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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
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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.
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PEOPLE'S
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.
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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
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PULPIT...
ELECTING KINGS.
"Brethren, Give Diligence to
Make Your Calling and Elec
tion Sure" (11 Peter i. 10).
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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.
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