Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 26, 1907, Page 1

VOLUME 5. NUMBER 81 THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1907 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH FOURTH DAY OF BEMIDJI BIBLE CONFERENCE DR. G. N. Pastor of the Oak Park who delivered a strong address Presbyt LUCCOCK, vian Church of Chicago, ast evening. The interest in the Bible Con-| ference still continues and if any- thing is becoming more intense. (The Pioneer was unable to give | Dr. Pratt’s speech of yesterday fore- A brief outline of noon. same follows.) Dr. Pratt spoke on Acts 1:8. Ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you. Jesus had trained, ordained and commissioned and now he empowered his disciples. Jesus insisted that his disciples tarry at Jerusalem, because eventu- ally he would evangelize the world. Hence they must have power. They were selfishly ambitious, but by the spirit they became humble Christ-like. be filled with him. 38; Matt. 5:6. There must be a hungering and thirsting for the presence of the spirit in our lives. Christ must be glorified; we want the spirit, not for the experience, See John 7:36, but to glorify Christ in our home, | business or profession. When we come to this exalted position the spirit will use our whole body. Notice the cleansing process, we must be emptied of all sin; have conviction, Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you. and | After Pentecost we are| not told to pray for the spirit, but to| | we must yielding to, instead of struggling for, the spirit method. | The spirit comes for service and } not for experiences. Service is the | condition of experiences. ! Last evening services were opened with a splendid song service. | Mr. R. F. Sulzer read Psalm 34; | John M. Davies of Grand Rapids led in prayer; Rev. F. J. Barackman | and Mr. Sulzer announced an offer- | ing, which was taken for defraying | of conference expenses. } Dr. Luccock then delivered his * | address onBonnie Palestine,”which was as follows: | Bonnie Palestine. There are two reasons why I wish to speak to you of my recent privi- |leged journey to the Holy Land-| ( First, because I wish to share with. | you, whose fellowship these three years has been an annual feast to | me, as far as narrative can share, | the delights of that Mediterranean | cruise. Secondly, it is in my heart to stimulate every minister here, L:[)Lcl’\“) every young minister, to place high among his ambitions a | visit to the Land of Promise. Every |man of you can do it, if you try, and it is worth Jacob’s fourteen | years of waiting to compass such an end. 'i have a wonderously sweeter interest. The Bible you preach will| & mae 5 8% T 6:30 Early mornlnl meeting. .......... Conducted by Rev. J. R. Prl". D.D. Bible smdy PROGRAM EVENING BESSION, D. Preslding. .Rev. Campbell Coyle, D. SATURDAY. MORNING SESSION. Rev. T. M. Findley, Splcar, Pesiding. NO AFTERNOON SESSION. 'ime given up to recreation. Led by Rev. M. C. Martin D.D. The Attendance at the Conference Has Been Large, and Some Very Good Addresses Have Been Delivered. =--Confer- ence Is a Very Successful Affair. - > Rev. R. L. Vance, Maine and Its Attainment,” Why go to Palestine? Reasons are many. One good one is adequate. A Scotch widow, looking upon the coffined face of a husband of fifty years, exclaimed brokenly but not without rapture, “That was a bonnie bit of clay!” The poor tabernacle of flesh, fallen low in death, was still, and cold, without answering smile and with no responsive pressure of the hand—it was now just clay. But because that body was where her love had lived it was “a bonnie bit of clay.” No matter how Palestine ! has changed, nor how decadent its pitiable populations—the land is where He lived. Brushing aside all false and foolish claims for peculiarly sacred localities, the pilgrim may stand with sure feet amid the actual scenes of that wonderful life—the place of His birth, the hills that knew His sweet childhood and win some youth, the cities and fields and shores that were graced by his marvelous ministry, the place where He tasted and conquered death for us and took away its sting, where He triumphed over our last enemy, T 3, Y Ry T . Good Clothes and Nothing Llse pretenses. Kuppenheimer $25 . Buits oo o oo sumnanes Money Cheerfully Refunded Clotheraft 318 816 and Suits Clothing House CONTINUE THEIR Semi-Ani Clearance Sale The House of Kuppenheimer Tailored Suits At 20, 33 and 40 per cent off Regular Value This year-end clearance has no restricticns, either retail or wholesale, You double your money. Goods se!l on sight. No We prove every statement, Annual Kuppenhcuner $20 Suits. . $16.76 Ask your friends. S $9 75 sz4 322 and $14.75 and proclaimed our certain victory. That makes Palestine a bonnie land to us. At Cana of Galileea church marks the place reputed to be the location of wedding joys where Jesus turned the water into wine. Above the entrance to that church is this beautiful inscription: “We worship in the place where stood the feet of Jesus.” We took that for our motto in these Holy Land jourpeys—to adore otir Redeemer in the very places once pressed by His own feet. : Wil But it is considerable of a trip before one reaches Palestme, and there are many ‘fl\‘estmg experi- ences by the way. With the excep- tion of two days of storm, every wind that blew but furthered us on our cruise. Even the storm brought us its message of God’s love. We learned to realize His presence with us while we journeyed across the great deep. I never had a more inspiring sense of His presence than during the storm—our storm. And I count its experiences and impressions among the finest of the cruise. Of course to seasoned voyagers it was - not much of a storm. Bntto demure first-trippers it was ample to fulfil all the formalities of a regular introduc- tion to the finer ecstacies of ocean travel. I am not thinking now of seasickness, but of ocean inspiration, not of upsetting the body, but of up- lifting the soul. It was splendid to sit on deck'and feel the great ship lifted by a mighty swell, and then, dipping its prow, take a toboggan slide down, down, until it seemed to be going straight to the bottom, and all the time feel unafraid; for, even while the towering, menacing, floods came greedily on, sure of their prey, the good ship righted and with tilted nose, plunged scornfully through the proud billows, whilg} the amazed waters drew back, and as if for better ‘view of this monster thing that dared defy an angry sea, lifted their foaming crest to' the levels of the upper decks, white and purple with rage, yet magnificently beau- tiful, like some queenly woman whose stately charms are heightened by indignant flashes of :displeasure. But that wrath wasonlyfor a moment, rather play thanfight, and the cheated waters rolled away in rhythmic undulations, making music for the ear and indescribable forms of beauty for the eyes. The ' scene grew like a landscape among the mountain_ foothills, only here the lower elevations were white crowned like snow-capped mountain - peaks. And here, too, ‘there was ceaseless motion, as these laughing, liquid hills gathered their swelling floods and rose to a rocket burst of - spray, shaking magic laces down their rippling slopes, and then off "and away again, changing form and color in endless charm, asif intent on for atfer all even a stormy sea would |} making beauty for the eyes of God. What man with any religion in his soul could fail to hear the heart within him whisper ‘God is here and God is love,’ while better than ever before he understood the deep music of the psalmist, ‘He ruleth the raging of the sea.’ T have not time to tell you of our interesting experiences by the way, at the Island of Madeira, in Spain, at Gibralter, Algiers, Malta, Athens, Constantinople, Ephesus, Smyrna, or of the days in Egypt, but proceed at once to the experiences in the Holy Land. # 1t is best for the tourist to- enter Palestine at Taffa. Here he will be able to rejoice in luscious fruit. and so be reminded of the grapes of Eschol that hinted to God’s ancient people the fruitfulness of the land. The finest oranges in the world are grown about Taffa. This, together with the lovely plain of Sharon upon which the tourist immediately enters, gives a pleasing first impression. Then at the end of the days of privi- lege it is best to leave Palestine at Christ.” - REV. CAMPBELL COYLE, Pastor of the First Preshyterian Church of Duluth, who will address the conference this evening -on “Enthusiasm for Jesus Haifa, passing out through the wonderful plain of Esdraelon, and so bearing away a beautiful final impression of the land. - . Of course one will see much deso- lation. But he will see amazing possibilties. Put an American farmer there with modern implements and with a good government behind him, and astonishing results would follow- The country combines the fascina- tion of the prairie, of the desert and of the mountains. ~ It does not seem strange or incongruous to be riding on a railroad through the sacred hills and valleys. The scenery is at times so beautiful that one feels as if traveling through the most scenic regionsof his own country. There are some very remarkable engineer- ing achievements. In going up the East-Jordan country to Damascus one feels much of the same awe and delight experienced in traveling through the Rocky mountains. Modern Jerusalem is not an attractive city. - Yet Dean Stanley declares that no one who obtained his first impression from the summit of the Mount of Olives ever was dis- appointed in Jerusalem. It is indeed beautiful for situation. The Holy City is distressingly degenerate now. Two-thirds of its population are impoverished, heart- broken Jews wailing bitterly over the loss of the gates of Zion. The Christian elements are so saturated with gross superstition and so filled with sectarian hatred that Turkish soldiers are necessary to keep them from killing-each other while- they are engaged in worship. The city is under the control of the Moham- medans. Vet here are many im- perishable sacred associations. The Mount of Olives stands, Gethsemane is there, Calvary is there outside the gate. And the devout pilgrim has his soul flooded with thoughts of great days and great experiences inseparable from this city, experi- ences through which came to him the best that he knows about” God. During the stay at Jerusalem, side trips are made to Bethlehem, to Bethany, to Jericho and the Dead Sea, and to numerous other places We’re Going to Cross Lake School SUNDAY, JULY 28, 1907 The Steamboat MICHAEL KELLY, weather permitting, on SUNDAY, JULY 28, will land its passengers at CROSS LAKE SCHOOL, leaving Redby -at 2:00 p. m., and giving them atfiple time to visit all points of interest there. This is the oldest INDIAN SETTLEMENT on RED LAKE and is well worth a visit. Train Leaves Red Lake Dgfiot at Bemidji at10:15 a. m. for Redby Regular Excursion Prices ‘Good Meals at ‘Ré‘dBY,,qr)ly 35¢c S ,l = | et | <