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tented with circumstances, we carry 6

tented with circumstances, we carry a
rebellious will, within us is an aching
heart. 1t is the business of philosophy
to exhort men to make their peace with
law: 1t is the business of religion to in
v1te men to make their peace with God,
who Is behind all law. And it is the
high privilege of Christ's ambassador
to declare that on Gods side peace is
made, and welcome is waiting. Christ
by His perfect obedience in life and
death, by the sacrifice on Calvary and His
resurrection from the dead, by His as
censlon into heaven and His etrnal
lntercess1on, has made an open way
from the furthest country of sin
and shame into which the most foolish
soul has wandered to the home and to
the heart of God. There is no barrier
on this way, and no one to forbid the
returning sinner. The wayfaring man,
though he be fool, shall not err there
in, and the blind shall be led by a way
that they know not. And to make the
way OF life more easy and alluring, it
has been strewn from the beginning to
the end thereof with invitations and
promises, with entreaties and assur-
ances. Along it the angels of grace are
ever travelling to guide the weary; way
worn wanderers home; and among those
angels l dare to include the preacher of
the EVangel. is any Office so inspiring
as his-any work so charged with bless
ing? 1t is his to heal the bitterest con-
troversy Of human life, and to make
the most lasting peace: at the same
moment to fill with gladness the heart
both of God and man; by the same
service to deliver him who was ready
to perish, and to minister unto Christ
the travail of His soul. For his word
every man is waiting within the heart,
for the sound of his feet everyone must
have a welcome. Glow beautiful upon
the mountains are the feet of him that
bringeth good tidings, that publisheth
peace; that bringeth good tidings of
good, that publisheth salvation"
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CORRECTIONS.
BY REV. E. G. GORDON, D. D.

Over and over again it has been pub
lished that the Presbytery of Missouri
adopted or approved an overture from the
church at Columbia asking the Synod to
take steps to secure union between our
Synod and that of the Northern Church
in this State. So far as I know the In
terror began it, though it is to be sup
posed it got it's information from some
secular paper; but the misstatement
of the facts has been widely copied. 1
have been told that the Interior has cor
rected It's error, apparently to little
effect. For the Herald and Presbyter
took up the peccant parable; and now,
so late as October 18th, the Presbyterian
Standard reads us an editorial homily
based on it.
The facts are these: The session of
the Columbia church adopted an over
ture looking to the union of the two Pres
byterian Synods of Missouri. This over
ture was sent up to the Presbytery of
Missouri for consideration, approval and
forwarding to the Synod. The Presby-
terry by an overwhelming vote declined
to approve the overture.
The sessions of the BoonVille and
Memorial churches in Lafayette Presby-
terry adopted overtures looking to the
union, not of the Missouri Synods alone,
but of both Churches. They asked the
endorsement Of Presbytery. This en-
dorsement was withheld by what was
practically a unanimous vote; but the
Unanimity was secured on the ground
that the present time was inopportune to
press the question of organic union
This was expressly stated by more than
one who favored union, and who, doubt
less, propose to open and press that Ques-
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riveS.
Whether or not the Columbia or any
other church will bring this question Of
organic union before our Synod of Mis-
souri,, l do not know; nor am 1 author
lied to say what the Synod would do,
if it's judgment was asked 1 believe that
it would decline to secede from our
Church, and that it would decline just
now to commit itself to organic
union.
Some practical advantages may DO
gained by misstatements of facts and by
arguments based on them; but the cause
of truth is not advanced in this way, nor
is the Church helped in it's spiritual
life.
The foregoing and other facts which
might be cited go to show that the two
questions of organic union and of federal
relations are mixed up. Nobody denies
that they are distinct questions and that
the latter is the only one now formally
and. officially, by the act Of our General
Assembly, before us for discussion and
determination. At the same time it is
true that both questions are under dis
cussion; and 1 now desire to correct the
impression that those of us who are op-
posed to organic union have mixed them
up. We have asked for no deliverances
opposing organic union. We have not OBJ
truded discussion of this question on
the Church. We have been on the defen-
sive all the time. Any minded man
can satisfy himself on this point by look
ing up the articles pro and con, and OBJ
serving the dates. AS for myself, every
thing that l have published or offered for
publication has been drawn out by some
gross misrepresentation of our Church,
or by arguments in favor Of organic
union, In some cases yelled under dis
cussion of the Articles of Agreement
Especially have we been moved by
repeated efforts to show that now all the
obstacles both to closer relations and to
organic union with the Northern Presby-
ter1ans are to be traced to the prejudices
and old time war-feelings of those of us
who are opposed to both schemes. AS
to both, we freely admit that there may.
here and there, emerge some practical adj
vantages by a federal alliance with other
Presbyterian bodies, and by organic union
with the Northern Presbyterian Church.
now united with the Cumberland. But
we claim that. as to the federal union,
we now have, and are working, in Mis-
souri, and elsewhere, plans of cooperation
with this united body. We have at hand
all the machinery that is needed to make
the plans as effective as they need to be
made without increasing the machinery:
and especially without creating an extra
constitutional body to do our work: and
it, may be, to put our freedom in
jeopardy.
AS to organic union with the Northern
Cumberland Church the obstacles to
union have not been made by us and thew
are not to be removed by us. They are not
now due to our feelings of any sort. save
as we feel constrained to contend for and
testify to great and important religious
and ecclesiastical principles. These OBJ
stacles grow out Of the present attitude
OF this broad Church towards the Word
Of God, its own ecclesiastical constitution
and the relation Of the civil courts of the
country to the Church courts where pro-
perty rights are involved; and out of the
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or
nower which the prophet Yields who has
rome forth from the secret place of the
Internal, and declares the message OF
rod to his fellow-men. When "Jerusa-
CONSUMERS" repent of their crime and
.eek the mercy of God with strong
irving, and when such scenes are re-
neated in aftertime, then no man may
deny that Christ has been with His SER
wants. 1t is no easy task to trace the
chain which binds together the Apos-
files and some ignorant Russian priest
he is wilfully blind who cannot see the
sniritual bond which makes St. Paul
and John Bunyan of one order. Wheth-
or St. Peter proved to the conviction of
the first Christians that he was a priest
when he administered the Sacramento
we do not know, but all ages know that
to him we're given the keys, when he
opened the gates of the Kingdom of
Heaven to three thousand penitent sin
ners on the Day of Pentecost. This
surely Is power, to declare forgiveness,
to promise grace, to close the gates of
hell and open the gates of heaven, in
the preaching of the Word and in the
name of the Lord. The Master declar-
ed that His servant would do greater
works than He had done, and His pro-
phecy has been fulfilled, because the
servants stand not in the place of Je-
sus who was despised and rejected of
men, but in the place of Christ who
has all power in heaven and in earth
1t becomes Christ'S ambassador to be
in himself the most modest and gentle
of men; it becomes him in his Office to
speak with a strong and clear voice.
He is not the minister of doubt but of
certainty; his business is not to puzzle,
but to assure men; it is not enough
hot hn
proclaim and enforce the message COM
mitted to him, that men receiving the
sure Word which cannot be moved may
believe to the saving of their souls.
Come unto Me, all We that labor and
are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest, is as living an invitation this
Gay, as when first it came from the lips
OF Christ Himself. For behind the am
Oassador stands the Saviour.
THE CHIEF END OF THE EMBASSY
=, (4( Fourthly, st. Paul makes plain
tne chief end Of preaching, which is the
reconciliation of God and man: "Be
We reconciled to God" 1t is the preach
ct duty, to expound the moral law,
wrIlten on the tables of stone and also
U I,a. the feshy tables of our heart; to
III up his voice against the madness
VI SIN, and to remind his hearers of it's
v,i PUHiSnmenC; ana he Will Judge 1T
t HrSe 10 bring his people from time to
Sine Sine under the awful shadow Of Mount
3 in But this is only stage on the
quincy, and he will fail in his charge
Co ne uoes not land his hearers at Mount
o UoI'aLy. For his commission is not
biz vi Judgment, but of mercy. 1t is
III uuy from time to time to assemble
VII hearers on that mountain Of Galilee
tno -, Jesus laid down the new law of
Ton Neinigdom; but he will not be con-
OH I'LL he has brought them to that
ana MIL where Christ by His passion
and sdcrlnce broke the bonds of sin.
enco 0pened the fountain of a new obedi-
mero, INTO 10 all believers. For he is not
proaoIS the preacher of duty, he is the
boIS0ner OF grace His worl, is tn low
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, May 1s.-R. H. Hassel-
quist has received his commission as
postmaster and took charge Of the Of
fee Wednesday morning.
Shelly Butcher of Burlington, is
spending a few days with his family.
John Oldacker of Clearfield, former
ly of this city. was calling on his old
friends here yesterday.
j. B. Knots of Lucas, has an
nounced his candidacy for representa-
tive.
On June / the hours at the Chari-
ton library will change and the build
Ing will be open mornings from 9 to
IL; evenings. 1880 to $3.50, and on Sat
urdays from 1870 to p. m.
Walter Mckinley of Russell was
visiting friends in the city today.
DR.. Marshall of Russell was a bust
ness caller in the city last evening.
Miss Emma Brewer of Des Moines,
and Henry Esty also of Des
Moines, were married last evening at
the home of the brides brother, Walter
Brewer, in this city. Rev. F. B. Pal
nler performing the ceremony.
The ball game yesterday between
the Charlton and Abba teams result
ed in score of 16 to 8 in favor of
Abba.
Dwight Eastman of Milton has been
spending a few days with his father,
S. Eastman.
Frank Hendrickson made business
trip to Tacoma last evening.
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BoBToWN.

Bobtown, May 18.-The farmers are
making great progress this spring in
getting their corn planted BY the end
Of next week. about all the corn will
have been planted
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Skinner spent last
Sunday evening at the Chas. Koran
home.
M. Hanna was caller at the Koran
home Wednesday evening.
Joseph Differs, who attends college
in Ottumwa, is spending two. weeks
vacation at his home.
Joseph Rouh was in Bloomfield one
day last week
Clarence Morgan was caller at
the Fitzgerald home in Ottumwa Sum
day.
The many friends of Phillip Horan
who is attending Creighton University
in Omaha, Neb., are pleased to hear
that he is having wonderful success in
his studies and will be home soon.
Mrs. Sadie Mowery and son Harry
of Mars Hill, passed through this vi
entity Wednesday, enroute for OF
tumWa.
Miss Clara holland, teacher at Liber-
ty school, was q caller in Ottumwa
Saturday.
George Differs was caller at the
Croft home Sunday.
Misses Margaret Koran and Anna
Fitzgerald visited in Ottumwa Sun
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HIGHLAND CENTER.


Highland Center, May 16.--Mrs. An
derson of Ottumwa was visiting at
the home of o. E. Stevenes last week.
w. H. Crane is slowly recovering
from his recent illness.
j. M. Elder was in Hedrick last
Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stevens of OF
tumwa, were at the home Of o. c,
Stevens last Friday. called here by
the illness of Abraham Stevens.
DR.. and Mrs. Lawson and son spent
Sunday In Fremont, with Mrs. Law
sons mother, Mrs. Lee.
Miss Mabel Emery spent Sunday in
Butler with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Post of Chica-
go. are visiting with Mrs. Posts
mother Mrs. Kirkpatrick, this week.
Mrs. ]. W. Garner of Ottumwa,
spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs. w
H. Grain.
E. W. Bowlin was in ottumwa
Thursday
Mrs Mary knapp and baby OF
Washington, are visiting at the home
Of Mrs. Knupp's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Grain.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sincry passed away Sat-
urday and the remains were inferred
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Miss Matte Wolf is visiting with
her friend, Mrs. Aud, east of Dahlon-
aga.
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day, and in the evening served at the
banquet given for the knights of Col
umbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Skinner and son
Francis, visited in Ottumwa, Wednes-
day.
Misses Clara and Mabel Morgan of
Ottumwa, returned to their home after
a pleasant visit in this vicinity.
Will Dainty of ST. Louis. Mo-. who
is visiting relatives in this vicinity,
was business caller in Ottumwa
Sunday.
Guy Arnold of South Ottumwa, was
a caller in this vicinity Saturday.
Miss Vera Burns spent Saturday in
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Chance visited her sister, Mrs.
Waddles. one day last week.
Cal Woods of Mars Hall was a caller
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Michael and Theobald Becker were
callers in Mars Hill last Thursday
evening.
Miss Celia Crowley Of Eddyville,
visited in this vicinity Sunday.
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BOLTON.

Bolton, May 16.-R. Williams and
daughter, Mrs. A. Long, spent Sunday
In the White City. the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Roberts.
w. w. Braniger, bookkeeper at the
mines, was a business caller at Oska-
loosa on Saturday.
]. B. Bolton. Daniel Corrigan, W.D
Dunsmore Of Oskaloosa, J. G. Walker,
Senator F. M Smith and o. w. Bran
iger Of Burlington, j. C. Cliff of Los
Angeles. Cal. were in town on Mon
day, looking after mining interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dehan, also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gibbon spent
Thursday in Oskaloosa shopping.
The coal company at the regular
meeting elected j. B. Bolton as presi-
dent of the company, and his son, L.
G. Bolton, of Oskaloosa, general man.
ager and treasurer.
The mines here run four days last
week and started on full time this
week, and expect to continue during
the summer.
DR.. Garbona of Oskaloosa made
professional call in town on Thursday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wetsell.
W. J. Jones of Des Moines. was a
business caller in town on Thursday
Walter Whittle returned on Thurs
day from a visit with friends at OF
tumY@a and Eddyville.
Mr. Anna Young Of Newton, visit
ed u ne city this pzaak with relatives
and lends.
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FAIRFIELD.


Fairfield. May 1s.-The first Of the
weekly band concerts to be given
since Professor Fisher of Ottumwa,
has taken charge of the Forest City
band, was given in the park last night.
The concert was good and greatly en-
joyed, but a large attendance was
prevented by the threatening weather.
An alarm of fire was turned in yes
terday morning from the Umphrey
home near the Malleable Iron foun-
dry. The house, which is owned by
F. ]. Demarsh, was but slightly dam
aged.
A recital was given by the pupils Of
the conservatory of music of Parsons
college at the library last night.
The Ex-Elzevirs will be entertained
Saturday evening by Mrs. Elizabeth
Whitney at her home on West Bur-
lington street.
The baseball teams of Fairfield and
Mt. Pleasant will meet each other in
this city Saturday afternoon.
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THE INTERURRAN.
Eddyville People Enthusiastic Over
Ottumwa G. Southeastern Line.


Eddyville, May 1s-Frank Epperson
and Frank Oldham have met with
much success in circulating the petit
ton, requesting the town council to-
call a special election to vote a five
per cent tax for the Ottumwa &
Southeastern Iowa interurhan. The
freehold taxpayers, who were seen
were almost unanimous In signing the
petition, and but very few declined to
sign. AS a result the committee Sc
cured 70 per cent of the taxpayers
names before quite a number Of per-
sons had been approached. For that
reason 1t was not necessary for the
committee to see all the citizens. The
election here will be called on the
same date as the election at Ottumwa.
Lew v. Ulrey, the promoter of the in
terurban line, was in town Wednesday
for a short time. looking up the loca-
ton for the bridge across the Des
Moines river. The road will probably
cross near the G. Cowley residence.
Mr.. Ulrey will return soon to take up
the matter of stock subscriptions.
Other Items of Interest.
Bert Turner. miner at Coalfleld,
sustained a fracture of the ankle
Wednesday evening, while at work in
Miss Edna Right has been sick for
few days.
The baccalaureate sermon this year
will be preached at the Christian
church next Sunday night, May 20, by
Professor Stairs. There will also be
special music.
The Western Fuel Co.. which has
been opening up a new coal shaft
where Monkeys Nest was formerly
located, is now getting out some coal.
A switch will be built to the North
western. The new mine will furnish
work for quite a number Of the Pekay
miners,
Joseph Parks of Kirkville, was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs G. M. Garfield and daughter are
visiting in Ottumwa.
Phil Stuber is a guest of his son,
Frank Stuber, near Chillicothe
Mrs. H. Warren and little son are
visiting Mrs. Warren's sisters in OF
tumwa.
VIM. Wiser of near Abba, was in
town Thursday on business.
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HAZEL DELL.

Hazel Dell, May 17.-Miss Jerda
Parson Of Chicago, visited Wednesday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Person.
Mrs. W. Gi1s and Mrs. o. G. Truitt
spent pleasant day Friday at the L,
L. Dexter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Cockerill and
children visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Moss Of South Ottumwa.
Mrs. B. Curry has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Little Miss Maye Hollingsworth
visited Saturday afternoon with her
sister, Miss Pearl. in South Ottumwa.
]. A. Engle, wife and son, Master
Edward, called at the j. G. Kruger
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Allcott, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Kennedy and little daughter
Jessie, and Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Dexter
and little daughter Irene were callers
at the l.. L. Dexter home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson and children
are visiting with Mrs. G. D. Wilson.
Miss Leila Cockerill visited Tuesday
night with Miss Maye Hollingsworth
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ALBA.

Abba, May 18.-The case of Lon
Cooper was given to the jury Thurs
day noon and arguments for new
trial for Cothran and Ollie Crutcher
were begun.
Marriage licenses were granted yes
terday to Harry Haskins. 20, Abba,
and Martha Alice Jester, II. Abba: to
Ernest Day. %, Melrose, and Ola Rat
cliff, IL, Melrose.
The base ball game yesterday be-
tween Charlton and Abba at the form
er place resulted in a score Of 16 to s,
in favor Of Abba.
A. w. Richardson and w. B. Camp
bell We're in Ottumwa yesterday on
business.
G. B. Alberson of Moravia transact
ed business at Abba Thursday.
F. NJ. Youngblood and T, G. Ham
mond returned yesterday from a BUSH
ness trip in Van Buren, county.
E. D. Most of Marion was an Abba
visitor Thursday.
c. M. shockley of Grinnell spent
Wednesday and Thursday at Abba
and Charlton looking after business.
W.. B. Lutz transacted business in
Ottumwa yesterday.
Mrs. w. A. and Miss Kate Elliott Of
o. w. Dunkin of Lovilia, passed
home from Ottumwa,
A. L. Higlin of Omaha, was at AL
bia yesterday on business.
Next week completes the April term
of court which will then have been
in session seven weeks.
George McGilrary was in town
Thursday on business.
Adam Gray. "a young farmer, resid-
ing near Abba, was adjudged insane
Th,1rSdo1y tn the
asylum at Mt. Pleasant by the COM
mission. He has been considered of
unsound mind for some time. but re-
Gently became worse and his deten-
ton was ordered for fear he would
do damage to himself and others.
Harry Hoskins and Miss Martha
Jester, two Abba young people, were
married by Squire Falvey Thursday
and they will continue their residence
to Ernest Day and Miss Ona Radcliffe,
both of Melrose.
Charles Shockley of Grinnell, was
in Abba yesterday visiting among &C
quaintances and relatives. He form
erly resided here and has many
friends who are always glad to well
come him.
Frank Schwartz, Of White City, and
Miss Katherine Drury, north of town.
were married last night The bride is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Drury, near Buxton, and is popular
county teacher. The groom is en-
gagged in the restaurant business at
White City.
Agent James, of the Wabash Central,
has returned from a brief visit in
Brighton.
The K. P. lodge has taken on new
life and fixing up neat club room
This week they have added a new bill
lard and new pool table and are
preparing for many social evenings.
The Abba Telephone company is en-
gagged in running a new toll line tc
Coalfeld.
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BETHEL.

Bethel May 17-Rev. Randolph filed
his regular appointments Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Strange and Miss Flor
ence Wiser called on Miss Grace Tu.
baugh Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett were
business callers in Blakesburg Mon
day.
Harry Cunningham has returned
from Kansas City and was pleasant
caller at the George Foster home Sun
day evening.
Harry Chichester was business call
er at Blakesburg Monday.
There was a May party given at the
George Foster home in honor of their
daughter, May.
Miss Susan Roberts and Miss
Goldie Limbaugh spent Monday night
with her sister, Mrs. Harry Strange.
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FOSTER.

Foster May 16.-Mrs. Henry Man
lor was shopping in Moravia Monday.
Miss Letha Cohagen OF Blakesburg,
Is visiting with the Darby families
this week.
wallace Convey returned from a
weeks visit with friends in Denver,
Colo, Tuesday of last week,
Ben Williams and son of Highly, Mo-.
were visiting at the William Morgan
home Friday and Saturday.
Prof N ]. Hibbs of the Lovilia
schools was visiting among his friends
here from Wednesday Of last week
until Monday.
S. H. Boyer of Moravia, has opened
a general store in the Wilson store
room on Fourth street.
Esther Roberts Of Highland Park
college, attended the Ollie funeral
Thursday.
Mrs. Annie Jones and son were
lGalled to Abba Thursday Of last week
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte, May 1s.-A republican,
primary will be held Saturday even
ing at Whitlocks hall for the purpose
of selecting nine delegates to attend
the republican county convention at
Keosauqua. Monday, May 81.
Sam. Sharp of Chicago, for many
years proprietor of the Sharp hotel
here, is visiting his numerous friends.
He is enroute home from st. Louis,
where he has been spending several
weeks with relatives.
New cement walks are being laid in
front of the A. ]. Page residences in
East Bonaparte.
Emil Noske and son, Frank Slim
bloom and Maish Smith attended
Coles circus in Keokuk Wednesday.
Chas. Boyle of Mt. Zion, spent