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The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21
BY WILLIAM T ELLIS.

Prayer is the souls desire directed
Godward.
God delights in unselfish prayers.
Christians should pray more for things
that do not directly affect themselves.
mics. for the multitude of sorrowing
and SHINING, for the great causes of
righteousness. for the church, for
missions and for all similar interests
that are greater than our own little
lives are the prayers that, in their
answers and in their direct influence,
bring the richest blessings.
Every prayer that comes from a full
heart is fully answered
In true prayer there is much praise.
Let not our petitions be to beggarly.
While we ask God for further bless
ings, we should remember his past
mercies and give him earnest thanks
giving for them.
Nothing that is great enough to af-
feet the life of a disciple is too small
to touch the heart of God.
Each fresh day should command
fresh prayers. Stereotyped express
forms of prayer are likely to lose
their power. If we live much in the
Word, and think much about God, our
daily prayers will be in small danger
of growing hackneyed.
When you cannot pray, give thanks
for your mercies. and you will soon
find yourself in the spirit Of prayer
Robertson.
When We Fray for the Holy Spirit,
we pray for the blessing that compre-
hends all other blessings. So this
petition should be much in our hearts.
God always answers our needs, but
not always our requests. We may
sometimes ask amiss, but God never
gives amiSs.
Elijah taunted Baals prophets with
the jibe that their God was asleep.
Eternal sleeplessness marks the di-
vine. Gods eye never slumbers and
his ear is never closed There is no
time when he is not listening. At any
instant prayer may have access to
him. We cannot disturb God by our
prayers. He ever waits to receive our
petitions; there is always admittance
to the audience chamber o. the great
King.
There is. nothing in God that needs
to be overcome by prayer. All OBJ
stacles to answered prayer are in our
selves.
Desire directed Godward brings de-
liverance.
Most of US hold rather one sided
conversations with God; we talk to
him about ourselves and our needs,
with seldom word about himself and
his worthiness. Still less do we tarry
to let him speak to US, as he will
speak to the soul that waits and lis
tens.
Prayer that pleads promises, pre-
walls
Meditation is to PRAYER what rain
and sunshine are to seed. A man will
prepare for weeks before making a
speech before five hundred persons,
yet we presume to address the Most
High without having given an instants
thought to the matter before getting
on our knees. If our PRAYERS are worth
Gods hearing they should surely be
worth our thinking about. Likewise,
before anybody can have audience e
with an earthly sovereign there must
be elaborate preparation and prear-
rangement. Shall we then go to God
in less readiness?
Mans lips, and not Gods ears. are
at fault when prayers are unanswered.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

]. Lewis. pastor. Sermon IL a. M, sub
ject, why We Love Cod Sacra-
ment of the Lords supper. Sermon
7:30 p. M, subject, Christian Cour-
age"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

German Baptist church, Rev Paul A.
Schenk, pastor. Services at IL O'Clock
Evening services at 7:30, subject, But
Followers"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

1uhnn strnnr Man arc Bad.

When Strong Men Are Bad.
The International Sunday School Les
son for January % Is. Omrl anu :,
Ahab Lead Israel Into Greater Sin"
Kings 16:15-33.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

Seward Avenue NJ. E. church, Rev
Welsey Johnston, pastor. Sermon by
the pastor at II a. m. Revival service
at 7:30 p. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

First Lutheran church, Rev. W. w
Horn, pastor Morning worship at II
o'clock, subject, Our Daily Work
Evening worship at 7:3o o'clock. sub.
ject. Lessons From the Life of Lott
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

First Spiritual Church of Redemp
ton. Doors open at 7:30 p. m. Rev T
H. White will deliver lecture on the
theme 1.-The Spiritual Doctrines of the
New Testament as Taught by the FRS
Spiritual Church of Redemption and Is
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

Highland Park: Sermon by Rev. c.
B. ZoOK az $40 p M.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

In true prayer there is much praise
Let not our petitions be to beggarly-
While we ask God for further bless
ings, we should remember his past
mercies and give him earnest thanks
giving for them.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

Every prayer that comes from full
heart is fully answered,
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

It Unlawful to Follow and Teach the
Word of Jesus Christ?''
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

Prayer is the souls desire directed
Godward.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

Nothing that is great enough to af-
feet the life of disciple is too small
to touch the heart of God.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21
Pope Plus to Hold a Consistory.

1t is considered certain that Pope
Plus X will hold a consistory in No
vember. There are many vacancies in
the cardinalate, and those most likely
to receive the red hat are believed to
be Mgr. Bisleti. papal major domo !;
Mgr. Lugari of the holy office. Mgr.
Guistini, secretary of the consistory of
congregation; Mgr. Bello. patriarch of
Lisbon; Mgr. Granite di Delmonte. pa
pal nunciC at Vienna; Mgr. Annette,
archbishop of Paris; Father Cornister.
general of the Dominicans, and Father
Ehrle, librarian of the Vatican.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

ticians grGfterS, our business men mer@
cenary altogether, our courts corrupt,
our churches and ministers the tenn
pies of pharisaical snobbery, why
should we go out into the world to
say to the ignorant, the oppressed,
the heather, Look at us?" Could anv-
thing be more audacious Rev. Fred
erick E. Hopkins, CongregationaIist
Gary, Ind.
RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT JJPTJEvTs.
Too often it is thought that a re-
ligiouS movement concerns the church.
es alone and is an effort to build up
the organized forces of Christianity
This is totally wrong idea. A move
ment of true religions means the uplift
of everything that is right in a com
munity; it means also the overthrow
of the evil forces and the defeat of
unrighteousness in society at large
Rev. NJ. P. Boynton. Baptist, Chicago.
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FJJTIJR e
of today are responsible for the moral
ity, the ills and the weaknesses of the
children of the next generation. Let
the young man and the young woman
think of this and keep pure for the
sake of these children so that they
may be able to face the little ones
when the Lord sends them and say
they have done their best to be a pure
and chaste and honorable father and
mother to these children.-Rev. Au-
pal, New York.
LABOR PROBLEM IMPORTANT.
There is a labor problem, and it is at
our doors Recently a lady stumbled
upon it in the Fifteenth ward when
she found a. family of four persons liv-
ing in single room because limited
to an income of $8 per week. A Chris
tian worker discovered it in a Phila-
delphia home where a woman was en-
deavoring to supplement her husbands
income by sewing all day for SO cents.
The Christian commission saw it in
Pennsylvania last summer when it
looked into the Bethlehem Steel works,
where it saw a few men at the top
squandering millions in pleasure, while
at the bottom were thousands working
twelve hours a day and seven. days a
week and huddled together like cattle
in their sleeping rooms. Little wonder
that the Investigators called it "a dis
grace to civilization" and that Lyman
Abbott wrote of it as "a reproach and
a shame not only to the company, but
to the nation and the state that allow
such conditions."-Rev. E. J. Ran
dolph, Methodist, Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

When We Fray for the Holy Spirit,
we pray for the blessing that compre-
hends all other blessings. So this
petition should be much in our hearts.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

God always answers our needs, but
not always our requests. We may
sometimes ask amiss, but God never
gives amiSs.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

Each fresh day should command
fresh prayers. Stereotyped express
sions soon become meaningless. Set
forms of prayer are likely to lose
their power. If we live much in the
Word, and think much about God, our
daily prayers will be in small danger
of growing hackneyed.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-01-21

When you cannot pray, give thanks
for your mercies. and you will soon
find yourself in the spirit of prayer
Robertson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30
81 SUMTER s c. SATURDAY DECEMBER ao ,o,,
C0NVERSED With THE DEAD.
SPIRITUAIIST OBTAINED STORY
OF BEAIvTIE MURDER.

Medium Wrote Correct Account of
Tragedy to Governor Mann Long
Before the CpnfessiOn-Claimed to
Have Got Story from the Other
World-Beattie Sat on Head of
His Murdered Wife-Can the Dead
Communicate with the Living?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30
MIR. JOHN Nj. MILLER DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Lynchburg Dies
After Long Illness.

Lynchburg, Dec. 27.-After a long
and trying illness, Mr.. John NJ. Mil
Ter, one Of the oldest and most
prominent citizens OF this place.
breathed his last this morning. He
bore his affiiction with patience and
fortitude seldom equa1led, and will be
sadly missed by his many friends.
He is survived by three sons. Lyles,
Phillip and Thos. II. Miller, and two
daughters, Mrs. Lyles and Miss Mil
Ter.
The deceased was siXty-eight years
old and served through the late war
Between the States. The bereaved
family have the heartfelt sympathy
of this section. The burial services
VIII be held at the Presbyterian
church at IL o'clock tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30
TWO HELD FOR ROBBERY.
Suspected of Holding Up Train M
Hardeville, Two Men Are i'm st.
Matthews Jail.

st. Matthews, Dec. 27.-Chief
Dowie OF the police department and
Deputy Sheriff Hill have two men in
charge whom they have good reason
to believe are the men who held up
and robbed the train at Hardeville
some time ago. The men, while pass
ing through town on Sunday, were
taken in charge by these officers and
placed in Jail.
The government was notified and
Inspector Burrows from Savannah is
here today looking into the matter.
After a most rigid examination Of the
suspects, Mr.. Burrows had them
Photographed and will have them
held until further investigation. He
says they fit the descriptions of the
robbers very well. The suspects give
their names as John +. Lynch from
Massachusetts and Clyde Carter from
Virginia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30
RUSSIA TAKES MONGOLIA.
VAST COUNTRY WILL SEPARATE
s FROM CHINA.
Refolt Will Allow Cars Government
to Annex This Territory, rs Well
as Turkestan.

Peking. Dec. %, 2:26 a. m.-Mon-
golia. which almost equals China
proper In size. will be proclaimed in
dependent tomorrow. simultaneously
with the cutting off from China Of
the vast dependency Of Turkestan.
Both will pass under Russian influ-
ence. and will practically become
Russian protectorates. Russia at any
time will be able to. annex them.
A grand kahn will be named as
monarch Of Mongolia. The construc-
ton of the trans Mongolian railway.
for which Russia has long sought
permission. will now be matter Of
time. Europe thereby coming nearer
to Peking by three or four days.
Russian influence will flank the
Japanese sphere In Manchuria peril.
ously. and a Japanese alliance Tor
the sake Of preserving Japanese in
terests may sooner or later be ex-
pected. Russian officers and officials,
II not the Mussian government prop
er. have influenced this action in
Mongolia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30

Sumter's streets are perhaps in
the wortst condition that they have
been i'm for a number of wears. Tho
traffic during The continued bad
weather has simply torn them to
pieces, but at the same time the
town people can congratulate them-
selves that the streets are not as
had as the roads throughout the
whole Of the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
NO ACTION ON A. G.. L. RAILROAD
MATTER-SOUTHE WANTS
LOWER LICENSE.

Mr.. Glenn Resigns as Chairman of
Fire Committee and Mr.. Cuttino
Appointed in His Place; U. ID. G.
Protest Against Action of Council /;
w. j. McKagen Elected Policeman;
F. ID. Knight Appointed Supervisor
of Registration for Next Municipal
Election.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30
AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
REVOLUTIONAR DEMAND
FORMATION OF REPUBLIC.
Premier's Decision to Submit to
Manchus Proposal for Meeting
Causes Some Satisfaction.

ohangnal, CHINA, Dec. 26.-As no
reply has yet been received by Tang
Shao Vito his dispatch to Premier
Yuan Shi Kai, pointing out that the
acceptance of the idea Of a republic
is the only means Of securing a peace
full solution Of Chinas troubles, the
revolutionaries are demanding vigor-
ously the immediate election of a.
president Of the republic and asking
that the government of China be pro-
ceeded, with, without any further no.
tice being taken of Peking.
The conference yesterday between
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, the proposed presi.
dent. and Wu Ting Fang, the chief of
the revolutionary delegates at the
peace conference. resulted in COM
plete agreement between the two
leaders and the revolutionaries now
are showing more united front than
ever. Marking is regarded by them
as the most suitable place for the
new republics capital.
Among the revolutionary troops
concentrated near Pu Kow, to the
number Of nearly $1,000, there is
great agitation about the breach Of
the armtistice by the imperial troops.
The revolutiCnaries profess them
selves ready to advance against the
imperial army reported to be march
ing from the north under the COM
mand Of Chang Hsun.
Premier Yuan Shi Kais decision to
submit the proposal for the meeting
or special national assembly, to de-
eide upon the future form Of govern
ment OF China, to the consideration
Of the Manchus, or becoming known
here. caused considerable satisfaction
According to the revolutionary
leaders now in Shanghai, Premier
Yuan. Shi Kai's consent is tantamount
to the admission that he himself ia
vors republic.
1t Is understood that Tang Shao vi
wh0 t representing Premier Yuan Shi
ksfes haa arseux lgtcyhqgdex5s
fevolutiopary leaders at the peace
conference that Hsan shisKai person
ally was In favor Of republic. Tang
shao vi now admits that Yuan shi
Kai is in full agreement with the
revolutionary plan and is only seeking
to secure assurances regarding the fu-
ture treatment of the imperial clan
and the Manchu people, and also to
avoid an outbreak in Peking when
the final announcement is made.
When Tang shao vi had fully real
lied the true situation in the South,
he telegraphed to Premier Yuan Shi
Kai, suggesting that an edict be Is
sued leaving the decision as to the
form Of government to the people of
China through national convention.
The leaders OF both parties here
say that the convention will be a
purely formal affair. There can in
their opinion be no question regarding
the result Of such convention, which
they assert can be called together
within 80 days.
= The present situation, it is said by
the revolutionary leaders, was fully
anticipated Every detail Of the plan
is already complete for the organiza-
ton of provisional government and
the eventual establishment Of stable
administration. ,.t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30

condition.
the State aid appropriation Of s1o.-
900.
Let II be remembered here that the
national government gives $4,000 to
assist In the work. This means that
'the State farm demonstration agent.
who has charge OF the expenditure of
tS5;000. must be acceptable to the
governor Of South Carolina.
Why the antagonism Of the gov
ernor against Ira W. Williams?
II p long story and started nearly
|a6i2sE sxc, jnt sftsr the governor
\ & 6 sAIl N \
thS hopss. q& which GSwndss Y J.
Brownins q chairman, fnished con-
sideration y the appropriations .bfll IA
q remarkably short time. Included
among the Various items was the one
giving ss.o3o to- the South Carolina
Corn Brselers association, for corn
brsdips work In this state and for
'Iths corn exposition. When the meas
ure came before the committee for
final consideration ~ d. Hudson.
with others associated With the expo
sition. was out Of the State. Members
Of the ways and means committee
were averse In their opinion to the
appropriation, contending that no ma
terial results had been obtained. Irs,
W. Williams. being an expert agricul,
turlst. was called in by members OF
the committee and as an official OF
the federal department OF agricui-
ture. was asked to give his opinion as
to the results secured from the corn
exposition and the Corn Breeders
association. He gave his opinion. the
exact nature " which is not known.
Following this conference the COM
mittee cut out the appropriation for
corn breeding work. Just before the
dnal adoption and when the measure
was before the finance committee of
the senate. an appropriation Of $4,000
was inserted. ,t.
During the latter part of the last
session Of the legislature It was
rumored that Mr.. Williams would be
removed from South Carolina, and II
was reported that DR.. Knapp was
about to take this action on represen-
tations made by him by Gov. Blease.
The governor. II was said. refused to
consent TO the appropriation of
$4,000 for the farm demonstration
work unless this was done. Later
however. AR. Blease withdrew his OBJ
lection and consented to the retain
ment Of Mr.. Williams here. 1t is
known that, meantime. Ira w. Will
liams. together with several friends.
explained to the governor that he had
not mixed In politics and that he had
never waged campaign against the
governor. The appropriation OF $40 :
900 for the Demonstration work went
through and nothing more was heerd
about the removal OF Williams until
few weeks ago.
IL Is said that l.. l.. Baker of Bish-
opviile. district agent of the work.
Is spoken OF for the position of state
agent. .f
The State agent is appointed by Or.
bradford Knapp on the recommends
tion OF the commissioners of agricul-
ture. The State agent has the ap-
pointment OF 40 or so subordinate
workers throughout South Cerolma.
That 10 an explanation of the interest
OF the governor in an election year OF
having the department. operated to
suit him.--The state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30

Mr.. Francis Noise. of Atlanta. is
spending some time with relatives i'm
the city. His many friends in Sumter
are glad to see that he has fully re-
covered from the injuries received
In a football GENE several weeks ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30

Mr.. Tom Brand, of Augusta, is
visiting relatives in the city,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30

MED or afhrmed this, II, 1need, Il hsff.
been brought to his attention. The
Beattie case is almost the first in
which a spiritualist has given ad-
vance information that later proved
to be accurate. Did she guess or did
she know News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30

The split log drag WAS again in use
Wednesday and Thursday and SEEM
ed to be, doing good work towards
getting the streets back into good
condition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-30

G11d 1hss Gov. Blcasc Has offered
7~ee TO A. ID. FIudson-Niuch
Hcuey for Dtstz4busIon.

the public takes In the work that has
hen accomplished by the department
of agriculture under commissiorer
Wasson.
Some things are known; about
others there Is conjecture and some
inferenccA
The following seems to be the sit
uaEcn:
Ira wv. Williams. United States
farm demonstration agent for South
Carolina has been transferred from
this state TO Georgia. supposedly re-
cause OF opposition by the governor.
~ II. ~ Watson n to be displaced
when his term expires In March. His
pluce. offered to one or two others be-
FORE is now offered to A. ID. Hudson
Of Ncwberry.
On all the departments OF the State
government there h more patronage
attached TO the once OF the depart
mont OF asriculturs than any other.
The State department Of agriculture
n constituted as follows and receives
the following appropriations:
Direct appropriation about sis.-
900.
Abcos tao. 900 is received from the
fsed stuffs stamps This work en-
p1oys abou, ten men. including IN
eDectcTs and chemists. t.
The legislature appropriates $1o.-
~ foe the United states farm dem
+ oretraelop vork and en- additional
oFvpr'ef'p of $4,000 is received
ne national dspeFth'ent OF asri-
To- state aid y included In
0nRrppriauon.
~ kthis featy.re
:, "
- Ihe coonty ~ 1la} -
- ~ direct ooperv1efon 9f - atate
1sno or1 90 ePrae n sAireck contact
M >oF3 people N the sthte than
~ ~ class 81 representatives, OF
Ne oka{e gcvcrnrnent.
TA&FQ - alsq An appropristion OF
$500 fsr corr breeding wofk. which
- e3pended usder the dIrtct super&
vtcqn of ~, cemmissiou& OF agh-l
n culture and two other members Of a
commisstou provided by the act. ,a !.
0@ring the past several weeks
Cosnm'njoUer Watson. has bean very
ectfvs IN his work to help the farm
ers OF the State and the South toede-
wise somo plan or means whereby the
nsustion with reference to low priced
cotton might be relieved, Early In
the tan h. attended a meeting OF the
cotton growers. and business men In
Nontgonry. Ala. and was elected
prs<sss+- Of tho southern Cotton con-
sress. The election 10 this position
devoived upon him the leadership in
the light for a higher price for cot
ton Later. acting as the agent for
the farmers OF the state and South.
hs attended conference In New
York. when loan of $50. oOo. .ooo
wss profrered on the cotton crop I'm
sm, soash by syndicate OF New
y,rk bankers The propcslt,on met
win som. adverse cr,,,c,sm M tha
time ana has MAYER besn worksa ont
Several ws~ks ago Commissioners
Watsor. m president AZ the sou,bsrn
co.to, ,so,,... ana no, =, ,ns corr.
r,,-,on., =, ..r,o,,,rru :, s.,,s
c.ro,,n. ,..,.a car o. ,,a nr..,
a.n,. ~ the Fa,m.r., union, and ~.
,.nr..en,s,,ves =, a.. ~ov.-nor ,ar
,,~ mart An an. ~ or,..n. a.,,a,
conference eon.,,,n,,, ~. .x..,,,,va
committee 20 NEE, n Nav cr,.sn. On
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-05-09

Aseg1rase que sc ha descubierto en-
el Jap0n Otro cOmplot terrOrista, con
grandes ramificaciones, 81 bien los peri0
dicoS de aquel pals apenas han dicho ma
da causa de la sever1sima censura que
Sc ejerce Como no es menester deer,
ell complot resulta obra de algunos anar-
quistas y socialistas de la eXtrema IL
quierda Y 81 todo atentado contra la
vida humana es nefandO, calcilese 10 que
sera al tratarse del Mikado ''que des-
ciende de los doses, dinast1a 1nica en
la eternidad, inviolable y sagrada."
Aunque ell partido socialista japones
lleva muy pocos amos de existencia, ha
dado va bastante que hacer. Como no es
menester decir, fue importado de Fran
Ella, Alemania y Russia, pOr medic de tra-
ducciones, y su estreno revoluclonarlo
tuvo efectO en- 1888 con una reVuelta de
mineros, seguida al ano siguiente por
una huelga de los jornaleros ocupados en-
la recollection del the En- 1898 eStall0
otra huelga, pero esta vez de caracter
mas grave: un plante Gle ferrocarrileros,
De cada vez mas audaz,-y mas inter
nacional-lanz6se a predicaclones con
ira la guerra, precisamente en- vlsperas
del conficto russo japones (19O3) y desde'
entonces, a pesar de algunas prisiones
condemns, fue hacienda incesante pro-
paganda en- las minas y las escuelas, has
ia que en- 1908 ocurri6 10 que ocurre
siempre: Sc dividi6 en- dos bandos, uno
lbertario revolucionario, acaudillado
por Kotoku Gel que hace POGO fue eje-
cutado con sus c6mplices) otro parla-
mentario democratic, dirigido por Ka-
| tayama, pero que no cuenta como fuer-
"a pol1tica.
(Contin1a en- la 5a. plana.l i