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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
CHURCH ATTEND ANCE.

Tho falling OF In church attendance
Is one Of tho troubles OF the various de-
nominations OF the world, Tho subject
Is often discussed; sometimes the facts
are denied and sometimes excused; but
the speeter will not down, II Is al
troublesome as the ghost In Hamlet
In London, recently someone inyestl-
gated the church attendance IN ten
churches, all situated within the most
valuable business portion OF the city.
The church property was worth, we are
told, at Il conservative estimate, $780,
900 The congregations IN these ten
churches amounted to 2l3 persons in
all, though there were seats for $3.50
attendants In one church, we are fur
Their told, In the heart Of London, be-
tween Queen Victoria street and Can
non street where there Is seating ca
pacity OF 400, the attendance at the
morning service consisted Of four per-
sons--three women and one child. In
another church. on Bread street, with q
seating capacity OF 300 there were four
men and six women, At 81. Helen's
Blshopsgate, with a seating capacity Of
60O only three men. six women and two
children, attended the morning service.
The conditions are somewhat better
In the churches IN the outlying dis
trlots but the general situation is indi-
Gated by the figures given. Contrast
this with the rush to races, prize fights,
and many low entertainments What
becomes Of the boast that ours Is
christian civilization and that our
nations are Christians
Many remedies have been tried, but
the evil seems to be as inourable as can
Ger, one Of the newest schemes has
been proposed by a Provo preacher
who is said TO have offered infdels Sl0O
an hour for attending his services
Those who desire to take advantage
Of that offer must present themselves
to the preacher, register and submit to
an examination to prove they believe
in infdel doctrine and set a time when
they will be In church. The minister
says the purpose Of his offer Is TO In
duoe inddels TO study Christian teach
ings but It looks more like a desper-
ate scheme whereby to induce people
to so to church. For, naturally, those
who are not nhdels will go just to see
how many lnhdels We're caught in the
net The plan Is novel here, but it is
neither new nor original For years
missionaries IN pagan countries have
paid people for becoming converts"
It is an old scheme, as morally nef-
fectlye as the beating OF tom toms TO
save the moon from the earth's shad-
ow.
The falling of in church attendance
is a chronic condition that has so fur
resisted all known remedies, outside the
authoritative proclamation OF the word
of God. 1t should be warning to the
Latter-day Saints to beware, lest they
become like the world in this regard.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

night on the top OF tho Elffel tower and
held religious services Tho reason for
holding tho Hun service after midnight
was that at that height there would be
continual twilight I'll sunrise,
Scientists, artists and sayants, we arc
told, assembled, Camille Flnmmarion
presided and delivered lecture on
THE history OF sun worship OF ancient
and modern tines" A concert fol-
lowed. Among the selections given
was wagner's Hymn 70 the stars"
Mounet sully recited Victor Hugo's Al
the window During the Night" The
poem Rameau recited his own prayer
to the sun, A banquet and armament
observations concluded the peculiar ex-
ercises.
sun worship is recognized as very
ancient form Of idolatry, In the ear
Hest ages it nourished in Egypt, and
the Arablans are supposed to have wor-
SHIPPED the heavenly umnary without
the Intervention OF dn idol The Jews
through pagan influences, became wor-
Slippers OF the sun az symbolized by
the cruel and grotesque Moloch cult,
and the general state OF the religious
services can best be judged from the
fact that the horses dedicated to the
sun by apostate kings Of Judah were
kept on the very precincts Of the house
Of the Lord, q Kings 23.li)
As far as history gives evidence on
the subject the devotion to the sun
indicates degeneration In religious con-
cepts and apostasy from the Maker OF
the heavens and the earth and all
things therein. Such q fall must neces-
sarly be accompanied by both moral
and Intellectual degeneration. The sun
certainly Is a most beautiful object. But
it's brllliancy is as a shadow compafel
to the Eternal Source Of light and pow
en- Why should man, made IN the inn
age of the Eternal, turn from that
light and worship the shadow? Ha
cannot do 40 and retain his worth as
man and the child OF God
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
SAYINGS" OF JESUS.

Mention has been made IN these col
umns of alleged Sayings Of Jesus"
found In one Of the ancient cities Of
Egypt, where excavations have been
made. In 1897 one leaf was found, sup
posed to contain genuine Sayings" OF
the Master Last year other leaves were
found In the same place, containing in
all AZ lines. more or less complete. The
whole has now been published at the
oxford university press, at the expense
Of the Egypt exploration fund. The in
PRODUCTION is as follows
"These are the wonderfully words
which Jesus the living (Lord) spake to
and Thomas, and he said unto
(them). Every one that hearkens to
these words shall never taste OF DEATH"
The publishers have been under the
necessity Of suggesting missing words,
ana leaving blank spaces for others,
where no suggestion could be made. The
most important Of the Sayings" is
this:
Jesus Saith eye asl? who are those)
that draw us Ito the kingdom, I'D the
kingdom Is in heaven2 the fowls
Of the air, and all the beasts that are
under the earth or upon the earth, and
the fishes Of the sea- (these are they
which draw you, aud the kingdom OF
heaven Is within you; and whoever
shall know himself shall find It. (Strlve
therefore-) TO know yourselves, and We
shall be aware that We are the sons of
the (AlmightyO Father; (andO ye
shall know that ye are in (the city Of
GodO, and ye are (the cltyO"
We presume the theological world will
now In earnest consider the question
whether Logla, or Sayings" can be
considered genuine, or not If genuine,
they must be added to the collection Of
sacred Scriptures and II so, the conten-
ton that the Bible is forever completed
so that nothing can be added to It's
volume, is seen to be false. It is an
interesting question. and one Of the
greatest Importance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
The Standard.

During the past twenty-five years
there has been an alarming decrease in
the sentiment which ties q family to a
specific place. This IL due, In part, at
least, to the multiplication OF apart
ment houses. This class of buildings
has come 20 stay, They are more profit
able to the owners than single houses
and the tenants enjoy certain adyan-
tages which they cannot find elsewhere.
But however profitable for landlords
and convenient for tenants these build
ings may be, they undoubtedly tend to
generate the nomadlc spirit, and so at
feet injuriousy the constituency Of
our churches. Some families remain in
the same apartments year after year;
but the majority Of Hat dwellers seem
to live with loius glrded and sandals
upon their feet, ready to fly at any mo-
ment. And there are many reasons
for moving When the landlord re-
fuses TO make desired improvements,
or a new apartment building with its
more modern facilities makes It's ap-
peal,the temptation to change Is strong,
and compelling for many a family The
result is that large proportion OF the
population is losing all attachment for
particular localities or dwellings, and
the word home has come to mean, for
such, little more than n shelter to be
used until something Is found that suits
them better.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Northwestern Christian Advocate,

wv -" N'N'iil Nlii i1tAAH fNuNbtult,
Rev t. G, selby, whose volumes Of
sermons are deservedly popular, quotes
In the beginning Of his sermon on
THE two-fold classification" from a
writer In the Nineteenth Century, the
following; Il can understand what is
to become OF the sheep and can UNI
derstand what is to become OF the
goats but how are the alpacas to be
dealt with?" The alpaca, as nearly
everybody knows, belongs TO the upper
ranges Of the Andes IN Chile and Peru,
II looks like a sheep and II seems to
possess many Of the characteristics of
the goat, IL Is, however species OF
camel The question Of the Nineteenth
century writer means simply this The
sheep belong to the right hand and the
goHts to the left, but what il TO be-
come OF those who have the character
lstics OF neither sheep nor goats-that
is, the people who are neither good
nor bad The answer is, In brief, that
there are no such people. The good
are not perfect and the bad are not so
bad as they might be- but everybody
Is either good or bad; the tendency of
the life Ia in one direction or another.
There are no alpaoas among men and
women,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

their enemies And the Press may
take to Itself the prediction, that the
same results viii follow the attacks
mndo upon cool men and grand
cause, from whatever source or with
whatever weapons, for Truth Ia
mighty and Il shall prevail"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
SUN WORSHIP IN PARIS.

A Paris dispatch states that Parisians
have returned to sun worship, and that
the followers Of the resurrected cult
consists of the very elite OF the great
metropolis, aud not OF the ignorant
classes The etory goes that the sun
worshipers gathered recently at mid
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

"That Salt Lake preacher who offers
a dollar an hour to inhdels TO sit under
his preaching Is IN a fair way to go
broke" says the ST. Paul Globe. IT'S
Provo preacher who does that. Salt
Lake preachers know better.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

The cutting OF Santos Dumont's air.
ship and the cutting Of the big bellows
OF the great organ in Festival Hall
shows that the exposition has Its Jack
the Ripper.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

The people eat less meat than they
used TO but the beef trust makes It
Just tough for them to get
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Kuropatkin having been unable to
beat Kuroki, his army is now beating
retreat northward.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

General Bell may deport Judge Steele
II the latter Is not more guarded In his
dissenting opinions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

The ProhibitionIsts are not so far
from being right when they declare that
the saloon evil is the curse Of the ma
ton.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Since he reached home Mr.. Perdicaris
ia not so wildly enthusiastic over Raj
SOUL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Toy pistols having been sold In viola
ton Of the law, next Tuesday look out
for lost fingers and lockjaw.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Neither does anybody else. II you take
their word
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Uncle Russell Sage doesn't know, and
no one dare tell him, that this is the
vacation season.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Summer is a good time to make 1t hot
for those ST. Louis boodlers. And At
torney Folk proposes to take advantage
OF IL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

When viii politicians learn that peo-
Pile like short platform as well as q
short prayer?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

General Miles simply dashed the cup
of water from his lips.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Getting blood out of a turnIp Is easy
compared with getting an interview out
OF Judge Parker.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Whether a word to the wise is suffi-
cient depends on what word II u.s.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

No advance copies Of nominating and
scconding speeches to be delivered at
st. Louis like there We're at Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

Floods in Dry Canyon and no water
In Willow Creek.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

First Sunday In the month; meetings
In all the wards In the city Mt p m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
THE FATAL FOURTH.

The secretary Of the board Of health
In Philadelphia has sent n statement
to every town in Pennsylvania, show
Ing the number Of casualties that oc-
CURED on the Fourth Of July last year
IN this country, as n result Of the reck-
less handling Of toy pistols and cannon
crackers. This is the table he submits
and the subject Is Of general interest;
Died Of lockjaw, caused by injuries 400
Died of other injuries ".,..,,.. 60
Totally blinded ,,.,,., .,....,,... 10
Number who lost one eye,........,, rs
Arms and legs lost ..,.......... 81
Number who lost ingers ,,,,..,.,.. ia
Number injured who recovered. =. 1888
Total number Of casualte In the
United States ..,,..,..,...,..,.4,3 i9
That is n mighty argument against
the carelessness that is permitted In
the handling OF dangerous explosives
on that day 1t depends mostly on par
ents to see to 1t that their children do
not play with deadly and destructive
toys, They are not permitted to slash
one another with razors, or experiment
with dynamite sticks; why should they
be given other equally dangerous toys,
and be left to themselves, to return
with or without injuries, as luck may
determine? worship is no part Of
our national institution; but II we must
have fire, smoke ana noise, the lmple-
ments should be handled by experts.
Nominations are very well, when man
aged by specialists and at places where
no damage can result. But under other
circumstances they should be prohibit
ed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
ON RELIGIOUS TOPICS.
The Living Church.


AS we view Il, the primal questions
between the destructive and the con-
servatiye schools resolve themselves, in
the final analysis, into very few. Some
Of them are these; Have we reyela-
ton from God beyond the revelation Of
Himself In nature in history and In the
conscience Is that revelation so dis
tinct and authoritative that the postul-
ates. O., g. of the apostles and Nicene
creeds have the certain guarantee Of
Almighty God? Was that revelation
reposed In an organism unique upon
earth, in which the living Presence Of
Almighty God Will constitute a viYify-
ing force TO the end Of time? Does the
spiritual life Of the individual depend
Tor its fulness (at leasD upon "mys-
teres' granted 10 the church for It's
administrations Issues may, Of course,
easily be multiplied. but practically,
the vital issue Is contained in these
questions. TO each Of them, Catholic
churchmen must answer yes The an
swers Of the destructive school will
range all the way from modified and
halting assent to some, to a categor-
zeal denial OF each. The issue must be
fought on these lines.
New York Christian Advocate,
lneIe are 80 many positive Things 70
demand the attention OF the preacher
IN the pulpit, so vast a field of things
movable and known, helpful practical,
and fitted 70 the daily needs of the hui
man souls that have been committed TO
his care and culture, into which the
preacher may go; so inexhaustible and
valuable a mine of riches in the daily
experiences of men and women that he
may successfully operate--that Il is "A
thing inexcusable for him TO lead his
people into the realm Of negations to
disntegrate the foundation of their
faith with his own uncertain misgy-
ings; to persuade them TO abandon the
solid rock OF Christian assurance for
the quagmire Of dismal doubt; to take
them out OF the bracing sunshine Of
satisfying Christian JOY and thrust
them into the dark and dreary caves
OF religious dependency and disap-
polntment. But that Is what some
preachers are doing; and they not only
fail to appreciate the enormity Of their
turpitude but they seem to glory in
II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

No meeting in the Tabernacle Sun
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Fast day tomorrow

The virtue of patience is concealment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Napkins and Tooth Picks


nothing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-21
C. s., RaIly.

The Christian Endeavor societies of
this county held a rally in the Re-
formed Church Thursday afternoon
and evening. Societies from different
parts of the county were present and
there was large attendance from
Plymouth. The speakers from a dis
distance were Miss Anna Minich,
state organizer, from Indianapolis.
and Rev. n. B. Mathes, district secre-
tary. from Goshen. Mr.. Mathes spoke
at night on 1.-THE 10th Century Boy"
and made a fine address. He is well
qualified tie speak to the youth, in
whom he is particularly interested.
Miss Minich is making circuit of the
state in the interest of Endeavor So
cieties. She exhibited two silk ban
ners, presented to Indiana by Chinese
Endeavorers. Both speakers hold a
a rally in South Bend today. Marshall
county belongs to the South Bend
district.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-21

A Russian traveller, who recently
made a tour through Maachurla in the
interest of a scientific association,
gives very interesting accountpf the
business usages In that province. He
says there are in Chinese business
house neither proprietors nor en-
ployes. All persons employed share
in the profits Of the undertaking.
During the year each member re-
ceives, at certain intervals, kind of
salary, which, however, is melted out
so sparingly as to be hardly sufficient
to supply the necessities of life. At
the close of the year the accumulated
profits are divided. Very noteworthy,
according to the statements of this
traveller, is the exceptional honesty of
Chinese merchants, who always and
most promptly fulfill the engagements
they may have entered into. Thus,
for instance, the ten branch offices of
the Russo Chinese Bank, located in
China, have since their establishment
no record of a single protested note.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-21
PLEASED WITH VERDICT
Bank Busters Brown and Brodrick Have
No Elkhart Sympathy,

A gentleman from Elkhart states
that the finding of the jury against
Walter Brown for the looting OF the
Elkhart bank, at Indianapolis We'd
nesday. gives the greatest SatiSfac-
ton. and it is thought the people will
now settle down to business and en-
deavor TO recoup their loss. There is
much sympathy for Cashier Collins,
who is pronounced the victim OF Brod-
rick and Brown, and an effort will
likely be made to tighten his sentence,
ii not secure a pardon. So strong is
the sentiment against the two princi-
pals that expressions are made that
Brown should receive a sentence of at
least one year for each count. By the
time the sc years would expire they
might be safe to let loose. The gen.
eral opinion is that both will pe given
about ten years for their populations.
South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-21
WALTER BROWN CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Completely in WreckIng
Elkhart Bank.


Walter Brown, who has been prom
inent in business and politics in this
congressional district, and who as dis
trict chairman proposed to crush every
republican who did not agree with
him, has been found guilty of compile
ity in wrecking the Indiana National
Bank at Elkhart. President Brodrick
and Cashier Collins of the benk have
pleaded guilty, but Brown will fight
for a new trial. The verdict finds
Brown guilty of slxty-six of the sixty
seven counts in the indictment.
Brown received the verdict without a
sign of emotion, but his wife collap-
Sed.
After he returned to his room at
the English Hotel the terrific strain
to which Brown has been subjected
became too great. and he collapsed
shortly before 10 CLOCK. For while
his life was despaired of, and it re-
quired the efforts of two physicians to
bring him out of danger.
The strongest witness against Brown
was his brother.in-law, w. L. Collins,
cashier of the bank, who testified that
Brown had been active in the manage
ment Of the bank and had secured
large loans on manufacturing plants
which were VIGOROUSLY insolvent. The
jury was instructed that the case
against Brown must stand or fall on
the proof of President Brodrick S
guilt. as Brown could not be guilty of
completely unless the banks assets
had been depleted.
The jury was instructed at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon, and at eight
O'Clock returned the verdict, which
finds Brown guilty of every count ex-
ceptiDg that charging making false
entries in the banks books. 1t finds
him guilty of abstracting 5he funds of
the bank, of depicting its assets
through the paper of insolvent manu-
facturers, of conspiracy with Brod-
rick TO deceive the national banking
authorities and of taking out good
notes and substituting worthless pa
per.
The publishers If the Tribune did
not think Brown was saint two years
ago, and the Tribune dared to say so.
For that reason Brown inStigated the
establishment of a third paper in Ply
mouth, which like bis work in the Elk
hart bank has proved very unprofit-
able to his friends i'm this county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-21
DINNER WITH A NEGRO.

The democrats in discussing Booker
T. Washington dinner with Presi-
dent Roosevelt got more than they
had bargained for. 1t was shown by
documents taken from the congress
Sional library that Thomas Jefferson
had a colored man dine with him
along with Chief Justice Marshall,
William Writ, Samuel Dexter and DR..
Samuel L. Mitchell, who were at that
time among the most distinguished
men of the nation.
Mr.. Bartholdt. Of Missouri, who
brought the facts to the attention of
the House for the first time, had OBJ
tanned Melbourne's autobiography
from the Congressional Library and
verified his statements by reading
from it. Italmost took the democrats
breath away to learn that the founder
of the democratic party had enter
tanned a negro at formal dinner
party. The democrats had never
heard Of the incident before. The
only reason it was not generally
known, said Mr.. Bartholdt, was be.
cause nobody thought anything Of il
and no one saw fit to criticise Mr.. JET.
ferson for it. II Mr.. Roosevelt's in.
viting Booker T. Washington to an
formal luncheon had any Significance,
what shall be said Of the father !:
democracy entertaining q negro At
formal dinner partYa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-21
Picks Roosevelt 10 Win.

Mayor Jones, of Toledo, was in Cleve-
land attending the convention.
"What do you think of the presiden-
tial OutloOk?" was asked.
''I'm an awful poor man to ask such
question dS that" was Mr.. Jones
reply. '.You know I'm a man with
out party. [ don't really see, how
ever, why the democrats should be
making such fuss about nominating
somebody. Roosevelt is Just as sure
to be elected as the sun is to rise to-
morrow.
II admire his handling of the coal
strike. He acted, and he did not wait
for law. Action was what he wanted,
and Roosevelt was man of action.
Everything considered, Roosevelt is a
democratic American, and good pres
ident.