THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURO. PA
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E. DAVISON
Rutland, Vt
SENS1I113NU PREACHING.
Fob. 14, '09 (Arts 6:17-42).
To sny of a man in these days
thnt he is a sensational preacher, la
to dlncount him greatly In the esti
mation of most people. And yet, not
to be a sensationalist, In the proper
sense of that word, In to be a Coun
terfeit, and not a genuine preacher,
Tho real apostolic succession Is de
monstrated In the ability to make a
sensation, for the original apostles
were characterized by sensational
ism of the most magnlllcent pattern.
Con not Ho Muzzled.
They could put Peter an'd Paul
Into prison but they could not mux
tie them. The moment they were set
at liberty they began to preach.
Peter had no apologies to mako for
his message. He did not attempt to
argue that two and two are four, he
stated the fact, reiterated it, thun
dered It In the ears of those who dis
believed It, no matter what the con
sequences to himself. In the opin
ion of his critics Jesus Christ was
merely a fanatical Jew, who had act
Himself up to be a Ood, and who
had got Himself put to death for his
pains. Peter1 bluntly told his coun
trymen that Jesus of Nazareth was
sot only the Bon of David, but the
Sod of Ood, 'hat lie was the Mes
siah, whom all the prophets for 2,
600 years from Mohcb down to John
the Baptist, bad been foretelling,
and charged them with blindness of
eyes and hardness of heart for not
accepting Him.
And he did not whlKper this In
tho ear; he thundered it' on the
housetops. He did not make this
claim to a little handful of con
genial spirits in the privacy of a
secret gathering; he boldly pro
claimed It In the temple itself, and
to the judge and Jury compoxed of
the highest council of the Jewish
people when arrested for doln$ so.
He made such a sensation in the
ancient city that the very officers of
th law pleaded with him to stop it,
lest the populace should turn upon
them and tear them In pieces. If
modern preachers got Into jail as
often as Peter and the other apos
tles did, and were chased out of
town by mobs of Infuriated people
as frequently as they were, no
church in the country would bo
brave enough to call them t its pas
torate or lift up a voice In their de
fenso. And yet those preachers made
tho gates of hell tremble and filled
the world with, the words of this
life. Sensational preaching, the
world Is asleep for wantjf it! The
truth concerning Jesus Christ will,
always make a sensation. It will
make a sensation In the heart. In
the family. In the church even, cer
tainly in the world. Of that sort of
sensational preachers the world has
but few, and they are growing few
r every day.
Peter did not go off into some- ob
scure corner among the Gentiles,
and there, where tho people knew
nothing about the circumstances,
preach against the Jews. He erect
d his pulpit in the very city where
Christ was crucified, and to the very
men who bad killed Him he boldly
declared that they had executed
their MeBHlah. He made no apolo
gies, he offered no excuses, he re
fused to be bribed, he scorned bonds
and Imprisonments, when command
ed not to preach any more he as
serted that he had higher authority
than theirs to continue, and he kept
at it, until the very authorities con
fessed that all men had gone after
him.. They Bald, "You Intend to
bring this man's blood upon us." It
certainly began to look that way.
Makes Men Mad or Glad.
That sensationalist affected the
people in two ways: he made some
f them mad and he made others
glad. Those who were determined
to be unconvinced gnashed upon
Mm with their teeth, those who ac
cepted the truth, were filled with re
Joking. The first cluss hissed, the
second class applauded. The same
truth hardened ono and softened the
ether. The one class, like a set of
owls, put their wings over their
heuds to keep the glare of the sun
ot of their eyes and hooted, Day
light's a failure! the other realized
the fulfillment of the prophecy, "The
sun of righteousness has arisen with
healing In his beams."
Only Preaching That Telia.
Explain it as you will, this Is the
only kind of preaching that tells. If
the preacher cannot deliver a mes
sage that will stir people up and set
them to talking, he had better not
call It preaching. No one will act
until he is moved. If a man can
neither make his hearers glad or
mad there Is something the matter
fcith the man. He has either got
the wrong message or be don't know
how to use the right ono. Peter
never suffered from the fear of hav
ing his congregation request his
resignation, or being snubbed, by his
leading members, or being roasted
over the slow fires of the sowing clr-
ie, or being criticised In the col
umns of the newspaper, or getting a
imputation for eccentricity among
the brethren, consequently be wag
free as the air and as untrammelled
as light. And no man will become
a sensational preacher, until he
casts out of his heart the fear of the
face of clay, and dares to act as an
Ambassador of the King of Kings.
HABITS OF HINDOO SERVANTS.
If Not Watched Will Sell Houmrholi
Ntorea and Kent out Washing.
Excellent servant as the Indian Is
in many respects, honesty Is not one
of hla qualities, and he has to bo
strictly looked after when either
money or goods are entrusted to him.
A mistress eannot go Into her kitch
en, consult the cook as to what the
tnoals should be and what should bo
ordered from the shops and leave the
rest to him. She haa to give him
out from her locked up stores every
spoonful of everything that Is ro
quired for the day's cooking, else the
goods would be sold outside.
The dusters, the name in India for
every description of kitchen and
pantry and stable towel, have to bo
doled out every day or every two
days, the soiled ones being counted
and locked up till they are given to
the dhobt (washerman), who must
not be allowed to keep the clothes
of the household longer than 1b abso
lutely necessary or he will let them
out to his friends for small sums
silk handkerchiefs for feast days,
Btorklngs and woolen undergarments
In the cold weather, bo that holes
appear In unaccustomed places.
A khltmatgar (table servant) will
be observed to wear a pair of cotton
socks one day, Bilk ones the next,
woolen ones the next, not belong
ing to his master detection would
be too easy in that case but hired
from some one else's dhobl at a pice
(a farthing) a pair. As tho house
rervants of course never wear shoes
Indoors the stockings suffer consid
erably. The cook goes to the bazaar every
morning to buy meat, fish, ghle (na
tive butter), vegetables all the
food In fact that cannot be stored,
and his book Is brought for Inspec
tion every day or else expenses would
Increase in a surprising manner. He
of course pockets a percentage on
all he spends, and so long as it does
not exceed an anna In the rupee, 6 Vi
per cent, no one objects. But It is
only by long experience that one
gets to know proper prices, and new
comers are woefully imposed upon,
100 or 200 per cent, being often
charged.
The cook arranges his prices to
suit tho circumstances of his master,
and as soon as promotion with In
creased pay comes up goes every
thing, so that a Colonel's beef or
mutton costs more than a Major's,
a Major's than a Captaln'B, a Cap
tain's than a ' subaltern's, though
there may be no change at all In
the style of living or In the number
of the family.
In the civil service the same thing
happens. The pay of every post in
the various services Is published in
the official lists, and the servants
know to a halfpenny what their mas
ter gets. Some ladles try to do their
own marketing, but things are al
ways much dearer for them than for
the natives In the bazaar, so that
there Is no advantage in it, and It is,
besides, extremely disagreeable, for
the less one Bees of the stalls there,
particularly the meat stalls, the better.
Uljg Nose a Mark of Reality.
In Japan the nose Is the only feat
; ure which attracts attention. Tho
nose determines the beauty or ugli
ness of the face, according as it is
big or small. This is probably due
to the fact that difference In noses
constitutes about the only distinc
tion between one Japanese face and
another. The eyes are Invariably
black, the cheek bones high and the
chin receding. In Japan a lady who
has a huge proboscis is always a
great beauty and a reigning belle.
Unique Among Inns.
The Chequers Inn at Slapstones,
near Osmotherly, must be unique
among English inns in one respect. It
boasts of a fire, which for more than
a century has never been allowed to
go out. The place Is a quaint little
building, to which many visitors re
sort on account of its never extin
quished fire and the turf cakes baked
upon its hearth. It has been In the
occupation of one family for over
one hundred years.
New Form of Chromium.
Chromium prepared in the electric
furnace by Molssan proved to be
slightly soluble in molten copper.
Further investigation has revealed a
new form of chromium, which Is
crystolllne, has a density of 7.1, is
chemically active, and burns with a
brilliant flame when heated alone In
the air, being attacked at red beat
even by nitrogen.
The Iteform of Society.
It 1b a mistake to Imagine that
human society can be reformed by
mere organization; for the church at
least, treatment in the mass can
never take the place of treatment of
the Individual. You must have that
personal effort, the one life bending
down to lift up the other.
Needed an Hourglass.
A clergyman made an unusually
long call at the home of a parishion
er recently. He talked and talked,
until finally little Edna, who was
present, whispered: "Mamma, did
the preacher forget to bring his
amen'' with him?"
Thoughtful Girl.
"Can you take a H'.tle care of thnt
card of mine?" Implored the impe
cunious girl to the office boy who was
rapidly rolling It Into a wad, "and
bring it back to me so I can, send It
In somewhere else? Cards cost nw
a cent apiece."
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Columbian Building 2n Floor
Bloomsburg, Pa.
A. N, YOST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Wirt Building, Court House Squan
Bloomsburg, Pa.
RALPH. R.JOHN,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW.
Ent Riilding, next to Court Hove
Bloomsburg, Pa.
FRED IKELER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office Over First National Bank.
Bloomsburg, Pa,
W. H. RHAWN,
t ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Corner of 3rd and Main St.
CATAWISSA, PA.
CLINTON HERRING.
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office with Grant Herring,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Jn Orangeville Wednesday each week
A. L. FRITZ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Bloomsburg Nat Bank BIdg.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
J. H. MAIZE
Iattorney-at-law, insurance
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT
Office in Townsend's Building
Bloomsburg, Pa,
N U. FUNK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Ent's Building, Court House Squan
Bloomsburg, Pa.
. . 0 PRINTING . . .
MUCH of the work that is done in this office is of kinds
that can be done by hand only. Nine-tenths
of all job printing done in any country office must be
done by hand. It can't be done with a machine.
This office is fully equipped to do all kinds of print
ing at the lowest prices consistent with good work.
A Large Stock is Carried in
ENVELOPES, LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEaDS,
BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, SHIPPING TAGS,
BUSINESS CARDS, VISITING CARDS, INVITA
TIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, CARD BOARD,
BOOK PAPERS, COVER PAPERS, &c.
And Everything in the Printing Line
If you have been a customer of ours, you know the
character of our work. If not, we shall be glad to fill a
trial order. Among other things in our line are
Dodgers, Posters, Sale Bills, Pamphlets, Books, Re
ceipts, Orders, Check Books, Ruled Work, Half
tones, Line Cuts, Engraved Work, Stock Certifi
cates, Bonds, &c, &c.
No trouble to show goods and give estimates.
The Columbian Printing House,
GEO. E. ELWELL, Proprietor.
Entrance First Floor, through Roys' Jewelry Store.
Next to Bloomsburg National Bank. . BLOOMSBURG, PA.
M. P. LUTZ & SON,
Insurance and Real Estate
agents and brokers.
N. W. Corne Main and Centre Sts.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Represent Seventeen as good "nm
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losses promptly adjusted and
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DR. W. H. HOUSE
SURGEON DENTIST
Office Barton's Building. Main bole
' Market. Rlnnmchiiriv Pa
All styles of work done in a superin
manner, ah worK warranted as
represented.
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by "the use of Gas, and free pf chart.
wren aninciaiteeth are ins.Tted.
Open all hours during the day
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DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCH
Crown and bridge work a specialty
Corner Main and Centre streets
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Columbia & Montour Telephone.
J. J. BROWN, M. D.
THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
Eyes tested and fitted with glasses.
No Sunday work.
3 II Market fit., Bloomsburg, Pa.
Hours 10 to 8 Telephone
, J. S. JOHN M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGIOW.
Office and residence, 410 Main St
7-3-iy BLOOMSBURG. PA
EDWARD J FLYNN,
ATTORNIY-AT LAW,
CENTRALIA, PA.
Office, Liddicot Building. Locust Arm.
H. MONTGOMERY SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office 1 Ent building, II-I6-M
WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON,
ATTORNIY-AT-LAW.
Office in Wells' Building, over W. McK
jveDer 8 naraware Store,
Bloomsburg.
Will be in Millville on Tuesdays.
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H. BIFRMAN. M. D.
I Homoeopathic Physician and Scaoto
Office and Residence, Fourth StJ
Office Hours : i " m' to a P-
5:30 to 8 p. m.
BLOOMSBURG, PA
C. WATSON McKFXVY,
Fire Insurance Agent.
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