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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31

self has nothing to do with emotion
or desire. This fact entirely separates
It from conscience and leaves it q
distinct thing with its own distinctive
work and it is never brought into &C
tivtty by the process Of reasoning but
by a feeling of moral obligation. To
tHustrate-'A certain man went down
from Jerusalem to- Jericho, ands fell
among thieves, which stripped him OF
his raiment, and wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead. And
by chance there came down q certain
priest that way. and when he saw
him he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a sEevfte, when The was
at the place came and looked upon
him and passed by on the other side
But certain Samaritan as he Jour
neyed, came where he was and when
he saw him ne had compassion on
him, and went to him and bound up
his wounds, pouring in Oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast and
brought himsto an inn, and took care
OF HIM" The priest and Levite look
ed on him and came to the conclus-
ion THAT il left there he would die;
so did the Samaritan. The reasoning
OF all reached the same conclusion.
Why the different action? The two
former felt no moral obligation-let
him die 1t is none of my affair. The
latter felt his moral Obligation and
conscience. got In her work at once.
So reason may do her work and con-
science is inactive till obligation is
felt Thus we see this moral sense
Is Just as real as any natural sense
and can be thought OF in the con
crete as really as the eye or car. It
Is true that reason and conscience
are extremely closely connected in
their relation one to the other; but
we must know a thing before we can
determine its moral quality, Sight
and intellect are also. closely connect
cd bat certainly reason Is not vision.
For vision may be entirely lost and
the reason tstill unimnaired s.
81 Influenced by Discoveries.
An objection has been urged against
the existence OF conscience-that 1t is
not always uniform i'm its approval
Tor dizapp1nyal of things. Thisa is
only apparent and Is not really true.
Everything acts undcr a law by which
ut Is governed and IL the thing itself
IS perfect and the law perfectly obey
ed the same results will always be
reached. Now, while conscience is
governed by its own law, which Is
always consistent, we must consider
that II acts upon facts relatively
placed before 1t and that new discov-
cries by the mind will place before
the conscience an entirely different
conclusion from that upon which 1t
formerly acted and becausc OF this
II disapproves that which upon the
former conclusion, 1t may have APP
proved. Again, conscience is de-
PRAYED and perverted BY sin and lack
Of training, or wrong training and at
best II only sees moral obligation
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31
Propr'iietors
BELL PRONE 1911

adverse conditions the conscience is
at the disadvantage of perverted Wis
ion. And again, the ground OF moral
obligation, that is the will OF God,
must be perfectly understood in ev-
cry given case. Probably in no case
will all the above requirements be
met, "for even the mind and the con-
science are deffled."
Let none assert, as we have heard
some, or assume that because he does
what he believes to be right, what his
conscience approves, that his actions
must be right regardless of any thing
else, and that he must stand acquitted
In the sight Of, God Only as our lives
accord with the. life, example and
teaching of Him who came out from
God and knew no, sin, may we con-
tend for their righteousness and ex-
Tpect approval.
Conscience Can BE Educated.
II then, under certain conditions CON
science is not q safe guide why4are be
better for possessing 1t at all? II under
many circumstances we can not fully
trust 1t why give heed TO 1t at any
buho'4 outult We SVuueIll1li VllC eye De-
cause the vision is not absolutely per-
feet, can only see within a certain
range and court total blindness?
Shall we. destroy the ear because hear
ing is imperfect? We seek to correct
defect in the natural sense. Reason
would teach us to do the same with
the moral sense Conscience, like
any other faculty we possess, may, by
care and training be improyed-edu-
Gated. II we embrace the opportunities
placed within our reach to inform
ourselves concerning Gods will, which
must always be right, and then when
prompted to an act, we stop to con-
slider! whether We are prompted to do
1t because 1t Is right, or from SELL
fisllmotive. we will have little trouble
to decide rightly. IL we are fully de-
ter1nined to ahnegate self and put
God and his will first in every act
IN life, in business as we'll as rclig-
ion fulfilling the royal law in all
things, conscience will become so
thoroughly qliickened and developed
that there will be slight possibility OF
our going wrong, and even nose Of
geing so far wrong as to imperil our
salvation.
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From Coast to Coast and Refer
to the Great Work the
Company Has Done.

!, j. ]. Carly, chief engineer OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, which owns and operates
the Bell system, speaks as follows. in
connection with the recent opening
OF a telephone line from coast to
coast. ~ VI 48sla q & - q @4s (
"Thds greatest of telephone lines,
(which has been dedicated to the SER
E|tyice OF the pIBlfe must always sbe
distinguished because through Its
copper wires the voice OF the chief
|smagistrate OF this nation has, Tor the
first time in our history, been trans
mitted from the seat Of government
at Washington westward fhil't six
hundred miles to- the shores OF the
Pacific. Over this line the voice of
President Wilson was carried With
magic speed across rivers and plains
and mountains, Instantly reaching
San Francisco, where in clear tones
hit spoke his message OF congratula-
ton to men OF achievement. d,
person, Mr.. Theodore n. Vail mas new
|ertheless taken part in these cere-
monies. BY using the wonderful Bell
system Of organized men and organ
ICED wires ne mas talked to sns here
at New York from an island eleven
hundred miles to the sojith, near the
scoast Of Florida. From there he has
spoken through the length and breadth
of our land. to the state OF California,
tforty-four hundred miles away, thus
/ attaining the; longest distance ever
achieved by the voice OF man. s
|, I'VE are filled with grateful, feeling
that Alexander Graham Bell and
Thomas A. Watson have talked to each
other over this now historic line. Dr..
Bell was the first to, conceive OF the
true method and apparat ns Nof trans,
hitting speech electrically, and Mr.
Watson, following exactly the direc-
lions given to him by Or. Ben, con-
sstructed with his own hands the first
telephone. Bell was the first among
men to tallt3hy the electric telephone,
and Watson was The Stirst to hear.
There lis before us an exact reprddsic-
ition o. this electric speaking Telephone
iempl0 sed by Bell and Watson when
first they talked to each other by the
wire, Through this instrument Mr.
Bell has again talked to Mr.. Watson,
but this time how vast Is the dis
itanca and how great the triumph, OF
course he was not heard by any means
so well as when he used our standard
ttransmitter, but well enough to be
ilind God, we may be sure and loud
enough to excite q most pleasing eAip
.timetit-
This original type OF telephone
fs1iSff,r ova,. ma ~ .,,,,. -, :. = -.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31
through a distorted vision.

through distorted vision.
The nature OF conscience-ln the
analysis of conscience its elements
appear to resolve into. two distinct
classes of feelings-moral emotions
and feelings of obligation and would
stand between reason and our idea. oil
duty, or righteousness. This is prov
ed by our own consciousness. We are
conscious of a feeling that some
things are right and some things are
wrong; and further that weFmust ap.
prove the right and disapprove the
wrong. Also we feel an obligation to
act accordingly. Reason arrives al
conclusions, conscience approves OF
dfsapproyes and impresses upon The
individual the proper course of con
duct; and the base of that conduct
is what we have learned to believe
right, and appeals to the will for ac-
ton.
The utility of conscience-con-
science has been termed the mora,
sense, bearing an analogous relation to
the soul that the natural senses do
Ito the body. They are useful to us
Fin pointing out to the mind things
that would iniure US, giving warning
to protect ourselves. Also. in dis,
covering things that are of pleas
ant and helpful nature. Further, they
arc the medium by which knowledge
Of things are carried to the intellect
enabling us TO store the mind with
inforunation-to train the mind. to
educate ourselves. To illustrate: AT
this writing hear the sound of a
hammer and know carpenter is
at work near by. Also, / hear the
putting Of an engine and ! know a
train is passing. So when knowledge
of thing has been carried tbi the
intellect and reason. has done her
work, conscience points, out 10 the
soul things inimical and sounds a
warming, or 1t discovers to the soul
things that would bring pleasure and
comfort, and. impresscs TO definite
action. Also, conscience is the med
ium by which the soul is cultivated,
by which we obtain a moral educa-
ton. carrying from the ground Of
moral obligation to the soul those
sensations that would enable lis 10
choose the things which would be
food to the soul; training II and
building character growing the
Christian UP in Christ, his living liead.
Not Always Safe Gnide:
If the moral sense, or conscience
has been given to- us by an all wise
and benevolent Creator, is; it not safe
10 assume that M ID alwaysjIa safe
guide In determining the moral quail
ity OF an action? With hesitancy. vet
with confidence We say not, only -sti-
der the most favorable conditions.
Several things are required before We
can be absolutely sure of its safety.
First, all the facts must be set be-
fore the intellect and reason must
act perfectly in her deductions and
arrive at correct conclusions, placing
them before conscience for. its action,
In other words the absolute truth
and real conditions must be perfectly
known Again. the conscience must
have been perfectly trained, thorough
" edurated and fully developed Paul
would say enlightened and qiickened.
Further. 1t must not have been stul-
tilted. deadened OF. scared by being
FiUlated or by sin. Under other and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31
BELL TELEplION me MEN
TELL ABOUT NEW LINE,
marvellous improvements made in its
plant byefthe Bell company during the
intervening years. Il;

marvellous improvements made in its
plant blythe Bell company during the
intervening years. Il
sThess improvements, increditable
Jas they are in number and MAGNITUDE
are but one stage OF our never ehdin9
promise. They are not the end They
are butfthe beginning OF the future
Bell system which In effectiveness and
useful service we cotfid IDENTIFY promise
Will stfrpassst all that has gone before.
So that in the future, us iri tie past,
we will, in all things pertaining to
the art OF Telephony, keep secureIssfor
our country the 1oremost place in all
the world" =
Theodore NJ Vail, president Of the
American Telephone and IT telegraph
Company says:
"At the Centennial exhibition, at
Philade lphia the sexhtbit of the; Bell
system consisted OF two telephones
capable Of talking from one part OF
the roomto anotheri Faint as the
transmitted speech then was, It be-
came at once the marvel OF all the
world, causing scientists as we'll as
laymen to explain with wonder.
Starting with these feeble instru-
ments only, the Bell company by per--
sistent study, incessant experimental
ton and expenditure Of immense sums
OF money, created an entire new art,
inventing, develo ping and perfecting,
making impropementsET great and small
In telephone, TRANSMITTED, line, cable;
switchboard and every other piece Of
apparatus and plant required for the
transmission of speech.
AS the latest product Of this. I'M
ceasing organized effort, there has
been dedicated to the service OF the
public transcontinenta1 telephone
line three Thousand six hundred miles
long, joining the Atlantic and the
Pacific and carrying the human voice
instantly and distinctly between San
Francisco and New York, Boston and
Washington. I.
sThis telephone line IS !. part Y; 81 the
Bell system of twenty-one s1nfllion
miles Of wire: connecting nine million
telephone stations located everywhere
throughout the United States and gav-
ing to the American people telephone
service Unparalleled among the ma
tionsslof the earth.P ft
jim Bethel, senior Vice president
Of the American Telephone and Tefe-
graph Company. Says.
The completion Of the trans-confi-
mental line Is not only an epoch
marking event IN science develop
ment hut also the opening door to
better conditions. commercial ana So
ctai, throughout the nation. It means
tho lrta4<p San
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31
CONS CIENCE
Paper by the Rev.. u. W. Morrison s. -7.-.'

IN the study of this subject it is
cSkE TO become confused and led
astfdE because OF the theories con-
Corning its nature and utility, and be-
cause Of the fact that 1t is impossible
TOT define 1t except by synonymous
Hefns, which OF course is no definition
at AIN So in the beginning OF this
paper think best to locate its origin.
aud since Its very existence has been
denied, to seek evidence and produce
UtpCf of dts being, following with
Thoughts on Its nature and utility.
assert with the, greatest confidence
t1lA 50 tar as man Is concerned con-
SScielce originated with hfm-the ex-
ial He'd being created in the likeness and
image of God. However, 1t also exist
ed PRIOR to man. In the study Of
tlie nature Of the Deity we find little
ldifd6ulty dn arriving at the conclusion
Z lllaat here are some things He stamps
iwitt his approval and other things
with HIS disapproyal, establishing the
ifact that HE himself is possessed with
what care pleased to call tie moral
lHeiise,0r conscience, and il so, man
10 perfectly reflect that image, must
be possessed with the same thing at
least to some degree. This, we think,
sis sufficient to establish its origin, IL
II exists at all, whatever its nature
may be.
Mind as Classified.
Does conscience exist? Is 1t a con-
crete thing OF which we can think and
which we can use separate and apart
l5y Itself? II westurn to the scrip
fiiFe aud accept that as final, we have
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31
! MA[ECHOIR
viii Accompany New Welsh
Army Of 10000 Men
into Battle.

.(correspondenco .of AssociSed Press. ],
=, CARDIFF. Wales, Jan. SO. When
the new Welsh army OF 10000 takes
the field they will go to battle to the
sound Of Welsh male choir. which
has BEEN substitutedgin It's regiments
for the customary brass bands.
The choral organization is known
as the Welsh Army Male Voice
Chorus, and its members include
some Of the finest singers In the
Welsh valleys, men who have COM
peted In the scores OF the famous
elsteddfsds, Or minstrelsy festivals. \
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inspiring steps in the progress Of tie
art as developed by our great and al
ways mutually helpful Organization
which embraces Id its ranks mote
than 10000 men and women. To the
organization az a whole this event
win have a significance that cannot
be over-estimated; IL will exert an ips
fuence that will not end with the dstyl
but so on working for better and
greater results through years to como.
I "In some way directly or Indirectly,
every efficient man and woman In the
organization has Contributed some-
thing to the achievement and, there
fore, as a whole the organization mef-
its congratulat hons. y 81 81.
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TOLsTOPs WORKS Free.

Correspondence o. Associated Press. \
PETR0GRAD, Jan. 30.-As a New
Year git to the world Countess lti6$'
andra Tolstoi, daughter OF the Swr1tcE
recently annonpced that she Will fe-
linn all rigiit 10 any royalty from
his writings as she wishes his work.
to be free for al the world to use.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31

Ten lemon soles q fish fman,s or
ferings to q Lowestoft auction on il
half Of the, Belgian refugees fund.-
were sold again and q kaiii until the
|dgpre Of : 40 had been reached.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leek, who
are spending the winter in Cali
fornia, write that they are enjoy
ing a fine time in every way. The
weather there has been fine and
their visit has been such a pleas
ant one that they expect to remain
until spring. :,
l.. j. Gum this week moved his
job printing establishment to one
of the Moses rooms on Broadway.
just west of the old Brinkman
Company bank. The Postal Tele-
graph Co., whose offices have.
been under the Citizens National
Bank, have leased the room which
was occupied by Mr.. Gum and
will move there Immediately. The
Great Bend Ice, Fuel & Storage
Co. will also have their office in
Tie Same room.
The Ellinwood Leader of last
week contained an article regard
! ing the unsafe condition of the
river bridges at that place and
stated that they were in such con-
dition that they were really un-
safe for the farmers to haul heavy
loads over and that as a result
the farmers living on the south
side had been unable to take ad.
vantageS of the high prices which
have been offered for wheat. Such
being the case the bridges should
be put in a safe condition with
out delay. What is really needed
at EllinwOod and what the peo-
pie there are entitled to is a sub
Stantial cement bridge, but even
at the best it would be some time
before this could be arranged for
and built, and the old ones should
be put in good condition so that
they can be used for any kind of%
heavy traffic until that time.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
Mr.. and Mrs F p Cowmon ,

Mr., and Mrs. E. P. Cowman re-
turned to their home in Coffey-
vile, KanS., Wednesday morning
after a weeks visit here with Mrs.
Cowman'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. B. Worden, and family, and
their many friends.
Ralph and Richard Taylor, two
OF the progressive young farmers
OF southwest of town, were in the
first of the week on a business
trip and for a visit with relatives
and friends, and report that the
roads out that way are not in good
shape for pleasure riding at the
present time.
The new skating rink which
was started by George Ewalt and
Andy Merrick in the Moses hall
on south Main street, opened
Tuesday evening with a large
crowd in attendance. The hall is
large and has an excellent floor
and the big crowd of skaters and
on-lookerS enjoyed themselves
until a late hour.
Judge d. A. Banta went to Paw
nee Rock Sunday evening, Jan. 10,
and delivered a lecture in the
Methodist church at that place
on the theme "The Evidential
Value of the Gospel" The Paw
nee Rock Herald of last week
states that it was one of the fin
est and most able diScourSeS ever
delivered in that city, and the
talk was so well received that his
hearers insisted on his coming
back last Sunday evening and de-
livering his lecture on "The Legal
Aspect of the Trial of Jesus"
Judge Banta is one of the finest
orators in the state and ii is a
treat TO hear him on any occasion.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

Banker Arthur Dring was a
business visitor from Pawnee
Rock Wednesday.
The many friends of Mrs. l..
B. CosS will be very glad to know
that she has entirely recovered
from her long illness, and is able
to be up and around once more
James Tarpy came down from
Pawnee Rock Wednesday TO Al
tend to business matters here and
Tor a short visit with his son and
daughter who are attending high
school. Mr.. Tarpy had a huuch
that the roads were going to he
in pretty bad shape, so he drove
to Pawnee Rock and then took
the train for here.
Mrs. Will O'Connell, who last
week underwent a very severe
operation at the St. Rose hospital.
and for several days was in a very
critical condition, is reported to
be getting along in fine shape at
the present time and if no compli-
cations arise will be able to be
brought home in about a week.
The trustees of the A. O. U. w.
lodge this week purchased a fine
piano which they installed in their
lodge room. This organization
has been enjoying a fine growth
in membership during the past
few months and the meetings are
being well attended. A large num-
ber of lady members have been
taken into the order recently and
they are evidencing a great deal
OF interest in the promotion of
the work, and at the present time
the Great Bend Workman lodge
is in the most flOuriShing cOndi-
ton it has been for many years.
Rev. Woodward, James Clay
ton and F. L. Marsh were in Lar
ned the first of the week attend
ing a meeting or convention of
the ministers and layment of the
Methodist churches of the Great
Bend district, there being six sub
districts in this conference dis
trict. Greater efficiency in the
church work and also the finan-
cial interest of the churches were
discussed at the meeting, and a
number of good points were
brought out by the different ones
who spoke, and the meeting was
unqueStiOnably a beneficial one
to the churches in many ways.
Clarence True Wilson, who is at
the head of the prohibition move
ment in the United States, was an
attendant at the meeting and de-
livered a fine address, and ar
rangementS were made for him to
make an address at the Metho-
dist church in this city Sunday
evening.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

Ed Cook returned the last of
the week from attending the I'M
plement Dealers Convention at
Kansas City. Ed contracted a
real life sized cold while gone and
has been on the sick list the most
Of the time since coming home.
Eds. Leland came in from Troy
Kansas, Wednesday for a visit
with his wife and children who
have been here for a visit with
Mrs. Leland's mother, Mrs. c. P.
TOwnsIey, and other relatives
and friends.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22

ing on Saturday evening of this
week. The members have of late
been showing a great deal of in
tereSt in the work of the order and
every member should try and turn
out to the meetings and promote
this feeling. There will be initia-
ton Saturday night, and it is pro-
bable that other business of im-
pOrtance will come before the or
der and it is desired that every
member attend.
E. E. Wagaman made a business
trip to Dodge City this week.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
Jacob Rndiger was in from the

Jacob Rudiger was in from the
Dundee neighborhood Wednesday
to attend to business matters and
for a visit with friends and re-
ports that the roads along the
railroad track is in frightful shape
from the snow drifts, but that the
wheat fields are well covered in
most places and he is of the opin-
ion that the chances were never
better for a wheat crop than they
are at the present time.
Every member of the A. o. u.
w. should try and be at the meet
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
Crepe
Night Gowns

200 fine Crepe Night Gowns, all sizes,
S1.5O quality, White Sale .9Sc.
One lot Princess Slips, values up to
$3.50, White Sale .9Sc.
so pairs ChiIdren'S Muslin Drawers.
l5c. values, White Sale, pair :. .7c.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
Muslin
UuderSkirtS

Double Panel Underskirts, all new pat
terms, 75c. to $1.OO values, White
Sale Price ................ SOC.
White Pique and Muslin PetticOats,
new patterns, $3.50 values, White
Sale .......................9 .9Sc.
Embroidery trimmed White Muslin
PetticOatS, special for White Sale
49,. -. ..............$1 .$1.25
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-22
Special Values
SPECIAL VALUES

SPECIAL VALUES
Our entire line Of Bed Spreads, Towels,
Center Pieces, Dresser Scarfs and ali
other fancy Linens lat Greatly Reduc-
ed Prices during this White Sale.
soc. Art Linen, for fancy work, 40 in.
White Sale, yard ............ 75c.
4O.inch Handkerchief Linen, 9Oc. quail
ity, White Sale, yard -. 75c.
45-inch Linen Tubing, 9Oc. quality,
White Sale, yard j.. Soc.