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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
JOHNSON WILLING TO FIGHT
But Will Not Meet Jeffries Winner %
Take All.

Victoria, B. c., March 10.-Jack
Johnson, the heavyweight champion
pugilist, and his white wife, former
Philadelphia woman, who threw in her
lot with him after his fight at Sgd
ney, and Sam Fitzpatrick, who Is no
longer manager of the big black cham.
pion, having severed relations with
him, arrived on the steamer Makura
from Sydney.
Johnson unreservedly declared his
Willingness to meet Jeffries or any
other man. In an interview just be.
fore leaving for Vancouver, Johnson
said:
81 am willing to meet Jeffries; I am
willing to meet any man in the world
and l do not think any one can get q
decision over me, much less put me
out. 1t tires me to hear this talk
about Jefrries claiming the champion.
ship. Why, when mayor leaves Of.
flee he's an ex-mayor, is1f he?
when champion leaves the ring
he's ex-champion. Well, if Jeffries
wants to try and get the champion.
ship back, I'm willing to take him on.
mo, Pm not making any predic.
lions. What's the matter though, IN
the talk of arrangements of a fighs
with Jeffries?
"What will Johnson take? In ali
the notices have seen It's all what
Jeffries will take. What's the matter
with what Johnson will take. I'm
the champion, amt /? I want a win,
ner and losers end; don't care what
It is, 60 and 40 or rs and %; but
there's got to be a winner and losers
end. That's how I met Burns"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12

All! we have made great mistake in
the reading of our Bibles We have
failed to discern that Gods time for
dealing with the heathens is future; that
Millennial Age is to be introduced, in
which Christ with power and great glory
will suppress the power of Satan and
drive away the mists and fogs of igno-
rance and superstition and lift from the
degradation of sin and death all who
will then accept his gracious provisions.
This is the Kingdom for which the Master
told us to pray, saying, My Kingdom
is not of this world (age)." John 1885,
Again, he said, pray we: our Father
which art in heaven; hallowed be thy
name; thy Kingdom come; thy will be
done on earth, as it is in heaven. !"
Matt. 60, l0) All, yes, while doing all
that we can for ourselves and our neigh
bOrs, let Us remember that the work is not
ours but the Lords, and that he has de-
clared that the coming Millennial Age
of the reign of Christ and the Church is
his time appointed for the blessing of all
the families of the earth. Then the Cross
of Christ will triumph. because without
his Cross no such Millennial Kingdom
and its Chimes of Restitution of all
things" would be possible. First, the
sacrifice for sins needed to be made
before the "curse " could be lifted and
the blessing could come to the race of
sinners
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
Town Threatened by Fire.

Johnson, S. c., March 10-A disas.
trous fire here threatened destruction
of the entire town, which is without
fire protection, and only timely rain
prevented more serious conf1agra.
ton. The loss is estimated at $780,
600 to $4,000, partially covered by
insurance
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
WITH THE HEAD CRUSHED
Body of Aged Woman Found by In.
dianapolis Police

Indianapolis, March 1O.--The police
uncovered mysterious murder when
the body of Mrs. Mary Nichols, fifty
two years old, was found with the
head crushed. Gustav Eaton, an old
gardener who made his home with
Mrs. Nichols, is held pending an in
vestigation. Eaton told the officers
four strange young men tied him and
beat Mrs. Nichols to death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
Blow to Pure Food Law.

Des Moines, Ia, March 10.-The
pure food label need not be fixed to
retail packages of adulterated goods
under decision of the Iowa supreme
court. This kills the provision of the
law as enforced requiring merchants
to label all kinds of adulterated
goods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
MAY BECOME AMBASSADOR
Fairbanks Being Considered for Court
of ST. James.

Washington, March TO- Former
Vice President Fairbanks is under
consideration by President Taft for
ambassador to Great Britain as sue.
cessor to Whitelap p.eid, who will not
be reappointed. While Mr.. Fairbanks
is not seeking the place and will not
stir hand to get the portfolio he is
strongly urged by his friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
Train Kills Mill Worker.

Faribault, Mimi, March 10.-R. Her
shey, an employee of the Big Diamond
-four mill, was caught between two
cars and instantly killed. Hershey
was working about the standing cars
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
THE WORLDS SHARE IN THE CROSS.

That the Church has a share in the
Cross is freely admitted, but many do not
see that every member of the race has an
interest in the work of Jesus, began at
Jordan and finished at Calvary A little
radiance from the Cross and the Gospel
message encircling it has indeed blessed
people of every nation! But oh, how
little has yet been really accomplished
for the race as whole! Three-fourths OF
humanity are still heathens totally ig-
norant of the Lord--and this after more
than eighteen centuries. And more than
this, the natural increase of heathenism
so far outstrips our most energetic mis-
sionary efssS5~, vnaJ disproportion doubles
with every century; for instance, today
there are twelve hundred millions of
heather, while century ago there were
six hundred millions. What does it
mean? Has the Cross of Christ proven a
failure? Did Christ die in vain, even
relatively? Will the blessing of the Cross
never bring reconciliation to any but tho
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
Ferguson Knocks Out Kublak.

Boston, March 10.-"Sandy" Fergu.
son of Chelsea knocked out Al Kubiak
of Michigan in the fourth round at
sea man showed surprising form and
had the better of the bout from the
start.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
Father which sent me draw

Father which sent me draw
John GA.
In a word, God has divided mankind
into two general classes, and has made
arrangements that only one of these
classes will be specially drawn blessed and
saved by faith now, leaving the other to
be dealt with during the Millennium.
The class favored in this present time are
such as have the clearing of faith and
came into relationship to God under the
terms of the great Abrahamic Covenant
Their special blessing now is not because
they are sinless, "for there is none
righteous, no, not one" (Rom. 3:lO). but
because they loved righteousness and
hated iniquity. On this account they may
be the "fellows" or brethren y of Christ,
because they have this heart likeness to
him of whom it is written, "Thou hast
loved righteouness, and hated iniquity
therefore God, even thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness
(holy Spirit above thy fellows. Heb
10.
Those who are now specially drawn of
the Father are not compelled to become
fellows with his Son, their Redeemer, but
are privileged to have this honor if they
wish on certain terms and conditions.
To attain this relationship they must
stand trial in this present time, while sin
and death are still reigning and while it
will cost the sacrifice of earthly interests
to be foostep followers of their Lord and
Saviour. In word, the Scriptures de-
clare that they can have the great prize
of ioint-heirship with Christ in his
Millennial Kingdom and its work OF
blessing all the families of the earth only
upon condition that they "make their
calling and election sure" by faithfulness
under trials and testings and difficulties
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12

as a rev ard, ON a higher plane, and tTnat
thus, by the sacrifice for our sins. he
should be qualified not only to atone for
our sins and thus to purchase the world
by the sacrifice for sin, but additionally
that he should have power and authority
to save the world from its lost condition
from sin and death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
PREACHING OF THE CROSS
FOOLISHNESS.

IT, then, it is the Divine program that
Christ shall establish his Kingdom, shall
overthrow the rule of Satan and sin and
death and enlighten mankind and de-
liver the willing and obedient, why did
he not begin that work eighteen centuries
ago? Why has valuable time been lost?
Is it not foolish waste of time to preach
the Cross of Christ and faith and ODE
dience, under the present adverse condi-
tons? Do not the results of these
eighteen centuries of preaching show the
folly of this procedure?
We answer in the words of our text
Yes, the preaching Of the Cross of Christ
seems foolishness to the perishing ones
to the world in general But it does not
have come into relationship with the
Father through faith in the precious
blood and have come to an understand
ing of the Divine Plan of Salvation,
realize he "crosS to be the power OF
God" Ct Cor. 1879 To us the message
of the Cross has been Transforming one,
which, more and more as we have come
to appreciate it, has been changing our
characters and lives from glory to glory
enabling us TO more nearly approximate
the glorious character OF our GEAR ne
deemer and TO become at heart "copies OF
Gods dear Son. Romans 1929
In a word, while all mankind were inn
perfect, sinners, children of wrath, d
condemned yet amongst them were two
classes One class was in sympathy with
its environment and general condition oil
alienation from God, and at enmity, not
only outwardly but also in their hearts
loving sin. The other class, outwardly
the same much fewer in number. had
love for righteousness and an opposition
to iniquity and loathed their own weak.
nesses and blemishes. This latter class
longe.! for righteousness and perfection
which. they were unable to attain, be.
cause @ their weaknesses of the flesh
because o. their inability to do perfectly
because tx ey were ''born in sin and
shapen in l..:-':ty." 1t is this latter
class that God is now drawing to his Son
and permitting to be justified by faith
and then admitting by begetting of the
holy Spirit to the relationship of Spiritual
Sons of God and prospective Joint-HeirS
with Jesus Christ their Lora and Re
deemer. Of these Jesus said, No man
can come unto me now except the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS.

few blesse4 ny tle sanCtIly ing i,lnuenc
of the present life?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
Cigars by the Pound.

Arguing that if green cabbages are
sold by the pound, that cigars should
be also, Senator " B. Seward of Mar
shall tried to carry motion to kill
the bill of Senator J. w. Pauly of Min
neapolis relating to the selling of
vegetables by weight The fight was
sharp and will be renewed.
Senator E. S. Durment of st. Paul
introduced his second employers liza
bility bill This reduces the maxi
mum amount of damages from $25 900
to $4,000 for the loss Of both feet and
both hands. This bill also eliminates
the employers liability for negligence
of the workmen.
The senate committee on commerce
and trade reported the peddlers' Ii.
cense bill for passage.
That the American Book company
not long since was indicted in Texas
! and convicted of being in an unlaw-
full combination and fined SIS 900, was
brought out in the legislative investi-
cation of the methods of book pub
fishers in Minnesota. w. M. Morton,
Chicago manager for the American
Boo, company, admitted on the stand
that his company, formerly organized
under the laws of New Jersey, now
under the laws. of New York, was
fined $4,000 under the Texas indict-
ment and driven from the state. The
company is doing business in Texas
now, though under its New York char
ter.
/ Dealing with book values, Mr.. Nor
tor said that Minnesota was getting
it's school books, which he estimated
would cost $1.OOO,O00 to replace to-
day, as cheaply as any other state,
cost per pupil being considered.
He denied absolutely and unequiv-
ocally the statements, implied and di-
rect, that the American Book COM
! pany was in combination with any
other book company or that 1t had any
/ subsidiary concerns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
PURCHASED BY HIS BLOOD.

from sin and death.
PURCHASED BY HIS BLOOD.
The Apostle Peter states the same
matter in other words, saving. that we
were redeemed with the precious blood
of Christ. as of lamb without blemish
and without spot" q Pet. ll91 As the
Cross of Christ was not merely the timber
to which he was nailed at death. so the
blood of Christ was not that which issued
from the spear-thrust in his side after his
death. The Scriptural statement is that
the "life is in the blood" In accord with
this the Lords sacrifice of his life was the
shedding of his blood. Bloodshed. ="
indeed, is a proper name for any violent
death When it IS said that we were
bought with the precious blood of Christ
it signifies that the valuable sacrifice Of
his life was made on our behalf. That
sacrifice, that shedding of his blood
began when he was thirty years of age,
at the moment of his conservation unto
death. 1t continued for the three and a
half years of his ministry. 1t was finished
when he cried with a loud voice and gave
up the spirit of life. His life, his blood,
was thus gradually shed, and the she'd
ding was completed before the Roman
soldier pierced his side. AS we see this
proper, broad conception of the Cross of
Christ and the shedding of the blood OF
the Lamb of God, we find that the two
thoughts are identical, merely stated
from different standpoints and represen-
ted by different figures of speech.
The value of the self-sacrifce of our
Lord, represented in these two pictures,
is the Gospel theme. On it hang the Law
the prophets, the promises of the Scrip
lures, both of the Old and New Testa-
ments. Without it our race is undone, in
hopeless despair. Without it death to
humanity would mean the same as to the
brute beast. For although man was made
in the image of his Creator and with noble
qualities of mind and heart, constituting
him an earthly image of his heavenly
Creator, nevertheless all of his rights
were forfeited, lost, through Adams
disobedience and the death sentence
upon him would reduce him to the level
of the brute Only by the Blood of his
Cross" is recovery through redemption
made possible. He sacrificed himself
He died, the just for the unjust, that he
might bring mankind back into harmony
with God. The entire transaction was
aside from humanity Our heavenly
Father planned it all from before the
creation of the world, for we read that
cur Redeemer was the Lamb slain from
before the foundation of the world '--.
III Une DIVINE purpose or mUenUiOn.--
Rev 3.S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
IN The CROSS OF CHRIST We GLORY
PASTOR RUssELL's1 SERMON.

The preaching OF the Gross il to them tia
/ perish fOOlishness; but unto US which are
saved il Is the power of Cod Cor. l liz.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
To Take the Census.

This county will have about for
ty-fvc of the 6,ooo enumerators TO
be employed to take the census of
1910, in the State Of Pennsylvania.
The work of performing the diff
cult task of securing the names of
every man, woman and child, to.
gether with incidental data will be
in charge of supervisor who will
also have jurisdiction over the CEN
sus liacturers.
Although the taking of the cen
sus will not begin until April IS,
1910, the selection of the army Of
enumerators is TO be completed be-
fore the end of the present year
They will be made by recommenda.
tion of members of Congress, where
the districts are represented by Re
publicans and by United States
Senators in other districts. The
enumerators are paid so much per
capita except in districts where the
enulnerating is hard on account Of
the country being sparsely settled
and travel difficult In such cases
per diem salary is paid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
"Saona's' Subject.
Youth Who Wen, 10 Sleep Here Was Arrested
BY Njther- Tan Away from Home

Harry Lewis, of Plymouth, aged
iS years, the youth who appeared
in the Columbia, Theatre several
weeks ago, as the Subject" of Sa-
ona, the hypuotist, was arrligned
before alderman Donohue at Viii
kes- Barre last week for being in
corrigible, the charge being prefer
red by his mother. The latter said
her son ran away from home and
became associated with "Saona, +"
a hypnotist.
The alderman, alter giving the
young man lecture, asked him if
he was true hypnotist and in or
der to display his agility Lewis
prepared his face in such a manner
as to permit his running a needle
through his left cheek without
drawing blood. Lewis promised TO
remain home and was discharged.
He is the same youth who was
hypnotized and placed in the win
dow of Townsend clothing store
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Ball Schedule For May.

AT meeting of the managers of
the teams of the Susquehanna
league, held in Bloomsbury, the
schedule for the month of May was
completed and action taken upon a
number of other important matters,
The schedule as completed fol-
lows:
May S-Nanticoke at Berwick
Alden at Bloomsbury; Nescopeck
at Shicks shinny; Benton at Danville.
May I5-Danville at Nanticoke; f;
Alden at Shickshinny; Bloomsbury
at Nescopeck; Berwick at Benton.
May 22-NantiCoke at Blooms
burg; Shick kshinny at Alden; Mes
copeck at Danvi'le; Benton at Ber-
wick.
May 2o-Bloomsburg at Shick-
shiny; Alden at Nescopeck; Dan
vile at Benton; Berwick at Nanti-
coke.
May ga. M, Nanticoke at AL
den; Berwick at Nescopeck; Blooms
burg at Danvillo; Shickshinny at
Benton.
May SIP. m, Alden at Nanti-
coke; Berwick at Nescopeck; Dan
vile at Blocmsburg; Shickshinny
at Benton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
CALEB POWERS LECTURE.

About che hundred people went
to the Columbia Theater on Satur-
day night to hear Caleb Powers
lecture. He was recently pardoned
by the Governor of Kentucky for
alleged completely in the murder
of Senat,r Goebel in that state in
1900. He was i'll prison over eight
Years, was tried three times, twice
sentenced to Imprisonment for life,
and once to death, and was saved
by the Court OF Appeals which re
versed the trial~. The fourth trial
resulted in the disagreement Of the
jury. Gov. Wilson pardoued him,
saying that after an examination OF
the evidence he was satisfied he
was innocent.
The hall was cold, and the lect-
ure was not sufficiently exciting to
Warm up the audience.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Mrs. Charles E. Sands.

Mrs. Charles +. Sands, died at
the home of her son, Robert Hunt
Finger in Miltc II, Tuesday morning,
after short illness of heart trouble.
She was aged AZ years, and is sur
vived by her husband, former
commissioner c. +. Sands, and a
son Robert. Several relatives are
living in Berwick.
For about three years Mrs.
Sands resided in Bloomsbury with
her son, who conducted the White
House restaurant, at the corner of
Main and Centre streets. When
the license was transferred to
Patrick Daily she removed to Mil
ton, where she has since resided.
She was member of the Lutheran
church.
The funeral was held OH Thurs
day at Milton, and the body taken
to Sunbury for interment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Annual National Conference of Church
Clubs.

The seventh annual national con-
ference of the Protestant Episcopal
Church Clubs of the United States
was held in New York City Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
The delegates for the Church
club of the diocese of Harrisburg
were James M. Lamberton, of
Harrisburg; George N. Reynolds,
of Lancaster; Frank c. Angle Of
Danville, and William A. Brosius,
of Sunbury.
Delegates from twenty-five or
more church clubs in different parts
of the United States were present
The social headquarters of the
delegates were at the Hotel Astor,
while the meetings were held at
the Cathedral of St. John the Di-
vine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Guide for Election Officers and Politi-
clans.

Chief Clerk Thorn, of the State
Department at Harrisburg, has pre-
pared a pamphlet for the guidance
of election officers and politicians
during the present year. The fol-
lowing information is given:
Spring primary election, Satur-
day, Iune 5th.
November general election,
Tuesday, November end.
Last day to be registered for
spring primaries in cities of third
class, Saturday, May. 18th.
Last day to be assessed for Nov
ember election, Wednesday, Sep
tember rst.
Last day to pay tax. Saturday,
October end.
Last day for filing statement of
expenses of spring primary, Satur-
day, June 10Th.
Last day for filing statement of
expenses OF November election,
Thursday, December end.
Last day for filing petitions for
nomination with the secretary OF
the Commonwealth, Saturday,
May Sth.
Last day for filling petitions for
nomination with the county com.
missioners, Saturday, May 18th,
Last day for filing certifcation
for nomination with the secretary
of the Commonwealth, Tuesday
September 2Ist.
Last day for filing nomination
papers with Secretary of Common
wealth, Tuesday, September 2Sth.
Last day Tor filing nomination
papers with county commissioners,
Tuesday, October 18th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Caught Some Suckers.

The gullible people who can be
defrauded out of their money by a
glib scoundrel who offers to sell
goods at one-half the market price
Go not all live in the country. The
Hazleton police are OH the hunt
for one H. +. Happney, who went
about from house to house in that
city selling sugar at three cents per
pound and collecting for the same
in advance. He represented him
self as being in the employ of w.
II. Walker & Co., wholesale gro
GERS of Pittsburg.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Danville Hospital Piggery.

The new piggery at the Danville
Hospital for the Insane, which was
provided for in an appropriation of
the last Legislature, has been COM
p,eted, and the hospital swine are
reve ing in the most costly quar-
ters ever provided for their kind.
The new piggery was erected at a
cost of $4,000. 1t provides for
warm and especially prepared swill,
steam heating system, artistic ve-
randas, front yards inclosed by or
nate iron fences and many other
modern conveniences tor the pork
ers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
An Old Document.

w. c. Mckinney, of Be rwick
says the Berwick Enterprise, while
looking through some old papers
found the commission as a Justice
of the Peace issued to his great
grandfather, Isaiah Willis, Io2
years ago. The term was las long
as you oehave yourself we'll" The
document is in fine state of preser-
vatlon, with penmanship as good
as the day it was written.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-04-29
Glass Day Appointments.

The Normal School Faculty have
made the following Class Day ap-
pointments for the class of 1909:
Class President, d. J. Mahoney;
Class Historian, Robert Johnson
and Miss Gertrude Hobbies; Glass
Essay, Bessie Hinckley; Class
Prophesy. Theresa Tobin; Class
Grafton, Leroy White; Class Me-
mortal, P. Ray Mather; Class Pre-
sentation, George Williams and
Cora Major.