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ALLEN c. THURMAN.
His Long and Useful Career Closed
by Death at His Home.
KNOWN AS THE GRAND OLD ROMAN.
Members Of His Immediate Family ct
the Death Bedside.
THE DISSOLUTION PEACEFUL.
An Aged Minister VIII On,cIats at . Quiet
Funeral biography and Pub
lilo Opinion.
THE DISSOLUTION PEACEFUL

,VthAibhs, pibpt i'ttciubVi AHp tSn8
and useful career OF General Allen q.
Thurman came to close this evening at
ii5 o'clock. at his residence. on Rich
street and Washington avenue. The end
was peaceful In the extreme. At the In
slant OF dissolution and for some hours
before, Judge Thurman had been lying In
an unconscious condition.
Judge Thurman's fatal Illness dates from
NovcmherA7 last. when he fell heavily
while walking across the library floor A
few days after the fan his life was dis
paired Of. but he rallied from the shock
and Mt times apparently seemed to have
regaiued his old time vlgor.
November IL Judge Thurman was Sa
years old. and on that date his old friends
called on him and had II pleasant chat.
II was known at , n. IN. that the begin
ming OF the end had set IN and the family
were notified At 10 o'clock DR. Whitaker
found the patient gradually sinking. He
rave him a little water aud whisky, which
was swallowed mechanically. Judge Thur
man was perfectly unconscious and re-
mained 80 until he passed away at l:i5
u. m. AT the final scene all of the i'm
mediate family were nj the bedside. lie
seemed to be free from all distress and
durlng the morning hours all that the
borrowing family could do was 10 moisten
his pnrched lips at intervals. Those pres
ont at the death scene were Mr.. ann Mrs.
Alien w, Thurman ana the following
grandchildren. Loo. Miss katherine, AL
len O.. Jr.. Daniel c.. and Sterling Thur
~ .,,unr.., Of At, Allen w. Thur.
man. W. ''''''" ="
man
Allen q. Thurman. an American )urist
,.,, .as horn n, Ivnchhurv,
ana s'n''h'''""' VIC :,
Nn November II, lAiS desceDudnt VI
,,.a,h rI.,yas ono Of the algners of the
'V'P" ,,...,s ,vhan Il
Declaration OF ihuepehuehVr' VIZ"
. ctnt,cntb. nbtn and wus educated ut
w 't'''"' - I,,,, ~ ha.., III,
the academy IN 'hnt cry ~" pes"" Nv
MS Il surveyor, hut STUDIED law IN inc
,,r., ,f ,.ovc,no,.- \y,,ifntn Allen nud was
",h'e W ~ ,os- -. ,s,, a. No..
Admitted 10 lhc var III iH'o' =" 'o'' NV W.
elected "A representative In congress-. ana
WV" W. ~, ,,,,,.,,,,,
In lMi ne wa" ei"Natou 10 '"c 'e"'o
bench of ONO, aud for two years was
~, i,a,i,a "a, ,hnt tribunal lie was tho
o"'ei '"s',''e " ~, ~, ..',,,..,s. -, arr,
nyntnst Rutherford u, HAYES In 1865. but
was dcfem;ei. lie became United States
senator March L. 1861. aud was reelected In
1874. As senator he formulated what Is
known ns the .,'rhurmnn act" 10 compel
.,a,,,,,t,,, la. no pn,lo,, roads ar ,h,l,.
thr 'Noc"t'on ny '''' "''''' '""S VI ''' ''''
contract with the government ana secure
convention Of ts7s $50 ana 1854 h. was n
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II r1 NFlNe


Atlee Hart sentenced In Iowa for extort-
ihg money from people under threats Of
writing them up In a newspaper
George Peterson assassinated in MerI-
dian Miss.
X. II. Curtis, an Iowa editor, accused OF
having married four wives, all now living.
The funeral of Alexander Collie. the
blockade king was observed In New
York.
Hon Allen c. Thurman Of Ohio died In
Columbus. aged Sc years.
Hon II. s. Bundy father-in-law TO ex-
Governor Foraker, died In Wellston. Ohio.
Tom Marshall may be lynchcd at Blr-
mnghnm, Ala, for the murder of his
half sister
President Cleveland will hold Lord
Salishury's answer to Secretary Olney I'M
I'll he has time to technically examine It.
Tho president rcappointed the members
OF the court OF private land claims.
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DAMAGE TO THE oERMANIc.

Liverpool. December i2.--Onicials OF the
White Star Hne say 1; Is impossible TO
fully ascertain the damage done to the
Iermanic by her collision with the Scotch
steamer Cambria yesterday. which re-
suited In the sinking OF the latter vessel,
In addition TO large hole, ex7 feet, which
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yNosh,,c,op nerouber 10 -. l.x-Snpnkar
| , 80, ~ - , ,,,.el ia ,ho
crow p''P'' 'hi """' " "l'''' ~ ''
house today ot almost an honr on the por-
| tion of the presidents message referring
| laws with the new customs lhWf' I'VE
showed that tho new law mp to December
h.,d ,,.o1uood , deficit or ,tsl mo one
" u"' ~ -, &C.,,
while under protection measures rom iH''
to iS93 the revenues had exceeded the cN-
| r.rdf,,,ras LA, 81 gi0 ono lie attributed tho
p'''"''" 'V' w ''''-y -. 49, 49,. ,,,,.-
ment OF current deficiencies from the re-
serve and maintained that the grecnhncks
So 49, 49,, -, AZ ,h,,
Woulu not W'ih''' H'v ''''i ~ - '
was sufficient revenue. II being apparent
that gecratn,v CnrIislo's report would not
~, -. 4, 49,, ',,,,e, ,ato,,,.,ot
be tc"uy tIls "''N' II ''s "o"'' '"I""'
over until Monday.
Mir Adams (Rep.. pa) objected to Il
a., -, ,,,,,,i,,, p,e,,,,,ster ucrerai
resolution to upPV'Ht i"H''"'N''' ''''''"'
Wilson u regent OF the Smithsonian lhhu-
tute
ON motion OF Mr.. Lacey (Rep., Iowa. a
resolution yng passpd calling ON the al
iornov trfnrrnl for n detailed statement
OF ia. accounts. fees, etc, OF the clerks
Of The Timed etatoa courts, murshals
deputy narshals ana commissioners. Mi
Lacey explaining material was wanted AK
"A h,eis far n law TO mako these persons
snlarl,d officers
ON motion OF Mr. Cannon Kop., utah) a
resolution was passed calling on the aecre-
inrV Of the interior for the total amount
OF innd assumed nv the Union ana Central
Pacific railways under the grants To those
,n1da
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THE MARKETS

Spot cotton at Houston continues steady
at Slsc for middling.
Tho American markets advanced cotton
futures.
Silver certificates in New York $3.50
G7t4.
Sugar SIN has an advancing tendency
Tho November fire losses amounted to
slii.3iO 100.
May wheat was quoted at Gle; corn
2S'ic. oats l9'ic mess pork sS75; lard
t5,a5; short ribs sifI,
The general stock list was heavy on the
New York exchange and but little done
in cotton which closed firm.
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rErORM N MAcEDONIA.

London. December i2,-The Standards
Conataninople Dispatch says; a spon-
famous movement Is on foot IN the palace
Ia consider "A general scheme OF REFORM
especially for Macedonia with q View OF
preventing further diplomatic pressure,
The correspondent of the Times at Com
sianiinoplc says the ambassadors are now
devOtiug themselves TO compiling "A gem
cral table of the mafsncres ana other
matters from the consular reports
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FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Memphis. Tenn, December 2.--Arrange-
ments were completed tonight which as
siiros the Yale-Princeton-Mcin Attn
ON December 90 Both the Yale and
Princeton Glee clubs give an entertain
ment here on that date. a picked team
side. the first time IN the history Of col
lcge foot bail.
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pRTvATr LAND CLAIMS.

Washington, December i2.--'rhe presi-
deat has rc-appoinicd the members Of
the court OF private land claims. as fol-
lows Joseph y. Reed Of Iowa TO be
chief Justice. aud Henry G.. Sluss Of Kan
sas. Wilbur F. Stone Of Colorado. Will
lam s. Murray OF Tennessee and Thomas
g. Fuller Of North Carolina to be asso-
clatc Justices. Their terms had expired.
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ARMENIAN RELrEr FUND.

Boston. Macs. December i2-The news
that Armenia had cnbled for relief to tn,
Associated Press al London was taken
IN missionary circles here ~ undcniable
evidence of The desperate needs Of those
who have suffered from Turkish deprcda-
lions and been deprived of everything they
posseased by the murderOus intidcls. u
20 today sll.NG has been received by those
having TN charge the Armenian relief
fund. Money ~ being cabled TO CONSTANT
nOple M soon after its receipt as possible.
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SALISBURY no oI.NEy

Washington, December l2.-Lord Sails
bury's answer 10 Secretary Olney on the
Venezuelan question will not be made
public until tho return of President Ciove-
land. II appears that Mr.. Cleveland was
aware Of the nature OF the answer be-
fore no left and II is believed no had the
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COMPTROLLER BOWLER CHASED

Washington, December Eft is reported
here that Representative BoatneT VIII a.
an early date present articles of Impeach-
ment against Comptroller OF the Treas
ury Bowler for having refused 10 carry
out the provisions OF the bounty law az
passed AT the last session. and IN doing
80 having thereby set NJ defiance the VIII
the chief executive. Bowler viii be charged
with "a fiagrant violation OF his official
functions. and win he declared TO be guilty
Of high crimes and misdemesnors'' IN
office. Representative Boatner is not In
the city 20 deny or confirm the report.
which, II true. will probably he a much
moro serious matter than the Bayard res
olutlon Of IMPRISONMENT introduced ycster-
day by Representative Barrett
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Washington. December i2.-The pro-
ceedings OF the senate today were more
varied than interesting They covered the
entire range OF legislation from the intro
duction OF petitions. bills and resolutions,
to the passage OF the bills and included
two formal addresses
bill extending the Chicago port OF
entry so as 10 cover the state OF Illinois
received the Anal Endorsement OF the SEN
ate.
Almost an hour OF the session was de-
voted TO listening to n speech by Senator
PETER In advocacy of his bill curtailing
the expenses incurred IN congressional
funerals and providing that the sergeant
alarms shall take the, place OF the COM
az escorts TO the homes OF the remains OF
the deceased members.
The proceedings OF the senate today
.tsA' WIN me presentation OF tue petit
tons for The recognition OF the belligcr-
cnt right OF the CUBAN insurgents. Mcssrs
cameron aud Harms both offered motions
Tor the adjournment Of the SENATE untu
Monday when 1t should adjourn today
ana the vice president created a ripple OF
laughter by putting both motions at once,
They were adopted
Mi Stewart pop. New, introduced n
resolution lnstructlng the committee OF
finance TO inquire into tho rates OF ex-
change between gold standard and SILVER
standard countries aud their effect on
AGRICULTURAL and manufacturing interests
ana gave notice OF a speech on Monday
Mr., White ODem., CALI, presented an
amendment to the senate rules requiring
that all debate In the senate shan be re-
| leyant to the subject before the senate.
on motion OF Mr. ilansbrougn q rrsolu-
! ton was pres. nted calling upon the seCrc-
! tAgN OF agriculture Tor Information MS Ia
| watcher he had expended all or any part
| or the last appropriation for the purchase
| and distribution of seeds Secretary Nor
ton has refused to spend this money
AIR call addressed the senate upon his
1. resolution declaring II 10 he the duty Of
| the civilized powers to suppress the cruel
\ Armenian subjects OF Turkey by the
| Turkish authorities. Mr.. CaU said that
while II was the accepted policy of this
| government TO avoid participation In fof.
| II to mean that We would not interfere to
| prevent such cruoltes and barbarisms as
| hnd been enacted IN Armenia. He thought
| the United states should AT least express
! announcement TO the civ ili2ed powers IN
| the effort they are making TO suppress
these outbursts Of bigo,iy, superstition
| and crime,
| Mr. PETER Pop.. Ean.,) spoke on his bill
| 20 regulate congressional lunemls lie
! instpnced the ohscuuios of The late Scna-
aud said that while the cost Of that funer-
| al had amounted to over 5000, tho average
value OF an American iarui, he M
| learned that the amount fell below the
| average
| Mr. PETER declared that the expenditure
| account OF funeral cNpenses would CON
| thunllN grow until the average cost hhh
| Increased to NGOO llo asked, IN con-
| ciuaion, that the hill I've made the unhu-
ishel business of the senate,
| Tho senate then went into executive
SECTION and M y. IN. adjourned unVl
| Monday
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entire text by cable from Ambassador
Bayad This. however was private
communication and was not the formal
submission OF Salisbury'S answer
The Inter formally occurred after Mr..
CleNelands departure so that Il IL felt
TO be courtesy due to the president TO
nation of the original manuscript. before
GIVING Il TO the public, There is no dis
Incubation w London, Il IL stated, to
making the answer public as soon as due
proprieiics have been observed
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srANlsn cAnINEr CRISIS.

Madrid, December Fit is announced
Tint the cabinet has decided 10 reslgn to-
morrow owing 10 the recent popular dem
offtrttion against the ministers OF nnthcc.
Justice aud public works. who supported
tie principal authorities.
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Rome. December ia dispatch received
today from cons,antinople says the Brit
ish gunboai Dryad ara the Italian gun
boat Archimedes, passed the Straits OF
Dnrdanelles today. owing to brawl at
Rtamboui a panic Is said 20 prevail at
Galata aud Para today.
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YESTERDAYS EVENTS.
FOREIGN.

The German minister OF war said there
would be no child's play with socialism IN
case the army was called to take a part.
Lady OF Guadalupe day observed In
Mexico.
EN-Secretary of state John w. Foster
or Michigan. U. S. A.. addressed 1000 stu
GENTS at Ann Arbor on Asiat;c politics.
ia the name of humanity and Christian
ity. save us, was the cry OF Armrnians:
10000 massacred or victimized otherwise
fatally.
Baron Dunleath died in London. aged
a years.
>, ''he sultan gave deep offense to the
en-. alliance and the powers. Improve
"sut. ID impossible under his reign
a,'eo .. !. Armenian interior In
British prIys am, a"a Is TIM. ,,.., 49,,
Ddrdanolcs. N825
Tho Spanish cabinet u. cded to resign.
Madrien Lachenal and Deucher rhurgan
elected president and vice president OF
Switzerland
The himetallic league delegates received
by the French president of the council.
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cuILp rArAI.LY nrRNEp.

Falrle. Texas, December l2.-Last
might about dark the little 3-ycar-oid
daughter of john Hatcher. while play
inr near tho fireplace. had her clothing
rafch lire and before her mother could
oXtingllish the nsmcs was so badly
burned that her life IS desraired Of.
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LEGISLATIVE

Confirmed to be Judges of the United
States courts in Indian Territory: c. r..
Kilsorc Texas: Yahcey Lewis. of the Ter
ritory; William NJ. Springer, Illinois.
The Chicago pert OF entry was extended
TO include Illinois by the senate.
Senator PETER spoke on lis bill TO regu-
late congressional funerals
Congressman Grow warned the president
not to disregard the new command of the
public In regard tc the lew tariff law.
The proposition to impeach Ambassa Tor
Bayard was not intended seriously
Representative Boatncr decided to pre-
sent articles OF impeachment against
Comptroller Bowler for refusing 10 carry
out the sugar bounty law provisions.
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NEW YORk-Thc December meeting
and Irish dinner Of the Thirteen club viii
he hold today, Friday. the 18th of the
month
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Excursions ard reduced rates for carni-
val week in Houston.
The Houston and Texas Centrals unique
advertising flyers.
The British Wow Of the performances
OF American high speed engines.
The new charter OF the Atchlson filed
Election OF officers.
Classification ruling by the commission
Joint Traffic association meeting Board
OF arbitrator chosen.
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Washington. December l3.--For Eastern
Texas. Fair; northerly winds, becoming
variable; warmer in northern portion.
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was stove IN the bow OF the Cermanic
above the water mark. a second hole has
been discovered right through the bows
The Germanic's stern was also damaged.
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STATE.


Brothers fought TO tho death near Pal
cstine.
Il. r. hathaway, defendant in the stand
ard oil care. convicted and fined $50
McGregor bank robbery trial begun in
tho Federal court at Waco
Charles orr shot aud killed by Tom An
gus AT Dallas
rive men convicted OF granddaughter ut
Paris.
Barn and feed burned at Columbus;
feared missing lahorcr was also burned.
Howell Jones in Galveston to look over
the port.
Unsuccessful attempts at burglary at
several places.
child fatally burned at Fairlle.
Two brick business houses burned at
IL nton.
Immigrants from North Texas settling
IN Jackson county.
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]. II. CalYert of Eastland announced
fer congress from the Jumbo district; free
silver democrat.
The selection Of St Louis for the rcpub-
lican National convention made to catch
the South.
Ex-Governor Foster Of Ohio said McKin-
ley's chances are good for the republican
presidential nomination.
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NEW YORK-Thc annual Actors Funt
benefit will take place at the Broadway
thcator this afternoon.
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TODRT'S EVENTS.

ATLANTA-The Congress on Africa will
occupy three days. beginning today.
NEW YOEK-The Chinese minister to
Washington. Yang Nu Is expected to ar
rive today.
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WEATHER INFORMATION
LAST NIGHTS READINGS.

LAST NIGHTS READINGS.
An area Of low pressure Is off the
eastern coast OF FLORIDA. and an another
is moving in over the Northwest and
an area Of high pressure ovorlies Western
Texas and another is central over the
Central Mississippi valley.
W Gather generally clear. exrAut over
tho. East Giilf and South Atlantic states
and over the Central and Upper Mssissip-
pi valley, where 1t is partly cloudy 10
cloudy.
No station reports as much as 10 of an
inch or more precipitation.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
Observations takcn Ivy the United States
Weather Bureau at all stations at u. M.
meridian time:
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Wison-Jolcy ana Cwroll-Adkins near
Eryan.
Evands- shelley at Austin,
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llr. Albert Horne NJ Marlin
James A. Pugh az Hearnc.
l.. Il. Rogers Al Tyler.
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NEW NORK-Roland c. Conklin and
Joseph c, Willett. receivers of the Jarvis
Conklin Mortgage Trust company. will
today sell at auction all the assets of the
Jarvis-Conkllu Mortgage Trust company
for the benefit of creditors many of whom
I've in the Trans- MlssissIppi region.
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Continued on Fourth pasc,D
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-10
Reassuring.

Nervous people who are haunted by
the fear Of appendicitis every time they
eat grapes or berries, trouble them
selves unnecessarily, according to
prominent physician. The general i'm.
preston that this singular ailment is
caused by the presence Of seed or
stone in the appendix is erroneous. A
small bit of digested matter gets into
the little sac. II the neck If it is open
far enough to receive it. 1t may re-
main there for years and cause no trou-
BILE, and then again 1t may bring on
appendicitis almost Where
the patient Is in good health, in four
cases out Of five the operation for re-
moving the appendix is successful.
Many people who have heard about ap-
pendicitis have given up the luxury Of
small fruit in fear of it, and some of
the extremely sensitive ones have even
been constantly worried lest some seed
that they had swallowed in the past
might give them. this disease-which
is among the rarest diseases any way.
It Is time to explode the seed story; II
has caused too much discomfort al.
ready.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-10
A Funeral Dance.

On one occasion. near Rice, Dakota,
[ witnessed an Indian funeral dance.
The brave. a man Of influence in tho
tribe, and who carried on his left hand
the scar Of fearful wound, said to
have been received at Fort Phil Kear-
ney, was laid out stiff aud stark in
the tepee in which he died. The women,
Just as Christian women do, washed tho
corpse, and then dressed him In all hlS
ornaments. A red blanket was wrap
ped about him, and bow and quiverful
Of arrows were added to the equipment.
of death. Then the body was carried
on his favorite pony, led by woman.
to the place Of rest. On four poles with
crotches, freshly driven into the ground.
platform Of sticks was laid at y
height of about ten feet. On this plat
form the body reposed, as IL the war
rior was asleep In his blanket, with
his bow and culver beside him. Then
the living braves circled about the scat.
fold with q slow. sorrowful motion.
utterlns a song or plant They made
three or four rounds; then, silently
mounting their ponies, they returned to
camp, leaving their dead comrade to
the company Of the birds Of heaven. In
the dry air Of Dakota the body becomes
rapidly desiccated, and one can be in
the neighborhood of scores of these
burial scaffolds without noticing any
thing offensive. 1t Is also n singular
fact that the carrion birds seldom look
for food among the bodies thus expos
ed. The motive for disposing of re-
mains in this way probably is to save
them from the wolves, which would
scratch up grave. Bodies are some
times high up in the branches of trees,
and 1t used to be no unusual thing in
the river bottoms Of the Missouri ia
come across departed warrior thus
disposed Of.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-10

Even common house flies have q
deadly enemy-a parasite that fastens
upon their bodies. Their favorite To-
cation is around the wings and the
shoulders. These tiny creatures grow
rapidly, and soon become so full Of
blood as to be perceptible to the naked
eye. They soon exhaust the source Of
supply and leave the wretched victim
little more than shell, when it crawls
away to die. Any one may discover
this condition of affairs by observing
that flies become dull and semi-stupid.
They seem to fly heavily, and soon
alight and begin brushing and scraping
their bodies with their wings and feet.
But to no purpose are all their efforts;
for the leech never lets go. These
parasites are very much worse in some
seasons than in others. Occasionally
there is a summer when they are very
few, and one may look long time
without finding any. At other times,
in certain localities, they almost sweep
the flies out of existence. Such con-
dition is thought to be fraught with
danger to the human family.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-10
Be On Your Guard.

One of the most perilous experiences
of a young convert is in dealing with
the suggestion that he is not convert
ed. To make the suggestion is one of
the favorite modes of attack used by
the adversary. If he can succeed in
getting a young Christian to listen to
it, and to 60 into an analysis of the
case, he is very sure of cooling that
converts zeal, if not of bringing his
Christian life to an end. Be on your
guard against his whisperings. In
stead of looking at yourselves, look at
Jesus. Meet the approaches of Satan
as Luther did. When the devil said
to him: "You are no Christian he
replied: "Well, that's none of your
business" Michigan Advocate.