Liberty Express, Volume 13, Number 31, Liberty, Union County, 3 March 1916 — Page 7

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THE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Interesting Dille History for Present Day Readers

Projretiivt Stephen Pyt the Price.' (My Aii.Iivw ('. V.vxw, in Tin luntim-nt.) Intrrnatioiutl Sunday mIiooI lcon for Munh 3: Tlu Dvatli of Stlun. Art 7:I-H:3. Col.lrn Text, llevcltitiun . 2:10: tlioti faithful unto death, and I will k'iv tlx- ft crown of life. Stephen wad tin firt to lay down hi lif in tentiinony of Iii faith in I'hrUt. For thi ho in usually rallrd "protomartyr" (flrt martyr). The fot that hi nam tainl firwt in the lit of the even helper appointed to care for the poor and "aerve tahle" mIiowk that he was bertt known nmonjj them for h'n agjfreiiveneii. It wan thi characteristic that brought him to the front and led to the event which culminated in hi death. God had endowed him with the gift of

nervier such few could render. He

had been honored highly, and with the

honor and peculiar gift came .ie respon

sibility of using ha talent in the advancement of God'a will. Stephen ac

cepted the reHponsibility, used hin gift,

Wcounting his life a small price to pay

for the advancement of CJod'a kingdom. From the human point of view, his ex

perience was tragic; from the point of

view of the divine moral order of the

universe, it was another illustration oi the law which Jesu Christ has both

preached and practiced, that "he that

loseth his life shall find it." Stephen a Victim of False Witnesses. VrHe lThe chartf'' upon which

Stephen was brought to trial before the

ouncil wan blasphemy, the name charge

practically as that brought againt .Jesus himself. To prove the charge it was necessary to suborn "fale" witnesses.

These witnesses were faUe not because they manufactured their tetimony pure

ly and simply "out of whole cloth, as

t were, but because they placed a false

Interpretation on the facts and palmed

ir their interpretation as the substance f the facti. It i not necessary to trete a story out of nothing in order to

Lolate the ninth commandment. It is fiough to take n true situation mid so .present it as to cause a false imprenlion. V Stephen had made n plea for progress. Z'fa.wR a believer in the divine revela-

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iUo noted that Cod had a fuller revelation of hijiic1f. whkh. he hal reserved intil world wai r.dy for it, and had kivei it in .Jesus Christ. It was not

) 1 iieFii v to show tin the earlier revela-

,TTT as inferior in comparison to the

'uter one. Hut he who preaches progress

s always open to the same misunder-

Sliding with its counterpart, the charge

f irreverence and blasphemy. For the

Exaltation of the newer ideal mut needs

ippear the disparagement of the older,

ven though the newer may U presented

is only relatively better than the old.

Stephen was a martyr for progre.

Wsi it significant that a Hellenist hould le the first to proclaim the broadr and more elastic conception of the

faith of Israel? The Hellenist were, by

eir touch with the world outside of

t itter Judaism, better able to appreciI . . 1 1 . I ! . .. I

p Hie oroauer nearing mm uim cram plications of that faitTt. Hut it was Mently the IlellenUts that brought phen before the Council, for it is in ,,e synagogue of the Libertine (Freed-

men) and of the Cyrcuians (hat nllVnse wit taken nguint his preaching. N'erse - In his defense before the council Stephen endeavored to show that the gospel of progress he was preaching was looted in the history of (iod's ileal' ing with men In the past. To the fa-

miliar facts of history, therefore, he make hi appeal. fod had Hot revealed himself once for all in u single net and in an unalterable form. He had spoken hi will in successive stages. First, he had made himself known to Abraham as u Cod of mercy who would send hi blessing to the world through that patriarch. Next (!od had made himself known to Mose und through Moses to the children of farad. Hut even as he was revealing himself to Moses he had assured him that he was not to be the last man to receive a prophetic revelation, but that others after him should be raised to continue the growing revelation. Verne 4-1-. Furthermore, Stephen went on to point out that in the matter of worship, too, there had been progress in the past. The fathers had had the tabernacle in the wilderness. In Hpite of

the fact that this structure was built "according to the figure that he (Moses) had seen." i. e., the heavenly model, it presently gave way to the temple built by Solomon. And the building of this temple was approval by God. Hut if there had been two places of worship approved, each suitable to its own time and conditions, when Ood revealed himself as a spirit who "dwelleth not ill houses made with hand, what could te the offen of predicting the passing away of the temple, and the coming in of a time when worship should be free and spiritual, offered anywhere Im-cuusp f!od was everywhere! Accused Tries to Explain Words. Since Stephen was charged of speaking agaie,-t Moses, he reasserted most emphatically his belief in the genuineness of the revelation of C.m through Moses. Since he was accused of speaking against the temple, he pointed out that the temple was neither as venerable as Moses by its antiquity nor appropriate as the final house of (Jod. This line of defense shows the discrimination exercised by a mind In rit on giving thing their proper place und perspective. To deny the permanency of the temple was no offense. Stephen virtually confessed Umt he had done no. To deny the authority of the revelation given through Moses would have beenttn offense. Stephen repudiate that interpretation of his word. Verse rt..VT Jlut th true preacher

of Christ cares less to defend himself

than he does to press upon the consciences of men the need of forsaking their evil thoughts and accepting Christ as their Saviour. This Stephen began to do as he pointed to the will of (Sod by the rejection of the "Kighteou One. He was not permitted to continue and finish his speech. Vercs 54-rtO The directness and plainness of Stephen' arraignment of the Jews ami their leaders stirred the

I men of the council to a pitch of fury 'amounting to madness. They refused I to hear him to the end, ami summarily 'condemned him to death, executing the sentence immediately. I Chapter 8, verse 1 Paul, like Stephen, wa a Hellenist, but for the time he was impervious to the spiritual influence I w hich had made a martyr of Stephen.

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Department of Agriculture JVeekly News Letter from Washington, 75$$ D. in the Interest of Better Farming

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FARM-FENCING PROBLEM.

' tors to Consider Arc Durability,

Cconomy In Construction, and Sys

tem Suited to Farm Needs.

7ire fences, particularly in the North

, itral States, are very generally re-

(icing thoMe of stone, wood, and hedge the latter become unserviceable.

Vhere high-priced land, a scarcity of

imber, and high wages for farm labor

xist, the farmer can no longer afford

a construct any but wire fence. The

tent to which this fencing is now be-

inr Ii..! ii iilmu'n Sn a reeellt rellOrt.

(bliNhed as ISii'letin 321 of the Depart-

lnt, which contains the results of in-

'tigation into the cost of fencing in in the North Central States. In of the twelve states from which data Vre obtained wire constituted more (an 70 of the fencing, and in western 'kota, Nebraska, Kansas, and northern (nnesota the percentage of wire was te than t0. . lie trxiiurtil an. I ! nirn nr IIKP of wire

pfarm fencing in this section ha com-

d the farmer to consider very seri-

what system will be most. uitto his needs. A farm fence, says

h nilletin already mentioned, should

tu bine the two qualities of service and onomy. To give satisfactory service it

must be constructed so a to turn all kind of stock without injury to them. T,o be economical it must be built as cheaply as is consistent with durability. The fence that is erected at a low initial cost is not necessarily economical, for it may be short-lived. In selecting a woven-wire fence, it is preferable to economize by eliminating unnecessary wires rather than by using a lighter-weight wire. A fence the spacing in which is too wide to turn swine satisfactorily will prove quite adequate when only cattle, sheep, or horses are to Im considered. The farmer, therefore, who keeps no awine can aave money by doing away with wires that are not needed. The factor which determines the price of woven wire fencing is its weight, so that in fences of the same height a wide-spaced fence with comparatively few wires costs less than a nftrrow-spaced one with more wires. On the other hand, it is becoming generally recognized that the use of heavy wire in fencing is economical. The initial cost of the heavy wire is greater, but its durability is more than sufficient to offset this disadvantage. The labor and other costs in the construction of a fence are practically the same whether a heavy or a light grade of wire is used, but with heavy wire the fence lasts so much longer that this cost of construc

tion ! distributed over it much longer time, That (his is appreciated by a majori! v of farmers I indicated by the increase In the percentage of heavy wire that i being sold for fencing purpnc. j lor (he general farm on wliiili all kind of lock tile kept, und on hielt the rotations practiced call for temporary nfiiie, (he common type of fence 'now being adopted In the N'oith Central States I one which has approximately I ten line Mires und u total height of

about four feet, The bottom wires are

X I meed about three inches apart. Such a fence const i uctcd from all No. 1 wire with il sfraiid of limbed wire on the tup. (Um ye orange, loclit, led cedar, steel, or cement line posts set a rod apart, and end and braces of the same materials as for the line poxt at distance of forty rod, can be constructed, it is tignred. for v.V-4 cents a rod. This allow a labor cost of 1) cents a rod. The cot of the wire itself i estimated at 40 cent, the line posts at -H cents, and the end and braces at 12V1- cents ft rod. Such a fence i exceptionally durable and should last approximately 22 year. Cheaper fences can, of course, Im constructed with less expensive material. Allowing for repairs, depreciation, and interest at .1 on the investment, the total nulluni '"Ost of upkeep for n fence such a the one dcRcrilMd should Im 0 cents per rod. In addition, the interest on the value of the land which the fence occupies, and thus withdraws from t ill -nge or pasture, should be included. The giowing scarcity of ti miter in the North Central states, which has already resulted in popularizing wire fencing, is also increasing the cost of posts for these fences, ami may ultimately result in a more general adoption of some substitute for a wooden post. The only kind of timber fence posts which in their natural condition last on an average for more than llfleeii years are Osage orange, locust, red cedar, mulberry, catalpa, and bur oak. The supply of all these i limited, and most of them in the areas where they ore not native are high priced. In the past, before wire fences came into such general use, Osage orange hedge wa much used for fencing purposes, and many of these hedges have been allowed to grow up into trees from which posts have Imiii cut. On highpriced laud, however, this is not a profitable practice, because the hedge row con

sumes the fertility of much hin, could be used to better ol v.ntt y.. f,. 'nop product 1 The "Upply of (H.fc( timber I coii-tantl.v decreasing, wjJ ( j consequent l l-e In 'l "d Hm.M r t, j red cedar posts ued in the corn bell area hate to Im shipped from the South, lern .late. Their cost MU le.nMv

ltd Willi llg. t'ndcr these circumstances, (.tniieis ie tinning attention to the ilnlilie ol steel Hud concrete posts. The chief Jeetion to steel post, that they ute bent by heavy tok nibbing iigitinM t Imui.

nuiV I vereoute both ny the proper con

struction of the fence so th.it the strain i transmitted "long the line to M. (. posts, anil aUo by the use of lnnir posts. Concrete posts me commonly Ii. Mil to be especially durable, hut to secure this quality great care must be exercised in the selection of materials and in the construction. Moreover, such posts should not be used for at hast a mouth, or better still for three mouths. after they have been removed from the mold. On farm where sand and gravel are available, however, and where the work may 1' h"u "t season of the year when the labor might imt otherwise Im profitably employed, the construction of concrete fence pots i quite feasible. The concrete, however, must not be allowed to freeze. Still another methotl of meeting tlx increasing cost of durable timber for fence posts i the use ol preservatives on the cheaper kind of wood. Creosote i the cheapest and most ctl'uient of common preservatives, and slant -lived timbers that are properly treated with it should withstand decay as long as the more durable woods. The treatment i simple and can easily be done on the farm. Detailed instructions on the subject may be obtained from the Department. Whatever form of fence pot is adopted, it must be remembered that it is ci y poor economy to const met a fence in which the post will decay Iti foie the wire does. In such an event the fence ha to be re-stretched on a new set of post, the cost of repairs will he considerably increased, and full cll'uiciicy will not be obtained from the wiie.

OAT SMUT PREVENTION.

by any other preventable cereal disease In the Coiled States. Treating the seed with hot water or with formaldehyde solution before sowing Is an easy, cheap, and elicit Ue way of pi eventing this disease, The latter method, which

is the one most available for geiteial use, I here hi Icily stimmaiicd, Hotli methods ate dcsctÜM-d ill detail ill Tanners' Mullet in .i07, which will be seilt free on application to the Secrejary of Agrictiltuie, Washington, D. C, Mix the formalin (a commercial preparation which is ;I7 formaldehyde by weight) with water at the rate of one I d (a little less than a pint) to foity

gauons 01 water, lite L'taiii may he

either loosely inclosed in a sink or put loose into ( tub (,r vat with the solution. Agitate the sucks or stir the grain occasionally so that the entile surface of every grain will be thoroughly wet. Instead of Iwing immersed the seed oats may be spread on a clean Hour or canvas and sprinkled with the solution and shoveled over during the process so that they will be wet evenly a in the other method. Not over a gallon of solution will be needed for every bushel of dry grain. After sprinkling, shovel I he seed into a pile, cover it with sacks wet with the solution, and allow it to stand for at least two hours before spreading it out to dry. Precautions: The oat may be seeded a soon as dry enough to run through the drill. If the seed is still moist, however, the drill must Im- set to sow more to the acre than if it is dry. The quantity which should be sown may be determined by measuring a given bulk before and after treatment and figuring the proportion of increase. After treating" do not expose the seed to freezing until it i thoroughly dry. , Do not allow the treated seed to come into contact with old sacks, bins or machinery in which there may be smut poies. If mich must be used, scald them or wash them first with the formaldehyde solution.

Of Course Paw Knew. Little Lemuel Say, paw, what is an upstart? Taw An upstart, son. Is a elf made man who Isn't your friend.

Thr average annual losses from smut

in oats are greater than those caused i

Now Lemuel Knows. Little Lemuel What's an auction, paw? I'aw An auction, son, li a for bid ding placo.

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I Wayne County Democratic Central 1

I Committee. Endorses Lontz Cand?d!acv.l

The AVayne Count Democratic County Central Committee has adopted the following s resolutions: ! The candidacy of JohifI. Lontz "for Congress is making splendid progress throughout the 1 Sixth District. This is not surprising when the qualities of the man and the existing political f conditions are considered. H The first condition that confronts the Democracy is the significant fact that there will be H only two candidates for Congress in the district in the campaign of this year. The pertinent H question is, where will the 9,200 votes go that were cast for the Progressive candidate in 1914? 1 The present representative, Mr. Gray, was elected in 1914 by a plurality over Mr. Lynch, j Republican, by 3,400. If a Democratic Representative be elected next November he must not only carry Mr. Gray's vote in 1914 but about 4,000 additional votes. It is no disparagment of Mr. Gray to admit, in view of his greatly reduced plurality of 1914 from that of 1912, that there is grave doubt of his ability to secure this needed additional vote either from the Pro- j gressives or from any other source. n Can John M. Lontz secure enough votes outside of the ranks of Democracy to be elected? H We believe he can get these votes and be elected for the following reasons: j FIRST. He is a new man, free from factional or political entanglements and personal enmities. H SECOND. He is an alert and successful business man with unusual executive ability, and 1 also well versed in the principles of common law on which all statutory law is founded. H , THIRD. He understands the political issues of the day and is especially well informed on H the vital questions of the tariff and the currency. As a large exporter of lawn mowers he is well qualified to expose the fallacies of the Standpat "scare crow" that a high tariff is necessary to protect American labor from the pauper labor of Euope. FOURTH. His personal popularity will bring to him, if nominated, the aid of 2,000 votes 1 outside his party in Wayne county alone. FIFTH. He will carry Wayne county as he did in 1890 for auditor, when the Republicans 1 had a normal majority of about 3,000, and his name on the Democratic ticket will add H strength to the State and National tickets and every county ticket in the district. SIXTH. He will meet the modern need and growing demand fpr more efficiency in the public service, which has not kept abreast with the progress and the methods of private business. m SEVENTH. He is not a radical nor extremist, but an honest, clear-headed man of self j poise and sound judgment. EIGHTH. As an employer he has proved the friend of labor, recognizing its rights as well as its dignity and importance. NINTH. As a citizen he has been progressive and public spirited, always ready to aid enterprises for the welfare of the community both by his purse and his personal efforts. TENTH. He is broad-minded and unselfish and can be depended on to give an earnest and ü loyal support to the principles of self government. WAYNK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CKXTKAL COMMITTEE Hy Executive Board

JOHN W. IIAKPKK, Chairman H. O. ALLEN, Assistant Chairman DR. J. J. (JROSVENOR, Secretary HARRY SCIIURMAN, Treasurer

WALTER HAYS AVA DE KENNEDY ALHERT THOMAS LAKE WHITE Adv.

J. W. HARTER CHARLES L. WHITE HAROLD DUKE EDWARD ALLEN

"WILLIAM HA NO LEY V. E. DILLS .1AM ES CAKKOLL 0. 0. SMITH

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