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GLEANINGS from A WORLD-WIDE HELD
WORLD’S CITIZENSHIP CONFERENCE.
The World’s Christian Citizenship Conference
which meets in Philadelphia Nov. 16*20, promises to
be epoch-making. Already more than one thousand
delegates have been appointed, representing almost
every Christian interest in our own and other lands.
Scores are being daily appointed and the number
will doubtless reach thousands. Congregations, Mis
sionary Societies, Sabbath Schools, Men's Brother
hoods. Christian Endeavor and other young people’s
societies, Ministerial Associations, Y. M. C. A.'s and
Y. W. C. A.’s and various Christian reform organiza
tions are entitled to appoint delegates. Any such
organization desiring yet to appoint should do so
at once and send without fail the names and ad
dresses of all appointees to the General Superinten
dent., J. S. Martin, 603 Publication Bldg., Pittsburgh,
Pa. Any person desiring to attend whether delegates
or not, should likewise immediately write the Gen
eral Superintendent. This is the only way to insure
seating accomodation.
CHOLERA PLAGUE IN RUSSIA.
Ten thousand seven hundred and twenty-three
deaths in one week is Russia’s contribution of vic
tims to the terrible cholera plague now raging in
several European countries. August 19 the follow
ing figures were given out from St. Petersburg: To
tal number of cases in Russia this year, 112,985;
total number of deaths, 50,387. Italy is making he
roic efforts to stamp out the plague, the king taking
the lead in fighting it. So stringent is the quaran
tine against the plague that it is said that there is
not the slightest possibility of it spreading to the
United States. The plague-striken districts have the
sympathy of the entire world.
ROMAN INTOLERANCE IN AUSTRIA.
Some months ago a poor Jewish woman was ar
rested in Krakau in Austrian Poland for having
wrapped up herrings and sugar in old copies of Ro
man Catholic newspapers. She was sentenced to im
prisonment for eight days for insulting the state
church. Appeal was carried to the higher courts and
the sentence was confirmed. The Emperor, however,
has solemnly pardoned the offender. If such things
can occur under the moderate and liberal regime of
Francis Joseph it is little wonder that Austrian Pro
testants look forward to the accession of the bigoted
Aretfduke Ferdinand with concern. —Record of Chris
tian Work.
CAVE-DWELLING JEWS IN NORTH AFRICA.
In the oases of the Tripolitan Sahara are small
colonies of Jews dwelling in holes in the earth, like
prehistoric troglodytes. Their chief center is Tig
rena. with 800 inhabitants, all living underground.
About the entrances, fig, olive and pomegranate trees
are cultivated. An educated Parisian Jew describes
a visit to the rabbi of this settlement. The conver
sation was held in Hebrew. In the rabbi’s hole, to
gether with medieval Hebrew manuscripts, were
goats and hens, but neither chairs nor table. Record
of Christian Work.
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BUT ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE COWARDICE
AND INFAMY OF THE LIQUOR DEALERS
AND THEIR GANG,
A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala,, bearing date
of October 2Stb, discloses the details of a fiendish
attack made upon Arlie Barber, a well-known drug
gist and seed dealer of that city. It appears from
the information received that Mr. Barber recently
made a sensational attack on the blind tigers of Bir
mingham in police court, in which fie demanded pro
tection from these illegitimate parasites. Following
the exposure of the blind tiger keepers by Mr. Bar
ber, he was set upon in his store by a gang of the
keepers of these places and beaten unmercifully.
Two separate attacks were made upon him. The
first party consisted of three men who assaulted him
and left, and a little later a party of eight entered
the store and beat Mr. Barber until he was left al
most unconscious.
It is stated that several of the men carried re
volvers.
It is high time for decency and fearless law en
forcemont to take a hand.
The Golden Age for November 17, 1910.
GEORGIA BORROWS A GIFTED MINISTER FROM
ALABAMA.
The members of the Fifth Avenue Bajitist Church,
Rome, Ca., are congratulating themselves on secur
ing the Rev. A. B. Metcalfe as pastor of their church.
Mr. Metcalfe has been for a number of years the
beloved pastor of the Albertville, Ala., Baptist
Church, and his departure to a new field was not
accomplished without leaving'behind him a sense of
loss and loneliness on the part of his Albertville
flock. He has stood before them as the highest type
of Christian manhood, and his influence will live in
the hearts and characters of those who followed
his ministry. We bespeak for him the esteem and
co-operation of the citizens of the Hill City.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?
The whiskey drinkers of Florida are sending out
of the State to the whiskey trust $8,000,000 annually
for the stuff they get to drink, stuff that costs 25
cents per gallon for the trust to manufacture. Would
not this $8,000,000 do a world of good in the homes
and the schools of our State?—Exchange.
LABOR PREMIER OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEFIES
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
These remarkably brave and independent senti
ments were voiced the other day by Premier Verren,
who is also leader of the forces of organized labor
in that Commonwealth: “God is not going to see the
principles of society dropped by a few dirty beer
barrels, and I am here to defend those principles.
While I hold the position of Premier, no man need
expect any sympathy from me when he comes to me
about the drink traffic. I am concerned to defend
righteousness, truth and justice.”
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DR. BROUGHTON’S NEW BOOKS.
We venture to assert that the Christian public is
going to say some things about two new books just
now on the market by Dr. Broughton, of the Baptist
Tabernacle. They are “The Kingdom Parables and
their Teaching” and “The Prayers of Jesus.” The
first is published in this country by Flemming H.
Revell Co., of New York, and the second, by Hodden
& Stoughlin-Armstrong Co., of New York.
Certainly Dr. Broughton in all that he has written
has never ventured so far into deep mystery as in
these two volumes.
They were given by Dr. Broughtpn as addresses
in England during his recent trip there and are
published there as well as in this country. The press
of England has had a great deal to say about them.
They contain some strikingly new things upon me
most important truths of Scripture and we are not
surprised that they are creating much discussion on
both sides of the Atlantic.
“The Kingdom Parables” give an entirely new treat
ment of such parables as the Leaven, the Hidden
Treasure, the Pearl of Great Price and others of
the great parables. We are sure that these inter
pretations will prove of great interest to Bible
students. They present a view of the Kingdom of
Heaven which is so logical that it must be scriptural.
The other book. “The Prayers of Jesus,” is pub
lished in this country and England by Hodden &
Strouglin, of New York. Like “The Kingdom Para
bles,” it too is novel and yet strong. It does what,
no other books has ever done, it gathers out the
prayers of Jesus and expounds them in their order
H shows that the ’wayers of Jesus contain the very
essence of the theology of the Christian system. It
is perhaps the strongest book that Dr. Broughton
has yet written.
Both of these books and any of the rest of Dr.
Broughton’s books can be Obtained from the Taber
nacle Book Stall, Atlanta, Ga. Price 75 cents net.
Orders by mail should add 6 cents postage for each
book.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE BREWERS.
No matter what “laws” may be made to cripple
the beverage industries of our present time, they
can not and will not be observed by those managing
ihese industries. In order to maintain the status of
his respective industry, the producer and distributor
simply could not observe the laws which would crip
pie him. —Brewer’s Journal.
ROCKEFELLER’S DAUGHTER WRITES ON MOTH
ERHOOD.
John D. Rockefeller’s daughter, Mrs. Edith Rocke
feller McCormick, draws on her experience with her
offspring, children whom the oil king adores, for
material for an article in the forthcoming issue of
the Delineator. In discussing “What My Children
Mean to Me,” she makes her debut as an author.
Mrs. McCormick finds that motherhood means “the
fullness of living,” and brings to every woman the
opportunity to be a “queen.” Far from hampering
or restricting the activities of clever women, chil
dren lead to a higher purpose and a broader useful
ness in life, Mrs. McCormick asserts.
“In the capacity of mother,” she writes, “the wo
man of beauty, of talent, of charm, of executive abil
ity, of strong conviction, of artistic temperament, of
high ideals, of broad intelligence, of commanding
presence, of warm sympathy, of keen perception, of
deep feeling, of noble ambitions, of love of humanity,
finds her greatest glory.
“It is only after we ourselves have felt, have suf
fered, or have enjoyed, that we can say, ‘I know.’
Why, then, should we not welcome the unfolding of
the wonderful new world that comes to us after mar
riage and receive the fullness of the Creator’s great
gift? ’
Os the happiness of motherhood Mrs. McCormick
says:
“When we waken to the realization that the baby
in our arms is our own, that we have the right, the
privilege, the honor to be called mother, we find that
something new is within us, a love different from
any we have experienced before —a pride, jealous
care, a great overwhelming joy.
“A little soul is loaned to us to love and care for.
What great confidence God has put in our love and
our wisdom to make such a gift!
“The child who today lies in our arms, entirely
helpless and dependent, is going to grow and de
velop. We must then bestir ourselves. Are we go
ing to be prepared to meet each phase of develop
ment wisely and capably? Is the unfolding of this
spirit going to be met by an intelligent, loving mind,
ready to grasp, to guide, to advise? If this is so, how
wonderful is each moment of every day!”
Os the often-mentioned “sacrifices in a mother’s
life,” Mrs. McCormick writes:
“May I ask what sacrifice is? Is doing what love
prompts us to do ever a hardship or a deprivation?
Are not the noblest deeds of life the deeds prompted
by love? In our married life it is love which paves
each day’s path with roses, which makes the thorns
in the way not less pointed but hurtless. Has any
queen a greater chance to make her individuality felt
than we, each in her home?” —Baptist World.
A GOVERNOR’S CHALLENGE.
Governor W. R. Stubbs of Kansas, in a speech in
behalf of state-wide prohibition in Missouri, read let
ters from mayors and judges in various cities of Kan
sas to prove that prohibition in that, state has been
a success and that since the law has been rigidly
enforced bank deposits have increased, crime has
decreased, real estate has risen in value and bust
ness conditions generally have improved, The gov
ernor repeated the challenge to Missouri brewers that
he has frequently made in his recent speeches.. “If
any brewer or distiller,” he said, “can show me a sa
loon or open liquor joint in Kansas, I will close it or
resign.”
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Here is further proof that prohibition means" pres
perity, intelligence and popular government: In Kan
sas. Democrats, Republicans and Prohibitionists alike
have endorsed the Initiative and Referendum, and.
comments the “Commoner,” ‘ they have no bunch of
brewers in that state to oppose it, either.”
A BETTER USE FOR HIS HEAD.
On being told by Thomas A. Edison that he was
a total abstainer from the use of intoxicating drinks,
Miss Frances Willard is reported to have asked him
if it was his home influence that made him such.
His reply was: “No, I think it. was because I always
felt 1 had a better use for my head.” The use he
has put his head to is sufficient evidence that bis
opinion wan a wise one.
