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Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

Of a dirge. but they c""not ima@i2e
nis moving lips as ing IN we'd
ding march or in the joys of a social
gathering
Wcbster's Tribute.
Daniel Webster once said; The proof
to me that the church wa established
10y God is found in the fact that it has
existed in spite of the begowned min
isters who have been Gagged up TO
preach their sermons behind their re-
/ pellent pulpits. Any lawyer would be
ruined if he were compelled TO plead
for his client behind wooden box. as
the minister by custom is compelled TO
plead for his Christ" Whether that
statement is true or not, am not here
to discuss. but one of the great facts
that convince me that the church is a
divine institution is that it has eX-
listed for hundreds of years in spite of
the sepulchral and awful hymns with
which the choirs used 10 lead in the
song worship. These hymns. for the
most part, were all gloom. all dark
ness, all breathing fire and birthstone
and DEATH When one sang them he
could almost feel the hot, kissing
flames of eternal punishment scorching
his lips. No such singing as the an
cient churches INDUCED in could do
au@ht but terrorize and make the wor-
shippers tremblc with fear. DO you
wonder that the churches of old, which
sang for the most part the songs Of
death, should have worshipers who
gave only half hearted voices to their
singing? But while the Methodist
church has its songs in the minor key,
for the most part the Methodist songs
are SONGS Of life and joy and hope. Go
if you will with me to any Of the great
Methodist camp meeting resorts Of this
country and you will know of what l
speak The miShtiest shout ever rails
ed by conquering host upon battlefield
was never more triumphant than are
the camp meeting songs of Desplaines .
or Ocean Grove. When the Methodists .
sing We are marching to Zion" they .
sing it in such a way that it seems 10
fling wide open the gates Of the heav- .
enly city. Songs! Songs! Songs Aye. /
the Methodist church is a singing
church. but greatest Of all it is a sing
ing church of joy and hope. 0 men,
no matter 20 what denomination we
may belong, let US learn TO sing as tie
Methodists sins. john Wesieys God
was Il Saviour. Let us sing as though
christ had indeed redeemed US from
Jur sins.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

Getting the News In Japan.

Getting the news III ~.+F@---'
In Japan story telling is an old anu
popular calling. The professional sto-
nv tellers have their particular halls
where at the present moment hundreds
coneregate to listen to war news.
True. the Japanese story teller does
not attract the more refined or highly
educated people. but so popular is he
with the masses who can seldom af-
ford to attend the theater) that he may
be cIassed among the most interesting
OF those who live to please and in
struct.
The Japanese news nGrrators OF lhe
present time are among the most pop
ular men of the cities in which they
ply their strange vocation. These ver-
bal war bulletins and vocal dispensers
Of information upon the great conflict
now wacing between Japan and Rus
sin serve the masses after the fashion
of the American newspaper extras. y
and the smaller the community where
they hold forth the greater is the inn
portance of the professional puryeyor
Of war intelligence and picturesque
ve.-Mctropolitan.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

work to do. and right earnestly and
successfully they did it. Let us never
allow the pew 10 again be shackled and
its lips sealed with the silence Of
death. What we need more and more
( in the beginning of this twentieth cen
tury is not a better educated ministry
( but one which will start forth a speak
! ing and a testifying pew The simple
fact is some of our churches are being
! preached to death. We need not more
classical sermons, but more and more
the good old fashioned testimony meet
ings Of the Methodist church. We
need men and women who in the sim
pie, homely language Of the street can
tell what God has done for their souls.
We need our prayer meetings TO be
truly peoples meetings" in which
all take part, place where the old
folks will testify. and the middle aged
people will testify, and where the
young people will testify.
Another great cause for the multiply
ing power of MethOdism is the class
system" This class system, so called,
dates its historic birth to the 10Th day
of February, lT42 Like the life of
the Wandering jew, may it never
have a death! May this system live on
ana on until at last earthly time shall
cease and the struggles against sin
shall be swallowed up in the eternal
conqucsts of heaven.
This was how the famous "class sys- |
TEN" of Methodism was born: John /.
Wesley and his brother Charles We're /
visiting their society in the city of .
Bristol. y large financial Indebtedness /
hung as an incubus over that society's .
place of worship, While the members
of that society were discussing with
the leaders how they should lift the
debt a Captain Foy arose and pro
posed that each member should be
taxed one penny a week until the debt
was paid. But that is not fair" some
one protestingiy said Here are some
people who are so poor they cannot af-
ford TO give even a penny" Then"
said Captain Foy. put eleven Of the
poorest with me, and if they can give
lnything l will call upon them weekly
and collect the same, and if they give
nothing l will give for them as well as
'or myself, and each of you can call
IN eleven Of your neighbors weekly
eceive what t!:ey give and make up
What is wanting" No sooner had Cap
ain Foy spoken than in a fash a di-
inc inspiration came to John Wesley.
Yes, yes" said the great leader to
imself; that is just what McthOdism
eeGs-a system of caring for its own.
system by which its members shall
ot be herded together as wild animals
re herded together, but a system
'hich viii single mon ont and place +
lcm in circles Of tens. and over these
Ircles shall be placed Il separate lead :
r who will have charge of each class" +
hcse leaders in turn were to meet ana =
port TO their pastors. Their pastors y,
turn today meet and report to their :
residing elders Each man by the .
class system" Of Methodism is re- :
'onsible to some individual person Of =
le church. =
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

Eentence IN reference to the house Of
commons, "All these men have their
price" What Robert Walpole in state
craft could not win by fair means he
Won by foul. But Methodism came
t into the world to do a greater work
than merely TO protest against govern
mental deprayity. 1t came. as Josiah
Strong has said. as a protest against
an Established church, which believed
at that time more in outward ceremO-
nies than in spiritual truths. Isaac
Taylor so records the author Of The
Next Great Awakening" calls the
church of this period "A fair carcass"
and Blackstone says that he went to
hear every preacher of note in London
and that there was not one whose dis
course indicated whether he was fol-
lower Of COnfucius or Mohammed or
of Christ. The Established church of
that time believed in carrying the ply
lacteries upon the forehead, but not
in practicing Christ's spiritual lessons
il the life. 1t was so given over to
Journalism and rites and ceremonies
that it had no warning to give even to
men in its pulpits who, ike the Phari-
sees Of old, We're vhited sepulchers.
fair to the eye, but within harboring
decaying corpses and whose private
lives were repulsive stencil. 1T is
the inward witness, son. the inward
witness" spake the dying father, sam
uel Wesley, to his son John-'.this is t.
the strongest proof of Christianity" /
So John Wesley and his followers res (
olutely set their faces against the prev
alent sins Of that day. They vehe- .
mently declared that the Christian
church should not only have a pure
creed. but that its members should be .
men Of pure private lives. In the high
spiritual standard set before the indi-
vidual church members we find the
chief cause of the marvellous develop
ment Of the Methodist church.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
The "C1ass system ;,

We see the value of individual re
sponeibility in the temporal world Why
should we not see the same results
from the class system" of Methodism
Your boy is about sixteen years of age
Where are you going to send the lad to
college? We'll" you say. 4 would
Ike in many ways to send him to one
Of our great universities. but the
trouble is | am afraid. There the boy
will only be lost among a crowd Of hun
dreds of other students. and 10 one
will be individually responsible for the
lad. l think shall send him to one Of
our smaller colleges, where he will
come in close contact with his teachers.
and these teachers will be able to keep
their eye upon him." You send your
boy to a small college to secure the in
dividual touch of Il professor upon the
boy. "Think not" said President Har-
per only a short time ago. that the
University of Chicago is in any sense a
rival of the small college. There is not
a professor upon our faculty who
would be so foolish as to advocate the
idea that young boys of sixteen should
be turned loose in this great sinful city.
with no one to be individually respon-
sible for them. Chicago university is
distinctively postgraduate institution.
We have our collegiate department for
the sons and daughters Of those par
ents living in town. and not for those
whose homes are in the far distance"
Now, the "class system" of Netho-
dism has a double purpose-first, it
makes the Methodist convert a mem
Der of a great gospel university in
which there are hundreds of thousands I.
and millions of members and it gives /.
to that convert the enthusiasm which /
truly comes from great numbers. and. /
secondly, it separates the Methodist /
convert from the masses. 1t places .
him in gospel family for which some
one is responsible. 1t gives to him a
separate gospel garden in which to
labor. 1t says: "Old convert, you look
after that young man and that young
woman. Visit them in their homes.
See that they have the right kind Of
When they are absent
~ NAAA tAAN ACheN Vi AHbu AGdlu WHY lIltA
are absent and tell them that they are
missed" Individual responsibilities
for individuals-that is the great null
tiplying slogan Of the Methodist "class
system" For whom o Christian man.
are you responsible in Christs name?
The Methodist church, in the next
place, is singing church, whose songs
are nearly always keyed to the tune
of hope and joy and the glorious har-
monies of a blessed hereafter. It is a
church whose music is filed with hal
eluiah chOruses and battle hymns and
Inspiring marching melodies. 1t is a
,hurch which believes that our thanks
md gratitude for blessings received
an be returned to God as well when
standing upon our feet and. in the
words of the psalmist, singing unto
he Lord" as when on bended knee we
ffer them in silent prayer in the
loset. The trouble with many of our
hurches is they always imagine
'hrist us keeping step to the slow time
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
Shaw and the Bacon Theory.

Lecturing ut birmingham on Shake
spearc recently, Mr.. George Bernard
Shaw was severe on the friends Of the
Bacon theory. IF" he said. you take
the titles Of Shakespeare's plays. just
sufficient number for the purpose,
and take the fourth letter from the end
Of the title, you will find that they
spell Bernard Shaw" This seems
curious, but a correspondent of daily
paper has found it to be Il fact. Here
are the cryptogrammic Shakespearean
plays he sends as solution:
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
ATacReth

NIWTINNLTIs
Julius Ca Esar.
Comedy Of Errors.
Merchant Of Venice.
Antony and Cleopatra.
Two Gentlemen Of VeRona,
Merry Wives of Windsor.
Troilus and CresSida.
Timon Of Athens.
Antony and Cleopatra.
AIS Well That Ends Well.
London Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

Of a dirge. but they c@"1ot ima@'9e
nis moving lips as iug in a we'd
ding march or in the joys Of a social
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28
Two Runaways Inside an Hour.

Frank p, Bradley had more thar
his share of runaways Saturday. Ac.
companied by his wife and their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Coles of Audi.
bon, he drove to Glenwood and hitch
ed his team on the east side of the
square. While they were at dinner
the team broke loose from the chain
and made dash around the square.
In front of the National bank the
surrey was upset and the seats
and top part badly smashed.
A little later Mr.. Bradley was on the
point of starting out to his home west
of town in borrowed rig when his
horse got scared at lap robe he was
shaking, reared up and broke the hold
back straps. This caused the buggy
to be thrown onto the horse, which
proceeded to dash down the street,
kicking the buggy to pieces as he went.
Mr.. Bradley had his leg caught
under the seat in manner that rend-
cred him almost helpless. The buggy
soon upset and he was thrown out,
the horses heels narrowly missing his
head. Fortunately he was not hurt. ---
Glenwood Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

At the Christian Sunday School
last Sunday the following officers were
elected: Mrs. |. Fl. Donaldson, Supt;
Mrs. r. E. Finch, asst. supt; Miss
Clara Eddy Sec; Miss Minta Eddy,
asst. sec; Mrs. Jennie Hollenbeck,
treas. 1t was highly complimentary
to the Superintendent, Secretary and
Treasurer who were reelected and
under whose wise administration the
school made very commendable
record, for we are told that it challeng-
es comparison with . any Sunday
School In the union on its past years
work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

j. M. McKaraham was down at his
store yesterday for few minutes, the
second time in two weeks. For over
seven weeks he has been sick but not
until little over two weeks ago did
he give up work. He became so weak
he could not keep up. The doctors
are not clear in their minds as to what
is the trouble. His appetite remains
fairly good and he suffers no pain,
but he grows lighter and weaker, his
food not seeming to do him good. 1t
was about concluded the other day
that he should go to Chicago and
consult eminent physicians when it was
discovered he had not lost any for
nearly a week, and that some symp-
toms were better. If there should be
a change for the worse he will likely
go in to Chicago. No one here is
held in higher esteem and all hope
this danger may soon pass away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The town council has let the contract
to John Ward for 1896 to dig a trench
and lay six inch water main 23OO
feet in length with five hydrants. 1t
is to start at the DR.. McLeran resi-
dence and runs south to the street
running out on the telephone road,
thence west to Oelke's corner and
thence south to Rockers residence.
That is good residence portion of
town over there and they have never
had fire protection.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Hon. E. D. Chassell, representative
from Plymouth county, was in town
Thursday in the interests of his book
bindery at LeMars and called on the
editor of this paper and recalled ex-
periences of the past winter in the
house. Mr.. Chassell won the reputa-
ton of being very influential legis-
lator. Perhaps the most noted meas
ure he was identified with was the
"Chassell road bill" to make the road
plan optional with the voters of each
township on their petition. The bill
passed the house but failed in the SEN
OF
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The REPUBLICAN is assigned the
duty of getting out the premium list
of our county fair. According to the
immemorial custom we are expected to
get out the job of work, about 300
premium lists, books of so or 60 pages,
for what we can get out of the adver-
Using. We hope our business men
who are interested in seeing fair
kept up here will either see that the
managers of the fair pay US for this
job of printing or else they as bust
ness men stand by us and take some
advertising space. We can't get the
book out unless one or the other Is
done. For many lines of business the
space will be valuable. Our solicitor
will call on you soon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

County Recorder Donaldson put on
record $l63, 10000 mortgage against
the G. r. l. & p. Ry. Co. one day
last week. The road has to put the
instrument on record in each county
where il Operates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

c. c. Harper left Wednesday for
st. Louis where he will attend the
opening of the great exposition. He
intends to remain two weeks or more
and witness a lot of demonstrations in
German photography. He also ex-
poets to take some interesting views
while there. He will then go down to
Lake Charles, La, where he has rela-
tives and friends and remain awhile
for his health which has not been
good this spring.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The case of S. Ceranek VS. Mrs. E.
j. Smith for $500 for hay, was tried
before Justice Joe Ross one day last
week. Horton and Funk appeared for
plaintiff and Blume for defendant
The case went for the defendant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

A Bamsey, formerly of Ross, now
of Greeley, Colo, asks for his copy of
the REPUBLICAN to be changed to r.
F. d. No l. as they have moved out
ON q ranch
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The following letters remain I'M
claimed at the Audubon Post Office
for the week ending April 81, 1904.
West Duff, G. w. Jones, Bert c..
Miskinnins, Miss Carrie Prather and
Mrs. Jennie Walters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Lou Lee has divided his house in
the north part of town and has built
on some to one of them, and now has
two neat properties. He will live in
one and rent the other
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Dan Freeman finishes this week
several weeks work in the National
Bank where he helped during the abb
sence of Chas VanGorder and during
the busy season.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Bert Stocking and II. Mendenhall
received word last evening from
Washington that the patent on their
lone Minnie Washer" had been al
lowed. This is quite an improvement
and may be seen be calling at Bert's
raSi6pnpa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

H. D. Hollister and family, of Mel
Vile township, departed Sunday for
Seattle, Washington, where they viii
make their future home. Mr.. Hollis
ter is among the old residents and is
one of our best people.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The advent Christian bible class
will meet at the Baptist church next
Sunday at $3.50. Subject will be the
first and second chapters of first John.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

r. Fl. Garnet was in town yester-
day on crutches. He was thrown from
wagon several weeks ago, having u
foot Injured,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

We hear considerable talk of Ed
Bates for the republican nomination
as member of the board of supervisors.
Ed is well qualified and is all right.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

J. Sherman Coffin, impersonator
and reader, at the Christian church
Wednesday May 4th at $3.50 sharp.
Tickets 25 cents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Tom Dustin, now of Hampton, is in
town today coming to attend the fun
eral of his uncle George Hardenbrook,
at Extra TODAY,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

We hear the old post Office of Jobes
is to be discontinued next week. 1t
has been in existence thirty-six years,
so we are told, which would make it
1868 that il was established.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Thomas Glasscock, of Browns
ranch, is spending a few days here
this week with his daugeter, Mrs.
Nettie Williams.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Mrs. Chas. Huntsberger, of Bond,
Mississippi, arrived Monday for an
extended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Dollahide.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Miss Steele, of Des Moines, who
visited last week at the home of her
sister, Mrs Nelson, departed for Des
MOines Saturday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28
First National Bank.

". A. Smutney, undertaken
and licensed embalmer. Es-
tablished in 1892. Terms to
suit all. Day phone 100, night
phone 100.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Miss Verge Wilson returned last
evening from Colorado where she has
been for some time. Her health was
very poor while she was out there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

doc" McHargue and family left
Monday for visit of some weeks at
Independence and Winfield, Kansas,
and points in Oklahoma.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Recorder Donaldson has been quite
sick the past week, but is able to be
out again. Mrs. Donaldson was also
sick but is better.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

$500 pays board and tuition for
summer term at Denison. Write for
particulars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The agents have left their winter
quarters and are now doing Audubon
county in great shape. We learn
hail insurance agents are numerous.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

All kinds of plants for sale in their
season. Cabbage, tomato and celery
plants ready now. L. HUDLER.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

You can buy staple dry goods and
notions of I. W. Baker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Dave Williams, who has been sick
out at his place in Viola township
the latter part of the winter and all
spring, is improving very slowly
indeed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

A special train on the Northwestern
brought in three cars of stock for
Browns ranch Sunday morning.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The republican primaries are held
in every township in the county to-
night and the county convention is
next Monday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Our -four is guaranteed. Try it.
Corn, oats, hay and mill feed always
on hand. Phone 141.
tt PAT MCCALL,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Mrs. G. B. Russell left Tuesday for
Portland, Oregon, for an extended
stay in that country.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Chas. White went to Brayton yes
terday on business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Mrs. H. A. Arnold will give a buffet
luncheon Friday at one o'clock to her
lady friends.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Charlie Johnson is farming his own
farm in the northeast part of Melville
township, although he lives here in
Audubon. Grant Mcknight lives on
the place and is doing most of the
work
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Miss Beebee, of Des Moines, ar
rived the fore part of the week for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Ping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

The Omaha and Council Bluffs
papers announce that the Green Cattle
Co. in which Judge Green was stock
holder, although forced into the hands
of a receiver, is said to be perfectly
solvent and that it will come out mon
CIV ahead
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

DR.. Fulton has been enjoying a visit
the past week from his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Fulton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kerwin returned
last evening from a trip to Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

Enjoy good bath with Colegate's
Floating Bath Soap. sc a cake at
Prick & Co.'S Drug Store.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

[. w. Baker departed Tuesday for
California to spend some time visiting
and sightseeing.