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THE REPUBLIC: MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 2-1. 1900. Is I a r. - g E:ii -v. , 13 'H fck I 5 4 1? V i .! i. 3 $ ii I fc- s if ! r I-' t .;f i. f" r r M r i CCDRSHMC r a v w i JL-rf 1 X I t L V i - iO AMD SERVICES IN THE CHURCHE S. "The llonniuj? of Death," iy thr Reve?ivui3 .1. K. lit-, niian Tin- Rever end. S. K. Kwing on rh Duty of I'nsturs Toward Those Outside of the Church The Kcvtim1 A. F. Can a Zir "The foul's Eternal Overthrow-." by the i;.?vT.nd A. M. Biliingslry The I.'i-v-rcnd II. A. Kicr of Kansas "ilv on Tht' Hinly Vi.-'iuii" Matricniatioa t"'nii.n by IresiA-nt Staiilry A. College. MrK l.l.-i. A i thong of St J K. E-. ' ! - reality ' '- , - This - i 1 .- cid of j- each, Tne prol i " -' i'u'be(k ". v.rend 8. I" I. ' mi- n of re?sr !c r" Keen pera-' v .. 09 and eernuj- su.itaerS to crone. The Reverend A Church, nfcout "Zeal. Bi-naM leave It for :.! saved? Such is l v wrmrn on "Th- M-anlnr of Dnlh" wt Vs Lpis.si i." imr.ii yesterday nnni:"j The "ra-'hor averted that mou.-it. i ,'.- . i ' and '!tr;j!v' try " fortset thai s..-h . n 4 as eomardl'. and unworthy. !! .1 . i animtl Inc. 1 ut that TsluUever N -i:-i.i. I. t ur- ill.- ie .1 i i . .nore :n tain-: - i i-l. .i. I... ir.il i Jin ! i -i 1 1 v I ..ml i ure i ii-v.jud ii r.Ir.g the tr.is.-"- who 3rv not attend cV -h :rvi. a" .- "i-jiiiaiy vangchial nn-r'io :s. n-r el --t - 1 :- v ' i ; p . -s'.-r e' T ; ior - .1 . .i: i; ipn--: ' u ' Ii. H- ?. - I ' ' -., "ts, lii-;. i:j.vi the !..t.-rs of the ehu.-efle-. T!:o netil v. ! .--:,;! in tlie u:u an - iti. a pjre and ut-rlsht life ..:v! -u iv.ej Willi tne 4rtt of Jtsui that U pevplt nil! "- i aro the r tlie f..r er- con- F rir machcd yesterdajr morning at Central Pret-ui!an " In be coute of htj sermon he sr.W: "Do we rt-ailje tl.at Oud us to determine by our xal or lethargy uhethr-r ouls .ue t th'- f-trt. and mich belus the fjct. there i no .on-!iteiit l:le fir eiAJect. For they have both re'slste-LJ" sayimtr that dentil hud no real slBnlflcam..-: tl :tt it Is only a thin veil hiUlm; iho m tltuity of this world and tiie next. Th-y have fostered a slullou- optimism that Ins taken the strenstli and Ktronuouraesi out of rel!lon. They hav helped to make our modern world a btxlhlnt., bense-st-rving Sodom. "Yet the olfments of a true Interpreta tion He ready to our hand. Science tell ii that death Is the tnd of the animal life. Vei y well; wo will accept that man'f- life, so t.it as it Is animal, mints to an end at dea'h. If anythlm; j-urvlves It must h what a fall spiritual; that 1?. It must have mor.ii cl-meiitr. that ally it with Ood. It U tiot mere mind, for the anlm.ils have that ami do not survive. It must l motal. or spiritu Hllzfl mind. That n.meihlni; of our eai:h life mut survive phil'jsi.phy tach. him e the world process is full of purpose, mid it Is irrational to i-uppot-o that the world process and purroo can tnd In nothlnK. Fomethlnir Biirvlves, declares philosopiiy. Xot the .-mlma! nature, says peience. Thtro Is a m-irnl and spiritual nature, says relig ion. Then that may survive, says sclen ; must survive. sas phlletophy; does sur vive, says rcllelnii. "Is not here the real meanins of death we hae heen s.ekinjr? The natural mm rotnes to an end at iH.tta. a- :ll other n t turo comes to an end. ICellgion stejs In and transforms the natur.il man into a t-plrltual man, who. thin attaining the n.i turo of God. Inherits the eternity of Gol. Such men shall not taste death. Death shall b hut the laylnr aside of tho fleshly Karments to ba clotht-tl with those radiant rohts that eye hnth not seen, but which God has prepared for those wfco love him. 1 ..: i Christian bet a I .e ,-" seal fr s.u'.s." Tle foul's Kte'i .i'- nverihiow" as the subject frosi which the Ileve-end A. ii r jiiu-fsley of Jj.i. Weaue M.-tho-ilst Church drew a U-ssou tf the Ouiy :' tlie ' j- h towards unconrud 'I flood find fire and fam.ne have p.'.i-r to .-"tir --. hearts" e toki. "r.l to m-ive tnein to noble and eenerous de.-ds fur the re . f i f the uelples. hw uuKiit.ly oueht the cnurch of Cliritt to be Mirrci l-i view of !., peril at the sinner a-id '.he awful and eK-rnal loss of the unrere-nt.uit!" Tie t.-ulpit at IVner Grove M. B Cnurch was occupied last nisht h, ilie U ei I II. A. Kinr f Kiia-as 0:t; Mis theme wis "The Heavenly V.si -n. " !! .j. d t!j.t v.ijns e-iKi to o'd and younir n'll.e. ihrotilth the coneieitc. . tet!:. - . and the tue.tn.ni; ut .11 iJM.iiiug ojt t:ie tomse which hh1'!!-! i-e i :." ueditnee !jear. !r you lie Kiul die of iiiv -.e !e.t.!ijMr." he declared. "It ni' .Alien, Joy. ..." ( .1,. .t i- th :r.ie!edl- !:ue, everrtowing life." The m- .re-el. nt ..,urt.e(T "i.-llece, the I:, v. v.nl lJ.etor Staniey .. VI Kay. deliveied the ir;t-r.e-Jla-iei s r.:ea i.t .hat iiuvtitutioii yesterday mormi'S He e'.m aied the i.;ri ;r..u v Ii.eh the yrrung people v.ere about to enter to a Ithvii th, nbere many h.i j-i.-m.J. He .-.lid that an ?hld:-iv '. : ..h In God c-an alone aid and announce ntc-taiy to suttees In every com.ict and nnal victory . cU&tcit.. .er-de- ei IMS K' W4-' Ty: rXX m m- ! e-.d the over all PASTOR'S DUTY TO THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH. The neverend S. E. Elr.g. paj-tor of Tay lor Avenue l.n,t..-t Chi.reh. p; cached es leruay tnoixiiln; m tne Uime. "i he Coin ivm 1'cupie Hc4jj K.ci Glaaly." iiaxK xd. -7. in pn be joe as 1i1ok: "It vidi lXiefct, le-ur ti.i. crucifixion. JesuL wts in tac ' -mpie Cuurt. 'i he day l.d bttn irubKu.y ice lu.i i In the busy ii: of ll.e &av.r. lit. r..,J sji .Ken toe iiu-it-lts of u.e 'lw. for.- "V. ..-k-d Hus omantn' and lha il.i:r;;f-e Kt.st of tne AiUg'u Sol,.' ioe i'.Jl:-e.--. tt.lttl anil iieioOiaxs had comoiied iiveir toite. w.th a purpose to U-ulie jesus into soumi uu l word or act. Tuetr euori wne iuiue. The enemies ol Jesus were put to Miiam? bt-toro the people. Tne uuuwes had aim Kiadiy. Th cruwdj ttearct b.u v.n -i pur poses nnd irueresi. jet u x..nt uia. l, ior Jesus to catch ti.e er, it nu: me n-..rt. of the niulUluOtd. The us.:al way is tor I ne cospel to so ttirougn u- .aj to in- ,k.u. "U'lie protiiem o. ra..:.4; thr -u.. . .. no notv proi.-iem. Ii lis p.-. t -i 1 i'.v preacher odco the fall, jorh r.a.i u con icnd with It. Paiectioo n n. a irtmitu iu..as of people In the time of Je-u.. i'.iji iwa to face th corruption and imir.'ra;.iy in tne treat cities. To-day nwny enr.p.y ( t-taro the preacher in tne lace tru. inauire, U'hat aro you Bolng to do abot-t i."r The number to be found in the ciiureh.s to-day Is small when comp.ircd with the mmmudes on the outside. "If fc said they hr-ajd Jesus gladly. Te rejiresent him; why do they not lnr us? "We- must look to Jesus for the arswer. "In tho person of Jesus there w.is raurli to comtnand attention. His ms.1 ooiisum 1115 zeal In behalf of the nop!e. -When he saw the multitude... lie vva-. moved wltu compabs.on fur ihun.' He felt h.a mission was to do them Rjod. To h;m ;o com mitted the word of life. In nun w.i io 1 found the.lr salvailon. Their eon. 1. 1 ion ap pealed to Jesua H-s the hre nells d.. to the nremen. The call hh- personal. His love was no less than iv-lf-givinc. I'ntil tlm ChristlJn feels as Cheat felt, the inuiutuiie-3 will not listen. "Jesus knew that hts message was from God. The message was tho tr.c-ssase of iif". The people were familiar with death, but Jesus rausht them of life. -In hUn was life." "As lo method. Jesus had but one. and that was to f n to the pef-p'.e. la the tem Ile, In the synagogue, in the. open air and on the door r.iep, on th bank of the river, toy the seaside and in the boat, in the busy street, or passing through the Held. ea. anywhere and everywhere Jesus found a pulpit from which to proclaim tho truth of God, the word of life. He happily blend ed the Importance of the Individual and of the mass. V.'e see him in conversation with women at the well and presently It tells tis the. multitude thronged him. Jesus was master of the situation in eiiher ease. The socialist unuerrate3 the Individual, the Christian in his Joy over the tie some times forgets the multitude without. "On one occasion a deacon in Air. Spur peon's church. nndlnB but few new mem bers as a result of the month's worlt. said: Governor, this won't do.' The pood deacon waa not lacking In appreciation fur tho few, but. with a heart as bis as London, felt keenly the lost condition of the masses about him. "Each pastor ought to make his church popular. Not by &-nsa:ioiial sermons nor by advertising ridiculous sibjects. but by the spirit of Jesus constraining the multi tude to come. The empty pews and few conversions cannot be explained altogether by the increased number of attractions without. tJome account must be taken of what is (foinrj on wttnin. 1 fcava i.o sym pathy with those who think that the Gos pel Is losini? its power and the churches their Iniiuence for cod I,et us eoniess, however, there is much land hevond us. hut be encouraged, we are well ab'.j to iw sess it" MATRICULATION SERMON, BY SHURTLEFPS PRESIDENT. encourage and footer In whrt l to be said this r. oi'itUT. w be'.i-ve i, to be the true cciuep:iin of the p.eiiilities that He befi.re M.h life. '..r t j.atlon of this p. oblein hs to mc..n.. ;.nd wy by wrl--:i :t r'ay lie ac ompiihed. w. --.nisi not 'e. k to ibe myth if the if-viiiiih. For tr..-e tHi.v.r. and fores whkh shaf e-able ia to wi.-i t' at for which we may rtsrhtlv- sinve w mi t look t" th" crea treasure hou.e oi t-.-mcpIes p.ven by th. teveia'ien of .crlpTure AnJ w shi'l not fid in tii Inst. nice "Not n v Jut th-1 V.. a ivm tliar the Greet Th!reus whs the f lebr. w, Abr.i am. As Weil .is i he. ti did A', rahirn -" Mrth ir.ti a iti. ure .iT-r'. uni '.v.: l;u' how ' ff rnt t;,e 'o'e of tie cor.tlvt . d how wh.e.;- d.'t.ren. trie resu.t. II . I.. -i; into tb- Itm-r.- ih-ii combined to m ike .hra hara rhe fa'her of many nation anc the pioneer of the sen. r itu.n;- ti xn::. we -hall '.id in and around him lvv jreat fniees ti.e flret In. tlu yee.mil .-r.o::i(i him, the Ui t bniv-aiims except tor th. tirt. "Th. fir" ei-:nii't w..s hi;- l.tub Mark the sir .lit ..; -e of that fa I'll He be-pev.-d that he WAS r-ilied o God. No life . r. ".iih Ihi.-- b-'ii.f. f.i-.ir-d up. r. real t. Itl ns. can be a snull life, ile be I' -..i. i-at he as potr.K f..rth m oi dl- . ."- lo tiiat el. to a sr..t ap.I . ncious rt ..i;:i..-.i. i.e e.-ileved tn.it tl.- fir. ure lid son '.h.:.K jrrcrtt lor htm And so ihW i -'tb ! i, hni f'.rth to vv.im.er among stninpe plje-- a'i-1 stri.-ae people, away r. n th- land ..f snltd and permanent homes to a tent-dweUina- lif. Yet all tho while dwelling in tents, in Hebron or uoon tne plains or JMuri, he 'looked for a city which hath foundations, whov maker and builder is '.! ' Here we have a clew stror.e'T than ihat held by Theseus, a clow of f ii'h. "Second, around the step of Abraham was a preater preset-vine f.rce thin tlie watchful care of an Adrladue, n.tim-ly. th'i eoi statu, ail-powerful and watchful provi dence of a heavenly I'ather. That provl-rienc- rever slept for a moment. It laid out the .i. urncy of Abraham aes before ho wivi called lo take it. It had provided for every help on the way and against every calamity It watched h!- every movement and guarhed hi- every step, o lone as tho tbr. ad or el, w nf faith was taut with Abra ham at the on.- end and God at the other Abraham waa safe. It was only when h let that slip th.it he fell Into danger, but when his hold of faith was tlrm he mlirht fidht the five Kings or ko forth to tho sacrifice of his or.ly Fon, arid yet all was safe. "Here. then. lo-d..y Is our safety. A constant abiding, acting faith In God. Thlt I S rf'7l'.iT';.-3S5vv??-a: A.l:ji.fi..iKiri!zy . ifif- JHK!B SgaCHS?!. -. mil&fMSmSX,J7M7 ' - PresidehtEB Craighead lv)rJf I m&.- rcM 'WMXmm sMwjvmm? mmm - r ' " 5i isftrf :- f-.vr3K73s; 3i f vfssmzxzr ', ww m., . air-sr aa Mmsmimm in? . j T'i-7i ..t,v.s .'-'- v mi;-.i ? r-rt. jtk jitj' t T :'i'v.T:.ia'or J ..r..JjJJLl2SLS!Saeri fc..a-.iw w, M i iiiljimnnni iilimwiiil'il I 'Mill I " "1 kj A Cl Sh a.t A. ..a - -a -v?r Bg&Z&$e&r IT BRINGS HAVANA HOME TO YOU "f-Kn l I V7e offer the trade this excellent cigar, filled with imported leaf, with the certainty that its merits arc fully appreciated K I i El Merit W&- l&i 5-Cent Cigar. SCLTZ. CLYMER & CO., Uanulichirtrs. PMIadeljNt Wni. A. STICKNEY SEGAR CO. Distributer's, Si. Louis. -" ii WHY CAPTA3N JAKE ALLEN MOW TARS A SMOOTH-SHAVEN FACE. alt u Chairmen of the Slate Asylum Commission Was Mistaken for n Hayseed While in New York City. i?3: fif.-Vffv; tAiS ilg&&&& '-". . . S&2zzs&s?- ranyifv ? m ivi :i .; .-s - - n Jake Allen chairman of the corfl v Inch has' the construction of Asy- i at 1'armin.iton in charge, ap .:t the rneetiiiK f th" iKwrd last is mustache and whiskers. This linear no of Captain Allen hs eur-e iif much comment at ltut - -ie tow?, and th" reason for th- f his wliiskers was Ir.cked up In s of the iitler members of the "i Ktlday the commissinn held a i 'he I-aelede Hotel, and the se i..ei frnm one of the member.-, 'ht th" matter was a joke too '; p. and this is the way he savs id: weeks ai;o the Asyluni Commis- I Neve York in furtherance of Its " .-lectins the mwt approved stylo t rrture for tbe new State lnstitu- " i i'e in New York th" entire com ' "f six members resist re.1 at the 'use. They had not licen in the tlran a hal' hour, and Captain - -'nndinjr in the lobby of the hotel smooth Individual walked up to From left to right ILtrry I METHODIST CONFERENCE GRADUATING CLASS. Jcnklnson. Itonno Tcrre, XIo.; J. JI. Kinp. Annlston. JIo.; D. J. Glass. Fair Deallnp. T. H. Clivton. Prd.T C.rove Clrcrlt. Mo. J ruiinlnp away every time he k" U3 enm inir. Tiuro is in most people a natural n distant., to Wine lorctil to do a tiling, and vie cannot win souls by compulsion. Cumm-.n :-.nse shou'd bo mumled with our zeal, that we may not drive people away from tiie l::ns lom we want ib-ni to f.l r. "Wo cit,not stand at a .il-!.i.i.- from people and do them good. We cannot In iiuence them fir Christ by a 'holier than thou' attitude toward them. We mast re membtr ili.it we aro sinners, as w.ll as oher jieopie. It is partlv because of this very i..et that God commissions us to b- bla ln'rumnts of salvation to thojo who know not Chri-t. The angels who have n't sinned might not be able to enter inlo tho sinner's feelings and dlliirultb s so well as other sinners-, who have found salvation In operitl-n and God's providence Is a secure i u,.2-.,,ump. ".r J'''"3- , to us as It will seem to ! wh-n realized ., " ?f "no most elementary and one of latfr We are all koIhr ouu and with hu- I tlicaiiest things whfh our :eI sh.u.d man evts we eann..t see tho end. but an I J'3'1 "" do Is- 'V1"1 ,:"'ar,y "J""1 ali-nen-adlnr f..l'h that Ood sendi in ibaf tlie services of God 8 house. That n.-ctna ... .. . .. . . ciich u it great itiu.Ks await us. ana an earnest uiik- inc ,f our lives to his will, will bo to in the thread of the labyrinth that shall lead us through con&iaut conquests and to llual tlctory." NEED OF TRUE ZEAL IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Tho ra-trlculatlon sermon at Shurtleff College was preached yesterday inornini; by the new president, the ICeverend Doctor Stanley A. llcliay. In ordtr to accommo date the largo audience, the serrnoi -.vai delivered In the First Baptist Church at Upper Alton. The students of the Western llllltary Academy attended In a liody. un der command of Colonel A. M. JacUsan ond Captain G. D Eaton. Colonel Jackson t!e livercd a short address before the s-rnion to th student lodles. A special roa.-lcal programme was rendered under the direc tlau of Professor W. 1. Armstronc, di rector of tbe Shurtleff School of Siusu. Doctor McKay spoko to the students on 'Tlie Thread or Labyrlnth." The luxt was Hebrews si. S, "And he went out, nut know ing whither he went." In part. Doctor McKay spoke as follow.: "The old lcjjrnd of the labyrinth contains a picture of tne problem before every youns life. A vast m.ize of unknown paseag.-s. dark, silent and Intricate, are to be thread ed by a young man. strong, liopefui. and courageous. The young hero. Theseus, had never met defeat. Hut now before him Was u conflict with an unknown foe in an un known maze of winding paths. Tnis un known foe. a cruel monster, had destroyed nil who had come into this l.ibvriiith. Tiie. conflict was certain. The outcome, how j aouoiiuu 'Uut, If he could succeed, what fjlory would not await the y..uug man? If hU should be the hand and his tlie blu.de which should destroy the savage monster, who blmrwjlf had early dentroyrd the liest of the young men and maidens of Athens, what honor might not be pjid lam lor all tinie to come? And so he Koes forth into the silence and daikmss to siir- a storm contact and to llnd victory and success. "Kvery youns man or woman who is to solve well the problem of life fio. s- forth Into the unknown. That unknown we only know to lie one of (oi.tlici. The young per son goes Into the labyrinth ol the future to meet foes who have whitened their habi tations with the bleaching Ihhks of mil lions of victims. The contest with these Implacable foes of humanity will lie upon their part stern, aggressive, reh-ntliss). Woe lie to the young man or woman who meets these fots with compromise or indifference To such an one. the victory Is jlre.tdy Riven to the mlnotaur. Tiie i.nttl't must "Zeal" was the theme chesen by the Rev erend A. F. Carr for his s-rmon at Central Presbyterian Church yesterday tnorn'.ni;. Ills text was IiVvelatlons 111. 19, "He zealois " He said. In part: "Doctor Bonar one dreamed that the an selsi came and welshed his zeal. They found Its wriBht all that It should be, and he was delighted. But the aticels then put It Into a crucible and disrohi.l It into Its separate parts. The.v found that It was com posed of selfishness; 11 per cent; sectarian ism. Hi per cent; ambition, 22 rer cent; lov. to man. ZS per cent, and lovo to God. 15 per fnt Then he awoke and prayed that God would make him a better man, more truly z?j!oj. If such a man as Doctor Bonar needed to pray thus, is there not much mora need that we consider what our zeal Is, and ask God to make it more and better? "Thero 1- the dtrjiird ir un int. nse, warm zeal on the part ot every one who believes In Jesus Christ. ThW demand arises from two facts the world's need of Christ and God's ue of Irama-. Instrumentality Near ly nineteen centuries ago Jesus said. "1.1ft up our t-ves and look upon the fields for the are while already with the harvest. He looked upon the world and saw Its peo ple, countless multitudes, a harvest to bo, reaped. It was a Christless world. Tho people were iiroping their vvdy in uin. They vvtre oppressed with the burden ot it. They knew that something was wronif tlu y hard ly knew what. They knew that something was needed, but knew not where to find it. That Is lare.lv the condition of the world to-day. It Is in lirpe measure un unreape.1 harvest. It is still In large measure a f'!irlicsf world And to-day. as in the d.ivs of old. the one supreme need of tho world U Christ. Ii kctps on Irving to llnd sorno other exit from its darknuss. It keeps on trying to work Its way out of Its misery, it k.eps on ignoring him who came to rave It, It Is a sinful world. It is a lost world still, and Christ Is Its only salvation. "In connection with the world's need of Christ, remember that other fact of God's Use of human Instrumentality. Il Is God's plan to use men for aiving other men. II.. says to them: "Go ye Into all the wor.d and preach the pospel to every creature.' He s.is: "I.et him that heareth say. c-.me." He c-oinmrstons those who hai" learned to know Cht!s.t to tell cithers of him. Do we realize that truth? That God should leave It for us to determine, bv our zeal or by our lethargy, whether souls are to he saved or lost? Such Is the f.iot. and such being the fact there U no consis tent life for any Christian bat a life of zi al for soul, it is not on.y the preachers who ought to lie zealous not only church officers, but the command is to every one who has received the gospel message. '1 t him that heareth say. come.' Have vou h ard God's voice callicir vou in fjiii.' i., C tho S.ivlor? Have you come yourself? 1 hen God commissions you to be zealous In bidding olb rs to come. "While the world is lost In sin. while Christ Is Us Savior, and while God uses saved people for suvlni; the Christies ones there IS no escape for us from the obllga tion to be til.ed with zeal in his .service "This must first of all l-o a holy zeal It must bo zeal which Is backed up by holiness of life. It must be the expression of a sincere heart. If we do not live so as 'o commend our rellclon to the irreligious no amount of zeal In laboring for them 'v'll commend It. That is one thing about whicii ,.. m.i.u .a .j wi.ii". n. ii vvaicncs very such it primary duty, that It could hardly h tak.-ti as expressing any zeal at hIL That is true: but attendance upon church s- rvices is one of the most Important and most fundamental conditions of tho church's growth and prosperity. It serves to keep .,ur own zeal alive, and It Is an ex ample which may Influence those who aro not in tlie habit of attending, to come. "But It is a poor sort of Zeal that goes no further than mere attendance on th.? church yervlcc3. It ought to lead us to tako some active and e.trn st part in tho w Tk of the church for sa'heru.g In the tnsaved. and liulldini; up th- Kingdom of God. There is work lor all to do In goins out Into tlie highwas and hedges and com pelling them to come In. Of curse the amount of active work that any ne may do In tlm eau.-n of the church may bo limited by the exacting demands of your business; hut I am very sure that many of you could b" more zealous for Christ if you would. When we s" girls :ind vvome-n who werk. ever- day nlmut as rnuny hours as ir.cn. vet finding time for active srvlee In Christ's kingdom, it shows us what cm bo dono when ieop!e are truly zealous." EFFORTS CHURCH SHOULD MAKE TO SAVE SINNERS. the pathos .ittjel.irg to it case of los. and ruin is .let rrui'i-d bv the rature of the case. "Ibe loss of nuit.-ri.il thircs is not pa'VVti.- In Uv If "TN onlv as human well being is aff.tlt.l th. r.by that pathos at taches to such lt.s. ami she depth of pithOH Is pr port! 'it"d t tie d gree in which hu man n.n-bein is .iffi.t. d. "If this foin natur. fieeitnl u-ith rite ii:ttnr. (if 111" interest!. ln- volv"!. how grt-Ht should be- our interest In thr salvation of men! "The overthrow of cities Is as nothing compared with the overthrow of iimiiort.i! souls. The fall of Umplns l ot trilling 1m portan.tr compared with the spiritual fall and ruin of men. Theie Is nothing so Im portant In the ir.ind and purpose of God, so far as wo cin determine from the go.-pe-l. as the spiritual it.overy and upbuilding of men. The utmost resources of divine wis dom and povver v.er" emplojed io make possible thl recovery. "If temporal 1 .ss nd rultt Induce had ness. how mghti!y ought the soul to bo stlrreel in contemp'atiou of eternal loss. "Tho fall of man Is the most app.ill!nir fact In all the universe of Gud. lor il Is the fall and ruin of a belntr created in tho very image of God and destined frr eternal fellowship with his Creator. If Hood and tiro and famino have power to stir men's hearts so powerfully and to move them to such noble .-ind gtnrous deeds for the relief of the ht'lph ?s, how niishtlly ought th. chore h of t'briit to tw stlrr'l In view of tne peril of the sinner an I the awful and eternal loss of tin unrep.-nt.ini!" MEANING OFDEATH FROM STANDPOINT OF RELIGION. !- r...t this the teaching of Jesus? 'lo must hi iHirn - .in.' Ii. s:.v . I- il not the teaching of St. Paul? 'Tlie w - f sm i' d.atli. but the nut of G.v,l is eternal HP death as it believed t was Hi" through Jesus Ciirist our ly.ru.' "Sui;Kif. Instead of ignoring the mol-rn wold d s. in.it .:ovtn in Its li.--.rt of h.its tlj lis ftiiiicrple be true, "anil our noblr ' Inevitable er.d ot all evil .'.ml anlin.il life, is stiire.i h-. an instance of loss m but th.it ev ry good ami bv.n. and spiritual me vv.is anove i.s power, wouni iii-o then seek noble. living and un" Ifi.-h serv ice as .arne.stly as now th y plan pain es of pleasure and hoard, d gold wrung from human toll and human air o .' And that is the everla-ting truth about 1. n'h. It for ever mo ks the man who hs niiicn co ds laid up for m-iny years. It iti."ks all tt'aeh.rv- to hnn;nit In the interests of self. Would fiat It- pwpcl nnti I.-.I Ir'.m all t.u'.pits. eeb... d l--i all h.-art breathed from the flowers .ast on every grave." VISION OF CHRIST COMES TO OLD AND YOUNG ALIKE. tlor -. . .. G N v I.. ' A... 1 r.en him "Is this Mr. Allen of Missouri, chair man of the Asylum Commission?" he asked polit. :-. . t i-rrtainlv is. replied the chairman. "M.v r.ame i Lie l'erd Smith, and I am comim-sinned by the) Governor to show you eiv. r 'he eltv " Willi that the smooth-talking venire min phki.i no the grip f the gentleman front .Missouri and started off. Captain Allen followed imtri the Hobokt ferry was reached. He inquired where ha was being taken. "Oh. we, will just gn over here to New Jersey first and see the asylum at the eiJrjs of the town. Bv the way, have you any small chinga about you. I have a Stabs warrant here, but I can't cash It now." The Captain du? down In his pocket ami fished up a !10 bill, handing It to th gentleman. They proceeded for esome dls--. tance and Mr. Allen began to show sign j g of fatigue. Finally, they reached a comes . rind the stranger steered for a barroom. Bv this time the suspicions of the gentle--"! man from Missouri were aroused. When t the suive Btranger attempted to tell thu j Captain of a "sure thing" en a race hi j -orfci and .tiiu L-eiore liie tuitEtu rt-jir. sentatlve of the Governor of New York! could stop him Captain Allen wan walWn;; down the street with his grip at a rapid pace. He found his way back to tho Gilsey House just as his friends on tho com mission were preparing to send in an alarm to the police. Ho was chary about t telling where he had been, but It finally" leSK'-d out ard the Captain was given th' lauch. Nothing more oame of the incident except that when he got home he had hia mustache and whiskers shaveel until bis) face was as clean as that of his young son,-. Jake. In explanation. Captain Alien slmplj" s-ald- "Oh. well, thej- won't take n for . hay seed another time. I'll bet on that.- STANDARD OF IKE CONFEDERACY WHICH IS OWNED BY AN I0WAN.1 i The Reverend J. K. Brennan preitchrd ycsterd.ij morning at St. Mark's I3pisoop.il Church about "Tli.; M.aning of Death." Ilia text was: 'If a man keep my say ing ho shall cewr taste of death." John vui, .,. lie s.uj. in part: " Tln-y forget d. th ill New York." says Mr. Howtlla in i. of his thoughtlul sio-r;.-s of m. tiopoiiuu lite, it is a very pro iounil tibserv.moii. But it Is not only truo of New Voik; it U charact"i!stie of our afa'e. "If we ask what Is the prevalent nttftuih tor of Maple Avenue Methodist I-pls-t-pal i teiward death in our day we must answer yesterday on "Tne Soul s "11 The Reverend Albert M. Billingsley, pas- 1 call for ivery energy and t ternjl vigilance. I close.y whether our lives conform to mir .Hut rtHei.. ..H v.o.. ,1.... ..-. ... I ,.. ...,. .t , .. .'.. io tiur "-. .'5".J ". .w.. ..-. c r,j,ioIK in . uuinai.i iu vi e.-ioii. an. ii nas a lust con tempt for pretended zeal when the heart the heart of the young the hope that where others have failed, I may win Then- t-omete instinctively the reelings that th-r.. niav be means by which all the mlnoiauiit which SS?JJ.ein att toT us ma' ih.instlveB bo 5K-M and w-c ourselves come forth from in,- r". Vih, victory on and the fccl- worthl ?itiJ1!factlop. V,ich "'"lrH wl" a" .-worthy achievement Thin feeling I wish to Is not rcallj present In it. "The unwise .xercise of zeal may do much more harm than good. To bo zealous does not mean that wo must bring the sub ject of religion Into tverj conversation" It does not imply that we must select som one who Is not a professing Christian and' talk to hinj on the subject till ho feels liku Church, rriacheel yesterday Internal Overthrow." He look for his text tho last clause of Matt. vil. .7: "And great was the fall of it." In part, he said. "Whatever we may think of sin in the ab'tlr.ie-i. and however v.e may contemplate the ivsults. It Is very evident, from thesa words of Jesus, that, in his view of the subject, sin is an awful reality, and that sins unfnrgiven work the most direful re sults that the human mind can eonum p ate. "And whatever view speculative thought may take concerning tho delation of pjri lshinent for sin. it scarcely svems pn-sible to interpret the language of JesOs in ibis connection, otherwise than as inelitutliig that the re-sults of sin to the uiir..;ent.tiil are Irr rumble, and. hence, eternal. "Taking these words of Jesi.s. therefore. In what st.tr.s to lie their simple, natural meaning, eon.'ermng the disobedient, it would seem that the Christian chureh must stand convicted of an uppaiimg eiereliction in the feebleness of the effort she has made ior me saivatlon ot men. "I't us atte nipt a closer view of this Hulijcet. The mind la im;ie.-eel with a sen.-o of pathos in the contemplation of failure. Tho sensitive soul ts very sadly oppressed In the midst of tlie wrecks and ruins of ancient t.mes. Babvioma. Nineveh, i'ulc-t- tiiie, r.svj.1, tjre.-ce anei Kunie anouu.j In the mimotials ol a departed eiviiization. and to tlie thoughtful traveler a nw.ai.ehoiy interest attaches to the fallen walls, ruined palace-. d strie.1 temple, broken columns and otli.r remains of the atul.nl Kist-rn cities. They tell of a former teeming life, with .r. at trade and pohtkai activities. They tell a story of national ambiiion f.vr conquest and supremacy. They recount the tragedy of conflict and war. with alternate su. ess and eltfeat. They ponrav a life of varied lilteres., literary, aesthetic and re ligious. Bui the one uomlnant thought in tho mit.d eif the traveler us he s.anda In tho midst of these ruins Is expressed toy ancient seen 'V.initv of v-.miie., ,n i vanity.1 The rroud cities have been over- I tnrown. tne tempi, s and pala es are covered by the dust of ages, their povv. rful Knipires have passed away, their political insiilu tltns have fallen into oblivion, and the one word written large over .ill mat now re mains is the word. 'Failure.' "1-rfiss. win ther the instaiite be ancient or modern. Inducers i. feeling of sadness and a desire to help In tnery rtllective mind 7 he great Chicago firo of 1S71 colled lorth an expression of sympathy from the civi lized world, which will be to tho praise of human nature in all the year tc. come. The famines that have visited different re gions of the world have called foith simi lar fceiierous responses from civilized peo ples, and especially the present famine in India now. napplly. relaxing somewhat Its i-e.erlty h.-s called for'!-, a unlver-al rc tponse of th" most gene-ous thurarter "The storm-swept ciast of Texas sends forth a pathetic appeal, which Is meeting with most liberal response. Tho depth of metl trv to forcet that sneh i. flis.i- fcrotable fact exists. .Men plan their lives a iiioiiKU trier- were no death. Their thousnt is Cora enlr.ii.il on just this carth 1 lit"- that lies immediately before them. How to make.- this lite pleasant for them selves aim their immediate families is al most the sole Idea th.it animates the mod ern world. "Uvui when men make their wills thoy mae them as nun looklnir nackward and not forward. No ple-.i that they aro goln into the presence of a perutiai God seems to animate them. No s ne of stewardship conns over them. .Most leave their preip eity e-.ilireiy to their children, without a thought of the lariv-r brutiierliood in which they live. Church and h-nty are pusse.1 over or so sl.gai.y remembered lliat an even greater emphasis is piacd on the i light impression they have made. lorue-tf Illness of o...ilt liaiel-. of coriKirations that do not dio and in which the death of one man has no ap preciable e-nVct. Offices of government art: tor short terms aj.d not usually vacated by "viitli. Men witnessing tv-erywnere the whirl of life llnd It easy io forget that the nhirl wUI end for them. ThU Ignoring ot death in our ase has made life shallow and lrjnolde. No vohe from ucioss the sol "mn wate.-.s arrests tne rabid hand of greed, tv eryw !i.-re the higher interests of lumanlty ure b :..t:iel bv men bribe-d and bought. iiveryt here niotiv.s of abstract rik.ht and ju.slne are eiisrnlv or sccretiy -ornett Inside the sensuous allurement of sln-l.ougnt luxurv i.nd pleMsure-. "This i uttiti.ie of ignoring death is more cowardly than that of the pa-t. Men of e.iher centuries looke-d death In the face and made their ejf.im.ue of life with ueath thrown in. It is true that their interpre tdtiun of death vvaa toe tragic and palufuL But at least they walked this earth as se.. lng that which is invisible. At least tfio meaning of death leavened somewhat tlie battle and brutality of life. On uur UL-e death has no jiovter at all. When a greTtt talainlty like tht e.f Galve.-ton occurs it calls out chanty fur suffering, inde-.sl. but pioduce-s no solemn awe at the uncertainty of li;e and the mstery of death! "What is needed io purify and uplift our ago is a d.-ep and true interpretation of tho meaning of death Science cannot give it For seience can t.uiy say that death is tho natural end of the animal life. When the brain goos back to dust science has no In struments to trace? what Incomes of the mind that made the brain Its home. It may survive or It may perish, and some scien tists lielieve one- and some tlie other but neither belief is science It is philosophy or religion or the lack of them. Ancient e.rthodoxy cannot gvo It. for ancient ortho doxy is warped bj tho Persian Idea of death as th. portal to eternal pain, and modern thought rightly scorns so horrible a vision. Mcdern philosophy and modern lib eral theol-.gy ought to give It. hut hivo 'bus far failed through a desire to soften tho tragedy of It In fact, to them 1 o.e, In; the confusion of tho public mind on tho The Reverend H. A. King, pastor of Oak ley M. C Chur.-h of Kansas I'lty. occupied the pulpit at Tower Grovo JI. li Chur. U last night. He took for his text Acts xvi. 1&: "Whereupon, it King Asnppu. I w ts not disobeelient unto the heavenly vision." in part, he said: "When Paul was apprehendd of Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus he was .vet a young man, well bred, edui.ited. bril lt e in. H-s ua dreams had been svve. t. His visions w.te of s'lce.t-s in his prol s s'.e.n. of tame, of world-ce.nUt:st. He vv is on the threshold of his career. Btiergec. ambitious, optimistic, the wor'd promised mut-n. iiut tlie heavenly vision eamo in transforming rower. His plans for life were revolutionised. His hopes, his loves. j Ids hales, were all transformed. Saul, the I persecutor, tiecame Paul, the Apostle! . "To r.ll men as to Paul come visions. Tho Jouns man. like Paul, dreams beauti- i fill uiiams. and es entrancing -visions. i Fame, wealth, plcdsure. long In., rise up holore hU mental vision am! thrill him. I Youth becomes glorious. Heroic deeds of valor invite years of patient Industry and plodding toll bee-omes endurable and jHissi bie. Youthful day dreams beget courage, perseverance, hoie. "To the eld man comes sweet visions. The morning of life r. turns, the hallowed face's of childhood, the hallowed days of youthtlme-. with all the softened, seveei enid ilttjils. come back ag.un. Such are his visiems. "Visions aro of two kinds earth-born and heaven-born. Our text has to do with the h -avenly visions. God sjx-aks to his ehit-dre-n to-day as in Paul's time, lie comes not as 'a llcnt from heaven.' but as a. Mill), small vole... His spirit speaks to our spirit. His voice tails through the con science. Heavenly visions come esiect.illy ill outh. To the young man and woman I appeal. Ti-rn your ee-s Gidvtard, youmr man! I.oeik for the revelation of God's pur-po-e concerning you. Ask him to give you a heiiv nly vision." "The heavenlv vision often comes as- a Vision of life' j responsibilities. Life is a "se rious mailer, t ne linllvidual is resr,iwiVn .Mod. J I) lnstlttlllons helu Io fonrer this I rious malt. nusiness Is In the '" "'"l or ins u:e. xie must render an ac J j-v 1 I I 1 I I I 1 II 1 I I I I I 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 I I L V ' .-A .!X&tP CONFEDERATE FL.(5. CAPTURED IN RATTLE, NOW OWNED! , J5Y CHARLES IIORNUNG OF IJURLLNGTON, IOWA. Charles Hnrnung of Burlington. In., who Is visiting Irien.ls li St. Louis, has re nuested The Republic to ak lis readers to Identify a beautiful Confederate flag whicii he has owned since Is, but alout which he knows n xt to nothing. Mr Hornung purchased the flag from a T'nlon eavalryman named Burns, now elead. who livesl In llrtrokvilte. Mo. Burns told him that he got the Hag from n elylng com rade', who had captured It In battle. This Is all that the owner tan recall of tho his tory of the stanelard of the l-"ot Caue. The flag Is mule uf heavy tilk. with handsome gold fringe, and has hand-p.iint-cil lettering. In the center Is the seal of count ior tne ti.ings .lone m the l-.olj- Some times God gives to the vou III a vision of the lnipt.rtani-e eif life Such a view of life is transforming In Its ettVcts. Such was Moody's vision. Life to him iva. a heaven sent ix.ntt, an opturtunlty, a dreadful re sponslbilitv. He lived each as though it wete his List day. His last words were T WILL BE TAKEN TO MONTANA. jlicliad Ryan Aec'ised oC Complie it v in Rank .Job. Michael Ran. a cab driver, who was ar restesl Jlonday afternoon on Information furnish'-d by Helena. Jlont.. oilielals, will be returned there to answer the charge of inn re-ady. If God has no more work for me. complicity In an attempt to rob the Amerl- .-omeiimes me visiem is- a conception of can National Bank. tlie value ..r an linmort il soul. Go.1 ere.-ite.l us for himself. v,"c may live forever Wo may le Ibsi's heirs. We m-iv t-in!: his thoughts. Ik- holy as he Is holv. We may begin l.-ere Ihe eternal life b "be consum mated hereafter. stueh a lienmlfti vision i-omos to the t.eior slnm-r. His liope revives his faith takes hold of God. He tinds tho peace for which his soul longs. "Again, the heavenly vision mar lie a con ception of Christ, his sneri'lce. his suffe' iogs. his death, his resurrection. You havo heard It Often, but some day. as when Paul goes to Dim.-.scus. 'siiddenlv' you see a rare and beautiful vision of Christ. He h-com your Christ. Ills sufferings are for your sins. His death is for your salvatl.n. "His resurrtctic.ti promise's you resurrection. Jl.iny such visions, heaven sent, come to mankind. Be ye obedient unto them. "Obedience means fur you the Paul-life of divine leading. It means pevicc. joy satis faction. It is the practically happv, oier llovvlng life." CAR OVKRTl'RNKD WAGON-Wliilo James Ilrnnely, driver of a soda wagon far Grono & Co. of No. 13 South Kloventh street, was crossing tho tracks of the tran sit company In front of No. .J Market street yesterday afternoon, one of the wag on wheels caught In a frog. It was Impos-d-blo for the horses to move the wairou Jlo torman Jame.s F. Kills of car No.rTCl.Euston avenue division, volunteere'd to assist Hen nely by pushing th" wagin out of the tracks with the car. The offer was accepted and the remit waa that the vvagin was overturned and the contents thrown to the ground. Hennery's back was badly sprain, d and he was removid to his home. No. 2M9 Adelaide aveuus. Sheriff Davidson of Helena arrived In St. Ixiuis yesterday with rtiiuisitlon papers for Ryan. Although Kan cenit's his gutlt the Sheriff declares that he has rxMiilVe In formation that Ryan wars Interested with Frank Lewis, who Is now In the .Montana Penitent! iry. In a bold attempt to blow is?n the American National Bank safe, which at the time contained JlCJ,tA moiii: ni'Mticit.vric co.wmrrs. allners nnd lluslness leu of f'lirtstlan County Ite'imdlnte Jle'lvlnley. REPl'UUC SPECIAL Pana, 111., Sept. nJ. Bryan and Stevenson will carry Christian County by a large ma jority. The miners, who four years ago sup ported McKlnley, will this year vote the Democratic ticket. Not onlv- among the min ers are Bryan converts found, but In the ranks of professional and business men. Columbus Brown, i merchant, who has; nlway voted the Republican ticket, repudi ates Imperialism. D. D. Klllott, who has held many offices tinder Republic-in rule, has renounced JIc Kir.Iey, arid will work for Bryan and Ste v enson. Attorney vV S. Greer of Taylorvllle. who two years ago was City Attorney of that city, two weeks ago came out in a letter the Confederate Plates, painted In oil. On its reverse side the flag hears the words', "Wnxhaw" nnd "Jackson Greys." Ona ragged edge suggests that tho banner was j torn from Its staff hurriedly and In tha ' heat of battle. I Although more than thlrty-flvo years old th" flag re'ains all Its original beauty o . coloring and texture, having been exposed. ' to the light of day not more than threes times within the last thirty-three years. i Jlr. Hornung says that back In the early seventies a prominent ox-ConfedcrJte, whm learned that he had the Hag. offeree! him . $!.lJ for It; but he ha-s long slnca for- , gotten tho name of tbe would-ba pur- j chaser. ) 1 r i stating he would support McKlnley. Wednesday Jlr Greer paid he would vow and work for tbe Democratic ticket. flAlLUY BKTS OX II II VAX. If He AVIns, He Will neenmt Owner of u Valuable Mnlile. r.EI'UIILIC SPECIAL Lexington. Ky.. Sept. El. Hugh Ie. Asher of this place and Congresman Joe Bailey ot Texas have made a bet on the presidential race which surpasses anything yet recorded, in this State. Asher is to give Bailey his entire trotting stud, including stallions, broodmares and youngsters, about fSO animals, if Bryan wins, and Bailey will pay to Asher 15,(") I" JIcKlnley wins. Asher Is the owner of Highland Farm,fors mcrly owned toy VT. C. France of New Y'ork. Jlr. Bailey, who is In the city, has sent his; stock to Highland from the place he had rented In the country. evv l!rttn nnd Stevenson Clab. RI-n.-HLIC SPECIAL Rlchvlew, III., Sept. 2J- A Bryan and Ste venson Democratic Club was organized hero Saturday night, with tifty members. Tba fallowing otiieers were elected: President, J. JI. Mason; vice -president. Doctor J. B. Houston; secretary and treasurer. Raymond Courtney: Kxecutlve Committee. J. E. Sne-ad, Samuel Cameron and J. F. Frost. Killed In n AVrecU. REPUBLIC SrlXIAL. Rlchvlew. 111., Sept. 2. William W. Ma son, a resldert of this place, was killed In a railroad wrei k near Lexington. Kv.. last j night while riding a freight train. CAST0RIA rC'rlafastsandtHi-w. 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