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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-08-27
BAPTISM ESSENTIAL.
Answer to TOo-qua-Stee by
J. D. Nelson.


article headed Baptism not ne
cessary to salvation. II is in
tended as an assault upon the
Christian church, but it is nothing
but conglomerated mass of in
congruities and Misrepresentation
of the facts and teachings as taught
by that church. He quotes the
conditions of salvation, as an.
nounced by Peter on the day Of
Pentecost, in the words, Repent
and be baptized every one of you,
In the name of Jesus Christ, for
the remission of SINS" then pro-
ceeds to say, ga large and infiu-
ential class of Christians, basing
their faith on this passage. main
tain that literal compliance with
the terms of this command is the
only condition Of salvation" The
christian church teaches no such
doctrine as that baptism is the on
ly condition of salvation and Too
qua-stee ought to have known
that, but will give him full cred.
it for his ignorance on, this point
rather than charge HIM with a
wilful Misrepresentation of the
facts as taught by the Christian
church. He says sit is our inten-
ton here to question the existence
of such a doctrine. +" Such doc
trine may well be questioned for
the reason that It is not taught by
the Christian church nor the Apos-
tie Peter on the day Of pentecost
nor by any of the other apostles
nor is such doctrine to be found
anywhere within the holy scrip
lures. But he proceeds to say
that It will be enough in this ar
ticle to show that if it does exist
it is not to be looked for, it is not
to be found in this passagei" That
is true. 1t is not taught by Jesus
Christ, nor any of his apostles,
nor is it taught by the Christian
church that baptism is the only
condition of salvation. But Too.
qua-stee would have your readers
believe that that is one OF the
cardinal doctrines of the Christian
church. But this is not true.
The Christian people teach that
faith, repentance, baptism and
obedience are the conditions of
salvation. They do not believe
that faith alone will save. They
do not believe that repentance
alone will save, nor do they be.
lieve or teach that baptism alone
will save; but they do believe that
all of these combined together
with living a conscientious, Christ
ian life, as laid down by the COM
mands and teachings of Christ and
the apostles will entitle a man to
an entrance into the kingdom of
heaven. This is what Peter
preached and wrote to the Jews
scattered abroad by the powerful
presentation OF the facts contained
in the gospel of the death and res
direction of Jesus Christ.
He convinced the Jews, who
had murdered Christ, that they
had crucifed the Eord Of glory and
they were pricked in their hearts
and cried out, "what must we do. ,"
Peter answered their question
from standpoint that they al
ready believed, that they we're al
ready believers (sior without faith
it is impossible to please God")
and told them what else was ne
cessary for them 10 do. He said:
"Repent and be baptized everyone
Of you in the name Of Jesus Christ
49, a.. ...t..< r \ -.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Beers PENNED IN.
British Claim to Have 5000 Of Them

British Claim to Have 5000 Of Them
'Cornered.
London, July 31.-General French!
has occupied Middleburg in the Trans
vaal, and General Pole Carew, with
the Guards brigade, has arrived at
Brugspruit, twenty miles west of Mid
dleburg. Upward of 5000 Beers, with
very large number of wagons, q
large quantity of stores and many cat
tie, have now been driven into the
mountain passes, where they are
watched by British troops. Their es-
cape from that point will be very diff
fcult. General De Larey is besieging
General Baden-Powell at Rustenburg,
In western Transvaal. The relief
force sent to General Baden-P owell's
assistance, under Colonel Hickman,
proved too weak to be effective and
was obliged to fall back on Pretoria
A dispatch from Fouriesburg, dated
July ~, shows that the capture of Fou-
rlesburg was preceded by heavy fight
ing to force passage of the passes
which were stubbornly contested for
two days. General Hunters forces
had the hardest work in forcing Re.
l1ef's Mex, his casualties amounting to
about 100. The war Office has received
dispatch from Lord Roberts, ex-
planning that only one train was cap
tured on the night Of July 81 between
Kroonstad and the Vaal, and that it
contained supplies and two officers and
100 men of the Welsh Fusiliers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Bubonic Plague, 500 b. c.

The earliest authentic record of bu-
bonic plague has hitherto been accept
ed, says Nature, as dated 500 B. G.
Drs. F. Tidswell and J. A. Dick have,
however, recently brought evidence
before the Royal Society of New South
Wales to show that the epidemic Of
1144 B. c., described in the first book
of Samuel Chapters 4 to 10Y, was the
bubonic plague. After the Philistines
had captured the Ark of the Covenant
and taken it to Ashdod, severe illness
broke out among the people. "The
hand of the Lord was heavy upon them
of Ashdod, and He destroyed them and
smote them with emorods." The word
"emorod" has usually been taken to
mean hemorrhoids, but in the revised
version of the Old Testament it is
stated to mean tumor or plague boil.
The epidemic in Philistia occurred at
the time of the regular plague season,
and mice are mentioned in connection
with it, which furnishes additional
evidence that the epidemic was plague,
for connection between the death OF
rats and plague at Bombay and else
where has been clearly stablished.-
Baltimore Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
SHOW TRAIN WRECKED.
Many of "Bufralo BINS" Employees

Many of Buffalo Bilrs" Employees Are
Caught by q Collision.
Detroit, Mich, July 31.-Section 1
of the Buffalo Bill Wild West shows
train suffered severe collision near
Milwaukee Junction, resulting in the
smashing of show employees Sleep
ling car containing forty persons. One
iof the latter is dead and nine others
ARE in Detroit hospitals, suffering
from injuries. The dead: Sullivan,
Edward, aged 81, of Bridgeport,
Conn; who died from internal hemor-
,rhage. The injured: Eastman, Henry
nickname Nash), age 26, of Roches-
tier, N. Y; one of processes Of spine
broken off. Burkholder, A. j., age 81,
iof Bradford, Pa; crushed and in
jured very seriously internally. Bur-
ton, Henry, age 20, Westchester, Pa;
knee cut, bruised about back. M'Cann,
Joseph, age %, of sc Chambers street,
New York; confusion of right hand;
left eye cut. Mix, Moves, age 43, Of
New Haven, Conn; slightly injured
through chest, hand sprained. Kelly,
Thomas, age %, Of Brooklyn, N. Y;
shoulder bruised. Cusick, John, age
25, of Pittston, Pa; right ankle
Sprained, right side and leg bruised.
Hunt, George, age %, of Waterbury,
Conn; Commissions of both legs. Gill
more, William, age %, of Oskaloosa,
Ia; left shoulder and arm bruised,
skin torn from right heel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Mother of IS Children.

Marlborough, Mass, July 3o.-Mrs
,Hermisdas Goulet of Broad street has
given birth to daughter who, accord
ing to the family schedule, was No. 49,
Zone of the pleasant features that the
male head of the establishment cannot
forget is that IL of the Is are now liv-
ing under his own roof. Only one OF
Mrs. Goulet's children has died. The
oldest is Hormisdas, Jr, and he is %
married, has one child, and lives up
stairs. Mrs. Goulet was only 16 years
iold when married, and she is now 49,
The children are unequally divided
there being twelve girls and only five
boys. The older ones work and help
maintain the family, while the smaller
fry go to school and play hooky, just
like children in smaller families.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Crops L0uK WELL.
Reports from Iowa, South Dakota.
Minnesota and Nebraska.

Ass hoNsS AHoH AOWB, SOuCn OAkOtos
Minnesota and Nebraska.
Sioux City, Iowa, July 30.-Reports
from all points in southeastern South
Dakota, southwestern Minnesota,
northeastern Nebraska and northwest
arm Iowa state that, contrary to earlier
indications, the crops OF small grains
and corn will be very good.
st. Joseph, Mich. July 3O.-The peach
FELLOWS" is working havoc among. the
trees in the Benton Harbor and Fair
Plain peach districts. The cool and
unreasonable weather is especially fa-
vorable to the spread of the disease,
and the government yellows commits
sioners, Daniel S. Vaughan, William
Ruth and j. G. Ellis of Benton town
ship, are working hard to save tho
orchards.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 3O.-The cut
Ting OF wheat has begun in a number
OF the western counties of the state.
Redwood county reports a yield Of Is
bushels to the acre on a field grown
on high soil. Cutting has become gem
eral in Big Stone county. In the Da-
kotas, especially in South Dakota. the
grain is ready for cutting, but farm
hands are scarce. The report of crop
failure seems to have kept men away
and appeals for men are coming in to
the railroads from all points along
their lines
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Raid on sugar Securities.

Chicago, July 3O.-There was de-
ternined raid on Sugar on the Board
jof Trade. The bear leaders took adj
vantage Of an accumulation of stop
!! orders and the stock dropped points
lin 20 minutes. There are rumors of
IA strike at one of the main plants.
1 Brooklyn Rapid Transit was offered
freely at 60. but was well supported.
This security and Sugar were the only
Jones in which trades were consider
liable, but the other quotations, though
few, indicated a market of fair
strength. The bank statement was
expected to show a good reserve in
:crease, and there was an absence OF
depressing news.
Burlington opened higher and Union
1acifc was strong as WE'LL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Ample De,en.es Saw, sa,i.bur,.

London, July 30.-In the house Of
lords the earl Of Wemyss asked wheth-
er the premier, Lord Salisbury, had
received information confirming the
view Of one of our military attaches,
to the effect that it was all important
that England should be entirely unas-
sailable by November next, and wheth-
err he had satisfied himself that our
means of defense were such as to rem
der all attempts at invasion futile?"
Lord Salisbury replied that in his Al
bert Hall speech he had not pointed to
any immediate danger. He believed
the defenses were quite adequate, and
had every confidence in the future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

there Is no policeman around the block
offers the book to your son on the way
home. do not speak Of that kind Of
literature, but that which evades the
law and comes out in polished style.
and with acute plot sounds the tocsin
that rouses up all the baser passions
of the soul. Today, under the nostrils
OF the people, there is fetid, reek-
ing, unwashed literature, enough to
| poison all the fountains of public vir-
tue and smite your sons and daughters
as with the wing of destroying an
gel, and it is time that the ministers
Of the gospel blew the trumpet and
rallied the forces of righteousness, all
armed to this great battle against a
| depraved literature.
Cherish Good Books.
Cherish good books and newspapers.
Beware of bad ones. The assassin of
Lord Russell declared that he was led
into crime by reading one vivid ro-
nance. The consecrated John Angel
James, than whom England never pro-
| duced better man. declared in his
| old age that he had never yet got over
the evil effects of having for fifteen
minutes once read bad book. But
l need not go so far off. could tell you
of comrade who was great hearted,
| noble and generous He was studying
for an honorable profession, but he
had an infidel book in his trunk, and
he said to me one day, de Witt. would
you like to read it?" said Eyes, l
would" l took the book and read it
only for few minutes. / was really
startled with what saw there, and
handed the book back to him and said,
You had better destroy that book. :"
No, he kept it. He read it. He reread
it. After awhile he gave up religion as
a myth. He gave up God as non
entity. He gave up the Bible as a
fable. He gave up the church of Christ
as useless institution. He gave up
good morals as being unnecessarily
stringent. have heard of him but
twice in many years. The time before
the last 1 heard of him he was a COM
firmed inebriate. The last heard Of
him he was coming out Of an insane
asylum-in body, mind and soul an aw-
full wreck. l believe that one infidel
book killed him for two worlds.
Go home today and look through
your library, and then, having looked
through your library, look on the stand
where you keep your pictorials and
newspapers and apply the Christian
principles have laid down this hour.
If there is anything in your home that
cannot stand the test do not give it
away, for it might spoil an immortal
soul; do not sell it, for the money you
get would be the price of blood; but
rather kindle fire on your kitchen
hearth or in your back yard and then
drop the poison in it, and the bonfire
in your city shall be as consuming as
that one in Ephesus.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
In Power of a Hypnottst.

Lexington, KY, July 81. Joseph
Harris of Knoxville, Tenn, who
served two terms in the Tennessee
legislature and who says that he will
again be candidate for that position,
is in Jail here on the charge of strik-
ing his ward, 15-year-old girl, Fan
ME Campbell. The girl lay four days
and nights in grave at the Richmond
fair this week under the direction of
Professor Leon, a hypnotist. Harris
says that the girl is still hypnotized
and under the influence of Leon. He
says that Leon hypnotized both him
and the girl in Somerset and that they
are unable to get from under his in
1uence
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
About Gen. Andre.

Gen. Andre, the new French minis
ter of war is sixty-two years of age.
He is an excellent type of the well
educated French soldier, distinguished
by physical vigor and cool energy, as
we'll as for intellectual qualities. While
commander of the Polytechnic school
from December, 1893, to May, 1899. he
showed himself skilful as well as an
energetic administrator He has
strenuously opposed the introduction
of politics into the army, and it is
therefore certain that he will CO.
operate with the cabinet to make
Francs peaceful.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
New Lockiaw Cure.

Morristown, N. j., July William
Dolan, cabman, was taken to the hos
pital suffering with lockjaw. He was
discharged cured, and the only treat
ment given him was injections of car
bolic acid. July 6, when crossing the
lawn of DR.. Fayette Smith of Maple
avenue, Morristown, Dolan was bitten
by fox terrier in the calf of his leg.
No symptoms of lockjaw developed un-
til July z, when Dolan was taken to
the hospital in agony. He was treated
with hypodermic injections of carbolic
acid up and down the back, both night
and day, and last Monday the rightly.
of the limbs disappeared and his jaws
loosened. Yesterday he walked out
of the hospital cured, healthy and
happy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

-
ing his assailant's sentence to banish-
ment instead of death. King Humbert
was seated with Queen Margherita in
his carriage, accompanied by his little
son and Benedetto Carroll, prime min
lister, when mendicant who had Of
Tered paper to the king drew dag
ger and struck at him. The queen
dashed her bouquet into the assassin's
face, and Benedetto Carroll threw
himself upon the assassin. The dag
ger intended for the king pierced Cal
rolls breast, but he held to his pri-
soner till the guard relieved him.
April %, 1897, another attempt was
made to kill him while he was driving
with his aids and escorted by two car
bineers to the race track at Capanelle.
A workman from Artegna named Pie
tro Acciarito rushed at the royal
equipage and stabbed viciously at
King Humbert. The king leaped aside
and the blade of the dagger or stiletto
sank to its hilt in the cushions Of the
carriage. The crowd then fell on the
would-be assassin. Acciarito was SEN
fenced to the galleys. At his trial he
acted like maniac, shouting anar-
chistic denunciations Of society and
claring that he would like to kill all
who lived in comfort. King Humbert's
reign has been marked more for his
ability to keep his people knit togeth-
er than for any extraordinary activity
he has shown in the affairs Of the ma
tons of Europe.
Biography of Humbert.
King Humbert /. Of Italy is the
fourth Humbert, or Umberto, in de-
scent from the dukes of Savoy. He
was born at Turin March IA. 1874.
the Oldest son of Victor Emmanuel,
king of Italy, and Marie Adelaide,
daughter of the Austrian Archduke
Rameri, viceroy of lombard. He
was married in 1868 to his cousin.
Margaret of Savoy, by whom he had
one son, Prince Victor Emmanuel, who
is married to Princess Helene of
Montenegro. Humbert 1. succeeded
to the throne of Italy on the death
Of Victor Emmanuel Jan. 8, 1878, and
he plunged at once into the tempestu-
GUS affairs of the kingdom with a
zest that promised individual great
ness that has not been fulfilled.
Ita;y.s New King.
Rome, July 31.-Vittorio Emmanu-
clio Fernandino Maria Gennaro, who
succeeds his father to the throne OF
italy, was the only son of King Hum
bert. He was born Nov. IL. 1859. and
has the reputation of being liberal.
scholarly and soldierly man. He is a
general in the Italian army and pa
tron Of art and literature. He is a
| chevalier Of the Order of the Golden
I, Fleece and a knight of the Garter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
SAYS ENJOYS ARE SAVE.
Cheering Assurance from shan-run.

Cheering Assurance from shan-Tung's
Governor.
Washington, July 3O.-The secretary
of state has received the following
dispatch from Mr.. Fowler, the Ameri-
can consul at Chefu. dated at mid.
night on the 18th:
This morning, by request of the al
lied admirals. | wired the governor
(supposed to be the governor OF Shan
tung) their wish to get news from
ministers themselves. The governor
now replies:
Have received today edict from
emperor saying that the ministers are
well. They are sending provisions to
the legations. Am confident ministers
out of distress and request you Cow
ler) transmit this preliminary an
nouncement to admirals.'
YUAN,
".Governor.'
A later dispatch from Fowler, dated
a. M, 9th, to the state department.
is as follows:
Another telegram from governor:
Have just received imperial edict,
oath, saying various ministers, except
ing German, are we'll; and some days
ago had supplied provisions to lega-
lions. Am satisfied ministers out OF
distress. YUAN, Governor"
Secretary Hay also has received a
cablegram from United States Consul
McWade, at Canton, stating that the
viceroy, TAX, assures him that the
ministers were all alive and well on
July "a.
New York, July so.-The Tribune
publishes the following dispatch from
Ii Hung Chang, dated Shanghai, july
81. and received at lis this morning,
Picking ministers alive. Safety as
sured. Allied forces entrance Picking
unnecessary"
This dispatch was in answer to q
message sent three days ago to the
vtceroy asking for q statement 40 70
the safety Of foreigners in Picking.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Give His Assailant's Name.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 31.-George
Strawn of Oakford, Menard county,
who was found in an unconscious con-
dition in a street in that village, is
dead. Before he died strawn regained
consciousness long enough to whisper
to his nurse that he had been struck
on the head with heavy club by Mat
Thomas, a nephew. He was too weak.
to give the particulars of the affair.
Thomas has been under suspicion by
reason of the fact that he and Strawn
had some trouble over strawns wife.
The coroner of Menard county will
hold an inquest and Thomas will be
held to await it's outcome.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
right : PIan for the r.srs.

Montgomery, Ala, July 28.-At tn
second day Of the national negro rae>
conference the scheme Of Bishop Hol.
sey Of Georgia to ask for 2 separatl
state for negroes was sharply criticised
by A. N. McEwen, an educated negre
OF Mobile. McEwen characterized thu
plan as Opposed to. the constitution
and opposed to common sense.s
Charles Stewart, 9 negro newspaper
writer sot Chicago, spoke on the de
portatioR Of the negro to Africa. HI
thinks the south y ~ i6i0as. Of thu
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Gently Rebuked.


A good many people maintain that
the only argument that really reaches
practical joker is stout club. Yet
the Philadelphia Times prints an in
cident of an Italian cafe which seems
to show that milder measures answer
when there is in the offenders make
up spbstratum of manly feeling. In
the evenings there was always fine
nllkls 'c IT, ufe, made by man and
She played on stringed in
strument, and after several selections,
carried around a little filigree silver
from the guests. One night, as the
music began, man seated at one of
the tables held up a gold coin. The
woman smiled, and the man dropped
it on the marble slab that covered the
steam pipes. When she made her coll
lection she went first for the gold
coin, but as she picked it up she gave
cry, and dropped it again, for it
had become heated on the slab. The
next evening, when the musicians APP
peared, the woman's hand was ban
daged, and she had some difficulty in
managing her instrument. When she
made her collection she avoided the
man who had played the practical joke
on her; and night after night she
did the same thing. In vain he Of
fered her apologies and other coins,
but she merely bowed and smiled in
passing him, and never allowed him
to give her the slightest donation. OF
course one can imagine the offenders
feelings; but who can find fault with
the woman's gentle, yet dignified, re-
buke.-Youth's Companion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
kaiser Appe.l. to R,l,r..

Berlin. July 3o.-1t Is reported that
Emperor William has written letters
to Queen Victoria, Emperor Nicholas,
Emperor Francis Joseph and King
lHumbert, making a strong appeal on
behalf Of the maintenance of harmony
among the powers against China, and
dwelling strongly upon the solidarity.
iof interests against the yellow peri. !"
by which all are thrFatened. First
Lieutenant Van BorclE has been sent
TO the United States t&Durchase horses