Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 68.

FT. WAYNE SENDS FORTY Who Join The Thousands To Hear Rev. Honeywell Deliver One Os His Best Sermons On “Excuses.”

* * * * * * * * t Sts * * * :!s * DECISIONS. * « * Previous 1103 s>s Friday 31 i>; • * * Total 1134 **** * * * « The special tabernacle guests last evening included a party of forty i from Fort Wayne, led by several of i the ministers of that city, who came in a special car over the traction line; alfjo a party from Ossion. who drove , over in autos. A hundred or more , cars parked about the big building , shows the interest being manifested , in the meetings by the farmers and . people from surrounding towns. The ] building was crowded again and the ■ message of Dr. Honeywell on “Ex- . cuses" was one of the big sermons j of the meetings. The evangelist , touched upon every known excuse of- . sered by those who refuse to accept | Christ as their leader and his plea , was powerful, indeed. Professor Clase, the choir leader, • gave a delightful musical program, . delighting the big crowd for an hour, the choir and audience singing a doz- , en of the popular hymns. The quartet displayed their marvelous ability . by singing backwards. "When Jesus ( Came Into My Heart,” and Mr. Clase brought tlie smiles out witli one of . his happy stories. As the Fort Wayne , delegation entered tire crowd applauded and a minute later Rev. Honeywell came down the aisle and he was eheered. The opening prayer was , given by Rev. D. H. Guild of the First , M. E. church of Fort Wayne. After j the announcements. Rev. Honeywell _ welcomed the visitors In a few words , and spoke of the splendid work done j by Rev. Lyons, who has been his close ; personal friend for eighteen years. ( The party quartet sang, “What Did , He Do?” and when encored. Rev. ( Honeywell announced that Mr. Clase , thought he and Rev. McCombe could , do better alone. They sang, “There Is Glory in My Soul.” After a won- , derfui sermon, Rev. Honeywell ex- , tended the invitation which was re- , sponded to by thirty-one. Sermon On Excuses. This seems to be especially an age i of excuse making. And yet excuses are as old as man himself. From the i time that Adam fell man made the ex- 1 cuse tliat God gave him the wrong kind of a woman, instead of manfully confessing his guilt and asking for- , giveness, dov.’n to the present time, man has been guilty of this sin. Now there is a vast difference between a reason and an excuse. I have never fa yet been able to find a man who has had a reasonable excuse why he should not be a Christian. There is not a man or woman within the sound of my voice who has a rea- [ son that he or she would be willing to present at the Judgment bar of God . for not being a Christian. But I venture to say that should I step down [ from this platform and approach you i one by one, and ask you why you were j ; not Christians, every one of you would j have any number of excuses to offer. | No sooner do we begin to preach the Gospel of the Son of God than men begin to manufacture excuses. They | begin to hunt around to see if they cannot find some excuse to give for not accepting the invitation. Excuses Are Cradles. Excuses are the cradles in which Satan rocks men to sleep. But they will never stand the light of eternity. They are all refuges of lies. When a man stands before God he will not be making excuses. Speechless he shall • stand there acquitted or condemned.. Things look altogether different when you stand before him. How transparantly absurd are these excuses. As a rule so ends your egotisical, spoony marriages. A manly true fellow would have said—“l will be pleased, sir, to accept your invitation ami delighted to take my bride to your feast. You may smile at these excuses, but 1 ask. How much better are the excuses of today? Men say to us todav —I would be a Christian but I can’t understand the bible. Well that is no excuse. Daniel says that many shall be purified and made white and tried,

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but the wicked shall do wickedly and none of the wicked shall understand. "That is what Scripture said. If a man is living in sin God is not going to reveal to that man his secrets. The Bible is a sealed book to all except to those to whom the Holy Spirit reveals it. Paul well says that the natural men receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them for they are spiritually discerned.” Convincing Proof. The very fact that the more you study this volume the more you find truths herein contained, before which the greatest giant intellects are forced to bow their heads and ask for time and rest and strength in order to comprehend them is a most convincing proof of its divinity. But while there are truths in it through which a giant is forced to swim, at the same time where it has to deal with your personal salvation and mine, it is so plan that the w’ayfaring man though a fool need not err therein. You can understand enough to start with. You know that you are sinners and in need of salvation. Your experience—your life before the community testifies to the truthfulness oi Scripture that all men have sinned and have come short of the glory of God. Death has passed upon all men for all have sinned. There is none that doeth good, no not one. But some one else says, I will nevzr become a Christian so long as you have so many hyprocnites in the church. This has been well called the baby act. If so how many babies we have? When Peter asked Jesus what James and John would do, He in substance told him that it was none of his business what they did or how they lived. He said to Peter, what is that to thee, follow thou me. Jesus only had twelve disciples and yet one of them was a traitor—but Peter, James and John, and the others were loyal and true. Os course there are hyprocrites in the church and there will be right up to the judgment day. We are told that many in that day will say —“Lord, Lord, have we not phophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out devils, and in Thy name, done many wonderful works.” And then shall he say unto them, I never knew' you: depart from me, ye that work inquity.” Holding Out. Perhaps another man here tonight says—you have not touched my case. I would gladly be a Christian but I fear I cannot hold out. But you must live anyway, and the question is whether you can live better with or without God’s help. Some think that they can be as mean as the devil so long as they do not profess to be a Christian. But my friend, your responsibility is exactly the same whether you claim to be a Christian or not. You say: “I have seen the beginning and the ending of so many religious lives that 1 want to get enougli when I start to carry me clear through. One ! day Sam Jones stood in the depot just ’ before the train pulled out. He initentionaliy walked by the engine and watched the engineer and fire man getting right. The engineer asked: ( “Have you enough steam to start with?” Yes, responded the fireman, I have 78 pounds. Saip Jones thought, only 78 pounds to pull that long train. Presently, however, the engineer reversed the lever and pulled the throttle, and the great train pulled out. When they had gone 100 miles the steam was up to 175 pounds. More than they wanted. The engineer never asked the fireman if he had enough steam to take them the whole distance or even 100 miles—but he asked: “Is there steam enough to start?” He knew that the engine would generate steam faster running than standing and that they would have steam enough to carry them to their destination. He knew, too, had he accummulated steam enough before starting, it would soon have increased so rapidly as to have burst the engine into a thousand pieces. Would Blow You Up. And so if God was to fill your little , soul at one time with enough religion I to take you all the way to heaven, it (Continued on Page 3.)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, March 20, 1915.

BURIAL_MONDAY Last Sad Rites for Henry Heuer of Root Township Will be Held MONDAY AFTERNOON At 1 O’clock from St, Peter’s Lutheran Church—Well Known Man. Funeral services for Henry Heuer, the prominent Root township farmer, mention of whose death, which occurred yesterday afternoon at 2:35 o’clock, was made in last evening’s paper, will be held Monday afternoon. The hour is one o'clock, standard time, and the services will be held at the St. Peter's Lutheran church cf which the deceased was a member and an active worker for the kingdom of his Master. Rev. Dornseif will officiate. Mr. Heuer’s death occurred just thirteen weeks to the very day after the day of the burial of his wife, her death occurring December 15, 1914. A week before his death, Mr. Heuer expressed the wish that his funeral sermon be preached from the same text as was that of his wife, the ninth verse of the fourth Psalm, reading, ; I will both lay me down in peace and sleep; for thou. Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.” The same pall bearers have been chosen and the service will be carried out as nearly as possible like that of the wife. Mr. Heuer was ill of a complication of ailments and had been bedfast five weeks last Wednesday. The best that medical science >could do for him was done, and he was given the best of care, Miss I>ena Hossman, a trained nurse, being in attendance. His advanced age of seventy years, ten months and eight, days, however, was against his recovery. The end (Continued on Page 2.)

o A CRANDJPAMDE Nearly a Thousand Join in Big Sunday School Procession Today. LEAD BY THE BAND And With Flags and Banners Waving They Make Inspiring Spectacle. One of the grandest parades ever witnessed in the city was the big parade of Sunday school students that left the court house at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon and after marching through the principal down-town thoroughfares proceeded to the tabernacle where a special service was held by Evangelist Honeywell and his party. Rev. Honeywell, Rev. and Mrs. McCombe and Mrs. Clase, with the city band, led the procession and then came hundreds and hundreds of students—big and litUe, long and tall, fat and lean, but every one of them enthusiastic. Mr. Clase served as marshal at a point in the line. The Boy Scouts’ drum corps was also in the procession. A rough count of those in double file gave 662 persons, but In some instances there were three abreast, and and sveral autos and wagons filled, and several autos and wagons filled, swelling the number up to near the thousand mark. Practically every Sunday school in the city and several from out of town, were represented. Many of course who are members, were prevented from joining on account of business. Each school was headed by its banner. The delegation was then subdivided into classes, each class having its banner and led by the teacher. Many individual members carried flags. Several of the schools had gaily decorated wagonettes and autos for their primary classes, and they held special banners and sang and gave their special “yells” as they proceeded along the way. The parade extended several blocks and was a most inspiring sight.

TABERNACLE PROGRAM. Saturday, March 2b. 7:15 —Evening Service. Subject not announced. Sunday, March 21. 10:15 a. m. —Morning Service. Subject, “For I Could Wish a Curse from God for My Brethren.” 2:00 p. m. —Men’s meeting at tabernacle. Subject, “Fighting the Tiger.” 2:15 p. m.—Women’s meeting at M. E. church, with Mrs. McCombe. Subject, “A Brave Woman's Advice.” 7:15 p. m. —Evening Service. John 3:16. Subject, “The Old Love Story.” o MEETING Decatur Retail Business Men’s Association Will Elect Officers Monday. AT THE LIBRARY Association Has Done Much First Year—Will do More - With Co-operation. The Decatur Retail Merchants Association are one year old. The annual meeting at which time will occur the election of officers will occur at the library next Monday evening and it is the desire that every member attends this session. During the past year, the association has accomplished a number of important things, not as much as they would like to have done, but some progress has been made. The amount of good the association does during the next year depends laregly on the interest shown and the attendance at this meeting will show that interest. Several matters of more or less importance will be discussed. It should be of much interest to every member who the officers will be next year and if you really have the success of the organization at heart, you will attend the meeting Monday night. Be sure to be there. If you have any suggestions to make, this will be a mighty good time, o_ MARTIN GETS CONTRACT. Fcr Construction of the Philip Gephart Tile Drain. Bids for the construction of the Philip Gephart tile drain in St. Mary's and Blue Creek townships, about two and a quarter miles in length, were received today by Surveyor Macklin. The contract was let to R. G. Martin, whose bid of $3,879.69 was the lowest and best. Other bids were submitted as follows: John Rickord, Monroe, $3,933; John F. Kinzle, $4,397: Fisher & Butler, $4,289; Bart Boice, $3,949.50. HONEYWELL HITS I can show sinners strong Christians, beside whom you are rat terriers compared to an elephant. * * * If you are going to wait for the church to get right you will be in hell a million years before you are ready to start. ♦ * * I’m specialist at skinning hypocrites. * • • A week from Monday you will pass this place and say “there is where they held the great campaign but in my stubborness I missed it.” • » • The trouble with many a man is that he wants to get enough religion to take him clear to heaven before he starts. The running engine makes steam faster than the one standing still. • • • Excuses are the cradles in which Satan rocks men to sleep. « » • There is not a man within the hearing of my voice who has an excuse that he would want to present at the judgment bar of God. • • • It is no more strange for an ass to talk like a man than for a man to talk like an ass. • * * The very fact that you cannot undrestand the entire Bible is the I very strongest proof of its divine origin.

HE'S £ MASTER “The Man from Vermont’’ Pleases Audience—A Fine Entertainment. HIS BIRD WHISTLES Were Exquisite Violin Mimicry—On Phonograph Records Here. Last, but no means least, on the Redpath Lyceum course given here under the auspices of the high school seniors, was the entertainment yesterday afternoon at the opera house, by Charles R. Taggart, entertainer, “The Man from Vermont.” The entertainment was given at an earlier hour that it might not conflict with the evening tabernacle service. Mr. Taggart is a master in his line. He gave several piano selections, but his forte is his ability as a violin mimic and character jmrtrayer. He gave Sandy Laird's interview with a book agent, representing a Scotchman, and the old Scotch airs he sang and played were delightful. Then he portrayed the old Vermont fiddler, and gave a ventriloquial dialogue, and finally mimicked many kinds of birds’ notes on the violin, and also various expressions of the human voice, the bagpipes and a church organ. Several of the bird whistles have been reproduced on phonograph records and these are in many homes in the city. A demonstration that especially pleased the children was the playing of the violin in many positions —with Jiis arms behind his back, and the bow in tlie left hand, moving the violin back and forth, up and down, and across it in many ways. His humorous lecture and illustrations of interpretation of irnetry and classical music was pleasing. He received much applause and tlie two hours spent with him were certainly such as to drive away “dull care” and change sadness into smiles. DENIESREPORT Says That the United States Stands Alone in the Demand on Japan. VILLAGES DESTROYED Germans Leave Trail of Ashes and Ruined Homes in Retreat from Poland. Washington, D. C„ Mar. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The British embassy this afternoon issued the following statement: “The British embassy learns that there is no truth in a report eminating from Pekin that the Britisli and Russian ambassadors at Tokio liaxe made joint representations to Japan on the subject of China or that the British and United States governments are in consultation with a similar object.” Men well informed concerning Oriental affairs said the statement did not improve the situation. They declared there was no J question that tlie United States had | made representation and the latest [announcements made it appear that , this country stood absolutely alone in insisting tliat China's integrity be respected. The demand the Tokio government was understood to have made certainly must be alarming to Great Britain and Russia, but it was admitted that at this time it was quite possible tlie British might deem it unwise to risk antagonizing their oriental allies. London, Mar. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tlie Evening Star, Hull correspondent, reporting the capture of tlie American steamer Maracas, for an alleged attempt to violate the Britisli blockade, reported today that the Maracas’ cargo consisted of foodstuffs and automobiles. The Maracas Is detained at Hull pending prize court proceedings. Jarrow, Eng, Mar. 20 —(Special io Daily Democrat)—A British cruiser today captured a Spanish ship at--1 tempting to pass the British blockade of Germany and is reported to be

HAD TO SHOOT ANIMAL. Farmer Used Carbolic Acid by Mistake and Poisoned Animal. When he used carbolic acid instead of liniment on a colt, which hud suffered barbed «wlre lacerations, David Steele of near Geneva, poisoned the animal and was forced to shoot it animal and was forced to shoot It. Mr. Steele thought he had soothing liniment, hut instead had carbolic acid and use it liberally. As the colt had no chance for recovery after the acid bath, it was shot and put out of its misery. DELUXECOMPANY Concert Company Under the Management of Howard Wisehaupt Will i 1 GIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ » i i Tuesday Evening at Linn i Grove Under Auspices of Graduating Class.

The Linn Grove high school graduating class announces an entertainment which will be given at the Baptist church at Linn Grove, Tuesday evening. March 23. The entertaintnent will be given by the DeLuxe Concert company, which is under the management of Howard J. Wisehaupt, of Kingsland, formerly of this city. The DeLuxe Concert company comprises Miss Cook, pianist; Mr. Ashbaucher, tenor; Mr. Sauer, baritone, and Dr. Blackman, reader. Tlie repertoire includes the best >:i music and literature and the program that has been outlined for next Tuesday promises to be a very pleasing one. An exchange says: “Tills company has pleased everywhere it has gone; the program being varle I enough to please tlie most critical." You will not want to miss hearing it. o CHILDREN AND MATCHES. The fatal combination of children and matches resulted in a blaze this morning at 8:30 o’clock at the home cf Bernard Voglewede on Oak street, which caused a damage of S2O to the contents of a clothes closet and $5 to the building. Tlie children were playing in an upstairs bed room with matches which they had procure! from some source. Tlie flame of one of the matches communicated with clothing and in an instant tlie entire closet was in a blaze. The children were slightly burned before they couid escape. o Miss Blanche Ervin went to Fort Wayne today noon. SALVE. “Take it from me,” said Farmer Brown, “Yon never can capitalize a frown, The man who gets by in bang-up style, Is the one who is there with the gladsome smile. The best business asset fer to have. Is a large supply of good, old salve. Tlie feller with his shoes shined up and neat, And a good, clean shave and a smile that’s sweet. Is the man for business, you’ll agree. He kin charm a bird right out'n a tree. Os course his compliments ain’t all true, But jes’ the same, they appeal to you. If he spreads it on and he spreads It thick, He’ll get your goat and he’ll get it quick. If a feller comes 'round with a dark brown look. And tries to sell a new-fangled book, Or a vacuum cleaner, or a kitchen sink, You'll show him the door, yes, quicker’n a wink. Fer we ain’t got time for the grouch’s frown, And the feller who wears it'll get turned down. The feller who works 'lll win after a while, But you'll get there quicker if you work and smile.” —From the Grand Rapids Press.

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SAVING GOOD-BYE Lew Ellingham in Closing Letter to Democrats Gives Advice. - I ) BE UP AND DOING Praises Record of Legislature and Gives a Few Pointers to Workers. (By Lew Ellingham) Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 20 —It is now gixid night and good-bye. The writer has terminated his little vacation with the democratic editorial fraternity of the state and those who have kindly read the daily letters, and will now turn his attention and his wits to the earning of a little bread for those who are dependent upon him. Tlie two months or more employed in this newspaper work have been among the most pleasant and delightful of a life time. It has enabled the writer to once again get back into tlie newspaper harness, smell

from afar the sweet perfumes from the ink barrel, hear the gladsome tuno as played by the old newspaper press as it grinds out a circulation that beats all competitors to a frazzle, and to hear the kicks as registered by the irate advertiser and the roasts of the subscriber. At present writing I am filled to the brim and thoroughly innoculated with good old printers’ ink, and I am hiking back to the one spot that is near and dear. If the daily letters have served any good purpose it but adds to the pleasure devoted t > writing them. Their one object has been that democratic readers of democratic newspapers might form a good impression of a democratic legislature, and that they might be privileged to form such an opinion at and during the time the legislature was in session and when new laws were being made. I know that the record of the last legislature is one of more than passing credit. I know that the record is one unequaled by any former legislative body since I have known of legislatures and of politics, and by the way I am no spring chicken. It is a tecnrd of which every democrat in the state should be proud, and if ever y.iu have felt disheartened and discouraged and believed that the democratic party was going to rot, right now is the time to take a new lease on life. Right now is the time to be re-bap-tised and your faith restored. Right now is the time to not only renew your allegiance to the great and growing democratic party, hut it is the time to hope and pray and begin an active personal campaign for another democratic triumph. In this day and age there is no room for the sluggard. So it is with politics and political parties. Every democrat must me up and doing. And why not? Is there any sensible or honest reason why the Indiana democracy should not again be given the honorable place of victor? Is there any reason why the.legislature should not be given preference over the negative political record mado by the republican minority? Is there any sense or reason why the splendid 1 and courageous record of Governor I Ralston should not accord to him and I his party that endorsement of success which has been so well earned? And is there any reason why the splendid record of economy and efficiency made 'by all the administrative officers i should not earn for them an endorse'ment at the polls? There is only one 1 answer. Tiiat answer is one that not. I only should fill every democratic heart with hope, but it should also fill that heart with courage, and fill it, too, with Inspiration and a desire to begin now to lay the foundation for a successful campaign organization. This done, the victory is won and the obi democratic banner waves on. Take this sermon to heart. The democracy of Indiana needs to orgnaize. New lines will be drawn in the next campaign. No one knows Hie I strength of the progressive party vote or what vineyard former Senator Bev--1 eridge will be laboring in. The republican organizations are already glee--1 fully chuckling over their wholesale 'capture of the progressives. They intend either by force or otherwise to seduce them into the republican ranks, and they will largely succeed unless the democrats show that activity and. life that is so necessary to success. The standpat republicans are already grooming two candidates for the pres(Continued on Page 2.)