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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
PROPOSALS.

Sealed bids marked Proposals for lay
ing drain pipe ON Franklin road" and
addressed to w. f. Thomas, clerk of
Council of the city of Roanoke, will 10
received until noon, September 20, 1897,
for laying coo linear feet of 2-i" and eco
linear feet of 10" terra Gotta pipe on
Franklin road west of Second street s. W.
Specifications can be obtained Mt the
oilice of the city engineer
The right t. reject any and MI bids is
reserved j. Il. WlNGATE,
City Engineer.
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If YOU WANT Il paper, magazine or
current periodical, call up phone 50, new
company, and it will he sent to you mt
on e. jacks news depot. Ladies' Home
Journal now in.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
M'KINLEY lNCoNvENIENCED.
Strike of Walters Nearly Cause Him to
Miss His Rreu fn st

Miss His Breakfast.
Buffalo, Aug. 26.-There was strike
of walters in the Niagara Hotel, where
President Mckinley and Mark Hanna
nearly missed their breakfasts. and tie
latter came down to deal with the strik
ers, but didn't find any to deal with
The hotel folks finally found volunteers
and the guests were satisfied
Mr.. Hanna dined with the President
and tomorrow is going to sail away
with him for n cruise on the lake.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
HUYLER'S BON BONS AND
y MINED CHOCOLATES

in sealed boxes at factory prices.
Out of town orders receive
prompt attention. Massie's Phar-
macy, Sole Agent for Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
THE PLACE TO GO.

Don't fail to inspect orr large ard we'll
selected stock OF furniture, carpets, cur.
tains china and glassware before making
your purchase THE Il. III. STEWART
FURNITURE co.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
"a QUEER CAUSE FOR SUICIDE.

New York, Aug. 26.-Edward Tobn, II
laborer, committed suicide to day because
he had received black eye in a fight
last Friday night, since which time he
hud refused to leave his room
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27

The Whitlow Sigl Co., third floor over
No. ia Salem avenue
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27

Breakfast, % cents; dinner, % cents;
supper % cents. Meal tickets, 81. j..
j. Catogni's restaurant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
TO EXCHANGE.

~ CNCl1A
A. farm of 1863 acres near Roanoke GO
exchange for city property. See ELLIS
BROS. 104 Jefferson street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
USE DUSENBERRY'S
CREOLEUM

i. To disinfect your. home, to
rid your house OF reaches,
10 destroy insects on plants
and flowers. Non-poisonous
and economical. Two sizes,
- and 80 cents, at Massie's
Phara acy.
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!orty-N
Cents

GETS THE CHOICE OF ANY
STRAW HAT IN TIE STORE.
IT'S CLEARING OUT TIME. SOME
S1.00, $l.50 AND $500 ONES IN
THE LOT. TIE NEW DERBYs
AND ALPINES ARE BEGINNING
TO ARRIVE.
d. NJ. TAYLOR,
HALTER.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
AT THE ACADEMY.

Sutton Vane's "Humanity." drama
filled with thrilling scenes of love and
and blood, was presente last night to an
audience of fair size. The English fox
hunt was shown in real life by the mp
pearance of the master of hounds, the
whipperin, huntsmen, horses ard hounds.
Ross ID. O'Neal as Lieutenant Bevis
Cranbourne won the audience as the
hero Of love and war His fencing match
with the Beer swordsman, both on horse
back, was n piece of real art. Alice Ir-
wing, the fought for and won Alma Dun
bar. the heroine, acted we'll the pathetic
part. The comcal Manassah Marks kept
the audience in an uproar. The other
characters were we'll sustained. The
most thrillingly real scenic effect was the
complete destruction of the Dunbar house
by bomb thrown through the window
by the heroine. The windows crashed
and the walls fell with startling effect
The play is we'll staged and the plot fur
nlshes full scope Tor the actors, The next
attraction will he the farce comedy. Ho-
gan's Alley, next Thursday.
REFUNDiNG.THE LICENSE MONEY.
On yesterday Auditor McFall drew II
warrant on tho city treasury for 1913 SO
III favor of W. A. Jordan and one for
$50 "a in favor of Frank Bonner, it being
the amount of pro rata li-erse due them
as n refund on The nickel-in. the slot ma
chimes. So far no other money has been
paid ont by the city for this purpose, as
the owners for the other machines have
not yet made application fer it.
We have placed our standard
of quality high, but our orices
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g l!! ( g

EAkMAN X FLIPPO,
Phone 6S. los salem avenue w.
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Lot |.

A few more Of those 25c
and 35c Shirt Waists. Must
close them out at. 5c
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SUCCESSOR TO GILKEsox & TAYLOR.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-27
Lot 8.

In connection with table-lin-
en- we will show You an All
Linen Fringed Napkin. Is con
sidercd cheap at SOC. Our
closing price 1880 per dOz
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Lot 6.

The balance of our Summer
Organizes and Mulls that VIC
asked Zoe, 124c, and 15c, will
close them out at.........6 3-AC
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DO not fail to see our All
Linen Table Linen. You'll be
surprised at the low price.
Only......... .25c
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

Lyman Hamilton Squires, pastor of the
First Universalist Church of Rochester,
last evening at O'Clock The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. DR. Mason, of
Buffalo, at the residence of tue BRIDES
uncle, Hon. James H. Stevens, of Main
street, Hornellsville.
Rev. A. c. Grier, of Racine, commune
Gates this pleasing bit of INTELLIGENCE:
IAN event that will be of considerable
interest to your readers occurred last Fri
day at my residence. Rev. G.. E. w.
Gossow, Lombard, '96, and Miss Hattie
McCollum of the same class were quietly
united in marriage by the resident pas
tor. Mr.. Gossow is now pastor of our
church in Oshkosh, Wis, and has so far
improved the fortunes of that parish in
the year of his ministrations there that
he is warranted in taking to himself this
estimable young woman. Miss McCollum
is the third of three sisters to marry Uni
versalist minister's One sister is now
Mrs. Benjamin Jones and the other Mrs.
w. Franklin Smith. Their many friends
will rejoice at this happy consummation.
1t would be hard to find worthier young
couple starting out in life together. May
the blessing of the Father whom they
serve be with them is the prayer of our
church,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
The Newly Discovered Sayings of
Christ

In The UNIvERsALIsT, of June Goth,
we gave an account of the discovery
of an ancient manuscript, or papyri,
in Syria, among which was supposed
to be leaf from papyrus book, ap-
parently containing collection of
logia, or sayings of Christ. This
page has been translated and is
found to consist of eight sayings.
So great is the Importance attached
to this discovery that the New York
Sun had the translation cabled from
England where it was made. From
the article in the Sun we take the
following description of the logia, at.
tributed to our Lord.
The first saying is: sand then thou
shalt see clearly to cast out the mote
that is in thy brothers eye." The
second saying is startling and entirely
new. 1t reads: Jesus saith except we
fast to the world ye shall in no wise find
the kingdom of God; and except ye
keep the Sabbath ye shall not see the
Father" This being at variance with
the accepted teaching of Christ. it is
perhaps forgery committed with q
view to supporting the Jewish Sabbath
Perhaps it is an erroneous report. The
third saying is similar to that contained
in John l, but the form is different
Jesus saith, l stood in the midst of the
world and in the flesh was seen of them
and found all men drunken and none
found l athrist among them; and my
soul grieveth over the sons of men be
cause they are blind in their heart
The fourth saying has persisted, only
one word remaining. This is the Greek
word for beggary. AS this was not used
by Christ in any gospel, the legion il
considered to have been new.
The fifth saying. which contains
certain gaps, is of extraordinary interest
1t reads; Jesus saith, wherever there
are here occurs gapl and there is one
[gapl alone l am with him. Raise the
stone and there thou shalt find me;
cleave the wood and there am" The
latter part is entirely new. and it is OK,
pected that it will arouse controversy
The sixth saying comedies in part with
Luke iv. "a; mo prophet is accepted in
his own country; neither doth a physi-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
UniversaItst personal.

DIR. Hanson will return to Chicago the
last of this month. He reports very en-
enjoyable weather in his beloved Califor-
mia.
Rev E. II. Chaplin, Professor of APP
piled Christianity in Lombard Univer-
sity, is attending lectures during the
vacation at the University of Chicago.
Miss Caroline A. Rice, 5000 Prairie
avenue Chicago, makes this offer; "Any
society wishing to purchase an organ at
low rate may have mine for $50, payable
in quarterly payments-or at SIS cash.
The instrument is of excellent make
Smith-of sweet tone and in good condi-
ton"
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
of July 22nd, says; "A special despatch
to the Democrat and Chronicle from HOr-
nellsville gives the particulars of the
marriage of Miss Jennie E. Clark to Rev.
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clan work cures upon them that know
him." This is considered to prove that
Luke had the came original records
as the logia, because the Greek for &C.
cepte i. here dektos, was used by Luke
only and was hitherto supposed to be
one of his mere literary changes on
Matthew's collection. The seventh
saying is similar to Matthew v. IA, but
is incomplete. The eighth saying is un
decipherable.
Professor j. Rendell Harris, of
Cambridge University, very compe-
tent scholar, in dispatch to the New
York Independent, inclines to the be-
lief that these new sayings are genu-
inc words of our Lord which had been
lost but are now recovered. He says:
The new logia are probably genuine
early sayings of Christ. One quarter of
their text is in the canonical gospels;
hence three-fourths of them are the
sayings of our Lord that were early
lost. The Greek text is apparently
from Semitic original, agreeably to
the statement of Papias in reference to
the Hebrew original of Matthew, which
must have been similar collection, and
not the present gospel OF Matthew. The
new discovery confirms Resch's view, in
his discussion of the "Agrapha," of the
early existence of not little extra-can.
onical matter relating to our Lord, as,
indeed, Luke asserts to have been the
case. The reading in this new manu-
scrip. "a city built on the top of high
hill" is one which Resch foretold. This
reading appears in the old Syriac. and
is there due to non-canonical influence.
The text of these sayings is near to that
of Luke, but independent. 1t affords
proof that many things in Luke, where
he differs from Matthew and Mark,
which have been thought to be his edi
torial variations, will turn out to be
original.
The translation of the text of this
papyri, so Unexpectedly discovered,
will no doubt lead to considerable
discussion and much interesting in
vestigation. But from the above des-
cription it adds nothing of value to
the New Testament record of the
words of Jesus, even if the sayings
are proved to be authentic, which will
be difficult matter. The new say
ings, as we now have them, fully war
rants our remarks when announcing
the new discovery. We then said
that it is not likely that anything of
intrinsic Importance will be added TO
the record of what we now have of
the sayings of Christ as recorded in
the Christian Gospels. The new logia.
even if authentic, can never become
a part of the historic record of the
words of Christ, now the blessed heri-
tage of the Christian world.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
THE THIRD FACTOR OF HISTORY

LIFE is a school, all life, not merely
individual life, but the life of the race.
Mankind are at school on this planet.
They are learning and they are be-
ing taught. A school implies three
things: somebody to be taught, a
place to meet and somebody to teach.
That is, it implies pupils, teacher
and school room or environment.
Take complete history of a
school, say for one term, and what
would we have? We would have first
of all, the doings of the pupils which
would constitute the great body of
the history and then the general in
struction and the supervision of the
teacher, and finally the teachers
special instruction, when he gives a
new lesson or imparts new light I'm
der his general guidance the pupils
go as far as they can, go until they
have exhausted all the knowledge
they have and are anxious for more.
Just at this point when they are
specially receptive, the teacher comes
with new light and new inspiration
and they go forward again. Now a
history of the school would contain
all these elements. Il would contain
the work of the pupils, the general
supervision of the teacher and his
special instructions,-a record of the
days when he came with a new word
of wisdom and power.
Human history is record of the
great school of mankind. Men are
the pupils, the world is the environ
ment and God is the teacher. Hence
in that history we have these three
things, the doings of the pupils, the
general direction and guidance and
the special instructions of the teacher.
We have the work of man, the gener-
al Providence of God and his special
revelations. In this article the for
mer two are not under discussion
The human element and the divine
Providence being admitted the ques-
ton is as to the special revelations.
"Does God ever come into history
with new light and power9 At GER
tain points along the historic ad-
vance, does God give new lesson,
ter an informing word, reveal new
truth which men would not have
known without such revelation? 1t
may be we'll for us to remember that
this is the claim of our religion.
Christianity certainly claims to be
a direct revelation from God. II is
the voice or word of God speaking
through Jesus Christ. 1T is not
what man has discovered but what
God has revealed" As Christians,
therefore, we may well hesitate before
we answer this question in the mega
tive. Before we deny the reality OF
these revelations we may well hesi-
tate, for such a denial necessitates
the rejection of all the claims which
our religion makes for itself. If we
deny these revelations and insist that
Christianity is a discovery of man,
working under the general guidance
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

teachings of reason, experience, or Scrip
ture. 1t has no place in any true the
ology and with it's kindred doctrine of
total depravity, belongs with the super
stutions of the past which enlightened
reason and sentiment have forever out
grown.
Good Revival wa snd . nrotess;ona'
Aio"onlnS revivalist preaching
practical Christianity in any better
form. or with more admirable statement.
than in the paragraph we are about to
quote. Such revival preaching as this
would make the world better, and il gen.
orally applied there would be no need of
any other kind of preaching. THE
place to take the true measure OF man."
says this Rsvivalist, sis not the amen
corner. not in the field or the forum, but
at his own freside. There he lays aside
his mask and you may learn whether he
is imp or angel, king or cur. hero or
humbug. | care not what the world
says of him-whether it crowns him
with glory. or pelts him with bad eggs.
] care not copper what his reputation
for religion may be. If his babies dread
his Homecoming. and his better-half
swallows her heart every time she has
to ask him for dollar, he is fraud of
the first water, even though he prays
night and morn until he is black in the
face, and shouts halleluiah until he
shakes the eternal hills. But if the
children run to the front gate to meet
him, and loves own sunshine Eliminates
the face Of his wife when she hears his
football, you can take it for granted that
he is true gold; his home is heaven, and
the humbug never gets that near the
great throne of God"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

by evil consequences, on the one
hand, so on the other the discovery
and observance of it is attended with
many blessings. 1t is the basis of
honor and responsibility in the world,
of peace and harmony among men,
and of all the ties of friendship and
social intercourse that contribute in
so great degree to the happiness of
our race.
AS, then, there is SO much happi-
ness resulting from the embrace of
moral truth, and so much loss &C.
casioned by the rejection of it, it must
appear evident to everyone that equal
blessings will be secured by the en-
brace of religious truth, and equal
injuries will necessarily follow from
a rejection and disregard of it. We
were not created to live and be as
happy without knowledge of futur-
ity as with it, as is evident from the
fact that mankind are constantly
striving for the attainment of such
knowledge. If there are truths to be
appropriated in reference to scenes
and realities that lie beyond the pres
ent state of existence, they must be
essentially beneficial to every one. If
the volume of inspiration communi-
Gates truth in its declarations con-
corning life and immortality to all
mankind beyond the grave, everyone
is interested in knowing and believ-
ing the truth. 1t is calculated to
satisfy our desires of continued ex
istence, remove the clouds and the
darkness that gather around us in the
hour of adversely and affection, and
furnish continued source of comfort
amidst all the changes and fuctua-
tions of this transient and diversified
existence.
What, then, must be the re-
suit of rejecting or disregarding
this truth? Those who ask what
advantage they should gain by
believing in universal salvation, even
if it is true, certainly evince a want of
wisdom by the very question. By re-
jecting religious truth they necessari-
ly deprive themselves of advantages
which they might obtain if they were
to embrace the truth. 1t might as
we'll be asked what advantage is to be
gained by embracing natural or moral
truth? If men receive benefit from
the knowledge of moral truth, and
truth relating to the natural world,
it may be presumed that they will re-
ceive some advantage from embrac-
ing this one of the grandest doctrines
of religious truth, if this is indeed
truth.
We argue, therefore, that the con-
tempt and rejection of truth in any
form are injurious to the best in
terests of mankind. If, then, the doc
trine of impartial grace is true, it is
perfectly idle to ask what advantage
will be gained by believing it. The
mind ought always to be turned in
the opposite direction and to the
consideration of the blessings which
would be lost by disbelieving and
ignoring this gracious truth of Gods
providence and his final care over
the human family. And so in refer
ence to every other truth, we ought
always to consider how much we may
lose by rejecting it? If attention
were more directed to this point,
men would be more likely to obey
the dictates of moral and religious
truth. And everyone must see that
the knowledge and practice of this
truth is of the first Importance to the
human race.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7.
EDITORIAL.

"IF there is one thing
Applying Prin' which history nrovea
ciples. II 10 that nrinc;nlea Of
themselves are powerless. They must
be applied before they can do any good"
So saying, the Twentieth Century puts
a finger on the weak spot in our nominal
Christianity and our nominal civiliza-
tion. And remarks Christian Life: "If
half the good things that are said were
only dous. the world would be turned
upside down, and would thus come right
side up. There is similar intimation
the Nav Testament"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

conscious need. Christianity is the
great enrichment, but there are others
that must claim a moment of our at
tention, together with the nature and
order of these enrichments in a clos
ing article. SC.
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500

AND now there comes
Another Boundary 70 the f-ont orothor
Question, honndsrv onost;on
which must be settled between Great
Bri tain and the United Stat ties. 1t re-
lates to Alaska, and it is important in
view of the fact that Great Britain in
the official maps has drawn it's boundary
line on the Pacific Coast inclusive of
hundreds Of miles Of territory adjoining
the Kldudike gold fields. The line di-
viding the Russian territory now Alaska,
from the British. is defined by the
treaty Of st. Petersburg in 1925, and
Great Britain holds to the line then es-
tablished This boundary question is
an old dispute between the two govern
ments, and can only be settled by an
international arbitration. The Klondike
discoveries have made it one of great
importance and brings it up for imme-
.diate discussion.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07
THE theological doc.
NO tualiy III trine of the incorrigi-

The theological doc.
NO ttnally In trine of the incorrigi-
corr9lple' bility of certain class
es of the sinful. thereby shutting out
all hope for improvement and rendering
eternal punishment necessity. has al
ways been controyerted by the "Merci-
full Doctors" of more humane theology.
This iucorrigibility has been denied,
and al msn have been regarded as
amenahLe to some process of redemp-
ton. No sinner is properly regarded as
''incorrigibls." The theological doctrine
which taught the contrary and aban-
doned the finally incorrigible" to an
endless punishment. finds no foundation
in the science OF modern criminology.
The Toronto Globe says that DR.. Gil
mour, warden of the Central prison in
that city. in speaking Of the proneness of
people to regard offenders against the
laws cut off from common sympathy
and sentiment, said that his experience
had taught him otherwise" His opinion
of the amensbility OF prisoners to
higher influences agree with that of M.
Ammitzbosll director of prisons in
Denmark. who stated before the con-
gress at st. Petersburg that of three
thousand who had passed through his
hands not one had been found incorri-
gible. II have never seen man so bad
but there was not some good in him. "
said Dr. Gilmour, systematically,
"nor a man so good that there was not
some bad in him" 1t would be wise for
orthodoxy TO heed the decision of these
scientific experts. and abandon the old
theory which forbade hope for the fu.
ture Of even the worst of men. Final
incorrigibility" is not authorized by the
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IT is not wise to
a OrllnlnaL Is Nc place exact credence
hglous Leacner' 10 any report border
/ ng upon the sensational which appears
in the Chicago papers. And yet an &C.
count so circumstantial as that given in
the Chronicle of Monday in regard to
Charles w. Spalding. of the defunct
Globe Savings Bank. convicted on the
third trial of embezzling the funds OF
the Illinois State University, of which
he was treasurer, can hardly be without
g ONE solid foundation in fact. The re-
port states that Mr.. Spalding is allowed
to mingle with the youthful prisoners at
the Jail and make addresses to them on
religious matters. The convicted bank
official ia now posing as prison mis-
sionary, evangelist and Sunday-school
teacher. It is stated that it is Mr..
Spaldings custom to 60 from cell to cell
on Sunday giving advice wherever it is
wanted aud offering the young offenders
against the law religious instruction well
garnished with quotations from the Bible.
He also teaches a Sunday school class
individually. We can hardly imagine
anything better calculated to bring con-
tempt upon religion and the Book than
this of the convicted criminal, who has
caused 80 much suffering in the COM
munity by his rsscality. being allowed
to assume this three-fold character.
Jailer Whitman should suppress this
scandal in the interests of the morals of
our county jail.