"LAZARUS,
COME FORTH!"
If
SOME MOCKED"
"With What Body Do They
Coma?" Texas Viewed
as a
if
New York, May 7.
Pastor Itussell
preached today at
tlio Academy of
Music to nn over
flowing house.
Crowds were turn
ed owny. The
text wiiH, "WHEN
TIIKY IIKAKI)
OK Till: KKSUIl
It HOT I ON OK
tTIIR DEAD HOME MOCKED" (Acts
xvll, HZ) 1'iintor H.issell inii.ic some
fjrefutory remarks, explaining that" al
though lie lind accepted I he p;iMtr:i to
iit the Lornlm Tulirmurlc congregation,
this should not he understood to Imply
that lie hud imy thought of leaving
America permanently, lie greatly ap
preciates the re cl'ciitlal spirit of the
I'.rltlsli, lint this tloc not signify
greuter love for the hind of his fathers
thiin for the land of his birth, lie nc
cepted the London pastorale with Un
clear understanding that he must not
te xpe ted to Herve there more than
four months In the year. More mid
more he feels that his ministry Is h
general one. lie specially thanks God
for the privilege of addressing ten mil
lion renders through the press of
America und Great ltrltaln.-
Resurrection Doctrine Unpopular.
1'ustor Uussell remiirked that he was
not prendiliig for popularity, but to re
establish "the faith owe. delivered to
the saints," which, In a marked decree,
had been lost during the Dark Ages.
He Btood on (ho broad platform of the
Word of (iod, unrestricted by any
creed fences made by men. lie was
answerable to no sect or party, lie
Lud already discussed the Itesnrrec.
tloD subject for three Sundays and
assumed that his Interested hearers
Lud kept In touch with him during his
absence, through tho press reports.
An some who heard HI. I'liul preach
the resurrection of the dead mocked,
no, quite likely, many have mocked
a they read Pastor Itussell's ser
mons. Nevertheless, the Word of the
Lord Htandelh sure: "There shall be n
resurrect Ion of the dead, both of the
Just and the unjust." It was the great
Teacher Himself who said. "All who
are In their graves shall hear the voice
of the Sou of Man and shall come
forth; they that have done good unto
the reMurre."t!(Mi of life perfection -
they that have done evil unto the res
urrection of Judgment," crisis, trial
(John v, 2S. !; Ads xxlv. 1.').
To those that believe that the dead
are more alive now than when they irere
ult ve. Hie doctrine of tho resurrection
IIiUnI, of necessity, be foolishness
And whoever logically believes In the
Resurrection of the dad must, of neces-
ilty, cuiislder the popular views nn
man's condition In death absurd In the
extreme. There Is no middle ground
Ml her man Is dead when he Is dead,
as the liible declares, and can have no
further knowledge or hope, pleasure or
pnln, until awakened from death; or
flse man does not die at all when ho
seems to dle-n theory with which the
Itlble Is at war and which we claim has
Do foundation In fact or reason. It Is n
mythology, The cut Ire heathen world
lK'llcvo this theory today. The doe
trine came Into the Christian Church
Id opposition to tho "resurrection" doc
trine long centuries ago about the
fourth century, when hordes of hen-
then were baptized and called Chris
thins, with but slight appreciation of
"Hie faith oneo delivered to the
Mints."
Railing
Stu
of the Deed Will Be
pendous Miracle.
Numerous objections to the resurrec
tion uro raised. It Is claimed that It
would be Impossible for tlod to resur
rect the dead. If they were really icud,
It Is chi lined Hint, If our Iah J's words
ere fulfilled and all that are In their
graves should come forth, the earth
would be ho densely Mpulated that If
stood on each other's heads several
rows deep ull over the earth there
Would not lie mom for them. It Is
claimed that It would be Impossible to
ttrnvldo food and raiment for ho many.
The resurrection Is denounced as con
trary to the laws of nature, according
to nil the history of the past.
The latter claim We admit. The res
urrectlou of the dead will bo some
thing out of keeping with anything In
luans experience. Only those who
have on Implicit faith in the Creator
and In Ills promise will lie able to re
celve this doctrine, which credits the
Almighty with n IMvlne power exceed
In? anything else that could be Imag
ined.
As to th other points, let us see:
Many wise men In public positions are
yery unscientific, even when called
dentists. They sometimes Jump at
conclusions In an astounding manner.
l or instance, we uu Know now some
of these si lentlne gentlemen laugh at
the Bible's records and declare that
humnnlly has been upon the earth mil
lions of years. If we ask for the
iroof they are astonished that their
omniscience should be questioned.
Tliey knock a chip from a block of
atone, look fit It wisely, and declare It
80 many million of years old. Hut a
new school of geologists Is arising
which takes note rf the fact tb;it
many of the risks were evidently
formed Just as we today set our con
crete I locks and turn them to stone
within a few days.
Let us take the Bible as our author
ity. I.ef us believV what It says: that
man was treated about si thousand
years ago, Iict us note the gradual
progress of the nice. A reasonable
and. we believe, liberal estimate of
the !,ttio number of the race since
Adam Is twenty thousand millions.
Let us figure out how many square
feet It would require to lay them each
full length In grnves. Then turn to
the atlas. Look at the number of
square miles In the State of Texas.
Divide this Into square feet, and what
do we find? We find that more thnn
twlco the number of our large esti
mate of all who hnvo ever lived could
be burled In separate graves In that
one State alone.
Can the Awakened Billion Be Provid
ed Forf
As for clothing, Mr. Edison tells us
that new Inventions are in progress
which, ero long, will make clothing
wonderfully cheap "dirt cheap." "Min
eral wool" Is the first step in this di
rection. It sells cheaply by the ton
Further development Is expected to
make this fit for man's use as cloth
ing. The supply Is Inexhaustible. The
Scriptures declare respecting the IM
vlne provision for the human family
during the Messianic reign that "the
earth shall yield her Increase" and
"the wilderness shall blossom as the
rose," etc.
From every direction Information Is
coining of new species of wheat and
corn much more prolllle than what we
have been using. Additionally, there is
recently nn announcement of a meth
od of magnetizing grains before they
are planted, which will permit the rais
ing of at least throe crops a year in
tho temperate zones. Additionally,
nitrogen is being extracted from the
atmosphere and used to enrich the
worn-out soils.
Furthermore, we may be sure that
Ho Who provided Eden for our first
parents Is abundantly able, us He has
promised, to make of earth a Paradise,
In which the lilesslmr of the Lord will
I be upon humanity; and the earth, as
the Divine footstool, shall be made glo
rious. Moreover, be It remembered
that the Scriptures distinctly declare
that the propagation of tho species Is
Intended merely for the present time
and that those who will attain, in the
New Age, lo the resurrection will "nei
ther marry nor be given In marriage."
The propagation of the human race Is
Intended to proceed only until the
earth shall lie filled. Hut over and
above all this, the great Creator,
Whoso Finn Is being worked out In
man's creation, man's redemption and
man's restitution, knows the end from
the beginning ami is fully able to do
all that He has promised. If neces
sary, how easy It would be for Him to
still further sink the bed of portions of
the oceans and to raise up continents
In the Atlantic and Pacific larger in
extent than the present land . surface!
However, wo have nothing to say to
those who "mock" at the IMvlne prom
ise of a resurrection of the dead ami
who, because of a lack of faith In the
Almighty, prefer the vain Imagina
tions of (ho human mind fo the posi
tive promises of the Creator. We havi
merely thrown out some suggestions
helpful to Hie faith of those who are
really seeking IMvlne wisdom and who
are In danger of being side tracked by
"science falsely so-called."
"Slept With Hie Fathers."
It is in full nccord with the promise
of a resurrection that In He Hlble
teachings we read that "Abraham
Irf with his fathers"; and similarly
read of kings, good and bad; and of
Prophets, Apostles and others. Thus
St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr
stoned to death, we ore told, "fell
asleep." St. Paul tells us that some
Mill be alivo and remain to the com
lug of Messiah; and he remnrks, "He
hold, I show you n mystery; we shall
not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed" (I Corinthians XT, 61). Agnln
ho (ells us Hint we may comfort our
selves and each other as respects our
dead friends and neighbors, that they
all "sleep lit Jesus" and nro to be
brought from tho dead by film. The
whole world sleeps In Jesus, In the
sense that their resurrection hope
their hope of awakening In tho resur
reel Ion morning. Is bused upon the
work which Jesus accomplished as the
world's Itedeemer.
No one will dispute that the Hlble
declare that tho dead are rrsfrrn. It
Is, therefore, a proper and pertinent
question Hint every Hlble student
should bo prepared to answer Where
do tho dead ileen, waiting for an
awakening f Surely not In heaven.
where all Is lifo and happiness! Sure
ly not In the Purgatory which our
Catholic friends feel so confident Is
smncuhrrf. And surely not In the
fiery hell of which Protestants gen
orally tell us. Surely the dead ilrep
In (he Hlble hell-iroJ, hadet, the
tomb, the stnto of death. Thus It Is
written, "Many that it rep In the dimt
of the rai t shnll awake" (Daniel xll, V.).
Hearken to the Master. Mary. Mar
tint and Lazarus of Rethany were Ills
particular friends. Lazarus look sick
and the sisters sent word to the Mas
ter, "He whom Thou lovest Is sick."
Jesus gave no outward heed to the
matter until the third day after, and
then said to Ills disciples. "Our friend.
Lazarus, ulirpeth." They replied, "Lord
If he sleep he will do well." Then
Jesus said plaluly (coming down to
their ordinary use of language), "Iju
arus Is dead." With Ills disciples He
then went to Hethany.
The slater were greatly disappoint
ed. They had not thought of the p
nihility of their brother's dying, be-1
chum; Ihey so thoroughly believed ill
the M.wer of Jesus. Mary did not
even g lo meet her dear Friend, the (
Lord, when He came. Martha" met;
Him with the chiding remark, "If,
Thou hndst been here ilf You hud come .
even when weiufoimed Yo:n our broih- !
er had not died." Jesus did nor dis- i
pute that Lazarus was 'Irail, nor tell i
her that he was more uiivo than ever. 1
He merely prmnK'-d ttint 1c r brother
should tie tiiaiii.
Martha replied th:;t she knew that
Lazarus would rise in the resurrec
tion, at the Last 1 ay. Jesus assured
her that He would be the One Who
would resurrect the dead, and that lie
was then present with her, intimutiui
that she might nsk even I hen for her
brother to be revived liut Martha'!
faith was Insufficient. When the Mas
ter asked. Where have ye laid him?
she replied that it was now too late,
because putrefaction had set In It was
now t lie fourth day since his death.
When Jesus filially went lo Lazarus'
tomb, He did not call liiiu from heav
en, nor from Purgatory, nor from a
flerv hell, but from the iiio. saying,
"Lazarus, come forth!" And the dmi
one came forth.
This wonderful exhibition of His
power the Lord gave, to the intent
that Ills disciples then and since
might realize that In Him Is vested the
resurrection power, by Divine arrange
ment, ond that there Is to he a resur
rection of (hi- just and of tho unjust;
that nil who are In their graves uie to
hear Ills voice and (ome forth. The
Church class will come forth lo per
fection of life on the spirit, plane. The
world of mankind will come forth
from tho tomb Imperfect, as they went
into It, and will all have n test, to
prove whether they arc worthy or un
worthy of restitution blessings and
eternal life In the earthly Paradise.
"With What Body Do llxy Come?"
St. Paul held on Imaginary discus
sion with doubters of I ho resurrection
In bis day. He has them Inquire, With
u-imt ho.lv will the dead return? Ho
replies that, as each kind of seed thot
Is planted reproduces Its own kind, so
It will be In the resurrection of tho
dead. Whatever kind of seed is plant
ed In death, of the same kind and na
ture will be tho resurrection crop. The
Apostle elaborates, showing that tho
whole world of mankind ore t one
kind of seed-hnnuin stoek-.md that
therefore, In the resurrection Hine, they
will come forth the mmc-numans.
And they will come forth In practically
the same condition in which they died.
Hut If wo shall suppose vn to repre
sent tho human stock and ran Imagine
a special treatment of seme of that
rye grain before sowing-changing it
Into wheat, then we would know that
those changed yraint would sprout und
develop, not as rye, but ns wheat.
Thus tho Apostle Illustrates th; resur
rection of the dend-the Church. All
are of Adamie stock, but some,' a few
-the spirit begotten (. hurch-experl-ence
a change of nut nro from earthly
to heavenly. Hem e th-y, In Hie resur
rection, will come forth iieaveniy or
spirit beings, lie says, Mine, aw
world at large, will be mci'.U.eis or me
ruithlii Admit; others, n few, o "little
flock," will be members of Hie xeciiu
Adom-fir httrrni .''('. The stand
ard to which tho world may expect i
be awakened nnd, later, r.a-c.l. win
be the earthly standard represented lu
the perfect Adam. "Like the e-.rthly
one will be the carinly ones" (the
world). And "like the heavenly One
will be the heavenly ones" (the saintly
Church, tho Hrlde) (I Cor. xv, V 4Si.
The Firtt Resurrection Described.
It was not necessary that the Apos
tle should more particularly describe,
at that time, the resurrection opportu
nity provided for the world of mankind,
but It was very appropriate that hJ
should give to tho Church n more de
tailed explanation of the Dlvlno pro
vision for the resurrection of the
Hrlde. Explaining this, St. Paul says,
"Thus Is the, resurrection of the dead:
It Is sown In corruption; it Is raised l
Incorrupt Ion. It Is sown In otsnonor,
in
mT ilk
tzT w 3r
a EB Wesco
Years Young-
: Thirty-two years ago the name Wescott was
first seen over a clothing store in Plattsmouth. Con
tinuously since that time it has remained in its place
while others in the same line have come and gone.
Just think of it nearly a third of a century continu
ous service to one community. We are proud to point
you to a record like this. You may
feel sure we are not going to take ad
vantage of you now. QUALITY has
been our key note. We do not handle
uncertain grades. We consider that
your money is on deposit here until
each transaction gives perfect satis
faction. To such a store and such a
policy we invite you to come for your
clothing needs. Our stock of up-to-date
styles was never so complete.
Come in-and see them.
THE HOME OF SATISFACTION
ELBERT I. DUKE DIES
HI LONG BEACH, GAL
A Brother of the Late John Duke
and a Former Resident 1
of Plattsmouth.
A special from I, us Angeles,
California, under date of May 5,
says:
K. J. Duke, a lliii'ly-thiiil degree
Mason, died at 321 Main si reel to
day, lie was V2 years of age and
formerly resided in Omaha, lo
which place his body will lit;
taken, lie leaves a widow and' a
son. The sun arrived here last
niglil, just a few hours before the
dcalh of his fat Iter, funeral ar
rangements have not been made.
Duke had lived in Long Ucacli for
a yea i'.
Bridges In Fair Condition.
From Saturday's Dolly.
County Commissioners Jordan
ami Frciderick .completed a tour
of the east end of (he county last
cveniiiK and inspected the condi
tion of bridges, finding Ihem in
much heller shape than last year.
Last season (hero were over sixty
repair jobs and new bridges and
culverts lo he placed, while this
season there will be not to exceed
half that, number for repair. The
jobs this season are not large,
either, which will be quite a relief
to the bridge fund. Mr. Jordan
departed for his home at Alvo this
morning.
Libert T. Iuke was prominently
knowu in Omaha, where he was
engaged in business for many
years.
Mr. Duke came to Omaha from
Plallsmoulh al (he age of 18
years and entered Hie hardware
business with I. 11. Wheeler, now
vice president, ol lite heeler i
Wclplon company. Later Mr. Duke
engaged in Ihe same line fur him
self. (living up (he hardware busi
ness Mr. Duke was for some time
connected with Ihe city comptrol
ler's olllce. lie later became
identilled with Ihe box making in
dustry of Omaha and was for a
long lime connected wilh the
Omaha Hox company.
Mr. Duke had been in failing
health for several years and last
fall decided on removing lo Ihe
coast. This lie did and eslab-
U Is raised in K.or.y. n - - ,:,, i.,..,... .i.,.,.,,
Ir is ruised lu power. It Is i ' , '
sown nn nnltnnl body; It Is rnlsed a
spirit body. For there Is nn nniniul
body nnd there Is n spirit nouy. ah
It Is written, The first mnn, Adam, wns
made n living soul; tho last Adam was
undo n quickening spirit" (l Corlu
tlilans xv, 42 4.').
Tlio Anostlo declares of them- wlio
nro begotten of the Holy Spirit nnd
who innke their "enllluK nnd election
suro" and who, therefore, will Imve
pnrt In tlio First Itesurrectlon -" wo
hnvo borne the Inuice of the enrthy we
shnll nlso bear the linnuo of tlio heav
enly. Now this I ny. breth
ren, that flesh nnd Wood cannot inn cm
tho Kingdom of God; but we
shall nil bo ihaiimd. In u moment, in
the twinkling of nn eye. at the last
trump" (I Corinthians xv. ,)$2).
The resurrection of Hie ( liurcn ta
called h "life resurrection," I e. ause all
those exsileticlnc It will be jrrfed
in lifr-wlll be Instantly and complete
ly lifted out of death conditions. Tho
world In general, on the contrary, will
not com' forth to n llfc-resumvtlon,
but will eonie forth still partly dead, as
mankind lu general are today. ThJ
coitilntr forth or mcnkenlng to then wW
lie merely the beginning of their i sur-
roctlon, their nmmtam. Ttmir rawunc
up completely out of sin and Oeuth wnl
follow, graduiilly, If they c.-nf'ru to
the Kingdom rules. In tho IMvlne ap
pointment Ihe thousand years of Mes.
slab's reign are set apart for their rosur-rectlon-thi'lr
gradual rnlslng up to hu
man perfection. Tlio pxprrt-nres of
Messiah's Kingdom will all bi hepfu'
whether they be chsstlsoinaats or re
wards. They will all be reformatory.
Only deliberate nnd wllfol Unnsgres
aors will bo annihilated In '.h Heeond
Pesth.
Heside his wife Mr. Duke is
survived by Ihree children. One
of Ihem is Mrs. F. S. Knapp of
13.I0 Sotilh Tbirly-llllh street.
Mr. Knnnn is secretary of Ihe
Omaha Hox company.
Definite arrangements for Ihe
funeral lo be held here upon ar
rival of Ihe body have not yet
been announced.
The deceased was well known
lo most of Ihe Plallsmoulh people
and was a brother of Ihe late John
Duke, nn old resident of this
cilv. who passed away severa
months ago while nn inmate of Ihe
Masonic home.
Sick headache, results from a
disordered condition of the stom
ach, und can lie cured by the nso
of Chamberlain's Stomach and
l iver Tablets. Try it. For sale
by F. 0. Fricke & Co.
ADDRESS OF DR. HERMAN
GERHARD AT TURNER HALL
The Lecture Was Under the
Auspices of the German
American Club.
From Saturday's Paily.
A fair sized audience assembled
at Ihe Turner hall last evening to
listen o Ihe address of Dr. Her
man (ierhai'd of Lincoln on the
topi'.1 of the (ierman People in
America." The lecture was under
the auspices of Ihe (iennan-
American Alliance club of this
cilv and was had at this lime lo
slir up more interest in Ihe as
sociation and increase the ineni-
ship. There are about Ihirly-
Ihree million (ierman people in
the (.'nil ed States, and two million
of Ihem are in Ihe (lerman-
Ameriean Alliance, and Ihe aim of
the society is to increase the
membership lo a degree that will
give the (ierman people in Ibis
count rv Ihe prestage l heir num
bers entitle them lo.
The address last evening re
counted Ihe patriot ism of the Ger
man people, their love for Ameri
can institutions ami Ihe part they
have taken in sustaining Ihe gov
ernment in limes of strife and
struggle. Hegiuning back in the
time of George Washington, the
first president of Ihe United
States, and even before the gov
ernment was organized under the
present constitution, Ihe German
people
CASS COUNTY GIRL MARRIES
A NEW YORKER IN CHICAGO
A special from Chicago, uniii?
date of May i, says: Aftr
journeying hundreds of miles to
meet each other at West Chicago.
Miss Mildred Hurdell of Kag!.,
Neb., and Arthur Allen of Olean,
N. Y., were married at Wheat. n
by Rev. Dr. Thompson of Ihe Gary
Memorial church. The couple re
turned lo Wesl Chicago last even
ing, bul would not discuss their
plans.
It is said that arrangements for
Ihe elopement were made by letter
and telegraph, and that parenls of
Ihe bride and bridegroom are jrt
ignorance of what has happened.
Aliens' family is said to
wealthy.
Cruelty of Boys.
One of the patrons of the Jour
nal in Sonlli Park has reported a;i
instance of cruelty of some of lb
school boys in that vicinity which
should be investigated by th
nflicers of the humane society i f
Ihe city. The boys' names U'n
given and can be had if neces
sary. The boys captured a cut
and killed it in a most cruel man
ner, one of the boys holding th
dumb animal while another hi nt
it lo death with a club. This act,
of cruelty was perpetrated in the
presence of other children goinr
to school in Ihe neighborhood.
Home Grown Seeds.
Fine tested Kansas alfalfa, $10
per bushel; i 0.75, lest purity
per cent, growth 02 per
cent; Nebraska alfalfa, $11.5(1 per
bushel, purity too per cent,
growth 07 per cent; German mil
let $1.('iO; while Katllr corn, $1.00;
lllack Amber cane. $1.25; Alsike,
$10.00; seamless "A" bags (re
turnable), 20 cenls. We pay tlio
freight. Johnson Urns., Nebraska
City. Neb.
Mrs. D. P. Jackson and daugh
ter. Miss nerlha. visited friends
in Ihe metropolis this afternoon
have stood for liberty.
General Steuben, Ihe man who or
ganized Ihe German people in
1770 and aided General Washing
Ion in achieving freedom for Ihe
colonies, was mentioned as an
example of Ihe manner in which
the Germans had aided in making
this nation what it is today, one
of the word powers among civil
ized nations.
Dr. Gerhard's address was well
received and warmly applauded.
He departed for his home at Lin
coln Ibis morning.
PIATTS1UTH MANUFAC
TURED GOODS IN CHINA
The Olson Printing Machine Co.
Fill an Order for Party in
Changsha, China.
Rev. A. A. Oilman of Changsl.ri.
Hunon Province, China, recently
ordered of J. H. Olson one of his
photograph printing innehine.
which Mr. Olson sent to him by
mail yesterday. The postage on
this eleven-pound machine from
Platlsmouth to China is 12 cents
per pound, while the freight rate
on the same article from Plat s -mouth
lo Omaha is 1(1 cenls per
pound, says Mr. Olson.
That is, it cost Mr. Olson l.32
to send by parcels post from.
Platlsmouth to Changsha, China,
a pracel which would cost him
$1.70 lo send by freight lo Oma
ha. Here is an argument for Ihe
parcels post.
Money to Loan.
$2,000 of sinking funds of Ihe
City of Platlsmouth for term of
years at low rale of interest on
farm lands.
F.xeeulive Committee.
Shetland Ponies.
Colls and matured Shetland
Ponies for sale.
William Gilniour,
Plallsmoulh, 11. F. D.
Jack Will Have Peaches.
Constable J. It. Denson is th'"
only parly so Tar reporting a
prospect for a full peach crop.
He has rout- trees hanging full of
blossoms, and unless Jack Frol
sneaks around and lakes a nip at.
the buds Jack Den-on will have
peaches and cream this winter
when the rest of us are enliiu
dried apples.
Mr. John Group of Louivi!!a
and Mr. J. O. Ward of that city'
motored to the county seal today
to look after business matters
for a short time. Mr. Group
dropped in and renewed for tin
Journal for another year.
