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Warga, Cecil
Plattsmouth,
Local News
n
From Saturday's Dally.
T. V. Vallery was in the city
today from the farm, looking after
some business matters.
Today in county court final set
tlement was had in the Thomas J.
Fountain estate, from South Bend.
Julius Pitz was a passenger
this afternoon on No. 23 for Oma
ha, where he will visit for a few
hours.
Misses Edna and Mayola Prpost
came in this afternoon to spend
Sunday with their parents at My
nard. l II. Meisinger came in this
morning from the farm, west of
this city, and attended to some
husincs matters.
W. F. Gillespie, the genial grain
dealer of Mynard, was in the city
last evening for a short time, en
roule home from Omaha.
V. J. Hennins and wife of near
Cedar Creek, drove in this morn
inz from their home and looked
after pnnm trading wilh the mer
chants. C I Craves, the genial editor
of the Union Ledger, came up
from his home last evening and
spent the night here attending to
business matters.
Miss Dovie Harkhurst came up
last evening from her home near
Union to attend the play at the
I'armele theater and to make a
stiort visit with friends.
Marl in Sleppat returned to his
home at Blair this afternoon, af
ter a two days' visit here with his
son. Frank Steppal and family.
District Judge If, D. Travis and
Court Reporter Earl Travis re
turned last evening from Ne
braska City, where they have been
holding court the past week.
Mrs. J. M. Hamilton of Salt
Lake City, who is visiting at the
home of Mrs. J. O. Cummins nnrl
daughter, Miss Kittie, departed)
this morning for Omaha, where'
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she will visit for the day.'
Mrs. Charles Hipp of Lyons,
Neb,, wlio has been here visiting
her parents, A. Dill and wife, de
parted this morning on the early
train for her home.
A. S. Will was a visitor in Oma
ha today, going to that city on the
early Burlington train, where he
was called on some business mat
ters. W. 1). Wheeler came in from
the farm yesterday and visited
with his friends here, as well as
attending to business mailers for
a few hours.
Fred Kehne drove in this morn
ing from his home, west of this
city, and was a passenger on the
early Burlington train for Oma
ha, to look after business matters.
Mrs. W. S. Smith of Murray de
parted yesterday afternoon for
Hastings, Neb., where she will
join Mr. Smith, and they will then
go to Ong, Neb., where they will
visit for a short time with rela
tives. Mrs. James Taylor came up
from Union yesterday and after
spending the day here departed
on No. 2 for Ainsworth. Iowa, to
visit her son, Rani Slites for a
short t ime.
Frank Sheldon, J. M. Palmer.
John Wunderlirh and lion. Fred
Nutman came up lasl evening
from their homes at Nehawka to
look after business mailers in
this city.
Peter Meisinger and daughters.
Misses Kale and Maggie, of the
vicinity of Cedar Creek, were
visitors in this city today, coming
in on No. i. Mr. Meisinger was a
pleasant caller at this office, and
while here renewed his subscrip
tion to this paper.
Henry Fetzer of Lincoln arrived
last evening and will visit at the
home of his brother, Joseph Fetz
er, and also at the F. R. C.uthmann
home. He was accompanied by
Mrs. K. II. Schmidt and little
daughter, who will be guests of
Mrs. Schmidt's aunt, Mrs. F. R.
Ciiithmann, for a short time.
THE-
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Co.
. F. W. SGHUGHTEMIER.
SR., PASS W QUIETLY
I' i utn Salui mi v m I mlly.
Tin' .-udili'ii death Friday after
noon from heart failure of Mi's.
F. V. Sehliehtemier, m, while not
unloosed for, came as a distinct
shock to the community. She
had not -been well for several
weeks, but was up and around the
house and death came while .she
was silting in a rocking chair
reading a paper. Mrs. M. F. M;ty,
w'io had been staving' there, was
the only person in the room at the
I'liie, and noticing sometlr'iig was
wrong came to her assistance, but
t he spirit had lied.
The family have the sympathy
of the community in (heir afflic
tion, and a host of people who
have known and loved this good
woman through all the ears,
mourn wilh the loved ones at her
passing. Truly, a good woman
has gone home. Nchawka News.
A. 0. U. W. LODGE NO. 8
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
from Saturday's Pally.
Last evening Lodge No. S, An
cient Order of United Workmen,
held a very largely attended meet
ing at their hall on Chicago ave
nue and the newly elected otlieers
were inducted into their re
spective offices as follows: Past
master workman, V. II. Ofe;
master workman, Herbert David
son; foreman, William Heinrich;
overseer, (Ins Kopp; financier,
David Fbersole; recorder, Charles
Carlson; receiver, (ieorge Dodge;
guide, Harry Johnson. This is
one of the oldest lodges in the
city and possesses a very large
membership, and has weathered
all the storm of adversity and is
today one of Hie strongest lodges
in the city and its members may
well feel proud of the showing
that old No. 8 has made in the
hislory of fraternal societies in
this city. Aflcr the installation
the members enjoyed a very
sumptuous lunch and a general
good time.
"The Pink Lady" In Omaha.
From Saturday' Dally.
A number have been inquiring
as to when Miss Alice Dovoy, who
is playing wilh "The Pink Lad"
company, would be in Omaha. At
lirst it was thoiialil that they
would be in Omaha about the -filli
of January, but their plans have
been changed. n Ihal Kiev v ill no
be I here uiilil February .'!. i ami '.
FtecePe Symmcr H3ts.
('mill Salui ilji v s I "ti ' 1 -.
This morn in1 WesrolFs Sons
ri-eei i l from Mi ico I wo laye
i-ew bales coelai'.iing I'annr :i
hats of Die latesl sllcs n oil
fabric, niiil those desirimj n
dart the season early with the
hi.-d word in summer bals will
have no trouble in serurina litem
here jus! as early as possible.
Tells Stories.
Miss Florence Waugh of Lin
coln, ' who is catalogueing the
bboks at (he city, library told
stories lo 52 children of the first,
second, third and fourth grades
of our city schools Ihis morning
at the library building. An hour
will bo given on each Saturday
morning during the winter
months at which lime the librari
an or some of the teachers of our
city schools will entertain the
children by telling them stories.
The hour in which these stories
will be told will be from 11 to 12,
and the children included will be
those from the lirst, second, third
and fourth grades of onr public
schools.
Little Helen and Edgar Wescott,
who have been quite sick for
several days, are reported as be
ing slightly improved today and
the little ones were able to take
some nourishment this morning.
Their improvement will be very
pleasing news to the friends of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. II.
Vescntt.
Asks for Final Papers.
Krom Friday's Dally.
In the ollice of the district clerk
today Henry August Newmann of
Louisville, this county, filed his
application for his final citizen
ship papers. He was a subject of
William II, Emperor of Germany,
and has resided in this county
long enough to desire to become
a full-fledged citizen of this
glorious republic.
Mrs. Mary Ball, niece of Judge
Ramsey, and sister of Miles
Standish, formerly residing near
Murray, cam", in this morning
from her home near Fort Crook,
and, in company with her uncle,
paid the Journal a visit. Mr. and
Mrs. Ball reside on a farm near
Fort Crook.
SLAVES SET FREE
RETURN TO BONDS
Bibla Has Bacn Great Emanci
pator ol Human Slavery.
THE TORCH Of LIBERTY.
Pattor Rusieil Says All Enslaver Are
Opposed to the Truth, Realizing Iti
Power on the Minds of Their Vic
tims Message of Christ Showed
Mankind the Way to Freedom and
Inspired Men With Courage to Spread
the Gospel Despite Persecution.
Washington, D.
C, Jammry VX
V a 8 1 o r Russell
preached at Wash
ington Temple to
day, his third ser
nion ou our Union
Depot texts. Ills
text was: "The
Truth shall make
you free." (John
8:32.) He mild:
Truth Is the
great Emancipa
tor. All enslavers
fPAMQlt EUSttlpJ
are opposed to the Truth, realizing Its
power upon the minds of their victims.
The taskmasters of today would fain
hide the Truth from the. wage-slaves,
but In general Hud It hnpossible-so
greiit la the power of the press-and
ttiere are still publishers who have not
sold their moral Bens for sordid gain.
In times past, when chattel slavery
prevailed, the master found It to his
advantage to educate his slaves and
thus Increase their value, but to his
disadvantage to give them ethical cul
ture along the lines of human rltihts.
The feudatory lords of the past estab
lished n serfdom and were very willing
that the common people should con
sider them demigods, not amenable to
the same laws as their subjects.
The same principle apparently
prompted the emperors of old Home,
yea, and back to Nebuchadnezzar, the
first world emperor, to proclaim them
selves I'ontifcx Maximus and to en
courage their people to render them
-..ll..t..c. ...,.M .w...l..M .1.... ..!....
ll'llLluun lia null ll m:i nun uviuuon.
The natural selfishness of man ha,
ever thus prompted him to take
mnch ..lvMilnro of hi fellows n elr-
cumstanet's would permit.
I am not here saying that the masses
may not have fared about as well un
der those fetters as If they had been
free. I am not arguing that all men
are Imjih equnl. I am merely stating
the facts as all acquainted with his-
tory know them. I am putting these
facts as a background, that my text
may shine out the more luminously.
"The Truth shall make you free." i
Which Is the Torch of Liberty?
I can Imagine many able men Identi
fied with the sciences, each' claiming
that bis science, or truth, has done
more than any other to break the
shackles of Ignorance and to set men
free. The artist would tell us of the
power of the picture to Influence even
those who cannot read. The publisher
would tell us of the enlightening influ
ence of the press. The astronomer
i ivould land his science and tell us of
ts broadening influence upon the hu
man mind.' The geologist, historian
and dramatist would each claim foi Ids
nrt the honor of setting men free.
Hut admitting all the claims thus set
before lis, I ask you to consider my
plea that the Bible has been the great
Emancipator from human slavery,
mental, moral and physical. All other
torches derived their spark from the
Bible, the Torch of liberty lighted by
Divine Providence.
Th -,.r,.t of M D-rent r.ouer Is that
the Rlble alone sets forth the relation- l"t to es ape similar experiences,
ship of man to man. The Rlble alone Their share In the Kingdom would de
tells us that all humanity are of one "P their faithfulness and loy
blood, nil creatures of the same God. hy unlu drath-
all amenable to nim, either for re
wards for well doing, or punishments
for Ill-doing. While the Rlble In
structs that kings, princes and all In
authority should be recognized, and
that honor should Iks rendered to whom
honor Is due. vet it also tells us that
the king upon his throne Is amenable der slavery to sin, and become chll
to exactly the some laws as bis most dren of the Highest It declared that,
menial servant, and that If he violates becoming children of God, they we.'e
the law he is a sure to be punished, associated with Jesus, they became
No other book in the world ever placed heirs of God and Jolnt-helrs with Jesus
all humanity thus on the pnme level. Christ, their Lord and Redeemer If so
Moreover, the Rlble points out that te that they should suffer with Him.
the present life Is merely a schooling They Went Everywher, Pr,achlnfl.
time related to the ruture life as cause .
to effect. It shows as none othe -book fa conH.
does, that every act or lire, eve ry spo-, ,q the g
manifested their
ken word. yea. every wilful thought fuIthfulne89
bears upon our charac er-development mui)t persecution, yet they
. ,,, . r,I'b7 the Jews, because they disturbed
rlwlse. will give us more steps to re
trace In the upward way, and corre
spondingly more difficulty in ever
reaching the reward of life everlasting.
"Hop Thou In God."
As we look back Into the past, we
see the nations stupid In the bands of
crafty sovereigns. We see the nation
of Israel, sodden with fear of their
Egyptian taskmasters, not daring of
themselves to take steps for liberty.
Bat after they had been delivered from
Egyptian bondage, after God bad en
tered into a Covenant with them as a
nation at Mount Sinai, they were a
changed people.
The thought that God was for them
and had promised them aid worked
wonders, not only with the leaders,
but also with tbe rank and file. True,
they were Inclined to gravitate toward
the ways of tbe heathen nations. Bot
to the extent that they remained loyal
to their t'ovennnt wilh God, and trust
ed In Him, they became intelligent.
Although one of the smallest of the
natli' is, I hey exercised a great Influ
ence throughout the world. The pioui-
ie made to Israel that they should be j
come the leading, dominant nation of!
the earth and give laws to all the other!
nations for their blessing was a conta
gious suggest ion. The Babylonians took
It up, and put It Into effect by 'onquer
ing the world. The Modes and Per
sians followed. Next came the ( re-
clans, ambitious to be the ruling na
tion. Later en, me the Romans Into pow er
as masters of the world, conquering
other nations and giving them lawsj
which still very largely prevail, but
which apparently were based upon the'
Mosaic code.
In considering the Influence of the j
Law given at Mount Sinai, we are to,
remember ttmt primarily and property!
It affected very few. Those few were',
the faithful ones mentioned by St I'uul
In Hebrews 11. Put In a general way, j
nil the Jewish people were lntluenced
by the spirit of that Law Covenant,
and were made more courageous, more
liberty-loving than formerly, and more
so than were other peoples. Josephus
felt called upon to defend his people
from the charge of being ho Independ
ent, so headstrong, as to be continu
ously rebellions.
The Roman emperors seem to have
had the Idea that the religion of the
Jews should be stamped out because
It was a liberty-producing religion, un
favorable to their designs. We remem
ber SL Pa id's declaration that the Gos
pel gathered out of the Jewish nation
all "Israelites Indeed" "the Eloct"
ond that the rest were blinded. The
blinded ones drew from the ancient
promises of Cod those conceptions of
life which, unregulated by the Spirit
of the Lord, devoured them with pride
and nmbltlon; and such a spirit of in
dependence has mado them lawless.
The effect of this, ns history shows,
was that civil strife destroyed their
nationality much more than did the
Roman armies, which merely came In
at the close nnd terminated the reign
of anarchy. The lesson we would point
from this narrative is that the spirit of
Divine Truth tends toward liberty
more than nil other influences combln
ed. but that this liberty may be dan
gerous to those who receive not the
Divine Law and Message into good and
honest hearts ns Israelites indeed.
Christian Lovt of Liberty.
The teachings of Jesus and the Apos
ties went first to the Jew, by Divine
direction, gathering from them a "pe
, . , - . ,
' cullar pe..ple. zealous of K.x,d works
a class at once godly reverent al and
Hberty-loving. So Independent were
they that they willingly rejected the
teachings of the Scribes, and Pharisees,
and braved persecution, ostracism, for
what they believed to bo tho Truth.
Already they belonged to the most
Independent people of tho world, the
Jews; but the Message of Christ made
them "till more Independent than their
brethren. It made them free Indeed
by giving them a clearer knowledge of
God and of Ills Divine arrangements.
The Gospel Message gave them cour
age to become martyrs for Christ.
Sinai's Law admitted the nation of
Jews to be (Soil's servant people, but
the Message of Jesus, confirmed at
Calvary ami at Pentecost, gave a still
higher hope nnd still more ennobling
thought. It was the teaching of Jesus
that through Ills death, a Rausom
prlee was provided, which eventually
would penult the return of ull man
kind from the power of tin and death,
to harmony with tho Creator and to
cvcrhiMintj life.
More than this, the Message was an
Invitation to those who had eyes of
understanding and cars of apprecia
tion, that they might, In association
with the Redeemer, become the agents
of God In bestowing Restitution bless
ings upon mankind. Rut In order to be
sharers with Christ In Ills glory, they
must be sharers also in His sufferings
and ignominy. As He was despised
and rejected of men they must not ex-
Is It any wonder that this Gospel
Message served to stir their hearts, to
open their lips and to make them cou
rageous beyond all others of the whole
world? The Message made them free!
It explained that In becoming the disci'
pies of Jesus they passed out from un-
the order of things prescribed V the
Chief Priests and Pharisees. They
were Imprisoned, whipped and perse
cuted, but they went everywhere
preaching the Gospel.
Amongst the Gentiles they bad simi
lar experiences. Those who made sil
ver shrines for Diana perceived that If
; the people believed the teachings of the
Christians they would have no further
use for tbelr shrines. On commercial
grounds they opposed the preaching of
the Gospel and sought to destroy those
who bore tbe Message. Stripes, Impris
onments, tribulation on every hand
were tue results. Soon the Roman em
perors realized the Christians to be a
new force and feared the awakened In
fluence on their peoples. Nero and Di
ocletian crucified them, burned them,
caused thenj to be devoured by beasts,
' thns making pnblic spectacles of them.
sad rendering the ve.y name of Chrlkt
odious. Vet even this oiild not stamp
out their spirit of II icrty.
Liberty Enlightening the World.
Alas! :i change came, as the persecu
tions gradually relaxed, and millions
espoused the name of Clii'lst without
having received the true Gospel Mes
sage to make tlein free. So for cen
turies ttiere followed a period of dark
ness, Ignorance, supcrstitiv Vet God
was not without Ills witnesses. A
few retained the spirit of the Truth,
ml were esteemed fanatical, eeullur,
and had trying experiences "mongst
their brethren. The cause oi mis gen
eral lapse Into darkness was that the
Word of God w as no longer the Torch.
Instead, the word of bishops la'cnme
the standard, ami later the decrees of
councils.
I!y and by. In God's Providence, the
Torch of liberty again was lighted.
Muss In Germany nnd Tyndale In
Great Rrltaln, became leaders In a
inovement to bring forward tbe Word
of God. The darkness hated the light
and nlmost extinguished It. Those
who lifted the Torch perished as mar
tyrs, nnd Tyndale's Rlblcs were burn
ed at St. Paul's Thice, Ixmdon.
For a time It seemed as If the Torch
had been queuched, but later It blnzed
forth again. Luther and his associate
held It up. The bishops who had burn
ed Tyndale's Rlbles were themselves
forced ultimately to produce a transla
tion. Two Catholic versions of the Bi
ble and our common English version,
and Luther's version followed.
The Torch flared up, and the whole
world began to be Influenced by It
The British, tho Germans, Scandina
vians and Dutch, bocamo potent influ
ences of civilization and enlightenment
throughout the world. Today these na
tions are still In tho forefront, Ameri
ca with them, while tho nations which
neglected the Rlble, have until now
made little progress. Now nil nntlons
are being Influenced by this wonderful
Book, although they know It not. The
doctrines which the Bible Inculcates
have given to the civilized world its
high conception of human liberties, hu
man rights, human equalities.
Danger Now, as to the Jaws.
What we point out respecting the
Jews and tho Influence of their Law
upon them, we must now point out
with respect to Christendom and the
Influence of God's Message today. To
tho saintly Jews, the lllwrty granted
helped them to appreciate the privilege
of laying down their lives in God'e
service. But to the remainder of the
untlon tho liberty led on to greater dis
content nnd strife.
So it Is today. The saintly of Chris
tendom, blessed by the great promises
of God and Inspired by the Truth re
specting the redemption from sin and
! death, are most courageous. But these
j having become the servants of God,
manifest their courage by their falth-
I fulness and loyalty to the principles of
righteousness, laying down their lives
In the Interest of God's Truth.
! Here also we find, as with the Jews,
that others having the same knowl
edge, but not being sanctified by the
I Truth, are made the more discontented.
I In other words, Independence nnd Ub
city not under the restraints of snuctl
llcatlou to God and Ills service, are
j dangerous to the peace of the world.
Thus we see that the most dangerous
elements of society are those people
who -have had more or less contact
with the Gospel and Its liberty-inspiring
Message. -Not having received the
Truth Into consecrated hearts, they are
disposed to use their liberty according
to their own Judgment merely. Ignor
ing tho Divine arrangement outlined
1 lu God's Word.
I Tims we see around us today strife.
Strife In business, and along social
lines, and In a generul massing of In
terests amongst the lower clusses, m
I massing of wealth among the upper
! classes and a general preparation to de
stroy one u not her In a sanguinary
struggle for supremacy. The Truth
has Is-gotteu a spirit of liberty; but the
Divine Word having been neglected,
liberty Is In danger of becoming li
cense, leading to anarchy and the
wreck of our present civilization.
Became Christ's Bond-Slave.
St. Paul gives the true conception of
liberty. It is freedom to do riyhf If
nil could so use liberty, what a bless
ing It would be! St Paul voiced the
sentiments of God's truly consecrated
people from bis duy until now. He ex
plained that through accepting Christ
he became dead to other masters and
free .from the authority of sin. Satan
and death. But this release was
granted to him on condition that he
would fully give up his own will and
accept, Instead, the will of Christ. He
accepted the proposition and declares
thut thus he became Christ's bond
slave. 1 Corinthians 7:22.
We perceive his thought. The will
ts the lever which governs nnd con
trols the mind. Having given up hi
will to Christ, SL Paul was thus more
fuliy bound to Christ than any earthly
slave has ever been bound.
All accepted by Christ give first their
wills, and thus bind every act, word
and thought Into subserviency to the
will of God In Christ This, was St.
Paul's experience, and must be the ex
perience of all those who, like SL Paul,
hope to be of the Royal Priesthood,
who will be Jolnt-helrs with Jesus.
To some It might seem a terrible cap
tivity to be thus bound as respects
even their thoughts; and It would be
terrible to be bound to any except the
one Master and Head. But to those
who really appreciate the Truth, the
noly Spirit of God, to those It is a
blessed bondage. In which they rejoice.
More and more their minds become
transformed and renewed. More and
more they rejoice In the liberty where
with Christ makes them free from all
other bondages, und more and more
they rejoice to be servants of so gra
cious a King