THE OREGON - DAILY - J OUItlN AL, POIlTtAND, MONDAY EVENING, JXJLT 0, 1903. 10 The Reassertion of Old Adam By DEAN A. C. PECK r v Thirty-one yeers ago. in a certain township In Ohio, distant from the rail roads and quiet Isolated from alt urban populations, there existed a considerable settlement of farmers. In this settle ' ment on a plot of cleared ground not more than 200 feet square, stood a Hard Shell naptlst Church, familiarly known as "Blue Jay." A country road run ning; east and west passed In front of It ' and dense woods surrounded It on the ... ether three sides. Bck of It and ex tending from side to side of the rl (sar ins; were a dosen or fifteen sheds that ' had been built by the farmers to shelter their horses and vehicles from the ele ments. There was no Inclosing fence, but n either side and In front hitching posts connected by polos had been set for the accomodation of those not fortu nate enough to own sheds. Across the road and facing this rural place of worahlp was another small clearing, alio surrounded by the prime val forest Here for ffl years the dead of the locality had been interred. Several conspicuous shafts of white warble and red granite were scattered over the burial ground designating the reatlng places of those who had been blessed with more of this world's (twdi ' than their neighbors, but the great mi . Jorlty of ths stones were common white labs, many of them turned gray with moss and beginning to crumble away. Nearly all had inscribed on them not only the name, age and time of de- parture of the dead, but a verae of Scripture setting forth the virtues of ths life which had animated the sleep- " Ing duet, or voicing the hope of Im mortality and rest which was the conso lation of the friends who had laid them ' away. J "Blue Jay" Church was about 10x45 feet in dimensions, and had a seating ' capacity of from two to three hundred people. It was in a fair state of preservation. Mtny years before It had been painted white, but the cold and beat of winter and summer had done - their work, and while the ralnt held in patches, the gray of the years pre dominated and the general Impression made on the observer wss that of weather-beaten. The panes In the win dows hers snd there had been cracked and broken. To keep out unpleasant and dangerous drafts of sir unskilled bands had mended some of them by adjusting Irregular pieces of glass held In plsce by daubs of yellow-gray putty. Attached to the front of the church was sn uncovered plank porch about 10 feet "wide. Two doors. 18 feet spart, afforded admission. These opened upon uncarpeted aisles which ran to ths high and paneled pulpit in the rear. On either Ida ths pulpit and built at right angles with the pews In the main body of the church were t&ree seats known as "the amen corner." Upon these the spiritual pillars of the congregation were ac- SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IB Vf"' t 4 - 0i .. , TV A " . -' . ' r . " i. " 1 'i J to j t m a. i m a v jr I ' 'I p t'K-gs irfs'WMslif--,-' Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore, who has been appointed by Attorney-General Kno to act aS special counsel for the prosecution of all offenders detected In wrongdoing in theFostofflce Department Is a lawyer of recognised ability and great energy. . It Is believed he will perform his present work with the utmost rigor. customed td sit and act as a sort of ' 19 ya- best members of the church. His fam ily consisted only of himself, his wife and their daughter, Mary, a young lady bodyguard and Inspiration to the preacher who ministered above them. The financial supports usually selected eligible pews farther back In the' house and facing the minister. The place was bested . by two great box stoves, sur mounted by huge drums, from which pipes led to a common chimney built st the back of the house. Aside from an old-fashioned, black hairclothcovered settle, which sat behind the I'l'plt. the only article of furniture In the wvildlng was a varnished board communion table Mary Morse was sensible, pretty. bright and of a modest and retiring dis position. She was also more cultivated and refined than the average girl of the neighborhood. But there was a strain of flash-temper In her blood which came to her as an Inheritance from a grand mother two generations back. Notwith standing all her efforts to keep It In subjection, it sometimes mastered her and became a source of mortification. Aside from this there was, apparently, no flaw in her character. She waa In- standing on a little platform under ths cllned to music, had an organ of her own acred desk. JTive large brass coal-oil nd was using, all her influence to per- lamps, one over the pulpit snd the others uade the church authorities to purchase ever the aisles, all depending from white n instrument snd place It In the meet- cotton ropes fastened to the ceiling, mg nouse. inis project met wim pretty gar light st night. The walls were general opposition, being considered an white and bare. Innovation and unnecessary. The fathers The territory adjacent to "Blue Jay" had worshiped without an organ, why was settled bv a claas of oeonla na- not the children? On account of her cullarly, the product of ths country and the times. Some of the older Inhabitants had been the pioneers. They had taken up claims before the Indians had been ejected. They had conquered the land from the wild beasts and ' forests, grubbed' out the roots and stumps and . planted their first crops In virgin sbil. Their children, born and brought up In the midst of such-scenes and accustomed to much hard toll, were like them. There had been small opportunity for and little thought of Intellectual Improvement superior acquirements and her advocacy of the organ scheme Mary had come to be .dubbed by some of the meaner sort "that s,tuck-up Mary Morse." But she made an occasional conquest for her cause from the opposition and was not without hope of success. Across the road from the Morse home stead, and a quarter of a mile further west was a large, unpalnted house. standing-well back behind a row of tall, slender,, silver-leaf aspen trees. A half acre of ground, seeded to grass and set Rugged and hardy, they were content to 1 out In apple trees, lay between th house subdue the wilderness and were Intent on- their work. But their children's children, the yosng people of the day of which we write, were come Into time of more leisure and luxury. In planting and , harvesting the crops, raising stock. Im proving farms and caring for larger and better homes there was still plenty of work to be done. But it was not the driving drudgery of former years. There coulu be snd there was relaxation. The young men had their own driving horses. A new buggy sras not infrequently seen. The housewives began to Invest their j and the road. The grass was uncut and the trees were sadly In need of a prun ing knife. Two or three flower beds, sur rounded by whitewashed stones, had been constructed near the gate, but. un cared for,' the grass snd weeds grew rsnk and choked out all but sn occasional blossom which could be seen nodding with the wind in defiance of its numer ous enemies. A great barn, also un palnted, and numerous sheds, cribs and outbuildings, were In the rear and at either side. A prodigious pile of wood, In lengths, surrounded by a chip-yard, lay between the house and barn. Fowls - poultry snd feuttee savings -better and -STOatt-piga-gaiore-ran without -re-clothlng. organs for their daughters and stralnt The fences, except that built finer furniture. There was not muc.i of palings, next to the road, were con literature, save the weekly county paper, structed Of split, rails. An immense but that would come In good time. trough, hewn, and hollowed out of an The morals of the community were oak log. sat under the eaves and was hot of the best. Many of the men had half filled with rain water, returned from the war with habits not William Roach was the largest pro- calculated to promote thrift and peace, prietor of land in the township and here Money was pientuui ana easily ob- he made him home. He was nearly 60 talned. Labor was In great demand ' and well paid. All the products of the farm commanded high prices. Political Questions overshadowed all others and their dtaetisston engendered tiosttle factions. The religious members of the church encountered great difficulties In their efforts to raise the standards of righteousness and morality among the people. Not more than half a mile west of "Blue Jay" on the same road stood a new and modest frame house. It was built on a little knoll of ground Just across the creek In which the converts of the yearly revival meetings ' were baptised. Two or three ancient oak trues, survivors from the forest that had been, and a few tall elms with high . and wide-spreading branches dotted the spacious dooryard, giving a quiet shade to the flower beds and a profuse and picturesque shrubbery, which gave the place a delightfully refreshing and most Inviting appearance. 'The owner of this farmhouse was John Morse, a deacon of the church. He : had 80 acres of land, all paid for. He bad also been able to erect his new - borne without gojng Into debt.' He had a flock of 200 sheep, four horses and a ' dosen head of cattle. A frugal, industri ous, small farmer, he was held In high esteem as a citizen and was one of the THE PURE GRAIN COFFEE veo ' children drink' Grain-0 v because they like it and the doc- tor say It is; good for them. Why not t It contains ail of the nourish- ment of tho pure grain and none V of the poisons of coffee. -, TRY ITTO-DAY. Aigioosn sverrwhsNS perpacksgc ! years of age, and the sole idea of his life was .to accumulate more land. He also belonged to the "Blue Jay" Church, but his active, grasping mind had little ttiHsto devote to ettherrltlar duties "to his Maker or his obligations to his fel lowman. He coveted . every piece of land that could be bought. He mort gaged farms already paid for to make payments on others which he purchased. Farm after farm had been transferred to him until he boasted that he owned more than 4,000 acres. The condition of the homestead was a fair index to the life he lived. He. would be possessor, though that which he possessed were neglected. His standing was that of a rich, close-fisted, unscrupulous bargain driver. The Roach home also ' contained a young lady an only child. Martha Roach was in her 21st year. A step mother, un welcomed at the time of her advent and unloved as she continued to live among them, presided over the af-j fairs of the family. The first Mrs. Roach had been - lying in the "burying ground," in an unmarked grave, for nearly" seven years. In the midst of such surroundings Martha Roach had grown to womanhood. She had a pretty face, but it was- without expression .or purpose. She was square-built and rather Inclined to corpulency. Her father was excessive In the fondness he manifested for her and gratified all her desires and whims. She had more and costlier, dresses than t any girl In the neighborhood, but she did not know how to wear them. Ignorance, overdress and lack of taste, characterised her every movement. She had a piano, an unusual luxury for those days, but she did not know how to play it. Her capital was her father's wealth. Her only accom plishment was in catching beaus and in this she excelled. . For several months previous to the events set forth in our story Mary Morse had been keeping company with George Hamilton, a young man of exemplary character. He was one of the few young men" of the ' township not ' given to even occasional sprees and brawling. He was poor, ambitious and had his own way to make in the world. Employed by the month on a neighboring farm, he worked hard, was economical and saving and al ready had a few hundred dollars to his credit In the bank. He meant to take rank with the first men of his acquaint ance. George Hamilton began to pay bis ad dresses to Mary Morse In perfect sin cerity of heart. He admired her virtues and the honest thrift of her people. He believed she would make him a good wife. The good sense of Mr. Morse per ceived his sterling worth and raised no objections to his lack of land and capl tay The courtship had continued until it wss whispered that it would make a match. Suddenly, and without cause, so far as Mary knew, George began to grow luke warm in his attentions. From coming to see her twice a week Wednesday night iw Bunday arternoon he came . but once. After two or three lapses of this kind he missed a Sunday afternoon. In a rew weeks he did not come at all. His excuses had been various, but under neath them all there was something that was not explained. Mary talked the matter over with her parents and at heart ' was sad enough. She bravely went out .to church and among her friends as before, but the knowing looks and smiles, of which she could not but be conscious, were a source of great embarrassment and mortification to her. But It was not many weeks before the puxzle was solved not an words, to be sure, but so that the most obtuse under stood. One Sunday night George Ham ilton, Hccumpaniea Dy Marina Koach, ap-J prni cu bi oiue jay.- Tney walked down the aisle, George looking stolid snd Innocent. Martha held her head high and could not conceal the exulta tion of soul she felt over her vlctorv. After being seated she looked from side to side and once turned clear around to see the effect produced. Her vulgar be havior did not escape the notice of her escort but he preserved an expression or ignorance and said nothing. The mat ter became the talk of the whole coun tryside. The change which had come over George lay in the peccability of his head, rather than in a revolution of his reaHTeeUflgSi Martha had succeeded In giving him to understand that, despite his poverty and her affluence, she was not indifferent to him. Her father had objected and stormed, but his opposition only inflamed the hatred and jealousy she felt toward Mary, and she finally coddled, him Into silence. She. knew that Mary's womanly qualities' and at tractiveness were superior to her own, and that she could not hope to .belittle her in any fair contest Her efforts were, therefore, directed along the line of covert appeal to George's well-known ambition txx get-on lirttra woria.rSdr Tar her tactics had succeeded admirably and to her entire satisfaction. George, find ing no obstructions in the way, of court ing tne daughter, of a rich man, and weighing 4.000 acres of land against 80, permitted his selfish aspirations to control him rather than the respect and love he entertained In his heart for Mary Morse. The winter months lagged slowly for the girl whose capital in worldly goods consisted of a small farm. It was a case of heart and pride with her. She loved the recreant yotjhg fellow with all her heart' Other. yOung mn Sought her com pany, but she could hot forget her old lover. Occasionally she accepted an of fered ' escort to an' 'evening psrty or meeting, but she did not appear, twice successively with the same one. The available beaux of the locality, on ac count of their manner of life, were not such fls She. cared. to encourage. Be sides, she felt that George really loved her and some time would see his folly and come back to her. She felt' rather better than another, it's a good u smokeIf there is one smoke bet? 11 ter than another, it's the i I m mm ' l I Saue V the I , Eamdsl I J They're worth a fortune of $1.42,500. Buy a Recruit to-day and get in on the ground floor. . Ny. Two bands from Recruit Cig&rs are equal to one tag from Star Tobacco in securing presents. Is' Mothers! Mothers!! Mothers!!! Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ass bees used for over SIXTY YEARS by MIL. UONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN "hlle TEETUINO, with PERFECT 8FCCESS. It SOOTHES fbe CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, 4LLAY9 all TAJX ; CURBS WIND COLIC, aad Is the best remedy fof PIARRHCEA. Sold by Drsggtes a every pert ef the world,.' B sore Ud ssk for "Mrs. Winslow's SOothlag Brrup, sad take as other kiad. TwatrvectsabtUa than knew, the reason of his action. snd believed he would rise sbove It. Ac cording to this hypothesis she pursued a consistent course of life. It was the custom every winter. Just srter the beginning of the new yesr, to hold a series of revivsl meetings at the "Blue Jay" meeting house. That year. on account of excessively cold weather and bad roads, the meetings did not be gin until well on In February. Elder Thorpe, the regular minister, was as slsted by brother elders from churches in other psrts of the county. The meet Ings, as they progressed and interest increased, became very popular with all classes of people as a place of resort The farmers had little to do at that sea son of the year, and everybody, without reference to religious views or expert ence. who could, attended. After the first week every service found the church crowded. The ungodly part of the congregations were generally largely In the majority, and the rear part of the church was Jammed with outbreaking sinners. They could not be prevailed upon to occupy seats that were located In front of the middle of the house. Their behavior ' was often scandalous, but they were tolerated with mild rep rimands in the hope that they would get under eonvletlon and b senverteeV The penitents were the great center of in terest. Their actions and Inferred mo tives furnished food for discussion dur ing the day snd their presence at She penitent forms gratified curiosity at night. v It wss also the case at ths big meet-, ings for that portion of the membership of the church, seldom in the minority, which had grown cold and Indifferent to their religious interests during the months between revivsl meetings, when they were compelled to carry on the! conflicts- alone with th world. thT flesh and the devil to get "warmed Up. As sinners were converted, backsliders reclaimed and the temperature of th lukewarm raised, the fervor Increased until he was hardened indeed who could resist the appeals of the many and deeply Interested champions of the truth. From her childhood Mary Morse had with her parents attended the protracted meetings.' When 10 years of age she had made a profession of religion, but on account of a purely physical ' shrinking from the rite of baptism by Immersion. an ordeal to which she" Could never bring her mind to consent, she never had been received as a member of the church She was an "outsider" and was looked upon by the faithful as a backslider. Her position was disquieting to herself and a source of no little anxiety to her parents. For several wints-they had benought her In vain to make a new profession and receive baptism. During the present meetings two of the elders had called and had a personal talk with her. They assured her that In case she persisted in permitting her cowardice to control her, the Spirit would "wing his everlasting flight frorn her and she would be eternally damned. Well, on in March, while the meetings wero still in progress, but drawing to their close, Mary, found herselfln a very serious frame of mind. Many of her ac qualntances had taken refuge in the "ark of safety." There was no good reason why she should not Join them. After much- mental : agony she deter mined that she would do so. The night which succeeded the day of her 'resolution. ' in company with others Mary went forward to the penitent form, publicly confessed her sins and accepted Christ as her Savior. , The peace which she felt in her soul was reflected In her face. It was radiant. Her parents em braced her and her friends gathered about 'and congratulated her. Many an elderly sister who had looked askance at her for years, now beamed upon her. The elders and deacons considered her a great spoil taken from the enemy and an unusual triumph for the church. 'Her position with reference to baptism had been misunderstood. Many thought she did not believe in immersion, but leaned toward "sprinkling." a position which the brethren considered unscrlptural and of the devil. At the close of the meeting which wit nessed Mary's conversion, as she passed down the aisle with her mother and Other happy friends, George Hsmilton snd Msrtha Roach were observed as th center or a group or situ unconverted sinners, laughing and talking as they adjusted their wraps before starting for home. In a voice raised enough to be heard in every part of the room, and evidently designed for Mary's ear, Mar tha giggled and said: Stuck up Mary Morse's got religion. I 'xpect there'll be no llvln' with her now. A aeal of laughter from toady hang- erson greeted this Insult George alone did not Join in the hilarity. Mary did not raise her eyes, but she knew what he thought and how he looked. The shaft went straight to her sensitive heart. She felt the rislngqggf a cutting rejoinder, but was able to restrain her passion. It was a severe test to her new-found self-control, but she endured With teetrr hanight Bhe passeffTbuf and uttered not a word. On Sunday It was snnounced that the protracted effort would close on the fol lowing Friday night, and that on the succeeding Sunday, ths first in April, at the termination of the morning service. at the creek, Just above the bridge by Brother Morse's house, the sacrament of baptism would be administered. The announcement of public baptism was al ways regarded as an invitation for multitude of people to come and wjtnessLlt...,. The appointed day for the immersion of the converts arrived.. It could not have been more perfect The sun shone brightly and a soft . warm wind blew gently from the south. Nearly 100 ap plicants presented themselves for bap tism. A vast concourse of people as sembled to see the event of the year. They came for miles and from every dl rection. ' The banks of the stream were lined on both sides for 40 rods. The bridge was packed. Boys and men climbed Into the streets. . The adjacent hillside was black with people. The candidates prepared themselves for the ceremony at the home of Mr. Morse, the women appropriating the house, the men going to the barn. The thaw had brought on a freshet during the early part of tho preceding week. but the waters had subsided, though they still ran with quite a current and were heavy and rolled with mud. Some anticipated accidents, but the elders knew their business and none occurred. Candidate after candidate walked down Into the stream, while appropriate nymna were sung, and were buried be neath the waters by the elders, one on either side, and brought up to the new resurrection lire. But few remained to receive the rltA. Mary among them. When her name was called she clasped her hands in front of her and wslked down to the .water's edge. None but her parents understood her timidity and physical distress. No martyr ever more heroically sacrificed natural feelings to the demands of eon science and religious duty. She did not hesitate nor. falter. She yielded herself to death in symbol as she would have submitted to death in fact The very relinquishment of shrinking self to duty reacted in an exaltation of soul as she found herself again on the bank pf the creek. " It was' the supreme moment of her life. Her being, thrilled with a hilly oy. a rapt ana neaveniy expression illumined her countenance. She. won dered If she were still alive. " . i , She walked up from ths water sup ported by two sisters who bad received her from the elders. The people were singing: Yes, we'll gather at the river. The beautiful, the beautiful river. As she advanced the crowd parted to give passage room and-she joined in the chorus: Gather with the saints at the river. That flows by the throne She suddenly became silent Just In front of her, George Hamilton leaning. Marthu) Roach sitting on the bars of the fence which opened on the road, were the two people of ajl in the world whom Bhe would rather hot meet at that time. She did not observe them until directly upon them. Msrtha had a sneer on her face and was giggling as usual.. "Saint Mary thinks she'll git to play the org'n at the meet'n' house now, I reck'n," she said. But that was all she said. Quick, as a flash of lightning, like an enraged tigress, Mary disengaged herself from her conductors and sprang upon her fool hardy tormentor, bearing her to the ground. Martha's hat flew In one direc tion and a huge flaxen switch of imita tion hair in another, while scream after scream fell upon the ears of the startled people. It was air over In 10 seconds. Mary remembered who and where she -f was. Bhe -raised herself -and bar "drhp ping garments to an erect posture as quickly as she had borne Martha to ths ground, and covering her face with her hands sobbed in very shame "Oh, what have I done!" and, turning, ran rapidly across the bridge to her home. ' There was much sport among the sin ners over the incident, snd the "Blue Jay" people were sadly nonplussed and mortified. The baptizing continued to the end and the people went home talk' lng and laughing over the unique and unusual occurrence. The next " Bunday morning, with her father and mother. Mary attended church. Every neck was craned and every eye sharp to see how she looked and. what she 'would do. After the prayer the elder announced that Miss Morse had asked to be allowed to say a few words before the sermon. In the midst of a hush like death the girl arose and, without raising her eyes from the floor, said Jn a quiet and trembling voice: "I feel that I have brought reproach upon the church and shame to the cause of Christ by what I did last Sunday. want to confess my wrong and publicly ask the forgiveness of my Lord, the church and Miss Roach. She dropped Into her seat and the min ister commended her "course. She won a moral victory that morning which stayed her through life and which strengthened many a weak and erring saint during suosequent years. The following Wednesday night a neighbor who happened to pass by re ported that he had seen George Hamil ton's horse hitched in front of the Morse place. " CURIOSITY IS' THE vf GUIDING SPIRIT Dr. J, L York Says It Is -tho Motive Power for Reseaif h and Discovery. THE SAILORS' PSALM How many - people landsmen, at all events are aware that one of the Psalms Is often called ths Sailors' Psalm T Those who were at the open ing of the East London "Jack's Palace" of tho Prince of Wales will know It, for the name waa used there. It is, of course. Psalm . 107, wherein occur ths bbautlful and familiar words. They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters these see ths works of the Lord and his wonders In the deep." The) Psalm , Is usually read as part ; of the simple 1 services which take place on Sunday on ships at sea. For" that reason ilt is known as ths Sailors' Psalm. A. household necessity.' Dr. Thomas' Electrio Oil. , Hears burns, cuts', wounds of any sort:' cures sore ihroat, croup, catarrh, asthma; pever falls.' Speaking on "Evolution." Dr. J. L. Turk addressed a large audience ' in th. A. O. U. W. Hall lait evening, his re marks carrying conviction and -"""ting' with liberal applause. ' Dr. York believes that curiosity is th. guiding star Which leads the scientist. the discoverer and the conqueror. In pert he said: "This Is a curious world. All man kinds as well as dogs, cats, birds and other animals are curious. But all of th. lower animals lack a sustslnlng power and their little lamp glimmers only, for a brief spa-e and goes out forever. ! But-jua,--tb only progress ive mal, is such because he jnaintal Heme of curiosity as long as he lives And the great motive power in sclent! stidy and Investigation Is not. in utility nor the question of reWsrd. Th. love of truth and a craving curiosity to iind out the hidden, secrets of natures putties our race, and stamps mankind as the highest fruit on the tree of mental life. "It Is not probable that we shall ever 'Solve all of the problems relating to our origin Snd destiny. But the - time has arrived- in - the-progresslve hlstorjrof' mankind when It is no longer a crime to try. And when we can hcilp to remove some of the theological obscurity cast about man's origin, and true relation In nature as a part of the divine whole." - Mental freedom from superstition wss the object of the address. ..anU--jf MOTH-KILLERS A LOTTERY "Long experience has taught me never to recommend a preventive for moths." said a' druggist who had a windowful of all sorts of them. "I have grown gray, from women coming around me In the fall and berating me becauWi moths had eaten their furs in spit. cV m. a moth killer that I had assured them-v was all right I once took' horns to mr wife a moth bag which I bad reason" to beli.v. was proof against the .pests. She put soma treasured apparel away in It, and when she took the thing out It had more holes than -a sieve, I had no .domestic peace for a month. . Now. X keep all sorts of moth killers for sale, but I never recommend one. A woman mar buy' eamphorrnoth-balls, aulphur, moth paper, or anything else she pleases, for all I cars. As Captain Cuttle says, it depends on the applica tion or it. nut let me tell you. my boy. when you want a dead sure thing for ' moths Just think of grandmother's old cedar chest - Where to get them now? Aye,, there's ths rub!" HOW TO IMPROVE DICTION For clearness read Macaulay. For logic read Burks and Bacon. -For aotlon read Homer and Scott For Conciseness read Bacon and pops. Fori sublimity of conceDtlnn mi Mil ton, v " For vivacity read Rtevonk nn nf vu For imagination.' read' Rhtbun and Job. .'. v.. For elegance read Vlrsfii. . ftoM.mtti. Vrntnr. mr, 1 . 1 ..- aawM stuv AiUViUt , ife sad tie, per r