8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt MONDAY , NOVEMBER , 20 , 1803.
SEAVEY'S ' HAPPY THOUGHT
Police Chiefs from Ooast to Ooast Join Hnml
to light Orooks.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AGAINSI CRIME
ITIint Prompted United Action liiTItU Itc-
upoct stnln I.BHKUCH of City MnrMmU
Ulll > > llo 1'orincil llcrtll-
lon System
A couple of years ago a noted criminal
evolved a scheme for a wholesale robbery all
over this country. Ills Idol was to form all
the t-rooks Into a secret co-opcrativo organ
ization and make it almott Impossible for the
police olllclals to cope with them or bring
them to justice. This man visited Chicago ,
Denver , San Francisco , Now York and
other largo places , but lie was arrested in
the east before ho could complete his work.
The scheme was discovered , and precau
tions were taken to frustrate any such
movement.
When the plrin became known to the dif
ferent police onicers In this country , the
magnitude of the Idea and the work that a
body of desperate and daring men could ac
complish astounded the ofllccrs and set
them to thinking. A few years ago nn at
tempt was made to form an organization
composed of the chiefs of police of the moro
important cities , but the ofllccrs went into
the work hi a half-hearted manner % nd
no good results were attained , Finding that
the Jewelers , bankers and railway oftlclals
were organizing to protect their property
from thieves , the chiefs of pollco determined
to organize for their own mutual bcnclit ,
but It remained for Chlof of Pollco Scnvoy
of this city to take the Initiatory stops
toward such an organization , and his efforts
have succeeded beyond his expectations. As
n result of his efforts the National Chiefs ot
Police union was organized.
Itou'nnlod Ills Kmcrprinr.
About the llrst of the present year Chief
Scavcy took It upon himself to open up a
corrcspomlcueo with the chiefs of pollco of
the Inrger cities and ascertain If they were
favorably disposed toward his plans. Ho
received so many favorable responses that a
meeting was arranged and held In Chicapo
during the early part of May , which
resulted In the nbovo organization , * and
Chief Scavcy was highly complimented by
being elected president of the mnlon. AVlth
the exception of Now York City , the princi
pal cities of this country were represented
in this convention. Tlicro were : Major Mo-
Claughry of Chicago , Eldridgo of Boston ,
Clack of Nashville , Crowley of San Fran
cisco , Soavoy of Omaha , O'Mcara of Pitts-
burg , Deitrirh of Cincinnati , the chiefs from
St. Paul. Milwaukee , Memphis , St. Louis ,
Kanias City , Burlington , la. , Orange City ,
N. J. , Leadvillc , Colo. , and many other
places.
Tlicso men formed an organization which
has already made Itself felt and feared by
the criminal classes , and the chiefs of police
in the capital cities throughout the country
nro now trying to form state organisations
of the chiefs , sheriffs and officers of the
different , municipalities. In Connecticut
and Michigan such organizations have been
formed , and they are ma king It almost impos
sible for a crime to bo committed nnd the
perpetrator make his escape from the state.
With such an object in view Chief Seavey
lias sent out a letter to all the municipal
oftlcors of this state Inviting thorn to attend
H convention which will bo hold in Omaha
on December 13. This letter is as follows :
Xo\r Formlnc State Iendues.
I < I have the honor to Inform vou that during
the llrst meeting 6f the National Chiefs of
Pollco Union , held in Chicago May 18 , 1 ! ) and
JO of this present year , a resolution was
adopted requesting that the chiefs of police
and city marshals of all cities , towns and
villages in each state organize a chiefs of
police union In each state , to be auxiliary to
the National Chiefs "of Police , union. The
states of Massachusetts and Michigan have
already organized thcso unions , and the
chiefs ot pollco of several other states are
preparinc to organize similar unions for the
purpose of general co-operation , and also
for the purpose of meeting and co-operating
with the National Chiefs of Pollco union ,
which will hold its Iirst annual moot
ing at St. Louis. Mo. , the llrst Tuesday in
May , 160-1. Believing that in "unity there
is strength , " and rcallzinc trom cloven years
experience as a police ofllcor , how necessary
it Is for universal co-opuration of the head's
of police departments in the matter of the
prevention of crime and apprehension of
criminals , I very much desire to see the
chiefs of police and city marshals of Ne
braska thoroughly and systematically or
ganized.
The citizens and business men of the cities
and towns In this state naturally expect
that the police will give them all necessary
protection. If we are organized , know eat'li
other better , and have a practical working
system with which wo arc all familiar , wo
can , by taking advantage of this , accomplish
much moio In criminal work , which is increasing -
creasing each year.
With these Ideas in view , I wrlto you to
ascertain if you will meet mo In Omaha ,
Wednesday , December 13 , of this year , for
the purpose of forming a chiefs of po'lro '
union for the state of Nebraska. A copy of
' this letter will bo sent at once to the city
marshals of seventy-live cities in this state.
Let'js all make a special effort to got to
gether and oflcot a permanent organization
of which the citizens of Nebraska will have
icason to leel proud.
Politics nnil Policemen ,
No ono' has an Idea how the various police
departments of this country are hampered
nnd their usefulness handicapped through
politics. A policeman who has to de
pend on politicians for his job makes a
very poor custodian of the lives and property
of the taxpayers , as a usual thing. The
heads of the pollco departments in cities
where the pollco departments are not or
ganized under the metropolitan system
chance with the political 101111)10x1011 of the
municipal government , and there Is not much
of an incentive for thcso chiefs to prepare to
stay In their positions for any great length
of timo.
The greatest hindrance .to pollco organiza
tions has been thu fact thut many police de
partments have been controlled by politics.
Where such has been the case those con
nected with the force have had no incentive
or time to think about Informing themselves
or bothering with organization. They have
lived in an atmosphere of uncertainty , not
knowing when a change of politics would
result ia their removal , and have been kept
busy "pulling wires" to save tholr heads.
A change Is buing gradually wrought ,
howovur. Many of the largo cities have
been adopting a nonnartlsan system , and
many other cities contemplate such a move.
H may bu a long tlmo bcforo nonpartlsan
pollco departments are universal , but the
Knowing ones say it Is sura to come.
Kvory true policeman at heart admits that
any torco in politics is hampered , inspector
of Detectives Shea of Chicago , a city of all
others In the United States that Is cursed by
political pull , " In a chat recently stated
that npnpartisanlsin was the prime feature
of a gooa pollco force , and Is bound to bo In
troduced as people sco Its benollts ,
Take his own case , for Instance. Ho is a
natural born policeman a man who loves
the business , and has taken a prldo in trying
to bettor himself. Ho was Inspector , when
a change in politics resulted In his being re
duced to a captain nnd "put out In the
vrooclB , " Helms suffered by political changes
often.
' I detest the Idea of having topull wires , "
raid ho. "I would never do It and they
throw mo about. Once I had to call upon u
political friend or I suppose my head would
have gone off. Politics and pollco business
don't mix ut all. "
Talk of ( luvcrnmcnt Control.
At tholr national convention most of the
chiefs expressed the hope that before many
years came to pass that the police depart-
incuts of this country would be under the
control of the national government and
treated in a measure like the government
troops , only with better pay , Some of the
mailer countrlei in Europe are patrolled by
pollco officers in the employ of the govern'
went , and such a system prevails partially
in Kussla and France. The most feasible
manner In which : o protect suburban resi
dents and thickly settled portions of the
country districts has also been the subject
of considerable discujjlon among tne commis
sioners and chiefs of police. Ttaa roddtmts in
the suburbs nro exposed to the nttncks of
burglars , sticnk thlovc.i nnd other criminals ,
who seek the cover of illvos In the cities nnd
then go out Into the uhprotcctcd districts
and ply their nefarious occupations in the
darkness of night.
An eastern exchange says that this ques
tion ifl ono that has many phases , nnd Is just
at the present tlmo being discussed and
given a peed deal of consideration by super
intendents of police , mayors anil others Inter
ested in uolk'u affairs , to the end that there
Is a bright ixmlblllty of a system of com
plete pollco patrol of all territory being
formuh.ted on a plan distinctly American
and different from anything now existing.
Thn question Itself is an old one and has ,
In a spasmodic manner , attracted the atten
tion of different pollco ofllclnls for years
without any definite result or combined
notion , Nor can It bo said that a svstctn has
bcoa formulated In Its entirety now , though
a great stride has been made in that direc
tion.
tion.Tho time Is rlpo , nnd from many signs anil
separate movements , all on a general plan ,
nnd with the same end Inlow , these Inter
ested In pollco business can begin to discern
tlio outlines of the great innovation that
Is coming simply from force of circum
stances.
Before combined action can bo obtained
Blent changes will have to bo brought about
changes that many now scout as im
possible nml far-fetched , changes that will
bring with them complete modifications of
municipal and county administration. In
many districts thcso primary staces have
been passed over , and by an accumulation of
dates nnd facts It will bo seen that it Is aot
only possible , but vcrj probable that the
change wilt gradually keep on until it be
comes universal.
Crhnlimlnnml thn Copi.
Criminals ottlmcs prey upon the cltl/.ens
in suburbs , whcro they know they nro out of
the Jurisdiction of the practical thief takers
and men trained to suppress them. Persons
have been robbed and murdered by high
waymen , houses have been burglarized ,
women have been subject to assaults and
countless unlawful acts committed , some
times by professional criminals , but inoro
often by mon living In the district , who have
been encouraged to acts of violence simply
by knowing of aha lack of protection and the
immunity from arrest offered.
Again , criminals have lived in the suburbs
and in-eyed upon city residents. After com
mitting some ov rt act they have escaped to
the suburbs nnd then the city authorities
have been handicapped in catching them
through the lack of a concerted system.
With all thu interchange of courtesies each
department is still handicapped , nnd the
work never has been and never can bo done
with the degree of satisfaction that U would
were the departments united by some Com
mon bond as has been suggested by the fore
most pollco authorities in the United States.
By departments being united there Is no
thought of their being brought together as
ono department In the strict sense , but by a
system on the same general plan as that by
which these whole United States is united
a system of local government and concerted
general action , and the benefits to accrue
will be plainly seen.
The luck of concerted action docs not alone
hamper police departments in dealing with
criminals In suburbs. The same state of
affairs exists botweea cities. A burglar ,
pickpocket or other criminal , for instance ,
operates in Now York and then comes to
Omaha. Ho may bo known in New York
but not hero. If there was concerted action
when such a man came to this city the
pollco authorilies would bo ready for him.
Again , the need of moro concerted action in
tracing nnd capturing criminals who escape
from ono city to another is felt. In the
latter regard the need of more uniform
fugitive and other laws relating to criminals
in different states is felt and can never bo
brouplit about except by concerted action.
Tlio iirst step in this direction was the in-
Iroduclion of the Bertilloa system of meas
uring criminals , assuring their identification ,
regardless of pictures or changes in appear
ances. '
It was invented by M. Bertillon of Paris
and was soon Introduced throughout France ,
and Its introduclion is now gradually spread
ing throughout Europe.
The system was llrst Introduced in this
country in the Joliet ( III. ) penitentiary , then
in Chicago , and is now used by many large
cities , and may soon bo in use in Omaha.
The use of this system has brought pollco
departments closer together. Chiefs of
pollco have seen the benefits to bo gained by
an interohango of information regarding
criminals , and have furtlor realized that
they could bo benefited in many other ways.
Kncloruml liy the Chief * .
This feeling resulted iu the formation at
Chicago last spring of tno National Chiefs of
Polled union , among its members being
prominent chiefs of police from oil over the
United States. The chiefs met and ex
changed ideas on many subjects , They de
cided to nush the introduction of the Ber
tillon system. They talked over plans of
moro uniform laws and agreed to assist
each other iu every way possible and much
good was accomplished.
Hicently the chiefs of police of Miohlgan
formed a Btato union. Connecticut lids a
state union and other slates are following the
example set.and hero is a part of the system :
It Is proposed to have unions iu every state ,
and it is thought it will not bo long until
they are formed. Nebraska" needs one , and
primary efforts are already afoot to organize
ono. With a union in each state they
could olcct delegates to the national
body.
This idea is not an original ono , exactly ,
as It has been hinted at in several papers
containing police news , and has been con
sidered and declared feasible , both at the
meeting of the chiefs of police in Chicago
nml of the Michigan chiefs in Dotriot ,
Further , not ono , but many chiefs of police
are working to bring about this change.
The state unions will bo composed of all
chiefs of police , .sheriffs and others in police
authority , and all will bo u'&uoflicd by the
Interchange of information , of ideas and as
sistance iu the work of suppressing crime.
They will bo bound together by bonds not
only of sympathy , but business and social in
terests.
The system contemrjlatcd goes further. It
intends taklnc In the country , as well as
cities and small towns , There are now in
existence in different states many police
organizations in rural districts. Many of
them are county associations. Tlicro arc
the horse police , or an orguni/atlon of men
banded together to stop horse stealing. In
many sections farmers have banded tog'other
for mutual protection , In time all of incsn
organizations may bo banded together.
Patrol lor the Suburbs.
It will bo n long tlmo before the English
system of constabulary may bo needed it !
this country , but some substitute is impera
tlvo now in many sections. In England
country districts nro patrolled and an officer
read } for business can nlwajs bo found.
In some sections of this country , outside of
corporate limits , but thickly populated , some
system of patrol is needed. This may bo
brought about by rural organizations pay
ing mounted men. It is estimated that the
cost would bo compiratlvely small , and oven
farmers have experienced iho neeH of some
one at hand ready and with authority to act ;
beside * there are many unincorporated dis
tricts thickly populated by city residents
nnd these who live through the channels of
trade in cities.
it Is n posslbhty that the counties may In
some Instances pay for a pollco patrol , but
that is for the future. Pollco patrol In the
rural districts , except adjacent to cities , is
something that may no considered years
hence , but the need of police patrol on the
outskirts of cities has long been apparent.
The only drawback has been to bring it
about , and how boiler than by un organiza
tion of the citizens in that district which
would subscribe for and pay mounted men ?
Preparing for u Club Fluili.
The enormous immljfr.uion of convicts nnd
tickot-oMeavo men to this country as well as
the agents of anarchistloand socialistic socle-
tics and such organizations
- " - .v w * < w hM it4 * * wia as the Mafia and
Highbinders , which have transferred the
scones of their oporatlons to this country ,
and the Ki-oat increase of terrlblo crimes
committed hero hy thcso glasses , have
awakened the pollco departments to the fact
thut they muni bo thoroughly organized in
order to offcciuully suppress thwo criminals
and give them a itholesomo dread of the
laws of this country.
To show the effects of thorough organiza
tion and the efliciency of discipline of the
pollco oftlcers , Chlcaso , durjiifrtho World's
lair , is cited as an instuncuVhen the fair
bccauio un assured fact the crooks and I
thieve * all over the world began making
propaiutlons to go to that city and reap a
rich harvest from the people who visited the
exposition. H was then mat the manage i-
ment of the lair. aetln upon tno advice of
Superintendent McClauehry of the Chicago
police force , begun io make preparation * to
RVO ! these gentry a chilly reception. They
nolcctcd ox-Inspector Bonflcld , who 1ms liml
n prent deal of experience In dealing with
crooks , as chlof of thn fair police depart-
nicnt. Mr. Honflcld corresponded with the
heads of the police departments of this and
other countries and persuaded them to send
their best men to the fnir.
I'ollce Art KihltiU.
With the o men , who hnd n Rood knowl
edge of all the criminals fruiu tlio vicinity In
which they lived , ho was nblo to protect the
enormous crowds which visited the fair In a
most creditable timnncr. Then Superintend *
cut McClnughry sent n trusted man to the
larger cities In this country , Canada , Mexico ,
England and Franco to secure photographs
of the most notorious criminals from the va
rious rogues' galleries. Ho got about 7,000 of
these pictures.
After perfecting these arrangements they
nwaltcd the advance guard of the horde of
crooks which expected to tct rich robbing
people at the fnir. The first of them \vcro so
easily apprehended and either run out of the
city or sent to prison that It had a most dis
couraging effect upon their delectable am
bitions , and beyond the usual small robberies
which nro bound to occur ns long as all
people do not strictly observe the eighth
commandment , no great crimes were com
mitted. Owing to lax laws and other con
ditions over which the pohco have no power ,
the number of criminals in the country is
rapidly increasing , and the people are grad
ually awakening to the fae1 , that they must
render more assistance to the police , and
that the police must more thoroughly organ
ize In order to give bettor protection to lives
and property. This movement is not In its
infancy , but is moving forward with pleas
ing rapidity , nnd Nebraska will soon bo
among the iirst of the stairs to become thor
oughly organized in this manner. Much good
is expected from the efforts of the coming
convention.
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DoWltt's I.tttlo Early Klscrs.
Hartl nnd soft co l , 2,000 pounds to a
ton , W. H. Bennett Co.'s store.
DESEBTJ3D MIDWAY.
riiinoun I'nklriloiH Dcnartcd nnil Nearly
l > lMnnntluil.
Midway is being destroyed. It is a de
serted , dilapidated place. Its charms ana
its curious people are gone. It is in pos
session of the wrecker. Vandals are pulling
down the odd houses that helped show the
visiting millions the life and habits of the
people of other lands. Very soon the inter
national street will bo but a memory.
Few go into the street now , says the Chicago
cage Herald. None of the gates from the
city nro open and across the entrance
from the park is a high board fence.
At the park gate n Columbian guard
stands who will let no one enter , and even
the remaining inhabitants of the Plal-
sanco who got outside have hard work
getting back to their abodes. They must
Have passes or convince the guard that it is
right they should pass , and this is many
times hard work. Not many others pass
within , and , by the Interference of the pow
ers , are thereby saved from the melancholy
remembrance a visit to the street would
leave.
Men of the west , who work for a stated
sum per day and are frugal and calculating ,
have tuitcu the place of the careless eastern
ers who cared but for the present. The re
sorts In Midway have been given Into their
hands and within a month they will not onlv
bo lovelcd to the ground , but all the material
will have been carted away. The despoilcrs
are working rapidly , and long before the ex
hibits in the buildings of Jackson jfhrlc have
been all removed their work will bo done.
The place presented a sad sight. Tholono-
someness was in marked contrast with the
gayety of last summer , and the wrecker's
hammer told that the last party had been
entertained there. The picturesque walls
of Old Vienna and its weather stained
roofs and quaint shops were being destroyed
as ruthlessly as were cities in the time of
the original town. Men with pickaxes
made the music in the enclosure instead of
a band of professional musicians. They
quickly destroyed the illusion made by the
old architecture by opening the way for a
sight without. The stuff was tumbled into
n big pile In the middle of the enclosure.
All around Old Vienna the work of destruc
tion is going on. The ice railroad , which ex
tends behind it. Is already robbed of its
superstructure and the bare posts alone rn-
inain. Teams are drawing the timbers away
and but little remains to tell of the jolly
coasting on ice it afforded when the mercury
was in the nineties. Across the street men
are knocking boards off the fence that
borders the American Indian village , and
spoiling the painting that might not have
been of sufficient merit to pass muster with
the jury of installation of the line arts de
partmcnt. 'Die Indians themselves have
gone to other fields of industry , leaving their
Midway residence for white people to de
stroy. This duty the palo faces are perform
ing with as much thoroughness as did the
former destroyers of Indian homes , and the
red men will not have boon long in the land
of the sunset before their last traces in
Midway are obliterated.
The panorama of the volcano Kilauoa is
nothing but u shell. The canvas that hune
on its walls , showing the fiery crater of
Hawaii's great furnace , has been rolled up
and the work of taking down the structure
Is now being pushed and will bo completed
within the time prescribed. Up the street
men are at work on the Lapland village
and the abode of the ostriches has been in
vadcd.
Hobert Low's big Turkish colony has loft
for the domain of the sultan. It was the
largest village in the street , containing 450
of the dark skinned men.
Mr. Levy had planned an auction to ais
pose of the goods , but his plans were Inter
fcrcd with by President Higinbotham
Consequently Mr. Levy will not take will
him a kindly memory of the exposition's
president. The work of shipment will bo
expensive and will reduce the profits of the
village.
By the last of next week the Libby gins ?
factory will bo removed , This was one ol
the most extensive features of the street.
Already the machinery Is all in pieces anti
packed , and the work of tearing down th
building will commence immediately. Th
company hoped to sell the plant for removal
moval to some town anxious for inoro fnc
torlcs. Several offers were received , bu
the sulo was made impossible by the limit o
the tlmo for removal.
The building in which the diver went t
the bottom of the sea Is entirely down. Ho
Is the one within which was the Colorado
gold mine , The big house that contained
the panorama of the Swiss Alps is being
robbed of the filigree work that ornamented
its faco. The Japanese have begun the de
struction of their bazaar. These little foil :
are evidently satisfied with their visit here ,
as on the door is a sign that reads : "No.
See you at the next fair. No. "
The Hindoo jugglers are among the few
reminders who nro still In Midway , They
co to California to attend the Midwinter
fair , and they hope to swell thoprotlts of
their American tour. Work will begin at
once on the destruction of their little build-
Ingfi. The Moorish pulaco , the Persian
palace , the buildings in Cairo , the Javanese
huts and the Irish villages remain intact , but
they present a sorrowful appearance. Their
slgus nio dilapidated ami the weather has
left its marks about tholr doors and en
trances. The Javanese ) people are gone , hav
ing by this time reached San Francisco.
The German village will not bo dcstroyrM
until the articles In the museum arc sold.
With the exception of the workmen the
source of pleasure to millions is practically
deserted. Its stillness is broken only by the
whacks of the hammer and the ax. And
above it all the Ferris wheel still goes round
and round.
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Pills that euro sick lior.aaclie ; De Witt's
Little Early Hlsern. .
The Madison ( family hotel ) , 21st nnd
Chicago. TraiibiontB , 82.00 per day.
Order your coal tf all Icindfa atV It.
Benuott Co.'s store ,
IVuro Aiiotlicr Ainu' * ruiiti ,
James U. Reynolds was found wearing u
pair of William Smuller's pants yesterday
and ho was iirrcsted on the charge of
larceny. The pants were stolen several
days ago. Hoyuolds claims that ho pur
chased 'them from another mau ,
Llttlo Pills for great ills : DaWltt's Little
Early lasers ,
\Vo have u few bccond hand baio
burners on bale. They uro bargains for
anybody looking for second hand stoves ,
Win. Lyle Dickey & Co. , H03 Douglas.
BISHOP NEWMAN'S ' SERMON
Solf-Oonquest thelSnbject of His Disconrso
at the Km Methodist Ohnrch.
GREETED WITH.A LARGE CONGREGATION
IllRhnp WntilenVnr Cincinnati Occupies the
Pulpit nt Trinity Humanity unit
Divinity of Christ' * 1.1 fe
L'oinp.trcil.
At the First Methodist church yesterday
a largo congregation heard Ulshop Newman
preach on "Self-Conquest. " his text being :
"Ho tliat ruloth his spirit Is better than ho
that takcth a chy. ' | The bishop said in
part :
"Though stately column , cathedral and
triumphal arch have been erected to com
memorate the great deeds of the past and
to bo laid away , when dead , In nu imposing
mausoleum is a common ambition with men ,
the world is too poor In bronze nnd nmrblo
to erect a lilting monument to him who bus
gained the mastery over himself , Life in
too short to chant his pratacs. The arch of
the skies , extending from horizon to horizon ,
Is his triumphal arcli and God alone is his
eulogy.
"Three things are essential to gain com
plete mastery over self. They are self-
knowledge , self-denial and self-consecration.
When Thiilcs wrote over the door of an an-
elent temple. "Know Thyself , " he chiseled in
itono one of the wisest exhortations overdo-
Ivercd to man. To know himself a man
mist be acquainted with his strong nnd his
wreak points. Ho must kunw the measure of
ills endurance. lie must search himself. Ho
lust not be deceived. He Is a bold soul who
altos the candle of the Lord and goes Into
Ills own heart to examine every part. The
rouble with , man is that ho is
01 natural , out abnormal. The
lollcst man Is the most natural man. Wo
lave no warfare with nature , for iinturo is
good and is the fairest offspring of the
Almighty. Christ , who was the most nntu-
al man that over lived , came into this world
o make men natural. Wo do not want
rcachcrs to mvlto men from the darkness
-f nature into the lleht of the gospel , but to
brine them Into the light of nature. This Is
tie great mission of Christianity.
"Vice is the excess of virtue , fasslon
gratified within the limitations of law is as
pure as an angel's song or the prayer of a
saint , but carried to excess It plunges men
nto an itbyss of sin , shame and disease.
You may say that men In giving rein to their
desires are following natural laws , but you
must remember that limitation of law is co
extensive with law itself. Two mysteries
ire the lease of growth and the lease of life.
There Is a time in the life of every man when
.vithout . change of food or air the tissues
lease to Increase and stature is complete.
This is the limitation of the law of growth.
There are trees in California that have lived
luce the days of Solomon , but man gooth to
ils long home at-threo score and ton. This
s the limitation of the law of life.
IVIckciluesi la tlio World.
Wickedness is in the world not by the op-
iratlon of natural laws , but on account of
heir abuse. I would not own that man as my
brother who is Incapable of anger , for anger
is natural. God Is ungry with the wicked
every day , but he docs not allow the sun. to
; o ( Sown on his wrath. Kightcous Indigna-
ion purges the world of sin , but when it
reaches that point whore it pionipts the
hand to strike , or the lips to spcaic slander
"it becomes a vice. Humillty'in strength ,
meekness is a virtue , but our self-abasement
should not bo so abject as to permit us to
suffer that our rights of property or of homo
ihould be trampled'on. Haul , thomeekcst of
nen , whs jcalourf'of the .rights that were his
and when It was necessary to appeal to
Ctcsar , ho did. Vanity ithat causes us to
desire the good opinion of others is natural
and commendable , , ' fornjpon our relation to
our fellowmendepends our influence over
them , but that degree of vanity that impels
us to sacritico principle in the hope of re
taining or acquiring the esteem ot others Is
a vice.
Chilli of the Slflos.
'Man should know the measure of his
endurance and ho should not bo the author
of his own temptation. " . 1 do not pray 'lead
me not into temptation , ' but I do pray 'leave
mo not in temptation. ' iJut fear not tempta
tions. Lot them assure theo that thou art a
child of the skies nnd that nugels are thy
companions. Jesus was made strong by
temptation. There can bo no virtue in the
universe without this test. God did not
make man a mucninc. Ho could not make
him a little lower than the angels , nay , a
little lower than himself , without giving
him liberty , and in that is involved the
power to disobey. It is the virtuous who
are tempted and not the vicious. Hence ,
we can have no sympathy with those who
run off to monasteries and nunneries to
cscipo the evil enticements of the world.
Stand forth rather in the arena of life to
make yourself strong in the conlllcts of life
and in resisting the temptations of the
world. The general criticism I have to make
on all forms of modern education is that
they lead man away from himself. There
are these who can trace the courses of the
starry constellations who do not know the
plan of their nervous systems. There are
these who con name the rivers nnd oceans of
the glebe who cannov toll the amount of
blood that courses through their veins.
Our thought should be. subjective us well as
objective. Wo should look inward as well as
outward.
"Self-denial being twofold , consists in the
refusal to disobey dlvino prohibitions , and
In the exorcise of magnanimity. There is
the law that says thou shall , the law that
says thou shall not , and the law Unit says
thou mayst , buti there Is as much kindness
and bonoflcciice In the mandates that are
prohibitory as la these that are permissary.
Mijimiilmlty ; mill SclDenial. .
"Magnanimity is the highest form of self-
denial , and to this the world owes much. It
was magnanimity in Washington that Ice
him to risk his competence and his fortune ,
to Hacrillco his easy life on his largo estate , tc
struggle for the princlnles enunciated In the
Declaration of Independence , it was mag
nanimity in Paul which made him say 'If
meat cause my brother to offend 1 will eat
no meat while the world stands.1 You who
are in the habit of taking a social glass may
say that temperance Is the moderate use of
good things , and hence you are guiltless if
you drink not to excess. I grant that torn-
pcraiico is moderation , that total abstinence
is unnatural , but though certain things nro
lawful they arc not expedient , and , there
fore , when I say that If wino cause my
fellow man to offend , I will drink no wlno
while the world stands. 1 am not austere 01
abstemious or intolerant. It is magnanimity
to deny yoursclt the use of an innocent
thing if your example In using would cause
your brother to ruin himself by excess.
Jllislon of the Or.imtt.
"The drama hama mission as the vehicle
of truth anJ pleasure , but It is today wortl
the reputation of any CJliiIstlnn , and cs
peclally a clergyman , to attend the theater
and what surprises me is that any woman o
Christian training ami education can attcni
tlio modern drama where such lllthy uudltj
exhibits Itself nnd the vilest passions are
catered to. Lettlie drama bo restored to
its proper place and then wo may < : onsldei
the question whothcr it is proper for Chris
tians to attend the theater.
"Hut self-conquott cannot bo cffectua
without selt-couBceratioa. Draw your in
splration from tlio Ron of Cod. This will 1
give you power. I have traveled iu all 1
lands , traversed nil sens , stood at the Mirlncs
of all religions , and I como hack to say 'In
the cross of Christ I glory.1"
manor WAI.IIKN AT TIUNITV.
Ilnrann nnil Dlvino Hidon of the 1.1 fo or
Chrlit Compared.
Bishop Walden of Cincinnati occupied the
pulpit at the Trinity Methodist Kpiscopnl
churcii in Kountro Place yesterday morning.
The bishop is an eloquent speaker , who has no
trouble in commanding the closest attention
of his auditors. Ho talked in a plain man
ner without attempting flowery oratory , and
his gestures were without ostentation. The
bishop was greeted by a largo audience , and
his subject was on the life history of Christ
and the lessons to bo learned therefrom.
inshop VYnltlcn spoke of the human and
dlvino sides of the life of .tcsus Christ , nnd
in comparing them ho thought that a too
close study of either nature made Christian
people overlook the other. In nu eloquent
manner hu ilollnoitcd the sufferings of
Christ in order that Ho might be the 1'rluco
of Salvation for all ncoplo.
"When Ho suffered the agony of a cruel
death on the cross , " remarked the bishop ,
"it was the \ \ \ \ \ of God that His Ken should
khowof the Bufferings to which His chil
dren are subjected. i-Voiu the Infancy of
Christ to the tlmo when Ho went forth us a
minister of the gospel we are allowed oc
casional glimpses of His Me. but there are
many thlnirs that do not BCCIU to bo recorded
in the hlutory of His ovon'.ful career. Wo are
given glimpses of Him as a child , as a youth
and as a Savior.
"Tlio object of this study is to bring you
closer to Christ as a Irlcnd to whom wo
can all turn during our trials and tribula
tions. Christ's sufferings were of n disci-
pllniry character , and our's should be also.
It was needful that Christ should come In
contact with these human experiences In
order that Ho might know our trials. He
was made acquainted with fearful and dark
scenes before Ho was made Captain of our
salvation. Ho suffered sere temptation , but
Ho came out a perfect Man , nnd after a full
trial Goo said : 'This is My Son , in Whom
I am well pleased. '
"In your own lives you have had experi
ences for which you could not account. This
is a sort of adversity to which all people are
iiibjccted. Pure men and women shrink
rom evil , but here was our Savior brouplit
nto contact with all kinds of evil , and Ho
came out holy and uncoiitamluatcd. There
ire many beautiful lessons to be learned iu
ho history of Christ , ando may read it
over and over and receive now thoughts of
' 11s greatness. Ho was sorely tempted many
hues , but Ho did not use the great power
cstcd in Him. Ho only did this to supply
he needs of others , nnd when Ho was chal-
ciiged by an adversary Iu a tantalizing way
o show ills power , by turning stones into
bread , Ho refused , nnd in the course of time
overcame this adversary , through the will of
our Heavenly Father. "
Tlio bishop described the greatest tompta-
, lens of Christ , and spoke of the sublime
simplicity of His answers to His adversa
ries. "God has endorsed prosperity , " said
the bishop , "and He has givca us such coa
litions that if wo put a small seed in the
'ertllc soli it is reproduced an hundred fold.
' . hope that the lessons to bo learned la the
ilstory of Christ will help us all to bear
with the many contentions which constantly
confront us. Christ entered into all of our
experiences into our joy , sorrow , want and
n-ospcrity so that He could know our
whole lives. By these experiences He was
made perfect.
"Tho end of a Christian Hfo is glory , but
.00 many times do we look at it ns a crown ,
and a life of eternal bliss. A Christian life
s pervaded with glory , peace and joy , never
Miding , and eventually ends iu a grand burst
) f glory. The bringinc of the soul to glory
s a progressive one. God brings His sous to
eternal grace ntop by step , telling them all
the time to como up hizhcr and share In the
atonement which Ho has accomplished
, hrough Christ's sufferings. Ho is waiting
to enter into a compact with us nil. As an
elder brother He says , give Mo your heart. "
At the close of the services Bishop Waldcn
remarked that ho had assumed the rc-
spouHlbilily of an indebtedness of $18,000 in
order to help but tno school established by
his church at Nashville , and that while he
was not soliciting contributions from the
congregation , ho thought some of the mem-
jors who have enjoyed the fruits of pros
perity in a greater mead than had ho , might
become moved to assist him in payinor the
obligation. Last night the bishop addressed
a largo audience in the Soutti Tenth Street
Methodist Episcopal church.
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Itoy lo t Wlillo Scurolini- ' for "Ills llrlck
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Among the passengers who arrived at the
union depot from the west yesterday morn
Ing was a matronly looking woman who was
accompanied by a brood of six small clill
dren. The eldest was a boy 8 years old
Becoming tired of the monotony of waltiiif ,
in the depot ho started out to see the town
In the course of an hour or so he succeedei
in losing himself and Officer Fleming notillet
the pollco station , from which a description
of the child was sent 16 tlio patrolmen.
Several hours passed and the woman was
nearly frantic with onxlotylienword was
received that a section boss named Ander
son had found the missing Juvenile wonder
lug on the B , & M. trucks a mlle bulow Gib
son. Ho was brought in on the hand oar
and the family loft on the afternoon tr.iln
for their destination. The boy told the
sectioa mon that when ho lost his way ho
started out to look for the "bis brick build
lug1 meaning the depot , but could not lim
It. One of the depot attaches remarked that
them wore a lot of older people In Omaha
who had boon looking for that idontlca
"big Hrick building" for the past ten years
and so far had had no bettor success
than the boy. _
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The pleasant flavor , gentle action and sooth.
Ing effects of Syrup of Figs , when in nod
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