Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 40, Number 36, Jasper, Dubois County, 13 May 1898 — Page 3
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Cousul-Gcnera! Williams' Report on thr Products and Trade of the Philippine Islands.
COMMODORE DEWEY'S 6REAT PRESENT.
A.M nf I ho llamls ni llulattoii ,ne ,.r,..i' '"' of l,,r 1 Mf M,,,, A ..auiienl Mmpiy ir the farefdjei lril,i, Already K.uJyta by tli MM W v-iiin'-May Tin-- underlie at the Stat department is I' lt i ansul Ovar 1'. Williams, our rcp.ntutive at Manila until t be recent ,. la Mm aboard tin- lagehlp iia aalle harbor, having accompanied Dewey from Hong KoSff. eo that alvi--- limy nn from hiiu lutlic ,taIl. ill parlmfut an well as f roni ( in- , t,.vcy t the navy department. totall report from Consal Wllllen rr., .! the state department n ntly date of Manila. February -.'S u1 It glees a full d UftptWui of Um Philipp'00 islands, their resources, . f American t rade, etc. ami will In- incorporated in Mm next vnl- .!; In-luiri-aa of statistics 0f h state department.
ing Kt-el rails t . o- culvert! and Rn gllsll I'll" I. i s Then 00 four it ttllp Inns to HOKf XlWf KMl a monthly line froia Manila to Liverpool Boaldra thcoc i i- -1 re porta from the United Ufte oonenl, the stale departun lit ulso has a cai tti-er, published at llmi Kong, wliirli pives a full hi unt ii f tin- roiidit ions in the Pili I i oni lies.
It shows by the hist census the population of Manila was 160,000 natives, fil. (hhj bines.-. 11 MO spanianls ami L'.'.O Europe! M Other than Spaniards. The town is load-- up of low buildings, an
the people are in constant dread or earthquakes. One of these convulsions killed 100 people, and the last one, in 1880, wrecked most of the town The city proper is within walls, where the government buildings ere located The residence and business portions are in the suburb Tim Kscotta is the main business stin t and is Used with Kuropean stores and ha.ui s
OUR CHAUNCEY ON THE WAR. So Much In Favor of I'earo Tlmt II II. Iii-im In Prosecuting- the Mar ljiiroiiljr. Ci.kvki.vm. . May I. Hon. ( hauuccv M. Depi'W. who was in leveland yesterday attending the meeting of the Lake Shore ami Nickel I'late railways, in speaking f the war, said: "J am of the opinion that had l'rcsidcut Mo Kin ley been left to himself we
THE FIRST ROUND AT MANILA.
Take tbalt ye irrnal imnUra, To Stat Dir thfnit lol And if pre wl svaetfcee Ye'll Kit It Rooc and tronffl"
Mr. Williams' report saya: ! should have had no war. The trouble ., land Enropenn sethoriUee csti- is that in congress then- are a number
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e mill's and their popil- J No. I dO not WW
at l,"i 1,000 sipiare
ink they would go to
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I at 1 j.OOH.OiK). 1 lu istall'i oi uii- J me uuuk, "in " , ..vlii. h the eity of Manila is I excellent political capital. S.n.ncr or isteel, is larger than New York and I later they would have embroiled the Massachusetts Mid has a population of i the nation in a war ore the I ub.ni I alll the island of Mindo is I mwstion whether the Maine incident
if not quite, as large, inere noa nappenea or not.
a scon i or ouner lemnns, "tnm sasw wm nave fni m
An ..lea of the extent oi tnepopnier i be continued.
THE HIGHEST ON RECORD. Watrri.utii, I im n..lir mid TorrrnU mi Kaln II. ii. I'lmnl llatoc anil ( .m.r.l Iii; Kluuil lu ArkauniMi. Urru Boos, ru.. May t. - a rial from Vau liurni. Ark., says: Waterspouts and tornadoes have played havoc here and done hundreds of thousands of dollars damage Three houses er ere blown doeru at Hudv. elf ht mihs from her w, Thursday abjht, and it ia npoitcd that Winslow. a summer reSOrt QU the top of the Bos ton Mountain. is entirely f0M Two bridges on the friseo railroad over Clear creek have been Wept awav and the road shandoaaa Their trains have run for two days arouiiil via 1 are un ire. I T.. and then
down the K t.isas &. Arnansas Valley j road, but the latter had a two-mile
washout and a 30U-yard hind slide, ami Van huren is now . nt off entirely save by way of Little Uock The Arkansas river is -Ti miles wide in places, and is now four inches hijher than it was in l','J', which was the highest on riiord. All Thursdav aifht boats Mrere busj in the bottoms reacnlae;thi inhabitants. Thousands were rescued and it is feared that many have I r drowned. Two BOttSeS were seen MUm down the river, but boatmen could not reach them. The tgfc'Watet Haeh fcsaMBieepei i
iirr:t n t in i ;.- la Qfewtag Mpa, Mi I.1U.KKV. ark.. Ma T. -The Arkan
sas river and the Mulberry continue to rise, having reached the hitfh-watei mark of 18'j.', the highest on record. Crops in the bottoms are totally dc stroyed and jjreat damage is bein lone to lite and property. T. Iv - , , a jronag farmer near this itv, was drowned while endeavoring to sw iiu his stock to higher land. An IBtirc family, whose names arc not given, wi re drowned near Alma. Their lUHIM Wat Wash ed away.
PATRIOTIC HELEN GOULD, riir rn-tiumt fjsslie! Baeelts Wm Deesv tlun. No Sh In lr(iulliiK an liulepruilfiit lav Airy Siuilrn. Nkw York. May ti. A short tin Bf I Miss Helen (iould eeut beroheck for 1100.000 to President IfeKiale to be
used as he deemed war, and Intimated which aeoompanie l
would like to
amount. This check was ret urned by the president bcc.tusc, under the law, he bad no power to acoept it. Miss (iould was disappointed by the result Sttendlafj her patriotic offeriBfi but she w as not discouraged. She conMl. ted Mrs. Lcdyaid Mevcus of this city, and was advised by her to expend the money in sending soldiers to Cuba.
This proposition met with Miss Gould a approbation, and at the ufOaiJoa Of Mrs. Stevens. QnOrg M. Harbour was consulted as to the best
w ay to carry out the project. Alter a conference it w as decided that Mr. Ihtrbour should procure a commission from the Cuban authorities as brigadiergeneral with authority to raise four companies of cavalry of 60 men each to serve la the Cabas ana, and to under the order I ubaus exclusive . Miss Uonld agrnad to pay all the ex penses of recruiting tnese men. to purchase uniforms, horses and e (eipnaeatS. and to pay all transp rtation to Cuiia This project was submitte I by Bar bean to ths war dopartment, nnd the was told that it he lauded the men in Can free of exnens? to the govern
awat the United States would supply the men with arms and ammunition. Mr. Harbour has re.-eived his commission and authority to raise the tr.K.ps. ami having completed his busi in-ss with the war department, is now recreating his men.
BEARING THE BURDEN. Tk Kpraara of Hie r Will fMM I pun Ihr rre-nl l.ra-rrallon.
WHERE THE MONEY IS.
The Folly of Trnll to ill yal-
t-alpa lo lief ray Ibf Kipraara of War.
WATCHFULNESS.
proper in the in the letter it that she doable the
of the I'hilinnini s mav be formei
S ea 11 is stated that the six New Efl States and New York. New .lerI Maryland ami I daw äre have ten percent, less area and population." Vr. Williams states that M consulat. n. r presaavtiag the leading comin. r. n. countries of the world, are esied at Manila. He adds the nurpr - ag stateaBenti "Th volume of the expoii trade Ig under my ofHcial sup 'i vision equabj that of my -1 consular eolje - eoinbineii."
II.' then sli.iws in detail how the trade of the Philippines with the ' Btatea saaaadai that of all other : MS I ombiniMl, and is growing at remnrhabla rate. As indicating the 1 nt of tili trade, he says: fo-day, I have authenticated in- " I for export to the I'nited Slates amonntittf to ilNtOM." He says the evports to this country tverage 1,000.(MI.) a month. The reItataatlsavl Ut,O00 bales of hemp Were exportod during the last three months. MtsvaaUM,TM went to tho i Btatea aad Tb01Ki to Ureal Brit
' i nd other countries
BIG FIRE AT CLEVELAND, 0. A iiik lis stlsfj W'tet uiiM-k Oattee y nre t ii.-t tterlesl in eeaaaava CaMWtSMJ loon l artory.
I believe it should le
pros... -nti-. I with vigor worthy of a better opponent. The BOW teal should be made short, sharp and derisive. Not solely with a view to speedy victory over Spain, but because of the object lesson it would alford Kuropcan piwcrs. They will respect us more il they see that when we engage in a fight we arc a united people with but one end in view, and that the upholding of our national honor. 'T believe that the friendship of the English people for us. w hich has been m cemented duriiiL' the present crisis.
will result in ome t hi nil more than a
mere understanding between the two nations in the future. It would be a glorious alliance -thatof UM twogrent Anglo-Saxon races standing togcthei for humanity and pcare.'" A SPANISH SPY ON BOARD. An Important Caoluri' on the tSSMSStatJl St. raul, Capl. MR-Oiei'' Nw t'oaSf lumid, al Censnaef Vard.
rnii.AiiK.l.riiiA. May .'..-The report that a supposed Spanish spy had been . I Ii itmmA llu iiiivilmrv eriliser
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Mr. Williams show from this that j yt. 1'aul at Cramps yard Tuesday
- I ' T, : ... I si, .,(., Im ei nur i.int of i la .,, Krmi-il Who the man il
oi. hi. " - i apt. Sigsbce refuses to state, and nil that is known of him is that his father is a Spaniard, nnd that his mother was lorn on Cuban soil. The sus-
tilUtod some d.ivs iü'o as
I nltad States has M ner cent, of
i.oit trade from the lMiilippines, MagaiaatM per eent. for (Ircat Hntl B and other countries. He saya ' it last year the increase ot shipats to the I'nited States was 1.1.1. 0U0 hi s. and the decrease to (ircat Hritain ,'.000 bales. He adds: Ot the increaaeii shipments from the Philippines those to the United Htah s were 54 per cent, greater than to ail other eountries combined." He also gives details of the large h'.pments of ingnr, cigars, tobacco, sad woods, hides, shells, indigo and Wftea In the item of sugar, which la s .ml in importane', the shipments to ' I'nited States were 55 percent, of the total to all noints. In another report Mr. Willlsms gives lha railroad and ocean steamship facilities of the Philippines. Themain toüroad from Manila ia first clasa. hav-
ni-el
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an oiler, and almost irom vne tune oi his enlistment was under suspicion on account of his peculiar actions. bate Tuesday night a marine who was on watch below decks near tho powder magazine, discovered the man acting in a suspicious way around the ni'i .f! i no Vhc murine lost no time
in bringing the man to ground and short and severe fight followed. The guard overpowered him. but not before the suspect had received a great gash on the right side of the face. He was taken before Capt. Sigsbce for examination, and the captain committed him to the "bn" for the night A thorough investigation ia being mada
CUTtLalD, .. May a. -The hix sixstory brick block at the southwest corner of Hank and bake streets was gutted by tire. The north
ern halt oi me ouiuiiiik V..1owned by the Hradley estate, and the southern portion of the Hoot .V MoBride Co.. wholesale dry goods. The Bra was eontined to the former, but the stock of the Hoot & McKridc Co.. wax daaaaged bj water and smoke. The total loss will amount to about Si -'.'. M0, fairly well covered by insurance. The tire resulted from an explosion of chemicals in Heeinan's chew ing gnat
factory n the fifth Moor f the I. rail-
lev end of the building. Nearly a dozen manufacturing concerns occupying the several floors suiTcred lossc ranging from S"..oin to tH.OOO. SHOE FACTORIES BURNED
Wolf Uro.' and 111 Malum Shor Manufartsrtaej iu.'i faeaseees ai Oaaean nati Maaaai tMh COMOtHaTt, May 7. -Two bJmN fac torlos OS sycamore and Seventh streets. belonging to Wolf Broo.'aOjd the Mann i Mine Manufacturing Co.. were burned
out by a mysterious tire. which eaogbt i" the upper floors und
spread rapidly being a seven story building, the tire department was nt a disadvantage. The loss on st.u k hy each firm was about t50,000, The damage to the building is estimated to be fully SJ,"1" fully insured An Slory lhal Admiral Sinpon U Aboat to Attfiiipt to Hc thm I anarlM. LOMDOK, May 7. A story is published Ui the effect that the british admiralty lo.v liP.-n notified bv the Washington
naval strategy board to remove the Hritish subjects from the Canary Islands, and it is said this accounts for the Hritish second class .-ruiser Charybdis being ordered to Las Palmas, and leads to the conclusion that Rear Admiral Sampson may attack the Canary islands. Which would either dra-v the Spanish fleet out of Cadi a or give the ITfritad States a naval basi Irom which to .ttack Spain
Th republican members of the waya and mean committee, Sfl are told, proj, ,- that UM present p io-ration shall bear the burdens of the war with Spa. I His with this end in view that they have framed a bill which they think will produce an additional annual revenue of $100,000,000 to $120,000,000. It seems from tins that the republican ata nahen of the committee do not know that, do vhut they may, the present generation must bear the bunbnsof the war. Al! thl destruction incident to war is necessarily destruction to existing commodities. All the powder exploded, ail the shot hurled at the enemy, all the ships sunk, sll the auimala destroyed, all the stores and buildings burned must necessarily be produced first. All the labor and productive means bestowed upon them must be ex-
iii-iiile d bv the uresent generation so
far 'is they were not expended l a past
generation. Plainly, the entire actual xpenditure
must be made bv the present genera
tion. It cannot be passed along to a ml -ending g ncration to the amount of one cent. So far as the act ual current
enst of war is concerned, it must be
borne by the living generation oud itis
n mere matter of adjustment.
Some Biem ben of a community are so
situated that they can advance far more
than the share M 'hieb would fall to them
on a linal distribution of the expense by taxation. Hut most are in si.ch tircuin-
tanoes that it would be a hardship to
al their full distributive share as tin
war progresses. It is better for them to
make sonic compensation toliio.se who
aava abundant ready means for advanc
ing the tame while they themselves take
more time to obtain the means neces
sin v to nav their share.
Thus it la not the actual expenditure
Im t the adjustment of it as net ween
tin se classes that may be postponed for
u lime and perhaps cv. n to a generation
;n Ik distant future. Those of
abundant no ans carry the present bur
den and in consideration thereof aooept
a clnim unon taxpayers which may not
be finally adjusted for many genera
tions.
As a nation we may escape present
burdens bv borrowing abroad. Hut if
we do the general proposition remains
true that all the current rxpenumirc
ini:st come out of existing w alt h. and therefore cannot be put off npOO U0-
eeadlng generation. It is still a matter
of ndiuStmenl onlv. the area witniii
which the adjustment is to be made be
ing extended beyond our own territory und neonle.
Whether it is wiser for a'.! t.t?:p:ycrs
tc be Balled on to pay their share as wie war in rarrr SSIS or to induce those ot
abundant means to mlvaiice the greater part Of what is needed is a question to h.s decided accoruing to I'otnlitions and
eireiim. tanceu. it would not be wise to
otuiress the mass of taxpayers by heap
lug upon them immediate burdens of iM-eat saasmltttda. It would be better to
distribute their burden over a time long enough to enable tbtni to BUka their contribution with comparative ease.
(lu the other hand, it is WSII UW payers generally should contribute their share as the war progrcsst s as far I as they can without being intolerably ,-ppressed. It is xvell that they ahoul.l raallat from the Itail that war is costly end that they must bear a share of the
expense. I Ins .s necessary as a i uc.upon extravagance and the rapacity of OcatraetOTC and others who ore ever ready to toke advantage of their country's pel ds. It is also necissary because high rales must be paid where large sums are borrowed for war purposes. It is desirable that war debt I should be kept down to the lowest figure. As has htm said, the adjustment of war bun lens may be largely thrown upon posterity. This fidjustinent involves hardship and ach generation
has hardships enough of its own to bear. It is not manly for the men of to
day to lenve a legacy of hardship to their children, who may aeed all their strength to carry their own loads. The beat rule is to cari-y cir c-wn burden lis far as we can w ithout breaking dow n under it and leave to our childrer
as .ittie of this negative estate as pose'ble. This is the course which at once affords the greatest safeguard against j'ggresshe and unneces.-ary war anil imports the most formidable strength when we must needs meet nn enemy. I hicago Chronicle.
M-.np li-nrfers assure business men
that the banks are Huffed full with
miuie which can be obtained at a low
rate of interest on "gilt edged" aecuria 1
ties. The only borrowers are tnosc w.iu are already struggling under a load of W . . m k
debt, from which tin y must s .on ec n--
lievrd or they must be musteren who the army at insolvents. Any person who would lorrow money to invest In any productive industry with the especial. on of profit is putting a rope around his neek with a auicide'a or hangman's knot in it. It ia uot performing :he functions of money, and might as well be in the deepest hole in a fathomless ocean aa where it is. It is not distributing the products of industry. It ia not employing labor; it is not buying bread and meat for the hungry, clothing for the
naked, building tenements lor me houseless. It is not felling the forests nnd converting waste places into gardens, orchards and farms. It is stored away into bank vaults, awaiting oppor t unities to increase the accumulated wealth of its owners. Hy reducing its volume its purchasing power is enlarged.
The tone was when an improved: I arm
wiis considered irood security for a-loan
equal to half its appraised value. Not
withstanding the great anunuanre ui idle money, the constant shrinking ia the commercial value of real estate, it is
not a gilt edged security for any sum.
Tlie accumulation of money in the . - a 1
himds of the few is increasing toe
Waith of the rich by gtffiaff their
money an Inert asing purcnaaing power
over the labor and prouuets or ine ... . M - -
masse. e my without tear oi con
tradiction that if there is plenty ot
money it is not in its legitimate cnan-nels.
Confronted bv an expensive war the
subject of finance wtU assume a greater
importance than ever, the gocrnmenv will be compelled, to raise a fabulous
amount of money. OoM and silver
never did meet the current expenses of
a great war. Their possessors I t
hiding plaooa for their treasures, i. y rail the re'urn of peace, when thev
come out of their hiding places and
then boast of what they have clone xo
ave the ship of state from being
wrecked. The people of the I nited
States have an expensive 1 -son of the at a .1
folly of trusting to goni synu cans miu t ankers' associations to supp'.y the
sinews of w ar. It is ! ird'.v possible that
the people will permit wie money powrr to repeat the costly lesson. Cincin
nati Enquirer.
HANNA ACCUSED.
Hepoi-1 of In- Ohio srnale lu v"t I -
in sc I eiaaltlee ahow a 4 orrupllon.
PRESS COMMENTS.
Mnrk Hanna ia probably reconciled to war in that it takes the attention of the country from the Ohio senate. Chicago Hecord (Ind.). i My Bryaa as a rdetaraaqai and attraetire neraonalitv is i grmi 1 ataire
in national politics, and thfl popular interest in MM as such does not wane. Springfield (Mass.) tU pabHcOJi. In such times as these, when the American heart Ix-ats quicker and a flash lurks iu the eye. oie!i men as Senator Hanna do whnt work they lime in band silently, secretly and away from public gaae, Inside his limited IphCN of action Senntor ÜMM is BBdOahtodlj n fore'. Hut when the bond and the
dollar retire to the r. ar and the nam ateps forward, throbbing with manly , no-ions, the Hannas retire with the dollars and real leaders come to the f l out. Toledo Hee.
It is stated upon good authority
hat the treasury department lias in
atmetet! fie bureau of engraving nnd
nrlntlnff to ret out p.ates lor wie ex
pected new bond issue, and people who nr.. onnosfd to nnv more int rest-bear
ing bonds should write their nn ml. ft of congress nt once to that effect, (et up petitions nnd send them in. There u no need for a bond issue, bet the
i iUvor bullion in the treasury be coined
Into good, sound sixteen to one swver
do'.lara. Illinois state ueirieier.
The Ohio senate lias adopted a report
of its investigating committee, which in
plain and aaeqnj vocal terina cnarges Mark Hanna with having bought the seat he now occupies in the most exalted legislative body in the world. Onlv one member of the investigating
ooanmittaa disaeatafrntn the report, and his dissent is not a denial of the essential element of corruption by which
Hanna" elei son was i. i omp. islieu. ua the contrary, it tacitly embodies un iudictmeat f bribery against Hanna, in that it acknowledges that money was used in behalf of the senator, ns charged by his accusers. P.y its action the Ohio senate has foni.d that Hanna's authorized and
known agents- Dick, Möllenbeck and Bath bone, all coii-picnaaai in republican B aaiglHal in Ohio-are guilty of attempt to bribe; that Hanna is responsible for their actions, and demands the expulsion of Hanna from the United States senate. The case against Hanna will be laid before the fcnate at Washington in the shape prepared by the upper house of the teg slut tire at Columbus. It is much
more explicit in its charge than any similar case ever before laid before congress. It gives dates and names and amounts of money offered by Hanna's agents for votes at Columbus last w niter. Thesenateat Washington cannot afford to ignore the accusations. For too long a time popular suspicion against the correctness of the methods employed in the election of certain members of that chamber has been growiag. As a result a considerable ptOpniHOO of the public has been aggratatid to the verge of distrust of the si t.ate. It now has an opportunity, which it should eagerly embrace, cf .Naring the public mi nil of harrassing suspicion. It can do this by rigidly investigating the charges against Hanna, and if he is found guilty he should be expelled. St. Louis Hepuhlic.
malen! lapbeae t. A new terror rises up to deepen the
dismay of the abject, bondmongera. It
is that if war conies t hi re win he an
other agitation for income tax. One of
t heii organs remarks w ith bated breath: "If the income tax is impossible under
the constitution as it stands, there
would certainly be a movement to
ain. nd t he constitution in that partic
ular." This is dreadful to thiLK TC.
Such a peril ia quite enough to put all
thoughts of preserving tJie national honor nnd dignity out of mind. It the fool people are likely to get at the incomes of those who run the government aa a business enterprise for tneir own profit. mM make them psy for their services, what ia the uae of living? St. Louis Post -Dispatch. DtSfley thinks the war will cost $2,000.000 a day; but Dingley ones thought his tariff would produce plenty of revenue. C hicago Dispatch. Hanna has dropped to the bot torn of oblivion. At least, he is not a little bit In evidence these days. Finnas City Star.
SarMlloaal adar School
for May 1&. W (Rased upun tioutefs Blt Note 1 THE LtliWuN lU(tl" M:tSL rUa ;hiier a. and Roman 14 t-U OÖLDKM l t.XT. -Watch therefore: for f know i.oi hat hour your Lwni duta cum Matt. U ii TlalK Tuesday afternoon, April . A. P. . The same day as our last laaacn. but alter Je oi had 1- i t it.e u rapie. PRACK -Tic Mwjiu Of Otteea, overlaoSlnk' Jerusalem, on the a a n Uihiy. UHtOII KXIiSITlOM. L The Duly of the Hour to Watcb.V. 42. Wskh therefore. In iew ot the things which Jesu had just been , telling them, as He sat with them on the ' brow of Olitet, oerlooking the ueautiI ful city so soon to be destroyed. As ia a panorama the future sweeps before 1 their ision-lhe destruction of the city and it temple, wars, famines, pestilences, earthquake, hatred, betraf i als. tribulation, deeth; the suu and , the moon darkened, the star fslUag ' from t an n. false prophetsarising.de1 ceiviug almost the very elect. "Men fainting for fear and for expectation of the things v hich are coming on the world" (Luke 21:26. Then comes a ! wider sweep of the prophetic ision. and they see the end of the world, and the day of judgment, of which the destruction of Jerusalem and of the Jewish nation and the end of the old dispensation were symbols and type. II. Reasons for Watching. A Parable. Vs.. 4.-44. The coming of the l.ord refers not only to the great day of Hin mm :n it to iudarment and in tiual tri-
w o m umph. but to Ilia coming at Pentecost, and at the destruction of Jerusalem (which coming: some of them were to wiU.es. Matt. 24:30-34; Mark 0:1); and applies to every crisis of our lives, every parting of the ways, nnd esjiecially the hour of death. The Things Which Tend to Put Ua to Sleep: The delay of the coming; coldness and worldliness in the community; our sinful hearts and desires; unbelief. Insi Rous temptations which gradually lead astray bo fore we are aware. We are lieset by perpetual temptations to sleep, to spiritual drowsiness and torpor. "An opium sky rains down soporifics." The last thing we should have
s a sleepy religion. The reasons for watching are: First. The great value of the thing we sliould watch for. Second. The great ness of the danger we are to watch against. Third. The hour of His coming is unknown. There is no doubt about tho fact of ffla IMISadaS "In all that future
wnich lies before us. these are the only tare events of which we are absolutely certain: Our own approaching death, our Lord's approaching ad vent." Hanna. We also know- that many opportunities to do good, many crises of our lie. mnny temptations, are certain to come, but what ones we do not know. Fourth. Not to be ready when He does come is certain loss and disaster. Illustration. Sleeping on guard ia ever punished with death, because on the carefulness of the watch may dene nd the safety of the army ami the na
tion. "In the temple, during the night, the captain of the temple made hia rounds, and the guards had to rise at hia approach and salute him in a particular manner. Any guard found asleep on duty was beaten or his garments were set on fire. (Compare Rct. 16:15.)" M. It. Vincent. III. How to Watch: and the r.eward. Vs. 45-47. Our Ixu-d here puts honor upon those who serve Him by comparing them, not to a menial or ordinary slave, but to the intelligent, faithful end trusted head slave of the housohold. like Joseph in Potiphar'a bouse.
P road lis. "That promotion shall not be liko earthly promotion, wherein the eminence of one excludes that of another but rather like the diffusion of lwe. in which the more each has th m.-re there is for nil."-- Alford. Sc ench sjint owns nil Hod's possessir r.s, even now (1 Tor. 3:21 Abliott. The reward 1 IkUIi outward at-1 Inward, more glories, and blesln!. d joy s, and larger cajiacities for usefulness and enjoyment. larger fields nnd n idrr spheres are given, greater epportunilles for doing good nnd a clearer perception of Rod. a fuller reception of nil that makes Heaven what it Is. TV. Tailnre to Watch: and Its Conequences. Vs. 4S-51. The unfaithful minister or Christian takes the very means Cod has put in his hands for the aid of 11 is cause and t he blessing of men
and misappropriate them to teiiisn uses. The two forms of sin most common to those in high places are oppression and self-indulgence. Ahfcotfk Tyreeay o-rer others goes bond In hand with laaity townnl onrselves. Persecution af others i- piles a wrong in mv p. Tlie great li-storien'. contrast between the Inquisition and Indulgence will easily occur to the reader. large. Dante's Tnferno. In the etrhth circle, end flfth pit. Danle saw thehvpocrl:es. "We found a painted people." Ttrv had hoods lowered before their eves n sde of the same cut as those of the monk In finny. Octwardly they nr gthted snthat it dazzles, but within all Irad. and so hehfy that Frr h n. h 1 put them on of straw" falbidinir to the I lariei clonks which r:mieror Frederieh
TT. cvised to le put on criminal, who vse-efhen burned lode:-.th: which were HrM as straw In comparison w 'H thcieV "Oh. mantle wearisome for eternity " Prof. Norton's Translation.
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