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LEXINGTOLAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1901.
No. 41
gjgjtomgtoit In telttg
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at the funeral of the
jjtj h. C. Wallace.
WORTHY OF EMULATION.
Struggle for Continuous, Bet
ter Advancement.
lELLKiKNCER gives an ap
I1(lpsis of the funeral sermon
p Henry C. "Wallace, preach
1'aptist church by the Rev.
,s Manly from Rev. 3:21:
Ife worth anything In this
in it some element of con
is may be the condition of
ifrc r'7 rational, spiritual
Irtain it is that to It the
!, when he became man,
t. The unavoidableness of
t grows partly out of the
state of our nature and
it ni t lie circumstances in
are placed; and when to
Id the fact of our slnful
ibin that to be victorious
will require struggle In
:!ict implies, of course, dan
i: beaten, with consequent
or less serious. Some
in struggle, from the out-
It in every way and in
I- to avoid conflict, taxing
an net without it and con-
what t hey themselves be
ll can hardly lie Christ's
with whom .the object of
to "have a good time," but
tury.
;t Is found in the last of a ser-
rs to the seven churches of
adiof these letters, which
Uvs from the risen, reign-
r, the overcomer Is address-
::g that In some form his
be engaged In conflict.
t peculiar to that age, but
p long as time shall last.
while to notice that In
tters (1) the promise is ad-
the individual, "him that
h." The struggle Is var
rate for each one; no two
d deals with each one, 1m-
dlvidual responsibility. (2)
irds are all gifts of grace:
fut some relation to special
indeed, they grow out of it;
are not rewards of merit.
i'i comparison between their
md fullness and the effort In-
Vet this effort Is serious,
f . unlntermittlng. (3) In all,
ie author, the bestower of
I: "even as I overcame;"
all alxmt it. Hence the
t should prompt the strug.
to Him.
w talking to men and wo-
the Asian mountains, and
i men and women to come
"ii earth, whq should tie
Must sin, their own and
'o should struggle to lie
'rue and brave and spiritual
Nb, because they love Christ :
' lived and died for them;
belonged to Him: lie-
would be pleased and honor-
r g'KKlnoss, grieved and dls
,v their wickedness: liecatise
" they would come Into
vnipathy with Him and
''f sense of His' love.
H't' victory gained? Hy ,j.ni!ion
;i1, iicc in him. 1 John .":4.
ivome l,y the Wood of the
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aim v'ii'j-
""l.v in another world:
al, though partial, here.
is overcome (1) when ho
1 from accompli si ling his
reference to his character.) He said:
Courteous and considerate, he was
yet resolute and firm; holding on to
whatever he undertook wltlHiidoml
table pertinacity. To what he con
sidered his duty, he gave himself ful
ly, unreservedly, enthusiastically.
To secure success, all Ids resources
and powers were called into requisi
tion and kept in energetic operation
to the end. With such a nature as
his, there could not but be a struggle.
He strove to please Christ. Some of
his fiercest struggles were with him
self, what he felt to be his weakness
es, imperfections, infirmities. These
cost him many a pang, little suspect
ed but by those most intimate with
him; but it is only just to him and his
Master to say that these could never
make him give up his purpose to
serve Christ. He clung to Him with
desperate earnestness, knowing that
ultimate success would be his through
the strength and grace supplied by
his Lord.
Peculiarly happy in his home life,
cheered and blessed with the love of
a wife who was "a help meet for him, "
indeed, and whose minh-tiations
s lotlied him to the last, lie was per
mitted to have all his children with
him before lie passed away, and in
t he perfect consciousness of what the
issue of his sickness must be, to ex
press his tender love for each and to
charge each to meet him in heaven.
The cadets of Wentworth Military
Academy, who attended in a body to
do honor to his memory as a trustee
of tlic institution, were Earnestly ex
horted to imitate the excelences of
Mr. Wallace's character and to be
faithful servants of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
The sermon was closed by the read
ing of some stanzas from a religious
poem entitled "Kneeling at the
Threshold, " favorites with Mr
Wallace, as they also were with his
father, Capt. Henry Wallace, at
whose funeral, May, 1875, they were
also read.
I COMING IfillClt IffJI 1 Ifffll
The famous Dr. Wharton and Professor Gclgcr Begin Work
Here on the !0th Inst.
THE TABERNACLE IS NOW BEING RAPIDLY PREPARED
c
aomeining or Dr. Wharton and also of Professor Qelger Their
Portraits Accompany Sketches,
Workmen have been busy this week ; lie can remember, as he says, when
on the Wharton tabernacle at the ' visitors would come to his home, and
corner of Main and Fourteenth streets his mother would take him on her
and everything will be in readiness ' knee and tell her friends that this was
for the coming of the noted evangelist. 1 her boy preacher.
lie will begin his meetings in Lexing-j On one occasion when they were
ton on Sunday, November 10th, and 'building a railroad near his home, he
THE HIGfilNSVILLE GAME.
M. V. C. Won lu a Fine Game and Close
Contest.
The foot ball game at Higgiusville
Monday between W. M. A., of Lexing
ton, and M. V. C, of Marshall, was
won by Marshall. Score, 6 to 0.
It was a splendid game from start
to finish and up until Ave minutes of
the close of the last half neither team
bad scored a point. At thai juuclure
W. M A. had Ibe ball and was
advancing it steadily from tbe middle
of tbe field and when within fifteen
yards ol the goat Marshall secured the
ball on a fumble. By a succession of
end plays M. V. C. carried the ball
across tbe field for a touch down and
kicked goal. It is fair to Wentwurih
10 stale just here that Sturgee, who had
been playing end for W. M. A., was
unable to end the game on account of
sickness and his place was filled by a
cadet of little practice.
W. M. A. was accompanied lo Hig
ginstille by about 110 cadets and a nuui
ber nf Lexing'onians, making a total ol
neiir 200 rooters. Marshall traveled to
iii.iiiii.villii mi a cuueiai train the
'Mi
i.jRhes of which were tilled with
friends to M. V C.
The line up was ns follows:
W. M A.
Dcster
Moore
Cr..ig
Wilkin
l-nfiuz
Aguiijo
Aibro
Cole
Simmons,
Ardinger
Capt.
C.
K C.
L. (5.
U. T.
L. T.
K. E.
I, K.
() Li.
K. II.
L. II.
M. V. C
AUenburg
Gallic
Johnson
Clemmeiis
Mille
'1 ueker
Kector, G.
Mcliride.
Hates
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THE REV. DR. WHARTON
remain three weeks. At present he
Is conducting services at Cameron,
Missouri. His engagements are
usually made a year ahead, and the
demands for his work are from all
parts of the land. He is assisted in
his work by Prof. Horace Gelger, a
most excellent baritone singer, and a
fine leader of congregational music.
Mr. Geiger has studied under some of
was much interested in the Irish
laborers, with their red llannel shirts,
short stemmed pipes and queer looks
Being hungry one day, he asked his
mother for some bread and preserves
She was busy at the time, and told
him she did not have time to get it
for him; whereupon he said to her
he was not going to be a preacher;
and when she asked him what he in-
F. U. Kector, B. Capt.
'In.
overthrow of the soul. j
s own successes prevent i
Ollioials: Staik and Hill.
Time of halves: twenty minutes.
1 . M.nl nf
v' as when his inducimr us The recent deal li ut ujuu.u... u.
"Its In diivi.,,, ..i,.u,.r tr.l,i:.n. Tlieis removed one of the veil-
eraled landmarks, bo k n'---.
Missouri I'ylblanisni. Mr. Tliels had
been prominently Identified with the
order from its beginning, and at the
recent meeting of the grand lodge of
the Kulghts of l'ytl.las lu St. Louis
lmd been elected for the twenty
tlftl. lime grand master uf the ex
chequer. Hi f"c1 Wednesday
' io l'vtlilnns of
wai largely buiii - - -
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-- in niiuu i nmii-
jli'miid and continues to
j'll the enemy Is destroyed.
" M) When the end of the
ls Kiiliifl realize fruits of
'pfotliielng right spirit, holy
''"''"rmity t Christ.
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Manly cUed with a brief note from all parts of the state.
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PROF. HORACE GEIGER
the leading teachers of the land, and tended to be, he replied that lie had
is himself, an author and writer of made up his mind to he a:i Irisl man.
1))us0i As may tie supposed, lie succeeded in
soMKTUiNooK on. wiiAUTON iiisTouv. getting hi bread and p'ts.-rves.
Ilev. Henry Mai vh Wharton, I), i He often tells in his preaching, of
I). Is a native Virginian, having been ( the influence of Iii:i sainted mother,
born in Culpepper county, Virginia, I who was taken away from him while
on the 11th dav of September, 1848. he was yet a child
Immediately after the war, amid the
desolation of the south, the young
men were seeking some way of employ
ment by which they might earn a
support.
Gen. Sterling IVice, Gov. Harris, of
Tennessee, and Gen. Joe Shelby estab
lished a colony in Mexico. It seemed
to offer an excellent opportunity to
men who had to make a living. Young
Wharton decided to go to Mexico, and
with a number of ex-confederates re
mained there until about the time of
the death of Maximilian, when he re
turned to his father's home in Vir
ginia.
Soon after this he began the study
of law, attended the University of
Virginia, obtained his license and
practiced his profession until he was
twenty-five years of age, at which
time be entered the ministry. He
was summoned, as a pastor, to the
little town of Luray, Virginia, where
he remained for six years, and where
he founded his Industrial Home and
Farm for destitute children. Thi.-; in
stitution has been in existence for
many years; lias received, cared for
and sent away into the world to make
their own living, nearly three hun
dred boys and girls.
From Luray, Dr. Wharton went to
Baltimore, where he built a large
church and remained as pastor for
alxmt fourteen years. From the very
first he engaged in evangelistic work,
beginning with his own church at Lu
ray and continuing all through the
years up to this time.
About three years ago he gave up
his church in Baltimore and devoted
his ent ire time to evangelistic work
He confines himself almost exclusively
to union meetings, holding services
for all denominations.
lie was long associated with D. L
Moody, being one of his co-workers in
many of his greatest meetings, espe
cially the World's (Fair campaign In
Chicago. A short time before his
death Mr. Moody said to his pastor
In-- NoTthfietrr tnat Dr. Wharton
would succeed him In evangelistic
work In this country. His book en.
titled "A Month with Moody" gives
an account of the World's Fair gos
pel meetings, and contains sermons
and photographs of the workers, In
eluding Mr. Moody.
M r. Wharton is the author of si
other books, and is constantly bring.
Ing out some new literature bearing
on his great work of the ministry
He has lately Issued a series of small
books under the following titles
"Are You Sure You are Saved?'
"Soul Winners"; Gourds From My
Own Vine"; "My Trip to Palestine
Prof. Geioer
Prof.. Horace Geiger, who accompa.
nies Dr. Wharton In his meetings as
musical director, was born in Phila.
delphia, Pa. His manner is genial
and bright and thoroughly devoid of
show or displav of any kind. He was
educated under Signor Del Puente,
noted Italian master in operatic sing.
ing. Since his conversion he has de
voted himself to gospel singing, ren
dcrlng every selection without pre
vious preparation, relying upon the
guidance of the Holly Spirit. He
a firm believer in gospel singing and
is opposed to any of this so-called
"high falutin," operatic singing.
which is so prevalent in most of our
churches. He leads congregations i
the same wav as he renders his solos,
placing emphasis where it proper!
belongs. This is a characteristic pes
sessed by few leaders, and converts
meaningless mass of noise into praise
and devotion, mingled with:expres
sion. He possesses a rich baritone
voice and his enunciation is perfectly
clear. He is also the author of a song
book. "Windows of Heaven, "contain
ing many of his own compositions,
b.itli words and music, notably among
which are the dying words of the late
1). L. Moody, entitled "Just Within
the (Sates." The book is filled; with
heart searching and soul thrilling
songs.
A Glance Backward to the Days
of Long Ago.
THE RUTHTESS WORK OF DEATH.
HEMIC
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He is the voungest of eight children,
and a farmer's boy. From his earliest
recollection he was set apart by his
mother to be a preacher of the gospel.
At the age of lifteen he entered the
confederate service, and at sixteen
was present, with General Lee, at the
surrender at Appomattox Court House, misguided republicanism.
Great Portion of Faculty and Pupils
Have Joined the Silent Majority.
Editor Inteli.kj&jjckr : I have
noticed of late lhat you bave been call
ing upthings ol the past and giving
your naders the pleasure of knowing,
in some degree, what their fathers and
brothers urtiil and did.
The thought stiunk met but possibly
you would like to tell wfiat became of
those fathers and brothers, and having
gotten hold of a catalogue of tbo late
Mnsnnio collei."', issued in June, 1851,
I g'V" jii l'er itiH nnnn ( the young
in i'i) who CMi:iipnsi'it the li ret class of
s.ndimii'rt troin ilin ii..Hfjfn after it was
removed from l'ultnyra, Mo., to tbis
city; mid ulloihe nimes of those who
composed the regular college classes
fur ihe ytar ending July, 4, ,1851.
From ihis you will see that nearly all
of them have passed away, leaving be
hind ibern one here and one there to
cherish their memory and in fancy to
live over again the scenes of their bov-
hood days. The writer of tbis can
truly say, How dear to my heart are
the scenes of my childhood, when fond
recollection presents them to view."
The list of the graduating class fol
lows:
Broadwell, M. M., dead,
Grover, Charles IL, dead.
Waddell, John V.,dead.
Williams, Jefferson, dead.
Junior class :
Belles, Henry C, dead.
Inland, John E.
Sophomore class: ,
Baker, James M., dead.
Belles, ti ill Eve.
Griffin, John W. H., dead.
Littlejohn, Frank A., dead.
Thomas, Joseph L., dead.
Freshman class:
Beck, Jarfleit fV, dead.
Foster, yt. A.,dV.
Gillispto, W. ht. dead.
Groes.LWjeU: W., dead.
Groves, Thomas A.
Lambetb. Sam W., dead.
Languor n, Samuel W., dead.
Kussell, John W.
Spencer, C. W.
Vaughn, John W., dead.
Williams, George, dead.
Wood, Carroll li.
Of the class of irregulars, composed
of fifteen, only two are now living,
namely: Lewis P Green and Buford T.
Webb. Of the preparatory students,
numbering seventy-four, as many as
thirty-six are known to be dead and
nineteen are certainly known to be
living,
Of the board of curators, consisting
of twenty-four members, oaly two are
known to survive, namely, tbe vener
ablo,and honorable William F. Wood
and fbe equally beloved, honorable, Cy
rus Ojborn.
Of tbe faculty, consisting of five
members, all are gone to tbe silent
land and their names and deeds are
teuiembered by only a few who out
lived theru. Truly it may be oaid
"what a ruthless destroyer is death!"
Moo's n-iiues and habitations and
avocations in life, yea, even the most
enduring monument they may build
whether of brass or marble will soon
be forgotten will perish and crumble
into dut and be remembered no more
forever. Only words and deeds are
immortal. How careful, then, should
we ne, in view of this fact, to Jut our
words be kind, our deeds be good.
"From lowest place wben virtuous
things proceed,
Tbo place is dignitied by the doer's
deed ;
Wben great additions swell, and vir
tue none
It is a dropsied honor; good alone
Is good without a name."
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Elections take place in many of the
states next Tuesday. Let us fervent
ly pray for the success of democracy
everywhere.
liouxht a Goer.
Aslibrook, the celebrated trotting
horse with a record of 2:1 3J, a beau
tiful brown, seven years of age and
lti. 3 liunds in height, was purchased
In Chicago a day or two since by
James Ramey of Frank Fowler, the
price paid having been $2,500. Ash-
brook is by Ashland Wllke, dam by
J. S. Hiennenian, late of Minnesota,
has bought the Sedalia Capital plant.
The paper will continue to preach Mary Wllke. He will be placed lo
the stud on Mr. Ramsey's farm.
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