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comes to man. No man is saved by faith,
but through faith. The wonderful grace
of God is the fountain source of a right
eous life. and faith is the aQueduct
Through which man receives .he gift
The Mississippi River has abundant
water to supply the population of cities
along it's source, but pipes must be laid
80 that it can be carried to the homes to
meet the practical needs of life The grace
OF God, abundant and wonderful though 1t
Is. only blesses and satisfies those who
open their hearts to receive and appro-
pirate IL unto themselves. God provides
and OFFERS !: for man to reach forth the
hand of faith and accept.
THE very simplicity of this plan may
cause many TO stumble. and yet every
sane business mani acts on this plain, sim
pie basis every day. II You possess a
present it at the bank when it is payable
and receive your money You have been
exercising the faculties of life in work of
ward. The same God who provides you
with the activities of physical and mental
. life also says. Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved. and God
God would not give unto one man the
ability to believe and withhold the same
from another. This would be showing
Partially, and God is no respectcr of per-
sc .!sor,o ,..o .,,.o
not receive something for nothing and
Set cidt Is W7tdt tilouSdnOs are trying TO
do: Men want TO invest their dollars to
bring a quick return and a large per cent
What the multitudes of ungodly lives
need to learn is submission to the King
OF Kings. Were 1t not for the power Of
death. over which man has no control. the
rebelltous heart of proud man would soon
forget the Lord of Life. But this is the
messenger God is continually sending in
TO our midst to recall the. life that he
gave and thus remind the living that he
Is the God who reigns with full unlimited
power. God does not reign as a tyrant-
nut those who rebel when they know the
their own folly.
We must understand that faith is not
passive. dormant quality. No man can
rave faith in Jesus Christ without doing
Inc WORKS OF Goo The challenge made by
Paui. show me faith without works has
never been accepted. It would be attempt
ang the impossible No man possesses q
saving Christian faith who practices the
S woras OF darkness The man who con-
ms confession is not the words of a lie by
in his life. '7''''''
God 1,[ cr faith al we cash the promises of
we use the saved life in service for Jesus
snr1st and his kingdom. 1t is just as i'm
rossible to DO works without faith as to
po ..sS Iaith without good works.
rom her stupor and realize the absolute
ruth that faith without works is dead
!, an were dong their fill duty the king
n nSth would hasten speedily. About one
ing and the larger part are in idleness
200 speed the day when every soldier of
IN. ne. cross shall be true to the great Can.
,ai,. OIL our salvation, SO that the united
5aD9fs OF E.;ristendom may be blessed Of
ZOO IN pulling down the stronghold; of sin
s slid EVIL and building up the eternal kim.
eo1i oi righteousness and peace"
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by the same great nerves, the sympathetic and
Pneumogastric
In another way, also, the heart Is affected by
the form Of poor digestion, which causes gas
and fermentation from half digested food
There is feeling of oppression and heayiness in
the chest caused by pressure Of the disten(ed
stomach on the heart and lungs, interfering with
their action; hence arises palpitation and short
breath.
Poor digestion also poisons the blood, making
it thin and watery, which irritates and weakens
the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart trouble
is to improve the digestion and to insure the
prompt assimilation of food
The slightest arrangement of the stomach
impairs digestion and nutrition. Some of the
symptoms of indigestion are fullness in the
region of the stomach, sourness emission of
gases, collie loss Of energy drowsiness, narrowing
dreams, bitter taste in the mouth, offensive
breath, sick headache, giddiness, disturbed sleep.
sallow countenance, heartburn, irregularity of
appetite, etc.
Many suffering from dyspepsia make the
grave mistake of assuming thatthey need cathar-
tics to force the liver to throw off the load. and
thereby frequently cause the gravsr evil of a dis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
Stricken With Heart Diseas|

Pick up almost any newspaperand you will find
an account of some person being stricken with
heart disease. Heart trouble, at least among the
Americans, is on the increase. No doubt this is
due in part to the worry, excitement and strenu-
osity Of modern American business life, and yet
how many, many times it is the result of weak
stomachs, of poor digestion.
While real organic heart trouble is incurable,
it is comforting to know that not more than one
case in every hundred is organic. The re-
mainder are functional. being due to a sympa-
thetic disturbance, produced through the nervous
system, caused by great muscular prostration,
improper nutrition, in short, dyspepsia.
This functional disturbance of the hearts
action is manifested by palpitation, irregularty
of beats, intermission, rolling or tumbling move
ment and a feeling as if the heart were in the
throat These symptoms often give rise to great
apprehension, anxiety, fear and depression of
mind. But since the cause of the trouble is
indigestion, it readily yields to stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets, the great panacea for allstomach
disorders and sympathetic ailments. The close
relation between heart trouble and poor diges-
ton is due to the fact that the heart the great
force pump Of the system, to which all of the
veins and arteries Of the body may be directly or
indirectly traced, and the stomach are controlled
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE
OF CORRECT THINKING.
Doctor SHILLING Says n Mans
Thoughts Invariably Determine
His Character.

The Reverend Doctor David NJ. SHILLING
preached yesterday morning in the Web
ster Groves Presbyterian Church on 1.-The
Importance of Right Thinking" He took
for his text Philippians iv, .. and in his
sermon said, in part:
1.-The Bible teaches us to think, for
thought is the parent of right action. 1t
is true that we often act under the in
fiuence of some sudden and strong i'm
pulse; and not iDfrequentiy, doubtless,
such action leads to honorable and happy
issue. Nevertheless. impulse can scarce
ly ever be anything else than a sudden
excitement or. inclination. 1t is the op-
posite of thought.
Impulse IS hasty: thought is deiber-
ate. impulse is eNtemporaneous; thought
is the studied exercise of the intellect
Thought involves reflection, cogitatiOn.
meditation. Impulse looks only to the one
immediate result; thought considers the
many conditions which bear upon the i'm
portant question under review. This dis
tinction is seen in the lives of men and
women as they exhibit themselves in their
daily pursuits. The successful business
man is not one who acts merely upon his
impulses from day to day.
I've do not wonder that thought has SO
important t place in the moral and spirit
lIal life of man. Why do men sin? Is it
not often due tn the fact that they do not
think? Why do men not become Chris
tians and live by those great spiritual
blessings offered to them in the Gospel? Is
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ity OF the sacrifices Of the old Levical
law. as compared with love. its unspeak-
able gift. long suffering and final sacrifice.
The law is 4 shadow of good things,
but these are yet to come. and the shadow
IS not even the very image of the things.
The sacrifices of the law can never make
the people perfect. Paul attrms this and
calls the conscience TO witness. II the
sacrifices of the law had had cleansing
have ceased to be offered and there would
be no more conscience of sin. But this
was not so. Every year there is remem-
brancc made of sin.
Rivers of the blood of bulls and goats
can never cleanse one lu1.d spot or make
the heart the least better.
Jesus is the way, and the invitation is
to come now. Arnold preached the gospel
of culture. but Jesus said follow me. The
plan OF the Savior is, first life, after that
character and culture. He is the express
image of the fathers love. and the only
way into the divine presence and favor.
He longs for every sinners return to God
through himself and Tor every sours near
ness by constantly abiding in him.
Risen with him to walk in ncwness of
life, our affections set on things above.
we shall be very near him whose pres
ence is a heavenly benediction, full of in
SEPARATION and hope, and we shall know
the riches of his grace that bringcth sal
walton.
But again. q true heart is essential to
progress in this blessed approach. Heart is
q word the Bible makes much of. The
ancient seer said. out of the heart are
the issues Of life Later inspiration added
that With the heart man believeth unto
righteousness Brilliancy may elevate Il
man to the dizzy heights here below but
neart goodness is essential to a place in
the heavenly heights where Jesus now Is
Erasmus had a brilliant mind His
thoughts were dazzling. but having no
heart in them. were powerless. while Jesus
spoke as never man did. yet his greatest
triumpts were in the realm of the affec-
tons. Son give me thine heart This
is the cry of mercy.
Charles Dickens. who excclled all az 4
pathetic writer. said the story of the
Prodisal Son is the tenderest passage in
literature. But Jesus wrote this parable,
and truly 1t is the thought of his great
and loving heart.
Jesus is a true expression of God. be-
cause his heart is pure. If we would
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ordered liver, while in reality they require some
effective digestive preparation like Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets, obtanable of all druggists, which
are pleasant and perfectly safe, to supply the
lacking fluids that cause digestion and proper
nutrition thus Strengthening the entire system
and insuring strong, vigorous. healthy body.
1t is safe to say that the regular, persistent
use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at mealtime
will cure any form of stomach trouble except
cancer of the stomach.
Mrs Lydia Bartram Of Assyria, Mich, writes:
81 have suffered from stomach trouble for 10
years and five different doctors gave me only
temporary relief. Mr.. f. R. Page advised me
to try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and four boxes
did me more permanent benefit than all the doc.
tors medicines that have ever taken"
Mrs G. Il. Crotsley, 538 Washington st..
Hoboken, N. j., writes: "Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets just fill the bill for children as we'll as
for older folks. I've had the best of luck with
them. My three-year-old girl takes them as
readily as candy. have only to say Tablets
andshedrops everythlngelse and runs for them.n
Full size package of these tablets sold BY
druggists at so cents. Little book on stomach
troubles mailed free. Address F. A. Stuart Co..
Marshall, Mich.
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DIVINE NEARNESSSS ; '' RIGHT THINKING :: 4; .''

draw near our hearts must be regenerated
and cleansed from every stain; truly
Righteousness. and they shall be filled
with all the fulness of Cod.
Again; it is through. faith we draw
near, and 1t is faith that gives us assur-
ance of our acceptance with God. We are
instructed to come. in full assurance OF
faith. in nothing doubling or w;aVerlns.
He that cumeth unto God must believe
that he is Through faith we have peace
with God and access into these Eraces
and Gods favors. Without faith 1t is i'm
possible to please him.
Saving faith is more than nero con
sent of the mind that God is, and that his
word liz true. 1t is the assent of the
heart also, which implies not only the ac-
ceptancc. but also the appropriation Of
the finished work of Christ for our saliva.
ton: and the reception into the heart OF
the Holy Spirit as witness, comforter and
guide. This kind of faith is the victory
that ovcrcomes the world. With all rev
crence and humility let us draw near with
q true heart in full assurance of faith.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
C0MPAMIONSHIP WITH JESUS
EARTH'S GREATEST BLESSING
Ideal Life Is 10 BE Led by Savior of
Men, Says the Reverend Dean
II. Leland.

The Reverend Dean R. Leland preached
yesterday morning in the Tyler Place
Presbyterian Church on the text. I John,
ii. 6. He that sayeth he abideth In me
ought himself also so to walk even as he
walked Mr.. Leland said I'm part:
"Companionship with Jesus Christ in
great life walk is Christian life.
"This joyous pilgrimage means that the
soul is alive. Dead men do not walk.
Christian life is a walk toward a final
destination. 1t implies progress. not sta
tionary activity, the lifting of the feet
UP and down in tread mill of monoton-
Gus existence.
1T is not an aimless meandcrng. si,nn-.
ter tramping from place to place AMI
leads to the home of God Is the life that
Is united to him who said: i am the
trlI way of life
What was that life which he lived?
How did he walk through life? He went
about doing good. His was life of
penevolence on foot; A ministry OF bene-
diction, saying. and doing u God bless
Galilec. We ought also so 10 walk even
as he walked
I'm our comparionship with him We
must listen to him. What joy came TO
those two disciples as they walked that
Easter day from Jerusalem to Emmaus.
How often they said afterwards, Did not
our hearts burn within us while he talked
with us by the way" They knew the art
of listening. The vivid sense of Christs
ccmpanionship can come only when we
give him the chance to talk with us. to
teach us and show us the way. Every
Christian needs the quiet hour
when in our busy lives we let God
speak to us. then there comes the time
for US to speak. The more / see of life
and work, the more I feel that there is
no prayer more blessed than the simple
prayer for guidance. There are so many
turns IN the road: there are so many de-
ceptive, alluring ways; SO many false
guides. Meaning the best, We may go
wrong. The prayer to be led is the best
Of all prayers. Lord, show us the way.
This is prayer that is always answered,
and IN Gods light we see light.
Let us. then, walk worthy of the voca-
ton whereunto we are called. walking
even as he walked"
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
GENUINE SPIRITUALITY
MUST COME FROM ABOVE,
Arc Capable of Besetting the
Health of Heaven.

(Swedenborgian), yesterday morning, the
Reverend S. c. Eby preached on the sub
ject, 1.-THE Principle of Angelic Annuncia-
tion." taking for his text Luke l. 50:
Wherefore also that which is TO be horn
shall be called holy. the Son of God" MIR.
Eby said in part:
"In q certain sense Christianity was a
response to the hope of Judaism. The
pious Hebrew in every age. so far as he
kept in touch with his Scriptures. was
ever looking forward. For him the voice
of Jehovah was filled with promises and
prophecies of good yet to come.
.'F-rom the primal fount of his revelation
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deavors to live his life so that it shall be
of real value to himself. to society and tn
God should keep constantly in mind. They
are the things that are true. honorable.
just, pure. lovely. of good report They
are not synonyms. though intimately re-
lated to each other. They are distinct
but they blend together to form
Il complete whole. like the great white
light Of heaven.
..TIIey all are related Ia and emanate
from the infinite, loving Christ Such
will bring the riches that will
not rust. the pleasures hat will not cIoy
ard the. fair fame that cannot be tar
lii;hcG: will weld the sweetest fruits Of
peace and joy here. and will point us
along the Kings highway to the Kings
palace
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
CLOSING YEAR WITH MISSION.
Redemptorist Fathers Will Con-
duet Services at Old Cathedral.

The Reverend Eugene Coyle. pastor OF
the Old Cathedral. on Walnut, near Third
street. will close the year by having a mis-
sion in his church. beginning Sunday, De-
ceuler q. 1t will close the following
Sunday
Archbishop Glennon will preside at the
opening of the mission. which will COM
mission VIII be given by Redemptorist F'a-
theirs Niermanu ana Alahony. 1t has been
the custom of Father Coyle to have a
mission in his church the closing week of
the year.
Tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary
of the death of Mgr. William Walsh. who
was pastor of st. Brideefs Parish A
solemn requiem mass will be offered at
IL N. tomorrow in St. Bridget's Church
for the repOse of his soul.
The annual retreat for the young people
of the parish will begin next Wednesday
hight and end next Sunday. Father Rob-
ert of the Passionist Order will have
charge The retreat will be given under
the auspices of the sodalities of the par
ish.
Evening classes in stenography, type
writing, bookkeeping and other branches
are given every Saturday evening. COM
mencing at Z o'clock. at the Queens
Daughters Home. No. Ill North Sixteenth
street. under the direction of Professor
George Wright, assisted by Miss NJ Fan
ming.
The directors of the Priests Eucharistic
League have requested members to send
leaflets to No. 1119 Goodfellow avenue by
the end Of the year, and changes in adj
dresses to No. 1856 East Seyenty-sixth
street, New York.
The Reverend Michael McFauI Of the
Old Cathedral will depart in q few days
for Florida. where he will spend the win
ter Father McFaui is more than 50 years
old.
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TREASURES IN HEAVEN
MOST VALUABLE ASSETS.
Earth'a Riches Should BE Used to
Create nm Eternal Store. Says
the Reverend Mr.. Boyer,


The Reverend ]. Twyman Bower neacha1
yesterday morning in the Cock Avenue
Presbyterian Church on Steps TO Great
ness, taking for his text a passage from
the Sermon on the Mount as related in
Matthew vi. 19-2s: Serve God, make no
thought of your life. lay up treasures in
heaven" Mr.. Boyer said. in part:
My text is one paragraph from the
greatest sermon ever preached. the Ser
mon on the Mount If you are looking for
happiness and the greatest success of your
life you will find 1t here: if you are weak
your strength is here: If anxious. here
anxieties will be removed; if you are
struggling against poverty, you will find
:ili riches stored for you here-you will
he worth -.iore than the wealthiest of ali
the e;srtii--;,ll things VIII be yours; We
shall lie Christ =, and Christ's is Gods. u
You should serve but one Master. and
that one God We should accept the sug-
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faithfully providing for the Lords work
here"
PUREHESS OF TIE HEART
CHRiSTIANITY's ESSENTIAL.
The Reverend 4. w. CiaNon Tells of
the Futiiity of Idle Forms
and Display.

The Reverend A w Claxon preached
yesterday morning in the Grand Avenue
Baptist Church on '''rhe Divine Nearness.
His text was Hebrews X. -. Let lis draw
near with q true heart i'll full assurance
of faith He said. in part:
The words of our text form a part of
masteriul sermon, in which the preacher
earnestly aud reverently exposes The fulfil
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
TRUE FAITH is ALWAYS
ACCOMPANIED BY WORKS.
The Ec.cr-ud &. ". Eaur!, Talks on
s;ic Importance. of Trust
i'm God.

Tho Ec.creri =. NJ. Eauch preached
YESTERDAY morning; iH thc cote Eril'iautc
i'rsshyt"fiat Church on Through l;,ith,''
taking Tar hiss tcxt Elhssians ii. $: For
Icy grace are w. saved through faith lie
said. in part.
We are PRONE Ia speak of faith so
often that it becomes cheap word when
it should be of nameless value 1t is the
channel through which salvation from God
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
it not because they do not think upon I

it not because they do not think upon the
truths that are taught in the Gospel?
Right iIinkin:; is Il guard against evil.
IL is Il prevention AGAINST crime. Thou
sands OF criminals jul the penitcDtla1ics
would perhaps truly confess that they
would not be thcre had they thought seri-
cusly before committing the offenses for
which they are imprisoned. 1t is not only
a guard against evil. but It helps Il man
to overcome and turn from his life in sin.
"All true conversion issues from ones
right thinking. The psalmist thought ON
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Pastor Webster Groves Presbyterian
Church.
his ways and turned his feet into Gods
testimonies. and that was the beginning
of Il new and larger and better life for
him.
But. while serious thought is so impor-
tant the subject of ones thought is equal
~ important. for the reflex Influence of
ones thinking is Treat-.As n man
thinketh in his heart. so is he a man
easily becomes like that which he sincere
ly and constantly has in mind
Thoughts on low subjects reproduce
themselves in low types of character
Pau! was familiar with this law: and he
Illustrated 1t in his Eiistle to the Romans.
when he described the depths of degrade
ton into which those people fell whom
God gave up to uncleanness through the
lusts of their own hearts. Their thoughts
were low, and their characters became
correspondingly low.
ION the other hand, good thoughts. holy
desires and pure purposes elevate and re-
fine {: man until he becomes the very en-
bodiment of all that is admirable
In the text, the Apostle names SIX ele-
ments which every one who honestly en-
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' ' :: Society.


Mrs. Hal Worth went up to Green's
boro yesterday.
Mrs w. H. Johnson left for Kittrell
yesterday morning.
Miss Alice Koonce arrived in the city
from Garner yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ashby Baker went IN
to Pinehurst yesterday.
Miss Pattie Mordecai has as her
guest Miss Margaret Turk.
Miss Daisy Smith, Of Goldsboro, is
the guest of Miss Mary Armistead Jones.
Mrs. DR.. A. w. Goodwin has as her
guest Mrs. E. Nick. Goodwin, of Nor
canton.
Miss Mamie Robbins and Miss Hat
tie Wellington came in from Wilson yes
terday.
Mrs. Franklin Mcneil has as her
guest her sister, Mrs. J. NJ Davis OF
Harnett county.
Col. and Mrs. w. A. Turk and son
left on the morning train for Wash
ington yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. G. Rose, who have
been in the city several days, returned
to Fayetteville yesterday.
License We're issued yesterday for
the marriage of Mr.. Merritt Dupree and
Miss Eta Hamilton, of Rand's mill
Mrs. James H. Pollard will leave to-
night for Richmond and other Virginia
cities to visit Mr.. Pollard's relatives.
Mrs. It. B. Hicks, who has been the
guest of Mrs. j. B. Barl1ley, returned to
her home in Nash county yesterday.
Mrs. Ed Lyon. who has been visit
ing her daughter, Miss Inge Lyon, re-
turned to her home in Durham yeSter-
day.
Miss Lena Worrell returned from
Oronoco yesterday, where she has been
in attendance upon the Gilman Hardy
wedding.
Miss Mamie and Miss Nellie Martin,
OF Louisburg, returned home yesterday.
They have been the guest of Miss Lola
Thomas.