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pentance and refcrnation; but when
Jesus declared, ''The Law and Proph-
cts were until John, and since then
the Kingdom of Heaven is preached,
this was so radical a proposition as to
be difficult for the masses to grasp.
What could be higher than the Law
and the Prophets?
Sympathetically we must concede
that it was difficult for the Jews to
understand that before the blessing
could come to natural Israel, another,
way of emphasizing this thought, our
Lord gave two parabolical illustra-
TONS saying, No man sews a piece of
unshrunken cloth upon an old gar
ment, because the shrinking of the
new cloth would pull away the old and
increase the difficulty. Likewise, no
one would think of putting new
wine which had not yet finished its
fermentation into old wineskins, whose
elasticity had been exhausted, for the
old wineskins would be burst by the
fermentation of the new wine.
So the Gospel teaching is not a
patch upon the Jewish Law, but is
new proposition. And the new wine
of the Gospel Dispensation must be
put into new wineskinS that Will be
able to stand the stress of the fermen-
tation sure to come. Thus our Lord
did not attempt to engraft His teach
ings upon the Jews, but called out or
Judaism a special class, which the
Scriptures denote as New Creatures
in Christ" It is to these that the new
mitted, and these are to experience the
fermentation incidental to the prepara-
tior for the Observation-Disclosures and
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THE GOSPEL ONLY FOR SINNERS.
Mark ii, 13-22-March "a.
sT came not to call the righteous, but SIN
ners.''-Verse II.


sT came not to call the righteous, but sin
ners.'-Terse II.
The term publican in Jesus day
was applied to Jews who served the
Roman government as tax collectors
in Palestine. The name was a re-
proach because the Jews held to the
Abrahamic promise that the whole
world should be blessed by them as
Gods peculiar people. They held that
this meant that they should not only
be free from all other governments,
but that they should be the masters of
the world.
The term Sinner" was applied to all
Jews who were careless in respect to
the orthodoxy of their day, for the
orthodox Jew of that time as well as
boosted of his holiness. As, for in
stance, the word "Pharisee" signifies
holy perSon'-one Scrupulously care
full in observing the smallest details of
the law. There was a wide breach
between these Jealous followers of
Moses law and the mass of the nation
who were altogether classed as 'sin-
ners,' or persons not up to the ortho-
dox standard of carefulness of form,
ceremonies, etc.
Our Lords disciples were nearly all
gathered from this lower or less ORTIZ
odox and less educated class of Jews.
Because of our Lords talents the
PhariSeeS would have been glad to
have Him as one of their number,
provided that He would side with
them and uphold them in their more
or less hypocritical pretensionS of per-
lection and holiness. But Jesus de-
hypocritical, and told the common
people plainly that there were none
righteous, no, not One"-that all
needed Divine mercy, and that the
more acceptable to God than the
proud, the Self-cOnceited.
''Thy Disciples Fast Not"
About that time a fasting season
was observed by the Pharisees, and
also by those who had accepted the
teachings of John the Baptist; but
Jesus had said nothing to His dis
cipleS about fasting. Now the ques-
ton arose, Why was this? The Savior's
explanation was that while He was
with them it should properly be con-
sidered a time of rejoicing and feast
ing rather than a time of fasting and
sorrow. They would have plenty of
opportunity to weep and fast after
He had gone and while waiting for
His return.
Fasting should not be considered a
matter of obligation or command, but
rather a voluntary sacrifice of present
mind and heart might go out the
more earnestly after the things not
seen as yet but hoped for. Thus for
eighteen centuries Gods people have
been Fasting ana praying and waiting
and longing for the Bridegroom's re-
turn. But in the time of His presence,
their fellowship with Him, their joy in
the realization of the completed prom.
Use, will wipe away their tears and
''give them beauty for ashes, and the
oil of Joy for tkS spirit of
heaviness.'
The Church a New Creation.
1t was difficult for the Savior's heG--
ers to get a proper focus upon His
teachings. They could understand
John the Baptist's preaching of re-
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EVERYBODY'S BIBLE BOX.

Q.-What do you think of the state
ment that there have always been diff
ferences of opinion in the Church of
Christ, ever since it was founded, and
that the Epistles were written because
of these differences of Interpretation
and, therefore, that these differences
must always exist, and unity of belief
can never be expected?
writings of the Apostles as set
forth in the New Testament will
disclose the fact that these let
tiers were not written merely for
the purpose of settling controver-
sizes amongst the Lords people;
but mainly for the purpose of encour-
aging the followers of the Master in
continuance in well-doing, in the devel-
opment of character along tie lines of
Christlikeness. Their instructions in
phase of the Christians experience The
true Church of Christ, composed of
those who possess the holy spirit of
love and wisdom, and of "a sound
mind have always preserved the uni
ty, or oneness of the spirit in the bonds
of peace and love. They are of one
mind and see eye to eye the wonders
and beauties of the sacred truths re-
vealed in the Scriptures. 1t is true that
sometimes the members of the Church
have different views; but these differ
ent views are not in opposition to each
other: they are merely views of the
same things from different angles of
mental visionl The schisms and divi-
sions that have existed amongst the
Lords people have invariably origin
ated from personal differences and not
from doctrinal difficulties. AS long as
the heart is right, the he~ will come
out all right; but if the heart is wrong
the head is sure 20 go wrong. We must
have the knowledge of the truth in our
heads and the spirit of the truth in our
hearts. The Master prayed that His
followers might be one, and that prayer
has certainly been fulfilled-He did not
pray in vain. Where real differences
have developed, they were only the in
dications that some were falling away
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from their association with Christ as
members of His Body-the Church.
Q.-When was the Church of Christ
set up; and in what sense was Peter
the door-keeper; and when will he use
the keys of the kingdom of heaven 20
Matthew xvi, 10. q. w. W.)
Answer-The Church of Christ was
Pentecost when the Holy Spirit de-
scended upon the Apostles who were
gathered together in Jerusalem. 1t has
been in process of DEVELOPMENT
throughout this Christian era and will
be completed when the last member
mas nnlshed the course and entered
INTO the Heavens The Lord Jesus is
the FOUNDER or Head of the Church
which He established on the day of
Fentecost. In John x, 9, the Lord de-
CARED that He was the Door by
which it would be possible for anv to
enter in and be saved. No door
keeper was ever needed as the Lord
Is amply able to attend to Himself and
70 manage His own interests. ST. Peter.
therefore,, is never referred to in the
scriptures as the "door-keeper.' The
keys of the kingdom represent the
opening power which the Lord CON
TERED upon Peter. There were two
keys, one of which the Apostle 11sed
on the day of Pentecost when he rnde1.
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, ad-
~-~O
them to enter into the Kingdom
through Christ. The second kew was
used when the Apostle opened the wav
Tor the Gentiles to enter in. and Cor
MENUS, the first Gentle convert. passed
through the Door, Christ. into tha
Church. -ieo 'ie
Q.-If hell is a place of eternal
torment, as We have been led to be-
I IreNe IN the teachings of some, how
which declare that help is to deIiver
up the dead which it contains and
t4at then hell is to be DESTROYED?
1ReyeIatIon Xxx, IS, 14.) In other
and gone to hell are to be removed
from that place, and then the nIace
itself destroyed, how could there he
such a thing as eternal torn,o,lto ~ pe
C. 3D. ~
Answer.-The eternal torment tho
DRY is not only out of harmony With
the above cited scriptures. but also
with all the scriptures. 1t could never
De thafmonlzed with any principle of
s1stent with reason and common
sense The most diaboIicaI religious
views OF the most savage tribes inhah-
lung the darkest portions of the globe
nave never even approximate in
point of brutality and cruelty this So
called Christian doctrine of eternal
torment in fire and birthstone, or of
enouring the pangs of eternal re-
morse! Are not all Mortified when
the papers report the death of a few
people by fire! What would it mean
with millions of the race in eternal
nre? In this day of advancement in
thought, and the general enIighten-
ment of the people, all those religious
bodies and organizations that cling to
TINS barbarouS relic of an age of
gloom and ignorance, are losing in
power and influence. AS to the teach
1ngs of the Bible concerning the fate
of the incorrigibly wicked, see the fol-
lowing citations and note that death"
everlasting destruction "perish. "
destroyed as natural brute beasts "
etc, do not mean preservation in tor
vi, %; Thessalonians
]. 9; John iii. IS. 16: II Peter ii, II.
The word "hell'' signifies the death
state When all are released from
death it will be destroyed
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| the man who is lonesome and heart
hungry for communion with fellow
| brotherhood for all sorts of men ere
they can render the saloon unneces-
| sary, from the standpoint of all men.
Freighted with love our temperance
ship
Around the world shall sail:
Take heart of hope, dear mariners;
Gods errandS never fail.
whittier
Did anybody ever hear of a robbery
being planned in a church or a YounS
Mems Christian association? Yet e.
erybOdy knows that saloons are the
most frequented places of resort for
criminals.
The prize-fighter who retires does
not open an ice cream parlor or
lecture bureau or a grocery store, but
a saloon. The kind of men who fol-
low the prize ring are the kind of men
who patronize saloons.
The social evil sends a tap-root into
the saloon. There it recruits both Inen
and women. Intemperance and licen-
tiousness are allied sins. sore blow
will be struck at organized social vice
when the saloon is closed.
Covetousness, one of the less repres-
sive sins. which often moves in the
best society, is the mother of the
saloon. Love of money is the root of
this evil. 1t commentaries the thirst
for drink, the loneliness, and the stu
pidity of men. Because it is business
that pays high profits, covetousness is
quick to engage in it, regardless of the
consequences to human life.
The corrupt politician makes the
saloon a cornerstone Of his organiza-
ton The infamy of the American city,
as foreign critics have often pointed
out, is the shameless alliance that exist
between the politicians and the liquor
business. In many cases, the saloon
keeper is permitted to maintain a
financially profitable partnership with
a. crooked and corrupt underworld, be-
cause he has political pull" He is the
meeting place Of the system of political
bossism and of thugism. The saloon IS
Indispensable to both. All the powers
that prey would be greatly hampered if
it were not for the agency of the
saloons.
The full saloon is an ally of the
empty dinner pail.
Mirth in the SALON is commonly re-
lated to misery in the home.
There used to be a great deal of hys-
terra about the seductiveness of the
saloon-its rich furnishings, its beauti-
full pictures and elegant appointments.
Most of this sort of talk is drivel. The
average saloon is a smelly, sloppy,
garish place, to which no man of the
slightest degree of refinement would
ever resort for its attractiveness. The
drink that is supplied, the conveniences
afforded, and the companionship, are
the real lure of the saloon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Westminster Presbyterian church.
Rev. Ralph Ward, pastor. Tomorrow
is dedication Sunday. Prof. D. F.
Shirk will make an address. Dedica-
ton exercises at IL o'clock. Sermon
by the Rev. S. S. Estey, d. D. Dr.
Charles M. Sheldon will preach in the
evening at 1880.
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At the First Lutheran church to-
morrow the new pastor, Rev. Willard
F. Troxell, D. D., will preach in the
Answers to Prayer and in the even
ing on How to Make Sure of Saliva
ton" Conference hour $50.
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Church of the Good Shepherd, Epis-
copal. corner of Laurent and Quincy
streets, North Topeka. Fifth Sunday
in Lent, Passion Sunday. Morning
service and sermon at II o'clock, even
ing service and sermon at o'clock.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

Every time we face afresh the tenn
perance question in any of its aspects,
We need to remind ourselves to be
temperate in our attitude. The easy
way is the partisan way. To ta6e
sides with the largest crowd requires
less courage and convection than TO
think things through for ones self. A
judicial attitude toward even the sa-
loon is not only more creditable, but
also more effective than an unreason-
ing antagoniSm. The person who looks
into the subject, from a sincere desire
to be fair, will surely come to the con
cluSion that the saloon is an evil; and
his temperate opinion will weigh moro
than the hotter words of a less even
UNBALANCED person. To lose respect
for the truth, and for the other per-
sons rights. is as bad as drunken
ness; all friends of temperance should
insist upon this as basic Antagon-
ism to the organized liquor traffic of
America is perfectly consistent with
the utmost conservation of tempera-
ment.
If the saloon stood alone, it would
long since have fallen alone. But 1t
is buttressed by every other form OF
organized vice.
One of the strongest allies of the
saloon is the sense of need of COM
partnership on the part of men. es-
pecialIy poor men whose homes are
not attractive. There is easy. fami-
liar fellowship by the bar. True, II
is not helpful or inspiring, but it is
fellowship of sorts. and it answers fer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Second Church of Christ, Scientist
corner of Harrison and Sixth streets
Services at II a. m, subject, Matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Wesleyan Methodist church, Rev. T.
j. Pomeroy, pastor. Services at IL a.
m. and 1880 p. m. Morning theme,
THE Proof of True Devotion Even
ing subject, 1.-The Possibilities of
Grace"
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Lowman Memorial Methodist Epis-
copa1 church, corner Eleventh and
Morris. The Rev. E. w. Allen will
preach at the morning service and Mr..
j. w. Buffum will speak in the even
ing.
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German Methodist Episcopal, corner
Tyler and West Fifth streets. Morning
service at 10-45, subject, Jesus in
Gethsemane.' Evening meeting at
1880. John Koehler, pastor.
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Second United Presbyterian church
Preaching at IL a. m. and 1880 d. m
Rev. r. r. Irwin of York. n. Y, will
preach morning and evening.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist,
corner Huntoon and Polk streets. Ser
vices at IL a. m. Subject. Matter"
Sunday evening service at s o'clock.
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The First Laymen's Banquet.
The International Sunday School
Lesson for March 2S is Feasuns
and Fasting Mark 2:13-22.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Mrs. A E. Zehnor Of Dallas, Tex.
national lecturer for the W. c. T. u,
will occupy the pulpit of the First
Methodist church Sunday morning. In
the evening she will speak at the Ed
cid Avenue Methodist church. At the
evening service there will be special
music, an anthem, tenor solo, and
a. song by the male quartette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

First Unitarian church, 912 Topeka
avenue, Rev. ]. H. Jones, pastor. Ser
vice IL a. M, Rev. F. NJ. Bennett of
Lawrence, will preach.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

First BAPTIST church, Rev. Robert
Gordon Dastor Morning worship Ii
a. M, evening service 1880. Sermon suo-
iect, THE Worlds Altar Stairs" Or
gan recital by Prof. D. w. Seymour
begins at 7:15.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

DR.. ]. w. Lindborg, of Kansas City.
will speak Sunday afternoon and even
ing in the Theosophical Society rooms,
532 Kansas avenue, room 6. Evening
subject, sSigns of the Times 8 p. M.
afternoon question meeting 8 p. m.
Public invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Where Politics and Morals Mix.
Christian Endeavor Topic for March
"a, is THE Saloon and Its Allies"
Hab. 2: LII.
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p. m, by the pastor, Rev. Stephen S.
Estey. D. D.
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First Presbyterian church, Harrison
street. Preaching at IL a. m. and 1880
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Mirth in the salon is commonly re
lated to misery in the home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Freighted with love our temperance
ship
Around the world shall sail:
Take heart of hope, dear mariners;
Gods errands never fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

Did anybody ever hear of robbery
being planned in a church or Young
Mems Christian association? Yet e.
erybody knows that saloons are the
most frequented places of resort for
criminals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

God loves with a great love the man
whose heart is bursting with a passion
for the impossible.-Gen. VIM. Booth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

The prize-fghter who retires does
not open an ice cream parlor or a
lecture bureau or a grocery store, but
a saloon. The kind of men who fol-
low the prize ring are the kind of men
who patronize saloons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

The social evil sends a tap-root into
the saloon. There it recruits both Inen
and women. Intemperance and licen-
tiousness are allied sins. A sore blow
will be struck at organized social vice
when the saloon is closed.
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the man who is lonesome and heart
hungry for communion with fellow
men. The churches must provide real
brotherhood for all sorts of men ere
they can render the saloon unneceS-
Sary, from the standpoint of all men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

The full saloon is an ally of the
empty dinner pail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

If the saloon stood alone. it would
long since have fallen alone But 1t
is buttressed by every other form OF
organized vice
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-03-06
CRY Of MEXICO
REACHED BY CADILLAC

Exeract from news item taken from
the Ban Francisco Examiner:
Completing one Of the most ~.
markable trips ever made In an auto.
mobile. r. J. Beaudctt Is reported "a
have arrived In the City Of Mexico
having made the trip down the west
coast OF Mexico from Los Angeles In
h Cadillac car.
According TO reports received BY
Don Lee, California distributor Of
Cadillac cars. Beaudett reached the
City OF Mexico At the conclusion oi
his strenuous trip only TO be arrested
on suspicion.
Over two thousand two hundred
miles were covered on the route be-
tween Los Angeles and the City oi
Mexico. and according TO reports ol
Beaudett most OF this distance VA
made over . country that had never
been traversed by q vehicle Of any
kind.
In passing through the town Of San
Juan Del Rio. one hundred miles
from the City Of Mexico. the car va.
stopped by q gang Of Mexicsns. who
chased Beaudett out Of town. lie
was forced TO pass several towns
which had been captured by insurg.
ents. and not only were the people Of
Mexico surprised that he should brins
a car down the west coast. but the
fact that he was able TO have pierced
the very center of the insurrecto
country created general interest.
The car II to be placed on exhibi.
ton by the agent Of the Cadillac In
the City Of Mexico. and will later be
shipped back to the San Francisco
branch Of the Don Lee company.
Never In the history Of motor tour
ing has 4 machine been placed
through such . severe test. Hundreds
Of miles OF tho route Travelled by
Beaudett was nothing but wilderness.
and Was the most difficult problem "a
make any headwsy over. In fac,
Beandett reports that on one stretch
Of country he WAS four days goins
thirty miles. This distance was the
most dimcult Of the entire trip to
make. and II proved q severe test on
both Beaudett and the car.
The trail over which q great deal
OF the trip was made was washed out
In places. and the car had to be block.
cd up. and only with the use OF block
and tackle was Il possible to get the
car out Of some OF the holes. Beau
dett reports that he had TO practic-
ally build q road for a great part OF
the distance over the highest range
OF mountains. The trip demonstrated
the durability Of the car, and Is un-
doubtcdly one OF the most dangerous
and severe pathnnding trips ever
made by motor car.
Henry Rabies. dealer. %-3t
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NOTICE or DISSOLUTION

All persons are hereby notified that
tho partnership Of w. H. Doibeer and
W. r. McMiiien has been dissolved
by mutual consent, W. r. McMiilen
retaining the business. All outstand.
Ing accounts are payable TO the under.
signed.
3-l-f2t W. p. McMILLEN.