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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
RELIGIOUS READING.
THOUGHTFUL PRAYER.

The whole tendency Of the age IL 10 q
religion Of forms. and formslity even In the
true modes OF worship. With exceptions
quite too few, the prayers Of the sanctuary,
the family. and the social circle. are cold In
the utterance; and the tones and lsborcd
periods show that the mind OF the supplisnt
Is trying to lit itself up TO the spirit Of de-
yotion. 1t Is not the junction from the
holy one" apparent in the humble. feryent
oratory Of eficctual supplcation. IL is not
the praying In the sprit-not that abun-
dance OF the heart out OF which the mouth
speaketb. And what can the utmost elo-
guence OF the mouth do at the throne OF
God. u the heart be far from Him? Formal
prayer Is dclusiye; IL offensive, unhcard, un.
answered, except In the Increase of spiritual
barrcnress When again shall the Spirit
help the intrmities OF the saints making
iniercession for them with groanings that
cannot he uttercdS Aud when shall the
preacher WELD the sword OF the Spirit, the
Word OF GOd-thr Word in its essential. dis.
tinctiyc. subduing truths brought down
with dir Ct aim aud undivided energy upon
The conscience Of the hearer' Mas for thee,
daughter OF Zion. thy rOwers have brought
thee into great waters
But the formal prayer of the church, nj
present No emerged IN the world. on which
as-ing word has teen bestowed. Is not
that which | have denominatcd thoughiless
PRAYER, AMI which is so universally prpva.
lent. L me chiefly and specially. that
Kind OF PRAYER by which, NJ saith the pro.
phei,"the land mOuructh ;thc pleasant places
Of the wilderness are dried up. aud their
course is evil, and their force II not right"
In THIS form oi supp ichtion we Lave. as
nation. become rapidly aud extremely pro-
ininent. The fancy gentleman, and the
fHshiOnah'c lady are punCtual In ,jnCulatury
pctilions, which also pass over into the
form OF imprecnti0n. How frequent the
short prayers are heard. Good Lord, Lord
bless inc, etc, But with what lcvity aud at.
sence OF thought tbcsc habitual suppliCutiuns
are uttered! And from the so-caIied polish.
el circle down to the lowest drcgs ot human.
ity. the miuRliug voices OF the crowd are
heard IN Utmost unbrokcn prayers through
all the day. aud far into the stiffness OF the
night. The sacred namCs OF the Trinity
aud the most awful forms OF imprccation-
are used In thUurhtless lcyity; while IN
every street nud on every playground. the
tsttered aud well dressed urchn throws of
these wicked prayers as fast ~ the interven.
ing pufis Of the cigar will allow. BY swear.
ing the and mOurneth. Aud how awfuy
prevalent the "-wcarcr's prayer" has b.
come. Passing 10y the prOfnnely praying
adult classes, the obscenity and profanenc.s IS
OF the juvenile population shocks every
moral sctse. Into what hands are our civil
and religious institutions descending ? II
the vain Use OF GOIs name is national
tIa,t of character. whit can avert from us
national judgments. shall | not visit for
these things saith the Lord and shall not
my soul bc avenged on such a nation as
this?r
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VINO wnorL rnr nInLna

"a thought has often come home 10 me.
IL Holy scripture be not the iruit OF Divine
vision, II II be not message to u from
above whence comes this wonderful Book
What account can We give OF II : Can II
come from mans great enemy, the Devil >
Is not every page Of II FOR the overthrow OF
his kingdom
Gould II have been written by wicked
men? Was there ever n wicked man In the
world that did not hate the Bible, aud either
wish that II was false, or endeaNor 10 prove
II sO'
could II have heeu written by good men
out Of their hearts. But would good men
have taken Gods name in vain ? And does
not every part Of II claim 10 be a revelation
from God? DO We not hud the words,
Thus saith the Lord continually occur
ring And can we imagine gOdly men thus
to have forged the name of Jehovah
could II have been written 10y fanatics
and enthusiasts? Then where would have
been the calm, quiet aud deyout tone that
prevades itp Where would have been the
depth OF wisdom which exercises 10 this day
the earnest study Of men OF the greatest li-
ttllecty
IL confess can see no way out OF this
Difficulty for an believer. II there be dim
culties In the Bib!c--ard no doubt many
such there are-it seems TO me far greater
difficulty TO imagiue any other source but a
Divine one from which IL could have come.
Il seems to me TO carry Divine stamp upon
the face of IL. II rcbukes OF falsehood and
every Kind OF sin, It's mighty encourage
ments TO live holy and godly life, the
power that Is ever going forth with IL to
raise the fallen and the stall this tells ne
that the Voice that spake II is Divine In
TACT. bearing out its own witness, that II
came not by the will OF man. but holy men
0f God spake NJ they were moved bv the
Holy Ghost 2 Pet. |. 2l,"-lGeorge Ever.
ard.
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SACRED DEER IN JAPAN.
Tame Creatures TO 10 Pound In q Queer
Mountain Town.


Humphrey B. Kendrlck, n former
resident OF Santa Barbara, Cal, who
has Just returned u San Francisco
after a residence OF several years in
Japan, gives the Examiner an inter.
esting description OF a little mountain
town named Nara in that country:
Everyone, or almost everyone in
Nara has deer" said Mr.. Kcndrlck,
"and they are as plentiful there as
dogs In an American town, white
around the temples are great mum.
bcrs, all sacred To- the japanese. And
they are very tame, coming up even
10 the stranger and almost begging
for gingerbread, OF which they are
very fond, and which the tourist Is
expected TO buy for them.
when the Emperor great many
years ago, came into Nara, and Nara,
you know, was the first capital uf
Japan, he rode on u white deer, and
that at once made the deer sacred.
and at the same time IL became fash
iOnablc to own one, aud now they
are the most common thing TO bc seen
In the place, unless IL bc lanterns,
which are actually without number.
and OF every kind aud quality. a
lantern In Japan Is very different
from one here, for there they are
stone pillars, although there are
some OF metal, and made to be sus-
pended. saw some OF bronze In
one OF the temples which had been
brought from Holland long ago. But,
while there are so many, thu Japan.
eSe will never count them.
THAT would be- a very wicked thing
In the sight OF the gods, who kccu
the number careful secret. And
though sacrilegious foreigners have
made the attempt no two os them
have ever counted the same Another
feature is the goldfish ponds-uo
such flsh as you see here, but IL and
IL inches long, and Of such deep
color, darker than orange even. And
those with the fantails are beautiful.
All OF the ponds and lakes are full
OF them. and as the water Il very
clear IL Is marvellous thing to stand
on the shore and watch them dart
through the ripplcs, and when out IN
boat the very bottom assumes 4
golden hue"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
TEMPERANCE.

ar"
you want rod nose and dim, bieary eyes,
~ you wish to be one whom all men deepise
~ you wien TO be ragged and weary and sad
III you wish, In q word, TO go to the bad
Then drink
Il You wish that your life failure may bc,
II you wish 10 be penniless-out AZ the kne,,
" you wish to be houseless, broken, forlorn !;
III you wish to see pointed the finger OF scorn
Then drink
II you wish that your manhood be shorn of
its strength,
Innt your days may be shortened 10 ono
half their length;
IL you IKE the gay music OF curse or OF wall /.
uyou long Tor the shelter OF poor house or
Jail ~
Then drink!
III your tastes don't ngree with the offs" az
above;
IL you'd rather have life full Of brightness
and love;
II you care not to venture nor find ou, too
soon
That the gateway to hell lies through the
Then don't drink
William Howard, In the yoico.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.

II has been said that science is opposed to
revelation. But the history OF the former
shows, that the greater its progress. the
deeper its investigations. and the more ac-
curate its results, the more plainly Il is ever
sect, not only to clash with the latter, Tut In
all things TO confirm il. In every instance,
The very science from which objections have
been drawn against religion, have By their
own progress, entirely removed these OBJ.
jections, and even furnished the strongest
confirmation Of the truth.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
Substantial comfort will not grow
In natures barren solI.
All we can boast Till Christ we know
10 vanity and toll

How many have tried all tho fountains OF
this worlds pleasure, but never tasted OF the
stream from Lebanon How many have re-
veied In other gardens to their souls ruin, but
never plucked one flower from the garden OF
our God swing open all the gates OF the
garden and invite you In, whatever your his
tory, whatever your sins, whatever your temp
tations, Whatever your trouble. The invita-
ton comes no more to one than 10 all, I"
"Whosoeyer will, let him come"
The flowers OF earthly gardens soon fade 4,
but, blessed be God, there are garlands that
ne1er wither, and through the grace OF Christ
Jesus We may enter into the Joys which are
provided Tor us at Gods right hand. Oh,
come INT" the garden. And remember, as
tne closing thought. that God not only
brings us into garden here, but II is gar
den all the way with those who trust and
loye ana serve Him, garden all through the
srruSgies OF this life, garden all up the
e-Olo o. heayen.
inire everlasting spring abldes
Ana never witherlng flowers
p'atn, Ike narrow stream. divides
Inat heavenly land from ours.
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Then drink !
MODERATE pRiSKfSa NO oary


Alcoholic stlmulants exhaust tho sfrcnc.th
of those who are called to prolong physirni
endurance In extremes OF heat or cold What
folly, therefore, TO suppose that In moderate
temperature there is any real gain from mod
crate drinking! Lieutenant Greeley testified
70 the advantage OF total abstinence among
his men IN the Arctic regions and Henry NJ
Stanley bore witness to the danger of unv
alcoholic drinks In Equatorial Africa And
now Miss Kate Marsden, whose remarSahlo
journey on sledRe and horseback to visit ths
outcast Siberian lepers IL attracting deserved
attention, has similar story to tell of tho
value OF abstinence and the danger of alcohol.
She says, In the preface to her narrative OF her
journey; II have never taken any active
part In promoting temperance principles. but
now think that the record Of my exertion,
In Siberia, without tho aid of stlmulants. NAV
prove "a beneficial to others "a II my voice
had been raised In furthcrng the cause for
years pnst. l took no alcohol whatever
throughout the journey, excepting on two
occasions OF great exhaustion, when tho
stimulnnts only made mo worse. | have
therefore, good ground for recommending:
abstinence from alcohol where much physicnl
endurance Is necessary" IL n man saws ho
drinks wine or whisky because he like, t.. ho
may be supposed TO tell the simple truth hut
II be says he takes these stimulnnts In order
TO meet tho extremes OF weather, or 20 giyo
him powers OF physical endurance. hu is To-
be pitied for not knowing any better. A coll
lege athlete must be n total abstaincr while in
training for u contest, even II he drinks freely
or moderately, at other times. Yet nj that
very time his brother or his father, Is. per-
baps, taking liquor at his meals, or bptwecn
meals, to give him strength. sunday y.scAUol
Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
lnouprAcoS rArnAn oN rnr pnlNK noNpAor,

hRoHDEACON fARnAR on riIE DRINK BONDAGE.
Archdeacon Farrar, speaking recently in the
Royal Victoria Hall, London, said
"For every victim OF the slave trade there
werea thousand who were bound In the strong
letters OF drink. Whenever any effort was
made to redress n wrong, to remove n curse,
or fight against an evil, the forces OF tho
world. the flesh. and the devil put on their
utmost possible strength, and by lies and
sophistry nnd bribery tried 10 check the efforts
Tor good. And this being so, all those who
desired tho good OF their country must, in
this instance. rally their forces and amnlga-
mnte In every possible way to combat this un.
scrupulous nntagonism. II any man desired
to set as u good citizen, and was only con.
yinced that there was In the midst OF US a
burning evil, II was his duty rs man and
Christian 90 fight to his utmost against this
terrible evil. IL there was any who had not
seen the evtl-if that were possible-thero
were .wo ways 10 be convincsd-one by
theC. JOf competent witnesses, and the
second by the evidence OF indisputable facts.
In both OF these branche, they had proof
which was utterly unlimited 1t came
from every age and rank. and cline. and
every century since time was. since man ap-
peared on the surface OF the earth. In our
own country, looking ut that alone. We had
the evidence Of all the judges. OF all the PHI
lanthropists, OF all the poets. OF Nil serious
writers. Of all the clergy, and of all persons
who had at heart the good of their country,
IRON tho highest rank To the lowest. down To
the humblest honest policeman who walked
the streets or the humblcst missionary who
visited the homes Of the poor They had tho
evidence of the Archbishop OF Canterbury.
who stated that until the work OF temperance
reform was done no other work Of the church
would be- effectually carried on. They had
the evidence OF the greatest man In the world
Mlr. Gladstone. whom In March. 1850. he heart
utter these memorable words words that
sent a perceptihle thrill through the House Of
Commons The evils produced by drink ars
worse, because more continuous, than those
produced by the great historic scourgcs Of
war famine and pestilcncr combined At
u time when they had the claims ~ the un-
employed constantly before them, Il was well
TO remember what the Earl OF Shaltr-bury
had said--and he recommended these words
to all meetings OF the unemployed--'lt is alb
solutely impossible TO do anything perman-
emily or considerably 30 relieve the poverty
until We get rid Of the curse OF drink. The
one solution OF the social problem lies in the
bands OF the working classes themselves
they may uplift themselves into plenty and
happiness out OF their present position II as a
class they will get rid Of what drags them
down For any Nation to neglect the warn
ings OF such men was worse than ignorance
was worse than folly"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11

FIFrY shares OF the Keeley Motor Company,
par value $50 each, were sold at auction In
New York City for "a for the lot
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11

OFFICIAL reports show that the heights OF
Quebec, Canada, are crumbling. The ram
part wall facing the Parliament buildings has
fallen and reveals cracks and assures In the
solid rock, such as indicate that large sec
tions OF the enormous elevations are becom-
ing detached bodily, and may ut any time
give way In mass Of ruins
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-11
IT DON'T pInIsIsH pHIsKIsa.

Tho British Consul General at Christlania
has recently submitted 10 his Government an
elaborate report ON the operation OF the
Gothenburg method OF managing the drink
owl, the system OF State control which has
lately been adopted by the State OF South
Carolina, and says that statistics show that
the putting down OF drinking Is concerned.
II Is not bad thing for the taxpayers. The
profits from the sale OF a drink, instead ot
going into private pockets, are devoted to
roadmaking, education, museums, hospitals
and other expenses OF the country, and pro-
portionately tighten the taxation, but the re-
ports show steady increase In the consump-
tion OF liquors and In drunkenness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-20

Bescnaa's Plrls cure Bilious anl Ncr-
youz ills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-20

Bowdoin College has been admitted into
the New England intercollegiate Athletic
Association.
Hon Darius II. Engraham was unaui-
mously renomiuate'l by the Portland Dem
ocrats for mayor Saturday night.
Arthur Canhan of Lisbon Falls has been
missing since Feb. II. whom he lef, home,
o.tensibis to visit IA Lewiston oculist.
Mervyn \ Rice. graduate of Bowloin,
50. and who has heen a prominent Yacht
ing man and athl.ic Is the Democratic
nominee for mayor Of I;ocklan!.
An English iron steamer is bounl to the
keuuehec with metal for the Scwali iron
slipbulling plant a, Path. The ship Which
this firm expects to commence "n in the
spring Is TO he of about 25o9 tons
1t is said that Mr.. L. +. johnson Of class
OF ~ Of Yale has nysterilusly disappeared
from college. He came from Bangor. but
bis parents are now both dead. lie has an
uncle, Lis nearest relative, who hves II,
Boston.
The Montreal express on the Grand
Trunk bad close call Friday evening
When near Bethel the driving wheel lost
its tire. and the iianges crushed into tine hre
box causing the engineer AMI aremau to
jump for the tenier.
At meeting If the Stockholders of the
/ Atkinson Home Furnishing Company held
at Portland, Thursday, it was unanimously
voted 20 increass the capital stock from
| 81 600 900 tn - 0fs9 GAa. The purchase
of the firm OF Is A. Atkinson ( Co.. vas
| fully ratified.
l The grand jury in the Oxford s. J. court
reported SATURDAY. and were discharged.
| Indictments were found agaiast Davis &
/ Cook for horse sreshng. EHeene G.. G
/ Charles ". NerFi6eh, for liquor selling
nuisance, etc; Fred s. Chase. liquor sell
ing l.. w. Jacksfn. liquor selling. "
1 bill was found sgainsf !. W. chafbourne
/ There are several iaAirtnsests agsips; tho
Merriiielfs Of Bryan,s porpi. and three
I against Chase
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IN THE SENATE.
Sherman Per Cent. Bond Amendment TO
Sundry Civil Bill Adopted.

WAsnINGroS, Feb. is.-Immediately af-
ter the routine morning business in the
Senate, the consideration of the .uniry
civil appropriation bill was resumed-the
pending question being Mills's amendment
to the Sherman :; per cent, bond issue
amendment Mills an endment being to
strike out the words after FIVE years from
their date The amendment was defeated
without Il division.
The Vice President then put the question
on Sherman's amendment and announced
that it was agreed 70. But Stewart then
reaiized what was being done and said that
he and the Senate had been taken by sur
prise and that he desired to address the
Senate on the Sherman amendment A.
the suggestion Of Iioar both amendments
were considered as still open, and Stewart
proceeded to make one of his customary
free-silver speeches
At the close of the discussion on the
sherman amendment, Mills amendment to
it to make the bonds redecmabe at the
pleasure of the government was rejected
without division. AMI Stewards amcndment
Chat the bonds should not be used as a
basis for national bank circulation was also
rejected-yeas, 81 nays, 20.
The discussion finally closed and the
Sherman amendment was agreed to; year,
30 nays, II, as follows:
Yeas-Allrich, Allison, Brick. Caffery
Chandler, Cullom. Davis, Dixon, FELTON,,
Frye, German, Gray, Hale. Hansborough,
iIawley, Harris, Higgins, fIiscoek. lIoar,
McMillin, Mcpherson, Morrill, Perkins,
Sawyer, sherman, Stockbridge Villas,
Washburn, White-30.
Nays Bate, Call. Cockrell, Coke.
George, Gordon. Jones of Nevada, KYLE.
Mitchell. Peifer, Power. rugh, Shoup,
Stewart, Teller and Nest-lG.
No further action was taken on the sun
dry civil service appropriation bill, which
went over. Adjourned.
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GOLDEN JUBILEE.
The Fiftieth Anniversary Of the
Pore's Conservation
Celebrated at Rome---Thousands Of
People Crowd St. Petsrs.


Roas, Feb. l9.--At dsybrcak the peal
ing of church bells announced the eelcbra-
ton of the pope's jubilee. ny
oelock thousands of pilgrims. tourists, eiti-
xcns. crowded before the doors of st Peters.
Al FIVE, two hattsiions of infantry ia full
uniform were drawn up before the cathe-
dral to help the two hundred or more gen.
darmes in preserving order The crowd
sweled steadily, but remained quiet, de-
spite the tremendous pressure caused BY
some 5000 in the hopeless struggle 10 get
near the doors.
At six the cathedral doors were opened.
and the foremost of the crowd swept In.
Wilton half AN hour the great building was
packed TO the steps. Thirty thousand pill
grims. and .o. 200 OF ID, 600 Catholics from
this city gained admission, Not fewer than
iu,oo0 persons, many being ticket -hol,lers,
were turnei away by the military, who
cleared spaces round the building 10 pre-
vent dsorter when the service closed.
The Pope entered the oathdral at o.45,
apparenti, in somewhat better health than
usual. The cathedral rang with tumultous
cheering, rs the Pope was horne toward tho
altar, His Holiness ofliciaied at the special
jubilee mass, in,oning the opening worls
of the re Deum and giving his blessing in
u clear, penetrating voice.
The mass lasted until lO.t5. The crowds
dispersed slowly, Al noon most had gone
aud quarter later the military withdrew.
This afternoon the Irish pilgrims at
tended service in the church of ST. Sylvcs-
ter being blessed by Cardinal l.ogue. The
English pilgrims, at st. Georges, received
blessing from Cardinal Vaughan,
This evening NJ. Peters aud all the other
churches, all the converts aud hundreds Of
private houses were illuminated. The
streets were throngcd and the square in
front Of st. Peters was almost impassable.
Without an exception the people were per-
tcctly orderly. Not an arrest is reported.
King llumherI and Queen Margaret took
their usual drive through the city and were
everywhere salu,ed respectfully.
The scene at the cathedral was brilliant
and Impressive. The interior was hung In
crimson. and profusely dressed with flow
ers. The Pope, in full canonicals was
borne on scdia gestatoria up the nave To tho
altar. accompanied by gorgeous process
sion, richly clad, bcjcw.lled cardinals aud
officers of the Swiss guards.
A transparency before the Belgian Col
lcge in Rome attracted group OF Liberals,
who shouted Long live Italy" to which
the Catholics replied, Long live the Pa
the gendarnien removed the transparency.
Otherwise notbing occurred to mar the
peace and pleasure OF the day.
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IN The HOUSE.
Tribute Paid 10 The Memory Of Late Iohn G..
Warwick Of Ohio.

WAsuxGroS. Feb. is.--Thc House re-
sumed. in committee of the whole, the con
sheraton Of the postoi'lce appropriation
bill. After a long discussion on points Of
order, Kyle moved to strike out the
paragraph appropriating Sl9G, 900 for spe-
ciaI faciliites on trunk lines from Spring
field. Mass, TO Atlanta AMI New Orleans
via New York and Washington.
He contendcd that there was no jnstifica-
ton for appropriating this large sum wheu
it would do M good, bat actually DO harm
to the public service.
Without lisposing of the motion the com
nittec rose. On motion of Mr.. Caminetii
the conf, renee report was agreed to on the
bill regulating mining IN the state of Cali
fornia Public business was then sus
pended and proper tribute was paid TO the
memory of the late John G.. Warwick oi
Ohio.
The House committee on elections to lay
by majority vote, .iecided to report ir
faver Of Elliott. the Democratic sitting
member in the conte.tad election case pi
Miller VS.. Elliott from the "Shoc String
or "Black" district Of South Carolina
Miller is of negro descent This ia the last
election contest before the committee.