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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1903)
HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY DECEMBER 10, 1903, Y OU will get better results with your dollars at our store than at any other place in town; You expect to spend money for Xmas, but you want values, ' good values. And when you buy a present you want to know it is good and you want it pretty. Our Xmas offerings are pleasing and useful. Among many we mention are the following: LADIES' Velvet and Felt Slippers, black, red and green, trimmed in Jet and fur. ISSES and Children's Felt Slippers, nice ones. MEN'S Mocha Kid, Elk, Velvet and Alligator slippers. Dancing slippers in patent kid. Umbrellas. Men's Gloves. Golf and Kid Mufflers. Handkerchiefs. Fancy Hosiery. Fancy Wool Sweaters for Men and Boys. KNAPP'S THE PEOPLE'S STORE. Following is the eerruon delivered by Rev. A. A. Beery, pastor of the Valley Chrisitan church, Thanksgiving day, November 26, 1903: The day set apart for Thanksgiving is not on account of legislation but be cause of public pressure or sentiment. It was and is so fitting for a Christian nation, after the harvest has been gath ered, to thank Him who is the giver of nil good for blessings showered upon us during the past year. -Remembering that every good gift and every per fect boon is from "above, coining down from the Father of Light. Perhaps it is not then that the one In authority Is religious nor desirous of offering praise to God, nor even a believer. It is the outburst of Christians throughout the l:iiid praising God from whom all bless ings flow. (Shall I enumerate today some of the things, the larger blessings, that we as a nation should be thankful for, and "sing unto the Lord a new song and lis praise in the congregation of the saints?" I speak of liberty, and liberty as only a free and Independent people have it. The Roman lawyers said: "Liberty Is pHE ewellest assortment of Men's Ties, espec ially selected for the holiday season. Patterns are the latest and most beautiful. Colorings are el egant. One of these ties would make him adeligtfully acceptable present. Come in and see what a splendid as sortment we can show you. jthe power (authority) of doing that wnicn is not 101 bidden ny Jaw, and that whatever may please tUe ruler has the force of law." The French say: "Liberty is equality, and eqality is lib erty." The Germans my : "Liberty or justice, nir wnere mere is justice there is liberty, and liberty is nothing else than justice." lint the Roman simply meant that man is not a slave. The French equality may mean stagnation and death. The German makes equiv. alent two things which no definition can reconcile. But American liberty means the enjoyment of high civil privileges and rights. It means a gov ernment of the people, by the people, for the people. Utterly abused Is a curse even among a free and independ ent people. There must be a limit tbeu to even religious liberty. Chief Justice Waite, in rendering the decision of the supreme court of the United States in the only case in which the government bus undertaken to define the limits of religious liberty, where congress pro hibited polygamy in the territory of Utah, said: "Lnws are made for the government of actions, and while they can not interfere with religious belief and opinions, they may witli practices. As a law of the organization of society under the exclusive dominion of the United Stales, it Is provided that plural marriages shall not be allowed. Can a man exercise his practices to the con-' trury liecause of his reliitious belief? To, permit this would lie to make the pro fessed doctrine of religious belief supe rior to the law of the land, and In effect CR Headquarters for Xmas Crockery, Glassware. Table Silverware, etc. Our line of Xmas Crockery is very complete and affords a good selection. A full line of Fruits, Nuts and Candies for 'the Holidays now on hands. Our Grocery shelves are filled with a most choice selection of canned and package goods suitable for Holiday festivities. Remem ber while looking for Xmas presencs to see our Parlor Lamps, Cut Glass, Table Silverware and Dishes of all kinds. The goods are the best. One price to nil, and that the LOWTST. Free Delivery. Yours truly, to permit every citisien to become a law unto himself. Governments could ex ist only in name uuder such circuim stances." Liberty not based upon mor. amy is tyranny, jnoi ouiy men iuusi we have laws whose deepest roots spring f nm morality, but those laws must be obeyed. The obedience to law ana ine punishment of the lawbreaker is divine. Education, morality and religion have j;i ven us a code of laws that are perhaps not equaled on the globe. If we have a government by the people and at the Mine time have laws that are not what t hey ought to be, it is prima facie evi dence that the people are at fault., In the hands of the people our legis lation has been restricted until liberty and protection have come to bless m God-loving people; ana tor mis ao we give thanks unto the God of glory and praise the Almighty Father. Wethank Him for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This we can not have un der the Greek idea, which is to deify person ; neither under the Roman, which is law of Individual. The Greeks worshipped wisdom without seeing: the true. The Rowau saw the abstract trutti and then- created civil Jurispru dence. Bub tba American, purely American, born on American soil, be gotten by the principles or Christianity, trave the law of liberty to man as man; announced the ultimate authority of both state and man ; liberty, the gift of divine win. God by Inspiration seems to have made Paul the constitutional law- writer, because of which Christianity has become historically, and by judicial precedent, the common law of our na tion. Hence" we have our boasted re publican form of government, where law is liberty ana citizenship is inde pendence. A government where only the people make it possible for iu exist ence. A government which can be traced to Scandinavian origin, with the principles deepening, broadening and lengthening in the Fnglisli or, if you please, the Saxon commonwealth of England. A country where the state was the commonwealth. A country where its system of Jurisprudence was the common law, where the general tribunal its common pleas; and where finally in religious succession we And I lie common prayer. A country with constitution unwritten. But we praise God today for our written constitution. Wethank Him for the Declaration of Independence. We thank Him for the genius, the design and the form of our government. We thank him that the three depart men t men ts, legislative, Ju dicial and executive, are essentially Christian. We thank Him that we r cognize the fact that "all men are cre ated equal." Some one has said: "Education is the only sure foundation that can be de vised for the preservation of freedom and happiness." With that idea, the American free-school system soon be gun to grow in favor with the people. The common school, as we understand it and have it, unknown to the a in dents, is a power for our development and protection. And rapidly are we learning that the cultivation of the head to the neglect of the heart is a mistake. Studying the question care fully, we And- that education and Christianity go' hand in band. The origin of the common school was in the Christian church. The leiders li the reformation saw its importance! Martin Luther established a free-school system. It was no stranger to the Scotch reform. It was in Switzerland and not unknown In Prussia. But iti these United States we have the corul pletent and most successful free school f ! OSIER'S GROCERY on the globe. We praise Ood, then, lo- oay lor the orinolDies or education in Hie Bonk. We thank Him for the. op portunity, of a Christian education. And may we understand more and more that without a Christian educa tion our learning Is In "vain. May God speed the day when the Book,' the Bible, will again take its place in the school room. Education has taught us to understand more deeply Jesus' words when he said; "No diuh can serve two masters." "' ' The picture I now draw may be a dark .one, and some may think it nut of place on a Thanksgiving" day. But the sweet is sweeter after tasting of the sour. The light seems lighter after passing through the dark. No one can be so stirred as he who sees the facts. A young man upon his return from the Klondike, in rejMirting his trip. In part said : "When we landed off the steamer we found only a sandbar for teu miles back, with no- prospect for a settle ment, but when we returned, IS months later, we found a city ol 10,000 Inhab itants. It sprang up us if in a night. We also found that that always follows civilisation the saloon; and three fourths of the business bouses In that city were saloons." We recall our land ing of civilized men in the Philippines. Among the first cargo to be carried ashore was that that carries with It dis cord, disease arid death intoxicating liauors. But wo thank God that the principles laid down In the Book are opposed to such, we manic nun tor some advancement In the good cause, and do this day Bray for more success, more courage, more, determination,. more victories, we pray that ine time will come when souls of men will not he sent to a drunkard's grave from a Christian natio. Let u look at the picture again. 'Go this time intn-our almshouse, Into our reformatories; iuto our prisons, Into our great asylums where numbers, of chil dren are being reared, -and ; we must conclude, with, a sad eart, that in their helplessness. '.they cry unto God and humanity, ; Go next Into the crowded tenements, of the cities, Into the lowest dens and dives, see the mis ery," shame ' and -degradation ' there. Men and wonWi .' low" and besotted, children dying In the feted air or grow ing up to bring a curse aud shame upon our natlon lu these abodes of shame, of poverty, "of. misery and of crime ask for the reasons of all this, and the an swer comes-in trumpet tones,-Drink, drink! Shall we thank God for all this? No, But thank Him for a gospel that tells of Christ's redeeming love, whose all-atoning blood wilt wash all guilt away. Thank Him for calling us to Himself. Thank, him for the spirit of temperance," Thauk .him. for the sweet story and the privilege of telling it ; If the religion of Christ is voluntary, His church can not-exist wlrhont lib- (Contlnnert on Hugo S.) Rheumatism Positively Cured. The Oiillfnrnln Medical 'Gxnpany will re fund to the customer all money that he pnys the druggist tu CHe Me Ib not cured of Itueuk nullum by the uf of ... Oil of Eden Sweet Spirits of Eden. Ohronlrnuwa invariably cured, and CUBED PERMANENTLY. Kpr Hole by O. E. WILLIAMS, Agent for Hood River. At Heating Stoves You want one now . that fall has come. Drop in and see what Savage has in the stove line. Also ex amine the many other goods that are unpacked daily" at SAVAGE'S !E. A. SOULE, Contractor and Builder. Plans and Estimates Fuknishkd . Uion Application. dl . BELIETJ & EA, Contractors ;&: Builders 9-Plans and Estimates Furnished- A. R. HOGAN, General Blacksmithing AND RfcPAIRINu. MOSIEB, - - OREGON Contractor and Builder Plans and Estimates Fcbnisiied. S, H. COX. THE NEW FEED STORE. On the Mount Hood road, Boutb ' of town, keeps constantly on hand i the best quality of Groceries, Hay, Grain & Feed, At Lowest Prices. , 822 1). K. LAMAR, Prop. ' EUREKA Meat Market. . McGums Bros., Propr's. Dealers In Fresh nd Cured Meat, Lard Poultry, Fruit and Vegetables. Free Delivery. Phone 85. M. E. WELCH, The Veterinary Surgeon, Hh returned to Hood Kivermid Is prepared to do any work In the veterinary me. He can be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke's dnig "tore. NOW IS THE: WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT if coughs and colds are permitted to go on their way of making us miser able, unrebuked and un molested. We have cold cures galore. Some that we guarantee and some that we don't. CLARKE, the Druggist. Opposite THEIR POPULARITY Is unapproached in Hood River Valley. Studebaker Wagons andVehids. Canton Agricultural Implements. Kimball Orchard Cultivators. Pomona Spray Pumps. DAVIDSON FRUIT CO. Agents. S. J. FRANK, DEALER IN Harness and Saddles, All Repairing Promptly Attended to Hood River, Oregon. W. T. WEBBER, Civil Engineer and Surveyor Plans drawn and estimates given on work. Leave orders with Geo. D. Culbertsou & Co., Hood River. Stages to Cloud Cap Inn. - Ticket office for the Regulator Line of Steamer Telephone and have a hack carry you to and from the boat landing If you want a first-clapfl turnout call on the HOOD RIVER TANSFER AND LIVERY CO CO Post Office.