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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Christian
 Scientist.
Methodist.

is in it not a single point of contact with the exoteric Jehovistic religion. 7 Christ was divine man, but no more so than many others have been, and as all others may be if they live the lives which brought him to perfection. Je- hovah stands for force and revenge; Jesus for love and forgiveness. And it is the love element-the ethical side which has kept Christianity alive unv til now.
 The ethics of Christianity are those of universal religion; they have noth- ing of the "eye for an eye and tooth for l tooth" of the semi barbarous Je- hoviztic teachings. Christ is our broth CT, our teacher, our eXemplar, our guide.' our king.
 May the true spirit of his teachings prevail against the powers of darkness.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
R6ORGANlZGO LAT : TER-DAY SAINTS
 PRESIDENT
 C. A. PARKIN.

rection, for instruction in righteous ness. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. III Timothy, iii:l6,- 17.
 And flor whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have ope."-Romans, xv:4
 Therefore the Scriptures should be read as a message from our Father to his children in earth life, and no man should put any other construction than that which the language conveys.
 Peter says: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation III Peter, ii:20. Therefore when water IS spoken of water" is meant, and so with spirit
 How would we know what to "hope" for if we did not understand the word as it is? It is like chart or a com pass. We turn to the Scriptures to learn as the mariner turns to the com pass to learn the course he is going, and it is conclusive to him, and so the Scriptures should be to us. When It's voice is heard all controversy dies"
 God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoeVer believeth in him should not perish, put have everlasting life. .'-St. John, iii:16
 Behold, have given him for wit ness to the people, leader and com mander of the people. ."-Isaiah. lv:4.
 God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. III Corinthians v:19.
 He was the Son of God. He had the "seed of the woman but the nature of God He was sent to reconcile the world to God He was sent to bear witness to the truth to lead men to the proper service of God in the God-appo1nted way. NO man cometh to the Father but by me. I am the way, the truth and the life.'
 He came to lead men to observe what God had commanded. No other service as service will do.
 "But the hour cometh, and now Is, when the true worshipers shall wor- ship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to wor-l ship him. St. John, iv:23.
 '1 know that my Fathers command ment is life everlasting" He gave me a commandment what I should say" Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. .''-Matthew, iii:15.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
METHODIST-
 DR.
 E. R. OLLIE.

We should come to 1t with faith.
 I know it is sometimes asked, Why should we not have a new religion? There have been 1900 years of research since the Bible was sealed with a finis. Must these go for nothing? Are we not wiser than our fathers respecting the great veritfes? Is it not high time that our faith should be brought up abreast with the zeit geist-the spirit of the time?
 But there are some things in which the fashion never changes-fundamen tai things, like air and water and sun shine. May not religiAn-nay, must not religion-be of this sort? Charcoal and diamond are both essentially the same-they are carbon; they differ only in the fact that the charcoal was made yesterday, while diamonds have been under pressure for ages. Current opin- ions are loose charcoal; the Apostles Creed, the best formula outside of the Bible of the faith once delivered to the saints, is a solitaire.
 Because we can mend goosequill pen it does not follow that we can mend an eagles wing. There is that oft quoted and fiippant couplet of Pope
 For modes of faith let graceless bigots
 fight;
 He can't be wrong whose life is in the
 right.
 As though there is no well ascertain ed ground, no standard of Christian belief; as though there were not some things settled by revelation and ex- perience once and forever; as though the roots of character-belief had no re- lation to the fruits of character-con- duct and life.
 Again in matters of science, men are not forever seeking the truth and never finding it. They do find it, and when they find it they crystalline it into ax- ioms corollarieS and definitions, which have been hammered out after years of toll and research, and which are used when formulated in finding further truth. 5t''e
 Why, then, in matters of religion that touch character and destiny shall we not be able to lay our hands on certain great verities which are no longer open questions and say without a doubt or a misgiving, 1T believe them?
 What is the most helpful and uplift- ing light in which to view the charac- ter of Jesus Christ as set forth in the gospels?
 As the living Christ Matthew Ar mold says of him:
 Now he is deau; far hence he lies,
 In that lone Syrian town,
 And on his grave with kindly eyes
 The Syrian stars look down.
 And Mrs. Humphry Ward. following Renan. calls the story of the resurrec- ton "an exquisite fable"
 But nineteen centuries of Christian history are not built upon ghost story, nor the fairest civilizations the world saw upon an optical illusion. Millions of transformed lives are not based upon a fog bank, or upon Mary's mistaking a patch of moonlight for her risen Lord.
 That is why upon the ruins of the ancient faiths has been reared the Christian church, dominant in Europe and America and girdling the globe with it's missionary enterprises The church lives and grows to-day because behind it's sacraments and rituals be- hind it's creeds and confessions of faith, behind it's chapels and cathe- drals rises the Christ of Bethlehem and Calvary and Olivet, nay the Christ of to-day, risen from the dead, regnant in the heavens.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
SWEDENBORGlAN-
 PASTOR
 D. V. BOWEN.

that there is within the letter another meaning, which treats of God and spir- itual things.
 Jewish history, as such, is no more Gods word than Roman or Persian his tory and unless 1t can be shown that the places, persons, countries and times, and all natural objects in the Bible are symbols of the spiritual principles of love and wisdom, which God is, it cannot be Gods word
 When these symbols are understood as pertaining to principles instead of persons; to states of mind and heart instead of times, and qualities of good or evil instead of place, then God is re- Fealed to us, as never before. God s book of nature will then be found to be correspondential to his written book of symbols which employs all the ob- Jects of nature to express spiritual things. The Gospels and Book of Rev elauon have this inner meaning in its fullest expression.
 Instead of going back to ancient manuscripts or church to prove the au- thority of the word, we would simply ask any one to apply the same reason Ing he would apply to a mathematical proposition Instead, however having points, lines and angles and figures to deal with. he will from certain axiom atio spiritual principles proceed to oCi44ol19 u o tS IiIe tiuln OI propositions which deal with the higher forces of life, love, wisdom and their reception and application by angels and men.
 Thus the Bible is seen to be holy, be- cause 1t treats of the highest and hoH est things. "The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life" No criticism of the letter as to time, place or person can destroy or disturb the prophetical. his torical and gospel parable.
 The central figI1re Of tba Coe,oI Jesus Christ, when seen from the spir- ltual principles which these names sig nifty, IS seen to be divine Otherwise Jesus could not abide with men or Christ be formed within them.
 In the humanity, that is, the human form of expression, is seen the divine principles manifested, gloriffed and raised in our minds and hearts to he one with the father, in which consists the true atonement, and salvation is to be saved by the abiding presence of goodness, which is Jesus. and the for nation of our characters into harmony with the truth, which is Christ.
 Such are our views in respect to tba Bible and the Lord, and we regard them as most hopeful and uplifting to all the children of men. HopefuI. he cause it is an ever present word sneak ing to every child of God now. what ever his condition may be Most upliff- Ing, because when received in spirit if lifts up our spirits into communion with the love and wisdom, which the Lord is.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
CHRISTIAN SClEN- TlST-
 MISS S. E. BRADSHAW.

Scriptures
 For that reason he Is not disturbed by the higher criticism now claiming so much attention. the many translations new and old, nor the skepticism of the rnaterialist; neither does he share the blind faith in the letter. that igno- rance imposes.
 One who has. grasped with some de- gree of clearness the teachings of .4Sci- ence and, Health, with Keyrto the Scrip tures," (the Christian Science text booD has gained in the scale of spirit ual discernmept and understanding so that the words of truth written by the inspired writers of the Bible come to his awakened consciousness with great power and practical meaning.
 The true spirituality portrayed
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
SALVATION ARMY GEORGE
 WOODS, STAFF CAPTAIN.

inspiration. For instance, the student of history will search it's pages for the history of ancient times and people; the student of literature will delve into its pages for information as assidu- ously as he does into his Shakespeare or the classics; the scientist, the natur- alist and others can all receive assist ance in their own particular lines of re- search but the best good can only be got from it when 1t is approached in the spirit of it's author, as the Word of God and his revealed will to man.
 The psalmist voiced, the experience of Christians of all ages when he said Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path" and the more a person brings his or her life into line with the rule of life laid down in it's pages the more will that persons life become like unto that of our great ex- ample, the lowly Nazarene, and the ob- feet for which 1t was divine1y inspired be accomplished. It must be read in the spirit of prayer and with an hon. est heart, and only in this way can the greatest good be received from 1t.
 To stand off and view the life of Jesus as that of a noble, unselfish manly character may to a certain ex- tent be uplifting so far as it makes one realize ones own unworthiness.
 To simply look upon him as a man will not bring satisfaction to the hu- man heart. To. separate the divine from the human in the character of Christ will only make an enigma of not only the Gospels but of the entire Bible. To the skeptic and critic he is still a root out of the dry ground, without form and comellness." It is only when combining the human and divine, and looking upon him as the Son of God, the Savior of the world. we kneel in contriteness of heart, thor oughIy repenting of our sinfulness that we can receive that help and virtue which he came into the world to pur- chase for all mankind.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Latter Day Saints.
Swedenborgian.

power that man as the son of God should manifest. He proved with scien- tific certainty there is a law of God, which, if adhered to, will free from sin and disease and ultimately triumph over death. It was also proved by his followers as long as they relied upon spiritual powers and demonstration to establish his teachings. Human doc trines and traditions have never an- nulled it's force
 To-day we are confronted again by the demand to prove our faith by our works. We should consider the Christ like character, life and works attain able by ourselves and work to that end regardless of time. or any obstacle if we would be helped and uplifted by the example set forth in the Gospels.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

The creed of the Seventh Day Adventists i s the Bible, and only the Bible. We are, as a ola SG CtudaOtS
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

The Bible is an occult book. That is to say, 1t contains a great deal of truth concealed under annarent-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
UNlTkRlAN-
 OR. HORATIO STeBBlNS.

4 general answer to the question would be: The spirit of truth-that spirit that would know the truth, re- were it and receive 1t with teachable mind.
 What is the Bible? There is much in 1t. and many different kinds It is the autobiography of human nature, from it's infancy to its perfection. What ever man has felt, and seen, and done, as moral and spiritual being, is
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
SPIRlTUALlST-
 MRS. J. J. WHITNEY.

it's merits. If read through the glass of the bigot and fanatic, or through that of the cynic and skeptic, the out come of such reading is in both in stances error
 It must be remembered that it's con- tents are all strongly marked with the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

The tra n S. formed faith of t h e Christian Scientist is an- chored In the spiritual signif- canoe of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

T h e B i b l e should be read in the same spirit as any other book, hon. estly and fairly, and ind Ded Op
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

The Bible is such a many sided volume that a person
 can come to it in many ways for heln and
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Tn what spirit shall we read the Bible in or der to secure it's best to our selves individu- al1U2
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
ALASKA.

The area of the United States before the purchase of Alaska was 2,933,66 square miles; Alaska contains 550,00( square miles of mainland, 1000 square miles of the Aleutian Islands, and 22,- 900 square miles of other islands. to- tai of 579,00O square miles, or fifth of the area of the rest of the United States. It requires the areas of Cali fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho Montana and New York to equal this. The area of New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia equal only one-half of Alaska. It equals the combined area of Great Britain and Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium and the Nether- lands. It stretches from latitude 51 degrees to Fl degrees, and from longi- tude 130 degrees to 1SS degrees.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Mrs K had engaged robust. mfd- dle-aged colored woman to dc some house-cleaning During the progress or the work Mrs. K said:
 "A colored man came along nere one day last week and wanted work, and 1 let him wash some windows, but he did not do the work at all well-'
 What fo' lookin man was her asked
 .Weli. he was big strong fellow, and. he had but one eye. He said that his name was White. He did very poor
 1T specs he did. lady. He's de wus no- count. in dis town.
 "Oh. then you know him?''
 ssEnow hini7 Why, lady, Is mahie to 'iml'-Harper's Bazaar.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

"A II Scrip
 ture is given b y i n SD iration of God, and is profitable f o r d O c tri n e, for renroOf. for cor
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

T h e Hebrew and Greek Scrip lures, called the Bible, can be shown to be the Word of God'
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Seventh Day
 Adventist. <
Unitarian.

Here are the opinions of some of. our leading divnes on the vest way in which to read the Bible:
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

In what spirit should the Bi- ble be read to gain from 1t { h e greatest good it can yield?
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

The Bible is not a helpful book to ignor- ant people. To read it means very little, to understand 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-03

and was without immediate means for
meeting the full demands in equipment.
But these make-shifts and emergencies are
apsrt from the deficiencies caused by the
lack of organization and discipline, and
the failure of officers of various depart
ments to avail themselves fully of the sup
plies at hand and to appreciate the need
of caring a5siduously for their charges. If
there were abundant commissary and
medical stores on the supply ships near
Santiago, and the troops were suffering
for their lack, the man men whose in
difference, Incompetence or ignorance stood
as barrier to their use ought to be found
and punished. If there were proper trans
ports for hospital purposes available and
ships without decent facilities were used in
their stead, the blunderer should likewise
be discovered II through somebody's error
or oversight these things We're not at hand
when they should have been those respon-
sible for the omission must be brought to
book. For a country of small resources to
neglect the necessities of warfare is per-
haps excusable, for but for this nation,
with its limitless riches, it's OVERLOOKING
patriotism, its abundance of genius for
organization and administration to fail so
paipably in a crisis is disgrace that must
be atoned and it's future repetition pre-
vented beyond peradventure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-03
Watch the Milk Supply.

While there Is no positive cause for pres
ent alarm there is nevertheless need for the
most stringent efforts on the part of the
the District of the typhoid fever now SO
prevalent near at hand in Virginia. The
chief danger is in the milk supply, a con-
siderable part of which comes from the
region within the range of Camp Ayers
baleful influence Under the circumstances
no step should be omitted tending in the
least to strengthen the barrier between the
residents of the capital and the disease
that is now sweeping through the ranks of
the volunteers. The ordinary precautions
against the importation of infected milk
will not suffice now. The tests at the va
rious depots of delivery should be excep-
uoDally frequent, in order that the pres
ence Of the germs in the supply may be de-
tected Immediately after the infection has
begun, IL 1t should ever begin. There must
De no waiting until the fever has obtained
hold on the people before placing an en-
barge upon the polluted supply.
The germs get into the milk in several
ways. The commonest danger is that the
various containers used by the dairymep
are washed in polluted water There is O
question as to whether the disease can be
communicated to human beings from the
cows drinking water containing the germs
The local health officer is said to believe
that this danger does not exist, but the
case is worthy of the closest watching even
il this degree of immunity Is assured. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-03
The Philippines.

Public comment shows that the President.
in his negotiations for peace. has acted
wisely in reserving the question of the
Philippine Islands for separate eonsidera-
tion. 1t is many sided question, and pre-
sents difficulties on all sides. Opinion
ranges all the way from annexation out
right, as has been decided in the case of
Porto Rico. to REIMBURSEMENT to Spain
again after the United States shall have
served for itself an adequate base for
coaling and naval station. Between these
two extremes are many suggestions of
more or less interest. The Presidents pol
icy insures that due consideration shall be
given to the whole matter and therein it
recommends itself to public approval.
Two propositions, however, seem thor
oughly we'll established.
ID The question is to be decided without
intervention from any foreign quarter. The
parties first In interest are the United
States and Spain. The same reasons which
have prevailed to forbid European counsel
or dictation in the matter of the war viii
prevail to keep Europe silent during the
negotiations for peace. Her aid has not
been sought. nor will It be- and the proffer
Of 1t would be offensive. No misunder-
standing on this score seems to be possible
will dictate the terms of peace and do so
in Its own interests 1t will be justified in
putting its interests above all other inter-
ests. The occasion calls for the exercise of
IAN enlightened selfshness~ The first
duty of the United States is to itself What
is best for the United States as that uues-
ton may be decided by the United States.
will be the fate of the Philippine Islands
The country has it's thinking cap on, and
In good time no doubt a decision will be
reached and rendered.
Meantime, Europe. although unlimited
may be expected to discuss the subject
quite freely Her views are already fairly
well known She would be glad to have
finger in the pie. but seems TO understand
that that is impossible. Her speculation
on the subject therefore need not be dis
turbing on this side of the water nor need
we guide by it at all in what we may do.
Adherence 70 the simple proposition that
the business in hand is of the greatest con-
Germ to the United States and must be set
tied to the advantage of this country is
all that is necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-03
Mr.. Reed Mt Portland.

The speech of Mr.. Reed at Portland yes
terday accepting q denomination to Con-
gress was one OF those brief and very
happy deliyerances for which he is famous
above every other man of his class in our
politics.
Observe the way in which he disposed of
bis democratic opponent. Ex-CongTessman
Luther Mckinney. originally a New Hamp-
shire man. but now a resident of the first
Maine district is in the field as the dsmo-
cratic nominee for Congress and the coun-
try has been asked to look for something
stirring in the nature of a campaign. But
Mr. Reed has not heard anything about it.
He congratulates the district and the coun-
try on the "dearth Of political feeling
everywhere manifest. He regards it as a
good sign. and will 60 nothing himself to
disturb the peaceful conditions. He will
make no campaign Evidently, then, If
tnere is to be a campaign in the district
Mr.. Mckinney must proceed singlehanded,
and that insures no fun for anybody.
But in taking his reelection for granted
and he is entirely justified in doing that
Mr.. Reed not only disposes easily Of the
other side but saves himself at this lime
from some definite expression on the sub
ject of Imperialism. 1t Is not unfair from
the little he has said on the subject to class
him with Mr.. CLEVELAND, Mr.. Bryan, Mr..
Jones of Arkansas and Mr.. Bailey. His
phrase. Empire can wait" has been quoted
to disapprove of the acquisition of any
island territory by this country whatever.
He was opposed to the war with Spain. He
fought, with all the means HI could COM
uand. the annexation Of Hawaii. He says
now that the problems after the war will
be the most troublesome, and will demand
the most earnest efforts of US all. For my
part. 1 hope that all these problems may be
worked out consistently with our tfme-hon-
ored and dearly-bouyht institutions. and
with the traditions of our wise fOrefa-
Tiers"
This is not more definite than the utter
ance of Mr. Jones of Arkansas on the same
subject Hawaii has been annexed, and
Porto Rico is to become American terri
tory. If independent government fails in
Cuba that island also must come under
American dominion All of this is in viola
ton of what Mr.. Reed and the democratic
leaders who agree with him consider to be
1.-THE traditions of our wise forefathers."
But what do they propose? The country,
through those in authority. and with the
Endorsement, there is every reason to be-
Neve, OF a great majority of the people, is
making history. Is effort to follow. on
anybody's part. 10 unmake that history?