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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-27
GOLDEN ON STAND

For the Prosecution In the 6Oebel
Case.
GEORGETOwN, KY, July 27.-Whsr
ton Golden. has been placed On the stand
by the prosecution in the Powers case.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-27

Chds. Gallagher Dead.
Chas Gallagher, formerly well known
in Ell Paso, died at Los Angeles Cal,
this morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-27
Metal Market.

New YORK. July 27.-Silver 6l5
lead So 80.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-27
REIFF WON
The Liverpool Cup Today.

LIVERPOOL, July 27.-Johnnie Reiff,
on Slopes, won the Liverpool Cup to-
day, worth six thousand dollars.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-27
1000 MULES
BEING Gathered For Service in
China.

SEATTLE, Washn., July 27.-The
government has established big
corral here and 1000 mules are being
gathered for service in China.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05

ter said II was good TO be there. Doubtless
he found IL so. But he WAS only on Mount
Tabor: we shall! he on the Mount of God
He saw only t"o representatives of heaven;
We shall see an innumerable company.
'ie saw only such manifestations of d.
vine glory as human eyes could endure.
We shall see him III the fullness of his
glory.
the mount. and wanted to remain there
in the enjoyment OF the delights of this
Wonderful vision, he was not allowed TO do
so. The highest type Of our religion Is not
in enjoyment. but in service, In RaphaelS $
celebrated cartoon of the ,ransiiSuraton.
conceded TO be the first picture in the world,
the artist has Painted down In one corner
of the picture the scene of the lunatic who
vas healed by our LORD as he and his dis
c!ples descended from the mount. There Is
us that there is sin and misery in the world.
aud that we may not remain upon the
mount of religious ecstasy while there Is
sickness to be relieved and sorrow to toe
sCcthed in the world below.
Again, 1t is stated OF the apostles wit,
Messing this scene that when they looked
they saw man. save Jesus only
H.nCefarth i: Is he who Is to he the object
of mems vision. They are to look to him.
and him only. for forgiveness for the past,
mfort for the present and strength for
the future. There was a famous artist who
painted the picture of the Lords supper.
III which he sought TO make the Master y
face the central object. but when the be-
cups on the table and other features of the
picture. The artist taking his brush. dashed
out the beautiful things that had attracted
the eyes of men, determined that nothing
should remain save the face of Jesus only
The past of our lives is unalterahle, iut
We can resolve in the future that ever
thing that draws our eyes away from
Christ shall be blOtted out.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05

whispering voice for the vast barbaric world
that lay beyond the pale of Judaism.
The whole of human history is the
dispensation of the whole of God. When
larger room for God has come larger re-
veations of God has come to FIJI 1t. There
has been no time when hts Spirit has not
hearts with a stiil. small voice. speaking
to dead consciences like the roll of awak-
ening thunder. laboring at the roots OF
social evolution-even when men were un-
conscious of it. even when the selfish and
unsanctified reason Of men was opposed 4"
catch the cause or anslyize It down to the
bottom. The lifting of soul into a higher
life Is not always as easily defined as the
squares on a checkerboard Perhaps no
Kingdom of God in exactly the same way.
conversion Is not mechanical process. 1t
does not follow programme. There Is
certain familiarity with the ways of God
which is neither reasonable nor Scripturai.
God, Spirit Is a wind. Ii blows over one
soul like zephyr. 1t blows over another
soul like a hurricane.
1T Is Gods spirit that makes us alive. Ii
rs Gods truth. communicated to our souls
the ranks of the dead. The words of Chris,
and the truth of Christ behind the words
and Christ himself underneath the truth of
Christ, and the spiritual Christ underneath
the historic Christ. quicken us into new
life: set our faculties in new directions.
strike the strings of a new harp through
all our being: put US into vital harmony
with God; and range our whole spiritual
history along the lines of eternal life This
is very practical matter for all of
There is a spirit of death. as well as
spirit of life. Some great commander is
tramping around us and tramping through
us with the stride of a giant. We are in
the hands of Il spirit whose brea things are
poison. or spirit whose touch ia life.
whose authority is that of love. whose mes
saEes are those of salvation. We are either
living or dead. Christ tells us that his
spirit within us is life. It is easy to finish
the thought in the silence of our own souls.
He who is doing as Christ wants him to do
who is living Christ wants him to live
who Is trying to follow him TO the utmost
strain of endeavor. who is striving TO put
his whole being In accord with the Christ
standard of life and the Christ standard Of
action-ha has the Spirit of God. for he Is
baptized into the Spirit of Christ''
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05

conclusive objection t. rn-nl All l. tnat
they are limited 10 rh. thrs.scorc years
anu len allotted to men on this earth. one
cannot hop" To carry wealth. business pro-
l.Ssion or even earthly pleasures beyond
the grave And the idaal purpose of lIfe
ought TO be As limited in It's possibilities as
Is N" li.e that is given over to ii.
lie Bible is tn. one perfect analysis Of
li' ana We can reasonably expect To- find
IL i5ihle statement of the real business of
lif" David. whom Paul quotes in the text
lrond the mysteries uf his own life rN
piainrd In Gods word. And he also found
'nat the business Of life. rs revealed in
G@Is Word. n, is doing Gods Will How in
hnitslN this ENLARGED tie scope of life.
ne real business "f life Is doing Gods
VIII, And the secret of perfect life Is
0.bedisno" Hut may go 4 little further.
The Master has told us why doing Gods
VIII Is the real purroS. Of life. II is be-
Tmusr I,,, lhe fruit of "hedi"nc, is life eternal.
once when the Masters disciples asked him
TO eat he took OCCASION Ia teach them this
lesson, and his answer was: i have meat
10 eat that ye know not Of They won
dered what he meath and who could have
nf"uShi him food. and then ne told them
the secret of his wonderful life: My meat
iS 20 40 the VIII Of him taat sent me
,i,I ne chemistry OF nutrition is one of the
hn*oived mysteries. It's mnrvels are hidden
away IN thht power which we cali ife that
power that transforms the. clements of
tafth and air into the blush of the rose
anu tn" strength OF the oak-that trans
Forms our daily bread into the hand that
Iuers hatur. and knows its creator But
M MIne rnS, VIII fad" ana the oak decay. The
nan" viii une day grow tired and fan across
tns hrtaSt. and the wonderful machinery
OF the brain will ston. And then the real
sell. Gods inaGe-alas' how many have
FORGOTTEN ii altogether God never intended
that II should lancush. and perhaps die
III also mas It's meat. and that is the keep
ing uf Gods law
And finally making obedience to Gods
VIE tht one business of life does not mean
mat ordinary ambitions are 10 he left out of
account altogether. Food clothing and
home have their necessary part in ife. and
our Heavenly Father knoweth that We
nave need of these things They all come
III their proper place and relation But
their place Is that of additions. inheritancts
iHther than the on" thing to the attainment
OF winch the whole of life is sacrificed
Here Is the principle. Seek We first the
kiisuom OF Cod and his righteousness and
ail these other things shall be added unto
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05
WHAT CHRIST SAYS
ABOUT THE SPIRIT.

The Reverend J. NJ. McKittrick pastor
First Presbyterian Church. preached yester-
day on What Christ Says About the
Spirit" He took for his text John If. s;
II he wind bioweth where It listeth. and
thou nearest the sound thereof. but canst
not tel. whence il Cometh and whittier IL
So.th: 50 is every one that is born of th.
spirit" in part. he said
The Holy Spirit is the spirit of God II
is personal because God is personal. 1t is
holy because God is holy. II is divine be-
cause God Is divine. 1t 10 also the spirit
of Christ because Christ is one with God
II is also the spirit of Christians because
Christians are one with G.! rist.
Others find it difficult to deal with this
subject without making the Spirit one of
three gods. This is not their pa. pose but
This is the impression that is left on the
pcnsation of the Father and the dispen-
sation of the Son. and the dispensa,ton
Of the Spirit. as though each had
special work TO do and when it was done
made way for the other. We cannot believe
this. God is at work to-day through every
atom Of the universe. Christ is still stand
ing before every human soul. Gods spirit
V fich IS Christ's spirit. is wrestling with
men and wrestling with the world.
The trinity does not mean divided God
]; means the revelation of one God in a
threetold unfolding. 1t means God coming
to humanity at all it's points of need AS
children we need his F'atherhood As sinners
We need his Sonhood. As weak and imper-
feet Christians we need his Spirithood. Btu
ii is all one God. and the whole of GOD 10
in every truly Christian work in the world
and the whole of God is in every God-pos
seSsed soul. The Scriptures do not jndorsa
any conception of a fragmentary God. 1t
is a mistake to measure the divine workin.
by chronology. Christ was in the Old ,Tes
,Sme1 aok Ks Ts so ps as in snd the NeT The Spirit
we have no warrant for believing that the
same Spirit Of the one living God had no
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05
ON THE PURPOSE OF
THE INCARNATION.

Th. Reverend Dean r. Leland. pastor
elect of the Tyler Place Presbyterian
Church. preached his initial sermon yes
terday, taking for his theme, THE CON
auering Christ" and for his text, l John.
IS For this purpose the Son of God
was manifested that he might destroy the
works of the devil Mr. Leland spoke In
part as follows:
the purpose of the incarnation than our
text Christ was manifested that he might
destroy the power of sin. He expiated the
guilt Of sin. and more than this. he over
came the power of sin. There Is something
intensely tragic about his life and work.
He encountered a real adversary He fought
:, real battle. He achieved permanent
victory. satan. the serpent, the dragon.
are not rhetorical names, descriptive mere
S OF an evil influence. our own expert
euce and observation never allow us TO dis
associate evil influence from persons and
personality.
SO the Bible from Genesis 10 Revela
tion is entirely consistent in associa;ins the
works of evil with one who is the per
sonal enemy of God, the promoter OF sin,
oi posing all that is good. The New Testa-
ment especially describes the character Of
Look at this composite photograph. The
adversary of the Son of God is known
The prince of the power OF the air the
serpent and the dragon Knowing his
character. We can imagine his agency in
the world. He is the tefnpter of men, eN-
and craft In destroying fellowship with
God. He is the father of lies a murderer
from the beginning He cometh only 10
rob and steal and to kill. He goeth about
like a roaring lion he lays treacherous
snares to catch the unwaiy. He some
times resorts to the shift of transform
ing himself into an angel of light sow
ing seeds of error and doubt. posing as the
guide of truth. In short. he is the prince
of the kingdom of evil, is ever hostil. to
the kingdom of good and rules In the
realm of darkness.
"Bu. the work Of Jesus Christ Is more
than counterpart of the work of tn. evil
one. II WAS a sad prophecy of a life Of
struggle when Harod's murderous face
glared over the oracle of the infant But
the little babe Of Bethlehem escaped for
Satan could not Illustrate the plan of God
In the temptation. Jesus signal vic
tory over Satan. in that his work could not
be forestalled. Three times was the assault
made; three times the tempter was beaten
back. No one during his public ministry
was able 10 take his life until he was reads,
to lay II down. He spent the greatest even
Ing o. his life comforting his own then
Went out TO face the hostile world The
leaders of the people opposed him the Ro-
willingly surrendered himself prisoner
and was silent in the presence of witnesses
who appeared against him. All that hap
pered that day seemed like another satanic
triumph. hut the crown OF thorns became
the symbol of his coronation. and through
death, he destroyed him that had the power
of death. that Is the DEVIL And the can
tain of our salvation. risen from the dead
look his place at the right hand of God
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05
GODS PICTURE OF SINNER
APPLIED TO MODERN LIFE.

Gods Picture of Sinner was the
subject Of the sermon of the Reverend T.
Z. Sharp at Waroner NJ. f. Church South.
last night. Doctor Sharp took for his text
the parable of the prodiGal son as given
in the fifteenth chapter of Luke. and said. In
part:
our Lords Picture of sinner as por-
trayed In the parade of the prodieal son
is one of Christ's MASTERPIECES. It is a
portrayal of human sin and suffering. Let
us modernize the story: The picture Is IL
home scene, the family is wealthy. the
parents are kind. their lives are wrapped
up in the their children. The father IN his
ambition for his sons looked forward TO the
time when they. bearing his name. would
succeed TO prosperous estates. and he live
his life over again in them. But, alas. one
son disr.garded the plan of his father.
tramped upon his affection. caused him
weeks of bitter tears. and anxiety that only
parental hearts can know. The boy seemeu
in haste to quit the old home and the les
sons taught there. the family altar. the
Sabbath observance. the regular hours. and
all the influences that were calculated to
make man of him. were irksnme. He
went out into the world to feed his appe-
tites and passions to the full: he inine.t
himself to the fast set and found kindred
spirits
The story is short. He was a hail fell
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05
JOHN THE BAPTIST AN
EXAMPLE TO PREACHERS,

The Reverend Frank W Snsed. u. D..
of th" Washington aud Compton Avenue
Presbyterian Church. took for his text
Luke vii. y: For | say unto you among
mos" born 10 Woman there is not n greater
prophet than John the Baptist" He said. In
part:
John sent Two Of his disciples 10 our
Lori We are told. to ssi him this question:
Art thou he that should come. or look We
Tor another and when Jesus had answered
thls question and sent them away. he made
inns remarkable statement found in the
text. IT is a splendid tribute that any serv-
ant or Christ might .ov.t. II Is fitting
cpithph for so cVcntfui u life
w" know not what will be said of us
Wien We are gone. hut most of us NAV be
sure that some friend will aris. to pay us
=. u tihute winch W. perhaps never deserved.
But to receive such a tribute from our di-
Vine Lord may not be the good fortune OF
all Personally. | am glad We have such n
record. In thes- days when s,ich divers
views or tn. ministry are entertained II is
well to hav. one recorded which is after
the divin. pattern.
Some charac,eiTis'ics of Johns ministry
let us now consider: First of all, John was
courageous. towardiCe Is the sin of the
race. ara IN" sin oi the race also explains
our coward!ce. Conscience makes towards
the ministry. and absolutely .ndispensa biz.
tc the highest success. Every true messen-
ger of God comes with Il message unwel-
coined so far a. IL deals candidly with tb.
problem OF sir.
For this cause our Lord was cr,citied.
Now. the servant is not above his Lord
but ii ls the glory of the servant that he
is as his Lord. John. We are told. came. TO
bear witness Ia the truth. and the first
great truth of which the faithful witness
must speak is sin. Aside from the Savior
himself no one ever dealt more plainly and
honestly with sin than this prophet of the
desert. The proud PhariseeS We're aptly
characterized as generations of vipers The
pub!icans were rehuked for their extortion,
and even Herod, who sat upon the throne
was moi left 10 live in liCenciousness un-
rebuk.d though it afterwards cost the
preacher his head
John had. as every tru. minister has q
divine message, and he delivered 1t without
fear or apology. His words went like ar
rows to the hearts Of men. and in short
time multitudes We're humbly sitting at his
feet. What rebuke there IS In the faith
fulness of this man for those apolo.etic
preachers of today
Last OF all. John was filled with III.
Holy Ghost from his mothers womb No
man is ready TO teach In holy things who
has not first known the holy teacher. He
alone who IL sent by the Christ can tell
us about Christ. The Savior himself did not
take mp his teaching office until baptized
with the Holy Ghost
SureiN. 1t Is great presumption for men
To do less ] would thai every minister
could learn this i.sSon and the church
w"uid henc"forh show only ministry jill.
J"in. hl!"d with the Holy Ghost"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05

low wiiiie his money lasted. but when his
money was gone his friends disappeared.
The sort of friends that wickedness draws
to one have use for a man without
money. When he had spent all. did his
friends help him? Not they; they thought
him a fool and left him to his fate. How
could he expect man to be true to him
when he himself was false to honor, vir-
tue. God. himself. and. therefore. false to
all men; en-, ,,..o,.,u,, .u,- -, o,,,.-,.. o.,-,
10 join the army Of Napoleon. he asked to
be taken to the General. To whom he i'm
parted valuable information as an evidence
or his sincerity. Napoleon noted carefully
the Information. and remarked to the de-
serter: We will verify the facts before act
he said: You Will have this man shot as
a spy The men hastened to explain that
ne had not been captured as spy. but had
come TO join the army as a deserter from
the enemy. Napoleon said quietly: ln-
derstand man false enough to do as
You have done cannot be trusted In my
army. You will be shot
So the prodigal's friends left him to his
tate when his money was gone. In the
depths of his poverty and loneliness he
came to himself. The delirium had cooled.
the glamour had vanished. and life had
ceased ,,.a; TO be pastime. He gathered what
little manhood there was left and resolved
TO go home Confession and repenting. he
would try, to be man again. and that
blessed old father. from whose restraint
and influence he would escape. was the
only person and his home the only place
in this wide world where he was really well
come.
This is a picture OF the way God looks
on sinner-all sinners-morai or other
wise; also on all backsliders II Is a leav-
ing home 1t is going into far country
away from Gud The sorrow of the parent
In the parable is not greater than the grief
of our heavenly Father over every soul
that Is out and away from home, sQuander-
Ing those God-given riches of time oppor-
tunity. honor. virtue. faith love- influence;
and II always leads to spiritual poverty
Firacal poverty is often honorable-:;o!ne
Of the bes; people this world cve- saw
We're poor. but spiritual poverty is awful.
character, in nfiuence-this is poverty, in
deed. To pass through this life. and irally
to stand at the judgment pauper, noIhing
laid up in the Bank of Heaveu--no deeds of
faith and love transformed into the coin
of the Skys is to be poor beyond the power
of words To eNpress-is to be eternalIy
iuor-a paup.r always.
Neither happiness here nor hope beyond
can come TO such soul No master 80
cruel as the devil. no yoke so nea:y as
sin. no slavery so mean and hard :Is th,t
of ones own appet!tes ana pas::-pns.
You who are away from Col. SOD
think. give yourself to meditation for a
t'me-thfnk on your state and conduct: ask
yourself some questions. Maybe YOU also
viii come to yourself before II is too late
Then decide on your course, decide definite
ly and at once: 1 will go home: | Will
go back to God; | will confess: | will re-
peni'-and God will forgive and receive you
home again
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05
DR.. SMART'S SECOND SERMON
ON THE TRANSPORTATION.

The Reverend r. D. Smart pastor Of
Cook Avenue NJ. T.. Church. South, took
Tor the subject of his morning sermon the
trans.guration text: And after six DAYS
Jesus tak.th Peter. James and John. his
brother, and br!ngeth them up into a high
mountain apart and was transhgured be-
fore them This sermon was the conclu-
sion OF last sundays discussion of the
text. and the minister spoke in part as
follows:
While. as was shown last Sunday. the
great object of the transtigura ton was two
fold. first, TO give scenic representation of
,hrist coming in glory 10 Judge the world
and reward the righteous and SECOND n,
give II scenic rcpres' ntatiOn of the passing
away of the old Or Jewish dispensatiuu. am:
the setting up in its stead of the new or
christian dispensa:ion. At the same time
1t suggests to us the reality of the spirit
world. The spirits Of Moses and Elias
long after these men had passed away,
were N conscious existence. and ready to
De again embodied ON the mount in ohcdi-
ence I" the Masters call | doubt NOT we
are surrounded by mutitudes of these snir.
IT'S. unpercrived by Ms. l am ready TO &C
cept the doctrine of ghosts, theoreticaIlv
though not practically. Then. again w.
have the doctrine of the immortality of
the sou! strongly limited at. if not posi-
lively taught in the transformation For
II man is ever to be arnihilated II wuIId
seem that death would be tn. tim. of Mis-
annihilation. We have no intimation that
any greater catastrophe than death awaits
him But on this occasion we find the soul
of Moses in actual and conscious exist
ence i.5oN years after his death
We also have taught US. in this remark
able vision, the close sympathy of the
church triumphant for the church militant.
II reveals to US representations of the
church triumphant here on earth Interested
in and conversine about the affairs of the
church militant. And as We cannot imag-
Inc Moses and Elias as imparting informa-
ton on this occasion. but receiving It. may
we not infer that the church triumphant
Is constantly being instructed and eattied
ms it perceives the developments of the
great mystery of redemption as tina, work
is being carried on to its final and complete
contamination?
Again, we see how our Lord comforted
his disciples in the hour of their sorrow
They had been cast into great sorrow and
rouhie by his announcement that he must
20 TO Jerusalem and be put to death. and
that tney themselves must also expect great
,rtbuiations. To comfort and reassure them
ne gives them vision of humanity as In
Moses and Elias. risen. elorifisd and holding
sweet converse with Christ. So in our sor-
rows ana sufferings here. we will often
hnI comfort and inspiration as by the eye
of faith We look away from earth and see
cur red eem'd humanity risen. glorified and
in sweetest comm rinion with our ord Pc.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05
ESCAPED FROM AN ASYl UNI.
Fugitive From Chester Peuiren
tiary Arrested Here.

officer Watson of the Ninth District yes
''r"ay arrested a man who gave his name
rs CHARLES Hid and his residence as Chi
cSeo in vacant house at No. Si2 Ewin.
avenue. According Ia the police Hid had
gained entrance 10 the house by the use of
Il duplicate key, When he was searched NJ
the station several other keys were found
in his trousers pockets.
II vas learned that Hid had but recently
escaped from the Asylum for the Criminal
Insane al Chester Ill He said that he ar
rived in St. Louis three weeks ago
Hid explained that he was sentenced tn
twenty years in the Illinois penitent:arv on
charge Of burglary. He said that on Jan
uary Il 1896. ne was drunk and lying in a
gutter OIL State street. Chicago. A burglary
was committed In the neshborhood and he
was arrested and convicted. He refused to
discuss the circumstances of his escape
from the ASYLUM.