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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; STJNDfly , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1800-SIXTDEN P GES , 4 CHRIST'S ' FIRST MIRACLE , How It Is Explained by Some NineUcntli Century Doctrinaires , ft BEAUTIFUL LESSON IN HOSPITALITY , Sermon Prcnchcil In St. I'ctcr'n Clmrcli , Ilrockvlllci on the Sec- oiul Sunday After Kplplmuy , Jniiuui-y 17 , 1H80. "This bCRlnnlns of miracles did JCMU In rurni nf ( lulllce , nnil ninnl tested forth lib Blory. " St. Jolnii II. 11. Itlsn thing for which wo ought to bo very Vannkful , brethren , that the church's yearly system of teaching forliiRs before us every In cident of our tlwir Loin's life , and forces Into jiroinlnunio , each In turn , every saying , every word of His , whether wo personally euro to view It or not. In thcso dnys , when thuro nroso ninny different hinds of religion , 1 think wo may without much dlfllculty < 1U corn that each imrticulnr Itlnd of religion has Its own special "hobby , " so to speak. It takes ono or two "texts , " and out of them manufactures Its own theology : every other text must bo inndo to fit Into that , unit Is warped mid twisted nnd turned until It does , nftcr a fashion , lit In ; nnd If , after all the manipulation , this cannot bo effected , then It la summarily dismissed from the count as a "Judaism , " or a "metapnor , " or an "oriental liy pcrbolo , " or something of that sort. "And , as In other bodies , so In the Church of Knglnnd , individual preachers have their "hobbles , " their favorite doctrines , their favorite "texts. " Ills human nature after nil ; we are all partlnllsts , more or loss ; and If wo were loft unrostrictcdourcongregations would too of ton bo fed with some particular kind of spiritual diet , which might bo whole- nome nnd beneficial In duo proportion , but If persisted In to the exclusion of all other kinds of food , would produce spiritual dyspepsia a morbid unhealthy state no matter what that particular doctrine may bo. Now what a grand and wholesome cor rective to the individual preacher's fancies is t hn system of. the church , which forces us , whether wo will or not. to talto in every species of food which the holy scriptures con tain. For to mo this Is ono of the greatest evidences of the Divine origin of the scrip tures , that they are so multiform , so complex , so many-sided. Our spirit ual natura Is lllio our physical na ture , very complex ; nnd he who Imagines ho can administer to every mind discaseil by one proscription , Is in great n charlatan as lij ivlii ) thinks ho cim euro every hind of physi cal ill by ono particular doso. The blblo Is not of tills nnturo ; It is very complex , and rightly so ; it contains elements apparently antagonistic to one another ; just as our food for our bodies must contain many diverse elements , acid and allmnlnc , sweet and bitter - tor , lie that prophcsicth , says St. Paul in the epistle for tills day , shoniil prophesy ( i. o. , preach ) "according to the proportion of faith. " The true churchman , then , I con ceive , should endeavor as a rule , to put him self en nmport with the liturgical services of the day , mid llko St. Uhrysostom and other mighty preaeheis of old , make the pulpit re- c : ho the teachings of the lectern und the altar. Now what Is the great lesson of today , this second Sunday after Epiphany ! "What is the keynote which the church strikes , to which wo should attune our harmonies I 'i'ho Kospcl of today furnishes it to us , and our text is the essence of that gospel. This whole Kpiphany season is but nn elaboration of the Brent song of praise begun at Christ- mnstUlo : "Glory to ( Jed in thohignost , and on earth peace. " "Hlessed bo the Lord God of Israel , for ho has visited and redeemed tlio people ; and has raised up n mighty salvation for us. " The manifestation of God in the Jk'sh is the theme : The different modes and dcgreos of that manifestation the elaboration of the theino. Manifest llrst to the shepherds of Hethlchcm , then to the eastern sages , then , after twelve years , to the doctors of the tem ple , if only they had had eyes to see : then after a long period of obscuration manifest to nil the beholders lit this marriage feast la Cnna of Galileo , when Ills divinity shone forth in this rniruclo that ho wrought. Let us view this light as It then burst forth , so unexpectedly ; let us annlyzo its rays and see what wo can learn therof rom. "This beginning of miracles. " Our Lord Jesus Christ , then , never performed n single miracles never let the world know that Ho was the Messiah until ho was thirty years of ago. All that long period of time , from His birth , when "all the sons of God shputcd for joy , " until Ills baptism , when the voice from heaven was hoarcf saying : " 'i'hou art I > Iy beloved Son" ( Luuo ill , ! i ) , Is wrapt In ob scurity , save timtonogicamwhlch wocatchof the Holy Child when ho was twelve years of ngo. and wont up , "after the custom of the feast , " to Hts ronllrmntion at Jerusalem. "Wo dwelt upon this on Sunday last. Docs ho not by this very obscuration reveal Himself to speak in paradox ! Uocs Ho not manifest Illmself as the typical , the representativetho perfect human character 1 Doeslle not show us hereby that Ho does not countennnco pro- cociousncss in children and youths i Docs Ho not teach us that even if wo think wo have n call from God wo must bide our time until the outward call comol "So also Christ glori- tied not Himself to bo mudo an high priest , but Ho ttmtsnid unto Him , thouart My Son" ( Hob. v. , 5) ) . Next let us consider the circumstance un dcr which Ho "manifested forth His glory. " It was at a marriage feast. In the cast such entertainments often lasted a \vhola week. What a. strange en vironment. Judging with human Judc- inent , does the Lord select for manifesting forth His glory 1 A scene of festivity , a time of making merry of congratulations of cat- ing nnd drinking ! What a contrast to his precursor John the Baptist the last prophet of the old dispensation the connecting link between tlio Iaw and the Uospcl who conies Into view in the dreary wilderness , clad in camel's-hnlr cloth and leathern girdle her- inlt-liko in his clothing ; and in his diet as- cotlo , nustero. To quote the words of Dean Alford's Commentary : "Our Lord at once opens His ministry with the character which lie gives of Himself" ( Lukovil. , 33,34 , 35) ) . 'John the Baptist , " says Ho to trio Pharisees , "camo neither eating bread nor drinUing vrlno : and yo say , Hohnthn devil : the Son of Wan is come rating and drinking ; ami yo say , Ilchold , a gluttonous man , u wine-bibber , a friend of publicans and sinners I 13ut wisdom is Instilled of all her children. " "He also , " s Archbishop Trench admirably remarks , "gives us His own testimony against the ten dency which our nulolcuco over favors , of giving up tboso tilings and occasions to the world and the devil , which wo . liavo jiot Christian boldness to mingle in nnd purify. * * And such is the verdict nf modern religionism , which would keep the leaven distinct from the lump , for four it bhould become unleavened. " Wo nw not given the name of the host , or of the brldo or bridegroom. Doubtless they were relatives or connections of our Lord no- cording to the llesh. Cairn was not very far from Nazareth , nnd the virgin mother had evidently considerable authority in the house hold. ( St. John 11. , 1 , "There was n marriage * * * and thu mother of Jesus was there- , " again , verso 5 , "His mother saith unto the bcrvants , " etc. ) Our Lord was invited to this wedding feast , anil Ho went. "And when they wanted wine. " Tills does not mean that thcro was none originally sup plied , but that , for some reason or other , the wlno run short ; either the festivities lasted longer , or the guests were more , nu merous , then had been calculated for. You will observe the revised version ren ders the passage correctly. "And when the wlno failed. " How lot mo quote n passage of Archdeacon Farrar's "Life of Christ : " "Whether the marriage festival lasted for fiovcn days , a * was usual among these who could afford It , or for only ono or two , as was the case among tlio poorer classes , wo cannel loll ; hut at sonic period of the entertainment thu wlno HUddunly ran short. None but these who know liowmicred in the cast is the duty of lavish hospitality , and how passlou- utuly the obligation to exercise It to the utmost It foil , can realize the gloom which thin incident would liavo thrown over the oo- nulon. or the misery nnd mortlllcatlon which It would liuvu caused to the woddcd pair. They would liuvu felt It to bo , as in tlio east It would still bo felt to be. a bitter and ludci- Ibla dliurnco. " In fii'ilor tonvnrt tills threatened disaster In order to dlmtipittu the gloom impending uvur Dili fottlvo K"tht'rlng-ln order to cu lm nco thulr Joy und liuppluoas-In order to khuw that lln onti'iml lirurtlly Into all their Uuvf ul iiloiviurc * , und Munitioned all thulr lu- noccnt enjoyments the Son of Oo < l , the eternal word made ) flesh , "manifested forth III glory. " And how did ho do sol I must ftnuvcr this question with n statement which , I know , will shock the feelings of many modern religion- sU n statement opposed to the spirit of the nge ono which may possibly call forth a storm of vituperation , nnd yet it must bo snM ; 'or It I * the truth--tho truth of God mia of Ills Holy -Word. . , Our Lord Jesus Christ began His Messianic career began that glorious nnd dazzling series of mercy-giving , life-prolonging , pain- destroying , evil-dispelling miracles with the production of un alcoholic , intoxicating drink. And that In no mean quantity : on the lowest computation the amount of wlno thus divinely manufactured was ono hundred and twenty gallons. ( ScoAlford in loc. ) Now let us fnce this fact ; for faced It must bo. Our Lord Jesus Christ , whom wo all confess to be ( ! od , of God , and yet very man , began Ills ofllclal career as the Messiah with the miraculous creation of nn intoxicating element : Ho was nil through His ofllclal life assailed by the 1'hnrlsecs as a "wlnc-blbbcr ! " nnd Hislast onicial act was I Us consecrating that same Intoxicating element to bo the sac rament of Ills own most precious blood. Now what are we to make of this I "Was Christ mistaken ! Was Ho ignorant of the laws of hvgleno and phislologyl Is Ills doc- trlr.o behind the times I Tor there Is of ne cessity aterrlblo mistake somewhere. Klther our modern moral reformers are wrong , or Jesus Christ was wrong. 1 put It plainly , hut so It is. The Dominion Churchman very truly said last week : If Christ had worked that miracle today In ono of our Scott Act counties Ho would have been convicted of n crime. And so it Is , 11 Jesus Christ was right , prohibition Is wrong. It prohibition U right , Jesus Christ was wrong. That Is simply the naked truth. And what escape can bo framed from this dilemma , vU. : that noc only our Lord Jesus Christ , but the whole word of GoJ , from beginning to end , countenances and makes provision for the drinking of Intoxicating liquor ; therefore cither the consumption of Huch liquor is lawful and right , or the word of Hod Is wrong. There are three efforts to answer this : 1. The effort of some to prove that thcro nro two kinds of "wine'1 nnd "strong drink" mentioned in the bible , ono alcoholic and the other non-nlcoholic ; that whenever "wlno" Is commended it means the unfcrmcntcd jnlco of the grape. I inivo only to say of this that such n plea Is beneath contempt. No accurate Bcholnr would ever think of thus "handling the word of God deceitfully. " A great deal of capital has been nindo by some of ttio fact that two words , in special , occur to designate "wine" in the Hebrew the ono "Yayln" nnd the other''Tirosh1' ; and they claim that one of these It mukes no matter which Is alcoholic and the other non-nlcoholic. The Hcv. Dr. Carry of I'ort Perry , has lately is sued a pamphlet which effectually disposes of all this sophistry. But It needs no learned Hebraist to understand the matter nowadays. Uev. IJr. Young , a Presbyterian minister , lias within the last few years published a most valuable Analytical Concordance ; and any ordinary Kiigilsh scholar , by looking up the words "wine" and "strong drink" in the snid Concordance , can sco for himself what in amount of special pleading and prevar ication they are guilty of who resort to Mi line of argument. Prohibition , it seems , .ike many other "hobbles , " has a demoraliz ing tendency ; it blunts all sense of manliness und truth. 2. The second effort to escape from our di lemma Is ono not quite so dishonest as the last , but equally .short-sighted , and equally ipposcil to the truth of the Scriptures. It nl- eges : "Wo admit that the 13 i bio seems tool- low thouso of alcoholic beverages ; wo admit that Christ used them and countenanced Lhcir use when Ho was on earth. But if Ho had lived now , and seen the evil effects of the practice. He would have done differently. " Surely this argument has only to bo thus stated in its simplicity to meet its own re pudiation at the hands of any honest Chris tian man. Is it not strange passing strungo that men who arrogate to themselves the title of "Christians" men who fancy they liavo a monopoly of "tho gospel" men who look upon all those who cannot pronounce their shibboleth as "unsaved" men who boast of "tho lllblo and the Uiblo alone" should thus speak of "Jesus Christ , the same yesterday , today , and foreverl" that such as thoysnould think the Scriptures need sup plementing } that they should make the Word of God of none cllcct through their tradition ) ! l. Tlio third answer to this dilcina is that of the inlldcl prohibitionists ; and their reply is : "It is true that the bible allows the use of intoxicants ; nnd so much the worse for the bible. " "Well , this answer has the merits , at nil events , of being straightforward and logical. But you see to what it leads. .Per haps you may bo surprised to hear of infidel prohibitionists ; yet there nro very many of them in the United States. They have a very extensive literature of their own news papers , novels , etc. ull inculcating total abstinence nnd atheism. The late D. M. Bennett , in his lifetime the editor of an agnostic paper called the Truth Seeker , " founded" town in the state of Missouri , called Liberal , on n prohibition nnd atheistic basis. And this town of Liberal was adver tised in the various freethlnking'pnpcrs ( such as Man , This World , etc. , ) in terms to this effect : that in the said town there were "no churches , no saloons , no preachers , no spirit- sellers , no alcohol , no devil , no Christ , no God ! " What think ycu of that for prohibi tion ! Now , in order to answer this third and last argument , that of prohibitionist inltdcls which at any rate Is more honest than cither of the others wo must , of course , meet them on some common ground. Wo answer it by nn appeal to facts nnd history , and show how the divine wisdom has been Justified of her children. Prohibition is no new thing ; ithns been tried fora thousand years or more. Over ono thousand years ago there were two rival systems of religion , each with its own scrip tures , struggling for supremacy in the cast. The church of Christ with its bible ; thooth- er Mohammedanism vith its koran. The church of Christ said tolls adherents : "Take this element of alcohol : use it. and It will bo a blessing ; nbuso it , and like every othcrglft of God , It will become 11 curse. Exercise your manliness , your sell control , in dependence on the grace of God. " The other religious system , Mohammedanism , said : "Wlno and strong' drink nro an unmitigated curse. I prohibit their use. No follower of mine can buy , or sell , or manufacture , or consume In toxicating drink. My religion is an improve ment upon that of Jesus Christ. If He hud lived today Ho would do as I do. " \Vo know from history bow this last-named religion , in the tlush of its llrst enthusiasm of prohibition , seemed likely to wipe out Chris tianity from tlio face of the earth. But after the lapse of n thousand venrs. what nro the relative positions , morally and intellectually , of these two religious systems today ! Who was right in the end , Christ or Muhntnmedl Apart from all consideration of the religious aspect of the question for wo are now ad dressing ourselves to the infldel argument- let mo ask : Would you not rather , a thou sand times , bo a descendent of four hundred generations of the "drunken" English , or the "drunken" Irish , or the "drunken" Scotch , or the "drunken" Germans , than of fuur hundred generations of the total abstaining but unspeakable Turk ! I speak thus strongly , because I feel Hint In this question the honor andtruth of Christ and of the Bible nro involved ; bceauso everyone ono who advocates prohibition 11 ings nn In sult in the face of the Lord ; every such ad vacate declares that the religion of Christ Is Insufllclont and needs supplementing. And because- feel that this whole prohibition movement is n retrograde step in our civiliza tion , our religion , our liberty , It Is n return ing to "tho weak and beggarly elements of the law. " His destructive of "tho right of private Judgment ; " it is just another species of "priestcraft nnd popery. " I no more want to bo told what articles of food nro prohibited than I want to bo told what books uro placed on the "prohibition list" of the Index Kx- purgatorius , I do not want to belong to n nation of slaves. I do not want a new gospel. With regard to these who from conscien tious motives cheese to practice the self- denlnl of total abstinence , either because they Had it better for thomsclvcd , or because they would sot an example toothers , I have noth ing but feelings of the highest respect and admiration. Only let them remember that solf-dunlul is ono thing , denial to others n very different thing. St. I'aul appreciated this difference. Ho says , indeed : "If meat innko my brother to offend. I will not cat meat while the world stnndeth. " There Is the spirit of self-denial. Hut St. Paul does not say "i will oat no meats , nnd I will see that nobody else shall , nnd I will agitate to get laws passed to that effect.1 No , bis language Is , "Lot not him that eateth despise him that ratothnot ; and let not him that eateth not Judge him that eateth. " "Happy Is ho that condcnmcth not himself in that thing which ho nlloweth. " Indeed , 1m warns us that thu "prohibition" spirit will bo a sign of the de clension from the truth : ho nays that "In the latter tluies some shall depart from thu faith * * * forbidding to marry nnd command ing to abstain from meals'.41 St , 1'iUil himself did notmnrry ; lioauvUcd others t < 3 ftbstnlO from marriage , hut ho did not "forbid. " There nro many clergymen of the Jlnirllsh church who , for the love of Hod and Ills word , have Ootcrmlncd never to marry soir.o who have taken pledges to that effect. I honor and vcticroto the zeal of such holy iiicn ; but if they Wort over to attempt to punn canon of synod as was donoln the middle HRCS forbidding nil clergymen to marry , 1 think most churchmen would resist such mi nctof tyranny unto the death. If lain inked , "Will nut such doctrines cncour.igo the drunkards I" I nmwcr no ; for they nre tlio doctrines of scripture. "Yea. let Oed bo true , though every man a liar. " if 1 am n kcd "Will you not admit that drunkenness would diminish , if not disappear , were the temptation placed out of men's ' rcachl'1 1 answer , incut certainly , of course. It tlio tree of knowledge had been placed out of reach of Adnm and Eve they would never have fallen , Hut that wns not God's way of training His children , and it Is not Ills war now. Wo must face temptation , battle with It , nnd overcome It by the KI'IICO of God , "which wo must learn at nil times to ask for by diligent prayer. " You will observe , brethren , I hnvo only been speaking against prohibition , which I hold to bo not only unscripturnl hut anti- scriptural , an infringement of the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free. I would not speak one word Oed forbid In depreci ation of any honest , constitutional scheme for reforming the drunkard , for punishing the drunkard , or for diminishing the amount of this sin and its attendant evils , I , myself , have not much faith In the majority of thcso schemes. 1 believe thcro is one great remedy for this sin , as for all other sins , and that ts the grace of Christ , which wo must obtain by using the means of grncc. Still , so long as Christian men and women lnuoron this bobnlf , on any lines consistent with the lib erty of the gospel , though 1 might not per sonally npprovo their particular method , I would bid them God-speed. And now dismissing this subject , nnd turn ing our eyes to the inoro grateful contempla tion of tnu Light of the World ns manifested in this miracle , let us view thnt loving nnu beautiful character , that Godhead veiled in flesh , scattering his blessings in the midst of this humble yet Joyous gathering in Cann of Gnlilce , Let us sco Him who "eaino not to bo ministered unto but to minister , " enhancing the enjoyments ot this happy throng , nnd showing nowto carry out the Injunction of the Kpistlo of the day : "Hejoico with tlmm that do rejolcennd , weep with them thnt weep. " Let us see in this first miracle thnt Ho wrought , not only an ai-t of love nnd goodness , but a typo of His whole work and ofllce. Ho came into this world to bless , nnd cnoble , and sanctify hu man nature ; to turn curses into blessings ; to turn ordinary blessings which surround the dally life of each of us into still higher , and holler , and sweeter blessings ; to turn the water Into wine. Atidllocamoto show us that Ho keeps the good wlno until the last. For great and marvellous as hnvo been the Immunizing , the dvillziiifr and elevating , and ennobling effects of His religion even on this earth , they are not worthy to bo compared with the glory which shall bo revealed In us , when this creation shall bo delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God ; when thu marriage ot the Lnmh shall have come ; when He Himself shall drink the now wine with us in the kingdom of. God. Dr'Birncy cures catarrh , Bee bid g. 1311'JKTfES , Sulphur nnd brimstone are on the free list. So is salvation. Now take your choice. Consider the caterpillar ho has to hump himself If ho wishes to make any progress. The love of money may bo the root oC all evil , but the love of money is ono of its Im portant branches. " \Vo made a bigmistake. . Adnm , " said E\o after they had settled outside of the Garden. "How dcari" "Woshould have Insisted upon naving the matter arbitrated. " An old chief gave his experience of Indian agents ibis way : "Sposo agent heap bud man , heap swear , steal linlf Injun blanket , Injun Hour ; sposo agent lovum Jesus , steal all. " A cynical man who refuses to perceive n coed motive In any act wants to bet that tlio prodigal son's father happened to need help on tlio farm just about the titno the boy got bade. Little Johnny Say , dad , when T grow up I want you to make a minister of me. Brown What induces you to make that choice , my boy J Little Johnny I want to go to Europe every summer. First Mnneapolis Man Well , did your church elect that , preacher you had on from the cast ? Second Minneapolis Mnu No , in deed I Why , ho preached his trial sermon from a text found In ono of St , Paul's ' epistles 1 Bridget The now neighbors next door wants to cut their grass , and they say would yo be so kind as to. lend them your sickle ! Mistress Lend my sickle to cut grass on the Sabbath I Tell them Bridget , that wo bavn't ' any. Little Inqusitivo And are nil people de scended from Adam , mal Mother Why , vei , dear. Little Inquisitive But papa isn't , I Is hoi Mother-Why do you think that ! Lit tle Inquisitive Because people say papa's a stilf-nindo man. A counterfeiter lately captured In New England had his wife , sister und mother-in- law as nssistants. lie told 'cm ' ho had a per fect right to make a. currency of his own , pro viding ho gave $100 per year to the mission aries , and the confiding women worked day and night to help the poor heathen of Africa A woman in China , Me. , called on a local- insxiranco agent the other day to inquire about a policy for her house , "You see , 'Squire ' , " she said , "wo haven't ' had it In sured for some time. "We've been Kinder trustla' in the Lord for bettor'n seven year , but , to mind , In these times , it's ter'blo ' risky. " Husscll Satjo has loaned S12.,000 to Parson Tulmago wltlx which to complete the church. Tlio kindly Mr. Sugo exacted only 0 per cent interest , with security of a life Insurance on the Pars on. n mortgage covering trio church property , tlio bonds of tlio taborimclo trustees , and a guarantee of n real estate company. Ordinary sinners would do more lending to tlio Lord if the mdorsers always could bo made us reachable. Dr. Biruey , nose nnd throat , Uco bldj * . HOW TUB DHESS COAT CAME. A. Creation "Which Onmo Out of a Ul- ( liculuiis Costume. Perhaps few men who wear the con ventional cluw-hammor coivt are uwuro of its OfiRln. Mr. W. W. Story , in his delightful "Conversations in a. Studio , " says : The dress coat is the great pro duct of the l-Vonch revolution , und it is curious how It caino about. Tlio old cout out of which it wiis created was not beautiful in itself , bub it hud a certain uhnriictur and oiTect as a costume. It was long.in skirt and buttoned across the chest. Tlio sleeves were loose and turned up with facings from bpnonth ; while hi full dress , laoo rulllos depended over the hand , Also the coat was faced with a dlll'eront colored lining- , which it showed when unbottoncd. In walking the skirts , faced also , were turned Lack and buttoned up to two buttons on the buck. Gradually It was lopped and reduced to the thing It now is. The skirts in front -wcro cut away , instead of being turned baclc. But the two foolish but tons behind were still kept after tholr use had gone. The front was per manently turned back , nnil the coat made too narrow to button , the foolish cuts now remaining in the collar repre senting the old division of the front hippots. j\s tlmo went on , more nnd more of the skirts were out away , until they were reduced to the ridiculous swallow tail In which Beau Bnimmol said tlioro was safety. The collar was then piled up behind the faclngf and collnra were done away with , nnd thus little by llttlo grow uj > the glorious thlngcullcdn dress cont. i i Dr. Birnoy , nose and throat , "Ceo Lldg. "All the Comforts of n Homo , " William Gillette's latest comedy success , is duplicat ing gShcimuiionli's" ulg business at tUo Twenty-third Street theater , New York. Dr. Elmoy cures catarrh , Boo bldg , WHERE iiifiiss PREVAILS. The Eemnrknblj Success ofRov , J , A , Hult- man , ' ) ! jjwedish Mission , I H THE NEW PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL , 4 , , Soninnr the Interesting and Vnlunlito rjSt , Xlinotlij'H ' Mis- slori'DoAvn ' on tlio ' * Thcro is a largo nnd imposing structure at the corner of 'I'iventy-third and Davenport streets called the Swedish Mission church. The growth of this church bus boon re- marlcaule. The present building has been In use nearly three yean , and will scat 1'JOO peoplu very comfortably. It Is iSOxTO feet and two full stories above the basement , where the Sunday school rooms are located. The church has a mem bership of nearly two hundred and then * nro over eight hundred regular attendants at the services , The property is considered to bo worth about iao.UOO , and Is almost dear of debt. The pastor is Ilov. J. A. Hultman. Ho Is a young man of exceptional ability nnd greatly devoted to the spiritual Interests of his people. He Is only about thirty years old and lias been pastor of the church for nine years. MctlmdlHt The Methodist conference of the North Nebraska district has concluded its sessions und the pailors of the district have returned to their respective charges. The following are the appointments for the various Methodist pulpits of Omaha : Ilov. T. 0. Clcndcnning , presiding elder for the district ; First church , Rev. P. S. Merrill ; Sewnrd street , Uev. H. A. Crane ; . Trinity , Hcv.V.K. \ . Bouns ; South Tenth street , Hev. A. Hodgctt ; Ilaneom Park , Kev. 0. M. Brown ; Newman church , Hov. C. W. Suvldpe. South Omahn , Hev. L. N. Dawson ; Al bright , Kcv. W. Van Duron ; " Monmouth I'ark , Kev. Kf. . Bross. Elder Clctulcnning enters upon hissecond term as presiding older. Uov. P. S. Merrill has been pastor of the First church but one year. Ilov. II. S. Crane of the Seward Street church has been with that chu rch ono year. Hcv. W. 1C. Beans of the Trinity church enters upon his sobond year in that pulpit. Ilov. G. M. Brown of the Hanseom Park church has been its pastor for three years. Ho has seen the congregation grow from a mere lianufull of people to a line nnd influen tial congregation ot earnest Christian work ers. ers.Uov. Uov. C. W. Savidgo is the most widely- known minister in Omnlm. Ho has been pastor of three of the Medodist churches of this city nna has met with marked success at each of them. His connection with the New man church as pastor commenced about four months abound bis work has been crowned with renmrknbje1 success. The people of this congregation arc. delighted to see him re turned. ; The Prcsbj-t.-rin. ! ! Hospital. The Prcsbyterioji hospital on Spencer street near Nineteenth. a neat two-story building capable of accommodating from six to ten patients at a tiiiij.'ltis the beginning of that which may grew iuto a much needed institu tion. The institution is under the personal supervision of Dr , Henry and is supplied with modern conveniences required in caring for the sick or injured , As yet , the hospital has had but few patients but nil these who have been taken" care qf during the short tlmo it has boon open have received excellent treatment , n fact which argues the future success of the institution. BnlntTipiotliy's Misalnii. Saint Timothy's mission on Eleventh street near Nicuolas.seems to be making use of prac tical means by which the poorer classes may he reached both for educational and religious purposes. Aside from the religious services on Sunday , Hev , J. J. Ileedy , the missionary , has established a free night school and a free sewing school for girls. Ho nos also made a start at getting a free library. Several of the best physicians of the city have consented to wait upon the people that may bo found In poor circumstances by the missionary. Ilcv. Mr. Heedy seems to bo getting hold of the -work In earnest and mucb. good may bo expected the present season. Installation of Ilcv. Mr. "Ware. This will bo the installation day for the pas tor nnd congregation of the Second Presby terian church. At the morning service the pastor , Rev. S. M. "Ware , will preach especially to the Sun day school , and after the sermon the teachers will bo installed in their places of sacred re sponsibility. In the evening the pastor-elect will bo form ally Installed. The ofllclatlng clergymen nt this impres sive service will be Hov , W. J. Hiirsha , U.D. , who will preach the sermon and propound the usunl questions ; Kev. Asa Laird , who will deliver the charge to the pastor , and Itov. John Gordon , D.D. , who will deliver the charge to the people. , , The members of the Hanseom Park M , E. church tendered Uev. G. M. Drown and his wife a reception last Tuesday night at the residence of Mr. John Dale on ( Jeorghi avenue. The affair was very enjoyable , and both pastor and people went homo feeling highly benelltted by the gathering. Hov. J. E. Ensign was appointed assistant editor of the Nebraska Christian Advocate by the north Nebraska conference which met at "Wayne last week. Ho has entered upon his duties in the Douglas block , where the ofllce of the Advocate is located. Rev. J. W. Taylor , editor of tlio Church Hecord , delivered a very interesting lecture before the students of the Omaha commercial college last Friday. Rev. II. Bross , superintendent of the American Homo missionary society , is in the city looking after the Interests of Park place and other missions established in Omaha by the Congregational church. The grand inaugural recitals to bo given at Trinity cathedral by Mr. Frank Tuft of Now York , on the ' 'net and 3d of October , will bo free to everybody. The industrial school under the supervis ion of Miss Pop'blcton will bo opened in the crypt of Trinity , c''tthodnil this weok. In this school poor children will bo taught to sow and do other uijpjul work , The school Is free to poor children. . , "Thosociety'oflho "King's Daughters" is being organizeiLniHl will soon bo at worlc dis tributing gootU , to the poor. These young ladies will also moot in the crypt of Trinity cathedral and reaiivo any gift that may ho brought for distribution among poor people. N ii ' Bishop Warrant nys : "Colorado Metho dism Is the mint ] , liberal finances of ull the Methodist world.- ! The annual misting of the American board at iSllnnoiipolis In'tiins ' October 8 and closes on the following Sunday. The United l rcs by tcrinns hnvo spent $ I'J,500 the past'your ' in building eighteen par sonages an avorngo of f.TOO each. The missionary secretaries of the Metho dist Episcopal church have asked for 1 1,250,000 this year from collections alone , The Baptist church at Nursarava Pcttn , India , of1,000 members , wa * recently di vided into twelve , each witU its own pastor. The Baptist missionaries in Japan appeal to their co-rollgionlsts in this country for an immediate ro-enforcomcnt of twenty-three men , The total number of Congregational churches and mission stations in England nnd Wales isJ.5S3. . which provide over 1,000- 000 sittings. In 103(1 ( anyone absent from church on Sunday was lined ono shilling , An net for restraining nmuscmouts on Sunday was passed in 1025 , At the National library of Paris a MS. of the bible 1m * boon discovered , It was written In 1259 In a suburb of Pcrplgnan unit is rich ly illuminated. 'Jho llaptlst missionaries of Jnpan have Joined in an um , > eal to their churchei in the EXPOSITION ! COLISEUM BUILDING , ' Grand Sacred Concert. II III norcial&Hccb'icalE ! The Automatic City , Costing over $20,000. Many New and Novel Attractions ADMISSION , 25 Cents United States fornn immediate reinforcement of twenty-three men. The Christian church ( Disciples ) in Ohio has 480 coiiBrc atlons niid n membership of ,11.070 , The chinch property of the denomin ation Is valued ntlr > 00U50. Thcro are57,011 ITnptlsts In Ohio , with 33 churches. Lnst year the denomination In the state contributed for missions : iXl.ar , ( ) an aveniKC of 70 cunts per member. The net pain of the Lutheran church In this country in 188 ! ' , in her communicant membership wasOOIU. , She now hns 7,1)11 ) churches , 5,015 ministers and 1,050,013 , com municant members. The will of Mrs. V. B. Hollntulof Hartford , Conn , , gives $30,000 to found thrcet scholar ships nt Trinity college ; § 103.000 to the pro posed new Episcopal cathedral in New York , nnd f 10,000 for missions to the diocese of Connecticut. A dispatch from Pierre , S , D. , states that Colonel Allison , n government scout , vas converted recently at a camp meeting , nnd hns slnco hcen preaching among the Sioux. Hundreds of Indians huvo been converted under his preaching1. The total missions of China arc : Thirty- nine societies , fiiil male missionaries , ami M7 women ; total , 1,123 , missionaries : 1 53 native ordained helpers , I , ' . ' ? ! ) unordalnod , : )4f.V , > communicants in churches , nnd 14,817 pupils la public schools ; contributed by the church es the past year , $44 , I'D ; net increase In mem bership , 2,2'j.j. ' The India Sunday School unio'n havlntr se cured the hearty co-operntlon of the British Sunday school union , has been planning a largo extension of its work. Dr James L. Phillips , seventeen years medical nnd educa tional missionary in Bengal , has been ap pointed general secretary of the India Sun day school union. Principal Grant of Queens university , Kingston , Cnnnd.i , docs not believe that the union of the nrotestant churches In Canada Is nt nil impossible. Tlio first stop , ho thinks , is to unite the Methodist and Presbyterian denominations. Tlio union of these two churches would , ho says , give a united i > ro- testnnt church , Including : 1,500,000 , of the pop ulation ; "and such a spirit of Union would bo generated all over the land that would soon sue fresh triumphs. " According to the sixty-fifth annual report of the American Unitarian association for the year ending April 30 , IS'JO ' , § < M,743was ex pended in missionary worlc in this country. A correspondent of the Christian Itegister calls attention to these ligures and expresses regret that they afford little evidence of progress. Ho says that while the ISIethodlst church is boasting that it builds a new church every day , the Unitarians consider them selves fortunate if they build one every month. A wealthy Greek , Demetrius Tzanl-Shll- inpl , has given L',000,000 , fran ci for the erec tion of a ( Jreelt church in Paris. Hitherto the ono thousand and more Hellenes living in the French capital vero compelled to worship in tlio Husslan chapel. The Houinamans , too , have an orthodox church in Paris. The Cath olics of the Oriental rite two years ago re ceived permission to worship In the church Saint JulIen-lc-Pauvro. formerly the old Hotel Dieu. The Catholic Armenians and Maronites have for a number of years been the possessors of a church nnd seminary of their own in i-Mris , which city now has ttireo Greek orthodox and tw > Catholic Greek churches. Dr , Birney , nose und throat , Bco bldg1. The Mm Who Goes Out. As clvilbation advances wo will have legis lation regulative of the bibulous theater-goer. This legislation will not bo prohibitory. It will recojrnlzo the right of man to control his own movements , nnd simply require thnt it shall ho exercised so as not to Interfere with the rights of others. As It is , the man who goes out is an inconvenience. . If not n nui sance. "When the curtain descends ho arises and pushes and crowds his way out , disar ranging apparel , interrupting conversations and confusing persons iu his scramble to the aisle. On his return ho npain runs over the gamut of Inconvenience , -with n line obligate accompaniment of spirituous fume , The rights of the boiuvlldo nliiy-gocri In short , are seriously invaded by the man who makes the play a raero. resting place between drinks , nnd the evil demands remedy. The principle of the coming legislation will ho segregation. Tlio man who goes out will ho confined to ono portion of the househut , by this Is not meant thnt ho will bo mewed up in some obscure corner , Justice demands that ho should have a good scat after paying for it , and policy requires that it shall even bo prominent , on the Idea that the tuoro con spicuous ha Is made the better the chancoof his reformation , These scats , which will l > o collectively known ns Sahara , the Dry Garden , or by some other appropriate name , will bo exclu sively appropriated to such persons as desire to to out between acts. Thus each can enjoy the interlude in his own fashion the ordi nary play-goer with conversation nnd confec tionery'tho ; occupant of Sahara In imbibition of his favorite drinlc. Dr. Blrnov euros catarrh , Dee bldg. Clyde FHch and "IJcau Jiriuiiiiiol , " Clyde 1'lteli , the young gentleman whoso "Bean Druinmel" In llehard { Mansfield's hands has been an electric success , is not wholly indebted for It to tlio netor. For In stance the play has peculiar and origiimlllt- crary merit , as any one with half nn under standing may gather from a glance at the following specimen speeches eauKht at ran dom : Beau Brumincl Did it over occur to you , Reginald , ho\v thoughtful It was of the Crea tor to glvo us naked bodio * , so wo could dress nnd ornament , them us wo chose I ( As to bills ) "Hldo them whore I shan't see them , then I shall feel as it they were paid. " "Ilusyl Ugh ! Never apply that term with mo. No gentleman over Is busy. In- Bcctsandclty people are busy. " Mrs. bt. Aubyn I know AIlss "Vincent Is nn insignificant Ilttla thing , whoso name has never been successfully connected with that of nny gentleman of quality , but she is rich , sir ! She aresscs like a guy , but her clothes , like the clouds , have a silver lining. Duchess of Leamington I'romlso you'll how to mo tonight at the play , Mr. Ilruminol. You bowed to Lady Farthingale last week Thursday , and she's given herself airs over slnco. I3eau U After the play , duchess. If I lot my eves rest on you once during the play 1 could not turn my attention once again to the players. . Duchess And that , Mr. Uruinmcl , would damn the piece. Mrs. St. AubynUuchcsf , you look ill. Doesn't ' the pan : agree with you I Or is the daylight ! lU'iiminel ( to his valet , referring to the balllffsnt his 1. eels ) Mortimer , promise them anything , promise them anything 1 And , Mortimer , you must not go unrewarded , Promise yourself something. Dr. Birnoy , nose and throat , Bco bldg. A column of army worms Invaded Wood- bridge , Cal. , recently. It wns half a mile long and was followed by immense swarms of oluck birds , which preyed upon them. Dr. Birnoy cures ciitnrrli , lice 1 W The cool days of Autumn have come and change of costume is in order. Men's and Boys' .Fall Suits have displaced sum mer blazers and silk Shirts upon our counters and in vite your early inspection. An exceptionally fine assort ment of Men's Underwear nd Hosiery adapted to the coolerseasonisnow in stock. Wo do not quote the prices on these goods us below cost for we frankly confess thnt wo are dolne : business for our own profit , but wo trust to the excellence of our coeds and the fait ness of our method to bring us reasonable returns. MERIT WILL WIN ! ACTUAL SALES GREATER THAN VFR , 1O.OOO PAIRS A DAY. The only Perfect Guaranteed "Water proof Dross Shield mado. Tobo found at nil the lending dry goods stores throughout the world. CAKFIELD RUBBER CO. , 86 Leonard St. , New York. T' . P. All fjcmilnu goods uro Mumped Mailu of htocklnot , which can be washed and Ironed without Injury , Batupln pjiirwoiit by mail on rucoipt ( ! ' , " ) Clint * . G. A. Lindquest 1 IS AGAIN IN THE Merchant : - : Tailoring business uaclluvltns his old friends ami patrons - rons , as veil UN thu Ki'iiorul public to call ami Inspect his now Meek of liu i > oi lull uiul domestic woolens. Everything llr.sldiiHM. ESTABLISHED 1874. 316S. 15THST , ixCAXDESCEXf ELECTRIC "LIC Arc Lights nnd Motors. Small Klcotrlc LlKht plaiitH for stores , fac tories , hotulH. vie. , n Rpoolullv. rorn-Kpoiul- Dlifnsnllplted. II. Il.lll'JIl'imr.V. tTimtrutt. IIIK & 'i ' > l CoiiNiiltliiK l.njliiiTr , | 10 JUN , V. J.lfu llulldliis.Oinulia.NgU. MANHOOD Karly Deciijranil AliUflo. 'Impotintr. Loit Vlftr , aa4 I.Virltocil tir d P rt liri d , tr ltlln 4. N w Bora Tr * t In Mntfru and naiad. Becttiy. 1'ionil. b. UU'lTB. 174 i'ulton tit. , .N. V , DRS. MERRILL & MERR .us , lllood nnd Bnritlc l IH'on'Oinnil Dlncases of the Kyo , Kir , Noli ) , Throat ami Clioit Sjpecinl Attention to Disi-nstn of U'u men And Children. The rtoctorMmvo hud yonn of eiporlenr ? inttiA hcipltnlaof llroolclynnnii New Vurk. nnd nro ninontf the most micccssfui ami widely krown speclnllsti la the country. To Vnune xnl ( Mlihltr-Aceil Mm. Lost Jlunliood , Ncrroui Debility. Spormnt mliov * . Srmlnnl Louse * , I'liynlcnl Doony , nrMnufnim Indlvi crctlon , producing Hleeple.tMieMH , dc ponilenoy | iim * lile * on tlio furo. ikvunlon timoclotr , t'i lly Olsrniir * n ed , lack of cmiHclenci. . . ( lull , tintltfiirutiulv orbnM * " ii'i , iiiul llndi llfo a burden , gafely , | < crmiiicntiy : unJ opccillly cured. niontl nnil Skin DHIMIHSH. fyplillX n (1l ( ono must drcatllul In It ) rciult completely orudlciitrd. GtMilto-Urlnni'y Snritcry. fionotrha * . Oltet , Syphllh , Ilydrocelc , Vnrlrocclw , nnd Htrlcturc , rnillcjlly > u l xnfi'ir curi'il ivi' mt pulii or detention 1'ruiii builno.iM. All Sotuiil Do. fcrmltlci uiul liiiOmcnLsto | ) ] | tmirrhwi succc'ssfiiny rcmovc'd. All Itectnl cll c\'onafely ! nnd pcrnuincntly ciirod Houn.Un. iiktlllSp. m Siimln10 till | . * N. It. 1'urnuin uniibli ! to visit 119 miiy IIL' trentdl n their lioinc.i by currcipondrnco. .Medicine * and clructlnni iiont by o.\prois. Consiilt'itlon froo. benU Uonts In utiimiia to lusurureply 218 I'llti-eiith St. , Oppimltn llayil'tt Opcrn llouuc. Utnnlin , Neb. Jas. Morton & Son , 1511 Doclo-e St. AGENTS FOR Wm. T. Wood & Co ; Ice Tools. Prescott Sliding Door Hangers. Washburn & Moe $ M'f'g ' Co.'s Wire Rope. Yale & Towne M'fg. Co.'s ' Fine Locks. Tlie Specialist , uM'i ! In tlin treit- mcnt of all form * cf 1'ICI- VATK I > ISKA.IM.I..ttMna howl , STIIICTUHH , or r l" In n.lulvlMK tliu lilmliler. HVI'IIII.IS curc.l In iiOlu.VJ ilnyi. PklnDliH'iuioi , Oilnrrli nnil all Illrmc-nci of till ! lUnoil. Ilivirt nnil I.Ivor Ko- Minlo DlBcnsca ouri'il without liiHriuiKMili or "local treat ment. " Liullea from 2 to./ only.Vrlto for circ eachuf the aluivo ami ulionlui ; ninny of moil ronmrkiiblociifi ( Ice , N. K. Cor. llth tnil Karniim Sta. , cntrnnro OB either Blreet , Omahm Neb _ Herman Kundc lias Removed ! Us Hardware Store and Tinshop from South 10th St. to ' 118 South 13th St. , llctwccn Ilnrnoy mid Hnwrml , whcro lifwill to Inuipy IOMMI lil-iolil filoncl'Umd L'Ustomt'is. us wull IIH ninny now oiii'i. IIKHMAN Kt'NlIK , 4BPoutli lillliSt. NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT | uiiHBiklttntftl ) l HirrWonhoft Min'tf ) of ( lie Jraln.ro * mltlntf In Inunltyn.lU l a < llni ? to mUcry it war anil OflAth , Trfmature OM Ajf Marrenne * * . Low of 1'owtr Incltiier nexlnvoluiit/\ry l.oi * ' , mul Kiwrmatorihocm C&UMV I l > y oTerxertlo. . of the Iralu , > elf-i bu'o tte over-tnduigenrfl. t-acli box COM mini on mom L' trt-au ment. llulmi , > r ilx for ti , ffnt Iiy mill i'rf [ " JU. 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