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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-09
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE At RAPID CITY, Is. d.
June 70. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
TO make final proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the register
or receiver ut Kapid City, S. D.. on August l3,
1SyE. viz.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-09
SUMNER
CLEARING
SALE.

HHHF
G.. "A. Wiegand is now in the east buy
ing an immense stock OF goods for our
store. These goods will arrive about
August 10. Before that date we must
clear out the balance OF our Summer
Goods.
BIG CUT IN PRICE.
Straw Hats, Tan Shoes, Low Shoes,
Summer Underwear, All Summer Dress
Goods, Laces, Embroiderles, White
Goods and all Our Fine Dress Goods Go
for the Next 20 Days at prices that will
astonish you. So low are these goods
that you cannot afford to miss this
chance.
Our Clothing all included in this big
cut sale-See ourline.
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At the family residence, nine miles east Of
Rapid City, Chris, son Of Siefort Rief, on August
End, 1895, of heart failure aged twenty years.
The funeral services were held at two
o'clock in the after noon On Sunday last.
This is the fourth child that has died
in tins family during the past three
weeks. The sympathy ofthe community
Is with the bereaved family.
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DIED.

DIED,
In Rapid City, s.. d. Friday, August End, 1895,
John Z. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Brennan,
OF cholera infantnm. aged eleven months.
The little one above referred to was
sick but q few days and sank rapidly
from the b~sgin1ng. The death Of this
little one at this time is peculiarly sad,
on account Of it's father being at Battle
Greek Michigan very sick and not able
to return Tor the funeral. Funeral SER
vices were hsld at the Harvey hotel on
Saturday last at three o'clock Rev. j.
w. Barron conducting the services,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT RAPI1

LAND OFFICE AT RAPID CITY, S. d.
July %, 1895.
Notice is hereby. given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention to
make final prof i'll support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register or
Receiver, at Rapid City, S. D., on September 4,
1904 viz.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-09
OLE H. LARSON.

H. E. No. 23oe, for the NWA sec. 10, Tp. 1 N.
R.. 4 Err, B. H. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz: Charles X. Mcdonald. of Rapid
City, S. D., o Morrison, of Rapid City, S. D.,
James 2. Cady, of Rapid City, S. D., and Mat
tue G. Norris, Of Rapid City, s. D.
E. D. RALPH, Register,
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Diphther,a disappearing.

1t is welcome news to all to know that
that most fatal and treacherous disease
dlphtheria which has been for the past
two weeks raging with such deadly effect
in the valley below town, is RAPIDLY dis
appearing; no new cases have appeared
for over q week and those remaining
sick with it are recovering and are al
most we'll. We have had no cases in
town but in 8. few families in the valley
it was most fatal and brought sorrow
to the homes it entered. The home Of
Siefort Ref was bereft OF fonr OF It's
members and that of w. H. GoU'd three.
1t Is to be hoped that it has disappeared
for good and will not soon return.
The City Council.
The city council met on monday even-
ing with a full attendance of aldermen
ana also the mayor being present.
After the regular rotine business OF al
lowing and rejecting bills. it was decided
to place the money received from the
Dean Salmon shortage in the special
fund $500 of which is to be used in TAX
ing up the warrant issues to the fire COM
panies.
j, M. Grldley appeared before the
council with a report on the lnvestiga-
ton made by him into the books and
accounts OF the city which report was
not read but laid over to some future
meeting From all that could be learned
from the report much careless and
crooked work has been done in
connection with the city affairs;
much more than that which has already
been brought to light IN the cases before
mentioned.
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At the Christian Endeavor anniversary
held recently in Boston much was said
to lead young people to be intelligent
Christian, who shall 60 forward to bat
tie for the right in the great active world.
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le Talents" was given by Bro. Moor

the Talents" was given by Bro. Moor
man.
In every respect the days work was a
success. nothing occurring to mar the
occasion. The financial result was bet.
ter than could have been anticipated.
Nearly all who pledged amounts had
contributed before.
This constitutes the turning point in
the history Of our church in Greenville.
The outlook is brighter than ever before.
The friends will not stop with the church
home but will press forward in the good
work. They must depend more on their
own labors and not throw so much on
the shoulders of their pastor. whom
they seem to consider capable of un-
bounded work.
The property, valued at $500 will at
once be decided to the Convention. We
congratulate pastor and people on their
great success.
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SPECIAL JAPAN NUMBER.

Arrangements are in progress for the
issue of The UNIvERsALIsT of October
10 as special japan number.
1t will be largely under the control Of
Rev. Henry W. Rugg. Financial Secre-
tary of the General Convention. assisted
by fine corps of contributors. 1t will
have as it's special object the quickening
of public interest in the Universalist
mission in Japan and the direction of
attention to the canv ass of our churches
this fall in behalf of that important in
tereet.
Writers East and West will contribute
special articles to the number. An extra
edition will be printed for gratuitous
distribution. The aim of the Editor and
DR.. Rugg will be to make the number
notable one in both interest and variety.
Remember the date, October 10. and all
who desire copies for distribution will
please make their wants known as early
as Saturday of next week.
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having attracted the most attention.
But IL Germany's exhibit at Chicago
in 1893 be taken as an indication 1t
may be that in '96 as in '93, Germany
will take France by surprise in the mag
nitude and artistic strength OF her dis
play. In somewhat marked contrast to
France. Germany in recent times seems
to prefer to set the bugles blowing after
an achievement rather than before it,
and next years exhibition at Berlin may
not prove an exception to this rule. The
time chosen fer the exhibition has
national significance, being the twenty
fifth anniversary of united German
Empire. Already 100000 marks have
been subscribed to the guarantee fund
and over 5000 exhibitors have engaged
space. The exhibition will be held on
the Upper Spree and electric and elevat-
ed railways have been laid to accommo-
date the passenger and other traffic be-
tween the city and the exhibition.
800
A LONDON PAPER in
American Tourists an article on what it
III EUROPE calls 1.-THE American
Invasion of 1885," said invasion being
that by tourists, says that this years
invasion of England by her cousins has
been the greatest since the Jubilee year.
Every steamship since May, it says.
coming from the United States has been
crowded to her utmost capacity and
even in August when there is usually a
perceptible diminution in the number
OF passengers for Europe in one week
more than 1000 saloon passengers land
ed in England. The London paper esti-
mates that during the season there have
been over $4,000 of these tourists and in
the minimum allowance of G250 to each
OF them these visitors to Europe must
have carried across the water G25O0,0 900
or s125OOOOO. This in addition to the
fare across. perhaps. 800 being a fair
average on this account each way. This
calculation, which certainly is not far
from the truth, will help to explain
where American gold has been going the
past summer and why it has been going.
AS the London paper says. the one over
towering ambition of every American is
to "do" Europe, but the greater part
come home "done by it" instead. This
summer. also. these tourists aided not a
little in adding to the financial doubt
and uncertainty by these extraordinary
drains upon the treasury gold. so that
they came near doing" the treasury's
gold reserve as we'll as, in many instan-
ces their own.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-28
DIR. HENSON COMMITS THE SIN
AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST.

DIR. Poindexter S. Henson, of the
First Baptist Church in this city, in
his recent sermon against the SUI
preme Scriptural doctrine that God
is the Universal Father, approaches
as nearly to the commission of the
sin against the Holy Ghost as it is
possible for any one in this age of
the world. That heinous sin, which
it was declared would not be forgiven
in the Jewish or the Gospel age, con-
sisted in ascribing the divine power
by which Christ wrought his miracles
to Beelzebub the prince of devils. 1t
was specific insult to the benevo-
lent source of all goodness, which
could not be overlooked, and was
branded by Jesus as the sin unpar-
donable against light and knowledge.
Thewickedness of the charge consisted
in the ascription of divine power to
an evil source; attributing the power
of the one holy God to the worst pos
sible source. even to the internal art
and influence of the devil. This was
the sin of blasphemy, so heinous as
to be regarded as beyond forgiveness
in that age Of the world. "Neither
in this aion (world) or in the aion to
come" was the sin to be overlooked.
1t was to stand as remarkable evil
dence of the malignity and obstinacy
of the unbelieving Jews, who thus
perverted the divine goodness and re-
ferred the benevolent works of Christ
to az internal source
DIR. Henson's sermon falls under
the same general line of condemna-
ton. When he declares that God is
not the universal Father, and that
the human race as such belongs to
the devil, that God is only the father
of the regenerate and spiritually re-
newed, and that all the rest OF man.
kind are of the fatherhood of Satan
and belong to his family,this Baptist
preacher is guilty of the sin against
the Holy Ghost, as that is defined
and understood by the best biblical
students. The parallel may be run
very closely with the result to convict
DIR. Henson of the essential element
in this particular sin. The supreme
wickedness consisted in the transfer
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deal with matter or spirit, with phys
ical, chemical, or vital force, he is
touching something divine. If this
be said to be pantheism, it may be
replied that it differs 30 much from
Brahministic pantheism as to be open
to none of its objections.
1t we're easy to show that evolution
being only process of becoming
method of accounting for present
forms by referring them to previous
ly existing forms out of which they
have sprung, instead of holding them
to be independently created ab initio
is not necessarily to be interpreted
as materialistic. Evolution affirms
nothing as to the nature or cause or
origin of the Universe or of matter or
force. 1t deals only with processes
and methods. 1t is not necessarily
theistic or atheistic. But | forbear
to touch this larger theme and con-
fine myself to the briefest possible re-
futation of the thesis that evolution, az
interpreted by its foremost advocates
is materialistic. Such an interpreta-
ton is W. T.'s and not that of it's
leading advocates. His article for
chilly recalls Spencer's words in the
letter above referred to: "My antag-
onists must continue to vilifv me as
they please-I cannot prevent them.
Practically they say, 1T is convenient
to us to call you materialist and
you shall be materialist whether
you like it or not"
r. F. JoHoNNoT.
OAK PARK. ILL.
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of the divine power by which Christ
wrought his miracles to the power of
the Evil One. DIR. Henson transfers
the entire race. with the exception OF
the insignificant converted moiety,
over to the devil, and makes the Evil
One the we'll nigh universal father.
He robs God of his human family
and ascribes their paternity to Satan.
He despoils the Creator of his work
and makes him childless God 80
far as the majority of the race is con-
cerned. He makes over to the Evil
One all right and interest in humanity
and changes the filial allegiance of
mankind from God to the devil. He
declares the race from Adam for
ward to be "carnal sensual and
devilish" and not children Of God
until renewed and they become OBJ
jects of his mechanical conversion,
which places untold millions of man
kind outside of all possibility of di-
rect relations with God as spiritual
Father, and leaves them helpless and
stranded on the shores of time, and
in the grip of the Fiend to all eternity.
All this is an i, suit to the divine
Fatherhood, and an absolute deifica-
ton of an evil agency which plainly
involves the sin against the Holy
Ghost in its characteristic spirit. AS
before remarked DR.. Henson comes
as near realizing the commission of
this sin as possible in this day and
generation. Eliminating the particu
lar circumstances which surrounded
the unbelieving and obstinate Jews
we find that he is driven by the ne
cessities of an absurd theology to
this sad result. He gives over to the
devil what belongs to God. He de-
ifies evil agency and advocates the
fatherhood of the devil in place of
the Divine Fatherhood, which is the
central joy of the Christian religion.
This is an insult to God and to his
Divine Son, who came as the mess
enger of the Eternal Love, and who
taught us to pray "Our Father who
art in Heaven" DR.. Henson's sin
against Christianity, we are happy to
believe will be duly repented of in
d 10 season, and will find forgiveness,
if not now and here, then in that
period when the exceeding riches of
Gods grace" will be fully displayed
and all repentant sinners-Dr. Hen
son included-are forgiven their Of
lenses against divine light and know
ledge.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-28
VOLUNTARY PATRIOTISM.

In many countries of Europe trav-
elers at first are impressed by the
display of the national flag and en-
blems everywhere in evidence. Much
of this display of patriotism, however,
is compulsory, or nearly SO, or at
least perfunctory, as also is much of
the Fourth of July and 22nd of Feb
ruary celebrations in the United
States. The best test of the patriot
ism of a people is not to be found on
their gala days, so to speak, when to
be in fashion one must be formally
patriotic at least. Of voluntary pat
riotism and voluntary honor to the
first great name of the American Re-
public the tolling of the bell by every
steamer that passes Mount Vernon, is
one of the most patriotic of American
observances, and never fails to i'm
press the visitor to the most hallowed
shrine of American patriotism. This
custom is never omitted though it is
purely voluntary, but it is not gener-
ally known that this patriotic, beau
tiful and poetic custom originated
with an Englishman, Commodore
Gordon, of the English feet, who in
1914, in passing Mount Vernon, Or
dered that the bell of his flag ship,
"Sea Horse" should be tolled. The
flag upon Mount Vernon and the
ideal beauty of the location, together
with the memories that cluster about
Mount Vernon, add to the deep i'm
preston the custom makes upon the
thousands of visitors every year to
the honor and truth of Washington.
Compulsory display of patriotism is
commendable, but such voluntary
exhibitions are far more impressive
and give clearer insight into the
national character. Notwithstanding
past differences, which are sometimes
very bitter, there is steady under
current OF American feeling broad
and deep beneath all these party di-
visions, whose force is not always
recognized even by Americans them
selves, but is promptly impressed
upon any foreign country which may
be tempted by the bitterness of par
ties in America to test the loyalty of
American citizenship.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-28

AN OLD AND WELL READ SUBSCRIBER.
II there is much merit in being an
old time subscriber to Universalist pa
per, then l am entitled to some notice.
The first religious newspaper ever read
was Alexander Campbell's Millenuial
Harbinger of Bethany. While we lived
in Maine we took Drew's Gospel Ban.
ner and Father Whittemore's Trumpet.
We came to Iowa in 1888. Soon after
took the Star in the West. and when
Bro. Manley started the Better Cove
nant, took it till merged into the Cove
nant and took that until supplanted by
The UNIvERsALIsT, which l have taken
up to this time. have just commenced
my S9th year, and the day l never for
get, for several scores of loving friends
and neighbors gave me a grand and
complete surprise my last birthday.
r. H. RANDALL.
Big Rock. la.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-28

1t is quite difficult to persuade our
friends to subscribe for our papers. and
purchase the literature offered them by
the Publishing House. But constant
work-a keep pegging away" at EN-
will have the effect to secure subscri-
Der once in while. Outside of our de-
nomination, in this section, there is
hardly any hope to gain subscribers.
Prejudice is incarnated. Through mis-
taken zeal approached a gentlemanly
appearing man hoping to get a subscrib-
or. There was a decided infection in
his voice when he said: "No." with a
marked turning up of the nasal organ.
II his face had frozen that way his most
intimate friend would not have known
him. But perhaps the brother was
"prejudiced."
Kentucky.
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ter stay ION the heights II he does not
see everything and 60 everywhere, what
matters it? Take few things on trust.
A. E. B.
North AttleborO Mass
North Attleboro, Mass.
HEBREW, IsRAELITE, JEW.

L noticed an article in the Chicago
Record attributed to the Rochester lid.
ings in which the writer undertakes to
explain the words Hebrew, Israelite and
Jew, and closes his argument by saying.
Jews who do not know any better, may
call themselves Hebrews or Israelites,
but they are wrong" Let us take his
tory for our guide and we will find that
the statement in the Rochester Tidinqs
is founded on lack of knowledge. The
ward Hebrew means river crosser."
The Patriarch Abraham was called a
Hebrew because he came across the
river. For the same reason his language
was called Hebrew. This same language
spoken then by Abraham is preserved
by those same people-the descendants
OF Abraham-whom the Rochester It'd
ings wants to call nothing but Jews.
In Europe, Asia and Africa, we will find
that 80 per cent of them are educated
in the Hebrew language. The Bible
and all their prayer books are all in
Hebrew. Even in these modern days
we see that the Hebrew language is
used in the colonies recently established
in the holy land and one may hear the
Hebrew language spoken in the streets
OF Jaffa and Palestine by the boys and
girls. though they know the Arabic
French and Turkish languages. There
fore you may call them Hebrews How
ever jew" is derived from the Hebrew
Yehudah. The nation when independent
was divided into two kingdoms, Judah
and kingdom Of Israel. But now the
Jews are only religious community,
the only fact that the Rochester Tidings
stated. They practice the religion which
was given by Moses to the children of
Israel, and therefore they are Israelites.
Asst is common to call the believers in
Christ Christians, the believers in Budd-
ha Buddhists, or the believers 10 Moham-
med Mohammedans, we ought also to call
the believers in the God of Israel Israel
ties. BY the name of Israelites we find
them recorded in all European govern
mental reports. In the tables of creeds
we also find them denominated Israelites,
and this is the one and only proper
name.
M. M. WINTER.
Huron, S. D., June 2.
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ENGAGEMENTS AND FUNERALS.

Dear Editor; l wish you would please
answer the following question through
The UNIvERsALIsT:
Is one OF our ministers warranted in
setting aside an engagement he has made.
to be at certain place to preach during
series of meetings, simply because
some one even though it be friend
dies, and go and attend funeral. thus
disregarding his former engagement
and disappointing congregation? Has
he right to do this. saying-"a funeral
first" Notwithstanding his first agree
ment? ! for one do not believe it. My
word first. il in right cause. always.
1.-THE above was received some months ago
and mislaid. Our experience is that funerals
always take precedence of regular engagements
The call of sorrow is generally regarded as i'm
perative. We think the fright" is on that side
as the case is presented aboye.-ED.l
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FROM SOUTH DAKOTA.

Dear Editor: Allow me to thank,
through The UNIvERsALIsT, the kind
friends that have sent us tracts and pa
pers for distribution and also encourag-
ing words and good wishes. We still
continue to hold meetings with good
degree Of interest We hope some time
to be favored with visit from some
minister. W. o. MosHER.
Washington Springs, s. D.
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SHERWOOD AND HANSON LETTERS.

l must tell you how much we have
enjoyed Mrs. Sherwood's letters in The
UNIvERsALIsT, especially those wherein
she described places my husband and l
had 30 recently visited. We walked
with her in these letters over the beauti.
full mount" on the Potomac and it was
just like being there again and seeing
all again through her eyes, aided by her
graphic pen-pictures. Then we went
ION to Richmond" with her and were de-
lighted and felt that we had made no
mistake when we read of her interest
and delight in the same things that had
absorbed US most charmingly. 1 hope
sometime to go through the beautiful
valley of the Shenandoah but not into
the Luray Caverns. | have no desire to
go into the "bowels of the earth" alive.
1t made me shudder as / read her &C
count. l prefer to take those things
second hand and I'd as soon Mrs. Sher-
wood would see them for me as any one
l know of. I'd rather stay on terra
firma."
Tell DIR. Hanson that read his blood
curdling account of his descent into the
great Canyon and l think he had bet
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THE ALL surr1o1ENoY OF CHRIST.

Was there ever Saviour like unto
our Saviour? Gould any thing less than
divine goodness have compreb ended the
need, and supplied the demand for help,
so fully as did our Heavenly Father
when he sent his Son to be the Saviour
of the World? And can any one who
hasfelt the divine sympathy in their per
sonal need. ever doubt the divineness Of
Christ? Human sympathy is sweet and
precious to US. but in what larger pro
portion, and all compromising power.
comes the never failing love of Christ.
IAN ever present help in time Of trouble :"
E. L. H.
Albuquerque, ". II.
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Obsep2dndd.

IAN all-around column for those disposed to
write on any current question. Let contribu-
tions be brief, and to the point.l