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| not willing to care for the temporal wants of It's household of faith is not a success | full spiritual church, and there is no eX- ception to the rule. As an illustration point you to the history of the Salvation Army. The whole cause of it's marvellous success for Christ is because it's members go into the highways and the hedges with sympathy and help A dear friend of mine spent many weeks some years ago in studying this work in the great me- tropolis of England, and he vividly de- scribed their way of doing Gods service. Work of Salvation Army.
 In the first place they have large halls
 in which on cold winter nights they gath CT the derelicts and the homeless, the out
 casts the discouraged and the poverty
 stricken. There they serve them bowls of soup. While these poor fellows were eating in one of the halls my friend saw great, stalwart man ladling out the
 soup, while he was saying: Here you are, boys Eat all you want. Here you
 will always find welcome. But, oh, men, why do you not give up sin? If you
 would only give up your sins and come to Christ He would never allow you to be hungry and friendess. Look at me. I
 was once just as you fellows are. No man ever fell lower into sin than l did. But Christ took me and cleansed me, and He has cared for me He will do the same for you if you are willing" The two things seemed to go together. the soup and the sermon. "and," my friend added, 'I never heard a more impressive sermon in my wife"
 Then the Salvation Army leaders took my friend into their match factory They said Here we provide work for men,
 Here we teach them to do something
 Here they may earn their bread and their clothes. Then when they are fit we send them to our Australian and Canadian colonies, where they can start life anew" This is the way to preach Christ to the poor It was Christ's way and it is still the effective way. It is the way the Christian world has done and is doing to- day to the hungry in famine stricken for eign lands-in America, in India, in Rus sia and in Ireland It is the way Christ's s followers are doing among our own help less poor here at home, from the Bowery mission bread line in New York, with its thousands of gaunt, famished men and boys, to the great army of the unfortun- ate who had to be fed and supported in stricken San Francisco. Can we not feed the hungry and clothe the naked and give crutches to the lame when we are trying to lead them to the cross? Many men would gladly receive the bread of life if we would first give them a b-cent loaf of wheat bread baked in the oven of love. Many would have their sins washed in the blood of the lamb if we would only teach them first how to get into bath tub aMd give them some clean linen to dress in You cannot separate mans temporal needs from his spiritual needs. The two go side by side. And Jesus, when He saw the multtudes ahungered, bade them sit down and He fed them with the five loaves and two fishes until all were fed. and there were 12 basketsful left over. Then He said: Gather up the fragments that nothing be lost!''
 But there is another fact you must bear
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Los Angeles, Cal, January 12-In this sermon, a fitting close to the annual sea- son of hospitality and good cheer, the preacher reminds us of the lesson taught us by the Master of the Galilean hillside feast. The text Is John vi, F, Gather up the fragments that remain that nothing be lost"
 Most instructive and suggestive is this miracle of the feeding of the 5000. A great throng has followed Jesus into the desert. They have seen the blind eyes opened, the leper cured, the maniac restored, and they wonder what he will do next. They are so absorbed watching Him and listen ing. To Him that they forget their food, forf1et how far they are away frem any place where it is sold. Jesus looks around on the eager faces and thinks of their need. Send them away to get food" says his disciples when he mentions their hunger. But Jesus says they are faint afd many of them came from a long dis tance. He is concerned about them. He is not like some of his followers in the present day, who think the church has done Its whole duty when it has looked to the spiritual wants of the people. ''Give ye them to eat" He says, and out of the meager supply of five loaves and two fishes He makes a bountiful repast sufficient for the whole company, and there are 12 basketfuls remaining when all nave NDeen SatlSNeu. lie never does anything by halves. He gives abundance, and He gives it freely. As He said about the spiritual life, T am come that they might have life and that they might have 1t more abundantly."
 Then Jesus said: 'There are hundreds of poor people in wonder town of Caper- naum and Magdala and Tiberas. Let us not waste this food. Let us gather up all and give it to those who would be glad to eat it' So the disciples went amons, the people and gathered up the wholesome bread and fish. When all was in there were 12 basketfuls. Then methinks Jesus arose and said: If there are any here who know of poor people in wonder towns who need this food, 1 wish they would come forward and take some of this fish and bread to them God never wants us to waste that which can sustain life and be of use to our fellow men,"
 Christ feeding the multitude upon the hillsides fringing the sea of Galilee is symbolical in the first place of the infin- ity of Gods pardon and love- It is sypl- bolical of that offering that Christ made when He gave His body and shed His blood to redeem all who will come to His mercy seat. When the Jews were looking for their Messiah they were looking for a Hebrew Christ. They were not looking for Christ to save the barbarian and the Greek. People still make that. mistake = they are looking for sectarian Christ. They are looking for q Christ who will come holding in His hand a Westminster confession of faith or an Episcopalia l arayer book. But Jesus, by breaking thes
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Pie and Etiquette.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Capt. Roald Amundsen. Norway's fa- nous explorer, tells this story about a national guard encampment last sum- mer:
 "A new volunteer. who had not quita learned his business. was on sentry duty. one night, when a friend brought pie from the canteen.
 ''As he sat on the grass eating pie, the major sauntered up in undress uniform The sentry, not recognizing him, did not salute, and the major stopped and said:
 Whats that you have there?'
 Pic said the sentry. good-natured- ly. Apple pie. Have a bite?'
 The major drowned.
 Do you know who I am?' he asked. Mo- said the sentry unless you're the majors groom
 The major shook his head.
 Guess again.. he growled.
 The barber from the village?'
 ".No.'
 'Maybe'-here the sentry laughed maybe you're the major himself?
 That's right I am the major waa the stern reply.
 'The sentry scrambled to his feet Good gracious!' he exclaimed. Hold that pie, will you, while I present armsv "
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well in mind Jesus gave food to ene- | mics and scoffers as well as to disciples | and friends. He did not break a loaf os | bread in half and say: Here, Peter, this is for you and the children. We must look after our own and let others look after themselves" No, no; that was not Christ's way He looked off and saw a lot of hungry people, He said: Feed all. Some may be My enemies. some may be bitter against Me, but that does not mat ter. Here are people in trouble, and 1 must care for all alike" My brother, is that the way you and I preach the gospel? If we see any one in trouble, are we
 willing to extend the helping hand, no matter whether he likes or dislikes us?
 Remember, 1t is the Christians duty to help all no matter who they may be, as long as they are in trouble and we can
 help them.
 But, though we should help all alike, how hard is 1t for some of us to extend the helping hand to those who we know hate us and are trying to undermine our influence. As these disciples are carrying the bread and the fishesI see them ap- proach one of the treacherous spies of the high priest. The spy is hungry and reaches out his hand for food. Shall we give it to him?" they ask 'Yes," says Christ. But the man is here simply" they urge, flor the purpose of getting ev- idence against Thee. Shall we feed our enemies?' Yes" says Christ. If ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the gentileS the Same?" My brother, in your Christian work are you ready to extend the hand of love to those who have smitten your cheek and are ready to smite you again and again? Remember, Christ today bids you to love your ene- mics and do good to those that despite fully use you.
 Forgiveness for Enemies.
 "Oh," says some one, T am willing to help my friends. I am willing to help strangers. But do not put my religion to such an awful test that must help my enemies' Yes, my friend that Is what am going to do. Yet not I, but the Christ who fed the multitudes. Tell me this; Could you love Christ as the forgiv- CT of all sins if at that feast He had fed only His friends and let His enemies starve? And how can you expect Christ to forgive you your sins unless at the same time you are willing to forgive those who have trespassed against you? It is told that when the dauphin of France as- cended the French throne as Louis XII, he had many enemies. He made list of his enemies and placed a black cross by the side of each name. When the enemies heard what the king had done they fled out of the country. But the king sent word to them, saying: "I did not place the black cross alongside your name to seal your doom. but only to remind one Of the cross of Christ. When I looked at this cross I could say: Christ has forgiven me my sins. Then l must be willing to forgive the sins of my enemies.' Oh, my brother, by the feast of the loaves and fishes can you not learn the lesson of helping your enemies aS well as your
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. bread ana the 0SneS Tor all who were ahungered, proved that He had come as worlds Christ and worlds Saviour.
 The People Did Not Come.
 l once heard of family in the east who had suddenly come into great wealth With their money they were able to pur- chase palace and have scores of ser wants to run at their bidding. They were able to have horses and carriages and liv- cried coachmen and footmen. But there was one thing they craved from their new neighbors, and that was social recognition So they prepared a great banquet. They sent their invitations broadcast They did not know that the people among whom they had come to live were proud and despised them. And when the night of the reception arrived hardly one of the guests came. There was the great man. sion all lighted up. There was the or chestra and the waiting servants. There was the stately dining room with it's pol ished silver. and rich viands. But the rooms for the most part were empty, and the banquet was without any merry guests. That is a symbol of the banquet which Christ has prepared for the world. Ife not only prepared spiritual ban quet for the multitudes which sat at His feet, but for all those in the cities about the sea of Galilee, and for all in Palas- inc, and for all who were living in other
 
 Oh the provision which Jesus has made for the redemption of the human race! Could it be more universal in it's scope?
 Christ has made provision for the re- : dempton of the world to the uttermost. His body has been broken The virtue of His sacrifice is enough to cover all the world. Could l present to you a better symbol than the loaves and the fishes which satisfied the multitudes, and there was surplus of 12 basketsful? One dark night half-clothed girl, terror stricken girl, timidly knocked at the door of a London missionary. When the door was opened she said: Be you the preacher that told us down at the mission the other night that Jesus could save to the utter most? Well, come; come quickly. My father came home drunk tonight and stabbed mother, and he is in perfect frenzy of rage. He is all right when he Is not drunk, but he is drunk now, and | 1 want Jesus to save him.
 The missionary, quickly put on his l clothes and started. There in poor ten l ement he found the bleeding wife lying ] upon a bed of straw. There was the in | toxcated husband. who had stabbed her l because she had nothing for him to eat. l The missionary turned to speak to the 1 husband when the half-cad girl said: ! Don't talk to him! Don't talk. If talk | ing could have saved him he would have | to save him. who you said could save to l the uttermost." When the young girl | spoke the missionary said: That is so. ]
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friends? Do it not only for your own sake but also do it for Christs sake.
 The Weak Thlnqs of the World.

But there Is another fact which 1t is
 we'll for you to notice about this feast.
 Jesus Christ, when he performs His ma
 terial and spiritual miracles, often uses
 the most insignificant means. He does
 not always seek the great men of the
 world to achieve His mightiest results,. but by the weak things of the world God
 often confounds the mighty. When the
 millennium comes "the wolf shall dwell
 with the lamb and the leopard shall lie
 down with the kid and the calf and the
 young lion and the fatling together, and
 little child shall lead them Thus 1t
 is today Sometimes by the weak hand of
 a little child God is leading us to the
 cross. And sometimes it is by the little
 work of a child or the humble act of one of the most insignificant people that God is able to get his greatest results. Have you never heard the story of the little orphan child who one cold winter night was standing upon the street corner of an eastern city? He was looking for some one to come after him. A gentleman saw this poor little ragged urchin standing there. Then, out of pity, he crossed the street and said to the little boy: Are you lost? Are you expecting some onef'
 Yes" answered the shivering child, Il am expecting God to send some one to look after me. Last week my mamma died, and just before she died she said, 'Cndrle. GOQ VIII send SOnle one tO ldhS care of you.' and my mamma never lied know God will soon send some one along" Then the boy raise his eyes as he said: Mister, be you the man God has sent? Why have you been so long coming?" Then the gentleman said, 'Yes, Charlie God has sent me to take you home" AS he led the little fellow to his home that little fellows faith led the man to Christ. Has 1t not been thus in your life? Has 1t not been some weak, humble Christian who has led you first to Christ? And tell me, brother. if some weak Christian has been able to do all this for you, can you not, even in your " eakness, lead some one else to the cross?
 But there is still one thought l want you to notice about this feast The very disciples, the very apostles who were to distribute the food, had no realization of what Christ was to do. They did not dream that He would or could feed that great multitude out of little lunch basket. But when Jesus told them tc make the multitudes sit down they obeyed His command. And when Christ broke the bread and the fishes they distributed them to the hungry mouths. Is not this a lesson for us? Let us obey Christ and He will give the blessing. We cannot understand now He will do 1t. That is not our affair It Is for us to obey, and He will send the increase Shall we, like
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Only Christ can save" And he dropped down on his knees and pleaded with God to save the brutal father. And Christ an- swered the prayer. As the missionary prayed tears of remorse rained down the fathers cheeks. Yes, Christ came to save to the uttermost. He made provision for the salvation of all who would come to
 Him and be saved. Can you not find the symbol in the miracle of the loaves and
 the figure of Jesus standing at the last
 supper and saying; This is my body broken for you?'' Yea, for you
 A Temporal Feast Provided. But the Christ of my text is not only
 the provider Of spiritual feast, but of temporal one as well. He cares for the
 body as well as for the soul. He is not fanatic who expects His disciples to live altogether in the cloud lands. He de- mapds that His people have their feet planted upon the solid earth, though their heads may be lifted above the stars. So when Christ knows that the multitudes have been following Him all day long, and that there are weak women and little children there, and some tired men there.
 faint from hunger, he turns to his dis cjples and says: Make the multitudes sit down. I must provide them something to eat. We cannot send these people away hungry" So the multjtudes sit down. Then Christ begins to break the bread and the fishes and feeds them until they are satisfied, and there are 12 bask- etsful left. Cannot you see that this is a loving Christ, tender Christ, sympa- thetic Christ, who would not let one of His own be in physical want?
 I believe Christ fed those multitudes not only to provide food for the hungry, but also to teach us that one of the cas- jest ways to reach a sinners heart Is by providing food for his stomach. have read attacks upon Christian workers who give. so much of their time to looking after the, temporal wants of mankind. Preach the word! these critics say. Preach the word Tell men to come to Christ, and then all will be right Loaves of bread and bowls of soup will not take the place of the bread of life." That is all true. But there is no way so easy to reach mans heart and lay it bare for the sowing of the gospel seed as to look first after his temporal wants. Suppose today I am a poor laborer Suppose l have a large family of children and q sick wife and only small wages to feed the hungry mouths. Then suppose some good missionaries come to my home and bring to my wife certain delicacles and good warm shoes for my babies. What is the effect on my mind? Why" I say, if those people do all that for me and mine they must care for me-. Then if those people ask me to let my children go to their Sunday school do you not believe will gladly let them go? Do you not be- lieve I also would gladly go with them to church? If Christ was ready to care for the temporal wants of the multitudes to whom He was preaching the gospel, can we afford to ignore the temporal wants of our fellow men by, our side?
 Furthermore. the church that looks after the temporal wants of it's people is the successful spiritual church. And the converse is also true. The church that is
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The Hairpin Again.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 The young man withdrew his arm and sniffed the air suspiciously.
 "I beg your pardon, miss," he said in Greenland tones, but CT do you use tobacco?"
 The beautiful girl stamped her foot with rage
 No, no, Harold" she sobbed Near sighted grandpa has cleaned his pipe with my hairpins again"
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This is one of the several great sell ing events of this store which hun dreds of people anticipate w i t h pleasure, as our long established name for low prices and special sales are invaria- bly, crowd bring CTS. And consid- CT this-one of the main points upon which this sale turns is qualityand the fact that we al- ways keep faith with the people.
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the multitudes upon the Galllean hillside. carry the 12 basketsful of fragments of our spiritual blessings left over from tho spiritual feast to our friends? Shall we carry the bread of life to our brothers and sisters, our children and parents? Are we ready now to become gospel evangelists. to go forth and spread the news that Christ is our Saviour and that He is the Saviour of all who will come to Him?
 Copyright, 1908, by Louis Klopsch.)
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The People Did Not Come.

bread and the fishes for all who were ahungered, proved that He had come as a worlds Christ and a worlds Saviour.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-30
Petition to Probate VIII.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
County Court. Rock Island county.
October term, 1908.
In the matter of the probate of the
last will and testament Of John Nc
Enary, deceased In probate.
To All Persons Whom This May Con-
cern-Greeting:
Notice is hereby given that on the 5th
day of October, A. ID. 1908, a petition
was filed in the county court of Rock
Island county, Illinois, asking that the
last will and testament of John Nc
Enary, deceased. be admitted to pro-
bate. The same petition further states
that the following named persons are
all the heirs at law and legatees:
Maria McEnary. Minnie Courtney, Anna
|Sturdevant, John McEnary Stephen Nc
Enary. and all the unknown heirs at
law of the said john McEnary. de-
ceased
You are further notified that the
hearing of the proof of said will has
been set by said court for the 28th day
of October, y. ID. 1908, at the hour of 9
o'clock in the forenoon, at the court
house, in Rock Island, in said county,
when and where you can appear, If you
see fit. and show cause, if any you
have, why said will should not be ad-
mitted to probate.
H. B. HUBBARD. County Clerk.
Dated at Rock Island, H., Oct. s,
1908.
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Executrix.s Notice.

Estate of Gustav StengeI deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed eXecutriX of the last will and
testament of Gustav Stengel, late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the county court
room, in the city of Rock Island, at the
December term, on the first Monday in
December next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend, for
the purpose of having the same ad-
justed. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of October, A.
ID. 1908. ROSENA STENCIL.
ENecutriy
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Notice of Final Settlement.

Estate of Anna Kirdorf. deceased
Public notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator of said es-
tate has this day filed his final report
and settlement as such in the county
court of Rock Island county. and hear
ing on said report has been set for Nov.
persons interested may appear and
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approved at that time, and the under
signed will ask for an order of distri-
button. and Will also ask to be dis
charged.
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AdrniniSI "a
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