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COIMTY PAPER,
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MOIiY.NS. fe WAI.Ijr.Il.
OltKOON, MO.
IIIHIIOP JFOSTV.lt.
Bjnopili'of hli.lUerraon dtllrorod before the
Herman M. E.iConfroneolln tlil city.
Mound City, Mo., Oct. 21st, 1881.
Mkssim Editors! Learning from
several Konrct!.-) that von wum desirous I
to publish the sermon pieaohcd by
ii, i .,..... i.f,H n... i"n m
ll.slmp l ostor, beforo the (.crinon M.
Iv. Confcrcneo, nnd probably being tho
only one present who succeeded In get-1
ting a very extensive synopsis of his
sermon, at your request" I have wii.tcu
It out, and, though not reported stcno -
graphically, I Hatter myself that I lierw-.
with present about every point made by
tho lllshop, nnd usually In his evnctlau
gunge, and I think thoso having reten
tive memories, will hear mo out In this
assertion. It is now after midnight,
mult! have spent n number of hours in
writing out thu sermon from my soi'lli
bled notes, and if voil publish It at all,
publish It, just as It is. A word to ltov
W. A. Gardner, '.and olhois of thu
ChrUtnln Church," whom, 1 learn,
b.no bucn feeling very sore at tho
lllshop, for an ullegcil niisreproonU
tioti of their church. If they lead this
sermon, they will llnd Uishop Foster s
words almost ( liliitmn et litcraium
upon tho poltu they eompluln ot, and 1
wits amazed when 1 learned that they
ho understood thu speaker. Hljhop
Foster Is ns well aware as 1 am, that
Alexander Campbell and all tils leading
eo-iulju o. s wore, and nro as strong be
lievcrs, in ChrNt's Divinity ns himself,
und li certniiily never intimated to the
contrary, Ho said nothing concerning
The Chrittain Church (l)isciplu)," but
to say that lu many places they had ab
sorbed tho sect hu was speaking of vizi
"The New Lights." and ho apologized,
mostgiaccfuliy, for ii?lng the word
ninpbellito. ' llrothcr Gardner will
not, 1 pro-untc, chum Durum W. Stone,
and thofc associated with him, belong
ing to his connection, nor will lie admit
fur an instant, that he believes the views
of Dr. Millard, Horace Mann, and oth
ers in said connection, und when Uroth
ers Gardner and Springer remember
that the liishop's woids were, "About
tho beginning of tho present century,
tliuie iiioic. Hi this western country, a
sect, cnlltd flow Lights," etct They'll
probably conclude Unit for ouco they
have made a inlstaku for Hrothoi;
Gardner muxt either ueciiso inu of writ
ing down what llishop Foster did not
say; or admit that all grammatical rules
nro set as.do ; that tho Bishop's language
warrants no Midi construction, us they
(no doubt honestly) put upon it. One
thing is certain, on that point 1 have re
ported him correctly, and as I eat on tho
platform for tho veiy purpose of renort
mgtho termini, it is hardly likely that I
am wrong, nnd they right. So come
dear brethren )ust coneludo that for
once you have made a mistake, jor you
most certainly liucc, iw scores will tell
j on, and ii" the Ulihop himself would
tell you, welo you to interrogate him.
1 am with a 1 charity. Your Friend,
W. S. Mahan.
Tin; HEUJIOX.
Without controversy, gieat Is the
in) story of Godliness i Tim. j !1 chap,
und 1C vcr.
In a book such ns tho Itiblc, great
meaning is attached to words, etc.
What God speakes is all important.
Tho text sets lorth great truth. Tho
meaning is. That beyond all disputa
tion, aUcontioversy, God is a great
in i tilery. These words must Lo under
stood in the meaning of the writer, etc.
Godliness koinctlmes, God-llkeiie.ss or
llku God. Sometimes this term is used
to represent God's character. It Is so
used to reinvsout that system ot fallh
of which (iod is tho author.
Tho wotd mystery in a cl.issical sense
means something hidden, secret, not
generally known. Tho ancient relig
ious contained certain tilings iven to
everybody; but the priests hud
certain tilings or doetilues which was
regarded as private- property,
which were tho secrets of the privileg
ed order. Tlieso they termed my-torie.s.
We have secret societio, in our days,
etc., originally used to represent pri
vate trutti, lu tiuij it became a deeper
meaning, ylz: a truth so deep that wo
cannot with our limited powers fathom
it. WluitoMir then is beyond human
comprehension, is called mystery. The
creut hidden secret lu thu mind ol God,
11 rat Hindu known to the world, was
Jesus Christ the Saviour of Incn. Thu
system of truth, called Godliness, is in
comprehensible to the common mind
eto. Somu men umko this an objection
to religion, and say, how can we accept
as truth a religion which wo cannot
fully comprutiend. Why we arc com
pelled every hour to behuvo what wo do
not comprehend. There aro many
things wo fully hulievo that wo cannot
comprehend; we think we do; but wo
no not. ion cannot comprehend how
1 move my hand, no man can or can
tell just how the moot simple move
ments of thu body are regulated by the
mind ami will. Wo cuuii.l comprehend
thu planting nnd germination of seed,
und all tho vurinu- phases of vegetation ;
wo cannot comprehend tho growth of
tho human body, und all thu varying
changes In nature; wo cuuuol under
stand these things fully; nobody knows
tlieso things. God. has given us minds,
by which wo may know, hut not by
which wo may lolly comprehend etc.
God has reserved tho lio'V of thoso
things to himself. Wo kno t thu fuel,
but I ho mystery of germination, gravi
tation sound, electricity, etc., wo cannot
fathom, God reveals himself measura-
lily, but keeps hack more than he re
veals The air is full of trouble, full of
doubt, it is a blessed thing to know how
to think ariL'ht. wo aro surrounded hv
mystery always, and wo always will bo,
wo think wo will bo relloved of mystery
hnroaftor. unci that in tho future state
knowing, us we arc known till mystery
will onil. but this Is n mistake; nmn is
lulimilo, God alone is nlinitn, and thoro
is as nuioli mystery among tho angels
ns among men. Our happinosa is in
mo vlni: ui toward tho lniiunte, wu lind
liaoniuess in growth, In tho liituro
stale men will irrow tu knowlodiro, eto
Drop an Individual down tipouono of
tho rroat nlalns of tho west; ho would
look around him und seo a scope of
country, say Uftoen mllos in extent, ho
would wo u ptwsy piain mm uoiiung
bevond that dUtutieo bouniliiii: his vis
ion would bo all of tho world lo him
fas far ns his eyes aro concerned,) Lift
lihn ui) llftoen feet in thu air, and he
could seo a mile further: lift him up
thousand feet, and ho could seo flity
miles: lift htm high enough in space,
nnd ho could soo the entire globe, as wu
seo tho distant planets, Tho world was
thoro I'eloro, but ho could not seo il. So
in human lll'u ; ns wo riso In ntctitol,uud
lnonil power, and nro lifted up by (tod's
gruco i wo sou a wnio Horizon 01 iruiu
not seen liefore.
I,tt not mystery disturb yon, It always
will exist, etc, VV'u become acquainted
with tlio facts of our oxUtoncu upiirl
from tho Piblo. Wo can ceo tlmt there
1 a mind back of IhU world powerful
enough to innke the world. Wo cannot
s o liTni, but wu soo bis works nil around
U9. God is lncoinprehnndble, but not
moru so than man is: You may think
this n .stranjro assertion und yet It Is
truo. No man knows how ho, hliundt,
exists, he knows ho does exist, he knows
other beings exist around him, ho knows
jiu M n n7ttu1, nnd ho knows thoro arc
ot1Pl. ,mi, ,Uoimd hm. H0 see ttinir
bodies ho 'cannot mu their souls, but
Ucclng their bodies, ho reasons they
SJfcf" m'ft &
1 K.0'i1.lt within them, which thinks, tea-
sous and decide., that which Is tho raid
man, etc. o live lu n world of iuvisl
blu beings, they nro all around us, nnd
heluir thus invisible, they nro ureal be
ings, but tho signilieanl thing Is tho
great God. It U not that which is mor
tal and perishes; that which raises corn
and bacon; which is subject to disease,
decay and death, hut that which thinks,
Hint is great m man. 1 nero nro certain
things, which wo know by their rela
tion to other tilings. Wo can find out a
little of nature by observation, and it is
but little. Tho upostlo goes on to show
the points of tins mystery and ho shows
1st, that God was manifest in thollosh;
that is, (Sod iniiilo In a human form,
dwelling among men ; that Is ho was
conceived a human being, and bom In
to tho world just us wo are, with all cir
cumstances of any nature, sin
excepted. Having a body formed
lu the womb having tho saino
cares, tho same anxieties, the
same furrows nnd trials to unduigothut
we nave, etc. as tar as his immunity
was couccrncit no grew
llko otli- i
tr children grow, ho
necnnio a 1
man, acted like other
men, j
il. The '
learned a trade and wotku.l at
book teaches that ho was a man "hav
nig no form nor comllness that men
should desire hiln, &e." It also teaches
that in this same man, this dew of noble
l'auil'y though in poor circumstaiicus ;
In tins man burn of Mary, the Eternal
U oil hud hi residence. At some time,
wo know not ju.-a when, ho became
conscious of tho fact tint that ho was
the Kternal God. The Christ wo p roach
is both God and num. Notice the anal
ogy in your own ea-o, you think you
seo yourself but you do not. Wo know,
that man m his deepest essencu, Is a
spiritual being, and wu cannot any
more understand this, than wu can the
uat uro of Jesus. Wo cannot under
stand anything in fact. Jesus our Sa
vior was' very God and very man. Ills
record lu the Now Testament is so good
w o need not dwell here, lu this west
ern country iibout tliu beginning of the
prudent century, there sprang up a sect
of Allans, called Now Lights, or Christ
ians (I believe, however, that in ninny
places they subsequently became ab
sorbed in thu CampbcMto church; 1
don't know that I ought to ue that
teim, as they might consider it often
slvu, but 1 do not so Intend it, but .-imply
to distinguish tlieni from other
churches calling themselves Christian)
One class of this sect did not believe in
tlio proper God-head ot Christ, They
uelievcil in him, as the Saviour of men,
hut that ho was a mere creature, thus
taking away his superhuman power, but
leaving his exalted character. Thoy be
lieved Ids life began in the womb, nnd
Unit the Now Testemant was bill his his
tory, and all his history as to tho past.
Wo believe his life began In eternity
nay rather it never began at u!l, (It
canio down front eternity) his anteeed
ant lifo was Ins real llfo. Wu read m
the Now Testament: "lu tho beginning
was thu word, and tho word was with
God, and the word was God, The same
was in tho beginning witli God. All
tilings wero made by lllm and without
Him was not anything inmlo that was
Hindu, &o. Sou John 1st chnii. 1-2-: &e
l'ho beginning, in Jewi-h phraseology,
meant, in thu time when nothing existed
hut God. That was tlio beginning
bj.ek of all puriods, all cycles of tlino
Our book sas at that time was the
Logon. Ho was then and Uu was God,
and was with God co-o.lstent with
God. How compact Is John's
login ,&o. There was lu John's
day a controvo'-sy ns to tho truo ua-
turo of Je.siis; ouo class denying
his Divinity, and another class
his proper humanity. Why human
writers will never get clear ol contro
versy, we neud it to properly develop
us. tioiiu rouse ns Hull in tho begin
nlng was tlio word That that word
hecatno iiieuruato and dwelt among
men 'i hat, that snnio word whiuh
dwelt mining men, minis all things
"By 1 Ii m all things woro made that uro
madu" und without him did ltoiuing
come Into being.
Tlio argument Is; that this Christ
which came down from the beginning
is thu only Creator of Heaven und
oarth. 1 ho God in Jesus was thu only
(Jod. Jumis, himself, makes great tie
count of this tnystury. Turn tu his his.
tory. llo had been preaching three-
auu-u-iiau years, no Know no was
about to bo arrested and put to death.
He had a reason for submitting. Ho
could have escaped had ho so desired.
tiu nan power 1 1 suhniit, ami power to
escape. Ho ohoso to submit to death.
He submitted to teach men Mihmission
to law He submitted to death for a
season that ho might vanquish Death in
In his own domain nnd savo men with
tho power of an endless life. Tho his.
tory sajs ho knelt down and said: "I
nave gioriiieii thee on earth; I have
lluUhed the work thou has given mu to
do; and now, O, Father, glorify thou
Willi thine own self, w t h the Hoi-v
Which I had with theo, before tho worlil
was John 17 : f,, . j,.8i1S i,ovo H
talking to tho father; not tho man Je
sus, fur Ills human nature, was not
'with tho lather before the world was"
but U is his Divine nature ho refurs to.
Jesus always recognized his own man
hood, separately from his Divinity,
N hen ho spako of Ids human nature ho
sald"I hunger. I thirst, I die;" whon
speaking of his Divine naturo. lie says
"Ihavo llniehod tlio work thou has given
mu to do." He hero reminds his Father
of tho glory which ho hud with him
from eternity, and prays to bo restored
to the same. This Jesus whleh wo
preach unto mun.lsthat being by whom
all thlnss oxist, whothor principalities,
or powers, or thronos. or dominions, or
brotherhood? of sprits. All eomo
i itoneing at his omnlpntnntflttt, nnd
1 Ills Jesus U tho foundation of thu
einireii.
Ho wns Justified In tho Snlrlt
The woid justltied, means vindicated.
A ninn lias a ease beforo tho eomiH.
Mo proves Ids case and Is thereby vldU
catod. Till is thu moaning, viz. : That
Christ was vindicated In his claims, as
God mill nmn, and tho redeemer of
men. God himself vindicated him.
Hut how does tlio Father vindicate him?
He might have written his vindication
In n bonk. God hlinelf might have
announced it in iiudiblo voice from
heaven. Ho has did both. It Is
sometimes said, that Jesu novor under
took to prove nny doctrine ho- cniincl
nled, or Mntomcnt, which he nindo.
Ho did not ordliniiinlly do pa, ( ns wo
do) by us.iortlii2 11 piemlse, nnd draw
ing a conclusion therefrom : ho was
Divine and Iho source of truth; but 011
one occa-lon ho was asked "By what
authority hu did thoo things," ho lo
ferred them to tho scriptures saying:
"Search thu scriptures, for lu thuni yo
think vc have eternal llfo and thoy nro
they tlmt tustlfy of me." And In that
connection lie said "I havo a greater
witness than that ot John, for thu
works which tho Father hath given
1110 to finish, tho same work tlmt I do;
bear witness of 1110 that tho Father hath
sent, inn.'' -John V: :iO, M). Hero hu
refers to his his works us proot of his
doctrine. Hut how could tho Old Tes
tament scriptures prove his doctrine,
and the truth of his mission r1 1 say by
I the more utterance of words, they could
not prove them; out when you 011110
noon a prophecy, you como upon God
No man lived or over will live, that etui
tell what will take place lu tho future
Wo cannot look in tho future so as with
certainty to foretell anything. Wo can
read the rccoids of the past, thu history
ot tho nations, and should this world
last a hundred million of years, at the
cud of that period, some boy might
read thu record of those yeai, lint 1:0
man can know to 11 certainty :v soi-ond
iihuiul. You may my, "O, I know tho
sun will arlo to-morrow morning at 11
certain hour;" ho von dou t know it:
you behove it will tlo so, and so do I,
but wo don't know It. It will certainly
do so If the world continues. We think
we '.-an eo Into the future because we
can ealeu'ntu celipos ol tho sun or moon,
and predict governmental changes,
pretty ucourntely. lu the case of eclip
ses, what do we know? why, just this;
that II the machinery of nature goes on
as in the mist, tlmt owing inu regular
motions of tho heavenly bodies, such re
suits will bu brought "at certain cxae
c-
cxaet
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In 1 iim"
illOW.
but beyond this, wu do not
And If certain principles of
governmental policy nro inrrled out,
certain re-ulls uro likely to follow ; but
be, ond this we do know. Suppose
you should Mispend a wheel from that
celling, (which would lie thirty feet 111
dmmetur) and place a diamond point
on that wheel, and .el it in motion,
starting from that point, and so regu
lating its motion, that It would revoivo
hut 0110 foot in a hundred years; now
von ui-irim that In three thousand veal's
It would complete Its revolution, so it
would, if It koptgclng regularly. Now
that is the way we know things in tlio
future, i-our thousand years Ooloro
Christ catKo, tho Hook said of him "The
seed ol tho woman shall bruise thu ser
pents head." Nut man's seed hut that
of tho woman. That born by super-
itMiral generation God's mind kept
dm eye of incn upon that event, nnd
also the fact that thu Messiah was to
como in the lino of Ahrnham. The
same mind taught that ho was to bo of
thu stock of Isaac, not Ishmael. Abra
ham had two sous. Of Ishmael, the
elder, it was said "lie shall bear a wild
man, his hand against every man, and
every mini's hand against mm." aiuru
its litlliiluient. in his descendants to
this day. T; 0 fame mind said he
'liolild descend from Jacob, and not
F.snu, and told the maimer of his com
ing, the time, and tho lilaeo of hi'
birth ; alo how ho would be rejected
and despised ; thai hu would be a man
of sorrow and acquainted with grief:
that hu would bu sold for .silver,' und
that thev would nut him to death, and
rend his raiment and cast lots lor his
garments, etc. Theio It is, all written
down in a Hook. Now who is capable
of wltucs.-lng to tho truth of the things.
I reply only (ioit himself, llo mouu
must furnish tho evidence on which wo
believe. When Christ came, he began
proving viio .lesus was. juio only per
son who ha lived on earth who strines
man's conscience us being Divine is
Jomis Christ, lie niiil Hu alone. Wor
thy inlldcls (and there ui o worthy 111
lidels) admit this as a fact. Thoy rep
resent him as tiio grandest, purest und
most exalted chat acted, earth over
behuld.
Jesus lived lu world of truth, that 110
oilier man over lived in. Hu alonu
could say. "I am tho truth." Wo
havo to ronton, to argue, to lay down
premises ami draw conclusions, r.iu., to
prove what we assert. Jesus did not
do this, because ho was "thu truth."
Infidels admit hu was thu nearest ap
proach to God tho world has ever seen.
Jesus was a Jew; an ordinary looking
Jew. "Having no form, nor comeli
ness, 110 beauty that men should desire
him " John the Baptist was his second
coii-lu 111 tho llesh. John had likely
neycr si-en htm. John was his herald;
his forerunner. John was a prophet,
'a great revivalist preacher; ho vnusod
tlio people, multitudes followed him
out into thu wilderness. The ontiro na
tion is aroucd. John prcaehos tlio
gospel of repentance, ho cries, "Kopont
lor the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
I seo tho multitudes gathering around,
and listening eagerly to John's stirring
appeals. 1 hoar ins withering denun
ciations of thoso hypocritical Scribes,
and Pharisees, who out of mere idle cu
riosity had gathered with tlio multitude.
I hear his declaration, when 110 nn-
nminees that he Is not the Christ, but
forerunner. I hear hlin say, "1 indeed
biintlzo you with water, unto repent
mice, nut 0110 cometti alter mu, might
ier than I, he shall baptize you with tlio
Holy Ghost, unit with lire." suddenly
Jo 111 stuns as m helioids a young man
iipprouohiug pressing Ids way through
thu crowd, ami erica out.: "i nero no is,
there ho Is: and as Jesus draws near
(thu center of all oyos) John trembles
and cries out "no must, increase, nut 1
shall decreaso." Jesus seoks baptism
at tlio hands of John. John, awaru
that Jesus had no sin, objeuts; but Je
sus replies, "Sull'er It to bo so now, for
thus It beeometh us to fullill nil right
eousness," and as John administers tho
sacred rite, tho heavens open, the
spirit descends like 11 dove, and rosta
upon the head of Jesus, nnd a voice
from heaven proclaims: "This Is my bo
lovid son, in whom I am woll ploasud."
Wo hollevn thu New Tostiimuntls worth
nothing, If you tako away the supoi
natural. This, then, was Ins inaugura
tion; lmru tho Father testiljed of him.
Jesus fald after he begun Ids minis
try, bring your blind; nnd ho restored
their sight; your lame, and ho cured
tlioni; your' deaf, und ho gavo them
healing; tlio hick, nnu no restored mum
to health ; at his feet,dlsoaso fled abash
ed, devils woro oast out nnd winds and
wavos oboyed. Ho foods multitudes
miraculously; ho brings tlio dead to
llfo, and nat'tiro's foroos aro subject to
his sway. For three and rt hnlf years
ho goes about working miracles, doing
good und touching men.
Why has this Hook never beon suo
eessfully ohallongcd or disproved. It
says that few of his nilrnolos, and say
ings nro recorded, but thoio prove con
clusively tlmt he was Divine.
Four thousand years beforo his com
lug, the prophets foretold his coming,
nnd that tiu would do those things, und
would dlo for tnun, nnd now by tlio nnil
n:o of tho priests ho is load out to tllu.
llo is extended on tho cross, Thoro ho
hangs between lieu run nnd earth, n
pjioctaele lor nngols, men nnd duvlls.
Whence tho Cimmerian darkness I
whouco this Kgyptlan night? wbenco
that eartliiptiike'eaiislng the earth lo
reel, tho locks to split and tlio moun
tains to quake, rending tho veil of tho
temple, and buistlug open thu tombs
ot tho dead, so that tnolr occupants
came forth and walked tho earth, went
Into tho city nnd wero seen by many after
Christ's ros.Mirreetioii. Why cries out
that lioman ofilcer In a distant land ns
ho looks upon thoso strange phenomena
"Jiither Mature suiters or tho timi 01
Nature die." Such was tho scenes sur
rounding Ins death. Was not oven Na
turo testifying of him ? From calvary,
niuu hastened to their homes, 111s dl-ei-pies,
despondent, 'ami crushed, until
they remember he said: "Destroy this
temple und In three das I will build ll
again," and purehauee 11 fitlut hope
springs up in their hearts. His enemies
rcmcKibur tiio tho same, and they trem
ble with apprehension. Thw dead man
Is going lo rise from tho dead, the
grave cannot hld Inm. Death is about,
to lie conquered in his own domain. It
Is nothing strange tlmt tho son of the
widow ofNaln arose from that bier on
which ho was homo to tho tomb, .vhen
.lesus livad and was oxurcislng his mi
raculous power; nothing strnngo that
Lamms eaino forth, whon thu Great
Delirerer stood at tho door of tho tomb
und bmlo him. "arise." Hut now this
dead man, lids man who wits crucified
between two malefactors, is going to
give thu final proof of Ids character nnd
ministry, etc. The priests go to the
ltoimin governor and say: "Sir, wo
remember that this deliverer said whilu
ho was yet. olive, "after three days I
will rle "again." Command therefore
that tho sepulchre bo made sure, until
tiio third day, le-t Ids disciples como by
night .tud steal him away, and say unto
the neoplo ho is risen from thu dead: so
tlio last orior sluill ho worse than tho
first." A guard of hlxty men Is placed
around tlio sepulchre, they roll s. mighty
stone to tlio door und pfueo upon thai
stone tho Itonian soul. That guard is
there under penalty ot deatli if they
sleep at their post. "The night passes,
the Jewish Sabbath ensues, ng-jln thu
shades of night prevail, and thoso lio
man soldiers, (faithful to their trust)
hear no sound nnd witness 110 sight that
betokens that dual h is going .o relin
quish his prey. Thu long night wears
away, thu nmrulng Is about to dawn, &o.
and metliinks 0110 says to another1, ho
rises not;" but suddenly heaven opens,
flings wide its golden doors, und like
lightning down thu parting skies u
miuiity aniicl descends, the soldiers fall
lUo dead men on tho ground, and that
angel bleaks the seal, and rolls awav
tho stone. And now thu God man
comes forth, leading ouptivitr captive,
and triumphing orcr death, &c. "God
was there, not only "manifested in tho
flesh, but nUo "justified in tho spirit."
Jesus continued with his disciples
forty days, &o. 'I hey thought ho canio
to h'tiild up a kingdom on earth, ho
could liardlv convince them l tlio con
trary, llo inul constantly taught them
differently, but they wore slow to
learn.
During thu tlnio there was a contro
versy among Ids enemies ns to what had
become ot him, mid tho guards woro
instructed to, say: "that while they
slept, tho disciples canio und stole uwny
his body." &o.
See liiui now lendi; g out his disci
ples to llcthany, stopping pel haps at
thu liousu of I.azunis; he journeys on
to Mount Olivet, lie talking and they
lirteninz, I lie disciples, ami Galilee
tins ttand around him.tliov bear him
mourn over Jeru-alem. saving: "().
Jerusalem, Jciusalem, thou thatstouest
Iho prophets and killest thum tlmt were
sent unto thee, llow ott would I havu
gaihuied thou,". Thoso 'vuoplng words
were almost thu farewell notes of Ids
earthly ministry Ac. Then ho talked
to them like a kind nnd sympathetic
f 1 lend, saying I nmstleavo you they'll
persecute you as they liavo" pcr-ecu'ted
me, they'll bring you beloro tribunals
and put you to dentil, but fear not, lo, 1
am with you to the cud. And lie said
unto them : "lint yo shall iccoivo pow
er, after that the Holy Ghost ban come
upon you; and yu shall bo witnesses
unto 1110 both in Jerusalem nnd all Ju
den, and In Samaria, and unto thu at
turmost paitof tho earth." Whlio.thus
talking, thoy notice tlmt ho is standing
on air. and Is slowly aseendinga cloud
of great brightness is coming down to
meet him, und Jesus, still talking, is
rising by sonu mysterious attraction,
ami surrounded by his shining escort is
hearing upward toward his unlive Ilea
ven, &e. Two angels stand beneath
that cloud and say Ii 11 to his lvoiiiulul
dlsciulus: "Yo men of Gallilco, why
stand yu gazing up into heaven, this
snmu Jesus which i taken up from you
into heaven sluill como In llko manner
ns yo have seen him go into heaven."
Then darting into that cloud they
nscond with Josus to his hoavonly
throne, This last .scene, demonstrated
all thu truths he had been preaching.
What took place behind tho cloud wo
know not. Tho Apostlo tolls us "That
having spoiled principalities nnd pow
ers, he madu a show of them openly,
trluninliiiig over them in it." lluro ho
doubtless alludes to this very scene, and
thu I'salmlst in tho tjio UHtli l'sulm tells
us, "that thu chariots of God aro 20,000
even thotisamls of angels, &u, Thou
hast ascended 011 high; thou hast led
captivity cantlvo, &o." Thu 2-ltli
l'sulm describes lids ascent s Wo seo
tho company of angels (tho bright
cloud) as they ascend past tho sun, past
tho mazing stars, until they reach thu
pearly portals ot tho celestial city, and
as thoy approach tho hoiaid s cry out
"Lift up your heads, O, yo gates
and bo lifted up yo over-
lifting doors, and tho King of glory
shall como In,'' and as thu inquiry is
propounded: "Who is tho King of
glory ?" tho answer swells upwards In
majutlo strains: "The Lord strong
and mighty. The Lord mighty in wat
tle, llo Is thu King of glory. O, thoro
must havo been exultation In heaven on
that occasion, as its inhabitants gather
ed upon its battlements, and gazed up
on tlio glorious pagount. I havo oft
wondered whoro Adam was on that
mnmontniis occasion? on what tall tur
ret Isaiah stood? over vyhat battleinont
David loaned (ho had sang of this
scene a thousand times boforo) &o. Oh I
the clorv of this groat truth. God has
nindo this world God has vindicated
himself. Only a little while until tho
world shall own his sway. Only a little
whilo until earth's rodoemod believing
millions from every lnnd'-froni every
plain, and from ovory valley, and from
mountain top to mountain top shall
shout i "Allolulahl All hail! Tho power
and glory, and dominion aro thine. 0
Jesus, forever and over."
IBe-w IWoxxis
FROM
SCHULTE BROS.
( READ THE DECLARATIONS)
Wo have now on hand a complcto stock of tho eclobrato M. D, Volls & Co
Screw Fastened Boots and Shoes,
of nil sizes. Warranted in MATKKIAL and WORKMANSHIP- If parties who
buy tho above stock can show that goods did not do ootl survleo on nccount of
Interim Ity of stock, tho money will bu refunded to them: und If goods ol tho
above maku rip, wo will have thum repaired free of charge.
'or Summer and Fall wearing tit cost and carrlago. Light Stimmor Coats for
Fifty. Cents.
JUST RECEIVED -B
a nico lino of llaby's, Hoy's nnd Men's Flno Hats, to be sold at low prices. Tho
"Henry Stewart" Sewing Machine
is now 111 our Hue business, nnd wu can supply all parties with this tlmo-testcd
and tiled luachino, at as low a price as they can bo purchased nnywhuro. Sam
ple maihlno always on hand and Mr. Phil Sehulto is alwuyj ready to show tho
good qualities of the machine; wo ulso keep needles ami best oil. Wo can nlso
H2iul for any parts desired 0 ulso havo .some very nlco Jewelry. Everybody
call and examine our goods.
WestSlde Pnblic Square,
iiMgmriTrTTOJmiaB5acaqupaHrrejtruMay
Being rtosirouH of Closing Out my IJuBineHH in Oregon
I oiFoi' for Snlo my Entire Stock of Goods togutlier with
tho building known aw
f HE RED FROHT STORE,
laid
nil Improvements. I also wish
situated in onn of tho best locations In tho city, Also n number of
lu thu city and both improved nnd unimproved farnit) in Holt county
particulars apply to
W. ZE3I STEREETT,
OKEG-ON, Mo.
see' our im stock m
FALL CLOTHING
Or
Barnes &
IEW
A. M. SAXTON.
Jewelers,
WHOLESALE AND 11ETAII. MJAUUtS IN
Flno VatchoJ, Rich Jowelry, Sterling Silverware, Silver Plated Ware, French an
American Clocks. Onera Glasseo. Snectaclcs.
In fact evt'otlilnn ieitaliiluK to the Jewelry trn-tf. Vic shall niter extra Inducements to uir
eliliseis tlioi-einlni! m-inna. A visit of Inspection Is extruded lo nil, You will Had It to jour
Interest to exinnliie nur stuck liefnrn iiiakbii! your ntircliases, for wo mean what wo my, Hint our
pi lues aro much lower Hum last season. All K"'ls warranted as represented, or money refund
ed Kimruvliiff. repalrlnii of flnu watches and jewelry, a upeclalty, by eonipetent woiluaeii. and
warranted to glwi satisfaction, Mj l-'cllx ritrtet, Saxtou's lllucl;, between Filth and Ul.th
m. uoNcpiii iuo.
CLOSING OUT!
New Clothi:
H. B. KETCHAlfProprietor.
Felix Street, Between JThlrdand Fourth
S,T. JOSEPfc MO.
At old Stnnd of Townsafl 1
CLOTHING, ITS, CAP! FUlIH GHS,
33. 33IHM, Manager. c
Wo oro now receiving and offoting tlio largest und finest stock of Clotlilpg
vor brourrht to this Market. Mndo nnd trlmiuod iu tho Most Stylish nnd Fash-
onablo manner, cuual to any eustoni'niado work; all of which will bo sold at
Lowest llrioejs
Wo would bo nloasod to havo
1 on us and examine our poods nnd prices boforo buying, nnd
good uud pricos will givo satisfaction.
H. B. KETCHAM, St. Joseph Mo.
OREGON, MO.
SA1L1EL
mebo
to sell tho building known ns tli
o sell tho building
Eotel,
other lots
, For full
Collision's
POINT.
R. U. KENDRICK
Jewelers,
t
of "RTrvn a
I
d U'vatt & Co.
1
vi&ltors Mrotn Holt county, wantlns
ior So
A GRAND EXPOSITIQN.
A Walk Through the Mammoth Establish
merit of Louis Max.
Last Monday afternoon ns a renrc
sontntlvo of The Codntv l'ArEK was
walking down Felix street in rjt. Joseph
ho entered tho mammoth establishment
of Louis Max utiilwas pleased to wltnosu
tho urniul display ol niniilllcent furni
ture tlmt mot Ins oyos on ovory hand.
This establishment, tho largest In thu
now west, is oolnplotely lllled With tho
choicest products of art.
Tho tlrst object to comniAndnttcntinn
is an oxtt'iislvu display of beautiful par
lor furniture, iimoiip which was one
group si t coiiflsiingof four pluces which
is decidedly thu 11 11 est that has over I toon
seen in thu city. There is, too, 11 largo
stoek of magnificent inasslvo gilt inlr
rots, which make nil their surround
ings slilno resplendent In their polished
Mirfuoos. Thoro was also seen a largo
assortment of corner ohnlrs center
pieces, and S. chnirs which wero beau
tiful . specimens of tho vnbluot makers
art nnd still most .substantial in their
construction, while, looking so frail.
'1 ho department allotted to carpets Is,
Il Itself, n complete exposition of this
industry. Carpets of every grade from
the comui' ii ingrain to thu tlticst quality
of Marquets, hody Ilrussels and Axmiti
stors are to bo scon, wliih intcrspuwutl
Mining thum is u largo assortment of
fine rugs, which delight thu eyu and
assist to make up the scene so sugges
tive of cloimneu und case. Sofas,
lounges, and teto tctos, aro iu till stylos
nnd llnlsh, ns well ns thousands of things
of ornament and comfort that can bo
seen, but not described in the brief
outlines devoted to this nrticlo.
In tho way of common tiiruituro, arti
cles ot use and ovory day utility there is
1111 immense stock. In fuel, this enter
prising firm has a full line of goods In
every department of tlio houso furnish
ing lino, and nro constantly adding all
that is useful, nu.v or buuutltiil lu tlio
productions of tho mauufiiutories ot tlio
world, us well as tho ininiHiso quanti
ties of goods they uro dally tiiriiiiiL' out
from their own establishment 111 this city
Kvery Hour of tho Max building Is
crowded wltii goods, both useful und
beautiful, and thoso who visit tlio estab
lishment will bo woil repaid for their
trouble; and ospseinlly lluo will bo tho
display of elegant parlor goods during
thu next few weeks, during which tlnio
none who lovo tho rare, rich and boun
tiful in this lino of art should lull to call.
Tho reporter after being shown through
Hie establishment left, feeling Unit his
time had boon well spent, us will ml
who will follow his example
MADE HAPPY !
Everybody within tho borders
of Holt county can bo happy
if thoy so do-iro. How ! Why
by interviewing us and learn
ing our prices on l'tceo Goods,
Huts und Cups, und Groceries.
HERSHBSRGER & ANDERSON.
Kendall's Spavin Cure
Kent lo any address on receipt of
75 cents
By B. C. SCHOLZ, Pliarinacist,
COUNINO, MO.
iuiim nnnrd
vijrayiN burst'
Is The Most Successful
V) MnA-r over discovered, us It Is certain
JtlQlUClly In Its eilcctsuml dues not blis
ter. Also excellent tor human lies Kead
proof below,
I'ltOJI
COL. L. T- FOSTER.
Yoiuijjstowii, Ohio, May KJ.ldSO.
Hit. 11.. I. Kkndaix Co., dents: I had a
very uilnablo Uaiuhlclonloa colt winch I priz
ed very hlijlily, hu had a very largo bono spavin
011 unu joint ami a small 0110 011 Iho oilier
uldeli made him very lame. I had him under
tlio cliniKu of two veterinary sur'rfeoiis.wlio fnll
Vd to emu 1dm. I vtasouu day readlui: tho ad
vertisement of Kendall' rlpavla fine lu tho
llttieumt irut-iM, 1 determined at oneo to try
It unci Kot oar driiKlltsts hero to scud for II I
Tiiey lordered three bottles 1 1 tool: them all
and thought I uadd jrJvo It a thorough trial. I
iiDCd It according to olreetloiis uud tho fourth
day the colt ceased to be lame, and the Ir.mp
have disappeared, 1 uied hut one bottle Land
thu colts llndis aioiis tree Iroui lumps and us
smooth us nay horse lu tho Mute, llo Is entire
ly cured. 'Tho euro was so remarkable that I
let two of lay neighbors lmviidio remaining two
bottles, who ure now using It.
Very Itep.seclfally.
i 'X. 1'OSTfcJt,
KENDALL'S "SPAVIH CURE.
ltochester, tud., Nov. 30, 1SS0,
II. K.;Kkniai.i. co., Units i rieuso send
us a Mipoly of advertising mutter for Kendall's
Hpavla Cure. It has a good salu hero mid gives
tho best of satl'.fit.-tloii. Of all wo hove sold,
wu havu yet to leant thu first nnfavorablu'report
Very ltespectfully,
.1. Dawson & bun. Druggist.-).
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE.
AVInthrop, Iown. -Nov. !3rl. 18su.
Dlt. II. .1. KI-.NDAI.L& Co.. dents : Unclosed
Please llnd M cents for jour Tinatlsu on thu
IloiHe mill Ills diseases, I havu been using Ken
dall's Hpavlu Corn on ouo of ni liores for bono
Hpavlu. (Inu hottlo entirely cured the lame
ness mul rviuoveil must all Iho hunch.
Yours ltespectfully,
l.eroy H. Graham.
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE
Oil Human Flesl
l'littcn's Mills Nel
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jjji j. .1, jir.njiAi.i. .v
llcular cuhu on wh eh I llh
wus a mu L'liaut .ink o Mir:I loni-rii mriifl
fctiuulhiif. 1 laid tr ed lu;inVlilUL'S lint In vntn.
Your Hpavlu Curu put tho IiV3. lo thu ground
again, mul for Iho first timo Mneo hurt for a
family liniment It excels unvthiug wo over
iim-u, uor, m, , lien
I'ustor ot M,K, Church, "Mien's Mills, N.v
Usueh In lu Itseltects, mild In lt.1 action ns it
ilufotoes not blister, yet His penetrating and
lamcnhl tortnrui every deep seated pain or to
mnoveXJny boTiy growth or other enlargements
ot tlio Joints and limbs, or for rheumatism In
man, or lor any purposo for whluli a liniment Is
used for man or lioabt, H Is now known tu bo
tho best liniment for man ever used, acting
mild and et certain In Us effects.
Html address for Illustrated Circular wlitolt
wo think gives poslllvoprof oflts virtues. No
remedy has ever met with such unqalllled suc
cess to any kuowcldgit, tor beast tus well as
mail,
l'jlce, fl, per boitle, or six bottles for 8.1. All
Ilrugglsts havu It or van get It forjyou, or It will
be sunt ppst paid to any uddickslon receipt of
.ruiSbi;ffi-v!.m- Kmim'h
Sold ly All Druggists.
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