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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23
TEACHING POINTS,

INTRODUCTION. = Fix In the minds of the
scholars the circumstances under which the
lesson passage wa spoken. Jesus hal Just
babe the temple final goodbye. He was be-
holding Jerusa EN- for the last time before he
would come to it as the scene of his martyrdom
Review the previous words of his address He
was filled with the forebodings natural to such
scene and such an hour.
~ v. 20-27. Jerusalem's Approaching
Downfall. Jesus by discovering the signs of
the times read hist Dry in advance. few yea S
afterward, Jerusalem was encompassed by
armies. Then the Christians fled to Pela, and
escaped the doom which fell on Jerusalem and
Judea. The destruction of one million and one
hundred Jews. the making slaves of the remnant,
barely ninety-seven thousand: the atrocities
and agonies attending the siege the desperation
with which the Jews fought to the last,-render
this scene of warfare memorable, indeed un-
paralleled In human annals That Jesus, be-
holding In provision such ccnsummatiJn of
natural 1ustics. should attempt 10 describe it
with imagery out of the common can hardly be
regarded as strange.--The manifest purpose
of Jesus in his alarming prophecy /, that his dis
ciples may be forewarned and forearmed for the
great trial.
(2.) v. 1888. The Look Beyond. By the
imagery of the budding trees as sign of sum-
mer, Jesus indicates the spiritual peace which
will follow the destruction of Jerusalem and
eveh the ruin of the Jewish world Spring
storms and fIeshets combine with swellins buds
to testify that summer Is at hand.--The hear.
ers of Jesus, at least some of them were to live
till they had beheld all the things he had fore
told, come to pass.--And beyond all earthly
changes, beyond the continuance of the earth
itself or the stars, his words will endure. To be
fed by his words, is to grow In the eternal life.
(S.) " 1896. Watch. To be alert, yet calm;
to see plainly the impending judgments yet moi
to be afraid during the set ming delay to rise
into higher ranges of spiritual experience by
spiritual endeavor, rather than to sink into sen
sualism through dream of false sscurlty,-this
is the direct and complex moral of the discourse
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23

lection to the Gentiles until the Gentilee
had fulfilled their day; after he had de.
clared that the shaken heavenly powers
should in this cloud Of mystery behold
the coming of the Son of Man, in vindi-
cation of the rights Of man; after he had
admonished his disciples that in the
midst OF this storm and confusion they
may lift their heads in the certainty
that their redemption is drawing nigh,
he suddenly changes his tone and his
imagery, aud becomes pastoral and
peaceful. He pointed to the young figs
on the fig trees on the mountain side,
and to the opening leaf buds on all the
trees. as prophecy that summer was
then at hand. So, he tells his disciples,
he would have them see the ragings in
the political and religious world, as a
sure sign that Gods Kingdom. the
Kingdom of peace, is making its advent
into the world.
Then he adds. Verify sag unto you,
this generation shall not pass aa0ay,
till all things be accomplished. To &C.
cept these words in their unacceptable
sense is to find the real clue to the mean
ing of the whole address of Jesus.
In the tranquility of clear inward Wis.,
ion he further says, Heaven and earth
shall pass array. but mig aoords shall not
pass a,cay. Translating the Hebraic
style of utterance into the form with US
customary, we find him saying that he
possesses, in the things which his words
symbolic. realities more enduring than
the earth and the stars.
The agitating apprehension of the ter
rible judgments impending, is thus sue
ceeded by far-reaching vision, which
brings the soul of Jesus to calm.
3. Be Watchful and PrayerfuI,
VS.. "a SO.
The concluding section of our lesson
passage is an exhortation to the disciples
to be watchful Of the appearances Of
which Jesus has given them provision,
and not by their far-away vision be
lulled to false security.
THAT the destruction of Jerusalem
is typical Of divine judgment,-in other
words that it is specimen piece Of it,
is not to be intelligently disputed.
There will be successive sowings
and reapings of judgment, -succ essive
apparent delays and striking consum-
nations. But Justice can never ceaee
for one moment to be operative. Justice
is never in suspense and can never be
suspended. Every day is Gods judg-
ment day.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23
The Eye of the Needle.

Elias Howe almost beggared himself
before he discovered where the eye OF
the needle of sewing machine should
be located. His original idea was to
follow the model of the eye at the heel
1t never occurred to him that it should
be placed near the point, and he might
have failed altogether if he had not
dreamed he was building a sewing ma
chine for a savage king in strange
country. Just as in his actual waking
experience, he was rather perplexed
about the needles eye. He thought
the king gave him twenty-four hours to
complete. a machine and make it sew.
If not finished in that time death was to
be the punishment. Howe worked and
worked, and puzzled and puzzled, and
finally gave it up. Then he thought he
was taken out to be executed. He no.
ticed that the warriors carried spears
that were pierced near the head. In
stantly came the solution of the diff
Guilty, and while the inventor was beg
cling for time he awoke. 1t was four
o'clock in the morning. He jumped out
of bed, ran to his workshop, and by nine
a needle with an eye at the point had
been rudely modelled. After that it was
easy. This is the true story of an i'm
portant incident in the invention of the
sewing machine.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23

The Rev. Ruen Thomas, d. D., of
Brookline. is quoted as saying in re-
cent sermon, "True religion is sweet rea-
condolences and sanctifed common
sense"
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THE UNIvERsALIsT: SATURDAY, MAY %, 1896.

shine lives within me, never can my
soul have lost the instinct of its faith.
II it has gone astray it will return
again.-Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23
m erveS

ARE the Messengers of Sense,-the Telegraph
System of the human body.
Nerves extend from the brain to every part
of the body and reach every organ.
Nerves are like fire-good servants but hard
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Nerves are fed by the blood and are therefore
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Nerves will be weak and exhausted If the
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
WHAT'S THE SCORE ?

Next suaasy the Houston Base Bah
team viii meet the Galveston team for
the ars; time in the Houston park. before
8 Houston audience, and the result of TINS
game will Nc watched with interest by all
the easc bali enthusiasts.
The pos, Coupon Editor has heard n
great many Hous,onions hraEsins on their
fcarn whle others are holding back ready
to say y told YOU so" If Houston gets
beat
Acooriineiy. the Coupon Editor has de-
,iacd ~ ~ matters SO you can't fall BACK
and say Il knew it. unless 1t is fact
,hat you did think SO. by Offering you an
inaucemen, to say what yen think before
land
The Pos, will present season ticket &c
me base hail grounds TO the person hrs'
guessing nearest the score OF the game
next Sunday.
The eoupon below will be printed until
/ saturday morning. and all guesses mus
/ be in heiore saturday noon Address
/ The Coupon Editor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
At - oPrRA HOUSE.

Monte Cristo."
Edmond ....'... $3.50.
4 s. Bgseai -, w. y, Murdoch
Nan firip. the 1eweieri
III Monte Cr!stoi
ifeI2iars. ...t--. .t.+'.-- ~ 't@"i way
Far0it'll1" ..-. al -. ,,.
Abhe F.ma.,-.........,i..-..IT.ol.l " , Kafry
Inc Nlli.fuft-. ...........-.- g, '1i Sr mn
It.-"fPii-9 -'... g.. $500 Hasiar
Albert ....--........, - -, a.
nfer's8ez. ........ MISS Florence Hamilton
The audience at the opera house again
las. evr,inr TO witness the baldwin Mel
vsle company IN "Mu'to cr@tci was a
.ery nree one. The interest appears to
he Increasing with e4en performances
Monte Crtsto" is a thrilng and beautiful
1,lay and the manner IN which IT was
produced last evening was an agreeable
surprise to amy present VINO have iinag
rapl bic Of a crnlitable presentation 81
fi.fs nteasely interesting drama The
dungeon scene uud Ice aftcr climax where
+ 1miand -. pos through the sea NJ
,pring the storm Wrr admirably ennctcu.
az. were other popular deHonsments IN
thss weU1 Known story.
Mr. Murdoch Is an actor of consiierahlt
versaillfy and decided talent aud ms
I Monte CfIsto Was received with ma1iies'
I apurnNal hy the large audience. ~
+ al .r members cf the cast We're uniformly
4 good Miss Florence Hamilton as Mer
c,,les STARED the popular reception WIN
,rbis AFTERNOON tho ever popular attrac.
non In Texas esrecially "bavy Crockett.
( Viii he givan as thc matinee bill and 10
Phoenix" having been postponed until AN
iI4r a.
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Mr.. \. =. ST John, citizen OF 'r'Ho"'
Wisconsin. ny an interview had WIN ~
i, Williams Of the oregon Observer on
the 9Th day of May. 1875, said 'for
tong time have been more or less irouoi-
ga with dyspepsia. Having eons'uer'u''
hard work to do, If 1 followed 'he GRAY
ings Of my appetite 1t Wa sure 10 FV'"''
4, those terrible distressing pains OF 'h'
stomach. When In the most agony wou'u
cudeayor to obtain partial relief ny some
.crapdmothor' treatment, which, II Oh any
,eucdt was TO strengthen the imas'h"'
,,on that the distress was 'r'he less ~
times ] have suffered intensely "h"'
visiting my sister Cora was recommends
od "a thy Ripans Tabulcs. when soo'
| discovered were blessing to mahNih'
| Now | am never without tho"' ana an
pleased to recommend them as a Godsen'
10 those troubled with dysneps'A-'
ptnaus Tabules are sold by drusSists o
| "a. mail II the price Ch cents DOM y
| sut 10 the Ripans chemicdi Soin,ahy
| M 10 Spruce street. New iorh' S"Inp.
| VA, 10 cents. For sale ny ~ H. hies
ling, druggist, 5o2 Main street,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

y :. Is Made ,hs Stsads-s Many Changes
yN4ff NJ " -racf..

II I. Is Made the Sts0ds-i Many Changes
VIII &c WTa1cf;-
should the hal now lrfoHa congress 10
mako the s,,eir3c system ~ measures ana
weights ,he standard fos the NH''co
States ;rsauy things voul@ hc aeNiaeiE
changed and q eOaa r)SrS people who
auii school ye&zs axe vi,i aATc 20 bay an
aritArnciio sad 20 - s,Da,-us.
Ts.e uiets10 system IS established On a
rNr..N A.-ir,al ha>1S pN&a,4E $50 .%.4t4 10
the American = sty7l 81 uoHrY X aN'fNcs
- ua.ln fr9r' ITO nlsie. hsfn . ms
baSsc mrAs1rc an1 = esua. ~ oae AeN-
nA.iontA uAVi at the distance is1;n ne
seuato= 10 the rode measure sAoas any
rTie.s1slan. FetNped IS .ueieS : r.ese e. j
about "a i9caes Ia !s1eTh ne nSer
tE. Nrr ~. l.4Ma measure. y eQaal 81
tQ!snle 90 . r;:i-s measuring N"e-1eu'h 81
Sc meter aanne - ~1SeS
tna we-sht II dssI.ic1 water II a csee
W. nose ti@e = one aMr3rf 3ta f'Ti OF
meter from ihsse l'1;i'@EE .n4iS ih.
behv- " lower measures as= derived
Tae ~ aseS derc,ias mul'7'es are, de-
rived FROM tar irevlt aa1 are "deka
atlas rnal1ples 4-s 81 MAJ frae-
a.@ are from ne l-tss @L' ar,s
j i-.e -,gis Il any q tae manuals
VIII give mastery ~ ne 20, nary III
as4ir;ea wl;H any system a; alt. as arf
N-su. d Is ty far he easiest II com
a6as'or Nj ra yerl' ex.ens.ye i, viii
q. rFe irs' j''see aioi.sn scat par' o.
rre rtfnrunr ar.-hrlr tie far-lt in n,
schoHs ard VII sim; ~ Il 70 a remark
Iaele I.c--a u wU save everybody q
va-t amount ri n-9rH. ana in the drug anC
grocery sfo-e= will work Miracles.
EN2nlrlts Nke tais VIII ari-e lady
tn "a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
MAl.l.OHY lime SEASON.

with the spring reason intending tour
lists and plensut" seekers hover around
the smiling ticket agent, who never wear
les over his pleasing task OF givins inform
alton. TN. Mallory Line, presided over by
the old. trusted and tried Nose Raphael,
opens the spring campnifn tn The Post to-
d.ty and through It's far-r"Achins columns
announces to it's thousands of rondcrs
that THIS favoriia line Of steamships is
now rondy to accommodate the traNelin''
puhlic with the same good record of safety
nnd comfort that has characterized IT IN
| NJ. nnat.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
MANAGNN InEkGMAN,s BMNErlT

Manager Bergman's benefit performance
win take place on Monday aud II goes
without saying that the patrons of the
opera house win give MIR. bergman n
rousine testimonial on this occasion. The
H. road and ITS success has been phenom-
mai every here Manager Bergman has
done his part well in catering. TO The
wishes of the amusement pnhlie ana II
10 XIV. his benefit performance the big
gcst house Of tht season. The sale of seats
| Tor the benefit win begin on saturday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
HE Is ALIVE.

The police department received COM
munication from a jewish society In
philadelphia making inquiry regarding
Jacob Diamond OF that city. who was re,
ported as having committed suicide IN
this city ree3ntly. OFFICER rom o'l'eary
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

Mistrot Bros, the famous dry goods
merchants OF Texas have had tho new
Light" put In their Wholesale house ~
this city, by the Texas Automatic lish'
co using eighteen burners. Ihey hic
Kerosene tights, supplied from n tank on
the syphon system. small tubes carrying
the oil from tank TO burner, and auto
maticaily replenishing II AS iast ha used
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

II was expected that rome decision
would be hunlcd down Ia iho cnTc Of W
V. Il. watson q, al against The ilont'"h
Cemetery company yesterday but "n'n
The cause wns called by Judge braAhtar
nj noon the attorneys for the pihlnpus
asked for further ume ia witch 70 e
nIninr the demurrer hud answer Of 'nf
def-udnnt fl yus agreed fnai tn puHe'
lions OF law In regard 10 the suit should
be heard at II O'clock.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

The following cases were dirp"Ath OF yrH-
to-day IN Justice j. j. ilussey'n fohrii
w IIarr.hl w. Mrs Alice MoEluue, suit
for deht. judgement for plaintiff
". II. Matthews VI. X. u. Herlns, pea
In abatement su9tainrh,
n. H. Collins w. Mary II. boyce ct an
Judgment for plhntini
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
CIvII. DIsTl,ICT cOUKT.

In tho civil district court yesterday hon
Sam H. Brashrar presiding the case OF
John IIarinett was argued. I'he Jury VII
he charged this morning. al,
The case OF Butler DAVIS ~. the MIS-
so,,ri Kansas and Texas Railway com
puny was continued.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
sTATE NNrnnLlcAM C0NNGNTlON

Mesars. V H. slosson aud ", @ I'niley
Of The committee 10 look after hall IN
witch the state MY white republican cou-
vent ion shall hold ia H'Aslonh whrh u -
srmnles In this city on Monday, haze
occurred The Auditorium sor this purpose.
II Us thought there VIII he - Toast |n
dclc Gates ia Attendance ana The visitors
viii uumhrr equally AZ many. Ihry we're
ont amung tho business men vert " lay
| aud roreived suhatunfiui enfputnEemcu,
| toward uncertainties the Nisitpra
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

,oox tho matter In hand and located Dia-
,nons who fs engaged In the t&iioEtilt
business In this city and Is slive ana ~
no thought Of shuffllns on ms MOI Ky
coan lie viii reply TO the communication
tt,nenK
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

that experience Is necessary in any bust
n,'.t Ne have paid FOR odrs, ana the
puhlic has benefited
Mn W. are NJ al times doing all we can
10 Improve. in fact any article turned OUT
a., us NOT giving satisfaction, we VIII
'jcorfuIIy return charges or DO article
aver FREQ of charge If you haven't tried
ua 30 70 m ,,c,,
al2 Prairie Avenue, Phone 49,
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ron ASSAULT no MunpEn

Thomas Mckinley alias Pete Mckinley
was arrested yesterday cr.uinH ON n war
rant issued hy Recorder HnllHN fhalSht
him with assault with intent 10 commit
murder
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

A. the Central Christian church tonight
viii he given u musical and literary enter
talrment after which the ladies of the
church Will serve the guests with straw
berries cream and cake Twenty-Five cent
admission viii be charged and AN who at
teid are promised a most pleasant even
ing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

MIKE RyAN's CASE hFFihMiib.
The court of criminal appeal1 ~ Ausht
yesterday affirmed the verdict pi 'h'
criminal court IN the case VI tho STATE
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

I,acctlclJo poison for hedhuss guaran-
IA l. CENTS and - cents bottle, III
,'r,n M, drug store. Bing corner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

needed by those VINO nave trled us,
az, Hamburger and Gus prey.
ae IT. ha ,o 'g rr rshlS ih hons IS, "0's'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

Fresh groceries at II; T.. Roberts \
sons. corner Rusk and Travis,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

nave YOU tried Burgheim's strawberry
sLeThnrt. h't'oI WV"
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,uu WANT YOUR WASHING.

The finest soda water IN inc '''y ~
nursnnim'a Drug store
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y g crawford. the Tea Man. 1912 Texas
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THE ROSE FETE"

VIII take place on Saturday, April Is.
EVERYONE IS expected to donate flowers 10
thls worthy cause. There VIII oe a ,'i,ai
a. managing committee AT the Capitoi
ustcl Friday morning at 10 a. m
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

There VIII he special meeting of Mingo
Tr...a No. (Red Mem tonight at ':Sc LOT
the purpose of contefiinE ueetees 7nar,
~ II Adams. Keeper OF Kecords.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

THE ladies' of Washington street churcn
win give m ice cream festival toniEht on
tho corner of Washington and TRINITY
streets Everybody is cordially invited TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-22

Charles Hardy, 0ertis Myers, Sophie Tay-
lor and Annie Miles were the names given
by the prisoners.
This was an unusual case" said the ON
cor. And y = . fortune to Them" added
the Judge. 'They are fined % each"
A Wheelman in . Hurry.
A young man named Arthur Langvoidt
was in court for ''scorchins'' on his bioy-
Gle yesterday. and he admitted he was
guilty.
Il had been up town at q music store"
said the young man. land had an engage
ment to take a music lesson at o'clock.
Then I was late, and 80 hurried along
home"
HE was riding very fast" said Police
man Dodge. II first saw him at 9th street,
and didn't overtake him until he got near
the Peace monument. although I rode as
fast as could"
Between a scorcher and q policeman in
pursuit." remarked the court, "a pedes-
TRAN would have had a fine time"
A fine of IS was imposed.
A huckster named Joseph Simonds, who
got drunk twice yesterday, was in the dock
for disorderly conduct.
He was arrested about o'clock in the
afternoon and released on collateral, and
six hours later he was again locked up.
The collateral in the first case was forfeit
ed and In the second case he was fined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-22
Music ut the Capitol Grounds.

The Marine Band will render the follow
Ing program of music at its concert at the
Capitol grounds this evening, beginning at
$50 o'clock:
March-"Golden Rod ...................Bo Bose
Cleopatra ........... Mancinelli
Fantasia for the flute on the opera
''Somnambula ....................Ter schak
Grand Selection from "Traviata' Verdi
March-"El Captain .Sousa
(By request.
Medley-"Ye Olden Times Boyer
Descriptive-'In d Bird Store" ..........O rth
Morning dawns, the winged mnstrels are
Sleeping. The sun peeps in, they awake.
The quail, robin and rooster herald the
day. The canaries sing, and one by one
the other birds join in-"Polly wants a
cracker The red cardinal cuckoos sing
duet, &c. Evening-the birds sleep
ing. Suddenly a stray cat jumps against
the window, alarming the sieepers. The
angry scoldng of the Polly drives the
cat away, and the birds rejoice in vic
tory.
March-"The Marine Band ....... Fanciulli
Patriotic Ar-"Hail, Columbia" .Fyles
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A Military Instructor Wanted.

The Commissioners today wrote the fol-
lowing letter to the Secretary of War upon
the subject of detailing a military instruc-
tor at the Boys Reform School:
THE United States Reform School for
Boys is an institution situated on the
Bladensburg pike a short distance north
east of the city of Washington. large
number of boys are supported and in
Structed there, and perform work which is
productive Of revenue, which is turned into
the United States treasury.
Informal application has been made to
the Commissioners by the superintendent,
Col. Geo. A. Shallenberger, for their good
offices in procuring during the school ses-
sion, which will begin early next fall a mil
itary instructor to impart to the boys mill
tary training. The Commissioners deem
this laudable purpose, as these boys
when they shall have served their terms at
the school. will become part Of the popu-
lation of the District, and the training re-
ceived will fit them to become members of
the District militia. But they have no
funds at their command Wherewith to pay
such military instructor. They have
thought that in view Of the fact that the
the further fact that the training sought to
be attained will be of use to the United
States, it might be possible for a detail to
be made from one OF the military posts
near Washington OF competent instructor
who might twice week go to the Reform
School and supervise the drill of the pupils
The Commissioners will be greatly Obliged
to you If you give this matter your consid-
Grafton"