THE NOKKOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUJtNAL , RKIDAY , OCTOBER 14 , 1910.
LINCOLN MEN HERE TONIGHT.
Schedule of the Lincoln Commercla
Culb Trade Excursion ,
The Lincoln Commercial club oxcur
HOII ! will reach Norfolk tonight. The )
lonvo hero nl 1 n. in. Tuesday for the
Serlbner-Oahdnlo branch , returning tc
Norfolk Tuesday nlKht ut 7:30. : /
night run will bo made Tuesday night
to Dallas and Wednesday morning m
they leave Dallas for the return trip
reaching Crclghton for the night
Thursday will ho from Crolghton t (
Long I'lno and Friday from Long Pln <
to Crawford.
Are You Uslnq It , Too ?
Right now thorn Is consldorabh
talk about a ronnirknblu , porfoc
( tloiuiHor that docs Its work thorough
ly , rapidly and easily. Several him
tired thousand women know of It am
use It dally. It Is Old Dutch Cleanser
If yon are not using It , you ewe I
< o yourself to at least try It. It light
ens your work and gives Immediate
results. Old Dutch Cleanser wll
clean , scrub , scour and polish am
there's not a room In the house li
which 11 can't be used as a cleaner foi
Homo article. No acids , caustics , al
kail or grit. Heightens the house am
your disposition , too. One thoroiigl
trial will tell.
Farmer Struck by Train.
Uoemer , Neb. , Oct. 10. Special tt
The News : .lohn 11. Koestcr , a Got1
man farmer living southeast of lice
inor , had a close call with train No. G
westbound passenger. Ilo was return
Ing horn from a day In town. At the
railroad crossing , with a mtip ol
"i straight track on either side , ho evidently
dontly undertook to force his team
across the track ahead of the train
In the mix-up Koester was upset intc
the ditch , escaping with a few cuts
which were patched up at the llcomoi
hospital. The team turned up the
track ahead of the train ami wort
caught on the cattle guard. One horse
was killed and the buggy complete ! ]
demolished. No blame can bo attrlbut
od to the train crow as they hai
whistled for the crossing.
Death of Mrs. Peter Schad.
Lindsay , Nob. , Oct. 10 Special tc
The News : A telegram brings news
of the deatli of Mrs. Peter Sclmd , o
Okarcheo , Okla. , duo to typhoid fovci
i\1rs. \ Schad was the eldest d.uightei
of Mr. and Mrs. Stun Connolloy. living
two miles cast of hero. Mrs. Schac
left hero last spring. She Is survlvec
by a husband and six children , om
of whom has typhoid fever now. Mrs
Conno".3y left for Oklahoma. The re
mains will probably bo brought her *
for burial.
Institute at Valentine.
Valentine , Neb. , Oct. 10. Special ti
The News : The farmers' Institut
was held hero and there were tlirei
very interesting talks by Professo
Dower on "Corn and the Cow , " Pro !
fessor Kremlitz on "Tho Horse , " am
Miss Maxwell em "Domestic Science.
After the talks practical demostratioi
was given the girls by Miss Maxwel
In domestic science and Professor
Dower and ICromlttz gave a demon
stration to the boys on judging cal
tie.
Professors Uowcr and Krcmlltz nr
from the University of Nobraski
while Miss Maxwell comen from th
Vniversity of Wisconsin.
Suicide of a Farmer.
Jake Reltncrs , a Bachelor Near Crelgl
ton , Ends His Life.
Nollgh , Neb. , Oct. 10. Special t
The News : Jake Rolmors , a baclu
lor 03 years of age , was. found dea
hanging by a rope attached to hi
windmill Saturday evening by tw
close neighbors , Hans Hanson an
Mr. Dungy , who went over to th
Relmer's place to borrow a lantern.
Mr. Relmers has been a resident e
Antelope county for over twenty year
and was considered a prosperous an
well-to-do farmer. County Coronc
Conwell was called late Saturda
evening but did not make the trip ui
til yesterday , owing to the dlstarci
which Is twenty-two miles direct !
north of this city. Ho stated that n
jury was cmpanneled for an Inques
as a case of premeditated suicide \vn
plainly evident from his own handwrl
Ing before accomplishing self-destru
tlon , and that given by several eli
tlmo neighbors , does away with an
foul play theory. It is stated by tli
neighbors , and especially Hans Hai
son , with whom lie boarded , and I )
C. A. Carpenter and Henry Been
that ho was undoubtedly mentally ui
balanced. This became more In ev
denco since ho sold his last year
crop 01 corn on October 5 , as the prle
was not up to his expectation , and
stated several times to these men. H
also talked of sulcido at dlfferei
times.
Dr. Conwell In searching the den
man found $48.35 In silver and cu
rency on his person , and also a pas
book on the Security bank of Crclg !
ton , which showed a deposit of $47
the last deposit being on Wodnosda
October 5 , of ? 200. which money 1
received from selling old corn. In tl
house on the table was found a clrc
lar letter , which the doctor has In h
possession , from the W. M. Wele
Manufacturing company of Chlcag
and on the back of the envelope wi
written these words In English , n
though having the German slant at
letters to a degree : "I am tired i
living and hang myself ; and got tw
brothers In Germany ; let them knoi
William Rolmers and George ar
Cathrlne. Holstein , Germany. "
Ho did not sign this note , but it wi
in Ills handwriting without question.
The doctor stated last evening wlu
interviewed that Mr. Roimers had r
relatives In this country and that 1
would take the matter up today wll
the proper authorities of this counl
to notify his brothers and ulster , f
the deceased owns a quarter sectic
of land , on which Is 130 acres of corn ,
and has n good deal of personal prop
erty outsldo of the bank account. Ho
also stated that the deceased was i\
man that did business carefully , as
receipts of eight and ten yearn stand
ing of $1 each wore found among his
effects. A certificate was found Issued
by a doctor In Germany when ho was
vaccinated at the ago of 27 days.
Funeral and burial services will beheld
held today In the Mlllorobo church ,
which Is ono mlle west of his farm.
Gregory County Medics.
Dallas , S. D. , Oct. 10. Special tc
The News : The Gregory County Mod
leal association was formally organ
l/.cd mid launched at Dallas. The of
( leers elected wore : Dr. II. A. Mur
nan of Gregory , president ; Dr. 13. D
Bradley of Burke , vice president ; Dr
T. II. Castles of Dallas , secretary and
treasurer. All of the towns In Greg
ory county wore represented and n
splendid meeting was held , and nftei
the business was transacted , a bun
( piet was given at the Lakota hotel
The next meeting will bo at the otllce
of Dr. II. A. Murnan In the city ol
Gregory on October 21. It is thought
that the physicians of Tripp county
will join with the physicians of Greg'
ory county and the association will In-
elude the profession of both counties ,
Football Saturday.
Madison , Neb. , Oct. 10. Special tc
The News : Saturday's football game
between the Neligh high school and
the Madison high school on the Mndi-
son gridiron was a hard fought bat
tle from start to llnlsh , the Neligh ag
gregation stubbornly resisting the
Madison team who outclassed them In
point of skill and management. The
score was 11 to 0 In favor of Madison.
The sensation of the game was the
long run for a touchdown made by
Gillesplo of Madison. Coach Gercy
was referee , Superintendent Merman
of Neligh high school umpire and
Superintendent Stockdalo of Madison
timekeeper.
Atkinson 10 , O'Neill 0.
Atkinson , Neb. , Oct. 10. Atkinson
defeated O'Neill at football Saturday ,
10 to 0. The line-up :
Other Football Scores.
Nebraska 12 , South Dakota 9.
Minnesota , Ames 0.
Kansas 9 , St. Marys 5.
Michigan II , Case 3.
Pennsylvania 158 , West Virginia 0.
Harvard 21 , Williams 0.
Indiana G , Chicago 0.
Illinois 29 , Drake 0.
Northwestern 10 , Iowa 5.
TO HIS DYING AUNT.
Because ho had received a lette
from his aunt in Illinois stating tha
she was very ill and about to die , 12
year-old Leroy Bates has run awa ;
from his father's home at Raven , Neb ,
and Is believed to bo on his way ti
visit his aunt. The lad is reported ti
bo traveling on his father's horse
which he took with him. The boy ii
not provided with a saddle and for !
bridle a common halter with a ropi
bit Is used.
A telephone message was receive !
from W. S. Bates , the boy's father , b ;
Norfolk authorities Monday nskini
that the boy be stopped and sent bacl
to him.
Vermont Gains 3.6 Percent.
Washington , Oct. 10. The populo
tlon of the state of Vermont , enuni
erated for the thirteen census am
made public by the census bureau tc
day , showed an increase of 12,315 , o
3.6 percent , the total number of inhal
Hants being 355,950 as compared wit !
343,041 In 1900. In the previous dt
cade from 1890 to 1900 Vermont ir
creased its population 11,139 or 3.
percent.
The Attempt on the Bank.
A man giving the name of Tlioma
Slavln , claiming "every place" as hi
homo , Is behind the bars at the Noi
folk city Jail charged with being
member of the gang of live men wh
attempted to rob the Meadow Grov
State bank early Sunday mornln ?
Slavin would make no statement , bu
efforts are being made by the author
tics to force a confession from hln
and if possible to get names and ae
dresses of the other members of th
gang through the "third degree" pn
cess.
Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison I
hard at work on the case. Sherl
Stucker of Stanton , who believed h
could Identify the man , declared thr
ho does not know him , but thinks hi
picture Is among those "wanted" 1
detective journals.
When seen by a News represent !
live Monday Slavln readily gave hi
name , but when asked where ho cam
from ho hesitated for some tlmo an
finally said :
"I ain't got no homo. " Slavln wti
limping badly , when visited by Th
News representative , who was nccon
panlcd by the chief of police , to whoi
Slavln said ho was hungry and mus
eat. Ho looked very tired.
"What's the matter , are you a cri ]
plo ? " ho was asked.
"No , I wrenched my hip badly lai
night , " answered the suspected rol
her.
Slavln Monday looked much mot
slightly built than Sunday night , who
s' his weight was estimated at 1-
n pounds. He weighs about 128 ,
smooth shaven and stoop shouldered ,
Ho Is quiet appearing and wears a
soft black hat and black suit of
clothes.
The authorities are looking for the
other robber , thought to hnvo been
wounded when K. II. Ray , who cap
tured Slavln , llred at the lleelng ban
dit.
Meadow Grove , Neb. , Oct. 10. Spe
cial to The News : Robbers , probably
live In number , broke In the plate
glass door of the Meadow Grove State
bank about 4 o'clock Sunday morning ,
and with the aid of dynamite or nitro
glycerine blow open the vault door
leading to the safe. About five
charges were used but the robbers
wore unable tp blow the safe open.
Seeing they had aroused the towns
people , about whose homes they placed
guards , and being unable to blow open
the safe , the robbers escaped from the
town at 5 o'clock with n top buggy
and two bay mares which they stole
from a local livery stable.
The State Bankers' association of
fers a reward of $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction of the dynamiters ; and
the Nebraska Live Stock Protective
association a reward of $200 for the
arrest and conviction of the men for
stealing the horses.
Bind and Gag a Man.
Before starting their operations on
the bank , the robbers made a thor
ough patrol of the town and found n
young man named O. Echols on the
railroad tracks. Kchols was returning
from Norfolk and the robbers slugged ,
bound and gagged him and put him In
a box car.
He broke his bounds at 5 o'clock ,
about the time the robbers loft the
town.
\fter depositing Kehols In the box
car the robbers placed a guard at the
home of II. 13. Mason , cashier of the
bank , and one at the Fields barber
shop , next door to the bank. Then
with blacksmith tools they smashed
in the pinto glass door of the bank
and entered.
Five Charges Are Heard.
Mr. Fields heard the report of the
first charge of dynamite which blew
open the vault door , then a series ol
other explosions , about five in number ,
took place In rapid succession on the
safe door , which did not respond tc
llie heavy charges.
Mr. Fields was soon busy with the
telephone and , whispering to the cen
tral to connect him up with Mr. Ma
son's residence , he told the. cashlei
that the bank was being robbed.
Mrs. Mason Keeps Watch.
Mrs. Mason kept a vigilant watcli
on the guard in front of her home
while Mr. Mason and the family doj
made their way out of the house from
a rear door. The dog , upon leaving
the house , barked furiously and made
hasty retreat to the door. Mr. Mason
however , went up an alley toward the
bank , reaching there just a few mo
ments after the robbers had left the
place.
The barking of the Mason dog Is be
lleved to have frightened the robbers
away after they found that the dyna
mite was not doing its work.
After leaving the bank , the mer
went to a livery stable , and command
ed , at guns' points , that the boy ii
charge , George White , put out the
lights and lie down. The robbers ther
hitched up a team to the single huggj
and drove toward Norfolk.
Plug Guns in Hardware Store.
Before the robbery attempt , the
burglars took tools from the .T. Can
blacksmith shop and then got three
revolvers from Joe Beach's hardware
store , plugging the balance of the guns
In stock by driving cartridges lute
them. They cut out a glass wimlov
In the hardware store to get In. A
the bank they smashed In the glas !
door by means of a sledge stolen fron
the blacksmith shop.
It Is believed these are tne stum
men who a week ago Sunday mornlnf
made an attempt to rob the Antelopi
county bank at Oakdale. No mone :
was secured in that attempt , either.
Immediately after spreading broad
cast the news of the robbery attempt
H. E. Mason , cashier of the Meadov
Grove Slate bank , who was about thi
flrst man on the scene after the rob
bers had left the bank at Meadov
Grove , ordered out automobiles and
followed by four machines loaded will
armed men , he traced the yeggmen
who drove In the single top bugg ;
which they stole at a Meadow Grovi
livery stable , along the river towan
Norfolk. When reaching Stoley'
slough , three miles east of Battl
Creek , the buggy was discovered li
the brush south of the river. Th
harness had been carefully laid in th
vehicle and the two bay marcs wer
haltered and put Into a pasture nbou
100 yards further away , where tom
cattle grazed.
Mr. Mason and his party found th
stolen team about 7 o'clock a. in. ani
then the trail was lost. The fou
Meadow Grove automobiles came 01
to Norfolk and reached here about 1
o'clock. Mr. Mason asked Chief o
Police Mnrquardt to send out deputies
and although Constable John Flyni
John Krantz of the Live Stock Owi
ers Protective association , and Marti
Kane , former chlof of police , had a
rour'v gone out In search of the rol
hers , the chief ordered about ten mermen
men out , and thc.sc were later jolne
by scores of volunteers who searche
the entire countryside. Sheriff C. t
Smith of MadlsH. . Sheriff Stuckor c
Stanlon and Shor.tf Miller from Ai
tnlopo county verc among the mat
hunte'rs. '
It Is believed that at least three c
the men came to Meadow Grove o
the late passenger train Saturda
evening.
Battle With Robbers.
After a revolver battle with two o
the Meadow Grove State bank robber
who were followed to Norfolk JUIH
tlon by Constable A. W. Flnkhous
5 from the Adrian Craig farm , B. II
B Ray , a local horse dealer , and Ell Gat
colgne , an American Express com
pany employe , succeeded In capturing
one of the robbers and probably bad
ly wounding another. The other two
escaped In the darkness.
The shooting occurred at 10:30 : Sun-
Jay evening In front of the Northwes
tern train dispatchers' office and in
the presence or about 100 passengers
going through the city. Seven shots
ivore exchanged In rapid succession.
Hundreds of men , Including the
iherlff's posses from tlireo counties ,
swarmed the country In the vicinity of
Norfolk In search of the robbers , Con
stable Flnkhousc who was stationed
on the railroad track at the Adrian
> alg farm west of Norfolk , discover
ed four men coming out of the corn-
Held about fi o'clock Sunday after-
loon. He followed them and when
they saw the officer , two of the men
Irew their revolvers and , dropping on
their knees , leveled the guns at the
constable , who Immediately turned
ind walked In an opposite direction !
o throw the robbers' suspicion from
ilm. But he did not lese sight of the i
nen. They started toward Norfolk. I
He telephoned from two farm houses
o the city police station and asked
hat a guard be established to meet
the robbers. He was told that all
the roads were guarded. I
Seven Shots Ring Out. i
When Constable Flnkhoiiso reached
the Junction he leist sight of the men I
and immediately gave a full dlscrlp-
lon of them to 13. 11. Ray. Having
eaten nothing the entire day the con
stable seated himself at the lunch
counter and in a few moments he
icard seven shots crashing in the
night air.
Mr. Ray and Mr. Gascoigno had i
commenced a search of the crowd and
'omul two mon answering the rob
bers' description. Both of the Nor
folk men had boon sworn in as depu
tes and drawing their revolvers they
ordered the suspects to throw up their
naiids. One of the robbers complied
with the order whllo the other drew
Ills gun and llred at the deputies
three times. Mr. Ray declared he
and Mr. Gascoignc fired four shots in
to the body of this suspect who fell
to the ground and then scrambled
away.
Wounded Man Escapes.
He Is said to have disappeared In
the cornfield near the Junction and
should be easily found.
The other robber was relieved of a
large Colts revolver , live skeleton
keys , probably of his own manufac
ture , having been made from heavy
spike nails , the heads of which were
not yet removed. They were made
by an export hand and any lock en
countered could easily have been
opened. The other two robbers , it is
declared by witnesses , were standing
immediately behind the first two , but
they made their escape by running
around the depot immediately after
they were discovered.
No effort on the part of the crowd
attracted to the scene , was made to
stop these two men.
Planned Robbery in Norfolk.
The fact that the robber captured
had on his person a ticket showing ho
had made a cash purchase at the Fair
store in Norfolk on October 0 , shows
that the robbery was planned in Nor--
folk.
During the manhunt in the Holds
Sunday , Mr. Justus of Meadow Grove
tossed up his hat. It was shot three
times before It came down. The man-
hunters were armed with all sorts of
guns shotguns , rilles and revolvers.
They marched in a solid line through
the fields , a man to every fifty feet.
Strangers at Taft Farm.
Late Sunday evening Mrs. Burr Taft
telephoned Norfolk authorities that
two strangers had called at the Taft
farm , but ran away after a neighbor
who had been notified of their arrival
came to the farm. Many reports
reached the city about a fight between
the robbers and the sheriff's posses ,
but these were Incorrect. One mem
ber of Mr. Mason's party from Meadow
Grove badly sprained his ankle when
in the brush near the John Ray farm.
The robber arrested is about 30
years old , smooth shaven , slightly
build , weighing about 148 pounds and
dark complexion. Up to this hour ho
has not given the authorities his
name. Ho slept soundly throughout
the night. At S o'clock a. in. curious
.crowds kept the authorities busy at
the city jail. Many were turned away
disappointed at not being able to get
a glimpse of the captured man , who
snored peacefully in his cot in a cell
where a careful guard Is kept over
him.
him.This
This man throw up his hands Im
mediately after receiving the order
from the two Norfolk deputies.
Then Hands Went Up.
His hands , however , did not go up
high enough and as they wavered
dango.ously near his shoulders and
sometimes near his hip pocket where
lay the largo Colt revolver. Mr. Ray
poked Ills own weapon Into the man's
ifnce and his life would probably have
been snuffed out had ho not imme
diately stiffened his hands and arms
high above ills head. Ho was disarm
ed and1 taken to the city jail. Ilo had
a package of cigarette paper and to
bacco with him , the flvo skeleton keys ,
a hair brush , tooth brush , the Fair
( 'store ticket and ? 1.4C in change. No
i' ' letters or papers which could prove
| his identity were found.
. I Sheriff C. S. Smith when notified
: i Monday morning that ono of the rob
bers was captured telephoned that he
would start out In pursuit of the oth
ers Immediately.
Here Ten Days.
It Is believed the robbers have been
living in Norfolk for the past ten
days. They have been eating meals
regularly at the Kampman restaurant
where it Is reported ono of them claim-
led to have been a detective. They
were noticed at the Junction by a
number of south Norfolk residents.
An all-night search was kept up In
an effort to find the three men who
escaped.
PEOPLE'S
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL ,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle
Brooklyn , N. V. , October 2. Pastor
Russell of the Brooklyn Tabernacle1
addressed a large and very attentive
audience today at the Academy of Mu
sic from the above text. lie said :
Ours Is a day In which , more than
ever before , the statement of our text
is disputed disbelieved by Jows. Gen
tiles and Christians. The great Chris
thin author , St. Paul , agrees exactly
with the words of Moses In our te.\tv
Buylng. "Without the she'ddlng of
blood there Is no remission of sins"
( Hebrews is. 2The orthodox Jew
and the orthodox Christian , therefore ,
anIn substantial agreement as to the
foundation of things and the unortho
do.i are In agreement of opposition
The latter agree that there Is no necos
slty for Sin Atonement that the later
thought of all the wise men of the
earth , the greatest ministers and rab
bis , Is that there Is no such thing as
Original Sin ; hence could be no such
thing as necessity for cancelling It of
making an atonement or satisfaction
to Justice on behalf of It. Two things
have contributed to these unorthodox ,
unscrlptnral views.
( li The agnostic Jew not only dis
putes the Bible ns an authority on the
subject , but. in addition , admits to
himself that If the sheading of blood.
If the sacrifices commanded by the
Levltical code for Sin Atonement he
admitted to be right and necessary. It
would Involve the thought that the
Jewish people have had no Sin Atone
ment In any sense of the word for
more than eighteen centuries , because
Sin Atonement must be made- accord
ing to certain specified conditions or
else It could not be made at all. The
loss of the Ark of the Covenant con
taining the Law , and covered by the
mercy-seat , was one of these disasters
The destruction of Jerusalem , the City
of the great King , was another , and.
above all. the Law required that the
sacrifices should bo killed , and the
presentations sacrlliclally made to God.
only by a priest who could show his
lineage as a son of Aaron.
( 'Ji Since the > destruction of Jerusalem
A. D. 70. the Jewish nation lias been
scattered and devastated by their foes
some of these , alas , claiming to bo
Christians and dishonoring the name
of Jesus : As a result nil olllci.il rec
ords and genealogies of the Jewish
people are broken , vitiated , destroyed
Undoubtedly there are numerous de
scendants from Aaron living today ; but.
since they cannot prove their descent ,
they are absolutely forbidden to at
tempt to make a Sin Atonement on the
Atonement Day Viewing the matter
from this standpoint llie unorthodox
Jew feels all the more inclined to re-
puellate the necessity for any Sin
Atonement. Alas , indeed , many of
them seem not only to have lost con
lldenco In the Mosaic arrangement , butte
to have lost faith entirely In a personal
God. We hope and believe that many
of these are sincere and will be blessed
and assisted back to faith shortly and
to a hotter understanding of the holy
Scriptures and of God's dealings with
their nation
Jewish Atonement a Farce.
In view of what we have said , all
must see that It wouM be Impossible
for the Jews properly to observe the
Atonement Day. having no priest nor
other facility necessary to the require
ments of the Law. Nevertheless , an out
ward show of ceremony is kept up. On
the proper Atonement Day of their year.
the Tenth Day of the Seventh Month ,
the Jew figuratively acknowledges that
the merit of jhe previous sacrifice has
ezplrcd. He fasts. He prays , accordIng -
Ing to the original program. But he
has no priest. No bullock Is slain for
the sins of the tribe of Lerl. No goat
Is slain for the sins of the other tribes.
And no blood Is taken Into the Most
Holy to make an Atonement. Not
only have they no priest to officiate ,
but they have no mercyscatSome
of them wring the neck of n rooster ,
swinging It over the head three times.
But this Was not the sacrifice of tin-
Day of Atonement and could not take
Its place.
Wo should not be misunderstood as
holding up the Jew to ridicule. Quite
to the contrary , we sympathize with
him. Wo appreciate his reverence for
the Divine Law and his desire for fel
lowship with God In the cleansing of
his sins. Wo would , however , suggest
to them that nothing Is to bo galne ( {
by deceiving themselves and each oj/i
or Into the supposition that tl/olr
Atonement Day brings them any relief
or harmonizes them In any sop < o of
the word with the Almighty What
tlie > y do Is a more farce. The sooner
this be acknowledged the sooner will
their honesty In the matter bring them
into the proper condition of heart to
recognize that the sins of more- than
eighteen centuries rest upon them un-
cancelled and that this Is the explana
tlon of the calamities that have befallen
fallen them.
When Israelites come properly to un
dcrstnnd the situation , they will see
that all their hopes center In Mes
siah's Kingdom. Messiah Is not only
the great King typlllod by David and
Solomon , but ho Is also the great
Prlost typllleel by Aaron- and more par
ticularly by Molchlsedon. who was n
priest upon his Ulngly throne. So Mt-s
slab will not only be the great Klny
over Israel and the world , but be wll
bo the great Priest whoso applh-atloi
of his own merit will effect the can
cellution of ulns forever. He will no
ooCnPULPIT.
. . .
Blood Atonement
For Sin
Is a Necessity
"The lileol the ( leili is in llie blood ; and 1
hive given it lo you upon the altar , lo make
an atonement lot your touli ; lot il it the
blood that makclh an atonement lor llie toul"
( Levilicui xvii. 11) ) .
re-intrucuu'L' to tnein sacnnces or bulls
and gnats , but will make known to
them that those suerlllces were mere
foreshadowing * of better sacrifices
so much better that they will not need
repeating yearly , but work n perpet
ual cancellation of the sins of Israel
and of all the children of Adam.
Higher Critics Repudiate the Blood.
All the worldly-wise of Christendom
liuvo reached the point of repudiating
tlio testimony of the Old Testament
mid the New respecting the need of a
sacrltlclal death for the satisfaction of
Divine Justice , the cancellation of sin
and ( lie restitution of the sinner to Dl
vine favor. Tin' claim tif tlu so-called
New Theologists repudiate * the fall ,
repudiates the ransom and repudiates
a restitution to all that was lost-
claiming that nothing was lost and
that all we have Is gain. Thus the
world and Its wisdom know not God
and appreciate not his arrangement
that , as death came' upon mankind
through the sin of one man ( Adam ) ,
even so a restitution to life should
come to all IIIIMI through Christ Unit
"as all In Adam dlo. even so all In
Christ shall IIP made alive. "
Tlii'so worldly-wise' cannot deny the1
fact that there' Is sin In the world and
that there Is death In the world and
that the tendency of all sin Is towards
death. Thely cannot deny that de'iith Is
gaining n greater hold than over be
fore upon our nice Insane asylums ,
prisons and reform schools showthat ,
notwithstanding our educational facil
ities and wonderful achlcve'incnts under
tin.1 enlightening iiillnenres of the Now
Dispensation now dawning neverthe
less , the infinity statistics and the >
prison statistics and the1 physical sta
tistics show that , in spite of every
thing , nur race Is becoming menially ,
morally and physically weaker day by
day. It Is tor them te > explain how
these facts fit 10 ilielr theory of involu
tion
Ths Christian's View of Sin Atonement.
ly ! llie term Christian we refer to
those who Intelligently believe the ex
planation of the Bible respecting sin.
that It Is a violation of the Divine
Law and carries with It a penalty
that Father Adam was created as sin
less as are the angels and us perfect
as they , only on n little lower plane
of being. Obedience was required of
him ns the priceof Divine favor and
everlasting life. Disobedience thrust
him from Paradise Into the unpro-
{ laroel earth to wrestle with the thorns
and thistles , where the decree1. "Dying
thnu shall die. " accomplished his exe
cution. His race was in his loins and
naturally shared by heredity his
weaknesses and death penalty , so that
the entire race Is a ( lying race. But
the Creator was unwilling that Adam
and his children should die as brutes.
God diil not revoke his decree of
death nor give any intimation that ho
had done unjustly in condemning Ills
creature. He did. however , provide
a way for their relief lie provided
that , as the llrst man alone had sin
ned actually , so one1 Redeemer alone
would bo necessary f ° r the race. And
to him ho offered a great reward , so
that his sacrifice for sins would work
out to his own advantage , ns well as.
to the sinner's. A part of the rcwar.d
was the high exaltation to the heaven
ly nature far above angols. and the
gift of the Kingdom of earth neces
sary for the overruling ' /id subduing
of the spirit of rebellion In the world
and for the exaltation and uplifting
from sin and death conditions of all
the willing and obedient of Adam's
entire raco.
"The Better Sacrifices. "
From the Divine standpoint "tin
man Christ Jesus gave himself a ran
som for nil. " for Adam's entire race ,
to be testified In due time. lie antl-
typed the bullq.-k of Israel's Atone
ment Day. as well as antltypcd the
priest who slew the bullock because
ho offered up himself Rewarded by
the Almighty , he was raised from
death to the spirit piano , higher than
the angri's. Applying his merit to the
antitynJreal Lovlte-s. "tho household of
faith.1' "tho C'hurch of the First-
bonj'i. " ho then began n work little
unft ; > rstood by cither Jews or Chris-
titans , but nevertheless clearly outlined
> . ! . , the Word of God His work
throughout this age lias boon the gath
ering of the elect class which Is cho
sen because of faithfulness to him
and obedience In walking In his
stops in the narrow way. These ,
composed both of Jews and of
Gentiles , hnvo for centuries been
In course of development their sacri
fices being typified by that of the
Lord's goat on the Atonement Day
Their sacrifices are small and loan like
that of the goat. In comparison to the
bullock. Hut they arc accepted by the
Great High Priest , and the offering
of their sacrifice Is counted as bin sac
rifice. Thus eventually the High
Priest will e'omplotehis work of sln-
atuncmcnt iwo bollovo very soonl and
then his second application of the
hlood upon , the Mercy-Sent will be
rnuelu , Just us It was written In the
Law , "On behalf of all the people , " only
that "all the people" on the larger
scale will not mean merely the Is
raelites outside of the Levltcs , but
will mean the whole world of mankind
outside of the household of faith , the
antltyplcal Levltcs. Forthwith the
whole world will be turned over to
Messiah , the antltypical Prophet.
Priest. King. Mediator , Judge. Then
tor a thousand years the world will
receive the blessed , uplifting Influ
There will come In Israel's share In
the great work of recovering the world
to God. They are still beloved for the
fathers' sake * and the gifts and calling
of God to them are things he will not
repent of. At that time the great anil-
typical Prophet , Priest and ICIng will
he-gin his work as a Mediator. At that
time he will mediate by bringing Into
operation the Now Covenant which
God promised he would make with In-
raol mid Judith , "after those days"
after the days of their humiliation and
being cast off ; they shall be reclaimed
and uplifted and blessed and used of
the Lord. This Is God's Covenant with
them when ho will take away their
sins when by virtue of the "butter
sacrlllces" their sins jdmll bo abso
lutely and forever cancelled by the
antltyplcal Priest , of whom the Proph
et David wrote1. "Jl'lio Lord hath sworn ,
and will not repent , Thou art a priest
for the iige after the order of Mel-
chlzodek" a kingly priest on the spirit
plane ( Psalm ex1) ) .
What Atonement Signifies.
The word Atonement or At-one-ment
signifies the1 bringing of persons alien
ated or estranged back Into harmony ,
sympathy , union. Many are perplexed
at the * doctrine of blood-atonement so
prominently set forth In the Bible. The
shedding of blood Is naturally revoltIng -
Ing and properly so. It seems strange ,
therefore , to those who'do not under
stand the philosophy of the Divine
Plan of Salvation , why God should
have required a blood-atonement for
sin. Sometimes the very people who
object to blond-atonement believe some
thing much more awful that an atone
ment for sin can be effected by hun
dreds or thousands of years of most
terrible torture Some believe even
worse than thls-that an everlasting
torment penalty for sin will bo exacted
of all except the saintly few of hu
manity. How Inconsistent ami illogi
cal we have all been in our reasoning
upon religious subjects !
In Scriptural usage blood stands for ,
or represents , the life. In harmony
with this Is our ordinary use of the
word.'e read. "Tho blood of Jesus
Christ our Lord clcanseth us from all
sin. " Here the word blood stands for
death , or rather , for the merit of the
sacrificial death of Jesus. Ills death
would have been equally ellleaclous as
man's Ransom-Price If his side had not
been pierced. It would have been
equally meritorious if ho had died In
any other manner , except that he waste
to take the place of the sinner to the
very last degree as the Mosaic Law
declares. "Cursed Is everyone that
hangeth upon a tree. " thus branding
crucifixion as the most Ignominious
form of death.
But why should God require the
death of a victim as a basis for the
forgiveness of the sins of Adam and
his raceVe reply that God's Law
was Intended to be an Illustration of
the exactness of Divine Justice. Jus
tice' could not punish Adam nor his
children with everlasting torture or
any other of the horrible things we
once imagined. The severest penalty
of the Divine Law is represented In
our common law , which , as tin extreme'
penalty , requires the death of the
transgressor. Adam , having been sen
tenced to death , would have had no
future opportunity for life neither by
resurrection nor otherwise. Adam's m
children , sharing his weaknesses , would
have bad no opportunity to regain life ,
becausejustiw is unchangeable. If It
was just to condemn sin. It would be
Injustice to rescind the penalty and
set the1 culprit free. Divine Ix > vc has
provided a way by which Adam and
his children arc all to be freed from
death and have an opportunity of eter
nal life not by violating the require
ments of Divine Justice , but by fulfill
ing them. Hence In due time , the
man Christ Jesus died for the man
Adam , to cancel his sin , to satisfy his
penalty. And since his sin and pen
alty have been Inherited by bis chil
dren , the one sacrifice for sin is until-
clent for all.
The work of atonement is not com
pleted. The first half of atonement
Is the satisfaction of Justice. But
even this part Is not yet completed.
The Redeemer presents his sacrifice
in two parts , according to the type.
The flrst effusion of his blood spoke
peace to believers who now have the
cars to hear and the heart to obey ;
the second effusion , as shown by the
Law ( Leviticus xvl , 15) ) , will make
reconciliation for the sins of all the
people the whole world of mankind.
Then the other part of Atonement be
gins.
gins.After
After the Divine reconciliation comes
human reconciliation. The great Mes
siah will not require sacrifices of hu
manity , but , on the contrary , will
open the blind eyes and cause the
knowledge of the grace of God to
reach Adam and every member of his
race. Then all willing for reconcilia
tion will be helped by the great Medi
ator .of the New Covenant and by
Israel , his Chosen People and earthly
representatives. The object to bo ac
complished during Messiah's reign is
the bringing to all the willing and
obedient the restitution which God
has promised restitution to all that
was lost Ultimately Messiah will
transfer the allegiance of the whole
world ( perfected by him ) to Jehovah
God. that ho may be all In all ( I
Corinthians xv. 28) ) .
He Chose Quickly.
"Gerald. " she said , facing him with ,
heightened color and putting her hands
behind her , "you will have to choose
between me and your old pipe. "
Not an Instant did Gerald hesitate.
"The old pipe goes , dear , " he said ,
throwing it away. "I was thinking of
buying n new ono anyhow. " Chicago
Tribune.
Look Up.
We dig and toll , we worry and fret ,
and all the while close over us bends
the Infinite wonder and beauty of na
ture , saying : "Look up. my child ! Feel
my smile and lie sludl"-a. S. Mor-
rlam.
