1' THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: MONDAY, APRIL 25, 100. o hg 5 ( CD P PS " THOMAS A PRACTICAL MAN Dieo'pl Win Aiked Prsof 0th en Hid, De fended by Minister. WARNS NOT TO CENSURE HONEST DOUBT Her. George A. Dfrh,r PnrhM on Mum la Which the Twl?t Received Their Rlin Matter. Rer. George A. Beecher preached In Trin ity OithedrsJ. He said In part, speaking on tha unbelief of Bt. Thomas when the disciples said to him, "We have seen the Lord." "The unbelief of Thomas ha a praetloal bearing on many things of the present day. He desired something more convincing than the word of the disciples. It has been generally thought that Bt. Thomas wm an Illustration of the stubborn and willful doubter. This Is not so. In the first place Thomas was thoroughly discouraged, the hope of the disciples In the cause for which they had undergone so much, was lost In the death of Jesus Christ. Thomas was a practical man. He did not deny what the disciples told him, but It seemed to him not possible. The coming was as great a Joy to him as to any of them but he would not bo led on by over trust. It was not sufficient for him to go out and preach the glad words, saying that his friends had told him so. He felt a sure sign would be given by Jesns. And this was true for Christ returned saying 'peace be unto you' and told Thomas to place his hands In the wounds and Thomas did so and said 'My Ixrd and my God." ' Jeans Did Hot Blame Him. 'It may be natural for some people to express doubt of St. Thomas. Many have such faith In the resurrection' that they would cot question. Jesus did not blame Bt. Thomas but taw him the tangible proof with a gentle reproof. My friends, never Judge harshly the man who entertains an honest doubt. As with St. Thomas, It may be the last strug gle of unbelief. The' disciples had no proof but of sight and no tinge of uncertainty could be allowed to enter In. Some men today believe only In things noticeable to the senses, things which can be analysed. To these faith Is only an Intellectual growth. Some men In all business deny the Christian religion. They hold a dif ferent position from St. Thomas; they base their disbelief on Intellectual conclusions. The vast majority bold their opinions be cause of partial investigation and stub born prejudices. Tbey do not desire to find the truth but to prove their theories. Not by prayerful Investigation do thoy study, but they take the words of lnfblels. If St Thomas had sought the companion ship of such he would not have found what he sought. He sought the person of Christ and struggled for the highest Ideals of the faith. We have no source of comfort of the life beyond the grave save in the reve lation of Jesus Christ. We may study In vain for one concrete and oonoluslve evi dence of life beyond the grave. We must get close to Jesus Christ if we wish to know. "To doubt is not to deny. An honest doubt is nothing less than an earnest In quiry for the truth. If it is carried out by searching inquiry for the truth, it will lead to the highest faith. Look to Jesus Christ, tho light, the truth, and the way." MOROAJi CLOSE! MISSION TO OMAHA Delivers Two Sermons on ILast Right of His Visit. Rev. O. Campbell Morgan last night preaohed his last sermons In Omaha, one at the First Methodist church and the other at the First Congregational church. At the Congregational church he took for his text. "If any man thirst let him come unto Ma," saying in parts "These words were spoken by Jesus dur ing the feast of the Tabernacles on the eighth day. For seven days the priests In a procession filled the golden Jars with water from a running brook to remind the people of the prophecies made by Eseklel regarding the river which was to come and overflow over the land, but on the eighth day the Jars remained empty, as a sign that the river had not yot come. It was then that Christ called to tho thirsty. He here declared himself as the end of the old regime and the beginning of the new. "Reading further, we see that fie that bell eve th In Me shall from him flow rivers, and a little attention will prove that the second sentence is but a sequence of the first. No thirsty man or woman can ever be the source of relief to others afflicted like themselves. We are in the midst of thirsty people, and it is tho duty of all professing Christianity to wish to help satisfy others. When the divine soul is In a person It drives him along the road of divine movement and that movement la a missionary movement. If a person claims to be a Christian and has no compassion for others, he Is but a specimen of Chris tian paganism. Ry thirst, I mean an un satisfied passion, a passion of wealth, fame, worldly pleasures, for rest and even a spiritual passion. The man who makes mammon his passion loses all the power of a Christian. Show me a church officer who haa as his sole aim the making of money, and I will show you a poor church officer; his checks may be larger, but his influence will be less. Tou cannot give drink to another If you lack water and you cannot help Christ If you lack Hlra. He says -Come to Me and we ask if His promise will be fulfilled: ft haa been fulfilled for nineteen centuries and the promise will not fall you." PLEADS POR TUB HOMES MISSIONS ner. Arthur J. Folsom Asks Menus for Western Work. Rev. Arthur J. Folsom at Plymouth Con gregational church made a strong appeal yeateraay to his congregation for assist ance for the home missionary society. He cnoso for his text Matthew, xlll:: "And He spake many things to them In parables, saying, 'Ueliold, a sower went forth to sow.' We cast our eyes toward Africa, Chin and Japan," said Rev. Mr. Folsom, but there are many fields In our own country on which no seed has yet been sown. There is much work here to be done. We look over the United States and we find millions who have the gospel at their hands, but who are not turning their attention to It. It Is this class which the home missionary society can assist us In reaching. "We look forward to the time when the gospel of Jesus Chlst will be known In every lajid. We should not look forward to the future; we should do our best to spread the gospel today, tomorrow way be too late. Today the harvest Is truly great In the west as a result of the laborers who were sent here from the east. It Is through their efforts In the psst that we meet In this city to worship God. Thsy gave from their stores that our fathers and mother might be blessed with the knowledge of Jesus. Time has brought changes and the people. of New England states ran no longer shoulder the burden alone. We must assist them. Many of the people of Omaha do not realise the great expanse of uncultivated territory In Nebraska where assistance Is needed by small, sctf-sacrl Being churches. "I am sot asking fer targe gifts, bt let Let eaoh one give CHRIST, FOISDATIO OP CHtUCH Only Baals fer Imperishable Life, Says Rev. Mr. Reynolds. Rev. Walter II. Reynolds of Castellar Presbyterian church preached yesterday morning from the text. Revelations, 111:7-13: "Him that orercometh will I make a pillar In the temple of my Ood, and he shall go no more out." The sermon bore directly upon the formal ordination of the new church officers of Castellar church, which took place Imme diately following the devotional services and was directed particularly to these sev eral official. He said In part: "Tou have been chosen by this churoh and congregation as pillars of this church and are thereby Invested with a grave and Important responsibility. The pillars of the church spiritual must rest like those of the material structure upon a solid foundation and that foundation Is Christ. The reason that some Christians are un stable is because of the lack of striking a suitable foundation. To make the Chris tian's calling sure and tmperlshsble It must be founded upon Christ. The pillars of a church need to know Christ "Christ is the dynamic force of all that Is virtuous In life and victorious In death. The three essential features of the gospel of Christ are first, the coming of God's kingdom; second, the doctrine of the father hood of Ood and profit of the soul, and third, the law of higher life." OMAHA OFFICIALS ON RUN Freight Agents Kept Bnsy hy Uncer tain Conference Otw Grain Rates. The grain rate difficulty wanes hotter and hotter, with the storm center in the vicin ity of Chicago, but at time with stiff breeses moving westward. Three of the principal actors In the drama took time by the forelock Saturday night and made a run for Omaha, stopped a few moments and took a return train for Chicago, that noth ing In the situation might escape their at tention. The three who' visited tbelr families in this city for a short period Sunday are Elmer H. Wood, general freight agent of the Union Pacific; Frederick Montmorency, assistant general freight agent of the Bur lington, and J. A. Kuhn, assistant general freight and passenger agent of tho Ne braska and Wyoming division of the North western. They arrived on an early morn ing train from the east yesterday and left on an evening train for Chicago, so they might be prepared to enter the meeting of frelsht officials Monday morning to sgnln worry their brains over the settle ment of the grain rate difficulty. In order that they should not leave the city un escorted. P. O. Ives, general freight agent of the Burlington, went with them. Dur ing the recent Chicago meetings Mr. Ives has not mixed, but It now looks as though all the Omaha talent Is needed to prevent this city getting the short end of the bar gain. From sppearances It Is Judged the rates will be restored unless something un foreseen occurs to disrupt the meeting. It In said a check of rates has been In prog ress during the past few days and this check, which was Interrupted by the ar rival of Sunday, will be resumed early this morning and rushed to a conclusion as rapidly as possible. MAJOR DAVIS LAID AT REST Man Who Helped Blase Way (or tho Tnlon Pacllle Railroad In Bnrled. Simple and Impressive were the funeral services held' over the remains of Major James W. Davis at the family residence, 4758 North Twenty-fourth street, Sunday Cternoon. Rev. John Williams, rector of St Barnabas churoh, read the Episcopal service and a selected choir sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and "In the Hour of Trial." After a large gathering of friends with moistened eyes filed past the bier, which was wrapped with a large American flag. the following pallbearers bore the dead soldier and citizen to his last earthly vehicle: J. I. Payne, Anton Kostal, Cap tain William Crandall, Captain John Pay ton, John Blair and. Oeorge C. Cockrell. Major Davis died at the age of 74 years and lived half of that time in Omaha. The untimely dead of Major Davis brought deep and genuine sorrow to the hosts of friends who had known him for years. His prominent part In laying the foundation for the Union Paolno railroad under the Credit Moblller made him a con spicuous figure m the early history of Omaha and Nebraska. The major was a brother of Mrs. Oeorge Francis Train. WHAT CHIEF DONAHUE SAID How Car tho Finkertena Went In !- eatlsmlnaj the Pollock Dia mond Robhery. "I want to make one correction In the Interview printed in The Bee in connection with the Dennlson indictment last week. where It refers to the connection of the Plnkerton detective agency with the case," said Chief Donshue yesterday. "I think your reporter misunderstood me and made my language stronger than I used. What William A. Plnkerton baa told me and Others In repeated conversations Is, that whllo at the start there were some things which led him to believe others were Im plicated in the Pollock robbery besides Shercllffe, among them Tom Dennlson, that he had made thorough investigation ef every clue and had never been able to find anything that would involve Dennlson, either in the robbery or In the disposal of th booty. What Mr. Plnkerton'a personal opinions as to the case may have been, I have no means of knowing. 'My own connection with the Pollock dia mond robbery case consisted only In a detail to watch the trains for the arrival of the supposed robber the night after the robbery, and I never worked on It after that. At that time I had no personal ac quaintance with Dennlson. GET 17HAT YOU ASH FOn THE OEHUirJE CAB0AIUBT3 Candy Cuthartlo us all do something, what he can." as-e on the) ocrrr tablet octaaTonal, atamped ooa If ever aoia in duix. Bam pi and booklet free. JLddraaa Sterling Bamady Co., Cbioao or MORE DICTATOR THAN EVER Sentence Passed en rjan by Gold Demo crats for Chicago Ep;ech. RESENT '.HIS ARRAIGNMENT OF PARKER Believe Peerless Leader U TrylnsJ to Crowd Out Other Candidates to Become the Nominee Himself. Members of the Democrat Success league view William J. Bryan's Chicago speech on the New York platform with anything but approval. They declare that the dis course marked lilm more than ever as a dictator of the pr.rty and they say he overshot the mark end wasted words much as Dun Quixote tilted against the windmills. W. M. Glllrr, an officer of the league, said yesterday: "I think Bryan has gone out of his way' to offend a great many democrats, especially esstern democrats. He has attacked the New York platform apparently on the supposition that this is to be the platform of the men opposed to IS to 1 at the St. Louis national con vention, whereas It haa not been Intimated In any way that this is the program. The tone of his Chicago speech Is arrogant and makes Mr. Bryan appear mure than ever as trying to assume the absolute dictatorship of the party. It seems to me he gets Into deeper difficulties every time he makes a statement. So far as his attack on Juilge Parker Is concerned by trying to make It appear that Parker is subservient to corporation Influence, the statements are not backed up by, the records of the New York courts. These show Judge Parker to have been abso lutely fair with the people in all cases Involving the oorporations. I think Mr. Bryan Is trying to crowd the other can didates to the wall with a view of leaving himself as the only possibility when the oonventlon meets. I think he wants to be a candidate again." Nothing; New In nis Speech. Ed P. Berryman, secretary of tho Jack sonlan club and a member of the league, expressed his views as follows: "I do not see anything particularly new In the speech, as Mr. Bryan has been making the same statements In speeches and through his paper for some time. I think his ob ject In attacking the New York platform Is rather 111 taken as he seems to presup pose that this platform will be mitde the principles of the party in national con vention. New York did not make the platform In 1900 or 1836. We favor sending Mr. Bryan to St, Louis so that any am biguous and uncertain parts of the New York platform may be cut out, although I have failed to see much ambiguity In It." Frank L, Weaver, president of the Jacksonian club, said: "It strikes mo from a hasty perusal of tho speech that Mr. Bryan's comparisons and criticisms are not apt, because the democrats of New York simply adopted a platform for their own state which may have no bear ing on the national platform at all. His criticisms are most unfair because he an ticipates what may be done, rather than t.Uks of what has been done. With regard to Judge Parker, his criticisms have no ground at alL The national convention at St. louis Is open to democrats from all parts of the oountry and there Is no reason to believe the opinions of New York em braced In that platform will be adopted as a national declaration." Sciatic Cured After Twenty Tenra of Torture.' For more than twenty years Mr. J. B. Massey of K322 Clinton St., Minneapolis, Minn., was tortured Ty sciatica. The pain and suffering which1 he endured during this time Is beyond comprehension. Nothing gave him any permanent relief until he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. One appli cation of that liniment relieved the pain and mads sleep and rest possible, and less than one bottle has effected a permanent cure. Mr. Massey relates his experience for the benefit of others who may be slm lllarly afflicted. If troubled with sciatica or rheumatism why not try a 25-cent bottle of Pain Balm and see for yourself how quickly it relieves the pain. Homeseekers' Rates to itorm Dakota. Every Tuesday until October 25 the Chi cago Great Western railway will sell round trip tickets to points In the above named state at a great reduction from the usual fare. For further information apply to Geo. F. Thomas, general agent. 1512 Far nam street, Omaha, Neb. First-class wstch and Jewelry work at Hubennann'a, corner 13th and Douglas. ST. LOIIS, HO. World's Folr Service. On and after Sunday, April 34, the Mis souri Pacific railway will place In service an extra train to run dally, leaving Omaha Union station at 6:30 p. m., which will arrive in St. Louis next morning. This ia in addition to regular service now In ef fect. For further information call or ad dress Union station or Thomas F. Godfrey, P. T. A., southeast corner 14th and Doug las Sts., Omaha, Neb. Odd Fellows' night at the Orpheum Tuesday evening, April 24. Tickets now on sale at the box office. Settlers narea. To points in Minnesota, North Dakota, Manitoba, Ontario. Saskatchewan and As slnlbotn. Ttckttn in sale by the Chloago Great Wete.ra railway every Tuesday la March and April. Fer further inforae,tioa apply to Qeorge r Thomas, general agent, ml Farnara street, Omaha, Neo. 18-K. Wedding Rings. Euoolm. Jeweler. A. B. Hubermann. diamonds, own import Funeral Notice. AABEL Elisabeth, died April 28, 1904. from pneumonia. Funeral takes place Monday, April 26. at 1:30 p. m. from residence, S3 Puclflo St. are) eU wsya put up In blue metal box, IN THE INSUBANCE FIELD The most Important move of the week to local o Rents prohnhly occurred at the meeting of the National Insurance union which Just closed at Atlantic City, N. J. At this meeting It was decided tlist the union shall resume Jurisdiction over the Nebraska field once more. In 138 the union withdrew its Jurisdiction from this field on account of some difficulties which arose at that time, and ever since the companies interested In this state have worked Independent of the organisation. The union Is composed of the managers of almost all fire Insurance companies In the United States; there are very few outside. The rules governing the union, such as the adjustment of rates and other Important matters, will now govern in this state as they . did prior to 1SS8, The Metropolitan Life local agency has Just received lithographed copies of two poHcles recently written by that company on the life of Murray Carleton of Bt Louis In the sum of $100,000 each. One of them Is a straight life policy and he other la an endowment. The Columbia Fire Insurance company reports that It has been admitted to Iowa and expects to open up business in that state In the very near future. It has also been admitted to do business in Kansas and It report that the returns are coming In from that state in a very satisfactory manner. Several losses as a result of tornadoes and lightning have already been reported to the Columbia. This Is said to be quite early In the season for this class of losses to begin. S. T. Alexander, state agent for the German-American Fire of New York, spent Friday In the city. Mr. Alexander is ssld to be one of the best known insurance men in the state. His home Is In Lincoln. The net result of failures due to the Bal timore fire has been checked up. It is found that eleven companies are bankrupt as a result of the fire. They were all small concerns. They were the Hamilton, Greenwich and Lafayette of New York, Millers and Manufacturers of Minneapolis, Potomac of Washington, Home, Firemen's, Maryland, Old Town and Peabody of Bal timore. It Is said that the bulk of losses Incurred by the groat Toronto fire are sustained by English and Canadian companies. It Is not believed by local Insurance men that there will be any failures due to the fire. The loss as at present reported will be about $3,500,000. Statistics prove that there la distributed In tho United States every day about 11,000.000 among beneficiaries of life Insur ance policy holders. Some insurance man has located the per son who Is said to be the oldest life .'nsur ance policy holder In the United States. He Is Charles H. Booth of Englewood, N. J., and is over 100 years of age. His physical condition Is said to be good, and there does not seem to be much chance that the company which Issued the policy will have to settle for several years to come. The policy was Issued by the Mutual Life of New York In 1842. President B. H. Robison of the Bankers' Reserve Life has been absent from the city during the past week on business con nected with his agencies. Mr. Robison says that he Is recolvlng requests for agencies from men In all parts of the country, many of them coming from eastern states from men who desire to connect themselves with a western company, where the opportunity for choice of territory and first clase posi tions is better than with the older com panies, which have filled their best posi tions. Presdent Robison has been working for a number of years formulating new plans and policies combining Investment, protection and security. He assarts that the policies will be euperor to the usual trite, uniform, stock forms of the older companies. Frank Martin of Martin Brothers & Cox and Mrs. Martin left Saturday evening for an extended trip to the Pacific coast They will be 'gono about six weeks. P. W. Plank, state agent for Nebraska and Colorado for the Home Fire of New York, was a caller at the agency of H. E. Palme? Son & Company during the week. Mr. Plank's home Is in Denver. In reply to queries addressed to the committee of twenty regarding the exact purposes of the Investigation of the prob lem of risks In congested mercantile dis tricts, and the rates which should be fairly charged by the Insurance companies. Herbert Wilmerdlng, who has charge of the investigation, makes the following reply: The Intent of a general schedule ts to provide an intelligent, fair and reasonable scale for measuring the hasards of risks, so that the rales of Insurance en different risks shall be equitable and consistent one with another; and The Intent of a congested district sched ule follows the same lines, except that in the congested districts of cities there gen erally exists a conflagration hazard, wnlch does not apvly to sections of the city where buildings are more Isolated, and therefore the lire lenses entailed by cer tain defects of construction and occupancy In a congested district are greater, and such defects should therefore receive dif ferent treatment under the congested dis trict schedule and the charges for ex posure in such a district should also be greater. What must either do without fail N-First, proaure rales which will enable well man aged Insurance companies to pay their losses; lay by a fund to meet the drain of conflagrations, and provide a reasonable pront trrora tue insurance Dusiueas and aside from investments) by way of com pensation for the capital invested. Second Provide a standard for construc tion and occupancy of buildings which shall be based upon the experience col lected by those who have made an ex haustive study of fires and adapted to the requirements of trade. Third Provide a separate charge In the rate for each departure from standard, so that every owner ot property may know of the defocts (from a fire standpoint) that exist in his property and make such cor rection of the same as U practicable. our trade-marked, lona-talled O am araeifiaim, iua, xoo, New York. en 11 mill Great Sale Art Squares Monday TMh) KKM Great Clothing Purchass of Ml IP i f4 up of high prado best; Ptyles the Mi to $5 Knee Pant Suits, $2.50 Double breasted, Norfolk, sailor Mouse and thri ft piece styles, In blues and brown and ra, mix lures, fancy plaids and plain colors, the F greatest values ever offered, closiu-; juice!. DU Knee Pants Suits $3.50 $5.00 and $6.00 Nothing like theru has ever been &eeu iu Omaha for I he .ricrv Sailor blouse, Norfolk, bailor Norfolk, Eas&iau blouse. J uble breasted and 3-piece styles, in tweeds, chviots. worsteds, , -rga. cassiraeres, in neat stripes, mixtures aud plain colors, both light, medium "Jf i f and dark shades. Our closing price. $7.50 Youths' Long Pants Suits $5 An assortment unsurpassed for 12 to 20 years. Oreat variety of handsome pattern and best fabrics. You cannot afford to miss this snap. Our closing out price At 7.50 the greatest line of youths' fine long pants suits it has been our pleasure to see. Plenty of dash and style to please the most particular youth, workmanship and quality to please the parents, and the price we know is a pocket-book pleaser of the first order. .They come in tweeds, cheviots, worsteds, homespuns and many other new fabrics, and tho range of patterns are all that could be desired. They for ? 12.50. Our closing out price FOR STYLISH SHAPES IN MEN'S AND BOYS' HATS Come to our hat department. You will find there the graxdest vr-riety of spring and cummer headwear ever shown in the city a gathering together of a variety of makes that are recognized KTY'LE TKODUCEKH among all people L'amiliar with wh. t ia proper in spring and summer blocks. OUIl CONTINUED EF FORT TO EX CELL has been best hats manufactured in the we have reached our aim you We sell John B. Stetson IlatB, all styles "We have the exclusive agency for ImpcrOll $3 hat, Tige bat, Champion $2.50 hat, Red Rover $2 hat. Last Chance Htut This week U the last opportunity to be "elected" to take a trii to the Bt Louis exposition at the expense of The Bee. Ten mor trips will be voted for thta week. If you went to to, now to the Um to get out and hustle and let your friends know that you want to ri Ton wlU find that tbey will be only to glud to ba!p you. If you c . their attention to the fact There to no reason why you can not hav. one of The Last Ten Trips Next week will be too late, and the chance to take a trip to th exposition will be Rone. Do not forget that you can get B20 otee on a year's auWrtptio! In the city and COO votee on a yeare subscription In the country. You will hare t chance to trarel from Omaha to 8L Louis Via the Wabash Rules of rthe persons reeelrin- the w to ak Uiu Tbe ten aeh ' election" tree trip I rum rT--Men. are P.l as for one ef tle eapoeiUuo lipa. No voiee ill be eouui fer The . lHpm.Bt ef eubeorlptioa. mf " Th Wl.luTaVu..any r te -JT Lull- i utu la aecorOx.e, tso voiee sent In by ms U1 .aui cul " " Instructions lveo n.aiu. ,m in all xl It tuna of 1 be ote fr. day to aey will J" f" l Tb. le.ti...-" -w, & Vh. ru. naJI pvalufflce or daUvery Address, "Exposition Omaha, Neb. COUPONS asMMMsfJ ilfc-aa-Wastas- el p. a- Great S i.'e Art Squ.ves Mondi f Bl.r. M'llllt'., Youths9 & Children's Suits 1.300 nultR purchased from n larpo easier! man. ufaotnrer nt just a fraction uf their mil v. ,it h cnnblcr us to give to our customers some f tlm preatest bargains in boys' ami children's rl. thin ever offered in the citj. 'i'lu se units aro ;l i, materials; workiiianshi; thr latest; patterns the neater.!. ovcrpiaids, Scotch and fanc PilkwsC 3M out genuine worth. Come in ages from ages from . 5 were made to sell Jiin 11' PI I A 7.50 productive In securing for u? the world at tho price we ask. That will agree when you see tho line. $3.50 ?3 ROB. 3 The WAIlASn la nearly C UrLES the shortest and take you to Ita OWN STATION aaaln entrance 'WorM's Tal Groenda. Think what this mean quick time, TiionHjr mvI and delightful trip, not ell tired m before startin ti 'Jo tlo vi-jo. tlon. "Election 99 leracst aumbf ef yotes at tbe eke et auJ I't uxu. le u'u te ter tb. party live, as a cmuKUI. .. r Th. Osulia, Use. employ - s or ,yThJu,2 h 1-he Bee. er sent t tbe Oinah Department," Omaha Ilet ON PAGE 2. I V It vs.-!