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V-?fy Ml I n mO" m- K? 4' li I v J. U i II iT Chief's Big Automobile Contest The Talk of Webster County One tuotu week hits pino piitiiinl brimtH 'I' lie Uj Autuitiulillo Contest one Week nearer tlic oIom?. Tins tiinu U so short uoiv tlmt yon can not ulford to let n single day go by without milling iifW votes tojour umllt, Uolow Is mi exact lo-prodtiution of llio automobile to be given hwhj- ns tlic first prize tit tliit Iil Automobile Contest. The following it I lit- standing of Gertie Cartwright.. . 46.600 Elenor Gilham 42,000 Miss Gertrude Coon . 33,400 Miss Maude Hayes . . 31,100 Mrs.L. H. Matkins... 25.100 Miss Rose McGuire.. 20,600 Very Thankful 1 uni very thankful that an oppor tunity Ih thus afforded me to state in n brief way the purposes, priuciplcs uud progress of tin ChilHtiau people, and iu the making of these statement, 1 tru9t that the xnmc will be carefully considered. I certainly appreciate speaking from ",ve editors" platform, for when words lu this order are given can be kept for future ne, and are not oon forgotten. They are many people thut do not understand the purpose and aims of the people that call them helvcH Christians, only we are not the only Christians, but tutting the name of Christians, bit takinir the name of Christ, duo to relationship we wear that name only. Our Purpose The religious inov ent inaugurated Ijy Thomas and Alexander Campbell in Western Pennsylvania iu the year 180.), had for its aim and mntivu-hpiing the union of all Christ's followers iu harmony with his own tender prayer, -J no. 17: '.'0, JI, and in the plainest declarations of hi-, Apostles, 1 Cor. 1: 10; Kph. 4: 1, 0 This oiigiiuil aim then regavde 1 as chimerical and undesirable but now approved by leading minds in ll lellginus bodies, lias been the chief force iu moulding the reformation into what, it fs today. Principles. Iu Older to realize the above purpose the Disciples of Christ have been led to adopt and advocate the following piiuclple-.: 1. The Church of Cluist is essentially and constitutionally oue, aud all sects seisms in the "one body," hindering fellowship and co-operation, are contrary to the plainest scriptural teaching. Col. G: la, 'Jl. 2. Since Christianity, iu its' essen tial features, is a revelation and not an evolution. The true remedy for our divisions is a complete return, in faith and practice, to the Christianity of Christ. Jud. 3. 3. This restoration of original Christianity involves: 1. The restor--atlou of the bible to its rightful place, s the only rule of faith and conduct, aud the consequent surrender of all human creeds aud confessions of faith, as bonds of union aud communion. 2. The restoration and use of the bcriptural names defluing our relatiou to Christ, and the disuse of all party or sectarian uatnes which tend to per petuate party spirit aud divisions. 3. The restoration of the anoleot aud divinely revealed confession of faith, as the true basis or creed of the church. Matt 10:16,17. 4. The res tqratiou of the apostolic baptism the immersion of penitent believers as - aloue authorized by the new testament Rom. 6: 4, G. 5. The restoration of Uhe new testament tejrms of Christian fellowship, the recognition of all thus baptized, as members of Christ's Church, whose union with each other can only be broken by the forfeiture of Christian character. Rom. 11. 6. The vestaration of the weekly commuulon as the ceutsal act of Christian wor ship. Acts. 20: 7. 4. While the unity of the church '.involves the restoration of its Catholic 'features, as above set forth, the pro .press of Christianity in the world de. mands a more intelligent understand lug of the bible, aud the presentation of a more scriptural aud rational method of evaugelizitiou A fresh and independent study of the scriptures lias yielded the following conclusions: J. While both the old aud new testa ments are Inspired, the former with its law, prophets and Psalms, had a spoclal adaptation to God's ancient people, the Jews, and was intended as preparation for the new and better covenant in Christ, as the latter has a special adaptation -to tkose under the, the Coiitc-tiints: Mrs. Clara Copley 11,725 Mary Christian 11,700 Grace Kinsell 11.000 Mrs. Ida Worden 10,700 May Elliott 10.700 Edna VanHorn 10,700 New Covenant, and is the authorita tive guide for Christians iu all matters of faith and order. ,2. The new testa ment embraces (a) the four gospel nar ratives, designed to ptoduco faith in Jesus as the Messiah, the son of Uod, .Tno.'so: 30, 31. (b) The Acts of Apostles, designed to set forth the' in nauguratiuu os Christ's reign on earth, aud that conditions of entering there in. Acts, 2ud chapter aud throughout the book, (u) The -'1st, Epistles to Christians designed to instruct Christ ians how to live iu His church. 1 Tim 3: 11, i:; mid (d) tho book of Revolu tion, which, iu symbolic language, was designed to point out the struggles of the church with its enemies, Its complete ultimate triumph. Rev. 1: 111. o This study uud analysis of the new testament yields the following rational of salvation: 1. God, iu Christ, has provided salvation for the lo-.t race. .Ino. 3: 1(1. Ii. The Holy Spirit, wlio inspired tho scriptures, is now iu tho church, convincing the world of sin, or righteousness aud of judgement. Jno. 10: 5. 3. Cluist is the Savior of men, aud the tho only object of saving faith. 1 .Ino. .1: 1, fi. I 1 ii order to .secure remission of sins, men must believe on the Lmd Jesus Christ, Acts. lii::to, ;n. Confess Him as hold Uom. 10:1), 10. Uepeut of their sins mid bo Immersed iu the luino ol the hord Jesus Acts. 2: 3s. The ulti mate futiuo salvation depends on a faithful following of Christ until the end. IJev. 2: 10. To vtate fully the progress of such teaching as the masses are beiriuuiuir to realize aud appreciate, would take much more space, but u statement or so, us to the most cncouruiriiiK urotrrcst of all is the growth within the body iu spiritual life and missionary zeal, and the extension, umoutr all Protest- auts, of principles to which the Dis ciples have borne faithful witness from ino beginuing of their history. Anions these may-be mentioned: The unity of me onuren; the evils of division; the necessity of unltlug on Christ, and not on theological dogmas in the form of creeds; the exaltatlou of the word of Uod, In conversion and sancitifloa- tlon, aud in a word, the desire to r- store to the world the Christianity of Christ. Iu the trluniDh of these nrln- ciples we see the fore gleamlngs of the fulfillment of Christ's prayer for unity aud the conversion of the world. ' And upon theso basis we each cad meet,. I do not ask others to join me if at any time, any are willing to unite upon the bible and the bible aloue, I will join them. Red Cloud is over-churched but not over-chrlstlaulzed. I hope the time may soon come that all may be one, and of the came mind. Ml hUto fraaaffa. For the week ending Feb. loth, 1913. Compiled by M. W. Carter,'.Bonded Ab- stracter, Red Cloud, Nebr. Heury Arcuds and wife to Anna lloentze, wd, lots 1,2, Blk. 0, Grusels gub div Blue Hill a 75 Geo. O. Holt, et. al., to Edwin T. Foe, wd, pt wj$ uwjf , 4-2-10. . 2700 Edwin T. Foe to A. A. lloreu, pt vHwK, 4a-10 o7oo Solomon lieckwlth and wife to Albert L. Grossman and Myr tle M. Grossman, wd, se 14-2-1'4 5000 Joliu T. Otto and wife to James A. Dyer, wd, u)$ uei 22-4-13. . COOO William Herbert Waruock to J. W. Robertson, wd, pt aw4 30-3- 10 1000 Mortgages Filed, $34,350.00. Mortgages Released, I970O.0OT Private Money To Loin also regular Farm Loans on best terms to bo hail In Mia Htai p. II fa State Bank Bed Cloud. C. F.Catbkb. The New Nan and the New Age We read it goo. I dc.il those days nbiut the 'New Women but not so much about the new man. Now tho new man is also here and deserves con Moderation. This new man, like the new women is living In the new age Neither huvo altogether adjusted them selves to the new age for the new ag has buist upon us very suddenly Not that the Ido.ils and fotces that have produced this now ago are modern, for they have their roots far back iu his tory. Lint the change) which have come over the worlds thinking uud living (lining tin' past, century have been very gieat. Tho world has made great cr pi ogress in the past one bun dled yea is lu its political, social, economic, and icligloiis thinking than It has probably inadn lu any previous thousand years of its history. No iiMttur what u man's Hue of work is, progress Is being mndc so nipldly in that particular business or profession that he must be alert nud active if he will keep abreast of the times. Let us look for it moment at this model h age iu whicli we live uud note in a very general way some of its chief characteristics. lu the first place everybody will ud mil we are very much interested iu the present world. We may still sing: 'O land of rest for thee I sigh' and talk about, 'i'bls vale of team', but there are few to whom fill's old world does not seem more beautiful uud mote satisfying than It did to the men of the past. Our age is optimistic. Life's possibilities seem tremendous, and the golden age lies not behind but, before What our age needs Is the new man aud the new vision. Now uot only are we interested iu this present life but we are interested iu the people about us. Money for those who ure really poor and needy comes as a general rule quite easily. Our generation is vitally Interested in social, civil and economic reform. This is true uot only in our own coun try but throughout the world. What does our age need? Again I say, the new man aud the uew vision. 1 come now to an idea that will be doubted by some. Our age is 1 believe notably religious. Probably those of us who ure christians are uot disting uished for piety uud sclf-sucriilce above the christians of foimor generations. Nor ate our churches better attended iu proportion to the population than iu former years. Taking all our de nominations us a whole during the past ten years we have just about held our own. Still I contend that our uge is liotably lellgious. All men arc reli gious nioi e or less and the men of our time are sptcltlly interested iu lell giou. One has but to point to the tie mendlous growth of lodges, all of J which urn bused tin leligion, the vast growth of sects, the wonderful pi 11 gress inade du ring the past lifty ye.us iu u scientific uud historical study of the Bible aud the changes iu the creeds of the churches, to realize how very religious is the modern age. There is one other thing about the modern age that vltupresses me and that is that our present age is compos ed of men who have great confidence in themselves. Meu are learning aud are able to harness the forces of na ture. They have gone forth to con quer the sea, the earth and the air. In the conquest many lives have been lost but the sacrifices have beeu will ingly made in the iuterest of the wel fare of the race and the happiness of man. We have spent so much time on the new age that we shall just touch upon the New Man. He deserves just as much attention as does the new women though our Magazine Editors do not seem to thlulc so. I have just one thing to say about him and that is he Is a seeker after life. He is no dead head. He is restless and aotlve. He works hard and he plays bard. He rests little and bleeps little. Some times he doesn't appear to know what he does want but in tho final analysis it is always life. I have an idea that every man will agree with me it he just sits down for a little while and takes a good square look at his own life. He is living in the modern age. He is therefore more interested;in this present life than in the life to come. Not that he does not believe in the future but be is so wrapped up in this life that he takes but little time to consider it. He is also interested in the people about him aud for the most part is glad to help them wueu they need au) tiling that he can convenient ly give, lie is interested in religion, even wheu he may seldom or never go to church. And he has great coufl dence in his own ability to do thirds. Why sbouldently he, seeing he, vUs ac complished so much? What does ho need? He needs somethiu", which be hasn't got and moreover he instinct ively feels in his own lieart that there is something mlssjug. With all he Is and all be has accomplished be is Id his better moreuta far from satisfied. What does be need? He needs a vision of a work w irth doing here and now. He needs Iiigher ideals-larger oppor tunities, vaster realms of service. He needs larger idea of brotherhood. He neds to push back his horlson till he gets cleailv before his eyes the vis ion what I shall call for want, of a better name, 'The Cnlversnl Ideal." Where will he get this that I l.ellcvo will give Itttn fulness of life and geuu i ie sutUfiietl'in? If lie will bliL exam- 1 1 in tho cachings of Jesus which have itidowith society light here on the eaith, lie will tlml an answer. I sup pose 'ho gieatest fact lu model 11 theology Is the re-discovery f Jesii-. The supreme intctott of men who me thinking upon religious subjects today iseenicicii in the life uud te tchlng ot Jciiis. lie is better known today than ever before hihI Ills social mes-ngc is just what the modern man is looking for. Tlic tcuShltig is very simple God Is l he Father of all men, even the prodigal 111 the far country, 'lint if .God is the Father of all then all meu are bro" Iicm lu tlic Family of God and they ought to tieat each other like brother-, 'lliis teaching seems very flmplc but If can led out would malic hciven literally on earth. Jesus is al ways speaking of the Kingdom of God. He means the reign of God, of His ideals, of His purposes, of His Spirit lu the lives of men, in their relation ships, in all governments and institu tions of the world. In other words it Is the world of humanity brought into harmony with the will of God. It Is rooted in the inner man, in his affect ion?, his will, his character but if finds its expiealon in all sorts of ways. It is u uniting force. It uuittesChkrches and Nat lens. It meets a universal need. It has a perfect character as its individual examplu for all meu and its program is to bring every Individual under the complete sway of this per fect character. This one who said he came to give us life and life more abundantly. Just the thing we most desire. V hat a big job it will be to work out the progiain. It is a man's job but the meu of our age desire big aud hard things to do. The churches iu the past have done hurd things. Let them strive to get the Social Teachings of Jesus before the people of this modern uge. As fur as 1 know lu no age of the churches life has she tried to set the social pro gram of Jesus before the people. She b.is, accomplished many great tasks iu the pait but she husuovcr before made the tcign of the Spirit of Christ lu all tho relationships of life and iu alt In stltututluns of society her supremo aim. She is just beginning to do so. When she gets this social ideal fully before the people we shall sec our next great religious uwukeultig. And it is dawning right now. Christianity is al ready as in the days of Its youth, ris ing with exultation to her world wide task and this strong, manly, eager busy ago is beginning to tespond to a task that is wide as Immunity, high as God aud deep as tho heart of man. The task namely, not only of trans forming individuals into the image of Cluist but of tiansfnriuiug the kind doms of this woild into the kingdoms of our hurd. Character Best of All On the walls of a great school iu Germany Langs this motto. ''Wheu wealth is lost uothingls lost; When health is lost, something is lost; TlKn cluirapter is lost all is lost.' Stock Sale J. C. Davis and Roscoe Weesner will bold a big stock sale at their farm, 3 miles north of Salemand 9 miles north west of Esbon, Kansas, on Thursday, February 37th 1913. The sale will cousist of 40 head of stock including 15 head of hones and mules, 5 head of cattle atfd 20 head of hogs. Also some farm machinery will be offered for sale. The usual terms given. Doyle Bros. Auctioneers and Richard lieaohy, Clk. Having sold my interest in the Turnure Bros., Store to my Bro. F. G. I desire to thank All Our Customer for their liberal patronage, kindne&s and loyalty. Many of you I shall never forget, and it is with many re grets that I say Au-revolr. I trnst you will continue your liberal patron age with my Brother who will endeav or to serve even better than the past. Yours truly, D. W. Tuiinube. IfetlcttfPrrttlt. - In tho County court ol Webater County, Nebraska. State of Kebrawka, (. Webster county, f To all, pontons Interested In tho eitate ol Christian Raiser, Deceased: TAKK NOTICE, r'.tat a petition has been filed pray Ins tt the Instrument tiled In this court ou '. .ie 6th day of February, 1913, purportlu'to bo the last will and testament ol said, aceaied, may be proved and allowed aoTecordod as the Inst will and testament 'christian Itassor, deceased; that said In strument bo admitted to probate, and the administration of said estate be granted to William Itasser, Kxocutor. It Is hereby orderod by tho court, that all persons Interostod In said estate appear at the County Court to bo held lu and lor said county on tho 1st day ol March, 1913, at ten o'clock A, M., to show cause, If any there be, why the prayer ol tho petitioner should BQt be granted, and that notice ol the pemftney of said petition and the hearing thereof, ie given to all persons Interested In said matter by publishing a copy ol this order In The Red Cloud Chief, a legal weekly newspaper printed In said eounty, for three consecutive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and ithe seal ot said court this 6th day of February, A. D. 1913. (HSAL) A. D. RAMNKY, County Judge, rZflBHsaHSHal '"t'" IHsaMsaMMP'v'flsi pudiic 1 I will offer at Public Sale at my father's farm, one half mile west of Inavale, and if this farm is sold on or before date of sale his stuff will als6 be for sale, on Monday, Feb. 24 Commencing at 1 O'clock Sharp 31 - Head of Stock - 31 16 Head Horses and Nules 16 2 span of mules, I bay Gelding, 2 bay teams, 1 Filley, I pair Colts, I bay pony, I 3 and I 2 year old Filley, I Shetland Pony. G M TT L E 2 Extra Good Milch Cows, one fresh soon. HOGS 6 Pure Bred Duroc Gilts, safe in fairow, weight 250 each 7 other good hogs. FARM MACHINERY Buggy harness, road wagon, top buggy, stalk cutter, lister harrow, cultivators, lumber wsgons, hay rack and wagon weeder, hay sweeps, corn choper, sod disk, hay rake cream seperator, 3 sets heavy harness, 2 sets single har ness, saddle and numerous other articles. TERHS:Ten months Orris Matkin Col. Jake Ellinger, Auct. V. WMaW WWV SHsaVkBgslsalwvflggVj IBHHHRHHaVaaaBaanVHH saHisV&iXisaak r NaT alsaV sasanlMKjyHgsaaafe r-T ' (ill gtaV )HH LaLasasaisasaHafasasw'lMV Haf kW J''M sisisissHSasBssisiBsaslgflV U " ' BBk'-- lH BvBvpflHpBHK9BLeHHIBJHHHSLte MMsV mmm JflLgsWi Get Out of t'oi jrilsht 191?. B. J. Palmer t'oi jtilght 191?, 1). J. Palmer You can't have the picture perfect on the screen if someone stands in the path. Get rid of the cause pf the trouble, make the Intruder sit down, then, when the obstruction , is out of the way, the light travels uninterrupted from the machine to the curtain. Everybody knows that. Chiropractic follows the same lines of good, every- day common sense. Everybody, knows the scat of life is in the rand which is In the brain. Life-giving mental force travels from the mind through the Rpinal cord and nerves to all parts of the body. : iMSSXRf SiftJi!" S7ece,verMts u" 8hnre ot, thls "k-force It maintains its vigor and health, but if any of the nerves are Impinged or squeeted and ; their carrying capac ty is cut down, the organs to which they lead do not net enough life-force to keep them running. . ' 8 For instance, here's a man whose stomach cannot stand even the simplest foods. It won't digest them. He is sick. If you I were to trace back the nerves that lead to his stomach you would find that ot the point where they enter the spine to connect with the spinal cord the ver tebrae are not properly placed and the nerve U pinched. The life force cannot aet thru. Adjust the vertebrae to their normal position and you'll find 1 that man" stomach will speedily regain Its vigor. Briefly this is the work the Chiropractor is trained to do: He must trace the ill effect back to Its cause, adjust the cause and let ' nature do the work she can and will quickly do. He is well trained. His knowledge is the result of mot than 17 yean aftcuntific rttttch and txptrimtni. He works with his hands only, not as an osteopath or masseur, but upon the displaced vertebrae which he gently but accurately forces back Into their normal positions Why not take your troubles to him and let him trace them back to the cause and adjust it? He will gladly answer your ques tions and what he will tell you may save you many years of suffering and Vifcr?57PetentChIroprCtor to yoUr c,,y' O'tatowlvice-fl'i fm- Palmer School (14) Davaaport, Iowa a ' RALPH E. CAMP, D. C. 625 Elm Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska Graduate of Palmer School of Chiropractic Consultation and Spinal Analysis Free OFFICE HOURS: 0 to 12 a. m, and 2 to 5 p. in. PHIL F. DAWSON'S Poland China Bred Sow Sale Saturday, March 1, 1913 Km. At Red Cleud Tie Bern. daie time at 10 per cent. George Morrow, Clerk the light4! of Chiropractic J See Big Ad Next Week. :u v .tm 'im ' rt sla "i" teJUrO Oi l&M " S 'M m Vs i . ?i At'" nt'? 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