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I
ILEST SCIENCE
BEST INSTRUCTION
Pastor Russell's Words of Wis
dom In College City.
BEST TEXT BOOK THE BIBLE
ThB Value of Learning Itt Cost Vari
' ous Kinds of Knowledge The Most
, Important One The Best Teacher.
The Most Successful Pupils Grad
uation Day.
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MARSHALL AT DESK.
How tha Vice President
Looks In His Office as
He Is Learning the Ropes.
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N . L. , a
arV ioreigniioin whiles anl "Tft per
touts arc negroes according to a bul
ii'tln Issued by tin1 bureau of the cen
sus. There av 111 males to every
100 females In (be state. Of the entire
American born population., 58. G per
cent were born in Nebraska. Thirty
two per cent of the foreign born popu
lation is German. Immigrants from
Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Russia
range In the order named. The total
number of males of a voting ngo la
353.(520. There are 027,407 of militia
age, between eighteen und forty-four
years. Th-j illiteracy rate is 1.0 per
1,000, as against 2.3 in Itmo. There are
258,'jr7 dwellings In the state. The
number af families exceeds this less
than 7,0oi. indicating that practically
each family has its own dwelling. The
total number of persons of school age
is 373.80S, of which 70 per cent attend
school.
tors to tni;r n moro ne'.ive interest in
living conditions of the people about
them.
MRS. CLARKS0N IS HOME
Woman Who Left Husband and Five
Children Comes Back.
Chicago. March 17. A meeting be
tween Rev. Nestor Clarkson and his
wife, who ran away from her husband
and five children w'" Owen Dale
Conn, the $liiii,ooo burglar, under ar
rest in San Francisco, probably will
take place today. Mrs. Clarkson ar
rived In Chicago from Milwaukee.
"I suppose. I'll bo scolded and
Fremont Progressives Name Ticket.
Fremont, Nob., March 17. Because
the progressives wove not consulted
by the Republicans before the ticket
headed by Mayor George W'olz was
nominated, the Progressives held a
mass c(. mention and nominated a full
ticket, headed by Arthur Truesdell for
mayor. There are three tickets now
In the local field, Robert Ilerre being
the I niocratlc nominee.
Reveals Big Tourist Swindling Gang.
Ios Angrles, March 17. Dr. O. T
Wilcoxon, formerly a well known
physician of Pasadena, surrendered to
the police to answer a charge in con
nection with his alleged activities as
one of the heads of the "national tour
ist bunco trust." The specific charge
against Wilcoxon is that he swindled
tourist, nut of $5,000.
Two New Regiments Designated
Lincoln, March 17. Adjutant Geiv
rral Hall has completed the plans for
the reconstruction of the two regi
Tnenis of the Nebraska national guard
and the regiments will be known
henceforth as the Fourth and Fiftl
Nebraska reelments. Colonel George
A. F.lu rly, who formerly commando
mo eirst regiment, win lie in com
mand of the Fourth, while Colonrv
Herbert J. Paul of the old Second
C101S, by American Press Association
Mr. Marshall Iiiih spent nil Ids thin
plnco lie whs Inaumiratccl liainlng tihniit
his dutli-8 ns vice president iiwl mei'tlng
the fenators iiul rrpri'sciitullvt's.
praved over," she said, discussing her
probable return to the band of mis-! will be in charge of the Fifth.
sion workers, of which her husband is
the leader, "but I'll be safe anhow."
NEBRASKA CENSUS
FIGURES COMPARED
Nearly 54 Per Cent of Popula
tion Native Born.
Washington. March 17. Of the to
tul population of Nebraska, 53.9 per
cent are nativo whiles of native par
entage; 30.4 aro native whites of for
eign or mixed ii.u cMitaj;e; 11.8 per cent a n social worker
Wilson Sent Shamrocks From Ireland.
Washington. March 17 St. Pat
lick's day found President Wilson
wearing in his hat a sprig of shamrock
from the "old sod." From Ireland
there reached the White House 'for
the president a box of real Irish sham
rocks, the gift of John Redmond, Irish
member of the British house of com
mons. The president's secretary, Jo
seph Patrick Tumulty, with a smile,
said that, he felt that he alone was
qualified to receive them.
Wants Prayer to Open Came.
Philadelphia. March 17. Dr. C. l.lnn
Seller, who talked before the Presby
terian ministers' meeting, provoked a
storm of protest when he asked If the
ministers would give their approval to
Sunday baseball, providing It. was
started with prayer. Dr. Seller, who
urged the minis-
Harvester Hearing Continues.
Omaha. March 17. Four farmers
testified at the harvester trust hearing
in the federal building. Judge Mo
Hugh, attorney for the International
Harvester company, says he will intro
duce some forty witnesses during the
week. Up to the present time 108 wit
nessos have been examined in Omaha
In this case.
Thieves Steal Hides.
Beatrice, Neb., March 17. Thieves
raided the hide house of Hoffelfinger
brothers here and carried away $150
worth of hides. The robbers were fol
lowed as far as Crete and Lincoln,
where It was learned that they dis
posed of some of tho stolen property.
Urge Sale of School Lands.
Lincoln, March 17. State Treasurer
George is dally receiving letters from
different portions of the state urging
that tho school lands be sold and tho
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Ithaca, N. Y.,
March 16.-Pastor
Russell Is here,
and In view of
this being the seat
of Cornell Univer
sity lie took as a
text the words of
the philosopher:
"Wisdom from
Above the noblest
science, tho best
Instruction." 1 1
must be said, how
ever, that theTas-
or used various Seriptures, any one of
jwhich might have served for a text
Onco the colleges of tho world repre
sented, not merely secular education,
but the faith, the hope, the religious
sentiment of their founders, who were
'generally religious people. A great
change has taken place. Today col-
eges arc ashamed to acknowledge any
religions afllliatlons; and although they
fctand for moral principles of a high
lorder and represent a form of godll-
tess, nevertheless they are hot-beds of
dufidelity disbelief In the ttible as the
Divinely-inspired Revelation.
This condition of things, the Pastor
declared, Is deplorable. In bis opin
ion the great institutions of learning
'throughout the world, so well equip
ped for the Inculcation of faith in God,
are, as a matter of fact, doing more to
overthrow faith than are all other in
fluences combined, lie declared it not
strango under such circumstances that
the cry of "graft" is going up in every
civilized land.
The Increase of knowledge, of late
spread abroad amoug the masses of
mankind, the Pastor believed to be
accountable for the increase of vice,
which Is so great that If it were not
for our inventions and police arrange
ments, this would be the most Inse
cure time in the world's history. He
explained that the undermining of faith
in the Piible as the Word of God. and
the inculcation of the Evolution theory.
tend to destroy faith in t personal God.
and in rewards and punishments from
Him uHn the just and upon the un-1
just. One of the most peculiar things
to him was that the very wealthy men
of the world have richly endowed its
leading colleges, thereby destroying
faith and unintentionally leading man
kind to social revolution, and more, to
the precipice of anarchy.
Sympathy For Higher Critics.
Nothing in the Pastor's words indi
cated condemnation; but on the con
trary, ho manifested a deep sympathy
for those who are entangled in the
snare of Occultism and Evolution. He
had once been entangled himself, he
said. He had gotten free in time,
thank God! Had his experience gone
so far as to lead him to doubt tho ex
istence of the Supreme Creator, he be
lieved that he would have been as ir
revocably lost In Evolution as are
many of the noble specimens of our
race who are in college chairs.
The Pastor knew well that the pri
mary difficulty Is that they cannot be
lieve the Bible to be the inspired Rec
ord. So also he had once rejected it,
because ho thought it to be in harmony
with the creeds of the Dark Ages,
whoso absurdities are more and more
apparent to all Intelligent, thinking
people. Now, tho Pastor pronounced
himself a most firm believer in the in
spiration of the Bible. lie had a rea
son for the faith within him, which he
also explained. He said:
One of the surprising things my Bl-
blo study revealed was that the Bible
supports the teachings of none of the
sects, none of the creeds; and that
none of tho creeds and sects care for
or use all of the Bible. Each has
made selections of doctrines from tho
Word of God. Each uses these in its
own defense, and each finds In the Bi
ble other teachings supported by other
texts, which do not fit iu with Its own
creed. Evidently none of the differ
ent sects manufactured the Bible, nad
tho Calvinists made it up, they would
have left out all the texts which teach
Divine Free Grace. Had tho Armln-
Hans the Methodists, etc. made up
the Bible, they would have put in more
'Free Grace texts and would have left
out those which mention Election.
Ilad tho Catholics made the Bible,
they would have added something to
teach the immaculate conception of the
Lc dead ere " asleep, and that their
j awakening is to come in the resurroc
j tion morning. Indeed, they would
i have omitted everything respecting the
resurrection; for it is one of the most
difficult matters to explain bow there
can be a resurrection of the dead, when
they teach that nobody is dead and
that those who seem to die really be
come more alive than when they wore
living. Evidently the old Book, which
now I prize so highly, was not made
by man. The intellectuals already are
discarding it, and the religious, finding
that they cannot defend their creeds
from its pages, are at last discredit
ing the Word of God!
My hope and prayer and effort are
on behalf of the thiuklng Christian
people of today. I would have them
see that this wonderful Book, while
out of accord with the creeds of Chris
tendom, and the world, is fully in har
mony with itself. 1 would have them
see that the groat Plan of salvation
which the Bible sets forth towers far
above all the efforts of puny men, as
represented in the creeds of Christen
dom. 1 would have them see the glori
ous fulness of the Bible Message; that
its length and breadth and height
and depth could not have come from
auy other quarter than from Above.
I would have them see that this "Wis
dom from Above is tho noblest science
and the best instruction."
Great men of the past have perceiv
ed that the Bible has been Identified
with the best there has ever been of
human progress. Many have been
tbelr expressions respecting it as the
Torch of Liberty and Civilization. But
these dear men did not see the real
beauty of the Bible, because they did
not understand its real Message, for
God's due time for the full understand
ing of that Message is only now here.
And now Bible students have advair
tagos in Bible study such as never be
fore were possessed. And now, in
God's time. His Word Is shining as a
light upon the pathway, with a bril
liancy that is grand.
Learning's True Value and Cost
Learning, along ull the various lines
of present day instruction, is surely
valuable. Chemistry has done and is
doing much for the world; so are elec
tricity and other applied sciences. 1
congratulate your city upon having in
its midst one of these institutions of
learning. I remind you, however, that
the truths of science which apply to
our every-day life, while very impor
tant to our human progress, are not
alone sufficient for us.
In other words. In God's order, all
humanity are so created as to have
mental cravings, appetites and powers
which none of the applied sciences
however useful, will satisfy. Tho hu
man mind must reason, must reflect,
must have a theory respecting whence
we come and whither we go, and tha
object of our present existence. These
questions, formerly the more promi
nent ones, have been cast Into the
shade in recent times.
I understand that iu many classes
such philosophizing is tabooed. At
very most, the searcher for knowledge
along those lines is referred to Plato
and Socrates, and their immature de
ductions. No one. seemingly, thinks
of attempting to progress in mental
philosophy beyond these giants of the
past. And yet the Evolution theory
tells us that living nearly throe thou
sand years ago, those men must have
been much nearer to the monkey state
than we are today. Besides all this,
those men had none of the Wisdom
which conies from Above claimed
none of it.
The Pastor sought to impress the
propriety of beginning Bible study
afresh, ignoring the creeds of the Dark
Ages and permitting the old Book to
explain itself one passage throwing
light upon another. He pointed out,
however, that the Bible specifically de
clares that none except the consocrat
cd, the saintly, can have the Holy
Spirit; and that not without it can the
Biblo bo fully and clearly understood.
His exhortation implied, therefore, he
said, that all who desire to havo the
Wisdom and instruction from Above
should first of all recognize a supreme
personal Creator, a God of Justice,
Wisdom, Love and Power. To Him
they should consecrate their hearts,
their lives. Then they should take up
the study of Ills Word, desirous ot
knowing Ills will that they might da
It in every particular.
Graduation Day Is Upon Us.
Graduation day is here. Tho exami
nations aro on. The intellectual are
being called upon to answer. What
shall it profit a man if he gain all ma
terial knowledge and miss the Wis
dom that cometh from Above? Un
less the Pastor is greatly mistaken, the
next few years will show that much
of the leurnlng that has been given
has not only not been helpful, but real
ly has been injurious. The Pope of
Rome is quite right in bis declaration
that tho education which ignores i.
God and the Divine Purpose In Reve
lation cannot bring blessing.
If tho next few years shall show an
Increase in the spirit of discontent in
tho same ratio as the last ten years
behind us, it will be a most nnhappx
world. And that unbappiness will In
traceable largely to our colleges. They
have exalted material knowledge and
Virgin Mary, and to prove that sho ; applied sciences until the world Is
should now be prayed to and worship- hungry for their application, and rest
ed. They would have put in some- less, expecting social, political and
thine about indultreucies. high mass, financial miracles, and chafing If these
low mass, holy water, holy candles, j bo not quickly produced.
etc. They would havo had it mention The Pastor believed that the diffl
St Tctor as the first Tope. They would culty has been that the most impor
havo had it Bupport their theory of tant clement of human nature has
Apostolic Succession that all the bish-1 been left untaught-thc highest organs
ops are holy apostles, as well as tho of the human brain, appertaining to
orlglnnl Twelve. They would have religion, justice, mercy, equity, revcr
put in, as would most Trotestants, a enco for God. What college can claim
'number of texts telling about the doc- that it has sent forth Its students
trine of the Trinity. I properly cultured along those lines?
noth Catholics and Protestants would ': And if not so trained surely they ara
have left out the texts which tell that In an unbalanced condition, because
he education of the heart and the re
ligious proclivities of the human mind
has been seriously neglected. Would
that I could impulse here in thi col
lege city a revival of Biblo study, of
reverence for God and holy things, but
not a reverence for superstition! said
the Tastor.
"All Taught of God."
Speaking of the blessings of the Mes
sianic period tlie thousand years of
Christ's rclgn-the Scriptures declare
that the people shall all be taught of
God. Messiah and the Church in glory
will bo the teachers of the world of
mankind. In the Scriptures this dou
ble function of the Church is set forth
in the promise that the Church shall be
kings and priests of God and Christ
and shall reign with Him a thousand
years. Revelation .20 :G.
A Kingdom they shall have, wfth
full authority to rule the world, for
the good and uplifting of the subjects
mankind. As priests they will not
merely be dignitaries and commanders,
but sympathetic instructors of the peo
ple. The double office finds its ful
filment in Jesus, the Head of the
Church, and proportionately in all tho
members of His Body. The whole to
described as the Melchizedek Priesthood-
Melchizedek was a priest upon
his throne a reiguing priest, a type ot
Messiah, the antitypieal Priesthood.
The success of that institution is
abundantly affirmed by the Bible. The
knowledge of God shall fill the whole
earth, until none will need to say to
his neighbor, Know thou the Lord; for
all shall know Me from the least of
them to the greatest, saith the Lord.
(Isaiah 11:0; Jeremiah 31:34.) With
that knowledge will come the responsi
bilitytheir trial for life everlasting or
death everlasting; for eternal Para
dise or eternal destruction. Meantime
they will no longer walk by faith, but
by sight; for the things promised wffi
then have come. Then mankind shaft
see out of the obscurity, and realize the
truthfulness of God's promises, when
in process of accomplishment
Some Taught of God Now.
The Bible tells ns that some are
taught of God in advance of tho world
a special class, under private tuition,
as it were. Tbeso are called a Little
Flock. We are distinctly told that
they arc constituted chiefly of the
poor not many great, not many wise,
not many rich, not many learned are
pupils in this class, receiving this spe
cial instruction. Iu order to enter this
class for special, advanced Instruction
in the Wisdom from Above, two par
ticular matters are requisite: G.) The
pupils must be introduced, recommend
ed, and all their course guaranteed by
One who stands as their Advocate
Jesus. (2) They must make a complete
surrender of themselves to God. prom
ising that as they learn tho Wisdom
from Above they will use it in har
mony with the Divine will.
This class, beginning with the Apos
tles, has been in process of develop
ment for nearly nineteen centuries and
is almost completed, we believe. Who
ever would still join this class shonld
make haste to be enrolled to have his
name written in the Lamb's Book of
Life. Revelation 3:5; 21:27.
This might be termed a special nor
mal School; for the graduates of this
School are to be the Instructors of the
world of umnklud in the next Age the
Royal Priesthood. But in addition to
the privilege they will have iu giving
the world "The Wisdom from Above,
the noblest science and best instruc
tion," they will receive qualification
for that work by change of nature.
"Flesh and blood cannot inherit the
Kingdom of God"; hence these must
all be changed by the power of the
First Resurrection. Their change Is
represented by the Apostle when he
says, speaking of the First Resurrec
tion class, 'It is sown in dishonor; it
is raised in glory; it Is sown iu weak-.
ness; it is raised in power; it is sown
a natural body; it is raised a spiritual
body." 1 Corinthians 15:43. 44.
Our High Calling.
The great houor to be conferred upon
tho Church namely, jolut-heirshlp
with the Redeemer in His Kingdom
and glory is the Bible's explanation
of the Church's special trials. To test
our loyalty, our love, our zeal for God
and for righteousness, the way to glory
now is permitted to be a narrow one
The lessons which the Church must
learn are to bo learned under circum
stances of greater difficulty than the
world will experience in its trial. The
world will be required to prove obedi
ence merely by abstaining from every
thing that is wrong, sinful, contrary to
God's will. The Church is required te
do all that and more to sacrifice earth
ly interests everything in the scrviee
of God and His cause.
This is the same lesson Jesus, the
Master Himself, learned. As we read,
"Yet learned lie obedience by tho
things which He suffered; and being
nindo perfect lie became the Author ot
eternal salvation to all those who obey
IIim"-to all followers iu His foot
steps, whom He graciously assists by
the way and encourages with Hi
promlses and providences. Hebrews
2:10; 5:8. .
The Biblo shows ns that at the end
of this Age some of the Church will
pass beyond the veil to glory, honor
and immortality in the first rnufe
more than mere conquerors. Those are
styled the Bride. Messiah's joint-holrs.
There will be another nud larger class
of overcomors, faithful and loyal, but
not zealous to the same degree. They
will indeed roach the spirit plane, but
will not be of the Bride class. They
are pictured as servants, the maidens
who follow the Bride Into the presence
of the King. (Psalm 43:14.) Lot ns
choose the bettor part, that in the ex
amination tests we may have first hon
ors, and hoar the Master's "Well done,
good and faithful servants; enter Into
the joys of your Lord."
