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8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. NOVEMBER 15 , 1886. MEN AND THEIR MEANNESS Seven Thousand Man Hoar Sam JOEOS' Ser mon to Mon Only. SCORING THEM FOR THEIR SINS. , I'rnfniilly , Snlilmtli-Hrenk- ilccntloiiHiicsB mid lutciiipcr- IHICC Denounced In 1'lalu Rani Shortly after 7 o'clock last night the doors of Hit ! exposition building were thrown open aril tin people began to Hock in. The announcement ( hat Srun Jcnns would spi-nk to "men only" aroused In the breasts of many a curiosity to hear what ho had to say. This curiosity was , in many quarters , not unmmgled with the belief tlint thu great revivalist would iniiko a spicy talk on subjects which could not fail to be of interest. After n few Bonus Mr. .luplin an nounced thnt a collection would be taken up. llefore the ushers started to pass about the hiitH , Mr. 1' . C. Iliiiiebnugh talked to the audience for a minulo or two. " ( Jontlumcn , " ho said , "this is glorious to see t-o many men hero to-night. 1 remcml > i > r when llrotlier Hitler talked in the building hint year , to an audience of men only. 1 to say that the good Words of advlco wlncli fell from tlint man's lips would have been worth a million dollars lo his hearers if they had been followed out. I believed that if thu words which Mr. Jones is to speak to-night are taken right home that this city will lu$10,000 ) ahead. And now 1 want you to subscribe liber ally. I hopu you'll subscribe sf.100. " After the collection has been taken up , moro hinginirfollowcd and then Mr. Jones commenced his discourse , as follows : "We Invite the attention , and wo trust the praycrlul attention of many of you , to thcHo words : "Hseapo for thy life. " This is a wonderful book from which we Ret our text. It goes back to the begin- nine of all things anil forward to the end of all things. In the last chapter of Genesis I read of my own origin and the origin of creation , frcadliow the evenIng - Ing and the morning were the lirst day and the second day , and the sixth day , until at last the sous of ( Sod anil the angels ahout over a finished world. God devotes one page of this book to my ori gin and the thousand pages which follow warn mo of mj destiny. (5od ( spoke of my origin but a moment telling me whence i came , anil ho breaks the silence of eternity ever and anon for 4,000 years telling mo whither 1 am going. J say here , fellow countrymen , if this little bundle of paper 1 uold in my hand is ( oil's truth , this convocation to night means more than the mere r.NTritTAi.N.Mi\T : op THIS VAST Aumr.NCi- : , the 0,000 men with the chance- life and death before them. I say the question before us is not one of the hour simply , il is not ono of to-day or to-morrow , but it is a question whoso issues are as long as eturnity , and I want to say to you to night , that when a man stands up to preach the gospel lo mo 1 have about three questions 1 would ask him and only three , and when they are answered satis factorily to my mintl , f throw my heart Wide open to him and to his words , " 'lie lirst question 1 would ask any preacher of the gospel is this "are you posted on the subject you are discussing , do you know what you are talking about.1' And when that question is satisfactorily an swered 1 put another and that is "do you mean kindlyto mo. " And with that question satisfactorily answered i have lull ' -cctnlher anil that i'i "do you live > ? ; : Su" * jY > Tt pvonelif' Now if a man is posted on the subject ho is discussing and he means kindly to me , and ho lives what ho preaches , then I say pick out your weapons and lire away at me , my heart and my conscience are wide open to you. Now my brother you are my brother anil 1 got very close to yon in this discussion you will find out before 1 am through , whether I am posted on the subject I am discussing or not. You can toll by my manner. You cin : tell by the spirit of the man , whclttnr 1 menu kindly to you or nol , or whether 1 live as 1 preach. And a man that T1IIIOWS AS MANY 1EOCKS as Sam Jones has no business in a glass house. Jo you hear that y ( Applause. ) I have been hunting a man fourteen years that caught him doing sonu'thing wrong. I could catch the follow that said somebody else said so , but 1 novcr could catch the fellow that caught him at it. I live in Omaha while I am hero , and if thcro is anything you can bring against me , Sam Jones would be glad to hear it. And if you want to know about me , 1 will pay vour telegrams both ways and give you the names of the prominent ollicials in my county mid the whole state. I am no tramp running about ov.'r this country , i want you to understand that. Brethren , fellow eiti/ens , 1 nm in earnest. I love tiod. I love you , ami but for that fact I would bo at lioiiio lo-nightin the bosom of my family. Iain here for your good mill 1 want to say now that , so help mo God , 1 am going to preach the : truth to- night just as 1 see It and feel it , if I never open my mouth again to any audi ence. Yon shall have it from the shoul der to-nlglit , and when I ran through you may tiiku me perforce to thobanksof the Missouri riverand tlo a weight around my neck and take mu out in the middle of the stream and sink me for ever , but as I go down beneath its waves the waters will tell you you have drowned an honest man. If there Is any man hero who thinks he can not eland nir. TKITII nrminn ox HIM n little thicker and a little faster than ho over hail It before you hud boltur get up und go nowand you need not come around mo whining and booing after I got through. I will luiyo a contempt for you , I am going to discuss this question from the bihlo standpoint. If you will como with mo and gut where 1 am you will see it as I do. ano if I go down to where you are I will see it as you do , but 1 am afraid to go down there for fear that 1 will never got back again. 1 will preach ju l as 1 think the truth , and I believe - . lievo if this world is over going to be \fiaved it is going to bo saved by preaching ( iio whole truth as it is in the word of Goifi This text is in the form of an ex hortation "Kscapo for thy lifo. " There Is in thuxbosom ot' every man a instinct- ivn love 'of life , and an instinctive dread of death. Wo all love hfc ; wo all dread death. There is but one thing in this universe that is stronger than my love of life , and that is ilroad of tudcido , and suicide is ; the last retreat of despair. I know , biolhcrthat in this world in which wo live wo understand Eoniii things , and ono of those things that wo understand is that , wo havu a physical nature and a mental nature ami a moral naturo. Now , some men don't believe tluty. are immortal ) they belicyu when thoydiu they go 1.1 KB Tin ; iiousi : on TIIK nor ? , nnd whenever 1 si-o .such a man 1 feel like saying."Well , old fellow , if 1 fell like that 1 would get mo some mora hair and a tail and bo a dog. " Well , 1 know that thcro aru certain substances which , if 1 cat , will , iye mo strength , and that thcro are certain poisonous substances called poison ; if 1 feed upon them they will kill the physical life. I know that ; yon know that. Well , it is just as trim that thcro are cirtnin kinds of moral food that perpetuate moral lifu , and there tire certain kinds of immoral food that will bring lo you moral deaih. One is as trao nn the other. The wuy of tha transgressor is ljai-i 'Tho soul .that diuuc-tb it ihall die. " It Is no more Mrango to mo that poison , strychnine will kill my body than that sin will kill my soul. Uno is jusUns tni'j as thn other. 'ITicn exhortation lmpes itself in this form : "Ivscapo for thy life. " Hscapn what ? Escape sin. Sin is the one thing in the universe that cnn harm the mortal man. Disappoint may harrow me ; prief may sadden me , anda thousand dUlicultics in life muy hinder mo , but glory bo to God , there is but one thing that can harm a man's soul , u man's Immorality , and that Is sin. Wo frequently say "I don't hnllevo in an eternal hell ; I don't believe in eternal punishme.nt. " You ask me wlnt I behove hell is. 1 be lieve tlio hell of the next world Is TIIK IIKU. vor OKNKKATI : in THIS , and hell is sin , and sin is hell. When sin lias done its worst it simply takes lire and then you have hell in all its development. .Some men don't believe in hell at ail. Well , now , here , a mau asked mo once , saiil he , "iJoncs , where is liellV'1 Well , Mild 1 , brother , I don't know , and by tlio grace of God I never Intend to know where it is. [ Laughter. ] lie said. "Mr. Jones what is the necessity for n hell , ' ' and 1 said. " 1 will ask you a question and if you will answer it , I will answer yours. " .Said I , "here is a man who has a nice lovely wife and innocent children , that man will go to his supper table , and there is the purity ot his home , he sits at thu head of his table , talks with a pure wife , Imlps the plains of this inno cent children , hurries through his supper , lights his cigar , puts on his hat and bids Ins innocent home good-night and walks down the struct , he turns one corner and then another and then another and then walks up one llight of stair. ) , then another and through a door and slu down In a gambling hell , lie sits up and plays cards and gambles and swears until o'clock at night. Now if you will toll mo why it is that Dial man leaves the inno cent home and spends his night in a gambling hell then 1 will tell you why. TIIKIIK IS NBUl ) < ) ! ' A IlKM. . " The question resolves into this , if f would escape with my life 1 must escape sin. That is the one thing th.it all the guns of heaven are turned loose against. That is thu one tlnngtliat God is at war with , and that is the one thing that God will not compromise , that is sin , sin , sin. Now the Apoatje John lulls us that sin is the transgression ot the law. Now I propo.MUo discuss some of the ten com mandments. Some men say God did not write the ten commandments on the table of stone. They say Moses wrote them. I do not care who wrote the ten commandments , the man that don't live upon a ( lead level with them ought to spend his life in tlio penitentiary of this country. ( Applause. ) The lirst sin wo mention is TIIK SIX OK I'liOFAMTY. It is a commonly practiced sin among the children of men. Old men swear ; .young men swear ; sometimes little children swear , histeti , tins commandment reads : "Thou shall not lake the iianiii of the Lorn thy God in vain. " Let aye bo aye and your nay , nay , and further than that conieth of evil. Nowlhiscommandnicm : "Thou shall not swear. " There is a man that will break this commandment. Well , hero is another : "Thou shall not steal. " He won't break that ono. Now suppose I put my hand up Ihis way and say that a man that will steal lie will tell lies ami get drunk and curse. You say , "Yes , he will. " Well , suppose I go over that way and say a man that will swear will tell lies and get drunk and steal. You say , "Oh , don't say that now ; if you do .you will gel a fuss on your hands. " Well , brother , it is a poor rule that won't work both wavs. is it not ? Profanity It is a commonly practiced fain amonir men , and above all sins in the universe the one I would excuse least. Now , men give up profanily. If I was a merchant unless i was a whiskey merchant , I wouldn't be particular then , for : i littl-J-eusriiny ; helps tlicir business but if I was a merchant in any oilier line , and a man proposed to travel for me , Iho lirsl question I'd ask him would bo "Do you swear ? " and if he said "yes. " I would say "That incapacitales you lo travel for me. 1 don't want any mau going around doing moro cnssmg than he iloos selling , " and thcru is many a drummer in tins country a doingit , scattering damnation over the land where Ihoygo. Mow , thu railroad people have sleeping cars and ladies' cars , dining cars and baggage care , anil mail ears and smoUiug cars ; tliey are just lacking onu car. Now , I want them to put on a cussing car and run. EVr.llY IILACK-MOUTIIKU ItASrAT * ill there who wants to swear [ laughter ] 1'rofanity. 1 sav it with all the honesty of my soul , it is the height of ill-manners and implies a bad raising for you to spue oul your profanity in the ears of a decent stranger and you quit thai , if you don't quit uur profanity under any other cir cumstances. Oh , what an awful sin it is. It is said if the devil wants lo catch any other sort of a sinner ho baits his hook and covers Iho point , but if ho wants lo calch a profane man he just drops the naked hook down and he grabs on ami lie pulls him into hell. Ho don't need any bail at all. 1'rofanity. A missionary was coming "across the water some time ago. He had been in the heathen land seventeen years. There was his L > oy , born in a heathen land , sixteen years old. ncarjy seventeen , and when he stood on the ship an Ameri can cursed an oath. The missionary turned to him and said ; "My friend , that boy of mine there was raised in a heathen land. He is nearly seventeen years old , and that is the lirst oath ho ever heard in his life , and that was sworn by a gentleman from n Christian land.1' "My God , how can we debauch this Christian land from shore to shore with the most obscene and fearful profanity ? Let us be decent with our speech. It you arc a profane swearer , I don't care what els * you are , you lack that much of being a gentle man. man.Tlio np\l thing we take up Is TIIK SIN OK SAlin.VHI UltKAKIXD. "Hnmombcr the Sabbath day to keep il holy. " 1 suppose I have many liquor dealers prcsenl here to-night. Friend , L don't like your business , I don't ' , I con fess to you , and I say this much , that it is a business that robs poor women of their support and poor children of their sup port and thai darkens and dooms and damns the race. Can't you make cnou < rh out of it running il bix days and nights in the week. God pity you if you must infringe on God's day to pour the infernal stull' down the throats of poor , perishing men. [ Laughter and applause. ] Yes.you slap your liands mighty big but , Gua hies * you you duro not open your mouth upon these .streets inion that subject , \\lio \ \ runs Omaha ? Listen , the men that run Omaha are in this house to-night , the voters of this town , and the majority of votes will shul ii ) ) ever.v bottle in this lown , nol only on Sunday but on Monday and Wednesday and every day and every hour. Listen. This is a country of ma jorities , and whenever the minorities don't like the way the majorities do then , God bless you , let them emigrate. Now let mo say too , if tlio life of this city depends upon your carrying on your trutlicoiiKabhath in this town , the sooner Omaha dies the butter for America. 1 understand thai when you were Ii\ing up your streets in this town that you absolutely worked hundreds and thousands ot men on God'a holy Sabbath digging up and paving your streets. God havu mercy upon a city thai has gel down so low that they will not only do il individually bui as a "municipally. THEY J.OOK neil IS THE KACB and defy his ten commandments. I toll you what to do. The next time you go to clout a mayor and a feet of aldermen YOU lot'fhese. little politics , republicans and democrats , go by. What do yon want to be a rcpuulicai for and what do you want.lo Ini a democrat for V What "is the diU'i-rcnoo between -Ihc two ? Noth ing except u defined difference on the tnrill. It > mo toll you brethren I am not n ni ml > cr of the democratic party. 1 am not a member of thu repub lican party. I belong to Jesu.H'hristfrom the crown of my head lo llin sole of my feet , ( Amen ) Amen ! Amen ! ) and if Jesus Christ can bo kingof America and mayoi of Omaha 1 don't care who ( ills the other oillecs. Now when a man oilers hluuulf for mayor you < say"Lct us hear from you on tins Sunday question ; let us hear from you on these moral questions , and let them speak out and make the Issue ouo of morality and immorality and light it out on that lino. That Is what you want to do. ( Applause. 1 I am discussing prin ciples , ami 1 declare to you that when you stand with the issue , right and wrong , the ten commandments or anarchy , which will you take ? That is it. "Hemember the Sabbath day to keep it Holy. " These old fellows that get around here on these comers on Sunday , yon havu seen them , this crowd that gathers on tliopostollico stepsand around tlii'.se corners here , have you not scon tlii'iu as you went to church Sunday morning ? Have you not passed by when they were silling and spuing out their profanity and telling their smully tales ? If an old buzzard should sweep along through the heavens and he would scent Hint crowd ho would come within about a half a mile of them and then he would say , "Whew , whew , that is too stinKing a crowd for me. " A man will get mighty low when the bun- x.nrds won't come to him. [ Laughter. ] M.y fellow countrymen , hear me to-night , and let us reve.renco the Sabbath. Let this city be known as one cily of the west that keeps the lord's day ; you will pros per more in time and bo ready for etern ity. The next sin I talk of is TIII : < * i.v 01i < vMituxn. Oh , how many gamblers do you reckon you have in Omaha ? How many are sittingoiit lliore ami lislcning to mo ? Il won'I ' ho two hours from this minute un til thu click of Ihu dice and the .sliutllo of thu cards and the rulllo of the money will be heard. Two hours from now will Hud you at the gambling table. I have thought many a time about a woman wlio.se husband was a gambler. She knows thai every rag her children wear is won at the gamblers' table. I have often thought which must bo thu most horrible thing , to be a gambler's wife or load a gambler's life. This country is running away with speculation. Hoys , malic an honest dollar and make it'by the sweat of your brow. I would rather have one good honest dollar I earned by liie sweat of my brow than $1)0,000 ) drnxvn in a lotlery. A boy that works hard for A dollar at night puts it under his pillow and the eagle upon it will turn into a nightingale and sing him to sleep. My brethren , let me tell yon , the only chance for America to-day is cnrning an honest dollar by the sweat of your brow. I was over In Canada a short lime ago , and met many American citizens and friends there. We have a prreat many men in Canada. A great many Americans in Canada thai say they are never coming back here any more. They like it there. [ Laughter. ] Men of high standing in the world at one. time. They arc to-day banished from the land ; banished as Ihievos. They have stooped to that degradation through speculation. Lei mo tell you il is llie downfall of thousands , and causes more heartaches and troubles let us go to work honestly before ( Jed and man and make our living. We have a rich country. Wo liave abundant resources. We have a thousand lliings to encourageusin honest industry. The next time you go into a gambling hell think ot mother , think of home , aim indeed that ( Sod made you for a nobler purpose that. Renounce it. Quit it. Never indulge in Iheso things ayd lot mo warn you lo spurn it. Go home and burn tip Ihe cards and apoloiri/.e lo your boys , " tell them you are "sorry that you showed them the lirst stop that will lead them down lo ruin. Von play cards with your boy , and he gets so that ho can heat you , and he goes stop by step until he gets into a gambling den , luck has turned against him , he lias lost his last dollar , he watches the parties who have won his money , when ho retires to his room , makes sure of the place , and at midnight , under Iho pale glow of Iho gaslighl , ho walks mlo Ihe room , and as his victim sloops quietly lie pulls the dairger and plunges it into the bosom of thu victim. He perhaps says to himself , "I dou'l want to kill you. but 1 have lost my last dollar and must have it. " Oh , my countrymen , let us bo honest , lei us make our money by the sweat of our brows Another sin is the SIN OK 1.1CKXTIOI'SXKSS. Now , my fcllow-countrvmcn , I am not hero to-night to say tilings thai ought not to bo said in the presence of your mother or your wife. Here wo are to-night , boys , let your mind run back to your poor mother to-night. Let your minds run back to your poor sisters in the eastern or middle states. Men and brethren of Omaha , let a kind thought go back to j-otir pure homes to-night ; let me lalk with you on the -ln of licentiousness. Oh , how Ihis cily is cursed with it. How yonder on one of your prominent , streets there stands a prominent building which is a house of .shame. A house of ill-fame. It is llauutin < ; itself before the eyes of the pure wives and motlicis of this cily. When I was preach ing in Cincinnati last spring the Cincin nati Enquirer came out one morning and said that last night in one of the bawdy houses in that city a young man walked up to his own sister and she was assigned to a room with him The Enquirer pub lished to Ihe world that a young man found his own sister in a house of ill fame. I stood up bcforn an audience that night , and said that young lady , pure as she had been raised , had as much right in thai house as that young man had. [ Applause. ] [ A voice : "Tlint is so."J Every poor , lost woman is somebody's sister and somebody's daughter. My fellow countrymen let us protect the virtnu of Iho women of our country. [ Voices , amen , amen. ] An old gentleman of a town in a certain slale where 1 was slopping said : "Mr. Jones , wo have nol gel a pure boy in tills town over seven teen yars of ago. " "Well , " said I , "if your boys are all debauched , how long before Inis lide of licentiousness will sweep over tlio girls of the land ? " Then 1 Ihoiight , oh ( iod , let my pure wife and my pure daughters be buried in a common grave before they should come near this lidal wave of li centiousness. Lei us build a wall a milo high around Ihe virtue of the women of our laud. I havu heard that in some places physicians have said to young men you cannot ho healthy and bo vir tuous. Is there a doctor here that ever said to a man if you are virtuous you can not be healthy. If there H 1 tell you you have told thai young man a lie as nlack as hull and you know il. A doctor tell my boy he can nol be virtuous and be healthy , My daughter and your daughter is made of thu same material as your boy and will doctors ever come to my mother and your mother and tell her that her daughters cannot be virtuous and be healthy * I warn you if you should talk thus to my pure daughters I would empty a Creech-load- lug shot-gun into your carcass. [ Ap plause. ] Purity. What do the doctors say to you old married ripsv Docs he tell you you cannot bo healthy and virtuous. My fellow countryman let mo say to you to-nighl that of all the dirty , MIAX ; , oiMti.riTABU : Sfoi'Mnii.i.s thai ever walked this earth , if there is one place darker than another in hell it la for that man that will come liome from a liouso of infamy and pillow his head by the side of u pure wife. Purity. I will tell you this country is debauched far enough. Ltl ) us from this time on follow the exanipk uf our Saviour. Lol. us meet the. pooi sinful fallen women as ho did. "Ho i\j deemed them from their guilt and broughl them back to a belter life. 1 have uiori hope for all other classes of women than Hint class who have debauched themselves in the sin of licentiousness. A great many men say "Jones is vulgar ; I don't like to hear him preach. " One time 1 preached to an audience , a mixed con * grcgation , an old lecherous scoundrel walked out of the church , his pnru wife lianiring on his arm , and when lie got out ho said to his wife that ho would not haye had her pure cars hpard that sermon for the world. She said " 1 thought it was ono of the best sermons 1 heard in my life. " This wife thought ittwas a eood sermon , while the old Trchnrous hag thought it was terrible. Hoys , be clean , be clean. Lot us ccaso this licentious life. Let us resolve to-night to escape It and escape it forever. Ono more sin I wish to speak of anil that is intemperance. Oh , brother , I want to say much to vou on this , but wo havu had so much to say about it already that I will not sav much upon it to-night. " Hoys listen to me" There is UKATH IN TIIK CUP. Tramp , tramp , tramp , tlio boys are marching , 00,000 a year into drunk ard's graves , and every bar room in Omaha , and every bar-room in America are the recruiting olliecs of hell , tilling up the ranks as the front ones fall in death. Let me snv to you shut oil to night. Say I have drank my last drink. I havu drank my last drop. Let us not debauch ourselves with liquor. It is not a question of how many bushels of corn are distilled or how many dollars spout , but it is a question of death and hell. Our mothers are lired of seeing their boys stagger into drunkards graves. Lot us cease to drink il and put this oul of our land. If any man in the world has a right to speak on that subject I have. 1 broke my own lather's heart. I saw him sink down in the middle of his man hood , when In Ihe very prime of life heartbroken. Then when I run back and saw how 1 became a drunkard , drink by drink. Hoys , 1 have got as much will as you have , you need not tell me you can control yourselves. You can't do it. 1 drank on and on and on , and many a night on my pillow 1 slept the sloop o'f a drunkard , whilst my Christian wife was on her knees in tears , crying to ( Jed to save her husband from a drunkards gave. I drank the rosy color out of my wife's checks fourteen years ago and it has never come back again. I had but one child that ever saw me drunk and God took her from mu when she was but nineteen months old. When I goHo heaven I will hunt up that precious child and beg her pardon that I ever staggered in her presence. 1 drank until God threw my dying father across my pathway , when I look him by the h'ind and promised him to give it up , and , glory bo to God , every step I have taken from that day to tins has been loward Iho bolter. 1 thank God for the power lo lilt mo up , and 1 commend lo Ihis audience lo-night the Lord Jesus Christ , whoso ability to save unto the uttermost all who come. Let me say to yon in those , my parting words , to-night , my fellow countrymen , let us resolve upon a butler life and give ourselves to God. God.The The combination , proportion and pro cess in preparing Hood's Sarsapanlla are peculiar to this medicine , and un- known lo olhcrs. "XV. O. T. U. .Report of Work Uoiin at the Huulcing- liani Home. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unlo one of llie leasl of Iheso ye have done it unto Ale" is the divine declaration turnislicd lo Ihe Workers at our "Buckingham Homo , " Iho inspiration under which tlncr labors have been prosecuted and with results under God as exhibled in Ihe fol lowing statement : Meetings held 03 , situations secured for men 8 , for women 20 , boys 3 , meals supplied'31 , lodgings 110 , signers of our temperance pledge tW. Our friends will be glad to learn that a good home has been found for the young girl referred to in a previous report as having boon rescued from a fate worse than death , also for the litllc boy Frankic. Girls have been rescued and in two cases have been returned to their homes , our efforts in tins direction , however , being , we are deeply pained to say , s&dly ham pered for want of a "Retreat. " When , oh when , in God's good providence , shall this bo supplied ? Provided , if only we were , with inch a door of escape for those our erring sifters , strong is our faith , founded on Iho promises of our ( Jed and thu experiences already had by us in this labor of love , that many more of those whose feel arc now treading in the broad road to eternal death and de struction might , through such means , be turned towards "the way. the Irnth and Iho life. " Mrs. Luador , chairman of our committee on jail work , which place is visited regularly twice a week and in con nection with tlio Y. M. A. service held there every Sabbath , is witness to many evidences of religious feeling on the part of its inmates ; tokens of the Divine favor joyfully recognized and calculated to in spire us to renewed consecration of labor in this direction. The Chinese class of liitcen to twenlj'-livo under the siipcrintendcney ol Mrs. A. P. \ \ oed , meets regularly every Sabbath afternoon at I ) o'clock in the Huckingham hall , and in the eagerness with winch is pursued by them a knowledge of the truth , is furnished us abundant belief that our labors in this direction are nol in vain. Mr. C. S. Hoyor , who under our auspices , has been engaged in Iho organ isation of n Sunday School Temperance Army , reports an enrolled membership of 1.U83 constiluling the basis of our hopes for the future. With a view to more effective operations care of the 'lunchroom has been transfcrcd to the hands of Mrs. Leader , affording thereby lo Mrs. Clark more extended opportun ities for usefulness and which , it is need less to sav , will bo gladly availed of lethe the amelioration , so far as may be in her power , of the evils with which our fair city is so sadly alllicted. Grateful acknowledgement is here made of dona tions for September and October from Dr. S. I ) . IHorccr2.1j ; cash. $25J.T. ; Holl.DO ; Joseph Millnrd , $10 ; Mr. Drown , $5 ; Rov. W. J. Ilarsha , & Mb. M. A. Smith. * 5 ; Eilward Evans , ? 10 ; Mrs. 1) . L. Collins , s5 ; 1) . H. Goodrich , * ! ; Win. A. Higgms , S ; Mrs. C. E. Yost. * . ' ) ; Mrs. M. 11. Dun- dy , ifiij Mrs. W. G. Maul , r.Oo. ; O. K. Harrison , $1.50 ; St. Mary's Avenue Congregational - gregational ladies society. $18 ; St , Mary's Avenue Coiigrcgallonal deacons' fund , $1 ! } ; Mr. Flint. ? .r ( ; D.Colo , Wo ) ; E. Hum- ham , 50e. ; C HoweSOo. ; P. Hartluttr > ( ) o. ; Miss Hattie Duncan , -tl ; MM. Olive Lender , $ ! ! ; M. G. McLcod , $ r ; 11. F. Hundy , $1 ; Mr. J. D- Nelson , -til ; Milton Rogers & Son , one heating stove ; Mrs , A. W. Phelps , one comforler ; Mrs. Loveioy , pillow slips ; Mrs. Lender , dishes. Pledges inado in May for i > U" months will bo given in our report for November. Mits. G. W" . CI.AIIK , Cor. Sec. \ \ hat powder will 1 use this warm weather * Why , Po//.oni's Complexion Powder lasts longer than any other , and is nol hllcky. Worse Tlinii a Ffrn Alarm , Olio of thu moil dreadful alarms that can bo sounded in a mother's ears la pro duced by croup ; dreadful , bcuaiuu it is Known to bo dangerous ; the morn dread ful because the life of a loved one is in Jeopardy. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a never failing safeguard agaiuM this dangerous dUer.-o. lu reputation as a pre-ventativo and cure of croup is fully and lirmlv established. In fact it i.s Ihe only ru'iiedy ' which can always be relied Upon. Furnished IIOUH-ot J. I.ymap , No O.'Ji Willow avenue , Council mull's , Tlie cold waves have been so long in coming that our expectations as to the sale of heavy overcoats have not been cinite realized , In antici pation of a cold fall and early winter , we laid in the most extensive line of overcoats ever offered to the people of Omaha. These overcoats must be sold. It is better for us to sell them at a sacrifice than to carry this immense stock , so we have marked down the prices on the same as follows : 100 Miens' heavy Grey Beaver Overcoats , cassimoro lined , reduced from , $6 to $3,60 , 100 Mens' heavy blue Chinchilla Beaver Overcoats , reduced from $9 to $5,50. 65 Hens' heavy blue Chinchilla Storm Overcoats , extra long * withcassiinere lining , trimmed with large fur collar and cuffsreducedfroml2,50to$8 , , This Coat cannot be bought elsewhere for less than $14 , 80 Hens' all wool worsted Overcoats , in black and brown , re duced from $12 to $7,75 , Please bear in mind that all these goods are new and fresh , and man ufactured for the season by us , and that we guarantee every article to be as represented or the money will be refunded , All goods at strictly one price at the Oor. Douglas and 14th sts , , Omaha. Tlio Kcth-Hdcn Church. The newly organized congrcgalian of Ik-tlivEdun met yeslerday morning and evening at the residence of Mr , J. II. Unnioiit , al l)2 ! Soulh Twenty-fourth strecl. On both occasions thoughtful sermons were preached by the Rev. It. L. Ilalscy. of Freeport , 111. , who is spoken of as the paslor of Iho new church. In Ihe morning Mr. llaiscy look his lest from the twentieth chapter of Ualatians , the verse "Ho loved mu and gave himself for me. " The speaker lold of v/hat a beautiful thing love was , embodying as it did , everything llmt was tender i"- true. The love of ( 'Ou is a transcendent power. Cra.-.iions may coma and go , but ncrui * will thnre bu 11 thought moro sub lime than Ihis Ihc love of Oed for me. It forms the theme of the angels about the throne of God , and yet we ourselves can rcali/.o bettor than the angels what it means , if we but give ourselves up to it. The speaker suggested the fact that he who receives the love of God can only respond hy returning Ihat love. Love alone will answer love , heart alone will stir heart. Love is the _ true bond of union between man and his Maker. Resting in Ihe affection of God , we can not but. repose llie most purfect trust in God. For out of His sorrow came our lordly jov , out ot His woe , our trusting happiness. God's love novcr changes. Reposing in His affection , we feel a scns-o of safetythat * in no other way can bo af forded us. Mr. Halsey dwelt on the'restraining power uf love at somti length. Nothing is so exacting as love. You expect perfect obedience , purfect faith , purfect trust from the ones you love Tjcst. So with thu Lord , lie expects the best ollurings of our alfcetions and obedience in return for His great love for us. The speaker in conclusion gave an elo quent description of the crucifixion scene in Ihe Garden of Geth cmaiic , and dwelt on thogrcal love filling the lieirl of Jesus which actuated Him when mangled and bleeding on the cross to look down upon his tormentors and say : "Father forgive thorn. They know not what they do. " Il.ilford Siuioo invaluable to all jjooil cooks. VVIII Tnko Her Home. The father ami brother of Adelaide Reinhart , llie young girl who died Jrom gas Kiillbcation , at Air. A-.ilur'.s residence on Thursday night , arrived in Iho cily ycslerday from their homo near Orel. They will return to-day , taking with them Iho remains of llie uiil'orlunale girl. Two SIIIIIH. Cabinet photographs Rev. Sam. I' . .Jones and Rev. Sam. W. Small sent to any addre.ss postpaid , M emits ; stamps taken. Aildicss Burns & Dunham , St. Charles hotel , Omaha. A Itahe In the I5ru < Ui. Yuslosday morning Iho remains of a fi * . < ll born babe were found in Ihu brush jic-.ir tlw corner of Vinton and Twenty- fourth streets. The case was reported to Coroner Drnxcl , who took charge of tlio "Una" and will hold it pending an invcstigalion of the case. Ilalftml Sauno is i > : Until ; > 10 ; iml healthy. MOW OUTFITS K The Omaha Typo Foundry nml Hup ply llousn Tor 1'rlntur.s and I'tibllHlieru. The Western Nosvspapnr Union al Omaha is prepared al all times to outfit puhlibhcrs on short notice with presses , typo , rules , borders , inks , composition , sticks and rules , and in tact ovur.ything in thu linu of printers and publishers' supplies , liejtur terms and moro liberal prices can bo secured Hum by sending to Chicago or elsewhere. Save money by buying near homo. .Second hand goods in Ihu printing line bought , and nolil.Vo oftun have gruat bargains in this particu lar. Send for Tin : I'HINTKHS' Arxn.i.utv , our monthly trade journal , that gives lists of goods and prices and from timu to timu proclaims unequalled bargains in- nu r and tecond hand material. Wr.sTKUsNnwai'AiKit UNION , 13th .Strcit , bet. Howardanil Jackson , Omah Ono Novel Soul l-Yen l y Mall. Wo will send cither ' 'Jasper Dane's Scereet , " a .stirring no\ol , "Widow He- dott Papers" or "Robinson Crusoe" lo these who write for our now catalogue of .7)0 ) liouKri and enclose cents postage. Mention Daily Hoc and address Western Tub. Co. , box .10'J , Omaha , Neb. The best woolen ? and trimmings are Uaud in U.i nitre s Absolutely Pure. This powder ucvcr varies. A marvel ol purity , strength anil wholt'someness. More economical than the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in competition with the mul titude of low test , short weight alum 01 phosphate powdi'rs. Sold only in cans. Royal HaKing Powder Co. , 40S Wall St. , New York. Special OrcUunnco ZTo. OCB. AN Ortllnanco lovlnir a sprolal tax im'I n < > RS- iiiciit on certain lots unit real estate In the city of Omiilin , tit cover tinonolmll cost of Kriulinir - th avuuuo I'roni Fimilun it i cot to lodRO btroot. Whuroii < i : It Imvlnp limn , nn < l liclnsr nnrohy mljiKlKcil , ( lotLTiiilnt'il and ( ' "tnldiMictl thnt the bm'rriil lots and plccos of nml c.-tuto lierrinaflor referred to hnvo each Oouii specially bunolltud to Iho full mnmmt lierxln Icviod and iissosil nimltiMcuch ol ° t-uld lots ami pieces of real OB- titte , respectively , by run nn of tlicirrii < Uiijof tlint purl of"Jth : itvcnuu I'roni 1'aniuni t-trect to Dodiro strcot , iluno under contract with C. K Williams. Therefore , fnrtlm juirpoio of paying tlio one- bull co I ol such Kradin ; ? . Ho II Onliiliiud liy Iho city councilor the city of Omaha. Section 1. That Iho ono-lnilf co t of irriuline that part ol'atlih IIVUIIIIH. In tlio city of Oniahu , from Kitrimiii ctroel In Doil ro ttrfi't , Mild our- half of Kile ! i'.vt bollix Ibr Klllil of $ l.lll : ! . H , H aid irriulliiBHlHg \ done nndur ontrncl with U F. Williams , bo iiiul ibosniiR ! Is Imroliy lovlrd and assessed , aecordlntr to Bpocinl hcnelltH by rni. sun of MiM jrni'liniT.'ip'm ' ' the I'tiHowiiitf lots and icnlc-lnto , us shown by the generally rccojf- nl/.cd map of the city of Omaha , 18-i ) , lltho- Itraphod nrd publNhd.l by C. K May no : mid coil IxjhiK' i < o lnvlPd on Mild lots and mil c suite , riispoeliMjly , an follows , to-wil : U M.V rranecs KwiKiirl.lt 8 1)11 ) ; S , iloBS A : HinVJmlHdd . ? IO 13 C ! M .V l-'rmicos .StYljrnrt.ltD blk S.Huytrs IIID'H ' 'lid ndil II AriKilil.lt lOlilk : . ' . 1 . . . illV 'n.l ad 111 4S W.I Wrlsli.ins.lt 11 1.1k : : . 4U IS ( J 11 Ilwss.lt 13 l.lkS . , Hi 4 411 4H " HiiiiiK : . ' . " 44 yj Alliei-isnilllusr ? , ! ! 1 l.IUll . , " ii an " ItSlilkii , " ) i ! 4S Gee A VraneNco , U : i Ml ; ! l , " HI 4S I'lillln lltiiiil-elint.lt 4 ink a , " C II Mows It Slilkll , " 41IS ! WiiiGilJUOll.ltHI'lls : ! , " 411 IS ItTlilkil , 411 I ! ) School nKtorOnmlm , II 1 nil : I , " 4H 41) ) " 11 : . ' lilli 4 , 4I > 4.1 " llUbll.4 , " IU 4' ' . ) I. WIIIll.lt Milk 1 , " 4ii I ! ) Win rik'flii'l.U'ililM ' , " 411 1'J ' " Iiillilc4. ! " 411 1'J Hello A Pollock. It 7 lilk 4. " 411 I'I " IISIilUl , " 4H M I. w inn , n oiilk : . , . " 41 111 U 10 hlk 5 , " 41) ) 4S " n il ( in.n , " 411 4S ' itislilk.'i , " 40 4M 11 itciiiikn. " 4li 4H KO lliillon.il II blk.'i , " 4ii 47 Ute IIeiiDUii.lt irililkA , " 4U 47 It lUlilk.'i , " 41117 Section" . Tlnit Iliuspociul tines nml ii-"ess- liienls luvluil ninl u se-seil i aliiroiilil , bliull hi ) iliieiiiiiiiedliiK'ly npun the | iin-aixeiiiiil : iiiiiuviil | | ol till i iinllninife , mill &lnill IKTIIIIKJ ilelliniiiiiiil H' not juil'l ' wlllilii 111ly days tlienMller ; nii'l Iliero- llpnil it iKMliiIty of tun pur eeill. i-hall he niieil | | , Ki eiher with lnterer.1 at Ihenile ( irciiiiiere'-ut | , u iiiinilli , puynlile In uiliineo I nun Iliu iinie = : l l tuxes li'jeomenoileiincinenl. ' Section II , Tlnit IliU iiiilliiiini'e fliull InUe > , tli t-t uml lie In IDicelniiii nnil alter it- , pan irje. - , . W i. R llmir.i. . 1'ivbidem C.ty Coui < II. J. II. Siii-riMiin , nn Cicik. .Appiovud November | i , * * * ) . .lAMKs IJlovi ! ) . Miivor. Tbeso tavos am now due mid | .uyalilu lo llie city iroiiiiirtT. and will beo'iino ilelln ( iteiil on lloceinl.er'Jlst . , 11- * ; , niter ulilel. dnt a penalty id ton per cent and interest \tlll Do added a ? , shown in .Suutlim - . IllldU TIIL MAN Dl'i Ii , CitJ Ti'e.iSilir. r. FOR WHISKERS. MUSTACHES AND I3410NE55 , vri USE * > * * ; * f a Jv * u ii ti.i > uuA < tiii . , i. A. A- OMAHA L arw iiiiasreiSteL * . * U T POll THR THK.AT irNT OP Chronic Gt Surgjcal Diseases. ' DR. KloME'NAMYrProprlotor. SUU'Oii jrnra' lliiiinllal unit 1'rlvulo I'ructlco Wcliuvo the facilities , apparatus nud mncdlcfl for tlio successful treatment ot c\cry form of ills , i.-MO tvnulrlnK either inbdical or mr lcnl treatment , nnil hullo nil taconionnil limttlg.-itu fiirthriiiBCIrnt iir correspond Itli us. J.oiitf oipcrlcnco In treat , hie ; CIIBCS by letter rnsblcB uu lo treat lunuy caeca oCKJimilrillv without srcii ] ' , ' them WHITE > -'OI { ClKCin.AK on Deformities mid nrnciv , Club Fed , Cnrvnturrii of thu Kpino PISEAIES or WiuiFN , 1'iUfl , 'i'limnm. Cancer * , I'nUirrb , HronchlUs , Iiilinlution , Eleclrlelly , 1'nrnl- } - ln , Kpllrpgy. Kidney , Kye , Ear , SUlu , Jllood nml all Fiirslcnl operation * . Itnttcrlcft , Inliiilerx , Urncrn , Trimtc * , ami nil kiml.H cf Mmllcnl iind Surgical Appliances , man- ufucturi-'il unit for rale. Iho only reliable n'ndlcnl Institute making Pnvaie , Special i Hervous Diseases 1 A SI'ttlAI.TV. ALL CONTAUIOfS AND 11I.OOD THSHAfinS , from whatevercaiitciirnilticrd.iiurrcFRfniljrlrrnlcil. Wu em remove Syphilitic poitou from the pjskni nlthnut mercury. New reMnraiivo treatment for IOPI of vllnl power , ALi , CO.MMt'NICATION.4 CUNKIIJESTIAL. dill nml consult us or pentl mine anil poet-ninca aJilres's ' plainly wrlttcu enclose clamp , and wo will feint you , In plain wrapper , our PRIVATE CinCULAfl TO WJFIM tiroN rmvATR , Fi'Kciii. JINU NKHVUUS DismsKa , SKurNAU WKAKNEH ? . SPKIIMATOIIIIIIUEA , IMPOTEN- cv , rirriiiMH , ( lonoiiiiuiiiA , ( II.LET , VAiiirncnLR , SriilCTL'ni ! , AND AM , DIPCAHKH l > lf TIIE ( llIKITU- UIIINAHV OHUANS , urici-.il lubtory ot your cute tor nn opinion. I'criioiiY nn.ible to visit us m.iy l > o Irejlcil al tliclr lioint'j , by rorrofpondciicu ilciliclncx ami lunlrn- menU Kent by mall or I'xnrrfit SWU/UCLY / 1'ACK- KI ) KIIOM OllSliUVATIOV.no murks to'.rnllrato content * or popjlcr. Ono pcrgoiml Interview pre ferred If coiuenlent. fifty room * for the a"coni- morl.itlon of patl'iitH. Ijianl nnil nttendaucu al reasonablepiicen. . Address u'l I.ctterii to Omaha Medical and Surreal institute. Cor. tStliSI. and Cniiltol Arc. . Or.UHA. ! KP. 25,829,853 TansllPs Punch Cigars \rorn ahlniioil ilurlnr. tlio pnet two yoai-H , vmt.oui a ilunu- inur in our employ. Nootliuc liouao In tlin world cnn truth- Hilly tnoKep.uoli n bhowiiiK. Ono ncont ( ileulur uulyi wuntod ju < iicli ; town. SOtO DY l * DINOD/UCCISTS. / ! n.\V.TANEILL&CO.,55 \ Slale Sl.Cliicafio. E. T. ALLEN , M. D. ' ' ' Sl'B-X'lAMH'ir , Eye , Ear , HOSQ & Tiaroaf Room 0 Williams Iinil'ling , for. ir.tli and Dodge tt * , Omalia. Hours 8 lo 12 a.in. 2 to I und 1 to H \ > in WILSOH'S COMPOUND 01 PUES COD LIVER OIL AND LIME. Oi > ( Ilipficiinhin Arliclc.Tlic ci > wuinr ! triifWi'lior'n ' Ciiiiiin.iiii I f ' ' " 'I ' l < ve r Oil md l.l'it'4 ' liu lrnlue.Hd t-i.ni' > iinpr i rljiicd | .i ( i tt"nii > t I MI 'tin nn n I'Mi 1 , i iic'Vif tl.uii "vrn niiiiiifui turn li.it iniy p T . wli IH auiror i it from 'iiui'lu , I'oliUor < ' < > iiiuiiii't " . 'l ' > ' * ild tm uii rnliil tlitMA Ilin v ( .iiieiiiiNu till * iirtu'll * . Uin .Oliilln f 't ' * i n ttr. HH IH'HI r'Toiuni' n 1 t Mi * nml tint er i.r . hm n m pit ! iWl'lHil" ti ' . i. Ill i'f I'.f UH'at p ili rvi-iinnil.ilii" . Tlin ' ' . ' I. ma 1 1 . > ri it iMiihi-tiiar tdi.iui bntlli u iiwi "H i-mnlilned ultli til" iiuiu iVitl K-lxo I'll l y l.r Wulx.r It it inn . lib- nl hjrili" ino'llMil fnuiiv. . ' -.Il bA , 11. W dlior , I'liciulut , lluaion , uii'l ' ulldiu ) ! ! .1" . QOIZ ) KEDATi , PARia , 3873. BAKER'S " 1 Varrllltcll . .liitrltfnira l.'vcon , f.oc.i v i Ibe no * b < jf Oilh > L > > > n ri i tuna llie itr jlh at f'ocuii lulled > a' . 61 'i , , \ri'jwrool orfiignri { . - -I i- % it . 'i r < i ir more ccuuumlr ' . .I , " ( -tj ! t f.'un one it/if / < It I. < 1. 1 Una , nuurlhliluf , i n i.'l'i til : , , folly dlb'i-kti-d , aii'l ' . . l.i > uMj .d. jU J fur Imal.ds ua . ' til a * t'ir ' ( rmu la buallh. liolil ljr ( IrMfcri tftrjiTlicro. W. BAKER & CO , , Dorcisiei1 ; Mass ,