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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-21
EASTERN

President Taft stirs the patriotic spirit Of
Carolinans in his address at Charlotte.
Mausoleum has been erected to hold the body
of H H. Rogers, Standard Oil magnate
Passengers on the Mongolian and Prospero
steamers are held fast in ice near st. Johns
harbor, Newfoundland.
Witness in labor leaders trial at Chicago
says that coin would have ended strike had he
accepted 1t.
At the conference at Lake Mohonk. N. Y, 1t
was asserted by a speaker that 1--WE are all
barbarians." p"
Mother drops baby from fourth story window
during fire in Chicago and child is not hurt
Speakers at Chicago in a temperance rally
admit that their fight may not yield results.
Shop girls in Chicago unite in war against
"mashers."
Pittsburg citizens begin to end their lives
by committing suicide.
Presbyterians in synod at Denver select
DR.. F. P. Hill of Chicago as moderator.
Wife too friendly with other men Is mur-
dered by husband al Carson City, New.
President Taft Gains a crowd in a panic
caused by a cloudburst at Charlotte.
Freight train at Grand Junction. Colo, is
wrecked and tramp Is killed and his COM
panion is seriously injured.
Mrs Helen K, Gould is granted a divorce
from Frank Gould. the jury finding the hus-
band guilty of charges preferred.
FOREIGN
Workmen and police in Paris fight In the
telegraphers' strike and five gendarmes are
seriously hurt
Filipinos ask United States government
the right to rule their country.
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LOCAL

Murder Of girl believed to be work of gang
of yeggmen.
Husband alleged to be connected with poison
ing of wife will surrender to police.
Prominent young attorney again arrested on
check charge
Balloon carrying two passengers rips in mid
air.
Jobbers at interstate commerce hearing show
land values increased by spurs
Woman in suit for divorce says husband led
double life.
Absence OF two councilmen prevents passage
of resolution to war department in regard to
consolidation.
Much opposition develops to construction Of
fire stations in residence districts.
Former Governor Folk of Missouri will reach
Los Angeles this morning.
Driver of water wagon admits in police court
that he was drunk.
Man in divorce court says that he was mar
ried to cousin while he was under the in
fuence of drug.
VIII of George Mason shows his dislike to
the husband of his dead daughter.
Twenty-sixth annual session of California
conference of Evangelical association begins
at Salem church.
Man who invested s11 900 in factory to make
inflated butter sues for return of money.
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Hnuse uses Five MInates

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The session
of the house today lasted but five min
utes. There was no quorum.
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COAST

California Federation of Womens clubs
will give aid to homeless girls
Heney's probe in the Calhoun trial brings
some new facts to light in graft inquiry.
Angeleno attempts to kidnap his daughter at
Long Beach.
their arms at the request of the authorities.
Prospectors win case In Montana wherein
their claims affected the government reserva-
ton.
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Idea of Paul.

Topic: why Should War BE Abolshed:' Isaiah
.:24 Matthew. u 3S-4s.
A speaker at a recent peace conference
said:
"A habit of referring everything to tile
arbitration of our Heavenly Father Is the
very best form of government in a home
and in this way peacemakers are train
ed
The Bible tells us. and We all profess
10 believe, that time is coming in which
all the nations of the earth shall bow to
one king, the Lord Christ. and that this
new kingdom shall be a kingdom of
peace. in which all differences shall be
settled by the arbitration OF our King.
We pray for this kingdom TO come every
day, and We believe, most of us, that we
are helping TO bring it by our daily liv-
ing. yet are We?
think that until that kingdom does come
al least the way of peace is impossible.
In order to settle any great question
like this for the nations one must first
settle j. for the individual We must be
willing 10 give up war personally. and
10 live at peace with all men and settle
everything by arbitration-the arbitration
~ the Christ who left us this message
We have heard that Il hath been said.
thou shalt love thy neie hbnr and hate
thine enem! But ! say unto Noii Lave
Your enemies. bless them Thai curse vau.
10 good ~ them that hate you, aad pray
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not know what to do with the situatio
! II was a new kind of resistance. and one
against which bullets We're useless. 1T
is impossible To take such a town as
this he said. and ordered his horses
heads to be turned about. and thus they
departed without harming any one.
That is what Jesus would have His fol-
lowers do, for He has given us his word ::
Dearly beloved, avense not yourselves:
vengeance is mine, ! will repay. and
we can safely trust Him to guard and
aVenee His own. Daring the awful revo-
lutions in the days OF imperial Rome,
julius AtticuS. an officer of the guard
rushed into Gaiba's presence with a
Galba's rival. Ohio. Galba's response
was My eomrade. by whose order?''
Perhaps we shall one day be asked that
as We stand before our King and confess
! to having returned evil for evil to some
other one of those for whom Christ died.
What are you thinking. my man."
asked Lord Hill Of a soldier who was
leaning upon his ffrelock, looking gloomily
around him on the thousands of French
and English slain, just after the battle of
Salamanca had been won by .he English.
The soldier started and saluted: Il was
thinking. my lord. how many widows and
orphans ] have this day made for one
shilling" There is always the other side
to be considered in any kind OF war
a few years ago chile and Argentina,
separated by the tndean mountains were
disputing over tie boundary line. which
had never been determined The two coun-
tries became very much aroused and he
gan 10 build uarshtPs. collect weapons and
prepare ioT war. But . Few peaoe-iovinE
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shoulder, the unWarranted curl Of the
lip, and We have something to repent of
before We can 60 to war with the one
who has annoyed us.
II is always well to consider in any
difference or quarrel either national or
personal, first, have we done any wrong
ourselves, and usually we shall find some
thing. even if it be but slight. Too many
iof us, like Peter unSheath the has Y
sword to cut the ear Off the high priest
servant before we look to the Masters
face for the permission to do 40.
For we Will not learn the lesson. known since
ever the years young.
That the chief defense which Il nation needs Is
TO guard It's hand and tongue.
The story is told how a regiment was
once ordered to march into small town
in the Tyrol and take it. 1t happened
that the place was settled by colony of
Christians. A courier from a neighboring
village told them the troops We're advanc-
ing 10 take the town. They quietly an
swered. If they will take ii they must.
The soldiers came riding with colors fly
ing and flies piping defiance. and they
looked around for an enemy, but only
Fsaw the farmer at his pillow. the bla elk
churns and spinning wheels. Babies
crowded around 10 hear the music. and
the boys ran out TO see the soldiers
Where are your soldiers" they asked.
I'VE have none.'' was the brief reply.
But We have come TO take the town.
Well said the citizens. "friends. il
lies before YOU
But If there here nobody 10 fgh'7'
No they answered: We are all chris
tians.
The commander was perpieAed lie did
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for them which espitefully use you and
prosecute YOU" 1t was a new doctrine
that Jesus taught, and we have not been
able to fully accept it yet even after
nearly two thousand years of experience.
We still hear Christian fathers teaching
their boys to fight for their rights. and
those same boys when they read the
twelfth chapter of Romans say: IF it
be possible, as much as lieth in you, live
peaceably with all men Yes. but 1t
Isn't possible! When a fellow picks on
fight him and settle him. else he'll
just keep at it till you do. No. sir, You
can't do that in the school yard" Natu-
rally when that boy grows up lie uses
the same philosophy with regard TO his
older enemies. and the new command
ment of love TO the neighbor and love to
the enemy is forgotten-exDlained away
laid aside-as impossible without at least
the arbitration OF living Christ Per-
haps that is the trouble. Christ is not a
living Christ TO us always. and we for
get that We may claim audience with Him
at an. time and come into close touch
with Him. and ask what He would have
us do. Often the quarrel the bitter
feeling laid before Him would take on a
new light. His searching eye that knows
the heart Of man would look straigh.
into the inner recesses OF our hearts, re-
vealing To us unsus pected sins where we
thought we were wholly in the right. He
would say 70 US, perhaps as He said 10
the Pharisees: Let him that Is without
sin among you east the first stone ana
then We should suddenly know that We
had part IN the quarrel some where. We
lost our temper. too. and said the bitter
word. gave ths disagreeable -shruE OF The
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entirely conformed to the mind Of Christ.
But to such one, the man who has
climbed the heights and who realizes that
all things are His. things present and
things to come, life and death; that
all things work together for his good );
why should he not rejoice in tribulation
also? When to live is Christ, and to die
is gain, what storm can break his moor
ings? This. and this only, is the secret
of life of perpetual joy. This may be
ours, and SO this eXhortation Is a sum-
mons to attain in its bleSsedness (See
Mat, 5:1O-12: Rom. 5:3-5; Cor, 1910:
Peter. 4:12-1F) Pray without ceasing
In everything give thanks: for this is the
will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you" Then. If it is the will of God con-
corning us, it is possible. Prayer does not
consist wholly OF petition, entrr -ty. sup
plicatfon. Communion is prayer. and the
spirit of communion may always be ours.
And this communion will often breathe
itself out in supplication. Paul had
learned to give thanks in everything. He
said, I'VE glory in tribulation also"
Rom, %; Cor, "A. Ii he learned it, so
may we. Live in the spirit of communion
with God. and heaven begins here and
now. "Quench not the spirit. The Holy
Spirit is given to all. Especially does
that spirit AT our conversion come to
dwell in our hearts. But water quench-
es fire. SO may evil thoughts and desires
quench the influen, es of the Holy Spirit.
"Despise not prophesyings:' the God sent
messages through His inspired servants
Heed them, study them, and make them
your own. and they will be to you safe
guard and consolation to the end of your
pilgrimage prove all things hold fast
TO that which is good These are the
principles which, like sculptors, carve our
characters into nobIeness and adorn them
with every excellence.
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Secretary Of the American s.

I pray God your whole spirit, and soul.
and body be preserved blameless. until
the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ, "
This is a passage that requires careful
study 1t is so easy to give a wrong in
depreciation to the words. Get Paul's
wrongly interpreted, they mislead and be-
wilder. And, yet, the language, in itself,
is not difficult. 1t is only when men.
with theory to support, Wrest the
words from their palmer meaning. that
they puzzle and confuse US. Take as
an illustration the word "sanctify'; what
war of words this verb has created.
but. assuredly the difficulty is not in the
word itself.
ment Affairs. pots, tongs and all the
utensils used in their religious services
are said to be sanctitied. To this there
can be but one meaning. 1t is to set the
thing sanctitied apart for sacred uses.
The altar can be used for sacrifice only.
The use of the utensils must be confined
to their religious services. The word ha S
the same meaning when applied to men.
The Sanctified man is one who is set apart
for sacred purposes. He realizes thai his
powers are given him of God, TO be used
for Him alone. Thus Paul says, "Wheth-
er therefore We eat, or drink, or whatso-
ever We do. do all to the glory of Cod
Cor 1o:3n. But the act OF sanctify ing
is tWofold: 1t is Gods work and it is
mans work Thus Peter comma nded !:
"Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts
II Peter Bib. eAnd Jesus prayed for the
disciples thus: ''Sanctify them through thy
truth: Thy word is truth John 17:10
and in the nineteenth verse He says: For
their sakes sanctify myself. Every Chris
tiaa should feel that all he is and has
belongs to God. His time, his talent, his
money, all. are His The presentat ton of
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comes In the home. In the street, but
especially in the church. 1t should al
ways be said of Christians, See how
they love one another.
Service for Others.
The church is not perfect organization.
There always have been and there always
will be unruly members in the church.
The influence of such in the world. and
upon the church. is deleterious. 1t is
destructive of both faith and pety. These
must be earnestly and plainly warned.
There is no class of people in the church
who need more sympathy than the feeble
minded. Literally. the word means small
soued. The Pusillanimous. the narrow
minded people of little culture and small
intellect need that stronger souls should
brood over them and help them on
the way. Support the weak. be patient
toward all men," How different this is
from the world. Ever ready to crush the
weak. to turn from the feebleminded. as
a fool. and to brand the timid as a coward
and nuisance. Verify. Christianity Is a
divine religion.
The next command which forbids the
returning of evil for evil and requires
the seeking of all good. bears the in
delible stamp of its divine origin. Here
you may write your ne plus ultra. More
truly than the old navigators you may
say. There is nothing beyond"
Cultivation of Personal Virtues.
Christian joy The central purpose Of
this epistle was to dismiss all spiritual
dependency. But is it possible to rejoice
evermore? Yes and no. 1t is impossible
for any but the Christian. It Is impossible
for the Christian, unless he has become
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your all to God, to be His, and to be used
for Him. is the sanctifying of ourselves
When God accepts the offering He sancti-
fies us. But, is it possible for us to he
blameless in this life? In purpose. yes. In
practice. no. James says, in many
things we offend all (3:2). This is an
ideal. We never reach our ideals. God
never meant we should.
Duties Leading to Ideal.
The right treatment of pastors and
teacher Oversees 1913 This passage
shows that church government had al
ready begun. The word government
means that there are those who govern
as we'll as those who are governed. In
the church. however, there Is this differ
ence. Those who are over us in the
church are cover US in the Lord. In
a sense they are in Christs stead. They
should possess His spirit, His love. His
sympathy, His readiness to sacrifice for
those under their care. And We should
know them. i. G.. we should appreciate
their labor of love: cultivate an intimacy
with them and a love for them. 1t i'm
plies the closest relationship. Connected
with oversight and helpfulness is admoni-
ton. There will come times when the
word of warning and reproof must be
spoken. Those who are over are
those who must give account in the
last day. IT, then. it is their duty to
speak. 1t is our duty to hear. And We
should esteem them very highly, N
love for their works sake" We should
look to them. and esteem them as eX-
amples. as teachers and guides. I'VE
kingdom of our Lord is a kingdom of
peace. Its universal prevalence means
the doing away of war. But If this is its
nature, 1t should be seen wherever 1t
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Rev. T E. Davis in Ireland.

Rev. Or. +. r Bittinger, stated clerk
al tie Presbytery Of Washington, has re-
'eiVed word from Rev. 7. f Davis. pas
tor of the Westminster PRESBYTERIAN
Church. who is in the British Isles that
both lie and Mrs. Davis are having a
pleasant time. Rev. MIR Davis. who
breaches each Sunday at the Rutland
Square Presbyterian Church of Dublin
tie former passionate OF the late Rev DR.
John Hall, vino for some Years pa =
tor al the FifIh Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
church ia New York IL making short
trips t. the different parts OF the Elmer
sid Isle When last heard from both
tie pastor and AIRS Davis had Just re-
TUNED from trip To the Lakes or XII.
taItsN.
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foreign missions. There will be excur-
sions to Bethany. w. Va; this city. and
Niagara. outings on three rivers. in four
parks, on fifteen railroads and twenty
places. museums colleges and libraries to
afford diversion.
Five great auditorums, with aggregate
seating capacity of 10000. have been en-
gagged by the Pitssburg committee for the
parallel sessions of the celebration and
the convention. All are i'm compact
group at the entrance to- Schenley Park.
President Taft Is expected TO be present
and speak Saturday. October 16 Among
other distinguished speakers invited are
Representative Champ Clark. Former
Representative John Allen. LATE Pence,
T. w. Phillips and Judges S. r. Altman
and F. A. Henry. The meeting will he
noted for the large number of business
men attending.
Two sessions on Tuesday, October u.
will be for men only. Among the speak
ers at these sessions will be Theodore p.
Shonts, former head of the. Panama canal
work: r. A. Long, president of the Ma
tionai Lumbermens Association, &. G.
Chapman of Southern California. and Or.
T.. +. Montgomery, a noted Philadelphia
surgeon. Six or seven of the leading
denominations will send their most dis
tinguiShed men as fraternal delegates
The Christian Church was started in
Kentucky in 1904. when Rev. Barton W.
Stone. a minister of the Presbyterian
I'll, Neieu HIS observation-disclosures ties
and abandoned the Westminster confess
sion of faith a test of membership and
substituted the name Christian as the
proper name for all believers in Christ
to bear, obedience and Christ as the only
test of membership. and the Bible as the
only rule of authority
Without any knowledge of this move
ment, Thomas Campbell. another member
of the Presbyterian Church in Pennskl-
vania, sent out, in 1869, what he called
"A Declaration and Address which has
been recognized as one of the remarkable
documents of Christianity. This was
looked upon as the foundation OF the
Christian Church.
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sion he presented by MI Pratt OF
rhe board of directors. Mr.. Pratt led in
pra yer imploring Gods blessing on the
superintendent in undertaking the lead
nrshin in the mission He then read the
twelfth chapter of the EpiStle to the
Romans, with practical comments. urging
that each employee of the mission and
each worker endeavor to faithfully per-
form the service before him. The speak
er further referred to the spirit of the
chapter being the spirit of tile mission
presenting our bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable to God'-consecrating
our time and talents to His service. and.
in the spirit of Christ, weeping with
those who weep and being kindly af-
fectioned, even to the extreme. IF our
enemy hunger, to feed him'-"OvercOm-
ing evil with good"
Rev. Mr.. Lukens was then introduced.
and, referring to the chapter read. said
he thought we might call it the con-
stitution of the mission. Speaking of
his entering on the work. he said he
was beginning a new effort. His life so
far had been in the pastoral work. he
continued, bat he felt desire to take
up the mission work with the so-called
unchurched masses. He had been asked
what his policy would be. but that this
was not as yet well defined; that 1t
would need to be developed still one
word would express his policy and that
word Love"
To labor in the spirit of the Divine
Master. to bring men into the love of
God by the regenerating power of the
Holy Spirit, he declared would be the
object of his effort
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pAUL's INSTRUCTIONS TO THE THEssA-
LONIANS l Thess., 1924.
The first epistle of Paul to the Thes-
salonians was the first that he wrote to
the Christian churches. Its members
were dear TO him. They had been won
bv his prayers and teachings from the
error of their ways. and through him
they had been made partakers of the
saints in light The sufferings and sac
rifices of Paul while among them. had
endeared him greatly to them. Paul had
gone there from Philippi. He was suf-
ferins from the brutal stripes which he
had received in that city. He had been
driven from Thessalonica by false &C
cusations, and. though he had greatly
desired to return to them. that he might
strengthen and comfort them, the pref
udices which his enemies, by false &C
cusations. Lad created against him were
so great that he did not dare to APP
pear In their city. To this fact we owe
those letters. 1t affords us an iiustra-
ton of the truth of the promise that
God will Cause the wrath of man to
praise Him psalm. l6:10i. There epis-
ties through all the succeeding centuries
have been source of comfort and
strength TO the Christian CHURCH. This
letter was written from cnrntn. Tim
othv had returned from Thessaionica.
and had made a report of the conditions
of the church in that city. This let
ter is the result of that report.
Idea of Paul.
The idea which Paul holds up before
the Thessalonian converts is found in
the twenty-third Verse And the very
God of peace sanctify you wholly; and
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More Benevolent World.


Al last the heroes and serNitors Of pea.
a re being placed on "A footing with those
Of war VINO, up To the beginning Of this
new and buoyant century. nave had near
" d monopoly Of pensions and laurels.
Doubtless the world has grown more
benevolent. and statesmen and capitalists
have become aware OF = broader RESPONSE
bility for the general welfare but tile
deeper influence. the real Yeast iH the
bread Of Improvement. Is necessity, that
old-t lime and nsNer-failiug faEtot Tor good
In am era when the AotknIen 81 "a slug
corporation are as numerous - were tho
standing armies OF nations before steam
Was made 10 turn the wheels ut ,INilfLA~
ton, and the fleets Of several shipping
firms are each cumparab. IN numbers -
a respectable nHtN - httN years age. 4
becomes i necessity that NV u4saus ehad
bc ,ieN lScd - strength hen the nlaHHal. Wtrlt-
tai nnd 'nofAi ciit 4onCN - the HoHts 49,
talca u perpetual eompettlipn II 0Wius
Ivy and commerce #Ge - fulNH tHfu
panding mtssiun1. kkttf 3H=t - E1tr ned
liAe dat. and Adellt. iihs laaiVslsa.
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INCOME STEADILY INCREASES
REVENUES OF PRESBYTERIANS
REACH HIGH-WATER MARK.
Rev. DR.. William II. Roberts, Stated
Clerk of General Assembly, Makes
Public Reports of Church.

pHE Rev. DIR. William H. Roberts
of New York, for many years
stated clerk of the general as
sembly. made public yesterday
the reports of the Presbyterian
Church in this country for the last year.
The figures show that the financial in
come of the denomination steadily in
creascs and reached last year its high
water mark OF S2233 22224 900. This is an in
crease of about S5.OOO,0O0 during the last
five years. The number of churches adj
vanced rapidly on the figures for 1907 be-
cause of the coming. in of the Cumberland
body, but they sank back again by fully
one thousand the next year, and now
stand at ten thousand.
There was a like advance in the growth
of members in 1907. and a corresponding
decline Immediately afterward The total
for the denomination stands now at ,::2l.-