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VOL. XCVII
“THE TRANSCENDENT CHRIST.
By REV. W. R. PICKEN,
[Read before meeting of the Centre
Halli Ministerium.]
PART 11.
Note also the fact that Christ was
especially kind, gracious and respectful
to women. even to those who had lost
thelr virtue and womanhood. When
he wus here among men there was a
speck prejudice aguinst the
of women. The haughty
treated them with disdain.
tured looked upon her with
refusing to allow her to enjoy the free-
dom and blessings of men. But the
man Christ Jesus rose above all the
selfish passion and unjust prejudices
of his age, and conferred upon the #il-
treated women the blessings of frees
dom, dignity, honor and purity. He
went among the lowest, the most ne-
glected, the despised. the hated. and
even those shunned and
dreaded by mankind found in im a
friend who cared the downoeast,
the down trodden, and the outcast from
He was ever ready to nssist
the meanest publican, the most de-
graded hardot, and the most nefarious
sinner into a better life. Not only do
his parables of the Lost Sheep and the
Prodigal Som demonstrate this to
fact. but his every word act and deed
manifests that he “was no respecter of
persons, And if class an-
other received more of his
was the widow, the outenst women and
who of their
barbarian
The cul-
cdstfavor,
who were
fon
society,
be a
one above
kindness it
those had been robbed
purity.
Note
gentle,
his disciples that fire
hesiven destroy had seem-
ly silghted him he reminded them that
the Son of Man did not come €,, destroy
men's lives, but them. If he
perceived that there was righteousness
én the Samaritan, whom the
branded as heretics he commended ft.
In dealing with the unbelieving Sad-
ducee he was considerate and
marked gentleness he sought to
them into the kingdom of faith.
and righteousness. His
condemning the Se
was justifiable
that they had
righteousness
alwavs
When
from
further that he
tolerant, and for
reg] est end
was
ving.
those who
oO save
Jews
lead
truth
severity in
and Pharisees
he
the
thelr traditions.
Shes
red
of
hw
key of
because de
made void
by
by conceal
not
LAW
and the
knowledge,
realms of truth, but to keep locked
door of the kingdom
those who desired to enter
he was
pocrisy
using it, to open
of heaven
As a reformer heartsenroh-
ng, going to the
cad. governmental
His supreme
reform laws.
ments, but to
into personal
accomplish the splendid schievement of
bringing
men's hearts
earnest
way® practiced
He by living
best example of
He
text of social pesiti-
and individual evils
pur POSe was not
nd
indiv
righteousness
institutions
transform
the kingdom of heave
he
rated
n into
became a iigent
COTS teacher,
in his
purost
sSpait -
always proved him-
PUES,
shining to Jond
the world out of dirkness into the sun-
& of spiritual H
conduct the
Hght of
teachings
own the truest.
and moral and
und loveliness
self to be the
of Rightex
ws a brilleunt luminary
witi-
the woetdd
ing here nd
lights of
the effuigent
mately
initio the
day.
There
interest
supernal
selfishness,
meradizement
his life. He Agent seed sower
of righteounees, he willing
that others should reap and enjoy the
fruits of his laborious work. How pa
tend. plodding and persevering was the
Man of Galilee as he went through the
valleys, into the desert and over
mduntains of Judea. with the seeds of
gternal truth. He &d not cohfine his
work to the temple. the SYrMgogue. or
even the homes of. the people. He
carried the truth into the market
personal
about
was
or
no
self.
wus a J
but was
business or pleasure. he taught
the necessity of being fervent in spirit,
serving the Lord, serving the Lord as
faithfully as they served themselves,
While Christ possessed the captivat-
ing dloquece of speech. which « ompelied
his critics to affirm that Never spake
men like this Man.” he had the im-
pressive eloquence of silence, and Pi-
late marveled at this His silence wns
the salvation of men. and for the re-
demnption of humanity he Hyved and
labored. guffered and sacrificed his life,
and the repromches of his
came upon him. His dying - fervent
prayer was, “Father. forgive them. *
And what explanation do we have
for this transcendent life which became
“obedient unto death. even the death
of the eros? A means ty end doubt «
lew. He descended from heaven to
earth, exchanged the glory of hig God-
head for the most humble form of a
servant, In order that he might put
himself into a sworificial attitude and
condition whereby’ human blood shoud
flow through him that it might be
poured out for our expiation, “The
Word-God becsme flesh.” And having
assumed our nature
the victim than the Priest,
than exalt or assert bis pricetly pre.
rogative, he layw hig Mfe down as the
gentle. gracious bleating lanb on the
Rather
be elevated to the crown of Ie and
the eternal welght of glory. But even
when on the altar he wae supreme
High Priest, who offered himwelf with.
ohit spot unto God.
In his death as in his life wo have
portrayed to use the highest example
of transcendency., Thug pleasing not
himself when hq Wight have manifest-
ed his personad cladms by deroanding
bis legal right to return to heaven
without tasting of the bitterness of
death. But he poured out hs soul of
complacent Jove and compassionate
pity unto death. Although in mos
ment he could have cheated the mock «
ing multitude out of thelr prey. Him.
(Continued on foot of next column)
Those Planning t, Pay Aged $1 a, Day
| Find It Easy to Spend the $25.000
| Approprinted,
{
Pennsyiviinia has money for old
{age pensions, but it can find funds to
| build up an expensive machinery for
impending the $25.000 the Legislature
| appropriated when It created an old
age pension oommission, according to
{records of the Treasury Department.
| Three members the commission get
[$10 a day for each meeting and there
three pudd dlerical emplovees and
no
of
nre
it fechretary
Necetary Hated receive
helping the com-
the aged inddg-
to get alomg until
Epstein is aus
month for
how
jing 3350 4
mission to study
ents « 1 the
State can find
dollar a day
and James
State Fy
limelight
Weare
un nw age
enough t, pay them a
for maintenance,
Maurer. president
Labor, were
of the
H.
witon of
Svs
Department of Jutioe
New York
embarked
the
they
in
several ago when
remo
wents fy 1 temas In
had
old
harbor, on which they
to study HE Dns soOn es
umbaugh
go abroewd
the Ba
PERS DOTTS
toy
for administration.
Maur
Pen-
with
Oc exl
Old Age
fiong
Ther Were row
er I¥ one of the Pinchot
members
David 8. Ludi
the celohry
son Commission
Mary V,
i Another
mies of the
whieh,
Gales and
one of ited econo-
wmiratson.
“Ns
Pinchot adm
saving
State
Board,
“gant” w
teording
ords the
ETegn ion
Cooke,
Works
and
Dickerma
$250;
Bettingor,
i ———— i ——oonais
:
| Factory Sold.
M
Yeagertown Axe
i The axe factory nat town
State Roads Balt,
Since the Desnart ment Highy
begun ite Inter
program ear)
modern-type
structed in
ber § the dei
218 miles of
present weason
As
drous death
wondrous
we shull be
transcendent Christ is worthy of our
wimirat fog our best honors
of Our tr ove
He woh
the g
the
our grateful thanks enact
nnd out] #5. de
Serves
OLY a
Flow vi tewt
race
chtoousn ess
them Hi he
benefactor subd imest
exiunpie
wisest teacher Humar Wr ho ver di
covered merits praises. and
bimssings more thin we can
the
give
notalve characte:
of
was his unfaltering
revolt
afflictions which
him. ,;, The
manned and
with which
his follow
faced the
antagon-
of mtice
trang
Courage
makes the hes
cendent
to
Eetreasing and painful
face manfully the perplexing.
ronted and
genera:
| Cond come
meekness of his
wp
wrils
of
the mildness of hie we
be met the red loess
fCourtrymen, and the way he
tremendous bitterness of the
| hertic
|
"ha risees with the cons MYUse dn
of his appalling death did not
him
cruel
| “He
| Jerusalem’
idauntieas all the ad-
Verse environments surrounded
his earthly life i 4 commendable prin.
| ciple worthy of our imitation
; Another
| was hil
i
with regawd tO nn
| Futherly,
Affectionate God, who had
| made umple provisions for hie ife and
| given the pledge for the immortal fe
[to all his obedient children. who were
Ito have a share of hig heavenly glory.
{ The striking shout this
soling doctrine le its adaptation to meet
the yearning desire of the human heart,
1In.e dying wordd, with the conscfons-
fness that we still be embraced by
(death. man wants to able to sy “Be-
(cause God my Father UHves, I his
jebdld shall Hve also”
unnerve
even when he was facing the most
of human sufferings.
st hin face to go to
mtitude of
Drow ewes
steadfastly
His
OOuUrage
rsitive
unde
which
pradseworthy act of his life
AFEEure
fenture CO-
“If a man keep my sayings he shall
| never see death.” This answers to
{the wonknesy and the wants of our ne.
tre, and miisfios the longing nepien
ithons of the soul \It conveys the
bereaved hourt. It hinds mortal Mie
with immortality, It makes fe worth
Bving. It oredtes in the henrt the wish
to do the best In the fleshy that we
| may have un share of the rich rewards
In the higher habitation. “In the midst
of the darkness of death it brings
smben of heavenly lluminations. A-
tid thE sorrows of bereavement It
{Imparte a Joy that fe unspeakable, And
when the cruel gave Opens its gaping
mouth to grasp the tabernacle of chy
of Me prey, it enables the redeemed
child of God to shout as a triumphant
conqueror—=0. death, where is thy
sting. O, grave, where is thy victory.”
Thanks be unto God who giveth the
Jewry through our transcenden t
Selfish, Vielous and Partisad
Responsible for Unrest In
Todny.~Wlson’s Address
The radio spedch of Woodrow Whison
{on the eve of Armistice Day ought to
ibning to, the American peopie ad more
acute realization of the depolrable con-
ditions here and abroad brought about
by the Republican policy of desolation,
land to strengthen thelr resentment of
{the selfish, vicious and Partisan politics
{of certain Republican leaders with ro
gad to our international relatéms,
land the arrant hypocrisy of other [le
publican leaders who pretended that
| world wold be best safeguarded
world reconstruction best
the election of a Republoan
peace
{and insured
by admin
tration,
Mr. Wilson's denunci
cession from
national
the
of
GisAaslrous
ithon of the re
duty and
tend
our deals, our
ony interests, will to
quicken rule isnose of the
perfidy
OTIS
Repulilcan betragyw
results of Republican deolo-
emphwize the necessity fiw
of
witls «
thon. and
broad poe y international
to deal
now exist,
tion onditions
almost intolerat
munde
the administration's blundering
Capacity,
It #8 or should he
the Republican ;
16 it is by renctionaries and dum
Cannot ginate
or or
foreig policy sued aw
and the
Onn
matovial
anise of justice
demand, now
neds and interes
this
wolf reser rectirg
pDeGpie
redjuire if Country
iy 1d
sien HR Aa
insure its ire safety
On Lhe Versa
Day
Republican ELLY Hares
fifth ann
when the reaction
tive branch of
the le
iment since the coset ios
and in « hargy of
for the
A
| gern ment
fiat Wi
y WOT
he Demmeowcentd
d reconst
industrial
FEW
ormuiate
Feriowes oi Mic
oreden
vX
ol
t §
Gum
throtigh
Dyernoera ti
forvign
effective
frusied to
prolly
Bere
while safeguarding its
bs Su
rants and interests
ss MI SA AA
Hall and Nwelling Borned.
The Grange hall and the
of Ella
Alon
destroved wy
private
dwelling
Springs
were
Gaavines at Rock
the Hint highws
totally fire Weadnes
afternoon of ith fire
originated fron
the buildings
The Gardner pce
Mm. Gardner having gone to the home
M jn in Tyrone
The house wae instired for $600
$100 on the furniture. The
hall has als, stood *ik
| the organization having disbanded
{i The McWilliams home,
Harry Musser, in great
destruction and everything
was removed from it
i The State College and Tyrone
companies wore called og fou
were a factor in preventing
(spread of the flames
day week
Want
having burning
bis: near by
Was not oecunied
of her sister. Gohwen
for some time
occupied
’y
wR danger of
of
add and
| ’ EE ————— i,
| Literary Socletles to Give Entertain.
i ment.
|
i
The Marshall and Linooin Htorary
societies of the Centre Hal High
sobiool will give a joing entertainment
in the OGOmnge Arcade. Wednesday
evening of next week, to which the
public js cordially invited The. mos
gram is as follows:
| Plano duet--Lbuse Smith and Elizabeth
| © Bartholomew,
| Sehool Song. .
("Our New Literary Societies” Martha
I Yearick.
or. George Lutz, Rossman Wert, Als
bart Emery, Frank Gross.
{Play —"A Perplexing Situation."
{ Viodin selection,
School Paper,
{Linooin’s Thanksgiving
| ~Myles Snyder,
“Puritan Malden's
Moore, Anna Houser, Ruth Hing -
man, Verna Stutz Ethel Feank.
Martha Yearick, Mildred Pitts, Ome.
Iyn Brungart,
Herieg of Thankegiving Tableaux.
Admission. 10 and 26 cents.
——]— —-
Union Thanksgiving Seryiees.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held’ on Thankegiving Day evening at
17 o'clock In the Reformed church, at
| Millhedm, conducted by the Latheran
mindater, the Rev. I H. Danubensgpeck.
Similar services in the Lutheran
church In Asronsburg at
time. conducted by the Reformed min.
ister, the Rev, J. 8. Hollenbach,
Proclamation
Bong” «Miriam
5
I [UR SDAY
COLLEGE STUDENT—FARMER—
’ ATHLETE IS FEATHER OF FOUR
the Cows, Looks After a. Family
of Five,
datighter, a Hith
IW “and
and a
with a «
Olea resting
every evening the full
and] daly class work as a
Three
fad
ing
House HONE
chickens, football wr w
praciics Quring
winter,
at
responsi ties
E.
youth
State, College. This ma
and
student
the
Thomas
ooRinty
ViLhin
TNE re
by
agrécuitural sx
shouldered
an
Ellwood. a Wash ington
enrolled at the srinsyl
[eed of space In
Phi
ne
Ledger
— tl
“The Warning™ at Rellefonte
House To-Night.,
Lass
era
Nuceessianl Candidates In Union.
A wo
Jacob Auman Loses Hand.
out hunting, Jaroh Aun
Wadd the "misfortune to have
oRrTyYmg asocidentally
tonring
hand except
to tel
stat he
when &
—-—
Wim
the contents
the
searcely
amany
the
Fae
Cay
wWhiike laf
He is
sppenad hut
Bun
oof
able
was
LE
coke Gwe
sm — i ————
Cataracts Removed,
Wills Eve and Ear
atl which imstitation
Padeliffe le the
ontarcts were
een of Adam PP. Heck
Hall, with such suc
able to reiurn
oan. walk
i the
3
hospital,
In
Oper
Phin
{ MoeClunes
{ating
| from
chief
SELES OI roenoved
both
of
that
ia few days
both day and night. with little
| Vendence., When Mr. Heckman went to
| Philadelphin, the first day of October,
Lhe was almost blind, He is making his
home wih nn davehter, Mis Awrchey
Moyer, in Centre Hall.
thes
Centre
he
{ man,
i CuK home
about.
ROO «
wins
ago and
A ————— AAYP—
Bazaar and Supper.
On Thankegiving Day and evening
{ the Willing Workers Bunda y -school
| elise Fl hold a bazaar and give a
{MUDper In Grange Arcadia,
Will consis of roast chicken
pointes, corn, beans ioe ‘orvam and
cake, coffee, ple. Prive. 55 cents, Bor.
vice will begin at 4:30,
All kinds of fancy work-—aprons.
dr esace, towels, handkerchiefs, ete,
These articles will be suitable |, for
Christmas gifts
So ———
*
T. B. Is Menace to County's Cattle
Industry, -
Probably the greatest menace to the
Bvestook industry and espocinily to the
dary industry of Contre county ie tu.
berculosin, Not only does this dveaded
Fwoame porfl (he antral population of
the county, but tt menaves the "health
of every citizen. This és « statement
by County Agent Robinson, “
AS
Carload, of Salt,
We have just u a carfond of
fresh salt. of superior Guality, just in
time for butcher use ag well for other
purposts. Lay in your supply now,
BRADFORD & QO. Centre Hall.
{DRIVING TEST PLACES BY
i STATE AFTER JANI ARY
Be
Law~~By
to Ewtah
ished
tor Patrol,
Under New
1
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___NO. 46
"TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
M ban
Loe
Kennedy has gone to Al-
spend the winter
Ed L. Bartholo-
Ma y
where she will
with Tew sister, Mrs.
—
Shot Six Squirrels Of One Tree,
———————
New
Those
Cee tag
antufcttrer's
that
There
the Cres
permit
Badore
we asked
number, engl ni
#ulement
your
that
53
OHYe Wil
Bcerm
numer, of and ou
iis to be
line that
posted in car
na odie you
do not
You oar in 1924
you will
dentinls you
to digve
you get thie privilege
to make another “Contribution”
Slate Highway Department and
some kind of an examination. no Yel
worked out. between January 19 and
March 1st. It apipcars drivers’ lis
cunsos issued for 1023 to
cepted until March of next year,
you
to the
Pass
the
are be fee
— —
Community Christmas Tree
A community Christos tree for the
city of Duquesne has been purchased
from Thomas H. Motz. of Woodward,
and will be selected from among the
tract which is Jooated In Pine (reek
hollow. CC. FF. Corman, on son of Adam
Corman, of Mikkheim, in company with
C. H. Burris and Thomme Hughes all
of Duquesne, spent considerable time
in the woods and mounimins about
Woodward recently before a sultabie
tree war located. The tree, which ms
A pine and fe wixty feet high, will be
i
i
i
{
i
Mr
Le taken
Hed
the
treatment
wider, of Milltheim,
Geisinger hospital
and probably
J omsegshy
iH
Wen
aon later
repinger homestead in Aarons
the
Rupp.
sold at public sale by
Walter
paid was $500
miratore, to :.
FOE
refates that
new Cottage Btate Hoe
Philipsburg, is to be resumed,
for a considerable
Philipetarg Journal
On the
ng held up
fire
Shelton, the Millhetm
OCCUpYIing
It
cramendd
insur-
his new
is of the bung-
und handsomely
is now
em
OTe
the
ing
¢
interior,
Frederick EK
m #68 Park Avenue,
street,
their friends
ying hanging out
of Feedwville, has
grade of major
of the orguni-
the army of the
served as
ding
Carer
Wi
West
will
Ave
Mra
xl fron
msport, to 2350 linn
a msport whare
£14 el
KR. Kohler
0 the
Clon
of
ler
COrps
CAr was pur
w E. H Grove,
the Breon-
Millheim. The old
for something
miles was
Yice
houssand
wne, in
wed by
is Unxnown
have been
ng a short cir-
nibbling
esi
Wires by
Mir
morning
natn Over
Mr
trie welding
yer and baby
went
Sun-
Moy -
and
unusual
even for a
HOT
ang it is
Pace
Hall
State Graz
attend-
Trees] ~
sur
WhO
1K
wgreeably
ng large number
wv, and Mrs. BRB RR
become
live
Wore
the
who have
Work since
hirthday
aged 8%
evening. A
ac hol
vod the
Buch as only
treated the
refreshments, evs
Cream
Franklin's
and en)
§ $0
yer
ta ie
of Mr. and Mrs.
of Philadelphia, has
om © appendicitis and
during early
coming on while
Mrs. C. H.
time the wound re-
and i was only after
that the present cone
following
terrae the attack
Reodsville his aunt,
For
to heal
wid 3
with
Las
Woh attention
The Odd Fellows building nex: to
Reporter buflding is being repaint-
Magnus Duck, of Spring Milis
the Hitle more than a
the store room, now oocupied
Oriole—and the” Odd Fellows
whole of the second
and remodeled and
style. When the
fhe
Binge fire, a
YEE
by
quarters, the
ono rebuilt
BE
the
wan
finished in pond
AEAIn present an appearance fitting its
ANPOrBRNeCe
The widening of the highway be-
Plewsant Gap and State College
continued. One of the great-
mprovements made was the elimi-
nation the sharp curve over the
ralirfad at the Penitentiavy, which dor
ing the Years caused many oars
to be wrecked and persone to be Ine
juved. This crossing as rebufit fs safe
#0 far ps the curve i® concerned. the
autaist only needing to stop, look and
listen for the great Son horse that has
no fear of fMlivver or Pierce Arrow,
In Allensville, Mifin county, the
election of school directors resulted in
putting into. office men who were
pledged to continue the high school in
that village. the candidates who would
have lowered the standards of the
schools having been defeated in a rath-
or Warm contest. It ds almost unbe-
livable that we have men and wothen
living today who would lesson the
tween
iz wing
|
of
east
ton for no otter reason than to avoid
the pain of parting with money in
the form of taxes to support them.
i
here for that purpose, will be cmted
and conveyed by wagon to Coburn,
where it wil; be londed on two flat
cars for shipment. It haw been cus
tomary for a number of years {or the
steel company at Duquesne to donate
a munity Chalets tee 10 the
city and pay all expense for erection,
trimming. ete. the cost cach year rune
ning to Wbout seven hundred dollans.
¥
through In fine form, giving us much
most delightful weather which WHE en-
Joyed by the pleasure seoker and well
used by farmers
routine fall work.
beconing uff.
ciently ripened Corn has been
nt seventy-five cots per double
out of the Geld
Ga a