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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13

heirs in Messiah's 'Tn thy seed shall all
Kingdom. to bless De blessed.
all the families of the earth. Instead,
they got the narrow view that merely
the Elect would be saved, who to all
eternity would look over the battle
ments Of Heaven and see all others OF
mankind in torture, and hear their
groans to all eternity.
Only now are Bible students getting
back to the teachings of Scripture.
Only now are we learning the true i'm
port of ST. Pauls words. IF We be
Christ's, then are We Abraham's Seed.
and heirs according to the promise"
Gods Call to Abraham.
Abrahams birthplace was Ur. one
hundred twenty miles north of the
Persian Gulf. His father Terah was
heather. Polytheism prevailed = the
worshiping of many gods. From Or,
the family migrated to Haran, about
five hundred miles in the direction OF
Palestine. There Abraham remained
until Terahs death
Gods dealings with Abraham, accord
ing to st. Stephen (ActS II, 81. began
while he was in Ur. God called him
out of his evil surroundings, to be the
founder of a new nation, holy and
obedient to God. The migration from
Or to Haran took the family away
from the idolatrous scenes of the me-
tropolis to pastoral life. In harmony
with the Divine call. Abraham, then
seventy-five years old, his wife Sarah,
and his nephew Lot with their focks
and herds. moved to Canaan after the
death Of Terah.
Ahrahan's Great Faith In God.
Abraham was full of faith. This
feature of his character especially en-
deared him to the Almighty. who, be-
cause of it. styled him His friend. The
Bible does not claim that Abraham was
perfect The reverse of this is de-
clared-.eThere is none righteous Lper.
fect1. no, not one (Romans 3:iOD
None measure up to the glorious image
of God represented by Adam.
Abraham was not the friend of God
because of his great education, nor for
his wonderful intellectual powers. New
ertheless. he had intellectual powers.
The fact that he was very rich indi-
Gates that he was good manager. His
skill as a leader was shown when Lot
and the wealthy Sodomites were taken
captive by Chedorlaomer. Abraham
promptly armed three hundred and
eighteen of his servants. pursued the
victors and recovered the spoils.
But it was not for his skill as a gen.
eral that God loved Abraham. The
special quality that God esteemed in
him is repeatedly mentioned in the BIZ
Bile as having been his faith. "Abra-
ham believed God.
Children of Abraham.
Abraham children. from Gods
standpoint, include only those who
have faith in God. The original evil
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13
Fire. the Next Calamity.

fire is symbolic.
and will consume
everything C o n
trary to the Di-
vine will. The
&c | e IN e n t s" to
melt with fer
vent heat" are
Capital and La
Dor e ] e ~ e n t S.
The friction be
tween these will
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13

dence of this faith
and ODE die nee
was circumcision
of the flesh, fig
uratively repre-
senting a turning
a way from sin to
obedience to God.
Circumcision has
become largely a
ceremony w / t b
the Jews. Such
faithless circum-
cision entities
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13

deluge. Since the
Flood, we have
moisture in the
form of clouds.
Prior to t b e
Flood. the sun
shone through the
watery envelope
as a great ball of
fire. Hence no
rainbow was pos
sible. But now
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13

Spiritual Seed Of
Abraham, will be
Gods agency in
blessing the ma
tons. But much
Of the New Tesla
m e n t teachings
was lost during
t b e Dark Ages.
Christians forgot
t h a t they were
called to be Joint
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13

fine vaporS in the The dOUe sotth the oNDe
direct line of the zeal.
suns rays naturally cause the rainbow.
AS God declares, so long as there is
a rainbow, there can never be food.
The Tower of Babel.
Centuries afterward, the worldly
wise of that time undertook the build
ing of great tower, anticipating an
other deluge. Since they disregarded
Gods promise, He let them manifest
their folly in unavailing sweat Of face.
When they were wearied by their her.
culean task and had learned valuable
lessons, God COMPOUNDED their Ian
guage. Separated in tongue and inter-
est, they scattered. Gradually man
ners, customs and color of skin became
dissimilar Thus the various races
with their. peculiarities of temperament
and language had their start. st. Paul
remarks that this was premeditated on
Gods part as being most favorable for
the outworking of Divine purposes.
The separation of mankind into diff
ferent nationalities and the barriers of
language kept the peoples apart for
centuries. But since steam became eff
fective for transportation, the commin-
Cling of nations is breaking down ma
tional barriers and favoring human CO.
operation Since mankind are sinners
by nature, their cooperation is usual
ly selfish and therefore evil.
Today rich corporations are build
ing a great Tower of Babel for protec
ton against calamity. Likewise the
laboring classes are building a great
Tower of Unionism, to deliver them
from all adversely Except for the dis
persion ard the language barriers,
these worldwide organizations would
have developed long ago and precipi-
tated the final great confiict-"a time
of trouble such as never was since
there was a nation" Daniel 1911.
Fire, the Next Calamity.
st. Peter divides human history into
three great Epochs. called worlds" in
our common version Bible. The first
Epoch ended with the Flood where
the present Epoch began, styled by ST.
Paul, .sThis present evil world" St
Peter says that the present world will
be ended by a deluge of fire. Then
will follow a new world" or order of
things. 1.-The world to come" will be
an Epoch of Righteousness. under
Messianic supervision.
Bible students formerly understood
ST. Peters words to signify literal fire,
to consume the physical earth and
heavens. Closer study shows that the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13

with Him the new heavens the
spiritual ruling power of Messiah's
Kingdom. Under their supervision
new social order will be inaugurated,
and selfishness will be eliminated.
Although many lives will be lost in
that trouble which ends this Age. the
great mass of mankind will remain.
rangements will have persisted and
everything be put on a new basis by
Messiah The Lord tells us that fol-
lowing the fiery trouble He will send
mankind a pure Message. that they
NAV all call upon the name of the
Lord to serve Him with one consent"
(Zephaniah 49, Mankind will not be
wholly destroyed by that fiery trouble.
The confusion of doctrines given forth
In the name of the Lord will termi-
nate with this Age. The Message of
Divine Grace promulgated in the flu
ture will be pure and the blessing to
all that will receive it will be great.
ABRAHAM, THE HEBREW.
Genesis 12:1-9-Feb. is.
"I soiU bless thee, and make thy name great;
and thou shalt be q blessing. Verse O.
II BRAHAM is one of the great.
est characters in history. Gods
promises made to him consti-
tute the foundation of faith for
Jews, Christians and MohammedanS,
although many of them are not aware
of the fact The Jews are Abraham's
descendants through Isaac and Jacob;
while Mohammedans represent espe-
cially Ishmael and Esau. Christians pro-
-fess to have become heirs to the chief
est blessings promised to Abraham's
Seed, by becoming joint-heirs with
Christ Jesus. whom they consider the
antitype of Isaac.
The New Testament claim is that the
Church of Christ is the antique of Re
becca, Isaacs wife and joint-heir; and
that Christ and the Church, as the
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14

|, LASTED well. The helm kept her stem
10 the wind Her plates became red
hot and buckled. Kissing clouds OF
steam rose from the waterline, while
the burned rigging swung from the
foremast. One woman who was being
lowered from the vessel fell and struck
the boats gunwale and was killed"
Mr. Mansfield, OF New York. a pas
senger on the Carmania, said the people
on board the Volturno seemed TO be
paralyzed and helpless. They made no
effort TO seize the lines of the RATS
thrown 10 them. ] saw one man kiss
his wife and children and throw them
overheard. He jumped after them.
They were seen for only a moment and
then disappeared together.
II was an awful sight 10 see the ves-
sci burning with so many people on
board. The fire is believed TO have
started owing TO the .cottonseed oil In
the cargo becoming ignited.
T. w. Duller. of New York. describing
how the passengers were saved. said
that ropes were cast from the lifeboats
to the Volturno and the passengers
were made fast to these and slung
overheard. He continued:
II saw no panic. The passengers Of
the Volturno were all wearing lifebelts
and seemed to be quiet. saw two
boats floating. bottom up. These two
probably were the boats safely launched
and afterward reported missing.
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14

neapolis boat affected Captain Barr's
plan OF operation. He had four boats
ready to launch. but was now furthest
from the scene. Captain Barr then
sienalIed the other captains that mis-
ship was difficult to manPuvre and If
they could do the work he would stand
aside.
AT daybreak the gale moderated.
and then a miracle occurred. II re-
suited in the salvation of the Volturno's
crew and passengers. When Captain
Barr sent out call for a tank steamer
there came back a reply from the Mar
ragansett: we will be there with the
milk-the sea name for oil.
"On the arrival Of the tank huge
quantities were pumped around the
Volturno. making It safe for the life
boats TO approach. II was a stirring
spectacle when the great liners put OF
their boats, which danced over the
shimmering. oil filmed waters to the
work Of rescue. And soon the Volturno
was left a derelict."
Miss Zelie Emerson. of Jackson,
Mich, whose Imprisonment caused such
furor several months ago, was one
Of those injured. Mrs. Leigh. who pre-
sided at the meeting and took a con-
spicuous part in the attack on the po-
lice. was arrested. Miss Pankhurst
later announced her intention TO ad-
dress a meeting at the Poplar Town
Hall tonight.
AS fast as the other steamers came
| up they lowered their boats, trying to
reach the Voturno. The boat OF the
Minneapolis got TO the stern of the Vol
turno three times and begged twelve
passengers 10 jump. saying that they
guaranteed to save them, but the pas
sengers, nearly all foreigners. probab bly,
| did not understand or else were afraid.
Eventually the boat had to sheer of.
for fear OF being smashed by the pro-
pellers. as the blades swung in the sea-
The captain of the steamer Dev-
oman. in wireless dispatch. says the
nv 'H tiiN 'Clhui piOhc oul III lHt
| baggage room forward. He adds:
"One of our lifeboats which tried in
vain to reach the Voturno was stove
in while being hoisted aboard. but the
crew was saved"
Another wireless dispatch from the
operator aboard the Car says that
three of the Volturnos crew were
| burned TO death in the forecastle. The
Volturno's wireless apparatus was kept
in action by bracing the tottering fore
mast and lasted until the operator was
forced to leave his cabin.
One of the Cars boats rescued fifty
six women and children. The latter
were hoisted from the boats in mat
tress covers.
The Volturno." adds the dispatch,
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14
Stokcrs Make Brave Effort.

The chief engineer Informed his stokerS
OF the Volturno's plight, and TO man
| they worked as II their own lives were al
stake.
The passengers also took keen in
terest. and when they heard that the
| skipper was making ready to care fol
| survivors on board the women passengers
got together spare clothing for the needy
ones whom they expected would be taker
from the blazing Volturno.
The Kurfuerst came within signalling
distance OF the Nolturno at p. m She
was then pitching in terrific storm from
the northwest. Great clouds of black
smoke hid her in It's pail. but occasionally
those on board could make out her lines
when fresh bursts OF flame lit up the sea
Soon after Captain Inch left the blazing
craft the flames got to l,0oo cases of gin
slowed under the after deck.
When the first explosion occurred sew
eral passengers and half a dozen mem
bers OF the crew were struck by fyine
fragments of deck gear and fell headlong
into the flaming hold.
Captain Spangenberg tried To work the
Kurfuerst I'm close to the Nolturno, but
because OF the high seas and the north
! west gale he had TO stand off quarter
OF a mile. He crused about from p. m.
| until 3:l5 n. m. Friday. and by that time
| had taken aboard 100 survivors Up 10
midnight the lowered boats from the Ger
man liner had snatched from the sea thir-
ty-two persons. and from midnight until
1915 a. m. sxty-eight were picked up.
At daybreak a boat from the Volturno
| with five men In IL pounded its way to
| the Kurfuerst. Hardly had the exhausted
occupants been hauled into the lowered
emergency boat OF the Kurfuerst than
their own frail craft was dashed to splin-
ters.
Captain Spangenberg stated that heshad
saved eighty-six passengers, the second
| officer. one engineer and sixteen members
OF the crew. The total saved by all ships
he estimated to be 523. One hundred. he
said. were missing. The Carmania and
the Touraine. he said. had cruised about
for two full boats OF the Volturno's pas
sengers. but he doubted II they could be
! found. as they had either been upset or
had been blown to the southeast by the
gale
tIdctlcdily all DOdtS lowered ny tne
Volturno. he reported, were smashed
while being put over the side. Captain
Spangenberg concluded his message with
the statement that the Volturno would
most likely keep afoat for days in the
transatlantic lanes. and would be exceed
ingly dangerous to navigation. He re-
sumed HIS course to this city at $50 a. m.
Friday, and at noon yesterday was 6li
miles east of Sandy Hook.
Operator Shows Heroisnn.
A report by wireless from the Grosser
kurftrst, not sent by Captain Spangen-
berg, told OF the heroism of Il. Lloyd, the
second officer of the Volturno. who
though badly injured. continued to fight
the Nre. and was subsequently rescued by
the Kurfirst. Lloyd, the message said,
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14
NEW YORK RED CROSS BUSY
Preparing to Give Aid to the
Volturno Survivors.

There was a meeting yesterday after
noon of the New York Red Cross in the
United Charities Building in aid OF the
refugees from the volturno. The meeting
was presided over by Robert w. de For
est. and among those present were lctng
Immigration Commissioner Byron "A.
Uhl. Otto r. Barnard. Maurice Waldman.
manager OF the United Hebrew Charities
Leopold Plaut. president Of the United
Hebrew Charities; Samuel Mason. oresi-
dent Of the Hebrew Shelter and Immi-
grant Aid Society; Irving Lipschitz r.
o. Thomas. the New York agent of the
Uranium Steamship Company: Miss Sadie
American. president of the Council Of
Jewish Women, and Miss Ray Perlman.
The Council OF Jewish Women volun-
teered TO look after the proper clothing
OF the refugees when they arrive on the
Kroonland and the Grosser Kurfurst, and
Miss Perman was placed in charge OF
this work. Miss Perlman and a commit
tee will meet the refugees when they ar
rive, and Commissioner Thomas an
nounced that IL would not be necessary
for the stricken immigrants to be detained
at Ellis Island
The various immigrant shelter homes
about New York have all volunteered to
care for the arrivals. and Mr. Thomas
stated that the Uranium Steamship Com
pany would pay the transportation of all
refugees who were bound for inland cities.
Miss Perlman reported the receipt OF a
number of gifts of clothing for the suf-
ferers.
Mayor Kline. through his executive Sec
retary, James Matthews. made an appeal
TO the citizens OF New York for aid for
the Volturno's survivors at the meeting
of the Red Cross Emerg ency Relief Com
mittee. held last night In the United
Charities Building. Fourth avenue and I'D
street
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14
HEYpoN, THE CATCHER, DEAD

indianapolis. oct -. - Eddie he!us
former catcher for the local Anhe',ss
baseball club and later with the W aSi''.e ~.
ton American League Club. died q, a
home here yesterday OF curvature
spine which resulted from Injuries "
ceived on the diamond.
A benefit game for his widow ana ,oS.
children, who were left penniless' wiz
played here on Saturday by Heyoo"
o..
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14
SAID BECKER MAY TELL ALL.

4 report current yesterday that Cnsi,e
Becker. the former police lieutenant W.
Is in the death house at Sing Sing.
ready to tell all he knows OF conn'uo''
which led to the murder of Herman fos
enthal. interested District Attorney "n,y
man, The District Attorney has rece''ss
no intimation that Becker intends 70 Co..
fess and was unwilling to discuss
possible benefit that might accrue
Becker from such confession.
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14
Conduct Of the Grow.

The actions OF the Nolturno's crew, who
are accused OF having pushed women and
children aside in their struggle for places
in the first boats launched according 10
stories told by survivors from the burned
ship. were only n duplication Of what
happened I'm smaller way on the steam
er Uranium, OF. the same line. when she
rar on the rocks of Halifax last year.
This was the statement made by j. NJ.
Ridley wireless operator OF the Atlantic
Transport liner Minnewaska. in yester-
day from London. who was at the wire
less key OF the Uranium when her mis-
fortune occurred.
The men rushed for the boats when
the first attempt was made TO launch
them" said Ridley yesterday. and had it
not been for the prompt and brave action
of the ships officers the passengers would
have Jared but i'll. AS it was. the captain
and his mates held the towards on with
revolver and Delaying pin until some
semblance OF order was restored. The
crew was of the same type as that on the
Volturno-largely made up OF Germans
and Belgans. The officers. as on the
Volturno, were English"
Charles W. Bowring. local agent of the
Red Cross Line. informed Mr. Thomas.
of the Uranium Line, yesterday that he
would hold his steamship Florzel at Hall
fax until the arrival OF the steamship
Rapahannock. with nineteen women and
children survivors on board. Mr. Bow
ring offered to bring them TO this city
free of charge.
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14
LINER SENDS NAMES OF
RESCUED PASSENGERS
The Gear Has Only Russians
Aboard-Children Without
Parents on La Touraine.

Rotterdam, oct 13.-The captain of the
Car. one of the rescuing steamers. I'm a
wireless dispatch relates how the sur
vivors were taken from the Volturno by
aid OF lifeboats. He gives the names OF
the rescued steerage passengers now on
the Car, all OF whom are Russians.
Aboard the Car also are Purser Browne,
Surgeon Cauten, two fremen and "a
steward.
. Havre. Oct. 13.-A wireless dispatch
from La Touraine. which Is expected 10
reach here at s o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. was received to-day by the. agent Of
the French Transatlantic Line. saying
that ten children. several without parents,
two women and three OF the crew were
among the forty-two survivors of the
Volturno on board.
Those saved by La Touraine were COM
posed OF sixteen Austrians, twelve Rus
SLAMS. seven Germans, two Italians, two
Dutch, one Bulgarian. one Rumanian
and one Of unknown nationality
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14

climbed up the mainmast TO rig tempo
rary antenna after the wires had fallen
from the hot foremast. While at work
he fell twenty feet to the deck. and,
though badly bruised, refused TO give UP
his task. He stuck to his post untl all the
passengers had been removed, and tnen
took his chances In a small lifeboat, the
last one intact on the Volturno.
Late last night a message from cap
tain Kreibohm, of the Kroonland, teiiihs
of his participation in the work oil rescue
was received. From his report, 1T ap-
pears that the Kroonland was the thiru
of the ten ships to get TO the Volturno.
One of the striking features ofs MS
message which shows the coolness Oh
Captain Inch, was the announcement that
the Volturno's master. when every sou'
had been taken from his vessel stoou
upon the hot decks. in company win MS
pet dog. The faithful creature had re-
mained with him throughout his trlpuia-
ton, and was the last living creature W
stick by the skipper to the end. captain
Inch was i'm no hurry to leave his piazNhs
vessel. His boats were all gone, Fras-
ments Of them were hurled into MS race
as the combers carried them skywaro
with the singing spindrift from the gaze.
Seeing at last that there was no further
need for his presence on the doomed
steamship, he answered the call from one
of the Kroonland's lifeboats that ne was
willing then to be taken off. Llfepoat NO
g. which had made many trips from the
Kroonland to the Volturno, came close oy
in command of Mr.. Kummel. the hrooi-
lands first officer, and Mr.. Mansheid' tne
second officer. The skipper let himsen
down a line that dangled from biacK
and blistered davit. his dog under MS
arm AS the lifeboat came under him the
skipper. dropped his pet into the arms OF
the first officer and the next instant cap
tain Inch himself, greatly exhausted from
care and lack OF sleep, swung into the
arms of his brother .sailormen.
New-York tribune., 1913-10-14

parently wearing life belts, with mem
bers OF the crew among them.
~ number OF women, half squa'tihs
and half kneeling on deck. with hdh''
clasped and arms raised in our oi'e0
tiOn, were mutely imploring aid. ooh'e
women with babies in their arms raiscu
them beseechingly to us. From TIME "
time from the women there arose All
awful wailing, almost indescripao'e.
other women feverishly walked AROUND
the after deck, treading their wa!
among the kneeling, and all TINS ''ihe
we had to look on in utter Impotence
for the white hot blazing hull ana the
terrific seas made any attempt to res
cue impossible. Many on the Car
mania. men and women. sobbed as tney
watched.
"All the while from the vessel came
a curious pungent smell OF HnSeed
from the blazing cotton cargo OF the
Volturno. | shall never encounter the
smell of linseed hereafter without beng
ItiIllIlutu Ol tlldl awful
Second Officer a Hero.
Second officer Gardner is one Of the
heroes. While in a lifeboat with three
broken oars, he wanted to jump over
board with lifeline for the doomed
vessel but Captain Barr finally dis
susded him, telling him 1t would be
suicide to attempt to do so. The llle-
boat incident was an unforgettaple
episode. Several times we lost slSht
of her altogether in the trough OF the
boiling and mountainous waves ana
we never thought to see her again.
The Minneapolis sent lifeboat
which actually got within thirty feet
Of the Volturno. The officer in charge
shouted to some OF the huddled mass
in the stern of the Volturno TO jump
but not a soul dared 10 take the leap.
Then the lifeboat itself was swamped
and we had to take the crew aboard.
We warmed them with grog and kept
then in the Carmania all night, send
ing them back to the Minneapolis Fri
day morning in one OF our own life
boats"
+ ITO see the flames burning as high
as a hill just before the explosion was
one of the ghastliest sights imaginable y
Sir Evan NJ. James, X. c. !. T., said.
Il could smell smoke for miles before
we sighted the Volturno, and, indeed,
could only see the smoke for time
even after we arrived on the scene.
Then gradually we saw the flames come
up and spread amidships. and next y
great mound of flame in front OF the
hatch. Later In the night the mound
became so fierce that / thought all the
emigrants unless they jumped would be
roasted alive"