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nOOD RTVEH GLACIEK. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1914
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LOCAL PEOPLE ENJOY
TRIP ACROSS PACIFIC
AltiiUdgh the trip was vtry ttormy,
lie t;cui pem.le tii jointrj the party
of bnri xit for a jaunt of trie Orient
auoarl tf. Nottl.ern 1 aoilic Steamship
I impanv i sieawsl.ip Minneiuta, tn
ioycii their lnurnry ncrufi ila pacific.
i i.e Cluciur rtetmd MuiHJay morning
t:.f foi:oiig Ittt.rTftiii A. l. Sloe:
Friday. Jan. 9. 1914.
U l.( n we pot up this n.ornirg we hud
in t.d the i 1 1 1 h line and iuund the
earth had Hipped rot; ai;d dr; ped
1 huraiihy oil tl.e calendar ; fur it was
V I'Ji.PMjay nigM ten we int to ted,
il, ia luting of duy made h. J. J
Ktr, of 1'urUar.il, a vatim of bis own
j-.ke. lie trted to Kive a champagne
dinner on "rt terns lay" cvenirg if the
-l tain would till us some cure for eca
Hiknes. ll.e captain came through
'in ib l h (intd the stemd night out,
when tne average run vrnre making
would iiitve earned ui 1'uetduy night
to the point on li.e earth's surface
where the Lt'Uir.MiitC of the d-.y li reck
oncj. liut blitf iiortuwest winds cauM'd
ij.i lime and VvUiua lny found
ub a diiy hkhiiid. Jmgi-r tried to blull
it out ar.d wtn'el tbe cap:ain, whose
wutil is law, to dtclure rv tduesday
to le " I huradiiy," lut there m
nothing doing. A court mait.ul wa
field aid Jjti.tr tourd guilty, lie wan
durnptd.upsiua down, the inoncy bhaken
out i t hib cioUiea aud l.e v. as Shout t
he l ot to torture when he uave in. A
tine ciiaiupbgi.e i lUi.t h wan etrved in
the (iii.irg room at hid exhti.ee. .
While 'the sea lias been rough, we
nre riming very fa vera tile weather for
Una time of year. The tint day out
wad in a heavy geu.with this hip in the
trough of the waves, which affected
lulij i& p.r cent, tf the panseiigers.
'the weathtr is too cold for much
pleasure on deck, Lut neatly everyone
tneH to walk a mile during the day.
We arc lortunate in having a mis
sionary aboard who has spent 11 years
in the Philippines and lat-t evening he
I'iive a line lecture on the Inlands. He
ulao preached to us Sunday morning,
and the collection takvn up was given
to the nailors widow and orphan fund.
So far the trip has been without
much incident, but we are getting well
acquainted and having a good social
tunc 'J ho entire boat has been turned
over to the Shriners and the (Jroat
Noitl.ern hua (lore what it could to ar
lai o fur comfort, ihiu is the largest
paf-senger lint the Minnesota ever car
, ried all being first class passengers
iir.il havini; everything in common.
'lhe only steerage passengers are 40
, chinamen U-ing deported by the state
of Oregon, with custodians abjard.
lhe wireless station on board gives
us daily news of important happenings
liy putting bulletins, and we can visit
the station any time between 10 and 3.
For two days we have been in com
munication with both coasts at the
same time connecting with Seattle,
' Atturia and San hraucisco on the west
coast, and Japan ports aud Shanghai in
the Far last. Numerous wireless
mesHHKes have been sent to our friends
wo left ut home, and one from the
Hood Uiver putty should have been de
livered to the (jlacier yesterday morn
ing. We werj . then in sight of the
Aleutian Islands. A few whales are
occasionally seen, and except for a
glimpHe of mountains on the islunds,
the "sieiiery" of the trip has remained
' unchanged.
Wednesday, Jan. 11.
Ibis is the first pleasant day fur
tionitj time. We should, have been at
anchor lu Yokohama today, but are
still 1,000 mik-8 away. 'I here has been
no let up of cuntinuul high winds and
aturnis. We paused thruugh several
snow storms and two gales that raged
with a velocity of 70 miles per hour.
Waves would break over the big ship
and the npi ay shoot up 00 feet, while
many cabins with windows on tbe
windward side received showers of
spruy if the windows were opened the
least bit. One night a wave broke over
.the stem and water a foot deep rolled
nir trie deck, breaking loose an iron
railing, lhe wireless aerials were also
broken louse mid we were without
communication all night. Many of the
puHBcngers were nervous and slept but
little, yet the good ship rodo the gale
with as little trouble as Commodore
lie tin's ferry across the Columbia in
ordinary weather. We have lost time,
however, lhe brut live days out we
averaged nearly ;i00 miles a day, but
have been making only from I'M to 200
a day much, 'loday, however, we are
on schedule timo and should be in
Yokohama tsoiuelime Saturday night.
Wliilu the Minnesota is a slow boat, it
is the n.i-i comfortable and safest
bunt on tho 1'ucitlc.
Kntertuinments every night, games
on deck when the1 weather is tit, and
Kocial tunes inaide, keep the time well
occupied. The ctowd ttbnaid is excep
tionally line-no rowdyism, no drunk-
( enness or bad behavior of any kind.
One of the enjoyable evenings was a
-.Kangaroo court. At the noon meal,
called "Tiilin", which is Jap for lunch,
mi iiniiouiu'ement was made that a sei
ious charge had been made against the
captain. Shenir Minto, of Salem, who
' is with the Chinese being deported.had
dolled his cost, put on a slouch hut,
handkerchief around his neck and with
guns and hand cutfs strapped to him,
put the captain under arrest. The in
dictment was, "Stealing a half hour
cacti day from the ship's time, purloin
ing and feloniously converting to bis
own ute one whole day known as
"'Iburbduv, Jan. K' ; nmlue'liug Minne
Sola from Seattle, introducing her to
the bad swells of the 1'aeifc, with the
result that she became unbalanced, un
steady and in danger of becoming t
holy roller."
Several bright lawyers aboard made
court proceedings in the evening ex
ceeuingly witty and interesting. Con-
i sideraldo time was taken in choosing a
jury mostly women- and cross oues
turning of witnesses caused so much of
an uproar in the court room that
"Judne Neptune" threatened to put us
all in irons in the hold (or contempt of
court. A vetdict of "not guilty" wis
relumed, but it developed that some o
the women juuirs had been bribed
wuh cliewi. g gum. A new trial was
asked tor. lhe judge, however, over
ruled the inutioli and discharged the
ueie'iiuiuit.
Sundav. Jan. 18. 1914.
Land was sighted early this morning
when we passed a lighthouse on an
island oil' the Japanese coast. It sure
.. looked good. A couple of hours later
tho main laud became visible; also
numeious crafts of all knds. esueciallv
f jnny ookuig l,sh boats, and by noun
we were opposite a tall iighthous-e,
near which me North Dakota went on
the- rocks n couple of years ago, and
still lies beieath the water at that
point. e are duo to anchor in the
harbir at Yokohama at 8 o'clock this
Hlternoon, in time for inspection of
he mil otticers and customs, so that we
will go ashore tonight, four days late,
o.vmg to the continual head winds and
storms, 'tlnro are no wharfs here or
in many of the Oriental ports, and we
will am hor a mile from shore, going
1 ashore in suuiil craft of various kinds.
The weather is mild -about the same
as the Oregon coast. All ate feeling
fine and in good health. Mrs. Hill is
feelir.g Utter than for a couple of
years.
Jan. 20. 1914.
While w spent but two days visiting
Yoksnams sod Tokyo and have gotUo
but a glimpse of the msnners and cus
toms of this interesting people one csn
but see tbeir sggresstvenets. Huasia,
and indeed all the Orient, has a for
midable foe to contend with in tbe fu
ture. Living the simple life, enduring
hsrdships, apparently te.rprate (we
have not seen any drunkenness) they
show an alertness and vigor far super
ior to decaying China and the indolence
of the tropical countries to the south,
while Russia is torn with political
strife and corruption.
The Shriners' ship dropp d snchor in
Yokohama harbor about 3.15 Sunday
afternoon, or 10 Saturday evening,
Hood Hiver time. We waited outside
tne breakwater for the quarantine
officers, who were just completing in
flection of another ship which had sr
rived an hour earlier. We were lined
up in the dining room, and thanks to
the ship s doctor, escaped wnn oui a
slight scrutiny, while tbe crew were
made to show their tongues snd feel
ing of pulse. Several hotel launches
hung around the ship snd sfter we had
been given a clean bill or neaitn,
boarded us, soliciting business. There
were also representatives of commer
cial houses, inviting an inspection of
stores, with business cards printed in
Knglish. A rain had set in, and the
ship moved inside of the breakwater,
authoring about a mile from t-hore. We
were loaded into several launcnes,
standing up, and dumped into the cub
torn house. Leaving our baggage un
locked, it was taken care of by the
hotel management, so we were not
detained.
As we csme out in s pouring rain.
there was no one to meet us and we
were left to the tender mercies of s
fowling mob of iiinrkisha bardits,
whose English vocabulary was limited
to "Imperial Hotel. 50 sen." As we
were told the pi ice would be 10 sen
we protested vigorously, but they in
sisted the rain was the cause of the
advance in price. As we were getting
soaked with the rain we stood fur the
hold up. Arriving at the hotel we
found confusion in getting reki-tered.
and not enough rooms to go around.
We founl a good place near by, how
ever, for the'overflow. We realized by
this time that no arrangements had
been made by the Seattle delegation in
charge of the Shriners' pilgrimage, for
our entertainment in 'Japan, and we
have been handicapped ever since, each
one for himself and "the devil for the
hindmost." However, we have put in
our limited time to pretty good ad
vantage.
A visit to the shops was very inter
esting and the first morning in Yoko
haina was spent by most of tne party
in this manner. Many curiouB anil
beautiful articles are on display, some
very reasonable in price, and some no
cheaper than in our own country.
Such funny places most of them are.
Veritable "hules in the wall," with
very little idea on the outside what the
interior contains. Clothing solicitors
laid in wait for us at the hotel, with
samples, agreeing to turn out a suit of
clothes in 24 hours, and a handsome
party gown for the ladies in two days
at tho outside.
There are few places which have
heat of any kind, except a small bowl
with a charcoal tire, over which a
group will squat occasionally and
warm tl e r hands, lhs Japanese use
very few chairs or stools, but squat
on mats in true Oriental style. All
use a kind of sandal, with a string held
between the first and second toe to
ketp them on .the feet. They wear a
cloth stocking as high as tbe ankle,
with the great toe pocket like the
thumb of a mitten to allow for the
string in the sandal. Hut few have any
covering on their legs below the knee,
while many of the poorer class, men
aud women boys and girls even ba
bies are barefooted. For muddy
weather they ;use a sandal with two
pieces of woid across the middle of the
sandal which raises them about three
inches from the ground. It looks very
queer to see them hobbling along un
these ahoit sluts.
The cities have one or two "main"
streets fiO to 75 lect wide. The other
streets .are winding alleys 8 to 12 feet
wide with Bidewalka two or three feet
wide sometimes, or mostly no sidewalks
at all. Most pedestrians walk in the
street leaving a few feet in the centre
for the rikishas. The narrow street
with its teeming multitude leisurely
hobbling along oilers no impediment lu
the rikisha boys who go along at a
swinging trot, while the foot passen
gers swing out of the way at the gruff
"hick" of warning from the human
coach horses. Through it all there is
no confusion, no wrangling or disputes
over right of way. In passing all turn
to the left instead of the right, as we
do.
While the great mass of people are
apparently very poor the working
claksfin the cities and the rice planters
and gardeners of tbe country- it costs
them very little to live and they are
contented and happy. All of tho fam
ily work, earning enough to buy food
and a very little clothing. 'Ihere is no
appearance of suffering and want. The
children, women and. old men who line
the streets and doorways as we pass
by are smiling, fat and. the picture of
health. Their principal' food is rice
and vegetables, with some fish. Meat is
a luxury. All have large families.
nearly every woman having a baby
strapped to her back, much like our
Indians, with bare head, hands and
ultcn hare teet, sticking out to the
weather, perhaps fast asleep. No fire
in the houses, they live mostly out of
doors, thereby becoming accustomed
from childhood to the elements, build-
lug up vigorous constitution. Appar
ently 90 per cent of the hauling, dray
ing, etc., is dune by a one-man two
wheeled cart wheeling loads perhaps as
mucn as iuin pounds, sometimes two
will be pushing an exceptionally heavy
load. A few have cne-horse drays, in
variably leading the horse. Perhaps as
many have an ox as a horse. It is not
uncommon to see a man and an ox
pulling a heavy load. In slippery
weather they put a rope sandal, or
shoe, on the ox to keep him from slip
ping.
Hie rikisha boys are a marvel of en
durance. They will run with a passen
ger for hours, covering many miles
seldom slowing down to a walk, except
on u grade, when their light weight
places them at a disadvantage, liiey
cnarge iu cents an nour. ihey wear
no sandals, but a simple heavy suck
with double sole. Wet weather, snow
or cold does not affect them. Ihey are
veritable beasU .f butden or human
slaves. One can easily imagine the ad
vahtuge of such an army on long forced
marches, or enduring tne privations of
army life, lhe government encourages
the raising of large families to replen
ish the army, and the vast numbers of
rikisha and dray men, makes possible
the throwing into the front an army of
men wnose Hardened muscles and phys
ical condition will be a valuable asset
in time of war. There are practically
no time saving devices for labor in
Japan. Work is done in the manner of
a thousand years ago. Ships are light
ened, all sorts of burdens carried or
hsndled b hand. Ten men do the
work of one in our country, where
horsepower or machinery ia used. Yet
this kssps tha poor employed, a-bo
otherwise would face starvation and be
a menace to the country, aa well aa ia
rfir dtktrrts themselves.
What of the futare? Every foot of
tillable soil ia utilised now. and it
furnishes a bare substance. With forty
million people in a territory the site of
about three of our ststes. and but 60
Der cent of the land tillable, the popu
lation is increasing at the rate of 1.
400,000 a year, lhe newly acquired
territory of Korea and Formosa will be
but a short respite. It is but natural
that the United States possessions in
tbe Pacific as well as the west coast of
our country, would solve the problem
of taking care of the future genera
tions of tbe little brown men.
A. O. Moe.
IRWIN REPORTED
GETTYSBURG SPEECH
H. M. Irwin, who owna a ranch in
the Osk Grove district, where he has
resided since be csme to Oregon, and
who is spending this winter in Salem
with his daughter, recently wrote for
the Oregonian his reminiscences of the
Gettysburg speech of Mr. Lincoln. He
was on the staff of a Harrisburg paper
at the time. He is probably the
only surviving newspaper man who
reported the memorable address. The
article, a dispatch from Salem to the
Oregonian, is given below.
Mr. Irwin was with Mr. Lincoln vir
tually from the time the president ar
rived in Gettysburg late in the morn
ing until he left late at night for
Washington. He was with the greet
emancipator at Judge Wills' home be
fore the dedication of the cemetery, he
wi s present during the entire cere
mony, and was a guest with Mr. Lin
coln at Judge Wills' home in the even
ing, thui having hsd .opportunity to
see and hear all that was said and
done. His story, which ia published
for tbe nrst time, with the exception
of what he wrote for his paper at tbe
time, is as follows:
"I feel a curious intersst in the in
quiries sent you by W. S. Lymsn, of
Walla Walla, January 27, concerning
Lincoln s Gettysburg audress, and in
the Oresonian's comment on tha same.
"Mr. Lymsn cites two largely ac
cepted and widely opposite notions or
traditions as to Lincoln's stste of mind
on thst occasion one, that he was per
turbed and doubtful shout .the quality
of his intended spesch, and shrank
from delivering it after hearing Ever
ett's elaborate oration; the other, that
he had read an advance copy of that
oration and 'was merely amused, resl
izing the superiority of his own simple
grandeur.'
"I do not hesitate in saying thst
neither of those hypotheses is founded
on fact. 1 say this on the strength of
personal observation, for 1 was present
at the dedication of the Gettysburg
National cemetery, and sat within 30
feet of President Lincoln while he was
speaking. That memorable privilege
came to me in this way: The preced
ing year, on account of debilitating ill
ness, 1 had been honorably discharged
from the army after a short enliat-
mnet. On my way from Washington
to my home in Franklin, Pa., 1 stopped
otf at Harrisburg and got a job at
typesetting, and atterward reporting,
on the daily paper. In due time came
the Gettysburg ceremonies, and the ed
itor detailed me to help round up the
doings. So it chanced that Lincoln's
spvech was my brst Important stunt
in reporting.
"A great assemblage thronged the
grounds at the time ol the dedication.
lhe exercises . were held in the open
sir. On the platform was galhared a
concourse of the country 'a prominent
men governors, cabinet ministers,
military officers, perlates, editors, etc.,
and the two orators of the day. Gov
ernor Curtin presided. 1 recall that as
our governor, tall and handsome, es
corted President Lincoln to the front
and introduced him, tie lattei's bj are
and angular frame, clad in a black
Prince Albert coat, seemed to loom up
by contrast. The towering height ot
his figure seemed to impart a certain
awkwardness to the man. He was
large boned, long of arm, large of
hand, broad shouldered and sinewy ;
his complexion dark almost the
swartiness of an Indian.
"In his face and dark eyes was a
trace of the worn look that seldom left
him, but there was no sign of self-dis
trust or trepidation in look, voice or
manner. He spoke deliberately, rais
ing his voice to a somewhat strident
pitch that it might carry.te lhe rear
most ranks of hearers. Just as we
were beginning to 'catch on' to his
oration, the voice ceased and the ora
tor resumed his seat.
"There was not so much volume or
vociferation in the applause that fol
lowed. Why? Well, for one thing, the
people there had gathsred to hear the
'big talk1 from the polished, eloouent.
classical Kdward Kverett. They got a
generous quantity oi it. liut they
were poorly fortified for a siege of it.
Most of them had been footing it over
the battlefield for a good Dart of the
day, and were tired; the air was grow-
nig tinny, wnue ine great orator de
volved his rounded periods,' and when
the peroration came to a final halt.
some of us chilled and irreverent ones
quoted the remark of the little kid af
ter his visit to the dentist: .'Just be
fore I died the tooth csme out.'
"The conditions 1 have indicated "will
partly account for the very moderate
applause accorded Lincnln. Hut there
was another reason. 1 fmav as ?wli
confess it-must of us didn't realize at
the time what a masterpiece he was
giving us. It was only on studvinir it
over that we could appraise it at its
true worm a supreme utterance, an
unmatched gem 'that on the stretched
forefiiwer of all it soarklea forwer
"1 have reason to feel sure that the
presiueni was not troubled about the
delivery or reception of it. When he
had arrived that morning he was taken
to the residence of Judge Wills, on the
principal street of the town, where he
was a guest until the departure of his
special train, late at night. He and
secretary beward, Secretary Caleb D.
Smith, and numerous other dignitaries,
spent the evening in a social and rest-
iui way in the drawing room of the
VV ills' home. It was my further privi
lege to bo there during the evening.
Although 50 years have passed since
that evening, mv recollec tion nf it ia
aisunci enougti to warrant the asser-
oon mm nenner in his talk nnr m.
ner was there anything to indicate that
Mr. Lincoln was depressed or disap
pointed. There was no 'deject,..! 'h.u.
or ine visage, ana it occasionally lit
up at something humorous or diverting
in the run of conversation.
W hen a band outside beca
ade, Mr. Lincoln said to Seward
'Governor, you'd better step outside
and say a word to our fritn.U ' -i
couldn't think of doing that,' replied
Seward. 'The call is for the president
not me. 'Well, governor,' rejoined
Mr. Lincoln. 'I'll make a haromn oiih
you. I'll step onto the veranda and
show myself and ssy good flight, if
you'll agree to follow tne with one of
your talks.' Seward assented, and the
fcsrsain was hsccilv carried out. Lin
coln, by tha way. liked the soacd'of
Seward a voice best of any of bia cabi
net, for Seward waa a confirmed opti
mist and persistently lined the clouds
wito silver.
"There are varying conjectures aa to
when and bow air. Lincoln prepared
that dedicatory address. I am con
vinced tbe Oregonian ia correct in say
ing be 'had prepared hia remsrks. with
out long premeditation.' From what 1
saw at the time or beard afterwards, I
have an idea of its formative process
that ia Satisfactory to myself. On the
ton of tbe trsin from Washington Mr.
Lincoln was observed to be looking at
the landscape in an abatracted way,
and occasionslly pencilling a note, on
what aeemed to be a large envelope.
On tbe forenoon of hia arrival at Get
tysburg he held a reception in the par
lors of the Wills' residence. Judge
Wills waa afterwarda reported as say
ing that after getting through with the
handshaking the president asked him if
he might for a snort time nave a room
to himself, with pen and ink, adding
that he waa on the program to aay
something at the cemetery that after
noon. The Judge showed him into bis
own little office, adjacent to the recep
tion room. An hour or so afterwards
Mr. Lincoln emerged, placing aome
sort of paper or document in that cus
tomary receptacle of the old-time law
yer, hia ailk bat.
"Accepting these details as probable
facts, we may infer that while alone
in tnat office Mr. Lincoln speedily aa
sembled and uniformed his ideas in
due order for public inspection. It
was no trying or doubtful task for
him. for he had tbe vital points clear
in his mind. How easily and clearly
the scheme of thst address presented
itself to him in the right order: (1)
lhe occaison. - (2) Its cause. (3) Its
object. (4) Our debt to the fallen
soldiers. (5) Our duty to finish their
task, (b) The tremendous issue at
Btake.
"Be sure the speaker never was in
doubt or distrust about hia utterance
that day. Lincoln was a genius, a
seer one of the order of the mighty
ones of the foreworld original, unde-
enarate, powerful. He was self con
tsined, self confident. In all serious
problems he knew what ought to be
ssid and how to say it. He was one of
the few not troubled with a nervous
system. He did not know either phys
ical fssr or moral cowardice.
"was auah a man likely to sulk un
der the juniper tree, fretting because
people might not understand or ap
prove his work, or shrinking ner
vously from the dispraise of the 'long-
necked geese of the world?' No, being
like all higher genius, conscious of his
powre, he could harbor nothing apolo
getic or deprecatory, and might have
taken-to himself the.rugged 'yawp' of
his friend and the Oregonian's No 1.
American poet, Walt Whitman:
I am an acme of things accomplished,
an enclosure of things to be.
The centuries have waited for me.
And bow 1 stand here with my robust
soul.
"The Gettysburg speech is' in Lin
coln's peculiar style. He had the idea
and could express it without the tricks
of oratory, rising above the sesquipe- j
dslies into the region of monosyllables
ana speaking with the direct verbal
simplicity of the Decalogue. The I
speech though called perfect, is not
eaxctly so when tested by the rules of
rnetoric. rot instance, in its less than
300 words are six repetitions in mood
snd tense of the verb . 'to dedicate.'
But beyond all fa l ous utterances is
its rich measure of thought and idea,
tereseiy set forth. It fills the require
ments of eloquence as laid down bv In-
geisoll: 'Short sentences, clear thought
an d language, and in each sentence an
idea big enough to lap over the sen
tence at both ends.'
' These qualities make the Gettys
burg address immortal and unsur
passed, and justify the Oregonian's
recent characterization of it as 'a con
tribution to the world's imperishable
and priceless possessions.' "
Mr. Irwin was born in Franklin. Pa..
in 1838, and learned the printer's trade
in that city. He enlisted with a suuad
of recruits in Franklin in 1862 and was
sent to camp near Washington. He
was later hunoianly discharged from
the army because ot illness.
' lhe hrst time 1 saw Mr. Lincoln.
said he, "was the night after the day
1 arrived in Washington. That was the
evening of the disastrous second battle
of Bull Kun. Our soldiers had been
driven back to Washington. The capi-
tol was in excitement and turmoil. 1
went toward tha White House. The
grounds there and the parks and grass
puts in tne city were covered with
tired and sleeping soldiers. Many of
them wore the uniform of the Zouave.
It was a moonlight night and .the faces
of all the people wore solemn and
gloomy expressions. 1 finally sat down
on the topmost step of a flight at a
railing which separated the While
House grounds from the war and navy
grounds. While sitting there sick and
onesome and wondering whv the terri
ble matter could not be ended a shad
ow was cast on the steps behind me.
1 looked back and, at once, recongmzed
the figure of Mr. Lincoln. He was
striding fast on his way to the war
building. As he came to the steps 1
looked up. He stretched up like a son
of Anak. He had evidently dressed in
a hurry, for he wore a long linen
duster. He was carrying a bundle of
papers. As he passed be lnoked.down
at me and said: 'Well, boy, how are
you?' and 1 replied: 'Good evening,
Mr. President.' He strode on to the
war department.
"Leaving Washington for my home
in.1862 I stopped at Harrisburg, Pa.,
and obtained employment as a printer
and reporter on The Pariot and Union.
It was a daily paper and for it 1 re
ported the famous address.
"I was employed in Philadelphia
when Mr. Lincoln'a body was brought
there and lay in state in Independence
hall. After. that, during the recon
struction period, I reported for the
American Press Association the pro
coalings of the lower House of Con
gress. Blaine was speaker and'among
the great men then representatives
were Samuel J. Randall, James A.
Garfield, Benjamin Butlor.Sunset Cox,
John A. Logan, George F. Hoar, Dan
iel Voorhees and John A. Bingham. 1
did this work six years and, of course,
some of the men i have mentioned
weie not in congress when I began."
Mr. Irwin published the Baltimore
Weekly, being one of its owners, be
fore receiving the assignment in Wash,
ington. He returned to Franklin in
1375 and engaged in the oil business
for a short time, after which he be
came editor of the Evening News, of
that city, he afterward was editor of
the Venango Spectator and was corres
pondent of the Oil City Dailj Derrick.
He closed his active career in the
newspaper business in 1908. Mrs. Ir
win having died in 1907 he moved to a
ranch in Hood River valley to be with
his son, Francis M. Irwin, and his
daughters, Misses Gertrude and Mary
Irwin. His oldest son, Hiram L. Ir
win, is a lieutenant in the navy. Soon
after his son, Francis H. Irwin, died
in January, lyi3, Mr. Irwin and his
'daughter Miss Certrude moved to this
i eity ao she could puisue "Ser musical
studies. Hia other daughter ia a aten
.ogrspher errployed in the aiithcolcgical
department of the Oregon Agricultural
College. Mr. Irwin like Oregon and
will probably remain be re the remain
der of bia life.
BERjSfACLE
BlBl.'TUCTTOtt-aD-N
GOOD CONFESSION VS. BAD CON
FESSION. Luke 12:1-12 Feb. 22.
"WUmrttr tktll cMfcM U htfon aim. Mm
all tto Ho Ma mito amfen ttfort
tU mngfl of God - r. s.
H LARGE crowd surrounded the
Savior, auxloua to beer Mm.
Jesus addressed Hia dlsrfplea,
an j Ing. "Beware ye of tbe
leaven of tbe Pharisees, which la hy
pocrisy." Here, as elsewhere in Ilia
tencbinga. Jesus used leaven aa a sym
bol of an evil Influence. We kuow tjot
one instauce in which leaven la used
to represent anything good or pure.
Jesus declared -that tbe hypocrisies
practised by the Pharisees were leav
en, sin. co ii tarn lua ting. Ilia disciples
should be honest, sincere, pure, free
from cant and deception. He declared
that ultimately all hypocrisies and sins
will be uncovered. Undoubtedly He
meaut that during His Kingdom tbe
secrets of mankind will be exposed.
No doubt this will constitute tbe basis
of the shame which will be the punish
ment of many, as foretold.
Fear Not Psrsaoutien.
Jesus Intimated that honesty of life
would bring His followers persecution
from hypocrites: but that tbey should
not fear, even though It resulted in
their death. The
life worth consid
ering Is tbe ever
lasting oue which
eventually may be
attained through
tlx) merit of Jesus'
sacrifice. Tbey
abould have no fear
of man. but fear
lest they be sepa
rated from God.
"Fear nim who
after He bath kill
ed hath power to
east Into Hell."
Tbe word Hell bere
"Prim of Ik tit
rn of tht thmri
CM." Is Gehenna lu tbe Greek. Primarily,
this is the name of tbe valley outside
Jerusalem Into which offal waa cast
for litter destruction, and Into which
the vilest criminals were cast after ex-ecution-not
to torment them, but to
Imply that there was no future for the
wicked. Jesus used Gehenna as a type
of tbe Second Death, the portion of all
who Intelligently, deliberately, sin
ngalnst knowledge.
As God's people become intimately
aoiiini In ted with Him and realise thst
He is the Friend of all who love right
eousness, their love for Hiru In
creases. As God forgets not tbe spar
rows, so He will not forget them.
Even a balr of. their beads could not
be Injured without His knowledge and
permission. F.verything He permits tp
come to His children will work out for
them some blessjng.
"Confess Ms Bafora Men."
Jesus' words were addressed to His
disciples, not to the masses. None
could deny Him who bad never ac
knowledged Him. Whoever professes
to be Ills disciple, and then ignores
the Muster's teachings, misrepresents
Him, denies Him, and will not share
in tbe glorious presentation of the
Bride, in the end of this Age.
The masses, of course, were In doubt
Some even derided Jesus, saying that
He had a devil and was mnd. Tbe
Master declared tlmt such misunder
standings mid slander were quite for
givable if done lguorantly. But when
some went beyond this, and declared
that Ills good works were accomplish
ed through Satanic power, they were
committing Inexcusable sins, which
could not be passed over.
The Master's teachings were purity
Itself. His conduct. His sayings and
His miracles were all good works.
Only wilful perversity could attribute
these to Satan. The fact that they
would never be forgiven does not sig
nify, however, that tbe viliflers were
lost. They would suffer punishment
proportionate to their wilfulness. If tbe
punishments bring reformation, well
and good; If not, their course will
eventuate In utter destruction the Sec
ond Death.
Few subjects ate less understood
than tbe sin against the Holy Spirit
The word spirit here stands for influ
ence, power. The spirit of Satan Is
the power. Influence, adverse to God
and righteousness. The spirit of Truth,
the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, rep
resents Divine influence, power. Each
individual's responsibility Is propor
tionate to bis en
lightenment The
mentally and mor
ally blind have
'comparatively little
responsibility, be-
k riiWi-.tfiiis-
annreciate clearly
tween the spirit of
achtnna - Tw of Truth and the aplr-
Sf"'"' DcalK it of Error, the
Spirit of Ood and tbe spirit of Satan.
Siu bus wrought death, not merely to
man's body, but to bis mind, his con
science. Ability to discern between
right and wrong therefore varies. Ad
ditionally, some have opportunities for
histruetion more than others. The
world In general knows not God, and
hence could not sin against tbe Holy
Spirit to a degree puuishable with the
Second Death.
The Lord's faithful followers were
to expect that amongst their tribula
tions would be false accusations which
would bring them before magistrates.
The disciples, usually unlearned, would
feel great trepidation tn the presence
of educated officials. They were to
know, however, that the Lord's bless
lug would be opon them, and were to
commit all to Him. Nothing In this
Implies that Christian ministers should
not study their subject. -2 Tim. 2:15.
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