Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1896 — Page 5

PULPIT ORATORY. -w ■■¥. C*"*- »• HAIttTON. MITOR ’ o/th» baptist CHURCH. h|i,' th*r*’f l ' n ' Imitator* "f F.pti. hilt It WOIXI' 1 dlT** ll / “f «IP» . l t tw l M M i U hv«l U(mhi iniinkliHl. Mimivrluhn <h»t »»r «•* 1-1 " ** l " """ ll '"’ will »» In If •* * nl •'*• > ,u ’ ld»i l iii n11 ,, “ ,, “ uht0 l " hl for work mi ili.>»rt». iHHitlo rl» for trnilr.ntiothi'r ffirlnvi-.t lino lon. *' „ I!lt iM<n»rltfhintorwlillo ht» mlrtter lihltnlor. Homo men eompow : Who tmvi' HO Rklll "<• H rtorni.O! blind Tom -hob without ordinary Intellliremv. will re. ii ... with wonderful effect any niuale! thrtl hr hrftl’*’ During Ihr P»«‘ w, **’ k ttlvr * h ** “ ,n “ ur city an Imitator: » «»’* *•»*» ImlUtwt* w hh wonderful mnurnry tlie aong of bird*; Bt i<l hurt of machinery, Ihr moaning wind and the whining d<»g. ImiHUtou waxhtatorto* DulUtlnn I* mon* effective than <l“*crlp-I tloti. A man of learning might ata ml before tt nau«ilrw» tniddtoMurw In regard to th * -huputi rinurhof the wont hern rv<l Irtrd. and tin i inure of IlMM.ng: but we would not be • aroutw ‘1 to any real Idea of the bird, until we Ind heard It or someone In faithful Imitation o f It. Teaching by means of object i | VH M»ni» I* being Introduced Into the schools: ' and children of a larger growth men and women are often unable to grasp « thought before they have fifien a practical llluat ration of it. Thiab the tn lash »n of illustrations, itnitracl thought h difficult to grasp, but analoglea from nature and human experience will make the thought luminous. ThusChrbt made everything around him pay tribute to his teaching. Imitation Im more |>”»ei ful than description. And In that fact Ilea the answer to the I oft propoundotl<|ucstlon. "Why can the actor with some silly thing, move upon the ft -clings of his auditors: whilst the preacher tolling of the greatness of God’s love ami of the awfulness of sin, ran make no imprestlon'/“ The onr b imitation, the other is description. The actor Is not them telling how the deed was done, but he Is doing the d<s-d. He due* not come upon the stage to announce, that at this point in the program, we art* to Imagine a storm to break upon the nccne with display of lightning and roll of thunder; Instetd you actually hear the roaring wind, the dashing rain and the rolling thunder—and the lightning flashesand flamesa) out the scene. He dtx's not announce that we have been in the midst of night, but now must Imagine morning to lie approaching with light in her train; instead we are made to see the darkness fleeing and the gradually incr»‘as!ng light. George Whitefield In comparing the man going on in sin to a blind man treading on the brink of a terrible precipice. so faithfully imitated-the blind man.' that the audience sent up a cry of warning to save the poor man from the yawning guif. That was imitation, not description. “lie ye therefore Imitators of God.” But the Christian world has always preferred to spend time hi describing, or attempting to describe God. rather than in Imitation of him. It Is so much easier. But an elaborate systematic theology never awakened any one to a sense of his duty to God. while a faithful endeavor to imitate God has brought many a a man to the foot of the cross. God has shown Interest in men and the affairs of men. “Ito ye therefore imitators o* God.” Not only tell atM»ut <hml’m intt rest in men. but •*« a nervanl of that same God. show by you? actions the L. a’ euly i athvr’s int*•rest in ids Christ came to earth to sho r men how great was God’s interest in th tn. But he did not write bowks, or make speeches, to make known the .greatness of that, inten >t. In his daily life he Imitated that Interest He went among men, serving them, healing them, comforting them: saying, “I am In tin Father and the Father In me.” “The words I say unto you 1 sp-ak not from myaelf but the Father abiding in me dovth the works.” As much us to say, “I am God to you: the things you see me do are the things the lather would do. were he here; the inn-r---est In you that my life shows, is the Father’s Interest. My Father worketh even until now. and I work.” And in like manner are we to teach men around us the greatness of God’s interest in them, by being God to-them (I speak reverently). How can men be made to believe that God can s for them, if those who claim that they have God in their hearts, and are doing God’s will, show no interest in them? The Roman Catholic church introduced images and the crneifilx Into their worship, because men are unable toeenter their thought on that they cannot see. Ito ad stone or brass can never touch us of God! God introduces himself Into life, only through tmcQ. As he has ever worked so must he work now. if men arc to be made to thlnk-of God. It must be by looking upon you and me, and seeing God in us. Then they may lie led to say, “Come Father, manifest thyself in me.” The man who, on Sunday, sits In pious mood and says Amen to every! ing that is said for the purpose of impressing men with the fact that God lias an interest in them: and then on Monday hires laborers for less than living wages, simply because they must work for for what he gives, or not work at all —that man is enamored of the idea that his duty Is done when has given assent to the orthodox description of God. and he lias forgotten that lie Is called upon to In- an imitator of God. God showed his interest in men by hlssuerifiec of self. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.” I do not presume there was any hesitancy on the part of God In regard to this manifestation of himself. The familiar parable which says that the Trinity and angels sat down to discuss the question of nmn’svstate. ami determine the manner of his redemption, and that after niuch questioning it was decided tliv Son should undertake the task; Is a monkish diversion, which has cone down to us from tlie monastarles of the middle ages. That lamb was slain from the foundation of the world. The very fact that there was man. made it certain that God would do as much for him ns possible. The two facts— God and man necessitated a third Christ. For how could God remain God, Just, holy, loving—and have It in Ills power to lend help to man in his miserable condition, and not do it. It was a sacriiiee of self, tint it was spontaneous. It was the natural overflow from the Father. In like manner we cannot think of theoexlstence of God, without thinking of him as manifesting himself in creative power. As the center and source of existence and life, hr must let tills always flow out from himself. Ho having it within his power to bring fuller spiritual life to men, It Im--comesa certainty that the means which will bring that life will be forthcoming. It may bs-said that In the act of putting creative*power Into a universe, he was saericing self. To gain that end It was necessary that somethingjlow out from self. It Iscertaln thatiln giving his only begotten son, he was sacrificing self, lie was letting seh flow out manward. This self bacriflce was natural; It was the Inevitable result of being what he was.

’’lk'ye therefore Imltnlorw of Gotl.” Iniltnt«* his self MMcrlth'v. Ik» not treusurt* up your power within ynurself. U*t It flow out. ■ Im there nut something In your life which can Is* sent nut Into the world, to glndden and make lM*ttvr your fellow men! And let nut this wncrltlce In* mvt*hinilrnl: but In this H'oiN-rt Im* Indtliters of Giml, and let your sacrllive tifM'lJ lie natural, s|H»niiinvouM, The r|oud«rmply themselves iif»*»n the earth.’ Ims-iiumHl I* their nature mi to do, Tin* Misstppl pays Its tribute of wntvr« to the Gulf. hrrauM* it l» Imismslblr for hhn to du otherwise, The sun M-tids down to u» bls rays of light. What rise could he d«»> Niagara does not send her water* over thr prvdph-e from I force of argument, but from force of nai utr. < Thote wat<*r» must go n* they do go. or Niagara Fall* would no longer be Nla gam I all*, or to put It the other wny: The fact Niagara Fall*are what they arc. make* It nrc» *»*nry flint those water* shall make that I mighty leap. Hut you say this Is not self sarrlflce, I say I It I*. Glvo to the world the natural outflow; of your live*. “Ito ye Imitators of God.” i That Is all Giml ha* ever done. In creation i and In the gift of < brlst. ho gave the natural outflow of hl* life. He did that which be i could not retrain from doing, and remain ; : God, i Cln dealing with the question of m-ls sncrl > ' flee, there Im cunstdvrablc m uiln.vntullsm . among a few. and a great ftoal -of dishonesty s on the )»art of the many. ; God gave the natural outflow of hl* life; i I but hr did not say./’ 1 am G<al lnfinlt< ly be* i s nevolent,therefore I must bankrupt myself. t , and stepdown from the throne of universe, j : ami Ivt some creature alt th* reon. No; for he wax God; hr must give mo much, he could give no more. If he did, he would cvhm* to be ; the p»‘rfvi t God, t hrlst in the self sacrifice j I of hl* thirty-three years of life, did nothing j I unnatural. He did not mortify the laxly, as | did John the Baptist. John whs an ascetic. • i < hrUt came eating and drinking. Hrant at i meat In the houses of I‘harlM‘vs, public sup-, ' per* were given In hl* honor, ho allowed l«l* ' fret to In* annotated with precious ointment, j i Ills death on the cross ha<l nothing artificial j about 11. It was the natural outflow of his ; life, lledld not live merely that lie might have i the opportunity of dying on the cro>*. for the < i sins of men: but the very fact that such a one j ! lived, lived as he did and for thr purpose h»did. made It natural and nvcvsjgiry-thaixbe, ’ should divas hr did. We cannot suppose such a life indvis-ndtuit of such a death. It was i a* natural an outflow of his life, as was the j iM-heading of John the Baptist a natural out- ' flow of Ids life; or thr election of George Washington at the first president of the I I’nitvd States, a natural result of his life of Itatriotlc service. “Be yr Imitators of God.” • Sacrifice self. But let that sacrifice lx* the 1 natural outflow of your life. Ifhlsmort- ‘ or lv*t you are sinning against yourself, and consequently against God. [TO HE CONTIXV ED.) FIVE A NICK. Program for nickel concert nt the Ikipttst church ing: Piano Solo Grace Miller i Chorus.. Class .-bort Address Pastor I solo Margaret Eh’har Recitation.... My rile Watts ; Piano Duet Grace Miller. Doiile Schafer ‘‘uartet — . Dialect Reading Hugh Miller Mandolin Chorus I mis iMxiatlon—“Topsy,”lna Everett Plana Solo True Fristor Duet -Comic .. . Myrtle Walts. Ina Lverett Recitationlkdlir Schafer Duet Earl and Marguerite Hughes Mandolin Chorus- — i Recitation.. Wllda Watts < horus —“Good Night”(.'lass ADDITIONAL. LOCALS. For fresh oysters, see Coffee & fhiker. Coffee & Baker fora square ) eal and lunch and fruits. Coilee & Baker keep the best (•rackets, XXXX. Iton't buj any other. Harness, special sale no v going on, both new and second hand. U.S. Porter. Meals, lunches and anything in the eating line,will be found at Jacob Martin’s. For warm meal or lunch the Un ion Bakery is headquarters. Everything fresh and up to date. Farmers, when in Decatur, goto the People’s Bakery for a good meal or lunch, opposite court house. For a cup of coffee “like your mother used to make” go to the People's Bakery, opposite court house. For Sale—House of five rooms on Madison sireet. Small payment <lown, balance on monthly payments. Call on W. 11. Reed. Wanteiv—Several first-class canvassers at once. Salary ami expenses paid. Address, I). 11. Murphy, Wren, Ohio. Farmers go to Jacob C. Miller’s place of business and get. a good sack of corn that was on exhibition. It will cost you nothing. For Sa t.E—House and lot on North Ninth street. Good barn and cistern; plenty of fruit. A very desirable and cheap property. Inquire at this office. Order your job printing. The Press is equipped to do up t • date work, cheap too. What’s the use in being ancient in your printing. Come and see us. I make every bill of goods you get from urn a powerful argument for the continuation of your orders. The size of my business is evident how Ido it. J. T. W. Luckev. Something to interest every man, woman and child. Interest the men because they are cheaper than any other place. Women and children because we have all the latest styles and an expert trimmer. The New’ York Millinery Store, first door north of postoflice. Opening commencing March 30.

NAPOLE.ON SLEPT THERE. Matnorloa of Vl»ll to » I oll«h <‘olt.*K<*. The Frriicti consul nt IVarsnw, the (opltnl of lluhaliiii I'olnnd. recently recvhed ii request from n |»eiiMint that lie iihl him in repairing hlacottage, which «n» fulling into ruin. It wits in this j cottage that Napolfon llonnpnrtesiwiit j ii day and a night in Ik’cvinber. isixl. The cottage stand* the versts from the fortn ss of Nowoguorglewak, In the little villain' of Okuniw, on the lank of the River Xnrew. It was while siqx'rlntending the pnM<nge of his troops across ♦bis river that Napoleon occupied the pcasnnt'a cottage. Above tlie door these aortls nrc carved dorp in th- wood: "I'ldiiis de I'l’niprrcur, le 23 deecinbre !■> a'." Another Inscription, this In Lutin, Is carved U||O|| ;« liluvk m"rlle slab Set In onc.of the wnlls of the house and conveys sul» t:i»’tailly the ,nine meaning. It is not 1 nown by whom the tablet wns placed or w l.<> carved the words over tiie door, I ut it is asserted that the, date from the time of Napoleon’s visit. The pri.ent oceupnnt of the cottage Is ii divet dcMnmdafit of him who entertained Itonnpnrte lienenth hla roof, and the report mnde by the French consul says that tlie |w'asant tells with vnthusiiuun the details of the ini|s>rinl visit, which hnd been handed down from generation to generation, nnd that he exhibits to visitors a statuette of the : emperor, which allows him seated on n throne with the world beneath his feet. This statuette is vety old,nnd the peasant regards it with the utmost reverence. MUST BE UP TO DATE. Wanted n Wife with Cuffed Steers, and III* Hat. A man with a countenance seamed and a beard whitened with age, and togged out in Sunday clothes that were the style two generations ago, walked into the ofllce of the Inlmr bureau nt battery, says n New York corrc- ■ spondent of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, I and Mid that he was in search of a wife. "I am Owen Merritt.’’ said he, “nnd i twice a widower. I have a nice farm near Scranton. Pa., well stix-ked with cows, pipsand chickens,ln sidesti < ney in the Itank. 1 have n fine home to offer the tight kind of a woman, “The woman 1 would marry must be young, go «l looking, stylish, and every i wav modern,” explained the exacting Mr. Merritt. He st ted that his first w ife died in is I and his second in IS9I. Matron Boyle waved her hand in the direction of tl room full of immigrant girls in the bureau. “No, no,” said tlie wife-swker. shaking his head. “None of them. The girl I marry must l>e tip to date.” The farmer .aid his third wife must wear puffed - lee .es and a big ’.at with waving feathers. Mr. Merritt told Matron Boyle that he would make her a handsome pr>'S"nt if she would assist him to find his ideal of a wife. He promised to call again in a few day s. LEARNING SADLY WASTED. Experience of a 1.1 ncui*t with a Man V* ho Uttered t.utlaral ficrnntl*. There is a genial linguist in an office I neartliecity hall, says the New York Sun. ; who is frequently called upon to act ias tin interpreter. The other day a i friendly policeman enlisted his services ! in behalf of a man he hnd found gestic- , ulnting and uttering strange guttural I sounds in the pork. The man was an : undersized taw :iv-skinned foreigner, - I and appeared to be in trouble. The line list berimed kindly upon the ' poor num. while tlie policeman and the other Birii in the office looked the I linguist with u due amount of respectI ful appreciation >f his learning. He opened his batter'n sin French, but there was no responding sign of intelligence. Then German, Italian and Spanish w ere tried. There also failing, tlie linguist was aliout to utilize some recollections of Turkish and volapuk, when tlie unfortunate reached over, drew a pencil, snatched a piece of paper from a nearby desk nnd wrote as follows: “1 am deaf and dumb. I want to know how to reneh the Japanese consul.” After the linguist hnd been revived he announced that he had gone out of the interpreting business forever. FUTURE COAL MINE. Discovery of » Bnelecl forest off France That Is Fast Becoming Cliamted to Coal, A singular fnct is recorded —namely, that i n the shores of Brittany, between bt. Malo nnd St. Lunaire, in the vicinity of St. Euogut stat ion, at a place called Port Blanc, the tides have lately tlis.placed a eonsidenible amount of sand, say to the depth of some 9 to 1.3 feet. Accompanying this remarkable phenomenon is tlie fact tbut forests known to have been buried for periods covering some IS or 20 centuries have now been brought to light mid a vast forest has, 1 it tipjienrs, lieen discovered In process of transformation into coal. Ferns i and the trunks and barks of trees are : to be seen in an advanced state of dej composition, showing, in fact, the films nnd flakes which are found in coal, and, while some of the trunks are 16 j feet in length and still very distinct, they are becoming rapidly transformed. Law In Poland. The city of Nesswish, in Russian I’oI land, belongs to Prince Radziwill. Two lakes, one within the city and one near it, also belong to liitn. This summer, j when the heat was greatest, almost unbearable, the prince suddenly issued a proclamation forbidding fishing and bathing in these waters, the only ones ' for miles around. The servant of a judge, nevertheless, went in swimming, and was immediately shot by the guards placed by tlie prince. When it Is known that tlie prince nnd his tool are In no danger from the wheels of justice one can imagine the state of liberty and law within the realms of the czar.

| WE HAVE THEM . . . s z jz? : Q'/ 1N AI,L THE STYLES Y ! ' “ » ssgsgqgga?—— W SPECIAL OFFERING THIS WEEK NO. 419 WRAPPER. LIKE CUT. EXTRA LARGE SLEEVES, WIDE SKIRT, MADE •\ OF GOOD MATERIAL IN FANCY STRIPES. A A GREAT BARGAIN AT 88c. A gi-trid wr.-a.f>t?:k:r.s 68. 78. 88 AND 98 CENTS. Made of good material, popular stylos and for less than you can tifford to make them They are all well . made and good fitting, and all we aek la for you to try them and you will say the same. No trouble to show you. NEW SPRING CAPES, JUST IN . . . No. 419. CALL AND SEE THEM—THEY ARE BEAUTIES. Jshn S W. H. Niblick, Exeoxxtors.

Millinery opening April 1 to I. IP its. Rose Falk. Singer machine iijjent,, ami everything sold in that line, and repairing. H. 8. Porter. All kinds of tools at 11. 8. Por-1 tor’s. We have both new ami second hand ami will do you good. Oil your harness, got of 11. 8. Porter, the lx-st, any amount you want, and we measnie it up for' you. All the latest »1< signs in riblwms, ornaments, flowers, etc., will lie seen at the millinery opening given by Mrs. Rose Falk - It’s all the sime, a! light c<>M, congested lungs or severe cough. One Minute Cough Cure banishes them. W. H. Nachtrieb. A little ill, then a little pili. 1 The ill has gone the pill his won. DeWitt’s Little Eirly Risers the little pills that cute gnat ills. \\ . 11. Nachtrieb. Busy people have no time, and .sensible people have no inclination to use aslow remedy. Ore Min ; ute Coil ii Cure acts promptly ami gives peimaum t Jesuits. W. 11. Nachti ie'i. Mrs. F. M. Falk will have all the latest patterns in hats and liounets at her ojiening April 1 to I. The ladies are all invited. Household goods, new ami second hand, the best bargains in town. There is nothing you want but «e have at a bargain. 11. 8. Porter. It is not a miracle. It won’t cure every thing, but it w ill cure piles. That’s what DeWitt’s Hazel Salve will do, because it has done it in hundreds of cases. W. H. Nachtrieb. Spring and summer millinery. Opening of all the latest Easter i novelties in ribbons, Howers, ornaments, etc. Everybody cordially invited Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, March 30, 31, April 1,2, at Mary Ci.oss & Co’s. Just received, a full line of choice Northern Grown Garden Seeds, embracing all the leading and pop ular varieties for sale in bulk al aliout one-third the price usually i charged for seeds in packages. I Have also all the popular flower seeds in | ackages and Sweet Peas and Nasturtiums in bulk. Your patronage solicited. J. D. H ale.

1 I /X ii i . / wf I i - W I I / Look at this shoe good. If.you want something dressy, at the same time comfortable, you will get it in the shoe that this cut represents. We have the same stylqin ladies’ shoes. W Don’t fail to attend our Easter sale, April I. Kern & Brittson.

Attention! TO THE housewife: WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A FEW GOOD TABLE ARTICLES. New Maple Syrup. Saur Kraut. New Maple Sugar. Sweet Pickles. Fine Line Evaporated Fruits. Heinz’s Salad Dressing. Mocha and Java Coffee. Choice Mackerel. Tea and Spices. White Fish. Honey. Salmon. Canned Corn at 6c. Cod Fish. Canned Tomatoes at 7c. CALL AND BE CONVINCED. •phone 88. FLANDERS & MILLS. USE STENCEL $ CRAIC’S SUPERIOR * CONDITION * POWDERS FOR HORSES, CATTLE AND HOGS. TAKE NO OTHER AS A SUBSTITUTE. FOR SALE BY Stengei &. Craig, WEST MAIN ST. BERNE, INDIANA. _uiiu—»mnui am ■ <r — — ’ — i iiMivimmraMHMiaM Boots AND ELISL Shoes Great Bargains in Pew Styles This is in no advertising fake, but a real genuine reduction in all grades of our stock. For reasons of my own, I want to greatly reduce our present stock on hand and the only way to do it, is to REDUCE THE PRICES. $5 MEN’S SHOE FOR $3. $4 WOMAN'S SHOE FOR $2. Reductions extend clear down the line, and these reductions are genuine good goods, guaranteed to be all right. A. Holthouse.