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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1913. 5 OUflTRY i j p TlME.Lt OME, topics C0N90Cra> BY .MRS. \I. H.1T.LTD/I. GENEROUS MB. CARNEGIE. While there may be many objections cerat and small to the way in which Mr. Andrew Carnegie dispenses his large donations of money, everybody will agree that he is extremely gener ous in his plans and liberal in his bene factions. It also seems to be a pity that those who bestow and those who receive these gifts should not be able to agree upon a middle ground where both could stand, and each believe in the honest purposes of the other. It will not do to say that Mr. Carnegie has sinister purposes that are not to be eulogized or admired when he do nates large sums of money to colleges or libraries, because we can always go back to the starting point any say, “the money was his own before he became willing to give it away.” That he is willing to donate these large sums to the benefit or uplift of humankind ar gues. most successfully concerning his interest in the people whom he hopes to benefit or uplift, and it seems more than a pity when the beneficiaries are not only unthankful but determined to rebuke him for so doing in published criticisms. There was no objection that I remember as to receiving the money given by the Vanderbilts to the university in Nashville. The first do nation came from the old Commodore Cornelius, who had taken to himself a wife with southern sympathies and pre dilections. The donation came through her southern influence. From all re ports the commodore did not accompany the donation with any sort of religious belief as to the plans and purposes of the college, because he was never a re ligionist, and made no such pretentions If his reputation was correctly re ported. Therefore, Mr. Vanderbilt’s money and Mr. Carnegie’s money are running in parrallel lines, even if Mr. Carne gie is a so-called "agnostic,” and averse to denominational colleges. If southern colleges are going to draw such a line of demarcation at this late day their delay has made them subject to harsh criticism, because they did not make an earlier protest par ticularly as to receiving bequests from anti-religionists such as those here mentioned. Ever since the Southern Methodist church took over the publishing house claim money that was afterwards paid in large part to a well known lobbyist and which action was blistered before the United States congress and de nounced by a number of southern con ferences of the Methodist church, south. It would appear that no question should ever be raised as to how money was donated or by whom, when that publish ing house money went through on greased skids, so to speak. It is well known that the transaction reflected no credit on those who determined to take this claim money and who con doned the payment of considerably more than a third of the amount to an active and unscrupulous lobbyist. Mr. Carnegie’s money as before said is his own. He proposes to give a mil lion of dollars to establish and support a medical annex to the Vanderbilt uni versity founded and largely supported by the money of the Vanderbilts, who had no connection with the Methodist mejnbers of the southern church. I am not personally concerned in the matter more than* to say as an old member of this church that we seem to be strain ing at gnats after having swallowed some camels of considerable propor tions and glaring offenses. Dismiss Mr. Carnegie’s donation if you please, but do not arraign him per sonally as a person with questionable 'pretensions or motives as to the gift. CARELESS HANDLING OF CHLOBOFOBM. Any agent or force so powerful as chloroform ought to be as carefully handled and patricularly safeguarded as a regular poison drug. I am moved to this statement by reaomg of the outrage perpetrated on a nurse at the Bed Cross sanitarium in Atlanta, who was first drugged, then choked and the room finally robbed of money and jew elry, If such occurrences can take place in the very heart of Atlanta with its police protection and number less facilities for instant communica tion, who can consider themselves rea sonably safe in the country places or in smaller- towns? If choloroform is lodged in the hands of medical men or nurses, it surely' should be kept under lock and key, and somebody made responsible for its custody, and it would be bet ter to know who gives out the pre scription in case one is suspicious as to its abuse. Perhaps the burglar and murderer who used chloroform on the nurse at the Red Cross sanitarium may never De traced and convicted, out certainty there should be some way to trace chloroform for the protection of those who can be thus assaulted and drug ged. Eternity alone can tell how many murders and assaults have been com mitted by first doping the victims, and prevention is better than conviction if it is possible to prevent such crimes. Chloroform should be handled care- fuly by medical practitioners because jts effect can only be prospected by- understanding ifs action on a weak heart. As many people die from the shock of the operation as those who die ’from fatal effects of the surgeon’s knife. It Is simply common sense and common prudence to attach a penalty to the careless handling of a medical agent like chloroform. THE NOTED CONSUMPTION CUBE. I cannot tell our readers how often I have been appealed to through urgent* letters to republish the following con sumption cure. I have so many clip pings from newspapers, that it is like I hunting a needle in a haystack to find one after several weeks have elapsed. Ruffin, N. C. Mrs. W. H. Felton: 1 send you with this the formula for consumption. Most respectfully, MRS. A. J. GRIFFITH. Ruffin, N. C. A CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. The distinguished Dr. Hoff, of Vienna, has made public a remedy for consump tion. It is the result of years of prac tical investigation and is fortified by his experience in the treatment of the dis ease according to the formula he has reoently proclaimed. We here give this formula, or prescription, as he has com municated it to the world through the medium of the Central News Agency: “Acid, arsenic, 1. “Kal, carbon, dep., 2. “Aqua cinnamylic, 3. “Aqua destill, 6. "Coque usque ad perfectam solution- em; deinde adde cognac, 2.5. "Extr. laudan, aqua, 3. “Quod in aqua destil., 2.5. “Solution et deinde filtratum fruit.” Converted into plain English the for mula runs as follows: "Arsenic acid 1 part, carbonate of potash 2 parts, cinnamyllic acid 3 parts, and distilled water 5 parts; heat until a perfect solution is obtained, then add 25 parts of cognac and 3 parts, of water extract of opium which has been dissolved in 25 parts of water and filtered.” And next comes Dr. Hoff’s statements and specifications: “Dr. Hoff’s direction are: ‘At first take six drops after dinner and supper, gradually increasing to 22 drops.’ “He states that he has tried the rem edy on 200 patients from the lowest classes, who had been long under ob servation. “Mild cases were quickly cured, and partial cures were soon brought about in severer cases. The appetite and weight were increased steadily, the fever lowered, night sweats, insomnia, and asthmatic symptoms lessened, cough decreased, and rattles stopped. The patients are asked only to keep the kidneys in order. “The duration of the treatment de pends entirely upon the condition of the patient. Mild cases are cured in two months but the more severe re quire a year or two. Dr .Hoff says he does not claim for the solution the power of a magic wand, which cures at touch; but he can state this—that one of his patients had cav ities In the lungs big enough to put one’s fist into, yet he was cured in about two years. It is absolutely nec essary that the solution should be tak en after eating, when the stomach is full. “The treatment must not be forced by .increasing the doses. As long as the patient shows signs of improve ment the dose should not be increased. It is sometimes beneficial to reduce the dose.” Evidently, Dr. Hoff is not a quack with a nostrum to sell or a prophylac tic to exploit. He is a professor of medicine, recognized as high authority in medical circles. 1 am glad always to oblige Journal readers. MRS. FELTON. mBOfCOUfylRMEBS PLANNING BIG INSTITUTE Business’ Men of Talbotton Get Ready to Give Rousing Welcome on July 5 TALBOTTON, Ga. June 23.—The Talbot County Farmers’ Institute, held under the auspices of the State Col lege of Agriculture, Athens, Ga., will be held at Talbotton, Ga., Saturday, July 6. The welcome address will be made by John Andy Smith, mayor of ‘Talbotton, at 10 o’clock. The introductory re marks will be made by Hon. N. G. Cul pepper. ‘.‘The Dairy Cow as a Source of Profit on the Farm” will be discussed by Prof . J. L. Bishop, adjunct professor of animal industry, and by Prof. J. W. Firor, adjunct pro fessor of horticulture, will speak on “Co-operation.” In the afternoon P. O. Vanatter, su perintendent of/field experiments, will speak on “Increasing the Yields of Corn.” “The Results of Farm Demon stration Work” will be discussed by J. G. Oliver, district agent, (in connection with U. S. department of agriculture) or C. M. James. Mr. L. M. Calhoun, of Louisiana, will speak on the boll weevil problem. The business men of Talbotton held a - mass meeting at the court house Thursday afternoon and decided to give a barbecue on that day. Col. A. I'. Persons was elected chairman and Col. John Andy Smith, secretary of the meeting. The following committees were elect ed: On finance, Col. A. P. Persons, J. W. Jordan and Sheriff H. P. McDan iel; on music, C. K. Mahone, E. L. Bridwell, Jr., and R. Leonard: on ar rangements in connection with finance committee* O. L. Stinson, E. L. Bard- well, Jr., and E. H. Spivey; on lem onade and soft drinks, ,E. R. Matthews. In a few minutes $152.50 was raised among those present. Over $200 will be raised and with the picnic baskets which the farmers will bring it is expected to make July 5 the banner farmers’ day at Talbot ton. Music will be furnished by the brass bands of the towns of Woodland and Talbotton. rail* « 171 -./with spongy feet collects the Invisible J. II,li. 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All the knowledge a young man or woman, wife or daughter should have, is contained in this big Home Doctor Book containing 1008 pages with engravings bound in cloth, sent free to anyone sending 31 one- cent stamps to prepay cost of wrapping and postage. “MAN-MADE CREEDS’’ $Y BISHOP W. A. CANDLER IGAL PLEADS FOR PURE MILA American Medical Association Closes Session in Minne apolis Saturday (By Associated Press.) MINNEAPOLIS, June 20.—With only three sections in session, the sixty- fourth annual convention of the Ameri can Medical sasociation practically came to a close today. At a joint session of the section on diseases of children, with the American Association of Medical Milk Commis sions, pleas were made for pure milk, es pecially for children. Dr. T. C. McCleve, of Berkeley, Cal., discussed the common misconception of certified milk. He gave especial credit to the American Associated of Medical Milk Commissions for the work that is being carried on to obtain for the con sumer a purer supply. Dr. Henry L. Coit, of Newark, N. J., showed the supervision and ocntrol em ployed by the milk system, to insure a product uniformly reliable and safe as based on fixed standards. Dr. Henry F. Hfclmholz, of Chicago, told of ahe role that certified milk is playing in the infant welfare campaign, and urged the importance of good milk. T HE demagogue Is like the poor in one respect, he is always with us. He talks in his oily way In the commercial world, the political world, and even In the theolog ical and religious world. The demagogue is fond of “catch-phrases” which mean nothing, but which wear a pleas ing appearance to untrained eyes and sound well to the ears of tl»e thoughtless. One of the phrases to which some are par ticularly devoted is the declara tion that “I do not believe in man-made creeds.” But can there be any creed at all which is not n, man-made creed? A creed is nothing more nor less than what a man be lieves, ana if a man thinks for himself, he believes something and makes up his own creed. It may be in contradiction to what any or all other men believe; but if he is a man, and has reached his own conclusion, his creed is man-made If he is less tlian a man, it might be a fool- made creed; but it would still be a creed. A creed is not less a creed THE EVENING STORY A Blue Silk (Copyright, 1913, by W. Werner.) Dress Aileen laid the dress, a dainty blue silk affair, on the small table beside the sewing machine. Her pretty cheeks were red with resentment, and her eyes, usually a pleasant dark blue, snapped black. Mrs. Gage scornfully •‘I WARNED YOU AT THE TIME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE BECOMING TO YOUB STYLE.” smiled and drew on her long kid gloves with affected nonchalance. “X was told that you were a compe tent dressmaker, or I wouldn’t have risked my goods. As it is—” See flung her white hands out in despair. “I made the dress exactly as you or- ’’Perfectly!” stormed Aileen. “Only she found after it was made that the pale blue made her look washed out. But we can’t help ourselves. It’s our word against hers. She’s mean enough to go to court, and we can’t afford to get a lawyer. Maybe we can sell the dress to some one for enough to pay for the silk.” “And waste our time—over a week!” she cried, indignantly. “We can’t help ourselves,” Aileen re plied, wearily. She had worked every night for a week to get the dress fin ished In order to get the money for some bills, and she had hoped to have a few dollars left to get herself a new dress. The big social event of every year in the small town would come off the next month—the dance given every October by the militia company. Nell already had a dress, a pale pink or gandie that looked as though' it cost a great deal, but in reality had cost al most nothing, thanks to Alleen’s and Nell’s skill. Both girls had heen jubilant when the pretty, rich, young widow patronizingly entered the front room of the small cottage where they had worked and took care of an invalid mother. Her patron age would be worth a good many dol lars. And this was the outcome. A few days later old Mrs. Feel, who had owed them a big bill for three years, came in and paid it, to their voice broke and spoiled the effect. However, Mrs. Gage did not seem to hear. She swept out, halting at the door to say; “I shall expect you to reimburse me for the material you have ruined, Miss Lane.” Nell, Alleen’s sister and partner in the dressmaking shop, rushed in from the kitchen. “I heard her,” she walled. "Aileen. what’ll we do? We can’t af ford to pay her for that expensive silk. And that dress .fitted her.” dered It,” Aileen retorted, “although I warned you at the time that it would not be becoming to—your style.” The pause before the last two words was intended to be crushing, but Alleen’s great surprise. Both had given it up. “I know how 'you feel,” replied Mrs. Peel shamefacedly. “But seems as though I had so many things to pay any way. Mr. Peel came into some money, and I want some more sewing, and you won’t have to wait for pay Tor it.” This was in the morning. Nell was delighted and was already. planning Aileen’s dress for the dance. In the afternoon Mrs. G&ge, very determined, drove up to the small porch and got out ,pf her phaeton, leaving a tall, good-looking young man to "hold her horses. Nell and Aileen knew him. He Was Victor Hoyle, the new manager of the wholesale grocery house, the most pretentious business establishment in the small town. “I quite expected to receive that money from you long before this,” Mrs. Gage stated. Nell would have squabbled, but All- een immediately got what Mrs. Peel had given them. It happened to be the exact amount that Mrs. Gage demanded. “A . receipt, please,” said Aileen. Re luctantly Mrs. Gage wrote It. Nell niade a vigorous protest when Mrs. Gage had left the house. , “Such language!” Aileen cried. ^ “I don’t care,” sobbed Nell. “It’s a shame. The dress fitted her, and she couldn’t have forced us to pay a cent! I wish that piece of haberdasher's art in her phaeton had come in. I’d have let him into a choice bit of knowledge concerning his lady love’s disposition.” Silently Aileen began to tuck old Mrs. Peel’s black percale house dress. “Sometimes, Aileen, I think you’re an Idiot,” Nell declared. “Be careful," Aileen warned, with p glance toward the bedroom where her mother lay. "I don’t want mother worried over it. And I wouldn't have her telling around that we spoiled her silk and wouldn’t pay for it, especial ly to—” She closed her lips firmly and a bit of color appeared in each cheek. “Sfte’ll tell it, anyway,” said Neil, with conviction. "You see. As for that upstart, Victor Hoyle, I don't think much of a man that will tag around after her—or, rather be dragged around. For I really think the reason he’s in her phaeton so, much is be cause she swoops down on him when she sees hi min the street and he can’t get away.” Her breathless speech was an angry mixture of temper, grief for the vanished money and a genuine de sire to assuage the ache that she knew festeredin Aileen’s heart. For when Vic tor Hoyle first came to town lie had spent several evenings on the vine shadowed porch, and Aileen, who had heen never more than carelessly friendly to the boys of the town, had hurried her work in order to be dressed every evening when he came. Then he stopped coming. Neither Aileen nor Nell had talked of him since. "I don’t care about going to the dance,” Aileen now said, curtly. She was really telling the truth and Nell, guessing why, had nothing to say in comfort. But inwardly she vowed re venge on Mrs. Gage. The days went by quickly. Mrs. Lane had a bad spell and Aileen had to give her all her time, leaving the sewing entirely to Nell, who was the swifter worker. The doctor was a kindly old man, but both the girls were ashamed to think how small he made his bill. And Nell murmured anathemas into the whir of the machine. That money given to Mrs. Gage would have helped in so many spots. 1 At last Mrs. Lane was well enough to be wheeled from the bed room out to the sewing room. Her faded old eyes suddenly lighted while Nell was show ing her Mrs. Peel’s neat percale. “Ig that Aileen’s dress for the dance?” sh& asked, admiringly. “My! I always did like that shade of blue! I remember, when Aileen was a baby, she wore bows of that color on Tier bonnet, and they just set off her curly brown hair.” Nell and Aileen, struck by the same thought, stared at each other. “Why not?” Nell demanded, produc ing the blue silk that Mrs. Gage had scorned. “You’re just her size. And won't she rave when she sees you? “OH1” SHE WAS NOT TALKING TO TOM AS SHE SUPPOSED. Won't”— Nell stopped, but Aileen, looking with yearning eyes at the dain ty dress, was framing the same ques tion, and a little, spiteful gleam shot through the yearning. Aileen was very human. “I’d like”— she began slowly. “To have that snippy Victor Hoyle see you in a decent dress,” Nell fin ished. “So would I. Try it on. But I know it won’t need a stitch of altera tion.” It didn’t. Mrs. Peel, who came to stay with their mother the night of the dance, went into raptures. Tom, •the struggling young doctor who was going to marry Nell some time in the future when* his practice grew,. told her she was a vision. And when, with Nell and Tom, she entered the armory, there was a buzz of admiration. Nell looked straight across the room and smiled straight into the angry eyes of Mrs. Gage. “I guess I’ve fixed that cat,” she announced gayly, "She is probably sorry she— Oh!” She was not talking to Tom, as she supposed. Tom had moved off with Aileen and Victor Hoyle was standing beside her. Nell was impulsive and had little command over her tongue. “Why doesn’t he stay where he’s sup posed to?” she asljed crossly. “Any one would think he was engaged to Ail een Instead of me,” smiling and pout ing at the same time. “To you?” Victor Hoyle demanded excitedly. “Why—I was told—I un derstood—that he and your sister—” “I guess not,” declared Nell. “He’s mine—all mine. Why, was that the reason—” “It was.” And then, without delay, Mr. Hoyle hustled across to Aileen and Tom, told that young man that Nell wanted him immediately and took pos session of Aileen. And Nell, watching joyfully, saw that - Mrs. Gage was watching, also. But there was no joy In that lady’s eyes. because only a few people be lieve It; it is the belief of a few ftB opposed to the belief of more numerous bodies, but is a creeo just the same. A man does not get rid of accepting a creed be cause he denies what everybody else believes and believes what everybody else doubts; iu sueh a case the chances are that be is eccentric and his creed is a freaks ish folly, but a creed he has nev ertheless. The only way to aveiti -laving a creed would be to be lieve nothing, ann suen a unu versal denial of all accepted trutq would be a one-legged creed stand’ ing on one article, viz.: "1 stead’ fastly believe that a man can be lieve nothing.” That would fie the creed of creediessness; but it would be a creed just as really and truly as the "Apostles Creed ’ Is a creed. What is really meant by the denunciation of man made creeds” is that the great body of orthodox believers, who agree upon the essentials of the ology, shall be discredited for what they believe, and they only, who holu erratic and strange notions, with which very few can agree, shall be honoured as sin cere and independent men. is not this the narrowest sort of egotism and the vainest sort of conceit? ShaTl a man assume that all the good and great men who havfe studied the Holy Scrip tures in the past and lived godly and lofty lives on the creeds which they have believed, were fools or knaves, wanting in eitaer senso or sincerity, while he claims for himself alone the possession of the truth? Is that very modest? Is suci a position justified by either reason or revelation? is that the proper spirit in which to approach any serious subject? Is that the method which sensible men follow in pursuit of truth in any other branch of knowledge? Newton discovered the law of gravitation; will a man advance in scientific knowledge by begin ning his studies in science with- the repudiation of Newton’s dis covery? Edison and others have greatly extended our knowledge of electricity and its uses; but could they have made even a be ginning in their studies if they had started with the assumption that the electricians who pre ceded them knew absolutely noth ing about electricity? Hardly. All the current theories of sci ence are man-made creeds of sci ence; but no one is foolish enough to object to them on that ground. Why is it that some minds become rabid and proceed to rant only when theological questions are under discussion? The theory of free-trade is a man-made creed of political econ omy; in modern times Adam Smith gave to it clear formula tion; but he was just a man—a Scotch-man. Why should a man rail at the followers of John Knox for making a theological creed, and applaud Adam Smith for making an economic creed? Religious creeds are neither more nor less than the conclu sions of good men who derived their beliefs from the facts and truths revealed in the Scriptures. If one choose honestly to agree with them, is he on that account less wise than he who bellows against them? Same adjure us to lay down our denominational tenets and proeeed to get together in one huge eeelesiastieism, But how Shall we do it; and what profit shall we find in so doing? If we all believe the same thing, have we net already all the unity de sired? If on the other hand, wo are not agreed, what is the use of getting into common body to fight out our battles of belief? Do we imagine that the loss of individuality will increase the sum of human goodnpss in the world? Or, do we dream that dif ferences Inside a huge, obese, apoplectic organization will De less differences of belief because we have housed ourselves to gether? It can hardly be doubted that the sum of human peace has been promoted by the habit of mankind to separate into fami lies; and in like manner the great denominational families have promoted religious purity and peace, as no complicated scheme of ecclesiastical commun ism could have done it. What is needed is not union in one great organization, but broth erly toleration towards denomi nations other than our own. It is very easy to say, "Let-us re spect the Christians of other churches than our own”; but it is not always so easy to say, "Let us respect the churches of other Christians than ourselves.” But the latter is a fay loftier mani festations of the spirit of catho licity. It is useless to attempt to dis guise the fact that many who are most insistent on having just one church in the world are resolved on nothing less than that their church shall swallow all the other churches. They are the* men who are most stiff and un yielding in their demands. And what is more remarkable, they are agreed upon the great essen- sential points. All the churches are agred upon the great essen tial doctrines of repentance, faith, justification, regeneration, and the like; but none of them are agreed on ritualistic forms and the various methods of church organization and govern ment, which are not of the es sence of Christian life. Never theless the men and churches which urge most vociferously their demands for “Christian unity” and the renunciation of "man-made creeds” are the very men and churches which require as a condition of Christian unity the universal acceptance of some one or more of their non-essential tenets. A good many years ago in Missouri the late Bishop Marvin * WRITE tor CATALOG No. 018 TODAY GOLDEN niHiutu ON REQUEST oU? „ DIRECT FROM FACTORY GUT OUT THE MIDDLEMAN—SAVE $15 TO $60 Our factory-to-consumor prices are based on actual cost of material bought in large quantities for cash; cost of labor and one small factory profit. We save you middlemen’s and dealers’ profits. Built of the finest materials, rigidly in- spected and covered by an iron-clad guarantee, they have been approved by 80,000 satisfied users. Satisfaction positively & uarante I ed to every customer. took' a very striking wgy of ex posing a pretence of this sort. In the town where the Uishop was residing another preacher lived, who was accustomed to ring the changes perpetually upon the de mand to "renounce your man made creeds and let us all come together upon the Bible alone.as the oply rule of faith and prac tice.” So at the close of a serv ice in which the brother had vociferated this demand for an hour or more, Marvin went for ward and offered himself for membership in his church upon that platform. The apostle of creedlessness was highly elated by winning such a man as the Bishop „and asked, “When will you be baptized?!’ to this question Marvin modestly replied, “I was baptized in infancy.” Whereupon the apostle of unity rejoined, “But, Brother Marvin, we do not believe in infant baptism.” The Bishop said, “But I do believe in infant baptism, I think the doc trine of infant baptism is clearly taught in the Scriptures, and you invited me to join you on the Bible as our only creed. Now do you propose to insist on your man made creed which denies what I believe the Bible teaches?” The brother was put to confusion, and could make no adequate answer to the Bishop’s position. uomt; such method will expose all these proposals to renounce all “man-made creeds.” The creeds of the churches are just the statement of what the several churches be lieve the Bible teaches. It 1 is ego tism in any man or any church to assume that his or its creed is the only true interpretation of the scripture. It is worse than egotism for one to assume that he only is sincere in the assertion of what he believes, and that all others are holding to their forms of faith for some other reason than sincere con viction that their beliefs are true. Unless it is possible for all Christian men to think exactly alike, or for all to quit thinking at all, we must let men group them selves according to their various beliefs It does not seem to he very apparent that any great gain would come to us from diverting ourselves of all but the essentials, and upon them coming together in one great organization. Such a process would lead to a result most monotonous and insipid. It is con ceivable that it would lead to both insincerity and persecution. Some timid minds would be afraid to ut ter their real sentiments and would be tempted to disguise them, lest their views might be construed as violating the “essentials” agreed upon. Other men, of a fierce and aggressive spirit, would be quick to fall upon their fellows, who ex pressed opinions different from their own, and punish them for in fracting “the essentials.” “Let every man be fully persuad ed in his owi. mind,” and let him then join with those of like mind in doing all the good he can. Let all of us guard scrupulously against holding non-essentials as essentials, and forbidding others to cast out devils unless they follow our organ ization. Let no man consider all creeds but his own “man-made creeds;” that is in' effect to claim inspiration for his own beliefs and charge infidelity to God’s word upon all who do not agree with him. And that is neither reasonable nor re ligious. The sin of schism is committed when any man insists upon impos ing on the whole body of the faith ful what God has not made essen tial to salvation. Separation from an organization may or may not be schism according to the facts in the case; but intolerant zeal for non- essentials is always schism in every case It is a wretched and un-Christly thing to seek sectarian ends under specious arguments and accusative pleas for wnat Is called “Christian unity.” Joab was an adept in methods of that sort. “And Joab said unto Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joal/s hand; so he smote him there with in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died.” (II Samuel xx.9-10.) The kiss which is preliminary and instrumental to a disemboweling is not a “holy kiss.” It is wicked to inquire tenderly aft er the health of thy “brother” while holding in hand the sword with which you propose to take his life. It Is difficult for a good man to frame a form of speech strong enough to condemn justly a fratri cidal purpose which conceals Itself under fraternal professions while moving to its deadly end. Fry Chicken in Cottolene The best fried chicken you ever ate can be made with Cottolene. Cottolene can be heated to a much higher temperature than either butter or lard,* without burning. It fries so quickly that little of the fat is absorbed, preventing the food being greasy. For this reason, Cottolene-fried food is more healthful than food fried in butter or lard. Cottolene is more econom ical than lard — goes one- third farther; costs very much less than butter. THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMP ANT The Best Beverage under the Sun— At Soda Fountain, or Carbonated in Bottle*. 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