MONDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1914.
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.Mr. ;ml "Ls. IM. ( i.-inx-npT from
--t if Murray, were I'lattsiuoutli
i-ilrs Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. C!ia. Itoy.'r friu
tii !' Murray, were Plalts
iiiMiitli visitors Thursday.
.Mrs. Ini'z Sti nm-r came in Ihis
a I ! iiio'ii from Lincoln 1
for a hnri t i 1 1 1 with relatives and
1 1 ifiids.
San ' L" - i i i i yen rind daughter
.Mi-- I.i'na 'if visitors in this
My today. Mr. T.-t liirren was a
pleasant caller at tliis ottice.
:. i:. T. llt, I lie Weeping Wafer
nllorin-y calm' in this afternoon t
.-pond a few liours here looking
a I iff .-oin,. matters at I lie court
Mrs. if. w.lnlH-in .epartel
la-! on . j fop (Weston.
Iowa, where -lie will visit for a
f da s there willi h.-r relatives
and friends in that city.
John Viind iiieh. deniooratic
candidate for sheri'V came in
'li rday a f I e? :i. ma to i s i t here
wi!h lii- friends and look af'er
hi- cainlialacy in tlii- city.
Mrs. 1. E. W'oolsey and Mis.
Will Davis Davis of Wyoniinir,
Nebraska, wi'iv here today at
tending' the ll elll ill of the
I.adi - Auxiliary of the Episcopal
ciiurch.
Rev. W. W. I!ain-s and wife,
Mi. John C. Walton and Mrs.
Charles lluhnei- of Nebraska City
were here attending the conven
tion of the Epi.-copal church there
today.
l.nllier J. Hall, on.- of (he pro.
-p.-r-ous farmers of the vicinity of
l iii .n. was in the city today for
a lew hours looking after some
matters of husiness with the
iiici chant s.
. I.. Mayes of Hu-Tiville, (ieo.
Ma? cs ,,f Tilden, Nebraska, and
.Tames Maxes of Lusk, Wyoming
x ho were here to attend the
fui'.'rnl of (heir brother departed
tin- afternoon for their homes.
Mrs. v. i:. Martin of Lincoln
anid in the city e-terday
atlei-n.,oi, r,,r a .-.hurt isit here a
the ho:,i. of her sister, Mrs. Yal
Hurkle, departing- this afternoon
for her home in the -late capital.
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
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child came in this morning from
their farm home and were pas
sengers on the early Hurlington
train for Omaha to visit for the
day in that city.
E. O. Max field and wife accom
panied by C. A. I'osler and wife
motored down from Omaha last
evening to spend a few hours
here, enjoying the spin down from
the metropolis.
Mrs. L. II. Brooks departed this
morning for Forest City, Iowa,
xx here she goes to visit for a fexv
days there with her son, H. A.
Mrooks in that city, and will then
return here for a visit with her
son W. . llrooks.
Mrs. George A. Meisinger re
turned this afternoon from Om
aha where she has been at the
bedside of her son at the hospital.
The young man is resting quite
easily and doinsr well at the time
of her leaving the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis, Mrs.
Woolsey. Misses Florence Davis.
Mini Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Robb. Mrs. George Stiles, Mrs.
Ro-e Kendall, of Union and Mr.
and Mrs. Rev. W. W. Harnes of
Nebraska City motored to this city
today to attend the meeting of
the Woman's Auxiliary of the
south east district of the Diocese
of Nebraska, which is being held
el St. Lukes' church in this city
today.
From Saturday Dallv.
J ;. Meisinger and son Hugo of
Cedar Creek were visitors in this
city yesterday. Mr. Meisinger was
a pleasant caller at this otlice.
C. C Bailey and wife and Mrs.
It. I. Clements motored in from
Elmxvood yesterday and visited
here for a few hours with friends.
Mrs. C. S. Johnson, who has been
visiting at the Isaac Pollard home
at Nehawka since Wednesday
morning, returned home last
evening.
JM. Meisinger and wife return
ed home this afternoon from
Omaha where they have been for
a time looking after some matters
of business.
Mrs. 'J. M. Johns returned home
yesterday afternoon from Creston.
Ioxva, where she has been for the
past, few days visiting with re
latives and friends.
.Mrs. M. A. Street returned
home last evening from an ex
l ended trip to Washington and
the Pacific coast for a viait at the
home of hep son there.
Henry Horn of the vicinity of
Cedar Creek was in the city today
for a few hours looking after
some matters of business with the
merchants.
Chris Tschirren one of the
energetic farmers of the precinct
xvas in the city today looking
after some business matters for a
fexv hours with the merchants.
Fred Hess and wife departed
this morning on the early Bur
lington train for Havelock where
they will visit in that city over
Sunday with relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. B. Higlcy departed last
evening for Stella, Nebraska,
where she was called by the
critical illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Ilhoda Cotner in that place.
Mrs. Cotner is suffering from a
nervous breakdown.
W. II. Ileil drove in this morn
ing from his splendid country
home near Cedar Creek in com
pany with Jesse Brown and the
teacher of that district, Miss
Josephine Ilys and spent the day
hero looking after business mat
ters with the merchants.
Adam and George KalTenberger
returned homo this afternoon
from South Dakota, xvhere they
have been for the past several
days looking after the land in
terests of Mr. Adam KalTenberger
who has a line half section in
Beadle county in that state.
Mrs. Alma Harney, of El Ileno,
Okla., who is making an extended
visit with relatives and friends in
this vicinity, was a passenger to
Council Bluffs this morning where
she will visit for a short lime.
She xvas acocmpanied by her
cousin, Mrs. Julia Thomas, who is
enjoxing her annual two weeks
vacation from her duties at the
institution at Glenwood.
From Monday's Dally.
Miss Julia Svohoda returned
this morning to Omaha after an
over Sunday visit here with her
parents and friends.
John C. Martin was a passen
ger for Glenwood where he is
engaged in some electrical work
in that city.
Frank Konfrst deparfed this
morning for Pacific Junction to
look after some carpenter work
there for the day.
I'd. H. Schulhof was a passen
ger this morning for Glenwood to
spend a short time there looking
after some matters of business
in that city.
C II. Tains, president of the
IMatlsmouth Turnverein, xvas
among those attending the Ger
man meeting in Omaha yesterday
afternoon.
Jake Denson came doxvn this
afternoon from his home in
Council Bluffs to spend a fexv
hours here looking after some
business matters.
II. E. Burdick ami wife of Om
aha were over Sunday visitors in
this city with their relatives and
friends, returning to their home
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. E. R. Barstoxv of Omaha
xvas an over Sunday visitor in this
city xxith relatives and . friends,
returning to the metropolis this
morning.
Mrs. B. F. Crook is spending a
few days at the home of her
daughter near Salem, Nebraska,
xvhere she xvas called by the ar
rival of a new granddaughter.
John Gauer, one of the whole
souled and popular farmers of
near Cedar Creek xx-as in the city
Saturday looking after some mat
ters of business with the mer
chants.
Dr. J. F. Brendel of Murray
was here yesterday for a fexv
hours to attend the meeting of
the democratic county central
committee. Dr. Brendel is (he
democratic candidate for coroner.
L. F. Langhorst of Elmxvood,
chairman of the democratic
countv central committee was in
the city yesterday for a fexv hours
looking after some matters of
business.
Miss Marie Hiber has return
ed home from O'Neill, Nebraska,
xvhere she has been for the past
fexv weeks visiting at the home
of her brother John Hiber in that
city.
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W. E. Rosencrattg returned
home this morning from Fort
Collins, Colorado, xvhere ha ac
companied the body of Mrs.
Daniel Sechrist, foster mother of
Mrs. Rosencrans, and attended
the last sad rites there.
Barley Buttery and xvife of
Lincoln came in yesterday after
noon for a short visit at the home
of Mr. Buttery's uncle, William
Holly and family, returning this
afternoon to their home in the
state capital.
Mrs. Robert lleinrich and two
children who have been here for
the past xveek visiting at the
home of Fred lleinrich, sr., and
family, departed yesterday morn
ing for their home at Henry, Colo.
Mr. Adam Burkle and sister,
Miss Annie who have been here
making a visit of a fexv xveek s
duration at the home of their,
brother, Yal Burkle and family
departed Saturday on Xo. 2 for
their home at Portsmouth, Ohio.
John Dorrington, an old time
resident of Plattsmouth in the
late sixties accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. Reavis of Falls City
and Mr. and Mrs. John Toxvle of
South Omaha motored in yesler-
dav from the metropolis and
visited here for a fexv hours xxith
their old friends.
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PRESIDENT ATTENDS
PRAYER SERVICES
Entire American Nation Prays For
End of European Hostilities.
Washington, Oct. 5. Prayers for
peace in Europe arose from all parts
of the United States, in accordance
with President Wilson's proclamation.
Clergymen of all denominations read
the president's proclamation, itself a
fervent prayer, and congregations
athered to sing peace hymns and
take part in peace services.
The president himself attended the
Central Presbyterian church here and
heard Rev. James H. Taylor pray that
the United States might be instru
mental in restoring peace to Europe
and that Mr. Wilson might be given
wisdom and strength in his mediation
proposals. The president xvas accom
panied by Secretary McAdoo and sev.
eral White House guests.
In his sermon. Rex. Mr. Taylor de
clared that the war in Europe meant
rot the breaking down of Christianity,
but the failure of some people to fol
low Christian principles. He added
that permanent peace would come
when the nations of the xvond were
turned mere to prayer.
The church was packed until ther?
was not oven standing room insi-Je.
After the service a large crowd waited
until the president had taken com
munion to watch him ride away in his
automobile.
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CLASHING FRAYERS ASCEND.
Great Confusion of Thought The Pres
ent War Long Foretold In Prophecy.
All Nations to Be Involved Inefficien
cy of All Gentile Kingdoms to Bring
Lasting Peace Need of Divine Inter
position Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of
Gentile Supremacy "Times of the
Gentiles" Now Expiring The World's
Hope Messiah's Kingdom.
October 4. ras
tor Itussell's dis
course today was
strictly up to date,
lie took for his
text the Master's
words, "Ul'ou the
the earth distress
of nations with
perplexity; the
sea and the waves
roaring; men's
hearts f a i 1 i n s
them fur fear, and
for looking after
S.V3? .
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(tKASTQg RU5SLLLJ
those things that are coming on the
earth." (Luke '21 o, 2U.) He said iu
part:
Never was there such a war a.s there
Is at the present tinif. Peculiar con
ditions have arisen, more so than has
ever beeu known before in the history
of the world. With the utter destruc
tion of civilization impending, pres
ent conditions seem to take on a pe
culiar force as we think of what rela
tionship God has to all these matters.
On every hand prayers for peace are
ascending to God. Some are praying
for the success of the allied armies
which means the slaughter of the Ger
mans, Austrians and Hungarians; oth
ers are praying for just the reverse;
still others are praying that the war
shall not go on. All this shows great
confusion of thought. How could ail
these prayers bo heard? The Master
has told us that we are to pray in ac
cord with the Word of GotL There
fore, before praying oa the subject, it
would be wed to determine what are
God's purposes in regard to this war.
In order to pray in harmony with His
arrangements. Instead of telling the
Almighty what to do, we should all
hearken to His Word, and take note of
what He says about this war and the
terrible Armageddon which will follow
it the "Time of Trouble such as was
not since there was a nation."
As I read my Ilible with clearer eyes
than once I read it, 1 see so many
things different from what once I
thought that I have great sympathy
with people who are confused on this
matter. As I read the Iiible, God has
foretold this very war and has indi
cated just what is happening today.
Through the Prophet Joel lie has said
to all nations. "Let the weak say, I
am strong. Let the nations be
wakened, and come up to the Valley
of Jehoshaphat" to the Battle of the
great Day of God Almighty. If God
prophesied this war of nations, then
we need not pray that He stop a war
which He has foretold would take place.
Surely, so far as the present war has
gone, it has brought a greater number
to the grave than has any previous
war. Man3 doubtless, will be shock
ed at the declaration that this war and
the still greater calamity to follow are
of Divine Arrangement. Nevertheless,
the gathering of the nations to the
present struggle is referred to in the
Prophet's words, where the weak na
tions are called upon to assert their
strength and to go down, all of them,
to the Valley of Jehoshaphat other
wise the Valley of Graves.
In harmony with this prophecy, the
nations have for years beeu "beating
their plowshares into swords, and
their pruuing-hooks into spears," in the
sense that money has been spent for
military purposes which should prop
erly have been spent in agricultural
implements and developments. Ap
parently all the nations of the world
will yet be involved. Happy would it
be if our own land should escape! We
are very glad to note that our Presi
dent and our Secretary of State are
men of peace, and will surely do all in
their power to avoid complications and
war itself. Nevertheless, it is reason
able to expect that the great nations of
Europe, realizing how much they will
be weakened by the war, will do all
in their power to ensnare these United
States, lest at the conclusion of the
war we should tower too much above
the other nations in financial strength
and in every other way.
Seen In God's Plan.
But to the majority it is very con
fusing to think that God would bring
about any great war. There is surely
something wrong or there would not
be such perplexity; for the Lord tells
His people that they will not be in
darkness. Speaking about this Time of
Trouble, St. Paul says, "But ye, breth
ren, are not in darkness, that that Day
should overtake you as a thief. Ye are
all the children of the light.'' and, the
children, of the Day." (1 Thessaionians
5:1-0.) God's people should have gen
eral information regarding His plans,
purposes and "arrangements.
Only as we look at the Divine Flan
as a rrho!e can we understand GocT
relationship with tbia bloody war and
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with all war. Many nave seen only
small i?rtions of the Divine Plan, and
so have failed to gra?p the great
length, breadths, heights and depths
of God's grt'at Purpose. But whoever
has an understanding of the great
Plan, of God will ever after be able
rightly to appreciate and to locate not
only the events of today, but also ev
erything that is coming: for the Bible
outlines the history of man.
The Scriptures clearly teach that our
earth is the only rebellious province in
all God's fair creation. In this little
planet God has permitted sin to take
its course to bud. to blossom, to bring
forth its fruitage that both men and
angels may see the dire results of op
position to the Divine Government.
The Bible tells us how this world be
came rebellious. It tells us that God
did not create mankind imperfect, as
we are today. Man was created per
fect, an earthly being in the image
of his Heavenly Creator, in the sense
of having a moral character, but limit
ed to earthly conditions. This perfect
man was placed in a perfect home, in
every way adapted to his needs. This
Eilen was especially prepared for him,
and be was to enjoy it. But ho was
the king of the whole earth; and there
fore his Creator instructed him that,
as his family increased, he was to sub
due the earth and develop it. Had
mankind remained in harmony with
God, the whole world would have be
come as Eden.
God foreknew just what would oc
cur, however. He foreknew Adam's
sin and fall, as well as the mental,
moral and physical degeneracy which
would result from the disobedience of
our Urst parents. He foreknew our
weakness and imperfection, our at
tempts at moral, religious and mental
reform and at mental and physical
health. Yet He permitted all this to
come to pass.
Sin entered the world, and has con
tinued to rest upon the human family
for six thousand years. This curse of
sin and death is upon mankind. God's
penalty for sin is death, and whether
it comes through pestilence, famine,
war or by slower processes, matters
little. There is no one so stupid but
that he can see that the whole course
of human history has been a reigu of
Sin and Death.
Why God Has Permitted Sin and Death.
The Bible tells us that God has per
mitted this condition to continue for
the past six thousand years as a great
lesson on the exceeding sinfulness of
sin and on the utter hopelessness of
any other he'i than that which lie
Himself has provided. For six great
Days of a thousand years each from
Adam's time until now Sin and Death
have reigned over the race. These
are man's work Week, in which he
has been permitted to try everything
he could imagine for his own relief
from sin and its penalty death.
And now, after the Week has drawn
to a close, what do we lind? Mankind
are still dying mentally, morally,
physically. So far from gaining life
for our race, all our efforts through
doctors, scientists, etc.. have accom
plished practically nothing. Yea, our
most learned physicians and special
ists tell us that the world is on the
verge of a collapse. They say that at
the present rate of increase there
would not be, in a hundred and sixty
years from now, enough saue people
in the world to care for the Insane.
They tell us that various diseases are
increasing so rapidly as to endanger
the existence of the race in a very
short time; and this in face of the fact
that sanitary conditions are made a
necessity, even to the extent of provid
ing individual drinking cups.
Our only hope is in God; and He has
arranged that His blessing shall come
through Messiah's Kingdom when our
race shall have reached its limit
Man's extremity will be God's oppor
tunity. In the great Seventh Day of
man's work Week, the autitypical
Sabbath, Messiah will, in association
with His Church of this Gospel Age.
set up the Divine Kingdom amongst
men a spiritual Kingdom, not an
earthly one, ruling, blessing and up
lifting mankind. For a thousand years
this work of uplift wiil progress, un
til all the willing ami obedient will
have attained again the lost likeness
of their Creator and all the unwilling
and disobedient will have been cut orf
from life in the Second Death.
"The Times of the Gentiles."
Another great lesson which God has
been teaching mankind duriug the
reign of Sin and Death is the fact that
they are incapable of establishing such
a government as is necessary for real
blessing and uplift of the race. For
I a time He appointed the nation of
Israel to be His typical kingdom, se
lecting King David and his posterity
to constitute the royal family. The
last king of David's line was Zedekiah.
of whom we read: "And thou, profane
wL.-ked prince of Israel, whose time
has come that iniquity shall have an
enl. Thus saith the Lord God. He
move the diadem, take off the crown;
I will overturn, overturn, overturn It
until He comes whose right it is; and
I will give it unto Him." (Ezekicl
21 :2."i-2T.) The One whose right it is,
is Messiah Jesus the Head, and the
Church His Bodj- on the spirit plane.
Certain Scriptures Indicate that the
time during which God's Kingdom
would be removed would be seven
prophetic Times, each of which is o(V)
years in length. Seven Times would
therefore equal 2.o20 years. That pe
riod, reckoned from the time of King
Zedekiah's overthrow ends 'with ; this
year; for according to the Scriptures
the crown was taken away from King
Zedekiah in 000 B. C. If so. with the
close of the present year Messiah'
should take to Himself His great pow
er and begin the long-promised Mil
lennial Reign of Glory, the opening or
bejinting of which, according to tha
Bible, will be a very flare tour-"!
Time of Trouble snch as was not hiuco
there was a nation," "nor ever sliall
be" the like again.
. When God took away His typical
kingdom. WW B. C.. He gave the Gen
tiles authority or permission to do their
best to rule and govern the world aid
to bring in righteousness. That - we
might know all this, Jle gave a dream
to Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon,
and sent the interpretation of the
dream through Daniel, the Prophet.
The dream showed a grent image,
whose head was of gold, representing
Babylon; the breast and arms of sil
ver, representing the succeeding gov
ernment of Medo-Persia; the belly of
brass, representing the Grecian Em
pire, which succeeded the Medea and
Persians; and its legs of iron repre
sented Borne, the government of the
Caesars. Each of these governments
has had universal sway, each has
shown the best it was able to do for
humanity, and each has failed.
The feet of the image were of iron,
showing that they represented part of
the Iloman Empire; but they were
smeared with clay and thus made to
represent stone feet. These feet rep
resented the Holy Roman Empire,
whose divisions, or toes, are now at
war with each other. The dream and
its Interpretation showed that the
stone which struck the imago in tho
feet, ground them to powder and ut
terly destroyed the entire image, repre
sented God's Kingdom. According to
the prophecy, this Kingdom wi'.I ulti
mately 011 the whole earth.
The clay smeared on the feet, mak
ing them look like the stone, repre
sents the fact that the present Bouiari
governments of Europe claim to bo
Christ's Kingdom. On their coins, and
otherwise, they claim to be representa
tives of God. They have deceived
themselves Into thinking of themselves
as Christendom, which signifies Christ
Kingdom. In reality, however, they
are Gentile kingdoms, the last repre
sentatives of Gentile power the feet
and the toes of the Image of Gentile
supremacy which Nebuchadnezzar saw
in his dream.
These powers are what the Pdblo
calls "the kingdoms of this world."
But they are part of the Gentile pow
er which has been permitted to rule
the world up to the time when God
will be ready to set up His Kingdot.i.
which was also represented in Neb
uchadnezzar's dream the stone cut
out without hands. The Word of God
transforming the hearts of His peoj lo
will gradually make them Ills King
dom, and in the spiritual Kingdom
these wiil be Messiah's joint-heirs.
When the image of Gentile supremacy
falls, these will be put into power and
place. Then all will have opportunity
to return to the image of God.
The Judgment of the Nations.
We have read in history, and daily
we are reading in the newspapers, how
these nations are attempting to blow
one another off the sen and the land.
"The nations were angry," says the
Ilevelator. There is no nation so small
but that it desires to go to war. As
the Prophet Joel says to the nations,
"Come up to the Valley of Jehosha
phat." Outside of the walls of Jeru
salem is the cemetery of Jehoshaphat,
known as the Valley of Graves. Ia
figurative language the Prophet is say
ing to the nations, "Come up to the
Valley of Graves!" And this is Just
where they are going.
When wo think of the appalling loss
of life amongst these angry nations, it
is grand to know that all these bitter
experiences are not lost, and that the
poor creatures who have suffered are
not, when they die, hurled Into eter
nal torment that these poor creatures,
not knowing what the war really Is
about, but demonstrating to the best
of their ability their patriotism, aro
not thrown to the devil to be forever
roasted- Ah, no! According to the
Scriptures, they are falling asleep in
death. Their sorrows and woes am
all over for the present They will
know nothing more until He who ha
redeemed them will call them forth
from the dominion of Death.
The present war will weaken the na
tions, not only of their life-blood, but
also of their wealth; and it ill dem
onstrate the inefficiency of all Gentile
kingdoms to bring to the world peace,
righteousness, satisfactory govern
ment. But Messiah's Kingdom, which
will then be Inaugurated, will be "the
desire of all nations." This war and
the anarchy of Armageddon, which
will follow it, will prove conclusively
the great need of Divine interposition
in human affairs.
Doubtless earth's great rulers have
done the best they knew how to do for
their peoples. Some of our very best
laws came from Julius Caesar, in com
bination with the Mosaic code. Somo
of the world's rulers today are als
doing their lest: but they are confused.
Having a false idea of what consti
tutes Christ's Kingdom, they seem to
think it their mission to conquer th
world- They also believe that they
foresee a general uprising of Social
ism, and their hearts are failing them,
fearing the things coming upon tbo
earth.
While they knew that this would bn
the worst war ever known, yet thfy
preferred it to "that which they were
striving to ward off and which tlicy
have succeeded in keeping off for the
present But they have lost their Lest
blood, their best energy,, their money,
commerce, etc.; and when the war is
ended, these nations, sorrowful and
famine-stricken, will be greatly anger
ed at their rulers. 1 Then will come the
determination for something like So
cialism. This the governments will
endeavor to put down,' and to some ex
tent they will succeed. Then will come
the great explosion the Annagedlou
of the Scriptures. .Then will, te the
Time of Trouble, immediately preced
ing the Messianic Kingdom.