8 THE NOUKOLK WBEKL Y NEWS-JOUKNAL , FRIDAY , FKIJKUARY 25 , 1910.
Wcit Point.
West Point , Mob. , Feb. 22. Special
in The News : News IIIIH reached
the city of the marriage at Pllgor Neb. ,
of Clyde Bass and Miss Buelnh OH-
niond , Mr. SUHH Is a native of West
Point , the con of the late John Suss
uiul IH In buslncsH at Pllgor , whore
the couple will reside. They wore
married by County Judge Cowan. i
Dr. H. L. Welhi has been appointed
4nunty : phyHlelan at a salary of $ 1,120
IH r annum.
Several of the deputy assessors
olccted at the hint election have been
disqualified for various reasons and
County AKsosHor Clatanoff has appolnt-
d the following : Grant township ,
Henry WeHtcrhold ; Wlsner , Theodore
Hleoke , Logan township , August Reich-
llngor ; Sherman township , James Mol-
Kurd.
The body of John Ackerman , sr. ,
4i pioneer settler of Cumlng county ,
XVIIH brought to the city from Enid ,
Okla. , and Interred In Mount Hope
comotery. The deceased was 81 years
of ago and for many years was proml- <
ncnt In Cumlng county affairs. Ho IH j
the father of former County Treasurer
O. W. Ackorman. The funeral rites
were conducted according to the rltu-
nl of the Gorman Lutheran church ,
llov. A. R. E. Oolschlaeger , pastor , of-
licluting.
Another severe storm almost approaching
preaching u blizzard In Intensity Is
prevailing here. Snow Is now about
throe Inches deep , still falling and
drifting badly. Trains are very much
delayed , no mall having reached the
city for the past twelve hours. Corn
husking was being finished as well as
circumstances would permit , but thlb
Htorm will effectually put a stop to It
for an Indefinite time.
The citizens committee appointed
by the council to devise a means
whereby the present water system of
the city could bo changed or Improved
has miulo Its report. The condition of
the waterworks has been n source of
trouble and uneasiness to the citizens
1'or Homo time , the present plant being
nuout twenty-live years old and has
proven itself inadequate to supply the
city of the present day with water ,
and at the same time ensure Hro pro- ,
teetlon. The committee recommend' '
the sinking of additional wells at
points free from the substratum of
sand which underlies the city. They
hi so recommend the installation of a
meter system of supply , causing everyone -
one to pay for only what they use.
The extension of the service Is also
recommended and various Improve
ments have boon suggested which will
doubtless insure to the city an adequate -
quato supply of water and lire pro-1
teetlon for many years to come.
August Llnnemann of Wlsner who
was city clerk of West Point for
many years and has since been en
gaged In the clothing business nt Winner - ,
ner , 1ms opened a clothing store at
"Leigh , Neb. , and will move with his
family to that place In the near fu-1'
lure. I'
The West Point Llederkranz society '
announce their annual entertainment
to take place nt West Point today.
The firm of Hoist & Peterson , hard
wire merchants of West Point has
boon dissolved , Mr. Hoist continuing
the business , assuming all Indebted-1
ness and receiving the money due to '
the late firm.
$2,500 Ball for Slashing Negro.
Battle Creek , Neb. . Feb. 22. Special
to The News : Peter Nelson , a Dane ,
who Blabbed Joseph Phlpps , a negro ,
behind a saloon In an "alley after dark 1
last Saturday night , was today taken
to the county jail at Madison by
Sheriff Smith , In default of ? 2GOO
bail , ilxed by Justice W. B. Fuerst , at | :
the preliminary hearing yesterday af- "
ternoon. County Attorney James c
Nichols was here to prosecute. c
Phipps will live , though he was bad
ly slashed about the face. He has a
bad gash over the right eye , one on t
the right ear and a cut on the right i
uldo of the nose. He bled profusely
but Is now around , heavily bandaged.
Only one eye is visible through the
bandages , v
Nelson , who came hero from Antelope - i
lope county ( near Oakdale or Elgin )
Iwo years ago , Is a day laborer. Ho
Is not married. He had been drinking .
when he attacked the negro with a t
Jsnife. Nelson is said to have threat-1
ned to get oven with Phlpps for | c
interfering In a row Involving Nelson
some two months ago , In a saloon.
Nelson claims that he recalls noth "
ing vliatevor of the incident He went
on the stand In his own behalf. A
number of witnesses wore examined.
Phipps has been employed on MadlJ J c
aon county farms , mostly by the Vlrj j t
Kinlans living around Battle Creek , t
tor twenty years.
Wilson to Hang.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Feb. 22.
Special to The News : George
Wilson , alias Rlfenberg , was
today found guilty of murder-
Jng Jake Davis , and the death
penalty fixed by the jury.
The verdict was brought In
shortly after 7 o'clock this
morning , after the jury had
been out all night.
The first ballot of the jury
stood unanimous for convic
tion. Then there was dis
agreement as to the penalty.
Twelve ballots were taken ,
the last resulting in unanimity
for the death penalty.
Judge Harrington will convene -
vene court Friday to pass
sentence.
Wilson displayed the same
Indifference when the verdict
was announced , that he had
shown all along.
The Jury went out at 8 last
night.
Jake Davis , an Alnsworth pool hall
proprietor , was murdered on his way
toome about 11 o'clock at night , December -
comber 27 , last.
His body was dragged Into a barn
where he was found at 3 a. m. He had
boon killed brutally with n blunt In-
Htrumont. Ho was known to hiivc had
several hundred dollars on his person ,
but this was gone.
Wilson , a stranger In town , and a
deserter from the army , was arrested
and money , bloodstained , was found
shoo.
MURDERER LOSES FEET.
Hastings Negro Froze Feet While Hid
ing From the Officers.
Hastings , Nob. , Feb. 22. Arthur
Anderson , the negro who murdered
Arthur Newell with a billiard cue In a
local pool hall , will have both his feet
amputated ahovo the ankle as a result
of the exposure ho underwent while
hiding from the olllcors. Anderson
slept In n cornfield two nights. His
feet wore frozen still and surgeons
will have to amputate them to Have
his life.
Anderson had his preliminary hear
ing and waived examination , Ho was >
bound over without hall.
NEW WAY TO SELL MACHINERY.
Durke , S. D. , Dealer Sells Only
Through Auction Sales.
Burke , S. I ) . , Feb. 22. Special to
The News : A now system of conductIng -
Ing a retail business , recently inaugu
rated In Burke , has already spread its
Influence all over Gregory county and
even beyond , and from present Indi
cations nobody can tell what Us pos
sible scope may be , as it is still
spreading.
Something over a year ago A. E.
Kull purchased an Implement busi
ness In this town. Ho used , large
spaces in the newspapers quoting re
duced prices on standard goods ; bu
In the meantime the other implement
dealers were busy. They organized
against him and filled the country with
literature and solicitors to his detri
ment. They wrote letters to the Job
bers and characterized him as a "pi
rate , " for cutting prices. Being un
able to mollify them Mr. Kull , after
a strenuous year got angry and on
Januay 1 , 1910 , announced that he
would adopt an entirely different me
thod. He announced abig auction
sale of farm machinery for January
20 , and on that day fanners from all
over Gregory county came to Burke
and bought over ? 7,000 worth of ma
chinery at auction. This was follow
ed ' by another sale of the same kind on
Friday , February 18 , at which a still
larger amount was sold In the same
way. When the first sale was an
nounced the other implement dealers
declared the plan would not work ;
that standard goods could not be sold
at : a profit that way. But it has now
reached the point where farm ma
chinery ' can scarcely bo sold any other
way in Gregory county. All of the
dealers ' are advertising auction sales ,
and ; they all report that sales are
mighty ' dull between auctions. More
over ' , the. plan threatens to invade
other ' lines of trade , although it has
not done so as yet ; but many mer
chants In other lines are seriously
contemplating giving it a trial.
More Time for Yankton Bridge.
Washington , Feb. 19. Special to
The News : Senator Gamble has se
cured the passage of a bill granting
to the Yankton-Norfolk & Southern
railway an extension of time in which
to construct a railroad , wagon and
foot bridge across the Missouri river
at Yankton. The bridge must be
completed on or before March 19 ,
1912.
Reimbursement for Prairie Fire.
Senator Gamble introduced a bill
appropriating ? 1,835 to reimburse the
.Mission Farm company for hay de
stroyed by prairie fires caused by
carelessness of government employes
on the Hosebud Indian reservation.
Senators Norris Brown offered an
amendment to the rivers and harbors
bill appropriating $330,000 to assist
in the early completion of ditch in
Scotts Bluff county , Nebraska , under
the Pathfinder project.
The argument of the senator Is that
while the bill carries large sums for
protecting people from flood water
along the Mississippi this appropria
tion will help to check the flood wat
ers at tneir source and thus protect
the Mississippi people and at the
same time kesp faith with the settl
ers in Nebraska who have taken land
along the proposed government caual
and have waited for years for waters
"that have never come. "
Senator Burkett was advised by the
agricultural department that an en
gineer of that department would at
once be assigned to Central City , Neb. ,
to Instruct or rather possibly suggest
the most up-to-date metliods of con
structing good and durable roads.
Senator Gamble will submit the
following amendments to rivers and
harbors bill :
Appropriating $500,000 for further
improvements of the Missouri river
from Kansas City to Fort Benton ; for
building dams and constructing reser
voirs at Lake Kampeska , Lake Poln-
sett and on the Sioux river in South
Dakota to control the flow of sand
stream and Impound the flood waters
to secure a permanent stage of water
In the Missouri river , $52,500.
Senator Gamble named Joseph
Henry Hill of Rapid City for a cadetship -
ship at West Point. H
The president sent to the senate
nominations of the following post
masters :
Nebraska Alnsworth , Lewis W.
Short ; Beatrice , Albert H. Holllngs-
worth.
South Dakota Frankfort , George A.
Fohlman.
Nebraska Belmont , Dawes county ,
Ferdinand Wendt , vlco F. A. Dlehl , re
signed.
"Something to wear" the aspira
tion , and sometimes the despair , of
every self-respecting man and woman
is an easier problem for d readers
than for others.
Gregory Man Is Cremated.
Gregory , S. D. . Feb. 19. Special to
The News : Herbert Laid , a young
man about 20 yearn old , employed In
the McKee hardware store , burned to
death yesterday with gasoline.
Ho was fixing a pipe In u gasoline
lighting plant on the celling , standing
on a stop ladder. He set a lighted
torch on the top step and with a sol
dering Iron disconnected the pipe
when a stream of gasoline ran down
over htm and was Ignited by the
torch.
Ho sprang down and ran out of the
door. Mr. McKee attempted to wrap
his coat around the blazing man as
he run out , but Laid got away and
darted , a flaming human torch , across
the street to the alley , ho leaped In
to a burn that was open and here he
was caught by the pursuing men.
His clothing was completely burn
ed off and ho was horribly burned
from the knees up. Ho lived five
hours afterward , suffering terribly.
Ills father wa summoned from his
claim In Trlpp county and arrived
just before his son expired.
Is Worthless as Seed Corn.
Omaha , Feb. 21. As a result of
continuous tests of Nebraska seed
corn by a local commercial organiza
tion , It was announced today that on
ly 27V& percent of the corn hold by
farmers for seed In Nebraska will
grow. The state has been alarmed
by such reports , which are said to be
absolutely authentic.
The corn In the northern part of
the state Is absolutely worthless for
seed , It Is stated , while In the south
ern part those fanners who have
tested corn find that they have only
sufficient seed for themselves and
will have none at all to sell.
The commercial clubs and banks in
many parts of the state will continue
to make tests while the railroad com
panies arc sending bulletins to all sta
tions warning against planting un
tested corn.
Chickens at $1 Each.
West Point , Neb. , Feb. 21. Special
to The News : Prices for poultry In
this county are soaring. At the sale
of J. J. Byrne , north of West Point ,
last week , his chickens sold for an av
erage of $1 each.
School Notes.
Last Tuesday a number of the boys
Illustrated the practical value of base
ball by sliding to their seats as on a
home run. They showed also that
they meant to have another half holi
day.
day.Emma
Emma Koerber was out of school
two days the past week on account of
trouble with her eyes.
Mr. Soloman has been using chor
uses for music in the high school this
semester. Those who do not care to
sing are allowed to study during the
music period. Considerable part sing
ing has been Introduced , and the re
sults are very gratifying.
William Shroeder has been absent
during the latter part of the week.
Miss Pulnc's class In the Methodist
Sunday school had an oyster supper
Isat evening at the homo of the super
intendent , Mr. Weaver.
Council Proceedings.
The council met in regular session
at 8:45 : p. m. , Mayor Friday presiding.
Present , Blakeman , Winter , Craven ,
Fuesler , Fischer , Hibben ; absent , Coleman -
man and Dolln.
Moved by Craven , seconded by
Blakeman , that the council employ H.
H. Tracy for engineer at the rate of
$125 per month for one year , beginning
April 1 , 1910. Carried.
Moved by Craven , seconded by
Blakeman , that the public works com
mittee be Instructed to purchase field
instruments for engineer not exceed
ing a cost of $200. Carried.
A petition for a hose company at
the Junction was read and referred to
the fire department.
The treasurer's report for January
was read and referred to the auditing
committee.
The council adjourned at 11 p. m.
Union Pacific Must Tell Why.
The Union Pacific railroad will be
called upon by the state railway com
mission to show cause why there has
been so much delay in regard to build
ing a new station at Norfolk. Kail-
way Commissioner W. H. Cowgill ,
passing through Norfolk from Creigh-
ton last night , was called upon by a
Norfolk committee who protested
against the long delay. Mr. Cowgill
agreed that there had been too much
time since the order was given to put
up a new depot , and said the Union
Pacific would at once be taken to ac
count for It. Ho said he would sec
Vice President Mohler In Omaha to
day witli regard to the matter.
Death of Mrs. Donovan.
Madison , Neb. , Feb. 22. Special to
The News : Following an Illness of
more than a year , Mrs. John B.
Donovan , succumbed to cancer at her
homo here at 9 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Donovan had been confined to
her bed for two months. She was the
wife of J. B. Donovan , for many years
editor of the Star-Mail and at one
time president of the Nebraska Press
association. Besides her husband , a
son and daughter survive. Before her
marriage , Mrs. Donovan was Miss
Katie Wagner , a Madison girl. Funeral -
oral ararngements have not yet been
made.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Robert Broecker went to Pllger.
A. L. Killlan has returned from Chi
cago.
cago.M. J. Sanders was at Wakoflold on
business.
Mrs. W. Martin returned to her
homo at Madison.
Mrs. Julius Winter of Heidar was In
the city calling on friends.
Leonard Fountain and Carrlo Byors
of Missouri Valley are visiting at the '
homos of H. T. Donnur and J. F. Foun
tain.
tain.H.
H. Versul of Lindsay was In the city
visiting with C. P. Christiansen.
W. W. Young of Stnnton was In the
city onrouto to Dakota City to attend
district court.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Koefe of Anoka
are In the city visiting with the J. K.
Montague family.
Norfolk frlondtt of L. K. Smith are
pleased to hear that he Is fast recov-
erlng from an operation for appendi
citis at his homo at Long Pine.
J. J. Flynn , son of Constable John
Klynn , was In the city to join his wife ,
who has been here vlsting with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Flynn left for
Lincoln.
H. F. Uarnlmrt is on the sick list.
Carpenters are busy at the Oxnard .
hotel constructing six now bath rooms. I
Henry Fehlhavcr has purchased the
Mrs. Westcrvclt property on Phillip
avenue.
George Parker , the Northwestern
engineer who fell Into a pit at Long
Pine and broke his leg Saturday , is re
ported doing well.
The West Sldo Whist club will meet
Friday evening with Dr. and Mrs. P.
H. Saltor.
C. C. Gow is suffering from an old
'
Injury to his leg sustained In his boyhood -
hood days.
It Is said the Northwestern rail
road will spend a million dollars on
Its new Hawarden , la. , cut-off from
Sioux City.
Miss Ethel Soifert of Falrbury , Neb. ,
is In the city and will open a music' '
studio here In a short time. Miss Set- '
fert will teach music. j
Frank Marchant , an engineer of the
Northwestern railroad , fell from the '
cab of his engine at the Junction and
broke one of his ribs.
I. T. Cook has started rebuilding the
house which was destroyed by fire
near Meadow Grove. The material for
the new house Is being hauled fron. '
Norfolk. I
Professor Otto Vogct has sent a' '
manuscript to New York for a new' ' ,
Indian Intermezzo " "
entitled "Holabird.
Professor Voget Is also organizing an
orchestra.
Water pipes in the residence of
Frank Stangle burst last evening and
badly flooded his cellar. Water Com
missioner Brummund was called to
shut off the water.
A. A. Corkle and J. S. Smith , who
formerly had offices in the Bishop
block , are In the city. Mr. Corkle re
ports that Smith brothers now have
an office at South Omaha.
The Commercial club directors met
at noon. They dec'rted ' to send out' '
letters to farmer * living around Norfolk - '
folk warning them with regard to the !
worthlessnfss of corn now being held , I
for use as seed. I
Norfolk Is to have another undertaking - j
ing establishment. R. M. Adams and
G. H. Adams , both of Greenfield , la. , '
have leased the store room of the Rich
ards block and will open their under
taking business March 1.
Robert Broecker has traded his liv
ery barn on South Third street to J.
K. Miles of Nlobrara for 320 acres of
farm land which lies five miles south
west of that town. Mr. Miles takes
possession of the barn here March 1. I
The Madison County District Sun-1
day School association will hold a con- ,
ventlon In Norfolk next Sunday. On
the program are Mrs. J. A. Dalian-
tyne , Mrs. James Lough , Mrs. Mason
of Meadow Grove , Dr. O. R. Meredith ,
Cleo Lederer , Clark Oberlies of Lin
coln , Rev. E. F. Hammond.
William Warner and Alien Trulock
made a decided hit with the public last
evening in their first appearance be
hind the footlights In "Billy and Billy , "
a negro burlesque at the Lyric thea
ter. The Norfolk boys showed some
real acting and are today much com
plimented by many who witnessed
their first public appearance.
The alleys of the city are now In
better condition than the main streets. |
Street Commissioner Uecker has for' '
the past few months been btrsy hauling I
cinders with which he has paved most j
of the much traveled alleys of the city.
Mr. Uecker's idea was that when pnvj j
ing Is commenced a fairly good high
way through the city would' ' be found (
In the alleys after the cinders were
packed down. j
Roy Mulertz has the record for the
highest bowling score made In Nor
folk since the now alleys were opened
here. His score was 268. The bank
ers will play their third game this
evening. Hoaklns bowlers are expected - !
ed here for their game within the next
few days. It Is said Tilden and Neligh
teams , who are reported to be booked.
for a bowling contest , wl.ll come here
for their game.
C. C. Sheets. W. A. Towney and John
Thelsen of Osmond were In the city
calling on John Phinney , manager of
the Farmers Grain and Live Stock
company , and looking'over the local
farmers' elevator with a view of build
ing at Osmond a similar one. The Os
mend people believe that although
there are four elevators there at pres
ent , the co-operative elevator would
have a bright future and they expect
to organize and build a plant like the
one nt Norfolk.
Left Them Thinking.
Counsel ( to the Jury ) "The princi
pal fault of the'prisoner has been hla
unfortunate characteristic of putting
faith In thlaves and scoundrels of the
basest description. I hare done. The
unhappy man In the dock puts Impllo-
It faith In you , gentlemen of the Jury ! "
Of Calumny.
A nickname a man may chance to |
wear out ; but a system of calumny , '
pursued by a faction , may descend
eren to posterity. Isaac Disraeli.
The merchant who furnishes you his
"store-news" reeularly , faithfully ,
through his ads In these columns ,
'earns your good will.
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PEOPLE'S PULPIT.
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WHAT
Sermon by
p R QURES |
RUSSELL OF US
Pastor Brooklyn
1 abcinaclc. Text. "WliM Dolli TliyGod Requite o !
Tlirc , but to Do juslly , and to Love Mercy
and to Walk I lunibly With I liy Cud ? '
( Micah vi. 8. )
O-- Ooo
Norfolk , Va. . Feb. 13. Are the words
of our text true ? Is It possible that
the true religion of the Bible demands
nothing more of us than Is expressed
In this textVliut about the Jew
ish Law ? \Vhnt about Its sill-offering ,
its hurnt-offorlng , Its thank-offerings ?
What about the ten commandments ?
\Vlmt about the digest of those com
mandments approved by our Lord Je
sus. "Thou shult love the Lord thy
God with nil thy heart , with all thy
mind , with all thy being , with all thy
strength ; and then shall love thy
neighbor as thyself"Vluu about
Church attendance ? What about our
responsibilities to our families ? To the
Church ? To the poor ? What about
study of the Itlble to know God's will ?
What about our responsibility for the
heathen ? What about baptism and
the Lord's supper ?
Indirectly , duur brethren , all the
matters included in our questions and
many more are Included Incidentally in
provisions of our text. Sometimes
u whole sermon Is preached In a few
words. No one will dispute the rcu
sonablenesH of the Divine requirement
as stated In our text. Our Creator
could not justly or with welf-respcct
ask less than this of his creatures who
would enjoy his favor. The Interests
of all demand that those principles
should be required of every creature
permitted the enjoyment of Divine fa
vor to the extent of eternal life. Who
ever falls to como up to these conditions
i
tions would thus evidence his unworthiness -
worthiness of life eternal ; his pro
longed existence would merely be a
prospering of sin and u menace to the
happiness and righteousness of others.
But now let us see the scope of this
Divine requirement , whose justice we
have already acknowledged. We note
the natural division of our text into
three parts :
(1) ( ) Doing justly ;
(2) ( ) Loving mercy ;
(3) ( ) Walking humbly.
The requirement of justice In all our
dealings with our fellows , commends
Itself to every rational mind. It In
cludes the whole Law of God. A
brief statement of that Law which
had our Lord's approval reads , Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart and all thy mind , nil thy
being and all thy strength ; and thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On
these two propositions hang all the
Law and the Prophets. It is but'just
that we should recognize our Creator
as first ; that we should glorify the
One who gave us our being and all
the blessings that come therewith :
that we should be obedient to his
righteous requirements that make for
our own happiness and that of others.
It Is also but right that we should
recognize the rights of others , as we
would have them recognize our rights.
The Golden Rule Is the barest of jus
tice. Not a hair's breadth less would
come within the requirements of our
text , Do Justly. Come , then , let us
reason together. Uow many of us
do justly In all of life's affairs In our
relationship to our God and to our
neighbor ?
Begin at home. Let each one criti
cise his words and his deeds toward
bis parents ; toward his children ; to
ward his brothers ; toward his sisters ;
toward husband ; toward wife. Do
we In all of our relationships of life
treat these who arc so near and so
dear to us according to the standards
of justice , according to the Golden
Rule ? Do we do toward them as we
would have them do toward us ? If
not , after making a beginning with
the Lord , striving to render to him
our homage and obedience , let us close
ly scrutinize every word , every act of
the home life and see to what extent
these can be Improved upon and made
more nearly just. The majority of
people , we feel sure , will be surprised
to know how unjust they have been
toward those who are of the very
nearest and dearest of fleshly relation
ships.
Follow the matter up and consider
the justice or Injustice of your words
and deeds in dally life with your
neighbors and dully associates. Do you
invariably speak to them In the same
words and with the same tone and
gesture that you would approve If they
were in your place and you In theirs ?
In matters of business do you drive a
closer bargain with them than you
would think just for them to make
with you ? Or , on the other hand , do
you ask of them higher prices for the
services or materials you furnish them
than you would consider just and right
if you were the purchaser and they
the venders ? Do you watch your
chickens that they do not commit dep
redations upon your neighbor's garden
as carefully as you would wish your
neighbor to watch his chickens as re
spects your garden. If you hud one ?
Do you blow no more tobacco smoke
In the face of your neighbor than you
would like to have him blow In your
face ? Are you as careful about wip
ing your feet when entering his house
as yon would like him to be when en
tering your house ? Do you treat all
men. women , children and animals as
kindly , as gently , as properly every
way as you tnlnk would be jimt and
right If you wrre In their place and
the. " ' In yours ? Do you npeuU us kind ,
ly of your neighbors as you would
have them speak of you ? Or do you
hold up their Imperfections to ridicule ,
as you would like to tmve them bold
up yours ? Do you guard your tongue
mn that * nn apeak Olllj tillngM you
would think proper for your iiolchboi
to speak respecting you , If you ehunued
places ?
Simple Justice Nothing More.
Do you not begin to see. dear friends ,
that what God requires of us IH much
beyond what the majority have In-
rendering ? Do you stand appalled and
tell me that It would be Impossible to
live fully up to that standard ? I agree
with you. And St. Paul agrees , say
Ing. "We cannot do the things which
we would. " The Scriptures again
agree and declare "There Is none
righteous , no. not one. All have .fin
ned and come short of the glory of
God. "
What shall we do ? Shall we say
that because we arc unable to lire up
to our own conceptions and stand
arcls of Justice we will make no at
tempt to do so , but abandon those
standards entirely ? God forbid. We
are weak enough and imperfect enough
as it Is. To Ignore our best Ideals of
justice would bo to take oil all the
brakes and permit the downward tend
encies of our depraved natures to go
rapidly from bud to worse to carry us
further and fun her from God and the
standards of character which he ap
proves. We can surely be content to
do notfilng less than our very best to
live up to our own Ideals and to raise
those ideals as nearly as possible to
the Divine standard.
What Would Be the Uie ?
Suppose we do our very best dally
to measure up to our highest concep
tions of our Cod-given Ideals and
standards , \\onld Ciod accept of thin
and count us worthy of his favor and
of eternal life ? Surely not. The Law
of the Lord Is perfect. Justice Is
Justice1 Not the hearer of a law , not
the well-wishing , receives the reward ,
but the doer , the obedient ! Here. then ,
we find ourselves in dllliculty. With
our hearts , our minds , we approve
God's Law and desire to be obedient
( o him. hut liiul. as Si. Paul says , that
many things we wish to do we full
to accomplish ; and many of the things
we do not wish to do we cannot avoid.
"We cannot do the things that we
would. " We approve the excellent de
mands of God's Law. Wo disapprove
the Imperfections of our own flesh.
Like St. Paul , we cry out. "O wretch
ed man that I am ! who shall deliver
me from this dead body ? " this body
that Is Imperfect through Inherited
sin and weaknesses. With our minds
we serve God's Law and approve It ;
but with our bodies we come short.
What Is our hope ? How shall we be
delivered ? Can we prevail upon God
to change the reasonable requirement
of our text NO that it shall read. What
doth God require of me but to will
justly and do Imperfectly ? We can
not hope for such a change In the
Divine Law. Are we then hopeless as
respects Divine approval and eternal
life ? ( Romans vii. 17-24.1
The Gift of God U Eternal Life.
In our moment of perplexity we
hear God's message "speaking peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord " The
message of peace Is that what we
could not do for ourselves In the way
of lifting ourselves up to Divine ap
proval God has provided shall be done
for us through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our failure to keep the Law marks us
as unworthy of eternal life , and
worthy of the wages of sin not eter
nal torment , but death. God In mercy
concluded to offer us eternal life as a
gift because of our not actually merit
ing It under his legal requirements.
Thus we read. "The wages of sin Is
death ; but the gift of God Is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord"
( Romans vi. 23) ) , What we could not
obtain legally under the Divine re
quirements God proffers to us as n
gift. But the gift is a conditional one
as expressed in the words , "through
Jesus Christ our Lord. " Only those
who accept Jesus Christ as "the Way.
the Truth , and the Life" may. have
God's gift of eternal life. Hence It
will be scon that It Is wholly u mistake
to suppose that the heathen at home
or abroad can get eternal llf * . the gift
of God. in Ignorance of Christ All the
Scriptures confirm this and declare not
only that we cannot save ourselves by
obedience to the terms of God's Law.
but that "there Is none other name un
der heaven given among men , whereby
we must be saved" through faith In
his name through faith In bis blood
( Acts Iv. 12) ) .
But how Is this done justly ? and.
why does God so limit his gift of eter
nal life ?
God's Law represents himself and
cannot change. He cannot require less
than perfection. To do so would be to
till the Universe to all eternity with
depraved and Imperfect beings. God
has a higher plan than this and de
clares , "As the heavens are higher than
the earth , so are my ways higher than
your ways" ( Isaiah Iv , 9i. He explains
that his ultimate purpose Is that there
shall be no imperfect creature in all
his Universe. All whose hearts are
loyal to him and the principles of tils
government shall be perfected , and ah
others shall be destroyed In the Second
Death. Thus , eventually , every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess to
the glory of God. Thet every creature
which Is In heaven , and on the earth ,
and under the earth , shall be heard
saying , BlfsHlng , and honor and glory
and power lx > unto him that sltlsth
upon the throne , and unto the Lamb
forever ( ItPVPliiMnn v l.li
You Arc Bought With a Price.
Possibly God could have arranged
mime othei way of dealing with sin
and Hinders which would not have re
quired the death of Jesus HH the Ran
som price , the purchase price , the re
demption price for sinners. But the
fact that this method was adopted by
our great Creator assures us that uo
other method would huve been HU
wise , so JIHI , so lienellclal No other
method would hnve so fully demon-
Htrnled God's Wisdom. Juntlce , Love
and Power
In brief , then. God's arrangement is
Unit all of his human creatures shall
have opportunity of full return to har
mony with himself , provided they wish
to do HO , provided their hearts , their
wills , are fully responsive to the letter
and spirit of his Law the require
ments set forth In our text. God has
provided In Jesus for the Kiillsfactlon
of Divine Justice as respects all of the
condemned race who desire to return
to his favor.
We agree with all the orthodox
creeds of Christendom that only re
pentance from sin and an endeavor to
put It away from our thoughts and
words and deeds , combined with faith
In the Itedecmer'H sacrifice and n full
consecration of heart and life to do
the Father's will nothing short of
this attainment will gain the salvation
which God Is now holding out to man
kind. To such the Apostle explains that
the righteousness , the full dcnmmlH of
the Law of God. his full requirement ,
"Is fulfilled In us who arc walking not
after the flesh , but after the Spirit"
( Romans vlll. 4) ) . From the moment of
our consecration and begetting of the
holy Spirit God deals with Ibis class
as with sons. He trains them In the
School of Christ , disciplining , chasten
ing , proving thorn , testing the sincerity
of their consecration Vows and the
loyalty of their hearts. To those who
prove faithful the great reward Is
promised glory , honor. Immortality ,
jolnt-hclrshlp with the Lord Jesus
Christ In his Millennial Kingdom and
Its work of blessing all the families of
the earth ( Galatluns 111 , t0 ! ; Revelation
111Ml. .
Our disagreement with all "orthodox
creeds" Is In respect to what shall be
done with the uiisalntly with those
who do not present themselves to God
and who are not begotten again of
the holy Spirit. Our creeds of the
dork ages misrepresented the teach
ings of the Bible In respect to these
and told us that they are all to be con
signed for hundreds or thousands of
years to Purgatory or for nil eternity
In hell torment. Not such Is the teach
ing of God's Word , but the very re
verse , as we have previously shown.
The Scriptures do not declare. In thee
and In thy Seed shall all the families
of the earth be damned ; but the re
verse of this that they shall all be
Messed. All the sin-blind eyes shall be
opened. All the deaf ears of Ignorance
shall be unstopped. For the blest
thousands years of Christ's reign the
world's uplifting or resurrection will
proceed , while the knowledge of the
glory of God shall fill the whole earth.
The angels on the plains of Bethlehem
did not declare to the shepherds. Fear
greatly ! for behold , we bring you bad
tidings of great misery which shall be
unto all people. Their message was
the reverse of this : "Fear not ; behold ,
we bring you uood tidings of great Joy
which shall be unto all people" ( Luke
II. 10) ) . God who hod n "due time" for
calling natural Israel and who had
also a "due time" for calling spiritual
Israel , has a "due time" for making
known the riches of his gmce to the
non-elect world of mankind. And the
"elect" of spiritual Israel and of nat
ural Israel are to be the channels of
this Divine grace and mercy , which ,
during the Millennial Age , will flow
as a river of salvation , to which all
mankind will be Invited to come and
drink freely.
Love Mercy and Walk Humbly.
It may astonish some that God re
quires even more than Justice , which
is his legal standard. In his permis
sion of sin and Its wage of death be
has shown the sinner his own mercy
or love. And It Is for the sinner's ben
efit and for the good of all , that God
requires that all who will have the
full benefit of bis mercy shall be re
quired to cultivate this mercy q'uallty
In their own hearts. As the sinner
attempts to conform his life to the
perfect standard and finds himself un
able to keep God's Law and obliged to
come for mercy to the Throne of
Grace , he is informed that he can have
that mercy only upon condition that
he will exercise similar mercy toward
those who trespass against him. his
Ideals and Interests.
Humility Is u quality very necessary
to every creature. Pride Is a foe
which besets not merely the weak and
Imperfect , hut which overcame the
great nngel ) light. Lucifer , and trans-
f'rmed him from n faithful servant of
Jehovah Into Satan , the Adversary of
God. We are glad , therefore , that Di
vine Wisdom requires humility as one
of the conditions of our acceptance
with him. This requirement assures
us of the security of the Divine Em
pire against till treason In the future ;
for none will be adml'tted to the eter
nal life conditions cither now or in the
Millennial Age. except the humble.
Let us hearken then to the lesson of
our text and conclude with the words
of the Apostle , "Humble yourselves ,
therefore , under the mighty hand of
God. that he may exalt you In due
tlmo" ( I Peter v. 0) ) .
Where Her Thoughts Were.
Daughtor-To tell the truth , pa , 1
didn't think much of the close of the
sermon. Father Thought more of the
clothes of the congregation , eh ?
If a man wishes to be treated with
courtesy he should show courtesy to
others.
Poor Uogsl \
Returned Explorer-Yes ; the cold
was so Intense at the polo we had to
be very careful not to pot our dogs.
Miss Youngthlng Indeed ! Why was
that/ / Returned Explorer You see. ,
their tails were frozen stiff , and If
they wagged them they-would break
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