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INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY
It Hu Been a Potent Factor in Nineteenth
Century Frogieti.
'essentials OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION
Iter. ene 1)fKi( II IIUm f
month Church, llrookl n, llellior
i:ii(Hint Sermon In K mi litre
Memorlnl Church,
1 Itev. Newell Dwlght Hlllis of I'lymouth
ihureh, Ilrooklyn, preached a New Year's
sermon at tho evening scrvlco In KounUc
Memorial church Sunday. Ho v. Mr. 111111b
took his text from l.uke xvlll, 18: "Good
Master, what shall wc do to Inherit ever
Idfltlnfc lifer Ho said In part:
Thoro Ih something In the nlr tonlnht
'nuking mo feel ns I nit hero that we tn
, under tno spell anil tho uwo of a new eon
; tnry. 'Inkoti all In nil, tho century now
c oRltiK Is tho most iinlciiio In hltory. Th
1 ? ..'r'V?"' '-'V"t,'r' "tiunlH for tho full of
i feudalism, the eighteenth for tho overthrow
. umi inn men or ttio (livtri right or
Kings arid tho nineteenth for the rim nnn
tclgn or tho common people. Therefore
the symbol of tb sixteenth century Ih n
liroken fetter: fur llin el.ihtei.ntli li U n
! tottering throne, nnd for tho nineteenth the
rloo at nil those Institutions which make
for the llherty of thought, of speech ami
of political action.
i often think of tlm century ok one.
Islanding first for the Increase of wealth.
. JieeiiiiHo In tho last luo yeunt we huve mul
tiplied tho comfort of life to tho hlgheit
'ilogroe. Thero Ih ono thing reat In tho
century above nil other, and that Ih th,
ircnllintlnn that Christianity Ih the chief
progressive Influence, Cur ago Ih constantly
iifllrmltiK that all things have liecomn now.
i aro ceaselessly rctulndcd that old tools,
old medicines, old liookn, old agriculture,
dd customs, have puesc.l away. Hut In
reality tho chnngo Ih seeming and super
ficial rather than real. Wo huvo a naw
nstronomy that InterprelH tho Ht.ir, but
tho sumo sun shines in tiio iiky: wo have
a now geology, hut tho rockn lie In tho
wo mo old layers ; wo havo a new physics,
hut there nro no moro elements In nat'ir'
than thero were In tho morning of crea
tion, Tho psychology Ih now, but not the
Intellect, nor tho emotions, nor tho Mill.
o havo ii now theory iih to how Moses
umo to write tho tmt cnmmundir.cnts, but
tho name old moral principles nrc with tts,
nnd from tho moment when the llrst man
entered this earthly srono to the last mo
ment of eternity It has been atul will lie
wrong to kill nnd steal and It will be right
to lovo and hopo and pray.
I 'nets Itciiiiiln the Slime,
Wo havo chunged our theory ns to how
David enmo to write 1 1 Ik I'otiltcnti.'tl l'sulms,
lint tho facts of temptation, of the moral
lapse, of liourH of penitence, when the eyes
ire blinded with tents and tho heart broken
with Brief Ih an abiding fact. If, In the
llKht of science, wo havo rewritten our tho
tirlcs of cotiHclence. of hIii. of churches. tif
creeils, we havo not changed tho great facts
which uioso tneorleH ilescrlbo. ir for tho
easy limits of tho Garden of F.don we now
havo tho stellar inllnltudes. and If for that
hand's breadth named C.ooo yeara we now
havo the geologic nges, with tho new and
Inrcer totnnlo of nature, we havo a new nnd
nobler worship. Aim tho extended heavena
(ledum tho glory of (lod as tho tiny heav
ens of .Moses never could, and the new
ntcllar roof covers u tcmplo worthy of lllin
who Inhabits Its eternity. Indeed, so far
from science having disturbed unv of the
f;reat fundamental facta of the Christian
Ifo it has only strengthened them by the
now explanations. Wu can make no greater
nustiiKo inan to lit our eyes upon the
changing theory and neglect tho moral
facts that aro permanent and personal and
vital. Alas for tho man who Ih so con
cerned with tho fact that tho old sickle Is
Bond and tho now renper has come, that he
forgets to sow and cultivate and reap, for
mm iooiibii man win 1110 or Hunger. Aioro
pathetic still the case of the youth who Is
fascinated by tho chnnges that are now be
ing recorded by different authorities and
tilts from book to book, from theory to
theory, us tho butterfly lilts from
llower to flower, anil so neuleetH tlm put-
tare of tho spiritual life, starves his liner
nnd deeper convictions, anil ntnnds at last
In a critical hour of IiIh career unsup
ported by the Kreut spiritual realities with
which llfo Is concerned. The theories aro
transient, but tho truth Is permuneut. Tho
Keogrnphles ci)tno and go. but tho moun
tains and hills and Hens abide, Tho physl
iiIokIos change, tho human body rcmnlii.
Dynasties pass und political parties disap
pear, but not thu people. Theological state
ments rise and full llko tho grass. Tho
grnfiH wlthereth. tho flower fadeth, hut the
word of (lod ntaudeth forever, (iod's truth
Is eternal, man's statement Is temporal
Browing with man's growth.
Wlmt It in to He n Christian.
Keeping In mind our former studies, what
la It to be a Christian? From tho view
point of careful dellnltlon, the Christian Is
ono who Is loyal to Christ. Having read
Christ's words tho Christian feels that
theso words command his reason. Looking
out upon Christ's carver, upon tho beuuty
of Ills llfo and the spottessness of Ills
character, tho Christian atllrms that that
character commands his reverent admira
tion. Having noted Christ's attitude to
ward llttlo children, towurd tho publican
und prodigal, ho is u Christian who feels
that Christ's hearing toward tho poor and
weak commands his sympathies. Having
read His golden rule, Ills mtiiioii on the
mount, Hlu law of love, the Christian bows
In loyal nccoptanco of Christ's Ideals of
possible excellence, feeling that these Ideals
tit onco condemn his past manner of life,
i uveal present latent powers of character
und open up now excellencies possible to
tho future. Just as an nrtlst pupil becomes
k dlsclplo when ho yields himself fully to
Iho Iti'liienco of sumo great master; Just as
IVnnyson became a dlsclplo of tfhakespenro
when ho yielded Ills Imagination fully to tho
Imagination of the great poet, so a man Is
ji Christian when ho yields himself to tho
Influence of Christ and feels u passionate
desire to bo loyal to Christ's llfo and teach
IngH. For tho whole emphaslj Is upon loyalty
to Christ ns a Minlor and Savior. A
man Is not a Christian because he has
wrought out fully his Idea of tho bible.
J hut Is Important, but It Is fidelity to u
book. A man Is not a Christian bec.iusj
no lias wrougiu out Ills idea or u creed,
l'hnt Is Important, but it Is (Idellty to u
'iiiiunuiiiiy. 4 ulna ii i.oi a c urisiiun ue
auso ho Yields himself to some nrliHi nr
blslion. That Is flilelltv to n hum.in
teacher. A man Is not a Christian he
cause ho has fulfilled tho directions of a
church. That Is illicitly to an organiza
tion. These things are Important, but tluy
are not llrst und essential. Tho ono essen
tlul thing is fidelity to Christ Himself.
All this becomes very cloir If only In i ur
thought wo Journey back to the time wIpii
Christ met I'eter and John in the way.
lleholdlng these men He said to tln.ni'
'Follow Me." Straightway they forsooit
all and followed lllm. Now from that pio
inent they were Christ's. Yet thev had n.i
Idea about an Inspired bible, because the
rsew Testament wus not written. Tli.-y
Knew nothing whatever about a creed, for
theology had not yet taken Its rise. They
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foro they were Chrlftlanf, When lot 3
time had passed by. slowly the men hepni
to stato their spiritual experiences In in
tellectual forms, named creeds and to wort
uut their methods In Christian activity, in
custom named tho ihstliu.lons ol in'
church. Hut these things came nfterwarj
nnd were the result of the fact that tne-i
nuu neon Christians berorthand.
l.lfe (Joes llefore Kiioivledgr,
Fortunately, It is not neeersnry to know
In order to be. Life goes Leforc knowled?".
Tho little babe In the cradle Is a person
and fullllls nil tho essential experiences
of life. It sees Its toyn nnd Its mother'
face, but It could not rIv any systematic
statement rcgnrdlne optics. It lives anil
loven and grows, but It knows nnthlnn
whatever about the law.t of physiology
and the nrlRln of Its life. Children enjoy
rruslc long before they understand the
color, scnlo and the laws or harmony. In
deed, millions go throURh life enjoying the
beautiful In nature and art without rver
knowing anything about the laws by which
colors complement each other, Also, mil
lions go through life as Christians wlthiut
ever stopping to work out philosophically
their Ideas about tho bible, or the chnren,
of tho creed. And yet they urn Christians,
because they arc loynl to Christ. Hlst 'ry
tells of 11 young paint grlrder In the studio
of Italy's greatest master, who developed
striking evidences of artistic skill. When
tin enemy of the great teacher came to
1110 noy ami urged mm to rounn a rcnooi
of hit own, saying thnt wealth nnd honcr
nnd Invitations to kings' palaces' might be
his, the youth answered In effect: "I nm
not ambitious to found a school or dwell
In a pulnce, but t nm ambitious to catch
Haphael's spirit and reproduce In myself
his Ideals." Now that slmplo thought con
denses In a word tho essence of the Chris
tian life. It Is 1111 ambition to rife to tho
level of Christ's thoughts, to feel Ills throb
of sympathy toward tho poor and weak,
to abhor evil ns lie abhorred it, to hunger
for righteousness as He hungered for it
and to walk with our Father as Chris:
walked with Ills, He Is 11 Christian who
Is loyal to Christ In thoughts, sympathies,
friendships, purposes und Ideals.
JIimv .Men lleeiinie Clirlntlnm.
Another question of like simplicity nnd
Importance Is. How shall I become n Chris
tian? Sclentlllcally a man becomes a Chris
tian In as normal and natural n way us ho
becomes a carpenter or a printer. hen 11
youth stands upon tho threshold of his
career ho passes In review tho various
handicrafts and professions. Ho argues
that ho Is untitled to be a lawyer or a
teacher, or editor, becauso he has no skill
In writing or spenklng; contrariwise, he
llnds that the human body has such fasci
nation for him that ho Is nlways trying to
read a face so us to interpret tho state of
tho ponton's health, so he decides to enter
a medical school and become a physician.
Onco thu decision has been reached ho
waits for nothing magical or mysterious.
He simply buys n book on nnutomy or
physiology nnd sits down ut his desk nnd
goes to work. When 11 traveler llnds him
self going towurd the ilnrth, where dwell
storms, Arctic snows and norpetuul winter,
onco he feels sure that he Is moving In
tho wrong direction ho turns sharply upon
his heel and marches toward the south. Hut
In this reversal of his direction there is
nothing magical, nothing mysterious. Yet
when ho has tut tied toward the south wo
must not suppose that the traveler has
reached thut hind of tropic fruits und flow
ers. I'erhups he has taken but ono step
toward a summer land thut Is 11 thousand
miles uwuy. Nevertheless ho has started
for that glorious clime. Thus the youth
cleanses his mouth of profanity nnd starts
toward purity. Ho cleanses his uppetlto of
gluttony and starts towurd self-control, llo
cleanses Ills habits from Idleness und vice
und sturts townTd Industry and thrift.
Hut sotno young man of the higher educu
tlon, moved by considerations of delicacy
ami honor, will say, "I nm not good enoiiRli
to Join a Christian church." Ho feels thut
It Is utt unworthy nnd ungenerous thing for
him to unununco himself us 11 dlsclplo of
Jesus Christ unless he represents those
high und noble qualities that Christ repre
sents, Ho thinks that tho platonlst must
have the qualities of Intellect thut char
acterized Pluto. Ho believes that thu dis
ciples of Tennyson should hnvo somo of
Tennyson's skill in mustering verse und he
feels that ho who allies himself with thu
church of Christ ought to be patrician In
tho beauty und nobility of his character.
Now, what Is n church? It Is a school of
morals. What Is Christianity? It Is tho
science of right living and character-building.
What Is tho bible? It Is Ond'a hand
book, full of directions for tho building of
a worthy life, bused upon the foundation of
Christ. And who Is the Christian? Ho Is u
minll In Christ's school. Hut nobody Is re
ceived Into a school because he Is a rlne
scholar. When a child rock to a school tho
irlnclnni says: "What do von know about
grammar?" "I don't know anything about
It: I want to enter the school to learn,"
What do you know about Latin nnd
lireok7" "Nothing," the boy answers.
Aro you tin In h story und science and
llternturo?" "No. I am not sure that I
know what those big words mean," tho boy
tepiics, to which tne principal nnswers:
"Well, you tire sulllcleutly Ignorant to bo
received. This school Is founded for boys
who do not know but want to know." And
men nro to tinlto with the church, not be
causo they are good, but becnuso they are
bad. If it man should como to mo and say:
"I want to Join i'lymouth church. I am a
Christian. I never hnvo a wrong thought,
I never Eiicalc a wrong word. I haven t done
11 mean or wicked thing for ten years," I
would voto against tne reception or tnnt
man. Ho is not had enough to get Into
I'lymouth church. The church Is a school
and Christ Is n teacher. And tho dlsclplo Is
a bud man who wants to becomo better, or
tho best or men who reels that he wants to
he ono llko Christ. Scientists tell us that.
although a star In the sky mny be n million
miles higher in nilltuue tlinn our earth, still
that star Is, In comparison with the Inllnlto
Ustauco to tho farthest star, side by sldo
with our earth. And In comparison with
tin- purity of Ood, from the standard of
ideal excellence, thero la scnrccl.v a hand's
breadth of illfferenco between tho lowest
sinner nnd tho highest saint. All are pupils
In tho school of character und human life,
wnero cnriBi is tno ono Htivior unit i.orit.
AVhut Con version .Menu.
Now grent confusion seems to hnvo
sprung up In many minds, Mun say of
liuiiyau or dough that tluy were Instantly
converted nnd In an hour lecame now mon.
What thev really tnenn Is that In a dra
matic moment that sprung out of some
great experience .they reversed the whnio
courso of their life, nss?mbled In thought
t no r mil Hussions una lninu sen anil 111 an
hour, flaming with aspirations, lifted the
torch to the old Impulses, ns men lift thu
torch upon a neap or woeua mat nas curscu
the fruitful ground. Hut once the old sins
huvo been destroyed then begins' the work
of sowing tho new growth ol simplicity,
temperance, service, sncrlllce, truth, Jus
tice. For tho Chrlstt'in life represents
growth nnd development. It Is an edttclvj
process. Tne protngui, itweinng anna huiks
nnd tho swine, mny 'all unon his knees
and cry, "Lord, descend and bring tulvn-
tton, uut let mm not imnK that uot is m
Inllnlto clothier, who denls in character
us a merchant deals In bales of wool, and
that the great Clod cuti off a charactar
suit nnd drops It down for men to put un
Men ror themselves must nrt the torch
upon tho old life, to destroy It. After
ward when they cry to (lod to come dow-i
nnd bring snlavtlon they nro praying for
tho sun to shine on tho seeds in tho field.
For salvation H not something done for
man on tho outride; It Is u work done In
man on tho Inside, and Ood Is always
coming to man. Ho besots tho soul beforo
nnd behind. We dwell, nB It were, In the
very heart of (lod, ns men dwell In the nil
encompassing summer. Hut the sun, fall
ing upon tho stone und soil. Is not tho same
Ir. result. The run falls upon the stone and
goes away, leaving tho stone unchanged.
Tho sun falls on a seed, and It leaves tho
seed a sheaf; and the soul Is a seed, stored
with latent qualities that aro divine, nnd
Ood's spirit, falling thereupon, brings out
thero divine germs of lovo and truth and
righteousness, Men do well, therefore, to
tulle of lustuntanletv and conversion, but
thlf has to do with a negative and de
structive work that Is largely man's. Then
begins tho Christian life, which Is posi
tive, and represents u growth, develop,
ment, practice, drill, patient, persevering
toll, as they work out their own salva
tion. "For It Is (lod who worlceth In men
to will and to do of Ills good pleasure."
Hut some thoughtful youth will rise up
and ask. What shall 11 man do with his past
sins? How shall ho straighten nut his rec
ord? If ho has a black sin In his past, how'
shnll ho become good friends with con
sclcnco nnd his Clod? Komo tlmo ago. In
an American city, a bitter polltlcnl enmity
grew up between an editor und a bunker.
At length years of famine swept over the
land nnd In nn hour of llnanclal panic,
when many banks were going down, tho
editor saw 11 chance to strike a deadly
blow nt tho rival. Although ho knew that
hla unnnnent's bunk was Itnauclally sound
nnd conservatively munaged, tho editor
slipped a statement In tho morning paper
saying thut rumors weto going urottnd us
to the solvency or nn institution mut Hith
erto had been considered snfe, etc. Had
thut editor taken a nlllnw oleeued hi conns
of a deadly plague ami inndo his way to
somo street corner In the midst of tho city
und there midst a high wind shuken out the
feathers to sow the city with germs of
disease ho could not havo done 11 moro
fiendish deed. At noon, v. hen tho editor left
his olllce, ho saw tho crowd standing In
front of tho bank nnd within a fow days
the Institution was doomed, lly reason of
tho public excitement and llin stress upon
other Institutions recovery was Impossible
nnd everything the banker had was swept
uwuy, Ilrokeu In snlrlt nnd weakened In
health by long excitement ut lust the young
banker fell on death. Several years later
remorse brought on sickness that cut short
the editor's career. On" day he sent for a
friend aril told him that he was responsible
lor tno unnKcr b ueutii, tor tno wrecKeu
hopes of his children, who wte tolling In
offices Instead of belnc In college nnd ulso
for the sorrow of tho broken-hearted wife
nnd shortly afterward he himself went on
toward that great tiny of revelation when
every secret deed shnll bo brought Into
Judgment. What a problem was that thut
the editor nsked, How can u man become
reconciled to his record7 I'lalnly, repent
ance, confession and restitution were Impo
tent to do nway with hi sins. Thc! acts
could not bring the banker back to his
desk, could not restore the InsUfJtlon to
the Injured stockholders, could not put
these young daughters back In- college,
could not hcnl the wtdow's broken heart.
Oh, what a world of unsuspected meaning
them is In the statement, "He bears our
sins, He carries our sorrows. Ho wo
wounded for ous transgrearloni."
i ninhclir cr In Chrlstlnn l.lfr.
From time to time men arlro who publish
their unbelief In Christianity. Uach gen
eration Indeed has Its own nrch-lnlld?l
Rome Julian, some Housseau, rorne I'alne,
announce hut inbclief In Christianity. Hut
11s a mutter of fact there has ever been
an infidel to the Chrlriau life. Men have
refused belief to the sacrament?, to creed1",
to popes, to religious teachers, to chursncs,
but no one has ever bean an tctldel toward
tho Chrlstlnn life. Ono man is Infidel to
the creed, but this Is unbelief toward u
philosophy, Another is Infidel townrd the
church this Ir unbelief townrd nn organiza
tion. One Is Infidel toward the bible, but
this rrtiresetiii wnnt of bollef In the state
ments of somo man named Moses or Paul,
Hut who has been Intldel townrd Chrli
tlnnlty7 "Whatsoever things nm true,
whatsoever things aro honest, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever thltiRS are t.f
good report." Who Is thero who donle
nral despises nnd derides these high and
gnd-llko qualities? "Whatsoever thlnus
ate true." No man denies the lmportnnc3
of truth. OiK'e truth Is fully revealed, llko
that of Newton or Milton or Shnkosprnte.
inett hang over the pages as they hang
nbovo a casket filled with precious Jewels
And when tho truth Is painted, how do
tho multitudes crowd abjut tho canvas7
And when the truth Is spoken by some
great orator, how do men crowd about hltn
who brings that truth to bear upon conduct
nnd ehiiratcer? And tho Christian hi one
who loves tho truth; wnnt3 all the facts In
the rase: Is nskitiir what Is sorlnl truth.
nnd artlstle truth, and spiritual truth; nnd
then rollows thnt truth ns tno neeuio ioi
lows tho pole. "Whatsoever things are
honest." A rugged virtue-honesty; out It
Is tut essential to manhood ns strength Is
.xtucntlut tn mi fink, ns hnrdness Is essen
tial to a block of granite And what hlgnr
pralso can you bestow upon some Lincoln
than to suy he was nit honest man? hat
revelation In the proverb. "An honest 1n.u1
Is the noblest work of Clod." The hono.U
man never undertakes a truth for his own
advantage, never overstates It In his own
Interest. Ho Hwears to his own hurt, nnd
changes not. And when such n truth lover
nnd truth speuker standj forth fully m
vnnlml 1 1.., ivlinl.. wnrl'l rises 111) III nd-
'miration and approval of suet, n churncter
ami career. . . .. ,
"Whatsoever things am Just." There hui;
never been a man who wrfc Infidel toward
Justice. The very foundations of Mate and
commerce am fixed thereon. In the Inner
most chamber of tho pyramids the 1. gyp
thin king llxed standards of measurement
that Justice might bo meted out. One cuv
Itv represents, for example, it mensum of
oil or wlno; nnother represents the measure
for wheat, nnd nnother gives the unit of
weight for a bale or wool or silk. Theso
standards cannot bo tampered with. Hying
weights and' mensures became Impossible,
und this emphasis of tho Importance of u
Just rtandnrd, witnessed to by the pyra
mids, Is but 0110 of a thousand testimonies
to the Importance of Justice
"Whatsoever things am pure." ho h'ts
ever been intldel to purlt.v7 What mnt nor
of man would he be who disliked the newly
blown rose, the dowdrops making tho grnss
to sparkle with diamond lire, tho purity
thnt lies upon the fui'o of the swoot babo
In tho cradle, tho purity of the young
brldo's face, tho purity of tho spotless
mow that rejoices the mountains ns with
the Rarments of Clod? Not thnt bloom
that lies over the fruit Is so alluring as
the soft bloom of lnnocenco nnd purity
that lies upon tho brow of youth and
maiden, whose lives arc unstained with
sin nnd whoso puro henrts seo God,
Infidelity to Loveliness I'lillilnWnlilr.
"Whatsoever things nm lovely." Who
ever wus Intldel tn loveliness, whether phy
sical or moral? The friend has somo lovely
qualities, tho hero somo ndmlrable traits,
tho reformer or martyr somo qualities that
ovoko prulse. hut your ono Image of loveli
ness, perchance. Is your mother, long since
dead, patient with your fattltj, tender when
others condemned, forgiving whom, others
wero bitter, hopeful even In your wnnderJ
lugs, when all others have despaired, and
at last her love drew you back to a right
life nnd to Ood, And now In memory her
face shines llko the face of an angel of
Clod nnd ho who would disbelieve In what
soever things wero lovely In her llfo would
seem to vou below tho Imngo of n beast or
demon. Infidelity tn loveliness becomes un
thinkable for tho sound Intellect.
Men there are. blessed with such genius,
that they can cnuso a lump of mud to stand
forth with the lines of a vase, or with a
few strokes of the chisel let on nngel out
of the block of marble. And yet tho marvel
of time Is thnt sublime, secret stirring of
the dlvlno llfo In tho soul nnd tho lending nt
that now and noblo Impulso forward until
It has cleansed the whole nmn. linrninnl'eil
all his faculties, refined, clarified and sweet
ened tho wholo body, mind and heart. And
nothing short of this Is the tnsk that Christ,
the schoolmaster, hath set before himself.
If scientists could chntiRo mud to Rold, or
pebbles to diamonds. It would bo uh nothing
compared to thlH transformation of man
from the power of sin nnd siitan Into tho
light nnd beauty of tho klnRdom of Clod.
And onco such a transformation has been
wrought tho whole earth ought to wako
nnd every string of heaven quiver with tho
out-blown joy. For thero Is Joy In heaven
over ono sinner that repenteth, moro than
over ninety nnd nlno Just persons that
need no repentance.
Ilcports Cuttle In Fine Sim pp.
T J. O'Keefe, editor of tho HemlnKford
Herald, Is n visitor In tho city. Mr. O'Keefo
is one of the Nebraska newspaper men who
has been nblo to branch out Into other busi
ness und ho owns ono of tho most pros
perous cattle ranches In western Nebruskn,
"The present winter hns been all that
could bo desired for the cottle Interests In
the western part of the state," said Mr.
O'Keefe. "Wo huve hud such lino weather
that cuttlo on tho ranges aro In splendid
condition und are now In shape to stand a
pretty sovero siege of weather If wo should
get one. Tho present outlook warrants tho
prediction that tho spring shipments from
Vniir.mkn rnnirt'H will bo exeentlonnllv large
und the grudo nt cattle particularly high."
Mr. O'Keefe contemplates nn euriy lour
of California nnd expects to spend tho
greater portion of January on the coast.
Mlilnlirlit .Miiih lit Snored Heart.
a tlm Church of the Sacred Henri tho
now century will bo ushered In tonight with
solemn high muss, tho services beginning
irotnntly nt muiHigni, Tno services win
n rmiitimted tiv tho lMlHtOl". Hoy. I J
Judge, assisted by Itev. Joseph A. Casey,
.liMu-nn. mid ltev. Andrew Judge, euhdeacon.
A special program or music nas necu pre
pared, which will bo rendered by the full
cnoir miner inu uih-i-uuii ui mu uihutiiot.
Miss Cannon.
CIUh Cclelirute Ceiittiry's Cluap.
Omaha Klks will celebrate tho close of
tho century with a stag soclul nt their
rooms tonight. The entertainment win no
furnished tiv members of tho various the
utricul companies now In tho city, assisted
by homo talent, juago i;atsne win preside.
I. nte Cni'N T'iiiiIkIiI.
On NVw Yeur'H ovo cars on nil lines run
iilng through the center of tho city will run
two bourn later than usual. Hast north and
southbound cars leave Farnam street nt '2
u. in.; cunt ami wesiuounu cars leave six-
tecnth street nt J a. m.
IIotv to Cure Croup,
Mr. II. Gray, who lives near Amcnla,
Duchess county, N. V, says: "Chamber
Iain's Cough remedy Is tho best medicine
I havo ever used. It U n line children's
rotnedy for croup andnover falls to cure,"
When given ns soon ns tho child becomes
hoarse, or even after tho croupy cough
hns developed, It will prevent tho 'attack.
This should be borno In mind and a bottle
of the Cough remedy kept at hand ready
for Instant uso as soon as theso symptoms
nppenr. For sale by all druggists.
Wliionn Uiinrtiiitlnr Declared Off,
ST. I'AVI.. Minn., Dec. 30. Dr. Justus
O'Hnge, health commissioner of St. I'uul
lrnvlng beun satisfied thnt the new health
board formed nt Winona has taken proper
menbtires to guard against tho spread of
smallpox which Is said to exist there, has
raised tuo quarantine between tho two
cities,
UOMKNUHKKItS' llXCi .IONS,
Via Mlmoiul 1'iiclllo Italian).
Hound trip tickets will be sold at very
low rates to points In Kansas, Arkansas
southwest Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian
Territories, Texas, etc.: also to certain
points In tho south and southoast. Dates
of salo first nnd third Tuesdays In tho
months of Jnnuary, February, March nnd
April, For Information, pamphlets, etc.
call or wrlto company's agents, 8, E, Cor
11th and Douglas Sts., Omaha, Neb.
THOS, F, nODFHKV, I k T. A.
j. 0. nm.Liri'i, a. a. v. & r. a.
BM(( THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE vsWM
Vr No matter how well your Tu) (Ignatnro on tmj bottle rjoolu and butleft every- itj'
UgTj 7) Meats, Fud Wand Salids S rfc7 , where pronounce It n indi- )VVrFi
pjWr j&y&"lW blTuyteo,heCu.l.
j J0',,V DSCAN'1' S0SS' Afnts' JV"V Vr y
PAST CENTURY IS REVIEWED
Great Progress in All Lines of Human En
deavor ia Oharacteriitio.
RELIGION HAS KEPT PACE WITH RCST
lnnr I'roblenix AlfevlliiK Hip Wel
fare (if the II 11 111 ii Ilnce
Still Ilcmnlit I'll
sotted. Nov. Hubert C. Herring's Sunday morning
sermon at tho First Congregational church
was apropos to tho closing of tho nine
teenth century. Ills themn had particular
reference to tho achievements of Christi
anity during this period. "Tho sun of tho
century is setting," ho said. "Only a day or
two moro and It will havo passed Into his
tory. You nnd I will nover be ns much In
tho now century ns wo havo been In tho old,
Our youth cannot bclranspluntcd nnd It re
mains for us, by tho grace of (lod, to mako
that part of tho now century which wo shall
sharo tho richest and most fruitful of our
lives.
"Tho century Just closing hns been n, cen
tury of conventions, a century of science,
laborious, painstaking nnd brilliant; a cen
tury of communication, tho world being
drawn closer together by the power of tho
press nnd through tho agency of steam and
electricity; a century of tho Anglo-Saxon,
tho raco having swept forward with a com
manding stop to a placo of leadership.
"It has been a century of specialism, more
and moro each man doing ono thing; a cen
tury of self-consciousness, for tn It our
world has been coming to a realization of
what Itnportnnco It Is. It has been a cen
tury or democracy. jii 01 incso tilings
mny bo said and there bo nono to dispute
tho assertions.
ItcHulim (lie I'ndcrlj Iiik (.'nunc.
"Can It bo said to havo been a century
marked by tho growth of the kingdom of
Cod? Has this kingdom moved forward at
a corresponding pneo? I am going to ns
sumo an ntllrmntlon nnd venturo tho asser
tion that such movement has had as Its un
derlying causo tho religion of Jesus Christ.
My text Is sclt-oxplanntory, 'Tho kingdom
of God cometh not with outward show,'
and In accord with It tho most conspicuous.
tnngiblo evidence of tho growth of Clod s
kingdom during tho century Just drawing to
n closo Is proven by tho extraordinary
growth of brotherhood.
'Whatever may ho tho essential element
of Clod's kingdom tho one conspicuous out
come of It had to bo tho growth of broth
erhood. This brotherhood which, ns I as
sume, has been n mark of our century, can
bo distinguished ns divided Into three as
pects of brotherly effort. Tho llrst has been
the growth of roi'l'cnl nrotncrnoou, an uu
vnnco toward that Ideal whero all stand
equal before tho law, equal In society nnd
equal In tho snaring or uurcicns. 11 nan
been tv century of emancipation, which has
been tho fundamental reason for an ap
proach to tho Ideal of political brotherhood.
It has been marked because 01 mo nueru
tlon of slaves and tho practical nbolltion
of slavery In all its forms tbo world over.
Tho slugle exception wnoro slavory now
thrives Is In countries whore tuo Mouam
mcdan religion flourishes.
C.riMVtli (if HcllKioiiH Hrotlicrliooil.
"Thoro has been n growth of religious
brotherhood, tho getting together of men
religiously. Among the movements ot mo
century nono havo moro significance than
tho religious movement. Tho Christian In
stinct of brotherhood has been the Im
polllng thing behind tho movement of mis
sions, inaugurated In prayer and welling
up out of tho sentiment of urotnernooa.
It has gone forth to alien peoplo and to
pagan ruccs to draw the'm Into tho com
munion of religious brotherhood.
"Tho third hns been tho growth of tho
Industrial or economic brotherhood, nnd
In this thero has been vast Improvement.
Work Is the lot of most of us. With fow
exceptions overybody hns to work, sldo by
side, shoulder to shoulder, tolling olthcr
with brain or muscle for our dally bread.
If that work bo unfraternal, each man
striving to hinder each, thero could bo no
creator curse, 'but if It be fratornal, each
man helping each, thero could ho no greater
blessing. In tho eighteenth century tno in
dustrlal lives of men wero contradictory
to the gospel they professed. It hus re
roatned for our century to define tho prob
lem nnd Etart its solution. Thoro havo
befcn wonderful Improvements In tho rcl
atlvo conditions of capital and labor and
yet thero Is vast room for Improvement
Thlj fcollng of antagonism cxlBttng on tho
part of labor towaru capitui musi uo wipcu
away and, on tho other hand, the great ag
gregations ot cnpltal that aro bolng formed
are, to my mind, tho ono great monaco to
our future growth and happiness. These
Issues will entor into polltlcal'struggles,
nnd wo will nover be called upon to fight
out another presidential bnttlo In which
this great Issuo will not bo nn Important
factor until it Is settled and settled right
DeKCcndiintii See IIiiiikith,
"So wo bid goodhy to tho nineteenth
century. Standing on tho threshold of tho
uow ono wo know that thero aro more,
good, truo hearts. If, In tho new century,
polltlcnl, religious and industrial brother
hoods mako an ndvanco corresponding to
that of tho century closing I verily bcllevo
that our children's children, standing down
thero on tho farther shore of tho Interven
ing flood of years, will grlevo over the dan
gers and dlfilcultles that confronted us and
thank Ood for tho era ot pence Ho hus
brought them, and then they bhall glvo
praise to Him who Is the only blessed po
tentate, tho King of Kings nnd Lord of
Lords, who only doeth wonderful things
for the achievements of the century which
nro ours hi tho second place and Ills In the
first."
i.vsi it.vxci: of oxivs i.ifi: A miTV.
llenii I'nlr Sets l'nrlli the llpiirtlt
AecruliiK from Protect Ion.
In dUcusslng tho Insurnnco of man's llfo
nnd property nt Trinity cathedral last night
Dean Campbell Fulr took for his text St.
Timothy II, C-8: "If. any man provide not
for his own, especially for thoso of his
own home, ho hath dented the faith nnd Is
worso than nn Infidel." Tho dcau said:
"It may bo that before next Sunday sotno
ono here tonight, strong, nblo and robust,
mny bo laid low and feeble upon n bed of
dangerous Illness. You may lose your
health of body and your strength of mind.
In n moment an accident can strlko you
down nnd In n second you becomo helples.i.
"What then? Kxpcnseu continue ntt be
foro and aro added to, Tho physlclau's
fees, nhly earned, must bo mot nnd drugs
necessary for restoration nro to bo paid
for. Hut with thousands of our fellow men
wages stop when Illness begins; from where
then can rent and food and clothing and
medicine be paid for? Wc can turn to and
get credit, but this means debt; furniture
can bo pawned or sold, but that Is pain
ful loss; you can borrow, but few aro will
ing to lend; you can ask for charity und
willingly the church will give It, but nn
honorable soul shrinks from asking alms;
you mny put the children to work-, but
children should bo' in school, not lu stores;
tho wlfo nnd mother may wash and scrub,
hut her placo Is with tho sick breadwinner,
where her heart Is. What elso can bo dono?
Wo cannot prevent sickness, but wo can
provldo for It! Ily membership in a
fraternal and beneficial order, such as tho
Odd Follows, Knights of Pythias, lied Men
nnd such llko societies you can havo a con
tract that by paying about 2 cents a day
when you nro well you will bo paid $5 a
week when you aro Blck! About C cents a
duy when wo nro working secures uh al
most $12 n week when wo aro 111! This Is
a business contract, not charity! Seven
conts dully when I nm well secures mo
nearly $3 a day when I nm prostrated!
What right have any of ub breadwinners
providers for households to omit such a
provision for tho tick bed, when by
economy, self-denials and a llttlo priva
tion wo can havo as secure a fund for our
maintenance ns wages aro when wo nro
well, strong nnd working and earning? Has
any ono a right to throw himself upon
charity when by a business arrangement
of a few cents dally he can mako ample
protection for Illness nnd prostration?
"Hut, my follow man, something elso
Is to happen! That- Illness mny end In
death and what then? What and who aro
to support tho helpless widow and moro
helpless orphans. Hero comes In the mag
nificent system of fiuauco wo call Insurance.
tho greatest of our ninny 'godsends,' to
prevent pauperism and preservo the home.
I bow In revorenco bofore an insurance
agent. I honor with unfeigned roverenco
tho old lino Insurnnco companies nnd fra
ternal and beneficial organizations of
America. They have saved tho homes of
our country nnd fed and clothed the wid
ows and orphans of America when nothing
elso but begging and borrowing and an
almshbuso could havo fed the hungry when
death took tho husband and father to tho
grave. Consult a representative of these
great companies nnd excollent orderB and
at onco while you nrc In health and strength
pass tho medical examination, secure your
policy and nover ceaso Its payments from
$0 to $20, saving your family $1,000 or $2,000
when you nro gone so that you may be a
free and honest man.
What shnll such a course as this pro-
vent? It will prevent an aching heart upon
tho bed of death as you think over from
whero ran bread como to feed my loved
ones. It will prcvont shamo upon your
brow and poverty lu your home. H will
provont t'10 relieving officer coming to your
widow nnd children to tako them In tho
paupers' wagon to tho Douglas county alms
house. It will prevent a thousand and one
Ills and mako you feel that you can look
with confidence Into tho faco of loved wlfo
and children, ot mother and sisters, and
know In your heart that becauso you loved
them you saved them tho awful condition
of bolng a 'destitute family.'
"Some men toll us they don't bcllovo In
Insurance und that tho world owes them
and tholr families a living. I never argue
with such men because I feel tho world
owes them a kicking and I wish someone
would do It rlgh off!"
flllHAT, HUT XOT
F.UU.TI.NSS.
Itev. Nctvton 3IIIIIU so tlinrnelr rlres
Men if .Nineteenth Century.
"Tho men nnd nchlovemcnts of tho nine
teenth century deserve to bear the epithet
'flrcat, but Not FaultleBB,' " said Hev,
Newton Mann ycbtcrday morning nt Unity
church. "Tho century has mndo a record
which Is unparalleled. Tho advancement In
science, nrt and letters has been pheno
menal, but the character of man has not
changed materially, 'mere is every reason
to believe that tho world is better than it
was 100 years ago, but tho change In the
spiritual condition of rranklnd has not been
uh pronounced ns the achievements ot men
In the realms of science.
"Ono hundred years have brought about
u complete revision ot religious beliefs.
Tho God of last century was a terrible
being, stern and cruel. He was supposed to
bo llko man, only very much larger and
moro powerful. He was a (lod ot wrath
and vepgeanco nnd was supposed to punlnh
all mon becnuso ol tle sins of Adnm, The
religion of the eighteenth century was so
harsh that fathers thought they must treat
their children badly to carry nut the teach
lngs ot their religious leaders.
"Hut this sort of teaching could not
endure, ('banning and Parker und other
advanced thinkers began to teach man ha
too much ot good In him tn bo mistreated
by God and that God was too good to be
cruel to Ills children. Tho leaven ndded
to the loaf of religious belief by theso men
1ms permeated tho wholo loaf. Congregn
tlonallsts arc preaching what Parker
taught, l'rcsbyterlnns hnvo voted for a re
vision of their creed, llnptlsl theologians
nro among the most ndvnnced thinkers of
tho day. Henson has been applied to re
ligion nnd mn 11 Is following tho dictates of
his own soul,"
Kov. Mann reviewed tho grent progress
which steam has made possible during the
century. Within sixty-eight years steam
has been applied to travel on land nnd sen
and distance Is no longer n barrier to ad
vancement. Telegraphs, cables and excel
lent mall facilities have developed remote
parts of Iho United States and mndo pob
slblo ft republic which began tho century
with llttlo moro than 5,000,000 people. Whit
ney's cotton gin, Howe's sewing inncliino
and n thousand other Inventions of less Im
portance have reduced tho demands upon
labor and mndo possible, "great wealth which
could not havo been ucqulred with Iho
primitive r. achlncry which was used at the
beginning of tho century. Electric lights,
Improved methods of heating and ventllnt
ing houses, telephones and other conveni
ences mako the home of today a plnco that
tho man of the eighteenth century would
not have dreamed of.
In medicine and surgery tho advancement
hns been more pronounced than In any
other field of science. Especial progress
has been tnnde In the prevention of disease.
Pasteur has relieved rabies of Its terrors.
Smallpox Is no longer dreaded because nt
tho immunity afforded by vaccination.
Surgicnl operations which formerly In
volved grent pain aro now performed with
out the knowledge ot tho patient by tho
uso of anaesthetics. Tho terrors which
lurked In tho physician's knlfo nnd In tho
gcrm-ladcn nlr havo been banished by
sterilization.
For Hoarseness.
DenJ. Ingerson of Htttton, Intl., says ho
had not spoken n word abovo a whisper for
months and ono bottle of Foley's Honey and
Tar restored his voice. It Is used largely
by speakers and singers. Tako uo substi
tute. Myors-Dlllon Drug Co., Omaha;
Dillon's drug store. South Omaha.
OIIJHCTKII TO ItKII HAIIt.
Amateur Actnrn Found Fault lvllli
I.eiulliiK Finn's I.oeUs.
All Imnortnnt nreredent linn l.nmi nolr.1..
llshed at Chicago's famous Northwestern
university.
The rent Issue Is whethor a red-hended
student shall bo permitted to enact the
hero of tho lutilnr play. Young Mr, Smith
was cost for tho part. Vital statistics
show that S71-a per cent of nil the Umlths
in tno civilized worm nro red-hended. This
nartlcilliir Smith wus no execution, mnt l.r.
wns not ushumed of it.
As tho rehearsals nrocressed one nfter
another of tho proud lndy pupils cast for
tno neroino una nor part on tno prompt
tnhlo nnd walked out. First It was Miss
White, next Miss Wnsson nnd then Miss
Adams. ICach In turn declined to ho wooed
and won, even In mimic portrayal, by 11
red-headed hero,
Finally a bravo, resolute girl from South
Dakota consented to stand for Smith, but
in 1110 meuniimo tno "co-pub unit exerted
their null with the faculty nnd tho red
hended nsnlrant for histrionic fame wus
relegated to tho small part of 11 broker.
wnicn required mm 10 weur a iiihck wig
with powdured temples expressive of vil
lain' und rapid living,
Smith was very nice about It nnd said ho
was In thu cast for tho good of his class
und would piny any old thing or even work
props, uut ins seir-nnncgutmn docs not
cloud tno vital issue. 11 is quite as im
portant as whether hazing shall be toler
ated ut West Point or foot bull permitted
at uneritn.
A college education Is supposed to de
velop liberality of thought nnd nobility of
character. In 11 religious Institution llko
tho Northwootcrn It may nlso bo reason
ably Hupposed to Inculcnto tho Christian
virtues. To n rank outsider of nonortho-
dox tendencies it inereioro seems oppres
A Kimball Piano-
Ib the only pluuo thnt lias received so
many awnrtlH of merit nnd testimonials
from nil the most prominent muRiclnns
In tho world this Is n good proof of Its
superiority over other Instruments our
stock of these beautiful pluuos is always
complete and yon can call nnd mnko a
splendid selection como nnd seo us this
week whllo wo nro closing out n few
bnrgnlns In vnrlotis mnkes of plnnos.
A. HOSPE,
Myilc til Art. 1513 Dooclis.
Our Men's Department
Hits gained a reputation for values In
tho years we have been lu business that
Is the envy of the shoo trado of tin
west yon havo seen lfii.00 shoes and all
shoes look 11 greut deal alike but our
$2.00 mechanics' shoes are made of good,
honest leather with a good, heavy solo
that will outwear two pairs of uppers
Just such a shoo as men who nro ou their
feet a great ileal wnnt the samo shoes
and the samo quality will bo sold else
where for at least $.'1.00 you aro taking
no cliiinces when you buy theso 52.0)
shoes.
Drexel Shoe Co
Cutnloifiir .Sent Free for tho AaUlnu.
Onali'i I)p-lo-dte Shoe Home.
J4I FAJtNAU ITIIBUT.
sive that charity nnd consideration shouli
bo withheld from n man becnuso ho Is red'
headed.
Hod hair Is no bar to great achievement
upon tho really and truly stage. Mrs. Car
ter and Nnt CSoodwIn am nbout as red
headed ns they miike them. So nro Hern
hurdt and Mario Allen, the chorus lady
who disinfects low comedians when they
call her down. All theso have attained din
Unction far removed from tho ordinary
Atul there nro others.
Thu tlaiulng pupillary adornment, even
when iiccompunleil by freckles, bus out
grown the foolish prej.tdlco of the olden
time. It may Indicate 11 peppery, even pas
sionate temper, but II likewise dcnntoH utt
ardent nnd affectionate nature. It bus
come to bo respected Ihsleud of reviled ex
cetit nt the Northwestern university.
It Is doubtless a great dlsaptiolutment tn
young Mr. Smith not to be suffered to play
tho lover. He would probably havo played
tho part like a human blast furnace, tint
ho can console himself with the knowledge
that the red-headed boy usua'ly develops
Into an opulent hustler nt maturity.
Ill nfter years, wdiett he Is rich and re
spected and hns a brood of ted-headed
youngsters all hlu own, Smith can cast the
pitying smile upon the scornful blonde and
brunetto beauties who now turn him down.
Tho chances nre that they will be spec
tacled spinsters teaching school mid sigh
ing vnlnly for nny kind of 11 mutt, whether
his tnppleco be iih lurid ns nn August sunset
or uh bald as tho barren mountain pcakf ot
Montana.
FIRE RECORD.
UnninuP" Lumber lnnl.
I.DAI), 8. 1).. Dec. .10. (Special Tele
gram.) Flro this mornle destroyed a por
tion of tho Prlco & linker Co.'b lumber
yard and olllco In this city. The loss Is
fully covered by Insurance.
I.iisn ill West Lome, Out,
WEST LORN 13, Out., Dec. .10. A disas
trous flro visited this vlllago tonight, wlp
out ono of tho principal business blocks ot
tho village. The loss will reach $25,000.
I'or I'npiuitonln.
Dr. C. J. DIshop, Agnuw, Mich., nays: "I
hnvo used Foley's Honey nnd Tar In threo
very sevcro cases of piinumnnln with go'
results In every ense." Thero Is nothing so
good. Dillon's drug store, South Omaha;
Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omnha.
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