Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 12, 1909, Page 4

—t e Girea for any substance in- jurious to health found in food tesuling from the use of BEMIDI GHURCHES HELD FINE EASTER SERVIGES Continued from First Page understand how a man should en- dure so much for one who would endure in like measure tor him. But the Savior’s sacrifice was in a large measure for those who did not know or treat him as a friend and brother. He gave up His all in attestation of His teachings and His claims in order that men might see and beleive. Yet men, blinded by their own selfishness, would not see, Their ways were evil, and they loved darkness rather than light. They would not come unto Him that they might have life,’ “Among those who rejected Him were many of our ancient craft. To some the way seemed 100 hard and they were not able to endure it. Others were bewildered because the Light, as presented to them, was 80 at variance with their precon- ceived ideas. The Light seemed but to intensify the darkness that was abroad in the world and had crept into men’s hearts. Vet this Light, small at first and thought "to have been extinguished on the cross, has continued to shine on in the darkness hath comprehended it not. “At times it has seemed that the powers of darkness must come . off victorious, but He, who is our Light, our Guide, our Shield, our Defence, has in Himself all power both in heaven and on earth, and has prom- ised that the powers of Hell shall never prevail. When the day seemed darkest and the enemy strongest, God wrought upon certain men, true and tried, to band themselves to- gether for the defence of the Gospel. These men were Masons who were true to the standards and teachings of their Order; too true indeed, not to have seen, and beheld, and seized upon, and made their own, the secret of life for which they had been searching. They had sought and found; knocked and it had been opened unto them; asked aund it had been given them. “The successors of these men are with us today, and are known among us as Knights Templar. As these men went forth in olden times with the blessings of the church upon them—because they were sons of the church as well as Templars—so we, on occasions like the present, assemble our- selves in solemn service to pray that God will bless us in our work for Him. May He Who has called us to this special work give us grace that ‘we may let our light so shine before men, that they, seeing our works, may glorify Our Father Who is in heaven.’ “But, dear friends, are we alwaye as careful as we ought to be to remember the responsibility that is laid upon us? And what our brethern and friends have a right to expect of us? We have taken our name from Him Whom we are sworn to hold up as the ‘Light of the World.! “Perhaps the only view ot the Saviour that will be vouchsafed to some man is the view he will get from us. And, in such a case, T ask you to seriously consider whether the view is such an one as to attract and hold his attention? Not that I would lower our ideals to the level of realization, but it should be true of us, that those with whom we come 1n contact might ‘take knowleege of us that we had been with Jesus.’ ““The uniforms we wear are not peculiar to ourselves except that they have emblazoned thereon the cross, the emblem of our faith, and the badge of our Order, which we are taught to wear asa constant memorial to stimulate us to imitate the viitues of the Inmaculate Jesus who died that we might live. Lest we forget, the hilts of our swords are fashioned in the form of a cross to remind us in the very moment when we are acting in defence of the truth, of Him who won the battle even by seeming to lose it: to warn us that our swords should be return- ed to their scabbords, and let to re- main there until consumed by rust, rather than be drawn in the cau of injustice, falsehood or oppressio: and, again, that having subdued our enemy to regard him no longer as our foe, but to extend to him that most glorious attribute of Deity, mercy. “Is there one among us who, with Pontius Pilate of long ago, is asking ‘What is Truth? ~No, not among us. .For, in the faith that we have pro- fessed we have dealt the death-blow to doubt. We know in whom we believe. But what think we of Christ? Itis plain that He is all that He laid claim to being—the very Son of God came down from heaven—or else the basest impostor the-world has ever known—guilty of arrogance, blasphemy, political intrigue, and trickery, deserving to die. f “Strauss did all in his power to undermine Christianity, but gave ex- pression to these words, ‘Jesus is the highest object we can possibly imagine with respect to religion: the Being without whose presence in the mind, perfect piety is impossible.” Theodore Parker adds this testimony “Above all men do I bow myself be- fore that august personage, Jesus of Nazareth.” Carl Bahrdt was a thorought going rationalist, but he said, ‘No Mortal can name Thy name without bendin® the knee, and in reverence and admiration feeling Thy unapproachable greatness. Where is the people among whom a man of this stamp has ever been born? That soul is most depraved that knows Jesus and does not love Him.” Ernest Renan says, ‘Christ for the first time gave utterance to the idea upon which shall rest the edifice of everlasting religion. He founded the pure worship which shall be that of all lofty souls to the end of time. The words of Jesus were a gleam in a thick night. It has taken eigh- teen hundred years for humanity to learn to abide by it. But the gleam shall become the full day, and after passing through the circles of error, humanity will return to these words as the immortal expression of its faith and hopes.” Lecky, the Histor- ian, sums up his calm estimate of Christ’s work as follows, ‘It was reserved for Christanity to present tothe world an ideal character, which, tarough all changes of eigh- teen centuries, has inspired the hearts of men with an impassioned love—has shown itself capable of acting on all ages, nations, tempera- ments, and conditions—has not only the highest pattern of virtue, but the strongest incentive to its practice: and has exercised so deep an influ- ence that it may be truly said that the simple record of three short years of active life bas done more to regenerate and soften mankind than all disquisitions of philosophers and all the exhortations of moralists. “In the presence of such wit- ness, what think we of Christ? There is but one reasonable answer to this question. He is the Son of God come down to earth, Immanuel: “He is the truth for which we have long sought, and having found Him, we shall follow Him to the end. The way which He trod shall be our way of life and to life. This way must pass by Gethsemaune and Calvary, but it does not stop there. It leadsto the open tomb, and then on to Bethany, where as He lifted up his hands to bless His disciples a cloud received Him out of their sight, and finally, to the right hand of our Heavenly Father, where He even now sits, a mediator and intercessor for all those who put their trust in Him, “On this glorious Easter day our hearts are cheered as we call to mind those words of tremendous power, ‘I am the resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believ- eth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.’ This dear friends, is the Gospel I would declare unto you. “And now to come to our second point—how are we called upon to maintain - this Gospel and to keep this truth alive in the world? Just before our Blessed Savior ascended into heaven,He said to His disciples, ‘Ye shall - be witnesses unto me.’ The Greek word which we have translated ‘witness’ is the same from which we get the word martyr. Now we think of a martyr as one who has shed his blood for the cause of Christ. But the meaning is broader than that, and includes all those who are willing to give up their lives that in Christ they may find them again. And I would remind you there is more than one way of giving up life. The earth re-echoes with our cheers for him who pours out his life’s blood in defence of his country or of a friend—and rightly so. Yet comparatively few of us are called upon for such services. ~We may never have either the occasion or the ~opportunity of proving our valour by using the Templar’s sword. But this shall not shut us out from the ‘Noble army of Mar- tyrs” We may give up our lives in doing justice, and extending mercy to our fellowmen, and walking humbly before our God. And if anyone here thinks this is the lesser martyrdom—this keeping self in and our fellow-men to the fore-front of our lives—I fear he*has never been called upon to do the one, and has never faithfully tried to perform the other. “Father. Damien knew the true meaning of martyrdom, when he gave up country, friends, and brilliant prospects, to go and spend long years, and finally to die among the lepers congregated on an island far out at sea, But it is not necessary for us to seek even such unusual service. ¢« «The trivial round, the.common task,’ ¢« ‘Will furnish all we need to ask,’ ¢ ‘Room to deny nurselves, aroad,’ ¢ <To bring us daily nearer God.’ “Sir Knights, we are picked men and marked men. We are set to defend the Bride of Christ. We must be virtuous men, throw- ing the full force of our manhood against the wrong, and in defence of the right. The days of perse- cution and blood-shed may be over, but the days of neglect, of sight, even of insult, to the heavenly spouse are with us still. “There is a work for each of us to do, and very near at hand. The Church of God is calling upon us for loyal support. The communities in which we live are challenging us to exemplify' the teachings of the cross in our lives. And these appeals are but the echoes of the Voice of Him Who is our way, our truth, our life. With unsullied honor, and un- wearied zeal, let us set manfully to the task that is before us: hoping ever, praying always, for the advent of that glorious day when the mountain of the Lord’s House shall be established in thetops of the mountains; when swords shall be estabiished in the tops of the mountains: when swords shall be beaten into plow-shares, and spears into pruning-hooks: wben nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more; when the reign of the “Blessed Emmanuel, the Prince of Notice to Contractors. Sealed bids will be received by the city clerk of the City of Bemidji, Minn., on or before 8 o’clock p. m., April 26, 1909, for the construction of a steel tower and 100,000 gallon steel tank to be built in said city. The city council shall open and consider all bids at their regular meeting held on the evening of that date but reserves the right to reject|g any or all bids. A certified check on a Bemid bank for 10 per cent of the amount of the bid must accompany every bid. No other form of check can be i accepted. Specifications may be received upon application to the city engi- neer. —M. D. STONER, City Engineer. —THOMAS MALOY, City Clerk. Resolutions of Sympathy. Resolutions of sympathy and re- | spect adopted by Star of the West Rebekah Lodge No- 183, Bemidji, Minn. Whereas, the angel of death has entered the home of Sister O. E. Jackson and removed her beloved son, Roy; Resolved, That we, as Rebekahs, extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents; Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved |H family, to a local paper, and also be records of our|§ spread upon the Lodge. —A. McFarlane, —S. A. McTaggart, —1I. Geil, Committee. Granted Wolf Bounties. ‘County Auditor John Wilmann issiued three wolf bounties Saturday, two to Omer Gravelle of Red Lake and one to Robert C. Shaw of the|§ Town of Hornet. Remember the Episcopal costume party in the city hall Wednesday even- the back-ground while we put God |, i Peace, the Great Captain of our Salvation, shall be universal and eternal.” Did Big Business in Month. During the four weeks ending last Saturday evening the officers of the municipal court of this city took in $525.85 in fines, SEVEN KILLEDIN "~ MINE EXPLOSION Time of Accident Undoubtedly Saves Many Lives, ‘Windber, Pa., April 12.—Seven min- ers were killed, several slightly in- jured and many narrowly escaped as a result of a.premature explosion of dynamite in mine No. 37 of the Ber- wind-White Coal company. All the dead have been recovered and, accord- ing to Mine Inspector Blower of the Sixth district, there are no more vie- tims in the wreck. The explosion oceurred just as the day shift was going off duty and the fact that the death list is not larger is accounted for by the fact that the men were near the mine mouth and had but to make a short dash for safety. The dead and injured were part of a party of twelve miners who had been drilling holes preparatory to sefting off shots. As is customary the men had been warned and it was thought had gone toward the mine entrance and were heyond the danger point. However, they were still at the holes when the electric current was turnéd on setting off the explo- sive and nearly all were killed or in- jured. BLOW TO PROHIBITORY LAW Section of Alabama Statute Declared Uncenstitutional. Mobile, Ala., April 12—One of the strongest scctions of the state pro- hibitory law was declared unconstitu- tional by Justice Mayfield at Mont- The ion knocked out ted the storing or possession of liquor in any building or apartment which was inhabited. Judge Mayfield declared that the statute was in con- flict with the federal bill of rights, which held that every man's home is his castle. He further declared that the search warrant: ued to seize liquor weré illegal and that warrants could be ed only after evidence had been discovered and not on a chance of securing evidence. | True Bills Charging Fraud in Connec INDIGTMENTS ARE QUASHED Haskell and Other Leading Oklahomans Freed. ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY tion With Muskogee Town Lot Loca tions Knacked Out by Federal Court Because of lllegality of Grand Jury Prosecuting Attorney Says Mattel Will Not Be Dropped. Tulsa, Okla, April 12.—~Governor Charles N. Haskell, Oklahoma’s first chief executive, and the- six other prominent Oklahomans indicted by the federal grand jury charged with fraud in Muskogee town lots will not have to stand trial. The motion of the defendants to quash the indict: ments was upheld here by Judge John A. Marshall of Utah in the United States circuit court. The court, in its decision, which was very lengthy, quashed the indict- ments on the ground that they were returned by a grand jury composed of twenty-three men under the federal law, instead of by a jury of sixteen, as provided for by the Arkansas law, which was held to be in force in old Indian territory by federal enactment at the time when the alleged frauds ‘were committed. Sylvester Rush, special assistant at- torney general, who worked up the cases for the government, stated after the opinion was handed down that he ‘would again present the matter to the grand jury, submitting it without de- lay to the body now in session: Attorneys for the accused asserted that the statute of limitation will in- tervene to prevent new indictments being returned. It is stated that the last overt act charged against the de- fendants was committed in April, 1906, and that the statuie of limitation in cases of this nature runs but for three vears. . The aggregate wealth of the seven men affected by the decision is said to be over $2,000,000. The indictments against them numbered thirteen and they were returned at Muskogee after a lengthy grand jury investigation conducted by Sylvester Rush of Omaha, witnesses being brought to the state from _(Lmo, Michigan and Easter Gifts Watches Bracelets Lockets Waist Sets Hat Pins In Jewelry Are Always Appropria.te Cuff Links Back Combs Special Prices on Bracelets Fine gold filled, adjust- - ble, I sie, only... 9265 Buying Direct from the Middle Man’s Profit. Factory, We Save You the City Drug Store Geo. T. Baker & Co. Manufacturing Jewelers Near the Lake other Eastern states. The indictments charged alleged conspiracy to defraud the federal gov- ernment and the Creek Indian Nation in connection with the scheduling of Muskogee town lots in 1902. IGNORES. CHICAGO POLICE State’s Attorney Causes Raid on Gam- bling Houses. 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