BOHEMIA NUGGET.
C. J. HOWARD
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Friday, Pichrwarv 21, 1902.
a iroitLir,Y riEir.
The town has been more or less
agog over a series of revival meetings
held here. This series of meet
ings was a little remarkable in
that the entire church-going classes
of Cottage Grove, without regard
to denomination, seem to be
heartily and sincerely interested in
the great movement, and individu
ally and collectively, every effort
was put forward to bring' -those
whose lives have been foreign to
that of the Christian, into the great
circle of believers. This is as it
should be.
The writer, who is reckoned as a
"worldly" man, and whose star of
hope seems dimmed by distance,
has ever beeu appreciative of the
good the true; and, while he
stands not within the sacred circle
of the saved, he has long respected
and honored the man who lifts an
upturned face to his Maker, and
sincerely makes effort to follow the
teachings of the Father. Again,
the writer has always been of the
opinion that the great cause of
Christianity shall do its greatest
good and make its greatest success
in the world of sinners when the
churches shall have ceased to do
battle along certain dogmatical
lines, and gel down to a common
level and understanding with each
other, and come nearer unto the
same God.
It is gratifying, even to the man
who does not "profess" to "be
Jieve," but who has a desire to see
the world better and brighter and
freer from siu, to note the change
that has come to the hearts of the
members of the several denomina
tions in the matter- of combining
their efforts for the good of hu
manity and the cause of God,
rather than to stick to their several
dogmatic ideas with the view, not
so much to lift the burden of siu
from the sinner as to the building
up of their particular branch of
church.
For years the skeptic has based
much of his argument upon the
clashes that have existed among
the churches. Take that founda
tion of argument from him and you
have reduced him to a minimum,
and a small one at that. In fact
the way is then prepared by which
he may turn his thoughts into the
right channel. Christ preached
and sought to save for one church
the great church of God.
We have only one message upon
which we may base our hopes for
eternal life, and that is the message
of God banded to us through the
medium of the bible. It is the
only message we have, or ever
shall have. Man has never gone
"beyond" and returned to tell 'the
tale nor shall he.' If we have
anything to which we may con
sistently pin our faith it is the bible;
and Whether it be true iu whole or
in part, we, all of us, who are in
telligent enough to read and liberal
enough to be honest with ourselves
and man, must admit that much of
the teachings are good, and that if
we would follow them, we would
be nobler and truer and purer, in
thought, in action and in deed.
Again, to err is human and
again, the worldly man is not alone
in error; the preacher, the church
man, as well as the sinner, commit
errors. The preacher, the church
man, oftimes commit errors, which,
were they committed by the man
of the world, would be called sins.
No doubt they are committed iu
innocence. And shall we not be
big enough and broad enough to
give them the benefit of the doubt!
and say that said errors were inno
cently committed? And why should
not the same charity be extended
by the preacher and the church
man? Shall we judge each other?
The gentleman who had the
honor of holding the large audiences
iu this city, is undoubtedly sincere
iu what he preaches; and, if we be
charitable, we must say that he
had no thought to cast a slur nor
flaunt nn unjust insinuation. Wc
should also be charitable enough to
say that tie is sincerely using 111
best and every ellort to bring sm
ners. old aim young, tome leetoi
the "Pure Teacher." However in
all kindness, and with the siucerest
wish for his success, it is apparent
that he himself commits error. His
method of procedure is not without
error, and a criticism of his remarks
and assertions could be presented
that would be as startling and sen
sational, perhaps, as his utterences
Rut of what benefit would it be?
Would it make wrong right or
right, wiong? If a man should say
that all women wlio ilanec are
thinkers of all that is evil" does
the man ami his assertion make
them so? If another man should
say that '"the man who says all
women who dance arc thinkers of
all that is evil, is a liar," is the
assertion to be adopted as a fact?
Should we judge one by the other?
And if a woman who dances shall
fall into the lowest of vice and
crime, are we justified in saying
that all women who have kept time
to waltz music are on a par with
the one who has fallen into the
mire of lowest vice and crime? If
a church member shall backslide
and" throw himself into the unclean
ways of the world and become even
more base, perhaps, than before he
made the step that first took him
into the church, shall we be justified
in saying that all church members
are hypocrits and are living the
lie? Nol We would not be justi
fied iu either assertion, for neither
would be the truth.
Christ preached to the world
gentleness and kindness. He con
'inced his hearers through his own
faith and gentleness of spirit. He
came upon earth to lead mankind
out of darkness into everlasting and
eternal light. In all of his life-
work he cast not a stone -Even
when he was persecuted beyond
the toleration of anv man with less
faith and love for man and God, he
bore his great mental 'and physical
sufferings without a murmur,
happy in the thought that he was
coming "Nearer, My. God, to
Thee," and that he was the means
of bringing the great surging mass
of humanity of his, and of all time
to come, unto God.
God is merciful. He. never sent
a man among men, nor into the
pulpit, to abuse and cut the crushed
heart of a sinner, by cruel criticism
or sarcasm. Christ reached down
and lifted up. He did not stand
up and knock down. He brought
men to his faith -by his pure teach
ings and bis .nobleness of soul.
There are men and women in
the town today who are reaching
out for something tangible upon
which to lay bold, that will bring
them soul-happiness something
that will give them a living hope
that they are eligible to a life be
yond the grave. And because
they are bliuded, shall they be
stoned?
Again, there is a class who would
be better and who would do better
if the lip of scorn would soften and
melt into a smile of recognition, of
love, of solicitude. Christ taught
love; and only through love of
God, through God's love of man.
shall man be saved.
No matter how sincere a preacher
may be; no matter how many
prayers he may offer or how
many tears he may shed in the
darkness of his closet, he caunot
bring men to bended knee in true
sincerity to God, by sensational
utterances, that only serve to
harden the hearts of those who
hear.
The work that has been done
and is being done in this town is
of worthy kind. There is room for
it much more of it. But cannot
the good workers be more effectual?
Would not the great gospel of hu
manity be more Kenerallv crasned.
if we did teach the "milder faith"
of our Savior?
F. W. Cliausse, who publishes
the Oregon Observer, at Grant's
Pass, is nn aspiring candidate for
the nomination for state printer at
the hands of the Republican state
convention. Mr. Chausse was for
n number of years a resident of this
city, being publisher of the Leader,
then a Republican paper; and iu
seakiiig of his condidacy wc feel
like classifying him as a I.ane
county boy. He in an Industrious,
energetic nnd progressive young
man who has made his way in the
world by his own efforts. He
started in here at the age of 17
years, and alter succcssiully con
ducting the paper for three years,
sold out and returned to Grant's
Pass and bought the Observer.
Mr. Cliausse is 30 years of age and
has spent nhnost 16 years iu the
printing and publishing business.
He is a competent printer, n
straight-forward and consistent
republican and is certainly de
serving of recognition by the Lane
county delegation.
It is said that there is something
of a general move among large la
bor employing concerns to estab
lish an age limit, thereby refusing
to take a man into service after he
has attained a certain age, said age
being suggested as forty-five. Of
course there is much objection to
this among the laboring classes,
and at first thought if seems rather
hard that a man, after struggling
along the up-hill road of life for
forty years should be denied the
privilege to work for no better
reason than that of having reached
the age of middle life. But 011 the
other hand if a rule of that kind
should become general would it not
have a tendency to make men
men with ambition, with pride,
men who always, despite tneir
reckless management and expendi
ture of their monthly wages, have
a desire to do and to be something
better more saving, and instill
into them the actual necessity of
putting something by, not so much
for maintenance in the years of ab
solute decay, but for their main
tenance during the years of their
prime of life, when, by general de
cree of the great labor employing
concerns, they are forced to abandon
their position and give way to
younger hands, and go out to sub
sist upon the revenue of a little
business of their own, or else wend
their wav silently over the hills to
the poor house? Men, in their hey
dav, are more apt to be reckless in
the expenditure of their earnings,
for the reason that they have abso
lute confidence in their strength
and ability to earn money, hence
they do not value their earnings as
they would did they realize that
their strength and chances to earn
fair compensation were gradually
slipping away with the close of
each year. A certain class of men
will by the time they have at
tained the age of forty-five, have
sufficient laid by to maintain thorn.
In haying the ability to save they
at once demonstrate their ability to
put their earnings to good account
at such time when they shall have
been retired. Another class will
not save unless tne necessity is
vividly impressed upon them and
in what more emphatic manner
shall the necessity to save for their
declining age be impressed upon
them than by the proposition that
at a certain age they will be ex
pected to retire from active manual
labor? Again, at the age of forty
five, a man should, if ever, be iu a
position to,Iook after his own busi
ness interests. He should at that
time be iu a position to take ad-
autage of a well-earned and
needed rest. In other words, be
his own boss.
If you wish to voice your senti
ments at the polls next election, get
in and register. If not, don't kick
f things are not to your liking.
Have you registered?
Fino residences, clioino lots, business
blocks for sale Jdromo Knox & Co.
Take the hohemia Nttygei
The Last Days Of
Our Muslin Undergarment Sale
Wc will continue this sale of Queen Undergarments for a few days only nnd you should not let
this opportunity pass without supplying your present as well as future needs. Our oouuteis niil display
racks nnd show windows are exhibiting nn nrrny of bargains rarely ever shown in tills section and Ixirgnlus
that we feel sine it would be very hatd for you to duplicate.
Only A Few Days More
We again invite you to supply your wnnts while you can have n fine assortment to select from,
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At Newl ands, of Course
At LURCH'S
Be sure and call for your tickets when making a
cash purchase.
They arc good for that Fancy China Ware dis
played in our West Window.
In addition we are
Dress Goods and
No Lottery but a gift to all
NEW HATS!
Wc have received a large shipment of HATS for
LATEST SHAPES AND
Nothing old, shopworn or out
HEM EN WAY
W. S. Chkisman.
The Fashion Stables
COKXKK MAIN nn.l BIXONP STKKKT, I'OTTAflK (1I10VK
Glfpismai? & Ban :2s, proprietors.
and
A.s tlie Old. Maid
Said when She
Kissed the
Dwarf.
Our imIh nre uliort and uncut aiul right
to the point,
PURE DRUGS
RIGHT PRICES
ISreliaut & Morgan
. DRUGGISTS.
The yew lira Dray Stove.
ATTENTION !
The now hardware otoro and plumb-
inn nhop of Wynno itWhlto N now open
for biiblncifrt on Main atreet near tlio
bridgo. All 'who need good or work
In our lino uro cordially requested to
give us a call.
giving
Furnishings.
of date.
Prices right and quality
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DUHiVUUiJjrjLl.
15m Hangs.
Also own and opperatc the Hohemia
Black Butte Stage Lines
First-Class Turnouts, Double or Single at
Reasonable Prices r-
SHANAFELtT'S
Photograph
Gallery
NOW OPEN
New backgrounds and acces
sories. Best Lenses nnd Cameras.
15 years
experience
8 years in
Portland. Nothing but first-class
work. All work guaranteed.
Lowest prices, call and examine
work.
Opposite Masonic hall. West
side, Cottage Grove.
Wo have on hand a largo atock of
kiln-dried flooring, celling and rustic in
grades 1 !i and 8. Let ua mako yon
apeciul priccH.
BoOTIlflCuLLY Lu.MDISR Co.
Advertise in the Xuoffct,
excellent bargains in
Men and Hoys.
COLORS.
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to suit the most critical buyer.
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k BROS.
PROPRIETORS OF.
Cottage Grove
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Wo nro now prepared to (iirniah nil
kimlx of bracket, 1110 ihllngH, cornice,
hiihIi imil doors, door and window frames,
window, pleketH, etc.
Woodwork of all kinilrt mntlu and re
paired. Wo will alco work ruatle, Hiding,
ceiling or Hi 7.0 HUiiMIng, etc
PRICES REASONABLE
SHOP NI2AR S. P. .DEPOT
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GURR&H & WHITE, Props.
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Choice line of liquors
and Cigars kept on
hand. Your patronage
is respectfully solicited.
Wo well choice lota in tlio Long it
Hiiittham nronorlv. lalolv nlullpil nn.l
adjoining Cottage Hrovo, right at the
junction of tlio S. P. It. It. and thoO.G.
& B. K, K, 1'ricen according to loeulit.
Jkhomk K.nox dfc Co;