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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
SUNDAY, JULY THiRTY.FlasT.
"An Evening With Burma and SIAM"
lisa, 35:1.10,

"An Evening Win Burma and SIAM"
lisa. 35:t.1o.
Scripture Verses-Gen. 6:5: Ps.
96:5; lis As; Isa. 40:19; 20;
44:9-17; 60:2; Rom. 1:20-23; Isa. AZ s,
z; 60:3; Matt. 4 :16; 5:14; John S:l2;
12:46; Cor. AS; 1 John 2:2.
Lesson Thoughts.
The conversion of the world Is a5
sure as the promise of never failing
God. However slow the progress.
however gloomy the prospect to human
understanding, the desert shall re-.
joice and blossom as the rose"
Compare heather lands with heather
lands. Christianity means material
prosperity as we'll as spiritual safety
education. culture, charity replace ig.
norance, rudeness and cruelty.
Selections.
Burma has a population of about
seven million and ninety.two per cent
of the people are Buddhists. Burma
Ia the leading Buddhist country of the
world
Boardman found the Karens, de-
spised hill tribe of Burma. ignorantly
worshipping as God an English prayer
book, and made It the starting point
of his teaching.
There are seven hundred Baptist
churches in Burma, five hundred self
supporting.
The population of Siam is about five
million-equal to that OF Chicago and
New York cities.
The Siamese are Buddhists, and
every man must spend some time in
the priesthood.
The greatest missionary triumphs in
Siam have been won among the Laos
people in the north. The first convert
there Nan Inta, was won by the oc.
currence of an eclipse which the mis-
sIonary predicted.
Siam has not been disciplined by
English and French guns, as China
has, but the country has been opened
by missionaries.
The weak hands and feeble knees
that we are to strengthen are not those
of the missionaries, for they are
stronger than We; they are, through the
missionaries, those of the heather,
and they are those of the careless
Christians at home.
Prayer.-All lands belong unto thee,
great King of kings and Lord
of lords. Thou hast said, IF be
lifted up. will draw all men
unto me-" we praise thee for
brave, self-sacrificing men who have
gone to lift up the cross before the
eyes of perishing heather. Hear our
prayers for their encouragement and
strength; and especially we present
our petitions for the success of the
gospel in the spiritual wilderness OF
Burma and Siam. Make them indeed
to rejoice and blossom as the rose,
through the blessed influence of the
gospel we enjoy. We ask it in
Jesus name. Amen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27

The Junior Missionary Magazine gives
the following interesting account of a
girls entertainment in Zagazing, Egypt:
The girls OF this school gave an enter.
tainment during the summer, which was
the first ever given by them. They gave
Bible exercise. which consisted OF a list
of verses Of Scripture repeated in concert.
Among the texts repeated was, Who hath
woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath con
tentions? Who hath complaining? Who
hath wounds without cause? Who hath
redness of eyes?
They that tarry long at the wine. They
that go to seek out mixed wine.
Look thou not upon wine when it is
red. when it 81 srarkleth in the cup.
When it Goeth down smoothly.
At last it bteth like a serpent.
And stingeth ..Ae an adder.
A young man in the audience, who was
in the habit of using strong drink, was
heard to say. "Well, / have taken my last
drink" And so strange as it may seem
the despised womanhood of Egypt have
been the means, perhaps, Of bringing the
soul of this young man from darkness into
light. 1t is incidents of such a character
that strengthen and encourage our mis-
sionaries in their work. Yes. it is true,
"The entrance of Thy Word giveth light"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
Secret of Electric Fishes.

There are about fifty species of fish
known to possess electrical organs ca
pable of imparting a shock. A special
study of some OF them has recently
been made by Prof, McKenrick, F, r
s., of Glasgow university, with the
purpose of ascertaining the source OF
their peculiar power. He finds thai
the electricity is generated in special
lied organs. which are either modi
fed muscles or modified glands, struc
lures which in all animals manifest
electric properties. In economy OF
production these electric organs far
surpass anything yet contrived by
man. just as the light OF the glow
worm excels in similar sense our
best efforts to produce cheap illumi
nation. In each case there is Sc.
cret yet to be discovered.
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The Power Of a True Life.

What l wanted, and what / have been
endeavoring to ask for the poor African,
has been the good offices of Christians,
ever since Livingstone taught me during
those four months was with him. In 1878
| went to him as -prejudiced as the bit
away from worldly world. / saw this
solitary old man there, and asked myself,
"Why on earth does he stop here"
For months after we met. | found my
self listening to him and wondering at the
old man and carrying out all that was said
in the Bible. Little by little his sympa'
thies for others became contagious. Mine
was aroused. Seeing his piety, his gentle.
ness, his zeal, his earnestness, and how
quietly he went about his business, | was
converted by him, although he had not
tried to do it.-Henry M. Stanley.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
Bottle Imp Hoax.

What is known as the bottle imp
hoax was one of the most braZen
impositions ever practiced on the
credulous English public, It was the
result OF wager between the Duke
OF Montague and friend. In dis.
cussing the amazing gullibility OF the
English he declared that ii an impos.
tor were to advertise that he would
Jump into quart bottle all London
would go TO see him do IL. The wager
was taken up and an advertisement
inserted in all the papers that the
event would take place in the Hay
market theater, Jan. 16. 1879. The
theater on that night was packed, and
many thousands were turned from
the door. The stage conjurer ap
peared on the stage and told the peo
pie that II they would pay double price
he would Jump into pint instead OF o
quart bottle. He then made his exit
through rear door and carried of
the box receipts with him. The af
fair ended In riot and the theateI
was almost wrecked. The Duke OF
Montague and his betting friend had
TO leave the city and remain away un.
I'll 1t was forgotten.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
JULY THlRTY-FIRST.
Missions in Latin Countries. Psa.
72, 1917,

BY Latin countries we understand
those that are under the domination
of the Latin or Roman Catholic Church
In these lands the Church in power
throws every thinkable obstacle in
the way of Protestant mission work
Since our island possessions are con
sidered under another topic, we have
here Italy, Mexico, and South America
The mention of Mexico Immediately
suggests to Methodist intelligence the
revered name of DR.. William Butler
1t was he who established our pros.
porous missions there. Fortunate in.
deed was it that when he was com.
PEELED to lay down that work his son,
DR.. John w. Butler, was SO well quail.
fed to take it up and carry it forward
to very encouraging success. A re.
markable fact, not usually known, Is
that Mexico cast off the Roman yoke
before Professionalism gave it the Cos,
pei. Freedom of the press was es.
tablished, public schools introduced,
nuns and Jesuits banished, Church
and State separated. All this was
done in spite of the pope's anathemas.
In region extending from Matamoras
to the top of the Sierra Madre Noun.
tains, the people worship "the Vir.
gin of the Falls" so called because
her image is engraved on stalagmite
in a cave near a beautiful fall of wa
ter. In that section of Mexico idolatry
is the chief obstacle to the Gospels
advance.
South America nominally is Chris.
tian continent, but really it is Roman.
ized. THE dull light OF an effete Ro.
manlsm makes darkness visible" The
people are priest-ridden. They are
without family Life such as we know,
given up to domestic anarchy and re.
liglous bacchanals. They worship
grotesque images, with pagan or semi.
pagan rites.
The announcement of the Monroe
Doctrine early in our republics his
tory seems clearly providential. To
all the world we dared to say:
Hands off of South America! Assum-
Ing the political protection of that
country, We morally take upon our
selves the obligation to Christianize
the people there" The Monroe doc
trine Is essentially missionary. The
civil freedom of continent is not half
as important as its religious liberty.
Rapid strides have been made there.
Much encouragement is given to our
workers in that vast field.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
Gods clock,
Is Worlds Biggest Clam,

Rhode Island, "whose CLAIMS are
still one OF its proudest monuments. |"
as an orator recently expressed II.
has produced the record quahaug this
week. II was taken from Greenwich
bay. It weights one ounce over two
pounds.
The shells are Ave and half inches
long and four and three-quarter
inches wide, and when closed natur.
ally the circumference is thirteen and
half inches This is not a "flsh
story" for the quahaug has been pre-.
'erved for exhibition purposes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
An Unknown Connneror.

When Rachel Hill was fifteen her moth.
or died. and she became the head OF the
household 1t was not an easy position
tor SO young girl, for Nora and Ned were
wlltul and difficult to manage. and delicate
little Ada needed special care. 1t would
have been great relief to fall back upon
some relative-some one who was older
and more eXperenced-or to hire house.
keeper, but neither plan was possible, and
so Rachel cheerfully assumed the burden
herself.
She was not particularly wise or tactful,
and she made many mistakes. There were
many nights, too, when, weary and heart.
sick, she fought the battle with her own
rebellion over the glrlhood and good
times she was losing, things which future
years could never bring her again. But
she never for moment thought OF giving
up.
When she was twenty-five a lover an.
peared, and for a year Rachel tasted the
JOY of life. Then Ada. who had been
growing worse, was pronounced an incur.
able invalid by the doctors. There was
anxiety over Ned, too. and pretty. thought.
less Nora needed an older sisters care.
So Rachel sent he: lover away. 1t was NOT
fair to him., she said, to keep up the en-
gagement when she could see no prospect
of freedom. He protested at first. but not
for very long. Then Rachel settled down
to her life of sacrifice.
As the years passed they brought new
burdens. Nora married poorly, and after
while, widow and penniess. returned
to the old home with her child, to be sup.
ported by her sister. Ned went out West,
and was not heard of for years, but at last,
when Rachel was sixty. he, too. returned,
broken in health and spirits. another caro-
for the busy hands OF the mother.sister.
But through the long years those hands
had grown used to burdens. To strangers
there was nothing about the worn. gray
haired woman to reveal one of life's con.
querors. She was not particularly attract.
i've i'll any way, and she had been too busy
to acquire that easy touch with the world
which opens so many doors. But although
she did not realize it, her life had won the
| greatest gift of all-victory. In youth she
had had the faults as well as the virtues
! of youth. She had cherished aspirations
and had had her own selfish plans and de
slres. But one by one she had put them
| resolutely away, and had not repined
From the seltishness OF youth she had
| grown into an unselfishness marvellous tC
all who knew her.
MY prayer for years" she told her pas
tor one day, has been that | may outlive
all the others, SO that | can take care o
them to the end. And | think it is going
to be granted me. l have no other wisl
but this
Does the story seem a sad one? Yet
how many eager young hearts, reading the
stories of holy lives of other ages, have
caught visions of the greatness OF love
which ''seeketh not her own" and been
touched to higher purpose.
Don't, dear" a lady exclaimed to a
young girl, who was laughing over some lit.
tie peculiarities of dress and manner of an
old woman she had seen on the train
You don't know-we are so blind. often.
1t may be that she is one OF the world :
'ints. Youths Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
Drink, Crime and Pauperism.

The statistics obtained from the replies
of over 1000 prison governors in the Unit
ed States to a circular letter addressed to
them, and summary shows that the gen.
eral average of 900 replies received from
the license States gives the proportion Of
ty.two per cent; the average from l0S OF.
ficials in prohibition States gives the per.
centage at thirty.seven. A considerable
number of the latter were "boot-leggers."
in jail for selling whisky. Out of the
l0l7 jailers, only lsl placed their estimate
below twenty-five per cent. and ffty-fiv0
to pauperism is much the same as that OF
drink TO crime. OF 73045 paupers in all
aims houses of the country, 37,25i are
there through drink
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27

The lamp of God is designed to shine
all through the dreary hours of the night
And when We make frequent mention of
the goodness and grace of God we arc
holding forth the word OF life, and shin.
ing as lights in the world Some one crop.
ing amid darkness is encourag ged, strength.
ened and cheered. There is more real
help and encouragement in the Christian
life coming from the pews than we think.
But this volume of light might be in.
creased a thousand fold if we would only
observe the goodness of God, and mediate
thereon, and then make mention of all
His loving kindness. There are three
characteristics about oil, whether good or
bad. Crude oil gives poor light, makes a
bad odor and is liable to explosion. Pure
oil gives a good light gives no bad odor
and is safe from explosion. Religious ut.
terance may be like either of these. A
hasty, forced, unmeditated speech is not
Illuminating, not very fragrant, and apt
to need revision in calmer moments,
Whereas, a prayerful, prepared and spir
itual word sheds light its SAVIOR is sweet
and it abides unchanged. Are we giving
beaten oil for the sanctuary! Let us not
rob God of His due, but make mention
Of His manifold kindness and everlasting
aithfulness.-From sermonette by the
Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
The True and the Artificial,

1t is not difficult to distinguish between
the true and the artificial. The moral test
is the sure one. When conscience is sen.
consistent, there is no doubt about ones
spirituality. When the soul sings: IT
delight to do Thy will, o God" and then
does delight to do Gods will, or does the
will OF. God from firm resolve, there can
be no doubt. When one loathes sin, and
tries to leave it--all sin, all kinds of sin
sin against the body, sin against the soul,
Christ and the Father-there is no dif.
hcuty in reaching decision as TO the
genuneness OF Christian character. IL
is no mirage. The garden of the Lord is
there.-Bishop John IL. Vincent.
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THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF lNTgMPERANcE

The Danger signal-Plea to Young Man
hood to Heed the Danger That Turks
in the Intoxicating Cup-Not One Re.
deeming Quality in the saloon.
Here are some facts to show that strong
drink is the cause of so much ruin. No
man can link any business with drinking
and make success Of it. Sooner or later
he will see his ruir disgrace and downfall
How marv a drinking man who does not
stop to think of the awful ruin before. him
soon finds himself penniless and, friend
less. Even those who stood with him at
the bar, drinking the belongings Of o
drudGing wife and little ones. now turn
from him. These are not single cases. but
thousands bear out the statement. Nine.
tv per cent. Of all the destitution is caused
by strong drink alone. When a young
man starts he never knows from the be
ginning where the end will be.
1t is not enough for a man to say he
cannot stop drinking. II is only the devil
that urges on. Stand firm and proclaim
your determination. Grip your appetite
life. Do not let evil men who insist on
your drinking entice you. Let every man
fully study the evil and know for himself
the depravitv that comes from such
course. Instead of feeding and clothing
it demonizes. II robs it's victim OF intel.
lect and respect OF self and friends. "
ruins morally socially and financially
Stop! Look! Listen. Think of the danger
signal and promise God and man to 60 nc
further. " will make you better man.
better citizen, better husband to vour
wife and father to your children. How
many are tramping out their life upon a
railroad track who might be riding in a
narlor car had they left drink out of their
lives? Liquor has started many man on
the tramp, or in other words, given him
"tie pass" and he is now a homeless
wanderer because of this besetting sin.
Some are ready to excuse the saloon, but
I should like any one to stand up and
point out a single redeeming quality.
Would you look for the evil? You have
not far to 60. 1t is the feeder OF divorce
courts and an incentive to murder, prison
and the galows. When the poor victim
has spent his last dollar, will the saloor
stand up for him? Is he welcome. then,
to the old haunts? No, no, when there is
no prospect of pav there is no proffer o!
drink. ] am glad to see officials of rail
roads take a decided stand against EN-
ploying men who use liquor in any form,
not that railroad men use it more thar
others, but this attitude blesses mankind
in the confidence which it gives and the
example which it sets.
Then take heed. The red light warns.
Be wise. Beware of the danger signal!-
j. E. Dovell, in Evangelical Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
Saved Bottle Of Rlulna.

A Lowell, Mass. man who had
closed his house for the season visited
It after the extreme cold set in last
winter, and found that the only dam
age done was the freezing up of a
bottle Of bluing. The liquid expanded
as 1t froze, breaking the bottle, but
retaining the shape of it. He picked
off the pieces Of glass that still clung
to 1t and stood the frozen bluing In
a dish. Nine weeks later he visited
the house and the frozen form of the
bottle was still there. with only q
slight dripping at the base OF the blu
ing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
Champion EGO Eater.

BY consuming thirty eggs. six Of
them boiled hard. r. o. Olyer of Ca
naan, N. H.. established a reputation
for eating that will undoubtedly re
main unshared for some time to come
Divers stunt" was performed In ac-
ceptance OF a wager made him by a
party of friends. and at its close he
announced his Willingness to fulfill an
other similar contract hrt hi aw~-
was declined.
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-U,h2GS
@U]NdGy
Breakfast
1IuobIc

Three Wishes.
an infant in its cradle slept.
And in its sleep it smiled
And one by one three women kneit
To kiss the fair.hlired child
And each thought of the days to be
And breathed prayer half silently.
0ne poured her love on many lives,
But knew loves toll and care; "a
Its burdens oft had been to her ~"
A heavy weight to bear.
She stopped and murmured lovingly:
"Not hardened hands, dear child for
thee"
0ne had not known the burdened hands,
But knew the empty heart
At life's rich banquet she had sat.
An unfed guest, apart.
ooh, not ~ she whispered, tenderlv.
'An empty heart, dear child Tor thee"
And one was old; she had known care,
She had known loneliness;
She knew God leads Us by no path
dis presence cannot bless.
She smiled and murmured. trust fully:
Gods will, Gods will, dear child, for
thee
The British Weekly,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27
The Greatest Often Ob.cure.

Real greatness has nothing to do with
magnitude of his outward agency. in The
extent of the effects which he produces.
The greatest men may do comparatively
little abroad. Perhaps the greatest in our
city at this moment are buried in obscuri.
". Grandeur OF character lies wholly in
force OF soul; that is, in the force OF
thought, moral principle and love, and
tion of life.-W. +. Claiming.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27

A recent official report shows that more
alcohol per capita is consumed in France
than in any other country. Last year the
French drank 4.Sl gallons of alcohol per
head, as against 244 in Germany, 2.35 in
Great Britain, $50 in Switzerland and 1877
in the United States. In France there is
AGA $3.50 saloons in the whole country. 1t is
shown, also, that the evil effects OF drink
ing are due not TO adulteration, as is so
commonly affirmed, but to the alcohol con.
sumed
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The Need of God.

The Thought of God, the sense of an i'm.
mediate relation of the spirit of man to the
Eternal and the Infinite, are easily dis
placed from mems minds by undue admira-
tion for the achievements of culture
based on material progress, and supplying
every need of human nature except the
very deepest-the need of God.-J. Skin
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When Small rhlnrs Become Great.

The smallest things become great when
God requires them of us; they are small
only in themselves; they are always great
when they are done for God, and when
they serve to unite us with Him eternally.
EFenelon.
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Record Brood Of Chickens.

Percy Richmond of shelburne Falls
Mass, mas this to offer In the way OF
successful chicken Matching "undei
hens" Out OF SO eggs set. he has got.
ten So chicks. all Of which are nying
except one.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-27

The Danger signal-Plea to Young Man
hood to Heed the Danger That Turks
in the Intoxicating Cup--Not One Re.
deeming Quality in the saloon,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-25
FinanCierS And
Officials EGet.

Governor Carter, Treasurer Ke.
poikai and Auditor Fisher met the
committees from tho commercial
bodiss and tbs banks this morning
to discuss the financial situation.
The meeting resulted in decision
TO Immediately bring test case in
the courts to determine the validity
Of the warrants now being issued
and the situation in general with re-
speet to the appropriation BILLS.
This suit will be prepared and pre-
sented at once by Deputy Attorney
General Peters.
During the conference Governor
Carter was Informed that the great
est uncertainty existed in the bust
mesa community as to the warrants
and The appropriation measurers be-
ing followed. The Governor expires.
sed rurprise and said that, having
been home only few days, he had
not come to reslizs the true situa-
ton and the serious state OF affairs
E / Spoldipg, OF The backing house
OF Sprookels u Co, stated that .be
greatest fears were entertained ia
town as to the way things were go.
ing, and that securities of the Gov.
eminent were being general SHE'D at
1t was decided to have another
meeting on call, probably tomorrow