! I I lMiiip' 10 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-IN IOKD AY, SEPTEMBER 2d, 1900. F tjofjgpv 1 EAGLE 40 YEARS THE WORLDS Cond $SBzZ2' ENSED K FAVORITE Borden's Condensed Milk Go.NewYoRk DR. M'LEOD SAYS' LET CREED ALONE GAVE HIS VIEWS ON REVISION QUESTION YESTERDAY. Said That He Hns No Fault to Find with the Westminster Confession of Faith and That All Presbyte rians Should Reaffirm Their Stetid fost Belief in the System of Doc trino Which It Embodies He Fa vors the Addition of an "Explana tory Statement." Itev. JnniPS MpI.-mmI, 1". P.. pastor of the rii'Ht IMonbytprlan i-huivli. preached a most scholuily and able r.ermon yestciduy moinlni; em tli" theme, "The "WestirilnMei' Cnnfesslon of Fnith: Should It lie CIhihri'iI." The doctor said thnt for hi pari the creed suited him just im It K but that he would bf ullllug to liav nil "explanatory statomunt" udded. He took his text from First Tliessa loulans v: 21. "Prove nil things, bold fast that which N Knnil." The ser mon, follows: 1In bond uliltli liimta (nurllier tin- I'li'sliiterlau lunches of Hie xvoild Is nut mj iniu h their firm df iroxriiunent m it Is thiir sxalcni n( d trine. Willi possibly i.ncs iir tun rrrillnii, tin Mtcin of clortiltio lia icmalned int.ul for moii than two hundred uiul tiny jn, 'Ihr- lut Hut ft U now maili a subject ot illsi imlew HiioiiKliout Hip I'resb.xterinii iliimli in the I'mlnl Plates of AtneiliM is not iluo tu ilic choice of i)iii Indi vidual t lime Iick. Inn it int. been thrust upon in I if tlic supremo rmut nf our church. Tin? list sdici.il assembly in ii uisduiii. or, n miii tlillit;. in in unwinl.iin. appointed 'M ntniiiitt(t of (If trm, Hjtlit miiiistris .mil sex in elilcu, lo consider the xxhole mailer of a li .lalenient of llio tloeliints nieist Minis; belirxid HinnnR in, anil xiliith me siih-.tantiallx embodied ill our confession ot fjitli " In addition to tin the a ciii1l "Inxiled" nil our l'irbx tub's "lo tnli' action on this mlinl al tliIr appioaelilni; l.ill meetings." suili 1111 InvlMfloii is rqtilvaUnt to a toniui'itid, lie mo the Mibjwl is Ik fore in, ami it Is a most s-rilnus .mil rao-i linpoitaiit subject. In lundllng ll wo mvil "llio wisdom tint i from aboxe," utile li "is liil puir, tlnn ppaccalilf, senile anil o.iy to be ontieiled." .11.1, m:i:d not Acrr.pr ir. II should lie Mill at tlio xerx ohIm'I tn.it Uie only perron who .up tciviiliid to rriclxe ami mlopt the Contclon of l'.iitli of our rlinich aie i'ur inlni-tcis. elders ami deacons. X11 prixale pfr?on who xv-Islies lo join our conununioii is to iiiliril lo ailopt It as his confession or f.iith. 'llio linns' of admission lino our communion aie as hioinl .ih llio tonus ot admission into llio kins ilmn ot lioaiin. tint Is 10 six, wo hcllir thai nil Hiom- whom thr l,onl will .iilmlt 10 ho.mn sliouhl ho nilmlltril ililu hi 1 him li on r.nth unlililo profson of fait It 111 llio l.onl .liiu fhrlft U all that out ihurili loipiiio in oiitrr 10 I1 Hilmillcil to nirmhrihip. Ihrir i no pooil loason why .ui ruio shnuM tr uiiiluly oxfllrrl hoiaiio llicio .no muiio olfiir tiraiiriifu our ronniuinion who ,loiro ,t ,hint;o In our ilooltltiil hlatrinoiits. 'Ilioo of us who .110 lonlrtit with our ionfolou .is it is, ami who air cpitovril to am dtano whatoioi. ouchl to makp iluo allowanoo lor tlnp who illifor fiom im. Ono imr ,idoiMlP roxlsioii. or , now neitl, or an fplinilory MalPincnt, wilhout hoini; opon to (ho ihrKo of oilhir hoir-.y or iisoiall. Mlifn our fthors ni.iilo .1 i.olual ihmco In chap ter i'l of tlio CYuifrsiiion of I'.iilli, IoikIiIii: iho plJoP ami powrr ill tlio (hlllill "of Iho livll inicUtrato," fhoy wrio not eullly of plthcr liriT.y or ilWoj.illy. (In tlio (miliary, tiny wrro mindly orthorlox anil llioiouchly pirlptiual. m:i: not imwmjm.i:. 'tlio falhors ot our rhunh 'lid not lirlino. nor r! wo Mlrr, ttut Iho Mrstminslor divlnos wrri infaJUMo. Indird. thai cioatioumil Hm1!! (not, CAtf to ilhmow all olann lo iiil.illihilll.i. for ft ilnUrrd. trnifiially, tlnl "all llll. or loiinolU, Mmo tho apoihn tlnios, whothor i;on. r1 or partii'ilar, luav on. and tnanv h.110 crrrd: llnrrfoio, ilin ato nnl lo ho tnolo Iho rulo (f lailh or prolno. hut lo ho um! as .1 holp to brut," ( hap. :il, 1. II. In Hi" lory rlr.-l hilor ol tho oonhxion the Wrslniluslrr annhli duliiod that "(In Siipirino ludu'o by wlilrh all tonlnocisus of nhsinn .110 lo bo dolrrmiii'd." and hv wliiili "all d,iroi of rouniils. opinion? id ain tout wrilns, doitrinos of mm, and prnalo nirll. ato to be oaniind, and in who nlrnro wo aio lo rot, ni bo no olhr but tho Holy rpinl po.Vjn m ho unip luro" ifhjp. I. 1. 10). Fearing Ihk in mind, miolv il is povnhlc br ono lo rlifffr from the Arstininillor rHvlin' wilhout hrinj; tniiltr 'f any foiioin offonso. K t irrNiulv poirniiblo (o aihoialo 1 ihinco of phrati-olncrx in tortairi -et lions ol our 1 onlolnn. or, at lo-.t, a (lcaror explanation of tlio phrase oloci thro omplord. wilhoul botnc rojardod s (ither iinoTlIioil" or 1111 l'rebi(i nan lMHIlriMt Mf,(.l.ll(iN. llio MicpMi"ns tint lno beii made loinhlne urtain ihancos ar;. lo sa the loat, Inleioslini: homo bfloird brolhrrn dostio not onlv a reusnm of tho ronfosioii, bin al.o .1 "Miouinr) of taith", omo with a "rovision 01 a shorlir ircoil"; totnn Hill bo ronlent Willi iioihmc but 1 "now rioil", wuno will bo halitlieil wilh .111 "alKrnatixp irtisl"; tome waut. "ftipph iikui il rerd"; nlbeii waul "Biib-limllonil ihansos," and coine il(lro onl.i an "ovphnilory slalomuil"; but it wrnu Ihit Iho otiiwholniiin; mass of Iho olhuiK ml iMomhns of our ilmnli aie ipiito louirui with I liis old iin(PK-lnn ju-1 as II is. 'I lii'i do nut want any rlnniro wluiotoi', oiiliir "n'iional," or "niiplrniental," or "mibrilliittonil." It I, sliilllllraill fait that unit II1I1I1 mm en out of nur two hull' 1 1 od and thinxlwo I'ir-livlriii's oiu lured tho general asMlnhli on llio Miboii, ami in Miint rases this aitiou was lakiii when oulx a (cw member ol iho l'irh.lr were prew ill. MMUO of us lslii'M' llul il would ho IhiiIi nil ule and inrnsliuil (o alleniit . 1 1 1 loxLnm of mir -oiife$sion. Iho alttiniiu tlut who mule it) Una iliie lion a tiw .loaiit ai;o wire not a in fos?, and wr tiati no iiukon lo look Tut .my Crratrr mrtiss now Now, as then, there is .1 rry roll-pli nous l.u k of li.iiiuonj anioni; lhoo ului arc .icilalliifT Iho Mihjut. (ino ilouiiuds thl, and another ilemiul.s Ihit. None want only a few ihaniies, and wine want uuuieioiis and radlial i-li.nii.-rs, lirnto il will bo oern that llio lack of loxl-ioii is In- 110 moans an ia ono Tlio fsicllepif of the otliiln.lc r (oiiIomIoii is teen In Iho fait Hut it has I tin lined inlai 1 lor lump Hi. in iwo huinlriil and nil) i.in, and that, althuUK-. il has bun KMiily iiiliij.nl by itt foes. Jit Its tllel.ils lute ieii no L'ood loason why any of il fiiinljiix nlal doitrinen ahould he iltbcr changed or amrndul. A Tiiof(inrLi:- sr.Ti:.MKT. One of our belnud buihrin, in an iloquuit iperih, rxprokstd his billif tit.it tho Konornl a tcnihly of l'JWI Is iiullr as will able lo make a treed ai was the Winlnilnsler assimhly. The Wrstinliutir asscmbli' that nut in Westminster ,bbiy in 1G43 1111 iouiioseil of the leadlui; Kliolan and theologian! of ( reat Britain. The) were tuinnioued by parliament iirispnilw of their ibuuli .illlllatlons. One hundred and llllx klx wire InxiteJ and nliut unuiicd, and it took them five jean li furmulau the iloitilut imbodled in the confession. Tlx kmw the dif forenco between the doitrlue of reiuohatlon and tlio doclrino of ireterllinn and that is niuie than (.'line of our clmpirut hrrthieu semi to know. While the Wrstinlnittr ilhlm-s weic not uitalli Me, they were tmlneiitly kihIIiIo. They knew their bible, and tiny put into tho lonfessloii inly iudi docttlins as tliey found In tlie word (f flud, llio losult of their lout;, ttudloui and prajoiful labors is a thenloglial treatlce ot un urpassed 1 Ms Hi nee. II I, compaet, tsiherent, logUvil and tliaroniihly nrlptural 1 lie HVstmln. trr ('hlnis lut, unta tu all the ircedi of Chili. BRAND " TZ'Z-' VXgZrS. j milK send ron "BABIES'' A BOOK FOR MOTHERS - tondom whl( h, up to tint date, had been formu lated, and the Westminster confession ol r'alth U the ripe, rlih and wifeet fruit of all tho nets pre ceding Its growth. I)OCflUNT.S NOT IST..STi:i. The Westminster dlxines did not Inwnt the doctrims that are. In nomo quartern, no merely crillcUed They did not Inient the ilortrlno of flection, or predestination, or any of the "l'lic Points of faliinlsm." They found these doe t tine In the wrllliiKs ol Saint Paul, and of Saint Augustine, and of I.utlirr, and of Tallin and of all the reformers'. They maj not luxe ueit. In all eases, llio best possible linpiap to express tho iloetrlnm they piomulgalid. hut It will ho u knowledge 1! t I1.1t llieir linguaiie Is al.ns lg orous and alwai-i llihlli ll. Take, for example, Iho third chapter of the confession, whleli his boon singled out. hv come rlliis lot t-peclal attack. Head llio Hist . ctlmi: "God fiom all etemily did, by the most wio and holy louncil of till own flee will, freol and imehiiiKeahlr onltln whatsoever conies lo piss; jet, o, as thetehj nelthrr N Ood Iho author ot sin nor Is lolonco olleied lo Hie will ot the iratiins, nor is Hie llbeity or ronliiigrnc of f-xoond taiHis liiktii awav, but l.ulitt cst.ib lishnl." Now. hi any ono try lo loilso and lin ptne that tjnsuiRi. and 1 wntuie lo ai ho will not lin. I ii ,111 ioicj task, ltul It is tin sov onih seition if llio llilid chapter tint hn ot ihid the must liolout opposilion of tlio niliis, lint MClion 1I01 tales Hut Hod extends or with holds iiiph as lie plant,. .Hid lli.il lie pissts b mul oiilains slum is lo "dUhnnor and wi.uli, hu ihoii sins, 10 the (uaiso ot liis tIoi lulls justice." MICIIT IIWi: IIKI'.V MI-TMi:X. ll ii iiullo possible Hilt the Wistninislti .i-'iin-bly made a riillake when Ihej put that paia xraph into Hie icnffvlou. but tlici mule 110 iiiislaki- in holding; Iho dodilii? it embodies ll is seiiri doitilne, hut It l also Iluo cKctiluo. 'Iliov I011111I il in the lllhle. and tin epicss,d il in liutmap- that it would he i.tthci cltrJl. ill I to linpinxo. 'Ihiii' uie those who till us tint tho WtMuiiriitir diiims ininitul the doi.tiiuo run! lined In Hut pJl'.im'.iph as well as Hie loitiino of Hh 1 lit It chapter touohliii; "elei t infants il.ilng in inline y," hut smh pn-oin inu-t lino ooilookod those p.is--age of tlio holy stllp turo Uion which Iheso dm nines 1110 ba'fil, 'liny mint liaio lotuollen what aliit Paul ijs In his epUtle to llio Honians about .1 ieol and Ksau, and about 1'haioali, and about the "poltci's ponr our the ili.i," and about the "cses of wrath fitted to destruction." Ihey inii.t hale mm looked that pa-saiie of Hod's wold whuli siis: "(iod halh made all things for I Unix If, a. eiiii tho wliked lor iho dav ot 11 il." The tit Hut two ni time p.u.icr.iplis of our lotifission enibuiiy and evptess seioio iloctlitio Is no Komi leaeon why ruch paiamaplis should bo ellher icvuril 01 illmlnated. Tin? nnpleas ant and seveie doiliines of the lllbb aie jvt as tine as tho-e which an most sweet and at liullio. And If the ilisjgiocahle doililnes cm b'llUd In our coulixloii be llihliial, Hun 'hoy inu-t ho Hue, and If tine, Ihey oiiej.t In he retaiuid. Heme, the elftttrlncs of our comes i-loii should niltliot ho leiised not epnni"il inttil they aio pinied to lie both limine and nimriptuul. imicrriftN-s 10 v m:v i 1:1:1:1). 'Iho cbjoethiis o a new ciecd at." eeii ftroniiii than to a 1 elision 'Ihos.? who 111 e liiuoilui; the louded for this lailital ilianzo aie few, ami some of Hie-in aio not "to He minor bom." They liaio nut been tiaimJ In our school-. s,linu, ut- t1Cm bin oomo to is looenily liom other denominations, ami s'nie of them hac not even toad, much le.s li.clicl. our C'onfoion of l'alth. One who is row 1 panor of one of our laigcst churehes coi.lced Hill at the lime of his installation, when lie said thai ho slmerdi receded ami adopted cur c ontesshni as "mntainiiiir Iho s.i stent of itoitiiim taught in tho word of God" ho bad not enn lead the c iiufe,-.iou. It ought not to rtupii-o any of 11, if that brother should Join In tho ciy for a nev creed. touie ivnit 1 new croid Hilt will epiosi In simplo langiiige (lie (litis li.iu faith as held hi all I'langoliial thiiiihes, that Is to say, the,! want a creed frou whhh the (.ihilii-.Ho f.isiont is eliminated. is tnio tti.it the assembly's loinuillteo si.is Ih'M it "is not empoweted lo ron-hler any saigos'lons 1h.1t cnnrllit wilh Hie sistotn ot iln.'irl' la clil In llio Holy Siiiptines and cont tinrd in the f'on-Iin-Ipii of Pailli." Hut a 1 reed tint omits ( al ilnlsni is not nrre.s-.arili in eotttliet is it h Cal linl-ni. Some want a new creed bci ii'-o Ihey Ihink ll would be iijctul lo thovp who Mislt in loin our coitininnlon TImI plea, however, t fpnhus. Tor, is alreadv suggisled. no porsin v'sliing to join our rhureh is oiir itsptired. 01 oieu esked, lo teeelip and adopt our Confession of I'niili. It would be impossible lo foiniulilo a slmpbi, or mire i lptur.it ciud than Hill usid be the Ptesbiterlan ihurili loi Iho icieptkoi of iirnali nicmbeis; and no good leismi his cvir bnii giien why a now treed should he toiniitlated for the benefit of our ministers, and nillni chleri', .iil deaiotis. It has boon uitrid tbil souto s,o hue boon 1 hoseit as eiders haie r.--fhjed lo seno biraiiM' Ihey lotthl not aoicpt the doilrino of Iho llnrc' and tenlh rhaplers of Iho roitfossion. M.i. Tiir i Kini:n Hut all Hilt is needed in sitih cases, t,-, , n explamtoii slatimeril ol our ihuuli doitiiue ot. Ihe-o subjects, and txerv lntilligrnt paslor ought to bo able to -jixo that eviilinatton. nur eon fission sixs that the doilrui" of predi slnialion is "1 high mxstin" and "is to bo handled w'tli siial pnidmie and eare." Theie aie hidden llllixlrill) in tho Itibte, and Hie ehlireh bltolrs th.-isn bidden tuisl.'iifs as strongly as il belb-xes Iho things lint aio rleirl.x mealed, and tint cotno wilhiii tin' range of our hristlan oxpui ouie I Ii Tie - tho ftrt Ihtt sotno doelrines of siiiplme tiohoilled in our ronfe-dou aio be.iond our loniptehcnslon is no reason- if one be ollni wis" ouililii'l win- lie should rrfuv to hi an olfln boner in Hie ihnnh. 'llio Until Is, howrxcr. dial fur le.es fault would bo ft uuil wilh out 1 einfi iw.ion if taiili hud era would lead and sludy il nioie eaielulli. To malt ,1 new iicod lor the hem-fit of Uin-e bo haxe miliar lead or studhd llio old one, would suitli bo unwise and inexpedient. What, Hun should wi do.' Ho iiollilng, s..v some. Well, lint would oxactli suit me. 'llio old Confession of lallli is good enough for n.o I was biouglit up on it, a.s was inj father befoto me. Ho has been a ruling elder for nearlj sex culy xeai-K, and now, at Iho ago of or., ho bus 110 wish In see the eoufohslon rulsed, nor does ho wish to I1.110 it chingoi' in the idighlisl l. trie nd certalul.1 I haxe un fault lo find Willi 11, Hut "all thiugti In Nilpluio ate not alike plain in tlum-elics, 1101 alike clear unto all " And the satn Is line of our iniifesslon i.wnrAdi: i scnii'inni. I bilii.e Ihi lunVnago of the thud ihaplir is sciipluril and "spuiallx ptoclto " Instead of being HJirnxx. it is ipiito couiprehi n.ixo. It is bloail eiinitu'h in my judgment bulh "Mipra taiarlius" and "uhlapsnlan," "pieleiiiiou. Ist" and "Jtiti psiriltlonili." Hut while I Inline thl-, otlurs dillrr from 1110, and as a tohiant Christian, I ought to rcspeit llirli feelings. Tlulcfoir. I .1111 lit faxor of an "ex planatory stateinuil." I am in faxnr ot If 00 1 aim. It will pieserie Hie old ronfclnu in its iliiigrll), while at the same (lino ll will re Hue iho minds of tluw of our emu hrothion who aio ill-tuihed; and biiause it will tell the ultlis of our 1 1 1 !! ptctUeli wlnl out ihurili heliexisi and teaehes, touching doctrines tint haxe been greatly tulsundci stood and grossly ml-uprturiitisl, It Is no nciv thing to ciiiiie In contael with tltusc who put into (eitaln passages of Scrlptntc 4 meaning whlih tscillituie, Itsilf. dUllmllx dl, ii'ixxs. TIk.i lake Isolated pasagea and Inlir prct tin 111 xxlthout paling any altuilki. lo ilio eontoxt. lin j do not couiparo sciipiuri with Milpliue. Ilnlr oxeuesiu is foundid on H.ur own ilsetcU, and tlnlilo-e, Ii Is ahsuid. The; draxv out only what lhy Hiemsilxei haxo put In. They lud lulu l.oliled passa.et of the innfea klon a iiieanlm,, Hat, lal.in as a whole, It utter ly l'.-pliiUiti. And thru, of coiuse, Ihey ile horrlllisl, .In I f.elni' luurlfled Hit.x H In anion Mi and frlglitru Hie world, by holding up to public xliixv their own jieiullat and Hldooklni, ollspring.. These are Hit- frond who Irll us that when Iho Westminster dlilnea undertook lo do line Hod, they utterly Iznorid Ills hoe. Rome of (hem have been l)ld inougli to ny lint thrtc l nothing In the Confession of Kallh about the loxe of Hod, but this Is mil) another pioof that liny hue nexer read our loiifcinlon. TIimp who haxe leid it with any degree of rare, haxe tin elillleully In Muling Iho place where Hie Westminster ellxlnea speak ol the loxe of liuil, They den look palm to express tlit i r high idea of Cod'a (nip In Hip upcrlatltc degree. In Hie xerv first seilloti of the aecotid tliapler, they not only nay that Hod it gracious, and mt n llul ami full of eonipission, and moit holy, most wise, and most fne, but that He Is "most loving", and in mpport ol tint at urination, they quote those Serlplures whtio the apostle John sals tube oxer, "(lod is loxe" And they alao quote tii.it palmary text of Itev elation, "Hod so loieel the world that He staxe Ills only begotten Son llt.it whosoexer be llcxeth In lllin should not perish, but luxe cxer lasting life." It must he confused, howextr, that some things; In the confession, like some things In Holy Scripture, are "hard to bo understood," and, It It n fact they that arc "unlearned and unstable ' haxe wrested and twisted these things out of all proportion. Hut, nexcrtluless, those who cling most tenaciously (o the old confession ought to make due allowance and pioxlsinn for sincere inqulteia who ellfler fiom them. The Westminster cllxincj prepaiod a little book called "The Shorter Catechism." and tin sa.x that they arranged and complied it for "such as are of weaker eapaell.x." We need not doubt that If the members of that gloat assembly that met In Wostininsicr Abbey inote than two and a li 1 If slit 111 Ii -s ago weie lioxv nllxe, lln.x xxuiild be willing In add n "suppli menial cxplanatoi slitement," lourldng any dortrine in the cnufis. slon that might seem lo otheis ambiguous or ohsciiie. t all "Until, It seems In me, that should he our altitude tnwanls those xxho ale petplexed and in doubt, touching entail! due nines embodied in Hip I Ii il e and lentil chapteis of our eonfession. 1.1 rr mi: t dm'k.mos auinp. Hut, hi our eonfession ah.ln'. Don't tout It It. hot us le-allum our HiaiK.i-l btliof in the sxstem of eloelilne whitli II e uibodlos. H.x tak ing tlut position and bx adioiaHiig Iho pun urailon of un oxplauatoix stiliment tnui lilntr ci-ilalu ilortnms and laiigmgo wblih to sumo minds seem ambiguous 01 iIhhiip, we lo-o noth ing, ami xxe 111.1 uiu a gioit ileal. Noll and f may see no amliicmt, hill olliris think thev do. and we ought to rcioguio tint lail. An "oxilanaloi,x statiuiti.l" uiiglil In tutsly oxtiy !eaon.ihlo and uxal l'ie-.hxteii.iu. An explain toiy stalemeii'. thai will bo ili.tr ant cuuciic, that will pine the tbiid atid lintli i lupin. ol our lontcsslou hi foie Iho iiilmls of our mm l'tcrs, and inling lil-i -. uuil ik.ouii-. so that thii wilt bo Ii-ss liable to misrepiosenlatlou, will serxo a good pii!poe. fne it ought lo satlsfx 0111 liiimb, and il oulit alo to slop the intuth4 tu galnsixns l.CIH'AN. I'ltl 'IIN'IIIIY'S AC1IOV 'JI10 I'lovhjtoi of l.ai kaxvann.1 at its mini melting xnled .ilmo-t solidly against both a lexisiou of the Westminister i-imli -inn ami .1 nexr ireed, and It itl-o xolid aliuo-t solidl.x In faxor of a "upplemeiital 1 xidanatniy statement." 'Hie Pii-sh.iteiy alo exprcssccl Its di-.iic thai our goniral iisonililx would "Indicate the csscii. Hal points of tlio s.xslriu of doctrine taught in Hip c onfet-sliii." Some of the bicthiou, hoixexei. rcgaid this as ultogcllier imntecissai, for the leason lb.il tin- woilt of the Holy spliit is nfnnd to lucre Hian foil Hints lu our ptpsont tonfesslon: and because the loxe of (toil lies ut the xny fnundl Hon of the plin ot liuni.111 iiiIomiik.n, and be-iaii-.o the tlotltiiic of our pcinonil ir-ponsil.ilili it iticgnind and urns all throiuh the eonfes slon; and, fuither, becau-e the dut) of jueailt Ing Iho gc.si.el to citi) ciealme is plainly and foieil.ly taught in our cci.trs.sion. Hut, nonr tlichss. ir tlio gencial iiinthl,x spos lit to pin lhio thlnps in an ap.iidi lo our colli on of tilth, tli.bodx ollglit to l.lotet to it A WONDERFUL DOG. Intelligent to a Remarkable Degree and Was a. Mind-Reader. I'loti tlio tlniaco 'Innos lltl.ibl. Theie may have hpon Rieater (Iors In the opinion of the experts who run kennel shown than Hozzle. the re markable collie thnt 'lied fiom poison ing in Chicago on Thursday, but no one who ever witnessed her wonder ful performance's will acknowledge It. Other valuable dogs are cblelly note worthy cm account of their pedigrees anil "points" under the eye and tape of the Judge In the ling or petliaps for their hiiperior gifts In the Held or chase. They win lame lor cxeelllnp; in leglike qualities accoidlng to biecd and class. Itilt In Ilnozle w.ts developed some thing thai made ber mote than dog, something so near the human and a gift In some way trausct nding tho In telligence of man that xxe are not like ly ever to see ber like again. It Is only a few days sbue that liozzle iaxe an exhibition 'if Iter poivois De fine inrnibcrs of ibe I'nlvi'isliy flub. Khe added, snbliacled, multiplied and divided as net tiratcly anel r.ipinl us .1 X.ell-tl.lluoil H'hool boy. l!i)7.le had 110 xvoids to give hoi answers, hut iraxc them in epilck, short b,i"l,. Win 11 the nuinlier i.in over elex en or Ixxelx. she would divide ber barks, .is (no iMtkr, then a p.iiise, and four more barks feu twenty-foul. (In the occasion just iiferml (o she was asked (he number of those iirrs cul. Alter taking Hole nf tlieni as a woll-liainecl collie inlght of a flock of sheep she bniked three limes. She xxas wioiig, and was told to try again. This time she looked around among those prcenl and found a fouith weaier of glasses who bad been 10m lilotely hidden finm her casual glance, and then she gave her four sharp barks with an einplusls that c hill longed dispute. ')n one of her welcome visits lo the Times-Herald building nozzle was asked how man persons weie In the business ofliie. After Inspeitlug the whole department she balked twentx siv in her peculiar lncthod of iwo and six. Klu was then asked, "How miinv are xxonieii?" and promptly answeied four. This wan thought to be a mis take lor only three weic xislblp. So Itozzle was asked lei try again. Hut she stuck to hep four baiks. ami run ning behind one of the desks Indicated where the fourth girl was bidden by the lop of the desk as she hent over her xvork. Similar Instances of Muzzle's remark able artitbiiictlc gifts iouIiI be mul tiplied ludellnllely. It remains, boxv eer. to speak of the bit xpllcnble feats she performed, which discount those of legeidt-niiiln and on'cr the domain of the marvelous If not Incredible. An observer would be asked to place his hand on Hozzle's head and think of a number. In response to her master she would bark out the number. Her owner, Oeoige II. Cl'ison, to xvhoin we tender the sympathy of nil who knew Ilozzle anil loxe do'js, would re tire from the room and the dog would give the collect answer all the baine. Shu could be blindfolded uml In silence tbu company would fix Its thoughts on a number Indicate 1 by one hold ing up lingers. Uozzle would Instantly respond with tho corresponding num ber of barks. On one occasion when Hozzle visited tho ofllee of the Times-Herald sho xvas HBked to tell the nge of Peter, the col ored sentinel of the editorial rooms. Peter was asked to place his hand on Ilozzle's head and think ot tho two llBiires representing his nge. Without hesitation or u word spoken Hozzle barked four times. Then after a pause she barked eight times, hesi tated and gave a half-hearted yelp fot nine. During this performance Peter's fuce was a study ot mingled amazement, Incredulity and awe. When Ilozzle had stumbled over the ninth b.irk, Mr. Clason nsked Peter how he had thought of his age. Peter explained thnt ho first fixed his mind on forty elsht, but while 13oz7.lo was biirkltiR bo betbniiRht himself that ho wan nearer forty-nine thun forly-elRht yeats old, and ho bcKan iiuestlonliisT incntnlly whether be should nut have Klvcn blmself tlio benefit of one mores year's experience' of this vale ot teuiv. Uy what proecM of mental telcR ritpliy did this dog- toad the thoughts of Peter or nny one coiiceiitratlner them on numerals? This Is a cities tlon that baflles the wlfdoni of the wisest, and yet this dotr, the victim of as criminal a piece eif brutality art was ever committed. performed It without mistake. Hozzle was as beau tiful and rrontle as ahi! was Rifted be yond her kind. The disposition and human Intelligence? ot stub nu animal almost makes us question whether, like Ilyron's Newfoundland "lloat swaln," slie will be Denied In he.nei the soul she held on earth THE MARKETS. The folloixtng quotations tie furnished Tin Tribune by M, S. Jordan k Co., tnoi.is TOi-'OU Uears building, Seranton, Pa. Telephone 600.1i Open- High- t.ow Clov Inf. est. est. in; tnutliMii sugar lfi II.IU 111 lll'4 Aim 1I1. ill 'lohioio , .. sT1 s7la 'ii'j .'ti Am. Moid cV Who .... ni'i .in1; 'jo '-")'.. Alchisin Jir Sii',4 Co -'' Alihlson, IV h.si; i.sij, i,r 11, 'i, lliook. Tuition ."i'I'j ."il tu ."'' Hallo. S Ohio lo (.7 Mi "s font. Tobiceii -iW Hi; '2i; "1'. fins. ,v onto ;i, ji. -i, .. I till. , (11. West Ill III HI HI (Mi.. II. A- (' l'l 1't l.W4 I'.M M. Haul Iili 1I1U liuia ill Kirk I.I.1111I IDHs lllPi lu.'!'1!! 111."! Del. .V. Mud.. 11 ... .Irtt.i: i,iv lis i-i liiiij hiiVauaiiiM II, II. . . m ITI's lfl'-s Ill's IVdtlal sioel , . . :!ll M !'! '" ' Kieu.il Mul, 'i. ut.v u,pj i34 1, i, Kan. .V 'lex., Pi. . . ! '7 2". -,-' 1 1.1 Ills. ,X Nnsli, .. liUl', IM'I, I s,l, !,'! Jim. Khxatisl , . sie, sipCj s"i sl'i Met. 'ii.Htii u; ii7; i.i, ln.'-i Xllsso. I'.icllli' i;, 7'4 I'e1. IT1.- People's (la- ss -si K,ia " , , .V. .1. Ceniial I.'7'a lL's'a J57'a 1'-' 'i Suiilh. IMillle JHi .ll" 'in1. " -Sorloll. ,v We.t I-.' ",! .'.I-, ..i'a Nnilbrili Pailfle 4!i-"-is l'H, is'a 1sJ Noilh. I'a-llie . l'l. ... oulj i (l'l y Y. Celllial -'7 IJ7 1ii l"na Onlailo .V W ostein .. . pi pi pi Pi l'emis.xlxaiila It. I! . . t.'.V.j pr.ij 1- 1!H. Patlfli; Mill :'',, ' sls -Mj Itoulll.g II. It la I 1 hi 1 liia.llng. l'l alSi -il", ,ili .1 ouihein It. It 11 II HI', 1il. "oiitbeiii 11. It., I'r. .. W ,Vi',i rdj nil Trill 1 Coal is lion ... .Tiiis .Vi's ,Tt iVi'a I . s l.e.ill.ei Us 'U. 'i'a im, I. . Loathei, l'l li.)U Is! 1,1. Is! I'liloii I'.ieitio 81 1,; .Tl"a M'a .l I uloii I'ailtn, I'r .. . iPii "el's 71 Tli, W.-iba-h. Ir lflij Ii.'- It,' j M'j m:w vopk I'HODi'ci: i:.ciixgb pnirr.s. 0)n- High- I ov- (Tos- WHHAT. ing. est. ot me. December .T s-,i, m:, s-,i, Max "i'j STs s7' s7 c COItN. Iiiiuiibrr Il'j HJs tt'j I", Mix st- IPs IP, IP, Seranton Board of Trade Exchango Quotations All Quotations Based ou Par of 100. STOCKS. Did. Asked. rirst National Dank Son Siranton Savings Bank 300 Seranton Packing Co M Third National Hank 425 Dime Deposit and Discount Dank .. ?0Q Kconomv Light, II. & P. Co 46 Lacka. Trust it Safe Deposit Co. .. 150 Seranton Paint Co 81) Claik & Snover Co., I'r 125 Seranton Iron Fence & Mfg. Co 100 Seranton Axle Works M Lackawanna Dairy Co.. Pr 20 County taxings Dank k Trust Co. . 100 First National Hank (Carbondale) sno Standard Drilling Co 30 Traders' National Dank 155 Suanlon Dolt and Nut Co HH) HO NHS. Seranton Passenger llallwar, first mortgage, due 1120 115 ... People's Street Hallway, first mort gage, due 1918 113 ... People's Street Hallway, General mortgage, due 1921 115 Dkkson Manufacturing Co 10) Laeka. Township School 5 per tent. ... 102 City of Seranton St. Imp. 6 per cent 102 Seranton Traction 6 per cent, 115 ... Seranton Wholesale Market. moiled li II li. Dito, 7 tHikaw.-inni xo ) Ilulei ( icjtniix, Atr.'li ; dam tubs, '21. I'ccs Sell 1 1 W'stmi. 17i., neaiby st ite, l')i . Cbiise l'l.ll rieam, niw. 11'ji. Heans Per l.u , thoue inairow, 2.10. tiuduun, 0 to- oa. s.J "0 I', latoes ISll Or.ions lA pei bit Hoiu llosi piiein, t fill f 'fk fcra mt im WgfcWi nmmi PS' v FLOUR He Don't Know But she does, that "Snow White" flour is the best .ill around flour sold iu Seranton. All good gro cers sell it. rTnETVVE3TN Mlttrco. kxantoh ahiohmh eumuiVr THE HC POWDER CO. Kooras 1 an12,Com'ith BTU'g. BCRANTON, Pat. nininp; and Blasting POWDER Ue do at Mooslo and Ilmn. lets Worlts. LAPLIN & RAND POWDUK CO.'S ORANGE dUN POWDER Elcotrlo Oattertas. KleotrlolSxplolirs. xploetln; blaste, hnfety fuss ua 1 Recauno Chemical Co.'s nx.-'Vvc S Prol.Q.F.THEEL.H.D.N.3,,.! 4 1 J3 nlces in tutm After allmlicM fit I, PRIVATE: f?APl.llS.DISCHARaCS.RUNINQSfABUSi$: ;10sT MANHOOD. triforrl hirlrurr. not uuinc ,'1, jeripiat(icl i II jrilioipiuleiprlcnrtlnGentnm t 3r'eihcieiC"ir4n4to 0(ji, AtoMclicftplreiimtntE 3nly offered a catch Rulni Thouian U, bend f r bwiri) r-tlMiali,fcnTHtipifik niftlicltfVelfcirical fmuiltt riVfRimrntlivslliill. Innfiinl rplor.Triut TTTTTfT?TtTTfTTTUTIUIITTTT1TTTtrfffTtT'rt Qomi Just About The significance of the partial price list printed below i, best understood when considered in connection with this icd porlantfact. At the first signs of an European linen centers our orders were doubled trebled in some instances. We bought unusually large quantities of towels from the leading makers. Prices continued to advance! At Connolly & Wallace's the old prices rule. These are old prices, the benefit of which you are invited to share now. Be fore loug, even here, they're going to be higher, much higher. Chamber Towels. ioc. Scotch Bleached Huckaback, 17 X34 inches, hemmed ends, $1.20 dozeu. ioc. American Bleached Huckaback, 1SX36 inches, hemmed ends, 1.25 dozen. 2y2c, Scotch Bleached Huckaback, heavy, 1SX36 inches, hemmed ends, $1.40 dozeu. 15c. Scotch Bleached Huckaback, hemstitchel cuds, 1SX36, $1.70 dozen. 2c. Irish Bleached Huckaback, extra large, hemstiched, $2. 7J dozeu. 25c. German Faucy Weave Huck aback, hemstitched borders, full size, 52. 7 J dozen. CONNOLLY THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF SCRANTON ORGANIZED 1372 DEPOSITARY OF THE UNITED STATES. Capital S200.000 Surplus GOO.OOO WM. CONNELL. Prcsldenl. HEiNRV BELIN. Jr.. Vlcc-Prcs. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashlsr. Bpecla! attention given to busl ncss accoi'nts. Three per cent, in terest pal on Interest deposits. S J Lager Beer Brewery .MatiiirnctureM rr OLD STOCK !L 435 to 455 N. Ninth Street, TelcpHtm; Call. 213J. DR, DliiNSTEiN Pliys'ctdu and Sur'-ui, 311 SpniQ) Sr. itlnilL Le m l ill. ulll I. id r.r ;.,:. .; J" jijnnnivi. in. All acute inJ elirciin; diseases ot men, wo men anJ children. CIIUOMO MUlVOl'S, uitAis and UAsiisr. disi;asi:s a si'K' 1AI.TV. All diseases of the I.iu-r, KnJntii, lllailder. tiWln, Hlood. Vt-rxts, Womb, Kxe, I ur. Nose, 'throat, ami I.m.ws. Cani-ers. Tuinoia, l'llcs, lluptuie, (iotlrc, Illit-uinatUui, Astlima, Catarrh, Vuriocoule. I.o.l Manhood, .Nluhl ) i:miuiuns, all Ktniulo Uucaaes, Leucorrhnta, etc Uonnorrlies, Hi I'liills, Ulood 1'olton. IndUne tlon slid out liful liaMts obliterated, burijeix. Kits, Knlleiwy, Tape and btomach Worini CA TAItnifU.OM!, tpeciflt for l.'atsrrli. Three montlis treatment onlr IJ.UO. Tnul free In olAce. Coniultstlon and examination flee. Otllce hours dally nd Sunday, 8 a. in. to 9 p. rn. Jl 1 1 0 jaS3p c i Xryw s iSM'5sS?fsH DR. DENSTEN 0 1 Wand SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER. & WALLACE, $ BUG We want you to see the new arrivals in our Carpet Department. We believe we have the most complete stock in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and kuow that, quality con sidered, we can give you value and a selection not to be had this side of New York. A superb line of 1 WALL PAPER i ' BRASS AND 0 WSLLsAlS 129 Wyoming Avanus. "i jVSZgiAr, rtfi'"' r -T'W'!r"'?(T' -nj- ..! ... ' J&'JW . . 4. ' 7- . mr.rr .i . ssi . "T . i WE 0 J .Ap i Fiimnpp 1 UU pbu Such as Foot Balls and Uniforms, Tennis Goods, Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Cameras, Kodaks and Supplies. Florey V 211 Washington Ave. '-'i ---ITSSV At Retail. Coal ut the best quality for fomeatla deb and ot all slices, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city, H the lowest ptlco. Orders received at the office. Connell building. Itocm 06; telephone No. 17K, or at the mine, telephone No 272, will he promptly attended to. Dealers supplied t the mine. I PLEASANT COAL CO BUY THE GENUINE YRUP OF FIG ... MANUFACTURED DV . . CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. nrNOTK THE XAMi:. Wallac Towels advancing market in Bath Towels. Turkish, suow white, fringed endsi I2!c; $1.40 dozen Turkish, unbleached, friuged ends, iJc; $1.40 dozeu. Turkish, unbleached, fringed ends;, extra large, 15c; $1.70 dozen. I Turkish, unbleached, friuged eads very large, 23c; $2.65 dozen. Turkish, bleached, friuged cuds, very large,25c; $2,75 dozen. Turkish, bleached, hemmed ends, full size, 2jc; $2.7 a dozen. Splendid Glass Cr,ish, iS inches wide, iu checks and plaids, ioc yard. Heavy Bleached Austriau Crash, 20 inches wide, I2j,c yard. 127 AND 129 WASHINGTON AVENUE RUGS ! DRAPERIES I METALLIC BEDS I j 'WiiStai,, k NS HAV A I & Brooks, IgANOLTY, J Ju 1 i $r ' 4)s..v." ktvsj:' ; ?'.fi,i.iis.is:- vrji .ygBnyr- ' -- HENRY BELIN, JR.. Ceneial Agent for the Wyoming Distrkt for Mining, niaiine t-'oiilnj, SmoVelOdi and the llepaunu ( licnucal Company's Hig;h Explosives. Safety I uie, Caps and Kxplodera. Room 101 Co. mil llullillnj, Seranton, 1 AOUNCiia: TIIOS. FOltD Pittitot, JOHN' II. SMITH i SON".- riymoutli V. U. ML'M.iaAN- ..... Wlllcei-Darre DOPONT'S POWDER.
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