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THE FAULT OF LAWYERS.
Levy Mayer, the celebrated
Chicago attorney, delivered an
address last Saturday in Rock Is
land, in which he charged that
the gross disregard for law now
existing in this country is in part
traceable to the spirit which pre
vails in the legal profession. In
the early part of this government
the bar led every good movement
in politics or civic reform. To
day our motives are questioned.
In the great delays in the admin
istration of our laws, both civil
and criminal, and in the un
certainty of the result; in the
complications and the costliness
of the procedure, in the obstacles
and technicalities which arise
and thwart at every turn, this
nation stands far below Great
Britain, France, Germany and
other civilized countries. London,
three limes the size of Chicago,
has twenty-four homicides an
nually, Chicago in one year has
had 6i7 murders. What can be
expected when the Chicago news
papers terrorize the courts, hire
thugs to assault those who they
consider rivals in business, in
limidale the police, and browbeat
the oflicers of justice when they
attempt to enforce the law? Life
is more unsafe in Chicago than
in any other city under the sun,
and it is largely owing to the
press in its reckless methods and
its utter selfishness and greed in
its contentions, which remind one
of the band of gladiators kept by
Milo and Clodius in old Rome,
where assassination was a trade
and murder a profession. It is
to the disgrace of the bar of Chi
cago that they do not protest
against this villainy and call the
prepctrators to account.
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Those people who went to
church last Sunday through the
urgent invitation of the "go-to-church"
committees, should
make a memorandum of the fact
that the invitation covers fifty
two Sundays in the year.
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There is no way to test the
relatives strength of the German
and American navies. America
is on the best of terms with the
fatherland, and the kaiser is
known to hold Uncle Sam in the
highest esteem.
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Some newspapers seem de
termined to run Governor More
bead for re-election whether he
wants to or not. Governor More
bead is not a candidate for re
election to his present position,
but he is a candidate for the na
tional house of representatives
as a member from the First con
gressional district of Nebraska.
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I Jr. Osier's theory would be as
tonished if it should meet Gov
ernor Jim McCrcary of Kentucky.
McCreary was elected governor
in 1875 and later served as mem
ber of congress and then as sen
ator. Now he is governor again
and has announced-hiinsclf as a
candidate for the senate. He is
75 years old and is just getting
used to running.
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The adoption of the federal
constitution amendment provid
ing for the direct election of
United Slates senators will
necessitate the repeal of the Ne
braska election laws, according
to the say-so of Secretary of
State Wait, and what that pig
head don't know isn't worth
knowing. He'll find out if he ever
run for governor that he is try
ing to bite off more than he can
chew.
Possibly General illa and
President Wilson are too opti
mistic concerning the probable
result of lifting the embargo on
arms. But it certainly beats
landing marines and sending
troons across' the border. De
spite our interests and pre
judices, the fact that this Mexi
can row is Mexican should be
borne in mind, and it is better to
let the Mexicans fight it out than
to butt in to further the cause of
human rights by benevolent as
similation. That was tried in the
days when we were remembering
the Maine, and the result was a
vein of trouble that won't be ex
hausted for some time to come
There are larger possibilities
along the same line in Mexico,
and impetuous patriots should
restrain themselves or be re
strained. Mexico is used to
trouble, and if the free and im
limited importation of arms will
end it. so much the belter. But
if it doesn't let them fight it out
It is their grief.
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If your income is large enough
to come under the income tax
provisions you ought to file the
report instanler, and thank your
stars for the privilege.
-:o:
It is said that a ton of alfalfa
equals thirty bushels of corn.
Say, Mr. Farmer, if this is the
case, why don't you raise -more
alfalfa and slop trying to raise
more corn?
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The progressive element of
the republican paity in Nebraska
have resolved to put a full ticket
in the field from governor down
to constable. They sure have the
consent of the democrats.
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Thc. Kentucky legisaltor who
would by statute stop boys flirt
ing with girl students evidently
never heard of Dame Parting
ton's attempt to sweep back the
Atlantic ocean with a broom.
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"Every day the indications be
come more numerous," said the
World-Herald recently, "that the
republican party has gone th?
way of the old whig party and for
the same reason."
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Senator Borah in a speech at
New York the other night claim
ed to foresee a clearing of the re
publican wreck. Maybe his fore
sight is better than his hind
sight. Borah hasn't proved a
very successful prophet, and only
sees things as he would like to
have them.
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Nebraska will take the prize
for possessing one of the great
est blatherskites in the United
Stales senate, in the person of
George W. Norris. lie is always
hunting for something to talk
about, and it don't make much
differ ence what it is, so he can
get anyone to listen to him. If
there ever was an overrated pub
lic man that man is George W.
Norris of Nebraska.
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The Weeping- Water academy
will be no more as a school after
commencement next June. The
board of trustees have so decided,
on account of the establishment
of so many high schools, which
is perhaps the cause of a falling
off in pupils. This is certainly
too bad, as the academy has been
recognized as one of the educa
tional institutions of note in Ne
braska. There are many
throughout the country who
graduated from this institution
that will regret the closing of the
school.
DRAGGINQ THE ROADS.
There are a few things abou
road making that are definitely
established. One is that no mat
ter what material you use, you
cannot have a good road withou
drainage, natural or artificial. No
road is good when it is muddy
no road is good when it is soft
and no material which you can
put on a road that lacks drainag
will stay there. A great many-
roads in the corn belt, most of
them in fact, except in very Ieve
districts, have natural drainage
If not, it should be provided. Here
and there on all the roads in the
rolling country there are seepy
places which can be remedied
only by under-drainage. You
cannot have a good road withou
grading, that is, so elevating the
middle of the road that the water
will run off the roadbed. Water
will run off, if we give it a
chance, either by surface or under-drainage.
If the road is kept
smooth, water will run off the
surface. We do not care lo
argue tins proposition: every
farmer knows all about it.
Nine-tenths of the roads in
the corn belt must be dirt roads
Given drainage, either open or
under-drainage, there is no other
instrument yet devised that wil
maintain a road so cheaply as a
road drag. The grader may be
necessary for rounding up the
road in the first place, and cut-
ling ditches at the side; but after
that the road drag, which will not
cost five dollars, is better than a
road grader that inav cost five
hundred.
All these things have been
clearlv demonstrated. Why is it
that the j-oads are not dragged?
Why is it that in traveling over
the country you will come lo a
dretch of road that is an abso
ule delight, and in the next dis
trict, with the same conditions,
you will find a road that is pro
ductive of internal profanity, if
nothing worse? Simply because
in one district the farmers know
low to use the road drag, and in
the other they don't.
To get the roads dragged re
quires organization. The laws in
some states compel it, so popular
las the road drag become; but
such laws are perfectly useless
unless farmers are willing to or
ganize and obey them.
me lime will come we are
not prepared to say how soon
when there will be no need of a
law to induce farmers to drag
the roads. Every man will have
so much pride in his own farm
that lie will see to it that the road
will bo dragged along his line,
either by agreement betwixt him
and his neighbor on the other
idc of the road, or the division
of the road between them. When
we reach that point, we will
lave good roads in the corn belt.
nine months of the year, better
oads than anything else except
asphalt, better roads than we
ever dreamed of, even when the
oads are at their worst.
What is to be done? After
iving the water a chance to run
off from under the road and
aloifgside of it, give it a chance-
to run off the road itself by drag-
ing it after each rain; that's all.
No; it's not quite all. There is a
lime coming in the next two
months when there will be no
rain, and the frost is going out,
when the foundation of a good
oad the whole summer may be
aid by simply dragging it when
the frost is out of the first inch.
hen after every rain get out and
drag your road, and thus do
credit to yourself and confer a
benefit on your neighborhood.
Until we reach that ideal condi
tion when every farmer will take
as much pride in his road as he
docs in his wife's appearance and
lis own when he goes to church,
we should have an organization
m each township, whether the
law requires dragging or not,
that will see tp it that the road is
dragged after every rain. Th.)
water will run off of it, the sun
will shine on it, the winds will
blow-over it, and we will have the
best road that is possible on the
prairie soils of the corn belt, and
with the minimum of expense.
II tne road drag were not so
cheap and so simple and so easily
operated, we might possibly get
belter roads sooner than we will.
If road drags cost fifteen or
twenty dollars, painted red and
fancy in shape, we suppose farm
ers would invest in and use them
The thing is too simple, too
cheap, to lake well. The infer
ence is that it can't be worth
much a wrong inference in this
case. Wallace's Farmer.
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In view of the fact that spring
will not arrive ollicially for about
six weeks, it is well not to take
the groundhog's prediction too
seriously.
:o:
The protest against the tango
seems about to have reached the
point where they are ready t
enter the class of remedies that
are worse than the disease.
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Congressman Stephens has in
troduced a bill increasing the
salaries oi rural man carriers io
'1,-iOO a year. If he succeeds
that will be just double the pay
the carriers started with.
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The disapproval of the Beige
platform by ex-Senator William
V. Allen begins lo look like a real
asset for Mr. Berge. The senator
look Mr. Berge so seriously as
to give him a fine advertisement.
:o: :
President Wilson cares but
precious little what Old Joe Can
non thinks of his manner of do
ing business. Old Joe could never
see anyining good m a ueniocrai
-and wouldn't say so if he did.
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Newspaper correspondents ac
cepting President Huerta's offer
to pay all their expenses would
Io well to sew a few bills into the
lining of their, pockets. The
Mexican . treasury has the bad
labit of having the bottom too
near tlie lop.
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A low-down scamp of a man,
loo lacking in principle lo sign
lis name, has written the Jour
nal that the man who invented
the alarm clock also invented
marriage.
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One of our exchanges tell
about a horse running away with
woman, and she was laid up for
six weeks. That is not as Jjad as
the man who ran away with a
lorse and was laid up ior six
cars.
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Oh, you will like the commis
sion form of government! They
are now asking for the removal
of Chief of Police Malone of Lin-
oln. If it isn't one thing it is
another in Lincoln. Trouble all
the time.
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An anti-swearing league has
een organized in the stale peni
tentiary. There arc numerous
other places outside 'of the pen
where such leagues could be or
ganized, and where they are just
as badly needed.
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It must be admitted that in
these days of hysterics over the
ex question, a blackmail case
would be rather
easy. It is al
to believe loo
public men are
ways hest nt
quickly that all
iberlines and rapists
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The question of removal of tin
late university, if the matter is
properly understood by the lax-
ayers, will undoubtedly be voted
own. How will the removal
enelit the. taxpayer? None at
all. Hut it will raise his taxes.
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John Maguiro has got his
name m I he metropolitan joui
nals, especially the Lincoln
apers- lie is for Lincoln for tbe
egional bank first, last and all
he lime. His influence is great
in such matters, over me icii
houlder. ,
PERSONAL OR
RAGE SALVATION?
Pastor Russell's "Movies"
Tesch Both Views.
THE GOSPEL NOT FOR SALE
Moody and Beecher Quoted by Or. Ab
bott as Representing Opposing Views
of Salvation Pastor Rusrell Shows
That Both Views Are Biblical At
Opening of Photo-Drama of Creation
In Indiana's Capital City.
I n (1 i a nnpolis,
Ind.. Feb. 15.
Pastor Ku.ssell is
here, opening the
Photo-Dram a of
Creation ut Tom
linsou Hall.. De
sides the initial
great expense of
this beautiful and
instructive Drama,
it must cost a
fabulous sum to
have it going in
several places at
York. Boston. Cleve-
one time -New
land. Cincinnati. St. Louis
aud here
and in Chicago and other places soon!
Whence all this money for so grand a
cause? all freel Why do you not
charge a dollar a seat? are the ques
tions everywhere.
Pastor Russell's only answer is, "1
cannot sell the Gospel. Jesus nnd His
Apostles never took up collections, nor
authorized begging in God's name, so
far as the Bible shows. People blessed
by the Message voluntarily send me
money to further the good work of re
establishing faith in God and the Bi
ble amongst thinking people, in pro
portion as God supplies it we spend it.
It must be so!'
The Pastor's text was: "God wills
that all should be saved and come to a
knowledge of the Truth." (1 Timothy
2:4.) He declared that this salvation
for nil will be from the sin. sickness
nnd death all inherit from Adam; and
that it will be ushered In by Christ's
Kingdom. The salvation now in prog
ress is that of the Church a chief,"
cr superior salvation. However, "Sec
ond Death" will be the portion o all
who prefer sin to holiness.
Dr. Abbott on Beecher and Moody.
in the course of his sermon the Pas
tor said: Dr. Lyman Abbott, the im
mediate successor to Henry Ward
Beecher as raster of the Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, delivered an ad
dress, ou October 12th last, at a Beech
er Memorial service, in which he stat
ed: "Mr. Beecher was the most fa
mous preacher in America, perhaps In
the world, and the most sharply criti
cized. He never fell under the con
demnation pronounced against the
prophet of whom all speak well. I
was present the year was probably
1S70. though I am not sure at an in
terview between Mr. Moody and Mr.
Beecher. in which the former urged
Mr. Beecher to leave the Plymouth
Church for a world-wide evangelistic
tour with him. After Mr. Moody had
gone, Mr. Beecher said to me: 1
should like to do it. but it Is impos
sible. We do not agree. Mr. Moody
believes that this is a lost world, and
he is trying to save some from the
wreck. I believe that it is the world
itself that is to be saved, and that the
kingdoms of this world are to become
the Kingdom of our Lord and of His
Christ.' "
Dr. Abbott has stated very succinct
ly the two views of religion which
generally prevail today, and which
were ably represented by Mr. Beecher
and Mr. Moody. While the difference
between these two views is a wide
one, and seemingly the one contradicts
the other, nevertheless this is not so.
Both views contain an elemvnt of
Truth. Both views have Scriptural
snnnort The right understanding of
the Bible lies in seeing how both of
these views are parts of a general
whole. Whoever can get a glimpse of
that general whole thereby gradually
increases both his coutidence in the
Bible and bis own faith and hope to
ward God. Whoever fails to get that
comprehensive view remains weak in
faith and uncertain of lus theology
He continually recognizes a lack and
continually finds a conflict between his
heart and his head, between his view
of the Bible teaching and his reason.
The End cf the Discord.
Let us note the two sides of this sub
ject frotii the Bible viewpoint; and
thereby satisfy and harmonize our
hearts and our heads, and convince
ourselves that tbe Story ot the Cross
and of the world's Redemption is the
true Story of the Divine Program, nnd
that the results will not be narrow
nnd monger, but broad nnd generous.
Mr. Moody merely held to the teach
ings of Jesus, the Apostles and the
Prophets when he declared that that
which God created perfect, in His own
linage, had been sadly wrecked by dis
obedience; that a curse, or blight, had
come unon mankind; and that this
curse, or Divine sentence of death, is
behind all the tears and pain ami
trronns. behind all the mental.' moral
and physical weaknesses with which
we and our neighbors are surrounueu.
It is a matter of heredity. Instead of
our condition being one of evolution
from a lower to a higher plane, it is
a condition cf devolution from a higher
to a lower plane.
The reaction from barbarism to civi
lization through the influence of Chris
tianity was indeed a stop upward from
the depths of degradation for many,
but it was not a step out of the degra
dation. The reign of Sin and Death
still prevails. Despite our education,
the heart of man is still selfish nnd
sinful, and the human body still full
of aches and pains. Sighing and cry
ing still continue. Not only have we
not found a panacea, a cure-all. bat
despite our most persistent efforts dis
eases are multiplied, and our race is
growing mentally and physically
weaker.
But while the Gospel of Christ has
not as yet saved the world, it has
proven a wonderful blessing to those
who have become sincere followers of
Jesus a saintly few. To these the
Gospel has not only brought peace and
Joy, but has been to them "the power
of God unto salvation." It has saved
them from many of their weaknesses
nnd fears. More than this, it is pre
paring them for a completeness of sal
vation, to be brought unto them at the
Second Coming of Jesus, when they,
according to His promise, shall experi
ence a complete change of nature
from earthly condition to Heavenly,
from weakness to power, from humili
ation to glory, from animal, or human,
conditions to spirit conditions.
The Right In Mr. Beecher' Theory.
But Mr. Beecher's view, also, con
tains Bible Truth. Although the king
doms of this world have not yet be
come the Kingdom of our Lord, al
though as yet every knee does not tow
and every tongue confess to the glory
of God, nevertheless, according to the
Bibie, the final outcome of the Divine
Plan will include nil tln.se things.
Amongst other things prophesied, the
knowledge of the glory of God has not
yet filled the whole earth. Not yet are
all the blinded eyes of Ignorance and
superstition opened, nor are all the
deaf ears unstopped.
The Bible explanation of the situa
tion is that God from the very beg'n
ning purposed the permission of '.n.
iu order to give valuable Instruction
to angels and to men respecting ti;
sinfulness of sin nnd its dire conse
quences. God's Law declares, "The
soul that slnueth, it shall die." "The
wages of sin is death." We were con
fused by the errors which crept Into
Church creeds during the Dark Ages,
when the Bible was practically non-existent,
when the bishops were sup
posed to be the successors of th- Aios
ties. and when their decisions were
considered infallible.
Their teaching that the dead are
live misled us. turned us away from
the Bible teaching that the dead are
dead. Their teachings respecting a
Cery Hell and a Purgatory led osaway
from the Bible teaching on the subject
cf future punishment Now we Cnd
that the Bible Hell is the tomb, the
death state: nnd that God In Ills great
Plan has arranged to abolish our sen
tence of death by the universal awak
ening of the dead. All in the graves
shall hear the voice of the Son of Man
and come forth. John oDS. 2.i. R. V.
The Bible teaches that God has an
orderly Plan for His entire work: nnd
that not until man has passed through
six great Days from his creation, each
a thousand j-ears long, will his Week
of labor, toil and strife ngainst sick
ness, pain, sorrow and death be ct nn
end. Then Messiah's long-promised
Kingdom will be established. Christ
shall come, a spirit being, and shall de
throne Satin, who through human su
perstition nnd ignorance has become
the master of men. Satan shall be
bound for a thousand years: and Mes
siah shall be the great King of earth
though bis Kingdom will be Invisible
to men as Satan's kingdom Is Invisible
because composed of spirit beings.
The Glorious View of the Bible.
The grand work of tbe Kingdom of
God (Jesus and His glorified Church
operating through human agencies)
will be a work of Restitution. (Acts
C:19-21.) As Adam fell from the moral
imago of his Creator, he is to have the
opportunity of rising again to this lm
ncre. because redeemed by Messiah's
sacrifice.
The Church's salvation, in progress
since Pentecost, is a salvation to a
Heavenly existence, by a change of
nature. But the world's salvation will
consist of n restoration to perfect hu
man nature, which will Cud Its perfec
tion of enjoyment In an earthly Eden,
gradually becoming world-wide. As
Adam's death sentence was accompa
nied by sickness, sorrow nnd pain, so
when the Redeemer shall apply to
mankind at His Second Coming the
general forgiveness ar.d nnnesty prom
ised in the Bible, the result will be the
gradual elimination of sickness, sor
row rnd pain. By the close of Mes
siah's thousand-year Reign, there shall
be no more sin or death. The curse
will thus gradually disappear, giving
place to Divine blessing and fellow
ship. Revelation -1:: :3.
Manv Bible students believe tfint the
wonderful Increases of knowledge and
blessings in the world witnessed during
the nast fifty years nre evidences fore
told bv the Bible, indicating that we
- m I. .
are already in the dawn or mat
Day of Messiah's Kingdom. The rna
ning to and fro nnd increase of knowl
edge, the wise of God's people under
standing, nnd the Imminence of a great
Time of Trouble (Daniel 12:1-4, i). 10;
Matthew 21:21). point out that we are
iu the tinie of the ending of the old
order ot things, and the dawning of
the new.
Approach of the Great Time of TroublJ.
This great Time of Trsuble we see
approaching. According to the Scri;
rures, Jt will be nil-embracing. It will
include nil religious systems, nil hu
man governments, nations and condi
tions of men. and will culminate in
anarchy. Although for a tim humani
ty will seem to be bereft of reson
t. ya roa.'oiM fruits of right-1
liiklU .t V I. III. at V . w ' - ' .
eousness wm nnany i'f jui-iuew. wi
becaus-e of human wisdom t extricate
Itself, but because Messiah's Kingdom
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1314.
will then be established. God's Word
declares: "When the judgments of ta.
Lord are la the earth, the inhabitant
of the world will larc righteousness."
(Isaiah 2''3.) Then wilful evil doers
will be cut vtT in the Second Death,
without hope of further redemption,
while the obedient will attain han-.au
perfection.
Beecher and Abbott Evolutionists.
Rev. Lyman Abbott eulogized Mr.
Beecher as vuc cf th-? first minister
to accept Darwin's theory of Involu
tion. No doubt this is S'J. A good
man, broad and generous, but mi!ed
by the creeds, thought that he found
In Evolution something more rational
than the Bible taught. He cil-avorel
to link the two together, as others h.ive
endeavored to do. only to f ill; fr th-?
Bible throughout is la direct op po
tion to the Evolution theory. It dis
tinctly teiches the fall of man.
Jesus declared that lie came to re
cover that which wa lost GM sent
His Ci.ly Begotten Sjn. that whoso
ever believeth on Illra should ret vrr'
UK St Teter tells of the Restitution
of fallen man t- Lis termor glorious
estate. In the Lkenesa of LI Creator.
If Darwin's theory l-e correct, then
Jesus, III.- Apostles, nr.J all the Iro;-a-et.
were, astray.
But what it the Evolution hope?
Br!c2y stated. tl.W: That some d'.
tance back our forefathers were mon
keys; that we have progn-s-ed la a
measure, Lnt ar? ttill perishing. a ih l
"ur monkey forefathers. L'r. ii r Dar
win's law of the Survival e.f th.? Pit
test, disease nrd death will jrn hnl'y
weed out the more stupid ari l vlclou
(as It Is r;t doing. s far n any on
can see), that In the far T future our
children runy attain Fiuh perfeti in
to know how t9 live forever nnd right
ly enjoy the L'essin.' of earthly life.
Perhaps the LvolutI n h- pe 1 let
ter than none! Sure!y I: H better thin
the tfernnt torment Lo;e of th D:irk
Ages! but It mut be fnr fr?m p u! .t
Isfying to nil who think d.erty. But
the Bible hoe prn,s.n that Me-I.ihi
Kingdom shall take In th entire no?
of Adam, and by disciplinary Instruc
tions and encouragement- fhnll he!;
all the willing nnd obedient t human
perfection. This here fr tht; world
Is Itoyoud the special ho; whl.b N th?
exclusive jwrtion of the tdl'.j conse
crated disciples of Jt'ns.
Dr. Abbott sympathized with t In
advance, sayirg. "There nre sthl fiT.e
belated preachers who ender.vor to p, r
suade their congregation that Evolu
tion Is perilou.- to the soul, an I wh-
found their religious tearhlr.g on tho
old doctrines of n finished cre-nthm. an
absentee Cud. and a pestilence stricken
world."
We confess that we belong to th!j
class. There can be c) ih,ubt that we
are living In a rsti!ence-Ftricken
world, end tint conditions here are
not sucn as n gracious nn I loving Be
ing would provid for Hi Intelligent
creatures. R if her, ns St Pan! de
chires. the world Is under n re!n f
Sin nnd Death, which Ins prevailed
since the time Father Adam was cut
off from fellowship with Hi Heavenly
Tather, under the sentence of death.
RomaDS .r:lh-h'l.
The condition of the rsti!en-e-st:Tk-en
world Is permitted in order t- carry
out the penalty ujn our convict race.
The Bible declares that Ccd 1 allow
ing mankind to loarn a great lesson
of their own Incompetence ar.d help
lessness, which will be valuable t- all
eternity to Loth men and angel: th.it
present trials and dilllcultles an 1 death
will be overrule! 1 for man's gfL For
six thousand years men have teen
Iearn'ng the blt'er results of dlsnVdi
ence to the laws of righteousness, and
their need of help Divine. Only a few
yet know that "God Is Love."
But such as see the true llz'it of
God's Word as to the fall, the Redemption-price,
the call of the Church to
Joint-bolrs in Mss!ah's KlDglom. anil
the eventual Reign of R!ghteoune,
have a great joy and L!ss!ng. As for
others, we begrudge th?ni not whatev
er Joy or peace they can pet out of any
theory that will liberate from tno hor
rible nightmare of the Dark Az'-s.
Was Your Grandfather an Ap?
Continuing his eulogy of Mr. iWrh
er. Dr. Abbott Mid: "But no one any
longer asks sarcastically, 'So you thii.';
your grandfather was an ape? And
few nre they who nthl venture to de
nounce as atheists t!jos? wh tie: !
In life as a process of Divine growth.
and redemption as a process of spirit
ual developtnt nt," We fear Dr. Ab
bott Is right that the learned In rnl; 'it
and pew have so thoroughly lost th--!r
faith in the God of the Bible that they
no longer reproach one another with
the fact.
But is the fact any the less (r for
this reason? Su;5se nil the grpat
minds accept the Evolution theory
that Adam was the ton of an ape
and oppose the Bible teaching that fc
was a special and direct cn-ation. of
God. the mora! Image of hh Creator.
Suppose all those decide th.it man
never reii rrorn p.-rrecti-.n. ar.j never
needed a redemption, and that all tho
Pibie statement respecting Jesus as
the Redeemer are false.
Suppose the literati do hold that a!i
earthly life i merely a development
an evolutionary proeco. cilled. la a
coiupr.nienLary seune. "Divine growth."
with the thought tuat quite j-rot-nhiy
there is no Divine Being, but ruercly
some great force operating In nature
that redemption I only a h!g!ir de
velopment of the moral Instincts.
What of all thU? Must w accept
such decisions as final? Shall we not
rather take the assur.ir.rcs of th Bl
blo res;ectlng thee very mn f let
ters? Of these great scholar tNeLorcJ
prophosieJ thous;m..j ,,f jr-ar ago. say
ing. "The wUdora of th.:r ".!.-? mn
sh itl i-iIi. ai.d th i!"I-rf.-ir'!:r.g vt
th - ir rn
I-nt m:i ni:! I ! 1 " (Ti-
lah gn:H.i St P.i :l d-l ir.. Th
wl lora of this :. r- 'hiirs
with God." 1 Coriithhtua 3i:U