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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUUNAL FHIDAY NOVEMBER 2G 1909 'IK. 'IK.its FRIDAY FACTS. C. J. Fleming wont to Omaha. II. T. Hold has returned from Wyom ing. Clark Story of Plorco was In the lty. lty.Dr. Dr. H. T. Holdon returned from Hos- "kltm. Mrs. Frank King of Stanton was In the city. Ferdinand Conrad of Hndnr wna In the city. C. 10. Burnlmin wont to Omaha on business. Mrs. Frank Hnaso of Hadar visited friends horo. Robert Schulz of Plorco was here calling on frlonds. Mrs. August Iluobnor of Hadar called on frlonds horo. Fritz Hans of Stauton was In the city , having Just returned from Wis consin , wliuro ho has purchased farm land. land.W. W. A. Wltzlgmnn returned from a business trip In Chicago. Mrs. J. D. Atkins of Warnorvlllo was hero visiting friends. William Page , John Decker nnd Frank Parr of Stanon ( attended n dance here last night. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Brnasch of Iliulnr called on friends here. Mrs. August Schroeder and children of HoshliiH wore In the city. Mrs. Peter Krnntz wont to Hosklns , where she Is visiting with frlonds. Hov. Mr. Brauor and daughter of Ilndar wore calling on friends hero. Mrs. Carl Albert nnd daughter of Ilosklns were hero visiting friends. Thomas Boll of Lusk , Wyo. , will bo here tonight. Mr. Boll Is shipping stock to the South Omaha market. Dr. C. S. Parker , who has been at tending n meeting of the examining board of dentists at Lincoln , hus re turned. Mrs. F. J. Taylor and Miss Bothino West , who have boon here visiting with their sister , Mrs. C. J. Fleming , Imvo returned to thulr homo nt St. Paul , Nob. Sponccr Butterflold Is in the city from Ames , la. , visiting with ills brother , G. D. Unttorflold . Ho Is on- route to Denver , where lie will visit with his father , W. II. Butterllold. A new front Is being built on the Lutz meat market. A. C. Stcnr , who has been 111 , Is back nt work today. Born , to Mr. nnd Mrs. William Dar lington , nt Madison , n son. A Inrgo crowd attended the dauco nt Marquardt hnll last night. There will bo baptismal services fol lowing the sermon this evening at the Christian church. Miss Inez Vlolo has gone to Nio- brara , where she will ho engaged as teacher In the primary grndes. I/ / Major E. II. Phelps has concluded his work inspecting the Norfolk na tional guards and has gone to Stanton , where ho inspected the company there. An epidemic of mild tonsilltis Is abroad in Norfolk , according to some of the physicians , who have from two to three and more cases each on their hands. After n few days' delay and after the snow had been cleaned away from the buildings In course of construc tion , carpenters and masons Imvo again taken up tholr tools and com menced work. An invitation has been received by the Norfolk board of education from the school board of Wayne Inviting the Norfolk members to be present nt the dedication of the new Wayne school building , which hns Just been completed. W. II. Persons , formerly of Aurora , 111. , hns bought the livery business of Louis Dudley , to take possession later. Mr. Persons has moved here with his family and has occupied the residence at 120S Madison avenue. Mr. Dudley will operate a hack line exclusively. A committee apportioning the be nevolences for the year of the Meth odist church met nt the First Meth odist Episcopal church Thursday. Among those present at the meeting were : Uov. J. E. Iloulgate , Madison ; Rov. J. F. Pouchor , Stanton ; Rev. J. W. Kirkpntrlck , Wayne ; Rov. C. M. Taylor , Rov. C. W. Ray and Rev. D. K. Tindall. Preparations are completed at the high school building by the students to give the Nellgh and Norfolk foot ball teams n rousing reception after the game which will , unless It rains , bo contested on the local gridiron Sat urday afternoon. Although Neligh asked n postponement of the game , the local team said the game would jiiBu : undoubtedly bo played. Examinations for positions as store keeper and ganger In the civil service i were hold at the local postofllco under supervision of V. V. Light Thursday. Only three filed for examinations here. They were : J. W. McLary , John Dem- Ing nnd John E. Risk of Bnttlo Creek. , Another list of examinations for good 1 positions has been listed by Mr. Light for December 14 nnd 15. Among them are : Entomologist at $1,600 per an num , in the Philippine service ; assist ant , class 2 , naval observatory ; as sistant geologist ; assistant engineer ; general mechanic ; Junior animal hus bandman ; library assistant. Much Interest Is shown among tele phone men of Norfolk In the recent : merger of the American Telephone i nnd Telegraph company with the i Western Union company. A well I known telephone man here says ho i believes that it Is only n case of time i when the Postal company will bo i taken1 over by the larger corporation , and ono company will then rule the telegraph world. According to ono i well posted in tolepbono and telegraph i business the Independent company and I the Postal should have a working ; agreement as do the Doll and Western i Union , but bo believes the offices i should bo consolidated. The telephone ) companies , according to him , should I not handle long distance calls except I to places which are not reached by tolegrapb. Such working agreement t between the two telegraph nnd tele phone companies , ho says , would save much bookkeeping and bo of financial benefit to the companies , DLACK HILLS COMBINE. Mines Will be Merged for Development Work on a Large Scale. Deadwood , S. D. , Nov. 10. Blnck Hills men arc Interested In the plans of the Black Hills Development nnd Financial corporation , n now mining company Just organized by Robert Bunco of London. The company Is capitalized for $3,500,000. The plan of the company Is to ac quire twonty-llve to thirty of the best developed mines of the Hills for an exchange of stock from the first mil lion flhares. Thus far the company lias taken over twelve big properties with n total of over 4.GOO acres. Con tract agreements have been mudo for fifteen other properties The company plans to spend $1,500- 000 In development work the com ing year , which moans that u dozen or moro properties will bo thoroughly developed by deep shafts. It will do the work In several camps and not conllno Itself to any ono formation. Properties have boon taken on the Homcstako bolt , both on the north and south extensions ; in the old Car bonate district , nine miles northwest of Dead wood ; in the Rochford dis trict In the Central hills ; at Pactola , Gnlona , Bald Mountain , Dear Gulch , Keystone , nml uenr Custer. The Blnck Hills , It is genernlly bollovcd , hns other Homcstnkes which cnn bo found by systematic and deep development work , such as the new company proposes to carry on. The stock of the company will bo held by Black Hills men and a few eastern Investors. PASTOR SOBS AS HE QUITS. Aged Minister in Fashionable Church Defends His Daughter. Butler , Pa. , Nov. 19. While tears coursed down his checks and sobs shook his voice , the Rov. Wlllam E. Ollor , the white haired minister of the fashionable First Presbyterian church , presented ills resignation at n congregational meeting. And while the minister , prior to Ills resignation , reviewed his pastorago of twenty-sev- yonrs nnd dwelt on his pleasant re lations with his flock until recently , many members of the congregation weie In tears. This ends one incident in a con troversy which threatened for a time to disrupt the congregation and developed oped one of the most exciting scand als In the church history of the town. No reference was made to the pas tor's beautiful daughter , Nellie , nor to T. M. Gillespio , the rich treasurer of the Standard Steel Car company , who were refused letters of transfer , which caused Mr. Oiler to declare that ho would not preach until these let ters were granted. The case cnmo to a climax when Mrs. Gillespie , armed with an Incrimi nating letter , appeared before the church session. Miss Nellie Oiler and Mrs. Glllesple's husband were sum moned in consequence. The officers of the session said that they ha'd con fessed their guilt and had been abolished ished according to the discipline of the church. This did not deter Mrs. Gillespio from insisting on a letter to another congregation. Mr. Oiler1 insisted that his daughter bo given the same and the officers of the ses sion refused. The minister defended , his daughter against accusations and resigned. FOR FEDERAL VALUATION. Commissioner Staples , of Minnesota , Points Out Difficulties. Washington , Nov. 20. That con gress should authorize an inventory valuation of railroad property in the United States with n view to provid ing a proper basis for the assessment of taxes and the making of rates is the substance of a recommendntion contnined in a report submitted to the convention of railway commissioners by Commissioner Staples of Minneso ta , In behalf of the committee on taxes , of which ho is chairman. The committee does not discuss the ques tion of a division of the values of railway properties according to tholr uses for state and interstate purposes , leaving that for the future to deal with , or sucli other disposition as the convention may make. The report says In part : "Wo believe that railroad values must be authoritatively established before there can be such supervision [ and administration both by state and national authorities as will do the , ' greatest Justice to both the carrier and ' the public. One of the chief objects of I our organization Is to promote mil- formlty. "This Is , it seems , Impossible to no- compllsh without having a reliable valuation of the railway properties. ' and we believe that the federal government - ' ernment is better equipped to conduct - ' duct this work than are the several I states. " Present methods of valuing railroad properties are unreliable , according to the committee , which' Illustrates this point by submitting figures given in the case of two of the railways Just valued In Minnesota. In ono case the market value of the lands owned by the road was fixed by Its officers at $41,832,000 , while the state's estimate of value was $19,000,000. The report says ; "It is proper to say here that the plan of valuing the lands by the state was the stato's method , whllo tbe rail- way companies adopted the plan of appointing land experts to appraise the properties. This latter plan Is deemed by the state to be unrellabio. "In a state case tried In 1895 , cor- tain terminal lands In St. Paul In volvlng 325 acres were valued by experts - perts at $1,281,387 , $2,562,744 and $ C , . 977,135 respectively. In the same case , 235 acres In Minneapolis were valued nt $3,036,464 , $3,482,521 , $4I 218,062 , $4,862,610 and $5,520,250. Ill' ' the same case , lands of another conn- ty were valued nt $4,113,010 , $8,017 , 650 and $9,096,937. The experience of Minnesota , u well as that of other states , the report - port says , shows the necessity of'a valuation of railroad properties \ > o made by the federal government. Ef fective governmental supervision of the carriers , It Is pointed out , will not bo possible until such n valuation Is made , " Copper Merger Earnings. Now York , Nov. 20. Consideration of the earning power of the various copper properties which may enter the proposed copper combination was given by the flnnnceers working out the details of the merger. It was stated thnt the power of the Copper Refining and other companies that will enter the proposed merger Is between $25,000,000 nnd $30,000,000 , , bnsed up on 13-cont copper. Their estimates of economics to ho effected by the con- solldntlon and the earnings of the United Metals Selling company , the Intornntlonal Smelting nnd Refining company and other properties. Real Estate Transfers. Transfers of real estate for the past week , compiled by the Madison Coun ty Abstract and Guarantee company , ofllco with Mapes & Hazon , Norfolk : Myron Twlss to Matlo A. Suitor , W. D. , $1,600 , lot 12 , block 2 , Durland's First addition , Norfolk. Ella Hopkins to Leonard L. Fryo , W. D. , $550 , lot 3 , block 7 , Meadow Grove. Ele'anor Green to Edward Jllg , W. D. , $11,200 , s'/j nw4 , ami n'/j swV4 I15-24-4. J. J. Clements , sheriff , to Kato Arm strong , S. D. , $120 , lot 1. block 8 , C. S. Ilnycs' addition , Norfolk. Kato Armstrong to Oscar A. Rlchoy , W. D. , $120 , lot 1 , block 8 , C. S. Hayes' addition , Norfolk. Oscar A. Rlchey to Minnie Rlchoy , W. D. , $400 , lot 1 , block 8 , C. S. Ilnyes' addition , Norfolk. John F. Klug to Henry J. Brunnlng , W. D. , $750 , lots 4 and 5 , block 7 , Dor- sey Place addition , Norfolk. Michael Welsh to Sadie Eldridge , Q. C. D. , $1 , part of seVt sw',4 18-21-4. Jens Jensen to John G. Ostdlck , W. D. , $2,750 , lot 8 , block 12 , Madison. E. M. Ziescbe to John Krueger , W. D. , $2,500 , part of lot 6 , block 3 , Paso- walk's First addition , Norfolk. Louis Lederor , guardian , to J. S. Mathowson , G. D. , $2,100 , lots in Hill side Terrace addition , Norfolk. LONGWORTH DENIES IT. Says Story About Former Alice Reese velt's Ride Too Absurd. Cincinnati , O. , Nov. 20. Congress man Nicholas Longworth denounced as a lie Fraulein Anna Kroebel's yarn concerning the sensational horseback ride in which his wlfo , then Miss Alice Roosevelt , is alleged to have Indulged In during a reception in her honor by the emperor of Corea. It was too preposterous to be taken seriously , he asserted , as nothing ot the kind took place or could have taken place. He said he never knew or heard of the author of the story , but complimented her upon her vivid im agination and said it had afforded the subject of it a great deal of amuse ment. "The woman , whoever she is , was either drunk or crazy when she wrote the book credited to her , " was bis style of summing up the case. Exactly what Mrs. Longworth her self thinks of the story is known only to her friends , but at least one of them bears out Mr. Longworth's statement that she considers It too absurd for belief , but not without Its humorous aspect. Morrison Found Guilty ; Thirty Years. Pierce , Neb. , Nov. 20. Special to The News : "Guilty. " James Morrison has boon convicted of robbing the Farmers State bank of Hadar January 18 , last. The prisoner was sentenced to thir ty years at hard labor In the peniten tiary , without any solitary confine ment and without work on Sundays. After more than twenty hours of de liberation , during which at times , H is reported , the majority swayed over toward an acquittal , the Jury reported this morning that they had reached a verdict at 8:20 : o'clock this forenoon. The jury had been out since before noon yesterday and they struggled with the evidence all afternoon and all night long. It Is rumored that on the second ballot the Jury stood 7 to 5 for ac quittal and that at one time they stood 9 to 3 for acquittal. This , how ever , has not been confirmed. Dennis Malone was foreman of the Jury. Jury.At At 8:20 : this morning word was sent to Judge Welch that a verdict had been reached. The judge went Imme diately to the court house. The prisoner was ordered brought Into the courtroom. For the first time since the trial began , Morrison dis played nervousness. Ho bit his linger nails and trembled perceptibly. His face were a downcast expression In sharp contrast to the hopeful front he had put up throughout the trial. The jury filed In nnd the verdict was handed to W. D. Chllvers , clerk of the district court , who read It. It found the defendant guilty as charged. Each Juryman answered "yes" enroll roll call. Judge Welch then remanded the prisoner to jali until Inter In the after noon wnen sentence should be pro nounced. Judge Welch seemed relieved and eminently satisfied with the verdict. Motion for New Trial Overruled. At 10 o'clock Judge Welch ordered the prisoner brought In. Motion was made by Barnhart of the defense for a new trial , which Judge Welch over ruled. i Ho Bald the cnso had boon thoroughly I considered. Morrison then held n whispered con versatlon with his counsel and coun sel asked how soon sentence would be pronounced. The judge said ho was ready. i Morrison was ordered to stand up i , which ho did , resting his hand on the I tablo. "Havo you anything to say , " the judge naked. "Nothing , only that I'm not guilty and ask no sympathy. " The court then gave Morrison a Ice turo. Ho pointed out the fact of his previous criminal record , declaring that ho could not bo reformed. He said that the statute provided from twenty years to life Imprisonment. Twenty years would release Morrison at 48 , and good bohavlor might make It 42. Ho would not bo reformed. So ciety would not bo protected enough from him , with twenty years loft to llvo. So the Judge sentenced him to thirty years. Good behavior may reduce It to twenty. Morrison Does Not Flinch. Morrison took the sentence unflinch ingly. Forty days was allowed for filing a bill of cxcoptions. On the way hack to the Jail Morri son whispered In an undertone to De tective Roarlo , "Aro you going to the penitentiary with mo , you dirty cur ? " Madison Girl to Marry. Madison , Nob. , Nov. 20. Special to The News : A shower was given last night to Miss Roxoy Wills , daughter of Will Wills , who Is to marry Charles McDonald of Omaha November 30. Gets Judgment of $5,000 Against John Wlegard for Assault. Albion. Neb. , Nov. 20. Special to The News : In the district court of Boone county , which hns boon in ses sion this week , Judge Hnnnn presid ing , Miss Catherine Kramer of Peters burg was allowed $5,000 damages In the case of Kramer vs. Wlegard. In September , 1907 , Miss Kramer alleges John A. Wiegard of Petersburg , crim inally assaulted her with force , which has ruined her fair name , character and disgraced her forever , and in the fall of the following year she sued J. A. Wlegnrd in the county court for $1,500 for the maintenance of the child she alleges Wiegard is the father of , and won the case. In the case men tioned here she has sued Mr. Wiegard for $5,000 damages for the ruination of her name , character , etc. The jury returned a verdict , charging Wlegnrd as she nlleges. Attorney W. R. Pat rick of Omaha and A. E. Garten , coun sel for Miss Kramer , and H. C. Vail for Wiegnrd. Fremont Tale a Pipe Dream. Fremont Tribune : While In Fre mont between trains yesterday after noon enroute back to Chadron from Omaha , J. Leppla , assistant superin tendent of the Black Hills division , put the taboo oi > the rumor that the Northwestern Is soon to restore the old South Platte division and he Is to bo put hero as superintendent. "There's nothing in the rumor , " said Mr. Leppla , and then bo added with a laugh , "I only wish there were. " Officials at the Northwestern head quarters here are also Inclined to dis credit the rumor saying that , so far as they know , the change is not con templated. It Is admitted , though that the change will probably come in the course of time as business along the line is growing and shaping so that it will ultimately necessitate the restoration of the old order of things. Employes of the company at the of fices here say that if the split is ever made it will not occur within n year , wliiie it may be considerably longer in coming. Burn Out of Home. Albion , Neb. , Nov. 20 Special to The News : It was reported here that the family of J. M. Wathern of Boone was burned out of house and home early this morning. The young son arose and built the fire and , leaving for a few moments , returned to find the house In flames. He Immediately notified the parents and they were compelled to flee in their night clothes. Their house and entire household pos sessions were entirely burned. Neigh bors immediately did their duty and afforded shelter for the suffering fam ily. This , coming as It did on a cold blustery morning , Is surely a hardship to endure. It Is understood that Paul Hoppen , proprietor of the Lyric theater at this place , will soon open a theater In Petersburg In the course of a week or so. Mr. Hoppen Intends to move his show hero Into a moro appropriate building and will fit the same up with nn electric piano and modern furnish ings. The business Is now requiring moro room. The stock of groceries and queens- ware recently purchased from E. L. Cook by Mr. Augustln of Shelby has again been sold to Mr. Compton of St. Edward. This stock of goods has changed hands three times within the last two months. Attempted Suicide. Dallas News : Last Friday morning David Raymond , a half breed Indian , was brought to Dallas by the Rev , Blair Roberts from the Keha Palm country In the southern part of Trlpp county , and taken to an Omaha hos pital for treatment. The young man on the Saturday previous had attempt ed suicide with a shotgun. In the attempt ho shot off both Jaws , and blew out ono of hla eyes. A short tlmo ago the young man was arrested 01 n charge of horse stealing , and it is reported that the unsuccessful attempt to take his own life came from a fear of conviction nnd a term In the penitentiary. If It's property that somebody ought to buy , a classified ad. will find the person. Ooo ooO PEOPLE'S PULPIT. . . . Sermon by ELECTING KINGS. CHARLES T. RUSSELL , Pastor Brooklyn "Brethren , Give Diligence to Tabernacle. Make Your Calling and Elec tion Sure" ( II Peter i , 10) ) . Sunday , Nov. M. Pastor Russell , of Itrooklyu Tabernacle , preached today from the above text to a largo and at tentive audience as usual. He said : Throughout the length and breadth of this land of liberty , young and old understand full well the significance of election. Conncllnieii. aldermen , mayors - ors of cities , county otllclnlH. State olll- clalH , United States Congressmen , Senators - ators , the President and Vice-President are chosen or elected from amongst the people 4o their various olltclal sta tions. They are chosen with a view to the blessing that will accrue to tint electors by the exercise of their oHle. il positions. How strange , then , thnt wo who arc so familiar with these things' should read Into our text so very dif ferent n view of election ! The thought should naturally suggest Itself to us thnt If God Is electing or selecting n Church In the present time , It must be with a view to the use of that Church subsequently to serve In some manner the Interests of the re-1 nmlndcr of the world , from amongst whom they were elected. And this Is just what the Scriptures tench ; name ly , that Christ Jesus himself Is the Head , the Captain , the Chief Uulor , and tlint this "elect" company are , fig- uratlvely speaking , his "members. " his nssbclates. his under-pricslhood. The Scriptures tell us that this selection Is according to Divine foreknowledge nml foreordlnatlon. They tell us that God foreknew our Lord Jesus as the one who would occupy the glorious posi tion of Prophet. Priest , Mediator and King of the world during the Millen nium. They tell us also thnt the same God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ foreknew us also and "predes tinated" that there should be a Church class selected from amongst the world , to be their Redeemer's associate , his under-priesthood. his subordinate kings during the Millennium. The Elect Now and Hereafter. The Church Is spoken of as God's "elect" now. before the election has been finished ; before the testing Is completed ; before the called have been proven faithful nnd worthy. These are "elect" In the sense of having been notnlnnted "moved and seconded. " God moved that they should be elect ed , and "called them with n heaven ly calling. " It remained for the called ones themselves to "second the mo tion" by presenting themselves In full consecration of heart to the Lord. But this was not sulllclent ; for the Invited ones were recognized as Imperfect and unable to come up to the requirements of the call. Hence It was necessnry that the Lord Jesus Christ should be come their surety and agree out of his own fulness of merit to supply all of their lack , their Imperfection. And this he gladly does by applying tor such the merit of his sln-atonement- sncrlllce finished at Calvary. Making the Election Sure. Keeping before our minds that the heavenly Father made the motion or the call , that we seconded It by ac cepting the call upon Its terms of faith and consecration unto death , and ( hat our Lord Jesus is our surety who will make good our unintentional blemishes , what shall we say of the prospects of our being elected and at whose door shall we lay the responsi bility If we are not electedV Surely the unchangeable God who nominated us 1ms made every provision tor our election and will co-operate. Surely our Ucdcemer , our Surety , our Advo cate , will give us every assistance In the way and , according to his prom ise , cause all things to work together for our good. Just as surely , there fore , the entire responsibility for tail- ure would lie at our door. And this Is what St. Peter In our text declares , "Make your calling and election sure. " From this standpoint we have a spe cial Interest in our own election , such as we never had before when we mis understood the entire matter. Once in our ignorance we thought that St. Pe ter had written foolishly about our making the election sure ; for accordIng - Ing to the erroneous theory which we had "swallowed" without proper in s- ticatlon , God was doing all the elect- lug himself , and had unalterably fixed our destiny as eternal glory or eternal suffering , long centuries before wo were born. This erroneous view blinded our mental sight from all the various In centives which now are so precious and so helpful. What had God elected us to be and to do ? To .sit upon a cloud and to play upon a harp and to sing to all eternity , cheerfully looking over the battlements of heaven to sec our dear friends writhing in torment , and striving hard to praise God for It all and to think of his course In our election nnd their damnation as the ex emplification of Justice and of Love ? We read Indeed in the Scriptures re specting a Kingdom , for which our Lord taught us to pray , "Thy King dom come ; thy will be done in earth as It Is done In heaven , " yet the thral dorn of error upon us wan so tene that we recognized not the Inconsistency between these promises and our false hopes. Now. thnnk " God. "the mys tery" la revealed to us In God's Word ijnd by bis Spirit , and we perceive thnt the Millennial Kingdom is to be a real ity and that Ita blessing to mankind In general , "to all the tamlllcH m the earth , " la to be most thorough , most systematic , most complete , and In the end entirely satisfactory. Kings to Do Elected , What an Interest we properly tnko in this matter of onr election , after learn ing that the olllce for which we are running Is a combination t > , priesthood nnd kingship ! The elect are to be priestly kings , or. otherwise styled , "a Royal Priesthood. " Their glorious service Is to be for a period of one thousand years , during which they will be kings and priests unto God and will reHn over the earth ( Revelntlon xxI ; I Peter H. 0) ) . They will not "reign on the earth" In the sense of being earthly beings , liav- Ing earthly courts and thrones ; thelr ; resurrection "change" will constitute them heavenly or spirit beings ; they will he Invisible to mankind , as now the "Prince of this \\orld" Is Invisible and as the holy angels are Invisible. But they will possess heavenly power and authority and wisdom nnd grace. By these glorious attributes they will bo nble to serve God nnd humanity by n reign of righteousness , whose up lifting or restitution Influences ( Acts III. 21) ) will begin with the living generations - i orations , but eventually extend to "all ' the families of the earth , " who have been going down for the past six thou sand years Into the great prison-house of death "prisoners of hope , " how ever , because of the promise of God's Word and the redemption sacrifice of Jesus. My beloved hearers , if your hearts are not moved by this message of God's grace and this Information re specting Ills Kingdom and ot your pros pects of becoming kings and priests In that Kingdom , It Is because yon do not believe the message because your fnlth does not properly grasp the "ex ceeding great and precious promises" of God's Word ( II Peter I , 4) ) . I am nware that this whole message by Jesus and his apostles has been so long covered by the rubbish of "the dark ages" that It was lost to our sight for a long while , and sadly we missed Its encouragement to faithful ness. 1 am glad , however , that now the eyes of understanding are opening to see the length and breadth and height and depth In the great Divine Plan of the Ages. The Value of Earthly Crowns. Consider for n moment what fabu lous prices have been paid for earthly crowns ! Thousands of lives have been sacrificed and millions of money , to gain an earthly crown. And thousands who paid this price knew well that "uneasy rests the head which wears the crown. " They knew well. too. that Its tenure would be precarious and that the attainment of It would bring them lasting hatred from others who aspired to the same position and who considered that their right to It was as good or better. What comparison should we Institute as between the value of such u crown and the "crown ot glory. " honor and Immortality which God ( las promised to his elect to such of them as make their calling and their election sure ! Has God placed too high a valuation upon the heavenly crown , in demand ing that those who would share It with the Redeemer must prove their loyalty to him and to the principles of righteousness , and to the spirit of love , to the extent of laying down their lives in his service and in "doing good unto all men as they have op portunity , especially to the household of falthV" Our Lord asked wherein would be the profit to any man it lie were to gain the whole world and lose his own soul-lose his future life. For the purpose of our present topic we might ask a modified question , name ly. If one should gain the empire of the whole earth and all of Its riches , and If another should gain this heav enly eli" Ion to the Heavenly King dom of one thousand years and to subsequent eternal blessings with the Lord , which of these would choose the better part which would show the real wisdom , and which would be the foolish one ? But the contrast In-1 creases when we note that the domiu-l Ion of earth cannot be secured by our. sailing through bloody seas , and that n mere competency of earthly wealth Is attained by only one ot ; \ thousand ! who strive for It day and i .t. Sure ly trom the standpoint ot i. , rnthorV Word all earthly honors are vanities , In comparison with the heavenly glo-J rles and blessings which may be sure ly attained by the "called" of this' ' Gospel Ajte If they will but follow I the Divine directions. ' Ter i8 and Conditions of Election. In our context St. Peter tells us upon' ' what terms the called and accepted may make their election sure. After1 calling onr attention to God's exceed ing great and precious promises lie tells us that they were given us to the intent that they should operate In our minds so as to Influence our lives. In harmony with the Divine will ; und that thus we may "become partakers of the Divine nature , after having es caped the corruption that is In the world through desire. " - selfishness , lint iverMji. . HI- proceeds to ncit'H fy , and urges that such as have this hope shall give all diligence to the mat ter of adding to their faith virtue or fortitude. That Is to say , faith of It- lelf Is very good as a start , but God requires more than this. As a condi tion of our acceptance for election be requires that our faith shall bo of a strong kind , giving us fortitude for all of life's .affairs ; for all of our Cove nants with the Lord ; for n faithful en- dnrmSee of opposition , contradiction , etc. . that thus we might be copies of our Lord JCSUH Christ , at * God linn or dained all of "tlie elect" must be ( Ho- mans vlll , ' . ' ! ) > . Not only must we have a strong faith combined with fortitude , but we must also add "knowledge" We rv- quired some knowledge of God and of 4 onr Lord Jesus and of the Gospel men- sage before we could come unto the Lord at all. but the Apostle Is not re- feirlng to this , our earliest know ledge. II < > Is addressing Chrtstlnn.s who Imvo , already taken the llr t steps | | o MM- sures us that they need Knowledge to enable them to go onward In Christian development-knowledge In addition to their faith and fortitude. We have nothing to say against worldly knowl edge , scientific knowledge , etc. , when these do not cross or Interfere with the Divine Itevelatlon , but we are con fident thnt the Apostle did not Intend to refer to u'orldly knowledge , but to the greatest of all selcntllle knowledge the knowledge of ( Sod. How shall we know God ? By study of his character. Our Lord Jesus It was who declared , "This Is life eternal , thnt they might know thee , the only true Gxl ( , and Jesus Christ , whom thou hast sent ( John xvll , Ui. This knowl edge ' nt the present time Is n secret knowledge ' nnd , as the Apostle says , a "hidden mystery , " which can be known only by those who put themselves into a certain attitude of heart and mind nnd conduct toward the Lord ami his revelation. We are to study God'a character to learn respecting his Jus tice , his Wisdom , his Love nnd Ma Power , by studying his revelation-tho Bible. In It we see his dealings past , aim his promises respecting hl.s deal ings future. And a correct apprecia tion of these gives us a knowledge of God's character as exemplified therein. But since this knowledge Is not stated In terms for the world to understand. It follows that only those In proper condition of heart ntfd enlightened by the holy Spirit can receive this knowl edge. It Is taught only to the pupils In the School of Christ. "The secret of the Lord Is with them that fear him ; nnd he will show them his Covenant. " Other Graces to Be Added. The Apostle continues his advice as to things necessary to be added by tho&e who would make their calling : and election sure. They must keep adding , and the adding must be little by llt'le and day by day. The knowl edge \\e gain of God through hl.s Weld should lead us to greater moderation ( translated , temperance , in our common version ) . "Let your moderation bo known unto all men" ( Phlllpplnns Iv. 5) ) . moderation or balance In thought. In word. In action. God's people may be called extremists by those 'vho are not begotten of the holy Spirit and who know not "the mystery. " But even they should be able to charge imtiind- eratlnn only on the one score our Im moderation , our faithfulness to the Word of the Lord and to onr Covena it of self sacrifice as followers In the footsteps of Jesus. Our lives should be so moderate as respects business and pleasure and food and ralme it , etc. . that we should be examples < f wisdom and moderation to all extrc n- ists only along the same lines that Jesus and the Apostles were counted extremists by those who knew not. nei ther did understand "the mystery" of their endeavor to be of "the very elect. " Patience must not be forgotten. In addition to moderation. "Let patience have her perfect work , that ye may be perfect and entire , wanting noth ing. " Next aitit godllkeness general goodness , benevolence , benignity to ward all. Add next brotherly kind ness In the natural family relation ship , and also In the spiritual family , the Church. "Love as brethren" ( ought to lovei. "We ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren. " Still further the Apostle urges thnt while all of the foregoing are elements of love we supernddore / Itself in the fullest sense toward the Lord , toward the brethren , toward humanity , to ward the brute creation and toward our enemies. While all of these can not be loved In the same degree , all should profit by the spirit or love In our hearts for all. "Ye Shall Never Fail. " Now comes the climax of the advice to those seeking to maUe their calling and election sure ( verse Si. "If these things be In yon and abound , they make you that ye shall neither ; lie irir- ren nor unfruitful In the lnn\ j of onr Lord Jesus Christ. " Ami I.IL-H as our text declares. If these ihlngs > abound and If we give diligence to the malelir , ' sure of our calling and elec tion and do these things , we shall never tailwe shall In no case tall of securing our election. God seeketti such tor Jolnt-helrshlp with their ite- deemer In the Kingdom. God "seek- eth such to worship htm as worsfilp him In spirit and In truth. " The grand consiinimatiou of our election our Kingdom honors and glories is specifically referred to by St. Peter In the next verse , saying , "For so an entrance shall be minis tered unto you abundantly Into the everlasting Kingdom of our Loid ami Savior Jesus Christ. " It. dear Breth ren , we believe these 'things , let lib permit them to control our lives our words , our deeds and pur thoughts. Surely we can well afford to be con sidered foolish along lines of the sac rifice of earthly Interests. If thereby M > can develop the character which i T Lord desires and prove ourselves rthy of a share In his Kingdom - How many things , both Just and un just , are sanctioned by custom ! Ter ence. Ths Joy That Killed. A senator was praising the humor of a certain congressman. "HJIs humor , however , " he conclud ed. "Is rather grim. I ( old him the other da.\ about u mutual acquaint ance who had died , a man be bad nev er liked " And his wife Is dead , too , ' 1 said. He himself died on Monday ; bis wife * died two days later. The papers didn't' say what killed her. ' " 'She wan tickled to death , 1 guess , * said the conurt'SHinau grimly. "