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JEWISH NEW YEAR
BEGINS AT SUNSET
ROSH HASHONOH WILL BE AP
PROPRIATELY OBSERVED BY
THE JEWISH RESIDENTS OF
BIRMINGHAM—THE SERVICES.
Rosh Hashonoh, or Jewish new year,
begins this evening at sunset. It will be
observed with impressive services at
Temple Emanuel and the synagogue of
congregation K’Nesseth Israel.
The exercises at the temple will begin
at 8 p. m. The music will be under the
direction of Prof. Fred L,. Grambs. The
choir will sing appropriate chants and
selections. Mr. Gussen will play a violin
solo and Mr. Douthwalte will play a cor
net solo. The latter will also blow the
shofnr. Rabbi Newfleld will preach a
sermon on the “Two-fold Message of
New Year."
At the Temple the services will be
continued Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock,
when the rabbi will deliver a discourse
on the “Three-fold Monition of New
Year.”
The order of exercises at the orthodox
synagogue at the corner of Seventeenth
street and Seventh avenue will be as
follows:
This evening at 6:30 o’clock, address
In English by Rabbi Yasgour on "The
Significance of the Jewish New Year.”
Tuesday, 6 a. m., Shachrlth. 9:30 a. m ,
sermon In English by the rabbi on "The
Three Messages of the New Year.”
Ceremony of the Shofar (blowing of the
ram's horn). 10:30, Musof, or the addi
tional service. 6:30, the evening service.
Wednesday the services will be the
same as on Tuesday, excepting that the
sermon preached by the rabbi in the
morning will be in German. The sub
ject will be Hannah, a real Jewish
character.
j RAILROAD WORLD j
The Wall Street Journal says: The
calling of the block of the preferred and
common stock of the Seaboard Air Line
at a price above market quotations has
aroused considerable comment in the
street as to the nature of the transac
tion. The Ladenburg-Thalmann Interests
claim that this transaction is simply a
sale of a large amount of Seaboard stock
which was contributed by certain Indi
viduals from their holdings in order to
enlist in the property the interest of new
and valuable connections and the price
agreed upon, It is said, Is entirely satis
factory to buyers and sellers alike.
The cash requisite for the completion
of the deal has been secured and pay
ment will be made today. Apropos of
this transaction, it is denied that there
has been any hitch in the negotiations
as had been recently stated.
The Rock Island will resume at onc,e
track-laying on the west side of the
Osage river for the Kansas City exten
sion. The line through from St. Louis
to Kansas City will be completed by May
1 next year and It will be at once placed
In operation. There will be no attempt
to run fast through service at the outset,
but the line Is being constructed on a
very solid basis, with a view to sharp
competition for through traffic In the
future. The Rock Island's passenger
trains will run into the union station,
using the Wabash track ‘from Forsythe
Junction via Forest park. During the
World’s Fair season It will use the
Wabash terminals for Its passenger
business. Connection with the Rock
Island’s freight yard and North End ter
minals will be made via the Terminal
belt lines. The link with the Frisco line
will be made early next year. This will
be practically a double track.
(Advertisement.)
SCHOOL BOOK MONOPOLY.
The Public Burdened in the Monopoly
and High Prices.
The numerous changes, the limited ex
change privileges and high prices of school
books are a great burden. Dewberry &
Sons, who are deprived of the privileges
of selling the state books with the state
stamp thereon, have employed eminent
legal talent and are advised that the regu
lar editions of correct text books without
the state stamp are as truly the adopted
books as If they had the state stamp. This
firm has some of the regular editions at»
ready In stock and could easily obtain
them all. so as to sell them for less than
the depository prices. Dewberry * Sons
would offer the regular editions to the
public but for the fact that the city su
perintendent of schools says that no new
book without the state stamp shall be
used. This monopoly In high prices will
no donbt continue until free American
citizens assert and maintain their legal
and natural rights.
J. M. DEWBERRY.
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A few vacanclei for seleot
pupils in The Taylor School.
Opens Sept 2L Bead adv.
Alabama Brewing Co.
"Bohemian Beer."
0, S, CAVALRY TO
SE GREAT FEATURE
Troop Coming to the State
Fair is Famous.
SURPASSES BUFFALO BILL
President Kreb Will Proceed to Con
fer With Colonel of the 7th Reg
iment In Regard to Trans
porting Troops.
The formal announcement that cavalry
of the famous Seventh regiment. United
States regulars, with the regimental band,
will take part in the festivities of the
Alabama State fair in Birmingham next
month, has aroused very great interest.
It was the talk of Birmingham yesterday.
The president of the Chattanooga Car
nival association, writing to President
Krebs of the Alabama State fair, declares
that the tricks and general skill of horse
manship of the Seventh cavalry, which is
stationed at Chlckamauga, surpasses Buf
falo Bill’s Wild West show performances.
President Krebs has written for a detail
ed statement of the number of officers,
non-commissioned officers and men who
are to be ordered to the state fair, and as
soon as full information is obtained he
will proceed to West Point, Ky., to per
sonally confer with Colonel Morton, com
manding officer of the Seventh. This reg
iment is about to take part in extensive
army maneuvers in that section of Ken
tucky.
Prize for Tickets.
It Is of importance that it be generally
knqptn that several very valuable prizes
will be awarded by lot to purchasers of
tickets of admission to the state fair.
The first prize is a splendid piano, donat
ed by the Jesse French Piano and Organ
company of Birmingham.
Second prize,‘a fine suite of bedroom
furniture, donated by the Cooper Furni
ture company, Birmingham.
Third prize, a fine cooking range, donat
ed by the Prowell Hardware company of
Birmingham.
Fourth prize, a set of fine French china
ware, donated by the John *W. O’Neill
company, Birmingham.
The Coupons.
Attached to every ticket of admission
will be a coupon bearing an independent
number, the coupons being numbered con
secutively. On the back of each coupon
will be space for writing the name and
address of the purchaser thereof. This
ooupon will be dropped into a safety box,
inside the fair grounds. At the close of
the fair the box containing the coupons
will be thoroughly shaken, so as to com
pletely mix the coupons. Then a blindfold
ed child will draw out coupons, one at a
time.
The first coupon thus drawn will entitle
the owner to the first prize; the second
coupon to the second prize, and so on till
the four are drawn.
The fair will open October 15 and will
continue until the evening of the 24th.
ITALIAN SOCIETY
WILL CELEBRATE
PARADE THIS MORNING TO COM
MEMORATE ENTRANCE OF THE
ITALIAN TROOPS INTO ROME
THIRTY-THREE YEARS AGO.
The parade of the Italian Benevolent
association, commemorating the entrance
into Rome of the Italian army, Septem
ber 20, 1870, will take place this morning,
leaving the city hall at 10:30. The column
will be headed by Chief of Police Wler
and a platoon of mounted police, and In
the line will be tho mayor and board of
aldermen, the police commission and the
members of the society In uniforms. The
line of march will form at Nlnteenth
street and Fourth avenue, march on
Nlnteenth Btreet to Fifth avenue, Fifth
avenue to Twentieth street, Twentieth
street to First avenue, First avenue to
Eighteenth street, Eighteenth street to
Second avenue. Second avenue to Twen
ty-first street, Twenty-first street to
Third avenue, Third avenue to Nine
teenth street, Nineteenth street to First
avenue, First avenue to Turner hall. At
the hall speeches will be made by Mayor
W. M. Drennen, representing the city,
and Capt. S. Catanzano, representing the
Italian government. Other speakers may
be heard.
AMUSEMENTS. |
Field's Minstrels.
The Al. G. Field's Greater Minstrels, fit.
ty strong, arrived on a special car yester
day and will begin an engagement at the
Jefterson theatre with a matinee today.
This matinee should prove to be of espe
cial Interest to children, as well as to the
grown people, on account of a feature
that the show will Introduce called "The
Darktown Circus." This is an after-part
and It said to be a whole show In Itself.
In this part there are the circus clowns
and the animals from the burlesque me
nagerie. All the best comedians will ap
pear In the circus, the programme reading
as follows:
The Ringmaster, Side Show Spieler.
Concert Announcer. Ticket Taker
and Privilege Man.Harry Shunk
Sawdust Bill (from Hickory Hill).
.-..Tommy Donnelly
Lem. Lemmo .^...Billy Murray
The Manager .Less Fairman
The Animal Tamer .Doc Quigley
Elephant Pete .John Blackford
Giraffe George .Billy Cawley
Monkey Tom .’..Tommy Odell
Wild West Willie .Tommy Hyde
The Door Keeper .Reese Prosser
Canvasmen, Rubes, Gawks and Grafters
by the Company.
The minstrels will be seen on the streets
this morning at 11 o’clock in a big parade.
“A Stranger In New York.”
"A Stranger In New York” will be the
attraction at the Jefferson theatre to
morrow matinee and night. 1. Collier
Downe, a brilliant Joker from Chicago,
has been Invited to come to New York
and see the fun at the French ball. He
loses his letter of Introduction, a "strang
er’’ finds and presents It. The hospitable
New Yorkers will listen to no explanation
and proceed to show their guest the best
things In town. The mistake results In no
end of complications and funny situations.
A special reduced scale of prices will pre
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TORAH DEPOSITED
IN NEW SYNAGOGUE
The Orthodox Jews Have Im
pressive Ceremonies
HONORS SOLD AT AUCTION
The Congregation Move in Procession
to New HOouse of Worship—Ribbi
Yasgorn Makes an Eloquent
Address—Other Addresses.
The ceremony of carrying the torah or
scrolls from the old to the new place of
worship occurred at the new synagogue
of the orthodox congregation K'Nesseth
Israel at the corner of Seventeenth street
and Seventh avenue yesterday afternoon.
Rabbi Yasgour, Dr. Samuel Ullman and
the Rev. Dr. L. S. Handley of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church made addresses.
There were violin and piano solos and
after the exercises refreshments were
served. The members of the congregation
went to the old meeting place and form
ing a procession, brought the torah to
the new synagogue and with much cer
emony the scrolls were placed in the ark.
Honors at Auction. .
After the congregation had assembled
the first proceeding was the sale by auc
tion of the honor of bearing the three
scrolls. The highest bidders being M. B.
Hermann, M. Engle and L. Weinstein,
they had the honor of bringing the torah
at the head of the procession. The honor
of first opening the door of the new house
of worship was then sold and purchased
by Mr. and Mrs. J. Phillipson.
The congregation then left the syna
gogue and proceeded to the place where
tha scrolls had been kept. The sacred
writings were taken by the bearers and
the procession started for the new syna
gogue.
The Key.
When the procession reached the syna
gogue Rabbi Yasgour handed to key to
Mrs. Phillipson, saying: “In the name
of the congregation K’Nesseth Israel, I
give you the key to open the gates of
this holy structure, erected as a monu
ment of piety and fraternity.” Mrs.
Phillipson unlocked the door and, push
ing it open, said in german: “Brothers
and slaters, In the name of God, I open
these gates to you.”
The members of the congregation then
filed into the synagogue and took their
seats, the bearers of the scrolls being in
the front. Rabbi Yasgour read some
prayers and extracts from the Jewish
bible, after w'hlch he made a short ad
dress, calling attention to and explaining
the significance of the torah to the Jew
ish people. He laid special stress on the
change in the Jews In the succeeding
generations.
Love and Spiritual Growth.
He sought to impress upon his hearers
that fraternity and love for one's fellow
man lay at the foundation of all spiritual
growth. That the outside appearances
went for little, but that purity of heart
and the cultivation of the soul were the
essentials in all teaching and growth.
He thanked God for the opportunities
given his people by the American gov
ernment and the American institutions.
His address was not set and wras in a
measure extemporaneous, but was elo
quent. It was delivered in English.
FollowMng the address of the Rabbi
came a violin solo by Max Kirsch, which
was greatly enjoyed by the auditors. The
performer played with great feeling and
expression. His touch was sympathetic
and his technique, especially the finger
ing, was surprisingly fine for an ama
teur. The accompanist w’as Alfred Bal
sane, a young Birmingham boy. Ills
work was good and especially so when
it is remembered that he Is only 14 years
old. Later In the afternoon he gave a
piano solo which was received with great
favor by the audience.
Mr. Jack Minnlsman was to have de
livered an address, but was prevented
by illness.
Closing Ceremony.
The honor of placing the scrolls in the
ark was then sold at auction, as well as
the honors of opening and closing the
doors of the ark. This ceremony w'as
the most impressive of the whole pro
ceeding and was accompanied by singing
of the choir, led by Rabbi Yasgour, who
has a voice of singular sweetness.
Refreshments of cake and wine were
served by Mrs. J. Phillipson and Mrs.
S. Wolf.
CONFERENCE COLLEGE.
Literary Society Elects Officers for
New Term—Active Work.
The Eumenean Literary Society of the
North Alabama Conference College held
its first regular meeting of the new
scholastic year in its hall Friday after
noon. The society began its year’s work
under the most favorable auspices, a
majority of the old members being pres
ent and a large number of new ones be
ing received. Last year the society did
good work, it succeeded in furnishing
its hall most beautifully, but this year
It expects to do still more, and surpass
all past records.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the next term of office:
President—M. A. Dlnsmore.
Vice President—E'. D. Totherow.
Secretary—W. C. Rlioea.
Treasurer—T. L. McDonald.
Librarian—W. B. Mason.
Chaplain—W. G. Gaston.
Sergeant-at-Arms—A. Wilks.
Janitor—D. C. McNutt.
After the election of officers a most
interesting programme was rendered as
follows:
Declamation—The March of the Flag,
C. H. Vann.
Debate—Resolved, That the Legal Pro
fession offers a Greater Field for Ora
tory than the -unnlstry.
Messrs. Dlnsmore and Totherow upheld
the lawyers, while Messrs. McNutt and
McDonald defended tlte-preachers. Both
sides were ably represented and both i
claimed the decision, but the judges, ,
Messrs. Rhoea, Nall and Mason, decided \
that the affirmative had won and so it
stood.
Visitors are always Invited to attend
these meetings and the society is always
glad to have them come, as it inspires
the boys and encourage them to do bet
ter. work, (
BIG BRICK YARD
IS BADLY BURNED
Plant of Copeland Brick Com
pany is Nearly Destroyed
VERY LITTLE INSURANCE
Loss Will be Over $20,000—The Plant
Was One of the Largest in
South and Will Proba
bly be Rebuilt.
The plant of the Copeland BMck com
pany on the Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham railroad, between Pratt
City and Ensley, was damaged by fire
to the extent of over $20,000 about noon
yesterday. The entire cost of the por
tion burned was about $25,000, but this
was covered by about $3000 insurance,
and some of the machinery, valued at
about $2000, can be used with a little re
pairing.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but
it is supposed some one dropped a match
j or a lighted cigarette on the floor of
the boiler room, which is covered with
oil which dropped from the machinery.
The fire originated in the boiler room,
and a brickmason was at work repairing
the walls of the room within ten feet
of where the fiy?t flames were seen. There
was no Are in the boilers and they had
just been cleaned out and fresh water
put in them, therefore, the fire could
not have started from that source.
The original cost of the plant was $35,000,
but the kilns were not injured. They
are valued at about $10,000. The property
destroyed was the machinery, two dry
kilns, the boiler and engine room, the
blacksmith shop, the clay sheds and re
pair shops.
When the fire occurred Superintendent
J. L. Lawson and J. R. Copeland, part
owner, were both at church. The former
was attracted by the ringing of the hells
of the Pratt City fire department, which
responded to the alarm. The hose from
the department was 100 feet too sl^ort, and
some more had to be secured. This came
in time to save fifteen cars of coal and a
yard trestle on which they were standing.
The latter was worth about $1000 and had
just been completed.
The plant will be rebuilt. J. R. Cope
land stated yesterday that the loss was
a heavy one to the company, but that he
did not doubt that the plant would be re
built as soon as possible. The company
is composed of J. R. Copeland, Albert Lat
ady and J. L. Lunsford.
The portion of the machinery which is
in condition to be repaired and used again
is the two 100-horse power boilers, the 200
horse power engine and the brick ma
chinery.
WATCH VALUED AT
$350 WAS STOLEN
GEORGE MITCHELL ARRESTED
IN AVONDALE AFTER AN EXCIT
ING CHASE—WATCH RECOVER
ED PROPERTY OF MRS. LOGAN.
George Mitchell, a hegro, has been ar
rested for grand larceny of what was
probably the most costly watch in Jef
ferson county, lie was caught late Sat
urday afternoon in Avondale, after a
chase which lasted several minutes and
in which more than one hundred people
took part.
The negro made a desperate attempt to
escape, but the crowd closed on him
gradually and finally he was cut off In
every direction and caught.
The watch stolen was the property of
Mrs. Floyd Logan of East Lake and
was stolen on July 14. It was valued
at $350 and a report of the burglary and
a description of the watch was given the
police. After working on the case some
time they learned that the timepiece had
been sold to W. R. Willis, a jeweler in
Avondale, and that he had in turn sold
It to some one in Birmingham. The
watch was recovered.
Willis was located by Detectives Bode
ker and Hamilton and he at once told
the name of the negro who had sold the
watch to him. The detectives have been
looking for the negro for several days.
Saturday afternoon Willis discovertrl
him and tried to arrest him. The negro
ran and many people joined In the pur
suit. Policeman Will Baker was sent
from the city to bring the negro to Bir
mingham.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN.
Large Enrollment Expected Today.
Schools Will be Crowded.
The public schools will be opened this
morning and the indications are that the
enrollment will be largest In the history
of the city.
It Is probable that many applicants 1
will have to be turned away from the !
high schools, and If so preference will .
be given to those living In the city
limits.
There will be ample room for all in
the grammar schools, although they are
expected to be well filled.
CITY ITEMS.
Junior Order.—Henry J. Krudolph,
deputy grand organizer of the Junior
Order of United American Workmen,
is in the city in the interest of the
order. He is stopping at the Flor
ence hotel, and a number of the mem
bers of the order have called to see
him.
Knights of Columbus—Birmingham
Council No. 635, Knights of Columbus,
will hold an important business meet
ing tonight.
Salad Luncheon.
At the home of Mrs. J. D. Lanier, No.
1620 Thirteenth avfciue, North, on Tuesday
evening, September 22. a luncheon will be
given for the benefit of the Fountain
Heights Methodist church. A small ad
mission of 15 cents will be charged and it
Is believed the young people will turn out.
Alabama Brewing Co.
“Bohemian Bear.”
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PREACHED ABOUT
SAAIARi LEPERS
The Rev. W. R. Hendrix Talks
,to a Large Congregation.
THE FOUNDING OF SAMARIA
Draws Lesson Illustrating the Great
ness of Sympathy and the Ten
der Mercies of God To
wards the Poor.
The Rev. W. R. Hendrix, pastor of the
St. John’s Methodist church, preached
an Impressive sermon yesterday morning
to a large congregation, the subject of his
discourse being "The Lepers of Samaria."
The scripture reading was taken from the
7th chapter of 2d Kings. An excellent pro
gramme of music was rendered by the
choir.
At the beginning of her sermon, Mr.
Hendrix asked his congregation to assist
him in finding employment for three boys
between the ages of 10 and 12, whose fam
ilies were in dire distress and who were
dependent on the boys for support.
His sermon was as follows:
The Lepers at Samara.
Probably because of the series of
bloody revolutions immediately preceding
his accession to the throne of Israel, Omri
determined to found a new city and trans
j fer the seat of government to this place.
! In the midst of a beautiful valley six
miles to the northwest of Schechem there
rises an oblong hill, with steep, yet acces
sible sides, and a long flat top. This hill |
Omri purchased from Shemer, paying him
two talents of silver for it. and here he
built a city which he named Samaria.
Samaria at once became the capital of
the ten tribes and remained their capital
until the overthrow of their government.
During the reign of Ahab. Ben-hadad,
king of Syria, laid siege to Samaria, and
though the Syrians suffered an ignomin
ious defeat, they never abandoned their
purpose to destroy this city and subju
gate these people. About seven years later
when Jehoram had succeeded his father
Ahab as king of the ten tribes, Ben-hadad
returned with his army and laid slog© to
Samaria.
A great drought throughout the country
had so impoverished the people that to
withstand .a siege seemed a hopeless en
deavor. Though the walls of this city
protected them against the weapons of
the Syrians, they could not drive back
the wolf of starvation that was already
destroying their families. The famished
condition is strikingly set forth in the re
cord of an incident in connection with
the siege. As the king was walking on the
walls of the city, doubtless looking for
some way of escape, a woman cried out:
"Help, my lord, O king!" He replied: "If
the Lord do not help thee, whence shall
I help thee? out of the barn floor or out
of the wine press? What aileth thee?"
And she said this woman said unto me,
"Give thy son that wo may eat. him to
day. and we will eat my son tomorrow.
And we boiled my son and ate him, and
she hath hid her son." No wonder that
the king rent his garments when he heard
the words of the woman, and as he walk
ed away the people saw that he was wear
ing sackcloth within upon his flesh.
Were Famishing.
On the day following four leprous men
were sitting just outside the city walls
waiting for something to eat. They
doubtless knew of the scarcity of food,
but hunger had driven them again to
the place where they had been fed. They
I had wuited until the sunset, and no help
| came. The fading glories in the western
sky seemed a parable of their dying
hopes; and the darkness that had man
tled the eastern horizon and was now
settling about them was a lit accompani
ment of that despair into which they
were entering. It may have been the
glow of the Syrian camp fires from the
valley below that kindled a single star
of hope in the firmament of their de
spair. That silence which makes de
spair doubly tragic was broken and they
, said, “Why sit we here until we die?
Let us fall unto the Syrians; perhaps
they may save us from perishing, and
If they kill us we Bhall but die.” In the
strength of this last resolve and urged
by the pangs of death-hunger, they rose
and journeyed toward the Syrian cump
Any of us may imagine their surprise
when they found the camp In order, yet
utterly deserted; but only those who have
been at the point of death from hunger
ran imagine with what avidity they de
voured the meal prepared for the Syrian
officer. Finding silver and gold and rai
ment in great abundance, they gathered
a good supply of these and hid them
probably in some cavern in the hillside
which had served as a shelter to the
leper from the winter storms. From the
weakness of a prolonged fast, and the
sluggishness following a heavy supper,
they doubtless sat down when they hr.d
deposited their treasures to rest and talk
over the events of the day. When men
tion was made of the hungry people in
the city, they said: “We do not well,
this Is a day of good tidings. Let us
return and tell the king what we have
seen.” And with a mngrcnimlty of heart
that Inspires the render today, in the
darkness of thp night, and In their feeble
condition they climbed the hill to the
IT HAS THE CALL—WON ON ITS MERITS
MURRAY HILL CLUB
WHISKEY
MELLOWED BY AGE
THIS PARTICULAR BRAND
FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE.
Has caught the taste of the most exacting |
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CINCINNATI.
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city gate, and calling the p rter they de
livered to him an account of their dis
covery in the Syrian camp. You are fa
miliar with the story of what ensued in
Samaria, and that on the morrow pro
visions were sold in the streets at prices
suited to the needs of the people.
In the tumult of the? hour we lose s?ght
of the four lepers and never hear of
them again, but you will agree with me
when I say that like Abel, though dead,
they yet speak to the generations of the
living.
Fountain of Sympathy.
The record of their poverty has a magic
power which today unseals the fountain
of sympathy in the hearts alike of rich
and poor, and sends forth a stream of
generous and laving helpfulness to those
unfortunate ones in whose lives are re
peated the conditions which we call ad
verse. Here is a case of poverty as In
nocent and deserving as It was helpless
and deplorable. Banished from social and
domestic life, debarred from any em
ployment by which he might earn a liv
ing, and afflicted with an Incurable dlsj
ease the badge of the curse of God. his
poverty was inevitable. And just because
It was Inevitable It appeals to the sym
pathies of all men. In these days when
poverty has become a profession and
begging a fine art, we are in danger of
hardness of heart that will prevent our
seeing the cases of genuine need. Th^se
lepers still point us to those cases of
inevitable poverty and their condition Is
still an effectual advocate in behalf of the
present needy. This record stands fixed
in holy writ that it may testify to nil
generations that the really poor are the
wards of God.
A Message.
The character of these men Is a mes
sage to all generations. They were men
whom poverty had not hardened. Few
people pass through this extreme poverty
without becoming embittered toward
their brethren, who escape the toils of
want and hunger. Though there were
fruitful soil for the growth of envy, they
had kept out this noxious weed. En
feebled by prolonged fasting and the rav
ages of disease, sluggish from a heavy
meal, and facing a hill of no small di
mensions they left their retreat and their
treasure and made the fatiguing journey
to the city gate and delivered to the
porter an account of their dlscoverv in
the Syrian camp. Nothing short of gen
uine magnanimity of heart could prompt
a man simply to hearing good news at
such sacrifice. While there was every
provocation to thes^ men to play the dog
In the manger, they showed themselves
to be men with that touch of sympathy
which makes all nature kin.
The Tender Mercy of God.
This Incident, with irresistible eloquence
preaches the tender mercies of God to
ward the suffering poor, and beautifully
illustrates that affectionate provldenci
surrounding every creature of God. No
the least of the lepers’ sorrow is th<
thought that his disease has served every
relationship binding to the plans of mer
and left him adrift on life's sea. Mer
found no place for him, but Clod show;
those men that he can use in the nocom
plishment of Ills plans, men pronounced
useless. To feel that there is nothing ]
can ever do is bitterness enough for any
soul. Let those whose Infirmities shut
them from the rnnks of the bread-winners
learn from this incident that they still
sustain relations to their God and breth
ren w’hicli fits them for usefulness and
service. The memory' of this experience
sweetened many an hour In the nfter lives
of these leprous men. “When my father
and mother forsake me, then the Lord
will take me up.” It was for the despair
ing that Jesus said of the sparrows. “Not
one of them is forgotten before God."
Another Lesson.
There is a lesson in this Incident em
phasizing the necessity for prompt and
generous response to missionary efforts
among the heathen. Besieged and famine
stricken Samaria is a faint suggestion of
that appalling picture rising in heathen
lands until it obscures every other object.
Two-thirds of the human family besieged
by the pestilence, poverty and moral des
titutlon that abounds in these heathen
lands, reeking in pollution, and dying at
every tick of the watch, without God and
without hope—this is some hint of the sit
uation confronting us. We have found
life and light; it is a day of good tidings
let us hasten to their rescue ere they dl^
in their despair and their ghastly features
haunt us for our neglect.
To the awakened sinner these men have
left an example worthy of imitation. Hun
gering for the peace which the world car
not give, oppressed by a sense of guilt
and fear, the sinner, feeling his helpless
ness, casts himself upon the mercy of God
and finds to his joy that God does pardon
his sins and commissions him to bear the
good news to his unsaved friends.
May this incident guide many Into the
way of trust and peace.
NEGRO BLED TO DEATH.
Is Supposed to Have Been Cut by
Another Negro.
Jim Banks, a negro, was found bleed
ing to death with his throat rut from
ear to ear early Sunday morning on
Twenty-fourth street between Seventn
and Eighth avenues. He was carried to
the Hillman Hospital and lived a short
while. Physicians could not reach him
in time to save him.
The negro was cut, it is said, by Isaac
Vamum, another negro, who is stl’l at
lurge. The cutting is supposed to have
been about a woman. Policeman Ray
went to the place, but the man who did
the cutting had escaped.
: DEATHS AND FUNERALS. '
Mrs. Pettyjohn’s Funeral.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Eydla Pettyjohn, who died Sunday
morning at her residence In Powderly,
will be conducted this morning at 11
o’clock and the interment will be In Oak
Hill cemetery.
Avondale Wedding.
Will Thomas and Miss Viola Burks were
quietly married yesterday Afternoon at
4:30 o’clock at the home of the bride’s
parents In Avondale, the Rev. Mr. Mc
Gill performing th$ ceremony.
Both bride and groom are well known
and popular In Avondale and quite V
number of their friends were at the houp
to wish them well.
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