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April 4. '0J (Act 10:1-48).
St. Peter was a cuusplcuoua exam
pis of Jewish prejudice and the ac
count of the method by which hla eyes
were opened Is highly dramatic.
The great leader and preacher of
the new religion fell Into a trance
while je was praying o.i the house
top, and In hla vision he beheld a
Rreat sheet let down from heaven In
which were gathered all manner of
four-footed beasts of the earth, and
wild beasts, and creeping thlrgs and
fowls of the air, and a volca said to
htm. Rise, Peter; kill and eat. But
Peter. Ilk a well-disciplined Jew said.
Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten
anything that Is common or unclean.
Then came a voice from heaven. What
God hath cleansed, that call not thou
common. Just then, there came a
knocking at the door, and messengers
stood there from a Roman soldier, the
commander of an Italian garrison at
Caesarea, a Gentile by birth, but a
worshipper of the true Ood, beseech
ing Peter to come and preach the gos
pel of Jesus Christ to him. In that
way the scales fell from the eyes of
the great apostle, without the slightest
hesitation he went with the committee
of Invitation and as he had opened
tbe door of the kingdom to the Jews
on the Day of Pentecost now he
swung the door Aldo open to the Gen
tile world In the house of the Centu
rion Cornelius. And he changed h!3
whole course cf conduct because of
what he saw In this great sheet.
All Sorts and Conditions cf Men.
What did he see? lie saw the New
Testament church as it Is and will be
forevermore. All barriers broken
down, all partitions removed, a
home and dwelling place for all sorts
and conditions of men. In that 6hcet
were "all manner of four footed
beasts of the earth." These were do
mesticated animals, oxen, sheep,
horses. The useful and valuable
creatures of earth.. These animals
represented to Peter the useful, re
spectable, honorable, ' valuable mem
bers of society- both Jews and Gen
tiles. Men like Nlcodemua the Jew,
who yet needed to be born again, and
like Cornelius, the Roman, who though
a worshipper of God, was Ignorant of
Jesus Christ whom He had sent.
In that same sheet Peter saw
"wild beasts" the Hon, the leopard,
the bear. The wild beasts represent
"ed the untamed savages the barbar
ians, the wreat hcwllng wilderness of
men Just beyona the borders of civili
sation, those hordes of wild, ferocious,
turbulent denizens of far distant hinds
whom the arm.es of Rome were at
that very moment beating into sub
jection. They must have the gospel.
And Peter saw there "creeping
things" reptiles, serpents, worms of
tho dust The creeping thing stand
for all the races and individuals who
have no higher ambitions than the
dirt, the men and women who muzlu
in the mud, and who are slimy and
unclean, they dwell In horrible pit a:i j
miry clay. As a Jew, every vibre of
Peter's soul would revolt at contact
with such creatures but es a Chris
tian they look di.Torently to him. The
uuclean and the liltby and the abomi
nable must have the gospel preached
to them. And Peter caw there also
"fowls of the uir" the eagle, the lurk,
the condor, the Hying fowl stand for
the people of high-soaring ability.
There are men in every nation who
fly high like tho taglo. They rise on
majestic jinnlcn to the zenith. Thee
wen of mighty wing must have
the gospel preached to them. At that
very hour there was a young eaglet
being Instructed at the feet of Gama
liel, a Roman citizen by blith, who
was destined to draw the attention of
ages with his sublime Sight, Saul, of
Tarsus.
Harmonious, Cleansed, Exhibited Men.
And -?eter saw that these aulual
were all harmoniously together In the
great sheet. They were net biting
and devouring each other. All ani
mosities were gouj. Thoy did not
growl, nor bite, not hook, nor ctlng.
The low were, brought up, and the
high were brought down. They were
all equal in the sheet. Beautiful pic
ture of tbe levelling, unifying, har
monizing work of the church upon all
men everywhere. There was neither
Jew nor Greek, Barbarian, Scythlau,
bond or free, but they were all one
In Christ Jesus.
Still further they were all
cleansed. Not by earthly rites and
ceremonies, but by divine power, the
old distinctions had been blotted out
forever. They were all secured. Tho
sheet was knit at the four corners,
that is, gathered and held up as a bag
by four cords at the corners. It was
not a platform, from which they might
fall, but a bag to securely hold them.
Tbey might fall down in the bag but
they couldn't fall out They were kept
securely. Many a man falls in grace
who does not fall from grace. He
may slip and stumble, but he gets up
again and does not fall away from
God. These creatures were exhibited
on earth for a little while and then
taken v.p into heaven. So the church
is put on exhibition here to show the
world what God can do with men of
such diverse natural characteristics
when gathered together by him, and
In a little- while will be received up
lmto heaven. That la to be the final
borne of the saints. The vision satis
fied Peter; may It b equally satisfy'
lng to us.
NOVKL SAVINGS BANK.
Combined with Clock Which Cannot
Be Wound Until Coin la Deposited.
One of the recent novelties patented
is a combined clock and savings bank
designed by a Chicago man. Why a
savings bank and a clock should be
combined will not at once he appar
ent. Tbe Idea would seem ridiculous,
as these two articles have no apparent
relationship. The purpose of the in
ventor has merely been to increase
the usefulness of the savings bank
and assure that it will be constantly
employed. He accomplishes this by
A Novel Savings Bank Clock.
requiring tne deposit of a coin In the
bank before the clock can be wound.
Unless -the coin is deposited the clock
becomes useless. The amount of the
coin deposited is controlled by the
size of the Blot In tho savings bank.
The number of deposits can also toe
increased by requiring a dally wind
ing of the clock. In this way a cer
tain sum must be added to the bank
each day previous to each winding of
the clock. After the clock has been
wound and tbe key removed the me
chanism assumes Its normal position
so that the clock cannot be wound
again without the deposit of a coin.
UNIQUE VIOLIN.
Addition of Horn Which Greatly In
creases Quality and Volume.
Improvements In musical Instru
ments are very rare In fact, so much
so as to be at once noticeable. The
latest is shown in the illustration be
low, Invented by a Wisconsin man.
This instrument is in many respects
like the ordinary violin, having
strings, tuning pegs, etc., and Is play
ed with a bow. The addition is made
of a portion of a horn, the latter scrv-
Unique Combination Violin.
lng to Increase the volume of sound
and also to preserve its purity. The
sounds are collected by the horn be
fore they emerge from the violin, and
are emitted In an even, smooth tone
not ragged nor disconnected, as is
often tbe case with the ordinary vio
lin. As with a graphophone, the born
increases the volume of the notes
many times. The inventor, a musician,
claims that this instrument cannot
be equalled for solo work and also
orchestra music.
Novel Kitchen Utensil.
An inventor in Chicago has devised
a frying pan with a cover which may
be raised, whenever it is desired to
examine the contents of the pan,
without danger ot burning one's An
gers. Tho cover is formed with an
extension, which passes through the
handle of the pan. A thumb piece is
attached to this extension, and passes
Cover For Frying Pans.
vertically tnrough to the upper side ot
the handle. The cover may then be
opened by depressing the thumb piece.
Hinged to the handle is a catch, which
may be Bwung -over the thumb piece
to hold the latter In its depressed
position when It is desired to keep
the cover of the pan open.
Missing Opportunities.
"I have no patience with a man who
makes the same mistake twice," said
Amies, rather severely, in speaking
of an unforunats friend.
"Neither hav I," agreed his wife,
"when there are so many other mis
takes to make."
LACKAWANNA
RAILROAD.
"THE ROAD
OF
ANTHRACITE.
If you contemplate spending tbe Sum
mer months in Florida or California, call
upon our local ticket agent for particulars.
. . c 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.
ProlcsHlonxjl Cards.
II. A. McKlLLIP
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Columbian Building an- Flocr
Uloomsliur, Pa.
A. N. YOST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Wirt Building, Court House Squait
Bloomsburg, Pa,
RALPH. R.JOHN,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW.
Ent K jilding, next to Court Hottt
Bloomsburg, Pa.
FRED IKF.LER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office Over First National Bank.
Bloomsburg, Pa,
W. H. RHAWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Comer of 3rd and Main St.
CATAWISSA, PA.
CLINTON HERRING.
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office with Grant Herring,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
in Orangeville Wednesday each wm
A. L. FRITZ.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Bloomsburg Nat'l Pank Bldg.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
J. H. MAIZE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, INSURANCE,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT
Office 116 North Street,
Bloomsburg, Pa,
N U. FUNK '
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Ent's Building, Court House Square
Bloomsburg, Pa.
M. P. LUTZ & SON,
Insurance and Real Estaw"
AGENTS AND BROKERS.
N. W. Corne Main and Centre Sta.
Bloomsmjrg. Pa. '
Represent Seventeen as good Compaai
s mere are in the World, and alt
losses promptly adjusted and
paid at their office.
DR. W. H. HOUSE
STTR r.trnw npxTTir,
Office Barton's Building. Main belt
Marlrat TJ 1 1
All styles of work done in a super
TTl ntinor All ... 1 - . .
mi wui k warranica as
represented.
TEETH r.YI'P 1 ctvt
, ., minuui ram
by the use of Gas,' and free of chrzt
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Open all hours during the day
DR. M. J. HESS
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCH!
Crown and bridge work a specialty
I Corner Main nnd 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.
311 Market St., Bloomsburg, Pa.
Hours 10 to 8 TelephoM
J. S. JOHN M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUROION
Office and residence, 410 Main St
7-3o-iv BLOOMSBURr.. PA
EDWARD J FLYNN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CENTRALIA, PA.
Office, Liddicct Building, Locust A.
H. MONTGOMERY SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT I.AWj
Office t Ent building, n.tfr-99
WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office In Wells' Building, over W. MeK
jvcud n naruware store,
.Bloomsburg,
Will be In Millville on Tuesdays.
Montour Telephone. Bell Teleph
Homeopathic Physician and Suaom
Office and Residence, Fourth St
Office Hours: 10 to a p. m. .
:1o to fl n n.
BLOOMSBURG, PA
C. WATSON McKELVY, V
Fire Insurance Agent.
Represent twelve of the Mrongrnt 00m
jjiimen in 1 up world, among
which are
Franklin, of PI. Ha r. '
r ... mini j UlJMa
Office: Clark Buildine. and Floo
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