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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
"A Historical Church.

The mother church Of Methodism in
the United States, st. Georges Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Philadelphia,
commemorated it's 126th anniversary
last week. The ancient edifice stands
on Fourth street, below Vine, and was
well hlled at the morning service,
when Rev. S. w. Gehrett, presiding
elder of the North Philadelphia dis
trict, preached eloquently on the i'm
portance of maintaining the doctrines
OF the old Methodism. Other denom-
nations, he said, might worship with
more aestheticism and beauty of cere-
monial, but the old doctrines of the
Methodist church were the source of
inspiration to an increasing number of
worshipers each year The service
was characterized by such warmth and
vigor that venerable attendants at the
church declared that it seemed as
though old times had come back.
Among the worshipers were communi-
cants who for nearly sixty years have
sat in the same pews, and who love the
venerable edifice, which has seen little
or no change of structure since Joseph
Pilmoor first occupied the pulpit, 126
years ago. Francis Asbury, the first
Methodist Episcopal bishop in the
United States, was the pastor of the
church in 1890. The father of eX-Gov.
Pattison was ut one time pastor, and
on the long roll are many eminent men
who have become indissolubly connect
ed with the history of Methodism in
this country. During the occupancy Of
Philadelphia by the British the edifice
was used as cavalry riding school,
and it suffered very materially, but
was speedily placed in repair. In 1890
the congregation had SO increased that
branch church, called Ebenezer, was
established in the southern part of the
city. Other offshoots of old ST. Georges
are the Union, Mariners Bethel, West
ern, Kensington and Front Street
churches.
The present pastor is Rev. Richard
Turner, and during the two years of
his pastorate the church has enjoyed
greater prosperity than at any time
during the past twenty years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
PERSONAL.

Frederick Remington was a clerk in
an expires Office before he cssaycd art
E. c. Stedman, who has just refused
a professors chair at Yale, was dis
missed from that university when a
student.
Henry Arthur ones, the playwright,
Indignantly denies the published as
sertion that he is to drop the name Of
Jones and call himself Henry Arthur.
Capt. Alfred Sanford of st. Louis,
who is 70 years old and whom the au-
thorities sent TO the poorhouse last
week, was the boyhood friend and play
mate of Ulysses S. Grant.
Tzmoteo Panduro, a little Mexican
Indian clay modeler, Tow at Atlanta.
is said to be q wonderful genius. He
has had no training, but has already
won several medals of honor.
BY votes of twelve to six the judges
Of the Appellate division OF the New
York Supreme court nave decided not
TO wear gowns.
Rev. Myron Reed of Denver had an
engagement to lecture at Hall City,
Kan. Missing his train, he hired
team of horses and buggy and drove
from Colby, a distance OF seyenty-hVe
miles.
Rabbi |. n. Wise of Cincinnati says
shat during the last forty years he has
ofciated at 10000 Jewish weddings
and only three couples whom he has
married have ever applied for divorce
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
centered In God is to know that He
will hear us and come to our help, and
that, too, right early.
Converted by "A Thrashinp.

Among the many stories which are
going the rounds concerning Rev.
Peter Mackenzie, who died the other
day, is one which shows he was a
thorough believer in muscular Chris
tianity. Many years ago, after deliv-
ering a lecture in a country village in
the north, he was returning to his
hosts house along lonely road when
he was accosted by robber. The lat
ter was believer in the right of might
and requested Mr.. Mackenzie to turn
out all Inc cash he had got. well,
my dear man. replied Mr.. Mackenzie,
you know l am big enough to thrash
you. IL it's money you want I'll give
you half crown" The robber would
not accept this very charitable offer.
Mr.. Mackenzie dotted" his coat and
gave him what the man is now pleased
to call "a dashed good hiding" That
thrashing did the man great service,
for he afterward left the paths of vice
and became one of Mr.. Mackenzie's
numerous converts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Remember Gods Goodness.

Bless the Lord, o, my soul, and for
get not all HIS bcnefits.-Psalm 1882.
AS soon as we forget the past good
ness of God, backslidiIg begins.
Crooked paths will not be made by
those whose hearts are overlooking
with grateful love, and there will al
ways be praise in the heart while the
blessings OF the past are being consid-
cred and remembered. AS soon as we
begin to forget what God has been, we
have no faith for the present moment,
and as soon as faith is gone the devil
will lay his heavy hand upon us. 1t
is only by remembering what God
has been, that VIC are willing to trust
in what He will be. The rock Of the
present is the recollection of the past.
The little child comes to the parent
knowing that it will receive, because
it remembers that it has received. One
of the great essentials then of sue
cessful, growing, Christian life, is to
keep the heart glowing with grateful
praise, by remembering how good
God has been in the past. There is no
danger CT becoming cold and indiffer-
ent, or even lukewarm, where this is
done, for when we remember all We can
give all, ard find joy in doing it. The
world has no charm for the soul that
is rejoicing in Christ. The Israelites
fell into idolatry only when they began
to forget what God had been to their
nation, and whenever their prophets
sought to bring them back again to 10y
atty, they would recount how the God
Of their fathers had cared for them in
the past.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Missionaries In Shanghai.

Shanghai is China's chief port, not
excepting Canton. 1t contains almost
100000 inhabitants, who are under ma
tive rule, and the English, American
and French settlements" with $780,
600 Chinese and 5000 foreigners, all of
whom are under foreign rule. At that
city tremendous congregations gather
in the mission churches, and there are
to be found the largest Sunday schools
in China. In Shanghai is also the
largest mission press in the world.
Eiectrotyping and stereotyping are
done, and over 35,000,000 printed pages
are issued annually, nearly three times
the issue OF the next largest mission
press at Beirut. The printed page is a
power in China.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14

together, and wound into balls. In
course of the transm!grat!on of matter,
these balls we're woven into carpet
more comfortable than artistic.
However, as my mother said no book
could be written that would contain
more of the family history than this
carpet. With what pride old Aunt Sal
lie used to pick out the different bits.
They had for her a human interest;
memories Of joys and pain Of Journeys
and rests, Of comfort and pride and af-
lection were associated with each
threadbaro shred.
There was the last bit of an old blue
coat, which had been buttoned over
manly hearts as far back as the Revolu-
ton; it had been the Sunday coat in
which several generations Of farmer
lads had been made uncomfortable,
and it had held it's color almost to the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Christianity In North Africa.

There is o tribe of people in the At
las mountains who declare that they
and their ancestors for centuries back
were Christians and had never bowed
their knee to Mohammed. Miss Held
man, of the North African mission at
Fee, came across them. Their present
knowledge of Christianity is crude,
but there were traces OF an older faith
that was in all probability the religion
Of the Nazarene. Over the entrance
to their caves are various inscriptions
cut in the rock. In one instance cross
was seen, and in another place the
words Il am the Good Shepherd"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14

Though no trained attendants wait,
Close beside this Palace gate;
Yet an angel campeth there,
Heedful of the faintest prayer
Though no mounted guards are seen
All is quiet and serene;
For our Host, unseen, abides,
Round the Palace God provides.
Cheerful, then, I'll stand and wait,
Singing at the Palace gate,
Willing to be anywhere,
If His love but puts me there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
A Mothers Sacrifice.

John c. Woolley once told the follow
ing
In 1874 I saw my mother kneeling
in the snow to pray at saloon door,
and crept out by side way, stepping
softly in the sawdust, ashamed of her.
That days work cost her her life,
but the saloon did not even pause, and
her only child sped downward to the
hell of darkness; but that snow-set
prayer persisted at GODS throne
through thirteen awful years, and for
her importantly he could but always
hear, and when I would" he sopke
to me, and speaks-and will speak on
and on until on some sweet Christmas
eve, find my mothers arm again, and,
leaning on her great heart, celebrate
the end of the crusade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
A Convincing Audience.

The best evidence OF the truth of
Christianity is its wonderful effect
upon the lives of believers. The Pres
byterian Banner tells of a backwoOds
preacher, who knew little Of books or
theology, but VINO had what was vast
deal better, a practical knowledge OF
salvation through Christ, and who was
before a conference committee once for
examination.
Brother" said one of his wise ex-
aminers, will you please name some
of the evidences of the divinity Of our
Lord Jesus Christi"
The brothers face wore an express
sion Of puzzled bewilderment, and he
was silent. The examiner repeated his
question: What makes you think
Christ is divine?" With his eyes full
of tears he exclaimed:
How do / know he's divine? Why,
bless you, he saved my soul, and love
him for it"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS CoFFEE1

Had the Ladies' Aid Society of our
Church out for tea; forty of them, and
all pronounced the German Coffeeberry
equal to Rio Salzer's catalogue tells
you all about it! 35 packages Earliest
vegetable seeds s100 post paid.
If you will cut this out and send
with 15c. stamps to John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will get
free package of above great coffee
seed and our 14S-page catalogue!
Catalogue alone sc. w. n.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Self-Eyident Facts.

The man that is converted right will
not think that putting on Sunday
clothes and looking solemn in church
is religion.
He will not conclude that he has no
obligation to the heather because they
live long way Off.
He will not pay his preacher in chips
and whetstones, and call it doing his
duty.
He will not try to break up the
church because the trustees did not
buy the lumber to build the new fence
from him.
He will not go to the circus because
he has grandchild who wants to see
the animals.
He will not threaten ito take out his
letter" every time his pastor breaches
tho Gospel as John the Baptist did.
He will not put two-cent piece in
the basket, and claim that he gives as
much as he can afford to.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Rams Horn Points.

Bidding sins good-by one at a time
is slow work.
guilty man cannot be made happy.
He must first lose his guilt.
Whether we get to heaven or not, is
to be decided by what we love, not by
what we know.
The man who does right only because
he is compelled to, is not a follower of
Jesus.
To be all the time feeling for feeling,
will be pretty sure to kill all religious
feeling.
God will not answer any prayers
for us that we can answer for our
selves.
There is no sin so small that to keep
it does not mean to reject Christ.
The way we treat the poor is the test
of our loyalty to Christ.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
A Wise Answer.

DIR. Breckenridge, n well-knoNh
American clergyman, and his ty7o
brothers, a'so of the same professiox,
one day paid visit to their mother.
do you not think, mother" said he,
that you ruled us with too rigid a rc'st
in our boyhood? 1t would have been
better, / think, had you used gentl's
methods"
The old lady Strengthened up and
said, well, William, when Ecu have
raised up three as good preachers as
have, then you can TALK"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Not PunctnaI at Church.

Prof. Alexander Balimer Bruce dur
ing his visit to the United States
most OF which he spent in Chicago
was struck with the want of punctu-
atty of the people in attending church.
II think l may say without much ex-
aggeration,'' he writes, that fully one
half of my hearers on several occasions
dropped in after had taken my place
in the pulpit, not few half an hour
later" so far as our observation
goes" comments the Boston Watch
man, this state of things prevails all
over the northern states. 1t is rare to
find service that begins with it's usual
congregation on time"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Satisfactory Progress.

The work on the Protestant Episco-
pal cathedral of st. John the Divine,
at New York city, is continuing slowly
but satisfactorily Notifications have
been made in the dimensions of the
cathedral, which are now as follows:
Total length, $40 feet; total width of
transepts, 290 feet; width Of front, 1872
feet; height of front gable, 164 feet;
height of front towers, 24S feet; height
Of thanking towers, 1873 feet; height OF
central lantern, 445 feet; height of
dome Gnterior), 253 feet; width of
nave, so feet; span of lantern, 50 feet;
length of choir and ambulatory, 154
feet
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
This Is Anarchy.

1t is sin to open BARRIERS shop il
Brooklyn On Sunday, but no sin to open
a saloon. At least that is the creed of
the blue coat. So, last Sunday, some OF
the BARRIERS moved their chairs and i'm
PIGMENTS into neighboring saloons and
pursued their avocation without inter
ference or the part Of the police. /:
this case of the temple sanctifyihs
the gold" Is the saloon so holy that
any business can be made holy by being,
transferred to its sacred precincts?-.r
Witness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Words of Comfort.

For our light affection, which is but
Tor a moment, worketh for us a far
more exceeding and eternal weight of
glory.
will both lay me down in peace and
sleep; for thou, Lord, only makest me
dwell in safety.
| have been young and now am old
yet have / not seen the righteous for
saken, nor his seed begging bread.
Casting all your care upon him; for
no careth for you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo. Lucas

COunty-sS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner Of the firm Of F.
j. Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence this 9th day Of December,
A D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internal
ly and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
What the Merchant Did.

Romantic Miss-Have there not beeS
moments in your experience when life
seemed full of unsatisfied wants.
Mr.. Hardhead-Y-e-s, that's so!
Romantic Miss-At such times l always
fly to music for relief. What do you do,
Mr.. Hardhead,
Mr. Hardhead-I advertise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Meanest of All Rurglars.

Burglars in New York have been
doing a lively business by going up
stairs and informing mother that her
child has just been run over in the
street. The frantic mother rushea
down, and her pocket book, left on the
table, coon rushes down, too.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
What He Wanted to Know

Gather" said the little boy, looking up
from his picture book ''if ask you ques-
ton will you answer it,"
Certainly" was the affable reply.
'And not get angry"
"Of course"
'Nor say it is time I was in bed"
Il won't do any of those things"
''Well, what l want to know is where
does snake begin when it wags its tail?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
Couldn't Exchange Them, Either.

'Do you know that Snigley is the father
of twins?'
Eyes, heard it last night at the club.
Did you hear what he said about it,"
mo. WHAT"
'He said that they were the first dupli-
cate wedding presents that Mrs. Snigley
and he had received.n
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
THE OLD RAG CARPET.

MONG the memo
ries of childhood,
is that of an old
dame | used TO visit
with my mother.
She was always
seated in the midst
OF rags, the cast-off
clothing of several
generations, which
she eternaily cut
into strips, SeWed
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
She Nearly tainted.

A lady teacher in one of the public
schools, in trying to explain the meaning OF
the word Slowly" illustrated it by walking
across the floor. When she asked the class
to tell how she walked she nearly tainted
when boy at the foot of the class shouted,
"Bow-legged, ma'am."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
THE CHRISTIAN WAY.
RELIGION AND REFORM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Remember Gods Goodness--The Assurance
OF Hope-The Nerer-FaiIing Power of
Words.

ARROW though
my home may
be,
Yet there's One,
W h o dwells
with me,
Making it a Palace
Fair,
While He's with
m e - q II y
where
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
His Reason.

Tim-Why do you say that your cook is
like your bicycle!
Brink have to give her a blowing ur
about once week or she's no good
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14

Nine. Sarah Bernhardt's last gown cost
81 800. 1t is decorated with diamonds and
turquoises and the skins of 200 ermines
were required to line the train.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
A FIGHTING DEMOCRAT

Presidential Year.
THE CHICAGO CHRONICLE the great demo-
cratic newspaper OF the west daily for one year
81. No subscription for less than one year at
this rate. Sample copies free THE CHRON-
.CLE i64-i66 Washington ST.. Chicago iii.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-10-31
Neats leie, cs mag t,ptt SIT
teref1e Ieitt /!

@ir balten sesenpdrtig eineu
g Sonlmer &dumungs. Bers
tauf. S9ube unb @tiefeI au aoffs
pretfen Nuf iebem Gtiid Waare
ffebt Der Soft. unb Der ebemaIige Ser.
tanfspreis. Dor etpa 8 Monaten bes
i9afften mir einen 8orratb bon 3ois
fern unb 0anbtafden. Num tuerben
mir bieielben pOllfdnbis auspertaufeu,
ba mir bes &aumes 5ebhrftig Rnb fiir
ben groben 9erbfts unb Winte +.
Worratb bon Sduben, Der eegens
wdrtig anfdngt, bereinautommen.
NHes muB prompt unb aur Steue
beaablt werben, ba mir 3u iol9en prei.
Ten Ni9ts aufi9reiben tbnnen.
Ginberella Sboe Store,
213 Ilamospla3a.
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@bronii4es Wialarta.

Sc 1T burdaus nidt geratbsn, bel
6ronif6em Malaria Quiain su nebs
men. 9ies 1T bic aQgemeine Nns
fi6t Der drstli9en Gafultdt. Gin ans
beres Mfittel lit notbmenbig. Bel
atuter Malaria lit Quinin iaou am
plabe; iebo6 lit es nuBlos bel dros
nif6en Wtalaria Sdllen. Das Wiits
tel, weltbes ale spmptome bon 9ro,
nil6em Walaria erfolgrei6 befdmpft,
1T pe I'll : na. Sc beiIt fiber.
Seabet fir eiu con Dr. 0artmar pers
faBtes Vu6 iiber Maiaria. DafIelbe
miro fret geIiefeft BON Der ,Sbe Be-
ru.na Drug Marufaeturins Cont
pann@, Columbus, Obio.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-10-31
Gepia Seur seacblaeiafeit.

Sc 1T nnbesreiflid baB es nod eeus
te 9ibt fpelhe BON 3heumatiSmus 9ee
pla9t iperben, tpenn er 70 leidt BON
Saloation Sel furirt tpirb. Das bies
tptrflih 70 1T wirb burh Serrn 81. 8.
Shraber, pierce, 9tebr., be;ellst, er
ia9t: "56 9ebraudte Salpaticn Sel
unb id bin ilberseu9t baB es fein bels
leres Eminent 9iebt. sd, litt piele
Mcnate an NheumatismuS unb fcnns
te feline qinberltng befcmmen bis i6
Salpatipn Sel 9ebrauhte. 3fpei
Slafden filrirten mid gdnSlih unb id)
befinbe mid jest 70 ipctl tpie frilher. "
Saloattcn Sel tcllte III feinem Saule
fehlen, es foitet nir 25 Gents. Wenn
Serfdufer einen anberen cber billi9ers
en- 9lrtifel empfeblen 70 gebe nift bas
rauf Elm, Saloatipn Del it bas bette
bon alien etnimenten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1896-10-31
Serbitsgeaauten

Gttuas fiibler ift's getuprben,
Mb nnO 80 blaft'S idbpn pom Sfprbem,
Serbftlid) bunt farbt iidb bas 2amb
ltno cS tutro Ses @inoeS 0aub,
Hub tpie SterbenSiebnem siebt
90 Sa Ietie SnrdS @emiitb,
9entt man fiebt oa ernft unb bGn9lid,,
SSte bod 9laes 10 nersanelidb!
0Sta man ba 81 neueu SSerfen,
seine Xebens8eifter ifdrfem,
Sor8e ritatt fit etnen 8eHer,
Der 5u8letdj etn gDrgenbreher,
llnS man fin ibn bic gum 3anb,
Wsit benz Bier, "Lone Star" 8enamnt,
Vile triiben Serbff8enanfen,
Rpmmeu baum alSbalS ms ghpamfen!