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Lords Supper is celebrated is one of
unSurpa SSed QuietneSs and dignity.
No other service could be more so.
And this is in striking contrast to the
custom at such times of the Corinthian
church. How, then, can we possibly
come under the same category with
them? Let us not deceive ourselves!
Sobriety, dignity and order may simply
be surface manifestations, and go no
deeper. Can you not imagine per-
sons attending communion service, en-
tering into it as far as outward action
is concerned, manifesting a decorum
absolutely beyond it's most searching
criticism, and still being as unruly at
heart, as selfish in spirit, and as pro-
fame in mental attitude, as were any
of those church members at Corinth
whom Paul.upbraided in such trench
ant language?'Deference to custom and
conventiOnality does not count for
virtue in the estimation of Him who
searches the hearts of men!
Let me mention briefly instances
where we eat the bread and drink the
cup unworthily. First, they are those
where we are harboring unkind, I'M
charitable feelings toward others. The
Lords Supper is essentially an act of
worship, of purest communion: how
can we commune with loving Saviour
when unloving thoughts occupy our
minds? 1t is absolutely impossible!
If we try it we are guilty of hypocrisy
and impiety, unless, indeed, our prayer
is truly for this very thing, that
GOD WILL ERADICATE SUCH THOUGHTS
FROM US.
In the second place, we partake I'M
worthily when pride possesses US. The
communion service is a sacrifice to
God, as was the Jewish Passover which
it superseded. But the only sacrifice
acceptable to God is that of broken
spirit, a broken and contrite heart;
any other sacrifice and offering God
does not desire. remember very we'll
while attending mass at the Church of
the Madeleine in Paris, observing a
richly dressed woman kneeling, appar-
emily very devoutly, but engaged in
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-03

putting on her gloves and arranging
her dress. She may have supposed her
worship acceptable; but how could it
be, when pride in her appearance was
uppermost in her thoughts? Again,
when seltishness has us in it's power,
then we commune unworthily. God is
Being of absolute benevolence; how
can we, who are not genuinely self
sacrificing, who are constantly saying
in our deedS-For to me to live is
'self," always 'tself, ''-how can we
commune with the Son of God, who
gave Himself up for us? When we
spend our time, money and energy,
practically all for self during two
months, how can we expect at the end
of that period to approach the table of
the suffering Jesus, and commune ac-
ceptably and worthily with Him?
These three sins, then, uncharitable-
ness or unkindness, pride, and selfish
ness, persistently INDUCED in by us,
are in part, at least, what make us par
take unworthily of the Lords Supper.
The only time to begin to prepare for
one communion service is undeniably
at the close of that which precedes it.
Nor can we expect to live carelessly
two months, and then suddenly, just
on the eve of Communion Sunday, pre-
pare ourselves to partake of the Holy
Supper, for we cannot possibly do so
worthily.
But what has thus far been said is
really only part, and a negative part,
too, of what ought to be said on this
theme. If worthily we would partake
of the sacraments, something else is
necessary than simply to refrain from
unkind thoughts, words and deeds,
from pride and selfishness. At least,
two truths more should be emphasized:
First, we should endeavor through
meditation and prayer to live as seeing
Him who is invisible,-and this at all
times. He only can commune accepta-
bly, at the Lords table who has con-
stantly communed in daily life at the
home, at the store, at the school, on
the farm. Communion is condition
OF the heart, an attitude of mind,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-03

HOW EXPOSITION VISITORS WILL BE
CARED FOR WHEN ILL.-FINE BUILD
ING, WITH A COMPETENT STAFF AND
UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT AT THE PAN
AMERICAN.
A very pretty hospital blu Hiding
stands near the west end Of the Mall.
Floor area rather than elevation is a
prominent feature in the construction
of this important adjunct to the Ex'
positian. Utility, first, last and all
the time is the prime consideration in
this design, though it is by no means a
formity with the general Exposition
plan the Spanish Renaissance has been
freely treated, in this instance, with a
strong leaning towards the old mission
Interpretation.
Having a frontage Of 80 feet on the
Mall, the main wing has depth Of 81
feet with height of but one story, ex
cept in the center, where it assumes the
form of square tower with rounded
top. This tower attains to the pre-
tentious height of two stories and is
surmounted by two flagstaffs. One
staff supports the Exposition flag anc
from the other waves the we'll known
Red Cross Banner.
A rear wing one story high runs back
from the center portion distance Of
Sc feet, with a width of 30 feet. This
form of construction lends itself readi
ly to this picturesque reminder of the
early struggles of our first missionaries
Color here as everywhere throughout
the grounds, adds it's mantle Of beauty
to the odd and in many cases Obsolete
methods of construction, penetrating
rather than clothing the building ir
the warm changing tints of the sunset
A low wandering adobe mission house
covered with heavy red tiling, it,
weather stains retouched by the gor
geous rays OF the departing sun, may
be readily imagined while looking al
this rehabilitation of the past.
Any antiquated illusion that may be
conveyed by the outside appearance OF
this building is, however, at once dis.
PEELED by visit to the interior.
| Moderen arrangements that are both
convenient and sanitary mark every
feature. Approved medical and sur.
ical appliances have been carefully Sc.
lected in regard especially for their
adaptability to emergency work and
the exigencies that are likely to arise.
The main hospital entrance is from
the Mall opening directly into hand
some rotunda decorated with tropical
plants and suitable hangings Of pict-
ures, drapery, etc.
The main Office is situated at the
farther left hand corner of this rotunda
where it is carefully tucked away I'M
der the staircase, forming an irregular
alcove. 1t contains a telephone and
an electrical annunciator, and messen-
ger call service, with other modern
and necessary appurtenances. AS this
is lighted from above and encircled by
round gallery opening through the
upper story, the effect is very pleasant
and agreeable. The first floor front
contains in the extreme western wing,
two male wards with seven cots each,
bath room, physicians Office, a
mOrgue and a linen chest. The east
ern wing contains a woman's ward,
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toward God, not so much an act or per-
Torrance. He who communes with
the Master only at the communion ia
BILE never communes with Him at all.
See that rose bush, how beautiful and
fragrant is the flower! Yes, but the
flower would never have existed it first
the bush had not grown. You might
have an
ARTIFICIAL, ODORLEss ROSE WITHOUT
THE BUSH;
but never the genuine flower
redolent with sweetest fragrance.
To the life of fellowship with God
during the days that precede is the
bush on which blossoms that sweet
hour spent aboutthe table in commun-
ion with our Saviour and with one an
other. But look not for the flower un-
less there has existed the bush.
Is this not the thought Paul has in
mind when he says, "But let man
test himself and so let him eat Of the
bread and drink of the cup?" That is,
let each one examine and prove the
genuineness of his own spirit in the
light that illumines the soul Of all
who hold constant intercourse with
God, who abide under the shadow Of
the Almighty. Most churches have
what is commonly termed a prepare.
tory lecture at the mid-week meeting
Immediately preceding communion
Sunday. l think this good plan. And
yet protesting Christians who relegate
preparation for the Lords Supper tc
any particular time or occasion will
have no preparation at all. The only
effective preparation is that Of the
daily life that draws ever nearer tc
God, the life whose constant prayer is
"Nearer My God to Thee, Nearer to
Thee"
The second truth that should be
emphasized is the real significance OF
the service. It is one of the most
exalted worship. None other can com.
pare with it. 1t is incomparably more
than simple memorial observance
though it surely is that; we do it i1
remembrance of Him. In the first
place, ponder we'll over the peculiar
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-03

significance of the elements. The
fruit of the vine symbolizes blood, the
spilled blood, and so the death of the
Redeemer. Every time, then, that we
partake Of the cup we thereby pledge
ourselves in all solemnity to share in
the suffering of Christ, to die with Him
to the world. AS Paul says of himself
81 have been crucified with Christ"
What serious pledge is this! Do we
comprehend it? And then there is the
bread. Bread is the staff of life, and
stands for life. AS the blood stands
for death. In partaking of the bread,
we pledge to live the Christ life. Here
then, is the complete significance of
the symbols; dying with Christ to the
world, living with Him in the Spirit
Paul sums it all up in that matches
passage, II have been crucitied with
Christ; yet I live; and yet no longer 1
but Christ liveth in me, and the life
which now live in the flesh, live in
| faith, the faith which is in the Son of
God, who loved me and gave Himself
up for me-" Who can really say this
with Paul. And yet this is the true
significance of the Sacrament of which
most OF us are about to take.
SOMETIMES THIS APPEALS TO US
as being SO far beyond my reach, that I
could almost regret ever having sat at
| the Table of our Lord.
But must hasten to the closing
thoughts. We need to realize that it
is at the Lords table where we meet,
the Lords Table not merely because
He originally prepared it, and COM
mands us always to follow His ex-
ample, not merely because the elements
typify His body and blood, but also be-
cause He Himself is present, we are
communing with a present not an alb
sent Saviour. This is the point which
our Roman Catholic and Episcopal
brethren especially emphasize and
rightly so. 1t is this fact which vests
the service with such ineffable sacred
ness. The worshiper seeks to bring
wildly before the mind the truth that
his Master is actually present as truly
| do do UAC uAoU ouppCI. " ohoo UAAS ~ =
Of our faith might discern Him to day
What meaning the service would take
on in our thought, and how it would
thrill us with a passion exalting and
transforming.
Finally, I love to think and woulo
have you think, that besides the pres
ence of Christ, we have also here the
companionship of those loved one!
gone on before, lost to our physical eye
and yet living more truly than ever
II they are ever with us, and who be
lieves they never are, what time would
be SO natural for them as this, what
place more acceptable? The Table O.
the Master was dear to them in life
is it any less so now.
Since last we assembled two of ou
number have been called to this hea
venly home, one had already met'witl
us here, the otherI believe we SHOULD
have welcomed soon had she beef
spared to us. This church was lovet
by her young as she was. And so the.
now meet with us. Thus we gathe
about the Table, our Master, our be
loved dead, and we brethren and sis
tiers, we gather as one family at tn
Table of the Holy Communion. Goo
grant that no one of us eat the breat
or drink the cup of the Lord unworth
il ly.
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rom the Appalachian Mountain

from the Appalachian Mountain
region.
The Photographic display will en-
body sixty framed bromide prints en-
larged from photographs, together
with twenty colored and uncolored
transparencies.
The bromide pictures range in size
from sixteen by twenty-four to twenty
four by thirty inches, and the trans
parencies are from three by four to
six by ten feet.
The subjects to be illustrated by
bromides and transparencies comprise
briefly the various methods of lumber
ing, their effects on forest production
and on adjacent agricultural lands
The effects of forest fires on the forest
land and the relation of such denu-
dation to the flow of water in streams
and the supply of water for irrigation
will be fully shown. The principal
types of trees and forest will be illus
trated to show the size and lumber pro-
duction of forests occupying agri-
cultural and nonagriculcural lands.
The value of preserving certain types
of protective forests or watersheds for
the conservation of water important
to adjacent large areas of agricultural
lands will also be illustrated. Aspecial
feature of the Photographic display
will be the illustration of individual
trees of the mammoth Bigtree, the
Giant Red Firs, White Firs and the
Sugar Pines of the California Sierras
forests by colored transparencies six by
ten feet. 1t is interesting to state in
this connection that these Transparent
cies are the largest ever made. Typical
agricultural valley land in the East
and West will be illustrated on the
same scale, showing the special pro-
tective agencies of natural adjacent
mountain forests and planted shelter
belts of forest trees. The region and
the subject from which these illus
trations were taken are representative
of the principal agricultural and forest
sections of the United States.
Fourteen colOred maps of the United
States will show the distribution of
the principal forest types and species,
the distribution of rainfall in relation
to that of forest areas and in con-
nection the location of State Expert
ment Stations.
Ninteen large slabs, four feet high
and six inches thick, with bark at
tached and one surface polished, show
the size, quality and character Of the
commercial timber of the Appala chan
forest region.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-03
FORESTRY BUILDING.

UNIQUE STRUCTURE AT THE PAN
AMERICAN ExPOsrTION.-T FEEDER
AL GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE AN EX-
TENsIvE EXHIBIT OF FORESTRY AND
DISPLAYS WILL BE MADE BY STATES.
The building provided for the forest
ry exhibit at the Pan-American Expo
sition is an object of unusual interest
on account of its peculiar style of con-
structiOn.
The walls are formed of sections of
trees indigenous to different Pan
American countries, and the roof of
bark slabs. The foundation is of ran
dom rubble work laid with large gran
lite boulders for the footing of exterior
posts and angles. To the visitor it has
the appearance of structures found in
out-of-the-way regions where con-
struction is accomplished by men with
the ak their only tool. Thus the build
ing which has been provided for the
housing of one of the most important
displays at the Exposition is made a
striking exhibit in itself. Its di-
mansions are &c by 132 feet. It is sit
uated in the southern portion of the
grounds, east of the main approach.
It's nearest neighbors are the Six
Nation Indians large stockade and log
and bark cabins.
There will be extensive displays OF
forestry by various states, and Uncle
Sans new possessions will make a
splendid showing of native woods.
The United States Government
forestry exhibit will form division Of
the important display to be made by
the Department of Agriculture in thu
Government Building. 1t will consist
mainly of a Photographic displa.
illustrating the relation of agriculture
to forestry, supplemented by maps ant
sections Of commercial timber tree
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-03

Text, l Cor ILL., Y, ~ "WherefOre, WhOSOever
shall eat the bread or drink the cup OF the
Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body
and the blood of the Lord. But let a man
prove himself and so let him eat of the bread
and drink of the cup"
The words of our text were written
by st Paul to the COrinthian church
as a protest against certain lax condi-
tions that obtained there. 1t seems
that the Christians in that church
had lost sight Of the. sacred character
of the Lords supper and had come to
regard it in the light of a common
meal. They would assemble at the
table and each would eat and drink all
he could, utterly regardless of his
brother. Everyone seemed DESTROYS
simply of satisfying his own animal
appetite. Thus the meal was degrad-
ed from the most exalted level that
was it's inherent right and reduced to
an unruly symposium of hungry, sell
fish eaters and drinkers. The Apostle
forcibly reminds them of their error,
clearly indicates to them the tran
scendent character of the Lords Sup
per above every other meal and then
utters terrible admonition for the
benefit of those wha would persist in
thus prostituting the most holy cere-
mony of the church, saying that they
who eat the bread and drink the cup
unworthil, are guilty of the body and
blood of the Lord. He further urges
that those who would partake of the
Supper ought first to prove themselves
ere they venture to do so. The word
'prove," as used here, is strong
term, meaning to test or examine as
one would test a metal by acid to re-
move it's impurity and to determine
it's purity. Thus Paul endeavored to
re-enthrone that most hallowed OBJ
servance which had been SO degraded.
Now are we to-day in need Of the
warning and advice that the Great
Apostle gave to the church in Corinth?
At first sight it would certainly ap-
pear that we are not. Surely no un-
ruly action or openly selfish deed pro-
fanes our communion service. All is
quiet, apparently reverential and i'm
pressive. And yet does the service &C.
cupy the place in our minds and
hearts which it ought? Is there the
preparation, the proving, the testing,
made in view of it's approach on the
first Sunday of every second month?
l have in my possession just at pres
ent a long letter from an Episcopal
rector in this state, in which he
affirms that COngregationalists regard
the Holy Communion, not as an act of
worship, but as they do any other
meal if one may judge by their actions
at the Lords table. In proof Of this
startling assertion, he states that we
do not kneel, as we certainly would if
we actually believed we were
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CRUCIFIED
SAVIOUR;
but rather sit bolt upright as at the
tables in our dining rooms. Moreover,
he states that, in many instances,
communicates partakc of the Ele-
ments with gloved hands, though
were these same persons to meet a
friend on the street, they would re-
move gloves ere shaking hands or else
apologize for not SO doing.
The injustice of these criticisms l
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-03
THE HOME CIRCLE.
THE LORDS SUPPER.
SERMON BY REV E. r. EVANS OF RED
DING.
THE LORDS SUPPER.

Text, Cor II, q, 49, Wherefore, whatsoever
shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the
Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body
and the blood OF the Lord. But let man
prove himself and so let him eat of the bread
and drink of the cup"
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-03
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.

HOW EXPOSITION VISITORS WILL BE
CARED FOR WHEN ILL.-FINE BUILD
ING, WITH COMPETENT STAFF AND
UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT AT THE PAN
New-York tribune., 1901-08-02
THE GARAGE JOB.

The extraordinary action of the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment on Wednesday in
suddenly reversing itself and awarding 10 the
Sanitary Utilization Company the contract for
removing garbaga IN the Borough of Manhat-
tan should be taken into court. The whole
transaction. from the first call for bids TO the
hurried granting OF exorbtant demand, is
exceedingly suspicious, and all the indications
are that a particularly scandalous job is under
way. As was clearly shown fortnight ago.
when the scheme apparently stopped and
the board ordered Commissioner Nagle 10 adver-
tise for new bids for a yearly contract. the
original specifications were so drawn as TO for
bid competition in this borough and enable the
company which has done the work for FIVE
years to fix the future price TO suit itself. The
result that the company named a sum
three times large that which ii has been
receiving. and far in excess of the price which
other cities pay as the Controller took pains 10
demonstrate The course subsequently taken
by direction of the board, with the ostensible
object of protecting the city. was seemirgly
planned 10 prevent legitimate competii IN,
and majority of the board was found ready
on Wednesday TO accept Commissioner Nagle's
unchanged opinion that the old company's pre-
posterous offer must be accepted 1t was so
ordered against the Judgment and votes of Mr..
Coier and Mr. Guggenheimer, and the only
remedy is an action AT law, which any taxpayer
may bring.
Ii is confidently reported that such an action
will be brought. and we earnestly hope the re-
port * we'll founded. The affair cries for an
investigation. IT, as is alleged the city is at
the mercy of the Sanitary Utilization Company
il is in that position because it WAS put there
by the authorities. If they are telling part
of the truth they ought to be compelled TO tell
The resi-.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-02
EVIDENCE or NEGLECT.

The statements concerning the recent breaks
ON the Brooklyn Bridge made by The Enginer'-
ing News raise some important questions for
Mr.. Martin and Mr.. PrObascO TO answer. Ii
will be remembered that Mr.. PrObaSco declared
that The rods which broke were firmly fastened
10 the truss, and That when the latter length
ened in hot weather it pulled the rods from
their normally vertical position and tended TO
snap them Off At the fastening. Mr.. Martin on
the other hand, said that the rods were hinged
al the truss that with expansion their angle
changed freely and all cross stress was avoided.
According 10 The Engineering News both are
wrong and both right There is hinge joint,
as Mr.. Martin says Because, however, of the
shameful neglect of the bridge management
the hinge did not work and. for reasons which
Mr.. Probasco did not dare confess the result
was rigidity not unlike that which he misrep-
resented natural and proper. THE Engineer
ing News" says:
II Is Furthermore obvious that the strain in
any rod will be substantially a pure tensile
strain only so long as the hinges act perfectly.
Were for example the floor beam hinge TO be-
come partially rigid from oorrosion. the rod
would be subjected TO q bending stress alternat-
ing from right TO left as the truss expanded and
contracted. Now, the facts that the trun-
MONS and their bearings were found to be rusted
so much as TO render il obvious that they must
have operated so hard to bend the rods each
time they swung forward backward in their
pendulumlike vibration. With such alternating
fiexura strains in continuous action il is evil
dent that IL would be only matter OF time
when any rod. however good the material OF
which il was made, would rupture. That sew
eral of the rods did fail with a detailed fracture
judging from the appearance of the breaks
seems 10 lend strong support TO the theory that
the principal cause Of these breaks the fail
ure OF the floor beam hinges to operate perfectly
thus subjecting the rods alternating
fiexural strain In addition To a severe alternat-
ing tensile strain. Had the trunnion bearings
been kept carefully fabricated and free from rust
the danger of the bending stresses mentioned
would have been materially reduced.
So II seems that the bridge engineers took SO
little care OF that structure that they let the