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X Idaily personal news I Short Items of Interest From Mon day's Evening Journal A- S. Will Is a visitor today in South Omaha, going there to look after stock in the market. Frank Boyd returned to his work im Omaha this morning after spend ing Sunday in this city with his irUe, Mrs. James Novacek was a visi tor today in Omaha, going to that citr on the morning Burlington train. Mrs. Julius Neilson Is spending to Ty In Omaha, being a passenger for that city this morning on the eirly train. Mrs. John Iiiber Is spending to day in Omaha visiting with Mrs. E4. Donat, going to that city on the morning train. Mrs. L. B. Egenberger and son Louis are spending today in Omaha, going to that city this morning on tha early train. Mrs. Henry Donat and sons are visitors with Mrs. Ed. Donat today la Omaha, having gone to that city on the morning train. D. Hawk8worth and wife depart ed this morning for Lincoln, where they will make a visit of several days with their son Frank and family. Miss Marie Donat and Mrs. Fan nle Kocren are spending today in OiLaha vlaKIng with the mother of the former at Immanuel hospital In that city. Word cames from their Missis slppl plantation that a son has been born to Governor and Mrs? Sheldon. Good luck and a long life to the lit tie fellow. Mrs. Grosh of Kearney, Neb., who has been visiting for several days in the city, the guest of -Mrs. George "W. Osborno, departed this morning for her home. Mrs. Mabel Harmon and daughter Clara, who have been visiting with Earl Harmon and family In this city, departed this morning for their home at Hopkins, Mo. Mrs. T. A. Astle is a visitor today la Lincoln, where she has relatives and friends, being a passenger for that city on the morning train. She will remain until tomorrow. Rev. W. B. Lampe of the Omaha Theological Seminary, who delivered tho sermon yesterday at the Presby terlan church, returned to his home it Omaha this morning on the early train. 8. O. Stephens, who has been working in Omaha for the past three months with Frank Boyd, returned to that city this morning after Lav log spend Sunday in this city with hU family. Charles N. Beverage and wife came in this morning from their borne south of the city in time to take the early morning train for Omaha, where they will spend the day. Miss Kittle Cummins wns a pas senger for Omaha this morning, where she will visit the little daugh ter of Mr. Charles Cummins, who is In the hospital there. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Cummins In this city will be delighted to learn that the little lady Is getting along nicely and will Boon bo able to be removed to her home in Colorado. She wns operated on sometime Blnce and has been doing well ever Blnce. Early Winter Excursion Ra.tes TO CHICAGO: The National States Land and Irrigation Exposition, also The Great Internationa Live Stock Exposition the most ducts ever held in this country. and of improved grades of live public. Tickets sold November 15th, and 7th, final limit December 13th. TO OMAHA: National Corn A new Exposition in character and Exposition should mean increased wealth to every farm. WINTER TOURIST RATES: Daily from November 1st, to Southern and Cuban resorts. See the New South and enjoy its winter climate, the hospitality of its people and the luxury of its grand hotels. TO THE PACIFIC COAST: The usual winter tourist rates to Cali fornia with retvru via Puget Sound. H0MESEEKEBS EXCURSION: First and third Tuesdays to the rr. Isouth and west lilillllitjjlilii liilliii; ? t ? ? ? John Gorder Is a visitor today in Omaha, going to that city this morn ing on the early train. Russell A. Harris of Omaha was a visitor In the city over Sunday, the guest of F. G. Fricke and family. Clayton Rosencrans Is among the multitude visiting today In Omaha, having gone to that city on the ear ly train. Jesse Perry is attending to busi ness In Omaha today, being a pas senger for that city on the early morning train. Dr. A. P. Barnes Is spending to day in Omaha looking after busi ness matters, going there on the morning train. John Bauer is among those hav ing business matters in Omaha to look after, going to the metropolis on the morning train. H. T. Batton spent Sunday in the city with his family, returning to his work in Council Bluffs, la., this morning on the early train. Mrs. Tony J. Janda and son Ernest are among those spending today in Omaha, having been passengers for that city this morning on the early train Ed. Schulhof of the Glenwood In stitute was in the city over Sunday coming over for a visit with his folks for the day and returning this morn ing. James Archer and wife of Omaha spent Sunday in the city, the guests of the parents of the former, re turning to their homes in Omaha this morning. Mrs. W. L. Austin and daughter Miss Clara and Mrs. Robert Ward are spending today in Omaha, be Ing passengers for that city on the morning train. Mrs. Carl KoplHcbke and son George and daughter Henrietta are spending today in Omaha, being pas sengers for that city this morning on the early train. Miss Georgia Matous is spending several days in Lincoln with rela Uvea and friends, having been passenger for that city this morning on the early train. Mrs. Frank Kalasek, Mrs. Joseph ine Kalasek and Miss Cecilia Kal asek .were all passengers this morn Ing for Omaha, where they will spend the day visiting with friends, Mrs. Charles Freeso and Mrs, Sarah Lair were passengers for Om aha this morning, where they will spend the day visiting with friend and attending to some business mat tors. Isaac Pollard of Nehawka has just finished shipping this year's crop of apples, amounting to 20,000 bush els. Mr. Pollard has two hundred acres In orchard, one of, the larg est orchards In the world. Wendell Hell, the prominent farm er and stock raiser from west of the city, came in this morning and was a passenger for Omaha on the early train this morning, going there to look after tho stock market. Mrs. J. N. Wise of this city, who has been entertaining Miss Flora Wise of Kansas City, departed for Lincoln with that lady where they will make a visit with Judge J. Root and wife before Miss Wise re turns to her home. Farm Land Congress and United wonderful exhibition of farm pro Students of modern farming methods stock should attend; rates open to the 19th, 28th, 29th, 30th, December 6th Exposition, December 16th to 18th scope. The future benefits of this during November nnd December. W. L. PICKETT, Ticket Agent. L. W. Wakklhy, G. P. A., Omaha. Charlea Troop, tho well known farmer of the precinct, came in this morning and is looking over the cat tin at South Omaha today, going to that city this morning on the early train. J. H. Oltroegge and wife were ncrth bound passengers this morn ing, going to Omaha on the early train, Mr. Oltroegge starting out on his trip on the road, while Mrs. Ol troegge will spend the day in that Ity. IIISI IKFOSIEB County Commissioners Evidently Feel Much Need of Defence The county board met this morn ing and adopted the following reso lutions relative to the article which the Louisville Courier published for Miss Foster, county superintendent The attention of the public is in vited to the resolutions and parti cularly to the peculiar wording of them. The commissioners evidently felt the need of denfense to Miss Foster's article and the public is asked kindly see what they say. Read these resolutions over carefully they are worth looking at. The reso lutions follow: With reference to the article published in the Louisville Courier of October 30, '09 signed by County Superintendent Mary E. Foster in which it casts reflections on the county board of commissioners. "We, as a board, denounce the charges as false. "The bills of goods Bhe bought amounts to $700. She says she could have bought the same bill of goods from another firm for $350, The commissioners would like to know why she did not buy them there as she had the authority to buy where Bhe perferred. She also made the statement that she did not deal on as large a scale as some of the county commissioners would like her to have. If this is a fact, why did we, as a board, cut the claim from $700 to $450? She also makes the claim that she would like to know what is going on in her office. If she is not familiar with the duties of her office, it is time she posted herself on said duties. The county board never dictated to the kind, quanity or quality of goods ordered up to the time that this bill was presented for payment at which time the board passed a resolution that In the future no supplies should be ordered by any county officer with out first procuring an order from some member of the county board." Announcement of Marriage. . Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Brown of 4329 Twenty-third street, San Francisco, Cal., have announced the engage ment and approaching marriage of their nelce, Miss Elizabeth Joseph ine Browne, to Mr. Chauncey Sher win Ray of Portland, Ore. ' Miss la the eldest daughter of tha late Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Browne of this city. Since the death of Mr. and Mrs. Browne in 1907, the family home has been in Marlon, ) Ind., where Miss Browne was teacher of history in the public schools. , She graduated from Lincoln high school with the class of '04 and attended the state university. Mr. Ray was born in Washington, D. C, but for the past five years has been employ ed In Portland, Ore. The wedding will occur on Thanksgiving day at the Browne home in San Francisco. State Journal. The above family formerly re sided in Plattsmouth, and are well known to many residents of this city. All of whom extend, In ad vance, congratulations to the bride elect. DiiUlngulshed Visitors. L. F. Dunkak" . and George E. Peters, two of the live Democrats of Avoca precinct, came in last evening to look after some business matters, and of course gave the Journal a pleasant call. Mr. Peters is a prom inent farmer and Louie was former ly of the firm of Dunkak & Mase man, dealers in hardware, but sold out recently and expects to remove to Perkins county next spring, where he recently traded for a large farm and will engage lp farming again. Mr. Peters thinks Cajs county Is good enough for him, and will stick to his farm, which he knows has proved Its worth in past years. They are both fine fellows, and we regret Mr Dunkak's determination to leave tho best county in Nebraska, "to follow the Star of Empire." Albeit Tscherrln, one of the Jour nal's prompt paying patrons, living near Mynnrd, wns In the city today, and while here called and renewed for the Old Reliable for another year. Mr. Tscherrln la one of Cass coun ty'a best farmers and an awful good citizen, whom wo are always glad to meet. U M o- Ooo PEOPLE'S Sermon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Pastor Brooklyn Tabernacle. Ooo Sunday, Nov. 14. Pastor Russell, of Brooklyn Tabernacle, preached today from the above text to a large and at tentive audleuqe as usual He said: Throughout the length and breadth of this land of liberty, young and old understand full well the significance of election. Councllmen, aldermen, may ors of cities, county officials. State offi cials. United States Congressmen. Sen ators, the President and Vice-President are chosen or elected from amongst the people to tbelr various official sta- tlona. They are chosen with a view to the blessing that will accrue to the electors by the exercise of their official positions. How strange, then, that we who are so familiar with these things should read Into our text so very dif ferent a view of election! The thought should naturally suggest itself to us that if God Is electing or selecting a Church In the present time, it must be w ith a view to the use of that Church subsequently to serve in some manner the Interests of the re mainder of the world, from amongst whom they were elected. And this is Just what the Scriptures teach; name ly, that Christ Jesus himself Is the Head, the Captain, the Chief Ruler, and that this "elect" company are, fig uratlvely speaklug, his "members." his associates, his under-priesthood. The Scriptures tell us that this selection is according to Divine foreknowledge and foreordlnatlon. They tell us that God foreknew our Lord Jesus as the one who would occupy the glorious posi tlon of Prophet. Priest Mediator and King of the world during the Millen nium. They tell us also that the same God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ foreknew us also and "predes tinated" that there should be a Church class selected from amongst the world, to be their Redeemer's associate, his under-priesthood. his subordinate kings during the Millennium. The Elect Now and Hereafter. The Church Is spokeu of us God's "elect" now. before the election has been finished; before the testing Is completed; before the called have beeu proven faithful and worthy. These are "elect" In the sense of having beeu nomlnnted "moved and seconded." God moved that they should be elect ed, and "called them with a heaveu- ly calling." It reinaiued for the railed ones themselves to "second the mo tion" by presenting themselves in full consecration of heart to the Lord. Bui this was not sullicleut; for the iuvlteii ones were recognized as Imperfect and unable to come up to the requirements of the call. Hence it was necessary that the Lord Jesus Christ should be come their surety and agree out of his own fulness of merit to supply ull of their lack, their Imperfection. And this he gladly does by applying tor such the merit of bis sln-atonenient-sacrltlce finished at Calvary. Making the Election Sure. . Keeping before our miuds that the heavenly Father made the motion or the call, that we seconded it by ac cepting the call upon Its terms of faith and consecration unto death, and that our Lord Jesus Is our surety whd will make good our unintentional .blemishes, what shall we say of the prospects of our being elected and ai whose door shall we lay the responsi bility if we are not elected? Surely the unchangeable God who nominated us has made every provision for our election and will co-operate. Surely our Redeemer, our Surety, our Advo cate, will give us every assistance In the way and, according to bis prom ise, cause all things to work together for our good. Just as surely, there fore, the entire responsibility for fail ure would lie ut our door. And this is whnt St. IVter In our text declares, "Make your calling and election sure." From this standpoint we have a spe cial Interest iu our owu election, such as we never had before wheu we mis understood the entire matter. Once in our lgnorauee we thought that St. Pe ter hud written foolishly about our making the electiou sure; for accord ing to the erroueous theory which we hud "swallowed" without proper mas tication, God was dolug all the elect lug himself, nnd had uualterably fixed our destiny as eternal glory or eternal suffering, long centuries before we were born. This erroueous view blinded our mental sight from all the various in centives which now are so precious and so helpful. What had God elected us to be and to do? To sit upou a cloud and to play upon a harp and to sing to all. eternity, cheerfully looking over the battlements of iieuveu to see our dear friends writhing iu torment, and striving hard to praise God for it all and to think of his course In our election and their damnation us the ex emplification of Justice and of Love? Ve read Indeed iu the Scriptures re specting a Kingdom, for which our I,ord taught us to pray, "Thy King dom come; thy will be done In earth as it Is doue in heaven," yet the thral dom of error upon us wns so tense that we rvcognlzi'd not the inconsistency between these promises nnd our false hoe9. Now, thank God. "the mys tery" is revealed to us iu God's Word and by his Spirit, and we perceive that the Millennial Kingdom Is to be a real Ity and that 1U blessing to mankind In ooo PULPIT... ELECTING KINGS. "Brethren, Give Diligence to Make Your Calling and Elec tion Sure" (11 Peter i. 10). ooO general, "to all the families of the earth." Is to be most thorough, most systematic, most complete, and lu the end entirely satisfactory. Kings to Be Elected. What an Interest we properly take lu this matter of our election, after learn ing that the office for which we are running Is a combination o priesthood and kingship: The elect are to be priestly kings, or. otherwise styled, "a Royal Priesthood." Their glorious service Is to be for a period of one thousand years, during which they will be kings and priests unto God wild will reign over the earth (Revelation xx, 4; 1 Peter iL l. They will not "reign on the earth" iu the sense of being earthly beings, hav ing earthly courts nnd thrones; their resurrection "change" will constitute them heavenly or splitt beings; they wlil be Invisible to mankiud. as now the "Prince of this world" Is Invisible and as the holy angels are invisible. But they will possess heavenly power and authority and wisdom and grace. By these glorious attributes they will be able to serve God and humanity by a relgh of righteousness, whose up lifting or restitution Influences (Acts 111, 21 will begin with the living gen erations, but eventually extend to "all the families of the earth," who have been going down for the past six thou sand years Into the great prison-house of death "prisoners of hope." how ever, because of the promise of God's Word and the redemption sacrifice of Jesus. My beloved hearers, if your hearts are not moved by this message of God's grace and this Information re specting his Kingdom and of your pros pects of becoming kings and priests in that Kingdom, it Is because you do not believe the message because your faith does not properly grasp the "ex ceeding great and precious promises" of God's Word (II Peter I. 4. 1 am aware that this whole message by Jesus and his apostles has been so long covered by the rubbish of "the dark ages" that It was lost to our sight for a long while, and sadly we missed Its encouragement to faithful ness. 1 am glad, however, that now the eyes of understanding are opening to see the length and breadth and height and depth in the great Divine Plau of the Ages. The Value of Earthly Crowns. Consider for a moment what fabu lous prices have been paid for earthly crowns! Thousands of lives have beeu sacrificed and millions of inohey, to gain au eurtbly crown. Aud thousands who paid this price knew well that "uneasy rests the head which wears the crown." They knew well, too, that its tenure would be precarious aud that the attainment of it would bring them lasting hatred from others who aspired to the same posit lou and who considered that their right to it was as good or better. What comparison should we lustltute as between the value of such a crown and the "crown of glory." honor aud immortality which God has promised to his elect to such of them as make their calling and tbelr eie?tiou sure! lias God placed too high a valuation upon the heavenly crown, in demand ing that those who would share it with the Redeemer must prove their loyalty to bltn and to the principles of righteousness, and to the spirit of love, to the extent of laying down their lives lu his service aud In "doing good unto all men as they have op portunity, especially to the household of faith?" Our Lord asked wherein would be the profit to any man If be were to gain the whole world and lose bis own soul lose his future life. For the purpose of our present topic we might ask a modified question, uauie ly. If one should gain the empire of the whole earth and all of Its riches, aud if another should gain this heav enly elei ion to the hcnveuly King dom of one thousand years aud to subsequent eternal blessings with the lrd. which of these would choose the better part-whlch would show the real wisdom, aud which would be the foolish one? Hut the contrast In creases when we note that the domin ion of earth canuot be secured by our sailing through bloody seas, and that a mere competency of eart. ly wealth is attained by ouly one ot a thousand who strive for It day and nlnht. Sure ly from the standpoint of the f ather's Word all earthly honors are vanities. In comparison with tbe heavenly glo ries aud blessings which may be sure ly attained by the "called" of this Gospel Age if they will but follow the Divine direc tions. Terms and Conditions of Election. In our context St. Peter tells us tiou what terms the culled and accepted may make their election sure. After culling our attention to God's exceed ing great and precious promises he tells us that they were given us to the Intent that they should operate in our minds so as to luflueuce our lives. In harmony with the Divine will; and that thus we may "become partakers . rlflce of cartuy lntprt,M,gf ,r thereby of the Divine nature, after having es- !we cn dlV)lop ,)0 chltn.ter wnlct coped the corruption that Is lu tbe'our Iord dH,rHI V, urse,veil woriu inru-jgii ciesirr , - Heltlsnness. jt ,edj to a mult- Vust (verso 4i. He pro S, and urges that .such us have this hope shall give all diligence to tbe mat ter of adding to their faith virtue or fortitude. That is to say, faith of It self is very good as a start, but God requires more than this. As a condi tion of our acceptance for election he requires that our faith shall be of a f strong kind, giving us fortitude for all of life's affairs: for all of our Cove nants with tbe Lord: for a faithful en durance of opMsition. contradiction, etc., that thus we might be copies of our Lord Jesus Christ, as God has or dained all of "the elect" must be (Ro mans viii. 29). Not only must we have a strong faith combined with fortitude, but we must also add "knowledge." We re quired some knowledge of God aud of our Lord Jesus and of tbe Gospel mes sage before we conld come unto the- Lord at all. but tbe A pontic Is not re ferring to this, our earliest knowledge. He Is addressing Christian who have already taken the Bret stein. n as sures us that they need kuowledge to enable them to go onward in Christian development knowledge In addition to tbelr faith and fortitude. We have nothing to say against worldly knowl edge, scientific knowledge, etc., when these do not cross or' Interfere with the Divine Revelation, but we are con fident that tbe Apostle did not Intend to refer to worldly knowledge, but to tbe greatest of all scientific knowledge thp knnulwtcp of find How shall we know God? By stud of his character. Our Lord Jesus It was who declared. "This Ut life eternal, that they might knoie thee, the only true God. and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent (John xvll. 3i. This knowl edge at the present time is u secret knowledge aud. as the Apostle says, tt "hidden mystery." which can be known only by those who put themselves into a certain attitude of heart aud mind and conduct toward the Lord and his revelation. We are to study God's character-to learn respecting bis Jus tice, his Wisdom, his Love and bis Power, by studying his revelation the Bible. In it we see his dealings past, and his promises respecting his deal ings future. And a correct apprecia tion of these gives us a knowledge ot God's character as exemplified therein. But since this knowledge is not stated in terms for the world to understand. It follows that only those iu proper condition of heart and euligbtened by the holy Spirit can receive this knowl edge. It is taught only to the pupils in the School of Christ. "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his Covenant." . Other Graces to Be Added.' The Aostle continues his advice as to things uecessary to be udded by those who would make their calling and electiou sure. They must keea adding, and the adding must be little by little and day by day. The knowl edge we gain of God through his Word should ieud us to greater moderation (translated, temperance, in our common versioni. "Let your moderation be known unto, all men" (Phllippians Iv, 5i. moderation or balance in thought. In word. In action. God's people may be called extremists by those who are not begotten of the holy Spirit and who know not "the mystery.'.' But even, they should be able to charge immod eration only on the one score our im moderation, our faithfulness to tbo Word of tbe Lord aud to our Covenant of self sacrifice as followers in tho footsteps of Jesus. Our lives should be so moderate as respects business and pleasure and food and raiment, etc.. that we should be examples of wisdom and moderation to all extrem ists ouly along the same lines that Jesus and the Apostles were counted extremists by those who knew uot. nei ther did' understand 'the mystery" of their endeavor to be of "tti very elect." Patience must not be forgotten, lu addition to moderation, "Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting noth ing." Next aitd godllkeness general goodness, benevolence, benignity to ward all. Add next brotherly kind ness In the natural family relation ship, aud also lu the spiritual family, the Church. "Love as brethren" (ought to lovei. "We ought also to lay dowu our lives for tbe brethren." Still further the Apostle urges tnut while ull of the foregoing are elemeuts of love we superadd tore itself iu tbe fullest sense toward the Lord, toward the brethren, toward humanity, to ward the brute creatlou aud toward our enemies. While all of these can not be loved In the same degree, all should profit by the spirit ot love Ux our bearts for all. "Ye Shall Never Fail." Now conies tbe climax ot tbe advice to those seeking to make their catling and election sure (verse Si. "If these things be In you and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be bar ren uor unfruitful iu the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." And then as our text declares. If these things abound and If we give dlligeuce to the making sure of our calling and elec tion and do these things,, we shall never fall-we shall In no case tail af securing our electiou. God seeketh inch tor jolnt-belrsblp with their Re deemer In the Kingdom. God "seek eth such to worship him as worship him In spirit aud In truth." The grand consummation of our election our Kingdom honors and It lories Is specifically referred to by Ft. Peter In the next verse, saying, For so au entrance shall be minis tered unto you abundantly iuto the iverlastlng Kingdom of our Lord aud Savior Jesus Christ." If, dear Breth ren, we believe these things, let us permit them to control our lives our words, our dents and our thoughts. Surely we can well afford to be con sidered foolls'l) along lines of the sac- wortDjr cf a 8nre j Mn Kiticdoui. - 1 - i
