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Christianity as Taught by Christ
Sixth of the Series of Sermons delivered by Dr. M S.
Bradley and Published by The Constitution. The
Seventh Will be Printed Mext Monday.
Subject—Text: ‘•Blessed are the
poor in spirit: for theirs is the king
dom of heaven.’’—Matthew v, 3.
A year of almost unbroken stlin"e fol
lows the first few sermons that Jesus tie
llvered at the fords of the Jordan to the
crowds attending upon John’s ministry.
H s preaching was not entirely unsuc
cessful. for we find that Andrew, Peter.
John. Nathan!"! and Philip, some of
Jahn’s staunches t. followers were suffi
ciently impre to leave the austere
Prophet of th. Wilderness and cast their
lots with Him. Between this time and
the opening of the ministry iti Galilee,
we catch only here and (.'■ "re brief
glimpses of Jesus, ami we arc almost
wholly Indebted to John for these.
There Is a short account of His attend
.•>--, •' upon n world I nr- feast at Cann of
Galilee, where the miracle of the wine
was wrought; a glimpse of Him when
lie returns from GaUl'o to Jerusalem to
attend the Tassov r Feast and, while
th' re. drives the money-changers and
hucksters from the Court of the Gentiles
In the Temple; another, on the same vis
it In the night conversation with Nltfii
odemus. the president of the Jewish sen
ate; another when, hurrying through Pa
maria, JIo stops for the noonday rest
and i drink of water at Jacob’s W oil.
Mid holds high conversation with the Sa
maritan woman, about the spiritual na
ture of 1 ' .d and the proper way to wor
ship Him.
We have also, as- probably belonging to
this period, the storj of the healing of
the noblemans son.
Jesus sc.-ms to have found such a state
of unreadiness for the preaching of the
kingdom that Ho and His disciples for a
while continued the work of the Baptist,
In baptizing unto repentance. They at
tracted enough followers forth,- busy
bodies to be able to say to John that
Jesus was baptizing more than he. But.
finishing with this work, He returned
to Nazarath and spent several months
in retirement and seclusion, while the
few discpies, who had followed Him upon
His tour through J idea, returned to
their homes and took up again their old
business.
This was a year of comparative ob
scurity and by many considered a year
of failure, for. notwlthstaning the fact
that He attracted a great deal of a flec
tion with the few miracles that He
wrought, -lie excitement produced by the .
miracles was regard* 1 by Him as a
hindrance rather tl.au a help to His ■
tca< king tn 1. in His < onlact with the re- ,
hgiou rvh-rs in Jerusalem, lie aroused :
i .- ir antagonism. He was not in such a
g’-i-at hurry to complete the work which
)[, f<- ■ c •:..<•! oi - His Father had called
Him t i do that He 1 ould no: afford to '
wait for t w until the ti iths
*, John had sown should j
1'... p-'Hod of retirement was brought (
t.. a . ;.y the scene In Nazareth when, ■
.-■i' T Having preached to His fellow vil- '
ynagoguo one Sababth ;
morning, fiom the tex; in Tr.-iinh, ‘ Tim |
; pirlt of th, Lord is upon me," He had I
t . offend. ,1 llmm b.-. referring to Him- ,
self as the one sent of God to "open I
lie pi isons them that wore bound; to ;
Ind up ilu i. .>k. n-i'. .. rt. .1, to preach
<!• bvorance to the captives and the tic- .
< .Cable wr o; the Lord.” that they j
h ot s-nigii: to kill H’m by throwing Him I
,v, r tii - precipice- *-i tie- outskirts of j
the town,
!!■> <•> --ped front th m and left Nazn-
■ ■ ,’i. th- . ’em- of His chHiliie.od, lioyhood
and v' -mg manhood. forever. From tills
•mi. f '.ili. He regarded Capernaum as
.Hi, hotn tor It was here that He paid
Hi- noi:-t,:x.
rlo pub: work In Galilee, to which
first throe Gospels almost wholly do- I
• Ote th. ms. Ives. began with the removal i
<>■' Jesus t.> Capernaum, end th.- sum- ;
mon; .g again of H s four fis.’.ermen dis- |
be • • »n>-lant < ornpanions. t
S ■ n af‘. ■ r r■ < ■ hi’.ik ‘ p» i na.nm He |
wrought some t.-ur-'-s which ex- I
th< pui to such an . xtent that 1
He found it . -a v to withdraw to
other towns. P.iop His return a second I
time, the mniiitiides so thronged Him j
H or ; " , ,'U h Jo ’
e'V ’ ■) j’fino' . lie.’ tih’s from the ho’.is’G ;
wiii- h He was speaking and let the I
s‘-’k man iown b” . -'ids, Finding Him- j
fpif followed h - multitudes from all see- |
Jons -1' - •' country. He chose twedv©
1 \ "that ■ gh w-ith Him I
and that He might send them forth to [
pr.-ncl r }’• epara tor,, to their preaching!
tours He deliver* d to them in the '.’’ar- i
■ng th»‘ inulfitudes the '‘Sermon en i
the Mount.”
There are sev-rnl things wbi.’h enter ■
Into tile ex] I -nation of the popularity i
cf J. -iis at the beginning of th,- the |
secowl ve. r of His ministry. J-'or one |
•Hill, i:.'- tea.-hi’ig ’. s • •sacking. I
He s-poko as one enr i.i”nt of his posi- i
tlon and of the truth that he
' * ■ ■ • •■ .; • i ■' rd. < irne with i
an authority th.it th" t’?a<-htng of ,
’he Seribes did not possess His power!
over diseases, too, was such ns to excite j
the wilde-t inteiest and comment. His j
.•arcs wore on th" lip of i -■--y man. i
Thousands who were slow to lie tr when |
Ho spoke of the l;i:t.:d at of heaven nt i
•’ o riverside were ■; :w < r ■ to y.’.. the I
to “Is ; ■ not pos Ible
that, after all. 'Ms is the one who i= to I
redeem T ' He wo jet find m Him !
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Mt; ’. crea-s r. • si* ni-- are often cured by
one . -s., • At ri.l .IruggisL-.
(were attracted more by the hope of po- ,
litlcal and social reform than by the
promi e of spiritual i -generation, to de
late thy principles of the kingdom which
he i.til .-onte to sot up. He was neither
■ v llling to be regarded as a miracle tnon-
’’The people to whom H.- appeared did
[ not .. .. him, its we do. .-imply or t tainly, I
1 a religious Beader, Teacher. Savior. ’l’ e- ’ I
! regal tied Him as a social and political
I refornu r. The poor hailed Hint a. 'lie I
i French welcomed Mirabeau; as the Enj
lish tanners turned to Joseph Ar. ii; as
! tile Jz.nden do knien regard Mr. Burns;
i ~s many \m riean working men received
i Air. Powderly; as inanv of al! lass s
I’ave r.’gard’-’l Hnuy George. But the
| . oidiuence reposi.’tl i:. the new 1.-atl. r by
. the people of J’alc-stine was greater than
; can be felt in any reformer of our time,
I because all Jews believed that wh'-.i their
i deliverer came he would wield the pow
; ers of I lie Almighty. '
I When these conditions are taken into
I .-oi.sideration we see that the utterance
|of the principles of the "Sermon on the
; Mount " w:;- one both of utmost frank
! ness iind courage, lie tri.-I i.. make it
I plain to those who listen. | to Him that
• He had ' oine not o> change men's copitl
tions. not to product revoii.it ion, not to
I overthrow government, not to make the
i rich poor, nor the poor rich, not to spend
] time in tampering with t xternals. but to
' mach Indi', tduals how to be h ippy i i
■ any condition, to find blessedness under
I any circumstances, how to change-theni-
I selves so that they would be fit sub- I
jects of the kingdom, how to bring the
kingdom of heaven to earth.
I The beatitudes are the seven pillars I
■ upon which the whole constitution of tlie
i kingdom rests They ire the text of the
■ "Sermon on the Mount " This diset urse ,
| was at once the statement, of Ciirlst's
j own inner experience, and a correction of
j the prevailing religious miscon. eption.-'.
■ Its teaching is absolutely t umlamental
I an I unlversitl. While it applied to the
: men and women who heard the words as
I they fell from the Master’s lips, It api’i. -'
i equal!..' wll to men ami women today,
i 1; is sup-rlor to time and circumstaio e.
! conception of its universal application
I may" be gamed by trying to substitute
j other deas for those of "poverty •>{
soirtr,’’ “meekness’’ "purity of ehart,
! etc. If Jesus had said, "Blessed are the :
I rich, for their s is rhe kingdom of
• l eaven " He would ol necessity nave ex -
j eluded the vast majority of mankind, for
wealth is only a relative thing, and there
Is not enough in all the universe to give J
: .'’Very, man priority . If the kingdom of i
heaven belonged only to those who ac- j
uunnlat.- as much as a. million dollars, :
most of us would be strut out- If He had
' ’.-rid “Blessed are the politically free.’’ j
lie would hive "xelu.'.eu all slaves and ;
ail citizens of despotic governments M I
I lie had said. "Bk’.-se 1 are those with a ’
long < ne of rn.-'iilll- d tm-’stry,“ Ho .
: would have excluded practically all of j
Wealth, political ft edom and pedler.-, s ’
i are some u : the things upon wha-h iitt-ir j
■ I great -tote. ini’, ar- thil’fx- whh n ,
could not in- mole I’ae <|i:iliti’;tiion> t i
J entrance into the kingdom. Not one of .
’ tlie beat it udes is out of the reach of the !
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; most politically enslaved, the man tisham- i
led of his mother or th" man proudist of i
■ Let us consider at tills time the first ;
I beatitude. What does Jesus mean by the j
poor In spirit? St. Buko .ays. "Blessed I
;.<• ye poor.’’ as if there was sometning <
lin poverty Itself that was good. ’I tie ;
| meaning Is not so deep and rich If we
, .-top with that, but, as a. matter of fact, |
igT f riches are a hlndranee Most men
i who possess them have either had to I
I give, nearly all their thought and energy i
*o the accun.ul:itTon of the lortiin. t.ll ,
i they are eonttoiled by thr money-making .
i habit, or they have to give their well- ,
; ■ gh undivided atb itffon to holding It to-
“ ther I
More than tii.it. the possession of wealth t
i -arrlos with it a social distinction that |
’ gives the possessor a certain air of I
; aloofness The man who Is rich may feel '
I democratic and try to b - democratic, but !
the very attitude of those who do ii>t ;
have wealth, forces him into a position I
apart. We speak of an aristocracy of I
wealth. A man in this position finds It I
hard to be o’ real help to bls fellows. ’
Some will despise him. some envy, some ,
i will fawn on and flatter, but few will ■
i . i-nserit to meet him on a plane of .
■ .-quality, where he can b« of greatest I
I service. In order to help, the helper and ;
I the helped must stand on a common ,
| pl.,tie in. Snaps of cold bread handed i
... . T oriel? do rs t . beggats will never i
I relief e Tai' "Volid >f talipers.
Again. social prestige produced by ;
w-alth rentiers it hard lor the rich man
to chnng.’ hi” habits .f lite. He com< - I
I to fee! that so many eyes are upon him i
I tint; !;.? cannot afford to revolutionize ■
i >,jv . I’M. .!• coriiliict. '1 poor man 1-
i.ound uy no such externals. lie feels \
that nobody cares how sweeping a change !
Ihe makes in his life plans. He is freer
| ; m i-onvcutlonalltb s and traditions than i
i Ilfs ri< h neighbor, and tan afford to ’
ch tng’.- his mind as often a.« new and
■ bettor truth piesents itself.
i in a word, tin re Is graver danger that [
I t ... rich will be the slave of clrcnm- |
j stanets than that the poor man will be, |
I Hit there is another reason that we may ;
I assig :■ '-r J.-sus stopping with "Blessed I
late y<.< poor.’’ He was addressing a mul
| tltu.ie composed chi' fly of poor |
| other sort of multltmb) in Palestine, and i
|He said: ’’You are making yourselves i
I miserable because of your poverty while j
If von will you may turn your very i
I poverty to good ac o-.m*. I’oy. rty is not |
i a condition th.it forbids blcs: . dness, that i
lex -u<i's the kingdom of heaven The I
| sc.-ils of the k: '.gdorn fiotirisl: tn the
t heurls of t:io poor. Look at in". The;"
is not ope tn your company that is poor, r j
I and yet 1 stand before you as 3 repre- ,
1 ..’ntHtive of ill" kingdom. Instead of !
I i ’ in.- a condition that nuts’ be changed I
j t..’:’,>re th kingdom can • ■•• av. I t. '1 you ;
ti at poverty is even an advantage, to
■’..a as compar d with opulence. Th" .
I . 1 ■)'. are satlrtled with th- prevailing or-
I dor of Ihings; the poor ere willing to |
I But’ -Malli.ew strikes deeper Into th.. '
I heart of Jesus’ meanlr g when he quotes
j ’lie full expression. "Hle.isr'l are the poor j
i spirit.” He at on ■- remov •.-• the mat- j
t.-r from the <i.scussion of tu* relative act- ,
• mt’igcs of 'conditions and pi.ices it
where It It-'oi.gs in the disposition.
What do-■< J is mea.i by "poor In
sptrb’’” He does not mean poor-spirited. .
He could never have s.ikl tii.it tile poo ■
I spirited w- re bl------’-I im tlo-y ar" not ami
I never w.c e Tie. quality <1 which H
speaks .s Intinilcly far teinowd from
mock humiltiy He does not say that
, : j< blessed who s; tks of himself a
-“miserable craw.lng ’liing. Much i'.t.’tn
has b.'.n tlone by those who, missi.ig
■vh.-tllv Jesus’ meaning here, have writ’,..
:t,ul Stine abmt: man as a worm of the
, We sometimes hear in exp lienee
' meetings me:, mid women who. in git
| inc the;.- testimony, seem to think t'ca* ,
l t "v. magnifying tls’ir Lord by tell
ii: ’ how tjusiilnr.lmo'i:-’ tl’c-y are. In <tc.h
. ,i' , ~f , tliev cal! tbemsel ves 'poor.
I fr 11 v.c’ r’ of the <1 Ono wnilti ,
i thick. •’> hear th.-m ’mlk, ilia: crawling 1
I wa. the ide:.! gait l" r * iiri'-’tiiips., |
' Mi.) js not a worm of .1 lie dart and tne n
ls"no good in ■ tiling him <>ne. J.-s<i,-q
I didn’t come to teach "worms.” He didn't ,
| 11 e or file for "e’orin'."
I He ,'xltirt .«-.1 men as “s.ms of God."
| Tlieir -. 1 '■ relationship sivr iliem dig
| nlty . Man may v. iPck iiinist bt.‘ win u ,
I J;.- does, tin aw’nl picture is not that >
‘ of a worm ground to pow.i r. bat .if a
I marred image of a gracious Father
I Wl'.’-ii Js is saiil “Blessed are the po o’
iln spirit.” He did not mean to am I
! rr-eii’i lhe I’rl-T' Heeps Real liunillit is ;
i a beautiful virtue, but mock liumilil’t I
t be most disgusting of all hypocrisies j
itlwr ditl He mean l.< glorify- coa. rtt
’ Howards do not possess th-* king- .
| oom of God or any otia-r kingdom that |
Ii: wortli having. Jesus ...’V- .’ nri'iioim.'ed ;
I a blessing upon a man th it was n<>l w.l
1 ing to stand and suffer for his eonvic- |
I tions. The man who refuses to stand for J
1 his convictions soon iris no convictions |
Itn stand for. “Men despise a coward and
I In his least ignoble moments he d ’spises |
himelf. The coward, like I’olonius. sees j
I only what lie thinks the prince would ■
: have him see. ‘ne it . ’■' ’!. c-amel or w"a- |
I .-•■I s back. In poli.i .; is <!. n:ag >g :e;
THE WEEKJL2 <;()NSITTUTIONs ATLANTA* MOXDA' NOVEMBER 9, 1903.
. iri society, a time-server; In religion, a
ht-rotic or pillar of Orthodoxy according
I to his calculation of who rules or is
i likely to rule la the church.
| Jesus meant by "poor in spirit" those
I tvho ate conscious of need, the teach
I able, those eager to learn, those with
I minds and hearts open to new truth.
i those who think humbly enough of their
| ;:; i ns to be willing to change them
i wn- ti they find better, those who hold
I tlicniselves to: ever in a receptive atti
' lime to the trulh, the childlike. The
“poor In spirit” are in vivid contrast to
Hi .-<.’lf-sutisiied, the prejudiced, the con
ceited, the proud, the high-minded, the
critical, the liarcl-headed, the stubborn,
the "know it all.” (the Pharisee.
He sal.i her.- ahat the kingdom belonged
to tiie “poor In spirit.’’ but frequently,
later. He said that ft belonged to the
childlike. The disciples asked Him one
day who was greatest In the kingdom
ol heaven, and He said those with spirt’s
like little childri n. "Except ye I’urn and
become as little chlldi'n ye shall not en
ter Into the kingdom of heaven.” Ami
when they were disputing as to who
should have rhe chief pin In the king
dom, He look ;. little child and sat him
in th" midst of them and pointed to him
as Illustrating the qualities of the klng-
Tl.e "poor in spirit.” then, are those
who as long as they live retain tile im
pressionabfi-, teachable spirit of children.
Tim - and again It Is written of Him
■a .; He had to withdraw from com
• panics of men that He was ttylng to
i tee h because of tlieir conceit and hard-
I hemlednes.", "their hardness of heart
| ti had more trouble In dealing with the
i con, i i,-ed "know It ails." with fossilized
I opinions, than He hail with publicans
| and sinners, and the modern teacher or
■ shares His difficulty . The hara-
- congi egatlo:: in the world to preach
to is one made up of preachers, deacons,
elders and stewards who quit studying
twenty years ago and closed their minds
when they ..’losod their books. That is
wlrit He mc’tn, when, addressing the
opinionated I’harlsees. He said. “The very
prostitutes wii! go Into the kingdom be
fore you.”
■’Now.’' says Je-vts, “rhe kingdom of
heaven is possessed by the 'poor tn
; spirit.' ’ Let us sec if we can iind the
I jihilosophy that underlies this statc
; ment If our interpretation thus far Is
j '-orreet. He says that the open-minded,
I : ’0 touch::’>lr. the eager to learn, possess
I the kingdom This should not surprise
| us. for persons with that quality of mind
■•nd spirit possess all kingdoms that are
■ good. There Is nothing In store for the
: conceited Pharisee save death or dry
i rot. Conceit and self-satisfaction are
! the sure forerunners of destruction.
i The kingdom of the military today Is
ito sesi-'-il 1 . the “poor in spirit" It. Is
. t the man who ’ls satisfied wlith the
I hmtlock of his grandfather who Is to
I be roikoned with In the wars of today,
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Th. kingdom of lit"raitiire does not be
: long io !!.■■ man that Is satisfied with
i John on's old dfiuionary and a blue-back
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i i the latest works of the most ad-
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I <: ' ■ .kI.-'.. silk, nvedl.’S, etc., all ready for work
i v. v!i full i;.siractions, all sent express prepaid upon
I n ceipt of '.be. Order now and make up holiday
i gifts e.ir I -,s we do not expect to be able to supply
’ the demand in another month. Address,
f f 132-131 E. Van Buren Strest,
V. . 1 . L. 1 G OU. CHICA’3O, ILL-
;. riect and refuses to accommodate him
self to the improved rnellicds of transpor
tation end trade, om go the man, w.th
open mind, v.’lio takea advantage of the
latest inetiiods of production and plans
of cooperation.
The kingdom o:' .svience dors not be
long to those wtio close their minus to
iruth and are .'■•».ti t.t to believe that the
| world is flat, but to the “poor in spirit.
I like Columbus, Mag. ilan, Lyell, Bacon
■ and Darwin. In tn., realm of science
Charles Darwin posv ssed the poverty 01
i spirit which Jesus commends as a biess
i ( -d thing in the realm of spiritual turth.
! Darwin traveled around tlie world in
j search of facts, and, to his dying day,
' kept his mind open lor the reception of
new truth. He wrought for thirty years
upon one experiment to discover the work
lof the earthworm. [ t t s no wonder then
that his Investig-.itlons and discoveries
in the realm of biologhal science have
revolutionized the thought oi the world.
“'l’lie kingdom belongs to tiie poor in
spirit. 1 said Jesus. Th,, childlike are our
rulers. Our children ar<. out- kings. The
world Is very slow m appreciating- t.,;<
great truth. The .-.-re.-tt' St potentates to
day are not tbosi who sit upon the
thrones of the gr-at nations. They are
the babies In our cradles. I know a lit
tle girl not yet time months old who
has greater authority in the home in
which she lives than all the kings of
earth combined. If yon could unite in
one man tlie pow. i of the < z.ir of Russia,
the king of England, the kaiser of tier
many. tlie mikado of Japan, the emperor
of China and the pn sldent of the Halted.
States and put the armies of the world
at. hi“ back, he ould not force from
the mother of that little girl the willlbg
service wliich she renders today nt th"
coinniand of her i-abe. The armies and
naviec if th" world might compel her
Ito perform the si’tvli which she renders,
j but ih<re not enough power In the
world to make he love to do It while
today she is the suhloct of her little queen
and the happy s- -..mt of the on© she
love We are looking forworrl to some
millenlum when ' tli, child shall lead
’the lion.” and, In straining our eyes to
that distant ’line fail to see that ho
leads him today.
Would you enter tlie kingdom today, my
brother? Do you wish to rule in the
hearts of your fellows? Then, throw
away the rusty sword. Conquer your own
spirit. Open your mind to the simple but
sweet truth of the gospel. 8 ten your
fellows In humlllt: Win soy love. Con
trol them by gent ’. .-.ess.
IN HIS EXILE KRUGER HOPES.
Oom Patil Says God Will Yet See
That Justice Is Done.
Mentone, France, November 2.—Paul
Kruger, the former president of the
Transvaal republ!< :■ plying today to the
gift of a statue from subscribers to The
Patrie, said:
“I do not despair, a man of my age
has no further earth?, expectations, but
f have confidence •. the justice of God.
I The younger gener.itlon will witness the
] triumph of this .In : e arid will seo the
. realization of our experience and patience.
' 1 thank yon for al you have done for
i the cause of the 1 rs end thank yon
: for not forgetting • In my exile and
■ grief.”
Mr. Kruger Is <le < ”'-ibe<J as being con
i stantly occupied in tdlng the Bible, as
I desiring isolation mid as maintaining a
i dignified bearing. . ■ he 1 < ilmly re
! signed to tlie ev'-nTs tn South Africa
■ The Patrie assert: Hint an unwritten
! chapter of tlie war will appear later dls
! closing the fact th ■ the Boers relied on
■ the promises of i. ’iii.'inj, but Great
I Britain succeeded i gaining German
; neutrality It will dso be shown The
i Patrie adds, that tii Boers had planned
| to cripple British ■ nmerco by tip fit-
I ttng out of private"! which Mr. Kruger
I prevented, not wish ■- to have to resort
to such h supreme medy.
Free Booklet
On TTrlnary Diseases, written by the
I leading specialist this country. A<l
- dress Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, 42 Inman
■ building, Atlanta, Ga.
SECESSION FLAG RAISED
ON ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
AND INDEPENDENCE WON
Continued from First Page.
i Colombia, but will maintain a perfect
j neutrality in regard to such domestic con-
■ troversles. Tii'* I'nitefi States will, nev
! ertheless. hold themselves ready to pro
tect the trans!: trade across the Isthmus
against Invasion .t either domestic of
' foreign disturb rs f th- peace of the
I state of Panama ’
i France To Recognize Panama.
■ Paris, Novemb"r 7.—B* foie the recognl
| tlon by Fiance "f the republic of 1 Pan-
I ania. Foreign Minister Del Cnsse has de
I elded to secure a sycclfl ’ d‘”deration that
j the new regime will carry out Colom
l bin’s former obligations In conno*: ton
with the canal and other Frem-h property
interests. t’ntil t Is d.-claratlon Is un
mistakably giver. French recognition
will be withheld. 'Ut as soon a** it Is
given there is the best reason to bellevo
; that France will recognize the indcpenil
j enee of the new state. Cable inquiries
' are now proceeding to secure tlspe* m ’
! assurance requested The I'reneh consul
iat Panama cabled ■ esterdax that Pan
■ nm.a would assii’ne Colombia’.-. former
treaty and k«" obligations. This is
' consider.d by th* officials,!!": «. making
' practically cert.ai : ’ :e intentions ol tii*
new state tow: ■!- French .uro],/ rty
I rights, but. in of’ t to retnovi.* th< sli.tht
! est question of bt a definite <i ” ’ H”i-
I tlon from ti’.o regime is :.wal’cd
i When tills Is re. i v. •! it is exp. ■ led t: >
I the French com a towards the recogni
tion of the new state will follow sub
stantially that pi by Washington yes
terday. the Er. 'I. consul at I utiama
being directed to nter into relations with
the new authorities, and formal letters
jof recognition ■ wing later, Tlio "f
--lieials here constni*’ the action taken by
’ the T'nlted State-, as being equivalent to
i a full racognltion of tlie new state.
I Government opi’ and pub.ic senti
-1 merit generally, vdh slight exception, ap-
I prove the course of the Cnlted St it'-s.
j The newspapers giv** marked attention
| to the matter a ;■! commend President
R< *- . '•!• and S- ’ etary Hay.
I A largo portral: ol Mr. Roosevelt occu-
I pies the first j ..g*> of The Matin today
I with the declaration that he has con
il*>i * d a benefit’on humanity by put'lng
I an end to the Colombia obstruction of the
: pa i h of progress.
i
Attitude of Great Britain.
j London. Novr m 7. No steps have
i been taken by th*- British government or
I are likely to be ’ .ken In th" Immediate
; future towards tin formal recognition of
, Hie independence f Panama, and no re
; quest has been 1 - eived thus far looking
; io that end. JT. - i-it Roosevelt's action
land Secretary H.t’** statement are not
construed by lb" fm"lgn office as being a
formal recognili' ol Panama's independ
i •■nee. Great Britain will in truct her
i eons,’lar and ilip oniatie authorities on
I the isthmus to cmiimunleate in case of
■*xist at Panama t they will not cou
i strue that as a formal recognition of
. I’lnaina’s lml' p":i' : ■•. I'p to noon Co
-1 lonibia had mad. no prot st here
Italy Recognizes the New Republic.
; "file formation c’ lhe le w r*-pub' ■ of
! Panama and Its recognition by the I'nited
' States is looked on with satlsfa•■’!<>.> rill
over Italy. Old disputes between Italy
and Colombia have never been settl’d
as the latter aiw.- • succeeded in eluding
its obligations to the Italian government.
On one occasion President *’!• veland
was <nlled upon to act as arbitrator in
these disputes and he gave a verdict en
tirely favorable to Italy. The Colom
bian government and the Colombian con
gress, however, refused io accept th" de
cision on tbo ground that President
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when bilious or • constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the h- / ‘
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Cleveland had evidently been 111 advlyi't |
Italy bn? therefore haFtcne.l to recognize
the new republic in. the hope »f aiding ]
in tno establishment of order In |
Centril America and of hastening the I
bullm'ig of the Panama canal
I'nited States Amban ..dor fib .r. while i
visiting Minister of Forrurn At: ilr".; Tit- :
lor.l, had an inf tuna: conversation with I
the minister on lh< subject of Panama. - t
Germany Is Strictly Neutral.
Berlin, 7 Germany not
yet taken in:-i con-’l ’.eration the qinstlon
of recognizing the republic of Panama
and will await tin- I'ni: <1 States' for
mal recognition Germany admits that i
among tie. .■•!’ .<t (lowers tii" United States |
is the country most imtnedlatclj* con
cerned and will shape her course with j
.-peaal reference to that fact. Mean
while Germany will ;,res* rve a strict but !
friendly neutrality.
Colombians Lodge Their Protest, j
Washington, November S —lt was
learned in official .’in*!-« tonight that I
the I'nited Stafies of Colombia has lodg'd ]
a protest to tlie s'ate department against :
the action of the I'nited States in con- i
nection witn the events which have oc- ’
curre 1 in the isthmus of Pa.nani ■
The terms of the protest could not be i
ascertained tonight, but It is known that !
strong objection 1- madf’ to tin* e'jitnile ;
of the I'nited States in general and (
agalr. t In? rjiretations made by this gov- I
ernment of the treaty ■:>: 1846, b.'tw en ,
the l'nit"? States < f Am* rica and the i
Lulled States of Colombia.
Tin. slate department has the protest i
under serious consideration, but the na- ■
ture of its reply, if any, or the time i
when it will be made. Is not known. Other i
than admitting that such a document had |
b‘:■*'n llh d In tiie state department, the of- I
fieials there will ray nothing about the |
matter. i
Genera] Reyes on Way to Panama, j
Panama, November 8 --A *able dispatch ■
has been received from General Reyes i
• ontalning the information that he has ,
b* *’n appointed by the gov rnrm.nt of Co- I
lombia as peace commissioner with tie? i
■ :ut-. of arr.ingements with tlie govern- ■
ment of Panama to tbo end that the i
r.ational honor may be saved. Every- i
thing In Panama is quiet today, but the j
irci; atli of t‘- >■ news , f tl." appoint- *
ment of G ’iier.il R< y< s it snlted in cn- I
thusi.astic celebrations, not only because !
the. general has many fri’. nds here, but j
lor Lb- r* asou that ids mission Is look ,
ed upon as assuring the independence of j
the isthmian territory.
Th" sieatn ships Mat?’'.! and Qu.to .
h>v, been d--lained at Buena Ventura by ;
the <’olombian govirnment.
Th.- I’nited States cruiser Boston was I
to iiav.’ saib d tonight for t'n * purpose t
of protecting British interests, but it is
thought that tlie news of General Reye*’ I
; ppoi nt meni may change her plans.
Causes Displeasure at Washington.
Washington. November 8 -The news of 1
i
is not r-.’eived here with any joy.
Il Is generally bcli- v-d that this shows ,
that Coloml :a h o pracll.-iilly decided
that Panama v. ill tie able to hold her '
independence and Is making overtures I
for no other purp ■- ■ than to demand a I
part of th" $10,000,000 whi h the Cnlted I
state: Will give for canal rights as ,hu I
‘ ’it b? /n' l.<-Ik-ved that Panama will!
kN c • I” ■ ! :■ ” s:t 1 ; ‘ ‘ t
Weak Man '
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CHI IIP OF ST X FF. >E", Tm* • !.''.’,ya < 'i*‘ frcsiiness I
;?.:i ’’'h":;' : j..? I
tvi.u ‘ -’h u<Hk ! ”.M hikl huniiliHti-in, nrd in |
memory of thm mff.-riug I ml ti ,
name nn'd inhl' 'is and'l wn’l''s<’n<| tl'i'e r.’-'.-.-i'E’t. .
tn.,l it uulu amoiik’mi i'. I’mw\ * are <’.ri
tuermis. when In alth am! happines-** ami even life (
i!self Is at fctnk<'. Write today. Address
The Nor’hwestern Medical Ass'n. ,
228 Lincoln Bldg.. Detroit, Mich. i
| s>-ems lilt!,- m-ed of Ipr tri ating with
Colombia at all and should I’oiotnl '.i ln
| slst f: i - f* ar*”l that ztrlous tr file ui;-. c
1 result.
I
' Recognition for Panama Ag'-nt.
j Panama, No'..-nb< ” 7. M Piiililpe Brn-
i n'-au-V.irllla h-s tw -; a;." Unt.fi l:nh>-
j matic agent ... tht republic of Panama at
agents of tnc l-aimmi <’:.n:il Company.
His tl-.-t ofllcial act was to otli :• ll; notify
th.- junta that tl:- I'nited Sta’es hi
r.’pubii. ~f 1 'an*tin. -. Th ■ news lias e,. se.l ,
gr.’.-.t rejoicing Iv rc. and was i• phf.l
! ihr.mghout th” ,’ounTry. P.-. p:i: .itlo-.s
I are b( Ing mad.- to .-it’.irate the et nt
with gri .tt < il.usiasni
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' Opium, Morphine, Free Treatment.
Painbss home e-ir. runrameed. I-':
| trial. Dr. Tucker. At'.’inta. G.t
O’BRIEN TO QUIT PARLIAMENT
Irish Leader Disgusted by the Tac
tics of Opponents.
Londmi, Nnvembei 5.-Willi.’.ni O Rrh n, I
1 Irish nationalist, lv,-- decidovl to resign |
1 I’:- scat in parliament and as a moml.”:
of the govo ’iin'; ’ od- o; the I'nlle.l I’S i
I League. He wil: also disc .nti i'.ie t’ e
■ nublicati'l.’i of Ms pap":’. Th Irish P •>-
: In a letter to Father O'Flyr’ president ,
■ of the Cork bianeli of the i'xigii", Mr. I
I O’Brien complains that efforts are made .
lin many quarters to "thwart the poli y 1
j recommend.-d by :...■ n ational dive.-tory ’
! forth" purp,'.-’" of nr'i iatnifiing the largest !
I bcmiits for .he ,-l b t-nanti'y under the !
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TO ITS AGEfVTS. . . . .
Get lour Gun—We Hunt the News- You Hunt the Subscribers.
We c.xc'udo from competition in this content th* six ag'-tir- whose itsts fig
’ nr-J above 200 in ahe Summer Ag«-m.-' ■•or ■ ■' Should limy .<-• << I?’< t':-.<
i wouitl bring Hmm in the running for these prizes, -.e will award separn..- p;.t
--• i ridge prizes to them.
j We now offer to ail other agent’’ three »mai! prizes for the best ii< of subserk'
Hons .cut for ihe week* November 16 to 23 and N-’yetnlser 24 to 30. One set <>f
. prizes ea<-h week. These have been known for soreia] ; -?rs by all '*’ir n-->yu» ..s
Ii he Partridge <’•>!,( -:. Tliey da not con flirt with (.*■ ?• I,! 50 agentv' m
i iists will be ounted in that just the same.
i PHOT PRIZE To Tl.e agent sending -tie larg.• .' • r>s rip'hem . -.0
I SiO’ONJ) PRIZE To the agent sending tin- next ‘. rgest ’ st. 5.C0
. THIRD PRIZE To the a gent s>- i: ig the :•' \ t ktrg- ‘ l.s s;i bs .••op .;. 2. so
To,‘al ♦ •wii wrel . . . Sl7 50
Th’’.--., prizes will be awarded *».!.-h week and a fok ’ the
i will be mad. jii-.iuDlr TJ> \ arc offered h> m<.k - ;• on fin t rv. m’ > i
; can do in a weeK wti-a y.m tr\. and we want you to u \ > ; ■<■ ♦»» 1 ouj :
P ’rtrhlg ' .-hooting begun Nov- mbm I under (he law -r y«.mr gun ’ r üb
j set!otions now ami hag al’ \>u <-an in ti’ th* I6;n »•_> y<> , ;h is :► • U.-J Tming
■ ilicr partridge w.ek i; u ii< -be dsH emm ted. Tmce prize*- are Jike paiSbi:; •■
tip will', a flash, sw’ . wing, and jibe, plump nicy fellows te put a \ ’ir
die. Drap us a curd the.’* y'-u have <nteo. i ?]o-
supply you with sample copies at one*'.
Make you.’ ‘lst. jdni.n. you.- otter-- <•]:■ r : us> the SIO.OCC :•■'• Rer •; s <’ontf-<t.
< f course, in •. >m n-oivny-. and let us *a •> whrt you •: • i . !,r\ never iec
taken ri partridge prize, and \ou must do <•» th v mo.;ih. Address J] orders,
e I’mifes and readttam-e* plain’iv to THE \TL.\XT\ ‘’OXSTITI \fl \N-
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