Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 April 1900 — Page 2

WEEKLY JOURNAL.

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•'Tuii conditions now remind )tie of tbc cjiiciituins in 18'..a more tnan &nv Other time 1 h» vo ever seen -Senator J. Tv.- Jones, -chairman of tho Deinouraxio n»tiorel execution committee.

Senator Jones is correct. There has cover been n:rh proisocrity in the

WUII.K nothing line a formal agreement hsp been entered into or even proposed, there seems to be a sort of tacit understanding among senators that no attempt will be made to get a •vote on the Nicaragua canal treaty at the present session, and that the NicaifBgua canal bill will also bo allowed to go over until the next session. Several things have contributed to this understanding, not the least of which is the desire of Republicans to bring the present session of congress to a close before the meeting of the national convention.

PKESIDKNT MCKINLEY'S order relieving Gen. Otis of the command of the Philippines, whenever Gen. Otis pleases to start home, and designating Maj General MacArthur to succeed him was issued solely in compliance with the wiBhes of Gen. Otis, and was accompanied by a statement of the President's regrets thai Gen. Otis had asked, on account of bis health, to be allowed to come home. As a mark of hiB appreciation of the good work done by Gen. Otis, the President has authorized him to select the route by which he will return, just as he did 1 or Dewey when he came home.-

SEOHTIAKV GAGE does not pose as a humorist, but the manner in which he outwitted the New York newspapers, which sought cheap advertising by bringing a Porto Rican laborer under contract to that city, was a bit of ofiisial humor that was reliBhed in Washington. Knowing the only object in bringing the man from Porto Rico was advertising for the paper, Secretary Gage exercised hiB authority and ordered that the man be permitted to land in New York, and to work under his contract until further notice, instead of refusing to allow him to land •nd giving the paper the opportunity to take the case into the courts. There ia always a case before the United States supreme court involving the question of whether the constitution extendB to Porto Rico, and if tie decision in that case is not conclusive, otberB can easily be made without advertising any private business Secretary Gage deserves credit for headteg off that advertising scheme. The courts are not maintained for advertising purposes, even though theatrical stars do sometimes succeed in utilizing them for self advertisement.

Tmt Dewey cat is now out of the bag and IU full sight of everybody. The adnairal has simply allowed himBelf to be used by those Democrats who still have hopes of keeping Mr. Bryan out of the Democratic nomination. It is the Democratic nomination that the Admiral expects to get. He has declared himself to be a Democrat, although he has never cast a vote, and lays the only time he ever desired to rote was when Mr. Cleveland wa* a candidate for President The only effect of his candidacy will bo humiliation for himeelf. It is now known that his announcement has fallen as fiat everywhere else as it did in Washington, and the Democrats in congress, who ought to know the sentiment of their constituents, say that I)awey has no more chance of being .nominated by the Kansas City convention than Grover Cleveland has Among

Admiral Dewey's real friends much regret is expressed that he should have listened to advice that must end in bringing him great humiliation. The Hryanites are already adding gall to hai humiliation by suggesting that Dewey may possibly be given the nomination for Vice-President on the Kryan ticket. Just think of that, will you! The hero of Manila Bay, the man who did more than any other one man to give the United States the Philippines, *cd who has been referred to as the iather of expansion, used, as the tail of the Bryan ticket, on a platform opposing expansion and everything else that George Dewey was supposed to atand for. Surely that would be enough to make Dewey wish he had never &eeu born.

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THE SUPREME TRIBE

OF BEN-HUR IN SESSION IN THE CITY THIS WEEK.

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At 10:l.r ou Tuesday morning ,Supremo Chief, D. W. Gerard, of the Tribe of Ben-Hur, brought down the gavel culling to order the third meeting of the supreme body since t.he organization of the order Tne Eikv nail, in which the sessions held forth, was appropriately decorated in black, yellow and red, the colors of the supreme body, and a picture of Gen. Lew Wallace occupied a prominent place on the Weill. There was a liberal attendance of delegates from abroad and a goodiy mixture of members from Simonidet. Court, and it was, the subjsct of gen-

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chief called upon Msjor C. M. Travis, who gave the welcome address in behalf of the city of Crawfordsville in the place of Mayor Elmore, detained by illness. His remarks were interrupted by frequent applause.

Responses to the addresses of wel come were made by Dr. H. V. Beardsley, of Findlay, O G. H. Hazen, of BoonevilJe, Ind and Mrs. Olive McGrew, of Indianapolis. Dr. Beardsley spoke briefly, bumorcualy and to the point. Mr. Hazen became quite eloquent in praise of the supreme officers, saying that their management of the order was superior to that of any of the other five orders of which he was a member. Mrs. McGrew mentioned particularly the fact that in the Tribe of Ben-Hur men and women were on au absolute equality and the women were not compelled as in other orders to take aside degree only.

During the entire meeting a spirit of cordial good fellowship prevailed which was continue during the entire session. Immediately after adjournment at 11:30 the committee on credentials met.

The following is a complete list of delegates in attendance, eighteen states being represented: .1. W. Davis. Orleans, N. Y.

W. I). Beddell, Asbury I'ark, N. .J. Z. L. Wolf, Evanaville, Ind. W. Gribble, Aurora, 111. R. A. Toed, l-'lndlay, 0. J. J. Scott. Watortown. N. V. Henry UlldebrajicJ, Lal'orte, lnd. W. B. Kamey, Marion, Inil, W. N. Crenshaw, Henderson, Ky. Win. J. Neill. Chicago. 111. 11. V. Bc. trdsley, Findlay, O. T. N. Kussell, Youngsvllle, Pa. A. W. Smith, YuUDgsviUe, Pa. Gilbert. Hawell, Cleveland, O. Walters. Harrison, Hellfonta'n, O. I)r. E. C. Brier. Seattle, Wash. A. S. Coverdale, Fort Wayne, Ind. Chas. M. Comparet., Fort Wayne, Ind. Krank Johnson,Omaha. Neb. G. N. Hasten, Boonevlllv. Ind. I). A. Peregrine. Greencastle, Ind. l'etor Luther, Brazil. Edward E. French, Kalamazoo, Mich. Charles L. Whittaker, Hamilton, O. E.J. Cohen, Chicago. Mrg. Olive E. McGrew. Indianapolis. C. E. Wilkinson, Lincoln. Neb. Wm. B. Marrast, Jersey City, N.J. W. N. Owen, Cincinnati.

E. Carter, Logansport. (i. W. Duke, Kokomo. Supreme Chief D. W. Gerard made his report in the afternoon, showing the really wo-iderful strides mad* by the order during the past four years Tne officers of the order have been the recipients of many warm eulogies from the members from abroad, who appreciate how great has beeu the work done and how magnificently the Tribe of Ben-Hur has forged to the front u'ider the present administration They are realizing what, the discerning ones of Crawfo dhvi le have seen for several years that the fraternity ib uudiog to the front line in the fraternal order contest aud has already left far behind many older orders which have lor'g been much more !oudly heralded

At the cot.clusio'i of the supreme chief's address Tuesday afternoon the committee ou dittribution reported the various committees to which i*s recommendations naa been referred. He showed mat there

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The amount of death losses paid in the last four years since the last meeting of the supreme body was 8439,575, leaving a balance in the benefit fund of 8122.121 50 and a balance in the re 6erve fund of 870,881.04, making a total of 8193,306.14, every dollar of which is safely invested

A most important recommendation m»de by the supreme chief was that for a new building for the order. He 6aid on this point: "I would advise that the executive committee be instructed to erect a building, at a cost not exceeding 812,000, in the rear of, and adjoining the present building, the basement of which can be U6ed for banqueting purpose, etc., the first floor for the ollices, and the second floor for a spacious court room. The upper rooms of the present building are admirably adapted for ante-rooms, so that we would not haveto arrange for any­

thing but a hall, or lodge room. The revenue from this building would easily amount to 4 per cent of the cost and would prove as good an investment for reserve fund money as bonds or other first class securities

This matter was referred to a special committee of three, consisting of A. N Coverdale, of Ft. Wayne W. H. O ven, of Cincinnati, and Henry Hildebrand, of LaPjrte.. .. another important recommendation wad that relating to accident insurance. On this point the supreme chief says: "There is a growing demand some form of accident insurance inour order. While I do not favor the addition of an nccident feature to our present plan of protection, yet I am convinced that there should be an accident benefit extendeo to our membership, provided the same is kept sri«n lutely seperate and distinct from our present system of benefits. To this end I would recommend that a committee of three be appointed by the supreme chief, to act in conjunction with the executive committee, in the preparation of a table of rates and benefits and that when so prepared, the executive committee shall be empowered to promulgate the same, at such time, as may in their judgment seem moet opportune."

The special committee appointed t,o take up this subject consists of U. Beardsley, of Findlay, O., E. J. Ndill, of Chicago, and Geo. W. Duke, of Kokomo

A new table of rates was recommended with the suggestion that provisions be made for payment of benefits to members partially or totally disabled.

John C. Wingate, of the auditing committee, made a verbal report iu addition to the written one suhmitted a few weeks ago. He testified willing and even enthustically to the splendid management of the order, approving all investments of money and commending the constantly improving methods of bookkeeping used, making the work of the committee in examining the books a comparatively easy task. Mr. Wingate emphasized in strongest terms the willingness of the supreme officers to give the committee every facility for a thorough and complete examination.

THE RECEPTION.

The visiting brethren and sisters were grandly entertained Tuesday evening by Simonides Court at Red Men's hall. 0?er twenty candidates, half of whom were ladies, were initiated, and the manner in which the ritualistic work was done was the subj-'otof warm admiration. At the close o' the initiation the team gave what may without exaggeration be termed one of the tiuest drills ever given in a secret order. Toeir work was applauded time and again to the echo. The credit largely belongs to Charles Wray, their drillmaster. The team is as follows:

Captain—Chas. Wray. Arrius—R. C. Ross. Ben-Hur—Oneal Watson. Mother—Mrs. Ewing. Teacher—Mrs. Oalvin. Tirzah —Marj irie Calvin. Joseph —Dr. Griffith. Hebrew Women—Mrs. Fine, Mits Grubb, Miss iss.

Judge Mrs. Harter. Past Chief—Mrs. Steele. Chief—Mrs. Cerver. Captain W. N Steele. Guiue Merritt Voris. Matter of Cercm nies Harry Gill. Pianist—Mynne Browne. kefreohmeniB were served and with social intercourse aod dancing it was well into the wee small hours before the lights were out.

WEDNESDAY.

Tb- mor ij was set aside for th« elect.i-.ii of otfl.jern and it developed into such a I.vfeast of speech-mak-i'• that only four officers were elected. No». or-1y ttie feeling unanimous tnm te ^up'H'iitj chief .supreme scribe, supreme ki-eper of tribute and supreme medic*) examiner should be re-elected, but the rt-presentatives would not be satitfied until they were all allowed to say something by way of tribute to the personal worth and official faithfulness and efficiency of Messrs. Ger ard, Snyder, Vorisand Davidton. I

G. H. Hazan placed D. W. Gerard in nrru'nation for supreme chief in a mos-t eloquent speech and the nomination was seconded by fully twenty representatives. Finally by a unanimous rising vote Mrs. O.ive McGrew was authorized to cant the vote of the body for Mr Gerard. In a speech brief, but full of appreciation of the honor beslowed on him, Mr. Gerard accepted the position for another four years.

Frank L. Snyder wa6 placed in nomination for supreme scribe by E. Cohen, of Chicago, who paid a glowing tribute to his abilities as a bookkeeper and business man. This nomination was also seconded by numerous representatives, all of whom took occasion to add the weight of their testimony to Mr. Snyder's efficiency His election was made unanimous in the same manner as Mr. Gerard's and the programme was repeated with slight variations in the cases of S E VoriB, supreme keeper of tribute, ana Dr. Davidson, supreme medical examiner.

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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

LESSON III, SECOND QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 15.

Text of tlie Lcsmin, Mark v, 22-2-t,35-43—Memory Verses, 30-42 Golden I Text, Mnrlc v, ISO—CoiiiineiUnry Prelinrcil by the Ho D. M. Stenrns.

[Copyright, 1000, by D. 51. Stearns.] We are given the choice of an 'Easter le-s^on, hut as the regular lesson happens I to be a resurrection lesson and brings before tis in the act of raisins the dead

Ilim who is the Resurrection and the Life, we will be content with it. 22. "Jaij-us. when he saw Ilim, fell at Ilis feet." According to the harmonies, this incident took place not iu the order in which we have it here, but after nearly every other lesson of this quarter. As we have said before, the order of events is uot the main thing, but to see tlnn nud know Ilim as truly God and truly man, God manifest in the tlesh, Israel's Messiah, the world's Redeemer. After He had healed the demoniac at Gadara and had commissioned him to tell his friends at home how great things the Lord had done for him, the Gadarenes having besought Jesus to leave them, lie reerossed the sea and found the people all waiting for Xiiin iverses 1N-21 Luke viii, 40). If a door ot usefulness seems for any or for no ri i°oi closed, another will surely open. lio, '24. lie stales his need and his request brieli.v and earnestly, anil Jesus went with him. So did Ilis disciples aud much people. The sick child was an only daughter about 12 years of age. and she was dying (Luke viii. -12: Math, is, l'jj. Our Lord might have said, to Jairus as He said at Cana to the nobleman from Capernaum. "Go thy way, thy child liveth" (Johu iv, 50). but for some reason He went with Jairus. We must not think that our Lord has but one way of doing things and that because one has been helped or has had prayer answered in a certain way we must expect tlie same, but with perfect conlideuee in El tin leave it all to Ilim. How gracious is our Lord: how ready to listen to the cry of distress! 35. "While He yet spake there cainc from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said: Thy daughter is dead. Why troubiest thou the Master any further''" He was speaking to a poor woman, who, as He walked toward the ruler's house, had pressed through the crowd behind Him and had touched the hem of His garment and been made whole. Mie was poor physically, for she had a disease which for 12 years had been sapping her life. She was poor finapcially, for she had spent all her living upon physicians who did her no good. Her living was gone and her life almost gone, but one touch of the gan:::-nt of Him vho is the Resurrection and the Life made her whole. She was timid and weak, but had perfect confidence in His power and willingness to heal her, and not only was she not disappointed, but He called her out and surprised and comforted her with the beautiful words: "Daughter, be of good comfort. Thy faith hath made thee whole. Go iu peace" (I-uke viii, 4S). It was the only time, as far as we know, when He ad-1 dressed any one as "daughter." 3(1. "lie not afraid, only believe." As soon as Jesus heard the people give Jairus the sad news this is what He said to liiin. I Precious words for every troubled soul, What comfort riie.v have been to me!j Compare II Ohrou. xx. 20, and John ii. 40 xx, 2!) Luke i, 45. Luke says that I our Ixird also added, "And she shall be made whole" (Luke viii, fiO). Jairus therefore had the assurance that his desire was or was about to be granted. However impossible the thing may seem, faith says, "I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me" (Acts xxvii, 25) and is fully persuaded, that what God has promised lie is able to perform (Rom. iv, 21). He that cometh to God must believe. Without faith it is impossible to please Him (Iieb. ii, G). 37. The favored three who were also with Him on the Mount of Transfiguration aud in the garden are here the only witnesses among the disciples. We may live as near to Him as we are willing to, but it is a narrow way. and few there be that find it. The risen life with Christ is costly, for it means deadness to this present evil world, aud but few believers think they can get along without a good deal of that which we are told to love not tl John ii, 15-17). Yet the command of Col. iii, 1-3, is very plain. 38. 39. "The damsel is not dead, but Bleepeth." Thus He said to those who wept and wailed, and in like words He spoke of Lazarus (John xi, 11, 13). Death is the sleep of the body. The soul sleeps not, but is in conscious existence between death and resurrection, as is plainly taught in II Cor. v, 8 Phil. i. 23 Luke xvi, 22, 23 xxiii, 43, and a comparison of Acts xiv, 19, with II Cor. xii, 1-4. He who keeps us in our natural sleep and wakens us morning by morning can just as easily waken the body from the sleep of death. 40. "And they laughed Him to scorn." Man laughing in unbelief at his Maker, the creature laughing at the Creator, but they knew not what they were doing. Even Sarah was guilty of an unbelieving laugh, aud so also was Abraham (Gen. xvii. 17 xviii. 12-15). The disciples themselves. when they heard that Christ was risen, did not believe it. for it seemed to them an idle tale (Mark xvi, 11, 13 Luke xxiv, llj. Contrast the laugh of faith in Gen. xxi, 0 Ps. exxvi, 2. 41, 42. "Damsel, I say unto thee arise. And straightway the damsel arose and walked." What a word is this! It is the same word and power by which the worlds were made, by which the sea was divided, the storm stilled, the lepers healed, the demons cast out. The same word is still giving life to dead souls and shall yet bring all the dead from their graves and from the depths of the sea and from wherever the ashes of the' dead have been scattered. Believest thou this? If not, it may be that thou art, perhaps unconsciously, laughing at His words. Life and health are given in a moment at His mighty word so calmly spoken, lie is the very same Jesus, and whatever may be your trouble or difficulty He is saying to you as He said to Jairus, "Be not afraid, only believe." 43. "He commanded that something should be given her to eat." When He would prove to His disciples the reality of His own resurrection, He took broiled fish and honeycomb and did eat it before them (Luke xxiv, 42, 43). To see one who has been sick enjoying food ia. very encouraging. Who can tell the joy and gratitude of these,parents? What wouid those who laughed Him to scorn say now? What will the unbelievers aay when they have to meet Him? It is written in Rev. vi, 15-17, what they will •ay and do.

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