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S. P. MORSE & CO. HOLIDAY GOODS. Toilet Sets, 97ec. 8-piece Toilot Plush celluloid fittings, Price | Set, satin lined, Toilet Sets, $2.25 4-picce Toilet Plush ‘Set, fine quality rlush, good satin lining, and best cellu- oid fittin Price $2.25 Manicure Set, f-piece Toilet vhite cellt lined. Plush Cuff ——AND— Collar Box 85c. To.morrow we y Collar and Cuff Bo: ors, worth $1.25, at 85 Mail Orders. Send for our Tllustrated Christmas Catalogue of Toys, Dolls. Books, etc. S. P. MORSE & CO. THE ELECT OF THE MOST HICH and Manicure Set re on sule 100 Plush , in assorted col- Pelf and Ambition Sacrificed for the Good of Humanity. MAINTENANCE OF MINISTERS. Meeting of the Omaha Presbytery and Other Aggressive Action of Companies in the Army of the Lord. Salaries of Omana Ministers. “While talking with a barber yesterday, and he didn’t own the best shop in tha city either, T learned that he averages $250 clear per month from his earnings or $3,000 per yoar. There are only two ministers in the city who make more than this and they, are Dr. Duryea of the First Congregational | church, who receives 85,000 per annum. and Dr. Harsha of the First Prosbyterian church, who receives the more moderate sum of £3,800 per yoar. So you ses a wan is surer of securing a competence by scraping chins than he is by devoting ten years of study preparatory to preaching the gospel, to say nothing of the years devoted to research uiter he leaves the theologioul seminary.” The speaker was a well known minister of the city who was discussing the salaries re- ceived by the clergy of Omaha. . Tho average country minister,” he con- tinued, *receive less thun $600 per year. His city brother necessarily receives a better stipend as the cost of living is correspon- dingly greater. The skilled neck:unic makes botter wages than his spiritual ad- viser. Itisa poor trado that does not pay the worker from 50 to $4.50 per day, and there is many a poor minister who would be glad to receive the wages of his mechanic parishioner who lives aud dresses in better style,and enjoys more comfort than does his vastor, Omaha never hud a finer set of men iutellectually in the pulpit than she has today, an yot you will be sur. prised to learn that they are on an average underpaid. We have men in the ministry who, if they had studied luw would be making from $3,000 to $10,000 a year. and yet they are trying to lLve and bring np a family on $1,000. The ministers of Ownha are poorly paid in comparison with the preachers of Denver, Minneavolis and IKansus Ciry. An inguiry into the salaries received by the devoted men in the pulpit in Omaha shows a vast deal of truth in the foregoing sectences, us the following figures will indi- cute: The Congregationalists are first in line, Dr. Duryea, who enjoys the distinction of being the best paid minister in Nebraska, heads the list with $6,000 per annuw, Rev, Wiliard Scotu of the St. Mary's ave- nue Congregational chur receives $3,000 per year, For some time he recoived $1,500, but was tendered a ,000 position in Hoston. ‘This caused his congregation to awaken to his worth and the members agreed to raise lus salary 1o $3,000 if he would remain, He accepted the offer and his parishoners did oven botter than they had promised by pre- sonting nim with §00 besides to pay for a trip abroad, A I‘lr.lAyl‘(. Tllmm 1;((’ Plymouth Caugl'ailll 1onal church, at Kountze, place receives #2,200. P Rey. M. L, Holt, pastor of the Congrega- tional church at’ Thirtieth and California stroots, recoives §1,200 per year and @ mause to live in, Rev. H. C. Crane of Hillside Congrega- tional church receives §1,000 per year and ® mause. Rov. J. A, Miliigan of Cherry Hill receives 1,000 per your and furuishes Lis own manse. Rev. H. N, Swith of the Saratowa Congre: #ational church, who has been out of theo- logical seminary only a few mouths, receives Iv?o‘t: per year and pays his own expenses out of it Rov. F. H.W. Braechert, the ouly German Cougrozatioval pastor iu the city and who presides, over the Little flock iu the Evaogeli- cal church, receives as his stipend $300 per sunam. Of the Presbyterian wiuisters Dr. Harsha THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: S. P. MORSE & CO. S. P. MORSE & CO. ({ BECEMBER S. P. MORSE & CO, HOU D AY Tm]L EHESTS P"Swiss Eimbroidered GOODS. Priniing Presses, $1.50 Fach box contains inelud \, inlk vhoy. 1 i Tea Seis [SC, Handsome Oxidized and Copper ish_Tea Set, in_ four picces, tray inches. Reduced price, Tac a complete ontfit, An excellent $1.50, Larger snilemen’s Traveling Toilet Sets, [aee Lanterns $1.25. Each box contains 13 beautifully col- ored views. The best lantern for the money in the city. Price, $1 Bet- ter ones at $1.75, $2.00, $5.00, and np to $7.00. S. P. MORSE & CO. is the hest paia, recetving £3.600, It is not many years sice he was getting but #1.200. In point of service he is the oldost minister in the city. Dr. John Gordon of Westminster Presby- terian church receives $2,000 per year. Rev. W. R. Henderson, pastor of the Sec- ond Presbyteriau church on Saunders street, receives $1,800 for his services. Rev. N. H. G. Fife of Fremont has just been called to the Southwest Presbyterian church on Twentieth and streets, at a salary of $2,000. Rev. Asa Beard of the Knox Presbyterian church gets 1,200 per vear. Rev. J. N. Wilson of the Castellar P terian church 0a South Sixt 5 tellar streets, is a man who would doubtles: have achieved fame and fortune as a lawyer or architect, but as a minister he is eking out a livelinood for his family at $1,000 per year. Mr. Wilson has built threa churches and a parsonage and has done the major por- tion of the work with bis own hanas with saw and hammer, Rev. W. 4, Palm of Walnut Hill Presbyte- rian church, receives $000 per annum. Rev. Mr. Lodge of the Presbyterian mis- sions at Iifth and Williams and Ambler place, reccives 500 per year for his sery H $600 of this is paid by the missionary board. Schaible of the Pirst German receives also the mod- est income of $s00 per year. Rabbi Kosenau of the Congrogation of Israel has been out of the Heorew theologi- cal seminary only u few months, but is re- ceving the handsowe little sulaty of $2,000 per auouin, Rev. A. W. Lamar of the First Baptist B is probably the best paid minister of his denomination in the state, receiving 000, Rev, F. W, Foster of the immanual Bap- st church on Twenty-fourth and Binney streets receivas $1,200 per year. His congre- gation wishes to pay him more, but he re- fuses to accept 2v increase before the devt meurred by the orection of the new building 18 cancelled, Rev. Thomas itephenson, city missionary of the Baptist church and pastor of tho Central Park mission, receives §1,200 per year. Rev. A. W, Clarke of Calvary Baptist church, also receives §1,200. Rev, H. L, House of the Beth Eden Baptist church, on Park avenuo, draws a salary of §2,000 and is furnished with a par- sonage. Kev. Jensen, the pastor of the Danish Baptist churcn, near North Twenty-fifth street, provides for himself ana family on $1.000 per yeur. Rev. Mr, Negerene, the minister over the Swedish Baplist people receives the same salary . Fatbor McCarthy of St. Philomena's ea- thedral receives whatever is left frow collec- tions after the expense of oil, candies and junitor are paia. This is often merely a nominal amoun Rev. Carroll, the curate, recoives but per month, Bishop Newinan, the renowned Mothodist diviue aud intimate friend of tne late Gen- eral Grant, receives $5,000 per annum. Rev. P, S, Merrill,the scholarly pastor of the First M. E, church, receives the equiv- alent of $5.000 per annum, his salary being $2,100 per nunum and_besides he receives parsonage, the reut of which 1s $120, and it is furnished elegantly from Lo w bottom. Rev. H. A. Crave of the Seward street M. 5. church receives $1,050 per aonum and rents his own parsonage. Rev. W. K. Beaus of the Trinity M, E. church at Kountze Place receives $1,500 per annum aud in wddition a beautiful parsonage to live . Rov. George M. Brown, the energotic pastor of the Hanscom park M. E. church, draws a salary of $1,520 per anuum and in addition has a cozy ttle parsonage for his family, Dean Gardner of Triuity catbedral receives #3,000 per year and hus tu addition the most beautiful home of any minister i the state, not excopting the residence of Bishop lngton, Presbytery of Oma Ou Tuesday moruing at the First Presby terian church, Seventeeuth and Dodge streets, the Omaba presbytery met in regu- lar couvention to attend to diverse business matters. The following ministers answered to roll call: . M, Weeks of Papillion; Joseph Riall, Blair; R. M. L. Braden, Te- kamab; J. 8.'Spencer, Craig; W. J. Harsha, J. G. Schaible, G. M. Lodge, Josiah Muli- | #1.00, #1. Hc. Leavenworth =25C At this price w best Tool Chest fc city. W sffer the largest and the in the have hetter grades at 50¢, 7 £3.00, $1,00, 5,00 and he B lnst numbers include scroll level DOLLS! DOLLS! S0C will offer inches in hef These ave just half prico. carly, before they are all gone. DOLLS! DOLLS! =25cC On offer regu Tomorrow wo Bisque Dolls, 21 dozen sht, at Come a separate counter we will also dozen 15-inch Bisque Dolls -a S0-cent doll—at 25¢. Books, Bl Arlington Edition, 29¢€. We hava just received 1,000 of these popular standard 12 mos., cloth hound books. tho hest cdition published. Worth 13 our price 2 S. P. MORSE & CoO. gan, Asa Leard, Jonn Gordon, J. M. Wilson and W, . Henderson of Omaha, ‘Lhe clders of the presbytery were repre- sented by Isaac Noyes of Waterloo, Dr. J. M. Kuhu and T. Vavcourt of Omaha. iev. J. M. Wilson was the presiding ofil- cer. The action of Rev, Countermine in de- serting his congregation of Waterloo was nsidered fully and was strongly con- demned. A resolution was passed demand- ing that the young minister condone for his conduct by apologizing for his unministerial and unmanly act in repudiating a contract. Commuuications wero received from a number of churches making aplication_for financial assistance n order to pay their pastor's salaries. Donations ranging from £100 to $400 wero anted the churches at “Tekamah, Silver Creek, Humphrey, Cres- ton, Tracy Valley and Walnut Hill, The Knox Presbyterian church was al- lowed $1,000 toward building a new church n Kountze place. Pulpir and Pew. ‘The members of the Church of the Good Shepherd, corner of Ninetcenth and Lake streets, will give a sociable at the residence of Mr. A, C. Powell on Wednesday eveni Prof. Perry of Detroit gave an illustrated ecture at the Swedish church, Twenty third and Davenport strects, on Wednesday evening. Dr. Duryea gave an interesting talk on #Composition’’ to the members of the Art as- sociation on Tuesday evening. Mr. Staples, the superintondent of the First Baptist church Sunday school, ceived a flattering business offer i and accopred it. Mr. J, J. Everingh been elected to fill the vacancy in the school Dr. Lamar has been 1n the towns of Mox- ico, Fulton und Cotumbia, Mo., the past weok lecturing and preaching, He found these towns colonized mainly with southern people and he passed a very pleasant week, The choir of the People's church, which is doing such satisfactory wopk at the services in Boyd's opera house on Sabbath morning and evening, is about to expand into a grand chorus, Mr. Franklin S, Smith, the leador, will lereafter give his ndividual attontion toits development. The chorus now num- bers eighty voices and Prof. Smith is anx- ious to in ase the number w 150, Dr. Duryea Offered a Presidency. On Thursfay a delegation of gentlemen from the trustees of Kansas university waited upon Dr. Duryea, pastor of tho First Congregational church, to ascertain whether or not he wofild accept the chancellorship of that institution, Dr. Duryea thanked them for the honor, but said e found himself so pleasantly situ- ated in Omaha that Lie did not care to” move away and would have to deciine their o ‘'his is the sccond time Dr. Duryea been offered sucn & responsible position, The former offer wus made by the trustoes of the Princeton university, the ofice ping the presidency of that famod nstitution, o number of years ago, Ho declined this position and it was next offered to the carned Dr, McCosh, who accopted it. Dedication of A Baptist Church. Tho members of the Immanual Baptist chureh will dodicate vtheir new building on the corner of North Twenty-fourth and Binnie streets, Kountze place, on Sunday, December 15, at 8 o'clock in the afteruoon, The singing will be given by the malo Quartette of the First Baptist church, and Mrs, §. £. Clapp. The dedicatory addre: willbe by Rev. H.C. Woods D.D. of Lin- coln, An address will also be made by Rov. A. M. Lamar of the First church, ‘'he prayer of dedication will bo by the pastor, tov. . W, Foster, In the evening Rov, H. C. Woods 'will proach, The public is cor- dially invited. Services have been held in the building for three or four weoks past. A New Afcican Church, A nmew church organization bearing the name of the St. Paul’s African M. E. church has flied articles of incorporation with the county clerk. Tne location of the buildiag is 10 be ou lot 0, block 4, Improvement assceis. tion uddition. The trustees are Richard Green, Leslie Williams, Plummer Wulker Wliiam O'Neill and Graaville Eubank, Rev. Harsha Before (ho L A. O, K. Kev. W. J. Harsha of the First Presby- terinn church will locture at the SyDagogue lows Shams, APRONS, BUREAU COVERS, ETC. t week we shall open a beautiful line of Swiss Aprons. Pillow Shams, Pidies, handsomely em- broidered—our own importation this senson, Men's Initial Handkerchiefs 35¢. 8 for 81, or 6 in handsome fancy box for These are hemstitched, and ave vorth the price we ask without the initial, January Patterns Shecets, Pash- 1ons and Delineators now in. Ladies’ [nitial Handkerchiefs 25c. 6 for $1.50, uniaundried, hand em’ broidered initial on sheer linen lawn® Sold by the hulf dozen only. Ladies Initial Handkerchiefs $1 a Box. Hemstitched linen camorie, six in a box, in handsome box. Ladies” Initial Handkerchiefs 35¢. 6 for 82, in very protty fancy b The finest initial hapdkerchief we keep. Mail orders filled. Agents for Butterick's Patterns. © January Patterns, Fashion Sheets,De- lineators, etc., now in. S. P. MORSE & CO. on Harney, near Twenty-fourth street, to wmorrow evening to the L. A. C. E., the Young Men’s Christian association of the Jewish church, He will describe his travels recently in Italy. This is the first instauce of an evangelical minister preaching or lec- turing in & Hebrew synagogue in this ciuy, and probvabiy the first wstance in the entire country Cannot Afford the Change. On the necessity of retaming the general conferonce of the M. E. church in Omaha, Rev. W. K. Bean, of Trinity M. E. church, says: *“The policy entered upon to defeat Omaha is to create in the public mind a doubt as to ner ability to meet the conditions—to make such an unwarranted demand in the way of money actually raised as to swamp and dis- courage the effort at the outset. “Omaba, in making her plea before the 1ast general conference, gave distinct em- phasis to the pleasure it would sfford her citizens o invite the delegates as largely as possibie, to their homes: that they would be cared for amply and royally. We are now told that, in presenting our case before this commission for their final determination of the matter, that entertainiog any part of these delegates in our houses will not counv anything—that the amount necessary to meet the expense of at least 500 delegates for thirty duys ot the best hotels must bo secured in advance. In other words, that this) commission must leave tho g ntee of $30,000 nctunlly raised as the chief condi- tion of deciding on Omaha as the place for the next session of the general conference. “Jt would seem from the clear reading of the duty of this com wission of seven, that its work is chiefly advisory, and that it is not called upon to consider another place of holding the grand conference, unul the place designated by that body notifies the commission of its ina- bility to meet the required conditions. Omaha has agreed freely and fully to meet all the requirements—to furnish suita- ble buildings ana to entertain the delegates royally and well, and it would seem from every standpoiut of justice and fairness that the matter ought not to be further ques. tioned, As Omaha is the ouly city that has voluntarily agreed to care for the general conference, it is well understood,in harmony with the law of thechuicy, that if another place is chosen by this coaiunssion, the ex- pense of the gencral conference must be met not by the city selected, but by an as meut of at least#50,000 made upon the church at large. y The coming of this body will be of incal- culable beneflt to Omaba. 1t will advertize our city most widely. It will brace and purify the rural atmosphere, the pouring into our midst of over five hundred repre- sentative men from all over the world to lin- ger here for a monthi, bringing with them thousands more, will give qui cd life to many lines of trade, imated that the meeting of this conference will be worth at least 8100000 to Omalia in clean cash, 1t haviug gone out to the world that the next general conferonce was to meet at Omaha, we cannot afford the humiliation of a change to another place with the ever-attendant rea- son that we were too swall and weak to meet the conditions, ¢ ‘*As acity, the great metropols of the west, we cannot afford not to enlertain the next general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, Christ ana Poverty. The lecture to be delivered by the Rey, Thomas 8. Fitzgerald, S.J., on next Wednes- day evening promises to be well attended. The subject will ba *Christ and Poverty," Lesides the lecture, Mr. Jules Lombard will nder a vocal solo and a quartette of violin- ists under the direction of Mr, Brett wiil take part in the cutertainment. The lecture is to be given under tho auspices of the , Vincent De Paul association. The proceed will be applied for the venefit of the poor ot thisoity. Rev. J. 8. Dotweiler, pastor of the Kouatze Mewm 1 Lutheran enurch, has tendered his resiguation to take effect not later than May 1, or earlier if a successor is chosen. Until & pastor is chosen Mr. Detweiler will S. P. MORSE & CO. BLANKETS (st Gif! S10 Pair. : loice colors— y T'an, c.—~Cualifornin he flnest and 1 st made; put up in'a nice box, $10 a pair, worth 20, Mail orders for these blankets will be filled, and if not isfactor; be velurned. Inelude with order. ARCTIC DOWN BED COMFORTS they o 25 cents for ex- pressig The Bed Comforts made, filled with genuine down, size 6 fect wide, 7 feet 6 worth $20; now $12,50. sent. Rugs. Rugs. 1n our Carpet Department next week we shall have a Special Sale. of Rugs suitable for in price Playing Cards 25c. Playing Cards 50c. We are selling fine 50 cent Playing rds at 2ic, and the 75 cent carvds for pac Butteriek's Popular Books, $1. Necdle Craft, Necdle and Brush, Home Making und Housekeeping. Good Manners, Social Life. Agents for Butterick's P ttorns, S. P. MORSE & CO. Holiday Presents H0¢ occupy the pulpit. The resignation was ac- pted on Wednesday night. The reason ven by Mr. Detweiler for resigaing is that never could leave his congregation in better circumstances than at present and would rather have a pleasant termination of his pastorate than otherwi § church—Masses at 7, 9 and 30 a. m.; vespers at 3 p, m. St Johus collegiate church—Masses at 6, 7,8:30 and 10,30 a, m.: vespers at 8 p. m. Newton M, Mann will prea morning at Unity church, Subject, Law of God—What Is It 1 Sabbath school in the Dodge street church between Tweltth and Thirteenth,at 3 o'clock p.m. Prof. J. A. Gillispie,superintendent, First Congrogational church, Nineteenth and Davenport streets, Rev, J. T. Duryea, pastor—Services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 12 m, Plymout Congregational church, of Twentieth and Spencer streets, Dr. Thuin, pastor—Services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 12, Y. P. S. C, E. at 30, Kountze Memorial Evangelical Lutheran, carner of Sixteentn and Harney streets— Rev. J. 5. Detweiler, D. D., will conduct services and preach at 10:30 8. m. and 745 p. m, At the Southwestern Lutheran church, Twenty-sixth street, between Poppleton and Woolworth avennes—Rev, Luther M, Knhns will preach at_11 a.m, on “The Christian Motive,” and at7:30p, m, on *“Coming to Christ by Night." At Trinity cathedral, Capital avenue and Eighteentn ‘strects—Tho services will bo: Holy communion at 8 4. m.; morning prayer nat 11 m. ; Sunday scnool at hildren’s service at 8:15 p. m.; yer anda sermon at 7:30 p, m. Newman M. E, churcn, St. Mary's avenue Twonty-seventh street, Rev. J. E. Ensign I, Class meeting at preaching 10:30; Sabbath scnool at 3 Epworth league prayer wmeeting at preaching 7:80 p. m, Church of St. Mathias—South Tenth street and Worthington place, third Sunday in ad- vent December 15, 18893 7:40 a. m,, holy com- munion; 10:30 a. m., litany, worning prayer and sermon; 8 p. m., Sunday schooi; 7 m., evening prayer and sermon. froe, Mrs, C. M. Woodward of the state W, ( T, U., will occupy the pulpit of the Hapsc pirk Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow morning ut 10:45. Mrs. Woodward is u very interesting speaker and doubticss many will avail thewselves of this opportunity of hear- ing her, “Fallible Peter” is the title of Rey, P, Merrill’s Sunday morning sermon. Atnight his »ub{ucl will be **Licensing Sin."" First M. B. church is at Seventeenth and Dayen- port streets, Services at 10:30 and 7:30, All cordially welcome. Spe attention o strangers. Trinity M. and Binney, W corner chuyeh, corner Twenty-first . K. Beans, pastor. Proacu- ing 10:80 ud 3 Morning sub- cct, “Prayer, Temperance.” Sunday school 2:50 pam., M. M. Hamlin, superiniendent, Youug Dpeople's wmeeting 6:45. The people made welcome, At the Poople’s church, Boyd's opera house, sorvices will be conducted by Miss Jeunio Smith, national superintendent of railroad department of Women's Christian Temperance Union, morning 10:45, “Prayer auswered,” ovening 7:30, “Experience.) A grand rally for railroad people. The chorus will be led by Fraokbn S, Smith. All Saints cnurch, Twenty-sixth and How- ard streets—Third Sunday 0 advent, De- cember 15. The music at the 11 o'clock ser- vice will be Benedicite 1o B flat and Bene- dictus in C, Florma; anthem, “‘Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” Garrett. At the 4 o'clock service, Cantate and Deus in G, Mac- farr anthem, “Awake! Awake! Put op Strength,” Boston, Straugers always wel- come. At the First Presbyterian church the Rey, Dr. Harsha will preach bott worning and evening. In the eveniug he will speak on the subject: *The Chauges in Presbyterian Belief iu the Last Hundred Years.” This subject will involve the revision of the con- fession of faitn of the Presbyterian, about which thero is 80 much discussion just now; | S* P. MORSE & CO. CLOAKS. CLOAKS. Baby Cloaks, $1.95. Nico warm Biderdown Ilann iks for babies two and three yearsold, worth £5.00; choice for $1.95. Children's Cloaks $1.95. Heavy fine Cloth Clonks for children, 4 nd 6 yenr sizos, otchen styles, neatly teimmed and well made: worth $LO0 1o #6.00 each. Choice, Monday, $1.95. Misses™ Jackets, $2.50, Extra good All Wool Jackets, in me- divm and davk shades of brown Euglish and Scoteh Fabries, neat stripes, sizes 12 10 18 years, worth $5.00 to $5.00 each. Choice, Monday, for $2.50. Children'sCloaks $4.50. Two styles to select from. Directoire style of Striped Camel’s Hair and En- sh tyle of Rigured Melton cloth; age 10 and years; worth $6.50 to 38, choice for $4 Children's Cloaks $6.95 Large vavioty to selccl from. Made of best imported cloth; choice Gretchen Style, handsomely trimmed,ages 4 to 10 , worth $10.00 to $13.50 each, choice & this sale $6.95. S. P. MORSE & CO. and Dr. Harsha will give his views as to the advisability of so doing, As the Rev. I'. H. W. Bruechert, pastor of the German Free Evangelical chureh, corner 1fth and Doreas streets, is yet unable to ration. the Itev. Prof, J. Ramser of the German theological seminary at Crete, Neb., will preach for him at 10:30 . m. and 7:30 p. m. All German friends are cordially invited. PROMI OF TRE ABRAHAM. In What Race Has It Been filled. To the Editor of Tug Bee: The scrmon of Rev., Dr. Merrill on Thanksgiving day, as reported in your paper, scemed to me at the time of reading, a remarkable production for reasons I shall aftbrwards state,and gave at the same time a good deal of food for re- flection, 1 would have much soonerdrawn attention 10 it, but physical disability prohibited. If the remarks which I propose making suvored at all of the polemical or denomin- ational I should hesitate calling attention to them through your valuable journal, know- ing thav such discussion would not ba ac- ceptable to the columns of a great aaily. However, as the thoughts suggested and now offered aro outside denominational lines, and yot of more than passing interest, I venture to offer them, irst, let me say that on reaaing his text, viz.: “And I will make of thee a great na- tion, and I will bless theo and make thy name great, etc.” [ thought. weli, I am going o read Something now that will prob- ably help me to a better understanding of this and a great many kindred passages in holy writ, or else shail Lear the orthodox (1) exposition which to me is questionablo, I take it thav the words thus addressed to Abraham were joeant for him and had a dis- tinet and emphatic reference to him and his seed ; and, while I favor their application to the Anglo-Saxon race, I doso because I am satisfied thoy are the people who rightfully by birth and nationality inherit it. L regard it as stranee that Dr. Merrill and hosts of other clereymen are so willing to take the promises given to Abraham and bis seed forever and appropriate them whole- salo to what, 1n their estimation, is nothing more thau a modern evolution of nationality, If Dr. Merrill and others who think and speak like bim would identify the people now in the enjoyment of the blessings prom- ised to Abraham and his seed especially and oxclusively, with the ciildren whose in- heritunce is those promises all would be right; but, when they seek to wrest those wonderful “promises from their rightful owuers and give them Lo those who, in their estimation, are not tha children of Abrahum, then it is time to call a halt, Moreover, he further on, 1n Lis discourse speaks of the possibility of those blessin, now in the enjoywent of the Anglo-Saxon race or the Unitea Suates branch of it being, through fauit of their own, trausferred from them to sowe other peovie; it muy be the inferior races of the dark coutinent. The suggestion is, I think, a very serious refloc- tion on the reliability of the beiug whose promises are under consideration, True, most of the promises were conditional, but He having selected & people to be the chan- nel through which He was to bless the bal- ance of humanity, und having asserted and reiterated his decision in whis respect, it is certain that He saw all possibilitics of unfit- ness or disqualification thut migiit arise and made provision for adjusting all aud carrying out His design and securing His own giory. Dr, Merrill deciares that we are standing on the edge of a great era—tuat God is de- termined to evangelize the world, \Wh, doctor, that 18 uot & recent decision of the Almighty, He haa decided upon that when, to Abrahum, He spoke the words of your Ful- that upon our faithfuluess or unfaithfuloess depends our future. Of course it does. He goes on to say that this race is ono to which God has given the widest opportunitics and the greatest privi- leges. Just 80: all true, 13ut why docs not the doctor see in these very things the fulfill- ment of the promises of his texti Where would the justice bo—(and wo speak it roverently) in letting go the children of the promise because they did not, with their cir- cumscribed advantages, accomplish the work, sud theu load up an alion people with those very advantages neoled Lo tho carry- S. P. MORSE & CO. Al Jae 5.0 An sorted lot of Cloth Jackets Plain Matorials, #1100 o Ladies’ Short Stripes, Checks and worth from W to . choice for $5.00, THREE-QUARTER JACKETS $10.00 Monday we will show New and StylishThre for Ladies, in Black, Navy Blue Dark Greens ual valuo $1250 to $15.00 cueh, choive during this salo for $10.00. Plush Wraps, $10.00 This surpasses all previous offerings fine Seal Plush Wraps. best satin lin- ings, handsomely trimmed, stylish shapes, worth from $20,00 to $25.00 each, choice for #10.00. 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The house of Isracl and the house of Judah are treated very differently uud distinetly, and, while the house of Juduh in those centurics of the Christian dispousation has been presenting to thoughtful men conclusive evidence of the truth of scripture in the fulfilment of adverse prophecy ; the house of Israel has boen, al- though in accordance with the will of God, cailed by another name, fulfilling prophetio promises of an exalted and astonishing char- acter which clicits both the admiration and of the world besides. Cull out the promiscs given to the house of Isracl, and which 1n scripture times were never fulfilled, then look through the world for a people enjoying the same, and you will soun recognize in the national experience of the Anglo-Saxons the very blessings vrom- isod cmphatically to the house of Israel, Tho natural conclusion of course 1s that both are identical. But the time will come when, according to prophecy, the house of Judah ‘and the long- lost house of Israel shall be agamn united, and then shall quickly follow the conversion of the world, when, with united hand and heart, and restored, at least representa- tively, to their dear old home, and they rec ognize the Redeemer as their Lord, then may the world witness the astonishing sight of nations being born in a day, and not till then. Kor the presont all that the Israclite or Aoglo-Saxon cun do is to preach the gos- pel 08 a witness to all nations, That thoy, and they alone, are doing in a most remark- able mauner—more remarkable every year, There are many things yet to hapoon (al- though all can come about in a shorter time thyn we might set for them) before righteous- ness shall cover the earth as the waters the sea; but it will come to that,no doubt,snd the grand avd remarkable fulfilments of propocy that are yet and soon to take place witl deal the blatant infidelity of the tim crushing and decisive blow. Whet rect interfouce of the graat Ruler in the af. fairs of mou for their good shall be manifess and in accordancs with His previously de- clared will, Hardly & month passes by in which there does not some people outsids the pale of civs ilization ask to be included in the sphere of Anglo-Saxon influence. **The heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.” More than the fiftn of the land surface of the globe is it our possession. An immense proportion of its iuhabitunts are under our influence, and despite all that may be said to the con- trary, much to the betterment of the condi- tion of all. Our laneuage is rapidly becom- ing an universal medium, As colonists we beat the worid, always succeeding where other fail, Witness Africa to- day. Almost the entire coust from the Soudan regiou to the cape in our possession, aud that mostly by the peaceful conquest of our industrial sons. The ewpire of the scas is ours, In suporiority of vessols and their equipment and number it b said, “‘Brittanis rules the wave Avglo-Saxon race lends to the world, but borrows from none, The hum of the world's inaostries largely depends on our gold, an even the wars of the nutions Lave to be pros. ecuted on the golden sinews of war as loaned by us. Our money, our institutions, are rap- idly becoming domiuant in the carth, A few years ago, when by the vacillating, mealys mouthed forelgn rulir,\' of a Gladstone, Kn- gland was reduced to an unenviable position in which her opinion was but little sought, revolution of sentiment brought & blood- brother Jew to the frout, and Benjaman 1r'Israeli, by his wise aund fearless adminis- tration, quickly raised his country to her proper place, uutil at the memorable Herlin coupress [)'Isrueli, us her representative, #lood more a dictator than @ participabt. Ever since, the country with the foreign pol- icy, retains her place. But enough. 1 am pleased that T read the coctor's sermon from @ prowise 1o Abraham, aud by him discovered i fuliilaent i the Auglo-Saxon race, for while he may not see us 1 do, 1 look upon him s & blind wituess of no swmall account, and I amn all the more con- vinced that 1 am AN A g Bishop Hurst of the Methodist church is preparing 8 work on Indis, which will be published in 1590, Lo-IsRAE

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