The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, August 10, 1914, Page PAGE 6, Image 6
PAGE C. PLATTSMOUTH UEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1914. r? The Annual Picnic of Plattsmouth Aerie, No. 365, F. 0. E., will be held at Koukal's Grove, one mile West and one North of Plattsmouth, Neb., Everybody Come Bring Your Family and a Basket time. Automobiles and Carryalls will convey from the Grounds. U3usic by 3 E Local Piews From FriJay'a. Daily. Jtdin It.-rgmaii was a visitor in thi city yesterday afleruoon and a pleasant caller at this nilice. Mr. Je.-se L. Itoo( and little daughter were in the city for a few hours today, coming doyli lnuii their limne in Omaha on Miss Minnie l.eger was amor.-' the passengers tlii morning for Omaha, where she will spend the lay b-oking afler r-me matters of busines in that city. Mrs. Cenrge A. KaflVnberger and daughter, Miss (iladys, were anionir the passengers this ninnu ing for Omaha, where they will Nisit for the day in that city look ing after some business matters. James l.iepert was a passeng er on the early Burilngton train fr Omaha this morning, where he wa called lo look af ter .-nine mailers in that city for a few hours. C. A. McHeynoIds and daughter. Mi-- Pearl, and son, James, of Murray came up to this city on the eenintr train ye.-terday to attend lo some important business mat ters, and while here made this tlice a very pleasant call. 'diaries F. Outhman, who has been here for the past few months vi-iling his mother, Mrs. V. It. Outhmau. and other rela tives and friends, departed yes terday afternoon on No. 23 for Murphy, Idaho, where he has ex tensive business interests that demand his attention. Fred Reener and wife came in last evening from their home at Alliance, where Mr. Hezener is em ployed as a foreman for the Ibir linctori in their shops there. Mr. Rezenep and wife will visit at the home of Mrs. Reener' s parents, Mr. and Mrs. (I. N. Tarns, west of this city, during their slay here. Charles Freese has purchased a farm in Minnesota and departed Wednesday morning for his new home. His horses were driven to Omaha, where they were loaded on the cars. Charley will make the trip in his auto, starting on the journey Wednesday. He will re turn to this county lo gather bis corn crop this fall. From Saturday's Dally. Mrs. V. M. Mullis and daughter, Mrs. Robert Newell, were pas sengers this afternoon for Oma ha, where they will visit for a few days with friends. W. F. Gillespie of Mynard was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where he was called to look after some business matters for a few hours. Galen Rhoden came in this morning from his farm home near Murray to look after some trading with the merchants for a few hours. MiRs Tda Boedeker of Murray came up this morning from her 3. 323 PSaltsmoufh home, in company with her father, i'. II. Boedeker. and was a pas senger on the early Burlington train for Omaha, where .-he will visit for the day. William Starkjohn was a pas senger this morning for Omaha, where he will visit for the day at the hospital with some friends. John E. Schutz and wife were passengers this afternoon for Omaha, where I hey will spend the dav looking after some business affairs. Mrs. J. M. Hall and daughter. Miss Myrtle, were passengers this afternoon on No. -'.' for Omaha, where they will visit with friends for a few hours. Edward McIIugh of Falls City came up Iat evening from his home for an over Sunday visit here at the home of his sister, Mrs. Thomas Walling and familv. Philip E. Tritsch and family were here I his afleruoon looking after some business matters with the merchants, driving in from their farm home, west of this city.. Adam Hild of the vicinity of Mynard, was here today for a few hours visiting with bis many friends and looking after some matters of business with the merchant s. Martin Hmick came down Ibis morning from Omaha to visit with his old friends in this city for a few hours, having a short layoff from his duties in that city with the Burlington. Mrs. Roy Dodge of Omaha is here for a short visit at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Uuffm-r, and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Dodge, the par ents of her husband. Rev. A. F. Ploetz ami wife of Scotland, S. D., who have been here for the past few weeks visit ing with their relatives in this city and vicinity, departed this morning for their home, going on the early Burlington train. Miss Margurite lliatt of Sidney, and sister, of the same place, were Pacific Junction visitors on Wednesday. Miss Margurite will leach the grammar department of the pacific Junction schools next year. Glenwood Tribune. Miss Hiatt is a sister of Mrs. F. R. Gobelman of this city. S. S. Gooding was a passenger today for Omaha, where lie will visit his son, Everett, at the hospital there, lie was accom panied by his brother-in-law, Fred Richardson, of Rosalie. Neb., who came down to be present at the operation in Omaha. Henry Heil, jr., wife and daugh ter, Edna, and son, Glen, accom panied by Mrs. Heil's sister, Miss Olga Vogler, of Manley, and Mr. Heil's father, Wendell Heil, were in the city yesterday afternoon for several hours, driving in from their home at Eight Mile Grove. Lunch and have a good Passengers to and Orchestra FORMER HEAD OF KEARNEY NORMAL SCHOOL VISITS PLATTSMOUTH From Friday's Daily. Prof. A. O. Thomas, former head of the Kearnev Normal school, ;nd at present a candidate for the ic publican nomination for hie ofhee of state superintendent of schools, was in the city today visiting among our people and ge!! i-;g riju a inted. Mr. Thoma: achieed a great deal of attention from his famous light with the -date normal school board, and in his home town of Kearney is im mensely popular, as the people there believe him lo be the victim f hit tor personal enemies. He is making a strong canvass for the ofllce of superintendent, and if successful there will probably be something doing in that office. as the ofliee of superintendent was involved in the normal school w.-.rfare. Cut the Weeds. Now is the proper lime for all farmers to mow the weeds along their farms. The law provides for a penalty for failure so to do between the 15th of July and the tnth of August. While the law- has set the above date, now is the time to mow them, as the greatest good can be accomplished at this .one. i wouju auMse an me iarm- ers along the highways of our dis- trict lo get after them just as soon as possible, while lliev can be cut much easier. A. F. Seybert, Road Overseer Dist. No. 2. To Undergo an Operation. From Friday's Dally. Last evening Everett Oooding was taken to Omaha, where he will be operated on for ap pendicitis, as his condition was such that the physicians in at tendance decided that this could afford the onlv relief. lie was taken to the metropolis on the -u.oun t-aciuc anu was met at ll.. . I .-. 4 1 T . T I i..e uej.ot .v jesse 1'erry, who loinejeu mm to tne nospitai, f . wneie me operation win De per- tormetj. I he friends of Everett are anxiously awaiting word from .. 0euiue anu irusung tnai nis arrnoea Remedy. I used two bot recovery will be rapid. M(lQ nf ; nnrl avft mo npPmn Buy your stationery at the Journal office. The Best Flour on the Market FQBESTEDSE WAH0OMILLCO, Wahoo.NEB. forest rose FLOW.. Manley Well Represented. Manley was pretty well rep resented at the ball game in this city Sunday afternoon, anion? whom were Mr. and Mrs. John Rauth and family, their son, Er. win, being a member of the Man ley team. John Tiglie and Tain ily "ame odwn in their auto ami were accompanied by Misses Anna and Agnes Tiglie. Mis Anna just arrived home from i,nicago last Saturday evening. where she lias been holding a position as trained nurse for some time. she will make her home folks a visit. James Carper and family came down in their auto,also quite a number of ot hers. From Nehawka. Henry Shoemaker and Leo Switzer, from near Xehawka, were Plattsmouth visitors last Satin- day, spending a few hours with county seal trienils. I nev were pleasant callers at the Journal ofliee. Completing Fine Barn. One of the Journal's mighty good friends from near Manley, George N. Schafer, was in the city last Saturday, accompanied by hi.- nephew, Adam Schafer, from west of Murray. While here Mr. Schafer made the Journal ofliee a brief call, renewing for his paper another year. He tells us that he has been working- on and almost completed a line new barn for Adam Schafer that is one of the finest in that locality. The foun dation for several feet high is made of concrete, and the strue lure is a large one and complete in every detail for the housing of his slock and ample storage of all rrain. The Sehafers are among the best 'farmers of Cass eountv and up-to-date in everything about their farms. Public Sale! I he undersigned w ill sell at Public Auction at the Lewis farm l nine wesi. oi i'lai tsmout n. on MONDAY, AUGUST 17th, 1914, commencing at l o'clock sharp. tin ? following described proper! v, wj. " to. One mare and colt. One pray horse. One brown horse. One No. 1 fresh milk Cow. One pood milk cow, fresh in January. One ;i-year-old heifer and calf Two calves. Two sows and twelve shoals. One mowing machine. One wagon. One plow. One harrow. One U. S. cream separator. One hay rack. One side spring buggy. Two setts of double harness. nousenoiti goods, nearlv new and numerous other articles Terms of Sale All sums of sio.00 and under, cash in hand ,m all sums over 81(1.00 a credit ..r c-u- m.mih, . ;n k.. r,:. iv.iiii'iiiii;iiii-itT-ii pur chaser giving gootl bankable note bearing 7 per cent ilnerest from date. All property must be set- fled for before being removed. C. H. FULLER. Q. K. Parmele, Auctioneer. Geo. E. Dovey, Clerk. Remarkable Cure of Dysentery. 'I was attackeil with dysen tery about Julv 15th. and used the doctor's medicine ami other rem- e(Jic3 with no reief onIy pellinf? WOrse all the time. I was unable to do anvthinir and mv weight . dropped from 145 to 125 pounds, - 1 af - ' f su,rered for about, two months when T was advised to use Chain berlain's Colic, Cholera and Di- nent relief," writes li. V. 1 loll. of Snow Hill, N. C. For sale by all dealers. Carl Tlolmber and wife rlo- parted last evening for Duluth, Minnesota, where they will attend the wedding of a cousin in f hat city and visit the different points, ... . . ., . , of interest in that section of Minnesota. '"Is not so much la Its great efficiency ts remedy for roup, anker, chicken pox and other diseases oi poultry, dui it Is the greatest bowel reeulator in the world for either poultry or stock (including pet stock;, counteract I nc. esoeclally. bowel troubles due rio musty, spoiled or Improper food. With man. fowls or animAls. regu lar bowels means he<&. Con tinued Irreeularity means some sickness, difficult , to cure if not fatal. Thousands give Germozone regularly twice a week to chickens, young and old, at tha same tJma bavins it ever bandy as a ready remedy for other diseases. Sold bj dealers or post paid. One size only, 50 cents. - - - 5 J .J HI ill GOTO Kfflf PERISH "My People Are Destroyed For Lack of Knowledge.' KEY OF KNOWLEDGE BURIED Jsus' Teachings Harmonized the Law and the Prophets Jewish Doctors of Divinity Had Failed to Teach the Deep Things of the Law Opposition to Bible Study Common People Heard Jesus Gladly Jewish People Typical of Spiritual Israel Jewish Age Typical of Gospel Age Jewish Harvest Typical of Gospel Harvest. August 0. The riioto-Drama of Creation continues to awaken deep interest in I'.ible study. Its order ly presentation of the world's mas terpieces of art illustrating sacred history deeply impresses the thoughtful specta tor. Kvery sub ject dear to the (TASTbg. gU5StpJ Christian's heart is beautifully depicted. Pastor Russell preached today from the text, "Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the Key of Knowledge; j-e entered not in your selves, and them that were entering in ye hindered." (Luke 11:Z2.) He said in part: In the New Testament the word lawyer has a very different meaning from our general usage. It applied to those religious teachers of the Jews who made special professions of sanc tity and earnest desire to know (Jud's will, as expressed in the Mosaic Law, and to teach the same to the people. The corresponding class of today are designated Doctors of Divinity. Our text, therefore, with this correction reads. "Woe unto you. Doctors tt Di vinity! for ye have taken away the Key of Knowledge; ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were enter ing in ye hindered." Common People Heard Jesus Gladly It was the custom amongst the Jews that lessons from the Law and the Prophets should be read every day In their synagogues. The people were thus familiar with the letter of tne Divine Law and promises. The ma jority of them were, of course, il'.iter ate; for educational facilities were not then what they are now. As a result only a lew claimed to have a know I edge of the spiritual part of the Law and the Fronhets. These were chiefly of the literary and wealthy classes To these the common people looked for guidance respecting God's will and plan s an illustration: When the common people heard Jesus gladly, they were unwilling to trust their own judg inents. but inquired. "Hare any of the Scribes and Pharisees believed on Ilim?" Have the Doctors of the Law, the Doctors of Divinity, endorsed Him? They hare made a study of these things, and we would rely more upon their judgment than upon our own But not one of the Scribes and the Pharisees endorsed Ilim. and hence few of the people believed on Ilim and became His disciples. The common people were hungry for the Message which Jesus brought. It is recorded that they said of Jesus teachings, "Never man spake. like this man." The nation would nave gone over promptly to Jesus had the Scribes and the Pharisees, Doctors of the Law, set the example and given the word Moreover, the teachings of Jesus har monized the message of the Law and the Prophets, over which the Scribes and Pharisees and the Saddueees had long wrangled and disputed. Had the Doctors of the Law been as hungry for the Truth as were the people, undoubt edly all of their differences of inter pretation of the Old Testament Scrip tures would have been speedily remov ed in the light of the then Present T.fi, ,. !,-i.lo of God. which J I IILtl (IIIU n v. urtu - was shining upon the Bible through the Holy Spirit. Jesus and the Apos ties being Jehovah's mouthpieces The Key of Knowledge Buried. In our text Jesus charged the Jew ish Doctors of Divinity with the re sponsibility of having taken away the Key of Knowledge, refusing to use it themselves to enter into appreciation of the great blessings due, and hiding it from the common people, who trust- cm inmHelMr. "Wo charce that the same thing is true totlaj-. Not only were the Jewish people typical of spiritual irae,, ,, um se 7.; o narvest typical of the Harvest, or clogins tiim of tuis Age, but addi- ,oiir nnw na then. God"s people perish for lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4:071 Now, as then, the Doctors of Di Tiuitv will not use the Key of Knowl edge themselves, to enter heartily into the wonderful privileges and blessings bow due. and additionally tuey nave buried the Key of Knowledge, hiding it from the people under a mass of forms and ceremonies. But Is Knowledge Necessary? Tn our Lord's day the Jewish Doc tors of Divinity, or Rabbis contented tbenistdves with telling the people what they should do and what tney siioirra nor ao, -nut am not team tne people did not help them to any un derstanding of the deep meaning of the Law and the Prophets. In our context Jesus said to them, You bind beary burdens upon the people, griev ous to be borne, but you do not at tempt to carry them yourselves. So is it today with the Jewish Rab bis, as well as with other ministers; for instance, a minister stands as a representative and mouthpiece of the church creed, which in roundabout terms declares that whoever does not live a saintly life will suffer an eter nity of torment. Is not this a grievous burden to put upon any conscientious soul? Has it not caused untenable unguish to many of God's true people? Has it not driven away from God and the Hible thousands of the most intel ligent minds in the world? As the Jewish Doctors of Divinity carried no such burdens, neither do the Doctors of Divinity of Christen dom. In private they acknowledge that they carry no such burdens. In public they give the inference tTaatthey do not so much by positive terms as by implication, tone and inflection of the voice, and by the general fact that they stand for and are representatives of the creeds which so teach. It does not excuse these influential teachers for them to claim that in their official capacity they lose their personal re sponsibility and shift it upon those who made the creeds and those who adopt them. The people are no longer trusting the creeds. They realize that the creeds contain many inconsisten cies, and that greater light is shining tod. iv from one page of the Bible uikhi another than shone In the days when those creeds were formulated. The common people trust the Bible Jesus, the Apostles and the Prophets. They know that all the creeds of Christendom claim to be built upon the inspired I'ecord. They understand the Scribes and Pharisees of today, the Doctors of Divinity of Christendom, to give assurances that those creeds prop- eily present the teachings of the Bi- ble. The creedal chains would become ropes of sand if all the prominent Doc- tots ot Divinity of Christendom came forward and publicly renounced the creeds, as they nearly all do in private conversation, It was this matter of misleading the people, deceiving them, that eonstitut- ed the basis of Jesus' charge against the Doctors of Divinity of old; and that seeing they might see and not per we believe that His judgment is very ceive, and hearing they might hear and similar todav respecting the Doctors of Divinitv of Christendom "Ye have taken awav ye have hidden the Key ot Knowledge. Ye have not entered j in yourselves, and them that were en tering in ye hindered. Christian people today are so dis gusted with the crepds which have sep- arated them and their forefathers into six hundred different denominations that they are quite ready to discard all creeds, and to come together as one Church of the Living God to study the Iiible in its own light. Systematic Key-Hiding. The Scribes and 1'harisees of our day are proving themselves to be the anti types of those addressed by Jesus in our text, and have a substitute for knowledge. Taking away the Key of Knowledge, they say to the common people, "Do not bother your head about doctrines; leave doctrines to the clergy; let the clergy endorse all the creeds, however coullicting they be. We do this in order to lull you to sleep. There is nothing so disturbing to the Chris tians rest as the discussion of the doctrines of Christ. "If there be in any congregation those who cannot feel satisfied with out some kind of Iiible study, let them have it; but get them rather to discuss the geography of Palestine and the habits and customs of the people, etc.. than the prophecies of old or the in terpretation of them, as given by Je sus and the Apostles. e ministers will keep aloof from such Bible study; we will leave the impression that we understand these prophecies perfectly, and we will keep a watch upon the Bi b!e classes, but will interfere only when we find some brother therein who is inclined to delve after the doc trines of Christ and the Apostles One minister, voicing this opposition to Bible study, especially along the lines of difference where It would be of special value, said, "The Church is like a great hospital. Everything like doctrinal discussion must be banished and excluded, just as in a hospital all noise is forbidden, in order that the patient may sleep: or just as in a nursery all noise is excluded Alas! It is too true that the nominal Church of Christ is like a hospital. many of the patients in which are blind, deaf, asleep and mentally con fused. But the trouble Is that these got into this condition because of a neglect of healthful exercise; and the keeping of them quiet will but turn the present hospital into a cemetery. What the churches or all tne tienomi nations need is the Word of God as presented in the words of Jesus and the Apostles. '-The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life." said the Master. J.ne sm-siCK and lame, the blind, deaf and mentally perplexed need to hear the voice of Truth "Wonderful Words of Life" otherwise they will become more sick and win pensn as cmisuans, uu., iu become alive perhaps as "lovers or pleasure more than lovers of God." An Episcopal minister In our hearing urged his congregation to simply rest, and not to bother themselves about their own future or that of others. The Holy Cntholie Church, he said, re sembled a ship, in which the members should come as passengers to be car- ried to the neavenly destination. They prophesied respecting the unfaithful need not examine the compass or the ness amongst nis professed followers chart or the machineiy. All that they need to do is to sit down and enjoy the Journey, trusting that their bap- rnnsr atin trre reviyprnT"naTe- grren them a ticket to a proper destination. Necessity For Knowledge. Knowledge of God, the Bible de clares, is indispensable for the attain ment of the great Prize of the Hijd: Calling. Thus Jesus said, "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent." (John 175.1 We are not to understand this to sig nify that any one who has merely been made acquainted with the fact that there is one Creator, and that Jesus Christ is His Son, is on account of this knowledge to be granted everlasting life. Some apparently think to be able, to make void the various Scriptures which tell of the necessity of making our "calling and election sure" by so running as to obtain the prize. Our Lord's words do not refer to a knowledge about God, but to a knowl edge of God and His Son a personal acquaintance with them. And such an intimate acquaintance is not obtained merely by an Introduction, but by com panionship. It signifies an intimacy ot acquaintanceship, a familiarity. Ev erything in the Divine Word encour ages those who accept the Divine in vitation to draw near to Cod, to come into fellowship with Him. But this knowledge of God which will bring a saintly few to salvation on the highest plane stands related to God's Word the teachings of the Bi ble; for thus God exalted His Word, by making it the channel for spiritual refreshment and personal acquaintance ship with Himself. Thus Jesus prayed for us. His follow ers, "Sanctify them through Thy Truth; Thy Word is Truth." Any who neglect the Divine Word will fail of the sanctifying power and thus fail of the ultimate acquaintanceship with God which alone will guarantee ever lasting life. The reason why the Lord has thus arranged the matter and made knowledge of the Scriptures es sential Is, doubtless, that thus His faithful people may be benefitted; and they alone may receive the instruction which will profit them alone, but which would more or less injure others. Thus it is written, "l"e shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.' To this class our Lord says today, as He said to His Jewish followers eight- een centuries ago, To you it is given to know the Mysteries of the Kingdom of God; but to all outside these things are spokcu in parables and dark sayings. not understand. To the outsiders the Doctors of Divinity Is not committed the Key of Knowledge. What Constitutes the Key. The Key of Knowledge consists of the faitliful study of the Word of God, with an honest purpose to know the tldngs that are freely given unto us of God. This Implies a consecration of j heart; for none others would really desire that they might do the Divine will. This also implies a faith In our Lord's promise that "if any man will do God's will, be shall know of the doctrine." It is this consecrated, con scientious Bible study that Is lacking today that is being discouraged by the great teachers and Doctors of Divinity. Everything designed to help Bible study, to get rid of the darkness of the creeds and superstitions of the past. Is opposed but not openly. The Doctors of Divinity of our day, like those of Jesus' day, are wise and act as though they do know. But they do not know; they oppose real Bible study not open ly, but secretly, "for fear of the peo ple." (Mark 11:32; 12:12.) The great religious leaders of the Jews were marked by our Lord as being less con scientious, less honest, than the masses of the people. Concerning the people we read that "Jesus was moved with compassion when lie beheld the multi tude, that they were like sheep with-. out a shepherd." And is it not so today also? Are not many of the Jord's people hungering and thirsting for the Truth, and great- ,y perpiexed nn,i discouraged because. going time after time to the religious leaders, they have received a stone In stead of bread, a serpent Instead of a fish have received a false doctrine, a devilish misrepresentation of God's Character and of His Plan respecting humanity? These devilish doctrines of the Dark Ages St. Paul calls "doc trines of demons": for the demons, the fallen angels, evidently have propa gated them. They are to be found amongst all the heathen, but nowhere in so bad a form as amongst Chris tians of all denominations. Is there not therefore a great responsibility resting upon every conscientious min ister of the Gospel, that he should step out from amongst the mass of the Doctors of Divinity, who are hiding the Key of Knowledge and are mis leading the Lord's trusting sheep of nominal Christendom? Impossible to Deceive the Very Elect. As we have already shown, they can not keep penned or asleep those who constitute "the very Elect," nor can they keep knowledge from this saintly class. Our Lord, epeaklng of this time, gai,i that the deceptions would be such tjjut they would deceive. If possible. - the verv Elect": but in their case de- ception will not be possible, for the True shepherd Himself will help them. nr h .,,. ,pprilnfr ct fltonnrinb. mentf what chagrin and gnashing of ... shortly to th falsa shepherds, to the Key-hiding Doctors of Diviuity, when they find that with all their endeavors to bolster up shams and superstitions In which they them selves do not believe, the entire fabric of Churehianity will collapse,: as the Scriptures predict? Is It any wonder that the Master at tnis time, saying, "wuen me. oon of Man cometn, snaii lie una tne u aim upon the earth?" ; V