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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19
u. S. DEPENDED ON
TO STOP ATROCITIES
Outrages of Peru Rubber
District Become Inter
national Subject.

London. Eng. July 19.-The atrocities
committed in the PUtumayo rubber DIS
trict of Peru. which universally have
been characterized here as SURPRISING IN
horror any charged to the rubber col
Iectors of the Congo, apparently viii be
kept in the limelight until something IS
done to punish the perpetrators and TO
bring about the assurance that there
will be no repetition. Questions were
launched at the British foreign ofnee IN
the house of commons today. and from
the replies it was apparent the foreign
office expects to take subordinate
pIace to the state department at Wash
ington in bringing Peru to book.
Two Governments Agree
Washington, D. c., July 1S.-COTre-
spondence between the state department
and the British government looking to
the suppression of atrocities practiced
unon natives in the PutUmayo rubber
country. indicate that the two govern
ments are in perfect accord.
Stuart J. Fuller. this governments
special AGENT. recently announced his ar
rival at Iquiton, the head of deep water
navigation on the Amazon and his mr.
nose is to establish a base there and pro-
coed up the river to the Putumayo val
lev.
He is not expected to make an original
Investigation, for the state department
had accepted the British report as quite
sufficient.
But the Peruvian government, having
undertaken to bring to justice the guilty
ones. Mr.. Fuller IS charged to see to it
that this promise is redeemed and that
the conditions complained of are ended
1t is assumed by the state department
that causes of complaint already have
been removed.
Because of the difficulty of access to
the Putumayo country. however, it viii
be some time before the state depart
ment can get a report from Mr.. Fuller.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19
EXPENSES OF
TEXAS CANDIDATES

Confined from Page II
resentative Morris Sheppard. candidates
for the senate in Texas, yesterday filed
with the senate a statement of their
campaign expenditures. Mr.. VOTERS
says he has received in contributions
S4,353.50. of which he presented $3.50
to Mr. Sheppard to be given by the
latter to charity and for the purpose
Of inducing Mr.. Sheppard to meet him
in joint debate. Mr. Sheppard says
the only contribution he has recei~ed
is this sum, $3.50, which he has turned
over to a charity In addition he has
eXpended Of his own money S3.SI5a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19
ADJUSTMENTS

ALL FEATURE PICTURE BID.
The Crystal today will show three
allfeature licensed reels. '.The Close
of the American Revolution" is a his
tOrical picture, dealing with the sur
render of CORVALLIS. The other pic
lures are Embarrassing of All Ages"
which will greatly interest the women;
"A Would-Be Hunters Nightmare" a
comedy. and After Many Years" a
stirring western drama
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19
WATER BILLS CLIMB
SLOWLY. BUT SURELY

Watch the little water bill, how it
grows from month to month until it
reaches the price of new suit or the
price of a steer on the hoOf.
These figures are taken from the
monthly statements of the bills for wa
ter furnished by the city water COM
pany to a residence on Mesa avenue.
Why the increase from S2.25 in February
and March to S13.05 in May and $3.50
in June. the water user cannot explain.
In addition, he says, he has been forced
to buy all of the drinking water used
in the house during these months, an
item which adds several dollars each
month to the total water bills
BfsseIPs Ball Bearing Carpet Sveepers,
the best made. SO to $3.50.
Laurie Hardware Co., 800 Mills st.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-19

Lawn Hose and Sprinkler.
Laurie Hardware Co., 500 Mills st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

He backed up His statement with illus
trations from the past which angered
them still more.
Instead of the people OF Nazareth
things, they should have said. Tell US,
then, of our faults and help us to over
come them. If God has blessings,
surely we, as Israelites, may have our
share if we will but come into the
right attitude of heart.
The Lesson From Isaiah.
The lesson for that Sabbath was
from Isaiah Xxi, 1-3. 1t was an excel
lent text, and the. sermon on 1t was
from the ablest of teachers. How His
hearers should have rejoiced to know
that they were living in the day of the
fulfilment of these words Jesus had
been anointed by the Father with the
Holy Spirit, that He might declare
good tidings to the poor. Surely many
of them were poor and needy!
We read further that Jehovah sent
Jesus to heal the broken-hearted. How
those words would have appealed TO
any that were broken-hearted!
The declaration further was that the
blind would receive their sight, that
liberty would be granted to the cap
tives that the bruised and injured
would be healed, and that the accept
able year of the Lord" would be pro-
claimed.
"DeIiverance to the Captives.''
This part of the message might
nave DeeH dppiiSO III pal ~ mem
selves Were they not captives, bound
by the letters of sin, the letters and
chains of heredity, sickness, imperfec-
ton and death? Were not they actu-
alIy blind also, as respected the eyes
of their understanding? Evidently
the time had not arrived for them to
receive the blessing of the amounting
of their eyes of understanding. Were
they not all bruised by the fall-men-
tally, morally and physically!
But the work that Jesus was doing
was merely the proclamation of these
things, with a few examples of heal
ing, etc The real time for Him to
accomplish the deliverance of the cap
tives the liberating of the sin bruised,
and the giving of sight to the blind,
belonged to the MesSianic Kingdom
time. What Jesus was doing was
merely foreshadowing of the great
things to be accomplished in future
Gin the Times of Restitution of all
things which God hath spoken by all
His Holy Prophets. Acts iii, 1921.
ProcIaiming 1.-THE Accepta BILE Year"
This brief expression, so little under
stood pointed out the special work OF
Jesus. far more important than the
miracles. The term, acceptable year,
or acceptable time, refers to this Cos
pei Age of more than 1900 years.
No opportunity had been granted in
the past to become dead with Jesus, to
walk in His steps. The proclamation
of this opportunity waited until Jesus
had made His own conservation, and
all who accepted Hiss Message and be-
| invitation or proclamation. 1t was
the privilege of becoming the sons OF
God, by a begetting of the Spirit
John j, g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

Rv wisdom wealth is won;
Rilt riches purchased wisdom yet TOT
none. -Bayard Taylor
Dailv PRAYERS are the best remeny
for daily cares.-Anon.
Rows hying kites haul in their Whlte-
winged birds, g..
But YOU can't do that when you're ny
ing words;
Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes
drop back dead,
R,+ Cod himself can't kill them Wnen
they're said
Now we that are strong ought 70
bear the infirmities of the weak anu
not To please ourselves.-B1ble.
X 4
He who loses money loses mucn ;
he who loses a friend loses more; pul
he Who loses spirit loses all--Anohs
n we'll for him whose will is strohg !,
He suffers but he will not suffer Ions'
He suffers, but he cannot suffer wrong
ne suihei7' -Tennyson.
The things that belong to men mus.
ba understood in order to pc loNeu: /.
tTa things that belong to Goo mus
he loved in order to be unoerstooo'
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EVERYBODY'S Bible BOX.

O-One of the commandments OF
the Bible reads, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself" how may I know
who is my neighbor?
Answer-Our Lord gives clear an
swer to this question In Luke x, 1881:
He describes a man in distress ana
need A priest came along and seeing
the man passed by on the other side
as if he were afraid he would be con-
taminated by even paying attention to
the sufferer. A Levite did likewise.
Then came a Samaritan (Samaritans
were a mixed people, common Ind de-
spised by the priestly class of Jews),
and ministered unto the wants of the
sufferer. The principle here taught is,
that every man is your ne1ghbor ana
should be treated kindly, generously,
according to the Golden Rule, do
do unto you Love your neighbors
as yourself and show that you do
love them by dealing with all honestly,
fairly and exactly as you would like
others to deal with you. The Apostle
Paul announces the proper principle
saying, do good unto all men as you
have opportunity Galatians vi, 100.
O.-Does the Bible teach how long
man has been living on the earth?
Answer-The Bible does give sat
isfactory answer to this question. Sci
entists have INDUCED in much specu-
lation as to the length of time man
has been on the earth. Their guesses
have ranged over a wide field. One
celebrated geologist claims it has been
$4,000 years since the first man was
in Egypt, while another names $780,
| 900 years since the first man was on
European soil. In contrast with these
speculative theories we have the clear
| and connected chain of Bible chronol-
ogy, which shows that less than seven
| thousand years have elapsed since the
creation of the first man. The Bible
| Is the oldest and most authentic his
tory concerning man. 1t INDUCES in
no guesses but clearly teaches that
Adam was the first man. 1t gives its
own chronology, which is subdivided
as follows: From Adam to the flood,
1856 years; from the flood to Abra-
ham, APT years; from thence to the
exodus and the giving of the law, 43O
wears: from thence to the division of
Canaan, 46 years; next the period of
the Judges, $50 years; the period
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24
The Truth That Angered.
THIS YOUNG AMERICAN PRECEDENT AND LIVES
HAPPILY WITH ACTUALLY LOVES HER 1T IS SAID

In these days when the air is 50
full OF rumors of unhappy interna-
tional marriages. its is pleasant to
note that at least one American girl
is living happily with a foreign noble
man. She is Lady Ashburton. and
was formerly Miss Francis Donelly,
daughter Of ]. C. Donelly, of New
York. Her marriage to the English
nobleman whose name she bears, was
one of affection SO 1t is said. rather
than the financial motive on which
so many international matches are
based. Her personal attractions and
wit have held captive British society.
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BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
DETTvERANCE TO THE CAPTIVEo'
luke iv. 16-3O-August 2S-

DISTURBANCE TO THE CAPTIVES'
TmIoe iv. 16-30-August 70.
.e1za came unto His OWE, and they
that were His own received Him not
John i. IL.
The people of Nazareth would of
course feel a certain sense of pride IN
their fellow citizen whose fame was
spreading throughout all GaI1lee anu
Thev could scarcely believe what
they had heard about Jesus. He never
did such miracles in all the years Cnat
we knew Him, said they. They dld
not of course, understand Ehat he hao
received His power as a special bene-
diction when He was thirty years OF
age. as a result of His conservation OF
His life to the Divine service, SYM
bolized by His immersion in Jordan
At length He came to Nazareth. 1t
was on a Sabbath day. For long years
He had done the congregational read
ing of the Scriptures. This was there
fore Just what they expected Him to
do on His return. He went into the
synagogue and read the lesson for the
day.
Jesus began to comment there were
whisperings of disapproval. and finally
an outburst of wrath against Him. All!
| they thought, this young man has lost
His head.
eorue with angry demonstrations.
They led the way toward the brow of
| a hill that they might push Him over.
For a little way Jesus went, but then
He turned and passed through their
midst, overawing them by the dignity
| of His presence.
The Truth That Angered.
At first we read, "AIl bare Him wit
ness and wondered at the gracious
words that proceeded out of HIS
\ mouth" What made the change? 1t
was the plain declaration that they
did not believe in Him fully. therefore
| it would not be Gods will that He
| should nerform any miracles for them.
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5 7gFI!|IE(afggMReHEEs

he was as safe as in
an English village.
The present topic is rich in the
romance of missions The stored
character of the adventures of the
men and women who have .abored in
the Pacific islands; their remoteneSs
from civilization; the sheer savagery
of the people, usually cannibals, to
which they went; and the complete
ness of the transformation in many
cases effected, make this the most pic
toriaI of all mission fields
Figures are dry unless the reader
has Imagination. To the person OF
insight they tell wonderful stories. In
viewing the progress of missions upon
the islands we find, by the Edinburgh
Report. that in the group called Poly
nesia there are 90 missionaries, hut
4457 native workers. In the native
churches, numbering nearly one thou-
sand. are 61,572 communicate mem
beers. and more than twice that num-
her of adherents. These give, despite
the low scale of values $4,000 year
for Christian work.
In MeIanesia are 2sS missionaries,
and 1910 native workers, supported
bv 34,O24 baptized Christians ano
total of 111,415 adherents. Facts nm
these tell a story of Christianlzatloh
more eloquent than oratory.
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the Kings, 512 years; the period of
desolation, 10 years; from thence 70
year 1 A. D., 536 years; from thence
to A. D. 1911 makes a total of 6,039
wears since Adams creation. This is
the result shown by the best Bible
chronologists who have written on the
subject.
Q-How large was Noah's ark, and
how did it compare with modern YES
sells as to size and capacity?
Answer-The Bible Genesis vi, 15)
gives the dimensions as follows: Three
hundred cubits long, fifty cubits broad
and thirty cubits high. The length OF
the cubit is variously estimated. The
modern cubit is inches, linear meas
ure; the sacred cubit of the Jews was
21.SS inches. According to the latter,
the ark was 547.3 feet long, 91.2 feet
wide and "a feet high. The capacity,
27307S2 cubic feet. Tonnage, 1852.
1t is impossible, however, to do more
than merely to estimate the dimen-
sions as no one can be absolutely sure
as to the length of cubit according
to which the ark was constructed.
There are some modern vessels of
greater length than the ark, but the
capacity of the ark was three times as
great as any vessel afloat. 1t provided
plenty of room for Noah and his fam
lily and pairs of all the 244 species of
animals, taken in, scheduled by
Button, together with all supplies
needed for the long voyage The de-
sign has been found in actual prac-
tice to yield the best results for safety
and stowage.
Q-What is meant by the "Judg-
ment Day" and when will it be? Is it
| to be a "a hour day?
Answer-The term Judgment in
cludes a hearing or trial and the final
| conclusion or result of that trial Not
all are judged at once. To illustrate,
the church is now on trial or judg
ment, which trial or judgment has
| been in progress since Pentecost. The
| faithful in this judgment shall be re-
warded, as we read, ''Be thou faithful
unto death and 1 will give thee
crown of life (Revelation ii, 100. The
! Judgment Day, as applied to the world
| in general is entirely a different mat
ter. 1t is manifest that the whole
world could not be tried and judged
within "a hours. The Apostle says,
God hath appointed a day in which
he will judge the world in righteous
ness" (Acts xvii, 31). Again we read:
THAT one day is with the Lord as a
thousand years. Gil Peter iii, 81. The
judgment of the world by Christ will
cover a period of one thousand years
| (Revelation Xxx, 4-6). That the judg-
ment, of the world had not come in
the Apostle Paurs day is clearly
shown by his words in the Scripture
above noted (Acts xviii 31). This and
other Scriptures clearly show that
Christ is to be the Judge of the world
when he sets up his kingdom at his
second coming. In Matthew XIV,
31-46 our Lord gave a description of
the judgment of the world, clearly
pointing out that it would take place
at his second appearing. This is con-
elusive proof that the worlds judg-
ment is not yet in progress.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

First Christian church, Topeka ave-
nue., between Sixth and Seventh streets,
Charles A. Finch, pastor. Communion
and preaching IL a. m. Union services
First Lutheran church p. m.
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in this church. the sermon being
preached by the Rev. Charles A. Finch,
pastor of the First Christian church:
The union young peoples meeting Will
be held in the lecture room at S:46 p m.
There will be special music.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

Two catch phrases have attained
currency in religious circles concern
inc south America. One calls it " the
neglected continent and the other,
"the continent of opportunity" Both
are true of commerce as of missions.
Now the Panama canal will bring south
America to the consciousness OF botn
church and trade; and we may eApec'
ve1oprnent of the continent within the
next two decades.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

The Reorganfzed Church of Jesus
Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Church
located near corner Seward and Logan
avenue on Oakland car line. services
everv sunday. Preaching IL a. m. and
3 n. m. Edward Lucas, pastor. Resi-
dence 313 Klein street.
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Evangelical Association. corner Fourth
and Monroe streets, J. K. Young, pas
tor. Services by the pastor morning
and evening. Morning subject, The
Unlimited Resources CT God" Evening
hour will be jointly with the Young
PeopIe's Alliance, led by Miss Nettie
Purkholder Missionary work of the
young Peoples Alliance convention re-
Gently held at Leavenw will be the
theme
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German Methodist Episcopal church
corner Tvler and West Fifth streets
Ichn Koehler, pastor. Morning service
al 1O:45 a. M, subject: Thine Is the
Kingdom, the Power and Glory TOT
Ever The evening service will be
missionary program given oy the
Ladies Missionary society.
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Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
tabernacle 80 Clay street. preaching
a. II a. m. by Rev. w. E. Miller, p m
hv Rev. A. G. Koser, p. m. by Rev
Mr.. Hodges. All invited.
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First English Lutheran church, Fifth
and Harrison streets. The pastor, Rev.
Willard F. Troxell, d. D., will preach
at the Ii o'clock service on the subject,
Remove Not the Landmarks" The
last of the series of summer evening
services of union meetings will be held
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First Congregational church, Sew
enth and Harrison streets, Rev. A. s.
Henderson, D. D., Regular
services at IL a. m. Sermon by the
pastor. No evening service. Union
services at First English Lutheran
church, corner Fifth and Harrison
streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

One of the striking incidents OF the
Edinburgb Missionary conference was
the statement of a venerable delegate
that he was a missionary out OF JOE
because the people Of his field hao
become Christians. He had labored III
the Fiji Islands, where now the SAP
hath is be4ter kept than in Scotland!
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St Johns Evangelical Lutheran
church, corner Second and Van Buren,
streets, P. D. Mueller, pastor. German
services kl9:30 a. m, English services
.. m.
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,, Potwin Presbyterian church, cor
ner Fifth and West streets, H. L. Nell
son, misunderstanding IL a. m. by
p. w. Rankin. Y. P. S. c. E. at 1880.
Midweek prayer service Thursday,
ID. m.
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Second United Brethren church, j.
Lewis pastor Preaching in the morn
ing by the pastor, and evening sermon
by Presiding Elder w. M. Jones, fol-
lowed by sacrament of the Lords Sup
DER.
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Going Back Homo.
The International Sunday School Les
son for August . is. The Visit to
Nazareth" Luke 4:16-30.
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Missions are not perpetual task.
some day the work will be done. In
Hawaii. as we'll as in Fiji and in GER
tain of the New Hebrides Islands, the
natives have become Christians the
immigration of Asiatics creates new
problems, but the original task OF the
missionaries is done.
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The old incident can scarcely too
often be told, of the seaman who
argued against missions to Fiji
Island chief. He was pointed to an
old stone fireplace. and told that had
he landed on the island before the
missionaries came he would have
been cooked over that fire. as many
another person had been, and eaten
by the people. Now. thanks to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

An absurd Investigation of foreign
missions was recently made by GER
tain Pastor Russell and a group or
his followers. They found that mis-
sions in the islands of the Pacific-and
in Hawaii specifically-were failure!
The ignoramuses actually did not know
the story of Hawaii, and how 1t was
saved from savagery, and made part
of the American Union, by the Ameri-
can board missionaries. Not to know
the story of the Hawaiian ISLANDS
from the days of Captain Cook to the
present. is to be ignorant of one o.
the most romantic chapters in the MS
torv of the western hemisphere.
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First Church of Christ. Scientist, cor
ner Huntoon and Polk streets SUNDAY
services IL a. M. Subject OF lessor
sermon: Mind
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Walnut Grove M. E. church corner
civ+eenth and Harrison. Theme for
worship at IL a. m. Christianity in
Earnest" Subject for evening service
ali s p. M. Powers of the Spiritual
Kingdom.' Both sermons by the pastor,
Rev. Zook, and special music by the
choir.
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In the Realm of Romance.
Terse Comments for August 25. Mis- |
sionary Progress in South America
and the Islands, Acts 16:16-34
RY WILLIAM t. ELLIs.)

This should be called a Panama
canal topic. Nowadays we must re-
wise our thinking concerning the Pa
cific ocean and the continent to the
south of us in terms of the waterway
that is being opened through the
isthmus Profound changes are being
effected by tnis great engineering feat
Its influence is already being felt upon
the commerce of the whole world. The
panama canal is one of the twentieth
century's strongest bonds of neighbor-
illness.
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church, Anon s Clark. pastor-The
pastor will preach at Seward avenue
in the morning and Mr.. c. H. Buck in
the evening. Rev A r. Hodges. the
boilermaker preacher. will speak at
Highland Park in the morning and
the pastor in the evening
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Second Church of Christ, Scientist,
corner of Harrison and Sixth streets
Services at IL a. m. Subject Mind"
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Central Park Christian church corner
OF Sixteenth and Central Park avenue
Ralph G. Harding, minister IL a. IN
Communion and preaching Sermon
subject. Iron Sharpeneth Iron" p. m.
preaching. Sermon subject, THE Bat
tie of the Wilderness.