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Ooo PEOPLE'S Sermon bv ..I I Pastor Brooklyn ' " J . . J.' l- labernacle. V fi 5 -J" Ooo Chicago, Jan. 2.-rastor ttussell of Brooklyn Tabernacle, New York, preached here twice today to large au diences. The Auditorium of world "wide celebrity for Its size and excellent acoustics, afforded the immense audl nce a superior opportunity to hear Pastor Russell's discourse iu the after noon. We report his evening discourse based on the foregolug texts. He said: The opening of a New Year is like the opening of a uew ledger. It is a favorable time for determining what should be disposed of in the proQt and loss account and for putting into effect resolutions governing the New Year. The fact that thousands of resolutions will be made at this season only to be broken later under the impact of temp tation, should not discourage us from making such resolutions ourselves and advising the course to others. The man or woman who makes no Resolu tions or Vows makes little progress in character-building. Poor, fallen human nature uocds nil the bands and braces and supports which a well-directed will can give it. We are not advocating hasty, and sometimes unreasonable, vows and resolutions and pledges thoughtlessly taken. What we do ad vocate la thoughtful, rational sitting down and counting the cost, and then and there resolving with the full strength of the character, with the full determination of the mind, to pursue the way which deliberate Judgment tells one Is the proper course. . A Christmas Vow or Resolve. A Christian, like other men, can be benefited by such Resolves to himself, which should be sacredly kept, in pro portion as be respects himself and would be respected. These Resolutions may apply to sundry affairs if life his home, his business, his personal habits, etc. Rut when the Christian comes to consider his highest Interests, he at once recognizes that they are those by which he is related to his Creator aud his Savior. At the very beginning of his Christian experience, after be had longed for righteousness and turned from sin; after his eyes had seen Jesus as his Redeemer; after his ear of faith had beard that he was reconciled to God through the death of his Sou and had forgiveness of sins through faith in his blood then came to him the most important moment of his life. For God, through his Word, invited him to make a full consecra tion of himself (including every earth ly interest and affair) to the Lord and his service. , The proposition, in the language of the Savior, was that he should take -ip Ait croft and follow Christ; and that as a reward he should have in the present life tribulation from without, but the peace of the Lord within, aud In the future life experience a share In the First Resurrection. That change to glory, honor, immortality,, the Dl vine nature, means Jolnt-helrshlp with his Redeemer In his great Otlice anil work as the Mediator between God and the world during the Millennial Age. The tarms are clearly stated,-self-denlnl.'cross-bearliu.'. service foi Christ, faithfulness unto death. Tin rewards also, as clearly stated, ari crowns of life and membership In tin Royal Priesthood, a seat with the Lord In his throne, an opportunity of beinp one of the Judges for helplug and up lifting mankind during the Millennium . While stating the conditions clearl.i and distinctly, through his Word tin Lord did not urge consecration, but said rather that each should sit down first and count the cost. After havlug counted the cost, whoever chose to ac cept the proposition did so by making a Vow unto the Lord a Consecration Vow of full submission the full sur render of the will. This was to the Intent that thereafter not only the conduct of life, but the words of the mouth and the meditations of the heart should be acceptable to the Lord. This comprehensive Vow is symbolized in baptism, which, rightly understood, as explained by St Paul, Is a baptism into membership in the Body of Christ (the Church), and this by baptism or immersion "into Christ's death." Only such as make this Vow are ac cepted at all as members of The Christ, and anointed with the holy Spirit. It is respecting this Vow that St. Paul urges, in the words of our text, "I be seech you, (Justified) brethren, by the mercies of God. that ye present your bodies living sacrifices, holy, accepta ble to God, and your reasonable serv ice." Our contract with the Lord 1: entered into, made secure, by the Vow of Consecration, and the remainder of life is merely n testing of the conse crated one, to determine to what de gree ho really meant the Vow, to what degree he uses his every endeavor to be dead to the world, dead to self, dead to all earthly things und alive toward God and the Interest of the Millennial Kingdom to which he has consecrated himself as a ."member" of the Body of the Mediator of the New Covenant (Jeremiah xxxl. 31; Galatlans, 111. 21)). 'l Will Pay My Vows." Let no one lightly undertake a Vow unto the Lord. It carries with It weighty responsibilities. It would be better every way that none should take tho Vow without first understand lug the matter and entering fully lntu the spirit of the resolution he makes I COO PULPIT... PRESL'iT YOUR BODIES. "What Shall I Reader Unto the Lord My Cod For All ilii BenefiU Towwd. Me) 1 Will Tale the Cup of Salvition and Call Up. en the Name o( the Lord. I M ill Pay My Vow Unto the Lord" (Ptalm cxvi. 12). "1 Eeieech You. Brethren, by the Mercirt I God, That Ye Preient Your Bodie Living Sacrifice, Holy and Acceptable Unto God and Your Reasonable Service" (Romant lii, I). OOO- Once made and accepted by the Lord through the Impart at ion of the holy Spirit, it cannot be annulled. But why should we wish to annul the Vow': Why should unyone who puts his hand to the plow look back? To use the Apostle's illustration, why should the sow that was washed return to wal lowing In the mire? Why should we. after having renounced the world und received the begetting of the holy Spir it, and after having tasted of the pmk! Word of God and the powers of the Age to come, lose the precious taste and appreciation of these, and return in craving to the beggarly elements of the world? Surely there are no gom' reasons for so doing. Surely the Joyr of the present life, as well as the Impo; of the Kingdom to come, all should en courage us to fully "set our affection on things above and not on the tiling beneath." The world, the flesh and the Advei sary all exercise influences contrnrj to our Vow or Resolution to the Lord to bo dead to the world and to self that 'we may be alive with Christ u::d share his glory suffer with him, that we may reign with him. The poet hits expressed the proper thought here, say ing. " ' "My soul, be on thy guard. Ten thousand foes arise: . The hosts of sin are pressing hard To draw thee from the prite.' Much of our success In keeping our Vow of Consecration depeuds upon two things: (1) The clearness of our grasp of thj situation when we made our Vow and the thoroughness of our Intention; the amount or weight thereof; the will power exerted for righteousness. (2) An additional feature of great weight in the matter is tho degree of our knowledge. It is In line with this thought that the Scriptures decline. "My people perish for lack of knowl edge," Gbd has given us his Word and informed us that it is "profitable for doctrine, for reproof and for cor reetion in righteousness, that the man of God may be thoroughly furnished." He lias advised us to search the Scrip tures aud to forget uot the tisscin bling of ourselves together. Ai:d where his advice is followed and the Scriptures are searched daily, not In a formal manner, but with a desire to know and to do the Lord's will and to I e guided in his way. a strengthening if the will Is effected. Correspondingly there is a weakening of the evil In fluences which oppose us ns New Crea tures and our Vow, The Word of God Is so arranged as to provide "meat in due season" for all of his faithful peo ple, whether old or young. In every time. As "babes In Christ," as young men and as full-grown sons of God, it Is for each of us u storehouse of Grace and Truth, to make us strong In the Lord and in the power of his might. Only by appropriating this spiritual food can we have strength to fulfil or.r Vow, to finish our course with Joy and to attain the Kingdom. Item by Item, as our minds are able to grusp its un folding prospects of glory, honor uiid immortality, we are thereby strength ened by the Lord's might In the Inner man. ' In proportion as we realize the facts of the case we may appreciate what n great baryuin the Lord has offered us. We surrender hi consecration our earthly rights, privileges and pleasures, and receive In return more hnpprfylng spiritual blessings In the present life and the inheritance of the unspeakable blessings and glories of the future. It should, therefore, become much more easy to pay our Vows with a willing heart, as we grow In . grace and In knowledge of the Uml and his Word. Indeed, as the Apostle suggests. It Is possible for us to reach the place where we can "rejoice in tribulation also" knowlng that thereby our future bless ing is increased. "What Shall I Render?" As 'the cousecrated believer consid ers what God has already done, ni.d what he proposes yet to do for his faithful, gratitude wells up In his heart and his inquiry is, "What shall I ren der unto the Lord for all his benefits V" The more he considers the matter, the more he realizes that his talents and opportunities are necessarily small. in jlgnlficant. It is from this standpoint that tho poet wrote. "0 for a thousand tongues to slug my great Redeemer1! praise." . It Is well Indeed to show our appre ciation of God's grace by songs o! thankfulness and praise, but we are to remember that not merely poetic ca dences are our acceptable songs, Inn that from the proper standpoint life Itself Is the proper hymn of praise to be continually rendered to the Kliij of kings. "Singing aud making mclntl.x in our hearts unto the Lord" will iniplj that our works will be In harmony a song of life" (Kpheslans v, ID). Taking the Cup. The Psalmist's answer, prophetically represents the attitude of heart of nil the faithful. Lach Is expected to say. "I will take the Cup of Salvation and call upon the name of the I-ord" (Psalm cxvl. 13). The cup of salvation at the present time is the "Cup" which our Lord proffered to his disciples, say ing, "This Is my blood of the Now Covenant shed for many for tho remis sion of sins. Drink ye nil of it" (Mat- thew xxvt. 27. 2Si. It Is a "Cup" of sufi'erir.g. scir-di'i!!.;!. self-Kiii rr.h-e. ns resitects th: earthly things, uhicli we give up. .;u Ti'i;Yr. iliit ve may at tain the hfuvci!!y lli.rs as ji int-heir with our l: i.t emer. Tli. ve lit h.' danger, linwiver. of some getting the wMiis thought "i ihN n:ije. l. There is n poc'.'.litr i1mu:v 1.: drinking of thp Lord's cup" i f vif-.-arrifice, whl: h those who have rever partaken of can not hope to understand. It Is t!i pleasure of fellowship in his suffer lugs, as St. Paul explains. And a part of the pleasure conih'cied . with that "cup" is the associated hope of drink ing with our Lord of his other cup of Joy and glory and blessing In the King dom, as he promised. The necessity of partaking of this "Cup" of the Lord is shown by the Savior's words to two of his disciples who inquired, saylug. "Lord, grant that we may sit with thee, the one on thy right hand aud the other on thy left hand in the Kingdom." Our Lord's reply was that they little realized what this high privilege of sitting iu the Mil lennial Throne with him would cost. He Inquired. "Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of?" (Matthew xx, 22 the cup of suffering, iguominy. dishonor, death? "and to be baptized with the baptism that 1 am baptized with?" not the baptism into water, but luto that which Is symbolized by the water a baptism Into his death. The apostles Indicated their willing ness. And we can do no more. W left to ourselves, undoubtedly the con tract would be more than we would be sufficient for. Our sutticleucy Is of God's providence our great Redeemer is our High Priest and Advocate, able to succor us in every time of need, and able to provide ways of escape from trials too hard for us; able to strengthen us when weak; able to give us the "meat In due season;" able to make us strong in his might; able to bring to our attention the great and precious promises of God's Word. Vea. says St. Paul. "I cau do all things through Christ, which strengthenetb me" (Philipplaus Iv. 13). "In the Presence of All the People." v In the context the prophet declares. "I will pay my Vows unto the Lord in the presence of nil the people." Pub licly, openly. 1 will espouse the Iird's Cause. 1 will remember his words. "Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he coni eth In the glory of his Father, with the holy angels" (Mark vlll. I will be faithful In the performance of my Covenant to such a degree that my loyalty shall be kuowu to nil the breth ren as well as to the Ioril. who reacts the heart. Yea. and the worldly should know of the faithtuluess or (iod's peo ple, even though, in t nppiei luting the matter, they should dw.pl. e them and count them fo U fir Christ's sake. Vows of this kind nie not for the worldly, even though th.-y be nioiv.ll.v disposed. They are yet In llulr sins. If they reject the offer ot Invli'.e for giveness upon Llvl. e iir.ns of iimxc- cration. Such may nn think to take Vows of consecration to th, Lord until first they, have renounced wilful sin and accepted redemption, through faith in the pmious blued, dull then they remain amongst the wicked. "Unto the wicked God said. What hast thou to do to take my words into thy mouth as a Vow J seeing thou hatest Instruc tion and ca8test my words behind thee" (rsalin 1, 17). All who do uot wish Di vine Instruction, all who spurn the Lord's Word, me In this sense wicked -hi a wrong condition of heart. We are glad that there Is no truth In the theory that they ate liable to eternal torture, but. oh. how much they are missing, nevertheless, of the joys of the Lord In this preseut time and of the glories and eternal blessings of the future! In closing, dear friends, let nie sug gest to you n little Vow unto the Lord not as instead of your Consecration Vow. which Is nil comprehensive, but ns supplemental thereto us specifying certain matters, which are indeed part and parcel of your Consecration Vow. The thought Is that by this Vow these particular features of your obligation will be dally more prominently before your mind. It Is my belief that the taking of It earnestly and soberly, and the keeping of It, would be one of the wisest Now Year's Resolutions that God's people could moke most helpful to them In the peculiar time In which we are living. A Vow Unto the Lord. ,. ; 1. Our Father which art In Heaven, hal lowed bo Thy name. May Thy rule come Into my heart more and more, and Thy will be done In my mortal body. Relying on the assistance of Thy promised grace i to help In every time of need, through J Jesus ChrlBt our Lord, I register this vow.' . .. 2. Dally will I remember at the Throne of Heavenly Grace the general Interests of the harvest work, and particularly the share which I myself am privileged to enjoy In that work, And the dear co-laborers at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, and everywhere. . i. I vow to still more carefully, If pos sible, scrutinize my thoughts and words and doings, to the Intent that 1 may be the better enabled to serve Thee and Thy dear flock. 4. I vow to Thee that I will be on the alert to resist everything akin to Spirit ism and Occultism, and that, remember ing that there are but the two masters, 1 shall resist these snares in all reason nble ways, as bolng of the Adversary. 6. I further vow that, with the excep tions bntow, I will at all times, and In all places, conduct myself toward those of the opposite sex In private exactly as I would do with them In public In the presence of a congregation of the Lord' people. , t. And, so far as reasonably possible, I will avoid being In the same room with any of the opposite sex alone, unless the dnor to the room stand wllo open. . 7. Exceptions In the case of Brethren wife, children, mother, and natural sis ters; In the case of Sisters husbands, children, father, and natural brothers. Should any of those who take this Vow unto tho Lord desire to Inform nie of the fact, I shall be very pleased to hear from them at my Brooklyn address. a pa in) This is a real one. All left over winter suits, winter overcoats, odd pants, heavy underwear, flannel shirts, boy's suits and overcoats, which are the ends of lines are to be closed out at real reductions, from l,i to l3 off. This means that you can buy some overcoats and suits that sold for $18, $20. $25 and $30, as low as $10, $15 and $20 Every thing else accordingly. This is your chance to buy reliable, stylish, up-to-date clothing at astonishingly low prices. Don't let this chanct go by you. These prices are FOR CASH ONLY. is ww THE Another Narrow Escape. Last Friday afternoon George Payne had a very narrow escape from being Instantly killed by the stub train from the Schuyler train return ing from Oreapolis. Mr. Payne was walking along the east bound main line near the north end of tho local yards and just this side of the wa terworks station, when the returning stub struck him and hurled him to one side, badly cutting and bruising him but fortunately not drawing him under the wheels of the train. At the time of the accident Ed. Rey nolds and a companion were going through the yards on a three wheel velocipede and Payne, hearing the engine whistle as It turned the curve, supposed It was whistling for the boys and turned to look at them. They were on the west bound main line while the train was coming In on the east bound main line. Payno was intent on watching the velocipede and did not look around until the engine was right upon him. He looked about Just as the engine struck him. The locomotive was a switcher and the step of the engine caught Payne Just above the ankle as he tried to get off the track, the impact throwing him back against the beam on the front of the engine. The beam caught him across the back and he was hurel to one side of the track, escaping with nothing more severe than some bruises and cuts. It was really a miraculous escape and the man can be mighty thankful he escaped as well as he did. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Farm ers Mutual Insurance company of Cass county, Neb., will be held at the Hell school house In district No. 88 In Eight Mile Grove precinct, on Sat urday, January 8, 1910, at 1:30 p. m., for the election of officers for the coming year and transaction of such other business as may regularly come before the meeting. J. P. Trltsch, Pres. J. P. Falter, Sec. Mrs. E. S. Harstow and daughter Miss Helen, who have been visiting in the city for Beveral days past, the guests of Mrs. C. S. Forbs, de parted this morning for their home at Omaha. Poultry Wanted The Highest Market Price Paid in CASH . AT ALL TIMES Do you want an AUCTIONEER? If you do, get one who has Experience, Ability, Judgement. ! Telegraph or write ROBERT WILKINSON, Dunbar, Neb. Dates made at this office or the Murray State Bank. Good Service, Reasonable Rate. H & Son JANUARY WW HOME OF SATISFACTION MI M SHOULD GET BUSY ,i,i, i An Opportunity Presents Itself for the Seduring of Another Enterprise. C. B. (Den.) Schleicher, formerly one of the best known citizens of this city but now located at Brady, Neb., Is In the city today visiting relatives. It will be recalled that Mr,. Schleicher sometime ago invented and obtained a patent upon a new buggy tongue and neck yoke warranted to prevent runaways and accidents caused by tho tongue of the wagon or buggy drop ping down. Thla patent has turned out to be a great success and Mr. Schleicher has recently opened a fac tory for the manufacture of the same at Brady. So great has been the de mand for the Invention that he how employes eight men and is not near able to keep up with the demand for it. He contemplates starting another factory in this city if the matter can be arranged, and the Journal rises to call upon the members of the com mercial club to do their duty to Mr. Schleicher and themselves and se cure this Industry if it Is possible. Mr. Schleicher is especially anxious to manufacture the tongue and neck yoke here where he has so many friends and, as there Is absolutely no doubt of the success of the invention, the commercial club Bhould get to gether and arrange to locate him. If eight men can be employed In the factory at Brady, there is no reason why a largo number cannot be so used here. Mr. Schleicher is a gen tleman of high standing in the com munity, a citizen of repute and a business man of marked ability and his addition to the ranks of industrial workers In this city would be highly welcomed. Now is the time for the commercial club to strike and secure a good Industry for tho city. Mrs. William McCaulley departed this morning for Lincoln, accompan Ing her grand-daughter Miss Doris Patterson, on her return to her school at Concordia, Kos., and her grand sons James and Donald Pntterson, who are attending school at Council Bluffs. The young people spent the Christmas holidays in this city with Mr. and Mrs. McCaulley. I.K.OAI, NOTICK. Purnuant to an order of nervire bv publication made by the JikIrb of tlie dlHtrlet court of Cans county, Nebran- ka, at chnmt)tra nf the 14th. nay of December 1909, Frederick Conn, do fondant, will take notice that on the 4th. iluy of September. 1909. Mabnl Conn, plaintiff, herein, flld nor peti tion In the district court of Com coun ty, Nebraska, BKalnRt said defendant, the object and prayer of which Is to obtain a docrce of divorce from the defendant upon the Kround of cruel ty, habitual drunkennoHa and non-support, and for the cuntody of two In fant children, the Ixmie of said mar rlace as appears from the petition filed In aald cauxn. You are required to gnawer aald petition on or before the 7th. day of February, 1910. Dated thla 10th. day of December, 1909. Mabel Conn, plaintiff, by, Matt it kw Gkiii.no. 41-12-16-09 Her Attorney. PltOII TK NOTICK. State of NubruHka ) ). County court. County of Cbxs ) In the matter of the estate of J. Olen lioval, deceased. To all pemona Intereated : You are hereby notified that a peti tion hna been filed In thla court bray ing that lcttera of admlnlxtratlon tie IsHiied to Hurry ltoynl upnn the es tate of J. Olen ltoynl, deceased, and that a heartna- will be had upon au Id petition on the 11th. day of January, A. I)., 1910, at 1 o'clock a. m., In my office In the City of lMattsmouth, State or Nnbraika, berore winch hour all ob ieetlina thereto munt be filed. WltneHs my hand and official seal thla StOlh. day of December, A. 1., 1U0U. ALLU.N .1. Ill1, KHUN, County Judgo. WILLIAM C. ItAMRRY, Attorney. PUBLIC SALE! The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at his farm two and & half miles Bouth of Murray and five miles north of Nehawka, on MONDAY, Jan. 17 the following described property, to wit: 16 Head of Good Horses mi Mules One span dapple gray geldings, S years old, weight 3250. One bay gelding, 5 years old, weight 1850. One bay gelding, 7 years old, weight 1550. One black gelding, 7 years old, weight 1300. One black gelding, 1 years old, weight 1500. One bay mare, 8 years old, weight 1700. On bay mare, 7 years old, weight 16 SO. One black mare, 2 years old, weight 1250.' One black mare, 1 year old. One bay. sucking colt. One stallion,, coming 4 years old, weight 1800. On sorrell horse, 6 years old, weight 1350. One span of miles, 5 years old, weight 1900. One mule, 10 years old, weight 1050. FARM IMPLEMENTS, KTOV One spring wagon, one Jumbo seeder, one corn drill, four farm wagons, Badger cultivator, Deere i- ' row cultivator, Avery corn planter, Avery walking cultivator, Deere walk mower, one top buggy, 3-section har row, 2-sectIon harrow, 16-Inch stir ring plow, new Departure cultivator, one wood rnck, 40-galon Iron kettle, ' bIx dozen chickens, one riding lister, one tank heater, Kemp manuro sprure spreader, stock cover, 24i40 four sets work harness, McCormlck hay rake, one saddle, one milk cow, 40 tons prairie hay, two hay racks, numerous other articles. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock sharp. Lunch served at noun. TEKMS OP KALE. All sums of $10 and undre, cashl in hand; over $10 a credit of ten months will bo given, the purchaser giving good bankable paper bearing eight per cent from date. All prop erty must be Bcttled for before being removed. t 1 C. M. Chrlswisser, Owner. ' Robert Wilkinson, Auctioneer. W. G. Boedeker. Clerk. Hettimcil From Texas. Charles Grimes returned last even ing from his two weeks visit to Waco, Ft. Worth and other points in Texas. Today ho resumed his duties as re porter on the Journal, relieving Mr. J. Livingston Itlchey who had takea care of the place In his absence. Mr. Grimes found Texas a bright, sunny spot In a largo map of winter and found Teias people very optimistic over the prospect for the coming year. Tho boom which that country has been having for several years past continues unabated and the prospect for 1910 seem excellent. Later he expects to give the Journal readers, the benefit of his trip and his views. Itenews for Two. N. L. Volk of Renfrow, Okla., who has boen spending a few days at the old home in and near Plattsmouth, was here last Saturday and found time to call at the Journal headquart ers for a few momenta visit, and at the same time renew for his paper, also for his brother at Caldwell, Kas, , He will remain in this locality a few days longer, after which he will do part for the east, where he will spend a few weeks before returning to his homo In Oklahoma.