Ceo I PEOPLE'S Sermon by V7 CHARLES T. . RUSSELL Pastor Brooklyn Tabernacle. Ooo Sunday. November US. Pastor Rus sell of "Brooklyn Tabernacle" preach ed today from the above text, lie said: There is a beauty and consistency in the Bible which many overlook, to their own confusion, I-'alliug to right ly divide the Word of Truth" (11 Tim othy 11. iri. failiug to discriminate between the consecrated believers and nominal believers of the world, which the Bible everywhere recogulzes. baa ltd to this confusion. To the logically-minded thus confused, the Bible is an unrea sonable Book. Inconsistent with facia. These matters are well Illustrated in our text, which was addressed, not to wll mankind, nor to merely uomliiul Christians but to Christians, "in tiod the Father and in the Lord Jesus -Christ." as the Introduction shows. This word in means something more than Is generally appreciated. Note the Savior's words. ,-if a man love me he will keep my words: ami my I'm her will love him. and we will come unto him and make our abode with liiin." "I nm in my Father, and ye in me and I in you" (John xlv. UO. UUi. The whole testimony of Mm? Scriptures is those who uttaiu to this glorious miv next with the Father and with the Son are In all but a "little Mock" and amongst them are "not many great, not many wise, not many learned.' It Is to this class alone that the Scrip tures are addressed though to some extent Including a Justified class sup posedly approaching this sanctified condition. These may well be inform d by the Apostle that they should "In everything give thanks." when in full harmony with the Divine will. But note the confusion of attempting to apply these words to the world iu general. What has the world to be thankful for-from its own standpoint? f'.3 . It knows not what God's future pur poses are. which, therefore, cannot en ter into Its consideration. And with ut that knowledge of coming blessings life Is often so little appreciated that :9e!f-destruction Is preferred. Undoubt dly the, number of suicides would be far greater thau It is. were It not for a certain fear or dread that the future might be more terrible than the present The average man. heathen and civ -ilized. knows that his coming into the world was without his conseut. lie eats and drinks and sleeps and labors, because these are necessities, lie has headaches and heartaches; and every -other kind. Altogether his experience is "of few years and full of trouble. His chief pleasure Is In hoping for and striving to attain pleasure. And when the "cup" of supjioped happiness Is ii liis hnnd. the gall of bitterness Is found mingled with it. and its dregs are sorrows. Can such a man be thank ful? especially If he has been taught the doctrine of the "dark ages" re specting the future that when he shall die he will either be ushered into a Purgatory of centuries or tor ture Indescribable, or. worse still, that his lot w ill be to suiter endlessly un less he should be one of the saints, which he well knows be Is not. and which we all know, as the Bible deH dares, are but "few." Surely to call upon such people for thankfulness to God would be an absurdity. And It Is to the credit of the Scriptures that they are not thus absurd, and that our text is addressed, not to those who constitute the masses, but to the "lit tle flo k"-the saints. Groaning Creation's Hope. Before proceeding to apply our text to the class to which it is uddressed the saiutsi. we pause to consider the liope of the world in general, as set forth iu the Scriptures. The knowl edge of this hope Is not granted to the world, but to the saints-that they might know, might appreciate, the gra cious purswes of (Jud toward mankind in general; and that tbey might under stand also the Divine iutentkm respect ing their co-operation witb Uod In the Wessiugs be rHirjoses to bring eventu ally to nil the families of the earth. The explanation of the sorrows of the work) is given iu the Bible; which tells us that sin lies at the door and that the mental, worul and physical blemishes which cause humanity mich distress are incidental to the penalty pronounced against sin; namely, death. -The soul that sinneth. it shall die." Because Father Adam when ou trial representatively for his race sinned and came uuder sin's penalty. "Dying thou shalt die," therefore all bis chil dren sharing In his Imperfections are likewise ltnperfwt-sinners, as St. Paul explains (Romans v. IUi. Thus, dur- iug sixty centuries, npproiin:itcly twenty thousand millions of Adam's children have been "Ijoru In sin and slmpen In Iniquity." and have come into the world condemned and dying, mentally, morally and physically. Divine sympathy exercised toward this race of sinners provided a Savior, "who for the Joy that was set before hltn" sacrlilced his life for the world (John III. lib. "Jesus Christ by the grace of (5od tnsied death for every nmn." Then Instead of dealing with the world. Instead of saving the world. Instead of setting up the promised Kingdom to bless the world, the Sav ior did something else. And this which he lias been doing from the time of his death until now the Apos tle explains to us is "a mystery" (1 ooo PULPIT... Every Thing Give Thanh! "In Every Hung Give Thanks, For This Is the Will of Cod Concerning You In Christ Jesus" (I Thessalonians v. 18). ooO Corinthians xv. 51: Ephesiaus I, U: Romans xl. Uji. "The mystery ot God" the world does not understand. because God prefer to keep the mat ter a mystery from Ihem. But "the secret of the Lord is with them thut fear him and he will shew them his Covenant" (Psalm xxv. 14i. "The mystery" Is. that God purposed that the blessing of the world should be accomplished by our Savior alone, but iu association with a select class of saints gathered out of the world and specially taught and prepared iu the School of Christ during this age, Not -only Is this feature of the Divine Plan Scrlpturally called "the mystery of God." which will be Mulshed by the close of this age. but additionally the Church herself Is Scrlpturally termed "the mystery of God"-the Mystic Body of Christ. "For God gave Christ to be the Head over the Church, which Is his Body." "Ye are members in particular of the Body of Christ," which 1s the Church (Kpucslnus I. UU. 23; I Corinthians xli. U7t During these long centuries required for the tinding of this saintly class for whom the Lord has beeti searchiu with the magnet of lrutli. various false theories have sprung up and found acceptance iu the world. One of these is that God does not love the world and has never purposed Its sal vation; but that, ou the contrary, he fore-ordained and predestinated thut all except the "elect saints" should suf fer eternal torture, because he wished to have it so. Another wrong theory which gained acceptance was that whilst God wishes to save the world. he finds himself unable to do so, be cause handicapped by human self-will and by the aggressiveness of Satau, who has blinded and deceived the vast majority and has them completely in bis power through iguorance and su perstition. This theory tells us that God loves the world, including the heathen millions, and that be longs to have the Gospel taken to tbetn, but cannot do so, except through human agency, and Is disappointed nud baf fled, because those who profess to be bis people fail to raise sufficient mis sionary donations. To rational minds these theories which satislled in the past are no longer satisfactory: hence many are turned to infidelity. As the Scriptures say. "My people perish for lack of knowledge" (Ilosea iv, C.i. The Hope of the Resurrection. Leaving these unsatisfactory errors of the "dark ages" and going back to the Scriptures we find their teachings consistent; namely, that as soon as the "mystery," the Church, is com pleted, the blessing of God will pro ceed through The Christ (Head and meiubersi to the world. As It is writ ten, "in thy Seed shall all the fami lies of the earth be blessed." The mystery, be It known. Is that tin1 spir itual "Seed of Abraham" is not tie Lord Jesus only, hut Includes nlso lil-: membors-tlie Church. As ye read, "If ye be Christ's, ibeu are ye Abra ham's Seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Galafians Hi. 'Jin. According to the Scriptures the bless ing of God will proceed through Spir itual Israel, a "Royal Priesthood," "after the order of - Mclchl.edec." to natural Israel uuder the terms of their New Covenant (Jeremiah xxxl. Uli. During the Millennial Age under the spiritual Kingdom of The Christ (op crating through the earthly Kingdom of Israeli nil nations will be instruct ed, enlightened, blessed. Not only so. but the merit of Christ will then be applied also on behalf of the thousands of millions who have gone down into the prison-house of denth-Aeof. hade the grave. The Church will consti tute the "First Resurrection," "Ills resurrection." All sharing in it will attain life ou the spirit plane like unto the angels, but superior, "fur above angels." Later during the Millennium the world will return from the tomb. "every man In bis own order" (1 Corin thians zv, 23 . And the resurrecting process will continue with them, to tbe intent that tbe willing and obedient may continue to rise gradually to wards perfection and Anally attain it; while at tbe same time tbe earth will be rejuvenated and become the prom ised "Paradise regained" restored (Acts 111, 19-21). "Give Thanks, Foe He Is Good." Looking down Into the future pro phetically tbe Psalmist exclaims. In view of the Kingdom blessings prom ised to the world. "O give thanks unto the Lord, for he Is good! for his mercy endureth forever!" It is the merry of God toward us and .toward nil who need lis mercy and who desire it that Is the ground for thanksgiving. True, praise must come from thankful hearts, and In order to be properly thankful, one must see more than is now visible to those who have not the eye of faith and the ear of faith and the Divine revelation respecting things to come. But it Is these very opportunities that the Lord's consecrated ones possess: "Blessed are your eyes, for they see and your ears, for they hear." Not only so. but to the extent that any one's eyes ec nud his ears hear of the grftce of God he has responsibility. To possess the knowledge of God and to disdain it Is t receive the grace of God In vain, whether more or less (II Corinthians vi. It. Cods iteople not only give thanks for the blessings of the future which they receive by faith, but additionally they appreciate Messing grauied to them iu advance iu the present life aud give thanks for these. The first of these Is the knowledge, the appre ciation, of the goodness of God In granting us a release from sin and its penalty by faith, so that we can twlth out waiting for actualities! now re joice in the mercy which has Justilled us freely by Divine grace through faith in the blood of Christ. The realisa tion of the rolling away of our load of sin. a realization of our, forgiveness by the Father, calls for gratitude, for thanksgiving, and this cause continu ing, our tbauks continue. We were lilted from the horrible pit and tin miry clay of sin aud condemnation and our feet were placed iihii the Rock Christ Jesus, it was in conse quence of this that a new song was put into our mouth, even the lovlug- klndness of our God. And l Ids Is the first cause for our thankfulness. AH other blessings rest upon this hlessliii.' and nil other thanksgivings should properly, therefore, include (banks tor this blessing. Additionally after being Justilled we were inducted Into a still further grace or privilege, namely, the privilege of becoming members of the Body ol Christ, members of the "mystery class. The invitation to this class the Apostle expresses thus. "I beseech, mi brethren, by the mercies of God lyoic justilit at loin that ye present your bodies a living sacrilice. holy, accept able unto God. which is your re.ion able service" (Romans xii, K 'lUiniiul; this grace or privilege, if accepted. c gnin the opportunity of a change oi nature-from human to Divine. (;ii-hum-in nature Justified, cleansed, in id.' acceptable to God as a sacr'.ivc through the merit of Christ. ' nrri Jiccd by a iiillilullil. will lie repla c;; by a spirit nature and glory, honor, im mortality, Joliit-hclrship. with our Lord and Head. What cause we have in this for thanksgiving: What shall we render unto the Lord our God for all his benefits towards us? "We will take the cup of salvation (his cup. the cup of self-siicrlficei and call upon the name of the Lord (for assistance to drink of the Master's cupi. We will pay our vows of consecration unto the Lord-publicly before all his people" (Psalm cxvl. 12-Hi. "Every )oy he sends me Comes a sweet and glad surprise." The very fact that we do not know everything; the fact that we are ever learning as pupils In the School of Christ, so far from being u cause of disappointment, ' Is n source of pleas ure. The heart that has come Into failh-uniou aud communion with the Lord learns something more dally re specting the Heavenly Father's love .r.id care, aud each fresh Item of knowledge is n new well-spring of pleasure. "He satisfied! the longing soul." i'.lesscd are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they be lilicd." tJoodness nud mercy follow me all the days of my life." These n:e the experiences of those ripe ChrWfiaus c:;llcd upon by the Apostle to gle Ci.:::!:s unto Jod In every mat ter .-ml to know that this Is God's will In respect to all those who are mem bers of Christ "In Christ Jesus" (Psalm evil. 9; Matthew v, 0; Psalm xxiil. tli. Thanks Through Tears. Let us no! ovcrloi.., the !;ut Unit our let iulicales nm we are to give tli:inl;s for cur sorrows, our trials. .ur disappointments, as well as tor our joys and pleasures, for em iilhiiui in dudes all things. Nor is tlii; the only Scripture to this effect. Hearken to the Apostle's words wlii.h urge the members of Christ to rejoice In tribu lation, not been use tribulation Is a Joy producer, but. as he explains. Tribu lation works out additional patience and patience brings additional experi ence and larger experience brings lar ger hoe. until we are not ashamed of our tribulations, because of increased love of God shed abroad In our hearts thereby (Romans v. a; vlil. Tbe basis of all these blessings and rejoicings both as respects the future and tbe preseut experiences Is faith. First, In tbe fact that there Is a God. Second, in the fact thut be bus a noble character. Third, in the fact that his Wisdom. Justice, Ive and Power rv perfect and thoroughly coordinated. Fourth. In the fact that all of those powers are enlisted In tbe saltation of Mbe world. Fifth, In the fact thai that salvation began to be worked out by our Lord at his First Advent. Nixtn. In the fact that it is still working out In tbe selection of bis Church. Sev enth. In tbe fact that shortly It will begin to take practical shape Iu t bo es tablishment of Christ's M lllenuial King dom. Eighth. In tbe fact that through that Kingdom a blessing shall exteud to every creature of our race. So, then, let every man to the extent of his enlightenment appreciate and confess the Almighty God and give thanks unto Ids name, because he Is good and because his mercy endureth forever. And let those who have tast ed of his grace pursue on, that tbey may grow In grace, grow In knowl edge, grow In faith and grow In char ucter llkeness to our God. Anu let his saints addressed In this text more and more appreciate their wonderful privi lege, their high culling of God In Christ Jesus to be belrs of God and Jolnt helrs with Jesus Christ our Lord If m be that they suffer with him. that they may be ulso glorified together. And knowing that they have need of faith and patience and character develop ment, let these (Irmly trust the Great Teacher, come what may, and give thanks for every experience of life, knowing that our Father Is too wise to err and remembering the Master's words, "Tbe Father himself loveth you" (John xvl, 27). f9t M tytutcnecc ping! By an error of the shipping: clerk for the Dutchess Manufactur ing Co., Pougtikeeptic, N. Y., we received a large case of New Fall Pants more than we ordered. It's a long ways back to Poughkeepsie.N. Y., and as it's now late in the sea red we sell them discount rather them. So here's buy bran new ers at wholesale now need or need an extra in the future we buy one or more splendid pants 10 low prices. A circumstance and an opportunity of this kind does not often occur. The wise ones will grasp it before too late. We have placed them in three lots for easy selling. Namely $1.39, Si. 99 and $2.49 REMEMBER THEY ARE ALL NEW PANTS JUST RECEIVED. THE MAXLKY. Mrs. John Itauth was a passenger to Omaha on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sollie Keekler are prepaiing to move into their new home in Manley. Missc Henrietta and Jennie Car per rpent a few days visiting in Om aha last week. Corn shucking was delayed for several days on account of the heavy fall ol snow. Lizzie Glaubitz, Liza O'Brien and James Heeney attended the party at Mrs.' Smith's In Elmwood. Rev. Father Hlggans went to Greenwood Saturday and had ser vices there Sunday morning. Miss Josephine Tlghe came down from Omaha Wednesday evening, re turning Thursday morning Miss Bridget Smith returned to her home in Elmwood after having spent Beveral days visiting relatives. If. T r Ti "'nmmrrtf f Trvf nl L" ' .eo., vism-u u. . v,uu.. giving. Mr. Conover and Mr. Cowan were old acquaintances In Dakota. Word has been received of the death of Mr. Willis Easterday. Ho died at the home of hla brother in Omaha, find his remains were taken back to bis eld home In Ohio, for burial. Mrs. John Tighe, daughter Lily, and little grandson, John Frances Ccwan, departed Tuesday evening for St. Mary's, Kansas, where Mr. Tight's two sons, Leo and Paul' are attending, college. A few from Manley went down to St. Mary's Kansas, to witness the big foot ball game between Donne and St. Mary's college, on Thanks giving day. Two of our Manley boys, Leo Tighe and Ilerman Rauth are in the St. Mary's team so we hope our boys will win out. Klimly Attended. The Are department held a slimly attended meeting last night at tbe council chamber. The principal business before the meeting was to make arrangements for the care of Nelson Jones, an honorary member of the department. It was decided to provide two members each night from the department to set up with him and give such other care and treatment as the department could. There was a very light attendance of honorary members and Chief Koubek aska that they consider themselves as much bound to look after the sick and 111 members of the department as the active mem bers, and he would like them to do their share. Mr. Jones is a very sick man aad needs every bit of aid the department can give him. Open Next Monday. Plattsmouth's new shirt and over all factory will open up to the pub lic on next Monday, November 29. This is a red letter .day In local annals as It marks the commence ment of the building of small fac tories in this city and Its vicinity. All the people who have filed appli cations for work In tho factory have been requested to he present and It Is hoped to get trader full head way that day. The finishing touches are being applied to the machinery and the interior of the plant and by Monday there will be something do ing In the old town. Pattons paint at Gerlng's. maliea mioiake in chip Cents $1.00 a Button a Rip l-'U III K It -vow HOME OF SATISFACTION ALYO. Mrs. F. F. Brlllhart was an Omaha visitor Tuesday. Henry Snoke returned homo from Clatonla Inst week. George Foreman, Jr., returned home Thursday of last week. Miss Stella Sheesley is clerking in R. A. Stone's general store. Miss Teresa Donnelly returned home from Omaha Tuesday evening. Robert Johnson shipped a car load of hogs to South Omaha Monday. E. D. Friend was in Lincoln on business Wednesday and Thursday. Eber Allen of University Place, is staying with his father who Is sick. Miss Orpha Muller returned to her Bchoot at Murdock Inst Monday morning. Mrs. W. E. Casey returned from Lincoln Tuesday, where she had been shopping. Rev. Buckner, of University Place, preached In the M. E. church last Friday evening. Miss Marie Stroemer came home Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving or ,a grlppe' but we Rre P'sed to with her parents. lnote tnat he ls now improving. Mrs. Nervia Knott and sons spent Daniel Burrls, who has been visit Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and , ,n8 w,ln nla Union relutives and Mrs. Dan Manners. j friends, departed on the Monday Vel Llnch came home Wednesday j forenTion train for Battle Mount, S. from University Place to BpendjD- t0 Bl)ond tne winter at the sani Thanksgiving with his folks. Uarlum provided for old soldiers. Alfred Stroemer came home Tues-! Dr. F. L. McLeod and wife lefTTIu d.i.y from school at University Place, to spend Thanksgiving vacation. E. D. Friend will have a public future home, the doctor having de sale on December 7. He intends ;cided to open an office there. They going to Sherman county to locate, (have many friends here who wish Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Kuehn are the!them success and contentment la proud parents of a girl, born Satur- j tnoli" npw home, day, November 20, 1909. Dr. Jones' Mrs. O. A. Pearsley and Mrs. Ed. of Murdock attended. Miss Mabel Stout and John Hllder brant returned Wednesday morning have been visiting the past t0Q days. Mrs. Minnie Prouty left Saturday for Oreapolls to visit her youngest brother. She returned home Monday evening. Elmer Anderson returned from Chicago Tuesday evening, where he had been called to the bedside of his mother. Byron Foreman came down from Omaha Tuesday evening to spend Thanksgiving with his cousin, O. P. Foreman, Sr. Mr. Hamel, of Nora, a former resi dent of this place, visited with C. C. Bucknell and other friends Thurs day of last week. H. S. Ough and son Chester, spent .Sunday In South Omaha with Victor Ough. They returned home Mon day morning by way of Lincoln. James Jordan Is enlarging his ice r.oue preparatory to handling Ice to the end of. the season next year. Mrs. Paul Johnson was on the sick list Saturday, " Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klrkpatrick returned home Tuesday evening from their Wisconsin visit. They report a fine time while away. John and Noef Foreman gave a party to their friends last Satur day evening at their home west of town. Various games were indulged in and a sort of "guess what It is" in tiny vials brought forth much laughter, as the vials contained var ious tinctures and extracts, some of which were very fragrant, and some otherwise. Refreshments consisting of oysters and celery, etc., were served. Among those who attended were; Hazel Keefer, Emily Strong, Grace Bucknell, Aletha Rouse, Her- son they prefer out here at a than return your chance to Dutchess trous prices. If you think yon will pair of trousers advise you to pairs of these at these special bert Strong, Lee Prouty, Georga Bucknell, Alfred Stroemer, Earl Bennett, Glenn Keefer, Verl Liucb. and Maurice Keefer, who report a Jolly good time. UNION. (Ledger.) . The Missouri Pacific has a fore of men at work building two hi water tanks at this place. Louie Rice, the popular yonac bookkeeper at the bank of Unloa. visited over Sunday with bis parent near Murray. Miss OUle Dye departed Monday morning for Spencer, Neb., whew she will spend the winter with her brother, I. C. Dye and family. Mrs. Isaac Pollard returned to her home at Nehawka last Saturday evening after having made a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Bar num. Llnius Reynolds, one of the eff erent operators at the depot, is "o4 duty" on account ot a serious attack the Wednesday forenoon train for Lincoln, where they will make their Mldkiff, representing the Union lodge, participated in a meeting Monday night of the Royal Neighbors at Plattsmouth, and they report a very fine meeting and royal entertainment by the Plattsmouth Neighbors. f arm toe Bale. A 102-acre favm for sale; goo; Improvements; seven miles sooth ot Plattsmouth and four miles north east of Murray. W. H. RAKES, Plattsmouth, Neb., R. F. D. No. I. Pigs for Sale. A pulr of fine Berkshire pigs, tub Ject to register, for sale. We Gil mour, Plattsmouth, Neb. LEPORT OF THE CONDITION . or TH Murray Sta.te Ba.nk Of Murray, Nebraska, Charter No. 578 Incorporated in thf State of Nebraska, attb close of buslnrwi November lit, 1MU9. KESOCKCKS Loan and discount .fclSB at Overdrafts, Hwunid and uaserured. .. 6)5 4,1 Hanking house, furnlturo and fixtures .7K 0 Current expanses and taxfs paid i,WH due from national, statu and private banks and bankers 7.&S7 is Currency tMTJ ( (i old coin 345 00 Mlver, nickels and rents 4ls 04 10.623 & Total KIS.18T T LIABILITIES Capital Mock paid In l 0.000 Oft Surplus fund 1,000 0O Undivided profit 1,794 l Individual deposits mibjirt to check 41,4.11 .10 Demand eertllleati's of deposit 9t)'-' s.7 Time (ertUli-RU's of dc pottlt. ., 5.10 UO--47.4M5T Notes and bills discounted. 8. OOO (ft Total ....!S,1RT7 Htats or NiniusK A, I u County of Caiw, ( M I. W. O. lloedeknr. cashier of ttio above named bank, do hereby swear that the above statement Is a corm-a, and true copy of the report made to the Kttl banking board. W. U. Mokdkkek. Cashier. I.,,,,, IChab. C. I'akmki.c. lilructor. AltCSl. f u NuTi(At(i I)lracU)r. Subscribed and sworn to before me this SCod day of Novemlmr, ivut. I). J. Pitman, skal Notary Public