. By the
help of relief, they will erect a $250 home on
the same spot, but they have nothing with which
to begin housekeeping. I know some of our peo-
ple will desire to have a share in this humble
home. A number of boxes of personal clothing,
fifteen, perhaps, have come to me already. We
are not in special ne d of supplies of this kind
now. But iitta of bedding and house linen are
needed. We have several cases of destitution
like the above.
We have now thirty-five church members living
in the city. Some half dozen members have come
from elsewhere since the storm. One-third of the
children who were in the Sunday-school are now
with us. The school was re. rganized four weeks
•go. We now hold the fall line of regular serv-
ices on the Lord's day. Our audiences are about
two-thirds of their former size. v By the help of a
protracted meeting we hope to build up again
straightway. The gifts to rehabilitate the church
building and free it from incumbrance, aiid put
the work on its feet again, have been very gener-
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God bless you, brethren; you have been happy
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the advancement of the church which will be re-
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traffic going on just now, and the shipping business
ii, strange to state, gre iter than ever before at
this period of the year. When the relief money
is expended, during the spring and summer, there
will no doubt be a going down of business. Then
will come the hardest time of all
Jesse B. Haston, pastor.
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Dr. Henry Gerould.
March 6, 1829 -November 10, 1900.
There la much in the life of the subject of this
sketch that calls for more than mere passing
mention. The example of godly men is the heri-
tage of succeeding generations.
The blood of the Hugaenota flowed in Dr. Ger-
ould's veins, and doubtless many of the admirable
traits exemplified in hid life are directly traceable
to a noble, heroic ancestry.
He became a Christian at the age of eighteen.
It was a case of whole-hearted surrender of him-
self and of all the yet undeveloped powers and re-
sources of his being to the Christ whom he ac-
cepted as his personal Savior.
He made choice of the medical profession as the
one in which he might best glorify God by serving
humanity As a physicUn he was singularly pains-
taking and conscientious. There are many to-day
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death hour" whose hearts grow faint at the thought
of his loss. Suffering and helplessness and want
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ready to answer to the generous heart's behest.
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Clapp, of Mentor, 0., in 1870, we have a felicitous
union of two souls armted by a common purpose
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and devotion to their common Lord. For thirty
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of life," planning and working, sorrowing and re-
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home was made bright by the presence of little
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liberal supporter of world-wide missions. Every
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 20, 1900
Ode on the Morning of Christ's
Nativity.
This Is the month, and this the happy morn
Wherein the Son of Heaven's Eternal King
Of wedded maid and virgin mother born,
Onr great redemption from above did bring;
For so the holy sages once did sing
That he our deadly forfeit sh juld release,
And with His Father work ns a perpetual peace.
That glorious Form, th»t Light unsufferable,
And that far- beaming blaze of Majesty
Wherewith He wont at Heaven's higa council- table
To sit the midst of Triiul Unity,
He laid aside; and, here with us to be,
Forsook the courts of everlasting day,
And chose v ith us a darksome house of mortal
clay.
Say, heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein
Afford a present to the Infant God?
Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain
To welcome Him to this His new abode,
Now while the heaven by the sun's team untrod,
Hath took no print of the approaching light,
And all the spangled host keep watch in squadrons
bright?
See how from far, upon the eastern road,
The star-led wizards haste with odours sweet:
0 run, prevent them with thy humble ode
And lay it lowly at His blessed feet;
Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet,
And join thy voice unto the Angel choir
From out His secret altar toucu'd with hallowM
fire.
A Christmas Experiment,
BY ALICE CURTICE MOYER.
Louise Hartman walked home from the
office in which she was employed, Christmas
eve, a very lonely, homesick girl. Every-
body she met wore a look of so much Christ-
mas gladness that her heart became ex-
ceedingly heavy before she reached "home."
To be alone in a great city of strangers on
Christmas was anything but a pleasant situ-
ation. Only a few months before she had
left her home in the country to take a posi-
tion in the city. Her salary was not as yet
sufficient to allow of any such indulgence as
a trip home. So she wrote the dear home-
folks a cheerful letter, wishing them a
happy Christmas, and expressing a regret
that she could not be with them, but said
nothing of the great loneliness and home-
sickness that had taken possession of her as
the holidays drew near. The mother who
read the letter, however, read also between
the lines and knew what her child was en-
during to be compelled to spend Christmas,
for the first time, away from home.
"Dear child," she said as she kissed the
letter. "Mother's heart aches for her, but
she is a brave lassie and will bear it heroic-
ally. How sorry I am that we could not
pay the cost of her railroad fare but unex-
pected expenses have come to us and it was,
just at this time, impossible." And then,
mother-like, she did the best she could to
help the other members of the family to have
a pleasant time, wondering the while what
Louise could be doing, feeling sure she
would have a full account of how she spent
the day in her next letter. This mother is
a special friend of ours, and we gained her
permission to give the letter in full, think-
ing ihat it might be helpful to others:
Dear Mother: — On the evening after writ-
ing you that letter in which I tried so hard to
put a little cheerfulness (but no doubt you
understood) I returned to my boarding house
so utterly miserable that I could eat no
supper. I just went to my room, resolved
to be as miserable as possible. I had hardly
made that resolve before there came to mind
the words, "For God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son," — and it
came to me all of a sudden that it was wick-
ed to be so miserable when such a gift had
been given to me, — not only to others but to
me. The real significance of Christmas
came to me then as it had never come before.
God gave to us his only Son, that through
him we might have eternal life. Because
of this priceless gift, ought we not to try to
give something in His name — to do some-
thing for His sake — at this time? I had no
money with which to buy presents, but I
wondered if there might not be some service
that I could render to somebody in order
to show my appreciation of God's great gift
to us.
At that moment I heard the cry of the
sick baby in the room next to mine, and I
remembered that the mother of that baby
had had but little rest for nights and nights
from taking care of it. I had seen her as I
came up to my room, looking so worn that
I was sorry for her, but I was so much sor-
rier for myself just at that present moment
that I did not stop to think that I might
relieve her for a time that she might be able
to get a little much-needed rest.
I got up immediately and went in to in-
quire concerning the baby, and to ask per-
mission to watch at least half the night
with it. My offer was accepted with grati-
tude. As I sat beside the baby's cot and
saw the poor, tired mother asleep on the bed,
a sort of peace began to creep into my
heart, and to nestle there. It was still there
when I arose the next morning at the usual
hour, none the worse for my half-night's
vigil.
Upon going down to the dining room at
breakfast time, I found no breakfast on the
table. Mrs. Johnson is always so prompt
with her meals (you know she is a widow
and keeps a few boarders to help make both
ends meet) that I was surprised. At that
moment her little 12 year-old daughter,
Addie, appeared, half crying. "Oh, Miss
Louise," she said, "mother ,was taken so sick
during the night that she could not get up
this morning, and I am having such a time
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How glad I was at that moment that I had
been brought up by a wise mother who be-
lieves that girls should know how to cook
as well aa to play the piano. I scon brought
order out of the kitchen chaos and break-
fast was not so very late after all. I felt
well paid afterward when Mrs. Jonh*on said,
"My head felt better as soon as I heard that
you had come to Addie's rescue. She ran
up to tell me at once." A woman was sent
for to take charge of Mrs. Johnson's other
household duties for the day and so my ser-
vices were no longer needed. I was won-
dering what next I could do when I heard
our next-door neighbor, who had come in to
see Mrs. Johnson a moment, say in answer
to a question:
"No; I am sorry to say I cannot attend
service this morning. I so seldom have an
opportunity to go to church. The babies
are too small to take and I cannot leave
them alone. I would so much like to go
this morning though," she concluded wist-
fully.
Here was another opportunity, so I said:
"Mrs. Gleason, I had not intended going
to church this morning, and I will take care
of the babies while you go." (Of course,
mother dear, you know I would not tell all
this to anybody but you; others might think
that I felt I was deserving of praise. I
know you will understand that I only wanted
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to do what I could because of the reasons
given in the first part of my letter.) You
should have seen how pleased Mrs. Gleason
was. A chance to attend Christmas service
was an oasis in her desert life. I quite en-
joyed my little stay with her twins for
whose sake the faithful mother sacrifices,
willingly, all recreation. As soon as she
returned from church I went over "home"
(this is what I sometimes call my boarding
house) and found that it was time for our
one o'clock dinner. Before leaving the
table Mr. Munro (whom, you know, is one
of the boarders, for I have often spoken of
him before) said:
"Miss Hartman, I need some one to go
with me this afternoon to visit a North end
family in whom I am interested. Would
you go?" I told him that I would. I helped
him carry his baskets and I am so glad I
went. It was a pleasure to me to see their
wants relieved, and it was a lesson to me
in thankfulness as well as Christmas giving.
I never before realized how rich I am. I
have health and strength and ability to earn
a livelihood. I was made to see also how
blessed a thing it is to give to those who are
in need, no matter whether it is Christmas
or the 4th of July or any other day of the
year. Mr. Munro is not a rich man by any
means but he is a very happy one. I know
he is compelled to deny himself many things
in order to give to this family, but he is the
sort of Christian that lives his Christianity.
(Mother dear, I know you will suspect some-
thing because I do so fill my letters with Mr.
Munro, and I will confess here and now that
I have a very sweet secret to whisper to you
when I see you; I cannot write it down in
plain, cold, hard words. But do not worry,
mother; you will not lose your lassie soon.
Mr. Munro has much to do yet, and of course
he must win your approval, but you cannot
fail to approve when you come to know him.)
I felt that I wanted to do something for
this family too, and just as we were leaving
I put a dollar into the hands of the woman
without Mr. Munro's knowing it. It was but
a mite but it was all I could do. I was sorry
that I could not give more. I had been saving
that dollar for a pair of new gloves but I
can wear my old ones for a time yet and am
glad to do it.
On the way home Mr. Munro told me a
story that he said he used to hear his father
relate:
Two neighbor boys who were friends were
always complaining about the rough, stony
path over which each had to pass in order to
reach the home of the other. At last the
father of one them said: "Why don't you
clear the path and stop your grumbling?"
"Oh," said the boys, "we could never get all
the stones out of the path. There are so
many." "Perhaps," said the father, "it
would not be possible for you to clear the
path in one hour or one day, but if each boy
every time he passes over that path would
remove one stone, you would be surprised to
see how soon the path would be cleared."
The boys acted upon this suggestion and
finally not a stone was left in the path. Mr.
Munro says that this story has always been
a help to him. He says that if each of us
would make it our business as we go through
life to take some little hindrance out of the
way of another, to give of whatever we have
whenever opportunity offers, whether
it be money, time, talents or service,
this would be a happier world. This idea
was not new to me, of course, because you,
mother, have always taught your children
such principles, but it did me good to be
reminded of it.
It was evening when we reached home. I
sat with the sick baby two or three hours
(as next day was a work day I could not stay
up so late as before), and went to bed a
happy girl. And, mother dear (I must tell you
this), just as I was dropping off to sleep, it
seemed that I could see the dear Savior's
face looking at me kindly; it seemed that I
heard his dear, kind voice say the words:
"She hath done what she could."
Your loving daughter,
Louise.
The first Christmas in New England was
spent in toil; all other Christians in the
world that day stayed their hands, but the
Puritans, in grim and silent protest, did not
rest. "We went on shore," writes Mourt,
"some to fell timber, some to saw, some to
rive, and some to carry; so no man rested
all that day."
However, Bradford's record of Christmas
time in the following year shows that it
was difficult to repress the joyous frolic of
the day even at the farthest outpost of ex-
treme Puritanism. In November, 1621,
about a year after the arrival of the "May-
flower," came the good ship "Fortune," bring-
ing a webome addition to the Plymouth
settlement. "Most of them," Bradford tells
us, "were lusty young men, and many of
them wild enough," adding: "And herewith
I shall end this year, only I shall remember
one passage more, rather of mirth than of
weight. On ye good day called Christmas-
day, ye governor called them out to work
(as was usual), but ye most of this new com-
pany excused themselves and said it went
against their consciences to work on ye
day. So ye governor told them that if they
made it a matter of conscience, he would
spare them until they were better iaformed.
So he led away ye rest and left them; but
when they came at noon from their work,
he found them in ye street at play, openly;
some pitching ye bar, and some at stool ball
and such like sports. So he went to them and
took away their implements, and told them
that it was against his conscience that they
should play and others work. If they made
ye keeping of it a matter of devotion, let
them keep their houses, but there should be
no gaming or reveling in ye streets. Since
which time nothing has been attempted that
way, at least openly." — Richard Cramer, in
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THE CHRIS riAN-EVANGELIST
December 20, 1900
A Christmas Song,
BY PHILLIPS BROOKS.
Where children pure and happy
Pr.y to the bless dCnild;
Where mi<ery criea out to Thee,
Son "f the mother mild;
Where Char ty stande watching,
An 1 Faith holds #ide the door,
The dark nigh wakes, the glory breaki,
And Christmas omes once more.
0, H »ly Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out oar t>in and enter in;
Be born in us to-day.
We hear t»e Christmas angels
The great, g ad tidings tell;
0, come to u*, a >ide with us,
Our Lord Imm^nuei!
STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chapter VIII lathe Field; Word
from the River.
"Paul" and "Timo by!" A^tra^ti'-e com-
bination! Ti-nothy at first said "Professor,"
according to the custom of the Bend; for
that had seemei to him the most appropri-
ate designation for a t-icher who *as al-
ways equal to his obligation; but, now hat
the teacher was preaching, and preaching
as *ell as he taught, and as his mme was
Paul, he felt that the apostle's name was
more fitting. In fact, he was glad to think
of hi tiself as "Son Timothy."
On Saturday, March 2, Piul stepped off
the train with t eo heavily pa^kei valises,
and stood on the platform of the Freedom
railroad station. An elderly gentleman in
plain cl thing approached hin and said: 'Is
this Professor Gnthrie?" at the s<»me time
extending his hand. Guthrie t ok it and
shook it warmly. "'Martha, this is our min-
ister," said the older min. "Bro. Guthrie,
this is my daughter, Martha Keene." Paul
thought he saw, in these two, a spirit if
Christian consecration; and he afterward
found his view correct.
Paul had in the valises, (1) his raiment,
including a baptizing suit, (2) a rare collec-
tion of books, which he made useful in his
work. Fixi g things abmt him in his
room in conv anient order he bathed his face
and sat dowa to rest. The room to which
he was sent was in the second story, with
heat and light and air in abundi ice.
There was a table, large en mgh for all his
books, with lamp-room and writing-room to
spare. There <ras a wash-stand with pitcher
and bowl; and the pitcher was full of rain
Minutes
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for every hour of hard rubbing
with old-fashioned washing.
You save haJf the time. It's
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water. There was plenty of soap, and the
good *ife had provided two towels; so that
the weary preacher migh enjoy a bath
without going to >he barbershop for it.
The table was arranged, with rare good
sense, in such a way that the light came to
it from the left shoulder of the one who sat
before it to write. The looking gl jsc, too,
was so placed that the prea her could stand
before it with the light in his fac? ; and the
wash- stand had its full outfit of combs and
brushes and water-service. And while Paul
sat and looked over all these marks of gen-
uine and sensible huspitality, he inwardly
hoped he might stay there all the time.
For, truly, it is not eve y good housekeeper
who understands the art of providing a
room for the comfort of a guest.
He need not have giveu himself une+si
ness, for in the whole four weeks he suyed
in Freedom he hid nut a single invitation to
lodge else 'here. "Uncle" Reuben Stanley, as
his neigtb <rs callel the old man, and Aunt
Crete, as they call»d his gentle wi'e, had
all the burden of the church to cirry, eo
far as entertainment of the preacher was
concerned; and no pr. achtr, la ely, bad
thought of going am wtiere else. The
da ghter wis quite inclined to bear her part
of the burlen; but her burdens at home
were such that she could do but little.
So little vitality had the congregation at
Freedom that often tney had no preaching
for a year at a time. Ju.-t now, a broth-
er was visiting hem on e a month, preach
ing two good -ermons, siajing with Broth-
er Stanley over Sunda), and re un.ing
to his home forty miles away on Monday.
Martha Ki ene was superintendent in the
Sunday-S' ho 1; and she and her parents
Were paying a full half of the minister's
salary. She was a good manag- rand aim st
half of her portiou she secured from the *un-
da set ool.
Dr. Doolittle and Farmer Fussy paid a
half dollar a month apiece; a .d one good
brother and his family, five miles away, as
tasted by his two daughters paid the bal-
ance.
The doctor's family were enrolled *ith the
Presby erians. The farmer's family were
all in the Christian Church, and so loyal that
they would not attend church anywhere els**;
but so disloyal that they would not attend
Sunday school. It wasn't clear to the brother
that a woman "had ort torunaSundiy
school." But he knew good preaching; and
as the preacher from forty miles away never
gave thm any other kind, he was ti.ere
every time to hear him, and always brought
his half-d >llar. He w*s even fond of taking
Bro her Ponly home with him to dinner.
Portly was indeed a good preacher and a
good worker; and it was t rough the inter-
est he felt in the church that the co-opera-
tion evangelist was sent to hold the meeting
at Freedom. Freedi m was a conn y seat,
aim -t on the Onio line; mid Mir chirch bad
existed there sin -e the palmy da s of John
O'Kane and Walter Scott. But for some
reason it failed to grow. It had served
more as a feeder for the other churches
than otherwise; and, just now, the members
added by a fine meeting only last 0 tober
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SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl street, New York.
were "taking membership'' with the Presby-
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who had held the meet ng ataral sacrifice,
wa* anxious to stoo this disintegration and
sef if the Christian Church might not be
made able to hold her own.
Freedom was very 1 >rgely given over to
the devil of infidelity. Tne Methodist peo-
ple had a fine building, and they and the
Presbyterians about equally divided the
prestige of the place. But in that popula-
tion of near fifteen hundred, both audiences,
except on special occasions, would not have
filled a common country meeting house.
The cause of this decadence was nothing
more or less than re ction. Two women
from Cincinnati had dropped in upon the
Methodists to hold a great revival. They
had succeeded in holding one. and it was
truly great. Throngs of people hid attend-
ed and the excitement had become so great
as to unbalance a mind or two. The mourn-
ers went ab rot the streets and the women
brgught down so much >f the power of God
that one of them declared she saw Jesus
coming down ti e aisle. She bounced up and
down in her chair as she said this, and ex
horted sinners to "seize hiT and h Id him
faHt," and not to "let him go" till they
"forced him to impart a b easing." Unac-
countable as it may t-eera, this whirlwind of
exci ement caught away the judgment of
people who really knew better; ai d two
hundred and fifty-two "from all th* churches"
were reported in the paper* as having been
thus powerfully convened. The o> oler sense
of the managers waited f r the six months
of probatio ■ before enrolling their names,
and when that peri >d had pissed they found
seventeen to be add-d to th ir membership!
Where were the two hu dred and thirty-
five? M »st of the o had cooled down and
when they found no re ility in their par-
oxjsm of religious fervor, they supposed no
reality to exist in religion, and had becoue
infidels. So, now, Paul was in a field white
for the harvest, and yet, having so dead a
force to *id him, the outlook was far from
flittering.
By Brother Portly s diligent .vertising,
Plight
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By Former President
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the Sunday morniDg service was well at-
tended. Portly himself could not be there
on account of an engagement elsewhere.
But Paul felt no embarrassment in introduc-
ing himself; and as he proceeded in the dis-
cussion of the t*xt: "I determined not to
know anything among you save Jesus Christ
and him crucified," he saw two or three
wiping their eyes and felt the full force of
a solemn occasion.
Noticing that the singing was almost
wholly carried along by the young girls, and
that a good leader would be of great service,
he announced that he would write for a man
to come over and help them.
Timothy came in answer to Paul's letter;
and at once the singing improved. So, too,
day meetings were established and a
deep and wholesome sentiment pervaded the
church. But this narrative is more con-
cerned with Timothy than with the meeting.
Uncle Reuben opened his home to receive
the junior worker and now began the best
part of his acquaintance with his senior. He
related the hateful features of his Sunrise
experience, and took Paul into full confi-
dence. They talked, they studied, they read
books, they prepared sermons together; and
every day they walked out among the fac-
tories to see the men and invite them to the
meetings.
By this joint work they continued to have
a houseful. Paul preached of nights and
Timothy sang; Timothy preached in the day
meetings and all the people shook hands.
Things were thus moving pleasantly along,
when one day Brother Fassy told Paul he
had a letter from his sister in Sunrise. The
letter warned him against affiliating with
Timothy Henry. She was well acquainted
with his mother-in-law and the widow had
told her some awful thing3 about him; re-
peating, in fact, the things that had tor-
tured him at Homo and Luzon.
Paul's accidental acquaintance with tbe
facts of the committee's investigation sat-
isfied Brother Pussy and he wrote the facts
to his sister; but Paul thought it best to ad-
vise the persecuted young man of what he
had heard, and thus provide a means of end-
ing it.
So when they were seated for their usual
evening talk, Paul said: 'Brother Henry, I
heard from the River to-day." The boy
turned pale and then flushed. "And what
did you hear?" said he.
"Your mother-in-law is still maligning
you, and something must be done. Tell me,
as one answering to God, are you innocent?"
"Before God, I am; except the one sin
against Brother Norris!"
"Well, then, &it down and write a letter
to the Sunrise Blade; acknowledge what you
have done that is wrong and emphatically
deny what is false."
(to be continued.)
The Prize Poem.
As announced, the vote for the prize
poem on "Macatawa" closed December 13.
While the vote was not large compared
with the registration (which included the
entire subscription list of the Christian-
Evangelist), the voters were thoroughly
representative and were numerous enough
to make a quorum. Fifty- six per cent, of
all the votes cast were in favor of the third
poem, which should have been designated
by "C" It had been our expectation to
announce the name of the victor, but he,
with a modesty so rare in the genus irrita-
bile of poets that we shrink from discourag-
ing it, requests that his identity be not dis-
closed. We therefore take pleasure in
awarding the honor and the prize to the
author of the unsigned poem whom we will
designate as The Great Unknown. Who
knows but that it may be old Anonymous
himself, whose familiar narxe is appended
to many of the best things in every collec-
tion of poetry?
Armenian Christmas Customs.
In Erzerum, Armenia, Christmas tide is
the season when the maidens fancy they can
choose the love of their dreams, and they
have a unique way of getting the question
decided. In the early morning, before sun-
rise, the maiden makes a corn cake. While
it is in the oven, she dresses herself in her
prettiest costume, for this is an offering to
fate and she must look her best. When the
cake is done, the maiden bears it to the roof
where she places it on the terraced house-
top, then hides herself behind the great
chimney. Suddenly there comes a whir of
wings, and she sees a great bird looking to-
ward the cake. Finally he swoops down in
swift flight and seizes the maiden's offering
to fate. This is the supreme moment. The
girl's eyes never waver a moment in watch-
ing the bird's flight, for where he rests will
be her future mate, if she chooses to have
him. If tbe bird flies far away her fate will
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The I/ine Fence.
A good lawyer learns many lessons in the
school of human nature; and thus it was
that lawyer Hackett did not fear to pur-
chase the tract of hnd wh ch had been
"lawed over" for years.
Some of the people wondered why he
wanted to get hold of the property with
such an incubus of uncertainty upon it.
Others thought that perhaps he wanted
some legal knitting-work, and would pitch
in red hot to tight that line-fence question
on his own hook. That's what the owner
of the adjoining land thought. So he
braced himself for trouble when he saw
Hackett coning across the fields one day.
Said Hackett: "What 's your claim here,
anyway, as to this fence?"
"I insist," replied the neighbor, "that your
fence is over on my land two feet at one
end and one foot at least at the other end."
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four feet. At the other end. push it on my
land two feet."
"But," persisted the neighbor, "that is
twice what I claim."
"I don't care about that," said Hackett.
"There 's been fight enough over this land.
I want you to take enough so you are per-
fectly satisfied, and then we can get along
pleasantly. Go ahead and help yourself."
The man paused, abashed. He had been
ready to commence the old struggle, tooth
and nail, but this move of the new neighbor
stunned him. Yet he wasn't to be outdone
in generosity. He looked at Hackett.
" 'Squire," said he, "that fence ain't going
to be moved an inch. I don't want the hnd.
There wasn't nothin' in the fight, anyway,
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Watchword.
December 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1627
Advance Society Letters.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
Jas. T. Trellow, New York City: "My
aunt from Ohb has just come to spend the
winter with us, and she brought a great
big trunk that was just full of things. I
don't mean her particular trunk, but an old
leather one that she told us children to
rummage in as much as we wanted. lam
13. So we rummaged, and one day I found
a big pile of papers in a corner and they
were Christian- Evangelists, with your
page in the end part,. So I read the Red
Box Clew, and I tell you it was fine. You
ought to have seen me digging into those
papers up in our attic. I like the children's
letters pretty well, and I want someone to
answer this: Whoever has read a Rollo
Book? Also, who is going to read Louisa
Alcott's letters that will come out next
year in the Ladies' Home Journal? I am.
And I am reading 'Pete.' I can tell you who
the tramp is. He is the man that married
Edgar Browu's sweetheart, I mean Mr.
Hardcattle. Afterwards the tramp will die
and then Edgar can marry that girl he was
so taken up with." Margaret E. Sturges,
Chillicothe, Mo.: "I have been reading
about the Advance Society ever since it was
organized and wanted to join, but just
neglected it. I think the Red Box Clew was
just a fine story, I enjoyed it very much.
'Pete' is a good story also. I have one ob-
jection to your stories — you never have
enough in a paper. I think Pete a 'cute'
little girl, and I know who put those lemon-
drop i in the girls' boxes. My favorite
books are: Ivanhoe, David Copper-
field, Little Men, Little Women. I am 14.
I am reading of the French Revolution."
Delight M. Shafer, Decatur, Tex.: "My
Advance Society work has been a failure in
the past quarter. I have read some in
McCarthy's History of Our Own Times, the
Saturday Evening Post, etc., and learned a
few quotations, but domestic affairs have
interfered with regular study. I begin a
better record to-day." Madge Masters,
Ozark, Ark.: "How we dig sweet potatoes:
We commenced Oct 16th. One man plows
out the potatoes with a turning- plow, then
some of the re3t come along on their hands
and knees and scratch out the potatoes;
some more come along with potato-boxes
and gather the largest up and put them in
the boxes; then some one else comes along
and gathers up the small ones (or seed
potatoes as we call them). The boxes hold
one bushel. They are two feet long,
divided in the middle. They fill a wagon
with the boxes and take them to the cellar
and unload in biDS about three feet deep.
Of 75 acres of sweet potatoes planted last
summer they have put 14,000 bushels in the
cellars. They pay the men 12 cents an
hour." Harry Cash, Pennville, Ind.: "My
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eighth report was not printed in the honor
list. I expect it was sent to Plattsburg and
jou didn't get it. I am very much interest-
ed in the story 'Pete.'" Mattie Upton,
Houstonia, Mo.: "I thought I would write
you a few lines. How are you liking the
place where you live now? I have read the
Blue Veil, Jess, Ten Nights in a Bar-room.
My favorite quotation is from Sir Walter
Scott. I like the continued story. I think
Pete's and Madge's mother knew the tramp
bofore she was married." Mary Emily Day,
Sparta, Mo.: "I live on a farm three miles
from Sparta, where I attend church when
the weather permits. We have been very
busy gathering in the golden grain and the
big red apples, but now as the work is
nearly done I hope to have more time to
read. I have made an Advance Society
badge of blue worked in gold, and 1 wear
it wherever I go. I like 'Pete' very much
and think Nap (the tramp) is Mrs. Morris'
brother." Jennie Turner, St. Paul, Minn.:
"I do like that young man, Mr. Edgar
Brown, in your story of 'Pete.' I wish I
could meet some one just like him. Wasn't
Pete brave to go up in that loft and talk to
the tramp? I expect he wasn't as bad as
he was painted. I am a little orphan living
with such a good lady, but she is not well
off, and don't you think somebody sends the
Christian-Evangelist to me each week
after they have read it, and I don't know
who, but I want to thank them right here!
I wonder if they saw me some place, and
liked my face and remembered me ? Because,
how could they know about me? And I am
only twelve. Once I knew a long poem,
but I have forgotten all but the start. Can
somebody tell me who wrote it, so I will
know where to hunt it up and find it again?
It was real funny. It began this way:
" 'Tim Turpln was blind and ne'er had seen the skies,
For Nature, when his head was made, forgot to
dot his eyes.
So like a poor school-teacher, Tim was forced to
do-
Look out for pupils, for he had a vacancy for
two.' "
Lulu Coleman, Spurgeon, Ind.: "I have
been reading the Christian-Evangelist a
long time and I want to join the Advance
Society. Tell me how and what to do. I
would like to know your name."
Honor List: Madge Masters (8th quarter);
Mary Emily Day (3rd); Harry Cash (9th);
Matiie Upton (7th).
Children, this is the last chance I will
have to say a word to you before Christmas,
that day for which it seems the other days
of the year were made. So I will answer
some questions and make a few remarks. I,
for one, have read many Rollo Books. If
anybody else has had this pleasure, hold up
your hands. There is much difference of
opinion concerning Nap. I am afraid one
tramp won't be able to go all around. Has
anybody else a guess as to who he is? If
anybody can guess who Nap is, before it is
told in the story (and that will be a long
time off), I will send that person, free of
charge, a copy of my historical novel, Shem,
which the Christian Publishing Company
has just published. Everybody take notice
of this prize-offer. The solution of the
mystery will not appear until next May, for
this is a very long story. If more than one
person guesses it correctly, the bo >k goes to
that one whose guess comes first to my
letterbox. I don't care who guesses, or
how many in the same family guess; but
nobody can have more than one guess.
Since you didn't know about this before (in
fact, I have just thought of it) I will not
count the guesses that have already been
made. We will begin on Christmas day.
In the meantime, can anybody tell who
wrote the poem Jennie Turner quotes? I
am 'liking the place where I live now' a
good deal. Don't forget it is Albany, Mo.,
and that my address is Central Christian
College. Mary Emily Day is not the only
one who wears our badge. Notice our
letters this week; although there are but
nine, they represent six different states.
What is my name? Why, look at the top of
the page. That's it, my sure-enough name
that my papa and mamma gave me when I
was little. Did anybody think that was 'a
made up, make-believe name? No, indeed!
How join the Av. S.? Make five resolutions:
to read five pages of history aDd thirty lines
of poetry, and memorize a quotation from a
good author every week, read a Bible verse
each day, and keep an account in 'a
note-book. Is there anybody else doesn't
kDow yet? A merry Christmas, and a stock-
ing full of kind wishes to all of you!
Albany, Mo.
1628
THE CHRISTIAN-eVANGELIST
December 20, 1900
Sunday - School.
W. P. RICHARDSON.
FOURTH QUARTERLY REVIEW.
The lessons we have been studying for the past
three months have led as In the Mister's footsteps,
as he traversed the province of Perea, east of the
Jordan, until his final journey to Jerusalem, whose
Immediate vicinity he left no more till he departed
by way of the cross But a few days yet lie be-
tween him and Calvary; out so many are the great
events that cluster about that supreme tragedy
that we shall study for six months to come the
life of Jesus during the weeks that preceded and
followed his sublime act of sacrifice.
The Perean ministry of the Master was a busy
and toilsome one. The throng about him grew
daily larger, the enthusiasm of the multitude more
outspoken, and the enmity of the Pharisees and
■oribes more bitter. The first two lessons of the
quarter, Jesus Dining with a Pharisee and the
parable of the Great Sapper, were directed towards
the legalism, pride and carnality of the spiritual
leaders. They made the Sabbath a burden instead
of a blessing to the people, sought worldly honors
rather than godly service; and were so absorbed
with the claims of mammon as to reject the
divine invitation to eternal bliss.
The next two lessons c mprise the three "par-
ables of grace," by which Jesus made knowa the
heart of God, in its yearning for the salvation of
■lnful man; and, at the same time, reveil-d the
■elfish and bigoted spirit of the Pharisees and
■cribes, who would rather that men should go to
perdition than that they should have the Hand of
Infinite Love extended to them. Not one of them
would rail at the shepherd who went out on the
bleak hills to find his straying sheep; nor chide the
housewife wio swept her house diligently to find
the one lost coin. Much less would they mock the
love of the father who with open arms welcomed
home his prodigal son. Yet they were murmuring
at Jesus, when he came seeking and saving the
lost. All their self-rlghteousneis was unavailing
to atone for snch unholy envy; and the angels of
God joined with the Father himself in rejoicing more
over the turning of one sinner to righteousness
than over ninety and nine who rested complacently
In their fanoied freedom from the guilt of trans-
gression.
The next two lessons contain a severe rebuke to
those who wrongly nse the means and opportuni-
ties of life, which might be made to minister to
human need on earth, and to fulness of joy in
heaven. By the parable of the Unjust Steward,
the Master taught us that a wise use of wealth, or
other agency of benefactions, would ensure to ns a
future of undimmed glory and satisfaction. Even
the unrighteous s- rvant, by his worldly wisdom,
secured for himself a shelter beneath the roof* of
those whom he had profited by his knavery. Mich
more may we, if we use honestly and generously
the things committed to us, anticipate a welcome
into the home of righteousness. But if, like the
rich man in the second parable, we allow the poor
saint to suffer at our door, vhile we revel in lux-
ury, we may expect, in the next world, to be shut
out from the joys that come to those who patient-
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while we behol! their bliss from afar off,
In the story of the Tea Lepers Cleansed, we are
reminded of the common «io of ingratitude, which
so cruelly wounds the 1 >vlng heart of the great
Giver of good. Of the ten who were hetUd but
one came back to render thanks for his restora-
tion from the dread disease. T"he others were too
eager to secure their c *rtificates from the priest.and
get back again into thegre»t and busy world from
which their affliction ha<1 exolud>d them, to speod
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Oa the Sunday before Thanksgiving, known as
Temperance Sunday, we turned aside to study one
of the practical lessons on self-control, which oc-
cur so frequently In the Scriptures. Sobriety,
charity, sincerity, such are the virtues that halbw
the home life and e'evate society. The aged men
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youth honorable by keeping it pure and unselfish.
God's grace has brought salvation to men, making
it possible for them to live soberly, righteously
and godly in this present world, and to anticipate
the coming of Jesus Christ In glory, and with re-
ward.
Lesson IX , the Rich Young Ruler, conveys a
warning much needed in this day of rapid wealth-
getting Many who are hastening to get rich do
not realize that the) are falling into a snare, and
into many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown
men in destruction and perdition. They forget
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evil, and that they that trust in riches c«nno' enter
into thj kirgdom of Gid. Sadly would they tu-n
a<v»y from Jesus, should he make op'in th^m the
demand that proved too hard for the rich Jewish
ruler. And we who have but little may, on our
part, love that little to such a degree, and so envy
those who have more, as to m*ke it impossible for
us to acquire the true riches, which never fail.
L-sso s X and XI are located at Jericho, and
mark the turning of Jesus' way from the Jordan
to Jeru salem. To the pitiful appeal of Bartimaeus
the unfeeling multitude returned only a rude re-
buke, bidding him keep still, lest he disturb the
discourse or conversation of the famous Rabbi of
Nazareth. But his need was so great, and his faith
so strong, that he would not hold his peace; and
the prayer of faith was answered, and the Son of
David gave him the blessed boon of sight.
i And while in Jericho, Jesus sought not the home
of the leading priest or scribe, but asked that he
might lodge with one who wat hated and counted
an outcast from his own people, Z .c hasus, the
publican. Whatever his enemies might say, or his
friends think, Jesus wonld not turn aside from his
supreme mission, to seek and save the lost. Into
that home, shunned by the populace and despised
by the leaiers of the people, the Lord of 1 >ve en-
tered, and found there a heart that only needed
the touch of kindness to break into streams of
penitence and charity.
It is fitting that thi« wonderful century, which
has drawn to the study of Him »hom our Christian
era enthrones the hearts of countless millions of
earth's peoples, should hive as its closing lesson
that of the marvelous nativity of th» world's
Savior. So we gather abont the Babe of Bethlehem,
as we did in our first lesson for the year 1900, and
with the Wise Men from the East lay our offerings
at His feet. Blessed Ba^e, over whose advent the
angels sang to the humble shepherds, whose star
led the s«g s from their distant home to kaeel at
thy feet, whose birthday became the parting of
the paths of human history and the beginning of
the world's largest hope, may thy sweet spirit find
a borne within our hearts, and thy dear feet mark
for us life's highway of boly and happy living!
December 20, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGRJ^T
,529
Christian 6ndeavoi\
Burris A. Jenkins.
TOPIC FOR DECEMBER 30.
THE OLD AND NEW: YOUR
PURPOSES.
(Luke 5:36-39; Matt. 13:51, 52.)
There are some old things worth cherishing, as
old wine, old pictures, old friends, old virtues.
Truly it is not always best to mingle old ihirjgs
with new and yet sometimes it is decidedly best
Old pictures may go into new frames; old friends
into new environment.
Is there, howtver, any old trait of character,
any old g (oinesa, old charm, that is struggling
beneah a weight of newer weaknesses? Some-
times, old things are best. The way we used to
think, to feel, to act, may sometimes be better
than later ways.
N w Year's is a good time to bring from our
treasure house things new and old and select those
th»t are worthy to be preserved. It is a good
time to renew youth, to freshen up old feelings,
and strip off new growths and excrescences.
"Backward, turn backward, 0 time!" If I
could but know again the joy of first servioe, the
enthusiasm of early days in the kingdom. And
why not? If I could but belh ve again as I once did,
when in ch'ldlsh days, I thought of God, when my
mother talked, as a great, good Father, like
my own, only tenderer and gentler. And why
not continue so to think? There is nothing in all
the philosophizing, in all the mod-rn theologies
and the new criticisms, however true all of them
may be, that is at war with the old simple child-
like conceptions of the Father's heart, or that is
superior to them in value!
iTo be sure there are some old thing? that aree
ot worth keeping. There are some old notions
of things, some old practices that may not be in
themselves evil, but that are not worth keeping
just b *cause they are old. They are the old wine-
skins that migifc as well be thrown away; they
are the old garments which, though patched up
for a time and made serviceable for a short day,
are nevertheless doomed soon to pass. New Year's
is a good time to face these things resolutely, and
winnow them out and throw them away.
Are we struggling to keep any old notion of
religious things, or any old narrow notion of the
largeness of Chrlstianty? Let us throw it aside,
burn it up with the wornout. Are we trying to
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toward business or moral matters, that is inconsist-
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us pluck it out, though dear as the hand or the
eye, and throw it away.
There is a beautiful symbol that has long been
in use in the church, a symbol of the separation
between the old and the ne w, a symbol of th
burial of an old self, and a resurrection to walk
in a newness of life. Shall we not think of that
symbol again at New Year's? And though we
have not need to r-peat it outward y, shall we n t
be re baptized in throwing aside the old, imper
fe t, halting, w«akling life, and in a manly and
womanly standing forth to a holier attitude?
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Literature.
A Southern Planter; Social Life in the Old South.
By Jsusan Dabney Smedes. James Pott & Co.,
New York. $1.25.
The author of this volume in writing the bi-
ography of her father has done more than present
the life of one man, for the Individual who is the
subject of her narrative was thoroughly typical of
a class and she has written rather the biography
of the Southern planter as a type before, during
and after the war. As such it has all the human
interest of a romance in which the reader's sym-
pathies are enlisted in following the fortunes of a
single character and the value of a history which
presents a true generalization of the experiences
of many individuals. The book should be received
gladly by that large class to whom the story of
the old South appeals. The illustrations are in photo-
gravure.
Songs of all the Colleges. Hinds & Noble.
New York. $1.
With certain limitations and exceptions, it is
generally true that all the world- loves a college
student, and under to circumstances is he more
amiable or more provocative of contagious
geniality than when he sings. Not that his songs
have much artistic merit about them, either in
their rendition or in their codd position, but they are
the channel [through which the effervescent
spirits ^of youth are transmitted from the under-
graduate [body;; to the more sober world without.
This collection^contains most of those soi gs which
occur fco^tte ordinary mind when some one sug-
gests that we sing "college songs" and a good
many !ess£familiar ones besides. They are good
enough to be popular whenever college soDgs are
desired and bad enough to be thoroughly com-
prehensible'' by the most unmitigated and irre-
pressible undergraduate.
Arabia, the Cbadle of Islam. By Rtv. S. M.
Zwemer. Introduction by Rev. James S. Dennis.
Fleming H. Revell Co., Chicago. $2.
The author of this scholarly volume has spent
ten years in the Arabian peninsula and is able to
incorporate into his work not only materials gleaned
from many do umentary sources, but much that
has come under his o«n observation. He is a mis-
sionary and writes from the standpoint of a mis-
sionary, but ["this does not mean that bis work is
not a scientific and scholarly production. Here, as
in many other cases, the missionary has exceptional
facilities for making contributions to the world's
knowledge of rge°graPr,y aQd ethnology. Dr.
Zwemer's interest is primarily in Arabia as a field
for mission work, but in depicting this field he
wisely devotes by far the greater amount of his
space to a study of the geography, politics, religion
and literature of the land. Altogether it is safe
to say that there is no other single volume which
can compare with this in giving all necessary in-
formation about this carious land and its strange
civilization.
Expansion under New World Conditions. By
Josiah Strong. v^ The Biker & Taylor Co., New
York. ; $1.
As a master of the art of making figures elo-
quent and convincing, Dr. StroDg not only has no
superior but really no serious rival in this
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merce points to it as necessary, because the de-
velopment of internatlotal politics shows it to be
expedient and because the development of civil'zi-
tion points to it as a duty. [He lays emphasis upon
the moral obligation involved, but shows that the
moral obligation grows out of political and econom-
ic conditions which point to this as "manifest
destiny." The chapter titles will prove suggestive:
Exhaustion'of our Arable[ Public Lands; Our New
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the leading public questions of the day. This
being impossible, we will say of this book more
forcibly than it would be possible to say of any
other recent book on public questions, that the
only thing to do with it is to read it.
Home Folks By James Whitcomb Riley. The
Bowen-Merrill Co. Indianapolis.
A volume of new poems by Mr. Riley could not
appear at a more appropriate time than just be-
fore Christmas. The verses which are here col-
lected under the title "Home Folks" exhibit
perhaps more versatility than has been shown in
any of his other books. Of course, Mr. Riley is
not pre-eminently the man for vtrsatility. He
sings of the good old times of the "airly days" and
of the joy and love and tender pathos of the pres
ent, in those humble walks of life where men and
women keep their hearts pure and their manners
plain and live their unvarnished lives frankly and
heartily in the presence of their neighbors That
is the prevailirg tone of this volume, as its name
indicates. But there is also rather a larger pro-
portion than usual of verses pitched in a higher
key and written in pure English instead of Hoosier
dialect. In poems such as those on Emerson,
Eugene Field and Lincoln, we have strong thought
and strong poetry — stronger, perhaps, than even
Mr. Rilty's old admirers knew that he was capable
of in this style. In his "Lines to Robert Louis
Stev<-nson" the Hoosier makes a bold attempt to
express himself in the low-Scotch dialect. It is
interesting and withal good— for a Hoosier. It
may be admittel at least that he imitates the lurr
of the Lowlands better than any Scotchman frvm
Burns to Stevenson wou d be likely to reproduce
the up-country twang of Indiana.
The Life of Christ. A Poem, by the' Rev.
Samuel Wesley, Vicar of Epworth. Union
Book Co., Chicago.
The world had almost forgotten that Samuel
Wesley, father of the illustrious John and Charles
Wesley and vicar of the historic Epworth parish
in England, was the author of a massive and
monumental epic poem dealing with the life of
Christ. Two centuries ago it was written, found
immediite recognition by the best critics of that
day and was magnificently published ur.der the
patronage of William III, who rewarded the
author for his poetic accomplishment by the gift
of the vicarage at Epworth. A century later
when it had gone out of print and been forgotten
it was rediscovered, revised and republi»hed by
Bishop Coke, the first Methodist bishop ordained
by John Wesley. Again it dropped into oblivion
from which it is now a second time rescued by
the editorship of Edward T. Roe. It is a massive
work in ten books and containing approximately
fifteen thousand lines, and there are few incidents
in the life of Christ which are not treated in it at
leDgth. The poetic style is such as would be ex-
pected of its age and author. There is much
dignity but little inspiration in it. The opening
lines are perhaps as fair a sample ai can be found
anywhere:
"I sing the God who, though enthroned on high,
In human nature deigned to live and die:
I sing the Gnd each modest seraph sings,
The most afflicted, yet the best of kings;
Him, who from heaven to earth's vile chores cams
down,
Without, his sceptre, diadem, or crown,
To banish Satan to the flames below,
And rescue irortals from impending woe.
Pain marked his tteps in his incarnate state,
But godlike patience made him truly great."
This is not great poetry, but it is thoroughly
respectable. It lacks only a little indefinable
something to make it Miltonic, but that something
was what made Milton a master and the absence
of it leaves Samuel Wesley a first-rate poetizer
rather than a first-grade poet. Tne danger of the
style is its tendency to lapse into bombast whenever
it misses its intended grandeur. However, there
is so much worse poetry that has so much greater
reputation, that we can hope for this work by the
grandfather of Methodiwn a wider reading than it
has yet had and more adequate recognition than
has been accorded to it since the days when it
won for its author the vicarage which became, in
a sense, the home of his son's great religious
movement.
A History of American Literature. By Walter
C. Bronson, Professor of English Literature in
Brown University. D. C. Heath & Co. Boston.
Pp. 374. $ 80.
Writing with the original purpose of making a
textbook for schoDls and colleges, Professor
Bronson has produced a readible and meaty little
volume which will be of service to any cne who
desires a brief survey of the literary history of
America. A pre-eminent characteristic of the
volume is its usableness. It is at once devoid of
unprofitable padding and untouched by the dry-
ness which is inseparable from a mere syllabus.
The obscure literary history of the colonial pe-
riod is well treated and is further illuminated by
an appendix of extracts from the less accessible
works of that time. The notices of maDy of the
later writers, while appreciative appear some-
what meagre. Sidney Lanier might well have re-
ceived more extended treatment and one would be
glad to see more than two lines devoted to the work
of Charles Dudley Warner. But this is a defect
which is perhaps inseparable from any attempt
to crowd a history of American literature into
eo small a compass. In dealing with the crowded
ranks of contemporary writers, details are neces-
sarily omitted and a sentence of usually ju6t char-
acterization U given to each. The book is con-
temporaneous enough to include Paul Laurence
Dunbar and Winston Churchill. Bibliographies,
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Obituaries,
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BAKER.
Harriet Schooley was born In Rosa County,
Ohio, July 7, 1820. There she grew to young
womanhood In 1839 she was married to Mr.
James Baker, he being her constant companion
for fifty six years. Nine chldren ware born to
them, *ix surviving her. la 1865 they m)v^d to
Saline County Mo., near Malta Bead, where slu
has siace redded. In 1870, under the preaching
of Rev. Samuel MoDaniels, she united with ths
Chri tian Church In 1880 her health failed and
her life has much of suffering in it since that time.
In 1896, her companion was called t> his re t.
For many years she has been d-p-ived of church
privileges, but the spirit of self sacrifice was
strong in her life. She has entered into the rest
of the people of G d. Tne funeral service was
conducted at her home C. C. James.
B 33 WORTH.
When, in St. Anthony's hospital, Columbus O.,
cancer caused the death of Charlotte C. B isworth
Nov. 2, 1900, there departed from earth one of
the "chief women." S ie was of the chief women
because possessed of the qualities of heart which
constitute true nobility, the character which re-
veals the "divine na'ure." She was the daughter
of Edward and Sirah Pettit; she remembered her
Creator in her youth, having surrendered her life
to Je^us at 13 yearsof age She found His servise
one of great j >y as well as a school in which to
learn the mind of the Master, cultlvtte the fruit
of the Spirit, and grow into the divine likeness.
The world knows her best as a preacher's wife
and Christian worker. She was married in 1868 to
E. A. Bosworth, to whose pastoral work she was an
able and acceptable second on the Western Re-
serve, in Sharon and Braddock, Pa., Steubenville,
Akron, Flushing and Morrls'osvn, Ohio, Rlchmmd,
Mo , and Savannah, Ga. As teacher in Sunday-
school, worker in Aid Societies, C. E , B. W B.
M. and all other departments of church work —
None knew her but to love her,
Norn»med her but to praise.
r ijAs a home-maker and companion for her hus-
band, a supplement iu life and labor to his char-
acter and wark; as an incentive and inspiration to
greater effort and larger, richer life; as a friend
to the needy, visitor to the sick, a loving sister to
the whole community, a peace-maker and comfort-
er in time of trouble, she wa* the cou iterpart of
the "virtuous woman" of the Proverbs, and more
than that in some particulars, for she brought to
her work a character whl-bis the product of union
with Christ, a source of power unknown in earlier
dispositions. She had no children after the flesh
but is mother of a host after the Spirit.for in loving
travail of the Sunday-school and personal contact
she brought them forth after the H'tly Spirit had
begotten them through her character and the
word which she taught. These babes she faith-
fully fed on the pure milk of the word, and, as they
could endure it, on the strong meat, but gave to
all tie Bread of Life and sought to bring them to
thefullaess of the msasure of the stature of Christ,
la her home life she wsm seen at her best. "A
world of bve shut In," and a "home, sweet home,"
she made. Putting her soul into the task she
made the home a paradise for her husband, and
like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land,
as well as a delight and solace to the gueit and
casual caller. The man in quest of a working
model for a Christian home need seek no further
when once he had seen the home she made. So
denying to self and studious of othsra' comfort was
sh9 that she even bid her intense suffering from
her husband lest it should cuue him pain. Her
husband, brother and three sisters who re-
main, together with a wide circle of frisnds, feel
a void in their hearts and feel earth to be the
poorer since her departure; but because her path
was that of the jist which shineth more and more
unt'1 the perfect day, we are assured that she who
wilkei with God in this life still walks with him
where the eternal morning has dawned and the
shadows have fled away The remains were laid
away at Alliance, 0., Nov. 4, 1900. Blessing is
hers, f >• she died in the Lord and her works do
follow her.
Jes is, Thou Prince of Life,
Thy chosen cannot die,
Like Thee, they conquer in the strife
To reign with Thee on high.
W. J. Wright.
KIDD.
Ellen A. Kidd, wife of C. W Kidd, died at her
home Dec. 1, 1900, aged 28 years. She was
reared a Catholic but the wr.ter baptized her
about a year ago. She was a devoted Christian.
She leaves a husband and two 11 tie children. The
writer preached her funeral discourse to a large
concourse of friends. "She resta from her labors
and her works do follow her."
W. T. McLain.
Mtdicine Lodge, Kans.
RICKETTS.
Misa Fannie Ricketts wss born in Clay County,
Mo., 36 years »go. In her girlhood she be-
came a Christian and remained true to the lov'iDg
Savior throughout her life She died at Liberty,
Mo., Dec. 4, 1900, and was buried at Barry, the
old home of the family. Her mother and a sister
had a number of y-ars ago preceded her to the
heavenly home. Her father, Bro T. B. Ricketts,
and a brother remain. Mi s Ricketts was for sev-
eral years the victim of chronic neuralgia. She
bore her pain with patience ond forti ude and
was in it all a high type of true and beautiful
Chriptian womanhood. J. H. Hardin.
Liberty, Mo.
SINCLAIR.
David Sinclair was born in New York Citv Feb-
ruary 4, 1866, and fell asleep in Jesus at Central
City. Cr-1 November 25, 1900. His parents were
early Disciol?s of Christ in New York. His
father died in 1863: his mother thirty years later.
David was b- ought up in the faith of the gospel.
When Wayland Johnson wis pastor of the church
on 169th street, in 1884. the congregation of
which S T. Willis Is now pastor, David, and his
only brother, William, openly confessed Christ
and united with the church, Both became active
and efficient in Christian work. Miss Mabel
E;telle Van Buren became the wife of David Sin-
clair March 6, 1889. Their u'-ion was nnusuftlly
happy. She remains to mournful'y cherish the
msmirr of h«r n^ble husband, and to train their
only chi'd. a bright and beautiful baby boy, in the
fear of the Lord. In July, 1891, Mr. and Mrs.
Sinclair removed from New York to Idaho. They
settled for a time in the famoia Payette valley;
later livi-g in Boise and Silver City. Brother
Sinclair was a total abstainer and an active third
party prohibitionist. He was also an enthusiastic
Christian Endeavorer. When he lived in Bope he
was at the same time President of the End avor
S )ciety in the Christian Church. President of the
Boipe City Eodpavor Union, and President of the
Idaho Sta'e Union. President Clark, of the
Uoited Society of Christian Endeavor, was hia
personal friend. The integrity and uprightness of
his daily life caused David Sinclair t > be admired,
tmsted, and even loved by those from whom he
differed most widely in sentiment and conduct.
He was a Christly man. Last January Brother
Sinclair came to Central City. Col., forty miles from
Denver, to take a responsible business position
The testi-oony of the Rev Alex. M *r Kay, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, in Central City, at
his funeral, was that Mr. David Sinclair, during
his residence in that community, had walked in a
Christian manner. Sometime before he left Idaho
his health was eeriousOy impaired. For almost a
year and a half he was a sick man He did not
complain. Only bis most intimate friends knew
of his suffering. Seventeen months ago he came
under the knife of the surgeon for appendicitis.
David Sinclair was born on Sunday, confessed
Christ on Sunday, was operated on on Sunday, and
in the afternoon of a bright Lord's day he went
home to glory. His brother named above, remains
in Central City. His s's^erg, Mrs. Henry Schell
Soblngiar, and Miss Nellie C Sinclair, live in New
York. The news of David Sinclair's death will
bring grief to many hearts, but his friends and
kinspeople do not mourn as do those who have no
hope. He believed in God and in Jesus Christ, our
Lord. He lives, wherefore comfort one another
with this thought. B. B. Tyler.
Denver, Col.
STEWART.
E. T. Stewart was born in Indiana Nov. 11,
1848, died Nov. 3, 1900. He overtaxed his
strength in a debate in defense of the srospel of
Christ. He was a fiithfal minister of God's word
and a model citizen, husband and father. He
leaves a wife and two children He died for Je-
sus. J. N. Mc jONNell, pastor.
VANDEWALKER.
Louisa H. Vandewalker died in Claflln,Kans.,
Dec. 3, 1900: born May 18, 1831, at Little Falls,
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whole life was spsnt in the s-rvhe of Christ. Her
last words were "Heaven opens." The text I
used for the funeral sermon was Job 5:26.
J. N. McConnell
Gloflin, Kans., Dec. 7, 1900.
DR. HENRY GERODLD.
Whereas, It has pleased our Father to remr ve
from our sight our dear brother and helper, Dr.
Henry Gerould, and
Whereas, We realize the deep significance of
our loss in this change from the soen to the un-
seen; therefore be it
Resolved, That in this transition we bow to the
will of tne Supreme Ruler, as a band that has been
smitten and yet exalted.
Resolved, That in the death of Dr. Gerould our
Society loses one whose generosity and devotion
endeared him to all, and whose wise counsel and
active assistance rendered him a source of inspira-
tion and strength to our cause. Deprived of his
living presence and help, we are conscious that the
sweet fragrance of his life continues with us in
its influence, while the transplanted flower blooms
in the visible and eternal.
Resolved, That our Society tenders its heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved wife and relatives.
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The Passing of the Century 1636
A Talk With Our Readers 1637
A Forward Movement 1638
Editor's Easy Chair 1638
Questions and Answers 1639
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Church Unity in Scotland.— Herbert L. Wil-
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Oscar T. Morgan 1642
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Christmas Songs.— H. R. Trickett 1644
B. B. Tyler's Letter 1644
From Beirut to Damascus. — Charles Reign
Scoville 1646
B. A. Hinsdale.— G. H. Johnston' 1646
The Mission of John.— G. S. Bryant 1646
Family Cdicle:
Totsie's Prayer (poem) 1656
Struggling Toward the Light 1656
Lonely Hours of a Bereaved Mother (poem) 1658
Confucius Dumbfounded 1658
Helps in Emergencies 1658
Miscellaneous:
Our Budget 1647
Notes and Ne»s 1648
Evangelistic 1654-1655
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Sunday-school 1660
Christian Endeavor 1651
Literature 1662
Marriages and Obituaries 1663
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CURRENT EVENTS.
The Hay Pauncef ote treaty with its amend-
ments has been ratified by the Senate, by a
vote of 55 to 18. By far the most important
of the amendments was that of Senator
Davis, which has already been reported.
This, together with Senator Lodge's amend-
ment by which this treaty was made definite-
ly to supercede the Clayton-Bulwer conven-
tion, alters the purport of the treaty so ma-
terially that those who are responsible for
it may feel justified in considering their
policy rebuked. Although the document
bears the name of Secretary Hay, the Presi-
dent has lately declared that the real re-
sponsibility for it rests chiefly with himself,
and the adoption of the amended treaty is a
clear statement that the Senate does not con-
firm his judgment as to the conditions upon
which our government is willing to build the
canal. It has taken the United States a year
to amend and ratify the treaty. It is now
Great Britain's turn to deal with it as amend-
ed. There is not even any rumor worth re-
peating as to the probable course which the
British government will pursue, or the length
of time which it will take to reach a con-
clusion. If the canal bill is postponed until
the British ratification of the treaty is re-
ceived, it will probably not be passed at the
present session.
During the past week the United States
Supreme Court has been hearing arguments
on two test cases to determine whether or
not the Philippines and Porto Rico are in the
fullest sense parts of the United States. The
question directly involved is the constitution-
ality of the tariff on articles imported into
the United States from these islands; and the
larger question back of that is whether or
not the constitution follows the flag and an-
nexation in itself confers citizenship. At-
torney-General Griggs has taken an active
part in arguing the case for the United
States, i. e., in support of the view assumed
by Congress when it passed the Porto Rican
tariff bill, the constitutionality of which is
now in question. The case is one of great
importance and interest and an adverse de-
cision by the Supreme Court will necessitate
some alterations in our policy toward these
possessions. It does not appear, however,
that the anti-expansionists have in any case
anything to gain by the decision of the
court. If the court affirms the constitution-
ality of the Porto Rican tariff law, then their
contention that Congress cannot govern ter-
ritory independently of the constitution will
be rebuked by the highest authority in the
land. If, on the other hand, as they hope,
the court declares that the law U unconsti-
tutional and that the annexation of these
islands has conferred upon their inhabitants
citizenship and all the rights of citizenship,
including the rights of free trade with all
other parts of the United States, then there
must be an end to their appeals for inde-
pendence for the Philippines and Porto Rico.
It has already been decided at the cost of
much blood and treasure that no body of cit-
izens of the United States has a right to
secede and establish an independent govern-
ment. The civil war decided that govern-
ment with the consent of the governed did
not include the right of secession. If the
Filipinos have the right of citizenship,
they have also the duties, including loyalty
to the federal government. So, whatever
the decision of the Supreme Court may be,
there can be little in it to comfort those who
favor independence for the inhabitants of
our new possessions. So far as the decision
of the court can go, we have a right either
to govern them without the constitution or
to insist that they shall submit to the
constitution.
so thoroughly "in the grip of the liquor
power" as some of our reformers would have
us believe. The brewers will have to take
their chances with the other industries in
the tax reduction.
The brewers seem to be in a fair way to
achieve a notable defeat in their efforts to
secure a reduction in the tax on beer.
Their lobby has long ago given up all hope of
getting a favorable recommendation from
the House Committee on Ways and Means
and it has now become discouraged with the
chances of doing anything at all with the
House and has transferred the scene of its
labors to the Senate wing of the capitol.
Here, too, the chances are not bright, al-
though several members of the Senate com-
mittee are io. favor of a larger total
reduction than the $40,000,000 rec-
ommended by the House committee.
Senator Aldrich, who is chairman of the
committee, has declared unequivocally that
there is to be no political debt- paying in
this transaction and that if the brewers
expect to have their tax decreased they
must produce some more valid argument
than that of campaign services. The brew-
ers claim that the increase of the tax from
one dollar to two dollars a barrel wa3 made
explicitly as a war measure and that now,
since the war has been officially declared to
be at an end, it should be removed. This
would be plausible enough as an argument
for doin? away with all the special war
taxes, if the extra expenses which grew out
of the war had stopped with the war itself.
That this was not the case is sufficiently
evident from the fact that it has appeared
evident to those in a position to know
best that little more than one-third of the
war tax can be removed. The two houses
of Congress and the administration are not
The Army Bill with its anti-canteen
amendment, which passed the House by such
a large majority, may be held up in the
Senate. The anti canteen feature has
already had one modification suggested
which has received the approval of the
Senate committee. It is proposed that the
prohibition extend only to the selling of
wines and distilled liquors. This would
leave the way open for the selling of beer
in the canteen. The most that can be said
for this modification is that U a doubtful
improvement on the present canteen system.
It won't do. The action of the House of
Representatives shows clearly enough that
the people want a thorough-going anti-can-
teen law and that the Congressmen know
that the people want it. Many members of
the House of Representatives in explaining
their votes stated that, while they person-
ally had no confidence in the anti canteen
measure as a means of insuring sobriety in
the army, they recognized that their con-
stituents believed in it and they were
willing to give it a trial. Unfortunately
the Senators are not so directly in touch
with their constituents and are less forcibly
influenced by expressions of public opinion.
Still, even the Senate cinnot safely disre-
gard the wishes of the people who elect
Legislatures. It may be worth while, if
you have decided opinions on the canteen
question, to let the Senators from your
state know them.
The situation in South Africa has become
still more serious during the pist week and
any resemblance to guerrilla warfare which
the operations of the Boers may hitherto
have borne has disappeared. General Rob-
erts' timely arrival on the field of action
about a year ago added vastly to his reputa-
tion, and it may be that his equally timely
departure will contribute toward keeping
unblemished his reputation for invincibility.
Of course the ultimate outcome is no more
doubtful now than it has been at any stage
of th«» war, for even in the darkest days of
the siege of Ladysmith the crushing of the.
Boers could only be regarded as a question
of time. But it appears that it is still a
matter of more time — and more money.
Kitchener still calls for more cavalry. His
infantry is too slow to cope with so shifty
an enemy. Gen. Knox was forced to abandon
the pursuit of De Wet and the escape of
that wily Boer from so tight a pen must be
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December 27, 1900
regarded as one of the most brilliant epi-
sodes in modern military history. The divi-
sion of De Wet's army into three columns
was at first considered a successful bit of
British strategy, but it turns out to be a
shrewd trick by which one of these columns
leads the enemy astray, while the other two
effect an invasion of Cape Colony. Coles-
burg is reported to be in the hands of the
Boers and the disaffection of the Cape Colony
Dutch makes the invasion easier. Kitchen-
er reports that, so far as he can determine,
the invasion of Cape Colony has been
checked, but he speaks with no great confi-
dence. Last Christmas was a time of bitter
sorrow in England, and this year there is no
occasion for any great outburst of trium-
phant joy.
After many delays, the joint note of the
Powers addressed to the Chinese govern-
ment has been signed by all the representa-
tives and delivered to Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching. Great Britain demurred to
the last to making the conditions "irrevoca-
ble," but at last signed under protest, ex-
plaining that this must not be interpreted
as a promise to enforce the demands with
troops. The note does not specify the
amount of indemnity to be paid by China,
that being left to later negotiations. It is
believed that the United States will favor a
total demand of not more than two hundred
million dollars, but upon this point we
stand almost alone and the other Powers
will doubtless insist upon a much larger in-
demnity. In spite of the general agreement
that nothing ought to be done which will
lead to the dismemberment of China, the
only practical steps toward preventing this
result are the two points upon which oar
government [has insisted from the begin-
ning: that only such punishments shall be
demanded as China is able to inflict without
seriously endangering her dynasty, and that
the indemnity demanded be such as China
can pay. In securing the incorporation of
the first of these points in the joint note,
our diplomacy has won a victory; the con-
test over the second is still to be fought
out. But even if by these safeguards the
perpetuity of the Chinese government is
guaranteed, there remains an equally im-
portant point to be guarded on the other
side. There is a need of skillful diplomacy
lest the wily Chinese, taking advantage of
the clemency of the Powers, contrive to
escape without adequate punishment for the
crimes of which they have been guilty.
The question of constructing a deep water-
way between Chicago and St. Louis by way
of the Des Plaines, Illinois and Mississippi
rivers, is being seriously considered by the
House Committee on Rivers and Harbors. A
proposal to make a deep water-way from
Chicago only to the mouth of the Illinois
river was disapproved, but the committee
was so favorably impressed with the idea of
establishing effective communication by wa-
ter between the two great cities that it has
decided to recommend an appropriation of a
quarter of a million of dollars for the survey
of a route for a fourteen-foot channel. It
is expected that the report of the committee
will be presented and that its bill will come
up for action in the House immediately
after the holidays. It is noteworthy, too,
that the Missouri river appears to be virtu-
ally abandoned as an object of appropriation.
It is claimed that the money appropriated
by Congress for keeping the river navigable
in years past has been used in the interest
of particular localities in strengthening the
banks to keep the towns from toppling in.
To be sure, there is a somewhat intimate
connection between a stream and its banks,
but the federal government owns only the
former and does not care to be held respon-
sible for the protection of the latter.
THE PASSING OF THE CEN-
TURY.
We stand at one of the great way-marks
of history. The most marvelous century in
the annals of lime is in its closing hours.
A little while more and it will have taken
its flight into that mighty Past which sepul-
chers the forgotten aeons of the infant
world. It has witnessed many remarkable
achievements since its birth and will trans
mit to its successor vast treasures of knowl-
edge acquired by experience and research.
It must also bequeath to the twentieth cen-
tury many unfinished tasks and many un-
solved problems. Every advance in the
world's civilization raises more questions
than it answers. No one, however, with
clear vision, can look back over the history
of the century now closing without realizing
that since its birth we have come into a
new world of ideas, activities and aspira-
tions. Many pens in many papers, maga-
zines and books have told and will tell dur-
ing the coming year the wonderful story of
the century's progress. Something of that
will be done for our readers in these col-
umns hi the coming volume of this paper.
In a series of articles we shall attempt to
point out some of the achievements in the
line of religious progress during the century
now departing and some of the things which
remain yet to be achieved in the century
which is just dawning. In this article we
shall offer only a few general reflections.
It is commonplace enough, of course, to
speak of the wonderful changes which have
taken place during the century in methods
of rapid communication between different
parts of the world; but it is not always
realized what other mighty changes must
follow in the wake of these. The effect of
having the affairs of the world brought be-
fore our constant attention through the
agencies of the telegraph and the daily
newspapers, aided by the railroads and the
steamships, can but be profound and
far-reaching. It is destroying provincialism,
sectionalism, and all narrow limitations in
the range of our sympathies and interest,
and is making cosmopolitans of us all. We are
much better acquainted with the actual con-
dition of the world than we formerly were.
We are much more deeply interested in what-
ever relates to the welfare of the people in
the various parts of the earth. The unification
of the race, together with the decrease of
racial prejudices and antipathies, is steadily
going on under these influences. Let the
condition of the world in this respect as it
exists to-day be compared with what it was
at the beginning of the nineteenth century,
and we cannot fail to see the great progress
made toward that universal brotherhood of
man which it is the purpose of Christ to
establish.
The general diffusion of intelligence
among the masses of the people is one of the
great achievements of the past century.
Formerly a few only were educated, while
the vast majority were kept in ignorance.
It has been the glory of the nineteenth cen-
tury to bring education within the reach of
the poor, so that at no time in the history
of the world have the masses of the people so
enjoyed the benefits of learning. It is easy
to see what would be the result of this gen-
eral diffusion of knowledge among the peo-
ple in government, in religion, in industry,
in invention and in discovery, and along all
the lines of material progress. Much of the
social unrest which is so characteristic of
our times is but the result of this awak-
ened intelligence on the part of the people,
who have come to understand better than
heretofore what their rights are, and are
beginning to demand them. There are al-
ways dangers accompanying these changes,
but in the long run the world is benefited
by them.
Not only has the nineteenth century
brought the whole world into neighborhood,
so that its knowledge, its material products,
its inventions and discoveries have become
the common property of all, but it has also
by its historical researches, by its archaeo-
logical investigations, disentombed buried
ages of the past, with their governments,
their laws, their literatures and their relig-
ions. The student of to-day has at his com-
mand such a knowledge of the distant past
as was not possible to the greatest scholars
at the beginning of the present century.
This uncovering of buried civilizations can
not but have a mighty influence in modify-
ing our conceptions concerning the present
order of things and the probable future of
the race.
Chief among the great ideas or discoveries
in the realm of science is that sublime con-
ception known as evolution, which, with
whatever modification in details may be
made by future investigations, will probably
remain as the most masterful generalization
which the unaided human intellect has ever
produced. Theistic evolution, which is the
only evolution possible to a believer, is God's
method of creation and of carrying forward
the infinite changes which enter into the
development of all living things. This con-
ception of God's way of dealing with the
world and all its tenantry has powerfully
affected man's conception of God and of His
relations to the world. It is too early yet to
state what changes it will necessitate in our
theology, but if the hypothesis be true, it ia
safe to say that its influence will be in the
direction of truth, and will prove beneficial
December 27, 1900
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1637
to mankind, as truth always does. Whatever
errors or crudities nny be associated with
the theory of evolution — and especially the
superficial error of mistaking secondary
causes for the primary Cause — will be re-
moved in time by a wider induction of facts
and by riper and more reverent scholarship;
but we may be sure that the world will never
turn back to the carpenter theory of crea-
tion, nor to any other conception that is less
sublime, and that pays a less tribute to the
power, wisdom and majesty of the Creator,
than the theory known as evolution.
Space forbids us to speak here of the
remarkable growth of democracy during the
present century. A competent writer has
been employed to deal with that question in
a separate article and in an early is-ue of
this paper. It must suffice here to say that
under the influence of Christ's teaching and
the example of our own great republic of
the west, the right of the people to have a
voice in the government and in the enact-
ment of laws under which they are to live,
has been increasingly recognized in all civil-
ized lands, until to day the doctrine of the
"divine right of kings" is held subordinate
to the divine right of the common people.
No throne is secure now which does not rest
upon the affections of the people and which
does not stand as a bulwark for their liberty
and protection. This is an essential out-
growth of the spirit of human brotherhood
inculcated by Christianity. It can only
be a question of time when every throne,
or potentate, or custom, or law, or
institution that oppresses man, that de-
prives him of his rights, must go down
beneath the rising tide of that spirit of
democracy which has received such a
mighty impetus during the closing century.
Vastly more important than all material
progress is this increasing recognition of
the rights of man as manifested in the
larger measure of liberty and of power now
accorded to the people, and in more humane
legislation for their protection from the
encroachments of avarice or power. In this
readjustment of our social, political and
industrial life, there is bound to be more or
less disturbance, and perhaps excesses, but
out of it all will come a fairer distribution
of the rewards of labor and a higher respect
for man as man, regardless of those artificial
distinctions which, in the sight of God and
in the s;ght of that more Christian civiliza-
tion yet to be, count for nothing.
A great century is pissing from our view;
a greater one, we believe, is about to dawn
upon us. With all the wealth — material,
educational, scientific and religious — which
we have inherited from the past, the twen-
tieth century ought to witness much greater
progress than has been made in any previous
century. It remains to be seen what use
we will make of these resources and oppor-
tunities. Believing as we do in the guiding
hand of God in human history, we cannot
doubt but that the new century will lead us
onward, far onward toward the dawn of
that golden age of which prophets and seers,
poets and sages have sung from the begin-
ning of time.
A TALK WITH OUR READERS.
This is the last issue df the Christian-
Evangelist for the year 1900. With this
number we close the Thirty-seventh Volume
of the paper. When the present editor took
his pen in hand to write for its editorial
columns, the century had thirty-two years
yet to run. Now its course is finished.
There are many readers who have been with
us all these years, but a still larger number,
of course, have come into our Christian-
Evangelist family later. Many of these
readers we have met face to face, but many
others we have never seen. And yet be-
tween us, whether we have met in the body
or not, there is a mutual feeling that we
are not strangers. So often have we met in
spirit that we feel we know each other. In
the confidence born of this relationship, we
wish to speak a few words to our readers in
this closing number of the volume and of
the century.
Our first word shall be one of gratitude
for the continued support of so large a con-
stituency. The past year has witnessed the
largest increase in our circulation, perhaps,
of any one year in the history of the paper.
And this advance has been gained under
circumstances which have tested in a very
striking manner the loyalty of our readers.
The words of appreciation and encourage-
ment which have come to us through the
year have cheered us in many a weary hour.
We feel sure that no editor has greater
cause for gratitude to his readers for their
sympathy, their charitable judgments and
their loyal support than have we. If it
please them to continue their patronage the
coming year, we shall spare no labor, and no
expense which we can afford, to make the
paper more worthy of their support than
ever before.
We are grateful, too, for the gracious fa-
vor of God, without whose aid we can do
nothing. During the entire year, though
often unwell, we have never missed our
regular contributions to the paper for a
single issue. The same immunity from se-
vere illness has been enjoyed by our co-
laborers on the paper. Few can realize,
without experience, the amount of care and
labor necessary to get out so large a paper
as the Christian-Evangelist once every
week in the year. It has pleased God to
grant us a prosperous year in all depart-
ments of our publishing business. We have
tried hard to win success and to deserve it,
but we know how futile all our efforts are
without the blessing of God. We may be par-
doned for quoting here a few sentences in
our annual message, as president, to the
directors of the Christian Pub. Co.:
"I cannot clo3e this brief report without
an expression of deep satisfaction at the en-
tire absence of all friction in the operations
of the company throughout the year. The
employes of the company have rendered
faithful service, and have done it in a spirit
of cheerfulness and pride in the company's
welfare which has been most gratifying.
All heads of the departments hava given the
highest satisfaction by their persevering la-
bor and their whole- hearted devotion to the
interests of the company, as well as by the
wisdom they have shown in devising and
executing methods for the increase of our
business. I desire to bear this testimony to
the fidelity, industry and efficiency of our
employes in every department of the com-
pany."
We have taken the liberty of giving our
patrons this inside glimpse of our operations
because we believe they are interested in
the welfare of the company and wiil be
glad to know the facts we have stated.
While in one sense this company is a private
corporation, in another sen-'e it is a public
institution, managed and controlled with
the supreme aim of extending the kingdom
of God, and of promoting human welfare.
It has been and shall continue to be our
steadfast purpose to conduct all the business
of the company, as well as its various pub-
lications, in such a manner and spirit as be-
fit the name of the company. We have ded-
icated the company to the great work of
publishing and distributing Christian liter-
ature, and of supplying the demand on the
part of our readers for such literature We
are increasing our facilities continually for
doing this kind of work, and have done it
on a larger scale the past year than in any
preceding year. The present outlook indi-
cates that the first year of the new century
will prove to be a record-breaker in the ex-
tent of our publishing business.
We have already outlined, in part, our
plans for the Christian-Evangelist for
1901. If you have read this prospectus you
have perceived our purpose to make the
paper more indispensable to its patrons than
ever. No religious journal to day may ex-
pect to hold its own unless it advances its
standard of excellence to meet the growing
demands of its constituency. There is no
need that we state what shall be the policy
and spirit of this journal durinaj the coming
year. These are well-known to our readers
and the only change contemplated is that
of superior merit which we shall strive
continually to attain. Grateful to a gener-
ous brotherhood for sympathy and support
in the past, and with a firm reliance upon
the Almighty and the All gracious Father
for continued guidance and strength, we
close another volume of our paper and face
with courage and hopa the unknown perils
and problems which await us in the century
which is about to dawn.
editor's 6a8j> Chair
It would seem entirely in order that the
"Easy Chair" should say something in this
number by way of closiDg up the century
in an appropria e manner. But as we have
never had any experience before this in
closing up centuries, we may be readily
pardoned for any lack of propriety in the
manner in which it is done. No doubt we
shall be able, by the close of the twentieth
century, to do the closing act more effec-
tively. The "we" in this sentence, how-
ever, stands for that editor of the far away
future who shall then control the destinies
of the Christian Evangelist. That ed
has not yet been born, and prob a i
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be for at least a half-century. But he will
arrive on the scene in time to take his place
in the line of our successors, and to show
his readers of that far-distant time what a
superior thing the journalism of the closing
part of the twentieth century is to that of
a century gone by. No doubt he will have
to fa?e a very different set of problems
from those which now confront us, and if
there should appear in his writing an air
of mild condescension as he refers to the
problems and the thinkers of the present
time, he will only be doing what his pre-
decessors ha 7e done from time immemorial.
The most common form of injustice, even
among fair minded people, is that which is
perpetrated against the generations of toil-
ers who have preceded us.
N j dreamer, or prophet, or seer would ven-
ture to prelict with certainty what strange
and wonderful things are to occur in the
new century which lies bafore us. Who,
for instance, could possibly have imagined
the developments of the past cantury? A
century ago the;city in which the Christian-
Evangelist is "published was a small trading
post in a foreign country. The territory
belonged ^to'France, and what i3 now known
as MissDurifand [the great plains beyond,
westward, were practically an unknown
wilderness. It was three years after that
date before the Louisiana Purchase oc-
curred— the event which we are to cele-
brate in St. Louis in 1903 in a world-wide
Exposition. The United States at that
time consisted, for the most part, of the
fringe of states along the eastern sea-board
whose stars appeared In the flag of the Rev-
olutionary war. No statesman at that tima
ever dreamed of such an expansion as has
occurred in our national domain, which is
not an empire, but a glorious sisterhood of
states united; in [one -Republic, stretching
from the lakes 'of the north to the galf at
the south, with its shores washed by the two
oceans. The steamboat, the locomotive, the
telegraph, the cable, our free school sys-
tem, to say nothing ]'of [more modern in-
ventions and institutions, were then
unknown to the world. As for the
ocean grey-hounds, and the great trans-
continental railways with their lightning
express trains, the wildest fancy had not
imagined them. Modern conveniences and
luxuries that "are, now considered common-
place by the 'masses of the people, were
not enjoyed then by kings, emperors and
princes. The first message that flashed
across the Atlantic cable which connected
the Old World with the New, was,"What
hath God wrought!" This is the exclama-
tion that arises in one's mind as he looks
back across the track of the century past,
and note3 the mighty achievements which
have made the nineteenth century more
glorious than all those which have pre-
ceded it.
would scarcely be possible to exaggerate
what are likely to be the triumphs of the
coming century. No doubt there will be
great physical changes, all tending to pro-
mote human longevity and comfort.
Methods of communication will be even
more rapid, and far more reliable than at
present. New and improved methods of
heating will take the place of those now in
existence. Agriculture, mining, manufac-
turing and distribution will all be carried
to a higher degree of perfection. Cities
will enjoy better sanitation, better muni-
cipal government, and improved dwellings
for the poor; they will probably also own
such public utilities as street car transpor-
tation, water-works, lighting plants, etc.
Railroad travel will be made more comfort-
able, much safer and much cheaper, and the
railroads will either be owned by the gov-
ernment, or kept under strict regulations
by the government. Ships will probably
pass through a great water-way from Lake
Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico, by way of
the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, and it is
not improbable that ships of distant nations
will anchor at the port of St. Louis with
their cargoes from many foreign lands.
Educational methods will be greatly im-
proved, colleges reorganized and adapted to
modern conditions, and the moral teaching
of the Bible will be considered as legiti-
mate a branch of instruction in the public
schools as Grecian and Roman mythology.
Religion will have a more distinct recogni-
tion in state universities. In a word, the
close of the twentieth century will find this
w. rid a better place in which to live and
enjoy life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness,
than it is at the present time.
Taking the progress of the past century
as a basis for calculation, and making due
allowance for the increased momentum, and
the accelerated speed with which the world
is moving forward Lto its^mighty goal, i
But the most important inquiry after all
is, What of Christianity in the twentieth
century? Nothing is more certain, accord-
ing to our way of thinking, than that the
religion of the Galilean carpenter is going
right on from conquest to victory. It
never had so deep a hold on the consciences
and affections of the world as it has to-day.
It has only begun, in late years, to deal
earnestly with some of the most practical
problems of life. The twentieth century is
going to insist on an applied Christianity.
And the more Christianity is applied, the
more it will be seen to be adapted to the
needs of men, and the greater its triumphs
will be. When Christianity is permitted to
purify and control our political, social,
industrial and domestic life, it will have op-
portunity to vindicate its divine origin, and
infidelity will be dumb and impotent in the
presence of its conquering power. Sectarian-
ism will fade away as general intelligence
and Biblical kr owledge increase. The fol-
lowers of Christ will become more and more
united, and will not seek uniformity of
thoughtr but co-operation in practical re-
forms, and in the evangelizition of the
world. The close of the twentieth century
must witness a practically united Protestant
Church. Roman Catholicism will either
have greatly improved its doctrine and
practice, and have given up a vast amount
of superstition, or else it will be a waning
power. The Bible, after passing through a
fiercer ordeal of criticism than any to which
it has heretofore been exposed, will come
out of the crucible with the pure gold in it
shining more resplendent than ever, and
with its divine message vindicated against
all the cavils of skeptics. Such, at least,
we venture to predict, will be some of the
triumphs of Christianity in the twentieth
century.
Rour of Prayer.
A FORWARD MOVEMENT.*
Text: "And the Lord said unto Moses, Where-
fore criest thou unto me? Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, that they go forward." Ex. 14:15.*
COMMANDED TO GO FORWARD.
It is proper in this first prayer-meeting of
the new year and of the new century, that
we hear the voice of God speaking, not only
through Moses, but through all the prophets
and religious leaders of all the centuries,
bidding His people to go forward. There is
no place nor period for standing still in
Christian life. Time does not pause in his
flight; the revolving ^spheres do not cease
their revolutions.
"Art is long and time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though strong and brave,
Still like muffled drums are beatirg
Funeral marches to the grare."
We must, therefore, belup and doing. We
must go forward or cowardly retrea". There
is no standing still. No high hope, no worthy
aspiration, no holy desire can.be realized ex-
cept by going forward.
METHOD OF GOING FORWARD.
How shall we go forward? The apostle
Paul answers this question: "But one thing
I do, forgetting the things which are behind,
and stretching forward to the thiogs which
are before, I press toward the goal" (Phil.
3: 13). Here is the divine method of prog-
ress, "forgetting the things'behinl;" empty-
ing our hands and^our hearts of all the rub-
bish of the, past and jstretching forward to
the things which are before; no backward
looking or longing; no carrying the out-
grown theories, habits and superstitions,
which can only^impede our forward move-
ment; but utilizing every faculty and talent
in stretching forward to secure the more
valuable treasures'that are before. We must
forget as well as remember. We must dis-
card as well as obtain. No great height of
knowledge or]of virtue can ever be achieved
except on this principle.
THE GOAL BEFORE US.
"I press on toward the goal unto the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus"
(Phil. 3: 14). What is this goal or mark
toward which the apostle pressed? Is it not
the perfect ideal character of Jesus Christ?
Is not this the true goal of all individual
progress? All culture, all education and
self-discipline, should have for its supreme
aim this goal of life — a character patterned
after that of Jesus Christ. Whit a magni-
ficent aim is this! It is the only aim or pur-
pose of life that is worthy of mans nature
and origin.
♦Midweek prayer-meeting topic, Jan, 2, 1901.
December 27, 1900
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ELEMENTS OP PROGRESS.
"But grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter
3: 18). Grace and knowledge — these are
two essential elements in Christian growth.
Moreover, it is the grace and the knowledge
of our Lord Jesus Christ in which we must
grow. To grow in the grace of Christ is to
cultivate the mind and spirit of Christ.
John tells us that "the law was given by
Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ '
(John 1:17). It is this grace which came
by Christ, and which is peculiar to Him, that
is to be attained in Christian growth. It
manifests itself in long-suffering and in for-
bearing one another in love, in forgiving
those who have wronged us, in seeking to
lift up the fallen and to assist the weak.
But this growth in grace cannot well be car-
ried forward without the knowledge of
Christ — the knowledge of His charac-
ter, of His will, of the truth which He
taught, which He embodied, and which He
lived — the truth which came by Him. This
involves the use of our minds in reading, in
studying, in pondering, that we may have an
intelligent understanding of what He taught
and of what He manifested. Here is an
illimitable field of progress.
STEPS HEAVENWARD.
As a further analysis of that grace and
knowledge in which we are to grow, the
same apostle gives us the following steps
heavenward: "Yea, and for this very cause
[that i3, that we m y "become partakers of
the divine nature"] adding on your part all
diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in
your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge
temperance; and in your temperance patience;
and in yonr patience godliness; and in your
godliness love of the brethren ;and in your love
of the brethren love" (2 Peter 1:5-8). Here is
the kind of forward movement to which God
is calling us as to our individual characters.
The supplying of these graces is an essential
part of our equipment for effective service
for our fellowmen. It is the lack of these
things that makes us "barren and unfruit-
ful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ." What fitter time could there be to
begin diligently and systematically to culti-
vate these Christian graces?
PROGRESS IN GOOD WORKS.
Let us not forget that we are commanded
and expected to go forward in our educa-
tional, benevolent and missionary activities.
The church, like the individual that lives for
himself, cannot accomplish the purpose of
its being. There must be an outreaching in
all co-operative ways for the salvation of
the world. Many individuals and many
churches are decaying religiously because
they are not actively enlisted in trying to
make this a better world. Let the beginning
of this new century witness the falling into
line of a great company of those who have
been standing aloof from active co-operation
in those general movements among us which
look to the extension of the kingdom of God;
and may the year upon which we are enter-
ing be one of marked progress, both in the
development of our individual Christian
characters and in the enlargement of our
work along all the lines of our Christian
activity.
PRAYER.
"0 God, our Father, from whose hand
The centuries drop like grains of sand,"
Thou who didst guide our fathers through
the perils of the past, wilt Thou be pleased
to guide us in the untried paths which lie
before us. May this century upon which we
have just entered be the most glorious one
in the annals of time, because of the growth
of Thy kingdom in the world, and the tri-
umphs of truth and righteousness. Hflp us,
we beseech Thee, to be sharers with all those
who are consecrated to Thy service in pro-
moting the progress of Thy kingd >m and the
geace and happiness of mankind. To 'his
end enable us to put away ^11 that is unworthy
and unholy from our lives and dedicate our-
selves anew to the service of humanity,
through the grace given to us in Christ Jesus
our Lord, to whom be glory forever and
ever. Amen!
Questions and Hnswers.
The following notice appears in one of our
village papers: "The ladies of the Disciple
Church will hold a coffee social at the home of
," etc. Do you regard this desig-
nation of one of our churches as proper, and if
not, why not? D. W.
No; it seems to us an unfortunate desig-
nation of a church, lacking scriptural war-
rant, grammatical accuracy and conformity
to the proprieties of speech. The word
"Disciple" is improperly used as an adjec-
tive, and if it were an adjective, it would
not be the proper adjective to describe
church, as the church is presumably a
church of Christ and should derive its name
from Him and not from his members. We
would be glad to see a universal disuse of
such a phrase among ua as "Disciple
Church."
What is the distinction between "regenera-
tion" and "conversion" as used in the New
Testament ? N. P.
The word "regeneration" occurs only
twice in the New Testament snd in one
of these instances it does not refer to the
change in the individual, to which it is
usually applied, but to the general process
of the renewal of the world through the
preaching of the gospel. In the other
instance (Titus 3:5) it does refer to that
spiritual change which men undergo in
passing from death unto life. The distinc-
tion generally made by theologians between
"regeneration" and "conversion" is that
while regeneration is the act of God in the
human soul, conversion is the man's act in
turning away from sin to pursue righteous-
ness. In other words, regeneration looks at
the change from the d vine side, while con-
version looks at it from the human side.
Strictly speaking, however, regeneration
seems to be a process which includes what
is meant by the term conversion. As a pro-
cess it involves, just as generation does,
being begotten and being born. In regen-
eration we are said to be begotten by the
Spirit through the truth; but this is not an
effect in which man is passive. The truth
must be believed before the soul is quickened
by it. "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is
the Christ is begotten of God" (John 1:5).
To believe in Christ, therefore, is to be be-
gotten of God. This life, begotten of God
through faith in Christ, is manifested or
comes to birth through obedience to Christ
in the ordinance of baptism. Hence the
statement, "Except a man be born of the
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God." We would say,
theref jre, that the two terms stand for the
same fact viewed from different points of
view, and that each of them involves or
implies both the divine and the human
agencies. "Conversion" is a turning, or
turning about, and refers to that change in
mind and heart and life which man under-
goes in becoming a Christian. While the
turning is man's act, the influence under
which he turns is of God.
What would you think of an elder who takes
his meals and drinks his coffee frequently in a
saloon where others drink beer, whisky and do
other sins common to saloons ? J. E. A.
We should say that such an elder, to put
it mildly, has a very low estimate of the
dignity and responsibility of his official posi-
tion, and a very inadequate idea of his re-
sponsibility as a Christian. We can hardly
conceive of such an one remaining in the eld-
ership. Men who hold this position should
be patterns to the flock and this example is
not one certainly that it would be safe for
the members of his flock to follow.
From what is the word "substance" in
Hebrew 11:1 derived? What is the Greek
word for the same ? X.
The Greek word is hupostasis and means
exactly what the word "substance" in the
Latin derivation means, that which stands
under and supports something. Faith is
said to be that which stands under the
things hoped for, and holds them up. In
other words, it is that by which these
hoped-for things become actual realities to
us.
What is the remedy for a condition of things
like this: A churchin a given community has
grown so worldly-minded, Us members being
given up to "society" and all manner oj world-
ly amusements, that it cannot secure a preach-
er or retain him any length of time, and ex-
erts little or no influence in the locality where
it exists? Preacher.
The remedy proposed to a church in a
somewhat similar condition by the Master
Himself was, "Repent, and do the first works;
or else I come to thee, and will move thy
candlestick out of its place." A church in
such condition must be brought to repent-
ance and made to realize its utter spiritual
poverty. If this cannot be effected the
"candlestick" has probably already been re-
moved, and the best thing to do is to begin
again on a new foundation, calling out of
the defunct church such members as have
some spiritual life, and a desire to cultivate
it, and building them into the new organiza-
tion. This, of course, is based on the idea
that the religious element within the deca-
dent church is not strong enough to control
the worldly element. In any event, nothing
should be "done through strife or vain-
glory" and every precaution should be taken
to avoid bitterness and contention. It
should be a profoundly earnest and sincere
effort to save the cause in the community,
and should be resorted to only when all
other means have failed.
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December 27, 1900
CHURCH UNITY IN SCOTLAND.
HERBERT L. WILLETT.
An event of unusual interest occurred in
Edinburgh during the first days of Njvem-
ber, an event, perhaps, second to none in
the religions history of that country. It
was nothing less than the formal union of
the two bodies of Presbyterians, known re-
spectively as the United Presbyterian Church
and the Free Church of Scotland. The story
of these two branches and their separation
from the old trunk of Presbyterianism is al-
most romantic. No religious history is more
varied and full of interest than that which
has found its theatre in this land of mist
and rock. These children of the mountain
and flood whose mothers with one hand
stirred the porridge pot while one foot rocked
the cradle have inherited the tenacity, cour-
age and heroism of centuries of struggle
and freedom. Mist and peats and heather
were their surroundings and their faith was
as fixed and immovable as the hills in which
they lived, while their tempers were some-
times as sharp and their religious contro-
versies as acrimoniou3 as their surroundings
would naturally suggest. The Presbyterian
Church in Scotland was the natural expres-
sion of the Reformation in that land. When
the new principles came across from the
continent they embodied themselves in the
teachings of such stern and heroic reformers
as John Knox and Andrew Melville. The
Episcopacy which had prevailed in other
days was overthrown, and the reformed
principles on the basis of the "Solemn League
and Covenant" everywhere took possession
of the country. Presently, however, the
old Episcopal spirit revived and the church
once more assumed the form of the Estab-
lishment, retaining, however, Presbyterian
principles while abandoning the old simplic-
ity of the reformers. There still remained,
however, certain unbending Protestants who
were called variously Conventiclers, Hamil-
tonians, Cameronians and Society People.
These refused to enter the ranks of the state
church, and were the first formal dissenters
from the established church of Scotland.
Later on the question of the relation of
church and state grew in importance and
gave rise to various disputes and vexatious
controversies in the Establishment itself.
The result was that about the year 1730
certain vigorous remonstrances were ad-
dressed to the constituted authorities of the
church by such leaders as theErskines, Wm.
Wilson, Alexander Moncreaf and James
Fisher, who presently found themselves ex-
cluded from the fellowship of the Estab-
lished Church, and formally constituted
themselves into a Presbytery under the
name of the United Secession Church. The
immediate occasion of their withdrawal
arose out of an act of assembly which abol-
ished the last remnant of popular election
of pistors by enacting that these were to be
chosen exclusively either by political pa-
trons or by the elders and "Protestant her-
itors," but never by the congregation as
such. This seceding body of people increased
until in 1745 there were forty-five congre-
gations, and it was reconstituted into an
associate synod. Unhappily, however, about
this time a controversy arose among these
churches, especially in Edinburgh, Glasgow
and Perth, which resulted in 1747 in a breach,
each of the two bodies formed claiming to be
the Associate Synod; those who condemned
all swearing of the Burghers' oath as sinful
coming to be known as Anti-Burghers, while
the other party were denominated Burghers.
Between the two parties there was a bitter
antipathy. The Anti-Burgher synod grew
with considerable rapidity, but presently
was split in two factions by the "New
Light" controversies over the province of
the civil magistrate in matters of religion,
and this gave rise to still another body known
as the "Constitutional Associated Presby-
tery." On the other hand the Burgher
Synod, which had in the meantime increased
and organized branches both in Ireland and
North America, the latter of which took the
name of the "Associate Reformed Church
in America,"* found itself confronted by a
similar "New Light" dispute, which led to a
division in its ranks, the new body taking
the name of the Associate or Original
Burgher Synod. In 1820 the Anti-Burgher
Synod united with the Burgher Synod, con-
stituting the United Secession Church, thus
marking the first step in the direction of
return to unity. The second step of this
character was taken in 1847 when this body
united with the Relief Syn )d, which had re-
sulted from the deposition of Thomas Gilles-
pie and certain others from the Assembly
in 1752 for refusing to take part in the in-
trusion of unacceptable ministers. These
two organizations, the United Secession and
the Relief Churches, thus laid down their
differences and entered into formal union in
1847 under the title of the United Presby-
terian Church. This is not the same in be-
lief and polity as the United Presbyterian
Church in America, which latter is the per-
petuation of the old Cameronian, or protest-
ing body which refused to go back to Epis-
copacy when the State Church of Scotland
was established.
The Free Church of Scotland dates from
the disruption in 1843, when a considerable
body of ministers and congregations left the
Established Church after what was known
as "The Ten Years' Conflict," beginning in
1833. This conflict was begun by the veto
act in which it was decreed to be the fun-
damental law of the church that no pastor
should be intruded on a congregation con-
trary to the will of the people. But by va-
rious legal devices this agreement was lim-
ited in its application until a considerable
portion of the church demanded recognition
of the principle that there could be no po-
litical head to the church, but that all au-
thority "flows immediately from God and
the Mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ, and is
spiritual, not having a temporal head on
earth, but only Christ, the only spiritual
kin? and governor of his Kirk." This spir-
itual jurisdiction was defended by the re-
monstrants, and between them and the party
favoring the absolute authority of the church
*It wa this body with which the Campbells, fa-
ther and V011' were connected, both in Ireland and
after their arrival in America.
as a state institution there grew so strong a
spirit of antagonism that in 1843 those
who would not concur withdrew to a separ-
ate place of meeting and organized the first
assembly of the Free Church, with Dr.
Thomas Chalmers as moderator. The story
of the Free Church is one of brilliant achieve-
ment and is filled with memorable names. It
has been the party of progress and scholar-
ship in Scotland. Such names as Chalmers,
Dr. John Kerr, Principal Cairns, Samuel and
A. B. Davidson, William Robertson Smith,
Patrick Fairbairn, James Stalker, Henry
Drummond, George Adam Smith, A. B. Bruce,
Professor Salmond, James Denney and Prin-
cipal Rainy have made that communion illus-
trious wherever Christian scholarship has
been honored. That this body, which has
seen its storms of controversy and has
emerged slowly from the conservatism of the
first half of the century until it is to day
the aggressive and yet reverent champion of
biblical criticism and modern science in their
close relation to the teachings of Holy Scrip-
ture, should find it possible to unite with that
branch of the church which is ordinarily
considered most conservative in its character,
is perhaps a matter of surprise to the casual
observer. Nevertheless the event of this
year is the result of a long series of con-
ferences in the interest of union. In 1863
a motion was made and unanimously carried
in the Free Church Assembly for the ap-
pointment of a committee to confer with a
corresponding committee of the United Pres-
byterian Synod and with the representatives
of such other non-conformist churches as
might be willing to meet and deliberate with
a view to incorporating union. For many
years these negotiations were carried on,
though apparently with little hope of ulti-
mate success, though the Free Church As-
sembly by increasing majorities manifested
a readiness for union. Finally, however, in
1873, the idea was abandoned for tne time;
but other negotiations which had been en-
tered upon with the Reformed Presbyterian
Church were more successful, and the ma-
jority of the ministers of that church, with
their congregations, were united with the
Free Church in 1876. It will thus be seen
of how long and remarkable a history the
present union is the climax, and how Pres-
byterianism in Scotland swung the whole
distance toward a separatism which resulted
in almost numberless divisions, many of
which differed from each other but by a
hair's breadth; and how now the pendulum is
swinging as strongly in the other direction,
away from the old individualism of the
eighteenth century toward that unity of the
church which was the apostolic ideal, and
which is the promise of the future.
The exercises in connection wilh the for-
mal union of the two churches were of the
most impressive sort. After final and sepa-
rate meetings in Free Church Assembly Hall
and Synod Hall respectively, in which the
final reports concerning the votes of presby-
teries on the question of unity were received
and the final words of counsel given by the
moderators, the two processions started to-
ward the Waverly Market and joined forces
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on Princes street, which, in spite of heavy
weather, was crowded with interested spec-
tators to witness perhaps the most notable
scene in Scottish religious history. One could
scarcely see such a sight without feelings
of profound emotion, as the two processions,
each made up of ministers and laymen, walk-
ing two abreast, headed respectively by
their moderators, flowed into one stream
consisting of four in each rank, two Free
Churchmen and two United Presbyterians,
and made their way like an army with united
purpose to the scene where the final act of
unification was to ,be consummated. In the
vast hall which had .been prepared for this
purpose a congregation worthy of the event
was assembled. Some of the most represen-
tative men in political and religious life were
present, including Lord Aberdeen, Lord
Rosebery, Alexander Maclaren, Josep
Parker, Dr. John Watson, John G. Paton,
the missionary, and .Principal Fair bairn, of
Oxford. Every form of ^dissent and several
representatives of the Established Church,
both of England andw£cotland, were on the
platform. It was a time of inexpressible
interest and ^enthusiasm. More than fifty-
seven years of Free Church history here
came to an end, and more than a century of
United Presbyterianism likewise made its
last definite utterance. A psalm, that fine
old psalm of unity, the one hundred and
third, was sung, and then "after brief prelimi-
nary services the act of unity was performed.
Dr. Ros3 Taylor, the ^moderator of the Free
Church Assembly, rose and addressed Dr.
Mair, the moderator of the United Presby-
terian Synod, in these words: "In the name
of the Free Church of Scotland I offer you,
honored J brother, as moderator of the United
Presbyterian Church, the right hand of fel-
lowship in token of the' happy union now
formed by the two churches." Dr. Mair replied,
'And I have the equally high privilege, in the
name of the United Presbyterian Church, of
offering you, honored]brother and moderator
of the General Assembly of the Free Church
of Scotland, the right hand of fellowship in
token of the union now happily consummated
between our churches." The next act was
the choice of a moderator of the United
Free Church which had thus been consti-
tuted. It was appropriate that the choice
should fall [upon the head of Dr. Rainy, the
sole survivor'of the committee on union ap-
pointed by;.the^Free Church in 1863. It was
a great week for this remarkable man, who
has stood as the Principal of Free Church
College in Edinburgh for many years, and
has brought'it to its present high position.
In closing'his strong sermon on this occa-
sion he said: "If we have been aiming at
private and worldly ends, let us hope that
we may be disappointed, 1 pwtythat we may;
but if we have been akniag at the further-
ance of the kingdom of God, why should we
not have the liveliest expectations?" The
occasion was made more interesting still by
the participating efforts of the representa-
tives of other churches, such as Dr. Maclaren
of the Baptist and Dr. Parker of the Con-
gregational. Mr. Spurgeon sent word from
London: "I would dearly like to be present
at the wedding andjhrow the old shoe after
the happy pair. I would be very happy to
throw my earnest prayers into the great
treasury that I believe will come from the
churches of England and the continent when
they learn that the brethren of the Free and
United Presbyterian Churches have been
happily married in the Lord and are about to
enter upon housekeeping." But perhaps
he most interesting feature of all was the
resence and address of Dr. Cameron Lees,
the minister of St. Giles Cathedral, the old
church famous in Scott's story, the "Heart
of Midlothian," and a conspicuous landmark
of the metropolis of Scotland. He said he
came not as a representative of the Estab-
lished Church of Scotland, but as a private
individual. Nevertheless his presence was
a matter of great satisfaction and his words
had deep significance. Dr. Rainy, the mod-
erator, had already affirmed that the union
was incomplete; that without the Church of
Scotland they could not be made perfect.
Dr. Lees echoed this sentiment in tactful
and touching words. He believed it was
possible for him to work in any church, and
lest there should, perchance, be a congrega-
tion in need of the services of a young man
approaching his Jubilee, he hoped they
would keep him in mind. He trusted that
the new church would go on prospering and
to prosper. To many who were present
this speech opened an epoch. It was proof
of the fact that whatever are the difficulties
and controversies, there is in Scottish Chris-
tian hearts so deap a desire for union that
it must one day come to pass.
Several times during the proceedings the
terrible tendency to split in the Scottish
church was referred to, and it was remarked
that at one time three separate and hostile
congregations worshiped in St. Giles Cathe-
dral. More than one of the speakers be-
lieved that by and by there would be the
ancient kirk of Scotland again, one open and
free. The wall would be torn down by both
hands working on both sides. These facts
are deeply significant to those who believe
in the possibility of uniting all Christians in
a fellowship of faith and service. This con-
summation cannot be reached in a day, ordi-
narily it is not to be expected through the
media of resolutions and platforms, but nev-
ertheless it is coming in a quiet and con-
stant manner by the closer unity of all who
love our Lord. One can but feel that the
vents which transpired in Waverly Market
have marked a great advance in the realiza-
tion of Christian Union. The attention of
the religious world is being called to its
possibility and necessity. The churches are
moving toward each other as they move to-
ward Christ. Dr. Parker, at City Temple, the
non-conformist cathedral of London, in
his Thursday noon sermon on the day after
the act of union, spoke truly when he said:
"The fewer distinctions we have the better.
We are growing toward solidarity; we are
growing toward a better knowledge of one
another, and the more we kno w of one an-
other, I believe, through the grace of God
the more we shall esteem, love and honor
one another. Have nothing to do with the
perpetuation of mere controversial distinc-
tions. Aim at true union of heart and sym-
pathy, and the blessing of God will be upon
us and we shall be able to show a united
front to the whole world, and that we have
been with Jesus and learned of him. This
was the burden of the whole of this great
event, that the Lord was among his people
and his people knew that the Lord was in
their midst."
THE PROBLEM OF THE CITIES.
FRANK G. TYRRELL.
Men and institutions usually succeed or
fail according to their merits. "Deserve
success and you shall command it," is in the
main a wise admonition. Can it be true,
then, that the Disciples of Christ have not
heretofore deserved success in the great
cities? Certainly they have not achieved it.
In none of the cities of a half million or
more inhabitants do we own a representa-
tive church building. We seem to be hang-
ing on the ragged edge of these great centers.
Some of our congregations are simply rural
colonies in town. They count for little or
nothing in the great social and religious
movements of the community.
Why have we not deserved better success?
In the first place, because we have practi-
cally neglected the cities. Neglect any-
where, to any degree, is ruinous. Not only
has it been a handicap on our own growth
but it has allowed the forces of unright-
eousness to grow. Since the room was found
empty, the evil spirit entered in, taking
others with him. Of course, municipal un-
righteousness has been fought by our re-
ligious neighbors. As conservative a body
as the Episcopalian is fighting it now in
New York City, but I fondly believe that
the Disciples of Christ are more stalwart
reformers by nature than the members of
almost any other body; and that if we had
been early on the ground, to study civic
problems, there would have been swifter
progress toward the ideal city and fewer
evils to hinder the progress of evangelization.
Now that we are beginning to wake up to the
fact that the cities are strategic centers, we
shall have to spend much time and money
to atone for past neglect.
Again, we may be wise in many respects,
but wise men sometimes play the fool
and we have perpetrated inexcusable foolery
in our work in the cities. Not to mention
other points, we have foolishly fought
among ourselves. The casus belli may have
been the organ— think of it, discord about
a producer of harmony!— the fair, the dance,
the theatre, or it has been sheer weakness
and wickedness, the pitiful lunacy of people
who for lack of culture or common sense
have devoured one another.
This foolish and asinine disposition to
quarrel exists among the class that compose
a large part of our population in cities, no
matter where they find themselves. They
are from villages or rural sections; they are
underlings in business and in society; they
must reign somewhere; so they try to play
the tyrant in the church and, as some one
has said, while tyranny from above is bitter
tyranny from below is unendurable. Such
folly should be awiftly punished by excision:
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it invariably results in schism and weakness-
We must outgrow the direful affliction— if
we live long enough.
Our poverty is another hindrance. We
are not because we have n it, and when we
have we hold. In smaller cities we have
learned the wisdom and economy of invest-
ing in good church houses, but the lesson
seems not to have been even studied in the
large centers. We have put bat little
money into the work; we have sown spar-
ingly, and we have reaped sparingly. Few
of our cities have any conception of judi-
cious advertising, and little or no money to
invest in it.
Bad as this is, it is made many times
worse by our exaggerated congregational-
ism. We have divided and scattered in little
huddled groups here and there, until we are
too few and feeble to be respectable.
Preaching union, we have practiced disunion.
Who ever heard of two of our churches
uniting?
Better days are before us. Yet help
should flow in from outside. Some one ought
to build a memorial church in Chicago,
another in St. Louis, another in New York,
and then see that they are well manned.
HOW TO STUDY THE WISDOM
LITERATURE.*
OSCAR T. MORGAN.
III. The book of Job also may be divided
into five parts. 1st. Prologue, written in
prose, chapters 1 and 2. 2nd. Colloquies
between Job and his three friends, chapters
4-31. In these there are three cycles of
speeches, each friend speaking three times
and Job answering each, except that in the
last cycle Zophar has exhausted himself and
his argument and does not reply to Job.
But there are a number of difficulties in
Job's last speech, chapters 26-31, and a
part of it may belong to Zophar. 3rd. The
intervention of Elihu, chapters 32-37. 4th.
The address of Jehovah from the whirlwind,
with brief replies from Job, chap». 38-42:6.
5th. Epilogue, written in prose, chapter
42:7-17.
1. The prologue introduces a man
of established piety and great wealth,
Job by name, living in the land of Uz in the
midst of his family and friends. 'The
Satan,' or 'Adversary,' is jealous of Job's
great power and is doubtful of his piety.
So at a council of the "sons of God," he
proposes to put this piety to the test and to
see how much of disinterested goodness Job
has. God gives 'the Satan' full power over
him, if only he will not touch his person.
By a series of calamities coming alternately
from earth and heaven, Job is stripped
of all his possessions and his family.
But as Job was not righteous for revenue
only, he simply says, "The Lord gave, an 1
the Lord hath taken away; blessed be ue
name of the Lord." 'The Adver- tf is
given permission to test Job still f arther by
smiting his person. Therefore he is afflict
ed with elephantiasis, the worst form of
leprosy, and the most painful of all diseases.
*Supplementary Reading in the Bethany C. E).
Courses.
Even now in answer to his wife's appeal
to "curse God and die," he only says,
"What? Shall we receive good at the hand
of God, and shall we not receive evil?"
2. But the worst affliction of all was still
to come. Job's three friends, hearing of the
calamities that had befallen him, came and
sat for seven days and seven nights by him
on the ash heap outside the city. Seeirg
those who he had hoped would bring some
comfort, even if they could not bring any
material relief, sitting silent and helpless,
he could restrain himself no lcnger. He
breaks forth and curies, not God, it is true,
but the day in which he wa3 born. He has
had experience for the first time with friends
who are as a "deceitful brook," that dries
up when it is most needed. The friends,
each in his turn, try to convince Job that,
since he is a great sufferer, he must have
been a great sinner. But Job, conscious of
the general recti ude of his life, denies that
there is any such connection as they claim
between physical evil and moral evil. He
nowhere denies God's existence or His
power; but he comes dangerously near
denying His Pro idence and His justice, and
he seems to have no concepti.n of His love
as Jesus revealed it to us.
3. After the friends have used up all
their breath and their arguments, a new
antagonist comes forward in the person of
the young Elihu. In a very long and prolix
introduction he tries to apologize for speak-
ing at all, and he criticises the three friends
for not answering Job in a better manner.
In spite of his high claims, he adds nothing
to the arguments except to lay greater em-
phasis on the idea of punishment for the
sake of discipline. Many think that this
speech of E'ihu makes a decided break both
in the thought and in the artistic form of
the piece, and that it does not therefore
belong to the original composition.
4. Jehovah now intervenes and address-
ing Job out of the whirlwind tries to bring
to his mind such a rea'ization of the power
and the majesty of Jehovah as will compel
him to bow in submission before Him and to
accept quietly whatever He sends. This
vivid portrayal of God in creation and provi-
dence does for Job what no amount of mere
argument could possibly do, and he humbly
acknowledges his error. To get a personal
vision of God in His creating ar d His saving
activity can cure a worse unbelief than that
of Job. Both the difficulty and the cure are
summed up in his own words:
"I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear,
But now mue eye feeth thee " 42:5.
5. After this Job's prosperity is more
than restored to him and he passes many
happy years in peace and prosperity. This
Epilogue seems to be a letting down from
the high moral plane just occupied, that a
life of disinterested goodness and trust in
God is the highest ideal for man.
This book has been interpreted as literal
history, as pure fiction, and as an allegory
based on a historical event, but with large
and free use of the imagination. To the
careful and unprejudiced reader, it is hardly
necessary to say that this can scarcely be
historical at every point. The council in
heaven must be merely symbolical. Many
of the incidents seem to have happened for
the express purpose of finding a place in
this story. It is at least easily seen that
the historical is everywhere subordinated
to the didactical. If it is to be interpreted
as an allegory, Job would represent the
righteous in the nation, or Israel as a whole
in their sufferings during the exile. In this
latter case the composition of the book
would belong to the period of the exile and
it would be both a history and a prophecy —
a history of Israel's past sufferings and a
prophecy of the greater blessings that
awaited them. Just when it was written is
uncertain. The social situation pictured is
that of the patriarchal period, while the
religious and philosophical conceptions be-
long to the period of the exile, or later.
There are but few that any longer place the
time of its writing before the exile, and
some portions of it may have been added
much later than that. From whatever
period it came, it is one of the greatest
books ever written — great in its theme,
great in its treatment of the theme both
in thought and in art, and great in its reve-
lation of God.
IV. The book of Ecclesiastes treats of
human well-being and happiness. It repre-
sents a young man of unlimited means and
ample power, seeking in every way that can
be imagined to add to his own joy in living.
From every form of dissipation into which
he plunges, he returns with the same conclu-
sion: "All is vanity, and a striving after
wind." It may be the intention to repre-
sent this young man as Sole moD, but it is-
certain that Solomon did not write the book.
Both the thought and the form belong to a
time long subsequent to his day.
The growing skepticism with regard to
gocd and evil may be clearly traced through
the three Wisdom books that have been con-
sidered. In the book of Proverbs, it is
taken for granted that the gcod are always
prosperous and the wicked are always in
trouble. In Job the question is up for the
keenest discussion, and the answer hangs in
the balance by a thread. They have not
yet solved the problem of the relation of
moral evil to physical evil, and they have
not even found out that it is insolvable. In
Ecclesiastes philosophy has exhausted itself
in the vain effort to answer an unanswer-
able question, and it is content to transfer
it to the realm of religion where it belongs.
Ecclesiastes is plunged in deeper doubt than
Job even; but for that very reason he is the
more willing to return to God, and leave to
Him the government of the world. His con-
clusion is that one should "fear Gcd, and
keep his commandments, for this is the whole
duty of man." This conclusion will do very
well for faitb, but the arguments that lead
up to it are v»ry unsatisfactory. His par-
tial failure is due to the fact that he studies
life from the standpoint of selfishness. His
whole effort is directed to the inquiry how
to get the most out of life. If he had
sought to show us how to put the most into
life, his investigations would have been
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more helpful. We will never understand
God and hu nan duty until we cease to try to
get the most out of life and strive to put the
most into it. Our success is determined not
by how much we get, but by how much we
give. The pover of our live3 does not con-
sist of the in flow but of the out-flow.
Lindenwood, III.
ENGLISH TOPICS.
WILLIAM DURBAN.
Returning home after my vacation I find
that there are signs of a coning revival of
religious interest. As the report of the
Foreign Christian Missionary Society very
correctly says, the war has caused a stagna-
tion of Christian work. But the British are
essentially a religious people and every
time of spirilual inertia has invariably been
succeeded by a great awakening. There-
fore, if we can secure a lasting period of
peace we shall expect to see the work of
the Lord again floarhh in the midst of this
vast community.
OUR ENGLISH WORK.
A most interesting crisis is on us in our
English work. I call it a crisis because
any particular juncture which involves im-
portant changes is critical in the issues it
may involve. For some months the English
Board has been considering the expediency
of arra aging certain mutual exchanges of
spheres between our ministers. Both
pastors and churches have been mcst care-
fully and considerately consulted. A few
of our preachers had intimated that in their
opinion the time had come for giving their
congregations a ministerial variation. And
it was found after deliberation and consulta-
tion with all the parties concerned that
certain movements might be made with great
probable advantages. Some of us seem as
if riveted to our spheres. Some of us be-
lieve in long pastorates under proper con-
ditions. But an elastic and accommodating
system is the happiest. It was agreed that
Rapkin should remove from Margate to
Birkenhead; that Brearley should leave
Birkenhead to take charge of the gocd work
at Fulham in Tasso Tabernacle; and that a
new man should be brought into our minis-
try. The new pastor is W. J. Travis, who
is ao earnest member of the Chester Church
and has for some years been the temperance
missionary of the city of Chester. Bro.
Travis and his wife have long since won the
admiration of U3 all, and our committee had
resolved to find at the first opportunity an
opening for him. He ardently loves the
principles and the work and has been of
valuable service as a frequent preacher in
our northern churches. Travis follows
Rapkin at Margate.
[the philosophy of continuity.
I believe in continuity. I also believe in
occasional "solutions of continuity." Of
course, when you suddenly stumble into a
deep hole on a dark night you have en-
countered a very nasty solution of con-
tinuity. But when you arrive at the
natural and proper termination of a road,
you recognize that you are at the beginning
of some other road which you must next
pursue in due order. So it is with the
ministry of any man. It has its beginning,
its course and its ending. Some preachers
and pastors continue their ministry beyond
the end. They come to the end of their
usefulness, the end of their acceptance, the
end of their right to stay any longer; but
still they persist in staying on. I think
that the right and sensible spirit exists in
all our ministers. Some beautiful illustra-
tions of it have just been furnished. The
ministers whom I have mentioned as shift-
ing from their respective locations to others
of our churches, have gone without the
slightest objection or demur exactly where
the committee advised that each should
remove. I have never seen a set of minis-
ters more entirely devoted and consecra:ed
to the work or more willing absolutely to
sink all pers mal preferences or preposses-
sions. Oar brethren in this English minis-
try do not for a moment need any recom-
mendation from me, and yet I cannot re-
frain from expressing my great admiration
of the disposition in which they have acted.
This augurs well for the work they will do,
as it accounts for the great good I have
myself seen resulting from their past labors.
They are brethren to be proud of. The
reasons for expedient changes are various.
I need not specify any of them, for they
prevail in America as well as in England,
and will always be prevalent in a world
where human nature holds its sway.
Rapkin has begun his new pastoral career
at Birkenhead with a great stir, the church
being crowded and a number of additions
being secured at once. I have been pre-
siding at the welcome meeting in celebra-
tion of the arrival of Bro. and Sister
Brearley at Tasso Tabernacle, Fulham.
Bro. Brearley had already preached two
Sundays and it was delightful to hear the
public testimony of several of the ablest
men in the church to the manner in which
the new minister had captured all hearts.
The occasion was a most enthusiastic one.
Think how my own soul was filled wi:h
satisfaction at this recognition meeting.
For my mind went back to the time
thirteen years ago when I started that same
cause in Fulham, erecting the Tabernacle
and gathering a new people in a new dis-
trict, under the stimulating and inspiring
guidance of Dr. W. T. Moore, and with the
cordial and generous co-operation of our
noble church at West London Tabernacle,
who acted munificently, notwithstanding all
their own heavy hardens. Tasso Tabernacle,
Fulham, is naturally unspeakably precious
to me and I am proud and delighted to be at
times invited over to it ou Bpecial occasions.
SOME LITERARY REFERENCES.
We must all move on a double line of
rails. We must cultivate the process of
"double cerebration," for the human brain
is a two-fold structure. My own life is al-
ways happy in proportion as I can culti-
vate both the intellectual and spiritual
pursuits for which our wonderful age so
marvelously provides. I often wish I could
get bold of some of the grand American
books which I see advertised. Then again
I often wish that my studious American
brethren could share my own privilege in
getting quick access to the best publica-
tions appearing in London and on the
Continent. Some magnificent books have
recently come out from the English press.
Here is one department of life, at any rate,
which the unhappy war has not blocked.
The booksellers evidently expect a lively
winter season. The English are a real
reading people. They delight on winter
nights in quiet reading round the blazing
open fire which is the sacred domestic
symbol of home comfort and joy and love.
This week a fine bitch of biographical
books is out, on which the critics have in-
stantly seized with avidity. The most re-
markable of these is "The Life and Letters
of Zachary Macaulay, by his grand-
daughter, Viscountess Knutsford." In this
delightful book, which I hope will be large-
ly read in America, we have at length
what has been so long needed — a record of
the life and work of one of the noblest of
our grandfathers, chiefly known hituerto
only as the father of the celebrated Lord
Macaulay. This Zachary Macaulay was
buried in Westminster Abbey. Sir James
Stephens' inscription on the tablet says that
this hero not only aided "those who rescued
Africa from the woes and the British Em-
pire from the guilt of slavery and the slave
trade, but meekly endured the toil, the
privation, the reproach, resigning to others
the praise and the reward." In his youth
Macaulay spent two years as book-keeper
in a sugar plantation in Jamaica. What he
saw of the treatment of the slaves made
his blood run cold, though he tried hard to
get rid of his sense of squeamiihness.
Wilberforce's first motion for the abolition
of the slave trade was made in 1789.
About the same time Granville Sharp's
colony of free negroes was planted in
Sierra Leone. Zachary Macaulay was sent
out to report on the condition of things in
the colony. So great was his ability that
he was soon appointed governor. It was an
arduous and difficult post, but he succeeded
splendidly in it, and now for the first time
we discover from this book the simplicity,
the earnestness and the profound religious
trust on which his heroic life was based.
So completely in his case had the fear of
God cast out all other fear that amidst the
gravest perils and the most bewildering
responsibilities, it never occurred to him to
question whether he was brave or not."
The story of Macaulay's courtship is a
romantic one. While on a visit to Eogland
after an attack of fev9r, he was introduced
to the famous Hannah More and her four
sisters, who were then living at Cowslip
GreeD, near Bristol. Residing with them
was one of their old pupils, Selina Mills, with
whom Macaulay quickly fell in love. The
five maiden ladies, with whom Miss Mills
lived as a sort of sixth siiter, made it im-
possible for him to propose, but as he was
leaving the hou:e he saw Miss Mills weep-
ing bitterly in the drawing room, and in a
few moments the lovers were pledged to
each other. The sisters were wild wiih an-
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noyance, but Hannah was the first to come
round, and the engagement was soon avowed .
Zachary Macaulay was one of the world's
great emancipators. He was one of the
grand pioneers and originators. He took
active part in establishing the Bible
Society, the Church Missionary Society and
the Religious Tract Society. He was the
chief founder of the Anti-Slavery Sosiety.
Hannah More wrote to him that he must be
a Hercules to carry on such enterprises.
But he was nothing of the sort. This
heroic philanthropist was a weak and deli-
cate man. His mind overworked his body.
His activity in all public matters often
affected his health; to his private fortune it
was fatal. In the terrible struggle he lost
all that he possessed. The history of
philanthropic enterprise has no such record
of unselfish labor to sho* as that r-acorded
in this volume of Zachary Macaulay's Life
and Letters. I consider that this volume is
the most pathetic and interesting spe jimen
of biographical literature published for
many a day. Of some other new books I
will write in my next letter.
43 Park Road, South Tottenham, London,
Nov. 24, 1900.
CHRISTMAS SONGS.
H. R. TRICKETT.
It is midnight and the town clock has
just struck twelve. How profound is the
silence. I recall the days of auld lang syne
and think of the past Christmas days. An-
other Christmas day is now here. I am
alone with God. What thoughts arise with-
in me. There comes to me a melodious ming-
ling of songs of little children and minor
murmurings of wintry winds. I see a group
of little children standing under a window
and all around them the ground is white
with snow. How dark the night is and how
keen the wind and how far and bright the
light shines out of the window. They have
a little sprig of holly in their hands and the
red berries shine in the rays of light from
the window. And they are singing a Christ-
mas carol, for it is Christmas. Dear God,
how long ago it was, but how wonderful
have been thy mercies. Can it be possible
that my voice ever sounded like that child-
ish treble and such an ecstasy of innocent
joy was ever mine? It is more than half a
century ago but I reme nber that night well.
It is one of the precious recollections of my
childhood. I recall the refrain the children
sang and with throbbing heart keep saying
it over and over. It was an old English
Christmas carol, dear to lovers of folk-lore,
but dear to my heart from its associations
and its infinitely precious meaning to me
now. ThiB is the refrain I recall:
God blesa you, merry gentlemen,
Let nothing y>u dismay,
For Jesus Christ, our Savior,
Was born on Cbristoas day,
And 'tis tidings of comfort and joy.
"Tidings of comfort and j iy," yea, verily,
blessed words are they, full of grace and
truth. No wonder the whole world is glad
to-d*y because the Babe of Bethlehem was
born. The world never heard so glad a song,
no, not even when the morning stars sang
together, as the gloria in excelsis of the
angels. Peace on earth, good will to men;
would that it were in verity and deed so.
But it is coming and coming quickly, and
will be here much soooner than our weak
faith anticipates. The world has s wung out
of darkness into a brighter and nobler day
since the angelic choristers sang on Bethle-
hem's plains. And the light shines brighter
farther on, and will shine brighter and
brighter till the perfect day.
How my heart rejoices when I think what
a glory yet awaits the world. Sin shall be
a thing of the past. Thanks be to God for
the multitudes who are now in the kingdom
of God's dear Son and over whom sin has no
dominion, and these are but the advanced
guard of that mighty host that soon shall
own the Christ as king; unjust and un-
righteous rulers shall not curse the earth,
for a scepter of righteousness shall be the
scepter of his kingdom. Ignorance shall
disappear, for the knowledge of the Lord
and the glory of the Lord shall fill the earth
as the waters do the sea. Poverty shall be
unknown, for selfish greed shall not exist
and no one shall hunger or thirst; wars shall
be no more, for swords shall be beaten into
plowshares and spears into pruning hooks.
Satan shall be bound in the bottomless pit,
and from the ends of the earth and all
around its vast circumference shall ring out
the joyful shout of multitudinous millions:
Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent
doth reign!
Therefore, I love the Christmas hymns.
Dear to me is the song of the angels. Dear
to my heart are the children's Christmas
carols. Dear are the grand old hymns the
saints of God have sung in the past, and
dear are the modern hymns the saved of
the Lord sing now. The old carol was the
song of my childhood and I love it, yet here
is a hymn, rough perhaps in rhyme and me-
ter, but it tells the faith of the strength of
my manhood.
Gloria in Excelsis. Come, let us gladly sing,
Gloria in Bxc-lsia be forever to our king.
Oh shout aloud for gladness, oh be glad, ye saved,
to-day,
For the morning light is breaking and the night
has passed away.
Gloria in Excelsis. He has come, the mighty God.
He shall trample on the wicked, He shall rule them
with his rod,
He shall smite the powers of darkness, He shall
hurl kings from their throoe;
He shall lift up high the humble, He shall claim
them for His own
Gloria in Excelsis, for the old has passed away,
The new, in robes of splendor that shall never know
decay,
Has come to banish ancient wrong; to lead in free-
dom's van,
And teach the world God's fatherhood — the broth-
erhood of man.
Gloria in Excelsis. Lo He comes, the Prince of
Peace.
His brows are bound with olive wreaths, He bids
all wars to cease,
And morning stars and angel songs together shall
combine
To hail the King of Righteousness — the govern-
ment divine.
Gloria in Excelsis. Let all the earth cry out,
And earth, and a*- a, and sky, and stars, join in the
mighty shout,
For one is born this blessed day to whom all knees
shall bend,
His reign shall be forever more, His kingdom have
no end.
B. B. TYLER'S LETTER.
There can be no reasonable doubt that ere
is an increasing interest in Bible study. Some
time ago the Amerieaa Institute of Chris-
tian Litera ure suggested that a Lord's day
in the month of September should be ob-
served as Bible Study Sunday. The result,
up to the first of December, was the organ-
iz 4tion of 350 classes, including abou 7,500
persons in churches of all denominations.
The average membership of these classes is
about 15. So far as I am informed the
largest class is in Worcester, Mass., and
numbers 184. Three persons constitute the
smallest class.
The classes in Chicago for the study of
the English Bible under the direction of
Mr. Newell continue, I believe, with an un-
diminished interest. These classes have
been in existence three or four, possibly
more, years. I had the privilege of attend-
ing one of these meetings more than a year
ago. It was estimated that 1,200 persons
were present. When I saw how interested
the people were and observed how little in-
formation they obtained from their teacher
I said, "Surely the people are hungry for
the word!" Almost every evening in the
week Mr. Newell meets classes, similar in
size and character to the one mentioned in
Chicago.
The Rev. J. M. Gray, D. D., of Boston, is
the man with whom this particular method
of Bible Study originated. Dr. Gray is a
cultured Christian gentleman. As a Bible
teacher he is much above the average. His
fundamental assumptions, however, as to
what the Bible is are erroneous, and this of
course injures his work from first to last.
One of the first questions to settle, and one
of the most important in the case of every
one who proposes to be a tea her of the
Bible, is this: What is the Bible? What the
Bible is not; what it is, and how to read it,
are topics of primary importance. But there
is encouragement in the movement inaugur-
ated by Dr. Gray in this respect — those who
enter his classes are required to read the
assigned lessons a number of times before
coming to the place of meeting, they are
then requested to name the chapter, or chap-
ters, selected, from the contents of the sec-
tion. This is good. It insures a reading of
the Scriptures and some thought thereon.
A few days ago I read a letter, a private
letter, written by Mr. Messer, General Sec-
retary of the Young Men's Christian Asso-
ciation in Chicago, concerning H. L. Willett
and his work as a Bible teacher. At the
time this letter was written Prof. Willett
was condacting a meeting in the hall of the
Central Association, 153 La Salle St., Chi-
cago, at noon on Mondays. Two hundred
men were present at each meeting; many of
them pastors. Mr. Messer spoke in the
highest terms of Dr. Willett and his work.
He said that Prof. Willett was regarded as
a man whose sympathies are *ith the higher
critics, but in his work in the Young Men's
Christian Association he had not spoken a
word the tendency of which was to disturb,
or undermine, faith in the Scriptures of the
Old and New Testaments. On the contrary,
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his work wag distinctly in the interest of a
deeper and more intelligent faith in the
Bible. He said that Mr. Willett was the
most attractive teacher of the Bible in Chi-
cago. When two hundred, or more, men
assemble at noon on a week day in such a
busy place as Chicago to study the English
Bible it means much in many ways.
Do you know that the most popular book
in Christendom is the Bible? The following
I have picked up from some writer to me
unknown:
"The sun never sets on its gleaming pages.
It goes equally to the cottage of the plain
man, and the palace of the king. It is
woven into the literature of the scholar, and
it colors the talk of the street
Some thousand famous writers come up in
this century to be forgotten in the next, but
the silver cord of the Biole is not loosed,
nor is its golden word broken as Time
chronicles his tens of centuries passed by.
It is only real merit that will endure. Tin-
sel will rust in the storms of life. False
weights are soon detected. It is only a
heart that can speak deep and true to a
heart; a mind to <a mind; a soul to a soul;
wisdom to the wise, and religion to the
pious. There must then be in the Bible,
mind and conscience, heart and soul, wisdom
and religion."
At the beginning of this century there
was not a single Bible Society, as such, in
the world; now there are seventy- three, and
through their agencies alone more than
280,000,000 of Bible3, including parts of the
Bible, have been distributed. When to these
are added the other millions of copies that
have been published by the University Press
of Oxford, and other similar establishments,
it is calculated, and it is scarcely an exag-
geration, that there are in circulation to-
day, either in whole or in part, at least
500,000,000 copies of the word of God, on
an average one copy for every three of the
world's population. It is estimated that
the expense of th;s enterprise is not less
than $600,000,000. Nei'her "David Harum,"
nor "Robert Elsmere," nor "Trilby," nor "To
Have and to Ho d," nor "The Reign of Law,"
as popular selling books, are to be named in
connection with the Bible.
What a work the Christian Woman's
Board of Missions inaugurated when it es-
tablished the English Bible Chair in connec-
tion with the University of Michigan! Oth-
ers have the good sense to imitate, to a de-
gree, the worthy example of these noble
women. I have recently seen the following
from President Angell of the University of
Michigan:
"Three of the religious denominations
have established guilds here and two of
them have erected buildings which serve as
a sort of club house for their students and
provide courses of lectures for them during
the year. Another denomination has a
foundation here for the partial support of
lecturers on religious themes who are ex-
pected primarily to reach the students of
their own denomination in their own build-
ings, or in i he rooms of our Students' Chris-
tion Association."
President Patton, of Princeton University,
in his sermon at the Princeton Sesquicen-
tennial use! the following language:
"I sometimes wonder whether more use
might not be wisely made of the state univer-
sities; whether wise economy of resources,
as in the newer states, might not suggest
such affiliation of various educational inter-
ests as would serve to throw around young
men a distinctly Christian influence, and at
the same time open to them the opportuni-
ties of a wide range of study which only a
large institution can offer."
President Patton is beginning to see
things. One of these days he will pick up
a newspaper and will see what is going on
in the world! Evidently he had not heard
when he delivered this discourse of the
work iu progress in connection with the
University of Michigan, the University of
Oregon, the University of California, the
University of Missouri, the University of
Virginia, the University of Georgia, and the
University of Wyoming. A residence and
Christian Home for Young Ladies attending
the last named University has been erected
by the Episcopalians of Wyoming.
A committee of Baptists in the state of
Washington, officially appointed, nas made
the following report:
"The Baptists of Washington have no in-
stitution of h arning doing collegiate work.
The University of Washington (state insti-
tution) is permanently established. Its re-
sources are ample and growing. It is pro-
posed to establish by the side of the Univer-
sity a Christian institution, federated with
it, and under the auspices of the Baptist de-
nomination; to equip it as a dormitory, on
the model of a Christian home, and with a
thoroughly competent man as head or presi-
dent; the immediate equipment to repre-
sent an investment of $10,000; ultimately
to be $250,000."
The University of the state of Washing-
ton is located at Seattle. The Baptist
brethren propose "to teach those branches
of learning essential to a finished education
upon which the state does not enter, or en-
ters in an incomplete way."
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the
University of California, says:
"There is a strong sentiment in favor of
establishing the theological seminaries in
the town of Berkeley in order that the men
who are preparing themselves for the min-
istry may at the same time pursue work in
the University of California. The Christian
Church is the only denomination which has
as yet taken this step, but the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary of the Congregational
Church is about to erect a fine building in
Berkeley, close to the university grounds,
and to remove to these ne w quarters from
its present home in Oakland."
There is not space in this letter to tell
you about a movement among the Luther-
ans in the state of Nebraska looking in the
same direction.
In the "Twelfth Biennial Report of the
Regents of the University of Colorado" I
find the following:
"The Regents and Faculty of the Univer-
sity of Colorado are favorable to the devel-
opment in Colorado of some such plan of
co operation" as that indicated above. Here
is another open door.
Denver, Col.
FROM BEIRUT TO DAMASCUS.
CHARLES REIGN SCOVILLE.
Immediately after our little service on
board Sunday morning, Oct. 7, we went
ashore at Beirut, Syria. This is a city of
modern growth, with a population of 120,-
000, of whom only 36,000 are Moslems.
There are 4,300 Europeans here, which will
account for the fact that the town has 20
printing-offices, six hospitals, 38 Christian
churches, and only 23 mosques. There are
65 boys' scho >ls and 29 girls' schools. Of
these the Moslems have 23 boys, and four
girls' schools. The Syrian Protestant Col-
lege, with its theological and medical
course, and training college, together with
the girls' seminary and the other American
mission schools, with their religious press,
are constantly sheding their light on Syria's
darkness. In spite of the government's
opposition many natives emigrate to Amer-
ica. This is especially true of the Chris-
tians and the people of Lebanon. As soon
as they acquire a little means, however,
they return, and are as kings among their
neighbors. Many have built large houses,
and are now only using one-half or perhaps
one-third of them. The natives call these
houses "American dollars."
We decided to go by rail over the French
road to Damascus, 91 miles distant, and
taking the dragoman with us as guide we
sent the servants one day ahead. The rail-
road is a narrow gauge with 20 miles of
rack-andpinion sections, over the Lebanon
mountains. This range with its offshoots
stretches southward, with slight interrup-
tions, throughout the whole of Palestine.
."On this broad chain lie the oldest and
most famous places in the Holy Land."
In about four hours and a half we came
35 mile3 to Maallaka, where carriages for
Baalbek are engaged. Here in its birth-
place is the largest stone ever quarried,
measuring 71x14x17 feet. Its estimated
weight is 1,500 tons.
Here also are the ruins of three of the
greatest temples of the ages: the Great Tem-
ple, whose dimensions are about 150x300 feet,
was once surrounded by 54 huge columns of
yellowish stone. There are only six of
these standing and they are about six feet
in diameter and 60 feet high. Standing on
a lower level is a smaller building called
the Temple of the Sun. This is said to be
the "finest ruin to be found in all the
world." Nineteen of its 46 columns are
still standing and, including the Corinthian
capitals, are 52 1-2 feet high. The Circular
Temple is in the modern village and is much
smaller. The cella is semi-circular and is
surrounded by eight beautiful monolithic
columns.
When you consider that three of th
stones in the west wall of the second temple
are 62, 631 2 and 64 feet, respectively, in
length, and 13 feet wide and about as thick,
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you can readily appreciate the words of the
poet —
"No, not in Egypt's rained land,
Nor mid the Grecian isles,
Tower monuments so vast, so grand,
As Baalbec's early piles.
Baalbec, thou city of the Sun,
Why art thou silent, mighty one?"
Its history back of the third or fourth cen-
tury of our era is a mystery unsolved.
We entered the Anti-Libanus Mountains
at Reyak, 41 miles from Beirut, and 20
miles below this we entered the valley of
the river Barada. which is the Abana of 2
Kings 5:12. Passing down this stream
10 1-2 miles we came to the village of Bara-
da, which is the Abilene over which Lys-
anias was tetrarch as mentioned by Luke
(3: 1) and Josephus.
On the hill above the village is the Tomb
of Abel which, according to the Koran,
marks the spot where he was slain by his
brother. On the hillside is also a Roman
road 300 pace3 long and 16 feet wide hewn
in the rock. We followed the Abana river
28 mile3 to Dama-cus, beyond which it
loses itself in the great marsh. Most of
its waters, however, are consumed by irri-
gation and in supplying the city. Its valley
is well cultivated, and has many apple, apri-
cot, walnut and poplar trees.
Damascus, the oldest city on earth, and
the largest of Syria, was, according to Jose-
phus, founded by Uz, the grandson of Shem.
It is first mentioned in the Bible in connec-
tion with Abraham. David conquered the
city and garrisoned it, and it is often men-
tioned in connection with the wars
recorded in 1 and 2 Kings. "It passed suc-
cessively under the dominion of the Assy-
rians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians,
Romans and Saracens, and was at last cap-
tured by the Turks, A. D. 1516." (Pelou-
bet.)
Damascus is regarded by the Arabs as an
earthly reflection of Paradise, hence the
city is "lavishly extolled by Arabian poets."
And alter spending eight days in the moun-
tains and desert I do not wonder that the
Arabs coming from the desert think they
have reichedthe earthly semblance of Para-
dise when they reach the well-watered gar-
dens, vineyards and shady orchards of Da-
mascus, which well represent the idea of
Paradise as defined in the Koran. The city
is built much in the shape of a spoon,
and the Moslems of Damascus always take
spoons as souvenirs in their annual pilgrim-
ages to Mecca. From a distance the city
appears very beautiful, but when you enter
the narrow, dirty, filthy, crooked, and mud-
walled streets your poetic feelings grow
quite prosy as in vain you hasten on look-
ing for a cleaner spot.
It is beautifully situated on a circular
plain which is very fertile and about 30
miles in diameter, and is located jast south
and east of the Anti-Libanus mountains.
If the dingy old mud walls, which are about
12 feet high, and surround every yard, gar-
den, vineyard and orchard, could be torn
down, the city would present a vastly dif-
ferent appearance.
We went to the only hotel in this city of
200,000 inhabitants, and entered through a
little door which is about 2x4 feet in dimen-
sions, and is cut through one of the large
double doors. Just inside the doors was a
small court, and beyond this a circular
space with a fountain surrounded by most
beautiful plants and strange new flowers.
The doors from many apartments opened
into this circle, and the floor of the whole
as well as of the halls was covered with
loose tiles, and the feet of seven Americans
on these sounded as though as many Texas
ponies were passing.
Many of the natives sleep on the flat
roofs where it is cool, but our beds were in
nice, clean rooms and were surrounded by
musquito netting, and judging by the full
chorus outside it was "a good thing." The
tile floors of the interior were covered with
matting. All the houses of the eastern
cities have iron gratings over the lower win-
dows and look like American jails. When we
asked the guide why these bars were on all
the windows, he said: "You do dat to shut
mea in; we do it fur to shut 'em oat." There
are 71 masques and 177 chapels and schools
where the Koran is taught. This consti-
tutes the curriculum of the masses of Mos-
lems, and when it is conpleted their educa-
tion is finished. The Jews have 14 syna-
gogues and eight schools for boys, arid the
British Syrian Mission supports four schools.
We spent much time in the bazaars, and
visited a few of the "10,000 looms of the
most primitive character," which are still
used for weaving silk, cotton and woolen
stuffs.
I could scarcely control my emotions
when I realized I was nearing the "street
called Straight," and was soon to behold the
site of the conversion of the great apostle
to the Gentiles. We drove around the wall
and near the south-eastern corner came to a
gate that is now walled up which tradition
says is the one over which Paul was let
down when he made his escppe from Damas-
cus.
The same tradition says a certain George
let him down after the gate wjs closed at
night, and we were shown the grave of this
St. George just acros3 the street in an old
but well kept cemetery. Along the wall
and on top of it, with windows extending
out over, are many houses ihat are doubtless
like the houses from which Paul made his
escape. We drove northward from here
past the house of Naaman the leper, and
saw many lepers near it. We passed
through a large gate and entered Queen's
St., which is pointed out as the "street
called Straight." It runs entirely through
the city from east to west, and has only a
few small crooks in it. In the Christian
quarter neir the east gate we were shown
the house of Ananias, and west of this on
"Straight St." the house of Judas, where
Ananias found Paul after his three days'
fasting and prayer. Of course no one can
tell whether or not these houses are on the
exact spots designated, but they are
undoubtedly near the places they repre-
sent.
On July 9 and 10, 1860, this part of the
city was destroyed by fire, and 6,000 Chris
tians perished at the hands of the blood-
thirsty Turks. Iwany sought refuge in the
British and Prussian consulates, and many
were saved by the Algerian ex-chief Abd-
el-Kader and his Moorish retinue. Ahmed
Pasha not only remained quiet, but it is
said gave the signal for the slaughter to
begin. Id is estimated that at least 14,000
Christians perished in these days of terror.
A French corp3 of 10,000 men was hastily
dispatched to Syria, arid many of the ring-
leaders, including Ahmed Pasha, were be-
headed. The Dases were dispersed and
many of them emigrated to the Houran,
while many Christians movtd to Beirut.
After his conversion Paul straightway
"preached Christ that he is the Son of God,
in the synagogues . . . and confounded
the J^ws which dwelt at Damascus, proving
that this is very Christ." This good
work continued and increased until the
days of Const antine, when Christianity be-
came so powerful that the great heathen
temple was turned into a Christian church,
and the sacred place of Jupiter was con-
secrated to Jesus. It was afterwards re-
modeled into a mosqua. The Turks claim
that 1,200 artists were summoned from
Constantinople to assist. It once contained
a casket in which the head of John the
Baptist was shown, and was hence named
the church of St. John. The building has
been partially destroyed by fire several
times and has never been restored to its
former magnificence. It was badly burned
in 1893, and was remodeled, only to be
badly burned again recently. A great
company of men are working diligently to
restore it, and the prophetic inscription
placed over the door by the son of Theodo-
sins will still stir the hearts of all Chris-
tian pilgrims as they read: "Thy kingdom,
0 Christ, is a kingdom of all ages, and
thy dominion lasts throughout all genera-
tions."
The Fruits of Coffee Drinking.
"The fruits or results, in my case, of coffee
drinking, were sallow complexion, almost total
loss of appetite, as well as sleeplessness and slug-
gish circulation.
"I was also very bilious and constipated most
of the time for eight years, and besame so nerv-
ous that I was uaaole to do any mental labor and
was fast approaching a condition where there
would have been no help for me.
"I am convinced that if I had continued ntinag
coffee much logger the result would have been a
total mental aad physical wreck.
"I sometimes think the all-wise providence
looks after us in trouble, at any rate, when I wai
in despair a friend urged me to give up coffee
entirely and use Postum, giving the reasons why.
It was hard for me to believe that so common a
beverage as coffee was the c»use of my trouble,
but I made the change, and from the first trial
experienced a benefit, and improvement. My com-
plexion has improved, the cervoumesi gone, as
well as thd bilious trouble and sleeplessness, and I
am completely cuiv-d of sluggish circulation. In
fact, I am well, and the return to health has been
directly traced to leaving off coffee and using
Postum Food Coffee. I recommend Postum to all
coffee wrecks without a single reservation."
— Ja lob D. Kimball, Isabella Street, Northampton,
Mass.
December 27, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1647
B. A. HINSDALE.
AN ADDRESS BY G. H. JOHNSTON.
Some of you knew D.\ Hinsdale longer
than I, some of you knew him more inti-
mately, but none have cherished a more con
stant and affectionate admiration for the
man and the scholar. When I entered his
office for the first time the desk and floor
and chairs were strewn with big, coarse
quarto sheets, covered with straggling lines
which he called writing — be loved a quiet
joke — which in moments of inspiration he
was sometimes able to decipher. Hardly
once in all those years did I find him but
that he wa3 surrounded with these sibyl
line leaves, and not once did I see him thus
but that there came to me those words of
the younger Pliny to his younger friends:
"Mould out of yourself something, hammer
into shape something which shall be yours
forever and in the converse of generations
yet unborn preserve your soul alive."
Between the noonday splendor of hopeful
Greek philosophy and the slowly breaking
dawn of the Christian promise of immor-
tality there intervened a night of appalling
blackness; the bleak gloom of despair set-
tled upon the spirit? of thoughtful men
for whom the present was decay; the future,
annihilation. Then it was that this gre it
est of men — the admirable Pliny — in sheer
hopelessness clutched at the shadowy possi-
bility that in his writings there might be
immortality, that somehow the essential
self of him might cling to the written page;
hence the urgent, insistent exhortation:
"Create something which in the discourses
of coming generations shall preserve alive
your soul."
f[Dr. Hinsdile differed from the noble
Roman in the calm conviction that the essen
tial self of him was di-ine and imperishable
as divinity itself. Hence he wrote with
equal eagerness not that many-tongued Fame
might herald him down the ages but that he
might find out truth or the foundations of
truth. Much of his writing is fragmentary,
incomplete.
To me it is like the work of the Roe-
blings digging for the foundations of those
massy buttresses which hold up Brooklyn
Bridge, or the 20-storied piles which divide
the clouds with their daring fronts. Out of
their excavations there come up broad flags
which serve well enough for footways, big
masses of close-grained stone good enough
for superstructure, but all of it detri.us
which must be cleared away from the solid
primary ledge. It is this bed rock of the
eternal unchanging verities which he
sought to lay bare, on which he was begin-
ning to build.
Contemplating the phenomenal activity of
his mind during these last ten years, the
constantly increasing fecundity of his pen,
it is reasonable to infer that another ten
years on which he could well count would
have ranged him first among the foremost
investigators of the educational world.
With him each day's fullness was promise
of a riper morrow. He died in the early
prime of great possibilities.
The nature of the man was roomy, gen-
erous, patriarchal, faithful to the utter-
most, gentle as a woman's fur those who
came near enough to feel the beatiDg of
that big heart. Sometimes abrupt in man-
ner, he was singularly accessible to any one
in need of a helpful hand.
The atmosphere of his hcspitable home
was serene, cloudless happitts?, a fragrant
memory to those ivho breathed it. His
noble unselfishness, the integrity of his pur-
pose dignified life and plucked tho sting
of death. What Piiny despairingly dreamed
and faintly trnpe i we ilare believe with
cheerful confidence.
THE MISSION OF JOHN.
G. S. BRYANT.
Jesus somehow needed an introduction to
the world. The God who mad^ it had not a
standing place thereon. Someone must
prepare his way and make his paths straight.
Who? There were devils who were candi-
dates for this high office, but Jesus com-
manded them to hold their peace. Intro-
duction by such agencies would mar, not
make, his case. A good man cannot afford
to u^e a bad character as his precursor in a
community; how much less could Jesus har-
binger the poetry of his life by a proem of
devils. They are commanded to keep silence.
If devils, though they believe and tremble,
may not, cannot, take part in such high
service, why not Pharisee or Sadducee?They
knew the law, could quote Scripture as well
as Satan, would they not therefore be en-
titled to perform this high function? Knowl-
edge of law and recitation of holy passages
do not certify character. If they did,
the gates of heaven would not be wide
enough to accommodate the multitude that
would face atout, and thereby suddenly
change from the downward to the upward
road. If interpretation of law gave assur
ance of good character in the interpreter,
the thief would stand as fair a chance for
heaven as his defender. Perhaps he does.
Jesus was not slow to recognize this, and
with one sweeping, burning utterance
brushed and burnt the whole tribe off the
board. "Ye are of your father the devil."
Pharisee and Saddocee are therefore barred
from harbingering a man of God. Who
then? The people of the Holy City had
been encased in the law. They were as flies
caught and fixed in amber — beautiful to
look at through the transparent coloring of
the law, but no true life. The life of Jeru-
salem was conventional. It was according
to the fashion. If you wish to save your
reputation when in Jerusalem do as Jerusa-
lem does — it makes no difference how that
is. There was little or no independent life.
Jesus was cruc fied because he was not con-
ventional. All individuality in the life of
the city was destroyed, swallowed up by re-
ligious forms and ceremonies. The prophet,
or seer, had died centuries before, and all
th ught and feeling had crystalized. These
needed to be released The crystal must be
broken. Jesus stood hammer in hand. Who
can introduce him? Sorely not these life-
less forms. If not devils, if not Pharisee
or Sadducee, if not the common people, then
who is left to perform the service? How
would that wilderness man do — he who is a
voice, a prophet of the Highest ? He is an
unconventional man, does not belong to he
"400," is not a link in the day's doings, sets
the fashion for no one, nor is he the slave of
that set by any other man. He is independ
ent of all save God. He can say as he thinks
without fear of boycott, and his thoughts
are not those born of social forms, but of
communion with Gcd in the wilderness. Let
us call him a tent-man. Tent- men prevent
the stagnation which is gradually taken on
by the streets and market places. Europe
wa3 a crystal until the incursion of wilder-
ness-men of the North — the Gotha — smashed
it. Then modern history was born. Note
the wilderness-man is indispensable to prog-
ress.
The daily living of this man does not
depend on his saying the pleasing thing to
the crowd, for he lives on locusts and wild
homy; neither does hi3 raiment depeud on
his acting to please the multitude, for it is
of camel's hair and a simple leathern girdle.
He is a courageous, truth-telling man. In-
dependence in character fosters these vir-
tues. It takes society to develop fear and
falsehood. Why? I do not know, but the
fact that they are generally found together
might lead to the false hypothesis that one
gave birth to the other. If you question
the wilderness man, you must expect a
straightforward, conscientious arswer, no
circumvention. If he is anything, he is
serious. One of the best illustrations of
this character in the Old Testament is
Elijah, "the grandest and most romantic
figure that Israel ever produced." He was
one man against a kingdom. He met King
Ahab in the highway. It was the wilder-
ness against social organization. See the
king in his chariot suddenly confronted by
this tall, sinewy man, hair hanging long and
thick down his back. Now the lank figure
raises his long, skinny arm and forefinger,
and says: "Ai the Lord God of Israel liveth,
before whom I stand, there shall not be dew
nor rain these years, but™according to my
word." This he says and retires. He
speaks what h» has to say, though as a
result, he must look to the ravines for his
food and the brook Cherith for his drink.
The openness of his character and the
strength of his utterance compel him to
make his home in a cave. In the case of
Moses, it took forty years of wilderness
life to balance a like number of conven-
tionalism in Egypt, before he could become
a fit instrument for God's message. This
wilderness man then is the most fit of all
men to introduce the Master to his world.
Of those born of women none is greater
than he for his high function. Listen to
the words of this courageous, independent,
God-fearing man. They are strong, seeking
no favor: "Generation of vipers," "Re-
pent," "the axe is laid to the root of the
trees," "the chaff shall be burnt with un-
quenchable fire." This is the man that
answers in the most direct manner questions
of soldiers, publicars and common people.
The menace of the soldier could not keep
him from saying, "Do violence to no man,
neither accuse any falsely, and be content
with your wages." The riches of the
publican could not hide the manner in
which he obtained theaa, and this judge
from the wilderness said: "Exa't no more
than that is appointed you." The love that
he had for the sheep who wandered about
as having no shepherd expressed itself in "he
that hath two coats, let him impart to him
that hath none; and he that hath meat, let
him do likewise." Even the king in his
palace could not escape his keen moral
vision: "It is not lawful for thee to take
thy br ther's wife." Behold this man on
the banks of the Jordan, the center of the
unconventional, the true, the sincere — a
preacher of righteousness. All men are
attracted to him — naturally attracted to
him. Jesus also comes. They are alike —
only Jesus is the stronger and sweeter.
He has the wilderness character, though
brought up in the street and city. It is a
question which shall baptize the other.
John submits and Jesus submits. Jesus
recognizes John. John recognizes Jesus
and introduces him to the world as the
Coming Man, the Lamb of God.
1648
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 27, 1900
Our Budget*
— "The Christian Star," says our admirable con-
temporary, the Cumberland Presbyterian, "has five
points — love.happiness, thoughtf ulness, generosity,
gratitude." So it has, and they are points which
sweep the whole horizon of human sympathy and
brotherhood and at the same time point up to the
zenith of our common Father's love. Calvinism
has its "five points" — but they do not point that
way.
— The International Committee of the Young
Men's Christian Association has appointed Sunday,
Feb. 10, 1901, as the annual day of prayer for
students. It is appropriate that this day be ob-
served not only in educational centers and in the
Christian organizations in colleges and universities,
but by Christian people at large wherever there
are those who know the perils and the possibilities
of student years and appreciate the vital impor-
tance of the consecration of the students of to-
day to the Christian work of the twentieth cen-
tury.
— "The day may be far distant," says Dr. John
Watson ("Ian Maclaren"), "but it is almost cer-
tain to come, when there will be one Free Protes-
tant Evangelical Church throughout England."
This is another one of the many voices crying in
the wilderness of our denominationalism saying,
The united kingdom of heaven is at hand. The
prayer of Jesus, the teaching of the New Testa-
ment and the present tendency of things in the
religious world furnish an ample basis for such
prophecies.
— The annual report of the St. Louis Provident
Association, which we have recently received,
shows a good record of charitable work done dur-
ing the paityearby that well-equipped and wisely
managed institution. We published a few weeks
ago an article setting forth the methods employed.
In equipment and method it is entitled to be
called a model charitable institution. The Christ-
mas spirit of love and good-will is a beautiful and
a Christ like thing, but it takes organization to
make that spirit effective all the year round. Of
course no amount of money given through an
organization can take the place of personal sym-
pathy and helpfulness, but citizens of St. Louis
and vicinity may well employ this agency to insure
the wise use of such; funds as they may feel dis-
posed to give for charitable purposes.
— A Catholic reviewer writing in a Catholic
paper about a Catholic book on American church
history, characterizes it as a great exhibition of
"thoroughness, learning, energy and zeal." The
writers, he says, "do not rush at conclusions like
men of the stamp of Hubert Howe Bancroft and
Henry Cabot Lodge. They have no preconceived
ideas to bolster up and therefore no bias along
which to twist the facts which they unearth."
This statement of the utter impartiality of Cath-
olic historians and their absolute freedom from
bias, ia in its way rather good. While it is un-
questionably true that some valuable contribu-
tions to church history have been made by Catho-
lics and that, too, in realms where the statement
of the exact truth is not at all to the advantage
of the papacy, it is also true that these works
have uniformly received chilly treatment (or hot
treatment, as you prefer) at the hands of the hier-
archy. Every reputable student of history knows,
be he Protestant or Catholic or infidel, that the
average Catholic history, the kind that is recom-
mended in their papers as reliable and as exhibit-
ing "energy and zeal," is about as much like sober
history as Grimm's Fairy Tales are like Gibbon's
Decline and Fall. Mediaeval Catholio scholasti-
cism consisted in accepting a proposition as true
because the church said it was true and then
proving it by philosophy. Modern Caihslro history
of the zealous type consists in assertir" with pre-
tense of proof those things which tlk> church
wishes were true.
— One of the features of Christ's church which
our own and preceding Reformations have sought
to restore is its simplicity of worship. The Roman
Catholic Church has made its public worship a
travesty on New Testament teaching. Dr. Farrar
quotes a Roman Catholic author as follows: "0!
then what delight! What joy unspeakable! The
stoups are filled to the brim; the lamp of the
Sanctuary burns bright, and the albs hang in the
oaken ambries, and the cope- chests are filled with
osphreyed baudekins, and pix and pax and chris-
matory are there, and thurible and cross!" Surely,
with the assistance of "pix" and "pax" and "Os-
phreyed baudekins," men ought to be able to con-
fess their sins to God, ask forgiveness, and give
Him thanks for mercies received! But what of
the millions of believing souls who have never
heard of these Romish devices?
— Our Missouri State Corresponding Secretary,
T. A. Abbott, of Kansas City, Mo., calls our at-
tention to the fact that the second Lord's day in
the new year is the time for the missionary collec-
tion for state missions, which will be the first
offering for missions in the new century. He
states that the demands of the treasury for state
missions are very urgent in view of the enlarge-
ment of the work, and desires us to appeal to the
churches of the state for a very prompt and liber-
al offering in January. We are glad to convey,
not only this appeal of our Corresponding Secre-
tary to our Missouri readers, but to add to it our
own hearty endorsement and to urge upon the
churches the necessity of pushing vigorously the
work in Missouri. Let the preachers of the state
and the church officials take this matter under
consideration and begin to plan for meeting this
obligation in a way that will discharge their
responsibility and give a new impetus to our cause
in the state.
— One of the strangest things about the ad-
vancement in scientific knowledge during the cen-
tury past, is the mistake made by many scientists
who, seeing the glory and wisdom of the creation,
instead of adoring the Creator, actually made the
very laws which manifest the manifold wisdom and
power of God, a substitute for God! And they
talked about what the laws of nature were doing
in the material world, as if the laws of nature
were anything more than the Creator's methods of
accomplishing results in the world of matter.
Romanes lived long enough to correct his mistake
in this respect, but the wonder is that so acute a
mind could ever have made it. Many materialists
are still deifying "law" and banishing God from
the universe ! They may know something of science,
but they are as blind as moles to the higher truths
of philosophy and religion. "I am come a light
into the world," said Jesus, "that whosoever be-
lieveth on me may not abide in the darkness.'
But of course if men "prefer darkness to light,'
there is no way of compelling them to see the
glorious realities of the spiritual world.
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— A correspondent sends us a clipping from the
Sunday-school Times, of July 11, '96, containing
an editorial on "Being Converted," in which the
editor corrects the faulty rendering in the Com-
mon Version, and teaches unmistakably that con-
version is man's act in turning to God. The edi-
tor says in that article: "The popular thought is
that conversion is wrought on or in a man by out-
side influences, or by a force from above. The
Bible thought is that conversion is the act of the
individual himself, for which he is directly respon-
sible, however he may be affected by influences
from without and above." Our correspondent
thinks it probable, in view of the unmistakable
teaching of this article, that we may have mis-
understood the editorial which we recently re-
viewed, showing that man had nothing to do
toward his own salvation. We think it hardly
possible to reconcile the teaching of the two
articles. They were probably written by different
men. If conversion is a condition of salvation,
and if it is man's act, then surely man has a part
to perform in his salvation, though not, of course,
as we explained in our review, in the way of pro-
viding that salvation or of meriting it, but only
of appropriating it and then working it out, God
working In him both to will and do his good
pleasure.
— As a timely admonition to our contributors to
use simple language in th-.ir articles, we cannot
do better, perhaps, than to quote the following
advice given many years ago by a wise father to
his grandiloquent son at college:
"In promulgating your esoteric cogitations or
articulating superficial sentimentalities and phil-
osophical or psychological observations, beware of
platitudinous ponderosity. Let your conversation
possess clarified conciseness, compacted compre-
hensiveness, coalescent consistency, and concati-
nated cogency. Eschew all conglomerations, flat-
ulent garrulity, jejune babbleeent, and asinine
affectations. Let your extemporaneous descant-
ings and unpremeditated expatiations have intelli-
gibility, without rhcdomontade or thrasonical
bombast. Sedulously avoid all polyeyllabical pro-
fundity, pompous prolixity, and ventriloquial ver-
bosity. Shun double entendre and prurient jocosity,
whether obscure or apparent. In other words,
speak truthfully, naturally, clearly, purely — and
don't use big words."
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THE^ CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1649
— An eas'ern paper reports a New York minis-
ter as uttering these words in a sermon directed
against amusements: "Why must we amuse our
young people so much? Life is a place to work. We
have all eternity to play in." It would be Interesting
to know just what theory of eschatology is held
by this profound thinker who maintains that
heaven is a place of infinite and unbroken recreation.
After all, though his statement of it is unusually
bold, perhaps his view that there will be nothing
to do in heaven but promenade on golden streets,
sing anthems and finger golden harps, is not so
unusual. None of us knows what our employ-
ments will be in the hereafter, but it is safe to
repudiate this juvenile doctrine of eternal amuse-
ment as the perfection of glorified existence.
— It is an old-fashioned Idea and one which no
longer obtains credence in intelligent circles, that
the Bible is dull reading and the study of it an
uninteresting employment. There are many Bible
classes in this country numbering several hundred
each. Perhaps the largest in Missouri is a class
of 300 in Columbia, taught by the editor of the
Columbia Herald. The members of the class are
adults, many of them members of the State Uni-
versity. They do not attend out of sense of duty,
nor by reason of parental control, but because
they like it. The same thing is possible In almost
every community where a competent and inspiring
teasher can be secured.
S. D. Dutcher.
This brother, whose picture adorns our first
page this week, is a native Missourian. He was
born June 16, 1857, and began preaching in his
eighteenth or nineteenth year. He attended col-
lege at Christian University, Canton, Mo., from
which he has the degree of A. M. He was for
many years the successful pastor of the church at
Hannibal, Mo., where he was greatly beloved.
Leaving that pastorate he located with the
Walnut Hills Church, Cincinnati, where he re-
mained for a time, doing a good work with that
congregation Like other Missourians, however,
his heart yearned for Old Missouri. Having re-
ceived a unanimous call from Mexico he accepted
the same nearly two years ago, during which time
there have been nearly 200 additions to the
church, and a revival in other directions no less
important than its increase numerically. He is
just now in a successful meeting with his home
church, in which, at last accounts, there were
about 70 additions. Brother Dutcher unites in a
high degree the two desirable elements of a good
preacher and a good pastor. His sermons are
thoughtful, his delivery good, his manner free and
easy in the pulpit, and he knows how to reach the
hearts and consciences of the people. He is at
present President of the Missouri Lectureship and
a member of the Board of Trustees of William
Woods' College, Pulton, Mo. He is yet a young
man, and when we asked for his photograph, he
declined at first, on the ground that he was not
sufficiently known among the brotherhood to
make it worth while to publish his picture. It
was only through the assistance of his wife, who
ii a faithful helpmeet, and who, in this case, as in
many others, is "the power behind the throne,"
that we succeeded in securing the picture.
J^otee and l^ews.
G. P. Assiter has accepted a call from Poristell,
Mo., for 1901, and will divide his time between
that church and Troy.
W. H. Pry, Creal Springs, 111., has prepared a
set of 156 "subjects" with Bible references on
each and will send a copy of the set to any ad-
dress for $1.15.
The congregation at Bowling Green, Ohio, of
which John Ray Ewers is pastor, has issued a neat
souvenir and directory. The congregation has
over 300 members.
An experienced pastor and evangelist, middle-
aged, who has held one pastorate in Ohio ten years,
wiihes to locate with a church in the West. For
particulars address L. O. Thompson, Milton Cent-
er, 0.
Lawrence Wright, who has been working under
the Iowa State Board for more than a year, has
closed his work under the direction of the Board
and will soon enter the field again as a general
evangelist. Churches desiring his services should
address him at Hopeville, la.
The Board of Church Extension has just re-
ceived $2,700 from the estate of Marion E. Parm-
ly, Paynesville, 0., making $10,000 which has
been received from all new sources since October
1. The Board must have $50,000 this year in
order to reach the half million by 1905.
T. H. Blenus, pastor of the Adams Street Chris-
tian Church, of Jacksonville, Pla., whose name ap-
pears frequently in our list of contributors, is con-
tributing a series of weekly religious articles to
the Jacksonville Times- Union and Citizen, the lead-
ing daily paper of that state.
W. P. Bentley, of the Christian Institute, Shang-
hai, China, has published a 25-page pamphlet
entitled "Christ Triumphant Through the Years.'
It is a brief survey of the history of missions by
centuries and contains a large amount of mission-
ary information concisely stated. It might well
be used as an outline for the study of missionary
history.
The Christian Orphans' Home In St. Louis is full
and overflowing with boys and more are coming.
There are three times as many boys as girls, but
three out of four of the benevolent people who
want to give a home to an orphan child, call for a
girl. The Home is full to the limit, but more are
coming — mostly boys. The management of the
Home would like to communicate with persons who
wish to provide homes for boys.
The Mormons are carrying on an aggressive
campaign in Omaha, Neb. W. T. Hilton has been
delivering a series of lectures on Mormonism, out
of which have grown the preliminaries for a de-
bate between D. H. Bays, Disciple, author of
"Doctrines and Dogmas of Mormonism," and Apos-
tle Heman Smith, who is regarded as the strong-
est man among the Josephites or anti-polygamous
Mormons. The discussion will begin Feb. 4, and
it will be a heavy-weight contest. It will be fol-
lowed by a vigorous evangelistic effort by our
churches in Omaha.
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The congregation at Brazil, Ind., of which A.
L. Piatt is pastor, dedicated its handsome new
church on Dec. 16. J. H MacNeill, of Muncie,
Ind., preached in the morning on "The Twentieth
Century Church" and in the evening on "The
Church's Triumphs." In tbe afternoon a congra-
tulatory service was held in which the pastors of
other churches in the city participated. It was
desired to raise $4,000, which desire was more
than gratified by the pledge of $5 300. The church
at Brazil has had a noble past and will doubtless
have a more noble future.
The church at Boles, Mo., is about ready to
dedicate its new building. It has received many
gifts of labor and material, including hardware
from the Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, and
help from the other churcles of the town.
During the first twenty days of December, 48
churches made offerings for Foreign Missions, i
gain of 40 over the corresponding time last year.
And during the same time 222 individuals made
offerings, a gain of 183.
William Remfrey Hunt writes to us from
Shanghai, Nov. 24: "We are all still in Shanghai
and cannot return to the interior yet. We are
preaching and teaching daily in Chinese In
mission halls of our own."
During the Herbert Yeuell and Waite meeting
at Sharon, Pa., in which 55 were added, Rev.
Burger, pastor of Wheatland Baptist Church,
Pa., took a stand for primitive Christianity and
will receive recognition among West Pennsylvania
preachers Jan. 1.
Herbert Yeuell, pastor of Shady Avenue Church,
Allegheny, lectured recently on "In His Steps,"
illustrated, to large audiences at Sharon, Pa., and
Paynes Corners, 0. During his meeting at
Sharon his home church worked up a large sale
of tickets for his lecture on "The Tragedy of
Quo Vadis," realizing $100.
S. T. Willis, of New York, says that the
American Christian Missionary Society Is co-
operating with the Atlantic States Conference in
opening and sustaining the new mission at
Newark, N. J. The society is supporting a pastor
there at an expense of $600 per year, and the
Church Extension Board is under promise to lend
them $3,750 for a church site.
J. B. Lister, corresponding secretary of the
Oregon Christian Missionary Convention, Eugene,
Oregon, sends a clipping and a warning to the
churches concerning one Paul Kroger (not he of
South African fame) who has been figuring as a
preacher in Washington and Oregon, and whose
reputation is such as to make it advisable that
churches do not recognize him as a preacher of
•he gospel. "A word to the wise Is sufficient."
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 2', 1900
We regret to learn that B. B. Tyler is Buffering
with an attack of la grippe, which will keep him
out of his Denver pulpit during the holidays, and
will probably deprive our readers of his letter next
week.
J. P. Davis has resigned the pastorate at Fair-
field, Neb , and is open to negotiations with some
other church, preferably further South and Bast.
The Fairfield Messenger speaks highly of him and
his work in that city, but not more highly than Bro.
D. deserves. We can heartily commend him to
churches needing a pastor.
Four hundred Christian Endeavor pins have
been ordered by the prison committee of the
Kentucky union as Christmas gifts for the prison
Endeavorers. Extensive preparations are being
made to give the convicts in all the Kentucky
prisons a share of the Christmas cheer. The
Endeavorers throughout the State are contributing
to this end.
Ninety three stndents were enrolled in the
Bible College of Drake University for the term
jU3t closed. Preacning was regularly supplied at
about sixty places by these, besiies irregular
supply work Daring the four months ending
Sept. 15, these men preached 1,961 sermons, had
392 additions to the churches and raised over
eight thousand dollars for church and missionary
work aside from salaries. Our cause cannot fail
to be strong in Iowa so long as it has such a
force at its center.
The Orphans' Home at Louisville, Ky,, is asking
for a twentieth century endowment fund of fifty
thousand dollars. A charitable institution can
no more have assurance of continued existence
and usefulness without an endowment than a
college can. Donors of one thousand dollars can
keep one child in the Home perpetually. Send
contributions in aDy amount to Robert H. Otter,
Box 300, Louisnlle, Kf.
0. P. Spiegel, minister First Christian Church,
Birmingham, Ala., has been unanimously called
for next year, but has not yet accepted. Daring
the year ha preached 236 sermons, hal 101
additions, made 1,500 pastoral and evangelistic
calls. Three years ago that church had 133
members, now they have nearly 500. Then they
met in an out-of-the-way place, now they have
the most central lot in the city. Three times has
the churoh raised his salary and paid every dollar
promised.
F. M. Rains, Cincinnati, wishes to secure the
following numbers of the Missionary Intelligencer:
Three copies of the February number, 1900; six
copies of the March number, 1900; five copies of
th-i April number, 1900; six copies of the May
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greatly oblige. He is willing to pay a reasonable
amount for these copies.
Two weeks ago the Kawaiahao Church in Hono-
lulu, the oldest church in the Hawaiian Llands,
celebrated its seventy- fifth anniversary. No-
where has the work of the missionary been more
closely connected with the advance of civilization
than in Haya i, and the American Board (Congre-
gational), under the auspices of which this church
was founded and maiotainad, has had a conspicu-
ous share in this work. Ministers and mission-
aries of other denominations participated in the
celebration. Our own Bro. John C. Hay delivered
an address in place of Governor Dole, who was
unable to be present.
Prohibitionists United.
Editor Christian-Evangelist:
In your issues of September 13th and October
11th, you present most admirably the position of
those who vote the Prohibition ticket. Herman
S. Piatt, in the latter issue, also fairly well repre-
sented a very large number of sincere Christian
voters. The Christian with atrophied conscience
is of a third class. They are n amorous. I do
not wish to reply but only to add a word looking
to a solution of the difficulty so plainly brought
out in the above-mentioned articles.
You all desire prohibition. Ycm are numerous
enough to elect a large nunber of representatives
in all departments of your government. You
hold the balance of power. Through division you
lose your opportunity. But few Christian voters
seem to believe that they should turn their
country over to the rule of the worst of two bad
parties just for the privilege of registering their
highest convictions in a party where their votes
do not elect. The fear of losing a vote divides
your forces. Can this be overcome? It can.
As with the man who drinks there is need of
moral tuasion to quicken the conscience and also
legal enactment to remove the temptation, so
with the voter there is netd of a quickened
conscience and also a legal enactment to remove
the temptation to conceal one's highest convic
tions for fear of losing his vote.
Did it nevjr cccur to you that you cou'd have a
second choice on a written ballot as well as in
oral voting? In a public assembly, when you hold
the balance of power, you nominate a man repre-
senting your highest convictions and vote for him.
Falling to elect, you then prcced to vote for a
man you can 6lect. Your vote was not lost be-
cause your first choice was defeated. The plan
of proportional representation would secure this
end. It would unite at the polls all who favor
prohibition. This is an important step.
Frank Garrett.
Shanghai, China, Nov. 20, 1900.
Virginia Notes.
The pionetr work in Henry county is succeed-
ing. Evangelist C. E. Elmore is stirring things to
a white heat. The meeting recently held by him
in Mt. Olivet Methodist Church resulted in thirty-
four additions. The pastor on last Sunday, I
am told, closed the doors on us. We hope to use
the school-house in the future.
Some of the Methodists at Leatherwood and
Beckham are begging for a meeting. I am de-
termined by the Lord's help to push the work, and
Elmore will hold meetings in private homes in
these communities.
Elmore reports tyo baptisms at Stella.
Spray is without a pastor. This is a mission.
The Cotton Mills Company payi $200, the State
Board, $100, and the mission, $150. Bro. J. M.
Price is our leading member.
I am now with Bro. J. .A. Spencer in a meeting
at Chatham. Oar night audiences have been
large and attrntlve. Bro. Spencer has charge of
this and the Danville Church and he is doing a
great work.
Bro. Shelburne, of Roanoke, writes that they
have a baptism at almost every service. The
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sermons. W. H. Book.
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Some Y. M. C. A. Facts.
Is not the Y. M. C. A. one of the moat potential
factors in our modern Christian activities? It
combines the holiness of physical living with that of
mental culture and spiritual growth. It recog-
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are and the incentives of their young lives directed.
There is a divinity in things physical, and through
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Tnirty-'f our of these secretaries davote them-
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Dear Christian-Evangelist: — la Bro. Tyler's
interesting review of the "Chalk Line Over
Morals," in your issue of Nov. 22, I fear he has
been misled into a grievous error as to "the coal
heavers' union"he mentions — one which does a gross
injustice to labor unions and would add to a false
impression that even so well informed a writer as
our good bishop seems to have gained.
He says: "If iome athletic young man wants to
work at coal heaving * * * and he can handle
twice as much coal in a day as man usually handlj
he ought to have the benefit of his inspiration and
his athletlsm and receive twice as much wages as
other men. But this the coal heavers' union will
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and he may, and frequently doss, receive much
more than this rate of wages. This is an old story
to thoie familiar with the labor movement.
The tendency of labor union Is helpful. Men
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paid trades at least, and many concerns in New
York pay a minimum of wages far above that
fixed by the union. But there is undoubtedly a
campaign of misrepresentation concerning labor
organizations, started for selfish reasons by a
despicable class of employers who want industrial
slaves instead of employes, and every incident to
our discredit — and we know there are too many —
is used broadcast to weaken a reform the church
must aid if she ever expects to draw to her the
great mass of men who love the Lord Jesus Christ.
"The gospel of the Son of God Js a social gospel.
It has to do with the relation vhich men sustain
to each other. It Is time for sane men, and un-
selfish, to speak on current social problems."
H. S. Butler.
New York, Nov. 24, 1900.
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T* E CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 27, 1900
Missouri Mission Notes.
From many preachers throughout the state-are
coming words of encouragement concerning the
work of raising that Ten Thousand Dollars for
state missions. The need for contributions is right
upon us. The surplus we had at the close of last
year is all gone and we must have immediate re-
sponse or we cannot pay the men in the field this
month's salary. Some churches can do this and
we trust to hear from them. We cannot afford to
let a single one of these men wait for his money
at this mid-winter season. If any have already
their money in hand will they not forward to this
office at once?
We very seriously regret that Bros. D. B. War-
ren and E. B. Davidson have both resigned their
work for the Board. The former has been with
the state work for four consecutive years, the
latter but one; both have proven themselvei
worthy in every way of the trust reposed in their
keeping. Brother Joseph Gaylor has been secured
to take the place of Bro. Warren, and we hope
soon to announce the successor of Bro. Davidson.
Three weeks from to-morrow will usher in the
new century, and the first missionary collection In
Missouri in the twentieth century will be for state
missions. We want to make it the greatest mis-
sionary offering ever lifted in "Grand Old Missouri."
We want every church in line and doing its utmost
to bring about this consummation. Let there be
no lagging; close up the ranks, and let us pull
"all together" for that $10,000. T. A. Abbott.
Kansas City, Mo.
Ohio Notes.
It is now about six weeks since Ohio Day and
we have received thus far more than double as
much money as we received last year in the same
length of time, and besides this we have received
two annuity funds, one of $50 00 from H. J. and
Jane M. Randall, of Willoughby, and one of
$300.00 from Mrs. S. A. Bartlett, of Cleveland.
We are receiving many offerings from churches
that contributed nothing last year and as a gener-
al rule churches are very largely increasing their
gifts.
The following churches deserve special mention:
Geneva was apportioned only $12.00, but under
the efficient leadership of G. L. Cook, their new
pastor, they «ecured an offering of $33 00.
The church at Mlllersburg, where P. H. Wels-
heimer ministers, was apportioned $40.00. They
have repor ed more than $80 00 as the result of
the offering, though the money has not been re-
ceived yet.
The mission church at Newark, where M. L.
Bates ministers, raised an offering of $102.96.
207 members contributed to it.
The mission at Orchard street, Toledo, com-
posed entirely of poor people, sent in an offering
of $12 00, and every member of the church except
two or three contributed to it.
The mission chu-ch at Galion, O., where John
P. Sala ministers, contributed more than $20 00.
The Painesville Church gave to state missions the
largest offering it ever gave to mission work,
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of the 17th District and the pastor of the Paines-
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The church at Kill buck sent in an offering of
$21.10, whioh is considerably more than their
apportionment.
Our mission work throughout the state is in
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R. C. Lutton has taken charge of the work at
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the church 117. The Sunday-school has grown
from 18 to 250. The church has raised during
the year $1,410.00 for all purpose*, a large
amount of which has been applied to paying float-
ing Indebtedness. An Endeavor Society of 45 has
been organized and also an excellent Ladies' Aid
Society. The church has been re-carpeted and
other improvements made. All departments are
flourishing.
G. B. Stewart has taken charge of the mission
at Madisonville and reports increased audiences
and hopeful conditions.
The mission at South Akron is now in charge of
W. D. Van Voorhis. Their building has been sold
and they have bought a new lot on the opposite side
of the street in the finest location in that part of
the city and have already begun their new build-
ing.
Our mission at Rossford is thriving. The new
building has been completed and is a gem. It is
the only building for religious purposes in the
new town of Rossford.
The Orchard Street Church in Toledo, where L.
A. Warren ministers, has enlarged and improved
its building and nearly doubled its Sunday-school
In the past few months.
A new lot has been purchased for a new mis-
sion on the east side jf Toledo where the Central
Christian Church has been conducting a Sunday-
■chool.
J. L. Darsie is in temporary charge of the work
at Marietta. The church has been incorporated.
They have purchased the building they have been
using since their organ zation and prospects are
bright for the future.
Our new German Sunday-school on the west side
of Cleveland has a large attendance of more than
250 and is growing rapidly.
Our State Board h»s appropriated $400 for the
support of R. H. Timme as Germ»n evangelist, to
supplement $600 approp iated by the A. C. M. S.
We are now maintaining missions at thirty-five
different places in the state.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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Kansas City Letter.
The churches at the mouth of the Kaw report
progress. The ongoing has not been of the dizzy-
ing kind; from week to week hardly to be noted
at all, but now at the year's close visible and un-
mistakable.
The first church, of which W. F. Richardson is
the loved pastor, sho»s a healthful growth as evi-
denced by iacreasing evening audiences, a grow-
ing endeavor work, an enlargement of Missionary
receipts. Despite some retarding conditions
through location, this noble church is keeping
well to the front in all that makes for Christian
culture. This church has about 700 resident
members. The Forest Av» nue Church, wrestling
hitherto with financial difficulties, sees light on its
way, and through heroic endeavors will soon have
triumphed over all the unpltying enemy, debt.
This victory assured all else is easy. Its
pastor, A. W. Kokendoffer, has been with the
church over nine years and each year adds to his
Christian influence and power. It numbers
over 900 resident members. The West Side
Christian is in most hopeful mood. The work
there pulses with energy. And why not? The
pastor, B M. E «ster, has recently quadrupled his
usefulness by taking unto himself a most estima-
ble Christian wife and his church already feels
the blessing. Its membership is about three
hundred. The ministry of 0. P. Shrout at the
South Prospect Church is satisfactory and fruitful.
The church Is unified, agressive, has one of the
very best fields in the city and is bound to do a
great work. About five hundred good men,
women and children call this "our church."
T. P. Haley is most ungrateful in that having
found the Fountain of Youth he does not apprise
the public of its location. He is in very truth one
of the "young men" of our local ministry. Young
not only in ruddy, unwrinkled face, but in hope, in
aggressiveness, in buoyant service. Under his
leadership the Spri gfield Avenue Church will
probably dispose of its present property and re-
move to a more eligible and commanding site,
whereby its usefulness will be greatly enlarged.
The resident membership of this church is about
200. The West Park Church has had a chequered
history and many discouragements. Dr. Davis,
the present pastor, reports progress, however,
and we hope for better things. The church num-
bers nearly 200.
The Sheffield church is one of our youngest.
Brother Mundell is the pastor and speaks most en>
eouragiDgly of the outlook. The membership is
about 150
The Sixth and Prospect Church shows a gratify-
ing growth.
We have recently enjoyed the visits of Dr.
Gates, of the Divinite House, Chicago University;
Chancellor Craig, of D-ake University, and George
F. Hall, of Chicago. Drs. Craig and Gates not
only delighted our peopl-t with strong and forceful
sermons, but helped us to i, we trust, in their edu-
cational propaganda. Our resident membership
is about 1,000.
To this brief report of the above churches
should be added a statement as to the work of our
city evangelist, F. L. Bo wen. Under his direction,
and through his untiring work, ably seconded by
hia devoted wife, three mission churches have
been brought almost to the point of self-support,
with an aggregate membership of about 300, and
having raised for all purposes during the current
year over $2,000.00. These churches are known
as the Vine Street Mission, the Fifteenth Street
Mission and the Ivanhoe Mission. These are
promising fields. Young unmarried men who can
live on small salaries could, by locating with
these churches, build them up in a shirt space of
time into large and aggreiBive congregations, and
our city evangelist could devote his energies to
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other strategic points. At present the churches
of the city are contributing yearly about $1,000
to the support of this work.
Then there are the churches across the line
separated by an invisible barrier, to be classed
always with our own. E S. Sharpe, late of
Chicago, Thomas J. Dixon and T. E. Noblitt are
the pastors in charge. The aggregate member-
ship of these churches is about 900. Two addi-
tional missions there and one other also on the
Missouri side looked after by the West Side
church and to be noted. The additions to all our
churches during the year aggregate nearly one
thousand; the net gain though h much smaller.
Kansas City is still alive with the twivUr of
"birds of passage" and the permanency of the
Eastern City is not yet ours. Our population is
still somewhat in the nature of a procession snd
consequently Christian enterprise here must ever
be effected ty these conditions and show kaleido-
scopic faces. George H. Combs.
Texas Letter.
November 29 th the "Girls' Home" at Add-Ran
University, Waco, was dedicated and a joy f ul
Thanksgiving service was held. The program
called for the Thanksgiving serm >n by the writer
in the forenoon and the dedicatory address by
Hon. H L. Ragsdale in the afternoon, but a de-
layed train made it necessary to reverse the
order. Those who heard him pronounce his ad-
dress fine — just what might have been expected
from him. He plead for m >re liberal culture for
our daughters, and he gladdened all hearts by
showing that the tide ie now swift and strong ia
that direction. His. speech was enthusiastically
received.
The Girls' Home was conceived less than six
months since and yet it stands t • day sufficiently
completed to be occupied. It is a beautiul and
commodious brick structure, three stories with
basement, and it will be supplied with every
modern comfort and convenience, so that young
ladies from the best homes will find nothing of
which to complain. It will cost $8,000, and thus
far there is not a dollar of debt. T. E Shirley,
and the noble band which has stood by him in this
enterprise, have reared a monument for them-
selves more beautiful and precious than gold and
more durable than marble.
At three o'clock, after a delightful song service,
the Thanksgiving sermon was delivered. The au-
dience was large and full of inspiration.
If we do not misread all the signs, a better day
is dawning for our school. Like most of such
institutions it has had a hard straggle. Years
ago Addison and Randolph Clark, brothers, inau-
gurated the school at Thorp Spring, and it did a
good work. But in the course of time it was
thought best to move it to Waco into a
cent building which cost our Methodist brethren
$120,000, but which we bought for $30,000 But
in the removal there was not the most perfect
harmony, and unfortunately a large debt was in-
curred. But a few friends have stood by it, and
now their reward seems near. The faculty is
strong and full of hope, the students are of a
high grade and the people at large have become
interested in the school. New students are
constantly arriving and everything is on an up-
ward grade.
At our last lectureship we inaugurated a dollar
crusade in the interest of the school, asking every
church in the state to give an amount < qual to
one dollar for each member, and this, if su cess-
ful, will pay all debts and make some needed im-
provements. Several churches have already fallen
into line, and it is hoped the movement will
become general.
There have recently been two notable conven-
tions in the South. The first was at Ft Worth,
Tex., and it was in the interest of ill-fated Galves-
ton. The people of a large section of our country,
much larger than Texas, are deeply interested in
a Southern gateway to the sea, and they believe
Galveston to be that gateway. This large con-
vention was unanimous in a resolution calling
upon the state and national govenments to aid it
in this hour of need. The other convention was
at New Orleans, and had for its obj -set the great-
est good of the South in general. The two
questions receiving special emphasis were educa-
tion and the Nicaragua Canal, both of which are
of vital importance. We must have better schools
for our children and better facilities for selling
the produce of our rich soil; and it is to the credit
of this convention that these questions were dis-
cussed in the order here named.
Dallas, Tex. M. M. Davis.
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health. Neither is it true that no medicine taken
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 27,1900
evangelistic.
Arkadelphia, Ark., Dec. 18. — Bro J. N. Jessup,
of Llttl» Rook, has been with us in a meeting,
lasting 12 days. We had good audiences includ-
ing many students from the colleges. Many heard
a Christian preacher for the first time. There
were two additions to the church. — E. S. All-
HANDS.
Jenny Lind, Ark , Dec. 17. — This is a mining
camp The house of God has been foreaken for a
long time. I have been holding a meeting for five
weeks. Up to date have had five to take the
stand for Christ.— Benj. P. York.
Moscow, Idaho, Dec. 17. —Last night we closed
a good meeting here. Bro. Wm P. Cowden began
on Nov. 26 anl preached four days. Then Bro.
J. A. Pine, of Lewiston, Idaho, continued for over
two weeks. There ware 13 added, all but two by
baptism. We feal that the meeting will be a last-
ing blessing to us, as the people heard the truth.
We expect good results in the future. We had
had five added jttst be'ore the meeting not counted
in the 13.— J. W. Witthamper.
Onarga, 111. — We closed our meeting here laat
night with 12 additions, making 22 since Aug. 1.
The meeting was a great success from a spiritual
standpoint. The church was never In & more
prosperous condition. — John S. Higgs, pastor.
Albion, 111, Dec. 17. — I exp jet to preach for
the church In Albion the coming year, as I have
received a unanimous call. One baptized at
prayer-meeting Wednesday night. — C. Edwards.
Normal, 111., Dec. 17. — Five added yesterday;
10 since last report.— E. B Barnes.
Carlinville, 111 , Dec. 18— The work moves off
grandly since coming here. Six additions to the
church already and more to be baptized. — Sey-
mour Smith.
Kankakee, 111., Dec. 20.— The Updike Webb
revival of 43 days closed here last night. There
were 56 confessions and 20 added by letter and
statement (eight the last night) 76 in all; 76
meetings were held; closed with a great rally,
three confessions after the benediction. Their
next meet'ng is at Canton, 0., beginning Die. 30
— W D. Deweese, pastor.
Effingham, 111., Dae. 17. — Two additions yester-
day, making 24 since I began my work here. —
A. A. Hibner.
Onarga, 111., Dec. 22.— Mef ting here closed Sunday
evening with good interest and full house; 12
added. Next meeting with G. W. Ford, Rashville,
111., beginning January 6 Pastors or evangelists
desiring my services may address me at Rushville,
111. (Name not given.)
Williamsville, 111., Dec 22. — I have just returned
from a very pleasant and profitable meeting with
the church at Central, 111., result, 16 additions
and church strengthened and encouraged. — W. W.
Weedon.
Decatur, Ind.DdC 17. — Three added at my ap-
pointment at Decatur, Ind., yesterday. — Austin
Hunter, University of Chicago.
Greenoastle, Ind., Dec. 15. — We had one addi-
tion last night by confession at Whitesville, Ind.
— L. V. Barbre.
Anderson, Ind., Dec. 17. — I have just closed a
two weeks' meeting with 38 additions to the East
Lynn church here, for which I have labored half
the time since last Jane. The church has extended
me a call for three-fourths time next year, which
I have accepted. Since I came here in June we
have moved our church about eight blocks nearer
the center of the city, paid all the expenses of
the same, almost doubled our membership, in-
creased our Sunday-school from 40 to 121, and
organized a Junior C. E. with 13 members which
has grovn to 50 The audiences are growiog
larger all the time, and it now seems as if the
next step to take will be to enlarge our house,
which is already under consideration. — R. B.
GlVENS.
Plat Ro;k, In I., Dec. 19. — I have just closed a
series of meetings »ith the church at Fines, Shel-
by Co., in which we had 20 additions, 14 by im-
mersion, Bix by relation, three from the Mechod-
ists, and the entire church revived. — W. D. Clark.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dae. 17. — The work at the
North Park Christian Church is prospering. Six
baptisms Sunday evening, December 16th Three
hundred dollars have recently been paid on the
church debt J. P. Myers, a post-graduate of
Butler College, is ministering for this congrega-
tion.
Davenport, la., Dec. 17. — We baptized four last
evening and one a week ago— five baptisms and
six added otherwise to the oongregatlon — 11 in
December. The outlook for oar meeting in
February with Evangelist Romig is promising. —
C. C. Davis.
Des Moines, la. — Eighty- four in all during our
mseting with the pastor and people of the
Hoisington, Kan., church; 60 by confession, six
the la»t night. 59 the last two weeks. Many
were Lading business men and farmers. The
pastor, J. N McConnell, had previously resigned.
He goes to Great Bend, Kan. V. E Ridenour,
singing evangelist, was with us for one week.
Bro. Sherman Kirk, teacher of Greek in Drake
and of the gospel in Park Avenue Church, is the
pastor and says that we are going to have a great
meeting here.— D. D. Boyle, evangelist.
Albia, la., Dec. 17 — We had one confession
Sunday, Dec. 9, and one yesterday. The auxiliary
to the C. W. B. M. gave a good program last
night. — R. H. Ingram.
Council Bluffs, I»., Dec. 17 — Our meeting
closed Tuesday last; three weeks, 30 additions; two
more yesterday. — W. B. Crewdson.
Moulton, la , Dec. 16.— Good interest at end of
first week, eight accessions. Ben. F. Hill, of
California, Mo , assisting pastor.— R M. Dungan.
Liscomb, la., Dec. 22. —We closed a three
weeks' meeting here last Monday night with nine
additions, seven by confession and baptism and
two by statement. It was a pleasant and profitable
meeting. We used only our home forces and the
pastor was royally supported. This is a noble
people. Our outlook is bright. — J. C. Hanna,
pastor.
Marion, la., Dec. 21. — Had one confession and
baptism here Lord's day. Closed my pork here
Sundav, Dec. 23, 1900. I have not decided upon
my future field yet. Won Id go where the Lord
would have me. — D. L. Dunkelberger.
Cantrll, la., Dec. 18. — I am here assisting G. A.
Hendrickson in a meeting. Crowded houses and
six added to date. Had 63 at Hoisington, Kan.,
when I was compelled to leave for this place. —
V. E. Ridenour, singer.
Tama, Ii., Dec. 17. — Our meeting of five weeks'
duration closed last Lord's day. There were only
two additions, one by primary obedience and one
reclaimed — one of the anties who left the church
during the trouble over the organ. The preach-
ing was done by the pastor, assisted by B-o. J. Will
Landrum, singer. Bad roads, unfavorable
weather, -sickness and lack of interest by the
members worked greatly against us. — F. L.
Davis.
Atchison, Kan., Dec. 22 — Yesterday I had the
pleasure of handing over $500 on our mortgage
debt. This makes $1,500 paid s'nee March 1,
1898. The object of my return to this church
which I organized in 1885 is being rapidly ac-
complished. We hope to pay the remaining $1,000
next year. — Walter Scott Priest.
Atlanta, Kan., Dec. 20. — Our meeting closed
here last night, and in more respects than one it
was a great meeting. Rev. M. Lee Sorey, of
Arkansas City, did the preaching. There were
altogether 19 additions, 14 by confession and
baptism and five by letter and statement. — T. H.
Guy.
Eureka, Kans , Dae. 17. — Five accessions here
yesterday. Three by confession and two by state-
ment. More to follow.— J. D. Forsyth.
Chanute, Kans., Dec. 19. — There were three
confessions at Yates Center last Sunday, I will
begin a meeting there Dec. 30. The prospects
are good for an excellent meeting. — W. T. Adams.
Langdon, Kans., Dec. 18. — An excellent meet
ing just closed here with 28 additions, two from
the M. E's., two from the Presbyterians and one
from the Baptists; 21 immersed. This meeting
more than doubled our membership and we are
left in a very prosperous condition. Bro. S. S
McGill, of Kinsman, did the preaching assisted
by J. S. Bicknell, of Pratt. — J. F. Railsback.
Stafford, Kans., Dec 20 — We are in a meeting
here with Bro. W. E. Bobbitt of Bonner Springs,
Kans , doiDg the preaching. Meeting three days
old; one addition. We continue indefinitely. —
Ellis Purlee, pastor.
Owosso, Mich., Dec. 20. — One addition Lord's
day and church prospers. — S A. Strawn.
Warrensburg, Mo , Dec. 12. — Close! my meeting
at Osceola last night with 45 additions. — King
Stark.
New London, Mo., Dec. 17. — We hive just
closed a successful meeting atMt. Zion,near Han-
nibal, with Arthur N. Lindsay, of New Franklin,
Mo., as evjngelist. He is an efficient young min-
ister. Mt. Zion is the best country church I ever
saw. There were two added by statement, one
from the Baptists, one fa m the Christian Scien-
tists and 14 b? baptism. Total, 18 — Crayton S.
Brooks, pastor.
Kirksville, Mo., Djo. 20. — We had five additions
here last Sunday, and another made confession at
prayer- meeting last night— H. A. Northguti.
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
1655
Grand Pass, Mo., Dec. 18. — We enter upon our
sixth year at Christian Union, Saline Co., Mo., and
our third year at Grand Pass, Mo. We are out of
debt and living in peace. — J. I. Oreison.
Troy, Mo , D^c. 18.— One added Sunday, making
14 accessions as the result of the meeting now
closed; twelve of these by baptism. — G. F. Assiteb.
Kearney, Mo., Dec. 17.— Simpson Ely concluded
on last Sunday night a two weeks' met ting at Ex-
celsior Spring*, Mo. Seven were added to ihe
church, four by baptism and three by letter. — H. S.
Saxby.
Eldorado Springs, Mo., Dec. 22. — I have just
closed my third meeting in Cedar County. I bap-
tized 13 at Union Hall, 13 at Hazel Dell and seven
at Pilley. These congregations are in good work-
ing order and in peace with one another. — J.
William Rogers.
Memphis Mo., Dec. 21. — We have just closed a
very good meeting here of 14 days, with 14 addi-
tions to the church. Bro. L S. Cupp, of Hunts-
ville, was with us and did the preaching. Our
people were very mich ple»sed with him both as a
man and a preacher. — Granville Snell.
Paynesville, Mo., Dec. 19.— Our work for the
past five months has been: A meeting at Phila-
delphia, assisted part of the time by H. F. Rltz,
which resulted in six additions and Elder Ritz in-
stalled as pastor of that earnest church. A meet-
ing for the Sceffinville church, with one naptism.
A meeting for the Paynesville church following a
two weeks' institute held by Knox P. Taylor, of
Bloomington, 111. Total accessions, 21. Bro.
Taylor's work was grand. A meeting at Annada,
resultin* in 1 5 accessions. My wi'e had charge
of the singing in the last two meetings. In regu-
lar services three have been re claimed at Annada
and five were add»d at ous last regular appoint-
ment at Eolla. — J. Orville Walton.
Arapahoe, Neb., Dec. 21. — Two more confes-
sion and baptisms at the Thursday night meeting.
I continue here next year. The brethren here are
making many sacrifices for the work. — E. G.
Merrill.
Bur hard, Neb., Dec. 18. — Oar m°eting of a
little over three weeks closed to night. From
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there having been 14 additions in all The churcn
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consciences as before. Bros. Beem and Hackett
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South Omaha, Neb., Dec 17.— Six added here
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Omaha, Neb., Dec. 18. — Tnere were eleven added
at North Si ie Church la«t Sunday. Note that what
was the Grant St Church Is now the North Side
Church.— W. T. Hilton.
Waterloo, Neb , Dec. 18 — Three baptized at
prayer-meeting service Wednesday night, two
of which have not been reported, One accession
by statement last Sunday morning — A. 0. Swart
wood.
Trumbull, Neb, Dec. 20.— Closed with lec-
ture Monday night. All money for meeting
raised and $15 55 left with treasury; 11 baptisms,
12 new C. W. 8. M workers. Began at Cozad,
Neb., last night.— C C Atwood and Wipe.
Findlay, 0., Dec. 17 — Three added yesterday,
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vices; $4 800 raised Sunday at dedication. Need-
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Totsie's Prayer.
KATE WARTHEN SEARCY.
"Now I lay me down — to sleep — "
(An absent-minded pause).
"I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep-
An' — Dod, bless Santa Claus.
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To save hi* soul, because —
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My papa's Santa Claus !"
STRUGGLING TOWARD THE
LIGHT.
BY WALTER S. SMITH.
Chap. IX.— Some Correspondence.
The meeting was in its third week, and
the folks at the fine church were in their
second week. The Spirit had moved them
to start a meeting just as Paul's meeting
hegan to attract attention. They adver-
tised converted clowns and cow-boy preach-
ers and other attractions. Prof. Short did
all he could to attract the young people. A
college professor was to deliver his mighty
lecture on the "Red-headed Italian." This
was fixed for Friday night, that all the
scholars might attend. Paul saw through
this trickery, so he announced for Friday
night, "The Man in the Moon."
When the night came, although it was
raining, the audience was not diminished.
After two weeks of this, Timothy met
Rev. Mr. Evans at the station, sending his
cow-boy attraction home; and he ventured
to ask: "Brother Evans, how is your meet-
ing coming on?"
"0, sir, we are doing no good. There is
so much sickness and such apathy in Free-
dom that we cannot arouse any interest."
"Indeed?" said Timothy. "We are having
good audiences all the time."
When Timothy reached his room from
this accidental interview, he found two
letters and the Sunrise Blade, which Paul
had brought in from the post-office. Notic-
ing by its post-mark that one was from the
Bend, he hastened to open it before turning
the other over to see the superscription. It
was a letter from the blacksmith. It read:
"Home, March 23, 1889.
"My Dear Brother Henry:
"I see by the Blade that you are on the
rock. You cannot tell how glad I am to ex-
tend you the hand of fellowship. Now it
will be easier to do the right; for the loyalty
you love so well will hereafter be Lord
Christ. Christ is indeed the King; and no
patriotism is so loyal as patriotism to this
King. You mention me kindly in your
letter, as also Prof. Guthrie. I thank you
for it; and the pardon you ask I cordially
grant. But the most surprising thing to
me is that Squire Lee came and showed me
the letter before I had received my own
copy. He waited till I read it and then,
with tears, he took my hand and confessed
that he had done me a wrong, asked me to
forgive him and invited me take member-
ship again in the church. Your letter has
aroused much interest both here and at
Sunrise; and I uuderstand your mother-in-
law says she has wronged you.
"Fraternally,
"Job Norris."
After Timothy finished the reading of
this letter aloud he looked up for remarks.
"How do you feel now, as compared with
your feelings then?" asked Paul.
"0, sir, I cannot express the difference.
A bird liberated from a cage could not feel
freer. There is joy inexpressible in just
being able to quote God's Word as it reads."
As Timothy turned in his chair the other
letter dropped from his lap. He snatched
it up eagerly, for he recognized his mother's
writing, and he would have read it first had
he known it. Tearing open the envelope
he read, this time not aloud:
"Covington, Ky., March 23, 1889.
"My Dear Boy:
"I see by the papers that you have left
the rock. You cannot know how t*ad I am
over this breach of fellowship. I am sorry
for the evil treatment you have received at
Sunrise, and I am indignant over the
slanders they have invented against you;
but, 0, son, are you not making the matter
worse? I cannot understand how this
could cause you to turn your back on the
Baptist Church. What does it mean? If
you have reasons, olease write us, for it is
costing us many „oa,i.~. am of course
pleased to know you are well treated by
your new friends, and I wish to thank Prof.
Guthrie for his kindness to you; but I am
sorry if he has unduly persuaded you.
Timmy, have your parents ever mistreated
you? We will suspend judgment till we
hear from you.
"Faithfully,
"Your Mother."
The young man cried a little over this
letter and read it aloud. With tears still
glistening in his eyes he broke into a
rippling laugh. "See here, Paul. The two
letters bear the same date; and begin with
two uses of the same words. Bless htr
dear heart! I will answer her this after-
noon. She shall know the truth, and the
truth will make her free."
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"Freedom, March 25, 1889.
"My own Dear Mother:
"Your letter arrived just now, and it is
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and progressive and fruitful. But they re-
tain ad soma practices that are impractical
and unscriptural. la the Luzon meeting
my preceptor, Mr. Guthrie, discussed the
power of man to determine one whole sid^
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Bee it harmonizes with all the Savior and
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"One other matter which this brother has
cleared up for me is the process of receiving
sinners' confessions. Of the thirty-nine
accessions we reached in the great Luzon
meeting, about twenty-five were from the
world.
"Brother Guthrie just asked: 'Do you be-
lieve in Christ Je his as the Son of God and
the Savior of mankind?' This is so like the
process described in the Naw Testament,
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that any lover of good order must be im-
pressed by it.
"Yesterday we were reading the story of
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said, 'Believe in the Lord Je3us.' If he had
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or not.' And the chariot scene, and the bap-
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in like manner have been seriously de-
layed.
"No, mother! These people are right
and we were wrong in these simple matters;
and I had not heard more than four of this
preacher's sermons before I saw where my
trouble lay. I was trying to be loyal to
criteria that are not justified by the Word
of God. Its amazing simplicity struck me;
and I had only one difficulty remaining in
my way to prevent affiliation with them;
that was their supposed 'open' communion.
But in a moment Paul showed me that
neither open nor close communion is taught
in the Bible. All any preacher has a right
to say is, 'L9t a man examine himself and so
let him eat.'
"Who was I that I should withstand mat-
ters so simple and so Scrip ural? Believe
me, I have never felt so like a soldier, or so
loyal in my citizanship as now. This, then,
is what it means.
"Looking back over your questions, I per-
ceive that I have answered them all. And,
as my letter is too long, I will close with
best love to you and father.
"Faithfully yours, as ever,
"Timothy."
(to be continued.)
A Wise Decision.
A German boy was reading a blood-and-
thunder novel. Right in the midst of it he
said to himself: "Now, this will never do
I get too much excited over it. I can't
study so well after it. So here goes!" and
he flung the book into the river. He was
Fichte, the great German philosopher.
1658
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 27, 1900
Lonely Hours of a Bereaved
Mother.
BY H. M. DODGE.
And I am left! There is a strange delight
In counting o'er one's bitterness, to cull
A flower of comfort from it. I am left
To bear the gathering storms of life, my child,
Still tempest-toss'd upon its dangerous seas,
While thou art safely moor'd; thy little barque
Is anchor'd in the haven where the winds
Of sorrow never blow; thy star has risen
In climes of peace and love, to set no more
Forever and forever All thy life
Was like a rosebud — like a gentle breath
Of purest fragrance, wafted on the wing
Of early zephyr — like the opening ray
Of morning's softest blush. Tby little heart
Had never tasted woe. Thy infant breast
Was heaven's own dwelling place; it never knew
The touch of aught save innocence and love.
Blessed child,
Thy lot on earth was bright, and now thou art
With holy angels. I will cease to mourn!
0! had I loved thee less, my foolish heart
Had sighed to keep thee in this changing world,
Had fastened thee to life, till thou had'st drain'd
Its very dregs of woe! Never, 0! never
Ould 1 have knelt, and kiesed the chastening rod
With such unfeign'd submission! Never, never
Could I have looked so calmly on the smile
Thy parting spirit left, had my fond soul
Less dotingly hung o'er thee in thy life,
Less proudly treasured up thy darling name
In ihe de^p recess of my heart! But now
Our very lives were one! There could not be
A deeper, purer tenderness than heaved
This trembling breast for thee. How could I then,
ABk aught forth e but happiness? In life,
When thou w^ st closely folded in these arms,
And I did feel thy warm breath on my cheek,
Thy smiling eyes fixed tenderly on mine,
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Almost, of earnestness, that heaven would bless
Thy opening day with joy, and every good
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In all its deepest gush of tenderness,
Have asked a holier boon, a blessedness
More durable, more infinite and pure,
More like the nature of a God to give,
ThaD heaven's own self, with all its blessed ones,
Its h'gb sc ciety, its holy love,
Its rapturous songs of gratitude and praise,
Its pure celestial streams and f nits and flowers,
And glorious light reflected from the face
Of God's beloved Son: could I have claimed
A higher boon, my precious babe, for thee?
And then again, to be exempt from woe
And human suffering, forever free
From all the toils, and pains, and nameless cares
That gather with rur years, and oh! perchance,
At last a hopeless death! 0! I could weep
With very gratitude that thou art saved,
Thy srul forever sav»d. What though my heart
Should bleed at every pore, till thou art blest.
There is an hour, my precious innocent,
When we shall meet again! 0! may we meet
To separate no more! Yes. I can smile,
And sing with gratitude, and weep with joy,
Even while my heart is breaking!
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Mighty yet Sweet Sound of yoar Marvelous
Name, 0, Most Lustrous Pearl of Unsur-
passed Knowledge."
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0, Quintessence of the Wisdom of All Ages,
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PETE.
J. BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS.
VII. — How Pete Escaped.
After the tramp had slipped over the back
fence, Pete went into the house. Breakfast
was nearly ready. "Pete," said her mother,
"where have you been? I have sent Madge
everywhere, looking for you."
"Oh," said the little girl, "I didn't want to
stay in bed, and it was so pleasant outdoors
— and the dew was like rain it was so heavy,
so I jusb went all over the place, and I've
got such an appetite that if it was to grow
much more it would be too big for me!" Now,
every word Pete had spoken was the truth,
but she didn't tell near all of the truth; as
we know. For her real object had been to
have an interview with the tramp. She
couldn't stay in bed, indeed! Just listen at
that! Of course she couldn't. But why?
Because she had been so eager to see Nap
and beg him to stay away from their barn!
And she didn't tell her mother a word about
Nap. She did wrong in just telling a little
piece of the truth, hiding all the important
part. For my part, I wish she had spoken
out and told everything. But no little girl
is perfect. Now you wateh and see if some-
thing unpleasant doesn't happen to Pete for
the way she did! She and Madge started off
to school together. Jennie, being a young
lady and a senior, didn't have to go so early.
On the way Pete told Madge everything
about Nap; how he had asked her to come
alone the next morning with all her pretty
things and Madge's pretty things, and Jen-
nie's, and he *ould have a look at them, and
maybe he would take them and go away,
and not stay for the hundred dollars.
"Oh Pete!" cried Madge. "How could you
have the courage to be all alone in the loft
with that wicked man?"
"I gaess," said Pete, "some people are
born with c urage in them, just like some
have music born in 'em, so they don't have
to say 'one- two-three-four,' when they play
the piano. I guess you was born with both
left out of you."
"I have ti say 'one-two- three-four/" re-
turned Madge. "My teacher makes me. My
opinion is, some girls are born with a bad
streak in 'em, and that's what I've often
thought of Miss Prudence."
"Oh, have you?" returned Pete. "Thanks!
And I guess you won't be glad if I make Nap
go away!"
"What could I give him?" mused Madge.
"There is my silver bracelet with five silver
hearts on it and one gold heart."
"My bracelet had two hearts," said Pete.
"And I have that ring cousin Mollie gave
me. I'd give him everything I've got to
make him go away and not make mamma so
sad and worried. Wouldn't you?"
"Yes I would, Pete! I believe she's going
to have a spell of sickness and that would
be worse than the hundred dollars."
"Yes it would! Oh Madge, do you think
Jennie will give her little gold watch?"
"Jennie? I tell you what, Pete, you'd
better not tell Jennie anything about this.
If you do she'll be sure to tell mamma, and
mamma'll atop the whole thing."
"No, Jennie won't tell," cried Pete, "We'll
beg her not to. You and I haven't enough
booty of our own. Jennie has to throw in,
too."
"Better not tell her," warned Madge. "She
always thinks she has to tell mamma every-
thing, like all grown-up people do. It's their
way." Just then they met Letitia and Linda
May.
"Girls," said Linda May, "did you find any
more candy in your boxes this morning?"
"No," said Madge, "we're not going to
leave out our box any more. We don't want
to encourage that wicked tramp. He thinks
he can buy us with his candy and then do as
he pleases in his meanness."
"I left out my box," said Letitia, "and I
found a nickel's worth of butterscotch in it,
too."
"Le's see it,'' said Linda May.
"I ate it up. What did you find, Linda
"Nothing. Aunt Dollie watches me so
since I hid Lucifer in the storm-cellar that
I don't get a chance to put out my box. But
was it flat, light- yellow butterscotch, or dark-
yellow rolls, wrapped in tissue paper?"
"Long, round bars," said Letitia.
"I like that kind," said Linda May.
"So do I," said Madge.
"Didn't you save any?" asked Pete; "just
a little tine-sy speck?"
Letitia shook her head. "I wish I had,"
she said, "so I could eat it now."
"Oh, thank you!" cried Madge. They all
laughed and went into the school house to
put their books on their desks. Then they
came out and joined other girls in playing,
"What's your trade? — Lemonade!" and, until
the bell rang, they forgot that there were
any troubles in the world.
When school was over, Pete walked home
with Jennie, and told her about her conver-
sation with the tramp. "Why, Pete!" cried
Jennie. "Didn't you know better than to
trust yourself with such a creature up there
in the loft? And you are to go back in the
morning? It can never be allowed. Besides
he would just take our things and still wait
for the hundred dollars."
"All right," said Pete, "then how do you
know but when he gets the hundred dollars
but he will wait for a thousand?"
"Pete, I must tell mamma about this. I
am so sorry, but this cannot be kept secret
from her."
"Go and tell on me, then. You always say
you are sorry. I believe you like it! Oh,
Jennie, please don't tell. Just when I am
going to get rid of him, too!" Pete began
to cry, but Jennie was firm. She thought
her mother ought to know, and she was sure
that Pete ought not to be alone with that
tramp. "You have done very wrong, Pru-
dence," said her mother, some time later.
When her mother said "Prudence," Pete
knew what was coming. "When I asked you
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where you had been, you hid from me the
truth; and hiding the truth is the same as
telling a lie. I believe your intentions were
good in going to see that man, but you should
have asked my consent. I would have for-
given ycu that, however, if you had not lied
about it afterwards." Mrs. Morris never
used the word, "lie," in this sense, except on
the rare occasions when her children violated
or suppressed the truth. It made Pete wince
every time she heard it. So Pete was locked
up in her bed room, upstairs, although it was
four o'clock and a Friday afternoon; and
there she must stay without a bite of food
until the next morning ! That was Mrs.
Morris' plan. Pete threw herself on the
bed and cried and cried, and, if you insist
upon particulars, kicked. The afternoon
wore away with awful slowness. She thought
of Letitia. She and Letitia always played
great games Friday after school, and planned
for the next day. And what would Nap
think when she didn't come the next morn-
ing? Listen! Who was that on the front
porch? Pete scrambled to the window; her
mother, Madge and Jennie, all "dressed up"
and going out visiting. Oh, yes, they were
going to visit Miss Dollie Dudley! Jost think!
And Madge would play with Linda May in
the storm- cellar. She saw her mother lock
the front door. Madge lagged behind her
mother and Jennie, and suddenly turning,
spied Pete at her tower of observation.
Madge formed four words with her lips, and
then spelled them on her fingers— "I told you
so!" Yes, Madge had been right; Jennie
ought never to have been told! You see the
moral Pete drew from this affair. When
they were out of sight, 0, how hungry Pete
suddenly became! And she must starve till
morning! It must be at least half -past four.
She tried to remember what she had eaten
for dinner, but the time was too remote.
Pete went to her back window,— the room
looked north and south, — and right in the
garden she could see ripe tomatoes and cu-
cumbers and grapes, — it was September.
She looked at them. They seemed to look at
her. She wandered back to her front win-
dow, and discovered Edgar Brown slowly
pacing the sidewalk. A sudden and desper-
ate resolve leaped up in Pete's breast. "Mr.
Brown!" she called. "Come in here, under
my window. I want to tell you something!"
[to be continued.]
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THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
December 27, 1900
Sunday - School,
W. P. RICHARDSON.
JESUS ANOINTED AT BETH-
ANY.*
Much ha* been made by some commentators of
the differences in the narratives of this beautiful
event, as given by Matthew and Mark on the one
hand, and John on the other. Some even hold the
theory that the two accounts are of different
events. But an examination of the context will
explain some of these divergences, and circum-
stances easily imagined will remove other objec-
tions to their identity. Matthew and Mark, in
the verses immediately preceding those of this
lesson had referred to the plot that was forming
among the scribes and chief priests against the
life of Jesus, and how they were delayed in carry-
ing it out becaise of the multitudes of Jesus'
friends who were present at the feast. This re-
mind! tham of the agreement already entered into
between these enemies of Jesus and his false dis-
ciple, Jadas, and they torn back from the course
of their story to tell of the supper at Bethany,
where the evil purpose was formed in the heart
of the traitor. John, on the other hand, tells the
■tory in its proper place, and gives us more de-
tails, and his narrative would better have been
ohosen for our lesson. He tells of the presence
of Lazarus and his sisters, and that it was Mary
herself who anointed the Lord, and how she poured
the oil on his feet, and wiped them with her hair.
It has been often noted that the earlier evangel-
ists, Matthew and Mark, make no reference to
Lazarus or his sisters; and it has been conjec-
tured, we think with much reason, that at the
time they wrote, the circumstances of tbe fanily
were such that it would cause them serious em-
barrassment to call public attention to the inter-
esting facts of which they were the center. John,
writing a great many years later, perhaps after
the death of them all, could give these personal
details without drawing down upon these faithful
friends of Jesus any persecution from his enemies.
The two evangelists say that the supper was in
the house of Simon the leper. He was someone,
probably, whom Jesus had healed of this dread
malady, and his home would be gladly opened to
honor the guest to whom he owed all that was
worth living for. Martha aided in the service
of the feast, John tells us, but Lazarus was a
guest, and a notable one, too, for he was looked
upon with awe, as one who, for four days, had
viewed the mysteries of the spirit world, concern-
ing which his lips maintained ever a strange si-
lence. What thoughts surged through the heart
of Mary, the gentle and spiritual maiden, who was
wont to forget all else in hanging upon the goldo
words of the Master, we may not know. But it is
manifest that what Jesus had said about his com-
ing death at Jerusalem had made a far deeper im-
pression on her than on even his apostles. Her
heart was full of grief, that he who had proven
himself the holiest of men and the truest of
friends to all, should die as a malefactor. The
shadow deepened over her soul. How could the
thoughtless multitude feast when their Lord was
on the way to the cross? She could endure the
strain no longer. Her love and grief muit find
expression. She had one treasure, provided and
kept for some occasion of sacred import. It was
an alabaster vase of precious ointment, spikenard,
costing not less than three hundred denarii, a
sum equal to nearly fifty dollars in our currency,
and with a purchasing power at that time of
three hundred dollars. Coming hastily into the
room, regardless of the crowd that watched her
movements, Mary broke the vase, and poared its
♦Lesson for Jam ry MaUhew 20:6-10. Parallel
passages: Mark 14 ;-ll; John 12:1-8.
contents first upon the head, and then the feet, of
the Savior. The fragrance floated through the room,
telling how valuable was this lavi»h gift of love.
Seeing the ointment dripping from Jesus' feet
upon the floor, Mary stooped and wiped his feet
with her hair; and the disciples remembered that
other day, at the house of the other Simon, the
Pharisee, in Capernaum, when the sinful woman
from the street wept over the feet of Jesus, and
covered them with kisses. So did the Master re-
ceive gladly the tribute of love, whether it came
from the heart of the chief of sinners or from that
of a sweet young saint like Mary of Bethany.
Alas that this scene had to be marred by the
avarice and greed of an ungrateful disciple! Ju-
das, who carried the beg that held the small bits
of money belonging to tie group of disciples, was
already a thief, and had been pilfering from the
sctnty store entrusted to him. And here was at
least a hundred pence, enough to keep one for many
months, wasted in one act of pure sentiment. His
murmurs were echoed by others of the disciples,
and poor Mary felt the indignant glances of the
company centered upon her. She looked with
startled eyes at the face of Jesus. His eyes met
hers with gentle and loving approval, and then
turned with mingled grief and indignation toward
the disciples. "You will ever have the poor with
you, and can do them good when you will. I shall
be with you but a few more days, and any love
you would show me must be quickly manifested.
Mary hath wrought a good work upon me. She
hath understood me better than you, and hath
brought this ointment to prepare me for my burial.
Her deed shall never be forgotten. Wherever the
story of my death is told, there shall her love be
recounted, and the fragrance of this ointment
shall linger upon her name forever."
No wonder that covetousness and avarice are
denounced in the Scriptures. They dwarf the
soul and dry up every spring of noble motive.
Mary thought three hundred pence not too much
to give as an expression of her grateful love. Ju-
das counted one-third as much a sufficient price to
put upon the life of his Lord. A selfish economy
is remembered only to be execrated, while a lavish
love is recalled with admiration and imitation.
Greed will make any excuse, even the needs of the
poor, to avoid generous giving. The soul that will
not offer its larger gifts to the Lard will not make
the smaller gifts to men. The poor of Nazareth
had vastly more to hope for from wasteful Mary
than from prudent Judas. There is a fake econ-
omy that dish mors God and neglects humanity;
while love will pour out its benefactions without
stint.
From this scene of contrasted avarice and love
Judas hastens forth to bargain away the life of
his Lord. An exhibition of love will either soften
the heart or harden it. Even the gospel
savour of life and a savour of death. The story
of Mary's tribute may render us more loving or
more selfish, as we imbibe her spirit, or criticize
her act. God help us 5o bring our heart's best
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Christian endeavor.
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TOPIC FOR JANUARY 6.
A FORWARD LOOK.
(Phil. 3:12-14.)
It is not at all a bad idea to stop and look back
now and again; bat this should only be for taking
breath, or for meditating which way to press
forward.
He who looks back in self-congratulation is like
that Irishman who thanked God for every mile
he went since that added one mile to what was
behind him and took off one mile from what was
before him, so that hii total progress was two
miles. This is a sublime optimism, but it must be
confessed it is not a true estimate of one's work;
though there are many of us who are just that
foolish in self gratulation.
HHOn the other hand, he who looks back with per-
petual grumblings and misgivings, with self-
condemaation and with remorse over shortcoming!,
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any fate.
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in our movement. We cannot forever keep the
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poise, less demonstration.
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Literature,
ARNOLD'S FRACT7CAL FaBBATH-SCHOOL COMMEN-
TARY on the Internal ional Lessons for 1901.
Mrs. T. B. Arnold, editor. Fleming H. Revell
Co.
This well-known commentary, which haa been
issued in the same form of several years, pre-
serves, in its treatment for the lessoDS of 1901
those qualities which have hitherto made it popu-
lar. The omission of the illustrations would im-
prove it.
The Canteen in tee United States Army. By
William T. P. Ferguson. The New Voice Press.
Chicago.
This is perhaps the most complete available
summary of'facts and testimonies in regard to the
army canteen. The facts themselves constitute
an irrefutable argument for the abolition of the
canteen. The argument would be still stronger
If the author, who is managing editor of the New
Voice, would abandon ;his habitual denunciatory
tone. Iu that case the nws of the people, who
are not at the start profoundly interested in the
canteen question, would be less tempted to dis-
count the whole thing as canpaign exaggeration.
The facts are rot to be discounted and they should
be told in a manner] which will give them the
widest pofsible credence.
Forbidden Paths in the la>d op Cg: A Record
of the Travels r.f Three Wise ard Otherwise
Men to the East of the Jordan River. By the
Otherwise Man. Fleming R. Revell Co., Chi-
cago.* $1.25. eu... SS^JL^ EhEs^-
An unusual bcok'of travel. Three missiorarles,
young, energetic, enthusiastic and resourceful,
make a journey into the little- known land east of
Palestine, the ancient kingdom of Bashan over
which Og ruled in"therdays when the children of
Israel passed through on their pilgrimage up from
Egypt. The'" writer disclaims ftr himself and his
companions all similitude to the conventionalized
missionary' whose picture is found on the cover of
the missionary'raagszices — "the serious and se-
date gentleman clad] in flowing ministerial garb,
with broad-brimmed[hat, lorg white beard and an
open bock in'lhis^left'hatd, who is earnestly ex-
horting'an^all-absorbtd gathering of half-clad
savsges who have laid aside their spears and
wicker shields In their great desire to drink in
the eloquent woids of the preacher." A journey
In the land'of[Og[is not to be made by a Cook's
excursion andTgenerally it is d fEcult to get the
necessary1 governmental peimission to make it at
all. In this': case the adventurous missionaries
went without" permission and the quasi-illegality
of the expeditionfgives it an added charm to the
reader as it probably^did to the travelers. There
Is enough goodj description to make the book in-
structive and enough racy narrative to make it
highly readable.
The Real Cbinese Question. By Chester Hol-
combe.? Dodd, Mead & Co. New York. $1 50.
Among the many'recentvolunes on the Chinefe
situation, there is perhaps none «hich contributes
more to an intelligent and dispassionate compre-
hension of the'real points at issue than this book
by the former; interpreter, Secretary of Legation
and Acting[United States Minister at Pekiu. Mr.
Holcombe Is a sympathetic student of Chinese
character.^ He believes that the Chinese are not
a decadent, race,' that their opposition to foreign
innovation is not' due to bigotry and superstition,
that the empire is not in a condition of anarchy.
He shows that much of the trouble has arisen
from treating the Chinese as children, from Im-
posing upon them," from falling to take account of
their ideas of diplomatic [etiquette, which are dif-
erent from' those of the ^west thcrgh perhaps
quite as reasonable. The work of the missionaries,
he says, has not been the cause of bad feeling.
Using for the most p»rt the historical method, the
author treats of the Chinese Literati, Chinese
Societies, Chinese Army and Navy, the Missionary
Diplomacy In China, Chinese Opinions of Foreigners,
the Opium Trade, Foreign Aggression, the Partition
of China, Reform In China. The real Chinese
question, he says, is the question of the continued
existence of the Chinese nation. "Left largely to
herself, encouraged where encouragement is nec-
essary, warned and guided at times in any kindly
and friendly way and helped to help herself"
China will develop for herself a worthy future.
She has sinned much, but she has also been much
sinned against.
The Cobra's'Den, and Other Stories of Mission-
ary Work Among the Telugus of India. By
Rev. Jacob Chamberlain, M. U.,D. D. Fleming
H. Revell Company. Chicago. . $1.
In the course of his forty years of missions ry
labor in scuthern India, Dr. Chamberlain hss had
a vast number of remarkable and thrillirg expe-
riences. Many of these he has already told in his
earlier volume, "In the Tiger Jungle," and maDy
more he puts into this book. They are rousing good
stories of adventure, quite apart from their value
as showing the characteristics of an important
missionary field. There are not maty books
wLich appeal equally to the half-grown boy, who
is in the period when he delights in stories of
pirates ard Indians and hairbreadth escapes, and
also to the doctor of divinity; but this Is one of
them. It will be a good addition to any mission-
ary library.
A Pr-soner in Buff. By Everett T. Tomlinson.
American Baptist Publication Society. Phila-
delphia.
This is a sprightly story of revolutionary times,
well written and sufficieni ly full of incident to
keep up the interest. It will sppeal particularly
to young reader*. The author introduces an un-
usual amount of bare historical narrative, but this
does not impede the movement of the story and
will be Instructive for the readers for whom it is
intended. It has the eomewbat rare distinction of
being a tale which involves no love story.
Alice of Old Vincennes. By Maurice Thomp-
son. The Bowen Merrill Co. Indianapolis. $1.50.
Mr. Thompjon has chosen for the setting of his
story a field which haa large possibilities for
romance. Indiana in revolutionary days was on
thK far frontier and was peopled by Indians and
Creoles. The Creoles for the most part sympa-
thized with the colonists in their struggle for lib-
erty, while the Indians were the allies of the
British. The sober history of this period, as re-
lated by such a consummate historian as Parkman
or such artless narrators as the writers of the
voluminous Jesuit Relations, i. in itself a romance.
The author has chosen for his central episode the
capture of Vincennes by the British under Colonel
Hamilton and its recapture by the Americans un-
der General Clark. He has shown well the char-
acter of that border warfare and the influence of
Jamaica rum and French Christianity In control-
ling the Indians of Indiana. The value of Mr.
Thompson's accomplishment lies not In his tech-
nical skill as a literary artist, for the style, while
reasonably adequate to the matter in hand, is not
conspicuously meritorious, but in the discovery of
an admirable historical background and the crea-
tion of one splendid and original character. Alice
.s well worthy of her position as the central figure
jn a strorg historical novel. The urfllnchlng Im-
partiality with which the author reveals the short-
comings of his heroine (as in the chapter "Clark
Advises Alice") and gives the British commander
Hamilton full credit for such virtues as were
mingled with his conspicuous vices, suggeits that
If he should turn his attention to the writing of
sober history, he would prohably write it fairly
and judicially.
^!le^Hicks, Almavac for 1901 has just been
issued. It is known to most of our readers that
Mr. Hicks predicts storms a year in advance by
reference to the positions of the planetB. We
don't profess to know how he does it, but he cer-
tainly hi's it about as often as the other forecast-
ers miss, and that gfces a large balance in his
favor. His prediction of the Galveston storm
was particularly noteworthy. (Word and Work3
Publishing Company, St. Louis, Mo. $ .25).
A Remarkable Coincidence.
May there not be to us something at
least suggestive in the fact that Christmas
is celebratedon the 25th of December? It is
the first day in the year when the days be-
gin to lengthen. For three days past they
have been nearly at a standstill. But Christ-
mas day is a triflle longer than the day that
preceded it.
From this time forward, for months, the
days will grow longer and the nights shorter.
The first Christmas morning said to the
world's night: "Henceforth you must de-
crease while the day must increase." From
that time to this Christianity has been tak-
ing little by little, gradually, from the
world's night and adding it to the worid's
day; and this is to continue until the dark-
ness is swallowed up in the universal shin-
ing of the Sun of Righteousness.
Russell F. Thrapp.
Pitt/field, III.
Walked Out
ON FOOD, AFTFR BEING GIVEN UP.
Lack of knowledge regarding the kind of food
to give to people, particularly Invalids, frequently
causes much distress, whereas when one knows
exactly the kind of food to give to qoickly rebuild
the brain and nerve centers, that knowledge can
be made use of.
A youDg Chicago woman says: "Other instances
of the wonderful qualities possessed by Grape-
Nuts food are shown in my grandmother's and
mother's cases. Grand mother's entire left side
became totally paralyzed, from a ruptured capil-
lary of the brain. The doctor said it would be
impossible for her to live a week. She could not
take ordinary food and we put her on Grape- Nuts,
in an effort to do all for her we could.
"To the astonishment of the dootor and the de-
light of all of us, she slowly rallied and recovered
It was pronounced the first case of the kind on
record. The doctor said nothing could have pro-
duced this result but foud.
"We had been led to use Grape Nuts because
of the effect on mother. She has been trotbled
with a weak stomach all her life, and the last f-w
years been gradually losing weight and itrength.
She has tried everything, almost, that has bfen
recommended by good authority, and until she
used Grspe-Nnts food, nothing seemed to do her
any good. Since taking up Grape-Nats she hss
been constantly Improving until now she is free
from any of the stomach troubles, and is strong
and well. Please do not publish my name."
Name can be given by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
December 27, 1900
THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST
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ft JMarriages ft
CRUTCHER— NICHOL.— Married Dec 13th in
Kansas City, by S. W. Crutcher, father of the
groom, assisted by Geo. H. Combs, Dr. Lewis
Pinkerton Crutcher and Miss Edith Nichol, daugh-
ter of the late Mr. Nichol of Independence, Mo.
CURRY -VANDERVOORr— Married Nov. 29,
at the residence of the bride's pwents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Vandervoort, Clayton, 111., Mr. Otha
Carry and Miss Lula M. Vandervoort, K. C. Ven-
tress officiating.
SMITH— BARDEN— At the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. Shubael Barden, Tbu*sday, Nov. 29,
Abram Prank Snith and Miss Caroline Alzina
Barden, ia West Rapert, Vi., W. W. Witmer, pas-
tor of the Church of Christ, officiating. ^-^
fCWHirE— CLARK.— Married at the home of the
bride's parents near Savannah, Mo., Dec. 2, 1900,
Mr. Dalbert White and Miss Lottie Clark, by A.R.
Hunt.
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BARKER.
Annie Bohacan Barker, wife of Elder Wilson G.
Barker, entered into rest Dec. 7, 1900, after a
protracted illness. Sister Barker was born at
Mathews Courthouse, Va., May 30, 1838; united
with the church in 1852; married Aug. 8, 1871.
She was a Christian approved 'if G d, an excellent
instructor of the young and filled the station of a
minister's wife with grace and dignity. She will
be held in affectionate remsmbrance by many who
loved her for her noble traits of character.
Bristol, Tenn. Wm. Burleigh.
BRINDLE.
Sister Maria Brlndle, nee Brown, was born of
Sjotch parents in Pittsburg, Pa., March 21, 1826,
and depart- d this life at her home in St. Louis,
Dec. 16. 1900. Si-ter Brindle was married to
James Briodle In 1844, came to St. Louis in 1853,
was a charter member of what is now nhe Second
Christian Church, and in 1883 a charter member
of the Fourth Christian Church. She was baptized
in the Ohio River at Cincinnati in 1843 by James
Challen She was well known in St Louis for her
steadfastness in the faith and her zeal in the work.
Seven years ago she became blind and for the last
three years of her life she was bed-ridden, yet
bore her great afflictions with wonderful fortitude.
She leaves three sons and two daughters. The
funeral services were conducted by the writer at
the Second Chriitian Church.
W. W. Hopkins.
CHAMPION.
J. W. Champion was born in Howard County, Mo.,
Nov. 17, 1826; died Dec 5, 1900. Bro Champion was
baptized into the Church of Christ in 1847 by Eld
T. M. Allen and has continued ever a faithful dis-
ciple. He has been an elder in the Rocheport Chris-
tian Church for the last 20 years. In 1848, he was
united in marriage with Miss Lucy A. Hill. Eight
children blessed this union, two of whom preceded
him to the better land. His was a godly life. It
might be truly said of him that he was a manly
man. Arthur N. Lindsey.
CHANDLER.
James M. Chandler was born in Fayette County,
111., Aug. 13, 1825, and died at his home in Edin-
burg, 111., Nov. 20, 1900 He had been in failing
health for several months and declined very rap-
idly after taking his bed, until released by death.
He was at the time of his death one of the elders
of this church who had stood "four square to
every wind of misfortune" that had assailed it for
many years. Tearfully and tenderly we laid his
body to rest. Courageously and confidently wj
gave his spirit back to God, lovingly and lasting
will we cherish his memory until we meet "in the
morning." A Friend.
HORN.
Mrs. Harriet Horn, wife of J. L. Horn, died in
Harrisonville, Mo., Dec. 9, after an illness of a
few hours, in her 61s'c year. A native of Indiana
and for 35 years afai'hfal Disciple. Her funeral
was one of the largest in Harrisonville for years.
A husband, four sons and two daughters are be-
reaved. S. W. Crdtcher.
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PRIGMORE.
Benjamin Prigmore died on Dec 16, 1900, at
the residence of Wood Dickirjson, his sin in law,
near Dunksburg , Pettis Co., Mo. Born Sep:;. 14,
1811, in Bourbon Co , Ky., he came with his pa-
rens to Misaonri in 18 1 8, and set led near the
present site of Sweet Springs, Mo. Missouri
was then a wild, unsettled territory, and the
early pioneers endured many privations and
dangers in preparing the way fir civiliza-
tion. Brother Prigmore grew to manhood with-
out schools, newspapers or books. In 1843
he was married to Mary S. Wingfield, who died
Feb. 3, 1847. May 17, 1848, he was again mar-
ried, to Mildred Jane Taylor, who died March 11,
1899. Bro. Prigmore left behind him three sons:
.Harrison, of Bates Co., Mayor M. P. Prigmore, of
Sweet Springs, and Wm., of Dunksburg, and one
daughter, Mrs. Wood Dickinson, at whose house
he died. From early manhood Bro. Prigmore was
a member of the Christian Church and for the
last forty years was one of the elders of Mt. Zion
Church at Dunksburg, Mo. Though denied the
advantages of schools in his early life, he was a
man of strong, rugged common sense, and by
application to study in later life became well in-
formed on all practical questions. As a Chris-
tian he was content to rest hia hope on old truths
and had scant patience with speculative preach-
ing. He held with a strong grip to the cardinal
principles of the Current Reformation and was for
nearly two generations faithfully devoted to its
propagation. The memory of his fidelity as an
elder of Mt. Zion Church will be to that church a
sacred benediction. Few men had more decided
views nor did any have more friends. At his
burial hundreds who had known him from infancy
as an elder, and as the friend of parents now in
heaven, came to drop a tear on his coffin and see
his strong, benevoLnt face for the last time. The
writer, who had known him from infancy and at
whose feet he had done his first preaching, talk d at
his funeral. A good and true man has gone from
earth and men to m«et his God and Savior. To
his children and friends I commend the grace of
God in hope of heaven. S. McDaniel.
Houstonia, Mo.
SMITH.
George Stanford Smith died at his residence in
San Jose, Cal., on Nov. 26, of heart trouble, In-
duced by dropsy, at the age of 55. I have known
Bro. Smith since his father moved from his Illinois
farm to Abingdon in 1864, that his family might
have the advantage of college training. From
the first he showed great ability as a speaker and
it was the great desire of his friends that he en-
ter the ministry, but he chose the law. He soon
rose to prominence in hia profession in Platts-
moutb, Neb. President Hays appointed him sur-
veyor-general of Nebraska, after which he be-
came attorney for the city of Omaha. He was
one of the attorneys of the Burlington road. Bro.
Smith's constitution giving way, he sought Cali-
fornia five years ago and his health so improved
that he opened a law office in Monterey. About
six months ago they settled in San Jose. He was
a man of strong faith and had no fears of death.
He leaves a son, Guy W., a daughter, Georgie,
and a faithful wife. The body wss cremated at
"'Cyprus Lawn," and the ashes will be placed un-
der the family monument in Plattsmouth, Neb.
J. Durham.
STEWART.
E. Taylor Stewart was born November 11, 1849,
and died November 3, 1900. He obeyed the gos-
pel and was baptized by the writer about thirty
years ago. He was married to Jennie Cox, and
two sons were born to them. He entered Chris •
tian University in the early nineties when the
writer was President, and after leaving school he
preached at Hoisington, Kan. He served also as
mayor of that town and held other offices. His
last work was to debate wita an Adventist. He
broke down in the midst of the debate, and died
in about ten days at Topeka, where he was taken
for treatment. He was a great lover of the
Christian-Evangelist and was a constant reader
of it for many years.
Brother Stewart was an excellent citizen, a
constaat friend, a devotfd brother, a loving hos-
bond, a fond father, a thorough student, a good
preacher and a model Christian. He was the
very soul of honor. Simpson Ely.
WENCHEL.
Mrs. Rebecca Wenchel was born in Chester Co.,
Pennsylvania, April 4 1822, died Des. 8, 1900, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Frost, at
Princeton, Mo. She reached the arivanc d age of
78 years, 8 months and 4 dajs. She was a mem-
ber of ihe Chrbtiw Church for 35 years and in
all its mighty communion none honored her pro-
fession more highly than she. For many years
her greatest comfort has been found in her Bible
and the Christian Evangelist. She greatly ad-
mired the spirit in which Bro. Garrison treats men
who differ from him, and his "musings" in his
4 Easy Chair" were comforting to her more than
onr feeble words can tell. We conducted the
funeral service from the home of her daughter
and son- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Acre, near
Unionville in Putnam County. She richly merited
the love of her children, the respect of her neigh-
bors and the reward of the finally faithful.
Brookfield, Mo. R. E. L. Pruntt.
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December 27, 1900
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Therefore, in extending to our patrons the privi-
lege of purchasing books on time payments, we
are doing a great deal to make it easy for them
to secure good literature.
The preacher who attempts to do his work
without good books is as short-sighted and thought-
less as the carpenter who attempts to do good
work with no tools but a hatchet and a rip-saw.
The preacher who doesn't think it necessary to be
constantly purchasing new books is the preacher
who, while still in the prime of life, finds It first
difficult and then Impossible to secure a field of
labor. Does some one reading these words dis-
tent from them, and cry: "What's the matter with
the good old Book? Isn't that enough for a
preacher to preach?" Yea, verily, dearly beloved,
but there be wise and gifted and godly men
who have studied the good old Book and
have found much therein that you have never
found. The results of their studies they have
published in books, and theie books you should
read, that your preaching may have some fresh-
ness about it, and not become a weariness to your
hearers.
Our new General Catalogue, a book of one hun-
dred pages, profusely illustrated, is yours for the
asking. Send for a copy if you have not already
done so, select therefrom a list of books that you
need, and then, if you do not wish to pay cash for
them, send us the list. We will let you know the
best terms we can allow you. If you like the
terms, you can sign the agreement we send you,
return it to us with the first payment, and we ship
rou the books. If you do not like the terms, you
simply tear up the agreement and let the matter
drop. It is certainly worth your while to investi-
gate a little, and see what easy terms we can
offer you.
Have you delayed until now ordering the Chris-
tian Lesson Commentary? Then delay no longer.
This magnificent volume of 429 psges, beautifully
and substantially bound in cloth and containing
nearly two hundred illustrations, diagrams, maps,
etc., stands at the head of all helps for the super-
intendent, teacher and advanced pupil of the
Sunday-school. We make no exceptions in this
claim. We believe it to be easily the best. Of
course, as we publish and sell the book, it may be
demurred that our judgment is likely to be biased,
but it happens that the great majority of our lead-
ing Sunday-school workers say the same thing.
The circulation of this splendid annual grows larg-
er from year to year, and this year, judging from
present prospects, the circulation will double that
of lait year. Price for single copy, postpaid,
$1.00; per dozen, not prepaid, $9.00.
At the beginning of a new year, many churches
and schools will require new record books. To
churches we recommend the Moffett Register and
Record as the best published, being complete, sys-
tematic and time-saving. It is arranged for roll
of membership with space for recording when and
how each member was received into fellowship,
and when and how dismissed. There is space for
minutes of official meetings, for financial receipts
and disbursements, etc. It is printed on good
paper and strongly bound. Price has been re-
duced to $2.00. A larger size, for the use of
large city churches, coats $3.50.
Sunday-schools requiring new record bookB can-
not do better than to send for our "Model" series.
The Model Sunday-school Record provides for a
complete record of the attendance of officers, teach-
ers and pupils, collections by classes, total enroll-
ment, with gain or loss for the quarter, list and
cost of supplies, Treasurer's receipt to Secretary,
weekly and quarterly reports, etc. Space for the
records of twenty-eight classes. Each book con-
tains blanks for two years' records. Bound in
cloth; price, $1.00.
The Superintendent's Pocket Record is designed
to contain an alphabetical list of the names and
addresses of officers, teachers and pupils, and has
space for recording some of the more important
items from the weekly reports. Price,in cloth, $.50;
In morocco, $ .75. The Model S. S. Treasurer's
Book Is arranged for the systematic recording of
all receipts and expenditures, and contains blanks
for annual reports, etc. It is good for three years.
Price in cloth, $ .25; in morocco, $ .50. The
Model S. S Class Book is arranged for complete
record of the name, address, date of entering,
contributions, attendance, etc , of each member
of the class. It is good for one year. Price $.05;
per dozen, $ .50.
And there are other requisites for first-class,
up-to-date schools, such as blackboards, maps,
bells, collection envelopes, etc., etc. We supply
everything needed by Sunday-schools. We keep
the best supplies, and only the best, and we sell
them at honest prices. All our Sunday-school
supplies, including the quarterlies, lesson leaves,
pap rs, etc., have always stood on their merits.
We have never considered it either honest or nec-
essary to bribe teacners and officers, by gifts of
books, to select our supplies.
Christian Endeavor Societies, too, will need new
supplies for the new year. These supplies are so
cheap, consisting chiefly of cards — topic cards,
application cards, pledge cards, invitation cards,
etc., — that every society can easily afford to have
a sufficiency of them. We keep a complete stock
of all C. E. supplies, p' ice-list of which will be
found elsewhere in this paper. Orders should be
sent immediately, if they have not already been
forwarded.
Our Special Christmas Catalogue did a good
work. We are happy to say tbat our book trade
during December has been the largest we have
ever had. Our patrons have given substantial
evidence of their appreciation of our efforts in
their behalf. This little catalogue should be pre-
served. Eicept where it is expressly stated that
a certain offer expires January 1, all the offers in
the catalogue are still good, and will remain good
during January and February. If your copy of
the catalogue was a little late reaching you, and
you had already purchased Christmas gifts, you
may find in it something that you will want for
yourself, or something to give to a friend whose
birthday is at hand.
It is some time since we have said anything, in
these notes, of Christian Science Dissected. The
sale of this book goes right on. We are rapidly
sending out the second edition, and before long
must print a third.* It is'a great little book. We
do not believe that it is possible for any intelli-
gent, honest person to read it without becoming
convinced that Mrs. Marj Baker Eddy, the author
and finisher of the Christian Science faith, is a
fakir, fraud and charlatan. The writer of Chris-
tian Science Dissected has noted the absurdities
of the Eddy doctrine, and presented them in a hu-
morous way. This is just the book to hand to a
friend who is being misled by the Eddyites. '
In last week's issue of the Christian Evangel-
ist we presented our latest combination book offer
— The Controversial Library. This is a set of
eight great religious debates on Romanism, Bap-
tism, Trine Immersion, Spiritualism, Mormoniam,
Universalism, Evidences of Christianity and The
Holy Spirit in Conversion. The eight volumes are
well bound, contain a total of 3,317 pages, and
formerly sold for $13.00. Until February 1,
1901, we will send the set for $5.00.
Wheeling Through Europe has been having a
great run lately. We have received orders for
hundreds of copies during December. It is a book
that deserves a very large sale, for it is excellent
in every particular. The author's account of his
bicycling tour through England, Scotland, Wales,
France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland,
Austria and Italy is a narrative that is never dull,
for a single paragraph. The usual account of
European travel consists of a series of descrip-
tions of the "sights" of the capitals of Europe.
Wheeling Through Europe is a different sort of
book. The illustrations are splendid, the printing
and binding fine. Price, $1 00.
Shemia Story of the Captivity, is another book
which is now in demand. It is, perhaps, the best
book that Breckenridge Ellis has written. It is
just the sort of book that fathers ana mothers
will enjoy reading and then passing on to the boys
and girls. Mr. Ellis has evidently given much
study to the customs, the habits, the social laws
of the Jews of olden times, and his book is not
only of absorbing interest, but is instructive as
well. Price, $.50.
A few months ago your neighbor, perhaps, pur-
chased the Standard Dictionary from an agent,
paying $26 for it. The agent visited you, too, and
tried to sell you the work. You admired it
greatly — bound in full morocco, two volumes, the
greatest lexicon of our language ever produced —
and you would have taken It, but you didn't feel
able to hand over the $26.00. It's just as well
you waited, for now we will sell you exactly the
same thing for $13.00, and permit you to pay for
it in instalments, if you wish! You couldn't well
give up $26 00 in a lomp, but you can easily pay
$3 00 down and $2.00 monthly for five months.
Write to us about it.
The death of Prof. B. A. Hinsdale has been the
occasion of a renewal of Interest in his books.
He was the author of a number of excellent vol-
umes, three of the best of which we publish:
Jesus as a Teacher, and the Making of the Xew
Testament is a work of exceptional value to intel-
ligent disciples, and one which has received high
praise from the religious press of the country.
It is a cloth- bound volume of 330 pages, 12 mo,
price $1 25. The Genuineness and Authenticity
of the Gospels is an argument, on historical and
critical grounds, in favor of the genuineness of
thp four gospels Cloth, 12 mo, 276 panes; price,
$1.25. Ecclesiastic il Tradition Is an account of
the origin, the early growth, the place in the church
and the value of ecclesiastical traditions. Cloth,
197 pages; price, $.75.
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Vol. 37
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