Ooo A, ' I crrnon ly CHARLES T. RUSSLLL, Paf.ot RrooiJy.1 Tabernac'e COO ooa- PULFIT... The Kcsrai'c cf the Hour to the Church aid the . orld. Tl-e i lam tSal rlli in tV ii .1-fH'n. t r pin yc tL? w-y it uV L ti1. N.-i" u.',l in -e dil kuhway It "uf I.. . . . Awl I' t e r i! t' e lfd ilII be irm W. al 11 ll--.ii al II M lo-rtlf- . . . i r. v 3 Hiu, , rthi-Ti, alii art i: gnu. r 1 ,L Mio ltnM I trtv.t u at Lie llowrf r-l t.T li' li. In k KiLlrl'i, li Cower laJ'tli. Utauir Ik T int ui the I oc.l I I wlK upua . J-mrly I. ai ie J uc grata " (laaaah l, J-7). ooO ..... . .. . . o London, iMulx-r C!).-Pastor K.hkc'.I of ltn KUlyn TaliLTUfirli! tmliiy addrc-s. rriun iiuiiliiii'cof Hourly four thmiMind people front tlm iilne text. Ills heir-' its were t all classes uud very Intel ligent HiUH-iiriii;. lie bad closest "t lentlun. Ilw Ha !1 in imrt: G'll llilS l!lf.S;lrH fur tllt'Stf who linvi! hcmiug car nt on i h groat DIs I'l'lisnlinliiil rliaii't! lu earth's nlTair.i. Tlio.o me-s:i;res have gcner:illy been in the nature uf forewarning f emu I.ik ilisiiTM nnd the ivasmis therefor. in li a Message was ibeii to our first parents when ihcy v.-re x,hIIn1 from Kilrii - acnii M il t.ul.I I d the goutd fi r their n::Ui's. Tin rns ami thlstha it won!. I lulu; fiirth uato tliem. lu Kvat of faie Cie;, Mumld eat bread thereof tu.til th.y hlmuiU return t the pi.uial. frma v.heaee tliey taiiie. An i titer jrr.'itt iui'f a;,'L went forth ut the time ( f li e ll '.; riiM'.ir befi re the Li'siii'tiiie of Sa.'uin nml (ii)ino.n.li; nnotliiT ut the close of the Jewish Afte. when Jems r.inl hii Aii..tliM eall id ntteiitloii to t:-.e pr ;ihe -.-les which f..re:oU tD i :-.:.-. rejection of the i:'.tl.a of I.:rac! fjr a Uuo naJ Ia (land that nil things v.rit'.rn la the Law nnd the TrophoU ooncernln them would Imve fulilllinent, quoting the irojilKKy which declared tliat their house would he left desolate; that they would have neither prophet, nor violoii. nor prlent. imr ephod for many years, but that eventually God's favor would return to luraol-thnt he Mould Rather them nsnln nnd fulflll to tliem everliiHthiKly the bleMNliujH prom ised both to Abraham nnd to his ile-K-endanU-'Uhe sure lae.vles of Ia vld." A week ago w? cont'idered the pro f I'.ptle ineshaKe. "t'ouifort ye. comfort jo, my ppopliH Kalth your God" (Isaiah xl, I). Wo noted then that tin due time has arrived for the fulilllinent to Israel of thin comforting mesKafte that ns a people the appointed time for the return of favor to them Is ne compllxhcd bcentiHO their two-fold dis ciplines for Kin have been fullllled. Thus our present day Is clearly mark id nnd the words of our text follow Inx Imply thnt now Is the time for a Kpeclnl mcKHM;e to nil, In proporiloii as each may have the honrlnn ear. It Is the voice of tiod which calls now through various channels aval nuclides, it cries not from the "City Iiabvlon the Great." It cries not from the citadel of Christendom; hut from Hi,, uiiili.iness. from those who nro more or less separated; from those who have heard the voice of the Lord say luff, "Come out of her, my people, thai ye bo not partakers of her slits, nnd that ye receive not of her plagues" (Kevclatlou xvlll, 4). Prsparo th Lord'i Wcy. The nicssace of the hour to every henrlnu ear Is. "The Lord whom ye neck shall suddenly come to his tcm jile" (Mnhieht 111, I). Tor centuries you huvo been prayiiiR. "Thy Kingdom come; thy will be done on earth ns it Is done In heaven." Now your prayer Is about to be answered, whether yon lirayed lu hliuerlty or lu hypocrisy. The .'lory of the Lord Is about to bo revealed. "All tlesh shall seu It to nether." It will not be revealed mere ly to one tuition, nor merely to one holy class. Ills glory will be revealed In tlamlnt? tire-In Judgments. All tlesh tdintl see It the rich nnd the poor. the learned nnd the luuoruut, the luil v nnd the unholy. Hut, as the iifro, declared prophetically of our day that every hidden thins Khali be re vealed (Matthew x, tVi). We nee his prophecy fullllllnjr. The sis-rets of na tions are being exposed. Injustice In Its every form Is beint; brought to l!j;ht ns never before. Inequity lu financial Institutions nnd In politics nnd In private nffalrs Is belnu leiinirsc lessly muckraked mid brought to llht. Kxpediency and pulley inlulit say. Illile these thiiiKs from public (.ae. I'Ut uiuliT hlvine rrovldi in e the lldit Is bcliiK turned on everywhere and hidden tliiaus of darkness are belli:: exposed. siu,e!lmes In the e II mid sometimes la the p,ood. And some times, perhaps, tho Adversary sil"- fceiN in makini: tne pm to appear evil. Ve are merely noting the jre'i oral tendency-1 lu great fact so pe culiar to unr h y. We are iyt saying C at t v i :y i hr.rve of f:v.i:d Is lmii i !M other Klncdora of Europe, perhaps, the distntiie between the mountain tops of iiutiN-riiey m:d the depths of , ial devradatl'iu. have I U lesse:a-il. 4utl. it In Great I n iiia. Die t hanye '.. inamleil I iy i'i- n '.' K;:r-i! . li). Mes siali"s Kindled, w i; he le.s than In many Mh-r -miit.'ies, li.' e it U.i 'otiie l'"i! l ;ily. Thj Cltry 1 v; Lor J raveled. A well -sTiow n A"cr.ean air liort s (Henry Wan! I'. 1 "s Si U. ri on. e wrote ko'mc wor.'s w hle!i seetii pro-pheii'-: I run h- his co-'i'ir: J'.hIi. meats, as tliey rirelt- it 1 1 lie- i-arili. Tho Kii.iiH nml Ktoanl.'.RS liiomlswd. to pp't'.ilo u nei tun blrtli; I reiel hiii riKhleoiiH ' nteni e. In the crumlillni; llirom-s of I'arih Oar KinK l in.ircliliiK on. Th Onille Times' nre i lnsinK, for their klnus hnve hail their ilny; Ami with tliem sin urnl sorrow, will for- rvor pa away; For the trlh of Jinlah' Lion, now comes lo Imlil the wuy Oi.r Kinj in iniirehlng on. t 0 IS s Lrsl" .-5 Are V3.-k. ITophet lalacht decl'ares, "Who nhall " not only proclaim and usslst The gnat levelling processes men- tloticd by the rrophet may be seen it work everywhere In Boclety-Iu poll ties, In lltiaiicf, lu religion. A straight path Is certainly lielny; marked out In the wilderness. The people ure com inj; to see gradually what conslitutes Justice from the I ilviuc standpoint the path that Jehovah God will take when ronilng to mankind to require nn nccountliiR for the blessing of religion and of enlightenments granted to hu manity In this, our day. Those who point out to mankind the straight paths do not always wull: therein themselves. Nevertheless, the great purpose of the Almighty Is being accomplished In the exposures of sin and Injustices, wheth er made from tho Christian pulpit or from the socialistic platform or In the public press. Tho lHvIno edict Is. "Make straight In the desert a high way for your God" (Isaiah xl, 3) show his path of righteousness; make It known to nH the people. We should remember, however, that It Is one thing to know tho path of righteousness, of Justice and of eipilty. and another thing to walk therein. Iet us, my dear hearers, see to It thnt we not only recognize the Hlvine standards of righteousness nnd that we proclaim these to all who have the hearing e:ir, but let us also take heed that we practice what we preach; thnt we bo not condemned In respect to those principles which we allow nnd ncknowledgiMind proclaim ns the Gold en Hule to others. Alas for the hypo crites who proclaim the way of the Lord to others, yet Ignore that way in their own dealings. Wo have every rea son to believe that honesty Is one of the qualities wluYh our God most highly appreciates In his creatures; hence we nmy bo sure thnt hypocrisy Is om of tho most abomlnablo qualities in his sight. Hearken to the words of the Great Teacher, "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not tin1 burdens with one of your lingers" (Luke xl. 41 -Hi). Let nil who have named the name of Christ; nil who In any sense of the word profess to bo God's people, put far from them the hypocrisies which appear so abominable In others, Let us be honest. Let us practice even more than wo ever preached. U't all who belong to the Lord be In leed burning and shining lights In the world exam ples of justice nnd rluhh'ousness In their homes, In their neighborhoods, In t'.ia workshop nnd In the markets. Let In FA LTsi V7L ATT I IfT!K? I I We have just purchased ti car load of Kokomo and American 8 Eencing, of all heights and styles, at prices that were never before 8 known on these grrdes of fencing. If you need any fencing figure us now. uei logemer wun your neignoor ana get a speceial 1 with one ' thousand rod fence. abide tho day of his coming, and who nhall stand when ho nppeareth; for ho Is like fuller's soap (In Its attack upon grease and dirt), and he Is llko a re liner's lire," as It melts nnd separates the dross of sin and Iniquity (Malachl 111. -) Tho coiplng of a great earthly king to u city Is the signal for a general rleanlng up everywhere. And ao the Iird declares that the inessago of his fast-approaching Kingdom should In lluencc all who have tho hearing ear to make preparation. To each natlou It means. Set your house lu order. An Inspection Is at hand. See that your laws are Just and equitable and thnt thev are administered Justly. The nine message conies to one!) self-gov fining city, and lastly, and most 1m jsirtant of all. this message comes to :k h Individual, ami especially to all who have named the name of Christ. Or. as St. I'eter declares, this Inspec tion of the King of kings nnd Lord of lords must begin with tho house of God (I I'eter I v. l"i. And If the In qH-ctlon be so searching that It must begin with (iod's saints, what could we expect of It w hen it reaches those who are merely nominal Christians nnd then the world In general! Ah we may expect Just what the Hlhlo ad vises us will come. "A time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation" (Ihinlcl-x II. li. Tho message of this hour, dear friends, elsewhere Mated In Holy Writ. Is. "Seek meek niss; seek righteousness. It may bo thnt ye Khali be hid lu the day of tho liord's nnger" (Zephanlah II. .'!. Hidden Thingi to D Revealed The greatest Teacher the world hns ror known, a J w, eighteen centuries maklnu straight before our feet the piithwny of our God, but let us eon- form our words nnd deeds and tin rghls thereto. The general result of I he uncovering of the hidden thing: ul darkness, an I the bringing of tliem to light, nml tho proclamation of the straight way of the Iord, will have a great effect, and that effect Is declared by tho rrophet. It will mean n Revo lution In symbolical language, an earthquake. Note the plcturo given; Ivory valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; nnd the crooked shall be made straight, nnd the rough places smooth." Not In one Instant w 111 all this mlghty trnusformntlou of society bo accom plished. Not nt once will all the de graded members of the human family be brought to the general standard or Vol. Not at once will the mountains and hills (the kingdoms and prince dolus of the world) be brought down to the common level. Not at once will thus n general equalization of s H-lety be effected. Hut it trill hr vffivhd "The mouth of the Lord hath spoken It." "The levelling process already Is be gun. In Germany, for Instance, one fourth of the Reichstag Is composed of Socialists, no! withstanding the fact that the wenllhy have several votes to the poor man s one. Already we see the great mountain (or nation) of Russia yielding to the demands of the people nnd granting them n im-nsuro of civil rights. There we see n practl cnl Illustration of the lifting up of the valleys and the bringing low of the mountains. In Great Hrltnln w see another wonderful Illustration of this principle; for hero, more than In any "The seventh tremp Is sounding, and our King knows no ilefeat, He will elfl out tlie hearts of men before hlH JinlKment-seat. O! ! HWlft. my soul, to wclro.ne him; be jubilant, my feet Our King Is marching on." The exposure of the frailties of poor humanity-of the shams of society and of religion and of business and poli ties, all are constituting a great black background, against which the glories of the Lord are being revealed In strik ing contrast", ns th. critics of the world mercilessly hew to the line mid lay I: .'.re the cankers In polities and pollu tions of our s.'nlal system. The eli'ci t of this primarily will bo the arousin;.' of the masses against the classes of privilege. Their human Idols mid Ideals will crumble. Their confidence in men will melt. They will give vent to what they w III esteem to be a right eous "Indignation. And so doing they w 111 forget that the masses are equally as unrighteous, unjust, as the more fa vored classes, lu proportion to their op portunities. Wherein they Judge oth ers they should also condemn them selves, and the result should be that mercy which the Lord enjoins. Only those who forgive others their trespasses who thus manifest a spirit of love and sympathy need expect t have mercy, consideration, shown them by the new King. He will sure ly punish Injustice and unrighteous ness of word and deed and thought la the poor ns In the rich, in the Ignorant us In tho learned, In the outwardly religious as In tho outwardly profane. The message of the hour to Christian. Jew nnd Gentile Is what It was eight een centuries ago, "Repent ye, for the Kingdom of heaven Is at hand." Re pent and reform respecting public In justices, no matter of how long stand ing, no matter by whom practised and approved. Repent of and reform from and disown the rank errors to be found In so many Church creeds, dis honoring to our Creator. Let us be honest lu our professions of faith. Re pent as respects wrong practises which have crept Into our Churches. quite out of harmony with the teach ings of Jesus and the Apostles. Let us return to the simplicity of the early Church. Let us repent of the God-dishonoring statements we have put forth In the name of God and religion and the Rible, by which we palmed off bad tidings of great misery, ns Instead of the true Gospel of Good Tidings of Great Joy which shall be unto nil people. Let us re pent of and abandon tho falsehoods nnd misrepresentations so common In business life the subserviency of the Truth to money. Let us repent of and put away the dishonesties of tho Stink Kxchauge, through which the weak and Ignorant llnauelal lambs are de ceived and Impoverished. Let us re pent of the Iniquities which abound in nearly every home, even those where Christ Is claimed to be the Head In justices of husbands toward wives nnd of wives toward husbands, tho strong minded toward the weaker-minded falling to observe the Golden Rule. Let us repent of the la lust Ices prac tised by parents n;ion children, In 'vio lation of the same Gulden Rule. Let us repent' of the dishonor and disobe dience to parents practised by many children. Let us repent of the selllsh ambitions of our uvn hearts and let us pray earnestly to the Lord, "Create within me a clean heart. () Lord, and renew a right spirit within me;" "Cleanse thou me from secret fanlts; keep back thy servant also from pre sumptuous sins" (Psalm 11. 10; xlx, 12, 13). , The Time I at Hand. True, theso and similar exhortations havo boon made by the Lord's peoplo from time Immemorial. And yet the present proclamation is different from nil others In that It proclaims. "The time Is nt hand;" "Tho Kingdom of Heaven Is at hand!" Not an earthly kingdom with an earthly king; not a papal kingdom exhorting the world to righteousness In the name of the Lord! Not a Protestant ecclesiastical empire exhorting to godliness! Rut the real Kingdom of God's dear Son so long promised, so long prayed for. is at linud! It will be a Spiritual Lmpliv, replacing and displacing Satan's em plre in the world and using as Its earthly agency Israel restored to li vine favor. Men w 111 not say, I.o. here. or, lo, there, but. Ileholdthe Kingdom of God will be In the midst of man kind -every where present, empowered to bless and empowered to punish The Great Prince of Light, the King lu his glory, with the elect ns his Urlde on the henvonly, spiritual, In visible plnne, will soon take the scep tre of earth. Ills great power nnd the glorious majesty of his righteous rule will be manifest In tho Judgments which will prevnll-rewards and pun iHhmenlM. "When the Judgments of the lArd are nhroad In the earth, the Inhabitants of tlw wirld shall lean 1 JOMN BACJErR, S HARDWARE! HEATING! . PLUiTIDING! b i t WLLI'IXO WAT Kit. (Republican.) C. F. Chandler has sold his resi dence property to A. K. Jameson. J. C. Lehman was a passenger to Omaha Tuesday. While working a piece of a cold chisel flew in one eye and he went to see the company specialist. Wednesday, November 26, at the home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Kd. Jewell, their daughter, Myrtle, weds Mr. William W. Jameson. A more extended account will be given next week. Mrs. H. J. Hitchman and children departed Wednesday for Mt. IMeas ant, Penn. They took the south hound passenger for Kansas City. Mr. Hitchman accompanied them to Union. M. S. McDonald, or Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, cousin of Jasper Tlm bl!n, arrived last Saturday. He ex pects soon to accompany Will Tim blin of Alvo, on a trip wes,t to Colo rado and Nevada, to look at land. Mr. McDonald will po on to Washington state. A. J. Kiepser and family departed Wednesday for Ranier, Oregon, to at Mynard one night, as he had work men near there doing concrete work for the county, aid started out down the depot platform. The first thing be knew he had stepped off Into space, alighting on his left shoulder and hip and tore the muscles loose! from the leg. He says that he could not walk but a short distance and was compelled to stay out all night. ones. The fountain is a large one and 'better than Is usually found in towns of this size. KAGLl!. (Beacon.) Mrs. Ross Crabtree and son Her bert visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Mary Hawkins, who U teach ing school at Beatrice, Nebraska, vis ited at home Saturday and Sunday. Jasiel Forsythe left last Thursday for Gothenburg, Nebraska, where he will visit with his daughter, Mrs. Young. An eight and one-half pound hoy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. KJza Root via the stork route, Tues day, October 25. Mrs Will Horn, and sister, Mrs. Ferguson, left Tuesday for Seattle, Washington. Will accompanied them of Elmwood, ! to Lincoln. make their home. The well wishes L M- 'M11enz- who is now at Dor of a host of friends follow them, and ' "ester, Nebraska, was an Eagle vis- thelr presence will bo missed In Weeping Water, where they have made their home, and where Mr. Kiepser was horn and raised. Dr. Elmer Hill of Waltsburg. Washington, came In last Saturday and visited until Sunday night with his sister, Mrs. Thomas Murtey. He departed for Troy, Kansas, where he was to le married Wednesday. Mr. Hill sang a solo at the Congregational church last Sunday night, and It was very much enjoyed by the congrega tion. Wm. R. Sperry recently met with an accident that will disable him for several weeks. He got off the train itor Friday morning. Oliver Adams accompanied him and remained over Sunday. Mr. Cerdis, the new restaurant man, arrived Saturday and took pos session and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson de parted the same day, but were In town one day this week. A. L. McDaniel engineered another land sale Wednesday, selling the Henry Stall farm to Oscar Olsen, who not long ago disposed of his farm south and east of here. C. S. Trumble has lstalled a fine new soda fountain in his pharmacy and will serve hot drinks through the cold weather as well as the usual cold NLTIAWKA. (News.) Earl Baldwin, a son of Eugene Baldwin, is here on a visit to his par ents. Mrs. Davidson arrived recently from Jiqua, Ohio, to Join her hus band. . Ray Pollard had fifteen acres of oats that threshed out sixty bushel to the acre, machine measure. Mr and Mrs. Geo. Holmes of Char iton, Iowa, are visiting at the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Humphrey. Ceo. Ingwresen brought a load of potatoes In this week to Dick Steffens that were certainly fine. They were mammoth big fellows and would average a pound apiece. He had a half acre in the patch and dug a hun dred and twenty-five bushels. Mrs. S. Humphrey entertained at dinner last Friday in honor of Mrs. J. P. Holmes of Riverside, California. Those present were Mrs. E. T. Comer, Mrs. P Ruffner, of Plattsmouth, and Mesdames Vantine, Carper, Klrkpatrick and Stone, of Nehawka. Ray Pollard had a streak of bad luck la3t Saturday that will set him back a few. He was on his way home from Lincoln in his Mercer, when from some unknown cause something went wrong and two of the cylinders burst, knocking a big hole In the crank case and otherwise disarranging the vitals. The accident occurred near Stewart Roughs, where the car was left. The Duff people In Nebraska City, who sold the car will make it good again. Mr. C. E. Haney, or Glenwood, was In the city today, having been called here on business of Importance. We will sell at Public Auction, at the Stock Yards, at Murrav, Nebraska, on v commencing at 1 o'clock p. m., the following property, to-wit: 18 Head of Registered Red Polled Gattie 7 Fine Bulls and II Cons and Heifers ranging in age from six months to seven years. These cattle are part of the original herd of C. M. Chambers and C. and J. Pierce, of McPaul, la., two of the most noted breeders and raisers of Red Polled Cattle in the middle wes'. Most of these cows and heifers are bred by Champion No. 17105. Owing to the fact that one of us expects to engage in business in Nebraska City soon and the other is already engaged in the banking business there and not able to give these cattle the prorer attention they must be sold. None of them will be reserved. Terms of Sale!- Six months time on good bankable notes drawing 8 per cent interest from date until paid. JNO. N. EISER GEO. WOCHNER COL. ROBERT WILKINSON, Auctioneer. W. 0. JlOEDKER..Clcrk. righteousness" (Isaiah mvI. 0). )