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CONCLUSIVE ACTION FOR
PEACE L1UST BE TAKEN.
' ] apzul's
Demands May Be Itejectcd En-
1 tirely-Tho
Concuereil Natloxi Will
I'roairly ! Make an .lppeal to Rus-
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+ Peltin , April . - Japan has presented
l1er i
ultimatum , giving China one day
In 'V1.icir to accept or refuse It. Japan
h , reduced the sum demanded for in-
dentuity by 1,000,000 yen. The Chinese
got erunett is divided
as to the acceptance -
ance of the Japanese proposals. The
IWace Imrty is willing to accept the
trc rms. but the Honan party is holding
gut. 'rite position is critical.
! . New Tory , April 13.-The Herald's SL
! P'etersburg correspondent cables the
.failov.fng . : "The Chinese government
liar informed RUzsia that it certainly
will not subscribe to the peace condi-
lions which have been laid down by Japan -
pan and which it considers much too
onerous. China now has all her hopes
upon external intervention , and this she
urgently requests from the European
power' , , and especially from Russia. "
LIMA A FIELD OF CARNAGE.
Twcty-fl c Iiundred Men of Iloth Sides
Billed in the Late Revolt.
Ncw Yore : , April 15.-The Herald's
eo : responclent in Lima , Peru , under
dale of March 26 , writes of the attack
on the capital by the revolutionists ,
which resulted in the overthrow of the
Cacerlsts and the flight of the president
to Montevideo :
"What a sight the streets presented !
More than a thousand bodies of dead
men and a large number of dead horses
in the thoroughfares presented a most
horrible and sickening sight , while a
fetid , pestilential atmosphere pervaded
the who city.
"Had Caceres not resigned and fled
on board a man-of-war the revolutionary -
ary army would have advanced from
its position , only two blocks from the
palace and the principal f juare , fought
its way with burning petroleum , and
destroyed with dynamite every obstacle
to its progress. The revolutionary
forces were still some 4,000 strong , while
by killed , wounded and deserted the
Cacerist troops had dwindled to some
2,000 men , all completely demoralized.
'The total number of dead and
11 wounded on both sides is more than
2,500 , and the actual number buried exceeded -
ceeded 1,500. Among these latter were
seventy--five women and about 150 private -
vate individuals. '
"In various parts of the city men and
'
women fought alongside the revolutionary -
tionary soldiers or fired on the Cacerist
troops from their houses. In other sections -
tions of the city women opened the
doors and pulled the wounded inside ,
afterward passing their rifles and ammunition -
munition out to Pierola's soldiers. "
(1 OIL SELLS AT $2 A BARREL. .
Great activity Masks Dealings , While
. Prices Rapldly Go to the Top.
iPttsburg , Pa. , April 15.-Oil continued -
ued an its upward course this morning
' and seems to be fulfilling predictions of
those who said that it would go to $2
f this week. At the opening the Standard
put its price up 25 cents to $1.75. May
options opened at $1.75 bid and the first
sales were at $1.95 , and advance of 26
cents over the closing quotation Thurs-
day. From $1.95 it broke to $1.93 and at
10:30 o'clock $1.951 was bid.
In the first five minutes of trading
19,000 barrels of May option were sold
and there was some trading in cash oil '
at $1.91. Although there is great interest -
est in the upward trend of oil here there
is little excitement , for the reason that
nobody has the certificates on which to
trade. The new Producers' association ,
as a competitor of the Standard in refining -
fining interests , is having a rather hard
row to hoe at present , being obliged to
buy- crude oil at high prices and sell
the refined product at low prices. A
meeting of anti-Standard producers
was held here yesterday and discussed
the matter.
From 10:30 o'clock until 12:30 , the
closing hour , the market was strong and
active. Just before the close 7,000 barrels -
, rels of May options were sold at $2 and
the prediction of many- oil men was ful-
filled. It then reacted to $1.9S3 , but rallied -
lied and closed at $1.99 bid.
The net advance for the day was 31
cents and for the week S2 cents. The
Atlantic Refining company , which is
the refiing end of the Standard Oil
! company , today advanced the price of
refined oil 1 cent per gallon.
Chicago Boy Is Missing.
I Sedalia , Mo. , April 15.-Harry Weldon ,
son of a Chicago architect , and who
disappeared Wednesday with a horse
and buggy belonging to a liveryman
here , is believed to have been foully
dealt with. He came here a week ago
last Monday and stopped at a private
bearding house , where he made the acquaintance -
quaintance of a young lady , whom he
took driving on several occasions.
Wednesday afternoon he again went
out for a drive from which he never 1
returned , nor have the horse and vehicle -
hicle been-located.
Town Nearly Burned tip.
Paragould , Ark. , April 15.-The town
of Nettleton , twenty miles south of here ,
was almost completely destroyed by
fire early yesterday morning. It originated -
ated in a small hotel and burned three
business houses , another hotel , and the
railroad station. A ltumber of people
sleening in the hotel in which the fire
originated barely escaped with their
i
lives.
lives.Totcr
Totcr and Chill Perish.
Chattanooga , Tenn. , April 15.-Fire
broke out last night in the residence of
and before the
Mrs. Jenie McFarland
department could respond the house
was destroyed and Mrs. McFarland and
her infant child burned to death. The 1
mother had escaped from the building ,
but returned to get the child and per-
t is hed in the fire.
: lea York Bank Statement
New cYrk , April 15.-The weekly bank
, . .1 statement shows the following changes :
" Reserve , increase , $992SaO , loans , in -
crese , 5S1 900 ; specie , increase , $915-
500 ; legal tenders , increase , $529,100 ; deposits -
posits , increase , $3,005,200 ; circulation ,
The banks now hold
increase , 857,300
of the requirements
in excess
$14,922,775 S
of the . .a ' per r cent rule.
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VETERANS INDiGNANT.
Revolt of rhlladelphht Posts Against
Favoritism as to Officers.
Philadelphia , Pa. , April 15.-Because
Assistant AdJt : Gen.MorrIson of Pennsylvania -
sylvania holds both that office at $2,500
a year , and the chief clerkship in the
tax office at $1,500 , when other prominent -
nent Grand Army of the Republic veterans -
erans cannot get one Iosition , there was
a revolt of Pennsylvania department
posts in Philadelphia last night. Posts
No. 94 , 10 , 35 , 30 , 80 , 24 , and 363 united to
form the Eastern association to "guard
against the avarice of men at headquarters -
quarters , " as the prime moverof the
revolt put it. Several hot speeches
were made concerning the alleged department -
partment favoritism. The revolting
pests elected a president , vice president ,
secretary and treasurer of their "East-
ern association , " and expect to perfect
their organization later :
MAY LOSE MEMBERSHIP.
National Federation of Labor Said toIle
Ilo in Trouble.
Indianapolis , Ind. , April 15.-It is said
here the National Federation of Labor
will shortly lose nearly 20,000 members
in two batches , and those who have announced -
nounced their intention to withdraw
are the National Brotherhood of Painters -
ers and Decorators and the National
Brotherhood of Tinners and Cornice
Workers. The executive board of the
latter is in session here now , and Jacob
Tazelar of Grand Rapids , Mich. , general -
eral organizer of the painters and decorators -
raters , who arrived to-day , says there
are about 10,000 in each organization.
Both will on withdrawal affiliate with
an American Federation of building
trades.
Deny Mrs. Bolton's Concession.
Anderson , Ind. , April 15.-Daniel Kelley -
ley was arrested at Leiter yesterday ,
charged with complicity in the Foust
murder. A week ago George Hires was
found guilty by a jury of murdering
William Foust at the house of Maggie
Bolton , in Elwood , a year ago. Two
days after the trial of Hires Mrs. Bolton
made a confession , In which she says
she fired the fatal shot with a revolver
borrowed from Kelley. Detectives have
been on his trail ever since. He ancl'
Mrs. Bolton's two sons were present at
the shooting. The latter says her confession -
sion is not true. They assert the confession -
fession was secured in order to shield
others.
Abolishes Democratic Board.
Madison , Wis. , April 15.-The senate
yesterday concurred in the bill to abolish -
ish the present Democratic board of
control of charitable and penal institutions -
tutions and the governor presented to
the senate immediately the names of
successors to the last board. The assembly -
sembly concurerd in the bills to relieve
ex-Treasurers Baetz and Kuhn from
the payment of interest money retained
while in office , and also the will to discharge -
charge the sureties of ex-Treasurer Mc-
Fetridge and relieve him from the further -
ther payment of interest money under
the decision of the supreme court. The
assembly killed the O'Neil suffrage bill
by a vote of 49 to 33.
Banker's Son Attempts Murder.
. Minerva , Ohio , April 15.-John Yeng-
ling , son of G. F. Yengling , president
of the Minerva Banking company , quarreled -
reled with his wife last evening and attempted -
tempted to shoot her. She escaped
from the house , when Yengling began
to beat his little daughter. Thomas E.
Beetle was attracted by the screams
and attempted to rescue the child.
Yengling pulled a revolver , firing twice ,
one bullet entering Booth's head.
Booth's condition is critical. Yengling
is in jail , strongly guarded.
Names July 10 for Convention ,
Des Moines , Ia. , April 15.-The Republican -
publican state central committee met
here yesterday , all the districts but one ,
the Third , being represented. Joseph R.
Lane , of Davenport , was selected for
temporary chairman of the convention.
The selection of the permanent chairman -
man was left to the convention. Des
Moines was selected as the place for the
convention , although Mrshalltown and
Council Bluffs contested for the honor.
The meeting of the committee was har-
monious.
One of the Fugitives Caught.
New York , April 15.-John Quigley ,
one of the five men who Wednesday
night broke out of the Mattewan asylum -
lum for the criminal insane , was caught
at New Hamburg , ten miles above
Mattewan , yesterday. He made no resistance -
sistance and wasat once taken back
to the asylum. The asylum authorities -
ties have no definite clews to any of
the other fugitives. Fully thirty attendants -
tendants are out following up various
rumors of the men's flight.
Bills Two Rioters in Self-Defense.
St. Louis , Mo. , April 15.-In a riot be.
tween native and foreign railroad la-
horers at Siloam Springs , Ark. , last
night , several shots were exchanged
and one person was badly wounded.
A federal deputy marshal attempted to
quell the disturbance. He was set upon
by four of the rioters and was compelled -
pelled to kill two of them in self-de-
fense.
Escaped Prisoners Are Caught.
Roswell , N. M. , April 15.-The prisoners -
ers in the jail overpowered Jailer Tali-
ferro yesterday and locked him up.
They then armed themselves and es-
caped. Three of them are murderers.
Nearly all the citizens of the town
started in pursuit , and a short distance
from town a pitched battle was fought.
One of the fugitives was dangerously
wounded. The remainder surrendered.
Denies a Rehearing in Harrow Case.
Indianapolis , Ind. , April 15.-In the
United States court Judge Baker refused -
fused a rehearing in the case of the
National Harrow company against Indiana -
diana people. A few days ago Judge
Baker held the harrow company was a
monopoly- and not entitled to hold
patents. Yesterday lie denied the re-
iearing.
Charged With Murdering his Tenant.
Macon , Mo. , April 15.-Stephen L.
Walker , in whose house George' W.
Stice and family resided , was arranged $
before Justice Ames yesterday charged
with murdering Stice by shooting him
through the window- Wednesday night.
and was committed to the county jail to
await the grand jury's investigation
next week. _ _ . . ,
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Hi i-IUNC MAY PROCRASTINATE.
Belief that Japan's Proposals Will Not
Bo Accepted Till the Last Minute.
Washington , April 11.-The Japanese-
Chinese armistice closes in ten days , so
that it is anticipated by officials and
diplomats that the final terms of peace
must be near at ban I. It Is stated , however -
ever , by a diplomat of experience with
the Chinese and Coreans , that it is characteristic -
acteristic with them not to meet an
emergency until the last day. A case is
cited in which Japan gave Corea three
months to acquiesce in certain condi-
tions. There was no response until the
day before the three months expired ,
when a Corean official apperred and
stated that the subject had been overlooked -
looked and more time was desired ,
which request , however , was not grant-
: (1. It would not be surprising to officials
If Li Hung Chang pursued this policy ,
taking the full ten days before yieldIng -
Ing to all of Japan's demands.
The reports that the indemnity will
be about 400,000,000 yen coincides witli
the understanding here that 200,000,000
would be the amount of the payment.
The present rate of exchange on the
silver yen is .47 cents , so that 400,000,000
silver yen would be $1SS,000,000.
TO FORM A GREAT UNION.
Miners of Colorado , New Mexico , Utah
and Wyoming to Combine.
Pueblo , Col. , April 11.-A union of all
the miners in Colorado , New Mexico ,
Utah and Wyoming became practically
assured at the semi-annual convention
of district No. 15 of the Western United
Mine Workers of America when the
proposition was unanimously approved
by nineteen delegates , representing
7,000 coal miners in the territory Included -
ed in the district. Final amalgamation
is expected to be completed at the convention -
vention of metalliferous miners at Ogden -
den May 22. The project was first suggested -
gested by the metalliferous miners , who
were asked to send delegates to yester-
day's convention to discuss the mat-
ter. The latter miscarried , however ,
and no metalliferous representatives
were present. The coal miners ordered
a request sent to the metalliferous
workers for permission to have the coal
miners represented at the Ogden con-
vention. This request will undoubtedly
be granted and the amalgamation will
be effected.
Third Body Recovered.
Wheeling , W. Va. , April 11.-At 4Cl : ,
o'clock this morning the men clearing
away the debris of the Chapman and
Hutchinson buildings found the body
of Harry Cowl , a Western Union messenger -
senger boy , in Alley 9. The body was
in a standing condition with the hands
raised above the head , as if to defend
him from the falling debris. IIe was ,
with a sister , the only support of a
widowed mother. This makes three
bodies recovered from the ruins and
three still in the ruins.
Venezuela Grateful to Uncle Sam.
Washington , April 11.-President
Crespo of Venezuel has sent a special
message to the congress of Venezuela
concerning the attitude of the United
States on the British-Venezuela ques-
tion. Immediately on receipt of the
president's message the congress passed
resolutions amid great enthusiasm
heartily thanking the United States fat
its sympathy and support. The people
are getting up a monster popular peti
tion breathing the warmest apprecla
tion for the support of "The Great Republic -
public of the North.
Judge Saltier IiihIs Ilimselc.
Omaha , Neb. , April 11.-Judge John
Sahler , for quarter of a century prominent -
nent in Nebraska politics , blew his
brains out at his residence yesterday.
No reason is known for the deed. Judge
Sahler had a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances in the city and through.
out the state. He had attended every
session of the legislature for the last
twenty years , either as a politician or a
lobbyist. He was one of the oldest settlers -
tlers of the city , having come here in
1856 from Kansas , following the legal
profession.
LIVE STOCIi AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotations from New York , Chicago , St.
Louis , Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA
Butter-Creamery separator. . 10 18
butler-Fair to good country. 10 G4 li
Eggs-Fresh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 C4 11'44
honey-i er 1D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 : g 18
liens-Live , per lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tW ffi 7144
Lemons-Choice Messinas. . . . . a 75 air 4 25
Oranges-Fioridas , per box. . . . 2 50 4 401
1 otatoes. . . 75 U +
Beans-Navy , hand-pickedbu 2 0) 2 2u
hay-Upland , per ton. . . . . . . . . . 9 00 0110 59
Onions-l'er bbl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 50 3 00
larrots-Per bbl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 4 ! 1 , a
Cranberrries-Jerseys . . . . . . . . .11 50 0120)
lio's-Sdixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 4 85 ( f6 4 9)
Hogs-heavy weights. . . . . . . . . . 4 95 (5 ( 5 00
beeves-stockers and feeders. . 50 L 3 00
Beef i tears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : t 10
Bulls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10 rr 4 00
blags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S0 ( i30)
Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 75 ttir 5 W
steers-Fair to good. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 59 W 4 3 ;
Lows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.i 5i 4 G.
heifers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 3 CO
11'csterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 25 L' 4 l0
ieeu-Lambs.:3 : - d 5 50
sheep-Choice natives. . . . . . . . . 3 50 ( 4 65
CHICAGO.
Whcat-No.2. spring. . . . . . . . . . . . 58 m 5S74
Corn-Per ha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 fy
Oats-1 er bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ti 2'I )
Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131"tl2 25
Lard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 17 Ci 7 42
lios-Packrs ane. . . . . 4 85 5 15
Cattle-i liipphtg steers. . . . . . . . 4 15 ts G 59
: beep-.anus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 60 ' fi 10
hccp-Good to fancy. . . . . . . . . . 2 40 4 Si
NEW YORK.
Wheat , No. 2 , red winter. . . . . . . CO 7 CO'N
Corn-No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5O1. 51I
Oats-O.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : i2.'a S 33
Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mi 13 75
Lard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 22 'L.725
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat-No 2 red , cash. . . . . . . . . 51 : it 54I
Corn-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ' - 421
Oats-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . : ii
Hogs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . . . ) c. , 5 15
Cattle-Expor steers. . . . . . . . . . . : 75 5 Si
; keep-Mixecl natives. . . . . . . . . . 4 3. v 5 65
KANSAS CITY.
11'heat-No. 2hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 y 51 ,
Ccrn-No. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 43 ;
Oats-No.2 . . . . . 29 " 20'z i
Cattle-Stockers and feeders. . 2 30 4 80 i
hogs-31lxed packers. . . . . . . . . . 4 0 , 4 83
3Iore Ground for Illinois Capitoi.
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Springfield , Ill. , April 11.-The senate
committee on buildings and public
grounds ordered to be reported favorably -
ably and sent to the committee on appropriations -
propriations a bill providing for the
purchase of additional ground for the
state capitol. The ground sought lies I
south of the building and will extend
about 150 feet. The price asked is
$35,000.
Bridges Damaged.
Raleigh , N. C. , April 11.-Heavy damage -
age by floods continues. Both the Cape
Fear and Roanoke rivers are four feet
above the danger line and rapidly ris-
ing.
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C
T E T i .GE SERMON
PALM SUNDAY IN METROPOLITAN -
TAN CHURCH.
The Gates of Heaven Open to All-
"On the East Three Gates and the
Same on the North , South and West"-
Revelations 21:13.
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gate of Delhi where
converged a heroism -
ism that makes
one's nerves tingle ,
the Lucknow gate
A still dented and
scarred with Sepoy
bombardment , the
Madeline gate with
its emblazonry in
bronze , the hundred
gates of Theb e s tl r
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wonder of centuries , all go out of sigh :
before the gates of my text.
The Great Metropolis.
Our subject speaks of a great metrop
oils , the existence of which many have
doubted. Standing on the wharf and
looking off upon the harbor , and seeing
the merchantmen coming up the bay ,
the flags of foreign nations streaming
from top-gallants , you immediately
make up your mind that those vessels
come from foreign ports , and you say :
"That is from Hamburg , and that is
from Marseilles , and that is from
Southampton , and that is from Havana -
na , and your supposition is accurate.
But from the city of which I am now
speaking no weather-beaten merchantmen -
men or frigates with scarred bulkhead
have ever come. There has been a vast
emigration into that city , but no eml-
gration from it-so far as our natural
vision can descry. "There is no such
city , " says the undevout astronomer ,
"I have stood in high towers with a
mighty telescope , and have swept the
heavens , and I havU seen spots on the
sun and caverns in the moon ; but no
towers have ever risen on my vision ,
no palaces , no temples , no shining
streets , no massive wall. There is no
such city. " Even very good people
telll me that heaven is not a material
organism , but a grand spiritual fact ,
and that the Bible descriptions of it are
in all cases to be taken figuratively. I
bring in reply to this that Christ said ,
and he ought to know : "I go to pre-
pares-not a theory , not a principle ,
not a sentiment ; but "I go to prepare
a place for you. " The resurrected
body implies this. If my foot is to be
re-formed from the dust , it must have
something to tread on. If my hand is to
be reconstructed , it must have something -
thing to handle. If my eye , having
gone out in death , is to be rekindled , I
must have something to gaze on. Your
adverse theory seems to imply that the
resurrected body is to be hung on nothing -
ing , or to walk in air , or to float amid
the Intangibles. You may say if there
be material organisms , then a soul in
heaven will be cramped and hindered
in its enjoyments ; but I answer : Did
not Adam and Eve have plenty of room
in the garden of Eden ? Although only
a few miles would have described the
circumference of that place , they had
ample room. And do you not suppose
that God , in the immensities , can build
a place large enough to give the whole
race room , even though there be ma
terial organisms ?
Herschell's Reasoaings.
Herschel looked into the heavens. As
a Swiss guide puts his Alpine stock between -
tween the glaciers and crosses over
from crag to crag , so Herschel planted
his telescope between the worlds and
glided front star to star , until he could
announce to us that we live in a part
of the universe but sparsely strewn
with worlds ; and he peers out into immensity -
mensity until he finds a region no
larger than our solar system in which
there are fifty thousand worlds moving.
And Prof. Lang says that , by a philosophic -
sophic reasoning , there must be somewhere -
where a world where there is no darkness -
ness , but everlasting sunshine ; so I do
not know but that it is simply because
we have no telescope powerful enough
that we can not see into the land where
there is no darkness at all , and catch a
glimpse of the burnished pinnacles. As
a conquering army marching on to take
a city , comes at nightfall to the crest
of a mountain from which , in the midst
of the landscape , they see the castles
they are to capture , and rein In their
war chargers , and halt to take a gc'id
look before they pitch their tents for
the night ; so , now coming as we do an
this mountain top of prospect , I command -
mand this regiment of God to rein in
their thoughts and halt , and before
they pitch their tents for the night
take one good , long look at the gates
of the great city. "On the east three
gates ; on the north three gates ; on the
south three gates ; and on the west three
gates.
The Heavenly Gates.
In the first place I want you to examine -
ine the architecture of these gates. Proprietors -
prietors of large estates are very apt to
have an ornamental gateway. Sometimes -
times they spring an arch of masonry ,
the posts of the gates flanked with lions
in statuary ; the bronze gate a representation -
sentation of intertwining foliage , bird-
haunted , until the hand of architectural
genius drops exhausted , all its life
frozen into the stone. Gates of wood ,
and iron , and stone guarded nearly all
the old cities. Moslems have inscribed
upon their gateways inscriptions from
the Koran of the Mohammedan. There
have been a great many- fine gateways ,
but Christ sets his hand to the work ,
and for the upper city swung a gate
such as no eye ever gazed on , untouched
of inspiration. With the nail of his own
cross he cut into its wonderful traceries
stories of past suffering and gladness
to come. There is no wood , or stone , or
bronze in that gate , but from top to
base , and from side to side , it is all
pearl. Not one piece picked up from
Ceylon banks and another piece from
the Persian gulf , and another from the
Island of Margarette ; but one solid
pearl picked up from the beach of everlasting -
lasting light by heavenly hands , and
hoisted and swung amid the shouting
of angels. The glories of alabastervase
and porphery pillar fade out before this
gateway. It puts out the spark of
felspar and diamond. You know how
one little precious stone on your finger
will flash under the gaslight. But 0 !
the brightness when the great gate of
heaven swings , struck through and
dripping with the light of eternal noon-
day.
Julius Caesar paid a hundred and
twenty-five thousand crowns for one
pearl. The government of Portugal
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boasted of having a pearl larger than a
pear. Cleopatra and Philip II. dazzled
the world's vision with precious stones.
But gather all these together and lift
them , and add to them all the wealth
of the pearl flsheries and set them in
the panel of one door , and it does not
equal this magnificent gateway. An almighty -
mighty hand hewed this , swung this ,
polished this. Against this gateway ,
on the one side , dash all the splendors
of earthly beauty. Against this gateway -
way on the other side beat the surges
of eternal glory. 0 ! the gate ! the gate !
It strikes an infinite charm through
every one that passes it. One step this
side of the gate and we are paupers.
One step the other side of the gate anti
we are kings. The pilgrim of earth
going through sees in the one huge
pearl all his earthly tears in crystal.
0 ! gate of light ! gate of pearl ! gate of
heaven ! For our weary souls at last
swing open.
When shall these eyes thy heaven-built
walls
And pearly gates behold ;
llty bulwarks in th salvation strong ,
And streets of shining gold ?
The Sight of heaven.
0 ! heaven is not a dull place. IIeaven
Is not a contracted place : IIeaven Is
not a stupid place.LI saw the twelve
gates , and they were twelve pearls. "
In the second place I want you to
count the number of those gates. Imperial -
perial parks and lordly manors are apt
to have one expensive gateway , and the
others are ordinary ; but look around at
these entrances to heaven , and count
them. One , two , three , four , live , six ,
seven , eight , nine , ten , eleven , twelve.
Hear it all the earth and all the
heavens. Twelve gates !
I admit this is rather hard on sharp
sectariarisms ! If a Presbyterian is
bigoted , he brings his Westminster assembly -
sembly catechism , and he makes a gateway -
way out of that , and he says to the
world : "You go through there or stay
out. " If a member of the Reformed
church is bigoted , he makes a gate out
of the Heidelberg catechism , and lie
says "You go through there or stay
out. If a Methodist is bigoted , he
plants two posts , and lie says : "Now
you crowd in between those two posts
or stay out. " Or perhaps an Episcopa-
Han may say : "Here is a liturgy out
of which I mean to make a gate ; go
through it or stay out. " Or a Baptist
: nay say : "Here is a water gate ; you
go through that or you must stay out. "
And so in all our churches and in all
our denominations there are men who
make one gate for themselves , and then
demand that the whole world go'
through it. I abhor this contractedness
in religious views. Oh ! small-souled
man , when did God give you the contract -
tract for making gates ? I tell you
plainly that I will not go in that gate.
I will go in at any one of the twelve
gates I choose. Here is a man who
says , "I can more easily and more
closely approach God through a prayer-
book. " I say , 11y brother , then use
the prayer-book. " Here is a man who
says , "I believe there is only one mode
of baptism , and that is immersion. "
Then I say , "Let me piungeyou. " Anyhow -
how , I say , away with the gate of rough
panel and rotten posts and rusted latch ,
when there are twelve gates and they
are twelve pearls.
All Will Pass Through.
Well now I see all the redeemed o :
earth coming up toward heaven. Do
you think they will all get in ? Yes.
Gate the first : the Moravians come up ;
they believe In the Lord Jesus ; they
pass through. Gate the second : the
Quakers come up ; they have received
the inward light ; they have trusted In
the Lord ; they pass through. Gate the
third ; the Lutherans come up ; they had
the same grace that made Luther what
he was and they pass through. Gate the
fourth : the Baptists pass through. Gate
the fifth : the Free-Will Baptists pass
through. Gate the sixth : the Reformed
Church passes through. Gate the
seventh : the Congregationalists pass
through. Gate the eighth : the German
Reformed Church passes through. Gate
the ninth : the Methodists pass through.
Gate the tenth : the Sabbatarians pass
through. Gate the eleventh : the Church
of the Disciples pass through. Gate the
twelfth : the Presbyterians pass through.
But there are a great part of other denominations -
nominations who must come in , sad
great multitudes who connected themselves -
selves with no visible church , but felt
the power of godliness in their heart
and showed ft in their life. Where is
their gate ? Will you shut all the remaining -
maining host out of the city ? No. They
may come in at our gate. Hosts of God ,
if you cannot get admission through
any other entrance come in at the twelfth
hate. Now they mingle before the
throne.
Looking up at the one hundred and
forty and four thousand , you cannot tell
which gate they came in. One Lord.
One faith. One baptism. One glassy sea.
One doxology. Ore triumph. One
heaven ! "Why , Luther , how did you get '
in ? "I came through the third gate. "
"Cranmer , how did you get in ? " "I
came through the eighth gate. " "Adon-
iramJudson , how did you get through ? "
"I came through the seventh gate. "
"Hugh McKail , the martyr , how did
you get through ? " "I came through the i
twelfth gate. " Glory to God ! twelve
gates , but one heaven.
For All Lands.
In the third place , notice the points of
the compass toward which these gates
look. They are not on one side , or on
two sides , or on three sides , but on four
sides. This is no fancy of mine but a
distinct annourncement. On the north ,
three gates , on the south , three gates ,
on the east , three gates , on the west ,
three gates. What does that mean ?
Why it means that all nationalties are
included , and it does not make any difference -
ference from what quarter of the earth' '
a man comes up ; if his heart is right ,
there is a gate open before him. On the
north , three gates. That means mercy '
for Lapland , and Siberia , and Norway'
and Sweden. On the south , three gates.
That means pardon for 1-Iindostan , and
Ahgic'rs , and Ethiopa. On the east , three
gates. That means redemption for ;
America. It does not make any differ- f
enee how clack-skinned or how pale-
faced men may be , they will find a gate
right before them. These plucked
bananas under the tropical sun. Then
shot across Russian snows behind rein-
deer. From Mexican plateau , front
Roman Campania , from Chinese tea
field , from Rolland dyke , from Scotch
highlands , they come , they come.
Heaven is not a monopoly for a few
precious souls. It is not a Windsor
castle , built only for royal families. It !
Is not a small town with small popula
tlon , but John saw it , and he noticed
that an angel was measuring it , and lie
measuredit this way. and then he me- I
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ured It that way , and whichever way he
measured It , it was fifteen hundred
miles ; so that Babylon and Tyre and '
Nineveh , and St. Petersburg , and Canton -
ton , and Pekin and Paris , and London i
and New York , and all the dead cities
of the past and all the living titles of e.
the present , added together would not
equal the census of that great metrop
oils.
Harvest of Glories.
But I notice when John saws then
gates they were open-wide open. They
will not always be so. After awhile r
heaven will have gathered up all its °
intended population and the children '
of God will have come home. Every '
crown taken. Every harp struck.
Every throne mounted. All the glories
of the universe harvested In the great j
garner. And heaven being made up , of
course the gates iwill be shut. Austria
in , and the first gate shut Russia in ,
and the second gate shut. Italy in , and
the third sate shut. Egypt in , and the
fourth gate shut. Spain In , and the
fifth gate shut France in , and the ,
sixth gate shut. England In , and the .
seventh gate shut. Norway in , and the
eighth gate shut. Switzerland in. and
the ninth gate shut. IIindostan in , and
the tenth gate shut. Siberia in , and the
eleventh gate shut. .111 the gates are
closed but one. Now , let America go in
with all the islands of the sea and all
other nations that have called on God.
The captives all freed. The harvests
all gathered. The nations all saved.
The flashing splendor of this last pearl
begins to move on its hinges. Let two
'mighty angels put their shoulders to
the gate and heave it to with silvery . i
clang. It is done' It thunders. Thu
twelfth gate shut ! j
i ho Gate Keepers. '
Once more I want to show you tli t I !
gatekeepers. There is one angel at
each one of those gates. You say that I
is right. Of course it is. You know
that no earthly palace , or castle , or
fortress would be safe without a sen
try pacing up and down by night and
by day ; and if there were no defenses
before heaven , and the doors set wide
open with no one to guard them , all i
the vicious of earth would go up after
awhile , and all the abandoned of hell
would go up after awhile , and heaven ,
instead of being a world of light and i
joy- , and peace , and blessedness , would
be a world of darkness and horror. So
I am glad to tell you that while these
twelve gates stand open to let a great 1
multitude in , there are twelve angels
to keep some people out. Robespierre
can not go through there , nor IIllder-
brand , nor Nero , nor any of the debauched -
bauched of earth who have not repented -
ed of their wickeclress. If one of those
nefarious men who despised God should
come to the gate , one of the keepers
would put his hand on his shoulder
and push him into outer darkness.
There is no place in that land for
thieves , and liars , and whoremongers ,
and defrauders , and all those who disgraced -
graced their race and fought against
their God. If a miser should get in
there , he would pull up the golden
pavement. If a house-burner should
get in there , he would set fire to the
mansion. If a libertine should get in
there , lie would whisper his abominations -
tions standing on the white coral of
the sea-bench. Oply those who are
blood-washed and prayer-lipped will
get through. 0 , my brother , if you
should at last come up to one of the
gates and try to get through , and you
had not a pass written by the crushed
hand of the Son of God , the gatekeeper ,
would with one glance wither you for- S
ever. , ;
Friends There. t
You want to getIn , do' you not ? 0. . , . -
you have some hood friends there. This
last year there was some one who went
out from your home into that blessed
place. They did not have any trouble
getting through the gates , did they ?
No , they knee ; the password , and ,
coming up , they said "Jesus ! " and the
cry was : "Lift up your heads , ye everlasting -
lasting gates , and let them come in. "
0 , when heaven is all done , and the
troops of God about the castle is taken r
how grand it will he if you and I are
among them. Blessed are all they who
enter in through the gates into the city.
SAYNGS AND DOINGS.
A Standish , Maine , man has nearly
finished a robe made wholly of cats'
skins.
Two men to five women are cm
ployed in teaching in the United
States
Goal butter in tow. is often as difficult -
ficult to find as a man to be served ,
with a subpoena.
Bamboo sprouts in Japan are what
asparagus is to us. There is no accounting -
counting for taste.
A silly person says golf players
should be fond of sausages because
they come in links.
Attention is being given hcri to
a
Swedish cookery , feaiures of which
are very palatable.
'rho world is full of paopie who
think there should ba Oolong or
Ilyscn in tea biscuits.
What arc china tea cups without
handles good for ? asks some one. In
all well-regulated families , custard.
Men at public banquets who ask for
a second help of soup , must bs under
the impression that nothing more is
to follow.
Bread pudding continues to inas-
querade at country hotels tinder a
Variety of names to humbug tfis un-
sophisticated.
So daintily is cabbage prepared
anti served these days in fzuzionable
restaurants that prejudice against
the vegetable is dcereasiig.
It is a peculiar gastronomic taste o :
the Chinese to prefer eggs of 'o ancient
z perio.i as to be actually objectiona-
olc. Of these they ar as prou.I a _
an Englishman of his old pox t
ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD.
The Order of the Texiplars was
founded in 1119.
Among the old French orders is that ;
of the Ice. a female society , fou : ded
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The Order of the iini hts of S : .
Patrick was established in 1753 as an
Irish title of nobility.
The most famous of the I'russian
orders is that of the Black Eagle ,
founded in 101 as a reward for valor.
Some Australian raiwavs have women
citation masters.
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