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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind. Sept 24--The Upton
Tigers and the Kokomo Wildcats played
football here tonight under electric lights
at the Athletic Park. 1t was a hard-fought
contest. Kokomo won, 10 TO 6. IL is now
horse-aad-horse with Upton and Kokomo.
The deciding game OF the series will be
played on neutral grounds at Elwood next
week
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DUFFY VIII Manage the phiIIies.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-Hugh Duffy,
at present manager of the Milwaukee Base
ball Club. to-day signed n contract to man
age the Philadelphia National League team
next year in place of Charles thinner, who
had charge of the team during the present
season.
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NAL will have no football team this year.
The prime cause is the failure Of Captain
Wade TO return to school. The few men
who turned out at first say they will not
do so again. All were noviceS, and now
Manager Lewis announces his resignation
because he will be an assistant I'm the de-
partment of biology and will not have time
for fOnfhall
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Totals 81 10 q IL 1
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. Sept. 2.-Henry
Killeiea. owner of the Boston American
League baseball team. to-day declared off
the series of post-season games between
Boston and the Pittsburg team of the Ma
tiOnal League
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Runs-C0ughlin. kittridge Flick, Bay (2).
Bradley ca. Iajoie CD. Thoney Abbott.
Gochnaur- Earned runs-washington ?;
Cleveland, 3, Two-base hits-Coughlan, Me-
CormIck. Abbott, Thoney, Lajoie Bradley
O.. Three-base hits--Orth, Bay, Bradley.
Abbott Lajoie. Home run-Bradley Stolen
base-Thoney. Sacrifice hit-Bay. Double
play-Donohue. Gochnaur. Abbott and La
joie. Bases on balls.-Off Orth, 3. Struck
out-By Ortiz. 4. by Donohue, T. Left on
4: Cleveland 5 Passed
ball-kittredge. Time-i:3o Umpire-Con-
molly. Attendance-1,l5l
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TOLEDO. o.. Sept. killarney Oldfield
attempted to break the existing record on
a half-mile track here this afternoon. but
owing TO the darkness and the unsatisfac-
tory working OF his machine. the time was
slow. Oidfield went the first half I'm 44i,
seconds and the mile in 100. this being his
best mark OF the afternoon. He continued
five miles, but the time was slower i'm each
of the remaining four.
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Entries for Golf champ,on.hip.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24-The entries for
the National Womsn's Amateur champion
ship golf competition. 10 be played on the
links OF the Chicago Golf Club. Wheaton.
H.. from Sept. - TO Oct. 8. were given
out to-day by Secretary Marturin Baltou.
of the United States Golf Association. the
list containing the names OF neither Mrs.
Stout. formerly Miss Geneyievc Hecker.
national woman champion I'm 1871 and 1900.
nor Mrs. +. \: Manice, metropolitan W0man
champion in 1907.
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Runs-Bealmont. Leach. Van Haltren,
Babb t2), Lauder (2), Gilbert, Warner. Two
base hits-Curtis, Bresnahan. Sacrifice hit
Lauder. Stolen bases-Beaumont, Sebring
90. Wagner, Van Haltren. Babb, Gilbert.
Double plays-Sebring and Bransfield: Bres-
nahan and McGann; Bresnahan and Gilbert
Bases on balls-On Scanlon. S; off Ames. g.
Struck out-By Scanlon. s: by Ames =
Time--2:15 Umpires-Johnstone and Emslie
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sunday Game ut Brighton Beach.

There will be a double-header Sunday
afternoon at Brighton Beach. The first
game will be between the Peoples Out
fitting Company team and the A. B. c.
team, and the second will be between the
Indianapolis Reserves and Duesseldorfers.
The first game will be called at 1870.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN. Ind. Sept. 24-Goshen again
defeated the Columbia City team to-day by
"A score OF to I. 1T was pitchers battle
between Pulse for Goshen and Wagner for
the Reds.
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Burdette, Hydrange. Merry Moments. Gay liz
| zette. Gamestress. Wistaria. Blytheness. H.
Sixth-Seling. mile and one-sxteenth:
Caviar. ia; MeisterSinger, Highlander, Ethics,
I fssherin. McMeekin. los: Conundrum, 100: st.
i Sever. Lady Potentate, Mollie Payton. los: Man
l o. War. f9: Boutonniere. 81: ROYAL Pirate, 90:
orr Nugget. 81: Lenarka. Court Maid
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ALEXANDRIA. Ind. Sept. A.-The Fair
mount and Alexandria High School football
teams will play here Saturday afternoon.
This is the first opportunity the teams have
had to meet, and both have good records.
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. A--Chlcago and
Philadelphia played two games to-day, the
locals winning both. Eleven innings were
required TO decide the first game and the
second was called In the first half OF the
sixth inning owing to darkness. Attend
ance 4 466 Score first game:
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Eddie Stern. the Nobesvile boxer. writes
that he is willing TO give Battling Nelson
return match. He stipulates. however
that the match must not take place inside
of two months, his hand was broken
in the first round OF the last battle. Stern
saws that he will sign articles and post
forfeit at any time Nelson Is ready
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Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
PARIS, H., Sept. A.-Green's Nebraska
Indians defeated the Paris ball team this
afternoon, the score being IL to 1. Easton,
Of the Indiana State League, pitched for
Paris.
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Runs-Donlin Beckley, Doyle. Earned
runs-Cincinnati, 1; Brooklyn, l. Two-base
lin Stolen bases-Strang, Sheckard, Dobbs,
DOYLE. PeitZ. Double play-Jacklitsch to
Dahlen. Bases on balls-Off Garvin g. off
Hahn. 2 Left on bases1Cineinnad 10:
Garvin, g. Sacrifice hits--De Almond, Hahn.
Time hours. Umpire-Hurst-
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National League Standing.
National League Games TO-Ds
No games scheduled.

CINCINNATI, Sept. "a. - Cincinnati
cinched fourth place to-day by winning out
in the ninth on Donlin's double and Dolan's
single. The game was pitchers battle
between Hahn and Gervin, the former hav-
ing a little the best of the argument. At
+andanoa
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Shamrock L Sold.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2f-The first Upton
Americas cup challenger, Shamrock /. is
reported to have been sold TO George D.
Pima, of this city. who will probably con-
vert the yacht into a schooner for cruis-
ing The purchase price was not made
public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25

CHICAGO, Sept 2i.-Chicago defeated
Boston to-day in a featureless game. The
visitors made all the hits for extra bases,
but they amounted to but little against the
base stealing and singles hit at the right
time by the locals. Attendance LOO. Score
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Bradley Made Five Hits.

WASHINGTON. Sept "a. Cleveland
slugged the ball hard throughout to-day's
game and won easily. Bradley had a re-
markable day at the bat. getting a single
two doubles. a triple and a home run ont
Of five times at bat. Score:
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SECOND GAME.

Runs-Cohroy. Fultz, Keller CD. Elberfeld
ca. Williams. CANCEL Heidrick Anderson
t21, Wallace CD. Sudhofr. Left on bases
New York, s: st. Louis. s. Two-base hit
Elberfeld. Three-base hits-Williams Gam
gel Sacrifice hits-Conroy. Bowcock Keel
er, HILL Bases on balls-Off Sudhoff, /: off
Putnam. 1. Struck out-By Putnam, 8: bv
Sudhoff, 3. Passed ball-Beville Time-1:45
Umpire-Sheri5an. Attendance-3,935.
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Huns-i)oaEherty Cd. O'Brien ca. c.
6fahl CD ]. Stahl Gibson, Barrett, Lush.
Two-base hits-Freeman, Parent Stolen
bases-lStchanee, Parent. Crawford. Double
play-Gifson TO Parent 10 Lachance. Bases
on ealis-On Gibson. q. on Kissinger 2
H0 by gitched baIl-By Kissinger. Gibson
0vuck eutr-By Gibson. .; BY Kissinger, l.
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SECOND GAME.

Runs-Holmes, Callahan, Green, Tame
HILL Flaherty Hartsel CD. Pickering, Muir
ply. NJ. Cross, Powers, Fairbanks. Two
base hits-Green. F1aherty. Murphy ca.
Three-b base hit-Pickering. Home run-Hart-
sell Stolen bases-Csreen. F1aherty Hart
sci. Left on bases-Chicago. s; Philadelphia,
T. Bases on balls-On Fairbanks, 2; off
Flaherty, 2. Hit by pitched ball-Davis
Struck out-By Flaherty, 4; by Fairbanks.
A. Wild pitch-Flaherty. Time-1:25. I'm
s,ire- Adams
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FAR FROM HIS RECORD
MAJOR DELMAR MADE POOR At
TEMPT TO LOWER HIS MARK.
L. l.. Smathers Purchased the Great
Trotter for $4OyOOO-Direct View
and Daphne Direct Beaten.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2i.-At the Empire
City track to-day Major Delmar tried to
lower his record of 2:O04, and went the mile
in 2:O5. Prior to his trial it was announced
that he had been bought for $4,000 by f. E.
Smathers.
The regular programme was a strong one.
In the 2:15 trot Direct View sold for s25 and
the field at the same price. Annie Little
won both heats easily. For the 2:l5 pace
Daphne Direct was the choice, and again
the talent was wrong, as Little Fred beat
the favorite out in straight heats. In the
2:30 trot Leonata was the choice, but in a
close race was defeated by Leonora after
the first heat. In the Eli pace Annie NJ,
at 10 to Z, was an easy winner. Summaries:
230 Trot; purse, $500:
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Both Pitcher. Were Wild.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 24.-Few hits were
made because both pitchers were so wild the
batsmen had little chance. Attendance 2652.
Score.
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REDS In FOURTH PLACE
CINCHED THAT POSITION BY DE-
FEATING BROOKLYN.
Won a Pitchers Battle i'm Ninth Inn
ing-New York Turned Tables on
Pttsburg-ChicagO Won.

Chicago. Z: Boston. 4...............1,2OO
Cincinnati. 2; Brooklyn, 1................1.3 O5
New York, z; Pittsburg, 2.................2,6o2
st. Louis-Ph delphia-Postponed.
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Special, to beat 2:40 trotting: Jack Car
isle b. e., by John G.. Carlisle (Critch-
field, won. Time, 2:2S1
Special. to beat 2:20 pacing: Queen Point
er. b. M, by Star Pointer Jones), lost.
Time, 2:224.
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BOSTON, Sept. 24.-Boston won by hit
ting Kissinger and taking advantage OF
)efroit'S err0rs Score.
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Passed ball-Farrell . Time-1:50. I'M
pire-OLoughlin. Attendance-2,10t
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two out when the winning run was scored.
Score by innings:
Chicago .0 o 900 O-3
Philadelphia 20 o 0 2 0 0 0 IA
Runs-Callahan, SIattery, Patterson, Hart
sci CD. Davis, l.. Cross TwO-base hits
Murphy. NJ Cross Three-base hit-Patter-
son. Home rum. Cross. Sacrifice hits
Pickering. Green. Stolen bases-Davis,
Seyhold. NJ. Cross CD. Pickering. Callahan.
Double play-Tannehill and Isbell. Left
on base5-Chicago. 6: Philadelphia, Is. Bases
on balis-On Patterson, Z; off Plank. 2. Hit
by pitched ball-Isbcll. Struck cut-By Pat
terson 8: by Plank. S. Passed ball-Powers.
Tfme-2:20. Umpire-Adams.
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Runs-Conroy. Keller (3), Elberfeld, Can
eel. Brrkett. Petty Left on bases-New
York. 6; st. Louis, s. Two-base hit-Ganzel.
Three-base hit-Pelty. Stolen bases-Con-
roy Keller CD. EIberfeld. Davis. Sacrifice
hit-Davis. Double Plays-Bowcock to An
derson. Wallace TO Bowcock to Anderson;
Beville to Camel; Elberfeld to Williams TO
Camel. Bases on balls-On Petty, A.; of
Chesbro, 2. First base on errors-New
York. , Struck out-By Chesbro 4: by
Petty. Passed balI-Shannon. Time-1:35
Umpire-Sheridan.
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a 70 out "heh tle "IIIiIIls run was Soulful
Score bv innings:
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Leonora, b. m, by Mondocino (Mc-
Quaiop ...--......:.. .---...'''--'S
Leonata. br. m. (Thompson). ..........1 3 4
Del Greggor, b. m. CMaloney) .........2 z
Biker, CHI. g. (Morton) ....................4 3
Majestic, b. g. (McCaffery). .............5 BRO
Delgola, CHI. m. (Walker). .....-.........6 DIR
Miss Hibbord, CHI. m (F'leming). 1890. Dis
Northland Carolin, b. m. (GilberD. IBIS
Miss James, b.. m. (Snitz). Ibis
Time-2:15s4, PISA, 2:19.
2:11 Pace, purse $500:
Annie NJ, blk. M, by Gambriel Ooble)..1
Piccolo, b. m. (Corry). ....................2
Tommy Wilton, b. h. Davis) ............3 3
Hale B., b. g. (Richardson). ..-.-......-.4 8
Hero Alcyoner, br. &. (Halsted. .........6
Lucre, b. h. DUNN. .....-.................5 D
Time-2:11A, 2:14A.
Special against time to beat 2:00l4-AIajor
Delmar. Time by quarters-:3OA, :5Sa,
1:29s4, 2o5.
2:15 Pace. purse $500:
Little Fred, CHI. e., breeding untraced
CWortendyke) 1 1
Daphne Direct. blk m. Owalker). 2
y. o. s., oh. e. (Wilson). ...............A, ;
Glover, b. e. (CoateS). Observation-Disclosures. D
Il. S. Dillon, CHI. &. Ooble). s
Sultana, br. m. (Ryan). Observation-Disclosures. 8
Cinder Alcyoner. b. &. CHalsted). s Z
Sloppy Weather. b. m. (Ware). .........0 >
Warren B., b. g (Van Houten) $1,000. IL DIR
Time-2:091k, 2:11h.
PIG Trot. purse $500:
Annie Little, br. M. by III. NJ. Little
lFleming) ..........................
MilaTd y Sanders b. & SMerrifield
Dark Secret b. m. Davis. ...............4 3
Sonata, b. m. (Kenny). ....................5 5
Wild Wind, br. h. pray. eds
Time-2:1219, 2:l21z.
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Eleven innings Required 10 Decide
First Gai,e-Sew York Invaders
Won Tive Characterization Won.
League standing.


xDstrotk at Boston.
ST. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Washington
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NEW YORK WON TWO.
st. Louis Did Not Give Invaders Much
-of an Armament

NEW YORK. Sept. Anew York won
both games to-day. Score first game:
The independent., 1903-12-03
A Hot Roast

Editor Independent: There is some
patriotism left in old Rhode Island
yet but the remainder of this eastern
Yankee country seems to have gone
hell-bent for plutOcracy and imperial
ism except the Tammany tiger.
Every time the republicans think
they have the old beast killed and
buried, out he jumps from some thick
ct in the tenderloin district, lashes
himself with his tail and growls fierc-
er than ever.
The main push with the whole SUBJ
sidized press of this eastern section
lies in educating the farmers and Ia
boring men up to believing that the
more taxes they have to pay the more
money they will have left. e
What this country needs is more
newspapers and magazines that Will
print smaller number OF detailed ac-
counts OF sensational murders, sui
cides. divorce snits, and lynching par
ties, and more, truth about what Is
going on in evary Legislative assembly
| from the smallest town board Of audit
up to the capital at Washington.
Our streets and places of amusement
are continually filled with wild med
| ley of 'rag-time coon songs" sky
rocket skIrt-dances. and weird col
lege yells." but glorIoua old Hail Co
lumbia and the Star Spangled Banner
are as silent as Bartholdi'a statue oi
liberty on a dark night after the cleo
ltrlc torch waa extlnEuished.
Unless there Is sweeping ehangs
made IN every department Of our gov
ernment Within q few years we shal
soon degenerate into n nation of half
wltted imbecilcs. Ignorant slaves. dig
nlled flunkeys, aud hrazen-faced ~
rants. A, l.. HFMENwAY.
Dc Kalh Junction. N, Y.
The independent., 1903-12-03
Death Of the Church

Cincinnati, O., Nov. .9.-"The Life
of Religion the Death of the Church. !"
This morning at the Vine Street Con-
gregational church, the pastor, Her
bert S. Bigelow, discussed. under this
title, the question as to whether in
the progressive society of the future,
there would be any need of the church.
MIR. Bigelow said in part:
There will be no policemen in heav-
en-, and no churches. Both. institutions
are born of the imperfections OF So
ciety, and must disappear together.
The independent., 1903-12-03

IHeTe WAS d ulhH, pIOpHCtic cOui,
named John, who dreamed dream;
saw vision of the heavenly city. In
the twenty-first chapter OF Revelation
we read that, at least, in two respects,
this was most remarkable vision.
First as to the location of this city.
1t was not in the clouds. !. 1t was on
the earth. He did not see people as
cenulng to heaven. He saw heaven
descending to the people.
"And l. John, saw the holy city
coming down from God out of
heaven
He did not see the people going up
to dwell with God. He saw God COM
ing down to dwell with them.
1.-The kingdom of God is within
you" said the Nazarene. 1t is the
work of evolution to bring it out.
Divided by selfishness and blinded by
ignorance though we be, we are heirs
of the kingdom, and the love and
truth we already have need but to be
unfolded to make heaven here. The
divine thing about man Is his capacity
for progress The germ OF all millen-
fums Is in him. The theOlOgians in
vented the doctrine of salvation by
miraculous intervention But out OF
the wreck of that old theology rises a
nObler doctrine, the doctrine OF saliva
tion by liberty. Just here is the point
of contact between religion and po-
Iitical economy. IL we believe that
humanity is instinct with the divine,
that man is God in the making, then
it is our duty to provide freedom,
economic as well as political, in order
that there may be no unnecessary and
artificial distractions to his develop
ment.
Another remarkable thing about
this heavenly city, as seen by John,
was the absence Of any church. And
1 saw no temple therein" Society
is to be redeemed and earth made
heavenly. not by the building of cost
iy churches and the nursing of religi-
GUS institutions. but by the diffusion
of the spirit of true religion through
the mass. This is bold thought. we
think of the multiplication of church
es and the growth of organized reiig'
ious activity as signs OF progress. IL
a measure, this is true. Yet there Il
also truth in the paradox which was
suggested by Johns churchless heay
en-. A progressing society means
vanishing church. ~4
Does not history bear out thu
prophecy? The priests used to b
our doctors. Dowie aud some otheri
still practice medicine by divine
right. but for the most part. th'
church has dropped that function
Education used TO be monopoiized b.
the church. The state ls taking owe
that function. AS a public educator
the prerogatlyes Of the pulpit hav'
been usurped by the press. Once
even the matter of civil Fovernmen
was largely directed by tho church
As a moral power. the church ha
many competitors today.
In the beginning. the church wa
evorytaln& In the end. II viii b
nothing. The church Ia 10 die that TN
world may be- saved.
In the recent election In Ohio. Oh
church waa successfully appealed te
10 defeat an amendment which hai
for its object the removal az n con
siltutloual obstruction to reform u
taxation. The argument was tha
uomc future legislature mighs pu
The independent., 1903-12-03

At last there Is a scientific way to cure your
self of any kidney, bladder or rheumatic disease
in a very short time in your own home and with :
out the ex pense Of doctors, drugs or surgeons.
The credit belongs to DR.. Edwin Turnock, a
noted French-American physician and scientist
who has made II e-long study OF these diseases
and is now in sole possession of certain ingre-
dients which have all along been needed and
without which cures were impossible. The doc
tor seems justified In his strong statements as
the treatment has been thoroughly investigated
besides being tried in hospitals, sanitarinms,
etc. and has been found tobe all that Is claimed
for 1t. 1t contains nothing harmful but never
theless authorities say II will positively cure
Brights disease, diabetes, dropsy, gravel, weak
back. stone IN the bladder. bleased bladder, IRE
quent desire.to urinate, albumenaria, sugar IN
the urine, pains In the back legs, sides and over
the kidneys, swelling oil the feet and ankles, re-
tention OF urine scalding. getting up nights,
pain IN the bladder, wetiing the bed and such
rheumatic affections as chronic, muscular or
iunnmmAtory rheumatism, scintfca, rheumatic
The independent., 1903-12-03


church property on the tax duplicate.
The financial interests of the institu-
tion were placed above society's lib
erty to make progress. The church
lost that opportunity te, die fe: the
world.
1t is often said that If the church
would take bold stand on the right
side OF the great struggle tnat Is now
being 'waged between popular liberty
and the power of monopoly, 1t would
fill its pews and make itself strong
with the multitude. This is not true.
The most successful churches. from
the institutional point Of view, are
the churches where monopoly wor-
ship or those where superstition runs
high. The more rational and con-
crete and courageous the preaching,
the weaker the church.
Many preachers feel that the real
battle OF Christianity is being waged,
not in their decorous pulpits, but down
in the street where the love of free
dom is contending against the might
of wealth for civilization where
there shall be more justice and more
hope. Oftentimes, their hearts long
for the freedom to throw themselves
into the glorious contest. But to do
SO would mean the alienation OF many
supporters. It would mean, for
time, at least, vacant pews and q de-
pleted treasury. These preachers are
not takers of bribes. But they have
been trained to feel that they must
hold the organization intact, and keep
peace, and raise the mortgage ana
add to the membership-for these are
the signs by which their professional
brethren Judge of their success or
failure. Thus 1t Is that the preacher
hesitates to take the plunge and pro-
claim from his pulpit those truths
| which wealth frowns upon and the
multitude is afraid Of, but which men
must be taught IL society Is to go
/ forward.
/ 1t Is an opinion Of mine, from
which many undetermined men will
dissent. that we have, in the pulpits
Of today many gifted preachers, but
few prophets. The church does not
4 strike the deepest cords of modern
4 life. The mighty hopes which arf
beginning to stir In the hearts o.
men are not inspired by pulpit elo
quence. 1t Is not to the hosts tha
burn incense in the temple, but to
few humble men in the street, tha
the evangel of our day has come, pro
claiming to the weary and heavy-lad
en- glad tidings of great joy.
| To those who sit in the darkness
light is breaking; the light is tn
dawn of wonderful faith; q faitl
that humanity is gathering strength
| for a mighty forward impulse; ant
that after the impending storm i
past, the rose OF equality will bloom
and blossom on the deserts ant
plague-spots of earth; and the har
vest songs of brave men, and the lul
labys of free women and the laughte
of welcome children will mingle In
new wondrous anthem OF praise 7
the God of Liberty and Truth. Is thi
gospel proclaimed from our pulpits
How much more glorious 1t Is T.
preach the truth. than to build
church!