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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-29

a. v. I7-2o. The story told in the lesson-pas-
sage is the explanation of the fact that Herod be-
lieved that Jesus was the Baptist risen from the
dead Johns testimony to the truth, in terrible can
dor without fattery, to the face of the king, while
it cost him his own life, raises him to frx place
among the worlds true heroes.-Herod playing
fast and loose with his own conscience f; at times
hearing the imprisoned Baptist gladly and with IA
vor delaying to set him free to follow his advice;
at last, under instigation of heartless woman, or
dering that he be beheaded,-is memorable exem-
plifcaton of the danger of beginning the path of
disobedience to the Inner Light.
e. V. zI-25. The plot of Heradias, compass
ing her object by the sacrifice of her daughters
modesty, is not unnatural in such woman as she
was. Her previous life had prophesied even such
depth of depravity when she reached her harvest
time.-Herodas may, with characteristic shrewd-
ness, have foreseen that either she must separate
the Baptist from Herod or the Baptist would sep
arate her from Herod. Her previous fall had made
her position such that she could maintain even the
show of responsibility only by murder.
(3) " 26-2o. Herodas had her revenge. But
in gaining it she did not free her evil life from its
stains; while she made Herod coward before his
mental ghosts.-IIerodias subsequently wrought
the ruin of Herod at Rome the two died in exile
and disgrace.-Jesus knew that there was no rea-
son why the Baptist should be sacrificed to Roman
tyranny that not even more reason for his
own death by the same envious power.-Because
the time not yet ripe for the great sacrifice, we
shall behold Jesus henceforth acting one warned
of his own danger by the tragic death of the noble
Baptist.
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A SUGGESTIVE ANECDOTE.

Miss Muloch has pretty little anec-
dote in one of her stories which sounds
natural. Little king Arthur's" mother
is obliged to plead ignorance as to the
working of locomotives, and to her ex-
cuse he responded gravely-"But, man.
ma, you ought to know" And this little
reproof sent his loving mother to books
to repair her omission. Happy the child
whose mother is so faithful. The mo-
ments we spend in acquiring knowledge
to impart to our children are we'll en-
ployed, for a child should be taught
chiefly by conversation and seldom d.
rectly from books.
The plea most mothers will make to
this-that they have not time-should
be translated into one that, in many in
stance. would be more candid; they have
not inclination. The author recalls a
little experience which took place years
ago when she was pursuing course of
elocution in college. A young man who
belonged to the class excused himself
from rehearsal on the plea of mo time, y
when she had the impulse to turn to
him and say: "You mean you don't want
to. People always find time for what
ever they really want to do. A few days
afterward the gentleman, who was busy
law student, came to her and said frank
ly, do you know what you said haunted
me, I've been thinking about it, and i
believe it is true" Half the time our
excuses of slack of time" are petty eva
sions. We can do what we take hearty
interest in.
Who doubts that the utmost pains is
none too much to bestow upon the de
velopment of a young mind? A mother
should feel that her vocation is supreme
Civilized society is hard upon women il
some ways. Women are hard upon them
selves. They want to be perfect in house
hold duties and in social duties and tt
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TEACHING POINTS.

INTRODUCTION. We in our Lesson on the ties
timony of Jesus to John" anticipated the main
facts Of our present lesson But the importance Of
the death Of the Baptist in its influence the Life
of Christ, as well as the dramatic quality of the
striking tragedy, justify its being made the subject
of a separate lesson.-That Jesus should have been
circumstantaly informed of the death of the Bap-
fist in Herods castle will not seem improbable when
we recall (Acts 49, y that Manaen, the foster bro
Their of Herod Antipas, was a Christian, and that
the wife of one of Herods courteurs, Chusa, of
the company of devoted Galilean women who min
istered to Jesus in his missionary journeys.
sephus speaks Of the arrest and death Of the Bap-
fist by Herod Antipas as being for poticalreasons'
the king fearing popular revolt under the prophet
The historians reason is not necessarily eontradc
tory Of the facts stated in the Gospels.
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Washington, d. c.. 81; LIST Brooklyn, 81; Titus
vile. Pa, "a; Norwalk. o., $40; Orange. Mass.
$3.50; 4th New York City, IS; Storm Lake, Ia.
soc; I'd Chicago, 50 Auburn. sl.-S15s15.
For Shizuol1a school.
Before. $50; Mrs H. NJ. @. shoeff, 81. sci
Total S174.15.
Ministerial Relief Fund.
Before, S6O03; New Jersey Convention. IS;
Kansas Convention, $3.50; Chicago Conference
S2175, Total. S92.3s.
Theological Scholarship Fund.
Before.ssl5; N. ". s15; Mass. $40; Mimi, $50;
Total, $500.
Norfolk Church Building.
Before, $50; Rev. r. Eddy, d. D., &c. Rev. @.
fl. Shinn, $40, Total S66.
Other Funds.
As before $500.
Interest.
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%. slO5; SIC; $40: $685. So Total, .S2.2O3.4s,
In all. two months, s6.329.57.
GIL. DEMAREsT. Secretary.
MANCHESTER, N. II.
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be mothers also. But to be worthy
mother, completely faithful to her duties
is life work for any woman. Let her
do what she can besides; that comes
first Success in every other way can
not compensate for the loss of influence
with our children. Mothers sometimes
feel this bitterly when it is too late. She
who leads little child toward light and
knowledge gains an unbounded influence
over him. The history of all great men
usually begins with loving, earnest
mother. The boys eager questions are
often keys to unlock the mysteries of his
nature,
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SIDE-LIGHTS.
WHY Herodias Wished for Iohn,s Death

Why Herodias Wished for Johns Death.-A
colonial governor OF the bahamas who about to
return to England offered to procure from the home
government any favor the colonists desired. The
reply startling the request for the head of
John the Baptist: ''TeM them to tear down the
lighthouses, for they ruin our prosperity" The
colonists wreckers. Herodias could not en-
dure Johns spiritual light.
Hesitation is often STANDARDIZED once
tried to disgrace some of the great Roman mobiles
to as low level as his own by making them appear
as actors in the arena. The Roman mobiles regard
ed this as the EXTREMIST disgrace yet to disobey
was death. Florus was SO hidden, and, doubtful
whether to obey not, consulted the religious
Agrppinus. 60, by all MEANS" replied Agrippi-
nus. "Wcll-but," replied Florus, .JOn faced death
rather than obey" "Yes." was the answer, 'be-
cause did not deliberate about it.'-Fd1rar.
The Baptist's Affections were for his good
In ancient times when box on the ear given by
master to slave meant liberty, little would the freed
man care how hard the blow. Dya stroke from the
sword the warrior was knighted by the monarch;
small matter was it to the made knight if the
royal hand was heavy.-Sbntgc0H
Johns Death was his Coronation.-The stroke
of the headsmans ak to John divine coronation.
However crushed with defeat may have been his
last moments on earth, his entrance to heaven was
royal and glorious.
The Terrors of Conscience
My conscience had thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for william.
-.Shakesbeaye.
Conscience is thousand swords.
-Ri:hayaIX,
Herod Antipas' Subsequent Life He was soon
after this defeated in battle by Aretas, with great
loss. Later on, Herodas stirred up her husband to
go to Rome and obtain from the emperor the title
of king. But, being followed by complaints OF the
oppressed Galeans, the result was that he was de-
posed from his Hierarchy even. Then he was ban
shed to Lyons, in France, and afterwards to Spain.
Herodias accompanying him in his exile. They
died in Punishment. Herod is pilloried in history.
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The Sunday School.
FIRST QUARTER
January 6, 1895.
INTRODUCTION.
MARK 6: I7-2o.

HerOd feared John. Who was Herodf
The Jews called him king; the Romans,
because he inherited a fourth part of the
domain of his father, Herod the Great,
called him a tetrarch. He had all the in
sigma of royalty. He was fed with fiat
teries and stepped in luxury. He was ac-
countable to no human tribunal for his
treatment of any Jew. He had Roman
spearmen always at hand for protection;
and cohorts in instant readiness to execute
his vengeance. Yet he feared John. Who
was John? A prophet of by-gone type,
coarsely dressed, meagerly fed, desert
dweller. He had not one spearman to
protect him; not one swordman to send
on vengeful GRAND. He was the asso-
ciate of common people, to whom he
preached obedience to King no human
eve had ever seen. Yet HerOd, the
son of his father, with the power of Rome
pledged to his support, feared this poverty
stricken minion! No charge was ever
made against Herod that he was in battle
wanting in Roman courage.-MOrer re-
markable still: The Baptist at the time
he was the source of this strange royal
fear was in the earth only memory.
Herod had himself given the order for his
execution. The headsman had found no
difficulty in severing his head from his
body And this, to Herod, was the end of
John. For, let it be noted, Herod was
Sadducee; he believed death ends all and
dead men tell no tales. No question was
raised but John was killed. The marvel
increases that Herod feared JOHNS
the philosophic belief that death ends all
so little to be depended upon in an hour
of need! Why cannot Herod really and
finally believe that John is dead? Has
Herod an inner ear which no din of the
world, no music, no roar of battle, can
close to unwelcome inner voices? Is he
haunted by an Inner Voice which no fiat
teries can hush? Strange, strange, if
things seen are the only realities, that
Herod feared John.
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alton on forty such lines at the rates
fixed by law for the carriage Of mails
on steam roads. The routes thus far es-
tablished are comparatively short, the
longest being eighteen miles in length.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17

:. ,,o crowded streets Of Mexico In
isaG 81 ,ees old war horse" was then q
major I'm the United states regulars ana
General Winfield Scott had placed MN ih
command Of the advance guard IN 'he
march from Vera Cruz to the cry on
Mexico because Of the Majors skill IN
handling ambuscadcs and bushwackers
along the route. When the halls Oh the
Montezumas" loomed up the Mexican au-
,borifies rode out and formally surfen-
dered the city. Major bongsreet sem
word back and General Scott accepted
the captulatiOn. but warned bongstrctt
to be on the lookout for treachery IN
the crowded city. Forming the Georgia.
south Carolina. and Mississippi rihemen
In line Major LOngsireet, now acting as
colonel marched into the captured city
with battery close behind the Infantry,
and. strangest Of all. the pioneer corps
with axes In their hands. That he knew
what he meant in having men with axes
along subsequent developments showed.
on marched the southern soldlery 10 tne
tune Of the Star-Spangled Banner WIN
the stars and stripes floating over them,
but the MeXicans glared darkly and
muttcTed curses on the Amen amos.
As the United states regulars got INTO
the crowded streets a fire by Mexican
toughs was opened on our men rom
tops OF houses and windows MAJOR
LOngstrect ordered up his aXmcn, anu
instead Of moving ga much by the open
streets. he advanced through the houses
cutting passage ways from one honof ~
another In this way he got at the M"Ni-
can mob and they were severely PUNISH
ed In addition be placed mountain
hOwitzer In a belfry and from this chuich
steeple he dropped some shots on the
rioters that did effective service. cap
tain Of volunteers reported with another
hOwitzer and NJ took Sc apart. and piece
by piece II was carried 10 another beliry
and put together and soon the hght
from house 20 house and shots coming
from church stceplas Qu"llcd toe enr'Ged
Mexican mob. and thus Major Lousstrc.t
quclled a wild Mexican riot. The Next
can regulars under General Santa Anna
acted in good faith and observed the
surrender, but IL was the Mexican t0uehs.
the low Greasers' that Longstreet had
10 deal with.
Whether mounting howitzers In church
stecplcs and cutting with axes through
partition walls would do any good IN
Chicago is doubtful. but this is the way
the battle-scarred veteran at Gainesville
handled an Infatuated mob IN Mexico In
1876. Colonel Robert l.. Lee first adopted
the plan of cutting u passage from
houses 10 house ana iring mounted hoWit-
zers from church steeples in the assault
on Chcpultepec. where the great \ ir-
einan used it with brilliant success.-At-
lanta Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17
IHKEE.sCRKW CRUISERS.
They are a Triumph in Construction for
8nr Navy.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-By the mag
niGcent performance Saturday Of the
Minneapolis the navy scores its greatest
triumph yet achieved in the construction
of swift war-ships, and beats the record
Of any foreign power in having two triple
screw vessels which nave SIludSsed lii
speed the fastest vessels of tner Size
aiOat. Both the Minneapolis and her sis
ter snip. Columbia, We're the designs Oh
our Construction Bureau, and their en-
giueS were built under the direction ana
according To the plans of 'EnBncer-in-
chief Melville There is only one other
vessel in the world having three screws
which has ia the least approached them,
and this Is the German Wdr-Ship kd1serin-
Augusta. whose speed has never reached
tWcnty-Oue knots. The French some years
ago attempted 10 construct vessel with
three screws in the DePuy &c Lorne, but
the undertaking was not marked with
any degree Of success. The kaiserin-Au-
gusta is Il vessel of nearly the same
dimensions as the Minneapolis and Column
bia, but in point OF horse power. steam
Ing radius. and other valuable attributes
can IN no way approach either o1 our
ships.
Other foreign naval powers have made
no advances m applying the three-scleW
system 10 either war or merchant ships,
ana have rested content with the Two
screw system. The construction OF the
Columbia and Minneapolis was under
taken with many predictions OF their
failure as fast cruisers, and II Is sdld that
Great Britain and France nave waited
TO sec what we would accomplish in them
before attempting TO build similar ships
In all progress made toward increasing
the number OF screws, the navy has taken
the lead over the merchant service,
and the success Of our latest additions
L. fast cruisers, il is believed 10y the Navy
Department, VIII have the effect Of in
ducnE some Of the big transatlanuc COM
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17

80. for n lodge i'm some vast wilder
ness. some bOundlcss conueuity Of
shade" sang the poet one very hot day.
and I'm the language NJ "The school
masters CHESTS" ann moved TO say.
Them ere's my sentiments. tow" The
sharp contrast between this picture. how
oyer. and the picture OF misery AMI
burning heat I'm a "vast wilderness" Of
civ houses is almost overpov tring. In
deed. nothing rs more desolate than a
deserted thcrouphfaro whore something
might be expected in the wav OF hahl-
tation. The long rows Of houses. boarded
mr. in front baSa .,,cb q, tar1 forbIdding
aspect
tut the people have not AN gone as
tho crowded cars r1nrutns and evening
viii TESTIFY Nor is this tbe onIv Indication
Of life and action I'm me- hot civ. Even
The shopping districts are not wholly de-
etrtal and 1uriufr those cool DAYS Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17
FOR HONEST ELECTIONS.
Temperance People will Take n Hand In
the Purifying Process.

The committee Of FIVE appointed by the
meeting at Powelrs Hall last Tuesday 'in
the interest of temperance" have ar
ranged for another meeting to-nisht AMI
have invited Rev. DR.. W. l.. Wright
Rev. Or George II. Ray and Rev. Or.
Johnston 10 make addresses
The following resolutions wiil be pres
ented:
morality. believe that the time has ar
rived when decided steps should be taken
10 arrest the spread Of incompetence
in this community, and To impress on
our people the Importance of demanding
that Our elections shall be conducted on
honest principles. and Insisting on high
or standard of representative character
in politics. With these objects IN view,
We recommend the adoption OF the Iot-
lowing:
We deprecate the methods resort
ed 70 by candidates and political mana
gers as demoraIiZng in their tend ncy
and calculated 90 place the who ma
chnery Of government I'm the control OF
uuscrupuou, wirr-workcr5 aud subSer-
Went otice-hoiders. To promote honesty
i'm elections We demand that all the
officials i'm charge of the polls snail
be men Of undcubted integrity.
. In view 81 the corrupttng lnllu-
ence Of electing 10 representative once
men whose private habits are VICIOUS
and calculated To inculcate immorality
among those whose welfare should De
our chief aim and concern. we as Chris
tian men have determined at this time,
when there are no candidates in the
field. TO admouish those who manage
political affairs that We are resolved
IL vote in our general elections for no
narson whose private life cannot bear
the test Of public scrutiny
g. Recognizing the liquor traffic as the
most degrading and hurtful evil Of the
age. We believe 1t TO be- the duty OF
dates for office who are I'm favor of
total abolition Of all laws authorizing
the manufacture Of and trade IN alc0-
Loiic liquors
The participants in the former meet
ing denied that hey were i'm any way
Identified with the Prohibition party. 1t
is reported that a Prohibition club will
be formed. however after this meet
ing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17
EDITORIAL NTs.

New York sun: Nine busts I'm granite
have been finished for the exterior decOrd-
tion of the new Library of Congress in
Washington. The WORTHLESS who first come
TO the front are Walter Scott. Dante.
DemOsthencs. Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Emerson. Irving, Goethe, enjamin Frank
lin and Macauiay. Judging 10y newspaper
cuts, a great variety of expression has
been obtained by the respective artists
who have made these nine busts Walter
Scott has the intent. forward gaze Of
college Splinter waiting for the word Go.
Dante looks as if Or Chauncey NJ. De
pew had just refused TO accommodate him
with pass 10 Buffalo. The model who
sU for DemOsthenes was Pucks Weary
Waggles. Benjamin Franklin is siyly
chuckling over his success in lodging
big charge of electricity in Nathaniel
ttNinOrneS h2ck nalr. Mac1ulaY has
put on a beautifully and symmetrically
curled wig, Ralph Waldo Emerson has
got the railroad pass which Dante missed,
Washington Irving Is listening to the
Hon. Amos j. Cummings latest and best
anecdOte, and Goethe has just caught
through his alert left ear an invitation
TO drink from a man whom his soul
loathes. For picturesque animation the
work Of the several sculptOrs seems mcri-
tOriOus II this is only a beginning. the
front of the new Library building bids
Ear to be Human Comedy i'm stone.
be awaited with great interest.
New York Times: The three eun-boats
building at Newport News can now boast
not only local habitation but a name.
they are to be called. II appears, the
Albatross, the Penguin and the Porpoise.
All these selections are excellent and
furnish pleasant variation upon the
names of States and cities which in ac-
cordance with law, apply TO the great
majority or the vessels in our new navy
Under Secretary Chandler one OF the
first four steel vessels officially known
and used as a dispatch boat but In gen
eral OF the gun-boat type. was STYLED the
Dolphin, so that now the POrpOise car
ries along that class of naval names
Then. for the first light gun-boat proper
Secretary Whitney authorized the name
Petrol which is a good name for a sea
craft and Secretary Herbert adds to this
sort of appellations Penguin and Alba
tross Perhaps the experience OF former
years. when such names as Kickapoo ana
MuscOOta adorned some Of our war VS.
sells. has caused more care TO be dis
played In the christening OF new shiDs.
al all events, these are, as "A whole wen
chosen The three now selected leave
none OF the new vessels without names.
New York World: The American peonIa
want justice In industrial ARRANGEMENTS
for capitalists and workmen alike. The
ilrst step towards securing IL is TO find ont
the causes OF injustice, and for that n
commission Of searching inquiry is neces-
sary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17

Robert Jasper the negro who was ar
rested a few days ago by the municipal
authorities for rohhing the lock mail
boxes I'm the city post-office was yester-
day turned over TO United states Marshal
Quinsenberry on the authority OF the
warrant sworn ont for his arrest by
United States Commissioner Flesenhei-
mer.
This is the case which al one time
seemed TO promise "a conflict OF iur'sd O.
ton between the State and United States
courts.
Commissioner Henry Flegenhimer com
mitted the man 90 Jail IN default Of
bail. The case Will be investigated in
few days