The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, February 05, 1912, Image 6
PREACHING TO " THE HEATHEN. Faster Rossell Delivers Message Ol L0Y3. Oil INDIA'S CORAL STRAND. Preacher Aika Mohammedans to Re member God's Promise to Abraham. With the Coming of the Messiah the Glory of the Lord Shall Fill All the Earth Darkness Shall Be No More and God's Promises Shall Be Fulfilled. Travancore, In din. Feb. 4.-The Foreign Missions Comuiiltee of the International Bi ble StudeutH As sociation has reached here. I'uator Russell of the Committee is widely known in thin IHstri.t. Ills j coiiiiiir uas neeu pSfQg teUSSQl) a topic of interest for several weeks. Not only are Christian natives nlert to nice. Ill tit. but their heathen country uieu tire. also. Interested. Mohamme dans have lieen Inquiring. Has i'aslor IIusscll any speelal uicssiiKe for Us? The u nil iiKcmcut Is that the I'listor shall spend a full week In this Ids trict and be at Minima next Sunday, fie will, of course, be speaking every day and. iillliougli this will be done thnntnh an interpreter, the natives ure keenly n'erl to bear what liny call. (IwIh Lmc MfMsmjr. Addressing n large crowd under rat her unfavorable cir cumstances, the I'aslor snld: have chnsen lis my text on this oc casion the Message of the ntigcls at the birth of our Kcdeemer-"Fe:ir not! Heboid, we bring you good tidings of great Joy, which shall lie unto nil peo ple." (Luke il. 10.1 1 feel that 1 nni not entirely n si ranger to many of you. nor you to me. For a considerable time I have seen regular reports sent In from this District to the Interna- tlonnl Illhlc Students Association, of which 1 have the honor of being Pres ident. These reports Informed ua of your growing love for Und and for the Message of Ills grace net before us in the Bible. Everything of Interest that Irant-pires amongst you here Is prompt ly reported to tis the numbers who at tend the meetings, the numbers of iidultH Immersed and the numbers of children consecrated by their parents. These reports In turn are published to the Bible Students nil over the world. We wnnt you to know of tie Christian love of these children of God -of various nationalities who are repre sented by the Committee now before you. We desire to know of your spir itual state and of what may be done wisely and economically to forward the same. Our Society is not wealthy, but the little that It possesses Is most cheerfully and economically used in the service of the Lord mid Ills Cause ICven some of your faces me familiar lo us. for Brother Iicvnsal njuin Kent us the photos of bis native assistants of this lilstrlet. No doubt lie explain ed to you his own marvelous expert ences, as he told them to us: Mow, as the sou of a native Methodist mission ary, he thought to follow In Ills father's footsteps, after obtaining an education. He came to America, and, as it result of a four years' course In u Methodist College In Ohio, found himself an ag uostlc a Higher Critic, tin Involution 1st, u thorough unbeliever In the Inspi ration of the Bible. Too honest to preai h what ho no longer believed, he abandoned missionary Intentions. Ijiter, six Volumes of "Studies In the Scriptures," published by the Interna tlonnl Bible Students Association, brought the brother buck to tho Bible and to u fuller and more Intelligent faith than he had ever before known. Thou be had n Message of "good (Id lugs" for his race, and (i oil's provi dence sent him back to you; und now Hie true light, through his Instrumen tality, has reached many of your hearts and brought gladness through n more intelligent knowledge of Hod, through His Word. Ah. dear friends, we all know what n Joyful Message of Truth has come to you, and we trust that you will be faithful in letting your light shine before others and thus glorify your Father In Heaven. The Father of Mercies. Two days ago. on the Island of Cey Jon. my attention was drawn to the tomb of the good Bishop llcltcr. I in mediately to my iiilud came the words of his well-known hymn, "Wlint though the Hplcy bi'oriws lllow mi l (i or Ceylon's iHle, Ami every iinnnet elrlim'S, Ami only Inun In vile!" From childhood I had sung those words, nnd dually found myself on Ceylon's Isle. But, my dear hearers 1 a in not so sure but that the deal' Bishop exaggerated n little the vlli ness of the human types of this vl clnlty. roverty. Indeed, 1 nee on every hand. and. If vlleness Ik mens uri'd by our great Creator by lack o weal' ii, then certainly joti are vile In coinp .rlson to Rome more wealthy Bui (-in we really believe that this Is the I il vine standard? Shall we not rather believe the words of Jehovah "Man looketh upon the outward op nearaiicp. but God looketh upou tin heart?" (I Samuel xvl. 7.1 I a in not here to flatter you not here to sny thut poverty l a proof of tiurtty of heart. On the contrary, It ' f'-;fSSf la my duty la a minister of Christ to declare that there Is none righteous. no, not oue. Hut 1 may aay to you that, adniltthnr that all men have siuned-Nome In way more peculiar to inn' nationality and some to an- other. It lit ours to point out the need of an Atonement for aln and the fact that "the blood (the wierilirei of Jesus Christ our Urd. cleaimi'th iih from all Blu"-"Neither la there salvation In any other, for there in none other Name Riven under heaven or nmmiu'st men whereby we must lie saved -Jew or (Jeutlle. Ixiud or free, Cau casian or Indian. I believe, therefore, that I cannot do better than to relate to you the "Old. Old Story," of the love of Cod mani fested In Christ, the Redeemer. My text tells that Old Story In precious words of life, which bad well-nigh lieen lost during the darker ages and since; for many of you may Ih sur prised to know that the vast majority of people in Christian lands have very Blight conception of the love of (od. Indeed. I am sorry that It Is true, but tho faith of many Christians, as ex pressed In their creeds. Is more terri ble, more (Jod dishonoring t'.ian n't the liellefs of any heathen In the whole world. I am glad to tell you. however, that really very fen- people In Christian hinds any longer hOevc their own creeds. I know no, how much of them are preached ho'c. True Chris tian people are much better than their creeds. They have n sympathy for yon who live In these parts and for residents of other benighted lands. Many of them give liberally, whether wisely or not. In their desire to bene- fit the heathen. I assure you thnt however much Ihelr creeds ass.-rt It. these k'nd heart-1 M(.imtiiiie the earth Itself will le e;l people do not believe that the mass. Ulll,e t() "blossom ns the rose" nnd lo es or mankind are bound lo eternal "-,.d her Increase." and "IIh wilder misery because of not h iving he-ird of n'()S , it;-ry phn e shall he the "Only Name." They reallv do not j,ul 'cie knowledge of the glofv know wh it thev believe. The smoke of sll!ll tin (, w,,. P,irtb as the of the "dark ages" still prevails to waters cover the sea." The result will Hitch an extent t'uit their eyes of un- )l0 ,lllt ,,vcry knee will bow und ev ders'nnding cannot s"e "the length vry tongue confess" to the glory of and the bread li nnd t'-o height and foI. n) wll() s);,n r,.j,.rt this wmi- the depth of the love of (Jod. which (,,,.(! demonstration Divine Power passeth nil nnderstandln"." They do nn(i OVP Vll be este 'ined unworthy of know, however, tint, although they nnv fur,i.r favors nnd will be de li re fallen from Cod's Image through Htr'0yed from among the people. In the aln. they stlil luive too much of Ills Seeond r0, st. Peter tells us that God-like quality of love to torture any- i n) ,iie l0v prophets told this blessed body, or even dumb brutes; hence they ; story of r'oniK restitution. See his realize that there must be some mis- .....i.. tlltement of tho matter in Acts take in the creeds which they have so long possessed, which consign nil ex cept "the elect" to eternal misery. Now Look at Our Text. Note In our text the terms of a blessing Intended of God for ev- ery crenture. Two thousand years be- i fore the angels uttered those words God gave the same Message of hope and Joy to Father Abraham. Let those of this audience who are Mohamme dans, ns well as others, call to mind the promise to which 1 refer. It was the promise with the oath. God. fore- knowing thnt tho fulfilment of the promise would be long delayed, made oath to It. so that all who trust In Him might have the consolation of that promise. And what Is the prom- j Ise? Owl said to Abraham. "In thee . and lu thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed." Abraham was twice glad! He re joiced that the curse that had rested upon the race would ultimately be lifted; secondly, he , rejoiced that the blessing of the Almighty. would reach mankind through bis posterity. Nel I tlier Ishnmel nor Isaac was the prom- I Iseil seed-neither blessed the world.; Neither Jacob nor Kami was the prom- Ised Seed of Abraham to bless the world, for neither of them did the , work. Neither did the tuition of Israel succeed lu blessing the world; nor did I they attain eternal life for themselves. , The Divine Purpose looked down to Messiah and snw lu Iliin the real Seed of Abraham through whom eventually Divine Power w'll be exercised and Di vine Grace be shed abroad among men. i According to the Scriptures, the Mes rIu ti. the Deliverer. Is composite com- I posed of numerous members. Each one of these members must be tested and proven In respect to his loyalty to God and to the principles of righteous-1 ness ,,,,fore .hp. ?u "i:n,n. 'l'9 ,?!: nous rewiiiu oi nit un int-iiiiiuic. vmu bus foreordained how many shall con stitute this Messiah company and what Btitute mis Messmu company ami wmu .toll be their character-nua.lllcat.ons. aecord:ng to which they may make their "culling and their election sure." They must be so loyal to God and to the principles of His righteousness that they will gladly aacrillce every earthly Interest, yen, life itself. It w 111 be readily seen that there are not very many of such deep devotion as this. In the whole world. However, God. vho knows the end from the beginning, de clares that His purposes shall not fail. which means that He will succeed In the nppolntiHl time In tlndltig the pre destinated number of the proper faith obedience, diameter. Restrictions at First Only. The primary restrictions were that this glorious opportunity to become members of the Messiah, "the Seetl of Abraham" for the blessing of the world. miiKt be llrst offered to (he nut- tiral Heed of Abraham, duly after the worthy of these had been pithd'cd could thiH (rival privilege lie extended toothers. Itut mark you well - the se- lection of this special class does not Involve the "non-elect" In eternal tor ment, uor In nny disaster. On the con trary, the (rntlicrlnir of tile "elect" should be rcun riled as mi assurance on God'a part of the fulfilment of Ills lur(r-r promise, that through these Ridntly ones, the Messianic Hody. (rreat blesslinrs tire to lie showered upon Abraham's natural need; yea, und upon nil the families of the earth. The l.lessliiK of the world will I.e Restitution. If. dm the Evolutionists toll us. the Plble theory, that man wan created In God's Imape. la wrong and ne s re.,nv tne ofr-sprtnc of an a,,e tlleu destitution would be the w,)rst thine that could possibly come to UiMt,kind-to restore hlui to simian eu1itoiiM. Hut the Hil.le Ik iilte rlu'lit KiYllK the liivlne declaration to man that he whs created perfect and upright and in the limine and likeness of Cod and (hat our defilement came through the sin of disobedience and thai our degradation came through he redity and that we needed to he re 1(H.ni).,i wltb ,, nfe f , ther-tbat "us by a man came death, by a man also should come the -resurrection of t lie dead." The simple story of the Bible Is of human degradation and death, of redemption und of n coining time of up Iftlng from sin and death conditions to perfection and life. This offer will lie as world-wide as was the condemnation which came upon our race through Adam. For six thousand years our race has lieen living under a reign of sin and death, hut the Sev enth Thousand will be the great Sab bath typified by Israel's Jubilee Yeir. in which all debtors went free and every man returned to his firmer es tafe. The glorious possibilities of that thousand years are variously preenl- I ed to us in the Blh'e. It Is to be the New Day. to be ushered In by the Sun ' of Righteousness with healing in His beams. Ignorance and sin. sorrow and c-it li. sh ill lice a way-darkness und superstition shall viinl"h. Satan shall be bound for n thousand ye-irs nnd de ceive man no more. Messiah will reign with Divine Power. A Priest ,)U)n tIls Throne. He will extend tner- cv tf t1()s0 wliom He rn'es. He will instruct them, succor them, uplift t.lMi ,,, s ti, mw f Cod. will wilH, Wuv ,' tcirs. - ' ill, 10-23. A Redemptive Sacrifice Necessary. We must not forget thnt in the Dl vlue arrangement n sncrillce for sins was necessury. Because of his diso bedience, Adam was condemned to ,.,, nnt to ,......, torment, us om. cm!(lH niltitnUellv declure. His nu,0 ,n U1, Hlnm,(li ,.,, . . .naUv. hem e we nre a dying race mentally, morally and physically wrecked. God could not Justly set aside His own sentiments and declare na u-nrthv Tils favor nnd Its irlft of otprna ,lfe Uut ,nt,e (.nm ,u M con)1(.inne(, 00ndltlon through one , . fiiaflUMti,.,.- it was nossible ... nlI .,. ,. r,.,111(,,,(1 from ,, hn w1,nPe through the sacritice of one ,te(1(.,,11)pr, ..As n) ln Ad im die. ln ,,. rlirlst Bhn. bo niml nllve. every man in his own order." - 1 Corinthians xv. 22. 23. Here we have an Important ques- itlMi. Has n Redeemer been provuiea . c, tlmt Coil enn lust 1 v nermit Messiah ,f nw(ll,.n HtWM,lnK members of wu. rn(V rt)1 , pllft out of slu ((ml d(i(ltl) ,0 pprfe., ,,, ,.,...,, K. nrl,l.wldo? 'the ,,. tj y' , Mt nis heav- ' ,. ,, .a M1,wi n.i, . i,,,t IU; )y U)p mn of G()(1 ,,,,, ,stl. . .. ,,..., .,.., fr everv ,,,,.., 0 , iti, reward of io 'VntUvt W1W p0,ious exaltation ... . . f ,nipsty. . nlmvn m.,n(.nltles nnd ., .. T,,lla ... n,,niied t powers, rule and to bless those whom nis denth redeemed. Why. then, does the Messianic work de'ny? Why ('id .lesus not immediate ly begin the work of restitution? The Hlble answers the question most clear It. It assures us that before thnt work can berln there must be select ed from 1 amongst men. by n -pedal call and by apeciol tests, a saintly class, a "Httl , flock." to whom It is the Father a goot . , vp ,hl, KlnR(,0m joint- w.fn His o.y Son. the P.e- , . 1 deemer. So. then, what remains Is for 1 nil of this class to finish their course with Jov nnd then, by the First ttesur rectlon. to pass beyond the roll to be 1 forever with their Iord as spirit be ! ings-pnrtiikers of the divine nature, far above angels, principalities and powers, I Then the spiritual Seed of Abrnhmn will be complete, and then It will be ' gin its work of blesslnu. first the nat ural seed of Abraham, nnd. subse iquently. nil the families of the earth. j If at first we. were Inclined to feel Ini ' pntlent of the long delay, we nre check ed bv the thought that If tne work of r.od In the selection of the solrltnal Peed of Abraham, "like unto the stars of heaven." had been completed sinu er. ire would li'ive missed the "'orloiis opportunity of heeoiuinp member of it. Imther. therefore, let us relolce In the delay, renll'lnj: that the world In (tcncrit I puffers nothitiK in death, but u.rely sleeps until the resurrection inornlnir. Ict us he jrlud nnd rejoice nnd (rive plory to ("5ml and strive h make our "calllnit nnd our election sure" to a place In Abraham' spiritual Peed, of whom St. Paul dii lnres. "If ye he Christ's, then nre ye Alirnlnini' niu) .rs BOeonlinst to the prom- Ise." (Clnl.itlans III. 2!.i How (dud we well may be ntul how much we well tuny rejoice In the rrlorlonn Plan of our God. whoso lonjrtb and breadth ftnd M(:ht nnJ d(ipth transcend our blithest hopesund ambitions! RAILROAD GASES UP THIS WEEK Carriers ts Havs Busy W:ek a! Lincoln Wiiii Hearings. GRAND ISUU CASE IS I)?. Road's Affairs Aired Before Federal Court Physical Valuation Hearing Resumed Supreme Court Recon venes New Lxecutive Order, Lincoln, Feb. 5. The railroads will be conspicuous ln Lincoln tnia week. Iu the feiieial court, beginning touuy, wili be the hearing oi tne lnjuncuou brojgnt by the minority BtocKho.dets to prevent the Union Pacific irom fcpending nay of the assets ot the ot. Joseph and Grand Isiat.d road. Sam uel Untermeyer of New ork, one of tne country's most nottd lawyers, will appear in this case as attorney for tue minority stockholders, the Union Pa cific itself being the majority owner. The case is expected to be hotly con tested and the result may have an im portant bearing on the future of the Granci Island road. , Another railroad case of more than passing importance is the Wayne depot litiatii n. The railway coinniis Flon ordered the Omaha road to erect a new deyot at Wayne and the com pany took tlio case Into the federal court. Th'j first dash will come over a motion to remand the case to the state eo'.irt. The Ktlgatlrn 1.3 import ant as being looked upon as a preie dent, both as to the rlnht. of the fed eral court to hear the case and also in its hearing on the rlfiht ol' Uie com mission to co'iipd tho company to erect the depot. Eoth of these points are likely to he watch(d by many towns in Nebraska, and particularly Albion, which has appealed to the commission dur'ng the last week to compel the North western and Union I-acilio roads to build a union depot at that place. Valuation Hearing. The physical valuation of the Union Pacific is also set for hearing, begin ning today, before the railway commis sion. Owing to the company's attor neys being engaged in the federal court, actual hearings on the valuation will not begin today, but the engineers of the company and those. of the com mission expect to get together nnd seek to harmonize their exhibits so that they can lie readily compared. This work will keep them busy in all probability until the attorneys are ready to proceed with the hearing. There iR w'de difference between the htinvites of the company and of the state engineers nn the va'uo of the ompapj's property in Nebraska. The company returns its property nt a valuation of $117,71(1,190. while the state engineers figure its reproduction value at fSS,74 1.817. n difference of $28.0f5.343. Supreme Court Commences. The supreme court reconvened to day uiul the first thing on the docket is four cares from Seward county. wiikh have been hack and forth be .wei n the district nnd supreme courts or about nineteen years They nre tic Jens National bank against Yetts, Hank of Stnplehurst against Yi tcs, L'tlca bank against Yates and f.a'ky against Yates. AH the cases will te submitted together as they nre all related nnd are involved with tee failure of the Capital National bi'tik of Lincoln, out of which a great tangle of litigation grew. New Executive Order. Ijind Commissioner Cowlcs is in re ceipt of executive order No. 14G1, from tho Interior department at Wash ington, segregating for the use of the agricultural department as a preserve and brjedlns ground for native birds about twenty two square miles of land contiguous to Valentine, In Cherry county, which preserve is to be known os tho Niobrara reservation, within the confines of which reservation It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or tako the eggs of birds except undei anthor'tv granted by the secre tary cf agriculture. TR INS HELD UP BY SNOW Drifts in Some Placet Are Fifteen Feet High. OmnliH, Feb. 5. Hllzzards ln Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota have com plctcly disrupted nil railroad sched ales, for, with tho exception of the HurlltiKton, trains on nil lines into Omaha nrfc from twelve to twenty four hours lute. According to railroad reports, drift Inj; snow has imt caused so much trouble for years. All over Iowa, east tin Nebraska and Minnesota traffic in blocked nnd trains are snowho.ind lho Northwestern and the Hock U ;nd bi'jran to send out snowplows to buttle with the drifts, which in pome places are more than fifteen feet IiIkIi? J. B. Donovan Dies of Heart Disease. Omaha, Feb. 5. John H. Donovan, well known rspnper man of Mad luon, Neb., died at the homo of his sis ter, Mrs. McKalo, G08 North Twenty third jtreet, South Omaha, of heart dlKense. He was forty four years old. Chairman Byrnes Calls Committee. Columbtm, Nel, Feb. 5. State Chairman J. C. Byrnes of the Denm tratlc committee has Issued a call for a meettnR of the committee here, Fob. 8. 1 DUROC-JERSEY The undersigned will sell at his farm, five miies south west of Mynard, and a quarter mile north of Eight Mile Grove church, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23d SALE TO COMMENCE AT 1 O'CLOCK SHARP 85 HEAD -5 Tried Sows; 30 Spring Gilts and 50 Fall Pigs There will be in this offering five tried sows sired by Glenn's Critic 97439 and out of granddaughters of "Kant Be Beat," former world's cham pion boar, and bred to "Commodore B. & C'sCol." 89803, a show hog at the Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska State Fairs in 1910. Thirty gilts sired by Commonore B. & C's Col. and bred to "Crimson Model" and "Chief Again," boars of the large, growthy, heavy-boaed type. Fifty fall pigs sired by Commodore B. &. C's Col. TERMS OF SALE! -All sums of $20 and under, cash; over $20, a credit of twelve months will be givi n, purchaser giving good bankable paper bearing eight per cent interest from date. All property must be settled for before being removed. ZSSKr V. E. PERRY, Owner Lands for Sale. iiO acres in southeast Green wood eouniy, Kansas; fenced and cross-fenced; 80 acres of rich creek bottom land in cultivation, balance finest native prairie grass (liincsoil) , Fair 5-room house slabling. etc. Some bearing or chard. I-ois of fine living water, which is furnished by a large creek which runs through north side of ranch. Creek is skirted with limber; cattle come off grass into deep water. This is consider ed to be one of the best little stock ranches in the county. School close by; fine smooth road to town. Just 5 1-2 miles from ranch to town; a nice well im- i proved country all the way. For quick sale $18 per acre buys this i ifl acres'; no trade taken on this. Has a mortgage of $3500 that has yet three years to run. $4420 buys the equity. Nothing better for the money. Give me to your friend if yon don't want nie, I must sell. V. A. Nelson, Real Estate Broker, Fall River, Greenwood County, Kansas. The Eagles' Annual Ball. The Magics' Annual Mask Ball, that in past years has proven to be one of the most delightful oc casions of the cnlire dance sea son, will be given at Goates' hall on Saturday evening, February 17. Several very valuablep ries will be awarded In the best and most appropriate costumes, which prizes may be seen in the west Crocerv You can save money by buying your Groceries of us. Compare these prices with those offered by others. Also note the quality: 10 Bars New Style Laundry Soap 25c 3 Cans Good Corn 25c .Large Cans Hominy, Kraut, Pumpkin or Boiled Cabbage, each 10c Good Japan Rice, per pound 5c Good Coffee, per pound 25c E. C. Corn Flakes, three for 25c Crisco 25c Rumford Baking Powder, pound can 23c New Quail Oats large 23c; small package 10c Quart "Jar Queen Olives 40c Large Can Ripe Olives 25c Santa Claus Shelled Pop Corn, per package 5c Skinner's Macaroni. Mczzaai, Spaghetti, Vermicell or Elbows, per package .' 10c Walker's Grape Juice, large bottle 25c " Chili-Con-Carne 10c A fine line of Imported and Domestic Canned Goods for lunches. Corner. Sixth and Main St. yJhones I window of I be Weyrich & lladra ba drug store. This enterprising linn deserve a great deal of credit for the tasty manner in which I hey have displayed the prizes for the lodge in their window. When you are down town take a look at them and they will convince you that they are worthy of entering the contest. The music for the dance is to be furnished by the M. V. A. orchestra, which is suf ficient guarantee for the musical end of the program. You will also find a costumer at the Eagles' lodge rooms all day the day of the dance, where you will find a swell line of costumes to select from. Standard Oil Route Change. II. G. McMaken & Son, since the death of Colonel McMaken, have resigned their agency for the Standard Oil company at this place and the company will sup ply the vacancy by placing in charge Mr. Elliott of Falls City. The new agent was in town Sat urday making arrangements for renting a barn for four or six mules, to be used in distributing oil through the territory adjacent lo Plattsmoulh. He will remove his family to Plattsmoulh as soon ns a suitable dwelling can be found. Miss Carrie Greenwald was a passenger to Falls City Saturday afternoon, where she spent Sun-"" day with relatives and friends, returning to this city last evening. Specials! INC ANDl) 8r.u.y