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The Lexington advertiser., 1904-12-01

TN the verse preceding our text Paul
! introduces the figure of a great
house in which there are various kinds
of vessels, some iof gold and some of
silver, others of wood and still others
Of earth. In the opinion of some COM
mentators the great house typifles the
church, and the vessels the members
of that church. The vessels of honor
are those of goldSand silver, and those
of dishonor the wooden and earthen
dishes. The first are taken to represent
the true disciples Of Jesus, the latter
those who are identified with Christ's
church, but who are eunregenerate. 1t
Is the figure of the wheat and the tares,
the wheat andachaff, the drag net filled
with fishes good and bad. The vessels
of gold and silver are precious and able
to endure the trying fire of God, and
hence fit for His use, while those of wood
and earth are worthless, fragile and un-
able to Withstand the searchings of the
Divine flame. and therefore are vessels
8of dishonor, filing place in the great
house, but never being used in goodly
service. This exegesls would seem to
be sustained by the opening words Of
our text,e.whicln declare that II man
therefore purse himself from desc, he
shah be," andgso FORTH Ssidently sug-
gesting a separation from tile worldly
minded, unholy brother, and living be-
fore God that will be an example and
rebuke to him. Instead Of being vessels
of Woodland earth we are to have the
preciousness OF the gold and silver, and
the transmitting power Of Jesus Christ
can change the commonest clay and the
ipoorsst R00d inf0ifk spnresea s6ld snd
silver. II vessels Of gold and silver
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XVI E LONG to be meet for the Mas.

EvY7 E LONG to be meet for the Mas
Z w ter's use" Shall we not say we
(5will? Make of me what Thou canst
and by what process Thou wilt" cries
that sanity and devoIt man, F.
Meyer, "only let me be what Thou
|canst use. ,.
b "Art thou able to drink the cup that
III drink of, and be bartized with the
Baptism that am baptized with? By
Thy grace am able. Let me die with
IThee; lie in the grave of obscurity and
neglect; be counted as the off-scourine
Iof all things; be broken on the edge OF
THY wheel; pass through the fire oi
hThy hottest kiln-only let me be one
whom Thou choosest and usest, con-
stantly in Thy hand; dipped down often
Isinto the brimming well, and back to
THY dear lips, or to the lips Of whom
r "The spirit Is willing, My child, but
1.-The flesh Is weak know it, l know it
ELord. but desire to die to the weak.
Mess of the flesh, its ache, its tears, its
lfaintness, that may live in the Spirit
ITS not Thy grace sufficient? Is not Thy
Estrength perfected in weakness? Is not
Ethe residue of the Spirit with Thee, to
lhgive without measure? Heed not my
weak cryings, but perfect that which
Econcerneth me. Only make me a vessel
Ifhat Thou canst use. Nd .,aah
& "'He that would be great, let him
HE as he that doth serve understand
EThee, Master. Thou wouldst winnow
Emy heart, and rid me of all that is proud
land selfish. 1t is true that In the time
[spast I have sought great things for my
EseIf; but that is gone now; am but
|Iweaned babe; my only desire is for Thee.
Efor Thy glory, for the magnifying OF
fThy name; my one cry to be often, al
ways, In Thy hand" as.i @ 4t
II Such are the splendid STRINGS and
Eyearnings Of one heart May they not
Ebe ours? May we not be meet for the
us" !" because we yield our
Iselves TO Christ and become that vessel
cieansed and prepared for every good
work.
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uses an unclean
vessel as a recepta-
Gle in which to
place His grace and
power for the saw
ing of men. The
careful housewife
would not think of
taking the un-
cleansed vessel and
using it to cook or
serve the meal. 1t
must be prepared
for the service
which IL IL tn rem
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-12-01
Just Comfortable.

Uncle-Bobby, I,suppose you've been
q good little boy?
Bobby-No, ! haven't. fE
why, I hope YOU haven't been very
badT
Y "Oh, no; just comfortable. Smiths
Weekly. 'sr. '~4>7
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Good Thing.

Church--Why, he loved that girl
when she was only baby on her moth
ers' knee!
Gotham-Oh, then, he knew she was
going to come into money all along!--
Yonkers Statesman.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-12-01
toOpyright. IOO., By I'M. EdsOn.l J

Chicago, Sunday, Nov, 10, 1904.
Text:--'If q man therefore purge him.
self from these. he shall be vessel unto
honor, sanctified, meet for the Masters $ use,
prepared unto every good workS'-2 Tim.
221
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-12-01

der. The dirty spots must be secured
and the whole dish washed with hot wa
ter and soap and then rinsed in clean,
hot water before it can be accepted for
further use. And this illustratesa most
important and vital truth in connection
with the Christian. He must be purged
and clean before the Master will con-
sent to use him. And right here we must
emphasize the vast difference which
may exist between the Christian who Is
being used by the Master and the Chris
tian who is using himself in the Mas
ter's name. Christian service does not
always mean Christ Service The
Christian in action does not always
mean Christ acting through the Chris
tian. The Christian must be purged, a
vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for
The Masters use, before he can be filled
with the presence and power of Christ,
and thus prepared unto every good
work How the Master is hindered by
the unelean vessels which are offeredfor
His use! How impotent seems the serv-
ice of many, many Christians! On
every hapd we hearthe cry that the pow
er and influence Of the church Is wan
ing. The lack of growth is causing
alarm to the great denominations, and
the reasons therefor are being sought
with the diligence and wisdom born of
men. Various prescriptions are formu-
lated by the astute D. DIS, and from
time to time it is proposed to dope the
church with first one thing and then an
other. But despite all. the church con-
tinues to groan and suffer in Ill health.
and vigor Of strength and power fails
to return. The spiritual life and power
of the church is proportionate to the
spiritual life and power of the individ-
ual members of the church The spring
cannot rise above its source, and the
church cannot realize higher spiritual
strength and power than that Of It's
membership.
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duty OF every one TO become sucni 10
submit himself to the Divine alchemist
Who can by the marvellous processes OF
His laboratory change the perishable
wood and earth into the enduring gold
and silver.
A ND yet a favorite figure used to
"A typify the humble disciple whom
Jesus loves to honor by filling with His
presence and using in power and with
glory to His name, is that of the clay,
the common clay from which is made
the vessel fit for the Masters use.
Such thought brings cheer and encour.
agement TO the poorest and weakest OF
Jesus disciples. One may not possess
the gold and silver Of splendid train
ing and abilities; one may not be the
gold or the silver that graces and beauti-
fles the conspicuous places, and that
fills the most prominent and impor'
tant positions. One may be only the
despised and unnoticed vessel Of wood
or of earth, and still be so clean and
sanctifled that the Master as He
searches the shelves for vessels fit Tor
His use will gladly take him and use
him. AS the Master passes to and fro
through His house, think OF what may
meet His gaze. Shelves full of YES
sells; enough for all the worldwide
purposes of God. The church Is not
weak because Of lack of numbers
With the forces now marching under the
banner of the cross, Jesus could speedi-
ly win the world to Himself If those
forces were obedient to His will and re-
sponsive to His mighty power. AS tn
Master passes through His househe sees
plenty of vessels. He finds there the
gold and the silver ones. How He longs
to use them. How much more could
be accomplished with them than with
the commoner vessels. How much the
world needs them. With eager hand He
reaches out and takes the gold and sill
yer vessel. He covets It for His service
He has work for It to do. He looks
within. All! what is it that meets His
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use. Sadly He replaces this splendid
vessel and takes another to examine.
So over the shelves He goes. The shad-
ows on His face deepen, the pain and
disappointment in His heart grow
more intense, until at last with glad
cry way up on the top shelf out OF
sight and unnoticed and unknown He
discovers the common vessel Of clay
which Is purged and clean and fit for
use. He takes it down. He says: This
will do" And into that common ves-
sci He pours His grace and power until
men, beholding, exclaim: Surely,
this man has been with Jesus"
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DLENTY Of vessels, but what is the
1 condition of those vessels? This
is the first question which must arise
between the one who would be used and
the Christ who longs to use. What is
the condition? Not the outward ap-
pearance, but the inward state. Not
what man beholds and knows, but what
God sees and knows. What is the condt-
tion sof the vessel? Is it clean or un-
clean? The condition of that vessel Is
the point which determines whether 1t
will be used or cast aside. What is the
condition of your heart and mine?
What is there that renders it unfit for
the Masters use? Let God direct and
conduct the search, and He will reveal
the smut and the dirt and uncleanness
which now renders you unfit for His
service. What is 1t that can render the
vessel unclean? Sin, you say, in its
manifold forms and degrees. Yes, such
.uncleanness is readily recognized and
understood. You donot need to be told
ludLll1S llldLScIleI oiu, tudI sCll-lLluui-
gence, that violation Of the laws of God
and man. But there is something else
besides the filth gathered by walking in
forbidden paths and receiving unholy
things The dish upon the shelf may be
unfit for use, not because it has come
in contact with the foul or unelean
thing, not because it has been used for
impure purposes, but ustsimply be-
causerit has been allowed to stand un-
used upon the shelf until the dust has
tcovered it. %Tt4was put away clean and
wholesome, but now it Is unusable be-
cause of the coating of black dust. And
so it may be with the Christian. He
may be unclean from disuse. He may
have lain upon the shelf of indiffer.
ence and neglect so long that the dust
has collected-the dust of prayerless.
ness, the dust of no Bible reading, the
dust of neglected duty, the dust of Sab.
bath ease and neglect Of church. And
If the dust is there it must be cleaned
away, just the same as other foulness
before the vessel can BE- meet for the
Masters use. '.-...'..--
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co that the question of the condi-
- ton Of the Ueurch resolves itself
into one as to the condition Of the in
dividual Christian. If the church is
not "meet for the Masters use" 1t is
because its members are not II the
church lacks power it is because the
power of Christ is not flowing through
the individual Christian, If the church
Is not being used as a clean vessel,
sanctified, and meet for the Masters
| use, the fault lies at the hearts door
of the individual Christians, and the
remedy is to be found not in change
of principles, or policy, or methods,
not in the adoption of new-fangled de-
vices, but in a purifying and cleansing
of the hearts and lives of the individual
Christians in order that there may be
placed in the hands of the Master ves-
sells meet for His use. How much the
coming Of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ
Is hindered and delayed BY the unclean
vessels which the Master is unable to
use we will never know until He at
last comes in glory and we Know as
we are known, but certain it is that the
world would have been brought. to
Christ centuries ago if the vessels
which Christ needed in the accomplish
ment of His worldwide mission had
been kept clean and sanctified for His
use. Every great revival every great
and glorious work accomplished for
Him, have been preceded by a cleansing
Of the vessels that they might be used
for Him. Heart-searching prayer has
discovered the unclean places, the foul
stains of sin, and the yielded will and
the reconsecrated purpose Of heart have
united with the quick er,ing Spirit to
cleanse and purify until the Master
could smilinglyAs say ssThis is a ves-
sci which IS fit for use. will fill it
with My grace and power. will send
1t forth blessed and to be blessing" 1"
And where there Is a lack Of spiritual
blessing and power-it is always because
there are. unclean vessels, unfit for the
Masters use. I Sh2g a. ( #.
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are the only ones that are meet for the
Masters use then 1t is the privilege and
duty Of every one to become such; TO
submit himself to the Divine alchemist
Who can BY the marvellous processes OF
His laboratory change the perishable
wood and earth into the enduring gold
and silver.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN ROW


 Whatever may be the decision of the courts in reference to the republican factional contest in Wisconsin, it is ev- ident that it can not affect the result of the election in that state this fall, and that the La Toilette faction will win over the stalwarts, notwithstanding that the latter have been backed by the administration.
 That the republican campaign man. agers are alarmed over the situation is shown by the recent conference to which Postmaster General Payne, Sen ator Spooner and Representative Bab- cock. the stalwart leaders, were called in New York, to discuss the question, How can the thirteen electoral votes of Wisconsin be assured for Roosevelt {? As has been remarked, to the impartial observer it looks as though the right men were not called to this conference, and it would be advisable yet to con suit Governor La Toilette as the mas ter of the situation,
 The stalwarts freely predicted that after the La Toilette delegates were turned down at the Chicago conven- ton they would find themselves in a hopeless minority at home, but that prediction did not prove true. It is now perfectly plain to everyone that the stalwarts represented only a small minority of their party, and that war to death between the two factions may endanger the carrying of the state for the national ticket. The stalwarts must, therefore, give way and take their medicine. It will be bitter dose, bat they must yield and trust to the president to make up any loss that they suffer.
 Even the surrender of the stalwarts might not entirely mend matters for the president in Wisconsin. The La Toilette men can hardly be expected to forget that ID the time of their great est need the president and national leaders refused them recognition, and turned to them only when tteir sup port was essential to republican sue cess in Wisconsin.
 Governor La Toilette opened his campaign at Eau Claire last Thursday night, in speech in which he heavily scored his republican opponents, evinc- ing no inclination to compromise.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

A recent newspaper interview with J. Edward Addicks of Delaware re- ports him as using this language: ''The issue is not Roosevelt or Parker. It IS Addicks or no Addicks-that is all there is to it." This seems in a way to take Delaware out of the union for this presidential election. What great man in little state he isl But Delaware ought to be indepen- dent enough and honest enough to throw him out, in spite of his money. But when the Washington administra- ton recognizes his authority, what can you expect of the politicians of the state of Delaware?
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
REVlSES HIS OPINION
Geo. l.. Walker Has a Good Word
 for Old Dominion

Geo. L. Walker nas certainly got a new tip on Old Dominion, and makes the following very favorable mention of the company $ operations and pros poets in the last Boston Commercial {;
 "Old Dominion has closed down it's old smelting plant, and it will be dis mantled. The management expects to have the new furnaces ready for operation within about two weeks. The new concentration will not be ready before October, when the con. tract calls for its completi Jn, and It is not improbable that it may be delayed beyond that date. Production will be carried ahead when the furnaces are ready, however, without the aid of the concentrator.
 It is officially stated that the old smelter has beea running for some months past on ore that averaged about sl per cent copper, aud that a recovery of better than s per cent, or l60 pounds of copper to the ton, has been made. This compares with an average of about 130 pounds to the ton last year. The ore smeited has been made up of oxides and sulphides from the Old Dominion mine, the ship ments of fluxing sulphides from the Copper Queen, about % tons daily from the United Globe Mines, and oth ar miscellaneous custom ores mined in the Globe district.
 "rhe company has been making good profit on operations. It has not borrowed any money in excess of the S266, 900 which was announced some time ago, and it has no other floating deOt. It would seem that the compa- ny has 80 far paid about Si50, 900 on it's new construction out of earnings.
 There is judged to have been no increased flow of water in the mine, as pumping costs have been reduced. A great deal of new development work has been done in the mine during the past year, and ore reserves have been increased. The new shaft is now down to the fourteenth Ltwelfthl level, but it IS not yet being used. All recent production has come through the old shaft Insiders express great cOnd- dence in old Dominion future"
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
Fl Paso & Southwestern to Build
 Shops

A special to the Bisbee Review says that the El Psso X Southwestern rail road is going to erect big car shops. Fl Paso wants them built there and has already offered the railroad a site for the buildings. The shops in Doug las are far too small to meet the re- quirements of the railroad business, which is increasing at a rapid rate. Professor Douglas, the head of the Phelps. Dodge company, has already authorized the erection and equip ment of car shops large enough to meet the demand for shop room and to meet future demand, as additional rolling stock and power is added to the Fl Paso & Southwestern equIp- ment. Whether the shops will be built at Douglas or in Fl Paso remains to be seen, but they are to be built and at once.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
THE POSITION OF COPPER

This IS the dull season in the copper trade, yet the market for the metal is holding up surprisingly well. While there has recently been a fractional de- cline in the market quotations, very little lake or electrolytic copper can be had at less than 12sm12, cents. The market Is dull rather than weak, but if late New York adviees can be relied upon that the largest lake producer, which is the Calumet & Hecla, has re- gently disposed of nearly 20, ,000 tons accu mulated stock, it would indicate renewed confidence in the future for copper.
 Stocks of copper have not increased since the beginning of the year and are estimated to be about normal. The production for the first half of the current year shows an increase of about per cent, according to the En- giueering X Mining Journal, mostly contributed by the Arizona and Mich igan mines.
 Consumption of copper at home con tinues slack, while the foreign demand, although not as large as it has been, is nevertheless believed to be sufficient to obviate any considerable accumulation of copper. Taking into consideration all the factors in the position of cop per, there appears to be nothing what ever discouragi1g to the future of the | industry.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25
LANTlN SOLOMON NUPTIALS
The Event Marked by Series of
 Festivities

The Bulletin makes extended men, tion of the festivities attending the marriage of Miss Lillian solomon to MT. Max Lanti of Globe.
 On Saturday evening l. E. and Mrs. Solomon gave d dinner in honor of the marriage. The company consisted of the family, relatives and few invited guests. An elaborate course dinner was served in the handsomely decor ated dining room. Mir. Dave Gold berg acted as toastmaster, and after the advent of wine, Babdi Zielonka responded to the first toast. Mir. Freu- denthal and Mir. Mashbir, uncles of the bride, offered their felicitations, and Mir. Charles Solomon spoke for the family. Messrs. Rawlins, Strat. ton and Merrill and Miss Tutte voiced the sentiments of the friends of the family A large number of congratu- latory telegrams from distant friends and relatives were read. Following the banquet the younger members Of the company spent couple of hours in dancing at the ball across the street.
 The marriage occurred at : o'clock Sunday morning in the paylors of the Solomon residence, and was witnessed by the relatives of the bride and a large number of friends. Rabbi Mar tin Iielonka, of Fl Paso, conducted the beautiful ceremony of the Jewish church. Following the congratula- tions,a most enjoyable wedding break fast was served in the dining room to the large company.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

Prest. John A. Mccall, of the New York Life Insurance company, has de. clsred for Roosevelt. He used to be a democrat and Cleveland mau when he was in the service of the state in the insurance department. The Hartford Times thinks there is nothing surpris- ing in his support of Roosevelt, since he is in close business relations with J. Pierpont Morgan. It says, further, that MT. Perkins, who went from the insurance company to the Morgan firm, is ''holding the bag" for the New York republicans this year, and another member of the Morgan house is doing the same service in Philadelphia. It is apparent that the president and the Wall street interests have come to some understanding which enables the great trust-promoting interests to give their support to the republican candidate.
 They have @ great deal of money, but not a great many votes, outside of what money will buy. Their support is con- venient, but it may not prove effective
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

The American Mining congress is in session thus week at Portland, Oregon, having a large attendance of eminent mining men from all parts of the coun- try. The present session will be liber- alized on broader review of the min ing industry than ever before. It is expected that every state and territory in the United States will present re- ports on their geological and mineral resources; also, that similar reports will be made on the several states of Can ada and Mexico. It is also expected that. in view of the interest manifested, that the views of this congress will be crystalized into form that will prove the basis for future federal legislation. of foremost importance in this con
Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-25

nection is the creation of federal de- partment of mines and mining, with a secretary who shall be cabinet officer Aside from the formation of code of laws for the approval of the United States congress, and taking such steps as are possible toward the creation of mining department, the present meet ing promises to exercise no little intiu' ence in securing concessions of great value to the mining industry.