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! Boston , Mass. , March 20.-The Maine
schooner Isaac K. Stetson has arrived
from Brazil and Cuba , with a cargo of
sugar. The captain is C. F. Trask , the
first mate is J. E. Winslow and the
crew consist s of four men.
While at St. Catharines , Brazil , the
members of the crew then with the yes-
e1 were set upon by Brazilian soldiers
and so badly cut that two sailors died
and one was left In the hospital there
Who was not expected to recover. The
fourth received one stab in the back ,
but it was slight and he came along
with the Stetson. The affair occurred
Dec. 16. Fred Jensen
, a Dane ; Ingall
Ranscliott , Charles Johnson and Nels
.Johnson , Norwegians , obtained permission -
sion to go ashore. Word came that
night to Mate Winslow that his men
had got into a fight and an Investigation -
tion found the man in a badly used-up
condition.
Ranschott , Charles Johnson and Jensen -
sen were terribly injured , the formerr
laving eight wounds , while the others
each had five or six. Ramschott and
Johnson died soon after being found.
Nets Johnson had only one cut , that in
the back. Acording to the story , the
men fell in with some girls and were
talking with them when a party of soldiers -
diers came along and ordered them
away. One word led to another , when
the soldiers drew their daggers and fell
upon the sailors , who were unarmed ,
and made short work of them.
Capt. Trask saw the American consul
and he notified tile American minister
at Rio. The Brazilian government ofli-
l - dials took the matter up at once. It is
understood that some of the soldiers
had been found , but It could not be
-verified before the schooner sailed.
MORE TALK OF WAR.
l.ngland and France Growling Over
Africa.
London , March 30.-The ministerial
statement in the house of comnions last
Light that the British government re-
gwrded the dispatch of French expedi-
Uon ; to the Niger country as an un-
zfriendly act , created a profound sensa-
tion. The statement is credited by
some of the members as a menace to
France and almost a declaration of
war , and it is felt that such a tone
would not be adopted by the government -
ment unless milder representations I ad
: failed of the desired effect. It was suggested -
gested that Lord Rosebery relies on the
influence of Russia being cast against
France should it adopt an aggressive
line ; but others believe that the effect
of the new balance of power in Europe
would be that Russia and Germany
would stand by , while Great Britain
.and France fought an exhausting war ,
The Royal Niger company recently
complained to the British government
that two French exploring expeditions
had Invaded territory in the Upper Nile
Valley that is under British protection.
The French official press contends that
there was no invasion , the expeditions
having been sent merely to ascertain
boundaries , etc. An acrimonious discussion -
cussion of the matter ensued between
the French and English press. The
'question came before the house of commons -
mons when Sir Edward Grey warned
the house against placing credence in
mere rumors. He counseled waiting for
an explanation from France , because
any such advance as that complained
of by the Royal Niger company would
be an unfriendly act , and , he added , it
was well known to France that Great
Britain would so regard it.
UPRISING IN NICARAGUA.
Yas ( iuickly Subdued , Bat Is Considered
the Forerunner of a Revolntion
Managua , Nicaragua , March ; 0. An
uprising is reported from Granada in
which 100 citizens and 50 soldiers were
engaged. It was subdued by the loyal
section of the garrison and the police
without much bloodshed. This Is considered -
sidered a premonitory symptom of a
revolution.
London , March 29.-No cominunlca-
London , March 30.-No communications -
tions have been exchanged recently between -
tween Great Britain and Venezuela on
the frontier question. Great Britain has
given no assurapces th 't there will be
no further trespassing on Venezuelan
territory. Great Britain will recognize
Only the Schomberg line as the front -
t 'tier.
liagiznd will Ask Spain to Settle.
Baltimore , Md. , March 30.-Capt. Sea.
grave , the British consul at this port ,
held a formal investigation of the killing -
ing of Seaman John Low of the steamship -
ship Laurestina. Capt. Gavin ' d several -
eral of the crew of the vessel were wit-
nesses. Their testimony was taken and
-copies will be forwarded to the British
government after which a demand for
.an indemnity from Spain for the dead
-sailor's parents will undoubtedly be
made.
Strikers Burn Non-Union Hews Ietei.
St. Iaj"ls , Mo. , March 30.-A boarding -
ing house in East St. Louis , in which
were quartered a number of non-union
men who were working for the Tudor
-iron works , burned yesterday morning
.at 3 o'clock. Last evening a deputy
, marshal reached the scene in response
to a request from the officials of the
, ' iron works , who claimed the union
-strikers set fire to the building. No
warrants have been sworn out , and no
confirmation of the Iron works officials'
.suspicions has manifested itself.
GET A HOT RECEPTION.
Desperado'S Attempt to Hold Up
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t Bragg's Station , I. T.
Fort Smith , Ark. , March 30.-Early
yesterday morning three desperadoes-
Sam McWilliams , alias Verdigris Kid ,
' George Sanders , and Sam Butler-rode
. into the town of Braggs Station , I. T. ,
1' and announced that they proposed to
r 2lold up the town. A fight between the
bandits and the citizens ensued , in
i which McWilliams and Sanders were
killed. Butler escaped after being
wounded. The son of the station agent ,
Bir. Morris , was also dangerously in-
Jured. The bodies were brought here.
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EVIDENCE AGAINST TAYLORS.
Trial for tire Murder of the Meeks
Family at Carrollton , Mo.
Carrollton , Mo. , March 30. The trial
of the Taylor brothers for the murder
of the Meeks family was resumed yes-
terday. The most damaging testimony
was that of Mrs. John Carter , to whose
husband little Nellie went the morning
of the murder and told the story of the
murder. J. C. Smith , the captor of the
Taylors , was also examined and said
the Taylors admitted going to Milan
the night of the murder and spiriting
the Meeks family away , but said they
left the family at a point near BrownIng -
Ing and some one else killed them for
their money. A number of witnesses
were placed on the stand who testified
that W. P. Taylor had said at several
different times regarding Gus Meeks
that the brothers intended to kill him.
To Vote On It the Second Time.
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Madison , Wis. , March 30.-In the senate -
ate yesterday the resolution to submit
to the people for a second time the constitutional -
stitutional amendment allowing cities
to adopt special charters was passed.
Senator Bashford's bill limiting railroad -
road rates and providing transferable
mileage books was made a special order
for to-day. The assembly passed the
bill repealing the famous Ludwig law
passed in 1891 , which gave the wishes
of parents and friends consideration in
the commitment of dependent children.
The bill has been bitterly fought by the
Catholics of Milwaukee county , who
maintain schools to which Catholic
children are sent In lieu of sending them
to the state school at Sparta.
Many Faith CurIsts Will Be There.
Kansis City , Mo. , March 30.-The
Christian scientists of Kansas City will
make the trial of Mrs. A. .1. Baird an
occasion for a general turnout of their
followers. They have prevailed on Police -
lice Judge Jones to try the in
spacious quarters , where 2,000 or
more of the scientists can be accommodated -
dated and the case will be tried in one
of the divisions of the County court.
The trial has been postponed by agreement -
ment until Saturday , April 6.
Tupper Still In Office.
Toronto , Ont. , March 30.-The Toronto -
to World says that it has good reasons
for believing that Sir Charles Tupper
will retain his portfolio as minister of
justice. If this proves true , and the
World is generally well informed politically -
cally , it shows that the premier has sue-
ceecled in patching up a truce for the
present at least. The Mall , the government -
ment organ , gives strong denial to the
whole story of his resignation.
Paris Award Will Pule.
London , March 30.-In regard to the
published statement that Canada has
urged Great Britain not to further
paralyze British Industry by assenting
to the enforcement of the Behring Sea
regulations of 1895 , it is officially learned
that whatever Canada may desire , the
decision of the Paris arbitration will be
strictly adhered to during the ensuing
season , and any side issue will not be
allowed to effect that decision.
Florence Blythe's Cousin Dies.
Utica , N. Y. , March 30.-Humphrey
Hughes , a nephew of Blythe , the California -
fornia millionaire , is dead at Frankfort ,
Herkimer county. He was a workman
on the West Shore road and his death
resulted from injuries received in an
accident a year ago. He spent considerable -
able money in attempting to secure
recognition as an heir to the Blythe
estate , which was finally awarded to
his cousin , Mlss Florence Blythe.
Result of His New Trial , Death.
St. Joseph , Mo. , March 30.-Thomas
Punshon , an Atchison , Topeka and Santa -
ta Fe engineer , was found guilty of
murdering his wife by shooting her in
a carraige one night a year ago. The
defense claimed Mrs. Punshon killed
herself. Punshon was once convicted
and sentenced to prison for twenty-one
years. He obtained a new trial and will
now be hanged.
e Accidentally Bills His Wire.
Galveston , Texas. , March 30.-At La-
marque , about fourteen miles west of
here , Thomas Lehman , a farmer , accidentally -
cidentally shot and fatally wounded
his wife with a double-barreled shot
gun. He was returning from a hunt ,
when the weapon was discharged , both
barrels taking effect in the woman's
thigh.
Says Cuba Will Be Ruined.
Tampa , Fla. , March 30.-A Cubarr
planter of vast estates says the Cuban
revolution means the ruin of the island ,
as there are no influential men at the
head of it. He predicts a dismal failure -
ure in four months. There are nov 12 ,
000 Spanish regulars and 20,000 volu ,
teers on the island.
State Official Arrested.
Carson , Nev. , March 30.-Reinhold
Sadlier , lieutenant-governor of the
state , was yesterday arrested in Eureka -
reka county on a charge of embezzle-
ment. The charges were preferred by
a stage driver in Sadlier's employ , who
says that he held back money he had
drawn from the government. Sadlier
is under bonds.
Each Faction Accused of Arson.
Omaha , Neb. , March 30.-The burning
of St. Paul's Polish church at Sheeley
Wednesday night has by no means
settled the church fight which has en.
tertained this section for five years.
Bishop Scannell's faction Is accused
with starting the fire by Priest Karmin
ski , who returns the compliment by accusing -
cusing the priest and his friends with
the deed.
It is claimed by a musical journal in
Italy that vocal capacity disappears
in families where meat is eaten.
Butchers will not agree to this.
Condition of Canadian Cattle.
London , March 30.-Herbert Gardner ,
president of the board of agriculture.
yesterday said the government had
taken steps to obtain copies of the veterinary -
erinary surgeon's reports of alleged
cases of pleuro-pneumonia in Canadian
cattle landed in Belgium , but so far
they had been unable to obtain them.
bliss Thill's Body Comes West.
New York , March' 30.-The body of
Miss Amy Thill , the actress , who was
murdered Wednesday morning by John
A. Bir tow , was last night taken to her
mother's home in Minneapolis , Minn.
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SYMPATHETIC HEART DISEASE
OFTEN ATTENDS IT.
Thu Modern Treatment Cnnslsts In Removing -
moving the Cau3e.
From Cedar Rapids , Iowa , Republican.
Mrs. V. Curley who has resided in
Clarence , .Iowa , for the past twenty-
two years , tells an interesting story of
what she considers rescue from premature -
ture death. Her narrative follows :
"For ten years prior to 1894 , I was
a constant sufferer from acute stomach
trouble. I had all the manifold symptoms -
toms of acute dyspepsia , and at times
other troubles were present in complf-
cation-I did not know what it was to
enjoy a meal. No matter how careful
I might be as to the quality , quantity
and preparation of my food , distress
always followed eating. I was despon-
( lent and blue. Almost to the point of
insanity at times , and would have
been glad to die. Often and often I
could not sleep. Sympathetic heart
trouble set in and time and again I
was obliged to call a doctor in the night
to relieve sudden attacks of suffocation -
tion which would come on without a
moment's warning.
My troubles increased as time wore
on and I spent large sums in doctor
bills , being compelled to have medical
attendants almost constantly. During
1892 and 1893 , it was Impossible for mete
to retain food , and water brashes
plagued me. I was reduced to a skele-
ton. A consultation of physicians was
unable to determine just what did all
me. The doctors gave us as their opinion -
ion that the probable trouble was ulceration -
ceration of the coats of the stomach
and held out no hope of recovery. One
doctor said , "All I can do to relieve
your suffering is by the else of opium.
About this time a friend of mine ,
Mrs. Symantha Smith of Glidden ,
Iowa , told me about the case of Mrs.
Thurston of Oxford Junction , Iowa.
This lady said she had been afflicted
much the same as I had. She had consulted -
sulted local physicians without relief ,
and had gone to Davenport for treat-
ment. Giving up all hope of recovery ,
she was persuaded by a friend to take
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The result
was almost magical.
I was led to try them from her experience -
perience , and before many months I
felt , better than I had for a dozen
years. I am now almost free from
trouble , and if through some error of
diet I feel badly , this splendid remedy
sets me right again. I have regained
my strength and am once more in my
usual flesh. I sleep well and can eat
without distress. I have no doubt that
I owe my recovery to Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are for sale by
all druggists , or may be had by mail
from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company ,
$2.50)-by addressing Dr. Williams'
six boxes for $2.50.
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Rehearsing Fits.
Crossing City Hall park one day a
New York Sun reporter saw an Italian
boy suddenly fall flat on his back on
the pavement. Several companions instantly -
stantly knelt by his side , some slapping -
ping the palms of his hands , some rubbing -
bing his face. They were all laughing
very much , and after a minute or two
of this work the boy rose and in two or
three more minutes repeated the game ,
this time all being serious , especially
so when they noticed that the same
man was watching them.
The boys who were doing the slapping -
ping and rubbing looked out from under -
der their tangled hair and grinned at
the reporter , a little at first , and then
became serious again.
"What is the game ? " the reporter
asked a newsboy who was also watch-
ing.
ing.'Dem
'Dem kids is pract'sin a fake , " he
replied.
"A fake ? "
"Sure , having fits t' work guys. Any
old guy takes pity on a kid wid de fits
and gives him a nickel. See ? "
STATE OF Onto , CITY OF TOLEDO , .
LUCAS COUNTY. 99.
FRANK J. CIIENEY makes oath that ho is
the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cur-
NEY & Co. , doing business in the City of
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HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that can not be cured by
the use of HALL'S CATAIian CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence , this 6th day of December , A. D.
1886.
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sEAI. Notary Public.
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acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces -
faces of the system. Send for testimonials -
ials , free. F. J. CHENEY & CO. ,
Toledo , 0O
it Sold by Druggists , 75c.
Halls Family Pills , -5c.
Table Talk for April proves all that
is claimed for it in that it is the housekeepers -
keepers and homemakers help on all
culinary and household topics. This
issue opens with an article on the "Et-
iquette of the Spring Season" by Mrs.
N. E. W. Sherwood , the well-known
authority on such subjects , and is followed -
lowed by an article on the "Peanut"
by W. F. Tomlinson , of the Agricultural -
al Department , at Washington. D. C.-
a subject creating much interest at
present on account of the qualities it is
found to possess as a food constituent.
It is published by Table Talk Publishing -
ing Co. , of Philadelphia , at Si per year ,
and a sample copy is offered free to any
of our readers.
Winter Tourist Tickets Via the Wabash
Railroad
Are now on sale to all the winter resorts of
the South , good returning until June 1st ,
' 95. ALSO HARVEST ExcvnsIox TICKETS to
all points south on excursion dates. In addition -
dition to above. Railroad and Steamship
tickets to nil points in the UNITED STATES
and EUROPE , at lowest rates. For rates ,
tickets , excursion dates and full information -
tion or a copy of the Home Seekers Guide ,
call at Watash Office , 150 . : Farnam street ,
or write
G. N. CLAYTox ,
N. W. P. Agt , Omaha Neb.
Those who borrow trouble never get a
chance to pay it back.
The publication of John S. C. Ab-
bott's History of Napoleon Bonaparte
began in 1851 , as a serial in Harper 's
Magazine , and was continued during
more than three years. Phenomenally
successful at that time ( for , from first
to last , it proved itself to be the most
popular serial that had ever appeared
in an American periodical ) , its place in
the esteem of the general public was
afterward assured by an adequate publication -
lication in book form. The two handsome -
some volumes , containing almost 1,300
large pages , admirable typographically
and generously illustrated , are now
perhaps more than ever in request , as
one result of the wide-spread interest
in the illustrious subject of the work.
1I AGE SERMON
THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH IS DE-
SCENDING.
"Have To Received the holy Ghost-
Acts xix:2-A Diecourso Long to Be
Remembered-Receiving the Light of
9eaven.
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HEWORD GHOST
which means , a
soul , or spirit , has
been degraded in
common parlance.
We talk of ghosts
as baleful and
frightful , and in a
frivolous or superstitious -
stitious way. But
mytext speaks of a
Ghost who is omnipotent -
potent , and Divine ,
and everywhere present ; and ninety-
one times in the New Testament called
the Holy Ghost. The only time I ever
heard this text preached from was in
the opening days of my ministry , when
a glorious old Scotch minister came up
to help my village church. On the day
of my ordination and installation , he
said : "If you get Into the corner of a
Saturday night without enough sermons
for Sunday , send for me , and I will
come and preach for you. " The fact
ought to be known that the first three
years of a pastor's life are appallingly
arduous. No other profession makes
the twentieth part of the demand on
a young man. If a secular speaker prepares -
pares one or two speeches for a polticlal
campaign , it is considered arduous. If
a lecturer prepares one lecture for a
year , he Is thought to have done well.
But a young pastor has two sermons to
deliver every Sabbath , before the same
audience , besides all his other work ;
and the most of ministers never recover
from the awful nervous strain of the
first three years. Be sympathetic with
all young ministers , and withhold your
criticisms.
A Farewell Sermon.
My aged Scotch friend responded to
my first call , and came and preached
from the text I now announce. I remember -
member nothing but the text. It was
the last sermon he ever preached. On
the following Saturday , he was called
to his heavenly reward. But I remember -
ber just how he appeared as , leaning
over the pulpit , he looked Into the face
of the audience , and with earnestness ,
and pathos , and electric force , asked
them , In the words of my text , "Have
ye received the Holy Ghost ? " The of-
flee of this present discourse is to open ,
a door , to unveil a Personage , to introduce -
duce a Force , not sufficiently recog-
nized. He is as great as God. He is
God. The second verse of the first
chapter of the Bible introduces him.
Genesis is 2 , "The Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters. " That is ,
as an albatross or eagle spreads her
wings over her young , and warms them
into life , and teaches them to fly ; so the
Eternal Spirit spread his great , broad ,
radiant wings over this earth in its callow -
low and unfledged state , and warmed
it into life , and fluttered over it , and
set it winging its way through immens-
ity. It is the tip-top of all beautiful ,
and sublime suggestivenesss. Can you
not almost see the outspread wings
over the nest of young worlds ? "The
Spirit of God moved upon the face of
the waters. "
Another appearance of the Holy
Ghost was at Jerusalem , during a great
feast. Strangers speaking seventeen
different languages were present from
many parts of the world. But in one
house they heard what seemed like the
coming of a cyclone or hurricane. Itmade
the trees bend , and the houses quake.
The crywas , "What is that ? " And then
a forked flame of fire tipped each forehead -
head ; and what with the blast of wind
and the dropping fire , a panic took
place , until Peter explained it was
neither cyclone nor conflagration , but
the brilliance , and anointing , and baptismal -
tismal power of the Holy Ghost. That
scene was partially repeated in a forest
when Rev. John Easton was preaching.
There was the sound of a rushing ,
mighty wind , and the people looked to
the sky to see if there were any signs
of a storm , but it was a clear sky ; yet
the sound of the wind was so great
that horses , frightened , broke loose
from their fastenings , and the whole
assembly felt that the sound was supernatural -
natural and Pentecostal. Oh , what an
Infinite , and almighty , and glorious Personage -
sonage is the Holy Ghost. He brooded
this planet into life , and now that
through sin it has become a dead world.
he will brood it the second time into
life. Perilous attempt would be a comparison -
parison between the three Persons of
the Godhead. They are equal , but there
is some consideration which attaches
Itself to the Third Person of the Trinity ,
the Holy Ghost , that does not attach
itself to either God the Father or God
the Son. We may grieve God the
Father and grieve God the Son , and be
forgiven , but we are directly told that
there is a sin against the Holy Ghost
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which shall never be forgiven , either.
In this world or the world to come. And
it is wonderful that while on the streets
you hear the name of God and Jesus
Christ used in profanity , you never
hear the words , Holy Ghost. This hour
I speak of the Holy Ghost as Blbical
interpreter , as a human reconstructor ,
as a solace for the broken-hearted , as
a preacher's reinforcement.
Holy Ghost and the Bible.
The Bible Is a mass of contradictions ,
an affirmation of impossibilities , unless
the Holy Ghost helps us to understand
It. The Bible says of itself , that the
Scripture is not for "private Interpretation -
pretation , " but "holy men of God spake
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost ; "
that is , not private interpretation but
Holy Ghost Interpretation. Pile on your
study table all the commentaries of the
Bible-Matthew Henry , and Scott , and
Adam Clarke , and Albert Barnes , and
Bush , and Alexander ; and all the arch-
aeologies , and all the Bible dictionaries ,
and all the maps of Palestine , and all
the International Series of Sunday
School Lessons ; and if that Is all , you
will not understand the deeper and
grander meanings of the Bible so well
as that Christian mountaineer , who ,
Sunday morning , after having shaken
down the fodder for the cattle , comes
into hts'cabin , takes up his well-worn
Bible , and with a prayer that stirs the
heavens , asks for the Holy Ghost to unfold -
fold the Book. No more unreasonable
would I be if I should take up the
Novoe Vremya of St. Petersburg , all
printed in Russian , and say , There is
no sense in this newspaper , for I cannot
a
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understand one line of all tt9 eolumns ,
than for any man to take up the Bible ,
and , without getting Holy Ghost illumination -
ination as to its meaning , say , "This
Book insults my common sense. I cannot -
not understand it. Away with the incongruity -
congruity ! " No one but the Holy
Ghost , who inspired the Scriptures , can
explain the Scriptures. Fully realize
that , and you will be as enthusiastic a
lover of the old Book as my venerable
friend who told me in Philadelphia last
week that he 'vas reading the Bible
through the fifty-ninth time , and it became -
came more attractive and thrilling
every time he went through it. In the
saddle-bags that hung across my horses
back as I rode from Jerusalem down to
the Dead sea , and up to Damascus , I
had all the books 'about Palestine that
I could carry ; but many a man on his
knees in the privacy of his own room ,
has had flashed upon him more vivid
appreciation of the Word of God than
many a man who has visited all the
scenes of Christ's birth , and Paul's elo-
cluence , and Peter's imprisonment , and
Joshua's prowess , and Elijah's ascen-
sion. I do not depreciate any of the
helps for Bible study , but I do say that
they all together come infinitely short
without a direct communication from
the throne of God in response to prayerful -
ful solicitation. We may find many
interesting things about the Bible with-
ut especial illumination , as how many
horses Solomon had in his stables , or
how long was Noah's ark , or who was
the only woman whosefullnameisgiven
in the Scriptures , or which is the middle
verse of the Bible , and all that will do
you no more good than to be able to tell
how many bean poles there are in your
neighbor's garden. The learned Earl
of Chatham heard the famous 1r. ] Cecil -
cil preach about the Holy Ghost , and
said to a friend on the way home from
church , "I could not understand it ; and
do you suppose anybody understood
It. "Oh , yes , said his Christian
friend , "there were uneducated women
and some little children present who
understood it. " I warrant you that the
English soldier had under supernal influence -
fluence read the Book , for after the
battle of Inkerminn was over he was
found dead with his hand glued to the
page of the open Bible by his own blood ,
and the words adhered to his hands as
they buried him : "I am the Resurrection
tion and the Life , he that believeth in
me , though dead yet shall he live. "
As a Ilum an Iecnnstrnctor.
Next consider the Holy Ghost as a
human reconstructor. We must be
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made over again. Christ and Nico-
demus talked about it. Theologians
call it Regeneration. I do not care what
you call it , but we have to be reconstructed -
structed by the Holy Ghost. We become -
come new creatures , hating what we
once loved , and loving what we once
hated. If sin were a luxury , it must become -
come new creatures , hating what we
associations , we must prefer good as-
sociations. In most cases it is such a
complete change that the world notices -
tices the difference , and begins to ask ,
"What has comeoverthatman ? " Whom
has he been with ? What has so affected
him ? What has ransacked his entire
nature ? What has turned him square
about ? " Take two pictures of Paul :
one on the road to Damascus to kill the
disciples of Christ ; the other on the
road to Ostia to die for Christ. Come
nearer home , and look at the man who
found his chief delight in a low class of
club-rooms , hiccoughing around the
card-table , and then stumbling down
the front steps after midnight and staggering -
gering homeward ; and that same man ,
one week afterward , with his family
on the way to a prayer-meeting. What
has done it ? It must be something tre-
mendous. It must be Gad. It must be
the Holy Ghost.
The Holy Ghost comfort , I think , generally -
erally comes in the shape of a soliloquy.
You find yourself saying to yourself ,
"Well , I ought not to go on this way
about my mother's death. She had suffered -
fered enough. She had borne other peo-
ple's burdens long enough. I am glad
that father and mother are together In
heaven , and they will be waiting to
greet us , and It will be only a little
while , anyhow , and God makes no mistakes -
takes ; or you soliloquize , saying , "It
is hard to lose my propert ; . I am sure
I worked hard enough for it. But God
will take care of us , and as to the children -
dren , the money might have spoiled
them , and we find that those who have
turn out best , and it will all be well if
this upsetting of our worldly resources
leads us to lay up treasures in heaven. "
Or you soliloquize , saying , "It was hard
to give up that boy when the Lord took
him. I expected great things of him ,
and , oh , how we miss him out of the
house , and there are so many things
I come across that make one think of
him , and lie was such a splendid fellow ;
but then what an escape he has made
from the temptations and sorrows
which come to all who grow up , and it
is a grand thing to have him safe from
all possible harm , and there are all i
those Bible promises for parents who
have lost children , aid we shall feel a 1I 1 I
drawing heavenward that we could not
have otherwise experienced. " And after +
you have said that you get that relief '
which comes from an outburst of tears.
I do not say to you , as some say , do '
not cry. God pity people in trouble
who have the parched eye-ball , and the
dry eye-lid , and can not shed a tear.
That makes maniacs. To God's people +
tears are the dews of the night dashed
with sunrise. I am so glad you can ,
weep. But you think these things you
say to yourself are only soliloquies.
No , no. They are the Comforter , who is I
the Holy Ghost.
The Light of Heaven.
In 1857 the electric telegraph bore
strange messages. One of them read ,
" liy dear parents will rejoice to hear
that I have found peace with God. "
Another read : "Dear mother , the work
continues , and I , too , have been con-
verted. Another read. At last , faith
and peace. " In Vermont a religious
meeting was singing the hymn , "Wait-
ing and Watching for Me. " The song
rolled out on the night air , and a man
halted and said , "I wonder if there
will be any one waiting and watching
for me ? " It started him heavenward.
What was it ? The Holy Ghost. In
that 1857. Jaynes' hall , Philadelphia , .
and Fulton street prayer-meeting , New i
York , telegraphed each other the num-
her of souls saved , and the rising of the
devotional tides. Noon-day prayer-
meetings were held in all the cities.
Ships came into harbor , captain and all
the sailors saved on that voyage. Police -
lice and fire departments met in their
rooms for divine worship. At Albany ,
the legislature of the state of New York
assembled in the rooms of the Court of
Appeals for religious services. Congressional -
gressional union prayer-meeting was
opened at Washington. From whence.
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came the power ? From the HolyGhost. r
That power shook New York. That
power shook America. That power
stook the Atlantic ocean. That power
shook the earth. That power could
take this entire audience into the peace
of the Gospel quicker than you could '
lift your eyes heavenward. Come , '
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Holy Ghost ! Come , Holy Ghost ! Heis ;
comes He is here ! I feel him In my
heart. There are thousands who feel ; .
him in their hearts , convicting some , ,
saving some , sanctifying some.
The difference in evangelical useful- 1. ,
ness is not so much a difference inbrain , f : 1 f
In scholarship , or elocutionary gifts , as .
In Holy Ghost power. You will not r ,
have such surprise at the exthaor- 1i 1
dinary career of Charles G. Finney as a
soul winner , if you know that soon tiq
after his conversion he had this ex- is 1
perience of the Paraclete. He says :
Instances of Power. +
How many marked instances of Holy + j
Ghost power ! When a black trumpeter , +
took his place in Whitefleld's audience i !
to blow t he , t rumpet at a carp
tam point in the service , and put everything -
thing into derision , somehow he could
not get the trumpet to his lips and at 9i
the close of the meeting he sought out l + r
the preacher and asked for his prayers. , ,
It was the Holy Ghost. What was the }
matter with Hedley Vicars , the memorable - "
able soldier , when he sat with his Bible , I
before him in a tent , and his deriding
comrades came in and jeered , saying :
"Turned Methodist , elf ? " And another
said , "You hypocrite ! Bad as you were
I never thought you would come to this , +
old fellow. " And then he became the
soldier evangelist , and when a soldier
In another regiment hundreds of miles
away telegraphed his spiritual anxieties
to Medley Vicars , saying , "What shall I '
do ? " Vicars telegraphed as thrilling a :
message as ever went over the wires , i'r
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and r
thou shalt be saved. " What power was
being felt ? It was the Holy Ghost. i j
And what more appropriate ? for the
Holy Ghost is a "tongue of fire , " and S
the electricity that flies along the wires
Is a tongue of fire. And that reminds
me of what I might do now. From the
place where I stand on this platform
there are invisible wires or lines of influence -
fluence stretching to every heart in all
the seats on the main floor , and up into
the boxes and galleries , and there are
other innumerable wires or lines of influence - -
fluence reaching out from this place
into the vast beyond , and across continents -
tinents , and under the seas , for in my I
recent journey around the world I did
not find a country where I had not been
preaching this Gospel for many years
through the printing press. So as a
telegraph operator sits or stands at a
given point , and sends messages in all
directions , and you only hear the click ,
click , click of the electric apparatus , but
the telegrams , go on their errand , God
help me now to touch the right key , and
send the right message along the right f
wires to the right places ! Who shall I
first call up ? To whom shall I send the
message ? I guess I will send the first
to all the tired , wherever they are , for
there are so many tired souls. Here
goes the Christly message , "Come unto '
me all ye who are weary and I will give
you rest. " Tsn
Receiving the Spirit of Truth. t
Who next shall I call up. I guess the
next message will be to the fatherless
and widows , and here goes God's message -
sage , "Leave thy fatherless children , I
will preserve them alive , and let thy
widows trust in me. " Who next shall I
call up ? I guess my next message will
be to those who have buried members ,
of their own families , and here it goes , y
"The trumpet shall sound and the dead ,
shall rise. " Who nett shall I call up ?
I guess the next message will he to
those who think themselves too bad to
be saved. Here It goes , "Let the wicked
forsake his way and the unrighteous
man his thoughts and let him return
unto the Lord who will have mercy and
unto our God who will abundantly par-
don. Who next shall I call up ? I
guess it will be those who may think
I have not yet touched their case.
Here it goes , "Whosoever , whosoever ,
whosoever will , let him come. " And '
now may God turn on all the electric
power into this gospel battery for the
last tremendous message , so that it may
thrill through this assemblage , and
through all the earth. Just six words
will compose the message , and I touch
the key of this gospel battery just six
times and the message has gone ! Away !
Away it flies ! And the message is ,
"Have ye received the Holy Ghost ? "
That is , do you feel his power ? Has ho
enabled you to sorrow over a wasted
life , and take full pardon from the
crucified Christ , and turned your face
toward the wide open gates of a welcoming -
coming heaven ? We appeal to thee ,
oh , Holy Ghost , who didst turn the
Philippian jailer , and Saul of Tarsus ,
and Lydia of Thyatira , and helped John
Bunyan out of darkness when , as he
describes it , "Down fell I as a bird shot
from the top of the tree , into fearful
despair , but was relieved by the comfortable -
fortable words , 'The blood of Jesus
Christ cleanseth from all sin ; " and
helped John Newton when standing at
the helm of a ship in themidnighthurri-
cane , and mightier than the waves that
swept the decks came over him the
memory of his blasphemous and licentious -
tious life , and he cried out , "My moth-
er's God have mercy on me ! " and helped
one nearer home , even me , De Witt Tal-
mage , at about 18 years of age , that
Sunday night in the lovely village of
Blawenburgh , N. J. , when I could
not sleep because the questions of
eternal destiny seized hold of me ,
and has helped me ever since to use as j ,
most expressive of my own feeling.
Amazing grace ! how sweet the sound ,
That saved a wretch like me !
I once was lost , but now am found ,
Was blind , but now I see.
Through many dangers , toils ana
snares ,
I have already come ;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far ,
And grace will lead me home.
Injured in tire 'ccident.
Sufferer suppose we shall sue the
railway company for about X3,000
damages.
Lawyer-Three thousand dollars
damages ! Nonsen c ! Thirteen thousand -
sand at the very lowest , man ! !
Sufferer , surprised-Why , I think I
should bo quite contentif I got 23,000
damages.
i.aw3 er-Yes , probably you would ,
but I want at least ; lOOJO for my-self.
-Somerville Journal.
Henry Clay knew personally and
remembered the names of thousands
of his constituents. It was his strong
point dtr ng li canvass.
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