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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
THINKING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
BY FLETCHER Holman, A. w. D. o.
president Of Willamette universty Salem orsoon)

Each man individually. and men col
lectively. need great breadth Of pur-
pose. Some men have within them the
desire for all around glimpses Of
knowledge. The world especially needs
such men this day, for humanity n be-
coming one industrially. one socially.
and will ultimately become one relis-
iously. The education OF our day rccog-
nizes these existing conditions and
seeks every aid to bring the race iato
unity.
No one book has had such q domin-
ating influence In this direction as the
Bible. When many million volumes
Of . single book are published every
year and scattered over the wide
world, 1t must be because OF the tre-
mendous influence and power that the
book possesses. The Bible has world
wide vision. The God of the universe
and the God Of infinite power. the God
Of eternity, the God Of infinite love and
wisdom. the God who so loved the
world" 10 the God OF the Bible.
No man can read this great book
without getting these visions and pur-
poses that are there inwrought with
not only world activity. but universal
and eternal activity. This In itself
compsls men to think big thoughts,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22

But perhaps IL is best 10 know. The
German-American papers are try
ing to explain this memorandum on
the ground Of "a joke" Grim hu-
NOR il would be at best. The Gen.
eral staff OF Prussia are not known
for their joking. There is reason to
believe that the Memorandum"
was discussed and that it was re-
ferred back for greater detail. Let
us try and think il was just theo-
retical exercise in military strategy
intended for the education Of the
General STAFF.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
BEER MOST ANIMAlIzINo.

The following utterance concerning
the effects Of beer upon the physical
and moral nature has been made by
the New York officers OF the Home
Life Insurance company:
"Of all intoxicating drinks, II 10 the
most animalizing. II dulls the in
teIlectual and moral. and feeds the
sensual and beastly nature. Beyond
all other drinks. II qualities for delib-
crate and unprovoked crime. In this
respect II In much worse than dis
titled liquors. A whisky drinker will
commit murder only under the d.
rect excitement OF liquor. beer
drinker IL capable OF doing II In cold
blood. Long observation has assured
US that q large proportion OF muir
ders deliberately planned and ere
cuted without passion or malice, with
no other motive than the acquisition
OF property or money. often Of triiiing
value, are perpetrsted by beer drink
ers."
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1tGE1lAlggEEgSAlSStssa
NaE4gEyDlr1S
fIEA 49,
eoozG AND BUSINESS.

eoozE AND BUSINESS.
During the last six months have
attended ~ banquets," says Ebert
Hubbard In q recent number Of The
Philistine. sixteen OF these were
dry and Is we're semi arid" At .
banquet given by the Fitchburg board
OF trade. 500 men present. instead Of
booze there was q multiplicity OF ap-
pies. The whole apple atmos-
phere was orderly. systematic, kind
ly. good natured and charged with the
actinic ray Of individuality. With all
OF II, there was plenty OF laughter.
A man who can not laugh unless he
10 In the hands OF John Barleycorn, 10
not much OF a man. after all"
Speaking Of another commercial
club he says. mo one would think OF
putting anything into his mouth to
steal away his brains while attending
the Greater Dayton association meet.
ings"
And further: The Ad Clubs have
very sensibly set themselves against
J. Barleycorn. The ad clubs stand
for business efficiency. And the idea
10 pretty thoroughly circulated among
ad men that booze and business do
not blend. One thing my banquet
Ing experience has worked out In my
convolutions. and that Is this: II q an
absolute fallacy to suppose that .
large number OF men can got get to-
sether and indulge In flow Of soul
without now Of bowl There Ia moth.
Ing between bose and business that
forms bond. The two are much bet.
ter separated. Therefore. Il seems TO
me q supernuity for any board OF
trade or chamber OF commerce to ever
allow Colonel Darleycorn a place at
their boards. Business stands for hu-
man betterment. All OF which 10 hero
presented with malice towards none.
and charity for all"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
PROTEST OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Dakota Evangelical associa,
ton. embracing North and South Da-
kota and a part OF Montana, repre-
sents about 10000 German.Americans.
At its last annual conference this body
In a resolution declaring for national
temperance made this statement;
We German-Americans are not all
In favor OF license and personal lib
erty.' but resent the effort that is be-
ing made by the liquor interests to
create the impression that the Ger
man.Americans are the unanimous
champions OF the liquor trafiic. We re-
gard such an insinuation as gross
insult 10 q large number OF our best
citizens and emphatically enter pro-
est"
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A FAMILY SCHOOL
Lesson on Children in School
Continued from page ~

Continued from page ~
there is no use making the minor
repairs unless the main structure
is put right first"
IL must see Betty" said Mrs. Clyde
abruptly, and left the room. Mrs.
Sharpless followed.
Now comes the first real split"
DR.. Strong turned TO Mr.. Clyde.
They're going to vote me down."
IF il comes to a PINCH" said Mr..
Clyde quietly, my wife will accept
my decision"
That is what | want to avoid.
Where would my influence with her
be, if I were obliged to appeal to
you on the very first test Of pro-
fessional authority? No, shall try
to carry this through myself, even
at the risk of having to seem a little
brutal"
Mr.. Clyde lifted his eyebrows, but
he only nodded, as the door open
ed and the two women reentered.
Doctor" said Mrs. Clyde, "if, in
year from now, Betty hasn't out
grown the Notwithstanding, IL
you may take what measures you
think best"
in a year from now, the danger
will be more advanced. There is
not the fainlest chance of correc-
ton of the fault without an opera
tion."
IL can't help It'll can't stand the
thought of it, now" said Mrs. Clyde
brokenly. "You should see her,
poor baby, as she looks now, asleep
on the lounge in the library, and
even you, Doctor" (the doctor smil-
ed a little awry at that, couldn't
bear TO think of the blood and the
pain" She was silent, shuddering.
my dear Mrs. Clyde, the blood
will be no more than a nosebleed,
and the pain won't amount to much,
thanks TO anaesthesia. Let me see."
He stepped to the door and, opening
it softly, looked in, then beckoned
to the others to join him.
The child lay asleep on her side,
one cupped pink hand hanging, the
other back of her head. Her jaw
had dropped and the corner Of the
mouth had slackened down in an
unnatural droop. The breath hiss
ed little between the soft lips. DR..
Strong closed the door again.
"Well?" he said, and there was a
suggestion of the sternness of judg-
ment in the mOnosyllable.
Il am her mother" Mrs. Clyde
faced him, a spot Of color in each
cheek. "A mother is a better Judge
of her children than any doctor can
bew
you think SOP" said DR.. Strong
deliberately. Then | must set you
right. Do you recall sending Char
ley away from the table for clumsi-
ness, two days ago."
why, yes" Mrs. Clyde's express
i've eyes widened. "He overturned
his glass, after my warning him."
"And once last week for the same
thing?"
"Yes, but what"
Pardon me, do you think your
Acknowledgment was wise then?'
We'll, really, DR.. Strong" said
Mrs. Clyde, flushing, you will hard
ly assume the right Of control of the
childrens manners"
This is not a question OF man
ners. There is where your error
lies" interrupted the doctor. Against
your acknowledgement set my
acknowledgment, and | tell you
nOw'-his voice rose little from
its accustomed polished smoOthness,
and took on authOrity-"I tell you
that the boy is no more responsible
for his clumsiness than Betty is for
bad breathing. It's a disease, very
faint but unmistakable."
Not Charleyl" said his father in
eredulously, why, he's as husky as
colt"
HE will be, please God, in a few
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22

form big ideas. generate universal
ideals applicable to all humanity.
The inspirational power Of thinking
that ranges through the universe 10
one OF the finest educational influences
that can possibly come into the lives
Of men. No man Of intellectual ability
or Of wide sympathy or great force
In any line can read the Bible with
out being enriched, broadened. awak-
ened to the meaning Of life
The Bible arouses q man not only
to think about his personal life. but
kindles with enlivening power his ap-
probation OF his relation to society.
The thoughtful reader Of the Bible re-
ceives lessons in integrity, in legisla-
ton and government In Industrial
betterment. In social service OF the
highest order. In sacrifices for the ele-
walton OF social institutions.
Service Is the keynote Of the Scrip
lures. In the twentieth century II 10
likewise the keynote Of education. II
10 impossible for the educated man to
get an understanding OF the finest
ideals In connection with social serv-
Ice and governmental purity without
a careful study Of the ideals OF the
Bible. Consequently, no education n
complete without the Scripturea
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years, but just now he has-don't
be alarmed; it's nothing like so i'm
portant as it sounds-he has a slight
heart trouble, probably the sequel
to that light and perhaps misman-
aged diphtheria attack. It's quite a
common result and is nearly always
outgrown, and it shows in almost
unnoticeable lack of control Of hands
and feet. observed Charley's
clumsiness long ago; listened at his
heart, and heard the murmur there"
And you never told usr re-
preached the grandmother.
"What was the use? There's
nothing to be done; nothing that
needs to be done, except watch,
and that I've been doing. And
didn't want TO worry you"
Then I've been Furnishing him
for what wasn't his fault" said Mrs.
Clyde in a choked voice.
you have. Don't punish Betty
for what isn't hers" countered the
physician, swiftly taking advant-
age OF the opening. Give her her
chance. Mrs. Clyde. II Betty,g4re
my own, she could hardly have
wound herself more closely around
my heart strings. want TO see her
grow from a strong and beautiful
child to a strong and beautiful girl,
and finally to strong and beautiful
woman. II rests with you. Watch
her breathing tonight, as she sleeps
and tell me tomorrow"
He rose and left the room. Mr..
Clyde walked over and put a hand
softly on his wife's soft hair; then
brushed her cheek with his lips.
"Its up to you, dearest" he said
gently.
Three days later, Betty, over
hanging the side fence, was heard.
by her shamelessly eavesdropping
father, imparting information TO her
next-door neighbOr and friends
You'd ought to get new nothe,
Thally. II don't hurt much, an
breathin' it'll heapth more funr
Pondering a chain OF suggestions
induced by this advice, Mr.. Clyde
walked slowly TO the house. As was
his habit in thought, he proceed
to rub the idea into his chin, which
was quite pink from friction by the
time he reached the library.
There he found DR.. Strong and Mrs.
Sharpless in consultation.
What are you two conspiring
about?" he asked, ceasing to rub
the troubled spot.
Matter OF school reports" an
swered the doctor. He glanced at
the others chin and smiled. "And
what is worrying your" he asked.
I'm wondering whether | have
MT made a mistake"
quite possibly. It's done by some
of our best people" remarked the
physician dryly.
mot a pleasant possibility in this
case. You remember quoting Ro-
chester as to closing the schools
and repairing the children. Today,
as heard Betty commenting on her
new nose, il suddenly came 10 me
that | was Obstrucling that very
system Of repairs by which she is
beneflting, for less fortunate young
sters in our schools"
Your said DR.. Strong in sur
prise.
AS president Of the Public Health
League. The Superintendent OF
Schools came TO me with a chm
plant against DR.. Merritt, the
Health Officer, who, he claimed, was
usurping authority in his scheme
for a special inspection system 10
examine all school children at reg
ular intervals"
Ought TO have been established
long ago" declared DR.. Strong.
The Superintendent thinks 9TH
erwise. He claims that il would
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22

interfere with school routine. It's
the duty OF the health officials, he
says, TO control epidemics without
to keep sickness out of the schools
not to hunt around among the chill
drcn. soaring them TO death abou'
diseases that probably aren't there
DR.. Strong muttered something
which Grandma Sharpless pretend
ed not TO hear. And you've agreed
to support him in that attitudeg
he queried.
well. I'm afraid I've half COM
mitted myself"
Heaven forgive you'll Why, sec
here, Clyde, your superintendent
talks of keeping sickness out OF the
schools. Doesn't that mean keep
ing sickness out of the pupils
There's just one way TO do that
get every child into the best pos
sible condition Of repair-eyes, ears
nose, throat, teeth, stomach, every
thing, and maintain them in that
state. Then disease will have q
hard time breaking down the nat
ural resistance OF the system.
Damaged organs in child are like
flaws in ships armor-plate; vital
weakening Of the defenses. And
remember, the child is always bat
Ting against one besieging germ or
another"
why can't medical science wipe
out the germs" demanded Mrs.
Sharpless. IT'S always claiming
to do such wonders"
in a few instances it can. In
typhoid we fight and win the battle
from the outside by doing that very
thing. In smallpox, and TO lesser
extent in diphtheria, we can build
up an effective artificial barrier by
incubation. But. as medical men
are now coming TO realize, in the
other important contagious Of
childhood measles, whOOping-
cough, and scarlet fever, we must
fight the disease from inside the in
dividual; that is, make as nearly
impregnable as possible the natur-
al Notifications Of the body TO re-
sist and repel the invasion. That
is what school medical inspection
aims at"
"YOu wouldn't rank whooping-
cough and measles with scarlet few
er, would you?" said Mrs. Sharp
less incredulously.
why not? Although scarlet few
er has the worst after-effects,-
though not much more serious than
those Of measles,-the three are al
most equal so far as the death-rate
is concerned"
surely nOtw protested the old
lady. "Why, I'd rather have meas
les in the house ten times, or
whoOping- cough either, than scar
let fever once"
You're about ten times as likely
to have"
She looked puzzled. "But what
did you mean by saying that one OF
em is as bad as the Other?"
THAT it's as dangerous 10 the
community, though not TO the indi-
yidual."
"Just a little too deep for me.
too" confessed Mr.. Clyde.
"Yet, it's perfectly simple. Here,
take an example. Would you rath-
er be bitten by a rattlesnake or a
mosquitO?'
"A mosquito, Of course"
Naturally, Yet a rattlesnake
country is a good deal safer than
mosquito country. You wouldn't
hesitate, on account Of your health,
TO move to Arizona, where rattle
snakes liyeY
IL suppose not"
But you would be afraid TO es-
tablish your family in the malari-
Gus swamps OF the South2"
Certainly"
CONTINUED on page six)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22

The ratification Of the extradition
treaty between the United States and
Paraguay closes the last of the refu-
gees for crooks and defaulters fleeing
from this country. But there IL .
dissatisfied element which fears that
our jails will be overcrowded when
there IL no longer any place for the
undesirable persons to ny to.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
Importance Of nrihes.

After a mad chase the escaped luna.
tic was carried back to his ward and
the affairs Of the asylum were resumed
as before.
Beats ALL" painted an attendant,
how the wheels Of large institution
can be stopped by loose nut"-Rocky
Mountain Ne.s,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
GREAT FAllAcY.

There never was a greater fallacy
than that a community. state or nation
must depend on the liquor trafiic for
money to pay its running expenses.
The greatest financial stroke the PEG
pie can make il to close every saloon
and thus relieve the taxpayers from
much OF the burden they are now oar.
rying.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
TIME TO THINK.

TIME TO THINK.
Laws have been made striving TO
keep men sober on election day. but
what we want IL TO keep the citizen
ship OF America sober every day In
the year, so that they win have had
full time to know what liberty means.
70 know what the welfare OF America
msans.-Archhishop Ireland.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
BACK TO THE BIBLE

with all their pomp OF duon
Scriptures 10
philosopher
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LESSON TEXT-Matt @.H-zb, $780, III
GOLDEN TExT-woe unto that man
through whom the Son Of Man Is be-
trayed. Matt 900 r. v.
No literature has a more terrible
story than that Of Judas. Matthew
gives US perhaps the fullest account
OF his last acts and the part he had In
those final hours OF the suffering and
death OF Jesus.
Mary's act OF amounting. by Jesus
commended. and by Judas condemned.
caused the latter 10 fare forth for his
final act OF faithless infamy. Con.
trasted with the odor Of her good deed,
we here have the stencil Of an evil
deed.
I. The Bargain. w. t4-2s. (D The
Price, w. tAt6. Disappointed In his
hopes that Jesus would establish an
earthly kingdom wherein he should
hold a high position, stung by the re-
buke OF w. 1918 (cf John 1888 and
moved by cupidity. Judas hurries to
the enemies OF Jesus tsee John ~:
27). He saw no further opportunity
to profit through holding the bag"
John IS 20. and SO got what he could
from the rulers lie estimated his
worth at 80 pieces OF silver about sew.
enteen or nineteen dollars. or the
value OF a slave: see Ell. 2i:22 and
Phil. ISL. also the prophecy OF Zechar.
iah Ii:l2-l3. Hate. envy. disappointed
ambition. and cupidity drove Judas
with "reminiscences In his final act OF
infamy. Verify. Whatsoever q man
soweth. that shall he also reap" Gal.
81. (2) The Penalty, w. H-2s. As
we read the various accounts OF that
tragic last night we note that being
warned and singled from among the
other disciples in no wise moved Judas
10 repentance The conspiracy. see
Matt &c is. ltl6. had been consum-
mated before that last meeting In the
upper room.
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INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDMSQ1O0L
LESSON
LESSON FOR OCTOBER rs
JESUS AND JUDAS.
(By Y. O. SELLERS, Director Sunday
School Course. Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago)

LESSON TExr-Maut aB-2s. 1-So; III
$40.
GOLDEN TEXT-woe unto that man
through whom the Son OF Man u be-
trayed Matt 900 X. v.
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Even grace cannot save us In our
sins. All of his gifts. his nearness TO
the Son OF God. his knowledge. first
handed. OF those marvellous teachings
OF Jesus. did not grip his heart Head
knowledge alone never saved anyone
II Is not enough even to be numbered
among the disciples. There must be .
new creation. We must be horn again.
John S:7. In verse "a We read the
final warning and John tells US u3:27)
that following these words he is com.
manded to go out quickly"
~. The Betrayal. w. 47-6o. There
are four stages In this episode: % In
the house OF Simon at the amounting OF
Jesus by Mary; (2) The one just con.
sidered and which took place In the
upper room" in connection with the
Passover feast: t9 The third 10 the
subject OF 'Nis paragraph and took
place In the Garden following the
events OF last weeks lesson This
picture has been painted so often as
to be familiar to US all. The Son OF
Man. the advancing apostate disciple,
the mob; what an appalling scene
Judas had probably led first to the
house whence he had left Jesus Find.
ing Jesus and the disciples had de-
parted ". 30) he knew where. in all
probability. he would find the Master.
II was a familiar resort for Jesus and
his disciples. John 1872. 3. Judas had
often sat under these same olive trees
and listened to him who taught as
never man taught" II was also a
place sacred to prayer. How things
are changed. Judas had allowed Satan
to enter his heart John 10; 81. see also
James 40 and with eager feet he
crosses the brook Kedron. past the
disciples and into the presence of
Jesus to betray him with a kiss.
The Final Stage.
~. "Hs Went and Hanged Him.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
The Final Stage.

~. "He Went and Hanged Him.
selF 27:3-t0. The fourth and final
stage Is reached when. seeing that
Jesus is condemned and about to be
executed, Judas. filled with remorse,
carried back the 80 pieces OF s.. ,er to
the chief priests and the elders. What
an exhibition OF hypocrisy they evil
denced. not to take the price OF blood.
forsooth! Judas did not really repent
The word here used for repent" ia
rather that he suffered remorse, and
that does not necessarily involve re-
pentance as we all know. Had he
truly repented he would not have
hanged himself and he would have
been saved even as the repentant thief
was saved.
There Is no necessary contradiction
between this and the account given In
Acts LIS. IF he hanged himself In the
field OF blood and the rope broke the
account given In Acts would naturally
follow"
The Teaching. AS We recall these
final things In the life OF Judas we
must remember that they are not the
beginnings OF his detection. The de-
velopment OF the lives Of Judas and
Peter are profoundly different Both
looked for temporal kingdom and
both were out OF sympathy with the
teachings OF Jesus as to the necessity
of his death. One, for personal gain.
betrayed. and the other. for self,pro-
lection, denied his Lord. When Judas
saw Jesus condemned. he too saw the
end Of his dreams the same as Peter.
In that hour he committed suicide, an
act OF cowardice OF the worst kind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-14
PLAN TO RETAKE ANTWERP
British Will Give 2,o0o,o0 Troops for
Possession of Belgian City
Now Occupied.

London, Oct 12.-So important to
England and the allies is the permar
nent possession of Antwerp that Great
Britain shall, if need be, put 100000
men in the field and fight for years I'M
til we have crushed its defenses with
more ruthless artillery than Krupp
can devise. The temporary
loss of the city is serious impedi-
ment to the offensive purpose of the
allies in the west and may make
slower the work of pushing back the
Germans to the Rhine. We could
have wished to have seen it held at
any cost. -. They have failed to
secure either naval or military advan-
tages, which in other circumstances
the possession of the famous harbor
and fortress might have conferred
John L. Gargin in the Observer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-14

to satisfactorily explain his position as
to what steps he contemplates taking
upon the withdrawal of the Amert-
can forces from Vera Cruz.
1t has been learned that Carrar7a
was asked through the Brazilian rim
lister at Mexico City, representing the
United States no less than two weeks
ago for assurances when his forces
took over Vera Cruz they would re-
spect the conditions laid down by Gen
eral Funston He was requested also
to promise that, upon the receipt Of
the s1,OO0,O0O customs collections, he
would not further modest Vera Cruz
importers.
1t has developed that the Brazilian
minister has informed the state de-
partment of the reply of the Mexican
government and, according to officials
here, it dealt in generalities and was
altogether unsatisfactory. A second
request for the desired information
has been submitted to the Mexico
City authorities. Meanwhile it is
generally understood that the troops
will remain in Vera Cruz.
On Board U. S. S. West Virginia,
Mazatian, Oct. IL, via Wireless.-Con-
stitutionalist mutineers at Santa Ro-
salia have shot Major Aguayo, the
military commander there, looted the
customs house, seized the Mexican
steamer Korrigon III AND put to sea.