RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
ESCAPE HORRORS
OF BOLSHEVISM
:-
(Canadian Mining Engineer and
Wife Tell of Days of Terror
1 in Nikolaievsk.
IMMiY TIMES NEAR DEATH
Americans and British In Siberian
Mining Camps Have Miraculous
Escapes From Massacre Rescued
by Chinese Gunboat.
Scnttlc, Wnsli. With harrowing ex
periences and talcs of terror, Mr. and
'Mrs. 15. II. Darker of Vancouver, II.
C, arrived here, after three years
nmld tho Dolshcvlkl of eastern ltus
Hlo. For two months, as prisoners
lot the Bolshevist lender Ghlroloff and
'his wife, Nina, they lived In hourly
peril of their lives, and were Anally
rescued, with sixteen other foreigners,
Ty n Chinese gunhont.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Darker set nail for
'Vladivostok in tho latter part of
'March, 1017. They arrived in Nik
olaievsk in Juno of the sumo year,
and soon after Mr. Darker nssutued
the position of nsslstant manager of
mining camp In tho Orsk gold fields
belonging to n Drltlsh company 00
miles from Nikolaievsk.
Nikolaievsk Is n far cry from Petro
'grad, so tho overthrow of tho czar
mado littlo difference in tho dally llfo
at the mining camp on the Amur. In
October, 1018, Admiral Kolchak took
lover tho administration of thnt sec
itlon, and soon nfter n Japanese gar
Irlson quietly took possession of Nik
olaievsk. According to Mrs. Bnrkcr,
lit was after tho overthrow of Kolchak
jtbnt trouble began. One dny Ghlroloff
wpponrcd nt tho head of a band of
Bolshevlkl nnd unceremoniously took
over tho mines. At tho sumo time
Reds overran Nikolaievsk territory,
lltelgn of terror ensued, during which
no one's llfo was safe.
Work of Vengeance.
In March last an arrangement was
concluded between tho Japanese gar
Irlson and tho Kcds, whereby tho lat
ter were to hand over their arms for
jne day, on which tho Bolshevlkl pro
posed to hold funeral services for
Ithelr fallen soldiers. Tho day was
aet, but Instead of fulfilling their part
lof the agreement the Japanese stir
.rounded tho headquarters of the Reds
"24 hours before the exercises were
to have been held nnd wiped out tho
entire headquarters 'Staff of the Bol
okevlkl. Next day tho enraged Reds began
their work ofvengennce. Streets were
strewn with bodies of slain Japanese.
Mrs. Darker said several attempts
,on their lives actually occurred,
dcBplto the fact that her husband
wns operating dredges under penalty
of being shot for disobedience if he
refused. On May 18 It was planned
to tnnssnern tho entire Darker fam
ily. Knmanov, a Russian, who was
at heart no Bolshevist sympathizer,
frustrated this plan by placing an
armed guard around tho houso.
Jailed for Wearing Collar.
The Reds continued their r!lgn of
merciless terror. Ghlroloff and his
wife vied with each other in their di
abolical plots and cruelty. A Mr.
Dyer, an American manager of n gold
plant, nearly became u victim because
ho Insisted on wearing a white stiff
collar. Dyer was thrown Into Jail,
whllo the council quarreled among
themselves ns to whether he should
bo killed slowly In the public market
place or shot outright by his wife.
Dyer's life hung In the bnlanco for
three days, while his wife was on the
point of collapse. Then the remain
ing ofllclals of the mine went In n
body to Red headquarters and pre
vailed upon Ghlroloff to releuse lily
prisoner.
Lives Threatened Many Times.
Time nnd again thereafter Mr. Dar
ker said their lives were threatened.
On May 23 the Dolshevlkl decided
to kill or torture every soul In the
village. They hnd learned of the ad
vnnco of Japanese troops, with rein
forcements". The Dplshcvlkl burned
the city to the ground, nnd then, de
stroying tho mining camps, fled into
the hills.
At this Junction tho commander of
n Chinese gunboat, "hlch had been
Icebound in the Amur river during
the winter demanded that the foreign
ers be dellyered to him. While the
baggage atid few valuables of tho for
eigners were being londed Into open
boats three Bolshevist cutters came
alongside and opened fire. A vigorous
engagement followed. Luckily for the
fugitives the Chinese were victorious.
The Chinese succeeded In landing
the refugees at an obscure port, how
ever, from which they soon left In
a dilapidated Japanese freighter.
They learned later thai the Dolshev
lkl had returned to the city nfter the
gunboat hsd left, had killed nil the
remaining Russian children nt tho
mines, nnd carried off their mothers
as slaves Into the woods.
CORNHUSKER ITEMS
News of All Kinds Gathered From
Vaiflous Points Throughout
Nebraska.
OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS
Official Count On State Ballot
John Paul Jones Statue Unveiled
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Assistant Secretnry of the Nnvy Gordon Woodbury speaking at the un
veiling of a tablet on the John Paul Jones stntuc, Potomac park, Washington.
Hundreds' of people, Including government olllclals, diplomats and naval offi
cers stationed In Washington, paid tribute to tho founder of the American
navy. Tho event marked the 140th anniversary of the founding of tbo United
Stutes navy. '
China Is to Have
New Money Plan
-
foreign Banks in the Republic
Heretofore in Control of
Her Currency.
ME PROFITS IN EXCHANGE
Chsrqs Commissions Whenever the
Cc4ns of Ons City Are ChanQSatiTor
Those of Another AmtrlcWs
Interesting Experience,
New York. The new currency sys
tem that la to bo Introduced in China
In the near future will make a consid
erable difference to the foreign banks,
mostly Drltlsh, which hnve had con
trol of the money circulated in tho
pwuntry for tho last 60 yeare. Prac
tlcally tho only money mndo by tho
Chlneso government was the "cash,"
m It wns called, a brass coin with a
holo in tho center so thnt it could bo
carried on a Btrlng by tho poorer
classes, nnd valued nt 1.000 to tho
Mexlcnn dollar.
Tho system of exchange and com
mission by which tho foreign bnnks
were nblo to pny their stockholders
from 40 to CO per cent, with occasional
hnndsomo bonuses, was very Blmplo.
The nominal money In Chlnn wns taels
mndo of silver nnd shaped llko n tiny
wooden, shoo. As tncls wero not In
circulation In the country they were
chnnged Into Mexlcnn dollnrs. so that
the bank drow two commissions In
cashing a draft or u letter of credit,
ono for changing it Into tnels and an
other for changing from tnels Into dol
lars. Marking the Dollars.
Kach port nnd city of any impor
tance had Us own particular manner
J of marking Mexican dollars except
Hongkong nnd Shanghai, where they
iwere circulated intact. At Foochow
the dollar had a hole punched through
Hhe middle; nt Amoy a piece was
clipped from tho sldo nnd it was
rtinown as n "chop" dollar, and nt Swn
'tow a stamp was mado In the mlddlo
of the coin. These dollars were only
good for their fnco value at tho port
!or city to which they belonged, and
person taking a Foochow dollar to
Umoy would hove to pay n commission
t the bank to havo It exchanged for
kcal currency, and the samo thing oc
curred when ho carried Amoy money
to Swatow. No matter how often the
Mexican dollar had to be changed the
banks got their commission und the
traveler paid.
A New York business man tested the
plan by changing a $20 bllft into Mex
ican dollars in Hongkong and then ex
changing the money for local currency
at each port going up the coast, and
visiting Peking nnd Tientsin, Amoy,
Swatow, Foochow and other places en
route. By tho timo he reached Shang
hai he had nothing left of hl $20 bill,
nnd had not spent a cent of It. The
bnnks hnd taken It all In commissions
on exchange.
Handled by Chinamen.
Before tho war tho Mexlcnn dollar
was worth 53 to 55 cents in China,
and at present, on account of the rlso
in tho prlco of silver, tho American
dollar is worth about 00 cents In Hong-
SAVING AN OLD TREE
Fish Seven Inches Deep
on Shore After High Tide
Scitunte, Mass. Residents of
the South Shore caught large
quantities of Ash without net,
lino or bait when thousands of
sperllng and smelts were left by
the tide on tbo beaches after Im
mense schools hnd been driven
ashore by larger fish. In many
places tho fish were seven Inches
deep. They were quite fresh and
edible, nnd people came, with
wagons and automobiles to
gather them.
Ono of tho only two Jupanese acacia
trees In the United Stqtcs, both located
In tho White Houso grounds, is "sick"
from rot nt tho rlpo old ago of forty
Ave years. J. Ilcbuume, tho White
Houso tree doctor, 1b trying to save
It's life.
kong and Shanghai In the local cur
rency. Cash transactions In the bnnks
throughout China are all handled by
Chinamen, called compradores, who
are bonded In amounts varying from
$100,000 to $250,000, according to the
status of the houso nnd tho amount of
financial business transacted. 7110
clerks, usually sent out from London,
exnmlno tho drafts, checks or letters
presented nt tho counter In tho bank
nnd, after Initialing them for inyment,
the comprndorcs hand out the money.
On nccount of tho "chit" system,
which means credit until tho first of
tho month, tho employees of the bnnks
uro usually In debt to tho compradores,
and In many enscs when tho tlmo
comes, at tho end of five years' con
tinuous service, to go homo on six
months' lenvo nt full pay, tho clerk Is
not able to go becouso ho owes too
much to the comprndoro nnd has to
use his vacation money to pay his
debts.
Tho Chlneso compradores are well-
educated men nnd speak English flu
ently. They gaze with surprlso at a
stranger who may address them In tho
old-fashioned pldgeon English. After
n moment's pause tho compradores
will explain, "Pardon mo; I do not
ailte grnsp your meaning. Do you
wish to chungo some money?" Then
the traveler, realizing that he has been
"stung" by tho hotel clerk who told
him to talk that way, replies: "Oh,
yes, pleuse. I wish to draw somo
money upon my letter of credit," nnd
tho Incident closes.
World's Fattest Woman Dies.
Bristol, Eng. Lucy Moore, 13 years
old, reputed to be the heaviest woman
in tho world, died of cancer hero. She
weighed about 000 pounds and hnd
tiavelcd all over the world on exhibition.
The animal state corn show will bo
held by the Nebraska Crop Growers'
Association In Lincoln during the
week of Organized Agriculture, Jan
uary 3 to 7. Twenty-four premiums
are offered In each of the eastern sec
tion of the st, 'We, the western section,
mid Htate-wldu class. In addition,
trophies are offered fur tho best ex
hibits. The premium list may be ob
tained of the secretary, P. II, Stewart,
University Farm, Lincoln.
Of the forty-six states co-operating
with the United States department of
agriculture In the "Belter Sires Bet
ter Stock" campaign, Nebraska stands
.second In point of progress made, the
first j ear. More than 300 farmers In
this state replaced their scrub sires
with purc-brods and officially enrolled
as breeders of Improved live stock.
Bitting Norman, post of Beatrice
American Legion, cleared $300 on the
production, "Chlng Chong," presented
last week at the (5 1 1 belt theater. The
funds will be used In Improving the
clubrooms of the post.
Hogs sold for a lower price nt the
Omaha stock yards last week than nt
any time since January 15, 1017, when
the average was $0.80 per hundred
pounds. Tho general yard average
was given as $1).S0.
A subscription amounting to severnl
hundred dollars has been raised for
Henry Utesh of Columbus, who.su home
nnd contents was destroyed by lire
last week. Ills loss was complete,
with no Insurance.
An agricultural Inspection bureau,
connected with the state agricultural
department nt Lincoln, probably will
bo started In Omaha January 1, ac
cording to Secretary of Agriculture
Stuhr.
St. Mary's hospital at Columbus Is
to hnve a fireproof addition, to cost
$200,000. When completed, it wjll
have accommodations for 200 patient's,
and will be one of the largest in the
state.
Mllo Steenllk of Crete, was fatally
Injured when he nt tempted to drive
his nuto around another, rumflng into
a buggy nnd forcing tho tongue en-
rtircly through his body.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. W. Carey, of Bea
trice, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary In the presence of their
seven' children, 14 grandchildren, und
two great-grandchildren.
It Is estimated thnt there are still
about 1,000 tons of sugar beets In the
fields about Gibbon yet to be dug and
hauled. Operations were halted by
tho recent cold spell.
Tlieo. M. Osterman, of Central City,
stato representative, Is claiming a rec
ord yield of corn this yenr. Three
large fields are uvcraging 80, 85 nnd 00
bushels, respectively.
Tho new Lutheran hospitnl In South
Beatrice, was dedicated last week.
The building cost about $140,000, nnd
; Is snld to be one of the finest of the
kind In the state.
The Scottsbluff Chamber of Com
merce has asked the county commis
sioners to purchase bloodhounds to be
used in emergency In tracking crim
inals.
Counterfeit $10 bnnk notes of a
crudo sort are in circulation over the
state and authorities have issued a
warning to be on the lookout for them.
The quarries on the Platto river,
near Louisville, operated by tho Kle
wit brothers of Omaha, have practi
cally shut down for the winter.
Twelve young men nnd one young
woman passed examination nnd were
admitted to practice at the bar of Ne
braska, at Lincoln last week.
At a special election to decide the
location of tho county scut In Thomas
county, Thcdford won over Seneca,
C12 to 300.
A Bhort course In poultry mnnngc
ment will be given by the college of
agriculture at Lincoln January 10 to
15 inclusive.
Nebraska ranks comparatively low
In the milk producing states, but
stands fourth In butter output.
A Ladles' Auxiliary to tho American
Legion Post has been organized nt
Columbus.
Dr. T. II. Line hns been nppolntcd
pension surgeon nt Central City.
Fremont "has organized a Klwnnls
club with over fifty members.
Olnf Olson, Lincoln's new fire chief,
appointed to tako tho place of Chief
Sommer, killed In nn nutomobllo acci
dent while going to n fire n couplo of
months ago, arrived from the Panama
zone, where ho hns been connected
with tho fire department at Cristobnl.
Preparation of a complete state
budget embracing nil departments,
Institutions nnd enterprises of tho
stnto of Nebraska, as well ns public
nnd semi-public activities supported
by it In whole or In part, has been
commenced by Finance Secretary P.
F. brass, as provided for by the code
law and the. nmcuded constitution.
Victor Stutnm of Hosklns, lost ids
llfo when n horso ho was riding ran
away. Young Stamm was thrown,
his foot caught In n stirrup, und he
wns dragged to death.
Hubbell Is Incorporating n com
munity association to look nfter tho
recreation, amusement and anything
pertaining to tho public welfare of
Hubbell nnd community.
More progress has been mndo in the
dairy industry In Nebraska during
tho past two years than during any
ten years' period previously, accord
ing to J. E. Palm, secretnry of the
State Dairymen's association.
Following Is tho offlclnl canvass of
the voto cast in Nebraska nt the re
cent election:
President 382,651
Governor 378,241
lieutenant governor 364,998
Secretary of stnte 349,74
Auditor 351.660
Land commissioner 343,969
Treasurer 351.787
Attorney general 357,618
Ha way commissioner (lone term) 347,84
Ha Iwav commissioner (short term) 341,712
Uilef Justice supreme court 288,158
floDuuiuu jiiHiiee 268,915
State superintendent 269,220
Iho voto us canvassed shows:
Referendum:
Tor, ! 49,119
Against 133,115
I'reHilent!
Harding and Coolldgc 217.498
i'.VV."'1 itoosrvflt 11H.608
xiiinuiM anil uoivin
Delia and Hledman
Coventor:
Mcivelvle
Kf.ir.ih ni if
'U. ..... i, ......
wravrs ...,
Wrny
Lieutenant Kovernor
Harrows
HartiH
(illhert
Mouse! ,
Heerctaiy of state:
Amsberry
i .arson
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y.coo
1C2.8C3
130,43 j
0.041
88,1)05
181.907
104,057
10,262
68.772
226,536
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u.i,tui- ui limine accounts:
MB11' . 220,201
MuKlsalek 104,602
Porter k... 26i857
Commissioner:
stwBon 227.368
IIc,',"'!r 116.611
Treasurer:
Cropsey 21 M77
mii " 1 ,,i-"7 '
Attorney KtViicrui:
nn.y'8.
l,"ii"u IOL',851
Hollen G4 47C
Hallway commissioner (Loiik Term):
Hrouiio 219 035
1 turnip 113 747
A'&tf"".1!. v 1C!064
niuinujr I'UmilllHHIOIlt T MllOrt TTllli:
17.93S
200,291
-Kirst Ulstrjct:
District:
217.755
.123,957
. 35,29.1
. 16,880
. 33.196
. 18.340
. 38.370
. 17.171
. 15,51
. 31,381
. 20,062
. 31,695
. 22,663
. 49,122
. 20,790
.153.036
.135,122
Cook
Kent .....
Con Kress
Heavls . . .
l'oterson
Congress Second
.Tofferls
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CotiBrcss Third District:
J;lt;e1
V c ek cb
onKresa Kourth District:
MoUiUKhlln
SpraKUo
Congress Fifth District:
AndrewH
Dujiuas ;.;;;
Congress Sixth Dlstilct:
Mnkald
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Stehblns
o. . . . NON-PAUTISAN.
Chief .Inst leu:
Morrjssey
Martin
JlldffO Stltirenin Court V
R"y 151.673
Dor-Hoy 1 17.246
KeKents:
T-yford 85.738
.Seymour 126,124
Gcrhart '.....111,240
Hates 131,694
Statu Superintendent: ,
Mnt7.en 159,700
Stuw nrt 109,61!)
Leo Itutjen of Tilden, hnd the dls-
Unction last Tuesday of receiving tho
highest price paid anywhere In tho
United States that dny for a load of
hogs nt the Omaha market. Mr. Hut
Jen received $10.50' a hundred pounds
for Ills hogs, which wns'l!."i cents high
er tlinn the top price at Chicago, U0
cents higher thun nt Kansas City, 40
cents higher tlinn at St. Joseph nnd
25 cents higher thun at Sioux City.
Nehraskn live stock men, who will
meet ut Lincoln during the week of
Organized Agriculture, are planning
a practical and interesting progrum,
according to Secretary M. It. Posson of
tho Nebraska Improved Live Stock
Breeders' association, under whoso
auspices the meetings will be staged.
A bandit killed nt Fremont last
week, following the hold-up of tho
College Hook store nnd a gun battle
with the police, bus been idcntllletl us
Earnest A. Guest, a deserter from
Troop I, 15th Cavalry of Ft. Kussell
nt Cheyenne, Wyo.
Nathaniel Vnndorn died at Strom
burg, November U0, within fourteen
days -of whnt would hnve been his
hundredth birthday. Ho was born In
1820 in Illchmond county, Ohio, nnd lu
1880 settled on a farm In Polk county,
Nebrasku.
Twenty neighbors of Oscar Groth,
south of Illalr, met lust week and
gathered his corn crop. Groth's 8-year-old
son died a few weeks ago,
and since then another son was badly
Injured when he wus thrown from a
wugon.
Ono White Leghorn hen laid 208
eggs during the ilrst year of the egg
luylng contest being conducted by the
Nebruskn Agricultural Experiment
Station at Lincoln. This Is about 200
eggs more than tho average hen lays.
D. Harris Cook of 'Plattsmouth, a
student at Northwestern university nt
Chicago, Is dead as the result of heart
trouble following nn initiation nnd
banquet of one of tho fraternities
connected with tho university.
Norval Clark of Seward made tho
best record In club activities and club
work of any boy In tho state and was
awarded a free trip to tho Interna
tional livestock show at Chicago.
Nebraska Is doing her part to re
lievo tho school teacher shortage In
the country. There are approximately
1,000 young people of the stato study
ing to be teachers at tho 215 Normal
training high schools, nceordlng to
State. Superintendent, of Instruction
Mut'icn.
btnlc Flro Marshal Hartford has
drawn up a complaint with the county
nttomcy of Platte county, charging
that a ilro of mysterious origin thnt
destroyed a stock of general merchan
dise in a building at Duncan a month
ngo, wns deliberately started with fel
onious Intention.
"Hotter Speech for Hotter Ameri
cans" Is the slognn adopted for Hot
ter Speech week, which will be ob
served In Columbus under auspices of
tho city schools from December 0
to 10.
Farmers of Nebraska are tho own
ers of over 200,000 pounds of wool
which Is lying In storage warehouses
at Lincoln. Tho wool was "pooled"
during June, July nnd August of this
year by farmers' co-operative organiza
tions throughout the stato and shipped
to thnt place for storage when market
conditions wero not such as to uako
selling advisable.
IMPIOVEB UNirSlH RfTEtNATlORAt
SUMrSuTOd
Lesson
(By IlKV. V. 11. K1TZWATKH, D. D.
Teacher of English liiblo in tho Moody
Ululo Institute of Chtutgo.)
((c). 1920. Wentern Nnwrgpatier Union )
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 12 '
WHAT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
IS LIKE.
I.SSON TKXT-Matt. 13:44-60.
OOLDEN TKXT-The kingdom of heav
en is not meat and drink; but righteous- '
ties.i, und peace, und joy in the Holy
Uliost. Horn. 14:17.
ADDITIONAL MATEltlAL, - Mark
1:26-32: l.uko 13:18-21. ,
I'KIMAUY TOPIC - Sowing in Good
Ground.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Sbort Stories That Je
sus Told.
INTBItMDDIATE AND 8HNIOII TOrtC
Christ's Joy of Finding the Lost.
YOUNCJ TKOPLB AND ADULT TOPIC
Tlie Supremo Importance of Christ's
Sucrlllco for the Lost.
4. The Parable of the Hid Treasure
(v. 44).
The common Interpretation of this
parable that Christ Is tho hid treasure
for which the sltwicr must give up
everything In order to buy salvation
Is false, for the following rensons:
1. Christ Is not hidden In a field,
but has been lifted up nnd made a
spectacle to the world.
2. Nobody hns ever been obliged to
buy tho world In order to get Christ. ,
Jl. Salvation cannot be purchased,
for it is God's free nnd gracious gift.
4. No warrant Is over held out to a
man to conceal Ids religion nfter he
lias obtained it.
In order to find ground that Is safe
nnd that we may appreciate Its beauty
and symmetry let us break up the par
able Into Its component parts:
1. The Held. Th's Is the world (v.
.18).
2. The treasure. In Psalm 135:4 we
are told that Israel, the chosen people,
Is Ills treasure. The same truth Is
set forth In different places nnd ways
(Dent. 7:0-8; 14:2; 20:18; .'12: 8, U).
The klngdom'of heaven ns to Its true
relntlon nnd bearing Is now bidden.
Christ was primarily sent to the Jews; ,
It was for their sake, the hid treasure,
that He bought tho field.
.'I. The purchaser-?-the Son of God
(John :10).
4. The purehnse price. Tills wop
tho precious bin )d of "testis Christ,
God's beloved Son, which Is worth In
finitely more tlinn silver and gold nnd
the treasures of earth (I Pet. 1:1.1, 10;
Is:t. 5.1). f
II. The Parable of the Merchantman
Seeking Pearls tvv. 45, 40).
Tho view that this merchantman
represents the sinner seeking salvntlon
Is contrary to Uio whole teaching of
Scrlptuio. This would mnke the sin
ner to he seeking for Christ, while
Christ Is ns Indifferent ns a lifeless
pearl. The whole burden of revelation
Is thnt man, s'nee the fall of Adam
in the garden of Eden, has been hid
away from God, nnd that tho Father,
Son nnd. Holy Spirit nre nil actively
engaged In seeking for lost men.
1. The merchantman. Ho Is without
question Christ, He is actively en
gaged In the benrch for pearls. In
tills search he discovers one pearl of
great price.
2. The purchase price. The mer
chantman sold ull Impoverished him
self in order to buy the pearl. Christ
Impoverished Himself (Phil. 2:0-8) to
purchase the one pearl of great price
by Ills own precious blood (I Pet.
1:18, 10; Epb. 5:25). Salvation l
without money nnd without price.
.1. Tho'penrI of great prfce. This
fs the church. Christ, the merchant
man, will find other pearls of great
value, but tho peerless gem set above
all others will be the chruch which He
has purchased with Ills own blood.
'This truth Is In harmony wlth4he gen
eral teaching of Scripture, which sets
forth the different bodies of the re
deemed. III. The Parable of the Dragnet
(vv. 47-50).
This parable gives us n picture of
the consummation of the kingdom.
Note the parts of the parable:
1. The sea. This 'word when used
in o flgurntlvo sense denotes peoples
or multitudes (Dan. 7:3;' Rev. 17:15).
This means, Uicn, thnt out of this
world shnll lm gathered a multitude of
people, good and bad.
2. The dragnet. The word "net" Is
properly translate dragnet. Tho drag
net cast Into the sec-, then, means tho
prenchlng of the Gospel In this ngo.
3. Tho dragnet drawn to tho shore
when full. This means thnt when
God's purpose Is made full regarding
the preaching of the Gospel In thU age,
account will ho taken of the results.
4. Assort mejit mndo by the cngels.
In the day of tills accounting the an
gels will lie the agents which shall
separate the tuned from tho unsuved.
5. The destiny of the bad fish. The 4
niigels which ure seat forth shall sev
er the wicked fiom among tho Just,
und shall cast tlvem Into the furnaco
of fire, where there shall be walling,
nnd gnashing of teeth. .
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Can Be No Comparison.
There enn b.i no comparison mndo
between the Intrinsic values of tho
human soul, nnd thu world. The one
Is Immortnl, everlasting; the other Is
corruptible, transitory. The one has
been redeelncd by the precious blood
of Jesus; thp other even now groaim
for redemption. Tho one Is made lit
the Image nnd nfter the likeness of
God; tho other but Imperfectly re
flects, ns In a mirror, tho wonderful
majesty and power of God. lfrev. Hen
ri Lowndes Drew.
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