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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.
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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. "