8 THE MOTWING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1901. ANSWER TO RABBI WISE JEWISH TESTIMOXT TO THE DI VINITY OP CHRIST. Dr. Ghormler Say tlie Hope Israel Is in the Accept ance of Jeans. of - The subject of Rev. J. T. Ghormley's : isermon .at the First Christian Church last night 'Vas "'Jewish Testimony to the Di vinity of Christ." It was a reply to Rabbi JWise's answer to Dr. Hill. Dr. "Wise was Invited to be present, but did not attend. Dr. Ghormley hoped that all Israel -will "ultimately accept Christ. His text was lrom John v:39-M: Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think i have eternal life, and these are they -which terttfy of me. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he "wrote of me. Dr. Ghormley said: ""The extreme liberality of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, in offering his syna gogue to the Rev. Mr. Mills, or to any one honest in his convictions, in which to set forth his views of faith or doubt. has no practical bearing- on the Important question at issue. The pulpit which up lifts the world is more than an Athenian Acropolis, where brilliant orators spend their 'time in nothing else, but either telling or hearing some new things, 'and playing billiards with the stars. "With the great audience which assem bled to hear the Rev. Dr. Wise, on Frl diay evening, April 19, I listened with pleasure to his eloquent address. It was admirable in spirit, elegant in diction, massive in argument. However, when you wefgb. his admissions concerning the noble character of Jesus of Nazareth, against his arguments that this same Je sus was not the Messiah, you are left in doubt as to whether the admissions are not stronger arguments to the divinity of the Christ than his arguments are proofs against it. The rabbi will take it kindly if we deny that this is the 'same old fight' between Judaism and Christianity. ' He will not call It 'eloquent and copious wrath' if we Temlnd him that Jesus was condemned for blasphemy and cruci fied for treason, and his grave sealed and guarded as that of a public enemy; and that now he is proclaimed 'a. noble man'; "Jesus, the living man, the teacher and practicer of the tenderest love; the para gon of piety.' " 'In repudiating the Messlahshlp of Je sus I do not stand alone,' said Dr. Wise. It was his Messlahshlp which was In question before the Sanhedrim of old. The priests and rabbis of that day were against him. Before the court of Pilate he confessed that he was a King, but not of this world, and the powers that be were against him. If the splendid things which are being said of him today are true, then Jesus is what he claimed to be. If Jesus had told his accusers that they were mistaken, that he did not claim to be the unique Son of God, there would Tiave been no crucifixion and no Christianity. 'The cardinal teaching involved In the Messlahshlp is that or the atonement for the sins of men by the sacrifice and death and blood of the Son of God, Jesus Christ,' is the statement of Rabbi Wise, and then he proceeds to state the premises upon which this doc trine rests, according to his view of the matter. This is the doctrine of original sin, and that an offering must be made to appease God's wrath. Let me say once for all, that the atonement rests on no such doc trine. No one is to suffer for another's elns, in the sense of being guilty of these sins. But there Is a sense in which the Innocent do often suffer for the guilty; this law is well understood. That sin Is In the world no one will deny. That there is such a thing as forgiveness no one will dispute. Love and mercy prompt iforglveness, but justice demands the ful fillment of the law. When the 'thou shalts' and the 'thou shalt nots were thundered from Sinai, the people trem bled, for there was a law given perfect but which they could not keep. The tabernacle with Its priesthood and sac rifices was a provisional atonement, which taught 'that without the shedding of blood there was no remission of sins.'. Not that the wrath of God was to be appeased, but that righteousness, In this world of sin, could not be attained with out the shedding of. blood. This lesson has been taught not only by the sacri fices on Jewish altars for 2000 years, but upon fields made crimson with the blood of heroes for the uplifting of the race. "We cannot now enter into the discus sion of the philosophy of the atonement the helng made at one with God. We must deal first with the fact. The record of this, the most stupendous fact of history, is found in the New Testament, written by Jews, disciples of Jesus. Early in his ministry the 12 were chosen, and, save one, they continued with him, beheld him after his resurrection, and, for the most part, sealed their testimony with their blood. We are told the miracles ascribed to Jesus and everything super natural recorded in these books are legends and myths. These positions have been given up by their strongest advo cates as being untenable. Four epistles of Paul are indisputably his. While these are epistolary, yet they have a his toric background. Paul was a Jew. Time and again he alludes to his own conver sion. To preach 'Jesus the Christ, and him crucified. to the gentiles was his mission. In these epistles the miraculous birth of Jesus, his miracles, his cruci iixion, his death, burial, resurrection and ascension are clearlv set forth, and to attempt to show that the apostles of "Jes-n sus did not believe In his divinity is to juggle with words and to falsify history. Rev. Mr. Wise repudiates the Messlahshlp of Jejus because of what Jesus says of himself: "The Lord our God Is one Lord": 'There Is none good save one. that Is God'; I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and to your God'; 'The son of man. "Jesus was human as well as divine as human as his mother, and as divine qs his Father. If he was born In Beth lohem, he declares: 'Before Abraham was, I am.' He had, as a human, not where to lay his head; as the Divine One he possessed all things. As a mar he grew in wisdom and knowledge; at the Messiah he knew all things. Rev. Mr. Wise attempts to explain the term 'virgin' by saying the Hebrew word 'almah does not moan 'virgin. Two hundred years before Christ, learned Jews translated the He brew scriptures Into Greek, and that translation is called the Septuaglnt. The word for 'virgin' in this, In Isaiah vli:14, is 'parthenos, and It Is the word for 'virgin in Majthew 1:23. Parthenos means a virgin daughter, pure, untouched. Behold, a virgin shall bring forth a son. and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which, being interpreted. Is 'God with us.' That Jesus made this claim for himself cannot be evaded unless we reject every booK-3f the New Testament, all the writ ings of the apostolic fathers, the early profane historians, the testimony of the onemles of the early church, and deny that testimony of the Lord's supper, which proclaims his sufferings and bap tism, which is emblematic of his burial and resurrection. "The inquisition of Torquemada cannot be justified, and the persecution of the Jews in the Old World is a matter of regret, but with their history of wan derings and awful sufferings before me. I take up the utterances of the Man of Galilee concerning the temple at Jeru salem, its being trodden down of the gentiles until the fullness of the gen tiles be come in, and the scattering of the Jews among all nations of the earth, and I cannot evade the conclusion that Jesus was a mighty prophet the Messiah. I am glad that we have come upon these happy times, that the learned among this noble people are claiming Jesus as their own. They saw him first a Jew, now they behold him as a prophet a great teacher, and while many of them are receiving him as the Messiah, let us indulge the hope that all Israel will final ly accept him, and that there may be a Zionism which shall bring us all to the city of our God." BRITISH CLERGY3IAN 'WELCOMED. Rev. Richard Harding: Heard at Taylor-Street Church.. The Taylor-Street Methodist Church was filled with an attentive audience yester day morning that warmly greeted the Rev. Richard Harding, a prominent mem ber of the British Wesleyan Methodist conference, and one of the leading clergy men of Birmingham, England. Many ot the British citizens of the city were in attendance, among them several of Mr. Harding's friends and acquaintances. The sermon he delivered was Interesting and delightful, the text being Isaiah, lxv:25. "For as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands." The speaker drew an eloquent and beautiful simile, comparing the human life to the growth of a tree, and dwelling on tho fact that religion made the long and whole life, and drawing parallels from the history of trees to the effect of careless, thoughtless acts in the caterer of indi viduals. The Rev. Mr. Harding has been engaged In the Methodist ministry for the past 42 years, during which time he has been pastor of Methodist churches from York shire, in the North of England, to Corn wall, In the south. Temperance work has claimed his special attention, and h1 is now engaged in spending a well-earned vacation In visiting different churches throughout the world. He reached Ore gon on his way from Australia, and while in Ceylon he particularly interested himself in studying the workings of the foreign mission field. If the work there Is a fair sample of mission effort In various cities throughout the coast of Asia, he says, the criticism recently made regarding missionaries in that far-away field is not based on fact. He has visited different centers of church work iu Aus tralia, and has preached in most of the prominent pulpits in the new confedera tion. Mr. Harding has been accompanied on his trip by his daughter, and at pres ent they are spending a few days with Mr. B. Lee Paget They will leave for the East by way of Colorado, Eastern cities and Canada, arriving In Birming ham about July 1. A NEW CLOCK FACE. One Man "Who Objects to the Time pieces Now In General Use. Philadelphia Record. Objecting to the features of the clock face which we have been consulting for centuries a New England man Is at tempting to bring about a change by the introduction of a new system which he thinks is more suitable for Twentieth century people. This man Is Samuel P. Thrasher, of New Haven, Conn., who has developed a clock mechanism radically different from that in use at present. Mr. Thrasher makes several objections to the present type of timepiece, princi pal of which Is the fact that there Is an embarrassment of figures, which are nev er necessary at one time for hour Indica tion, and further, some of these figures are right side up and other are upside down, while some repose on their sides and others are placed at various angles. Mr. Thrasher's artistic -sense is very much disturbed at this, and he wants to change it and sell clocks of his own de sign. One of the greatest recommenda tions for his proposed innovation Is that there are never any unnecessary figures displayed. There are never more than four under any circumstances. These al ways indicate the time and there Is no possibility of mistake, which he says often arises from persons taking a hasty glance at a round dial and thinking it is 19 min utes past the hour when It Is really Li minutes after. The second hand travels across a half circle divided into 60 parts, so that the neceslty of placing any figures upside down Is also avoided here, as In the case of the hour and minute indica tion. WOULD DISFIGURE THE CITY Protest Apraln.it Street Advertising: Signs. On PORTLAND, April 2S. (To the Editor.- I notice in today's Oregonian that the street committee of the City Council was" disposed to look favorably upon the proposition of an advertising agent to furnish street signs free In return for the privilege of attaching to the sign the advertisement or advertisements of manu facturers of articles. The city is already so disfigured with Its disgraceful streets, miserable sidewalks and unsightly tele graph poles that the pride of most of Its Inhabitants seems to 'be completely crushed, but surely there is enough left in the community to raise a protest against the proposed new prostitution of our streets. The people have remained passive until, now in the form of telegraph and street railway poles, there Is more straight tim ber standing within the city limits than there was within the same area when the place was a forest. Bicycle racks, Indi vidual advertising monstrosities, etc.. block the walks and add to the general bad appearance. Would the Councllmeii accept a free suit of clothes upon condition that they become walking advertising mediums sandwich men with placards fore and aft, crying out the virtues of Smith's soap? It could be arranged. Now If, throwing all sense of decency aside, we are to go Into this business of raising revenue and are to become the butt of ridicule, let us go into It in a business-like way. The privilege for twenty years is worth vastly more than the cost of the signs. If the advertisements are not to be lim ited as to space, the value can only be estimated by the amount of space granted. Competitive bids should be solicited from persons desiring such an advertising priv ilege, and through such a procedure, I doubt not. the sum of $100 per month, at the very lowest, could be obtained. This would amount to 524.000 for the 20 years' term stated In The Oregonian. The signs when placed would cost about $2000 and if the proposition is accepted this would be the consideration. It is not one-tenth what it is worth. If the city will accept a proposition of this nature, an oppor tunity to bid Is desired, and I give notice now that there will be a cash offer in addition to furnishing the signs. Why not paint the City Jail and other public buildings? It will cost nothing, in fact we could raise revenue. It Is only necessary to advertise some article in re turn. It is to be hoped that the entire proposal will tie rejected and that the city will accept Its responsibilities and dis charge them as do the best of Its citizens in such matters. CHESTER V. DOLPH. iltfiNr DUTY OF THE CITIZEN MEAN- BETWEEN THE PRACTICAL MAN AND THE CRITTC. Political Adventurers and Profes sional Offlce-Seekers a Danger to Civilization. At the invitation of Rev. Alexander Blackburn, Jerry E. Bronaugh filled the pulpit of the First Baptist Church last evening, and delivered an Interesting and thoughtful address on "Better Citizens." Mr. Bronaugh is a member of tho law firm of Bronaugh & Bronaugh. His ad dress was one of a series by nractical men that Is being given at the First Bap tist Church. He contended for a golden mean of citizenship between that of the Intense, practical man absorbed wholly In affairs, who looks not to the future, and the Idealist, who falling into the error of becoming a ceaseless critic, withdrawing from the active duties of life. The danger of modern civilization, he pointed out, Is that citizens, tiring of eternal vigilance, should turn over affairs to political ad venturers and professional office-seekers. The standard of citizenship which he sug gested was that in all affairs citizens should conduct themselves according to the advice of St. Paul: "Acquit your selves like men." Mr. Bronaugh said in part: "In what I shall say upon this subject, I have no disposition to harshly criti cise that great body of our citizens, who when they have paid their honest debts, have given their families the necessities and as many of the luxuries of life as they can afford, and have observed the laws of mine and thine In doing these things, feel that they have done their duty to the state. Such lives are not commonplace, and they are rather heroic, and fortunate Is the nation whose con stituency is such as these, for out of them and through them may be produced the highest type of citizenship. "As we pass to these comparative terms, better citizens, higher types of citizen ship, we pass from the realm of the In tensely practical to tha't of the ideal or theoretical, and here we are met with seri ous opposition, an opposition which I believe to be founded In misapprehension. "The Intensely practical man asserts and contends that he can have nothing to do with those things, the immediate result and effect of which upon his life may not be seen today. He Is unwilling to wait until the morrow, or If need be, until future generations shall declare the re sults of his actions. The horizon of his life Is a limited one, and he may not climb the mountain peaks and look off for fear of seeing those regions to which his feet may not go, and thence there spring up in his life dissatisfaction and discontent. "This Is a 'mistaken theory of life and Is hurtful In its influences. Those thus actuated are open to serious error In every, department of thought and action. "And yet the Idealist Is as apt to fall into as grievous error, setting before him his Ideal of civic purity and virtue, judging perhaps his fellows mpre harshly than himself, unwilling to compromise with the best attainable In life, seeing the Inability of human nature "to measure up to his standard, he becomes dissatisfied, dis gusted and disgruntled, and seeks to with draw himself from life's active duties Into some Utopia of his own, and so becomes a useless, fruitless factor in the world's moral development. "There is a medium between these two extremes which I believe may be accom plished by all; It" Is when In affairs of state, bo'th small and .great, National, state, county and municipal, we shall, In the language of St. Paul 'Acquit our selves like men.' "This condition is certainly broad enough; It certainly affords ample room for Individuality. Analyze It for a mo ment: In these matters, act like a man; act, not -as a man rather than as a woman would act, though this is probably In tended; act not as a man rather than as a senseless, consclousless brute would act, though this Is certainly Included; but act like a man among men, a. noble, high minded, thoughtful man. The Latin and the Greek with their beautiful shades of meaning will assist us: the word used Is not anthropos nor homo, which mean all mankind in general acting -as all mankind would naturally act, will not satisfy this Injunction; but the word Is aner and vir, which mean the highest and noblest of their type, and nothing short of this will satisfy Paul's condition which is outlined for you. "And therefore without presuming to suggest to you upon which side of practi cal questions to throw your Influence if you, with a conscience quickened by a study of the life and teachings of the great teacher of mankind, shall apply this touchstone to your political actions, shall acquit yourselves like men you shall not be found far from right. "A few suggestions which may assist us In working towards this condition: Going beyond our own immediate spheres of action, we must study the philosophy of events. The political liberties which we now enjoy have not been gained in a day nor by the turn of a hand, but by centuries of bloody strife and unremitting toll. Other people have enjoyed a liberty much like our own who have either passed away or are but shadows of their former national greatness. Shall we like wise men profit by their experiences, or shall we like the fatalists, be deceived Into believing that our political affairs are In some powerful, unseen hand which will carry them to success, and that, though nominal actors, we are but spec tators In our own life's drama? Nay, rather let us come to know that definite, definable course of action produce na tional destiny rather than -accident or chance. "But I hav,e the greatest confidence in the sturdy, studious manhood of America. I believe they are alive to civic condi tions and civic tendencies; otherwise what of those groups of earnest men and wo men gathered all over this country in classes to study municipal government; what of our civil service, our Australian ballot system, our law and order leagues, what of the presence of the third party in our politics? What, but that there Is a righteous spirit of leaven working In our body politic? "I know that our National enemies have predicted that our form of government would prove Incapable of coping with great masses of mankind when collected in cities, and that municipal corruption would be the cause of the downfall of the republic but another form of the con tention that the masses are unable to govern themselves and therefore we should have kings and princes rule over us. They have predicted our downfall but the passing years have only added to our National greatness. The republic still lives and self-government Is still here to bless and inspire the children of men. I can conceive of no more trying ordeals which may come upon us than we have already successfully met; we have freed ourselves from the yoke of colonial tyr anny and taken our place among the nations of the earth; we have met our haughty enemies upon the seas and their navies have vanished: our armies have waged foreign war, and the Stars and Stripes have never trailed; we have put down civil strife and the fratricidal wounds have healed; peace has had Its victories no less renowned than war; our commercial prestige has been established; our educational. facilities are unsurpassed; our scientists have revolutionized the physical world, our missionaries have car ried the gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth. "Our only danger lies In this: that our citizens, our business men, our religious men, all who have our country's honor and welfare at heart, tiring of that cease less vigilance which has been the price of liberty throughout all the ages, should turn our affairs of state over to political adventurers and professional office-seekers. From that moment will our national decadence date. "Christian men have excused themselves from political duties by asserting that the New Testament if not prohibiting certain ly does not enjoin political activity, but the Savior was talking to men whose only J function In government was to pay the Roman tax-gatherer and join in the cry, 'Long live the Caesar;' but the charge to rulers to perform well and worthily their .God-given tasks and the scathing anathe mas against those who misused and abused their authority, so frequently pro nounced throughout the Scriptures, apply with all their force to you, in whose hand has been placed the sovereign ballot, upon you has fallen the royal purple, you are the kings and princes here, you are the rulers of this mighty empire. "With this magnificent heritage, child Ten of the Anglo-Saxon, the favored race of earth, does it not behoove us to foster and encourage every movement whose purpose is to purify and elevate, to estab lish and make secure our homes, our In stitutions, and our country and In so do ing, we will have reached that worthy condition outlined for our better citizens, In so doing we shall have acquitted our selves like men." ADVERTISED. List of Unclaimed Letters Remaining In the Postofflce at Portland, Or. Free delivery of letters by carriers at the residence of owners may be secured by observ ing the following rules: Direct plainly to the streot and number of the house. Read letters with the writer's full address. Including street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly. Letters to strangers, or transient visitors in the city, whose special address may be un known, should be marked In the left-hand cor ner, "Transient." 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The United States Coast Survey will continue its work of surveying and charting the Co lumbia River during the present Sum mer. It is now- Issuing orders for get ting its field forces together, In order to begin operations about May 1. It Is hoped between then and the late Fall to survey and chart that section of the Columbia above Vancouver as far as the cascades, a stretch of 35 miles or more. Aside from making numerous soundings of the river and charting the channel and shoals, this surveying party will also cover the Bhore for some distance back on either side, of the river and mark all prominent objects, besides giving a gen eral description of the river, its channels, bars and banks in an accompanying re port.' The scientific men of the Columbia River party have for the most part been engaged In Eastern work during the Win ter. The laborers and field hands will be secured along the river or at Portland. The Coast Survey has also mapped out a big Summer's task In Alaskan waters, and will have, five different vessels mak ing soundings and charts In those waters. The steamers Peterson and Gedney will survey Icy Straits and Cross Sound, which, comprise the main channel trav eled by steamers which make the Inland run to northern ports. As yet no detailed survey has been made of this region, which, on account of Its general use, needs prompt attention. The work of these two vessels will be confined to taking frequent soundings in this dis trict, and marking not only the chan nels, but shoals, prominent landmarks on Islands in the vicinity, "and also'reportlng upon any currents that may be found In that waterway. In scientific language, these parties will make hydrographlc and topographic surveys of the regions they visit, as well as making complete trlan gulatlons In marking the different points and localities. The steamers MacArthur and Pathfinder will devote the Summer to charting the waters around Sannack Island and the eastern portion of Fox Islands, particu larly Unlmak Pass and the vicinity of Dutch Harbor. This pass Is the main waterway traversed by vessels on their way to St. Michael and Nome, -and as yet but little Is known of the channel. Through Unlmak Pass proper there Is an abundance of water, but a strong cur rent runs through there, and In foggy weather navigators have experienced some difficulty in getting their bearings. On the adjacent Islands are numbers of mountains, but their peaks are clouded In fog almost the year round. One of the prime objects of this party Is" to lo cate and describe certain other landmarks which will assist navigators In getting their bearings, so as to make the pass xi safety even in bad weather. On account of the growing importance of Dutch Har bor, that vicinity also will be carefully charted. While there Is plenty of water in the harbor, there are some shoals which are indefinitely described and chart ed. By the end of the season the survey hopes to have had this section so cov ered that reliable charts can be prepared. The third party will be aboard the Taku, and will continue the work of survey ing In Prince William Sound, principally with a view to better charting the ap proaches to the port of Valdes. There seem to-be many evidences of a great de velopment at "Valdes, and the different bu reaus of the Government desire to do everything possible to assist this port at the entrance to the all-Amerlcan route to the Interior. MR. MILLS' RELIGION. It Finds an Earnest Champion in Oregon City. OREGON CITY, April 28. (To the Ed itor.) It must appear strange to most persons that such a hue and cry should be raised among the clergy In reference to Mr. Mills and his church founded on love to God and love to man as his high est ideal of religion. As far as I un derstand it Mr. Mills does not propose It to take the place of any other estab lished church, but will stand it on a broad, free platform, open aljke to all holding no creed but the one Inculcated by Jesus, 'The Golden Rule' and in that humanitarian spirit of one who said: "The world is my church, to do good my religion." These principles are to be the corner stone of the church of the future, at the same time recognizing all that Is good and true In the churches of the past and present and seeking to preserve what ever may be of use to us morally and spiritually. It is a hopeful sign of the 20th century that so many of the riergy are coming out of their musty theologies and seeking for fresher springs of truth by which to satisfy the growing demands of the age. We would not disparage any method of teaching that wouM be of service to society, but we fall to see how form3, customs and opinions of people living thousands of years ago can possibly be of any benefit to us In this age. Our life and duty Is with the living present. Churches that are ot value to the world today must contain principles 'adapted to the welfare cf humanity itself, to Its laws and requirements, Its arts, sciences and Industries and all that constitutes our every day life and duty and assist In breaking the chains .of superstition that have bound and paralyzed the moral power and energies of mankind in placing dogmas and creeds before honest lives and deeds. There never was a time In the world's history when people were seeking for more light and liberty on every question pertaining to religious subjects, and these inquiries are becoming a mutual bless ing in demonstrating the moral and spir itual growth! of the race and in giving a broader view of life, Its duties and ob ligations. It has been said by a wise writer on this subject: "The many discussions that are agitating the world at this time may overthrow much that Is deemed sacred In custom and association and to the revolution of the traditions of past ages, and some honest souls may fear for ths safety and sanctity of Institutions held sacred by them, but they need not be alarmed, for whatever of divine funda mental principles, absolute truth In the popular creeds of today cannot be done away with, but whatever customs, laws and opinions founded upon false foun dations shall crumble and fall when found to be contrary to the common right of mankind, and those principles of jus tice which our country coasts of." The stream of humanity progress has always been fed by the growing neces sities of every age. We see it flowing out from the pens and voices of the peo ple today. We see It In such brave think ers as Mr. Mills, Helen Newton and Mr. Savage, Swing and Thomas, of Chicago. And in our own city of Portland we have Rabbi Wise and Rev. Mr. Lord, noble teachers who are trying to make the world wiser and better by sowing the seeds of truth and wisdom in the souls of their hearers In place of so much theological dogma that some churches still persist in dealing out to their mem bers. We fully believe that just so long as theology will picture God as revengeful, just so long will the people be revenge ful, and just so long as we are told that God requires us to cringe and beg for mercy, so long will men in power do the same. What the world requires today is a better and loftier Idea of God. Every age has always manufactured Its own ac cording tp spiritual development and im I doubt did the best they could from the light within; but it is folly for us to in sist that this kind of a God, who would consign us to eternal torments for speak lng and practicing our highest convic tions of truth, should stand unquestioned by the thinking minds of today. And It is our duty as intelligent people to raise our Ideas of that Supreme Being whom we call God up to the standard of at least our present civilization- Is it any wonder that the people are waking up and demanding a better, wiser and more humane Interpretation of what religion really means, to explore new fields of thought and to gain all the knowledge spiritual as well as material that their minds are capable of receiv ing? Anything In this advanced age must be a complete failure. T)nly principles founded on truth, justice and liberty will outlast the changes of time. We fully believe this church of the fu ture, this gospel of humanity from out the dust of discussions and fogs of spec ulation will shine clear In the human firmament until the trofden rule becomes I the star of our redemption and all earth's children shall truly feel and say "Our Father," and know how true were the words of Christ, "I and my Father are one," one In protection to all hu manity, one In freedom and In Justice, until every right shall be merged into one grand human right- And the Father hood of God and the brotherhood of man shall become the universal government of the world. MRS. A. H. ADAMS. It is a wonderful soap that takes hold quick and does no harm. No harm ! It leaves the skin soft like a baby's; no alkali in it, nothing- but soap. The harm is done by alkali. Still more harm is done by not washing-. So, bad soap is better than none. What is bad soap? Im perfectly made; the fat and alkali not well bal anced or not combined. ' What is good soap? Pears'. 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