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Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-24
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TITHEs.
Discussion on the Subject by COnvcn-
ton Members.


After a song of praise Rev. w. r. Wilson
OF Mercer Pa, was introduced to speak on
"An Essential Element in Personal Con.
secration" and to afterward conduct a con-
ference on the giving and the distribution
OF tithes He said he was not so much
interested in he talk he was to
make as me was in the conference
that was to follow, and not so much
In the conference as in its results. He de
clared that the Spirit of God. from whom
all fruits and all results were obtained. was
essential to personal conservation. He said
that there had never been a time in the
history of the church when personal conse-
Grafton was so characteristic of the church
as ii today. This statement he said.
was borne out by the size and the enthu-
siasm of TIE present convention. 1t was
made manifest in the character OF the liteTa-
ture that was today being demanded by
young readers. He said New York pub
Usher had told him only n short while ago
that the character of literature that was
read by young people had never been so
high 1t was today. lie said the state
ment he had made was endorsed by the
hundreds OF summer gatherings OF Christians
for prayer and praise and conference, vast
bodies of progressive Christians where the
atmosphere was spiritual. lie also com
mented on the growing habit of morning
scripture reading and prayer.
Conservation" he continued, "means
something more than standing up with the
crowd and registering a solemn vow. Con-
secration, real conservation, goes down into
his pocket and touches the pocketbook. The
principle of stewardship is that the heart
is set on things above. Where the treas
ure is there Is the heart also"
This principle was necessary to one who
would walk closely with God. It was an
open hand that had touched the hem Of
Christs garment, and It had been said that
II the woman had not opened her hand she
would not have been healed The conyen-
tion never did better work than when 1t
last year started the tithe system. Now
1t could do no better work than to con-
tinue that work. The splendid offering of
last evenings meeting was an evidence Of
the proper spirit The conference on the
tithe system should be a practical one. Re
suits We're wanted. All should first recog
nize the principle OF stewardship and then
enter into business partnership with God.
After tho singing OF God Shall Guard
From Every H." the conference was thrown
open to the delegates. The first subject con.
sldered was The Testimony of Tithe- Prayers
as to the Effect of Proportonate Giving on
Spiritual Life and Enjoyment in Service and
Giving" Many testified to the value OF
such prayers and cited instances OF where
they had been helped Reasons for Giving
at Least the Tithe" brought out hearty re-
sponses from all parts of the auditorium,
"Because God has given us ten tenths." !"
because II Is dangerous not to give" BE
cause II will result in greater blessing ON
the nine-tenths." Because il Is the best
way TO get selfshness out of the heart" were
among the answers,
How 10 Determine the Tlthe" brought
out most vigorous discussion. Some
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-24
WE'RE IN A MOOD Fon BUSINESS

Saturday Afternoons tGNcursiOn HAS
Good Erect ON Delegates.
Returning from pleasant excursion about
the city. the convention delegates were in
the proper mood to attend the services of
Saturday night and profit by them. For the
first time since the opening of the institute
the series of services had been interrupted
long enough to afford the delegates an OPP
portunity to breathe the fresh air and to
turn their minds from the discussion of the
best means to advance the work OF their
unions to the consideration of Gods handi-
work shown in the natural beauty of the
Missouri valley. Besides this recreation the
delightfully."- cool weather put the delegates
in a humor for a good meeting. The audi
torium was well filed as at any service, save
that of Thursday evening. There was a
larger crowd than usual in the lower cor
ridor, but the upper gallery was not nearly
filed The stage was completely occupied
and the chorus seemed stronger than ever.
The motto for the evening was Giving
all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and
to virtue knowledge" With this thought
in mind the devotional exercises were held
They were in charge of Rev. w. p. White
of Des Moines. After responsive reading
and a prayer by the leader, the large as
semblage sang winter Than Snow" in a
hearty manner 1t was suggested that Gods
blessing should be invoked upon the sunrise
the monday, the morning, the afternoon
and the evening services, upon the church
and the street services that would be held
on the Sabbath Three brief but fervent
prayers from the body of the house asked
the divine blessing for these services. These
prayers were followed by the singing of MY
Refuge"
The announcements for the Sabbath ser
vices were then made. Mr.. j. p. Tracy
stated that the location of the convention
of 1897 would be decided at a meeting of
the general committee to be held on October
13 at a place 20 be announced later. The
applications of Buffalo, Indianapolis, Nash
vile and Denyer have already been received.
1t is thought the contest is between the first
two cities unless a more formidable COM
petitor should appear. Other cities may
send in their invitations to the general com
mittee prior to October 13.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-24

I
| puted on ones gross income, others on the
net income. Several delegates from the
| country asked what tney we're 10 do about
| tithes when they were spending more 10
! produce crops than they received in return
for them; il their tithes we're calculated on
their gross income they would be left in
sore straits. IL was the general sentiment
OF the convention that the tithe should be
estimated on the total amount that the
Lord had blessed one with through indi-
vidual effort "All that comes to one, minus
the cost of producing it," was the way one
delegate put il. The net income found many
more champions than the gross income for a
basis of calculation of the proper 1.-THE.
Following this lively discussion a resolu-
tion was introduced and carried toward a
settlement Of the mooted question. 1t asked,
in view of the great difficulty in knowing
what basis was the proper one and on which
to calculate the 1.-THE the general assembly
be mcmorializcd to appoint a special com
mission to outline a policy regarding the
matter
"How to Distribute the Tithe' and "IIow to
Best Introduce the Practice Into Our Societies
and Congregations" were the last two diyisi-
ons of the 1.-THE system that we're considered
Many valuable suggestions were brought
out, though the consideration of these topics
was not so full and complete, owing to a
lack of time, as tnat of the first topics
ITO Thy Name Sing Praise" and Let People
Praise Thee Lord" were sung. A telegram
of congratuation and fraterna greeting was
received from the Los Angeles union, and
read at this point.
lhe anHual l'Io't VI iiV"SuiVi W. -
Stewart is as follows:
OMAHA INSTITUTE FUND.
Receipts.
Balance from Columbus Institute...S 535 Al
Rccpints from ih1 societies .......... g37 10
Refunded for nlatrs nf iinior man
nal -, ..,,........ 70 20
Total .. ..... 81 5ii 81
Disbursements to August 10 1896.
of general mmittee................s3 81 81
Stationery for general committee: 81 6S
z'lVo postal CARDS ana printing ol ~ ~
S'''iie ioi treasurer usc''''''''''' 50 50
Total 42S AZ
Balance on hand for expenses of the
Omaha 1nsttutc................. 116 10
COLUMBUS INSTITUTE FUND.
Receipts:
balance on hand, August q, S95..TOi2 Us
iwo coliectlohS received at Coluih- -oo 40
Ad5itionni reci,fs from t,vsnfvfvo
sorietica AZ "a
Total Observation-Disclosures. l,2SO Al
Disbursements:
Travelling expenses of speakers. 3S4 2S
Travelling and incidental expenses of
general committee: :........:.;....,... ~ 4,
no no tne I9Gai coiilIllttse az ColItiipus lVo oi
Of putiinofior boIsnca ''' On nro
grams ....',... ......i a. OS
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 74i "a
Balance on hand from columbus IN 80 -
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-24

Continued on Seventh Page)
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23
MAHATMA OF THEoSOpAY.
Mrs. Tingicy of New York to Take
Madam Biayntsky's Place.

Mrs. Katherine 4. Tinglcy. the The.
osophical mahatma, seems to bc as re.
narkablc Il woman In many ways as
was the great Blavatsky herself Her
IDENTITY was revealed through the talk
itivencss of a woman who knew the
secret and who could not keep It, Mrs.
Tinglcy, SO the csotericists all SAYS. is
A great clairvOyant. who can roll back
The centuries and sec herself In al
The various incarnatious through which
dcr soul has passed from the begin
ming. For instance. she knows that
she and Nine. Blavatsky were bosom
friends in Egypt LOO years before
Christ, when they, together. mapped
out the plans of the Thcosophical So.
,icty They knew each other in this
life, too, although Blavatsky never
mentioned Mrs. Tlnglcy's name 10 any.
one. This was due to the fact that
they convcrscd In "tho astral only.
The new female mahatma resembles
the Blavatsky. but IL not an orator.
She is, in this life, just plain Mrs. Ting.
icy. Of brooklyn. Mr.. Tinglcy. the ma
hatma's husband. Is II clcrl, in the
White Star Steamship Company's of.
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ECONOMIC REMEDY ron HARD TINES.

In aa able article under this caption In the
Christian Herald, Mich, Rev. Fred q. Brit
ten has this to say OF strong drink rs one Of
the causes OF hard times:
"How much. waste does II cause2 Directly,
4t 300 900, ,V60 annunhy. Tho agaases, saeD,
that in 1892 the annual liquor bill OF the
United States was 3 200, 900, 900, aud II was
increasing mt the rate OF from one or two
hundred millions every year. Do you know
what sl,20O, ,00J,0 900 would do2 II would
build 200,0 900 homes at $4,000 each, put $500
worth OF furniture in each OF them. add
$1,000 each to the salaries OF all the gospel
ministers In the land, and leave "A 50 gold
piece for every man, woman and child In tho
United Statesl
"rhere Is an indirect waste OF vastly moro.
There are 600 900 vendors whose labor IL un.
productive. There are COO 900 victims who
are incapacitnted for labor by drink A
waste Of the labor OF 200, 900 men! Suppose
these men were set 10 work at productive
industry They would earn, ut IL so per
day, IL 100000 in one day. They would
produce more than that, @ SO the employer
would make no profit. There are 300 work
Ing days In year. Hence they will earn
$4,000, 900 year. Hence there is n wasto
OF this sum every year because OF this unpro-
ductive lator. Add i5iO. 900, 900 to 81 ,2OO,-
100000 and you have 81 FAC, 900 ,0C0 annual
waste. The figures show that over ninety
per cent. OF the inmates Of penitentiaries arc
tuere because OF crimes committed while un-
der the influence OF drink. Add to this waste
ninety per cent. Of all the taxes paid to sup
port. in all the States, penitentiaries, police
courts and jails. Who can count the waste
caused by drink
"The decalogue has been for centuries tho
great test Of morality. The saloon breaks
and causes Others TO break every command
ment. Nothing so transgresses divine law.
Nothing so contaminates society. In North
Carolina there Is "A great "brguthinu cave
In the winter violent wind rushes into 1t,
carrying all before It. II Is impossible at
times, for a man to walk against that wind.
Cattle seeking shelter frequently come too
near the cave, and perish. In the spring the
wind changes and blows out hairs and bones
and horrible stencil. making the atmo-
sphere unbearablo for miles. The saloon is
the great breathing cave OF society. II draws
In our boys and girls, the flowers OF man
hood and womanhood. IL breatbes out de-
stroyed bodies, ruined characters, putrefled
carcasses and woe 10 contaminate society.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

License money is blood money.
The devil never likes TO have u man read q
temperance page.
Before the devil can be chained the saloon
door must be shut.
Cowardce is despicable, and q moral
coward Is the worst OF all.
Out Of 5000 persons engaged In the liquor
business in Philadelphia, 3G9G are women.-
Charleston Messenger.
"show me where my boys boots are after
dark, and you may have him during the
day." was Judge WOodbury's homely but
happy epigram at an Oxford County (Maine)
temperance meeting
According to tho statistical abstract OF the
United States, the total cost OF the liquors OF
all kinds consumed in this country Is more
than sixteen dollars per capita, about eighty
dollars year for every family, twice as much
as the total amount OF the Federal revenue.
Otto Olsen, charged with numbering tho
little girl OF Mrs. Mary Ayres. OF Eureka. by
making her intoxicated has Deen arrested
and Is now undergoing his preliminary trial.
Olsen has been a hard drinker.
Ensign.
Annie 0'Rourke was found on the steps OF
the uptown station OF the "L" road at
Twenty-third street and Third avenue. She
was insensble from drink, aud her babe, two
months old, was In her arms. Mother aud
babe were taken to Bellevue. New York
Journal.
A drunken carman was censured In Lon
don for making a boy OF nine drunk. The
West London magistrate asked u drunken
laborer IL he would sign the pledge. After
consultation with the missionary the man
returned into court, having signed the
pledge. and the magistrate allowed him 10
leave the court.-The Temperance Witness.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23
MS owS INTERPRETER.

God Il His own Interpreter. and He will
make 1t plain am standing among tho
discordanccs OF n crowded workshop SEQ
one passing the metal through the fire and
molding II In forms and one with axe and
hammer building frame and one with
crucial chisel and plane, forming the monster
tubes and one adjusting the keys. y,
melodies, no harmonics there. Hut th,
scene changes. | am standing In vaulted
cathedral, with it, soft. dim, religious light.
londcr Is the stately instrument with gem
ius at the keys. lIark there come whis-
perings Of melody, ripplingS Of melody,
drippings of melody, gushings of melody,
trumpet-tones Of melody. orchestral burst
ings of melody. diapason thundcrs Of mel
ody, that roll through the arched magniil-
cence. Time Is the workshop. eternity the
vaulted cathedral time the process. eternity
the completion time the d-cOrdance,
eternity the melodies. the song. the jubilatc
forever. For our light Hllirtions, which
are but for momeut, work out for us u far
more exceeding and eternal weight Of glory
-George Douglas, ID. u.
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over six feet tall, brave, and generous,
ind one Of the best horsemen that ever
threw Il leg over bronco. At one time
they were very wealthy. They owned
so much land that you could scarcely
ride over II In n day, but Sccundio was
so generous that he lost 1t all. Some of
their twenty-nlne children are dead;
some are still living. Asked II any OF
her children were twins. Mrs. Roblcs
said; 20, yes; I've had them three to
once, two to twice, and one ever SO
many times"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23
THE MAIN WORK OF LIFE.

I "a main work OF our life may be variously
"a. but one way Of expressing II would
follows To take the natural elements
pr character, and by bringing them into
\ permanent contact with Jesus, get
20 purified and mcllOwed, so ennobled
'llmated. that the grossncss and dross
part while the excellence remains.
thing Is 10 put ourselves whore we
brought 10 bear upon us the tre-
educative influence which comes
arm, close, personal friendship Of
scat and good man. There
sang more precious or powerful.
stand continually where we
Co., workings OF his mind,
t." nobility Of his impulses
= '..,' sweep Of his widc-rcaching nf-
Ii- ., Sthing small or base within US
F1iH 4, and we put on. without fully
ping IT, similar habits of soul. IL was
fl''.y IN this way that the Apostle John
pm - Wonderfully transformed, 70
d'.y changed. He was In the begin
u son Of thunder, vehement and viO-
r'ily to call down fire from heaven to
Gnr his enemies, bent on securing the
pace ~ the right hand OF power. But
hl- prolonged Intercourse with Jesus,
4, became chastened, his ambition
r. Ato worthiar channels. Hegrew in
Hen'as with Him whom he loved so
and became the disciple whom
4" specially loved. II seems clear that
~ ths most receptive OF all the Twelve
ono In whom the love OF Christ had
" course, and hence there was less diff
III affecting the transformation. He
tlhed to some extent John. not James or
Y or Paul. The lines Of his being were
Ph!'t'rated or blotted out, but they were
EgHuily touched up and toned down
d''d To, until very different picture
oFihed upon them--a picture Of rarest
ana marvellous completeness. What
t''l IN the case of the son OF Zebedeo
eur IN the case of any other son un-
p Wlde heavens. We may get into,
~! ~ the very presence OF the Son of
HAH SO become altogether like Him
"a" lke Him, yet each one somewhat
P'"'' II Is Il glorious work tAat may
AOsorb and thrill us.
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sAcnAMENr A MYsrrnY.

Tho sacrament ~ the Lords supper l. n
very great mystery and II is the mems Of
conveying unsreakHble blessings. hut tho
Lord intended that the broad and tho vino
should first of all win for him his one rs-
quest that he bc remembered. Jesus Il not to
be for ono moment thought of as simply tho
divinest Of all the forces that mold llfo
to God, immantnt by his Spirit. hut as tho
Man who ever loves most passionatcly and
hungers most for love. lie curcth little for
monuments he craveth for hearts. Jesus
Is only satisfied when the doors are shut to
meet Him to keep His commandments -
Ian Maclaret-
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Only sonER MEN WANTED.

An examination Of the Metal Workers ad'
vertising columns reveals tina following:
Must be competent, reliable, total abb
stainer."
"Must be sober and Industrious.
want u man who is sober aud capable v
"SIust be temperate"
"Alust be sober"
'Strictly temperate
'Must be practical and sober"
mo drunkard need apply"
'Steady job TO sober, reliable men,"
"Strictly temperate AMI industrious"
Drinking men need not apply. Kansas
Templar.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23
Invented by Women.

Celia ThaXtcr, the pootoss, had not
an exalted opinion of the capacities OF
her sex.
She once said: "Womcn never invent.
ed knitting nor any other art" Yet II
Is an undisputcl fact that the first but.
ton establishment was due to n woman.
The machine for making Satchrl bot.
toned paper bags was the invention OF
a woman, men having tried long and
unsucccssfully 10 produce such an ar,
ticlc.
: foundry owner declares that the
first stove he ever saw was invented
by a woman, though the patent was
taken out by n man, and the original
Declaration of Independence was
printed by one Katherine Goddard.
There!
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23
Sested Over a Doorway.

Inside the porch of doorway OF n
house in desmond, England, a pair OF
grcybirds built their nest. The passing
In ana out OF the people residing in the
house. did not seem to disconccrt the
happy couple" who helped them
selves to some feathers placed at their
disposal. The greyhird, or song thrush.
often chooses a singular place as
Nesting site.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23
ALCOHOL USELESS ~ HOSPITALS.

Doctor B. W. Richardson states that In
nine thousand cases treated 8. the London
temperance hospital, the death-ratc was only
6.3 per cent, u rate which is on par with,
II not lower, than that OF any other hospital
He also said that In the seventeen cases In
which alcohol had been administered at the
hospital he did no; believe Il had done bit OF
good, aud that he never prescribes 1t him
self.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23
LIVE TEMPERANCE TOpICS.
WALK STEADY.

/ saw a poor man,
Who had only one Log
And one hand--so, YOU 500,
He did nothing but beg:
And. wanting his crutches,
He stirred not a pegl
Yet knew worse case,
Quite sad TO relate,
or n man who had two legs,
Yet couldn't walk straight,
But staggered and reeled-
A most terrible state!
He'd start OF all right,
Yet frequently pause
To drink 10y the way.
SO rum was the cause
Ofhis shaming his dear ones,
And breaking the laws.
Now. dear boys. look out,
You've sturdy young feet:
Stanl straight, and be manly.
In highway or street.
Yield not TO temptation,
AMI keep your breath sweet.
Mrs. VI. A. kidder in Temperance Banne
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courage multiplica-
tion ana help popu-
late the Dominion.
Mrs. Maria An
tonic RoblcS, OF
Mountain ' e. W
Cal, could have
won a lot of real
estate long ago If
She had happened
To live In Canada.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23

Examiner To the
parents having the
greatest number of
children.
Little and chunky
lnd active, she
married SecundiO
Robes at Santa
Clara when she
was II years old.
She says he was a
spl" nlid fellow.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-23

Gee in New York. He says he doesn't
believe In thcoSophy himself. and for
that reason will not talk about 1t to
outsiders. Mrs. Tinglcy will lead an
expedition of Thcosophis;s around the
world. The party will be gone one
year.
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rWENTY-NlNE TIMES A MOTHER.
hrs. Maria Robics of California and
Her Remarkable Family.

Up In Canada the government gives
| nnc farm TO every woman who has
BORNE a twentieth child That is to on.
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o God Of truth, make me one with thee
In eternal love. Oft am weary, reading,
listening, but all wish and long for is in
thee. Thee silent be all teachers, speak thou
to me alone. Thomas Kempis.
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Mrs. Roblcs has been mother 10 TWEEN
.J-nine children and is well and happy
get. She is 50 years old and has enter
'd th" lists as competitor for the sill.
ger nlntn offered by the San ErnnclAcO
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PRAYER.

a. Gi'.'nliighty God, who by the giving OF
AZ most hast changed the shadows OF
law INTO tho realities OF tho body of
III "nu oy tho continual operation OF thy
I,ny quickening spirit dost cause thy
4 wa hSW SroW ana be prohted by thy
Lien Dvsoyeh ~, thee that all We who have
Eon VI the nesh and blood OF tho
In may gdy pe iiiled with tho blessed COM
I'M. ba ane Ioly Ghost and be- endowed
Srs ~ oSgrrSNehiy rN gifts. tayorably regard the
knr ny humble servants, and grant
Sses aouis, which are athlrst after Thy
yss ,hn,ay always he satisfied out OF Thy
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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Cbris,ss t,sc Christ, We must love Him to
Him n we must know Him and 10
n we must count all things loss.
I'm, NOW Him not only as tho historic
\ ma N, as the risen and ever living one
|dIyiSoA snow NOV, Him through the mystery
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for p,fr 1.-TWO Two walk together and have
w,It their theme and TO their hearts,
tn. no an,en au.ween them. No road Is 80
IL ia uu.y so homely, but that His
IA hear,USu Uurs' Especially Is he near
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