The - Plattsmouth - Journal r-T3 Published Semi-Weeklj it Plattsmeutli, Nebraska CUD R. A. BATES, Publisher. Entered at the Poatoflice at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class matter. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE the hundreds of bankers who are unyielding in their opposition to Sen ator Aldrhh's pet hobby. Secretary Balllnger, it appears, is not the only person able to "kill snakes." The people are also killin? a fe'.v. World-Herald. :o: CONSERVATION OF CAPITAL. to wires. :o: Boost for your home town. It might be that things don't always please you, but boost anyway. -:o:- Edward VII is succeeded by George V. Kings and convicts are the only men left who are designated by num bers. :o: The comet Is keeping up. to its Lie sure you're right, then cut the I ever Senator Aldrich might prescribe, in the way of a central bank bill. At least It is several months since Presi dent Taft was so reported, in every newspaper In the United States and he was so reported on the strength of reports of his speech sent out by the Associated Press. Hut it was only last Sunday that Mr. Taft discovered ho had been "misquoted." In the interval of his speech, and his Indorsement of a central bank, had been commented on and discussed In newspaper and niiigazlne articles and In public ad dresses from one end of the country to the other. During all that time Mr. Taft had not a word to say by way of correction. He allowed this nation-wide "Misunderstanding" of his portion on a question of the high e;;t ni'tional Importance to continue, without a word of denial from him selfuntil last Sunday. Then, very suddenly, he found his voice. Now he authorizes his secre tary of the treasury to send out this statement to the banks: schedule tlmo, notwithstanding the evidence of an overflow last week in the heavens. People In Illinois may begin to see why Boss Lorimer and his political associates are opposed to a 'primary ( !c ' I. n law. Mul;c sure that you have been counted by the (ensiis enumerators. This rnMinurilty la no place for a no count lean. easiness Is a little dull In Plalts moiitli just now., Kenicmber, how ever, that the farmers are busy, and can't tparc the tlmo to como to town. ;o; . Lest wo forget. Are we going to have a Fourth pf July celebration In Plattsmoi'th thla year? Think the matter over fserlously before you all answer. :o: The man who boosts instead of knocks, Is tho desirable resident. The booster should be Induced to remain, while the knocker should bo Invited to "walk ut." No room for knock ers In Plattsmouth. :o: The Wlekersham railroad bill, ns amended by the Insurgents, contains Eome excellent features. Put it leak ed in a dozen places before Mr. Ilrlu tow seized a piece of chalk and wrote "Pad order, shops" nil over It. -:o: Mr. Metcalfo nuya that Mr. Uryan is not favorable to incorporating a county option plnnk in the state Dem ocratic platform. Metcalfo ought to know. Ho Is about as close to Mr. Bryan as any outside his own fam ily, and wo believe what he Bnys. :o: The Nebraska Direct Legislation league la working hard for the initia tive and referendum, and have sent out a letter to every member of the legislature to lonrn how they stand on Mr. Taft was misquoted in the reports pf his Boston speech. The president Is not In favor of a central bank at the present time, and he has personally re quired me to advise you that he is not advocating the establish ment of such an institution. Ooo PEOPLE'S As a renson for making this an nouncement and denial it Is reported that "the president ha3 learned by his trips through the various states that tho opposition to the central bank la Buch that tho subject should bo approached with caution." This is truly encouraging. Mr Taft, It appears, Is not such a Bour bon that ho cannot occasionally learn a little something. And he has learn ed that tho opposition to a central bank Is so Intense, even among most bankers which Is to say the smaller bankers that "the subject must be approached with caution." Therefore ho decides to repudiate his Boston speech and proclaim that ho is "not In favor of a central bank at the present time.'' It would bo well If tho president would go on louniing. Perhaps, a littlo later on, ho might repudiate his Winona speech, and the declara tion that tho Aldrich tariff is "the best tariff law ever enacted." He might say that ho la "not In favor of that tariff at the present time." Perhaps, with his learning Increas ing by .geometrical progression, he might also bo led to repudiate his tho question. Most tho Democrats letter whitewashing Rallineor and reply favorably, and quite a number blackwashlng Mavis, and to declare of Republicans favor tho proposition, that he is "not jn favor of Balllnger ;o: ttt tno j)rt,aent time." Perhaps he Poor Earnlo Pollard didn't even might announce that he was mistak get a bid to the Omaha Kepublean cn reported to have Indorsed tho banquet. Why In this thus? Has railroad bill prepared by Wlekersham tho entire Republican party of the Bnd fathered by Elklns and Aldrich, state gone back on him? Billy Hay- an1 that he Is "not In favor of that ward was Just as deep In the mud 1,111 at the present time.'" Perhaps ns Pollard was In the mire on stand- h might go on clear to the limit, patlsm and Joe Cannonlsm, until he Bn1 emerge finally as good an lnsur saw which way the cat was going Kent as La Follette himself. All It to Jump, yet, he was there In the requires Is a little of the same treat very helghth of his glory. Why this nient applied to his own stand on discrimination! these various Issues that ho has al- :o: ready applied to his Btand on the Tho rumor In Lincoln a few days! central bank Issue. slnco that Slippery Elmer had with- Nt It Is hopeless to expect It. The drawn from the senatorial race Is cer- president's railroad policy and tariff talnly not true. When Burkett with- policy and the Balllnger policy urawns it win no when the ballot Is 81111 1IG Anincn wail street cn taken and ho. knows his defeat Is tanglemcnts and alliances are just as certain. Burkett is a stayer of tho unpopular as tho central bank theory llrst water, and while ho is not fromj Nevertheless, ho will continue to Missouri, lie will imdst on being stand by them to tho end. As to tho shown that the pcoplo are tired of central bank, It was a dead duck any hls traitorous conduct In adhering how. New practices and customs Under the title "The Conservation f Capital' James J. Hill contributes the World's Work a warning against the prevailing extravagances of the time and a plea for the pro tection of capital from excessive taxation. In Europe In 1818, after what was Irtually a hundred years of war, the total Indebtedness of the nations was less than $8,000,000,000. In 907, after a hundred years of en- llghtment and comparative peace, tho debt is in excess of J 29,000,000. 000. In Germany, the most progres sive and prosperous of European states, the burden Is Increasing with fearful rapidity. The total debt of the empire and the several states combined is over $4,000,000,000, and annual deficits are covered by the process of Issuing treasury bills. In the United States the conditions are better, but the tendency Is the same Wo have not greatly increased na tional or state debts, but city and county ilebta have been Increased enormously, and so have all expend! t tires from those of the nation down National expeditures are over 1 2 1 per cent higher than they were eighteen years ago, and tho total expenditures of state government roso from a lit tie over $77,000,000 In 1890, to more than $183,000,000 In 1902, air In crcase'of 141 per cent. As theso expenditures tend to aug ment rather than diminish, the out look in menacing. Mr. Hill believes tho menace Is directed toward wealth. He resorts to tho old famil iar plea that If wealth is taxed, In dustry will bo killed. It Is not with out a valid foundation. All money withdrawn from profitable Indus tiles for the malntenace of the gov ernment is to that extent an Injury to business. It Is no greater Injury, however, to take it from a rich man than to take It from a poor one. Despite the weakness of this plea for wealth, Mr. Hill's article la a strong one, and the warning against govern mental extravagance should be heed ed throughout tho country. New York World. :o: 1 Sermon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Pastor Brooklyn Tabernacle. Ooo oco PULPIT... PASTOR RUSSELL'S DISCOURSE ON PENTECOSTAL BLESSINGS CHEAT WHITSUNTIDE SERMON AT ALBERT MEMORIAL HALL ooO ' to the demands of Aldrich. :: ONE BKi SNAKE IS KILLED. For this relief, much thanks. It Is several months eince Mr. Taft made his famous speech at Boston, eulogizing Senator Aldrich ns a good and pure and unselfish statesman and "tho leader of tho senate." It Is Beveral months since, In that speech, he gave his tl. K. in advance to what-. have been Introduced, In the last several months, in the making of laws by congress. Under this new dispensation it would bo Impossible to cram a central bank bill down the throat of tho present congress and tho next congress is going to be Dem ocratlc. So the president was able to cut loose from tho central honk "at tno present time ' without offending anybody or yielding anything, whllo at the same tlmo currying favor with v I'MOX. (ledger.) Frank Bauer had a new cement walk placed in front of his house the first of tho week. W. B. Banning Bhipped a car load of cement blocks Wednesday to W. II. Irland at Berlin. Miss Orllla Frans arrived home last week from an extended visit with relatives and friends In Mis souri. W. B. Banning had a force of men at work Tuesday putting In a new cement sidewalk in front of the Woodman building. Lena Rachel Mead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mead, died at 1:30 Tuesday evening at their home south of here, aged 2 years, r months and 18 days. The little girl was 111 only a short time, but the nature of her illness was such that it was be yond the skill of a physician. E. L. Hammond finished loading his car Monday and departed that night for Stockton, Kas., whero he will make his homo on a farm he recently purchased there. Artie and Albert also went with the car, and MrB. Hammond will visit a few days with Union frleuds before going. A change was made last Saturday In the management of the Independ ent Telephone exchange In this vll Inge,' Mrs. Clara Davis resigning as manager and Mrs. Fannlo Elkenbary as operator, being succeeded by Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, who came here from Hansen, Neb. Mrs. Davis and Mrs MM 1 I . iMKcnuary nave served mo company and potions well as manager and operator, and each wish to express their appreciation of tho kind treat ment shown them during their serv ice. We aro glad to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Pierce as residents of our town. W. K. Kelthley of Syracuse, nnd II. Rector of Nebraska City, came In this morning nnd will officiate as tho battery for tho local team in today's game with Fort Crook. Tho gentle men aro two pood ball players and will help largely in making the sol diers play their best ball to win. They are well known throughout this port of tho country, having been playing ball In various places for several London. Eng., May 13th. Albert Memorial Hall, recognized as the largest modern auditorium in the world, was crowded today to hear Pas tor Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle, New Tork. on "Pentecostal Blessings." 11 any of the most prominent stalls and boxes are owned by the nobility, many of whom occupied them, while others, unable to attend, graciously granted permission for their occupan- y by others; but hundreds were turn ed away. The meeting was held un der the auspices of the "International Bible Studeuta Association." The speaker said: It Is appropriate that on this day, celebrated and recognized as the an ulversary of Pentecost, we should con sider the Import, and have well In mind what we celebrate. 1 therefore take as my text, the words of St. Pe ter explanatory of the occasion: "This Is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel: And rt shall come to pass in the last days, salth God. I will pour out my Spirit upou all Mesh; and your sons nnd your daughters shall prophesy, end your young men Khali have the vision which your ancients dreamed of: aud on my servauts and on my handmaidens 1 will pour out in those days- my Spirit, and they shall proclaim." (I give you a preferred translation.l-Acts 1L 10-13. St. Peter declares that the outpour ing of the holy Spirit upon the waiting believers at Pentecost was mentioned by Joel the Prophet, but he does not jay that all of the prophecy was ful tilled there and then. As a matter of fact we know that the holy Spirit was not then poured out on all Mesh; it waa poured out merely upon God's servants and hand-maidens. A care ful Inspection shows ua that there are two parts to the prophecy (1) All flesh, and ("i God's servants and band-maid ens. The order of the blessing is also stated. It will come upon all flesh ilttr those days, but upon the servants ind band-muidens in those days. The Jays mentioned evidently refer to this Gospel age from Peuteeost to the sec 3i)d coming of Christ. In thla period, of uow nearly nlne teeu centuries. God'9 holy Spirit baa been granted to his faithful ones, and to these alone. Duly the fully conse crated have been accepted of the Lord la living sacrifices, nnd only such have been begotteu of the holy Spirit, that they may be "new creatures in Christ." During ull this time, the world has beeu unrecognized so far as the holy Spirit la concerued. Indeed, the Apos tle after Pentecost went still further und declared that "the wh6le world iieth hi the Wicked One." The only action of the holy Spirit must be, as In the cose of Felix, to "reprove the world of sin and righteousness, and of a coming Judgment." Our text de clares, however, that the time Is com ing when the world will receive a share of the great Divine blessing. which was fully assured by the death of Christ. But Its time of favor will be "after x hose days" after this Gos pel Age shall have come to an end; after the New Dispensation, the Mil lennial Age. shall have come. Let us note first the blessings belonging to this Gospel Age, In which we are spe cially Interested, and subsequently let us notice the blessings that God has promised shall come to all mankind. Tho Church's Pentecost. It Is not sulliclent that we say that a Pentecostal blessing camo upon the followers of Jesus In the upper room at Jerusalem, totally different from anything that bad been known In the world before! We want to kuow wby It was so; and If u blesslug. why it did not come sooner toGod's people? We re member Abel. Euoch. Noah, Abraham, Moses. Daniel, the Prophets; we rec ognize the fact that they were grand characters, aud. as St. Paul said, "They had this testimony that they pleased God." Yet there was no Pen tecostal outpouring in their day. nor until the age of man In the world was more than four thousand years. Why was this? We answer that God has Ala own times and seasons for the va rloua features of his work. We recall tho words of our Lord Je sus, respecting his forerunner. "Verily I say uuto you. Among thetu that ore born of women there hath not risen a greater thou John tho Baptist: not withstanding he that is least in the Kingdom of heaven Is greater ihau he (Matthew xl. Hi. Why could not John nnd others of the prophets preceding blin, enter In and enjoy this Gospel fa vorl We answer, tn the language of St. Paul. "God having provided some better thing for us. that they without us should riot be made perfect" (He brews xl. -lib. Our Creator has great gifts to dispense to our race through the Redeemer, und It Is for htm to de termine the times und tho seasons for the dispensing of these blessings, and to whom i hey shall go. According to the Divine arrangement, the Redeemer had Qrst to die as man's Ransom-Price, before any of the race could come back Into full relationship with the Creator. It Is true that l.v faith Abraham aud other of the past did enjoy certain of God's favors, aud much of bis fellow ship, but none could be received iuto full sousblp and Joiut-helrshlp with Christ, until first their sins had been cancelled. Then they could be accept ed In Christ on the terms which the Father has appointed. Those very disciples who received the blessing in the upper room ou Pen tecost, had forsaken sin, bad become Jesus' disciples, bad made full conse cration of all their earthly hopes and in terests, had been accepted by the Lord Jesus, nnd he had put his Spirit upon them, enabling them to do mauy mighty works In his name, nowever, it was one thing to do mighty works through hla spirit, or power, and another mat ter to possess that spirit Inherently to act directly as agents of Divine fa vor instead of Indirectly. It Is In bar mony witn this thought that we read that after our Lord breathed upon them the holy Spirit, symbolically Im parting bis Spirit, und commissioning them us his representatives to preach the Gospel, lie told them, nevertheless to tarry at Jerusalem until they were endued with power the holy Spirit uutll the Father should recognize them directly as his ministers aud ambassa dors. From the standpoint of Divine Jus tice, the Apostles aud believers were still under the sentence of death ns sinners at the time of our Lord's death, at the time of his resurrection, at the time of bis ascension. Then he said to I Item. "It Is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you" (John xvl, ". After the forty days. Invisibly present with hla disciples, except on a few occasions for a few moments each, our Lord ascended, and after ten days the holy Spirit from the Father came upon the waiting household of faith. It evidenced to them the fact that I heir sins had been forgiven for Christ's sake. Hint they were justified freely troin all things through his sacriliie. and that their consecration lo sacrifice themselves had been accepted ot the i'ather, aud that henceforth they might count themselves as "jolnt-suciilicers with Christ." "members of his Roily," mem bers of "the Church ot the First-born, whose names are written in heaven." members of the "Seed of Abraham" (Oalatlans ill. 2Ui. Keys of the Kingdom, The Master in speak lug to St. Peter assured hhu that to him were commit ted the Keys of the Kingdom of Heav en, which sigullied that the way luto the Kingdom ut that time had uot yet been opened, und that Peter would be honored by being the Lord's servant to do the opening work. There were two of these keys." and therefore there were two opening works to be accomplished. The Church, under Christ her Lord. is God's kingdom, not yet set up or es tablished "lu power and great glory" uot yet finished or inaugurated. The work of thla Gospel Age la to "call" or invite such as have a hearing ear to become Joint-heirs hi this Kingdom, for which be taught us to pray, "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as It Is done lu heaven." So many as gcnuluely accept this heav enly calling, this "high calling" to glo ry, honor, and Immortality, are proba tionary members of the Kingdom of Heaven. Such are Scripturally ex horted to continue faithful to their vows of consecration, and thus make their calling and election sure to a place In this glorious Kingdom, which will be inaugurated at the second com Ing of Christ. But the Lord Instructs oil saying. "Sit down first and count the cost" (Luke xlv, 28); "but If any man draw back, my soul shall have uo pleasure In him" (Hebrews x, SSI. All who are thus splrlt-begotten (by the holy Spirit. John I. 13) during this age are promised a spirit birth, to I --, 1 I I I ..... . .1 A spiru-ueing in iuu resmretuuu. uo read, "It Is sown In corruption; It Is raised In Incorrupt Ion: It Is sown In dishonor; It is raised In glory: It la sown In weakness; It Is raised In pow er: It Is sown an animal body; It is raised a spiritual body. . . . For this I say, breibreu, that flesh and blood cannot Inherit the Kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit lneor ruptlon" (1 Corinthians xv. 4-41. 00). The entire period between (he tirst ad vent and the second advent of our Re deemer Is set apart In the Divine Pro gram fur this great work o( selecting from amongst men the "little thick. such as shall be counted worthy of these honors on the spirit plane, and the privilege of participating with Mes siah in his great work of the next ngi To the Jew First. Ouly Jews received the Peuteeostal blessing. The Gentiles were excluded for three nnd a liulf yearn thereafter. In harmony with a Divine promise made to tho Jewish nation. Then came the time for a similar privilege to be extended to the Gentiles, und the rec ord informs us that Cornelius was the first Gentile to lie received Into spiritual relationship with God. Ho was u good man. and had been n good man for years; be prayed often, nnd gave, much uims to the people, but until then, the middle wall f partition separated between Jew aud Gentile. Even then he could not t received ot God, because of his works, or piaver-. or alms, but must tirt be instructed respecting Christ and hi redemptive work, aud must believe and accept Uie same. ."Neither is there salvation lu any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among tneu. whereby we must be saved" (Acts iv. 12). either la this age or in auy other. Thus it was that. In harmony with our Redeemer's promise. St. Peter used the "key" which Introduced the Gen tiles to the Pentecostal blessings. As ' he used the first key on the Day of Pentecost In explaining to the multi tudes of Jews the meauing of the Pentecostal blessings, and the privilege that they bad of entering Into the Di vine favor thereby, so, at this later date; the Lord Instructed Cornelius to send for Peter, saying, "Send there fore to Joppu. and call hither Simpn, whose surname Is Peter; he is lodging in the house of one Simon a tanner by tho seaside; who, when he cometh. shall speak unto thee" (Acts x, 32; xl. 14, 15). Thus were the two "keys" used by St. Peter, and thus were the doors of the Gospel favor the high calling of jolnt-heirship with Jesus thrown opeu. both to Jews nnd to Gen tiles, through faith In the precious blood. The doors thus thrown open are not yet closed; but. as we some times sing. "That gate was left ajar for me." I rejoice with you today, fellow-students of the Word of God. that this great gift of God is still obtainable, that the time has not yet fully come when the door of opportunity to this high-calling must close. Close it will, so soou us the full number of the "elect" shall be completed. Thank God that another door will then open; the door of lltxlitution to human perfection and to earthly life, grand beyoud the power of description. But the blessed opportunity of this Pentecostal favor is still granted. As St. Peter declares In hla epistle. "Whereby are given unto us exceed ing great and precious promises; that by' these ye might be partakers of the divine nature" (II refer l, i. The door to this divine nature Is the one that will soon shut, ns our Redeemer illus trated in the parable of the "Wise and Foolish Virgins." When a surH clcnt number of "wise virgins'' shall have entered to complete the bride class, forthwith the door of opportu nity to that station, to that class, to that honor, to the divine nature, wilt be closed, and the elect of God will be neither one more nor one less than the number originally foreordained. "My Spirit Upon All Flesh." ' St. Paul speaks of this Gospel age saying, "Now Is the acceptable time; today If ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts." Not all hear his voice In these days. The great mass of mankind have not even heard of the name of Jesus, and consequent ly could not harden their hearts against him, nor against the terms now offered for return to fellowship with God. This Is the acceptable time or period of snlvntion. in the sense that God is now willing to accept the offer ings of believers If they present their bodies living sacrifices. St. Paul de clares that this is a reasonable service, holy and acceptable to God (Rom. xil.li. The testimony to the Church and the high-calling have been open during thla Gospel Age. The testimony to the world and the blessings under that testimony will be during the Millen nial Age. The death of Jesus is "the propitiation (satisfaction! for our sins (the Church's), and uot for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" in due time, during the Mil lennial Age (1 John 11. 2). For. as the Apostle Paul declares, "there shall be a resurrection, both of the jusi aud of the unjust" (Acts xxiv. 15). That will be the time for the precious merit of Jesus' sacrifice to be made known. to be understood, to be appreciated, and to bring Its blessed results of res titution to who-so-ever will receive the Bauie. i Then God's holy Spirit-holy power will, through Christ, be outpoured upon all flesh upou all mankind. Mes siah will lunugurate the new dis pensation by sealing with Israel the New Covenant in his blood; as says the Lord through the Apostle Paul, "This is my Covenant with them when I shall take away their sins. As con cerning the Gospel they are enemies for your sakes. but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fa thers' sakes" (Romans xl, 27. 28i. This out-pouring of the holy Spirit Is not merely for Israel, nor God's blessing merely upon Abraham's nat ural seed outside the Church class. It will Include all of every nation desir ous of coming Into accord with God. after they shall have come to a clear knowledge of the Truth. All nations shall be privileged to enter iuto and enjoy Israel's great Covenant, by be coming children of Abraham through faith. And nil rejectors of God's grace having been destroyed in the Second Death, the world of mankind will constitute the promised seed of Abraham, whose uu tuber shall be ua the sands of the seashore, even as the spirit-begotten ones ot this Gospel Ago are likened to the stara of heuveu. The Ancients, the Prophets. St. Pe ter declares, have ull spoken of these glorious "times of restitution." aud it will be during these times wheu the Lord shnll pour out hla Spirit upou all flesh, that the people may realize what the Auclents had seen in vlslou and In dreams "the wilderness blos soming ns a rose." "the solitary place belug glad." "fouutnlns in the desert," "the kuowiedge of the Lord filling the whole earth ns the waters cover the great deep, nnd none needing to say to his neighbor. Know thou the Ijrd. for all shall know him from the least to the greatest."