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THE JUDGMENT.
Matthew XIV. 31-46. |

"But when the Son of Man shall come in
his glory, and all the angels with nlm, tnen
shall he sit on the throne of his glory; ana
before him shall be gathered all the nations:
and he shall separate them one from another,
as the shepherd separateth the sheep from
the goats; and he shall set the sheep on his
right hand, but the goats on the left. Then
shall the King say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, in
herit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world; for / was an hun
gered, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty
and ye gave me drink; was stranger and
ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; L
was sick, and ye visited me; was in prison,
and We came unto me- Then shall the
righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when
saw we thee an hungered, and fed theeF or
athirst, and gave thee drink2 and when saw
we thee a stranger, and took thee in9 or ma
ked. and clothed thee When saw we thee
sick. or in prison, and came unto thee? And
the King shall answer and say unto them,
verify say unto thee, inasmuch as ye did 1t
unto one of these my brethren, even these
least, We did it unto me. Then shall he say also
unto them on the left hand, Depart from
me, We cursed, into the eternal fire which is
prepared for the devil and his angels; for
was an hungered and ye gave me no meat; L
was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; was
a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked,
and ye clothed me not; sick and in prison,
and We visited me not Then shall they also
answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungered, or athirst, or stranger, or naked,
or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto thee?' Then shall he answer them, say
ing, Verify say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
did it not unto one of these least, ye did it
not unto me- And these shall go away into
eternal punishment: but the righteous into
eternal life."
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JESUS IN GETHsEMANE.
Matthew xvi. So 46; Mark xiv. 80 AZ; LuA
vii 40-46. John xii. l.

Matthew XVI. &c. 46; Mark xiv. 80 AZ; Luke
xii. 40-46; John xiii. L.
And they came unto place which was
named Gethsemane, where was garden,
into the which he entered, himself and his
disciples. And he saith unto his disciples,
"Pray that ye enter not into temptation
Sit ye here, while I go yonder snd pray"
And he took with him Peter and the two sons
of Zebedee, James and John, and began to
be greatly amazed and sorrowful, and sore
troubled. Then saith he unto them, "My
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death;
abide ye here, and watch with me-" And
he went forward little, and was parted
from them about stones cast; and he
kneeled down and fell on his face on the
ground, and prayed that, if it were possible
the hour might pass away from him. And
he said, "Abba, Father, all things are posi-
BILE unto Thee: o, my Father, if thou be will
ing, if it be possible, remove this cup from
me: nevertheless not my will, but Thine, be
DONE" And there appeared unto him an an
gel from heaven, Strengthening him. And
being in agony he prayed more earnestly,
anu LIS bWcdb OCCdulO do Az WOIO SlOoe aAOPo
of blood falling down upon the ground. And
when he rose up from his prayer, he came
unto the disciples, and found them sleeping
for sorrow, and saith unto Peter, " Simon,
sleepest thou? couldst thou not watch one
hour?" and unto them all, "What, could We
not watch with me one hour? Why sleep ye?
rise, watch and pray, that ye enter not into
temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but
the flesh is weak" And again second time
he went away, and prayed, saying the same
words, 20 my Father, if this cannot pass
away, except drink it, Thy will be done"
And again he came and found them sleeping,
for their eyes were very heavy; and they
knew not what to answer him. And he left
them again and went away, and prayed a
third time, saying again the same words.
Then cometh he the third time to his disci-
Piles, and saith unto them, "Sleep on now,
and take your rest; it is enough; behold, the
hour is come, and the Son of man is be-
trayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, lei
us be going, behold, he that betrayeth me is
at hand"
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CAROLINE A. DAGES.

The solemn question, us life worth living?"
has sometimes its firm answer of assurance
in the character and influence of some one
known to us who has solved the secret by ODE
dience TO the Divine injunctions. So to live
as to shed about us perpetual cheer, TO COM
fort, in some measure, all sorrows of others;
to inspire hope in times of gloom; to mould
characters of those associated with us to con
formity to diviner image; to help the world
needy ones; to be a constant rebuke, by con-
trast, to passion and pride and self-will to
make God, heaven, purity, real to the thought
and desire-this is to give lasting value to the
life we live on earth.
Such value was realized in the earthly life
of Mrs. Caroline A. Dages, wife of John
Dages, of Gallipolis, o.. which closed at Co.
lumbus, o., in April of this year. In her home
city there are few inhabitants who have not
felt the gracious influence of her firm but
gentle spirit in some act of mercy, counsel
sympathy. The little church there for which
she labored and prayed, and over its decad-
ence sorrowed intensely. owned her as its very
heart. Every good word and work had her
helpful prayer and support.
But it is in her family, for which she gave
herself in all patience and wisdom and gentle
ness, that the impress of her life is most appa-
rent. To her mother and sister, living with
her for many years, to the children of other
dear ones who found the mother love pure
and true in her large heart, to her husband SC
blessed in her esteem, to their three daughters
and two sons, she ministered heaven daily
In these, their soothed SORROWS, their chas
tened passions, their earnest, upright man
hood and womanhood, is seen the travail OF
soul which satisfies US. at least, that our com
mon lot is rich in its opportunities of useful
ness and blessing; and that to be the Masters
disciple is to share the Masters glory.
With these loved ones of hers we sorrow
over the loss of the immediate presence which
made their home what it was in blessing. But
with them we joy, too, in the train of memo
ries of her, in the example she has set, in hel
gracious words of counsel, in the silent infiu-
ence which has entered into their own lives
through all which her spirit of truth and love
dwells with them and shall be in them forever
w. M T..
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THE LORDS SUPPER.

Matthew XVI. II 80; Mark xiv. 1926; Luke
xxi. 1928; 80; John xiii. 21-26; xviii. L.
Now on the first day of nnleavened bread,
on which the passover must be sacrificed; the
disciples came unto JESUS, saying unto him,
"Where wilt thou that we go and make
ready for these to eat the passover" And he
sent two of his disciples, Peter and John,
saying, "Go and make ready for us the pass
over that we may eat" And they said unto
him, Where wilt thou that we make ready!'
And he said unto them, go ye into the city,
and behold, when ye are entered into the
city there shall meet you man bringing
pitcher of water; follow him into the house
wherein he goeth. And wheresoever he shall
enter in, say to the goodman of the house,
The Master saith unto thee, My time is
at hand; / keep the passover at thy house
with my disciples. Where is my guest cham
Der, where shall eat the passover with my
disciples?" And he will himself show you a
large upper room furnished and ready; and
there make ready for u.s. And the disciples
went forth, and came into the city, and did
as JESUS appointed them and found as he had
said unto them; and they made ready the
passover.
Now when it was evening and the hour was
come he sat down at meat with the twelve
disciples. And he said unto them, "With de-
sire have desired to eat this passover with
you before suffer; for say unto you, shall
not eat it Tsgsin] until it be fulfilled in the
kingdom of GoD."
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THE TEN VIRGINS.
Matthew XIV. 1-13l.

"Then shall the kingdom of heaven be
likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps and went forth to meet the bride
groom. And five of them were foolish, and
five were wise. For the foolish, when they
took their lamps, took no oil with them; but
the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps. Now while the bridegroom tarried,
they all slumbered and slept. But at mid
night there is a cry, Behold the bridegroom!
Come ye forth to meet himp Then all those
virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And
the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of
your oil; for our lamps are going out But
the wise answered, saying, 'Peradventure
there will not be enough for US and you: go
ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your
selves And while they went away to buy
the bridegroom came; and they that we're
ready went in with him to the marriage
feast, and the door was shut. Afterward
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PETERS DENIAL.
Matthew xvi. 67-75; Mark xiv. 65.72; Lux
xii. 56-S3; John xviii 1927.

Matthew xvi. 67-75; Mark xiv. 6572; Luke
xii. Sc SO; John xviii 1921
land they that had taken JESUS led him
away, and brought him into the house of
Caiaphas the high priest, and there came to-
gether with him all the chief priests and the
scribes.
And some began to spit on him, and his
face, and to cover his face, and to buffet
him; and some smote him with the palms of
their hands, and the men that held JESUS
Knocked him and beat him. And they blind
folded him and asked him saying, "Proph-
esq unto us, thou CHRIST, who is he that
struck thee?" And the officers received him
with blows of their hands. and many other
things spake they against him, reviling him.
And as Peter was sitting beneath in the
court there cometh unto him one of the high
priest, the maid that kept the door, and see
ing him as he sat in the light of the fire
warming himself, and looking steadfastly
upon him, she said, ''This man also was with
him." and she saith unto Peter. Thou also
was with the Nazarene, even JESUS the Cali
lean. Art thou also one of this mans disci-
ples?" But he denied before them all, saying
woman, l am not, l know him not.
neither know, nor understand what thou say
est" And he went out into the porch and
the cock crew.
And after little while when he was gone
out into the porch, another maid saw him,
and said, "Thou art also one of them;" and
she began to say to them that stood by,
"This man also was with JESUS, the Naza-
rene.' "This is one of Them" And they
said therefore unto him, Art thou also one
of his disciples?" But Peter again denied it
with an oath, and said, Man, am not,
know not the man."
And after the space of about one hour an
other confidently affirmed, saying, "Of a
truth this man was also with him, for he is a
Galilean." And they that stood by came and
said to Peter, and ais one of the servants of
the high priest, being a kinsmap of him
whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not
see thee in the garden with bim?" "Of a
truth thou also art one of them, for thou art
a Galileap, for thy speech betrayeth thee"
But Peter therefore denied again, and began
to curse and to swear, saying, "Man, l know
not what thou sayest: know not this man
of whom you speak," And Immediately
while he yet spake the second time the cock
crew. And the Lord turned and looked upon
Peter. And Peter remembered the word of
the Lord, how that he said unto them, "Be-
fore the cock crow twice this day, thou shalt
deny me thrice" And when he though there
on he went out and wept bitterly.
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CHRIST S LAST WARNING.
Matthew xiii. 27-39. ]


"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocritesl for you are like unto whited sep
ulchers, which outwardly appear beautiful,
but inwardly are full of dead mems bones,
and of all uncleanness. Even SO ye also out
wardly appear righteous unto men, but IN
wardiy ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocritesl for ye build the sepulchers of
the prophets and garnish the tombs of the
righteous, and say, If we had been in the
days of our fathers, we should not have been
partakers with them in the blood of the
prophets. Wherefore, ye witness to your
selves, that ye are sons of them that slew the
prophets. Fill ye up then the measure OF
your fathers. Ye serpents, ye offspring OF
vipers, how shall ye escape the Judgment of
hell2 Therefore, behold, send unto you
prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some
of them shall ye kill and cruelty; and some
of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues,
and persecute from city to city; that upon
you may come all the righteous blood shed
on the earth, from the blood of Abel the
righteous unto the blood of ZachRriah son of
Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sane
tuary and the altar. Verify, say unto you,
all these things shall come upon this genera
ton.
80 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth
the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent
unto her how often would have gathered
thy children together, even as hen gather
eth her chickens under her wings, and ye
would not! Behold, your house is left unto
you desolate. For l say unto you, Ye shall
not see me henceforth, till ye shall say,
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
T,0ROU
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MRS. CLARISSA OWEN.

at the residence of her son-in-law, NJ. B.
Otis, Bellevue, o.. Thursday, May II. 1888. Mrs.
Clarissa Owen, aged seventy-seven years and
six months Clarissa Ransom was born in
Bethlehem. Albany county, N. Y, Nov. IL,
1910. On July 20, 1881, at the age of twenty
she was united in marriage with a. N. Owen.
They made their home at first in Geneva,
N. Y, and here was born to them their first
child, s. W. Owen, now a prosperous timber
and reel estate dealer of Norwalk, o. From
Geneva, the little family moved to Bath, NY,
and here the parental hearts were gladdened
by another son. Selwyn N, now occupying a
seat on the Supreme bench of Ohio. From
Bath they moved to Buffalo and thence to Co.
lumbus, o., from which place they journeyed
by stage in the winter of 1878 through New
ark, Mt. Vernon and Mansfield, and settled in
little log cabin in Norwich township Huron
county, then an almost unbroken Wilderness
Here they took quarter section of land and
hewed them farm and home out of the
crest primeval." Here in the woods they
remained six years and here was born another
son, Sidney NJ. Again the family moved and
this time to Attica, where they lived until
184S. While in Attica two more children were
added to the family circle, both of whom are
now dead. In 184S the family settled at the
present site of Havana, o., where the senior
Owen founded the present thriving town, and
where he lived until his death in the fall of
1860. At Havana three more children came
TO bless them.
After the death of the father Selwyn. better
known as Judge Owen, became the natural
head of the family, and in 1862 they removed
to Bryan, o., where he established his home.
From girlhood Mrs. Owen was Universaist
in belief, as her parents had been before her.
and for many years past she has been men,
Der of that denomination. Her acquaintance
/ unite in saying that words cannot overstate
the goodness and kindness of the soul which
has just taken its flight. She was ready and
prepared for the final judgment and happy
to be relieved of her temporal letters. She
had fought the good fight, she had finished the
faith; and when the silver cord was loosed
her spirit returned to Him who gave it.
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and giveth it to Judas, the son of Simon Is
CARROT. And Judas, who betrayed him, an
swered and said, SIS it I, Rabbit" He saith
unto him, "Thou hast said"
And as they were eating JESUS took. bread,
and blessed, and when he had given thanks,
he brake it, and he gave to the disciples and
said, "Take ye, eat; this is my body, which is
given for you; this do in remembrance OF
me-" And he took the cup in like manner
after supper and gave thanks, and when he
had given thanks he gave to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it; for this cup is the new
covenant in my blood, even that which is
poured out for you: which is shed for many
unto remission of sins. But verify say
unto you, 1 shall not drink henceforth of this
fruit of the vine, until that day when drink
it new with you in my Fathers kingdom"
And they all drank of it.
And when they had sung hymn, he came
out, and went forth, as his custom was, with
his disciples, over the brook Kidron unto the
mount of Olives.
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it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be-"
that the Scripture might be fulfilled which

it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,
that the Scripture might be fulfilled which
saith,
"They parted my garments among them, =.
And upon my vestments did they cast lots. -
These things therefore the soldiers did. And
they sat and watched him there.
AMI the people stood beholding. And they
that passed by rallied on him, wagging their
heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroy
est the temple, and buildest it in three days,
save myself; if thou art the Son of GoD, come
down from the CROSS" In like manner also
the chief priests hooking him among them
selves, with the scribes and elders, said, He
saved others; himself he cannot save. Let
the CHRIST. the King of Israel, now come
down from the cross, that We may see and
believe. He trusted on GoD, let him deliver
him now, if he desireth him; for he said, j
am the Son of Gop.'" And the rulers also
scoffed at him saying, " He saved others; let
him save himself, if this is the CHRIST of COP.
his chosen" And the soldiers also Knocked
him, coming to him, offering him vinegar,
and saying, eff thou art the King of the
jews, Save tulsOits hhA th0 AcDDCAo oAoO
that were cruciied with him cast upon him
the same reproach.
And when the sixth hour was come, there
was darkness over the whole land until the
ninth hour, the suns light failing. And at
about the ninth hour JESUS cried with loud
voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-
thani?" (which is. being interpreted, My
COP, my COP, why hast thou forsaken me?")
And some of them that stood by, when they
heard it, said, Behold. this man called
Elijah"
After this jesus, knowing that all things
are now finished, that the Scriptures might
be accomplished, saith, 81 thirst" There
was set there a vessel full of vinegar. And
straightway one of them ran, and took a
sponge, and filled it with the vinegar. and
put it on a reed of hyssop. and brought it to
his mouth to drink. And the rest said, Let
be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take
him down and save him."
When JESUS therefore had received the
vinegar, he said, " 1t is finished;" and crying
again with loud voice, he said, Father,
into Thy hands commend my spirit" and
having said this he bowed his head, and gave
up his spirit.
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CHRISTIAN WATOHFULNESS.
Matthew xiv. 42-51. ]

"Watch therefore: for ye know not on
what day your Lord cometh. But know this,
that if the master of the house had known in
what watch the thief was coming, he would
have watched, and would not have suffered
his house to be broken through. Therefore
be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think
not the Son of man cometh. Who then is
the faithful servant, whom his lord hath set
over his household, to give them their food
in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom
his lord when he cometh shall find SO doing.
Verify say unto you, that he will set him
over all that he hath. But if that evil SER
want shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth:
and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants,
and shall eat and drink with the drunken;
the lord of that servant shall come in day
when he expecteth not, and in an hour when
he knoweth not, and shall out him asunder,
and appoint his portion with the hypocrites;
there shall be the weeping and crashing of
teeth"
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THE GREAT COMMISSION.

Matthew xviii. 1920; Mark xvi. 1913.
But the eleven disciples went into Galilee,
unto the mountain where JESUS had appoint
ed them. And when they saw him, they
worshiped him; but some doubted. And
JESUS came to them and spake unto them,
saying, GAN authority hath been given unto
me in heaven and on EARTH"
And he said unto them, $50 ye into all the
world, and preach the Gospel to the whole
creation. He that believeth and is baptized
shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall
be condemned. And these signs shall follow
them that believe; in my name shall they
cast out demons; they shall speak with new
tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if
they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall in
no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on
the sick, and they shall recover"
go ye, therefore, and make disciples of
all the nations, bsptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit; teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever commanded you; and 10, am
with you Away, even unto the end of the
world"
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MRS. MARY WEST CoNGER.


Resolutions adopted by the Spoon River AS.
ISOLATION CT Universalists at Avon, ILL.,, May
10, 1888:
ResOlued, That in the death of Mrs. Mary
West Conger the Universalist church has lost
one of its most devoted and efficient servants
-one whose unstinted generosity and help
fulness have done so much for the further
ance of the cause of Universalism and of ed
ucation in the West.
Rssolued, That while bowling in submission
to the will of God in the dispensation of his
providence, we are deeply grateful for the
example of Christian fidelity which she has
left us, for the potent influences for good
which have proceeded from the home SO wisely
ordered by her, and that she has so fully Illus
trated for us the great truth, that mortality
may be swallowed up of life.
Resolued. That we tender the afflicted family
our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement,
and that these resolutions be entered on the
minutes of this Association, and copy be
forwarded to the family of the deceased.
N. WHITE,
ANNA e. FLEMING, Com.
GEORGE CRUM,