Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-28

Mass Erandv,ii vi. md.d splendidly with
VI, Nny.s
M'ss hapman Closed s,c Tart ] of
tht l'r,mr IN. Mi:l. Two Christmas
>"l'ss at "l'rs us, a,.d We all know
hos NJ ~ .apman sings. There is
s'''' 'i:r WORT that li:s her voice,
''srand' =. d all wa c.,l DIV is to saw
.Nmlri,.
Pat ". raM'a.a-.Ang..s of the
rs Ills hN 10: .r. WAS given. and y; y AS
certainly u rifle e-m MISS Oh oman
has rr' ven that I'll. Oh 5 sym mat
"A woman c,h't Well thu BATON is
false, and ~. manner VII " ..ic,l She
hard ri tbs ci.nr,lsi saslamNs Miss
Gl,tl mama very wOnnerlnl ln.lHl..-r nj
lac a'.''. The feature cf the f'ar;tata
"aS 'l,e Il let' I."v- and Peace hy Miss
Noes sid Miss Roberts
Miss Roberts has ON. If the sWs ct
.st contralto voices in the city, as full
of sympathy aud feeling as Could be
fonnd in Il voice of one twice Miss
Roberts years. Miss Noyc's voice is
certainly lnkeeping with herself one
of The sweetest in the world.
Miss Jessie Braniriff had the most
'hankless par, =" be found on he corr
cert programme, t- nle ,l.ng that
Keeps up all concerts, and the QUE
thing that is the least Thought of, and
that is the y ,siti,n of accomp4ni,t.
Miss Brandritf IS one of tile most &c
comp''shed musicians IN eur City
aud the way in winch she handled the
accomplishments last evening stamped
her AZ y most accomplished performer
My friend MIR Elliott, in his reply o
my communication while attempting
Y" dispr"ve my argument. c,inc,drs
Will, ii IN more than u single instance
lie says: time beglns With the birth
"i Christ. h,t they did rot count the
year ("M) un'll Christ began ON lis
SECOND year. seq in the columns {, Z
your paper that MIR Elliott advrr'ls.s
bibles FIR safe; before h- sells The last
one il he will turn 10 the book of
Genesis he will lind that it reads I'm
the Beginning G.d created the
heaven aud IN. earth and after "God
said lat Their. ha lig'.., and there WAS
light" H. called the morning aud
the evening the first day: Did he
wait and call the next fay the frs.
Now In reckoning time We must
reckon year or century on the
same plan tina, we would reckon Il
day. Ii the first day Of light WAS TN.
first day of the cartll's history. thrl
the first year of Christ's existance was
the first year Of the first century
My friend would surely no: question
the correctness OF Moses. to whom
the writing of the pentateuch ~ ac.
credited. So if hs admits tha. the
end of the first day WAS the tr,. nut
that the second day was NOS, then IN,
same rule must apply 4" the begi.rr-
ing Of the century He is cors~c. il,
saving that If a man buys aud art7c!
for $50 and c UNITS cut $40. then if hs
pays a mckle more he IS tar,irg ~
The $50 Bn' suppose he Is paying fn
ii in pennies! Pennies hold tn, sam.
relationship I'D doll rs Tint We ,s lot.
Centuries. Does i.e begin ~ tl;
SECOND collar after lie has counted SUI
80 pennies Dn+s he begin Oh ,i,,
$50 when lie counts out the rex,. or.
and makes ilie number $500?
lie must complete his dollar OF 100
cents before he commits it rs - dniia
aud we mus, complete The fnll 10,
years before they can h. counted i.
century. In some instance. til,
parties who claim ll.at tll. c-ntur. I've
gins with The year 1900 have bee.
cartOOned AS y ring-m.ster a. Is G rc,,.
whipping the sun Ia u faster motion
in order 10 gain an extra year.
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