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Allcn-Wetzel Wedding.
Miullnnn , Nob. , July 2H.Special to
The NOWH : Henry Uarlo Allen , BOII
of former United States Senator nnd
MrH. Wllllnm V. Allen of Madison , and
AllBB Emma Louise Wetzel , daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwlg Wetzel of
Norfolk , were married today In SouthV
Oiualia , Huv. .1. F. Hotliwell of th - M.
13. church In South Omaha performing
the ceremony. Mr. Uothwell formerly
wan a MadlHon iniHtor.
The groom IB publisher of the Madl-
HOII Post and Is prominent In thin HOC-
lion of the country. Before establish
ing the I'OHt he was engaged In newspaper -
paper work In Denver and St. Louis.
The bride IB a well known Norfolk
ilrl ; , the Becond daughter of a pioneer
liuully.
Complains of Tipping Game.
London , June 25. We reached Lon
don on time and party are all safe.
The tour has been a swift one , because
of making HO many cities , but the tour
haa been a most pleasing one and the
people are Mil delighted with party
travel and have asked If I could not
come again as thulr conductor and
guide.
London Is a city of 7.003,02-1 per
sona and Is a very lively place. It Is
the largest city in the world , and has
held the distinction of being the center
of the world's market , but very soon
New York city is to be the world's
metropolis , and well may It be so , for
already the Immense buildings and
the push and rush of business In New
York IH fur abend of London. London
Is slow , as you may see , for barber
shops , bsikerles , shops and olllces do
n6t open until 9 or 10 o'clock.
Hut people do take life easy over
here ; nobody seems to be In a hurry ;
the shop-keepers Invite you to come
In , Bit down and talk awhile. The
people are very polite and accommo
dating , and oftentimes volunteer to
give information to tourists. Many
times we have had men walk two
blocks with us to show us some place
of Interest , or to show us how to save
our steps. We have been impressed
with this assistance. My party think
that I have walked them 1,000 miles
on this trip and I have thought that
wo have easily covered this distance
on our feet.
Now , for a few days , I have been
alone , for the tour is finished and the
party are all returning to America.
We arc extremely glad that we have
had no accidents , which we are all
thankful for. One of the great nui
sances In Europe is the tip system ,
which is often times highway robbery ,
for one never knows when you are
through paying. It Is sometimes amus
ing how servants will smile , bow and
squirm In order to get a little money.
On one occasion the party were ready
to leave and each one thought all the
tips had been paid and so went into
the parlor to wait for the bus , when a
nicely dressed man bobbed in and
smilingly said "Good morning ; you
are leaving , are you ? I am sorry to
see you go. Well , I am the man who
winds the clock ; of course you have
seen me winding the clock for you. "
And so ho proceeded to wind the clock ,
anxiously waiting for his tip. But this
once the poor fellow got fooled , for If
we pay for winding clocks we will pay
at home. Heally , congress could done
no greater blessing for the coming
generations than to pass a bill against
giving or receiving tips. Many iwople
in Europe look upon the system as a
shame and disgrace , but It Is a prob
loin how to get rid of It. Why not
elect a congressman from our district
who will introduce such a bill in the
next congress ?
London has some magnificent build
ings that call for special mention. Wo
visited the Bank of England , the great
money center of the British empire.
It occupies a space of four acres , and
the exterior is entirely windowless , as
all the rooms are lighted from the
interior courts. A large detachment
of guards are on duty by day and by
night , for $100,000,000 in gold and sil
ver is kept on hand in the vaults con
stantly. About 50,000 notes are issued
dally , which range in value from
to 1,000 , or $25 to $5,000. In the
neighborhood of the bank land Is
worth $1,000.000 ( ! per acre. ,
The British museum is a wonderful
place. There you will se < ? mummies
said to have been embalmed 2,000
years B. C. Also ruins of temples that
existed 1,000 years before Adam.
There are stone tablets that tell the
story of the creation of the world and
the deluge dated 2,000 years B. C.
There are fragments of the temples
of Thebes and of Diana of Ephestis ,
which ranked as one of the seven wonders -
dors of the world. There is a large
variety of the stone gods and god
desses of heathen nations , and some
of these are horrible looking things ,
more likely to be used as scarecrows
to frighten away evil persons than
gods of a devoted people. How could
they worship such images , made by
the hands of men ? Yet In blind su
perstition they groped on In darkness
until the light of Jesus Christ came ,
which dispels all doubt and fear.
Another great treasure is the enam
eled gold cup given to Charles VI by
his uncle Jean ; it cost $40,000.
But greatest of all is the Portland
vase , which was found near Rome In
1550 A. D. It is valued at $100.000 ,
although It is a small vase. In 1845 a
lunatic by the name of Lloyd broke It
into fragments , but It has boon care
fully glued together and cam.Jt he
detected with the naked eye.
By getting permission from the
American ambassador our party vis
ited the houses of lords and of com
mons. These are the great governing
bodies of the British empire , and arc
the greatest law making bodies in the
world except the senate and congress
of the United States.
The Westminster Abbey church Is
n noted place , especially because of
so many noted people being buried in
It. A few of the tombs contain the
dust of such celebrities as David Liv
ingstone , Edward the Confessor , Hen
ry VIII , Charles II , Mary II , William
HI , Elizabeth , Edward III , Richard II
dycworkB , and It IB said bleaching by
Henry 1 V , besides many otborH , and
tablets to thousands more.
The Royal Exchange Is an Important
tradu building. The National art gal
lery IB very line and contains many
masterpieces. Also the Guild hall and
Mansion House are worth a visit. The
St. Paul's cathedral Is the noted Ro
man Catholic church In the city. It
Is a large marble structure and has
many relics , pictures and statues that
are noted. There are many noted
bridges across the Thames river ,
which divides the city , such as the
Waterloo , London , Westminster , Black-
friars and others. There are a large
number of royal palaces , such as the
Kensington , Hampton Court and Buck
ingham.
London a Busy Burg.
The city IB always busy after the
hour of 9 a. in. The Tower of Lon
don Is a noted place. Here It Is that
we encounter at the Lion gate the
famous Beefeaters , "His Majesty's
royal bodyguard ot yeomen of the
guard , " whose uniform has remained
unchanged since the Institution of the
corps by Henry VII , shortly after the
battle of Bosworth.
This Is not all , but I must finish.
Our tour has been grand and we have
had the pleasure of visiting most all
the palaces , galleries and museums
worth seeing In Europe. Have had
very good hotels , train service has
been commendable and everywhere
we have met kind and generous .peo
ple , and all feel that their money has
been well spent. I soon hasten on to
Glasgow and Edinburgh , where I meet
my second party.
Wishing citizens of Norfolk a good
time during the chautnuqua , which I
know will be line.
Charles Wayne Ray.
Melrose , Scotland , July 2. After a
few days of rest and sightseeing alone
I awaited the steamship Furnosla's ar
rival at Glasgow , which came on time
June 28. It was a cold , rainy day and
> had to meet the ship two miles from
my hotel at 7 a. m. , but I was there
to find my new party. Having previ
ously received a special pass to go on
board before the passengers went
ashore , 1 hastened to the upper deck ,
where I soon found twenty-one people
anxiously looking for me. They were
all well and ready for sightseeing.
We visited the beautiful public build
Ings and palaces of Glasgow and then
arranged to tour through the Tros
sachs of Scotland. The Caleuodlan
Hallway company gave us a special
car and In this delightful manner we
left the famous shipbuilding city of
Glasgow.
Our whole journey was over his
toric ground. We passed Llnlithgow ,
where Queen Mary was born and
where Regent Moray was shot , then
traversed the battlefield of Falklrk ,
where Wallace suffered his great de
feat and Sir John the Graham was
slain. At Callander we left the train
nnd took a Highland coach with four
horses , and from this time on the
scenery was most charming. The hills
tower up one above another and the
lakes Intervene to keep these hoard
headed personages from still keeping
up the religious and political battles
of the past.
We passed under Ben Ledl , followed
by Fitzjames at the beginning of "The
Lady of the Lake. " Farther on we
passed the Loch Vennachar , Immor
talized by the combat with Roderick
Dim. The carriage road winds roum'
the bosky shores of "the lovely Loci
Achray" to the Trossachs hotel , which
has-been called the most slgnlflcan
monument to Sir Walter Scott , the
great novelist.
Beyond this lies the wooded wind
Ing pass of the Trossachs themselves
between Bon A'an on the right am'
Ben Venue on the left. As we coached
along the mountain roads , winding
climbing , crossing and leaping above
each other , we came to the narrg\v
waters of Loch Katrine , and here i
beauty umlescribed , for this long nar
row lake looks like a silver threa
amidst the green grass and flowers
Near this on Ben Venne is the Goblin's
cave , which years ago held many f
stolen herd , and higher still Is the pas
over which the stolen cattle were drlv
en.
en.At
At Trossachs pier we took the SI r
Walter Scott steamer and sailed eve r
he lake to the city of Stronachlachar ,
a splendid town on the lake. Hen
took another mountain coach an ' <
Irove to Inversnaid. The charms o ' :
: hls landscape are most delightfu
Nearby is the grave of Rob Roy , th e
noted chief , and farther on Is the gar "
rlson once commanded by Wolf , th e
conquerer of Quebec.
As we passed along the highway w e
,
saw and heard the native Scot standIng
\
Ing by the roadside playing his bag
pipe for us. This was quaint , weir j
and Inspiring.
As we came down the hillside w
entered the city of Inversnaid on th
shore of Loch Lomond , the * poet's fa r'
famed lake of magnificence nird beau ' "
ty. Here under Ben Lomond In th
L
rocks of Craig Iloyston Is Rob Roy
, . .
cave and prison where ho "persuaded
his captives by many souses In the
loch.
loch.From
From Inversnaid we went by steam-
r across Loch Lomond , twenty-four
Jr
miles long , and on our passage we
passed several Islands , such as Wal I
[
lace's Isle and Ellen's Isle , besides
many smaller ones. It Is on the west '
ern shore of the loch a tragedy is com
memorated In the name of Glen Fruln ,
the Glen of Sorrow , for hero it was
in the year 1COO the Colquhouns were
decimated by the Macgregors , an ex
ploit which , on the parade of sixty [
bloody shirts by Colquhoun widows
before King James , cost the Macgreg
ors land and name. The Macgregors'
short-lived triumph Is well described ;
by Scott in the "Lady of Hit , Lake. "
From the steamer we saw' ruins of old
Boturich castle. After our delightful
uld
voyage across Loch Lomond we landed
ed at Balloch , whore we took the train
Inm
back to Glasgow , and , going down
through the hills we passed the Vale
of Leven , fatuous now for Its turkey
Hit ! Dutch method In 1728 was first
observed. As we neared Glasgow we
paused the Dungla B castle , Dumbar
ton castle and the old Human wall.
In Beautiful Edinburgh.
After our tour we returned to Glas
gow , where we found another special
car waiting for us , where we took
Heats In our moving palace for Edin
burgh. Edinburgh Is so beautiful that
we were loath to leave this famous old
capita ] of Scotland. But we left Edin
burgh In our special car for Melrose ,
where we broke our journey. Melrose -
rose , our present headquarters , Is fa
mous because of the Abbey of St.
Mary , founded by David I In 112G , and
was the. home of the first Cistercian
community In Scotland. It Is built In
the usual form of a Latin cross. The )
carving and Btone work is magnificent ,
although It has no regularity of form.
In It is the tomb of Michael Scott , the
wizard , and Robert Bruce's heart Is
burled In this churchyard.
We secured carriages at Melrose
and drove to Abbotsford , on the Tweed
river , the home of Sir Walter Scott.
This old mansion is very Interesting
for among other relics It contains
swords , armor , blazons and relics of
antiquity. We were shown through
the study , library , hall , drawing room
and armory of Scott. We saw his
books Just as they were left at his
death. The grounds are very artistic
and you would think that this was an
old palace.
In the midst of this scene of great
historic events and among the tombs
of great men whose glory brightens as
the years pass , I am reminded that
these great men do much for their
country after they are gone , because
In a financial way their life and name
bring to the land thousands of tour
ists who spend and leave more money
in the country than all the products of
all the farmers ; so that a country IB
greatly blessed by having had chil
dren born on the native soil that af
terwards became famous.
But I have not described my party
and named my noted people. While
we were in Edinburgh we met two
Nebraska Methodist ministers , Rev.
Dr. 1. F. Roach of St. Paul's church
of Lincoln , and Dr. J. H. Gettys of Da
vid City. In this second party there
are twenty women and one man. Of
these ten are teachers or college pro-
fpssors : MVs. Lucy Henderson Rob
ertson Is president of the Greensboro
Female college in North Carolina , and
Prof. E. Porter is in the same college ;
Mrs. H. K. Kllngerden is the wife of
a millionaire mine promoter of Salt
Lake City ; Miss Mary Jones of New-
bern , N. C. , Is one of the very success
ful teachers ; Prof. D. O. Christenberry
has the department of English In the
Southern university of Greensboro ,
Ala. Over half the party Is from the
Southland , and they are all a very
lively crowd , and It so happens that
the most of the party are Methodists ,
although there are Presbyterians , Con
gregationallsts , Baptists , one Jewess ,
but there are no Christians among the
number , nnd this Is to be regretted ,
because the Baptists can hardly keep
up the baptism discussion.
Lost His Hotel.
Some of my party have already had
some peculiar experiences. One young
lady lost her purse and was greatly
excited , but it was found by one of
the railroad men and returned. Then
I thought our troubles were over for a
few days , but when we reached Edln
burgh it was late in the evening , but
as soon as dinner was over Prof. D
O. Christenberry went out to see the
city and , being an educational man
he lingered until about 11 o'clock , but
when he started home to the hotel ho
could not think of the name of the
Ivotel or the street or number , and he
wandered around the city for many
hours in the dark until about morn
ing , when he finally found the hotel ;
an-d , being an elderly man , he was
about used up. Moral When you go
to a hotel and leave your baggage am'
go out into the city , always take the
name of the hotel , the street and num
her.
her.This
This seemed the end of our trou
bles for a time , but the next night we
were aroused at 12 o'clock with grea
excitement that one young lady hat
been robbed and this kept us awak
about all night , but , sorry to say , th
thelf was not caught.
But , in the face of these little trou
bles we are all happy and are having
a delightful trip. The people of Scot
land are a charming lot that Is , the
most of them are. They are generous
clever , obliging and ready to rende
advice or , rather , information. f The
people , "however , * are so slow overherr
In Scotland , and then there are si
many begging as you go from town
to town. But the scenery Is grand an
the Scottish lake region Is surely
worth a trip across the Atlantic.
It is really strange how many Amer
ican women are traveling In Europ
and England without their husbands
and also how many there are who ar
making n final desperate effort to llm
one husband , while some women havi
husbands to burn.
I must bid farewell to beautiful Me
rose and hasten on to Keswlck , 1
Cumberland.
Charles Wayne Ray.
Piece Still in Prison.
Ponca , Neb. , July 23. Habeas cor
pus proceedings may be brought t
obtain the release of William Flege
under arrest here upon allegation
that ho was the murderer of his sis
ter , Miss Louise Flege , near Wayne
on June 30.
J. J. McCarthy , attorney for th
prisoner , said that unless the Bti
takes some definite action within a
day or two the proceedings to secure
the release of the prisoner will bo
Instituted. As the case now stands
Flege IB held In jail without oven a
complaint being tiled against him era
a warrant read. County Attorney
Kingsbury said today that ho had not
decided when the preliminary hearing
In the county court will take place.
Flege does not object to this incar
ceration , but comp&lns of the /act
that he IB held and yet there baa been
no tangible reason why ho should be.
In other words , he realizes that he Is
being held without a warrant , and
spoke of the fact today.
McCarthy's Statement.
Attorney McCarthy , In an Inter
view , said :
"I do not know what Is the matter
with the state In this case. We have
been waiting for the presentation of
a complaint so that we may know
Just what the case Is going to ho I
think that there will be trouble In
getting someone to file that com
plaint. 1 do not think anyone wants
the Job.
"The possibility of a controversy
over the reward may have something
to do with the delay. I do not know
about that. But the truth IB I think
those who have been most active in
detaining Mr. Flege have not the
nerve to sign the complaint.
"Attempt was made by the prosecu
tion to get Henry Lessman , a neigh
bor of William Flege , who was pres
ent when Albert Elchtencamp gave up
the Information , to sign the complaint.
Mr. Lcssmnn refused , saying that ho
was not directly Interested in the case
any more than any other neighbor
nnd friend of the family.
"A brother-in-law of Mr. Flege , and
his brothers Henry and Fred , were In
Ponca yesterday. They were Impor
tuned to sign the paper. They icfus
ed , naturally. "
That after the first shock which the
arrest of William Flege cast upon the
neighborhood near Wayne , the feeling
that he Is not guilty Is gaining ground
fast , was an assertion made by the
prisoner's attorney.
Citing the fact that each day more
friends and neighbors from the Ger
man settlement are coming hero to
see the prisoner , while on the first two
days there was no one but officers
visiting him , Mr. McCarthy said that
showed that the reports that the
feeling In the German settlement IB
strong againbt Flege were groundless.
Dead Man Wins Case.
Some time ago Samuel H. Heltzrnan ,
now deceased , built a house on South
Sixth street , between Park and Pase-
walk avenues , for F. Filter , a retired
farmer. All hut $000 was paid by Mr.
Filter , who , during the construction of
the house , had a number of changes
made. When Mr. Iloitzmnn turned In
his bill Mr. Filter refused to pay , sayIng -
Ing the bill was too high , there being
no contract made. The case was
brought up in the county court and
later a settlement was made by attor
neys for the plaintiff and defendant ,
but when the time for the payment
was set , Mr. Filter did not pay. The
case was then brought up In Justice
Lambert's court , enough of the Hens
of the house being paid off by Mr. Fil
ter to allow the case to go to a justice
court. Thirty-four dollars was left to
be paid Mr. Hcltzman. The case was
continued and In the meantime the
plaintiff died nnd today the case is be
ing tried In Judge Lambert's court by
the following jurymen : J. A. Tru-
lock , S. H. Grant , F. A. Bryant , Clem
Barnhlll , Peter Barnes , Samuel Parks.
Jack Koenlgsteln Is attorney for the
plaintiff. M. C. Hnzen Is counsel for
the defendant.
After lunch , the Jury in the case
summoned Constable Finkhouse and
sent him to look for Jack-Koenigsteln ,
attorney for the plaintiff , saying that
although they had reached a verdict ,
they would not give it up until Mr.
Koenlgsteln had appeared and paid
the jury's fees. This made it plain
that Mr. Koenlgsteln had won the
case.
case.After
After a long wait the attorney made
his appearance and announced that he
would give the judge his persona'
check for the jury fee.
The Jury then handed Judge Lam
bert their decision , finding In favor of
the plaintiff , the defendant to pa >
$19.18 and costs of the suit.
In his argument before the jury Mr
Koenlgstein said :
"There was only an oral contract be
tween the two parties , but Mr. Filter
Is allowed to tell the jury all tha
passed between him and Mr. Helta
man. My" client Is dead , therefore
have not this evidence to give. "
Prohibition' Issue in Texas.
Dallas , Tex. , July 23. With prohlbl
tion as the overshadowing issue , Tex
as electors are selecting party nom
Inees today for state , county , and ward
ofllcers for congress and deciding
whether a proposed amendment mak
Ing the state "dry" shall they be sub
mttted to a popular vote. This morn
Ing weather conditions were good , th
voting brisk and a record vote anticl
pated.
Another Rail Strike Averted.
Washington , July 23. A satisfactory
adjustment of the controversy between
the Virginia Railroad company and it
engineers has been reported. The dif
'icultles have been under consldera
tlon by Chairman Knapp of the Inter
state commerce commission and
Charles Nelll , commissioner of labor
for several days. Announcement o
the adjustment of the trouble wa
made by Chairman Knapp today.
President at Bangor.
Ellsworth , Me. , July 23. The May
% ewer , which anchored last night I
Northwest harbor with President Taf
and his party on board , left there be
fore 7 o'clock this morning. After
stop at Bar Harbor the Mayflower pro
ceeded to this place , where the pros
dent and his party took a special tral
for Bangor. There the presldon
spoke at 1 p. m. He also was ente
tained nt luncheon ,
Flood in Arizona Town.
Blsbee , Ariz. , July 23. A cloudburst
and a great flood struck Bisbee last
evening. Two persons Mrs. John
Baker , nnd Daniel Murphy re
drowned In the Johnson addition id
six persons are missing.
Many bouses were destroyed. The
damage was more than $150,000 ,
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PEOPLE'S
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL ,
Pnalor Brooklyn
Tabernacle ,
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Minneapolis , July 17. Pastor Ilussell
of the Brooklyn Tabernacle today de-
vercd two addresses to the Interim-
lonal Bible Students Association , In
lie Auditorium. He had fine audiences
nd excellent attention. We report one
f his discourses from the text forego-
ig. He said in part :
Although the words of our text were
ot addressed by St. Paul to the world-
y , they would , nevertheless , bo oircl-
cut advice and very profitable to all.
n a general way all civilized people
ecogutzo that "cleanliness Is next to
odllncss. " In n general way the pure ,
10 clean , are recognized as the boautl-
ul. And Impurity and fllthlness are
etested even by the Impure nnd the
It by. Outwardly nt least we are In a
line when water Is plentiful , when
onp Is cheap , and when fllthlucss of
tic flesh is almost Inexcusable as re-
pccts the outward man. But fllthl-
ess of the spirit cannot be touched ,
aunot be cleansed , with ordinary soap
nd water and this Is undoubtedly the
eason why the Lord and the apostles
ave not addressed these words to the
rt-orld.
"Having These Promises. "
Onr text tells the difference between
he well-intentioned worldly person
nd the thoroughly consecrated Chris-
Ian. The latter has heard through the
Vord of God certain "exceeding great
ml precious promises , " which the
veil-meaning worldly class have not
ot heard heard In the true sense of
learlng , in the sense of appreciating ,
indorstandlug. The whole civilized
vorld , in one sense , has the same Ul-
) le , the same Word of God , the same
ireclous promises , but It has not ap-
ircclated these. It has not understand
hem. It lias not accepted them and
mule them Its own by a surrender to
he Lord. The Church , on the contra
ry , Is composed of those Individuals
vho have heard the Lord's promises
ntelllgently , and who have accepted
hose promises upon God's conditions.
Those promises of God constitute the
lower of God. which works In the
heart of each of the Church , first to
will aright , and , secondly , to do , to the
extent of ability , the Lord's good pleas
ure ( Pbllipplans 11 , 13) ) .
This Is the class addressed In our
ext the followers of Jesus. These
inve heard of the grace of God that
t is the Divine Intention to bless Adam
md his race through the great Media-
or the Messiah , the Christ. They
have heard that Jesus left the glory
with the Father and humbled himself
to human nature , lu order that he
might redeem the human race. They
have heard that the application of the
merit of his sacrifice , when applied In
lue time , will be sufficient for the sins
of the whole world , and that then the
[ Icavonly Father will turn over the
world to the Redeemer. They have
earned that the Redeemer , backed by
Divine authority , will put all things
.nto subjection under his feet , will In
titule a heavenly Kingdom or rule In
the earth , and for a thousand years
reign as King of kings and Lord of
ords. They have heard that when ho
shall thus reign , his Kingdom shall bo
'under the whole heavens , " although
the King himself will be the King of
Glory on the spirit plane , "far above
angels , principalities and powers and
every name that Is named" ( Epheslans
1. 21) ) .
They have heard that his Kingdom
will prevail from sea to sea and unto
the ends of the earth and that eventu
ally unto him every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess allegiance and.
obedience , and that all refusing thus to
submit to that reign of righteousness
will be destroyed from amongst the
people In the Second Death ( Acts 111 ,
22 , 23) ) . They have heard that this
great Kingdom will not only lift up ,
raise up , resurrect humanity from Its
fallen condition , from sin nnd death ,
but that It will also bring the whole
earth to the condition foreshown In
the Garden of Eden , making God's
footstool glorious and every way fit to
be the eternal habitation of such of the
human race as will be saved by that
glorious Kingdom for which we pray ,
"Thy Kingdom come ; thy will bo done
on earth as It Is done In heaven. "
But these have heard something
more something ( hat belongs to the
present time. They have heard that It
Is the Divine purpose to select from
mankind " Priesthood
amongst a "Royal
hood , " to be associated with the great
Redeemer In his Mediatorial Kingdom.
They have heard that a call went forth
to this effect eighteen centuries ago , In
viting , first of all , the Jews who were
ready and willing to accept this very
highest favor of God Jolnt-hclrshlp
with his Son in the spiritual Kingdom
which Is to bless mankind in general
by and by. They have heard that to
attain membership In this Royal Priest
hood means the attainment of the
character-likeness of Jesus , to become
copies of God's dear Son ( Romans vlll ,
29) ) . This implies , as Its cost , the sacri
fice , of earthly Interests. They have
heard the message of the Lord , not
only Inviting to the glories of the King
dom , but nlBo Informing them that the
way to that crown of glory Is n narrow
and difficult one. They have heard the
voice of the Master , saying , "Sit down
first and count the cost , " before yon
undertake such a consecration of your
life , such a sacrifice of your earthly In
terests , "No man having put his hand
to the plow and looking back would befit
fit for the Kingdom" fit for ajilacp on
ooOPULPIT.
. . .
"Put Away All
Filthiness. "
Text : "Having therefore these
promises , dearly beloved , let us demise
ourselves from all fillhincss of the flesh
Mid spirit , perfecting holiness in the
( car of God" (11 ( Corinthinni vii , I ) .
ooO
me rnrono us a Jolnt-nelr wim
( Luke Ix , 02) ) . They heard the further
expression of St. Paul to all who would
become joint-heirs with Christ in his
Kingdom assuring them that If they
suffer with Christ .they Bhall reign
with him.
"Beloved , Let Us Clenrt o Ourselves. "
We doubt not that as the Heavenly
Father and our Lord Jesus so loved
the world ns ( o provide the great sac
rifice for sin , KO St. Paul loved the
world and all others of God's people
must have a sympathetic love for the
world. But when we think of ( hose
who are dearly beloved by ( ho Father
and by the Son and by the apostles
and by each other , wo think of ( ho
special class of consecrated saints who
Scrlpturnlly are described as of no
earthly sect or party , but ns "Tho
Church of the Firstborns whoso
names are written in heaven. "
These are "dearly beloved" because
they have the mind of Christ , which
is also the mind of the Father. Ac
cording to the flesh they are not all
lovely or beautiful. St. Paul else
where admonishes us that amongst
those "dearly beloved" are not many
great , not many wise , not many noble ,
not many rich , but chiefly the Ignoble
and the poor of this world. Their
riches and their nobility are not of the
flesh , but of the spirit , of the heart , of
the new will , to which they have been
begotten of God by the Holy Spirit.
This Is surely the Apostle's thought ,
for , In the preceding verse , ho speaks
of these "dearly beloved" ones as
"sons and daughters" of the Lord , ehll
drcn of the Almighty hence , begotten
again of the Holy Spirit "now crea
tures in Christ Jesus" ( II Corinthians
v , 17) ) . Ah , how wonderful It seems
that there should be such a class as
this In the world yet not separated
I'rom the world , except by their now
Si.irit. TiVso are in the world , but
not of tlie world , as the Master de-
Thwe have died to worldly
nlms and objects and have become
alive toward God through the Holy
Spirit nnd through the quickening in
fluences of Go-d's exceeding great and
precious promSscs given unto them.
God's purpose respecting them Is that
they may be transferred from human
nature to spirit nature from partici
pation with the world in the bless
ings coming to it to receive instead
the Divine nature , with the glory ,
honor and Immortality attaching
thereto , ns "new creatures , " sons of
the Highest ( II Peter 1 , 4) ) .
Christian "Filthiness of the Flesh. "
Having located definitely the class
addressed by the Apostle , "the saints"
( II Corinthians i , 1) ) , let us note how
and why It Is necessary that saints
should receive such an exhortation.
Why should the Apostle wilte to saints
respecting the cleansing ot their flesh
from lllth'iness ? Could one lie a saint
and yet have fllthlness of the flesh ?
We reply that these saints , begotten
of the Holy Spirit , will not be perfect
ed as New Creatures until they experi
ence the "change" of the "First Resur
rection. " Meantime they have the
treasure of the Divine nature , the Holy
Spirit , the first fruits of their Inherit
ance in Imperfect human bodies. It Is
not the flesh that is begotten again by
the Holy Spirit , but a new mind , a new
will. The will of the flesh they sacri
fice. They give up all earthly rights
and ambitions and accept Instead the
will of God.'the wilt of Christ , the
Holy Spirit , that they may walk In
newness of life. However , from tbo
very beginning of their Christian ex
perience all of these members of the
Royal Priesthood , In the present life ,
pass through difficulties which arise
trom three different sources :
(1) ( ) The Adversary is in opposition to
them and will do them all the harm
the Lord will permit. Their protection
Is the Divine promise that they will
not be permitted to bo templed above
that they will be able to bear that the
Lord will supervise their interests so
that with every temptation there will
be provided a way of escape.
(2) ( ) They are in a world that Is dark
with sin and selfishness , superstition
and Ignorance of God and out of har
mony with his righteousness. Thu
world and its spirit surge about them
ever } ' day , from morning until night.
Its tides and currents seek to sweep
them away from their resolutions of
self-sacrifice and loyalty to God and
righteousness. In various ways it holds
out to them enchanting prospects ,
pleasures and riches , case and atllu
ence. These have their weight , even
though It be known that comparatively
few who follow the world's beckoning
and allurements ever receive the ful
filment of the promises held out to
them.
(3) ( ) The greal fight of the New Crea
ture , his closest nnd most persistent
adversary , Is his own flesh , The longIngs -
Ings of his depraved nature cry out
against restraints and Insist that be
Is taking an unreasonable course In
that ho undertakes to follow the Lrd
jesus , ana tnus to go in an opposite
direction from the course of the world '
and at the cost of the crucifixion , the
mortification , of his own flesh and
his natural preferences.
Thus viewed every Spirit-begotten
Christian , Is an object of sympathy
from the Dlvlno standpoint , and this
should bo their standpoint toward
each other But the world has no
sympathy The world sees not , neither
docs It understand nor appreciate the
great and proclotiH prom
ises which llo behind thn consivrntlim
of ( lie "salntH. " "tho Clmreh of the
first burns. " So much ( lie more , oncli
of ( how brethren , "dearly beloved , "
hbould have sympathy for each ether ,
and should encourage otio another ,
strengthen ono another , build one an
other up In the most holy faith , and ,
by all means , do nothing to Htumblo
each other lu ( ho narrow way.
The "saints" cannot light Satan.
They can merely by their wills re-
flft him and rely upon the promisor
of grace to help and ( o protect. The
'saints" ' cannot conquer the world anil
convert It to God that Is too Ilorcu
loan a ( ask. God , as we luivo neon ,
has provided the thousand yearn of
reign for ( hat purpose ti >
conquer ( lie world , to overthrow Hill
and to uplift the willing nnd obedient
of humanity. But the "saints" must
all overcome the world in the nriuio
of resisting its spirit and keeping their
hearts loyal to God , loyal to their
Covenant of consecration which they
have made to him. The heavenly
promises with the Btlll greater ro *
wards of glories far above anything
that the world has to offer , are the >
greatest aids in tills resistance of the
worldly spirit.
The great work for the Church 1 (
the good tight of faith manifested in
the putting away of the filth of their
own flesh and spirit. Some by na
ture have more filth of the flesh ami
spirit , more meanness , more selfish
ness , more natural depravity , etc. ,
than have others. Nevertheless , the
race Is not to the swift , nor the bat
tle to the Htrong ; for the Lord'tt ar
rangement with each member of the
Royal Priesthood is that ho shall bo
judged according to the spirit or in
tention , and not according to the
flesh. From ( he ( line of ( ho ChrlH-
tliin's consecration ( o the Lord he la
reckoned dead as a human being and
alive as a spirit being. His test ;
or trial Is not with a view to Hoeing"
whether or not ho can do the Im
possible thing of living an absolutely
perfect life In an Imperfect body. Illi *
trial or test , on the contrary , Is to BOO-
to what extent his mind , his will ,
lights a good light against his natural
weaknesses anil frailties. "There In
none righteous , no , not one. " All ( he
tri/lng In the world could not provo
this Divine statement an incorrect
one. Righteousness of the will , holi
ness of heart , purity of heart , are ( he
possibilities ; for these God seeks nnd
those he will reward In the "First
Resurrection" by granting perfect spir
it bodies , In full harmony with their
pure hearts , their loyal intentions and
purX.ses. |
How to Put Away Filth of the Flesh.
If It is Impossible for the New Crea
ture to perfect the flesh , what does *
the Apostle mean by urging the salnttt
to cleanse themselves from the filth
of the flesh ? He means that we should !
not , as New Creatures , be discouraged
and say that , because we cannot hope
to attain perfection In the flesh , there
fore we will make no endeavors lu
hat direction. He wishes us to un
derstand that It Is the Lord's will ( hob
ve fight against the weaknesses of the
flesh with a two-fold purpose :
(1) ( ) That we may gradually cleanse-
ourselves gradually become moro nnd
more what the Lord would have us bo
md what we should like to bo our
selves.
(2) ( ) Additionally , this fight against sin
n the flesh will make us stronger and
stronger as New Creatures , In the splr-
t of our minds. It Is this firmness ,
tills determination , tills posltiveiiess of
the New Creature aualiist sin and /or
'Iglitcniisncss ' that God desires. Those
who develop it are called "overcom-
ers , " and all of their experiences in
these trials and battllngs against the
world , the flesh and the Adversary ,
are designed to make them "strong lu.
the Lord and In the power of his
might. " Their experiences are so or
dered and directed as to lead them to-
more and more of faith in God and
obedience to him. In order to bo ac
ceptable , they must reach the place/
where they love righteousness and
Uate iniquity In-equity.
Christian Filthiness of Spirit.
The word spirit in the Bible and In
ordinary language is used in a variety
of senses. In our text it does not sig
nify that the saints , ns spirit beings ,
are filthy and need cleansing , Quito
to the contrary , the New Creature , be
gotten of tlie spirit. Is holy , pure. But
as the New Creature must use the
body of flesh until It receives tlie New
Body , so It must use tlie brain or mludi
of the flesh wherewith to do Its think-1
Ing and reasoning , until tJtut which 1
perfect shall bo attained In the "FlrsB
Resurrection. " The '
Apostle's meanIng -
Ing , therefore , Is that the saints should
not only put away fllthlness of words
and actions , nnd all sympathy with.
Impurity of every kind , but that their
minds ( their thoughts ) also should bo
pure , should bo cleansed of everything
not fully In sympathy and accord with
the mind of Christ. Nor are wo to
Bupjwse that this work Is purely Qodn
work In us. It Is his to forgive the
sins of the past. It is his to clcanso
us from all condemnation of the past
It Is his to f-over through Christ nil o.
our unintentional blemishes. It Is hla
to encourage by his promises. But It
Is ours to show our loyalty to the prin
ciples of his Word and character by
putting away , to the extent of our
ability , all fllthlncss of the flesh and
Big Hats In Colonial Days.
The question of high hats at public
places was of some moment , even in
colonial days. In 1700 the church at
Andovcr , Mass. , put it to vote whotl-
gr "the parish disapprove of the to-
male sex Bitting with their hats on In
the meeting house In time of dlvlno
eorvlco as being indecent. " In the town
of Ablngton In 1775 It was voted that
H was "an Indecent way with the
femlnlno sex to sit with their hats and
bonnets on In worshiping God. " Still
another town voted that it was the
"town's mind" that the women should
take their bonnets off In meeting nnd
hang them on the ucgu.