Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1900 — Page 1

ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

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John B. Miller, of Fort Wayne, was in the city yesterday calling on friends Other cities are busy arranging for b j„celebrations for July 4th. Are W e going to be in the push? If so now is the time to start. Forty of the senatorial delegates from Alien county were registered at the Miesse House Tuesday and all spoke quite highly of that hostelry. Chris Meyers, who ha® been working at Dunkirk for several months, has resigned anil is now back to hisold place with Pete Holthouse & Co. John Ashbaucher, of Bluffton, was in town yesterday, being called here on account of the very serious illness of his brother, Peter Ashbaucher. Miss Etta Stoop is very low with lung trouble and recovery is considered impossible. Her brother, Rev. J. E. Stoops, and his family are at her bedside. An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fuelling, who live east of town, died early Sunday morning of catarrhal fever and was buried Tuesday. The child was about a year old. John Darr, of Allen county, is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. L. C. Hughes. Mr. Darr is one of Allen county’s most stanch democrats and has always lieen a hard worker for the interests of bis party. The ladies of the Christian church are making a tight against Mormorism in this city. They will soon distribute booklets, expressing the Morman religion and telling facts concerning them generally unknown to the public. In several of the business houses of the city have been placed lung testing machines. You drop a jx’nny in the slot and just blow until you see stars. In this way one can find out what his lung power is. The average is forty-live ounces, but it is remarkable how many there are who cannot blow fifteen ounces. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Porter are at Indianapolis this week to attend the commencement exercises of the law department of the University of Indianapolis, at which time their son, Allen B. Porter receives his diploma. Allen is a bright young man and has made a brilliant record in his school work. He will probably locate in the capital city. The wheat crop of Indiana is now rejiorted at fifteen per cent, of a crop. This means practically no wheat in Indiana this year. There are a few good pieces of wheat in this county, but not many. Two wheat failures coming together will cheek the sale of binders and salesman are now complaining of dull business in this line. Their dull season is yet to come w hen they try to make sales for next year. Farmers have been deceived twice in succession and will not be likely to buy heavily until a crop is assured. The commissioners were in session Tuesday and received the viewers' reports on the C. E. Bollinger and Pleasant Valley and Oak Grove macadam roads in Monroe township, and tire French township central and the Mvers and Bieberstine macadam roads in French townshin. The reports were ordered publishejl and Juno 19 set as a day to vote upon the proposed improvements. The reports wiii lie found in our legal co)urns in this issue. The board will be in session today, receiving bids upon the coustru.'tion of the roads recently voted for in Wabash township. The Bluffton Chronicle of yesterday s issue spoke of the will of the late Jacob J. Todd of that city as follows; The will of J. J. Todd' was probated in the circuit court today. It leaves his property to his wife. One provision >s that all the l>ooks and Masonic papers in bis office not included in the sale of his piactice and office to N. K. Todd shall become the Property of the latter. Having re inemliered Mary. Ralph, Maggie, Bessie, Mattie and Lucy with presents no asks that his wife see that these - ,s l>e distributed. Mrs. T<xld is named as executrix and Hugh Dough oity as executor and the latter quail fil'd today. Invitations have been received here announcing the third annual commencement exorcises of the Geneva ‘gn schools, which are to occur at fie M. E. Church of that town next f an<l T uesday evenings. The irst wd] known as Thesis evening <mu will consist of an appropriate en'‘rtainmem by the class members, salutatory by John Andrew •‘Her and valedictory by Earl Holmes H T | Tuesday "evening the K audate exercises proper will lie Riven with an address by Hon. M. M. yunlap, Mayor of Anderson. The arH Egrj e shepherd, John “ ,r > Schaefer, Rachel • «nz. Jva Blanche Aspy, Georgia 7. .i" M ' r A Butcher, Amos E. hr. Fannie Eicher, William I’lank. 5 1,r * u ' ““'I Merrille Butcher. .•"’S. Cain will deliver the Bae •laureate sermon next Sunday I h. I invitations are very ; itiful and do credit to the. n, •, 8 al "* teachers thereof T* I'’a 1 '’a number from this city will no "‘•ubt attend.

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( Taude Cole, of Lancaster, ()hio, is the guest of friends in the city for a few days. Mrs. Daniel Sprang is at LaFayette thm week attending the federation of the Literary Clubs of Indiana. An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell died Saturday eveningand was buried Sunday afternoon with services from the St. Mary’s church. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham are at Indianapolis this week attending the mid-summer meeting of the Democratic Editorial Association. John Myers has resigned his position with the Big Store, where he has been employed about four years. He will brobably accept, a place in a large clothing house at Fort Wayne. Peter P. Ashbaucher, ex-sherri ff of the county and now a member of the firm of Ashbaucher & Koenneman, is quite sick with typhoid fever. He has been unconscious for several days and his condition is very serious. John Stultz, the well known farmer and horseman, was kicked by a horse at Peoples' livery barn Tuesday morn ing and John now propells "himself with the assistance of a cane. He was quite sick for several hours, but was able to go home that evening. A large crowd of base ball enthusiasts took in the excursion to Cincin nati, last Sunday, leaving here at 1:20 a. m. and returning Monday morning. The game was a good one, the Cincin nati Reds defeating the Brooklyn Champions by a score ci five to four. A stock company with a capital of $20,000 has been organized at Warren to operate the Warren boiler and machine works and manufacture oil well supplies. Two new buildings will Ire erected near the Clover Leaf tracks. One of them will be 4Oxti() and the other 40x50 feet, also smaller stock buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Wahls, of Lafayette, Indiana, are the guests of B. J. Terveer and family this week. Mrs. Wahls is the only sister of Mr. Terveer residing in America and the visit is a most pleasant one to both families. Mr. Wahls was for a long time one of the most prominent contractors of his city, having retired from active business several years ago. Old soldiers who are readers of the Democrat are advised to look out for some smooth fakirs. Three persons are engage lin the work. They approach the intended victim and offer to sell him a book containing tiis war record and to Ire accompanied by a certificate, which when properly filled out, would enable his widow or children to receive his pension without the usual tedious process. The old soldier has simply to pay a dollar down ami two more on the delivery of the book. Our advice to old soldiers is not to bite. A runaway which looked rather dangerous for awhile at least, occurred Sunday evening, resulting pretty lucky. Dick Roop was exercising a handsome coach horse, the property of Dan Beery, and while driving down Second street, the animal became unmanageable. Dick is a good driver, and is perfectly at home behind a fast horse, but he was unable to control this stranger and he proceeded to plunge along in good shape until he collided with ang owned by Edward Lewton, when he was stopped. Ed’s rig was badly damaged but no further injury has lx>en reported. Ora France returned Monday from Ann Arbor, Michigan where he attended the preliminary atheletic contest on Saturday, in which exercises his brother Dick took a prominent part. The contest was for tire purpose of selecting a team to attend the Inter-Collegiate meeting which is to be held at Chicago one week from tomorrow and Dick was one of the boys selected. At this time over 4HO atheletes will take part in various contests and a team will be chosen to go to the Paris Exposition. Dick also distinguished himself Saturday by breaking the world’s record in disce throwing, making a mark of 129.1 feet. Ho will no doubt be chosen as one of the Paris team. A Western newspaper recently received the following answer from a person who was requested to act as subscription solicitor: “From a perusal of your sample copy I consider 1 your paper to be a dicknailer of I "the first water; but owing to the fact that the crops were a failure last year, and the blizzard in January wiped out the cattle, and that the population in this place is only two families and a water tank, and one of the families is away at the hot springs and the other one which was only Jed Roach, himself, is dead since December, and as, dear sir, I am going east because I have no society except freight trains and telegraph messages, that do not stop as they pass by, I do not think it would [>ay me to make much of a boom for your paper here, even if you increased the commission or threw in a three-bladed jxreket knife. You asked me to hand it to some other jxirson in my town provided 1 cannot work for you myself. I have no one to hand it to, but I will nail it on the water tank when I leave.”

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 24,’ 1900.

Mrs. John Meibers and Mrs. Theodore Droppit man left yesterday for Louisville, Ky., where they will visit for several weeks at the home of the latter. Mrs. Meibers will be absent about four weeks. Dr. C. E. Neptune and wife left this morning for Martinsville, Indiana, where the latter will take a several weeks course of treatment at the famous springs. Mr. Neptune will return home the first of next week. A numlx'r of old soldiers left yesterday for North Manchester, where they are attending the reunion of the fortyseventh Indiana regiment of volunteers. Uncle John Brock is captain of the squad, and a right jolly officer he makes. Lou Fisher is carrying his chin in a sling this weed. He is an employe at the stave factory and had his face badly cut Monday by a flying stick, several stitches were required to close up the gash, but he will soon be as sound as ever. Squire James 11. Smith was arrest ed Tuesday upon affidavit filed by Francis Merriea for riding a bicycle upon the side walk. He was arraigned before Justice Coffee and was granted a change of venue to the mayors court. The case was set for May 28. Cards are out announcing that Mrs. Morrison and Miss Studabaker will be “At Home” on Monday, May 28, from three to five o’clock, in honor of Mrs. W. J. \ esey. Quite a large number of invitations have been issued and the occasion will no doubt be a brilliant one. A snake across the telephone lines along the Chicago & Erie railway tracks last Thursday created some trouble at the various offices along the road and a special train was sent out from Huntington toascertain thecause of the lines being crossed. A foot traveler along the road, however, saw his “nibs,” the snake anti chased him down with a stone, thus again giving the operators free use of the lines. Among those who boarded the Chicago A Erie train yesterday morning bound for the grand annual reunion of the forty seventh Indiana regiment at North Manchester, were John Brock, Jacob Trim. Monroe Blossom. Jacob Eley, Joseph Helm, Jacob Railing, John Jones', R. A. Drummond and Joseph Wisner. The boys are no doubt by this time right in the midst of a good time as some of them have not met for years. This’ year's meeting is lietter "than usual from the fact that the same old drum corps who furnished music for them as they fought their way through rebel lines is to furnish the music. ♦ Governor Mount has issued the usual proclamation for the observance of Memorial Dav on the -30th of May. He says that ‘-It is a day to lx* devoted to the memory of our silent brave. By established custom, by statuory law and by orders of the commanders of the Grand Army of the Republic this day has become sacred to the memory of our patriot dead, and it is earnest ly requested that on this day while memorial services are being held and ' the graves of the dead comrades are i Ireiifh decorated, business be suspend- ' i>d and the time not be desecrated by frivolous amusement, but rather dedicated to a sacred service.” Robert Gregory of this city met with quite a financial loss hist Sunday. Some miscreant either accidently or maliciously set fire to two tanks of I crude oil, destroying about S7OO worth of that valuable fluid, besides other property amounting to about $250. | The oil had been pumped from his I famous Blue Creek township well and 'as it had not yet been sold was still the property of the company who owned the well. Bob's share of the loss will be about $l5O. The partv who had fired the tanks was tracked for quite a distance and it is said that blixxi hounds which were put on the scent followed it to a house of a pro} minent farmer in the neighborhood A young man staying at this place was suspected but no arrests have been made. R. E. Liemenstall, a prosperous faruier residing neai Peterson, was in the citv Tuesday and called at this office. He had with him a specie of weed new to this part of the country and which he claims in killing the wheat and will continue to do so until rooted out. It is known as pigeon weed ; has a wiry stem and a small white blossom and Mr. Limonstall says it is a positive death dealer to wheat fields. Some twenty years ago that gentleman had much experience with the weed in Ohio and it was with great difficulty and hard work that it was finally cleaned out. He says he has seen fields of the finest looking wheat imaginable early in the spring an<l in a few weeks later completely smothered out of existence by the rapidly growing pigeon weea. It appears to grow best in wheat fields and sixm attains a heightli of several feet, thus drowning the spears of wheat. Ho has noticed that the weed has appeanxl in different parts of the county and advises farmers to dig them out by the routs before they gel too much of n start, and he brought sevend bunches of them to this city that tney might be shown.

E. E. Niehoff of Fort Wayne, is now in charge of the branch office of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company at this city, having Iregan work last Monday. A. C. Pound who has served in this capacity during the past year resigned, thus causing the vacancy. This is the last week of school and the lantill and larger boys and girls, teachers and all connected with these institutions are alike happy at the thoughts of the corning vacation. The term just closing has been a most successful one and Superintendent Hartman and his assistant should be much pleased with their record. A number of the Golan fishing party who left here Saturday returned home Monday night and the rest have been drifting in ever since. They report fair luck in bass fishing although not so good as it might have been on account of cold weather and changeable winds. R. K. Allison made the best catch of the week. Programs are now being printed at the Witness office for the graduates of the Berne school. The baccalaureate sermon will be held at the Mennonite church on Sunday evening, May 27, ami will be by Rev. E. H. ▼ornholt. The male choir and mixed choir of the Mennonite church will sing. Commencement exercises will follow on Monday evening, the 28, and will be held at the Reformed church. Music by Falk’s juvenile orchestra. Berne Witness. The Indiana Music Teachers’ Association will convene this year at Columbus, Ohio, Juno 26th to :30th. Au unusually good program has been prepared, consisting of concerts bv noted artists, round table discussions on practical subjects interesting to music teachers, lectures on musical subjects, etc. Those who desire to attend or become members will please send their names to Mis.4* Grace L. Miller, Decatur Indiana, Vice President for Adams county. Any information concerning the music of any part of Adams county would be gladly received and reported at the association. State vs William Dickerson is the title of a criminal case tiled late yesterday atfernoon in the circuit court. The case was lilt'd upon affidavit and information of f’harles Borden and charges Dickerson with having sold liquor without a license. Judge Heller issued a bench warrant for 11Dickerson’s arrest and fixed his bond at SIOO. He will probably be called upon by Sheriff Erwin tins morning. Both Dickerson and Borden are citizens of Geneva, and the arrest is due to some hard feeling caused by the arrest of Borden with several others a few days ago for allowing a prisoner to escape. The class day exercises of the graduating class were held at the high school nxims yesterday afternoon and the rooms were filled with visitors. Each who took part in the exercises did nicely and congratulations were many. The program as rendered was as follows. Song, school; Opening addresn. Orval Harruff, Class poem, Fannie Robinson; Prophecy, Harriet Niblick; Eulogy on Class, Jesse D. Dailey; Solo, Fred I. Pattersoifc (a) The Question, (b) the Double i,<>ss Debate, Bernice Peterson and Louis Rice; Resolved, that the Freshmen as a Class are Iretter than the Sophomores. Parody, Agnes Schrock; Letters from Ex-teachers, Iva Steele; Journal, Bessie Billmam; Song, school: Soliloquy, Josephine Niblick; The Sailors' Will, Frances Bollman, Class Song, Class I'.MX). Happenings of a legal nature about the court room this week is told in the following: State vs Jacob Brenneman, drawing weapons; bond fixed at S2OO and approved by court. State vs L. G. Botkins et al, permitting prisimer to escapg; bond fixed at S2OO ami approved by court. George Drake et al. vs Rutn Drake et al, sub* mitted. Finding that George W. Drake, Jacob Drake, William Drake Jr., Sarah E. Hendricks, Layina King Mary E. Walker, plaintiff, and Thus. D. Drake, defendants, are each the owner of the undivided one-eighth interest of the real estate described in the lust amended complaint as tenants in common. Finding that John Drake and Ruth Drake, Sylvia Chronister, have no interest in said leal estate, finding that said real estate is undivisible; partition ordered. Finding and judgment on the cross complaint of John Drake that hisMitle be quiet- ' ed in and to the s. w. |of the 4. e. .JI of section 34, township 28 north,range 15 east, in Adams county, against all the other parties to tie -action, subject to the life estate of Ruth Drake. W. S. Hughes et al ’.s Susannah Archer, Demurrer filed to second paragraph of answer. Wm. Gilbert vs C. A. E. Ry„ change, jf venuegranted to Wells county. ! eter B. Manley vs Isabelle and Edward Williams, set for trial eighth Tuesday. J. Will Kelley vs board of commissioners of Jay county set for seventh Wednesday. Charles L. Si hug and Julia C. Sehug vs. Fred Schrank, default; submitlixl and judgment grantisl for $71.21. Isabelle Williams vs Peter P. Manlev et al, affidavit of non residence filed; notice! onlered by publication, returnable j first day next term.

j Enos G. Conner, wife and daughter, I i Helen, of Huntington were guests of ! Frank Crill and wife over Sunday.. j Mr. Conner was a resident of this city | several years ago. He is now fore-1 , man of the U. B. Publishing establishment at Huntington. Hon. Emerson McGriff and J. Will ! Kelley, of Portland, were here yester- | day arguing law questions in the case of Kelley vs commissioners of Jay county. The case is one wherein Kelley asks for his fees in a case tried for the county. An opinion has not yet been rendered by the court. A numlw>r of offizers of the G. R. & I. railway, including General Manager Hugart. arrived here about ten o’clock last Thursday morning, going south. Thev left Fort Wayne that morning and expected to reach Richmond by evening. They travel in a small steam car, very convenient and unique, and built especially for the use of the inspectors. The gentlemen made a thorough examination of the tracks, roadbed, bridges and depots, in fact everything pertaining to I and belonging to the company. For the past eleven years the liberal 1 and radical wings of the United Brethern church have been at law over the possession of church property in the United States. Decision- in different states have varied, first one faction being favored then the other. The board of bishops of both churches have voted that all litigations shall stop. An open letter has been addressed to the membership urging that brotherly feeling be restored and that where a legal ruling has been made in regard to possession of church property that it Ire taken as final. This will stop the waste of much money property of the churches. * A six o’clock dinner WB.- enjoyed i by a number of ladies Tuesday even- ■ ing at the Presbyterian parsonage, Mrs. H. C. Duckett acting as hostess, and right properl v she is said to have performed her duties. The dinner consisted of all seasonable danties and the evening following was a jolly one. Among the guests were Misses Rose Christen. Kate Jackson, Dora Peterson, Kitlie Christen, Laura Alban, Hattie Wertzbergeß Harriet Burns. Gusta Cramer. Nettie Moses, and Emma Jackson. The ladies enjoyed that popular passtime, tennis, until dark when they repaired to the > parlors and proceeded to continue ! their pleasures in other games. Several prominent business men I this city have been made victims of a i pretty good joke, and only the fact i that they are .real good sized gentI lemen prevents our giving their names. But fearing their wrath and ability to execute vengeance we refrain. Frank Confer captured five young owls along the river. He brought them up town and finally . conceived the idea of manufacturing them into “poll parrots.” This was easily done with the assistance of a small amount of green and yellow paint and when completed the birds really did look like the genuine South American talker. When Frank again exhibited them upon the street, he had no dfficulty in dispoiung of tin' beautiful young parrots, as he called them, at fifty cents apiece. Some of the boys feel very much chagrined about the matter and you had better not mention it for a few days at least. August Schrader, the alleged divine; healer, of whom we have heard so | much during the past several years has con,, and gone, taking with him I several hard earned dollars and leavi ing therefore his earnest blessings, ! supposed to cure all who called upon ■ j him of bodily ills. He arrived Mon- ; day evening at 7:57 from Huntington i and left for Fort Wayne at 8:05 yes- | terday morning. During his stay ' here he made headquarters at the : Park hotel and a large numlx’r of ! people called to see him, some merely | out of curiosity and others firmly be-! lieving that he could cure them by ! the laying on of his hands. Whether i or not he was successful we are tin- 1 able to say, but we have heard of no one throwing away their crutches. During his stay here he came down ' street several times and created quite a little excitement, owing to his peculiar and ancient costume. His hair is lung and parted in the middle and he wears no hat. His gown is of the kind worn by the Apostles of long ' ago, being jnade of purple and black velvet. To a reporter of the Demochat he was very reticent, altiiough he answered questions as asked. He told of his success in various places, of a forty day fast in Colorado, and in 1 answer to a question as to what he meant by divine healing he said; “I heal any and all diseases of the human flesh by the laying on of hands ami by divine blessing.” As to re ligion. Schrader says that he stood for the divine church which st<xxl upon the bible, upheld it as it was writ ten, added nothing to it, detractix! nothing from it. He is also organiz ing a church, and those who become j memlx'rs of it must sign this pledge: ! I hereby promise to live acconling to the faith taught by Schradei, and contained in the following three short rules: 1 believe in God, eternal hanI piness and eternal condemnation; I 1 I Ix'lievo in Christ, the Savior of the j world; 1 uphold the bible as it is [ written.”

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 11

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Patterson to Mr. James A. Waldron Jr. i .will occur tonight from the home of the i bride’s father on North Second street. - The ceremony will Ixj performed by Rev. H. C. Duckett, in the midst of jouly the immediate relatives and a few friends, and is to be strictly a home wedding. The happy couple will for the present reside at the bride’s home. Three new cases grace the Adams county circuit court dockett this week as follows: State of Indiana vs. S. G. Botkins et al, permitting prisoner to escape; bonds filed by each for S2OO. Isabella Williams vs. Peter B. Manley et al, complaint to review judgment. Harry R. Moltz vs. Fannie Grubb, guardian of Abraham Grubb, petition to declare said Abraham Grubb of sound mind. Paul Hooper, one of the boys who have been enjoying a fishing trip at Colon, Michigan during the past week, was baptized in rather an tin ; welcome manner Sunday. He was , out in a boat when in some mysterious manner he slipped mid fell "into the ■ deep water. He sank clear out of j sight, but soon came up and succeeded in grabbing the side of the boat and drawing himself into it. He was in an awful bad humor for several hours and said he wouldn’t have been near so mad, but two of the boys who were fishing near by didn’t even take interest enough in the affair to laugh at him. Even that would have been some consolation. Miss Ola Steven's who resides in the west part of the city, was badly frightened yesterday. She was walking along the C. & E. railway to her home when a tramp suddenly appeared from along the side and ooint e<| a revolver at her. Ola, who is but sixteen years old screamed and ran, arriving home safely. Marshal Hart was notified and shortly afterward captured a man near the "scene of the incident iftid landed him in jail. He was an old man and looked as though he had been once through this life, being badly crippled and almost blind. He was taken before Mayor Beatty, but as he seemed to be an innocent old gentleman and did not exactly answer the description was released. He was a civil war veteran, and said his home was at Marion. At a meeting of the G. A. R., the ! program for Memorial Day services was decided upon as follows: Meet at G. A. R. hall at 9 a. m., go to the I old and new Catholic cemetery and the old Protestant cemetery and decorate graves; returning to hall, form in line at 10 a. m. and march to the court house for ritual services and address by Comrade John W. Head- ! ington of Portl md. Adjourn for refreshments. Meet at G. A. R. h ill at 1:30 p. m., march to Maplewood cemetery and decorate graves and ritual service. Line of march: Form on Third street; march east on Jefferson street to Second; north on Second to Monroe street thence west on Monroe to Maplewood cemetery. The order of march will be: Drum corps, school children of the city, Woman’s Relief Corps, Grand Army of the Republic, veterans and Sons of Veterans, Span-ish-American war veterans. Return to hall. Ou last Sunday evening at the Methodist church. Rev. H. C. Duck- | ett delivered the baccalaureate serI mon to the members of the Decatur High School graduating class. The class and their teachers were present in a body, occupying a position just |in front of the altar. Rev. Duckett • delivered an earnest, eloquent sermon and the class as well as the large audience were deeply moved by his words. His text was taken from the book of James, first verse and fifth chapter, and read; “If any of you lack wisdom-let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and up | braideth not: and it shall" be given him.” He said: “It gives me pleasure to appear Ixjforeyou tonight, dear ! iriends, and preach the farewell sermon to this graduating class of our city schools. While I never have lieen called upon to act in this capacity before, yet it calls to my mind days gone by when I was more directly connected with the school work. It reminds me too that citizens usualvy do not take the interest in the school life of the youth and the pres sing responsible work us the teacher. The public schools should be the pride of every loyal citizen as they verily are tl^» # hope of our country. But with the comparatively little syni pathy anil attention that has Ixxm given to them this class has labored up hill and down until they appear tonight in this service, having completed the course of study laid down bv the honorable school board aud faculty, having received the last lesson from their teachers they come now to hear Gixl sjx'ak to them a final won! of exhortation and command before bsding perfect freedom to take full leave of the place that has known and tenderly cared for them so long." He then entered into the subjix't of his text, warning the memls>rs of the class who are so soon to step out in the broad world alone that if any lack I wisdom let him ask G<xl, The sermon was interesting throughout and tha class and their friends were highly pleased with the able discourse.