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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
WASHINGTON FIRST.
Idaho and Oregon, Too, Show Big
Gains in Lumber Production, Ac-.
cording to Forestry Report.

Washington led in 1906 in the pro-
duction of lumber, with 1905, 053, 900
feet; it was three times that of 1899
and Appropriated twice the output Of
any other state.
The forest service has prepared it's
report on the lumber census for the
year 1906 and presents facts showing
that the timber industry in this coun-
try has grown to immense proportions,
it's aggregate value being about $780,
100000, or per cent on $4,000, 000,-
OOO
The reported lumber production of
the United States was 1880, 100000
feet, with a mill value of 1921, ISL 1888,
the largest quantity ever reported for
single year and by far the greatest
value. In addition there were pro
duced 11,858,260,O00 shingles, valued
at s24,154,555, and 1872, 1907 900 lath,
valued at Sill ,49O,570. The total value
of the lumber lath and single produc-
ton reported in 1906 was thus $685.
796,513 Making a fair allowance for
incomplete reports, it is safe to say
that at present the annual lumber cut
CT the United States approximates 40
| 000, 100000 feet and that the total mill
value of the lumber, lath and shingles
annually produced is not less than
$500, 100000.
The changes which have taken place
in the cut of the various species are
strikingly reflected in this table. The
cut of Idaho in 1906 was more than
six times. that of 1899, that of Wash
ington was triple and that of Oregon
more than double. In the same length
of time the lumber production of
Louisiana increased 1911 per cent,
that of California 1877 per cent and
that of Mississippi SO per cent. On
the other hand, the cuts of Indiana and
Ohio decreased 81 per cent, that OF
Georgia 1854 per cent and that of Wis
consin and Michigan 80 per cent.
In 1906 Idaho cut 418,944,000 and
; Oregon 1904, 900 feet.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
Mining in chesaw camp.

Shipments from the Butcher Boy
Will be resumed as soon as the Cranky
smeltcr is started up again.
The force of the Opal mine is to be
increased as soon as the new winter
quarters for the men are completed.
An improvement of the ore in the
drift from the upper tunnel on the
Bluffton is noticeable as the drift
progresses.
The Oversight mine, on Belcher
mountain, will probably be in the list
OF shippers early next summer.
The machinery of the Copper Key
compressor plant is nearly in place
and no doubt that by Christmas it will
be in fine working condition.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
FOREIGN MISSIONS GROWING.
Addition of 1900 to Protestant Faiths
big Receipts.

The foreign missionary work done
by the united efforts of the Protestant
churches of America and Europe dur
ing the last year is summarized by sta
tistics published by the Rev. E. e.
Strong, secretary of the American
board of foreign missions, showing a
gain of nearly 100000 over the to-
tai receipts of the previous year, and
an addition of 1900 communicates,
making total of 1,598,644 now en-
rolled.
In the United States there are 81
principal organizations engaged in this
work, with multitude of auxiliary So
cieties. These organizations are now
supporting 1888 missionaries in foreign
lands.
In the churches occupied by these
missionaries there are enrolled 610,93s
communicates. The contributions re
ported by the 81 organizations in tho
United States within the year have
amounted to. $8,997, $40
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
Resist Cut in WAGES.

The news is made public that tn.
referendum vote taken by members of
the Phoenix miners union and the
Grand Forks Smeltermen's union in re
gard to accepting the reduced wage
scale offered by the CRANKY Consoli-
dated was turned down by joint ma
jority of AZ votes in the two unions
The CRANKY mines and smelter, the
largest copper producer in British Co
lumbia or Canada, have been closed
about seven weeks, but the manage
ment recently offered to resume opera
tons at both plants on a reduced wage
scale, similar to that in force here a
year ago, the new basis being $3.50 a
day for miners and SO day for COM
mon labor at the mines. No announce
ment has been made what the COM
pany will do further in the matte.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

The sensation created by Roosevelts
summary order of withdrawal of
troops from the Goldfeld camp was
heightened when the federal commits
sion, sent there from Washington to
investigate conditions, was hurriedly
recalled by the president
The Rex mill, in the Occur dAlenes,
will start up the day after Christmas
and will not stop again for six months,
unless for repairs, says B. NJ Francis,
president of the Rex Mining company.
Bodies are gradually being recovered
from the mines of the Fairmont Coal
company at Monongah, w. Va, the
scene of the great disaster, and the
total number recovered had reached
$40. 1t is the general opinion that 400
men, if not more, met death in the
mines.
At Helena, Mont, in the federal
court, Judge Hunt ordered the issu-
ance of subpoenas and a further hear
ing January on the application for a
receiver for the Montana-Kimberly
Mining company, owned by Chicago
men,
Charles Sweeny, president of the
Federal Mining company, has stated
that it is possible the Last Chance
mine at Wardner, one of the Federal
company's properties, may be closed
down, owing to the low price of lead
and silver. Mr. Sweeny stated that
no matter If lead should go down to 2
cents, the Standard Mammoth mine
will not be closed down
The biggest cabin on the Fisher min
ing property, on the Clearwater, few
miles above Harpster, Idaho, was com
pletely destroyed by fire recently.
At Burke, Idaho, the Hecla Mininf
company has declared a quarterly divi
dend of cents share, amounting t.
100000. This company declares
monthly dividend of cents a share
and special dividend each quarter
The dividend just declared is No 5.
and makes the total amount paid thi,
year $4,000 and total to date O
s1,52O,0OO.
The big power plant of the Happ,
Thought mine, belonging to the Unite
Creede Mines company, was destroye
by fire Sunday night. Loss estimate
at 100000. The mine was closed O.
account of the depreciation of silve
and the cause of the fire is unknown
An important strike on the propert
of the Silver Mountain Mining con
pany, located on Rock creek, abon
three miles east of Wallace, Il N
ported.
AT Rossland, B. c., Judge William
Nelson died recently, the cause c
death being heart failure.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
The New CoIor-Photography.

The leading article of the January
Century will be devoted to the new
color-photography, the difficulties over
come, and its possibilities. 1T will
prove an invaluable aid to the accu-
rate study of diseases, notably skin
diseases; and it will make possible
art lectures illustrated with absolute
facsimiles OF the. paintings discussed,
by means of lantern slides; and for
the first time indisputably authentic
family portraits can be produced of a
beauty and veracity surprising the
most delicate and mastery miniature. 4"
There will be two pages in color-the
first reproductions in color made in
America from such misunderstanding
results accomplished by Mr.. Steichen
in Paris.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
Production of Lead in 1906.

The total production of lead in the
United States in 1906 from ore mined
in this country, including that derived
from known sources and the greater
part of that derived from unassigned
sources and recovered from zinc resi-
dues, was 350,153 short tons
OF this total Idaho produced 117117
tons of lead, or 1858 per cent of the
total United States product. Mex. in
order was Missouri, with ,076 tons,
or 31.95 per cent. Third in rank is
Utah, with 56,26O tons, or 1918 per
cent. Colorado stands fourth with
50,497 tons, or 14.52 per cent. No
other state produces as much as per
cent of the total.
The total produced from domestic
ores was 347,695 tons, from ores not
specified PASS tons, and from foreign
ores 56,207 tons, exclusive of 1888
tons of lead derived from Mexican
bullion. The grand total thus pro-
duced from all ores, domestic and for
eign, was 406,360 tons.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
st. Nicholas in 1903.

Major-General o. o. Howard. well
known throughout the land not only
for his distinguished military career,
but as an author and lecturer, has.
undoubtedly, had to do with more In
dian chiefs than any other man, in
either civil or military life, row liv-
ing. He has written of the Indians he
has known, and fought, aud made
friends with, for the boy readers of
st. Nicholas, and these exciting true
stories will be published in st. Nicho-
las during 1908, under the caption,
Famous Indian Chiefs
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
MUST GO TO SCHOOL HUNGRY
Thousands of Berlin Children Get No
Food at Home.


Berlin, Dec. 24.-The municipality
is face to face with very serious
problem in connection with the supply
of food to thousands of virtually starv-
ing children attending the primary
schools in consequence of the indus
trial inactivity. Hitherto the Chill
dren's Canteen society has beer able
to cope with the task in a very salts
factory way by means of subscrip-
tons from private sources, but the
calls on its funds are this year so
great that it will be unable to supply
many of the children.
In the first week of December, ac-
cording to official statistics from $50
out OF 2S5 primary schools, no fewer
than 11,947 children attended school
in mast cases without breakfast, and
in all cases without the prospect of OBJ
tanning a midday meal at home. or
these, 2498 receive simple daily meal
from the IA canteens belonging to the
above mentioned society; the other
7449 are totally unprovided for.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
PORTLAND HAS A PRIZE HEN
Chickens and Eggs Galore From This
Bird

Portland, Drew. J. Carly of S07
Cleveland avenue, this city, claims
the prize hen of the Pacific coast. if
not the United States
The hen in question is Plymouth
Rock of medium size, but a marvel of
industry. Mr.. Carly says:
Since May 8 last Biddy has reared
two broods of chickens, one of IL and
the other of T. Between the wean-
ing of the first brood and the hatch
ing of the second she laid "a eggs.
and the other day she laid double
yolked egg, her average being two
eggs within 15 minutes.
Since the weaving of her second
brood this year, % days ago, Biddy has
laid an egg every day, and In the last
10 days a double-yolked egg every
day"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
Cannon Shells Come Hioh.

The navy department has awarded
contracts for furnishing shells for the
bureau of ordnance as follows:
The Firth Stirling Steel company,
5000 12-inch at 1920 each, 1900 eight
inch at $40 each, 5000 seven-inch at
$50, and $4,000 six-inch at $2650 each.
The Crucible Steel company, 100 10
inch at 500 and 300 13-inch at $500
each.
The Bethlehem Steel company, 49,
900 fve-inch shells at $2050 each.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
BABVs FACE is PART BLACK
While Rest of the Body Is That of
White Child.

Ellensburg, Wash, Dec. 27.-Mrs.
Frank Jonas, an inmate of the county
poor farm, recently gave birth to a
child whose face is three-fourths black,
while the remainder of the body is
white. The marked part of the face
is the exact color of a negro baby.
The officials Of the poor farm attribute
the freak to the fear Mrs. Jonas had
for a demented negro who for time
was an inmate of the county home
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
BILLIONS IN THE 1907 CROPS
Wheat Brings More Than A Half
BiIIion-Stupendous Sums From
American Farms.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The total
value of the farm crops for 1907 COW
cred in today's census crop reports
was $3,404, 000,00 an increase of $47S,-
100000 over 1906. The farm value on
December l of four chief grain crops
follows:
Corn, 0,446,000; winter wheat.
$361,217,000; spring wheat, S193, 220,-
900; oats, 1884, SOS, 900.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
Senator Mallory Is Dead.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec Ex-senator
Mallory died at 12:4S a. m. Monday.
Stephen Russell Mallory, democrat
of Pensacola was born November q.
1S4S. He received the degree Of doc
tor of laws from Georgetown univers-
ity in June, 1904. His term of service
would have expired on March 8, 1909.
The fit survive-the unfit perish.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
"RIue" Sunday at Omaha,

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 23.-Omaha ex
perienced another blue" Sunday with
the police on the alert for violators O.
the law. About 20 arrests were made
and the names of so other persons
against whom information will be
filed, were taken.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
Boy Sends Power by Wireless.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 24.-Harry
M. Grout, 10 year old Spencer boy,
has gone Marconi one better and has
succeeded in operating electric lights
and motors by electromagnetic waves
at distances of 900 feet and more. :
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
John Mitchell Very M,

Indianapolis, Dec. 22.-John Mitch
ell, president of the y. NJ of A., was
taken seriously Ill while attending a
joint conference of miners and coal
operators.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04
SHAH OF PERSIA GIVES UP.
Yields Struggle With Parliament
Signs Declaration.

Signs Declaration.
Teheran, Persia, Dec. 26.-The shah
has yielded in the struggle between
himself and parliament. He has
signed and sealed a declaration on the
Koran accepting the demands of the
constitutionalists, which include the
punishment Of the leaders in the riots
and the dissolution of the court clique.
This declaration he sent to the assem-
bly, as mark of his determination to
adhere to the constitution.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04

The most sincere person in the
world does not mean it when he says:
II don't care"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04

A woman is certainly good looking
If she shows up looking well at the
breakfast table.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04

An $4,000 violin may be worth the
money. but it would hardly be classed
as a good investment
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04

Some people are always either feel
ing pretty bad" or "just little bet
ter"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-04

The ft survive-the unit perish.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-04
Wrnnoeisentnms. llebertrasnnsen.

Na1las bon u. 9. Srant an Sam
@iIer, @runoitiid i'm gitpeglod 1872.
|! $3.50.
q. S. @reiner unb CHARLES Croft
an Saul 8. 9omburg, @~rnnb1tiid II
Der 2atpnoale Mboitipn; $3.50.
q 81 .@itttnger an Selipe Mebina
@run6itiid on Ser Halph Ctr; $12h.
@iaiam S. 9dub nnb CHARLES :,
Sindam an Mrnulfo Mauirre, @rrnos
ffiid an Der Sorreon Ctr, $110.
Morris Mbelman nrlo Sral an Erull
emma g. 9abis, @run6itiid an Sci
2epis Ctr; $4,000.
Na6las bon Wlurp @olfen an Ste=
Camp Strabe; g%ermddtnis.
@runoftiid in Der Gait @nb aobitiuu;
500.
$. so. @i9ols uno Srau an Sruai
@oeller f.. @runoftiid an Der Grossly
Ctr; $4,000.
g. $. G. @eriebe an 8. 9. applcs
tpbite, Elm Stiid 2anb; $1,000.
Saul Selan an q. q. @ittingsr.
8rnnotiid an Der &err Ctr; $500.
g. 8. Storm an Nuenit Nnttfe
@rnnoltiid al Der Grace @pernc;
$500 Ii. q.
Noolfo 81. Morales n 6. 81. Non.
@rnnoitiid in gan Maub; $40.
George 9. Bill an gli5abctb Mer1@
ton, @runbitild an Der Recos StraBe;
$500.
S. 9. Serrea an Eeter @ou, @runoe
itid I'M gitp<8lod 2115; $3.50.
Nbe Cohen uno Srau an Riaiant
unb q. 8igott, @riinpitiid al Der G6as
BEG Strabe; 1925.
6. $. llnb sc. &rebidmer an q.
Sdeer, @ruuoltiid an Der @de Der S0n
8eoro Slace tnb glanco gouleparo;
$3.50.
artbur 6. s6ompion an 6. $.
&rebidmer, @ruuoitiid an Der @fe Scr
Sm Hebro Hlace unb 8larco 8pnIez
barb; $677.18.
8. 8. @uB ulb 6rau an Srant 90.
2eipis, @ruubitiid an Der Waiu Aoe, !;
$4,000.
SAB 6. 9(boms uub 6rau an Gyrau
90. @erfers, @runbltiid an Der Ode Der
8ooolafpn rno 8reeben Ape. $1100.
San 6. Ibams an s. $. @erGid,
@rnnoItiid an ser 2aber Ctr; S565.
gbaS. 81. 8ibl an @btparb 9. 8roiler.
@runoltiid an Der Dunn Ctr; 1925.
q. 8. Ginger an SulinsN Maher,
@runoitiid i'm 8lod 500; $1,000.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-04
(UortIebmns foIet.)

gs 1T mebr &atarrb IN Diefer @egeni
beg 2anbes als bon allen arberen aranf.
6eiten 5niammen, nno Biz in ben lester
Sahren galt er aIs unbeiIbar. 8ielt
Sabre lang erflGrten 9oftoren i'm fila
eine lofaIe &ranfbeit nnb f9rieben To-
tale 5eilmittel bor. unb ba iie ibm mi
dr5tli9er 8ebanbInng beftdnoig MIDI
fmrierten. erflGrten iie i'm fir nnbetlbar
Sic @iienidaft bat beipieien, bob Sea:
tarr1 eiae &onifitntionsfrnnfbeit 1T uni
besbalb fonftitutionene 8e6an6lung er.
forbert. Sans &atarrbz&nr. f~abri3ier1
bon S. 5. gbenen& 60. Soeoo, 9.
1T Die einaige fon1titutioneqe arr IN
Marfte. sic pir6 innerli6 IN Sober
ODER @aben bon 10 Sropfen big 5u einen
Sbeel0ffeI bon genomrlen. Gle tpirfi
brett auf bns BInt nnb Die f1leimigt
Oberfldde beg 5bftems. Sic Dieter
einbunoert 9olnrs fir ieben San ber
iie gu flrieren berfeblt. 2abt gn9 3ir.
tulare unb 3eugniIe fonmen. Ioreiiiert;
s. s. Gbeneb & Co., Eplebp, ..
&erfa1ft bon alien N~pntbefen, 75c.
6aus Earni[iensgiuen fit1o bic beiten
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-04
VII. &apiteL
in Dem GonletabiIe cine Grpebitiur
inter Das Sett nntcrntmmt.

Ils GouletobiQe Die Sir oes @el.
ben 3immers anfgemadt botte, biiet
ct al1f Der S6nelIe iteben uno lagta
nit einer @rreeung, Die i6 erit ipa-
ter periteben loate: uI6, oos 9ar-
finn Ser Dame in S6mar5!" Gas
3immer mar ounfel; 8ater Sacques
moate Die Seniterlaoen offnen, ober
Gouletabiae belt i'm 5uriid:
uSit Die Sat" lagte er, I'm polti-
ger 0nnfelbeit eei6eben?4
uNein, junger Monn, ib oe'lfe
nidt. :. Sraulein bielt lebr barauf,
ooB iie cine No6tlompe ouf Dem 81
i6e bette. nno meme Irbeit mar e5,
Tie ale 4benoe an5u5iinoen, bepor
5raulein gu 9ett eing. Sd NOR io=
5uiagen, lire &ammeriungfer, nibt
mabr?.. :. nenigItens am Ibeno.
Die ridtige &ammeriunefer fam nur
bes Worgens. :. Sraulein arbeitetp
ia 10 ipdt. bis in Die Naht!"
$50 ltono Der Gid nit Ser 9adt-
Iampe9.. meit pom 9ett?"
rSa, meit bonn 8ett."
u&onnen Sic iebt einmal Sic
Nodtlampe aniteden2"
nSie tit 5erbro6en, uno oas Del
lit ausgelaufen, als Ser Gii6 umfiel.
uebrigens 1T a1es in ieinem often
3uitonoe. Sd braude nur Die Set
iterlooen 81 offnerL oanm meroen iie
ieben. ="
uNein, morten Sic nod!"
&%ouletabille ging IN oas 2abora=
forum 5nriid nno i6loB Die 2aoen
Ser beioen Seniter, lomie Die Sir oes
Sausflures. Mls mir i'm 6inIterl1
moren, 5iinoete er Elm 8a1sltreid).
boI5 an, CAB es 8oter Sacqlles ults
iagte ibm, er ioae oamit nab oer
Witte oes 8elben 3immers 5ugebel
an Die 9teae, no IN ierler Nadt oie
Na6tlampe brannte.
@ater Sacqltes, Der Sil5idube IN
batte Ger feb geipobnli6 ieine Sol5-
ifube brauBen), betrat oas @elbe
3immer nit ieinem Strei6bol5del,
uno mir unteridieoen unoeutlib III
Ser l6le6ten 8eleu6tnng Der fleinen
erloihenoen Slamme auf benz SUB
booen umeeiporfene @egenitanoe, ell
8ett in Der gde uno nns gegeniiber,
linfs nabe Dem 8ett, oen &efler eines
an Ser @an0 b~Gnaen6en Spiegels.
G~ouletabide iaete: u@s lit gut
sic fon1len iebt oie Seniterlaoen off
men,"
uNur niht bereinfommen!" Bat
8ater Sacques; Sic f0nnter nit
Sbren Stiefeln Spuren auf benz
SuBboben binterlaiien. unb es bart
ni6ts berdnoert merben. :. 9as lit
cine Soee oes Gi6ters; iolde Soec,
obeleid feline Sadie i6on erleoiet
lit!
lyortIebung foIet.)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-04

batl" periebte 8oter Sacques eigeil-
itnnie.
gnolid famen mir oll Ser Siir bes
@elben 3immers an.
u9ies alio lit Sic Sir, binter ser
iif mon6erlei 5ltgetroeen bat!~ Jog,
te Honletobi1e nit einer Seierlid)-
felt, Die in ieoer onoeren Situotiorl
fomii6 aemeien nare.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-12-04
Maaenmadler aelndlt.

@eiudt miro elm tiiAtiger 80
genma6er. StGn6ige Nrbeit lutb
gutter 2obn.
g. S6iffers & SDbme.
902 @uitin GtroBe.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-01-06
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that meet
ing of the stockholders II the Wash
ington G Berkeley Bridge Company,
a corporation created and organized
under the laws of the State of West
Virginia, is hereby called to be held
at the office of the corporation at
No. 113 North Queen street in the City
of Martinsburg, on the 9th day Of
January, A. D., 1908, at IL O'Clock,
noon, at which meeting a resolution
will be offered to increase the author
lied capital stock of said corpora
ton from $500 shares of the par val
ue of Ten Dollars each to 10000 shares
of the par value of Ten Dollars each,
SO that such authorized capital stock
shall hereafter be One Hundred Thous
and ($100,000) Dollars instead of Sew
enty-fiye Thousand (S75,000) Dollars,
as heretofore; and resolution Will
likewise be offered to change the To-
cation of the principal place of busi-
ness of said corporation from Martins
burg, w. Va, to Williamsport in the
County of Washington and State of
Maryland; and resolution will like
wise be offered to revoke the appoint
ment of it's present statutory attor-
ney and appoint Adrian G. Nanan-
bousch, of the City of Martinsburg, in
the county of Berkeley and State of
West Virginia, as statutory attorney
for said corporation in the State of
West Virginia, to accept service on
behalf of said corporation.
BY order of Board of Directors.
Given under my hand this 10th day
of December, A. D., 1907
VICTOR CUSHWA, President
21-2w.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-01-06
ABOUT CHURCHES OF MARTINSBuRG
interesting Sketches Of Their Work. The Pastors and Sermons

rebukes his follies and condemns his
sin renders it All the more pleasing
TO his corrupt heart TO reject its teach
ings and TO consign them to the re-
sions OF legend and myth, Conscience
is thus put to sleep and its angry pro-
tests are silenced.
False philosophy has also played a
conspicuous part in the undermining
Of faith. In conjunction with science
falsely SO called it has been doing
duty i bringing the truth of God into
sore disrepute Men who are as lit
tie able to scale the heights of things
unseen and eternal as the babe in
the cradle to expound the climatic and
social conditions of Saturn or Neptune
will yet show not the slightest hesitan-
cy in scouting the witness of God in his
word With most dogmatic assurance.
They are positive to the last degree
knowing very little about the Bible,
and much less about philosophy, and
having the merest smattering of sci-
ence, they find no difficulty in pro-
nouncing the divine word to be un-
worthy OF ceeptance--untrue in short,
and religion to be driyeling super
stition
False and spurious forms of reli-
gion too have labored diligently TO
destroy the faith of Christians. And
where that faith has not been well
grounded, it has often fallen. Hence
the earnestness with which Paul inn
plores his Corinthians to be steadfast
in their faith. Build upon the solid
roels--not upon the shifting sand.
II. Unmoyable in the hope Of the
gospel. Hope is the bright sunshine
that iilumines the dark and danger
Gus pathway of life. Without it man
would sink in despair. II. strength
ems the weak hands and nerves, the
fainting heart 1t is a powerful bar
lier against encouragement The
apostle teaches us in Romans that we
ere .saved by hope We do not