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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

love him. Could angels ask for bet
ter mission than that?
After all. it is a power outside of
ourselves that makes possible our
Christian growth. Only by the spirit
of the Lord can we be changed into
the divine image. Dependence upon
the spirit is the first requirement of
growth.
things to those who accept it. Progress
is one of these. We cannot follow Jesus
faithfully without going forward His
way is a walk onward. Each new day
in his company is a better day, a full
er day.. nobler, more Christlike day.
Therefore if our lives are not chang
ing from glory to glory we we'll
may question whether or not we are
truly following him.
until We have attained unto the
measure of the stature of the full
ness of Christi
when the baser passions are re-
pressed and mastered, and when the
mitted to rule in the Christians life,
then is Jesus exalted indeed.
The mightiest Christians are they
who are strengthened with the might
of the spirit in the inner man. For,
after all has been said, it is not our
striving, but Gods strengthening that
gives US power. The greatest efforts
are useless without the help of the
gracious spirit, whose office it Is to
empower believers for service.
Becoming a Christian is not enter
ing room, but beginning life. Re
ligion is not state to be entered
wherein person may sit safe and sat
isied, with nothing more being re-
Christianity is utterly inadequate. Fol-
lowing Christ-which is real religion
means climbing, a striving, sub
DUNG and an attaining. 1t means un
end only when perfection is secured.
We are not truly following Christ un-
less we are drawing ever nearer to him
and his likeness.
Christianity is less a method of out
ward conduct than spirit of inward
life. We possess religion when we
possess Christ. But without his pres
ence in the heart no code of ethics
or course of actions can make us
Christians.
We are highest in the Masters ia
vor when We are lowest at his feet.
4uOLe rs d unCOnSClOuSneSS
IN the highest Christian life and SER
vice. 1t is not aware of its own right
eousness. In Christ's picture of the
judgment the righteous exclaim in
amazement, when saw we thee an
hungered?" They have not minister
ed for an object: they are not even
conscious of their ministry. But the
spirit of love SO permeates and pos
sesses them that they go through life
serving Jesus unawares. The best man
knows not his own goodness. He is
noble and helpful because it his ma
ture to be SO; he cannot help it any
more than the sun can help diffusing
light or the flowers fragrance.
We may prove that Christ is our
Master by showing that we are his
brethren.
II we are not finding the Christian
life strife, then We may look we'll
to see if we are bearing true witness
and flying loyal colors. Gods friends
must expect to fight his foes.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

A Hero, a Coward, a Woman.
The International Sunday School Les
son for May % Is, 1.-THE Death of
John the Baptist" Matt. 14:1-12.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

ONDON. Eng. May 15.-Al-
bert Memorial hall. recog-
n'ized as the largest modern
auditorium in the world, was
crowded TODAY to hear Pas
Tor RuSsell of BROOKLYN. N.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

II we are not finding the Christian
life strife. then we may look well
to see If we are bearing true witness
and flying loyal colors Gods friends
must expect to fight his foes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

We may prove that Christ is our
Master by showing that we are his
brethren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

We are not full grown Christians
until We have attained unto the
measure of the stature of the full
ness of Christ"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

We are highest in the Masters IA
vor when We are lowest at his feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

Christianity is less a method of out.
ward conduct than spirit of inward
life. We possess religion when We
possess Christ. But without his pres.
ence in the heart no code of ethic,
or course of actions can make u.
Christians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

When the baser passions are re.
pressed and mastered, and when the
nobler impulse of the heart are per-
mitted to rule in the Christians life
then is Jesus exalted indeed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

NE mans backbone and an
other mans lack of back
bone-the two linked by a
woman's vengeance-caused
the tragedy which the
worlds Sunday schools study
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

The mightiest Christians are they
who are strengthened with the might
of the spirit in the inner man. For
after all has been said, it is not our
striving, but Gods Strengthening that
gives US power. The greatest efforts
are useless without the help of the
gracious spirit, whose office it is to
believers for service.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-25
ARK HAD NO FISH:
CAN NOT BE HURT

ST. LOUIS. Missouri, November Is
That no fish were on the ark with
Father Noah.' and therefore the
creature is not an animal, is the posi-
tion taken by Mortimer Levi, associate
city attorney. today in nol-prossing
the case of Louis Kram, a peddler, ac-
cused of cruelty to animals.
The ease was dismissed over the
emphatic protest Of Judge William
Jefferson Pollard, who argued the die
tionarv defines fish as an animal and
that it was an animal in every sense of
the word
"Well, there were no fish on the
ark, = said Levi. land | refuse to prose-
cute this case.
kram was allowed to 90 home
The peddler was charged with ad-
vertising his fish by displaying a live
one from string on his cart, that its
Hopping might attract the eyes of pros
pect!ve purchasers.
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story of how he begged Major Anderson
to let him fire on the rebel batteries
- Not yet. be patient, was the re
sponse. When the shells began to fall
thick about the steamer, he again asked
permission to retaliate. but met with
splinters fly from the bow. where the
enemy s shell mad struck he cried
" Now surely. we can return that. -
but the answer was; ''Be patient. -
When the ''Star Of the West confes-
sing failure, turned and fled from the
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them loaded as they thought, with beds,
furniture, trunks and other luggage of
the kind. About nine o'clock in the
evening the men were put under march
ing orders, with knapsacks packed No
one seemed to know the reason for the
movement. The little garrison was
paraded, inspected and then embarked
on the boats which headed for Sumter
The schooners had taken all they could
carry on such short notice, but enough
for four-score men to support and de-
fend themselves for a long time Not
keg of powder or cartridge was left
in the magazine; the flagstaff was cut
down.
The dawn saw Major Anderson safely
established with his command in Sum
ter, secure from immediate attack. He
saw the responsibility he had assumed
and fully appreciated the delcacv and
Importance of the trust committed to
him. Perhaps. had he foreseen all that
occurred in the next three months, he
might have remained at Moultrie The
step he took proved of more Importance
to the permanent safety of the country
than any other he could have deter
mined upon.
He marked the occupation of the new
post with religious ceremony. Major
Anderson determined to raise the flag
himself, so at noon of December 27. all
under his command were assembled
around the flagstaff. Major Anderson
with the halyards in his hand, knelt at
its foot, and the officers and men, i'm
pressed with the solemnity of the oc-
casion, needed no orders to assume a
stepped forth III the midst and offered
up a prayer. After he had finished. and
the earnest Amen from manly lips had
died away in the hollow casemates, the
commander bauled up the flag, the band
salnted il with "Hail Columbia and
cheers broke forth from all present, and
IL JldbttItti that tIt "tit CHttlS diSp
of defiance, for just then it happened
that boat sent from Charleston to
bring up exact conditions about Moult-
rie and Sumter approached the latter
fortress and saw the national standard
rise.
In their rage the Charlestonians de-
nounced the President and Major An
derson as provoker of civil warfare.
Declared it War.
Secretary of War Floyd Immediately
annouced in cabinet session that "the
solemn pledges of the government had
been violated by Major Anderson, - and
as formally demanded permission 20
withdraw the garrison from the harbor
of Charleston, as the only alternative
by which to vindicate the honor of the
government and prevent civil war.
The effect Of Major Anderson 5
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WOMENS CLUBS ARE
SUPERIOR TO MANS

NEW YORK, December 10--Women S
clubs are superior to men 5 clubs, thinks
DR.. Charles F. Aked, pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church.
A mans club is for personal ease,
good cooking and good company" he
said in his sermon today. The wom-
en- $ clubs of this country. 50 striking
feature in our national life. are or
ganized for work. 1t may be for edu-
cation or propaganda, or charity, or
philanthropy,
They have not always lived up to
their professions, popularity which
they share with churches. but at least
they have in view something more
than a comfortable chair and a well
cooked chop.
"Churches are generally manned
by women. There is not a church
in existence today which would be IN
existence but for the love and warnings
Of a woman 5 hart.
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change of station was even greater
throughout the country at large than at
Charleston. 1t flashed the CLEAN OF
arms and men saw suddenly what be-
fore they had only imagined.
In the North the occupation of Sum,
ter was regarded as the most prudent
and dignifed course that could have
been taken. 1t touched national honor
and awoke the national pride Where
ever patriotism was superior to local
prejudices and class interest Major An
derson became the hero of the hour.
On December 2S the Charlestonians
seized the custom house and the post
office and on the thrtieth the arsenal.
and raised the state flag upon them and
sent an armed force to occupy Moultrie
and Plnckney, where the few soldiers
! occupying them were overpowered The
President having refused to withdraw
the federal soldiers from Charleston, on
the Goth of December. Secretary of War
Floyd resigned his office.
Half Century Ago.
And so is recorded the first act of the
great Civil War, whose half century an
niversary is now just at hand. Hawaii
had part in the great conflict for she
sent some of her sons to the front where
| they achieved national fame. General
5. C. Armstrong made a brilliant record.
General Hartwell, now chief justice OF
Hawaii, was not of Hawaii then, but
he was colonel of the Fifty-ffth Mas
sachussetts. a colored regiment which
is often referred to in ''The Boys Of
/ '61.' The Confederate cruisers ranged
! the Pacific Ocean in quest of Yankee
/ whalers and merchantmen and many of
the crews were brought here for release
and at least one vessel bearing the Ha-
waiian flag was burned by the privateer
Shenandoah.
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immediately When the fleet arrived
off Charleston the bombardment was
well under way. To attempt to land
troops and stores under this whitening
fire would have been madness The only
vessel of sufficient strength to cope with
had not arrived. Sadly the sailors
gave up the attempt and cruised up and
down the freeway beyond the harbor
entrance awaiting the end of the un.
equal conflict
When, finally. after a heroic defense
of several days Major Anderson and his
little band. worn with constant vigil
ance and labor, destitute of provisions
and exposed to constant fire within,
agreed to capitulate. the United States
steamer Baltic Of the Fort Sumter ex-
Dedition took him on board and bore
him safely to New York. The main
purpose of the expedition had failed,
il is true. but the government had made
It's first decisive move and public sym
pathy and confidence were excited.
The Commander.
Major Robert Anderson of the artil-
lerv graduated from West Point with
honor in 1925. and he had not only
served with gallantry but with distinc
tion in Florida, and afterward in the
Mexican war, having been severely
wounded in the attack on Molino del
Rey. He was the author of the text
book of the United States army on ar
tilIerv service. and vet so absorbed had
Americans been in the arts and EN-
ployments of peace, so regardless of
real military merit, except III a very
few eminent eases, that out of the pro-
feSsional circle of the army Major An
derson s name was rarely heard. But,
wherever it was known, it was spoken
as that of a man of bravery, sagacity
and unblemished honor. Upon all these
points Major Anderson was now about
to be tested A native of one Save
state, and connected by marriage with
the people of another. it was hoped on
one side that he mi ght betrav his trust
and feared on the other that he might
at least resign it. But hopes and fears
alike proved vain. Thoaghtless of the
world and pOsterity. regardless OF ties
of family and friendship, he kept a
single eve upon present duty, sought
only to absolve himself of the responsl-
hiIitv which had been laid upon him,
and so won undying honors which ever
fall to faith and frmness shown on
great occasions.
When the secession excitement in
South Carolina. and particularly IN
Charleston. had reached It's height, but
fen davs before the State Convention
had taken a final step, he busted nim-
self in strengthening the defenses OF
Fort Noultrie and Fort Sumter to the
best of his ability and with the small
force under his command. That force
all told consisted Of nine officers, fly
five men (artillerists), fifteen musicians
and thirty Iaborers. of the total oriy
six-v-three being combatants, one Of
the officers being an assistant surgeon.
Anderson's Desperate Position.
After December II no one was ad-
mitted t. Fortress Moultrie unless he
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A Christmas Day.

Christmas Day dawned upon Major
Anderson under these circumstances and
bound by those instructions. 1t may not
be supposed he was in festive mood,
but ht. accepted an invitation to
Christmas dinner in Charleston. Had
his entertainers known the determina-
riop of their gentle, placid guest, he
would probably never have been al
lowed to leave the city; certainly he
would have been prevented from re-
turning to his post. They parted as
friends for the last time that night.
The Charlestonians went on with their
war preparations and awaited their own
time for effecting their purposes,
But their plans and fancies were dis,
PEELED when they saw the flag of the
Union floating from the flagstaff Of
Fort Sumter on the morning of Decem-
Der p. and saw instead of the flag over
Moultrie a cloud of smoke and soon the
lookoHts announced that Major Ander-
>on had evacuated Moultrie and taken
possession of Sumter. The news caused
great excitement in Charleston. The
Seee-~iouI,rs saw themselves bafied
ana defed Fort Sumter commanded
the entrance to the harhor and stood
like a sentinel over Charleston,
Maj Anderson had kept his secret well
and done his work thoroughly. During
the day following Christmas the wives
and children of the fort were sent away
from the fort on the plea that. as an
attack might be made upon it, their re
moNal was necessary. Three small
schooners were hired and the few in
habitants of Sullivan's 5 Island saw
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The South Carolinians at once began
to build earthworks at all points bear
ing on the fort and began preparations
to drive Anderson out. Anderson
promptly telegraphed to Washington
for supplies and reinforcements and ex-
pressed his determination of staying as
long as the walls stood. The govern
ment was dilatory. but finally concluded
to reinforce the fort and to that end
secured the steamer "Star of the
West and began the work of pro-
visioning her for the voyage. 1t was
decided that she should carry no guns.
That would look too much like war and
accordingly, on January s, this help
less vessel set out to the aid of the be
leaguered garrison of Fort Sumter.
The news was at once telegraphed to
Charleston, and the gunners of the Con
federate batteries shotted their guns
and awaited the appearance of the
steamer. She hove into sight on the
morning of the twelfth of January,
and when within range was notified,
by a shot across her bows, that
she was expected to stop. This
signal being disregarded the firing be-
gan in earnest, and the shot fell thick
about the ship which kept Pluckily on
her course. But it was useless to per
sist. One shot struck the steamer near
the bows. Others whizzed through her
rigging, and finally her captain saw
tug putting ont from the land towing a
schooner crowded with armed men to
cut off the Star : retreat. He gave the
Command Hard q port, the ship )
head swung round and she steamed
away leaving the garrison to its fate
An old gunner who stood by ease
mate of Fort Sumter with the lanyard
of a sh0tted gun in his hand, tells the
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This Day of Peace Great War Anniversary

Just half a century ago tonight,
when CharIestouians were celebrating
Christmasride at dinner with "Peace
on earth good will to men, sentiments
on the lip but the air rife with rebel
lion, Federal army officer left the city
Of Charleston. South Carolina. where he
had dned as the guest of friends,
friends for the last time for many
wears. and returned to Fort Moultrie,
across the harbor.
At nine o clock the following night
an order was sent quietly to the gar
rison of only sixty-two effective fight
ing men to prepare for marching. They
ouietlv obeved and were drawn up with
in the old-fashioned fortress and there
awaited the orders of their comman1ant
Major Robert Anderson, United States
Army,
Another order came to pack furniture
and prepare it for shipment; and soon
the garrison was working like hive of
bees. Cannon were spiked gun ear
riages burned or otherwise destroyed;
the magazines opened and much of their
contents destroyed by water, and by
midnight the garrison had embarked in
small schoOners and row boats and was
silently conveyed across the harbor to
Fort Sumter. Heretofore an empty fort
ress. located upon an islet in the center
of the harbor. The boats made fire.
quent trips bringing supplies and am
munition from the deserted fortress.
All was done silently; the oars were
muffied and the commands Of the of
fcers were whispered, that no tidings
should be told of the movement under
way.
Before daylight all was completed,
and when the rays of the rising sun fell
upon the Stars and Stripes floating from
the flagstaff of Sumter, the people of
Charleston turned their eyes from the
starry flag 70 the clouds of smoke arls-
ing from Fortress Moultrie, and com
pretended that war had begun.
Newspaper correspondents and agents
of the Federal government. and he
Southern leaders. rushed for the tele-
graph wires. and the news soon sped
over the country that Sumter was oc-
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reinforced. and Sumter was can empty
fortress which they might seize and
control in a single night The next
day the Ordinance of Secession WIS
passed. Major Anderson Immediately
laid his plans to defend the fortress Cn
the 9th If December he wrote a pri-
vate letter in which he set forth the
precarious circumstances in which lie
was placed: with a garrison of only
sixty effective men, in an indifferent
work, the walls of which were only
fourteen feet high. within one hundred
wards of sand hills which comman led
the position and afforded covers for
sharpshooters. he confessed that If at
tackled in force by any one but a simple
ton. there is scarce a possibility II cur
holding out long enough for our friends
to come to our succour.
General Scott saw, too, that the fort
ress could not hold Nut TWEEN v-four
hours Meanwhile volunteer troops be-
gan to pour into Charleston and there
was much discussion in rega-1 TO seiz-
ing all the forts in the harbor As to
all this Major Anderson was kept well
informed Nevertheless his duty was
clear. not only from the general nature
of his duty to the government, but from
instructions given him by the secretary
of war. They were sent verbally
through Adjutant- General Butler, whose
written memorandum was afterwards
made public. According to this memor-
andum Major Anderson was instructed
carefully to avoid any act that would
needlesslv provoke aggression and on
that reason, not, without necessity, to
take up any position which could be
construed into the assumption OF a hos
tile attitude; ''but.' the order con.
tinues, "vou are to hold possession of
the forts in the harbor. and if attacked
extremity. The smallness of your force
will not permit you, perhaps, to occupy
more than one of the three forts. but
an attack on, or attempt to take posses
sion of either of them, Will be regarded
as an act Of hostility. and YOU may then
put your command into either of them
which you may deem most proper to in
crease its power of resistance.
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more games. one Tuesday with the
Drake five and one Saturday with III
Northwestern quintet will complete IN
Hawkeye schedule and the members o.
the squad viii devote themselves 70
training for the baset.il and track
teams Captain Stewart will join the
ball tossers along with Murphy while
Track Coach Delaney will claim the re-
mainder of the team.
Coach Ted Greene of the baseball
team Is now In Des Moines where he
will remain until the middle of next
month The Iowa board OF control OF
athletics has selected Lieutenant Nor
ton c. Mumma. the university COM
mandant as assistant baseball coach.
He Is a former West Point star
The announcement that the athletic
board made Thursday that a team
would be sent to Omaha for the big
indoor meet on April / was the bright
spot in the weeks athletic history. Ii
seems highly improbable that Iowa and
Grinnell will play the third and decid-
ing game for the state basketball title.