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IP J *’ ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE ;; UNITED STATES. < * ° ! Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. 1. All persons bom or naturalized in the United States, J J I 1 and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ; > I United States and of the State wherein they reside. No ., ; state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the |; privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ;; II ■Hall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- < > !! erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person ,. within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. J * 1111 ttt 11 tttttttf Tr~*"T — THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST TYWING to the fact that many of '“our readers are interested in the discussion that is going on in the pub lic press because of certain denials of the fundamental tenets of the Christian faith by Individuals of prominence here and there it seems only wise that The Monitor should present certain facts that may clarify any confusion that may have arisen in their minds. One very common assertion is to the effect that the Synoptic Gospels, that is to say, St. Matthew, St. Mark and St. Luke, contain no statements that indi cate or prove that our Blessed Lord believed Himself to be God. Such writers and speakers virtually reject the authority of the '4th Gospel, that according to St. John, because of its unmistakable teaching concerning Christ’s Deity. There are, however, many passages in the Synoptics which are, implicitly and explicitly, as strong as those in St. John. Here then are a few of these passages which refute the assertion that Christ lays no claim to being divine: "When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples saying, ‘Whom do men say that I the Son of man am,’ And they said, Some say that Thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jer emias or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am And Simon Peter answer ed and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon Bar-Jona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unio thee but My Father which is in Heav en.” St. Matthew xvi. 13-17. Our Lord here raises the question as to Who and what He is. It in volves the assertion that He is the Son of Man. It is a self-chosen name, which Jesus applies to Himself. With only PWo exceptions (Acts vii, 56, and Rev. xiv. 14) He is the only One in the New Testament who applies this title to Himself. ,What does it mean : To all who heard Him it was a clear assertion and claim of Messiahship. And the Messianic idea and ideal in volves a vast deal more than an ethical relationship to God. But note St. Peter’s reply: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Not merely one of the great prophets with their human limitations, but one whose Personality transcends theirs. Jesus accepts St. Peter’s confession as the true acknowledgement of His divine personality, commends him for it and traces his enlightenment concci fling this great mystery of His, Christ’s being, to its Source, a direct revelation from the Father in Heaven. Had St. Peter’s statement meant merely son ship by virtue of membership >n the old Theoeracy there would have been nothing so distinctive about it, as to make it impossible for “flesh and blood” to have drawn this conclusion. Such an obvious inference would not have made a special divine reelation necessary. It was because it involved infinitely more than this that it elicit ed the significant commendation of the Master and His profound words con cerning the establishment of His Church, the extension of His Incarna tion, against which the gates of hell shall not prevail. Space forbids enlargement upon this passage, except to say that its teach ings cannot be confined to any mere humanistic view of Christ. It involves stupendous claims and authority upon the part of Jesus of Nazareth which can only be justified upon the assum ption that He is Divine. “Son oi Man,” yes. Very man of very man. "Son of God,” yes. Very God of very God. Two whole and perfect natures dnited in One Divine Person. All oi this is involved in our Lord’s question and in St. Peter’s answer. And this is from St. Matthew, one of the three synoptic gospels. In His trial before the High Priest U recorded by St Mark, occur these significant words; "Again the High Priest a,iked Him and said unto Him, Art Thou the Christ, the Son of the A Blessed? And Jesus said, 1 am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of Heaven”—St. Mark xiv. 61-62. “Ye have heard the blas phemy,” replied the high priest. “What think ye?” And they all condemned Him to be guilty of death. His “blas phemy” consisted in making claims of equality with God, in other words, be in God. This, of course, is blasphemy if not true. Throughout the synoptic Gospels Jesus claims authority to forgive sins, j to absolve from guilt penitent sinners. This is admittedly a Divine preroga tive, which brought Him frequently in to conflict with His hearers, who raised this question, “Who can forgive sins but God?” And yet Jesus unhes itatingly claimed this power. The synoptic gospels, Sts. Mattnew, Mark and Luke, contain passage after passage, in which Jesus, implicitly ana explicitly, lays claim to being God. These stupendous claims are verified by the Fourth Gospel, that of St. John, which because of its clear and irrefut i able testimony to our Lord’s claim to Deity is questioned and rejected by those who deny His Deity. But the Synoptics are sufficiently clear to es tablish the divinity of the compassion ate Christ, the Savior of the World, and of Whose Kingdom there snail be no end, according to His own transcen dent claim. A DECISIVE FACTOR rJ'HE recount of the vote for sheriff of Douglas county, the office which was made the storm center of the last election, showed that Sheriff Entires defeated Mike Clark, the republican in cumbent, by something like 365 votes. Many colored men, normally active re publicans, and a larger number of col ored women, fought Mr. Clark and supported Mr. Endres. There is no question whatever then that Mr. En dres owes his election to our people, lie has very properly recognized that fact by appointing a deputy sheriff from among our people. It was the right thing to do. Our purpose at this time, however, is to again point out the fact that in elections in this city the vote of our people is the decisive factor. j CONGRATULATIONS, CHILDREN ^HE Monitor desires to extend our t congratulations to the large num ber of our children who have entered High School, and also to the ochers I who have won promotion in the grades. We hope that every one will be filled with the determination to do his or her best in scholarship and school cit izenship. Strive to be the best in your class and grade. Our people are on trial in you therefore, young people, do your best. Let none excel you in scholarship or deportment. AMERICAN LEGION, THEO DORE ROOSEVELT POST NO. 3(1 Theodore Roosevelt Post, American j Legion, held a very successful “get together” meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Monday evening. About fifty ex-serv ice men were present and after a short time spent in telling stories of ■ the World War the meeting settled I down to the real business of the even mg. Messrs. Stryker, Wheeler, "Met jtlen and Adjutant Hough of Douglas 1 County Post were present and con tributed to the succes of the evening. The Post was particularly fortunate ! in having present on their program Mrs. Chadwick, Mr. Yatch and Mr. Chadwick who favored us with several interesting numbers. Another well known artist was H. Preston who rendered a solo which added materially to the program. After refreshments which were served bv Mesdames LaCour, Bailey, Long and Peables the boys all felt full of enthuslam and good will for the legion. This is just the beginning of a series of such affairs by the Post and all ex-service mem are invited to be present DEATH OF MARY ANN BROWN Deceased was bom in Lexington, Mo., July 10, 1864. Died in Omaha, Nebr., January 18, 1923. While quite a young lady she mov to Omaha. Here she met and married Andrew William Brown in 1885. Ot this union there was one daughter. While a young and active woman she professed Christianity under the pas torage of Rev. Phillip A. Hubbard. Each day of the deceased’s life was a living example of true Christianity, neighborly love and staunch friend ship. In the loss of Mrs. Brown, we give up a wonderful mother, a true and consistent Christian, a loyal and loving friend and neighbor. She leaves to mourn her loss, one j daughter, Mrs. Winifred White; one grandson, John White; three sisters, Mrs J2mma Green and Mrs. Georgia Waddell of Lexington, Mo., also Mrs. Winifred Brookins of Palm Beach, Fla. One brother, James May, of Des Moines, Iowa, and many nieces, neph ews, cousins, and a host of friends. BATTLING SIKI TO INTO THE MOVIES Paris, Feb. 2.—Battling Siki, sen sational Senegalese, and the most talked-of fighter of the past decade, is to have a role in a photoplay to be made by a Dutch concern in a j Paris suburb, L'Auto says. The boxer will act the part of a j faithful servant, whose master’s little 1 girl has been kidnapped. As the plot unfolds, Siki rescues the child through his prowess as a pugilist. He Is said to be quite as ‘‘photogenic” as his rival Carpentier. Both Siki and bis new manager, Mr. Broulihet, maintain their allegations that the fight with Carpentier was framed, notwithstanding the report of the Boxing Federation Comujnittee which said it had found no evidence of a frame-up. When interviewed by L’Auto, Broulihet asserted he would produce full proof of his charges on February 15th, when a civil tribunal will hear the action brought against the Federation by Siki for depriving him of his title. TO MAKE PH^torraphs FLY Edouard Bel In, the French inventor of the process of sending photographs by wire, hag perfected his apparatus since its first announcement two years ; ago. Photographs can now he sent across the Atlantic in a few minutes. HUBBY’S VALUE $1, SAYS WILL New York Woman Calls Helpmate "Worthiest and Leaves Small Bequest. New York.—"I give nnd bequeath to John Klaus of the said town of Mount Pleasant, my worthless hus band. the sum of $1.” Thus read the will of Mrs. Caroline Klaus, just filed for probate in White Plains. Surrogate Slater stated the testa 1 trlx left an estate valued at $5,000, , which will be divided among her chil dren, grandchildren and distant rela tives. Mrs. Klaus was an old resident i of Hawthorne, In Mount Pleasant township. She referred to her hus band In this one clause only. Mexican Shoe Industry Boome. Mexico City.—The younger genera . tlon in Mexico Is being taught to wear shoes and the “barefoot boy with I cheeks of tan” Is decreasing In num bers, If statistics compiled by the i American chamber of commerce of j Mexico are correct. Not only have | Importations of footwear from the United States increased, it Is said, but during the last two years several shoe factories have started In Mexico and all are thriving. Chases Deer With Hammer. Goshen, N. J.—Many stories are told by deer hunters in Sullivan county. Leo Nester, residing south of Montl cello, ’tells one. He sahl he saw a buck racing across his dooryard. He seized a hammer and gave chase, run ning neck and neck with the animal for aome distance, when It got away. I CORN IN LEAD AS FARM CROP Only 10 Per Cent of the Entire Product Is Consumed by Human Beings. IMPORTANT Gin TO WORLD Consumed Either Directly or In Form of Meat It Is the Principal Source of the Nation's Food Supply. Washington.-Com, the red man's gift to the white man, has come t® he the nation’s most important farm crop. Consumed either directly or In the form of meat and other animal products. It Is the principal source of the nation’s food supply. The 1921 year hook of the Depart ment of Agrlcul'^e shows Just to what extent the blO.OOO,000,000-bushel crop forms the basis of the live-stock Industry. Forty per cent of the crop Is fed to swine on farms, 30 per cent to horses and mules on farms and 15 per cent to cattle on farms. Only 10 tier cent Is used direct for human feod. Corn was one of the most Impor tant gifts America made to the rest of the world. The United States now produces about thr(>e-fonrths of the world’s corn crop. That com also Is an Important crop In Argentina, Bra zil, Mexico and some of the southern European countries. Is shown In the report. Disease Regulates Crop. Weather, Insects and plant diseases have a great deal to do with regulat ing the size of the crop In the United States. The estimated loss caused by I common amut alone during the period 1917-1920 was placed at about eighty : millions of bushels annually. Of In sect pests the corn-ear worm, where ahundunt, causes a loss of at least 7 per cent of the grain on the ears at tacked. The European com borer also threatens to take a heavy toll. It Is stated the production of the corn crop is financed with less bor rowed capital than Is the case with other staple farm crops. The reason for this Is that ttie farmer’s Income Is distributed throughout the year more evenly than is the case In many other sections, nnd because the direct Investment In the crop consists more of the farmer’s own labor and less of purchased material and equipment than is the case In many other crops. Get Book From Congressmen. The year book, which Is obtainable through congress..mul representatives from the department, contains much _ data of Interest and value to produc- “ era, including chapters on production = costs and figures, financing and ad- - vice on production according to sea- E sonal supply ami demand. WOMAN CANT WED UNTIL 1925 1 Nsw Haven Divorcee Strike* Snag kt - Massachu setts Law—Loser Is Hit. |E New Haven, Conn.—Miss Lillian = Peterson, who was married to Sidney | = Isaacs the day after her divorce from z Hob Pickett, und now seeks to have | z the second ceremony annulled so that z she cun return to Massachusetts, Is z meeting great obstacles In the Bay < z state laws. | z Believing that she could legally I E marry in Massachusetts six months E after getting a divorce decree, Miss IE Peterson announced that she whole! | E have her premature murrlage annulled I = and wed Ishu<-s all over again In six = months. Now she finds that th«Jaws z lof Massachusclts forbid one losing a ; = divorce suit to marry within two years = and six months. = The party that wins the suit may ; = rnarry after six months, hut as a pen- s ally the court inflicts two years ad- z ! dltlonal upon the loser. Hunts Coyotes With Club. Iron Mountain, Mich.—Over at z Rapid City there Is an owner of a pool- i room, named Smith, who takes a club j ; and goes out “coyoting” every once In | z a while Just for a little pastime and :E amusement. Last week he clubbed E two coyotes to death and trapped a E red fox. It Is not a dangerous pas- j E time, according to Smith, for he suys |E coyotes are cowards and won’t attack E unless there Is a gang of them. 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