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The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-14
sERMoNETTE.

SEHMONGIIE.
II was David's integrity rath-
or than his military prowess
which conquered Israel.
David knew how to forgive.
Israel had shared with King
Saul In the persecution Of Da-
vid, but David was ready to re-
turn good for evil. He had no
scores to settle when the prov
licences Of God brought his for
NOR enemies under hls power.
Selfish ambition David had
not. On the contrary, his career
strikingIy illustrates the posi-.
bllity OF human soul gaUging
his ambitions In harmony with
the will Of God. He wanted
only what God In his own time
and his own way was willing to
give. Hence he escaped the pit
falls sf human plotting and In
trlgue and his hands were free
from the stains Of the blood OF
his enemies.
David desired tho kingdom be-
cause God had promised II to
him and because his ambition
was to serve God through such
exalted office. He wanted to be
king that he might lead the ma
tion in the paths OF righteous
ness.
There is no Ioftier or holier
ambition In the world to-day
than the desire for power and
position that such may be ex-
ercised and used to the honor
and glory Of God and the bless
ing Of mankind.
Schisims In families or In ma
tlons are sad and distressing,
and the sooner they are healed
the better. But reunion must
meet the voluntary approval Of
both factions. David might
have subdued Israel by force
Of arms, but he chose rather
the method Of Righteousness and
truth and justice.
God can give what human
schening and plotting cannot
gain.
The question arises: "WouId
David have been Justified In the
use Of force In gaining posses
sion Of that which God had
promised should be his7" Is the
Injunction: "Suffer wrong rath-
er than do a wrong" safe
principle to follow In our deal
lngs with others.
David In the Twenty-third
Psalm, declares that after the
walk through the valley Of the
shadow Of death the Lord pre-
pared for him table In the
presence Of his enemies. Such
proved literally true In his ex.
perience. God laid the united
kingdom at his feet after all
the pIottings Of his enemies
had failed. II is surely true
that they that wait upon the
Lord shall not be ashamed.
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THE STORY.

IOAB with feverish haste adjusted
} his garments and started towards
the palace of King David. The few
who were in the market place at that
cary hour were startled and surprised
to see the captain of the hosts of Ju-
dab abroad at such time, knowing
that only the most important matters
could take him to the presence Of the
king at that unreasonable hour. But
Joab was too much absorbed with his
own thoughts to notice the startled
glances which followed him, for that
morning a secret messenger had
brought to him alarming tidings from
Mahanaim, the royal city Of Israel,
where Ishbosheth, the son OF Saul,
reigned These tidings were to the
effec. that the king had been slain
upon his bed
"And now Is Davids opportunity"
muttered Joab to himself as he hur-
ried on. Now will he be able to
bring Israel under his hand. VIII he
but give his consent, will start
with the army this very day"
And arriving at that moment at the
palace door, he knocked impatiently,
loath to let one precious minute be
wasted. Urging the surprised servant
to hasten he entered the audience
room Of the king, and not long after
David the king entered.
What brings you here at such un.
scem,y hour?" he exclaimed anx-
iousiy.
what but the kings good?" re
sponded Joab. reassuringly. II seek
the bidding Of thy king to 60 and bring
Israel under thy banner"
Thou. who hast killed Abner, the
captain Of the hosts OF Israel, just
when had made league with him.
excitedly demanded David. "wouldst
thou kill Ishbosheth, the king, also 2
Joab WINGED at the words Of Da
vid.
Nay, another hath already perform
cd that righteous act" he replied.
Righteous acti Callest thou muir
der an act of righteousnessf Whose
hand 10 stained with blood? Surely
It was not thy emissary which hath
done this thing?"
May. nay. I am suiltless OF suol
charge. know not who hath killed
Ishbosheth upon his bed. but thil
Joab, the leader Of thy arhies, knows
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Papa's Occupation.

Recently a little girl applied for
registration blank in a New York
school. The teacher wrote down her
name, her address, her age. but at
Fathers occupation the child
baked and hung her head. The teach.
er had visions of parental burglar.
and reasoned gently. Tell me what
1t is, my dear, and l will see whether
we shall put 1t down or not Nom.
won't tell" the girl insisted. Just
tell me-" said the teacher, "and won't
speak Of 1t to anyone else" The little
girl hesitated and twisted her hands.
Hes worm eater" she finally burst
out. "A worm eater!" cried the horri.
fed teacher. "Yes'm. He's q worm
eater in an antique" And It after
ward developed that the father was
daily engaged In boring imitation
worm holes in bogus antique furniture.
so that the dealers can say: Look
at the worm holes II you think this
isn't genuinely old" ~
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1T is largely arranged as the spirit OF
God moves us"
Life of the Little Jumpers.
Scriptural Injunction Is followed In
the kitchen as well as the bare little
chapel. Pork is eschewed as unclean:
so are fish without scales" Fruits
and cereals form the bases Of the
favorite dishes.
What of the 30 little children wha
live in such surroundings? They pray
as they play. Their ills are treated.
too, with Oil poured on their bodies
and by prayer. They learn to jump
and go to the meetings and give
strange testimonies"
Here is prayer which the Jumpers
credit to Glenn Plank, aged three:
Dear Lord, we thank you for help
ing us to sing songs. thank You for
making my ear well. Supply our needs
for this day and send In some dollars.
My shoes are awful bad, send me in
some new ones, for Jesus sake.
Amen"
Services for Children.
The children have special services
to pray for clothes and the mission
aries. They have prayer meetings
every morning from $3.50 to 1880
o'clock. They also have praise serv-
ices" distinct from those of their eld-
ers. They range in age from babyhood
to 10 or IL years. I'm the school term"
one of the Jumpers explained, I'VE
also teach them in secular knowledge,
including some Of the high school
branches"
Indeed, children may be called
star feature at Zarephath. The farm
was given by Mrs. Garretson for a
children's home as well as for mis-
sionary work, and in the notices of
the camp meeting the building Is
called "children's home"
Characteristic OF the sect is Bid.
wells description of the children
when he recently returned from the
west. Their enthusiasm evidently
filed his heart with gladness, for he
says:
I'VE we're delighted once more to
meet the children and to hear them
pray and testify. God Is certainly
blessing this department of our work
and helping the little ones to become
faithful In His service. They have
their little trials and experiences, and
win battles which mean more In their
lives than any Of the great historical
conflicts Of this world"
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was benkslidden ana out ON the line 0od
wanteu, He began TO give light on many
important doctrines which we preach and
proctice to-day. One that has meant more
to our people In many ways than any
thing else. was the holy dance. In the old
holiness movements, there was occasion
ally q man that would jump up and down
when he was moved by the Spirit" a.
they said. but for whole church to
jump at the same time In unison was
something that had never been heard of
in any religious organization. The Lord
showed Sister White that He was waiting
to revive the hely dance, and that II
would be pleasing to Him for the whole
church-men and women--everybody that
was saved-to go to praising Him in the
dance. She had seen a few men jumping
around in religious services. but not In
the sense Of the holy dance. as We have
1t to-day, where all participate in unison.
In the holy dance In our services. the
sexes never mingle. men dance alone ana
together and likewise the women. When
they went at It all heaven smiled upon
them, and greater things were opened up
through It than they had any concep-
ton of.
One Of the Denver newspapers called US
the Jumpers in its headline. and from that
time the public has taken II UP and 10
the name by which we are known from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. The name 10
perhaps attached to US in derision. but
we cheerfuliy accept 1t and go on jump
Ing. Hallelujah!
Are Early at Devotlons.
/ The Jumpers" get up in the morn
ing at 6 o'clock and pray till break
fast at 9. They pray singly or together
from then till night, In the fields, on
the shady banks of the neighborine
brook, In the silence OF their
chambers. They hold services three
times Sundays. with more prayers
songs, jumping, and testimonies
When . missionary sets out to preach
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ket gardens on either side had the
garments of the "workers"-blue
shirts and breeches. The sister" who
received the reporter wore q dress OF
similar material.
In the bare reception room one
sound predominated over all others.
Outside were sunshine and the song
Of life-the click Of the windmill,
locusts, and bees buzzing In corn
field. the chatter OF children. the
sound of hammers as the workers
raised big tent for the camp meet
ing. Inside was the sound OF hymns
pounded out on q hard-toned piano,
persistently. monotonously. endlessly
until the visitor thought of the most
maddening in the list of ancient tor
tures-the steady drip of water on a
man or woman's head.
you have been very successful
here!" began the reporter.
"The Lords blessing has been upon
u.s." The sister answered absently.
as IL In a dream or listening to the
torturing hymns.
Homo 10 Gift Of Believer.
"You own this placer"
Yes. 1t was given to us about two
years ago by Mrs. Garretson-Mrs. w.
P. Garretson. She saw the true light
the light Of the Lord In faith-she and
her son and her two daughters. We
have been here about q year and a
half. There are 80 acres OF land and
80 grown people, some Of them mar
ried. but mostly young men and
women. and about as many more chill
dren. They have given up all their
worldly goods and followed Him."
You must have plenty of money,
them"
"Oh, no." with a smile. People with
worldly goods are not eager to give
them up and follow the Lord"
Gradually more facts came out after
persistent questioning. Six years ago
Mrs. Alma White, wife Of Methodist
preacher in Denver, was inspired to
preach on her own account. The con
ference of the Methodist church
would not make her full fedged
tuo lSOtu piCooCu hSi
In singing" so she started her OWL
church. She calls 1t the Pentecostal
Union, her neighbors. "The Pillar oi
Fire.; the public, the Holy Jumpers
The sister" who was talking called
1t 'the holiness movement-the Meth
odist church as 1t was in the days oi
Wesley, before people thought only
of worldly things and the ministers
of preaching and prayer fer wage
Mrs. White Is still the head-tht
Mrs. Eddy. the Mrs. Piper-of the
sect. She lives in Denver, where the
Holy Jumpers have a Bible school ant
$50 missioners and the union got 6
charter In 1902. Mrs. Whites brother
C. w. Bridwell, is the head Of the
farm at Weston, which is the eastern
headquarters of the sect. There are
other mission houses in Los Angeles
and Lafayette, Ind. with dozen mis-
sionaries each.
Have Biblical Authority.
What are the peculiar ceremonie!
of your sect? You march and dancer
"Oh, yes" the girl replied. Are W.
not told in the Bible how Davit
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sation with the reporter. the monoton-
Gus notes Of the piano had been merg-
ed with the click Of the windmill. the
hum of bees, and the chatter of chill
dren. Then man and woman began
to talk in the next room. They might
have been quarreling. Their voices
were pitched high. now both speaking
together unintelligibly. Then followed
silence for a moment. then q single
voice in great excitement:
In Fervent Prayer.
"Oh. help, help us-Show us the
way-Oh, we've done wrong-We
thank Thee-we bow before Thee
Help-help us-O Lord"
The communistic plan Of Zare-
phath Is a success, II the rich fruits
Of field. garden, and truck patch count
for anything. At the beginning OF
every week the work of the colony
Is divided among the men and women
with little or no distinction between
the sexes. The men wash dishes,
cook, and make beds, Just as the older
boys plow and the women work In the
gardens. In the Zarephath building
the men are lodged at one end, the
women at the other, and the children
on q lower floor.
They eat two meals day. Break.
fast is at 9 in the morning and dinner
at 4. Each is preceded by prayers, and
perhaps with testimonies, singing, and
marching.
"All Of these services, the prayer
meetings, our marriage service, and
the ceremonies at the graves have No
regular order" explained the sister:
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New York.-Hidden on a little New
Jersey farm, community Of sixty
persons, one-half of them children,
are trying to vitalize a complete re-
action against money greed, hypoc-
risy, and the present-day Christian
church and to keep 1t alive by re-
ligious hysteria.
They depend on faith" q. e.,
prayer) for food, clothing, and the
bare necessities of life.
They have followed the Injunction
OF Jesus to sell their goods, give the
proceeds to the poor, and follow Him.
Medicines and physicians are for
hidden, and their only treatment for
disease consists Of prayer and anoint-
Ing the body with oil.
Officials of the state of New Jersey
say that II any one dies after such
treatment those concerned are guilty
OF criminal negligence and indictable
for manslaughter.
The community is managed on the
cooperative plan, no one receiving
wages for work, and all supplies 60
Ing into common fund, the men and
women sharing the work on an equal
basis.
Converts are kept in high state OF
religious excitement by a conglomera.
tion of Biblical text, sophistry, and
slang. and talk Of modern saints and
miracles.
Seeking to live according to Bibli
cal Injunction, they work themselves
into frenzy, march, dance, and leap
high in the air, hence their name
Holy Jumpers.
A member of the community has al
ready been taken to the Somerset
County Insane Asylum suffering from
religious mania.
What the Jumpers Are Like.
Such, In brief, is summary of the
lives OF the Holy Jumpers on theil
farm near Weston, station on the
Reading railway FIVE miles southwest
OF Bound Brook. Attention was at
tracted to them by report that they
are to invade New York in the man
ner OF Elijah" Dowie and his Zion
lists. What manner of people are these
who would fill Broadway with theil
cries and wild dances? The question
led to visit to Weston.
Where are the Holy Jumpers?" the
reporter asked farmer he met on the
way.
Right down thar on the towpatf
where yer see that barn and wind
mill" he replied. do they jump? Yel
bet they do. was at their prayer
meeting last Sunday. One of EN-
Brother Harman, they called him
man as big as you, six feet high
Waal. Brother Harman yelled Halle
lujah!' jest as loud as he could, gath
cred up his legs under him, ant
jumped-it looked as II he jumped
most as high as that thar lamppost.
They're praying most all the time
too. Some weeks since one OF thu
fellers here was a-comin' up the tow
path and chanced to look over towart
the Jumpers place. Sure as I'm here
thar was Holy Jumper standin' a-tol
their haystack, his hands up in thu
air, praying for all he was worth
Guess he was praying about the hay
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A Gliding Boat.

The new gliding boat made in Paris
by Levasseur and Lein consists essen
TALLY Of light, pointed main sec
ton, which is connected by light
wood platform two feet long to a
fat tail 90 feet long. The forward
section contains the motor. from
which shaft runs to the propeller
In the tail. The rear end OF the tail
Is almost submerged, while the for
ward end and the main boat float on
the surface and are almost lifted out
Of the water by the action Of the pro-
peller. The new 50-horsepower eight
cylinder Antoinette motor is used.
In calm weather the new form Of
boat glides very rapidly on the sur
face of the water and IN rough water
--this being the special advantage
claimed over sliding and ordinary
boats--it ID able to run at fair speed
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-14

Herr Hirsch--That man Levi hss
got HIS eye on our Rosa. He's Z thun.
dering good man Of business and he
can have her II he wants. He once
got some money out Of me In payznen1
for some things I had e hin.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03
By Julius Muller

From the railroad ferries to Fifth Avenue and Twenty
third Street, where the real uptown begins there is
an ornament, not object of art not structure built
primarily for beauty and effect.
That is the way New York the wonderful introduces
the stranger to herself.
Arrived at Fifth Avenue at last, the visitor draws
breath of relief Here is the real city of glitter and
wealth and elegance AS far as the eye can see up
the broad avenue, it is literally hidden by gorgeous
carriages and veres and automobiles in all the thou
sand weird shapes that the weird minds of automobile
makers conceive.
Here everything is modern, indeed from the horses
to the lap-robes And then-suddeny venerable
thing rolls along, high and uncouth and slow and in
eably shabby speaking eloqueny of some old English
tavern stable of the time of Dickens.
in antiques 1t is the the great Fifth Avenue public
vehice-a stage
Those Fifth Avenue stages were old when New York
made its first tmid beginning at replacing horse-c cars
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03

west to the east. The Suez canal, although built at
an enormous expense is paying fifteen per cent its
capital stock.
Barges laden with coal are foated down the Ohio
the Tennessee and the Cumberland rivers to the Mis-
sissppi and thence to New Orleans, and the coal is
thence shipped to England and sold price less than
steamer will not only carry its ladng of freight but
will drift down the river with a dozen barges
carrying tonnage that would tax twenty railway
trains.
And yet it is with difficulty that Congress can be
induced to commit the government to policy of inter-
nal waterway improvement.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03

sble water supply has become merely question Of
cost If the canal is above the water supply it is
feasible to pump to the level required This is
done in Holland by windmill. In both Europe and
America mountains have been crossed by the canal,
but that the era of small things has passed
away and the era of ship canals is upon us, canal
ing becomes in many cases simply matter of
cheering. The pneumatic lock has solved many
problem of grade
The age OF the small barge canal gave way the later
age of the heavy freight train, but this American
invention has made the inland ship canal commercial
possibility return to old methods of water trans
portation is not unlikely, with pneumatic locks to lift
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03
WEEKLY MAGAZINE SECTION

large vessels more than 100 feet at single ockage,
an Improvement that will lessen the cost of canal CON
sruction by half and make possible the extension of an
inland system of ship waterways in every direction, for
it is the time consumed in locking from one level to
another that is the chief etrent to the general use of
inland commercial ship canals.
1t costs IS cents to move ton OF freight mile
along country road mills by railway two and
one half mills by small canal barge, and but fraction
of mill per- ton per mile in the hold of deep water
vessel. Yet Congress fools away its time making
arbitrary laws to govern railroad rates. The Erie
Canal as mere ditch, paid for itself, after earning
fixed charges and lowering the freight rates from the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-01-03

nc intersection Oh broadWay Filth Ave- and 23rd ST.
by cable traction They are drawn by fabulous
These stages carry no conductors. The daring
wouldbe passenger signals to one, the ark on wheels
stops with world weary heave the driver lets go of
strap thus permitting the door to swing open the
passenger climbs up steep steps, otters through the
stage to the front end and drops the fare into little
glass box When any one wishes to alight, the signal
is given by the simple and highly upto-date method
OF pulling strap which is attached to the drivers leg
The writer remembers that it used to be the particu
lar proud privilege and JOY of him and his companions
quarter of century ago to tail to that strap in
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
DR.. F. J. Kayler
DENTIST

PORCELAIN CROWN AND
BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALITY
Office over Pullman State Bank.
Hours s y III. to , III, and to p. III.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

If there's an uncomfortable thing in the
world its pair of shoes that don't ht-Some
shoes ride at the heel some hurt across the instep
some pinch and raise corns and tempers
With our large and complete stock in lengths
and widths light, medium, or heavy feathers.
we invite anyone having "toot trouble to give
US an opportunity to demonstrate the comfort
and service to be derived from good shoe select
ed for the kind of service required aud carefully
fitted to conform to the shape of the feet.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
L o c A L S

Pete Bosler has had a severe
touch of grippe.
Il. F. Benton is Off duty on ac-
count of sickness.
-vanBruggen returned from his
hunting trip last Saturday.
Frank Burnett has been i'll with
la grippe for the past few days.
Jesse Burgan returned from his
extended trip on the Sound yesterday.
The Freshman Sophomore debate
at the college will be held March list
Ira Nye has been threatened
with pneumonia, but is now able to
be around.
ID. M. Haines, who has been sick
for the past week, is again seen on
the streets.
Rev. Haudenschield has begun a
series of revival services at the Meth
odst church.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Price on Wednesday night a ten
pound baby girl.
The ladies of the Baptist church
gave an oyster supper at the church
last Wednesday night.
-Thos Neill will lecture in Marx
hall Sunday afternoon on the subject
"Woman and the Home. "
Mr.. j, o. johnson and wife of
Colfax visited Mrs. Christian Thurs
day and Friday of this week.
S. c. Armstrong, general agent
for the Pacific Coast Elevator Co., was
in town on business Wednesday.
MONEY TO LOAN.-Any amount.
See or write E. A. Kampen agent of
the Holland Co. Pullman Wash.
W. H. Lacey, of Oakesdale,
former resident of Pullman, was in
town the first of the week on a visit.
Grandma Layman. who was in the
hospital at Moscow for some days is
better and has returned to her home
in Pullman.
Vera Pearson, who has been i'll
for few days, has recovered and is
again seen behind the counter at
Clark S Pharmacy.
Professor Sampson will start on a
weeks institute work in Centralia on
Saturday, after which he will spend
week at Olympia.
The Alton House has purchased
the old Palace bus. 1t is being re-
paired at Libby's shop and will be in
working order soon.
Emmett Dix, who was called
home last week by the illness of his
father, has returned to Pullman, his
father being greatly improved.
J. F. Fackler. of Springdale.
Wash, while on his way to Twin
Falls. stopped off at Pullman and
visited at the home of j. j. VanBrug-
gen.
Mrs. Eva Warfeld, who is dan
gerously i'll with typhoid, has been
removed from the Palace hotel to the
home of F. S. Libby. A trained nurse
from Seattle has been secured.
Archie Briggs took a sudden
plunge into the river here this week
while helping fix some telephone poles
which had been washed out. He can
now sympathize with Grant Clark.
Miss Elma Mccain has recovered
from her siege of lagrippe and will re-
turn to Plaza to her school Sunday.
Miss nellie Jones has taught the
school during Miss McCann's illness.
Fred Libby, who is located in Ia
coma, engaged as blacksmith for the
st. Paul Lumber company. sends word
that ne likes Tacoma we'll, that wages
are good and that he does not expect
to return to Pullman.