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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
CORNER STONE OF ELMBANK
GERMAN M. E. CHURCH LAID.
Edifice to Cost $1,000 VIII BE Com
pletcd This Year, 1t Was An
nounced at Special Services.

Services incident to laying Of the corner
stone of the new Elmbank German NJ. E.
Church. on Elmbank avenue. between Tay-
lor ana Theresa avenues were held yes
terday afternoon
This church. when completed, will take
the place of the Ebenezer German NJ E.
Church, on Taylor avenue. The former name
was not suitable. and the new edihce was
named after the street upon which 1t is
being built A large number of persons
attended the services.
Several addresses were delivered. one in
English by Doctor G. B. Addicls. presi-
dent of the Central Wesleyan College, at
Warrenton. Mo-. and another in German by
the Reverend D. S. Wahl, pastor of the
Warren Street Methodist Church.
The total cost of The CHURCH, including
tho parsonage. which is attached to it, will
be about sl1.ooo. about 5000 of which has
already been raised by subscription. A
collection was taken at the exercises yes
terday, and over slo0 was added to the
church fund.
The Reverend H. c. jacoby. pastor. says
that the new church will be completed and
all paid for before the first of the year.
Work was started on the fundations about
three weeks ago. 1t is hoped that 1t will
be completed by the first Of October.
The corner stone of the old church, on
laylor avenue. was removed, and has been
placed in the foundations of the new
church.
The following ministers from other
churches attended the services: Doctor G.
b. Addicks, president of the Central Wes-
leyan College at Warrenton, Mo-; the Rev
erend d; S. Wahl. pastor of the Warren
street NJ E. Church: the Reverend W.
Schwfnd. the Reverend. Charles Heidei.
pastor Of the Wash Street NJ E Church:
the Reverend William Schultz; the Rev
erend r. c. Donges, assistant at the Wash
street NJ. E. Church: the Reverend W.
NJ. L. Church: the Reverend n. Schlueter.
pastor of the Gano Avenue Church. and
the Reverend G. W. Reitz.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
BAPTISTS REDEDIcATE -
WATER TOWER CHURCH.
BuiidinE Has Been Renovated and Re.
paired and Heavy Debt Has y
Been Satisfied.

Rededicatory services of the Water Tower
Baptist Church. at Grand and F1orssant
avenues. took place yesterday morning.
The whole building has been renovated.
The interior walls have been frescoed and
decorated. New seats of antique oak have
been provided and all of the interior wood
work built of the same material New gas
light and pulpit fixtures have been put In
place and the floor newly carpeted. The
exterior of the church has been freshly
painted. The improvements cost s1.S00.
The pastor of the church is the Reverend
l. II. Williams, who has occupied that po-
sition since last October.
The church is the outgrowth of q mission
Sunday school, organized in 1855. under the
direction of the Baptist City Mission Board.
The Reverend ]. V. Schofield was the first
pastor. In 1856 the present house of worship
was erected.
The Reverend John Earnest Cook was
called to the pastorate in 1887. and was at
the head OF the church for eleven years,
giving way in 1885 to the Reverend John +,
Herset.
When Mr.. Williams took charge of the
church he found it aboring under heavyf
debt and the building in need of repairs
In February the plan for renovating 1t wes
discussed and adopted. A prominent feature
in yesterday mornings service was ths
burning Of several Cancelled notes.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27

Catholics of st. Louis. and especially those
of the st. John of Nepomuk Parish. are to
pay high honor to Mgr. Joseph Hessoun
upon the occasion of his golden jubilee,
which will be celebrated August l, and 3.
Thirty-nine of the fifty years the Mon
signore has been priest have been spent
as the pastor of the Church of St John of
Nepomuk. Not only the Bohemian Church
of st. Louis, but the Catholic Church of
the whole country has been aided and
strengthened by his efforts.
The celebration will commence on Satur-
day night with a serenade from the school,
yard by the st. Cecilia Choir of the parish
This organization Mgr. Hessoun organized,
and the appreciation of its efforts has been
one of his chief delights.
AT $50 o'clock Sunday morning n deleEa-
ton composed Of two members from each
or the Catholic societies of the parish will
pay their respects to Mgr Hessoun in his
room and present gift from the societies.
II is said that, in addition to this. 81 900 in
gold will be given to the tubilarian as a.
present from the parish as whole.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
WONDERS OF HEAVENS
MAGNIFY GODS GLORY.
The Reverend Doctor Armstrong Fills
the Pulpit at the Delmnr Avenue
baptist Church.

The Reverend Doctor ]. G. Armstrong
editor of the Central Baptist. preached yes
terday morning at the De,mar Avenue Bap-
tist Church on the text, 1.-The heavens de-
clare the glory of God. and the armament
showeth his handiwork." He said. in part:
1t Is not altogether strange that the
Orientals worshiped the heavenly bodies.
Living their simple shepherd lives and wan
dering out beneath the cloudess sky. sleep
ing beneath the moon and stars dwelling
In an atmosphere sensitive to all the lights
and shadows that fall. they came to be-
lieve that IN some way these constant
lights stood for the Supreme Being.
without written revelation and igno-
rant of who and where God is, they fell
down and worshiped before the studded
sky as the altar of Jehovah. And it can
be said that if any form of paganism is
less harmful than others. it is this 1t was
more elevating than the worship of wood
or beasts or of ancestors.
we need not worship the heavens in
order to get lessons from them. All things
above us Were made by Him. and those
who love him will not fail to discover
meaning wherever his footprints or his
hand-touches can be found. Those paint
ings of the morning and of the evening are
ms conceptions OF beauty. and all the min
What do they tell US about God?
There are no material terms which bet
ter express to US Gods greatness. l do
not undertake to indulge in measurements
stagger us with their incomprehensiblity.
When a more perfect telescope is con-
structed, If that time shall come. We shall
find new regions lying beyond our present
view. filled with other expanding systems
Many time yet shall we have to set the
boundaries of creation further out in ample
space Ours is no tribal God. hemmed in a
narrow corner of hostile empires. This is
all his house. and helps us TO understand
the magnitude of his plans and powers
ana then, too, what conception all
this gives us of his eXactness his adherence
to order and plan and purpose and design.
We learn our mathematics and our as
tronomy and our chemistry and our geog-
raphy from what he has been doing. The
astronomer pitches his tent along some
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
SAM JONES ADDRESSES
CHAUTAUQUA AUDIENCE,
His Theme "The Burdens of Life and
What to Do With
Them"

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chautauqua. H., July 26-The Chautauqua
pulpit was filed to-day by the Reverend
Sam Jones. the noted Georgia evangelist
and lecturer. He preached this morning in
the tabernacle on the theme, THE Burdens
of Life and What to DO With Them The
text was from the Psalms OF David: Cast
thy burdens upon the Lord and he will sus-
tain thee. He will never suffer the right
eous to be moved
In part, he said:
1T is a self-evident fact that every human
heart il the world is loaded. 1t Is not the
part of the philosopher to count and ex-
plot his troubles but to classify them. The
philosopher knows there are two kinds of
troubles, the real and the imaginary; the
genuine and the homemade Having con-
sidered them, he sees common sense IS the
cure for the one, and the other he can cast
upon the Lord. God Will take care Of the
real troubles.
THE troubles of imagination come from
so-Called presentment and overtaxed imagi-
nation. The troubles that come of Old
John running away with the buggy and the
children, AND killing them all, when the
the seeing or feeling that your house is on
fire when it isn't; or your husband dead in
q railroad wreck that hasn't happened: or
inaagining that you see the wolf at the door
when it IS only the old tom cat. These
sort of troubles; while they are common to
the human family, ought really to belong
TO the goose family. If every goose in
America had feathers. pillows would be
cEea2
But the real burdens of human life are
enough for US to worry with. The burdens
of guilt conscious guilt, drive men to
despair. and suicide is but the last retreat
OF despair. The burdens Of sorrow ana
For who of US have not made pilgrimage
TO the grave to bury loved one! Then
there are the burdens of anxiety that come
with the sinful life of a drunken father.
acbins WIeGked nst husband; ruined son. How many
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27

Inler: and 1t was known that covetousness
was the master passion of his soul
But how did Jesus regard the gift? He
UNDERSTOOD the woman perfectly He read
the whole secret of her loving heart. He
explained her conduct better even than she
crt,n,s,o cndegstood it herself He replied to the
work upon me- e'''
Jssus saw the beauty of the gift, its i'm
puisifeness the absence of all selfish colcn-
Iation about 1t. the simplicity and naturaI-
ness OF 1t, the womanliness of it. He saw
!, that 1t was an outburst of love, and valued
And this leads us to remark that there
is immortality in such giving. Mary's act
Is immortal for two reasons. One is that it
many mas ,sno.t siie 10 the person of Christ How
privilesys p iesy possess for the opportunity and
henors dt9otnn TO 9hrst in person And yet Christ
tne world more than any devotion to his
person. The word of the Apostle is very
ciear ana helpful as to this: Whatsoever
name of the Lord Jesus
ana then. too; this gift is immortal be-
cause cause OF Its abiding influence. 1t has in
unseitish giving in the name of and for
the Christ. The personal devotion shown
IN IN, Mary,s loving act is the handspring of
Think of Livingstone giving his life for
iI htrEa anu the Africans; of Florence Night
saie anu her work for the soldiers and
prisoners; of Ruskin and Shaftesbury work
ING among the submerged classes in Lon
aon, and trying to make the metropolis a
true city of God Think of Henry Drum
mona and Frances Willard and the heroes
OF social reform who have given their lives
70 the service of their fellow-men, be-
cause they first gave their lives TO Christ
Inese are but the starred names in the
great army of men and women which has
6een animated by the spirit of Mary of
Bethany And did not the odor of the
-tntc Lr,tr
the influence OF that graceful and beautiful
token of woman's love and woman's sacrf-
nee made the whole world better The
worlG" AZ '''e
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
SAMUEL AS ATYPE
WORTHY OF IMITATION.
HelfEion Wns Not Only Part, but
the Chief Part of His
Life.

The Reverend Doctor r. l. c. Carleton
preached yesterday morning at the Lafay-
cite Park Baptist Church on Samuel.
Right With Man and God" He said in
part:
There is a striking example of high at
tainment and noble achievement. Samuel
had the rarest qualities and showed the
possibilities of manly. godly man. He
was born in answer to prayer then given
to God and reared in his temple.
Thus developed and equipped he is given
back to Jehovah to a helpful and uplifting
srevice of his fellow-men. He had kind
heart and proper consideration for the feel
fngs and rights of others. He delivers the
sad, fatal message of God to old Eli in a
most delicate way. He shows no envy nor
denial. in dealing with Saul, whom the un-
grateful people had put in his place.
His PUBLIC administration of justice was
marvel of wisdom and fairness. Then.
with brotherly sympathy, he helped the
nultitudes in their daily troubles. In all
this public and private service he had not
science. but the universal and open testi-
mony of the people to his integrity The
burial. and their sincere lamentation, show
that he was man among men; and that
his practical and sympathetic service had
Won their love and esteem.
"A man of God need not be-must not
be-a cloistered recluse. He ought to
touch the, troubled. needy world with a
thneis anu pIdCuCdl sS!Nice sodIIuel pc
culiar heavenly endowment did not dis
qualify him for a true earthly living Cod
illness does not make a fool of man, and
spoii him for business. 1t fits him better
man any other quality for every good
work. The man who truly takes God and
godiiness into his business has guaranty
nor both combined, can secure Samuel was
a model business man. His death was
iamented by all Israel. whom he had
served.
Such was the life of Samuel as it touched
man and dealt with the earth 1t would
have been wonderful life If IL had stopped
here. But there was another side; he was
a man of God a godly man. He had con-
tinual dealings with God and was right
with him. as he was with his fellow-men.
And here is the explanation of this noble
life, SO manly, so useful and SO blameless
In its earthly relations. He was a man al
his best. with heavenly and earthly WIS.,
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27

longs far beyond the time of the celebrant' 9
fast, and the heavy robes and added du-
ties which its character requires will be
fatisuing. For this reason Bishop Glennon
has decided not to preach the sermon.
The Reverend Father P. W. Talon. pas
tor of the Holy Name Church. will be the
speaker.
The music is in charge of the Reverend
Father Lemkes of Manchester. and the
gan will be played by the Reverend Father
the Sacred Heart.
The great company of priests will more
than half fill the comparatively small seat
ing capacity Of the Old Cathedral. The mid
die section of pews has been reserved for
the officers of the local Catholic organiza-
tions. and the persons who helped to pro-
mote the service which will take place in
the evening in Music Hall.
To the Music Hall service 1t has been de-
cded to admit men only. The most promi-
nent persons Of the city. with all the Off
GERS. and the pastors of the Protestant
churches Will be invited to this service.
The music is in charge of Professor A.
c: Elmer. organist OF the Church of st.
Vincent de Paul. a great choir will sing.
Two rehearsals have taken place, one last
night and one Saturday afternoon. Both
have been well attended. and this part of
the programme will be a feature of the oc-
Casion.
1t is the wish of Bishop Glennon and of
the Catholic laity that all business houses
be decorated in the papal colors on the day
of mourning.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27

At 10 o'clock the same morning solemn
high mass will be celebrated in the church.
The officers have not yet been chosen. The
sermon will be preached by the Reverend
Father Joseph Koudelka of st. Mchael's
Church. Cleveland, o.
After the mass the members of the mems
societies will march through the parish.
\ dinner to the clergy will be served and
at $50 o'clock a vesper service will be held.
Sunday night there will be an entertain
ment in the school hall by the members of
the school.
The celebration will be finished with a
solemn, high mass at O'Clock Monday
rlCln.ns.
In addition to the local clergy, more than
800 outside priests have been invited to at
tend. and many of them have accepted.
The parish of St. John of Nepomuk had
been established but eleven years and was
in a weak struggling condition when Mgr.
Hessoun was called to its head. He came
direct from Bohemia. at the request Of
Archbishop ke?rick.
The Catholic Church now has magnifi-
cent building for Bohemans at Eleventh
and Soulard strets and another, St. Wen
ceslaus, at No. 1884 Oregon avenue.
Mgr. Hessoun received his title at the
same time Mgr. William Walsh and Mgr.
Henry Muchlsiepen were honored by Rome
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
Shot Him.e1f I'm the stomach.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Warrensburg. Mo-, July 26.-Charles Ward,
% years old accidentally shot himself to-
day at Klondyke, village in the northeast
part of the county. He put loaded Ss-cal-
iber revolver in his pocket and started en-
discharged in some manner, the bullet pass
ing through his stomach. He cannot re-
cover.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-27
WONDERS OF HEAVENS The Reverend
MAGNIFY GODS GLORY. &c. Armstrong
RICHES OF GODS GRACE THE The Reverend
SAME THROUGH CENTURIES. A. W'claxton
POINTED EXTRACTS FROM SERMONS
IN ST. LOUIS SUNDAY PULPITS

I'VE worship the heavens
his foundThe
that thsing
The W.
place Of
A of God need
and
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-09-11
Our Stock Is Larger
AND MoRE
Up T0-Date
We handle Hart Schaffner & Marx
Mems Clothing and Overcoats and
2Oth Century Boys Clothing and
OyercOats. Two Of the best makes
in the world. The only real new
Up To-Date stock Of Clothing in
the City. g 8 = =
Pay Up. Avoid Costs.

f o. w. Kerr. manager Of the North
Dakota Collection Agency Of Fargo.
North Dakota, spent last week in thia
city collecting the claims Of the dc.
funct Farmers Mutual Hail and Cy.
clone Insurance association Of Water,
town, South Dakots.
This compsnyWas organized In 1896
and was plsced In The hands Of 9 re-
ceiver IN 1900. Morris 81 Kelley o1
this city being appointed receiver In
July 1900 one hundred twenty-five
suits were brought In Justice Jones
court, G. N. Harris Of this city sp.
pearing for the receiver. The cases
were fought by local attorneys and
Judgment was rendered for the com
pany in Ill cases that were not settled.
About two thirds Of the cases were set
tied before judgement.
Mr. Kerr has kept the sheritf's office
busy levying executions on the balance
Of the judgements taken. We are told
that where an assessment was origin
ally SIS 90. the claim has now grown
until IL amounts to three times that
sum, which would indicate that law
suits are IN expensive luxury.
There has been q great deal OF discus
sion all over the state as to whether or
not the members of this company are
liable for these assessments. Cases
have been tried in the circuit court in
Roberts county and also in the circuit
court in Brown county, and JUDGMENT
was taken for the company. There
were also some cases tried In the circuit
court in Sphinx, Minnehaha and Lincoln
counties before Judges Campbell, Jones
and Smith and the courts have held
with the company in Ill Of the cases.
Moral Beware Of Travelling Insur-
ance gr8fters. grocerymen, peddlers,
etc. and patronize home industry and
do business with men you know, and!
when you get mixed mp In one Of these
concerns pay your money and take your
medicine as there is no money in law
suits only for attorneys, a Aberdeen
Democrat
: Several hundred Sphinx county farm
ers were members Of this company. A
large number of suits were brought IN
1900 and several more recently. Attor.
ney Bruell Of this city and G. N. Harris
Of Aberdeen representing the receiver
and Sterling & CLARK the defense. The
circuit court Of this district having held
that the members were liable nearly all
of them hsye settled, not however until
about one hundred suits were brought
and several hundreds Of dollars cost
made.
Lawsuits and fake mutual hail insur-
snce are luxnries indeed. Redfeld
Journal Observer. 4. 5s.i
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-09-11
General Kings Islander.

General Charles King. the brilliant
writerof western fiction. made stupid
and foolish asseift don when he intimatsd
that the eastern soldiers, that 10 sol
diers from the original thirteen states.
arc not s match for western soldiers.
and II reports arc true. hs intimated
that the courage Of The eastern soldier
may be questioned. OF conrse 8 man
like King who never fought anything
but scattered bands Of Indians and saw
II few skirmishes in the Philippines.
has no more knowledge Of . genuine war
than the average soldier Of the frontier
garrison. Had King bean q Gaines
Mill. Savage Station OF Malvern Hill.
the Second Bull Run or Cedar Noun.
tain. Antietam. Gettysburg, Fredricks-
burg, the Wilderness OF the Bloody
Angle, OF at the second Cold Harbor.
whore some $4,000 eastern soldiers
found rebel bullets in . little over thir-
II minutes. charging rife pits and Less
artillery, he would have seem some real
war. besides there was . fair degree Of
fighting around Petersburg, but King
saw none Of il. He don't know what
war is He stupidity tries to make the
world record 81 lie. No finer body Of
men ever fought and died than the
Army Of the Potomac, and II has re.
mained for Captain. General King. a
bantling Of the frontier army posts and
suffers stores. TO rise up and question
the courage Of one Of the grandest and
braves. armies that man ever command.
ed. and that army was In the main
composed Of eastern men. We have
reason to doubt the courage Of . man
who. in the face Of history, will give
voicefo such an outrageous Islander q
that which King u charged with.
We have seen no denial Of Kings
,cowardly charge and have reason to be-
lieve he made Il boastingly.
Az the opening Of the civil war the
western soldier had some advantage over
his eastern brother from the very nature
Of his daily life and surroundings, hut
the western man was Of the same blood
q his eastern brother. and In due time
the armies of the east and west became
veterans, men who when occasion de-
manded charged into hell time after
time and never dinched. Every man
who faced the terrible and useless
slaughter ct Fredericksburg know It
vas certain death TO advance on Marye
heights. but he went and kept on going
until 12,0Oc had been slain. and the
bloody slope was covered with the dead.
more dead than there was living In the
last charge over the dead bodies and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-09-11
King questions the bravery Of such
men. The eastern colder Of today is
no less brave than his brother Of forty.
years ago.
All Kinds Of Fakes.

n D q b III y
Canton must have reputation
abroad for being easy. dead easy. for
every kind Of unfortunate. unless It ID
the blind. hes been around begging in
the past two weeks. First came Z
couple Of young women. short legged
or long heeled hard 70 tell which.
Then came . man with : spine ont Of
shape disjointed or splioed something
doubled him up In the copper mines d
Minnesota where no coppsr's found.
Then came : man without feet. We
don't believe hs cut his feet Of to 60
begging. like the fellow who blisteri
his arm. but he finds . very easy way
to earn . living. like the short legged
Las. who said help . girl when she's
down. There was nothing down about
the girls. They have just Required
cheek and gall like the men and are
using crutches to help their short ex.
tremities. Then big tall bewhiskered
man cam around. He had crutches g
all have crutches "a cripple without q
crutch wouldn't do-a crutch is the
open sesame to the pocketbook. The
big tall man with crutches must have
been 8 short stop In his younger days
from the way he went up stairs in the
Miller block in quest Of nickles An
armless and legless combination is due
soon. Some are deserving, others are
not, and life's to short to investigate.
The macedonian cry Of help the girl
when she's down" is q winner, 3 dead
easy winner, especially when she puts
her machine poetry under your nose.
Help the girl that's down is e beautiful
sentiment but it is not in the same class
with the unfortunate girl who is voice
lees and whose ears burn not when
naughty men say mean things about
her she is sure winner when shes
handsome. Just think Of man saying
Ill manner Of nice things about the
sweet faced. angelic form and lovely
feet Of the charmer and she hears not,
while her bosom hesves like the rest
less wave and powder and paint con-
ceals : blush, and the naughty man
Gays lots Of other things about the girl
who speaks not and heareth not the
dulcet tones when someone told her her
..pet,icoat was coming on The deaf
and dumb girl was the finest fake that
ever fooled . lot Of embryonal mashers,
who will justgo crazy II . real deaf and
dumb gill comes along. $5s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-09-11

When in need Of prompt drsy SER
vice-delivery OF by contract work
telephone 1923. and your wants will be
attended to at once.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-09-11

II have q team Of good work horse
for sale. g. Tom COLLINS.