4 THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. for Wews Readers in on tho "Trail This Doportmont Our Readers In Fulton County and Elsowhoro no world With tho Oamora of History VlaUing: HapponinKa. TEN THOUSAND BLUEJACKETS FORM MONSTER LIVING FLAG IVloy journey FIRST VESSEL LAUNCHED BY FEDERAL SHIPPING BOARD 4 'V .."X -i t 4' l ,t! fcl trA .-I "" 1 - .rn tt ,r. r -x - - 'J A i If k j i "If v t 5 1 V i , v 1 W ' ' y Tlio St-nttle, 8ti'l RteuiniT of 8.SIK) tons, tho first vessel launched under uusplrns of the federal whipping boiird. at Senttlo, Wnsh., where It wua built. Inset Is Mrs. Krnest Lister, wife of tho governor of WnshliiKton, who chris tened the big sldp. XT.' 7111. .kN.C Tiff 1 I ITALIANS FIGHTING HARD TO SAVE THEIR COUNTRY lids immense living Aug, complete ii every detail, wns formed by 10.IXJO hluejnekets ut the nnviil station nt Grent Lakes, HI, a few days ago. It wns luld out with consideration of tho law of perspective so flint when photo graphed It stood out la proper proportions. There were 200 men In the bnll :ind 5(50 men In the polo. The (lag Itself measured All feet In length nt the tup and 72 feet at the bottom. Grouped In the stars were men from nearly every state In the Union. AMERICAN TROOPS WHO ARE NOW FIGHTING IN FRANCE 1 ' ..4 I " h 1 -111 1 . 4 x : n , - ',! ITWffSSZZZ . T " , , V-- --r7 iw "swi WiS-'i vasr Jtj in- 'liiinii ii : ; .'wy'wymwwww mw , , , tl m , m m MI iMH-t.., ,. , , f, n.i ,n m IIIMiMin . 1 Lb I The Publican By REV. L, W. COSNELL AMiatant Dean, Moodr BibU InttituU. Cbkafo :.' ' ' ' : id V " .nr.'. iiir .hoi!;: !t a iloniiie-(iui''U. with tlielr super-nuuiulntit vltullty espresued in their easy marching stride, .umeu ot our soldiers Is marching through a French village on the way to the froi:t. Our soldiers are briuging to " ik in i- nitice ii vigorous vitality that Is helping our utiles as much ns their work In the trenches. GEN. MANN AND HIS CHIEF OF STAFF s-Vf v y p i lit! Tiki' 1 H- MADE BY FRENCH PRISONERS of v llun commnnder of the Forty-second or "Rainbow" division, the !ftHce ntlonttl Guard trQops selected from 89 different Mutes, who is now in ilmj. ' "ie head of his roops, Is shown nt the left of the photograph. With H "S'ns McArthur, chief of staff of the "Itutnbow" division. Doth , , ,tJre from this side and the arrival in France of the Guardsmen was Vastly guarded secret. ) t Tills unique monument wus made by Frencli prisoners of war In the camp at Stuttsart, Germany, as a tribute to their comrades who hnve died In bat tle for their beloved country. if f 4 ' iiv. f " Hi n "J , i hmummi'i iifi mi mi nmri Kissing. An optimist holds this pleasant pros pect out to engaged couples: "Unmar ried couples kiss and forgive. Mar ried couples kiss and declure a truce while the heavy artillery Is being mov ed up.M Kansas City Stnr. Maj. Gen. Charles G. Trent, U. S. A photographed at an Atlnntlc port upon his return from the western front. lie said mud, cold and rnln are the worst enemies of the boys over there, lie added : "We are going to take our time about getting Into this fight, but when we do get In, we will cleun up, TEXT Anil the publlrnn, itamllns afar oft, would not lift up o much hli unto heaven, but imota upon hla braaat ayliiK, Ooil' ba merciful to me a aln nor. l tell you thla man went down to his hoime Juntllled, rather than the other. Luke 11:1, R The rharlsee thanked God h wns not ns "other men," or as tho Itevlsed Version reads, "the rest of men:" hn thought lie wns tho best man In the world. But the publican prayed. "God bo merciful to me sinner," or, ns the Uevislon has It, "tho sinner:" bo thought lie was tho worst man In t lie world. Yet, our Lord declares this mini went down to his house Jnsilll.sl rather than the other. Certainly, our Lord wns not blind to Uie sIiim of the puMlcuu any more than he wus to the excellencies of the I'liurlseo. Tho publican were n linrd lot, unjust, rapacious, cruel. A story , Is (old of u publican who restored a necklace to u merchant from whom ho had taken It by fraud. A Ilalibl, com menting on the Incident, said wo might now expect wolves to drop from their mouths the lambs taken from the Hock; yet, the man in tho purnblo took such an attitude toward God that. spite of his sin, ho wns Justified. The prayer ho prayed has probably crossed more lips of dying men than any other prayer. It Is so direct, so brief, that It lias been Culled "it holy telegram." The story of n man belonging to such class, feeling bis own sliifulnws nnd praying such n prayer, will alwiys bo ot Interest to saints nnd sinners. How It Illustrates the bmiuty of pen itence I True, a man's ropeiitunce does not commend him tu God. IOven the publlcun seemed to fe.-l that. "God bo merciful" means, Ilterully, "God bo propltluted." Tho publican felt ha needed a sacrifice of blood even though Ids heart was broken and Ids eyes teur stulucd. This Is always the case. Again, tho appropriateness of deep feeling on a sinner's part Is Illustrated j In the publicun's cry, "God lie merciful I to me the sinner." The very fact that ' tiomo who have heard the Gospel many ' times are ttlll unmoved should lend them to feel deeply. Heathen people, have been moved to cry with the pub lican for mercy, the very llrst time the message of the cross has been pre sented to them. Conversion of a Cannibal. The sou of John G. l'utoii, the fa- 1 tnous missionary to the New Hebrides, tells u story which Illustrates this point. He came unexpectedly one night upon a group of cnnnllmls. Ill fellow missionaries udvlsed that he re tire, for tlielr lives were In Imminent danger. Hut Mr. I'titon argued that the missionary should tell the story of the cross, danger or no danger, lit) took his place before the cannibal chief nnd told of (lie coming of God't son to tint world, of his life mid hU death. As he spoke, the Spirit of God "rougur and the heart of the Mivugd before him was broken. When the story was Mulshed, the chieftain raised o wooden knife and said, "Missionary, this knife has entered the bodies of n thousand men of whom I have eaten nt feasts. l!ut I never heard before of the love of God which sent his son to die for us. It has broken my heart. Take this knife ns a token that I be- FOOD FOR OUR SOLDIERS SERVING IN FRANCE cried, "God be merciful to me the sinner." Wo need not suy that u penitent heart Is ready to accept a Saviour. As already pointed out. the publican prayer, "God be propitiated to me." (See It. V.) The doctrine of Christ as a subntltute is distasteful to many la this age, but Is radiant with glory to those who feel their need of a Saviour. They require no proof of It but accept It with the eagerness of a furnished man to whom water Is given. Spur gcon In one of bis sermons, pictures tho messenger of mercy Journeying In Bcr.rch of u resting place, lie hastened ' by many a hostelry nnd tarried nut till nt length he came to n little Inn . Willi h bore tho sign of The I'.rokeo Heart. "Here," said mercy's mes senger, "I would fain tarry, for I know by experience I sliull Ih welcome here." Justification Versus Pardon. Fluatly, this parable Illustrates the Meiisednesa of Justification. Many Chilstinus nrc content to believe tlielt sins are pardoned, for man can con rele of nothing higher than pardon for the guilty. In human courts only the Innocent are Justified. Hut In the court of heaven, the ungodly are Justi fied and sent away as If they had nevet sinned I Through the cross, fltni Is able to bo Just and yet the just I tier ol tho believer In Jesus. How marvel ous! , Surely, there should be no ueed to urgo men to accept such n blessing, Itnther let us take our places nt ones With the publican, crying, "God be merciful to me tho sinner." Italian mobile antiaircraft guu in action north of Venice, where, ns nil nlonis the line from tho Adriatic to Lni: Gurdn, tho Italians are fighting heroically to hold back the Invading Auslro-aermnn hordes. At the left is General Diaz, who replaced Count Cadorna as commander In chief; at the right Is the count of Turin, cousin of the king, com mander of the Italian covalry thnt fought so nobly during tho retreat from the Isonzo. SAYS WE WILL "CLEAN UP" miMimmx""1 " 1 ,,w"niIITf!(i?i?r4"iri HfcA I Mil"1 'trf- tfRfl.kl k mm &&fi. -V t-j r: . rU, rT-JLJ Ihm K.ZT r 1 "1 . " l L eW.- 1 1 " rT -viiiiiLi)r- ,i..ifrMrrtt1 'At X k t I ' ' m mm I 1 raSMRi V Vw This scene In a dock at an Atlantic port gives some Iden of the Immense quantities of foodstuffs thut are being shipped to France for the American troops now there or soon to be sent across. Translation of Y. M. C. A. W. Gordon Grtfllths of the t. M. a A. told nn audience nt Cefu thnt he was proud to be n Welshman although he was unable to speak tho "language of Purudlse." He hud, however, leurned one tiling In Welsh nnd that wns that the letters V. M. C. A. may be trans lated to menn "Yma Mue Cyflo Arder chog" ("Here is a splendid opportunity.") Women Catch Fish With Hands. Fishing In Siimonn sens Is often done by the women, nnd without nets, bonts or hooks. They simply wade Into the water and form themselves Into a ring. The fishes being so plentiful, they are almost sure to Imprison some in the ring. These women are very quick and active, nnd every time they catch a Call with their hands they simply throw it, alive, Into tho basket on their back. Beauty. Wo huvo become so accustomed to consider flowers heuutlful nnd everj flower beautiful that wo are unrea soning enough to believe all gardens are beautiful If containing enough flow era. Dut this Is equivalent to say ing every bouse Is beautiful If it con tain muny works of art. A phosphor escent light Is beautiful but Is pro duced cither by an ugly worm or a de caying pleco of wood. A wise man will make more oppor tunities than he finds. Bacou. A ri i j I? i f i
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