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edge as now makes possible inventions
that once would have been regarded as
miracles, such as the telephone. aVlailon
and kindred commonplace Yet Wlthai
marvellous things. they doubtless would
have given us a scientific account or the
miracles of Jesus They stated what
they saw and what others hao seen.
they make no pretense OF understanding
or explaining how these Things We're
done; but the motive was clear; they
were works of love, through "hl-h rove
communed with need.
in the interest of personal religion; first,
Jesus did not attach anything like as
much Importance to them as slenS as
did the witnesses who record tiein' see
ond, Jesus made several statements when
assured His disciples that they had ana
should use powers such as He had en-
ployed-"He that belieyeth on me, the
works that l do shall he do aiso' ana
greater works than these shall he 90
John, 14:12. with Mark. 1l:22-20. and
third the disciple who. like Newton. re-
CARDS himself as "a miracle of grace.
who knows from experience that God'
through special providences. answers
prayer, has in his experience an lrrel
BILE argument for the greatest OF all MIR
acles, the unfailing presence and activity
of the Heavenly Father. And with such
belief, based on experience. he not only
finds each miracle believable. but ne
finds them duplicated in his own CHRIS
Man experience.
Across the stormy seas of trouble, In
the dreariest midnight. the Lord has
walked the waves to still the tempest
and speak peace; He has again and again
multiplied the few, loaves and fishes into
a bundance and made the plenty of the
Fathers house more than enough for the
hearted: He has changed the wa
ter Of life into the wine of joy: He has
called the soul, dead in trespasses and
SINS from it's grave and corruption,
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@rominQ 9mto larQer 0Mork.

Indeed some of them seem to come from
our own souls. We rest on our weapons
of warfare for a. moment and question
whether it is all worth while. 1t all
seems like "hewing out roads to a wall"
If only we could get away somewhere
and rest-have bit of silence and for
get the clash of arms! The shibboleths
of reformers and social workers ring in
our ears till we are sick Of the sound.
The heated discussions. the meetings for
remonstrance against evil and evil men,
the appointment of committees the end
less clang and clatter OF the machinery
of social progressive grow horribly
weary Of the whole business. and go and
live in the suburbs, where we will at least
rest undisturbed from night till morn
ing! No one who has not listened to the
murmurs of thought can realize how
much there Is of this kind OF feeling. 1t
Is a moral lassitude. q faithless prostra-
ton Of nerve. a conservatism through
which Satan seeks to make men sleep
on guard that he may break through
the lines and work havoc. 1t is full of
warnings when any attempt is made to
advance. Its caution becomes a disease
worse than that which it breads. 1t
makes apprehension of evil stronger than
the evil itself, and it paralyzes the arm
because the heart cannot send enough hot
blood TO make action quick and daring.
Let us see II we cannot place ourselves
on Gods side for a moment today and
see life as our dear Father sees it. that
we may De ready 10 DO more rather than
less; that we may undertake more work
and do 1t in bigger way. For we know
well enough that humanity cannot stop
now In the march Of progress toward the
Kingdom. To cease our missionary work
when the whole world is crying for the
gospel to stop reform when human ma
ture is demanding 1t: to halt the battle
FOR righteousness just when the soul is
enfred by belief that righteousness is
possible and that 1t is the only gate to
real happiness and peace-that were cow
ardlce indeed. and suicidal. It would be
dlg8lng our own graves and reading the
nurial service over our own yet throbbing
bodies. We need to come back to a fresh
enthusiasm. to the wild pulsations felt
before the strife to a glorious hope
and an ambition which is the only center
OF peace and joy. For they are not happy
who are Idle. They are not at rest who
turn back and sit in the shade of the
trees. He only has true delight in living
who tries to make each day an advance
upon yesterday: who wants to do larger
work In a larger way; who knows that
God loves and rules and horors His chill
dren by calling them to service with Him.
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faith into will. and the TRANSFERRING of
hope into goodness. We are met with the
same fundamental idea: the Christian re-
ligion is doing the will of God from the
heart; for the kingdom of heaven is. In
its simplest definition the reign of God
in the soul.
III. THE COMMUNION OF LOVE
THE EVIDENCE OF DISCIPLESHIP
If We love me. keep my command
ments:' "Ye are my friends IL We do
whatsoever l have commanded you" by
this shall all men know that We are my
disciples. that We love one another
I'VE know that we have passed from
death into life because we love the
brethren" Love is the fulfllment of the
law
II we regard the miracles of Jesus as
happenings contrary to the laws or uni
formitles of nature. there Is no justifica-
ton for our belief in them, either In ply
sizes or religion. The writer's OF the New
Testament were not physicists: had they
been, and had they possessed such knowl-
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Catbolifs celebrating fer
Memorial Ball

~ DIRECT appeal has been MADE
" TO every we'll known catholie
-" in Washington asking FIR con
tribution to the fund for the erection
OF the Cardinal GIBBONS Memorial Hall
at the Catholic University 4 commit
tee which met at ST. Patrick's rectory
Wednesday made complete arrange
ments for a systematic canvass of the
city. 1t is announced that within a
short time a man will be assigned 10
each Of the twenty-three Catholic par
ishes of Washington to receive funds
for the project.
The gathering at ST Patrick's includ-
ed many Catholics of prominence in
the District. Among these present
were former Senator Carter who In
chairman Of the committee; Thomas K
Gallagher. Rev. DIR. George A. Dough-
erty. N. III. Shea, Judge William III. De
Lacy. B. r. Saul. DR.. DARCY Magee and
others. Rev. DIR. Dougherty. vice REQ
tor Of the Catholic University, 10
treasurer of the fund. Contributions al
ready reach 500 in the District.
Two large individual gifts Of $1,000
have just been received by Bishop
Corrigan OF Baltimore. one from John
McGlinn OF Philadelphia and the other
from Mr.. and Mrs. Raphael IT. Semmes
of Savannah. Ga. In addition to these.
several contributions of $500 have been
received. From all sections of the
country the gifts have been flowing in
too. have taken their
part in enlarsing the sum. The con-
tributions of st. MichaePs parish, OF
through Rev. Charles Sigl
total s1.565.3S
The following is complete list OF
the most recent subscriptions:
General-Rt. Rev. Louis r. Walsh.
Bishop OF Portland, $500. Ri. Rev.
Matthew Harkins. Bishop of Provi-
dence. $500; Rev. ID. F. Curtin, Glens
Falls, n. Y, $500; Mr. William A. Mar
burg, Baltimore. $500: Victor ]. Dow
ling. New York. 500; Brooklyn College.
through Rev. j. r. Y. O'Connor. : j..
500; Rt. Rev. James S. Duffy. Brook
lyn, N Y, 800: Fathers of the Blessed
Sacrament. New York, 500: Mr.. and
Mrs. OReilly. New York. 500; Mr..
Maurice Bowler. New York, 500; Rev.
Thomas j. O'Brien. Whitestone. " Y.
$50: Mr. John McGlinn. Philadelphia,
1000: Rt. Rev. John Edwards, New
York. 500: Mr.. and Mrs Raphael T.
Semmes. Savannah. $1,000: Mr. Samuel
5. MARI. Washington, $40: Mr.. VI A.
Lynch. Washington. IS; Miss Kate
Mann. Washington. SIS; Forest Glen,
Nd. through Rev. c. o. RosensteeL SIT.
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CHRISTIAN Gxperifnre
III any man will His will he shall know of the doctrine
Tsp DIR. Games %. Clapton.
John. ~.

"a, CHRISTIANITY is not merely an
IL historical faith and a system of
~ religious belief: ii is more than
sitner and both of these things: 1t is
q personal experience. That experience
NAV be initiated by an Overwhelming
sense Of the goodness. mercy and
grandeur Of God, or it may be the gen
I'll awakening of the soul to the things
Of tie Spirit. hut in either case, it u
an experience that results from obedi-
ence to the authority of conscience and
compliance with the viii of God.
The Christian religion Is, therefore. not
dependent upon books: it is in no sense
a bookish religion. 1t has given life.
fame and power to countless books. but
it perrnanencc ana power depend on
TO book II eXerted extraordinary power
for a whole generation before single
line Of the New Testament was written.
and il is proha BILE that the whole New
Testament was not completed. fin its
present form until about 1So AID. so
that for more than a century the Chris
ian religion fiourished before il lad an
orga nized literature. Jesus. So far as we
know wrote not line. The appeal. as
well as tho power, NJ the Christian re
1iglon in its entire history has been its
transforming influence III human expert
ence rather than in its presentation In
hooks If we cannot verify its teachings
prove its historicity and To interpret its
phenomena. We nave not known because
We have not experienced the Christianity
90 Christ. His personal religion lay in
tie realm Of consciousness. He was
conscious always Of the presence of the
Father and Of His remedial love in hui
man life and lFis life and gospel reflected
that consciousness.
Nor is il dependent upon any organiZa-
ton or church" whatsoever; the Christian
religion is the life OF the church, and OF
any organiza ton which accepts its prin-
Ciples. not merely as a philosophy, but as
simply II body Of organized believers in
Christ. and IS Christian in SO far as ii
believes In. proclaims and practices those
principles. Christ is. as ever, in the midst
or even two Or three who are gathered
together in His name. whether they be
an organized fellowship. or simply meet
through the accidents of life His re-
lision could survive. rs it has survived.
discussions, contradictions and vociferous
creeds; the still small voice Of the evangel
has ever rallied and ever will rally those
who truly seek the Father, into bands
little or large. of which lie is the center
life and the power. As good as all or
CARNATIONS for the spread Of Christianity
may be, their vitality and success are due
not 10 organization. but 10 the immediate
consciousness OF the presence and domin-
ion OF Christ in the heart.
Nor is IL dependent upon ceremonies
Indeed. in q certain degree, 1t was a pro-
test against elaborate ceremonies, some
times very tnceremoniously making it's is
ssIes felt in conscience and the heart.
rather than making them the subject OF
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search. The disciple is also conscious
that at various times the truth has met
with varying reception in his own heart,
as we'll as with different classes of hear
ers: sometimes the seed has fallen on
stony soil. sometimes it has fallen among
the thorns in his mind, again 1t has fallen
on good soil and produced harvests of
precious truth in his soul. The disciples
labor for the common good in the name
of his Master is also pictured in the serv-
ice parables-those of the talents and the
sower, and he also has had experimental
knowledge of the parable OF the two sons
whom the father commanded to go work
in his vineyard, one of whom said,
Il will" and the other said, Il will not
each reconsidering his decision. Each
and all the parallels of the Savior, of
which these are but instances. are not
merely picturesque truths, they are crys-
tallized experience, each parable being a
gem in which CLEANS the light of the
whole teaching of Christ about the king
dom. And here, as in the translation Of
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By Rev. Samuel w. Graflin.

~ be convincing one must =, con-
VI WINGED. The great advocate must
believe in the righteousness of his
cause. There are two ways in which We
may testify to our belief in the truth OF
any statement or set of principles. We
may say SO, and this has it's value: but
greater than any word that we may say,
the most convincing testimony to our
faith is our conduct. Not every one that
saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven: but him that
doeth the will of my Father, which is in
heaven said the Master.
We have three Scriptures today. The
first, l Peter. 2:11-1o. is plea for the
testimony of a blameless life. Not until
the young people who go forth from our
churches processing to be followers OF
the sinless Son of God" have learned
the exceeding worth of clean lips. honest
dealing and firm self-control. can they
ever exert a telling influence. Tor GOD,
upon the sinful and to often critical world
around them.
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Good Record of Minnesota's Men.

The five men detailed from the battle
ship Minnesota to conduct the spottin@
practice against the wreck OF the San
Marcos made a remarkable record. estab-
fishing a percentage OF 100. and this in
competition with crews OF five from If
teen battleships. Most OF the scores were
excellent, the very lowest made by the
Mississippi crew being 767c which would
have ranked high a very short time ago.
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PRAYER.

Somehody did n golden deed
Proving himself Il friend I'm need;
Somebody sang cheerful song,
Frightening the skies the whole day long
Was that somebody you?
Somebody thought "'Tis sweet to i've"
Willingly said. I'm glad to give;
Somebody fought a valiant fight
Bravely he lived to shield the right
Was that somebody you?
Somebody dled all the hours,
Carelessly crushed lifes fairest flowers;
Somebody made life loss not gain.
Thoughtlessly seemed to live In vain
Was that somebody you?
Somebody filled the day with light
Constantly chased away the night:
Somebody's work bore joy and peace,
Surely his life viii never cease
Was that somebody You?
John r. C1ementR
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~ DIRECT appeal has been MADE
. to every we'll known Gatholie
~ in Washington asking far a con
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Miscellaneous Bargains

We have selected the following many pieces
random marking prices bargain figures On each will
the original showing the regular price, also green tag
with the reduced price.
$500 Table reduced to $3.50
S425o Golden Oak Extension Table reduced to $500
$4,000 Mahogany Table reduced S325o
5000 Golden reduced $4,000
$500 Mission Extension Table reduced $3.50
Table reduced SI2.5o
Table reduced $1,000
Extension Table reduced $500
$500 Golden Oak Buffet reduced S62.5o
5000 Oak Buffet reduced $4,000
10000 Early English Oak Buffet reduced $1,000
$1,000 Golden Oak Buffet reduced to $1,000
$500 Buffet reduced S47.5o
$3.50 Golden S32.5o
$1,000 Golden Oak Buffet reduced S27.5o
$1,000 Golden Oak Buffet reduced $4,000
$3.50 Golden Oak Buffet reduced to $500
$3.50 Mission Buffet reduced $500
5000 Golden Oak Buffet reduced to .... $3.50
$3.50 Golden Oak Buffet reduced to s22so
$1,000 Mission Buffet reduced $500
$1,000 Golden Buffet reduced $4,000
$500 Box Seat Dining Chair reduced to SI.25
Dining Chair reduced to $1.25
Sis Dining Chair reduced $I.25
10000 Maple Bureau reduced $1,000
$3.50 Birds-eye Maple Bureau reduced $4,000
5000 Mahogany Colonial Bureau reduced $500
$4,000 Mahogany reduced $500
$4,000 Mahogany $4,000
Golden Oak Bureau reduced 10 $500
$3.50 Mahogany Princess Dresser reduced to $1,000
$500 Mahogany Princess Dresser reduced $4,000
$500 Golden Oak Princess Dresser reduced to $I2oo
s3e5o Mahogany Chifonier reduced $4,000
S35o Tuna Mahogany Chtfone reduced $4,000
$500 Mahogany chjfonier reduced to ...... $3.50
5000 Mahogany Colonial Chionier reduced $500
$50 Golden Oak Chffoner reduced $500
5iece arlo Suite reduced $500
5piece Parlor reduced
spice Parlor Suite reduced $4,000
Parlor reduced
$500 3plece Parlor Suite reduced to. S47.5o
ParlOr Suite reduced $500
$3.50 Gathered Oak Davenport reduced to $4,000
$500 Golden Oak Davenport reduced TO .$42.5o
$3.50 Golden Oak Davenport reduced to S22.5o
$500 Mahogany Morris Char reduced to $I2.5o
$1,000 Mahogany Morris Chair reduced to $3.50
S24oo Pullman Sleeper reduced to $1,000
$3.50 Pullman Sleeper reduced to $I375
$3.50 Pullman Sleeper reduced to $I4.oo
$3.50 Pullman sleeper reduced to $1,000
$500 Pullman Sleeper rec uoed to Observation-Disclosures. S975
SI4-5o Pullman Sleeper reduced TO SII.75
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Gpmortb league
Topic
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

"Giving Convincing Testimony
Scripture basis: ! Peter, 2:11-12; Phil
2:13; Matthew, 5:16.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05
MANNING QUITS JOB.

Ed Manning proved the fallacv ot
4he oft-repeated statement that c;tv
.officials never resign. He has OF his
own initiative severed his connection
with the Fargo fire department after
- service of twenty lone years.
His resignation recalls to MANY
Fargoans the old days of the voluntee,
nre department and there are MANY
smiles as pioneer residents remember
rne rivalry between the Yerxas and the
Continentals. Ed drove for the former
and many thrilling night run was
made.
Mr.. Manning's connection with the
nre department is part of Farso,s
history. He served the city faithfully
from driver to assistant chief. posi-
ton he has held several years. He
had been longest on. the city's payroll
and win now take a long vacation
His friends will be glad to know that
Mr.. Manning has made several suc-
cessful financial deals and doesn't have
20 worry about pay checks--and things
like that.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05

times, and said that ought to have an
operation. would not listen to that.
and when a friend of my husband told
him about Lydia u. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, / was willing to take III.
Now / look the picture of health and
feel like 1t, too. / can do my own house.
work, hoe my garden, and milk cow.
i can entertain company and enioy
them. / can visit when L choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman.
any day In the month. L wish / could
talk tOevery sufferingwoman and girl. !"
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms of
female complaints is Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
1t is more widely and SUCCESSFULLY
used than any other remedy. 1t has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements. in
fammation, liberation, fibroid tunors.
irregularities periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion.
and nervous prostration, after all other
means had failed. Why don't you tryit?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05
FIRE DEATH TOLL.

In spite Of the terrible loss OF life
In the recent New York fre--which
claimed nearly $50 vietims--Manhattan
has had several fires which reaped .
greater harvest OF. death.
No fire of modern times has been a.
terrible as the burning of the excur-
sion boat General sIocun1, with a death
list OF 1921, June IS. 1904. The burn
Ing OF the Hotel Royal In New York an
Feb. 9, 1882. resulted in 200 deaths.
After the General slocum disaster.
the Iroauois theatre fire in Chicago
ranks next in point OF death list. Sly
hundred and two lives were forfeited
in that awful holocaust of Dec. so.
1893.
The Brooklyn theatre fire. on Dec. S,
1876, elaimad 2ss lives. and the de-
strnction of the Paris Opera comique
til 1887. resulted in 200 deaths. IN the
Charity Hazar fire In Paris, where 80
many persons Of note lost their lives
III 1897. the total death list was $50.
Ii the Windsor Hotel hre Ii New
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1910.
AGAINST RECIPROCITY.

That was a splendid gathering oil
representatives of the more enterpris-
ing business men and farmers OF
North Dakota at the anti-reciprocity
meeting at Grand Forks yesterday.
They demonstrated they knew what
they wanted and they went on record
as opposed to any proposition that
would take from them the fruits of
their pioneer toll.
One Of the features OF the conven-
ton that most impressed the spectator
was the earnestness and intelligence
OF the participants. Another was the
absence Of anything political in the
meeting. staIwarts. insurgents, demo-
Gratis and socialists combined in a
united protest.
The protest by the North Dakotans
may not prevent reciprocity. 1t will,
at least, demonstrate the views held
here on the proposed treaty. That the
agitation Is bearing fruit is shown by
the convention to be held at St. Paul
next Saturday. IL is matter of sur
prise that the farmers of every agri-
cultural state in the west and the
northwest has not met and filed for
mai protest against the treaty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05
Havana Nsws.

Havana, NJ. D.. April 3.-To The
Forum: The children of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Mares are having the humps.
Roxena Gilchrist, who was seriously
III with pneumonia and pleurisy is now
improving.
Mr. and Mrs. August Eoltz went to
Minneapolis last Tuesday TO seek med
ical aid for Mrs. Goltz. who is in very
poor health Her many friends hope
for her speedy recovery.
Miss vina Lyle Is keeping house
and caring for the two youngest
children of DIR. and Mrs. w. ID. Lyle
during their visit to the cities.
Mesdames Whitmore and Dickey,
mother and sister Of Mrs. Fl. j. Pheifer
arrived last Friday from Elk River,
Mimi, to visit for a couple OF weeks.
From here they go to their claims
Ut Isabel, s. D.. where they expect
to remain about fifteen months.
The ladies' aid of the Congregational
church win meet at the home OF Mrs.
q. +. Grieser on Thursday, April 1s.
Tie usual supper will be served.
Afr. and Mrs. f. d. Holmes enter
tained large number of their friends
at . card party last Friday evening.
Mrs. r G. Brongher returned last
Sunday from her visit at Fargo.
Mrs. J. r. Hickey and daughter Ma
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Some one was asleep at the switch
and no petitions were circulated TO,
the nomination of members Of tn,
board Of education. There are thre.
vacancies to be filled at the election
TO be held April IS.
The members whose terms expire
are President Holt, C. o. Smith and
Rev. c. r. Adams. 1t seems to be the
general desire Of the patrons of the
school that all three of these men
stand for reelection. 1t is understood
they have consented to.
AS no other candidates wanted the
position prior to the date for filing
nominating petitions-it is unlikely
that any new ones will enter the field.
Messrs. Holt. Smith and Adams will
undoubtedly be reelected.