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MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PA (IE 5. 7 MT) feci ' mid " MY jmm HEART I By A Comedy of Youtri Founded by T1 r. Tvlanners on His Great Play of the Same Title Illustrations From Photographs of the Play Copyright, 1913, br Dodd. Mead & Company CHAPTER VI. A House of Cards. - "EINGSNOP-TII sank into a chair, f if The letter slipied from his fin JJLm. ??rs. All his dreams had van ished in a moment. His house of cards had toppled down, llis ambi tions were surely and positivelj de stroyed at one stroke. lie mechanical ly picked up the letter and reread it Had it been his death sentence it could not have affected him more cTJelly: Iear Nathaniel 1 scarcely know how to wrTte to you about wtiat has happened. 1 am afruid 1 am in some small measure to lilanie. Ten days ago j our sister show ed me a letter from a man named O'Con-r.e!l- Kingsnortb crushed the letter in his hand as he read the hated name the name of the man who bad caused him so much discomfort during that unfor tunate visit to his estate iu Ireland. How he blamed himself now for bav in? ever gone there! There was indeed a curse on it for the Kingsuortbs. lie straightened out the crumpled piece of paper and read on a nun named 0"Connell tbe rmin she nursed in j our tioue in Ireland after he i-.ail t etn s-hut Vy the soldiers. He was coir.in? tr Igl.i:iJ and wished to see her. She asked ir,y permission. I reasoned witli her, but rhe was decided. If 1 should not i-ermit her to see h m in my .house f-he would meet him elsewhere. It seemed better the meetir.s should te un der my roof, so 1 consented. 1 bitterly re proach myself now for not acquainting you with the particulars. Tou might have succeeded in stopping what has hap pened. Y;our sister and O'Connell were married this r.iorr.i-.ifc by special license and left this :.f;ernoon for Liverpool en route to America. I cannot bein to tell you how much 1 dct'ore the unfortunate affair. It will always be a lasting sorrow to me. 1 cannct write cny more now. My head is ahin? with t!.e thought of what it will mean to you. Try not to think too hardly of mo and believe me, always your af fectionate cousin, ilAP.Y CAROLINE Wr.EXFORD. Kingsnorth's head sank on to his breast. Every bit of life left hlrj, ev erything about his feet ashes, the laughingstock of his friends. v Were Angela there at that moment he could have killed her. The humiliation o? it! Tbe degrada tion of it! Married to that lawless J ri.-h agitator! The man now a mem- ler of his family: A cry of misery broke from hi:n as te realized? that the U-st years of his life were to come a:id go fruitlessly. His career was end.-d. Despair lay heavy on his soul. 3 e Standing on the main dec!: r,f an At lantic liner stood Angela and O'Con nell. They were facing the future to gether. Their faces were turned to the west. The sun was sinking '.ft a bla::e of color. Their eyes lighted up with the joy of h-i;e. Love whs hi their hearts. A 3 ear after the everts in tie pre ceding chapter took place O'Connell si si J liN joiing wife were living In a Finall apartment m ::e of the poorer M'Ciio-.s of .New York city. The first few iiiiatlis in America had lx-en glorious ones for them. Their characters and natures unfolded to each otht-r as some wonderful paint ings. eacii taking its own hues from the a'crati'n of the otlier. In company with a nrtod Irish or-ganizi-r O'Connell lial spoken In man.v ol" the big ities of the 1 7 j : i t "-! States and was everywhere hailed as a hero and a :u:.rtyr to i:i:s!ih tyranny. I'.ut he had ,!m ever present htndi r.p-a drawback le lied never felt li:ring the year of straggle preceding his marriage. His means were indeed si'i iii. Ih tried tt eke out a little In o-me writing artiel for the ne-sfl . j& . - X i. ltz& -tLx Lfrii&i i . I.' i mm mm ft All His Dreams Had Vanished in Momtnt. W eB J. Hartley, Manners pers and magazines. But the recom pense was pitiful. He could not bea without a pang to see Angela in the dinsry surroundings that he could bare ly afford to provide for her. On her part Angela -took nothing with her but a few jewels her mother had left her. some clothes and very little money. The money soon disap peared, and then one by one the keep sakes of her mother were parted with But they never lost heart. Throu it all they were happy. AH tbe poetry of O'Cennell's nature came uppermost, lenTened. as it was. by the deep faith and veneration of his wife. This strangely assorted ferTent man and gentle woman seemed to have solved tbe great mystery of happiness between two people. Rut the porerty chafed O'Connell not for himself, but for the frail, lov lug. uncomplaining woman who had given her life into his care. His active brain was continually try ing to devawt new ways of adding to his meager income. He multiplied his duties. He worked far into tbe night when he could fiud a demand for his articles. But little by little his sources of revenue failed him. Some fresh and boreible agrarian crimes in Ireland, for which tbe home rule party was blamed, for awhile turned the tide of sympathy against his party. The order was sent out to discontinue meetings for tbe rmrpose of collecting funds in America funds the Irish Americans had been so cheer fully and plentifully bestowing on the "cause."' O'Connell was recalled to Ireland. nis work was highly commended. Some da they would send him to tbe United States again as a special pleader. At present be would be of greater valoe at home. lie was instructed to apply to the treasurer of the fund and arrange ments would be made for his passage back to Ireland. He brought tbe news to Anpela with a strange feeling of fear and disap pointment. He had built so much on making a wonderful career in the great new world and returning home some day to Ireland with the means of re lieving some of her misery and with his wife guarded, as she should be froni tbe possibility of want. And here was he going back to Ireland as poor as be left it, though richer im measurably in the love of Angela. She was sitting perfectly still, her eyes on tbe floor, when be entered the room. He came in so softly that she did not hear him. He lifted her head and looked into her eyes. He noticed with certainty what had been so far only a vague. Ill defined dread, ner face was very, very pale and trans parent Her eyes were sunken and had a strange brilliancy. She was much sligbter and far more ethereal than on that day when they stood on tbe deck of the ship and turned tbeir faces so hopefully to tbe new world. He felt a knifelike stab startle through his "blood to his heart . His breath caught Angela looked n at him radiantly. lie kissed her and with mock cheer fulness he said laughingly: "Such news, me darlin'! Such won dberful news! "Good news, dear?" "The best in the wurrld," and he choked a sob. "I knew it would come! I knew it would. Tell me. dear." "We're to go back back to Ireland. See. hero are tbe orders." and be show ed her the official letter. She took It wonderingly and read it ner hand dropped to her side. Her bend droojed into the same position be had found her In. In a moment be was kneeling at her side- "What is it dear?" "We can t go. Frank." "We can't go? What are ye sayln'. dearr "We can't go." she repeated, her body crumpled op limply in tbe chair. "And why not. Angela? I know 1 can't take ye back as 1 brought ye here. dear, if that's what ye mane. The luck's been against me. It's leen cruel hard against me. An' that thought is tearin at me heart this minnit" "It isn't that Frank," she said faintly. "Then what Is it?" "Oh." she cried. "1 hoped it would be so different so rery different" "What did ye think would be 6o dif ferent, dear? Our going back? Is that wh:it's throublm ye?" "No. Frank, not tbat I don't care how we go back so long as you are witlrnie." He pressed her hand. In a moment she went on: "But we can't go. we can't go. Oh, my-dear. my dear, can t you guess? Can't you think?" She l Hiked imploringly into his eyes. A new wonder came into his. Could it be true? Could it?,, He took both hr band and held them ti?btly ard stood up. towering over her and trem bling vjoletitij. State of Ohio. City of Tolc. Lara Cooot. ml (rank J. Doner makin oatb taut be in senior E artner of the Arm of F. J. Cheney & Co.. ds- a- tmatneas in the Citr of Toledo. County aad State aforesaid, and tbat said firm will pay the nn of OiTE HCXDRED DOOAARS for each and rrery eaae of Catarrh tbat cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Core FBAKK J. CHEAET. worn to before me and unbserlbed In my presence, this tith day of December. A. D., 1SG. Beat A. W. CLEASOX. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cn-e In taken Internally and eta directly upon the Mmxl and marnus sur faces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O. Sold br all Prngjrlsts, 75c. 6. take Hall's Family Fill for coostlpatleaV "Is it is It" he cried and Mopped as if afraid to complete the question. Sl:e smiled a wait smile up nt Mm and nodded her bead as she answered: "The union of our lives is to be com plete. Our love is to be rewarded." "A child is coming to us?" he whis pered. "It is." and her voice was bushed too. "Praise be to God! Praise be to his holy name!" And O'Connell clasped his hands in prayer. In a-Httle while she went on: It was the telling you 1 wanted to be so dif ferent I wanted jou when you heard It to be free of care happy. And I"Ve waited from day to day, hoping for the best that some good fortune would come to you." He forced one of his old time, hearty laughs, but there was n hollow ring in it: "What w that yer sayln' at all? Wait for good fortune? Is there any good fortune like what ye've just told me? Sure I'm ten times the happiest man since 1 came into this room." He put his arm around her and. sitfing beside her, drew her closely to him. "Listen, dear." he said, "listen. We'll go back to the old eountry. Oar child shall le born where we first met There'll be no danger. No one shall barm us with that little life trembling In the balance the little precious life. If it's a girl child she'll be the mother of her people, and if it le n man child lie shall grow up to carry on his fa .lier's work. So there there, me dar lin". we'll go hack we'll go back." She shook her bead feebly. "1 can't." she said. "Why not, dear?" "I. didn't want to tell you, but now rou make me. Frank, dear. I am ill." His heart altrost stopped. "Til? 'Ob, my darlin", wlnt is It? is it serious? Tell me it isn't serious!" And his voice rang with a note of agony. "Oh. no. 1 don't think so. I saw the doctor today. He said I must Ik care ful, very careful, until until our baby is born." "An" ye kept it all to yerself. me brave one, me dear one. All right We won't go back. We'll stay here. I'll make tbetn find me wovk. I'm strong. I'm clever, tew, and crafty. Angela. I'll wring It from this hus tling city. I'll fight it and beat it Me darlin shall have everything she wants. My little mother my precious little mother!" (To Be Continued.) Kemember the dance Saturday even ing at the K. S. hall and be in at tendance, as a good time is in store for you. HELP THE KIDNEYS Plattsmouth Readers Are Learning the Way. It's the little kidney ills The lame, weak or aching back The unnoticed urinary disorders That may lead to dropsy and Bright's disease. When the kidneys are weak, Help them with Doan's Kidney Pills. A remedy especially for weak kid neys. Doan's have been used in kidney troubles for 50 years. Endorsed by 30,000 people endors ed by citizens of this locality. William Gilmour, farmer, four miles south of Plattsmouth, says: "One of my family had been suffering intensely from lameness in the back. She got no relief until she began using Doan's Kidney Pills. They did more to re eve these troubles than anything else that had previously been taken." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Gilmour recommends. Foster-Mil-turn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. S. C. Rhode Island Red. Eggs for hatching. Farmer pr're. 75c for 15 at home, or $1.00 for 15 by express. Duroc-Jersey swine for sale at ail times. The rery best strains. See me at Mynard or call Platts mouth 'Phone 2221. W. B. Porter. Should Not Feel Discouraged. So many people troubled with in digestion and constipation have been benefited by taking Chamberlain's Tablets that no one should feel dis couraged who has not given them a trial. They contain no pepsin or other digestive ferments, but strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. Obtainable everywhere. AT WORK ON L SUPPLY BILLS Hcoseanl Senate In final Strug gle on Appropriation Measures. - REDISTRICTIII6 BILL THROUGH. Anti-Discrimination Insurance Idea Finally Postponed by the Senate Member Counties Must Pay Ex penses ef Bringing Back Fugitives. Lincoln, Ajjfil 12. While it may be lonsldered that tne Tnirty-fourth ses sion of the Nebraska legislature is practically closed, appropriation bills still remain to be passed and enrolled. The two branches of the legislature are so far apart on what they con sider the proper amounts to be appro priated and appear to be so strongly entrenched in their own ideas that it is useless to figure what the result will be. It srniply remains to see which end of the legislature will give way to the other or whether both will re cede somewhat from the positions they have taken throughout the ses sion. SolonS Hold Session Sunday. The legislature held a short session Sunday. In the senate five hills were passed on third reading and in committee of the whole one bill was ordered en grossed for third read'ng and, two killed. One ef those killed was house roll 591. which had been amended so that it was a substitute for senate file 46, the insurance bill killed in the house last week. Amendments to the bill were adopt ed by a vote of 14 to 11, but when the bill came up for the final action on a motion to postpone indefinitely the roll call showed 14 for death and 13 for its salvation. The senate conference committee concurred In the amendments of the house on senate file 161, providing for full valuation of all real estate, but levy shall be made on a 20 per cent valuation. House roll 3.10. by Reynolds, provid ing for creation of water power dis tricts, was recommended to pass in committee of the whole. A communication was received In the senate from Representative Pal mer of Douglas, asking that his bill, house roll 429, be indefinitely post poned. The. bill reqnired justices of the peace to pay all fees in excess of fl.nrt) into the county treasury. The bill had passed and so the communl cation came too late. Redisricting Bill Favored. Over in the house a short session was held and house roll 413, the Nich ols bill, providing for a redisricting of the Eighth and Ninth judicial dis tricts, was taken Up. The original bill provided for the taking of Stanton county from the Eighth district and placing it in the Ninth and providing an extra judge for the latter district. The senate amended the bill by takin Cuming connty also from the Eighth district and putting it in the Ninth. Peterson of Lancaster attempted to get an amendment in providing for a fourth judge in the Lancaster county district court, but this failed, and the bill was adopted, with the two dis tricts affected now standing as follows: Eighth Cedar, Dakota, Dixon and Thurston, with one jndgfe. Ninth Antelope. Knox. Madison Pierce, Wayne. Stanton and Cuming. with two Judges. Among the bills cleaned hp wa.s house roll 44, the Lundgren-Negfey loan shark hill. The conference com tnittee agreed to the senate amend ments, which reduce the yearly Inter est to from 30 to 35 per cent and the license from flOO to $60. Both houses cleaned up all bills be fore them and nothing is left now but to wait for the conference committee reports. Counties Must Bring Back Fugitives. Over the opposition of Sandall of York, the senate committee of the whole recommended for passage the bill requiring the counties to pay the expenses of returning fugitives from justice, hitherto borne by the state. The member from York was fearful that county boards through a desire for economy might cause justice to miscarry in some cases. Long Trip In Rowboat. North Platte, Neb.. April 12 A trip down the South Platte river in a boat from Greeley, Colo., t6 North Platte is the feat claimed by R. L. Lillard and William Lillard, who arrived here. They left Greeley on Oct. 1 and wef t Red Lion. Colo., for t r--t--cause of ice. They had intended to go to St. Louis,, but decided, upon arm ing here, to take the train the remain der of the way. Musical Pf-ogram For Editors. Omaha, April 12. An unusually strong musical program has been ar ranged for the business programs of the Nebraska Press assdeiation next week. Omaha's best tale; will con tribute numbers for each session and the newspaper boys and their wives will have an opportunity to hear some real enjoyable musical cumbers. Killed by Grindstone. Geneva, Neb., April 12. Joseph Kolz was instantly killed by the bursting oi a grindstone run hy a gasoline engine 4t high speed. He was a young mar ried man, and lived six miles south ol Geaerav. .. . . . . J TWO OUT OF HELL 110 TORMENTTHERE Till Bibla lien list tha Hell of TitfPlogy. Jonah's Escape From Hell Jesus Was delivered From Hell Everybody Goes to the Bibls Hell Jesus Re deemed All From It Hence All Are to Come Out of It The Rich Man and Lazarus Is it a Parable or a Narrative? Unreasonable as a Statement of Faets Very Reason able aa a Parable The Rich Man Soon to Be Let Out of Hades. Boston. Mas s., April 11. Pastor Russell spoke here twice today. His discourse, based on Luke 1C:2? "In Hell, he lifted up his eyes" set fort h a most reasonable explanation of a parable which has long perplexed Christians. He said in part: Those who wrote tbe Eible did their duty well. The Old Testament covering the history of over four thousand years, tells us that all mankind at death go to Sheol the toaib. The New Testament written iu Greek, tells the same story, using the word nades as the translation of the Hebrew Sheol. It is in modern trans lations of the Bible that difficulty is en countered, particularly in the English. Nearly all these translations have boon made within the last five hundred years. For 1300 years before the Bi ble had been little known, because not translated into the languages of the people, and because few could have read it if it had been translated. In the second century the theory pre vailed that the bishops were as much inspired as the Apostles and Jesus; for they were called Apostolic bishops. Bible study was considered unneces sary because these Apostolic bishops were on the spot to give up-to-date in formation and communications from God. Then followed thirteen centuries of no Bible study, during which time, as the Apostles had forewarned, griev ous wolves came iDto the flock, mak ing merchandise of the sheep for their own profit (Acts 20:2tl-81. Gradually tbe doctrines became so mingled with errors that the false teachers enslaved the people with fear, and then extorted mobey for the relief of the fears. When Bible stndy revived in the Fif teenth Century, the errors were so in trenched in men's minds that their thoughts were colored respecting every feature of faith. Those who translated the Bible doubtless did their best to set forth Us meaning, but unconsciously gave little twists. In their endeavor to have the Bible say what they thought it meant As an illustration, note John 3:29. There the translators have given us tbe expression, "resurrection of damnation." when nothing in the Greek justified the word damnation. The Revised Version renders it properly. "resurrection of judgment" trial. When the Hebrew word Sheol was being translated. Hell was the nearest word to fit their ideas. Hence they translated it Hell as many times as possible; and only when this was Im possible did they give something ap proaching the proper translation the grave. There Is another word for grave qehcr, a sepulchre, a mound, a monument But do their best to make Hell out of Sheol. they could only so translate it less than one-half the whole number of occurrences. The Revised translation retains the Hebrew Sheol and the Greek Hades, saying. Let the reader find out what it means, doubt less he will think that Sheol is tbe "hot place"; and so the common people will not know what an egregious blunder was made by the theologians. Good men, who know better, permit their congregations to think that they believe in a burning Hell of torture, wbeu privately they confess to the contrary. But they say. Let us not do good, lest evil follow let us not tell the people, lest fewer would then come te church, and the power of su perstition, which holds so many, be broken. Poor men! They seem blind to the fact that these devilish doc irines are driving Intelligent people J way from God, from the Bible, and from the churches. Two Escape From Hell. The Bible tells of several who were released from Sheol, but of two the very word is used. The Prophet Jonah, swallowed by the great fish, was in its belly parts of three days. He c-alis it his tomb-belly, a sheol-belly. While there entombed, be cried unto the Lord in prayer, and the Lord delivered him. Jesus tells us that Jonah's experiences typified His own that as Jonah was burled in the sheol-belly of the fish. Jesus would be buried in the Sheol of earth. As Jonab came forth on the third day. so Jesus came forth. St. Teter points out that this was prophe sied of Jesus, saying. "Thou wilt not leave My soul In Sheol. or Hades" tbe.tottib. He says that God fullilled this by raising Jesus from the dead. Acts 2:27. Waoever gets the proper focus will see that all. good and i-hi. go down to the tomb to Sheol. Hades, called in pur Bibles Hell. lu benptures very ilstracH.v tell us that "the dead know ot anything": that "their sons come to. honor, and they know it not; and to 1 i fflSfOR. RUSSELL dishonor, and they perceive it not of them." Why? Because, as agaiu the Scriptures say, "There is neither wis dom, nor knowledge, nor device, in She ul, whither thou guest" whither all go. This exactly accords with the Divine statement, "The wages of sin is death"; "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." There is not a word in the Bible for the commonly accepted thought that those who die go to Heaven or Purgatory or eternal torment. All these teachings are found iu the vari ous creeds; the Bible alone tells the simple story, reasonable, harmonious. Gehenna Fire Second Death. It is true that Jesus used the word Gehenna lire, and that our translators mixed up the English reader by trans lating this word Hell, the same as Hades. But as all scholars will admit Jesus used the word lire hero sym bolically, just as we use it, to represent destruction. Thus our newspapers teli about the great conflagration in Europe not literal lire, but war, causing great destruction. So Jesus pointolr out that, although He had come to save meu from death, and eventually by a resurrection to lift up all who had gone down to Hades, nevertheless the relief would be only temporary, except to those who wouid conform to Divine Law. All others under that Second Trial would be con demned as unworthy of everlasting life and would die again. This Second Death would be everlasting, because Christ would not die again for those who would sin wilfully after being re leased from the first sentence. Pointing to the valley outside of Jerusalem, used as a garbage furnace1 and called in the Greek Gehenna, and in Hebrew Valley of Ilinnom and also Tophet. Jesus declared that it illustrat ed the fate of all wilful sinners. Dead cats and dogs, etc., were thrown Into the Valley of Ilinnom, Gehenna, where fires were kept burning, and where brimstone was burned to kill the germs. It is said that criminals of the worst type, after execution, were thrown Into that valley, as intimating that they would not share in the resurrection. This thought Jesus emphasized the ut ter destruction, in the Second Death, of any found incorrigible after having received full opportunity of return to God thro'jgh the merit of Christ's sacri fice. Th.- Bible everywhere holds out the thought that the Chnrch now, and the world in its trial Day future, will be in danger of Gehenna destruction the Second Death. Speaking of wilful sinners against full lizht. St. Tanl says. "Who shrill be punished with everlast ing destruction." (2 Thess. 1 :7-0.) St Peter says they shall perish "like nat ural brute beasts." 2 Peter 2:12. Release From Sheol, Hades, the Tomb. Bible students know that Sheol and nades could not bo places of eternal torture; for the Scriptures say that they shall be destroyed. If Sheol and Hades are to be destroyed, how could anybody be tortured there everlasting ly? The clergy know these things very well, but hide them from the people, nosea i:i:14 reads. "O grave Sheol, I will be thy destruction!" 1 Corinthi ans 15:". "O grave Hades, where is thy victory?" I. -vel.it ion 1'0:H. "Death and Hell Hades shall be cast into the Like of Fire. This is the Second Deat h." These Scriptures mean that the grave shall not always triumph over the hu man family, that mankind will be de- J livered by Messiah's Kingdom from the power of the tomb, that we can rely upon God's promise that ultimately Hades, the tomb, will be destroyed iu the Second Death, symbolically repre sented by the Iike of Fire. Note that the symliol is explained "the" Lake of Fire, which is the Second Death." In other words, all that are in their graves, in the tomb, the prison-house of death, shall ultimately be set free by the great Deliverer, the glorified Christ, who already has laid down His life as the Ransom-price, that sinners might not perish, but have the oprortuuity of everlasting life. This opportunity has yet come only to tbe Church, and to her by promise. Her covenant is to follow in her Mas ter's footsteps unto death; and the promise is thut she shall have a supe rior resurrection, because of greater trials of faith and obedience to sacri fice. "The gates of Hell shall not pre vail against her." (Matthew lt;:lS.) That is, as the Heavenly Father raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, so the gates of death shall not prevail against the Church. 1 Corinthians 10:42-44. With the world it will be different Everything under the New Dispensa tion will prove that the reign of Sin and Satan has terminated, that the Reign of Righteousness has begun. They will find themselves not only coming back from the tomb, "every man in his own order," but gradually raised out of imperfection and weak ness back to all that was lost in Adam and redeemed at Calvary, if they will follow instructions. The great prison house will give up the prisoners; for He who died on Calvary obtained the key of Hades, as lie tells us. Isaiah 49:9; Revelation 1:1S. The Rich Man In Hell. Tbe parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus would stem very simple if our minds had not been perverted w-lth error; but; filled with the perversion. many find this parable difficult to un derstand and are inclined to throw away the entire Bible because of it. We hope to make the matter very plain. To be thorough, we must note the fact that lovers of the eternal torment doc trine insist that this Is not a parable, but a literal description. Let us see. Does it seem reasonable to say that with nothing said about his character as being either moral or immoral, but simply on account of h!s fine clothes, his: sumptuoL'e food, and his richer, a mau should be eternally roasted? lz that a logical Interpretation ? Similarly it Is net said that Lazanid was moral or immoral, but merely that be was poor, ate crumbs at the rich man's gate, and was full of sores, which dogs licked. Is it reasonable to" puppose that sores and destitution, without character, would be qualifica tions for Heaven? Surely not! If all rich people go to eternal torment if all people who wear tine linen and purple olothfcig and have plenty to eat must suffer to all eternity, what an aristocratic place Hell would be, and how fell it would be! On the other hand, if only those who have sores and dogs to lick them, who lie at a rich man's gate and eat crumbs from his table, go to Heaven, how few of us will get there! Moreover. If it Is a literal statement, then Abraham hero Is a literal person, as well as Lazarus; and when Lazarus would get into his bosom, how many more could Abraham hold without letting some drop! Surely this is not a literal statement but a parable. Let us treat it from this viewpoint, remembering that a arable never means what it says. For instance, in the parable of the Wlient and Tares, the wlient does not mean wheat, but "children of the King dom"; the tares. "Children of the Wick ed One." Accordingly, the Rich Man does not mean a ri h man. but stands for some class; and Lazarus does nt mean a poor man. but stands for some class. Let us thus apply the matter. Interpretation of the Parable. We suggest that the Rich Man of the parable represented the Jewish nation, rich iu God's favor. Their spiritual table was bountifully sup plied with gracious promises from God. They "fared sumptuously." as no oth er people did. To them belonged tho promise of the Kingdom, represented by the purple raiment of royalty. As a people they had the purging of their sins, typical justification, accomplished on their annual Atonement Day. This was their "line linen." representing that righteousness was thus imputed to them as a people. In A. D. 70. the Rich Man. th' Jew ish nation, died, when the last vestige of the government was destroyed by Titus, the Roman general. The nation has been asleep in Hades ever since, though the Jews have been very much n'.ive and have suffered many things, especially amongst professed Chris tians of the tare class. Zionism, which has sprung up within the past thirty years, is the revival of hope that the IM'h Man will be resurrected from Hades; and present indications point, to this as a matter of speedy accom plishment as soon as the fulness of the Gentiles shall have come into Spir itual Israel. Romans ll:25-2. Lazarus represented outcasts who desired favor with God. but were "aliens and strangers from the com monwealth of Israel" Gentiles. They had no table with Divine promises from w hich to "fare sumptuously every day," no share in the promises of roy alty represented by the purple robes, no "fine linen," representing justifica tion from sin. Those things belonged to the Jew exclusively, until his na tional rejection and the subsequent opening of the door to Gentiles, that they might become fellow-heirs with the saintly Jews, and followers of Jesus in the glorious things of God's arrangement As the Jew died to his favors, so th Gentile died to his disfavor. As angels carried Lazarus to Abraham's imsom, so the eaiSy Jewish Church, messengers of God and Christ, received believing Gentiles into full fellowship as breth ren of the Seed of Abraham. This, figuratively, is described as Lazarus In Abraham's bosom treated as bis child. The Rich Man represented especially two tribes Judah and Benjamin. Pro portionately, the five brethren would represent the ten trills. The parable represents the Rich Man as saying. I have five brethren. May not something be done for them? The answer shows that only Israelites could be meant "They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them." Only the twelve tribes of Israel had Moses and the Prophets. The Gentiles had them not 'In Hell He Lifted Up His Eyes." The dogs licking the sores, in the, par able, represent that the Lazarus class were companions of dogs indeed, "dog',' was a name which Jews com monly gave Gentiles. Jesus Himself used It. and gives' an Illustration of how lx2icviiig Gentiles "occasionally "ts crumbs from the Rich Man's table. The Syrophenlcian woman requested healing for her daughter; but Jesus de clined, saying. "It would not be proper to take the food from the children's table the Jews and give it to dogs Gentiles." She answered. "Truth. Lord; yet tbe dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the masters' table." Then Jesus said. "O woman, great la thy faith!" and he gave hpr the crumb of relief which was not hers by right: for He testified. "I am not sent save unto the lost sheep of the House cf Is rael." The time bad not jet come for giving Gentiles a place In God's family as children of Abraham. Who cannot see In this beautiful par able a teaching in full harmony with God's Wisdom. Justice. Love and Pow er as it has applied during this Govpe) Ace? The parable does not show bow God's favor will return to the Jew irt due time: other Scriptures, however, clearly teach this, as we have pointed out May our eyes of understanding open to a true knowledge of Gnd'a Word, and to a true uppreci ition of His glorious charac ter! Thru we shall love Him better, and serve Illui. noi from, fear, but as dear children. I offer free of charge a booklet writ ten with a view to making these tigur.i itive statements cleor. Whoever will address me Pastor Russell. Brooklyn. N.- ". requesting a copy of a pamphlet about "Hell, w iJJ be promptly served frre of thurge. That pamphlet will set tle ail your questions.