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ilORROWS TESTS
ON PROVIDENCE
"WORSE THAN
STANDARD OIL CO."
THEFinSTi...
Crlcf and Saffcrias'la Their Relation
DUStDENS AS OPPORTUNITIES
St
hy Do w'e Kwe Sickness and Sor-
Rev. Pcvotaat f.'.:r:'-
''Greatest Organized Enemy'of Christimity on Earth" Is University of Chicago
rcr a3l"Cre;Cara'ajIt!cs..
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iUtC.Jl'tts
; Says Rev. J. B. Cranhll It "Isn't a Baptist Institution" and He
LpASTOaigraOssoNv:.:
W a ' tint '
v-i; uouDts if it I3tven linnstian.
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How Our'TJse.of TlUse'tiW Affecti
- Otlerr ermon of It William .
; . : State Jacobs t the First '
y Jresbyterian Church.;'; .; .
Th Sfinlstry of Suffering" wm tn them
of Rev. William State Jaeobf sermon at th
mc-rtflng- servlc of the First 1 Preebyter&n
church yesterday. H prach4 on th text
"Yet It pleased the Lord to bruu HlntV-
Isaiah It.M. ' V-J' .')- ..v .. .' ""'''
The word of the text sound Strang to
the ear of tbe natural men.. Hoar It could
pleases Jut and-merclful father much lee
Just .nod 'merolful X-Uthiavrfo bruls
Hl own Son le a condition wbwh seme. lm-
posslbl of belief. We can not understand
It end we ay It's a mystery. Tet the idea
fundamental the Christian religion. .
"This chapter from Isaiah is -a messianla'7
prophecy telllnf of the coming Of the Boa
"d to take away the sins of the world
and telling of the burdens of grief and sor
row that He must bear of the qup of bitter-
ness that He must drink to Jhe bitterest
drega of all the suffering that must be dims-
trod out to Him la the greet work of re-
demption.; We would think it should wring
the very heart of the Father to thmk of this
great burdac r f suffering that must be
thrust upon His Bon and yet in" the very-
climax of the chapter It is plainly stated
thet It "pleased Him" to bruise Him.
-'J J? Jur9lT on of mystertes. And
tha chief eat Pleasure In heaven will not be
reveling in the Elyslan fields or resting tin
der the trees on the banks of the river of
life but lb Will-be in coming Into that larger
knowledge in knowing those deep mysteries
of Ufa that here perplex and confuse us. t
"H"-uixwtttlSr bobrow.v l
' ut we have pome to know. continued
the minister "that thers Is a ministry of sor-r
row; . And here we bave a key that nay
explain' the mystery.' ' " .!
"In this congregation there are men in
the exigencies of business difficulty; there
are people whose very arb proclaims that
they are burdened with grief: and while all
v may not show it outwardly an. or very near
all know what suffering is ; know what
sorrow means and have felt something of
this ministry that grief brlnga. .
"It Is only when the ore has been tried
and tasted by fire that the pure gold la-
known Whet sort of veteran -would the
soldierne-who had never endured the hard-
ships of the march who had never borne the
brunt of eervloe who had never known that
terrible presenoe of conflicting and clash-
ing arms. Bo with us when we pass on to
the other side we will want the scars of the
struggle and conflicts; V.
"What does the United States require of
. the man who serves la her armyf Every
test la made of him; he ie tried and exam-
ined to see if disease lurks anywhere if he .
is sound and solid In hla physical makeup;
tf he Is able- to stand the service. Then
that determined and once enrolled he is lo
the army and the government is behind Mm.
If he becomes crippled .if he la In need of
any neoesslty the whole United St tea gov
ernment with all of Its sources of wealth and'
all of its tremendous resourasst is at his
. services and It will be bankrupt but that it
Wtll supply the need ' ...
"And that's what God means; ' Whea you
prove true In the testing when you truly
. enlist in Hla service there can be no need 1
that can sot and will not be supplied be-
cause the tremendous forces and powers
of divinity Itself are back of and behind you.
. . ' M SORBOWS CoSsTRfJCnVB. "? .
. "I believe that the sorrows sent upon-us
come to build tip character and sot to tear
It down. If sorrow comes into your life you
ought to be stronger because of it. If a
grief somes aad bears down with terrible
and grinding burden toe th mark and be
a man. To be always sheltered and protect-
edthat can not build character. U means
decay and ultimate downfall In the cast of
Individuals as in the case of nations. It
takes hardships It takes straggles M takes
the unutterable suffering that we know
. singly and Is our hearts alone to school us
Into the lines of a perfect character. There
must be trials If there are to be shy tri-
umph a ' V
"And so there comes the question 'Are
you going to face It? Are you going to mas-
ter it and to conquerr Or 'Are yon going to
play the coward? 'Tod cab skulk. Sou ceo
- whine and ; complain and "Shift th burden
that way. Bu t ah it comes as a test. It
comes as an opportunity. Why If sorrow
has come to you my friend you stand at
the very door of opportunity the opportuni-
ty to prove yourself. It is the chance to
prov your character to Uod and men. There
. Ie the chance to stand up strong and stal-
wart and heroic in the face of tribulation
.to triumph over the grief. And there Is the
danger of failure the danger of falling when
the crucial test comes. Is there anything
lhat the eonl can experience so intimidating
and BO mrklng is to have to confess meet-
ing a difficulty sneakiagly cowardly and
coming off defeated? -t t. v
. I fyj' Vi-i'bt.'jfFwraimi hiva. n'.
"Then the bruising of esus Christ meant
the Joy of otlutrs. Through that suffering
which He experienoed en Calvary satvstloa
and Joy has been brought down to all man-
' kind... Does zrty sorrow mean Joy to othereT
you ssk. It dose If yon are victorious over
tin tiieU It done If navels suof sorrow
' wuti a larger sympathy and a. truer service
f - mankind. Others wtll rejoice In such
a victory snd ethers wut feel stronger for
tiietr.sinitlCAncC tmlnre Mao. de'Jeof'
. ven JieepeolBUiwt for the -other-nry
smigglers it strtkes gloom and but
.t.ia tA ihn mirrnm. . .
''so theae trials tnat visit uf are tests of
racter and they srorky for ue a tar mors
breeding welKht of gterr than we Can think
or. or even imagine maaimr us strong ana
f jithfui tn serviee grains ss sympathies
b'c 4 and deep and norversat fef-our fellow
b e. d
It pleased Ood to bruise the Lard Jesus
fT.net because h saw In that the perfecting
nr human-ctiaracteT and looked beyond th
r-"efit to the vast future with Ha multl-
1..us of the hosts ef the klncdom. redeemed
b" those sun strtpesx aa those
b.ulses.1 " ' ; - s
IVTrtTd TLne Xrty-ZtlatAiAt
' ."Charcli Ikrrio:-"' v J; :
large rongregatlos attended the eerrice
ef sows- s e Jrlra tethoi Efts sepal
ciirchloonTMe!f la- lest (I me. It had
t ti jiouaoKJs .ai arrrlc df y Md Urn
s r es sung In ye eld time way" and alt who
- nt had a'dllrtf'jr and enjoyablo sven-
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1 be" foils wing" wss the wrogrsm:
C; cniDg Boftg The Star fipanrled Hanner .
r. Py tae oor.rstns
J" ' airtette Just Before the 1 u.e .
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THE AYSTERYf:0 :-c ifljSERY
'i Timei'lflM "li"ihy-Hail
;' """Answers $owu
: Rev. J. W. Uopre preached fo the Bbeara
Methodist "oo'ngregatlon" yesterday "morning
on mvtofiee7-fUtlBjsr hi text.ftm th
fifteenth versa of fit thlrtx-Qnt; Psalm
"My times are ra thy band." "
" "This passage -of scripture b an expres-
sion of th paalalet's oonfJdeace In food's
overruling providence. ' He believed that
what betKtea Wm ald1iot'-o'-thTSua1i
chance but was of. Qod. Lowell bag beau-
tifully' expressed th psalmist's feelings
When he said: - . ' -
"A1I is of Ood If He but waves His hand
. The mists collect the rain falls thick and
loud .. . -
Til lth a smile of light on sea and land
- Lo ' He looks back from the : departing
- ClOUd. . !::'.
Angela of life and death alike are His;
' WUbout His leave they pass no threshold
e'er;-1 j . .?
Who then wAuld dire' JJelfevmg tWs
Against His nMssenger to shut th. door.j
'' "tf Ood then order all why do we have
sickness an4 sorrow and .great calami tie?
Why does a righteous man like Job sit down
amid the ashes of his hopes to mourn over
the loss of everything that men hold dear?
Why does the wlflowed mother lose her only
Support? t Why does Galveston and- Ban
Francisco and Charleston suffer such great
calamities? This Is the -sphinx-like riddle
with which the ages have grappled. ' .
- "The atheist quickly riaes with an easy
reply to the question. There Is no Ood'
says hs 'and hence no providence. All Is
of chance. The heavenly bodies unguarded
and ungulded swing In apace? the rive
.flow to the sea by chance.
'The dualist would teach us that there
are two Oods the one good and the other
evil Ormusd and Ahriman continually at
work. Through the one we have all of
good whilst the other ia the author of all
the evil.. Heiio w live In a world if min-
gled good and evil.
The agnostic with sinister look Isaurea
us that we do not know and can not know
.whether there Be. a Ood; we riS not know
whether He haa commerce with man. We
are In a universe of mystery and no man
has the key and If be bad he could not find
the lock. . ;...;.. .;.-.'-.
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"But theism haa grappled with this great
question to find various solutions. First of
all the deist tells us that Ood has institut-
ed His laws and with them He will not
trifle. This machine has been set .going
but the hand of th Qreet Artificer is not
on It Hence our sighs and our prayers are
useless.' Jamas Lane Allen baa given vole
to this In bis 'Reign of Law and Pop m
bla great' "Bessy ?pn;:ilsu.!'p V-'.J'
j - vjj ' . J.f d df '- -
"Think we Uk som. weak prinoe the
Eternal Cause v T
Prone for His favorites to 'fevers His laws
Shall burning Aetna it a sage requires.
Forget to thunder and recall her fires?
On air or sea new motions be Imprest
O blameless Bethel to relieve thy breast;'
When' loose mountains tremble from on high
-Shall gravitation cease. If you go by
"Both tn a Ood of Law and Ood of
Pro vld en es th Christian believe. Say
Canon Llddon If Ood take no care of His
creatures the attributes of Justice good-
ness wisdom and holiness which we ascribe
to him would have no practical meaning.
There would be no real basis for nor sanc-
tions of morality and religion would be an
Illusion resting on sentiment' We can be
lleve with th great Horace Buahnell that
'A ( events have some definite us or mean-
ing which I th reason for their existence
They take place not merely by causes but
for causes.' - - . .
: "But this God ef providence work by law.
That Is His usual method. Ood la Imminent
and no absentee landlord. As ths great
"satenbst Le Conte has so well said 'Ood
la far more closely related to nature and
operates in a more direct way than recently
we were accustomed to think or else nature
operates Itself and needs no Ood. Even
science haa given to us an imminent Ood.'
As Le Conte has said 'Every phenomenon
haa In It a higher law than nature and front
the view of nature supernatural.' t -. '
MYSTERY "oF MI8KRI. ' "
"The mystery however is this: 'How can
we have a good Ood and yet so nuch of
misery and suffering In ths world TV This Is
a question almost as old as the race and
tha greatest of hteratur and philosophy
baa been given to Its solution.. An explana-
tion tying on tM aurfaot but as false as It
haa seemed bbvtoua has been that all this
Cf ferine Is punishment for sin. This la
hoary lie. Job's eoraforter glibly offered.
It to him but he maintained Ms Integrity
before Ood 'in the teeth of their strong
aseervatloaa. Jesus Christ .met It as a
common error of hie tlmo and taught th
world that the blind man had not ainne
nor his parents that the mas was born
'-bHnd. -Those -whs were Mow. away - r"
drowned at Galveston were not more guilty '
than Houstoniana '; .
"Ths trua explanation Bt Paul has' rfvea-.
s when hs tells lis that 'these Hght afflic-
tions which are but for a moment Work ouf-
for as -a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory.' Sorrow baa Its uses.
"Of Itself however. It will not make s'
better. If properly seed It will do so. It
is one sf ths experlenei;Mf life ; which:'
.rightly apprehended. wUU snake a more'.
WW harden and embitter tts. The scientist'
finds that he may stady on a ralnr dav'-
th reladroSe and ea a sunshlnf- day) he'l
oaa study the beams of light Ho ases both!
the sunshine and Ins rem; se In Christians'
lire end experience all things work together .
for god fo .those who Jots rur Father In
"Sorrow Jjeen an ) that has led? j
'wisny s men to Jesus Chrisffof lftlvarIoit.1
Blighted -ptans trrtstr eatm a sanctified hd.
A painter JJUxxL on. tlie ScsffaliUrig gasing
entresceeV wtwr"twe sssdwHtwe ef hie own
genttis m tb.shsrof a braptlful enget on
cathedral s ns4 uii stepelng far-
thr and farther serkward. heenlees that
k.l Li-. tha . mrA A I W L
' - " mix " " u.v-n. -wii-iy.
a fellow r-Ttf Wei - H la f -sugew took hlsM
-brush and vs-a" MI "f"3T " rtxlectioR. J
(- mm him AdttrndmA niHnM a tJ V -
1 nus orten uoa oesm wiui os.
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VICTORY IS AFFLICTIOW.
W knew that fsftb ass Hs greatest Vte
tmies tn ths midst of afflict ton. An Abra-
ham as a wanderer becomes the fsther.ef
all bellereraC whilst a Jfli cries out wills s
aublVne conndence anstd the Wrack of all
Ma hn Tboagh tje slay me j wfll r
trust HlTn-' ' 9 ' - '
' "It i !ee-o-wiVw aelr Jey e the nfe
pf the mtfmrmr. VsrrVt' ts writing ef his
pv-.th-r - hdr K frotther hirtrm
f -d ' 1 s m g he to t t m
f--r l.t .4 ori i-i t Into (' ir r H 9
1 u n h 1 e t- thdrn m J
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Nobody in Chicago now elalms that ths
University ef Chicago Is Baptist Inatltw
Uosv either m a generaa or special sense
and It tuy 'bi gravely doubted whether or
not it ts even a Christian tastltutten!' writes
Rev: J. Bi Cranftll to th Texas i Baptist
SUndard giving his estimate of th Baptist
life df Chicago. "Jn Vnany BapUst quarters
th .university on th Midway stands la
great disfavor but probably never before
has such' boM' expression been given that !-
favor fi'.i-j.;:iy.V ii-v(j. .
- Dr.'CranflU says "ths- University of Cbl
fago . is th greatest Srganlsed snemy Of
evangelioai Christianity on th earth today."
He doubts if Standard oil hasyer- or tsaa
vc work such parni sps lbs ntvrsity
Which Mr Rockefeller founded and featersf '
'"Durmt my short stay 1ere;'' lW writes tn
big' letter "t bav spent most "of my time
in South Chicago near the university. In
UW when It was my pleasure to Interview
President W. R. Harper for the columns of
the-Baptist Standard..-It' was believed that
the University ef Chicago waa a Baptist In-
stitution. Indeed that was one of th points
elicited In the Interview. That pleasing
delusion has long alno vanished and nobdy
in Chicago now -claims that tha Unlveralty
f Chicago ia a Baptist Institution either
in a general or in a special sense. It may be
gravely doubted' whether or not It I even a
.ChrtsUan - institution but there le a sem-
blance of Christianity of a kind In soma
phase of th university nwork.1 w p-
?vf.v:fc:;wOBSfflPEnLIAIt. '
'Th worship' of the untversltr I carried
oa at Mandet ball This hall we buUt large
ly by a Jew Leon Handel aa of the most
enterprising eltlsen of Chicago; The ball. Is
a long buUdlng. nicely seated." with an lb
orsts gallery and wtll aooommodat' per-
haps three thousand people. 1 have attend-
ed several of the Sunday services In this
building). During the time of my stay her
I have heard rmons by Dr. 0. C. '8. Wal-
ssossswwwsa-sssssssss
song a sons '"that will maks th world for
get its woes He first breaks our heart
that we may the more sweetly sing. .
"Ood leads us. He has us by ths hand.
Let us learn to labor and to wait The
wait may seem dark and dreary but If your
yea be not boMen you may see Hla face.
Let us adopt ths sentiment of th poet
Whittir when h sangt t
1 knoW not what th tutor bath .1
. i V Of marvel or surprlee.
c Assured alon that Ufa and death
wjH1 mercy -nnderll. ..
iff? ! 'know not irhers his Island lift ' "
'Their fronded palma la alr;i ...
..-.lonly knew I can not drift ri
Beyond HI love and care." .
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'ATLAITO 0EPHAIT8 EQKL
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IKftorpM'tei Somber fCMldrea
!. &j sat Fntentv m-v .-l
'th sfonowlng statsroent 'of th Baylana
Orphans' horn I furnished fay on of ths
director of th Institution: i
Bayland-Orphans' boms tor the oars iiul
sducatioa of orphan children la situated
m th northera edge of the city limit..
While th buildings are not fine they ara
commodious and coWartabie .The boms
owns about thirty-four acre of ground
which are planted In fruit trees vegetablaa
ete. v . ..-.;M.-
h Th' boys' r' required to assist la ths
work of ths farm outside of school hours
and the girls are taught to vsew and do
boUMwork. - . . "
There Is a Well conducted school en ths
place wrier th children have all the ad-
vantages of the city sohool system tor ths
full term. . ' - .
There Is room- now for" a limited number
of children who are full orphans between
the age of t and U year who may need
the protection and benefits that the horn
baa to offer. . .
Further Information ' and ' application
blanks may be had of tb secretary J. V
Dealy til Fannin (treet
Th following recent donation ' to ths.
work are thankfully - acknowledged: Mrs.
Culllnso. quilt Pleoeaf Mis Tlmpsoa. quilt
tleoes; Mlsa . Edith House oakes: Joseph
'. Jiieyer dlso cultivator: J. T. Dealy books
atur pfotures: F. B. Koehler garden seeds;
H. Prince Ice as neededr Otto Vogt
Mutt tntrnt weekly: Jamee H. Adair cotton
for quilts; Houston Post dally paper; Texas
World '. weekly papr.
STXBDAT SCHOOL EUXT..'
An XatereiUsc Meeting' of Srmdty
w School Workers v' ;
"Teaterda afternoon' waa' held la th
Houston Heights Presbyterian churoh tha
regular meeting of ths Heights District
Sunday School. aasodatlon.. The meeting
was largely attended and th talks bad ad-
i dresses were' an of a practical nature and
were tarnestly attended upon. The Heights
Sunday school ar soaking a high record
for effleleney anf good work snd tb fact
Is largely attributed to the In floes f tb
'Sunday School sesoftarlon. .-. '
The program yesterday wag as follow! '
Hymn by the congregation followed with
prayer by .Rev. S 8 MoKsnney of Orao
Methodist church. r '- - - 'i.
"The Need of Consecrated Teachers" bf
William A. Wilson of . Central Cbrlstlaa
cbureh. - .
. Hymn by tb ohetr of tb Heights Presby-
terlaw Swurrhv - i s '
'.'How to Keep Boys m tb Sunday School."
by & A. Klncaid of th Heights Preabyte.
rien church. - - -.; .-
Seleetkm by quartette. j' -
"How to Secure and Maintain a 'Sunday
' School" by Miss Bessie Lee ef the McJkes
v?Jt - " - '
: "The Horn Dere.Hnwnt'' by Mr. O. W.
Story of Hardy Street Preabyterlaa obareb.
.Xoremeiit Ani"rt Xeiiaevalua - of
the Tsticaji ".
The Csrrespoadenaa Ronaaa ths Vat-
Icaa braal-offlcsal orgaV declares tha Uer
exist a widespread movement among' tb
tilgher clans of English and Cenaaa Cafn
lies agalsst the so-called nwdlaevaHem ef
the VticB. It I deerrlr-M s a aenret al-
liance having aa its theort th set forth
by Fneassero In H novel "The Saint
a protect for a eettimn to the pope for ths
abrogation of - the (r.i and the Introduc-
tion of a series of ro.-.-!-- reforms. This
plan which Is ""'-""! wita the move-
wient of tbe Ukel V renh Csthollca. n
eaideed at the tw..i i he rehHilon.
tnn Is ecleed t I i mo Utterly I-
Hted h-1 nn . t. ehief ml the
Uerman Ce-f re r''. " 'nm Hertllne
end o"-r (inra f -r - .. . n-rsoe are aw
tKlpin 1" it- t .
rprrt;i I ' - J" : tiBf
t A ""-l mw -f t rmbrs sf th
Vr-worth ldm -e t.. - eMd Ml-
rtv a"-"- i at Am
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- - mdi Mr T -
- a brat
lac chancellor of McMaster university: Dr.
W. J. MoOlothiin of the LoulsvUle theologi-
cal seminary and Dr. H. L. Stetson who is
one of the teachers' In Chicago unlverelty
divinity school. Som of the other sermons
I did not hear.' On was delivered by an
Episcopal rector and another by a Roman
Catholic priest. 1 understand that this "pul-
pit' has also been tilled ny. Unitarians and
Jews. The "worelilp" Is rather peculiar to
a Southern Baptist It Is a hybrid service
but It is chiefly Episcopalian It begins by
the incoming of a male ctiolr. who enter the
building singing som kind of hymn or
chant They are all capped and gowned
after the university style and are followed
as they eome in by the preacher of the day
who also has tlte regulation university uni-
form.. The preliminary service Is resoonstvs
after the style of Episcopalians. A Psalm la
read In responsive seeding and after th
conclusion of th morning prayer- the choir
chants the Lord's Prayer. At the oonolur
alon of the - morning service th choir
marches out again singing followed by th
preacher. After they go away' somewher
on the outside they finish their ong in the
distance and the audience feels relieved and
rise for departure. The sermon usually Is
twenty to twenty-five minute long and tb
entire service takes up about an hour and a
half..Ther I no svenlng rvlc ;j
'h ' jjOTanr of arRisTiAKrrr. ; ' ;
i 4Wlthout In anywise meaning to be nn
kind or unjust I e"v that h Unlveralte
of Chicago la th greatest organised nemy
of . vangelloal Christianity on the-earth to-
day. The wbol Chicago' religious -atmosphere
la surcharged with infidelity and kep-
tlounn wkloh to masquerading m Christian
garb. At a plaa where I boarded tor awhile
n of th Instructors In th University of
Chloaga a very bright and Intelligent wo-i
man Informed m that sh never atter.aed
ehnrch and that she had n use for either
religion or preachers. I think this feeling
among the teachers is the rule. In many
ways It highly esteem Mr. John O Rock
feller and hv never Joined In th crusade
that ha tn certain quarter been mad
against bint but I bellev profoundly that
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Rev. P. L King efflojent pastor of th
Washington Street Mataodlat church cam
to Houston last December and .during th
months of bis eervloe here his church has
steadily grown and hla ministry has provsd
Its worth by its rults. - .' -
Mr. King Is a Kentucklsn being bora
and reared on a farm" In th-Blu Oraa
Stat. Ha -'was educated ..In the publlo-
schools of hi natlv county Hart and on
oompleUng hi academlo stud'jis became a
teacher himself. Later h became a lawyer
being admitted to tb bar at Glasgow Ky..
In iBn: and It was whlls hs was a legal
practitioner that he became converted and
kined the Methodist church. Feeling a call
to the ministry he waa licensed to preach
and admitted Into the Louisville eonferenue
In mi. and for twelv year filled jhargea
bt that conference. One of hi churphe
was the well known River ' Memorial In
Louisville and It waa during hla pastorate
there that the present handsome house of
worship wss erected .
Last November Mr. King was transferred
to the Texas conference by Bishop Hendri
aad by Bishop Morrtsoa be was appointed
to the Washington Street church Houston.
Hs has entered earnestly upon hi work
Bar 1 seawea 07 m. rwvw www
pastor god there is svery promise the! he 'I
will be here aa large a success as b wa( 1
la B4 natlva ntats os xventucay; .
- . m. 1 ' iiiien ..ii i-'..; .
-tt-. - ;!
Th Fifth Arenas Presbyterlad -church
New York ha adoptew a policy that will
maks tts baadeome and costly edlfloe a great
erangellstle sad missionary nter. 1 Addi-
tional elders sad deacon bav bee chosen
and assigned to deflnHtf duties tn th special
efforts to be put forth. ' The Sunday evening
service ef song will be led by a large chorus
choir under the direottna of a trained direc-
tor and stirring gospel sermons will be
preached with a view 4 reaching the fnae
of no nchurch -goers who live near the church
Rev Hugh Black ths ehun preacher and
promasnr Is the union Theological seminary
hae been secured as the evveing preacher for
trre months. One ef the assistant minister
sill devote his entire time to the gueeta ef
the botele Which abound hi the vicinity ef
th ghureh. The ehnrch will be open every
day. with sdnister eonetantly In attaodano
and services will be held dally at certain
boars. ' - "" " :
;'vt Uniofl Semiaary'i OrotrtlL
ft wa annoonced that an unnamed donor
bad aires f3N.M to th felon Theological
asmtaarv. New Terb city.- Freeidant Cntb-
bert Hall says that the gift win be applied 1
toward th erection ef the new buildings
upon the Morninxride lf"hts and adjoining
Columbia university. The new gift brine
th total rash of the seminary on hsnd up
tn nearly p". and ts a Hide more thae
two-UiirU of what the eewitnary feels It
needs to tet the contracts snd break grownd.
The Momlstwl Heights rtft represents to-
day a value f sore then n iwtn end Is
c-.nitantly growing ssor atil.u(. Thirty
t4 alHdeeU sere grsiate4 f-nm fha aent.
f r May K the number bc lergr tbaa
If 7 ' -
IN'. V- m..-e af Fare ' -1 e.t t
an vssi navoi.
Pref. L. Kaper rosent y of Addlenn IIL
land recently called to the wort of thw
f -a i-oehial school of th Luthersn Trtnttf
chwrcs was mtaHd wit s - - r-Hate eere-
r - at ye"rY ' the rhnvew
f - tTeone. T e-" e rrd'V-t-
-1 o Oermaa tongue e a- ' . largely
" " t d. .
tnstswsoew w. -m
the fetar v
the money be ha devoted to th establish-
ment of this misnamed Baptist and Chris-
tian Institution la doing and will do ths
world far greater barm than all hs ever nut
Into the Standard OU company er any other
trust The situation her la Such that svery
Treacher within the radius of th unlveralty
aa to kow-tow to It or he will find himself
out of a Job. . The powers that be hu-
manly apeaklng ar ordained of the Uni-
versity of Chicago and the man who haa th
hardhlbood to staox) out for. orthodox Chris-
tianity takes his Ufa denominationally speak-
ing into hi bands and Is marked for early
allmlnatlqn. :. ".
V . itmmm- ' -' .H.Vt
DIFFSRBNT TTP.
"In this connection I hop I will be par-
doned for saying that th sort of Baptists
I bav com In contact with here ar not
th gam type as sur Souther Baptist peo-
ple. I recently attended ih service at tb
Hyde Park Baptist churchy wher Rev J. L.
Jackson la pastor. H 4votd hi atir
morning sermon to a- discussion oX th r
cent Shanghai mlsstonary onfaranoa which
b mad the basis ef an appeal tor ths obllty
ration of an denominational Una and th
anion of u en tire Christian world Under
som kind Of a nondescript kocleslaaUcal or-
ganisation. He referred to th Baptist view
"'""T"'1 selflah' and placed ths em-
phesis of his dlsoussten entirely upon th lm-
portanc of the obliteration ef tha lines that
nv In tb past divided ths .various Proi-
stant denominations it was rather a erud
Piece of irony thaV followmg hi discourse
be received for baptism a young man who
had formerly been a Lutheran but who said
that through his study of th Scriptures he
bed com to believe In Immersion The lost
f Dr. Jackson . sermon would eliminate Im-
mersion and establish la place of our Bap-
tist churche a kind of spineless. Jellyfish
eeoleslastlclam that would be like the erurt-
pal universe without form and void." -
' Dr. Cranftll summed hla impression up by
eying that h hsd "be eome convinced that
the really sound aggressive and ffcUv
Baptist of th country ar found in th
Southern States." -
MSM.MMtAaMMt
Is A man of large education and It Is be-
lieved that In his hand th aohool work of
th parish will prosper and advance In a
marked degree. - ... 4 .-.-.-
X ' " SPAintAJf DZCUSES.'
Isiestine- tTtsoher Caa Xot ' Aooept
' . V "Homton Fsstorttt. .
Rv. A- P. Sparkman pastor of th First
Baptist church of Palestine who was oalled
recently to the Tuam Avenu Baptist churoh
of Houston ha declined th call Hs stats
that hi work- tn PalMtln Is of such Impor-
tunes that he feols it hi duty to remain
thore eo be decline th offer to come to
Houston. No action was taken toward call-
ing another minister by the Tuam Avenu
church at- the churoh conference yesterday
after the morning eervloe only routine busiei
bea being taken up. " ' ' .- - . .
Rev. J J. Blair preached at ths morning
service and Rev. L. T. Maya at sight.
Xif of Cliriit liluitrtttd
Rev. J. W. Moots preached to th news-
boy . on "Th Llf of Christ"- yesterday
afternoon bt th Nickelodeon' the dlsoours
being Illustrated with moving picture of
'Th Passion flay." Mr. Moor believed
that the facts of th Master's llf would
be appreciated more by the boy tf they
were presented In vlslbW pictures and he
had a large crowd and an interested audi
no. Of course it wa free. ; t 1
t'V y 1 1 "v
A Oreat Kethodiit Chnroh.'
th plans tor the great central church
which th Msthodtsts of th South propos to
erect In Washington are rapidly maturing.
Th building will coat KTt.Ono ef which ITS. 000
will be contributed by Washlngtoa Meth-
odists and the remainder by the denomination
at large. -The new church which Is pro-
posed In the nature of a Methodist oethedrel
will be in connection with th present Mount
Vernon church. - - - ( .
-- 1 - - t
;r :;' . & JaptneMialiop. ;
Tb Srst btohop of ths United Methodist
r hut oh ef' Japan is Yoltsu Hsnda - Bishop
Honda was a eharter member of tbe first
Prntsatant church organised In Japan by th
Reformed church In Yokohama. Ha oornee
fropi th north whore Methedlam la strong
and baa studied In Amerioa. .. .
: BV. Williaai Hart at Trinity.
The Rev. William Hart preeohed at th
morning service of Trinity Episcopal church
yesterday addressing a large congregation.
Rector Windham ha not officiated In hi
church for some two month now on sc.
count of an Injury to hi foot but B cope
to be In his pulpit next Sunday.
is Biihop win at xaMrnaeu.
Bishop Beth Ward preached at Tabernaol
Methodist church yesterday morning ad-
grexelng a large sung regal Ion. . Faster Crura
addressed another large songrsgatlon at tb
VOIDS' worship. -i . v
CongTeg-stibns at Cslyert
S . lH.artrsPsrf.tfrrtol.1 ' .
y CALVERT. Texas August ll.-Larg
asngregstiens were out today In attendance
upon the several place Of slvto worship.
Rev: J. R. Hardin pastor of the Methodl
ehareh tn this city preached to a large v
and attentive gathering a strong sad foree
fat ermon. He enjoy ths reputation sf
being S man of much learning and aa Im-
preaatv ipeaker with tb result that hs
rensralty addmwes a large crowd. Rev.
Mr. Henderson of the Baptist church deliv-
ered a highly Interesting discourse and a
usuar bed many hearers w ho gave hint
atrict attention as they listened to many
practical and sensible remarks that gave
strength and Interest to his sermon and
were calculated to help and be ef lasting
effect upon hi quiet and earnest awllenee.
Rev- C M. Taylor of the Presbyterian
church was also greeted with aaapprecla-
ttve congregation to whom he directed snne
epproprtato and persuaslTe truths that weiy
lms-r tons end be of greet futer benefit
te thoa whs were fortunate enough to baas
bias y . . 'f
Baadaj Serrice at Ttikoa. ' -
' VUmm r SHtU ' T
"vt6AKCM. Tskaa August tt-Vrvtce
tier cendueted at the various enorchas s
wmal today. At the Baptist church Rev. HL
B. AtweM. th pastor chose for Wa sob-
yet at the avu.ung scrvtee. "Eqatpment"
1J Pte X. V. O. Themes at ths
Vettwimet rkim-h! Rev. Mr. Citistlas st ths
Eptacnnel ehareh snd Rev. Mr. Wotfedorff st
the L here rwh eaeh deMvered dle-
cosrsss to thwr resnectlv iourgatlew. .
' ' ; BicKmosI Cairok lotes. .
.'. (Wepssf5risf.)
RICHMOKD. T-vsa Awtvst It-Rs I. W.
Johnson beM ernc tho morning and evea-
mg st the Methodist chorrh.. A tsd igil-
gattnn was n"l '
rv. fl I-et ' i. p(v nf the fcapthtt
rh'treh h-'. . -v" at kto etiurc
today but pra u-4 n 1 wbfrg .
HARDENED LIVES
;V - v. ; -
Sermon on the Parage cf ti:..SoMr
v ' - by Dr. Scars. '
IHEBl'iGHTVOF HABIT
. - l:;" H
And How Habitual Boutiae Ear Jem
' Beyond Eepalr -Wiea tha Soul
' Xi Abwlutely r&reeeptiva I
1 . i of Ood." ' ' . ' '
v r t d
Rev. Pater Gray Sear preached last night
sn "Th Parable of the Bowgr." speaking
particularly on on class of llf typified by
ns class of soil rspreeentsd IgJJv Blbls nar-
rathr. : . v . . .-.-. r'".:
Whlls there wag on kind st sou sn which
th seed Ml and took root and grew there
were several kind t otl oa which th seed
could get B foothold. And yt while th
SondlUoa was admitted to bo true th
preacher Wahrted there was a universal tend
ency toward Ood and that In the heart of tbe
great majority of men It existed though la
me th tendency was stronger than In
Other. V
"It Is tru of th vast majority of men
that down below these superficial things
deeper than these physical passions and
appetites snd desires there is the heart' de-
sire to kep cue's soul and oharactsr open
and receptive ready to take In and recaiv
the Impulses and suggestions of Ood. .
"That la what we mead by being Qndl
man That Is what Is meant by being a g"4
man. It I th ambition to be more like Ood
and that on desire i strongest and element-
al In th heart and nature of man.
. "This being true and It la true you and I
win be wise men and wis women If we
consider what Jesus ha to lay of th dif-
ferent kind of live that ar absolutely un-
reoeptlv to thss Impulses and message
from Ood. i J ! - -
'Som seed fell by th wayside ah th
fcwls oame and devoured them up.
"Jesus menus by this that thee leading
ltd luggestluiia of the Spirit of Ood fa U
on som hw1 that' were-hardenedhardened
as He exnraosexl' It like thetwaid
Where people had been- traveling to and fr
and had beaten down the earth with their
hurrying featand th seed doesn't take
root and ths birds of .the air ooms and de-
vour them up. . . ..
: "A bard life you know what w generally
mean by that expression Ws mean a life
hardened by sin one who haa so completely
f lven himself over -to sin and wickedness
hat tbe influences for good nan not pene-
trate. Sin haa stifled ouf every tendency for
gcod many and repeated traasgreaalona bave
taken away the tendency to-do the right and
we say th man ha become hardened.
"But that is not what Jesue meant In th
pel able. He speaks of the hardened roadway
and the Ufa that he meant that -It should
tyr.lfy Is th Ufa hardened by th routine ef
habit not necessarily bad bahlt but hard-
ned nevertheless A man- drill himself In
any line of tliousht er action and soon he I
hardened to all else; Tho Instincts and tend-
encies of his heart; the thought-and pur-
poses of hla mind ths movements and activ-
ities of his body all become centered an that
one line and ha beoomee practically Insen-
sible to everything else. AUIast the Hfe
beoomee dried up on all ether tide and he I
net receptive to other interest and other
line of auggestion and tlwught and actlv-
"So Christ sail td yen and me to beware.
In tha midst of all life's activities and aft
; llff' rfmny interests to bewar of th hrd-
' nlnr street of habitual routine. Keep ydur
heart open and receptive to the gentl itg-
gmtlona and leadings of th higher llfet keep
your sympathies tender and your vision clear
lest this terrible blight of habitual routine
coma upon; you" ' . .
wnx. sooff fixjor . omiTxov.
Gulf Pipe line Ii Almoit in leadiseu
for TJ. v': tr.';-;'
''.v Wests Par
BEAUMONT fxs. August It -That th'
r-ew pip lm ot th Quit Pip Lin corpora-'
tlan whtah .bag recently keen connected up
th entire distance from th Olenn pool Jn.
dlan Tsirltofy t Sour Lak. Texas will b
Itwreadlness for operation Is a short tlm
si prolabiy In tbe course ot a few weeks
I the opinion of Mr. T. H. Ban ths well
known oil man wno returned to th city
from th Territory last svenlng.
A was recently mentioned In Th Post th
tin a connected op about a week ago and
he work of testing th line and completing
th pumping station la now nnder way un-
der the supervision of J. R. Fisher superin-
tendent of pip Una for tb Oulf orpora-
bom t$i.6ii&&likt.
Territory that the lino will b operated bu
nut to its full capacity. In a short tlm'
three ef the pumping - station bav bees
oompletsd. end these ar sufficient to pamp
tit oil until th remainder ar completed.
v v -" ..' 1 '.'
' Xmprovcmeati at Silabee. lt': '
BEAUMONT Texas August U-Mr. Rob-
ert Hoi ton cashier of ths State bank sf SlhV
tee spent th dap M Th lty. In conversa-
tion with Th Fpf correspondent Mr. Holton
stated that th debris of th old Harvsy
bona which wa destroyed by fir I being-
removed and th ground cleared prepara-
tory to starting work on th saw Harvsy
lioua and hotel WkMs is to be srsotod at a
oust of $Ti.M.
Mr. Holton also state that there Is talk
cf tn toe light and bottling work company
t.dd llliiw. end that buliiatrlallv tha tuvl
la In fin share with -Ms peopls enjoying
ruch prosperity.
- . V s - .
- ! IV '.
v Drillint for Oil at WeUL "
( Mrrufes Past SrvrM)
BEAUMONT Tsxas. August 11 -C B.
Smith; well known Port Arthur eltlsen
passed through th city today ea route from
Welsh La. to Port Artharr Mr. Smith
ears that hs Is" engaged In drilltn sn oU
well st Welab having atUiaed a depth of
uu ttmt and will be aunk to a much greater
depthTlt will develop new territory if It can
be brought In. Mr. Smith ha a be eon ned
drilling operation sn a wildcat well which
was drilled Berth of Weleh. It wa aunk
to a depth sf tM feet without getting any
oil. ' . " .
( Kiu roTtmaa 11 jjjiirea.
BEAUMONT Tsxas August IA Tor Rea-
au nm . fore ma tor th Kir by Lumber
company st Fuqua. ws brought to therity
toder snd removed to the Sisters' hospital
for treetment He stietsined pelnNI Inju-
rte yesterday at the mill bv the breaking
of a pulley whkh eaueed th bredgng of h
tec while he alee rvcetved Injuries shout
the heed and me left'ear was out Mr Rea-
aaa received asedtcel attentien.snd his la)
rtea while very painful are set of a very se-
rious character. ; . --. .
' Clmrciiea Well Attended at Teafte. (
- (HwMfM)Ha)
' TEAOCBt Texas August ll.-Tb weather
Iter for the peat two day alaes ths pah
pos been ewasMeraWy cooler and a a re-
sult ths chert bee were Well filled large
rowgrvwatlows aaw-WMIng St slt thr-a
rtturfheo to I"" Bev. J. L. Ooedtrln. pas-
ter sf She Methodist churoh. who hss been
a tew days enjoyrng hi vaceiioa. hs
J"re4 r-onw. sod a welf-flUed bouse ff
Bla return.
Ladle UtxTmm4 Swee Roach Ki tier-
raws rwhee frets your pantry: gwm-ed
Konpot.ou: made by v; "? can h
rug -. corner Main and Presto j.-rj.
tea Texas' - - --
War jumea -i Tr"-KW. -
lee r-ere 1 I
lut V7ork of tie dmrci Ii 1
Vp EplendiJIy Eurinj tie i:
Term- and'1 Officers I.
Kucli Encoursjed.
Sv. D. R. Pevoto the - -!..-1
preached t the lirst ISaptr.c '
terdsy morning and at nlg'it 1 .'. .
Klmbrough a student of the F .11; 1
tint Theological emlnary who Ii v
In Houston preeclied. Lotlt r s v
Well attended and lurge Interrzt v 1 in.
tested.
. Mr. Pevoto rrMc'-l ot "' " t-
Ing hi text ft a I ' l - e "..
of man" story in tivii'-- -t 1 ' 'ilng .
effective sermon i Imv s nui-
times lead us uv k--- I -
flrely the trw pn"!. .rout -
theme was - fie . of t
Oospel."' his text
of the kingdom e. . 1 1 all 1
earth as a witnwi u . . the t .
tome" .
The conrreeatlo s st i I cf i'T' : '
services of the t t s -i 1 h
been retnarknidy 1
period and tne-r! 1 1- eve.
reason to feel 1 at ' 1
(or work In the 1 ..I. . - v. 1.
L. Grors Is in t--t T s n. -earned
vacation and ul r-
wllh new nth !m snd ren.--. .ai-
bees for the wu a t f the con
The ervt e t to r m . '"
tonight will b in uiiurse of tu l
tlt church. . - . -
LIKE CHAHLES 1 3
ibtst rr.::z:i::.: 13 1
attcsnzy ci::: ?.!;
Hon. Baal Eorr.p.;-iao C.
ent law' Officer of t"
v . failare ta Tr
(Uotulau P01I Sftcul ) 1 '
LA KB CHARLKB La. August 1.1-
I'aul A. Bompayiae candidate for art
general arrived home last nlht niter a
It td many of the parlshe In the '
part ot the State tn an lntervh w r.
payrao stated that'he had lcen m
support In many parishes wli-.x i -
that hs would hav a bard ii
tliat he feel reaxmiAhly sure of I.
In this race. . ir. Homii.vra
quits a stir by questioning Aimni. v
Walter Ouion statement tliat I i
rowertess to prosecute the Im-i. t
nown to be oneratlim Irt loui. ..una .
of A lack of fun.le with whh Ii to
uch lettal prnceeuings. iir.Hnmi. i-.
"Attorney General. Onion's ettort
the- responsibility for failure to enf.u.--antl-trut
law upon ths Loiilslnnn Ii
ture whea he said In a recent Interview t
BO appropriation bad been made by tlie I
Islature for thet .purpose enn avail I
nothing In the face of the Well-known i
that the State never has to advunc r-i
order to prosecute and the great Inmil-u..
power given him by section 10I8 of t..e .
vised Statutes of Louisiana that am
blm to summons all persons stipi - I
hav knowledge of th -violation of tne I
before sny judg or Justice of the p-me t
tlielr. deposition may be taken." .
Mr. Sompeyra be accepted an invi:;
to be' present at the big political rxiit i
barbecu at LeesVllle. La' where it I- .
peoted that Hon. J. Y. Manners end n-
other raomate fur Stat orilcv will lm i
nt and apeak. .'
' '. Jlxewsion to Eij tatei'
' ' " . " ' (Htuskm PaW Sftul.'i i
: LA KB CHARLES L August M.-One
th largest -excursions ot the gear left t
wharf aboard tha big steamer the Bore.
Rex this mornmg for Big 1ake the popi.
cummer resort twenty miles below 1.
Charles. ' Music Was aboard the boat a
flooring Was on ef the f--tu: At t
lak nahlng' Crabbing baaing sod hat1
are Amotig th amusements. .'-. l -a I
Lak charlea peopl are . i
utnme at this resort
Dentil of Kn Atitri.
' -'. ' 4H0mtn Pssf Ssrcw.)
LA KB CHARLSO La. August 1 -William
Athens sn old resident of !
Charles died at her ' home on te -
street from a paralytic stro. win
upon her. yesterday. The funernl .
from th resMenoe at U o'cl a t -
Ing and Interment waa made tu t"t: i
Qrove cemetery. '.
' ' ' " The Sioe Crop Good.
f assise Pew SHckl.)
lAKK CHARLES. Ls.' August 1J.-'
cant rail hav hslpsd ths rlc crrn
derfutly.- Farmer say that almost ') '
lato lic that they were In doui-t s
ytold for some week I rowing i.i i
and will Surpass expectations.
tO ill TZ1SL IZZl
lyrio Ii to Be ConYerted Into C.
' ' ' EoQte for Winter.
' 1 (few Psif Sfal.)'
BEAUMONT. Texas. August JA-The I
amtoma. a summer amusement re-
that city. Is to bs enlarged and Impro .
converted tot an inoepenaent tftet-
ins sosiinn . .T
lines s the Majestic theater at I
Contract tor inw- uevrw.. -
. ipWm will Intiut euMin .
concrete waii r".
aeata snd the transformation of te I
Into S small but well appointed t-
stock company Is to be orssnised.
put on a repertoire. Including p. i
and melodramas. Mr. nk 1
Will ws manaser -w ..."
wHI have stsoor finanai b- -plans
have sot as yet b-.- n-
further oneeos'-ement win t- i
tb fomlng wsVh concernit g ti e s
I selVrtrti V-7 r
j TEMPI'S. Teas. AognH It
-V
r."i
1 h
Powns ef this tty bt lyirg e -.r
St tb King DotiehterV h- -
faring from a severe ( ". It
Iset night beln rei i-i
though fers was we i
twley. M pns is ft --
Xk na president ef ti e I -I
f Tempts. ' .
For ptoeiech Tm"' '
T 1 1-oweia SM t i .
I md. Meres l- ec ) -Hee -
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